Nov 05, 2024 City Council

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WELCOME TO TODAY'S MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. TODAY'S DATE IS TUESDAY, JUNE FIFTH, 2024.

TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR DONNIE FLIPPO, A PASTOR OF THE GOSPEL CENTER CHURCH. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES, AND IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SERIES. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY. WE THANK YOU FOR GRACE. THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL TOWN THAT WE HAVE HERE IN BEAUMONT. WE JUST THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY AND THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU PUT UPON US. THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERS THAT LEAD. AND WE PRAY FOR UNITY AND LOVE AND JUST WORKING TOGETHER TO FOR OUR CITIZENS TO COME TOGETHER AND TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS THAT YOU HAVE SET FOR US. FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU JUST LEAD US AND GUIDE US IN TRUTH AND REVELATION. WE PRAY FOR OUR NATION TODAY AS WE MAKE OUR DECISION FOR OUR NEXT LEADER. WE PRAY FOR UNITY AMONG ALL. WE PRAY FOR THE LOVE AND THE PEACE OF GOD TO SUSTAIN US AND KEEP US IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE IS OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC. IT STANDS ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY. MAY I HAVE ROLL? ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR WEST, PRESENT MAYOR PRO TEM NEAL, COUNCIL MEMBER. DAURIO PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. GOETZ. COUNCIL MEMBER. TURNER. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. PRESENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER. SAMUEL. HERE. THANK YOU.

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COME ON. MIKE. ONE MORE. COME ON. ONE MORE. LET'S WAIT FOR THE OLD GUY. OKAY, EVERYBODY ON THREE. ONE, TWO. THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. GOT IT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KENNY SANDERSON. I REPRESENT IF LOCAL 399 BEAUMONT PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHERE FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES JOIN FORCES TO SUPPORT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION MDA THROUGH OUR ANNUAL FILL THE BOOT CAMPAIGN. NEARLY FOR 30 YEARS, BEAUMONT FIRE AND RESCUE AND THE MEMBERS OF LOCAL 399 HAVE PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH MDA, RAISING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HELP FUND RESEARCH, PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES AND GIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND MDA SUMMER CAMPS AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES. MANY OF US HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING LOCAL FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, WHO HAVE SHARED THEIR STORIES AND HOPE AND GRATITUDE. THANKS FOR THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL 399 AND THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. WE HAVE MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES. FILLED THE BOOT CAMPAIGN FOR MDA IS NOT JUST A FIRE SERVICE TRADITION. IT'S A PROMISE TO THOSE IN NEED FOR A CURE. AND WE CAN STAND WITH THEM UNTIL ONE IS FOUND. THERE ARE OVER 40 DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES, INCLUDING ALS, LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE. FOR MANY OF THE FAMILIES, FILL THE BOOT HAS BEEN A BEACON OF HOPE AS A FIND AND RAISE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH NECESSARY TO FIND A CURE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN THERE IS NO LONGER A NEED TO FILL THE BOOT, BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT THE CURE HAS BEEN FOUND. UNTIL THAT DAY, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY BY ISSUING A PROCLAMATION FOR, IF LOCAL 399 TO FILL THE BOOT FROM NOVEMBER

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE STILL LYING THERE. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR SERVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW YOU DOING? THANK YOU MISTER. IT WAS AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR SERVING. THANK YOU. NEVER HAVE YOU KNOW. BLESS YOU BROTHER. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YEAH.

THANK YOU MISTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SERVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SERVING. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL. YES, SIR. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T. THAT MEANS I'M PICKING UP WHAT YOU'RE LAYING DOWN. I SPOKE WITH NO TROPHY.

THIS. PERFECT. MA'AM, YOU CAN COME UP HERE IF YOU WANT TO TAK. YOU CAN COME UP TO TAKE THE PICTURE AS WELL. AND I HAVE TWO CAMERAS HERE AS WELL. ONE, TWO, THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. OKAY, STAY RIGHT THERE. TAKE ONE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WEST CITY MANAGER. WILLIAMS. COUNCILMAN. DARIO. COUNCILMAN. GOETZ.

COUNCILMAN. TURNER. COUNCILMAN. PHIL. SHAW. COUNCILMAN. I KNOW YOUR NAME. NOT. I KNOW YOUR OTHER NAME TOO. COUNCILMAN. HE'S A SAMUELS COUNCILMAN. NEAL'S AND ATTORNEY. REED. MY NAME IS CHERYL WILLIAMS, AND I REPRESENT THE DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS. THE AMERICAN LEGION SECOND DISTRICT, WHICH I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BEING THE DISTRICT COMMANDER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE ARE THE TOP COMMANDER. TOP DISTRICT IN THE ENTIRE NATION. WE WON THE RACE TO THE TOP ON LAST YEAR, WHICH MEANT THAT WE BEAT OUT OVER 1000 DISTRICTS TO BE THE TOP DISTRICT REPRESENTING BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

AMEN. THE VETERANS IN THE HOUSE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER VETERANS HERE? WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? IF YOU'RE A VETERAN? THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING THE SACRIFICES OF ME AND MY COMRADES TO UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY. WE STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS PROUD SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN, CORPSMAN, MARINE, MARINES, AND COASTIES WHO HAVE PLEDGED OUR LIVES TO SERVICE. SERVICE TO GOD, TO OUR COUNTRY, TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO OUR FAMILY. WE RECEIVED THIS PROCLAMATION FROM OUR CITY THAT ESTEEMS THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THESE FINE MEN AND WOMEN. WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A POEM THAT REMINDS US ABOUT THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY. ENTITLED IT IS THE VETERAN. IT IS THE VETERAN, NOT THE PREACHER, WHO HAS GIVEN US FREEDOM OF RELIGION. IT IS THE VETERAN, NOT THE REPORTER TRACY, WHO HAS

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[PRESENTATIONS]

FIRST PLACE WITH 408 VOTES GOES TO PAC-MAN'S PUMPKIN PATCH BY OUR WATER QUALITY DEPARTMENT.

SECOND PLACE WAS CHASING SUNSETS IN A HOT AIR BALLOON BY THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND THIRD PLACE PUMPKIN PILLAR BY THE WICK DEPARTMENT. AND MOST COMMENTS AND HONORABLE MENTION GOES TO SERGEANT JACK O LANTERN POLICE ADMINISTRATION. THANKS FOR ALL WHO PARTICIPATED AND VOTED TO MAKE THIS A FUN EVENT. GET READY TO FILL YOUR PLATES ALL THIS WEEK DURING RESTAURANT RESTAURANT WEEK, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE 11TH. FEATURING OVER 60 OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. THIS YEAR, YOU CAN GET A DIGITAL PASSPORT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO GET POINTS AND WIN PRIZES AND COUPONS AS YOU DINE OUT AT YOUR FAVORITE EATERIES. ONE LUCKY WINNER WILL TAKE HOME THE ULTIMATE FOODIE GIFT BASKET. VALUED AT OVER $300, IT'S FILLED WITH GIFT CARDS AND ITEMS FROM PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS. CHECK OUT THE BEAUMONT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU WEBSITE FOR FURTHER DETAILS, AND DOWNLOAD THE FREE DIGITAL PASSPORT STARTING TODAY. DON'T FORGET TO SNAG YOUR TICKETS FOR OUR BEAUMONT ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY EVENT. IT'S COMING UP THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST FROM 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT THE BEAUMONT CIVIC CENTER. IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG, CITY WIDE PEP RALLY FILLED WITH MUSIC, FOOD, FUN. AS WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE THINGS WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER AS A CITY OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND THE BIG PLANS IN STORE FOR THE YEAR AHEAD, CHECK OUT THE BEAUMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEBSITE TO GET REGISTERED. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT. WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE SHEKINAH NOBLES FOR HER PROMOTION TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. SHEKINAH WAS SERVING AS DEPUTY COORDINATOR PRIOR TO HER PROMOTION, AND WE KNOW SHE'LL CONTINUE TO DO A GREAT JOB IN THIS NEW POSITION AND FINALLY, WE'RE REMINDER CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY. AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL TRIBUTE WE'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU, FEATURING SOME OF OUR OWN CITY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED SERVICES, INCLUDING BEAUMONT CITY COUNCILMAN CHRIS DEL RIO AND BEAUMONT POLICE CHIEF TIM WOZNIAK.

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[RECOGNITIONS]

SO THANKS, TRACY FOR THAT PRESENTATION. IT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW, BUT WE'RE FOLLOWING IT WITH SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR US HERE AT THE CITY. AND THAT'S HONORING OUR PRESENTING OUR SERVICE AWARDS TODAY. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS SAY ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WE DO IS HONOR OUR EMPLOYEES. AND THIS IS CERTAINLY GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE IN DOING THIS TODAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO HONOR THEM. THE MAYOR IS GOING TO JOIN ME, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET PHOTOGRAPHS.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS HERE, WOULD YOU JOIN THE MAYOR MYSELF WITH THE PERSON? COME UP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH FIRST. WE'D LIKE TO HONOR SERGEANT LELAND KING JUNIOR FROM CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. AND HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR 25 YEARS. IT LOOKS LIKE LELAND IS NOT WITH US. DEJUANA GUILLORY FROM WICK FOR 25 YEARS.

NEXT IS MR. JEFFREY DOWNS FROM CUSTOMER SERVICES. 25 YEARS.

DARLENE DONALD, STREETS AND DRAINAGE, 25 YEARS.

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL THESE LONG TERM EMPLOYEES. NEXT IS MISS BARBARA BEARD OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND LITERACY. 25 YEARS.

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OKAY. NEXT IS LIEUTENANT LIEUTENANT RONALD DISCHLER. PATROL. 25 YEARS.

NEXT IS OFFICER ALFRED SPIKES. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 30 YEARS.

RANDALL LANG, BUILDING SERVICES, 35 YEARS.

SERGEANT GERALD LACHANCE, POLICE ADMINISTRATION 35 YEARS.

FINE. GENTLEMEN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK. OFFICER JERRY JACKSON, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, 35 YEARS.

MICHAEL MICHAEL HAWKINS, SENIOR, FIRE SUPPRESSION, SEA SHIFT, 35 YEARS.

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DAUGHTER AND SISTER.

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAS. OKAY, WELL, WHERE WERE YOU FROM LAST? NEXT IS. LET ME FIND. OH, CAPTAIN GEORGE SCHULTZ, PATROL 35 YEARS.

I APOLOGIZE, CAPTAIN, AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, JOE FLORES, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. 40 YEARS.

THANK YOU. THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. MAYOR. MAYOR, WOULD IT BE OKAY IF ALL THE AWARDEES CAME UP AND COUNCIL TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM? GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU. AWARDEES COME UP.

AND. EVERYBODY, IF YOU WANT TO SCOOT AROUND IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL, THAT'D BE GREAT. KEEP ON GOING. YEAH, WE MIGHT NEED A COUPLE ROWS. EVERYBODY SCOOT A LITTLE BIT MORE SO I CAN FIT EVERYBODY IN. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE. YEAH. GO AHEAD. LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET YOU ON. HERE, EVERYBODY LOOK HERE. LOOK HERE IN ONE, TWO, THREE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. TO THE SERVICE SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS, PLEASE MEET IN THE FIRST ROOM.

CONFERENCE FLOOR FOR CAKE AND PUNCH. AND WITH AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM. COUNCILMAN BELSHAW, CAN I GET YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEAT, PLEASE? THANK YOU.

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MAYOR, CAN I GET YOU TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AGAIN NOW THAT WE HAVE. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, WE HAVE A QUORUM MINUS COUNCILMAN GAETZ AT THIS TIME. AND WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CITY OF BEAUMON. 2025 2026 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM MILES HAYNES, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER SPECIAL PROJECTS. OKAY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL BE DOING THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA PRESENTATION. YOU WILL SEE THAT THE DATE THE YEAR IS 2025, 2026, BECAUSE MOST OF THE ADVOCATING FOR THIS AGENDA STARTS IN JANUARY AND GOES INTO 2026. IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS. AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH A BREAKDOWN. THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION IS TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK. AND SO BASED ON THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THIS DOCUMENT BACK TO YOU NEXT WEEK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE OFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. TYPICALLY THIS AGENDA IS TAKEN TO GOLDEN TRIANGLE DAY AT THE CAPITOL. SOME OF YOU GUYS GO TO WASHINGTON, DC AND YOU CAN TAKE THIS AGENDA. SO THIS IS YOUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT HOPEFULLY YOU APPROVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO LET'S START WITH THE PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. THE SUCCESSES FROM LAST SESSION AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE WERE ABLE TO PASS HOUSE BILL 5012. AND THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THAT. BUT THAT GIVES US SOME CREATIVE OPTIONS WITH THE HOTEL PROJECT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ALSO HAVE SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM LAST SESSION. WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF SIT DOWN WITH SOME OF OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANTS AND OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANTS, AND THEY WERE JUST ABLE TO TELL US THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO INCREASE OUR MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS. IF WE DO ANYTHING LOCAL TO BRING THEM IN. AND SO WE DIDN'T APPROACH THEM WHEN WE WERE JUST AT THE CAPITOL OR IN DC. WE WOULD START TO INTEGRATE THEM IN OUR PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THAT WE TOOK THAT ADVICE. AND I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THAT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'VE SEEN PICTURES OF YOU VISITING SOME OF OUR CONGRESSMEN, SENATORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND AT THE HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THE CITY MANAGER HAS MET A LOT WITH DIFFERENT OFFICES, WHETHER THAT BE DAVE PHELAN, CHRISTIAN MANUAL OFFICE, I THINK SENATOR CRUZ HAS COME IN AS WELL. SO WE'VE INCREASED OUR MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN AN EFFORT TO LEARN HOW TO WORK TOGETHER. BEFORE WE NEED THESE REPRESENTATIVES. AND ANOTHER THING WE WERE ABLE TO FIND OUT IS THAT WE NEED TO NARROW OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. IT WAS TOO BROAD LAST YEAR. A LOT OF THE REPRESENTATIVES CAME IN AND WANTED A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY AND SO THAT'S THE GOAL OF THIS PRESENTATION MOVING FORWARD. NEXT SLIDE. SO THESE ARE THE FOCUS GROUPS THAT WE WORKED WITH THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS. LIKE I SAID STATE AND FEDERAL WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANTS. I WENT THROUGH THE GANTLET AND MET WITH OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.

AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK. SO A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION IS FROM DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND WHAT LIMITATIONS THEY MAY FACE FROM A LEGISLATIVE STANDPOINT AND HOW WE AS A CITY COULD PUT THIS IN AN AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GROW AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. SO I ALSO MET WITH THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND TO GO THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT AS WELL, THE CITY MANAGER'S BEEN ABLE TO SEE AND ADDED SOME FEEDBACK. OFFICE OF DAVE PHELAN HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS. OFFICE OF CHRISTIAN MANUEL HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS. OFFICER BRIAN BABIN AND RANDY WEBER HAVE ALSO BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS. AND NOW WE'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU GUYS. SO THIS IS KIND OF THE LAST STEP IN OUR PROCESS. AND HOPEFULLY WE GET YOUR FEEDBACK AND MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH THE COMPLETED DOCUMENT. NEXT SLIDE. SO ON THE LEFT YOU'LL SEE THE PREVIOUS YEAR THERE WAS THOSE WERE OUR PRIORITIES. AND ON THE RIGHT YOU'LL SEE THESE ARE NEW PRIORITIES. A LOT OF THE PRIORITIES ON THE LEFT ARE INCLUDED ON THE RIGHT. WHAT WE'VE REALIZED IS THAT WE HAD A REAL BROAD AGENDA. AND IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T WE DON'T PRIORITIZE THOSE THINGS ON THE LEFT. IT'S JUST THEY'RE NOT NEEDED IN THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO WE STILL CAN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE THINGS OR HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TOPICS THAT ARE ON THE LEFT AND JUST THE RIGHT PROVIDES US A MORE CONCISE DOCUMENT, AND IT ENABLES US STAY ON SOMEBODY'S DESK LONGER SO WE DON'T WANT IT TO GO IN THE TRASH OR IT GETS LOST IN THE SHUFFLE.

NEXT SLIDE. SO THESE ARE WHAT WE USED TO BE CALLED CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS. THEY'RE CALLED COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING. AND THE TOP TWO ARE FROM CONGRESSMAN BRIAN BABIN. THEY HAVE MADE IT TO THE HOUSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. SO THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE FUNDED. THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET. SO IT IS NOT CONCRETE, BUT THE TOP TWO ITEMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO

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YEAH. AND WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS WE PUT LANGUAGE TOGETHER THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A MUCH BROADER CONVERSATION. WHEN Y'ALL HAVE A MEETING, YOU CAN GO INTO DETAIL ON DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE MORE IMPACTFUL OR DETAILS, BUT THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT CONVERSATION THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP LATELY AROUND RAIL CROSSING THE NOISE. AND SOME OF I THINK WE'RE AT A MEETING HERE RECENTLY AND COUNCILMAN GETS BROUGHT UP TO CONGRESSMAN BABIN. IF WE CAN HAVE SOME TYPE OF GRACE ON THAT PERIOD OF TIME WHERE YOU PUT IN THOSE, UPDATING THOSE CODES AND WHAT'S REQUIRED FROM THEM. SO THIS IS THE LANGUAGE THAT IS HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT STATEMENT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES PREVIOUSLY WAS PUBLIC HEALTH. OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE DEALT WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT ENCOMPASS IN THIS. SO WE JUST PUT THESE TWO TOPICS TOGETHER AND THAT INCLUDES UNHOUSED SUPPORT AND HEALTH SERVICES FUNDING. COMMUNITY HEALTH PROTECTION, MENTAL HEALTH,

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MILES, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT ON THE FIRST PAGE, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. SOMETHING MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER DARIO, WE MET WITH STATE REPRESENTATION LAST YEAR ABOUT EARMARK FUNDING FOR A POTENTIAL REC CENTER OVER THERE IN THE SOUTH FORK AREA AND ELLIS KEEFE AREA. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE FEEDBACK WAS GOOD. THEY SAID THE FUNDING WAS VERY STRONG. THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL YEARS THEY EVER HAD FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS, TO OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE CRIME. AND I KNOW WHAT OUR MEDIAN INCOME IN BEAUMONT BEING AROUND 28,000 AND THAT SOUTH PARK AREA BEING PRETTY HIGH UP THERE WHEN IT COMES TO CRIME, JUST GIVING THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SOMETHING POSITIVE TO DO THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT THEY SAID THEY WERE SOME OF OUR STATE REPRESENTATION SAID THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING IF THEY COULD ASSIST US WITH. SO I JUST THINK, CHRIS, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, BUT IF WE CAN KIND OF GET THAT ON THERE AND KEEP IT FRESH ON THEIR MIND, I'D BE GRACIOUS WITH THAT. YEAH. COUNCILMAN DARIO, THEN COUNCILMAN PHIL SHAW. NO, I WAS JUST SAYING I AGREE WITH WITH COUNCILMAN TURNER WAS TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS THAT COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE SOUTH PART OF BEAUMONT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT HE SAID HE HAD TALKED ABOUT AS MORE OF A SPORTS COMPLEX, REC CENTER. SO I HAVE CLARITY, SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THE SAME THING AT THE STERLING PRUITT CENTER, BUT ON A SMALLER SCALE.

YEAH. COUNCILMAN SHAW. YES. MR. HAYNES, I REFERRING BACK TO NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, JEFFERSON COUNTY JUVENILE RESOURCES. WHILE BACK I WENT THROUGH THE ROGERS JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, AND THE FACILITIES ARE. NEED ATTENTION. I CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AS FAR AS WHAT POSSIBILITIES ARE THERE AND GETTING INVOLVED AND MONIES BEING RELEASED TO UPGRADE THOSE FACILITIES AND MAKE IT MORE SUITABLE FOR, YOU KNOW, A DETENTION OF TEENAGERS. YEAH, I KNOW THEY'RE DOING A DIVERSION CENTER OVER THERE BY THE DREAM CENTER SITE, SO PART OF THAT WILL BE USED. BUT THE COUNTY TAKES THE LEAD ON ANYTHING JUVENILE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE FACILITY. SO OUR GOAL IS TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT SUPPORTS OUR PARTNERS. SO WE AS A CITY, UNLESS YOU GUYS MADE A DECISION TO DO SOMETHING OF A DIFFERENT ANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY MOSTLY MANAGES THAT. BUT WE TRY TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT THAT IMPACTS OUR CITY. SO WE WANT TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT DOES SUPPORT JEFFERSON COUNTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE JUVENILE CATEGORY, BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG TOPIC IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.

WELL, AND I AND I UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S COUNTY DRIVEN. I GET THAT. AND THEY DICTATE THE FINANCES AND RESOURCES THAT ARE RELEASED. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WHATEVER WHAT IS THERE ANY LEVERAGE ON OUR PART TO ENCOURAGE THAT? YEAH, IN MY MIND, THIS WOULD BE THAT LEVERAGE TO USE THIS AGENDA AS WE GO TO THE STATE, YOU KNOW, GOLDEN TRIANGLE THERE AT THE CAPITOL OR ANYWHERE WE GO TO ADVOCATE, YOU HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT SAYS WE DO SUPPORT THE

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[PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA/CONSENT]

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OVERALL, THIS VISION NOT ONLY MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO SUPPORTS THE BROADER GOAL OF DOWNTOWN ENGAGEMENT AND REVITALIZATION. WE PROPOSED TO THE CITY AND ADMINISTRATION TO START THE DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT USE OF THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY FACILITY AS A LOCATION FOR THE BEAUMONT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH A CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. THANK YOU. TYLER AND I THINK THAT'S BLOUNT. CLOSE ENOUGH. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMAN, MAYOR WEST AND CITY ADMINISTRATORS. MY NAME IS TAYLOR BLOUNT, AND I WORKED AT THE BEAUMONT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FOR ALMOST SIX YEARS, AND I'M CURRENTLY THE EVENTS AND MARKETING COORDINATOR. BCM HAS BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO CALL DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT HOME FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS, AND WE TRULY BELIEVE BEING DOWNTOWN IS BENEFICIAL TO US AND THAT WE ARE BENEFICIAL TO DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE HAD OVER 63,000 VISITORS SO FAR IN 2024, AND NEARLY 8000 OF THOSE WERE OVER THE COURSE OF TWO WEEKENDS IN OCTOBER FOR MUSEUM MADNESS AND TOUCH-A-TRUCK WEEKEND. WE ALSO KNOW FROM STAFF INTERACTIONS WITH GUESTS THAT WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT ARE TRAVELING FROM OUT OF TOWN TO COME TO EVENTS AND EVEN SOME FROM OUT OF STATE, ESPECIALLY FOR DRUG ABUSE AND MADNESS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE MOST POPULAR. AND WE KNOW THAT THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO VISIT BCM ARE UNDOUBTEDLY BENEFICIAL TO THE OTHER MUSEUMS AND TO ALL THE LOCAL BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN, AS WELL. WE ALSO TRULY ENJOY BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CITY EVENTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS EVENTS DOWNTOWN. WE DO FREE DAYS OR JUST OPEN THE MUSEUM IN GENERAL FOR VIVA BEAUMONT, THE CITY'S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. OKTOBERFEST, THE GIFT OF LIFE AND THE CITY AND AMSAT'S TREE LIGHTINGS AND A LOT MORE. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SETH WELL. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF 6890 GLENWILLOW DRIVE.

MOVING TO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INTO THE DOWNTOWN. I'M SETH WELLS. I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. EXCUSE ME. MOVING TO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INTO THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY BUILDING MAY SEEM UNCONVENTIONAL, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO REIMAGINE AND REVITALIZE BOTH THE BUILDING AND THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. THE MOVE COULD BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO A SPACE THAT'S STRUGGLING WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IT'S ABOUT TURNING A CHALLENGE INTO A CHANCE FOR GROWTH, CONNECTION AND RENEWAL. CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUNG MINDS THROUGH INTERACTIVE LEARNING, PLAY AND CREATIVITY. THE IDEA OF INTEGRATING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INTO THIS SPACE TAKES IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. BY RELOCATING THE MUSEUM, WE CREATE A SYNERGY THAT MAXIMIZES THE SPACE. THIS CREATES A MULTIFACETED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. IMAGINE A SPACE WHERE CHILDREN CAN EXPLORE HANDS ON EXHIBITS IN THE MUSEUM, THEN IMMEDIATELY FIND BOOKS AND RESOURCES THAT EXPAND ON WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED FROM THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. FROM A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE, MOVING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INTO THE LIBRARY FACILITY SPACE WILL BE A SMART USE OF LIMITED FUNDS. WHILE MAINTAINING A VITAL TOURISM AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. OUR TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS AGREE. REMAINING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE MUSEUM AND THE COMMUNITY. IT SERVES. REVITALIZING AN UNDERUSED BUILDING WITH A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM MEANS WE'RE NOT JUST THROWING MONEY AT A NEW, EXPENSIVE LOCATION. WE'RE MAKING THE MOST OF A SPACE THAT

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BY SHIFTING THE FOCUS OF THE SPACE, WE CAN NOT ONLY BOOST THE MUSEUM'S IMPACT, BUT ALSO GIVE THE FACILITY A MUCH NEEDED BOOST BY MAKING IT MORE RELEVANT AND ENGAGING TO THE FAMILIES. IT WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE. IN CONCLUSIO, MOVING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INTO THIS FACILITY IS NOT JUST A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVITALIZE AND REIMAGINE THE SPACE, CREATING A MORE VIBRANT, ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE. IT'S A CHANCE TO TURN A CHALLENGE INTO A TRIUMPH, ENHANCING BOTH THE FACILITY'S RELEVANCE AND THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM'S REACH, ALL WHILE FOSTERING A SENSE OF CONNECTION AND SHARED LEARNING FOR FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO START A CONVERSATION TO DISCUSS THIS CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY OF MOVING THE BEAUMONT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INTO THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY FACILITY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. IT'S ABOUT MAKING PUBLIC SPACES WORK HARDER FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ZACH STILES. GOOD AFTERNOON.

ZACH STILES, 1470 THOMAS MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, AND I DO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE LIBRARY. I'M NOT GOING TO BE NEARLY AS WELL SPOKEN AS MY ASSOCIATES HERE. THEY'VE PREPARED AND PUT THINGS TOGETHER MUCH BETTER THAN I EVER WOULD OR COULD IMAGINE TO. I'M HERE AS A FATHER OF FOUR, ALL UNDER THE AGE OF NINE, WHO ADORE THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IN ITS CURRENT SPACE. I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE GRANDCHILDREN AND CHILDREN WHO USE THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO GO OVER THERE ON A SATURDAY AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE. FURTHERMORE, I'D URGE YOU TO GO TO THE LIBRARY DOWNTOWN AND SEE HOW IT'S BEING USED WITH YOUR OWN EYES. TAKE A LOOK AND SEE. YOU KNOW, I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN OUR KIDS, IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT DOWNTOWN GROWTH AND THE OPPORTUNITY THERE. WE'VE LOOKED AT OTHER FACILITIES. TERRELL PARK HAS BEEN KIND OF PRESENTED AS A POTENTIAL OPTION FOR US.

AFTER VISITING WITH MANY OF THE FOLKS THAT SUPPORT OUR MUSEUM, NOT MUSEUM, IT WILL BE. IT IS THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. IT WILL BE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. THAT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE A VIABLE OPTION BASED ON THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING OUT TERRELL PARK, BUS ROUTE, SIGNAGE, ALL THAT TYPE OF THING HAVING TO CHANGE. WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT. WE WANT TO BE PART OF THE GROWTH THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING DOWNTOWN, AND WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE A PART OF THAT, AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT. SO REALLY SAME ASK IS MY ASSOCIATES HERE, YOU KNOW, JUST ASKING FOR THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION TO BE OPEN. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S FEASIBLE RIGHT NOW TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. WE HAVE REQUESTED THROUGH PUBLIC RECORDS SOME THINGS ABOUT THE CURRENT LIBRARY. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING. WE DID RECEIVE A RESPONSE BACK THAT BASICALLY SAID THERE'S NOTHING TO SHARE.

WE WOULD JUST URGE THAT YOU ALL TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP US KIND OF RESEARCH THIS AND BE ABLE TO SEE IF THIS IS A VIABLE OPTION. IF IT'S NOT A VIABLE OPTION, THEN WE'LL MOVE DOWN THE ROAD AND WE'LL LOOK FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. BUT WE REALLY DO WANT TO SEE THE GROWTH IN THE MUSEUM.

WE WANT TO SEE THE GROWTH IN THE LIBRARY. WE WANT TO USE AN EXISTING FACILITY THAT IS BEING UNDERUTILIZED IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, AND WE WANT TO SEE A CHILDREN'S LIBRARY FOCUS. MY KIDS LOVE GOING TO RC LIBRARY TOO. HOW COOL WOULD IT BE FOR THEM TO GO TO THE MUSEUM AND THEN CHECK OUT A BOOK AND THEN HEAD HOME? SO JUST I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN. I BELIEVE IN TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK. I THINK WE'RE NOT TRYING TO NECESSARILY PUSH ANYBODY OUT. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER, COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE LIBRARY AND GROW INTO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SPACE. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU CHARLIE CRAB.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR WEST COUNCIL, MR. WILLIAMS AND STAFF, IT'S A NICE TO COME BACK AND VISIT WITH THE COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN, BUT I'VE BEEN ABSENT. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE VETERANS AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE BECAUSE LOOKING BACK AT HISTORY, YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT IT MEANT FOR THE NATION, FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT THAT ACTUALLY SACRIFICED

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AND WE NEED IT FOR PROTECTION OF ALL OUR CITIZENS. AND HERE IN ABOUT THE CITY OF THE PEOPLE ON THE SPEAKING TO THE CHILD'S MUSEUM AND LIBRARY, THEY NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN AND JOINING UP WITH A PUBLIC LIBRARY. THAT'S A THAT'S A IN THIS DAY AND TIME, WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT SERIOUSLY ABOUT JOINING UP THAT TYPE OF THING WITH WITH A PUBLIC LIBRARY, WITH PEOPLE COMING IN AND OFF THE STREET AND WHAT HAVE YOU. AND I WANT TO JUST THANK ALL THE, THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY THAT, THAT HAS SERVED SO MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.

AND I ENJOY OUR CITY AND, AND ALL THE FACILITIES THAT ARE PRESENT. AND I THINK WE NEED TO APPROACH THE STATE TO HELP US WITH OUR STREETS, BECAUSE WE PAY A LOT OF GAS TAX AND WE NEED TO GET THAT MONEY BACK FROM THE STATE. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE GET BACK, BUT IT SURE NEEDS TO BE APPROACHED. IF WE DON'T. AND MY TIME IS RUNNING OUT AND THANKS FOR LISTENING AND HOPE TO BE BACK SOON. BYE BYE. THANK YOU SIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK EVERYONE FOR

[CONSENT AGENDA]

[REGULAR AGENDA]

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY I HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE? COUNCIL, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF NEW SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS AT THE MILAM STREET RAILROAD CROSSING, 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.

IS THERE A SECOND FOR THE SECOND THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE? COUNCIL, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT MAINTENANCE AND AUTHORIZE FOUND PAYMENT TO CSX CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION FOR THE

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IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING DENYING ITEM NUMBER SIX. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING

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[PUBLIC HEARING]

CURRENTLY, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE IS INVOLVED IN THE ONGOING RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR THE MORE RECENT DISASTERS. THESE ARE THE OPEN ONES THAT WE HAVE, WHICH INCLUDE HURRICANE HARVEY.

IN 2024, WE HAD THE SEVERE WEATHER INCIDENT THAT RECEIVED A FEDERAL DECLARATION, HURRICANE BERYL, THAT HAPPENED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL MINOR HAZMAT INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED THAT WE RESPOND TO, AND WE AND WE GO ON SOME OF THE MAJOR EVENTS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN ARE WE PLAN FOR WITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAJOR EVENT PLANNING TEAM, INCLUDE THE BIGGEST ONES THAT WE HAVE IS GIFT OF LIFE AND MARDI GRAS. BUT WE DO APPROXIMATELY 52 OF THESE EVENTS A YEAR WHERE WE BRING A PLANNING TEAM TOGETHER. WE ADDRESS EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT MAY HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES OR ROLES IN THAT PLANNING EFFORT, AND WE TRY TO PUT TOGETHER A COORDINATED RESPONSE PLAN FOR THOSE EVENTS SO THAT THEY CAN HAPPEN SAFELY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE PARTICIPATE IN SEVERAL EXERCISES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT TEST BOTH THE PLANS AS WELL AS REGIONAL PLANS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN. EVERY YEAR WE DO THE STANDARD MASS NOTIFICATION EXERCISE, WHERE WE GET PEOPLE TO REGISTER FOR THEIR CELL PHONE, REGISTER THEIR CELL PHONE TO RECEIVE LOCAL ALERTS THERE, AS WELL. AND WE DO RESPONSE DRILLS

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WE HAVE WE GIVE 406 MITIGATION FUNDING AND 428 FOR ALTERNATIVE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE AS WELL.

WE ALSO USE FUNDING THAT WE CAN GET TO SUPPLY TRAINING AND EXERCISE SUPPORT. WE DO A LOT OF TRAINING AND TRAINER EXERCISES SO THAT WE CAN DO IN-HOUSE TRAINING LOCALLY. THERE. WE PARTNER WITH FEMA, THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE, AS WELL IN SABINE-NECHES CHIEFS ASSOCIATION TO BRING LOCALIZED TRAINING IN TO OUR RESPONDERS AND LIKE CITIZENS AND VOLUNTEERS. AS I SAID EARLIER, WE MEET WITH THE PLANT MANAGERS FORUM AS WELL BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE THE REGIONAL MATCH FUNDING FOR OUR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. SO WE DO EXTEND THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AS WELL. WE GET SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT OFFICE PROGRAM. WE DO OUR EMERGENCY EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS COME THROUGH SITREPS AS WELL, AND THEN WE RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HEB AND SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE TIME WHERE I ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO GET THEIR NOTIFICATIONS AND AWARENESS, AND YOU CAN GET ALL OF THE INCIDENT RELATED INFORMATION WE POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE. WE POST ON OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FACEBOOK PAGE ON THAT SITE, YOU CAN FIND ACCESS TO FREE FEMA TRAINING THAT YOU CAN DO AT YOUR OWN PACE, AT YOUR OWN TIME. THAT WILL HELP CITIZENS ALSO BECOME MORE PREPARED. NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN WE ALSO HAVE THE OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO. AND WE

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OKAY. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A RESILIENT MOMENT. AND I DID NOT HAVE A SLIDE ON THIS BECAUSE WHEN I PUT THIS TOGETHER, WE DID NOT HAVE THIS.

BUT BEFORE YOU GUYS ASK ME, WE ARE MONITORING TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL THAT'S OUT IN THE GULF.

THAT HAS BEEN A HOT BUTTON QUESTION THERE. THE ISSUE THAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT IS ONCE IT CROSSES CUBA, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT'S GOING. THEY HAVE INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT IT'S GOING TO REACH UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS. AND SO WE'RE JUST PARTICIPATING WITH OUR PARTNERS EVERY DAY GETTING AN UPDATE ON THAT. AND AS THE SITUATION WARRANTS OR NEEDS, WE'LL SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS FOR THAT AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR IN THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO, SIR. ALL

[WORK SESSION]

THOSE ARE OVER ON OLD ALLEN ROAD NEAR WALMART. SO AN APPLICATION COULD POTENTIALLY SCORE POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES. THE DETACHED DESIGN, LOCATION AND CONNECTIVITY AND INCLUSION OF MARKET RATE UNITS. CASH IN LIEU OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS OR GREEN SPACE MAY BE REQUIRED, BUT AGAIN, COUNCIL CAN ALWAYS OPT NOT TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT AT ALL. WE DO TYPICALLY REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE THEIR APPLICATIONS TO US IN DECEMBER, AND THAT IS BASED ON TDHCA DEADLINES AND WHEN IT NEEDS TO GO TO COUNCIL. AND YOU KNOW THAT SCHEDULE. SO THIS SHOULD BE WHAT YOU HAD IN YOUR PACKET. WE HAVE A SCORING SYSTEM FOR PROXIMITY OF AMENITIES. AS YOU CAN SEE THEY

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SO THE FIRST COLUMN BEING A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN DISTANC, THE THREE POINTS ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER MILE TO A HALF MILE. AND THEN THE ONE POINT IF IT IS HALF A MILE OR MORE AWAY FROM THAT AMENITY. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO MENTION FOR CLARITY THAT HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSIT SERVICE IS DEFINED AS TRANSIT SERVICE ARRIVING EVERY 15 MINUTES ON AVERAGE FROM 6 A.M. TO 8 P.M, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND FULL SCALE GROCERY IS DEFINED AS A STORE OF SUFFICIENT SIZE AND VOLUME TO PROVIDE THE NEEDS OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF FRESH, FROZEN, CANNED, AND PREPARED FOODS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A VARIETY OF FRESH MEATS, FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY PRODUCTS, BAKED GOODS, TOILETRIES, AND A WIDE VARIETY OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PAPER GOODS. JESS, LET ME ASK YOU TO STOP THERE AND ASK A QUESTION. DOES OUR BUS SERVICE EVEN CYCLE AT A FREQUENCY WHERE THEY CAN COME BY AT EVERY 15 MINUTES? SOME DO. YEAH. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE LIKE. PARKDALE IS PRETTY FREQUENT. I KNOW THAT WE'VE DONE SOME REALIGNMENT HERE OVER. I BELIEVE IT WAS IN 2023 THAT HAS INCREASED THE FREQUENCY. BUT WE DO HAVE SOME THAT ARRIVE IN THAT FREQUENCY.

SOME ARE LESS AND THEN THAT WAY THEY WOULD BE SCALED, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATELY ON THIS SCORING SYSTEM. OKAY. OH SORRY. SO MIXED INCOME PROJECTS ARE IS THE LOWER SCORING METRIC ON THE RIGHT. WE HAVE SEEN IN STUDIES THAT IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR DEVELOPERS TO INCLUDE MARKET RATE UNITS WITHIN THESE PROPERTIES AND FOR THEM NOT TO JUST BE LOW INCOME UNITS. AND SO WE'RE PROPOSING THAT IF THEY DO INCLUDE MIXED USE MARKET RATE, THAT WE AWARD THEM ADDITIONAL POINTS WITH THE PERCENTAGES THAT ARE LISTED THERE. AND I DID SAY THIS WOULD BE BRIEF. SO THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO IMPLEMENT THE SCORING SYSTEM AND THEN UPDATE OUR WEBSITE ACCORDINGLY TO ALIGN WITH OUR DECEMBER DEADLINE. COUNCILMAN GAETZ YES, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING COUNCIL'S COLLECTIVE VOICE IN SAYING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS MORE ON DETACHED FAMILY HOUSING AND TOWNHOUSES, AS OPPOSED TO INCREASING LOW INCOME APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN OUR CITY.

AS YOU POINTED OUT AT THE VERY BEGINNING, WE HAVE AN OVERABUNDANCE OF THOSE ALREADY.

SO THESE INCENTIVES ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND HOPEFULLY DEVELOPERS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN TURNER THEN, COUNCILMAN. AND FOR ME, THE EMPHASIS ON THE PARKS, THE CASH IN LIEU, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE PARKS ACCESSIBLE TO NEIGHBORHOODS AND WALKING DISTANCE. AND ACTUALLY LOOKING INTO GROCERY AND QUALITY FOODS, BEING AROUND THAT, I THINK THIS COMMUNITY IS STARVING FOR MORE DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS. AND I'M GLAD YOU TOOK A FOCUS. AND AGAIN, AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT YOU KIND OF IMPLEMENTED THE PLAN. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW IT FORMULATES. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT PROSPERS TOO. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SHAW. YEAH. MISS PRINCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE'RE BEING VERY INTENTIONAL AND DELIBERATE ABOUT APPROACHING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE, AS COUNCILMAN GAETZ SAID, WE HAVE AN OVERABUNDANCE. I THIS MAY NOT BE A FAIR QUESTION, BUT DO WE HAVE THE INFORMATION ON HOW HOW FAR OVER ARE WE ON THIS OVERABUNDANCE? I CAN'T SPEAK TO A SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE. I AM AWARE THAT IT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE, AND THAT IS ONE REASON THAT THEY HAVE TO COME TO YOU FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THEY CAN APPLY TO TDHCA. WOW, CHRIS, DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC STAT ON THAT? YEAH, I AGREE WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT RATIO FOR THIS YEAR, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO TDHCA BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW, WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT'S WE USUALLY HAVE TO COUNCIL USUALLY HAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWICE THE PER CAPITA RATIO. BUT WE CAN ASK WHAT THAT NUMBER IS FOR THIS. THIS I DON'T WANT TO BURDEN YOU WITH THAT. YOU HAVE PLENTY TO DO. BUT I JUST I JUST WAS CURIOUS IF WE HAD THAT RATIO. BUT IT'S FINE. WE KNOW IT'S TOO MUCH. RATIO IS TOO MUCH. CORRECT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. COUNCILMAN DARIO, ON YOUR FORMULA, WHERE WOULD DUPLEXES FALL. WOULD THAT WOULD THAT BE INCLUDED IN THIS? YES. WOULD PLEXES ARE I BELIEVE WOULD BE CONSIDERED DETACHED OR. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED

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WE REALLY ARE ASKING FOR YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO DISCOURAGE AS A BASELINE IS NO LONGER THE MONOLITHIC LARGER MULTIFAMILY COMPLEXES AS A BASELINE. AND THEN THE IDEA IS ONCE WE HAD THE DETACHED OR THE TOWNHOMES, THEN IT WOULD GET INTO THE SCORING CRITERIA. WE DO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MAY NOT GET ANYTHING WE WANT, AND THEN WE'LL BE FORCED WITH HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, REVIEW IT. BUT AGAIN, THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS TO GIVE GUIDANCE TO THOSE DEVELOPERS TO SAY, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT, AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING, THIS IS WHAT THE CITY OF BEAUMONT IS WANTING TO SEE. AND SO PLEASE, YOU KNOW, PLAN YOUR DEVELOPMENTS ACCORDINGLY. AND SO OUR ORDINANCE, COUNCILMAN, DUPLEXES ARE NOT CONSIDERED SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES. SO FOR THE CRITERIA PURPOSE, I THINK WE WOULD TREAT IT THE SAME. SO IT WOULD NOT. SO IT WOULD BE LIKE WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO PLANNING COMMISSION DUPLEXES ARE ARE THEIR OWN. SO THAT THAT WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED SINGLE FAMILY, BUT THAT YOU COULD CONSIDER THEM A DETACHED UNIT, BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED SINGLE FAMILY. AND THERE'S AN EXAMPLE ON THE SLIDE WHICH MAY BE ON YOUR MONITOR. I DON'T KNOW OF WHAT THOSE COULD LOOK LIKE. OKAY. SO YOU OR STAFF, Y'ALL WOULD GRADE THEM AND THEN I GUESS WHEN THEY APPLY FOR THIS, STAFF WOULD GRADE THEM. AND THEN BRING IT TO US FOR APPROVAL OR NOT. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CITY

[REGULAR AGENDA]

[COUNCIL COMMENTS]

MAYOR. MR. MANAGER, WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE GET UP AND TALK ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM TODAY AND NOT SURE OF THE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR YOU TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL, BUT I'M IN FAVOR OF YOU RESEARCHING THIS AND SEEING WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE FOR BOTH PARTIES. OKAY.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SAMUEL. OKAY. COUNCILMAN FALLSHAW. THANK YOU MAYOR. JUST REMEMBER THAT TODAY IS ELECTION DAY. YOU'VE GOT LOCAL CITY COUNCIL, CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL VOTES TO BE CAST. SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT ELECTION. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU VOTE. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

COUNCILMAN TURNER. MR. MANAGER, I MYSELF AM IN FAVOR. AS WELL AS JUST EXPLORING TO SEE THE OPTIONS OF WORKING TOGETHER WITH COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THE LIBRARY, I KIND OF LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE, ESPECIALLY THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN. AND ALSO AN ITEM NUMBER SIX. I KNOW WE DENIED THE WE DENIED ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO RENT OUT OR WHATEVER THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO DOING. I COULD BE WRONG. JUST CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I'VE ALSO HAD A LOT OF NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY CONTACT ME ABOUT JUST HOMEOWNERS RENTING ROOMS, PERIOD. EVEN WITH THE ■AIRBNBS,I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING KIND OF FIRM ON HOW WE HAVE THE AIRBNB STRUCTURE, BUT IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO THAT MAGNITUDE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO DEAL WITH THOSE AIRBNBS WHERE WE CAN HAVE SOME STRUCTURE TO IT, AS WELL AS AN OWNER RENTING OUT, YOU KNOW, ALMOST EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE, INCREASING THE TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE JUST BEING IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE DON'T BUY THEIR HOMES DESIGNED TO DO THAT. SO JUST SO WE CAN LOOK INTO THINGS THAT WE CAN DO OR WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT SOME STRUCTURE TO IT, IT'D BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTACT ME COMPLAINING ABOUT THOSE RENTING ROOMS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN GAETZ, I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO URGE THE ADMINISTRATION TO LOOK INTO WAYS WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH THE

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FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS FOR RECOGNIZING THE VETERANS ON AN AMERICAN LEGION AS SUCH TODAY.

ALSO, CONGRATS TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE THEIR SERVICE AWARD AS MR. WILLIAMS SAID, IT'S JUST GREAT TO HAVE THAT MANY LONG TERM EMPLOYEES HERE WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.

I ALSO SUPPORT THE LOOKING INTO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BILL. I SUPPORT THAT AS WELL. AND. THE EMPLOYEES THAT GAVE OUR PRESENTATIONS TODAY. GOOD JOB, VERY INFORMATIVE, REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND ALSO AND I KNOW I'VE SENT EMAILS AS A LADY ON DOWNS ROAD HAS A BEEN HAVING A $2,000 WATER BILL WITH THE WATER AND THE WATER IS ALREADY CUT OFF AND SHE'S NOT REALLY GETTING A LOT OF HELP WHEN SHE COMES DOWN AND SPEAKS TO THE PEOPLE OVER THERE AND THE WATER BILL, THEY I'VE SENT EMAILS TO YOU, JUNE. I MEAN, MR. ELLIS, AND I THINK Y'ALL KNOW WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT. IF WE COULD REALLY. I GOT AN EMAIL FROM HER TODAY DURING THE MEETING. SO IF WE COULD REALLY LOOK IN AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE, IT'S KIND OF SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON WHEN YOU HAVE A $2,000 WATER BILL AND YOU AND YOU HAVE YOUR WATER CUT OFF, IT'S A IT'S A PROBLEM. AND I HEARD. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DON'T REMEMBER HIS NAME. HE CAME UP HERE EVERY WHAT'S HIS NAME. HE COME UP HERE EVERY WEEK. MR. CRABB, HE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT GAS TAX FROM THE STATE. DO Y'ALL KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? OR. THAT'S SOMETHING Y'ALL COULD LOOK INTO? I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE GAS TAX THAT WE DOLLARS WE CAN USE FOR ROAD REPAIR. MATTER OF FACT, STATE OF TEXAS DOES. THE STATE HAS HARDLY ANY MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO BUT WE CAN LOOK AT CHECK INTO IT TO SEE WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. AND ONE LAST THING. THANK YOU. ONE LAST THING FOR THE CITIZEN. YOU SEE THOSE FIRE TRUCKS OUT THERE AND THEY'RE WALKING AROUND WITH THE BOOT AND THEY'RE COLLECTING FOR MDA. SO BE GENEROUS. IT GOES TO A GREAT CAUSE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN NEILL, YOU HAD SOMETHING ELSE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MR. MANAGER, SEVERAL TIMES NOW, THE COUNCIL HAS REQUESTED FOR YOU TO LOOK INTO GARDNER ROAD. THE GRASS IS GETTING PRETTY. LOOKS PRETTY ROUGH OVER THERE IN CERTAIN AREAS. IF YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FOR US AND GET THAT FIXED.

GORDON GARDNER, I BELIEVE, OR ANY OR ANY OR. BETWEEN HELBECK AND CONCORD. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR FABULOUS EMPLOYEES WHO, FOR ALL THEIR TEN YEARS OF SERVICE AND TO OUR VETERANS AND ACTIVE SERVICEMEN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. THE $4.7 MILLION ESTIMATE ON THE ELECTRIC LINES WAS OBTAINED FROM ENTERGY. IT WAS WE COULD REFINE THE ESTIMATE, BUT THAT WAS THE BEST ROUGH ESTIMATE THEY COULD GIVE US WITHOUT CHARGING US A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. BUT IT WAS FROM ENTERGY, SO IT'S AS ACCURATE AS AS WE CAN BE AT THIS STAGE. AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, MR. MANAGER, THE GAS TAX IS DEDICATED TO THE HIGHWAY ROAD SYSTEM. BUT I WILL ASK TXDOT ABOUT IT. YES. THE STATE HIGHWAYS. NOW, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER BOONE. YES, MAYOR. JUST I KNOW IT'S NOT A POSTED ITEM, BUT JUST A POINT OF

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THANK YOU. AND MR. CITY MANAGER, I'D LIKE FOR US TO THE TRAFFIC CALMING THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF I'VE HAD SOME NEIGHBORHOODS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT. NEIGHBORHOODS REACH OUT TO ME, LOOK AT OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO SEE WHEN THAT OCCURS, IF THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, MATCH ANOTHER ONE IN AN AREA OF TOWN. CLEARLY, OUR BUDGET IS TIGHTER, AND THESE AREN'T THE TRAFFIC CALMING CAN BE EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION, BUT OF COURSE, WE START ACCEPTING THOSE APPLICATIONS. YES, WE WERE WAITING FOR THE SIGNS TO ARRIVE. WE HAVE ORDERED THEM AND AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO POST THAT OUT AND START TAKING APPLICATIONS. BUT WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THEM AND THEN HAVE A LONG SPAN WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON EQUIPMENT. BUT WE DO AS PART OF THAT PROGRAM, HAVE A ABILITY FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD TO PAY FOR IT THEMSELVES THAT WASN'T LISTED. AND I KNOW SPECIFICALLY ON THIS, I THEY HAD EVIDENTLY GOTTEN TOGETHER. THEY WERE ASKING ABOUT SPEED BUMPS, WHICH I KNOW THEY'RE REFERRED TO AS HUMPS NOW, BUT IF THAT CAN IF THAT CAN BE EXPLORED, AND I KNOW THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN COST, BUT IF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, MATCH ACROSS THE CITY OR SOMETHING, IT IS. BUT THAT WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO BE FUNDED BY THEM. ONCE THE PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED AND THAT IT WAS APPROVED, THAT THEY COULD BE PUT IN IF THEY WERE WILLING TO FUND THEM, THEN YES, THEY THEY COULD FUND THEM WITH THE ETA ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ETA ON THE SIGNS ARE. THEY'RE THEY'RE ORDERED AS SOON AS THEY COME IN. THEN WE'LL POST THE TRAFFIC CALMING AND PUBLIC PUBLICLY PUT IT OUT OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. ET CETERA. AND START TAKING APPLICATIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION BY BEAUMONT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. AND THEY HAVE

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