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PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
YOU HAVE DONE. AND, UH, SINCE THAT CONVERSATION HE HAS OPENED UP A BUSINESS BUYING HIS FIRST HOUSE. SO IF I CAN JUST BOOK FIVE MINUTES WITH YOU WITH EVERY KID IN MY CHURCH, IT WOULD BE GREAT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK YOU. LET'S PRAY. LORD JESUS, WE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITH ON THIS AND GOODNESS TO US THIS DAY. LORD YOU SAID IF ANYONE LACKS WISDOM , LET THEM ASK AND YOU WOULD GIVE LIBERALLY LORD AND WE ARE ASKING FOR A LIBERAL DOSE OF YOUR WISDOM. GOD UPON THIS MEETING TODAY UPON THESE AND CHARGE AND MAKING DECISIONS THAT YOUR SPIRIT WOULD LEAD AND GUIDE US AND DIRECT US GOD THAT WE MAY SEE YOUR KINGDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE DONE IN EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL, IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN.
GOD BLESS YOU. AMERICA. WE JUST STANDS CONVERSATION UNDER OUR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MAY I HAVE ROLL CALL NOW, PLEASE. MAYOR WEST PRESIDENT TIM DURIO. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER GETS PRESENT RETURNER HERE. REMEMBER PHIL SHAW, PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS SAMUEL AND COUNCIL
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MEMBER NEIL. THANK YOU. OKAY, TODAY WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS WON RECOGNITION AND ONE PRESENTATION. FIRST WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MONDAY, JUNE 19TH 2023 AS THE 70/5 ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHARTER OF THE DORIE MILLER. POST 817 IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND IT WILL BE READ BY MAYOR PRO TIM DURIO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WHEREAS THE DORY EMAIL OR POST WAS CHARTED ON JUNE 19TH 1948. WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION, AND WE'RE AS PRIOR TO THAT TIME, THE MEMBERS OF THE POST WERE ATTACHED TO POST 33 AS A POST WHICH AT THAT TIME WAS IDENTIFIED AS A BLACK POST, AND WE'RE AS IT WAS WITH GREAT FORESIGHT AND FORTITUDE. THE CHARTER MEMBERS RECOGNIZE THEIR NEED TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT GROUP OF VETERANS THAT SUPPORTED THEIR COMMUNITY AND ANSWERED THE NEEDS OF THEIR MEMBERS. AND WE'RE IN RECOGNIZING THIS NEED IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, THE DORY E MILLER POST. 817 WAS BIRTHED AND WHEREAS IN CELEBRATION OF THE STEADFASTNESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, STATE AND NATION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF ALL VETERANS TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HEREBY GIVE OUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT TO THE DOOR. EE MILLER POST 817 NOW THEREFORE ROYAL WEST MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, DO HEREBY HONOR AND DECLARE MONDAY JUNE 19TH. 2023 3 , THE 70/5 ANNIVERSARY OF DORY E MILLER POST 817 DAY IN BEAUMONT AND DO HEREBY CELEBRATING THIS CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE VETERANS AND FOR ALL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. ACCORDINGLY THE MAYOR HAS HERE ON TO SET HIS HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE A FIXED. SIGNED ROY WEST MAYOR JUNE 13TH 2023 AND ACCEPTING WILL BE MR KRYPTON GUILLORY, THE COMMANDER OF DORIE MILLER, POST 817 AND STIR IF YOU CAN COME UP AND YOU CAN BRING ANYONE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME WITH YOU. MHM.THANK YOU. UM. BEFORE I GET STARTED A LITTLE BIT HERE. I WANT TO AGAIN INTRODUCED MYSELF FROM CLINTON GUILLORY COMMAND OF THE POST ALSO HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON HERE AND THESE
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FOLKS HERE UM, THE AGITATED AND I CALLED MY CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL WILLIAMS AND SOME MEMBERS HERE TODAY WHO CAME DOES IMPORTANT EVENT MALE WEST. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME MEMBERS. WE GOT MORE THAN CHRIS DURIO IN HERE. THERE ARE MEMBERS THAT ARE ON THIS COUNCIL. WE ALSO HAVE A SON OF AMERICAN LEGION BY THE NAME OF A J. TURNER. TURN OF MOTHER IS ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR POST AND HIS SISTERS. ALSO REMEMBER TO POST THEY ARE VETERANS ALSO AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT, UH FOR 18 YEARS. FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER WFP, A WAS A MEMBER OF A POST BEFORE HIS PASSING AND, UH, WE REALLY LIKE THAT. WE'VE GOT SOME MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT IT FROM PORT ARTHUR. WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT, OKAY? YOU KNOW? ALL OF THESE VETERANS AND EVEN VETERANS WILL NOT A MEMBER OF OUR POSTS IN THIS COMMUNITY. WHEN YOU GO INTO THE MILITARY SERVICE, THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE A NOTE. AND THAT OAT IS WHAT WE LIVE BY EVERY DAY. AS A VETERAN, AND I JUST WANT TO JUST READ IT REAL QUICK TO YOU, TOO, SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND FOLKS WHO HAVE NOT SERVED THE MILITARY. WHAT? HOW WE LIVE OUR LIVES. WE SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT WE WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT WE WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME, AND I WILL OBEY THE ORDERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.AND THE ORDERS OF OFFICERS APPOINTED OVER AND BE IN ACCORDANCE AND THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. SO HELP ME GOD. WE MAKE. PROMISES TO OUR FELLOW VETERANS THAT WE WOULD LOOK OUT FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT COME HOME WHO'S BEEN INJURED. ALL OF THESE VETERANS HAVE GAVE SOME. AND THEY ALL HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE GAVE ALL SO THAT WE WILL REMAIN A FREE NATION AND HAVE ALL OF THE FREEDOMS THAT'S AFFORDED TO US IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY OF OURS. I LOVE WORKING WITH OUR VETERANS. ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA OF BEAUMONT. THERE'S SOME OF THE BEST KINDNESS, MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE YOU WANT TO MEET. WHEN I EMBARKED ON THIS 23 YEARS AGO, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. BUT IN MY THIRD YEAR AS A COMMANDER OF DORY, MILEPOST 8 17 HAVE GOT TO KNOW GREAT PEOPLE LIKE THIS HERE AND ESPECIALLY DO YO AND A LITTLE BIT FROM A J. I NEED TO SEE HIM IN MORE MEETINGS, BUT WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT. UM 8 17 IS PART OF A LEGACY TO BE PROUD OF. OUR MISSION. WE HONOR OUR VETERANS. AND THE BEST COMPLIMENT YOU CAN GIVE ANY VETERAN IS THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM, YOU TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE LOOKED AFTER THEIR COMMUNITY AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT CHURCH WE TRIED TO HELP. WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE GREAT CITIZENS. WE PROMOTE BOYS STATE WHICH WE HAVE BOYS FROM BEAUMONT AREA, GO TO AUSTIN FOR A WEEK AND SPEND TIME WITH ALL THIS. STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE SENATORS AND LEARN NO, THE PROCESS OF HOW YOU GOVERN. WE HAVE ORATORICAL CONTEST WHERE WE GET KIDS WHO UH, LOVE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. AND THEY GO INTO COMPETITION AGAINST THAT AND GETS OUT OF SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. WE PROMOTE. AND SPONSORED YOUTH SPORTS. UM ROTC ALL IN THE CHILD AWAY, AND ALSO WE MAKE VISITS TO THE STATE CAPITAL TO LOBBY ON VETERANS BENEFITS. I AM THE STATE CHAIR ON THE COMMISSION AND BELIEVE ME, WE GET A LOT DONE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT. WITHOUT THE MEMBERS OF POST 8 17. A LOT OF THIS COMMUNITY WOULD NOT HAPPEN. AND ONE QUICK NOTE ABOUT DORIE MILLER HIMSELF. HE WAS A YOUNG MAN FROM WACO, TEXAS. IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE HELPING THE WOUNDED BECAUSE HE WAS A MESSMAN. AND HE SAW UNATTENDED ANTIAIRCRAFT. UH, GUN. AND HE HAD NOT BEEN TRAINED ON IT. BUT HE DECIDED TO GET ON IT BECAUSE HE WOULD WATCH OTHERS TRAIN ON IT. AND HE SHOT DOWN A HANDFUL OF OH, ENEMY AIRCRAFT. DOING PEARL HARBOR. AND FOR THAT HE WAS HONORED WITH THE NAVY CROSS , AND THAT'S WHAT WE CHOSE BACK IN 1945 TO NAME OUR POST AFTER
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THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. HMM I JUST WANT TO SAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. AND GOD BLESS THIS GREAT CITY OF BEAUMONT. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY , OKAY. YEAH. RIGHT? I'M SORRY.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HMM. COMMANDER GUILLORY BECAUSE Y'ALL COME UP HERE AND LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. BEAUTIFUL STUFF. ALRIGHT, ONE. TWO AND THREE.
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. HMM. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF BEAUMONT CELEBRATION OF JUNE OF THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY JUNE 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH 2023.
COUNCILMAN TURNER WILL READ IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WHEREAS JUNE 19TH HAD TWO SPECIAL MEANING TO AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND IT'S CALLED JUNETEENTH, COMBINING WITH THE WORDS JUNE AND 19 AND HAS BEEN CELEBRATED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FOR OVER 150 YEARS, WHEREAS JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST NATIONAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATED COMMEMORATION OF ENDING OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES DATING BACK TO 18 65. IT WAS JUNE 19TH THAT THE UNION SOLDIERS LED BY MAJOR GENERAL GORDON GRANGER'S LANDED TWO GALVESTON'S TEXAS WITH THE NEWS THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED, ENDED.
ENSLAVES WERE NOW FREE. WHEREAS ON THURSDAY JUNE 17TH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNED INTO LAW JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY ACT IS 0.475 DESIGNATING JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY IS ILLEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY. AND WHEREAS ON JUNE 13TH, THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WOULD COMMENCE THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY WITH A WEEK LONG CELEBRATION OF EVENTS , BEGINNING WITH LUNCH ON THE LAKE FROM 10:30 A.M. TO 2 P.M. DOWNTOWN EVENTS CENTER. ALSO ON TUESDAY, THERE WILL BE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR IN JUNETEENTH RECOGNIZED THE JUNETEENTH AS A NATIONAL FEDERAL HOLIDAY AND KNOWLEDGE, THE PROMISES EQUALITY, RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND CULTURES. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH, WE WILL CELEBRATE A CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT FEATURING BLACK PANTHER AT THE JEFFERSON THEATER FROM SIX O'CLOCK P M TO NINE O'CLOCK. PM WHEREAS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH WE WILL HOST THE ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION FROM THREE O'CLOCK PM UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK P. M AT THE MAIN LIBRARY OUTDOOR PLAZA MAIN STREET, FEATURING THE ICONIC SHIRLEY MURDOCK, WE'RE KNOWN FOR HER SOULFUL VOCALS AND CHART TOPPING HITS WERE GREAT TO STAGE WHERE HE MEMORIZING PRISONS. KNOWN FOR SOLDIERS KNOWN FOR SONGS SUCH AS AS WE LAY AND HUSBAND, MURDOCH'S PEARL FOR VOICE AND PERFORMANCE WILL HAVE BEEN MADE A SENSATION WITH ILLUSIONS. CAREER SPANNING OVER FOUR DECADES. ALSO WE WILL HAVE WILLIAMS SOLOTHURN BELLA'S, INCLUDING TIME LET'S HIT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. I THINK THE WHOLE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT AND HAVE GONE TO HIM AND LOVE FAN BASE AND ESTABLISH HIM AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL VOICES IN HIS GENERAL. WHERE IS THE EVENT WILL ALSO FEATURE LIVE MUSIC FROM THE BEST REGIONAL MUSICIANS SUCH AS NEW BERNIE, NEW PONIES AND THE TROUBLEMAKERS FOR A CRY AND THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE ALL STARS AND HOSTED BY DJ ERIC T. OF MAGIC 102.5, AS WELL AS LINE DANCING AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE ON SITE CERTAIN DELICIOUS CUISINES TO SATISFY EVERYONE'S TASTE BUDS. A NEW ATTRACTION WOULD BE FOR THE 12 AND UNDER FREE THROW COMPETITION WITH PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS.
REGISTRATION FOR THE COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE EVENT. WHERE IS THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY WILL ACCUMULATE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST WITH A SUNDOWN CONCERT FEATURING NEW SOUL AND A BLACK COFFEE DOWNTOWN AT THE EVENT CENTER AT THE LAKESIDE FROM SIX O'CLOCK P M TO 8 P.M. NOW THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF MELROY, WEST, THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 1920 23 IS
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JUNETEENTH AND BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND URGED ALL CITIZENS TO BECOME AWARE OF MORE. MORE OF THE SIGNIFICANT OTHER CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND THE HERITAGE OF OUR NATION. A COLLEAGUE, THE MAYOR HAS HEREBY SET HIS HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE A FIX. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. NEXT WEEK. HMM. NEXT WE HAVE RECOGNITION. ACKNOWLEDGING[RECOGNITIONS]
SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH 2023 IS SOUTH END DAY, COUNCILMAN SAMUEL REED. THANK YOU. MAYOR. SC FOR L WHEREAS UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF GOD, WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TOGETHER. IT'S ELDERS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND GENERATIONS OF FRIENDS. AND WHEREAS WE CELEBRATE WITH FOOD GAMES, ACTIVITIES, GOOD MUSIC AND AN OVERALL FAMILY ATMOSPHERE. AND WHEREAS ON SATURDAY JUNE 17TH 2023 WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE HISTORICAL SOUTH END NEIGHBORHOOD OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS , WILL GATHER ONCE AGAIN DECLARING A DAY OF LOVE, FRIENDSHIP. FAMILY LOYALTY, DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE. AND WHEREAS WE LOOK BACK ON OUR HISTORY CELEBRATE OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE. AND WHEREAS WE FINALLY REMEMBER TIMES OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER WELL SPENT WITH GENERATIONS OF CHARLTON PAULA DAYCARE, TWO MONTHS BARBECUE C N A HOME PACKING BROTHER IN LAW'S CARROLL STREET PARK SERVICE GROCERY STORE MIKE'S LEAST STREET GAME ROOM. DUNBAR ELEMENTARY. KEYS ES AND ALL THE THINGS OF THE SOUTH END NOW.THEREFORE MAYOR ROY WEST MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM AND RECOGNIZED SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH 2023 AS THE OFFICIAL SOUTH END FAMILY DAY IN BEAUMONT, AND WE CELEBRATE THE UNITY, PROSPERITY. THE LOVE THE LEGACY OF THE SOUTH END, AND WE WISH YOU MANY MORE SOUTH END DAYS TO COME. S C FOUR FOR L. YEAH. 50. FORMATION WOULD BE GARY, RIGHT? AND THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH END DAY, GARY.
ALRIGHT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT. HOW YOU DOING, BRO? THANK YOU. CLINTON. YOU DOING? ALRIGHT? ALRIGHT ALRIGHT THE EVENING. HOW MANY YOU GOT? ALRIGHT, BRO. ALL RIGHT. YES SIR. THANK YOU. RIGHT ALRIGHT. BLESS YOU, BROTHER, ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS. SITTING. YEAH. ALRIGHT, ONE. TWO AND THREE. LET'S GET ONE MORE OVER HERE. ALRIGHT 12 AND THREE EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. ARE YOU? OKAY. TO GET ENOUGH. TAKE IT OFF WHEN THEY LEAVE. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A WORD. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE A RECOGNITION OF OUR EMPLOYEES SERVICE AWARDS WITH THE PRESENTATION FROM OUR HR. DIRECTOR MR CHRIS CATALINA.
GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR COUNCIL. WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE OUR CITY OF BEAUMONT EMPLOYEES TODAY THAT HAVE REACHED UH, SPECIFIC MILESTONES IN THEIR CAREER. UM STARTING AT 25 YEARS AND MOVING UP. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE SPECIAL . INDIVIDUAL THAT'S NOT HERE WILL RECOGNIZE HIM AS WELL. SO I
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COULD HAVE CITY MANAGER MAYOR. COME DOWN AND MR MANAGER WHERE YOU HAVE THIS LIST AND READ OUT THE NAMES AND I'LL GATHER THE CRYSTALS AND BOXES. THANKS CHRIS . UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT I CAN DO IN THE YEAR IS TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES. WE WOULDN'T BE WE COULDN'T ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE DO WITHOUT EMPLOYEES. COUNCIL SETS POLICY CITY MANAGER AND GET TO THE EXECUTED THE THINGS PEOPLE THAT CARRIED OUT A GIANT PARTY SO WE CAN'T EVER FORGET HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO WHAT WE DO. SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE HIM AND WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE YEAR 25 25 YEAR EMPLOYEE AND IT'S WITH THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION AND CIVILIAN MISS LORI WITH A STANDARD. OKAY? THANK YOU. HOW DO YOU GET OKAY? RIGHT? NEXT ONE POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS MR AARON LLEWELLYN. RIGHT YES, YEAH. YEAH. THE SHOP. PLANNING DEPARTMENT. ADINA JOSIE. OKAY? TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GARDEN USE. OKAY? OH, SURE. RIGHT RECREATION, DONALD FALK. OKAY BROKEN. BIG SHOT. OH, RIGHT? YEAH. SUPERMAN.RIGHT HERE. ONE TWO MEN. SIX. WHERE'S THE GREEN CAR? YEAH. PROBABLY YEAH.
PRIOR REPORT, FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE SUPPRESSION KEITH NOLAN. HMM. IT'S NOT HERE. OKAY? AH!
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FIRST FIRE DEPARTMENT. FREDDIE HUFF. 30 YEARS. I'M SORRY, 30 YEARS. YES.ADULATION. LET ME GO BACK AND GET THE YEARS BUT MISS WHAT? WHAT THE STATUS WAS 25 YEARS. MR LLEWELLYN WAS 25 YEARS. ADINA JOSEPH WAS 25 YEARS. GORDON HUGHES WAS 25 YEARS AND DON'T FOCUS 25 YEARS AND NOW WE'LL GO BACK UP TO FIRE DEPARTMENT AGAIN FROM MR FREDDY HUFF, FREDDIE HUFF FOR 30 YEARS. OH, I'M SORRY. OKAY THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT. AH FIRE PREVENTION THOMAS GALVIS 30 YEARS. JUST GO DOWN THE LINE.
MOVE UP TO 35 YEARS, MR JOSEPH CONVENIENT TO SECOND FIRE PREVENTION. JOSEPH COULDN'T BE WITH US THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES TRAITOR, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS GUY IS. BUT IT'S MR ERROL WHITE 40 YEARS. YEAH. GOT A THING IN THE BACKGROUND.
THANK YOU, ALL NATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. ONE MORE AND LAST WEEK WE HAVE ONE LAST EDITION MAN, SPECA, RICK RECOGNITION FOR 45 YEARS AGO SIMILAR TO OUR SERGEANT GAVE DORIS OH, WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT TODAY? WOW THAT'S GOOD NOT TO BE IT. THANK YOU.
THERE'LL BE A SMALL RECEPTION IN THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT RECIPIENTS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS TODAY AND WE'RE GOING HE CITIZEN WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. YOU MAY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ADAMS ON THE CONSENT ITEM AGENDA OR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. 1 TO 4. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE, SO PLEASE COMPLETE A GREEN SLIP AND HAND IT TO THE CITY CLERK. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME. WHEN IT IS YOUR TIME TO SPEAK.
WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOU'RE APPROACHED THE PODIUM AND THE RED LIGHT WILL COME HOME WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I DON'T HAVE ANY MIRROR. OKAY, WE'LL PROCEED. IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR THEIR
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APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENTED GENDER. ANY DISCUSSION. DID WAS THERE ANY LOCAL, UH PARTICIPATION WITH CD M. SMITH.YES I BELIEVE CHICA AND ASSOCIATES IS A SUB ON THAT ONE. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES COUNCILMAN FELL SHORT. COULD YOU GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN TO EVERYONE WHY THERE'S NO THE FUNDING.
THERE IS NOT LISTED THE AMOUNT. THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES . UH BID REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. SO YOU BY STATE LAW, YOU DETERMINE THE WINNER BASED UPON THE BEST
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QUALIFICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHIN THE PROPOSALS ONCE IT'S AWARDED WILL GOING TO DISCUSSIONS WITH CTM SMITH ON THE PRICING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU THERE. MANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH! ANY OPPOSED. MOTION IS[1. Council consider amending Resolution 21-292, to cancel the remaining vehicles on order with Silsbee Ford.]
CARRIED. NEXT MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM. NUMBER ONE, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDER AMENDING RESOLUTION 21-29 TO CANCEL THE REMAINING VEHICLES ON ORDER WITH SILSBY FORD AND BACK IN NOVEMBER. 2021 COUNCIL AWARDED TO PURCHASE OF 20 VEHICLES THERE'S BEEN A 17 MONTH DELAY AND GETTING ALL OF THEM ON THE 12 HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND TO A COUNCIL AND PREVIOUS RESOLUTION. SO TODAY, UH, STAFF IS ASK ASKING FOR, UM, CONSIDER AMENDING THE RESOLUTION. CANCEL THE REMAINING VEHICLES ON THAT PRIOR RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE MOVE TO APPROVE A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ATOM NUMBER ONE AND HE DISCUSSION HAVE A QUESTION. MAYOR YES. MR MANAGER, THESE VEHICLES, THE ONES THAT HAD NOT BEEN APPROVED. I KNOW WE RECENTLY APPROVED OTHER VEHICLES. DID IT ACTUALLY OFFSET IT, AND WE HAVE AS A CITY WHAT WE NEED NOW ON THE WAY, HMM. YES SO THESE ARE DIFFERENT SET OF VEHICLES. LAST WEEK WAS POLICE VEHICLES. WE GOT THOSE ORDERED FROM THE SAME VENDOR. JUST ANOTHER OUTLET. BE SIX VEHICLES . IT'S JUST CAUGHT UP IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN, AND WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO COUNSEL OUR WAY OUT OF OUT OF THAT APPROPRIATION . FOR THESE. IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PURSUE OTHER MEMBERS AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THESE SIX VEHICLES IN OKAY, SO YEAH, THAT WAS SIX. ADDITIONAL WE'RE LOOKING TO PURSUE OTHER OPTIONS TO GET THEM IN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUST THE CLARITY I NEEDED. ANY OTHER.ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AUTUMN NUMBER ONE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH, ANY OPPOSED THE
[2. Council consider an ordinance amending the FY 2023 budget]
MOTION IS CARRIED. RIGHT WE HAVE THE READING OF ATOM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDERED AN ART AND ITS AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET. UH THIS IS IN ORDER TO FUND A BURDEN TO REPAIRED APPROVED BY COUNCIL FOR LONGSTREET FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STREETS AND DRAIN ITS CAPITAL FUND. AND THE PROPOSED ON HIM AND HIS FOR $2,444,000, WHICH MAKES THE FILE AMENDED BUDGET FOR PROJECT 148,000,006 04 400 STATUS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. GOING ALONG STREET. HAVE WE DONE THE MOTION FOR THIS? HE JUST WEARS IT. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? MOVE TO APPROVE. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION. BY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH LONGSTREET PART THERE WAS A CAVITY, UM, WITH THE STORM DRAIN THAT RUNS ALONG LONG STREET. THAT'S ALSO UNDER BNSF'S RAIL SPUR THAT FEEDS THE PORTS, SO THERE'S A SEVERAL EMERGENCY CONTRACTS THAT Y'ALL HAVE APPROVED THAT ARE UNDERWAY. ONE IS WITH PRICE START TO DO THE POINT REPAIR AT THAT, WHERE THAT CAVITY FORMED ANOTHER'S WITH THE LOCAL ENGINEERING FIRM TO CONSTRUCT E 80 RATED BOX TO THE PUT IN PLACE OF WHERE THAT CAVITY FORMED SO THAT IT'S FIXED APPROPRIATELY FOR THE RAIL AND THEN ALSO VORTEXES OUT THERE DOING GROUT INJECTIONS TO FILL CAVITIES ALONG THE LINE, THE ONLY REMAINING PIECE THAT SHE HAD TO BE DONE IS WILL COME BACK ONE MORE TIME, UH, TO GET A CONTRACT TO GEO CREEK LINE, THE INSIDE OF THE STORM DRAIN AND FOR A FINAL REPAIR, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DID WITH THE THREADNEEDLE OUTFALL THAT WENT THROUGH EXXON. MOBILE. UM SO THAT'S THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. ALL IN FAVOR OF A PROOF. CAST MY TAYLOR HAD A QUESTION. NO I WAS JUST GONNA ASK IS THIS 2.4 DOES THAT COVER THE OVERALL COST FOR LONG STREET? IT'S NOT GOING TO COVER EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE LINING YET. THANK YOU FELL SHORT. YOU[00:35:03]
GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS. WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE'RE READING THAT THE CAVITY HAS BEEN OPENED UP. THE SLAB STILL HAS BEEN POURED ON THE BOTTOM. WE SHOULD RECEIVE THE PLANS FROM THE ENGINEER ON THE E 80 BOX BY FRIDAY. THEN WE'LL SEND THOSE OVER TO BNSF. FOR THEIR BLESSING FOR THAT REPAIR AND THEN BRIGHT STAR WILL POUR IN PLACE THE E 80 BOX THAT WILL PROBABLY TAKE 2 TO 3 WEEKS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO POUR THE FLOOR AND THEN YOU HAVE TO LET IT CURE. THEY HAVE TO POUR THE WALLS AND SO THERE'S A THERE'S SOME STAGES THERE. THE GROUNDING THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW STARTED MONDAY OF LAST WEEK , AND THEY HOPE TO BE DONE NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS, BUT BUT CLOSER TO 30, OR 35 DAYS, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY'RE WORKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO DO THAT GROUNDING, AND I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER ON THE LINING. UM YET BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOT AN APPROVAL FROM THE RAILROAD TO GET THAT. PUT IN PLACE. SO IF YOU HAD TO MAKE A GUESTIMATION ON COMPLETION, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? IF COMPLETION IS THE LINING OF THAT LINE, I REALLY CAN'T BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN BNSF WILL GIVE US APPROVAL. IF COMPLETION IN YOUR MIND IS GET THE RAIL BACK OPERATIONAL. THAT SHOULD BE I WOULD GUESS AT THIS POINT RIGHT NOW. MAYBE AUGUST.WHAT ABOUT THE TOTAL PROJECT? IT PROBABLY PUSH INTO THE FALL. I WOULD GUESS BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO THE GEO CREEK LINING, AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE APPROVAL YET FROM BEING ITSELF SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR YES, COUNCILMAN DURING TWO QUESTIONS. HMM ONE. WHAT PART OF LONG STREET. IS THIS? THE CAVITIES RIGHT CLOSE TO PINE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF HOME, STEED. OKAY AND ALSO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KNOW WHEN WE DID THAT CAVITY UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS THAT FLORIDA AND AVENUE A AND WE HAD TO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE FLAGGING THE TRAINS, OR WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO THAT ON THIS ONE. ALSO WELL RIGHT NOW THE LINES CLOSED DOWN SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY REAL REAL LINE IS CLOSED. YES, SIR. THE RAILS ACTUALLY PULL AND UP AT THE POINT OF THE CAVITY. DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE NSF. UM THIS WEEK ON WELL, NO, I THINK IT WAS LATE LATE LAST WEEK, BUT WE HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THEM AND THE FEDERAL RAILROAD COMMISSION. I BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF ONCE THE RAIL GOES INTO OPERATION, AND BNSF SAID THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE FLAGGERS ON THIS PROJECT FOR US. OH, OKAY, SO THE WORLD TRAINS THAT WERE USING THAT TRACK SINCE IT'S CLOSED. ARE THEY BEING REROUTED OR SOMETHING? HAVING TO REROUTE THROUGH K C S S LINE TO GET INTO THE PORTS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ATOM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH! ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS
[3. Council consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 to the contract with Allco, LLC, for the Collier’s Ferry Pump Station Project.]
CARRIED. HMM. MAYBE WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM. NUMBER THREE, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO TO THE CONTRACT WITH ALL CO LLC FOR THE COLLIER FAIRY PUMP STATION PROJECT, THE ORIGINAL PROJECT WASN'T AMOUNT OF 25,088,209. THAT WAS ONE PREVIOUS CHANGE OR IN THE AMOUNT OF 152,009 35. THIS PROPERTY CHANGED ALL THE NUMBER TWO IS IN THE AMOUNT OF 18,900 THIS REQUIRED TO REROUTE A POWER POLE , ALONG WITH AN OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL CROSSING OVER PANTS, STREET. UM NO ADDITIONAL DAYS.WE ADDED TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK, AND, IF APPROVED, CHANGE ALL THE NUMBER TWO WILL RESULT IN A NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 25 MILLION TO 60 94. FUNDING SOURCE CAPITAL PROGRAM AND FEMA AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER THREE, SO MOVE FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE A SECOND FOR APPROVAL? SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ATOM NUMBER THREE. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM. NUMBER THREE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH, ANY OPPOSED MOTION IS CARRIED. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN CITY MANAGER
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. WILL YOU READ THE PUBLIC HEARING EMERGENCY DEMOLITION? VINCE GET ONE. YES EMERGENCY DEMOLITION. UH, THIS IS, UH WE HAVE SOME STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY BUILDING COAST DIVISION FOUND TO BE ON SAFE AND STRUCTURES IS DEFINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. SKODA WARDENS IS, UM. SOURCES MAY BE INCLUDED IN GENERAL FATHERS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR, UH , DEMOLITION THESE BUILDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. I NEED YOU TO[00:40:07]
READ THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TO RECEIVE COMMENTS AND TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL. OKAY I GOT IT TO RECEIVE COMMENTS TO CONSIDER THEIR APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE DECLARING 25 45 DOG WITH GARAGE APARTMENT ONLY STRUCTURE TO BE IN SAFE, SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE AND ORDERING THE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF THE STRUCTURE BY THE CITY FORCES. OKAY? TINA'S OR ANYONE I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON. I'M SORRY. NO, THERE'S NO ONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR THE STAFF REPORT, PLEASE? SO AMERICA COUNCIL AS YOU SEE IN YOUR PACKET, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY DEMOLITION. UM, FOR THIS PROPERTY. IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET, THE PHOTOGRAPHS I THINK THEY'RE PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY . UM YOU HAVE A ACCESSORY BUILDING TO THE REAR, WHICH IS, UH, LEANING SEVERELY TO THE POINT THAT, UH, WE THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST TO BRING IT TO COUNSEL AND ACCELERATED MANNER. IN ORDER TO ORDER THE DEMOLITION. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. OKAY COUNCILMAN FELL.SEAN IS THE HONOR. DO THEY LIVE ON THE PREMISES? WELL SO THE OWNER IS UNDER A TERRY TRUST.
WITH AN OWNERSHIP ADDRESS OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, SO NO ONE LIVES IN THIS STRUCTURE. BUT I MEAN, I'M ASSUMING THIS WAS NEXT TO A HOUSE. YES, SIR. IT IS. BUT THEY'RE THE OWNERS NOT LIVING THERE IN THAT, NOT IN THIS STRUCTURE, BUT IN THE OTHER STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE. UM NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. COUNCILMAN NEIL . THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. MHM. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER ONE PLACE? I MEAN, FOUR. WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT ONE. IT'S A DEMOLITION. THIS IS FOR A BUILDING. IT'S BEEN INSPECTED BY BUILDING CODES AND FOUND TO BE UNSAFE AND ACCORDING TO THE COLD , AND ADDITIONALLY THE SHARKS HAVE BEEN DETERIORATED TO CONDITION THAT ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED SUITABLE FOR REPAIR. SO, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DEMOLITION OF THIS PROPERTY AND APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION FOR AUTUMN NUMBER FOUR? SECOND IN A SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER FOUR. ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN NEIL I DON'T RECALL EVER HAVING A SINGLE PROPERTY LIKE THIS BEFORE. MAYBE IT HAS. BUT TRULY, THIS ISN'T THE ONLY ONE IN TOWN THAT IS UNDER NEEDING TO BE TORE DOWN OR EMERGENCY SITUATION. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE. IT IS SO IN OTHER WORDS, MOST OF THESE, AS YOU KNOW, ARE BROUGHT FORWARD IN A PACKET OF 30 40 50, BUT ON OCCASION WE COME ACROSS A STRUCTURE THAT IS THAT IS OF SUCH CONCERN AND AGAIN IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET LIKE SLIDE NUMBER THREE OF THE ATTACHMENT YOU CAN SEE. IT'S A URGENT CONCERN. AND SO WE DON'T DO THESE VERY OFTEN. AH MAYBE ONCE EVERY YEAR OR SO, UM, BUT AGAIN.
WHEN IT SAID THIS AGAIN, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT SLIDE NINE OF NINE OF YOUR ATTACHMENT , AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S OF SUCH CONCERN THAT WE BRING IT TO YOU AND ACCELERATED MANNER. YOU COME HERE. YES THIS IS, UH, APPROVED TODAY. HOW LONG FROM APPROVAL TO DEMOLITION. TERRY PURCHASING. A COUPLE OF DAYS COUPLE OF WEEKS. MORE THAN A WEEK. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OWNERS OR OWNERS COME FORTH AND PALATE ER OH, THAT THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING TO DELAY THE PROCESS. OKAY THANK YOU. QUESTION THEIR YES, COUNCILMAN, KNEEL ON THE PROPERTY. WE WILL NOT BECAUSE IT'S RESIDENTIAL. ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
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PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. AT THE CLOSE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO THE RELATED TO THE DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.087 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. TO WIT, SPECIFICALLY PROJECT GEMSTONE CASTLE SHIELD. CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO THE DELIBERATION OF THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.072 AND THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO IT.DOWNTOWN HOTEL. CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTEMPLATED OR PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.71 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CLAIM OF CATHERINE GOODMAN. CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTEMPLATED OR PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.71 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. CALEB FINTOR VERSUS CITY OF BEAUMONT. AND CHRISTOPHER AS BOONE CALLS NUMBER B 210244. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 3 99 VERSUS CITY OF BEAUMONT, KENNETH R. WILLIAMS AND HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CITY MANAGER AND EARL WHITE IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS FIRE CHIEF CALLS NUMBER THE 210950. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO
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WISHES TO SPEAK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COMPLETE A GREEN SLIP.HAND IT TO THE CITY CLERK. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME. WHEN IT'S YOUR TIME TO SPEAK. WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME HOME. WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. UM CHARLIE CHARLENE'S SAM. I HAVE NO ADDRESS JUST WORE THREE. COULD YOU GIVE YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? I DIDN'T HEAR YOU JUST YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE MICHAEL. GET IT LATER. 23 70 MONROE STREET. THANK YOU. THE POUND HAS POINTED THEIR FINGER AT CITY HALL. AND THIS IS WHY I'M HERE. I HAVE REGULARLY CONTACTED. YOU ARE FOR SIX MONTHS AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR GETS, I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. THEY PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT THESE CITIES OR MISS CAUSE YET YOU, MR SAMUELS. RAN FOR WAR, THREE OPINION SET IN YOUR OFFICE AND TOLD THE NEWS . IT'S NOT A ONE MAN SHOW THEIR HISTORY MATTERS. SO LET ME SHARE WITH YOU SOME HISTORY. THIS FREE LIVING ORDINANCE FOR CATS IS OUT OF CONTROL. AND SO IS THE OWNER ACROSS THE STREET. IT ALLOWS CATS TO BECOME TERRITORIAL OVER PLACES WHERE THEY DO NOT LIVE. AND CAT OWNERS TO HAVE A MINDSET OF INVOLVEMENT VOLATILE. ENTITLEMENT. YESTERDAY THIS TECH OWNER CAME TO MY HOME. TO ARGUE ABOUT ME, SHOEING ONE OF HER 6 TO 10 CATS AWAY. MY HANDS. AND SHE HAS THAT MANY BECAUSE THE KIDS HAVE HAD BABIES. ALL OF THEM STAY IN MY HOUSE ON MY PORCH UNDER MY HOUSE AROUND MY TREES IN MY YARD DAILY, AND SHE ALLOWS THIS SHE DOESN'T CARE THAT I DON'T WANT THEM THERE.
SHE'S HOLLERING AT ME AND MY DRIVEWAY POUNDING HER FACE, SAYING THESE ARE EFFING OUTSIDE KIDS. THEY CAN GO WITH THE F THEY WANT TO GO. AND I'M GOING TO ALLOW IT AND I WISH THE F YOU WOULD RUN THEM AWAY AGAIN. I CALLED THE POLICE ON HER. SO I'M TELLING YOU, THIS CAT ORDINANCE IS A PROBLEM. SO I'M TELLING YOU WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS BECAUSE IN WHAT WORLD DO CITY LEADERS ALLOW SUCH ORDINANCES BECAUSE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS AND CAUSED THEM TO CONTINUE? WHAT CITY LEADERS ALLOW BIAS TOWARDS CATS THAT IT DOES NOT GIVE DOGS THE RIGHT TO DO. DOGS JUST LIKE CATS CARRY, PLEASE. THEY KEEP YOUR YARD AND FACED IT. BITE SCRATCH A DICK.
THEY WILL HEAR SINGING AT YOU BEARING DOWN DEFENDING THEMSELVES NOT TO LEAVE. SO THE ONLY REASON ALL OF US ARE IN THIS ROOM TOGETHER TODAY IS BECAUSE THERE LIVED A MAN WHO BELIEVED THAT CHANGE WAS THE PATH FORWARD. AND HE PRIORITIZED THAT. AND TODAY IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU CITY LEADERS OR PRIORITIZING CATS, FREEDOMS OVER HUMANS, FREEDOMS. KIDS TO BE IN
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PLACES WHERE THEY ARE UNWANTED. THANK YOU HUMAN BEINGS RIGHT TO HAVE A PEACEFUL LIFE AT THEIR OWN HOME. THIS LADY SHOULD BE FORCED TO HAVE THESE CATS SPAYED AND NEUTERED. AND AFTER NINE COMPLAINTS SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO THE CITY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK THESE CATS UP. THANK YOU. UM.BEGINNING HERNANDEZ SMITH 10 80 SHAKESPEARE DRAFT BY MY TEXAS YEAH. AFTERNOON, EVERYONE TO SEE YOU ALL. UM I THINK THAT WE ALL SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT THAT WE ARE SAD IN THAT THERE'S SOME SIGNIFICANT SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE CLOSING. WILLIE BURGER CROWN PIZZA, POOR BROTHERS. AND THEN JUST RECENTLY THIS MORNING , BRUNO'S ON FEELING, UM I'VE SPENT ALMOST TWO DECADES HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH SMALL BUSINESSES. IS THAT THE OWNER? IT'S HARD FOR THE OWNER TO DETACH FROM THAT BUSINESS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT AND IMPERATIVE THAT THE OWNER DETACHES TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN AND GROW THEIR BUSINESS. SO TODAY. I AM VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MY ORGANIZATION BREATHE CONSULTING LLC AND ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND LIFT FUND HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO BRING THE GROWN NOW. BEAUMONT ACCELERATOR, A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM. TO BEAUMONT AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN PART THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE U . S SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SBS GRANT ON TUESDAY, JUNE 20TH. WE WILL KICK OFF THIS NEW PROGRAM IN DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT AND EDISON PLAZA HOSTED BY OUR FRIENDS HANCOCK WITH ME DURING THE WEEK, 20 SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR AREA WILL BE TRAINED. ON THE BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS BRANDING DIGITAL MARKETING SALES STRATEGY. AND BUSINESS FINANCIALS AND FUNDING . THIS PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFY LIFT FUNDS OFFICIAL PRESENCE IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS A LENDING RESOURCE STAR. SMALL BUSINESSES JUST A LITTLE ABOUT LIFT FUN. IT IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FOUNDED IN 1994 THAT SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES. WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO CAPITAL THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS LOANS AT NO AND NO COST CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR THEIR DREAMS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIVE FUND PROVIDES A HAND UP TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SO THAT THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO SUCCEED.
PROVIDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN MICRO AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO DIVERT HARDWORKING ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE 96% SUCCESSFUL REPAYMENT RATE. FOR EVERY $1 LENS. THERE IS A POSITIVE ECONOMIC RETURN OF $14 DAILY. THOUSANDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS ARE DENIED CAPITAL AND TAP INTO HIGH INTEREST RATE DEBT AND PREDATORY LENDERS. THAT COURSE COSTS MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD. WE BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A COMPANY SUCCESSFULLY WITH CAPITAL NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND, RACE, ETHNICITY. SEXUAL IDENTITY OR GEOGRAPHY LIVE FUND PROVIDES DIRECT CAPITAL TO CLIENTS, INCLUDING SB A MICROLOANS S P A COMMUNITY ADVANTAGE S P A 504 LOANS. E D A LOANS IN OUR 15TH STATE FOOTPRINT. THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A SMALL BUSINESSES IN BEAUMONT AND STOP THESE TEXAS CAN I JUST FINISH A COUPLE OF MORE SENTENCES? IS THAT, OKAY? IT IS TOO OFTEN THAT WE SEE OUR BUSINESSES CLOSED AND WE MUST COME TOGETHER TO ASSESS THEIR NEEDS TO SAVE, SUSTAIN AND GROW OUR BUSINESSES ON SATURDAY, JUNE 20/4, WE WILL HAVE A GRADUATION TO CELEBRATE ALL BUSINESSES WHO COMPLETED THIS INAUGURAL. PROGRAM AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF CITY COUNCIL TO ATTEND AND CONGRATULATE THESE ENTREPRENEURS ON THEIR COMMITMENT AND INVESTMENT IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR BUSINESS. THAT CONTRIBUTES TO OUR HEALTHY ECONOMY. I WILL PERSONALLY SEND ALL OF YOU INVITATIONS AND WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOUR FACES THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALBERT HARRISON, 12 40 ASHLEY BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON MIRROR. CITY COUNCIL CITY IS THERE OTHER CONCERNED CITIZENS. AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY. I DON'T KNOW REALLY WHERE TO BEGIN, BUT I WAS THOUGHT BY SAYING. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ON A JUNDI
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ACTIVITY. JUNETEENTH IS A VERY IMPORTANT DAY. TO ME. IT'S MY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU. I NEVER WORRIED ABOUT THAT PARTY ON MY BIRTHDAY. THE MAIN THING I. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON I HAVEN'T PULLED IT, READ THE ARTICLE. BUT I THINK THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS THAT MAKES SENSE PERTAINING TO THE HOMELESS ISSUE OF THEM ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN OR PUT TOGETHER THE SEVEN ACRES SOMEWHERE. NEAR HIGHWAY 1 24 SOMEWHERE I SEE PROBLEMS WITH THAT I WILL NOT GOING TO DISCUSSION OR DETAILS AS TO PROBLEMS I SEE ON THAT ISSUE RIGHT NOW. THE MAIN ISSUE I WISH TO DISCUSS AND TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW, IS THAT AS A SENIOR CITIZEN. THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.OFFERS. A DISCOUNT ON YOUR WATER BILL. PERSONALLY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE OF MY AGE OR WHAT, BUT IF I DON'T SEE SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GETTING IT OR NOT. I NO. THE CITY'S WATER BILL COMES OUT. SEE, I FELT THE APPLICATION THEY SING. I'M GETTING A X NUMBER OF DOLLARS 20 SOME OF THE DOLLAR DEDUCTION BECAUSE OF OUR SENIOR CITIZEN. I DON'T SEE THAT ON MY BILL. ANY OTHER BILL I RECEIVED ? IT HAS CREDITS MINUS NOW, THINGS THAT THAT NATURE SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WHAT I DON'T SEE? I DON'T BELIEVE I DON'T KNOW. I'M GIVING IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. EDDIE ALLEN 96 95 GROSS. BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON TO CITY MANAGER, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. AND TO EVERYONE, SENIOR CITIZEN THAT HAS STOOD HERE BEFORE ME. THE WATER BILL. I DID SPEAK ON LAST WEEK THAT IT TOOK OVER A YEAR TO GET AND IT IS HARD TO FOLLOW. HOWEVER WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS YOU HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT'S ON EASTERN STANDARD TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T GET ANYBODY CLOSER BECAUSE I PAY MY BILLS LATE AT NIGHT, AND IF YOU PAY IT LATE AND ITS OWN EASTERN STANDARD TIME, THEN GUESS WHAT.
YOU GOT A LATE FEE AND I'VE BEEN SUBJECTED TO THAT. UH AND HOWEVER, WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT THAT WAS LATER DISCUSSED, AND I GUESS THAT'S AFTER CITIZENS COMPLAINED, BUT THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT I HOPE CAN BE RESOLVED THROUGH COMMUNICATION AS WELL AS HAVING CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 3, 31 30 OR WHATEVER. I LIKE THREE O'CLOCK BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE CAN COME, SO I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW, COMING TOWARDS THIS BUDGET YEAR, YOU'LL THINK ABOUT PEOPLE OTHER THAN THEN. RETIRED PEOPLE THAT CAN PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENTAL , UH, ISSUES. ONE OF THE THINGS IS WHEN WE WERE CALLED UP TO THE PODIUM, AND I NOTICED THE YOUNG LADY DIDN'T PUT HER ADDRESS AND I'VE DONE THAT TOO BEFORE, BUT I'M ASKING IF THE CITIZENS HAVE TO DO THEIR ADDRESS WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED FOR EACH ONE OF YOU SO THAT CITIZENS WILL KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE OR WHAT WARD YOU REPRESENT. WHY NOT? PUT YOUR ADDRESS. I MEAN, IT'S NO SECRET. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M ASKING FOR. I'VE HAD A GUNSHOT IN MY WINDOW. IT'S OKAY TO PUT MY ADDRESS BECAUSE IF THEY SHOT ONE TIME, OKAY. THEY KNOW WHERE I LIVE, AND THAT WAS NEVER INVESTIGATED, BUT I'M NOT AFRAID . THE OTHER THING IS WE TALK ABOUT SECTIONS 551 OR 87. AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH, UM, OPEN RECORDS. AND I NOTICED THIS GEMSTONE CASTLE SHELL. WE'VE NEVER BEEN EXPLAINED AS CITIZENS , AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE GET TO BE PRIVY TO KNOW WHAT THESE PROJECTS OR BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YOU PUT IT ON THE OPEN RECORD AGENDA AND THEN GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND BECAUSE THESE, UM GOVERNMENTAL SECTIONS ALLOW YOU TO DO CLOSE IF YOU WANT TO. THEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE STILL NOT BEING TRANSPARENT. YOU'RE LEAVING US OUT, AND WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE PUT OUR TRUST IN YOU , BUT WE SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF EXPLANATION. IF YOU'RE READING THIS AGENDA, WHO KNOWS WHAT SECTION 551072 YEARS IS? SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. ANOTHER THING IS CHANGE ORDER. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST TIME, SO IT LOOKS LIKE CONSISTENT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF SUPPLY CHAIN OR WHATEVER CHANGE ORDERS. WHY CAN'T WE GET THESE CONTRACTORS TO KNOW AND TO STICK TO THEIR ISSUES OF GETTING WHATEVER IT
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TAKES? TO DO WHATEVER THE AGREEMENT IS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE . HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR YOU. ALRIGHT NOW IT'S TIME FOR CITY COUNCIL[COUNCIL COMMENTS]
MEMBERS COMMENTS AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN DURIO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST OFF. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT YESTERDAY WAS THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION OF MEGA EVERS. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT. UM BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WENT THROUGH AND DID FOR US TO HAVE THE RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE TODAY. ALSO WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS PAST WEEKEND THERE WAS A SHOOTING IN WAR FOUR AT ALICE KEITH PARK. AND, UH, POLICE ARE THEY'RE ASKING FOR HELP AS IT DID ANYONE THAT HAVE VIDEOS OR HAS ANY INFORMATION TO CONTACT THEM. IT'S UM THIS IS YOUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE HAVE TO. UM WE NEED HELP. IF THEY NEED HELP.YOU SHOULD HELP THEM SO WE CAN GET THIS FIGURED OUT. FIND OUT WHO DID THIS. SOMEONE LOST THEIR LIFE. 50 YEAR OLD MAN LOST HIS LIFE AND HE WAS BASICALLY A BYSTANDER. SO IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING, I THINK THE NUMBER IS 4 93 81234 GIVE HIM A CALL. ALSO IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON HAVING THESE LARGE GATHERINGS AND IN CITY PARKS, IT WOULD BE GOOD IF YOU WOULD CONTACT THE POLICE AHEAD OF TIME. I DON'T KNOW THAT WAY THEY CAN COME BY A LITTLE MORE OFTEN. JUST JUST ARRIVED BY AND CHECK AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOING OKAY. SO JUST SO THEY CAN HAVE A PRESENCE AND SHOW THEMSELVES TO BE THERE. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE MY AMERICAN LEGION POST DORA MILLER 8 17 ON THEIR 70/5 ANNIVERSARY. RIGHT, EVERYONE OUT TO THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION, UH, SATURDAY FROM 3 TO 8 GOT A LOT GOING ON Y'ALL. IT WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK PUT IN BY STAFF AND COUNCILMAN TURNER AND CITY MANAGER AND SO Y'ALL COME ON OUT AND ENJOY IT, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. DURIO. COUNCILMAN GET. THANK YOU. MAYOR HOPE EVERYBODY SURVIVED THE STORM WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE, AND, UH, THAT YOU HAVE YOUR ELECTRICITY BACK HERE IN BEAUMONT. SO MANY PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BY THAT. AH YEAH, I KNOW. PEOPLE WERE UPSET THAT IT WAS TAKEN SO LONG TO GET THEIR POWER BACK ON. UH WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IS THAT THAT STORM KIND OF CAME UP FAST AND ENERGY DID BRING IN A LOT OF CREWS FROM OUT OF STATE AND STARTED UP IN HARDIN COUNTY AND WHERE THEY REALLY HAD MORE DAMAGE. I THINK THERE'S PEOPLE STILL WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AND HARDENED COUNTY. BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK MOST PEOPLE HAVE THEIR LIGHTS BACK ON IN BEAUMONT, UH, WANT TO ALSO THANK THE, UH. MAYOR YOURSELF AND COUNCILMAN DURIO FOR GETTING OUT IN FRONT OF THAT ISSUE AT THAT HAPPENED IN ALICE SKATEPARK SAW THAT Y'ALL PARTICIPATED IN A PRESS CONFERENCE AND ASKED FOR PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD THAT THE SAUDI THING AND, UH, THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE A PROACTIVE RESPONSE BY THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THE LAST THING I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR SERVICE FOR THEIR LONGEVITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TURNER. HOLD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS A CITY MANAGER STATED DATA ONES WHO MAKE THIS THING GO TO THE DAY TODAY, AND I APPRECIATE IT AND I WANT TO DO A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO SOUTH END DATE CHARTS AND PAULA PARK. I GO OUT THERE EVERY YEAR, AND IT JUST FEELS GOOD TO SEE COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE HER THIS CULTURE AND JUST SIMPLY HAVE A GOOD TIME. I WAS ABLE TO HOST THE FUNDRAISER THIS WEEKEND. IT WAS CALLED IN AND SUNDRESSES AND THE BROTHERS OF OMEGA SCI FI RES MULTIPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND GAVE OUT SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR YOUTH, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SOMETIMES YOU CAN PARTY WITH A PURPOSE. I WOULD BE LOVED TRACK WILL HAVE, UH, SUNDAY. I MEAN, WE HAVE A SATURDAY FUN DAY THIS SATURDAY FROM 9 TO 6. AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS INVITED.
IT'LL BE KIDS PARTICIPATING IN TRACK FROM ALL OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THEY'LL HAVE GAMES MUSIC , FOOD TRUCKS, THE WHOLE NINE. IT'S FROM 9 TO 6 JUNETEENTH. AS YOU KNOW MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY. IT WOULD TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY AND HIS CASTLEMAN DARIO STATED. STAFF HAS WORKED EXTREMELY HARD AND WE SAY IT ALL THE TIME. WE SAY IT'S NOT NOTHING TO DO IN BEAUMONT, BUT WE HAVE MULTIPLE EVENTS GOING ON SATURDAY, SO I'M PRETTY SURE SOMEONE CAN FIND PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING TO DO TO STAFF. MR WILLIAMS, CAN I GET A COPY OF THE CAT ORDINANCE SENT TO ME? AH! I KNOW WE HAVE
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HUNDREDS OF ORDINANCES. SOME OF THESE ORDINANCES WERE CAME ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT THINGS TO SEE IF WE CAN REVISIT THEM SO SOMEONE CAN EMAIL ME THAT ORDINANCE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. AND ALSO, I WOULD LIKE VERIFICATION TO KNOW I'M NOT A SENIOR CITIZENS, SO THEY DON'T SHOW THEM MY WATER BILL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ON WATER BILLS IF THE DISCOUNT ACTUALLY SHOWS I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW? YOU KNOW YOU COULD SAY IT, BUT I'M ONE OF THEM PEOPLE. I WANT TO SEE IT TO MYSELF PHYSICALLY, SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS ON THE WATER BILL. NEXT LEE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN? CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE SALARY STUDY? I WOULD LIKE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN GET OUT. WE CAN GET UPDATE ON THE DOWNTOWN PLAYING. AND CAN WE POSSIBLY NO TIMELINES WITH THE TURDS AND OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THINGS WE DISCUSSED THE VACANT BUILDING THE VACANT BUILDINGS SPECIFICALLY DOWNTOWN THAT WE DISCUSS AND OTHER PROBLEMS POSSIBLE REVENUE SOURCES. AH I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS, BUT I DO THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT HARD TIMELINES ON WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO EXCEED TO GET A FOLLOW UP ON THEM. SO I'M ACTUALLY IF WE CAN GET TIMELINES AND AN UPDATE ON ALL THESE PLANS THAT ARE GOING A LOT OF COMMUNITY IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PLANS. BUT I LIKE WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME I COULD GIVE YOU A ROUGH INSTRUMENT OF WHEN IT WILL BE PRODUCED. SO I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND LASTLY , UH, WE'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF WORK WITH BAR OWNERS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. UH ME, COUNCILMAN GETS HAD A MEETING AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE WE COULD SEND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL UPDATE. UM WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE PROPOSED SO EVERYBODY CAN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT WE HAD SOME ISSUES WHERE AT NIGHTTIME AND NIGHTLIFE. WE HAD SOME SHOOTINGS AND POSSIBLE THINGS TAKE PLACE, AND WE WERE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TONIGHT LIKE TASK FORCE. I THINK MOST OF THE GROUP WORK IS DONE. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KIND OF LET THE COUNCIL KNOW AND SEE HOW EVERYBODY FEELS ABOUT THE OVERALL PLAN MOVING FORWARD, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FELL. SHAW JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. YOU MAKE US BETTER AND STRONGER BECAUSE OF YOUR INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN GOODWIN. SAMUEL THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR HIS RESPONSE TO SOME QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR PARK ABOUT MAGNOLIA POOL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT THE MAGNOLIA POOL WOULD NOT BE OPENING. BUT I DID FIND OUT.THAT IS BECAUSE OF SOME UH HUH. HISTORICAL PROBLEMS THAT EXISTED. AND I UNDERSTAND NOW WE'RE MOVING TOWARD TRYING TO GET THOSE RECTIFIED. HOWEVER, IT . DOES KIND OF BOTHERED ME THAT , UH, WE DID NOT FIND THAT OUT UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR THE POOLS TO BE UTILIZED. HOWEVER I DID FIND THAT BECAUSE OF, UH AND INSPECTION AND SOME INVESTIGATIONS. THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT HAD TO BE DONE AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO GET THOSE THINGS DONE BEFORE OPENING. SO WITH THAT, UM I HOPE THAT THE CITY STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS OF GETTING SOME TYPE OF WATER UTILITIES OR, UH, JUMP EASE OR SOMETHING OUT IN THE PARK. THAT WOULD ALLOW THE YOUNG PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE SUMMER AND ENJOY THE PARK AND ENJOY WATER AT THE PARKS.
UM, I THINK. AFTER A LONG YEAR OF SCHOOL. THE KIDS DESERVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO AT THE PARKS, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED SOME THINGS OF BEING CONSIDERED. UNLIKE FOR US TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY WITH THAT , BECAUSE NOW IS THE TIME THAT THEY ARE FREE, AND WE WANT TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SOME THINGS THAT UP KIDS LIKE TO DO IN THE SUMMER. AND, UM. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I DID FIND FROM AND I THANK YOU, MR WILLIAMS FOR LOOKING INTO IT, BUT THERE IS A CITIZEN THAT DID NOT KNOW WHAT ALTERNATIVES. UH THEY HAD TO A DECISION THAT WAS MADE TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS . UH AND REALLY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND.
UH, SOME ISSUES ARE APPEALABLE TO, UH TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT ARE APPEALABLE DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL. UM IT'S ONE THING TO SAY THAT WE INFORM THE AH CITIZEN. BUT IN
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PRACTICE, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH CITIZEN THAT HAS GONE BEFORE A BOARD OR COMMISSION AND BEEN REJECTED. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING IN WRITING THAT WILL TELL THEM WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE, IF THEY'VE EXHAUSTED THE OPTIONS WITHIN THE CITY. THEN WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SAID THAT WAS SHOW THEM THAT THEY HAVE AN OPTION OUTSIDE THE CITY AND THAT MAYBE THROUGH COURT EVEN THOUGH WE HOPE THAT WE CAN RESOLVE ISSUES, BUT THEY NEED TO KNOW IF THEY'VE REACHED ALL OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CITY SO THAT THEY CAN THEN MOVE FORWARD. IN IDENTIFYING ANOTHER MEANS OF ADDRESSING OUR CONCERN. AND AGAIN, I SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF, MR. MANAGER UM, FOR YOUR EFFORTS TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO OUR CITIZENS, THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN SOMETHING'S OR NOT. EFFICIENT OR NOT RESPONSIVE ENOUGH. AND FOR US TO BE UPON THE SUMMER SEASON. WITHOUT SWIMMING POOL WITH ONE SWIMMING POOL THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. THAT'S MY OPINION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. SAMUEL COUNCILMAN NEIL THANK YOU, MAYOR FIRST, LIKE THE SECOND GRADUATIONS TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE RECOGNIZED TODAY FOR THEIR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. UM SECOND THING, MR MANAGER HERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE HAD A WORKSHOP ON THE HOMELESS SITUATION AND ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WAS FLOATED AROUND WITH HAVING A HOMELESS CAMP. UM THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT HERE THE LAST WEEK OR SO THAT UM, WE'RE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS GOING IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION.AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD HAVE A WORKSHOP AS A COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THAT ITEM AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS A LITTLE BIT BETTER DEFINED, AND I DO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN GET ON THE CONCEPT BEHIND THAT. I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THAT WOULD HELP US WITH, BUT I THINK THAT WE JUST NEED TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE ENTIRE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS MORE ABOUT THE LOCATION SPECIFICALLY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN NEIL COUNCILMAN SAMUEL. THERE'S ONE ADDITIONAL CONCERN. I DID RIGHT. I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE YOUNG LADY WITH THE CATS. UM I HAPPENED TO OPERATE A BUSINESS IN THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT AND ONE OF THE REMEDIES THAT YOU MAY HAVE AVAILABLE TO YOU IS THROUGH ANIMAL CONTROL, THEY WILL COME OUT AND PLACE. TRAPS FOR THE KIDS, AND THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT'S CONSIDERED, UM . I DO BELIEVE WE DO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH CATS RUNNING FREE AND EVERYBODY DOESN'T FEEL THE SAME WAY BECAUSE THERE I HAD A PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL GO AND FEED CATS PUT OUT FOOD FOR CATS THAT RUN LOOSE THAT IS HUMANE. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I TO KNOW WHAT COMES WITH THAT, UH, WHEN FLEA SEASON PLEASE GETTING IN HOUSES. I UNDERSTAND THAT, JUST LIKE WITH DOGS, THE WASTE BEING LEFT IN YOUR YARD WHEN YOU TRY TO WANT TO GO OUT AND ENJOY YOUR YOUR SO THERE ARE SOME REMEDIES. UM UM, I THINK THERE'S BEEN A CALL FOR A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE TO LOOK AT. BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT THAT'S IN PLACE NOW THAT CAN GIVE SOME RELIEF AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE CULPRIT FOR ASKING FOR TRAPS TO BE SET OUT FOR THESE CATS. THIS RUNNING FREE, BUT I'LL VISIT WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SAMUEL. CITY ATTORNEY. I HAVE A FEW THINGS. FIRST TO ADDRESS UH , THE CITIZEN IS ALAN AS IT RELATES TO ITEMS THAT ARE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THE WAY IT'S POSTED SECTION 551.087. RELATES DIRECTLY TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE IT IS A NEGOTIATION. UM THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED, UM, ARE ALSO BEING DISCUSSED WITH OTHER ENTITIES OR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL AND SO TO GIVE OR TO NOT GIVE AWAY. OUR CITIES ARE NEGOTIATING PLATFORM . UM THEY ARE DISCUSSING EXECUTIVE SESSION WHEN, WHEN AND IF THOSE PROJECTS ARE AWARDED TO THE CITY, THEY ARE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION IN THE FORM OF A PUBLIC HEARING OR
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WORKSHOP. UM PRESENTATION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC AND FOR COUNSEL TO CONSIDERATION AS A BODY AND AS A WHOLE, BUT WHILE THEY ARE IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS, THEY ARE POSTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOT GIVING AWAY THE CITY'S ADVANTAGE IN ANY TIME YOU SEE HEADING POSTED THE FOLLOWING , UM, SECTION AFTERWARDS IS A SECTION THAT RELATES DIRECTLY TO THAT SECTION FOR YOU TO LOOK UP. SO EVEN IN THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE WITH A DOWNTOWN HOTEL SECTION THAT BY 5.072 SECTIONS, DEALS WITH THE PURCHASE AND EXCHANGE OF LISA PROPERTY, SO THE HEADING ALWAYS FOLLOWS THE LAW IN WHICH IT REFERENCES. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE MY CONTACT NUMBER. WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS OR FOR ANY CITIZEN. YOU CAN EMAIL ME AND I'M HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU AS WELL. UM NEXT, OUR VERY OWN GORDON WILLIAMS, WHO IS IN THE BACK, AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE HIM TO COME OUT GARDEN. WILL YOU COME OUT SO EVERYONE CAN SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE? GORDON WILLIAMS. HE IS THE LAMAR UNIVERSITY TELEVISION NEWS STATION OPERATION MANAGER. THERE'S GORDON. GORDON GORDON WILL BE RECEIVING A CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION ON JUNE 16TH FROM 4 TO 6 BY REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN BABIN AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY THEATER FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENT IN MEDIA RELATED TO HIS BLACK EXPERIENCE IN HISTORY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGION, MOST NOTABLY THE EXAMPLE AND THEY WILL TALK ABOUT US THE CHART IMPALA STORY, BOTH OF WHICH OVERSEES STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CLAIM THE ACCOMMODATION WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE EIGHTIES. YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEAUMONT RACE RISE IN 1943, AND THIS IS HOME GROWN RIGHT HERE IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. WE HAVE HISTORY IN THE MAKING. WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF GORDON. HE I KNOW HE HATES THIS, BUT BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEE AND RECOGNIZE AND GET PEOPLE, THEIR FLOWERS AND THEIR DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GORDON. AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A COUNCIL AND MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE DAYS HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. UM YOU KNOW, FATHER SAYS A DADDY'S GIRL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME BY DOING A TIME WHEN WE NOTICE HOW SHORT LIFE IS AND HOW PRECIOUS THOSE MOMENTS ARE. I KNOW THAT I HOPE I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE SPENDING THAT TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, IMPORTING SOME WISDOM WITH YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS TAKING THEM ALL. TO FLORIDA AND SHARING THOSE MEMORIES AND A BIG SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY DADDY. THE BEST DADDY IN THE WORLD. RONALD BASSETT.OKAY AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY. PUBLIC WORKS. DIRECTOR, PLEASE, MR BYRNE.
THANK YOU. LIKE TO CONGRATULATE GORDON, ALSO AND ALSO STATE. HE'S AN EXCELLENT SALSA DANCE INSTRUCTOR. I JUST LIKE TO CONGRATULATE GORDON AS WELL AND TO WISH MY 86 YEAR OLD DAD HAPPY FATHER'S DAY. CITY MANAGER. YES MAYOR. FEW THINGS AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS STAFF OR WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT THEIR RECKONING RECOGNIZED FOR BOTH MONTHS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE LONG TERM EMPLOYEES LIKE WE DO. MOST CITIES DON'T HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE TENURE IN A CITY LIKE THEY DO SO. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT. AH NOT TOO NOT. TOO MIXING WHAT COUNSELORS MAKE COMMENTS ON BUT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, AND WHENEVER YOU MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE ON YOUR ISSUES, OR WHATEVER PROBLEM YOU'D STATE SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT YOU SO MAKE SURE WE HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. SO WE DO CONTACT EITHER SOLVE YOUR ISSUE OR TO GET MORE INFORMATION . AND LASTLY, I JUST LIKE TO STAY. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COUNCIL. I BILL PASSING. WE GOT NOTIFICATION AND THAT WE'RE BILL PASSED THE LEGISLATURE TODAY FOR THE HOTEL. A BILL THERE, BILL 50 31. I GET NUMBER MIXED UP. IT CHANGED ANYWAY. CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU, SIR. YES THANK YOU, CITY MAN, AND I WANT TO ALSO CONGRATULATE ALL OUR EMPLOYEES AND GORDON AS WELL. THAT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND UH, I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT JP LOCKS FOOTBALL CAMP IS THIS SATURDAY FROM NINE TO NOON, AND IT IS IT IS FREE IS PLAYS IN THE NFL. HE IS FROM BEAUMONT. OTHER NFL PLAYERS WILL BE THERE. THERE WAS A REGISTRATION PERIOD, BUT HE HAS PUT IT OUT THAT IT IS OPEN TO SHOW UP ABOUT 30 MINUTES EARLY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. IT'S GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO,
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UH, GO TO THE FOOTBALL CAMP, BUT ALSO GET TO SEE A BUNCH OF NFL PLAYERS, WHICH IS WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. AND WE ARE CERTAINLY REMINDED FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH THE WEATHER THAT CAME THROUGH AND THE POWER OUTAGE THAT BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS , LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE AND CHECK WITH THEM IN SUCH TIMES, AND CERTAINLY THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE . THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE MORE MEDICALLY FRAGILE OR OLDER. THAT POWER OUTAGES CAN HAVE A BIGGER EFFECT ON SO PLEASE BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. I WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE TO BRING TO ATTENTION. A COUPLE OF ITEMS LIKE TO FOR US TO INVESTIGATE AN ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE TO REVIEW A LOT OF THE ORDINANCES BECAUSE, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF ORDINANCES AND WITHIN SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OLDER ONES THAT MAY NEED TO BE REVIEWED. AND MAYBE IF WE CAN HAVE VARIOUS COMMITTEES REVIEWING DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES THAT'S PRETTY INVOLVED, AND, UH, ALSO SOME CITY COUNCIL EFFICIENCIES AND POSSIBLY MOVING THAT TIME FOR THAT TO BE ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE REVIEW SOON AND I CERTAINLY THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PRESENCE TODAY AND FOR THE DISCUSSIONS. SO WE ARE NOW RECESSED* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.