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MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. TODAY'S DATE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH 2023. TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY REVEREND TORY DO SET NEW BIRTH BAPTIST CHURCH. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE SOLID OR CELL PHONES IF YOU SO CHOOSE , PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE'RE TRYING TO GOD OUR FATHER, LORD WOULD COME SAYING THANK YOU, LORD FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY A DAY WHEN THEY WERE SEEN BEFORE IN THE DAY, WE SHALL NEVER SEE A GAME. LORD WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS THE CITY LIST. THIS COUNTY BLESSED THIS COUNCIL TODAY OR GOD AND EVERYONE THAT HOLDS OFFICE HERE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY THAT WE CALL BEAUMONT. LORD WE COME NOT ONLY TO PRAY FOR THIS COUNCIL MEETING THE LORD, WE COME TO PRAY FOR THIS CITY.
WE PRAY LORD, BECAUSE YOUR SOVEREIGN WILL YOU HAVE TAKING A LILY OUT OF THIS CITY. THIS COUNTY. WE PRAY FOR THE GETS FAMILY TODAY. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD COVER THEM. IN YOUR BLOOD.
HELP THEM AS THEY GO THROUGH THIS TRYING TIME. BLESS MY GETS. EVEN NOW, LORD LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MAYOR THAT YOU HAVE ALLOWED TO WORK THIS CITY FOR US . WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS COUNCIL. LORD AFTER IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE PRAISE. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE OTHER. IT IS IN YOUR NAME. WE PRAY. JESUS NAME. AMEN.
ANIMATION. THANK YOU, PASTOR DO SET AND, UH , AS HE IS, MANY OF YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF COUNCILMAN MIKE GETS HIS WIFE, ALICE AND NATHAN GETS PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING AND SHE HAD BEEN ILL FOR SOME TIME AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH MIKE AND HIS FAMILY AS WELL AS CHERRY AND IRISH, NATHAN AND HER CHILDREN, SO OKAY? HE WILL BE WITH THEM TODAY. WE HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR WEST PRESENT. TIM TURNER COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER BALSHAW COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL COUNCIL MEMBER, NEIL THANK YOU. SO
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. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE NAMES SO THAT YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND ANY MEMBERS OF YOUR GROUP, SO CHOOSE AND TAKE PICTURES WITH US AS WELL. FIRST PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. WHERE IS THE CITY OF BAM AT TEXAS AND RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANT WORK DONE BY SURVIVORS TO MAKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS AND VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS HEREBY URGES ALL CITIZENS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY FAMILY SERVICES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INC AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. MORE THAN 10 MILLION MILLION WOMEN AND MEN ARE PHYSICALLY ABUSED BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR.DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ENCOMPASSES A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR IS USED TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN POWER AND CONTROL OVER A VICTIM AND IN MANY CASES, PHYSICAL VIOLENCE REINFORCES OTHER FORMS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE, SUCH AS THREATS, INTIMIDATION AND ISOLATION.
SEVERE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE CAN INCLUDE INSTANCES OF PHYSICAL ASSAULT. RIGHT AND STALKING THAT LEAVES VICTIMS WITH INJURIES. POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ANOTHER LASTING IMPACTS. THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS WIDE RANGING DIRECTLY AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD, THE NEED FOR SAFE HOUSE CONTINUES TO BE RATED AS SURVIVORS MOST URGENT NEED. THE CITY OF BEAUMONT JOINS WITH OTHERS ACROSS THE CITY, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE NATION AND SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL AS LOCAL PROGRAMS. STATE COALITIONS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES NATIONWIDE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE ABUSERS. THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT TOLERATED IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS. WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IMPACTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR, BUT IT CAN BE PREVENTED. PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REQUIRES THE COLLECTIVE VOICE AND POWER OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, INSTITUTIONS AND
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SYSTEMS, EACH OF WHOSE SERVICE ADDS UP VALUABLE AND POWERFUL COMPONENT OF TRANSFORMING OUR COMMUNITIES. THE COLOR PURPLE IS THE COLOR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED. TO REPRESENT THE FIGHT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE CITY OF BELMONT RECOGNIZES THE SHOWING OF PURPLE RIBBONS AT HOMES, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AS THE SIGN OF SOLIDARITY AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NOW, THEREFORE ROY WEST, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, IS HEREBY DECLARE OCTOBER 2023. AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH LET US STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND THANK THE COUNTLESS LINE FORCE MINT OFFICERS, ADVOCATES, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CAREGIVERS WHO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO FIGHTING FOR A WORLD WITHOUT FAMILY OR INTIMATE. PARTNER VIOLENCE AND TOGETHER LET US ALL CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF CREATING A COMMUNITY THAT IS SAFE FOR ALL ACCORDINGLY. THE MAYOR HAS HERE ONTO SET HIS HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE A FIXED SIGN ROY WEST ON THIS DAY, OCTOBER 10TH 2023. AND DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE DEBORAH? IS SHE IS SHE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY SERVICES? SHE'S NOT HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND, UH, THE NEXT IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH IS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, AND THE PROCLAMATION WAS READ AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY TODAY AT NOON. SO UH , NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM MILES HAYNES WITH REPORT ON RECENT YEARS OF GRANT APPLICATIONS AND DIRECTION. OF THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL BE DOING A PRESENTATION ON GRANT MANAGEMENT. UM GO TO THE NEXT ONE. THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION, I WOULD DO INTRODUCTION KIND OF ELABORATE ON WHAT'S THE GOAL. WHAT IS THE DATA? WHAT TYPE OF GRIDS OR OUT THERE. WHAT TYPE OF GRAND TOURS AND THEN MORE SO PROCESS HOW WE MOVE FORWARD, SO THANKS A LOT.TODAY'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE DO IN THE PAST, BUT ALSO COMMUNICATE THE METHOD IN WHICH YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. WE ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE IN THIS PRESENTATION, SOME OF OUR SUCCESS INDICATORS AND HOW WE WANT TO REPRESENT THIS INFORMATION BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO CATEGORIZE SUCCESS WHEN IT COMES TO GRANTS. GOTTEN SO IN MY HAND HERE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THE GUIDE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION. BUT I DO WANT TO START BY SAYING THANKS TO TODD AND HIS TEAMMATES CHERYL AND HIS BAILEY. THEY'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO HELP GATHER THIS INFORMATION TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD ON THE GREATEST PROCESS. THIS IS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT. AND SO I AM PRESENTING, UM MOST OF THE FINDINGS AND GENERAL DIRECTION MOVING FORWARD. UM SO IN MY HAND, RIGHT HERE IS THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WHICH YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH. YOU TOOK THIS TO AUSTIN IS PASSES OUT TO LEGISLATORS. ALSO YOU GUYS VOTED ON A STRATEGIC PLAN. UH YOU GUYS HAVE A COPY OF THAT AS WELL AND I ALSO HAVE THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN. AND SO THESE ARE THE THREE DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP GUIDE ON HOW WE WILL APPLY FOR GRANTS. UH ESSENTIALLY EVERY GRANT THAT WILL BEGIN TO APPLY FORCE SHOULD BE BASED OUT OF THESE THREE DOCUMENTS. MORE SO THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN. AND SO THAT WOULD HELP US GIVE A GOOD DIRECTION AND IT WOULD HELP US MEASURE IT AT THE YEAR END. WHEN WE BEGIN TO COME BACK TO YOU GUYS AND TALK MORE ABOUT, UM, WE'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM LIKE I JUST SAID, THIS IS THESE WILL BE THE GUIDING DOCUMENTS AND ALSO IN COMBINATION WITH THIS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HIRE A GRANT WRITER. UH WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT WORKING WITH CONSULTANTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS IS THE BEST APPROACH. BEING THAT THEY ARE MORE EXPOSED TO THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF GRANTS . THE ORGANIZATIONS THE PATTERNS IN THE LANGUAGE. THAT'S INCLUDING IMMIGRANTS. AND LIKE I SAID THAT WOULD BE A CASE BY CASE BASIS. WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH SOME GRAND CONSULTANTS FOR GRANTS IN THE PAST, BUT THAT'S GONNA HELP US MAXIMIZE OUR EFFORTS. SO THANKS A LOT. THE OVERALL GOALS HERE LISTED IS TO INCREASE THE APPLICATION OF GRANTS BY 15. AND I'LL SHOW YOU IN A COUPLE OF SLIDES AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND WHY. YOU KNOW WHY I
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THREW OUT A ROUGH NUMBER 15% BUT THAT'S JUST THE APPLICATION OF THE GRANTS. WE WANT TO INCREASE THE AWARD AMOUNT BY 5. GENERALLY THE MORE YOU APPLY FOR THE MORE YOU ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE. GRANT IS A LITTLE TRICKY. IT'S NOT APPLY TO RECEIVE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE. UM ANOTHER GOAL IS TO BE PREPARED FOR THE GRANTS. BY WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT. WE DON'T JUST WANT TO BE APPLYING. JUST BECAUSE WE GOT THE EMAIL. WE WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRATEGIC. WE WANT TO ALIGN WITH OUR STRATEGIC GOALS. AND ACCOMPLISH THOSE THINGS WE WANT TO ALSO AVOID APPLYING WHEN WE RECEIVE A SOFA NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY, SO TYPICALLY IF YOU RECEIVE A NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR THE MOST PART WAS SAFE. FOR THE MOST PART, SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE A LITTLE TOO LATE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS WITH ASSETS AND THEY HAVE PLANS IN PLACE AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR YEARS. AND SO WHEN THEY RECEIVE THESE, NO FAS, THEY'RE PREPARED TO APPLY IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE THINGS IN PLACE. WE HAVE JUST IMPLEMENTED A STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH IS VERY KEY. UM, AND ITS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IS VERY KEY. DSR GUIDING DOCUMENTS THAT HELP MAKE US HAVE A STRONGER CASE WHEN WE GO TO APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING, SO WE WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE OF THE NO FAS AND THE WAY YOU CAN DO THAT IS TO WAYS YOU TRADITIONALLY GO THROUGH THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SOME STAFF AND SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE PART OF EXAMPLE, LIKE NATIONAL LEGAL CITY, UH, TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE , I SEE. UM A THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE PLUGGED INTO DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES , AND THEY MOST OF THE TIME ARE AWARE OF THEM BEFORE THEY BECOME A NO. FOR AND STUFF BY WORKING THROUGH THESE ORGANIZATIONS. SOMETIMES WE CAN KIND OF SET THINGS IN PLACE BEFORE IT IS TIME TO APPLY, SO WE WERE RECEIVING NO FOR WILL BE MORE PREPARED. IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT IF WE DO RECEIVE A NOTICE OF FUNDING, OPPORTUNITY OR AVAILABILITY THAT WE WON'T APPLY , BUT THE GOAL IS TO GET AHEAD OF THAT PROCESS. ALSO WE WANT TO USE THE STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE C I P. THESE ARE GOING TO BE HOW WE JUDGE SUCCESS WHEN IT COMES TO GRANTS. YOU GUYS WENT THROUGH THIS RIGOROUSLY DEPARTMENT HEADS WENT THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT, AND IT'S JUST THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. I HAVE IN MY HAND. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER IT'S A BUY A BIGGER DOCUMENTS SIMILAR TO THE C I P. AND SO ONCE WE ACCOMPLISH THINGS OUT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE C I P THAT IS EQUAL EQUAL SUCCESS TO US BECAUSE THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE VOTED ON THESE THINGS THAT STAFF HAS ALREADY TALKED ABOUT AND INCLUDED IN THIS PARTICULAR.UM DOCUMENT NEXT LIFE. THIS IS A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN YEARS PAST. THE GRANT NUMBERS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE REVENUE FROM THE GRANTS THAT WE USED IN THAT PARTICULAR FISCAL YEAR. AND GRANTS TRADITIONALLY CAN START FROM A 35 YEARS AND CAN SPEND A LITTLE BIT LONGER, SO IT'S NOT TO SAY THIS IS ALL THE NUMBERS, BUT THIS IS JUST A REVENUE CAPTURE THROUGH THE GENERAL AUDIT. THAT'S DONE AND SO I JUST TOOK THAT ALL THE DOCUMENT BROKE IT DOWN, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF US. AS FAR AS YOU MAY KNOW THE REVENUE FROM THOSE GRANTS AND OBVIOUSLY REVENUE FROM GRANTS HAVE TO BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR WHATEVER WE APPLY FOR REGARDING THOSE GRANTS. I WILL SAY THAT AND LOOKING AT OUR GRANTS, THE MOST OF IT WAS CENTERED AROUND FEMA AND SOME OF OUR DISASTER RELIEF TYPE FUNDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD REOCCURRING GRANTS. POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE A REOCCURRING GRANT PUBLIC WORKS AND A LOT OF GRANTS IN THE WORK THAT COMES ONLINE IN THE FISCAL 23 YEAR. UM BUT THIS IS JUST TO GIVE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE WANT TO SEE MOVING FORWARD, SO MY GOAL REALLY IS. IT'S JUST A SNAPSHOTS AND NOT TO DIG TOO MUCH INTO THIS, BUT TO TALK ABOUT OUR OVERALL PROCESS. AND IT KEEPS US FOCUSED AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND HELPS US MEASURE SUCCESS NEXT SLOT. THIS IS A GRAPH THAT I WAS GOT FROM THE CITY OF DENTON. IT'S NOT FOR US TO BE COMPARED TO DENTON. BUT THIS IS THE KIND OF INFORMATION THAT WE WANT TO BRING BACK LATER ON IN THE YEAR OR MAYBE ON A BIANNUAL BASIS. AS WE REPORT WHAT TYPE OF SUCCESS IS THAT WE HAVE FROM THE GRANT PROCESS, SO I WOULDN'T GET CAUGHT TOO MUCH IN THE NUMBERS, BUT JUST THE GRAPH ITSELF. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE AND GRANTS TAKE AWHILE TO RECEIVE. AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE LARGER GREATS TAKE A LONG TIME. AND SO SOME OF THOSE OTHER GRANTS WELL AS WELL. SO WE WORK ON OUR REPORTING SYSTEM WILL LET YOU KNOW. WITHIN A DOCUMENT LIKE THIS, WOULD IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE, UM, SO THIS IS JUST A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT HOW WE WANT TO REPORT BACK TO YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE. NEXT
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LOT. THIS ARE READ AN ARTICLE THROUGH STAYING DIEGO AND OBVIOUSLY DON'T GET CAUGHT TOO MUCH IN THE NUMBERS BECAUSE SAN DIEGO IS A BIGGER CITY HAS MANY AS HIS DIFFERENT ASSETS BUT WERE CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AND IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE CAN DO HERE IS THAT LEFT COLUMN. YOU SEE THERE, IT'S THE APPLICATION. IT'S THE AMOUNT THEY APPLIED FOR. AND THE RIGHT ONE IS THE AMOUNT THEY RECEIVE IN AWARDS, AND IN THAT TIME FRAME, IT WAS A BIG FOCUS ON THEIR COUNSEL. TO GET MORE IN GRANT FUNDING TO CAPTURE THAT MONEY THAT'S OUT THERE TO MAXIMIZE THEIR EFFORTS AND YOU CAN SEE THEY STARTED IN 2019. AND THEY INCREASED ALL THE WAY TO 229 MILLION AND 2022 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. THIS NOT TO REALLY GO SPECIFIC TO SAY THAT WE WOULD GET THAT AMOUNT, BUT THE BUT THE GOAL HERE IS TO COMMUNICATE, THE MORE YOU APPLY FOR THE MORE YOU COULD POSSIBLY GET, AND SO THAT'S THAT'S A GOAL IN THE FUTURE. FIRST TO COME BACK, AND WE PRESENT A GRAPH SIMILAR TO THIS SAYING THAT HEY, WE'VE APPLIED FOR THIS MUCH AND AS YOU CAN SEE, FROM FISCAL YEAR 2019 TO 2020 WAS A SMALL INCREASE SO WE COULD GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF YEARS LIKE THAT. WE COULD GO FROM 21 TO 22 GRANTS OR A LITTLE BIT TRICKY, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. UM, NEXT ONE THESE ARE THE TYPE OF GRAND TOURS JUST SO YOU GUYS CAN HAVE A GENERAL OVERVIEW. UM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERS. I PUT THAT UP THERE BECAUSE IT'S THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MOST OF YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY AFFILIATED WITH AND ARE USED. JUST I C M A OR TML. THEY CAN PROVIDE EXPERTS . THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATION. TO US. IT'S A GRANT PROCESS. THEY'RE GRANTING US WITH EXPERTISE THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE. AND I CATEGORIZED THAT AS A GREAT IN MY MIND, SO THOSE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE. SO WHEN WE GO TO APPLY FOR A BIGGER GRANT WERE POSITIONED CORRECTLY. A LOT OF THE GRANTS IS REALLY BASED AROUND LANGUAGE. WHAT KIND OF PLANS YOU HAVE IN PLACE? WHAT KIND OF THINGS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE DONE, AND SO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HELPS YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT STARTED, HAVE YOU HAVEN'T GOT STARTED AND YOU NEED EXPERTISE, HELP TO GET THE PROCESS GOING. ALSO I HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS KNOW EXXON MOBIL THAT'S A COMMUNITY PARTNER AND THEY HAVE GIVEN TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE GRANTS. ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES.BEAUTIFICATION IS USUALLY ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVE, AND THEY HAVE GRANT FUNDING OUT THERE FOR ORGANIZATIONS OR CITIES TO RECEIVE FROM ORGANIZATIONS. SO THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE YOUR FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING IN THE PAST AND ALSO YOU HAVE FOUNDATION GRANTS. YOU GO TO THE NEXT LOT. THESE ARE THE TYPE OF GRANTS THAT WE WILL APPLY FOR. UM YOU HAVE THE MATCH TO A PERCENTAGE. BASICALLY THAT MEANS IT'S NOT FULLY COVERED BY THE PERCENTAGES. I THINK IN TIMES PAST WEEK, UM HAVE MOSTLY DONE THE REIMBURSEMENT GRANTS IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. UM BUT THAT'S JUST ONE AVENUE IS THE MATCH TO WIN PERCENTAGE MEANS YOU HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY AND YOU APPLY FOR A GRANT. FOR THE REST.
YOU HAVE A GRANT FOR FULLY COVERED AT 100% OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S THE IDEA TO GET A GRANT.
BUT NOT ALL GRANTS ARE CREATED EQUAL, AND THEY'RE NOT ALL AVAILABLE AND SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPETITIVE. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL VIEW. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. UM, ALSO, WE HAVE LOW INTEREST LOANS. THESE GRATES THAT THERE'S CALLED ALONE BUT IT CAN BE LOOKED AT AS A GRANT IN CERTAIN CASES IF YOU WANTED TO, HYPOTHETICALLY, UM GO AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR A PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT COULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU WOULD PURSUE A BOND FOR THE FUTURE. SO IF YOU GOTTA GONNA GO FOR A BOND 400 MILLION, AND AS A LOW INTEREST LOAN FOR 10 MILLION . YOU CAN BRING THAT NUMBER DOWN . YOU WOULDN'T REALLY HAVE TO GO TO, UM, THE PUBLIC PROCESS THAT ABUNDANCE DOES. IT'S ONLY A CERTAIN SITUATIONS. I JUST PUT THIS OUT THERE JUST IN CASE IT DOES BECOME OF INTEREST IN THE FUTURE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE HAVE NOT DONE A LOW INTEREST LOAN THROUGH THE GRANT PROCESS. UM THAT THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND. ALSO LIKE I MENTIONED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, YOU CAN UTILIZE AN ORGANIZATION RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE BEING THAT WE ARE SHORT STAFF. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLAYS WELL FOR A CITY LIKE US AND ALLOWS US TO GET UP TO SPEED. REALLY FAST ON CERTAIN PROJECTS OR BE, UM, A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR A GRANT. NEXT LOOK. WE WANT TO BE STRATEGIC IN THIS WHOLE PROCESS. AND SO THAT'S WHY I STARTED OFF BY TALKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC GOALS THAT YOU GUYS VOTED ON.
AND THIS IS JUST A CONFUSING MATH PROBLEM ONLY IF YOU THINK ANYBODY COULD FIGURE IT OUT. BUT
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THE IDEA IS TO BE STRATEGIC, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT UNLESS YOU PUT SOME STRATEGY TO IT. NEXT SLIDE. UH THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD. I'LL GO STEP BY STEP OF THIS. THE FIRST STEP IS EVERYTHING THAT WE APPLY FOR MOVING FORWARD SHOULD BE A PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY UNACCOMPLISHED STRATEGIC PLAYING GOALS, AND THAT BECOMES THE TARGET LIST AND WHAT WE WILL APPLY FOR REGARDING GRANTS. IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE AND ALSO COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAYING WITH BEING THAT AS WELL.FROM THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE A TARGET LIST AND WE'LL WORK WITH EITHER A GREAT CONSULTANT.
OR IN HOUSE STAFF. UM AND IN HER STAFF IS USUALLY THE DEPARTMENTS AND TYPICALLY, IF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE GRAND IT'S LOW IN HOUSE STAFF CAN HANDLE A PROJECT LIKE THAT, OR IF IT'S A REOCCURRING GRANT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN THROUGH. OUR SYSTEM IS MUCH EASIER FOR US TO MANAGE ONCE THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT GOES PRETTY HIGH, THEN WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE RFP PROCESS, WHICH IS IN THE NEXT POINT, SO WE WOULD YOU KNOW FROM THAT LIST. WORK WITH EITHER IN HOUSE OR OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO PICK A GRANT TO DEVELOP THAT APPLICATION, OR YOU PUT IT OUT FOR FP AND THAT THEY'RE JUST KIND OF DEPENDS. IF IT'S A BIGGER GRANT. WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS. UM MUCH MORE SUSTAINABLE THAT WAY. FROM THAT WE WANT TO DEVELOP A GRANTS REPORT ON THE BI ANNUAL BASIS, SAY BI ANNUAL. WE MAY NEED A LITTLE BIT LONGER. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHEN YOU APPLY. AND WHEN YOU WILL RECEIVE FUNDING UM EXAMPLE AS WE APPLY FOR THE EPA GRANT, EXXON MOBIL WAS A HUGE PARTNER. THAT PROCESS WE WERE INFORMED. THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AROUND THE SUMMERTIME WELL, POSSIBLY AWARDED BUT THEN THEY SENT AN EMAIL SAYING, HEY, YOU MADE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW SOMETHING IN THE FALL AND SO THAT GRANT WAS AROUND. 700,000 OR MORE, AND WE STILL HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING OUT. AND SO YOU'RE KIND OF DEALING WITH A DIFFERENT AGENCY . AND SO YOU HAVE TO KIND OF BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PATIENTS SO THEY BUY ANNUAL WE MAY FLEX THAT OUT TO BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT ALL THAT WOULD BE BASED ON WHEN THE IDEA OF US GETTING AWARDED OR AT LEAST FINDING OUT IF WE WILL BE AWARDED. AND THEN FROM THERE, WE JUST RINSE AND REPEAT. WE DO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. WE GO BACK TO THE STRATEGIC PLANS. WE STAY FOCUSED . WE STAY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN AND THAT IS THE GUIDING, UM THESE ARE THE GUIDING DOCUMENTS SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE PRESENTATION ON THE OVERALL DIRECTION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GO WHEN IT COMES TO GRANTS AND OUR APPLICATION IN PURSUIT OF THEM. NEXT LIFE. ANY QUESTIONS? OR COMMENTS FROM STAFF IF I MISSED SOMETHING, OR NO. COUNCILMAN TURNER. YEAH MILES. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I APPRECIATE Y'ALL ARE GRANTS IS ONE THING THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT. IN THE PAST AND THE SEA US HAVE A PRESENTATION AND LET US KNOW WE'RE GONNA STRATEGICALLY GO AFTER IT. YOU KNOW, IT SPEAKS VOLUME THAT YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING TO STAFF AND STAFF WAS LISTENING, ACTUALLY DELIVERING, SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING A PRESENTATION TOGETHER AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OUTCOME.
PRETTY SURE YOU'RE GONNA GO OUT AND GET US SOME MONEY, MR HAYNES. THANK YOU. AND I THINK I LOVE THE SAN DIEGO SLIDE, OKAY, LIKE THE WAY THAT WENT UP LIKE THAT. SO YOU GOT YOU GOT THE RIGHT EXPECTATIONS FROM US. THANK YOU WORKS. MILES JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD JOB. THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. AND GOOD LUCK ON DANCING WITH THE STARS. APPRECIATE THAT UNOFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION OR PRESENTATIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. YOU MAY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND REGULAR AGENDA AGENDA ITEMS. ONE THROUGH EIGHT ADAMS 10. 13 14 HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA ITEMS 9, 11 AND 12 HAVE ALREADY BEEN HEARD IN A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT TODAY. AND YOU MAY ALSO SPEAK ON ANY OTHER MATTER OF PUBLIC CONCERN. AND AT THIS TIME THIS WILL BE AND WE ARE ONLY DOING PUBLIC COMMENTS NOW AT THE BEGINNING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, SO THERE WILL BE NONE AT THE END. UH ERICA MORAN, ADAM
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NUMBER 11 ON THE AGENDA. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN. ADAM NUMBER 11. THAT CORRECT. IT WAS IT WAS ON THE KIOSK HAS ALREADY BEEN HURT , SO IT'S NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SORRY. OKAY I'M SORRY. YOU JUST FORGOT. I'M SORRY, HMM. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE THERE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE[CONSENT AGENDA]
A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL THAT CONSENT AGENDA SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED IN APPROVED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND HE DISCUSSIONS MAYOR, I WOULD ASK THAT ADAM QB POURED OUT SEPARATELY TO BE DISCUSSED. AS A STAND ALONE. ALL RIGHT. SO ADAM Q WILL BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH , ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED WE WILL MOVE TO ADAM Q.
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCILOR TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INCREASE IN BASE WAGES AND ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK AND THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE. ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADAM? CUTE? DON'T MOVE FOR APPROVAL, SECOND MOVED AND SECONDED FOR ADAM MEMBER Q. ANY DISCUSSION THERE? THANK YOU. AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS HERE RECENTLY, WE VOTED TO RAISE THE WATER RATE WITH OUR CITIZENS AND. IN SPITE OF POLITICAL PRESSURE THAT I WAS UNDER, I VOTED TO SUPPORT THAT DECISION. FEELING THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION TO BE MADE FOR OUR CITIZENS. COURSE AT THAT TIME, IT WAS A QUESTION OF TIMING. AH, BUT WE FELT THAT POSTPONING IT BUT ONLY RAISE THE INCREASE. AND SO IT WOULD NOT HELP OUR CITIZENS AND SO IT PASSED. UM. ONCE THIS ITEM HAD HIT THE STREETS OF BEAUMONT, I BEGAN TO HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS AND AGAIN, THEY RAISED THE QUESTION OF TIMING.
UH CONSIDERING THAT WE'RE IN A DEFICIT BUDGET. UH THE ECONOMY AS IT IS THE RAISING OF THE WATER RATES. JUST AGAIN AN ISSUE OF TIMING WITH THE WATER RATES. I FELT I BELIEVE THAT THE TIMING IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT COULD NOT BE AVOIDED. BUT WITH THIS ONE UM PERHAPS IT CAN BE. AND FOR THAT REASON TODAY, I'LL BE VOTING. NO I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN PULLING THESE EMPLOYEES OUT ONE AT A TIME AND DISCUSSING THAT. THAT'S NOT MY INTENTION AND NUMBER TWO. THIS IS NOT A STATEMENT OF EMPLOYEE VALUE OR OF THEIR COMPASS. THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR CITY. I RECOGNIZE THEIR VALUE. I RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION THEY MAKE. BUT FOR ME AGAIN IS JUST AN ISSUE OF TIMING. THE TIMING IS NOT RIGHT. CONSIDERING THE SIZE OF THESE INCREASES. AND SO FOR THAT REASON I WILL BE VOTING. NO, THANK YOU, MAYOR. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE OH, EXCUSE ME. COUNCILMAN TURNER RAISED HIS HAND. YEAH MY. MY ONLY CONCERN IS I KNOW WE DISCUSS THESE THINGS. LAST WEEK , AND WE ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COUNSEL TO KIND OF DIVE INTO OUR FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS TOWARDS THESE YOU KNOW TOPICS AND. AND THINGS OF THAT MAGNITUDE. IT'S JUST. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WHEN WE COME TO THINGS LIKE THIS, WE HAVE TO CONSISTENTLY SAY LOOK AT DATA AND COMPARED TO THINGS. YOU KNOW, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE AS A CITY. WE CAN'T SAY WE WANT THE BEST OF THINGS AND WE'RE NOT WILLING TO PAY THE COMPETITIVE WAGES OF THE SALARIES THAT ARE ACTUALLY OUT THERE WITH CITIES COMPARISON AND LIKE, SIZE. I REALLY FEEL LIKE AS LEADERS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US NOT HAVE THAT MENTALITY OF THAT. AND EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO A DEFICIT BUDGET HAVE RECALLED US DOING WAGE INCREASES NOT ONLY FOR THE STAFF AS A WHOLE, BUT ALSO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WE RECENTLY HAD A CONTRACT WHERE WE GAVE THEM OVER OUR WAGE INCREASE . I JUST LIKE TO SEE IT CONSISTENT WHEN WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS. THIS IS THE CONCERN OF MINE. YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND POLITICALLY GOING TO DEFICIT.
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BUT IF WE DON'T KEEP THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN PLACE, I THINK THAT DEFICIT MIGHT GROW DEEPER. SO THAT'S JUST MY CONCERN. I REALLY THINK YOU NEED TO PUT THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN POSITIONS TO GET US WHAT WE NEED TO BE. AND I FEEL LIKE I WANT YOU TO KNOW I APPRECIATE Y'ALL. I'M MORE THAN CONFIDENT THE DEFICIT THAT I AGREE THAT WE'RE IN WITH THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP AND EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER WE WOULD GET OUT OF IT. COUNCILMAN PHIL SCHAAP APPRECIATE COUNSEL MATERNAL BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE I DID FAIL TO MENTION THAT WHEN THE BUDGET CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, WE WERE AT AN $8 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT FOR THIS COMING YEAR. WE EXPRESSED OUR CONCERNS, THE CITY MANAGER IN THE CITY MANAGER WENT BACK TO THE TABLE AND HE CUT THAT DEFICIT BY 50% AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO US AS A $4 MILLION BUDGET DEFICIT, AND I COMMEND HIM FOR THAT, AND I APPRECIATE HIM HERE IN THE COUNCIL, AND, UM AND RESPONDING ACCORDINGLY AND DOING A GOOD JOB TO CUT THAT DEFICIT. BUT AGAIN, JUST FOR ME. IT'S AN ISSUE OF TIMING WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND JUST THE THINGS THAT WE'RE FACING AS A CITY. UH AGAIN. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE INDIVIDUALS, BUT THERE'S JUST SOME INCREASES HERE THAT HAS CAUSED CONCERN AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MANY THINGS THAT WE'RE FACING AS A CITY. AND SO, UM I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES MORE THAN A 2% INCREASE LOVE TO GIVE THEM A 5% INCREASE, BUT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT WERE FORCED TO LIVE WITHIN BUDGETS. AND SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF VALUE OR CONTRIBUTION IS JUST A QUESTION OF TIMING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND JUST FOR CLARITY FOR THOSE LISTENING WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A DEFICIT, WE ARE NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE DON'T SPEND MONEY WE DON'T HAVE. WE DO HAVE THE MONEY. WE'RE SPENDING MONEY THAT IS IN OUR FUN BALLOTS, SO IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE STILL BEING RESPONSIBLE AND IT IS NOT TRUE DEFICIT SPENDING SO MUCH LIKE WE MAY REACH INTO OUR SAVINGS INDIVIDUALLY ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS ON FOR NOW, ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER Q. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH OPPOSED. NO. MOTION IS CARRIED.[REGULAR AGENDA]
AH MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ADAM NUMBER ONE YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL CONSIDER PROVEN AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL COURT AS A COURT OF RECORD. AND RECOMMENDATION OF HIS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. THERE'S A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER ONE APPROVAL? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER ONE IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. COUNSELING.PROUD THAT I'D LIKE TO KIND OF GET HIS, UM COMMENTS ON THIS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH A VOTE. ABSOLUTELY. SO AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE JUDGE WANTS TO GO FIRST, BUT BUT THERE ARE SOME.
THERE ARE SOME STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN IN TERMS OF ADJUSTMENTS IN OUR MUNICIPAL COURT BEFORE THIS CAN COME EFFECTIVE. SO THERE, UH, MAYBE ADVISORY COUNCIL NOT MAKE THE ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE. AS OF TODAY . UM, ONE OF THOSE CHANGES IS THAT TO BECOME A QUARTER WORKER . WE DO NEED TO PROVIDE A WORKER, UM TO INDIVIDUALS. UM ONE OF THE MOST COST EFFICIENT WAYS TO DO THAT IS JUST TO PROVIDE A RECORDING, AND WE REACHED OUT TO SOME OTHER CITIES THAT RECENTLY DID THE TRANSITION TO CHANGE THEIR MUNICIPAL COURT TO QUARTER OF RECORD.
GALVESTON'S BEING ONE OF THEM IN WHAT THEY DO IS THEY HAVE A SOFTWARE. UM, THAT THEY USED TO AUDIO RECORD THE HEARING AND UPON THE REQUEST OF THE DEFENDANT, THEY PROVIDE THAT AT LITTLE OR NO COST, UM, ON A FLASH DRIVE TO THEM, AND THEN THE INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING THAT TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIBED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE . THE TERMS TRANSCRIPTION COSTS , UM, BERRIES. THERE'S SOME ONLINE SERVICES. UM, BUT YOU CAN ALSO PAPER TO BE DONE LOCALLY.
SO THE COST OF THAT BERRIES THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL COSTS? UM TO CITIZENS? UM THE OTHER BIG CHANGE WITH B THAT NOW ? EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT IS A QUARTER OF RECORD WOULD HAVE TO BE IN WRITING, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE SOME DIFFERENT PROCESSES OR INDIVIDUALS, UM, LOOKING TO APPEAL. UM, THERE. THEIR TRIALS FROM MUNICIPAL COURT. UM, ON A. AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS PROBABLY COULD PROVIDE SOME BANKS, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REPRESENTING THEMSELVES AND A MUNICIPAL COURT . BUT UM, LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE SOME OTHER CITIES WHO NAVIGATED THIS THIS PROCESS AS WELL. THERE ARE OTHER THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE'S COURT, LIKE JUST AT THE PEACE COURTS THAT ARE COURT OF RECORDS THAT HAVE PROCESSES IN PLACE THAT WE CAN MODEL AFTER TO MAKE IT TO MAINTAIN THE EQUITABLE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE IN MUNICIPAL COURT. AND WITH THAT I YIELD TO JUDGE
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LIVELY FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENT. LET ME ASK THAT ONE OF YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A QUARTER OF RECORD AND THAT NOT RECORD AS WELL AS THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A QUART OF RECORD. I'LL LET JUDGE LIVELY EXPLAINED THE DIFFERENCE AND THEN I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTAL BENEFITS OF WHY WE CHOSE TO MAKE THIS CHANGE. JUST TO BACK UP A MINUTE WHEN THERE WAS A PRESENTATION DONE REGARDING, UH OKAY? BUILDINGS. UH, THAT CAME UP EARLIER WHEN I WENT TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE THE VIDEO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT LED THIS MOVE TO GO TO A QUARTER OF RECORD. THE VIDEO IS NOT AVAILABLE. SECTION FIVE OF THAT WORKSHOP WAS NOT THERE. SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT THE CONVERSATION WAS. WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE. SO THIS IS BRAND NEW RECORD OF RECORD IS A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL OPERATION OF THE COURT. WHAT YOU HAVE NOW IS WHENEVER A DEFENDANT WISHES TO APPEAL USED TO YOU COULD JUST REQUEST A NEUTRON VERBALLY. UH AND THEN THERE WAS A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HE POSTED APPEAL BOND IT WOULD HAVE GAVE YOU WAS A TRIAL TO NOVA. WHAT COUNTY COURT. YOU GOT ANOTHER BITE AT THE APPLE. UM THAT GOES AWAY WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD BECAUSE YOU NEED NOW TO HAVE INSTEAD OF A MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL ORAL YOU'LL BE WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING IS FOLLOWING POINTS OF ERROR AND WRITING. TO REQUEST THE COURT TO THEN GRANT YOU A NEW TRIAL. THE APPELLATE PROCESS IS QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT WHEN WE COME WITH THE TRANSCRIPTS THE WAY I READ THE CODE, THE STATUTE WAS YES, YOU CAN RECORD THE STUFF WITH THE RECORDER. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRANSCRIBING YOU NEEDED A COURT REPORTER. THAT'S THE WAY I READ IT. UM SO THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE. THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. UM MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE IS WE USED TO BE ABLE TO BE INFORMAL ON THAT. NOW, IF YOU WANT TO TRY AND PRESERVE THE RECORD ON NOT GRANTING IT CONTINUANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE FILED FORMALLY. AND SO EVERYTHING GETS MORE COMPLICATED FOR THE ENSURE THE DEFENDANT'S. YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO RUN INTO AN ISSUE WITH CDL CASES. CDO CASES. A LOT OF TIMES WILL DO WHAT'S CALLED A LEAPFROG APPEAL. LEAPFROG APPEALS JUST MEAN THEY PLEAD NO CONTEST TO THE CHARGE AND THEN POSTING APPEAL BOND AND TAKE IT UP TO COUNTY COURT. THOSE CASES GO AWAY. YOU CAN NO LONGER DO A LEAPFROG APPEAL. YOU WOULD HAVE TO TRY YOUR CASE SO YOU CAN EXPECT TRIAL COURT CASELOADS TO INCREASE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF CDL CASES SINCE WE ARE ON THE FREEWAY AND IT'S JUST THAT'S A COUPLE OF THINGS WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT. ADDITIONAL STAFF TO HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL LOAD. WE ALSO NEED TO CONVERT TO ADD OUR CIVIL SOFTWARE. TO THE IN CODE SYSTEM WE HAVE SO WE CAN HANDLE CIVIL CASES BECAUSE THE MOVE IS UNDERSTAND IT. WAS TO ALL THESE DILAPIDATED BUILDING STRUCTURES THROUGH HERE AND SKIP AROUND DISTRICT COURT. AND SO BY DOING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ADD THAT CASE LOAD INTO SO THERE'S GOING TO BE NEED TO BE SOME MONEY SPENT TO GET THIS DONE RIGHT? SO THAT'S JUST THOUGHTS ON THAT. UM, THE BENEFIT IS HAVING THE. DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS ADDED SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO DISTRICT COURT. THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION ON THAT. BUT THAT'S THE BIG PLUS. TO THAT EXTENT, THAT IS THE PURPOSE OR THE UM THE MOVING FORWARD TO HAVE THIS DONE IS THAT THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY GO TO OUR MUNICIPAL COURT, AS OPPOSED TO FILING IN DISTRICT COURT. UM WHERE THE DOCKETS ARE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. WE WOULD HAVE A SAID DOCKET DATE AND BE ABLE TO PROCEED QUICKLY. THE AVERAGE COURT CASE OF MUNICIPAL COURT IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 DAYS AND THREE MONTHS, WHEREAS IN DISTRICT COURT IT COULD BE EXTENSIVELY LONGER FOR A CLAIM LIKE THAT, SO THAT WAS THE DRIVING FORCES THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE FORWARD WITH DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES AND UNSAFE STRUCTURES BOTH IN DOWNTOWN AND AROUND THE CITY. YES COUNCILMAN SAMUEL UNDERSTAND THAT WILL BE TREMENDOUS. HELP IN DEALING WITH DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES. HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT IT WILL HAVE ON AVERAGE CITIZEN GOING INTO MUNICIPAL COURT. NOW WORRY ABOUT. PREVIOUSLY THE DECISION CAME OUT ADVERSE TO THEM ON IN MUNICIPAL COURT, THEY CAN AUTOMATICALLY GO OVER TO, UH, THE COUNTY COURT AND PLEAD THEIR CASE. BUT NOW WITH THE COURT OF RECORD, IT APPEARS THAT THEY WILL NECESSITATE THAT WILL NECESSITATE THEM HAVING AN ATTORNEY AT THE LOWER LEVEL AT THE MUNICIPAL COURT LEVEL, BECAUSE IF THEY ARE APPEALING, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FILE AN APPEAL AND THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS WITH THAT. HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? SO. WHEN WE[00:40:07]
STARTED THIS PROCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH GALVESTON'S, WHICH IS THE CLOSEST CITY TO US THAT HAS MUNICIPAL QUARTER RECORD, UM AND HOW THEY TRANSITION AND THEY STARTED THEIR PROCESS, PROBABLY IN ABOUT 2013 AFTER A MAJOR HURRICANE, THEY REALIZED THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO IN ORDER TO AGAIN TO DEAL WITH THE SAME SITUATION AS SAFE STRUCTURES.AND SO THEY STARTED THEIR TRANSITION IN THAT POINT, AND THE BIGGEST THING FROM THEIR OFFICE THAT WE GATHERED IS THAT IT IS A UM, AND EDUCATION PROCESS ON THE PART OF BOTH. THE ATTORNEYS AT WORK IN MUNICIPAL COURT CLERKS THAT WORKED THERE, YOU KNOW, EDUCATING THE INDIVIDUAL, NOT NECESSARILY GIVING LEGAL ADVICE, BUT THIS IS CREATED DOCUMENTS AND FORMS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU PROVIDED IN JP COURT, UM, TO TELL INDIVIDUALLY THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO FILL OUT. UM, TO FILE YOUR CASE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO FILL OUT TO DO YOUR APPEAL. THIS IS THIS IS WHAT YOU THIS IS THE FORM YOU NEED, SO THEY'VE CREATED THAT A FORM BASED SO TO SPEAK IN ORDER TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH THAT, UM, HAS THERE BEEN AN IMPACT? ABSOLUTELY AND WITH ANY CHANGE THAT REQUIRES A MORE FORMAL PROCESSOR IS GOING TO BE AN IMPACT. BUT WHAT I SAID EARLIER IS THAT IF WE WANT TO DO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO DO THAT WE NEED TO BE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR EQUITABLE SYSTEM IN PLACE AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSES AND THE NEW THE NEW PROCEDURE. WHERE THE GO AHEAD. I'M JUST THINKING. LOUD SO WITH THAT, UH, WHEN WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSISTANCE IN ANYWAY, THERE'S NO BUSH CAN WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY IF WE THINK THERE'S CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES TO POLICE COUNCIL FOR PEOPLE SUCH AS THEY HAVE THIS, UH THEY'RE NOT MAYBE NOT MENTALLY COMPETENT. TO COME FORWARD ON THE CASE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THERE'S NO BUDGET FOR WE'VE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES. WELL I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE A DESIRE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES REGARDING THE UNSAFE STRUCTURES. BUT PERHAPS AT THIS POINT, WE OUGHT TO TABLE THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THE COUNCIL HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE OVERALL COSTS WILL BE. AND, UH, AND FIGURE OUT. HOW WE CAN PROCEED. THAT'S ACCEPTABLE CLEARED IS COUNCIL ACTING TO TABLE IT TO GET HARD NUMBERS AND COSTS BECAUSE IT'S I THINK WITH COUNCILMAN TEAM USER CONCERNED FOR US ARE PROBABLY INTANGIBLES THAT WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FULLY ASCERTAIN TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON. ALL WE COULD DO IS SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK OR OR IMPACT THEY HAD. WE CAN DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO THOSE TO THOSE CITIES TO SEE. WITH THAT WHAT? THAT WAS FOR THEM. BUT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING TANGIBLE DATA FOR COUNSELING TEAMS. I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WELL MY DESIRE TO BE OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS OF IMPACTING THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES, PARTICULARLY DOWNTOWN AND OTHER AREAS ACROSS THE CITY. WE ARE NOT HURTING THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY. UH EITHER THEY KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THE COURT SYSTEM. OR THE FUNDS TO DEAL WITH THE COURT SYSTEM. UH I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT IT WILL HAVE BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS VIEWED MUNICIPAL COURT.
UH. AND NOT EVEN THE JP COURTS ANYMORE, BUT THAT'S THE PEOPLE'S COURT. SOMETIMES THAT'S WHERE THEY CAN. AH, PLEAD THEIR CASE. THEY DON'T HAVE TO GET AN ATTORNEY TO PLEAD THAT CASE THEY CAN GO IN AND ATTEMPTED. SOME CAN BUT THEN THERE ARE OTHERS WHO THINK THEY CAN AND IT'S IT TURNS OUT TO DISASTER. SO I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE. I'M NOT CERTAIN THAT TABLE AND I MEAN I DON'T MIND BUT. I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE THE BENEFIT.
UM, DOING THAT. AND HOW IT I UNDERSTAND IT WILL BE GOOD TO DEAL WITH DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES, BUT THE BURDEN YES, THE THING THAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST, AND THE BURDEN IS GOING TO BE ON THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW AND THAT'S WHERE I'D RATHER ERROR ON. IN CAUTION. JUDGE LIVELY IF YOU TABLE IT WOULD AT LEAST GIVE YOU TIME TO LOOK AT THE REST OF THE ISSUES IN MORE DETAIL, NOT JUST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, BUT FROM LOOKING AT WHAT THE ORDINANCES ARE. THE ORDINANCE THAT'S PROPOSED TODAY DOESN'T EVEN ADDRESS ANYTHING ABOUT TRIALS OR APPEALS. IS TO SHOW THE IMPACT IT MAY HAVE ON THE DEFENDANTS. BUT IT GIVES YOU A CHANCE IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE TIME TO LOOK AT IT, SO THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THAT DECISION IS MADE BASED UPON
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THE WHOLE PICTURE. WELL SO I TOO I SAY I'M NOT OPPOSED. I'M NOT SAYING I'M OPPOSING IT, BUT I'M VERY CAUTIOUS OF THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE. SO UH, YOU. YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHAT WE'RE ASKING, BUT YOU CAN GET SOME INFORMATION FROM OTHER DEFINITELY AT. I WROTE IT DOWN. WE WANT TO DO A COST ASSOCIATION WE WANT TO IDENTIFY WITH THE PROCEDURE WOULD LOOK LIKE AND SO YOU CAN GAUGE CRIMINAL ATTORNEY. YOU ENGAGE WITH IT WITH THAT IMPACT WOULD BE AND THEN JUST TRY TO GET SOME TANGIBLE FEEDBACK FROM THE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE WENT THROUGH THIS TRANSITION ON WHAT THEY'VE HEARD FROM THEIR CITIZENS AS IT RELATES TO THE IMPACT FOR THE CHANGE. I GOT YOU. RIGHT? COUNCILMAN DURIO GEORGE. YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT YOU WOULD NEED MORE STAFF. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH STAFF AND WHAT WOULD THEY BE DOING ALSO WHAT THEY NEED MORE STAFF FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT. NO SIR. WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE ADDED BUNDLE. YOU'RE BRINGING IN A CIVIL CASES WHICH WE'VE NEVER DONE CIVIL CASES HERE BEFORE AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WORKS WITH THOSE CASES. THAT KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON. BECAUSE LIKE CHERIE MENTIONED WE HAVE TO GET OUR FORMS TOGETHER. WE HAVE TO GIVE NOTICE TO THE ATTORNEYS THAT OR FILING CASES THAT ARE DOING THE LEAPFROGS THAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE. BECAUSE WE'RE COURT OF RECORD. WE NEED SOME TIME TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT ALL TOGETHER AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WE DO NEED AS FAR AS PEOPLE TOO. MAKE THIS OPERATION RUNS SINCE IT'S CHANGED THE FACE OF THE OPERATION. TMC. SEE? DID A NEWSLETTER AND GRANTED, IT'S. OVER A DECADE OLD, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THEY WERE MENTIONED WAS THE INCREASE IN TRIALS THAT YOU'LL SEE. SO THAT'S ALSO GOING TO AFFECT THE COURT SCHEDULE. AND, UH, WHAT WE MAY NEED TO DO. SO THAT'S JUST MY TWO CENTS. AND I'M GONNA TAKE MY TWO CENTS AND SIT DOWN. THANK YOU. JUDGE LIVE. THANK YOU, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A TABLE DO IS THAT REQUIRE A VOTE? IF OKAY? I NEED A SECOND. WE ARE IN THE IN THE PAST. WE'VE ASKED THAT, UM, COUNCIL GIVE A DEADLINE SO TABLE FOR TWO WEEKS TABLE FOR THREE WEEKS SO THAT STAFF HAS A IDEA OF WHEN YOU WANT TO SEE IT BACK, OKAY. REQUESTED TO BE TABLED FOR 30 DAYS, OKAY? AT LEAST I NEED A SECOND FOR I'LL SECOND THAT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO TABLE THIS ISSUE FOR 30 DAYS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLACES. OH ABSOLUTELY, UH, SOUNDS LIKE WE DEFINITELY NEED TO. THINK THIS THROUGH SOME MORE AND FROM WHAT THE JUDGES TOLD US AND WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ASKING FOR SURE , BUT JUST ALSO REMIND YOU THAT THIS IS STRUCTURE AND SET UP FOR DOWNTOWN STRUCTURES, AND THAT'S A PART OF THE GETTING DOWNTOWN. AND A BETTER PLACE. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO PROBABLY CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE REPRESENTATION. AND SO THE SITUATION IS THIS AND THIS IS A KEY PART OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND OUT DOWNTOWN. TO GET IT.COLD COMPLIANCE GETTING GOOD THINGS LOOKING BETTER. SO I JUST REMIND YOU THAT UNDERSTAND THE TABLE INC OKAY WITH THE TABLING , BUT JUST REMEMBER THAT THIS IS STRUCK AND SET UP TO WORK WITH THE DOWNTOWN STRUCTURES? MAYBE YES. APPRECIATE THAT MR WILLIAMS AND I UNDERSTAND THAT'S THE INTENT. BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY THAT IT'S WRITTEN. IT'S WRITTEN FOR ALL OF BEAUMONT CORRECT. SO THE TRANSITION FOR A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD WOULD IMPACT THE ENTIRE COURT. UM I THINK WITH THE MANAGERS IS TRYING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR FOCUS FOR CIVIL CASES WOULD BE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. FAIR ENOUGH. AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT AND I KNEW THAT I KNOW THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT IT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED OR ATTEMPTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED. UH, BUT. I'M NOT CERTAIN. THAT WE CAN'T ADDRESS THE DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES DOWNTOWN. AND BRINGING THEM UP TO CODE. I'M NOT CERTAIN IF THE COURT OF RECORD STATUS WILL. BE THE KEY COMPONENT TO DOING THAT. I JUST KNOW THAT VERY IS GOING TO BE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT. IF IT WERE JUST THE BUILDING OWNERS, I'D SAY YEAH, LET'S DO IT, BUT I. IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO, UH, TAG BUILDING THAT, SO IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE
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CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THEN TAGGING PROCESS. IT JUST IT JUST AFFECTS WHEN WE FILE CASES LIKE RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE FILE A CASE FOR AN INHABITABLE STRUCTURE, WE WERE TO DO THAT. WE HAVE TO FILE IT AT DISTRICT COURT, AND IT'S NOT AN EMERGENCY INJUNCTION TYPE THING. WE'RE NOT CALLING IT THAT WAY. IT'S JUST IT'S A SUBSIDY INFRASTRUCTURE, SO YOU GET TO PUT IN ROTATION WITH OTHER CIVIL CASES. AND IF WE'RE NOT, UM, FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET ON THE PRIORITY DOCKETS. IT COULD TAKE A WHILE, UM, BUT TIMING IT'S TIMING. THIS IS THIS IS SOLELY BASED ON TIMING. AND TO THAT EXTENT, UM, COUNCIL HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVE ABOUT WANTING TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN AND ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES DOWNTOWN. MHM UM, THAT COULD BE RESOLVED WITH CIVIL ISSUES. NOW WE CAN'T FILE THOSE CASES. WE COULD NOT DO A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AND ABOUT THOSE CASES AND, UM IN IT, WHICH YOU CALL THE TRADITIONAL COURT. YOU COULD JUST TAKE A WHILE AND COUNSELOR NEED TO BE ON BOARD WITH IT. TAKING A WHILE. AND IT COULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THOSE WHO WILL BE APPEALING WOULD KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT. ABSOLUTELY SO IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO. IT'S DEFINITELY A SITUATION WHERE THE CITY WOULD BE INVESTING MORE RESOURCES AND CAPITAL. IT'S WILL'S LIKE THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED. THE PEOPLE WHO WE WILL BE BRINGING THESE CASES AGAINST WOULD HAVE VIABLE REPRESENTATION AS WELL. SO WE WOULD HAVE A MORE EXTENUATING, UM, LONGER COURT PROCESS JUST IN GENERAL, WHETHER YOU KNOW AND THAT COULD BE A MUNICIPAL THAT CAN BE HERE. BUT THE REALITY OF GETTING TO MUNICIPAL COURT IS THAT I WOULD AT LEAST COME AROUND AROUND FASTER AND QUICKER. UM AS OPPOSED TO DISTRICT COURT, AND SO I WOULD TO YOUR POINT EARLIER ABOUT MANAGING THE BENEFITS OF BEING ABLE TO GET TO MUNICIPAL COURT OR GET TO THESE CASES QUICKER, AS OPPOSED TO THE ADVERSE EFFECT , POTENTIALLY TO PROCEED. DEFENDANTS IT REALLY JUST KIND OF COMES BACK TO WHAT IS COUNCIL'S DESIRE AND WHAT GOING TO BE THE OVERALL BENEFIT FOR THE CITY. I LOVE AS A WHOLE. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. COUNCILMAN PHIL SHOW. I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY. I YIELD TO THE LEGAL MINDS IN THE ROOM, BUT I JUST WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION. I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS ORDINANCE CANNOT BE RESTRICTED JUST TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, SO NO. SO WHEN YOU CREATE A WE USED TO WEAR, ESSENTIALLY CHANGING OUR COURT. THAT'S WHAT THE JUDGE WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO WHEN YOU CREATE A QUARTER OF RECORD YOUR ENTIRE COURT PROCESS CHANGE, AND IN ORDER FOR US TO IN ORDER FOR US TO BE A BIT OF FOUL CIVIL CASES IN OUR MUNICIPAL COURT AND NEEDS TO BE A QUARTER OF RECORD SO THAT SO THIS ONE CAN BE INTENSE. ESSENTIALLY AS ONE CAN BE. IT'S A COUNCIL ONCE WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON EVERY OTHER PART OF THE COURT. UM IT'S A ESSENTIALLY A, UM UNFORTUNATE OR INTENDED BENEFIT. HOWEVER, YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S JUST FOR EVERY ACT. THERE'S A THERE'S A CONSEQUENCE. FIGURED I'D GET TO KNOW YOU ALWAYS GET TO KNOW. BIGGEST THING IS NICE. NOW BIGGEST THING IS WHEN YOU SAY QUARTER OF RECORD YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA BE RECORDS, AND THAT MEANS MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS AND FILING AND RE FILING AND STORAGE AND ALL OF THAT, ALL OF THAT, SO IT'S REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN DOCUMENTS IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF MANY SCHOOL RECORD NORMAL COURT RECORDS. WITHIN THEIR RETENTION SCHEDULE. THERE, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS FOR 30 DAYS. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED.MR CITY MANAGER. MAYBE WE HAVE THE READING ABOUT HIM. NUMBER TWO. YES COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTRACT FOR WASTEWATER LABORATORY SERVICES FOR USE BY THE WATER, UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MY STAFF IS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.
IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER TWO? I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER TWO AND HE DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN TURNER YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO START TO KIND OF EXPLAIN. I WAS LOOKING AT THE BED AND I SEEN OUT OF ROUGHLY 160 TOTAL FOR ACTUALLY BEAT IT ON IT AND I WAS LOOKING AT THE BIG PRICES AND ONE WAS 41,970 THE ONE WE'RE APPROVING IT 54,150 EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US TWO. KIND OF WHY WE CHOSE TO GO WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE VERSUS THE LOWEST BID. I KNOW WE SAY LEWIS QUALIFIED, BUT I JUST WANT SOME INFORMATION ON THAT. THE COMPANY THAT WE DISQUALIFIED . THEY TOOK EXCEPTION TO OUR TERMINAL CONDITIONS REQUIREMENTS . THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUIRED AS THE NEXT COMPANY DID. CORRECT NEEDS OF OUR WATER RECLAMATION WATER
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PRODUCTION. SO THAT'S WHY WE DISQUALIFY THEM. LET'S UNDERSTAND. I JUST DIDN'T SEE THAT DOCUMENTED, BUT IT'S THAT'S WHY I WANT TO ASK BECAUSE I NOTICED THE NUMBER WAS LOWER. MR WILLIAMS. OTHER CITY STAFF. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A THIRD PARTY COMPANY DO TESTING AND THINGS OF THAT MAGNITUDE. YEAH, THE STAFF TO COME AND DISCUSS THAT ITEM. THIS THIRD PARTY LAB THAT WE CONTRACT OUT. IT'S BASICALLY FOR ANNUAL TESTING. WE DO ON THE WASTE WATER PRE TREATMENT. KEEP IT UP. KEEP THE INDUSTRY. IN COMPLIANCE. AS WELL AS OUR QUARTERLY TESTING. WE'RE TESTING FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T TEST AT OUR REGULAR FACILITY. SO I HAVE TO GO OUT FOR THIRD PARTY TESTING. AND THIS IS T C Q AND DEPARTMENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AH OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING ABOUT THEM? NUMBER THREE.
COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE WATER ACCOUNTS TOLD IN $60,079. FOR WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT EXCEEDS $1000 AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BY STAFF. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER THREE? MOVE TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR ADAM. NUMBER THREE. ANY DISCUSSION GOOD QUESTION. YES COUNSELOR. NEIL MR. MANAGER A COUPLE OF THESE ONE SPECIFICALLY, YES. YOU KNOW , AMOUNT FOR $22,000 ON THAT RIGHT NORTH. UM, IS THE CITY PUTTING IN A LANES ON THE PROPERTY OR DOING ANYTHING TO PROTECT OUR INTERESTS? COUNCILMAN KNEELED. SO THE ACCOUNT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RIGHT OFF $22,000 THAT'S OUT AT THE BEAUMONT YACHT CLUB. AND WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE IS THAT, UM, THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT STARSHIP CONROE, THEY WERE MANAGING THE BEAUMONT YACHT CLUB AT THE TIME. MM AND I ARE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THEY HAD TWO MAJOR LEAKS, AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT THOSE LEAKS OCCURRED AT THE END OF THEIR LEASE OF MANAGING THAT COMPLEX OUT THERE. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY WOULD HAVE STAYED ON AS THE MANAGERS OF THAT PROPERTY AND FIXED IT. WE WOULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS OFF THROUGH A LEAK ADJUSTMENT ANYWAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM. NUMBER THREE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AH OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. WOULD YOU PROCEED WITH READING NUMBER ADAM FOUR. COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY MANAGER TO END TO AN AGREEMENT WITH BEAUMONT A G L P FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE PROGRAM. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPORTANT COMPLEX AT 43 90 WEST CARDINAL DRIVE AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR? TO APPROVE. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR FOR APPROVAL. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AUTUMN NUMBER FOUR.
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE? MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM, NUMBER FIVE COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION TOWARD HOME ARE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT OF NON CONGREGATE SHELTER? AND IT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND THE ADMINISTRATION OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECTS AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER FIVE? MOVE TO APPROVE. FOR A 2ND 2ND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL FOR ADAM. NUMBER FIVE. ANY DISCUSSION, PLEASE.
QUESTIONNAIRE. YES NIL 0.5 MILLION THAT'S BEING REQUESTED FROM LEGACY. I'M SORRY THAT 200,000 THAT'S BEING REQUESTED ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THAT. WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS LOCATION GOING TO BE? SO. WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS AWARDING TWO SEPARATE PORTIONS OF THIS GRANT THE 1.5. WOULD BE 1.572 WOULD BE FOR THE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NON CONGRESS
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CONGREGATE, SHELTER HOUSING, AND THEY DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SITES IN MIND. BUT THEY HAVE NOT CLOSED ON THOSE SITES. UM OF COURSE, THE LOCATION OF SITE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO VOTE ZONING AND PERMIT REVIEW. AND THEN THE SECOND, UH, RECOMMENDED AWARD IS $200,000 FOR TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AND SO AGAIN, THE IDEA BEHIND THESE FUNDS IS TRYING TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. UM AGAIN. THIS IS MONEY THAT CAME OUT OF THE COVID AND RP FUNDS, AND SO THE TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS JUST THAT IT WOULD BE A PROGRAM WHEREBY YOU WOULD HELP PAY RENT.YOU WOULD HELP PAY UTILITIES TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM FROM BEING EVICTED LEGACY. CDC HAS ACTUALLY HAD A PROGRAM FOR QUITE A WHILE DOING JUST THIS KIND OF WORK, SO THIS WOULD BE ADDED TO THEIR FUNDING TO HELP WITH THOSE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU MAY RECALL THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HAD A SIMILAR PROGRAM OF ABOUT $1.6 MILLION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. BUT WE'VE EXPENDED ALL THOSE FUNDS SO THIS WOULD ADD TO THAT EFFORT, SO THIS MONEY IS NOT FOR THE HOMELESS CAMP. NO, SIR. THIS IS FOR NON CONGREGATE SHELTER HOUSING. SO 1.5 MILLION FOR ROUGHLY 12 PEOPLE, THOUGH. I'M ASSUMING MY NUMBERS CORRECT ON THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY WELL, SO THEIR PLAN IS TO KEEP FOLKS IN AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE THIS DOCUMENT THAT WAS PROVIDED BY LEGACY. IF YOU TURN TO PAGE I BELIEVE IT'S THREE. IF YOU TURN TO PAGE THREE IN THAT DOCUMENT, THERE'S A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THEY REFER TO AS THE HOUSING CONTINUUM. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT OF THAT DIAGRAM , IT'S ESSENTIALLY HOMELESSNESS . UM AND THEN ALL THE FAR RIGHT IS HOME OWNERSHIP AND PRIVATE MARK MARKET RENTALS. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE FOLKS FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT. WHAT LEGACY IS PROPOSING HERE WITH THESE FUNDS IS WHAT WE CALLED TRANSITIONAL OR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. SO AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE IT'S ON THAT CONTINUUM OF HOUSING FROM THAT LEADS FROM HOMELESSNESS TO HOME OWNERSHIP OR RENTAL. UM BUT IT PROVIDES MORE SERVICES THAN JUST A SHELTER. SO YOU'RE AWARE WE WE'VE TALKED RECENTLY ABOUT A SANCTIONED CAMP AND WE ARE WORKING TO THAT END WITH OTHER FUNDS, BUT FOR THE HOME ART FUNDS PROPOSED TODAY, RECOMMENDING IS TO TRY TO PLUG THAT GAP THERE AT THE TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PART OF IT PART OF THAT SPECTRUM. ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THIS WILL BE SOME DEGREE OF ASSISTANCE. SUPPORTIVE ASSISTANCE. SO IF YOU TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, I KNOW THAT'S A POPULAR A SERIOUS ISSUE. REALLY THAT'S A BIG COMPONENT OF THIS AND SO LEGACY IS PROPOSING TO WORK WITH OUR LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AND I THINK THAT IS LISTED. PERHAPS ON PAGE. EXCUSE ME, CHRIS. SOMEBODY FROM LEGACY HERE AT THE MEETING. VIVIAN BALOO IS HERE WITH WITH LEGACY AND IT MAYBE WON'T DIVE VIVIAN QUESTIONS WHILE SHE COMES UP, I'LL MENTION THAT I THINK THEIR GOAL IS TO KEEP FOLKS IN 60 DAYS . SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF UNITS WITH THE GOAL OF 60 DAYS, IT ACTUALLY ENDS UP HELPING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE PER YEAR. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS VIVIAN BLUE WITH LEGACY CDC BEFORE VIVIAN SPEAKS MAYOR OF YOU. IF I MAY. I KNOW. WE ASKED STEP TO LOOK INTO THE PALETTE HOME TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE RESEARCH THIS FUNDING DIDN'T IT COULDN'T BE UTILIZED THERE BECAUSE READING MISS BLUES INFORMATION. I SEE. EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE THEIR OWN KITCHEN AND THE WHOLE NINE. SO THERE WE GO LOOK INTO THAT AS REQUESTED ON LAST WEEK. YES SO AGAIN, LOOKING AT THAT CONTINUE OF HOUSING. THE SANCTION CAMP HOMELESS CAMP THAT WE TALKED ABOUT RECENTLY IS MORE IN MY MIND ATTUNED TO THE TENTS OR THE PALLETS. BUT REGARDING THIS FUNDING, IT'S A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE RIGHT ON THE CONTINUUM. SO A LITTLE BIT MORE ADVANCED. THIS WOULD BE A PROPER APARTMENT OR ESSENTIALLY A DWELLING UNIT WITH THESE SERVICES SURROUNDED AND AGAIN THESE HOME ART FUNDS. AS WE SUBMITTED THIS PLAN PLAN TO HOOD, YOU KNOW, WE SUBMITTED THE DOCUMENTATION WE ADVERTISED. WE INVITED OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS TO APPLY. THE PLAN WAS TO DO WHAT'S CALLED NON CONGREGATE SHELTER HOUSING, WHICH HEARD REQUIRES AND SO EVERY APARTMENT UNIT HAS
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TO HAVE ITS OWN BATHROOM, ITS OWN KITCHEN. IT'S AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PALETTE HOUSING, IT IS MUCH BETTER IN TERMS DIDN'T SAY A TENT. BUT MOST OF THEM DO NOT HAVE THEIR OWN BATHROOMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THOSE UNITS. YOU THERE ARE SOME OUT THERE THAT YOU COULD GET.BUT THERE ARE IN EXCESS OF 50 $60,000 PER SO AGAIN FOR THE HOME ART FUNDS THE PLAN THAT WE SUBMITTED AND GOT APPROVAL FROM HOOD TO MOVE FORWARD. IT IS FOR THE NON CONGREGATE SHELTER HOUSING, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING HERE TODAY. UNDERSTOOD THAT I JUST WANT TO X BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 10 TO 10 TO 12,000 PALLET HOMES. COUNCIL MEMBERS GUESTS PRESENTED VERSUS THESE 114,000, YOU KNOW HOMES WITH THE AMENITIES AS REQUIRED FOR THIS FUNDING. SO I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, BRING IT UP AGAIN, COUNCILMAN, AS YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE WORKING ON THAT PROJECT AND PARALLEL TO THIS, BUT IT'S JUST GONNA BE SEPARATE POTS OF FUNDING THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. UNDERSTOOD? JUST WANTED CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMAN SAMUEL YES, MISS BALLOU. AS YOU BEGIN, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND AND HELP US TO UNDERSTAND ALONG THIS CONTINUUM . YOUR TARGET IS WHERE YOUR TARGET IS AND HOW CDBG IMPACTS THAT AND HISTORY THAT YOU'VE HAD AND ADDRESSING THE OVERALL CONTINUUM WITH HOMELESS VERSUS THOSE THAT ARE IN HOMES. THOSE ARE SHORT TERM LONG TERM. JUST KIND OF LET US KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THAT. YES SIR. MR. BOONE DID AN EXCELLENT, UH, SUMMARY OF WHAT THE PROGRAM IS. WHAT WE CAN DO HERE IS TAKE SOMEONE WHO IS HOMELESS. OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND BRING THEM INTO HOUSING. IT'S A TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL UNIT WHERE AT THAT POINT THEY MOVE IN. WE ASSIST THEM WITH RENT, UH, ANY TYPE OF FOOD AND THINGS THAT THEY NEED, AND THEN WHAT WE WOULD DO IS BEGIN AN ACTION PLAN FOR THEIR MOVEMENT TOWARDS MOVING FURTHER DOWN THE SPECTRUM TOWARDS HOME OWNERSHIP. SO SOMEONE WOULD COME IN. SOME PEOPLE MAY NEED THREE MONTHS. SOME PEOPLE MAY NEED SIX MONTHS, BUT UP TO ONE YEAR WE WILL WORK WITH THEM. THEY MEET WITH THE HEAD CERTIFIED COUNSELOR PROVIDED WITH CREDIT COUNSELING, FINANCIAL EDUCATION CAREER READINESS, AS YOU MENTIONED, ALSO PARTNERING WITH SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A DRUG TREATMENT. OR MAYBE EVEN MENTAL HEALTH CARE WILL WORK WITH THEM TO GET THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS , THEN MOVE THEM DOWN THE SPECTRUM TO THE NEXT STEP, WHICH WOULD BE MAYBE MORE OF A RENTAL OR EVEN TOWARDS IN TWO YEARS. A GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE GET TOWARDS HOMEOWNERSHIP. THOSE WHO WANT TO AT LEAST PERMANENT HOUSING. COUNCILMAN TURNER AND MISS BALLOU, THOUGH IT'S A POSSIBILITY WE'RE LOOKING AT 12 . IT'S STILL OPTIONS THAT COULD COME AVAILABLE THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET MORE UNITS OF DEFUNDING IS BALANCED OUT. THAT COULD BE UTILIZED. YES STILL A POSSIBILITY? YES INITIALLY, AND WE THOUGHT WE COULD DO EIGHT AND THEN AS WE DEVELOPED THE PLAN, IT'S NOW UP TO 12. AND WE ARE CONSIDERING EXISTING UNITS VERSUS NEW CONSTRUCTION. SO WE DO HAVE SOME OPTIONS, BUT UNTIL WE HAVE AN ACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, WE COULDN'T EXERCISE ANY OPTIONS. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO, UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, MAYBE GET MORE BANG FOR THE BOOK. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THESE UNITS IS 12 UNITS, BUT SOMEONE WILL NOT STAY THERE INDEFINITELY SO WE WOULD MOVE PEOPLE IN AND OUT AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE SPECTRUM. THESE UNITS ARE LIKE FOR FAMILIES AREN'T UH, I THINK LIKE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND TWO BEDROOMS, OKAY? AND YOUR EXPERIENCE AND WORKING WITH CDBG AND OTHER ENTITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. WHAT WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THAT? HOW MANY YEARS MHM ABOUT 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. I WAS A HOUSING DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF PORT AUTHOR CITY OF IRVING, THE BEAUMONT HOUSING AUTHORITY, SO I'VE WORKED IN THESE PROGRAMS ALONG TIME CDBG FUNDS OR MORE FLEXIBLE FOR THE ENCAMPMENT. BUT WHEN YOU DEAL WITH HOME FUNDS, THERE IS MORE OF A RESTRICTION TO WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE FUNDS. SO OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS. I'VE BEEN WITH THE LEGACY SINCE 22,009. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE CREATED A PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN TAKE SOMEONE FROM THE STREET. WE HAVE FUNDING TO PUT THEM IN HOTELS TEMPORARILY.
WE HAVE A FUNDING TO DO FOOD. TELEPHONES IDENTIFICATION, WHATEVER THEY NEED TO MAKE THE NEXT STEP, AND THEN WE WORK WITH LANDLORDS. WE PAY IT. LANDLORDS INCENTIVES TO ACCEPT CLIENTS WHO WOULD NORMALLY NOT BE ABLE TO APPLY AND BE APPROVED AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THAT CLIENT UNTIL THEY MOVED TO THE NEXT STEP. AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR NETWORK OF, UH, PARTNERS OUT IN
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THE COMMUNITY IN DEALING WITH, UM, A COUNSELING AND FINANCING ALL OF THOSE THINGS? YES, WE HAVE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH SPINDLETOP. WE'VE WORKED WITH EVERY ORGANIZATION WERE PART OF THE LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP. SO ANYONE LIKE CATHOLIC CHARITIES? EVERY GROUP THAT YEAH , THAT'S HERE IN BEAUMONT. SO WE'VE BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 12 TO 13 YEARS WORKING THIS. WE WORK WITH THE WERE ON THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS. WE DO THE FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE PARK, SO WE ARE IN THE ALREADY PARTICIPATING IN THE HOMELESS COALITION AND WORKING TOWARDS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS ON THE STREET HERE IN BEAUMONT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. AND THERE. WERE THERE ANY OTHER PROPOSALS THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY PRESENTED. YES SIR. IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET IT WOULD BE THE I BELIEVE THE THIRD PAGE SO UM.THE PROPOSALS, OF COURSE, HER LEGACY, CDC HABITAT DIDN'T MAKE A PROPOSAL. SALVATION ARMY MADE A PROPOSAL IN THE HOUSE CENTER MADE A PROPOSAL. UM. THE ISSUE WITH HABITAT AND HOW IS THEY ESSENTIALLY THEY WERE LIMITING THEIR THEIR CLIENTS. UM SO IN OTHER WORDS, PART OF THE HOME ART REQUIREMENTS AS YOU YOU REALLY NEED TO KIND OF SERVE ABROAD MARKET AND SO THEY WERE NOT CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD UNDER THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
AND MR BOONE THE AND I KNOW WE SPOKE ABOUT THOSE PALETTE HOMES . BUT EVEN WITH THE EXTRA FUNDING AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE DON'T REALLY EVEN HAVE THE STAFF TO RUN THAT THAT IS THAT'S WHY THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS WITH LEGACY AND THEIR EXPERIENCE VERSUS AND OTHER OPTION. WELL AGAIN TO DO TO DO PALETTE WITH HALLMARK FUNDING BECAUSE HEARD MANDATES THAT IT HAS TO BE NON CONGREGATE. SHELTER HOUSING. IN OTHER WORDS, EVERY APARTMENT HAS TO HAVE A BATHROOM REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE A KITCHEN. YOU'RE REALLY GONNA BE LIMITED ON. EVEN WITH THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, YOU'D BE LIMITED ON HOW MANY UNITS YOU COULD ESTABLISH. THE OTHER THING IS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXPAND $1.5 MILLION OR FEDERAL MONEY YOU NEED TO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A SUCCESSFUL VENTURE. AND AGAIN WORKING WITH LEGACY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. WE'RE CONFIDENT, WHEREAS IF WE THE PRIMITIVE CAMP . THE SANCTION CAMP WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RECENTLY. WE'VE NEVER BEEN IN THAT BUSINESS AND SO YOU KNOW, THERE IS A BIT OF A CONCERN IN TERMS OF THE LONG TERM VIABILITY OF THAT. I MEAN, WE HOPE IT'S SUCCESSFUL. UM, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR 1.5 MILLION IF IT'S NOT AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE PRECAUTION AND CONCERN. I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE I WAS A DISCUSSION. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR ON WHY THE CITY TAKES THE POSITION WE'RE TAKING IN THE CONCERN AND WHY SPORT BENEFICIAL TO GO THIS ROUTE. I JUST WANT TO CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC QUESTIONS.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING IN THESE PROJECTS IN PARALLEL. OKAY THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MASSES THIS IS NOT PRECLUDING US FROM DOING OTHER THINGS FOR AS MENTIONED WERE. YES, SIR. THIS IS, UH THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS AND, UH, DON'T THEY DO THEIR OWN. THEY SEEK THEIR OWN GRANTS ON ALSO? YES SIR. WE'RE TOTALLY DEPENDENT UPON THE CITY . YES, SIR. CITY OF BEAUMONT.
FUNDING IS JUST ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE OF WHAT THEY DO SO WE CAN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH LOOKING FOR THE OPTIONS. THIS IS THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE. IT HAPPENED TO COME TO US AT THIS TIME, SO I'VE SEEN THEM OVER THE YEARS AND, UM, VERY RESPECTABLE, AND, UH, THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED A GOOD NETWORK OF PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP THE WHOLE PERSON. NOT JUST WITH HOUSING. BUT HELP THEM WITH DEVELOPMENT. UH FINANCE DEVELOPMENT HELPED THEM IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE. UH UM. MANY THINGS, SO OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AH, HE OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. WOULD YOU PLEASE? UH, READOUT OF NUMBER SIX. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH C D. M. SMITH INC. TO CONTINUE. MANAGEMENT OF THE
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MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STONE WATER SYSTEM. M S FOUR PERMIT. FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND STEP RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER SIX? MOVE TO A PROOF. IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY? THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER SIX. ANY DISCUSSION COME HERE. YES DURIO, MISTER MANAGER. COULD YOU HAVE SOMEONE AND EXPLAIN THIS. UH HUH. BARK CUT AND THAT'S FOUR IS PRETTY COMMON. THE BARKING TALK ABOUT WHAT SPECIFIC MOMENT THERE'S A LOT INVOLVED IN THIS IF YOU FLIP INTO YOUR PACKET INTO THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT. AND GO TO PAGE TWO OF THAT AGREEMENT. IT LISTS A LAUNDRY LIST OF SERVICES FOR THE NEXT FEW PAGES THAT GOES ALONG, BUT THESE ARE THESE ARE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE PUT ON THE CITY OF BEAUMONT THAT WE HAVE TO DO EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE TO MONITOR THE OUTFALLS. WE HAVE TO DO THE WET WEATHER AND DRY WEATHER SCREENING. WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF ALL THE OUTFALLS IN THE CITY. AND IN ADDITION, ALL THAT WE HAVE TO DO AN ANNUAL REPORT. SO THIS. IS THE 2021 REPORT. WE DON'T HAVE IT YET FOR 2022, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT THEY HAVE TO DO INDIVIDUAL REPORTS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.THIS. MUSICAL TRANSIT FACILITY. RIGHT? THE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL. AND THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. SO WE ARE THEY DO A GREAT JOB AT A VERY INTENSE REGULATORY AND REQUIREMENT FOR US, AND THEY KEEP UP WITH ALL THOSE CHANGE IN REGULATIONS, SO WE'RE DEFINITELY HAPPY WITH HER PERFORMANCE.
THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER SIX. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH , ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING ABOUT, UM, NUMBER SEVEN. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT HOMES WERE FLOODED DURING HURRICANE HARVEY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPROVED CDBG, ER LOCAL BUYOUT ACQUISITION FUNDING. AND RECOMMENDATION IS AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER ATTENDANT AND TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE HOMES. IS THERE.
A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER SEVEN? MOVED TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. SECOND . SPIN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR ADAM. NUMBER SEVEN. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, COUNCILMAN.
THIS PARTICULAR THE. DISCUSSION ITEM CITY MANAGER OR SOMEONE, CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS ON THIS PROCESS AND HOW THIS WORKS AND WHY DOES HE GOES IN THIS DIRECTION? I HAD SOMEONE ASKED ME PRIOR TO THE MEETING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT THEM ADEQUATE INFORMATION. YES, SIR. SO THIS GRANT PROGRAM DOES GO BACK TO HURRICANE HARVEY. UM YOU MAY RECALL. OF COURSE, AFTER HARVEY, WE HAD EXTENSIVE FLOODING. ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH END OF THE CITY. AND SO IN RESPONSE TO THAT THE CITY PARTNERED WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS AND HEARD TO US TO SEEK OUT GRANT DOLLARS. OF COURSE WE'RE USING THOSE ON THE ON THE PUBLIC SIDE TO RESTORE RIVERFRONT PARK ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, WHAT WE DID AS A CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IN ORDER TO, UM BUY OUT PROPERTIES OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO FLOODED WHO ARE LOCATED WITHIN A FLOODPLAIN, UM , AT AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE HARVEY. AND SO THIS IS THE KIND OF THE END RESULT. WE NOW HAVE ALL THE INTAKE COMPLETED AND ELIGIBILITY DONE. AND THE, UM THE APPRAISALS DONE AND THE TITLE WORK DONE. AND SO NOW WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS CLOSINGS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS AUTHORIZED THE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE MAN, THESE PROPERTIES WHERE THE STRUCTURES WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND THE PROPERTY WILL BE, UM HELD IN PERPETUITY BY THE CITY. BUT YOU WON'T. YOU WON'T HAVE THIS REPEAT FLOOD IMPACTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS ANY LONGER, SO AND IT'S AGAIN. OF COURSE, ALL AT THE DISCRETION OF THE OWNER WASN'T FORCED ON ANYONE.
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IT WAS ALL JUST AT THEIR DISCRETION. SO THESE ARE THE FEW THAT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM. COUNCILMAN UREA. I'M SERIOUS. THERE'S GONNA BE DEED RESTRICTED PROPERTIES TO PREVENT FUTURE FLOODING LOSS. HOW HAS THAT GOING TO WORK? WELL, WE WILL RECORD IN THE COURTHOUSE DEED RESTRICTIONS WHEREBY YOU CAN'T DEVELOP THE PROPERTIES. UM NOW YOU CAN. THERE ARE SOME LIMITED THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH THE PROPERTIES GRAZING AGRICULTURE USE OF A LAWN, SO IT MAY BE THAT WE'LL GO TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS AND ASK IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO, UM PERHAPS LEASED THE PROPERTY AS LONG AS THEY AGREE TO MAINTAIN IT. AND AS LONG AS I AGREE, OF COURSE NOT TO BUILD ANYTHING ON IT. WE'LL WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU, IF THAT COMES TO PASS JUST LAST. LASTLY, IF. ONCE WE TAKE THE BUILDING DOWN AS FAR AS MAINTAINING THE LAWN AND THINGS OF THAT MAGNITUDE. BUT DIDN'T FALL ON US AND TO ARRANGEMENT SUCH AS THAT COMES INTO EXISTENCE. YES SIR. WE'RE OBLIGATED TO MAINTAIN IT. THE HOPE AGAIN AS WE CAN. CONVINCED SOME NEIGHBORS TO ENJOY THE PROPERTY AND MAINTAIN IT, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT WORKS. THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAYBE WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM. NUMBER EIGHT. COUNCIL CONSIDERING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO WATER CONTRACT TO BRYCE STAR CONTRACTING CONTRACTING INC.BEAUMONT. FOR THE EVIL LAND STREET EIGHT BY EIGHT BOX COVERT AND CAVITY EMERGENCY REPAIR PROJECT, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT TO APPROVE? THEIR SECOND FOR APPROVAL. SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM. NUMBER EIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ATOM NUMBER EIGHT.
PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM, NUMBER NINE COUNCIL CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A REZONING FROM RS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO R. M DASH H RESIDENTIAL, MULTIPLE FAMILY HIGHEST DENSITY. ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF 23 15 RUSK STREET, AND IT COMES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER NINE MOTION FOR APPROVAL TO APPROVE IS THERE A SECOND FOR APPROVED. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM. NUMBER NINE. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AUTUMN NUMBER NINE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, ANY OPPOSED MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER 11? COUNCIL CONSIDERING REQUESTS FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW TO ALLOW AN EVENT HALL IN THE CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 90 ORLEAN STREETS. UH WHAT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. ONE CONSTRUCTION PLAN SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING AND FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS. TWO CONSTRUCTION PLANS BUT MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS BY WATER UTILITIES FOR WATER AND SENATORS STEWART SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY'S BACKFLOW, PRE TREATMENT AND OUR FAULT PROGRAM. AND THREE MUST OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT AND COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY INSPECTIONS FOR THE ADDITION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR ADAM NUMBER 11 MOVED TO APPROVE.
SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL FOR ITEM NUMBER 11. ANY DISCUSSION. MAYOR YES, COUNCILMAN DORIA, CHRIS. AT THE PLANET. IN HIS ONLY MEETING THERE WERE QUITE A FEW FOLKS THAT CAME UP AGAINST THIS FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. UM. THIS WAS THE ONE DOWNTOWN. I KNOW WE SENT OUT. NEVER MIND. THIS ONE TALKING ABOUT YEAH. IT IS, YEAH. ANY OTHER. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER 11, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AH, ANY OPPOSED THE
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MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER 12? COUNCILOR CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER TREATMENT FACILITY IN THE CBD, WHICH IS CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3, 80 MAIN STREET AND RECOMMENDATIONS. DENIAL OF THE ORDINANCE. AND THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED 61 TO DENY THE REQUEST. SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER 12 TO APPROVE THAT THE DENIAL SO MOVE APPROVAL TO DENIAL, SECOND MOVED AND SECONDED. FOR APPROVAL NUMBER, APPROVAL OF THE DENIAL FOR NUMBER 12. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER APPROVING THE DENIAL ABOUT, UM, NUMBER 12. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. NOW IT'S[COUNCIL COMMENTS]
CUTTING TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS WILL START ON MY LEFT SIDE AND COUNCILMAN TAYLOR NEIL SAY SOON MY PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES TO THE NATHAN AND GETS FAMILY AS THEY BEGIN TO THIS NEW THEY'RE ALL GOING THROUGH. SO DOES EVERYBODY REMEMBER THEM IN THEIR PRAYERS TONIGHT? THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SAMUEL ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO THE NATHAN JERRY GETS FAT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FELL SHOW OFF. AS WELL. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE, UH, YOU MIGHT GUESS AND HIS FAMILY AND PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ISRAEL AND THE CONFLICT THAT THEY'RE IN AT THIS TIME. ALSO LAST NIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL AND BEAUMONT. UH, BSD BOARD MET. AND HAD A JOINT MEETING. IT WENT WELL, IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING VERY POSITIVE. I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR OF THE CITY MANAGER, DR ALLEN AND THE BOARD AND THE COUNCIL FOR COMING TOGETHER. UM IT WAS A GOOD MEETING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE MEETINGS. THANK YOU, BEAR. THANK YOU.COUNCILMAN KILSHAW, COUNCILMAN TURNER. YEAH. JUST PRAYERS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER OF MY GUESTS IN HIS ABSENCE. WE ALL KNOW WHERE HE'S AT JUST PRESS FOR THE NATHAN FAMILY. WILL BE WITH YOU AND ALLISON WAS A GREAT PERSON. COMMUNITIES SPOKE TODAY AND I JUST HOPE EVERYTHING TURNS OUT OKAY FOR HIM, SO I JUST ASKED EVERYBODY TO PRAY FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TURNER COUNCILMAN. DURIO SAME THING, UH, PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES TO MIKE AND THE NATHAN FAMILY ON THE LOSS OF, UM ALLISON. SHE'S VERY SWEET LADY. SHE AND SHE'S GONNA BE MISSED ALSO, UM SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WENT VERY WELL. IT WAS A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT LAST NIGHT. NO THANKS, STAFF AND ONCE AGAIN MILES THAT WAS GREAT PRESENTATION.
APPRECIATE. MR MARTIN, KOBE. GO MY CONDOLENCES FOR COUNSELING GETS AND HIS FAMILY THIS TIME OF THEIR GRIEF. SAME ERA CONDOLENCES TO COUNCILMAN GETS IN HIS FAMILY AND AS WELL AS THE NATHAN FAMILY. IT'S PRETTY HARD. CONDOLENCES TO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS IN HIS FAMILY, ALISON WILL TRULY BE MISSED. MR CITY MANAGER ? YES. CONDOLENCES TO MIGHT GET AND NATHAN FAMILY FOR THEIR LOSS . AND ALSO TOO. I LIKE TO COMMEND THE MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT. I THINK IT WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE AND IT'S GREAT DIALOGUE FOR THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN TOGETHER AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, ACCESSIBLE MONTH DEPENDS ON BOTH OF US. SO APPRECIATE COUNSEL FOR SPENDING THEIR TIME IN DOING THAT. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY AND CERTAINLY I EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES. TO MIKE AND, UH, THE NATHAN'S AND.
ALISON GETS WILL CERTAINLY BE MISSED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE CONTRIBUTION THAT SHE'S MADE AND HER LIFE HERE, SO
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