[Review and discuss organizational realignment, including changing divisions to departments and the funding of Assistant City Manager, Communications and Parks Directors, to improve productivity and efficiency for the City of Beaumont ]

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THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR REVIEW AND DISCUSS ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT, INCLUDING CHANGE INDIVIDUALS TO DEPARTMENT AND THE FUNDING OF A CERTAIN CITY MANAGERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND PARKS DIRECTORS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. UH OVER THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT, THE STAFF IS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN WAS WAS ASKED BY COUNSEL, YOU KNOW, ASKED FOR UPDATES ON THAT. SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH A PROCESS OVER THE LAST MORE THAN SEVERAL WEEKS, PUTTING TOGETHER AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT I THINK THAT WILL WORK WELL FOR THE FOR THE CITY. BEAUMONT SO IF THANK YOU FOR YOUR SLIDES, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, BASICALLY PROUD TO REPRESENTATION OF RELATIONSHIPS , FUNCTIONS OF ORGANIZATION, PEOPLE AND THEN AND ALSO IT. IT INCLUDES THE FLOW UPDATE FLOW OF DATA RESPONSIBILITY REPORTING, UM, OVER THAT FOUR MONTH PERIOD. UM I'VE VISITED MOST OF THE DEPARTMENT'S MOST OF THE DIVISION'S FIRST HAND TO BE ABLE TO GET THERE AND THEN OKAY, YOU PASS THOSE OUT. THANKS. THERE'S ONE LAST SHEET. WE'VE GOT TO COMPROMISE THAT. THE BOTTOM MIGHT NOT BE ON IT. REBOOTING. THANK YOU. AH! OVER THOSE FOUR MONTHS BEEN ABLE TO TALK AND WE GO TO TATE AND COME BACK WITH DIFFERENT THINGS. WE SAT DOWN WITH STAFF. I HAD MEETINGS WITH STAFF AND WHERE I GOT THEIR INPUT AND GOT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND IDEAS OF HOW THEY SHOULD LOOK AND WE CONTINUE TO BRING IT BACK. SOME OF THE COUNCIL IDENTIFIED GOALS AT THE BEGINNING AND EVEN IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION BEFORE I GOT HERE, WITH SOME THINGS, SUCH AS LISTED ON THE SCREEN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THAT THE CITY MAN HAVE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, EVALUATE THE WORKFORCE AND COME UP WITH WAYS TO WORK WELL WORKED BETTER AS AN ORGANIZATIONS. OF COURSE YOU REALIZE YOU CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT'S BEEN A BIG A BIG TOPIC FOR US. WE'RE DOING SOME THINGS AS WE SPEAK. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION TODAY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. OTHER COUNCIL MEETING AT THE END OF THE MONTH ON THAT BECAUSE SAFETY PUBLIC SAFETY WE'VE HAD THAT AS A DISCUSSION AND OF COURSE, DROPPING POPULATION IS HOW EVERYONE'S LIST WHEN I GOT HERE, OF COURSE, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WE HAD SOME ONE ON ONE MEETINGS. WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH JOINT MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL. BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO, UH, PUT TOGETHER A HIGH PERFORMING TEAM. YOU KNOW? UH ABILITY TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND CHAMPIONING THE ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. YOU HEAR ME SPEAK OF CULTURE MANY TIMES WHENEVER I SPEAK, AND WE ARE WORKING ON THAT CULTURE. UM IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST. THE CUSTOMS PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT.

LEADERSHIP IS DIFFERENT, SO WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AND MANAGE THAT. CULTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AS WE GO THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE, UH, CONTINUE TO HEAR THAT I HEAR IT ALL THE TIME. SO IT'S ONE OF THE PRIORITIES OF WE'RE WORKING ON CUSTOMER SERVICE. DOESN'T MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY ABOUT MONT. IT'S MANDATORY THAT THEY ATTEND CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING , NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THAT THEY WORK IN, SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES AS WE SPEAK. BUT UNABLE TO DO THAT, TOO. WE GOTTA HAVE COMPETITIVE SALARIES, YOU KNOW, COMPETITIVE SALARIES, UH, YOU NEEDED TO COMPETE FOR TOP TALENT. YOU KNOW , KIRK'S COMPETITIVE SALADS CAN BE CELERY, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE BENEFITS. HIGH VALUE BENEFITS THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ALWAYS DOLLARS. IT'S OTHER THINGS. BUT THEN SOME PEOPLE JUST WANT TO COME AND LIVE WITH YOUR OLD THEY WANT THEY LIKE YOUR LOCATION. THEY WANT AN EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE. THEY LIKE THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. THERE'S A REASON THAT SO MANY PEOPLE MOVED FROM CALIFORNIA TO AUSTIN, TEXAS, OR DALLAS, TEXAS . THEY WANT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES OF ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, LOCATION AND THE EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT REMIND YOU ABOUT ME AND MY ABILITY TO CARRY OUT THIS PLAN. UH HAVE 35 YEARS AND CITY GOVERNMENT AND ALL PHASES OF CITY GOVERNMENT. PAST PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND CURRENTLY A BOARD MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. SO I KNOW THE BEST

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PRACTICES OF THE CITY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION OF TOLD HIM. I'VE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE TOP REPRESENTATIVE IN THOSE AREAS, SO I KNOW WHAT WORKS. AND I KNOW IT DOESN'T WORK AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS I'M MAKING TO YOU TODAY, I BELIEVE WILL WORK AND THOSE WHO GO UH, I'VE BEEN DESIGNATED AS A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE TEXAS CITY MANAGER ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGER ASSOCIATION AND A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER. UH, SO I'M IN TOUCH WITH WHAT'S GOING ON. I'M IN TOUCH WITH THE NOT ONLY STATE BUT ALSO INTERNATIONAL TREND AND WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? AH FOR JUST SITTING CITY MANAGER SYSTEM OF IMPLEMENTED THE SYSTEM BEFORE, UH, WHEN I GOT THE BEAUTY OF THAT THERE WEREN'T NO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS. WE PUT THAT IN PLACE AND THRIVED AS A SOCIETY THRIVE REALLY WELL, WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOME THINGS AND DO SOME PROJECTS SUCH AS WE GOT TO BOND RATINGS IMPROVEMENTS. WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE HAD THE RIGHT STRUCTURE. WHEN BOND RATING COMPANIES COMING TO TOWN, THEY LOOK AT YOUR STRUCTURE.

THEY LOOK AT YOU. ABILITY TO PAY DEBT. THEY LOOK AT YOUR RESERVES AND WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT WE ARE STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM AT AT LARGE PART OF YOUR BOND RATING. UH WE WENT OUT FOR TWO BOND ISSUES LARGE ON THE ISSUE ONCE ISN'T BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO IMPROVE ON WHERE AND HOW WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND ON PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

WE BUILT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. THERE WERE POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND BASED UPON THOSE PROVED BOND RATINGS. WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE DOLLARS AND I DON'T LIKE THAT THE PROJECTS CAME IN A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS UNDER BUDGET SO PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE, FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE, AND, UH, ABLE TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO DO THAT, WITH COURSE, INCREASED FUND RESERVES AND LOVE CAN ENDURE. SO THAT REALLY WORKS. AND OF COURSE, A PERSONNEL NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, SMALL TOWN BUT INCREASED PERSONNEL ABOUT 70% WITH THIS WITH THIS SONG AND IZATION OF STRUCTURE. IT'S A LINE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. IT ANSWERS FROM THE TOP DOWN. BASICALLY QUESTION INFORMATION FLOWS UP. BUT IT WORKED REALLY WELL IN THE CITY 200% GROWTH RATE. AND CREATING DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. HERE WE HAVE THE ACTUAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. AH IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OVER THE YEARS AND YOU STILL STILL A DRAFT? OF COURSE AT THE TOP. IT'S ALWAYS THE CITIZENS, CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT AND THEN THE MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. YOU LOOK AT THIS THIRD ROW FROM THE TOP. I DON'T HAVE A CURSOR, SO I HAVE TO TALK IT THROUGH. AH YOU HAVE THE CHARTER ESTABLISHED POSITIONS OF THE CITY. CITY ATTORNEY CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK AND CHIEF MAGISTRATE THERE AND BELOW THAT CITY MANAGER. YOU HAVE THE POSITIONS THAT WERE RESPONSIBLE AND ANSWER DIRECTLY TO THE NOT DIRECTLY BUT ANSWER TO THE CITY MANAGER. YOU KNOW WE WERE IMPLEMENTING AN ASSISTANT CITY. MANAGER SPECIAL PROJECTS.

UH. WE HAVE SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY WORK DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE TIME TO SPEND ON IT. SO WE'VE BEEN SIGNED SOMEONE TO KNOW THE SPECIAL PROJECTS. THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE FILM FILM FRIENDLY APPLICATION FOR THE CITY, WHICH WILL BRING IN MAJOR FILM PRODUCTIONS TO YOUR COMPANY, WHICH BRINGS IN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE WORK AND PLAY OR STAY IN YOUR HOTELS AND EAT THERE. WE'RE WORKING ON GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. GRANT. UH, WITH THAT, AND ALSO THE YOUTH COUNCIL SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH THE YOUTH YOUTH COUNCIL. YOU SAY THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANCE UP IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE? UM OF COURSE. UH THERE'S ONE THAT WORKS WITH CONSTITUENT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS YOU AS A COUNCIL FOR TIME, UH, IN THAT POSITION, AND THEN THEY'LL BE WANT TO SUPPORT MYSELF AND THE MAYOR AND THE OFFICE UP THERE. UH LINE FOR WE START. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM NURSE, THAT'S A BIT OF A KEY FOR COLOR CODING. THE. GOLD IS GOLD IS BASICALLY DEPARTMENTT IS BASICALLY A NEW DEPARTMENT THAT ASKING YOU TO CREATE AND THE WHITE DIVISIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS A LITTLE IN BIGGER WAS TO ME WAS THE TERM DIVISION AND THE TERM DEPARTMENT. UH, I WAS THERE WAS THINKING THAT ALL THINGS WERE DEPARTMENTS, BUT I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THEIR DIVISIONS THAT ARE NOT DEPARTMENT SO THAT HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THE FORMATION OF THIS PARTICULAR. CHART IF YOU GO

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FROM YOUR LEFT ACROSS, WE HAVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE A NEW DEPARTMENT. BUT IT'S NOT. IT WAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED . BUT WE ARE CHANGING. WHERE ARE RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE. DIRECTOR FOR THAT POSITION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALREADY EXISTED AND EXISTED ON THE PART. BASICALLY BARK. WE'LL JUST WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS. AND FOCUS ON THAT. AND WE HAVE ANGIE WHO YOU JUST HEARD. LORD, LISTEN, UH WE'LL DEAL WITH I T T IS VERY KEY TO AN ORGANIZATION. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DATA. IF YOU WANT TO BE A TOP FLIGHT ORGANIZATION, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE TOP FLYING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. ACTIVITIES WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION. AND SO IF YOU LOOK UNDER THAT YOU'VE GOT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. UH TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND 311 SO IT WAS BEFORE WE HAD TECHNOLOGY. COMMUNICATIONS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARE DIFFERENT. SO THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ON THAT NAME.

FINANCE THE TRADITIONAL THINGS THAT ARE ON THE FINANCE VIRGINS THAT ARE ON THE FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING, WATER CUSTOMER SERVICE. CENTRAL COLLECTIONS, GRANTS MANAGEMENT, PURCHASING THINGS THAT DEAL WITH MONEY, THINGS WOULD DEAL WITH COLLECTION OF DOLLARS VERY IMPORTANT IN WHAT THEY DO. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THAT. PUBLIC WORKS. THE TYPICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. THOSE DEPARTMENTS WILL GO PROPOSED TO GO UNDER THE ASSISTANT TO THE MANAGER OF OPERATIONS. THAT SIDE OF THE CHART. THERE'S MORE WITH THE INTERNAL THINGS TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE RIGHTS IDEAS MOMENT. WHAT'S THE WHAT? WE DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES, SO JUST KEEPING BEHIND THE LEFT SIDE'S GOING TO DEAL WITH WHAT WE DO INTERNALLY. UM, ON INFRASTRUCTURE ON, UH BEHOLDING SPARKS, ETCETERA.

FACILITIES MAINTENANCE CONTINUES THERE AS A DEPARTMENT. WHY DIDN'T SEWER WITH WATER UTILITIES AND THEN PARKS, WHICH IS A LITTLE INDIGO WAS OVER. A YEAR AGO, THIS CITY COUNCIL HAD A DISCUSSION. UM PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED BY PARKS AND RECREATION DURING THOSE IS DISCUSSION. THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANTED TO ENHANCE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CITY. YOU WANT TO DO MORE WITH MAINTENANCE, GROUND AND PARKS, MAINTENANCE WITH THE CITY AND HIGHWAY AND MEETING MIGHT HAVE AWAY AND MEDIAN MAINTENANCE. I'M SORRY THERE. SO THAT WAS A DISCUSSION IN WHICH WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE SOME OF THE MINUTE NOTES FROM THE MEETING THAT THAT'S UH, COUNCIL HAD A WISH TO DO THAT. SO BASICALLY IN DOING THIS, I'M JUST CARRYING OUT THE WISHES OF COUNCIL. AND WHAT FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU WANTED TO DO SOME THINGS WITH PARKS SEPARATE FROM RECREATION. WHILE IT'S TECHNICALLY CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT IS SEPARATING PARKS AND RECREATION AS COUNSEL HAS PROVEN THIS. THIS DISCUSSED. SOLID WASTE IS THE DIVISION. LIKEWISE MUNICIPAL COURT WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE MUNICIPAL COURT GOES AND IT'S UM, AREA DIRECTLY INTO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OPERATIONS. WE GO TO THE RIGHT SIDE CHOICE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER COMMUNITY SERVICES. UH LEFT SIDE PUBLIC HEALTH THINGS TO DO WITH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH. ACTIVITIES THEIR RECREATION.

THAT'S THE OTHER ONE HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK AS WE SEE IT. BECAUSE WE'RE TECHNICALLY CREATING ANOTHER DEPARTMENT BUT BASED WITH THAT WAS BASED UPON DISCUSSIONS FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL YOU HAVE YOUR RECREATION PROGRAMS UNDER THE INCLUDING GOLF COMMUNITY CENTERS LIKE SOCKS CENTER, ETCETERA UNDER THERE. EVENT SERVICES PRETTY MUCH STAYS THE SAME AND CONVICTING HIM OF THIS BUREAU. UH THE DIVISIONS OF LIBRARY, ANIMAL CARE OR STILL OUT THERE UNDER THAT, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PLAN IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WHICH IS TRADITIONAL THINGS WE DEAL WITH. PALMER'S PROPERTY OWNERS. LET'S JUST BUILDING CODES, CODE ENFORCEMENT. PLANNING TO THE B D HOUSING TRANSIT. AREA. OKAY? JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT. JUST TOUCH ON JUST A BIT. UH AGAIN. I MENTIONED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ALREADY HAVE DEPARTMENT SO WE'RE NOT CREATING A DEPARTMENT WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. NO BUSINESS AND YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED THE SUCCESS OF A BENCH. IT DEPENDS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AND WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE DATA AND APPLIED CORRECTLY. UH, WELL, WE'VE DONE A LOT WHILE WE CONTINUE TO DO A LOT. IN MY OPINION. I THINK THE

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CITY OBAMA IS BEHIND IN THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. WE CAN DO MORE WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, UH, COMING FROM AN AREA WITH HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND AUSTIN, TEXAS EVERYWHERE EVERYTHING LIVED AND DIED ON TECHNOLOGY. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS AND PROCESSES OUT THERE THAT WE CAN PUT IN PLACE TO REALLY EXCEL A RATE. THE SUCCESS OF THIS ORGANIZATION. PARKS AND REC TOUCHED ON IT TO, UM IT WAS EVALUATED AND TALKED ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL CATION AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES. AGAIN COMMUNICATION . IT WAS SET UP AS A DIVISION IN THE PAST YEAR. I DIDN'T THINK I MISSED IT AND AT LAST DISCUSSION COMMUNICATION WAS SET UP AS A DIVISION. WE'RE PROPOSING TO MAKE IT A, UH, DEPARTMENT. I DON'T KNOW, WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BUT TOP ORGANIZATIONS HAVE UH, GOOD PROGRAMS WITH BOTH. YOU KNOW THAT DAYS, ITS INTERNAL COMMUNICATION, BUT THERE'S ALSO WITH THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA , THEIR EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF AND BE ABLE TO AS THEY SAY, TELL YOUR STORY. I'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT THE PUBLIC NEED. THERE WAS A TIME IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHEN YOU KNEW THE ANSWERS NOW, WHEN PEOPLE CONTACT YOU, THEY ALREADY KNOW THE ANCESTORS. THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO TELL HIM. SO BASICALLY, YOU JUST HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A GOOD COMMUNICATION. AREA. NEXT. EXCELLENT. STAFFING TO PUT THIS INTO AND TO OPERATION THAT'S GONE. SOME STAFFING CONSIDERATIONS AND SOME OF THEM WERE ALREADY WORKING WITH INSISTENT CITY MANAGERS. IT HELPS TO DEVELOP STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, YOU KNOW BAGS BEST PRACTICES FOR CITIES, HOMES. BEST PRACTICE FOR CITIES HAVE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS VERY FEW CITIES WILL HAVE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY OF ANY SIZE. WELL NOT HAVE AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. UM AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME A FEW FIGURES HERE IN A MINUTE OF SOME OF THE CITIES AND THE NUMBER SIX ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER THAT HAVE , YOU KNOW, SMALL TOWN OF BEAUTY . WE HAD TWO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JUST IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVES EFFICIENCY. IT ALLOWS STAFF TO HAVE SOMEONE TO GO TO THAT'S TOTALLY ACCESSIBLE, IF NOT THE MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER THAT CAN GO AND SPEAK WITH WITH LESS DELAY AND THEY JUST PROMOTES ACCOUNTABILITY. EMPLOYEES ARE MORE ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMEONE THERE THAT'S GIVING HIM ATTENTION THAT THEY NEED. UH AGAIN. TECHNOLOGY STEPH AND PROMOTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. WE'RE LOOKING AT PROMOTING. A DIRECTOR. AND THAT DEPARTMENT LIKEWISE, PARKS. BECAUSE OF THE SEPARATION AND A COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. YOU WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATION. PERSON FOR SOME TIME NOW. AND, UH, BUT BUT WE WANT TO GIVE THEM EMPOWER THEM TO DO MORE EMPOWERED THEM TO BE ABLE TO CARRY THAT MESSAGE FOR THE CITY OF ABOUT MAMA AND TODAY'S WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY AND JUST IN SUMMER . WE JUST NEED TO INVEST NOT SUMMER, BUT WE DIDN'T NEED TO INVEST IN PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE OUR BEST RESOURCE. WE TEND TO THINK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE. WE TEND TO THINK ABOUT THINGS BUT INVESTED IN PEOPLE WILL BEAT IT. GIVE YOU YOUR GREATEST RETURN. AND WHATEVER YOUR CHANCE TO ACHIEVE.

YOU KNOW, AND. YOU KNOW THE LIMITS TO OUR REALIZATION OF TOMORROW WE ARE DOUBTS ABOUT TODAY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT THIS. WE HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT WE WANT TO DO. BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THESE THINGS INTO PLACE AND STEP OUT. TO BE AN EFFICIENT TO BE A PRODUCTIVE ORGANIZATION AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO'VE DONE IT BEFORE. EXCELLENT. I WAS AFRAID OF THIS. YOU HAVE A HARD COPY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE THAT. BUT UH, JUST JUST JUST, LIKE KIND OF TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG PART OF THIS DISCUSSION TODAY. UM YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS NOT A NEW TOPIC FROM THE FIRST DAY I INTERVIEWED GAVE YOU THE OPINION THAT YOU NEED ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS AND THAT INTERVIEW AND I CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT EVEN AFTER GOING THROUGH FOUR MONTHS OF EVALUATION TO SEE WHAT THAT MEAN IT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED TO REPORT HARD COPY REPORTS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED THROUGH. ELECTRONIC REPORT ABOUT THAT. IT'S EVEN MENTIONED IN THE CITY

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MANAGER'S CONTRACT WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OUT THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OR DEPARTMENT HERE WILL FILL IN FOR HIM. SO IT'S A BIG IT'S MENTIONING THAT DOCUMENT AND, UH OF COURSE, THE DRAFT ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED WITH YOU THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED TWO YEARS GIVEN TO YOU IN THE PAST. AH GOOD THINGS THAT REALLY BENEFIT FROM ITS SUCCESSION PLANNING. IT GIVES YOU SOMEONE WHO'S READY TO TAKE OVER WHEN THINGS CHANGE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAD A CHANGE IN CITY MANAGER AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOME THINGS AND STUFF, IT'S GOING TO PUT SOME PEOPLE IN PLACE WHO WAS READY TO SUCCEED. YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE TYPE PEOPLE FOR THE HEALTH OF CONTENT OVER THEIR ORGANIZATIONS GOING FORWARD. UH THERE'S SOMEONE THERE WASN'T CITY MANAGERS. THEY HAVE TO. YOU KNOW, NONE OF US ARE HERE ALL THE TIME. YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY'S GOT TO BE ABLE TO STEP IN. ALSO IN YOUR CHART IT TALKS ABOUT THE DISABILITY TO CITY MANAGING YOUR POINT SOMEBODY TO TAKE IT PLACE WHEN THEY START THEIR THIS GIVES YOU A READY MADE SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO NAME THAT PERSON SAY THEY KNOW TO STEP UP AND BE THERE. AH MENTIONED IT WAS BEST. PRACTICES OF CITIES IS JUST WHAT CITY SHOULD DO. IT'S GOOD FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION.

AND THEN IT JUST PREVENTS THE OVERWORK OF THE CITY MANAGER. YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY INTENSE JOB. IT'S VERY, UH YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. YOU HAVE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING. I'M HERE. MOST EVENINGS 78 O'CLOCK BASICALLY. SO IT'S A VERY INTENSE JOB AGAIN. I MENTIONED ABOUT THE INCREASE EFFICIENCIES AND PRODUCTIVITY, AND THEN THEY PROVIDE AN OVERSIGHT. BUT THAT ALSO PROVIDES BUDGET OVERSIGHT REALLY MUCH BETTER BUDGET OVERSIGHT. AND YOUR DEPARTMENT.

WHAT YOUR EMPLOYEES WHICH IN IN TURN SAFE, YOU MONEY? AND THEN IT PROVIDES AN EVALUATION PROCESS YET ABLE TO EVALUATE YOUR YOUR EMPLOYEES. AND ALSO INVEST IN THOSE PEOPLE IN INFRASTRUCTURE. AND LOOK AT THAT COMPENSATION. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TOUCH ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.

SOMEBODY'S GONNA GONNA UM, GET NERVOUS, BUT BASICALLY, YOU KNOW , LOOKING AT IT COMPENSATION, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT IN TWO WAYS. INTERNAL COMPANIES EQUITY , EQUITY COMPENSATION AND EXTERNAL TO THE ORGANIZATION. THIS IS AN INTERNAL LOOK AT THAT ORGANIZATION HERE AND AT THE TOP OF THE CITY MAN WHO'S BEING MY MIND IS CERTAINLY NO SECRET THAT I DID NOT PUT IT ON HERE. AND THIS IS WHAT THE CITY MANAGER GET TO YOUR DATES. CITY OF BEAUMONT. YOU WANNA WHEN YOU WANNA PUT A SYSTEM CITY IMAGINED PLACE? YOU STILL WANT TO KEEP THEM SOMEWHAT WITHIN REACH OF THE CITY MANAGER? THERE SO THAT'S A CONSIDERATION SO YOU CAN SEE HERE. WHAT? WHAT? WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED. HERE, UM. KIND OF DUST IT, BUT IT ALSO KEEPS THEM WITHIN RANGE OF PEOPLE BELOW THEM, SO IT'S WITHIN RANGE OF THAT. BUT THE EQUITY IS THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM SO YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS. I WON'T GET INTO THESE NUMBERS SO MUCH. YOU HAVE THESE FOR YOUR RECORDS. OR WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM. BUT BASICALLY YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DISTANCES BETWEEN THE PAY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION YOU KNOW, THE LOW DIRECTOR. SO AT 1 21 120.

1000 YOUR TOP DIRECTORS UP IN THE 1 80 $180,000 RANGE SO AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS LIKEWISE, YOU APPOINT OTHER PEOPLE ARE IN THAT RAIN SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SPREAD INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, AND IT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO. BUT STILL PROVIDING THIS LEVEL OF ORGANIZATIONS SEPARATION THAT YOU NEED. NEXT. THEN THERE'S EXTERNAL EQUITY. HOW DOES IT LOOK WITH US WORKING OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION? HOW ARE WE COMPARING TO OTHER CITIES HERE AND YEAH, THIS SLIDE THIS ONE DIDN'T WORK. THIS IS THE ONE THAT DIDN'T WORK. I APOLOGIZE. I CERTAINLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE LAST TWO SLIDES. AH WE GOT THIS SURVEY. WE GOT THE INFORMATION FROM OUR CELL MAY INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS. SOC ATION THEY PROVIDE SURVEYS THERE IN THE MIDST OF DOING ONE AS WE SPEAK SO SOME OF THESE NUMBERS ARE FROM THE 2021 SURVEY, AND THE OTHER NUMBERS ARE DIRECTLY FROM THOSE CITIES. SO WE SURVEY UM 9 10 WANT TO 34 UPRISINGS AND THEN ONCE MISSING COLLARS AT THE BOTTOM, SO I'LL GIVE YOU A STYLIST NUMBER. BASICALLY YOU KNOW, YOU GOT BRIAN AND POPULATION OF WHAT TO CITY MANAGERS. POPULATION 9 83,082 106,000 FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. JOYCE TOWN, 67,000 TO 1/4 2 AND 4000 ROUND ROCK 119,000 WE WANTED TO STAY WITHIN OUR POPULATION. NUMBERS PRETTY CLOSE

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ON 19,002 AND 35 TO 17. COLLEGE STATION. WE GOT THAT INFORMATION THIS MORNING AS WE SPEAK DIRECTLY FROM THERE, HE JOINED DEPARTMENT HUNT 20,000 PEOPLE AT 216,000 OF THEIR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS. WACO FOUR. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER 138 POPULATION 195 300. CONROE ONE, WHICH IS VACANT 1887 AND SUGARLAND, 1883, 65 AND TYLER. HAS TWO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS WITH A POPULATION OF 1 107,092 199,500. SO IF YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THESE CITIES, AND YOU AVERAGE THE AVERAGE FOR THESE CITIES, IT'S $204,142 FOR THESE CITIES. AND THESE ARE CITIES THAT BEAUMONT TYPICALLY COMPARED YOURSELF WITH WENT TO STAFF. WHAT DID THE CITIES WE SURVEY OURSELF WITH? AND THESE CAME UP MORE OFTEN THAN NOT? WACO'S THE TYLERS. UH GROUND ROCKS, AND WE GOT THAT. SO I'LL GIVE YOU THAT SLIDE AND GIVE IT TO YOU. BUT THE AVERAGE OF THAT IS 1 204,042, AND WE'RE PROPOSING 200,000. FOR BEAUMONT, WHICH IS JUST A LITTLE BIT BELOW AVERAGE. YOU HAD SLIDES AGAIN. POLICE PRACTICE AND FUNDING. YOU KNOW, THEN THERE'S WHAT IT WAS DONE, BUT THEN TO THAT'S WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED HERE. AND HOW WE DO THINGS AND HOW WE WORK WITH THE CHILDREN AND HOW WE WORK WITH THE WITH THE PROCESSES IS LISTED HERE YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED AND MID BUDGET. IT WAS IN MID YEAR WITH THE WITH THE HIRING OF PERSONNEL WITH THE DESIGNATED IN THE DEPARTMENT. AH AT THE END OF THE YEAR QUESTIONNAIRE, BUT THAT WASN'T A BUDGET AMENDMENT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. IT WASN'T DONE AT THAT TIME PERSON AT THREE PEOPLE WERE HIRED IN THE TO THE DEPARTMENT. AND THEY FUNCTION UNTIL THE END OF THE BUDGET. YOU HEAR THAT THEY PUT IN PLACE AROUND NOVEMBER, MAYBE OF THAT YEAR. SO, UM. THAT'S HARD. SOME THINGS HAVE OPERATED HERE IN THE PAST. AH! THE POLICE CONTRACT WE JUST APPROVED. YOU KNOW, BY THE TIME WE GOT THE CONTRACT DONE, WE HAD BUDGETED AT 4% BUT WE SELL IT FOR 40.7 FIVES. SO WE HAD THOSE DOLLARS ARE NEW DOLLARS THAT YOU HAVE TO FIND IN THE BUDGET, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO, AND THAT WAS THAT'S THE THAT'S THE PRACTICE. THAT WAS THE PROCESS. UM. JUST DAILY PAY ADJUSTMENT PROMOTIONS AS WE GO THAT COMES TO THE STATE OF MANAGE ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND THOSE THINGS ARE DONE AND THOSE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT MADE IN EITHER. IT'S MADE UP IN EXISTING BUDGET TO THE VACANCIES AND PERSONNEL. OR YOU DO A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THAT'S THE WAY YOU'VE OPERATED DONE THERE. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IS NOTHING . WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. WE'RE TRYING TO OPERATE WITHIN THE SYSTEM YOU HAVE NOW. BUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS PROBABLY NEED ADJUSTING. AH COMPENSATION POLICY. YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION CLOCK POLICY. BUT THIS DOES NOT CLEARLY DEFINED OR IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE POLICIES. IT HAS SOME THINGS SOME THINGS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO THINGS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. BUT IT'S TIME FOR AN UPDATE, BECAUSE THE LAST THING IN THAT COMPENSATION POLICY, SAYS PHILIP CITY MANAGERS HAS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE OR JUST ANY OTHER. UM. CHARTER UH, DEFIANCE, BUT PROCESS IS UNCLEAR AS I MENTIONED, AND, UH, WE'RE WAITING ON A SALARY SERVER. I THINK A SALARY SURVEY WAS SO MUCH ABOUT ISSUES WITH PAY AND POSITIONS, ETCETERA. SO AS SOON AS WE GET THAT, AND I WERE CLOSE TO GETTING READY TO AMOUNTS THE SELECTION OF A FIRM TO DO THAT. UNTIL WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO DOING THAT. OKAY. EXCELLENT. YEAH JUST ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUR FARM ORGANIZATION. YOU KNOW, IT'S ORGANIZATIONS AND NO STRONGER THAN THAT. MY PHILOSOPHY IS BUILDING ORGANIZATION STRONG. FIRST AND THEN WE CAN WITHSTAND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU KNOW, IT'S YOUR HOUSE IS ONLY STRONGEST YET FOUNDATION AND THAT'S WHAT I'M PROPOSING TO DO HERE. WHAT THIS THIS STRUCTURE. THIS BILL IS STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL FOUNDATION THAT WILL WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ON ALL CHALLENGES. AND, UH, WE HAVE A

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COUPLE OF ITEMS COMING UP FOR YOU TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, UM, AFTER THAT FOUR MONTH PERIOD AND AFTER BEING ABLE TO ANALYZE AND LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE HERE. I THINK THIS IS A CONSERVATIVE STEPFATHER AND PRIDE INSTRUCT YOU FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. DEPARTMENT APPROVALS AND CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PUT THESE THINGS IN PLACE SO WE CAN GO FORWARD. AND MAKE THIS THE GREAT ORGANIZATION THAT IT'S DESTINED TO BE. IT'S ALREADY IS FOR JUST IMPROVE UPON THAT. AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE FOR THEIR THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR WILLIAMS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBERS FELL. CHARLOTTE FINANCE OF QUESTIONS.

THE WHOLE PARTY. HOLD TIGHT TILL I GET TO THE NUMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER FAILED SHOP. THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER. FIRST OF ALL, I'M EXCITED TO HEAR NEW AND FRESH VISION. I LIKE THE IDEA THAT YOU'RE BEING INTENTIONAL AND DELIBERATE MOVING US FORWARD, SO I'M I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS, AND YOU MADE IT VERY CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING OF YOUR INTENTION TO HIRE MAYBE ONE OR TWO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. SO YOU'VE ALWAYS MADE THAT VERY CLEAR AND AS FAR AS THE NEED, I THINK YOU'VE JUSTIFIED THAT FOR ME. I SEE THE NEED AND THE SALARY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH BECAUSE IT IS COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER CITIES ARE SIZE. I THINK FOR THE VERY BEGINNING, MY ONLY QUESTION WAS WAS A QUESTION OF PROCESS. AND I THINK YOU'VE ANSWERED THAT. UM YOU YOU'VE YOU'VE FOR ME. IT FELT LIKE WE WERE GETTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE POWER PEOPLE FIRST EXCEEDING OUR BUDGET THAN APPROACHING COUNCIL SAYING, WOULD YOU NOW MEND THE BUDGET TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS? AND TO ME? IT FELT LIKE THE PROCESS WAS WAS BACKWARDS. BUT YOU'VE ADDRESSED THAT I HEAR YOU . AND YOU'VE POINTED OUT THE FACT THAT MAYBE OUR CHARTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE CLARITY THERE. SO I HEAR THAT, UH, BUT AGAIN, MY ONLY CONCERN WASN'T SO MUCH WHAT WE WERE DOING, BUT HOW WE WERE DOING IT AND SO TODAY HELPED ME. I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT IT WAS. IT WAS JUST A QUESTION OF THE PROCESS. AND SO THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. UH YOU, SAMUEL. OKAY I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR DELIBERATE. METHODICAL. SLOW MOVING AND DOING THIS. YOU'VE TAKEN YOUR TIME. AND I THINK WHEN YOU BEGIN TO TRY TO FIRM UP THE FOUNDATION THAT MAKES FOR A STRONGER ORGANIZATION, SO I APPRECIATE IT. I UNDERSTAND IT. AND I UNDERSTAND WHY SOME OF THE CHANGES WERE MADE, SO I APPRECIATE IT AND, UH, I JUST THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. PRO TEM DIARRHEA. UM MR WILLIAMS FOR THE AUDIENCE AND MYSELF. DID YOU EVER FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS? AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? OH, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN'T AH! MIKE, TAKE SOMEONE ELSE. UH, UM. UM I DON'T KNOW. AND HE'S GONNA PASS THAT BALL TO ME. THANK YOU. LAY IT UP. SO A DEPARTMENT. OUR DIVISION OPERATES UNDER DEPARTMENT. A DEPARTMENT IS ESTABLISHED AND BASICALLY OVERSEAS. UM MAJOR FUNCTIONS, WHICH ARE SIMILAR OR SMALLER, MORE DETAILED AND DIVISION, SO CASE IN POINT AND PICK ON BART BECAUSE HE HAS A HARD JOB. UNDER ALL THE THINGS THAT HE DOES, HE HAS ENGINEERING. HE HAS, UM COME ON, BART STREETS AND DRAINAGE. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE UNDER HIM, SO HIS OVERALL BRANCHING OF THAT DEPARTMENT OVERSEES ALL THOSE SMALL, MORE DETAILED FUNCTIONS.

SO DIVISION IF YOU WANT TO THINK OF IT THIS WAY, SPECIALIZES IN ONE CENTRAL AREA WHERE DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT THE OVERALL BIGGER PICTURE. OKAY THANK YOU. WELCOME. ALSO CAN YOU EXPLAIN FOR OUR AUDIENCE AND CITIZENS? UH THE BOND RATINGS AND HOW THAT AFFECTS THE WAY THAT WE OPERATE.

WHENEVER CITY ISSUED DEATH. OF COURSE WE GO TO THE MARKET TO ISSUE THAT DEBT. AND YOU? ARE YOU HAVING A BOND RATING TO THE SIGN BOND RATING AGENCY. BASICALLY, THAT SAYS YOU ARE IT ASSESSES YOUR RISK AND BEING ABLE TO PAY THAT DEBT BACK. YOU KNOW, YOU COULD BE A DOUBLE A TRIPLE A YEAH, DOUBLE A MINUS WHATEVER IT MAY BE, BUT IT DIDN'T ENABLES YOU TO BORROW, GET MONEY AT A LOWER RATE AND PAYING IT BACK IT WITH THE STRONGER BOND RATING THAT YOU HAVE, SO IT LESSENS YOUR LIABILITY LESSON SHOULD THE DOLLARS THAT YOU OWE WHICH WOULD

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CREATES MONEY THAT YOU CAN USE FOR OTHER THINGS. I JUST I WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR THIS PRESENTATION, AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU KEPT MENTIONING COMPETITIVE SALARIES, BECAUSE IF WE WANT, I THINK BEAUMONT, TEXAS DESERVES THE BEST IF WE WANT GOOD PEOPLE TO WORK FOR THE CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT AND WE HAVE TO HAVE COMPETITIVE SALARIES. WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A REASON TO WANT TO COME AND WORK IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I THANK YOU FOR EMPHASIZING THAT AND FOR BELIEVING THAT OUR EMPLOYEES DESERVE WITH SALARIES BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME GOOD EMPLOYEES WITH THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL REMEMBER DID HAVE ONE QUESTION I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS INCIDENTAL OR INTENTIONAL, UH AND NOT NAMING THOSE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT, LATER OR AND AS WELL AS THE WHICH CITY WILL BE IN WHICH ONE SERVICES ONE FOR OPERATIONS. UH OKAY. AND I WANT TO BE PRESENTED US AND MY DISCUSSION BUT LOOKING AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THAT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS WE HAVE , UH, FOR OPERATIONS IS WOULD BE MR JUNE. ALICE JIM TEARS FIRST MEETING. UH, HE'S HERE. SO WELCOME. JUNE. AND HE WOULD BE OVER THAT JUNE. JUNE BERGH HIM A LITTLE BIT. HE HAD A LOT TO DO WITH US BEING ABLE TO GET THOSE FAVORABLE FINANCIAL SITUATIONS AND IMBUDO. HE WAS HE WAS DIRECTOR FINANCIAL FIVE YEARS AND WE WENT THROUGH TO BOND RATINGS WITH THEM, WHICH WERE POSITIVE OR IMPROVED BOND RATINGS. WE HAD STERLING AUDIT, AND EVERY TIME WE WERE AUDITED, AND LIKEWISE, UM WELL. ONE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, DISTINGUISHED BUDGET OF BOARDS AND CAREFUL AWARDS THERE, SO HE'S ONE AND THEN YOU HAVE MR CHRIS BOONE OF CHRIS HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR SOME TIME NOW. CHRIS ALSO WORKED AS UM AND A ROOM CITY MANAGER. AND, UH, LIKEWISE. JOHN WAS CITY ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH CITY HIGH SCHOOL, TOO. BUT I THINK WE HAVE A TEAM THAT THAT'S DIVERSE. WE HAVE A TEAM THAT THAT CAN WORK WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS IN THAT TEAM WITH BEAUMONT, BUT WE ALSO BRING SOME NEW IDEAS AND FAVORABLE THINGS THERE. AS FAR AS THE DIRECTORS ARCTIC TECHNOLOGIES YOU MET ANGIE AND YOU WRITE THEIR SHIELDS BACK THERE. HI, ANGIE. UH ANDY. HE'S UH, HAS WORKED IN THERE FOR SOME TIME ON THE BAR AND TWO BOARDS CREDIT BOARD RECOMMENDED ANGIE FOR THE POSITION. HE FELT THAT COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR AND, UH SO HE WAS VERY BIG OF HIM. TO DO THAT, SO APPRECIATE IT MORE. YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATIONS. THAT'S LAUREN, LAUREN MONETS, LAWRENCE.

KIND OF AROUND FOR A WHILE. YEAH, YOU, LAUREN. SHE'S THERE. UH HUH. PARKS IS KENNETH.

FORGET. CANADA HERE. MAYBE KENNETH TONIGHT HERE. SO HE'S DOING AND OF COURSE, RECREATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE MR JIMMY NEO THERE, AND I AND I DID FORGET ONE REALLY BIG. THANK YOU. JUST TOLLER. DOLLAR AMOUNT TEMPERAMENT ALL OF THAT, SINCE IT JUST KEEPS CHANGING BECAUSE EVERY TIME SOMEBODY LOOKS AT IT AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SO IT'S GOTTA BE TOTAL. BUT THIS INCLUDES, UM THIS ACM, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES THESE OTHER DIRECTORS. AND OTHERS AND THOSE BENEFITS, SO IT'S GONNA BE A TOTAL OF 548,000 AT 507. WE GOT THAT INFORMATION TODAY. WHAT IS THAT? 540 88 WE GOT WE GOT AN UPDATE TODAY. ON THAT. SO, UH. IT SEEMS LIKE A BIG NUMBER, BUT I THINK WHAT WE WILL BRING TO THE ORGANIZATION. AND WHAT WILL BE ABLE TO DO AND ACHIEVE AND QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK IT WILL HELP OUR REVENUES, GIRL. HMM. IT'S NOT NEARLY AS IMPOSING AS IT SOUNDS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GET. FOR ALL OF YOUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS FILLED.

YES, IS OVER. COMMUNITY SERVICES NOW. OH WELL, THE DIRECTOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. YEAH THAT ONE'S FAKING THEM. SORRY, CHRIS . CHRIS. I'M LOOKING AT CHRIS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY WHAT ADVERTISING FOR? YES YES, SIR. IT'S POSTED POSTED. OKAY ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD YES. EVERY YEAR WHEN WE GET OUR BUDGET. IF YOU LOOK IN THE VERY BACK, THERE'S A BUNCH OF ABBREVIATIONS FOR JOB

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CLASSIFICATIONS THAT. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TIED IN THE BUDGET TO PERSONNEL. AND THEY'RE ALSO SUPPOSED TO REFLECT SALARY RANGES. SO ARE WE. PRETTY COMPETENT THAT WHEN WE HAVE THOSE DESIGNATIONS ATTACHED TO OUR PERSONNEL THAT THEIR SALARIES ARE WITHIN THOSE SALARY RANGES OR DO WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS ON THAT? UH WE IT THIS YEAR. WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT. UM YOU KNOW, DUE TO WHATEVER INCREASES WE DID LAST YEAR, WE WERE ALL BIT OUTSIDE OF THAT THE TOP OF RANGE WITH SOME OF OUR PEOPLE. BUT THAT COULD BE JUST A SIMPLE JUST MET AND MET HER SOME SORT, BUT CERTAINLY WILL ADDRESS IT IN THE NEXT BUDGET AND THE SALARY SURVEY SHOULD GIVE US NEW RANGES . UH IT SHOULD GIVE US NEW RANGES AND WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM. PRETTY COMFORTABLY. GO. CANCEL MEMBER NEIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISTER MANAGER. NOW THAT YOU BROUGHT THE PRICE OUT, DON'T MIND ASKING MY QUESTIONS. SO THE 5 48 DOES THAT TAKE CARE OF THIS IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR. UH YES. THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. YES, SIR. YES YES. SEVEN. UH, CHANGING ON THAT. AH THERE WAS RCM MAY RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION. WE WE THOUGHT WE HAD EVERYTHING ACCOUNTED FOR. AND IF YOU ON THE TRY TO HAD AND THAT YOU WILL SEE IT UP THERE AHEAD, MAKE CONTRIBUTION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO GET IT. IT'S BASED UPON THEIR 10 YEAR OR AGE. AND. MOST PEOPLE ACCEPT THE OLDER PEOPLE LIKE ME, THAT'S WHAT THEY GET 20. SO THAT'S ONLY THAT'S 5 48 FOR JUST THE REMAINING PORTION OF THIS YEAR, CORRECT. YES. SO MY NUMBERS ARE GREAT. THAT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND $700,000 A YEAR INCREASE. INCORRECT THE THAT BOTTLE 48 NUMBER INCLUDES WHAT WOULD BE THEIR SALARY FOR THE YEAR. UM SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S LESS TIME LEFT IN THIS, UH IN THIS PARTICULAR CALENDAR YEAR. FOR THAT. SO THAT'S NOT THAT'S AN ESTIMATED FOR THE END FOR THE ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR, AND WE'RE CLOSER TO THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. THEN YOU WOULD THINK SO THERE THEIR FULL SALARY IS MINUS THREE. I SEE MY CREDIT IS 200,000 AND THEN IN THAT BIBLE SEVEN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED WAS THE INCREASES FOR PROMOTIONS FOR THREE DEPARTMENT HEADS. UM AS WELL AS NOW THAT 5 48 NUMBER INCLUDES RI CMA CRITICS. SO FISCAL YEAR FISCAL. YOU'RE NOT CALENDAR YOU, YOU KNOW ACCOUNTANTS. SORRY SINCE THE TIME OF THEIR CREATION TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. CORRECT BUT MR ELLIS DIDN'T START UNTIL JANUARY. BOOM WITH I BELIEVE WAS PROMOTED IN IN THE DECEMBER MID DECEMBER OUR FISCAL YEARS, OCTOBER TO OCTOBER OR SEPTEMBER, 30. OKAY, SO THE 5 48 IS FOR A COMPLETE YEAR JUMP IN HERE, TODD. SO LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY, NOT ALL OF THESE CHANGES HAPPENED DAY ONE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THEY HAPPENED IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY. SO THE 5 48 IS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.

THAT'S WHAT WILL BE OVER. SO IT WILL BE MORE THAN 5 48 NEXT YEAR, BUT IT'LL ALL BE BUDGETED NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE WELL, WE WILL HAVE INCLUDED THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND THEIR SALARIES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL COMMENT. THE REAL NUMBER FOR A FULL YEAR IS SOMEWHERE AROUND THE $700,000 RANGE. I THINK THAT'S HIGH. UM AND WE CAN DO THE MATH REAL QUICK. SO WOW! TODD IS CALCULATING LIKE TO MAKE 30,000. WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT. AND JUST AS A POINT OF ORDER. THAT'S AN ITEM FOR WE REALLY HAVE EVERYTHING THE MOTION ON ANY OF THESE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY START GOING THROUGH THE REGULAR JOE AND THAT WE'VE EXHAUSTED OUR QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE MANAGER'S PRESENTATION. JUST TO GIVE TODD SOMETIME TO DO MATH. IT'S NOT GONNA BE THAT HIGH. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER BECAUSE OF THE THREE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS THAT WERE PROMOTED. THEIR BASE SALARY , THEIR SALAD THEIR SALARY BEFORE THEY WERE PROMOTED, WAS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.

SO IT'S JUST A DIFFERENTIAL ON THAT. THANK YOU. WELL AND ANOTHER COMMENT, UH, THAT NEEDS

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TO BE NOTED. THAT COULD NOT BE PUT IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE THOSE PROMOTIONS WERE NOT MADE PRIOR.

TO OCTOBER WHEN THE BUDGET CLOSED. I AGREE WITH THAT MAYOR BUT THE BACK TO THE COMMENT CUSTOMERS PHIL SHOW ORIGINALLY MADE THE PROPER PROCEDURE, FOR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO MAKE A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND THEN GO HIGHER. THE EMPLOYEES FOR THAT POSITION NOT NOT AGREE ON IT AND THEN COME BACK AND GET THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL THEN. MOVE MONEY AROUND TO MAKE IT WORK.

I'M GONNA ASK THE WE'D GET BACK ONTO THE AGENDA AND CONTINUE THAT DISCUSSION UNDER ITEM FOR OKAY? COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER. I HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE A COMMENT THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THE CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF SOME OF THESE CITIES AND SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS. AND THERE'S SOME STATS AND SOME DATA THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE KNOW BRYAN TEXAS IS ONE OF THE CITIES THAT WE MADE A COMPARISON TO AND 2010. THEIR POPULATION WAS 76,526 PEOPLE IN 2028 GREW TO 85,810 PEOPLE. GEORGETOWN IN 2010. IT WAS 48,019 PEOPLE IN 2020 GREW TO 68,227 PEOPLE. AROUND ROCK IN 2010. IT WAS 100,777 74 PEOPLE. IN 2020 GREW 220,498 PEOPLE COLLEGE STATION 2010 94,692 PEOPLE. 2020 GREW TO 118,441 PEOPLE. WACO 2010 125,360 PEOPLE 20 2,138,289 PEOPLE COME ROW 2010 65,712 2020 90,358 PEOPLE TYLER 97 1047 PEOPLE. 20 2100 AND 5 976 PEOPLE. AND THE REASON I WANTED TO READ THOSE STAFF TO SHOW THAT THOSE CITIES ALL GREW ON AVERAGE ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE IN 10 YEARS CITY OF BEAUMONT 2010. WE HAD OVER 118,000 PEOPLE. WE LOST POPULATION. CURRENTLY AND WERE AROUND 115,000 PEOPLE, SO I WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT. YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY AND DOLLARS. BUT THE WAY YOU GREW UP BUDGET IS TO GROW YOUR POPULATION AS WELL AND YOU GOT TO HAVE THE PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO DO SO. SO I LIKE THE FACT THERE'S A CITY THAT WE'RE TAKING APPROACH TO PUT THE THINGS IN PLACE THAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING THAT ACTUALLY PROVING THE SHOW GROWTH . EVERY SEATING. WE COMPARED OURSELVES TO IF YOU NOTICE THAT ARE HERE. THE NUMBERS OFF, NOT ONE LOST IN POPULATION, AND WHEN I EVEN INCLUDING IN 2023, THOSE ARE NUMBERS FROM THE 2010 TO 2020 HERO. SO I JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. I KNOW SOME OF THESE NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT AND SEEMS SCARY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT WE KEEP OPERATING THE SAME WAY. IT'S POSSIBLE WE CAN GET THE SAME RESULTS, SO I JUST WANT TO STRETCH PEOPLE WITH THAT. THANK YOU. WELL I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. UH, TO MR WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MR WILLIAMS FOR KEEPING YOUR WORD FOR DOING WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO AND WHAT WE ASKED A FEW TO THE PUBLIC DURING MR WILLIAMS INTERVIEW FOR CITY MANAGER UH, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, PHIL SHAW SAID. HE MADE IT WELL KNOWN THAT BEAUMONT NEEDED ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS.

HE ALSO POINTED OUT THINGS WHERE WE WERE LACKING. THERE WERE NO CHANGES MADE. AND WE NEEDED A VERY STRUCTURED ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. AND THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING. UM. I'M GOING TO REFER TO THEM STATS. UM LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER JUST DID AGAIN. BRYAN, TEXAS HAS 83,980 PEOPLE IN POPULATION. BUT THEY'RE PAYING. THEIR UM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER $206,000 . AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN GEORGETOWN. BUT WHEN I SEE THAT MAYOR, I WANT TO TALK TO THEM. BECAUSE IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THEY HAVE THREE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS. WITH A POPULATION OF 67,000. 1 76 AND THERE'S ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS MAKING 204,000. WITH THE POPULATION OF 67,000. SO THESE ARE FACTS. THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN REAL TIME RIGHT NOW. AND AS EVERYONE HAS

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STATED $500,000 BEING SPOKE ABOUT TODAY MAY SEEM LIKE A LARGE NUMBER. BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE IT TO OTHER CITIES HMM. GEORGETOWN ALMOST AS HALF OF OUR POPULATION. EVEN IN DISCUSSIONS AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. WE LOOK RIGHT DOWN THE STREET AT PORTER, AUTHOR THERE WAS SOME SITUATIONS WHERE PUERTO AUTHOR WITH. I THINK 58,000 IN POPULATION. WAS PAYING MORE THAN BEAUMONT. AND WE HAVE LOST EMPLOYEES. REPORT AUTHOR SO AGAIN. IF WE WANT. GREAT EMPLOYEES IF WE WANT TO PAY FAIR WAGES. AND A TRACK GREAT EMPLOYEES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INVEST IN OUR PEOPLE, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID. HE WOULD DO AND HE'S PROUD AND HE PUT HIS RECORD ON INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND PUTTING THE EMPLOYEES. FIRST ALONG WITH A GOOD BUDGET AND A GOOD STRUCTURE. SO AGAIN, MR WILLIAMS . THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR DOING JUST WHAT YOU SAID. YOU WOULD DO TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD. COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I HEARD YOU MENTION SUCCESSION PLAN. YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY INTO THIS SITUATION WHERE THERE WASN'T IN PLACE, AND WE APPRECIATE MR BOONE STEPPING IN AND HOLDING IT DOWN, BUT I THINK THERE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE POSITION OURSELVES NOT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT AGAIN. AND SECONDLY, UH, WE UNDERSTAND WE'RE INVESTING AND WE'RE CHANGING, BUT I STILL THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US AS A COUNCIL TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY ON YOURSELF. AS I SEE THE MANAGER AS WELL AS ACCOUNTABILITY ON SOME OF THIS MONEY AND SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS IN THE CHANGE, UH, WHAT THINGS WILL BE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE COUNCIL HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING? WE'RE GETTING A GOOD R O. I ON THE NEW STRUCTURE. AND YOU KNOW THE WHOLE NINE WHERE WE HAVE EVALUATIONS. HOW WOULD THAT TAKE PLACE AND THAT'S THAT'S SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED. COUNCIL MEMBER TURNING, YOU KNOW, IT'S ACCOUNTABILITY. IT'S BEEN ABLE. TO MHM LOOK AT TRACK SPENDING EXPENDITURES AND WHAT EMPLOYEES ARE DOING WELL COULD PUT IN AN EVALUATION PROCESS. UH THAT'S ANOTHER MAJOR THING. I LIKE TO DO WHAT WE EVALUATE EVERY EMPLOYEE EVERY YEAR. WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE FEEDBACK TO THAT EMPLOYEE ON ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AND WHAT THEY NEED, BUT LIKEWISE, THEY CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO US, YOU KNOW, WHICH MAKES THE ORGANIZATION BETTER. WHAT THAT INFORMATION BUT, YOU KNOW. IT'S PUTTING THINGS IN PLACE TO WORK. YOU CAN INCREASE EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY. I MENTIONED THAT THING ABOUT THE BOND RATINGS AND DOLLARS THERE THERE. THERE ARE MANY. THANKS YOU THAT CAN HAPPEN TO DO THAT. I'M NOT SURE SUCH A QUESTION, BUT YEAH, YOU DID YOU ANSWER YOU ANSWERED IT. OKAY IF I DIDN'T ASK IT DIFFERENTLY OR SOMETHING . THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER FELL. SHOP MANAGER. JUST ONE LAST THING FOR ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS. COME TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BETTER. WHAT WE'RE DOING. I MAY STAND TO BE CORRECTED, BUT I THINK THE LAST TIME WE HAD AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WAS KYLE HAYES BACK 20 DO SOMETHING YEARS AGO. AND SO I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBABLY IS A NEW IDEAL. FOR MANY PEOPLE HAVING ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. SO LET ME MAKE A STATEMENT. YOU TELL ME IF I'M RIGHT. HAPPENING AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT RIGHTFULLY SO, HELPING TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE BURDEN ON YOUR OFFICE TO SHARE THE BURDEN TO SHARE THE LOAD. IT'S NOT JUST THAT, BUT IT'S TO EXPAND YOUR OFFICE. EXPAND THE REACH OF YOUR OFFICE TO WHERE YOU CAN REACH FURTHER AND DO MORE THAN YOU COULD HAVE EVER DONE ALONE. IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? VERY FAIR STATEMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER FELL SHOT. I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF. IT GIVES US THAT REACH THAT THAT ABILITY TO HAVE MORE OF AN IMPACT. THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND DOING THAT, SO, YEAH, FOR SURE. WITHOUT A DOUBT. IT CERTAINLY DOES THAT.

OKAY THANK YOU BEFORE WE MOVE ON AND TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK BOTH OF OUR NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS TO PLEASE STAND. YEAH. OK HMM. AND, OF COURSE, MOST OF YOU KNOW, MR

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BOONE, UH, WHO SERVED AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER BEFORE THE HIRING OF MR WILLIAMS? AND THEN THIS IS OUR NEWEST ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. JUNE ELLIS. THANK YOU. JUNE WELCOME TO BELL MATE. OKAY SO THIS CONCLUDES THE WORKSHOP AND. MR WILLIAMS. I'M GONNA ASK FOR THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER

[1. Consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a vehicle storage facility in a GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple-Family Dwelling) District located at 1035 Grand Street]

ONE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. CASTLE CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALIVE VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITY AND A G CMD JOAN COMMERCIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, LOCATED AT 10 35 GRAND STREET, AND THAT'S UH RECOMMENDATION WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

APPLICANTS SHALL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH ALL CITY OF BEAUMONT POLICE REQUIREMENT, THE APPLICANT CHILL, OBTAIN AND ISSUED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FROM BUILDING CODES. INOPERABLE VEHICLES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY AND, IF APPLICABLE, ANY LIGHTING INSTALLED ON THE PROPERTY SHELL DEFLECT AWAY FROM NEIGHBORING RESIDENCE'S. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE ? SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOORS, AIR AND DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AH OPPOSED THE MOTION

[2. Consider a request for an abandonment of the alleyways in Blocks 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Calder Addition and the right-of-way abandonment of the 600 Block of Forrest Street]

CARRY MAY HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE COUNCIL CONSIDERED REQUESTS FROM THE ABANDONMENT OF THE ALLEYWAYS AND BLOCKS 123 AND FOUR OF THE CALDER EDITION AND THE RIGHT AWAY ABANDONMENT OF THE 600 BLOCK OF FOURTH STREET. WHAT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. ALL THE ALLEYWAYS AND STREETS TO BE ABANDONED, WILL BE RETAINED AS UTILITY AND ACCESS EASEMENT PAYMENT FOR ABANDONED PORTIONS OF FOREST STREET WILL NO LONGER BE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. STREET LIGHTS AND ABANDONED PORTIONS OF FOREST STREET MUST BE REMOVED TRANSFERRED INTO A PRIVATE ACCOUNT. AND FOR ANY GATE INSTALLED TWO TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE ALLIES. ABANDONED STREET MUST BE AT LEAST 12. FEET WIDE WHEN KNOX PET LOGS FOR A FIRE ACCESS THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO. IS THERE A MOTION SO MOVE FOR APPROVAL IN A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROVEN ITEM NUMBER TWO. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES. THEY HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE. AND I AM THREE COUNCIL

[3. Consider an ordinance establishing the City Communications Department, Parks Department and Recreation Department ]

CONSIDERING ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CITY COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT PARKS DEPARTMENT AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE ACTION ITEM AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE WORK SESSION WITH THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE ORGANIZATION. BUT BASICALLY THE CREATION OF THESE DEPARTMENTS BY CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THAT THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE MAY I HAVE EMOTION, PLEASE? SO MOVE UP. SECOND. YOU'RE NOT SURE I'LL MOVE HAVE EMOTION IN A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL. SO WHAT'S THE DRINK? COST FOR THE JUST THIS ITEM? TALKS, CALCULATING. SO REALLY, THE ONLY COST WITH THIS ITEM IS THE PROMOTION OF THE THREE INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVISION MANAGERS TO DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS. AND INCLUDING PENSION AND ALL BENEFITS. THAT EXTRA COST IS ABOUT 153,000. YEARLY OR IS THAT JUST FOR THE REMAINING PORTION OF THIS YEAR? THAT WOULD BE YEARLY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL DISCUSSED ALMOST 10. ONE IS DISCUSSED BEFORE, AND, UH, SEPARATING THOSE HOUSES. WITH PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS DISCUSSION HELP WITH COUNCIL ABOUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION, RIGHT? WHAT THE SO IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING. YOU'RE OUR HISTORIAN . I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE ASKING, SO I JUST THINK THAT'S A GOOD MOVE.

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WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE. K YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF IMPROVEMENT ITEM NUMBER THREE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES YOU HAVE THE

[4. Consider an ordinance amending FY 2023 Budget ]

READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDERING THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PHYSICAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET AGAIN. THIS IS, UH, ACTION ITEM FROM THE WORK SESSION. WORK COUNCIL AMENDS THE BUDGET FOR THE ACTIVITIES DISCUSSED. THANK YOU. WE'VE HAD A WORKSHOP. AND YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? TO PROVE SECOND MOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL COUNCIL MEMBER GETS AFTER THE FIRM YEARLY COST FOR THIS ONE TIME. SO YES. SO WE TOLD YOU THE AMOUNT FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR. ADDITIONAL COSTS GOING FORWARD. AND THIS INCLUDES PAYROLL TAXES AND PENSION BENEFITS, ETCETERA. THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY 715,000 YEAR. SO THAT AGAIN, PLEASE 715,000. IT WOULD BE 563,000 ADDITIONAL WAGES AND THEN WE HAD 27% FOR BENEFITS.

AND THAT INCLUDES MAX AND HEALTHY 4 57 ACCOUNT FOR THOSE TWO EMPLOYEES. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE MAX, BUT IT'S USING THE AMOUNT THAT WAS USED THIS YEAR. SO. DO THESE TWO NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS. THERE'S NO CONTRACT OR NO. NO THERE'S NO AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT. OKAY SO I GUESS TO HELP CLEAN UP THE BUDGET, THE ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CONSIDER DOING IS GOING BACK AND FIXING THE COMPENSATION PLAN. UM BECAUSE THERE IS NO CATEGORY FOR THOSE TWO EMPLOYEES. RIGHT AND THAT'S WHERE THE NEW SALARY SURVEY WE WOULD FIX THAT IT WOULD CREATE A NEW EXECUTIVE LEVEL. CATEGORY FOUR. FOR THAT FOR THEM. IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO FIX TO ADD A CATEGORY IN THERE NOW UNTIL WE GET THAT THAT WAY. WE ARE I JUST DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA LINE WITH WHAT IT SAYS NOW. YEAH WELL, YOU YOU'RE NOT IN LINE WITH IT. IN OTHER CASES RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW. YEAH THE ONLY FOUR THAT AREN'T ON THEIR DATA CITY MANAGER, THE MAGISTRATE IN THE CITY CLERK BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL APPOINTED BY US. UNDERSTAND A CODE FOR IT. AH! I'M LOOKING FOR YOU ALL THE RECOMMENDATION ON THAT BECAUSE I DON'T I JUST THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO KEEP US IN LINE WITH THE CHARTER IN THE BUDGET CALLED FOR QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER YEAH, I AGREE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL IS SAYING ABOUT BEING IN LINE BUT BASED UPON WHAT WE JUST WENT OVER EARLIER WE HAVE SALARIES THAT ALREADY EXCEEDING WHAT WE ARE COMPARING IT TO SO IT'S CURRENTLY ALREADY NOT IN LINE.

CORRECT YES, THERE'S SOME EMPLOYEES THAT ABOVE THAT. THAT SALARY GRADE. AS WE SPEAK BEFORE THIS ACTION. AND I CREATED THAT NEEDS TO BE AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT THAT CONTINUE ON EITHER. SO THE PROCESS IN AND I THINK. CHRIS IS HERE, BUT THE PROCESS FOR WHEN YOU CREATE A NEW POSITION AS YOU ASSIGN IT, A CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY, UM THIS IS OBVIOUSLY BE A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL. SO YOU A SIGN OF THE P 89 WHATEVER THE LEVEL WOULD BE, AND THEN YOU WOULD ASSIGN A SALARY RANGE TO IT. THAT'S NOT A MAJOR THING OF COUNCIL APPROVED THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. THAT'S JUST A CLERICAL THING THAT THAT CAN BE DONE IN BETWEEN HR AND BANNING. IT'S TO ADD THAT TO THE BUDGET, BUT YOU JUST, YOU KNOW, CREATE A SALARY RANGE FOR IT AND THE SIGN OF CODE FOR IT, SO IT WOULD POINT WILL. EVEN WHAT WAS ALREADY PREVIOUSLY NOT IN LINE WITH EVERYTHING BE UPDATED COUNCIL MEMBER, NEIL SAID. WE CAN ALWAYS BE A STRAIGHT ACROSS THE BOARD ON THE RIGHT TRACK BECAUSE CURRENTLY, LIKE EVEN THE SELL. SOME OF THE SALARIES AREN'T CORRECT IN THERE SO KIND OF LIKE TO SEE EVERYTHING. FLUENTLY FLUSHED IN UPDATED IN ON PAR. IT SAYS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UPDATING. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GETS PART OF THE PROBLEM. AND HOW WE

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GOT THERE WITH BEING OUT OF LINE WITH WHAT THOSE RANGES ARE. IS SALARY CREEP, AND WHEN WE GIFT, FOR INSTANCE, A COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE. 3% WELL, IF YOU ARE A SANITATION TRUCK DRIVER, AND YOU'RE NOT MAKING TONS OF MONEY AT 3. MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT . I'M SURE IT'S APPRECIATED, BUT IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY. BUT IF YOU'RE ALREADY A HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOY 3% OF A LOT OF MONEY IS A LOT MORE MONEY. SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE GET OUT OF BALANCE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS THAT. UH I GUESS THAT'S A HUMAN RESOURCES QUESTION AND, UH, FINANCE QUESTION, BUT, UH, HOW HOW CAN WE ADDRESS THAT CREEPING INCREASE IN SALARY TO EVENTUALLY GET YOU OUT OF THE RANGE, TODD SAYS. I DON'T THINK IT WAS ANYONE'S FAULT. IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU SAID. IT JUST HAPPENS OVER TIME WHEN YOU DON'T ADJUST THAT TOP RANGE, SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT IT WAS NOTHING INTENTIONAL BY ANY BODY IT JUST OVER TIME. YOU KNOW IF I CAN JUST ADD A LITTLE CLARITY TO IT, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW? LIKE YOU SAID THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE SALARY GRADES NORMALLY WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR AND THIS WAS PROBABLY MISSED BY MY DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, NOT MAKING EXCUSES, BUT YOU KNOW WE HAD TURNED OVER IN THE BUDGET OFFICER AND THE CONTROLLER POSITIONS SO ANYWAY, NORMALLY WHEN WE GIVE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS, WE DO THAT SAME ADJUSTMENT TO THE SALARY GRADES ON THE LOW END AND HIGH END. AND NOW THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, I DON'T THINK WE UPDATED THESE THESE SALARY GRADES FOR THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IS A CLERICAL THING. IF WE APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, WE CAN JUST UPDATE THIS PAGE WOULDN'T BE ANY PROBLEM TO DO THAT AT ALL. THE OTHER THING IS ON THIS PARTICULAR ACTION ITEM. DO WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES? ON THE AMOUNT THAT IS BEING PROPOSED BY STONE. THE NEW NUMBERS WERE GIVEN TODAY. I'M OTHER PENIS THAT 548,000 TOD MIGHT KNOW BETTER, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT I HAVE ARRIVED IN.

THINK THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE HAS 507 SO. ANOTHER ONE ON HER DESK TODAY, MIKE, WE HAD A WE HAD A RESERVE CHANGED. HAVING THIS. ONE DID WE GET INTO CERTAIN 507 , BUT THEN THAT NUMBER CHANGED.

MAYBE THIS MORNING. MHM YEAH, EXAMINE IT. 507 ON THE INSERT. IT'S 5 48, BUT IT CHANGED TO 5, 48 AND 48,000. YES THAT'S THE THAT'S THE NEED TO CORRECT THE MOTION TO SAY THE RIGHT AMOUNT.

YES WELL, DID WE GET THE MOTION? THE NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO THE MOTION WAS MADE SO AS LONG AS THE PERSON WHO MADE THE MOTION MADE IT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS FOR 5 48 AND THAT FOR 507. I BELIEVE THAT IT'S FINE, AND I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN BELL SHAW MADE THE MOTION AND HE'S AWARE STANDS. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, NEIL OPPOSE. THE MOTION CARRIES MAY HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER

[5. Consider authorizing the City Manager to accept maintenance and authorize final payment to Greenscapes Six for the Concrete Pavement Repair City Wide Phase II Project]

FIVE, PLEASE. YES MAYOR COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT MAINTENANCE AND AUTHORIZED FOUND PAYMENT TO GREEN SKATES. SIX. ALRIGHT THIS IS FEBRUARY 15TH 2022 BY RESOLUTION TO THE COUNCIL WATER , THE CONTRACT GREEN SCAPES OF BAYTOWN AND THE AMOUNT OF. 3 2,000,097 669 FOR THE CONCRETE PAYMENT OR REPAIRS, SO YES, TO BE PAID OUT OF CAPITAL PROGRAM FOR STREET. STREET REHABILITATION PROBE. THANK YOU . YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE PROVE HAVE EMOTION, AND MAY I HAVE A SECOND HAVE EMOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN RETURNER . JUST QUICK QUESTION NOTICED, WHO SAID STREET IMPROVEMENTS. I THINK THE CITY OF BEAUMONT DOES A LOT OF GREAT JOB GREAT WORK WITH SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WE DO. BUT IF WE CAN POSSIBLE CAN WE PUT SOME OF THE WORK AND THE ACTIONS OUT ON PLATFORMS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA, WHERE THE CITIZENS CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE RESULTS OF THE MONEY THAT'S BEING SPENT? EVEN IF THEY DON'T LIVE IN THAT AREA. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOWED THAT. OKAY THANK YOU. WE'LL DO THAT. WE DO HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE. UM, SO THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIR

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CITYWIDE PHASE TO THE ENTIRETY OF THE LIST OF STREETS WITH THE BLOCK RANGES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE AND WHEN THEY WERE COMPLETED. WE HAVE THAT LIST ON THERE. CAN YOU EMAIL IT TO ME, BOY? ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF PROVEN ITEM NUMBER FIVE. POLICE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER SIX

[6. Consider authorizing the lease of thirty-nine vehicles with Enterprise FM Trust]

PLACE COUNCIL CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF 39 VEHICLES WITH ENTERPRISE F M TRUST. THIS JUST TO COVER THE LEASING VEHICLES. AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER SIX TO ME. I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. NEW TO APPROVE. I HAVE A SECOND MOTION AND THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROVEN ITEM NUMBER SIX. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY

[7. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1, accept maintenance and authorize final payment to Pro Pipe, Inc. for the 4th Street Storm Sewer Inspection Project]

OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES. THEY HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. PLEASE CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE EXCEPT MAINTENANCE AND AUTHORIZED FOUND PAYMENT TO PRO PIPE INC FOR THE FOURTH STREET. STORM SEWER INSPECTION PROJECT AND THIS IS A PROPOSED CHANGE OR THE NUMBER ONE THE AMOUNT OF 43,004 15 REQUIRED TO ADJUST ESTIMATED QUANTITIES AND THE CONTRACT TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL QUANTITIES. THANK YOU.

YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO A PROOF.

MAY HAVE A SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROVEN ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY

[8. Consider approving a contract with Ford Audio-video Systems, LLC of Houston, to replace the Council Chambers audio system for use in Council Chambers, the City website, and Channel 4 TV]

OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES THEY HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTRACT WITH FORD AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEMS LLC OF HOUSTON TO REPLACE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AUDIO SYSTEM FOR USE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THE CITY WEBSITE AND CHANNEL FOUR TV. THIS IS, UH, BASICALLY TO REPLACE THE CURRENT AUDIO SYSTEM, WHICH IS TERMED INTO THE LIFE AND THE TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE 67,003 08. THANK YOU.

YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE APPROVE. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER GETS CANCER MEMBER FAILED SHAW SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT END OF LIFE WITH REGARD TO OUR AUDIO SYSTEM THAT WE USE TO BROADCAST COUNCIL MEETINGS. WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN? IT'S ACTUALLY THE SORRY APPARENTLY. LOSING MY VOICE EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS ISSUE . IT'S ACTUALLY THE AUDIO SYSTEM HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. UM IF YOU'VE NOTICED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CRACKLING, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE AT THE PODIUM. UM IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THAT WE HAVE GONE BACK TO THE VENDOR. AND THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT EQUIPMENT IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED . WE CAN'T BUY PARTS FOR IT. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR IT. WE ASKED ABOUT ADDING TO MICROPHONES WE CAN ADD. WE CAN'T ADD ANY ADDITIONAL MICROPHONES GIVES THE SYSTEM IS OBSOLETE. SO WE ALSO, UM. WERE ASKED, UM IN PREPARATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING COUNCIL MEMBERS JOINED BY ZOOM OR TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND COUNCIL MEETINGS REMOTELY. NOW WE HAVE IN PLACE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT WHICH THANK YOU SO MUCH WHICH WE, UM. WE HAVE GOTTEN HALF OF THAT DONE WITH THE VIDEO UPGRADE THAT WE DID LAST FISCAL YEAR. THAT'S ALL IN PLACE. SO NOW ALL WE NEED IS JUST THE AUDIO. SO THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR SOMEONE IF ONE OF YOU WAS OUT THAN THE REST OF YOU COULD HEAR THEM. AND SO WITH THE AUDIENCE BE ABLE TO HEAR THEM AS WELL AS BEING HEARD THROUGH STREAMING VIDEO. SO ALL OF THAT IS ROLLED INTO THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER TRAIL SHOW. WHAT ARE THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE GET OUT ON THE STREET? THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBERS IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE WATCH US THROUGH THE INTERNET THEY CANNOT HEAR SO AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SPEAKS TO THAT DIRECTLY AS PROXIMITY TO THE MIC. I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO WITH SOMEONE IS STANDING TOO FAR BACK. BUT DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS NEW THIS UPDATE AND THIS UPGRADING OUR EQUIPMENT WILL HELP ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. WE

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HAVE DISCUSSED THAT WITH THE VENDOR AND THEY DO THINK IT WILL ASSIST. IT IS NOT GOING TO HELP WITH. YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY TURNS, THE MICROPHONE OFTEN CONTINUES TO TALK, OR IF I WERE IS THAT BACK THIS FAR AWAY FROM THE MICROPHONE? THAT IS STILL GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, BUT THE NEWER MICROPHONES ARE GOING TO BE MORE UNIT DIRECTIONAL. UM AND THEN THE MAYOR WILL ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST FROM HER PODIUM THE VOLUME OF THE MICROPHONE FROM HER SEAT THE VOLUME OF THE PODIUM MICROPHONE AS WELL. BOY. SHE DOESN'T LIKE SOMETHING WE'RE SAYING SHE CAN MUTE ARE MIKE. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? OR IF SHE NOTICES THAT SOMEONE STANDING TOO FAR AWAY, SHE CAN ADJUST THE GAIN AS WELL. SO COUNCIL MEMBER FELLAS CHARTS STATED ON THE INTERNET, BUT I GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR PEOPLE SAYING NO MATTER HOW LOUD THEY TURN UP THEIR T V THEY STILL CANNOT HERE COUNSELOR MEETING THAT IS CORRECT. UM I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THIS. WON'T HELP. I ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL HELP TO HAVE A BETTER AUDIO SYSTEM WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR PROBLEMS WITH CHANNEL FOR THE SAME VIDEO YOU SEE STREAMED ONLINE. IT'S THE SAME VIDEO THAT WE PUSHED TO CHANNEL FOUR. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS SPECTRUM. UM, WHICH. WITH ALL PEG CHANNELS. IT'S ACTUALLY A CONVERSATION THAT HAS COME UP. UM, IN THE. IN THE MUNICIPAL, THE MUNICIPAL AREA FOR SEVERAL CITIES. IS THAT UM, THE WAY THE PIG FUNDING, WHICH WE'VE DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. IS HANDLED. SPECTRUM DOES NOT WANT TO UPGRADE THE EQUIPMENT.

SO WE ASKED ABOUT UPGRADING. LOCALLY AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO UPGRADE US TO HD. UM OTHER CITIES HAVE ALSO ASKED ABOUT UPGRADING AND WERE TOLD THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR PEG FUNDING IF THEY UPGRADED. SO THERE'S RIGHT NOW QUITE OF A NO ONE KNOWS REALLY HOW THAT'S ALL GOING TO COME OUT. UM BUT ACCORDING TO OUR LOCAL SPECTRUM GROUP UM.

THEY DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO UPGRADE US TO HD AT THIS TIME. WHILE THE AUDIO UPGRADE ME HELP.

IT'S NOT GOING TO COMPLETELY ERADICATE THE ISSUE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. MAYOR PRO TEM DIARRHEA. NO PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME. I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF WHEN YOU WATCH THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON YOUTUBE, YOU CAN HEAR IT PERFECT. I JUST, UH. DIFFERENT PLATFORM OR SAME VIDEO. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT PLATFORM. GO TO YOUTUBE TO WATCH IT. OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. SO ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROVEN ITEM NUMBER EIGHT PLAY SIGNIFIED BY SAYING I OPPOSE THE

[9. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Covington NAH to repair and refinish the Sterling Pruitt Activity Center gym floor]

MOTION IS CARRIED MAY HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER NINE, PLEASE. YES MA'AM COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER, ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH COVINGTON'S IN A H TO REPAIR AND REFINISHED. THE STERLING PRUITT ACTIVITY CENTER GYM FLOOR, LOCATED AT 29 30 GULF STREET. BEAUMONT TEXAS. SO THE BIT TOTAL UTILIZING THE BIBLE PROCESSES AND THE AMOUNT OF $75,095. AND DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS IN 2022, THE PROJECT WAS ESTIMATED COST OF 65,006. THEREFORE, THE PROJECT YOU SEIZE THE BUDGET THEM UP BY 94 95. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION FOR 75,095. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER NINE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE, HAVE EMOTION IN A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES, MA'AM , JUST I WANT TO SAY ONE THING ONE. OKAY, KEITH TRULY APPRECIATE YOU. UH THOSE KIDS. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT THE FLOOR OF THE WRECK. I NOTICED SAID WE HAVEN'T DID IT SINCE 2015 AND YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE GYM FLOOR LAST 3 TO 2 TO THREE YEARS BEFORE YOU GOT TO KIND OF KEEP UPDATING IT, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW THE KIDS ARE APPRECIATED THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATE IT. AND THANKS TO THE COUNCIL FOR YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING DOING THIS? THANK YOU AND MAYOR PER TEAM DIARRHEA. REMEMBER SOMETIME BACK WHEN WE DID THE BASKETBALL COURT ED ROGERS PARK. AND IT HAS THE

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CITY OF BEAUMONT EMBLEM ON IT. ONE STERLING PRUITT WILL HAVE IT AS WELL. KEITH QUESTIONS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY OF BEAUMONT COLORS AND BMT IN THE MIDDLE IF WE CAN'T HAVE A REQUEST, BUT THAT'S A KEY QUESTION. ANY LONGER. YEAH, WE DON'T WANT TO DELAY. IT MEANS MORE MONEY. IN WHAT ANYWAY, KEITH, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND THE REST OF STAFF. WE APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE WHAT WHAT IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE SAID. BUT UH OH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THIS WAS INITIATED BY COUNCILMAN TURNER. I THINK WE DON'T GIVE ENOUGH RECOGNITION WHEN WE CAN. BUT THIS I JUST HOPE BEAUMONT UNDERSTANDS THIS IS BECAUSE OF THIS GUY HERE. APPRECIATE YOU, RANDY MAYOR.

YES, UM KEITH THAT SAYS WE'RE REPLACING THE FLOOR AND WE WANT TO START PUTTING THOSE CITY OF BEAUMONT COLORS AND EMBLEM ON THERE THAT THIS WOULD BE THE BEST TIME TO DO IT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO REPLACE THE FLOOR AND THEN COME BACK AND DO IT LATER. YEAH. MEANWHILE WE'RE DOING IT.

WE MIGHT AS WELL DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. THANK YOU, KEITH. NOW I CAN. I CAN ADD IT TO IT.

IT WASN'T PLANNED, BUT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL COSTS. BUT I WANT TO CLARIFY. WE'RE NOT REPLACING THE FLOOR. NOW WE'RE REFINISHED SERVICING THE PUBLIC. YOU THINK WE'RE TEARING IT ALL OUT AND REDOING IT? ISN'T THERE SOME PORTIONS? I'M SORRY. I'M OUT OF ORDER FINISHING IT. WOULD THIS BE A GOOD TIME TO PUT THE COLORS AND THE EMBLEM DOWN. SURE.

COUNCIL SHOULD BE MINDFUL THAT YOU DID ASK THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR TO LOOK INTO, UM, UPDATING THE CITY COLORS ARE COMING UP WITH AN OFFICIAL BLUE AND OFFICIAL GREEN. SO YOU MIGHT WANNA PUMP BRAKES SO THAT ALL THE CITY BLUES AND CITY GREENS CAN BE THE SAME. JUST A SUGGESTION. THANK YOU. FLOOR IS BLUE ALREADY. I BELIEVE SO WE'LL BE GOING BACK WITH THE SAME STANDARD BLUE CARDS. THEN ALL YOUR STRIPING, I THINK IS WHITE IN THERE. SO YOUR LOGO IS GONNA IF WE DO THE BMT LIKE WE DID IN ROGERS PARK, IT WILL BE IN IN THE WHITE IN THE MIDDLE RING. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE I'M JUST ASKING FOR THE SAME SO TECHNICALLY WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE ADDING GREEN. ONE ADDITIONAL COLOR, RIGHT? YOU WANTED NEED TO KNOW THAT IF WE NEED TO DO THE BMT IN GREEN, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING, OR WE'RE GONNA DO IT AND WHY IT JUST LIKE THE STRIPING. RIGHT NOW. THE FLOOR IS ALL BLUE WITH THE WHITE STRIPING FOR THE OUTSIDE OF THE COURT, BUT THE THREE POINT LINES ARE ORANGE BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE . THAT ORANGE INSTEAD OF IT BEING ORANGE, THAT WHATEVER GREEN THAT THE CITY COMES UP WITH THAT WILL BE OFFICIAL BLUE AND GREEN. I THINK THAT WAS SUFFICE, AND THE BMT IN THE MIDDLE AND WHITE WOULD BE FINE.

UM AND WITH WHATEVER YOU SAY COUNSEL ATTORNEY. COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHOW JUST FOR CLARIFICATION WITH THE CITIZENS. YOU'RE NOT REPLACING THE WHOLE FLOOR. I KNOW YOU'RE RESURFACING IT, BUT THERE ARE SECTIONS THAT ARE BEING REPLACED. IT WILL REPAIRS BEING OKAY. BUT BE PREPARED SOME PLACES THAT ARE PRETTY BAD THAT YOU'RE REPAIRING. YEAH. OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR KEY THANK YOU, KEITH. OKAY ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER NINE PLACE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES I HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 10,

[10. Consider authorizing the City Manager to notify the Lower Neches Valley Authority of the City's desire to extend a five year term agreement to secure an uninterrupted surface water supply for the City of Beaumont ]

PLEASE. YES, CONSIDER. COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NOTIFY THE LOWER NATURES VALLEY AUTHORITY L N B A OF THE CITY'S DESIRE TO EXTEND THE FIVE YEAR TERM AGREEMENT TO SECURE UNINTERRUPTED SURFACE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.

CITY OF BEAUMONT HAS 50 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY OF ROUND OF RIVER SURFACE WATER RIGHTS FROM THE NEXT RIVER AND, UH I THINK THEY'RE JUST PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS YOU'LL DO TODAY. CARRYING WATER. THANK YOU FOR THE READING OF THE ITEM NUMBER 10. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? MOVE TO APPROVE A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. ALL IN FAVOR FOR PROVEN ITEM NUMBER. 10 PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED ME. I HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 11, PLEASE.

[11. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Port of Beaumont Navigation District]

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COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PORTS OF BEAUMONT NAVIGATION DISTRICT AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 11. MAY I HAVE EMOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. SECOND THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER GETS JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO OUR RIVERFRONT PARK PROJECT BY SECURING THE FORMER REAL BAD WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO BROADEN THE FOOTPRINT OF RIVERFRONT PARK. THIS THIS IS RIGHT ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING RIVERFRONT PARK AND BY DOING THIS LAND SWAP WITH THE PORK WILL BE ABLE TO LANDSCAPE THIS AREA, PUT WALKING TRAILS ON IT AND ENHANCE WHEREVER FRONT PARK CONSIDERABLY AS CONSTRUCTION COMMENCES ON IT THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROVEN ITEM NUMBER. 11. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, I OPPOSE. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MAY I HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 12 PLACE?

[12. Consider approving the exchange of property with the Port of Beaumont Navigation District]

YES MA'AM COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY WITH THE PORTAL BEAUMONT NAVIGATION DISTRICT, AND THAT'S RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 12 HAVE EMOTION FEES TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. PRO TIM DARIA JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC SITTING OUT THERE WITH SOMEONE JUST EXPLAIN TO HIM WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING AS FAR AS IT, UH TRADED PROPERTIES WITH REPORT DO YOU WANT TO COVER THAT WERE BASICALLY SWAPPING THE LAND BY THE REMAINING RAIL BY RIVERFRONT PARK FOR SECTION OF SABINE PASS AVENUE BETWEEN BLANCHETT AND EMMETT. AND WE'RE RETAINING OUR UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT GO THROUGH FOR STORM DRAINS THROUGH THAT PORTION, BUT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DEVELOP RIVERFRONT AND INCLUDING MORE GREEN SPACE GOING TO RIVERFRONT. MAKE IT LOOK BETTER. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW THE PORTS TO DO AN EXPANSION OF THEIR PROPERTY AND THEIR RAIL COVERAGE WITHIN THE POOR BY EXTENDING THEIR BOUNDARIES. UH OVER SABINE PATHS. OKAY. THANK YOU, BART. I THINK THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MAY I JUST WANT TO COMMEND STAFF IN THE PORTS OF WORKING TOGETHER? THIS CONVERSATION WAS GOING ON PRIOR TO ME, EVEN BEING ON COUNCIL AND WE FINALLY THEN CAME FINALLY CAN TOOK FRUITION JUST SHOWS HOW LONG SOME OF THOSE TAPES WERE GOVERNMENT, BUT I THINK THAT'S GOOD TO SHOW THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIFFERENT ENTITIES. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR GETTING THAT DONE. THANK YOU.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT AND SAY THAT, UM I'M SURE COUNCIL MEMBERS. SAMUEL COULD, UH, PROBABLY WRITE A BOOK ON HOW LONG IT'S HOW LONG IT'S BEEN. IT'S BEEN OVER 20 YEARS.

THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING TO TRY TO AH ACQUIRED THAT PROPERTY. AND SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY IS A HUGE AMOUNT STONE. COUNCIL MEMBER, TURNER SAID BEFORE HE GOT ON BORN UH YEAH, ALMOST BUT. ALRIGHT COUNT COUNCILMAN MEMBER. SAMUEL COULD COULD REALLY SAY IT'S BEEN. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, BUT BECAUSE OF GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT. OF THE CITY AND FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD. I CAME AND EVERYONE UM, THAT WAS PART OF IT. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID MM. ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROVEN ITEM. NUMBER 12.

PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MAY I HAVE THE READING

[13. Consider authorizing a contract with BCBS for Stop Loss Insurance ]

OF ITEM NUMBER 13, PLEASE. MAKE SURE I HAVE THE RIGHT ONE TO, UH , COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION

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AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACT WITH BCBS FOR STOP LOSS INSURANCE AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 13. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE. I HAVE A SECOND . I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER? NEIL MR MANAGER, CAN YOU BUT THE COST FOR THIS FOR LAST YEAR. SHOULD BE ON THE BID TAB THAT WAS HANDED TO COUNSEL. LAST YEAR'S COST WAS 1,368,400. NUMBER ONE MORE TIME. 3 1,000,068 4 87. SO THIS YEAR'S COST IS A 19.92% INCREASE.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WHILE SO LOW. IF IT HELPS, UM. DID TALK TO THE CONSULTANT IF WE DID NOT BUY THIS STOP LOSS INSURANCE. IT'S A IT'S AN EXPENSIVE POLICY. BUT IF WE HAD NOT HAD THIS INSURANCE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CALENDAR YEAR 2020. UM THE INSURANCE PAID THE CITY BACK $800,000. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF POCKET ANOTHER $800,000 WITHOUT THIS INSURANCE BECAUSE OF HEART CLAIMS. IN 2021. WE WERE REIMBURSED 750,000. MHM AND IN 2022, NOT INCLUDING DECEMBER. WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED A MILLION DOLLARS OF REIMBURSEMENTS. SO THESE POLICIES ARE YOU KNOW, KIND OF PAYING FOR THEMSELVES. THANK YOU. IN THE OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR FOR PROVING ITEM NUMBER 13. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 14, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDER A

[14. Consider authorizing the emergency repair of a sewer cavity under the Union Pacific Railroad at West Florida Avenue and Avenue A]

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF A SEWER CAVITY UNDER THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AT WEST FLORIDA AVENUE AND AVENUE. A THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION. AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 14. MAY I HAVE EMOTION, PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER GETS UM, SO HAVE THESE REPAIRS STARTED BEING COMPLETED? IF NOT, WHEN WILL THEY BE FINISHED? SORRY THE REPAIRS. ANOTHER HAVEN'T STARTED YET. SHERIFF CONTRACTOR THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. WE'RE STILL KIND OF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE RAILROAD TO GET A FINAL CREDIBLE FROM THEM BEFORE WE CAN START.

HOPEFULLY WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND MAYBE MID NEXT WEEK, AND THEN WE GET STARTED. AND HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THEY'LL TAKE 45 CALENDAR DAYS. CONTRACTS MORE. THANK YOU. CANCER MEMBER TURNER AND THEN MAYOR PRO TEM DIARRHEA. I KNOW THAT PARTICULAR AREA I GOT A CALL FROM A CITIZEN ABOUT THE REAL NOT GOING UP. THE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS DISREPAIR HAVE SOME TO DO WITH THE REAL NOT GOING UP IN THAT ON THAT WEST FLORIDA AREA. MAYBE IT WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED THE CROSSING GUARD. YES, CORRECT . I THINK IT WAS DOWN AND THAT I DON'T KNOW. IF THEY RIGHT THERE . WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ROADS CLOSED FIVE YEARS. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M YEAH. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. THE ROAD BEING CLOSED. MY APOLOGIES. I GOT A CALL IN REFERENCE TO THAT. WE HAD ACTUALLY FOUND IN JULY CAVITY STARTING IN THE ROAD, SO WE WENT AND PLAYED IN THE ROAD. AND AS IT GOT CLOSER TIME FOR SCHOOL TO START. WINNING SCHOOL BUSSES TRAVELING THROUGH THERE, WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD. AND JUST CLOSE THE ROADS. GET THIS REPAIRED. OKAY, UNDERSTANDABLE.

PROTEIN. IS THIS ON THE. PARK STREET SIDE OF FLORIDA OR THE TRACKS OR IS IT ON THE AVENUE A SIDE GOING ON ACROSS ALL THE WAY ACROSS UNDER THE UNDER THE TRACK. I KNOW IT'S ALREADY HE HAD AT FIRST, WASN'T IT ON RIGHT AT PARK? ONE POINT PREPARED DONE, 21 PART AT THAT TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO TELEVISE THE EXISTING SILVER AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS DETERIORATING THE TOP OF THE PIPE. 27 INCH CONCRETE LIFE. I SAID, IT'S REALLY GETTING THIN ON TOP. SO WE ACTUALLY STARTED IN THE WORKS, THEN ON REPLACEMENT THIS SECTION UNDER THE TRACK. IN THE

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PROCESS JUST WHEN THE CAVITY STARTED FORMING. RIGHT? THANKS, MIKE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR OF PROVEN ITEM NUMBER 14. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES THIS IS CITY MANAGER. WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO THE PUBLIC HERE? CAME IN HERE RECEIVED COMMENTS RELATED TO THE CITY SUBMITTED A GRANT APPLICATION TO RECEIVE OPERATING ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR THEMSELVES. FORMERLY KNOWN AS BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL TRANSIT. TO RECEIVE OPERATING ASSISTANCE. FUNDING OKAY, GOT IT. OKAY, SO THIS THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. AT THIS TIME. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE? THAT IS ACTUALLY SPEAKING ON IT. NO, MA'AM, I DON'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME. OKAY I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MAY I HAVE THE READING

[15. Consider authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application and execute a contract with the Federal Transit Administration to receive operating assistance funding for The Zip, formerly known as Beaumont Municipal Transit ]