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AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUM IT CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 2ND 2022 AND GIVEN TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY JULIUS WARDLEY OF THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. THANK YOU. EVERYONE PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING. FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG.
THANK YOU. SPEARS. GIVE US COURAGE. AMEN. OUR NATION'S FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. THE UNITED STATES OF AND TO THE REPUBLIC. FOR WHICH IS ONE NATION UNDER. PASTOR WORLEY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU. MAY I HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR MARTIN PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM DARIO YEAH . COUNCIL MEMBER GETS PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER FAILED SHOW PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL PRESENT. THANK YOU. TODAY WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION. WE HAVE A
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VISIT FROM OUR NEW PRESIDENT CEO , THE GREATER BOWMAN OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MR STEVE. ELAINE. E IS WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE YOUR STAFF WITH YOU ALSO. THANKING ME REALLY QUICK. REDUCE THAT HER TRUE.WILLIAMS RIGHT HERE IN CHARGE OF THE BOOKS, AND THEN WE GOT CHRISTA HUNTER WHO DOES A LOT OF THE FOUNDATION WORK AND THE STUFF WITH THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND LEADERSHIP AND ENJOY ARMSTRONG. BACK HERE IN THE BACK. JOEY REYES REYES, BRIANNA, THEN MIKE SIMPSON. GREAT STAFF.
ABSOLUTELY I'M QUITE FAMILIAR AND SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH EACH AND EVERYONE WORKS. I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH THEM. AND SO I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO SAY A FEW WORDS. VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. BEAUMONT IS A GREAT CITY, LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES AND THINGS THAT I THINK WE'RE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND PARTNERSHIP AND I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS IN IN THE 21ST CENTURY. IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET STUFF DONE BY YOURSELF, SO IT'S CRITICAL TO WORK TOGETHER. I SEE THE CITY AS A CRITICAL PARTNER IN TERMS OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. TWO THINGS. YOU KNOW, THEY TELL US THE HALLMARK OF A GREAT CITY HAS TWO CHARACTERISTICS. ONE IS THAT IT IS WELCOMING OF STRANGERS. AND I'VE GOTTEN THAT SENSE FROM BEAUMONT IS I'VE BEEN HERE A TOTAL OF 22 WEEKS NOW, BUT SECOND, IS WELCOMING OF NEW IDEAS. AND I THINK THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US HERE IN BEAUMONT TO GROW THE ECONOMY DIVERSIFYING TO BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE TABLE. AH IS REALLY WE'RE ON THE CUSP OF DOING SOME GREAT THINGS SO VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. LOOK FORWARD TO GET I'VE MET. SOME OF YOU ALREADY, MAYOR HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU. BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY SEPTEMBER 8TH WE HAVE THE STATE OF THE CITY AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA WOW THEM WITH YOUR INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL. WELL, ABSOLUTELY.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR COMING ON TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE TRIED TO GET TOGETHER, AND LAST WEEK MY SCHEDULE DID NOT PERMIT BUT WE WILL HAVE A SIT DOWN REAL SOON, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY DITTO TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THE CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REST OF THE CHAMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO READ AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS NUMBER ONE AND TWO OF THE REGULAR AGENDA OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTEMPLATING OR PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.71 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. RONALD K. DAVIS VERSUS
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JOHN DEE BROWN. E T A L CIVIC ACTION NUMBER ONE 0.2 TWO DASH C V DASH 000 TO FOUR. THANK YOU.ALSO NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE, SO, PLEASE FILL OUT THE GREEN SLIP TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM HANDED TO THE CLERK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. SHE WILL CALL YOUR NAME. YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR THREE MINUTES AND THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON. AT THE END OF YOUR THREE MINUTES. I WILL ASK IF YOU WILL. PLEASE, PLEASE RESPECT. THAT THE RED BUTTON AND TO LET YOU KNOW YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION FOR THE
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CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND THE MOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRY I'M SORRY. I JUST RECEIVED A NOTATION ALSO THAT COUNCILMAN. SAMUEL IS RUNNING A LITTLE LATE.HE'S PICKING A JURY. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THANK YOU. MISSISSIPPI MANAGER. MAY I
[1. Consider authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute Change Order No. 3, accept maintenance, and authorize final payment to Texas Pride Utilities, LLC, for the Dowlen West Pipe Bursting Contract - Phase I Project ]
HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. YES MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE EXCEPT MAINTENANCE AND AUTHORIZED FINAL PAYMENT TO TEXAS PRIDE UTILITIES LLC FOR THE DALLIN WEST PIPE BURSTING CONTRACT PHASE ONE PROJECT. ON FEBRUARY 25TH 2020 BY RESOLUTION . 20 DACHAU FOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO TEXAS PRIDE UTILITIES LLC OF HOUSTON FOR THE DALLIN WEST PIPE BURSTING CONTRACT PHASE ONE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,097,001. PREVIOUS CHANGE. ORDERS ARE IN YOUR PACKET. UM ADDING THE AMOUNT OF $32,100.PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE IN THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTION OF 270,714. AS WELL AS THE ADDITION OF 157 CALENDAR DAYS TO THE CONTRACT IS REQUIRED TO ADJUST EMATE ADJUST THE ESTIMATED QUANTITIES AND CONTRACT TIME TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL QUANTITIES AND CONTRACT TIME USED IN THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. IF APPROVED, THE FINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT WILL BE 858,536. PROJECT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE WATER UTILITIES AND FOUND TO BE COMPLETE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS IN TERMS SET FORTH IN THE CONTRACT. THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. SECOND HAVE EMOTION IN A SECOND ON THE FLOOR IS THERE YOU NEED DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER TURNER. MR MANAGER AND STAFF. CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THE COMMUNITY? UH EXACTLY WHAT PIPE BURSTING IS SO THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IT COULD BE BENEFICIAL. AND I KNOW WHO SAID PHASE ONE. CAN YOU KINDA ENLIGHTEN THEM ALL? THEY'RE PLAYING WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE FACES. OKAY SO THIS PARTICULAR PHASE OF THE PLAN IS BASICALLY THE DOWN WEST AREA KIND OF WEST OF DOWNTOWN SOUTH OF GLADYS. IT'S APPROXIMATELY THREE AND A QUARTER MILES. HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA ABOUT PIPE BURSTING. BUT I'M GOING TO ASK OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO ENLIGHTEN US OF THE LAW. IT'S A METHOD BY WHICH THEY GO THROUGH AND THEY BURST OR BUST OUT THE OLD PIPE. UM SO THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TO PUT A HOLE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PIPE TO START ON THE OTHER SIDE TO PULL THE MECHANISM THROUGH AND THEY PULL THE NEW PIPE. THROUGH THE OLD ONE AFTER THEY'VE BROKEN IT APART, SO IT'S A COST EFFECTIVE MEASURE TO REPLACE SANITARY SEWER LINE WITHOUT HAVING TO DIG ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF IT AND DO AN OPEN TRIP. SO BOY IS SAFE TO SAY WE'RE REPLACING OLD PARTS WITH NEW PARTS. IT'S POSSIBLE CAN ELIMINATE SOME, YOU KNOW, WATER ISSUES. ANYTHING TO THAT MAGNITUDE. IT WILL GREATLY REDUCE, UH THE INFILTRATION OF WATER IN AND IMPROVE THE FLOW FOR THE SANITARY. SUPER. YES, SIR, GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROVEN ITEM NUMBER ONE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE
[2. Consider approving a contract with WJE Associates, Inc., of Austin, Texas for Professional Engineering Services - Bridge Repairs at Various Locations City Wide ]
MOTION CARRIES THEY HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. YES MA'AM. I REMEMBER, TOO IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH W. J E AND ASSOCIATES INC OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, PER FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR BRIDGE REPAIRS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS[00:10:03]
CITYWIDE. THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR TEXT DOT PERFORMS BI ANNUAL BRIDGE INSPECTIONS ON THE CITY OF BEAUMONT MAINTAIN STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THE BRIDGE INSPECTION PROGRAM. 2020 INSPECTION CYCLE RECOMMENDED STRUCTURAL REPAIRS BE MADE WITHIN TWO YEARS. OR BEFORE THE NEXT INSPECTION CYCLE FOR 13 OF THE 58 BRIDGES INSPECTED AND THE PROPOSED ENGINEERING SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES FURTHER INSPECTION, AS WELL AS DESIGN RECOMMENDED REPAIRS. ENGINEERING SERVICES SHOW INCLUDE PERFORMING BRIDGE INSPECTIONS, PREPARING INSPECTION REPORTS EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES, DEVELOPING SCOPE OF REPAIRS AND ENGINEERING DESIGN. ESTIMATES INCLUDING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE 13 BRIDGES IN QUESTION. FOR THE R F. Q WE DID RECEIVE FOR RESPONSES, AND THEY WERE EVALUATED BY CITY STAFF AND THE EVALUATION CRITERIA IS IN YOUR PACKET. YOU MAY RECALL. THIS ITEM WAS AT THE LAST MEETING. I THINK THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND TO THIS R F Q. ISSUE.FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS PROJECT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE ITEM. THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE APPROVE. EMOTION. AND THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR AND A DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER GETS JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO BART FOR PROVIDING THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT HELP ME ARRIVED AT MY DECISION AND THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH! ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER
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THREE, WHICH IS CAN TO CONSIDER I'M SORRY. THE CITY MANAGER. GO AHEAD AND READ THE CAPTION. I'M SO SORRY. LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THE CAPTION. UM I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT IT ON THE AGENDA TO DISCUSS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE CAN READ IT AGAIN IF WE COME BACK AND TAKE ACTION, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE CAPTION COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LAWSUIT STYLED RONALD K. DAVIS VERSUS JOHN DEE BROWN AT AL CIVIL ACTION NUMBER ONE TWO TWO DASH TV DASH 0002. FOR THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE WILL STEP OUT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER, AND WE WILL RETURN FOR A VOTE. AND CONTINUE THE GENDER AS WRITTEN. SO PLEASE EXCUSE US. THANK YOU. WE'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS WE THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR PATIENTLY WAITING ON US, AND, UH, WE WILL RESUME AS THE[3. Ronald K. Davis v. John D. Brown, et 3. Consider authorizing the settlement of the lawsuit styled Ronald K. Davis v. John D. Brown, et al; Civil Action No. l:22-cv- 00024 ]
GENDERS PRINTED. CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE. YES MA'AM. ITEM NUMBERS THREE IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LAWSUIT STYLED RONALD K. DAVIS. VERSUS JOHN DEE BROWN AT AL CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 1 22 CV 0002. FOUR. AND I'LL LET THE CITY ATTORNEY LEAD THE ENEMY ARMY READ, GO AHEAD AND READ IT. ALL RIGHT, LET ME GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT THAT'S FINE. LAWSUITS TITLE STYLED RONALD K. DAVIS VERSUS JOHN DEE BROWN IT ALL CIVIL ACTION NUMBER ONE HIGH DASH 22 CV 00024 WAS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. HELD ON JULY 19TH 2022 AS WELL AS TODAY. AUGUST 2ND 2022 CITY ATTORNEYS REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO SETTLE THIS SUIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,500 THE FUNDING SOURCE WOULD COME FROM THE GENERAL LIABILITY FIND THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THEIR EMOTION. I SAW. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND MOTION IN A SECOND ON THE FLOOR? IS THERE DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER GETS? WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS CASE EXTENSIVELY. AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION. TO PAY THIS CITIZEN. ANY MONEY. BECAUSE IN MY VIEW. THE POLICE OFFICERS DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THAT AMOUNTED TO A CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION. OF THIS MAN'S CIVIL RIGHTS. THIS MAN HAS SUED BUT THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND ITS POLICE OFFICERS. DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF LIABILITY ATTACHED TO EAT. BECAUSE OF CONTRACTUAL[00:15:06]
OBLIGATIONS WITH THE POLICE UNION. WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A DEFENSE TO THE POLICE OFFICER WHO ENJOYS QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. FROM THIS TYPE OF ALLEGATION. BUT AS TO THE CITY FOR THIS PLAINTIFF TO PREVAIL. HE WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THAT THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HAD A WRITTEN POLICY.ENCOURAGING ITS OFFICERS TO ABUSE THE RIGHTS OF OUR CITIZENS. AND OF COURSE WE DO NOT HAVE THAT. OR HE WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THAT WE HAVE A CUSTOM. OR PATTERN OF PRACTICE. IN WHICH WE ALLOW OUR POLICE OFFICERS. TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST OUR CITIZENS. AND WE JUST TURNED A BLIND OFF. WHICH, OF COURSE WE DO NOT OR HE WOULD HAVE TO SHOWO PROPERLY TRAIN OUR POLICE OFFICERS. WHICH HE CANNOT. AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE BEST TRAINED POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE AREA. SO THE ONLY REASON WE WOULD BE SELLING THIS CASE FOR $22,500. YES, BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT IT MIGHT COST MORE TO DEFEND IT. AND MAYBE IT WOULD. BUT SOMETIMES THERE'S PRINCIPLES IN PLACE THAT ARE IMPORTANT. AND STANDING BEHIND YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOUR POLICE OFFICERS WHEN THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG IS IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT. PAYING MONEY WHEN IT'S NOT A JUST CLAIM. IS THE WRONG THING TO DO. IT OPENS UP THE DOORS. TO THE SLOT MACHINE. A T M MACHINE PEOPLE PLAY LITIGATION LOTTO. THEY BECOME AWARE THAT THEY CAN FOLLOW CLAIM IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT OF SOFT TARGET. WE'RE GOING TO PAY THAT CLAIM. EVEN IF IT'S NOT ADJUST CLIENT. SUPPORT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND HOT. AM NOT SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. MR GOOD'S COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER, PLEASE. MR ATTORNEY OUT OF CURIOSITY WHEN EVERYTHING WHEN THEY WENT TO THE D A. WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE THERE? THERE WERE CRIMINAL CHARGES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CASE THAT CHARGES WERE DISMISSED FOR THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. I BELIEVE THE D A S NOTES, WHERE THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE ELEMENTS FIT THE CRIME. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID IT WAS DISMISSED. CURRENTLY WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE SPENT ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE? THE OFFICERS BEING REPRESENTED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM, AND SO FAR THE EXPENSES TOTAL ROUGHLY AROUND $40,000. OKAY WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE DONE THE MATH AND WE KNOW THE PROJECTIONS OF WHAT WE WILL BE SPENDING IF WE DID TRY THE CASE. AND WHAT WOULD WHAT WOULD THAT AMOUNT BE? IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT WITHOUT ANY EXPERT TESTIMONY THAT THE EXPENSES FOR TRIAL COULD ARRANGE IN EXCESS OF $75,000. OKAY, SO THERE'S 75,000, AND IT'S BEING REQUESTED THAT WE CAN SETTLE FOR 22 FIVE. MY NEXT QUESTION IS IT'S FROM THE OFFICER'S PERSPECTIVE. WHAT DID THE OFFICER SAY IN REGARDS TO THIS CASE? BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR. I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE OFFICERS. I DON'T WANT TO EVEN MAKE THAT SCENARIO. PUT THAT OUT THERE. I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE OF BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THINK WE HAVE AN AWESOME LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS. WHAT DID THAT OFFICER SAVE HIMSELF IN REFERENCE TO THIS CASE, HE WASN'T OPPOSED TO SETTLEMENT. OKAY. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVEN'T SPOKE TO OFFICER WHO CALLED ME AND ASKED ME. NOT TO SETTLE THIS PARTICULAR CASE AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT FOR THE RECORD THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, SAMUEL SIMPLY SAY THAT I'VE HEARD COUNCIL MEMBER GETS ASSESSMENTS OF THE CASE. I DON'T AGREE WITH HIS ASSESSMENT OF THE CASE, HOWEVER ONE I WANTED TO BE KNOWN THAT THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF NOT SUPPORTING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT . THIS IS A MATTER OF CHOOSING OUR BATTLES AND MINIMIZING OUR EXPOSURE. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M MAKING MY DECISION BASED ON. COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL BE VOTING NO IN OF REGARDING SETTLING WITH MR DAVIS AND MINE IS BASED ON AS WAS HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED THAT FOR ME, IT'S A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE. THAT, UM. I FEEL LIKE OUR OFFICER BEHAVED HIMSELF TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY, GIVEN THE SITUATION. AND THERE'S NO CALLS FOR THIS LAWSUIT. AND FOR ME, IT DOES COME DOWN DOWN TO A POINT WHERE SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO STAND FOR WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT. AND STAND ON PRINCIPLE . THAT'S THAT'S FOR ME. THANK
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YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER, DORIA I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ALSO FULLY SUPPORT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT. WITH OUR JOB UP HERE ON COUNCIL IS TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OR THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AND THIS IS JUST IT'S JUST MAKES SENSE.WE'VE THAT'S 75,000. THAT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE 40,000 THAT WE'VE ALREADY SPENT, AND WE COULD STOP ALL OF THIS TODAY FOR $22,500. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. ALSO, UM ANYONE ELSE? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY I AM TRULY IN SUPPORT OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS THINK WE HAVE A GREAT POLICE FORCE. UM WE HAVE SPENT. 40,000 WITH AN ADDITIONAL $10,000. IN HOUSE. FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, WHICH COMES TO A TOTAL OF $50,000 PLUS A POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL $75,000, WHICH WOULD TAKE THIS CASE. 225. OF YOUR TEXT DOLLARS. TO SETTLE. AND THE CASE IS BEING SETTLED FOR 22,000. 500. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID ALL IN FAVOR QUESTIONS. YES SIR. I HEARD EVERYBODY UP HERE. TALK ABOUT HOW WE SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND AS I DO, TOO, BUT WE ALSO GOT TO REMEMBER. THESE GUYS ARE IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW.
SO HOW ABOUT WE ALSO CONSIDER GIVING THESE GUYS THE 1% RAISE THAT THEY'RE ADDITIONALLY ASKING FOR BUT SIR NO ONE HAS DENIED THEIR RACE. BUT WE AS A COUNCIL NEED TO DISCUSS IT. I'VE ASKED AND ASKED AND ASKED THAT HAVE YET TO GET AN UPDATE ON IT. OKAY WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE UP WITH STAFF. BUT RIGHT NOW THAT IT'S NOT THE QUESTION THAT'S BEFORE THIS COUNCIL RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER THREE.
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING THAT RIGHT? ANY OPPOSE? NO. DID YOU GET THAT? THREE DAYS. THE MOTION
[4. Consider an ordinance amending the boundaries of the wards of the City of Beaumont for election purposes ]
CARRY. I HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. BEFORE I READ THE CAPTION, WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS RELATED TO DRAFT PLANS FOR THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF SINGLE MEMBER COUNCIL WARDS. AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE CAPTION. THE ITEM COUNCIL. WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WARDS FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR ELECTION PURPOSES. AND AGAIN THE ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW REAPPORTION IT A PORTION THAT PLAN, THEREBY REVISING CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WARD BOUNDARIES IN RESPONSE TO THE 2020 CENSUS.PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT PROVIDING FOR THIS ORDINANCE BE CUMULATIVE PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY PROVIDING FOR THE GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY AND PROVIDING FOR INJUNCTIONS. AND AGAIN, MAYOR I'D ASK YOU TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE HAVE MAPS PROPOSED A MAP MAP A RATHER THAN PROPOSED MATT BE. WE'VE HAD HIM POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND WE'VE GOT HIM POSTED HERE IN THE IN THE CHAMBER. WE'VE HAD HIM POSTED IN THE LOBBY. AND WE WOULD ASK YOU TO OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND GENDER ITEM NUMBER FOUR PLATES. CHRISTOPHER JONES, 10 45 TO SET BEAUMONT, TEXAS. THANK YOU. GOOD DAY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL . I'M COMING TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE MINI CITIZENS, CIVIC GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME ASKING THAT I ADDRESS YOU ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. AH! THE ADDRESS TODAY IS ABOUT HAVING ACCESS TO ACTION.
UM WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF YOU ALL WOULD POSTPONED THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND THE AMENDMENT PROCESS. FOR AN EVENING MEETING , GIVING RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RALLY. AND INVOLVED AND ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU. OKAY? THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. OKAY? YEAH, THIS TIME. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER GIGS. YES WE HEARD FROM OUR ATTORNEY THAT WE HIRED TO DO THIS STUDY LAST WEEK. HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE TWO MAPS FOR US TO CHOOSE BETWEEN. ONE HE HAD
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PREPARED HIS MAP A THE OTHER ONE IS MATT B. VERY MINOR CHANGES IN MAP BE FROM MATT BAI, BUT BASICALLY WHAT THIS ALL BOILS DOWN TO. IS THAT AWARDS ONE AND TWO. HAVE INCREASED THEIR POPULATION. TO SUCH AN EXTENT. THAT THERE HAS TO BE SOME CHANGES. BECAUSE OF THE LAST CENSUS. WAR TWO THAT I SERVED. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 33,000 PEOPLE IN IT. AH, WORK. FOR THE COUNCIL THAT COUNCILMAN DURIO SERVES AS 23 24,000 PEOPLE IN IT. AND FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES ALL THE WARDS TO BE ROUGHLY AN EQUAL POPULATION. SO THAT MEANS THAT WAR TWO IS GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE SOME OF ITS POPULATION TOWARDS FOUR. MORE THAN ONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE SOME OF ITS POPULATION TO WORK FOR IN ORDER TO GET THESE NUMBERS TO COME OUT RIGHT OR THREE. IS IT ABOUT THE RIGHT SIZE FOR THE AVERAGE OF ALL FORDS ABOUT 28,000? IN ORDER FOR WARD. TO GIVE POPULATION WORD FOR IT HAS TO BE A PORTION OF WAR TO THAT TOUCHES. WHAT FOR? GOTTA BE RIGHT THERE ON THE BOUNDARY. THERE'S TWO PLACES IN WAR TO WHERE THAT OCCUR. THAT'S OUT IN THE BRENTWOOD AREA. AND IT'S ALSO IN THE CALLED WOULD AREA. PROPOSED MAP, A SUGGEST MOVING. VOTING PRECINCT FIVE.ALL OF IT. INTO WORK FOR AND OUT OF WAR TO WHERE IT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN. I HAD NUMEROUS CITIZENS. THAT LIVE IN CALLED WOULD REACH OUT TO ME. EXPRESSING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN IN WAR, TOO. BUT OUT OF ALL OF THOSE CITIZENS THAT REACHED OUT TO ME EXPRESSING THAT ALL OF THEM LIVED ON THE WEST SIDE. OF EAST CALLED WOULDT STRAIGHT THAT WHEN YOU COME ACROSS THE LINDBERGH OVERPASS? AND INTO THE CALLED WOULD EDITION. IT BECOMES EAST CALLED WOOD, AND IT GOES ON UP TO CARTER. IT'S THE PORTION OF CALLED WOOD THAT HAS THE BIGGER HOUSES. THE HOUSES THAT YEAH. TAKE UP MORE PROPERTY. YOU'RE ONLY REALLY TALKING ABOUT 40 OR SO HOUSES AND MAYBE ABOUT 200 PEOPLE. SO THE DEMOGRAPHER CAME BACK WITH A PROPOSED MAP B. AND HE SAID IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY FINE. IT WOULDN'T CHANGE THE NUMBERS, IT WOULD NOT VIOLATE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT. IT WOULD SPLIT. A VOTING PRECINCT. IT WOULD SPLIT VOTING PRECINCT. BUT HE ALSO WENT ON TO SAY THAT THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON. IT'S DONE IN LOTS OF PLACES. ARE YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE IS A GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARY THAT IS CLEAN. LIKE EAST CALLED WOULD.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING MAP B. TALK TO COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO, WHO'S THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS AND HE INDICATED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT. AND YOU KNOW, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE CITIZENS THAT WANT TO STAY IN WAR, TOO. TO BE ABLE TO DO SO GIVEN THAT IT DOESN'T NEGATIVELY AFFECT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, WHICH IS REBALANCE THE VARIOUS WARDS AND POPULATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER, SAM WILL PICK IT BACK ON. WHAT, UH, COUNCILMAN GETS IT. WORLD FOUR IS NOT GOING TO LOSE ANY ANYONE. WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDING POPULATION. THE LIKE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF RACIAL BREAK UP WILL REMAIN THE SAME. AND JUST ME. I HAVE NO PROBLEM SUPPORTING MAP BEAT. COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL AS WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, UM I REALLY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH EITHER. ONE OF THE MAPS HAS BEEN PRESENTED. HOWEVER I THINK WERE THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME IS WE'RE SETTING A PRECEDENT OF SPLITTING AND WAR SPLITTING A PRECINCT RATHER UM, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE DESIRE. UH SOME OF THE MEMBERS IN THAT WAR OR IN THAT PRINCE SINK, THEY FEEL THAT THAT THEY WANT TO CHOOSE THEIR COUNCIL PERSON. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT WOULD RATHER LIVE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S WARNED OR THEIR PRECINCT, BUT WE WOULD BE SETTING A PRESIDENT OF BEGINNING TO DIVIDE PRECINCTS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HADN'T DONE PREVIOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND, UM. I
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CAN UNDERSTAND. AH IT'S NOT ABOUT ELATION, BUT IT IS SETTING A PRESIDENT THAT WE BEGIN TO SIT AWARDS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL DESIRES. UH, FROM CITIZENS, SO THAT'S A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT, I BELIEVE TO SAY COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHOW, AND I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN SAMUEL WHERE THE ATTORNEY WAS PRESENTING THIS TO US. UH MY INITIAL REACTION WAS I HATE TO DISAPPOINT COUNCILMAN GETS, BUT THIS IS FOR ME BREAKING PROTOCOL, AND THAT WAS MY OPINION UNTIL THE ATTORNEY SAID HE ANSWERED THE QUESTION. IS THIS A COMMON PRACTICE? AND HE SAID YES, THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS A COMMON THING THEY DO. THEY ACTUALLY SPLIT PRECINCTS AND SO FORTH. AND SO I CAN APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN SAMUELS POSITION BECAUSE THAT WAS MY POSITION UNTIL THE ATTORNEY SAID. THIS IS THIS IS REALLY A COMMON PRACTICE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. SO WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO KEEP ALL THE PRECINCT FIVE AND WAR TO MAYBE MOVE ANOTHER. PRECINCT OUT. THANKS UM, KIND OF PLAY WITH IT A LITTLE BIT BIT, AND IT WASN'T AGAIN. ONE OF THE NUMBERS DON'T WORK, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE CHANGING CHALLENGE WITH DOING IS THAT THEY CANNOT CHANGE THE VOTING STRENGTH RACIAL POPULATION IN A PARTICULAR WARD. AND THE OTHER BIG THING IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR PRECINCTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY CONTIGUOUS TO TOUCH AS YOU MENTIONED. THEY TOUCH THAT BOUNDARY LINE SO WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE, UM LIKE SQUIGGLY LINES OR HATE SOUND CHILDISH, BUT WE WANT CLEAN BOUNDARY LINES. UM AND SO MAPS A AND B BOTH PRESENT CLEAN BOUNDARY LINES. AND SO THERE WASN'T A, UM THERE WASN'T A MAP SEE OPTION. THAT WOULD GIVE US THE SAME, THE SAME RESULTS. THEY DID TRY. COULD AND I'LL BE HONEST LIKE WHEN WE WERE PRESENTING. UM PREPARING FOR MATT BE. THEY LOOKED AT WHAT OPTIONS THEY HAD TO NOT BE ABLE TO SPLIT THE PRECINCT. COULD THEY KEEP ALL OF FIVE INTO AND MOVE ANOTHER PORTION OR WHATEVER, WHICH IS, UM THERE WERE JUST ONE ANY OTHER CLEAN OPTIONS TO DO THAT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. OKAY I WILL NOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I HAVEN'T MOTION FOR ITEMS. NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. MAYOR. I MOVED TO APPROVE MAP B. SECOND. HAVE EMOTION AND THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER TURNED. WELL, IT'S COUNCIL MEMBER DIARIOS WARD , AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, AND MIKE'S EVER CAME WITH IT ADVOCATING FORWARD. I UNDERSTAND THE PRESIDENT'S, BUT I'M BIG ON LONG AS IT CAN BE DONE, AND IT'S OKAY. AND IT'S IN GOOD FAITH OF THE CITIZENS WHO WAS ASKING FOR IT. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE UP HERE TO REPRESENT THEM AS WELL. SO LONG AS WE CAN LEGALLY DO, AND I HAVE NO ISSUES SUPPORTING BOTH OF YOU GUYS. THAT'S YOUR AWARDS. Y'ALL BOTH HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. Y'ALL OKAY WITH IT? I DON'T MIND SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROVEN ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED. NIGHT. THE ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE A SECOND READING, SO COUNCIL WILL BE CHARGED WITH BRINGING SEEN THIS ITEM BACK NEXT WEEK FOR A SECOND READING BEFORE CAN FULLY BE ADOPTED. THERE WON'T BE A PUBLIC COMMENT BUT OBVIOUSLY BE POSTED AS AN ACTION ITEM SO INDIVIDUALS CAN COMMENT BEFORE AFTER THE MEETING IN PUBLIC COMMENTS THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES. I NEED
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TO READ ANOTHER, UM EXECUTIVE SESSION. AT THE END AND THE CLOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD ANOTHER EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER'S POSITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 51.74 OF THE GOVERNMENT CALLED PERSONNEL MATTERS. AT THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING. CHRISTOPHER IS BOO LIONEL D LINES, CAN IT OR WILLIAMS. CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTEMPLATING ARE PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551 THAT 071 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. FOR TAR FRASER VERSUS CITY OF BEAUMONT. CAUSE NUMBER E 206919 CLAIM OF ROBERT COUNTS AND CLAIM OF VIRGINIA.CONTAINER. AT THIS TIME. UM WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO
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PLEASE FILL OUT THE GREEN SPLIT. TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM HANDED TO THE CLERK. THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR THREE MINUTES. THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON AT THE END OF YOUR THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. TONY RENFRO, 61 10 BANKS THAN LANE BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL AND MADAM MAYOR. TODAY. I COME BEFORE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. MAJORITY. AGAIN AND REPEAT THAT ONE MORE CHANCE. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? I COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE MAJORITY THE MAJORITY WON'T CHANGE TODAY. THE CITY OF BEAUMONT NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MOVE IN A NEW AND POSITIVE DIRECTION, HER ANY NEW , WELL QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED APPLICANT FOR CITY MANAGER. IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE. THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES. A STALL CITY WITH MISS OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. BUSINESSES. AND BECAUSE OF MISMANAGEMENT BY AND INCOMPETENT PAST CITY MANAGER WHO MISMANAGED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY WORKS. THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HAS BEEN STAGNANT FOR A GREAT WITH GREAT UNTAPPED OPPORTUNITIES.FOR GROWTH AND CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S TIME FOR THOSE WHO HAVE KEPT THIS GREAT CITY BELOW AVERAGE. IT'S TIME FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TO THE OLD REGIME. IT'S TIME TO STEP OFF THE STAGE. AND BRING IN ONE OF THE MOST DEFINED WHERE GROWN PRODUCTIVE. WELL ROUNDED APPLICANT. THE CITY HAS EVER EMPLOYED. WE, THE MAJORITY. BUT AGAIN LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. WE THE MAJORITY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE ADVOCATES. WILLIAMS. TAKE OUR CITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AS OUR NEW CITY MANAGER AND BEYOND AND AGAIN FOR THE 13 COUNCIL. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF. OF THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY OF THIS GREAT CITY. THERE IS NO NEED FOR COUNSELING. TO PROVIDE AND PRODUCE PRIVATE YEAH, THAT'S THE GATIEN ON FUTURE CANDIDATE WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHRISTOPHER JONES. 10 45 DO SET BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM. I COME TO ADDRESS YOU AGAIN ON THE AWAITED DELIBERATION. OF THE HIRING OF A NEW CITY MANAGER WITH THE LISTED CONSIDERATIONS ON BEHALF OF MANY CITIZENS. CIVIC GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT CONSIDER THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY MANAGEMENT POSITION. WE ASKED THIS BECAUSE OF THE TRACK RECORD OF THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER. WHO WAS OR IS THE DEVELOPER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. DURING THEIR TENURE IN THE CITY. DURING THEIR TENURE TO THE CITY. MANY OF THOSE I SPOKE FOR I SPEAK FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN MADE TO FEEL ASSOCIATED AND EVEN EXILED FROM THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WITH OPTIONS OF RESOLVE. WE ARE NOT WILLING TO GO DOWN THE SAME ROAD. OR ROADS EXPERIENCED. SOME OF THE SAME PRACTICES. OR HAVE OTHER ISSUES UNRESOLVED. THESE PRACTICES. WE ARE. THESE PRACTICES WERE THE DEALINGS OF THE EXITING MANAGER AND SEEMED TO BE THE ACTIONS OF THE AND TRAINING OF THE INTERIM MANAGER IN PLACE. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO SET UP THE CITY FOR ITS NEW DIRECTION. ONE THAT WE, THE PEOPLE. CAN RALLY BEHIND. YOU WANT TO CHANGE? MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT CHANGE MUST START WITH A NEW CITY MANAGER, AND THE INTERIM IS NOT THE OPTION. WE ASK THAT YOUR DELIBERATION AND OVERALL DECISION IS IN LINE WITH THE POPULIST AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES REPRESENTED BY MY ATTENDANCE AND ADDRESS TO YOU TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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CRYSTAL MENARD AND I HAVE NO ADDRESS. WILMA SPIKES 16 OH, FIVE VICTORIA'S BEAUMONT, TEXAS.GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M WILMA'S BITES. UM. HELLO TO THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO THE MAYOR. MY CONCERN IS 1950 GEL, CAMI. UM. I'VE RAISED MY CHILDREN HERE IN BEAUMONT AND I HELP BEEN HERE OVER 40 YEARS. MY CONCERN. I HAVE PROPERTY, SEVERAL PROPERTIES HERE. IN THE CITY. AND RECENTLY ONE OF MY PROPERTIES HAS BEEN READ TACT. THE PROPERTY. HEAD UTILITIES.
TAXES PAID. WATER ON LIGHTS ON UNTIL THEN OCCUPIED. SO MY COUNTRY OVERSELL. OPINION IS.
THE DEPARTMENT THAT RED TAGGED THE PROPERTY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE DONE IT TO OTHER CITIZENS. OR AM I BEING BULLIED? OR MAYBE IT IS IT PART OF THE CITY CODE TO DO IT ANY OTHER CITIZENS? I HAD NO IDEA THAT A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IT'S TENANT OCCUPIED UTILITY ZONE CAN BE DEEMED RED TAGGED. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. TO PLEAD MY CAUSE. EXCELLENT A COUNSEL PEOPLE TO PLEAD MY CAUSE. THEY HAVE YET. TURNED MY WATER SERVICES ALL TURNED MY LIFE OFF.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT EVERY TIME THAT I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL WORK I'VE HAD LICENSE. PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK AND I HAVE HAD PERMIT AND YES PERMIT ON FILE HERE IN THE OFFICE IS COLD AND FOR COLD OFFICES. SO MY CONCERN IS I WANT MY SERVICES BACK. I DO PLAN TO PULL A PERMIT AND COMPLY WITH ANYTHING. BEAUMONT COLD. DEPARTMENT. TELL ME TO DO. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I FEEL LIKE THAT I HAVE BEEN WRONGED. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN WRONGED FOR MY PROPERTY TO BE DEEMED RED TAG OCCUPIED AND UTILITIES ON AND TAXES PAID. I NEED YOUR HELP.
THIS IS ADDICT DRESS. I HAVE PROPERTIES. I HAVE COMPLIED. I HAVE PULLED PERMITS NOW. MAYBE THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT NEED TO KNOW THAT UTILITIES CAN BE ON YOUR HOUSE CAN BE LEANING TO ONE SAID YOU CAN STILL HAVE A BLUE TARP ON YOUR ROOF. YOU'RE GONNA BE LIVING IN YOUR PROPERTY AND GET RED TAG. I NEED TO KNOW THAT SO IT WON'T HAPPEN TO THE NEXT PERSON BEHIND ME. BUT RIGHT NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. YES. I'VE BEEN HERE 40 YEARS. I LIVE OFF THIS PART. I DON'T LIVE IN THIS PROPERTY THIS TACT BUT I LIVE ON THIS. THIS IS PART OF MY INCOME. THIS HAS HAD IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. PUT ME UNDER SO MUCH DRESS. I WILL COMPLY. I WILL DO WHAT BEAUMONT CODE DEPARTMENT TELL ME TO DO ALL THE PERMITS. THANK YOU. I PLAYED MY ASKED YOU TO PLAY MY CAR'S THANK YOU. MY SERVICES BACK. THANK YOU. TRAVIS HAINES, 48 05 BACKSTREET BEAUMONT, TEXAS. I HAD DOING TRAVIS HAINES. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENED TO ME. MAY 25TH 2013. I WAS SLAMMED HERE FIRST BY CORRECTION OFFICER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
HE IMMEDIATE SLEPT. SNAP MY LIPS ON. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SCORE. BUT THE THING ABOUT THE BREAK IT WAS NO SIMPLE BREAK. I STAY IN ISOLATION SEAL. THREE WHOLE DAYS. FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE. WITH NO MEDICAL ATTENTION. ADVISING EVERY CORRECTIONAL STAFF THAT CAME BY THE OF MY OWN WAS BROKEN. EVERY MEDICAL STABBED HIM. I ALMOST BROKE THEY DID NOTHING. ONLY THING THEY DID WAS AT THE NIGHT SHIFT. THE NIGHT CREW WILL COME BY EVERY NIGHT. AND CLEAN OUT MY CELL ON
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THE BLOCK. NO OTHER PERSON SEAL. ALSO OFFICER NAMED COMPOST USED TO PUT A COOK. CALLING ME NAMES, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM. OBVIOUSLY USED TO PUT A CUP ON MY CNN EVERY NIGHT. TRY TO MAKE ME DRINKING. I DID NOT DRINK IT. BLAIR ON INTERNALLY THROUGH MY MIND ORDER THAT RUNS THROUGH MY LEFT ARM. AND ALMOST PASSED OUT THE SURGERY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I GOT A LAWYER. FROM A CERTAIN LAW FIRM OUT HERE. HE SAID. WELL, HE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. HE'LL BRING IT TO THE MEDIA IF HE HAD TO. HE FILED THE SUIT HE WAITING FOR THE COUNTY TO COME BACK WITH AN OFFER AMOUNT AND WE'LL SET IT WITHOUT BRINGING IT TO THE MEDIA. THE MAN NEVER. ONCE I GOT LOCKED UP AND CAME OUT, THE MAN SAID, ALL MY EVIDENCE BASICALLY DISAPPEARED. BUT I'M IN THE CIA ON CAMERA FOR THREE WHOLE DAYS, KICKING, BANGING AND YELLING FOR MY LIFE. I'M GONNA BRING THIS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FIRST. DINNER NEWS CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS. WHOEVER HAD TO TALK TO MAKE SURE I'M RIGHT TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY INJURIES. MY LIFELONG INJURIES. I WANTED TO BE A BOX.I WANTED TO GO TO OIL. I WANT TO DO THINGS PHYSICALLY TO THE BODY TO PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY. AND I CAN'T I HAVE DONE DAMAGE NERVE, AND HE'S NOT IN HIS OWN. AND I'M HURTING EVERY DAY. THE WAY THE LAWYERS HEATED, AND JEFF SEE KIND OF WORK TOGETHER. TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM AND ELIMINATE FOR ME. BRINGING IT TO THE MEDIA OR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR SOCIETY. MY PUBLIC CITY I WAS COMPLETELY WRONG. I'M HUMAN, TOO. AND I DESERVE TO BE TREATED RIGHT? THEY SAY LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE SIGN. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SMEAR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS.
I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM DIARRHEA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A FEW THINGS, UH, ONE OF OUR CITIZENS TO BE AWARE. I KNOW IT MIGHT SOUND SIMPLE, BUT IT'S YOU CAN REALLY HAVE AN EFFECT ON OUR DRAINAGE. WHEN YOU'RE CUTTING YOUR GRASS. YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE CLIPPINGS. THEY GO ON THE STREET NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SPRAYING THEM OR SWEEPING THEM OR BLOWING THEM DOWN INTO THE DRAINAGE. AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THEM OFF OF THE STREETS. SO JUST REMEMBER THAT OR IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE IF YOU HAVE A YARD SERVICE THAT CUTS YOUR GRASS, REMIND THEM OF THAT. YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP THOSE CLIPPINGS OUT THE STREET. UM ALSO, I WANNA SAY SOME OF THE EVENTS I ATTENDED THIS WEEKEND WAS A FEW HOURS A COUPLE OF BACKPACK SCHOOL SUPPLY GIVEAWAY . ONE WAS WITH 100, PLUS BLACK WOMEN AND ANOTHER ONE WAS WITH MY D I, A. YOU DID IT AGAIN OVER THERE MODEM. I MEAN, NO, I D I WAS AT ALICE KEITH PARK. AND, UH AND I JUST WANT TO, UH APPRECIATE Y'ALL LET ME ATTEND, AND IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL GIVEN THOSE GETTING THE KIDS READY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. AND ALSO ATTENDED THE TURNOUT AT OUR MOTHER MERCY CHURCH WITH MY AMERICAN LEGION POSTS, SO I'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY. MAYOR PRO TEAM STAYS PRETTY BUSY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR NEVER GET. HMM. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I'M WALKING THROUGH THE CITY GOING PLACES, PEOPLE ASK ME. WHAT'S THE STATUS OF GETTING BATTLESHIP TEXAS TO BEAUMONT? AND YOU KNOW, I TELL THEM IT'S PROGRESSING AND WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN. HERE IS A CITY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. BUT CITIZEN TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO GIVE THE CITIZENS A VOICE AND THERE IS NOW A SURVEY. THAT IS ON THE CHANGE .ORG AH, SITE. AH YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S TITLED BRING THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS TO BEAUMONT. I THINK IT'S ABOUT THREE DAYS OLD. AND UH, IT'S ALREADY GOT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS COME TO BEAUMONT. SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A VOICE IN THAT MATTER, THAT'S ONE WAY YOU CAN EXERCISE THAT VOICE. YOU CAN GO TO THAT WEB PAGE. I'VE GOT IT ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S CALLED BRING THE BATTLESHIP TAXES. TO BEAUMONT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, SO SAY WHAT? YOU WANT IT HERE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER. UH FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT CVV. THEY HAD TO BEAT BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE COME DOWN AND HOST THE TOURNAMENT IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. I ACTUALLY WENT OUT THERE AND VOLUNTEERED AND ONE OF THE MOST HUMBLING THINGS. I NOTICED THIS
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. THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE BLIND. PLAYING A SPORT. CELEBRATING EXCITED POSITIVE.AND NOT COMPLAINING AT ALL ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THEY ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE. AND IT KIND OF HUMBLED ME FOR A SECOND BECAUSE WE GO BY EVERY DAY IN LIFE AND OFTEN WE COMPLAIN, AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW PRIVILEGED WE ARE JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL OUR PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES. AND THE NEXT THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVES. IT WAS ONE THAT SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT WAS A GREAT JOB. STACY LEWIS SENIOR PUT THAT ONE ON ALONG WITH THAT SCHOOL. IT WAS ONE OF OLDHAM ACADEMY BY BOBBY PATTERSON 100 PLUS BLACK WOMEN AND IT WAS ONE THAT ALICE KEEP PORK. WHY D IA AND SHEA I ACTUALLY WENT TO ALL THREE OF THOSE AND VOLUNTEERS AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW. WE SAY WE REPORTED THE COMMUNITY. I'VE HEARD COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE TOO MANY BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVES 100 AND SIX. I MEAN, IT'S 16,000 KIDS THAT JUST GO TO B. S. D. AND THE REALITY IS OUT OF THOSE KIDS. SOME OF THEM HAVE UNFORTUNATE LIVING CONDITIONS AND US TO EVEN EVER HAD MENTALITY. WE HAVE TOO MANY BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVES IS RIDICULOUS TO ME BECAUSE OUT OF 16,000 KIDS. EVERYBODY'S NOT FORTUNATE, SO I THINK WE NEED TO SHIFT I MENTALITY IF WE EVER THINK LIKE THAT. AND LASTLY, I UNDERSTAND. STAFF IS CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING THE POLICE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. COUNCILMAN L U X I DON'T MIND SUPPORTING YOU AND EVEN BEING A SECOND IF YOU DID WANNA GET AN UPDATE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OR WHATEVER. I'M FINE WITH THAT. BUT I WANT TO PIGGYBACK. WE'RE ALSO IN BUDGET SEASON. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMPENSATION AND PAYING. I STRESSED LAST COUNCIL MEETING. WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR MINIMUMS. NO. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PAYING.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING A LIVING $12 AN HOUR. WITH THAT BEING SAID. THE COURT THE COST OF LIVING IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT AND EXTREMELY HIGH AND SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PAIN AND COMPENSATING I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE THAT WE'RE PAYING, COMPENSATING LOOKING TAKING CARE OF EVERYBODY. FROM THE BOTTOM. AS WELL, JUST AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TOP BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO LIVE ON LIVING WAGES AND NOT GO BACK TO DOING THINGS THAT MAY PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO BE IN THEIR SALARY RANGE. WHEN YOU ONLY MAKING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO I JUST REALLY I WAS JUST RUNNING REITERATE, YOU KNOW, I ASKED TO LOOK AT OUR MINIMUMS AND I KIND OF WANT TO SEE WHERE WE STAND. AND COMPARED TO OTHER COMPETITIVE MARKETS BECAUSE I SEEN A SIGN OF CHICK FIL A. THEY HAD 1999 AND IT'S KIND OF UNFORTUNATE, YOU KNOW, WE COMPETING WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT REGIONS. WE'VE GOT TO BE COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE. SO I JUST WANT TO STRESS. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO LOOK AT THE BOTTOM. I MINIMUMS JUST AS MUCH AS WE FOCUSING ON THE TOP AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL. I JUST LIKE TO SAY I HAD A PLEASANT UH TOUR. ON LAST WEEK WITH AN ORGANIZATION OUT OF CHARLTON PARLOR AREA AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THAT ORGANIZATION THAT CHARLTON PARLOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS GETTING WHAT CITY STAFF TO LOOK AT THE PROPERTY. THE CITY PROPERTY THAT'S AROUND OUR PARKS. AND LOOK AT POSSIBLY INCORPORATING A COMMUNITY GARDEN IN THAT AREA. UM SO I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT WHEN I WENT OUT, SO THAT'S ALL I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU REMEMBER PHIL SHAW? THANK YOU. MAYOR THIS LAST THURSDAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOP BY THE STERLING PRUITT CENTER FOR THE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM THAT WE RUN. AND NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH DROP BY THERE. I IT WASN'T JUST ME.
THERE WAS A NUMBER OF THEM. BUT THE ONE THING I JUST WANTED TO SAY IS IN LOOKING AT THIS GROUP OF YOUNG KIDS. AND LISTENING TO THE STAFF AND OFFICER RILEY. THAT'S BEEN A PART OF THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND LISTEN TO THEIR PASSION. AND THEIR LOVE FOR OUR KIDS. I WAS TAKEN BACK BY THE MOMENT AND. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE. AND I APPRECIATE THE STAFF APPRECIATE OFFICER RILEY, BEAUMONT PD, UM, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL OF THEM FIRE POLICE, E. M S. WE HAVE SOME GREAT PEOPLE, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OR STATEMENT THAT I APPRECIATE THE STAFF THAT STERLING PRUITT AND OFFICER RALLY AND WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR KIDS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, SAMUEL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FELL SHORT FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT. I DID GO OUT AND I DID VISIT WITH THE STAFF, BUT I CAN'T. YOU CAN'T. UH, EXPRESS IT ENOUGH, NOR CAN I THE JOB THAT CAROL RILEY DOES. AND WORKING WITH OUR KIDS. UM, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. AND IT WAS VERY HEARTWARMING. UH AND PARTICULARLY TO SEE HER GETTING
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THE POLICE BOMB, AT LEAST DEPARTMENT INVOLVED AS SHE DID. SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT, AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THOSE KIDS JUST TRULY HAVEN'T THOUGHT. THANK YOU. MANAGER. JUST REAL QUICKLY, JUST A REMINDER. WE PLAN TO HAVE A BUDGET WORK SESSION AND I BELIEVE AUGUST 16TH IS WHEN IT'S BUDGETED JUST FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCIL MEMBER TERM. TURNER'S COMMENTS AND WE ARE PREPARING A TIMELINE OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE POLICE UNION. YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY PUBLIC WORKS. TALK. OKAY? LAUREN. I AM SO SORRY. I'M GONNA ASK IF YOU WILL COME TO THE PODIUM. LAUREN IS OUR COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR TO ANNOUNCE A JOINT VENTURE, THE OWNER OF URBAN AIR CALLED ME A WEEK AGO, AND SHE ACTS. HOW COULD SHE PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. TO DO A BACK TO SCHOOL BASH. UH, FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE NOT ONLY WANT TO DO FOR THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK, BUT SHE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE IT. BECAUSE OF. AH THE LACK OF, UM THINGS FOR TWEENS. TO DO IN THIS AREA, AND I LEFT MY NOTES AND SO I SPOKE WITH LAUREN THIS MORNING. ABOUT IT. AND LAUREN, IF YOU WOULD JUST PLEASE GIVE THAT INFORMATION SO THAT THE AUDIENCE VIEWING AUDIENCE CAN HAVE THAT. SURE SO THURSDAY NIGHT AT URBAN AIR 8 TO 10 P.M.THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERING WITH URBAN AIR. THEY'LL BE THERE TO INTERACT WITH ANY KIDS. IT IS GEARED TOWARDS TEENAGERS AGED 13 TO 16. 25% OF THE DOOR. PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE COPS AND KIDS PROGRAM. SO LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY FOR SOME OF THE TEENS AND TWEENS TO HAVE ONE LAST KIND OF HURRAH BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL. UM PARENTS WILL NEED TO DROP THEM OFF AND PICK THEM UP. UM BUT IT IS FOR TEENAGERS TO HAVE FUN AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED ON THE URBAN AIR WEBSITE. SO IF YOUR KIDS DEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. LAUREN. AND THAT IS THIS THURSDAY NIGHT. THAT IS THIS THURSDAY NIGHT? THIS THURSDAY NIGHT. SO IF YOU CAN COME OUT, COUNCIL, PLEASE COME OUT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OWNER, RACHEL, UH, TO EVEN DO THIS, SHE SAID. SHE REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH, UM ALL OF THE CRIME THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OUR TEENAGERS, SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. FOR A LOT OF THE KIDS TO GET OUT AGAIN HAVE THAT LAST BATCH OF PHONE BIG FOR SCHOOL START. UM THANKS AGAIN, LAUREN. I APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT THE GRASS. PLEASE.
EVERYONE. WE'RE IN HURRICANE SEASON AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEWS, AND YOU LOOK AT KENTUCKY AND, UM PLEASE KEEP THEM IN PRAYER BECAUSE. THERE WAS WATER UP TO THE ROOFTOPS. AND IF YOU HAVE IF YOUR HOUSE HAVE NEVER FLOODED AND YOU'VE SEEN THE FLOOD. I PROMISE YOU IT. IT'S A NIGHTMARE. AND, UM THEY'VE HAD 37 DEATHS. AND, UH, THEY'RE STILL EXPECTING MORE RAIN. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE SO AGAIN WHEN YOU CUT YOUR GRASS ARE YOU SEE TRASH? PLEASE PICK IT UP BECAUSE IT DOES AFFECT THE STORM DRAINS. AND THEN THE FIRST THING PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, WE HAD A NORMAL RING AND THE STREET FLOODED. WELL, THAT'S WHY AND ONCE IT GETS IN WITH THE UH, THE MUD THAT'S ALREADY IN THERE, AND IT GETS CAKED UP. AND THEN ON A NORMAL RAIN. THE STREETS ARE FLOODING AND THEN WE HAVE PROBLEMS, SO JUST SPEAK ITS CITIZENS. AND PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU CUT YOUR GRASS THAT IT, IT'S CUT AND PICKED UP.
ALSO, UM I GOT A TEXT THIS MORNING. WHERE A LADY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HER NEIGHBOR'S DOGS.
UM, THEY ALLOWED THEIR DOG TO GO INTO HER YARD. TO POOP. AND SHE HAS HAD SURGERY, WHICH IS CALLED BORN. URINE DISEASE. SHE HAD TO TRAVEL TO MARYLAND. TO EVEN FIND A DOCTOR. THAT COULD EVEN TREAT
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HER. SHE'S HOME RECOVERING FROM THE SURGERY BEHIND URINE AND POOP THAT WAS IN HER YARD. AND IT MAY SOUND STRANGE. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT. BUT AH! SHE SAID. SURGERY AND RECOVERING SO WHEN IT'S YOUR DOG KEEP YOUR DOG. AS CLOSE ON THE LEASH AS POSSIBLE. AND IF HE HAS TO POOP OR YORN JUST DON'T LET IT BE IN SOMEONE ELSE'S YARD. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU COULD REALLY CONTROL THAT.YOU KNOW, IN A MOMENT'S NOTICE, BUT AT ALL POSSIBLE. BECAUSE EVERYBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE DOGS. AND EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW, AREN'T PET LOVERS, UNFORTUNATELY , BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE AND YOU HAVE YOUR PETS CONTROL YOUR PETS AS MUCH AS YOU. POSSIBLY CAN AND NOT LET HIM GO ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY. UM, AGAIN, THERE WERE, UM THE BACKPACK GIVEAWAYS AND I'M LIKE YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER. I DON'T THINK YOU COULD EVER EVER HAVE TOO MANY RIGHT NOW. WE'RE IN SOME ECONOMICAL HARD TIMES. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ARE IN NEED OF THE SUPPLIES . SO I WANT TO THANK CHEZ WOULD Y D I A AND 100 BLACK WOMEN FOR CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED. AND AGAIN. I CAN'T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT BEING CONWELL AND FREDDIE WILLARD AND THE REST OF THE CVB. GROUP FOR SPONSORING THE WORLD SERIES BEEP. BALL. UM. AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, TURNER SAID. THESE PEOPLE ARE SIGHTLESS AND THEY WERE HAPPIER IN ALL OF THAT HEAT. THEN MOST OF US, UM WOULD BE BECAUSE I KNOW I WAS OUT THERE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND I THOUGHT I WOULD PASS OUT, BUT THEY WERE JUST HAPPY THEY WERE HAPPY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AND THEN THE SUN. I DIDN'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THEM PLAYING, UM ON ON THEIR PLAY DAYS AND ONE OF THE DAYS WAS CANCELED DUE TO LIGHTNING. AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO LEAVE WHEN IT WAS LIGHTNING. SO BUT OF COURSE, UM, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND PROTECTIVE. OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SO ON THE DAY. WHICH I BELIEVE WAS SATURDAY THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT. AH IT WAS CANCELED. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR BEAUMONT TO HOSTS. UH THIS WORLD SERIES. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME AND IT DOES GO AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THE STAFF. OF CVB. AND SO. NO OTHER COMMENTS. UM. WE'RE GOING TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SPREAD.
THE LOVE IS ALWAYS THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.