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AFTER AND WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. TODAY'S DATE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12TH 2023 , TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY A PASTOR DAVID HUDSON OF SCOTT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH.
IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE, AND IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET US PRAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU TODAY FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR LEADING US TO THIS DECEMBER MONTH WE THANK YOU, LORD FOR 12 MONTHS YOU HAVE CARERS AND KEPT THIS CITY SAFE FROM HER HOME IN DANGER. LORD WE KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES IN THE CITY. THEY HAVE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITH LORD, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE KEPT US SO WE SAY THANK YOU TODAY. WE THANK YOU, LORD FOR BLESSING OUR CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL AND MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. EVERY DAY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THEY'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN IN THEIR SAFE. LORD WE THANK YOU THAT YOU CARE FOOD ON OUR TABLE AND LLOYD CLOTHES ON OUR BACK AND SHELTER OVER OUR HEAD. BUT, LORD, WE REMEMBER TODAY THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE THESE PRIVILEGES . AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR THE MIRROR THE COUNCIL ONES. THE COUNCIL AND ALL THOSE THAT SERVE THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE OFFICERS AND E. M S AND FIRST RESPONDERS WE JUST ASK COVERING OVER THEM TODAY LAWYER CONTINUE TO BLESS US AND LET US BE THE CITY THAT YOU GET THE GLORY ISLAND. BE PROUD OF, LORD, LET EVERYONE THAT HAS A ROLE IN THIS CITY DO IT TO THE UTMOST RESPECT THAT EVERYONE IS COUNTED FOR A LAWYER . YOU MADE US ALL TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER. SO LORD, LET US PUT OUT DIFFERENCES, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AWAY THAT WE SERVE AND WORSHIP AND GIVE YOU GLORY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. THANK YOU FOR THIS MEETING TODAY, LORD, LET IT BE A DECENT AND AN ART THAT YOU GET THE CLARITY BLESS EVERY FAMILY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL BLESS EVERY FAMILY MEMBER OF OUR MAYOR , COVERED THEM KEEP THEIR BODY STRONG IMMUNE SYSTEM STRONG AND LORD, KEEP US ALL SAFE FROM HER HOME IN DANGER. AND WE GIVE YOU THE GLORY AND PRAISE IN YOUR NAME. JESUS WE ASKED IT ALL. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
MAY HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. DID HE SAY, ROLL CALL MAYOR WEST PRESENT, TURNER COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS COUNCIL MEMBER FAILED SHAW COUNCIL MEMORY SAMUEL AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION UPDATE FROM LAUREN MONIZ. WITH
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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. WAIT FOR MY BARBER. THANK YOU. HERE ARE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 12TH. THE STATE OF THE CITY. IS THIS THURSDAY FROM 11 TO 1? IF YOU MISS GETTING TICKETS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMING AND RECORDING THE EVENT SO AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE CAN TUNE INTO THE IMPORTANT CITY UPDATES AND THE LONG AWAITED UNVEILING OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN.IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOLIDAY ARTIST OUTINGS, THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF CHRISTMAS MOVIES TO CATCH THIS MONTH OF THE JEFFERSON. CHECK OUT THE BEAUMONT EVENTS, FACEBOOK PAGE OR WEBSITE FOR THE SCHEDULE AND TICKETS. IF YOU WAITED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AND DON'T WANT TO BATTLE THE CROWDS MAKE GOBO GIFTS .COM YOUR ONE STOP SHOP FOR STOCKING STUFFERS AND LOCAL GIFTS. THE CITY'S FREE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING PROGRAM IS BACK. DROP OFF YOUR TREES AT ROGERS SPRAT OR MAGNOLIA PARK FROM DECEMBER 26TH JANUARY, 13TH AND THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT WILL PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THEM FOR YOU. YOU HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 20TH TO ENTER YOUR BEST PICTURES AND ARE THANKFUL FOR A MOMENT PHOTO CONTEST. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE OUR BEST NATURE, ARTS AND CULTURE AND HISTORY SHOTS WITH PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS. IN OUR LATEST PODCAST, WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE BEAUMONT PD TO TALK ABOUT THEIR BLUE SANTA PROGRAM.
JOIN US THURSDAY AT 5 P.M. ON THE PD STEPS TO SEE BLUE SANTA OFF, AND YOU CAN ALSO HELP THEM BY DONATING TOYS TO CHILDREN IN NEED. UNTIL THEN. AND THE CITY WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 25TH FOR CHRISTMAS IN JANUARY 1ST FOR THE NEW YEAR, THERE WILL BE NO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, DECEMBER 26TH OR JANUARY. 2ND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
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COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12 OR ANY OTHER TOPIC. I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT AS THE COUNCIL WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE COMMENTS AS YOU MAKE THEM. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK.WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS OR CITY AND STATE. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT . THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOU WALK UP TO THE PODIUM AND THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. THE FAVORITE RICHARD PUBLIC COMMENTS. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE . MY NAME IS STRAFING AMBULATORY SHARD RESIDED 50 TO 75 PARTY DRIVING BY MY TEXAS. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU OFFICIALS DO AND EVERYTHING YOU DO TO KEEP THE CITY ABOUT MY GROWING AND SAFE. I DO BELIEVE WITHIN MY HEART THAT IT IS JUST AN OVERSIGHT AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT'S AN INTENTIONAL OCCURRENCE. MAYBE IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE. BUT THESE PROPERTIES AT 4018 CALLED HER AVENUE 760, RANDOLPH 965, IRIS.
1075 HOURS. 650 GLADYS 5930, GLADYS 5940, GLADYS 1375 AUDUBON 1395, AUDUBON, 1390, AUDUBON AND 1370 AUTOBAHN. THEIR RESIDENTIAL FENCES ARE MORE THAN 72 INCHES, WHICH IS 6 FT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN WHO WAS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHO HAS A PROBLEM JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AT 2055 SOUTH STREET. WHERE HE DID HAVE THE PERMIT, AND HE DID PUT UP A FENCE. IS TOLD THAT HE HAS TO SHAVE OFF. 24 INCHES OF HIS FENCE. I'M NOT UNDER UNDERSTANDING THE DISPARITY. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL AND THAT WHAT IS GOOD FOR ONE MUST BE GOOD FOR ALL. IF PEOPLE IN THE WEST END OBAMA CAN ENJOY A CERTAIN PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THEIR LAND PROTECTED ABOVE 12 FT. IN SOME SITUATIONS, WHICH I HAVE PRESENTED TO THE CITY MANAGER, GOOGLE ARTS AND COPIES OF THOSE PROPERTIES IT IS BEYOND 50. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY WHEN YOU KEEP COMING OFF OF FOURTH STREET. COMING AGAINST. AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES WHO HAVE ALREADY SURVIVED MANY THINGS IN LIFE. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IS THE ACT OF DISCOURAGEMENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INWARD. LIKE I SAID. MAYBE IT'S A COINCIDENCE. I DON'T MAKE ALLEGATIONS. DON'T MAKE ASSERTIONS. I JUST LOOK AT THE ANALYTICAL FACTS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN ARE BEING TARGETED ON A DAILY BASIS IF HE HAS TO SHAVE OFF 24 INCHES OF HIS FENCE AT 2055 SOUTH STREET, THEN ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES IN THE WEST END MUST SIMULTANEOUSLY DO THE SAME. IF NOT, IT IS THE ACT OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. AND RACE AND I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I DO ADVOCATE FOR THE DEFENSELESS. BUT I ADVOCATE FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. WHAT'S GOOD FOR ONE MUST MUST BE GOOD FOR ALL, ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE PROMOTING UNITY FROM WITHIN UNITY FROM THE FROM WITHOUT THE WORLD IS WATCHING. IT'S TIME FOR US TO MAKE A CHANGE. IT'S TIME FOR US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. STOP HURTING PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THIS CRUEL WORLD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO KNOW IF THAT'S IN THE CITY OVERLAY DISTRICT? THE SOUTH ADDRESSED BE ADDRESSED THAT SHE PROVIDED THE TWO INJURED AND 55 SOUTH STREET. YES, MA'AM. DON'T AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN LOOK OKAY. THANK YOU, ALBERT HARRISON PUBLIC COMMENTS. TO FIND THAT.
ALBERT HARRISON 1240. ASHLEY STREET. BEAUMONT, TEXAS. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, OTHER CONCERNED CITIZENS, THE COMMENTS I WISH TO MAKE TODAY I KNEW THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE SOME TIME AGO, BUT I'M JUST NOT GETTING OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. MY COMMENTS ARE NOT ONLY JUST MY COMMENTS, BUT THERE ARE COMMENTS FROM HIS SPANX SALVADORIANS HE ENDURES.
BLACKS HISPANICS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN THIS THIRD WAR CLOSED THEIR GLADYS AND MAGNOLIA STREET THERE ARE TRULY CONCERNED AS TO HOW THE CITY WAS ABLE TO. INCREASE THE SALARY OF INDIVIDUALS. $20,000 AND RETIREMENT PACKAGES. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT ESPECIALLY
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SINCE THEY HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY OVER THREE MONTHS FOR CERTAIN WATER LEAST TO BE REPAIRED. SECONDLY, IN MY DISCUSSION WITHOUT CITY EMPLOYEES. Y'ALL GAVE THEM A 2.RAISE ACROSS THE BOARD AND TURN RIGHT BACK AROUND AND TOOK IT. TWO INSURANCE THROUGH CO PAYMENTS AND OTHER ISSUES. SOME CITY EMPLOYEES RECEIVED $8000 BONUS. SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE THE $1000 BONUS RECEIVED OTHER INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. I DON'T SEE THE REALITY OF THIS YEAR, RIGHT? AND YOU KNOW, MADE THE COMMENT IN SO MANY WORDS YOU WERE TRYING TO BRAIN SALARIES AND SO FORTH, EQUAL TO OTHER SIMILAR AFFECTED CITIES. THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
PULLED OFF HER. CITY EMPLOYEES CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS HAVE HIGH SALARIES THAN BOOMER BECAUSE, AND WE ARE THE LARGEST CITY HERE AGAIN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU ALSO INCREASED THOSE SALARIES, BUT IT DIDN'T INCREASE YOUR OWN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT PICTURE AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. JEROME ALEXANDER PUBLIC COMMENTS. MORE GOOD AFTERNOON HOW EVERYBODY'S DOING, DRONE MINUTES AND 1118 OF THEM STREET. I COME TODAY OFF. I STILL GOT A PROBLEM WITH THE SALVATION ARMY AND THE MONEY THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING FROM CITIES CITY OF FISHES. TO THE COMMUNITY HELP THE COMMUNITY NOW LAST LAST YEAR, WHEN NO VIEW WAS DONATED TO US BY THE MAYOR. THE MAYOR MOVED ON GOD THE CAPTAIN OVER THAT HE GAVE US THE FIELD FOR FOOTBALL. SO CAPTAIN JASON LIVED, THEY CHANGED. CAPTAIN'S SO THE CAPTAIN IS OVER THERE NOW HE KEPT TENNIS WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE TO FEEL LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WHEN HE COMES BACK AND SAID, NO, WE CAN'T USE THE FIELD BECAUSE WE DON'T GOT NO MONEY TO GIVE. BUT THE FIELD WAS DONATED FOR THE COMMUNITY. BUT THIS IS MY PROBLEM IS THIS IF THEY WE GOTTA CELEBRATE STORMS SOON, AND I'LL LONG AS I'VE BEEN LIVING IN BOWMAN, WE HAD SAVAGES AND WERE ABLE TO PLAY BASKETBALL FOOTBALL. UM BASEBALL HAD SOME BOXING OUT. YOU GOTTA SENT OVER. THEY DON'T USE IT FOR NOTHING. AND WE GOT KIDS COMMUNITY. WE DON'T GOT NOWHERE TO GO PLAY FOOTBALL. NO LIGHTS FOR NOTHING LIKE THAT. EVEN THOUGH WE APPRECIATE YOU. HOW DID FOR THE FIELD IS PROUD PART WHEN THEY TOLD THE FIELD LOOK, THEN WE ARE AND WE STILL HAVE NOWHERE TO PLAY. SO WE HAD TO SCUFFLE AND GO HERE AND WE DON'T GOT NO ADVICE AND PEOPLE HAVE TO COME OUT THEIR POCKETS, DANCE FOR DONATIONS, AND WE AIN'T GETTING NO HELP WHEN THEY GOT TO FEEL OVER THERE AND YOU'VE BEEN THERE TO FEAR, YOU KNOW, THEY GOT A SCOREBOARD. HE GOT LICE NOWADAYS. SO WHY THE FEAR OF NOT BEING USED FOR THE COMMUNITY PURPOSE. WE'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING IT. I MEAN, BUT EVERYBODY COMING OUT COMMUNITY ASK FOR VOTES AND ALL THIS TYPE OF STUFF. AND MR SAM, THIS IS YOUR WARD. AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO GO AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO. MY HELPERS USE THEIR COMMUNITY CENTER BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT UNIT FOR NOTHING, BROTHER. FOOTBALL FIELD BEING WITH LEVEL 5.5 YEARS NOW, WE CAN SAY SIX THAT THEY DIDN'T USE THE LAST YEAR, AND WHEN WE WENT THERE, WE PAINTED THE BLEACHERS AND EVERYTHING. AND I WILL POCKET NOW. WHY NOT BEING USED? DON'T MAKE NO SENSE WHEN WE TRYING TO UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY AND IS IN THE NORTH. SO I SAY THIS WHEN Y'ALL COME THERE FOR VOTES AND WE DON'T GET NO HELP.
DON'T EXPECT ME TO HELP Y'ALL. BROTHER. THANK THANK YOU. RONALD KELLY PUBLIC COMMENTS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS WITH YOU GUYS REGARDING, UH, DOGS IN THE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOGS THAT ARE NOT LEAST AND DOGS THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSING A PROBLEM. I KNOW YOU ALL RECALL THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED. IT'S PRIVATE PARK AND I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THAT WOULD HAVE SOLD MOVED YOU ALL TO PERHAPS LOOK AT YOUR LEASH LAW AND LOOK AT SOME THINGS TO TRY TO HELP. PROTECT OUR CITIZENS. BUT THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THESE $2 WERE TERRORIZING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BLACK LAB AND A WHITE AND BLACK MIXED LAB AND I CALLED 311, AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO SEND SOMEONE OUT THERE, BUT THEY DIDN'T. THEY DIDN'T COME. I'M SITTING IN MY TRUCK AND I WATCHED THIS GUY RUN AS FAST AS HE CAN TO GET AWAY FROM THOSE DOGS. HE HAD TO HOP IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK. SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD TO RIDE AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WARNED PEOPLE THAT THE DOGS ARE OUT. BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING AND AGGRESSIVELY, UH, GETTING AGGRESSIVE WITH
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PEOPLE. ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS HAD TO GO GET HIS KIDS OFF THE BUS WITH A BAT BECAUSE THE DOG HAD ALREADY THE DOGS HAD TRIED TO ATTACK HIM. WHERE THE DOGS LIVE. WHAT ARE THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET? THE DOGS CAME IN HIS GARAGE, AND HE SAID, IF THAT HAPPENED AGAIN, HE WAS GOING TO KILL HIM. BUT IN ANY EVENT AS THE RESPONSE THAT WE GOT BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED THE FIRST TIME, UH , ANIMAL CARE DID NOT SHOW UP. BUT THIS PAST FRIDAY, CALLED 311 TWICE AND FINALLY, UH, ANIMAL CARE CALLED ME AND SAY THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY, THE ENERGY CARDS SAID, WELL, THE DOGS ARE LOCKED UP. I SAID, MA'AM, I'M LOOKING AT THE DOGS. WELL, SHE WENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS. YOU HAD THE WRONG MIX UP OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT BUT THE THING IS THE RESPONSE WAS TO PUT THE DOGS BACK IN THE YARD. NOW WE HAVE A LEASH LAW. AND YOU WENT AND JUST PUT THEM BACK IN THE YARD. AND I JUST WOULD HATE TO SEE A SITUATION ONCE AGAIN WHERE SOMEONE IS GETTING HARMED BECAUSE OF THESE DOGS CALLED ONE TIME ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, THREE PIT BULLS CIRCLING THIS MAN CIRCLING HIM. HE'S IN THE PARK. HE HAD A STICK TO TRY TO KEEP THEM OFF WHILE I CALLED WELL, I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO CALL 911 BECAUSE I REALLY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO KILL THIS MAN. IF THEY GOT HIM, I CALL 911 AND POLICE TOLD ME IT WAS ANIMAL CARE. BUT ANIMAL CARE DIDN'T COME OUT IMMEDIATELY WHEN I DID FINALLY TALK TO ANIMAL CARE PERSON, THEY SAID, ANYTIME YOU CALL AND SAY THAT THE ANIMALS ARE BEING AGGRESSIVE, THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO STOP WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING AND COME OUT RIGHT AWAY. BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE FIRST TIME I WENT AND GOT THE LEASH LAW THAT WE HAVE ONE PARAGRAPH. THIS IS NOT GOING TO DO WE HAVE GOT TO REVISIT THIS.AND MAKE THESE THINGS TIGHTER. AND EVEN WHEN YOU GIVE THE DOGS BACK TO THE OWNER, THEN THE OWNER WE NEED TO MAKE SURE DID OKAY, UM, GIVING YOU SIR. THANK YOU DO PERITUS PUBLIC COMMENTS.
HELLO I'M JUDE FERRETTI'S AH 10 6 20 GAUGE ROAD. AND I CAME TO COMMENT ABOUT THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM, 12. JUST MAKING A NEW TAX ZONE. YEAH. SO EVERYONE IN THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE OR A COAT ON THEIR BACK. IN SPITE OF THE PRAYER THIS MORNING. MANY FOLKS HAVE LEFT THE CITY DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE TEXT BURDEN. SOME HAVE NO HOMES. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE TAX BURDEN.
SO I CAME TO OPPOSE THAT NEW TAX. AND I HAD A. VERSE THAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND, WHICH IS CITY COUNCIL HAD A MEETING. E I E. I O. AND AT THAT MEETING THEY PASSED ATTACKS E I E I O WITH A TEXT TEXT HERE IN ATTACKS TEXT THERE HERE ATTACKS THEIR ATTACKS EVERYWHERE ATTACKS TAX. CITY COUNCIL HAD A MEETING E I E I O. AND TO CONCLUDE I. OPPOSE THIS NEW TAX AND ASKED THAT EACH MEMBER VOTE AGAINST THE NEW TAX. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. CHARLIE CRAB PUBLIC COMMENTS.
LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS THIS AFTERNOON. GOOD GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR WEST. UM MR WILLIAMS AND STAFF. UH COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CHARLIE CRAB. I LIVE AT 9 2080 STREIB 77706. IT IS ANOTHER NICE DAY IN BEAUMONT. OUR TOWN IS AN IT IS A WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR. THIS SKIES BRIGHT, COOL AND CLEAR. EMILY WHEELER HAD THIS CITY STAFF PREPARE THE DECORATION AND LIT THE CHRISTMAS TREE. EVERYONE WAS A GOOD CHEER, WHETHER WONDERFUL SIGHT AND A GOOD EVENING OF THE YEAR MAYOR WEST WAS SEEN DRIVING THE SLEIGH. AND LOOK WHO ALL THIS WRITING, COUNCILMAN TURNER FELL.
SHAW SITTING BEHIND WITH COUNCILMAN NEIL GET AND SAMUEL AND DARIO HOLDING THE MONEY BAG IN THEIR GRASP THE WATER BREAKS OR REPAIRED AND THE RECOVERY SYSTEM IS FLOWING. THE STREETS HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH A SURFACE TO MAKE ROUGH RIDING AND THING OF THE PAST AVENUE C COULD USE A ONE INCH SMOOTHING FROM WASHINGTON TO COLLEGE BEFORE THE FINAL DAY OF THIS YEAR. THE
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WATER PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT PLANTS WILL BE PLACED ON AUTOMATIC SO ALL EMPLOYEES CAN HAVE THE DAY OFF. AH SANITATION COLLECTION WILL GET THE DAY OFF. AND DO THE HEAVY WORK THE VERY NEXT DAY AND I HAVE NOT MENTIONED ABOUT 30. OTHERS 66 GROUPS. I APOLOGIZE. MR WILLIAMS CANNOT GO FAR WITH MR BURKE BURKE, CAPTAIN CAVEAT AND STAFF TO BE LET OUT FOR THE DAY, MR REID AND STAFF. WILL HAVE THE DAY OFF READING OF THE LAW. IS SUSPENDED. MM HMM. UM MISS BROUSSARD AND STAB WILL NOT BE AROUND TO COAT RECORD. ANY HAPPENINGS. MR CIMINO IS STAFF WILL NOT BE NEEDED UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR. MR BOONE AND MR ELLIS WILL BE ON STANDBY.OKAY WE'RE OKAY. WE SHALL REMEMBER ALISON NATHAN GETS AND BETTY GREENBERG, WHO LEFT US WITH THEIR WONDERFUL LEGACY THIS YEAR TO BEAUMONT LADIES WHO HAVE PASSED AND DID SO MUCH IN THEIR LIFETIME FOR THE CITIZEN. THE MOMENT WE WILL AWAIT REVEREND FELL. SHAW'S MESSAGE OF GOOD TIDINGS AND GOODWILL TO ALL MEN KIND TO STAY VARIOUS BORING. PLEASE BE AT YOUR BEST REVEREND PHIL SHAW. VERY CHRISTMAS. TWO HOUR. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
MAYOR BEFORE WE GO INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA TO ANSWER COUNCILMAN GETS HIS QUESTION. IT WAS IT IS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. IT WAS DISCUSSED AT P AND Z. AS YOU KNOW, IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, SO A FENCE OVER EIGHT INCHES OR 8 FT IN HEIGHT WOULD REQUIRE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. SO HMM. AND I THINK IT IT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING ON DECEMBER 5TH. IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA PROOF? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL. THAT CONSENT AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN TURNER. MR MANAGER OF STAFF. OH, I DON'T NUMBER E. HOW DOES IT WORK? IF WE DON'T HAVE, UH, EMERGENCY A STORM RELIEF? DOES THE FUNDING STILL GET DISPERSED? AND WE ADDED TO INVENTORY OR DOES IT JUST GO BACK ON THE BOOKS? COUNCILMAN ROCK JUST LOOK LIKE FOR CAUCASIAN ON YOUR QUESTION. YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT THE DOLLARS SPENT FOR THIS. I SO BASICALLY IF WE DON'T HAVE A STORM THAT WE STILL SPEND THE FUNDING OR THAT THE KIND OF JUST GO BACK ON THE BOOKS AND BACK INTO OUR BUDGET, OR WE DO WE STOP SPENDING AND KEEPING IN RESERVE. YEAH, IT'S NOT SPIN. IT JUST GROWS OVER INTO THE NEXT YEAR. IF IT'S A GEM, FUN ITEM AND JUST GOES INTO WHAT WE CALL FUND BALANCE, AND THAT'S RETAINED, OF COURSE OF HIS SPENT IS SPENT, BUT, UH, DOLLARS THAT ARE NOT SPEND TYPICALLY GO INTO FUND BALANCE OF THE PARTICULAR FUND THAT IS ALLOCATED AND WHETHER ITS GENERAL FUND WHAT DO UTILITIES ETCETERA ENTERPRISE FUNDS? APPRECIATE YOU. I JUST LIKE TO LOOK AT IT SO WE DON'T SPEND IT. I CAN TRY TO MAYBE MAKE A SUGGESTION. TAKING ME DAY. THANK YOU. I KNEW WHERE YOU WERE GOING, COUNCILMAN DURIO.THE SAME ITEM NOTE THAT PURCHASE OF THE BOTTLED WATER AND SPORTS DRINKS. THAT'S NOT FOR JUST HURRICANES AND THINGS. THAT'S I MEAN, THAT'S NEEDED JUST FOR IN THE SUMMERTIME. IS THAT WHAT THAT'S FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES? BUT IN THE ABSENCE OF MR AGNES SHAKE SINCE I WAS WITH JUST X SECTION CHIEF FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THIS IS ONLY A CONTRACT THAT'S PUT IN PLACE JUST IN CASE WE HAVE A STORM, AND WE NEED TO EXECUTE AN ORDER FOR THE DRINKS. WE DON'T USE IT OTHERWISE, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS AN ACTUAL BUDGETED ITEM. FOR IT. IT'S ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY. DID YOU? DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? TIM, IF YOU WERE HERE SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE YOU. APPRECIATE IT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT WAS RIGHT ON POINT AND TRADITIONALLY THE COUNCILMAN'S QUESTION. WE DO HAVE DONATIONS THAT COVER NORMAL EMERGENCIES BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THOSE HDB HAS BEEN A REALLY GOOD PARTNER OVER THE YEARS. WRITE US MULTIPLE PALLETS A YEAR THAT WE USE FOR ROUTINE. I SAY ROUTINE,
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MORE LARGE EVENTS OR OR SHORT TERM EMERGENCIES. BUT WHEN THE DISASTERS COME IN SUPER LARGE SCALE THINGS, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT. NO EXPENDITURES WILL BE MADE UNLESS IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILMAN GUESS WHO'S THE CONTRACT WITH SAYING THERE? ABSOLUTELY. PEPSI PEPSI. OKAY THAT'S BEEN THERE. SAME BLOW BITTER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM OR OTHER ITEMS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY
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MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM? NUMBER ONE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF AN AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEM FROM FORWARD AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEMS LLC OF HOUSTON, HOUSTON, TEXAS. FOR USE IN THE POLICE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER. UH, AND EFFECTS SLICK COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADAM, NUMBER ONE MOVED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. THERE'S A MOTION AND THERE'S A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FOR OUT? UM, NUMBER ONE? YES, MA'AM. UH I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS HAVE SOMEONE TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW. GIVE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE FOCUS PROJECT. OKAY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL ITEMS. ONE WAS THE CONSTRUCTION ON LAST WEEK'S AGENDA. FOR THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER A LOT OF YEARS IN THE WORKINGS TO GET TO THIS POINT, AND, UH, THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LOCATION THAT HAS, UM THE I T THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT VIDEO STREAMS AND OTHER THINGS. ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS DEALS WITH FUSES , WHICH PROVIDES A BACKBONE, SO TO SPEAK TO TIE DIFFERENT PLATFORMS IN REGARDLESS OF MANUFACTURERS OF THE DATA WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT SO IT PROVIDES FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES. AND MANAGEMENT PROACTIVE RESPONSES, AND IT TIES IN WITH A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE. THE ABILITY TO, UM. PARTNER WAS NOT JUST PUBLIC AGENCIES, BUT ALSO PRIVATE, UH, BUSINESSES OR EVEN RESIDENTS ARE WHO WISH TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY. SO IN JUST LAYMAN TERMS, THAT MEANS NOW WE WILL, UH THIS FUCHSIA SYSTEM GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUMP POLICE TO ACT IN REAL TIME. UH IN GETTING VIDEOS FROM PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS SURROUNDING WHETHER IT BE THROUGH RESPOND OR INVESTIGATIONS, THE COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS. BY WAY OF, UM, CAMERA. AH AND OTHER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS THAT CORRECT? YES SIR. AND IT TIES IN LIKE OUR COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH AND SO FORTH, SO THAT EVEN WHEN SOMETHING IS PRESENTED AS A AS A CALL FOR SERVICE, IT CAN AUTOMATICALLY BRING UP SOME FEEDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP US. IDENTIFY. UM SUSPECTS OR HELP THE RESPONDERS KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON BEFORE THEY GET THERE, SO THEY KNOW WHAT TO LOOK LIKE. LOOK FOR HMM. AND IT WOULD ALLOW FOR RESPONSES TO LIKE SHOTS FIRED IN A PARTICULAR AREA . UH, AND WITH THIS SURVEILLANCE CENTER, UH, THERE WOULD BE. IS THAT SOMEONE MANNING THAT PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME? WELL, THE CHIEF IS IMPLEMENTED, UM SMALL LEVEL OF STAFFING SO FAR WITH THE AVAILABILITY THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE A BRAID ONE, A GREAT SERGEANT AND A TENANT THAT SORT OF PUTTING THAT TOGETHER RIGHT NOW. UM WORKING WITH SETTING IT UP. UM, THEY'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS IS EVEN WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PLATFORMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, WHICH ARE NOT CONNECTED. AND HOPEFULLY THIS THIS PROJECT YOU HAVE AS NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA WOULD WOULD ENABLE US TO HAVE MORE VISIBILITY AT THE SAME TIME, AND THEN, UH, ONE OF THE LIGHTER ITEMS ALSO WOULD CONNECT THEM THROUGH FUSES OF SOME OF THE OTHER PLATFORMS THAT WE USE.[00:30:09]
IT DOES NOT SPECIFY SHOT SPOTTER IS, I THINK THE MANAGERS BROUGHT UP BEFORE IT DOES BRING UP THE ABILITY FOR US WHEN WE GET A CALL TO USE WHATEVER. VIDEO IS AVAILABLE TO HELP MORE QUICKLY IDENTIFY SUSPECTS OR IF SOMEBODY GIVES US A LOCATION OR A LICENSE PLATE OR DESCRIPTION. IT ALLOWS US TO FIND THEM MORE QUICKLY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS WILL REALLY HELP WITH. IN THE LAST THING IS, I THINK IT'S REAL . THAT WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT TO ME. THIS ALLOWS FOR US TO GROW OUR SYSTEM IN IN RESPONSE, THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT CAN BE ADDED ONTO THIS SYSTEM. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TIM. YES COUNCILMAN DURIO. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR I DID HAVE A QUESTION AND YOU MAY HAVE MENTIONED AND I'M MAY HAVE MISSED IT. WILL CITIZENS BE ABLE TO VOLUNTARILY LET THEIR CAMERAS BE USED IN THIS SYSTEM? LIKE THEIR RING CAMERAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BRING DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY ALLOW SHARING, BUT YOU CAN LIKE SCREENSHOT THINGS OR THEY CAN TAKE THE VIDEO AND SEND IT TO US INDIVIDUALLY. THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS OF USING THIS SYSTEM ONE IS REGISTRATION. SO IF WE KNOW THAT SOMEBODY HAS A RING BELL, WHICH ARE VERY POPULAR, UM THEY CAN IDENTIFY THAT THEY HAVE ONE THAT WAY WHEN WE IF WE HAVE, SAY A BURGLARY OF RESIDENTS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANYBODY IN THE AREA THAT HAD A RING BILL. WE COULD REACH OUT TO THEM USING THE SYSTEM. 11 MESSAGE WILL HIT ANYBODY THAT HAS SURVEILLANCE CAPACITY THAT AND THEY CAN PROVIDE US THAT LINK OR THAT VIDEO AT THE TIME, EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THEIR SYSTEM, WHATEVER SYSTEM THAT IS, THAT'S ALL VOLUNTEERED BY THE SYSTEM. YES SIR. THANK YOU. TIM COUNCILMAN GETS THEM CITIZEN WANTED TO ON THEIR OWN BIKE CAMERA THAT WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SYSTEM AND TRYING IT OUT ON THE STREET. SO THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, SEE WHAT'S GOING OUT ON THE STREET. UH WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT CITIZENS COULD DO? YES, SIR. AND SOME HAVE ALREADY. REACHED OUT TO US WANTING TO SHARE. UM AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MANUFACTURER THE SYSTEM IS WHETHER THEY BUY IT FROM WALMART OR SOME HIGH END VENDOR. UM SYSTEM. UH THIS PLATFORM CAN CONNECT REGARDLESS OF MANUFACTURER. DO THOSE CAMERAS? UH IF THEY WANTED TO MOUNT IT OUT IN NEW YORK AWAY FROM THE HOUSE, OR THEY REQUIRED TO BE WIRED OR ARE THEY SOME OF THEM WIRELESS OR DO YOU KNOW? WELL THE CHOICE OF THE INDIVIDUAL ON HOW TO GET ACCESS TO THE VIDEO. IF IT'S STREAMING, IT CAN BE SHARED. WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOME WAY TO RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION. WHETHER THEY EMAIL IT LINK IF THEY WANT US REAL TIME SHARING, IT WOULD NEED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET.OKAY? AS I RECALL FROM THE DISCUSSION IS THERE'S A SMALL FEE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR CAMERAS CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM WHERE IT CAN GO LIVE LIKE IF YOU PUT UP THEN YOU WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO GIVE PERMISSION. Y'ALL WOULD HAVE ACCESS IF SOMETHING HAPPENED IN AN AREA. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL YOU DON'T NECESSARILY IF YOU WANT FULL FUNCTIONALITY. SAY YOU HAVE SEVERAL CAMERAS IN YOUR SYSTEM AND YOU WANT TO BE YOU. YOU'RE ON VACATION, AND YOU WANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE CAPABILITIES THAT THIS SYSTEM HAS THERE WOULD WOULD BE A SMALL FEE PER YEAR.
TO HAVE THAT CONNECTIVITY BUT TO SHARE THE FEED. THERE'S NO FEE FOR THAT. OKAY. I WAS, UM MISUNDERSTOOD THEN BECAUSE I WAS THINKING, IF YOU ALL WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS IMMEDIATELY, I MEAN LATER SHARING THE FEED, BUT I'M SAYING SOMETHING'S HAPPENING RIGHT THEN THERE NEEDS TO BE A DEVICE. THEY COULD EITHER SEND US A LINK TO WHATEVER CAN IF IT'S A RING BILL, OR IF WE HAVE ACCESS OR IF THEY, DEPENDING ON HOW IT'S SET UP. THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS ONE THEY COULD HIT A BUTTON. BASICALLY TOGGLE A SWITCH THAT WOULD SAY I'M GIVING THEM PERMISSION FOR THE TIME OF THIS RESPONSE TO SEE REAL TIME OR THEY COULD HAVE IT REAL TIME ALL THE TIME. THERE'S NO FEE FOR SHARING THE FEE WOULD BE IF YOU WANT ALL THE FUNCTIONALITY. AND THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO SEE THE SAME STUFF THAT WE CAN SEE EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A REMOTE SYSTEM AT HOME. UM YOU WOULD
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HAVE SOME OF THOSE PERMISSIONS YOURSELF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ATOM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER TWO.COUNCIL CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE AND AUTHORIZED FOUND PAYMENT TO VORTEX COMPANIES FOR THE EAST LUCAS STREET STORM SOURCE SURVEY AND INSPECTION PROJECT, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? SECOND THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER TO ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PROVING ADAM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, HE OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER FOUR COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE AND AUTHORIZE FOUND PAYMENT A VORTEX COMPANIES FOR THE 102 INCH STORM SEWER OUTFALL SURVEY. AND INSPECTION PROJECT, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE? LOVE TO PROVE IT'S GOOD.
THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER THREE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, HE OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER? FORWARD. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR EXCEPT MAINTENANCE AND AUTHORIZE FOUND PAYMENT TO MIX CONSTRUCTION LLC FROM HOUSTON FOR THE BASIN 38 AND SURROUNDING AREA PIPE BURSTING CONTRACT PROJECT AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR? MOVED TO APPROVE. EXACTLY THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM. NUMBER FOUR.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ATOM NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER FIVE. COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FIVE YEAR LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH K S STATE BANK OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS, RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE PUMPER TRUCK. AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER FIVE? GOOD TO APPROVE SECOND. THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM, NUMBER FIVE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER FIVE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM? NUMBER SIX COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RENEWAL OF AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH CENTRAL SQUARE OF LAKE MARY, FLORIDA. FOR USE BY POLICE FIRED AND E. M S AND COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR AUTUMN NUMBER SIX? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER SIX. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER SIX, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AH OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING ABOUT HIM? NUMBER SEVEN COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TEXT TO KEEP CHANGING ALL THE NUMBER TWO TO THE CONTRACT WITH TWO MIXED CONSTRUCTION LLC OF HOUSTON FOR THE FLORIDA AVENUE EMERGENCY, SO REPAIR AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR AUTUMN NUMBER SEVEN? SO MOVE FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILMAN NEIL SECONDED. THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. ALTHOUGH ANY DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN GETS AND WHAT KIND OF DISCOVERIES THAT WE LEARNED THAT HELPED JUSTIFY THIS NEED FOR THIS CHANGE ORDER AND WHAT THIS STORE REQUIREMENTS AS YOU P PUTTING ON US. THE ANSWER TO THAT IS A LITTLE LENGTHY, SO I GAVE A HANDOUT. IT'S BEING PASSED DOWN. SO ORIGINALLY WE WERE HOPING TO PLAN AND BID THIS
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OUT NORMALLY, BUT THE SEWER STARTED FAILING AND FORMED A CAVITY AND SO WE HAD TO INITIATE IT ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. SO ONCE WE GOT INTO IT THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS HERE AND IT'S BROKEN DOWN BY COST, BUT THE RAILROAD REQUIRED A THICKER STEEL CASING UNDER THE RAIL THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED. WE RAN INTO A 20 INCH WATER LINE, WHICH WASN'T QUITE IN THE SPOT THAT IT WAS EXPECTED TO BE IN, SO WE HAD TO ADJUST THAT. AND HAVE SOME EXPLORATORY EXCAVATION RELATED TO IT. THE RAILROAD REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SHORING WITHIN THEIR RIGHT AWAY, WHICH ADDED COSTS.UH THERE WAS ALSO AN EIGHT INCH SANITARY MAIN. THAT HAD TO BE THE POINT REPAIRED AS WELL. AND IT WAS IN CONFLICT WITH THE EXCAVATION FIT SO THAT HAD TO BE ADDRESSED. UH ADDITIONAL BYPASS PUMPING TIME AND THE VOLUME OF THE PUMPING DURING THE WORK. ONCE WE GOT THINGS OPENED UP, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SEMEN STABILIZED BACKFILL WITHIN THE AREA, SO BASICALLY IT HAD FAILED TO SOME DEGREE OVER PAST YEARS, AND THAT CEMENT STABILIZED. SAM WAS USED TO TRY TO SHORE UP THE LINE, BUT WE HAD TO REMOVE ALL OF THAT IN ORDER TO GET THERE. AND REPLACE ON A PROPER BASIS. THE LAND DETERIORATED FASTER THAN WE EXPECTED, WHICH RESULTED IN TWO CAVITIES IN THE ROAD THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE RAILROAD HAS 100 FT. RIGHT AWAY EITHER SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE OF THIS RAILROAD, WHICH IS THE WIDEST I KNOW OF IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, SO WE WERE UNAWARE AT THE TIME THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO BE. UP TO RAILROAD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACKFILL WITHIN THE ENTIRE RIGHT AWAY. WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSER TO THE RAIL, SO THAT ADDED COSTS TO, UH, TO MEET THEIR REQUIREMENTS ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE 100 FT RIGHT AWAY. AND THEN WE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS CHANGE ORDER, BUT NOT DONE YET THERE IS A COLLAPSING STORM SEWER LINE THAT'S ON THE SITE THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED. IT'S ALSO WITHIN THE RAILROADS RIGHT AWAY. UM BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY'RE REQUIRING US TO HAVE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT FOR THAT LINE . WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE ONE AGREEMENT FOR THE SANITARY SEWER AND DO THIS ONE AT THE SAME TIME. AND WE'RE HAVING TO WORK THROUGH THAT THAT AGREEMENT FOR THE STORM SEWER LINE AND THE WORK PLAN FOR THAT BEFORE THEY CAN MOBILIZE AND FINISH THAT LAST PIECE. SO ALL OF THAT ADDS UP TO $216,000. AS YOU BE HAPPY NOW. I DON'T KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS. LET'S SAY THEY ARE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN TURNER. JUST FOR CLARITY, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN OTHER INSTANCES WE CAME UP WHEN WE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE REAL ROAD, AND THEY DO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS OUTSIDE OF WHEN WE JUST DO PROJECTS TOGETHER JUST AND POSSIBLY IMPROVE THE MORALE AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. LIKE OUR RIVERFRONT CROSSING THIS WELL, NO, SIR, WE DO NOT HAVE PERIODIC MEETINGS WITH ANY OF THEM, BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE TO INTERACT WITH THEM.
UM ALRIGHT NOW, AS NEEDED BASIS WE SEEM TO HAVE A BETTER BACK AND FORTH AND BETTER RESPONSE TIME OF BEING OURSELVES RIGHT NOW, AFTER THAT LONG STREET PROJECT BELIEVE THIS ONE'S ACTUALLY UNION PACIFIC ON THE FLORIDA LINE, SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT RAILS INVOLVED. UNDERSTOOD I KNOW THEY IMMEDIATELY WERE ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US WHEN SOME LANGUAGES IN AND HAD TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. BUT THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING IT BE GREAT IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, LIKE WE DO WITH TEXT DOT BUT, UM , MOST OF THE RAIL REPRESENTATIVES WE DEAL WITH OUR OVER A MULTISTATE AREA, SO NOT EVEN JUST TEXAS. SO IT'S THERE.
THEIR TASK WAS SUCH A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. IT'S HARD TO REALLY GET THAT LEVEL OF LOCAL ATTENTION. JUST A QUESTION, MR MANAGER WHEN THEY HAVE A FUTURE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA CAN WE REQUESTED AND THEN INDIVIDUAL ACTUALLY SHOWS UP. VERSUS HAVING ITEMS ON THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET THE PHYSICALLY SEE SOMEBODY WHEN THEY PUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT PAST SURE, WILL BE GLAD TO ASK THEM TO HAVE SOMEONE HERE BUT I THINK YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT. YOU KNOW? TYPICALLY IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE BEFORE YOU NEED THEM. SO WE WILL REACH OUT AND MAKE THAT OFFER TO THEM ON THE REGULAR MEETINGS TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. HMM. YES COUNCILMAN UREA, BART. UM WHICH YOUR PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RAILROAD IF WE REQUEST THEM TO COME? YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA COME IT DEPENDS. I MEAN, BEING HERSELF
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NEEDED THAT RAIL SPUR HERE RECENTLY AND SO THEY'VE COME INTO TOWN AND THEY'VE TALKED TO US, UM ON THAT, BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST A CHALLENGE BECAUSE I'VE LEARNED THAT THERE PEOPLE ARE TASKED WITH SUCH A LARGE AREA THAT WE'RE JUST A SMALL PART OF IT. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A LOCAL PRESENCE. BUT AS A CITY MANAGER REFERRED TO WE CAN CERTAINLY TRY. SO WE CAN DO IS TRY. ALRIGHT UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AUTUMN NUMBER SEVEN. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM? NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION ADOPTING PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND CONNECTION WITH RECEIVING FUNDING FROM THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. UM IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER EIGHT? TO PROVE EXACTLY IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AH OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM? NUMBER NINE, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORIZED SIGNATORIES FOR CONTRACTUAL AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THE CITY MANAGER, THERE ARE SOME OTHER SIGNATORY APPROVALS THAT YOU'RE GIVEN IN THIS AGENDA ITEM. IS THERE. A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER NINE? TO APPROVE. SORRY. THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM, NUMBER NINE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER NINE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING ABOUT HIM? NUMBER 10 COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION THE GRANTS AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER, OTHER REPRESENTATIVES TO ENGAGE IN A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH FECES INC. BASED IN PEACHTREE CORNERS, GEORGIA. ADDITIONALLY THE RESOLUTION FOR MR CITY MANAGER OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TO ESTABLISH MEMORANDA UP A RANDOM UNDERSTANDING AGREEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS SHIP CONCERN AND SHARED CAMERA ACCESS , AND IT COMES WITH APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER? 10 GO AHEAD. I MEAN, SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER 10. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN TURNER MAYOR. THANK YOU. UH MAYBE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN BETTER EXPLAIN THIS EITHER. THE PROJECTED TIMELINE THE PROGRAM WILL BE 100% ON BASE. I KNOW WE'RE WORKING, TOO, AND EVERYBODY'S EXCITED AND SUPPORT OF IT. BUT YOU KNOW WHEN WE PROBABLY BE 100% CLOSE TO 100% OPERABLE.
CABIN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL THE, UH THE BUILD OUT AS IT WENT LAST WEEK, AND IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. I THINK THERE'S 115 DAYS ON THE, UM CONTRACTOR THAT WAS SELECTED AND THAT TAKES TIME TO START AS A SHORT ANSWER. I WOULD SAY IT PROBABLY BE SUMMER. WE WOULD HOPE THAT IT'S ALL ONLINE PARTS OF IT WILL BE AVAILABLE SOONER, BUT WE'RE SURE HOPING THAT BY SUMMER IT'LL BE 100% OKAY. YEAH THAT'S GOOD. EVERYBODY ON THE COUNCIL. I'M SURE HE'S EXCITED ABOUT IT. I JUST WANT TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW UH ROUGH TIMELINE WHEN WE COULD BE LOOKING TO HAVE IT ONLINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER 10, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM NUMBER 11 COUNCIL CONSIDER RESOLUTION CASTING THE CITY OF BEAUMONT VOTES, WHICH IS FORMED 87 VOTES TO LEARN WILLIAMS MASON FOR ELECTION TO THE JEFFERSON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR THE 2023 2024 TERM OF OFFICE, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADAM NUMBER 11? IMPROVE. THEIR MOTION IN A SECOND. THE MOTION WAS COUNCILMAN DURIO, THE SECOND IS COUNCILMAN SAMUEL. SO THERE IS A
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MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ATOM NUMBER 11. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER 11, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH , OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING? BOTTOM NUMBER 12, PLEASE. COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE THAT DESIGNATING A GEOGRAPHIC AREA WITHIN THE CITY AS A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONE, CREATING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ZONE AND APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ESTABLISHED IN A TAX INCREMENT FUND TERRORIST FUND FOR THE ZONE CONTAINING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE GRADES OF THE ZONE. AND PROVIDING FOR A DATE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE ZONE, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 12? TO APPROVE. SECOND THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM NUMBER, 12. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION QUESTION? COUNCILMAN TURNER THEN COUNCILMAN GETS. MR WILLIAMS? UH NOTICE, A CITIZEN SAID EARLIER. IT WOULD BE A TAX INCREASE. CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN TO THE COMMUNITY? HOW DOES DETERRENTS WORK AND WILL IT RAISE TAXES ON INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS, UH, TURNS AS A BOUNDARY ZONE IN WHICH THE INCREASED VALUES INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES. ATTACKS ON INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES ARE DESIGNATED FOR FUN TO BE USED ON INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY. IT IS NOT A NEW TAX ON CITIZENS IS TAKEN. WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY PAYING. IF THE PRAISE ADDICTION DISTRICT INCREASES YOUR VALUE. A PORTION OF THAT TEXAN AIDED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THAT INCREASED GOES TOWARD THAT TRES FUND. SO IT'S NOT A NEW TAX . IT'S JUST A WAY OF REALLOCATING, UH, FUTURE TAXES OR OUR EXISTING TAXES. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. UH, MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS MARY. MY SECOND QUESTION IS I'VE SEEN MAYBE MR JUNE CAN ANSWER THIS. I'VE SEEN IT WOULD BE TWO ADDITIONAL POINT POSSIBLE APPOINTMENTS OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL , AND THAT WAS THE JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE D D C D D SIX.ARE THOSE MEMBERS ALREADY SELECTED IT AS SOMETHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN AFTER WE GET EVERYTHING OFF THE GROUND? YEAH AFTER CITY COUNCILS POTENTIAL AFFIRMATIVE VOTE TODAY , UH, CITY STAFF, INCLUDING CITY MANAGER AND WE WILL LIKELY BE ASKING SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, UM SET UP A MEETING WITH THE COUNTY AND DD SIX AS WELL AS THE PORTS, SO THEY'RE NOT PARTICIPANTS AS OF TODAY. UH BUT THE NEXT STEP IS FOR US TO MEET WITH THEM TO ASK FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. COUNCILMAN GETS. MR WILLIAMS. COUPLE OF QUESTIONS , UH, THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS TOURS DISTRICT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE TAKING THE INCREASE IN VALUES. I KNOW IT'S KIND OF SPREAD OUT TO RUN ALONGSIDE MAJOR. THOROUGHFARES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF INTERSTATE IS THAT ACCURATE? UH YES. SO IN THOSE CASES, AND I KNOW I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH YOU ABOUT THIS, BUT MORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. IF YOU HAVE THE INCREASE IN VALUES AND HMM. SOME OF THESE AREAS WITHIN THE TRES. THEN THE MONEY THAT'S BEING GENERATED FROM THAT INCREASE. UH IT'S GOING TO BE A PORTION BETWEEN SOME THAT GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND AND SOME THAT GOES TO THE TERRORIST DISTRICT FOR POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES OKAY, AND WHAT KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS? WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER THIS. I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S A LIST OF PROJECTS HERE. YEAH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUPIL MOVEMENT CAN BE STREET REPAIR CAN BE US CITY FACILITIES THAT COULD BE PARKS LAND IT COULD BE BUILD AND JUST, UH IT THINKS THAT ARE SITTING USES IN THEIR EVERYDAY OPERATIONS CAN STILL BE PAID FOR. AND A TERRORIST IF IT'S A PART OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT H PARTICULARLY IMPROVEMENT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS GOING TO. SPECIFICALLY COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TOURS. AH WHICH IN THIS CASE WOULD BE THE CITY COUNCIL AND POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF OTHERS, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION. FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL PROJECT. IS THAT
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RIGHT? THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF A TOURIST. YOU DIDN'T HAVE A TOURIST BOARD THAT WILL IMPROVE THAT MAJOR PROJECTS, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT IN IN EVERY CASE OF A MAJOR PROJECT OF A TOURIST, THEY CITY COUNCIL WILL APPROVE THAT ITEM THAT PROJECT BEFORE IT'S DONE SO ULTIMATELY AUTHORITY LAST WITHIN THE CITY COUNCIL. MECHANIZE DECISION ON WHAT PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE DONE. AND THE REASON THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME PERSONALLY IS BECAUSE ONE OF THESE POTENTIAL PROJECTS LISTED IS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A PARK AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE 555 MAIN STREET BUILDING AND I KNOW THAT. IN FACT, I THINK MOST PEOPLE IN THE CITY NO. THAT I WAS OPPOSED TO THE CITY GET INVOLVED. WITH THE 555 MAIN STREET, AND THEY EVEN BAND THAT PARCEL OF PROPERTY AND I WOULD HAVE REAL CONCERNS ABOUT PUTTING SOME SORT OF A PLAZA OR SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT COST PROJECTED COST OF EIGHT OR $9 MILLION. BUT WE WOULD VOTE ON THAT SEPARATELY AT THAT EVER CAME BEFORE US. YES MATTER OF FACT THIS THAT'S AN AGENDA ITEM THAT'S COMING UP ON JANUARY. WILL YOU VOTE TO FIND LAST THAT LIST THE PROJECT SO TODAY? YOU'RE JUST IMPROVED PROVEN THE AREN'T JUST A POLICY. AND YOU WILL GO. THERE ARE STEPS YOU WILL GO THROUGH TO PUT THIS IN PLACE, INCLUDING ACCEPTING THE COUNTY D D SIX IF THEY'RE IN THERE, BUT ALSO ACCEPTING THAT LIST OF PROJECTS THAT THE TOURS IS A TOOL THAT THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HAS NEVER USED BEFORE.IT'S SOMETHING THAT AH, MANY MANY CITIES HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ENHANCE THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE, UH, THERE TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO HAVE GROWTH. IS THAT BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE AS WELL? IT'S A IT'S A GREAT TOOL THAT'S USED BY MOST CITIES, UH, AROUND THE COUNTRY OR STATE OF TEXAS FOR SHEER FOR SURE. IT'S A WAY OF PROVIDING DOLLARS REVENUE. FOR MAJOR PROJECTS WITHOUT PUTTING UNDUE BURDENS UPON TAXPAYERS UP ON CITY RESOURCES, BASICALLY, CAUSE YOU'RE JUST TAKING A PART OF THEM PROVED VALUES. THE VALUES IMPROVED AND REDIRECTING THAT TOWARD MAJOR PROJECTS THAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY DO ANYWAY AND SOME CASES SO IT'S A GREAT TOOL TO PROVIDE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR CITY. TO MAKE THE WORK IN DEVELOPING AN ORDERLY WAY WHERE YOU IDENTIFY THE PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO OUT THERE AND HELP HIM OUT DINNER FIVE BEFOREHAND, AND, UH, IT'S JUST ONE OF THE MAJOR TOOLS THAT USE BY CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS NOW. WELL THANK YOU, MR WILLIAMS. I THINK THE FAILURE OF THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATIONS TO EVER USES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DOWNTOWN IS A BIG PART OF THE REASON WHY DOWNTOWN HAS SET SAG STAGNANT, DETERIORATING FOR THE PAST MANY YEARS AND THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP REVERSE THAT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TURNER. MR MANAGER. JUST WHEN THINGS ARE NEW TO THE COMMUNITY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KIND OF STRESS WHAT EXACTLY IS AND WHAT IT DOES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN PRIOR EXPERIENCE YOU HAD WITH A TERRORIST AND ANOTHER CITY. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS NEW TO BEAUMONT FROM THE WORLD COUNCIL MEMBER GETS SAID, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT DID THE TERRORISTS DON'T ZONE DUE TO UNDEVELOPED AREA AND HOW IS IT BENEFICIAL IN YOUR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE? YEAH THEY'RE THEY'RE IT'S TERMS, WHICH IS A INCREMENT REINVESTMENTS ON DOWN. THERE ARE SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICTS A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TUESDAY. CITIES USE IN MY IN MY EXPERIENCE OF BEAUMONT. WE HAVE SPECIAL UTILITY DISHES. WHAT'S ALSO UH, WAS ABLE TO TAKE DOLLARS AND THEN PREP FOOTBALL PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WE HAD A MAJOR. WHAT WE CALLED OVER THAT ARE CABELA'S TOURISTS. WHAT WE TOOK A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND ENDED UP DEVELOPING IT INTO MORE TIME. MILLION DOLLAR PIECE OF REVENUE PRODUCING PROPERTY, LARGEST, UH SALES TAX PRODUCING PROPERTY IN THE CITY THAT SOMEHOW THE CABELA'S STORE THE FEW FAMILIAR WITH THAT DOOR OUTFITTERS TO HOTELS, RESTAURANTS. SO ANOTHER BUILDING, SO IT WAS A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT WE DID. WE TOOK 56% OF THAT PROJECT AND REDIRECTED IT BACK TO THE TOURS TO 2 FT FOR THE REDUCTION OF TESTS. WE BUILD ROADS THERE. WE BUILT WATER TOWERS AS A PART OF THE PROJECT. WE BUILT AN OVERPASS ABOUT 35 AS A PART OF THAT PROJECT, SO YOU GET SOME MAJOR DOLLARS TO DO SOME MAJOR
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THINGS IN YOUR CITY THAT YOU OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.COUNSELOR GETS AND SO REALLY. THIS ALSO GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR BECAUSE OFTEN IT IS THE CASE THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IT SAYS. NOW, LOOK, IF WE'RE GOING TO COME INTO THE CITY AND BUILD THIS OR DO THIS, WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY DO SOME THINGS. WITH THE PUBLIC AREAS THAT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE, THIS GIVES US A PART OF MONEY TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN. IS THAT RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY YOU'RE CORRECT.
COUNCIL MEMBER GETS YOU KNOW YOU GET INVESTORS OR YOU GET PEOPLE WANT TO COME INVEST IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND THEY NEED INCENTIVES OR THEY'RE LOOKING FOR INCENTIVES. SO THIS IS THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT MAKE THEIR DOLLARS GO FURTHER IF THEY CAN COME IN HERE AND DO A PROJECT AND THEIR INCENTIVES TO WHERE THEY GET REBATED ON THEIR CELL PROPERTY TAX OR SELL TAX DOLLARS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING OUT THERE. EVEN HOT TAX DOLLARS IF IT'S A HOTEL. UH IT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR THE PROJECT TO COME IN AND GET STARTED AND HAVE BEEN REMAIN SUSTAINABLE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, SO IT'S A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOO. MAYOR YOU KNOW IF I MAY ADD, DID SOME RESEARCH WHILE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, AND THE CITY OF BEAUMONT DID ONCE HAVE UTTERED FROM 1983 TO 2000. 2003 YEAR WAS A 20 YEAR TERMS. IT WAS IT WAS IN THIS THE ZONE WAS THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT THAT COVERED A FEW BLOCKS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. A LOT SMALLER THAN THIS TURD ZONE. SO THIS THIS WILL GIVE US MORE BANG FOR OUR BOOK. UM THAT TURNS THAT EXPIRED IN 2003 WAS USED FOR SOME PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. TRAFFIC SIGNALS. UH THAT TERRIBLE HISTORICAL LIBRARY RENOVATION. MM. UM. ART MUSEUM LANDSCAPING. THERE WEREN'T A WHOLE LOT OF, UH, PROJECTS DURING THAT TERM THAT THAT TURDS EXISTED, BUT BUT THERE WAS ONE HERE AT THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. COUNCILMAN GET CORRECTED. I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT. DID WE HAVE ANY NEGATIVE EFFECTS? UH I MEAN, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING PROBABLY DIDN'T NOT GENERATE A TON OF MONEY, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT FROM WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING, UH, YOU KNOW, AS BEST WE COULD SEE WHAT I SAW THOSE PROJECTS DID GET COMPLETED DURING THE TERM OF THE EVIDENCE OF THE TOURIST. GREAT THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT AND I WE DO HAVE HERE WITH US. TODAY.
SHE DROVE IN FROM HOUSTON. SHE IS THE SHE SHE'S WITH THE TOURIST CONSULTANT. UM FIRM. SO IF I DON'T KNOW IF SHE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD MISS BARNES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM YES, I AM HERE TO REPRESENT TRENT PETTY WHO I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE HEARD FROM BEFORE EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS SHARED WITH YOU TODAY IS ACCURATE. UM AND I KNOW OF THE PROJECT IN WHICH HE SPEAKS, UM, RELATED TO THE CABELA'S, AND IT HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA, SO BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SAMUEL? YES, I JUST WANTED TO AS JUNE FROM YOUR RESEARCH. HAVE YOU SEEN AREAS NOW? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD HAVE? OR SHOULD HAVE DONE? UH THAT WILL INCREASE THE ABILITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TURDS AND THOSE THINGS THAT WE DIDN'T, UH, THOSE THINGS THAT WE DID DO BUT DIDN'T DO. IN THE SAME MANNER. HAVE YOU LEARNED SOMETHING FROM FROM THAT INVESTIGATION? YEAH, BUT I DID LEARN IS BECAUSE WITH THE TURDS ON, YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STATE AND I DID SEE A COUPLE OF THOSE REPORTS THAT PROVIDING AN UPDATE OF THE VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME APPROVED, SO I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THE PROJECTS DID GET DONE. THEY WERE DONE TIMELY. UH AND THOSE REPORTS WERE VERY BENEFICIAL IN TERMS OF, UH, UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWING THAT THAT THE TURDS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WHETHER BENEFIT TO BEAUMONT DURING THAT TIME. COUNCILMAN PHIL SHAW. COULD YOU HELP ME WITH A QUESTION? UM HAD A CITIZEN CONTACT ME AND A BUSINESSMAN. AND WAS
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DISCOURAGING ME FROM SUPPORTING THE TOURS. SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT THE BEST TOOL. BECAUSE ALL YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE MOVING VALUE FROM ONE PART OF THE CITY TO ANOTHER. NOW THIS IS THE FIRST TOURIST I'VE EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN, SO I'M SOMEWHAT IGNORANT TO THIS QUESTION. BUT SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER IT. HOW DO YOU HOW WOULD I ANSWER THAT QUESTION? SO HE IS SUGGESTING THAT YOU'RE MOVING VALUE FROM ONE PART OF THE CITY TO THE OTHER OTHER SO YOU KNOW, 11 KEY THING TO CONSIDER IS WOULD YOU RECEIVE THE INCREASE IN VALUE, WHICH GENERATES THE INCREASED TAX REVENUE THAT MR WILLIAMS SPOKE OF TO DO THE PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? BUT FOR INCENTIVIZING SOMEONE TO COME IN AND DEVELOP A REVITALIZED THAT AREA, AND SO THAT'S THE KEY. UM IS YOU'RE TAKING PROPERTY THAT HAS A MUCH SMALLER VALUE AND INCREASING ITS VALUE. AND THEN YOU'RE CARVING OFF OF THAT. A PORTION OF THE REVENUES THAT ARE GENERATED FROM THAT INCREASED VALUE TO THEN MAKE THE NECESSARY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU NEED TO DO, WHICH DOES. KEEP THE TAX BURDEN OFF OF YOUR CITIZENS, SO ESSENTIALLY, IT'S DEVELOPMENT PAYING FOR ITSELF. SO I'VE JUST ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. COUNCILMAN BILL SHOT IT'S NOT A TRANSFER VALUE FROM ONE PARTICULAR AREA TO ANOTHER. WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS ESSENTIALLY INCREASING THE VALUE OF AND OTHERWISE UNDERVALUED AREA AND SO, WHEREAS AN AREA THAT'S ALREADY BEEN TOLD ARE ESSENTIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ALREADY HAS A LOT OF BUSINESS HOMES, RESTAURANTS SO FORTH THE AREAS THAT I'VE IDENTIFIED FOR THE TOURS. DO NOT, AND SO IN ORDER TO INCENTIVIZE SOMEONE TO BUILD THERE, YOU GIVE THEM INCENTIVES TO BUILD THEIR WHICH IN TURN INCREASES THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY, WHICH HAS NO EFFECT ON THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.AND I'M JUST USING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE AS AN EXISTING CHARITY, BUT IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE VALUE OF THAT THAT PARTICULAR BUSINESS BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO BUILD THEIR WHO ALREADY HAVE BUSINESSES THEY'RE ESTABLISHED WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. MEANWHILE NEW BUSINESSES OR, UM, POTENTIAL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT THERE EXISTED AND LOOKING TO BUILD OR POTENTIALLY WHO WOULD NOT HAVE CONSIDERED THAT AREA BEFORE WILL CONSIDER THAT AREA BASED ON THE TAX INCENTIVE THEY RECEIVE IN TERMS OF THE INCREASED TAX VALUES. THERE'S NOT AN INCREASE IN TAXES. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS AS SHE MENTIONED TAKING THE MONEY FROM THAT INCREASE IN PULLING IT BACK FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, SO IT'S A REALLY IF YOU WANT TO THINK OF IT THAT WAY. IT'S A TRADE. SO THEN IT'S THAT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, THEN SO IN GENERAL CHANGES UNCOMFORTABLE, AND SO WHAT PEOPLE SEE IS THAT IF YOU OFFER AN INDIVIDUAL AND OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SOMEWHERE ELSE, IT'S GOING TO HURT MY BUSINESS, AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE COMPETITIVE OR CAPITALISM AND ITSELF IS COMPETITIVE. AND SO, UM, OPENING UP OR ENCOURAGING NEW BUSINESSES IN BEAUMONT WILL OFFSET OTHER BUSINESSES, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT THEIR PROPERTY VALUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN UH, TURNER THAN COUNCILMAN GETS, UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST WANT TO COMPLIMENT COUNSEL AND STAFF AGAIN, LOOKING INTO DOING DIFFERENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO INCENTIVIZE THE GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. SECONDLY I DO WANT TO REALLY COMPLEMENT STAFF BECAUSE ORIGINALLY, WHEN WE FIRST TALKED, STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT, I REMEMBER MR BOONE WE TALKED ABOUT IN YOUR OFFICE. WE WERE FOCUSED ON DOWNTOWN AND WE ACTUALLY TOOK A BIGGER ADVANTAGE AND THOUGHT MORE PROGRESSIVE AND LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE TO LOOK AT OTHER AREAS THAT WE REALLY DESPERATELY NEEDED. DEVELOP MAN OFF OF JUST LIKE THE I 10 AREA THAT'S UNDEVELOPED COMING INTO BEAUMONT. SO MAYBE WE COULD LEND SOME OF THESE BIG COMPANIES LIKE A BOOKIES OR KABILA'S OR THINGS OF THAT MAGNITUDE WITH SOME INCENTIVES, SO YOU KNOW THAT'S MY HOPES AND MY VISION TO GO BIG AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL NOT ONLY FOCUSING ON ONE PART, BUT ACTUALLY BEING STRATEGIC ENOUGH TO CAPTURE MULTIPLE AREAS THAT WE LIKE TO SEE DEVELOPED IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT, YOU KNOW TO THINK PROACTIVELY IN THE FUTURE.
COUNCILMAN GETS. I JUST WANT TO ADD ON TO WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS SAYING. SO LIKE YOU KNOW IF WE DO THIS, AND WE INCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES TO COME DOWNTOWN, YOU KNOW, STARBUCKS IS LOCATED, YOU KNOW, LONG DALLIN AND IN COLLEGE AND YOU KNOW, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE NECESSARILY GOING TO COME DOWNTOWN. HOWEVER IF YOU INCENTIVIZE A COFFEE SHOP OR POSSIBLY EVEN STARBUCKS TO COME DOWNTOWN WITH BEAST TOPS OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE, THEN YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A COFFEE SHOP DOWNTOWN. SO UH, OUR BOUTIQUE OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT UM, MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW. SO TO YOUR POINT, YEAH. YEAH THERE MIGHT BE COMPETITION. BUT YOU KNOW THAT COMPETITION LOCATES DOWNTOWN. SO WHAT? THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD
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THING. AND I JUST I WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF AS WELL. BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS NEW FOR RELATIVELY NEW IN THE LAST 20 YEARS AND NOT DEALT WITH FOR 40 YEARS AND WITH THE WITH PROVIDING US THE INFORMATION AND THE RESIDENTS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ASSISTANCE, THE ONE BIG TAKEAWAY I BECAUSE IT CAN SEEM COMPLICATED, BUT WE HAVE INCREDIBLE FLEXIBILITY ON ALL OF THIS AND WHICH I THINK I WILL NOT IN ANY WAY DIMINISH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO FOR THAT POINT. WE'RE ALSO NOT ALWAYS JUST COMPETING IN BEAUMONT. WE'RE COMPETING WITH OTHER CITIES, AND THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO COMPETE WITH OTHER CITIES IN A WAY THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO. WHICH COULD VERY WELL BE A GAME CHANGER. SO I JUST I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CITY STAFF. HARDWORKING COMMITMENT IS AS WELL AS YOUR ASSISTANCE AS WELL. AND YOUR TEAMS. SO THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER 12, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED ALL RIGHT. AT THE CLOSE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER MATTERS RIGHT IT RELATED TO CONTEMPLATING OR PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FAR 51.071 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. DODD VERSUS CITY OF BEAUMONT CALLS NUMBER 2 3 CC C V 0556. AND IN REFERENCE. TO SOME FILM COMPANY FORMING FOAMS PROJECTS IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO GET THAT CORRECT, PRONOUNCE THE ATION AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO INVITE OUR CITY OF ALL RIGHT, RAY ACCURACY FILM FOAMING AT FILM FORMING BOUNDS PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. MDL NUMBER TWO. 18 M INTO 873 RGM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER[COUNCIL COMMENTS]
COMMENTS. AND I WILL START WITH COUNCILMAN DURIO. THE FAST ONE ON ME, THE AMERICAN, YOU'LL START FROM THE OTHER SIDE. UM THANK YOU, MARY MANAGER. I REALLY, UH, GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT DOGS AND ABOUT RESPONSE OF OUR ANIMAL. UH, CONTROL. SO WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT AND LOOK INSIDE AT LEAST LAW AS TO LOOK INTO THE ORDINANCE AND ACTUALLY, ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE GOT QUITE A MR KELLY AND ALSO OVER THERE, OR GAIN STREET WHERE THEY CALL AND WHEN THEY GET THERE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE PUT THE DOGS UP, BUT THE DOGS KEEP GETTING OUT. SO THAT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE TO DO AND THEY KEEP SAYING, UH, LIKE, MR KELLY SAID ABOUT HAD A DOG ATTACK. I SPROUT PART BECAUSE DOGS WERE LOOSE. AND SO WE NEED TO. WE NEED TO LOOKING AT BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL LOOK INTO THAT.YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP OUR CITIZENS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT GOOD. BE UP HERE BECAUSE SOME CITIZEN PUT OUT THE GUN AND START SHOOTING DOGS AND MAYBE INNOCENT BYSTANDER GETS SHOT. SO WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN DURIO COUNCILMAN GET THANK YOU, MAYOR. LAST MONTH, GARTH HOUSE HAD THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER. IT'S UH, CALLED PLE AND, UH, WHAT THEY DO, THERE IS THEY HAVE A SOLID AUCTION AND A LIVE AUCTION, AND THEY INVITE CITIZENS TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THOSE ITEMS, ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT THEY AUCTIONED OFF THIS PAST NOVEMBER WAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO BID ON AN HOUR OF COUNSELING. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT GARTH HOUSE IS, IT'S A PLACE WHERE CHILDREN THAT ARE ABUSED OR EXPLOITED, UH , SEXUALLY, OR, UH, PHYSICALLY, THEY CAN COME AND TELL THEIR STORY. YEAH AND IT'S IN A SAFE, SECURE PLACE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS SAD THAT WE NEED, BUT IT IS NEEDED. AND UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS GIVES CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THEIR STORY.
JUST ONE TIME THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPEATED OVER AND OVER. WHEN THEY GO TO COURT. THEY AH DON'T HAVE TO ENDURE THAN INTERROGATION OF ATTORNEYS IN THE COURTROOM SETTING. SO UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY WIFE, ALLISON WAS PASSIONATELY INVOLVED WITH. AND THEY DECIDED TO IN HER HONOR AND MEMORY. DEDICATE ONE OF THE AUCTION ITEMS IN HER MEMORY, SO THAT
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PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO, UH AN HOUR OF COUNSELING IS $100. SO IF YOU WANTED, FOR INSTANCE, TO DONATE FIVE HOURS OF COUNSELING AND BE $500, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY I LEARNED LAST WEEK THAT UH, THROUGH THROUGH THIS GUARDHOUSE WAS ABLE TO RAISE A RECORD AMOUNT OF $36,500 THAT, UH, EVEN FROM ABOVE AND SHE'S NOT HERE WITH US. PHYSICALLY ALLISON IS STILL HELPING AND DOING AMAZING THINGS. AH THAT I CONSIDER TO BE OUTSTANDING. SO KUDOS TO THE GUARDHOUSE FOR RAISING THAT MONEY, AND, UH, FOR THOSE CITIZENS THAT PARTICIPATED IN CONTRIBUTING THAT. SO, MR WILLIAMS AGAIN HAPPY BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY. COUNSELOR THANK YOU FOR COUNSELING GUESTS.COUNCILMAN TURNER. MR WILLIAM'S JUST TURNED 31, MAN. NO GOOD. FEELS GOOD, HUH? BUT TO CITY STAFF WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK. I KNOW WE DON'T CONTROL PRIVATE PROPERTY LIKE THE SALVATION ARMY . BUT IF WE COULD RENDER MAYBE SOME PORK FACILITIES AND STRIKE A FOOTBALL FIELD FOR SOME OF THOSE KIDS, THE UTILIZE. I KNOW WE DID IT IN THE PAST, SAID IMPORT AND I KNOW THAT HAPPENED THAT SPROUT PARK BUT WE CURRENTLY DOING THE TURKISH PROBLEM WORK SO CAN WE JUST LOOK AT SOME OTHER OPTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THAT? I KNOW YOU SPORTS, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA GET A LOT OF KIDS THAT USUALLY GET IN TROUBLE THAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE THAT. IN ANOTHER OUTLET AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO KEEP KIDS OR SOMETHING POSITIVE VERSUS ALL THE NEGATIVE OUTCOMES THEY CAN GET INVOLVED IN. I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT. SO IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT ANY KIND OF WAY TO ASSIST SOME OF THESE, YOU PROGRAMS I SUPPORT THAT 100% THE SECOND THING IS, CAN I GET AN UPDATE ON THE CITY OF BEAUMONT LITTLE DRIBBLE OF LEAGUE? UH JUST GET UPDATE ON HIGH. EVERYTHING IS GOING AT THE SIGN UPS ARE GOING GOOD. WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE IT? AND LASTLY, I KIND OF WANT TO SHOUT OUT AND SAID, I WAS ABLE TO LIKE THE TREE FOR THE ART MUSEUM OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. IT WAS A GOOD EVENT. ME AND SANTA CLAUS TREAT AGAIN TO THE KIDS REALLY ENJOYED IT. AND GENUINELY, THEY PUT ON A REAL NICE EVENT. THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND MY WIFE. HE WAS REAL FUN AT THE CIVIC CENTER. EVERYTHING WAS DECORATED WILL AND IT'S PROFESSIONAL AS ALWAYS.
AND LASTLY, BEAUMONT, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR OWN. THAT'LL BE HAVING A FIGHT ON A BIG STAGE.
JUST FRIDAY. UH ANDRE AUGUST HE'LL BE BALLON JAKE PAUL IN A BOXING MATCH SO WE CAN SUPPORT HIM ANYWAY. WE COULD LET'S JUST LET HIM KNOW THAT BEAUMONT IS BEHIND HIM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. TURNER COUNCILMAN FELL. SHAW DON'T COME COUNCILMAN SAMUEL YES. UM AS WE MOVE INTO THIS, UH THIS SEASON, IT'S A SEASON TO BE GRATEFUL TO BE THANKFUL. UH IT'S ALSO A TIME THAT WE CAN PREPARE FOR THAT WHICH IS TO COME. WE'RE PREPARING FOR A NEW YEAR. UH, I WOULD JUST MAKE THIS EXPRESSION. UM MR MANAGER. I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE SINCE YOU'VE COME IN. I'VE SEEN A DIFFERENCE IN MANY AREAS IN WE'RE DOING GREAT THINGS. BEAUMONT IS NOT JUST STANDING STILL, UH, WELL IMPROVING AND PUBLIC SAFETY HAVE SEEN THE IMPROVEMENTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH TURDS. UH TODAY APPROVAL THAT, UH, WE'VE SEEN, UH A TREMENDOUS, UH, PROGRESS IN PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR STREETS AND SANITATION FLOOD. UH DRAIN DEVELOPMENT. AH AND WE'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS, UH, IMPROVEMENT IN PERSONNEL. STAFF IS WORKING TOGETHER, UH, DOING THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE BEAUMONT PLACE THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD TO CALL HOME. UH WE'RE MAKING US WE'RE WE'RE DOING SOME THINGS NOW. TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE BEAUMONT A SAFER PLACE. SO UH, JUST HANDED THOUGHT AS WE, UH, STARTED THIS MEETING TODAY. UH, IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT WE HEAR GOING ON AROUND US HOW BAD THINGS ARE, UH, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UH, ACROSS THE STATE, AND EVEN HERE IN BEAUMONT, UH, WE'VE MADE SOME TREMENDOUS STRIDES AND WE ARE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE HAVE A COUNCIL THAT'S WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A COMMON GOAL. AND UH, I THINK IT'S SHOWING. SO I'M JUST GRATEFUL. AH THAT WE ARE STILL DOING THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE ASKED US AND THEY PUT US IN THIS PLACE TO DO SO I SAY THANK YOU.
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RIGHT? MADAM ATTORNEY JUST BRIEFLY IN REGARDS TO COUNCILMAN GETS HIS QUESTION EARLIER, LITTLE BIT RESEARCH WHILE WE WERE IN THE MEETING, UM, THAT PROPERTY 2055 SOUTH STREET WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 20TH AS A REQUEST FOR A REASON FROM RESIDENTIAL TO INDUSTRIAL AND THAT WAS DENIED BY THE COMMISSION. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED THAT THERE WAS A FENCE ON THE PROPERTY. BUT THE COMMISSION DID NOT. THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION BOARD DID NOT REVIEW REQUEST FOR OFFENSE. UM IN MY PRE PREVIOUS STATEMENT THAT DID GO TO COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 5TH IN WHICH COUNCIL DENIED OR APPEAL THE DECISION TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR REZONING. UM IT IS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT HISTORIC DISTRICT DOES REQUIRE A PERMIT FOR OFFENSE. UM THE PROPERTY OWNER DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A PERMIT FOR THAT FENCE. UM SO STAFF WILL BE FOLLOWING IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR CITY MANAGER. OKAY THEY PAY THEIR SURPRISED ME. I'D LIKE TO THANK JUNIOR. LET'S FACE WORK ON THE TOURS, AND HE LED THE WAY ON THAT PROJECT AND DID A LOT OF HARD WORK AND FOOTWORK. SO THANK YOU JUNE FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COUNCIL FOR BEING RECEPTIVE TO THE THOUGHT OF DOING SUCH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TUBES. SO UH, I THINK IT SPEAKS WELL OF YOU SPEAKS WELL OF BEAUMONT FOR THE DIRECTION THAT IT'S HEADED IN FOR SURE. AH! THE DROUGHT AND YOU HAVE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU. WE STILL HAVE A DROUGHT. THERE'S NO LONGER EXCEPTIONAL.WE'RE STILL IN AN EXTREME DROUGHT. BUT OUR SITUATION IS BETTER. BUT WE GAVE YOU THE FORM THAT WE USE THE GAP. AND UH, I'D LIKE TO JUST THANK EVERYONE FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES. I FELT REALLY WELCOMED HERE IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FROM FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT FROM STAFF STUFF JUST REALLY SURPRISED ME AND WHEN YOU GET A CERTAIN AGE, YOU DON'T WANT TO COUNT EVERY YEAR TO PUT IT MILDLY. BUT IT WAS A FANTASTIC DAY, AND I ONLY HAVE GOOD THOUGHTS FOR THIS CITY AND FOR WHAT WAS DONE AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE. UH APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I CERTAINLY THINK TODAY WAS A WIN FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WITH THE TOURS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE BEFORE US. ALSO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT THE PUBLIC MAKES IT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND THEY ARE THEY ARE HEARD AND ALSO WANT TO GIVE. THANKS I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING INVITED TO A MAYOR'S CONFERENCE THAT AH! IN CAMBRIDGE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY THIS PAST WEEK WITH AT THE JFK INSTITUTE OF POLITICS. AND THE U. S CONFERENCE OF MAYORS, AND IT WAS A GRACIOUSLY PAID FOR BY THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES. SO THERE WAS NO COST TO THE CITY OR THE MILLION THAT AND IT WAS QUITE AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. AND UH, I'LL CERTAINLY BE, UH, SHARING MORE OF THAT AS TIME
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