Oct 31, 2023 City Council

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ON MY HAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. TODAY'S DATE IS TUESDAY

[CALL TO ORDER]

[PROCLAMATIONS]

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WHEREAS THE EXXON MOBIL B I S D STEM NIGHT WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8TH AT FORD PARK FROM 5:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. BY PARTNER PARTNERING WITH WALMART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, EXXON MOBIL HOPES TO HELP SHRINK THE WORKFORCE GAP IN STEM FIELDS AND DEMONSTRATE THAT CAREERS LIKE ENGINEERING OFFER THE POWER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOCIETY. WHEREAS DURING THE EXXON MOBIL B I S D STEAM NIGHT. EXXON MOBIL COMPANY WILL WORK CLOSELY CLOSELY WITH TAMAR ASD TO PROMOTE CURIOSITY. AMONG STUDENTS, WHICH THE COMPANY HELPS WILL LAY A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE LEARNING AND INTEREST IN STEM FIELDS. NOW THEREFORE, ROY WEST, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF THORMANN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 1ST 2023 AS NATIONAL FAMILY LITERACY DAY AND CONGRATULATES EXXON MOBIL ON THE LAUNCH OF THE UNITED WAY IS GROWING READERS LITERACY INITIATIVE WITH UNITED WAY OF BEAUMONT AND NORTH JEFFERSON COUNTY. ACCORDINGLY THE MAYOR HAS HERE INTO THAT HIS HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE A FIXED SAD TROY WEST. ON THIS DAY, OCTOBER 31ST 2023. AND THE PROCLAMATION WITH EXXON MOBIL AND THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UNITED WAY OF BEAUMONT, NORTH JEFFERSON COUNTY. ACCEPTING WILL BE MRS CAMILLA BRIGGS, EXXON MOBIL AREA PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS MANAGER IS WELL AS EVERYBODY THAT IS WITH HER TODAY. THANK YOU.

WELL THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WEST AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M MIKE, MUSTY IN I AM THE EXXON MOBIL BEAUMONT COMPLEX MANAGER COVERING BOTH THE REFINERY AND THE CHEMICAL PLANT. I GOT A FEW PREPARED REMARKS, BUT THIS ONE TO SHARE A PERSONAL ANECDOTE ON WHY THIS PROCLAMATION IN THIS PROGRAM IS SO NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. MY MOM IS BEEN A ENGLISH TEACHER FOR OVER 20 YEARS IN CERTAIN LOUISIANA. AND SHE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN LAY MY FOUNDATION AROUND MY OWN EDUCATION AND SETTING ME UP FOR SUCCESS. SO I GET REALLY, REALLY EXCITED WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS THIS TO PAY IT FORWARD AND REALLY TRY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO PUT OUR YOUNGEST NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE RIGHT FOOTING. SO I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THE OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING FOR OUR BOOK VENDING MACHINE AT PETE'S MACARTHUR WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND 2023 AT 10 A.M. AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO JOIN US FOR THAT EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, THIS INVESTMENT IN THE BOOK VENDING MACHINES IS ABSOLUTELY AND INVESTMENT IN ALL OF OUR FUTURES. YOU KNOW THE KIDS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY ARE GOING TO PAVE THE WAY FOR THE FUTURE, NOT ONLY IN BEAUMONT BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN SOME PLACES ACROSS THE WORLD. AND WE REALLY HOPE THAT THESE VENDING MACHINES WERE IN POWER. OUR YOUNGEST NEIGHBORS TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL LIVES BY MOVING, MOTIVATING THEM TO READ. ALSO IN THE PROCLAMATION, SOMETHING I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT NEXT WEEK.

WE'LL HAVE OUR EXXON MOBIL B. I S D STEM NIGHT. THAT'LL BE NOVEMBER 8TH AT FORD PARK 5:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. YOURS TRULY WILL BE THERE, UH, SPENDING TIME WITH EVERYBODY. AND YOU KNOW, WE REALLY WANT TO PARTNER WITH B, I S D AND WHERE THIS COMES BACK FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE. I THINK I'VE SHARED WITH MANY OF YOU AND OUR CONVERSATIONS BEFORE. IS WE HAVE A WORKFORCE GAP IN THE STEM FIELD. YOU KNOW, DESPITE ALL OF OUR BEST EFFORTS TO PROMOTE STEM CAREERS WERE STILL FALLING SHORT AS AN INDUSTRY AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR YOUNGEST NEIGHBORS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT ALL OF THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE RIGHT HERE IN THEIR BACKYARD. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY RICH AND REWARDING CAREERS THAT COMPANIES LIKE EXXON MOBIL AND OTHER INDUSTRY PARTNERS CAN PROVIDE AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO LEAVE WHERE YOU GREW UP, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY, REALLY COOL. SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION

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ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOOD, Y'ALL. MHM, OKAY? NOW FOR THOSE THAT WERE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION, AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

[PRESENTATIONS]

MENTAL HEALTH BECAUSE YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN IT TALKS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND BEAUMONT HAS A COMMUNITY IN THE STAFF YOU HAVE ABOUT 1200. 43 FULL TIME STAFF AND ABOUT 123 PART TIME STAFF, AND THAT'S A COMMUNITY HERE THAT WORK ON A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT COMES ACROSS YOU GUYS, UM, DESK AND SO NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. YOU HAVE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND YOUR STAFF WHO WORKS IN A LOT OF THINGS FOR THAT COMMUNITY, AND SO AS WE BEGIN TO DO MORE RESEARCH. YOU KNOW, I WAS TASKED WITH THIS, SO I START SURVEYING STAFF BEGIN TO LEARN BEST PRACTICES OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. MORE SO COUNTIES AND HOW THEY FUNDED MENTAL HEALTH. AND SO THAT KIND OF IS INCLUDED IN THIS WHOLE

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THAT'S THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE CITY OF BEAUMONT PAYS ABOUT A DOLLAR AND 33 CENTS PER EMPLOYEE. THIS ALLOWS EMPLOYEES TO HAVE FREE OR SIX FREE SESSIONS OF COUNSELING, AND THAT COULD BE OVER A RANGE OF TOPICS. WHETHER THAT BE FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH FOR YOUR FINANCIAL LITERACY. THERE ARE A RANGE OF TOPICS THAT THIS GROUP CAN PROVIDE AS FAR AS COUNSELING, SO IT'S ANONYMOUS. WE DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD GO TO THIS PROGRAM. THIS IS JUST A REFERRAL BASIS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NEED THIS PROGRAM. AND SO THAT'S AS OF TODAY, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE HAD IN PLACE. HOW DO WE MEASURE MENTAL? IF I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A BIG CONVERSATION. THAT CAN MEAN SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TO SOME OF THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO USE IS MEASURING. TO DETERMINE IF WE ARE SERVING ONE OUR STAFF APPROPRIATELY IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM LIKE I SAID THE BENEFIT CONSULTANT BROUGHT THE IDEA OF A POTENTIAL WELLNESS PROGRAM AND YOU GUYS PROBABLY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE IDEA OF THE WILDERNESS PROGRAM. MOST BIGGER COMPANIES HAVE THAT AND SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE THROUGH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, BUT THE ENGAGEMENT ON THAT PROGRAM IS REALLY LOW. AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT MEASURING MENTAL HEALTH, YOU WANT TO RE ENGAGE YOUR STAFF MEMBERS, COMMUNITY OR CONSTITUENTS. SO THAT WHEN YOU'RE MORE ENGAGED, IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE A BETTER COMMUNITY AND YOU HAVE BETTER RESULTS BY WAY OF HAVING HEALTHIER STAFF, AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN INVESTMENT. SO YOU WOULD RATHER INVEST IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS, SO THEREFORE YOU HAVE A BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT AND HOPEFULLY THAT CAN EQUAL BETTER HEALTH BENEFITS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. WE ALSO WOULD MEASURE MENTAL HEALTH BY EDUCATION STAFF, AND SO WE WILL BRING OUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT ARE FOCUSED IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA TO HAVE MAYBE LUNCH AND LEARNS OR JUST OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF MEMBERS CAN GET A CHANCE TO LEARN DIFFERENT BEST PRACTICES AND MENTAL HEALTH SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN BECAUSE THIS SUBJECT MATTER IS A BIG TOPIC, AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO NARROW DOWN, SO THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF HOW WE MEASURE MOVING FORWARD. ALSO THE E. A P PROGRAM IT PRESENTS TO US ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, A DASHBOARD SO WE CAN SEE WHAT ARE THE CASES OR THE REASONS PEOPLE GO? TO THE AP PROGRAM. WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT DEPARTMENT OR ENTITY OR DIVISION WE DON'T KNOW WHO THAT

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YOU KNOW THE MAJORITY OF THE STAFF THAT GETS OFF AT A CERTAIN TIME. ALSO, UM WE? WE ONCE WE ENGAGE EMPLOYEES AND WE INCREASED ENGAGEMENT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE MORE SUSTAINABLE WHEN EMPLOYEES BECOME AMBASSADORS. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO LEADS THIS INITIATIVE WOULD JUST BE EVERYBODY. IT'S THE BEST PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED WITHIN OUR WORK CULTURE. AND SO THESE GOING TO BE THINGS THAT I THINK ARE GONNA HELP US IN THE LONG TERM.

ALSO YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE BECAUSE IF I COME UP WITH ALL THE IDEAS OF TWO OR THREE PEOPLE COME UP WITH THE IDEAS. WE MISS A LOT OF, UM, BEST PRACTICES THAT ALREADY HERE , SO WE WANT TO RE ENGAGE THE EMPLOYEES BY HAVING INTERNAL COMMITTEE THERE WERE THERE WILL LEAD THIS TYPE OF INITIATIVE AND THINGS. THERE ARE OTHER EXAMPLES OF EMPLOYEE WELL BEING OR SOMETHING LIKE A VENDING MACHINE . HOW YOU REARRANGE YOUR BREAK ROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO OTHER COMPANIES AND MUNICIPALITIES DO IMPLEMENT THIS , UH AND THERE ARE SIGNS OF A HEALTHY AND FUN WORK ENVIRONMENT. ALSO MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION THAT NEEDS TO BE A LOT OF EDUCATION AROUND THIS TOPIC. AND SO WE PLAN TO PARTNER UM WITH LAMAR UNIVERSITY AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT HAVE COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THIS PROFESSIONAL COME OUT AND EDUCATE STAFF AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE. YOU GO TO THE NEXT LOT. THE NEXT PHASE OF IT. YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU HAVE INCREASED ENGAGEMENT, YOU HAVE A BETTER WELLNESS PROGRAM.

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MILES FOR INVITING US AND COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR WEST FOR HAVING US HERE. I JUST WANT TO TALK REAL QUICKLY ABOUT SOME OF THE COLLABORATIONS WE ARE DOING NOW. SOME OF THE ONES WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS IN THE FUTURE THAT REALLY RELATE TO WHAT MILES HAS PRESENTED, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND TO THE CITY. SO THE CURRENT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN OUR AREA AS MILES MENTIONED I AM CHAIR OF SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ANTHROPOLOGY AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY . SO THAT'S ONE SECTION OF LAMAR UNIVERSITY LOT MORE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE DOING RESEARCH RELATED TO THIS. HOWEVER WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN OUR AREA. ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS AND ROADMAPS, FREQUENT MENTAL DISTRESS. WE ARE COUNTY RANKS HIGHER THAN BOTH THE STATE AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND MARKEDLY HIGHER THAN BOTH OF THOSE AND FREQUENT MENTAL DISTRESS IS DEFINED AS MORE THAN 14 DAYS. REPORTING MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS WITHIN A 30 DAY PERIOD, SO IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. WE KNOW THAT EXCESSIVE DRINKING IS MARKED HIGHER AND SUICIDES AS WELL FOR OUR COUNTY AS COMPARED TO BOTH THE STATE AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGES. AND ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE. WE ARE CONSIDERED A HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHORTAGE AREA. SO, ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ASSOCIATION, WE HAVE LIMITED NUMBER OF PROVIDERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, SO NOT JUST PROVIDERS FOR ANY COMMUNITY OF OUR SIZE, BUT WHEN YOU ADD IN THAT WE MARK HIGHER IN THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. IT BECOMES A REALLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. SO WE HAVE FEWER PEOPLE YOU KNOW AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY WERE TRAINING THESE MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. WE'RE GETTING THEM EDUCATED, BUT WHAT WE SEE IS THEY COME OUT HERE. THEY'RE EITHER FROM THIS AREA. THEY COME FROM ANOTHER AREA. THEY GET A GREAT EDUCATION. THEY GET GREAT EXPERIENCE, AND THEN THEY LEAVE. AND SO WE HAVE FEWER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO MEET THESE NEEDS. SO SOME OF THE RESEARCH WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST YEAR TO ADDRESS THIS AND SOME KIND OF GOING INTO THE FUTURE. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. THE FIRST ONE IS THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LANDSCAPE IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS, AND THIS WAS WHEN WHERE THE EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION REACHED OUT TO US, AND ASKED US TO DO A BASIC NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF WHAT ARE THE HEALTH CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS BEYOND THE CONSIDERED THE NONMEDICAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH OR THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH? THE THINGS THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM SEEKING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES BEYOND JUST THE PHYSICAL HEALTH. AND WE DID A BIG QUITE A EXTENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF JEFFERSON, ORANGE LIBERTY AND HARDENED COUNTY OF WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BARRIERS AND OF COURSE, WE SEE THE MAIN BARRIERS TO BE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. UM LACK OF RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNDER RESOURCED, SO PERSONS

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I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN TURNER. UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, MR HAYNES FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I KNOW. WE SAID WE HAVE SOME WELLNESS PROGRAMS WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, JUST FOR MY KNOWLEDGE TO EDUCATE ME BECAUSE I'M NOT AWARE DO YOU KNOW KIND OF WHAT THEY OFFER, SO THE WORLD IS PROGRAM IS CALLED WELL ON TARGET AND THE REASON THAT THE BENEFIT THE PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS TEAM OR LOOKING AT ANOTHER PROGRAM IS BECAUSE YOU. THE BEST WILDERNESS PROGRAM IS THE ONE THAT THE EMPLOYEES USE, AND THIS ONE JUST IS NOT AS USER FRIENDLY. YOU KIND OF HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WEBSITE, THEN BACK TO THE APP, AND THERE ARE SOME LOG ON. YOU KNOW YOU'RE USING IT, BUT THERE'S SOME COMPLICATIONS WITH IT. I TRIED TO GO THROUGH IT AND SEE WHAT'S BEST ACTUALLY CALLED WELL ON TARGET TO KIND OF IDENTIFY. WHAT DO THEY HAVE? AND I HAD A LOT OF

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THEY KIND OF KNOW WHAT'S NEEDED IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT FROM MY HEALTHY HARVEST STANDPOINT, AND SO WE NEED TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE CONVERSATION, SO IT DIDN'T BECOME. I READ AN ARTICLE AND I RECOMMENDED SEVEN THINGS AND IT DOESN'T REALLY WORK FOR EVERYBODY. SO IT'S NOT A ONE SIZE FIT ALL SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF AS WE MOVE FORWARD COMMITTEE WOULD BE BEST THAT PARTICULAR AREA THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCILMAN SAMUEL YES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. UM I'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR CITY. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER PARTNERS AND WITH IDENTIFYING THOSE PARTNERS SPEND ON TOP AS WELL AS THE COUNTY AS WELL AS B I S D. THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS TO HELP BECAUSE I'M SEEING IT EVERY DAY ON THE STREETS. WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO NOT JUST SEE PEOPLE, BUT WE MUST LOOK AT PEOPLE AND UNDERSTAND THEM. AND EVEN THOSE WHO ARE FACING THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY. OUR EMPLOYEES THEY ARE AT TIMES GET WEAK, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MANY TIMES PLACED IN A CLOSET. THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE VIEW THEM DIFFERENTLY. BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT LIFE AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AH, THAT'S A TREMENDOUS PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ACROSS THE WORLD. WE'RE DEALING WITH PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. UH, IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US. WE ALL GET WEAK. SOMETIMES WE ALL FALL DOWN. BUT KNOWING THAT WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING WE'RE ACTIVELY TRYING TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN A SOLUTION. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BUT. I BELIEVE IN THAT THAT OLD FISHERMAN'S THING IF YOU JUST HELP ONE AS YOU GO DOWN THIS BEACH OF RIGHT THEN WE'VE DONE MORE THAN OTHERS HAVE DONE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, MISTER MANAGER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD INITIATING IT PUSHING IT. THANK YOU, MILES FOR DOING WHAT YOU'VE DONE, AND THAT'S CONNECTING THE DOTS AND THANK YOU. I DIDN'T GET IT. MISS GINGER. I DIDN'T GET YOUR LAST NAME. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, UH, I THE MORE UNIVERSITY HAS A STRONG SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE PROACTIVE. THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO TRY TO FIND SOLUTIONS. I'M HAPPY. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THAT DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCONTINUING BECAUSE SPINNING TOP. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH WITH SPENDING TOP AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY. WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BPD WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE HOSPITALS. UM. YOU BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE COME THROUGH THESE HOSPITALS EVERY DAY AND THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL? UH THEY DO A TREMENDOUS JOB OF WORKING WITH FOLKS. UM WE FALL SHORT. STILL. WAY BEHIND THE CURVES. BUT WE CAN'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR THE HIGHER MARK. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU. UH, IT'S. I'M REFLECT BACK. THAT WAS THE TIME THAT YOU KNOW YOU GO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND YOU SEE SOMEBODY THAT YOU FEEL LIKE HAS A PROBLEM. BUT NOW YOU CAN'T GO TWO BLOCKS. WITHOUT. RUNNING OR INCURRING SOMEONE YOU KNOW THAT'S HAVING AN ISSUE IN LIFE. AND WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE LOOK AT PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO SEE PEOPLE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN DURIO. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. UM I WAS ASKED THIS IS THERE A

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DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? MR WILLIAMS? MISS CAMPBELL WAS CHICKEN AHEAD. I'M SORRY. YEAH YEAH. COULD YOU COME UP AND YEAH, I SHOULDN'T BE ANSWERING THAT. I DON'T WANT YOUR GUESSING BACK TO LOCAL CLINICS. I KNOW. LEGACY PROVIDES SOME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL, UH PRIVATE AGENCIES AND THAT PROVIDE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. UM BACK TO THE VETERANS PIECE? OF COURSE. OUR LOCAL VETERANS IN THE STATION PROVIDES SERVICES.

WE HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS THERE. SEVERAL OF THEM, UH, IS IT IT'S NEVER ENOUGH, THOUGH. TO BE QUITE HONEST, IT DOESN'T BEGIN TO MAKE THE KIND OF IMPACT THAT IT NEEDS TO BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS JUST HEALTHCARE. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T LOOK DOWN UPON SOMEONE WHO HAS DIABETES. AND SO THE FACT THAT FOR SO MANY YEARS WE HAVE HAD YOU KNOW THESE WHERE WE LOOK DOWN UPON SOMEONE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. IT'S JUST HEALTH CARE. AND IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU. ONE LAST QUESTION. MILES THE THIS IS FOR YOU. THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANT PROGRAM E. A. P IS THAT AVAILABLE TO PART TIME EMPLOYEES? FROM MY UNDERSTANDING . I THINK THE BENEFIT IS FOR FULL TIME, OKAY, BECAUSE THAT'S INCLUSIVE PACKAGE. SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES THERE THERE MAY BE ABLE TO USE THAT AND THAT I'M UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE AND STRESS AND DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC WITH PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES EVERY DAY MAY BE ABLE TO USE THAT EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBERS. BENEFIT YOU ADVOCATED PACKAGES EXTEND TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. OH ONLY ONLY SEND A FULL TIME EMPLOYEES ONLY START PART TIME EMPLOYEES AND UNFORTUNATELY OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR OUR INSURANCE BENEFITS BACK. PROBABLY SOME OF THE MOST NEEDED FOLKS. BAPTIST HOSPITAL ON TIME. IT'S WELL AS JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MHM AND DAVE EVEN INCLUDED COUNTY COURT AT LAW WITH, UH, JUDGE HOMES. THAT'S A SPECIALTY COURT.

THERE'S A VETERANS PROGRAM THAT GOOD. THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING NOW THAT PTSD IS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF VETERANS IN THE SERVICE MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN HOMES, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR MULTI FAMILY BOTH PARENTS HOMES THEY DEAL WITH PTSD. IT'S PREVALENT, AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE AH, IGNITERS ARE THINGS THAT PRESENTS THIS PROBLEM? SO UH, AGAIN THERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF AGENCIES OUT THERE THAT'S NOW WORKING TOWARDS , UH, TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS GOAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, ONGOING PROBLEM, BUT NOW WE'RE SEEING THEM COMING TOGETHER AS A CONGLOMERATE WORKING TOWARDS THE COMMON GOAL, AND THE MORE WE INCREASE THAT CIRCLE. OF HELP, THE BETTER IT WILL BE FOR ALL THE CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT. COUNCILMAN GETS AS CHAIR OF THE MAYOR'S HOMELESS COALITION. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO LAMAR FOR HAVING SOME OF YOUR STUDENTS COME TO SEVERAL OF OUR SESSIONS, ACTUALLY. INVITE THEM TO INCREASE THEIR PARTICIPATION TO PERHAPS ENGAGED IN THE PROJECT. WHERE THEY COULD ACTUALLY GO OUT ON THE FIELD AND MAYBE TALK TO SOME OF THE HOMELESS. WE KNOW THAT THE HOMELESS MANY, MANY, MANY OF THEM HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. AND SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT LATER AND COLLABORATE WITH ALL THAT. WE ALSO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO SPINDLETOP FROM MUST ALWAYS

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THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU BOTH. AND I WILL SAY, I BELIEVE SPEAKER FEELING AND, UH, STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTIAN ANNUAL THERE WAS LEGISLATION PASSED TO THE TUNE OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS FOR MENTAL HEALTH. SO WE'RE OFF, AT LEAST TO A BETTER START. AH! NOW

[PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA/CONSENT]

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ONLY TIME FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK. ADAM SIX THROUGH NINE HAVE ALREADY BEEN HEARD IN PUBLIC HEARING. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S YOUR TIME TO SPEAK. WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE SAY YOUR ADDRESS YOUR CITY AND YOUR STATE. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM AND THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. MARY WILLIAMS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MY IRISH CITY COUNCIL. UM MY NAME IS MARY WILLIAMS AND I'M A RETIRED UNITED STATES ARMY VETERAN, A GULF WAR VETERAN. FOUR COMBAT TOURS ALTOGETHER IN MY LIFE, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, YES, WE DO HAVE A MENTAL ISSUE CRISIS HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, WE SPEAK ABOUT OUR VETERANS, YOU KNOW, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL HERE FOR OUR VETERANS OR FOR ANY CITIZEN HERE. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GO INTO CRISIS MODE? WHAT HAPPENS IF A VETERAN ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST JUST LOSES IT? YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE GET TO THAT BREAKING POINT. WHAT DO WE DO THEN? SPINDLETOP IT'S ALL GREAT, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A FACILITY THAT CAN HOUSE A VETERAN OR A CITIZEN HERE. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. BUT UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A MEDICAL FACILITY BUILT FOR OUR VETERANS HOSPITAL. POSSIBLY WE'VE BEEN IN THE WORKS WITH DATE FEELING, CONGRESSMAN WEBER. IN FACT, WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT

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UM SO I JUST WOULD HOPE WE CAN APPLY FOR THIS GRANT MONEY. I THINK IT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A MEDICAL FACILITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS TO BE ADMITTED TO. AND WE CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY, TWO WEEKS, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR WILLIAMS. UM BRUCE SIMEON? UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS. GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BRUCE SIMEON. I AM THE PAST OF 3146. CONCORD NEW REVELATION WORSHIP CENTER FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK YOU.

BECAUSE MY CHURCH IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE SHELL STATION, WHERE THE SHOOTINGS AND BEATINGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE OCCURRED. I'VE ALREADY MET WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I'M ON ASSIST HIM AND TRYING TO PUT SOME THINGS INTO PLACE. I WAS HERE ON LAST WEEK AND I WATCHED THERE'S THE CHILDREN. SANTA ANTHONY'S CAME AND DID A BEAUTIFUL SONG AND PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WHICH WAS BEAUTIFUL. BUT THERE ARE CHILDREN. ALL OVER THIS CITY, PREDOMINANTLY ON THE NORTH END SOUTH END. THAT DON'T HAVE THE AFFILIATION WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVICE SUCH EXAM POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN OUR SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS. AND THESE CHILDREN ARE TERRIFIED. THEY EVEN ARE USED AS LOOKOUTS TO TAKE TELL THE DRUG DEALERS WIN. THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE COMING. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PUT IN PLACE. AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE COME BEFORE Y'ALL WITH ABUNDANCE OF THINGS EVERY WEEK AND WHAT THEY NEED WHAT THEY WANT OR WHAT THEY EXPECT, AND YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING. COMPARED COMPOSING A LETTER RIGHT NOW, AND I'M GONNA SEND IT OUT TO ALL THE PASTORS IN THIS AREA. IT'S TIME FOR US TO STAND UP AND DO SOME THINGS. AND TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY. WE DON'T NEED OUR COMMUNITY TO BE LIKE MISSOURI. WHEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS AGAINST THAT THE CITY ITSELF AND AGAINST THEIR CITIZENS. BEAUMONT IS DOING A BEAUTIFUL JOB. I WAS A POLICE OFFICER. I'M TRYING TO HURRY THIS ALONG, BUT I WAS A POLICE OFFICER IN LIFE YET FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS A PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER THERE. I WORKED NARCOTICS. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I TOLD THEM BACK THERE BEFORE I INSTITUTED NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING. IS NOW OCCURRING WHERE THEY'RE HAVING SHOOTINGS EVERY DAY AND LAUGHING AT SHOOTINGS EVERY DAY AND APPALOOSA SHOOTING EVERY DAY AND YOUR IBERIA WE'VE BUILT A BEAUTIFUL ERA FOR IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. BUT WHAT GOOD IS THE GOLDEN CITY IF YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH A JUNGLE TO GET THERE? WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE ON SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF REACTIVE. IF WE HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY CHURCH, MAYBE WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A KIDNEY. MAYBE WOULDN'T HAVE A YOUNG MAN BEATEN TO SMITHEREENS. IT'S TIME FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AS A WHOLE. IT'S NO ME IT'S NO YOU. I THINK MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK HERE THAT AFTERNOON. I VOLUNTEERED MY SERVICES ALREADY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND HELPING POLICEMEN. THANK YOU ISSUES. THANK YOU, PASTOR. THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR OUR APPROVAL OF OUR CONSENT

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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[REGULAR AGENDA]

ANY DISCUSSION. YES COUNT, UH MAYOR PRO TIM TURNER. UH MR MANAGER OF STAFF COMPLETION DATE CAN JUST FOR THE PUBLIC AND BE AWARE OF OUR PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE. CAN SOMEBODY JUST SAY IT? SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE SEPTEMBER 2024. OKAY SEPTEMBER 2024 AND I NOTICED IT SAID 12 DAYS. DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE THE ACTUAL? YOU THINK IT'D BE A DRASTIC CHANGE? YOU THINK WE CAN STILL STAY AROUND THAT SEPTEMBER? 20 24TH DAY WE'RE STILL WITHIN THE SCHEDULE CURRENTLY, BUT OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO AND WEATHER PERMITTING SO OKAY.

THANK YOU. YES COUNCILMAN DURIO, MISTER MANAGER OR BARK. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THE MONEY FOR THIS CHANGE ORDERS JUST COMING FROM THE GRANT FUNDING THAT WE ALREADY HAD. YES SIR. IT'S COMING FROM THE FEMA. IT'S A MIXTURE OF THEMA. SOME STATE HELP ON OUR MATCH, AS WELL AS SOME RESTORE FUNDING FROM THE BP ALL SPILL. LUCKY. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AUTUMN NUMBER ONE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AH OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE US INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF 12 VEHICLES FOR USE IN VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? MOVED UP ROOF SECOND. SPIN, MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER TO ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE US TO AGENDA ADAM, NUMBER THREE. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE TO THE CONTRACT WITH ALL CO L L. C FOR THE COLLIERS FAIRY PUMP STATION PROJECT, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE? MOVE TO APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER THREE. ANY DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN GET UM. MR MANAGER. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE AESTHETICS WE'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE. IF WE REMOVE THESE TREES, I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY MAY BE NEEDED. BUT YOU KNOW WE ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK OUT AT A SITE THAT IS ADJACENT TO CALL YOUR VERY PARK, HAVE WE REALLY LOOKED AT WHAT THE LONG TERM IMPACT IS THAT GOING TO BE TO THE AESTHETICS OF THAT AREA? THE TREES IN QUESTION OR BETWEEN THE PROJECT SITE AND THE CEMETERY. SO WE WERE HOPING TO NOT HAVE TO REMOVE TREES IN THIS AREA, HOWEVER. BECAUSE 5 FT OF. EXCAVATION HAS TO HAPPEN AROUND THE FOUNDATION TO PROPERLY LAY THE FOUNDATION. WE FOUND THAT THE TREE ROOTS WERE IN THE WAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO IN AND REMOVE THEM. WE LOOKED AT POTENTIALLY SHIFTING THE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE SITE, BUT THERE'S SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH ROOM. SO IN THIS CASE, THEY THEY'VE GOT TO GO. AND THESE ARE TREES THAT THAT GREW UP IN A FENCE LINE. BASICALLY THEY WEREN'T NECESSARILY PLANNED LANDSCAPE AND TRUTH. OKAY, BUT I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THESE TREES.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE SIDE OF WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S DONE. IS IT? WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO CAMOUFLAGE OR BLEND THAT AND SO THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK SO TRUTH ABOUT THEIR SIDE WILL BE FENCED. UM, IF WE HAVEN'T REALLY DISCUSSED DOING ANY KIND OF DECORATIVE SURROUND ON IT, BUT WE COULD IN THE FUTURE. COUNCILMAN TURNER. UH I KIND OF

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COUNCILMAN DURIO BEAUMONT COUNTRY CLUB. HE PLAYED OVER THERE ALL THE TIME. HIM AND OTTAWA AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAD THE RIGHT ONE. BUT I DO WANT US TO KEEP IN MIND THE LONG TERM AESTHETICS AND I REALLY START GETTING ON AN EARLIER THAN WAITING. TOO LATE, BECAUSE MAYBE WE CAN IDENTIFY SOME GRANT FUNDING. UH OTHER FUN AND SOME NATURE GRANTS THAT WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AUTUMN NUMBER THREE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. COUNCIL CONSIDERING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A PAX P W M 250 MIXER ASSEMBLY FOR USE AT THE SOUTHWEST ELEVATED STORAGE TANK, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER FOUR TO APPROVE? IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND OF APPROVAL FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR. ANY DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN GAS AND COUNCILMAN DORIA DO OUR OTHER ELEVATED TANKS HAVE THESE TYPES OF MIXERS? WE HAVE ONE AND DISHMAN RIGHT NOW, BUT THE PLAN IS TO, UH, PUT THESE IN ALL OF THE STORAGE TANKS AS WE GO THROUGH THEM, UM WHEN WE GOT INTO THE WEST BANK, AND WE STARTED DOING THE REHABILITATION OF THAT TANK, WE FOUND THAT WE HAD SIGNIFICANT RAFTER RUST IN THERE AND THAT WAS DUE TO STRATIFICATION WITHIN THE TANK AND THE CHLORINE GAS EATING INTO THE METAL. SO THERE'S SOME DEFINITE BENEFITS TO HAVING THESE MIXERS. AND THAT'S OUR PLAN IS TO GET THEM IN PLACE IN ALL OF THE TANKS OVER THE NEXT YEAR, SO THANK YOU. BUT IT'S JUST A TANK LOCATED OVERWHELM MUNICIPAL THIS IS THE ONE ON WASHINGTON BY THE FIRE STATION AND OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE US INTO ADAM NUMBER? FIVE. COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A NAME AND POLICY ORDINANCE.

THIS HAS BEEN, UH, DISCUSSED BY COUNSEL ON A FIELD OCCASIONS AND NOW IT'S BEING BROUGHT BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION APPROVAL. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER FIVE? MOVED TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE NAMING POLICY. IS THERE A SECOND FOR APPROVAL? SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM. NUMBER FIVE. ANY DISCUSSION THERE? YES COUNCILMAN FELL. SHAW. THANK YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK THIS COUNCIL IF THERE'S ANY INTEREST IN ADDING AS ONE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL THE INDIVIDUAL'S NAME THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED IT WOULD ONLY BE DONE SO AFTER THEIR DECEASED. AND WITH THAT SAID, I'D ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY JUST TO READ THE VERBATIM AND HOW IT WOULD READ. SO IF YOU HAVE YOUR PACKETS WITH YOU, IT WOULD BE ON PAGE THREE. SECTION TWO NAMING CATEGORIES. WE WOULD ADD A ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE TO READ. THE HONOR MUST BE POSTHUMOUS. I SUPPORT THAT. COUNCILMAN GETS EXCEPT AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT. THANK YOU. HAVE A QUESTION. COUNCILMAN TURN, UH MAYOR, PRO TIM TURNER DOOR MAYOR , UM, THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ANY FACILITIES THAT ARE NAMED AFTER ANYONE ALIVE THAT HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER ANYONE ALIVE. KINDA I'M NOT SURE IF I'M 100% AND SUPPORT OF PUTTING OURSELVES IN THAT POSITION TO MY KNOWLEDGE. NO EVEN THE STERLING PRUITT CENTER IS NAMED AFTER INDIVIDUAL PERSON, BUT IT WAS AFTER THEIR DEATH. OUT OF ALL OUR FACILITIES IN THE PAST. WE'VE NEVER HAD ONE. WOW THE WELL. UTOPIAN CITY FACILITIES ARE JUST INTERESTING

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OR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE. THEY'RE NOT WORTHY OF THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. SO IT'S HALF A DOZEN ONE WAY SIX AND ANOTHER. YES COUNCILMAN FELL. SHAW, THEN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, BEN WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WAS GOING TO ANSWER COUNCIL MATERIALS QUESTION. BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY DID A GREAT JOB IN DOING THAT. AND MY ONLY CONCERN WAS IS THAT UH, WE NOT PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE WE HAVE TO TAKE SOMEONE'S NAME ABOUT AND THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE, NOT WITH ALL ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS. THEY CHOOSE TO DO THIS TO AVOID THAT. CONFLICT OF PUTTING SOMEONE'S NAME UP. FIVE YEARS LATER, THEY'RE COMMITTED.

THEY'VE COMMITTED SOME, UH THEY'VE BEEN GAUGED IN SOME BEHAVIOR. THAT'S LESS THAN ATTRACTIVE. AND SO THEY HAD TO PULL THAT NAME DOWN, WHICH CREATES A PROBLEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. UH AND SO THAT WAS MY REASON FOR OFFERING THIS AMENDMENT THAT WE NOT PUT OURSELVES IN THAT POSITION. AH IN A PERFECT WORLD. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONSIDER.

BUT THIS IS NOT A PERFECT WORLD AND WE'RE DEALING WITH PEOPLE. AND SO THESE KIND OF THINGS CAN

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OFFERED. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN TURNER FOR ME, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE, BUT I TOTALLY DO CHERISH THE PART WHEN SOMEONE IS ON THEIR WAY OUT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO USE ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR AS AN EXAMPLE. BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY GOOD FOR SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS TO ACTUALLY SEE SOMETHING POSITIVE. AND SOME OF THE LAST DAYS. I JUST THINK, TOO PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO WHERE THAT'S THE ONLY OPTION FOR ME. I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ALSO OPEN MINDED TO WE DO HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WOULD IT BE ANYTHING AND I UNDERSTAND THINGS CAN BE COUNTRY ROCHEL CONTROVERSIAL, BUT IF SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING WRONG IS COMMON SENSE. YOU REMOVED THE NAME. BUT THAT'S JUST MY STANCE ON IT. I JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT US IN A BOX BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHAT OPPORTUNITY MAY COME UP WITH WHAT WE MAY HAVE TO DEAL WITH. I JUST DON'T SUPPORT PUTTING US IN THAT BOX. YES, BECAUSE WE GET SOME DIRECTION. THEN ON HOW WE CAN AMEND THIS TO READ THAT WE'RE ONLY SPEAKING TO BUILDINGS AT NIGHT. NAMING TREES OR BENCHES ARE LESSER ITEMS THAT THAT IT WOULD RISE TO THE LEVEL OF THIS TYPE OF SCRUTINY. THE COMPROMISE WOULD BE THE SAME SECTION BUT NOW IT'LL SAY THE HONOR MUST BE POSTHUMOUS. THE SEMICOLON. THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL ONLY APPLY THE CITY BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND PARKS. SO THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR STREETS WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS OR COORDINATES. BUT STREETS AND BENCHES IN TREES AND OTHER WHAT WE CALL FEATURES TO STILL BE ALLOWED TO BE NAMED AFTER INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE STILL LIVING TOGETHER. WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT I WOULD AND WHOSE SECOND IT BECAUSE IT WORKS SECOND. I, UH US HAS SECOND THAT COUNCILMAN NEIL. SO IS EVERYBODY CLEAR. COUNCILMAN. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS KIND OF WHAT I'M THINKING, AND I SEE SALESMAN TURNER'S WILL SPINNING THE PUT IT, IN EXAMPLE, ON THE TABLE. YOU WANT TO SPORTS COMPLEX AND A ATHLETE DONATES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE FACILITY. TO HAVE IT BUILT. IS IT APPROPRIATE TO NAME IT AFTER THAT PERSON, AND THEY'RE STILL LIVING? SO MY THOUGHT IS THERE'S CONCERNS AND I PERSONALLY DO NOT SUPPORT NAMING A BUILDING INTEREST SOMEBODY LIVING, BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF Y'ALL DO. BUT YOU COULD REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL TO PASS SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHERE IT'S NOT JUST A 43 VOTE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I LIKE THAT, IN WHICH CASE IT WOULD NOW READ A THIRD RENDERING IF YOU WOULD CITY ATTORNEY, I THINK ON THE FLY. THE OWNER MUST BE POSH. MRS. MCCORMICK SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO CITY BUILDINGS. COMMA FACILITIES AND PARKS. AND THEN WE COULD DO ANOTHER STATEMENT THAT WOULD READ A SUPERMAJORITY BOBAK COUNCIL CAN OVERRULE THIS REQUIREMENT. WAS THAT YOUR INTENT? OKAY ONCE AGAIN COUNCIL AGAIN, I THINK

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ETERNITY SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN THE EASTMAN AWAY ALL RIGHT OF WAY PROPERTY. AND FIVE, THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER BASED AND SHE'LL ONLY OPERATE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 A.M. TO 7 P.M.

ALRIGHT IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADAM? NUMBER SIX MOTION? WAIT WAIT, WAIT. LET'S LET'S LET'S LET'S START FROM THE BEGINNING BECAUSE IT'S IN YOUR NOTES. YOU'RE NOT READING YOUR NOTES, MAN. I'M NOT READING MY NOTES. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS GOING TO BE TWO VOTES COULD BE TWO VOTES, TWO VOTES. THE FIRST VOTE IS GOING TO BE FOR REZONE AND THE SECOND VOTE. IT'S GOING TO BE FOR ISSUE P. AND REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU VOTE ON THE SECOND, YOU STILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THE FIRST USED TO HAVE TO VOTE ON THE SECOND. IT DOES REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE, WHICH MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE A ROLL CALL VOTE. SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ON THE FIRST MOTION OF SO THE FIRST MOTION THAT WE NEEDED TO RESOUND. I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY REZONING REQUEST SECOND.

YOU GET WHO SECONDED THAT COUNCILMAN. REMEMBER DURIO? YES, SIR. UH SO WE'RE GONNA DO A RECORD VOTE. AMIR WEST. WAIT YOU WANT TO DO DISCUSSIONS? SORRY. WE'LL DO DISCUSSION FIRST, THEN IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON ADAM NUMBER SIX? FIRST MOTION. COUNCILMAN TURNER COUNCILMAN.

GUESTS UH, CITY STAFF KIND OF. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH SOME DIRECTION WITH THIS? I NOTICED.

I THINK THIS CAME THROUGH PLANNING HIS OWN AND THERE WAS APPROVED. CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT SOME OF THE PROSPECTIVE WITH SOME OF THE PLANET OKAY, APPROVED ON HERE.

OKAY SO IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS. UM. AGAIN JUST TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT WITHOUT KIND OF LITIGATING THE WHOLE CASE. THIS IS A THIS HAD BEEN USED AS A PARKING LOT HISTORICALLY. UM AND IT IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SIXTH AND MCFADDEN. BUT AGAIN, THERE WAS NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION. WE DO HAVE SOME WRITTEN OPPOSITION TO IT, AND THERE'S JUST CONCERNS WITH THE INCOMPATIBILITY TO LAND USE. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION THAT PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS. OKAY THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANTED TO SEE. WHAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. I GOT OVERWHELMING AMONG A LOT OF EMAILS AS WELL. AN OPPOSITION I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT DID WAS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNING AND ZONING. I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS ACCURATE. COUNCILMAN GETS. SO ONE OF THE PROBLEMS AND THIS ISN'T JUST RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. BUT ANYTIME ANYTHING GOES BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING AH NOTICES OR. DISTRIBUTED TO LANDOWNERS. THAT ARE WITHIN 200. FT IS THAT

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UH IS WELL AS MANY, MANY MANY NEIGHBORS AND OLD TOWN THIS OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IS UNIQUE AND PEOPLE MOVE THERE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE PROTECTED AGAINST COMMERCIAL INTRUSION. AND YOU KNOW, OUR CITY HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB HISTORICALLY OF MAKING SURE THAT THE HISTORICAL OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT COMPRISES THE TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. IS AH! COMPLIED WITH AND SO. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT, AND PERHAPS ALSO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE. DISTANCE THAT WE SEND NOTICES OUT. UH, I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE WORK FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, ADMINISTRATION, BUT IT WOULD GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD THAT PLANNING AND ZONING BECAUSE PEOPLE AREN'T ABLE TO COME UP AND SPEAK. AS TO THIS MATTER, BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY HEARD OF PLANNING AND ZONING AND THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. UNTIL AFTER THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US AT LEAST LOOK AT THAT IN THE FUTURE, GOING FORWARD TO EXPANDING A LITTLE BEYOND 200 FT . I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WOULD RESTRICT US FURTHER.

I THINK THAT'S A MINIMUM STANDARD BY THE STATE. MAYOR JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT THE STATE'S STATUTE SAYS IS THE CITY SHALL SEND OUT NOTICES 200 FT. AND I GUESS WE CAN DISCUSS THE MERITS OF THAT. I DO THINK THAT. THE NOTIFICATION QUESTION IS A BALANCE. IN OTHER WORDS, HOW QUICKLY CAN YOU PROCESS. THE CASE. TO BE EFFICIENT IN TERMS OF THE BUSINESS APPLICATION, BUT ALSO SEE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DO NOTICE. AND THE OPEN HEARING CAN CAN MOVE FORWARD. SO BUT AGAIN STATE STATUTE, SAYS 200 FT BUT ALSO SIMILAR TO OUR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE PNC MEETING IS PUBLICLY POSTED AS WELL, UM SO THE AGENDA WE'RE PLANNING AND DONATE, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE BOARDS ARE PUBLICLY POSTED. THERE ALSO, UM LIVE STREAMED ON YOUTUBE. UM AND SO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GUESTS ARE INTERESTED IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THOSE THINGS ARE ADVERTISED WITHIN THE CITY WEBSITE BUT ALSO PUBLICLY POSTED AS WELL. SO UM, IN TERMS OF PERSONALLY MILLING OUT THE INDIVIDUAL NOTICES TO THE 200 FT. WE DO DO THAT, BUT WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S POSTED FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. COUNCILMAN SAMUEL THAT WOULDN'T MEAN WHEN IT SAYS SHALL THAT MEANS THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR ANYONE WITHIN 200 FT. TO BE NOTIFIED. CORRECT WE COULD EXTEND THAT, UH, BY BY ORDINANCE IF WE CHOSE TO, UH, WE COULD SEND IT TO FOLKS. 304 100 FT. IF WE DID DESIRE TO DO THAT, BUT IT JUST MEANS THAT IT'S AT MINIMUM. WE HAVE TO GET NOTIFIED FOLKS WITHIN 200 FT. IS THAT CORRECT? THE STATUTE SAYS, SHALL SEND WITHIN 200 FT. SO I GUESS IT'S A MATTER OF INTERPRETATION.

MATTER OF INTERPRETATION. WE'RE GOING TO BE MORE RESTRICTED THAN STATE LAW, AND I'M HAPPY TO REACH OUT TO SOME AFFILIATES AND DECENT RESEARCH ON THAT ISSUE. UM BUT I WOULD CAUTION COUNCIL THAT WE WOULD WE WANT TO NOT BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN STATE LAW. SO WHETHER OR NOT WE CONSIDER THAT TO BE A BASELINE OR THAT'S INSANE, WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE INTERPRETED THAT TO BE A BASELINE OR THAT'S WHAT THE STATE IS. REQUIRING US TO DO IN DOING MORE THAN THAT WOULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE. IT'S SOMETHING I'M GOING TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL ON THAT SO COUNCILMAN GETS HIS EXIT TO NOTE. CAN WE CAN WE SEND OR SHOULD WE BE SENDING OUT NOTICES FURTHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING ALL NEIGHBORS WILL JUST DO SOME RESEARCH ON THAT ISSUE AND CIRCLE BACK WHERE IT BECOMES COMPLICATED? IS THIS VERY RULE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE WITH THE SUPER MAJORITIES REQUIRED THE 20% RULE. IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S TIED TO THAT 200 FT.

SO IF YOU START TO GET BEYOND THAT, THEN IT BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED, IF WE CAN EVEN DO

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EXPECT A VERY LENGTHY MEMO, COUNCILMAN YES, MA'AM. YOU READ IT. COUNCILMAN NEIL SO NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE WITH THE VOTING BLOC THERE TO THE SUPERMAJORITY. COULDN'T YOU CONTINUE TO SEND THAT TO THE 200 FT FOR THE VOTE PURPOSE, BUT SEND OUT FOR A FOR A LARGER AREA JUST FOR JUST A COMMON COURTESY OF LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT THEN THAT THAT WOULD REQUIRE . WHEN THEY COME, WE WOULD HAVE TO IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE. SO WE DO THAT BY ADDRESSES AND AGAIN WILL BE IN THE MEMO. AND THANK YOU. ONE OTHER SUGGESTION IS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALERTING THE PRESIDENTS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SO THAT IF THEY HAVE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO GET IT OUT WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY CAN SHARE IT. AND THAT COULD KEEP DOWN THE WORKLOAD WITHIN, UH FOR CITY STAFF AND YES, GUARANTEE YOU IN THAT AREA. THAT'S NOT GONNA BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY WILL COME OUT TOO CONCERNED EVERY TIME EVERY TIME TOWN. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT SO WE, UH WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND ON THE MOTION ON THE REZONING OF ADAM NUMBER SIX. TO DENY IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DENYING THE REZONING. NUMBER SIX. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED ALRIGHT. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. IT IS TONIGHT . ROLL CALL VOTE. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO GET TO NEXT. THANK YOU. SHE'S GONNA SHE'S GONNA CALL YOUR NAME. IT'S BEEN 15 MINUTES. I FORGOT. IT'S JUST DOUBLE COVERAGE. YEAH I KNOW IT IS, BUT I'M NOT READING RIGHT NOW. READY. MAYOR WEST. UH. I VOTE AGAINST IT. OKAY MAYOR PROTEIN TURNER, A COUNCIL MEMBER , DURIO MEMORY GETS COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW COUNCIL MEMBERS SAMUEL AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL TOO I WAS VOTING TO DENY JUST FOR CLARITY. CLARIFICATION I WANT TO BE THE KID. THE MOTION

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SO IF YOU'RE FOR THE MOTION TO THE NOW THE MOTION, YOU'LL SAY FOUR MOTION. OKAY, THANK YOU.

YOUR PROTEIN TURNER FOUR. COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO FOR THE MOTION TO DENY COUNCIL MEMBER GETS FOR THE MOTION TO DENY COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL FOR THE MOTION TO DENY COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THANK. YOU WORKED SO HARD NOW, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE? UH, WELL, FIRST, WE NEED A MOTION. FOR THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DENIED. SO WE YES. YOU STILL HAVE TO USE THEIR APPROVED TO DENY THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. WE NEED A SECOND. OKAY SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO DENY THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTES. MAYOR WEST VOTE. FOR MAYOR PRO TEM TURNER. FOUR. COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO FOR THE MOTION TO DENY THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GETS ALSO VOTE FOR THE MOTION TO DENY THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW OR TO DENY COUNSELOR FOR SAMUEL VOTE AGAINST THE MOTION. THANK YOU AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL. THANK YOU. YOU MAY HAVE A STATEMENT SIMPLY VOTED AGAINST IT, BECAUSE, UH, FROM EXPERIENCE. I KNOW THAT IF YOU MEET ALL THE CRITERIA THAT'S SET FOR UH BY THE CITY. BUT. INDIVIDUAL FEELINGS CAN IMPACT THAT. I FEEL THAT THAT IS SOMEWHAT UNFAIR. BUT IT'S JUST. SO THAT'S WHY I VOTED AGAINST IT BECAUSE THE AFRICA MET ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, THE SURROUNDING.

NEIGHBORS HAVE HAVE THE LAST CALL. SO THAT'S WHY I VOTED AGAINST. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU, UH, PLEASE TAKE US INTO ADAM, NUMBER SEVEN. COUNCIL CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A REZONING FROM G C M. D JOAN COMMERCIAL, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TWO RS RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE, FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT. OR MORE RESTRICTIVE DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5090 CONCORDE ROAD, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.

IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER SEVEN? MOVE TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? TURKEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF A APPROVAL DISCUSSION. RIGHT? THERE'S A MOTION THAT SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE US INTO ADAM? NUMBER EIGHT COUNCIL CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A WORSHIP FACILITY AND THE G CMD TO JOAN COMMERCIAL, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 70 TO 85 CALLED AVENUE AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. CONSTRUCTION PLANS SHOULD COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING, HEALTH AND FIRE CODES AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

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BEWARE AROUND THERE. THERE'S ANY LAND THAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, BUT THIS WILL BE ACROSS FROM CALDERWOOD'S, AND IT'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FORWARD TO HAVING YOU OVER THERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH , ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU TAKE US INTO ITEM NUMBER NINE. COUNCIL CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW DRINKING PLACE AND THE G C M D, WHICH IS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING. DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2576, INTERSTATE 10 EAST. AND AT A JUMP JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 23RD. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO DENY THE REQUEST. THE FIRST SPECIAL USE PERMITTED LARGE DRINKING PLACE THERE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER NINE? I MOVED TO DINNER. 32ND SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER, 92 DENIED ANY DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN TURNER. THERE'S A DRINKING PLACE. CONSIDER THE BAR. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO. YOUR OWN OUT OF NUMBER NINE. AND WE HAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR DENIAL. DRINKING. SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF

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[WORK SESSION]

WONDERING WHAT THE OTHER BOARD IS DOING AS WE DISCUSSED VARIOUS ISSUES THAT ARE PERTINENT TO BOTH DEPARTMENTS. THAT SAID, THOUGH WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE REVISIT THIS QUESTION IN ABOUT A YEAR, UM, WE DO HAVE IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FUNDS FOR A RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN. AND WE EXPECT THAT TO BE COMPLETED EITHER LATE THIS YEAR EARLY NEXT YEAR. BUT PART OF THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THAT PLAN WILL BE TO LOOK AT THIS VERY QUESTION AND LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEE IF INDEED YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD CREATE A NEW COMMITTEE. SECONDLY, IN THE MEANTIME, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT THE AGENDA FOR THE PARKS AND REC EXISTING PARKS AND REC COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE A SEPARATE SECTION. IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE A SECTION DEDICATED TO RECREATION AND WE HAVE A SECTION DEDICATED TO PARKS AND GREEN SPACE SO THAT THOSE CAN BE ADDRESSED INDEPENDENTLY, BUT ALSO DISCUSSED TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT IF THE NEED ARISES, PERHAPS DUE TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE BEAUTIFICATION FUND THAT'S BEEN SET UP THAT THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR A SUBCOMMITTEE OF PARKS AND REC COMMITTEE. THAT'S FORMED TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS. IN ADDITION, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO CREATE A SEPARATE AD HOC BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE. WHICH IS SIMILAR TO SOMETHING WE DID BACK IN 2007 2008 WHEN WE DID SOME EXTENSIVE BEAUTIFICATION PLANNING IN THE CITY. AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU A LIST OF YOUR APPOINTEES TO THE EXISTING COMMITTEE. WE WOULD

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AND UM, UNLIKE MOST CITY ADVISORY BOARDS, UH WHERE WHICH IS RUN BY THE CHAIR. AH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AH, THESE MEETINGS RUN BY THE CHAIR. AND LET'S STAFF PARTICIPATE AS NEEDED. AND AS CALLED UPON, LIKE MOST OF OUR ADVISORY WORDS, ARE. ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW OFTEN IS A CHAIRMAN FOR THIS COMMITTEE SELECTED. UP AND WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THAT? SO LET ME. AS I LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MENTION YOUR FIRST QUESTION OR POINT WE HAVE HAD THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL. IN OTHER WORDS, I KNOW MR ELLIS AND I WE'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF MEETINGS NOW IN THE LAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ALLOCATION OF THE PARK'S ENHANCEMENT FUNDS THAT WERE ALLOCATING AS WE SPEAK. AND IT WAS MID STAFF DRIVEN AND SO WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HAVING THE CHAIRMAN TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE, WHICH IS MORE TYPICAL OF A COMMITTEE OR COMMISSION OF THE CITY. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT PROCESS IS UNDERWAY. REGARDING YOUR QUESTION OF THE CHAIRMAN. THERE MR NEAL'S AND THE AUDIENCE. HE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT, BUT I BELIEVE THE TERMS ARE TWO YEARS. UM BUT LET'S SEE THE CITY COUNCIL SHOW NAME ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS THE CHAIRMAN FOR TWO YEARS, TWO YEARS. COUNCILMAN TURNER OR MAYOR PRO TEM TURNER. WHAT'S THAT? WOULD YOU PREFER MAN? CHRIS IS IT IS THIS JUST WITH PARKS AND RECS? UH, THAT WE DO THE CHAIRMAN LIKE THAT WITH EVERY POSITION AND I KNOW I'VE SERVED THE TERM. I DON'T REMEMBER. MAYBE I MIGHT HAVE THE EGGS. ONE OF MY MORE SEASON. COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER GETS A COUNCIL MEMBER, SAMUELS THAT YOU NORMALLY THAT YOU GUYS, NOTHING CHANGED THE CHEER EVERY TWO YEARS. OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? MAYBE TURNING CAN HELP ME OUT WITH THIS IN THE PAST. AND WE'VE WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY BETTER AT OUR RECORD KEEPING. UM IT'S JUST KIND OF BEEN JUST LIKE REVOLVING. AND SO AFTER WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO THIS YEARS AFTER WE HAVE EVERYONE'S APPOINTEES, THEN SUBMIT THOSE TO THE TO THE COUNCIL. THE ONES WITH THE COUNCIL APPOINTS THE CHAIR VERSUS THE ONES WITH THE MIRROR POINTS THAT YEAR WILL SUBMIT THOSE FOR YOU ALL TO VOTE, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT AS A CONSENT CONSENT ITEM TO APPOINT THOSE TEARS REMIND YOU THAT NOT EVERYBODY HAS SUBMITTED THEIR APPOINTMENTS. THEY'RE GOING TO CALL ANY NAMES, BUT YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. AS SOON AS WE GET ALL THOSE IN CAN DO THAT. OKAY AND MR WILLIAMS, MY SECOND QUESTION WAS JUST SO I KIND OF GET A GENERAL IDEA OF HOW OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT FEEL ABOUT ACTUALLY THESE STAYING TOGETHER.

IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU? I CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE EVERYBODY IS ON IT OR I KNOW. WE SAID WE HAD A COMMITTEE, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GONNA FUNCTION. IF WE KEEP IT MERGED TOGETHER. I JUST WANT TO BE PRODUCTIVE, MAN. YEAH I COULD GO EITHER WAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. UH BUT, YOU KNOW , I THINK IF STAFF HAS THAT RECOMMENDATION, I CAN FOLLOW THAT RECOMMENDATION ON THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY HEARTBURN EITHER WAY, SO TO SPEAK. UH BUT JUST WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR THE FOR US AS A CITY. YES. COUNCILMAN DURIO. CHRIS OR OR TRYING TO READ HAVE ANY OTHER COMMITTEES THAT ARE MADE UP OF TWO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. WELL ANIMAL. IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE THE ANIMAL ADVISORY BOARD IS POLICE AND ANIMAL CONTROL. UM SO THEY KIND OF HAVE LIKE

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BUT YEAH, I ALSO THINK ABOUT PLANNING COMMISSION. IT'S PRETTY MUCH TIED TO PLANNING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. BUT THAT SAID EVERY EVERY DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO IT. I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OTHERS THAT SHOULD BE DIVIDED. OKAY THANK YOU FOR CLARITY SO WE CAN GIVE STAFF DIRECTION. UH, IS EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THEIR SUGGESTION HERE SO THAT. AT THIS POINT, IT WON'T NEED TO COME BACK TO US UNTIL A YEAR. I REALLY BE HONEST. I READ TO SEE IT SEPARATED, LIKE, UH, STRUCTURE WITH ANY OTHER BUSINESS. YOU DON'T WANT THINGS OVERLAP, AND I GET IT THAT THAT SAMUEL BURKE FOR ME. I'M NOT READY TO BE TRANSPARENT UPFRONT.

I READ TO SEE HIS SEPARATED, BUT IF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY, I'M COMPLETELY OKAY WITH IT. RIGHT AND I WAS LEANING TOWARDS SEPARATING THEM BEFORE. BUT AFTER HEARING THAT EXPLANATION I'M I'M FINE WITH WAITING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS TIME. IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I'M ALRIGHT IS NOT WE DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE. REGIONAL YAHOO! NO! KILOMETER KEN MAYOR WEST DOESN'T ALLOW THAT ANYMORE. WELL THAT'S THE PROBLEM I WAS READING. NEED NOT READ, SEE? AH! YEAH COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS THAT WAS ACTUALLY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS

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BE CAREFUL TONIGHT, DRIVING ABOUT OUR CHILDREN WILL BE OUT TRICK OR TREATING, SO PLEASE WATCH FOR PEDESTRIANS. THANK YOU, MARY. COUNCILMAN TURNER COMMENTS. PLEASE THAT HAPPENED BEFORE TERRIFIED COUNCILMAN GETS . ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN BELLE CHASSE SAID ABOUT THE SAFE TONIGHT AND, UH, ALSO WANT TO COMPLIMENT ALAN PARKINSON J. JENKINSON OF THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE GRILL, UH, WHICH IS A GREAT ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN.

FORWARD TO THEIR SUCCESS. COUNCILMAN DURIO. JUST, UH. CHRIS JUST WENT ON A OR SRI WINTER. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO APPOINT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE, SO WE STILL HAVE TO AFTER SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT HADN'T TURNED THEIRS IN TURNING.

I'M NOT GONNA SAY ANY NAMES BUT PROTEIN SENIOR COUNCILMAN HAVEN'T HASN'T SUBMITTED. YOU KNOW ANOTHER BUSY. THEY HAVE A LOT GOING ON. SO WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THOSE, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T GOING TO SEPARATE IT. I NEED TO BE EXPERIENCED, COMMUNICATE WITH MY PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT THE MAYOR SAID. SO SO AS SOON AS WE HAVE ALL THOSE IN SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS COMING UP ON THE NEXT MEETING ON THE SEVENTH AND THEN COUNCILMAN UM OTTAWA AND COMMON COUNCIL INTERNAL WILL NEED TO GET THERE'S END BY THAT MEETING, SO HOPEFULLY BY IN THE NOVEMBER BEFORE THANKSGIVING. YEAH ALRIGHT NOW FOR THE RECORD, SOME OF US HAVE JOBS SAID THAT PASSENGERS AS THE COUNCILMAN L DID GET HIS IN SOME OF THEM, NOT ALL OF THEM. WHAT? THAT HE HE'S TELLING. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, SO, UH, MEXICO TWO NAMES ALREADY. CITY MANAGER DO YOU HAVE DO YOU? DO YOU? DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS? YEAH. OH I GET TO SAY HAPPY HALLOWEEN. EVERYBODY AND THANK MY STAFF AND THE MAYOR FOR PARTICIPATING IN MARSHALING AGAINST TO DO BARBIE SAID. THANK YOU. NOTHING THERE. I DO HAVE A COMMENT MARRIED. JUST WANT TO REMIND, UM CITIZENS THAT WE HAVE OUR CITYWIDE CLEANUP EVENT SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. 3RD UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE 593 B I S D STUDENTS WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING THAT

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THANKS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM MADAM CITY ATTORNEY AND HER STAFF FOR SHARING BARBIE'S WORLD WITH US TODAY. THEY WERE ALL JUST BEAUTIFUL. SO WE ENJOYED IT.

THANK YOU. MR CITY MANAGER. UH FAR AS A HALLOWEEN CONTEST, PUMPKIN CONTEST AND LIKE CONGRATULATE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT FORGETTING 1ST AND 2ND. ON THERE, THEY SOME STEPPED UP THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE CHEATED JUST BY SAYING BECAUSE OF THE DROP. WE'RE NOT GONNA DRESS UP A PUMPKIN AND WON'T GET FIRST PLACE SO THAT THEY DID THAT. SO IT WAS GOOD FOR THE STAFF, A GOOD CAMARADERIE, AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING AND WITHOUT ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE DECEMBER HOLIDAYS, AND YOU'VE YOU HAVE YOUR NEW DEPARTMENT UPDATES IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO ASSUME IN YOUR PACKAGE ARE NOT PACKAGE BUT THREE EMAIL.

I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. OH, EXCUSE ME, CITY MANAGER. BUT DON'T FORGET. THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE CAME IN THIRD PLACE FOR THE HALLOWEEN CONTEST. DON'T LEAVE US OUT. THAT WAS YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T LEAVE WORK REALLY HARD ON THAT PUMPKIN. YEAH. UM. THE ONLY ONLY COMMENT I WILL MAKE, UH MOST EVERYTHING'S BEEN COVERED, BUT WE ARE HAVING OUR FIRST NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS COMMUNITY MEETING ON MONDAY AT THE SIXTH AT THE LAKESIDE CENTER AT 530. THIS IS ABOUT HAVING CHURCHES AND NOT NONPROFITS AND ANYBODY THAT IS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN ASSISTING YOUR NEIGHBOR HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE LOOKING TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN HELPING THAT HAPPEN WITH THAT. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.