Mar 21, 2023 City Council

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AND WELCOME

[CALL TO ORDER ]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST, AND TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY DR.

ESTHER MATTHEWS, A CALL TO CHARACTER MINISTRIES.

IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG, EVERYONE PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.

THANK YOU.

YOU MAY COME FORWARD.

DR.

MATTHEWS HEAVEN.

AND FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU TODAY AS WE COME IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GATHERING, THIS MEETING.

I BELIEVE GOD, THAT YOU HAVE PLACED YOUR SPIRIT UPON YOUR LEADERS, YOUR WORLD LEADERS HERE TODAY IN THIS ROOM, AND ALL WHO ARE REPRESENTED AS WORLD LEADERS.

FATHER, I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM SKILLFUL AND GODLY WISDOM, THAT THEY WILL KNOW YOUR WILL AND THAT THEY WILL BE GUIDED WITH YOUR WILL.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT THEIR HEARTS AND EARS ARE ATTENTIVE TO YOUR GODLY COUNSEL.

LEAD THEM, LORD JESUS, WILL BE WOMEN AND MEN OF INTEGRITY, LORD GOD, AND THAT THEY WILL BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT AND LIBERTY, PEACEABLE AND GODLY LIFE.

FATHER, BE THANK YOU TODAY THAT THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE ANY TYPE OF ASCENSION OR DISSENSION OR ARGUMENTATIVE.

I PRAY PEACE TO BE STILL.

PEACE IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

AND WE THANK YOU LORD GOD.

WE THANK YOU LORD, THAT YOU ARE GOING TO REMIND YOUR LEADERS DAILY TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE WAY THEY HANDLE THEMSELVES, THE WAY THEY WALK, TALK, LISTEN, WILL INFLUENCE NOT ONLY THE PRESENT DAY, BUT THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD.

FATHER, WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS ABIDE WITH THEM AND THEY ABIDE WITH YOU AND WILL ALWAYS HEAR YOUR VOICE.

IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN AND AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG.

I PLEDGE A ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH YOU STAND ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND PLEDGES.

DR.

MATTHEWS, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT DR.

MATTHEWS IS A CITY RETIREE OF MANY YEARS.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

AT THIS TIME I WILL BE READING A PROCLAMATION.

I'M GONNA DO THE ROLL CALL FIRST ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MAYOR MUAN, PRESENT, MAYOR PRO, TIM DUO PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER GETZ PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER ABSENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL PRESENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL PRESENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO AT THIS TIME I WILL READ A PROCLAMATION FOR THE TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION, BEAUMONT CHAPTER.

AND THIS MONTH IS LADIES MONTH.

SO WE WILL BE CELEBRATING LADIES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE MONTH AND THE PROCLAMATION READS AS FOLLOWS, WHEREAS THE BEAUMONT CHAPTER OF TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION INC.

HAS BEEN IN OUR AREA FOR 56 YEARS, ENRICHING THE LIVES OF THE COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS ON MAY 5TH, 1967, THE BEAUMONT CHAPTER OF TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION, INC.

BECAME A ILLUSTRIOUS CHAPTER WITH ORGANIZER LADY AUDREY V COMO, AND FIVE OTHER LOCAL CHARTER MEMBERS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION.

TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION, INC.

WHICH BEGAN WITH EIGHT DISTINGUISHED DEDICATED VISIONARY FOUNDERS.

WHEREAS THE BOWMAN CHAPTER OF TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION, ALSO KNOWN AS T L O D, REPRESENT A CROSS SECTION OF 46 LOCAL RESOURCE FOR WOMEN UNDER THE PRESIDENTIAL LEADER OF LADY BURLEY NOBLES.

THEY WORK IN THE INTEREST AND COMMON DESIRES TO SERVICE YOUTH AND ADULTS.

AND WHEREAS THE BEAUMONT TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION INK FOCUS AND OBJECTIVES ARE TO ENHANCE AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. THUS, AND PROJECTS TO INCLUDE TOP TEENS OF AMERICA, WHICH THERE ARE CURRENTLY 77 ACTIVE LOCAL TEENS IMPROVING THE STATUS OF

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LOCAL TO NATIONWIDE SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, N C N W, AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE N NAACP UNITED, UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, U N C F, SICKLE CELL DISEASE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMEN AGENDA, ST.

JUDE RESEARCH, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HEALTH CHOICES, THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION OF MARCH OF DIMES, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK LITERACY, AND THE AVOIDING OF LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO TOP TEENS.

MOREOVER, T L O D HAS INCLUDED IN ITS PROGRAM A COOPERATIVE PEER EDUCATION FACET IN MEMBERSHIP WITH TOP TEENS OF AMERICA, WHEREAS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST, 2023, WE RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE BEAUMONT CHAPTER OF TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION, INC.

AS SHAPERS OF CHANGE DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH FOR ALL OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR ROBIN MUAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE BEAUMONT CHAPTER OF TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION AND THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL WORK THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ACCORDINGLY, I MAYOR ROBIN MUAN HAS SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY TO BE AFFIXED.

SIGNED THIS DAY, MARCH 21ST, 2023.

AND ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS MRS. ELO, ALEX AND MS. ALEX, IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD AND BRING ANYONE YOU'D LIKE AND PLEASE COME AROUND, SHAKE EVERYONE HAND AND ACCEPT YOUR PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YAY.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, , IF Y'ALL START THERE AND COME AROUND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, DEVIL.

LET ME SAY WHAT I NEED TO SAY.

LET ME SAY THIS, HUH? CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, THIS CANDY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRAT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

MM-HMM.

, THANK YOU.

HOW YOU DOING? CONGRATULATIONS.

OKAY.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

I AM LADY ELOS GRAHAM ALEX, AND I AM THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BEAUMONT CHAPTER OF TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION.

WE ARE SO DELIGHTED THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO RECOGNIZE US FOR OUR PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE CITY.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR AND TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION, YOU'VE ALREADY MET OUR MEMBERS HERE.

WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR LORDS IN THE BACK.

LORD AVERY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

HE'S ONE OF OUR BIG SUPPORTERS THERE.

UH, THEY'VE JOINED ME HERE AS WE ACCEPT THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.

NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR, MAYOR ROBB HAS ALREADY READ SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT I JUST HAVE A FEW MORE FACTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.

OUR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION IS DIVIDED INTO SIX GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

THE BEAUMONT CHAPTER IS LOCATED IN AREA ONE THAT IS THE LARGEST AREA.

IT INCLUDES ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS.

THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF

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YOU'VE HEARD THAT KNOWN AS TOP TEENS OF AMERICA, AND THERE ARE OVER 250 TEEN CHAPTERS IN THE SIX GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND OVER 5,000 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THESE CHAPTERS.

AND OF COURSE, WE CAN BOAST BECAUSE YOU JUST HEARD.

WE HAVE 77 MEMBERS IN OUR CHAPTER, INCLUDING TWO AREA OFFICERS, 20 EIGHTEENS AND 17 LADIES WILL ATTEND AN AREA CONFERENCE AT THE ANATO HOTEL IN DALLAS, TEXAS.

THIS WEEKEND, OUR TEENS WILL BE AMONG 400 TEENS IN ATTENDANCE, AND WE HAVE TEAM MARIAH LOTTIE OF THE BEAUMONT CHAPTER, PROUDLY SERVING AS THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.

SHE WILL PRESIDE OVER THE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JULY, 2023.

THE BEAUMONT CHAPTER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT YES, WE HAVE TWO NATIONAL OFFICERS FROM OUR CHAPTER.

WE ARE EQUALLY PROUD OF THE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY THIS CHAPTER.

WE INVITE EACH OF YOU TO VISIT THE MLK MEMORIAL PARK, WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE MEMORIAL BENCH AND TABLE THAT WAS DONATED TO THE PARK BY THE BEAUMONT CHAPTER OF TOP LADIES OF DISTINCTION.

IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE FROM A $3,000 GRANT FROM PORT ARTHUR L N G ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION GRANT INITIATIVE.

WE ARE TRULY BEAUMONT PROUD FOR THE DEDICATED LADIES THAT VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES TO MAKE THIS ORGANIZATION WHAT IT IS.

LADY VERNON NOBUS IS THE CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND LADY, DR.

ALICIA DOSS IS THE TOP TEEN ADVISOR.

AND WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

MS. ALEX, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I LEARNED A LITTLE MORE WITH WHAT YOU JUST STATED, MORE THAN I EVEN THOUGHT SO TO ALL OF THE LADIES, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.

AND, UM, YOU ARE TRULY, TRULY SPREADING THE WORD OF BEAUMONT ABROAD.

AND SO COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, OWIN SAMUEL WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

YES, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU TO WHAT YOU DO.

UH, I RECALL 1967, UH, I BECAME A TOP TEAM IN BEAUMONT AND THAT'S WHERE I LEARNED ABOUT PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE.

AND THE FIRST TRIP THAT I WAS ABLE TO TAKE OUTSIDE OF BEAUMONT WAS WITH THE TOP TEAMS GOING TO A CONVENTION IN HOUSTON.

SO, UH, THANK YOU.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT .

WHEN SHE, WHEN HE SAID 1967, UM, ATTORNEY REID DID LIKE WHAT I WAS, I WAS ONLY SEVEN.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, UM, FOR WHAT YOU DO.

AND TO THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK THAT'S A PART OF YOUR GROUP, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING AND PARTAKING IN THE CELEBRATION TODAY.

THIS CONCLUDE, UH, OUR PRESENTATION.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE, YOU MAY DO SO, BUT PLEASE, PLEASE COME BACK AGAIN.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOU 60.

WHO THE PRESIDENT.

QUICK, LET'S MOVE ON.

YES, WE'RE UP HERE DISCUSSING HOW OLD WE ALL WERE IN 67.

OH, HOW OLD ALL ONE IS .

SOMEBODY SAID THEY THOUGHT HE WAS ON CITY COUNCIL IN 67.

NOT QUITE.

ANYWAY, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND NOW'S THE TIME IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, TO FILL OUT THE GREEN SLIP TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM HANDED TO THE CLERK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM, SHE WILL CALL YOUR NAME.

WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR MINUTES, AND THE RED LIGHT WILL BE YOUR INDICATION THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.

I HAVE NO COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MAYOR.

NO PROBLEM.

COMMENT, THERE ARE NO COMMENTS AT THIS MA'AM.

TIME.

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CALEB FIN VERSUS CITY OF BEAUMONT AND CHRISTOPHER S. BOONE, CAUSE NUMBER B DASH TWO TEN TWO FORTY FOUR.

ALSO THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3 99 VERSUS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, KENNETH R. WILLIAMS IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CITY MANAGER AND EARL WHITE IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS FIRE CHIEF CAUSE NUMBER D DASH TWO TEN NINE FIFTY AND BEAUMONT VERSUS NETFLIX, HULU, AND DISNEY CAUSE NUMBER DC DASH 22 DASH 0 9 1 28.

THAT WAS A MOUTH FAULT.

AT

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR? GO AHEAD, I THINK.

COUNCIL MEMBER, GUEST, WELL, I, ARE WE GONNA CONSIDER ITEM ME, I THINK CITY MANAGER? YEAH, ITEM E AND SHERE CAN ADDRESS THAT.

ITEM E IS, IS IS NOT ON THE, UH, POSTED AGENDA, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR ITEM C TO, UH, BE PULLED SEPARATELY, MAYOR, SO WE CAN ADD SOME CLARITY TO COUNSEL SHERE IF YOU WANT TO ADD.

OKAY, SO ITEM E HAS BEEN PULLED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PROPERLY POSTED FOR THE FULL 72 HOURS, UM, ONLINE.

OKAY, SO, SO ITEMS FOR APPROVAL WILL BE ITEMS A, B, D, WITH, AND THEN C SEPARATELY.

SO MY MOTION, I'LL AMEND MY MOTION TO BE A MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF A, B AND D.

SECOND.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR FOR ITEMS A, B, AND D.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSE THE MOTION? CARRIE, NOW

[C. Authorize the City of Beaumont to support legislation of a Hotel Project in downtown Beaumont with a resolution. ]

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SIR, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER? GETZ? I I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, UM, THE, WHAT WAS IN OUR PACKET APPEARED TO BE A DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OTHER THAN BEAUMONT, BUT THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE OF THE HOUSE BILL 35 20 PROPOSED BY REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTIAN MANUEL DOES HAVE A DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT IS ITEM NUMBER 46.

AND SO, UH, WE ARE ASKING, UH, FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT AND THIS RESOLUTION ACCOMPLISHES THAT.

THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER.

YES, AND LIKEWISE, MAYOR, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN AMENDED LIKEWISE, TO REFLECT THE, THE WORDING THAT'S IN THE, UH, HOUSE BILL LEGISLATION.

SO WE'VE CORRECTED THAT AND I'LL, THAT INFORMATION'S ON YOU IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE DICE.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UM, UM, MR. WILLIAMS, COULD YOU MAYBE FOR THE PUBLIC EXPLAIN WHAT THE SIGNIFICANCE WOULD BE TO HAVING THE CITY OF BEAUMONT INCLUDED IN THIS, UH, PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND THE LEGISLATURE? YEAH, THIS LEGISLATION PRO PROVIDES, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WHEREBY WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE, UH, TAX, UH, HOT TAX DOLLARS AND, AND EVEN SOME SALE TAX DOLLARS FOR THE, UH, USE IN DEVELOPING A HOTEL, UH, HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER.

SO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO GET THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

SO WE, WE ARE, WE HAVE PROPOSED HOUSE BILL 32 50, WHICH HAS BEEN, UH, PUT FORWARD BY REPRESENTATIVE, UH, CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL.

AND, UH, AND, UH, CURRENTLY IT'S BEEN FILED AND WE'RE WAITING FOR IT TO GO TO THE COMMITTEE, BUT IT'S, IT'S, UH, WE CAN'T USE THE TAX DOLLARS FOR THAT PURPOSE OR GET THAT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IT EVEN REIMBURSES US, UH, THE TAX DOLLARS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BE USED TO BUILD A, UH, HOTEL HERE IN, IN BEAUMONT.

SO IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE GET THE LEGISLATION PASSED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSE? THE MOTION CARRIES.

[1. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 6 to the contract with King Solution Services, LLC for the Pipe Bursting Work Order Contract- Phase III Project. ]

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THERE'S BEEN ONE PREVIOUS CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,002 AND 96 CENTS.

THIS PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER IS FOR 200,002 2112, AND IT'S TO RELOCATE SEWER LINES BETWEEN THE CRESTWOOD AND D DERWOOD DRIVE, UH, TO THE ROADWAY.

AND IF APPROVED, THIS CHANGE ORDER WOULD RESULT IN A NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 2 MILLION 1 18, 7 32 0 8.

AND, UH, STAFF HAS APPRO, UH, RECOMMEND AN APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AND THIS TO BE FUNDED OUT OF THE CAPITAL PROGRAM.

THANK YOU.

YOU HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

MAY I HAVE THE READING OF

[2. Consider awarding $75,000 to the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the development of a Strategic Economic Development Plan. ]

A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, CHAMBER, UH, PRESIDENT STEVE LANIUS CAME BEFORE YOU TO, UH, LAY OUT A PLAN, PLAN OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITH, UH, THE CHAMBER BETWEEN THE CHAMBER AND THE, AND THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.

AND IN THAT IT WAS A, A PROPOSED, UM, INITIATIVE TO DO A, UH, STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND TODAY, UH, STEVE'S COMING BACK, UH, TO REQUEST THAT $75,000 FROM THE CITY TO THE CHAMBER TO, UH, EXECUTE THAT PLAN.

WE HAVE STEVE IN THE AUDIENCE, I THINK WITH MEMBERS OF THE UPGRADED, UH, BEAUMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

IF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ME, MS. LANS, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNSEL, I'D ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE, I HAVE SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS HERE, REBECCA MAXWELL, WHO IS CHAIR OF THE BOARD, BUT I'D ALSO LIKE THE REST OF THE BOARD IF THAT'S HERE REPRESENTING THE CHAMBER.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND.

I THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I THINK THIS IS AN INDICATION HOW SERIOUS THE BOARD TAKES THIS, UH, OPPORTUNITY.

UH, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FOLLOWING WHAT THE CITY IS DOING WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REDEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN, BUT ALSO THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY.

AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A THIRD LEG OF THAT EFFORT.

AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING WHAT INDUSTRIES, NEW INDUSTRIES WE CAN GO AFTER IN TERMS OF DIVERSIFYING THE ECONOMY, WHAT WE CAN DO TO GROW OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND ALSO, UH, GROW OUR LOCAL STARTUPS.

AND SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO GROW AND HAVE AN OUTREACH WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT, UH, THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO THINK THAT HAVE TO SAY AND THINK ABOUT DOING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

MS. ELANY, COULD YOU SPEAK, UM, ON, UM, OR JUST REFRESH THE VIEWING AUDIENCE ON WHAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE 75,000? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

SO IN DOING IT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, PLAN, STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, IT'S CRITICAL THAT YOU, YOU TAP INTO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, ELEMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE ENVISION THIS AS A STARTING POINT BECAUSE YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND WHAT INDUSTRIES TO GO AFTER, UH, WHO DO YOU WANT TO RECRUIT FOR THIS, AND THEN HOW DO YOU DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY? AND SO THIS IS THE STARTING POINT.

THIS IS NOT THE END POINT, BUT THIS IS THE STARTING POINT.

IT BRINGS TOGETHER, UH, THE THOUGHT PROCESSES, THE, THE FOLKS THAT ARE VERY INTERESTED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN DEVELOP THIS FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

IT'S BEEN 23 YEARS SINCE BEAUMONT'S HAD A STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

I THINK IT'S TIME FOR THAT.

AND I THINK IN CONJUNCTION WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S HAPPENING, I THINK TIMING-WISE, IT'S, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO DO THIS.

GREAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE ON HAVING THIS PLAN COMPLETED? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, I, I BELIEVE THAT SIX TO NINE MONTHS I THINK IS THE TYPICAL TIMEFRAME TO COMPLETE SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR

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HAVE THEY ALREADY PROVIDED AN ALLOCATION AND THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THAT? YES, SIR.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN $85,000 CONTRACT TO DO THE BASIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE CITY.

AND SO THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL SECOND IN ADDITION TO THAT? YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MS. ELENA? THANK YOU SIR, VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

SO, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING NO.

MOTION AND MOTION.

SECOND.

THE MOTION.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A MOTION.

I'M SORRY.

MAY I HAVE THE MOTION PLEASE? SECOND .

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY C.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES AND HAVE THE READING OF

[3. Considers request for an abandonment of a portion of the south end of Win field Drive. ]

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR, FOR AN ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF THE SOUTH END OF WINFIELD DRIVE AT A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 27TH, 2022.

THE PLANNING, THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED EIGHT OH TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR AN ABANDONMENT OF THE PORTION OF THE SOUTH DANIEL WINFIELD DRIVE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

ONE.

OBTAIN APPROVAL OF PZ 2022 DASH TWO 16 FOR A NEW RAILROAD SPARE AND TWO, IF APPROVED, APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN AN APPRAISAL AND TITLE COMMITMENT FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE ABANDONED AT THEIR EXPENSE.

APPRAISALS AND TITLED COMMITMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING OFFICE ALONG WITH PROOF THAT PAYMENT HAS BEEN ARRANGED PRIOR TO THE ITEM BEING PLACED ON CITY COUNCIL'S AGENDA.

AND, UH, AGAIN, IT WAS, UH, APPROVED BY P AND G AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

THANK YOU.

YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSE THE MOTION CARRIES.

MAY I HAVE THE READING

[4. Considera request for an abandonmentof the north end of Amarillo Street, the neighboring alleyway in Block 32, Cartwright Terrace and an adjoining portion of Forsythe Street. ]

CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR AN AN ABANDONMENT OF THE NORTH END OF AMARILLO STREET, THE NEIGHBOR IN ALLEYWAY IN BLOCK 32 COURTRIGHT TERRACE AND AN ADJOINING PORTION OF FORESIGHT STREET.

AND AGAIN, IN A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON JUNE 22ND, 2022, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED EIGHT OH OH TO APPROVE THE REQUEST, UH, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, OBTAIN APPROVAL OF PZ 2022 DASH 2/6/15 FOR RAILROADS BIRTH.

UH, IF ABANDONED, APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN AN APPRAISAL AND TITLE COMMITMENT FOR THE PROPERTY FIT TO BE ABANDONED AT THIRD EXPENSE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

THANK YOU.

YOU'VE HEARD THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? UNTIL FIRST.

MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSE? THE MOTION CARRIES THE CITY MANAGER.

WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE US INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING? UH, YES.

MAYOR, RECEIVE COMMENTS ON AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER, ENTER AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS A AND M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE, SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION FTA TO RECEIVE FUNDS FOR THE ZIP.

UH, THIS IS FOR DOLLARS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF FIVE BUSES, UH, FOR THE ZIP PROJECT.

THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? I DON'T HAVE ANY MAYOR.

OKAY.

THERE'S NO ONE THAT'S GONNA SPEAK ON THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MAYOR WOULDN'T THIS ITEM NUMBER FIVE? NO.

NO.

OKAY.

NO, IT'S TOTALLY JUST A PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S JUST A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS COMES AFTER NUMBER FIVE.

COMES NEXT.

I'M SORRY.

NO, GO.

OKAY.

SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.

YES MA'AM.

COUNSEL, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE.

SUBMITTED GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION TO ACHIEVE FUNDS FOR THE ZIP.

UH, AGAIN, I MENTIONED IT JUST AS TWO, UH, REPLACE FIVE BUSES OF 2003, 2008

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WE DO HAVE A, A CHANGE OF THOSE, UM, FIGURES THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKET.

AND YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT BEFORE YOU TWO AT, UH, THE FIVE BUSES AT FIRST, THE, UH, DOLLAR AMOUNT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,100,000, BUT THAT'S CHANGED TO 3 MILLION 3 18 480.

UH, AND COULD YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? THREE MILLION THREE MILLION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS.

OKAY.

AND, UH, UM, WE'VE GOT RECENTLY FTAS ISSUED A, UM, LOW MISSION GRANTS FOR THE BUSES.

AND, UH, WE HAD A NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

SO THE NOFA NOTICED OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, A CHANCE FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO SECURE UP TO 85%, UH, FUNDING COVERED FOR THE FTA.

SO THAT AMOUNT IS REPRESENT UP TO 2,820,000 7 0 8.

THAT CHANGES FROM THE 2,000,635 WHAT'S IN THE ORIGINAL PA PACKET BECAUSE THOSE NUMBERS CAME BACK DIFFERENTLY.

SO, UH, WE'RE, UH, RECOMMENDING A APPROVAL OF THE, OF THE FUNDING.

THANK YOU.

YOU'VE HEARD THE READING.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? SO MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND.

IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR PRO TIM DK WITH THE CHANGE AT THE TOTAL? UH, THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION STAYS THE SAME.

YES, THE GOOD, GOOD POINT.

COUNCIL, MAYOR, THE, UH, CITY'S CONTRIBUTION WILL REMAIN $7,500.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENT? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

MAY I HAVE THE

[5. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocai Agreement with Texas A&M Transportation Institute, submit a grant application and execute a contract with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to receive funds fortheZip. ]

THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA.

YES, THAT WAS WAS FIVE.

THAT WAS FIVE.

MINE IS SEPARATE.

I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU.

THERE'S, IT'S ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT'S IT.

THAT THAT'LL BE, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S WHAT THAT YEAH, THAT'S, THAT ONE GOES AWAY.

NOW'S THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE FILL OUT THE GREEN SLIP TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

AND MR. BOONE, SORRY, ONE CLARIFICATION.

SO WE JUST HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE ACTION ITEM ON THE TRANSIT FUNDS.

THE NEXT IS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, NO ACTION ITEM ON THE, UH, 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

AND THAT'S THE FINAL, THAT'S GONNA BE THE FINAL ITEM IN YOUR PACKET.

AND IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S JUST TO TAKE COMMENTS.

THERE'S NO ACTION.

OKAY.

NO ACTION.

SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK? I DON'T AT THIS TIME.

LET'S SEE WHAT, UNLESS MR. KREFT NO, HE'S PUBLIC COMMENTS MAYOR.

OKAY.

THERE'S NO COMMENT.

THANK YOU, MR. BOONE.

OKAY.

NOW'S

[Public Comment]

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE FILL OUT THE GREEN SLIP TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM HANDED TO THE CLERK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.

SHE WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK.

YOUR UH, THREE MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN THE GREEN LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE RED LIGHT WILL BE YOUR INDICATION THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.

CITY CLERK.

UH, SAM MARCHON, 43 75 THOMAS LANE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNSEL.

UH, I'M HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BEAUMONT YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.

THIS SATURDAY WE'LL BE TAKING A GROUP TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITY'S ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE.

SORRY, IF YOU CAN'T HEAR ME.

IN WASHINGTON DC WE ARE ACTIVELY ORGANIZING A BEAUTIFICATION DAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR THE CITY'S YOUTH.

UH, THAT'S GONNA INCLUDE, UM, MOSTLY TRASH PICKUPS NEAR THE SCHOOLS.

AND, UM, I THINK THERE'S GONNA BE CHALK ART FOR THE YOUNG KIDS.

AS ALWAYS, WE REMAIN EXTRAORDINARILY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE THIS COMING THURSDAY, MARCH 23RD.

UM, AND AS ALWAYS, YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MY TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. MARSHAN.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT AND LOOK FORWARD, UH, TO YOUR BIG TRIP IN, UH, WASHINGTON, DC FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES WITH, UH, ALL OF THE YOUTH ACROSS, UH, THE UNITED STATES.

THANK YOU.

CHARLIE CRAB.

9 28 EAST DRIVE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

GOOD

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UH, IT'S ANOTHER NICE DAY IN BEAUMONT.

A LITTLE WINDY, I GUESS.

MARCH WINDS BRING, UH, APRIL SHOWERS.

UH, I'M NOT PREPARED TO IDENTIFY ANY STREETS NEEDING REPAIR TODAY.

MR. BAR, UH, BARKI BAR.

THAT'S GOOD.

.

OKAY, I'M GONNA I'M GONNA REHEARSE THAT HE DID MEET WITH ME AFTER THE MEETING LAST WEEK AND EXPLAINED THE CITY'S REASONING FOR RESURFACING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, ASPHALT STREETS, .

I WANT TO MENTION A NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEM WITH STRAY ANIMALS.

THE ATTACK OF THE PIT BULLS THE OTHER DAY WAS A REAL CONCERN.

I, I HOPE ANIMAL CONTROL IS ON TOP OF THAT DANGEROUS SITUATION.

I PRAY THE GENTLEMAN'S RE RECOVERY IS FULLY, BUT I I WANTED TO MENTION, UH, STRAY CATS.

A WHILE BACK, THE CITY WAS ENCOURAGED TO ADOPT NEUTER AND, AND THE SPADE PROGRAM FOR STRAY CATS.

AFTER THE PROCEDURE, THE CATS WERE RELEASED BACK INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE CATS NOW ARE FREE TO ROAM, LOOKING FOR FOOD AND LEAVING THEIR WASTE AND FLOWER BEDS, CHILDREN'S SANDBOXES AMONG OTHER SPOTS.

THE CATS ARE PREYING ON WILD BIRDS.

I BELIEVE BEAUMONT IS A BIRD SANCTUARY CITY.

MYSELF AND OTHER FRIENDS FEED THE BIRDS ON BACKYARD PATIOS.

THEY ARE, THE BIRDS ARE E EASY PREY FOR THE STRAY CATS.

STRAY CATS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED EATING BIRDS.

THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF APRIL IS THE TIME OF BIRDS SPRING MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.

PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD COME TO HIGHLAND, CATTEL MARSH AND OTHER EAST TEXAS LOCATIONS.

JUSTICE SID IDENTIFY THE BIRDS IN ONE LOCATION.

MOST OF THESE BIRDS NEST AND RAISE THEIR YOUNG IN OTHER LOCATIONS OF THE US AND CANADA.

THE SOLUTION FOR STRAY CAT IS TO ELIMINATE THEM FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

TO SOME, IT MAY BE INHUMANE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN AS A STRAY.

CATS APPEAR, UH, TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AS STRAY CATS APPEAR AT ANIMAL CONTROL.

BIRDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR ENVIRONMENT BY CONTROLLING THE INSECTS AND OTHER RODENTS AS WELL.

THANKS FOR EVERYONE FOR YOUR SERVICE TO, UH, CITY OF BEAUMONT.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION THIS AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU MR. CRAB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAYOR .

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

UH, WE'RE GONNA DO,

[Councilmembers/City Manager/City Attorney comment on various matters]

I THINK I SEE A GREEN SLIP IN MS. ADDIE'S HAND.

YOU CAN COME FORWARD.

MS. ADDIE ADDIE ALLEN, 96 95 GROSS.

BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

WHEN YOU'RE ELDERLY, IT TAKES SOME TIME.

SO IF YOU'RE SMILING NOW, JUST WAIT TILL YOU GET THERE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M HERE.

UM, AND YOU KNOW, I GO OVER AND OVER WITH ISSUES AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS I HAD, UM, A COMPANY FOR SIRENS TO SEND ME SOME INFORMATION.

AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID THAT HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT.

IS THAT RIGHT, MR. CITY MANAGER, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER ME, BUT, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE A TURNKEY, UH, SITUATION FOR A SIREN WHERE IT COULD BE HELD, IT COULD BE HEARD THROUGHOUT JEFFERSON COUNTY WOULD BE $35,000

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SO, YOU KNOW, I KEEP COMING AND I WILL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HAVING VERY UNUSUAL WEATHER.

AND TO SAVE ONE LIFE WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT.

BUT MORE THAN THAT, UM, IT'S AN OBLIGATION TO OUR CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SAFE.

AND, UM, I HAVE THIS INFORMATION, SO IF STAFF HAS NOT HAD THE TIME TO LOOK THIS UP, I HAVE AND I'D BE GLAD TO SHARE IT.

UH, THE OTHER THING IS, UM, I KNOW I LOOKED AT THE PACKET.

IT SAID $75,000 WAS GOING TO OUR CHAMBER.

AND THAT'S GREAT, BUT HOW CAN THE CITY DIG DEEP AND FIND MONEY TO DO SIDEWALKS? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S 75,000 OR MORE, BUT, UM, I'M JUST, I'M JUST AT AWE.

WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE WALKING IN THE STREET FOR YEARS AND WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED IT.

CAN WE PLEASE, BECAUSE THAT IS IN THE ORDINANCE.

AND, UM, I WILL CONTINUE TO STAND HERE.

UM, NOW I KNOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS IMPORTANT AND I KNOW THAT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS OUR BUSINESS, UH, CONSORTIUM FOR OUR CITY, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE'RE LOOKING AT GROWING BEAUMONT, UM, START WITH OUR PEOPLE.

AND A DOLLAR 99, I'M STILL TRYING TO PUT MY HEAD AROUND IT TO PAY YOU FOR WATER BILL.

NOW I KNOW CONVENIENCE FUNDS ARE USED WITH ALL KINDS OF CORPORATIONS.

WE PAY TAXES.

WHY DO WE, AFTER YOU'VE HAD AN 8% INCREASE FOR THIS LAST BUDGET FOR OUR WATER BILL, THAT NOW BEFORE SIX MONTH REVIEW OF THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE TO PAY A DOLLAR 99.

IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN MY POCKETS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE AND I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ANYTHING THAT I SAY.

I THANK YOU FOR WAITING FOR ME UNTIL I GOT UP.

AND I LOVE YOU ALL.

DON'T THINK I'M A FUSSY OLD LADY.

BE I JUST WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM A CITIZEN.

AND I'M THAT.

THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

MS. ADDIE, IF YOU'LL, IF YOU'LL PASS THAT INFORMATION TO THE CLERK, SHE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY MANAGER GETS IT AND SHARE IT WITH US.

THANK YOU.

YES, THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

APPRECIATE IT.

NOW'S THE TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS.

AND I WILL START WITH YOU MAYOR PRO, TIM DIO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE, THE TOP LADY OF DISTINCTIONS, THE PINK LADIES.

UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROCLAMATION.

UM, YOUTH COUNCIL HAVE FUN IN DC WE WILL BE THERE AND WE WILL BE WATCHING YOU .

BUT THAT'S, UH, ON THAT YOUTH COUNCIL.

I MEAN, IT'S, HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN HIS EXISTENCE? MAYBE LESS THAN SIX MONTHS.

RIGHT? AND THEY'RE DOING A LOT.

AND THEY'RE AL THEY'RE ALREADY, THEY'VE BEEN ON ONE TRIP NOW THEY'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO DC SO, UH, VERY PROUD OF, UH, COUNCILMAN TURNER AND COUNCILMAN SAMUELS FOR GETTING THAT THAT KICKED OFF.

AND, AND IT'S ALREADY SHOWN TO BE A SUCCESS.

UH, ALSO AS ON THE ANIMAL CONTROL, THE, UM, THE DOG ATTACK AT SPRA PARK.

UH, THE POLI ONE DOG WAS PUT DOWN BY THE POLICE.

THE OTHER DOG HAS BEEN FOUND.

AND, UH, AS FAR AS I KNOW, IT'S IN THE CUSTODY OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT.

AND, UH, WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I TELL FOLKS THOUGH, YOU, YOU HAVE TO REPORT IT.

AND I'M GLAD SOME FOLKS DID REPORT IT.

CAUSE IF, IF WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, IT'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

THEY ARE OUT THERE LOOKING.

I GET CALLS ON DOGS EVERY DAY AND, UH, CALLED, UM, THREE ONE ONE OR I CALL THE CITY MANAGER AND THEY'LL SEND SOMEONE OUT THERE, BUT THAT THEY'LL RUN HIDE.

IT'S JUST A, IT'S JUST HARD TO KEEP UP WITH.

AND I'M GONNA SAY THIS FOR THE LAST TIME, LAST THURSDAY, WE DID HAVE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE BRIDGE ON ETT ROAD.

UH, WE HAD A RIBBON CUTTING.

UH, I HAVE DROVE ACROSS IT TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY SINCE THEN.

UH, IT, IT'S A LOT.

UM, IT'S, IT IS VERY CONVENIENT.

UH, I HAVEN'T BEEN ON INTERSTATE 10 SINCE THAT BRIDGE OPENED, SO THANK YOU.

UM, TECH DOT, NOW IT'S ON TO THE NEXT PROJECT, WHICH IS I 10, WHICH IS GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME.

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CAUSE THAT'S COULD BE A DETOUR FOR I 10.

SO JUST GET READY.

I 10 IS GONNA TAKE A WHILE, BUT THEY KEEP TELLING US THAT PROGRESS TAKES TIME.

SO WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD SIGNS AND THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER GETZ.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, TO MS. ALLEN.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT CITIZENS UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S ONLY WHEN YOU USE YOUR CREDIT CARD AND, UH, TO PAY YOUR WATER BILL THAT YOU'RE GONNA INCUR THAT DOLLAR 99.

UH, I THINK THAT'S THE CASE IN MOST CASES.

UH, BUT IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO PAY BY CHECK BY CASH OR HAVE IT AUTOMATICALLY DEBITED FROM YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT, YOU CAN SET THAT UP AND YOU WON'T HAVE THE INCURRENCE OF A DOLLAR 99.

UH, I ASKED ABOUT THAT MYSELF.

SO, UM, IT'S NOT ACROSS THE BOARD THAT YOU HAVE TO INCUR THAT, UH, CONVENIENCE FEE.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED OUTSIDE A LOUNGE, UH, IN THE WEST END LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT LEADS TO, UH, LED TO THIS AND OTHER INCIDENTS IN BEAUMONT IS THERE SEEMS TO BE VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS THAT SERVE ALCOHOL AND DON'T CUT IT OFF AT TWO O'CLOCK.

UH, DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS EXACTLY THE CASE HERE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STILL OUTSIDE THAT FACILITY, UH, AFTER TWO O'CLOCK.

AND OF COURSE WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

UH, AS A RESULT OF THAT, I HAVE ASKED AND BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH, UH, DAVE FELAND, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO, UH, GET HIM TO ENCOURAGE US TO HAVE MORE OF A T A ABC PRESENCE IN BEAUMONT.

UH, T A ABC MOVED THEIR OFFICES OUT OF BEAUMONT.

SOMETIME BACK YOU HAVE TO REQUEST AN AGENT TO COME OUTTA HOUSTON.

BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE OUR LOCAL BARS AND TAVERNS, UH, INSPECTED, UH, MORE REGULARLY.

AND I THINK IT WOULD HELP FACILITATE THAT AND HE AGREES WITH THAT.

SO WE'RE GONNA SEE ABOUT TRYING TO GET SOME, UM, T A B C PRESENCE BACK IN BEAUMONT.

I THINK THAT'LL HELP THE SITUATION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, STATE FAIR.

THURSDAY THE 23RD, FIVE 30 RIBBON CUTTING.

UH, COME OUT SUPPORT OUR STATE FAIR AND RODEO.

AND REMEMBER EVERYONE THAT'S THERE AT FIVE 30 ON THURSDAY FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING.

YOU GET IN FOR FREE.

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR'S STATE FAIR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL.

COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

JUST REMIND EVERYBODY, WE HAVE THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL FLY IN.

IT'S A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT OUT THERE AT THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THIS WEEKEND.

I THINK IT'S SATURDAY FROM 10 TO FOUR.

AND AS ALWAYS, MISS ALVIN, I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOU FLYING , CITY MANAGER, PLEASE.

UH, JUST TWO COMMENTS.

UH, JUST FOR MS. ALLEN, I HAVE, UH, DIRECTED STAFF TO START LOOKING INTO THE, SORRY DEAL.

SO WE ARE, WE ARE, UH, ADDRESSING, ADDRESSING IT TO LOOK AT IT.

AND TWO, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE B I S D FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE TRAVEL EXPENSE FOR MOST OF OUR YOUTH COUNCIL.

THEY ARE PAYING FOR, I THINK THE CITY'S ONLY.

WE HAVE A BUDGET FOR YOUTH COUNCIL AND WE'RE PAYING FOR TWO, MAYBE THREE.

TWO, AND, UH, THE OTHER EIGHT, HOW MANY IS THAT? 11 OF 11.

THAT B I D IS PAYING FOR THEIR, UH, EXPENSES TO GO TO THE NFC.

SO WE'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THAT PARTICIPATION.

THANK YOU, MS. REED.

NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU MR. BOONE.

MR. ELLIS, MR. BARAC, MR. SIMINO AND MRS. PRESORT? NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

SO IT'S ON ME.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UM, AGAIN, IT'S, UH, SOUTHEAST TEXAS STATE FAIR TIME.

UH, IT'S A TRADITION.

PLEASE GO OUT.

UH, THURSDAY, AS HE SAID, THE GATES OPEN.

UH, RIBBON CUTTING IS AT FIVE 30 AND FOLLOWING RIBBON CUTTING, UM, THE GATES WILL OPEN.

SO PLEASE GO OUT AND SUPPORT, UM, THE Y M B L STATE FAIR.

UM, ALSO, UM, IN REFERENCE TO, UH, THE INCIDENT AT SPRT PARK, UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE DOGS GOTTA LOSE.

UM, OWNERS ARE ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PETS, ESPECIALLY

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AND, UM, THERE'S CONTINUED PRAYER FOR, UH, THAT CITIZEN AND HOPEFULLY THAT, UM, HE'S IN THE RECOVERY STAGE.

THAT INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE IF SCHOOL WAS IN, HAD IT NOT BEEN SPRING BREAK, BECAUSE THE CHILDREN USUALLY, UH, ARE CROSSING AND ARE IN THAT PARK, UH, HEADED TO THEIR DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS OR EITHER WAITING FOR THEIR PARENTS TO BE PICKED UP.

AND SO, UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK GOD THAT IT WASN'T AS, AS BAD AS IT WAS.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE BECAUSE THERE WERE TWO DOGS.

AND SO THE OWNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, UH, ANIMAL CONTROL HAS TAKEN, UM, GREAT STEPS TO, UH, SPEAK WITH THE OWNER OF THE DOG AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I ALSO GOT SEVERAL CALLS AND, UM, AND THERE WERE CALLS MADE TO THE OFFICE, UH, ASKING TO SPEAK WITH ME IN REFERENCE TO THAT.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I MADE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IN REFERENCE TO IT.

ALSO, UM, THE INCIDENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE SHOOTING, I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE OWNER, UH, OF THE PROPERTY OF ST.

CHARLES PLAZA.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, UM, THE OWNER, ONE OF THE OWNERS CALLED ME AND HE'S EVEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

AND SO HE SAID UPON HIS ARRIVAL, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HE WILL BE LOOKING INTO, UH, ADDRESSING DIFFERENT ISSUES AND CONCERNS, UH, BECAUSE OF COURSE, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS SAFE, THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE, AND, UH, THERE ARE RESTAURANTS THAT SERVE ALCOHOL.

AND SO, UNFORTUNATELY, FORTUNATELY FOR BUSINESS OWNERS THAT SERVE ALCOHOL, OUR BUSINESSES THAT ARE STRICTLY, UM, A BAR OR SERVE ANY TYPE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES THINGS ARE GONNA GET OUT OF CONTROL, BUT WE HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE LAW.

AND, UH, THE CITY, UM, PERMITS, UH, PROCEDURES AND ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEN, UM, OWNERS WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE LAW OF, OF, OF THE CITY.

AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT, UM, HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP SINCE THIS INCIDENT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY TO, UM, THE FAMILY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEND CONDOLENCES TO THAT FAMILY, UH, FOR THE INCIDENT THAT DID HAPPEN.

AND, UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE ALL CAN LOOK AT, UH, AS COUNCIL MEMBER GETS SAID.

UH, WE DON'T HAVE, UM, ALCOHOL, UH, ATF, UM, OFFICE HERE, BUT SURELY, UM, THEY ARE UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE ATF OFFICE.

AND SO THOSE THINGS ARE BEING LOOKED AT ALSO, ANYTIME ANYTHING HAPPENS, UH, LIKE THE DOG ATTACK, UM, OF COURSE PLEASE CALL 3 1 1 IMMEDIATELY.

THREE ONE ELEVEN WILL ANSWER ANY CALL AND CAN GET ANY, UM, EMERGENCY, UM, VEHICLE TO ANY INCIDENT.

AND SO PLEASE UTILIZE THREE 11.

IT'S A GREAT TOOL IF YOU JUST USE IT.

UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, AGAIN, UM, EXCITED ABOUT THE, UH, RIBBON CUTTING, UH, MI PRO TEM.

UH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT ALSO BECAUSE IT IS A SHORTCUT AND IT OPENED JUST IN TIME FOR THE FAIR TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE ON I 10, UH, THROUGHOUT THE NEXT, UM, DAYS AND OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE FAIR.

SO JUST BE PREPARED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU LEAVE IN TIME TO GET THERE.

AND SO I'M SURE, UH, FINET ROAD WILL BE, UH, THE ALTERNATE DETOUR FOR I 10.

SO JUST GET READY AND BE PREPARED AND BE PATIENT AND, UM, BE AWARE OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THAT.