Apr 05, 2022 City Council

[Call to Order]

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THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEAUMONT CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY. APRIL 5TH. AND TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY NONE OTHER THAN MY PASTOR, PASTOR EDISON CULBERT. PASTOR OF PARADISE BAPTIST CHURCH. EVERYONE IF YOU SO CHOOSE. PLEASE SILENCE YOUR PHONES.

PLEASE STAND IF YOU SO CHOOSE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR PLEDGE. THANK YOU. SHALL WE BOW OUR HEADS? MOST GRACIOUS AND HEAVENLY GOD, OUR FATHER LORD WE COME FIRST OF ALL WITH OUR HEARTS FILLED WITH GRATITUDE. THANKING YOU. GOD FOR ALL OF YOUR MERCY, YOUR GRACE, YOUR KINDNESS YOUR LOVE TOWARD US. WE THANK YOU FOR IT ALL. GUARD OUR HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH THANKSGIVING BECAUSE WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE IN A COUNTRY. OH, GOD, THAT WE'RE FREE. WE THANK YOU RIGHT NOW. WHAT WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS AMERICA BECAUSE I'VE GOT EACH AND EVERY STATE OF THE UNION. WE PRAY FOR OUR LEADERSHIP. WE PRAY FOR THEM GOD, AND AS WE PRAY FOR OUR STATE LEADERSHIP, WE THANK YOU FOR THEM. BUT GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE ONES AS CLOSE TO US RIGHT NOW. THE ONES OF GOD THAT KNOW OUR COMMUNITY THAT LOVE OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS A HEART FOR BEAUMONT, TEXAS. WE THANK YOU FOR THEM. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR EVERY SEAT. OH, GOD. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM WITH WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. BECAUSE GOD, WE KNOW THEY HAVE THE CARE AND THE CONCERN, BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE WHERE THEY ARE. SO WE THANK YOU FOR HIM RIGHT NOW CONTINUE TO BLESS THEM, THEIR FAMILIES EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND GOT A SPECIAL PRAYER TODAY FOR OUR MAYOR OF GOD. LORD BECAUSE SHE IS LEADING THIS CITY AND DOING THE BEST THAT SHE CAN, FATHER WE PRAY LORD THAT YOU WOULD STRENGTHEN UP ON EVERY SIDE. BUILD HER UP. WE PRAY CONTINUE TO AND CAMP YOUR ANGELS ABOUT EACH AND EVERYONE. GOD WE THANK YOU NOW FOR THE BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO ATTEND. GOD WE PRAY FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY, AND WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR BEAUMONT, TEXAS. WE THANK YOU. FOR BEING A CITY OF FIRST LORD THAT YOU ALLOW THE FIRST TO BE FIRST AND PEOPLE THAT'S NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY CAN BE FIRST. AND WE THANK YOU RIGHT NOW. THESE AND ALL OTHER BLESSINGS.

WE'RE ASKING OUR SON JESUS NAME . AMEN AMEN. AMEN. AND AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR NATION'S FLAG. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. I THINK I SAID, FOR OUR NATION'S FLAG, BUT FOR OUR NATIONS PLEDGE, THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR MARTIN PRESENT MERE PROTEIN. SAMUEL COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER, NEIL THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TODAY WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS, AND THE FIRST PROCLAMATION WILL BE READ BY MAYOR PRO TIM SAMUEL. THANK YOU , MAYOR. PLEASURE FOR ME TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS SPONSORSHIP OF THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK. AS EDUCATED THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE ISSUES IMPORTANT TO IMPROVING THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH.

AND WHEREAS BEAUMONT PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SAFE POPULATION BY ASSISTING THE COMMUNITY WITH UNDERSTANDING HEALTH ISSUES PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM DISEASE.

PREPARING FOR PUBLIC EMERGENCIES , ASSURING A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVING AND HELPING PEOPLE GET THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK PROVIDES PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO HEIGHTEN PUBLIC AWARENESS, MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HELP COMMUNITIES PREVENT PREPARE FOR WITHSTAND AND RECOVER FROM THE IMPACT OF A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH THREATS.

INCLUDING DISEASE OUTBREAKS, SUCH AS COVID 19 PEN, THET PANDEMIC, MEASLES, NATURAL DISASTERS DISASTERS CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES. AND WHEREAS PREVENTABLE RISK FACTORS SUCH AS PHYSICAL IN ACTIVITY, POOR NUTRITION, TOBACCO USE EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE OR LEADING CAUSES OF CHRONIC DISEASE. AND SIX AND 10 U. S ADULTS HAVE A CHRONIC DISEASE FOUR IN 10 HAVE TWO OR

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WHEREAS PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION TOGETHER WITH SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES, HAS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN REDUCING AND IN SOME CASES, ELIMINATING THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. AND IN THE ESTABLISHING TODAY'S DISEASE, SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS. AND, WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S THEME PUBLIC HEALTH IS WHERE YOU ARE CELEBRATES. WHAT WE KNOW IS TRUE. THE PLACES WHERE WE ARE PHYSICALLY MINERAL E AND SOCIETALLY AFFECT OUR HEALTH AND OUR LIVES. AS WE CELEBRATE THIS WEEK, LET US WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY TO HEALTHIER AND SAFER FOR ALL. NOW THEREFORE , ROBIN MEUDON, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 4TH THROUGH 10TH IN THE YEAR 2022. AS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IN BEAUMONT AND CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, TO OBSERVE THIS WEEK BY HELPING OUR FAMILIES, OUR FRIENDS, OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR CO WORKERS. AND OUR LEADERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SUPPORTING GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO ADOPT. PREVENTATIVE LIFESTYLE HABITS IN THE LIGHT OF THIS YEAR'S THEME. PUBLIC HEALTH. IS WHERE YOU ARE. ACCORDINGLY THE MAYOR SAID HER HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE AFFIXED. ON THIS FIFTH DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR OF 2022 ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION. WOULD BE MR KENNETH COLEMAN, THE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR, AND WHOEVER ELSE YOU HAVE WITH YOU AND CELEBRATING THIS EVENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD TO SEE YOU. HELLO. I'M WONDERFUL. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YEAH. GOOD. GOOD. AMERICA COUNCIL. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK. I HAVE WITH ME IS MAYOR ALEXANDER WHO'S MY CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER. MARIA MORALES. HE'S OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR AND THIS IS OUR URBAN. HE'S THE EPIDEMIOLOGIST.

SO AS WE LOOK AT THESE LAST TWO YEARS HAS REALLY BEEN CHALLENGING. FOR ALL OF US. BUT IT'S REALLY BEEN CHALLENGING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. AND THERE'S COUNCILMAN WITH SAMMY WAS READING THE PROCLAMATION. WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. AND WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. AND I WILL MAIN GOAL AND OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. UNLIKE MEDICINE. RIGHT WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR DOCTOR, YOUR THAT DOCTORS ONLY PATIENT. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT PUBLIC HEALTH DURING TIRE COMMUNITY IS OUR PATIENT. AND THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE TIMELINE AS TO WHERE WE'VE BEEN SINCE COVID. IN JANUARY. THE 21ST OF 2020 WAS THE FIRST U. S CONFIRMED CASE OF KOBE. MARCH, THE FOURTH. 20 21ST TEXAS CASE IN FOURTH BEING COUNTED. MARCH THE 18TH 2020. WE HAD OUR FIRST CONFIRMED CASE IN THE CITY OF GOMA. SINCE THEN. AS OF YESTERDAY. WHAT'S BEING REPORTED TO THE BOMB ON HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 28,049 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID. APRIL 1ST 2020 WAS THE FIRST DEATH. REPORTED TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. AS OF YESTERDAY. 346 OF OUR CITIZENS HAVE DIED FROM COLD. DECEMBER THE 29TH 2020 WE ADMINISTERED THE FIRST COVID VACCINE. THE BOMB. ONE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AS OF YESTERDAY. WE'VE ADMINISTERED VACCINE TO 79,000. 578 PEOPLE.

NOT ALL IS FROM THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. NOT ALL IS FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY. BUT I THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS THAT WORK CLOSEST WITH US. POLICE DEPARTMENT ASSISTED WITH PATROL FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSISTED WITH MINISTER AND VACCINATIONS MONITORING MASS. WE IMPLEMENTED A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT ARE MOST

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WE'RE AS NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH CALLS ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS WIDESPREAD AND IMPACTS. EVERY PERSON IN THIS COMMUNITY. WHERE IS THE GOAL OF THE NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MIND IS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE. EDUCATE COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO PREVENT IT. AND MAKE THE PRESS. PREDATORS ACCOUNTABLE. FOR THEIR ACTIONS. WHEREAS IN TEXAS 6.3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. IN THEIR LIFETIME, INCLUDING TWO AND FIVE WOMEN, AND ONE IN FIVE MEN. THE MAJORITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OCCURRED NEAR OR WITHIN THE VICTIM'S HOMES. COMMITTED BS RELATED TO THE VICTIM. WHEREAS THE THEME THIS YEAR FOR NATIONAL SEXUAL SOUTH AWARENESS MIND. IS BUILDING SAFE ONLINE SPACES TOGETHER. WHICH MEANS WE CAN BUILD ONLINE COMMUNITIES. FREE FROM SEXUAL HARASSMENT. ABUSE AND ASSAULT BY PRACTICING DIGITAL CONSENT. INTERVIEWING WHEN WE SEE HARMFUL BEHAVIORS.

AND PROMOTING ONLINE COMMUNITIES THAT VALUE INCLUSION, SAFETY AND RESPECT. WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS ALONG WITH RAPE AND SUICIDE CHRIST CRISIS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AND IT'S PARTNERING AGENCIES CAN EMBRACE THEIR VOICES. TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS AND PROMOTE

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS WHO COMMIT TO IMPROVING OUR RESPONSE TO ALL SURVIVORS. OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO HEAL AND THRIVE. ACCORDINGLY I'M MAYOR ROBIN MOTAUNG. HAVE SAID IN MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE A FIXED THIS DAY, APRIL 5TH 2022. AND ACCEPTING. THIS PROCLAMATION IS CHERYL WILLIAMS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRACY MIDDLETON, CRISIS INTERVENTION COORDINATOR. IN CRISIS CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS POLICE COME FORWARD. THANK YOU.

THING. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

THEY WERE GOING TO GET ONE. NO.

OKAY THANK YOU. SO MUCH REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR. THIS IS TRACY MILITANT. SHE IS OUR CRISIS INTERVENTION COORDINATOR WHO WAS SO INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US TO REALLY REALIZE OUR GOAL OF ASSISTING SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS IN RELIEVING TO A CERTAIN DEGREE THE AMOUNT OF TRAUMA THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING AT THE TIME OF THEIR SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE TIME OF THAT RECEIVE OUR SERVICES. WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND THE MAYOR AND EVERYONE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HELP US TO HELP THE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT . IT'S NOT LIKE IF YOU GET HURT.

YOU SHOT YOUR CUT. WE HAVE A WARN YOU CAN SEE HEALING. SEXUAL ASSAULT IS DIFFERENT. THOSE EMOTIONAL WOUNDS SOMETIMES THAT NEVER HEALED SO SURVIVORS SOMETIMES CAN'T HELP THEIR FAMILIES CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES WITHOUT RECEIVING SERVICES ARE SERVICES ARE CRISIS INTERVENTION ? UM SOMETIMES WE SEE CLIENTS THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AT A MEDICAL FACILITY BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING A RAPE KIT COMPLETED. BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS TO ACTUALLY ASSAULTED. THEN WE HAVE A 24 HOUR HOTLINE THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS. THEY CAN CALL US ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT AND YOU RECEIVE SERVICES. WE ALSO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO WRITE THE COMMUNITY TO COLLABORATE TO BE SURE THAT NO ONE FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS AND LET'S SURVIVORS KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE HELP THAT YOU ALL GIVE US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. NONE OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. TODAY COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR ASSISTANCE. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. SO YEAH, I'D JUST LIKE TO ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND JUST REITERATE THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO BELIEVE AND TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. BECAUSE IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO COME TO A DECISION

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AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN THIS. UM THIS IS ONE OF THE STEPS THAT YOU'RE MAKING IT AS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND IN OUR COMMUNITY TO CREATE A CULTURE THAT SAYS SURVIVORS ARE.

VALUABLE SURVIVORS NEED OUR SUPPORT AND SURVIVORS ARE WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TO BELIEVE THEM AND TO OFFER THEM THE SUPPORT THAT'S AVAILABLE AND ALSO TO SAY THAT THIS IS A TYPE OF ACTIVITY THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN OUR BUSINESSES IN OUR CULTURE AND OUR CITY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT PEOPLE WHO DO MAKE AN OUTCRY OR HEARD AND THAT THEY'RE BELIEVED IN THAT THERE ARE THERE WAYS TO FOLLOW UP ON ON THOSE REPORTS, AND SO ONE OF THE WAYS THAT THAT'S HAPPENING IS OUR SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM IS BEING REORGANIZED. IN THE COUNTY AND IN THE REGION, AND SO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT IS PARTICIPATING IN THAT EFFORT AS WELL. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. UM I COULD TELL YOU I COULDN'T DO THAT WORK BACK. BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU. WE DO HAVE THE CRISIS CENTER THAT WE HAVE HERE IN BEAUMONT AND IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS . SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UM, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IF YOU WERE COME FORWARD. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE AND TO TAKE A GROUP PICTURE BEFORE THEY LEAVE. QUICK.

UH, THAT CONCLUDES. OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS FOR TODAY. NOW IS THE TIME FOR

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IN THE SALE. OF THAT BUILDING BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS PROJECTED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED. SO IS THAT A NEW COST ADDITIONAL COST OR IT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COST OF THAT BUILDING. AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE I CAN GET THAT. ANSWER AT THE END SOMEWHERE, PLEASE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE IN HERE. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE

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[B. Approve a resolution rejecting all bids received for miscellaneous filters used by Fleet]

WE ALSO HAVE AVENGERS LIST THAT WE WILL PRINT OFF OF COMMODITY CODES. THAT VENDOR IS SUBMITTED TO US THAT THEY PROVIDE THAT ITEM OR THAT SERVICE TEND TO SEND THAT TO A GOOD NUMBER OF VENDORS. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROCESS WE POSTED ON OUR BID PAGE. AS WELL . AND WE ALSO POSTED ON THE BOARD IN OUR OFFICE FOR PEOPLE TO COME VIEW. WE MAKE PEOPLE

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MHM FROM BEYOND THAT GENERALLY. THERE ARE TIMES IF WE'RE HAVING TO MEET A DEADLINE THAT WE CAN BACK THAT PROCESS TO WHERE WE ADVERTISE IT. UH THROUGH THE BARMAN ENTERPRISE WHO ACTUALLY PUT THE PAPER OUT DAILY WILL PROCESS THAT, LIKE IN THE CASE OF THE ONE FOR THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. WE'RE HAVING TO MEET A DEADLINE ON THE DATE. YEAH, THIS ONE. IT'S THE SAME.

THE COUNCILMAN JUST TO ECHO WHAT MR WELCH WAS SAYING. THE STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE ADVERTISE 14 DAYS IN ADVANCE FOR A FORMAL BID. BUT ECHO WITH MR WELCH WAS SAYING NOT ONLY DO WE DO THAT WE TYPICALLY DO IT FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. WE ALSO POST OUR WEBSITE. WE ALSO POSTED UPSTAIRS UPSTAIRS. WE ALSO REACH OUT TO VENDORS, WE THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED. I THINK WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND I THINK I COUNTED WE REACHED OUT TO OVER 50 DIFFERENT VENDORS ACROSS THE DIFFERENT ITEMS WE WERE LOOKING AT, SO WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE STATE LAW REQUIRES AGAIN. A TO GET THE WORD OUT TO BE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST, YOU KNOW, THE BEST PRICE AND QUALITY SERVICE FOR THE PROJECT OR THE ITEM. OKAY SO WE ARE 14 DAYS DOESN'T INCLUDE WEEKENDS OR IS IT 14 BUSINESS DAYS? CALENDAR DAYS, OKAY, CALENDAR IS OPEN.

OKAY? HAVE A QUESTION TO MAYOR. ARE YOU DOING? COUNCIL MEMBER? TONY YES, FOR THIS ONE. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER NEIL. MR BOONE BACK TO THE COMMENT. YOU JUST MADE TALKING ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE REACHED OUT TO BUT FIVE OUT OF THE SEVEN ITEMS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON THAT BID ON IT. SO WHAT'S LEADS ME TO THE QUESTION? NOT THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER TO GET PEOPLE MORE ENGAGED AND WANT TO BID ON THIS STUFF? IT'S HARD FOR US AS A COUNCIL TO MAKE INTELLIGENT DECISIONS ON WHAT'S BEST VALUE FOR THE CITIZENS, BUT WE'RE NOT GETTING COMPETITIVE BIDS. YEAH AND MR WELLS CAN COMMENT ON THIS AS WELL. AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS. YOU KNOW, WE POST THINGS ON OUR OWN PURCHASING WEBSITE. SOMETIMES THERE MAY BE A THIRD PARTY WEBSITE THAT WE MIGHT AND CAN REACH OUT TO, BUT I THINK MR WELCH WAS CORRECT AND THAT BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, YOU KNOW NOT ONLY WE'RE SEEING PRICES GOING UP, BUT SOMETIMES BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE FEEL LIKE THEY CAN FULFILL THE ORDERS. THEY MAY NOT BID ON IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR PROBLEMS WITH THAT? YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY MAYBE EVEN BARKING.

SPEAK TO THIS, BUT. MORE ON THE PROJECT SIDE, YOU KNOW IF IT'S A WHILE BEFORE THEY GET THEIR MATERIALS WERE TRYING TO HOLD THEM TO A PRICE AND BY THE TIME THE PROJECTS IN PLACE PRICES MAY HAVE WENT UP ON THEIR MATERIAL. SO THEN WHY CAN'T WE BE MORE FLEXIBLE THE CITY AND REDUCE OUR TERMS OF OUR CONTRACT. WELL, I MEAN, IT IS PRICE BASED, AND WE CAN'T ALLOW FLEXIBILITY OF THEIR BIDDING AGAINST OTHER VENDORS, BUT YOU CAN REDUCE IT TO A SIX MONTH CONTRACT VERSUS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT AND TRY TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON IN THAT CASE, WE DO WE HAVE REDUCED. A LOT OF THEM WERE STARTING TO REDUCE SOME OF THEM DOWN TO SIX MONTHS. IN THE CASE OF OIL. IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS ON A LOT OF THEM. THE LUBRICANT UH FOR THE OIL CHANGES. THAT'S BEEN GENERALLY A YEAR THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD THE PRICES, BUT LATELY IT'S BEEN MORE VOLATILE.

AH! WE'VE ALSO ONLY HAD A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF VENDORS THAT BID ON SOME OF THOSE HISTORICALLY, SOME OF THEM HAVE DROPPED OUT. THEY'VE SOLD THAT PART OF THEIR BUSINESS WHATNOT.

UH YOU KNOW, WE DO REACH OUT TO AS MANY AS WE CAN LOCALLY, TOO. PROMOTE. THAT PROCESS. AGAIN THAT IT'S A CHOICE THAT THEY MAKE AND WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO PARTICIPATE. BUT AT SOME POINT. AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO MAKE A DEADLINE, THOUGH. I MEAN, ARE WE BEING.

SELF FLEXIBLE. ARE WE BEING FLEXIBLE TO INFLATION? ARE WE BEING FLEXIBLE TO THE POINT THAT NO ONE IS BIDDING? WE ARE BOUND BY CERTAIN RULES. ON OUR PROCESS THAT WE TRY TO ADHERE TO. WE'RE TRYING TO EVERYONE'S TRYING TO FIND FLEXIBILITY AND WHAT WE CAN DO WITHIN THE LAW, AND WE'RE

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JUST DEPENDS A LOT OF TIMES ON THE COMMODITY ITSELF. WHETHER OR NOT THAT COMMODITY IS VOLATILE.

NO COPIERS. WE WAIT ON COPIERS. NORMALLY THAT WOULD BE A PROCESS THAT WE COULD GET THEM IN QUICKER NOW. THEY'RE WAITING ON THIS SHIP SOMEWHERE TO GET TO US THAT YOU KNOW IT'S A BIND.

THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN REALLY DO ABOUT THOSE PROCESSES. BUT WE WHEN WE DO AWARD SOMETIMES WE WAIT LONGER TO GET THINGS THAT YOU KNOW. WE DON'T GET THINGS WITHIN A TIME FRAME THAT WE'VE BEEN USED TO GETTING THEM. BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ON THE SHELF. WE'RE WELL, THAT'S OUT OF ALL OF OUR CONTROL TRYING. WHEN DOES THIS CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRE FOR WHICH ONES FOR B? FILTER FILTERS FROM FILTERS. AH! HAD. DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME. SORRY, BUT IT MAY ACTUALLY ALREADY BEING EXPIRED. SO ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION. SO WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE INTERIM? WE GO MONTH TO MONTH OR WE WHAT WE DO IS IF IT'S OVER OUR LIMIT OF WHAT WE CAN PROCURE. WE GET QUOTES FOR, OKAY. WE TRY TO STOCK UP WHEN WE GET THOSE QUOTES. AND WHAT WE DO WHEN WE DO THAT IS WE GET CURRENT PRICING. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN RETURNER. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IS IT POSSIBLE SINCE WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE SEND OUT EMAILS AND WE ADVERTISED IN THE NEWSPAPER. WHAT ARE SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO TO GET PEOPLE MORE INTRIGUED THAN THE BIDDING PROCESS, SO WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE INTELLIGENT DECISIONS VERSUS GOING WITH MAYBE THE ONE PERSON THAT ACTUALLY BE IT OR, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I SEE SEVERAL TIMES WAS STARTING TO HAPPEN IS WE'RE GETTING LIKE ONE BID TO MAKE A DECISION OFF OF MAYBE TWO. AND IT'S KIND OF TOUGH TO GET THE BEST VALUE AND WE ONLY MAKING DECISION OFF ONE OR TWO. SO IS THERE ANYTHING MORE CREATIVE WE CAN DO? OR WE DO REACH OUT AT TIMES IF WE KNOW WE'RE LIMITED ON VENDORS, LIKE IN THE CASE OF THE OF. WE'VE LIKE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. WE'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH VENDORS BIDDING. SO IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL TRY TO REACH OUT TO MORE AND OFFER THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BID. AS WELL AS SENDING OUT THE NOTIFICATIONS FOR OUR CURRENT VENDORS. THERE'S TIMES WE YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE NOT A VENDOR, WE MAY KNOW THAT YOU'RE OFFENDERS OUT THERE THAT WE CAN CONTACT. WE DO DO THAT AS WELL TO SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED AND HAVE THEM SIGN UP TO OUR PROCESS. WE ADVERTISE.

IT'S ON OUR WEB PAGE. WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT JOINING SOME SITES OR WE CAN ADVERTISE MORE. SO LET'S LAST QUESTION, MAN. WHEN WE REACH OUT DO WE PHYSICALLY CALL LIKE WHEN YOU SAY REACH OUT LIKE DO YOU PHYSICALLY CALLED THE BENDERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT WE NORMALLY DEAL WITH? HOW DOES THAT WORK? WELL. IN THE CASE WHERE SOME OF THE VINEYARDS DON'T BID. WE WILL CALL AND ASK HIM WHY DIDN'T YOU BID? AFTER IT OPENS. I CAN'T CALL HIM BEFORE IT OPENS NECESSARILY WHILE IT'S IN PROCESS, BUT WE CAN'T CALL THEM AFTER IN, SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND WE DO REACH OUT TO THEM AND WE FIND OUT. IS THERE SOMETHING WE DIDN'T DO? SOMETHING WE CAN DO MORE OF AND WE DO TRY I'VE DIRECTED MY STAFF TO DO THAT RECENTLY. CHRIS IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I DON'T KNOW THE LEGALITIES? BUT CAN THESE BSB UTILIZED ON A ON A FACEBOOK PAGE OR THEY CAN'T TAKE PLACE? I DON'T KNOW THE ONE WE COULDN'T. UM YOU KNOW, MY FATHER IS, UM, PROBABLY MEETING WITH TERRY AND HIS STAFF AND JUST SEEING OUR THEIR YOU KNOW THEIR COOPERATIVES OUT THERE, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ALL HEAR ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES JUST ACROSS THE BOARD AND REALLY TERRY'S DEPARTMENT AND BART'S DEPARTMENT IS KIND OF AT THE MERCY OF A LOT OF THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SO I WOULD JUST YOU KNOW, WE'LL PROBABLY WORK WITH TERRY TO SEE ARE THEIR CO OPERATIVES OUT THERE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE'RE NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OR, YOU KNOW DIFFERENT ADVERTISING AT AVENUES THAT MAYBE WE'RE NOT TAKING TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE. IT'S JUST I'LL MEET WITH THEM TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE. WE'RE NOT DOING BUT AGAIN JUST ECHO WHAT WHAT TERRY WAS SAYING. YOU KNOW, WE DO REACH OUT. I THINK HISTORICALLY, WE HAD DONE IT BY FACTS AND MOST PEOPLE ARE GETTING AWAY FROM FACTS NOW AND SO WE KNOW WE DO IT, UM MOSTLY BY EMAIL. NOW, UM AND BASICALLY INVITING FOLKS TO BID ON DIFFERENT ITEMS. AND THEN WHEN WE GET CASES LIKE THIS, WHERE WE DON'T GET MANY, VERY MANY RESPONSES, TERRY STAFF WILL REACH OUT AND JUST ASK, YOU KNOW. HEY, YOU KNOW, WHY DIDN'T Y'ALL DIDN'T DIDN'T YOU BID SO WE'RE GETTING SOME FEEDBACK AS WELL? SO BUT AGAIN, BART'S DEPARTMENT CHERRIES ARE PROBABLY THE MOST MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS ISSUE. WE'RE HAVING A PARTY REMOVED AWHILE BACK. TO POSTING

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[C. Approve a contract to provide preventive maintenance for City vehicles]

MOST EVERYTHING IS ONLINE. TERRY I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW. WE REACHED BACK OUT TO THE INVITED BIDDERS FOR THIS ITEM. THIS IS THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT AND, UM. TERRY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT ANY RESPONSE IN TERMS OF FROM THE OTHER BIDDERS AS TO WHY SIMPLY WHY THEY DIDN'T BID.

ANYTHING FOR THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE? YES. LIKE I SAID THE ONE VENDOR IS THE CURRENT VENDOR THAT WE WERE GONNA AWARD TOO. ONE VENDOR IS NO LONGER PROVIDING THAT SERVICE HAS BEEN

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THEY DIDN'T SEE IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY WAY OF KNOWING WHO SEES IT IN THE PAPER, NECESSARILY. I'M SORRY. YOU SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE IT ON THEIR EMAIL. YES MA'AM. WE SEND A BIT ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE SET UP IN OUR SYSTEM AS A VENDOR , AND THEY HAVE AN EMAILS SET UP. WE SEND A BIT ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THEIR EMAILS AS CHRIS AT STATED EARLIER. WE WERE DOING FAXES PREVIOUSLY, BUT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HAVE PULLED AWAY FROM THAT, OF COURSE, AND SO THEY SET UP AND WE SEND THOSE BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS. AND THAT'S HOW THEY GET IT. IF THEY YOU KNOW, WERE TO TELL US THEY WANTED IT BY MALES, AND WE WOULD SEND IT THAT WAY. BUT THAT'S THE SAME BIT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE POST IN THE PAPER AND THAT WE POST ONLINE AND NO. IT WAS IN THE CITY OF BEARD OPPORTUNITY. UH, LINK ON THE WEBSITE. THEY SAID TO BE A TABULATION SUPPOSED TO STAY ON THERE FOR 90 DAYS. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THOSE LONGER. OKAY BUT THIS ONE WHAT IS THAT DOES THAT AFTER THE COUNCIL APPROVE IT OR YOU GET ONE TO PRESENT TO US ONCE YOU AWARD IT DIDN'T POSE THAT TABULATION ON THE BECAUSE I'M SHOWING, UM. THE BID NOTIFICATION WAS SENT TO 77 DIFFERENT. WHAT SEVEN OR 877 VENDORS? YES, SEVEN VENDORS. MAN. AND ONLY ONE RESPONDED. SO HAVE YOU CONTACTED? WE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL COUPLE OF THEM. NEVER BID WE DO SEND THEM NOTIFICATIONS. I THINK I'M NOT GONNA YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT THE LIST ON THERE, BUT, UH, THEY JUST DON'T EVER RESPOND TO ME. IT'S NOT A CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN. BUT THEY ARE VENDORS THAT LISTED IN THEIR COMMODITY LIST, BUT THEY JUST ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE CONTRACT. SO THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED. DO YOU ASKED IF YOU COULD REMOVE THEM FROM THE LOOSE SO THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ITEMS THAT THEY PROVIDE, OR THEY MAY CHOOSE IN THE FUTURE, SO WE DON'T REMOVE THEM PER SE UNLESS THEY HAS TO BE REMOVED. NO BUT WHEN THEY INITIALLY SET UP AS A VINEYARD, THEY CAN MARK ALL THESE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES THAT THEY WANT TO PROVIDE THEM AND WE SET THEM UP THAT WAY. OKAY THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, SAMUEL? YES. YOU SAID THAT WE'RE SEVEN INVITED BIDDERS. AND HOW MANY COMMODITY FACILITATORS ARE THERE FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT WE KNOW? HAVE COMMODITY FACILITY. HOW MANY COMPANIES CHANGES? I DON'T KNOW THAT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, SOME OF THEM WHERE THEY'LL COMMODITY LIST. WAY THEY WORK. UH SOMETIMES THEY CATCH A WIDE RANGE. UM LIKE OIL IN GENERAL OIL SERVICES, UH, GERALD MECHANIC SERVICES, DEPENDING ON HOW THAT COMMODITY CODE IS WRITTEN. AND SOME OF THEM MAY LIST THAT BUT NOT ACTUALLY PROVIDE THAT SERVICE. LIKE. YOU KNOW THE COMMODITY CODES BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE EVEN CHOOSE THE WRONG CODE THAT WE STILL ATTEMPT TO REACH OUT TO THEM. IT MAY NOT BE A SERVICE THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE. TELL ME MY LAST QUESTION IS HAVE HAVE WE REACHED OUT TO ON THE VENDORS OF THIS COMMODITY. TWO. TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHY. THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED. WHY THERE'S ONLY ONE THING FOR THIS LIST. YEAH OKAY. HAVE WE INVITED? DO YOU EVER INVITE THEM TO DISCUSS WHAT MIGHT BE SOME ADVERSITIES THAT THEY'RE FACING OR WINDING.

CHOOSE NOT TO. YEARS TIMES THAT WE DO DO THAT, AND IN THE CASE OF THE FILTERS. WE FOUND OUT ONE VINEYARD THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY SIX MONTHS AND IT WASN'T WORTH YOUR TIME. BUT THEY WERE MISTAKEN. IT WAS ACTUALLY AN ANNUAL CONTRACT . WE DO REACH OUT TO THEM AND FIND OUT WE TRY TO, YOU KNOW, FIND OUT IF SOMETHING WE DID OR SOMETHING THEY MISUNDERSTAND. AND TRY TO CORRECT THAT. YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN FIELDS. WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE APPRECIATE YOU AND OUR STAFF AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO LEVEL THESE ATTACKS THAT YOU WELL, WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T FORCE PEOPLE TO BID ON THINGS, BUT WE JUST ARE LOOKING AT OUR SYSTEM. AS A CITY AND TRY TO ASK THE QUESTION. AS COUNCILMAN NEAL SAID, CAN WE DO BETTER? AND SO THIS IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM. THIS IS OUR PROBLEM AS A CITY AS A CITY HALL AND SO PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE COMING AT YOU WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT IT'S NOT DIRECTED TO YOU AS MUCH AS IT IS TO THE SYSTEM.

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[1. Consider approving a contract with Gulf Coast Electric Company, Inc. to repair twelve light poles at the Athletic Complex located at 950 Langham]

FANS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND IN THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. UM MR SERIES CITY MANAGER? YES. BEFORE I CALL FOR THE MOTION AGAIN.

THIS WAS ONLY ONE BEAT IT CORRECT. CORRECT. CAN I SPEAK TO THIS ONE LAYER? SURE I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I JUST GOT DONE MAKING THIS COMMENT ON THE PREVIOUS ITEM. EMOTION SHE WAS ASKING A QUESTION FOR THE DISCUSSED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. HAVE A 2ND 2ND. SO DISCUSSION IS MORE OF A SPECIALLY IDM WERE FABRICATION OF THIS OF THIS PIECE HAS TO BE DONE, AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY WOULD TYPICALLY DO. MORE OF A ONE OFF. OKAY? AND MAYOR. I MUST RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM. OKAY? AND THEY ARE QUICKLY YOU MAY RECALL THAT WE HAD LOOKED AT AND EVALUATED WHETHER OR NOT TO COMPLETELY BY NEW LIGHT POLES VERSUS UM, WORKING TO TRY TO RE HIT, REHABILITATE AND RETROFIT THESE EXISTING AND BASED ON THIS, UM IF YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, IT SEEMS LIKE A SAVINGS OF ABOUT 275,000, AS OPPOSED TO BUYING NEW SO. AS COUNCILMAN NEIL MENTIONED IT'S RELATED TO THAT SINGLE BIDDER. THANK YOU. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. IN THE OPPOSE. WE HAVE ONE ABSTENTION. THE MOTION CARRIES. HAVE THE READING OF

[2. Consider approving a contract for the third floor renovation of the Municipal Court Building located at 700 Orleans]

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BUILDING RENOVATION WILL ADD ADDITIONAL WALLS TO CREATE SHELTER FOR CITY EMPLOYEES DURING A DISASTER CREATE MEETING SPACES FOR TRAINING BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. ADD DROP CEILINGS TO REDUCE THE CURRENT NOISE LEVEL DUE TO THE H V A C SYSTEMS AS WELL AS UPGRADE LIGHTING, CURRENT SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND THE EXISTING ELEVATOR. 14 VENDORS WERE NOTIFIED, AS WELL AS ADVERTISED ON THE CITY WEB PAGE AND NEWSPAPER ADS. FIVE BIDDERS SUBMITTED A BID AND DELK CONSTRUCTION INC OF PORT ARTHUR RESPONDED WITH LOW QUALIFIED BID OF 367,500. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY GRANT AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU . YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO. I HAVE A MOTION , PLEASE PROOF SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR AND THEY DISCUSSION. CAPTAIN GERMANIUM ABSTAINING FROM THIS, ADAM. COUNCIL MEMBER NEAR WILL BE ABSTAINING. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. THE OPPOSE. THE MOTION CARRIES. HAVE

[3. Consider authorizing the rehabilitation of a Belt Filter Press at the Wastewater Treatment Plant]

[4. Consider approving a contract for the demolition of the two structures located at 555 Main Street]

THEY ALSO SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL OF $17,725. FOR THE REQUESTED ALTERNATE DID FOR THE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF ASPHALT BASE MATERIAL AND CONCRETE ON CYPRUS STREET. BETWEEN 555 AND THE RIVERFRONT. UM FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ITEM AND THE CAPITAL PROGRAM, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR. SOMEONE FOR APPROVAL. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE EMOTION AND THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE. I'M SORRY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER, NEIL SO. FOR 23 OR SENT THIS OUT TO 23 OR SOLICITED 23. WE'VE GOT TO DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN CONSIDER THIS SECOND ONE, EVEN A COMPARABLE BID FROM 9.1 MILLION DOWN TO 7 39. SO BACK IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT WE'RE ON IN THE SAME SITUATION. I WAS IN WITH THE PREVIOUS ONES WHERE WE DON'T HAVE COMPETITIVE BIDS ON THIS ONE, EITHER. AND THE WAY THIS SITS RIGHT HERE. I CAN'T. I CAN'T SUPPORT VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS UNLESS WE HAVE COMPETITIVE NUMBERS TO LOOK AT. CAN OKAY? THIS CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU PLEASE REPORT YOU SAID IT WAS 23 BUT FIVE BEDS. YES, MA'AM. SO WE ESSENTIALLY SOLICITED 23 VENDORS TO BASICALLY INVITING THEM TO BID NOTIFYING OF IT AGAIN. WE ADVERTISE ON THE CITY WEB PAGE WE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER. UM BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE

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AND THEN I BELIEVE THERE IS A SECONDARY BUILDING FOR THE COOLING TOWER IS THAT CORRECT COOLING TIRE BUILDING THERE'S TWO BUILDINGS ON THE SITE. SO YOU GOT YOUR MAIN STRUCTURE AND THEN THE COOLING POWER STRUCTURE, WHICH IS A SMALLER STORY. SO THE COOLING TOWER STRUCTURE IS THE 7 17,025? NO, THAT'S THAT'S WE DID THE CYPRUS STREET HAS AN ALTERNATE, WAS UNSURE WHETHER THAT STREET WANTED TO COME OUT. WE WANT TO TAKE THAT STREET OUT. PRIOR. TO THE PROJECT, STARTING LIKE THE AMENITIES BEING PUT IN THE NEW CONSTRUCTION. THAT WOULD HAVE KEPT THAT ROAD IN. FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME THAN AT THE TIME THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AND THAT ROAD CAN BE TAKEN OUT IN THAT PROJECT, SO THAT'S THE REASON IT WAS SPLIT OUT, SO IT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD. TAKE IT OUT UNDER THIS BIT PACKAGE OR WAIT UNTIL THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND KEEP THE ROAD IN A LONGER PERIOD. COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER. MY QUESTION IS I KNOW ORIGINALLY WE TALKED ABOUT YOU KNOW THE POSSIBILITIES, BUT FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY. BEFORE WE MOVE ON THIS, I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE KNOWING WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES AND WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE? SO IN TERMS OF THE SITE ITSELF, UM SO AGAIN WHEN WE WHEN COUNCIL FIRST CONSIDERED ACQUIRING THIS BUILDING WITH THE LONG TERM PLAN OF, UM MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PLAZA DOWN AT THIS SITE. UM WE HAVE. NOT YET, OF COURSE, GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE A SPECIFIC PLAN, BUT WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS NOW WITH WITH A DESIGNER WHO'S DONE SOME OTHER WORK FOR US DOWNTOWN IN THE LAST LAST DECADE. AND SO THE PLAN FROM STAFF IS TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF ESSENTIALLY DETERMINING WHAT THAT PLAN IS GOING TO BE. AND THEN OUR HOPE IS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS HAVE THAT PLAN SOLIDIFIED, UM AND THEN HAVE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS PREPARED SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT FOR BID. SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO GO ON THAT SIDE. BUT WE HAVE A GENERAL IDEA BASED ON OUR SCHEMATICS FROM LAST SUMMER AS TO WHAT WE WANT. ON, BUT THIS WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS. BUT AS MENTIONED, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS, WE WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF MEETING WITH COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO GET THEIR INPUT AS WELL AND THEN COMING UP WITH A FINAL PLAN FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THAT CITED SPECIFICALLY SECOND QUESTION. UH FOR THE NO. ORIGINALLY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROJECT AND PROJECTIONS AS FAR AS TAKING IT DOWN, DO YOU RECALL WHAT WE ORIGINALLY PROJECTED TAKING THIS BUILDING DOWN THERE? YES SO AND KEITH CAN JUMP IN HERE, BUT I'VE GOT HIS NOTES, BUT I THINK THE JULY ESTIMATE FROM ONE OF THE VENDORS WE CONTACTED WITH $720,000. AND THEN IN AUGUST, 2021 ESTIMATE FROM ANOTHER VENDOR WITH 788,880, THEN I THINK THERE WAS A FINAL ESTIMATE THAT KEITH PROVIDED TO THE MANAGER AND SEPTEMBER THAT WAS 789,000 SO THEY ARE. AGAIN IN THE RANGE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY. ALSO UH, MR BOONE, COULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK ON THE FACT THAT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE BUILDING ISN'T TORN DOWN? YES MA'AM. SO YOU MAY RECALL THAT IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT, UM, WHEN WE ACQUIRED THE

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IF ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT WE OUTSIDE OF THAT? WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BEARD ON THIS PROJECT. I WAS I WAS TO A DEGREE. I MEAN, IN TODAY'S TIME , AND I HATE TO SAY IT THAT WAY, BUT WE'RE EXPERIENCING MORE THAN NOW AND I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST A LOT MORE WORK OUT THERE. THIS PARTICULAR JOB. THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN IT. MAYBE THEY GOT A WORKLOAD. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO TELL WHAT THE CONTRACTORS ARE THINKING. WE? YOU KNOW, WE HAD FIVE VENDOR SHORT WALK THROUGH THE BUILDING. AH! AND THEN TO BED. JUST IT'S HARD TO GET IN THEIR HEADS AND KNOW WHAT THEY'RE THINKING. PROBABLY ANOTHER THREE THAT WERE THERE DECIDING ACES TOO MUCH FOR ME. I'M NOT INTERESTED. AND I HAVE. IT'S OBVIOUS MY VOTING RECORD. I HAVE BEEN A SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. THAT'S THAT'S OBVIOUS. AH BUT AS COUNCILMAN NEIL MENTIONED I, IT DOES CAUSE YOU TO PAUL'S. WHEN YOU WANT TO GET ONE BID ON THIS LARGE OF A PROJECT AND YOU FEEL THAT THERE'S NOT COMPETITIVE BEING BIDDING TAKING PLACE, SO IT'S A IT'S A JUST A LOT OF MONEY.

RIGHT NOW. AND YOU, YOU WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE OTHER COMPANIES WANTING TO BID ON THIS PROJECT, AND IT JUST IT CAUSES YOU TO PAUSE AND JUST WONDER. THANK YOU. VERY COUNCIL MEMBERS . SAM, YOU CANNOT JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT BEFORE CALLING YOU. SURE KEYS. THE BIDS THAT WE GOT IN JULY FOR 7 720,000. THEN IN AUGUST FOR 788,000, THEN SEPTEMBER FOR 789. THOUSANDS ARE

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APPRECIATE IT. HOWEVER, MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE. OPPOSED? NO, NO. OPPOSED COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE FOUR THE MOTION, CARRIE. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ITEM AND MR BEN WITH YOU. PLEASE LEAD US INTO THE

[DISCUSSION ITEM]

BUT ESSENTIALLY WITH THAT HOUSE BILL DATA REQUIRES THAT CITIES IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CAN'T BE RESTRICTION AND TELL PEOPLE WHERE THEY CANNOT CAMP THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO ESTABLISH A DESIGNATED CAMPING AREA. NOW THE CITY OF BEAUMONT CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPING ORDINANCE. UM WE DO HAVE A SECTION OF OUR ORDINANCE AND, UM, CHAPTER 24 THAT REGULATES MOBILE HOMES AND MANUFACTURED HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. UM AND HOW THEY ARE OPERATED AND REGULATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE A CAMPING BAND OR A CAMPING ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY. I AM AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE A SITUATION IN ONE OF OUR HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAS A CAMPSITE, SO TO SPEAK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT IS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. WITH THE ADOPTION OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, THE CITY DID ESTABLISH A HISTORICAL CULTURE AND LANDMARK PRESERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT. THAT DISTRICT AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT, UM, THAT AREA IS TO REGULATE THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY. IN THAT AREA, WHICH MOSTLY INCLUDES BUILDING AND STRUCTURES. FENCING UM LANDSCAPING, PINK COLORED AND STAINS, AND IT'S MEANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT AREA IS MAINTAINED IN A WAY THAT WE REFLECTS HISTORICAL ACCURACY.

BUT IT DOESN'T REGULATE AESTHETICS. UM SO THAT CAMPSITE THAT IS ON THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY WOULD NOT FALL WITHIN SOMETHING THE HISTORIC DISTRICT KEN REGULATE BECAUSE IT'S NOT A STRUCTURAL BUILDING, AND THAT'S WHAT THAT HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION REGULATES AS WELL AS WHAT THAT ORDINANCES INTENDED TO REGULATE WHAT WE DO REGULATE ON VACANT LIGHTS IS MAKING SURE THAT THOSE VACANT LOTS ARE CUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE, UM BEING MAINTAINED. THAT MEANS OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND SANITATION STANDARDS SO NO HARBORING OF WATER, NO HIGH GRASS, NO HOT, LITERAL TRASH, UM ON PROPERTIES. COME SO AGAIN. I'M NOT REALLY SURE AND I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF DIRECTION ON COUNCIL. IT'S HER. WHAT EXACTLY, UM, YOU WANTED TO DISCUSS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER

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UH A COMPASSIONATE COMMON SENSE SOLUTION TO THIS VERY CONVOLUTED ISSUE, AND IT'S NOT EASY, BUT I DIDN'T WANT THE CITIZENS TO THINK THAT A WERE IGNORING IT AND BE THAT WE HAVE ALL THIS AUTHORITY THAT WE CAN USE THAT WE'RE JUST NOT USING IT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT TRUE. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO DO, BUT WE CAN'T AND THIS IS AN ISSUE. THIS ENCAMPMENT THAT WAS REFERRED TO AND THE HISTORIC DISTRICT IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO FIND UH, IN ANSWER TO ALL THIS, BUT THIS IS A AN ISSUE THAT'S NOT UNIQUE TO OUR CITY.

AS YOU KNOW, IT'S ACROSS THE NATION. AND WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH IT AS YOU ARE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL CAST MEMBER TURNER NEIL AREA. WELL, THIS ISSUE IS ONE THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED. AND IT STATES UNDER THE HOUSE BILL. IT STAYS THERE.

IF WE BEGIN TO PROHIBIT ENCOUNTER MINTS, THEN WE HAVE TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE PLACE.

THAT MEANS THE CITY WOULD GET INTO THE BUSINESS. LOVE. OH, UNLESS WE FIND SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S CREATED. THAT'S. INTO INTO THAT POINT, THE CITY OF HOUSTON. IT'S ONE OF THE FEW CITIES THAT DID DECIDE TO, UM ENACT HOUSE BILL 1925, AND THEY HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A HOUSING FIRST INITIATIVE. IT'S ABOUT A 200 MILLION PLUS OPERATION, UM, THEY RECEIVED JUST RECENTLY AS A MARCH $45 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM HOOD IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN THIS PROGRAM, BUT PART PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS ALL PRIVATELY FUNDED, UM BY ORGANIZATIONS AND BY CITIZENS OF HOUSTON. AND SO WHAT? THEIR HOUSING INITIATIVE HOUSING FIRST INITIATIVES DOES IS ESSENTIALLY THEY HAVE MULTIPLE MULTIPLE LAYERS, BUT THEY GO OUT AND SEE WHO'S INTERESTED. LIKE DO YOU WANT HOUSING DO YOU NEED AND WHAT SERVICES THEY NEED AND BASED ON THEIR STATISTICS ABOUT 85 TO 90% OF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING HOUSING ABOUT 2% TAKE THE SHELTER OPTION, MEANING THEY THEY'RE CHOOSING TO LIVE OFF THE GRID. THEY'RE CHOOSING. UM, TO NOT HAVE HOUSING AND ONCE THEY FOUND OUT WHO NEEDS HOUSING. THEY PUT THESE INDIVIDUALS IN HOUSING, AND THEN THEY PROVIDE SERVICES. SO THEY'RE PROVIDING HOUSING. UM UTILITIES, CLOTHING? UM, IF THEY NEED, UM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND MEDICAL TREATMENT. THEY PROVIDE THAT IF THEY NEED A JOB TRAINING AND THE ABILITY TO GET JOB TRAINING, THEY PROVIDE THAT. AND SO IT IS A MULTILAYERED, MULTIFACETED ORGAN. UH OPERATION , BUT IT'S CENTERED AROUND FIRST GETTING PEOPLE INTO HOUSING AND AGAIN, UH, THEIR OPERATING COST IS AROUND 200 YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT THAT'S UNDERSTOOD. THE THING THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME MOST. ABOUT THIS IS THAT'S NOT THE ONLY 10.

THAT'S IN SOMEBODY'S NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S NOT THE ONLY 10 AND SOMEBODY'S NAME. BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE. WHEN IT'S IN CERTAIN AREAS. BUT NOW BECAUSE IT'S A PROBLEM IN

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HOLISTICALLY IN ALL ASPECTS. IN THE LIABILITY AS WELL AS THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER. MY CONCERN WAS, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT IT, SAYS REVIEW AND DISCUSS HOMELESS AND CAMPUS IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. SO YOU KNOW, OVERALL CITY I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR AREA, BUT WHEN I READ IT, YOU KNOW IT, SAYS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. SO I WANT TO KNOW HAVE STAFF KIND OF LOOKED INTO CITIES COMPARABLE TO OUR SIZE. I KNOW HOUSTON. I LOVE WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT THAT'S A PRETTY BIG MARKETS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD. SO HOW WE LOOKED AT ANY CITIES KIND OF SIMILAR TO OUR POPULATION WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND IF IT'S WORKING THERE, REALLY NO CITIES THAT WE USE AS OUR COMPARABLES THAT ARE REALLY TRYING TO TACKLE THE HOMELESS ISSUE. A LOT OF THE CITY THE LARGEST CITIES ARE THE ONES WHO ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO IT, AND THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE A MORE AGGRESSIVE OR MORE, UM, NOTICEABLE HOMELESS ISSUE IN THEIR CITIES AUSTIN, DALLAS AND HOUSTON. THE MAJOR CITIES IN OUR AREAS HAVE ATTEMPTED AND TRIED. SOME OF THE SMALLER CITIES. CITIES ARE COMPARABLE SIZES AREN'T NECESSARILY UM. TRYING TO FOCUS ON THAT THEY JUST ALLOWED IT TO KIND OF DONE SIMILAR WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND JUST TO BE HANDLED THROUGH THEIR HOMELESS COALITION AS WELL AS THEIR NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION SO THEY DON'T HAVE CAMPAIGN. THEY'VE NOT ENACTED THE CAMPING BAND, EITHER. THEY'RE NOT ENFORCING THEIR CAMPING ORDINANCES THAT THEY HAD ONE.

COUNCILMAN JUST TO ECHO SOME OF WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS SAYING. I JUST WOULD REMIND YOU ALL WE DO HAVE THE MAYOR'S COALITION ON HOMELESS, WHICH MEETS THE FIRST THURSDAY. OF THE MONTH AND HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE LOOKING AT YOU KNOW WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING AS MISREAD MENTIONED. YOU KNOW YOU'RE BETTER MODELS ARE IN, FOR EXAMPLE, HOUSTON, BUT WHEN WE LOOK TO HOUSTON IT AS MISREAD MENTIONED IS IT'S A SIGNIFICANT NOT ONLY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, OF COURSE, THEY HAVE LARGER BUDGET SIGNIFICANT MONEY THAT THEY'RE USING. TRYING TO ADDRESS IT, NOT JUST IN HOUSING, BUT, UM, IN THE CASE MANAGEMENT. IN OTHER WORDS, WHERE TO REFER THESE INDIVIDUALS TO AND IF YOU IF WE WHILE WE CERTAINLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, WONDERFUL NONPROFITS HERE WITH WONDERFUL SERVICES, YOU KNOW TO BE QUITE FRANKLY, DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF CONSTELLATION OF RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE AND SOME OF THESE LARGER CITIES AND SO WE? WE WILL MEET AGAIN THIS THURSDAY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MEET ITS JUST AS COUNCILOR. ALCOHOL MENTIONED . IT'S A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY, VERY COMPLICATED PROBLEM, BUT WE ARE WE ARE LOOKING TOWARDS BEST PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY IN CITIES ARE SIZE. INTO SOME OF THE OTHER. LIKE JUST OUTSIDE OF TEXAS. SOME OTHER CITIES ARE TAKING, UM, A DIFFERENT APPROACH, BUT A LOT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT A LOT OF THE CITIES THAT ARE HAVING SUCCESS WITH THEIR PROJECTS ARE NOT USING PUBLIC FUNDS A LOT OF THEIR MONEY'S COMING FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS, AND, UM, ORGANIZATIONS WERE LOOKING HELP. FOR EXAMPLE, IN OREGON AND SEATTLE. THEY HAVE THEIR BUILDING TINY HOMES AND TINY HOME COMMUNITIES. UM AND A LOT OF THAT IS BEING FUNDED AGAIN BY PRIVATE AH! PRIVATE INDUSTRY, SO THAT'S NOT REALLY CITY FUNDING FOR THE CITY, HOUSTON THEIR INITIAL START TO THAT, UH, THEIR HOUSING FIRST INITIATIVE WAS THROUGH A PRIVATE DONATION, UM ABOUT $100 MILLION , AND THEY WERE ABLE TO KIND OF FROM THERE JUST KIND OF RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DONATIONS TO GOING FOR THAT. SO VERY LITTLE OF THE CITY'S MONEY IS ACTUALLY ATTACHED TO THAT, UM A LARGE PERCENTAGE BASED ON THE ARTICLE , AND BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S WE'VE SPOKEN WITH ITS FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS, AND SO, UM, JUST OUTSIDE OF TEXAS OUTSIDE CAN NOT TALKING HOUSTON, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT AGAIN ARE HAVING SUCCESS.

ARE HAVING EITHER PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRIES OR PRIVATE ORGANIZATION INDUSTRIES OR REACHING OUT TO THE CITY TO DONATE THEIR SERVICES. I'M TO STAY LIKE WE WILL SUPPLY WE WILL BUILD. AND THEN THE CITY IS JUST FILTERING. THOSE INDIVIDUALS BACK TO THOSE THINGS, SO THE CITY WOULD ACT AS ALMOST LIKE A FIELD TRAINED PERSON. YOU'RE HOMELESS OR YOUR LITTLE INCOME, AND IT'S GOING THROUGH THEIR ALREADY EXISTING ESTABLISHED DEPARTMENTS LIKE THEIR HOUSING DEPARTMENTS OF THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENT. COUNTER MEMBER WAS

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WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WE WEREN'T SENDING PEDOPHILES. INTO A CAMPSITE WHERE WOMEN AND CHILDREN SO DO WE HAVE TO SEPARATE THAT, LIKE, WHAT'S OUR WHAT'S OUR LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY? AND SO THAT CONVERSATION HAS BEEN ONGOING AMONG SEVERAL CITY ATTORNEYS AND SEVERAL AGENCIES AS TO YOU KNOW? WHERE IS THE CITY LAB? REALLY START? UM AND WHAT LIABILITY DO WE INCUR BY ESTABLISHING CAMPING SITE? VERY LARGE UNDERTAKEN. IT'S NOT JUST GIVING HIM SHELTER. SO WITH SO WITH THIS, AND I GUESS IT JUST DEPENDS. SO WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON, I'M JUST GONNA USE THAT BECAUSE THEY THEY'RE MODEL HAS BEEN PRAISED AS BEING SUCCESSFUL AND WHEN THEY RECEIVE THAT HUNT THAT $45 MILLION FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THEY WERE ACTUALLY $125 MILLION IN FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON RECEIVED A LARGE SUM OF THAT BECAUSE THEIR PROGRAM WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED THEM AS BEING ONE OF THE MOST ACTUAL PROGRAMS AND WHY THEY AWARDED THEM SO MUCH MONEY. SO OTHER OTHER CITIES DID RECEIVE FUNDS BECAUSE ESTABLISHED BASED ON WHAT THEY WERE ALREADY DOING, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY OF HOUSTON RECEIVED THE MOST BECAUSE THEY DEEMED IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO USE THEM AS AN EXAMPLE. BUT WHEN THEY STARTED THEIR HOUSING FIRST INITIATIVES, THEY SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU HOUSING RIGHT. BUT IN ORDER FOR SOMEONE TO KEEP THE HOUSE AND THEY SAID, WE HAVE TO ATTACK AND WE'VE HEARD SOME OF OUR OUR PARTNERS, WHO YOU KNOW ARE MEMBERS OF THE HOMELESS COALITION SPEAK ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS AS TO WHY THIS PERSON BECAME HOMELESS, RIGHT? DID THEY JUST FALL ON HARD TIMES, OR THEY BALANCE SOME TYPE OF MENTAL ILLNESS THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM BEING SUCCESSFUL AND BENEFICIAL TO

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ACTUALLY I HAD CALLED A MEETING IN FEBRUARY OF 2020 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND TO TRY TO PULL

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WE HEAR YOU. WE SENT YOUR FRUSTRATION. BUT THIS IS A THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE. BUT WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY THROUGH COMPASSION AND COMMON SENSE TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BECAUSE IT'S COUNCILMAN NEIL JUST MENTIONED, UH, WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE WHEN ENCAMPMENTS BEGIN TO POP UP AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I DEAL WITH IT ON A DAILY BASIS AT MY OTHER JOB, I DEAL WITH IT DAILY. IS AN ISSUE. WITH WHERE I'M AT THEIR ONLY 11TH STREET, AND SO I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE, SO I'M VERY UNIQUE. THIS I'VE GOT A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. AND SO PLEASE CITIZENS KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL AT THIS COUNCIL. WE ARE CONCERNED, AND BUT WE'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE LEGALITIES OF THIS AND STILL FIND A COMPASSIONATE COMMON SENSE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL ? YES FOR SAKE OF THOSE WHO MAY BE HERE AND THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S SOME CLARITY AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1 10. ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY AND MULTIPLE BECAUSE WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE TENTS THAT COMES TO THE HEALTH ISSUE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT IT'S THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE IS AN INDIVIDUAL. AND THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER ALLOWS THEM TO REMAIN THERE. UH CAN YOU GIVE ME CLEAR WHETHER IT'S 1 10 OR TWO OR JUST A CLUSTER OF TENTS IF IT IS IN VIOLATION OF ANY HEALTH OR SAFETY ISSUES ON WHETHER IT'S UM PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. WE HAVE AN ISSUE, SO IF THEY IF THEY IF THEY WON HOMELESS TENT WAS PRODUCING, UM TRASH AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS HERE, THE DIRECTOR CAN, YOU KNOW? JUMP INTO P NEEDS TO. IT'S THE RACE TO THAT, BUT THEY'RE PRODUCING TRASH OR LITTER OR STANDING WATER, OR THERE'S SOME SOME ISSUES THAT VIOLATE THE SANITATION STANDARDS. THEN 1 10 OR TWO TENTS CAN DO THAT. I THINK THAT THE MORE YOU HAVE GATHERED IN A SMALLER SPACE WOULD CREATE GREATER HEALTH SANITATION ISSUES, BUT IT'S. I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW THAT THE NUMBER IS BIG ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO JUST JUST HEALTH AND SAFETY. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SPECIFICALLY A NUMBER, BUT IT'S WHAT CREATES A VIOLATION A HEALTH VIOLATION. COULD YOU GIVE SOME CLARITY TO HOW THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID. IF IT'S STANDING WATER IN BUCKETS, TYPICALLY WHAT WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES WITH HOMELESS CAMPS. THERE'S WASTE IN BUCKETS. RIGHT, AND SO THAT BECOMES A PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD. AND SO WHEN WE GET NOTIFIED OF THAT, THEN WE HAVE THE RIGHT PART OF ORDINANCE TO GO REMOVE THAT CAMP, WHETHER THAT'S THAT'S 11 PERSON 2020 IF THEY IF THEY WERE VIOLATION EXISTS AND THERE'S THEIR VIOLATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S ONE CAMP. I THINK THAT'S THE CAMP WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. I MEAN, IT'S LIKE THREE OR FOUR TENTS SET UP AND WHAT IT'S PARTY PARTY. ON THE PROPERTY SO IT DOESN'T CREATE A HEALTH HAZARD. SO THEY'RE NOT VIOLATING ANY HEALTH CODE IS UNIQUE TO THIS SITUATION IS THAT THEY DO HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER TO BE THERE, AND THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN.

AND NO DISRESPECT TO THE PROPERTY ON IT, BUT HE'S BEEN EXTREMELY ACCOMMODATING TO HIS TENANTS. IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE WHATEVER THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY CODE. RELATIONS SO WHEN WE WHEN WE YOU KNOW, MENTIONED OR EVEN REACHED OUT TO HEY, YOU KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE NEEDS, HE SAID. NO PROBLEM. TWO. THAT'S NOT A YEAH, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO GET OUT THERE. THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE. WHICH IS WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM SOMEONE WHO MAYBE CAMPING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT THE OWNER'S PERMISSION, AND THE OWNER SAYS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRESPASSING, IN WHICH CASE WE'RE NOT REMOVING THEM FOR BEING HOMELESS OR REMOVING THEM PURSUANT TO THE OWNERS. SAYING I DON'T WANT THEM ON MY PROPERTY.

UM THE SITUATION IS THAT IT'S UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS A VACANT LOT, BUT THEY HAVE THE OWNER'S PERMISSION TO BE THERE AND HE'S BEEN EXTREMELY I GUESS ACCOMMODATING TO THEIR NEEDS. TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN STAY THERE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER. SO FOR CLARITY CURRENTLY

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YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO CLEAN UP THE PROPERTY AND, YOU KNOW, ISSUE THEM A TRESPASS NOTICE THE NEXT TIME THEY ENCROACH ON MY PROPERTY, AND SO WE DO HAVE SITUATIONS WE ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO IN YOUR SITUATION IF YOU'RE BUILDING HOME, AND THERE'S A VACANT LOT NEXT TO YOU, AND SOMEBODY MOVES IN WITH THEIR TENT AND YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THAT THAT THAT PROPERTY IT'S OWNED BY SOMEONE ELSE. YOU CAN CALL THE CITY AND SAY HI. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A TENT NEXT TO ME, AND WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THAT PROPERTY OWNER TRIED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, CONSENTING TO THAT OR NOT, AND IF THEY ARE, THEN THE CITY'S HANDS REALLY DO BECOME TIED. BECAUSE THE NEXT THING WE DO IS WE ADVISE THEM OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE THAT COULD OCCUR ON THAT PROPERTY AND THE THINGS THAT WILL COME BACK ON THEM. AND AT THAT PROPERTY OWNER WANTS TO ASSUME THAT RESPONSIBILITY OR MAKE SURE THAT THAT THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN CARE OF, AND THEN THE CITY'S REALLY TIED BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NOT A AND ENFORCEMENT ISSUE AT THAT POINT. THEY'RE COMPLYING. KING IF THERE IS A CLOUDED TITLE. TO THE PROPERTY AND OWNER CAN BE IDENTIFIED. UH THERE WAS ONE SITUATION WHERE I THINK THAT IT WAS A VACANT LAND. WE REALIZED THE CITY OWNED IT OR THAT YOU KNOW THAT NO ONE OWNED. IT WAS JUST LIKE SO BY THE CITY. WE TOOK CARE OF IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE EVER HAD ANY, UM, SITUATIONS WHERE WE COULDN'T IDENTIFY ON HER. THERE HAS BEEN SOME TIMES WHERE WE COULDN'T CONTACT THE OWNER. IN THAT KIND OF CREATES A PROBLEM AS WELL, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IT. SOMEONE UM, THE VIOLATIONS, OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS ARE SPECIFIC TO THE OWNER AND NOT NECESSARILY TO THE OCCUPANT.

UM. SORRY I'M NOT NECESSARILY TO THE OCCUPANTS, BUT SOME SOME VIOLATIONS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE TENANT. SO TO SPEAK. SO IN THOSE CASES WE CAN, HOWEVER, AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WITH DEALING WITH THE HOMELESS AND THAT THEIR NOMADIC SO, UM YOU CAN ISSUE THEM A CITATION. TIME BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, UH MEAN ANYTHING AND, YOU KNOW, ARRESTING THEM AND PUTTING THEM YOU KNOW, IN JAIL ISN'T A DETERRENT, NECESSARILY EITHER.

UM, BUT RIGHT NOW ARE WE AREN'T ARRESTING ON CLASSY OFFENSES, WHICH ANY OF THOSE CITATIONS WOULD BE. THERE'S A NOTE IF THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE PROPERTY CAN BE CITED AND TO KNOW BILL. SO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES IN CITATIONS TO A PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS EITHER NOT YOU KNOW, CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS NON RESPONSIVE. THAT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY INCENTIVE AND IT REALLY DOESN'T. UM GO TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM. AND SO A LOT OF THE TIMES, UM ESPECIALLY FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES THAT THE CITATIONS ARE MEANT TO, YOU KNOW. ALERT SOMEONE TO A PROBLEM AND DEFINED AS USED AS A AS AN INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO GET IT DONE. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE END ALL BE ALL THE GOAL WHEN WE HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE, OR HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE IS TO RESOLVE. THE ISSUE. UM AND SO, IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED A RESPONSIVE PARTY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD MR. CUMMINGS COVERED IT OFF. OKAY THANK YOU. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, UH MISS READ IF YOU COULD, UM. NONE OF US ON COUNCIL . WHERE WAS HERE IN 2013. SO IF WE COULD GET PROBABLY A COPY OF THE DEFINITELY WE CAN. I CAN

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MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING IT PROBABLY WASN'T GOOD AT THAT TIME. MAYBE SOMETHING WE COULD USE FOR TODAY. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHAT I WAS MENTIONING TO COUNCILMAN KNOWS THAT IT WILL DEFINITELY NEED TO. I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU AND IT'S ROUGH DRAFT FORM. BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCILS INTERESTING, WE WOULD DEFINITELY NEED TO MODIFY BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HOUSE BILL. UM BUT YOU KNOW, IDENTIFIED AS SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY, BUT TO COUNT THEM AND FILL SHAW'S POINT, THE SUCCESS IN HOUSTON AND HIS SUCCESS IN OTHER CITIES IS A COMBINATION OF BOTH. UH PARTNERSHIPS AND, YOU KNOW, HELP FROM NONPROFIT BUT ALSO MONEY LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY. THAT'S ASSOCIATED. FIVE MILLION . THAT'S THAT'S JUST THAT'S THAT . THAT WAS JUST FROM HOUSING, BUT THEY'RE A THEIR ANNUAL OPERATING 200 MILLION PLUS UM, HOW NICE SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT THAT COMES FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS THAT THE CITY HAS VERY LITTLE LIKE, LIKE, LITERALLY THE SALARIES, THERE'S NOT VERY MUCH OPERATING EXPENSES. THAT THE CITY IS PUTTING TOWARDS THAT A LOT OF THAT IS JUST PRIVATE DONATIONS AND PRIVATE FUNDING. UM IN, YOU KNOW, FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN, SAME IN LIKE IN OREGON, WHERE THEY'RE BUILDING, TINY HOMES AND TINY COMMUNITY THAT'S A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT'S DONATING MATERIALS THAT'S DONATING TIME. THAT'S GIVING THEIR EMPLOYEES YOU KNOW, INCENTIVES TO GO OUT AND BUILD THIS. THAT'S SEPARATE AND APART FROM WHAT THE CITY IS OFFERING, BUT THEY'RE JUST SAYING, LOOK, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE HOUSING PART. AND SO A LOT OF THIS IS A COMBINATION OF BOTH PRIVATE FUNDING AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT. AS WELL AS YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AND NON PROFITABLE SOLUTIONS. THANK YOU AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL AND COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW. FOR EVEN PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T JUST SWEEP UNDER THE RUG IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE JUST NEED TO BE DILIGENT ABOUT FACING THE REALITY OF IT BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH. ALSO THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH. WHICH WILL BE THIS THURSDAY. IS THE MAYOR'S COALITION ON HOMELESS. WE MEET AT THE EVENT CENTER. AT 1 30. TWO O'CLOCK. THIS 1 30. TWO O'CLOCK, SO. UM IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME OUT, AND, UH, JUST ME, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND ENTITIES AROUND THE CITY. UH THAT MEET AT THAT MEETING, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. SO NOW IS THE TIME FOR

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BUT THEIR PARKING IN FRONT OF THE BUS STOPS AND THERE'S POSTS AND THERE AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE NO PARKING IN FRONT OF THE BUS STOP. AND MY CORRECT AND. I HAD TO CALL THE COPS OUT THERE ABOUT

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IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I ASKED HIM ABOUT, YOU KNOW? TAKE IT IN THE HOME OR, YOU KNOW WHATEVER, HE SAID. HE'S DONE. TALK TO THE CARPET. THE SCHOOL THE COPS SAID HE WAS GONNA DO SOMETHING. I GUESS HE DIDN'T BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED, YOU KNOW? I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT ME AND MY WIFE BECAUSE WE COULD GO DOWN TO THE NEXT BUS STOP BECAUSE WEARING MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRS, BUT WHAT IF THERE IS LIKE A SENIOR CITIZEN? THAT'S ON THE CANE OR WALKER THAT CAN'T WALK THAT GOOD. THAT PERSON CAN. GO TO THE NEXT BUS STOP AND, YOU KNOW, WAIT FOR THE BUS. SO I'M ASKING CITY COUNCIL. IF THEY TALK TO THE SCHOOL TO SEE IF THEY YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING. SAY SOMETHING, YOU KNOW SO THEY CARS DON'T BLOCK THE BUS STOP. YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE CHINA BECAUSE THE BUS HAD TO PASS THIS UP. YOU KNOW, AND IT'S YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE A NOBODY SAID HOW TO WAIT. BUT ANYWAYS, I'M NOT HERE TO COMPLAIN. I'M JUST HERE TODAY BRING UP THE ISSUE AND ALSO ON THE HOMELESS SITUATION. I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP REAL QUICK. SO A WHILE BACK. THERE WAS THIS LADY. ON AESTHETICS. CAN'T GET A MINUTE OR SO. OKAY SO THERE WAS THIS HOMELESS LADY ON ESSEX AND BRANDON STAYING IN THE TENT. SO WHEN I GOT, I THINK THE FIRST STIMULUS I GAVE HER $25. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I FEEL FOR THOSE PEOPLE. SO EVERY SINCE THEN. ME MY MOTHER, MY DAUGHTER, MY WIFE. HAD BEEN FEEDING IT'S LADY. EVERY DAY MY MOTHER GOES. BUYS THIS LADY GROCERIES EVERY WEEK. THIS LADY HAS WENT FROM LIVING IN A TENT. AND YES, HE LIVES IN A HOUSE BUT THE SHOTGUN HOUSE, BUT IT'S A ROUGH OVER HER HEAD. SHE HAS GOT TWO JOBS NOW. THANKS TO US. YOU KNOW ON HELP AND ART. SEE, THANKS US EVERY TIME. YOU KNOW THAT, SHE SAID. IF IT WASN'T FOR US, HE WOULD BE DEAD. AND I TELL HER I'M JUST DOING WE'RE DOING GOD'S WORK, SO I CHALLENGE THE CITY OF BAM! I YOU KNOW, ASKED CITIZENS. TO A LEASE. WHEN YOU SEE A HOMELESS PERSON. DO WHAT YOU CAN FOR THEM. BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW THERE'S SUCH A WASTE, AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE HOMELESS.

YOU DON'T KNOW. ANYTHING THIS LADY I PAY. UH WE BOUGHT HER PHONE. I PAY YOUR PHONE BILL EVERY MONTH, YOU KNOW, SEE SHE IS GETTING UP THERE. AND I'M THANKFUL TO GOD THAT SHE THAT HE PUT IT BETTER IN OUR LIFE THAT HE USED ME AND MY FAMILY. TO HELP THIS LADY. SO I CHALLENGED THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO HELP EAT AND EVERY PERSON HOMELESS. MM EVERY WHICH WAY YOU CAN AND ALSO WANT TO ASK THAT Y'ALL PRAY FOR UKRAINE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME EXTRA TIME, MAYOR AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND BUILD. TINSLEY, 26 45 ASHLEY BEAUMONT, TEXAS. I'M DETAINED AND CHRISTINA JONES AND I GET MY LANDLORD FOR ME. BEHALF OF ME AND. CITY COUNCIL. AH! I DON'T KNOW THE DATE. I'M SURE SHE'S GOT IT. BUT ONE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MCCOLLUM SAID . WE GOTTA WATER LAKE CITY CUT MY WATER OFF. SO I GO OVER THERE AND IT WAS PROBABLY 4 TO 5 O'CLOCK BEFORE I GOT THERE. THE CITY HAS ALREADY HAD THE WATER CUT OFF, SO I WENT BACK THE NEXT MORNING. WITH THE HELPER AND.

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AND SHE'S OVER THE WATER DEPARTMENT. OKAY, HER SURE WILL. THANK YOU AND SO SORRY FOR YOUR TROUBLE. YES, MA'AM. IF IT'S THAT SIMPLE, WE SURE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. EDDIE ALLEN 9 1965 GROSS, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. THANK YOU. MISS MENCKEN'S. I'VE ALREADY EXTENDED GREETINGS.

FIRST TIME I WAS HERE. UM TO PIGGYBACK WITH WATER. LAST WEEK OF GENTLEMAN STOOD UP HERE FROM ACORN. UM AND THE PAST CITY MANAGER DIRECTED A GENTLEMAN TO TALK. TO HIM. I ALSO TALKED TO HIM AND GAVE HIM MY NUMBER AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL THERE STANDING WATER IN THE A MILLION NEIGHBORHOOD. YEARS BACK . I STOOD HERE AND ASK FOR SOME CONSIDERATION FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU KNOW, AND ON THE STREET NEXT TO US, WE HAVE THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A FLYING ON THE 16TH . WE'VE GOT, UH. AIRPLANES FLYING AT 11. YOU KNOW A CLAP AT NIGHT ALL THROUGH THE DAY. AND IF THAT'S A CITY OPERATION, I DID HEAR THE ATTORNEYS SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOURS. SO I WAS TOLD EARLIER THAT THAT WAS A STATION. WHERE THERE WOULD BE, UM FUELING. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE OUR AIRSPACE WHICH I KNOW YOU DON'T REGULATE. BUT THE CITY OF BEAUMONT UH, HAS AUTHORITY OVER THAT BUILDING. SO LIKE I ASKED BEFORE, WHAT IS GOING ON? WE'VE GOT NOISE. I MEAN, LOW FLYING PLANES. AND THEY ARE NOT, UH JEFFERSON COUNTY SPRAYING MOSQUITOES SO NOT THAT WE ARE PRIVY TO ANY OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. BUT I THINK THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS SOME ANSWERS. AND AS FAR AS WESTBROOK . CONGRATULATIONS BUT I WAS ON BENET SUNDAY AND I NOTICED THIS SCHOOL DOES NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS. WHY. IT'S AN OLD STORY AREA. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE TO BE IN COLLABORATION. WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUT THEY'RE DOING GOOD WITH BASKETBALL. SO WHY CAN'T THE AESTHETICS IN THAT AREA BE NICE? I THANK YOU FOR

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BUT IN THEIR ALL IN THE DITCHES THE GRASS IS HIGH. WHAT IS STANDARD. BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH DITCHES, WE AT LEAST LIKE TO ASK THE CITY TO COME OUT AND CLEAN. SECOND OF ALL, UH, BUT SECOND ADDRESS IS ON MARCH 23RD EXXON MOBIL START LETTING OUT, UH, BIG FLARE. AND THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH END AREA WAS AFFECTED BY I DON'T KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE. I KNOW I HAVE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THAT AREA. AH! BUT THAT PLAYERS STARTED.

PROBABLY THAT WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DIDN'T END TILL LIKE WAY UP THE. THIRSTY SOMETIMES I KNOW THEY CAN BURN THERE. KIMMEL CALLS OR THEY RUBBISH. BUT I KNOW IT IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT THAT THEY CAN BURN ALSO. UH MY MAMA BEEN THERE SINCE 1992. AH SHE'S NEVER WOKE ME UP OUT OF MY SLEEP. WHEN I GOT UP AND THE HOUSE WAS SMELLING LIKE SMOKE. I THOUGHT MY HOUSE WAS ON FIRE.

EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THOUGHT THE SAME THING THAT THEIR HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. WELL I WENT DOWN TO THE DOOR, OPEN THE DOOR TO SEE THAT IT WAS EXXON MOBIL STILL BURNING THOSE FUMES AND COMING IN I WAS SICK THAT MORNING COULD TALK. I COULDN'T BREATHE. NAUSEATED HEADACHE AND IT'S A LOT OF US HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THAT. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT STEPS WE NEED TO TAPE. I HAVE CONTACTED ENVIRONMENTAL AIR QUALITY. AND SHE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY CAN BURN THAT STUFF, AND I GOT I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT SHE DID ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT EXCELLENT MOBILE GOT ON. TBN AS CHANNEL SIX TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. BUT I KNOW THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BURN IT MUCH AT THAT LONG PERIOD OF TIME. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE BEEN SO LOST BY THE. EXXON MOBIL. OH, UH, THE GRAIN OPERATE OR WHATEVER, BUT WE REALLY NEED EXXON MOBIL TUBE EITHER. THERE'S PUT IT LIKE THIS STAND. WE COULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY STANDING LEAST GET OUT OF THE AREA. I WAS JUST WAY TOO MUCH FOR YOU. WAY TOO MUCH FILMS. MR RIGHT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. DE FEATHER LINE. 67 70 LEXINGTON, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. ME AGAIN. GOOD AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN. I'M HERE WITH THE ISSUE. UM IN 2016. I OPENED A DRAPER COMPANY IN BEAUMONT AT 28 53 EAST TEX FREEWAY. WITHIN TWO YEARS. MY BUSINESS EXPLODED ON ME. WE THEN? MOVED IT DOWN TO TWO SUITES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER. THEN COVID HAPPENED. I AM WANTING TO MOVE MY BUSINESS BACK DOWN TO THE END OF THE SHOPPING CENTER. WHEN I TRIED TO PULL A PERMIT IN 2000 AND 16. IT TOOK MR TED HANKEY GOING UPSTAIRS AND EXPLAINING TO THEM. I AM NOT A MANUFACTURER.

FOR THEM TO GIVE ME A PERMIT. WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF MR HAN, SHE TALKING TO THEM. THEY ISSUED ME A PERMIT APPLICATION. WHEN I MOVED DOWN TO THE MIDDLE DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. WHEN I

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WELL, THAT ENDED ON A GOOD NOW. SO AT THIS TIME, IT'S TIME FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS AND I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU, MR DURIO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS OF THANK ALL THE CITIZENS FOR COMING AND BEING PATIENT WITH US. UM ALSO WANTED REMINDING CITIZENS TO USE THE ONLINE SERVICES THAT THE CITY HAD USED . THE CITY WEBSITE USE THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE. IT'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION. THAT COMES ON THE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE ALSO USED THE 311 SYSTEM. YOU CALLED 311. AND THEY WILL GET YOU TO THE RIGHT PERSON, SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND ALL THE CITIZENS ABOUT THAT. UM, ALSO, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF THAT CAME UP AND MADE PRESENTATIONS TODAY. UH, TERRY KEITH. OH, PRESS. UH, ALSO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. UH THANK THEM FOR THEIR GUIDANCE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS FOR GUIDING US THROUGH COVID. WE'RE NOT FINISHED WITH IT YET, BUT THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. AND, UH, ALSO WANT TO THANK SORRY FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. ON THIS HOMELESS DISCUSSION. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. AND UH, I LEARNED A LOT AND I THINK CITIZENS LEARNED A LOT JUST FROM BEING ABLE TO HEAR IT AND LISTEN TO WHAT ALL WE HAD TO SAY, AND THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED. NESTLE MIR. THANK YOU AND REMEMBER TURNING. YES, MA'AM . WE TALKED ABOUT THE LIGHT POLES ON THE SPORTS COMPLEX ON COLLEGE STREET. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE FOR THE ARENA TOURISM, THE BASEBALL IT'S LIKE THE NUMBER ONE TOURISM CITY OF BEAUMONT. I THINK WE NEED TO CAPITALIZE ON TURF AND I'LL BASEBALL FIELDS OUT THERE ON COLLEGE STREET BECAUSE I THINK IT'S NOT AN ECONOMIC GAIN. NET.

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WHAT THEY WERE DOING IS I'VE SEEN A LOT OF JOBS THAT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR A WHILE IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WEBSITE THEY ACTUALLY PUT CURE CODES ON ALL THE BUS STOPS. SO YOU CAN LITERALLY SCAN THE CURE CODE AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING TO KISS THE BUS OR THINGS OF THAT MAGNITUDE. THAT'S LOW EFFICIENT COSTS. THEY CAN BRING THEM DIRECTLY TO OUR WEBSITE, AND THEY CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT JOBS WE HAVE AVAILABLE. SO I THINK, WITH THE EXPENSES BEING SO LONG THAT WE, AS A CITY OF BEAUMONT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND TRY TO TRY IT OUT HERE AND SEE HOW IT WORKS. IF WE GET SOME OF THOSE JOBS FILLED AH, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REQUESTING FOR AN UPDATE REPORT ON CORONAVIRUS. I'M NOT CORONAVIRUS. I'M SORRY, CORONA CONSULTING. YEAH. IT'S A WATER GROUP THAT WE ACTUALLY PAID TO DO SOME CONSULTING WORK TO GIVE US SOME UPDATE ON OUR WATER. I SEEN BOARD EMAIL ME THE DATE THEY'LL BE COMING, SO I'LL RESPOND TO THEM WITH THAT, AND I APPRECIATE THE STAFF LOOKING INTO THAT, AND I ALSO AGREE WITH CHRIS DURIO STAFF'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. SURELY YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THOSE PRESENTATIONS AND EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN REQUESTING. WE'VE BEEN GETTING, AND WE WANT TO SAY WE APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHOW. COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEK YOU, MAYOR. UM I'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY APRIL 16TH IS THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL FLY IN, UM, THAT'LL BE PLENTY OF PLANES OUT THEIR FOOD. EVENTS FOR THE KIDS, SO IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME. UM SO, PLEASE, EVERYBODY COME OUT THERE. THANK YOU. MISS REED. NOTHING, MR BOONE. OKAY UM , I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT FIRST OF ALL, JUST LIKE TO SAY PLEASE KEEP UKRAINE IN YOUR PRAYERS. ALSO, UM. MIKE ISN'T HERE TODAY. PLEASE KEEP MIKE AND ALLISON IN YOUR PRAYERS. UM HE'S ABSENT TODAY DUE TO HER ILLNESS. ALSO UM RIGHT KNEE CONCERNING.

THE BUS STOP BEING BLOCKED, AND IT IS A VIOLATION TO BLOCK A BUS STOP AND. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO GET WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO. ST ANNE'S IS IN HIS WAR. AND SO. HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET THAT RESOLVED. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION, AND UNFORTUNATELY YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT. LIKE YOU SAY YOU'RE IN A POWER WHERE WILL CHAIR BUT FOR SOMEONE THAT ISN'T IT COULD BE A DIFFICULT TASK AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO MISS THE BUS AND WAIT FOR IT TO COME. COME BACK AROUND. THAT COULD BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. UM, ALSO, UM. THE INCIDENT WITH EXXON MOBIL. THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF IT. UNFORTUNATELY. UM, I WILL MAKE A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW PERSONALLY ALSO UM IF I COULD GET YOUR NAME AND NUMBER BEFORE YOU LEAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONTACT YOU TO LET YOU KNOW WHO YOU WOULD NEED TO CONTACT IN REFERENCE TO UM. WHO YOU WOULD CONTACT WITH THAT'S ON MOBILE. AND ALSO. ONE OTHER THING THAT WAS MENTIONED. AGAIN WITH THE HOMELESS. PLEASE. UM YOU KNOW, LIKE IT'S A DING CLOTH SAID. WE ALL CAN'T SOLVE THE HOMELESS PROBLEM, BUT EVERYONE DOING THEIR PART, EVERYONE HELPING YOU MIGHT JUST CHANGE SOMEONE'S LIFE. AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DID. DOES IT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD AND THAT ONE PERSON'S LIFE WHERE THAT ONE PERSON CAN ALSO HELP TO CHANGE SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT. AND. TO OUR STAFF. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. UH FOR ALL OF THE EXPLANATIONS FOR COMING FORWARD. AND GIVEN SUCH GREAT PRESENTATIONS, I THINK, UM AS COUNCIL MEMBER FELL, SHORT SAID. I THINK. THE PUBLIC BELIEVES THAT BECAUSE WE'RE COUNCIL, WE COULD JUST GO OUT AND DO WHATEVER WE CHOOSE TO, OR MAKE CHANGES AS WE AS WE WOULD LIKE TO BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT. AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY. UM SO ELOQUENTLY INPUT WHERE SHE NEEDED TO.

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WHAT YOU SAID $200 MILLION THAT ARE DONATED. UH PRIVATELY TO HELP THEIR HOUSING SITUATION.

BUT OF COURSE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A CITY, WHICH IS THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, WHERE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE . THEIR HOUSING POPULATION IS PROBABLY AS MUCH AS OUR ENTIRE CITY POPULATION, SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL. OF FUNDING A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL. AH OF OTHER SITUATION. AND SO FOR US, UM. WE HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE GUIDELINES, THE STATE LAWS AND WHAT WE CAN AND WE CAN'T DO. BUT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL, WHATEVER LITTLE BIT THAT YOU CAN DO, IT'S ALWAYS A HELP. SO I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU FOR COMING OUT TODAY. AND AGAIN. I LOVE MY LITTLE PHRASE FROM AUSTIN FROM BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, WHO CONTINUES TO STAY SPREAD THE LOVE. THANK YOU FOR COMING. BYE BYE.

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