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GOOE MEETING OF THE BALLOT CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY. JUNE 7TH. AND OUR INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR GERALD L. SMITH, SENIOR OF GREATER LOVE TYING CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST. AND PASTOR SMITH JUST LIKE TO HAVE YOU TO COME FORWARD AND CONGRATULATE YOU ON 70 YEARS OF YOUR CHARGING ANNIVERSARY. ALSO YES. EVERYONE PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOD OUR CREATOR. WE THANK YOU THIS DAY FOR LIFE, HEALTH AND STRENGTH. WE THANK YOU GOD FOR YOUR DIVINE PROVISIONS. FOR YOUR PROTECTION. AND GOD FOR YOUR PROMISES. WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK UP ON US EVEN TODAY AS WE ASSEMBLE OURSELVES TOGETHER. TO DO THE BUSINESS THAT IS NECESSARY FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT THERE WILL BE UNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. LET US WORK HAMONIC TOGETHER. GOD THAT WE MAY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ALL THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR GLORY. JESUS NAME WE PRAY. THANK GOD AND AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR NATION'S FLAG. ONE MINUTE. VISIBLE. THANK YOU. AT THE CLOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTEMPLATING ARE PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551. THAT 071. THE GOVERNMENT CODE REQUESTED ARBITRATION BY FIREFIGHTERS. LOCAL 3 99 ON BEHALF OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE RACHELLE ROGERS. ALSO G A. D. V INC. D B, A. L AND L GENERAL CONTRACTORS VERSUS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. KAZ NUMBER 8-0207. 973. PATRICK SMITH. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND MAY I HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE TONE PRESIDENT, PRO TEM SAMUEL, PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS PRESENT COUNCILMAN RETURNER PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS, NO PRESENTATIONS OR RECOGNITION. ANNOUNCED THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO WISH TO SPEAK. YOU MAY MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDAS. ITEM NUMBER ONE THROUGH FOUR. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE, SO PLEASE FILL OUT THE GREEN SLIP TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM. HAND IT TO THE CLERK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. SHE WILL CALL YOUR NAME. WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK.
THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON. AT THE END OF YOUR THREE MINUTES. THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON GIVING YOUR INDICATION THAT YOUR TIME IS UP. I DON'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME THERE. THANK YOU AT
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THAT TIME. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT OF GENDER. PLEASE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTION. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? HAVE EMOTIONAL IN A SECOND ON THE FLOOR, AND THEY DISCUSSED NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSE. THE MOTION CARRYING[1. Consider a resolution accepting maintenance of the street, sewer, and water improvements in Champions Subdivision Phase II]
MAY HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE IS CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. YES MA'AM MARRON COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING MAINTENANCE OF THE STREET SEWER AND WATER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CHAMPION SUBDIVISION PHASE. TWO. ON APRIL 20TH 2020 TO A FINAL INSPECTION FROM ALL ENTITIES WAS COMPLETED FOR THE SUBDIVISION. AH 22 LOT SUBDIVISION. AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE STREET SEWER WATER IMPROVEMENTS FOR CHAMPIONS SUBDIVISION. PHASE TWO ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU . YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE MADE A MOTION. PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND MOTION AND THE SECOND? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ALRIGHT. IN THE OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES HAVE THE READING OF ITEM[2. Consider approving the renewal of an annual maintenance agreement with SirsiDynix of Lehi, UT for use in the Libraries]
NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RENEWAL OF AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH CERSEI DYNAMICS OF LEHI, UTAH. FOR USE IN THE, UH FOR A[00:05:01]
SOFTWARE AGREEMENT FOR USE IN THE LIBRARIES. CERSEI DYNAMICS IS USED IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING RECORDS FOR CIRCULATION, CATALOGING. PATRON PORTAL, ACCESS AND OTHER INTERNAL PROCESSING. THE SOFTWARE AGREEMENT PROVIDES 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAY A WEEK, UNLIMITED TELEPHONE SUPPORT AND OFF SITE HOSTING THE AGREEMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $80,240.60. IS FOR AN ANNUAL PERIOD BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 2022. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE GENERAL FUND THIS ITEM AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO. MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE FOR APPROVED SECOND IN THE SECOND IN THE DISCUSSION. NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. IN THE OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIED HAVE[3. Consider approving the annual renewal of a Managed Detection and Response]
THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO APPROVE AN ANNUAL RENEWAL. OF A MANAGED DETECTION AND RESPONSE, OR MDR SERVICE FROM ARCTIC WOLF NETWORKS INCORPORATED OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA. THE ARCTIC WOLF MANAGED DETECTION AND RESPONSE SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE IS DELIVERED. BY THIS COMPANY AND PROVIDES 24 7 MONITORING OF NETWORKS IN POINTS AND CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS, ALONG WITH MANAGED APPROACH TO DETECTION RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FROM CYBER THREATS. WE ALL RECOGNIZE THE THREAT THAT CYBER CYBER ATTACKS HAVE IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT. AS A RESULT , WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THE AMOUNT IS FOR 100,667. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS ITEM, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE. MAY I HAVE EMOTION? HAVE EMOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR OR ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING , AYE. AH ANY OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES AND HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. YES,[4. Consider approving the renewal of an annual support agreement with Creative Switching Designs, Inc. for the City' s phone system]
MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RENEWAL OF AN ANNUAL SUPPORT AGREEMENT WITH CREATIVE SWITCHING DESIGNS INCORPORATED FOR THE CITY'S PHONE SYSTEM. MY TELEPHONE SYSTEM IS IN USE IN A LARGE NUMBER OF CITY FACILITIES. THE SYSTEM PROVIDES TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, VOICEMAIL AND FOUR DIGIT DIALING. THE ANNUAL COST FOR THIS SERVICE IS 103.103,852 AND 95 CENTS. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE GENERAL FUND, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR AND THE DISCUSSION. NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, RIGHT POSE. THE MOTION CARRIES. THIS DOES CONCLUDE. ALL OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS TODAY. AND AT THIS TIME I WILL MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENTS. I'M SORRY. OKAY I WAS GONNA SAY,
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LET'S JUST SKIP THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO PLEASE FILL OUT THE GREEN SLIPPED TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM. HAND IT TO THE CLERK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. SHE WILL CALL YOUR NAME. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON AT THE BEGINNING, AND THE RED LIGHT WOULD BE YOUR INDICATION THAT YOU'RE THREE MINUTES ABOUT AURA.PRESIDENT THIBODEAU 1995 BRICKS BELMONT, TEXAS. THANK YOU. GOOD IN CITY COUNCIL. I WAS AT IN 1995 RIGS. I'VE BEEN STAYING THERE FOR 20 YEARS. 21. EXACTLY. AND I HAVE A COMMENT CONCERNING MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET. HE STAYS AT 1980 BRIGGS. OKAY WHEN I FIRST MOVED THERE, HE WAS KNOCKING MY MAILBOX TALL, THREE OR FOUR TIMES CALLED BPD. COME OUT, SO THEY CAME OUT AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT HAPPENED. STOLEN NEXT WEEK. NEXT TWO WEEKS SHOT MY HOUSE UP. AT LEAST THIS IS MY OPINION. AND THEN THE COPS CAME OUT. AND DID THEY TALK THE SAME OLD THING? I'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS WITH THEM FOR 20 YEARS, AND THIS IS TIRESOME, AND I NEED SOME RESOURCE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, AND MS MARTIN AND I HAD CALLED HER CONCERN THIS ISSUES AND SHE WAS REAL NICE.
YOU CAME TO THE HOUSE. AND WE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM. RIGHT, MR SMITH. AND FOR THE MORE WE TALKED ABOUT IT SO THAT SHE LEFT, SHE SAID. SHE'S GONNA DO SO THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION IS
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JUST STUDY ROCK AND ROCK AND SOUL, SO I DON'T GET THAT MUCH TIME. SO MADE 28. WHICH WAS A SATURDAY FRIDAY WAS 27 AT NIGHT . OKAY. MY NEIGHBOR. HE STAYED AT 1983 KIDS. HE WAS IN A HIS GARAGE AND HE PARKED THE CAR IN THE BACK AND SHINE THE LIGHT BECAUSE MY HOUSE WAS FACING THIS HOUSE. AND CAME IN MY LIFE, SO HE CALLED ME A RACIST NAME. I'M NOT GONNA SEE IT BECAUSE I HAVE RESPECT, YOU KNOW? YEAH SO, UH, BUT THE MORE SATURDAY WHICH WAS MADE OF 28, ALRIGHT. I WAS SITTING ON MY PORCH. UH, B P D CAME OUT. IT WAS 31 BLACK TO WHITE. OKAY HE SAID MR TABLE. I HEARD YOU DID SOME SHOOTING. THEY'RE SHOOTING. NO, SIR. NOT ME. SO FLANAGAN, THE OFFICER CAME UP TO ME AND SAY, I THINK BECAUSE THE NEIGHBOR SAID YOU HAD A GUN, AND I SAID WE COULD TAKE RESIDUE OF MY HANDS OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I HAD NOTHING TO HIDE. YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T OFFENDED NOBODY. I'M SITTING ON MY PORCH TEND TO MY BUSINESS. AND SO AFTER THAT, HE PUT. THE CLIPS ON ME HANDCUFFS RIVER AND HE BOUGHT ME TO THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL. SEE WHAT THIS FORK BECAUSE BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME YOU HAVE VANS. I SAID YES, I'M A DISABLED VETERAN. DO NOTHING.BOMB NUCLEAR. SO THE LAY LEADER FROM SPILL ATTACKED THEM AND ME AND TOLD ME WHAT DID HE DO? THIS AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. I SAID, I KNOW THAT THEN TURN AROUND. UH OLDHAM, THE DOCTOR.
HE NEVER DID SEE ME. HE NEVER TALKED TO ME, AND THEY SEE IT THAT WILL ADD A BALANCE BEHAVIOR. I AM COMMITTED NO CRIME. I AIN'T DOING NOTHING. YOU KNOW, SO ACTUALLY, SO THERE GOES THIS TOGETHER. AND LIKE HE'D BEEN DOING WHO'S IN IT, ALL OF THEM TOGETHER. SO WITH THAT.
I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I'M GONNA LET YOU FINISH YOUR YOU'RE SENTENCED, BUT YOUR TIME IS UP, SO JUST WRAP IT UP. OKAY OKAY. YES, MA'AM, SO IT'S ALL ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. I DON'T THINK HE'S APPROPRIATE. THE WHOLE DEAL WITH YAHOO! AND LIKE. WELL, I HAVE TO SAY I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY CONCERNED BECAUSE I'M FILLED. SO CALLED CITIZEN I SUPPOSED TO BE ONE ANYWAY. BUT IT LOOKED AT ME. AND THEN. FURTHERMORE CONCERNING THE AFTER I TOLD HIM, I SAID IF I'M NOT RACIST, LEE ANYTHING. I'M NOT I'M NOT PERFECT, EITHER. BUT I TOLD HIM, I SAY IF THE SHOE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FEET I MEAN, WHAT? WHAT WOULD YOU DO? BECAUSE I HAD CALLED BPD. 11 12 13 TIMES. NEVER NEVER. DID THEY HAVE A PUT NO CUFFS ON HIM. NEVER. AND THIS IRRITATING, YOU KNOW. NOT APPROPRIATE. AT ALL. AND THE BIBLE SAY, HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU LOVE GOD? WHO YOU NEVER SEEN. IT AIN'T YOUR BROTHER. YOU SEE EVERY DAY THANK YOU, MR TIP. LIKE I CAN'T SAY NO. THANK YOU.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE. OKAY, MR ROY. TERRY ROARING 91 50 SHEPHERD BY MY TEXAS THANK YOU. HOW YOU DOING? I REALLY WASN'T GONNA SPEAK TODAY. BUT I THOUGHT IF I DIDN'T NOTHING WAS GOING TO GET DONE. I'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU ALL KNOW IT. AND IT'S ABOUT THE DITCHES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE MEDIA. I SPOKE WITH MIKE LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE DREDGING OF THE DITCHES. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER FLOODING SEASON BEFORE WE CAN COME OUT AND JUST DIG IT? DID THE DITCHES OUT? WE NEED TO START BEING PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE TO SITUATIONS. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE IF MY NEIGHBORS ARE TIRED OF BEING FLOODED. I MEAN, IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO DIG A DITCH OUT. DO WE NOT HAVE THE ENGINEERS THAT ABLE TO COME OUT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO? IF NOT, WE NEED TO FIND SOMETHING THAT CAN I KNOW I'M GETTING TIRED OF COMING UP HERE TALKING ABOUT A DITCH TOILET. I MEAN, IT'S TIME FOR US TO START BEING PROACTIVE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO BUILD A CITY UP. WE'LL NEVER GET THERE LIKE THIS. NEVER AND WE ALL GROWN AND IT'S TIME WE STOPPED BS AND AROUND ACTUALLY STARTED DOING SOME WORK. I MEAN, HOW HARD IS THAT DITCH OUT? DO WE NOT HAVE THE MANPOWER? WAS THE ISSUE. I'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE FOR YEARS. TALKING ABOUT THAT.
HERE'S NOT MUCH YEARS. WHEN ARE WE GONNA START BEING PROACTIVE? I KNOW YOU ALL GOT A PROGRAM
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THAT'S GOING ON NOW, BUT I'M SURE IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ME. I'M SURE IF IT DOES IT, MAYBE TWO DITCHES. IT'S TIME TO START DOING WHAT WE WITHOUT. ONE GOT VOTED INTO OFFICE FOR IT'S TIME.FIND MR ROY. I'LL SPEAK WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING, BECAUSE, HONESTLY, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS TIME THAT WAS SPENT AT YOUR RESIDENT. AND HONESTLY, SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU'VE BEEN HERE, I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM? WELL, MAYBE OF THE FLUSHING. IT'S A TEMPORARY FIX. IT WORKS NOW IN BED. BUT AS FAR AS THE DIGITS, NOT JUST IN MY WHERE I LIVE, I'M TALKING ABOUT THEIR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD OF A MILLION. IT HASN'T BEEN DUG OUT THERE AND OVER 13 YEARS. AND THAT GROUND AND THAT GRASS AND THOSE DITCHES HAS RISEN. AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR INCHES IN THOSE 13 YEARS. AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GETS HAVE A QUESTION FOR I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FOR BORDER, CHRIS. BUT DIDN'T WE KNOW ALLOCATE LIKE $2 MILLION TOWARDS THE CITYWIDE DITCHING PROGRAM AND DOES SOME OF THAT INCLUDE A MILLION CONTRACT WAS AWARDED LAST COUNCIL SESSION, I BELIEVE AND THE ENTIRETY OF AMELIA'S IS INCLUDED IN IN THIS CONTRACT. AND A MILLIONS, ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE FIRST SECTIONS THAT WILL GET DONE UNDER IT. WHEN THEY GET UNDERWAY. THEY ENTIRETY OF THE CONTRACT SHOULD BE FINISHED BY DECEMBER, AND THAT WILL BE 20% AGE WARDS DITCHES IN THIS FIRST PHASE. THANK YOU. PART. DO YOU KNOW THE START DATE FOR AMELIA? ARE APPROXIMATELY. I KNEW WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO KICK OFF LAST MEETING, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT IN ON THE TIP OF MY FINGERS RIGHT NOW I CAN FIND OKAY, IT'LL BE SOON. IT'S VERY SOON NEXT FEW WEEKS OR SOMETHING. NEXT FEW WEEKS, I WOULD ASSUME SO I'LL GET THE INFORMATION FROM YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TURN. IF THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK BORDER POSSIBLE. WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON THE DAY, YOU CAN JUST EMAIL IT TO US SO WE CAN JUST LET THE CITIZENS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? NO IT COULD BE EXPECTED AROUND THIS TIME. I'LL CONFIRM THE EXACT DATE AND ALL EMAIL. AND ALSO WE CAN POST IT ON THE WEBSITE. BELIEVE IT'S POSTED ALREADY ON ON THE WEBSITE. I CAN CONFIRM. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER START LEGS ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. AND NOT, I MEAN, IF YOU SEND IT OUT, NOT JUST FOR A MILLION, BUT FOR WHENEVER THEY'RE GOING TO BE STARTING AT ALL THE WARS IF YOU COULD WELL, THE CONTRACT WE WHAT WE'LL HAVE POSTED IS WHAT'S GOING TO GET DONE WITHIN THE CONTRACT. WE'VE ASKED THEM TO.
DO A MILLION FIRST BECAUSE OF THE MCLEAN PROJECT THAT DD SIX IS DOING THAT WAY. ALL OF THAT IS DONE IN WRAPPED UP. FAIRLY SOON, AND WE'VE ALSO ASKED THEM TO DO FOR PINE STREET BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO GET THAT COLLIERS . VERY PUMP STATION UNDERWAY AND WE WANT TO BE DONE WITH THE DITCHING ON THAT, SO WE DON'T RUN INTO PROBLEMS PAST THAT CONTRACTORS FREE TO ATTACK. THE REST OF IT IN IN WHATEVER ORDER THEY THINK, MOST EFFICIENT FOR THEM. OKAY? AND THERE. I BELIEVE WE JUST EXECUTED THAT CONTRACT, BUT WE'LL ASK MR BARK KODIAK TO GET US THE EXACT START DATE OR THE AT LEAST THE RANGE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. OKAY? NOW WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS AND I'LL START WITH YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO. YEAH.
WE'RE ALL. REMIND EVERYBODY. ALL COMING UP. OPENINGS. FOR OUR SHOW. WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR MAYOR. YEAR OFU APPRECIATE THAT. SAYING WE GET THE CONSENT
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AGENDA. RIDING. IT'S ACTUALLY COACH. THE COUNCIL HAD WE ACTUALLY GO. ALL THIS STUFF BEFORE ME. THAT'S WHY SOMETIMES WE MAY NOT COME IN ON WHAT'S IN THE CONSENT. JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC JUST TO LET THEM KNOW SOME. THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT ALWAYS ASKING QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE RECEIVED THIS STUFF A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING, AND WE HAVE TIME TO GO OVER. THIS ALBUM HERE. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER GETS. WELL, CRISPY ME TO THE PUNCH MAYOR, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR. IT'S BEEN OVER 10 YEARS SINCE I RECEIVED THAT AWARD. IT WAS MEANINGFUL TO ME AND I KNOW IT'S MEANINGFUL TO YOU AND AH, IT IS TRUE THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT A REFRESHING DEGREE OF COLLEGIALITY TO THIS COUNCIL, AND I THINK WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER WELL, AND I THINK THAT'S LARGELY AS A RESULT OF YOUR LEADERSHIP ALSO WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE JEFFERSON THEATER WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A SHOWING OF FIDDLER ON THE ROOF NOW. PROBABLY MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THAT MOVIE BEFORE. BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T IT IS TRULY ONE OF THE CLASSICS, AND IT'S CELEBRATING 50 YEARS AS A MOVIE. IT WAS A BROADWAY PLAY BEFORE THAT, BUT IT IT'S REALLY INTERESTING THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT DEPICTS A. UKRAINIAN VILLAGE CALLED ANATEVKA AH, BACK AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THAT FALLS UNDER ATTACK. BY RUSSIA. AND IT IS IT SHOWS. THE WORKINGS OF A FAMILY HOW THEY DEAL WITH FAMILY DYNAMICS WITH. PREJUDICES WITH, UH, HATRED AGAINST THEIR PEOPLE. AND IT'S JUST A MOVING, MOVING, MOVING AND IT'S A WONDERFUL MUSICAL. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU APPRECIATE THAT. MY COUNCILMAN RETURNER. YES, I'M GONNA PICK YOU BACK AS WELL. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SEEING YOU IN A LOT OF COMMERCIALS, A LOT OF THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE YOU AS THE COUNCIL EVERY TIME WE CALL YOU DON'T ANSWER AND YOU LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE THINGS THAT GO ON INTO COUNCIL. HOW MANY EVENTS WE HAVE TO SHOW UP IT AND IF THEY WANT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SHOW UP THERE, YOU CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW MANY EVENTS DO MARRIAGE SHOWS UP AT SPOKEN WITH HER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE SHE'LL CALL ME AT THE EVENT? SHE'S ON HER WAY TO ANOTHER. YOU LOOK UP. 78 EVENTS. THAT'S AN EIGHT HOUR WORK DAY, SO I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, IT'S A HIGH DEMAND WITH LEADERSHIP. AND I THINK YOU'RE STEPPING UP TO THE CHARGE, MAN. I THINK THAT ORGANIZATION DID A GREAT JOB BY RECOGNIZING YOU.SECONDLY JUNETEENTH. I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE IN BOMA AND ALWAYS BRAG ABOUT THEIR BARBECUE. PAYS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHO IS THE KING OF THE PIT. WE WILL HAVE A FIRST PLACE TROPHY. AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. I SEE A GENTLEMAN IN THE STANDS WHO JUST LEFT THE PODIUM WHO SAID HE WAS GETTING THE CONTEST? I DIDN'T SEE YOU ON THE SIGN OF LIST. I WANT TO SEE YOU ON THE LIST. MY BROTHER. SO JUNETEENTH, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD. WE GOT LAKESIDE FANTASTIC VOYAGE, THEY WILL BE PERFORMING LIVE. SHOUT OUT TO CHRIS BOONE AND STAFF. HE DID A GREAT JOB. Y'ALL WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AND WORK WITH EVERYBODY TO GET THIS AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL SPONSORS AS WELL. SO PLEASE SPREAD THE LOVE TO THE COMMUNITY. IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY FREE. IT'S NOT OFTEN YOU CAN GO AND SEE A CONTENT A CONCERT TO THIS MAGNITUDE COMPLETELY FREE. WE WANT TO SHOW THAT WE TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR HERITAGE OF JUNETEENTH, AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE WITH EVERYBODY TOGETHER. DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. AH AND LASTLY, AH! BART YOU HELP ME OUT WITH THIS AND I APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW. COUNCILOR SAMUEL WORKED ON IT AS WELL. 32 90 PINE STREET FIRST FULL BAPTIST CHURCH. AH ENERGY GOT OUT THERE. THEY CLEANED UP SOME OF THE DIRT WITH THE PASTOR. SOMETHING ANOTHER PICTURE. THEY STILL GOT SOME DIRT LEFT. HE WANTED BACK THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE THEY DONE IT. SO IF WE CAN REACH BACK OUT TO ENERGY, UH AND GET THEM TO PLEASE FIX THE PROPERTY BACK THE WAY IT WAS PRIOR TO THEM DOING THE WORK THERE. IF YOU CAN DO THAT, I APPRECIATE IT. AND ONCE AGAIN, I KNOW ME AND COUNCILMAN FAMILY HAVE REACHED OUT ABOUT THAT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER. COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER
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SAMUEL. CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEW YEAH. THANK YOU. CHRIS WELL , WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND FRIDAY NIGHT'S PRESENTATION BY THE PRESS CLUB OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND JUST WANTED TO EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. DITTO.THANK YOU. BART. THANK YOU. WELL I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE PRESS CLUB FOR THE AWARD FOR EVERYONE THAT VOTED AND I'M GONNA HAVE LAUREN TO PLEASE STAND UP. LAUREN IS OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR THAT ACCEPTED THE AWARD ON MY BEHALF. I ATTENDED THE U. S CONFERENCE OF MAYORS ARE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY PLANNED AND I HATE I WAS NOT AVAILABLE. BUT LAUREN THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR STANDING IN MY PLACE AND ACCEPTING THE AWARD OF MIGHT BE HALF AND AGAIN TO YOU AND ALL OF THE PRESS CLUB. UH APPRECIATE SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS AWARD. AND. I WAS MY PHONE STARTED GOING OFF. I WAS AT AN EVENT. AND IT STARTED GOING OFF AND I SAY, OH, SOME I REALLY DID I SAY OH, SOMEBODY HAS ONE. AND I LOOKED AND IT WAS ME AND LAURENCE SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE PLAQUE AND A MATTER OF FACT I HAVE TO PLAY HERE. THIS IS THE PLAQUE THAT I RECEIVED IT, SAYS PRESS CLUB OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS EXCELLENT IN THE MEDIA WARD AND USE THE MAKER OF THE YEAR. PROBABLY MOVED ON 2021. SO AGAIN, THANKS SO VERY MUCH ALSO, UM, SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND SAN ANTONIO UM, THIS PAST WEEK. JUNE 1ST. OF COURSE, UM, THE FIRST DAY OF HURRICANE SEASON. PLEASE PLEASE, PLEASE GET PREPARED FOR HURRICANE SEASON. DON'T WAIT TO GET YOUR BATTERIES. DON'T WAIT TO GET YOUR FLASHLIGHTS. UM REGISTER YOUR FOUND WITH STANDS. BECAUSE WHEN THE HURRICANE HIT, THAT IS NOT THE TIME TO PREPARE.
PLEASE BE PROACTIVE. UM, MAKEUP PLAN. AND WE HAD SOME. REALLY REALLY. SHERRY AND I WERE IN A IN A CLASS WHERE UM LITERALLY. THEY'VE MADE OUT PLANS AND ROUTES AND JUST, UM, A PART OF CONTACT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS JUST TO SAY I'M SAFE. LIKE WE'RE HERE. WE'RE SAFE. DON'T WANT YOU TO WORRY BECAUSE ONCE THE FELONS GET LOGGED AND CONGESTED. THEN NO CIRCUITS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO EVEN GET THROUGH. ALSO ONE OF THE VENDORS HAD, UMS SO NEAT. IT'S A FLASHLIGHT, BUT YOU CAN AUTOMATICALLY CHARGE YOUR CELL PHONE. AND YOU, YOU CRANK IT. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE NO ELECTRICITY YOU WILL CRANK TO GET YOUR CELLPHONE TO WORK ARE EITHER SIT IN YOUR CAR RIGHT AROUND. BUT WITH GAS BEING AS HIGH AS IT IS. IF YOU CAN GET OUT, AND IF THERE'S A GAS STATION AVAILABLE, AND SO UM ALL OF IT WAS JUST BE PREPARED. BE PROACTIVE. HAVE A PLAN FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS UPDATED SO THAT WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET OUT AND WHEN, IF AN EVACUATION HAS TO BE CALLED THAT YOU'RE PREPARED UM, ALSO AGAIN. JUNETEENTH JUNE. THE 19TH FATHER'S DAY. UM THE OTHER THING THAT I DON'T THINK THAT WAS MENTIONED WAS THE DEADLINE. TO SIGN UP FOR THE BARBECUE COOK OFF AND FOR THE CAR SHOW IS THIS FRIDAY. THEY'VE EXTENDED IT TO FRIDAY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUTTING THEIR CARS AND UM CLIMBING THAT THEY'RE THE PIT MASTERS. ARE AVAILABLE TO GET OUT THERE AND BARBECUE. AND YOU KNOW YOU BRING YOUR OWN MEAT. YOU BRING YOUR OWN PIT. AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO JUDGE IT.
EVERYTHING IS FREE TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED. AND, UM. I KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SOME REALLY, REALLY NICE CARS PARKED IN THEIR GARAGE IF YOU DON'T BRING IT OUT ON FATHER'S DAY IN JUNETEENTH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER DAY YOU WOULD BRING IT OUT . SO COME ON DOWNTOWN. JOIN US,
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IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. AGAIN CHRIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE STAFF HAS BEEN GREAT TO PUT THIS ON AND LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE. ALSO KATHMANDU AREA. ONE OF THE THING MAYOR, I JUST HAPPENED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BARBECUE EATER, SO I'LL VOLUNTEER TO BE A JUDGE. YOU MADE ME LOSE MY THOUGHT. SO AGAIN, COME ON OUT, AND WE ALREADY HAVE SOMEONE. THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL BARBECUE LATER, SO HE'S READY TO TASTE AND MIKE SAID HE HE'S READY. UM ALSO, I DID ATTEND THE U. S CONFERENCE OF MAYORS. IT WAS EXCELLENT.EXCELLENT. UM CONFERENCE. UM. UH OF COURSE, VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS WAS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS. AND YOU YOU'RE MENTIONING UKRAINE AND THE MOVIE FEDERAL ON THE ROOF. UH PRESIDENTS. LYNSKEY GAVE A MESSAGE VIA, UH, UH FROM, UH, THE UKRAINE AND ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA. WAS THERE . JUST SPEAKING ABOUT EXCHANGING COMMERCE WITH THE UNITED STATES , SO IT WAS A VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE CONFERENCE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I CALLED CHRIS WHILE I WAS SITTING AT THE TABLE GAVE HIM AN IDEAL THAT PROPERLY WILL GET TO IMPLEMENT HERE REAL SOON IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DO TRAVEL TO CONFERENCES IS TO GET UPDATES TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. JUST TO BRING IDEALS BACK TO OUR AREA. AND TO CONVERSE WITH OTHER MAYORS AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK YOUR PROBLEMS ARE JUST UNIQUE TO YOUR AREA, THEY'RE NOT I MEAN, WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH PRETTY MUCH SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SOME ARE DIFFERENT. WE HAVE A HURRICANE. THEY HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE OR THEY HAVE FIRES, BUT EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH AND TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY. JUST COMING TOGETHER AND JUST LISTENING TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT IDEALS AND PROBLEMS AND PROBLEM SOLVING. WE COME UP WITH A LOT OF LOT OF GREAT IDEAS. IT IS NOW. 602 THANK YOU
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FOR COMING OUT TO THIS EVENING MEETING. AND WE WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND AGAIN GO OUT AND SPREAD THE LOVE.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.