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TODAY INVOCATION. WILL BE EITHER PASTOR. I DON'T BELIEVE HAS MADE IT SO IT WILL BE, UH IT'LL BE GIVEN BY ME. AND THEN IF, UH IF PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES AND IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OK? OK? HE'S HERE, OK? SO TODAY'S PRAYER WILL INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY REVEREND JEREMY WESTER. UH, PASTOR UNITED, UH, FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HERE IN BEAUMONT AND, UH, PASTOR. LET'S PRAY. GOD WE ASK YOU TO BE PRESENT TODAY TO GUIDE THE THOUGHTS AND THE ACTIONS OF OUR CITY LEADERS. SO THAT AS WE MAKE DECISIONS AS WE DO THINGS ON BEHALF OF BEAUMONT WE ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD OF GOD EXPERIENCES THE SUPPORT IN THE CARE AND COMFORT OF THIS COMMUNITY. GOD HELP US ALWAYS TO CARE FOR THE LEAST THE LAST AND THE LOST KNOWING THAT YOU ARE WITH US AN INTERESTING US TO YOUR LOVE. PRETTY THINGS IN THE LORD LORD'S NAME. AMEN. IN I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. I MEAN SHADES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLICAN FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION.
GOD. HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR WEST PRESENT MAYOR, PRO TIM TURNER COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO COUNCIL MEMBER GETS COUNCIL MEMBER FELL. SHAW COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEIL THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TODAY WE HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS AND TWO PRESENTATIONS IN LIEU OF READING THE PROCLAMATIONS. WE WILL YIELD THAT TIME TO ALLOW THEM TO COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION OR THEIR EVENT. AS ALWAYS, YOU ARE. WHOEVER IS WITH YOU IS INVITED TO COME UP AND THEN SHAKE HANDS WITH COUNSEL AND ALSO TAKE A PICTURE. FIRST WE HAVE A PROC PROCLAMATION ACKNOWLEDGING APRIL 24TH 2024 IS NATIONALIST PROFESSIONALS DAY.
ACCEPTING WILL BE MISS ALICE MOORE, OWNER. MORE. BUSINESS SERVICES IS SHE PRESENT DID I GET YOUR NAME, RIGHT? OK IF YOU WOULD COME UP AND YOU CAN CERTAINLY SHAKE EVERYBODY'S HAND. WE'LL GIVE YOU THE PROCLAMATION. YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
CONGRATULATIONS. SURE THEY CAN. ALL RIGHTY. I'LL I'LL GET YOUR GROUP PICTURE RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT, AND 12 AND THREE PERFECT. THANK YOU. FIRST I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL. ACROSS THE WORLD, UM ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND CLERICAL STAFF OFTEN GO UNNOTICED AND UNRECOGNIZED AS WE DO A LOT OF HARD WORK BEHIND THE SCENES. BRING IN MORE AWARENESS TO THE HARD WORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS RECOGNITION WILL ENCOURAGE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE MORE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORT STAFF AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION
[PROCLAMATIONS]
RECOGNIZING APRIL AS NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. ACCEPTING WILL BE MS RUBY LEDAY WITH THE RAPE AND SUICIDE CRISIS CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. YOU CAN BRING UP ANYBODY WITH YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WHAT YOU DOING? ARE YOU GUYS DO? YOU[00:05:30]
DON'T WANNA COME UP HERE FOR. ALRIGHT I'LL LOOK RIGHT HERE IN 12 AND THREE EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THANK Y'ALL. THE RAPE AND SUICIDE. PRICE OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAS BEEN SERVING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 49 YEARS. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND CRISIS, INTERVENTION TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE GOAL OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ON HOW TO PREVENT IT. ISSUE WE JOIN WITH TASA, WHICH IS TEXAS ASSOCIATION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT IN A THEME OF TURNING TEXAS TILL TO INFORM EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY ON HOW WE CAN USE THE SYMBOL OF A TEAR GREEN RIBBON, WHICH CAN STAND FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT TO PROMOTE SAFETY, RESPECT AND STAFF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BEFORE IT HAPPENS. ACCORDING TO STATISTIC ONE IN TWO WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE IN TWO AND FOUR MEN AND BOYS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE EXPERIENCED ATTEMPT. UH, COMPLETED RAPE IN THEIR LIFETIME . WE KNOW THAT DOING ABOVE FOR ONE MONTH IS NOT ENOUGH TO SOLVE ALL THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, BUT THE ATTENTION THAT THIS MONTH IN APRIL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY. TO GET ALL OF US ENERGIZED. AND TO INCREASE PREVENTION EFFORT AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. THIS CAN HELP TO MAKE THE VOICE OF OUR SURVIVORS HEARD. HELP US TO TURN TEXAS TILL THANK YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL 21ST THROUGH THE 27TH OF 2024 IS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK, ACCEPTING WILL BE MISS MISTY CRAVER OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY VICTIM ASSISTANCE CENTER PROGRAM DIRECTOR. AND ANYBODY WITH YOU AS WELL. GRADUATE. THANK YOU. WE GET ANOTHER PICTURE. RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS, HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU DOING? OK? ALRIGHTY I'LL LOOK RIGHT HERE IN 12 AND THREE EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. STAY UP HERE, OK? HI I AM MISTY CRAVER. I'M THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE JEFFERSON COUNTY VICTIMS ASSISTANCE CENTER . AND UH, I'M PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION. PART OF THIS, UH, COALITION THAT WE HAVE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME. UM NEXT WEEK IS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK. OUR THEME I WROTE IT DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF LONG. HOW WOULD YOU HELP OPTIONS SERVICES AND HOPE FOR CRIME SURVIVORS, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON NEXT WEEK IS A CALL TO ACTION FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S AGENCIES OR INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE PLACE FOR CRIME SURVIVORS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES GET SERVICES. WE HAVE A VERY CO ORDINATED EFFORT OF SERVICES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR SURVIVORS OF VICTIMIZATION. UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SOME OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM THE CRISIS CENTER. WHO YOU KNOW, YOU'VE ALREADY SHAKE THEIR HAND. UH, DPS, UH, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY LIKE LAMAR HAS A PROGRAM CALLED BRUISE BUT NOT BROKEN THAT IS WORKING THROUGH[00:10:03]
UM YOU KNOW ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HELP CRIME VICTIMS FROM THE MOMENT THEY ARE VICTIMIZED TO THE TIME WHERE THEY WOULD CALL THEMSELVES SURVIVORS. SO UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THAT IS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE EXIST AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING TOWARD NEXT WEEK. WE DO HAVE OUR, UH, OUR CRIME VICTIMS. CANDLELIGHT VIGIL OUR ANNUAL VIGIL NEXT WEEK. NEXT TUESDAY.THE 20. THIRD AT 6 P.M. AT THE COURTHOUSE. UH AND IF ANYBODY IS ABLE TO ATTEND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SHOW CRIME VICTIMS THAT WE CARE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OUR. NEXT WE HAVE THE CITY OF BEAUMONT COMMUNICATION UPDATE. AND THAT WILL BE LAUREN.
[PRESENTATIONS]
M. BON. ITS DORY. YOU GOT IT. RIO WITHOUT THE O. WE HAVE A FRAME OF REFERENCE NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 16TH STUDENTS. THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. ARE YOU LOOKING TO MAKE SOME MONEY AND HAVE SOME FUN FUN THIS SUMMER, THE CITY SEASONAL SUMMER JOBS HAVE BEEN POSTED, AND THERE ARE A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE COMMUNITY. FROM RECREATION TO ANIMAL CARE. YOU CAN FIND ALL THE DETAILS AND APPLY ON GOVERNMENT JOBS.COM/CAREER/BEAUMONT. PARENTS SOME CAMP SIGNUPS ARE ALSO HERE. JOIN BEAUMONT. RECREATION FOR GAMES, CRAFTS, FIELD TRIPS AND SUN AND THE FUN THIS SUMMER, AGES FIVE THROUGH 12 ARE WELCOME WITH TWO SESSIONS OFFERED IN JUNE AND JULY.REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW UNTIL FULL AND YOU CAN SIGN UP IN PERSON AT THE STERLING PRUITT ACTIVITY CENTER. REGISTRATION IS ALSO OPEN FOR BEAUMONT RECREATIONS YOU SUMMER TRACK PROGRAM WITH PRACTICES MADE THROUGH AUGUST AT WESTBROOK HIGH SCHOOL, YOU CAN SIGN UP OR LEARN MORE ALSO AT THE STERLING PRUITT ACTIVITY CENTER THROUGH MAY 6TH. AND SAVE THE DATE BECAUSE 409 WEEKEND IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. ON FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH. THERE WILL BE A BLOCK PARTY AT THE FIRE MUSEUM OF TEXAS FROM FOUR TILL SEVEN ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH. THERE WILL BE A VARIETY OF FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES AT CARROLL PARK. AND ON SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH. THERE WILL BE A CRAWFISH FESTIVAL AND SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL AT THE EVENT CENTER AS PART OF A NEW CITY PARTNERSHIP. THE BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IS ALSO HOSTING THEIR NEXT FAMILY FLY IN ON APRIL 27TH. EVERYONE IS WELCOME OUT AT THE AIRPORT FOR A FUN FILLED DAY OF FOOD TRUCKS, PET ADOPTIONS, PLANES AND MORE. AND PLEASE JOIN US MAY 4TH FOR THE CITY'S BIANNUAL COMMUNITY, CLEAN UP PART OF THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL CAMPAIGN. IF YOU SIGN UP BY APRIL, 21ST, YOU'LL GET A FREE T SHIRT AND BREAKFAST. YOU CAN REGISTER TODAY AT BEAUMONT TEXAS.GOV/SPRING DASH CLEANUP.
AND SUMMER MOVIES IN THE PARK ARE BACK WITH BEAUMONT REC. THE SCHEDULE IS NOW OUT ON OUR WEBSITE. AND YOU CAN WE INVITE YOU TO PACK A BLANKET AND A PICNIC AND JOIN US AT A PARK NEAR YOU THIS SUMMER. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT WUTHERING HEIGHTS ON MAY 17TH. AND SAVE THE DATES.
OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, APRIL 30TH WILL BE A NIGHT MEETING AT 530. RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BISD JOINT MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST AT 6 P.M. AT THE LAKESIDE CENTER MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM. BOTH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, UH, FROM MR DAVE COLLINS WITH, UH, TEXAS DEPARTMENT. UH, TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. MEMBERS, UH, SO I THINK WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. ARE YOU ABLE TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT UP THERE? OK SO, UH, THIS IS RICHARD BRADLEY, MY ASSISTANT. I AM THE BEAUMONT AIR ENGINEER DAVE COLLINS. UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I. I KIND OF MANAGE ALL THE HIGHWAYS AND TYLER HARD AND JEFFERSON COUNTY AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE GOT AROUND, UH, CITY OF BEAUMONT. UH, NEXT TIME, PLEASE. SO OUR FIRST ONE IS THE BIG INTERCHANGE, CARDINAL DRIVE.
UH, CURRENTLY WHAT WE GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE'RE WE'VE TORN DOWN PART OF THE, UH, WASHINGTON OR I 10 WESTBOUND AND WE'RE BUILDING THE DIRECT CONNECTOR, UH, NEAR WASHINGTON STREET, AND WE'RE ALSO BUILDING THE FURNITURE, ROADS CROSSING HILLEBRANDT BAYOU AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE FURNITURE ROADS RIGHT THERE OVER 124. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE ALSO D DRIVE A PILE AND EXCAVATING BETWEEN THE EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND LANES AND WE'RE GONNA START BUILDING THAT UP THERE, TOO. UH AND PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE IS FALL OF 2029. LOOKS LIKE PLEASE
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YES. UH, SO, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER JOB. THAT IS PROJECTED. I DO THINK IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE QUICKER THAN THAT. BUT THAT IS PROJECTED TODAY. UH SO, UM, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT AS YOU ALL KNOW, AS YOU HEAD DOWN TO LAMAR CARDINAL DRIVE, UH, WE ARE REBUILDING THE FURNISHED REALMS FROM SPUR 93 TO SPUR 380 GOING NORTHBOUND. WE ARE WORKING ON THE INSIDE REPLACING THAT REBUILDING THAT SECTIONS. UH, WE HAVE REBUILT THE SECTION FROM 380 TO ROSS. CHRISTOPHER AND WE ARE WORKING ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE. UH, WE HAVE ON THE INSIDE LANES AND WE ARE NOW CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE LANDS. AND AS YOU KNOW THAT FURNITURE WAS REALLY, REALLY BAD CONDITION , AND OUR ESTIMATED IS SOMEWHERE AROUND SOMEWHERE. UH 24. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE LATER THAN THAT, BUT OK, SUMMER 24. UM I'M SORRY. GO BACK. I'M SORRY. GO BACK ONE PAGE I GOT GOT. EXCUSE ME. I GOT MY I GOT MY, UH, PROJECTS WRONG. SO THIS THE NEXT SLIDE WAS THE SUMMER OF THIS SLIDE IS ALL THE F, UH, MAIN LANES, UH, UP THERE IN US 69 AT PARK DEL MALL, PREED FROM ELEVATE CANAL GOING UP TO DELAWARE STREET. AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR QUITE SOME TIME. NOW UH, WE HAVE WIDE NOSE BRIDGES. WE ARE ALMOST FINISHED WITH ALL THE MIDDLE WING GUARD FENCE PROTECTION ON THE BRIDGES AND THE HIGH MASTS. WE ARE POURING IN THE MO RI RIGHT NOW, UH, WE ARE PLANNING TO MO UH, MILL, UH, OVER 105 AND RIGHT THERE ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE, JUST NORTH OF L A AND WE'RE PLANNING TO OVERLAY THAT, UH, WITHIN NEXT FEW COUPLE MONTHS, SO THAT PROJECT ON THE UP UP ON TOP WILL BE COMPLETED IN SUMMER 24. SO YOU WILL HAVE SIX LANES FROM DELAWARE STREET GOING UP PAST ALMOST A TRAM ROAD. UM, NEXT SLIDE. APOLOGIZE I GOT ABOUT TWO PROJECTS MIXED UP HERE. SO THIS IS THE FURNISH ROW FROM THREE SPUR 93 TO 380. AS I MENTIONED. WE ARE WORKING ON NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES AND THAT IS ESTIMATED TO BE COM UH, COMPLETE IN JANUARY. 25 THE NEXT NIGHT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. SO IAN WHITING FROM 365 TO WALDEN ROAD, UM EXCUSE ME. UH, THIS IS, UH OH, I SEE ONE OF THE I TEND TO WALDEN ROAD. OK, THIS IS JOHNSON BROTHERS. UH, I'VE GOT I HAVE SO MANY PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. UH, NO, ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS. SO THIS IS, UH, NO. THIS IS JONESBURG WATER ROAD. SO THIS IS GOING FROM THE SEAS KIND OF PRETTY MUCH WHERE YOU KNOW TINSELTOWN AS WE HEAD BACK WEST GOING TOWARDS WINNIE AT 365. UH, WE ARE WIDENING THAT TO SIX LANES. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON EASTBOUND LANES ALREADY IN THE THREE LANE CONFIGURATION WE HAVE TIED INTO AT 365. THERE'S TWO PROJECTS.YOU'RE GONNA SEE. NEXT SLIDE HERE PRETTY SOON. UH, WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO GET TRAFFIC ON TOP OF SMITH AND BILL SMITH. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DROP 365 ON THE OTHER FOR JASON PROJECT, BUT THIS PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COMPLETE AT A FALL. 25 WE ARE ALSO GOING TO, UH, REBUILD. UH, BOY OVERPASS, UH, THAT'S GONNA TAKE ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR. BUT UM, THAT PROJECT IS GETTING FAIRLY CLOSE. BUT NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, UH, WHITE IN HAMPSHIRE. SO THIS WILL CONTINUING FROM 365 AS YOU GO TOWARDS WINNIE TO HAMPSHIRE ROAD . UH, THEY ARE WORKING AT THE HAMPSHIRE ROAD OVERPASS RIGHT NOW. THEY'VE GOT PROBABLY ABOUT 80% OF THAT. HAMPSHIRE ROAD OVERPASS COMPLETE. UH, ONCE THEY GET THAT COMPLETE, AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, ONCE WE GET SMITH ROAD, I 10 TRAFFIC ON TOP SMITH AND GET UNDERNEATH SMITH ROAD TO GET TO THAT LOVE STATION. UH, THEY'RE GOING TO DROP THROUGH FM 365 AND REBUILD THAT AND THE PROJECTED TIME FOR THAT. UH, NO, THAT'S 26 SOMEWHERE. 26 AND I, MY OFFICE DOESN'T MANAGE THAT JOB, BUT IT IS STILL WITHIN MY SECTION. THAT SECTION IS MAN TO BE MANAGED OUT OF DELIVERY. YOUR OFFICE AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU S 69 RESTORATION. THIS IS 110. THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AS Y'ALL NOTICED. WE PUT A THEN OVERLAY PFC OVERLAY FROM TRAM ROAD GOING ALL THE WAY TO LUMBERTON TO THE SPLIT. IT'S A IT HELPS REDUCE THE WATER SPRAY AS CARS DRIVE OVER THE, UH, THE MAIN LANES. WE STILL HAVE TO DO THE, UH, THE EPOXY, UH, OVER THE BRIDGES, WHICH IS SCHEDULED HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND IN THIS PROJECT, TOO, WE'RE REBUILDING OR RE RESURFACING THE FURNITURE, ROADS, UH, FROM DELAWARE STREET. ALL THE WAY UP. UH, TO R VA. UH, WE ARE WAITING FOR SOME MORE WEATHER, WHICH WE'RE GETTING CLOSE HERE. RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT A SILK WHICH ARE UNDER SEAL ROCK AND OIL. AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A TOM LAYER ASPHALT. SO THAT'S GONNA HAVE A NEW ASPHALT PAVEMENT FROM DELAWARE STREET ALL THE WAY TO IT'LL BE A CANAL ON THE FURNISH ROADS, AND THAT'S ALSO GONNA BE COMPLETED PRETTY MUCH THE SAME TIME AS WE COMPLETE THE SIX LANES UP ON TOP OF PARK NOW. AND LET'S SEE HERE SO UH, ONE MORE TURN TO A WHITE TRAMP TO L A CANAL DELAWARE STREET. THAT'S THE SAME THING FOLLOWING 23. IT'S TWO PROJECTS
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INTO ONE AND ONE'S FROM FROM TRAM ROAD TO, UH, TO GOING NORTH IS OVERLAY. AND THIS IS THE FURNITURE ROADS I MENTIONED ABOUT BOTH OF THEM. THEY'RE BOTH WILL BE FINISHED IN THE FALL EARLY SUMMER, OR 24. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ONE WE JUST COMPLETED? UH WE JUST OVERLAID, UH, SPUR 380 RIGHT THERE AROUND, LAMAR. UH SO THAT'S WE'VE COMPLETED THAT ONE WITH, UH, PFC THAT ONE QUARTER INCH AND, UH, I DIDN'T SHOW IT HERE. BUT WE FINISHED JUST BEFORE THAT WE RERI, UH, FROM THIS AREA, UM, FROM CARNIVAL DRIVE GOING BACK TO, UH , PENNSYLVANIA. WELL, ALL THE WAY TO IT SO NOS AROUND, UH BEFORE PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF LAMAR, BUT WE STRIPED ALL THE SIX LANES FROM THERE ALL THE WAY TO IT. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE LAST SLIDE FOR OUR UN OUR CURRENT PROJECTS RIGHT NOW, SO I'M GONNA HAVE MY ASSISTANT TALK ABOUT FUTURE PROJECTS THAT WE GOT COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. AND RICH. MR BRADLEY, IF YOU WANNA MENTION THE FUTURE PROJECTS. YEAH SO AS DAVE MENTIONED, I'M HIS ASSISTANT. THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US HERE TODAY. UH, BUT, UH, FIRST FUTURE PROJECT THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, IS GOING TO BE THE EAST T INTERCHANGE PROJECT. UM WE ARE LOOKING TO RECONSTRUCT THE INTERCHANGE, UH, SIMILAR TO HOW WE'RE RECONSTRUCTING THE CAR AND DRIVE INTERCHANGE RIGHT NOW, UM, THIS PROJECT IT IS GOING TO, UH, LET I BELIEVE IT'S MAY 2ND. SO IT'S COMING UP REALLY QUICKLY.UH, WE'RE FIELDING QUESTIONS FROM MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS RIGHT NOW AS THEY PREPARE THEIR BIDS.
UM THIS IS ALSO, UH, GOING TO BE AN ANTICIPATED 60 MONTH CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. UH SO IT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR BIGGER ONES. UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO, UH, INCREASE THE RADIUS OF I 10 RIGHT THERE WHEN IT CHANGES FROM A NORTHBOUND TO A, UH, EASTBOUND DIRECTION. UM SO WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA BE MAKING A WHOLE BUNCH OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THERE. UM SO IT'S REALLY GREAT PROJECT. UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THE 69 FRONTAGE RESTORATION FROM MY ERIE TO SPUR 93 SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW AT, UH, THE FAGE ROADS NEAR LAMAR. UH, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE, UM, RECONSTRUCTING THE FRONTAGE ROADS ON THE NORTHERN END OF 69 CLOSE TO THE CARNAL DRIVE INTERCHANGE. UM WE ARE PLANNING ON INCREASING THE, UH, DEPTH OF THE SURFACE LAYER OF CONCRETE. I BELIEVE IT'S A SIX INCHES NOW TO 10 INCHES, SO WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA GET A LONGER LIFE, UH, ROADWAY OUT OF THIS PROJECT. UM, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF OUR LARGER ONES THAT WE HAVE COMING UP PRETTY SOON. UH IT'S GOING TO GO TO LATE AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
UH, WE'RE IN ESTIMATING ABOUT 24 MONTHS FOR THIS PROJECT AS WELL. RIGHT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. A, UH, 69 WIDENING. THIS IS, UH, FROM TRAM ROAD GOING UP TO THE LUMBERTON Y. UM WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING HERE IS WE'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING ALL OF THE OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES, UH, BETWEEN THOSE TWO LIMITS AS WELL AS WE'RE GOING TO BE WINDING US 69 FROM TWO LANES TO, UH, THREE LANES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. UM WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING US A NUMBER OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA. UM THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGER ONES THAT WE HAVE COMING UP, UH, THROUGH THE THREE COUNTIES THAT DAVE AND I MANAGE. UM THIS ONE GOES TO LET MAY OF NEXT YEAR AND AS THIS IS ONE OF OUR LARGER PROJECTS. WE'RE ANTICIPATING ANOTHER 60 MONTH DURATION ON ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL. UM, NEXT TIME, PLEASE. RIGHT. SO A, UH, RESTORATION ON S 124 FROM WALDEN TO, UH LABELLE . UM THIS IS ONE OF OUR, UM, LIGHTER REHABILITATION PROJECTS.
UM, WE'RE AIMING TO, UM ESSENTIALLY INCREASE THE LIFESPAN OF THE SURFACE. UH, COURSE OF THE ROAD THAT WE HAVE RIGHT THERE. UH, WE'RE GONNA BE LAYING DOWN ANOTHER TWO INCHES OF SUPER PAVED ASPHALT, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR HIGHER PERFORMING, UH, SURFACE COURSE. ASPHALT MIXES THAT WE HAVE. UH, THIS GOES TO LET JANUARY OF 26. WE'RE ESTIMATING JUST ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION. MAYBE 12 MONTHS, DEPENDING ON UH, HOW EVERYTHING GOES. UH, US 90 REHABILITATION FROM HOWARD TO MAJOR, UM, THIS IS I DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR, UH, BETTER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECTS. UM, WE'RE DOING. WE'RE PROPOSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING SEVERAL CROSSOVERS. UH, WE'RE GONNA BE INSTALLING SOME CENTER BARRIER. UH CONSTRUCTING PAVED SHOULDERS OUT THERE FOR SAFETY. UM WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING OR WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT INSTALLING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT, UH, KEITH ROAD AND WOOTEN ON 90. THIS PROJECT GOES TO LAND MARCH OF 26 . AND WE'RE ESTIMATING, 12 MONTHS UH, DEPENDING ON HOW LARGE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS, THIS COULD BE, UH 12 TO 24 MONTHS. ALL RIGHT, SO A WINDING PROJECT FROM CARNAL FROM THE CARNAL INTERCHANGE TO 347. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IS ALSO WE'RE GOING TO BE WINDING FROM TWO LANES BOTH DIRECTIONS TO THREE LANES. BOTH DIRECTIONS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE WINDING TO THE INSIDE ON THIS PROJECT, SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE VERY MUCH, UH, FOOTPRINT OUTSIDE OF THE EXISTING, UH, HIGHWAY CONFIGURATION. UM WE'RE LOOKING
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AT, UH, RECONSTRUCTING ALL THE BRIDGES ALL THE OVERPASSES IN THIS AREA AS WELL. UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE, UH U PR R, THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. AREA. UM AGAIN. THIS IS ONE OF OUR LARGER PROJECTS. UH, THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, UH, PROPOSING IT LETTING JANUARY OF 27. AND OF COURSE, IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER ROUGHLY 60 MONTH DURATION PROJECT. ALRIGHT. AND, UH, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN, UH ALL STAY INFORMED OF WHAT TEXT DATA IS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE IS, UM IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, TEXT DOT DOT GOV. THERE'S A DROP DOWN AT THE TOP, YOU CLICK ON EXPLORE PROJECTS AND THEN ANOTHER SUB MENU WILL COME DOWN FROM THERE. HEARINGS MEETINGS AND NOTICES SCHEDULE IF YOU INPUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, UH, YOU'LL BE NOTIFIED OF, UM ANY NEW IMPROVEMENT OR ANY NEW NOTIFICATIONS THAT COME TO OUR WEBSITE, OR, UH, IF WE HAVE ANY, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS PLANNED RIGHT AND SIMILARLY, UH, THERE'S ALSO A UH, WEB PAGE ON THERE THAT WILL OUTLINE THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN ALL EIGHT COUNTIES THAT WE HAVE, UH, IN THE BEAUMONT DISTRICT. UH, ALSO ONE OF ONE OF THE MORE, UH, FASCINATING, UH, WEB PAGES THAT WE HAVE IS PROJECT TRACKER ON OUR WEBSITE. UH, IT ACTUALLY ALLOW YOU TO LOOK AT, UM ALL OF THE ONGOING AND UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, UH, NOT FOR JUST THE BEAUMONT DISTRICT. BUT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. I BELIEVE IT'S ACCURATE OUT OR IT'S UM IT SHOWS PROJECTS FROM NOW UNTIL WHAT'S PROPOSED. I BELIEVE 10 YEARS FROM NOW, SO IT'S REALLY GOOD TOOL. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO BOOKMARK AND GLANCE AT IT FROM TIME TO TIME JUST TO STAY.UPDATED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, RICHARD. UH, SO ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A COUPLE COUNCILOR PHIL AND COUNCILMAN TURNER. THE SLIDES THAT YOU SHOWED US TODAY IS THAT ACCESSIBLE ON THE PROJECT TRACKER OR ANOTHER, WE CREATE OURSELVES, BUT WE COULD, UH, WE SENT A COPY TO BART. BUT PROJECT TRACTOR IS A GREAT WEBSITE. YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S ACTIVE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT'S GOING ON? IT'S NOT GONNA GO INTO THE DETAIL WHERE PHASES WE'RE WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, ON THE CONSTRUCTION JOBS, BUT IT'S GONNA GIVE YOU AN INSIGHT OF WHERE OUR PROJECTS ARE AT AND WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN TWO PERHAPS OVERLOOKED IT, BUT, UH, IF YOU'RE ON EAST TEXAS FREEWAY 69 TO 869 RUNNING NORTH BETWEEN DELAWARE AND LUCAS WEST SIDE FROM A CLASSIC CHEVROLET KEN FORD. THAT FEEDER ROAD RIGHT THERE FLOODS EVERY TIME IT RAINS. YES, SIR. THAT'S A COMMON ISSUE. IS THERE ANY PLANS TO ELEVATE THAT THERE'S NO PLANS TO ELEVATE IT AT ALL? UM WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GOING TO OVERLAY IT, I. I HAVE LOOKED AT IT. I NEED A PROBABLY GIVE A OUR TP DIRECTOR. SOME OF THOSE INLETS LOOK LIKE THEY'VE DROPPED. IT'S AN OLD SYSTEM.
IT'S A HAS A BIG OLD CAST. UH, I MIGHT SEE IF I CAN GET SOME FUNDING TO GET THOSE, UH RAISED UP. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I SEE VISUALLY. UM BUT RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SET UP IN THE PLANS. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN TURNER UM, APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND GET A REPORT WITH THE TRANSPARENCY. ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS THE LAST TIME WE GOT AN UPDATE. THE PROJECTED END DATE WAS 2028. AND TODAY YOU SAID 2029 ARE WE BEHIND SCHEDULE IS THE REASON IT KIND OF PUSHED BACK FROM THE ORIGINAL FOR A FEW REASONS. UH, WE HAD SOME STUFF THAT CAME UP IN THE DESIGN PHASE WHERE WE HAD SOME ONGOING WE HAD SOME TRAFFIC GOING WESTBOUND THAT WAS GOING INTO A COLUMN AND WE HAD A WIDENED, UH, THE EASTBOUND BRIDGES UH, TIPPER WYN TO PUSH TRAFFIC FARTHER OVER SO TO KIND OF CLEAR THAT UH, THAT PHASE SO THEY HAD FOR SAFETY. WE IT IT EXTEND THE PROJECT A LITTLE BIT. YES SIR. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN WE TELL PEOPLE THOSE TIMELINES, IT'S IMPORTANT. WE BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN IT AS A COUNCIL BECAUSE A LOT OF THE CITIZENS DON'T UNDERSTAND. THOSE FEEDER ROS FREEWAYS. SOME PEOPLE JUST THINK ALL OF THIS IS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. SO WE KIND OF GET A LOT OF THE HEAT FOR THE KIND OF TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. ANOTHER THING I KINDA WANNA EMPHASIZE ON IS THE FEEDER ROAD, SO ALL OF THE FEEDER ROADS ARE GETTING DRESSED, ADDRESSED AS THE FREEWAYS ARE CORRECT, I. I BELIEVE SO. YES, SIR. YES AND ANOTHER CONCERN I HAD IS SIMILAR TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW. UH, THAT AREA IS BASICALLY HISTORICALLY KNOWN FOR BEING COMPLETELY UNDERWATER, SO IF WE'RE DOING WORK ON IT, I THINK IT'LL BE VERY STRATEGIC AND ADVANTAGEOUS TO LOOK AT A WAY TO ELEVATE THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
YEAH OR YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CLASSIC CHEVROLET. YEAH, WE WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. YES, SIR. OK, AND THE LAST THING IS, UM THE WASHINGTON EXIT COMING FROM PORT ARTHUR, AND I THINK YOU GO AROUND IT LIKE YOU GO AROUND AN UNDERPASS. I DIDN'T SEE IN YOUR PRESENTATION. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? I NOTICED ANOTHER LANE WAS KIND OF BEING CREATED. BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON. WE ARE DOING A LOT OF CONFIGURATION AT AROUND WASHINGTON STREET. UH, WE PUSHED THE TRAFFIC A LITTLE BIT FARTHER TO I SHOULD SAY TO THE INSIDE, UH, WE ARE BUILDING THE DIRECT CONNECTOR RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHAT THEY GOT THE CHOP DOWN THE HEADER, BANG. SO WE'RE PUTTING THE DRILL SHAFTS TO BUILD THAT, UH, THE US 69 CONNECTOR AND ALSO THE FRONT DRONE. SO WASHINGTON,
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YOU KNOW, WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE IS KIND OF STRAIGHT SQUARE. IT'S GOING TO KIND OF FLARE OFF. SO YOU WERE BUILDING A HIGH RISE FLYOVER CONNECTOR, SO THEY'RE IN THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW, UM THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT EVEN A LITTLE BIT JUST AROUND WASHINGTON AREA. UM, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. YEAH LAST THING MR MANAGER. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS OK WITH COUNCIL IT BE OK IF MAYBE WE CAN KINDA MORE IT IS TO THE COMMUNITY PRIOR TO THEM COMING, WHERE THEY CAN HAVE AN IDEA OF THE UPDATES BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM HERE FOR OTHER PRESENTATIONS. THEY HAPPEN TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH TEXT DOT BUT MAYBE, UH, JOINT SESSION WITH THAT TEXT DOC CAN ACTUALLY EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND IN COMPARISON WITH US TO KIND OF LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF TEXT DO QUESTIONS, AND I'M ALWAYS SENDING OUT AN EMAIL TO GET HIM A RESPONSE. BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF WE CAN KINDA LET THE PEOPLE KNOW FROM THEIR STANDPOINT. OK WELL, YOU HAVE A MEETING WITH TEXT STARTED IN THE CITY COUNCIL LIKE A JOINT MEETING. UH, JUST SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN INVITE THE PUBLIC OUT AND THEY CAN BE PRIVY PRIVY TO THIS, YOU KNOW? UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A CITY COUNCIL MEETING SOME PEOPLE OR, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE AN EVENING MEETING OR SOME TYPE OF WORKSHOP TO WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY MARKET IT. SO THE CITIZENS KNOW IF YOU'RE CONCERNED, AND YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR FREEWAYS, YOUR HIGHWAYS, YOUR TIMELINES. YOU KNOW THIS? IS IT? SURE SURE. WE'LL BE GLAD TO DO THAT. AND THIS IS PART OF GET THAT GETTING STARTED. WE WANNA GET THEM HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS, YOU KNOW, AND SO MANY EVERY FEW WEEKS TO GIVE AN UPDATE DURING CITY COUNSELING, SO WE CAN JUST EXPAND UPON THAT. THANK YOU AND Y'ALL ARE GONNA PRESSURE WASH AND CLEAN UP EVERYTHING WE GOT DONE, RIGHT? YES YES, IT'S GONNA TAKE A FEW YEARS. BUT IT IS GONNA LOOK VERY BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I GET Y'ALL ON THE RECORD, SAYING WE ARE IF YOU NEED US TO DO QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH, YOU KNOW THE CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO SET UP. WE'RE WE'RE WELCOME TO MAYBE JULY 30TH THAT'LL BE AN EVENING MEETING.OK YEAH. JULY 30TH. I'M SORRY. AND THEN, UH, COUNCILMAN DURIA. UM I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT COUNCILMAN TURNER WAS SAYING ABOUT WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, IF YOU COME IN IF YOU ONLY INTERSTATE 10 EAST AND YOU WANNA GET OFF FROM WASHINGTON BOULEVARD. YOU GOTTA MAKE CIRCLE TOURS WHEN THEY GET OFF. GO UNDER THE HIGHWAY AND COME BACK.
SO ARE Y'ALL GONNA HAVE IT WHERE YOU CAN JUST COME STRAIGHT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET OFF AND GO AROUND AND COME BACK AND BE ABLE TO GET OFF AND WATCH THE BOULEVARD RIGHT THERE AROUND EGGAN HOTEL. ARE YOU TALKING FOR THE NEW DESIGN? OH, OK. I WAS THINKING, BUT WE WERE GOING ON CONSTRUCTION. SO UH, YES. THAT EXIT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU BE FARTHER BACK. KIND OF RIGHT THERE BY BF RAILROAD OVER. AND WE ALSO HAVE CONNECTIVITY THE FURNISH ROAD, SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO CONNECTIVITY FROM TINSELTOWN GOING TO SAM'S CLUB, OR, YOU KNOW TO, UH, RED ROOF INN OR WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT, SO THERE IS GOING THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BUILDING ON RIGHT NOW IS ON THE FURNITURE ROADS ON THAT. SO THERE'S GONNA BE CONNECTIVITY, THE FURNITURE, ROADS GOING ALL THE WAY ACROSS. YOU KNOW, I 10 EAST TO WESTBOUND FROM TEL DOWN BACK TO SAM'S CLUB, AND IN THAT AREA, UH, THERE IS AN X RIGHT THERE, AND IT'S GOING THERE. IT'S IT IS GOING TO BE BUILT AND I COULD TRY THE NEXT ONE. I COULD PROBABLY SHOW YOU KIND OF THE DESIGN, TOO OF THE PRODUCT. UM, IF YOU WANNA SEE THAT, AND ALSO I SAW YOU HAD SOMETHING ON HERE ABOUT ITS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT. WHAT IS ITS? YEAH. SO UH, WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE OUR WHOLE IT'S KIND OF LIKE HOUSTON. UH, IF YOU KNOW HOUSTON, UM, STAR, UH, WHERE THEY HAVE THE ITS. YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN TRACK WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE HIGHWAYS. WITHIN THAT SYSTEM. IT'S THE SAME HERE.
WE'RE SETTING UP A KIND OF LIKE A STAR COMMAND CENTER IN THE BEAUMONT DISTRICT. IT'S PRELIMINARY RIGHT NOW WHERE WE GOT SOME CAMERA SET UP RIGHT HERE. UH BUT WE'RE OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO PUT ITS CAMERAS ALL THROUGH THE INTERSTATE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING THROUGH. UH YOU KNOW, LOOK AND SEE WHAT TRAFFIC HOW IT'S FLOWING. IF THERE'S ISSUES WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, GET TO IT REAL QUICK AND STUFF LIKE THAT. OK? YES, SIR. LAST QUESTION YOU, I GUESS YOURSELF AND YOUR CONTRACTORS. ARE THEY FINDING ENOUGH EMPLOYEES FROM THE BEAUMONT AREA? IT'S TOUGH.
IT IS TOUGH. UH THE CONTRACTOR OF YOU KNOW THEY'VE THEY'VE GOT SOME SIGNS TRYING TO POST TO GET HIGH ONE ON FORT ROLL THERE. YEAH IT IT IS TOUGH. UH, WE, YOU KNOW, WE IT'S A GOOD THING. UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF INDUSTRY, UH, DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA, SOUTH JEFFERSON COUNTY AND UP HERE, TOO. SO IT IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF CONTRACTING STAFF. UH YOU KNOW FOR THEM, BUT, UH, THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING, AND WE CAN ALWAYS USE HELP. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YEAH. COUNCILMAN SAM DID YOU HAVE SOME OH, UH, SINCE YOU MENTIONED IT AT THE NEXT NIGHT MEETING THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. 30TH. YEAH TO HAVE, UH, YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND, UH, PROJECTED, UH, PROJECTS AND MAYBE SOME SCHEMATICS, AND WE CAN, UH, IF THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE NEED TO GET OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT THAT EVENING. ALSO I COULD TALK. I COULD TALK TD.
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WE MIGHT STILL HAVE THE ROLE PLOTS THAT WE COULD PROBABLY HANG IT UP ON. I DON'T KNOW HANG UP ON THESE WALLS, BUT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PRESENT IT. IF NOT, I COULD HAVE A SCHEMATIC LIKE A KMZ. AND WE CAN WALK THROUGH IT, UH, WITH THE CAR DRIVE THAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW, AS YOU MENTIONED AS MR BRADLEY MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE THE E. UH, EAST. TEXT UH, INTERCHANGE THAT'S GONNA LET NEXT MONTH. UH SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE WHOLE, UH GUESS THE WHOLE FINAL PROJECT LAYOUT IS GONNA BE YES, SIR. WELL THANK YOU. YES YES. THAT'S WHAT COUNTS, SO SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE INDICATED, BUT THE PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU. TINA'S GONNA GET THAT TO EVERYONE. AND CHRIS GOT MY QUESTION, YOU KNOW? THANKS YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT OVER $600 MILLION IN PROJECTS SO WE THINK TECH START FOR AND THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR GIVING US THOSE DOLLARS WHO IN BEAUMONT AND TWO I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF YOU'D BE ABLE TO GET ENOUGH CONTRACTORS TO GET THAT MUCH WORK DONE IN A TIMELY BASIS, THAT IS ANOTHER CHALLENGE WE ARE HAVING. UH UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN FOR TEXTILE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. UH, ABOUT 28 YEARS BACK WHEN I FIRST STARTED I. I MEAN, I WAS VERY YOUNG, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A LOT OF CONTRACTORS TO BE WE HAD, YOU KNOW, NOT AS MUCH DEMAND NOW WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DEMAND HERE. UM, BUT IT'S IT IS A DEMANDING WORLD, BUT, UH, WELL, YOU KNOW, TEXAS GROWING AND WE'VE GOT TO ADAPT. IF WE DON'T CHANGE WITH THE GROWTH, WE'RE REALLY BE IN TROUBLE.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RIGHT, MAYOR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, AND WE'D LIKE TO LEAVE. NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO WISHES TO SPEAK. YOU MAY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN OR ANY OTHER TOPIC. THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN IT'S YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM. PLEASE SAY YOUR NAME , YOUR ADDRESS. CITY AND STATE. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM AND THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. UH, PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT, UH, MYSELF, NOR THE COUNCIL CAN RESPOND WHENEVER YOU'RE MAKING COMMENTS, BUT SOMEONE FROM THE OFFICE WILL CONTACT YOU. RONALD KELLER. 2295 ANGELINA BEMA, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMAN RONALD KELLY 2295 ANGELINA STREET. ALL MY TEXAS.OK? AND UM, I'M I'M UH, YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH ME IN THAT OLD TOWN COMMUNITY. AND, UH, WHAT MOTIVATED ME TO COME TODAY WAS, UH OBSERVED. MY NEIGHBOR'S, UH, SPRING IS HERE AND THEY OK, THANK YOU. SPRING IS HERE AND EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO GET OUTDOORS. ENJOY THE PARK AND, UH AND SO MY NEIGHBOR AND LITTLE LADIES ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO GET THE EXERCISE THING GOING ON THE BASKETBALL COURT WITH THE MATS AND EVERYTHING BUT THE BASKETBALL COURT. UH UH, NEEDED CLEANING. IT WAS PRETTY BAD. I HAD CONTACTED THE PARK DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR. UH AND NOT GET ANY RESULTS, SO I WAS MOTIVATED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. SO I EMAILED MY COUNCILMAN . AND AS ALWAYS, HE'S VERY RESPONSIVE. AND, UH SO THANK YOU , CHRIS. UH AND THEY CAME OUT AND DID SOME CLEANING ON IT, BUT, UH, IN TALKING WITH MY NEIGHBOR. WE GOT TO TALKING ABOUT OUR PARK. IT'S JUST A LITTLE NICE, QUIET, LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, BUT IT DOES NEED SOME ATTENTION. UH, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAVE MADE SOME HUGE STRIDES WITH REGARD TO OUR PARK SYSTEM. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT, BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE DOING A FABULOUS JOB. UH, HOWEVER, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR LITTLE PARK PERHAPS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND NOT GET THE ATTENTION THAT IT NEEDS. UH UH, ME AND MR WILLIAMS. TALKED AT ONE TIME I WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND HIM SOME PICTURES, BUT I DIDN'T DO THAT, MR WILLIAMS, SO FORGIVE ME ON THAT. BUT IF YOU GIVE ME YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER AGAIN, I'LL GET IT TO YOU BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN IT RAINS, OUR LITTLE PARK LOOKS LIKE, UH, LAND OF MANY LAKES. AND SO I
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THINK YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT A LOT OF DEPRESSIONS. AND WHAT HAVE YOU AND SO I'M JUST KIND OF CONCERNED THAT SOME KID MIGHT BE RUNNING, TRYING TO CATCH A FOOTBALL AND MESS AROUND AND BREAK THE ANKLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UH, I SIT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PARK. SO I, I SEE ALL THESE THINGS. AND SO, UH UH, I JUST WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. AND UH UH AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY. UH, MOVING? UH, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN MOVING IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION. UH IT'S NICE AND QUIET WHEN WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE PART OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. UH AND SO WE JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT OUR LITTLE PARK MAGLE PARK, UH, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 19. 42 OR 43 1 OF THE TWO, SO IT'S BEEN AROUND QUITE A WHILE. AND UH, SO, UH, ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP IMPROVE IT, UH, NEIGHBORS OUT WALKING. SO, UH, WE HAD TO WALK IN THE STREET. SO MIKE CAN WORK THAT OUT. ONE DAY. UH, THAT WAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO WALK IN THE STREET TO GET OUR LITTLE EXERCISE ON. UH WE GOT THE DOG ISSUE. SO UH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. SHARON CLARDY 2320 ANGELINA STREET BY MY TEXAS HELLO. I'M SHARON. COURTNEY I'M AT 2320. ANGELINA I'M SPEAKING IN REFERENCE TO MALE LIKE THE GUY PREVIOUSLY BEFORE ME, I'LL PICK UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF IN REFERENCE TO US HAVING TO WALK AND JOG AROUND THE STREET. I FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SAFE AND PUT IN A SIDEWALK THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW. IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AND SAFE FOR US AND THE NEIGHBORS RUNNING AROUND THE PARK. EVEN FOR THE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I SPEAK FROM MINE AND SEVERAL OTHERS. THEY HAVE BIKES WHERE THEY'RE RIDING AROUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THERE'S NO SIDEWALK, YOU KNOW, TO HELP PREVENT ANYTHING THAT WOULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN. UM HE'S BUT HE MENTIONED THE FLOODING. IT IS IT IS PRETTY PRETTY BAD WHEN IT RAINS. UM THE DENTS THAT ARE IN THE GRASS IT CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE SOME TYPE OF INJURY TO THE LITTLE CHILDREN. AND AS FAR AS THE BASKETBALL COURT, UM, I KNOW NORMALLY THERE'S PAINTING AND STUFF ON THE COURT. YOU KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE THE LINES WHERE THEY KNOW THE SHOOT FROM, BUT AT THAT PARTICULAR PARK, THERE'S NO LINING. IT'S SPRAY PAINTED WITH RED PAINT. UM AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. CHARLIE CRABB, 928 EAST DRIVE. BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL, MR WILLIAMS. AND STAFF. UH, LET'S SEE. IT'S A GOOD UH, MY NAME IS CHARLIE CRAB. I LIVE AT 928 EAST DRIVE. AND UH, IT'S ANOTHER NICE DAY IN BEAUMONT.OUR TOWN. SPRING IS IN FULL BLOOM AS IF YOU'VE NOTICED THE FLOWERS AROUND TOWN. THEY'RE DOING A REAL GOOD JOB. UH DID YOU KNOW THAT THE, UM RECENT AUCTION OF THE 1993 FIRE TRUCK BROUGHT $4950. WHAT A BARGAIN. UH I HOPE ANOTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT BOUGHT IT. I WAS WANTING TO BUY IT MYSELF, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO PUT AND , UM OK, UH, THE, UH, 555 MAIN STREET BUILDING. IS HISTORY. JUST A NICE BIG OLD PILE OF, UH, THE DEBRIS. AND IT'S UH I TH I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE A NICE, UH, SLAB PLATFORM THERE THAT MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT STAGE. UH, MAYBE IN THE WRONG LOCATION. I'LL CHECK IT OUT. LET'S SEE. WHAT DO I? OH, YES, I, UM CITY CREW, UH, LAYERED A NICE, UM, ASPHALT PATCH ON THE, UH, REPAIR HOLE AT THE CROSSING OF EAST RIS CENTRAL DRIVE. NOW I DON'T HAVE TO CROSS THAT. THAT, UH, LIMESTONE. OH, THE BIG NEWS THIS WEEK WAS, UH, ISRAEL DEFENDED ITSELF AGAINST THE, UH, ROCKET. AND MISSILE ATTACK FROM IRAN. I AM HAPPY. THE US HELPED ISRAEL BY SUPPLYING THE AN A MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. UH, THE US, BRITISH, BRITAIN, FRANCE AND A FEW OTHER COUNTRIES HELPED IN SHOOTING DOWN SOME OF THE MISSILES. I THINK THE OPERATION SENT A MESSAGE TO PUTIN AND SHE THAT THEY SHOULD NOT MESS WITH THE WESTERN ALLIANCE, THE US DEFENSE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A
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GOOD JOB IN SPENDING OUR MONEY ON A GOOD MILITARY DEFENSE AND MANY THANKS TO THE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE PREPARED TO DEFEND AMERICA. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE NEXT BIG QUESTION. I HOPE EVERYONE DOES NOT GET UNSETTLED BY THE PAST WEEK'S MILITARY ACTION. SO EVERYONE HAVE A NICE WEEKEND AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU, SIR. EDDIE ALLEN, 9695 GROSS, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. CITY MANAGER. MAYOR AND ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. I'M STANDING HERE AGAIN LAST WEEK. I, UH OR THE LAST MEETING ON THE THIRD, I STOOD HERE SAYING THAT SOMEONE HAD JUMPED MY FENCE. UM I GOT A POLICE REPORT, WHICH WAS AN INCIDENT REPORT HAD NOTHING ON IT. I DID CALL, UH, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH THANK YOU, MR TURNER. AND I'M WAITING TO HEAR FROM COUNCILMAN GOETZ. UM I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY IN PUBLIC OR IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS THAT THERE WAS A REPORT THAT THE PUBLIC WAS NOT PRIVY TO THEM. AND THEN I STARTED READING ABOUT, UH, THE SUNSHINE LAW IN TEXAS, AND IT SAID, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCESS GOVERNMENT RECORDS AND AN OFFICER, UH, FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION IN THE OFFICE'S AGENT MAY NOT ASK YOU WHY YOU WANT THEM ALL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION IS PRESUMED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SO, MR WILLIAMS AND A CITY ATTORNEY. UH, MS REED. I WANT TO KNOW. UM I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT GET OPEN RECORDS. BUT I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY TO RESPOND TO ME AND TELL ME IF I CAN GET OPEN RECORDS, SUNSHINE LAW, UH, THE PI A LAW OF 1973. SO GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT SIDEWALKS, BECAUSE, UH, I'VE SPOKEN MANY TIMES ABOUT THAT. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET AN UPDATE. UM FOR, UH, BEAUMONT.UM UM, SCHOOL, UM, ON FT. AS WELL AS IN THE AMELIA AREA BECAUSE THERE ARE CHILDREN WALKING ACROSS THE STREETS. UM AND, UH THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS IN. I SAW A MAN GET IN A DITCH YESTERDAY LIKE I'VE HAD TO DO WHEN, UH THERE'S, UH CARS THAT COME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OF COURSE. NOW WE HAVE LEAR JETS, AND I'D HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS FIRST HELICOPTERS AND SMALL PLANES. NOW WE'RE GETTING ZOOMS. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE OR SOMETHING COMING FROM THE PLANES THAT, UH, IS OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A JOB THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. MAYBE SO, UM I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR, THOUGH. HOW I CAN GET THE INFORMATION. MY 6 FT FENCE WAS JUMPED. AND IT HAD A PADLOCK. I HAD A NO TRESPASSING SIGN AT A POLICE OFFICER THAT CAME OUT GOT A REPORT WITH NOTHING ON THE REPORT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME ACTION ON THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. AND DMITRI HOLLOWAY, 4835. CONCORD, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR. OF THE CITY COUNCIL ELECT AND STAFF. MY NAME DEMITRA. HOLLOWAY I AM THE FOUNDER OF SURVIVING PARENTS, THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS ORGANIZATION AND CO FOUNDER OF THE HOPE FOOD PANTRY. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW OF THE NEW SERVICES THAT WE ARE OFFERING AND ALSO THAT WE HAVE MOVED INTO THE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER BETWEEN BRIGHTON'S DENTAL AND THE HAIR WORLD BECAUSE OF THE, UM MORE RECENT AND OUTNUMBERING OF HOMICIDES AND DEBTS IN THIS AREA . WE HAD TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE, UH, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE LOST AND SUFFERED A LOSS. SO WE HAD TO LOOK FOR MORE ROOM TO HAVE OUR GRIEF GROUP AND GRIEF SERVICES SO AND WE ALSO HAVE UM, WITH THIS PARDONING IS NOT SILENT AND THAT'S FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO COME VISIT OURS, AND WE'LL SERVE YOU OUT. THANK YOU. UM MAY I JUST WANT TO ROUND YOU? WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED
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FOR, UM, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, SO IF SHE WAS ONE OF THE APPLICANTS, SHE WOULD STILL BE ENTITLED TO SPEAK WHEN THE HEARING IS OPEN, JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT AWARE IF SHE'S OK, OK. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. IS THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR[CONSENT AGENDA]
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? YEAH. OK IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA.PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE
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READING OF UH, ADAM ONE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT FOR THE CITY'S MOTEL PHONE SYSTEM FROM CREATIVE SWITCHING DESIGNS INK A BERKSHIRE, TEXAS, AND THIS COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE? MOVE TO APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION AND THERE IS A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER ONE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER ONE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE AFFLUENT POMP REPLACEMENT AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? MOVE TO APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER TWO. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH ALCO OR ALCO LLC FOR THE STREET REHABILITATION CITYWIDE PHASE FIVE REBID PROJECT, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE MOVE TO THE RESOLUTION. A SECOND. SECOND THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER THREE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE TO THE CONTRACT WITH ALCO LLC OF BEAUMONT FOR THE 48 INCH PINE STREET RAW WATER LIBRARY LINE PROJECT, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE. TO APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVE. COUNCILMAN GETZ. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THE, UH, ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS FOR 29 MILLION. THEN THERE WAS A CHANGE ORDER FOR A 0.9 MILLION. BUT NOW IT SAYS THAT THE NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT IS 20 MILLION. HOW IS THAT CORRECT? YES SIR. WE VALUE ENGINEERED THE PROJECT AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND CHANGED THE PIPE MATERIAL, WHICH WAS WHY IT WENT DOWN SO MUCH. SO WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS WE PUT IT OUT FOR BID AND WE WERE USING STEEL PIPE DOWN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT, AND THERE WERE TWO ISSUES THAT CROPPED UP IS THAT THE PRICING HAD INCREASED GREATLY. AND SO OUR ENGINEERING ESTIMATE FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT WAS MUCH LOWER. BUT THE BIDS ALL CAME IN VERY MUCH HIGHER. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE, UH, SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS AND THE ABILITY TO GET THAT PIPE IN. SO WE WORKED WITH THE ENGINEERS FOR THE PROJECT AND ENDED UP COMING UP WITH A VALUE. UH, ENGINEERING SOLUTION THAT CHANGED THE WHOLE BOSS PIPE DOWN THERE AND BY A CHANGING THAT IT MADE IT EASIER TO INSTALL, AND IT ALSO MADE IT LESS EXPENSIVE FOR THE MATERIAL.
SO THAT'S WHY RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE. WE HAD THIS GIANT CHANGE ORDER TO SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND AWARD IT AND NOT HAVE TO REID IT BUT THEN BRING THE COST DOWN FOR THE PIPE MATERIAL CHANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INGENUITY ON THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING
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ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MISTER CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE? COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING TO ACQUIRE A LIFT STATION EASEMENT AT 250 SOUTH FOREST STREET, AND THIS COMES WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. THERE. A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE. MOVE TO APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN TURNER UH, MR MAYOR. OUR STAFF CAN SOMEONE KIND OF EDUCATE ME ON WANTS TO SELL IT. THE SELL OF THE BUSINESS HAPPEN THAT WE JUST NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE NEW OWNER, UH, TO HAVE TO GO TO THIS I AND IN THE MAIN ROUTE LIKE WE? WE DID CONTACT THEM. IF YOU, UH, TURN TO THE FIRST ATTACHMENT PAGE. THERE'S A TIMELINE THERE OF ALL OUR CONTACT BACK AND FORTH, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR DOMAIN, WE ISSUED AN OFFER TO THEM AND WE GOT A RESPONSE BACK SAYING THAT THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUNTER OFFER, BUT DESPITE ONGOING EFFORTS TO OBTAIN SOMETHING FROM THEM, WE'VE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. SO AFTER EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, WE WENT AND FILED THE PAPERWORK OR ASKING TO FILE A PAPER. OK, AND THIS NUMBER IS THE MARKET VALUE. CORRECT. YEAH, THAT'S THE APPRAISE VALUE. YEAH, PRAISE VALUE. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN GETS ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PROVING ITEM NUMBER FIVE. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING II I HE OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED MR CITY MANAGER. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER SIX, PLEASE COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE. GLO TO RECEIVE FUNDS TO DEVELOP THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF BEAUMONT AND IT COMES WITH A RECOMMEND OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. THERE. A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX. TO APPROVE. THEIR 2ND 2ND.BEEN MOVED. SECONDED FOR APPROVAL FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HOUSE OF ENDURO, THEN COUNCILMAN TURNER. YEAH, I, UH, MR. MANAGER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE AND FOLKS ARE SITTING OUT THERE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY THE, UH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS YOU KNOW, WE, UM UM HAVE A PLANNING OFFICE AND WE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY AND WHAT WE WANT THE FUTURE OF THE CITY TO DEVELOP TO BECOME AND SO FROM TIME TO TIME, WE WILL DO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR A MASTER PLAN, UM, TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT IS CITYWIDE.
AND UM, SO WHAT THIS IS, IS A REQUESTING FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING IN ORDER TO HELP FACILITATE THAT PROCESS. IF YOU NOTICE IN THE AGENDA ITEM, IT DOES FOCUS ON MITIGATION. UM AS YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY, OUR POPULATION IS NOT REALLY GROWING . UH, BUT WE DO HAVE A CHALLENGE WITH, UH, NATURAL DISASTERS. AND SO, UM, WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON UM, AS WE GO THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS LOOK AT DIFFERENT MITIGATION. FLOOD CONTROL. UH, WINDSTORM IT THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, AND BUILD THAT INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS, BUT AGAIN, THIS PLAN WOULD BE A LONG RANGE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY. OK WITH A PLANNED HOUSE SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND A TIMELINE OR JUST A GENERALIZED PLAYING, SO IT'S MORE OF A GENERAL PLAN LOOKING FAR INTO THE FUTURE AND THE WAY WE IMPLEMENT THAT PLAN OVER TIME IS BY BUDGETING SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND THEN ALSO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WE MAY WANT INDUSTRIAL USES OVER HERE AND RESIDENTIAL USES OVER THERE, OR MAYBE MIXED USES IN THIS AREA, WE WOULD CONTROL THAT OR ENCOURAGE THAT THROUGH THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THANK YOU, CHRIS. COUNCILMAN TURNER MR MAN, I'M AS YOU KNOW, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THE GRANTS SINCE MY SHORT 10 YEAR OLD CASH. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME KIND OF SEEING THIS TYPE OF A GRANT COME FORTH FORTH BEFORE US. UH, MR BOONE, UH, WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT. IT'S APPRECIATED. UH LIKE, HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT? LIKE WHO? WHO LIKE, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT ON HOW IT CAME ABOUT WHEN WE HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE CREDIT TO MR ELLIS I. I THINK HE DID IDENTIFY THIS GRAND OPPORTUNITY. AND SO WE JUMPED ON IT. AS YOU KNOW. HAVE YOU SEEN THE TITLEIST GENERAL LAND OFFICE? WHICH GENERALLY WE DON'T. UM YOU KNOW, SEEK PLANNING GRANT FUNDING FROM, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S MITIGATION, AND SO THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF
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FUNDING AT THE GRANT AT THE STATE LEVEL. UH, THAT'S BEEN A RESULT OF SOME OF THESE STORMS. AND SO WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT. BUT YEAH, I THINK THAT'S HUGE. TO KINDA BRING SOME INSIGHT ON THAT, MR. ELLIS IF YOU CARE TO EXPAND IT TO BE APPRECIATED, I JUST WANT THE CITY TO SEE FROM A STRATEGIC STANDPOINT, THE DIRECTION IS CITY IS MOVING IN. WE'RE DOING THINGS WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T DONE IN THE PAST. I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO SEE THESE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES COME IN FRONT OF US. YEAH. THE CITY HAS A GRANT CONSULTANT. UH, TRAILER AND ASSOCIATES. SO ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO, THEY BROUGHT THIS UP , UH, TO STAFF, UH, OF THIS PARTICULAR OPPORTUNITY AND HONESTLY, AT THAT TIME STAFF DID NOT MOVE FORWARD ON, UM WITH THIS PARTICULAR GRANT CITY MANAGER AND I MET WITH FREEZE, AND NICHOLS, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THAT FIRM ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. UH AND THAT REPRESENTATIVE BROUGHT IT UP AT THAT MEETING.SO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR MEETING WITH THAT REPRESENTATIVE FROM FREE AND NICHOLS. I, UM THEY FORWARDED ME SOME INFORMATION ON THIS PARTICULAR GRANT AND I FOR IT FORWARDED IT ON TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. OK AND I THINK THAT'S KEY THERE EVEN WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT ACTUALLY SAW IT THROUGH, SO YOU KNOW JUST KUDOS TO THE WHOLE. STRUCTURE AND WHERE IT TOOK PLACE. I'M JUST WANNA LET Y'ALL KNOW I APPRECIATE IT FROM THE START TO THE FINISH. THERE IS NO OTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF PROVING ITEM NUMBER SIX. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE AYE, HE OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, AND I BELIEVE WE NEED A RECORD VOTE FOR THAT. MAYOR WEST OR MERE PRO TIM TURNER. I DON'T KNOW. JUST PLAY FOR COUNCIL MEMBER DURIO FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL SHAW, OR COUNCIL MEMBER SAMUEL AND COUNCIL MEMBER NEAL. THANK YOU. MR CITY
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MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE US INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING? COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION. FT A TO RECEIVE FUNDS FOR THE ZIP. OK, AT THIS POINT, I WOULD, UH CLEAR THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. AND UH, WE'RE GONNA START WITH QUESTIONS. ARE WE GONNA HAVE A PRESENTATION? I HAVE NOTHING FOR NOTHING. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK.OH, I'M SORRY. DEMI WILL UH, DEMI MEN PLANNING MANAGER. UM GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAVE $390 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING FOR BUS AND BUS FACILITIES UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. UH, WITH THE SO WITH THIS NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ZIP HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS CREATING A COMPETITIVE PROJECT, UM, TO BRING THE COUNCIL TO RECEIVE BLESSING PRIOR TO APPLICATION OF THIS GRANT. UM THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS AS FOLLOWS. SO THE FIRST ONE IS TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPLETE BUS STOP PROGRAM, SO WE'RE GOING TO START AND WE INTEND TO INSTALL 60 NEW BUS SHELTERS AT EXISTING BUS STOPS WHO DO NOT HAVE THEM. UH, THESE WILL INCLUDE A ROOF, A BENCH SIGNAGE, TRASH RECEPTACLES, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, A SOLAR POWERED LIGHT, UH, FOR WRITERS USING TRANSIT SERVICES EARLY IN EARLY EARLY MORNINGS AND AT NIGHT. SECOND UH, WE WISH TO RE ROOF THE TRANSIT HEADQUARTERS AT 550. MILAM STREET. UH FACILITIES MAINTENANCE HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS A CRITICAL NEED TO REPLACE EXPEDIENTLY OR QUICKLY, UH, THIRD FIXED ROUTE FAIR COLLECTION IN MODERN MODERNIZATION AND REAL TIME INFORMATION UPGRADES, SO CURRENTLY, CITIZENS CAN PURCHASE BUS TICKETS BY CASH. ONLY UM, IT IS OUR INTENTION TO IMPLEMENT CREDIT CARD CAPABILITIES. IT IS 2024. SO IT'S TIME. UM, ADDITIONALLY, TRACKING HARDWARE OR GP. TRACKING HARDWARE FOR EACH BUS OR VAN IS NECESSARY FOR CITIZENS TO TRACK THESE VEHICLES IN REAL TIME IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THIS SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO UPGRADE THAT HARDWARE. UH, LASTLY, THE HIGHWAY 105 NORTH MAJOR AREA IS NOT CURRENTLY SERVED BY OUR TRANSIT SERVICES. UM, IT'S OUR INTENTION TO PURCHASE TWO VANS THAT WE INTEND TO EXTEND SERVICES TO THE HIGHWAY. 105 NORTH MAJOR TRAM AND OLD LO AREA THROUGH THE 105 LINK. UM ALL OF THESE PRO PROJECTS PREDICTED COSTS TOTAL UP TO APPROXIMATELY $3.3 MILLION. THE BUS AND BUS FACILITIES. GRANT IS AN 8020 MATCH. UM WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE FT A WILL COVER 80% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT COST AND THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO MATCH 20% WHICH THAT IS APPROXIMATELY $790,000. A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REACHED OUT TO THE STATE, WHICH IS TECH DOT UM, TO RECEIVE SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. NOT ONLY DID TECH DOT SUPPORT
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THE PROJECT, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE COMMITTED TO MATCH ALL OF THE LOCAL MATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY. SO ALL OF OUR CITIES 20% UM SO IF WE ARE AUTHORIZED BY COUNSEL TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, AND IF AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE FTH, THE COMMUNITY COULD HAVE ALL OF THESE LISTED LISTED PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED, UH, AT ZERO COST TO THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD. UM AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE CLAUDIA SAN MIGUEL, OUR GENERAL MANAGER OF ZIP TO SPEAK ON. THESE PROJECTS. THANK YOU AND WELCOME, MIGUEL. YOU UH, TRANSIT GENERAL MANAGER. UH, DEMI PRETTY MUCH COVER EVERYTHING, AND I'M MORE THAN EXCITED TO BRING THIS IMPROVEMENTS. UM VERY MUCH NEEDED. UH, I'M I'M VERY INTERESTED IN MAKING TRANSIT AS ACCESSIBLE. UH, WE WANNA GO BEYOND THE TRANSIT DEPENDENT POPULATION AND THIS IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO HELP US. YOU KNOW, UH, ENTICE OTHER PEOPLE, UH, TO START USING TRANSIT, SO HAVING THIS SHELTERS, THIS IMPROVEMENTS , UH, WE HEARD EARLIER ABOUT SAFETY CONCERNS. I MEAN, HAVING A SOLAR LIGHTS AT EVERY SINGLE BUS STOP. EVENTUALLY I THINK IT'S ALSO IN SUPPORT. ALL THE NEEDS FOR THE COMMUNITY SO I CAN TALK FOREVER. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ABOUT ME. SO UM, I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY FROM EVERY ASPECT THAT YOU LOOK AT. THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BRING THE IMPROVEMENT. AND UM LIKE, LET ME EXPLAIN.THIS IS ZERO OUT OF POCKET FOR THE TAXPAYERS, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? UH YES , REAL QUICK. I JUST WANTED TO, UM, POINT OUT AGAIN SOMETHING I THINK THAT WAS COVERED. BUT THAT IS PROVISION OF SERVICE TO 105 MAJOR FOLSOM NORTHWEST PARKWAY. AS Y'ALL KNOW, WE'VE HAD A, UH A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY A MULTIFAMILY IN THAT AREA. AND AS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW OUR OUR COST FOR TRANSIT, LIKE EVERYTHING CONTINUED TO CONTINUES TO GO UP, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO SERVE THAT GROWING AREA WITHIN THE CITY, BUT ALSO NOT HAVE TO CUT SERVICE AT OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. SO I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD DEMI AND, UH AND CLAUDIA AND HER TEAM AND THEIR EFFORTS TO BE CREATIVE, UH, FOR THIS GRANT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN FALS, UH, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I MEAN, IT'S A WIN WIN. AS YOU SAID, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAD WAS THE BUS STOP, JUST A SIGN. UH, NO. NO YOU KNOW, COVER. NO BENCH, NO PLACE TO STAND BUT ON THE GRASS AND I'D DRIVE BY AND SEE CITIZENS STANDING IN THE RAIN BROUGHT THAT TO THE CITY HALL, BUT THERE WAS NO MONEY AT THAT TIME AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, AND TO DO ALL THESE BUS STOPS WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. AND SO I, OF COURSE THIS TO ME. THIS IS JUST A GREAT GREAT PROJECT. MY QUESTION, THOUGH, IS THIS, UM THERE ARE 60 OF THEM GOING TO BE DONE? UH, HOW MANY WILL THAT LEAVE LEFT THAT NEED TO BE DONE.
QUITE A FEW. UM SO WE WILL. WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE SEEKING THESE KINDS OF GRANTS AS THEY COME OUT. UM THERE'S A BIG PUSH RIGHT NOW AGAIN UNDER THAT, BY BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER YEAR ON THAT, GRANT. UM SO IT MAY BE POSSIBLE. UM, DEPENDING ON, UM LABOR COSTS AND WHATNOT THAT WE COULD TRY TO SEEK THAT GRANT NEXT YEAR AGAIN. THIS IS A GREAT START. I DON'T MEAN TO, YOU KNOW , TO BE A DOWNER ON IT. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS HOW MANY STOPS WE HAVE LEFT. I MEAN, ARE WE 50% THERE WITH THIS COMPLETION? UH, 40% I. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY STOPS WE HAVE IN BEAUMONT 90% LEFT. UH, WE HAVE ABOUT 1290% IT'S A NEEDED IT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY. UM, FOR SURE, I YOU KNOW. SO WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME MORE GRANT MONEY. THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO SEEK THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SURE. 1200 YOU SAID YEAH, WE HAVE, UM 200 OR MORE, UH, BUS STOPS WITHIN THE CITY. UM AND WE DID. SO WE HAD THE BUS STOPS THAT WE INTEND TO PUT THESE SHELTERS AT. IT'S DATA DRIVEN. SO UM, WE DID. LOOK AT YOU KNOW WHICH BUS STOPS ARE HEAVILY USED . UM AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE SHELTERS FOR CITYWIDE. UM, SO IT'S ON A ON A LIST ESSENTIALLY, AND IT'S PRIORITIZED BY, UH, THE FREQUENT FREQUENCY OF USE. YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH PER STOP ON AVERAGE. AN AVERAGE IS ABOUT $20,000. THIS IS GONNA PROVIDE TO BACK FOUR YEARS AGO. YEAH, THAT SHELTER. UH THE BENCH, THE TRASH RECEPTIBLE, THE SOLAR LIGHT AND WHAT WE ARE CALLING THE BOARDING PASS. UH, SOME OF THOSE, UH, BUS STOPS ARE LOCATED WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A SIDEWALK, SO WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO HAVE TO PUT A, UM, A BARRIER BETWEEN 14 BY 16 FT CONCRETE PATH SO WE CAN SEE THE CHILDREN ON TOP OF IT, SO WE ROUGHLY ANOTHER 20 MILLION. SO, UH, 20 MILLION AND WE'LL FINISH OUT THE OTHER 1000.
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THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE ALL YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCILMAN TURNER AND THEN COUNCILMAN DURIA. Y'ALL HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. NOW MISS MISS DEMI IS LIKE YOU BACK TO BACK, YOU KNOW, LIKE I JUST WANNA AGAIN, YOU KNOW KUDOS. NOT ONLY DID YOU GO OUT AND IDENTIFY FUNDING YOU WENT THE EXTRA MILE AND IDENTIFY A WAY TO TAKE CARE OF THE MESS. YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE. UH, ANOTHER THING. IT'S KIND OF LIKE TO SPEAK TO HIS IS EFFICIENCIES WILL BUS STOPS. DO YOU THINK WE'RE EFFICIENT WITH THE NUMBER OF STOPS? WE IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU CAN DECREASE SOME OR YOU THINK WE'RE ON TARGET WITH THE AMOUNT OF BUS STOPS. WE HAVE. UM IT ALL DEPENDS THE PERSPECTIVE. UH, I CAN TELL YOU WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER EVENTUALLY. UH AND WE ARE I MEAN , PART OF THIS, UH, SOFTWARE ACQUISITION THAT WE HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO DO, UM, IS GONNA GIVE US MORE DATA SO WE CAN CONSOLIDATE AND REDUCE THE TIME THAT WE'RE STOPPING BY. SO, UM, DANCERS? YES. AND RANDY. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. UM HOW MUCH PER STOP? I THINK THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. WE'LL BE ABLE TO EDUCATE. WE'RE EDUCATED ON THAT NUMBER. COUNCIL ENDURO. SO WHAT? WHAT WERE THE TWO VANS BE USED FOR THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET SO THE TWO BANDS WILL BE UTILIZED TO, UH, RUN THAT CIRCULAR PROGRAM THAT DEMI EXPLAINS, UM SO THEY'RE GONNA BE RUNNING, UM CONTINUOUSLY AND IN WHAT WE CALL AN INFINITY LOOP.THE BAND IS NOT GONNA COME ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN. IT'S GONNA BE CONNECTING. UH, THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, CONSTANTLY, SO IT'S TWO BANDS. UM THE WAIT TIME SHOULD BE LESS THAN 30 MINUTES, SO PEOPLE THAT NEED TO COME DOWNTOWN OR MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS TO THE BIGGER ROUTE WHEN I HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO CATCH THAT VEHICLE. AND ALL THESE ADDITIONAL STOPS ARE INSIDE OF BEAUMONT AND NONE OF THEM AND, UH, I'M JUST GONNA GO AHEAD ON. AND AS I HAVE SOME PEOPLE ALREADY ASKING FOR A COVER BUS STOP RIGHT THERE BY THE PLACE OF GRACE AND GRACE LIKES LAKES APARTMENT BEHIND THE JONES LIBRARY, SO YOU COULD PUT THAT AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, RIGHT? THEY DON'T SARAH STREET. THEY'VE BEEN ASKING SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. UH, THE PHONE CALLS ARE THE DATA. ALL RIGHT, AND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS. AND NOW IF WE CAN MOVE AND DO THE NEXT ITEM COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. TO HEAR APPLICANT REQUESTS FOR FUNDING FROM THE 2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. OH AND I'LL DECLARE THE MEETING OPEN AT THIS POINT. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION BEFORE ANY I JUST HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. OK DANIEL J, UH 25 09 CABLE AVENUE, BEMA, TEXAS WITH THE HOUSE CENTER. GOOD AFTERNOON . DANIEL J. THIS IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOW CENTER. MOST OF YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO, UH, WE ARE THE AREA'S LARGEST OLDEST MEN. SOBER LIVING FACILITY, UH, BETWEEN MOBILE, ALABAMA AND DEER PARK, AND, UH, WE SERVE ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. ANYONE NEEDING A HAND UP? UM I JUST, UH, JUST HAD 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY A FEW DAYS AGO. AND BASICALLY, I JUST WANTED TO COME UP TODAY AND JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH US. WE TRY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS WITH ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO FOR THE CITY. IF ANYBODY NEEDS ANYTHING EVER JUST REACH OUT. AND UH ASK, UM, THE FUNDS WE'RE USING THIS YEAR IS OUR LONG TERM VISION OF MAKING FOUR SEPARATE APARTMENTS WITHIN AN EXISTING HOUSE. THEY'LL BE COMPLETE ENTITIES UPON THEIR SELF WITH BATHROOMS, AND THIS IS FOR THE FOUNDATION. THANK YOU. CALVIN SHEPHERD, JUNIOR 865, INFILL LANE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS.
UH, LIONHEARTED. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SHEPHERD, UM, RUN A YOUTH ORGANIZATION CALLED LINE AIT. WE ARE REGISTERED WITH THE OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER IN PARALYMPIC IN ALE, COLORADO. I MISS YOUR STATEMENT IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITH ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF. TO HELP BILL WITH, UM, ASSIST WITH BUILDING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY COHESION THROUGH HEALTH AND FITNESS, WITH THE MAIN FOCUS ON YOUTH, SOCIABLE, COMPETITIVE AND TEAMWORK SKILLS WHILE COMBATING ADOLESCENT OBESITY. THE PRIMARY PRIMARILY ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH OUR LOCAL SPORTS PROGRAMS, LEARN HOW TO BOX ACADEMY AND PORT ARTHUR AND 409 ELITE IN BEAUMONT
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, TEXAS. ALL RIGHT, UM, WE REQUESTED FUNDS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. THOSE FUNDS ARE USED TO PAY FOR THE MEMBERSHIP FOR THE KIDS FOR 12 MONTHS. IT ALSO REGISTERED THEM THROUGH THE OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES A, UM A LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR SOME OF THE YOUTH. THAT'S THEIR ONLY MEDICAL INSURANCE. THEY HAVE, UM WE'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 2005 AND WE'VE BEEN HOSTING EVENTS IN PORT ARTHUR. WE DID OUR FIRST EVEN IN BEAUMONT. UH, MARCH 30TH. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. MAY I WAS I MISS YOU. I WAS BUSY. UM SO WHAT WE DO, UM 90% OF OUR TIME. WE HAVE TO TRAVEL 75 MILES OR FURTHER TO LOCAL, STATE AND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS. BECAUSE WE THE WAY THE OLYMPIC TRAINING HERE LOOKS AT IT. WE BELONG TO HOUSTON IN THAT LITTLE MAP, SO WHENEVER WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST EVENTS HERE WHERE YOU CAN COMPETE FROM THE, UH THE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY UH, WE TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND LIKE I SAID, THE, UH, FUNDS REQUESTED IT PAYS FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING NEEDED.UH, FOR OUR YOUTH IN IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. THANKS. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE HERE. ALL THIS TIME I IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MR CITY MANAGER.
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MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE. COUNCIL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION. FT A TO ACHIEVE FUNDS FOR THE ZIP, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN? THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN D ONE QUESTION I WANT TO ASK EARLIER. UH, I REMEMBER. A FEW MEETINGS AGO. THEY ALSO CAME TO US TO APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR THE ZIP IS THIS ARE THEY RELATED? OR IS THIS DIFFERENT? IT JUST FOR THE OPERATION OF IT? YEAH I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE REGULAR FT A OPERATIONAL FUND FUNDING WHICH WE DO EVERY YEAR.UM THE IDEA IS THAT FT A TRIES TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE MONEY THAT THE DEFICIT BASICALLY TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM. SO THAT WAS OUR REGULAR, UH, REGULAR ALLOCATION EVERY YEAR. HAS THAT BEEN APPROVED YET? UM IT'S ALLOCATED SO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT THAT ACTION IS SIMPLY SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO BY FT A RULES, BUT ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A, UH IT'S EARMARKED FOR, UH, OUR SYSTEM. WHEREAS THIS ONE IS MORE DISCRETIONARY. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION IS CARRIED AT THE CLOSE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER MATTERS RELATED TO CONTEMPLATED OR PENDING LITIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 505 1.071 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE THAT CLAIM OF, UH DT MINKS. CHARGE THE NUMBER 460-2023 HYPHEN 03201. IN THE SECOND, CALEB VENTER VERSUS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AND CHRISTOPHER S. BOONE CALLS NUMBER HYPHEN 210244. AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS. AND SINCE COUNCILMAN DUO IS THE VERY
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A LOT OF QUESTIONS. I'M GONNA LET YOU GO FIRST. THANK YOU. I JUST REPEATING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WAS GIVEN BY THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, SUMMER JOBS AND, UH THE 409 DAYS , SO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND LOOK THAT UP. UH, THANKS TEXT DOT I KNOW THEY'RE GONE, BUT THEY WERE VERY INFORMATIVE AND THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THEM COME TO THE NEXT MEETING. UH, AT MY TELLING THE MANAGER THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANT TO DO OVER AT THE EVENT CENTER LIKE WE DID FOR THE DOWNTOWN DEAL. WE CAN HAVE A PICTURES AND ALL THAT UP. ALSO UM ON MCLEAN PARK. UM SOMEONE. IF THEY CAN LOOK INTO THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE BUDGET SEASON COMING UP BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY JUST WANT MAYBE A WALKING TRACK AROUND THERE OR SOMETHING OR SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO DOING, UM BART. I KNOW Y'ALL. UM ON THIS, UH, MR ALLEN, ASK ABOUT THE SIDEWALK ON FINETTE ROAD AND I KNOW WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. UM WHERE ARE WE IN THE PLANNING STAGES OF THAT RIGHT NOW. YES SIR. WE'RE WORKING ON THE PLANNING AND ENGINEERING FOR IT. UH WE'RE STILL HOPING TO HAVE[01:20:04]
THAT FINISHED BY YEAR'S END, OK? AND, UM I THINK THAT WAS IT. YOU KNOW, UH ONCE WHERE WHERE SHE GO? SHE LEFT. THANK YOU FOR THE GRANT OF FINDING THAT GRANT AND FINDING THE CITY'S PART. ALSO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S GREAT. WE'RE GONNA, UH UM ANY TIME WE CAN GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT DONE, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING THAT'S THAT'S AWESOME FOR THE COMMUNITY. APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE MIRROR UNTIL I THINK ABOUT IT, AND THEN I'LL ASK AGAIN AT THE END. GET I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE LAMAR UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM. UH, IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE JUST LEADING THE CONFERENCE WITH AN EIGHT AND ONE RECORD. THEY'RE IN THE TOP 25 IN THE COUNTRY, AND, UH, I HOPE THE COMMUNITY GOES OUT AND SUPPORTS THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE A JOY TO WATCH. THEY'RE THE REAL DEAL. AND UH, WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR LOCAL UNIVERSITY THAT IS IN THE TOP 25 OF ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE NCAA, THEY ABSOLUTELY DESERVE YOUR SUPPORT TO GET OUT THERE, SO PLEASE TRY TO MAKE A BASEBALL GAME. COUNCILMAN TURNER THE MORE UNIVERSITY OF LEAGUE HAS BEEN ON FIRE PERIOD. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S AWESOME I. I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION. MIKE TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE GAME. THEN YOU PITCH THE GAME ONE TIME THERE. I'M GONNA BE THROWING OUT A PITCH MAY 4TH SO MAYBE WE COULD COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOU WHEN YOU DO THAT, BUT, UH, TOMORROW WHEN OUR VERY OWN ALEXIS MORRIS, WHO WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT LSU SHOULD BE, UH, PERFORMING AT FULL PARK WITH THE HARLEM GOLD TRT, SO IF I COMMUNITY CAN GET OUT AND SUPPORT THIS YOUNG LADY, I THINK SHE GRACIOUSLY APPRECIATED SO WE I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SUPPORT. UM WE HAD A CITIZEN PUT OUT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT A ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN AT CHARLTON POLLO PARK. AND I KNOW THE FUNDING AND HE PUT DOWN WITH THE PARK EQUIPMENT AND OTHER THINGS WE DID. CHARLES AND PILE OF PORT WAS INCORRECT. SO IF POSSIBLE, CAN STAFF GET ME AN ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN, SO I CAN CORRECT THAT MISINFORMATION THAT WAS PUT OUT ON THE INTERNET. UH AND ANOTHER THING AT THE NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, THEY WERE INQUIRING ABOUT QUIET ZONES WITH THE RAILROAD. I KNOW IT COULD BE PRETTY PRICEY, BUT, UH, BORN TO SOMEBODY CAN GIVE ME AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH IT IS PER INTERSECTION, I. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NEIGHBORHOOD KNOW THE PRICING AS WELL OUTSIDE OF THAT. THANK YOU, MAN. THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCILMAN FALS. THANK YOU, MAYOR WITH THE PASSING OF VERNON PIERCE, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT ONE. JUST ASK EVERYBODY. PLEASE REMEMBER THE PIERCE FAMILY IN YOUR PRAYERS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SAMUEL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. PRO. COUNCILMAN NEIL THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST TO ADD ON TO KMF. SHE DEFINITELY CONDOLENCES TO VERNON PIERCE'S FAMILY. THAT'S A BIG LOSS FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS, WHICH ARE NOT ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, SPEAKER DAVE DILAN OFFICE FOR FIGHTING FOR THESE. THESE MONIES THAT ARE COMING FROM TECH DOT FOR I THINK, MR WILLIAMS. YOU ADDED IT UP SOMEWHERE AROUND $600 MILLION, WHICH IS HUGE FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AND IT'S UH, GRATEFUL THAT THEY THEY FOR THAT. YES COUNCILMAN SAMUEL. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO DAVE FEELING FOR ALL HIS HELP, UH, WITH THIS MONEY, THAT'S WHAT'S DOING MOMENT. SO THANKS. THANK YOU. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO THE PIERCE FAMILY, GUINNESS, COUNCILMAN NEIL SAID. IT'S A BIG LOSS, UM TO SHERRY KAREN AND HIS HIS SON, UM PRINCE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. IN GENERAL, HE WAS GREAT GUY WHEN HE WAS AT ENERGY, AND HE DID A GREAT JOB AS A COMMISSIONER AS WELL. AND ALSO TO THE NATURES OF FESTIVAL. UH, AS THEY POINT OUT, IT'S THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING FESTIVAL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. RIGHT HERE IN BEAUMONT. UM, WE, UH CONGRATULATIONS TO PRINCESS DUKE ON BEING CROWNED AND THEN ALSO THE NEIL FAMILY ON THEIR DUTCHESS AND THE BRICE FAMILY, UM, LONNIE BRIGGS WITH MISS CONGENIALITY AND WAS ALSO A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT. SO IT WAS A AMAZING WEEKEND FOR THOSE GIRLS AND A BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL.THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY CONDOLENCES WITH THE PIERCE FAMILY AS WELL. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SHARE CONDOLENCES TO THE PIERCE FAMILY. YOU'LL BE GREAT. I WANT TO MENTION I FIND IT IRONIC TODAY. ONE OF OUR GROUPS THAT CAME BEFORE US WAS THE RAPE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION GROUP. PEOPLE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT SUICIDE IS FOR REAL DEPRESSION IS REAL. AND SO IF THERE ARE ANY SIGNS ANYWHERE INSIDE YOUR FAMILY OR WHATEVER. PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THE SIGNS.
UM JUST HAD A CLOSE FRIEND YOUNGER FRIEND WHO WAS PRESIDENT OF THE BANK, CADENCE BANK AND IN
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TEXAS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE SO PEOPLE, PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THE SIGNS OF THAT IT IT'S REAL AND LOOK AFTER YOUR LOVED ONES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR CITY MANAGER. AND CERTAINLY, UH, WE ALL EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE PUREST FAMILY AND COUNCILMAN FELS SHAW HAS, UH HELP ME OUT HERE. 5 TO 7 THIS FRIDAY AT BROUSSARD'S OWN MAJOR DRIVE WILL BE VISITATION, AND THE FUNERAL WILL BE AT 1 P.M. SATURDAY AT WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH, THEIR OWN MAJOR DRIVE, AND, UH, I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND OUR STAFF ON DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB AND SAVING US A LOT OF MONEY. AND UH , OBVIOUSLY EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS UP HERE, UH, WE IDENTIFY A LOT OF PROJECTS, BUT THEN WE HAVE TO FUND THEM. AND AS OUR, UH STAFF IS COMING UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS TO DO THAT, AS WELL AS REENGINEERING PLANS CAN SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND WE ARE CERTAINLY GRATEFUL. OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS INCREDIBLE. AND TREY, WELCOME ABOARD. AND I JUST WANNA, UH, REMIND PEOPLE TO CHECK OUT THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FACEBOOK PAGE BECAUSE YOU CAN FIND OUT BE WELL INFORMED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. SO THAT YOU AREN'T UH, SURPRISED AND NATURE'S RIVER FESTIVAL WAS, UH, INCREDIBLE. AND, UH, MISS EMILY NEAL WAS THE SECOND RUNNER UP. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A BIG NIGHT AND TEXT DOT AGAIN AS UH COUNCILMAN SAMUEL SAID IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THERE'S ALL THESE TECH DOT DISTRICTS. THIS DISTRICT IS RECEIVING MORE MONEY THAN ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU'VE GOT HOUSTON, DALLAS AUSTIN, UH, ALL THOSE AREAS SO WE ARE REALLY BENEFITING FROM THAT. SO WHEN YOU'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT STOPPING IN TRAFFIC, WE WILL, UH WE DO CERTAINLY BENEFIT FROM THAT IN THE IN IN THE LONG TERM, THANKS TO THE SPEAKER. YES THANKS TO SPEAKER PHELAN. THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. AND WITH THAT,* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.