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WE'RE NOT READY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. TODAY'S
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DATE TUESDAY, AUGUST 8TH 2023. TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY FATHER STEVEN LES CHEZ OF ST JUDE VARIOUS CATHOLIC CHURCH IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE SILENCE THEIR PHONES YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. GRACIOUS GOD, WE ASK YOUR PROTECTION BLESSING. AS WE GATHER HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO PONDER THE GOALS AND WELL BEING OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. GIVE US AN OPEN MIND TODAY AND HELP US TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE NEEDS OF ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. GIVE US A SPIRIT OF SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER. IN A SPIRIT OF FAIRNESS. GIVE US A SPIRIT OF EQUITY IN THE SPIRIT OF COMPASSION. LET US ALWAYS BE MINDFUL OF THE NEEDS OF THE LEAST IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MIGHT BE OVERLOOKED OR FORGOTTEN OR WHO DO NOT HAVE A STRONG VOICE OF THEIR OWN. GIVE OUR COMMUNITY BEAUMONT SAFE AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY OF BEAUMONT SAFE AND HEALTHY TODAY. AND ALWAYS GIVE US GUIDANCE DURING THIS HEATWAVE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. A BURDEN THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US. GIVE US A SPIRIT OF OPENNESS AND OPTIMISM . AS WE FACE THE FUTURE HELP US TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE MANY GIFTS YOU HAVE GIVEN US. MADE PEACE AND GOODWILL REIGN IN OUR HEARTS. AMEN. YES. A PLEASURE. LEAVE YOU. INVISIBLE. YES. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR WEST PRESENT . TIM TURNER. REMEMBER DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW, PRESIDENT SAMUEL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER, NEIL THANK YOU, THANK YOU. TODAY WE DON'T HAVE ANY[PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA/CONSENT]
PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS OR RECOGNITIONS. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. YOU MAY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND REGULAR AGENDA. ADAMS 1334 HAS ALREADY BEEN HEARD IN PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT AT THIS TIME. CITIZENS MAY ALSO SPEAK ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN, BUT YOU WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ONCE WE WILL ALSO OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END OF THIS MEETING. AH THE CHAOS WHERE YOU'RE NOT USING TODAY, SO WE'RE USING A GREEN SHEET. SO HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY GREEN SHEETS? YES, SIR. WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED YOU COME UP TO THE MIC. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. PLEASE SAY YOUR ADDRESS CITY AND STATE WHEN YOU WALK UP OKAY. TONY CARRIER. CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME A SECOND? YOU'RE MIKE'S NOT ON. OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. I JUST CAME TO BE A BLESSING TODAY.FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT THAT. IT WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING WITH MY GUESTS FOR THE HOMELESS COALITION THAT WE HAD. IT WAS VERY PROGRESSIVE AND VERY, UM, PROMISING. I FELT THAT IT WAS VERY VERY IT WAS A GOOD JOB, YOU KNOW, AND I ALSO WANTED TO COME UP AND JUST I PERSONALLY APOLOGIZE TO HIM. AND HE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY. BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, NOT THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, BUT WHEN I WAS HERE, AND I HAD A SITUATION GOING ON IN MY OWN PERSONAL LIFE, AND YOU KNOW, HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE, UM YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY, BECAUSE I FELT I IT'S NEVER MY INTENT TO BE RUDE OF HER FEELINGS, YOU KNOW, AND I FEEL LIKE THE WAY I DELIVERED IT. I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE, BUT I CAME BEARING GIFTS. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING FIRST ASK YOU, IS IT, UM FROM MY COUNSELOR, DURIO? UM I KNOW IT'S AN ORDINANCE TO CUT GRASS RIGHT FOR YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT TRUE SO I HAVE A NEIGHBOR. HE'S REALLY, REALLY HE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 90. HE GETS OUT THERE AND HE CUTS HIS GRASS. UM IT'S STILL IN EFFECT. I MEAN, DO THEY HAVE A LITTLE MERCY? BECAUSE OF THE HEAT? DO THEY STILL HAVE TO CUT THEIR GRASS? REGARDLESS YOU KNOW, WITH THE WEATHER BEING THE
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WAY IT IS HE SAID, UH, SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO DO. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME IS TONY, BUT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND TO POSTED ITEMS. BUT IF YOU NEED TO, YOU CAN TALK. OKAY OKAY. WELL, ANYWAY, I JUST CAN'T BEARING FRUIT. I BROUGHT SOME COOKIES FOR ALL THE MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY HIM BECAUSE THE MAYOR, HE'S HE'S NEVER TASTED THEM, AND I'M GOING TO REMEMBER BART AND I'M GONNA REMEMBER CHRIS AND I'M GOING TO REMEMBER JUNE ELLIS AND DEFINITELY MY FRIEND. YOU YOU'LL REMEMBER EVERYBODY ELSE GETS GOOD AND LOOK THE MANAGER, PLEASE, PLEASE GIVE HIM ONE BECAUSE I BEG OF YOU TO GIVE HIM ONE BECAUSE I BROUGHT CHRIS THREE BECAUSE HIS WIFE WILL KILL HIM. AND I HOPE MY NIECE LOREDANA SHERWOOD DON'T HEAR THIS BECAUSE SHE WILL KILL ME BECAUSE I THINK IT'S HER BIRTHDAY AND I HAVE TO BRING HER SOME COOKIES, OKAY? THAT'S MY TIME. INTERESTING YOURSELF. HMM. HMM. HMM.THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HMM. CHARLIE GRAB. THERE HE IS. I THOUGHT HE WAS HE LEFT. BUT I WENT FROM LEFT. HMM. THANK YOU, MR BROUSSARD. OH, YEAH. GOOD GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WEST AND, UH, COUNSEL AND STAFF IS ANOTHER NICE HOT DAY IN BEAUMONT. I UH, SIT THROUGH THE, UH THE BUDGET PRESENTATION, AND THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING. TARA I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STAY AND HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION. WATCHING VIDEO, YEAH, OKAY. I HEARD A SOME ITEMS THAT GOT MY ATTENTION TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. I'VE NOTICED, UH, WELL, THANK OUR TREES ON CITY PROPERTY THAT THAT'S SITTING RIGHT AT THE CURB, ESPECIALLY OVER ON AVENUE C AND CARTWRIGHT. THERE'S A BIG OLD MM TREE THAT SPLIT. THERE'S TWO TRUNKS, ONE GOING OVER THE STREET AND RUN ONE GOING OVER A HOUSE THAT I'M INTERESTED IN IN LIKE, LOOK, BOTH LOOK PRECARIOUS . AND I'VE HAD CONTACT IN THE CITY AND THEY SAY THEY DO NOT CUT TREES AND A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I NOTICED HIM OUT ON 23RD STREET. ABOUT THE, UH EIGHT. 700 BLOCK AND THEY HAD A NICE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, AND THEY CUT A TREE RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE STREET AND ANIMAL RELEASES. UH THE RELEASE OF FERAL CATS IS JUST OUT OF THE QUESTION. THAT'S THAT'S A NUISANCE. LET THE CATS BACK IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN YOU TRAP THEM AND GIVEN GIVING THEM TO THE CITY TO TAKE CARE OF THEM, BUT NO, THEY THEY SPAYED OR NEW REM AND SAY, WELL, GOING TO SEND THEM BACK TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NUISANCE. WELL WHY DON'T WE DO THAT? TWO DOGS? THEY'RE PRETTY NICE, MR PEARL DOGS COME BACK THE NEIGHBORHOOD. LET'S SEE . OKAY LESS MEETING I MENTIONED , UH, PARK STREET AT WASHINGTON . UH BOULEVARD INTERSECTION, NEEDING A NO ASPHALT PATCH. AND AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING LAST WEEK, I DROVE PAST INTERSECTING AND BEHOLD, THE PATCH HAD BEEN PUT DOWN. JUST ASKING. YOU SHALL RECEIVE ONE OF MY AFTER NEWS STREETS. P VITO GOT A NICE LONG PATCH ON ON THE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET. P VITO GOT A LITTLE PUBLICITY TV A WEEK AGO DUE TO CHANGING THE ZONING OWNER ON ACREAGE ON MAJOR TO MULTI FAMILY FROM SIGNAL FAMILY CONNECTING STREET. BURBANK IS ABUSED WITH TRASH BEING DUMPED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET WEEKLY DIDN'T CITY NEEDS TO
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DESIGNATE THE STREET? AN OFFICIAL DUMBS ON THANK YOU. THANK YOU LISTENING. GIVE ME THREE MORE MINUTES. SAM MARSHAWN 43 75 THOMAS LANE BY MY TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR COUNCIL. UM IN JUST OVER A WEEK. I'M GOING TO BE HEADING OFF TO COLLEGE. AS I LEAVE BEAUMONT. I'M GOING TO BRING WITH ME A VERY VALUABLE SET OF LESSONS. ON THE STATE OF THE CITY. FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF A YOUNG PERSON. MY ODYSSEY WITH B, I S D WAS CHRONICLED IN THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE. AND, UH, MY RECENT OPINION PIECE HAS BEEN THEIR WEBSITES MOST POPULAR ARTICLE SINCE ITS RELEASE. I WILL REITERATE HERE. THE CENTRAL POINT THAT I MADE IN IT, BEAUMONT AS A CITY IS DOOMED TO FAILURE UNLESS WE AS A COMMUNITY TAKE ACTION TO RECTIFY THE RAMPANT CORRUPTION AND INCOMPETENCE THAT RUNS BY SD. FOR TOO LONG, THE CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO HIDE BEHIND THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTION IT HAS IN THE GOVERNMENTAL INDEPENDENCE OF BEAUMONT. I S D FROM THE CITY WHILE LEGALLY THIS IS COMPLETELY TRUE, IT IS FUNCTIONALLY USELESS . IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND OURS AS COMMUNITY LEADERS TO PRESSURE AND GUIDE B I S D. LONG THE PATH TO REDEMPTION TO BRING ABOUT A B I S D THAT DOESN'T LAUNCH WHICH HUNTS AGAINST STUDENTS LIKE ME THAT SPEAK OUT TO BE. I S D THAT HAS MORE THAN 26% OF STUDENTS PASSING STATE EXAMS. A B, I S SEE THAT NO LONGER MAKES HEADLINES FOR DEADLY VIOLENCE IN ITS SCHOOLS AND BE I SEE THAT DOESN'T PERSECUTE DISSENT. THIS IS THE B . I SEE THAT THE ENTIRE CITY DESERVES AND IF WE DO NOT HAVE SAFE QUALITY SCHOOLS, OUR COMMUNITY WILL DECLINE INTO NOTHINGNESS. AS I STATED IN THE BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE. THE SEEDS FOR SUCCESS ARE THERE BUT THE DISTRICT MUST STOP WATERING THEM WITH BATTERY ACID. THE CURRENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN THIS CITY IS SERIOUSLY STUNTING ITS GROWTH . I IMPLORE YOU TO WORK SMARTER , NOT HARDER. SPENDING MILLIONS REDEVELOPING DOWNTOWN INTO THE VIBRANT HUB. IT CAN BE IS A DEFINITE PRIORITY, BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY ABSOLUTELY USELESS IF NO ONE WILL MOVE HERE TO INHABIT IT, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT PUT THEIR KIDS IN SCHOOL. I HAVE AN HONORED TO WORK TO GET TO WORK WITH THE CITY OVER THE LAST YEAR. I CANNOT THANK ENOUGH ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER MILES HAYNES FIRST EXCELLENT STEWARDSHIP OVER THE BEAUMONT YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. THIS IS TRULY PHENOMENAL PROGRAM AND A TRUE GIFT TO THE CITY, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY ABILITY TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN IT AS I GO OFF TO NOTRE DAME NEXT WEEK. I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE GAINED HERE ESPECIALLY AMONGST YOU. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE CITY GOVERNMENT ISN'T VERY GOOD HANDS AND THAT WITH YOUR DETERMINATION AND CONCENTRATED EFFORT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RIGHT THE SHIP HERE AND ENSURE PRODUCTIVE FUTURE FOR BEAUMONT. DESPITE THE EDUCATIONAL DILEMMA , I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MY TIME. THANK YOU. UM ALI, EDDIE ALLEN 96 90 PEP GROWTH BOMB, A TEXAS. AT THE END. YES, MA'AM.SORRY CHRISTOPHER JONES. 10 45 DO SET AVENUE BY MY TEXAS. JD ROBERTS. 54 75 LAND TREE LANE BY MY TEXAS. YOU NEED AN EMAIL COUNCIL. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO STAND HERE TODAY AND DO WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO LAST WEEK, BUT DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OR WHAT? NEIGHBOR TO, UM TWO OF YOU CAME OUT TO KNOW YOUR COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND GAVE IT YOUR ARM. WE HAVE 458 KIDS AND ATTENDANCE AT THAT EVENT AND WHAT Y'ALL DID AND GAVE TO THOSE KIDS WAS PRICELESS. SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU ALL TO STAND UP AND COME DOWN HERE BECAUSE I AIN'T GOING UP THERE, MAYOR. BUT YOU'RE LAUGHING, BUT COME ON DOWN HERE. COME HERE. COME ON, MAN. COME DOWN. I DON'T KNOW THIS APPROPRIATE PROTOCOL. TONY. MHM. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU ALL JUST A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION AND IT READS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR BEING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT S. O. C S NEW YORK COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN APPRECIATION OF YOUR IN THIS PARTNERSHIP AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR YOUTH AND YOUR CITY. WE ARE PRESENTING YOU WITH THIS TOKEN OF LOVE AND GRATITUDE. THAT YOU DO. AND WHAT YOU DO IS PRICELESS FOR US, TEDDY. YEAH.
THAT WAS THANK YOU SO MUCH TIME WE GOT. JASON 10, 75 MAGNOLIA, TEXAS.
GOOD EVENING. HI I'M COMMUNITY ACTIVIST RICKI JASON AND I AM THE PROTEGE OF THE LATE DICK
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GREGORY. I'M HERE TO RESPOND TO THE NEWSPAPER THAT CAME OUT OVER THE WEEKEND. FIRST OF ALL. QUIT RESPECT ON MY NAME. I'M COMMUNITY ACTIVIST RICKI JASON, THE PROTEGE OF DICK GREGORY. A LOT OF BLACK PEOPLE DON'T GET GOOD SHAKE WITH THE NEWS AROUND HERE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN CHRISTOPHER SHORT TRIAL STARTS NEXT WEEK. THAT WOULD BE A LOT OF OUTSIDE NEWS HERE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN CHRISTOPHER SURE. BE CONVICTED OF ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER AND THE GRAND JURY NEVER EVER I SAW THE VIDEOTAPE. Y'ALL LAWYERS Y'ALL KNOW. YOU SAW THE TAPE. YOU SAW THE TAPE. YOU SAW THE TAPE. I COULD SEE THE PEOPLE THAT SEEN THE VIDEOTAPE. OF AN OFFICER JAMES GILLAM DID, BUT JUSTICE IS COMING NEXT WEEK. TO BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND HAD VIDEOTAPE IS COMING OUT. Y'ALL TRY TO SAY THAT Y'ALL NOT RESPONSIBLE. WE DON'T JUST WANT THE VIDEOTAPE FROM THE JAILHOUSE . WE WANT THE VIDEOTAPE WHEN MR SHAW WAS FIRST ARRESTED. BECAUSE IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ANY ONE OF Y'ALL, CHILD, ANYONE OF Y'ALL Y'ALL BE FIGHTING TO AND I'M NOT ALONE. I GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT'S RAD. I'M GETTING HUNDREDS OF CALLS PROBABLY GET MORE CALLS THAN YOU, MAYOR. MORE CALLS THAN YOU. CITY HALL CITY LEADER. YOU'VE SEEN IT TO THE TAPE. BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT WAS A GOD. AND GOD GONNA TURN BEAUMONT, TEXAS UPSIDE DOWN.CHRISTOPHER SHARP TRIAL STARTS AUGUST 14TH PRETRIAL. THE TRIAL STARTS AUGUST 21ST. THE WORLD IS COMING TO BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND BEAUMONT DESERVE IT BECAUSE IN 72 AND 73, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO WILLIAM BARR BROWN. HE WAS BEATEN, AND HE WAS JUST DONE BAD BY THE BALL. MY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S SOME GOOD OFFICERS, TOO. BUT THEY'RE AWESOME. BAD ONES, SO I'M TELLING YOU, MAYOR. Y'ALL CAN COVER THIS UP TRYING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THEIR WORK DRUG. IT'S NOT GONNA WORK. IT'S NOT GONNA WORK YOU RESPONSIBLE NOW. YOU'RE THE LEADER. A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT GOING TO HAVE A JOB BECAUSE IT IS CHRISTOPHER SHARK CASE. A LOT OF YOU UP HERE CAN BE GONE BECAUSE YOU COMPONENTS GONNA USE THAT AGAINST YOU. AND IT'S SAD. BUT YOU GOT TO SIT THERE AND GET WITH THE THAT RACIST BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE NEWSPAPER AND SMILE AND LAUGH AND TRY TO COVER IT UP. Y'ALL ARE TURNING AS YOU'RE GOING AGAINST THE NUMBER ONE ATTORNEYS ON THE PLANET. WE WANT TO SEE THE VIDEOTAPE. WE THE MAN TO SEE THE VIDEOTAPE. WE WANT TO SEE THE VIDEOTAPE WITH THE MAN TO SEE THE VIDEOTAPE. WE WANT TO SEE THE VIDEOTAPE WITH THE MAN TO SEE THE VIDEOTAPE. THANK YOU.
THE PHARAOH RICHARD 50 TO 75 PARKVIEW. DR BEAUMONT, TEXAS. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON. LOOK AT THE HOLY SPIRIT ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR WEST. I SAW HIM BRIEFLY ONE SUNDAY AND REQUESTED THAT THE VIDEOS FROM COLLEGE STREET WHERE MY DECEASED UNCLE HERBERT WILSON WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER AND LEFT DECEASED ON THE ROAD. I'M REQUESTING CLEANUP BECAUSE CARS ARE PRESENTLY RUNNING OVER HIS BODILY FLUIDS ON THE DAILY AND IT'S VERY DISTURBING TO ME AND MY FAMILY. INTERESTING ENOUGH. TODAY I WENT TO GET A POLICE REPORT TO ASSIST MY LITTLE COUSIN. THAT'S HIS SON, MY FIRST COUSIN AND MYSTERIOUSLY A BLACK TENANT VEHICLE.
ACCELERATED FROM THE CIVIC CENTER AS SOON AS I STEPPED OUT INTO THE CROSSWALK LEGALLY AS A PEDESTRIAN WITH THIS BIG, BEAUTIFUL ANGELA DAVIS, AFRO AND RIGHT YELLOW JUMPSUIT AND TRIED TO HIT ME BUT GOD IS AMAZING BECAUSE I STAY READY. THAT WAS VERY DISTURBING TO ME BECAUSE WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN UP A HOMELESS SHELTER IN 2021 MY RENTAL CAR WAS RIDDLED WITH BULLETS HITTING MY PASSENGER. HE WAS A HOMELESS CLIENT WHO WAS PARTIALLY PARALYZED TEMPORARILY.
SO TODAY I COME IN PEACE. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE'S JOB. I PRESENTED YOU WITH A DOCUMENT.
MY NAME IS THE PHARAOH. RICHARD. I WAS THE EIGHTH GRADE. REGULAR TEACHER AT THE ACADEMY. I HAD 171 STUDENTS AND I WAS TEACHING IN ENGLISH. YOU CALL IT MEXICAN . YOU CALL IT SPANISH. WE CALL IT MEXICAN IN LOS ANGELES AND VIETNAMESE WRITTEN AND SPOKEN, DEMONSTRATED HIGH GROWTH AND PROFICIENCY OF 91% OF MY STUDENTS. TWO TEACHERS THAT FOCUS ON PEGASUS BECAUSE OUT OF 114 STUDENTS A 900 STUDENTS, EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AND B I S D ONLY 114 HAD A 99% PROBABILITY TO PASS START AND 82 CAME FROM MODEM 14 CAME FROM ME AS A FIRST YEAR MATH TEACHER, BECAUSE I
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TEACH MATH THE WAY DOCTOR RICHARD PRICE, WHOSE NAME IS ON A BUILDING EL AHMAR UNIVERSITY TAUGHT ME BY HAND. I HAVEN'T DONE THIS MATH IN 40 YEARS, BUT I DEMONSTRATED THROUGH AN EXHIBIT THAT MY STUDENTS WERE APPROACHING TEAK 100% APPROACH 81% MEAT AND 18% MASTER, THIS IS 12 22. WHEN I WAS EMPLOYED, MY MOTHER HAD A STROKE. I HAD TO RESIGN SINCE THAT TIME B I S T PROMISE ME. THEY WILL FIND ME A PLACEMENT. I HAVE APPLIED FOR 22 MAP POSITIONS AS YOU CAN SEE IF I'M HERE. THAT MEANS I'M NOT AT SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN BLOCKED FROM MARSHAL VINCENT. AUTUMN PEACH.PAUL BROWN THE NEW COMMERCE EVEN THOUGH I SPEAK FLUENT SPANISH SPEAK, READ AND WRITE EARLY COLLEGE DESPITE 91% HIGH GROWTH , HYPER SUFFICIENCY OF 100 STUDENTS TESTED BEFORE ME, BRINGING THEM FROM THIRD GRADE TO 10TH GRADE LEVEL IN FOUR MONTHS ONLY. BECAUSE I DO MATH, MY HAND AND FINALLY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, YOUNG MAN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR IS AMAZING. THE WITNESS. ALRIGHT WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA IS THEIR EMOTION PROOF.
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THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA . ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM? NUMBER[1. Council consider an ordinance for the proposed settlement of Entergy's 2022 Fuel Reconciliation Request.]
ONE PLACE? YES, MA'AM COUNCIL CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF ENTER JEEZ 2022 FEEL FUEL. I'M SORRY. FEEL WE CONCILIATION REQUEST AND RECOMMENDATION IS ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER ONE? MOVE TO APPROVE. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN GETS HAS IT BEEN SECONDED BY SUCK IT, SUCK IT. COUNCILMAN FELL. SHAW. ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE JUMP IN WITH QUESTIONS IF I CAN JUST ADD A LITTLE POINT OF CONTEXT, BECAUSE I SEE THE CONFUSION ON SEVERAL OF YOUR FACES, UM ENERGY MADE A APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSION TO RECOVER. MANY THAT THEY HAD UNDER CHARGE FOR SO THEY MADE A REQUEST TO RECOVER ABOUT 103 POINT MILLION DOLLARS AND THEY WANTED THAT MONEY CARRIED FOR FORWARD. THE CITY IS AWARE WE ARE PART OF A STEERING COMMITTEE THAT REGULATES OUR ENERGY TO OUR LAWYERS WENT THROUGH AND NEGOTIATED THAT ONLY , UM 99.6 MILLION OF THAT BE RECOVERED OVER. CURRENTLY THERE'S NO IMPACT ON THAT RATE TO CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT REQUEST THE FUEL CHARGE IN THAT APPLICATION. SO THIS SETTLEMENT ONLY ALLOWS THEM TO CARRY OVER $99.6 MILLION WITH NO IT, UM RATE INCREASED OUR CITIZENS. WE ARE MAKING A REQUEST THAT THAT BE ADOPTED BASED ON THE FACT THAT, UM, RISK OF LITIGATION IN THE COST THAT LITIGATION WOULD INCUR SO NOW YOU CAN ASK ME QUESTIONS. CAN WE HAVE THEM COME UP AND ADDRESS THE LED EXPENSE SEPARATE ISSUE, BUT YES, COUNCILMAN FELT CURIOUS WHAT RELIEF IS THERE FOR THEM? SO ESSENTIALLY, THIS JUST ALLOWS THEM TO PRESERVE THAT THINK IT'S A CARRY THAT MONEY FOR IT IF THEY WANT TO, UM RECAP OR DO THAT IN THE FUTURE THEY CAN. IT'S ESSENTIALLY IF THEY LEAVE THE MONEY ON THE TABLE, THEN THEY LOSE THE MONEY. SO WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR RECORD, UM, RECONCILIATION REPORT, THEY FOUND THAT THEY HAD UNDER CHARGE FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT, AND SO THEY WANTED TO BE ABLE TO CALCULATE THAT. UM SO THAT'S THAT'S THEIR RESERVING THE RIGHT TO COME BACK LATER TO GET TO SEEK RELIEF, SO YOU COULD DEFINITELY WE COULD DEFINITELY SEE IT INCREASING, UM, AND RATES IN 2024 OR SOME OTHER YEAR WE'VE ALREADY ADOPTED ARE RIGHT FOR 2023, OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE YEAR NOW, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD COME UP. UM YOU KNOW, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WITH THAT IN MIND, THE CITY IS STILL RECOMMENDING TO THE COUNCIL THAT WE APPROVE THIS STILL RECOMMENDING APPROVAL JUST BECAUSE THERE'S NO IMMEDIATE RATE INCREASE AT THE TIME, AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, IN THERE APPLICATION REQUEST THIS TIME THEY DID NOT REQUEST.UM A FUEL CHARGE CERTAIN PARTS SO IT COULD BE THAT THAT MONEY IS IT'S NEVER PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS CAN'T PROMISE THAT IT WON'T BE IN FUTURE YEARS, BUT THIS IS THE SPARE ACCOUNTING PURPOSES FOR THEM. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN GAPS SO IF WE REJECT THIS ORDINANCE, UM LITIGATION CONTINUES. SO YES. SO WE ARE PART OF A STEERING COMMITTEE IF
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WE'RE THE ONES THAT AND SO ALL OF THE CITIES THAT ARE IN THE SENIOR COMMITTEE OR ACT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO. UM SO IF THE CITY IS THE HOLDOUT, THEN WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO GO BACK AND SEE WHAT OUR OTHER OPTIONS ARE WITH OUR UTILITY COUNCIL. SO THEY JUST REALIZED FROM 2019 AND 2022 THAT IS CAME ABOUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ONGOING.SO THEY MADE THEIR THEIR APPLICATION. LIKE I SAID THEY MADE THE APPLICATION. UM YEARS BEFORE, SO THIS ISN'T JUST SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON. SO THEY SUBMITTED THEIR REPORT TIMELY. THEY MADE APPLICATION TO THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. ORDER TO GET THIS, UH, TO RECOUP THESE FUNDS IN THIS IS JUST THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT THAT'S COME OUT OF THAT. SO THIS THIS, UH 99.6 MILLION IT SAYS THERE'S NO RATE IMPACT ON CUSTOMERS AT THIS TIME. CAN IT BE IMPACTED IN THE FUTURE, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TELLING YOU AT THIS. THEY DIDN'T MAKE A REQUEST IN THEIR APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSION TO COLLECT SURCHARGE SPEED SO CURRENTLY WHEN ADOPTING THIS SETTLEMENT, WE'RE NOT PASSING ON . ANY INCREASED COSTS ARE CITIZENS AT THIS TIME, BUT LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE GOING TO DO BUDGET LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS NOT TO SAY THAT THEY WON'T TRY TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THEIR COSTS. UM AND MPCA YEARS, SO YOU KNOW THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE TO DO WITH A MAKE A REQUEST FOR A RATE INCREASE WILL GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AGAIN, AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK AND YOU COULD SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THEIR RATE INCREASE. CURRENTLY WHAT I MEAN IS CURRENTLY LIKE OUR CUSTOMERS WON'T SEE ANY RATE INCREASE ON THEIR BILL IN NOVEMBER. YES I'M SORRY. ONE MORE QUESTION. SO IF WE DENY THIS, THAT THAT COULD LEAD US DOWN A PATHWAY. WE DON'T WANT TO GO AS OUR LEGAL COUNSEL. YOU'RE TELLING US PAST THIS AND LET'S MOVE ON. I'M TELLING YOU THAT ARE STILL IN SPEAKING WITH UTILITY COUNCIL. THEY THINK THAT THIS IS THE BEST OPTION FOR THE CITY JUST BASED ON THE COST OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION, AND THE RISK OF LITIGATION IS HOT. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ENERGY, SO THEY DID AGREE TO COME DOWN AND IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. BUT THEY DID AGREE TO COME DOWN ON THE AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE CARRIED BOARD, WHICH MEANS WHEN THEY'RE NEGOTIATING OR CONSIDERING RIGHT INCREASES IN THE FUTURE. THEY CAN'T USE THAT 103.1 MILLION. THEY'LL ONLY BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT 99.6 MILLION AND CARRY OVER CHARGES UNDER RECOVER THESE UM SO IT IT SOUNDS MY NEW, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GRAND SCHEME, I THINK OF HOW MUCH MONEY THAT IS IN IN IN THE AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS THAT THEY SPREAD IT OUT OVER. UM IT'S A PRETTY DECENT AMOUNT, SO THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE. SO THEY ARE RECOMMENDED THAT WE CONSIDER THAT AND APPROVE IT. THANK YOU, MARY. COUNCILMAN SAMUEL SIMPLY AS AT THIS IS DUE , UH, YOUR OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPROVE THIS EXACT CORRECT AGAIN. WE DO HAVE UTILITY COUNCIL THAT WORKED IN NEGOTIATING THIS AND THEY WORKED HARD WITH THIS. WE HAVE SPOKEN. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HER DIRECTLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT I KNEW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE SOME QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP WITH THIS, AND THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY, AND I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION. AND THAT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS. YES, SIR. YES. I'M JUST STILL NOT CLEAR. I GET IT.
I GET IT WAS DISCOVERED. BUT WHEN YOU SAY IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST TO VOTE THIS NOW AND IT CAN AFFECT THEM LATER. EFFECT IS AFFECT WHETHER IT BE NOW LATER, SO I'M STILL NOT CLEAR ON HOW IS THE BEST INTEREST? LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT I MEAN, BUT IT COULD AFFECT THEM LATER. WE REGULATE ENERGY. SO IF THEY IF ENERGY DID REQUEST THE RATE INCREASE, IT WOULD STILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL. WE WOULD STILL SEND THAT TO ARGUE CHILIES COUNCIL TO NEGOTIATE AND GO BACK AND FORTH. WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS THAT THERE IS NO IMPACT TODAY, SO THERE ISN'T THERE WILL BE NO RATE INCREASE. FOR FY 2023 FOR CUSTOMERS. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THAT HAD THIS KIND OF WENT THROUGH THE COMMISSION. HAD WE NOT SETTLED. THEY COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY INCREASED RATES THIS YEAR. SO WE, WE CAME BACK AND THEY WOULD HAVE MADE AN APPLICATION FOR INCREASING, RECOVER AND RECOVER FUNDS. THAT'S NOT HAPPENED YET. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN LATER. AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS TO GUARANTEE THAT THERE WILL BE NO, UM, UTILITY COSTS INCREASE TO CUSTOMERS THIS YEAR. UM BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE, THEY DO BUDGET JUST LIKE WE DO BUDGET AND SO THEY'RE ABLE TO CONSIDER UM, POTENTIAL COSTS AND SHORTFALLS IN THEIR BUDGET AND BRING FORWARD COUNTS. THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL HAS SEEN SEVERAL JUST IN THIS YEAR. UM APPLICATIONS BY ENERGY FROM THE UTILITIES COMMISSION, IN WHICH CASE WE'VE NEGOTIATED THOSE DOWN AND SETTLE THOSE AS WELL. COUNCILMAN NEIL COUNCIL INTERNAL JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARITY, THE ENERGIES CONTRACT. I'M ASSUMING IT'S WITH A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, WHOEVER IS THROUGH THEIR THEIR FUEL CHARGES ARE A PASS THROUGH AMOUNT. SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA THERE'S NO WINNING
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THAT FIGHT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THAT IS ALSO TRUE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ATOM NUMBER ONE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED NO. ANNOUNCEMENT, TURNER NOTED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. CITY MANAGER. MAY WE[2. Council consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to award a contract to Brystar Contracting, Inc., of Beaumont, for the Evalon Street 8’X8’ Box Culvert and Cavity Emergency Repair Project. ]
HAVE THE READING ABOUT, UM, NUMBER TWO COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO WATER CONTRACT TO BRUSH START CONTRACTING INC. BEAUMONT FOR THE AVALON STREET, EIGHT BY EIGHT BUCKS COVERT AND CAVITY EMERGENCY REPAIR PROJECT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. AH FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO AND HE DISCUSSION. YES COUNSELOR , NEIL. I'M ASSUMING THIS QUESTION IS FOR BOARD. ONE OF THE LINE ITEMS ON THEIR BREAKDOWN IS FOR THE, UM YES.932 SQUARE YARDS OF CONCRETE AT $171,000. ISN'T THIS A THIS IS AN ASPHALT OVERLAY JOB CORRECT.
IT IS, BUT IT'S A CONCRETE BOX. OKAY SO IN THIS IS KIND OF AN ODD SITUATION BECAUSE THE BOXES IS SO ELEVATED AT THAT POINT THAT THE TOP OF THE BOX IS ACTUALLY THE BASE OF THE ASPHALT ROAD. THE THERE THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TOO MUCH BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THE BOX. IT'S THAT HOT THAT PLACE SO OUR STORM LINE ARE 18 INCH STORM LINE COMING IN FAILED AND THEN IT'S CAUSE FAILURE OF THE BOX OF THE ACTUAL, UM SO THIS 932 SQUARE YARDS THAT'S ACTUALLY. PAVING AND THE BOX THEY'VE GOT TO, UM, THEY'VE GOT TO READ. LIKE PROP UP OR OR FORM THE BOX, ACCORDING TO THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE THAT'S SIDEWALL IS COLLAPSING. THEN THEY HAVE TO POUR THE TOP BACK ON THE BOX, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO RESTORE THE PAVEMENT ON TOP OF THE ASPHALT PAYMENT ON TOP OF THE DRAINAGE BOX. OKAY THANK YOU . THIS IS A NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER SO IT'LL PROBABLY COME IN. UM OUR TRACK RECORD WITH HIM HAS BEEN IT'LL PROBABLY COME IN SLIGHTLY LESS THAN WHAT IT IS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM. NUMBER TWO, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED CITY MANAGER. MAY WE
[3. Council consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Gulf Coast, a CRH Company, for the 4th Street Roadway Rehabilitation Project.]
HAVE THE READING ABOUT? UM, NUMBER THREE. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANCE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH GULF COAST CRH COMPANY FOR THE FOURTH STREET ROADWAY REHABILITATION PROJECT. AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE RISK RESOLUTION IN IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE? TO APPROVE, MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE. ANY DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN. THIS PROJECT JUST STARTED. THEY ALREADY HAVE. ACTION FROM FROM MORE MONEY AND ADDITIONAL DAYS. UM. THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR WHERE ASKING FOR IT. SO IF YOU REMEMBER WE WENT AND WE PERFORM STORM DRAIN INSPECTION DOWN THE LENGTH OF FOURTH STREET PRIOR TO THIS PROJECT KICKING OFF AND THE RESULTS OF THAT STORM DRAIN INSPECTION. WE FOUND A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WHERE, UM, MOST COMMONLY, OTHER PIPES ARE CONFLICT NG WITH THAT STORM DRAIN. SOME OF THEM ARE OUR PIPES AND ONE CASE, IT'S SOME PIPELINE PIPES. SO THIS WHAT WE'VE DONE AFTER THAT IS CREATE THE PLANS TO FIX ALL OF THOSE BLOCKAGES TO THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM DOWN FOURTH, AND THIS CHANGE ORDER IS TO ASK THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR THAT HAS FOURTH STREET TO MAKE THOSE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THAT STORM DRAIN SYSTEM PRIOR TO PUTTING THE ASPHALT ON ON FOURTH. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN GETS. SORRY. YOU'RE SAYING THAT IN THE STORM DRAIN. SYSTEM UNDERNEATH THE STREET. THERE ARE PIPES THAT ARE OBSTRUCTING THE FLOW OF STORM WATER. DOWN FOURTH STREET IS[00:35:01]
THAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED? CORRECT. THERE'S A NUMBER OF DEFECTS, BUT THE MOST COMMON ONE HAS BEEN THAT, UM WANNA WATER LINE WAS PUT IN OR SEWER LINE OR ONE CASE , THERE'S A PIPELINE. THOSE LINES ARE GOING THROUGH THAT STORM DRAIN AND IMPEDING THE STORM FLOW. NOW IN SOME CASES, MAYBE THEY MADE AN ATTEMPT AT A CONFLICT BOX, WHICH IS BASICALLY A LARGER EXPANSION OF THE STORM DRAIN, BUT IT WASN'T IT WASN'T SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT BLOCKAGE OF THAT. SO THIS IS THE FIX THE STORM DRAIN PROBLEMS THAT WE FOUND IN THAT STORM INSPECTIONS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE ISSUES. SO WHAT WILL THE SOLUTION BE TO FIX THOSE? SOME OF THE LIONS WILL BE RELOCATED WHERE POSSIBLE AND ANOTHER CASES THERE WILL BE A PROPERLY DESIGNED CONFLICT BOX, WHICH WIDENS OUT THE STORM DRAIN AND CREATES A LOWER SPOT ON THERE, ALONG WITH THE MANHOLE SO THAT WE CAN CLEAN UP ANY SILT THAT BUILDS UP OVER TIME TO MAINTAIN IT. GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.COUNCILMAN TURNER AND I SAW HIM CLEAR AND I'M FOLLOWING YOU. THIS CHANGE WRITER WAS BASICALLY ORCHESTRATED BY THE CITY. CORRECT WE NEED TO GET THIS WORK DONE, AND WE CAN EITHER GET IT DONE BY THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR THAT'S DOING THE ROAD BY BY USING A CHANGE ORDER, OR WE'D HAVE TO BID IT SEPARATELY. BUT IT'S EASIER FOR US TO USE THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S ON SITE AND AVOID HAVING TO CONTRACTORS IN THAT SAME WORK ZONE. GOTCHA I'M STILL IN FAVOR OF LOOKING AT.
YOU KNOW THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE ORDERS WE DOING THE NEGOTIATION PACKET. HOPEFULLY WE CAN HEAR SOME SOON OR WHAT WE GO OUT AND RESEARCH ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF CHANGES AS WE WERE GETTING DO.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN DURIO IS THIS, UH, ON FOURTH STREET, JUST LIKE RIGHT THERE AROUND FOURTH AND SARAH VIRGINIA AREA. ONE OF THE INSTRUCTIONS AS OUR FEEDER LINE COMING IN AT EAST VIRGINIA, UM THEY'RE GOING IN, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT IT HELPS WITH THE FLOODING HAPPENS AT SERIN FOURTH. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER THREE.
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AH OPPOSED. MOTION IS CARRIED. CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING
[4. Council consider an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 23-059, a request for abandonment of Doctor's Drive and a portion of 15th Street with retention of a general utility easement.]
ABOUT? UM, NUMBER FOUR. COUNCIL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARCHNESS NUMBER 23-059 REQUESTS FOR ABANDONMENT OF DR STRIVE AND A PORTION OF 15TH STREET WITH THE RETENTION OF JOAN UTILITY EASEMENT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THE OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER FOUR PROOF IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED MOTION IS CARRIED THIS CONCLUDES THE REGULAR AGENDA NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO WISHES[PUBLIC COMMENT - MISC]
TO SPEAK, HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THIS POINT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE SIGN UP BY USING A GREEN SHEET WHICH IS NORMALLY THE KIOSK. BUT TODAY WE ARE NOT USING THAT AND THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME. AND WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS YOUR CITY AND STATE. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES THE ALLEN 96 95 GROWTH BY MY TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I CONFIRM MY NAME. EDDIE ALLEN AND I CONFIRM MY ADDRESS. 9695 GROSS, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OFFICIALS. UM. I HOPE I HAVE ENOUGH TIME AT THIS TIME.NO IMPACT WHEN WE'RE CITIZENS, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A REFUND FROM ENERGY. WHY IS ENERGY THE ONLY ENERGY COMPANY IN BEAUMONT? WE HAD AN INCREASE OF $14 JUST MAY. AFTER ALL OF YOU WERE ELECTED, UM SO CONSUMERS GOT $14 INSTEAD OF $16. AND I KNOW IT'S ORANGES AND APPLES. BUT ALL OF THIS MONEY WHY ARE NOT WHY AREN'T WE TOLD IF THIS UTILITY COUNCIL IS ON THEIR JOB? THEY SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WHEN THE INCREASE WAS DONE. THANK YOU, UM , MR TURNER FOR STAYING NO, AND NOT JUST GOING ALONG WITH THE CONSENSUS. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT POPULAR WITH THE GROUP. BUT YOU'RE POPULAR WITH SOME CITIZENS THAT FEEL LIKE I'D SO
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WHY DON'T WE HAVE MORE ENERGY COMPANIES, BUT ORDINANCE YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO HAVE MORE THAN ENTER JI. SO WHY ARE WE SITTING ON THIS? UH WE HAD A COMPENSATION STUDY. LAST TIME I TALKED ABOUT THE CLERK BEING UNDER THE CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGERS COME AND GO. SO WE HAVE COUNSEL THAT HAVE CONTINUOUS SERVICE AND BY ORDINANCE, HER POSITION IS IN HERE. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE H R IS AND YOU HAVE AN R CHART? WHY DOES A CITY MANAGER THAT REPORTS TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS? AND TWO ASSISTANCE. TAKE ON ANOTHER POSITION. YOU GOT A LOT ON YOUR PLATE. I DON'T KNOW. BUT THAT'S JUST A QUESTION. WHY UH, THE ANSWER WAS SAYING TRENDING TRENDING DOES NOT GO ALONG WITH THE ORDINANCE AND I THINK COUNCIL GETS MIGHT HAVE ADDRESSED THAT ISSUE. THE OTHER THING IS, HOW IS THE AIRPORT GENERATING FUNDS? IT APPEARS THAT THE FEW GET TO USE THE AIRPORT AND WE CONTINUE TO PUT MONEY IN THE AIRPORT. IT'S IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE NEVER HAD THE QUESTION ANSWERED IF ONE OF THOSE CESSNAS PAPERS OR WHATEVER IT IS NOW LITTERED JETS COME THROUGH THERE. FOLLOWING ONE OF OUR HOUSES WHO'S GOING TO PAY? IS THE CITY GONNA HOLD THEM HARMLESS. ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE JUST A MILLION DOLLARS OF INSURANCE? THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S FUNNY, BUT IT'S NOT FUNNY FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD, UH, AIRPORT AIRPLANES TO GO DOWN. SO I ASK YOU. YOU KNOW TO THINK ON THESE THINGS, AND I'M SAYING THIS FROM MY HEART. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE . THANK YOU. AND I HAD THIS REPORT FOR BORDER DO I GET A BIT TO THE CLERK? YOU CAN GIVE IT TO ME. CHRISTOPHER JONES. 10 45 DO SET AVENUE BY MY TEXAS.GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR COUNCIL CITY MANAGER, ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, SEEKING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM OUR ESTEEMED PUBLIC SERVANTS. MY PURPOSE HERE IS TO MAKE A PROFESSIONAL AND COURTEOUS REQUEST ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, URGING YOU TO RELEASE THE AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS PERTAINING TO THE INITIAL STOP. ARREST AND TRANSPORT OF MR CHRISTOPHER SHAW . THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION HAS RAISED SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC INTEREST AND THE CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT HAVE A LEGITIMATE AND RIGHTFUL DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE. FOR DAYS. OUR FELLOW CITIZENS MAKE A MR RICKEY JASON HAS DILIGENTLY ADVOCATED FOR THE RELEASE OF THE TAPES. TODAY WE ECHO HIS SENTIMENTS WITH THE RESOUNDING PLEA RELEASE THE TAPES.
TRANSPARENCY IS THE CORNERSTONE OF I JUST AND ACCOUNTABLE SOCIETY. BY MAKING THE AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO OPENNESS, FAIRNESS AND TRUST IN OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS. IT ISN'T IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE INTERESTED WITH ITS SAFETY AND WELL BEING. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS MATTER, NOT JUST FOR US, THE CITIZENS BUT FOR THE REPUTATION AND CREDIBILITY OF THIS ADMINISTRATION. BY RELEASING THE AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS. WE CAN ENSURE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED AND ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE HANDLING OF THE INCIDENT OR ADDRESS OPENLY AND HONESTLY. LET US REMEMBER THAT OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS OR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE, AND IT IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
TODAY WE SEEK THE TRUTH AND THE ASSURANCE THAT THE RULE OF LAW IS APPLIED FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY IN OUR GREAT CITY. IN ADDITION TO MY ADDRESS TODAY , I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT A FORMER RECORDS REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED ALONG WITH ALONG TO THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY CLUB. SEEKING THE AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS. WE ANTICIPATE YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION
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TO THIS REQUEST REQUEST AND EXPECT THAT IT WILL BE HANDLED WITH THE UTMOST URGENCY AND SERIOUSNESS IT DESERVES AND CLOSING. I ASKED EACH OF YOU TO CONSIDER THE GRAVITY OF OUR REQUEST. THE TRUST OF THE COMMUNITY IS EARNED THROUGH TRANSPARENCY, FAIRNESS AND GENUINE AND GENUINE COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE VALUES WE HOLD, DEAR. LET THIS BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOW OUR DEDICATION TO THOSE IDEAS AND RESTORE FAITH IN OUR INSTITUTIONS. IF FOR ANY REASON THESE RECORDINGS DO NOT EXIST, WE REQUESTED A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THEIR ABSENCE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE UNDER UNCOVER ANY POTENTIAL GAPS IN THE DOCUMENTATION. THANK YOU, MR JONES. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE A MIRROR.OKAY AT THIS POINT, IT'S UH, COUNCILMAN COMMENTS. AND WE'RE GONNA. WE'RE GONNA NOT HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. SO I AM SUPPOSED TO, UH, THAT WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED. BUT THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR BUDGET WORK SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SO WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR COUNCILMAN COMMENTS AT THAT POINT AS WELL. BUT I WILL ALLOW BEFORE WE ADJOURN THE MEETING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
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ANYBODY TO MAKE A ANY COUNCILMAN WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT AT THIS POINT? SMART MEN. ALL RIGHT, SO THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE WORK SESSION. WHICH ONE WILL YOU MHM.AND THESE ENDPOINTS SEND SIGNALS TO REPEATERS AND THOSE REPEATERS SEND SIGNALS TO COLLECTORS. AND THEN THAT'S HOW WE GET OUR BILLING INFORMATION. THAT'S WHY WE DON'T NEED TO SEND PEOPLE OUT
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TO PEOPLE'S HOUSES AND MANUALLY READ METERS. UNFORTUNATELY, UM. THE DATA SHOWING US RIGHT NOW THAT ABOUT 30% OF THESE ENDPOINTS AREN'T SENDING UPDATED READINGS FOR THE METERS. AND SO . IT WOULD BE A LARGE UNDERTAKING FOR CURRENT STAFF TO DO THIS. WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY STAFFED TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD, YOU KNOW, WORK ON MAYBE 12,000 ENDPOINTS. SO WE WANT TO HIRE THE COMPANY THAT THAT BASICALLY, UM HELPED INSTALL THIS SYSTEM IN THE GROUND TO COME OUT AND WORK FOR A FEW MONTHS AND BASICALLY GET ALL THESE ENDPOINTS ARE EATING AGAIN. AND THEN FROM THAT POINT, OUR STAFF CAN TAKE OVER MAINTAINING THEM MAKING SURE THAT YOU KNOW THOSE ENDPOINTS STAY ACTIVELY WORKING. AND THAT WOULD BE PAID OUT OF THE WATER FUND, WHICH IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. YEAH. COUNCILMAN GETS IF WE'RE NOT GETTING 12,000 READINGS. HOW DOES THAT IMPACT OUR ON OUR REVENUE? I MEAN, HOW DO WE CAPTURE THAT? RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVING TO MANUALLY READ THOSE. WE'RE SENDING CREWS OUT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 10 BILLING CYCLES, SO OUR CREWS ARE HAVING TO WORK A LOT OF OVERTIME TO BASICALLY GET THOSE READINGS IN MANUALLY. THEY'RE HAVING TO GO OUT TO THOSE ENDPOINTS AND READ THOSE METERS. INDIVIDUALLY. WHEN JOHNSON CONTROLS WAS FIRST TELLING US AND SELLING US ON THIS PROJECT THAT THEY TELL US THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN. WITH ANY TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN AND HONESTLY, WE . WE DO CHARGE STAFF TO GO OUT AND MITIGATE THESE ENDPOINTS. UNFORTUNATELY, UM. THE STAFF THAT WAS WORKING ON MITIGATING THESE ENDPOINTS. WE'RE LOGGING OVERTIME, TRYING TO TRYING TO GET THOSE SITUATIONS CORRECTED. FOUND OUT THEY WEREN'T REALLY DOING THEIR JOBS, SO THERE'S BEEN, UH, BASICALLY A TURNOVER AND IN THE WATER METER SHOP, WE HAVE A NEW, UM, WATER CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER. AND SO. BASICALLY, WE NEED TO GET BACK TO HER. YOU KNOW WE CAN DEPEND ON THESE ELECTRONIC METERS. YOU KNOW A SENTENCE SIGNALS RATHER THAN GOING OUT AND MANUALLY READ THOSE OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. SO WE HAD SOME GUYS IN THE DEPARTMENT LOGGING A BUNCH OF OVERTIME, NOT DOING ANYTHING. AND WHAT DO WE DO TO THESE GUYS? JUST TERMINATE THEM. THEY NO LONGER WORK HERE. THAT'S ALL WE DID TO HIM. YES. DID YOU GO? AH IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION? IT'S MY SECOND. MM HMM. SO COUNCIL CAN DISGUISE EMPLOYEES THAT THEY, UM, MANAGE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. HMM. UM, NOT NECESSARILY, UM, DAY TO DAY STUFF. IF YOU I WANT TO ASK ME WHY WE DIDN'T PROSECUTE THESE INDIVIDUALS TO RECRUIT THAT THAT TIME. UM THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THAT POINT , UM, JUST BECAUSE OF THE EXTENT OF CALCULATING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THAT'S LIKE HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENED. AND WHEN WE SPOKE TO THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE CONFRONTED THEM WITH THAT INFORMATION, AND MOST OF THEM WERE PRETTY FORTHCOMING AND KIND OF TOOK IT ON THE CHIN. THERE WERE SOME DISPUTES ON HOW MUCH OF THAT TIME BUT IT DIDN'T UM AND SPEAKING WITH THAT DIVISION MANAGER WHO UNCOVERED THAT IT JUST DIDN'T HMM. REAP MISHA AND I DON'T. I DIDN'T EXPRESS IT DECIDED IT AS WELL. AND THAT'S NOT, UH, STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THE CITY. WE ARE STANDARD PRACTICES JUST TO TERMINATE THOSE EMPLOYEES. UM BUT IF THERE IS A DESIRE FOR COUNCIL PERSON BE MORE LITIGIOUS. WE COULD DO THAT. THAT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE SAYING THAT SOME OF IT SAID, WELL, I STOLE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. BUT NOT AS MUCH AS YOU'RE SAYING NO, I THINK, UM, LIKE I SAID, LIKE WE DISCOVERED AT SOME, SOME OF THEM WERE AT EVERY SITUATION WAS DIFFERENT. THERE WAS SOME EMPLOYEES WHO ACTUALLY WERE, YOU KNOW, SAYING, YOU KNOW, I DID GO HOME A LOT, BUT I WAS GOING HOME TO USE THE BATHROOM AND THAT EMPLOYEE OBVIOUSLY WASN'T TERMINATED. HE WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, ADVISE BECAUSE THE TIME HE WAS SPENDING AT HOME, THE 57 MINUTES OR WHATEVER WAS CONSISTENT WITH HIM GOING TO THE BATHROOM, AS OPPOSED TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT HOME FOR EXTENDED PERIOD[00:55:01]
OF TIME. AND BY EXTENDED I MEAN MORE THAN 22 HOURS, UM SO THAT WOULD FOR CSI TO LUNCH. UM AND SO WE HAD EMPLOYEES WHO WERE HOME FOR BARRY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. UM AND SO FOR THAT, FOR THAT PURPOSE, I SAID THAT NOT EVERY CASE WAS DIFFERENT FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHO WHO THEY COUNT CAN COME IN AND SAID, YOU KNOW, SORRY YOU GOT ME AND THEN THERE WERE SOME WHO WERE LIKE WELL.OTHER PEOPLE DID IT TOO. SO IT WASN'T. UM IT WASN'T JUST CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT WE DID LIKE I SAID, HAVE SOME EMPLOYEES WHO HAD LEGITIMATE CAUSES FOR GOING HOME. AND SO WE DID. DO THE APPROPRIATE PROCESS WITH THEM. WHAT DO WE KNOW WHAT PERIOD OF TIME? THIS ENCOMPASSED? SO I THINK WE WENT. I THINK WE CHECKED BACK TO, UM 2 . DECEMBER UM, I THINK WE WENT.
WE WENT ALL THE WAY BACK TO DECEMBER. I THINK THEY JUST KEPT TRACING IT BACK TO SEE, UM.
HONESTLY I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WAS A STARTING POINT, BUT I KNOW THAT WE DID GET INTO THE DECEMBER MONTHS AND THEN FORWARD . ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. I CAN TELL YOU. WE DID WHAT WE STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THE CITY WHEN WE HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE, UM, NATURAL AWFUL ABOUT THEIR TIME THEY'RE SEPARATED FROM THE CITY. IT'S VERY. DO SOME BEER. I DON'T RECALL AS MANY OCCASIONS WHERE WE ACTUALLY, UM TRY TO SUPER THAT MONEY BACK. UNLESS THAT AGAIN. UH THE REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT HERE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. OF COURSE WE TERMINATED THEM. UM BUT THERE WAS THERE WERE DISCREPANCIES IN STORIES. THERE WERE SOME THEY'RE SAYING, OKAY, I WAS I WENT HOME, BUT I WAS TOLD TO GO HOME WHEN I FINISHED. SO THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT STORIES BEING TOSSED AROUND. ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD HAPPEN. AND WHAT HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD ABOUT ANY THEY WERE DOING IT ON OVER TIME.
THAT'S THE FIRST I EVER HEARD THAT. BUT THEY WERE IN ME TO LEAD THIS BEST AND TERMINATED AND I'M NOT POSITIVE, BUT I THINK THAT SENT THAT TO YOU ALL IN AN EMAIL. THAT THAT HAPPENED.
HE DID YOU DID. YOU DID SEND IT. YOU DID SEND IT TO US. THAT'S HOW I WAS SOMEWHAT AWAY. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DISCIPLINE AND WHAT TOOK PLACE AFTERWARDS. BUT YOU DID MAKE US AWARE THAT YOU DETERMINED TO TAKE THAT HAPPENED. YOU DID. OKAY, UH, ANGELA CHIEF TECHNOLOGY. AH YOU'RE GETTING BLAMED FOR, UM IF TODD DOESN'T MIND IF YOU COULD SCOOT BACK TO TODD'S LUST, BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH TODD. WE'RE WORKING ON THE TRON CONTRACT PEOPLE AND I DID JUST WANNA, UM AND JEFF KING. CORRECT ME. IF I'M HE LEFT CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT A LOT OF THESE IN POINTS LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ONE AT MY HOUSE. I MEAN, IT'S FALLING APART. SO I MEAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE GROUND FOR ALMOST THE WHOLE TIME. I'VE BEEN HERE WHICH IS 13 YEARS. SO LIKE 10 YEARS, 7 TO 10 YEARS, SO THEY ARE AT THE POINT TALKING WITH THE VENDOR IN OUR MEETING. THEY ARE AT THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE NEEDING SOME OF THE ONES THAT HAVEN'T HAD. YOU KNOW, LAWNMOWERS RUN OVER THEM OR WHATEVER. THEY'RE NOT READING BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST OLD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED SO TO GIVE THAT EXTRA ON THAT AS WELL.
OKAY? SO ON THAT I TRON OR THIS CONTRACT JUST TALKING ABOUT REPLACING ALL OF THOSE LITTLE BLACK BOXES THAT SIT ON WATER METERS IN THE CITY. SO WHEN WE MET WITH THE VENDOR, AND WE PROVIDED THEM THE NUMBER OF END POINTS THAT WE HAVE, AND THEY PROVIDED US THREE NUMBERS. THEY PROVIDED US WHAT IT WOULD COST WITH THEIR ESTIMATE OF THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT READING, JUST REPLACING THE ONES THAT ARE CURLING, NOT READING. AND WHAT IT WOULD COST. REPLACE ALL OF THEM. AND THEN THEY RECOMMENDED. THAT WE BUDGET FOR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN, WHICH IS WHERE THE $500,000 COMES FROM. UM WE BUDGETED WHAT? IN BETWEEN SO THAT, UM WHEN THEY GOT OUT THERE AND STARTED REPLACING THE ENDPOINTS. THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME THAT WON'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME THAT WEREN'T THAT ARE READING. PROBABLY LIKE MINE THAT HAS A CRACK ON THE SIDE OF IT, AND THAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT ARE CURRENTLY
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STILL READING. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT BOTH WAYS INTO THE ANTICIPATED THAT WE SHOULD. YOU KNOW BUDGET FOR THE MEDIAN. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE STURDY. WE GET A LOT OF CALLS LIKE YOU SAID ABOUT LAW, MORAL WEED EATER, AND THEN THEY CHARGED THE FOLKS $145. AND JUST ONE LADY CALLED HER. HER METER IS THREE HOUSES DOWN FROM HER HOUSE. AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO HOLD HER RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT LITTLE DEAL. YOU KNOW, I SAID, NO. WE REQUIRE THE FOLKS TO CUT VERY GRASS AND THEN WE PUT A PIECE OF DELICATE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YARD AND TELL HIM SOMETHING HAPPENED TO IT.YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, SO I WOULD HOPE WE GET SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE STURDY THAT COULD STAND UP. IT WON'T BE BREAKING. YEAH COUNCILMAN TURNER, TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER I HAD WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COUNCIL THAT'S PROBABLY WAS SOMETHING I WAS DEALING WITH THE MOST CONSISTENT IT WAS MAINLY WITH SENIOR CITIZENS WHO HIRE PEOPLE TO COME CUT THEIR GRASS AND WHILE THAT LINE MORE COMPANY, BUT JUST COMING STRICTLY DO A JOB. THEY WERE CONSISTENTLY BEING CHARGED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. EVERY TIME THEY DAMAGED THEIR EQUIPMENT. AND THIS PARTICULAR LADY BELLE THEY CAN GET OUT OF BED EVEN DEAL WITH THE LAWNMOWER COMPANY, SO I'M IN FULL AGREEMENT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO THAT IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING WAY MORE STURDIER AND DO A DO A BETTER JOB WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY COMMUNICATION AND THAT THE CITIZENS? NO. BECAUSE SEEING THAT EXTRA CHARGE ON YOUR BILL. IT'S INFLATION RIGHT NOW. THINGS ARE HIGH AND A LOT OF THESE SENIORS ON FIXED INCOME, SO THEY KIND OF FREAK OUT WHEN THEY SEE THOSE CHARGES ON THAT BILL. TODD AND JEFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOMETHING WITH THEM AS WELL. YEAH WATER METERS REPLACEMENTS.
THE WATER METER REPLACEMENTS. IF THEY'RE BEING BILLED. THERE'S AN AUDIT. OKAY NOW FOR ME. SO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS ACTUALLY COMPRISED OF THREE DIVISIONS. WE HAVE THREE AND ONE WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. AND WE HAVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS. 311 WILL NOT BE REFLECTED IN THE SLIDES BECAUSE THEIR LARGEST BUDGET REQUEST WAS NEW CHAIRS THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE GONNA HIT THE THIS THE LARGER PROJECTS. UM . SO WE ARE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A SPAM FILTER CALLED SPAM TITAN.
WE ARE LOOKING WITH OUR, UM THE INCREASE IN EMAIL TAKEOVER FOR CYBER SECURITY AND JUST THE ABUNDANCE OF SPAM THAT IS COMING IN ON A DAILY BASIS. WE'RE LOOKING AT A NEW SOFTWARE THAT WILL PROVIDE EMAIL, TAKEOVER PROTECTION AND ADVANCED SPAM FILTERING, AND IT WILL ALSO ALLOW OUR USERS TO, UM, LOG IN, AND, UM, I USE CHRISTINA WITH STEVIE B. YOU KNOW IF SHE'S WORKING ON THE WEEKEND, AND IT GETS CAUGHT IN THE SPAM FILTER OUR CURRENT SPAM FILTER, THERE'S NOTHING SHE CAN DO ABOUT IT. UM WHEREAS THIS WILL ALLOW HER ANY TIME OF DAY SHE CAN LOG IN. SHE CAN GET WHATEVER SHE CAN RELEASE . WHATEVER SHE NEEDS. UM SHE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR GUINEA PIGS ON THE NEW SOFTWARE. UM WE HAVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES WE'VE BEEN MOVING FORWARD WITH, UM, SINCE MR WILLIAMS HAS COME WE HAVE CREATED HAD PUT IN PLACE A SIGNATURE POLICY AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING SURE ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. UM WE ARE DOING VIDEO COMMENTS CONFERENCING UPGRADES FOR MULTIPLE CITY FACILITIES FOR CITY COMMUNICATIONS. UM THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. UM WHERE IT WAS ASKED THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO MORE FILMING, AND FOR LAUREN AND HER GROUP TO DO MORE OF WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. UM SO THIS WILL PROVIDE TWO LOCATIONS AT LAKESIDE AS WELL AS THE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM THAT WE HAD LUNCH IN. TODD'S BUDGET SOFTWARE HE'S ALREADY TALKED ABOUT AND YOU'VE ALREADY UM, REALLY HEARD ABOUT GOOD, SAM QUITE A FEW TIMES. BUT THIS IS THE ACTUAL APP PART. SO WHAT? CHIEF TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WAS THE STAFF. UM WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS THE ACTUAL APP THAT WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS IN AND THEN THEY WILL SEND, YOU KNOW, SEND YOU A LINK. THEN YOU CAN PULL IT UP AND THEN THE CLINICAL PERSON ON THE OTHER END WILL THEN BE ABLE TO VIEW UM WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION. SO HIS PART IS THE STAFFING IN MY PART IS THE SOFTWARE. WE ALSO
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HAVE A ROLLOVER FROM THIS FISCAL YEAR, UM, TO COMPLETE THE FIRE TONING SYSTEM THAT WAS APPROVED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND COUNCIL AND PAUL, YOU DID GET SOMETHING. WE HAVE THE LIBRARY PRINT SERVICES. TO BE FAIR TO PULL. IT IS A CARRYOVER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET TO IT THIS YEAR.UM THIS SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS ADDITIONAL UPGRADES AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY.
EQUIPMENT LIFECYCLE REPLACEMENT . THAT'S WE DO ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT BASED ON UM ARE COMPUTERS ARE DONE ON A FIVE YEAR LIFE CYCLE. UM OUR SERVERS . WE TRY TO GET A LITTLE MORE OUT OF THEM. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. WE WAIT UNTIL THEIR END OF LIFE BY THE VENDOR. UM BUT WE HAVE THEM SPREAD OUT IN A WAY THAT WE DO. ABOUT 3 TO 5 SERVERS A YEAR. UM AND THEN IT'S GOING TO AWESOME. THAT NUMBER IS ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE REPLACING CM VRS FOR YOUR CAMERA SYSTEM. UM DO I HAVE DOOR CONTROLLERS THAT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT POLICE. WE HAVE, UM, SWITCH IT SWITCHING EQUIPMENT THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT MAKES THE TECHNOLOGY FUNCTION AT SOME POINT IN IT REACHES ITS END OF LIFE CYCLE, AND THAT NUMBER IS ALL OF THAT.
INCLUDED FOR THIS THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR. THE SAFE FLEET STREET SWEEPING UP. UM IS, UM, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT, I WILL LET BART EXPLAIN IT, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE STREET SWEEPERS. IT WILL ALLOW FOR CITIZENS TO SEE THE ROUTE OF THE STREET SWEEPERS. IT WILL ALLOW FOR US TO, UM, MONITOR AND, UM AND PROVIDE SECURITY ON THE STREET SWEEPERS. UM AND UM FROM THEIR BUDGET REQUESTS. THERE'S QUITE A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. UM COUNCILMAN TURNER I JUST WANT TO SAY YOUR RESPECT, MAN. SO BASICALLY YOU'RE SAYING THIS EQUIPMENT CAN MONITOR AND KIND OF TRACK AND KEEP UP WITH LOCATIONS AND THINGS OF THAT MAGNITUDE. JUST CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AFTER WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD IT. MHM YES, AND I MEAN IT WILL , IT WILL MAP OUT THE STREET SWEEPERS. MAP OF THE LOCATION, AND THEN IT WILL ALSO SHOW YOU WILL BE ABLE. WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW CITIZENS THE ROUTE THAT IT'S TAKEN. SO IF YOU'RE CURIOUS YOU KNOW? DID MY STREET GET SWEEPED TODAY? UM YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT IT WAS IT DID GET SWEEPED OR IT DID NOT FOR. FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. YES THIS IS MAINLY STEMMING FROM THE FACT THAT WE REPORT THE ROAD MILES THAT ARE RUN BY THE SWEEPERS. EVERY YEAR. WE PUT THAT IN OUR MONTHLY REPORT. BUT CITIZENS ARE PROBABLY OUR MAIN COMPLAINT FROM A CITIZEN IS YOU HAVEN'T SWEPT MY STREET AND WHO KNOWS HOW LONG AND IT TURNS OUT THAT WE SWEPT IT TWO WEEKS AGO, BUT IT'S THE FALL AND THERE'S LEAVES COMING DOWN. AND SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO TRACK AND VISUALLY GRAPHICALLY SHOW WHAT'S BEEN SWEPT. MAKE SURE WE HAVEN'T MISSED ANYTHING WHICH I REALLY DON'T THINK WE HAVE. BUT IT GIVES VISUAL GRAPHICAL PROOF TO THE CITIZENS OF WHAT'S BEEN SWEPT AND WIN, SO IT'S KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SHOWING POTHOLE REQUEST SHOWING STREET REHAB AND PUTTING THAT ON A MAP TO WHERE IT'S EASY FOR CITIZENS TO SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WIN. AND THIS JUST EXTENDS THIS AND THE STREET SWEEPING AND THAT MEANING IT'S REALLY TIED INTO OUR WEBS. WEBSITE. YOU KNOW , YOU DON'T HAVE TO DOWNLOAD AN APP FOR THAT. WE WILL BE DOING A CYBER SECURITY AUDIT FOR THE REGIONAL RADIO SYSTEM. IT SAYS 68,000 WE FRONT THAT AS WE DO WITH ALL THE OTHER RADIO EQUIPPED RADIO PIECES, BUT THEN IT IS REIMBURSED BY OTHER CITIES IN THE COG. SO WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FULL 68,000. UM WE WILL BE UPGRADING OUR END OF LIFE PHONE SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT. UM OUR FRONT CURRENT PHONE SYSTEM HAS REACHED END OF LIFE. WE WILL BE MOVING TO THE NEXT VERSION OF THE METAL SYSTEM AND THERE WILL BE SEVERAL PHONES THAT WERE INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 13 YEARS AGO THAT WILL NO LONGER WORK ON THE NEW SYSTEM, SO WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE AS WELL. UM AND THEN, UH, HMM. SORRY I GOT DISTRACTED. WATER CUSTOMER
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SERVICE PORTAL WAS COUNCILMAN GETS HAD TALKED ABOUT IT A WHILE BACK. I BELIEVE, UM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. IT IS GOING TO BE $35,000 AND WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR THAT IMPLEMENTATION IN THE NEXT YEAR. SO HOW WILL THAT WORK WHERE CUSTOMERS LOG ONTO A SITE AND BE ABLE TO SEE IN REAL TIME WITH THEIR WATER USAGE IS THAT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU AGAIN ON THE WEBSITE AVAILABLE LINK OUT FROM THE WEBSITE. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. HELLO AGAIN. UM HR IS COMBINED WITH BENEFITS, SO I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER. THE PREMIUMS FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ON THE EMPLOYEE SIDE IS INCREASING. MEDICAL 10% AND DENTAL 3% AND THIS IS EVERY PAY PERIOD, SO EMPLOYEE WITH THE ON THE FAMILY PLAN, IT'LL GROW UP ABOUT $18 PER PAY PERIOD FOR 2024. UM SO I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE FACT THAT THOSE INCREASES ARE GOING TO BE BURDENED WITH THE EMPLOYEES. DENTAL 3% THAT'S JUST A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS. SO UM, I INCLUDED THAT WITH THE INCREASE FOR $18 PER PAY PERIOD FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL, HER PAY PERIOD ON A FAMILY PLAN, SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES. WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE WE ARE PROPOSING $15 PER HOUR FOR THE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN $13. WE DID THAT LAST SUMMER, BUT THERE IS A NEED TO INCREASE THAT, UM, GIVEN THE INFLATION AND COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES. WE, UM. WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR. HOWEVER EVERY OTHER YEAR WE DO A WEEK LONG VERSION OF IT . SO WE ASKED FOR $10,000 TO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. IT'S THE WEEKLONG RECOGNITION WE DO SOMETHING EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. MAY DO DONUTS, ICE CREAM, SNOW CONES POPCORN LAST YEAR, WE DID A DOOR DECORATION CONTEST, SO WE'LL PROBABLY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT SIMILAR THIS TIME AND WE ALWAYS END WITH THE CITY EMPLOYEE LUNCH, USUALLY ON A THURSDAY TO ALLOW FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES TO JOIN. THIS IS SOMETHING NEW WE WERE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER. UM RESIDENTIAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO POLICE FIRE AN M S OR DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THIS. YOU SEE THE COST UNDER EACH. THESE ARE ESTIMATIONS, BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT LIVE IN BEAUMONT . SO IN 2024 WE'RE GONNA DO THE SAME FOR POLICE FIRE AND E. M S AND WE'RE GOING TO UM, OFFER TO HELP WITH $4000 DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. AND $500 MOVING, ASSISTANCE, PURCHASE OR RENT. AND THIS IS A RECRUITING TOOL, BUT ALSO ENCOURAGE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO LIVE IN THE CITY. AND WE WANT TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER ENTITIES CLOSE TO US. THAT'S IT. HOW HOW WOULD THAT WORK? EXACTLY UH, CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT SO WITH THE RESIDENTS, ONE SENATE PROGRAM, UM AND THESE ARE ONE TIME PAYMENTS. BUT IF YOU HAVE A FIRST RESPONDER THAT IS INTERESTED IN PURCHASING TO GO HOME. UM AS A SWORN EMPLOYEE, THE CITY WILL ASSIST THEM AND DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND MOVING ASSISTANCE. SO CLOSING COSTS TO UP TO WHAT LEVEL IT'S UP TO $4000. RIGHT, OKAY? SO OKAY? COUNCILMAN DORIA HONEST SLIDE HERE. WHAT OKAY, IT SAYS $4000 PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND THEN IT'S JUST 62,400 OUT THERE WAS THAT THE 60,400 IS AN ESTIMATION BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF SWORN POLICE OFFICERS THAT LIVE IN THE CITY AND MAY CONTINUE THOSE TRENDS. SO IT'S CURRENTLY AT, UM. 37% OF THE FOREST THAT LIVE IN BEAUMONT. AND SO THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE IS 10% OF THE CANNOT LIVE THAT LIVES IN BEAUMONT AND THE MOVING ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE AROUND. I'M SORRY 10% FOR THE MOVING ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE AND RENT BECAUSE IT ENCOMPASSES PURCHASING AND RENT. AND IN THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE WILL BE 5% OF THAT.FOUR. SO THOSE ARE ALL ESTIMATIONS OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE 2024 YEAR. THE REASON THE NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT IS BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS THAT LIVE IN BEAUMONT,
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RIGHT? AND POLICE HAS MORE THAN FIRE, AND THEN HE MESSES IS THIRD WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR NUMBERS. COUNCILMAN TURNER HMM. CHRIS I APPRECIATE Y'ALL LOOKING INTO THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I STILL WANT TO ECHO TO THE CITY MANAGER IS A HUGE CONCERN OF MIND OF THE NUMBER THE NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT DON'T YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET THAT WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER AND WE WENT ROUGHLY 58. AND THESE ARE SOME OF OUR BEST PAYING JOBS IN THE CITY AND TO SEE THE NUMBERS AND WHAT WE HAD AND HOW MUCH WE'RE SPENDING ON IT. I JUST WANNA REALLY PUT UP REAL HARD FOCUS ON MAYBE WORKING WITH BOTH CHIEF SONG SEEING HOW WE CAN AT LEAST LOOK AT IT. POSSIBLE PROPERTY TAX BACK FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, EAT SOMETIMES SALES TAX, BUT IT'S REALLY ALARMING TO ME WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET IN THERE. AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT PROPERTY TAX. I'M SORRY WITH THEM. LIVING HERE, OF COURSE, WILL BE, YOU KNOW, INVESTING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH PROPERTY TAX AND WOULD HAVE BEEN 58% OF THE BUDGET. BOTH ENTITY THAT'S PRETTY ALARMING TO ME. AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY DO RESIDE WITHIN OUR CITY. SO I JUST WANT TO KEEP A TUNNEL VISION. FOCUS ON THAT. I KNOW THIS IS A GOOD STEP IN DIRECTION, BUT ANYTHING ELSE YOU THINK WE CAN DO? I'M JUST OPEN TO IT. YEAH, WE WE'VE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS BEFORE AND DIFFERENT THAN OUR AND DIFFERENT SETTINGS TO COME UP WITH INCENTIVES AND WE CAME UP WITH THIS PROBLEM POLICY, AND THIS IS TO GET THEM TO MOVE INTO BEAUMONT ARE LIVING BEAUMONT FOR SURE. SO YEAH, WELL, I'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH CHIEFS. UM THAT THAT THAT THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR CITY COUNCIL, THEN FROM MYSELF, TOO, FOR THAT MATTER THAT WE GET OFFICERS FARMING AND E. M S PEOPLE WHO RESIDE HERE. QUESTION. YES COUNSELOR, NEIL. SO WHAT KIND OF RESTRICTIONS ARE YOU PUTTING ON THIS? FOR I MEAN, HOW LONG DID THEY HAVE TO LIVE THERE? UH, NOT A RENTAL PROPERTY ON THIS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SURE HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS DOWN THE LINE. HOWEVER THIS WILL BE A SYSTEM THAT WOULD BE AUDITED. UM WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOING, UM ARTISTS FOR ADDRESSES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WHEN WE PUT THIS PROGRAM IN PLACE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CHECK THOSE OUT ON A YEARLY BASIS. I KNOW, BUT THE I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA GIVE SOMEBODY MONEY. DON'T YOU WANT THEM TO BE THERE? MORE THAN 12 MONTHS? I MEAN, IT'S SOME TYPE OF RULES PUT IN GET IT PRO RATED IF THEY LEAVE OR GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO PAY A PORTION OF IT BACK BASED UPON ITS KIND OF HIGHWAY WE WERE LOOKING AT WITH THE M S PROGRAM . THIS ONE IS NOT AS DEVELOPED, ALTHOUGH POLICE CONTRACTORS JUST STARTED THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM TO GET THIS GOING. BUT MY VISION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PUT SOME STIPULATIONS ON IT, UM , TIME PERIODS AND HOW LONG THEY HAD TO RESIDE HERE. WORKFORCE OTHERWISE PAY US BACK. THE INCENTIVES WE NORMALLY HAVE OR OR THREE YEAR COMMITMENT. THIS COULD BE SIMILAR. YEAH. QUESTION GETS THIS HAVE TO BE PART OF THE CONTRACT, OR DOES IS THIS OUTSIDE THE CONTRACT, PART OF THE POLICE CONTRACT THAT ALLOWS FOR IT TO HAPPEN? UH YOU KNOW, AND IT CAN BE DONE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER IN THE CONTRACT ABOUT FIRE. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE FAR CONTRACT 100. BUT THE POLICE CONTRACTORS. THANK YOU, CHRIS. THANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUESTION. COUNCILMAN DORIA , CURRENTLY ON NO CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS TO BE HIRED. DO YOU GIVE EXTRA POINTS TO CITIZENS OF BOMBER RIGHT. THERE'S A PROCESS WHERE THERE ARE EXTRA POINTS DEDICATED TO CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT. YES THERE IS THIS BE AVAILABLE TO ANY OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES. JUST FIRST RESPONDERS FOR NOW? YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU WERE SAYING YOU DID YOU HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BAR CONTRACTS, NOT CURRENT. IT'S NOT IN THE CURRENT OF OUR CONTRACT.THE CONTRACT DOES GO UP FOR RENEGOTIATION NEXT YEAR. SO WE CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL AFTER THAT PERIOD OF TIME, YOU CAN OPEN UP A RENEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT AT ANY TIME. IF YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THE CONTRACT. I'M NOT. I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULDN'T SURELY YOU WOULD LOVE THAT. I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD POKE AT IT, BUT WE WOULD. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN JUST ADD. OUR IMPLEMENT CHIEF WHITE. I. IT WOULD MAINLY , FROM MY PERSPECTIVE BE TARGETED TO NEW HIRES, WHICH WOULDN'T BE SUBJECT TO THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK
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YOU. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON. BEEN A LONG DAY WHEN I GOT COME COME WITH GOOD NEWS. I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING. NO MONEY AT ALL. I'M JUST COMING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE IN PUBLIC HEALTH. AND THE REASON WHY PUBLIC HEALTH BUDGETS KIND OF STAYS THE SAME. A LOT OF MY PROGRAMS IS FUNDED BY GRANT FUNDS. AND SO THAT'S WHY MY PROGRAMS KIND OF MAIN, THE SAME , SO JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE. IN VITAL STATISTICS. THAT'S THE DEPARTMENT WHERE YOU GET YOUR BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS. AND THEN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, IT WENT LIVE WHERE YOU CAN PAY FOR IT ONLINE. PREVIOUSLY YOU HAD TO GO TO THE WEBSITE DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION. FILL IT OUT AND MELODY IN AND NOW YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING ONLINE AND THE CITIZENS LOVE IT. UH THEN WE HAVE TO EVEN COME UP TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. YOU CAN CLICK A BOX HAVING MAILED TO YOU, ALL OF YOU CLICK A BOX AND I'M GONNA PICK IT UP IN PERSON. THEN YOU'LL GET AN EMAIL IN THE TEXT OF THAT. YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S READY, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST WAIT AROUND TO COME GET IT. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. AH SO FAR AS APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS IS THE SAME, WOOD SAID. IT WORKS. UH YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING ONLINE AND ALSO WITH AH, INCREASE IN FOOD TRUCKS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU GUYS MORE OFTEN. WHAT WE DO. WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD ONE YESTERDAY. WE CONDUCT QUALITY MEETINGS WITHOUT FOOD TRUCK VENDORS. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS TOO, AS YOU CAN SEE UP THERE TO DISCUSS CHANGES IN THE FULL CODE AND TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS AS WELL. AND ALSO TO HELP THEM BECOME COMPLIANT. ALSO IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR COUNCIL APPROVED THE ADOPTED THE NEW ORDINANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. AND THEN THAT WE IMPROVED THE GRADING SYSTEM AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE INSPECTION REPORTS. OLD FOOD CODE. THE WORDING WAS IT HAD TO BE PLACED IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION, AND SO NOW IT HAS TO BE PLACED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE RESTAURANT. SO ALONG WITH THE INSPECTION REPORT, ALSO AGAIN WITH FOOD TRUCKS BEING ON THE RISE. WE ALSO STARTED A CONSTRUCTED A STARTER GUIDE. THAT WE HAVE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL AS OUR WEBSITE. TO GUIDE THEM THROUGH IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS, YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THESE STEPS. AND SO WE'VE DONE IT NEXT LATINA. ALSO WITH OUR IMMUNIZATIONS DEPARTMENT. WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH B.I S D TO INCREASE VACCINATION RATE AMONG SCHOOL AGED KIDS AND WE'RE EXTREMELY BUSY RIGHT NOW.
WITH THE START OF SCHOOL, UM AND WE DO OFFER VACCINES FOR BEAUMONT CITIZENS, AND IT'S JUST YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN BEAUMONT TO RECEIVE VACCINES FROM US, BUT YOU HAVE TO QUALIFY UNINSURED UNDERINSURED, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE INSURANCE, BUT YOUR INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER VACCINES. AND IF YOU ARE ON MEDICAID ALSO, AS YOU CAN SEE, WITH MINISTERED IN EXCESS OF 65,000 COVID 19 VACCINES. AND WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF OFFERING THOSE VACCINES. AND THEY JUST ASSIGNED NOTE. UH COVID IS INCREASING IN OUR CITY , UM, FROM JUNE TO JULY. AH IT WENT UP 189% INCREASE. IN THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES, SO BE CAREFUL. BUT IT WAS. I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. BUT THIS IS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, EVEN THOUGH THE NUMBER THAT YOU SEE REPORTED AS LOW BECAUSE WE ONLY ACCOUNT FOR REVIEW TOOK A TEST.
AT UH, A MIRACLE FACILITY. IT DOESN'T TAKE IN ACCOUNT PEOPLE USE THE HOME TEST. OKAY, SO NEXT LINE. ALSO UH, WE HAVE A DIABETES PROGRAM THAT'S FREE TO THE CITY. IT'S HELD EVERY WEDNESDAY AT THE LAKESIDE CENTER AT 10 O'CLOCK, AND WE HAVE TO OUR HEALTH EDUCATORS THAT PUTS ON THAT PROGRAM. ALSO WITH THAT , YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WAYS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN CONTACT US WITH PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS AND WHAT WE DO IN PUBLIC HEALTH IS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE WE RELEASED , UH, WERE RELEASED. A REPORT ON DIFFERENT INFECTIONS ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT'S GOING ON WITHIN OUR CITY OR THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN OUR COUNTRY. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S AN OUTBREAK OF LEPROSY. IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. IT'S ENDEMIC, GOT 15 REPORTED CASES. SO WE KIND OF RELEASED
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THAT INFORMATION TO INFORM OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT'S GOING ON. MM. YEAH. ALSO WE'RE ANALYZING OUR DEATH RECORDS TO DETERMINE THE TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH IN OUR CITY AS WELL AS OUR STE I, WHICH STANDS FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS DATA TO DETERMINE EDUCATION , TARGET AUDIENCE AND LOCATION TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES. AND THEN FROM THAT, WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT A NEWSLETTER JUST TO INFORM OUR COMMUNITY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EVENTS AND CONCERNS. IN A QUESTIONS ANYBODY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.GET AFTERNOON. THAT'S A MEMBER'S CITY MANAGER MUST BE PRETTY BRIEF, JUST ABOUT FOUR SLIDES.
UM THE SIDEWAYS TO BEIJING DEAL WITH BASICALLY ONE WEEK COLLECTIONS OF OUR GARBAGE, YOUR WAYS AND MISCELLANEOUS TRASH PICK UP ABOUT 36,000 HOUSEHOLDS A MONTH. WE'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING THE RATE BY A DOLLAR PER MONTH, WHICH WOULD GENERATE ABOUT $36,000 A MONTH. NEXT LIGHT, PLEASE. UM WE OPERATED TYPE ONE LANDFILL. UH WE'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING THAT RATE BY $1 PER CUBIC YARD FOR COMPACTED AS WELL AS NON COMPACTED TRASH THAT INNOCENT LANDFILL TO GENERATE ABOUT $750,000 A YEAR. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING FOUR NEW VEHICLES TO OUR FLEET TO REPLACE SOME MORE SOME MORE. SOME OF OUR OUTDATED UNITS THAT'S GONNA COST ABOUT A MILLION POOR. THIS YEAR. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS OUR GAS PROJECT THAT ALSO CI IS WORKING WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ARM. WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE WITH IT. OUR FIRST MAJOR MAUDE. IS JUST ABOUT COMPLETE TECHNICAL PART IS COMPLETE. IT'S GOING OUT TO THE SURROUNDING CITIZENS. THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS, IF NOT THAT PART OF IT WILL BE COMPLETE. WE GO OUT FOR ANOTHER. MARK WHICH IS JESTER IN MY IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC IS IN PROGRESS. THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY SIMPLE. THEY JUST START CONSTRUCTION. MAYBE IN ABOUT THE NEXT 9 TO 10 MONTHS . YOU SHOULD SEE A FACILITY OUT THERE AND START GENERATING SOME REVENUE. ANY QUESTIONS? HAVE A GREAT DAY. COUNCILMAN GUEST HAS A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW. I DO NOT HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A COMPLIMENT. YOUR DEPARTMENT DOESN'T INCREDIBLE JOB. NOT THAT ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT. BEAUMONT DOESN'T BUT YOU KNOW WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT YOU ALL DO, AND I SEE SOME OF THE TROUBLES, SOME FOR NEIGHBORING CITIES HAVE MORAL AND HOW EFFICIENT YOU ARE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. I LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY WITH ME. AWARE OF MAJOR TEAM MEMBERS WITH ME, FELICIA AND JOSEPH. SHE'D BEEN WITH ME 30 YEARS SHE RUN MY COLLECTION TO BE ASIAN. I HAVE A MR DOMAIN. MATTHEWS HE'S BEEN WITH ME. 30 YEARS YOU RUN MY LAND FIELD. THOSE TWO PEOPLE . VERY KIDDING ME. AND ONE OF THEM SHOULD TAKE MY PLACE WHEN I LEAVE. HAVE A GOOD DAY. OKAY PLUCK. ALRIGHT DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE IT, HUH? AFTERNOON WE'RE ALMOST THERE. I'M GONNA MOVE THIS WAY DOWN. THERE YOU GO. THANKS TO YOU, SO OUR BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 24 IS A SENIOR PR POSITION. IT IS TO FURTHER OUR STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE OF PROACTIVE CITY COMMUNICATIONS.
SO TO DATE, I HAVE HANDLED THE MEDIA INQUIRIES THAT HAVE COME IN, BUT IT HAS PRIMARILY BEEN REACTIVE AS VARIOUS SMALL BUT MIGHTY DEPARTMENT OF THREE AND IT WAS QUICKLY BECOMING A FULL TIME JOB. UM THIS PERSON PRIMARILY WILL BE TASKED WITH LISTENING BETWEEN ALL THESE WONDERFUL OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND FINDING THE GOOD STORIES AND PROACTIVELY, UM, TAKING THEM TO THE MEDIA VERSUS THEM COMING TO US FOR SPECIFIC INQUIRY. SO WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT THE AMAZING THINGS THAT SOLID WASTE ARE DOING, WE CAN GO TELL THOSE STORIES WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS AMAZING NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS DOING, WE CAN TAKE THOSE STORIES TO THE MEDIA. SO WERE YOU REALLY JUST WANT TO CONTROL THE NARRATIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE
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TRACK WHAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT US IN THE NEWS AND THE SENTIMENT EVERY SINGLE MONTH AND IT IS SLOWLY GOING UP, BUT THE SENTIMENT IS NOT NECESSARILY GETTING BETTER SO WE ARE JUST LOOKING TO IMPROVE THAT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT ENDEAVOR. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR. BY FAR. THE BIGGEST PROJECT WAS THE WEBSITE , WHICH HOPEFULLY Y'ALL HAVE PLAYED AROUND WITH A LITTLE BIT. UM I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO SHOUT OUT MY TEAM FOR THAT. IT WAS A HUGE EFFORT. UM, ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS OF WORK, 400 PLUS PAGES. AND IT WASN'T JUST TAKING THE EXISTING CONTENT AND MIGRATING IT. WE REALLY LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE PAGE AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT A CITIZEN WOULD NEEDE EFFICIENT TO FIND WHAT THEY NEED. SO SOME NEW FEATURES THAT ARE THERE THE ABILITY TO SIGN UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS OF ANY SINGLE SECTION VIA EMAIL OR TEXT. 100 PLUS LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS. PREDICTIVE SEARCH 80, A MOBILE FRIENDLY DESIGN THAT YOU CAN USE ON YOUR CELL PHONE, A STAFF DIRECTORY AND F A Q DATABASE, AND ALL THOSE ARE REALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TWO WAY COMMUNICATION TO THE CITIZENS.THERE'S A GIANT HELP BOX ON THE HOMEPAGE. WE WANT YOU TO GET YOUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNED, ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND CONCERNED , ANSWERED AND GET THEIR INQUIRIES TO YOU AND GET THE ANSWERS BACK. SO, UM REALLY APPRECIATE THE TEAM EFFORT THAT WAS PAGE READ IN MY OFFICE, ANGELA WRIGHT AND JAMIE NELSON AND I T AND OUR STAFF LIAISON JUNE ELLIS IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. WE ALSO AND JUST A CUTE UM, QUICK LITTLE LOOK AT THE WEBSITE IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED WITH IT YET. UM WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HANDBOOK AS A DEPARTMENT OFFICIALLY FOR ABOUT 11 MONTHS NOW WE FINALLY HAVE SOME OFFICIAL GUIDELINES AND POLICIES ABOUT HOW THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS CAN WORK WITH US. THAT WAS A LONG PROCESS WITH AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO HELP US DO THAT. WE ALSO UPDATED THE CITY SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY AND WILL BE SOMETHING WE'LL BE UPDATING ANNUALLY, JUST BASED ON NEW CASE LAW. WE ALSO HELD THE FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA TRAINING FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ATTEND THAT AND FAMILIARIZE HERSELF WITH BEST PRACTICES. WE'VE ALSO BEEN MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT MARKETING LIAISONS TO GO OVER. ALSO ANYONE WHO TOUCHES THE FACEBOOK AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO GO OVER THOSE BEST PRACTICES. IN ADDITION, WE HELD THE FIRST MEDIA TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND DEPARTMENT MEDIA CONTRACTS.
CONTACTS WE HAD TWO CONSULTANTS COME IN FROM HOUSTON TO GIVE US ON CAMERA, INTERVIEW TIPS AND TRAINING, AND WE'VE RECENTLY LAUNCHED THE NEW CITY MANAGER PODCAST IN QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER , WHICH WILL BE GOING OUT TO AGAIN JUST INCREASE DIFFERENT CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CITIZENS. UM SOME EXCITING THINGS ARE UPCOMING IF YOU CAN GO NEXT SLIDE STATE OF THE CITY IS BY FAR OUR BIGGEST PROJECT RIGHT NOW, SO I'LL BE LOOKING TO YOU ALL TO WORK ON THAT WITH ME SOON. IT WILL BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LOOK THIS YEAR AND WE REALLY WANT TO GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING IN BEAUMONT AND TO TAKE PRIDE IN SAYING I AM FROM BEAUMONT. UM ON THAT NOTE. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON 100 THINGS TO DO IN BEAUMONT BOOK. UM THAT'S TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF BEAUMONT. BORING THERE'S NOTHING TO DO HERE YOU CAN SAY HEY, HERE'S 100 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT. WE'RE ALSO LAUNCHING A BUCKET LIST PASSPORT WITH THE CVB. SAME KIND OF REASONING. UM JUST WIPE THAT BEAUMONT IS BORING FROM YOUR MENTALITY. HERE'S 100 THINGS TO DO HERE. AND CONTINUING TO EDUCATE OUR DEPARTMENT MARKETING LIAISONS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING. ANY KIND OF DIFFERENT TACTICS THAT THEY'RE USING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YOU COULD BE LOOKING FOR YOUR EMAIL ABOUT YOUR YOUR ROLE AND YOUR SCRIPT FOR THE UPCOMING STATE OF THE CITY THAT COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN USING MUCH CREATIVITY TO ENGAGE WITH EVERYONE AND CITY COUNCIL. UH I'LL GET BE ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE SCRIPT, YOU CAN TAKE IT UP WITH ME. ROY WEST. I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S GONNA LOVE THE SCRIPT. I DIDN'T WRITE ANY PART OF IT. MHM BUT IT IS PRETTY AWESOME. YOU GOTTA BE THERE. SEPTEMBER 21ST 21ST 2023. YES I JUST WANTED TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH. I WATCHED THAT PAGE GROW BY THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. I KIND OF BEEN TRACKING IT SINCE SHE WAS FIRST STARTED. I WANTED TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT. IT WAS PRETTY STAGNANT. IT WASN'T MOVING. WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COUNCIL WAS STUCK AROUND 116 THAT WAS STUCK AROUND AT 16,000 MARK, BUT ON FACEBOOK HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY AND I INSTAGRAM HAS GROWN BY THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. SO I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. GREAT JOB ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. THANK YOU. SO WE OBVIOUSLY SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. THE BEAUMONT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. DEAN CARNIVAL IS THE
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AND LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR OUR I. FIRST OF ALL, THE STATE OF TEXAS ACTUALLY RELINQUISHED THE 2022 YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAD 367.1 MILLION. SO THAT'S 367.1 MILLION IN DIRECT VISITOR SPENDING IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. IT'S THE HIGHEST REVENUE SALES EVER. UH WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT THAT IS YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN WITH HURRICANE LAURA WHERE PEOPLE WERE LIVING HERE FOR, YOU KNOW, 78 MONTHS TIME, IT WAS SO DIFFICULT FOR US TO EVER ACTUALLY ACHIEVE A HIGHER REVENUE CELLS. THAN A HURRICANE SEASON. SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXCITING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT. THIS CLOSE COMING BACK FROM COVID. SO AS WE GO THROUGH SOME OF THE FY 23 MAJOR INITIATIVES, WE HOSTED A FREE THREE DAY MURAL FESTIVAL HIGH ATTENDANCE, HIGH DIVERSITY WE COMPLETED. THE ADDITION OF 17 MURALS RECEIVED OVER 4.5 MILLION OF VALUE IN FREE MEDIA PICKUPS AND OVER 2 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS . HUGE HUGE NUMBERS. WE ALSO COMPLETED A NATURE SHOW THAT CONNECTS THE C C C BUILDING AND CATTLE MARCH WETLANDS WITH SO MUCH MORE TO COME IN FY 24. OR WE DEVELOPED AN ATTRACTION PASS . IT'S A ONE STOP SHOP ACCESS TO 14 MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTION THAT'S VALID FOR A THREE DAY PERIOD. SO IT'S GREAT BECAUSE VISITORS ARE ABLE TO COME IN SPEND ANYWHERE FROM 23 TO $27 AND HAVE A THREE DAY PASS OF ALL THE MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS ALL IN THE RAP REALLY EXCITING IS OUR BURNING BETWEEN BORDERS. IT'S A COOPERATIVE BURNING MARKETING CAMPAIGN WITH LAKE CHARLES CBB. UM COOPERATIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN IN BETWEEN CITIES IS RARE, LET ALONE STATES . THIS IS HUGE BECAUSE WE ARE OBVIOUSLY BECOMING A HIGHLIGHT AND BURNING DESTINATION BECAUSE CATTLE MARCH THIS YEAR HAS NOW BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A WORLD RENOWNED BURNING DESTINATION. THESE ARE BIG, BIG NUMBERS, AND IT'S GOING TO INCREASE OUR TOURISM AS WELL AS OUR BOOK BIZ . UM BUSINESS OUR SALES TEAM IS DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB FOR FY 23. WE HAD 109 MEETINGS, TOURNAMENTS AND REUNIONS. AND ALSO TO ADD ON TO THAT COMMUNITY RELATIONS. WE COLLABORATED WITH 50 TO COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND WE'VE WORKED WITH OVER 87 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, UM, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR INITIATIVE. SO LET'S LOOK INTO FY 24, SO WE HAVE ACTUALLY PROPOSED TO BUDGET EDITIONS ARE BEAUMONT BASH IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, FOR 25,000 AND SIMPLE VIEW, A NEW WEB DESIGN WITH J FOUR METRICS FOR 65,000. I'M GONNA INCLUDE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. SO WE'RE SO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE FEVER. BEAUMONT IT WILL BE A COMPLETELY NEW WEBSITE THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY IN SPANISH. MEXICO IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARGETED MARKETS FOR HOUSTON AREA AND THEY HAVE BEEN TARGETING THEM FOR A LITTLE OVER SEVEN YEARS. NOW WITH ALL A HOUSTON THIS IS GOING TO BRING IN A HUGE R O I AS WE TARGET THE HISPANICS, SPECIFICALLY IN MEXICO, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WE ARE ABLE TO SHOWCASE EVERYTHING THERE IS TO SEE AND DO IN BEAUMONT. SPANISH WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WE ALSO ARE CREATING A NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETING STRATEGY TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY. WE'RE GOING TO BRING LOCAL BACK THE LOWER CALDER INITIATIVE. WE'RE GOING TO BRING A COOLER HERE COLLEGE AS WELL AS THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF I 10, SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED IS THAT INCORPORATES A LOT OF YOUR AWARDS AND WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON VISITOR TOUCHPOINTS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ACTUALLY GOING INTO BUSINESSES AND HOTELS AND BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THE ACTUAL PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE FRONT DESK BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES WHO INTERACT WITH THE VISITORS. SO WHETHER YOUR SERVER IN A RESTAURANT YOU'RE BEING ASKED WHAT IS THERE TO DO IN BEAUMONT, OR WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SEE INSTEAD OF SAYING, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING NECESSARILY TO DO, THEY'D BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE SO MANY GREAT THINGS THROUGHOUT TO SEE AND DO HERE AND THEN THE BEAUMONT BASH. SO THIS IS AN ADVOCACY EFFORT TO BRING A TASTE OF BEAUMONT TO AUSTIN FOR LEGISLATORS AND MEDIA IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR GOLDEN TRIANGLE DAYS, AS YOU CAN SEE, BECAUSE THEY AND SESSION. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO NECESSARILY GET THEIR TIME. I MEAN, WHAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS WE'RE READY TO BRING GATORS TO THE CAPITAL. WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE A BIG STUNT. AND TRYING TO GET SOME PUBLICITY BECAUSE WE LOVE MEDIA AND AUSTIN MEDIA MEANS AUSTIN VISITORS. SO THINK OF IT LIKE THAT, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXCITING. AND THE LATER LADIES AND LEATHER MOTORCYCLE PARADE THIS IS COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER 8TH THE 10TH WE ALREADY HAVE OVER 1000 BOOKED ROOMS. IT'S HUGE THAT THE SALES TEAM WAS ABLE TO DO THIS AND JUST THINK OF ALL THE BUSINESS SALES TEAM IS BRINGING IN WITHOUT A CONVENTION CENTER. SO, SO MUCH IS ON THE RISE AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH IT AND THEN FINALLY ARE HUGE INITIATIVE IS GOING TO BE DIVERSITY, EQUITY ASSESS ABILITY AND INCLUSION. WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DESTINATION IS MORE INCLUSIVE AND WILL BE WELCOMING THOSE DISABILITIES AS WE INCLUDED WHEELCHAIR SKIED. WE ALSO HAVE AN AUTISTIC GUIDE TO BEAUMONT AND SEVERAL OTHER GUIDES THAT WILL BE THERE TO NOT ONLY BRING IN AND WELCOME THOSE WITH DISABILITIES BUT WILL ALSO BE USED BY THOSE WHO ARE LOCALS LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I PROMISED FIVE MINUTES. BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY EXCITING STUFF. UM AND THEN, VERY LASTLY, WE LOOKED FOR A REVENUE SOURCE.SO WE'LL BE TAKING OUR BEAUMONT GIFT SHOP THAT'S ACTUALLY INCURRED A LITTLE OVER $20,000 THIS PREVIOUS YEAR, AND WE'LL BE PUTTING IT ONLINE AND NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO BE SELLING THESE
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GIFTS THAT WERE BEEN SELLING IN OUR GIFT SHOP, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING WELCOME TO BEAUMONT PACKAGES WILL BE MAKING HOMESICK FOR BEAUMONT TO SEND OUT TO COLLEGE STUDENTS AND EVEN FOODIE FOR BEAUMONT. SO SEVERAL DIFFERENT IDEAS TO TRY TO DRAW IN AND INCREASE OUR REVENUE.COUNCILMAN TURNER. UH MAN, MAN, I REALLY ENJOYED THE ENERGY AT THE END. HE KIND OF GOT US ALL PICKED BACK UP, BUT YOU KIND OF SPOKE TO YOU'RE MAKING ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND GENERATING REVENUE WITHOUT A CONVENTION CENTER. CAN YOU KINDA SPEAK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF A CONVENTION CENTER TO THE DEPARTMENT LIKE CBB? UM IT IS EXPONENTIAL. WE'VE ACTUALLY CERTAIN RESEARCH SEVERAL CITIES, INCLUDING IRVING, TEXAS, WHO HAVE MADE SUCH SOME SUBSTANTIAL IMPACTS BECAUSE OF THE Y THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER. AND I THINK THAT WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING IS NOT JUST THE SIZE OF THE GROUPS, BUT THE FACT THAT HAVING A HOTEL ATTACHED TO IT ALLOWS FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY SO THAT EVEN A CONVENTION CENTER WITH MAYBE 5 TO 700 DELEGATES THAT WOULD NEED TO GO OFFSIDE TO OFFSET PROPERTIES ALLOWS FOR HOTELS IN THE AREA TO ALSO BUY INTO THIS HOTEL DOWNTOWN. I THINK MORE BUSINESSES, MORE REVENUE AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 1000 MOTORCYCLE IS GOING TO BE IN TOWN FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES PROVES THAT BEAUMONT IS ACCESSIBLE. YOU'RE ABLE TO EASILY GET OFF INTERSTATE 10 AND OUR AREA CAN HOLD THAT MANY PEOPLE. SO JUST IMAGINE WHEN WE HAVE A VENUE THAT CAN HOLD THAT MANY PEOPLE AS WELL. WELL, SAID. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHRISTINA. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MAYOR JUST TO REMIND YOU REMINDER OF THE BUDGET CALENDAR. NEXT STEPS.
AUGUST 11TH WERE FILED THE PROPOSED BUDGET WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AUGUST 15TH WOULD BE THE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AUGUST 29TH IS THE PUBLIC HEARING WHERE WERE RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS. ON THE BUDGET AND THE CRP. SEPTEMBER 12 WILL BE THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN YOU ACTUALLY ADAPT THE BUDGET CAPITAL PROGRAM AND ACCEPT THE PRAISE ROLES AND THEN OCTOBER 1 OF OCTOBER 1ST NEWFIELD SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS JUST A FEW NOTES. THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK TODAY, UM YEAH, CLEAR THAT YOU WANT A LARGER GERMAN FUND BALANCE, SO WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT THIS WEEK AND COMING BACK WITH THAT BEFORE THE BUDGET IS SUBMITTED. WE'LL DO SOME NUMBERS WILL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS OR COULD JUST NEEDED TO GET THAT TO A LARGER NUMBER. PUSH YOUR, UH, LIKEWISE WOULD BE PUTTING SOME PLANS TOGETHER TO BUILD UP THE WATER AND WASTE WATER FUND BALANCE NUMBERS, TOO. HMM WELL, THEY'RE IN A BETTER POSITION OVER THE LONG RUN WOULD BE WORKING ON THAT THE HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES AND SAVINGS IS CLEAR THROUGH THE REPORT THERE THAT THERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SAVE SOME DOLLARS, SO WE WERE LOOKING AT SOME PROGRAMS SO WE CAN DO THERE TO SAVE SOME MONEY. AND FOR US CLASSIFICATION PLAN WOULD BE LOOKING FOR, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAY OUR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES GIVE THEM SOME CONSIDERATION, AND THAT EITHER THROUGH THAT PLAN OR A COST OF LIVING BECAUSE AS WARREN PEOPLE ARE GETTING IN, THIS IS DIFFICULT NOT TO HAVE YOUR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES TO BE JUSTLY COMPENSATED, AND WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY SAVINGS GOING. INTO THE 2025 BUDGET STARTED NOW, SO WE'LL BE WORKING TOWARDS THOSE GOALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER GOALS THAT YOU WANT TO COME IN AND BE GLAD TO HEAR THEM OUT THERE AGAIN. I'D LIKE TO THANK STEPH FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE. I'D LIKE TO TODD SEMINOLE AND HIS STAFF AMY AND CHERYL. STAND UP. I MEAN, SURE, LET'S GIVE HIM A HAND. THEY GOT TO HANG OUT A LITTLE BIT TODAY AND NOT GET IN THE LINE OF FIRE. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE GOOD. SO WE THINK IN ALL THE STAFF AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR PATIENTS TO WITH THIS PROCESS, AND LIKEWISE. SO THE COUNCIL IN JUNE AND CHRIS YOU AND ALL THOSE MEETINGS TO EVERYBODY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START OVER HERE WITH COUNCILMAN NILS SINCE HE'S BEEN TRAVELING. THANK YOU, MARY. JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER AND YOUR STAFF OF THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TAKE YOU IN AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE BUDGET HERE NEXT WEEK, COUNCILMAN SAMUEL ALL OF YOU.
SAME THING. DITTO WELL, WELL DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CITY MANAGER OF STAFF GREAT JOB.
COUNCILMAN THANK YOU TO STAFF. I GOT TO SPEND THE WHOLE DAY WITH YOU GUYS APPRECIATE IT.
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COUNCILOR GETS I WOULD REALLY WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AS WELL AS THE STAFF, UH, FOR BRINGING THIS NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT THE CITY BUDGET TO COUNSEL HAVING THE DEPARTMENT HEADS COME BEFORE COUNCIL SIMILAR TO LIFE WITH THE COUNTY DOES WHERE THEY HAVE. YOU KNOW, THEIR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS COME IN, AND THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND WHAT THEIR PROJECTION EXPENSES ARE GOING TO BE, AND THAT'S GOING TO EVEN BE MORE SO NEXT YEAR. WHEN WE GO TO THIS, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA JUSTIFY EVERYTHING TYPE OF APPROACH. BUT THIS IS THIS WAS A GREAT AND PLEASANT CHANGE. SO THANK YOU MUCH APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILMAN DURIO. SAME THING. THANK YOU.STAFF CITY MANAGER. I STILL SEE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CITIZENS SITTING OUT THERE AND STAY FOR THE WHOLE THING. APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE, AND IT'S LIKE, HOWEVER MANY TIMES WHEN I GO OUT AND SPEAK AND I TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE MANAGER KW LIKE WE LIKE TO CALL HIM, UM, BROUGHT A BRAND NEW SET OF GUYS TO LOOK AT OUR SAME OLD PROBLEMS AND COME UP WITH BETTER SOLUTIONS, AND THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING, AND WE SURE APPRECIATE IT WAS SURELY NEEDED. GOOD JOB, EVERYBODY AND ESPECIALLY TODD AND YOUR YOUR STAFF. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS. YOU HAVE SOME BAD NEWS, BUT YOU HAD NEWS THANK YOU. MAYOR. YES. THE CITY ATTORNEY. SO WE HAD A VERY SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TODAY. UM NIKKI IS CHOSE PROBABLY THE WORST DAY ON THE PLANET TO SHADOW ME, BUT SHE HAS BEEN ENDURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOP PROCESS AND JUST VISITING WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF MY STAFF TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A CITY ATTORNEY. SO THANK YOU, NIKKI FOR YOUR PATIENTS IN IN AND SHARING THE DAY WITH US, AND ALSO THAT THAT'S IT, SOLEDAD.
AWESOME. PUBLIC WORKS. I'LL YEAH , I WOULD THINK ONE OF THE CITIZENS MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT CAMERA ON COLLEGE, AND THAT IS A FREQUENT REQUEST THAT SOMEBODY HAS AN ACCIDENT AND ONCE VIDEO FROM THE INTERSECTIONS, THOSE CAMERAS ONLY DETECT TRAFFIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ACTION OF THE SIGNAL ITSELF. THEY ARE NOT RECORDED, SO WE DO NOT HAVE VIDEO FOR ANY OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS. NOTHING THERE. THANK YOU. TINA. YEAH YEAH. YEAH I'LL COME BACK. I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE JUNE ELLIS. HE EVERYBODY SENT THEIR POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS TO HIM, AND HE PUT ALL OF THAT TOGETHER AND DID A FABULOUS JOB. SO THANK YOU. JOON H JOB. I HAVE A FEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT FROM LAUREN AND SHE PROBABLY WOULD BEAT ME UP IF I DON'T GIVE HIM BEFORE WE LEAVE. SHE SAID. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO TAKE THE SURVEY. IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON COUNCIL MEETING TIMES, AND YOU CAN SCAN THE CURE CODE ON THE FLY AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM OR IS LINKED ON FACEBOOK OR WHAT WEBSITE AND BY THE WAY I WEBSITE IS FANTASTIC. I LOVE IT TO THURSDAY NIGHT IS JAZZ AT THE LAKE JONAH'S FOR FREE MUSIC AT THE EVENT CENTER. EIGHT FOR ME, 8 10. THAT'S THE DAY 10 PUBLIC HEALTH IS HOSTING A FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH FOR AGES, OFFERING BACK TO SCHOOL, IMMINENT SESSIONS AND THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY'S RESTARTING SOON IT'S A FREE 14 WEEK PROGRAM OFFERED BY P D. YOU CAN LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE. AND THERE'S CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT EVERY FRIDAY THIS MONTH AT THE JEFFERSON THEATER.
PLEASE JOIN US AND ALL OF AUGUST. ANIMAL CARRIES. HERE. THE ANNUAL CLEAR THE SHELTER EVENT WITH THIS KIND ADOPTION FEES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALRIGHT COUNCILMAN DURIO SAYS. I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES. APPRECIATE IT. HAPPY? YEAH HIS BIRTHDAY WAS SUNDAY. 30 YOUNG MAN. WELL, I ENJOYED THE BUDGET WORKSHOP AS WELL TODAY AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK. ALL THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE PUT INTO AND I KNOW THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK TO BE DONE, BUT IT'S UH IT'S APPRECIATED AND I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF TIME THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THERE'S CONTINUING. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE TONIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OUR CITIZENS THAT PARTICIPATE OR RESIDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. IT GIVES A CHANCE. TO GET SOME DIRECT FEEDBACK TO THE CITY. SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO THAT SINCE WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE . UH I CERTAINLY KNOW THAT THIS COUNCIL WE ALL CARE ABOUT DUE PROCESS AND FOLLOWING PROCEDURES , AND WHEN IT COMES TO CRIMINAL CASES, THAT IS WHAT WE DO. AND
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ALTHOUGH PEOPLE HAVE OPINIONS ON WHAT THAT IS, THERE IS A JUDICIAL PROCESS. THAT WE WILL FOLLOW AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW WITH ALL RESIDENTS AS WELL AS ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT'S INVOLVED BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT PROCESSES IMPROVEMENT FOR A COUPLE 100 YEARS NOW. AND THE CITY POLE CITY COUNCIL POLL FOR THE TIME. I'M GLAD HE GOT THAT PLUG IN.THIS IS THE LAST DAY SO BE SURE TO GET ON THAT IT GIVES YOU THREE DIFFERENT TIMES SO WE COULD JUST BE GETTING STARTED. SO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY, YOU'D BE WELL RESTED. NAH IN SCHOOL IS STARTING BACK. I KNOW SEVERAL SCHOOLS HAVE STARTED B I S D STARTS TOMORROW. SO BE AWARE OF THE KIDS ON THE ROAD. BE AWARE OF AT CROSSINGS. ALSO THERE'S GOING TO BE, UH, THE SCHOOL ZONES WILL BE ENFORCED AGAIN. THOSE UH, SO BE AWARE OF THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE CITY WEBSITE. IF YOU HADN'T BEEN TO IT, IT IS TERRIFIC, AND IT ANSWERS A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND A LOT OF THINGS. THE MEETING IS
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