Mar 14, 2023 City Council

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[CALL TO ORDER]

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PRAY. GLORY FOR YOUR WORD DECLARES THAT WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN CHARGE, THE CITY WILL REJOICE. LET BEAUMONT REJOICE IN JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN AMEN . AMEN JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OUR NATION'S FLAG. COLLECT THE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC CHANCE. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. VEGETABLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR.

MINISTER WILLIAMS. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL PRAYER. MAY I HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR MARTIN PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER FELL SHAW PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMORY SAMUEL

[Proclamations, Presentations and Recognitions]

IF YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND BRING ANYONE WITH YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR MOTEN FOR HAVING US AND RECOGNIZING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BEAUMONT. THE JUNIOR LEAGUE HAS BEEN AROUND

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CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I LOVE FARMERSMARKET. THANK YOU. HEY, THANK YOU. EASIER. THANK YOU, MA'AM. LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU.

YEAH. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. FOR TEXAS.

HELPING TEXAS RECOVERY FUN AND MR PAUL MOORE WILL BE PRESENTING AND IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD AND BRING ANYONE THAT YOU HAVE WITH YOU. BECAUSE THE AFTERNOON MAYOR MOTON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS PLEASURE TO SEE YOU. AND THANKS FOR HAVING US. MY NAME IS ERIC SIMPSON. AND I AM THE CEO OF CIRCLES X AND TEXANS HELPING TEXANS RECOVERY FUND AND THIS IS PAUL MOORE, WHO IS ONE OF OUR PLATFORM DIVISION HEADS. AH MY BACKGROUND REALLY QUICKLY AND THEN WHY WE'RE HERE IS THAT WE ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF TEXANS, AND WE'RE WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT'S GONE STATEWIDE AND EVEN INTO OKLAHOMA, LOUISIANA AND ALL THE WAY UP TO AH, MINNESOTA AND RESERVE RESULT OF THE WINTER STORM OF FEBRUARY. 2021 DID ANYONE IN THIS ROOM LOSE POWER BY CHANCE DURING THAT STORM? AND THAT DEEP FREEZE. MANY DID MAYBE 80 AS MUCH AS 80% OF TEXANS DID AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER DURING THAT. AND SADLY, WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THERE WAS OVER $200 BILLION LOST DURING THAT STORM AS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO TEXANS, HOMES PROPERTIES SCHOOL DISTRICT CITIES COUNCIL, UH, COUNTIES AND GOING BEYOND. IN THAT PROCESS, MY BACKGROUND JUST GETTING INTO THIS OF IN THE LOSSES OF WHAT HAPPENED IS I WAS BORN IN OREGON AND THEN 28 YEARS AND UPSTATE NEW YORK. I WENT TO CORNELL UNIVERSITY THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL AND STUDY DOCTORATE IN MATHEMATICS CAME DOWN TO ENRON, WHICH IS INFAMOUS TRADING COMPANY IN THE HISTORY OF ENERGY MARKETS, THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY DEREGULATED NATURAL GAS AND TO A LARGE EXTENT, POWER. ONE OF THE SAD THINGS THAT I SAW WHEN I WAS AT THE COMPANY. THANKFULLY I WAS YOUNG ENOUGH TO HAVE LOST, UH, LESS THAN I LEARNED BUT CERTAINLY LOST A LOT. AND ONE OF THE SAD EVENTS I HAD WAS IN CALIFORNIA, THERE WAS

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THANKFULLY EVEN DESPITE THE RECALL, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 30 ENERGY COMPANIES HAD HAD ILL GOTTEN GAINS OF OVER 8.5 BILLION OF THE 10. AND SADLY, WHAT THEY HAD DONE WAS THEY HAD SET UP CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND WHERE THEY WOULD BUY THE ELECTRICITY RIGHTS GOING INTO THE STATE WITH HOLD IT SO THAT THEY COULD CONTROL THE POWER AND THE PRICE. AND THEN THEY WOULD EXTRACT THAT VALUE FROM THE CALIFORNIA PEOPLE. THAT WAS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RECLAIM 8.5 BILLION BACK. TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. AND SO THIS WAS HEROIC DAY IN THE SIGHT OF JUSTICE AND GETTING RIGHT BACK TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. SO FAST FORWARD 20 YEARS I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AT FOUR AM ON A CALL TO LONDON AND MY POWER WAS OUT. AND SO I WAS TRYING TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE I HAD A CELLPHONE COVERAGE FOR A CONFERENCE CALL THAT I WAS DOING WITH LONDON AND AS I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS HOMES WAS BURNING. 94 YEAR OLD WOMAN TRIED TO HEAT HER HOME WITH WITH WITH LOGS AND BURNED TO DEATH. AND AS A AND WE ALL HAVE STORIES IN THIS ROOM. I'M SURE EVERYONE HAS COUNTLESS STORIES TO ME WHEN I SAW THIS TYPICALLY IF THERE WAS WHAT WE CALL A FORCE MAJEURE EVENT WHERE WEATHER OR NATURAL ACTS CAUSE AND OUTAGE IT WOULD BE SUCH THAT A TREE LIMB FELL ON A POWER LINE. THAT'S LEGITIMATE. NOTHING YOU CAN DO. BUT IN THIS SITUATION ANY OF US WOULD NOTICE THAT PROBABLY YOU DIDN'T HAVE TREE LINES ARE TREES ON YOUR POWER LINES. THE POWER JUST WENT OUT. SO THEN THE QUESTION BECOMES, WHY HOW AND WHEN WE DID THE RESEARCH AFTER MYSELF AND PAUL, I THINK EVEN HAD YOU KNOW, SEVEN PIPES BURST IN HIS HOME AND WE FIXED PEOPLE'S HOUSES AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, AND AFTER THAT, I WENT BACK TO THE DATABASES THAT I MAINTAINED BECAUSE AFTER ENRON, I STARTED A COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON TRACKING EVERY PIPELINE FLOW AND POWER FLOW WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. AND I LITERALLY HIKED BACK AND BACKPACK AND DROVE EVERY PIPELINE TO MAKE A NOTATION OF EVERY NODE IN THE SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN TRACK IT AND WE DID IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. WE RAN A HEDGE FUND TO INVEST IN ENERGY AND IN THAT DATABASE, AND WE HAVE OVER 170 PATENTS AND PATENTS PENDING ON THOSE ENERGY , YOU KNOW, RELATED DATA THAT WE COVER AND WE HAD SOLD IT TO THE ENERGY INDUSTRY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. BUT UPON AN INVESTIGATION OF LOOKING AT THAT DATA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SAME GAMES THAT I SAW IN CALIFORNIA HAD HAPPENED HERE. AND SO BASICALLY , THE GRID IS SET UP SO THAT THE TEXAS INTEREST STATE GRID IS UNREGULATED. UH AS AND IT'S AWAY FROM THE OVERSIGHT OF THE FERC.

THE EFFORT HAS ONLY OVERSIGHT OVER THE INTEREST STATE SYSTEM, WHICH IS ONLY ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE STATE, WHICH LEAVES OVER 85% OF THE STATE UNREGULATED. SO THIS IS HOW YOU COULD ASK HOW SUCH A THING COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT REGULATION, AND THE ANSWER IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT AND SO IN THIS CONTEXT, IN FACT, TODAY, I JUST READ AN ARTICLE ON TEXAS MONTHLY HOW OUR CURRENT REGULATION OVER THE R R. C IS ACTUALLY SET UP SO THAT UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PROFIT INTEREST EVEN FROM THE ENTRY ENTRY INDUSTRY OVER THAT REGULATION BODY. SO IN CONTEXT OF THIS, WE FILED A PETITION THAT WE JUST FILED ON FEBRUARY 9TH, WHICH COVERS MOST OF THE STATE. WE HAVE OVER 300,000 TEXANS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP BUSINESSES, HOMEOWNERS AND CITIZENS. TO HELP US RECOVER ON THEIR BEHALF. AND FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, THE COUNTY THE SURROUNDING AREA, YOU'RE SEVEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PLUS OR MINUS YOU KNOW, A TYPICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS THE LARGEST HOLDER OF SQUARE FOOTAGE. YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY, THOSE CLAIMS ARE $30 MILLION. THAT WOULD BE MONEY THAT WAS TAKEN FROM THEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE SCHOOLS FOR A COUNTY. USUALLY THE NUMBERS ARE SIMILAR IN A CITY OR SIMILAR. SO YOU KNOW

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CURRENTLY WE HAVE 16% OF BEAUMONT RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO JOIN OUR RECOVERY EFFORT. AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT WITH YOUR HELP OVER 50% SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN GET THIS RECOVERY FUNDS BACK. IT WAS VERY SAD IN THAT WHEN I'VE TALKED TO THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURES THAT THIS SECURITIZATION BILL, WHICH IS OVER $50 BILLION OF CHARGES TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS WAS SIGNED IN FOUR DAYS WITHOUT ANYONE BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE SIGNING. IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT SECURITIZATION THAT THEN HAS GONE ON TO BE PASSED ON TO THE INDUSTRY. THE OTHER FACT OF THIS IS THAT, UH, SINCE WE FILED ON FEBRUARY 9TH THE TEXT, THE KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO FILED SUIT AND KANSAS INDEPENDENTLY OF US COMPLETELY UNRELATED SHOWING THAT THESE SAME EVENTS THAT WE CLAIMED IN OUR 170 PAGE PETITION, WHICH IS THE MOST DETAILED PETITION THAT'S OUT THERE. IF YOU DO ANY RESEARCH, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU. AND IN THAT CONTEXT, UH , YOU KNOW, THE KANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL NAMED SOME OF THE VERY TORQUE CAESAR'S THAT WE HAD AS FAR AS IT WAS OVER A BILLION DOLLARS OF LOSSES TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND HE'S INDEPENDENTLY TAKE THAT ACTION UP. AH THE JUST TALKED LAST WEEK WITH BOB ANTHONY, WHO IS THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION, AND HE'S GOING TO WORK WITH US TO HELP OPEN THIS UP IN OKLAHOMA WITH THE OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL.

WE'VE ALSO ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH KEN PAXTON HERE. AND BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A COMPLEX TOPIC BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF POWERS THAT BE. BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS DATA THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, PUTTING FORTH AND NOW THE MEDIA HAS PICKED IT UP, YOU KNOW? AND THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE TO THE BLOOMBERG TOO MANY OTHER STATE PAPERS THROUGHOUT TO HELP GET THIS TRUTH OUT OF WHAT HAPPENED. AND SO YOU KNOW, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PARTNER TO HELP LET THESE FACTS BE KNOWN TO THE PEOPLE. AND WE'RE HERE TO SERVE TO HELP GET THAT RECOVERY, AS YOU KNOW, AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU ALL. IT'S A LEGAL CASE. WE CANNOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEE FOR THE OUTCOME. BUT WE'VE DEDICATED OURSELVES TO TRY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE FACTS FURTHER. YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALSO APPARENT TO ME THAT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ASK SUCH A COMPLEX WORD IS SECURITIZATION , WHICH WAS ALL PASSED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT EVEN MEANS. AND SO IT'S SAD TO ME WHEN I SAW THE AMOUNT OF PROFITS THAT WERE SECURITIZED. IN THAT CONTEXT. TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO PAY THAT SECURITIZATION OVER THE NEXT 20 AND 30 YEARS DID NOT GET TO VOTE ON OR DID NOT SIGN A CONTRACT TO DO THAT. THEY DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THAT THIS WAS IMPOSED UPON THEM. AND AH! YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE FACTS. AND SO WHEN I ONCE I SAW THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, A WOMAN OR A SENIOR THAT WAS 60 YEARS OLD IS GOING TO HAVE A EXCESS CHARGE OF 10 TO $65 A MONTH EXTRA IN HER BILL.

UH, OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS TO THIS WOMAN. THIS IS A MEANINGFUL AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR. ASK THE QUESTION. SURE COUNCIL MEMBERS, NOT ON ARCHIVE LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE STATE, AND WE DIDN'T FIGHT THE SAME ISSUES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DOWN HERE, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW BEAUMONT OR JEFFERSON COUNTY TO MAKE A CLAIM ON ON THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T AFFECT US. LIKE THAT. NO ONE LOST POWER IN BEAUMONT. NOT WE'RE NOT ON THE SAME GRID THAT CHRIS CUSSING, CORRECT? NO, SO BUT SO FROM RIGHT UP, YOU'RE MAKING AN EXCELLENT POINT. SO RIGHT UP THE ROAD, POSSIBLY LOST POWER, BUT TREE FELLING A LINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT NOT BECAUSE OF ENERGY, CUTTING THE POWER OFF. HAVE A QUESTION ALSO ARE YOUR ATTORNEYS I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY. WE HAVE MANY ATTORNEYS THAT WORK FOR US, THOUGH. HOW WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY? CIRCLES X. AND WHERE ARE YOU OUT OF HOUSTON? AND WHO ASKED YOU TO BE HERE TODAY? WE WERE INVITED BY MAYOR MOTEN. I JUST DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS RELEVANT TO BEAUMONT. BEAUMONT CITIZENS 16% OF YOUR CITIZENS HAVE SIGNED UP. BUT HOW DO THEY MAKE A CLAIM THEY DIDN'T LOSE POWER BECAUSE OF THE GRID. NO. SO DO YOU HAVE A GRID HERE? THAT

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THAT THAT COULD BE PASSED ON WITHOUT REGULATORY REVIEW TO THE PEOPLE. AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY, IF YOU SET PRECEDENT, AND YOU DO NOTHING YOU KNOW YOU'RE SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR SOMETHING THAT CAN JUST REPETITIVE LEE OCCUR IN THE FUTURE, WHICH IS NOT IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE, IN MY OPINION WITHOUT PROPER REGULATORY OVERSIGHT. OKAY AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO OUR I WILL DO SO . OKAY THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER GETS WHAT? WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU ASKING THE CITY OF BEAUMONT CITY COUNCIL TO DO THEIR DISCRETION TO US. WE WORK WITH PEOPLE TO EITHER WORK WITH YOU AS A PARTNER TO HELP YOU.

YOUR ATTORNEYS RECOVER, AND WE WON'T CHARGE ANYTHING UNLESS IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, SO IT'S ONLY A SUCCESS. PEACE. AND WE JUST HAVE A DATA LICENSE THAT WE PARTNER WITH CITIES AND COUNTIES TO HELP THEM HAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION WHICH THEY WOULD OTHER NOT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE. AND IF NOTHING HAPPENS, YOU DON'T HAVE A PENNY. I UNDERSTAND WHAT A CONTINGENCY FEE YEARS MIS MISREAD. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE ASKING US TO DO? CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT? TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. I BELIEVE THEY'RE ASKING US TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT. CORRECT. OH, WE PROPER PARTIES FOR THIS LAWSUIT. WITHOUT REVIEWING THE DATA THAT HE'S ASSESS. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. I MEAN, WE'RE REGULATED DOWN HERE. YES BUT IF HE'S SAYING THAT, THERE'S UM PROOF OF LOSS DAMAGES AND I'LL JUST REFERENCE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS, UH CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS THAT WE'VE JOINED WITH THE STATE THAT OPIOID, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT YOU KNOW ARE AREA BASED ON

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[CONSENT AGENDA]

[1. Consider approving amendments to the Food and Food Establishments Ordinance concerning signage, Sections Chapter 10, Section 10.02, 10.02.001, 10.02.002, 10.02.003, 10.02.004, 10.02.005, 10.02.006, 10.02.007, 10.02.008, 10.02.131, 10.02.132, 10.02.134, 10.02.135, 10.02.136, 10.02.138, and adding Subsections 10.02.009 and 10.02.010.]

SECTIONS 10 SECTIONS. 10 POINT OH, 2 10 POINT OH 2.1 10 POINT. OH TWO POINT OH 2 10 POINT. OH, TWO POINT. OH 3 10 POINT. OH, TWO POINT OH 4 10 POINT. OH, TWO POINT OH 5 10 POINT. OH, TWO POINT. OH, SIX. 10 POINT. OH TWO POINT. OH! 7 10 POINT. OH, TWO POINT. OH, EIGHT. 10 POINT. OH 2.131 10 POINT. OH, 2.132. 10 POINT. OH, 2.134. 10 POINT. OH, 2.135. 10 POINT. OH, 2.136. 10 POINT, OH, 2.138 AND ADDING SUBSECTIONS 10 POINT. OH, TWO POINT. OH NINE AND 10 POINT. OH, TWO POINT. OH 10 GIVE YOU A BREAK AFTER ALL THAT IT THANK YOU. UM MAYOR AND COUNCIL THIS ACTUALLY THIS THIS ORDINANCE WAS PREVIOUSLY HEARD AND APPROVED FEBRUARY 14TH 2023. AND IT INCLUDED, HOWEVER, SOME INCORRECT CHAPTER REFERENCES FOR THE AMENDMENTS BEING PROPOSED AT THE TIME, SO WE'RE BRINGING THAT BACK TO YOU WITH THE CORRECT CHAT CHAPTER REFERENCES ADDRESS AS READ EARLIER, THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND ON THE FLOOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, SAMUEL THANK YOU, SO THERE'S NO CHANGE IN THE CONTENT . IT'S JUST THE CHAPTER REFERENCE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER . CAN I KNOW WE WENT OVER THIS BRIEFLY, BUT IT CAN BE CITIZENS WHO WEREN'T WATCHING IN THE PAST, CAN MAYBE A STAFF LIAISON , A STAFF MENTIONED A STAFF MEMBER. KIND OF SPEAK TO THE BENEFITS OF THESE CODE CHANGES TO FOOD TRUCKS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW OFTEN I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS TO KIND OF HELP OUT THE

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PLACE OF BUSINESS IS FURTHER DEFINED TO SPECIFY THAT A MOBILE FOOD UNIT MUST BE STORED AT A RENTED STORAGE SPACE. IT DEFINES WHERE THE MOBILE UNIT MAY PARK OVERNIGHT UNTIL THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY. THERE IS LET'S SEE CHANGES TO THE SPECIAL EVENT TEMPORARY PERMIT. THE CURRENT ORDINANCE DOES NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC DEADLINE FOR THE PERMIT ITSELF. SO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED ? IS IT SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS? MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PURCHASED AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. FURTHERMORE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROPOSES TEMPORARY FOOD ESTABLISHMENT PERMITS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN PURCHASE NO LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE STARTING DATE. FOR THE PERIOD OF OPERATION LISTED IN THE APPLICATION FOR THE PERMIT. FOOD PERMIT APPLICATION FOODS ARE NOT PREPARED ON SITE OR THAT THEY REQUIRE EXTENSIVE PREPARATION OR COOKING. THEY MUST BE PREPARED AT A LICENSED FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. ALL FOODS TO BE PREPARED AND SOLD DURING EACH DAY OF THE OPERATION MUST BE PURCHASED SAME DAY FROM A PERMITTED GROCERY OR OTHER RETAIL FOOD STORE. FOOD PERMIT HOLDERS MUST DISPLAY AT THEIR ENTRANCE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT OF PLACARD APPROVED BY THE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES STATING THE SANITARY CONDITIONS RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. AND THEN ALSO , YOU MAY RECALL. WE TALKED ABOUT A NEW SCORING SYSTEM, SO PROPOSED IS A SCORING SYSTEM. UH WHAT WITH WITH WITH A NUMBER ASSIGNED 190 BEING AN A, UH A SCORE OF 80 TO 89 BEING A GREAT LETTER B 70 OR 79, OR BELOW BEING A GRADE LEVEL C. AND SO THAT'S AH, THAT'S A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES. BUT WE DO HAVE KENNETH COLEMAN, OUR HEALTH DIRECTOR ISN'T IS IN THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. YES, MA'AM. WHAT ONE FOLLOW AMERICA. YOU DON'T MIND? WHEN YOU SAY EVENT AND SPECIAL EVENT I KNOW YOU SAID SPECIAL EVENT 30 DAYS. CAN WE PLEASE KIND OF DEFINE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EVENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS? SO YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITY CAN BE FULLY AWARE.

YES, SIR. I'LL ASK OUR HEALTH DIRECTOR TO THANK YOU, MR COLEMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY EVENT IS SOMEONE WHO'S HOSTING THE EVENT THAT'S GONNA HAVE SIX OR MORE FOOD TRUCKS THERE. AND SO WE'RE ASKING THEM TO APPLY FOR THE APPLICATION AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE. SO THE STAFF CAN BE PREPARED TO INSPECT THAT MINUTE VEHICLES ON A SATURDAY BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE ALSO APPLYING FOR TEMPORARY EVENT, UH, PERMITS ON THOSE DAYS AS WELL. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO IN THE EVENT IF SOMEONE THE LAST MINUTE OR OF COURSE, YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE DECIDES THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE THEN. WHAT HAPPENS? THEY WANT TO APPLY FOR A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. WE'RE JUST DEPENDS ON IF THOSE TIME SLOTS ARE AVAILABLE. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEONE APPLY FOR A TEMPORARY FOOD PERMIT. THEY APPLY THEY CHOOSE THEIR TIME SLOT. RIGHT. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WELL, I WANT NINE O'CLOCK, RIGHT? SO NINE O'CLOCK IS TAKEN. SO IF YOU COME TO WEEKS IN ADVANCE, AND YOU WANT NINE O'CLOCK, WELL, NINE O'CLOCK SLOT IS TAKEN. SO WE'LL GIVE YOU THE NEXT AVAILABLE SLOT. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET THEIR PERMIT IN ADVANCE. SO YOU CHOOSE YOUR TIME. BUT IN THE EVENT THAT IT IS LAST MINUTE YOU WILL WORK TO TRY TO DISCOURAGE LAST MINUTES BECAUSE EVERYBODY WOULD COME LAST MINUTE. BUT WE'RE FLEXIBLE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.

QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER KID. I MAY HAVE ASKED THIS BEFORE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO ASK IT AGAIN TODAY FOR THINGS LIKE GROUPS THAT ARE DOING LINK CELLS OR, UM, YOU KNOW, BARBECUE AND, UH LINKS OUT THERE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE LIKE WE SEE FROM TIME TO TIME. UH HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THEM? ANY OF THESE CHANGES. SEVEN DAYS. THEY JUST APPLY FOR THEIR TEMPORARY PERMIT SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE. OKAY? AND THAT'S JUST TOO BECAUSE IN THE PAST SINCE THERE

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IF EVERYBODY WANTS THE SAME TIME TYPICALLY, EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE INSPECTED. BETWEEN SEVEN AND NINE. OKAY SO THEN HAVE EVERYBODY WANT THAT TIME STOP. THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING WITH THIS HARD DEADLINE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR IT IN ADVANCE BECAUSE IF COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER 17. AND THEN YOU COME BEHIND HIM AND 17. RIGHT. WELL, YOU CAN'T GET SEVEN. WE MIGHT TELL YOU OKAY, 7 30 IS AVAILABLE. EIGHT. OCLOCK IS AVAILABLE, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG WE WOULD TAKE TO INSPECT HIS SETUP. WITHOUT THESE CHANGES. WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE PAST. PEOPLE GETTING MAD BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S COMING IN FOR SEVEN AND I MIGHT GET TO YOU AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, BUT YOU ACTUALLY APPLIED FOR SEVEN. PROTEIN. HOW LONG DOES THE TYPICAL INSPECTION TAPE IT JUST DEPENDS. UM, IF WHEN YOU APPLY FOR YOUR PERMIT AND ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO YOU. RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT , RIGHT AND ALSO PRIOR TO THE INSPECTOR GOING OUT, THEY ACTUALLY DO A FOLLOW UP CALL. TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. SO IF EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDINGLY IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15 MINUTES.

OKAY IF YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED, AND SO WE WHEN WE SAY HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED. SO WHEN INSPECTOR GET OUT THERE RIGHT. YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE SET UP. A LOT OF TIMES WHAT HAPPENS, EXPECT TO GET OUT THERE, BUT THE VENDOR IS NOT READY. THEY HAVE TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO THE STORE. RIGHT? AND SO, BUT WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE WAITING AS WELL. SO WE HAVE TO HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO THAT TIME SLOT AS WELL. SO BUT THE INSPECTORS DO FOLLOW UP PROUD TO THE INSPECTION. SO LIKE, IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS YOU CAN YOU CAN SCHEDULE THEM LIKE EVERY 30 MINUTES. NOT ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THAT'S SIX OR MORE WELL, IF OWNERS SAY IT'S SATURDAY AND YOU GOT LIKE YOU CAN DO IT. EVERY 30 MINUTES. 77 38 8 30. YOU COULD EVERYBODY HAVE EVERYTHING LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE IT. YES, SIR. I MEAN, WE'RE WORKING FOR A DAY ON A SATURDAY WORKING EIGHT HOUR SHIFT. ON THE SATURDAY IF THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED. CANCER MAY RETURN, MR COLEMAN DO WE DO WE PROVIDE SOME FORM OF A LIST? SO CITIZENS? NO PRIDE TO WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND INSPECTION. THEY GET A PACKET. AND IT'S DRAWING OUT AS WELL AS INWARD. EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED IS A IS A PRINTOUT. IT'S A DRAWING. UH YOU KNOW THE BUCKETS WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE, WHY YOU NEED TO HAVE IT. ALL THIS LAID OUT. AND WE ALSO ENCOURAGE THEM TO CALL BACK TO THE OFFICE. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND THAT'S WHAT INSPECTED WILL CALL YOU PRIOR TO THEM COMING OUT ON THE SATURDAY I FOLLOW UP WITH YOU EITHER THURSDAY OR FRIDAY TO ENSURE FIRST OR YOU. YOU STILL GONNA HOLD YOUR EVENT? AND SECONDLY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ABOUT THE SETUP. AND DO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED? YEAH WELL, LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR LOOKING AT IT FROM A PROACTIVE APPROACH. I CAN SAY AH. I WAS DOING A FUNDRAISER WITH A LITTLE DRIBBLER TEAM IN THE PAST, TRYING TO RAISE SOME FUNDS AND TROUBLE WITH THE KIDS AND JUSTIN CAME OUT. DID THE

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[2. Consider amending Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances Sections 22.02.001 and 22.02.002.]

TODD, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? JUST UM, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT SEVEN ITEMS DURING NETWORK SESSION. WE'RE PURSUING ALL SEVEN. THIS IS JUST THE FIRST ONE THAT NEEDS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. CLARIFICATION THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM DORIA. LOOK INTO THE DISCOUNT THAT THE PRISONS WERE RECEIVING AND ELIMINATING THAT RIGHT. WE DIDN'T NEED TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL ON THAT ONE BECAUSE THERE'S A CONTRACT ALREADY IN PLACE. WE JUST NEED TO GIVE PROPER NOTIFICATION TO THE PRISON SYSTEM AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER FIELD SHOW. THANK YOU, MARY AND CHRIS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. THERE IS A DISCOUNT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ABOVE THE AGE OF 65. YES. AND THIS YES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT. IN THE OTHER COMMENTS. ALL IN FAVOR . PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES. AND THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER

[3. Consider authorizing the City Manager to apply for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant through the State and Community Energy Program.]

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AND WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OPERATING WITH THEM, AND THEY'VE GONE BACK BEHIND US AND HELPING FORCE. THE. THE NEW STRIPING ON SARAH ST. SOME OF THE CITIZENS WERE PASSING IN THE CENTER TURN LANE AND STILL SPEEDING AND THEY WERE VERY COOPERATIVE TO GET BACK OUT THERE AND DO ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT ON SARAH TO HELP. YOU KNOW, AS PEOPLE ARE ADJUSTING TO THE NEW STRIVER. ALRIGHT I DO UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND THE FUNDING IS FOR ENERGY AND NOT ENFORCEMENT OF SPEED. I UNDERSTAND. RIGHT BUT WE'RE DOING IT TO TRY TO HELP.

ADDRESS THE SPEEDING ON MAGNOLIA . WELL IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM AS YOU WELL KNOW, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND I'VE HAD SEVERAL CALLS OVER THE PAST 30 DAYS ABOUT SPEEDING AND YET IT STILL

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PROMOTE HIGHER SPEEDS THAN THAN THE SINGLE LANES FURTHER DOWN. OKAY WELL, I JUST HOPE THAT THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT'S TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. EVERY GETS WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS OF THIS PROJECT? MAGNOLIA MAGNOLIA RUNS AS I BELIEVE ALL THE WAY FROM CALDER TO EAST LUCAS. UH WHAT? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? FROM THE EVENTS AND OF THE EAST LANCASTER, LAUREL, LAUREL, EAST LUCAS TO LORO. YOU'LL HAVE CONTINUOUS BIKE LANE SEASON EAST LUCAS DOLOR. FOR ME TO LUCAS TO LAUREL LAUREL DOWNTOWN LAUREL PAST 10. OKAY AND THE SPEED LIMIT THERE IS SET AT 30. UM, WE'RE 40. IT'S 35 THE WHOLE WAY. I BELIEVE. IT'S NO HIGHER THAN 35. SO IT WAS. SPEED LIMIT IS 35 . WE THINK IT'S 35 FOR SURE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ITUNES, UM IF IT DROPS AND I DON'T HAVE THE SPEED LIMIT NOTED ON THE ON THE PLAN AT ALL THAT WE WOULD BE ON THE DOWNTOWN SIDE, BUT I KNOW IT'S NO HIGHER THAN 35. YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE STRIPING. IS THAT THE THING THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDRESSED BY THIS RE STRIPING OR WHAT? WHERE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? FOR THE FOR THE PART FROM EAST LUCAS THAT'S FOR TRAVEL LANES. CURRENTLY IT'LL GO TO TRAVEL LANES CENTER TURNING LANE AND BIKE LANES. OKAY, SO HE'LL YEAH, THE PART THAT IS TWO LANES OF TRAVEL. TODAY BUT THERE'S NO DEFINED BIKE LANES. IT'LL TIGHTEN UP THE TRAVEL LANES, SO THEY'RE VERY WIDE RIGHT NOW. IT'LL CREATE A TRUE CENTER TURN LANE AND DEFINED BIPLANES, SO IT'LL JUST. SLIGHTLY CHANGED THE PRESENTATION OF WHAT IT IS CURRENTLY, BUT BUT PUT LEGITIMATE BIKE LANES IN PLACE. AND THEN AS YOU GET ON THIS SIDE OF I 10 INTO DOWNTOWN. CURRENTLY IT'S STRIPED WITH SHEA ROSE IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL AND NO BIKE LANES SO THAT WILL CHANGE TO DEFINE BIKE LANE. IS IT? ALLOW THAT PEOPLE CAN PARK ON MAGNOLIA. PEOPLE PART ON ROADS TODAY. YEAH THEY CAN STILL PART . SO WHEN YOU HAVE BIKE LANES IN YOUR RIDING YOUR BIKE. AND YOU COME ACROSS A CAR IN THE BIKE LANE. YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THE

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AND YOU'RE THINKING OH, MY GOSH . HOW AM I GOING TO GET AROUND THAT CAR? WITHOUT GETTING. MAYBE COUNCILMAN. SAME ORCA WEIGH IN ON THIS. I HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF STREET PARKING ON MAGNOLIA. NO.

I HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH. IT'S MORE OF A THROUGH STREET AND NOT REALLY NOT SEEN THAT BE AN ISSUE ON MAGNOLIA. BUT BUT IT'S BUT IT'S NOT ILLEGAL TO PARK WILL MAKE NO YOU SHOULDN'T BE AS LONG AS THERE'S AS LONG AS THERE ISN'T A NO PARKING SIGN WHICH ALONG MAGNOLIA, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY OF SO NOT MUCH, THEN YOU CAN MY UNDERSTANDING YOU CAN PARK IN A BIKE LANE THAT SAID, IS AS A CYCLIST. IF YOU'RE IN THE BIKE LANE, THEN YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU'RE GOING INTO THE MAIN LANE OF TRAFFIC THAT THERE'S NOT, YOU KNOW A CAR COMING UPON YOU.

MOSTLY WHAT I'VE SEEN OR DELIVERIES. MAIL TRUCK DELIVERY TRUCK. UPS THAT SORT OF THING. I HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF STREET PARKING ON. MAGNOLIA WHEN I'VE BEEN THERE I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND PROBABLY NOT FOR THIS TYPE OF DISCUSSION, BUT MAYBE AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO ADDRESS WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD ALLOW FOR PARKING ON STREETS THAT HAVE BIKE LANES. POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS FOR DELIVERY VEHICLES. YOU'RE BICYCLISTS. YOU KNOW, THEY PAY TAXES, TOO. THEY THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A PART OF THE ROAD. THAT THEY CAN TRAVEL ON SAFELY. SO AH! I LIKE PRESIDENT CONSIDER THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE AS A DISCUSSION OUT OF COME HERE. MAYOR PRO TUNE DURIO AND THEN COUNSELING. AS A BIKE RIDER MYSELF. IT'S ALWAYS HAZARDOUS RIDING YOUR BIKE AS RESPONSIBLE BIKE RIDER. YOU HAVE TO JUST BE CAREFUL. YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT.

YOU KNOW IF A CAR IS PARKED THERE AND THEY HAVE TO GO AROUND IT WITH ANOTHER CAR. SAME THING WITH A BICYCLE. YOU JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU KNOW? ALSO I WANT, UM, MARTIN, YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS JUST THE SAME WAY THAT CALLED HER IS STRIPED AND GLADYS AND CALLED THE STRIKE LIKE THAT FROM DOWNTOWN TO PASS THE INTERSTATE . IT IS WHAT THE EXCEPTION THAT CALLED HER AS RAISED MEDIANS IN THE MIDDLE AS WELL. INSTEAD OF A CENTER TURN LANE ALL THE WAY DOWN. I'M GLAD IT'S ALSO GLADYS . WE PUT A ROAD DIED IN. WE DID NOT PUT UM SPECIFICALLY MARKED BIKE LANES ON GLADYS. BUT BECAUSE GLADYS CHANGES WILL AND WE DIDN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT SPACE TO HAVE CONSISTENT BY CLAIM OPENED UP WITH ON IT. ITS SEVENTH AND OLD TOWN. SEVENTH AND OLD TOWN ALSO OH, WE'RE JUST MAYBE JUST WANT TO RIDE MY BIKE AND JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST LIKE A MOTORCYCLE. PEOPLE DON'T SEE YOU. SO YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHILE YOU DRAG BY EVEN IN THE BIKE LANE. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER TURNER. I NOTICED. YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN DIARIO RECENTLY DEAL WITH A LOT OF THIS ON THE SARAH STREET PROJECT. AND WE'RE DISCUSSING TRAFFIC STUDIES. BOARD I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KIND OF LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT ALL GOES ON INTO TRAFFIC STUDIES. AND WHY LIKE, WHY DO WE DO THEM? AND WHAT IS THE PURPOSE AND WHAT GOES INTO THEM SO MORE PEOPLE CAN KNOW THE PROCESS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I OBSERVED CHRIS DELEO DEAL WITH THIS PRETTY WELL. AND HIS WAR AND I KNOW IT'S COMING UP FOR THIS ONE. SO CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY WE DO TRAFFIC STUDIES AND WHAT GO INTO THE PREDOMINANT REASON WILL GET A COMPLAINT SOME TYPE OF COMPLAINT FOR THE AREA OF SPEEDING IS FAIRLY TYPICAL. UM WE'LL GO OUT AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE ROAD WILL PUT COUNTERS OUT ON THE ROAD. UM THEY USED TO BE IN TEXT DOT STILL USES THOSE TUBE COUNTERS THAT YOU'LL SEE. I THINK THEY HAVE THEM OUT ALL OVER THE CITY RIGHT NOW. WE'VE MOVED ON TO RADAR, SO IT'S A LITTLE DEVICE THAT LOOKS ONTO A POLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT GOES ACROSS THE ROAD. WE'LL PUT THOSE OUT FOR A SEVEN DAY PERIOD TO GATHER DATA. IT COUNTS THE VEHICLES GOING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE ROADWAY. IT ALSO MEASURES THE SPEED OF THOSE VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY. WELL, WE DO THAT FOR AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS, AND WE DO IT WHEN SCHOOL WAS IN SESSION, SO IF WE TRY TO AVOID SUMMER SPRING BREAK CHRISTMAS BECAUSE TRAFFIC PATTERNS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT. YOU DON'T

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22ND AND 28 2022 IS WHEN WE DID THIS PARTICULAR STUFF. MAYOR PRO TEM DIARRHEA. SO THE TRAFFIC ON MAGNOLIA, UM COMPARED TO I GUESS, UH, GLADYS, SEVENTH. AND CALLED HER. THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IS MAGNOLIA TRAFFIC. COMPARE UP TO THAT BECAUSE MAGNOLIAS ARE PRETTY BUSY STREET AND WELL, IF IT IS, I MEAN, WELL, THAT WOULD HAVE TRAFFIC JAMS ON MAGNOLIA BECAUSE OF THIS , THE AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC ON MAGNOLIA WHEN WE DID, THE STUDY WAS 4470 CARS SO WELL WITHIN THE LIMITS OF BEING ABLE TO GO TO A SINGLE NIGHT. WHICH I THINK IS OVER 11,000 CARS BEFORE YOU GET TO NEEDING MULTIPLE LENGTH. SORT OF OTHER STREETS CALLED AND GLADYS THERE UNDER THAT THEY'RE AROUND THE SAME NUMBER OR MORE. THEY WERE UNDER THAT 11,000 FIGURE. I DON'T RECALL WHAT IT WAS ON, GLADYS. I THINK SARAH WAS WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO THIS NUMBER ON AVERAGE DAILY IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THANK YOU. BYE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WELCOME ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING , ALL RIGHT? AH OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES THEY HAVE THE

[4. Consider amending Resolution 23-066 in support of Abiding Grace, a proposed Housing TaxCredit(HTC) project located in the4200 Block of West Cardinal Drive, to reflect 61 units total.]

YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR. TO REFLECT A NEW RESOLUTION. INSTEAD OF 70 UNITS TO 61 UNITS. IS THERE A MOTION PLEASE? HAVE EMOTION. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? HERE'S THE MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR PRO TEM DURIAN. IT CAN SAY WHY THE CHANGE. UM I'M NOT SURE THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD ASKED ORIGINALLY, AND THEN THEY CAME BACK AFTER AND SAID THEY WANTED TO REDUCE IT. SO HE'S IN THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR COUNCIL. UH KENNETH BALL TASTE GROUP. UM WHEN WE CAME BEFORE COUNCIL, WE ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN UNITS. THE WEEK THAT WE WERE PUTTING AN APPLICATION TOGETHER. WE DID GET ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BACK. BECAUSE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WE ANTICIPATED. SO WE NEEDED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNITS DOWN SIX UNITS, ESSENTIALLY, BUT $1.5 MILLION REDUCTION IN THE COST. SO. THAT WAS JUST KIND OF WHERE WE ENDED UP THERE NEEDED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNITS. SO THOSE ADDITIONAL UNITS WERE 1.5 MILLION. WITH THAT ONE. PRESIDENT CONSTRUCTION COSTS. OKAY THERE WAS A LOT OF SITE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO OUT THERE AS WELL. WITH THE CLEARING AND LIFT STATION AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE YOU KNOW, INCREASE THE BUDGET PASSED WHAT WE NORMALLY WOULD HAVE TO DO SO.

AND I'M SURE WITH THE COST OF MATERIA THE INFLATION IT'S PROBABLY PLAYED A MAJOR PART IN.

IT ALSO HAS, UM THE FORTUNATE THING IS LIMIT PRICES ARE COMING DOWN. SO HOPEFULLY WHEN WE GET

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THE MOTION CARRIES. MR BOONE, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE US INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE? SPAM THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY IS TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED PUBLIC SERVICES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS LINE ITEMS OF THE CONSOLIDATED GRANT PROGRAMS. 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL HOME OUR OR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING. JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS BEFORE WE INVITE THE PUBLIC, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN OR OUR PACT OF 2021 ALLOCATED 1,865,003. IN SUPPLEMENTAL HOME FUNDING TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. UH THE APPROPRIATED FUNDS OR TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR HOMELESSNESS ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOME ART GRANT AGREEMENT, THE CITY MAY USE 5% OF THE FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING CAUSE ART. PROGRAM STATES THAT THE HOME FUNDS MUST BE USED PRIMARILY TO BENEFIT THE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS THROUGH FOUR ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. NUMBER ONE IS TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE NUMBER TWO IS DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING NUMBER THREE IS PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. AND NUMBER FOUR IS ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NON CONGREGATE SHELTER HOUSING UNITS. THE ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING TO AMEND THE 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO INCORPORATE THIS FUNDING IN ORDER TO USE THE HOME ART FUNDS AS PART OF THE HOME ART PROGRAM . PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE CONDUCTED TO TAKE INPUT FROM OUR LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NON CONGREGATE SHELTER AND TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, OR T B R A NEEDS WERE OF THE GREATEST PRIORITY. SEVERAL AGENCIES PRESENTED PROJECT IDEAS WITH PRELIMINARY COSTS AND THOSE ARE ATTACHED IN YOUR PACKET. HMM. AND AGAIN THE ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE ALLOCATE, UH, THE HOME ART FUNDS AND THE FOLLOWING WAY ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NON CONGRESS CONGREGATE, SHELTER, HOUSING AND THE AMOUNT OF 1,572,120. THE ALLOCATION OF TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF 200,000 AND THEN 93,270 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. AND AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT BACKGROUND INFORMATION. UH THIS AMENDMENT OF THE 2021 ACTION PLAN TO INCORPORATE THIS PROGRAM INTO IT WILL ALLOW US TO SUBMIT OUR GRANT PROGRAM TO HUD. ONCE WE GET THAT APPROVAL FROM HOOD, WE WILL BRING THE ITEM BACK, UH FOR FORMAL APPLICATION AND PRESENTATION TO THE COUNCIL FOR AWARD. SO THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY COMMENTS . MAYOR HAVING ONE QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER GETS WHAT WOULD YOU DEFINE NINE CONGREGANT SHELTER SMASH TO RIGHT, SO NON CONGREGATE. SHELTER HOUSING IF YOU THINK ABOUT MAYBE A TRADITIONAL HOMELESS SHELTER YOU HAVE YOU MAY HAVE A BUNK SITUATION. WE HAVE MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN A SINGLE ROOM OR A SHARED SPACE. NON CONGREGATE HOUSING IS TO HAVE SEPARATE UNITS, UM FOR INDIVIDUALS. EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY, INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY, OKAY? COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER. I SEE WE HAVE THE PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING SOURCES. AND I SEE WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME NONPROFITS THAT ARE ON HERE THAT I DON'T SEE ANY FUNDING. SUPPOSED TO GO TO THOSE. IS IT A PARTICULAR REASON WHY WE HAVE TO NONPROFITS ON THE LIST WITH NO FUNDING ALLOCATED TOWARDS THEM. SO THE FINAL THE FINAL PAGE IN YOUR PACKET IS ESSENTIALLY LET ME BACK UP. SO WHEN WE DID OUR INITIAL PUBLIC HEARING, WE INVITED ALL THESE NONPROFITS.

BASICALLY OUT LAYING THE PROGRAM , AND WE ASKED THEM TO PROVIDE ESSENTIALLY AGAIN. WHAT

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I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED SEEING FAMILY SERVICES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON HERE, AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY FUNDING PROJECTED TO BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS THIS ORGANIZATION. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME ISSUES THAT CAME FORWARD WAS FORWARD TO MUTUAL TIMES, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND WE HAD ANY KIND OF SOURCE. I THINK IT WOULD, YOU KNOW, BE BENEFICIAL TO SUPPORT SOMETHING TO THAT MAGNITUDE. AND AGAIN. THIS IS THESE ARE JUST THEIR REQUEST. I BELIEVE THEY ATTENDED THAT DECEMBER HEARING, BUT THEY DID NOT SUBMIT A REQUEST AT THAT TIME. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND THEY DO INTEND TO APPLY ONCE ONCE THAT FORMAL APPLICATION HAPPENS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CANCEL MEMBER GOODS AGAIN JUST TO CLARIFY THIS LIST IS REQUEST. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE AGREEING TO DO TODAY, CORRECT. WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS SIMPLY A PUBLIC HEARING. ACTUALLY, NEXT WEEK WILL BRING THE ITEM BACK TO Y'ALL TO COUNSEL TO ACTUALLY AMEND THE ACTION PLAN. THAT WILL ALLOW US TO GO TO HIDE TO GET THE PROGRAM MOVING. ONCE THE ONCE THE PROGRAM IS APPROVED BY HUD, WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO WE WILL WE ANTICIPATE WILL TAKE IT THROUGH THE C D. A C WILL BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR Y'ALL TO COUNCIL TO VOTE ON THE FINAL LIST. SO, YES, JUST TO CLARIFY THE LIST IN YOUR PACKET IS SIMPLY THE LIST OF REQUESTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE PRELIMINARILY. SO THE C D A C MET YESTERDAY WAS PART OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY RELATED TO THIS TALKED , THEY'RE AWARE OF IT. THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT AGAIN UNTIL WE GET THE RELEASE FROM HUD. WE'RE NOT GOING TO RUN IT WERE WE? ONCE WE GET THE RELEASE FROM HIGH WE WILL PRESENT IT TO C D. A C FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNSEL. WHAT WAS THE MEETING ABOUT FOR YOU? THEN YESTERDAY YESTERDAY WAS TO TALK ABOUT THE THIS UPCOMING PROGRAM YEARS.

CDBG BUDGET, OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, SAMUEL. OKAY? ACTUALLY FUNNY, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY REPLIED. WHAT PRELIMINARILY. YES, THAT'S TOUGH. I THINK THE NOTE WRIST REFERS TO MAYBE HAVING MAYBE THE AMOUNT BEING TOO HIGH COSTS? YES. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE CAP ON THAT, AND SO THAT WOULD THAT WOULD EXCEED THE CAP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. SIX TOGETHER. YES, SIR. SO THAT THAT'S A 5. ADMINISTRATIVE ALLOWANCE. IS THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR. SO THE WHEN YOU ADMINISTRATION PUT IN THE TERM TOP TOP HEAVY FOR ANY OF THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS THAT EXCEEDED 5. IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO. YES, SIR. HAVE A QUESTION. CHRIS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS TO BUILD FOUR DUPLEX. DUPLEX HOMES. SO OUR WILL THESE BE FOR SALE, REYNOLDS. I MEAN, WHO WOULD OWN THEM? WELL IT WOULD BE FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE RENTAL UNITS. IT WOULD BE RENTAL. AND THE IDEA. THE IDEA AGAIN IS THIS FUNDING IS REALLY TO, UH HELP PREVENT AND AVOID HOMELESSNESS. SO THE IDEA WOULD BE TO GET INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES IN THOSE UNITS SO THAT THEY'RE NOT HOMELESS. WHO WOULD OVERSEE THOSE THOSE UNITS ON A CONTINUOUS FACES. IF AWARDED IN THIS CASE, IT WOULD BE HABITAT.

OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY WE WERE CLOSE TO PUBLIC HEARING THEM. YOU OPEN THIS IS IT OPEN.

IT'S OPEN. IT'S OPEN. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK. OKAY? SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU AT THIS TIME, ANNOUNCED THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU HAVEN'T

[PUBLIC HEARING]

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LOOKED AT IT PHOTOGRAPHED THE 10TH AND THE TRASH CAN AND LEFT. BUT THEY DIDN'T DO WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES AND LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY WHERE ALL THE GARBAGE IS PILED UP. NOTHING'S GOING IN THAT CAMP SO ANYWAY. WHAT I REALIZED WAS THAT I MISTAKENLY LEFT YOU WITH THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS A HOMELESS SITUATION. IT'S NOT. THIS IS A CRIMINAL THIRD TRYING TO TERRORIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HIS NAME IS JOSEPH CHAPMAN. CHAIRMAN'S FAMILY OWNS THE VACANT LOT. HE'S THERE WITH THEIR APPROVAL AND SUPPORT. THEY MADE HIM SUPPLIES. THEY PICK HIM UP WHEN THE WEATHER IS BAD. HE HAS NICE CLOTHES, CELL PHONE. HIS HYGIENE. PERSONAL HYGIENE LOOKS GOOD. HIS GRANDMOTHER HAD A HOUSE ON THAT PROPERTY, AND IT BURNED DOWN LONG BEFORE I MOVED IN IN 2008. SHE BELIEVED THAT SOMEONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BURNED IT DOWN TO RUN HER OFF.

CHAPMAN SAYS HE IS THERE NOW TO SET THIS RIGHT. HE SCREAMS THAT DAILY TOP OF HIS LUNGS, SO THAT'S HOW I KNOW. ALL MY CALLS TO THE POLICE. HAVE BEEN ABOUT THREAT AND HARASSMENT. I AM.

WALK MY DOG IN THE SAME ROUTE. EVERY DAY SINCE I BOUGHT MY HOUSE IN 2008. ON SIDEWALK. ON THE VACANT LOT. HE ACCUSES ME OF TRESPASSING AND TRIES TO FORCE ME INTO THE STREET. WHY I CALLED THE POLICE. THERE WERE SWORDS, EMPLOYEES, HE RACES THEM. HE HARASSES ANYBODY THAT COMES TO VISIT BROUSSARD'S FOR VISITATIONS OR SET UP A FUNERAL ARRANGEMENT. IF YOU JUST PARK YOUR CAR NEXT TO THE CURB. HE'S OFF ON YOU. I, UH, LAST NOVEMBER. AT NIGHT. HE WAS ARRESTED. FINALLY. FOR A WEAPONS VIOLATION. I WAS DELIGHTED NOW THAT POLICE COULD FINALLY ARREST HIM. I'VE BEEN DOCUMENTING HIS ACTIONS VIDEOS. SO I PUT TOGETHER A DVD AND I WAS GOING TO TAKE TO THE DA'S OFFICE THE NEXT MORNING. CHAPMAN WAS OUT BEFORE I GOT TO THE DA'S OFFICE BACK ON THE STREET. I WENT AHEAD AND WENT IN. THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN HIM OR MY DOCUMENTATION. SO I WENT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SPOKE TO ME. THEY TOOK IT. 20% FINISH YOUR SENTENCE, SIR. HMM. THEY TOOK IT, BUT HE'S IN JAIL RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE HE WENT BACK TO ASK FOR HIS GUN. THEY WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO HIM. HE STARTED TO FIRE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE'S SITTING IN THE JAIL NOW FOR ATTEMPTED ARSON. THE WAY MY LUCK IS GOING HE'S GOING TO BE OUT FOR TIME SERVED AND BE BACK ON THE LOT. THIS IS NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. I'D LIKE TO BASICALLY NOT HAVE TO COME IN HERE EVERY WEEK ON A THREE MINUTE INTERVAL AND JUST SIT DOWN AND SPEAK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT THIS AND SHOW WHAT THE SCOPE OF THIS PROBLEM IS. I NO, YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE ME COMING IN HERE EVERY EVERY WEEK AND TAKING UP TO THREE MINUTES AND BUT IT'S A SERIOUS SITUATION IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S. I'M RAISING RED FLAGS, WHICH I FEEL ARE BEING IGNORED, AND IT'S LIKE YOU KNOW, EVERY WEEK, THERE'S A MASS SHOOTING AND PEOPLE GO. WELL WHAT ABOUT THIS RED FLAGS THAT WERE IGNORED? I'M TRYING TO DO THAT. IT'S NOT GONNA END GOOD. IT'S GONNA END BAD. THANK YOU, SIR. AT THE END OF THE MEETING JUST WAITING. SOMEONE WILL SPEAK WITH YOU. OH MAYOR, I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO HIM, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT IN 42, BUT IT IS. I DON'T EVEN WHO'S WHAT IS THIS TAILORS? I'LL BE GLAD TO TALK TO YOU, SIR. OKAY OKAY, WELL, HOW DO I GO

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I KNOW IT IS THAT OTHER LOCATIONS AS WELL WHERE THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY OR ALLOWING THIS TO OCCUR. HMM THIS IS A PARTICULARLY EGREGIOUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE HARASSMENT AGENDA, NOT A HOMELESS BUT THE BAD PART ABOUT THIS SITUATION. HIS FAMILY IS THE ONLY CAN'T WE CAN'T ALLOW FOR BACK AND FORTH ON THE ITEM THAT'S NOT POSTED. BUT MR CAN WAIT WITH YOU. SOMEONE WILL GET WITH YOU CONTACTED ME AGAIN, RIGHT? JUST WAIT AFTER THE MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU THANK YOU. CHARLIE CRAB 9 28 EAST DRIVE BY MY TEXAS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. STAFF. UH THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR SERVICES CITY OF BEAUMONT. MY SUBJECT TODAY IS STREET RESURFACING. I'VE. TRAVEL OUT TO OUT WEST AROUND THE BAKER ROAD ON BELOW HUMBLE ROAD. AND I, UH. AND I NOTICED THE THERE WAS SOME ASPHALT RESURFACING GOING OUT THERE AND IT MAKES THE ROADS ARE VERY SMOOTH AND DELIGHTFUL TO TRAVEL IN. AND ALSO THERE WAS A MILE ON ON GLENDALE FROM UH, COLLEGE STREET ALL THE WAY TO PIVOT. TELL AND THAT, UH, AND I JUST WONDERED IF I WAS REALLY NECESSARY BECAUSE MOST OF THOSE STREETS ARE JUST, UH, COMMUNITY STREETS. AND UH AND TRAVELING TO MYSELF. IT UH IT'S FAIR THERE FOR EARLY SMOOTH . YOU GET A LITTLE FEW DIPS IN THE IN ASPHALT, BUT BY AND LARGE , IT'S UH, VERY GOOD SURFACE.

OKAY THEN WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO POOR NEGLECTED. ABILENE ABILENE RUNS FROM FOUR STREET. TWO JAGUAR, WHICH IS IN FRONT OF THE OLD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. THAT STREET IS SO ROUGH, SO MANY ROUGH PATCHES. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT COMPLAINED. AH! AND WHAT IT NEEDS IS A GOOD SCRAPING AND A AND RESURFACING. AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE STREET IS PENNSYLVANIA FROM WASHINGTON. MLK PENNSYLVANIA'S NEED OF ATTENTION IS QUITE ROUGH, WHERE THEY CRACKED CONCRETE SURFACE. OF COURSE, THERE'S JUST ABOUT ONE CAR PER MINUTE THAT USES THAT STREET SO IT'S NOT HARDLY USED, BUT IT IS A MAJOR ARTERY INTO DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT FROM WASHINGTON. AH LET'S SEE. OH, YEAH, THERE'S A BAD SPOT ON PENNSYLVANIA AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHORLEY. AND, UH, WHERE DO DRIVERS MUST REDUCE THEIR SPEED JUST FOR MANEUVER? THE SPOT RATHER THAN MAKE MAJOR REPAIRS TO THIS CONCRETE SURFACE, TRY SMOOTHING OUT THE CRACKS. WITH ASPHALT ALONG PENNSYLVANIA. OKAY MOVING ON TO, UH, THE PARK STREET INTERSECTION AT WASHINGTON, WHICH ISN'T IN MY OPINION DESERVES A ASPHALT PATCH TO GIVE DRIVERS A SMOOTH TRANSITION AND ON TO WASHINGTON. SO THAT IS MY REPORT. THIS WEEK. THANKS FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU.

AND JAMES TAYLOR 35 87 EAST LUCAS DRIVE BY MY TEXAS. AFTERNOON JUST SO OFTEN? YES, MA'AM. ONE IS COMING TO Y'ALL. UM, I KNOW I ALWAYS COME AND TELL A DIFFERENT WAY. AND, UH I WANT TO EXTEND OUT NOT JUST FOR PURSE, A SAVING ME BUT AS OF AN OLIVE BRANCH, AS OF MY CONDUCT, YOU KNOW HOW I NEED TO CONDUCT MYSELF FOR YOU KNOW PROFESSIONALLY. AND I UNDERSTAND Y'ALL DO HAVE A HARD JOB. OKAY OR I SAY JOB, IT'S AN ELECTED POSITION TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS. AND THEN THERE'S ADMINISTRATION THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HANDLE THE FUNDING AND THE

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MAYOR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL HAVE COUNSEL I THINK THERE'S.

AUDI EDDIE ALLEN 96 95 GROSS BY MY TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR COUNCIL. UH CITY MANAGER AND ALL OF THE STAFF. I'M JUST BEING HERE. I KNOW YOU'VE MISSED ME. BUT ANYWAY, I HAVE SOME ISSUES.

ONE IS THE WATER DEPARTMENT THAT YOU HAVE NEW. GUIDELINES INFORMATION HAS BEEN LAX. TO THE CITIZENS. I TRIED TO PAY, MY ACCOUNTANT SAYS, TAKE THE LEADING ZEROS. WILL I LET I READ IT LITERALLY, AND IT DIDN'T ACCEPT MY ACCOUNT NUMBER AND TALK TO, UH, MR SOMETHING OFF, AND HOPEFULLY THAT'LL GET FIXED . WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT. BUT THE INFORMATION OUT TO WE AS CITIZENS IS NOT CLEAR AND USING THAT SYSTEM, AND MAYBE I'M JUST A DINOSAUR AT THE COMPUTER SO I WOULD ASK, AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAS CALLED ME WE'VE BEEN TALKING IF THAT WOULD BE STRAIGHTENED OUT THE OTHER ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THE STREETS ON MCCLEAN. HOWEVER.

IT'S SO THIN. WE'RE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND I THINK MAYBE ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINED WHERE MORE ASPHALT WAS PUT THERE, BUT IT'S PUT THEIR LOOSELY SO THE STREETS ARE VERY THIN. OUR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS GROWING, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. BUT OUR STREETS ARE INSUFFICIENT. AND IF YOU COME ACROSS FROM 92 TODD, YOU GOTTA STREET IN SOMEBODY'S DRIVEWAY. THERE'S MORE PROPERTY OVER TO THE SIDE GOING TOWARD THE AIRPORT THAT I WISH SOMEBODY IN ST OR PUBLIC WORKS WOULD LOOK AT IT'S AN ISSUE. UH SCHOOL BUSSES COME THROUGH THERE AND THAT'S FINE. BUT THE PEOPLE

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HOW DO CITIZENS THAT GRANT ABLE TO GET. THE BENEFIT OF THAT. I'VE ASKED THAT QUESTION BEFORE . NEVER HAD IT ANSWERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I KNOW YOU TAKE A LOT. BUT THAT'S THE JOB THAT YOU TOOK ON. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. THANK YOU. NOW IS THE TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENT AND I'LL START WITH YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW. THANK YOU MARRY JUST MOMENT UNITED. WELL DONE. YOU MADE WALMART PROUD. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MEMBER TURNER. IT'S A KIND OF LIKE THE ECHO MY SENTIMENTS. OBAMA UNITED, I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY TRAVEL TO SAN ANTONIO. AND IF YOU KIND OF FEEL THE ENERGY AND THE ATMOSPHERE, IT WAS SOMETHING . I THINK THE WHOLE CITY OF BEAUMONT SHOULD BE PROUD OF. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THOSE KIDS BECAUSE WHAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED NOT ONLY BECAUSE THEY JUST DIDN'T FEEL SHORT AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, BUT I STILL THINK IT'S A COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT. WE COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY THERE AT THE CELEBRATION. ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND EVEN THOUGH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY STEPS UP DAILY, I THINK THEY TOOK IT TO ANOTHER ANOTHER LEVEL WITH THE MOMENT UNITED CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, UH, S S LOUNGE AND BISTRO, MADISON'S PAUL, NINE NAILS PLACE DOWNTOWN AND BUFFALO WILD WINGS AND WHOEVER ELSE STEPPED UP THEY ALL SHOWED THE GAME LIVE. SO THE PEOPLE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TO SAN ANTONIO, THE PHYSICALLY BE THERE. THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY SIT TOGETHER AND CHEERING, HAVE PRIDE IN OUR TEAM LOCALLY, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY STEPPED UP. ANOTHER THING IS I WAS I WAS RECENTLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON VIRGINIA STREET AND ITS STAFF CAN KIND OF LOOK AT THE LINES ON RE STRIPING THOSE LINES. FEW PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY TOLD ME THAT THOSE LINES WERE KIND OF FADING OUT SO WE CAN KIND OF LOOK AT THOSE LINES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE KIND OF GETTING CONFUSED WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW.

AH ANOTHER THING. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CITY A LOT MORE AGGRESSIVE. WE LOOKED AT SIDEWALK AND GRANT PROGRAMS, BUT IT'S BUDGET SEASON AND I KINDA AGREE WITH WHAT MRS DADDY IS SAYING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH OUR SIDEWALKS AND I GRANTS. I KNOW WE'RE GETTING READY TO START TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET SUB STAFF CAN KIND OF START LOOKING AT WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THAT, OUTSIDE OF WAITING ON GRANTS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE PRETTY STRATEGIC. I KNOW THIS COUNCIL'S GONNA HAVE EMPHASIS ON THAT. AND LASTLY, UH, MR WILLIAMS HAS IMPLEMENTED A SYSTEM WHEREAS THE CITIZENS WHO COME TO THE MICROPHONE, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE PROCESS OF FOLLOW UP, MS. TINA, YOU'VE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB WITH IT. I'VE BEEN GETTING THE EMAILS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP WITH EVERY CITIZEN THAT COMES UP TO THE PODIUM AND MAKE SURE IT'S ADDRESSED THE GENTLEMAN AND OLD TOWN THAT CAME BACK TO THE PODIUM. I DON'T MIND SITTING WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER GETS SAID HE WOULD AS WELL BUT I DON'T MIND SITTING WITH YOU. BUT CAN THE STAFF MEMBER OFFICER CAN WE PLEASE MAKE SURE WE GET WITH HIM AND GET THAT ADDRESS TODAY? OTHER SIDE OF THAT. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE THE INDIGENT. MR ELA, ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MEMBER GET. THANK YOU, MAYOR. LIKE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE ME. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BEAUMONT UNITED AND CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS UNIT COUNCILMAN RETURNER FOR TAKING THE TIME AND GOING OVER THERE AND SUPPORTING THEM ON THE FRONT ROW SAW YOU AND THAT'S GREAT. UH I SUBSCRIBE TO THE GAME BECAUSE I COULDN'T MAKE THAT TRIP, BUT WATCH THEM AND THEY GAVE IT A VERY VALIANT EFFORTS. SO WE'RE PROUD ABOUT MY UNITED HOPE. SOME OF THOSE GUYS WILL MATRICULATE TO LAMAR UNIVERSITY AND CONTINUE THEIR COLLEGE PLAYING BASKETBALL. SO, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS A LOT TODAY AND, UH, HERE A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT

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FEELING THERE'S THE TOWN HOUSES THAT ARE ON PRIVATE SIMON. THERE'S THE TOWN HOUSES THAT ARE ON PINCH BACK. MY HOUSE IS ON FEELING. I CAN BE IN MY FRONT YARD WHEN SCHOOL DISMISSES AND SAY LOTS OF LOTS OF KIDS THAT ARE HAVING TO WALK WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE SIDEWALK. SO AS LONG AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND NEEDS, UH THERE IS A NEED THERE AS WELL, UH, AGAIN TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT'S TALKING ABOUT THE TRASH CAN UM, ARE YOU WHERE IS HE? HE'S BACK THERE.

AH! I'D LIKE TO VISIT WITH HIM AS WELL. UH WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. AND MR SEMINAR HAVE WE CHANGED UP OUR BILLING CYCLES FOR THE WATER. CUSTOMER PAYMENTS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN GETTING LOTS AND LOTS OF CONCERNED CITIZENS CALLING ME SAYING THAT IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THEIR DUE DATE HAS CHANGED TO DIFFERENT DAYS OF THE MONTH AND EACH BILL THAT THEY'RE GETTING IT'S VERY CONFUSING AND CONCERNING TO THEM. UH COULD YOU ADDRESS THAT FOR A SECOND, PLEASE? MY UNDERSTANDING IS UNTIL RECENTLY, WATER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS SENDING OUT BILLS WITH DUE DATES LESS THAN 30 DAYS. HMM AND BY LAW, CERTAIN ENTITIES HAVE 30 DAYS TO PAY THEIR BILL. SO UM, SO ALL ALL CUSTOMERS ARE GIVEN THAT BENEFIT TO PAY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING THEIR BILL INSTEAD OF MAYBE 15 TO 20 DAYS, WHICH HAS BEEN PASSED PRACTICE AND SO IN DOING THAT, SINCE IT'S A UTILITY, AND THERE'S DIFFERENT DAYS, DIFFERENT MONTHS. THE BILLING DATE WILL CHANGE, PROBABLY BY A DAY OR TWO EACH EACH MONTH. SO GOING FORWARD THE BUILDING DATES. I MEAN, WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A UNIFORM BILLING DATE THAT FOR EACH CUSTOMERS, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. RIGHT. THERE'S NOT 30 DAYS EVERY MONTH. OKAY? SO WE CAN'T JUST SAY YOUR BILLS DO THE FIRST OF THE MONTH OR THE 15TH OF THE MONTH. THEN WE WOULDN'T BE GETTING A FULL CYCLE OF BUILDING. SO IT'S LIKE MOST UTILITY BILLS DO THAT, YOU KNOW MORTGAGES DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE GOING TO PAY EACH MONTH ON A MORTGAGE, BUT UTILITY BILLS? YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU GET THAT FULL CYCLE. SO YOU HAVE TO FACTOR THAT IN THEN YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE CUSTOMER THE STANDARD 30 DAYS TO PAY THEIR BILL. GOT IT. THANKS.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. PROTEIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE BEAUMONT UNITED. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM, AND EVIDENTLY, THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF BEAUMONT.

A REARWARD, A REPORTER FROM DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA TRIED TO PICK THIS GAME AS HOUSTON AGAINST DALLAS AND ONE OF THE BEAUMONT UNITED PLAYERS SAY NO, WE'RE BEAUMONT WERE 409. WE ARE NOT HOUSTON AND I WAS VERY PROUD OF HIM FOR SAYING THAT THAT SHOWS THAT OUR YOUNG FOLKS ARE PROUD OF WHERE THEY COME FROM. AND APPRECIATED THAT ALSO, UM BARN ANY. DELAYS THE BRIDGE ON FINISHED ROAD WILL BE OPEN BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEK. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING ON THURSDAY MORNING, AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING A WHILE FOR THAT. IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR, SO IT'LL BE OPEN. UH, HOPEFULLY THURSDAY I WOULD KNOW IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY DELAYS. SO AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR MAYBE ONE MORE REMEMBER, KIDS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ALLEN WEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING THIS THIS THURSDAY. IT'S GOING TO BE A 6 30 AT THE ROGERS PARK COMMUNITY CENTER. WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE DALA WEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAITED THERE. HE'S GOING TO HAVE A SPEAKER THERE FROM THE I THINK IT'S THE AMERICAN LEGION. SO THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO THAT. THANK YOU, MR BOONE. JUST REAL BRIEFLY . I GAVE YOU ALL AN UPDATED DOWNTOWN DASHBOARD. YOU'LL NOTICE THE NEEDLES HAVE MOVED ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, AND THEN ALSO ECHO WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT BEAUMONT UNITED, VERY PROUD OF HIM, AND I THINK WE'D ALL AGREE THERE CHAMPION CHAMPIONS IN OUR BOOK. COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL. I'M NOT GONNA GO WITHOUT SAYING CONGRATULATIONS TO BE YOU FOR THEIR STATE

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR, MR ELLIS. WHERE TO GO, GO MARKETS.

MR BARCO V YAK, I'LL GO ALONG. CONGRATULATIONS BEAUMONT UNITED 33 YEARS IN A ROW IS, UH, ACHIEVEMENT, WHETHER THEY WON THE FINAL GAME OR NOT ABSOLUTELY. MR SEMINAR. GO.

BEAUMONT UNITED. TINA SAID IT EVEN BEFORE I CALLED HER. SO WHEN YOU'RE THE LAST PERSON TO SPEAK OF COURSE, CONGRATULATIONS BY MY UNITED ON UM, A GREAT SHOWING AND THEY DIDN'T BRING HOME THE WIN. BUT WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM AND THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION. WE DON'T KNOW THE TIME IN THE DATE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE WILL POST IT ON OUR CITY WEB PAGE. SO LOOK FOR THAT INFORMATION. AS SOON AS WE GET THAT INFORMATION, WE WILL POST IT. AH THERE'S A PARADE. UM THAT IS BEING PLANNED. AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, WE WILL GET IT POSTED. IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM. GUY AFTER YOU SAY BOWMAN. YOU NAME IT. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALMOST SAYS IT ALL.

BUT, UM WITH THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS, UM I'M JUST GONNA SPEAK GENERALLY THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TODAY. THAT HAS BEEN A DISCUSSION THAT'S BEEN LONG LONG DISCUSSED, UM. WAY BACK WHEN, UM , COUNCIL MEMBER GET RIGHT NOW. FIRST PUT IT ON THE AGENDA TO SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT STUDENTS AT LAUSANNE, BUT I COULD EVEN GO BACK TO HE, BERT BECAUSE I GRADUATED FROM THERE. WE'VE NEVER HAD SIDEWALKS AND IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND I DON'T FEEL THAT WE DO NEED TO WAIT UNTIL GRANT SOME WAY. SOMEHOW WE NEED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DISTRICT. TO GET THAT DONE, NOT ONLY FOR BEAUMONT UNITED, BUT. FOR WESTBROOK AND ANY OTHER SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS ARE TRAVELING BECAUSE IT'S VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. AS WE SPOKE EARLY YEAR ABOUT, UH DIFFERENT STREETS AND THE SPEEDS AND. THE TRAFFIC , ESPECIALLY ON FEELING. AND FOR NET ROAD. I MEAN, THEY'RE BOTH FOR LANE ROADS AND A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND SO FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AT THINK IT NEEDS TO BE A HIGH PRIORITY FOR BOTH THE DISTRICT AND THE CITY TO COME TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DO NOT HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. UM THANK YOU, MR BOONE IN THE ABSENCE OF OUR CITY MANAGER FOR SITTING IN TODAY, OUR CITY MANAGER SITS ON THE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, SO HE IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY ATTENDING A CONFERENCE.

UM AND SO THAT'S WHY MR BOONE HAS SET IN TODAY IN HIS PLACE. WE DON'T HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND SO WE ARE RECESS AND THANK YOU FOR COMING AND GO OUT AND EARN. I'M SORRY AS EVERY SAYS WE ARE ADJOURNED

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