Sep 20, 2022 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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BOOM. THE MIRROR IS OUT TODAY. SO YOU GOT ME AGAIN. WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

TODAY'S DATE IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH 2022, TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR CARLTON SHARP OF THE FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH. COULD EVERYONE PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE? IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLAYERS TO THE NATION'S FLAG. LET'S PRAY FATHER IN THE NAME OF JESUS. WE COME. THANK YOU. FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU MADE FATHER. WE REJOICE AND WE'RE GLAD IN IT. PROBABLY THANK YOU FOR NEW MERCY TODAY. AND YOU'VE DEMONSTRATED YOUR FAITHFULNESS TO US BY ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. PROBABLY YOU INSTRUCTED US TO PRAY FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY FOR US OVER US. GOD SO WE COME NOW. SO THAT WE CAN LIVE A QUIET AND PEACEFUL LIFE AND WE PRAY FOR THIS COUNCIL. PROBABLY THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR , AND WE THANK YOU FOR TRAVELING GRACE FOR HER AS SHE MAKES HER WAY BACK TO HER HOME. FATHER. WE THANK YOU FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE COUNCIL COUNCIL IN THE DAY AND FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR CITY. FATHER. I PRAY RIGHT NOW, IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR LIVES HERE IN THE CITY. FATHER I PRAY THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE COUNCIL WILL VALUE AND RESPECT EACH OTHER'S PERSPECTIVE. AND WE'LL BE IN BE CIVIL IN THEIR RESPONSE TO EACH OTHER. FATHER IN THE NAME OF JESUS OPERATED. THIS COUNCIL WILL BE AN EXAMPLE OF CIVIL DISCOURSE IN OUR CITY.

PROBABLY YOU SAID THAT IF WE WOULD TRUST YOU WITH ALL OF OUR HEART AND LEAN NOT TO OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING IN ALL OUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE YOU. YOU SHALL DIRECT OUR PATH. AND SO, FATHER , I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD DIRECT THE PATH OF THIS COUNCIL IN THE NAME OF JESUS. THE FATHER. WE PRAY FOR THE STAFF, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEM AND FOLLOW ME. THANK YOU THAT THEY ARE APPRECIATED FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN OUR CITY. FATHER I PRAY NOW THAT YOU WOULD BLESS OUR CITY AND LET IT BE KNOWN AS A CITY OF UNITY, UNITY, FATHER AND FATHER, WE WOULD FOREVER GIVE YOUR NAME TO PRAISE IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. PLAY.

MOUTON ABSENT. MAYOR PRO TEM DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER, NEIL ABSENT.

THE DISCUSSIONS SCHEDULED DISCUSSION, SCHEDULED FOR TODAY FOR THE AD HOC COMMITTEE WILL BE POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. AT THE CLOSE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTENT TO CONTEMPLATED OR PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551. POINT OH, 71 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. JOELLEN WATSON VERSUS DEREK JANISH CAUSE NUMBER B DASH 0209945. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO WISHES TO

[Public Comment]

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. POLLS. MOTION IS CARRIED. MR MANAGER, CAN WE HAVE THE FIRST

[1. Consider an ordinance amending the FY 2022 Budget]

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UH SHAPE OF POSITION. OF BALANCE , YOU KNOW, OR WHATEVER, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, SO WHAT WE HAVE IN A IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SIX OF THE CITY CHARTER. THE CITY MANAGER SHELL STRICTLY ENFORCED THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUDGET IS SPECIFIED IN THE HARDNESS ADOPTED THE BUDGET. HE SHOULD NOT AUTHORIZE UP PROVEN EXPENDITURE UNLESS AN APPROPRIATION HAS BEEN MADE IN THE BUDGET. AREN'T IT'S ADOPTING THE BUDGET? AND THERE IS AN AVAILABLE ON INCUMBENT BALANCE OF THE APPROPRIATIONS FACING TO PAY THE LIABILITY BE INCURRED. APPROVING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL ENSURE THE EXPENDITURES OF WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET AND THAT INTER FUND TRANSFERS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FINANCIAL POLICIES AS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT.

WE'LL HAVE A CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TODD SIMINO AND TODD WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE US THROUGH THIS ITEM. COUNCIL AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE DO THIS AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR. I THINK MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS BEFORE, BUT I'VE LAID OUT THE DETAILS OF ALL THE AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE AGENDA MEMO, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

NO COMMENT. NOBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS. HAVE A QUESTION, OKAY? OF MOTION. MOVED TO APPROVE SECOND. MOTION SECONDED THE DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN TURNER YES, UH, GENERAL LIABILITY FUND. UH ANY CHANCE DO WE KNOW WHAT DEPARTMENTS ARE? SOMEWHERE.

LEADING AND REFERENCE TO SOME OF THE LIABILITIES WE HAVE, AS FAR AS REX AND THINGS OF THAT MAGNITUDE. EITHER STAFFER SEREY OR. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT OR WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT THE LIABILITY ISSUES WE HAVE, AS FAR AS LIKE BRICKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. DO WE KNOW LIKE WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE KINDA AT THE TOP. YES SIR. I DO. OKAY, IF POSSIBLE. YEAH.

SOLID WASTE IS A FRONT RUNNER, FOLLOWED BY POLICE. AND THEN WATER. OKAY AND THE REASON I ASK THAT IS BECAUSE IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. THAT'S A BIG CONCERN OF MINE, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES THE MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE RIGHT NOW FINANCING THE BUDGET. WE WANT TO BE AS STRATEGIC AS WE CAN ON SAVINGS, SO I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU KNOW, WE ADDRESS THOSE THINGS. SO UM, MY OFFICE DOES HE HAVE A LIABILITY ADMINISTRATOR SHE'S CURRENTLY WORKING TO BECOME CERTIFIED TO BE ABLE TO TEACH, UM, DEFENSIVE DRIVING TO OUR CDL DRIVERS WHEN THEY'RE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS, WHICH WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE SOLID WASTE AND, UM, STREETS DEPARTMENT. WE DROP OUR LARGER VEHICLES. UM BUT THAT THAT WOULD ALSO APPLY TO ANY EMPLOYEE WHO DRIVES FOR THE CITY SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF COUNTERACT SOME OF THOSE, UM THOSE ISSUES. A LOT OF THE INCIDENCES THAT ARE, UM THAT WE FACE IS THAT YOU'RE JUST NOT FOLLOWING SAFETY PROTOCOLS SO THAT ALL AFTER SHE HAD THAT TRAINING, WE CAN REINFORCE SOME OF THOSE SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO KIND OF REDUCE THE COST. AND AS COUNSELORS AWARE, EVERYTHING HAS KIND OF GONE UP. AND SO THOSE THOSE ACCIDENTS ADD UP QUICKLY.

UM WHEN WE ENCOUNTER PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND SO. WE'RE LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF STRATEGICALLY ATTACK SOME OF THOSE ISSUES INVOLVING JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY PUT THE ARM DOWN TRASH CANS AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE USING BACKERS WHEN THEY WHEN THEY BACK UP TO AVOID SOME OF THOSE REOCCURRING ACCIDENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. REPORT. TO YOU KNOW, UH, COUNCILMAN RETURNER JUST KIND OF STUMBLED THUNDER ON THAT LAST YEAR. YOU DID. BUT SOME OF THESE, UH ACCIDENTS INVOLVING OUR TRASH DEPARTMENT ARE BACKING ACCIDENTS AND. YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED SPOTTERS. WITH THE MACHINERY AND EVERYTHING. CAN THEY. HERE IF THERE IS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO A CAR IF THEY HAVE A SPOTTER WITH CAMERAS HELP HER FAIRNESS, THEIR THEIR BIGGEST.

THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS FORGETTING TO PUT THE TRASH ARM DOWN. SO IT'S NOT REALLY A BACKING ACCIDENT. UM IT WAS HARD TO ADMIT, BUT IN THE BACKING SITUATION, OUR VEHICLES BACK, BUT IT'S NOT BEEPING LIKE OUR CAR BEEPS WHEN WE GET CLOSE TO SOMETHING THAT'S NOT THE MECHANISM THAT THEY USE. IT JUST BEEPS HER LOOK THE PUBLIC SO THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND THEM, AND

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THAT'S ALREADY A PART OF THEIR PLAN. BECAUSE I DON'T ALWAYS SEE THAT WITH THE TRUCK THAT COMES DOWN MY STREET. AND SO IS IT BECAUSE WE'RE SHORT STAFFED OR. I IN FACT, BECAUSE I AM SENSITIVE TO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS WE HAVE WITH GARBAGE PICKUP. AND SO I PAY ATTENTION. AND WHEN I SEE THE TRUCK COME DOWN MY STREET UNLESS I'M OVERLOOKING, I ONLY SEE ONE PERSON, THE DRIVER, SO IN TERMS OF STAFFING, THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE A BETTER QUESTION FROM OUR PERSONNEL DIRECTOR OR FOR BENJI, SINCE THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, DIRECTLY WITH THAT OF YOUR AGAIN, UM, BUT FOR THE MOST PART , IT IS A CITY PROTOCOL. IF THEY'RE BACKING, THEY SHOULD HAVE A SPOTTER. UM, SO WHETHER OR NOT THAT THAT'S BEING DONE IS AND THAT'S WHY I SAID, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. BUT IT'S JUST I BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE I JUST DON'T SEE AT LEAST ON MY STREET. I DON'T SEE THE SPOTTER AND I JUST AND IT COULD BE A MATTER OF ROOTS. UM IF YOU KNOW THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE DOESN'T REQUIRE THEM THE BACK BECAUSE THEY CAN GET THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT HAVING TO BACK UP. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. BUT IF THEY'RE BACKING OR IF THEY HAVE A BACKING SITUATION, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO USE A SPOTTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. THOSE AUTOMATED TRASH TRUCKS. I MEAN, I'VE SEEN SEEN IT FOR YEARS. THEY NEVER HAVE TWO PEOPLE ON THEM. THE ONES WITH THE ARM COMES UP AND PICK THE GARBAGE CAN UP AND DUMP IT. IT'S A ONE PERSON OPERATION. NOW THE HEAVY TRASH TRUCK THEY HAVE TO FOLKS ONLY BUT THE AUTOMATED ONES. IT'S JUST A IT'S A ONE PERSON AGAIN. I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE ROUTE BECAUSE IF THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BACK THE CITY PROTOCOL DOES REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE A SPOTTER. SO THEIR ROUTE ISN'T THAT WE DO HAVE SOME STREETS THAT DON'T ALLOW FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A FULL TURN AROUND, AND SO THEY HAVE TO BACK OUT AND SEE IF THEY'RE BACKING THEY NEED A SPOTTER. AND THERE ARE TIMES THAT THEY ALSO HAVE ANOTHER TRUCK. FOLLOWING SO THEN THAT PERSON THE AREA? YES, SIR. JUST.

THAT'S THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE JUST LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND THE DATA WE CAN SAY IS AVERAGE THIS AMOUNT EVERY YEAR. BUT YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO TRY TO GET THAT MONEY DOWN AND SEE WHAT WE CAN SAY WHAT WE CAN'T SAVE SO THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING AS FAR AS THE RIGS LIKE YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED YOU HAVE STARTED WORKING ON SOME THINGS. BUT LIKE I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM THAT WE CAN REALLY FOCUS ON AND SEE. I WOULDN'T GET THAT NUMBER DOWN AND SEE IF WE CAN ALLOCATE FUNDS FROM TRANSFERRING SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IN GENERAL AREN'T NECESSARILY UP. IT IS THE COST TO REPAIR. SOME OF THE ITEMS, SO OUR COST, TOO. TO PICK SOME OF THE THINGS AND YOU KNOW AN ACCIDENT THAT YOU KNOW TO REPAIR A FENCE. UM TWO YEARS AGO. COST US PROBABLY YOU KNOW, IN THE RANGE OF 70,000. THIS YEAR COST CLOSER THAN 90, ALMOST 100 AND 20,000. CAROLINA FENCES, SO IT JUST IT JUST THE COST TO DO. THE WORK IS MORE WHAT. TALK. CAN YOU TAKE ME THROUGH FIVE ON THE MUNICIPAL TRANSIT FUND? AND BREAK DOWN FOR US. HOW MUCH IT'S COSTING US TOO. RUN THE

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BUT ON THE MUNICIPAL TRANSIT FUN UM, IF YOU'RE JUST LOOKING AT OPERATIONAL COSTS, NOT INCLUDING THE YEARS WHEN WE GO OUT AND BUY BUSSES OR DO OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S TYPICALLY 5 TO 5.5 MILLION A YEAR. OKAY. I'M LOOKING AT THIS $13 MILLION FIGURE. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE? THE REASON WHY IT'S SO LARGE THIS YEAR IS BECAUSE WE BOUGHT BELIEVE SIX TRANSIT BUSSES AND MAYBE SEVEN PARA TRANSIT EIGHT TOTAL. OKAY AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT'S FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THOSE BUSK, UM, PURCHASES ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YEAH.

SO MR MATTERS? YES MAYOR PRO TEM . I JUST WANTED TO ADD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SOLID WASTE AND SOME OF THE ACCIDENT. UH TYPICAL , PRACTICALLY SOLID WASTE TYPICALLY LEADS AN ACCIDENT. YOU KNOW, HARRIS MORAL MOTION. THERE'S MORE WEAVING ARMS AND MOVING, YOU KNOW THEIR MAILBOXES THAT THEY HIT AH! TWO THINGS I DO IS WHEN I COME TO A CITY I GET IN A TRASH TRUCK AND RIDE WITH THEM. AND I GET THE POLICE CAR AND RIDE WITH THEM, AND YOU TYPICALLY THINK THE POLICE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE ACCIDENTS, BUT IT'S REALLY THE SOLID WASTE BECAUSE THEY OPERATING SOME CONDITIONS TYPE SPOT THAT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE WITH SOME REALLY BIG LARGE EQUIPMENT. UM PROBABLY INVENTED DOES A GREAT JOB, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND AT SOME POINT THAT WE GOT AN AUDIT THOSE ROUTES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE AND THE THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE. YOU TYPICALLY WANT TO AUDIT YOUR OUT AND HAVE SOMEBODY LOOK AT HIM IDENTIFY, THINK PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS, AND THEN IT HELPS. THAT DRIVER AND WHOEVER WHETHER IT'S THAT REGULAR DRIVER. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A SUBSTITUTE DRIVER OUT THERE ON THAT ROUTE. AH! TAKING CARE OF THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S COMMON TO HAVE ACCIDENTS. YOU WANT TO MINIMIZE MY HOUSE WOULD, TODD SAID ABOUT CAMERAS.

IT'S COMING PLACE FOR THE NEW EQUIPMENT TO HAVE BACKUP CAMERAS. UM YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IF YOU WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR THEM, YOU KNOW A LOT OF TIMES. IT'S AN OPTION. LOT OF TRUCKS NOW IS NOT AN OPTION THAT COME WITH THEM BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY, BUT WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CAMERAS ON THE TRUCK SO WE CAN AUDIT THOSE ROUTES. UH, FOR SAFE. FOR SAFETY AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN BETTER SHAPE. BUT SOLID WASTE IS A TOUGH ONE. YOU GOTTEN THOSE BIG TRUCKS AND I COMMEND THE DRIVERS OWNER. AND TIRED ON NUMBER FOUR, THE AIRPORT FUND, I NOTICED I NOTICED THE STATE IN THE FLIGHT STIMULATE STIMULATORS THAT WE PURCHASED, BUT IT IS A POSSIBLE THEY SIMULATE AGAIN HELP US INITIALLY GET A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT FROM WHEN IT WAS EXPLAINED TO US PRIOR TO HIS PURCHASING IT CORRECT, CORRECT. I BELIEVE THE BREAK EVEN FOR THE FIGHT FLIGHT SIMULATOR WAS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 YEARS. SO AFTER 2 TO 3 YEARS, IT WILL HAVE PAID FOR ITSELF, THEN BE A PROFIT CENTER FOR THE AIRPORT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTOOD THAT'S ONE THAT WE ACTUALLY WILL GET A GOOD RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT.

IS IT ALREADY IN USE? THE SIMULATOR. IT IS ALREADY IN USE , AND I BELIEVE MORE UNIVERSITY IS USING IT AS WELL FOR THEIR STUDENTS. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE AH, BOTH. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ONE, MR MANAGER. THANK YOU, VERY PRO TEM DARROW. ITEM TWO IS

[2. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Allco, LLC for the Collier's Ferry Pump Station Project]

AND, UH, WE HAVE TO GET THAT DONE AS A PART OF THE PROJECT. OKAY? YOU CAN HAVE EMOTION, PLEASE. BUT IN FOR APPROVAL. 2ND 2ND ANY DISCUSSION. NO QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE POST. MOTION CARRIERS. MR MANAGER. THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. OKAY UH MM. PRO

[3. Consider approving the write-off of uncollectible delinquent accounts]

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2ND 2ND DISCUSSION. HAVE A QUESTION. COUNCILMAN TURNER TODD , CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN TO THE COMMUNITY SO THEY GOT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHY SOME OF THESE ITEMS CAN BECOME UNCOLLECTIBLE.

SO TYPICALLY, THIS IS A YEAR IN PROCESS WHEN WE GET READY TO AUDIT OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM AN EXTERNAL AUDITOR AND WHAT THEY WHAT THEY LOOK AT IS THE AGING OF OUR RECEIVABLES, AND ONCE THEY TYPICALLY GET BEYOND THE YEAR OR MORE, THEY WANT US TO WRITE THEM OFF FOR UM , EXTERNAL FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. BUT AS THE MEMO STATES , THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE STOP. OUR EFFORTS WERE JUST CLEARING OUR BOOKS FOR THE AUDIT PRESENTATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. TOILET. WOULD IT BE? IS IT POSSIBLE OR DO ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ACTUALLY PUBLICLY POST THE NAME OF THE FOLKS THAT OH, THEM MONEY, OLDER CITIES MONEY. IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE THAT DOES THAT. ALSO A LOT OF THIS OR THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS M S RELATED.

SO YOU'D BE VIOLATING HIPAA. IF YOU TRY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND SPECIFICALLY TIED IT TO E. M S. THAT'S WHY WE GIVE YOU THE DETAIL OF THE AMOUNTS. BUT WE DON'T TELL YOU WHICH CATEGORY IT FALLS INTO. OKAY? AND I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE WHEN IT SAYS DECEASED LIKE THEY PASSED AWAY LIKE NORMALLY, THAT KIND OF STANDARD IT DOESN'T PASS OFF TO FAMILY MEMBER OR HAIR KIND OF JUST FALLS OFF THE BOOKS. IF THEY'RE DECEASED. THAT MIGHT BE MORE OF A LEGAL QUESTION. I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE ANSWER IS ON THAT BACK TO ME. SO WHEN SOMEONE DIES, THEIR STATE INHERENT THEIR ASSETS IN THEIR DEBTS, HOWEVER, YOU KNOW THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE A POLICY WHERE RECIPROCALLY GO AFTER PEOPLE'S ESTATES SECLUDED IT, SO IF SOMEONE'S RESPONSIBLE, THEY'LL PAY OFF. I BELIEVE MOST TIMES. IT'S A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO SELL THAT ASSET. THEY PAY IT OFF, BUT NOT SO MUCH FOR, UM AMBULANCE VISA, YOU KNOW, PASS WATER DEAD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THOSE ARE TYPICALLY COST SETUPS OR BUT THE CITY DAYS NOTIFY THE ESTATE. THERE IS A BALANCE OR AMOUNT OWED AND IT'S ON. YOU KNOW RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE TO KIND OF SETTLE THOSE DEBTS. BUT, YOU KNOW. AND JUST SO ALL OF COUNCIL IS AWARE AND THE CITIZENS WE DO PLACE LEANS ON CERTAIN COLLECTIBLES. WE DO IT IN DEMOLITION FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, BUT WE DON'T DO IT FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. WE ALSO ASSESS LEANS FOR THE WEED ABATEMENT CHARGES IF THEY'RE OCCURRING ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE DUE ON THE PROPERTY OR MORE THAN WHAT THE LEANS WORTH, AND OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T FOLLOW. LEAN ON THOSE BUT WE DO LEAN PROPERTIES WHEN WE CAN. SINCE, UM, WE DID THIS. LAST YEAR. ANY OTHER ACCOUNTS THAT WE WROTE OFF THAT WE WHERE WE HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT ON THEM SINCE THEN. I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND GET SOME TYPE OF REPORT TO VERIFY THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE NORMALLY LOOK AT. WE JUST LOOK AT IT AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND SEE WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN OFF FOR FINANCIAL PRESENTATION PURPOSES. OKAY? THEN YOU HAVE THE QUESTION. I'M TIRED JUST FOR MY PERSONAL, JUST CURIOUS. IT CAUGHT MY EYE AND I WOULD NEVER MENTION ANY NAMES, BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF CHURCHES ON HERE. WHAT CATEGORY? THERE'S A CHURCH FALL IN, IS IT? WEED ABATEMENT FOR GENERAL NUISANCE. SO THE GENERAL NUISANCE EXAMPLE . YEAH, THE GENERAL NUISANCE IS TYPICALLY LITTER. UH UM. BUT WE HAVE SEEN DEMOLITION LEANS FOR CHURCHES AND WE HAVE SEEN WE DEBATE MINT LEANS FOR CHURCHES. SO THOSE ARE PROBABLY TYPICAL OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THAT AREA . IT WON'T BE OBVIOUSLY E M S. BUT IT WOULD. IT WOULD BE DEMOLITION AND WE'D WELL, I JUST WAS CURIOUS, AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT MY CHURCH IS NOT ON THERE. YEAH I SAW YOU OVER THE CANAL. ANYBODY ELSE? ONLY IN FAVOR SAY AYE AH POST.

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[Receive comments on the 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)]

[COMMENTS]

MR MAYOR. COUNCILMAN BEAUTIFUL MOUNT. MY NAME IS WILLIAM JOHNSON. I LOVE THAT 10 45 MADISON STREET FORM OUT TICKET. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY WATER. KILL. TURNING TO MY AGE.

OH I FOUND OUT A FEW MONTHS BACK THAT I WAS ENTIRELY TO A SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT AND VALUE FOR MONEY. SO ONE BILL CAME IN AT 48 WHEN I 60 ANOTHER BEER CAME HERE. $77 I WANT TO KNOW WHERE ALL THIS WATER COUNT. NOW I WENT BY MY POST OFFICE BOX. TUESDAY. NO. THIS PAST MONDAY. I GOT ANOTHER BILL OUT OF MOUTH, VERY MAILBOX AND HIS SCENES THAT ARE OLD EIGHTIES AND $82. IN SOME SENSE THAT'S DUE ON THE TENT AND THE SIXTH OF THE NIGHT NOW. I'M HERE TODAY AND I'VE BEEN TALKING TO YOUR PEOPLE ACROSS THE STREET ABOUT THIS. I DON'T EVEN SEE HOW I COULD BE ON $87 FOR WATER.

THAT HASN'T EVEN POSTED CHECK. I GOTTA BE OR DO ON THE TENT. AND THE SIX FOR EIGHT OR SOMETHING.

DOLLARS I JUST PAID A BILL FOR ALL 7 TO $7 AND SOME SENSE ON THE NIGHT IN THE SIXTH. ANOTHER BILL IN MY MAILBOX. I'M LOOKING FOR HELP. THAT'S ALL NOT BEING ASKED YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS.

THANK YOU. UM, I HAVE A ROBERT NO LAST NAME AND NO ADDRESS. JUST A REMINDER MAY HAVE NOT SAID IT. UH PLEASE REMEMBER TO TRY AND KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS. GOOD AFTERNOON EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILOR. MY NAME IS ROBERT BENOIT. I LIVE IT. I'M SIMILAR STREET IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. AND CONCERNING BACK TO POLICE OFFICERS KICKING MY DOOR IN 35 TIME. TWICE A NIGHT. REALLY NO REASON. CALL OUT, BUT WHEN HE WAS COMING TO MY HOUSE, THEY SAID, THAT I WAS LOCKING WOMEN'S UP AND BEATING THEM WITH PISTOLS , WHICH EVERYONE WAS IN MY HOUSE ASLEEP. AND UH, THEY CONTINUE TO DO IT FROM CHRISTMAS EVE. 2019 ALL THE WAY UP TO FAVORITE

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BEAUMONT COPS ARE RAZ NUTS, MAKING IT FLY, SAYING MS ROBERTS , BLACK AND WOMEN THAT ARE HURTING WOMEN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN MR ROB HURT, OR, LIKE WOMEN. HE HAS NEVER HURT ANYONE. HE HAS NEVER HURT ME. THE COPS WILL NOT LEAVE US ALONE. THEY ARE HARASSING US. AND UH, I WAS LOCKED UP NINE MONTHS BECAUSE OF THIS HERE. AND UH, I HAD ALL MY FUN JUST STOLEN OUT OF MY HOUSE.

THEY TOOK A U HAUL AND CANT TOOK OFF, SO I SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS AND STUFF. AND, UH, RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, I JUST I JUST FEEL MY LIFE WITH THE BOTH MY POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TO PROTECT ME, THEY ARE HARASSING ME. UM THIS LADY WAS LIVING IN ONE AND MY FAMILY RAN HOUSE VICTOR BECAUSE SHE HAD TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON THERE. ILLEGAL TRAFFIC AND STUFF. AFTER CONVICTED HER. I BELIEVE MY MAMA HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POLICE. THEY ALL KNOW. SURE DISPASSION WHAT SHE STARTS SENDING THEM AT MY HOUSE AND UM YOU KNOW, I WAS TERRIFIED BEHIND. THAT'S ALL OFF THE LOT ON THAT, AND I MEAN, IT'S JUST SOME NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT THAT . YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST DON'T MAKE NO SENSE. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WAS SLEEPING IN MY HOUSE. NOBODY WAS DOING ANYTHING. NOTHING ILLEGAL. AND, UH, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE DAY AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS FAIR. THEY YOU KNOW, THEY VIOLATED MY FOURTH EIGHT AND MY 14 AMENDMENTS. AND THEY TOLD MY HOUSE DOWN. I MEAN, THEY THEY RAMSHACKLE MY HOUSE KICKING TOES IN AND LIKE I SAY, THEY SAY THEY'RE GONNA FIX IT AND THEY NEVER FIXED MY DOOR OR ANYTHING.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. THANK YOU, SIR.

LATASHA NO LAST NAME AND NO ADDRESSED. MAYOR PRO TEM QUESTION TWO. DOES OUR POLICY REQUIRED CITIZENS TO WRITE THEIR PERSONAL LAST NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS WHEN THEY SIGNED UP TO SPEAKER? MAYBE UH, IT'S MOSTLY FOR THE RECORD. UM HOWEVER, WE CAN'T DENY THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THEY CAN GIVE THAT INFORMATION AT THE PODIUM. THAT INFORMATION JUST REQUESTED THAT THE CLERK CAN ACCURATELY YOU KNOW, DICTATE THE MINUTES. THANK YOU. SO, NATASHA. MISS REED. SO YOU'RE SAYING WHEN THEY COME TO THE PODIUM NATIONS STATE THEIR FIRST AND LAST NAME IF THEY HAVEN'T DONE SO ON THE SLIP? YES, SIR. AND I BELIEVE MR BEN WANTED OKAY? MR LATASHA, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FIRST AND LAST NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD MY NAME JUST NATASCHA. MENTIONED BEFORE. I'D RATHER NOT SAY MY LAST NAME TO PRIVACY CONCERNS AND SAFETY CONCERNS. MAYOR PROGRAM THAT I'M GOING TO CALL A POINT OF WATER ON THIS. AND BECAUSE ADDRESSES TO THE CITY ATTORNEY IF THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING OUR POLICY, DO WE HAVE TO, UH, ALLOW THEM TO SPEAK ? IF THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING OUR POLICIES, I RECOMMEND ALLOWING HER TO SPEAK JUST SO THAT WE'RE NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AT THIS TIME, AND I'LL RESEARCH THE ISSUE FURTHER FOR YOU. THANK YOU. PROTEIN. I WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE GETS OUT OF HER TIME. RESTORE RESTORE IT WHENEVER SHE STARTS. THANK YOU. YES. I LIKE THE START OFF BY FIRST SAYING THAT I AM VICTIM OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT. MISCONDUCT RATHER. AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STRANGE THINGS UNETHICAL THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CASE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OR SO. I RECEIVED THE EMAIL LAST WEEK. ON THE DAY OF MY HEARING, WHICH IS AUGUST 15TH. STAYING IN THAT MY HAIR WAS COUNSELED OR POWERS. SOMETHING ABOUT THE JUDGE IS GOING TO BE IN A TRIAL UP UNTIL FRIDAY, OR WHATEVER. OKAY? THEN I RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL STATING THAT MY MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE

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MY HOUSE IS NOT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AS I MENTIONED BEFORE. MY INSURANCE COVER. THEY MADE A PAYMENT ON MY CASE FOR THE DAMAGES TO MY PROPERTY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND ALSO THE 30,000 FROM MY CONTENTS THAT WAS DAMAGED. MY ATTORNEY ON ETHICALLY CASH THAT CLAIM CHECK OF $30,000 DIDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING. HIS REASON FOR DOING SO. WHAT? THIS IS WHAT YOU OWE FOR FEES AND EXPENSES. I'M LIKE. OKAY, WELL, YOU DON'T GET THAT TO THE CASE SETTLED. THE CASE HASN'T SETTLED YET. I EVEN COMPLAINED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, WELL, YOU HAVE TO MENTION IT TO THE ARMED DEFENDANTS. I MENTIONED IT TO THEM. THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE CLAIM ADJUSTER. I'M LIKE, WELL, SOMEBODY NEED TO GET SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHY THIS ALTERNATE, UNETHICAL CASH MY CLAIM CHECK AND DIDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING ABOUT HOUSES STILL AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT. I'M STILL HAVING TO WASH DISHES IN MY BATHROOM BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A KITCHEN SINK DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE. AND THIS THIS GOT TO STOP IF I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO RALLY THANK YOU, MA'AM. OUTLETS I'M GOING TO DO SO. AND I'M GONNA EXPOSE THIS WHOLE CITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU. SHRED ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY. MR WILLIAMS. JUST ONE NOTE BASED UPON THE COMMENTS WE GOT TODAY ABOUT THE SAFETY UH , OF OUR OPERATIONS. I'LL BE TALKING WITH SOME DEPARTMENT HEADS AND AS FAR AS LIKE THE SOLID WASTE ROUTES WILL BE LOOKING AT SOME SAFETY AUDITS. I'LL TALK WITH BENJI FIRST, AND HE CAN GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT THAT MEANS. AND OF COURSE, I WILL BE COMMON IN A TRUCK AND RIDING WITH THEM IN A PLACE CAR OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. AND JUST EXPERIENCING IT MYSELF TO SEE WHAT THEY GO THROUGH. THANK YOU, MR MANAGER. BROUSSARD. TALK. MIKE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOUSTON ASTROS FOR CLINCHING THE WESTERN DIVISION LAST NIGHT. UH THEY'RE ON A ROLL. LET'S KEEP IT GOING. THANK YOU. CUSTOMER, TURNER. YES THIS PAST SATURDAY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR NATIONAL SICKLE CELL AWARENESS MONTH OUT HERE IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. YOUNG LADY BY THE NAME OF ITS KENNEDY. SHE PASSED AWAY AND HER FAMILY IS DOING THIS IN HER MEMORY. SO I JUST WANT TO BRING AWARENESS THAT IS SICK OF SELLERS WEARING THIS MONTH FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AND MR WILLIAMS APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE SO FAR. I'VE BEEN HEARING GREAT THINGS FROM STAFF AS WELL AS CITIZENS, SO KEEP IT UP. CONSTANTINE SAMUEL. I HAVE NOTHING, MAN. CONSULATE FIELD, SHAW. IS TODAY. YOUR BIRTHDAY. I HEARD A RUMOR. YES HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DIDN'T SAY HOW. HOW OH, 49 68 68 . LISTEN MAN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO GO TO THE PRESENT A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY. SPONSORED BY OPERATION ONE VOTE COUNCILWOMAN BOBBY PATTERSON. HE WAS AT JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. YOU

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