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AFTER. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. TODAY'S DATE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 2023 TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY MINISTER CHERYL WILLIAMS, STATE CHAPLAIN, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OR DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, THE AMERICAN LEGION. WILL AND EVERYONE IF YOU PLEASE SILENCE YOUR PHONES, AND IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. OH, GREAT, GREAT AND MIGHTY GOD.
WE COME BEFORE YOU HUMBLY BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE. THAT WE MIGHT OBTAIN HELP IN THE TIME OF NEED. WE THANK YOU THAT WE CAN COME TO YOU JUST TO BE THANKFUL. SO FIRST OF ALL WE SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF THIS CITY, A CITY THAT STILL BELIEVES AND INVOKES YOUR NAME. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNANCE OF THIS CITY. WE THANK YOU. GOD, WHERE YOU SAID, OUR CITY THAT HAS THE RIGHTEOUS IN CHARGE WILL REJOICE. WE THANK YOU FOR THESE RIGHTEOUS MEN AND WOMEN WHO LEAD THIS CITY. WE PRAY GOD THAT YOU WILL GIVE THEM THE WISDOM THAT THEY WILL LEAD AND GUIDE US IN THE PAST THAT YOU HAVE ORDAINED FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. MAKE US THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN. CALL US TO BE A CITY SET ON A HELL THAT WE MIGHT BECOME THE CITADEL OF HOPE. BLESS THESE WHO ARE IN CHARGE. IT'S ALL IN YOUR NAME THAT WE PRAY. AMEN. PLEASURE LEADING TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YEAH, BRO. CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR WEST. PRESENT TIM TURNER COUNCIL MEMBER. WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? DURIO PRESENT. REMEMBER GETS PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW , PRESIDENT SAMUEL COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TODAY WE HAVE TWO
[PROCLAMATIONS]
PROCLAMATIONS. TINA BROUSSARD, THE CITY CLERK WILL READ THE FIRST PROCLAMATION AFTER IT IS RED. UH, I WILL ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME SO THAT YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM WITH ANY MEMBERS OF YOUR GROUP AND SHAKE THE COUNCIL'S HAND AND GET ANY PICTURES AND HAVE ANY COMMENTS.THE FIRST PROCLAMATION. IS RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH 2023 IS NURSE NATIONAL NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK ACCEPTING. I GET AHEAD OF MYSELF . SORRY WHEREAS NURSE PRACTITIONERS MPS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IS TRUSTED PROVIDERS FOR HEALTHCARE FOR PATIENTS IN OUR STATE, AND WHEREAS NPS WORK TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE, ACCESS AND UNDESERVED COMMUNITIES, PROMOTE HEALTH, EQUITY AND CARE AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR ALL WHEREAS PATIENTS DEPEND ON MORE THAN 355,000 LICENSED LICENSE MPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND 71,000 IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO DIAGNOSE, MANAGE AND TREAT THEIR CHRONIC AND ACUTE HEALTH CARE CONDITIONS. AND WHEREAS NPS PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY, ACUTE AND SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE WITH EMPHASIZING HEALTH PROMOTION DISEASE PREVENTION HEALTH, EDUCATION AND COUNSELING , GUIDING PATIENTS TO MAKE SMARTER HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES EVERY DAY. AND WHEREAS SOUTHEAST TEXAS NURSE PRACTITIONERS ORGANIZATION IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS NURSE PRACTICE PRACTITIONERS VOLUNTEER AT HEALTH FAIRS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED A CRITIC CLINIC, DR TO ADOPT LOCAL SCHOOL NURSES HAS WORKED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THE OPIOID CRISIS AND RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE OCTOBER 7TH ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION WALK AT THE EVENT CENTER WHERE THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE OPENING CEREMONY. CEREMONIES WERE RANKED NUMBER FOUR AS ONE OF THE TOP DONATING TEAMS THEY HAD TO CHAMPION WALKERS AND ONE GRAND CHIP CHAMPION WALKER. NOW THEREFORE, ROY WEST MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH 2023 AS NATIONALS NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK AND CONGRATULATE THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS NURSE PRACTITIONERS ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ORGANIZATION. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. ACCORDINGLY THE MAYOR HAS HEARING TO SET HIS HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE AFFIXED SIGNED THIS DAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 2023. BRIAN WEST, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. ACCEPTING ACCEPTING
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WILL BE MRS CYNTHIA ARE OURS TO KNOW IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS NURSE PRACTITIONER ORGANIZATION, SO YOU'RE ALL WELCOME. SURE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. YOUR SERVICE. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO HERE. CONGRATULATIONS. BEING HERE.APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO YOU CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO RELATIONS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. RELATIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING WHAT YOU DO. LIKE A PICTURE. IF Y'ALL CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE WORDS FIRST, AND THEN WE TAKE PICTURES AFTER IF YOU DON'T MIND. UM I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS NURSE PRACTITIONERS. UM AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL, UM, ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING THIS PROCLAMATION THANK YOU ALL.
ALL RIGHT. YOU READY? CHEESE. THANK YOU. PERFECT. MAYOR THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND LEAVE. THEY HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK. ALL RIGHT. YES.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 11TH IS VETERANS DAY AND COUNCILMAN.
DURIO WILL BE READING THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES HAVE BEEN VITAL IN MAINTAINING OUR FREEDOMS AND WAY OF LIFE. AND WE'RE AS TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE PAST CENTURY. AND WHEREAS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES DURING THE PAST CENTURY, AND WHEREAS OUR STATE IS HOME TO MORE THAN 544,000 VETERANS 60,000 ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY 17,000, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND WHEREAS OUR VETERANS ARE BRAVE AND SELFLESS INDIVIDUALS WHO WHEN DUTY CALLED WILLINGLY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO DEFEND THE LIVES AND LIBERTY OF OTHERS, AND WHEREAS THEY'RE ABIDING PATRIOTISM AND ENDURING DEVOTION TO THE IDEALS ON WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS FOUNDED, CAN NEVER FAIL TO INSPIRE US.
AND WHEREAS OUR VETERANS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANT TASKS BEFORE THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN NOW KEEPING WATCH, AND WHEREAS ALL CITIZENS MUST STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT HOURS REMAINS A LAND WORTHY OF GREAT LOVE OUR VETERANS HAVE SHOWN FOR IT. NOW THEREFORE ROY WEST, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 11TH 2023 AS VETERANS DAY IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE ALL PEOPLE IN OUR STATE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR VETERANS TO THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS. ACCORDINGLY THE MAYOR HAS HEARING TO SET HIS HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO BE A FIXED
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SIGN ROY WEST MAYOR NOVEMBER 11TH 2023. EXCEPT STEPPING WILL BE MR RAY HARDY AND MR JOHN BRIAN. AMERICA WE GET TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION COME UP. ALSO EVERYBODY WITH THE GROUP'S WELCOME TO COME. TO SPEAK FIRST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A PURCHASER FRIENDS. PATIENT. THANK YOU VERY. GOOD ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT, BUDDY . I'M NUMBER THROUGH.MAYOR CASTLE MEMBERS. WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. WE APPRECIATE IT. UH, WE, UH ALONG WITH OTHER VETERANS GROUPS JUST HAVE ENJOYED THE 180 DEGREES THE COUNTRY HAS TURNED IN THE LAST 50 YEARS, AND IT'S JUST BEEN A PLEASURE BEING A VETERAN NOW AT ONE TIME, IT WASN'T BUT NOW IT IS A PLEASURE BEING A VETERAN. WE ARE HAVING VETERANS DAY CEREMONY, BILL J. ROGERS PARK SATURDAY. OF COURSE YOU'RE ALL INVITED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD FOR A PHOTOGRAPH , YEAH. THANK YOU. HMM LIKE, COME ON. NO COMMENT. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL, WE'RE GONNA COUNT YOU DOWN AND THREE TWO AND ONE SMILE . I'M NOT USED TO SOMEBODY DOING THAT FOR ME ONE MORE AND 321. HE DOES IT VERY WELL. DON'T NEED THAT. I CHECKED YOUR TURN. THANK YOU. CHOICE. I'M TALKING. ON THE WAY DOWN THERE. FOR THOSE THAT WERE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. NOW WE HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE BY LAUREN MONTEZ,
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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR ME, UH, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC. SO WE'RE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND NEW.WE'RE GOING TO START HAVING PRESENTATIONS, REPORTS FROM COMMUNICATIONS THAT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING ON CURRENT EVENTS IN THE CITY. THINGS OF INTEREST FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR THE PUBLIC, SO LAURA AND HER DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE DOING THIS FOR US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL AND WE WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FIRST SLIDE, PLEASE, WHO CAME OUT LAST WEEK TO THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP DAY ARE WONDERFUL PARTNERS, FBI, SD, LAMAR AND OTHERS TOGETHER. WE ALL COLLECTED £2300 OF TRASH, WHICH IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. EXCELLENT IF YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT, YOU CAN ALSO HELP BEAUTIFY BEAUMONT ANYTIME BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE BEAUTIFIED BEAUMONT FUND, JUST CONTACT WATER CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 40986600 TO 3 TO HAVE A VOLUNTARY $2 DONATION ADDED TO YOUR MONTHLY UTILITY BILL, WHICH SUPPORTS EFFORTS LIKE THE CLEANUP, FLOWERING AND PLANTING AND PUBLIC ART AND MURALS. LOOKS LIKE LIKE IT. TODAY. NOVEMBER 7TH IS THE SPECIAL ELECTION DAY YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE. BEAUMONT, TEXAS DOT GOV. FOR PROPOSITION SAMPLE BALLOTS, POLLING LOCATIONS AND TIMES. THE CVB JUST LAUNCHED GO BOGUS. A NEW ONLINE GIFT SHOP. CHECK IT OUT FOR ALL YOUR STOCKING STUFFERS, HOLIDAY SHOPPING AND SHOW YOUR LOCAL PRIDE. ANIMAL
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CARE IS HOLDING THEIR FIRST EVER OPEN HOUSE AT THE DOGHOUSE EVENT ON NOVEMBER 17TH. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN FOSTERING OR VOLUNTEERING, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO TOUR THIS FACILITY AND LEARN MORE FROM 5 TO 7 PM WITH THEIR EXTENDED HOURS. AS PART OF THE $1.4 MILLION PARKS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. PROJECT BUDGET IN 2023. WE RECENTLY COMPLETED THE SCOREBOARD REPLACEMENT AT THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX MAGNOLIA PARK BASKETBALL CONVERSION AND THE BABES. THE HAIRIEST PLAYGROUND WERE CLOSE TO COMPLETION ON THE SPROUT PARK SHELTER INSTALLATION AND THE DOG PARK AT ROGERS PARK.THE CHILD. BRITAIN. POLLARD PLAYGROUND IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. PENDING EQUIPMENT DELIVERY. YOU CAN ALWAYS CHECK THE STATUS OF THESE PROJECTS ON OUR DASHBOARD, WHICH IS ON THE PARK'S PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE. THE CITY WILL BE CLOSED ON NOVEMBER 10TH FOR VETERANS DAY ON NOVEMBER 23RD AND 24TH FOR THANKSGIVING. THERE WILL ALSO BE NO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. NOVEMBER 14TH OR 28TH. AND WE HOPE YOU LOOK FORWARD TO OUR UPCOMING EVENTS LIKE THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING ON NOVEMBER 29TH. WE INVITE YOU ALL TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO
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WISHES TO SPEAK. YOU MAY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. REGULAR AGENDA ADAMS OUR OWN ANY OTHER TOPICS AND RETRO AGENDA ITEMS. ONE THROUGH FOUR. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PRODI. UM POLICE SAY, YOUR ADDRESS, CITY AND STATE YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON. WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM IN THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, AND THERE IS A CHAOS IN THE BACK FOR YOU TO SIGN UP ON IF YOU HAVE NOT YET EMMA RICHARDSON PUBLIC COMMENTS. GET TO THE ANDRE. AH NO, MA'AM, WE DON'T WAVE TIME. WE EVERYBODY GETS THREE MINUTES AND WE WELCOME YOU TO SPEAK, BUT EVERYBODY'S, UH, TIME AT THE PODIUM IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. ATTORNEY JUST THAT QUESTION AND ANSWER THE MAYOR WOULD MAKE IT THAT THEY WANTED TO DO SO CORRECT. THE POLICY HAS BEEN SET AND WE ARE. WE'RE NOT WAVING ANYBODY'S TIME. WE HADN'T DONE IT IN THE PAST. AND TONIGHT TODAY IS GONNA BE NO EXCEPTION TO THAT CONVENTION. THIS SHE WANTED TO, THOUGH YOU COULD YOU'RE CHOOSING NOT TO THE RIGHT. SO JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR. I CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE AND LET'S DIRECTED TO BY A STAFF AND WE ONLY CAN TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE POSTED ITEMS. SO THE MAYOR HAS STATED WITH HIS PREFERENCES FOR THIS MEETING. WELL, I'M STILL STAND UP, THOUGH. WE SIGNED IN SO IS MISS RICHARDSON, NOT SPEAKING. ONE PERSON AT A TIME AT THE PODIUM IS MISS RICHARDSON. NOT SPEAKING. UM I'VE SEEN IS A DOOR HER TIME SHE WON'T BE SPEAKING THREE MINUTES. SEAN IS A DOOR. I LIVE IN GROSS, TEXAS. UM I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER AT THE PARK ON CALDER. WORKING WITH THEM HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE. UM THEY'RE GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.FAMILY FRIENDS. UM I. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I CAN'T SAY THAT WITHOUT SPEAKING ON THE DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN JUST THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. UM THE WAY WE'VE BEEN TARGETED AND WHICH FEELS LIKE HARASSMENT. IT'S JUST BEEN OUTRAGEOUS. ALL WE TRY TO DO IS HAVE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. FAMILY FRIENDS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN TARGETED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS IS EXTREMELY HURTFUL WHEN ALL WE WANT TO DO IS EMPLOY PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE EMPLOYED WITH US AND GIVE THE CITIZENS OF MOMENT A PLACE TO BE INTO A ENJOY THEMSELVES. UM I'M PRETTY SURE YOU ALL PROBABLY HEARD OR SEEN.
THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED IN JUST THIS SHORT TWO MONTHS. I KNOW OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT TYPE OF TREATMENT. THE YEARS OR MONTHS A YEAR THAT THEY'VE BEEN OPENING, SO ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT WE GET THAT SAME FAIR TREATMENT. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT CHAIN OF COMMAND WHERE WHO GOES TO WHO BUT I FEEL LIKE WE DESERVE THAT SAME TREATMENT THAT OTHER PEOPLE GET. WE DESERVE THAT, TOO, BECAUSE WE'RE JUST HERE. LIKE I SAID TO EMPLOY PEOPLE AND TO GIVE EVERYONE IN BEAUMONT A PLACE TO GO AND ENJOY THEMSELVES. SO YES, I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STEPHEN VASQUEZ. HOW YOU DOING? THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
MR WEST. I'M CHEF STEPHEN VASQUEZ HAVE BEEN WORKING IN WELL FROM TEXAS TO GEORGIA FOR LAST 20 YEARS AS A SHIFT PROFESSIONALLY. UM. THIS IS A RESTART FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
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UH, I'M SORRY.I WAS EMPLOYED WITH LOGAN'S VILLAS TWO YEARS AS THEIR CHEF MANAGER. AND YOU KNOW, THEY SHUT DOWN, SO I TRAVELED WITH THEM TO GEORGIA. AFTER THAT. AND SO NOW, I FOUND A HOME HERE BACK IN BEAUMONT IN MY CITY. AND YOU KNOW THE PARK LOVES ME, AND I LOVE THEM AS WELL. EVERYBODY THAT I WORK WITH IS THAT ONE? YOU KNOW, AS GM SAID, WE JUST WANT A FAIR SHOT. AND I'M SORRY THAT I'M EMOTIONAL WITH Y'ALL. BUT YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO WAIT YEARS TO EIGHT YEAR OLDS AT HOME. THEY DEPEND ON ME AND MY WIFE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY AND I WANT TO INVITE YOU OUT TO THE PARK TO COME. ENJOY SOME OF MY GREAT FOOD.
THANK YOU. SOMEWHERE I'M CALLING IN THE ORDER THAT THEY HAVE SIGNED UP SO THERE MAY BE SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL COME BEFORE THEM. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT AWARE. TONY TONY LOGAN PUBLIC COMMENTS.
EVERYBODY KNOW ME. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, UM WORK FOR A VERY GOOD JOB WAS THERE THAT I SAW THE CLEAN UP WHAT THEY WERE DOING. I JUST WANT TO BRING SWEETS AND TREATS LIKE I ALWAYS DO. SO IT'S A SPECIAL SOMETHING IN THERE AND ANYBODY THAT I FORGET, TRUST. I'LL BE BACK BY PASSING UP TO THE MAYOR. THANK YOU. THAT'S FINE. MHM. RIGHT? IT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DAVID PETE PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF EVERYBODY THAT'S NOT SPEAKING RIGHT NOW WITH THE PARK SINCE IT'S NOT A PARK ASSOCIATED, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SIT DOWN. I'D APPRECIATE IT SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BACK MAYBE ABLE TO SEE THE CLOUD DATA START RIGHT STARTED YET. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. HELLO, MAYOR INTO THE COUNCIL. UM JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS. ONE OF THE THINGS IS, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN INCIDENT DOWNTOWN, WHERE FOUR YOUTHS WERE FOUND TO DEFAME IN THE BUILDING. AND I INQUIRED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT BUILDING WAS A PART OF THE CITY OR DID THE CITY ALSO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CAMERAS? I GOT MY CONFIRMATION THE CITY DOES NOT OWN THE CAMERAS IS A PROPER BUSINESS. THAT'S FINE.
BUT THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT IS STATING THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BUT NOT ARRESTED. SO THAT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE WE HAVE CRIME ALL DO THIS CITY AND WE CAN IDENTIFY PEOPLE AND WE HAVE ARRESTED THEM AND CONVICTED THEM FOR THE CRIME. BUT THESE FOUR YOUNG MEN HAVE NOT BEEN CONVICTED OR PROSECUTED. AS OF YET, SO I'M JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY AND MY PD ARE DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE. TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CRIMES UP PROSECUTED ACCORDINGLY. THAT EVERYBODY IS INVOLVED. GET GET NO GET WHAT THEY DESERVE. YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT THE COLOR, MAYBE SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE OF THAT. AND SO ANOTHER THING IS TO. UM I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET. UPDATES ON THE 80 T BUILDING. YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF BEAUMONT SPENT $4 MILLION WHAT'S IN THAT BUILDING AND JUST SITTING THERE DOING NOTHING. SO IF ANYONE CAN GIVE AN UPDATE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE, OR IF I HAVE TO DO A REQUEST, I WOULD DO THAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT BUILDING AND WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN. YOU KNOW ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT. AND THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING NOT ON ANYTHING I'M TALKING ABOUT. BUT JUST OVERALL. AH WE YOU KNOW, WE AS A CITY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FAIR. ANY IMPARTIAL. AND ANYTHING THAT GOES IN THIS CITY. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS TREATED FAIRLY, REGARDLESS, REGARDLESS OF THE BACKGROUND, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE IMAGES TREAT THEM FAIRLY, OKAY, AND I'M YOU KNOW, I FEEL THAT THAT THAT GENTLEMAN THAT
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CAME UP HERE I FEEL HIM. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? AND IT IS SAD. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M SAYING THAT HE HAS TO BE A PART OF THE TARGETING OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE BECAUSE OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S INDISCRETIONS AND SOMEBODY ELSE'S, YOU KNOW, UH, ACTIVITIES. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY. THE COUNCIL IS DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY. YOU'RE DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE. YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU'RE ELECTED TO DO, AND YOU'RE DOING IT FAIRLY, SO EVERYBODY CAN BE TREATED FAIRLY AND FEEL WELCOME IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT LIVED HERE ALL MY LIFE.I'VE BEEN RAISED HERE, OKAY? AND MY CHILDREN BEING RAISED HAVE GONE TO THE SCHOOLS, SO WE ADHERE TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THIS CITY, AND WE WANT THE SAME THING BACK FROM THE CITY. SO IF I COME TO YOU, I'M EXPECTING YOU TO GET ME WHAT I'M ASKING FOR. DON'T GET ME.
DON'T GET ME CRUMBS. I WANT THE FOOD. I WANT THE FULL MEAT OF IT. OKAY ALL RIGHT. SO WHEN I COME, I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME JUST WHAT YOU ASKING ME FOR. OKAY SO THAT WE ALL CAN BE FAIR AND DO THINGS, UH, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL. THEY MET AND LET ME ALSO SAY TO YOU, UM, MR GETS CONDOLENCES TO YOUTH FOR YOUR LOSS. THANK YOU, SIR. TEST WELLS PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I'M COMING. BECAUSE I'M HANDSOME. PROBLEM. IN THE CITY. A LECTURE MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN WHERE PUT IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. HEY IT TOOK ME ABOUT FOUR YEARS. TO LOCATE. MY DAUGHTER AND HER GIRLS IN DALLAS, BUT EVEN WHEN THEY LOCATED THEM I JUST SAW THEM. I COULDN'T PUT MY HANDS ON HIM. I COULDN'T TALK TO THEM. I'VE HAD ATTORNEYS. JUST TELL ME . YOU NEED TO GO TO THE PLACE.
WHERE THE CRIME ACQUIRED WHEN THEY OCCURRED HERE. MY SON WAS CASTRATED IN OUR HOUSE. OWNED BY THE MASONS. IN SOUTH PARK OF NO MAN. NO ONE EVER TOLD ME AND FOR SOME TIME HAVE STOPPED. AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS. I TRIED GETTING A COPY OF THE INCIDENT. I KNEW WHAT THE HOUSE WORTH. IN FACT, THE GUY THAT WAS PREPARING THE HOUSE TOLD ME I NEEDED TO LEAVE. BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER. NOW. I'M IN THE POLICE. HUNTINGTON'S OBAMA. MY APARTMENT IS. UNDER SURVEILLANCE, AND THAT'S A THAT'S THE BEST WORD I CAN FIND.
BUT PEOPLE CAN SEE ME IN MY HOME. AND I FELT THAT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ME. IT HASN'T BEEN SITTING BOTH MY WORKERS IN THEIR TRUCK, THE WHITE TRUCK WITH THE BLACK WRITINGS ON IT. HI, RASMEY. UM THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT BLACK AND WHITE YES. AND FOR MOST STARTING THAT'S KIND OF FORFEITS. SOMETIMES. THE CITIZENS OF THE ONE CONSTANTLY BEING HARASSED.
BECAUSE SHE CAN'T GET ANYBODY IN YOUR POSITION. PUBLIC SERVANTS TO REALLY LISTEN. THEY HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IT, YOU KNOW? SO THE HERE MY DAUGHTER. EVEN MY DAUGHTER WAS CANST RATED. AND NOBODY TO REALLY CARE. CARE ENOUGH TO LISTEN, ATTORNEYS. I'VE GONE TO DALLAS HOUSTON. I'M NOT EATING ENOUGH SLIP OUTSIDE FOR YEARS. THAT'S THE KABBALAH THIS SURGERY ON MY BODY AND THINGS THAT WERE PUT THERE ILLEGALLY CAN GET AN ATTORNEY. TAKE CARE OF THAT. BUT NEVERTHELESS I WANTED HER. BECAUSE I'VE TRIED TO GET TO MERE WITH. I EVEN WROTE HIM AND LET HIM KNOW. MY CHILDREN WERE TAKEN. ALAN THERE BY SAYING I NEEDED TO TALK. THANK YOU, MRS WELLS. THE PHARAOH RICHARD. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD, I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM I AM THAT I AM ON BEHALF OF MY ISSUE. JOHNSON JOHN TOMLINSON LARGE INTEREST SUMMER ROSS. CATHERINE THEY FOUND IN THE TRUNK SUNDAY. NELSON CORDELL MARKIS EVANS, ALSO KNOWN AS ADELINE. AND YES. I WANTED TO SAY THAT I WORK WITH THE HOMELESS PEOPLE AND I DID THIS
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OUT OF MY HEART. I WORK ON SKATE ROLE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. A PART OF THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAM. I KNOW 100. THAT THE ALLEGATION THAT A YOUNG MAN CAME FORWARD TO ADMIT THAT HE MURDERED SOME OF THESE YOUNG LADIES. I BELIEVE IT. BECAUSE ONE OF THEM WAS BEHEADED. HOW WOULD ANYBODY KNOW? WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE? JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE LADIES OF THE NIGHT? IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T HAVE RIGHTS IF THEY SIGNED A CONTRACT. UNFORTUNATELY IF THEY FELT THAT THEIR BODY WAS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME, I CAN'T SAY THAT I AGREE WITH IT.I JUST THANK GOD THAT I NEVER HAD TO MAKE THAT CHOICE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CHILD PULLING ON MY LEGS AND MAMA. I'M HUNGRY, SO I DON'T JUDGE BUT I KNOW 100% SOMETHING IS BEING DONE. THERE IS A LEADER BOARD WITH ALL THE HOMELESS PEOPLE'S NAMES ON IT. MY UNCLE HERBERT WILSON WAS KILLED TWO WEEKS PRIOR. ANOTHER HOMELESS MAN WAS KILLED. HOW CONVENIENT TO HIT THEM WITH A CAR? AN ALLEGED OFFICER OF THE BAMA POLICE DEPARTMENT, CONFIRMED BY INTERNAL AFFAIRS TRIED TO HIT ME WHEN I WAS CROSSING THE STREET, SHE TRIED IT TWICE OF LATINO DESCENT. I WAS ARRESTED ON THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER, THE 17TH, 21ST AND 29TH, AN OFFICER CLAIMED I HAD INACTIVE. I HAD A WARRANT FOR ASSAULTING A JUDGE. THE WARRANT SAID. WHEN YOU SEE HIM I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF SEX SURGERY. I AM A FEMALE, SO I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S WRONG, BUT I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR THE DEFENSE LIST. BUT FIRST OF ALL, I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR CHRIST.
IT BREAKS MY HEART TO HEAR THAT PEOPLE ARE PLEADING. FOR YOU TO HELP THEM REGARDING THEIR ESTABLISHMENT. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AFFORDS EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. HOW DARE YOU CHOOSE WHAT THAT HAPPINESS IS? WE ALL NEED TO GET ON OUR KNEES AND STOP BEING JUDGMENTAL. I'M SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR WIFE, GENTLEMEN ON THE COUNCIL, BUT FOR YOU GUYS TO BE SNEAKY AND TRY TO HAVE YOUR TERMS EXTENDED TO FOUR YEARS.
THAT'S DIRTY. THAT'S DIRTY. YOU NEED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR FOR WHAT? YOU'RE DOING SHOES WHEN YOU REPRESENT US. BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN DANGER. THE ADMINISTRATOR NEEDS TO BE REMOVED. THE CHILDREN ARE NOT LEARNING THE PARENTS ARE RUNNING. THE SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE QUITTING BECAUSE THEIR VOICES ARE NOT BEING HEARD. BUT GUESS WHAT? MY VOICE WILL BE HEARD IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. REMEMBER ME? BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU TODAY WILL NOT BE THE LAST DAY SARAFIAN VALETTA RISHARD COOLER, BALI. THANK YOU. AND DELORES CLARK PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MY NAME IS DOLORES CLARK AND I LIVE HERE IN BEAUMONT AND I'M CALLING COMING UP ON BEHALF OF THE PARK, PART OF THE PARK. ANYWAY I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I REALLY TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THE PARK IS IT'S RIDICULOUS. IT'S UNCALLED FOR. THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE TRYING TO MAKE, UM, LIVING FOR THE EMPLOYEES. THEY HAVE CHILDREN THAT DEPEND UPON THIS INCOME AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS TO BE DOING. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WE NEED TO PUT IT OUT IN PUBLIC, GET IT DONE AND GET IT OVER WITH, BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO STOP. WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND HARASSING THEM IS WHAT THE WAY I LOOK AT IT. OKAY WE'RE HERE. WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO THE PARK AS IT THERE IT IS SUCH A PEACEFUL AND CALMING EFFECT ON MYSELF. I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW. A COUPLE OF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE. SEEN YOU THERE. UM AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S FOR ME. IT'S JUST A RELEASE. OKAY IF THEY JUST TAKE THE TIME GO OUT THERE IN THE FOOD IS GREAT. OKAY THE ATMOSPHERE IS JUST WONDERFUL. AND THE PEOPLE THERE ARE EXTREMELY KIND AND NICE TO EVERYBODY. SO WHATEVER IS GOING ON, WE NEED TO PUT IT OUT IN PUBLIC AND GET IT OVER WITH AND BE DONE WITH IT. AND IT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GLORIA LANDRY. DOESN'T WANT TO SPEAK AND THEY WANTED TO BE ALL THE TIME SO DEANDRE MORE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US CF. YOU HEARD FROM SOME OF MY EMPLOYEES AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS WERE HERE AGAIN TODAY SPOKEN WITH SOME OF YOU ALL AT THE PARK ON CALLED WHO WERE ABLE TO VISIT AS COUNCILMAN, BURIAL COUNCILMAN OUR TURNER, THE MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY MANAGER. WHEN YOU ALL CAME YOU MET WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE THERE, AND EVEN YOUR POLICE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF PLUNKETT, WHO WERE ALSO THERE.
UH MY PLACE HAS BEEN TARGETED BACK TO BACK BY RESIDENTS WHO DON'T WANT US THERE. I WON'T LIE. IT'S PILLS AND WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HAS BEEN RACIALLY MOTIVATED AND A LOT OF THE STUFF
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THAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THE BOMBING. POLICE DEPARTMENT. UM LAST WEDNESDAY. WE GOT A SUBPOENA FROM OFFICER DARLING WAS BE WHO CAME IN AND ASKED FOR OUR CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 28TH GOING INTO THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 29TH. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT INVOLVED WITH THE YOUNG LADY WHO HIT A POLICE CAR. UM, THE OFFICERS ALLEGED THAT SHE CAME FROM THE PARKER AND CALL THEIR HOWEVER, WE HAVE NO RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE NO FACT STATING THAT SHE WAS AT THE PARK ON CALDER. THERE'S NOTHING IN OUR SYSTEM. WE SCAN PATRONS IDEAS. SHE WAS NOT INSIDE OF THAT HER CAR WAS NOT SWIPING AND SHE WAS NOT ON CAMERAS. UM WHEN OFFICER WAS BECAME WITH THAT SUBPOENA LAST WEEK, WE TOLD HER THAT, UM YOU KNOW, WE WOULD TURN THAT CAMERA FOOTAGE OVER TO HER. WE JUST NEEDED A FLASH DRIVE THAT WAS ALL COOL WITH THE ABC THERE. SHE STARTED ASKING MY ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR UM THEY ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, NAMES, ADDRESSES, DATA BIRDS, ALL THIS EXTRA STUFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL, AND I STOPPED AND I TOLD HER THAT WE WOULD NOT TURN THAT OVER TO HER BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT A PART OF THE SUBPOENA, AND SHE WALKED AWAY SAYING IT'S OKAY. I'LL SHOW YOU AND SHE CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY WITH A SWAT TEAM 10 CARS DEEP HAD MY MOTHER CORNERED INTO A CORNER. WHAT THEY WEREN'T AND A SWORN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT WE TOLD THEM THAT WE WOULD NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING WHICH WAS A COMPLETE LIE. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO SOME OF YOU ALL WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THE POLICE CHIEF TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND NOTHING YET HAS STILL HAPPENED AND I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO BE LEFT ALONE. WE'VE BEEN OPEN FOR 6063 DAYS NOW. THAT'S NOT EVEN A KIND OF DAYS THAT WERE CLOSED ON MONDAYS. UM AND WE GROW SALES HIGHER THAN ANY ESTABLISHMENT AROUND HERE THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND I 1ST 30 DAYS AND ONE MONTH PERIOD ALONE. WE HAVE PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED OVER 30 PLUS EMPLOYEES HERE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST PAID PAY GRADE OF ANY OTHER RESTAURANTS IN THIS AREA. PEOPLE HAD TO COME UP WITH GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE THEY DON'T LONGER HAVE ARE ABLE TO GET FOOD STAMPS BECAUSE OF THE PARKLAND, CALDER. AND SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT PEOPLE WHO YOU TALK ABOUT ALL DAY WHO WHO ARE EATING UP THE GOVERNMENT'S MONEY AND ALL THAT WHAT OUR ESTABLISHMENT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SPEND TIME ON FACEBOOK WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPENDING TIME WITH THEIR WIVES. UM COUNCILMAN GETS WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AND SPENDING TIME WITH, YOU KNOW, UM, TRYING TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO OUT. I'VE SEEN YOU ALWAYS EMAILS. I'VE SEEN YOUR EMAILS, TALKING TO OTHER FOLKS AND OFFICERS ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN GET ISSUED A NUISANCE ABATEMENT. WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN. I'M NOT OKAY WITH THAT. I'M NOT OKAY WITH THE FACT THAT A LOT OF YOU ALL HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY QUIET. YOU SAID YOU'RE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING BEHIND THE SCENES TODAY. WE NEED TO HEAR WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO ACTIVELY TO HELP US TO CONTINUE TO STAY ALIVE AND WELL IN THIS AND THIS AND THIS DISTRICT. UM I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT CAN BE DONE. YOU KNOW, EVEN JUST TODAY AS SHOWING UP HERE, WE'VE HAD THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU HAVE SEEN US. IT WON'T BE THE LAST TIME THAT I HAVE SEEN US. BUT THE POLICE CHIEF WORKS FOR YOU. AND THE CITY MANAGER POLICE. SHE WORKS FOR ALL OF US, AND IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS YOU GET TO PICK WHO THE CITY MANAGER IS, AND I'M NOT DONE TALKING. I DON'T CARE RIGHT NOW. LIKE I SAID, MR MOORE, HAVE TO DO THAT. IMAGINE MR MOORE. MR MOORE. MR MOORE. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN MORE. MR MOORE. MR MOORE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE MORE TO SAY, BUT WE ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, MR MOORE. MR MOORE. MR. MOORE WE HAVE RULES. WE HAVE RULES.HMM. CHARLIE CRAP PUBLIC COMMENTS.
OH MR CRABB, CAN WE GET IT? MR CRABB TO PERFECT HIS TIME. THERE YOU GO. WHAT'S ON NOW? WHAT WAS THAT? YEAH THAT SOUNDS BETTER. CHARLIE CRAB 9 2080 STRIVE. IT'S ANOTHER NICE DAY IN BEAUMONT, UH , REALLY ENJOYED SEEING THE RESURFACING ON PENNSYLVANIA AND SABINE PASS AND THE TRANSITION FROM STREETS TO THE CROSS STREET IS REALLY SMOOTH, AND THAT'S A VERY GOOD SPEECH. ER I HOPE WE MAINTAIN THAT BARK FROM NOW ON NOW. OH, YEAH, THE. INFORMATION ON. A LITTLE, UM, WITH F Y AS
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YOU KNOW, C SPAN BROADCAST THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WHEN THEY'RE IN SESSION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING. C SPAN HAS A VERY GOOD BOOK REVIEWS THE BOOK.AUTHORS. OR INTERVIEWED AND THE STORIES TOLD WHICH MAKES THE PROGRAM VIRULENT STING. THEY ALSO IN THE MORNING FROM ABOUT SIX TO VERY GOOD. EARLY MORNING FROM 6 TO 8. THEY HAVE A INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING THEY HAVE CALL IN FOR CITIZENS WHO CAN CALL IN AND, UH, VOICE YOUR OPINION. LET'S SEE. I THINK THE PEOPLE AT THE, UH, THE PARK RESTAURANT, THEY MISSED THE BOAT OF THE PEOPLE COMING IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LOUD MUSIC. AND THERE ARE NOTICED THEY DIDN'T ADDRESS THAT. THEY JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR BUSINESS. AND WHAT HAVE YOU AND IF THEY WOULD ADDRESS THEIR LOUD MUSIC? IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE A VERY NICE RESTAURANT. AND UH, I'VE NOTICED THE, UH. THE CITY. UH VIDEO ON CHANNEL FOUR. UM HERE LATELY, IT HAS AN OCEAN SOUND, WHICH IS VERY SOOTHING. SINCE IT IS A NICE SCENE. A STORY SKY WOULD WOULD BE NICE.
AND, UH, YEAH, I WISH I HAD HAD MORE POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY TODAY, OTHER THAN IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CRABB. VERNON DIRT PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. I WANT TO, UH, COME IN, UH, DEANDRE FOR TRYING TO BRING SOME BUSINESS TO BEAUMONT. YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND. THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THEM IN WAY. THAT DOESN'T CAUSE THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO COME AND COMPLAIN. LIKE THEY DID TODAY. IT WAS REALLY GOOD THAT THEY CAME TODAY. IT'S REALLY GOOD THAT THE GROUP SUPPORTED THEM. IT CAME IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT HE COULDN'T SPEAK LONGER, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY HE'S UPSET.
ANYTIME YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE BEING VIOLATED. YOU DON'T JUST SIT BACK AND JUST TAKE IT SO HE CAME. HE'S HE DIDN'T COME WITH A GUN. HE DIDN'T COME WITH ROCKS AND STICKS. HE CAME WITH WORDS.
HE TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE GROUP. HOW HE HAS BEEN TARGETED. IT APPEARS THAT IF HE HAS AN ORCHESTRATED. CASE TO SHUT HIM DOWN. IT APPEARS, THOUGH I'M NOT SURE. BUT IT APPEARS THAT WAY BECAUSE I'VE PERSONALLY GONE BY AT NIGHT. DEFINE THE LOUD MUSIC AND I DIDN'T FIND IT. I WENT BY THIS BY THIS PAST SATURDAY. CLOSING AND THEN I STAYED LATER TO SEE IF ANY POLICE AND WE'RE GOING TO COME BY AND HARASSED. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN SATURDAY NIGHT, AND I HOPE THAT'S THE CASE EVERY NIGHT. I LIVE IN A COUNTRY OF DOGS AND CATS. THEY EAT OUT OF THE SAME BOWL. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ENEMIES, BUT THEY COEXIST. THEY ARE COWBIRDS RIDING ON THE BACK OF BULLS. IN THE BORDER WALK. IN THE DISTURBED THE GROUND AND THE BUGGER FLY. THEY'VE LEARNED TO COEXIST AND WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO LEARN TO COEXIST OR WE WON'T EXIST. WE MUST LEARN TO COEXIST OR WE WON'T EXIST. YEAH. THREE MINISTERS ON THIS GROUP UP THERE. SOMEONE PRAYS WITH THIS GROUP EVERY TIME YOU COME IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA. JUST MAYBE A GOOD IDEA. IF YOU ALL START PRAYING AND BELIEVING WHAT YOU PRAY. WE DO. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A REAL GOOD CIVIL COMMUNITY HERE.
YES IT APPEARS THAT THERE'S AN ORCHESTRATED GROUP TRYING TO SHUT THIS YOUNG MAN DOWN. AND IT IS NOT RIGHT. HE USED THE WORD HARASSMENT. AND, UH, I HOPE IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE A GOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SUPPORTING EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THE ONES. WELL,
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COMPLAINING. BUT WE MUST LEARN TO COEXIST. OR WE WON'T EXIST. THANK YOU. HE, MR DURDEN? IS THERE ANYONE WHOSE NAME I DIDN'T CALL BEFORE THE MAYOR CLOSES THE MIC. WHAT'S HER NAME? I'M SORRY.OKAY? SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP. KATHY WINGATE. GOOD EVENING. I SAID I WASN'T GONNA GET UP AND SPEAK BECAUSE I'M NOT A SPEAKER. MY SON IS BUT I TO KNOW AND FEEL THAT WE ARE BEING HARASSED.
WE'VE BEEN ISSUED TWO CITATIONS SINCE WE'VE BEEN OPEN. THEY TOLD US THE THIRD ONE. THEY TAKE MY SON TO JAIL. FOR WHAT? THEY CAME OUT AND ISSUED A CITATION ON LAST SATURDAY FRIDAY NIGHT. NO MUSIC ON SECURITY. STOP BPD AT THE DOOR AND SAY IT AT THE GATE BECAUSE WE HAVE DECIDED THEY DECIDED TO CLOSE DOWN EARLY. WE HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE TILL TWO. HE SAID ONE. WELL 1250 HE SHUT IT DOWN. THEY WALKING THROUGH THE GATE. THE GATE IS PULLING. SHUT THE OFFICERS WHERE YOU GOING? WE'RE GIVING HIM A CITATION, HE SAID A CITATION FOR WHAT THE MUSIC IS NOT EVEN ON DJ'S ALREADY PACKING UP WELL, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD TO GIVE IT TO HIM FROM HIGHER UP. WHY. I CAN'T ANSWER IT. THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN ANSWER. THEN I BUST ENTERED THE ESTABLISHMENT AFTER IT WAS ON THURSDAY. WITH A SUBPOENA, DARLING WIND SPEED DATED AND SHE WANTED THE FOOTAGE . SHE WANTS TO KNOW. WHERE WAS THE CAMERA AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT. THEY WANTED TO TAKE IT. TRADE. THE MANAGER WAS THERE. I JUST HAD JUST GOTTEN THERE. AND I SAID, WELL, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? SHOW US THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING THAT WARRANT SUBPOENA AND SURE ENOUGH, SHE SHOWED IT TO US. AND THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN WITH HIM HAD A BLACK GARBAGE BAG. I SAID, CAN WE GO IN WITH THEM? NO. YOU CAN'T GO IN POLICE START BLOCKING US EVERY TIME WE MOVE SOMEWHERE. MOVE YOU CAN'T GO IN. WHY I CAN'T WATCH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT BLACK GARBAGE BAG. I'M SORRY. BROWN PAPER BAG. CORRECTION BROWN PAPER BAG ROLLED UP. YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING WAS IN IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THEN, HE SAID TO THE OFFICERS, SO IT'S TOO SMALL.
BECAUSE IT DIDN'T LOOK A CLOSET. NOT TOO SMALL FORWARDS GETTING IN STACKED. THEY GET AN AN STACK. I DON'T STACK THE BOARD MANAGER DOES AND HIS TEAM THANKS. SHUT THE DOOR. BACK THERE. POLICE BLOCKED ME. I COULD NOT SEE TRADE. THE BAR MANAGER COULD NOT SINK. NOTHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU PUT IN THERE. DO I TRUST? YOU KNOW I DON'T TRUST YOU. YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN ME NO REASON TO TRUST YOU BECAUSE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO US, AND IT'S ONLY. I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE GOING ON IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. AN ATHLETE TO OVER 60 YEARS ALL MY LIFE. AND TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT, AND WE KNOW WHAT IT IS. AND TO SEE THE COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK, SAYING WE'RE GONNA CALL EVERY NIGHT AS SOON AS THEY OPEN UP AS SOON AS WE SEE TODAY, JAKE DJ GETS OUT OF THE CAR, THE CAR THE CALLS START COMING. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN PRACTICE STUFF OUT. IN A STRANGE BECAUSE I ASKED HIM ON THE OTHER NIGHT. I SAID Y'ALL GOT ANY COMPANIES? OH NO, IT'S QUIET. IT'S FINE. IT'S FINE. IT'S FINE, BUT SOMETHING BEFORE LAST, Y'ALL LET THEM SET UP ON CALLED UP THE WHOLE STAGE AND EVERYBODY OUTSIDE MUSIC BLASTING. IT WAS OKAY. IT WAS OKAY RIGHT THERE CALLED BETWEEN NINTH AND 10TH. DJ EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HMM. MHM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CLOSE. AT THE CLOSE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. TO CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTEMPLATING OR PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.71 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. THE CLAIM OF JASMINE WATSON. CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO DELIBERATION AND OF THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551.072 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. TO WIT, SPECIFICALLY LAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. IT HELPS. FILM BAUER AND SCOTT LOT D B BLOCK 727. PARTIAL LOT A B 28 12.4 TO 4 ACRES NORTHEAST. NOT SURE WHAT ALL THOSE INITIALS MEANS. PORTION ABORTION. THANK YOU. BEAUMONT JEFFERSON COUNTY,
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TEXAS. SO IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOVED TO[00:50:02]
APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH[REGULAR AGENDA]
, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE HAVE THE READING OF AUTUMN NUMBER ONE? THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE DIGESTED BLOWER MOTOR AND SKID FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. AND THERE'S FUNDING SOURCES TO CAPITAL PROGRAM AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE? MOVED TO APPROVE. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL.IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER ONE? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM. NUMBER ONE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER TWO? COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO WATER CONTRACT TO ALL CO LLC OF BEAUMONT. BUT THE STREET REHABILITATION CITYWIDE FACE FIVE TO REBID THE PROJECT, AND THAT'S COMING WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO TO APPROVE? IS THERE A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER TO ANY DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER TWO. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH , ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER THREE. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RENEWING A CONTRACT WITH TMT UTILITIES INC. FOR THE CITYWIDE EMERGENCY WATER MAIN REPAIRS TO FUNDING SOURCES OF WATER UTILITIES FUNDED RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ATOM NUMBER THREE? TO APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM. NUMBER THREE. ANY DISCUSSION? YES, COUNCILMAN GETS.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE LATEST INFORMATION I GOTTEN ON ON LEAKS AND BOY, I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVE SOMETHING MORE CARING, HAND IT OFF TO MY CARES WHO'S ACTUALLY RUNNING ALL THE CREWS IN THE FIELD. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBER MAYORS. UH JUST A LITTLE UPDATE ON OUR LEAKS IN OUR LEAGUE PROGRESS. UM WE'RE CURRENTLY HAVE ROUGHLY 125 WATER MAIN LEAKS THAT'S ON OUR BOOKS.
THROUGH THE LAST. PROBABLY 4 FT. FOUR OR FIVE DAYS WE'VE ACTUALLY TRENDED UPWARDS A BIT. UM WE DID HAVE THE LEAKS DOWN TO ABOUT 78. UM THERE'S TWO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THAT. UH YOU KNOW, WE HAD ALL OF OUR CREWS PULLED OFF. FIXING LEAKS. UM WE STARTED PUTTING CREWS BACK TO DO ANOTHER WORK, SO WE'VE KIND OF, UM, BUT ARE CURRY'S A LITTLE BIT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LEAKS THAT ARE NUMBERS. I WANT TO GO OVER WITH YOU GUYS. THIS IS SINCE AUGUST 1ST. THAT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED GETTING INTO THE DROUGHT WE'VE HAD 976 WATER MAIN BREAKS. WHICH 183 WATER MAIN BREAKS HAVE BEEN PREPARED. OUT OF THE 893 WATER MAIN BREAKS. 730 REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BY IN HOUSE CRUISE. AH 153 REPAIRS THROUGH CONTRACTORS. UM. THE PARTICULAR CONTRACT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TMT. THEY'VE REPAIRED 60 OF THE WATER MAIN BREAKS AND THEY REPAIRED THE SIXTIES FROM OCTOBER 2ND THROUGH OCTOBER 26TH. PUSHING THEIR YES, COUNCILMAN. ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS DO WE HAVE CURRENTLY CONTRACTED FOR THIS WORK? CURRENTLY WE HAVE SET TAX TMT AND I WOULD JUST LIKE WE HAD A THIRD ONE ZION, BUT WE HAD TO PART WAYS THEY WERE ONLY ABLE TO FIX TO LEAKS AND THE TIME AND WE HAD TO TROUBLE SO WE WENT AHEAD AND CUT THAT ONE OFF. SO WE JUST HAVE THE TWO CONTRACTORS CURRENTLY. OKAY, SO WE RENEWING THE OTHER ONE AS WELL. THE CONTRACT WITH THE TEXT HAS BEEN RENEWED ALREADY ONCE THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR HARRIS.
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THE OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ATOM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AH OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE US INTO THE[PUBLIC HEARING]
PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNSEL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AUTHORIZING ZIP TO IMPLEMENT THE QUALIFIED VETERANS PAST PROGRAM. AND THE. THERE WAS A UH, DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS BY COUNCILOR WITH THE INTERESTS OF WAIVING FEES FOR VETERANS IN OUR CITY, AND SO WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT AND WE'VE COMING BACK, AND WE'RE PREPARED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT.BUT FIRST WE NEED THE PUBLIC HERE. OKAY SO IF THERE'S UH, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, I NEVER DO THAT AND I ALWAYS GET REMANDED. SO AT THIS POINT, I'M OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DELORES CLARK. MY LORDS, CLARK AND I AM THE RECORDING SECRETARY AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR FOR THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS VETERANS FOR VETERANS AND HELPING, UM THIS PAST WOULD BE A GREAT HELP TO US. WE DO A WHAT THEY CALL A STAND DOWN YEARLY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE DO FOUR PER YEAR. UM HERE IN BEAUMONT. WE DO IT EVERY FOURTH FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER. AND WE HAVE, UM AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR ANYBODY TO COME. WE HAD THIS YEAR WE HAD 8485 VENDORS. EXCUSE ME THAT CAME OUT. IT WAS THE V A. THE SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT. I MEAN, JUST ANYBODY YOU CAN THINK OF CAME UP. WE DID END UP HAVING 304 VETERANS THAT DID ATTEND. SO IF YOU GIVE THEM THE PASSES, THEY DON'T. SOME OF THOSE THAT REALLY NEED TO BE THERE WILL HAVE ACCESS AND THEN WE HAVE ALL OF THE VENDORS THERE. WHICH THEY CAN DO. ONE CHAPTER ONE STOP SHOP, SO TO SPEAK. AND THEN THAT WAY THEY CAN. OF COURSE, THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME FRAME TO BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED THAT TIME, BUT THEY CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR HIM. AND IF THEY HAVE THE BUS PASSES THAT THEY CAN GIVE FREE, THEN THEY CAN STILL MAKE THEIR APPOINTMENTS WITH THEM AND BE ABLE TO GO AND LIKE I SAID, WE DO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY COME THROUGH, EVERYBODY HAS TO SIGN IN, AND THEY HAVE TO SHOW ME EITHER. THE I D THAT HAS YOUR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE HAS VETERANS ON THERE. GIVE ME YOUR D D 214 OR THEY'LL HAVE THEIR V EIGHT CHORDS. SO THAT WAY WE KNOW THEY ARE VETERANS. AND LIKE I SAID, THAT WOULD HELP A LOT IF YOU ARE WITH PAST THAT, AND WE THANK MISS SAN MCGILL FOR TRYING TO GET THIS PASSED THROUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE MIRROR. OKAY SO THIS POINT THE. THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. OH, YES. IS IT? OKAY IF I ASK HER A QUESTION? UM DO MOST MOST OF THE VETERANS HAVE SOME TYPE OF ID SO THEY CAN GET THE BUS PASS THE SHOW THEY NEED TO HAVE. YEAH THEY HAVE TO SHOW IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ATTEND TO STAND DOWN, WHICH THEY HOLD LITTLE PIER EVERY YEAR. THEY HAVE TO SHOW ME SOME PROOF THAT THEY'RE IN THERE. LIKE I SAID, YOU GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR EVEN THE. OH JUST THE I D FROM THE CITY, THEN THEY'LL HAVE ON THERE THAT THEY WERE A VETERAN.
EVEN SOME WOULD BRANCH OF THE MILITARY. YOU HAVE YOUR D D 214 AS WELL AS YOUR B A COURT. AND ONCE YOU HAVE A VISA CARD, YOU KNOW YOU ACTUALLY ARE BETTER BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY DON'T PASS THOSE OUT SOME WAY FOR THEM TO BE EXACTLY IDEAS SOMEWHERE FOR THEM TO GET ONE. WE WERE TOLD AT ONE POINT THAT EVEN IF THEY GO TO THE COURTHOUSE, THEY'LL GIVE THEM A COPY OF THEIR DD 214. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE FREE. SO IF THEY NEED THAT THEY CAN GO AND GET THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE MR BOONE HAS COMMENT. YEAH JUST TO CLARIFY. UM SINCE THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC. I KNOW WHEN WE WHEN YOU ALL DID THE STAND DOWN, WE DID. THE STAND DOWN RECENTLY, COUNCIL WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO WAIVE FEES FOR VETERANS. AND SO THAT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR VETERANS TO GET TO AND FROM THAT EVENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM AGAIN, IT'S UM IT'S GOING TO BE TARGETED TO THOSE VETERANS WHO ARE HAVE GREATER THAN 50% DISABILITY. OR WHO HAVE RECEIVED A MEDAL OF HONOR OR MEDICAL. EXCUSE ME AND MEDAL OF VALOR, UM, COMMENDATION , SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE AIR FORCE CROSS MEDAL OF HONOR, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, CROSS NAVY CROSS OR THE PURPLE HEART, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT . THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YES COUNCILOR, DIARRHEA. WHY DO WE DECIDE TO LIMIT IT INSTEAD OF JUST MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO ALL VETERANS THAT CAN IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS
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A VETERAN? SO WE PATTERN OUR PROGRAM AFTER OTHER CITIES LIKE HOUSTON METRO, AND SO THAT'S THAT'S JUST THAT'S THE WAY WE'VE SET IT UP. SO AGAIN. IT'S. THOSE VETERANS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THAT KIND OF COMMENDATION OR HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW. BASICALLY DESIGNATED BY THE V A. WITH THAT LEVEL OF DISABILITY. WHY DO WE HAVE TO SET OUR LIMITS AS TO WHAT HOUSTON DOES? WHY CAN'T BEAUMONT DO WITH BEAUMONT TO THE CITY COUNCIL? OKAY I WOULD LIKE TO JUST OPEN IT UP TO ANYONE THAT HAS A PROPER I D SHOW THAT THEY'RE A VETERAN. REGARDLESS THEY CAN DID NOT SUPPORT IT AS WELL. THERE THERE WAS ONE. I THINK ADDITIONAL ISSUE. UH THOSE WHO HAD THE DISABILITY OR THE, UH, MEDALS THEY WERE ABLE TO ALSO INCLUDE THEIR SPOUSE. I THINK I READ. YES SO WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY ON THE STS SYSTEM, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE SOMEONE ACCOMPANY YOU. OKAY? QUESTION. SO. SO I WOULD AGREE TO ALLOW ANY VETERANS TO TAKE PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE VETERANS WHO ARE DISABLED OR WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE ACCOMMODATIONS WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE SPOUSE ALSO WAS IT ENTERED DISCOUNTED? IT WAS 250. I THINK.THAT WAS A REDUCED FARE ARE SO IS THAT CORRECT? THE SPOUSE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO. IN ADDITION, THIS KIND OF RATE TO THE STS. THEY'RE ALLOWED TO ACCOMPANY. IF AND AGAIN WE'VE FOCUSED THIS PATTERN IT AFTER HOUSTON AND OTHER. OTHER SYSTEMS . MY RECOMMENDATION IS IF WE WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL VETERANS, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER PASSING THIS SO THAT IT'S IN TIME FOR VETERANS DAY AND THEN STAFF CAN REGROUP AND DO OUR RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO IMPLICATIONS FOR DOING IT FOR ALL VETERANS. I ASSUME THERE'S NOT BUT I DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE AND TELL YOU THAT ABSOLUTELY THEY'RE NOT.
WELL TO MY ISSUE. IF THAT I DON'T MIND OPENING TO ALL VETERANS, BUT I WANT TO ENSURE THOSE VETERANS WHO HAS THE DISABILITY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE AN ASSISTANT WITH THEM THEIR SPOUSE, AND I THINK THAT WAS A PART OF THE PROPOSAL. AM I CORRECT WITH THAT? YEAH AGAIN. THIS IS THANK YOU, BART. UM SO ON THE ORDINANCE? YEAH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE STS SYSTEM YOU GET A COMPANION, A COMPANY FOR $2.50. IF WE OPEN IT UP TO ALL VETERANS. THAT'S NOT MY THAT'S. THAT'S THE ANSWER. I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT THERE IS A DISCOUNT FOR THE PERSON THAT'S WITH THEM. AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT, BUT I'M OKAY WITH OPENING. UH, THE FAIR. TO ALL VETERANS, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WOULD NOT IMPACT THE ABILITY FOR THE DISABLED THAT TO HAVE THEIR SYSTEM. SO OKAY. YEAH SO AGAIN, I'M JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
MEDICAL ATTENDANT ACCOMPANYING SOMEBODY PASSENGER ON STS IS FREE JUST TO COMPANION. IN OTHER WORDS, HE'S NOT MEDICALLY NECESSARY. THEY'RE JUST A COMPANION OF AN STS, WHICH IS OUR PARA TRANSIT SYSTEM WOULD BE $2.50. SO THEN. I GUESS TO YOUR QUESTION. AND THE MIND AS WELL AS IF YOU OPEN IT ALL VETERANS. HOW HOW WOULD THAT LOOK? I DON'T KNOW. WELL ALL VETERANS, IT SOUNDED AS IF. THAT WAS AN EASY WAY TO DISTINGUISH WITH THE VETERANS. THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR CARDS. THEIR I D S OR EVEN A METAL OR ANY OF THAT. THAT'S THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD IT. THEY SHOW UM QUALIFIED I D. THEN WILL THE ZIP SYSTEM GIVE THEM A VETERAN? PASS THIS THEY HAVE TO SHOW OR DO THEY JUST SHOW THEIR ADDICT? SO FOR WHAT WE'VE PROPOSED TODAY , WE ARE GOING TO PARTNER WITH THE V. A LOCAL V A TO DETERMINE YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY MEET ME AND BASICALLY ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ELIGIBLE UNDER THESE CRITERIA, AND SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT ON RECORD. AND THEY WOULD HAVE A PASS AND SO THAT WOULD BE EASY, IF AGAIN IF WE WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL VETERANS. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE YOU KNOW, YOU ALLOW STAFF TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO
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RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO IF YOU OPEN IT UP TO ALL VETERANS. ALL VETERANS ARE NOT DISABLED VETERANS. SOME OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN REGISTERED WITH THE V A, BUT THEY DO HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE THAT MAY SAY VETERAN AND YOU HAVE TO SHOW YOUR DD 214 TO GET THAT OR THEY'LL HAVE A COPY OF THEIR DD 214. THEY MAY NOT ALL BE REGISTERED WITH THE V A, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, ALL VETERANS ARE NOT DISABLED. SEVEN. AND. THIS WILL BE CLOSED OFF THE VETERANS THERE THAT AREN'T DISABLED IF WE DON'T OPEN IT UP TO ALL VETERANS. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THEY HAVE TO BE VETERANS. BUT IN ADDITION, THEY'VE GOT TO EITHER HAVE A MEDAL MEDAL OF VALOR OR BE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF DISABILITY AGAIN. THE V A WOULD HELP US IN CONFIRMING ALL THAT. IF THE THOUGHT OR THAT CONSIDERATION IS TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL VETERANS, REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY, REGARDLESS OF THEY'RE METAL STATUS. UM YOU KNOW, I WOULD THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE. BUT I JUST I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE GET SOME EXTRA TIME TO. I WOULD SAY THAT ALL VETERANS ARE DESERVING OF THAT. SOME OF US ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THE MILITARY. LIKE MYSELF. I WASN'T INJURED. I'M A DISABLED VETERAN NOW, BUT I WASN'T INJURED. I DIDN'T RECEIVE TWO LITTLE OLD MEDALS, BUT EVERYBODY'S DIFFERENT, BUT THERE ARE NO LESS DESERVING BECAUSE THEY DID LIKE WE USED TO SAY. UH WE WROTE A BLANK SIGNED A BLANK CHECK TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES CASH AND WHEN YOU GET READY TO THAT, AND WE ALL MADE THAT SACRIFICE, NOT KNOWING WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE GETTING INTO. WHEN YOU SIGNED UP. WE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN, BUT WE DECIDED TO DO THAT. SO WE ARE ALL EQUALLY DESERVING. OKAY I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE THIS. AND I DON'T WANT TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, SIMPLE, SO UM . IF WE AS IT'S BEEN PRESENTED, IT WAS PRESENTED, UM FOR THOSE VETERANS. WHO CAN VALIDATE THAT THEY HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND THAT WAS THEY WOULD HAVE A MEDAL IDEA OF SOMETHING THAT'S NOT BEING PRESENTED AT THE BUS.THAT'S TO GET THE PAST. AM I CORRECT? ON THAT. YES OR NO. SO WE WILL WORK WITH THE V A. THEY WE WILL WORK WITH THE V A TO CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE MET THAT THAT LEVEL. TO GET THE PASS TO GET A FREE ACCESS TO THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. AM I CORRECT? THAT'S NOT AT THE BUS. THAT'S A RIGHT SO THEY WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW THAT THEY THEY VALIDATED THAT THEY'RE VETERANS. OKAY AND MEET THE CRITERIA. EVERY EVERY VETERAN IS NOT REGISTERED WITH THE V EIGHT. EVERY VETERAN HAS SOME TYPE OF VIBE DOWN. THE STAND DOWN IS TO GET THOSE VETERANS REGISTERED INTO THE SYSTEM TO GET THE BENEFITS THEY DESERVE AND PAYING A $2.50 DOLLARS $2.50 CHARGE TO RIDE A BUS. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S MORE THAN YOU KNOW, LETTING YOU KNOW NOT THAT MUCH THAT THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY TO NOT HAVE TO PAY A REGARDLESS OF WHAT STATUS THEY WERE IN THE MILITARY AGREE. ALRIGHT UM, THANK YOU, MR JACKSON. FROM THE ZIP IS HERE IS WILL THIS HAVE ANY TYPE OF I DON'T KNOW, FINANCIAL BURDEN. ZIP CAN'T HANDLE PLACED ON THEM. SO. THERE'S TWO WAYS TO LOOK AT IT. ONE IS STS IS LIMITED. IN OTHER WORDS, WE ONLY HAVE SO IT'S A IT'S A HIGH DEMAND SYSTEM. NOT TO SAY THAT AGAIN. WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT IF YOU MEET THIS CRITERIA UM, THAT WE SET FORTH. YOU WON'T BE CHARGED FOR THE USE OF THE STS, BUT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WITH MIGHT INCREASE DEMAND. IF YOU OPEN THIS UP TO ALL VETERANS, THEN I THINK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A MUCH HIGHER DEMAND. ON THAT SYSTEM, WHICH IS ALREADY LIMITED. IN OTHER WORDS, WE ALREADY TURN FOLKS AWAY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT CAPACITY. SO WHEN YOU SAY, LET'S OPEN IT UP TO ALL VETERANS. WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. BUT THIS IS NOT JUST FOR WHEN YOU SAY STS. THAT'S THE PERIOD TRANSIT, OKAY, BUT THIS ISN'T JUST NOT LIMITED TO THAT THIS WILL BE FOR THE REGULAR BUSSES TO ALL RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY? AND TO YOUR QUESTION IN TERMS OF COST FIXED ROUTE, YOU KNOW, USED FOR MOST OF OUR ROUTES. UM YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EXTRA CAPACITY, SO THERE'S REALLY NO THERE'S CERTAINLY THE LOSS OF REVENUE FROM THE YOU KNOW THE NUMBER OF TICKETS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE SOLD, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S NOT SIGNIFICANT, AND THERE'S EXTRA CAPACITY SO TO YOUR POINT ABOUT LOST REVENUE. TAKING UP SPOTS FROM PAYING CUSTOMERS. YEAH I DON'T. I DON'T. I THINK AGAIN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. BUT IF YOU GET IF YOU
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START TO OPEN IT UP TO ALL VETERANS AT THE IMPACT ON THE STS MIGHT BE A CONCERN.COUNCILMAN FELL SHOW CHRIS, WE COULD DO THE TIER TIER LEVEL, WE COULD SAY ALL VETERANS RIDE FOR FREE ON THE FIXED ROUTE. STS UH, THOSE THAT ARE RECEIVED SOME TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION OR THE QUALIFIED FOR THE DISABILITY. THEY READ FREE FOR THE STS CORRECT. SO IF YOU'RE A VETERAN, DOESN'T MATTER, YOU RIDE FOR FREE ON THE FIXED ROUTE WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIAL SERVICES, THOUGH WE LIMIT THAT TO MEDAL OF HONOR AND DISABILITY. CAN WE DO THAT? I THINK YOU COULD. I THINK YOU COULD. BUT AGAIN, I WOULD ASK BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T RESEARCHED THAT WE PROPOSE TO USE WHAT WE'VE RESEARCHED. OKAY BUT IF WE WANT TO OPEN UP ALL THE FIXED ROUTE TO ALL VETERANS, THEN AGAIN, I WOULD JUST ASK FOR A LITTLE ADDITIONAL TIME. BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S COUNCIL MATERIALS INTENT IS TO HONOR ALL VETERANS AND I THINK WE COULD. WE COULD DO THAT WITHOUT IMPACTING OUR SYSTEM BY JUST SAYING FIXED ROUTES IS FREE FOR ALL VETERANS CORRECT. YEAH.
THANK YOU, BARRY. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC SPEAKER? OKAY STAY OUT. SORRY PLANNING MANAGER ? YES THANK YOU. SO REGARDING THE FIXED ROUTE IN THE PARATRANSIT, WHICH THE STS SERVICES, IT MAY BE BEST PRACTICE TO WHATEVER WE DO IT BE A UNIFORM DECISION FOR PERRY TRANSIT AND FIXED ROUTES. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO OFFER FREE RIDES TO VETERANS FOR FIXED ROUTE. IT SHOULD BE ALSO FOR STS AS WELL. IT'S JUST BEST PRACTICE AND I KNOW CLAUDIA SAN MIGUEL IS HERE AND SHE CAN SPEAK MORE ON THAT. UM, BUT FROM A YOU KNOW EVERYTHING'S WORKING UNDER A GRANT. SO FROM A GRANT STANDPOINT AND BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, UM YOU KNOW FEDERAL STATUTES THAT WOULD BE BEST. THERE YOU GO. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU COULD YOU QUALIFY BUT YOU THAT THAT DOES THAT, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THAT THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON THE PAST , THEY WOULD BASICALLY FOR THE DISABILITY OR THE, UM METAL. THEY WOULD VALIDATE THAT THROUGH THE V A. AND THEN THEY WOULD TAKE THAT, UM THAT APPLICATION AND BRING IT BACK TO THE V A WOULD BRING IT BACK TO, UM ZIP, AND THEN WE WOULD ISSUE THEM A PAST SO THEY WOULD HAVE AN ACTUAL PAST TO SHOW TO THE, UM DRIVERS. COUNCILMAN. SO MY QUESTION, I GUESS MORE OF A LEGAL QUESTIONING ANYTHING BUT CAN YOU GIVE A CITY SERVICE AWAY FOR FREE TO ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE AND NOT ALL BEING GRANT FUNDED, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT IT IS. IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY BEING RIGHT.
WE'RE BEING REIMBURSED IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND. SO I'D HAVE TO GET WITH THEM AND YOU LOOK AT THE GRANT AND SEE HOW IT'S BEING MANAGED. AND WITH THE GRANT PARAMETERS ARE BUT IF WE ARE BEING REIMBURSED BY THE GRANT, AND ESSENTIALLY WE'RE NOT GIVING AWAY A SERVICE WHERE, HAVING TO REPORT THAT WE DID THAT SERVICE, AND WE'RE BEING PAID FOR IT, SO THE FUNDING IS KIND OF LIKE A WASH. THIS GRANT WOULD JUST BE FOR VETERANS. THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE FOR VETERANS QUALIFIED VETERANS AT THIS POINT, UM, BUT LIKE, CHRIS SAID, WE CAN ALWAYS RE EVALUATE. THANK YOU. AND FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION. IT'S ONE REASON YOU'RE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO MAKE SURE WE'LL STAY IN COMPLIANCE IF WE EXPAND THIS CORRECT? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT OFFER AND THEN HAVE TO RESCIND IT. SO WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY, BUT IF WE WANT TO EXPAND IT, I WOULD ASK FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONSIDER THAT. COUNCILMAN DURIO AND THEN COUNCILMAN NEIL SO I UNDERSTAND. YOU SAID YOU'RE ASKING. WE PASSED THIS TODAY BUT WOULD HAVE COME BACK. YOU'RE GONNA BRING SOMETHING BACK SO WE CAN HAVE IT FOR FREE FOR ALL VETERANS. YOU'RE GONNA YOU'RE GONNA RESEARCH THAT PROGRESS CAN CERTAINLY REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL THAT THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING IT BACK AND SAY, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT WE RECOMMEND. BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY REPORT BACK. TIMELINE. 30 DAYS. COUNCILMAN NEEDLE. DO WE HAVE ANY CLUE HOW MANY VETERANS ARE AT THE BUS NOW? BALLPARK OR ANYTHING. I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE THOSE NUMBERS THAT AT THIS MOMENT, I KNOW SHE MENTIONED THAT ONE OF THE FORMS OF IDEAS A DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH VETERANS ON IT, BUT I WOULDN'T IMAGINE. YOU KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE RIDING THE BUS. THEY HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE SO THEY MAY BE DRIVING. I MEAN, I HAVE A VETERANS IDEA. I DON'T LIKE ALRIGHT. BUS. IT'S FREE. YOU WILL, MAN. WE HAVE MISS SAM MCGILL HERE, TOO. SHE MAKING OFFER SOME INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT. OKAY. THANK YOU, BOSS. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON. UM I CAN BASICALLY REPEAT EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID I CALL THE SUGGESTION ON PASSING THIS AH,
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PROPOSAL FOR TODAY BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO OPEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BENEFIT TOMORROW. WHAT IT UM WE HAVE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL OFFICE HERE NEXT DOOR WITH THE PARENTS AFFAIRS. THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP US WITH THE VALIDATION. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T ASK DRIVERS TO MAKE A DECISION BASED ON YOU KNOW DIFFERENT FORMS OF ID'S. SO IT'S THE ONE PAGE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING FOR THE PAST IS GOING TO HAVE TO FEEL THEIR INFORMATION. THE B S OFFICE IS GONNA STAMP SEAL THAT IT'S VALID. WERE ACROSS THE STREET. PRETTY MUCH WE ACTUALLY OFFER THAT WE WILL GO AND PICK THEM UP. COMPLETE THE PROCESS AND ORGANIZED ISSUE A PICTURE I D FROM THE SIP. IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE A SCHOOL IDEA PRETTY MUCH THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW THROUGH DRIVERS SO THEY CAN PRETTY MUCH JUST BOARD THE BUS.NO HASSLE. WE'RE JUST GONNA COUNTER RIDERSHIP, AND THAT'S IT. WE CAN DEFINITELY GO OUT AND RESEARCH. WHAT WHY WOULD IT TAKE TO EXTEND THIS? UM. FREE FARE, WHICH IS BASICALLY YOUR WAVING THE FAIR IS NOT GIVEN FREE PUBLIC SERVICES. BUT YOU'RE WAVING THE FAIR, AND THAT'S A, UH THAT'S WHAT IN YOUR DECISION TO MAKE, SO IT'S NOT GIVEN AWAY SERVICES SO WE'RE WAY TO GO TOMORROW. IF YOU'RE APPROVED TO DO SO, BRING THAT RECOMMENDATION IN 30 DAYS. GOOD WITH THAT MAN.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN UREA. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. NEIL DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? YOU HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER MAYOR? YES, VERY GOOD. CHARLIE CRAB. HAVE ME BACK MAYOR. COUNCIL. MR WEBB. THANK YOU, MR BROUSSARD. WELCOME. UH OH. THIS UM, OFFERING, UM, VETERANS. A FREE PASS ON THE BUS IS A NO BRAINER. I MEAN, WE CAN BUILD A WHOLE KIND OF MONUMENTS TO THEM. BUT, UH. THIS IS WHERE WE REALLY TELLING OUR VETERANS. HEY WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. NOW.
RESEARCH IN THESE, UH. THESE MEDALS OF VALOR AND WHAT HAVE YOU THAT'S THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN JUST THROWN OUT BECAUSE OF VETERANS OF VETERAN HE MAY HAVE. THE VETERAN MAY HAVE BEEN RIGHT NEXT TO THE GUY THAT THAT GOT THE MEDAL OF VALOR. ALL RIGHT, ACTUALLY TOOK OFF, BUT HE HE PROBABLY GAVE HIM COVER BUT HEATING, BUT YEAH, THIS IS THIS WOULD REALLY SHOW OUR VETERANS.
WE APPRECIATE THEM AND, UH AND IF IT'S IN IF IT'S UM FUNDED BY A GRANT. THAT WOULD REALLY BE A NO BRAINER IF THIS BUT I COULD SEE RESTRICTING THE ROUTE TO UH HUH TO LESS, UH, CONGESTED 9 TO 4. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT WOULD, UH UH, WOULD. TAKE CARE OF OVERCAPACITY ARE HAVE THE HAVE THE BAIT VETERANS WAIT FOR THE NEXT BUS. ANYWAY THANKS FOR LISTENING. LET'S DO THIS FOR THE VETERANS. THAT'S IT, MAYOR. OKAY SO AT THIS POINT, WE NEED A MOTION IN A SECOND. WE NEED TO
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CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. GOING TO READ ITEM FOR AND MR CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FOUR. COUNCIL CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE QUALIFIED ZIP VETERANS PAST PROGRAM. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR MOVE. DO I WANT TO MOVE TO APPROVE IT? DO I HAVE TO HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT EXPANDING IT IN 30 DAYS? NO IT'S ALREADY BEEN NOTED IN THE RECORD COUNSELOR. YOU COULD JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND IT? THERE'S EMOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND THE DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, ALRIGHT, OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS POINT, IT IS TIME FOR COUNCILMAN COMMENTS AND I WILL START ON[COUNCIL COMMENTS]
THIS SIDE WITH COUNCILMAN NIL. COUNCILMAN SAMUEL. COUNCILMAN PHIL SHAW. THANK YOU VERY JUST ALL THE CITIZENS. PLEASE REMEMBER TO GET OUT AND VOTE TODAY. I THINK THE POST CLOSED AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCILMAN TURNER. WHILE BEAUMONT ZIP IS HERE. IT'S BEEN[01:20:09]
A WHILE THAT THE CITIZENS WHO LIVE OVER THERE AND LUCAS STREET AT THE SENIOR CITIZEN HOME THEY EXIT THAT BUS STOP BE REMOVED FURTHER DOWN THE WAY! I WOULD SAY IT'S BEEN ABOUT 78 MONTHS AGO. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO KNOW MR WILLIAMS. CAN YOU GET WITH THEM AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT? ALSO I WANT TO SPEAK AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVER THERE ON PINE STREET AND OVER THERE THAT IS IT PASS STREET PART. THE BUS STOP WAS THERE AND YOU HAVE SOME CAFETERIA WORKERS STANDING OUT THERE TO STOP. IT HAD A COVER THAT COVERS NOT GONE, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY STANDING IN THE RAIN. ACTUALLY GET THOSE LADIES ARRIVED HOME THAT DAY, SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE BUS STOP. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT OR WHATEVER WOULD HAVE TOOK PLACE WHEN WE GET THAT BUS STOP BACK UP THERE. I THINK IF IT WAS UP THERE PRIOR TO WHATEVER TOOK PLACE, WE SHOULD PUT IT BACK UP THERE. UH, THE SECOND THING. I HAVE A BIG CONCERN WITH KIND OF REFUSED TO SIT IN SILENCE ABOUT THIS. I'M A HUGE SUPPORTER OF THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I SAY THAT PROUDLY BUT ALSO MYSELF HAVE ROUGHLY 90 EMPLOYEES. AND IDEALLY, I CAN SAY I KNOW THEY ALL DO THINGS PERFECTLY. BUT I KNOW THAT'S JUST NOT HOW IT GOES AND IDEAL WORLD. MR WILLIAMS. I'M ASKING YOU TO GET SOME MORE CLARITY TO THIS INCIDENT. UH WHAT I'M SEEING IS NOT REAL CLARITY. WE'RE KIND OF TALKING AROUND IT, AND I THINK ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVEN'T CURRENTLY IS. AND WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO KEEP TALKING AROUND THE PROBLEMS WILL GET WORSE. MORE THAN CONFIDENT THE OFFICER THAT WENT THAT PARTICULAR DAY. I'M MORE THAN CONFIDENT SOME BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE TO SHOW WHAT ACTUALLY TRANSPIRED. DURING AN INTERACTION. I'M ASKING YOU TO LOOK INTO IT, AND I'M ASKING FOR AN UPDATE ON WHAT TOOK PLACE ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY. UH, SECONDLY. I WAS CALLED BY MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES. AND ONCE AGAIN THERE'S TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT NOT ONLY DID THEY LOOK FOR COME IN FOR THE FOOTAGE. WHICH WERE CAMERA SYSTEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE OPENING BOXES OF CHICKEN FROZEN CHICKEN. LOOKING THROUGH THE CHICKEN. ONE THING THAT I REALLY CONCERNED WITH AND WE HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT AND YOU GUYS CAN EDUCATE ME ON THIS. ARE WE GOING IN THERE TO SEARCH FOR WHAT THE WARRANT SAYS. OR WE HAVE JURISDICTION TO DO MORE. I'M ACTUALLY FOR CLARITY BECAUSE I'M KIND OF CONFUSED IF THIS IS TRUE, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S TWO SIDES DAVID STORY AND I WANTED TO INVESTIGATE IT. THIS IS TRUE. I WANT TO KNOW WHY WERE WE LOOKING AT BOXES OF CHICKEN? OKAY, WE'RE GOING IN THERE TO RETRIEVE THE CAMERA'S FOOTAGE. AND I'M ASKING YOU TO GET CLARITY BECAUSE THIS SITUATION IS GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER. SITTING BACK, NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WE NEED TO STEP IN AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE SEE WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO THE PODIUM SPEAKING AND IT'S OUR JOB TO BE THE BUFFER IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN STAFF AND THE CITIZENS. AND RIGHT NOW I FIND MYSELF IN A TOUGH POSITION, BUT I JUST WANT CLARITY. I WANT TO SEE EVERYBODY WORK TOGETHER. GET ALONG AND I WANT TO SEE THINGS BE BETTER FOR BEAUMONT. RIGHT NOW, IT'S AVOID MY ENERGY HAS SHIFTED JUST LISTENING TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WAS EXPERIENCED, BUT ALSO KNOW AND EVERY INSTANCE THERE'S TWO SIDES TO THE STORY. BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO GET US MORE DETAILS, NOT A BLATANT RESPONSE, BUT MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT REALLY TOOK PLACE AND I WANT TO WANT YOU TO INVESTIGATE INTO SEEING SOME OF THE FOOTAGE SO YOU CAN SEE IF WE WERE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. WE NEED TO BE HERE TO ACCOUNTABLE, JUST LIKE ESTABLISHMENT NEEDS TO BE. AND I THINK IT HAS TO BE FAST STRAIGHT ACROSS THE BOARD. I'M ACTUALLY TO INVESTIGATE INTO THAT, AND I THINK THE WHOLE COUNCIL NEEDS TO GET REPORT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE YOU KNOW, SPEAK TO THIS AND SEE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THIS AND I JUST WANT CLARITY. SO THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REPORT. THE THING I MUST SAY PART OF THAT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY CITY ATTORNEY SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER ON SOME OF THE LEGALITIES INVOLVED IN THIS, SO IT'S NOT JUST THE CITY MANAGER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SOME OF THESE THINGS, BUT WELL, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN TURNER COUNCILMAN GETS. MR WILLIAMS, UH, DURING THE COMMUNICATIONS, PART OF THE MEETING TODAY I DASHBOARD WAS SHOWN FOR THE PARK PROJECTS IN IT REFERENCED A SHELTER BEING BUILT AT SPOT PARK. I'D LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE SHELTER TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT ROGERS PARK. I THINK THAT WAS BUDGETED AND APPROVED, AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT. GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
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COUNCILMAN GOD'S COUNCILMAN DURIO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ONE OUT, UH, LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE CITIZENS THAT ACTUALLY CAME UP AND SPOKE TODAY. I AGREE WITH. COUNCILOR TURNER ON EVERYTHING THAT, HE SAID. AND WE DO NEED CLARITY RENEWED. IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE. ALSO MANY MANAGER . I'D LIKE US TO LOOK INTO OUR NOISE LEVEL ORDINANCE AND HOW IT'S ENFORCED AND IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED SO WE CAN HAVE. HARD NUMBERS WHEN FOLKS GO OUT ON A. A COMPLAINT. AND, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING AND LIKE I SAID, THANKS, FOLKS ARE GONE, BUT I APPRECIATE THEM COMING.AND SPEAKING TO THIS WHEN THAT MANY PEOPLE COME OUT AND SPEAK ON SOMETHING WHICH WE NEED TO LOOK INTO EVERYTHING, BUT THIS IS WHEN THEY SAY THE CITIZENS ARE SPOKEN. THAT HAPPENED TODAY AND WE GOT TO LOOK AT THAT. UM ALSO SATURDAY IS VETERANS DAY, SO IT'S A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON THIS WHOLE WEEK AND SATURDAY. ALSO, WE HAVE VETERANS LUNCHEON AT THE DOOR E MILLER POST FRIDAY AT 1130. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. I THINK WE'VE GOT 100 MEALS, SO IF YOU WANT TO EAT, COME ON, IT'S A FREE TO IS FREE. SO COME ON. BRING YOUR SPOUSE. YOU KNOW, UH, IT'S RIGHT OVER THERE ON A CARDINAL DRIVE DOOR, THEN THIS IS OUR THANK YOU, COMMANDER. UH CLIFF GUILLORY AND AGITATION CHERYL WILLIAMS COMING OUT. APPRECIATE IT AND REMEMBER, REMEMBER TO BRING MY HAT TODAY.
YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE MIRROR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN DURIO. THE CITY ATTORNEY, SO I DO JUST KIND OF WANT TO REMIND FOR THE PUBLIC FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE. UM THE CITY IS RESTRICTED FROM SPEAKING ON THINGS THAT ARE POSTED ITEMS, SO THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMENT AND FEEDBACK TODAY BY THE PUBLIC THAT WANTED TO SPEAK AND JUST SOME SOME CONVERSATION, BUT WE CAN'T SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT AREN'T PUBLICLY POSTED, AND THAT IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW. HMM UM, AND THERE'S AN OPEN MEETINGS ACT. AND SO THERE'S SOME VERY STRICT RULES ABOUT OPEN GOVERNMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR THAT.
THAT'S ONE TO I SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL. I THINK IT'S A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY. HOWEVER WHEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ACT QUESTIONS OF ME, I CAN ONLY RESPOND AS DIRECTED BY COUNSEL, SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. UM, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO, UM WHO HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TODAY, UM THE MIRROR AND COUNCIL HAS TO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN AN ORDERLY MEETING. UM AND WE HAVE COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED SPEAKER RULES AND BECAUSE OF THAT THOSE RULES NEED TO BE ENFORCED AND FAIR AND EQUITABLE TO EVERYONE.
UM AND SO WHEN WE HAVE SITUATIONS LIKE THAT, IT'S JUST INCUMBENT UPON A CEREMONY, BEER AND EQUITABLE AND I THINK THAT'S THAT WE TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO DO THAT TODAY. SO UM, AGAIN, THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE POSTED AND I'LL JUST USE FOR EXAMPLE, OUR TRANSIT WAS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT ALLOW FOR DIALOGUE BETWEEN COUNCIL PERSONS AND A CITIZEN TO ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARITY. THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN THAT WAY. AND THAT'S BECAUSE OPEN GOVERNMENT. SO IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THAT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. SURE, CITY MANAGER. JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET OUT AND VOTE, EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE AND GET AND DO THAT, TOO. AND JUST SAY THE COUNCIL THAT THE SITUATION WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PROCESSES THAT ARE THEIR FORCE. OKAY AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AT BEAUMONT UNITED. TODAY THEY HAD SPECIAL LIMIT OLYMPICS HOSTED BY THE WAY MBL AND HONOR OF JULIAN BEN ROGERS. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR 45 YEARS. THERE WERE A WHOLE LOT OF THE SCHOOL'S OUT THERE FROM ALL OF REGION FIVE AND A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS WONDERFUL EVENT AND IT CONTINUES TOMORROW. AND ALSO I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TODAY AND UNDERSTAND FRUSTRATING IS BUT WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO, UH FOLLOW THE LAW, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. SO WITH THAT WE WILL NOW
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