May 02, 2023 City Council

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MAY 2ND TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY BISHOP TWO OF THE BEAUMONT DIOCESE. IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING. FOR THE PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG. THANK YOU, BISHOP TUBES. YES. IT'S A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO BE WITH YOU ALL TODAY AND SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF OUR THAT OUR CITY FATHERS AND MOTHERS DO FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS, SO LET US PRAY. LOVING FATHER.

WE ASK YOUR GUIDANCE AND ALL THAT WE DO FOR THE GOOD OF OUR PEOPLE. ASK YOUR GUIDANCE TO BE UPON OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, MEN AND WOMEN. WE PRAY LORD FOR ALL OF THE CIVIL SERVANTS OF OUR AREA TO BUILD UP OUR COMMUNITY TO BUILD UP THE BODY OF CHRIST. TO HELP BRING PEACE IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES. WE PRAY LORD FOR A GREAT SENSE OF UNITY AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE PRAY LORD GRANT US THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE THE COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT WE CAN AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. GRANT SERENITY, COURAGE AND WISDOM UPON US THIS DAY WE ASK THIS THROUGH CHRIST, OUR LORD. AMEN AMEN. THANK YOU. PLEASE JOIN US AND OUR NATION'S FLAG. I PLEDGE DELIVERY TO THE FLAG STATE SO. YES. AS WELL. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH BISHOP TUBES. OKAY AT THIS TIME. MAY I HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. PUTIN PRESIDENT TIM DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS PRESENT. TURNER COUNCIL MEMBERS TELL SHAW COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS TODAY. FIRST WE

[Proclamations, Presentations and Recognitions]

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WE'VE SAVED SOMEONE WE STILL NEED TO TRY TO SAVE SO. THAT'S MY MAIN FOCUS IS TO KEEP SOME OF THEM THAT NEEDS SAVINGS SAVE. UH I WANTED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PRESIDENT, MAN MATTHEW WITH A KNEE. HE'S HERE WITH US TODAY AND JENNIFER YEAH. WHAT'S YOUR LIST? GREGORY GREGORY THAT ALWAYS CALLED HER. SHE SHE'S OF HER MOTHER'S OUR FRIEND OF MINE USED TO PLASTIC NAME. YOU GOTTA BE OLD MAIDEN NAME DEAL GOING ANYWAY, CAROL IS GOING TO EXPLAIN TO Y'ALL HOW ARE PRESERVATION MARK DEAL IS GOING TO WORK AND I THINK I'LL FIND IT INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HAVE A REALLY COOL NEW APP. THAT HAS ABOUT 40 BUILDINGS ON IT THAT TELL YOU EVERYTHING ABOUT THE BUILDINGS THAT YOU CAN USE ANY TIME YOU WANT TO GO AND FIND ONE OF THESE BUILDINGS AND STUDY AND IF YOU HAVE RELATIVES IN TOWN OR PEOPLE VISITING YOU SO CAROL GARY IS OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND SHE WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, AND I THINK SHE'S PASSED OUT AND JENNIFER'S HELPING AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY AND AS WE CELEBRATE PRESERVATION MONTH IN MAY ACROSS THE NATION, GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING TO CALL ATTENTION TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES. AND WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO BE PART OF THAT HERE IN DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT. SO THAT'S TO TELL YOU , UM AND I'LL TALK FAST LIKE I ALWAYS DO SO I CAN GET IT ALL IN . WE'RE GOING TO START ON THURSDAY AT THE JEFFERSON THEATER, AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO NOT ONLY CALL THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION TO A WEBSITE THAT WE MAINTAIN THROUGH THE THC DOWNTOWN TX, WHICH LISTS ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN COMING TO BEAUMONT BUYING A BUILDING OR THEY JUST WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE IS FULL TIME JOB KEEPING THAT WEBSITE UP. WE'RE NOT ALWAYS IN IT'S GREAT, AND IT'S AT AS WE WOULD LIKE TO BE, BUT IT'S WORK IN PROGRESS, AND WE DO HAVE THE PROPERTIES LISTED. WE TRY TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S RELEASED WHAT'S FOR SALE , BUT THAT IS A WONDERFUL WEBSITE THAT PEOPLE USE ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES TO LOOK FOR PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT. SO WE HAVE IN THE LITTLE HANDOUTS THAT WE GAVE. WE HAVE THE Q R CODE THAT WILL DIRECT YOU TO THAT WEBSITE DOWNTOWN TX .ORG. AND THERE IS ALSO NOT TO BE CONFUSING. THERE IS ALSO AN EXCITING SECOND QR CODE WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A FREE APP. THAT IS DISTRICTS D I S T R X. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR MONTHS, AND IT HAS 43 OF OUR HISTORIC PROPERTIES LISTED AND IT TELLS YOU ABOUT THE PROPERTY WHEN IT WAS BUILT AND A LOT OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS SO YOU CAN SCAN THAT DOWNLOAD THAT FREE APP AND GET ON A BIKE OR DRIVE AROUND WITH GRANDMA AND IT'S. IT'S NOT A WE CAN OPERATE IT.

IT'S MAP. IT'S ON THE MAP. IT STARTS OUT WITH STOP ONE THROUGH 20. YOU STARTED CROCKETT STREET.

MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH TOWN. WE WILL BE FEATURING NINE OF THOSE PROPERTIES ON OUR TOUR ON

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HMM. NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MAY AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH AND THAT WILL BE READ BY MAYOR PRO TEM DURIO. THANK YOU. YEAH TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING MIRROR. I THINK THIS PROBABLY PASSED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REAL BY COUNCILMAN SAMUEL. BUT I GOT IT , YOU KNOW, WHEREAS MAY IS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. AND WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS IN BEAUMONT ARE THE ROOTS FROM WHICH OUR COMMUNITY GROWS, WHO BESTOW GIFTS OF WISDOM AND INSIGHT UPON YOUNGER GENERATION AND STRENGTHEN BONDS BETWEEN NEIGHBORS TO CREATE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. AND WHEREAS THE OLDER ADULTS IN BEAUMONT SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR ROLE IN CREATING AND BOLSTERING THE FIBER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION, AND WHEREAS WE WISH TO JOIN TOGETHER TO EXTEND ASSISTANCE TO THE OLDER ADULTS IN BEAUMONT BY INCREASING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO REMAIN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AS ACTIVE, ENGAGED CITIZENS AND WHEREAS OLDER AMERICAN MONTH IS SPONSORED BY NUTRITION AND SERVICES FOR SENIORS, A NONPROFIT AGENCY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INNOVATIVE, EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST OLDER ADULTS IN LEADING QUALITY LIVES WHILE MAINTAINING DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE. AND WHEREAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DIVERSITY, STRENGTH AND UNITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO MAKE THEIR LIVES COMFORTABLE AND RESPECTABLE. AND WE'RE AS TO

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THIS IS JENNIFER PAID. I'M CHARLIE HOLDER. WE'RE REPRESENTING THE MEALS ON WHEELS WERE BOTH VERY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE MEALS ON WHEELS. UM, JUST AS MAYOR PRO TEM WAS MENTIONING THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY IS THE OLDER ADULTS. THAT'S HOW WE'RE HERE AND THE MEALS ON WHEELS MISSION FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS TO KEEP FOLKS IN THEIR OWN HOME , ALLOWING THEM NUTRITION. THEY NEED THERE. SO MANY THAT NEED. OUR SERVICES WERE CURRENTLY AT 1900 MEALS A DAY. THAT COVERS HARDEN AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, AND IT'S A STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE MILK, THE PRICES OF FOOD AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT WE'RE ALL VERY WELL AWARE OF. WE'VE GOT OUR EVENT COMING UP THURSDAY, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. WE APPRECIATE, UH, THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE DOING ON THURSDAY. THE REASON THAT WE'RE DOING THIS FUNDRAISER IS TO KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE WAITING LIST FOR THE MEALS ON WHEELS. WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH FUNDING AND THEREFORE IT ONLY GOES SO FAR AND SO FUNDRAISERS SUCH AS THIS PROCLAMATIONS AND, UM THE EXPOSURE SUCH AS THIS HELPS US TO GET THOSE MEALS OWN WILL'S WAITING LIST DOWN TO A NEIL AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JENNIFER WITH THE REST OF THE DETAILS. WELL SO DELIVER THE DIFFERENCE.

THIS IS OUR 12TH ANNUAL. WE'RE SO EXCITED. CHARLIE AND I THIS IS WHAT OUR FOURTH TIME AROUND SIX. THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT . SO ANYWAY, WE'RE HONORED TO DO THAT. AND RECOGNIZING THE BRAND X AS OUR HONOREES AND THRILLED TO DO THAT, UM, AT THE EVENT CENTER, AND, UM I GUESS THAT'S IT. WE'RE ALSO HONORING DR UM, SUSAN AND, UH, DR MARGOLIS, WAYNE MARGOLIS AS WELL. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EVERYBODY THERE TO HELP US TO RAISE MONEY TO KEEP THEIR FOLKS AND ARE ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT ARE KIND OF FORGOT ABOUT TAKING CARE OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WHAT YOU DO IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY. UM I WAS TELLING SOMEONE, UM THIS YEAR ALONG I WAS ABLE TO VISIT FOUR PEOPLE THAT ARE 100 PLUS YEARS OLD, SHARP, SHARP PEOPLE TO VERY SHARP AND SO WE DO WE HAVE A LARGE COMMUNITY OF SEASON. SEE I'LL CALL THEM SEASONED CITIZENS AND, UH, JUST SO VERY PROUD AND OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO, SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FIT IT ALL IN ON THURSDAY BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A THURSDAY EVENT, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET BY. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU.

PICTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. AT THIS TIME. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WILL BE THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, AND I WILL BE READING THAT ONE. FOR ALL AGES PRO TIM D AREA. WHEREAS THURSDAY MAY 4TH 2023 HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS THE

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MISS EVELYN LORD. MR DAVID W. MORE. MR GUY GOODSON. AND MISS BECKY, A. AS WELL AS YOU AS STEAM MAN. MISS ROBIN MOVED ON. EACH OF THESE HAVE AND YOU ARE LONGWOOD COUNCIL. REFLECTING ON HOW IMPORTANT PRAYER IS THE SUCCESS OF ALL OF OUR LEADERSHIP ROLES. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MADE THE COMMUNITY NO. OUR THROWING DICE. FLIPPING CORNS. SOME EDUCATED. CONCLUSION OR POLITICAL PERSUASION. WE HAVE THE CONVICTION. THAT IT'S OUR COMMUNE WITH GOD. AND THE CREATOR OF ALL OF US. THAT HAS BROUGHT US TO SUCCESS. WE REMIND OURSELVES TODAY. THAT PRAYER IS NOT. PREPARATION FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BATTLES. PRAYER IS THE BATTLE. AND WHERE YOU'RE SUPPORTED WARRIORS. DAY IN AND DAY OUT. WE PRAY FOR EVERY ARM. EVERY EXTENDED HAND. OF OUR COMMUNITIES. SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE COME SUPPORT US ON THURSDAY. THANK GOD FOR OUR LEADERSHIP. TO PASS THE FLIP HOLE. AND THESE FELLOW BROTHER IN HERE TODAY AND SISTERS TODAY WE GOT YOUR BACK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND I WILL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY. I'LL BE A LOT OF PLACES ON THURSDAY. ALRIGHT SINCE THEY'VE TAKEN ALL THESE PICTURES WERE SOMEBODY SURE. WHY NOT? CLASS 12 NOON UNDERNEATH THE COVER TODAY. YEAH. YEAH, OKAY. OKAY, ONE.

YEAH. YES. AND WHAT THAT IS 12 O'CLOCK THURSDAY THURSDAY 12 TO 1. THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATIONS THAT DOES CONCLUDE THE READING OF ALL THREE OF THE PROCLAMATIONS. IF YOU SO CHOOSE , YOU MAY LEAVE AT THIS TIME.

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THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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[Presentation on Legislative Update (HilICo Partners)]

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VALUE GOING GOING TO 25,000. THAT'S GOING TO BE A YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S GOT A LOT OF DISCUSSION TO IT. UM YOU KNOW WHAT THE THAT ITSELF WILL HAVE A JOINT RESOLUTION SO IT WOULD GO TO THE VOTERS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS NOT ONLY DO WE DO DOES A DOES THAT PUT THE VOTERS IN LINE TO VOTE FOR IT, BUT IT ALSO TAKES A PRETTY HIGH THRESHOLD OF A VOTE. AND SO, ALTHOUGH EACH CHAMBER HAS PASSED THEIR RESPECTIVE PLANS OUT UM THEY STILL HAVE TO APPROVE THEIR THE OPPOSITE CHAMBERS PLAN. UM THERE'S ALREADY TALK THAT THAT THIS MIGHT IF THIS DOESN'T SPEED UP IN THE DISCUSSION THIS MIGHT CALL US CAUSE A SPECIAL SESSION AND SO, UM, WE'RE ALL READY FOR THAT. USUALLY AS YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN CALL A SPECIAL SESSION AND TYPICALLY, HE OR SHE WILL ADD ITEMS TO THE CALL, AS WE SAY, AND SO EVEN IF IT WERE TO BE FOR PROPERTY TAX, UM, THE. THE GOVERNOR STILL HAS THE PREROGATIVE TO ADD OTHER ITEMS TO THAT TO THAT AGENDA TO THAT LIST. THE SO THAT THAT THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT THE HOUSE. BILL IS ABOUT $12 BILLION IN RELIEF. THE SENATE BILL ABOUT 15. IT'S REAL MONEY. GOOD PART IS WE'VE IT'S THERE TODAY AND AGAIN, THAT IS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THE SURPLUS THAT THE THAT THE LEGISLATURE WAS EXPERIENCING. UM I WANT TO DISCUSS A BILL THAT THAT THAT SEEMS TO NOT NOT BEING DETERRED. UM HOUSE BILL 21 27. AND THIS IS A BILL THAT I KNOW MANY HAVE HEARD ABOUT IN CITY GOVERNMENT. IT IS THE WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE FIELD PREEMPTION BILL, AND IT'S A PRETTY BROAD BILL. BUT THE DIFFICULT PART OF THIS BILL IS IT'S HARD TO IDENTIFY HOW MUCH IT WILL IMPACT AND WHAT, APPARENTLY, FIELD UH, PREEMPTION MEANS IS TAKING A ITEM IN STATUTE. AND PREEMPTING. EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THAT QUOTE UNQUOTE FIELD. THE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN LIVELY. THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL HAS ESTABLISHED THAT THERE ARE MORE SAFEGUARDS THAN NOT PAYDAY, LENDING VARIOUS TYPES OF ORDINANCES THAT WILL NOT BE PREEMPTED. UM THERE'S STILL SOME TIME TO GO. THIS PARTICULAR THIS HOUSE BILL IS IN THE IN THE IN THE SENATE NOW FROM THE HOUSE. TO THE SENATE. UM, BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS BILL. IS MOVING FORWARD, SHOULD IT PASS AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE AREAS THAT THAT THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT DIFFERENTLY AND LETTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT DO THEIR THEIR JOB. UM SHOULD THIS BILL PASSED? I THINK THE IMPORTANT UH, PROCESS WILL BE TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE LIMITATIONS WERE CREATED. AND IT'S REALLY IT'S, UH, I'M NOT A LAWYER, BUT I'VE HEARD LAWYERS TALK ABOUT HOW THIS IS HARD TO IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS NEVER NEVER OCCURRED. UM SO WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT STAYING IN TOUCH. CERTAINLY ON. ON THAT PARTICULAR LEGISLATION ON THAT NOTE. WHAT IS THE CHANCES OF THAT BILL PASSING? BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS SENSE OF THAT BILL DOES, IS IT TAKES HOME RULE CITIES. YEAH AND STRIPS SOME OF THEIR POWER.

THEIR DECISION MAKING PROCESSES . AH PUTS THEM IN S CENTRAL BODY AND AUSTIN. AND YOU KNOW, AS A HOME RULE CITY. UH WE'RE A BIG STATE VERY DIVERSE. WHAT WORKS IN BEAUMONT MIGHT NOT WORK IN EL PASO AND SO FORTH. AND I CAN SEE YEAH, I'VE READ. I'VE DEALT INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE COURT INTERPRETATION. WHICH. IF YOU LOSE COULD RESULT IN A LOT OF ATTORNEYS FEES BEING , UH, PAID SO IT CREATES QUITE A STICKY SITUATIONS. WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE THERE'S A LIKELIHOOD OF THAT PASSING I WOULD I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE ODDS ARE GOOD BOY. THAT AIN'T GOOD PARDON? ALSO THIS IS NOT GOOD AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT DUE TO THE LACK OF PROCESS OR INPUT OR EFFORT. UM CITIES HAVE HAVE HAD A RUN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL

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AND SENATOR NICKLES STAFF. UM IT'S BEEN A IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING DISCUSSION BECAUSE THE POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP TO THE AUTHOR. THE AUTHOR HAS FOUND A WAY TO RESPOND TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY WITH THAT. SO WE KEEP YOU KNOW, WE KEEP TRYING TO PUT SOME PRACTICAL DISCUSSION. TO THAT. UM, AND IT'S IN THE SENATE NOW, SO THAT'S OUR THAT'S OUR OUR FIELD OF PLAY NEXT, SO, BUT PLEASE REST ASSURED WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE.

DILIGENTLY. UM YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY AS A COUNCIL AS TO WHO HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. UM SO YOU'RE YOU'RE CERTAINLY NOT ALONE. AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT WHAT THAT MEANS TO LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNANCE. UM SO ON THAT ON THAT NOTE. AND I'LL FINISH UP ON THE QUALIFIED HOTEL PROJECT.

UM AS YOU REMEMBER, MARY, YOU WERE THERE. I THINK. WHAT WAS IT APRIL 3RD. UM IN THE LEGISLATURE . YOU KNOW SOME THINGS MOVE SLOW, AND THEN THEY TAKE OFF. AND SO FORTUNATELY IN IN IN IN PREPARATION TO COMING HERE, UM, THE BILL QUOTE UNQUOTE MOVED WAS PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE. UH THE SIMILAR BILLS LIKE THIS BILL HOUSE, BILL 30 TO 50 HAD NOT BEEN OUT OF COMMITTEE. SO IT WASN'T JUST THE BEAUMONT BILL. IT WAS THE BILLS SIMILAR TO THEM THAT HAD BEEN HEARD THAT SAME DAY. MAYOR THAT YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, KIND ENOUGH TO GO AND MR WILLIAMS TO BE DOWN THERE FOR THE HEARING. UM AND SO AT THIS POINT WHAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR, AND I'VE GOT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO REPRESENT MANUEL. HE'S HE'S HARD WORKING. HE'S NOT YOUR TYPICAL FRESHMAN, ALTHOUGH HE IS A FRESHMAN, BUT THE WORK THAT HE DID IN THE LEGISLATURE CERTAINLY SHOWS THROUGH IN IN HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS. BUT NOW WHAT IS EITHER GOING TO HAPPEN OR ONE OF TWO TRACKS? THE BILL WILL ALSO EITHER GO INDEPENDENTLY THROUGH THE THROUGH THE THROUGH THE HOUSE INTO THE SENATE. OR WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN EFFORTS PAST IS PUT BE PUT INTO A OMNIBUS BILL. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THAT WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE, AND THAT IS A THAT'S A MORE EFFICIENT WAY. UM NOT A REQUIREMENT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING AND OUR EFFORT IS TOWARDS BEING READY FOR WHICHEVER WAY THAT HAS TO HAPPEN . AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THOSE TWO MEASURES WELL, WE'VE GOT SENATE BILLS THAT ARE COMING OVER TO THE HOUSE THAT THAT WE WILL FIND VEHICLES TO MAKE, UM, ELIGIBLE FOR THIS WORK, SO I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, FOR SURE. UM AND BEING RESPONSIVE AND BEING ATTENTIVE AND READY TO TALK ABOUT THIS, UM, WHEN WE VISITED WITH SENATOR NICKLES OFFICE, HE WAS CERTAINLY AMENABLE TO SUPPORT AND WHAT HE

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IT IS THE SAID THIS ANNEXATION BILL, THE BIG ONE THAT IF CITIES DON'T PROVIDE UTILITIES WITHIN AN AREA THERE, UH PEOPLE COMPETITION TO BE, UH, THIS AND MIX FROM A CITY IT WAS GAINING A LOT OF TRACTION. I MEAN, EVEN IF YOU DON'T GIVE THEM WATER OR PROVIDE ELECTRICITY OR WHATEVER THAT UTILITIES THAT YOU PROVIDE TO THE REST OF YOUR CITIZENS THEY CAN BE AND THIS ANNEX. IS THAT GETTING ANY TRACTION? WELL, IT IT IT IS. BUT THERE'S STILL SOME GAME TO PLAY. AND YESTERDAY LATIN FLORIA I SHOULD HAVE HAD THAT READY. OKAY? I SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NO, NO, NO, NO. THEIR HEADS UP ANNEXATION AND THE TJ BILLS THAT ARE OUT THERE. I THINK THEY'RE REACTIVE TO THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN CERTAIN AREAS. UM AND DON'T ALWAYS FIT EVERY COMMUNITY, SO WE'RE MAKING THOSE POINTS. TO THAT LEGISLATION AND OTHERS, MR WILLIAMS, SO, UM, I'LL CERTAINLY GET THAT BACK TO YOU KNOW. 12 79 79. HOUSE BILL 12 7. THANKS AND THANKS, EDDIE. THANKS. FOR WHAT ? WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE YOU'VE BEEN MOST RESPONSIVE TOOLS. THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE, NOT SAYING ANYTHING. BUT YOU'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE EVEN WHEN THE MAYOR AND I MADE THE

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[Presentation on Intersection Aesthetics (TxDOT)]

THANK YOU. PERFECT YES. SO UM, SO I DIDN'T WANT YOU ALL TO SEE THAT YET. I WAS GOING TO TRY TO TALK IT UP FIRST, BUT THAT'S OKAY. WELL AH, BUT NOW IT'S FINE. SO COMMUNICATION. GETTING INPUT. THAT'S IMPORTANT, RIGHT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE OPTIONS. I KNOW THAT I'VE VISITED WITH WITH A LOT OF YOU IN THE PAST AND WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND LETTING THE PUBLIC HAVE SOME SORT OF VOICE INTO KIND OF WHAT GOES INTO SOME OF OUR PROJECTS.

RIGHT SO KEEPING THAT IN MIND IS WHY WE ARE PRESENTING THIS TODAY. WHAT WE ARE DOING IS AT THE INTERSECTIONS WHERE WE HAVE RETAINING WALLS WITH THIS EAST TEXT PROJECT. WE'RE LOOKING TO GIVE THREE OPTIONS IS THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M PRESENTING THIS TODAY TO YOU ON, UM THE FIRST OPTION THAT YOU SEE THE UP THERE ON THE SCREEN OPTION ONE. IT SHOWS WHAT WE WOULD SHOW AS THE BEAUMONT LOGO WITH THE STAR RIGHT ON ONE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION. ON THE OTHER SIDE , WE WOULD HAVE IT, SAYS BEAUMONT AND HAS SOME TREES IN THE BACK. KIND OF TO, YOU KNOW, PAYING HOMAGE TO THE AREA OF THE BIG THICKET AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT, RIGHT? UM THAT WAY WHEN PEOPLE COME AND THEY STOPPED AT THESE DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS. THEY'D BE ABLE TO SEE YOU KNOW THAT. AESTHETIC. YOU KNOW, UM, ELEMENT TO IT. UM . AND AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE. I PUT AN EXAMPLE OF KIND OF WHAT YOU SEE IN BASS DROP THERE IN THE, UH, NEAR THE AUSTIN, UM, THAT WOULD BE ACTUALLY BUILT INTO THE RETAINING WALLS, SO IT'S KINDA RECESSED. UM AS PART OF THE RETAINING WALL ITSELF, SO THAT WOULD BE MANUFACTURED THAT WAY.

THE SECOND OPTION IS SHOWING YOU RIGHT THERE. SOME STARS. IT'S WITHIN THE LARGE CIRCLE AND THE STARS WOULD HAVE A LIGHT FIXTURE BEHIND. IT WOULD BE ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT TIME. UM THOSE STARS WOULD HAVE, LIKE SOME, LIKE A BLUE LIGHT OR WHITE LIGHT BEHIND THEM. UM YOU KNOW AGAIN, I THINK THERE'S SOME SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT DO THAT. I'VE DONE THINGS SIMILAR TO THAT. UM, AND THE LAST OPTION THAT WE ARE SHOWING HIS AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S JUST BLANK CANVAS, RIGHT? THE REASON WHY WE SHOW A BLANK CANVAS LIKE THAT. IT'S BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD A GOOD IDEA TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU HAVE A LOCAL ARTIST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THEY ALL WOULD LIKE TO DO A MURAL THAT THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE KIND OF AT THE BEAUMONT AREA. WE WOULD YOU KNOW , OBVIOUSLY, THE CONTENT WOULD NEED TO BE APPROVED AND REVIEWED BY TEXT AT FIRST, BUT THAT WOULD BE A THIRD OPTION. UM SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO COME AND VISIT WITH YOU ALL TODAY AND SHOW YOU ALSO THAT GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF OPTIONS, EITHER. OBVIOUSLY, YOU

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WE HAVE THAT THOSE THOSE TWO UM KIND OF MONUMENTS. THAT'S A THAT'S A MORE ADMIRES, RIGHT? UM SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO HERE IS INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE SAME ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE PRESENTLY AND YOU CAN SEE UP THERE. I PUT A LITTLE KIND OF SNAPSHOT OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY. AND OUR GOAL IS TO DO SIMILAR ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS TO KEEP THAT. UH YOU KNOW, ALONG THE SAME LINES, NOT CHANGE THAT LOCATION TOO MUCH FOR MORE THAN CURRENTLY SITS AND THEN PUT SOMETHING THERE, YOU KNOW, IN HONOR OF MARY MYERS, UM, NOT SAYING NECESSARILY THAT WOULD THAT WERE LIKE FINALLY SOLD ON THAT, BUT WE COULDN'T EVEN DO LIKE PLAQUES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. UM BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE EXISTING ELEMENTS.

UM THAT THAT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO END FAMILIAR, TOO FAMILIAR WITH AT THIS LOCATION, SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THE YOU KNOW THE EXISTING FEATURES THAT WE HAVE IN THAT LOCATION, SO I WANTED TO GET YOUR STARTS ON THAT AS WELL. SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANTED TO SHOW YOU ALL TODAY. AND SO I'LL, UH, I'LL STOP TALKING NOW AND OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH ME. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE MAURY MYERS BRIDGE IS NOT COMING DOWN.

OKAY? IT IS. SO THAT IS COMING DOWN, SO I 10 IS GOING OVER. SO WE'RE GONNA BE AT GRADE. OKAY? I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE THIS PICTURE OUT. YES SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO IT AT MAJOR DRIVE. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT LAURA'S GONNA LOOK LIKE LITTLE CAPTAIN. AND YES, YEAH, THANK YOU. I SHOULD HAVE MADE THAT CLEAR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, TURNER. MR MORTON. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE AND MAKING THIS PRESENTATION. MAN. YOU SPOKE ALONG WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GETTING COMMUNITY INPUT, AND I WANNA APPRECIATE YOU AND LET YOU KNOW PUBLICLY. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR COMING HERE, ALLOWING US TO DO SO. THE COUNCIL AND IF YOU SEE HOW EVERYBODY FEELS ABOUT THIS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO DO SOMEWHAT OF A SURVEY THAT LET THE COMMUNITY HAVE SOME FORM OF INPUT ON HOW THEY WOULD FEEL THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE AESTHETICS OF OUR YOU KNOW NEW INTERSECTIONS TO LOOK, I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S THREE OPTIONS TO KEEP IT NICE AND SIMPLE, BUT I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO GET THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK AND I THINK THAT I HELD WITH THE PRIDE AND EVERYTHING TO THAT MAGNITUDE. I KNOW WHAT I PERSONALLY LIKE, BUT IT'S NOT UP TO ME. I THINK YOU NEED TO BE UP TO THE COMMUNITY, SO I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, I DO SUPPORT THAT OPTION, SO IF ANYBODY ELSE CAN CHIME IN ON HOW THEY FEEL, LIKE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. LET THE COMMUNITY SURVEY SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT THEY THINK. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TEST FOR LAWRENCE. YEAH. MAYOR MAYOR PARTON RETAINING WALLS. WHERE WE HAVE THESE OPTIONS. HOW MANY OF THEM ARE THERE? AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? UM SO WE HAVE TWO LOCATIONS THAT I KNOW OF. BUT, UM, WE HAVE TWO LOCATIONS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE ELEMENTS AND THEY WOULD BE ON EITHER SIDE. YOU DON'T BOTH TRAVELING, EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND, SO ANYWHERE THAT WE HAVE THOSE RETAINING WALLS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ELEVATED, SO, SO IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN AND A LOT OF LOCATIONS, BUT BUT I CAN I CAN GET BACK WITH YOU ON WHAT INTERSECTION IS EXACTLY THAT WOULD AFFECT BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE KIND OF THE SAME CONSISTENCY ON ALL OF THEM SO WE CAN HAVE SIMILAR ELEMENTS THROUGHOUT. THE PROJECT, OKAY?

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THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ABSOLUTELY SO YOU KNOW AGAIN, WE WANTED TO JUST REACH OUT AND KIND OF, BECAUSE LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WANTING TO ENCOURAGE SOME MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, SO GIVEN GIVEN SOME OPTIONS, UH AND THEN SO YOU'LL LET US KNOW. YOU KNOW, LET COUNCILMAN TURNER CAN TELL YOU ALL KIND OF OFFLINE. WHAT IT IS.

I'M JUST KIDDING, BUT, FIVE WEEKS, FIVE WEEKS? YES, MA'AM. SO PERHAPS SIX WEEKS AND THEN I'LL WORK WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ON THAT. BUT WHAT ONE OTHER QUESTION MAN? THE CARDINAL INTERCHANGE PROJECT, AND, UH, EAST TEXT, UH, COMPLETION DATES. OKAY SO IT'S TEX. WE HAVEN'T GONE WE WILL GO TO LETTING NEXT YEAR. UM BUT CARDINAL, WE'RE STILL PROBABLY ABOUT 2 TO 3 YEARS AWAY FROM GETTING THAT COMPLETED. UM THEY'RE THEY'RE HEAVILY INVOLVED PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, WIDENING TO SIX LANES DOING SOME FRONTAGE ROAD ELEVATED SECTIONS CONNECTORS, SO AND WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH UTILITIES KIND OF BEING AN ISSUE. I KNOW EVERYBODY DEALS WITH A LOT OF UTILITY, YOU KNOW CHALLENGES. SO THAT KIND OF SETS US BACK FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING. ONCE WE BREAK GROUND ON SOME OF THESE, IT DEPENDS ON THE PROJECT AND THE COMPLEXITY WE GO ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 5 YEARS TO COMPLETE, OKAY. PROGRESS TAKES TIME. IT DOES. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST SLIDE WITH THE THREE OPTIONS FOR A SECOND? THANK. AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT POSSIBLY INTO 2028. MAYBE 2029 FOR FINAL COMPLETION. HAS ANYTHING BEEN PUSHED WRITER OUT OR FOR BUT A FOOL? FREEWAY PROJECTS. I THINK WE WERE SAYING THE END OF 2028 ROUGHLY 2029. SO IF WE LET WE LET S MAY RIGHT, SO MAY OF NEXT YEAR, SO YES, IT WOULD BE ABOUT 4 TO 5 YEARS TO GET EAST TEXT COMPLETED. OKAY. YOU'RE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FROM THE BEGINNING ALL THE WAY. TO THE END OF. OKAY BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT IN SECTIONS, RIGHT? WE'RE DOING IT IN SECTIONS. SO CARDINAL ALREADY STARTED RIGHT. WHERE YEAR INTO THAT ONE. UM AND THEN EAST X WILL START. PROBABLY ABOUT 90 DAYS AFTER IT. LET'S UM SO IF WE LET IN MAY OR JUNE OF NO WAY. DOES IT MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE IN SEPTEMBER, RIGHT? OKAY I THINK IT IS. MAY MAY. SO JUNE JULY, AUGUST ISH TIMEFRAME IS WHEN WE START BREAKING GROUND.

UM SO FROM THAT POINT FOR 4 TO 5 YEARS, WHETHER PERMITTING EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, WE GET A WHOLE LOT OF RAIN DOWN HERE. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT FROM WHERE I CAME FROM.

INITIALLY HAVE BEEN IN BEAUMONT NOW FOR THREE YEARS, SO REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE. BUT BUT I NEVER GOT ANY RAIN LIKE WHAT WE GET HERE, SO 60, PLUS INCHES OF RAIN EVERY YEAR TALKING ABOUT, UH 24 MAYOR 24, RIGHT. YES PROJECT. IT GOES TO LETTING YES , SO THAT'S ONE DAY OPEN BIDS AND THEN TYPICALLY 60 TO 90 DAYS AFTER THAT IS WHEN IT ACTUALLY GETS PHYSICALLY AWARDED WELL,

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[1. Consider authorizing the acceptance of the proposed settlement of Entergy's 2022 base rate case. ]

CANCER MEMBER GIFT. NO. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS? NO QUESTIONS. NO COMMENTS.

TURNER WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT . SENATORS AND MOTION TO APPROVE GOOD. THERE'S A MOTION IN THE SECOND ON THE FLOOR, OIL AND FAVORITE POLICE SIGNIFIED. BY SAYING, I WRITE ANY OPPOSE. THE MOTION CARRIES. YOU HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. PUBLIC PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARING, RECEIVED COMMENTS ON THE PUBLIC SERVICES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS LINE ITEMS OF THE CONSOLIDATED GRANT PROGRAMS 2023 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE? NO, MA'AM, I DON'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME. OKAY? THERE'S NO ONE AT THIS TIME TO SPEAK. I WANT TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING . AH, THANK YOU. NOW IS THE TIME

[2. Consider adopting the Consolidated Grant Program's 2023 Annual Action Plan. ]

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THE OTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE HAD A SEWER LINE REPAIR PROGRAM. WE DIDN'T GET A LOT OF REALLY MUCH OF ANY PARTICIPATION BECAUSE A LOT OF THE CALLS THAT WE ENDED UP GETTING MORE FROM RENTERS AND SO AGAIN. WE WANT TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDING BECAUSE WE DO GET CALLS FROM TIME TO TIME. WE ACTUALLY JUST GOT ONE INQUIRY YESTERDAY, SO WE WANT TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I THINK GOING BACK TO BOTH OF YOUR POINTS WILL HAVE MONEY IN THIS PROGRAM YEARS, AS WELL AS A COUPLE PRIOR PROGRAM YEARS WHERE WE MAY BE ABLE TO DEVELOP SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THE SEWER LINE REHAB PROGRAM. UM YOU KNOW A LOT OF TIMES. PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT SEWAGE BACKING UP INTO THEIR HOUSE, AND THEY OF COURSE , THE FIRST INSTINCT IS TO ASSUME THAT THERE'S THIS CITY PROBLEM. AND THEN WE OFTEN GO OUT AND LOOK TELEVISED LINES. AND I CAN TELL YOU JUST JUST RECENTLY AS TODAY. UH, I GOT AN EMAIL BACK. IN WHICH I CONSTITUENT, UH WAS HAVING THAT SAME PROBLEM AND UPON TELEVISING THE LINES THAT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE LIVED OUT IN A MILLION YEARS. SHE HAS AN OLD CONCRETE

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POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR THAT PROGRAM THAT YOU JUST REFERRED TO AS THAT PROGRAM STILL THERE.

WE DO. AGAIN. IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE DO WE DO HAVE FUNDING AVAILABLE. SO UM, IF UNDER THAT PROGRAM IF YOU ARE A HOMEOWNER YOU MEET YOU KNOW THE NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE INCOME ELIGIBILITY BECAUSE THERE ARE INCOME CAP CAPS. UM YOU KNOW, THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. SO OKAY, THANKS. MR BOONE. I HAVE A QUESTION BACK WITH THE TREES BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOME CALLS ALSO WHERE THEY'RE ABANDONED LOTS AND THEIR THEIR CITY. LOTS THAT WE TAKE CARE OF. BUT THERE ARE TREES THAT ARE DOWN AND IT'S NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY. OF THE NEIGHBORS TO TAKE CARE OF IT, HOWEVER. HMM THE LIGHTS HAVE HAVE SET THERE FOR YEARS. AND SO FROM ONE STORM TO THE NEXT THE TREES ARE JUST THERE. AND SO. NO ONE'S TAKING CARE OF IT, AND IT'S JUST A NUISANCE AND EYESORE FOR THE NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES NEXT DOOR TO IT. SO IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD. WE WE? YEAH.

HISTORICALLY WE HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF TREES. WE A LOT OF THE PROPERTIES THAT CITY MOSE, WE DON'T NECESSARILY OWN PEOPLE THINK THAT WE DO WE THE CITY DO , BUT THEY REALLY JUST THEY'RE KIND OF IN THE COUNTY'S NAME BECAUSE THEIR BACK TAXES OWED BUT WE DON'T REALLY OWN THEM.

BUT TO YOUR POINT WE DO MAINTAIN THEM THE PURPOSE BEING FOR A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. OF COURSE, WE CAN GET MOSQUITOES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO ON TO YOUR POINT. WE CAN. WE CAN CERTAINLY RESEARCH IF CDBG IS NOT AN ELIGIBLE FUNDING SOURCE TO REMOVE THE TREES, UM YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY GENERAL FUNDS MIGHT BE, BUT WE WOULD AGAIN. PROBABLY THE BEST THING TO DO IS ALLOW STAFF TO DO SOME WORK IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? AND THEN WHAT MIGHT BE THE COST BE SO REMEMBER SOME LEGAL AND ONE POINT THAT WAS AN ISSUE OF WHETHER THE CITY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO ONTO THAT PROPERTY. UH IF IT'S NOT CITY PROPERTY AND REMOVED TREES, IS THAT AN ISSUE, SO IT'S A COMPLICATED QUESTIONS. I'M GONNA TRY TO GIVE YOU THE VERY NOT SO LEGAL ANSWER. UM THE CITY CANNOT ENTER ANOTHER PERSON'S PROPERTY AND REMOVE PROPERTY AND WHETHER OR NOT A TREE HAS VALUE HAS YET TO BE ASSESSED. HOWEVER IF THE TREE OR THE HARBOR BRIDGE OF THE ITEMS ON THE PROPERTY OR CREATING A NUISANCE OR A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. THEN WE CAN, UM OBVIOUSLY, WITH PROPER NOTICE TO THE OWNER, UM WE CAN DO SO IF THERE THE CITY IS GOING TO DO THAT AT NO COST ASSESSMENT TO THE OWNER THAN THE DUE PROCESS. PROCESS IS A LITTLE SHORTENED IF WE PLAN TO ASSESS ANY CLEANUP COSTS OF THEIR OWNER, THEN OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS THAT WE NEED TO GO TO. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. BUT WHETHER OR NOT A TREE OR LUMBER HAS VALUE IS A TRICKY QUESTION. OKAY? THANK YOU. CAN I ADD SOMETHING? SURE ONE WAY AFTER DRESS THIS IN THE PAST IS THROUGH DEAD TREE ORDINANCES. AN ORDINANCE? I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT ORDINANCE YEAR. I DON'T KNOW.

ALL OF OUR HARDNESS IS STILL. BUT IF THERE'S A DEAD TREE ART, AND IT'S AS IF IT'S NOT REMOVED THE CITY CAN HAVE AUTHORITY TO GO INTO THAT PROPERTY TO TAKE THAT TREE DOWN. REMOVE WHAT DEAD TREES AND STAIRS SO THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT TO ATTACKING IT THROUGH A DEAD TREE ORDINANCE AND THEN ALLOCATED SOME FUNDS TO JUMP ON OR WHATEVER TO DO THAT, BECAUSE IT'S TRULY AN ISSUE HERE, SO WE DON'T WE DO NOT HAVE A DEAD TREE ORDINANCE, AND I BELIEVE CHRIS CAN CORRECT ME. I THINK IT'S JUST CONSIDERED LITTER AND HARVARD IT IT'S NOT SEPARATELY SEPARATED OUT IN THE ORDINANCE. IT'S JUST A GENERAL. AH, UM LITTER IN CLUTTER, SO WE KIND OF LUMPED IT IN, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A DATE TO REORDER. AND SO WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YEAH I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION REALLY . I THINK WE ALL GONNA SECOND DEAD ALREADY IN THE NOSE DOWN. WELL THAT'S WHAT GET DISCUSSIONS ARE ABOUT. OKAY, OKAY. SO ANY ARE THEY COMING? ALL IN FAVOR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. HI. ANY OPPOSE. KERRY'S THANK

[COMMENTS ]

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I'M ASKING THAT US ENEMY BECAUSE I FEEL I'M IN TOUCH WITH THE POST OF THIS CITY. IT IS NO SECRET THAT THIS CITY IS DIVIDED BY OVERPASSES AND RAILROAD TRACKS. THE DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE 3RD AND 4TH AWARDS ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE QUALITY AND STANDARDS HELD IN THE SECOND. I REFUSED TO ADHERE TO THE BELIEF BY PREJUDICE INDIVIDUALS THAT IT IS DUE TO THE INACTION OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THOSE WARDS BECAUSE I DO KNOW BETTER. AND I AM OF ■THE OPINION THAT THOSE WORDS DO HAVE ADEQUATE AND EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT SHOULD BE CALLED INTO QUESTION, HOWEVER, IS THAT DUE TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THOSE RESPECTIVE WORDS, THERE IS AN EFFORT NO EFFORT TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEM AND THAT I ASK YOU ALL TO MAKE A POINT OF EMPHASIS IN YOUR NEXT TERMS. THAT IS FOR YOU ALL TO RULE LEAD AND DEVELOP WITHOUT BIAS AND PREDILECTIONS. JUST THE OTHER DAY. MY BEST FRIEND AND I ATTENDED THE LAMAR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL SPRING GAME DURING THE GAME, WE WERE APPROACHED BY THE PRESIDENT OF LAMAR DR JAIME TAYLOR. THIS IS BY FAR OUR FIRST ENCOUNTER, BUT WE STILL SPOKE FOR SOME TIME.

AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT I CAN SAY ABOUT DR TAYLOR, IT IS THAT HE IS A DREAMER. HE IS WITH THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY NEEDS AND FOR YOU ALL TO REACH OUT TO HIM AND EVOKE THE POWER OF HIS OFFICE AS WELL AS OFFICES OF YOUR OTHER BETTER CONNECTED CITIZENS. TO HELP WORK AS A COHORT OF SORTS TO REGRESS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. THE SCHOOL. I WILL SOON CALL MY ALL MY MATER, LAMAR UNIVERSITY HAS 1400 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS STRUGGLING TO FIND AFFORDABLE OFF CAMPUS HOUSING. HOW CAN WE AS A CITY SPEAK IN HOPES OF COMING TO THE TOP TIMES IF WE DON'T SUPPORT THE YOUTH WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO COME HERE AND WHO INADVERTENTLY CREATE A MELTING POT OF CULTURE IN THE CITY, WHICH I WOULD ARGUE IS A NECESSITY REQUIREMENT AND STANDARD HELD BY ANY GROWING CITY. UNIVERSITY NEEDS HELP.

MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS ARE UNDERGOING OVERHAULS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES ARE BEING FILLED BY OUTSIDERS WHO HAVE NO TOUCH WITH THE ROOTS OF THIS CITY OR ANY GENUINE OR ANY GENUINE INTEREST IN HELPING OR RECRUITING THE KIDS THAT ATTEND SCHOOLS WITHIN B I S D. I HAVE SPOKEN ON THE ISSUES OF FIRST RESPONDERS NOT RESIDING WITHIN CITY LIMITS. AND WHILE I AGREE THAT IS AN ISSUE. WHAT ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR POSITIONS NOT BEING FILLED BY OR EVEN SUPPORTED BY ALUMNI. THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SURROUNDS THE CITY OR THE UNIVERSITY WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED EGREGIOUS BY EXPERTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH IN LARGE PART COUNCILMAN AT LARGE A. J. TURNER TOOK UPON HIMSELF TO SOLVE AND TO HIM. I SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. YES, MA'AM. CHARLIE CRAB 9 28 EAST DRIVE BY MY TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF AND. TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ADDRESS COUNCILMAN GETS I WANT TO GIVE MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO YOU AND YOUR WIFE, ALLISON TO THE CHILDREN AND HER PARENTS, JERRY AND IRISH NATHAN FOR HAVING TO DEAL WITH HER MEDICAL CONDITION. APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. UH ON HER VOLUNTEER SERVICES, CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT, HER MANY CHAIRMANSHIPS AND PRESIDENTIAL POSITION, SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. SHE HAS GIVEN SO MUCH THE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND CELLULAR BEAUMONT ALISON NATHAN GETS BEING THE JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR. TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR HAS SHOWN MANY USEFUL IMPROVEMENTS. JUST THE WHICH

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THESE RESIDENTS WHO QUALIFIED CAN RECEIVE UP TO 65,000 IN GRANT ASSISTANCE. THE WEBSITE.

FOR THAT IS WWW DOT LEGACY CDC .ORG AND ONE OF THE CONTACT PERSONS IS KIRTLAND RICHARDSON AT 409433 82 83. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE CITY COULD COUNCIL COULD DO SOMETHING TO ASSIST THE HEIRLOOM ELDERLY. ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE BEHIND ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO STOP PEOPLE FROM LOSING THEIR HOMES WITHIN JEFFERSON COUNTY. AN ORANGE COUNTY AS WELL. AND THE OTHER THING REGARDING THE GENTLEMAN SPEAKING THE CITY. I GUESS THE DISTRICT ENGINEER UM I DO HAVE A CONCERN AS A CITIZEN, ONE OF WHICH AFFECTS ME DEEPLY AS THOUGH I LOST A RELATIVE RECENTLY WHO WAS ONLY 23 YEARS OLD. REGARDING YOUR SURVEY FOR DLT, UM, IF THAT BECOMES A POSSIBILITY, COULD YOU ALSO ADD AN ITEM TO DISCUSS THE CONCRETE BARRIERS AND TREES? IN THE GRASS SWAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAYS. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY TREES NEED TO BE THERE. NOT ON THE IN A JOKING WAY. I DID PAY ATTENTION A LITTLE BIT AND ENGINEERING AND I DID PAY A LITTLE ATTENTION IN PHYSICS, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE WOULD PUT UP DANGEROUS STRUCTURES WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM TO BREAK. YOU HAVE $18 GOING. WHAT SUPPOSED TO BE 65 MILES AN HOUR WITH THEY'RE GOING LIKE 100. THEN YOU HAVE LITTLE CARS. THERE'S NO GIVE FROM WINNING TWO ORANGE. HOW MANY DEATHS HAVE WE EXPERIENCED? I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS THE NECESSITY OF THE CONCRETE BARRIERS BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANY CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE. AND I HAVE OBSERVED FOR MORE THAN 12 YEARS. SO I'M JUST WONDERING, WHY ARE WE CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE YOU HAVEN'T PILE UPS? YOU'RE HAVING MULTIPLE DEATHS, FATALITIES. YOU'RE HAVING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THERE'S NO GIVE WE HAD THE FEEDER ROSE OR EVEN IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, YOU COULD GO TO THE GRASS TO AVOID THE INCIDENT. BUT IF I 18 WHEELER DOESN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO BREAK OR CAN YOU RESTRICT THEM SO ONE LINE IF IT'S POSSIBLE BETWEEN WINNING AND ORANGE, CAN YOU RESTRICT THEM TO ONE LINE SO THAT THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A CAR? JUST STOPPING IN FRONT OF THEM? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I APPRECIATE YOU HEARING ME. THANK YOU. EDDIE ALLEN 96 95 GROSS BY MY TEXAS.

GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR. MY THREE MINUTES STARTED ALREADY. UH MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM THIS IS AN AIR HORN IF I BLEW IT WITH ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS . AND THIS IS JUST MY EXAMPLE OF WE NEED A SIREN AND WHEN WE GET A SIRING, THE CITIZENS NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. WHAT IT MEANS IS SECONDS TO SAVE YOUR LIVES. WITH HURRICANES IS DIFFERENT. WE PREPARE. WE BORE BOARD UP. OUR WINDOWS. UM WE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GO SOMEWHERE. NOTICE AND I KNOW YOU'RE ALL COMPUTER LITERATE. THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE TORNADOES THAT'S HAPPENING. I STILL ASK CITY MANAGER AND WE PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA. CAN YOU INVITE SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT I RESEARCHED AND FOUND JUNE. IS WHAT HURRICANE SEASON OF STOOD UP HERE TIME OFTEN. JUST SAYING

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TWO SUMMERS AGO INTRODUCED SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CUT TREES. THEY CALLED OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THEY NEVER CAME. WHY CAN'T YOU PUT THEM ON NOTICE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE MONEY THEY'RE GONNA RECEIVED, SO I'M VESSEL WAITING, BUT IT'S ALL SAFETY. SO I'M ASKING THAT CITY COUNCIL MAYBE PUT IT ON AN AGENDA ITEM. SO THAT WHAT I'M SAYING MAY BE EXPLAINED BY SOMEBODY MORE PROFESSIONAL AND KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. WE GOTTA DO THIS. MULTIPLE LIVES ARE BEING LOST WITH TORNADOES, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE WITH THAT SOUTH END CARBON C 02.

GOD IS MAKING SOME CHANGES, AND WE NEED TO BE AWARE THAT ARE WHETHER. IS DOING DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED. CAN WE DO THAT? AND THE OTHER THING IS THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY THAT STOOD UP HERE THAT SAID SHE HAD BEEN RAPED. THAT TOOK A LOT OF NERVE TO COME UP AND SAY THAT NOW GENERALLY ARE OFFICER I'VE SEEN HER WHEN PEOPLE COME UP HAVE PROBLEMS THAT SHE'LL GO TO THEM. I HOPE THAT SOMEBODY ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT'S ONE PERSON, BUT THAT'S ONLY ONE PERSON SAYING SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME IN THIS CITY. I NEED HELP YOU GIVE MONEY TO ORGANIZATIONS. LET'S TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. THANK YOU HAVING CLEAN HEAD FOR SERVING. THANK YOU. HEY SUSY LOPEZ 59 80 FAIR METAL DRIVE BY MY TEXAS. HOW IS MY FIRST TIME SO BE COOL AND A LITTLE NERVOUS. UM. I LIVE. MY NAME IS JESUS LOPEZ AND I LIVE IN WAR TO BUY COLDER BUT NOT COLDER WITH THE BIKE LANE. UM AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT. UM I'VE BEEN NOTICING MORE BIKE LANES POP UP AROUND THE CITY, WHICH I REALLY I REALLY LIKE. I'VE BEEN TO MANY CITIES IN PLACES THAT HAVE PROPER BIKE LANES THAT ARE PROTECTED. UM SOMETIMES THEY'RE JUST PAINTED LIKE OURS AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE BENEFITS OF HAVING BIKE LANES IN THE CITY. UM THEY'RE THEY'RE CHEAPER FOR PEOPLE TO USE THEN ROADS BECAUSE WHEN YOU USE YOUR CAR, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE MAINTENANCE, GAS. YOUR CAR DEPRECIATES IN VALUE EVERY MILE.

YOU DRIVE, UM THEY'RE ALSO CHEAPER FOR THE CITY TO MAKE. AND I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THE BIKE LANES THAT HAVE BEEN POPPING UP, YOU KNOW, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF PROGRESS TO MAKE AND I HOPE THAT THAT'S A PRIORITY COMING UP WHETHER IT'S ALL OF YOU ON THIS DESK SOON OR WHOEVER IS NEXT. THAT'S A PRIORITY AROUND WHERE I LIVE. IT'S KIND OF SAFER TO TRAVEL BY BIKE, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN'T MAKE IT HERE FROM WHERE I LIVE, BECAUSE IT'S TOO DIFFICULT TO CROSS. I 10 GOING ON TO THE BIKE LANE ON CALDER AND THE BIKE LANE ALSO ENDS RANDOMLY. UM. TO GET HERE, SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET AROUND, AND WHEN YOU MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO GET AROUND, PEOPLE DON'T USE A BIKE LANE AND THEY DON'T IF YOU DON'T HAVE NO. IF YOU HAVE NO NETWORK, IT'S DIFFICULT TO USE. UM I WANT YOU GUYS TO THINK ABOUT HOW IF YOUR STREET SUDDENLY ENDED OR WAS ON FIRE AT THE END OF YOUR DRIVEWAY OR WHATEVER. YOU WOULDN'T USE YOUR STREET. YOU WOULDN'T USE YOUR CAR EITHER. SO IT'S THE SAME PREMISE. UM I'M SURE HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HEARD OF THE TERM INDUCED DEMAND. UM IF YOU MAKE A GOOD PROPER PROTECTED BY NETWORK WITH PROTECTED INTERSECTIONS. PEOPLE YOU WILL USE THEIR BIKES MORE TO TRAVEL. IT'S THE SAME AS A CAR LANE. UM AND THAT IS CHEAPER ON THE CITY . IT ALSO GETS PEOPLE OUTSIDE MORE. IT'S HEALTHIER FOR THEM.

UM AND IT'S CHEAPER FOR THEM TO USE A THEIR BIKES RATHER THAN A CAR OR HAVING TO PAY FOR CAR MAINTENANCE AND STUFF LIKE THAT . EITHER WAY, THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT I WANT TO GET OUT. UH, IS HOPEFULLY THAT PRIORITY OR THAT PROGRESS TO CONTINUE. THANKS GUYS. THANK YOU. HEY,

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I WAS AT A AN EVENT LAST WEEK I SAW ACROSS THE STREET FREE PHONES AND SO THERE'S THEY'RE THEY'RE OUT THERE. I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PRACTICALITY TOWARDS SIRENS RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO DISCUSS IT AND HEAR THE PROS AND CONS AND KEEP AN OPEN MIND ON THAT. ALL THE BICYCLE LANES. AH I THINK IT'S GREAT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ADVENT OF ELECTRONIC BOX ELECTRIC BIKES THAT PEOPLE USE THEIR BIKES MORE I DO THINK YOU CAN GET DOWNTOWN BY GOING UNDER IH 10 AT CALLED HER HAVE DONE IT . THERE'S THE BACK. LANE CONTINUES THROUGH THERE. I THINK IT'S STOPS KIND OF SOMEWHERE. WHERE CALDER AND HARD FEELING? YEAH, THAT THAT'S THAT'S THE END OF THAT BIKE LANE THERE, BUT FROM THAT POINT YOU CAN GET ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN AND YOU CAN HAVE TO CIRCUMVENT THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO YOU KNOW? NO.

PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK ON A BUSY STREET, BUT I KNOW I'VE RIDDEN MY BIKE ALL THE WAY FROM WAY WEST. I'M FEELING DOWNTOWN IN STATES. THEY DON'T START STREETS TALK COULD GET TO UH, BY A CLAIM, BUT I DO I DO SUPPORT CONTINUED STRAPPING FOR BACK LINES, AND I HOPE WE CAN DO THAT MORE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. PRO TEM DURIO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, ATTENDED THE 409 DAYS AND CAROL PARK THIS WEEKEND WEATHER WASN'T THAT GOOD, BUT IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, UM, HAD A NICE TIME. MY WIFE WAS OUT OF TOWN, SO I BOUGHT ALL THE BAD FOOD. I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT. THAT'S WHAT I ATE ALL WEEK. ALSO ATTENDED THE SPANISH HERITAGE DAYS DOWN HERE ON SUNDAY. ALSO WHERE THERE WAS A LOT NICER AND IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED SO AS THOSE ARE 22 EVENTS THAT ARE THEY WERE REALLY NICE. ALSO LAST YEAR EARLY VOTING THIS TODAY IT ENDS AT SEVEN PM AND ELECTION IS SATURDAY. MADE A SIX FROM 7 TO 7. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED YET, MAKE SURE YOU GO OUT AND DO YOUR PART. SITTING THERE. THANK YOU, MR WILLIAMS. REMINDED THAT THURSDAY, MAY 11TH. WE'RE HAVING A BUDGET WORKSHOP, SO WE'LL BE GIVEN GETTING MORE INFORMATION ON THAT BUDGET WORKSHOP. THE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR. AH FOR AS A REPORT ON THE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. I'VE GIVEN THAT INFORMATION THAT STAFF AND WE WILL HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA OF HER TO REQUEST SO IT WILL DEFINITELY BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE MORE THAN ABOUT SIRENS THAT WILL GIVE YOU INFORMATION OR NOT CURRENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. BUT ALSO IT WILL ANALYZE WHAT MISS ALLEN TURNED INTO US AND GIVE YOU THE TALK ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF WHAT SHE SUBMITTED TO US, TOO.

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THANK THANK YOU. SHE'S GONE. IT'S PRETTY SORRY. NO COMMENT. MAYOR THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, UH, ALSO ATTENDED 409 DAYS, UH, COULD NOT FIND A PARKING SPOT. IT WAS IT WAS WELL, WELL ATTENDED GREAT SUCCESS. UM AND ON SUNDAY, IT WAS LIKE THE PERFECT PICTURE DAY SUNDAY FOR THE SPANISH, UM, HERITAGE FESTIVAL. GREAT FOOD. GREAT MUSIC. UM. SOMEHOW I WIND UP BEING ONE OF THE LAST PEOPLE OUT THERE, BUT IT WAS A GREAT ATTENDANCE AND SO IT'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN BEAUMONT. JUST LOOK AROUND AND CHECK THE WEBSITE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH THAT'S GOING ON. BUT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND THIS WEEKEND TO REALLY GET OUT. AGAIN VOTING LAST DAY OF EARLY VOTING IS TODAY. UH IT ENDS AT SEVEN. P.M. PLEASE GET OUT. EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND BEFORE ARE ADJOURNED, COUNCIL MEMBER, SAMUEL ACKNOWLEDGED, UH , NEW CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER, MISS STERLING COOK IS PRESENT TODAY. OH IT'S COOK. THANK YOU FOR COMING. MISS COOK. UM AND SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND GO OUT

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