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TODAY DATE IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH 2023, TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR RICK IVY SENIOR PASTOR WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH. EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE. AND IF SHE IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY AND GRACIOUS GOD, AS WE DRAW CLOSE TO THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE ARE EVER GRATEFUL.
THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN OUR LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED THE BEAUMONT AREA AND WE PRAY AND ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO LEAD AND GUIDE US.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS COUNCIL CONTINUE TO HAVE YOUR HAND UPON THEIR SHOULDERS, HELP THEM TO KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR YOUR PEOPLE. AND ALL THESE THINGS WE PRAY AND ASK IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY GHOST. AMEN. PLEASURE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FANS NATION UNDER GOD, THIS IS ALL FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HMM. MAY I HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR WEST PRESIDENT TIM TURNER, DORIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS COUNCIL MEMBER FAILS SHAW SAMUEL AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THANK YOU
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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. YOU MAY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR OR ANY OTHER TOPIC. PLEASE KNOW THAT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OR MYSELF CANNOT RESPOND TO YOU. BUT CITY STAFF WILL FOLLOW. UP WITH YOU AND RECOGNIZE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNED RAISED TODAY. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE SAY YOUR ADDRESS YOUR CITY AND STATE WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM AND THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. LAUREN MONETS. GOOD AFTERNOON. HERE ARE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER. 19TH IF YOU MISSED THE STATE OF THE CITY LAST WEEK, THE RECORDING IS NOW LIVE ON OUR FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE PAGES. WE HOPE AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE TUNING INTO THESE IMPORTANT CITY UPDATES AND THE LONG UNVEILING OF THE DOWN A LONG AWAITED UNVEILING OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN. WE ALSO UNVEILED A NEW WEBSITE BEAUMONT VISION, 2035 .COM. WHICH IS WHERE WE'LL BE PROVIDING UPDATES ON THESE EXCITING PROJECTS THAT ARE PART OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN. WE ALSO WANT YOUR INPUT. YOU CAN SUBMIT IDEAS OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE AND TAKE OUR PLEDGE TO SAY YOU'RE A BELIEVER. CITIES FREE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING PROGRAM IS BACK. DROP YOUR TREES OFF AT ROGERS OR MAGNOLIA PARK FROM DECEMBER 26TH OF JANUARY 13TH. AND THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT WILL DISPOSE OF THEM FOR YOU. THE PARK'S DASHBOARD HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED FOR DECEMBER THIS MONTH, THE CHARLTON POLLARD PLAYGROUND WAS FINISHED. THE SHELTER WAS COMPLETED AT SPROUT PARK AND WE WERE SERVED. WE RECEIVED THE TURF TANK STRIPING SYSTEM AND STAFF PLANTED A NUMBER OF EDIBLE FRUIT TREES AND PARKS AROUND THE CITY AS AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO COMBAT FOOD DESERTS. YOU CAN VIEW ALL OF THIS ON OUR CITY WEBSITE ON THE PARKS DEPARTMENT PAGE. THE CITY WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 25TH FOR CHRISTMAS AND 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, CHERYL PAGE. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M CHERYL PAGE. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT COAL ENFORCEMENT. I RECEIVED NOTICE OF WAS REGISTERED. LATER ON SATURDAY.THE. THE EIGHTH. I PICKED IT UP ON THE 10TH. THE LETTER WAS DATED NOVEMBER 3RD. THE POSTMARK ON THE LETTER WAS NOVEMBER 8TH. SO I CALLED CODE ENFORCEMENT. I COULDN'T GET ANYONE ON THE PHONE, SO I CAME DOWN. I WANTED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE LETTER. THERE WAS AN ISSUE OF A DOWN TREE ON MY PROPERTY IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. AT 1481. MAGNOLIA I'M SORRY. MY ADDRESS IS 1410, FLORIDA THE STEP PART. UM I WENT OVER TO SEE I DIDN'T SEE A DOWN TREE SO I WENT TO THE OFFICE.
THE YOUNG LADY THAT I SPOKE TO ON THE PHONE TOLD ME THAT ONLY I CAN ONLY SPEAK WITH INSPECTOR SO SHE WASN'T IN UNTIL FOUR O'CLOCK. IT WAS THREE O'CLOCK AT THAT TIME, SO I WENT HOME. I
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CALLED LEFT HER A MESSAGE AND THEN GET A RETURN CALL, BUT I WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY. AND SHE CAME OUT. I SHOWED HER THE PICTURES OF MY PROPERTY, AND THERE WAS NO DOWN STREET THERE AND SHE WAS IN AGREEMENT THAT THAT TREE DIDN'T WHATEVER TREE THEY WERE REFERRING TO. WAS IT ON MY PROPERTY? AND I SENT HER AN EMAIL WITH THE PICTURES LATER ON IN THE DAY LATER ON, SHE SENT ME A LETTER SAYING HER SUPERVISOR YES, BUT THIS ADJACENT TO YOUR PROPERTY. SO I HAVE THE PICTURES, BUT I RECEIVED YESTERDAY A SUMMONS FOR COURT. FOR ME AND MY HUSBAND, SAYING THAT IF WE DON'T COME TO COURT WERE SUBJECT TO ARREST NOW THIS TREE IS NOT ON MY PROPERTY.IT'S NOT ADJACENT TO MY PROPERTY. EVEN ON THE PICTURE THAT THEY SENT TO ME. THERE'S A DIFFERENT ADDRESS, BUT I HAVE TO COME TO COURT ON JANUARY 4TH. I'LL BE SUBJECT TO A WARRANT BEING ISSUED FOR MY ARREST. SO WHAT I LIKE TO DO BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO DEAL WITH IT IN THIS SETTING, BUT WHOEVER WOULD BE WITH CALL ME AND TALK TO ME ABOUT IT, SO I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO COURT. BUT I WILL GO. AND TAKE MY TIME TO DO IT. ME AND MY HUSBAND. EVEN THOUGH I THINK IT'S NOT NECESSARY, AND I HAVE MY PROOF HERE, SO IF THERE'S SOMEONE HERE, THE COUNCILMAN FOR THAT AREA, 1481 MAGNOLIA OR MY COUNCILMAN. BUT 05. MR DURIO, I WANT SOMEONE TO TALK TO ME BECAUSE I THINK I THINK THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB INCLUDE ENFORCEMENT, BUT YOU CAN'T USE THIS A HAMMER. AND EVEN IF I HAD GOTTEN IN NOVEMBER FOR ME TO HAVE TO COME TO COURT AND THE THREAT OF ARREST IN JANUARY, THE PROCESS IS FLAWED. AND IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ADVERSARIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS. BECAUSE I PAY MY TAXES ON TIME.
I OWN SEVERAL PROPERTIES. ALL OF THEM ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. AND I SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS WITHOUT THREAT OF JAIL, GOING TO COURT. AND WHEN I GO TO THE CITY TO TALK TO SOMEONE, SOMEONE SHOULD COME OUT AND TALK TO ME. SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE THAT CAN TALK TO ME AFTER THE MEETING. OR IF YOU CAN JUST MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE CONTEXT ME PRIOR. TO JANUARY. 4TH I WOULD APPRECIATE IN CONTACT THIS WEEK. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR PAGE. I'LL CONTACT YOU. MY OFFICE WILL CONTACT YOU PRIOR TO JUNE REPORT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT. THANK YOU. CARRIE LEVEL. MY NAME IS CARRIE LEVEL AND THE ADMINISTRATOR AT THE HOUSE CENTER H O W CENTER, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAN JEANS COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. HE WANTED TO SPARE US OFF BEING EXPOSED TO THE STOMACH FLU, WHICH I APPRECIATE MYSELF. UM FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE JUST WANTED TO EXTEND, UM, OUR GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. WE'VE GOTTEN BOTH FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND FROM CITY COUNCIL. UM AND JUST SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. I BROUGHT THE NEWSLETTER. I KNOW IT'S LENGTHY. UM, BUT THIS YEAR WAS GREAT FOR US. WE'VE HAD 19 MEN. THEY COMPLETED OUR PROGRAM, UM, AND MOVED ON INTO SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING. UM THESE ARE GUYS THAT HAVE COME FROM STRAIGHT UP IT INCARCERATION OR OFF THE STREETS OR OUT OF DRUG ADDICTION, UM, THAT ARE NOW PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
UM AND THAT'S OUR MISSION. SO THIS WAS LAST MINUTE FOR ME. MOSTLY I KNOW THAT DAN JUST AND EVERYBODY ALL THE GUYS AT THE HOUSE CENTER WHEN I DID JUST EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE UNTIL Y'ALL THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU. CHARLIE CRAB.
YEAH GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR COUNCIL CHARLIE CRAB. I LIVE AT 920 D STRIVE HERE IN BEAUMONT.
IT'S NICE TO BE HERE TODAY, AND I GUESS THIS IS CLOSE OUT DATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS IN A YEAR AND I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR AND, UH, HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS IN THE IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR IN BEAUMONT AND I'VE BEEN ENJOYED COMING DOWN AND INVESTING WITH YOU ALL PERIODIC, PERIODICALLY WEEKLY OR BI. AND BY WEEK BI MONTHLY OR SOMETHING, ANYWAY. UH FOURTH STREET IS THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S HALF FINISHED. YOU KNOW, I WAS HOPING THEY'D BE FINISHED FOR CHRISTMAS. BUT WHO KNOWS? IT'S A IT'S REALLY SMOOTH OR DRIVE ON HALF OF IT. AND THAT ASPHALT DOES A GOOD JOB, MR WILLIAMS. LET'S UH, KEEP RUNNING THE STREET. YEAH WITH ASPHALT.
AND UH, I GUESS I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AND HOPE EVERYBODY IS WELL FOR THE
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HOLIDAYS. TAKE CARE. THANK YOU, SIR. RECORD, JASON. HMM FOR STALKING AND MAKE SURE THEY DID THIS. I'M READY. HI I AM CIVIL RIGHTS COMMUNITY ACTIVIST RICKI, JASON AND I AM THE A PROTEGE OF THE LATE DICK GREGORY. MY CONDOLENCES. GO TO OUR MR MIKE GETS FROM THE LOSS OF HIS WIFE.SHE WAS A TRAILBLAZER. GREAT LADY. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON RALPH EVANS. HE'S BEEN COMING IN THE BEAUMONT AND ROBIN, THE COMMUNITY BLIND.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA HAVE A CHRISTMAS BECAUSE OF RALPH EVANS. ROB EVANS ILLS QUANELL X.
MARY WILKE 17,000 HOW ROBERTS 3500 JACKET. TUCSON 3000 HILL, THE SPRATLY 16,000 LESLIE BRADLEY 3500 OR SHEEN, SMALLWOOD 15,000 LARI MORE 8500. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH OF QUANELL X. RALPH EVANS COMING IN HERE, ROB IN THIS COMMUNITY. I WAS WORKING WITH THE LATE MR RIO AND I HAD BROUGHT SOME OF THE VICTIMS IN. I FOUND THAT VICTIMS OF QUANELL X IN 2016 AND ME AND MR RIO HAD BROUGHT IN SOME OF THE VICTIMS AND HE WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT QUANTITY.
ALEXIS ROBIN MAYOR. I WISH WE COULD MAKE SOME KIND OF AWARENESS FOR THE PEOPLE IN BEAUMONT PUT OFF TO NOT GIVE QUANELL X. NO MONEY HE'S PLAYING LIKE HE'S AN ATTORNEY. HE'S NOT AN ATTORNEY. I MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GAVE CORNEAL EX STATE LAST DIME, AND HE RUNS OFF WITH THEIR MONEY, AND IT'S SAD. YOU KNOW, IT'S SAD FOR QUANELL X , AND HE'S KICKED OUT OF THE BLACK PANTHERS LIKE THAT'S IN YOUR BROCHURES, AND I DID RIGHT OR PRESIDENT BIDEN. THEY DID RESPOND AND PUT IT IN THE RIGHT HANDS. HE'S ON THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. SO I'M ACCENT FOR THE CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT. THE CHURCHES. THE LEADERS TO MAKE AWARENESS TO NOT GIVE COMMUNITY ACTIVIST QUANELL X. NO MINOR. HE'S A COMPULSIVE LIAR. HE'S THE DEVIL HE TEACHES HATE AND THE BOTTOM LINE. THE PEOPLE OF BEAUMONT WON'T QUANELL X IN JAIL FOR FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT BECAUSE MAYOR IS SAID TO TAKE PEOPLE MIND AND SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A THANKSGIVING.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS BECAUSE WE NEED TO PUT THEM AWAY ON HIS OUT. QUANELL HE TEACHES HATE QUANELL NEEDS TO BE IN JAIL. AND UH, THAT'S MY WORDS, AND LIKE I SAID, THAT'S THE LAST THING THAT MR RIO WAS WORKING ON. I BROUGHT SOME OF THE VICTIMS IN FOR MR RIO MORGEN AND QUINN. HE WAS VERY UPSET. THE LATE DR RICHARD LIVESEY. HE WAS VERY UPSET UNTIL THIS DAY. QUANELL IS STILL ROBBING PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE A GROUP CALLED VICTIMS OF CORNEAL X 2023 ON FACEBOOK. AND I'M JUST HOPING THAT I CAN WORK WITH ANY ONE OF Y'ALL APPEAR TO STOP THIS MAN FROM COMING IN HERE, NOT BOUGHT MY HEAT AND ROBBED OVER 500,000 PEOPLE, AND THAT'S THE STATE OF TEXAS. GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU, MR JASON. JAMES CALLIS. JAMES CALLIS, BEAUMONT, TEXAS THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OF WAS HERE LAST WEEK. FOR RED TECH HOUSES AND, UM AMERICAN TIN YOU THAT QUICKLY. I DID WANT TO WISH EVERYONE. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND, UM, HOPEFULLY, BOMB WENT CAN CONTINUE GOING FORWARD INTO 2024. LAST WEEK, COUNCILMAN TURNER AND I BELIEVE COUNSELING YOU ARE SO GAVE US A LITTLE TRACTION. WE WERE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING BEYOND THE T R O TO CONTINUE AND TO COMPLETE RED TAG HOUSES. THIS SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE REQUEST. I DID GET SOME PHOTOS THAT MR THE COUNCILMAN TURNER HAD REQUESTED. AND I'M JUST GOING TO HAND THEM TO HIM. BUT THIS IS MR MASON'S HOUSES WAS WILLIE BOSTIC. AND UH, IF YOU WOULD COMPARE THIS TO WHAT THE CITY SUBMITTED I THINK BACK IN AUGUST, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S NO MORE BROKEN WINDOWS. THE FRONT'S CLEAR ALL PECS PIPE IN HERE. NEW ELECTRICAL SERVICE UNDERWAY NOT COMPLETED. THIS. THIS, UM. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ON EUCLID GOT MANY RED TAG HOUSES. THESE ARE THREE. THIS IS MR MASON'S IN THE MIDDLE. WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT WAS A REALTOR. THESE ARE SHOWING UP SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HALF SEVENTIES LOW EIGHTIES. NOW THIS HOUSE WOULD BE THE SAME WHEN COMPLETED. SO WE'RE EITHER GOING TO DO A TR.
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OR MAYBE WE CAN GET AN EXTENSION OF SOME SORT. UM THIS IS. ENEMY IS EXCUSE ME THE WRONG ONE. NOW THIS IS JUAN AND WANDA'S ON VICTORIA'S TELL YOU THIS HOUSE ISN'T 90% COMPLETE? I DID THE PLUMBING THERE. WE UH WE HAD ONE OR TWO LITTLE GLITCHES AND, UH, THIS HOUSE IS JUST ABOUT READY.MOVING INSIDE IS WHAT'S BEEN WORKED ON THE OUTSIDE, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT NEW SIDING. THIS IS AN EMILIA'S HOUSE ON MAGNOLIA. THIS IS FOR HOMELESS WOMEN WHEN COMPLETED AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S A NICE HOUSE. IT'S ONLY BEEN THERE SINCE 1928. MY FAMILY MOVED IN IN 1934. THIS IS THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, AND THIS IS ONE THAT WE ACTUALLY COMPLETED LAST YEAR. IT WAS BUILT IN 2013 THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO TEAR IT DOWN. I BOUGHT THAT. AND I REHABBED IT. I DID HAVE TO GET A T R O. BUT I'D LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A GENTLEMAN LIVING THERE. NOW THAT HOUSE IS, UH HAS MET ALL THE CODES. SO IF YOU'LL JUST HAND IT TO ME, I CAN PASS IT DOWN FIRST. THANK YOU. MY TIME HERE. I THINK THAT'S IT. I'M GOING TO MENTION THE SCOUT ALZHEIMER'S 100,000 VERSE THREE MEETING WILL BE IN JANUARY. 27TH I'LL COME BACK ON THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT AFTER THE GALVESTON'S STORM OF 1900, THE CITY COUNCIL CHANGED THEIR FORM OF GOVERNMENT TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AND THEY HAD A LOT TO REDO. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES.
I WISH EVERYONE WELL, TAKE CARE. THANK YOU, SIR. TONI CARRIER. GOOD AFTERNOON. SHE ALREADY SAID . MY NAME IS TONY. I LIVE IN WARD FOUR, AND I JUST CAME TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SAYS YOU'VE GOT UNTIL YOU GUYS YOU HAVE. YOU ARE DOING A MARVELOUS JOB THUS FAR. I THINK THIS IS THE LAST TUESDAY OF THE YEAR. I'M NOT SURE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I COME THAT. I CAN, UM YEAH, I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I START OFF THE YEAR START IN THE YEAR COMING BECAUSE I LOVE TO COME DOWN HERE SO I CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.
I AM STILL TRYING TO FIND A BUILDING FOR MY HOMELESS FOR MY ENTITY, SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART FOR HOMELESS MEN BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS DOWN HERE THAT ARE NOT OCCUPIED, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. SO BUT I KNOW I'M GONNA FIND A WAY BECAUSE I HAVE THE ENTITY. I HAVE THE FIBER. ONE C THREES. EVERYTHING'S INTACT, BUT I WANT TO JUST TELL YOU GUYS MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND UM, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS BRING SWEETS. DRINK HONEY EVERY DAY SO I CAN STAY SWEET. SO I BROUGHT YOU GUYS SOME SWEETS, BUT I BOUGHT IT IN ONE PACK. AND IT'S ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY. MAYBE TWO, MAYBE THREE. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'LL GIVE IT TO THE CLERK AND SHE COULD JUST PASS IT TO HER. AND SHE AND THESE TWO LADIES, PLEASE, BECAUSE LADIES ROCK, THEY GOTTA HAVE SOME. YOU KNOW THEY THEY'RE GONNA ISSUE IT UP.
AMEN YOU KNOW, AND I WANT TO TELL, UH OH, GOD, I'M GONNA SAY, RANDY, BECAUSE I ALWAYS MISS HIS NAME UP. I WILL BE COMING TO YOUR CHURCH BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT. PROBABLY THIS COMING SUNDAY AND VISIT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DID HAVE A GOOD TIME. I GO VISIT MOST CHURCHES BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO PUMP PRAYER BACK IN ALL SCHOOLS. THAT'S MY MISSION. THAT'S WHAT I DO. UM THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART ALSO, AND I'M THE YOUNGEST STUDENT AT LAMAR.
SO I HAVE A, UM, A MODEL FROM CALIFORNIA BUT I PLAN TO GET ONE HERE TOO. SO THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION IN
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A SECOND FOR APPROVAL? THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. I'M SORRY, MARY. I DIDN'T GET THE MOTION IN SECOND. MIKE. THANK YOU. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE AH, ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM? NUMBER ONE, PLEASE.[REGULAR AGENDA]
THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COUNCIL CONSIDERED RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY ENTER JI FOR THE REMOVAL OF ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS LOCATED AT 555 MAIN STREET, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADAM, NUMBER ONE FOR APPROVED SECOND. THERE'S EMOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER ONE. ANY DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN GETS. MR. MANAGER UM, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NECESSARY TO GO FORWARD WITH[00:20:01]
DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING. ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU IS THAT I CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE WITH THE SITE ONCE THAT BUILDING IS DONE. MY BELIEF IS THAT IT IS GOING TO BE USED TO HELP THE DOWNTOWN HOTEL THAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT HERE.UM IS THAT CORRECT? AH GET, UM. I GUESS THEY LOCATION OF THE DOWNTOWN HOTEL HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED BY THIS COUNCIL. AH GREGG GARFIELD GROUP SUBMITTED FOR POSSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR THE LOCATION OF THE HOTEL, SO IT HASN'T BEEN DESIGNATED WHERE. LIKEWISE I GUESS THIS PROPERTY AND NOTHING'S BEEN NOT TOTALLY IDENTIFIED FOR WHAT'S GONNA GO ON IT YET, BUT I'LL YIELD TO CHRIS AND CHRIS CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON IT. YOU HAVE IT. THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH. THE SUMMARY IS GARFIELD PUBLIC, PRIVATE, UM, PARTNERS HAS ISSUED FOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS, AND SO AGAIN, AS THE MANAGER MENTIONED. WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL LOCATION ON WHERE WE THINK IT SHOULD BE AT THIS POINT. WE DO HAVE A. A DATE. FEBRUARY 13TH WERE GARFIELD IS GOING TO PRESENT THOSE FOUR OPTIONS TO THE PUBLIC AND TO TAKE INPUT. BUT AS THE MANAGER MENTIONED UM, I THINK THAT'S KIND OF THE PRIORITY IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW WHERE THE PLAZA GOES, WHETHER IT'S ON THAT SIDE OR WHETHER IT'S ADJACENT TO, BUT RIGHT NOW, THE PRIORITY IS TO TRY TO IDENTIFY WHERE A POSSIBLE HOTEL MIGHT BE LOCATED, SO IT MIGHT BE ON THIS LIGHT SIDE. IT MIGHT BE ADJACENT TO NOW YOU MENTIONED PLAZA. EXACTLY WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT THEIR WELL, YOU MAY RECALL IN THE CAPITAL PLAN, THE C I P THAT WE HAVE, UH, LOOKING FORWARD OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. UM, WHAT WE'RE CALLING A PLAZA. YOU MAY RECALL WHEN WE HAVE WHEN WE PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY. THE PLAN WAS TO PUT A GREEN SPACE PLAZA THERE WITH AMENITIES AGAIN IN THIS ADOPTED C I P. THAT IS, UM IN THAT PLAN. BUT AGAIN THAT REMAINS UNFUNDED, AND IT WOULD BE IN A FUTURE YEAR, SO THE IDEA AGAIN IS TO TRY TO IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHAT IS THE BEST LOCATION FOR A POSSIBLE HOTEL AND THEN WORK BACKWARDS FROM THAT. SO IN THE CRP IS I LOOKED AT IT. THE PLAZA THAT YOU MENTIONED HAS A BUDGET OF I BELIEVE EIGHT OR $9 MILLION. IS THAT SOUND RIGHT? I BELIEVE IT'S ESTIMATED AT 8.7, OKAY? AND THE PRIOR CITY MANAGER SAID THE DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING AND THE BUILD OUT OF ANY AMENITIES WOULD COST NO MORE THAN $5 MILLION. SO HOW DO WE GET TO $9 MILLION WELL AGAIN? THAT WAS YEARS AGO. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PLANS AND DIFFERENT SCHEMES AS WE ROLL OUT OUR DOWNTOWN PLAN, AND SO UM, THAT ESTIMATE WAS PUT IN THE IN THE C I P IN ORDER TO WORK TOWARDS THAT, BUT AGAIN, AS WE TALKED ABOUT WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC LOCATION AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A FINAL DESIGN AND SCOPE. SO ALL THAT'S SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WELL. I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT I SUPPORT THE DOWNTOWN HOTEL AND CHANGING THE CIVIC CENTER INTO A CONVENTION CENTER. I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO. I AM NOT ON BOARD WITH SPENDING SOMETHING LIKE $9 MILLION TO CREATE A PLAZA. AH YEAH, YOU KNOW, AREN'T AMPHITHEATER WE'VE HAD AMPHITHEATERS DOWN AT RIVERFRONT PARK THERE WERE NEVER USED. WE'VE GOT AN AMPHITHEATER OUT AT FORD PARK THAT'S NEVER USED. SO I DON'T BELIEVE IN AMPHITHEATER IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS WITH MOSQUITOES AND HEATING. ALL THE REST OF IT IS A PRACTICAL USE FOR THIS, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND AT THIS POINT THE NEED FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING. IT'S BEEN STRIPPED OF MANY, MUCH OF ITS VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. UM WE CAN ADVERTISE IT FORBID. WE ONLY HAD ONE BITTER THAT DIDN'T COME CLOSE TO BEING WHAT WE NEEDED TO CONSIDER TO SELL THE BUILDING TO THEM. BUT I HAVE REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT GOING FORWARD WITH THE PLAZA. COUNCILMAN DURIO. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR GETS YEAH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN ANSWER THIS HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE TO REMOVE THOSE TRANSFORMERS AND WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET STARTED ON THAT. MR FALSE, UM, MAY HAVE A MR BLACKBURN MIGHT HAVE SOME INPUT TO MR BLACKBURN WITH ENERGY. ALL BLACKBURN WOULD INTRODUCE HAS COME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE CONCERNING THE TRANSFORMERS. BUT JUST TO
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REITERATE THE TRANSFORMERS POWER THE BUILDING. AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE REMOVED AND THE LEAD WARRING COMING TO IT WILL HAVE TO BE BACKED UP INTO A VAULT IN THE SIDEWALK. SO THAT'S PART OF THE CAUSE THAT ENERGY HAS LET ALL ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. ABSOLUTELY SO AS FAR AS TIME GOES AS SOON AS THE INVOICES PAID, IT'S RELEASED TO CONSTRUCTION FROM THERE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL OUTSOURCE TO FOR THIS SPECIFIC JOB. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO PREP. IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT THREE DAYS OF ACTUAL WORK SO DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE CRANE THAT WILL NEED TO LIFT THESE VERY LARGE TRANSFORMERS OUT OF THIS VAULT. UM WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 2 2.5 WEEK TURNAROUND . ONCE THE INVOICES PAID, IT IS BEING PLACED AS A HIGH PRIORITY.I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO US, SO WE ARE MOVING IT UP AS A PRIORITY AS SOON AS THE INVOICES PAID AND RELEASED TO CONSTRUCTION. OKAY, WOULD THAT BE THE LAST THING BEFORE ACTUAL DEMOLITION CAN START ALLOWS US TO WHEN THE ISSUES NOTICE TO PROCEED ON THE DEMO PORTION OF YES. WHEN WOULD UH, DEPTH START AFTER THE DEMOLITION? ACTUALLY YOU HAVE A TIMELINE ON THAT WHEN THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO GET STARTED. IT'S GOING TO BE NO. WHEN WE GET INTRODUCED ARTIST AND THEN THEN WE CAN SET OUR TIMELINE FROM THAT POINT. I THINK THEY GOT 100. I THINK THE DEMO WAS I THINK 125 DAYS SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE FOR THE DEMO IN THE SITE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT MR BLACKBURN. IT IS CHRISTMAS FOR ENERGY WANTS TO HELP US OUT. BUT THANK YOU. YEAH. MARRIED FOR ME AGAIN, JUST FOR COUNCIL MEMBER GET NOTHING'S BEEN DECIDED ON THE LOCATION OF THE HOTEL. AT THIS POINT, THERE'S STILL TO BE DECIDED BY THIS CITY COUNCIL FOR SURE. AND GARFIELD IS COMING WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS STAFF. IT'S NOT SAYING WE WANTED AND ANY CERTAIN PLACE, SO THAT'S YET TO BE DETERMINED, AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE THAT PUBLIC CHARETTE, WHICH WAS A NEW WORD TO ME, BUT THEY WERE, THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE INPUT AS WELL. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH, OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED. CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING ABOUT HIM? NUMBER TWO. COUNCIL CONSIDERING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF 66 VEHICLES WITH ENTERPRISE FM TRUST, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR AUTUMN NUMBER TWO TO APPROVE? CHECKING. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ADAM. NUMBER TWO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER TWO. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, UH ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ADAM? NUMBER THREE, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO WATER CONTRACT TO ARANDA INDUSTRIES LLC OF HOUSTON. FOR THE COLD WOULD AREA STUMPS OR POINT REPAIRS REBID PROJECT AND THEY COMES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE? TO APPROVE. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE. ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ADAM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AH OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING A BOTTOM NUMBER FOUR. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING TO A TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND NOT MAJOR DRIVE AND NORTHWEST PARKWAY. AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR? TO APPROVE SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL FOR ADAM. NUMBER FOUR. ANY DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN TURNER CAN STAFF OR SOMEONE JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE HISTORY OF HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT RIGHT HERE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ACQUIRE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY TO ALLOW FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT NORTHWEST PARKWAY AND MAJOR DRIVE. WE'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER EXTENDED AN OFFER, BUT WE'VE GOT NO RESPONSE. AND SO WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE IT. HAVE THE TRAFFIC AND ACCIDENTS BEEN PRETTY HEAVY IN
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THAT AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF ACCIDENTS ON MAJOR AT NORTHWEST. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK TO GET THE SIGNAL IN FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT IT'S A COMPLICATED INTERSECTION BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING PROPERTIES. THERE'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ACROSS MAJOR FROM NORTHWEST PARKWAY THAT HAS A DRIVEWAY THERE. THERE'S SOME OTHER POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT NEXT TO IT. THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR. SO BY ACQUIRING THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY WHERE ABLE TO PUT MORE SQUARE INTERSECTION IN, UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE APARTMENT TO RELOCATE BASICALLY REPURPOSED TO WHERE THEY DON'T USE THAT DRIVEWAY. THEY USE THE SHARED ACCESS ON THE PART OF THE INTERSECTION, THEN IT SHOULD MAKE IT MUCH SAFER. COUNCILMAN GETS. LOOKS LIKE WHEN NORTHWEST PARKWAY WAS CONSTRUCTED, OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THERE WERE PEDESTALS CREATED THERE TO HAVE TRAFFIC LIGHTS. BUT ARE WE NOT USING THOSE OR WHAT? WHAT'S THE STORY WITH THAT? THEY WEREN'T PUTTING THE CORRECT LOCATIONS THAT DIDN'T REALLY ACCOMMODATE THAT APARTMENT EXIT. UM SO NO, WE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE THE ONES ON THE OTHER SIDE ON THE APARTMENT SIDE. THEY BE DEMOED OR WHEN WE PUT THE SIGNAL IN ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN FELL. SHAW BOARD. I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT EMINENT DOMAIN IS SOMETHING THAT WE ONLY USE WHEN IT'S IN THE BENEFIT OF ALL CITIZENS AS IN THIS CASE, AND IT'S A LAST RESORT, SO I'M ASSUMING THEN THAT THERE'S NO OTHER OPTIONS FOR THIS. NOT THAT WE'RE AWARE OF. WE'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND THEN WE INITIATED A FORMAL PROCESS AFTER THAT, AND WE HAVE COMMUNICATED FORMALLY TO THEM TWO ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH NO RESPONSE AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE AT THE STAGE WHERE I AM NOW. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CURIOUS. CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS? WHEN WE SAY PUBLIC DOMAIN SO PUBLIC NOT THINKING THAT WE'RE JUST GOING AND TAKING PEOPLE'S PROPERTY FROM WHERE THE PROPERTY IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC ROAD TO COMPLETE THE INTERSECTION, SO IT'S FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC. ALL CITIZENS WANT THE PROPERTIES OBTAINED, BUT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE CITIES TO, UM EMINENT DOMAIN PROPERTY. THAT'S NOT FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE OR SAFETY REASONS, SO WE COULDN'T TAKE PROPERTY. JUST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO USE IT FOR, UM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, IT HAS TO BE FOR VERY STRICT PURPOSES AND SO IN ORDER TO AND INITIATE IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING, THERE ARE CERTAIN STEPS THAT THE CITY HESITATE. WHICH MR BROCK KODIAK IS OUTLINED. WE HAVE TO FIRST ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY AT FAIR MARKET VALUE AND GIVE THE OWNER A CHANCE TO, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, COUNTER NEGOTIATE THAT AND WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT IT'S NECESSARY AND NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE. IN THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL BE COMPENSATED PROPERTY HAS BEEN ASSESSED ID $17,500. THAT'S BEEN OUR OFFER TO THEM TO THIS POINT, BUT THEY WILL RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN GETS IS IT PERMISSIBLE SAY WHAT HE'S ASKING FOR THE PROPERTY. THERE'S BEEN NO RESPONSE BACK.THERE'S BEEN NO COUNTER OFFER. COUNCILMAN CLARITY. BART, THIS. THIS PRICE WAS DETERMINED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM. YES, AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL. NO OTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AUTUMN NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AH, ANY OPPOSED? SORRY. I'M MARRIED. YOU HAVE TO DO A RECORD VOTE FOR THIS ITEM APOLOGIZE AT THAT WAS NOT INCLUDING YOUR SCRIPT. SO THAT'S MY FAULT. I DON'T HAVE A SCRIPT. SORRY UH, ON IT, YEAH. LET ME. TO SAY IS THAT FELL TO NOTIFY YOU PRIOR TO THE THERAPY. GOOD WELL, THANK YOU, MADAM ATTORNEY. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL PLACE WEST? YES TURNER. YES DORIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS YES. BALSHAW COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL AND COUNCIL MEMBER, NEIL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT AH. AND MR CITY MANAGER,
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WOULD YOU PLEASE, UH, LEAD US INTO THE DISCUSSION OF THEM. YES MA'AM COUNCIL TO DISCUSS FUTURE DATES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS EVERY YEAR. APPROXIMATELY THIS TIME, THERE'S A DISCUSSION. UH, COUNCIL MEETINGS. THE CITY CLERK HAS TO SET A CALENDAR FOR THE COMING YEAR. SO WE'RE HERE TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL ON WHAT SHE WOULD HOW YOU WOULD LIKE THAT TO LOOK GOING FORWARD SO SHE CAN BRING AN ITEM BACK TO YOU IN THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ABOUT YOU KNOW,[00:35:05]
THIS WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR BECAUSE HE WENT THROUGH A ELECTION BOND PROPOSITION NEGLECT IN THAT ALLOWED YOU TO HAVE LATITUDE AND SETTING MEETING DATE OVER 80% OF THE HOLDING MEMBER. UH, CITIZENRY VOTED TO GIVE YOU THAT. AUTHORITY TO DO THAT, SO TODAY.WELL WHILE WE'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK HOME, AH REGION MEETING DATES, ETCETERA. WE'D ALSO WANT TO FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON WHEN YOU LIKE TO IF YOU'D LIKE TO LOOK AT YOUR MEETING SCHEDULED TO ADJUST IT FOR SHEER, UM, OF COURSE. YOU KNOW WHEN WE HAVE SOME THANKS AS A STAFF WE LIKE TO, UH HAVE BUT WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU ON WHAT YOU WANT. I KNOW IT'S SOME DISCUSSION WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY THE 1ST AND 3RD TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH. EXCEPT I CAN JANUARY. IT WOULD. IT WOULD BE THE 2ND AND 4TH BECAUSE THE FIRST TUESDAY WE WILL NOT BE MEETING SO THAT WOULD GIVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY. BUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTS. AND WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD MEETINGS AS NEEDED. COUNCILMAN GETS WE DELETE MEETINGS AS NEEDED AS WELL. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF TIMES THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD MEETINGS BECAUSE OF A HOLIDAY, BUT, UH, THE CITY WAS ACTUALLY WORKING ON A TUESDAY. AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT IF WE START GOING TO EVERY OTHER WEEK TO HAVE MEETINGS IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE DAYS THAT WE HAVE OUR MEETINGS AND VERY, VERY LONG AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER THE COUNCIL ALSO DO. I'M JUST POINTING THAT OUT THAT IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE MEETINGS VERY, VERY LONG IF YOU ARE DOUBLING UP. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN FELLOWSHIP. AW, ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS THINKING ABOUT IS THAT IF WE HAVE IT THE 1ST AND 3RD OF EVERY MONTH THAT'S CONSISTENCY. AND THAT'S WHAT THE CITIZENS ARE GOING TO WALT. IT'S PREDICTABLE. THEY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. THE OTHER THING IS THAT WHENEVER WE RUN INTO THAT MONTH, WHERE THERE'S 1/5 TUESDAY THEN THERE'S GONNA BE A GAP THERE IN THIS COMMENT THAT EXTRA TIME, BUT WHAT WE COULD CONSIDER IS THAT ALL THOSE FIFTH TUESDAYS WE COULD DO A NIGHT MEETING AND THAT WAS SATISFIED. THAT. UH THAT DESIRE WE'VE HAD TO ONCE A QUARTER OFFER A NIGHT MEETING AND SO AGAIN, YOU'RE OFFERING SOME CONSISTENCY THERE 1ST AND 3RD TUESDAY AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH BASICALLY STILL ONCE A QUARTER, HAVING A NIGHT MEETING ON THAT FIFTH TUESDAY, AND SO THEY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO THE CITIZENS. ANOTHER THING AND AGAIN I'M LIKE COUNSELING GETS I YIELD TO THE COUNCIL THIS BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THIS WOULD DO IF WE IF WE GO TO TWICE A MONTH, THEN THIS WOULD FREE UP OUR STAFF TO SPEND MORE TIME ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT OUR CITY IS FACING, AND NOT SPEND SO MUCH TIME AND TRYING TO PREPARE FOR WEEKLY MEETINGS BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING THAT THE AMOUNT OF HOURS THAT ARE PUT INTO THIS MEETING ON TUESDAYS A LOT AND I THINK IT WOULD FREE UP OUR STAFF TO FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. COUNCILMAN GET MR WILLIAMS. YOU MENTIONED THAT ADMINISTRATION HAD SOME VIEWPOINTS ON IT. I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR VIEWPOINTS AS WELL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. YEAH AND COUNCIL HAS BROUGHT UP SOME EXCELLENT POINTS ALREADY. UH FOR SURE, COSTA, UM, CONSIDERATION FOR STAFF AND DURING ONE OF OUR STAFF MEETINGS. WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND ON THIS ITEM TWO IT IS. IT IS TIME CONSUMING, UH, LAST YEAR, PERPETUALLY PREPARING FOR MEETING YOU. YOU NEVER HEARD OF THAT CIRCLE THAT CYCLE OF DOING THAT, BUT NOT ONLY PREPARING FOR MEETING ATTENDING MEETINGS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A DAY HERE. WHAT WE DISRUPT THAT DAY, AND WE'RE HERE WORKING AS FAR AS LENGTH. YOU KNOW, SOME VEGANS ARE SHORT SOME ALONE. IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO FIND THAT BALANCE TO A PERFECT BALANCE OF I WANNA HAVE MEDIUM VERSUS THE FOUR OR FIVE HOURS BEING SO DURING THIS TYPE OF, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS TYPE OF PROCESS, THERE'S TIME TO PREPARE AND PLAN FOR YOUR ITEMS THIS TIME TO LOOK AT EUROPEAN Z ITEMS TO SAY WE NEED THEM ON THIS AGENDA AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO ON THIS MEETING. SO UM, SO IT'S NO TREMENDOUS ISSUE FOR STAFF AS
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LONG AS WE HAVE 10 TO PREPARE FOR IT, UM AND THE CONSENSUS OF THE GROUP AND STAFF WAS THE 1ST AND 3RD TUESDAY TO FORM MEETING. OF COURSE, IT'S YOUR DECISION, BUT WE THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. I MEAN, YOU'RE YOU'RE BUSY SOMETIMES, BUT YOU'RE, BUT, UH, WE LIKED THAT IDEA FOR SURE. AND WE CAN ALWAYS ADJUST AGENDAS AND GET THINGS DONE IN THAT RESPECT. COUNCILMAN TURNER. SO YOU KNOW, JUST THE X I DON'T MIND. I'M JUST GONNA GO ON AND SHOOT IT STRAIGHT. SO THIS GIVES STAFF MORE TIME TO ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THE GOALS IN THE DEADLINES. YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG TIMELINE PERSON. YES I GIVE US MORE TIME TO WORK ON OTHER SHE YES. YES, I GUESS SO. SHORT ANSWER, OKAY? AND I'M ASSUMING, SAID THE MANAGER OF THAT, AS YOU MENTIONED, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY. UH CONCERNED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE MEETING. YOU CAN CONTROL THE AGENDA AND HOW MANY ATOMS GET POSTED, UH, THINGS THAT ARE NOT TIME SENSITIVE CAN BE PUT OFF UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, SO YOU WOULD CONTROL THE AGENDA TO WHERE WE DON'T GET OVERLOADED AND WE'RE NOT HERE TO AT MIDNIGHT. YES WE CAN CONTROL BUT TO BE FAIR, IT PROBABLY WOULD EXTEND SOMETIME BECAUSE SHE JUST MEETING TWICE A MONTH RATHER THAN FOUR TIMES. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT AND BALANCE IT, I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO MORE EVENLY LINKED MEETING ZARELLA DIDN FOUR WITH 11 HOUR 14 HOURS, AND WE CAN CONTROL IT IN THAT MAN. AND YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT LONGER THAN I SO I'M ASKING YOU AND YOUR EXPERIENCE. AH WHAT DO YOU SEE ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS? YOU KNOW OUR CITIES, UH, STILL MEETING? IS THERE MORE CITIES THAT MAKE WEEKLY OR BIMONTHLY? I MEAN, WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE TYPICALLY DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE CITY IF YOU GET A LARGE CITY LIKE HOUSTON OR AUSTIN, THEY'LL MEET MORE WEEKLY. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MUCH MORE BUSINESS. BUT LIKE AUSTIN, THEY'LL TAKE OFF THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JULY FOR VACATION, SO THEY ADJUSTED AH, SMALLER CITIES WILL MEET IN THE WORLD FROM ONE TO TWICE A MONTH. SOME EVEN MEET ONCE A MONTH BUT TYPICALLY IS TWICE THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALRIGHT[COUNCIL COMMENTS]
THAT WILL CLOSE THE DISCUSSION. NOW IT'S TIME FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS AND I WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMAN NEIL THANK YOU. JUST LET'S SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAYOR AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR'S ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN'S BIRTHDAY MAYOR. UH MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE. I THINK WE'RE COMING OUT OF THE OLD YEAR, PREPARING FOR THE NEW IN A GREAT POSITION.UH A LOT OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING FOR THE GOOD IN BEAUMONT. SO THANKS. COUNCILMAN PHIL SHAW.
THE SAME HAPPY BIRTHDAY. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND CONGRATULATIONS TO PNG. YES.
COUNCILMAN TURNER. EVERY BIRTHDAY. YOUNG MAYOR WORRIES EVERY TIME I CALL HIM. I ALWAYS CALL HIM YOUNG ROYAL WHISKEY. NO. IF I DON'T SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG IS SERIOUS, BUT YEAH, I KNOW YOU'RE A SPECIAL GUY. YOU SAID YOU SHOULD HAVE SAME BIRTHDAY AS MY WIFE. TODAY IS MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ASKED IF YOU'RE WATCHING AS WELL, THANK YOU. NO COMMENT. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYOR. WE'RE NOT THE SAME AGE ANYMORE. YOU'RE YOU'RE OLDER THAN ME NOW. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. REGULARS WE SHOW APPRECIATE IT. Y'ALL KEEP US ON OUR TOES. UM BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN GETTING WE HAVE SOMEONE SPEAK ON IT TODAY BEEN, UH GETTING IN COMPLAINTS ABOUT OUR BUILDING INSPECTORS AND WANTING THEM TO HAVE MORE CONSISTENCY MADE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT SAID ONE INSPECTOR COME OUT AND TELL THEM ONE THING. AND WHEN THE NEXT INSPECTOR COMES OUT AND SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHO TOLD YOU THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. SO WE NEED TO, UH AND I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS LIKE THAT. SO I'M ASKING THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO MORE CONSISTENCY, BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE OUT OF OUR BUILDING. INSPECTORS CAN LOOK INTO THAT. I APPRECIATE. YES COUNCILMAN BUILDING INSPECTORS ARE CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THERE'S A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU LIKE. THEY GO OUT AND INSPECT THE BUILDINGS WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOING AN ADD ON OR REMODEL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH, I SAY THE RIGHT ONE. HE SPOKE TODAY WITH FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT. OKAY WELL, I SPOKE TO SOMEONE EARLIER TODAY AND IT WAS BUILDING INSPECTORS SO. I THINK THEY ALL WORK FOR MR BOONE , THOUGH. STOP. CHRIS. OKAY
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MADAM ATTORNEY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYOR AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ACTUALLY AMERICAN ISTHMUS IN HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVERYONE THANK YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ASHLEY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYOR. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYOR. ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SANDRA DAVIS. SHE LEFT DAVIS UP. BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT ONE TOO. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE TO THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND ALL THE GREAT CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS. THANK YOU. WELL I'LL JOIN IN THE COMMENTS TO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ASHLEY. AND UH AND FOR THOSE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THE STATE OF THE CITY LAST THURSDAY, IT IS ONLINE AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT THE VISION OF THE CITY AND ALSO WHAT'S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ITS OWN VIDEO. IT'S EASY TO FOLLOW. AND. AND UH, CERTAINLY, UH, APPRECIATE Y'ALL.IF Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO CHECK THAT OUT. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE ? I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ON A JOB WELL DONE. THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB, AND IT WAS A TIME FOR COMMUNICATIONS TO SHINE. AND THEY DID A REMARKABLE JOB. AND IF YOU TUNE IN TO SEE IT, YOU WILL SEE THEIR HANDIWORK RIGHT AWAY AND IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE AND AGAIN FOR THE LAST MEETING OF THE THIS
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