[B. Council to consider authorizing an amendment to the budget for the Legacy Community Development Corporation HOME-ARP Non-Congregate Shelter grant agreement.]

YEAH, JUST FOR ITEM B. YOU KNOW, I DO THINK IT'S A GREAT THING WHEN WE HAVE COMPANIES THAT ARE SUCCEEDING THROUGH PROGRAMS WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ESPECIALLY, WE HAVE MONEY AND THINGS SITTING IN THE COFFIN. I THINK IT'S VERY CONTAGIOUS TO KIND OF TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND KIND OF IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL WITH THE WAY IT LOOKS. AND FOR ITEM F, CAN

[F. Council to consider a Resolution extending the term of an existing grant agreement with James W. Turner Construction, LTD for the Minor Repair Program through May 31, 2026.]

SOMEONE EXPLAIN IT? I'M FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT I PROMISE A CONSTITUENT, I WOULD ASK FOR IT TO BE EXPLAINED ON THE RECORD SO THEY CAN GET A GIST OF WHAT IT'S ABOUT. THAT PROGRAM. AND I THINK JUST PRINCE HAS ADDRESSED THAT. WE DO HAVE JUST PRINCE. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP. JUST THE AMENDMENT FOR THE MINOR REPAIR PROGRAM. ITEM. WE HAVE A A

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CONTRACT WITH J.W. TURNER THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE EXPIRATION DATE WAS FEBRUARY. AND SO THEY HAVE SOME FUNDING REMAINING. THAT. AND WE NEED MORE TIME TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. SO THIS IS JUST EXPANDING THAT DATE THROUGH THE END OF MAY. OKAY, SO JUST AN EXTENSION BASICALLY.

ALL RIGHT. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. COUNCILWOMAN, NOT A QUESTION. MORE OF A COMMENT ABOUT CHARLTON-POLLARD GARDEN. THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'M EXCITED THAT IT'S BEEN OVER 15 YEARS THAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS. AND SO WARD THREE IS GETTING THE SEASON PROGRESS. JUST SO YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN

[J. Approve the annual agreement with Care Solace to provide mental health care coordination services.]

COUNCILMAN TURNER. AND LASTLY, ON ITEM J, WITH THE COORDINATION OF THE AGREEMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE COORDINATION SERVICES, THAT OPIOID FUNDING IS IT. I KNOW WE REALIZED WE HAD A LOT THAT WAS KIND OF SITTING IDLE. WHAT WOULD BE ADDITIONALLY LEFT AFTER WE MAKE THIS INVESTMENT? CAN YOU KIND OF TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE OF WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT WITH THE COORDINATION? I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING, IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD COORDINATE OR NORMALLY DOES WITHOUT THE COORDINATION? IS IT GOING THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH? LIKE HOW HAS IT BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT IT? OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MILES, YOU KNOW, I GUESS A FEW WEEKS A MONTH AGO CAME INTO THE PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL. THEY'VE ALSO MADE PRESENTATIONS TO THE COUNTY AND COUNTY. I THINK MR. JACKSON CAME AND ENDORSED THEM HERE AT OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS. AS FAR AS MENTAL HEALTH AND BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY, WHICH IS A BIG ISSUE EVERYWHERE FOR SURE. BUT MILES BEFORE THEY BEGIN, THOUGH, COUNCILMAN, I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS COMES WITH A VERY LIMITED WINDOW, WHAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR. AND SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT LIKE BETTER USES IN THE COMMUNITY. IT LITERALLY HAS TO BE USED FOR ITEMS AND VENTURES THAT ARE GOING TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY, THAT ARE RELATED TO BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND OPIOID ABUSE. UNDERSTOOD. YES, YES. HI. I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS. TODAY, I'M ANITA WARD. I'M THE CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER FOR CARE SOLACE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. EXACTLY CORRECT. UNDER SCHEDULE E OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS THERE IS A AN EXPLANATION OF CARE COORDINATION AS WELL AS THE ALIGNMENT OF WHAT ARE ESSENTIALLY CO-OCCURRENCES. SO YOU MAY NEED THERAPY, BUT YOU MAY NEED THOSE. OH, I'M SO SORRY, MILES, BUT YOU ALSO MAY NEED THOSE 75 BEDS THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THE HOSPITAL'S EXPANDING. SO WHAT WE DO IS WE ARE OPEN TO EVERY RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. THEY CAN CALL US, THEY CAN DO SELF-SERVICE. WE HAVE PULLED TOGETHER ALL OF THE PROVIDERS, BOTH EVERYTHING IN BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES. SO WE MAY FIND THAT SOMEBODY WHO'S STRUGGLING WITH AN ABUSE MAY ALSO HAVE A FOOD INSECURITY OR HOUSING INSECURITY OR ANOTHER INSECURITY. SO OUR CARE COORDINATORS ARE AVAILABLE 24/7, 365. THEY HAVE LIVE TRANSLATORS. THEY SPEAK MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

WE CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 200 LANGUAGES. SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. AND THEN WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY WILL THEN REFER TO LOCAL PROVIDERS FIRST. THERE ARE ABOUT WE HAVE ABOUT 43,000 BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT ARE USING OUR PLATFORM. IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THERE'S ABOUT 400 IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING PEOPLE TO CARE FIRST AND FOREMOST LOCALLY. AND THEN IF WE HAVE TO GO BEYOND THAT, WE'RE WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS OR PARENTS. IF THAT'S THE CASE WITH A CHILD, TO GAIN CONSENT AND PLACE THEM INTO CARE, WE NAVIGATE EVERYTHING, NOT JUST THE PROVIDERS BUT THE INSURANCE SIDE. AND WE EVEN SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THE KEY, ESPECIALLY WITH ADDICTIONS, IS GETTING THEM INTO THAT CARE IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE LAST PRESENTER JUST TALKED ABOUT, JUST GETTING PEOPLE INTO CARE IS THAT FIRST HURDLE TO OVERCOME. WE HAVE ABOUT 2 MILLION RESIDENTS FROM CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THOSE CITY MANAGERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE USED OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO FUND US IN GENERAL. AND HERE IN TEXAS, I'M IN DISCUSSIONS NOW IN. WE HAVE ABOUT HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN TEXAS THAT ARE USING US. BUT I'M ALSO IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE USING THAT SAME FUNDING. AND THEN, AS I SAID, IT'S SUBSTANTIATED UNDER SCHEDULE E WITH THE OPIOID FUNDS. AND THEN YOU GET TRACKING REAL TIME TRACKING. SO YOU'LL KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS DID WE REFER FOR CARE AND TO WHOM AND HOW QUICKLY AND WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES OF THAT. AND WE LOOK

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AT THAT BY ZIP CODE, BY LOCATION, BY AGE, BY DEMOGRAPHIC. SO AGAIN, I CAN COME BACK AND DO THE REPORTING WHEN WE SUPPORT ALL OF YOUR REPORTING FOR THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT GRANT AS WELL. SO YOU HAVE REALLY DEEP INSIGHTS INTO WHERE WE'RE PLACING THEM, HOW WE'RE PLACING THEM, WHERE ARE THE NEEDS? WHERE ARE THE GAPS? WHERE MIGHT WE NEED MORE SUPPORT SYSTEMS? WHAT DID WHAT WERE WE ABLE TO SUPPORT HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WHAT WE'RE SUPPORTING IN THE CITY? YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE THE GAPS AND WHERE MIGHT YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO? SADLY, SOMETIMES AS FAR AWAY AS HARRIS COUNTY. SO WE ARE COORDINATING ACROSS THAT.

AND, AND OTHER CITIES FOR YEARS HAVE USED US AND USED THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO, TO SUPPORT OUR NEEDS. OKAY. AND MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION, IS THIS SYSTEM NORMALLY DEALT WITH MAYBE A, I WOULD SAY AN OPERATING SYSTEM, OR ARE THEY DEALING WITH SPEAKING TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY MAKE THE CALLS? PEOPLE. OKAY. YEAH. SO WE'RE TECHNOLOGY ENABLED. SO WE HAVE ALL THAT GREAT TECHNOLOGY WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY MATCH TO PROVIDERS AND MATCH INSURANCE AND MATCH TREATMENT TYPES AND CLINICAL NEEDS. BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS TALKING TO A HUMAN BEING.

OKAY. AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR COORDINATION BECAUSE THOSE AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS CAN BE A LITTLE FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES. AND SECONDLY, I NOTICED YOU SAID THE COUNTY CAME INITIALLY IS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT THE ONLY ONE PARTICIPATING OR IS OTHER CITIES WITHIN JEFFERSON COUNTY ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE? THEY WILL BE. SO BEAUMONT WILL ACTUALLY BE THE FIRST. I GO BACK TO COUNTY MEETING TOMORROW FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, I THINK FOR THE UNINCORPORATED RESIDENTS, AND THEN I'M TALKING TO EACH CITY WITHIN JEFFERSON COUNTY.

BUT BEAUMONT WOULD BE THE FIRST CITY HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, EVEN BEFORE THE COUNTY. IT'S KIND OF ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN CRENSHAW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE'RE TALKING AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA. YES. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION ITEM I

[I. Council to consider a Resolution authorizing the installation of a Microchip Pet Scanning Station at Rogers Park.]

IS INSTALLATION OF A MICROCHIP PET SCANNING STATION AT ROGERS PARK. THIS IS AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT, AND I'M JUST VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. A LOT OF TIMES PETS WILL GET LOST, AND THIS WILL BE A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO HOPEFULLY GET A PET RETURNED TO THEIR OWNER FASTER. SO PLEASE, EVERYBODY OUT THERE THAT HAS A PET, PLEASE HAVE THEM ID'D AND MICROCHIP, PLEASE. AND THIS IS A AWESOME PROJECT. VERY PROUD OF THE THE SCOUT THAT'S GOING TO BE DOING THIS FOR HIS EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT. AND GRATEFUL FOR CITY STAFF FOR DEMI FOR WORKING TO GET THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA QUICKLY SO WE CAN GET THE PROJECT STARTED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN DARIA. ITEM N ON THE POLICE CARS THAT WERE PURCHASING. I NOTICED

[N. Council to consider a resolution approving the purchase of nine vehicles for use by Police Department.]

WE'RE BUYING SOME AND LEASING SOME. AND I WAS WONDERING, WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE AND WE AND WE JUST LEASED THEM ALL AND THAT WAS CHEAPER. I WAS WONDERING WHY WE CHANGED THAT NOW. SO IT'S BASICALLY FOR THE USE OF THE CARS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIEF IS HERE, BUT WITHOUT GETTING INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL, LIKE WE DO LEASE AND BUY POLICE VEHICLES IN THE THE DIFFERENCE IN WHICH VEHICLES ARE USED FOR LEASE AND WHICH ONES ARE USED FOR PURCHASE. I PREFER TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT THAT OFFLINE. OKAY, THANKS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM

[1. Council to consider a resolution appointing Christopher S. Boone to the position of City Manager effective May 1, 2026]

NUMBER ONE, PLEASE? THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND WITH GREAT PLEASURE. COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPOINTING CHRISTOPHER S BOONE TO THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER, EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE? MAYOR, BEFORE YOU CALL FOR A MOTION? THERE WAS A CHANGE TO THE AGREEMENT. IT'S LOCATED AT YOUR DESK ON PAGE NINE, SECTION 2.3, SECTION 6.2 C ONE. WE ADDED THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE, OR THAT SECTION NOW READS AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE VALUE OF THE MANAGER'S. THEN CURRENT YEARLY BASE SALARY DIVIDED BY 12 WAS ADDED. SO THAT'S THE ONLY ADDED CHANGE. SO ANY MOTION SHOULD INCLUDE THE RESOLUTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AS AMENDED. OKAY MR. MAYOR, I SO MOVE WITH THE AMENDMENT I

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SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER ONE WITH THE AMENDMENT. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS, COUNCILMAN DARIA FIRST AND THEN. YES, SIR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK MR. BOONE IS GOING TO DO AN AWESOME JOB TO THE APPLICANTS THAT WEREN'T CHOSEN. I THINK WE HAD ALL GOOD APPLICANTS. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY IN THE FUTURE, WE HAVE TO GET BETTER AT THIS PROCESS, BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE THAN JUST THREE PEOPLE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO INTERVIEW FOR ONE. SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT I THINK WE AND ALSO MORE, MORE, MORE PEOPLE TO INTERVIEW. AND ALSO WE JUST HAVE TO NOT RUSH BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DECISION AND WE NEED TO GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. AND SOMETIMES I FELT WE WERE A BIT RUSHED, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I WORKED WITH MR. BOONE SINCE 2021 AND WE HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP. HE'S VERY EASY TO WORK WITH AND VERY EASY TO GET ALONG. AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN DORIA.

COUNCILMAN HILLIARD, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO ECHO, I I'M EXCITED, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO TRAIN UNDER TWO CITY MANAGERS, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT STYLES OF MANAGEMENT. AND SO I'M EXCITED FOR YOUR VISION FOR THE CITY AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST ECHO WHAT CHRIS SAID. WE HAD SOME SOME FINE PEOPLE THAT APPLIED FOR THE JOB. AND I THANK YOU FOR FOR DOING THAT AND FOR STEPPING OUT. AND CHRIS, I WELCOME YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HILLIARD. COUNCILMAN TURNER. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF SPEAK UPON I'VE BEEN THE EXPERIENCED TWO HIRING SYSTEMS WITH THE CITY MANAGER. I EXPERIENCED ONE WITH A SEARCH FIRM AND I EXPERIENCED ONE WHEN WE WENT WITHIN. AND BOTH EXPERIENCES, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO CRITIQUE IT AND NOT LIKE IT AND SAY, YOU DIDN'T GET IT RIGHT. BUT ONE THING I'M BIG ON IS I TRULY RESPECT PEOPLE WILLING TO PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE AND BE CRITICIZED TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY SIMILAR TO US. WHEN WE PUT OURSELVES OUT THERE TO BECOME ELECTED OFFICIALS.

YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE, EVERYBODY IS VIEWING YOU, YOU'RE ON THE FRONT LINE AND THEY LITERALLY SCOLD AND TRY TO FIND ANY LITTLE THING. AND JUST TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT TENACITY TO EVEN GO FOR IT, I RESPECT IT, YOU KNOW, MILES, YOU'RE A YOUNG BROTHER. I THINK YOUR FUTURE'S BRIGHT. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THIS WORLD TAKES YOU. I REMEMBER MY FIRST TIME GOING FOR SOMETHING. I DIDN'T GET IT, BUT MY SECOND TIME I GOT IT WITH FLYING COLORS. SO I JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU ENCOURAGED AND LET YOU KNOW. I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE, MR. ELLIS. THANK YOU AS WELL FOR PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY. I THINK YOU CAME TO THE CITY WITH A FRESH SET OF EYES, AND YOU'VE PUT YOUR EXPERTISE ON US, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND EVEN, MR. COLEMAN, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERIENCE AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. I KIND OF LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE, AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES. AND I'M KIND OF GLAD YOU DID PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE. AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN TO TO THAT AS WELL, SIMILAR TO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER DARIO SAID, BUT TO CHRIS BOONE, YOU KNOW, I AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO DO SOMETHING AND IT NOT GO YOUR WAY. AND IT KIND OF SPOKE TO YOUR CHARACTERS FOR ME PERSONALLY, THAT IT DIDN'T GO YOUR WAY AND YOU STAYED AND YOU ENDURED AND YOU RESPECTED MR. WILLIAMS. YOU WORKED UNDER HIM. AND THAT MADE ME HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR YOU. AND I WANT TO SAY IT PUBLICLY, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THINGS DON'T GO THE WAY YOU SEE THEM DISAPPEAR OR MOVE, BUT YOU STAYED AT IT AND I RESPECT YOU FOR THAT. AND TODAY I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU BECAUSE I REALLY RESPECT HOW YOU HANDLED IT. I THINK SOMETIMES YOUR CHARACTER ISN'T HOW YOU HANDLE WINS, IT'S SOMETIMES HOW YOU ENDURE THROUGH SOME CONTROVERSY. AND WHEN THINGS DON'T GO YOUR WAY.

AND I THINK YOU HANDLED IT VERY WELL AND PROFESSIONAL LIKE A CHAMP. AND I THINK IT'S ALL ALIGNED THAT IT'S YOUR SEASON AND YOUR TIME. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU DOING A GOOD JOB.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME NEW THINGS, NEW VISIONS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH. AND KENNY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, WELL, MR. WILLIAMS, I'M SORRY. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M OLD. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. BUT BUT BUT YOU COMING HERE WAS KIND OF LIKE ME AS A YOUNGER MAN, THOUGH. I WAS YOUR SUPERVISOR. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A FATHER SON RELATIONSHIP. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE TAUGHT ME A LOT OF. YOU TAUGHT ME HOW. IF I COULD GET IT DONE THIS WAY, I CAN GO

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ABOUT DOING IT THIS WAY. AND IT AIN'T ALWAYS THE BEST APPROACH TO RUN THROUGH THE WALL. SO I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU CAME. AND I SEEN HOW YOU STOOD AND PROTECTED YOUR STAFF, EVEN WHEN IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE. AND IT'S NOT EASY TO PROTECT YOUR STAFF LIKE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETIMES OPPOSITION AND YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB JOB AT THAT. AND I THINK YOUR CHARACTER AND WHO YOU SHOWED WHO YOU WERE AND WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO THIS CITY WAS TREMENDOUS. IT WAS AN ARTICLE DONE AND IT DIDN'T PUT WHAT I SAID, SO I WANT TO SAY IT. LIKE I THINK OFTENTIMES PEOPLE GET CAUGHT UP IN YOU DON'T WANT TO BRING PEOPLE FROM THE OUTSIDE INTO YOUR COMMUNITY.

BUT THE REALITY IS, IF YOU DON'T GET EXPOSURE FROM A WIDE PERSPECTIVE OF OUTLOOKS, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY MAY BE MISSING. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU BROUGHT WITH DIVERSITY IN OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, WE HAVE MORE FEMALES, WE HAVE MORE MINORITIES. YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB MAKING OUR LEADERSHIP LOOK SIMILAR TO WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IMPACTS, STRATEGIC PLANNING. THESE ARE THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT FOR SOME TIME, BUT NOW THEY ARE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED ON PAPER AND WE HAVE A GUIDELINE AND DOCUMENT TO GO OFF OF. BUT JUST YOUR STEADY, CALM LEADERSHIP, I RESPECT THAT AND I SUPPORT IT. AND JUST THE MENTALITY OF THIS IS THE DIRECTION THE COUNCIL WANTS TO GO IN AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW PUBLICLY I APPRECIATED YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU'VE DONE A HELL OF A JOB. SO I WANTED TO TELL YOU PUBLICLY IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY. AND CHRIS, I CAN'T WAIT. LET'S GET TO WORK. I'M GOING TO WORK YOU FOR THESE EIGHT MONTHS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN.

COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. YEAH. THANK YOU TO ALL THE APPLICANTS AND TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER BOONE. WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO IT. COUNCILWOMAN. WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M THE FUN ONE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE. AND.

I'M PRAYING FOR YOU. AND I'M PRAYING FOR THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. LUCKILY, YOU ALREADY KNOW THE GROUP. AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU'RE READY. I'M PRETTY SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU NEED SOME THICK SKIN, AND YOU BETTER BE TOUGH AS NAILS. SO GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. AND TO THE APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. ALL IS WELL AND GOOD THINGS ARE COMING YOUR WAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILMAN CRENSHAW. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND TO TO BUILD ON WHAT COUNCILWOMAN SHERWOOD SAID, I THINK THIS IS GREAT FOR BEAUMONT. AND HERE'S WHY. FROM THE BEGINNING, IT WAS MY GOAL. I KNOW IT WAS THE MAYOR'S GOAL, AND I KNOW IT WAS LIKELY THE GOAL OF MANY ON THIS COUNCIL THAT THE DECISION TODAY WOULD BE UNANIMOUS, BECAUSE THAT IS A POSITIVE THING FOR OUR CITY TO SEE. AND I REALLY DO ANTICIPATE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THE RESULT TODAY. AND THAT TYPE OF UNITY IN DECISIONS LIKE THIS THAT CAN BE SO CONTROVERSIAL, I THINK IS EXTREMELY POSITIVE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM TURNER ABOUT MR. WILLIAMS. I KNOW YOU AND I MAYBE STARTED OFF ROCKY, BUT WE'VE HAD A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP. WE'VE GOTTEN SOME THINGS DONE AND THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSY. I KNOW AT THE BEGINNING WITH YOUR CONTRACT, AND IT'S JUST SO POSITIVE TO SEE HOW THIS PROCESS HAS ALL COME ABOUT. THE CURRENT CONTRACT THAT I ANTICIPATE WE'RE ABOUT TO APPROVE IS A REDUCTION IN THE CITY MANAGER SALARY FROM A CURRENT BASE SALARY OF AROUND 275 TO 245. SO THAT'S A $30,000 SAVINGS FOR TAXPAYERS. AND I, I GET THE FINAL DOLLARS AREN'T THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF TAXPAYERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN THEY LOOK AT CITY BUDGETS AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEIR TAX DOLLARS BEING SPENT. SO THERE'S ALL KINDS OF POSITIVE THINGS COMING OUT OF THIS TODAY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR GETTING THIS DONE.

AND AND TO MR. BOONE AND HIS WIFE, REBECCA. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS STEPPING UP AND TAKING ON THIS ROLE AND HELPING US MOVE BEAUMONT FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. AND WITH THAT, I CERTAINLY ECHO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT WE HAD AND APPRECIATE THEIR DESIRE TO SERVE. AND ASSISTANT CITY

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MANAGER BOONE, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VOTE. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOW SAY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. CONGRATULATIONS.

AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SAY SOMETHING NOW I AM. WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW CHRIS TO STEP OUT AS WE CONTINUE THE MEETING, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE PRESS WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME FOR TONIGHT, BUT FOR THE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE THAT'S IN HERE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS. YES, SIR. I KNOW WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA, MAYOR, SO I WILL BE VERY, VERY BRIEF, PROBABLY MUCH LESS THAN THREE MINUTES. TINA. SO, NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M HONORED. I'M HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL. THE TRUST YOU PUT IN ME TO BE OUR NEXT CITY MANAGER.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR WORK FOCUSING ON OUR OUR PRIORITIES. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT WAS SAID HERE EARLIER. IT IS IT CAN BE A DIFFICULT PROCESS. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE OTHER APPLICANTS WHO STEPPED FORWARD. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES, BUT I THINK IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE CALIBER OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE, THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THAT AND THEIR CARE FOR THIS CITY. SO AND THEN FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE THROUGH THE PROCESS, I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF SUPPORT. I'VE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF WORKING WITH MANY OF THEM FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THEM, APPRECIATE THEM AND CARRY OUT THE MISSION OF THE CITY, WHICH IS TO BASICALLY CARRY OUT THE WILL AND THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL, BUT ULTIMATELY SERVE THE CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, AND I DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

AND IF Y'ALL WOULD, IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED. HE WILL BE ABLE TO STEP OUTSIDE WITH Y'ALL.

[2. Council consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to award a contract to BDS Constructors, LLC, dba MK Constructors of Vidor, TX for the Wall & Avenue C Lift Station Rehabilitation (REBID) Project.]

MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO? YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO BD'S CONSTRUCTORS, LLC DOING BUSINESS AS RMC CONSTRUCTORS OF VIDA, TEXAS FOR THE WALL AND AVENUE C LIFT STATION REHABILITATION REBUILD PROJECT. AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE

[3. Council consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 to the contract with BDS Constructors LLC dba MK Constructors, for the Citywide Ditching Program – Phase 3.]

MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE? COUNCIL, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO TO THE CONTRACT WITH BD CONSTRUCTORS LLC. DOING BUSINESS AS RMC CONSTRUCTORS FOR THE CITYWIDE PROGRAM PHASE THREE. AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN TURNER, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME ISSUES WITH THE BRANCH'S GRADING OR WHATEVER. HAVE WE KIND OF LOOKED AT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO, OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE ADDRESS? IS THIS EVEN RELATED TO THE LAST TIME WITH THE DITCHING PROGRAM, WITH THE BRANCH OR WHATEVER? THE CITIZEN CAME UP HERE AND KIND OF COMPLAINED ABOUT, AND THE CONTRACTOR MOVED ON AND IT WAS JUST THERE. YEAH, WE, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THAT, THAT ISSUE, AND WE'VE TALKED TO THE CONTRACTOR ABOUT HOW THEY ARE LEAVING THE DITCH AND THE DRIVEWAY CULVERTS WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE CITY CREWS TO COME THROUGH AND CLEAN THE DRIVEWAY CULVERTS THAT ARE NOT GETTING RESET. SO WE WORKED THROUGH THOSE ISSUES. BUT IF ANY, AT ANY TIME, ANY CITIZEN IS UNSATISFIED, DISSATISFIED,

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PLEASE CALL 311 AND THEY WILL ROUTE THE CALL TO US AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS IT. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD. I JUST WANTED ON THE RECORD THAT WE DID ADDRESS IT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU, MISS MOLLY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY

[4. Council consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2, accept maintenance, and authorize final payment to StructureGuard, LLC, for the Cattail Marsh Wetlands Outfall Piling Rehabilitation Project.]

OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE? YES. COUNCIL, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO, EXCEPT MAINTENANCE AND AUTHORIZED FINAL PAYMENT TO STRUCTURE GUARD LLC FOR THE CATTAIL MARSH WETLANDS OUTFALL PYLON REHABILITATION PROJECT. AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR? MOVE TO APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

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

[5. Council consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 2 to the contract with Blackstar Diversified Enterprises, LLC, of New Orleans, LA for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Power Distribution Switchgear Building Pre-Purchase Project.]

THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE? COUNCIL, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO TO THE CONTRACT WITH BLACK STAR DIVERSIFIED ENTERPRISES LLC OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. POWER DISTRIBUTION, SWITCHGEAR BUILDING PRE-PURCHASE PROJECT. AND IT COMES WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER FIVE? PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER SIX?

[6. Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents related to the NEZ Agreement for the Baptist Hospital Behavioral Health facility redevelopment and expansion project at 3250 Fannin Street, including applicable building fee waivers and incentives. ]

PLEASE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO NAS'S AGREEMENT FOR THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY REDEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION PROJECT AT 3250 FANNIN STREET, INCLUDING APPLICABLE BUILDING FEE WAIVERS AND INCENTIVES. AND IT COMES WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX? MOTION? SECOND. GOT A TIE FOR FIRST AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX? COUNCILMAN CRENSHAW, DID YOU TURN YOUR MIND. YES, YES. THANK YOU SIR.

OKAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION. HERE. IS ISN'T THIS HOSPITAL BEING BUILT WITH STATE FUNDS? SO THEN SO THE ENTIRE 50 MILLION IS COMING FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS. I THINK WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM BAPTIST THAT CAN COME MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION AS WELL. OKAY. THIS IS THE MONEY THAT YOU SAW THAT THEY FEEL WAS ABLE TO BRING THROUGH LEGISLATION. YES, SIR. YES. AND FIRST OF ALL, SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT WE ARE FACED WITH NOW IN SOCIETY HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CAUSE. AND SO THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PROJECT, AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO DO WHATEVER I CAN TO MAKE THAT PROJECT SUCCESSFUL IN WAIVING THESE BUILDING FEE. WELL, IN THE BUILDING FEE WAIVERS, IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS ABOUT $300,000 ESTIMATED IN VALUE? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND THAT MONEY WOULD BE PAID BY THE 50 MILLION ALREADY AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO BE PAID. YES. THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. SO THIS IS NOT MONEY THAT'S COMING STRAIGHT FROM BAPTIST. THIS IS MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED THROUGH STATE TAX DOLLARS. THAT'S CORRECT. THE MONEY WOULD BE ALLOCATED DIRECTLY INTO THE PROJECT. OKAY. AND I'M ALL FOR DOING WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS PROJECT SUCCESSFUL. I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WE WOULD GIVE BASICALLY $300,000 IN WAIVERS, AND THAT MONEY'S ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED AND APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE, AND THEN THAT MONEY THEN HAS TO COME, YOU KNOW, FROM OTHER TAXPAYERS THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. SO I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS. IF THIS HELPS MAKE THIS PROJECT SUCCESSFUL, I DO HAVE SOME CONCERN THAT IT WOULD BE THE ENTIRE 300,000 WOULD BE WAIVED. AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON HERE? DOES THIS JUST WE'RE

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VOTING TO WAIVE THE $300,000 COMPLETELY, OR ARE WE JUST VOTING TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WHERE THERE WOULD BE A PARTIAL WAIVER? THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT IS FOR ALL WAIVE FEES. IF COUNCIL WANTED TO MODIFY THAT, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO JUST AS A POINT OF ORDER THEN, IF I WANTED TO MAKE THIS A PARTIAL WAIVER, WE WOULD NEED TO MODIFY THAT NOW. AND WHAT WHAT WOULD THE LANGUAGE LOOK LIKE? IT WOULD SAY AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO. NOPE. SO THE THIS RESOLUTION ACTUALLY INCORPORATES THE NIS AGREEMENT. SO BY APPROVING THE RESOLUTION, YOU APPROVE THE AGREEMENT AS WRITTEN. SO IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THE AGREEMENT, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO, ON THE RECORD, STATE WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE IT TO. CURRENTLY, IT PROPOSES TO WAIVE ALL FEES.

SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO SAY, PROPOSE THAT THE CONTRACT BE AMENDED TO WAIVE PARTIAL FEES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OR WAIVE 50% OF THE FEES, OR WAIVE 75% OF THE FEES. YOU'D HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE CONTRACT IS DRAFTED FOR 100% WAIVER. OKAY, ADD SOMETHING FOR CLARITY TOO, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. AND YOU MAY. SO BASICALLY, WITH THIS, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THE PROJECT WHERE THERE'S STILL SCOPE DESIGN. WE'RE VERY, VERY CLOSE TO IT. SO THE FUNDS HERE DIRECTLY WOULD IMPACT WHAT IS DONE WITHIN THE PROJECT. SO IT WOULD FURTHER BENEFIT THE PATIENTS, THE PATIENT ENVIRONMENT, MORE PATIENT ENVIRONMENT, NOT JUST THE NEW BUILD BUT THE RENOVATION OF THE OLD FACILITY. WE'RE RENOVATING ABOUT 60,000FT■!S. THE BUILDING IS 100,000. SO THIS MONEY WOULD DIRECTLY BE APPLIED TO ADDITIONAL SCOPE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO FOR THE PATIENT POPULATION. SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS IF WHATEVER WE SAVE YOU HERE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SPEND ON OTHER PARTS OF THE PROJECT. CORRECT? OKAY, I GET THAT. I THINK THEN MY MOTION THEN IS TO AMEND THIS TO ALLOW A PARTIAL WAIVER UP TO 50%. REAL QUICK. I DO WANT THE I WANTED TO REFLECT ACCURATELY.

THE TOTAL PERMIT FEE IS $356,612.95. I WANT IT TO BE ACCURATE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO BASICALLY WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $175,000 COST SAVINGS. SO THIS WOULD REQUIRE IF YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND, LET ME HIGHLIGHT THIS. THE PURPOSE OF THE INCENTIVES OBVIOUSLY IS TO TRY TO ATTRACT PROJECTS BUT ALSO JOB CREATION. SO THIS THERE ARE SOME JOBS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THIS. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMY THAT WOULD BENEFIT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE GIVE YOU THAT FOOD FOR THOUGHT. AS YOU GUYS MAKE YOUR NEXT DECISION.

OKAY. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT BEFORE WE CARRY ON THE DISCUSSIONS? MADAM CITY ATTORNEY SO I BELIEVE THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE RECORD, AND THERE HAS BEEN A DISCUSSION TO ADD 50% PURSUANT TO COUNCIL'S RULES. IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A SECOND. OKAY. SO YOU CAN VOTE ON THAT MOTION OR THE THE ORIGINAL ORIGINAL MOTION CAN BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THAT.

WELL, WE'LL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION AND DETERMINE IF THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO. SO COUNCILMAN HILLIARD, I KNOW HAD A COMMENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR FOR TAKING A CHANCE ON BEAUMONT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE NEEDED. YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT ALL OF US ARE ARE OF SOUND MIND. BUT SOMETIMES WE NEED A LITTLE HELP WHEN LIFE THROWS US A CURVE BALL. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW A LOT OF US GREW UP HERE.

AND I REMEMBER MASH AND, AND WHAT A TERRIBLE PLACE IT WAS AND WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE TO REVITALIZE AND TO, TO GROW. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE WHAT, 127 JOBS? HERE? YES, SIR. WE'RE GOING TO CREATE 120 DIRECT CARE JOBS. SO ANY OTHER ANCILLARY JOBS? OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL HAVE MORE PHYSICIANS THAT ARE NEEDED. WE'LL HAVE MORE DIETARY WORKERS ARE NEEDED. BUT RIGHT AT OUR BUILDING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 120 PLUS JOBS FOR THAT. AND TO SPEAK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE THE WAY THE FUNDS ARE. SO WE WERE APPROPRIATED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY. AND WITHIN THOSE DOLLARS, WE CAN HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN THE PROJECT. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE MAYBE MAKING A BETTER PLAY AREA FOR OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, ENHANCING THE LIGHTING IN THE BUILDING. AND SO WHILE IT MAY SEEM LIKE THAT $300,000 IS A LOT, WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE

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TO DO IN, IN OUR ENVIRONMENT, PLUS TO KEEP THINGS SAFE, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE LIGATURE EXISTING. THESE WILL ALLOW US TO, TO REALLY BE ABLE TO MAKE EVEN MORE OF AN IMPACT. WE'RE STRETCHING THE DOLLARS THEN, AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO SERVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN. SO WE'D APPRECIATE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A STEP TO SAY BEAUMONT IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, THAT WE'RE WILLING TO HELP AND TO STEP OUT THERE TO TO FUND IT AND BE A PART OF IT. BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE STILL ON THE BACKSIDE. THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE MONEY, PROPERTY TAXES, THE NEW JOBS, THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND MONEY IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. AND SO IT'S AN EXCITING TIME. AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW Y'ALL JUST OPENED THE CANCER CENTER, WHICH IS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND I COMMEND YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WAIT, HOW MANY CONSTRUCTION JOBS. OH HOW MANY? I MEAN, IT'S A LOT. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER, BUT IT'S SEVERAL. SO SO IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE A BOOST A MAJOR BOOST TO THE ECONOMY. YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TURNER. JUST, YOU KNOW JUST ONE OF MY THINGS. I'VE ALWAYS LIKED TO KIND OF MENTION IT. MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT, BUT I DON'T MIND SAYING IT. MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, LOCAL, EVEN WITH CONSTRUCTION JOBS. I'M JUST FIRMLY SAYING I STRONGLY I STRONGLY HOPE WE'RE CONSIDERING UTILIZING LOCAL CONTRACTORS RIGHT HERE IN THE AREA. I THINK THE TALENT AND SKILL SET IS HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU USE LOCAL AND ALSO IT'S BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE. I LIKE THE CREATION OF JOBS, BUT YOU KNOW, JUST SOME KIND OF WAY WE CAN INCENTIVIZE SOME RESIDENTS TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW IT'S NOT I KNOW IT'S A STRETCH, BUT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO INCENTIVIZE RESIDENTS ACTUALLY LIVING WITHIN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, I WOULD BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. COUNCILWOMAN, WORKING IN THIS INDUSTRY WITH MENTAL HEALTH YOUNG PEOPLE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS, AND THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. SO I'M PRAYING FOR YOU AND I HOPE THAT GOD BLESSES THIS PROJECT. CONTINUE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. IT IS DEFINITELY THE WORK OF SPECIAL PEOPLE. IT TAKES SPECIAL PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF SPECIAL PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND CERTAINLY OUR STATE LEGISLATURE AND SPEAKER PHELAN FOR GETTING THESE FUNDS HERE. BUT FOR Y'ALL BEING QUALIFIED AND ABLE TO USE IT AND PROVIDING THE SERVICES FOR SO LONG BECAUSE OUR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM CERTAINLY NEEDS ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENT WHERE WE CAN GET IT. AND I'M, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT, AND I THINK BEAUMONT WILL BENEFIT FOR DECADES AHEAD BECAUSE OF IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN DORIA, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. GOING FROM 100% DOWN TO 50%. WHAT EFFECT WILL THAT HAVE ON THE PROJECT? WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS, IS A LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IT'S DINGY, SORT OF IT'S OLD BULB LIGHTING AND BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THAT IN OUR CORRIDORS AND THINGS. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WE HAD ON BOARD FOR THAT. AND THAT'S, THAT WOULD COVER ESSENTIALLY MOST OF THAT, THAT PROJECT.

SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IS WE WERE NOT ABLE WITH THE MONEY, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO A TOTAL RENOVATION OF THE OLD BUILDING. BUT THERE'S A FEW KEY AREAS WE'D LIKE TO RENOVATE IN OUR ART ROOM AND OUR MUSIC ROOM DOWN DOWNSTAIRS, WHICH ARE KIND OF UNIQUE FOR A HOSPITAL OUR SIZE. WE'D LIKE TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS DOWN THERE AND, AND THOSE FUNDS COULD GO TO THAT. THERE'S QUITE A FEW ON OUR, ON OUR ALTERNATE LIST OF THINGS WE'D LIKE TO, WE'D LIKE TO ADD AS WELL, BUT JUST DEPENDING ON HOW THE FUNDS GO, CAN I ADD SOMETHING? YEAH. SO BASICALLY, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, THAT BUILDING WAS BUILT IN THE 1960S. SO AS TIME GOES ON, IT'S AGED SIGNIFICANTLY. TAKES A LOT OF RESOURCES. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING. SO WITH THAT SAID, JUST FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, THE MONEY THAT WE PUT INTO THAT BUILDING IN, EVEN WHEN WE DO IT OPERATIONALLY ON OUR OWN, GOES A LONG WAYS, BUT IT GOES A LONG WAYS FOR IMPACT, BUT IT DOESN'T GO A LONG WAYS FOR SQUARE FOOTAGE. THE BUILDINGS WITH ANY LIGATURE AND THAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT IS VERY PRICEY PER SQUARE FOOT, VERY EXPENSIVE. SO THEY WOULD BE GREAT BENEFIT TO THE PATIENT CARE AREA, I WOULD TELL YOU THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. OKAY, SO THE FIRST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SINCE WE DIDN'T AMEND THAT, WE'LL JUST HAVE THE VOTE FOR DOING HALF THE NES AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A VOTE FOR DOING THE WHOLE NES. SO THE, THE, THE PROPOSAL IS THE MOTION WAS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AS WRITTEN. AND COUNCILMAN CRENSHAW HAS MADE A A SECONDARY MOTION OR OR MADE A SECOND TO MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT THE AGREEMENT BE APPROVED TO WAIVE 50% OF THE FEES. THAT IS A. THAT THAT THAT TWO THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN. EITHER HE NEEDS TO. BECAUSE I WENT BACK AND

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LOOKED AT THE RULES. EITHER YOU NEED TO HAVE A VOTE ON THAT MOTION WITH THE SECOND, OR YOU CAN HAVE THE ORIGINAL MOTION AMENDED. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. SO I WAS GOING TO.

SO IF THAT MOTION EITHER PASSES OR FAILS, THEN YOU MOVE ON TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION. BUT THAT IS THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. SO THE FIRST PART IS GOING TO BE TO AMEND THE SECOND ONE THAT WE WILL VOTE ON. NO, THE FIRST ONE IS TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT 50% OF THE FEES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS EVERYBODY CLEAR ON THAT? SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VOTE TO DETERMINE IF WE'RE GOING TO CUT THE FEES AND IN HALF. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT SUFFICIENT WORDING. YES. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF. CUTTING THE FEES IN HALF SIGNIFY BY SAYING I MAYOR, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION. IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT. YOU DO NEED A SECOND. OKAY. SO IS THERE A SECOND TO CUTTING THE FEES IN HALF? I GET A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A SECOND. SO NOW THERE IS A MOTION IN A SECOND TO CUT THE FEES TO ONE HALF. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? COUNCILMAN TURNER, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, AND I HATE TO NEGOTIATE ON THE SPOT LIKE THIS, BUT IS IT IS IT ANY ALTERNATIVE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS CAN LOOK AT TO, YOU KNOW, SATISFY SOME COMMUNITY SHARING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WAIVER OF 100% FEES OR RETURN ON INVESTMENT, MAYBE A COMMITMENT TO SOMETHING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WE CAN LOOK AT BEFORE WE MAKE THIS DECISION. I WAS ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEY IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IF WE RECOMMEND, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN COME TO A CONCLUSION. IF YOU'RE STUCK IN A CERTAIN PLACE, WE CAN MAYBE MOVE THIS TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT A FUTURE DATE TO DISCUSS SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I THINK IT'D BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO. YEAH, I, I KIND OF, I UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR COUNCIL IS AND HOW COMMUNITY FEELS ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS, BUT I ALSO THINK WE CAN PROBABLY HIT A SWEET SPOT THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO EVERYBODY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION ON THE DAY.

IF WE CAN KIND OF NEGOTIATE AND DISCUSS IT IN A MORE CLOSED SESSION. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO TABLE THIS AND BRING IT BACK IN TWO WEEKS AND HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION ON IT? YEAH, I THINK, YEAH, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. SO THE MOTION AND A SECOND NEEDS TO BE TABLED. I WILL DRAW MY MOTION AND ASK THAT IT BE TABLED. SO NOW YOU STILL HAVE YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. I MOVED TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION. SO WE'RE THERE. ANYBODY OUT THERE HAVE ANY DIFFERENT FEELINGS? OKAY, WE'RE GOOD NOW. ALL RIGHT. SO IT IS TABLED UNTIL WE'LL BRING IT BACK IN TWO WEEKS. TWO WEEKS AT THE NEXT MEETING. EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES. AND WOULD THEY PUT A STIFLE ON THE PROJECT? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY? I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A DECISION. WOULD IT IMPACT THE PROJECT THE WAY TWO WEEKS. AN ANSWER IS VALUABLE. OBVIOUSLY WE APPRECIATE ANYTHING, BUT TIME IS IMPORTANT FOR US JUST FOR THE FACT THAT WE'RE IN THE MOMENT OF DESIGN AND MAKING DECISIONS, SO IT IS VALUABLE TO GET THE INFORMATION AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE ARE APPRECIATIVE. WE CAN BRING IT BACK IN TWO WEEKS, AND WE CAN HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION BEFOREHAND IF WE NEED TO. OKAY, FOR THE DECISION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. NOW MOVING ON TO

[7. Council consider an ordinance amending the FY 2026 Budget.]

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MAY WE HAVE THE READING, PLEASE. COUNCIL, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET. AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN? SO MOVE TO APPROVE. THERE IS A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER SEVEN? PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED.

[8. Council to consider an ordinance to deny the rates proposed by CenterPoint Energy 2026 Annual GRIP Adjustment.]

MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, COUNCIL TO TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO DENY THE RATES PROPOSED BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY 2026 ANNUAL GRIP ADJUSTMENT,

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AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? SO. SO MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OPPOSED. THE MOTION IS

[9. Council consider a request for an Abandonment to the unimproved Mildred Street right-of-way located at the 60’ unimproved right-of-way south of 4430 Bob Street and north of 4455 Bob Street and west of 4450 and 4460 Cadillac Lane.]

CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER NINE? COUNCIL, CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR AN ABANDONMENT TO THE UNIMPROVED MILL STREET RIGHT OF WAY, LOCATED AT THE 60 FOOT UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY SOUTH OF 4430 BOB STREET AND NORTH OF 4455 BOB STREET, AND WEST OF 4450 AND 4460 CADILLAC LANE. AND AT A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON FEBRUARY 26TH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED SEVEN ZERO TO DENY THE REQUEST. NOW, SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE THE REQUEST, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. ONE IF APPROVED, THE APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN AN APPRAISAL AND TITLE SEARCH REPORT FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE ABANDONED AT THEIR EXPENSE. APPRAISAL AND TITLE SEARCH REPORT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING OFFICE, ALONG WITH PROOF THAT PAYMENT HAS BEEN ARRANGED PRIOR TO THE ITEM BEING PLACED ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND TWO IF APPROVED, A REPLAT IS REQUIRED TO COMBINE THE TWO PARCELS FRONTING THE MILDRED STREET RIGHT OF WAY TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 26 OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. CODE OF ORDINANCES. A COMPLETE PLAT APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING OFFICERS PRIOR TO THE ITEM BEING PLACED ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. THE RECOMMENDATION IS DENIAL OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE DENIAL ON ITEM NUMBER NINE? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ABANDONMENT WITH THE CONDITIONS. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS I MEAN, DO WE HAVE ANY ANYTHING OF WHY THEY. IT WAS SEVEN. OH, ANYTHING PROVIDED IN THAT MEETING OF THE APPLICANT OR THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS DID SHOW UP IN HEAVY OPPOSITION TO TO ABANDON THAT AREA. IT WOULD LANDLOCK TWO OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ABUTTING MILDRED STREET. SO THAT'S WHERE THAT SECOND CONDITION, IF APPROVED, WOULD COME INTO EFFECT IF NEED OF REQUIRING A REPLAT SO THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE ACCESS OFF OF CADILLAC LANE. COUNCILMAN TURNER, CAN YOU DESCRIBE HEAVY OPPOSITION, LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME AND SPOKE? ON THIS ISSUE? THERE WAS 2 TO 3, AND IT WAS ONE WAS THE PROPERTY OWNER OFF OF CADILLAC LANE THAT WOULD BE ULTIMATELY AFFECTED BY THE ABANDONMENT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND FOR CLARITY, IF WE DID VOTE TO APPROVE THIS, THEY WOULD STILL NEED THE APPROVAL OF THE PEOPLE THAT SAID THEY WOULDN'T GIVE IT. NO. IF YOU APPROVE, IF YOU APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS, THEN ONE AND TWO ON YOUR SCREEN WOULD APPLY THAT SECOND CONDITION. IT WOULD NOT BE ABANDONED UNTIL THEY REPLAT, WHICH WOULD GIVE THOSE PROPERTIES OFF MILDRED RIGHT AWAY. THE STREET ACCESS OFF OF CADILLAC. SO THAT WOULD FULFILL CHAPTER 26 OF OUR ORDINANCES. IF YOU APPROVE IT WITHOUT, THEN IT WOULD BE AN APPROVED ABANDONMENT OF A RIGHT OF WAY. WELL, IF YOU WERE TO NOT TO DIE, THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULD NOT BE ABANDONED. I DO OUR BEST TO FOLLOW OUR THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND HAVING BEEN AT THE MEETING, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE. I'M GOING TO I CAN'T I CAN'T SUPPORT THE APPROVAL. SO BUT I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION. WHAT IS THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AND HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN IN THAT CONDITION? THEY'RE UNIMPROVED. SO I HAVE TO IMAGINE FOR A LONG TIME, I DON'T HAVE THE DATE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT BOTH OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON THE MILDRED RIGHT OF WAY ARE UNIMPROVED. SO MY CONCERN, IF IT'S BEEN UNIMPROVED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S LOOKING TO DO IT. WAS IT I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST WITH PLANNING AND ZONING, MAYBE YOU GIVE THE NEIGHBORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK, HAVE THOSE NEIGHBORS ACTUALLY TALK TO THE DEVELOPER. HAVE THEY HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THEY CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING? I BELIEVE THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT THE CONVERSATIONS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION TO NOW, I'M NOT UNAWARE. I'M NOT EITHER. I WOULD FEEL BETTER KNOWING IF, IF, IF THE TEMPERATURE IS STILL THE SAME, WITH IT NOT BEING DEVELOPED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. YOU KNOW, AT MINIMUM, IF IF THERE'S A REASON TO KNOW, CAN WE GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY AND WHAT'S THE PLAN? THE

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LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS KIND OF KEEP UNDEVELOPED AREA THAT'S NOT BEING MAINTAINED. CONTINUE CONTINUED IN THAT SAME STRUCTURE. THAT'S A PRETTY NICE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE HISTORIC AREA. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF WE AREN'T GOING TO MOVE FORWARD OR DON'T WANT TO. WHAT IS THE PLAN GOING FORWARD WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS? IF WE I THINK THIS IS A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE TODAY WITH SOME UNKNOWNS. I THINK WE SHOULD I THINK WE SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO TALK ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE MAKE THE DECISION. SO THE REALITY IS, IS THAT THEY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD INDIVIDUALS, THE CITIZENS AREN'T REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK TO THE CITY. THERE WAS A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF COUNCIL, THOSE THAT WAS THE TIME FOR THEM TO KIND OF EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS. OBVIOUSLY, THE THE APPLICANT CAN COME BACK AND SAY, IT'S ALL RESOLVED AND WE'RE GOOD, AND THE CITIZENS OR THE NEIGHBORS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA CAN SAY NOT SO MUCH. AND SO IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US TO TABLE IT AND BRING IT BACK AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING OR WE'VE HEARD THIS BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO GET ONE SIDE. THEY'RE NOT. THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT IN THE CITY'S ORDINANCE OR IN THE CITY'S PROCESSES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE A JOINT CONSENSUS ON THE ON THE PROPERTY. SO THE INFORMATION THAT THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE TO COUNCIL TODAY WILL PROBABLY LIKELY BE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE IF WE BRING THIS BACK ON APRIL 21ST. THE. YEAH, I MEAN, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE IT BROUGHT BACK WITH WITH THAT COMPLIANCE DONE, I FEEL LIKE WE WOULD BE PASSING SOMETHING HERE THAT WOULD HAVE. IF THE IF THE CURRENT OWNERS DON'T WANT TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY TO THEM, WHICH IS WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED OR GIVE THEM TO HIM, THEN HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACT ON THIS ANYWAY. IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? SO THAT WOULD COMBINE THE TWO PROPERTIES. SO RIGHT NOW ON THE MILDRED STREET RIGHT OF WAY, THERE'S TWO PROPERTIES THAT FRONT MILDRED STREET RIGHT AWAY ON THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH ON CADILLAC LANE OVER HERE THAT RUNS PARALLEL CADILLAC LANE. THERE'S TWO PROPERTIES. AND THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE THE THAT ABUT THOSE TWO MILDRED STREET PROPERTIES. THOSE ARE THE SAME OWNERS. SO WHAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN IS THAT THOSE PROPERTIES WOULD HAVE TO BE COMBINED TO HAVE STREET FRONTAGE TOWARDS CADILLAC ON THE SAME ON THE SOUTH AS WELL. SO THAT REPLAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE PRIOR TO US ABANDONING, FULLY ABANDONING THE REQUEST HERE IF APPROVED WITH THOSE CONDITIONS, IF NOT APPROVED WITH THE CONDITIONS, THEN IT WOULD BE ABANDONED TODAY. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS UNDEVELOPED LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDEVELOPED FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IF WE APPROVE THIS, IT'S GOING TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON LOTS, WHICH WILL EXPAND THE THE TAX BASE.

SO IN REALITY, IF THEY WANTED IF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON MILDRED STREET THAT HAD THOSE TWO LOAN PROPERTIES, IF THEY WANTED TO IMPROVE ANYTHING ON THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO IMPROVE THE RIGHT OF WAY TO ACCESS THOSE, OR THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLAT EVENTUALLY DOWN THE LINE. YES, ULTIMATELY, UNLESS THEY WANT TO HAVE THEIR THEIR PROPERTY STILL FRONT THAT MILDRED STREET RIGHT AWAY, THEN THEY WOULD BUILD OUT THAT RIGHT AWAY TO THE CITY STANDARD. AND WE'VE NOT RECEIVED A PERMIT. I GET YOU, COUNCILMAN DARIO. SO I KEEP TALKING ABOUT MILDRED STREET. IT'S NOT A STREET. IT'S AN OVERGROWN GRASS LOT THAT THE CITY NEVER DEVELOPED. AND THE THE ONE THE PERSON THAT'S ASKING FOR THIS ABANDONMENT, MR. PRUDHOMME, HE HAS A HOUSE RIGHT THERE BEHIND MILDRED STREET. HE'S WANTING THAT ABANDONMENT, AND HE HAS ANOTHER LOT. AND HE'S WANTING TO BUILD TWO HOUSES RIGHT THERE AND DEVELOP THAT AREA. AND MR. PRUDHOMME HAS A HISTORY. HE'S DEVELOPED OTHER AREAS AND LOTS IN THE ORCHARD AREA OF WARD FOUR, SO HE HAS A HISTORY OF DOING IT. HE KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, BUT HE'S HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN SPEAK OR NOT, BUT HE IS HERE. I DON'T THINK WE CAN SPEAK. IT'S ALREADY BEEN HEARD AT A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. BUT AT THE FIRST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, YOU DIDN'T MENTION THAT WHEN YOU SAID THEY COULDN'T SPEAK, YOU SAID 11 THROUGH 14. YOU DIDN'T SAY NINE.

THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THE ABANDONMENT. IT WAS ON THE REGULAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON ON TODAY. ALL RIGHT, I STAND CORRECTED. SO IS HE HERE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THIS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

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GOOD EVENING. I'M MICHAEL AND I LIVE AT 4430 BOND STREET. AND I BOUGHT ALL THAT LAND. IT WAS ALL WOODS. I CLEARED ALL THAT OFF OVER THE YEARS, BUILT A HOUSE THERE AND MILDRED STREET.

I'VE BEEN CUTTING FOR 25 YEARS. IT'S JUST THIS LAND. SO SINCE THE COMMISSION SAID NO, I JUST STOPPED CUTTING. AND THERE'S ALREADY OVER A FOOT OR SO TALL. OKAY, SO I OWN THE LOT. NEXT TO THAT, I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET THE 30FT TO GET TWO LOTS, 50 FOOT LOTS TO BUILD TWO HOUSES THERE. AND AS FAR AS ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY, TO THE BACK LOTS, I CAN FIX IT WHERE THEY CAN DRIVE THROUGH ON MY SIDE. YOU KNOW, I STILL HAVE ENOUGH ROOM BECAUSE I HAVE AN ACRE OF LAND THERE, WHICH WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE IF THE ABANDONMENT GO THROUGH. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERYBODY I TALKED TO WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT, AND IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE IT'D BE LIKE 1500 SQUARE FOOT HOUSES RUNNING 200, 7000. I COULDN'T BUILD ON THAT ONE LOT. THAT'S WHY I HAD IT REPLOTTED BECAUSE THE HOUSE WOULD COST TOO MUCH AND NOBODY WOULD PAY THAT MUCH. SO THAT'S WHY I NEED SMALLER LOTS TO BUILD SMALLER HOUSES FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA CAN AFFORD IT. SO IF YOU DO NOT ALLOW ABANDONMENT, IT'S JUST GOING TO SIT THERE AND JUST BE GRASS, WHICH I DON'T PLAN ON CUTTING IT ANYMORE. NOT TO BE MEAN, BUT YOU KNOW, GAS COUNTY HIGH, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY BECAUSE THE TAX DOLLARS COME TO THE CITY WOULD BE FOR TWO HOUSES WOULD BE 12,000 A YEAR AT LEAST THE PERMITS HAVE RUN FIVE, 6000 EACH HOUSE. SO IT'LL BENEFIT EVERYBODY. AND THE TWO BACK LOTS, THE PEOPLE OWN THE HOUSES BEHIND THEM AND NOBODY LIVE IN THE HOUSES. THE PEOPLE ARE DECEASED. AND IF THEY NEEDED TO GET THOSE BACK LOTS, THEY CAN COME THROUGH CADILLAC, GET TO THEM VERY EASY. SO I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DENY, I THINK WOULD BE BETTER TO DO IT. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMAN DARIO. MR. PRUDHOMME, WOULD YOU, IF THAT WAS APPROVED, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TWO CONDITIONS? YES I COULD, YES. THAT'S WHAT I DO. I BUILD HOUSES, YOU KNOW. WHAT? AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE MESSY OR PETTY. WHAT IS THE ISSUE OF WHY THIS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITHOUT COMING TO COUNCIL? WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN I HAD THAT LAND REPORTED, THEY HAD PEOPLE COME DOWN HERE, DIDN'T WANT IT REPORTED. SO APPARENTLY PASSED THE REPORTED. AND I BUILT A HOUSE ON ONE OF THE LOTS RIGHT THERE, WHICH SOMEONE LIVES IN RIGHT NOW. SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW. THEY SAID, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DRIVE TO THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY. WELL, NOBODY'S DRIVING BACK THERE BECAUSE NOBODY LIVES THERE, YOU KNOW, AND I LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. SO NOBODY DROVE DOWN THAT ROAD IN PROBABLY A YEAR. IT'S NOT A ROAD, BUT Y'ALL CALL IT A ROAD, YOU KNOW? COUNCILMAN TURNER, IS THERE ANY WAY WITH THE PLOT OR WITH THE LAND, A CONDITION CAN BE MADE MET THAT THEY STILL CAN HAVE A LANE TO DRIVE AND GET ACCESS TO THEIR PROPERTY. IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? YES IT IS. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, I OFTEN SELL THE LAND AND DO THE ABANDONMENT THEIRSELF. THEY REFUSE TO BUY IT AND I WAS GOING TO SELL IT TO THEM CHEAP, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, JUST TO GET A REPLY, BECAUSE IF I BUILD A HOUSE THERE AND LEAVE THAT ROAD THERE, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO PRIVACY FENCES. BUT ANYBODY CAN DRIVE THROUGH THERE AND PULL BEHIND THE FENCE. THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT CAN HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, FOR SAFETY REASONS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN THE PAST I HAD TO CALL THE POLICE OR CAR LEFT BACK THERE. SOMEBODY DROVE A CAR BACK THERE AND JUST LEFT IT, YOU KNOW, SO THEY CAME AND GOT IT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS STOLEN OR WHAT. HE NEVER FOUND OUT. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S I THINK IT WOULD BE A I CAN DO THAT. BUT LIKE I SAID, NOBODY DRIVES THROUGH THERE. SO. BUT I CAN'T MAKE IT WHERE THEY CAN. THEY CAN COME THROUGH MY PROPERTY. I MEAN, I'M BIG ENOUGH Y'ALL TO HAVE A DOUBLE FENCE THERE. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THE PROBLEM. WOULD THAT BE A CONDITION THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO MEET IF IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS? SURE, I WILL. I MEAN, BECAUSE I KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVED THERE, I GREW UP IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, FROM FROM A CHILD, YOU KNOW, SO I KNOW THE PEOPLE, THE HAWKERS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW ALL OF THEM. BUT LIKE I SAY, THEY'RE ALL DECEASED NOW. SO THEY'RE JUST EMPTY HOUSES, YOU KNOW. SO IF THEY DID SELL IT AND IT'S THERE AND SOMEBODY MOVED THERE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GOT 15 CARS PARKED BACK THERE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO WORK OUT.

REAL QUICK. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND. SO RIGHT NOW THE ABANDONMENT IS FOR THE FULL WIDTH OF THE STREET RIGHT AWAY. YES. THERE'S TWO THERE'S TWO PROPERTIES THAT ABUT THAT AS WE SAID. AND THEN THERE'S YOURS THAT ARE AT THE FRONT OF THAT, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE GOING TO IMPROVE AND PUT TO BUILD TWO HOMES BACK HERE, I'M ASSUMING YOU BOUGHT THE LAND, BUT PUT TWO HOMES BACK HERE, THEN YOU WOULDN'T. ARE YOU GOING TO DO LIKE A MOTHER IN LAW SUITE TO

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YOUR PRIMARY HOME OFF OF BOB, OR ARE YOU WANTING TO. AND I HATE TO DO IT HERE, AND I'M SORRY, BUT ARE YOU WANTING TO TO IMPROVE OFF OF BOB STREET OR ARE YOU WANTING TO. PUT IMPROVE THEM AS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES? I HAVE TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER ADDRESS BECAUSE I HAVE 44. IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN AN ABANDONMENT WOULDN'T BE NECESSARY IF YOU OWNED THAT, BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE TO BUILD OUT A RIGHT OF WAY TO SERVE THAT THOSE TWO PROPERTIES THAT ARE BACK THERE. SO THE ONLY REASON THAT THE ABANDONMENT WOULD BE APPLICABLE IN THIS, IN THIS CASE, WOULD BE IF THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS REMAIN THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THOSE LANDLOCKED PARCELS BACK THERE. BUT THE ABANDONMENT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY THAT WOULDN'T HELP YOU WITH YOUR CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BACK THERE. IT WOULD. BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE 60 FOOT ROAD, I WOULD GET 30FT AND THE OTHER SIDE WOULD GET 30FT. THE LOT I OWN ON THE OTHER SIDE IS 70FT WIDE. SO THAT MAKES IT 100FT WIDE. SO I HAVE 4455. SO I HAVE TO APPLY FOR A NEW ADDRESS, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY BE 44, 45 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO I HAVE PLACE TO BUILD TWO HOMES. AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE I WAS ASKING IS, SO YOU HAVE THE TWO PROPERTIES OFF OF BOB, RIGHT? THERE'S THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT GOES THROUGH. RIGHT. AND YOU HAVE LARGER PROPERTIES OVER HERE. SO THE RIGHT OF WAY COMES THROUGH. THAT'S MILDRED. THERE'S TWO LANDLOCKED PARCELS BACK HERE. AND THEN THERE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHT HERE ABUTTING CADILLAC. SO THESE TWO LOAN PROPERTIES ARE ABUTTING MILDRED STREET RIGHT AWAY, RIGHT. YEAH.

SO IF IF AND I THINK THAT THERE THE THE PROPERTY OWNERS, UNLESS THAT'S CHANGED IN THE LAST MONTH, WHICH IT COULD. AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS OF THOSE ARE OFF OF CADILLAC LANE. SO THAT REPLAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN THIS WAY IF YOU WERE TO OWN THOSE PROPERTIES TO IMPROVE ON THEM. YES. THEN YOU WOULD STILL NEED THIS MILDRED STREET RIGHT AWAY. UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING TO DO A MOTHER IN LAW SUITE TO YOUR PRIMARY OR NO, NO.

IF I DID GET THOSE OTHER TWO PROPERTIES, I'LL JUST MAKE IT PART OF THE HOUSES I BUILD.

BACKYARD. OKAY. AND IN MY BACKYARD. BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FEASIBLE FOR A ROAD TO EVER GO THROUGH THAT, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 300 TO $500,000. PUT A ROAD THROUGH THAT FOR 1 OR 2 HOUSES ON ONE LOT. THERE'S NOBODY GOING TO DO THAT. SO IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE A ROAD THERE REGARDLESS. SO IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ABANDONED LAND THAT'S GOING TO BE SITTING THERE GRASSED UP UNTIL Y'ALL CUT IT EVERY TWO MONTHS OR SO. YEAH, AND IT IS ON OUR ROTATION.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT GETS COMPLIANCE OUT BECAUSE YOU YOU CUT IT. YEAH, I'VE BEEN CUTTING IT 25 YEARS. I MEAN, I DON'T GET NO. AND I CLEARED ALL THE TREES OUT SO NOBODY DROVE THROUGH THERE. MY FIRST BODY, IT WAS JUST A WOODED LOT. YEAH. AND JUST SO TO HAVE IT CLEAR, PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDED WITH THOSE CONDITIONS. PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD OPPOSITION.

IT WAS FIVE LOTS, SO I OWNED FOUR ON EACH SIDE, SO I DON'T OWN THE TWO BACK LOTS. I WOULD LOVE TO BUY THEM, BUT THE OWNER DON'T WANT TO SELL IT TO ME AND I OFFERED TO SELL THEM THE LAND I OWN BEFORE WE CAN HAVE THIS ABANDONMENT AND THEY CAN HAVE IT BE FINE. I'M JUST TRYING TO SOLVE THE FACT OF THE ROAD THAT'S SITTING THERE GRASSED UP. THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT WAY.

LIKE I SAID, I HADN'T CUT IT IN OVER A MONTH AND IT'S ALREADY OVER A FOOT TALL. IT'S GETTING THICKER AND PART OF MY FENCE IS ON THAT ROAD. AND I GOT A LETTER FROM THE CITY SAYING, MOVE YOUR FENCE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S ANOTHER 2015 FEATURE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CUT. PLUS MY OKRA GARDEN RIGHT THERE, MY OAK TREE, CORN TREES. I LOSE ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, AND YOU KNOW, THAT'D BE HURTFUL. BUT THAT HAPPENS. YOU KNOW, I THINK I PLAN ON MOVING, BUILDING ME ANOTHER HOUSE. I THINK I WILL. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND JUST LEAVE IT THAT WAY. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO. SO THE REPLAT WOULD REQUIRE. I'M JUST SEEING HOW THIS WOULD WORK WITHOUT THEIR AGREEMENT. I FROM OUR PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, I'M NOT I'M NOT TRACKING THIS. AND MAYBE IT'S JUST I'M MISSING A COMPONENT. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW HE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR HOUSE IS THEIR LOT IS BEHIND THEIR HOUSE, SO THEY ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO IT. THEY LIVE ON CADILLAC, WHICH NOBODY LIVES THERE, BUT THEY CAN WALK OUT IN THEIR BACK YARD AND BE ON THEIR LOT ON EACH SIDE, WHICH NOBODY LIVE ON EACH SIDE. THE PEOPLE ON THE HOUSE, THE LOT BEHIND MY HOUSE LIVE IN HOUSTON. THEY NEVER COME BACK HERE. THEIR FATHER DIED SIX MONTHS AGO. THE HOUSE BEEN EMPTY EVER SINCE, YOU KNOW, AND MR. HARPER DIED. AND THAT HOUSE IS EMPTY. YOU KNOW, THEY GOT ACCESS TO THAT. BUT I'M SAYING I CAN FIX IT. TO WHERE? IF SOMEBODY HAD TO COME THROUGH THERE, THEY CAN DRIVE THROUGH MY LOT AND ACCESS THEIR PROPERTY. IF THEY WANTED TO DO THAT WITH NO PROBLEM.

COUNCILMAN TURNER SO, MAYOR, THAT'S THAT WAS MY QUESTION WITH IT. AND MAYBE STAFF CAN

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HELP DIRECT ME. WOULD IT BE INAPPROPRIATE TO MAKE THAT A CONDITION THAT WE ADD THAT IT COULD BE FIXED, SINCE HE'S ADMITTING THAT HE CAN, THAT THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS AND DRIVE THROUGH HIS LOT IF NECESSARY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S APPROVED, THEY STILL WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE DRIVE THROUGH TO GET TO WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. IF THEY NEED TO KNOW, IS THAT APPROPRIATE OR NO? NO, YOU CAN'T REQUIRE CONDITIONS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. WELL, I THINK IN THE END THEY'RE GOING TO SELL ME THE PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO USE FOR IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S SO THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE PROPOSED BY STAFF WOULD ADDRESS THE THE CONCERN THAT YOU'RE HAVING THOSE WILL WILL ADDRESS IT, BUT YOU CAN'T AS A CONDITION OF HIS PLAT BECAUSE HE ALREADY OWNS THAT PROPERTY. RIGHT. MAKE THIS A CONDITION OF THAT. SO THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE PLACED ARE PLACED ON THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE AT ISSUE, AND THEY WILL ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. SO THE WAY IT'S WORDED BASICALLY ADDRESS WHAT I'M ASKING ABOUT. YES, SIR.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO VERIFY. SO DOES THIS ALLOW HIM TO BUILD HIS TWO PROPERTIES? YES. ACCESS TO WHOMEVER OR WHATEVER WITHOUT IMPEDING ON OTHER PEOPLE'S STUFF. YES. OKAY.

LET'S DO. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. WE'VE IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE WHAT WAS SUGGESTED TO. WE CAN APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS, WITH CONDITIONS, CONDITIONS. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED. NO, IT'S JUST THE MOTION. THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS. IT WAS PROPERLY SECONDED. SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE MOTION WITH CONDITIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? WE'RE VOTING TO APPROVE THE ABANDONMENT WITH THE TWO CONDITIONS. YES, YES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? I'M OPPOSED. SO MOTION PASSES. OKAY. I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU. IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND FLOOR, PLANNING WILL HELP. YOU NEED THIS BACK. THAT'S MINE. OKAY. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM

[10. Council consider a request for an Abandonment of a 60’ utility easement located at 924 Iowa Avenue.]

NUMBER TEN, PLEASE? THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL, CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR AN ABANDONMENT OF A 60 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED AT 924 OUR AVENUE, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. LAMAR UNIVERSITY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ABANDONING THE EXISTING SENATORS TO ALIGN BY FILLING WITH FLOWABLE FIELD. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER TEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER TEN? PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I. ANY OPPOSED MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM

[11. Council consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a nail salon within a GC-MD-2 (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling-2) District for property located at 4515 N. Major Drive.]

NUMBER 11? COUNCIL. CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A NAIL SALON WITHIN AGCMD2, WHICH IS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING TWO DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4515 NORTH MAJOR DRIVE AND AT A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED SEVEN ZERO TO APPROVE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. ONE SHALL OBTAIN ALL APPLICABLE PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS THROUGH THE BUILDING CODES DEPARTMENT AND TWO CONSTRUCTION PLANS MUST MEET ALL THE ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER UTILITIES FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER SERVICES, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY. BACKFLOW, PRETREATMENT AND OUTFALL PROGRAM. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 11? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 11.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THAT'S RIGHT. AT ALMOST AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHWEST PARKWAY AND MAJOR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE, THAT NEW LITTLE STRIP CENTER THAT'S BUILT A NEW STRIP. YES. NO, ACROSS THE STREET, RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY FROM IT, FACING NORTH. OKAY, SO IT'S SO IT'S BETWEEN FOLSOM AND DELAWARE. NO, FOLSOM AND MAJOR, RIGHT? YEAH. I MEAN, AND NORTHWEST PARKWAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO. IT'S JUST WARD ONE. YEAH, IT'S IT'S SOUTH OF BREAKWATER BAY APARTMENTS. I THINK THIS IS WARD ONE. OKAY, GOOD. SO BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT.

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IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 11? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY

[12. Council consider a request for a Rezoning from an RM-H (Residential Multiple Family-Highest Density) District to GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District and GC-MD-2 (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling-2) Districts for property located at approximately 46.7 acres west and south of 4195 Milam Street.]

WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 12? COUNCIL, CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR REZONING FROM R M H RESIDENTIAL. MULTIPLE FAMILY HIGHEST DENSITY DISTRICT TO G C D GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT AND GC2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL. MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING TWO DISTRICTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 46.7 ACRES WEST AND SOUTH OF 4195 ELM STREET AND. THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED SEVEN ZERO TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR REZONING, AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS DENIAL OF ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 12? YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE ORDINANCE SECOND. OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE DENIAL WHICH WAS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DENYING, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. MR. CITY MANAGER, MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM

[13. Council consider a request for a Rezoning from an R-S (Residential-Single Family Dwelling) District and GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) District to LI (Light Industrial) District for properties located at 7385 and 7495 Fannett Road.]

NUMBER 13, PLEASE? COUNCIL, CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A REZONING FROM R. S RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT AND G C M D DURING COMMERCIAL MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO L I LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 73, 85 AND 7495 ROAD AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 13? SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 13. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 13? PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE US INTO

[ Council to conduct a Public Hearing finding and ratifying the determination of the Public Health Director that public health nuisances exist on the property owned by Jacquette Elton Jr at 4110 Pradice St, with a legal description of J W BULLOCK ABST 7 TR 13 PLAT B-13 1/5 AC and order the owner to abate public health nuisances within 10 days. If the property owner fails to comply within 10 days, staff is requesting City Council authorization to abate said property without further notification to the property owner of City Council action.]

THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, FINDING AND RATIFYING THE DETERMINATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR. THE PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES EXIST ON THE PROPERTY OWNED BY JACK ELTON JUNIOR AT 4110 PARADISE STREET, WITH THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF J.W. BULLOCK. ABSTRACT SEVEN TR 13, B 13 ONE FIFTH ONE FIFTH ACRE AND ORDER THE OWNER TO ABATE PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES WITHIN TEN DAYS. IF THE PROPERTY OWNER FAILS TO COMPLY WITHIN TEN DAYS, STAFF IS REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO ABATE SAID PROPERTY WITHOUT FURTHER NOTIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY. OWNER OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. DID YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM DIRECTOR COLEMAN? YES, I'D LOVE TO. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I JUST HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING BACK UP. MAYOR. OPEN. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES TO SHOW YOU GUYS OF. THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH IN FEBRUARY OF 26. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, AND THE INSPECTOR HAS SPOKEN WITH THE PERSON THAT OWNS THE PROPERTY SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO TRY TO GET THEM TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. SO BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPERTY IS STILL OUT OF COMPLIANCE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? YES, COUNCILMAN.

DARIO, YOU GO BACK TO THAT LAST PICTURE. SO I RECEIVED A CALL ON THIS. AND AT ONE TIME SOMEBODY WAS LIVING IN THAT CAR. AND YOU SEE THOSE FIVE GALLON. YES. GOLD BUCKETS. YOU CAN CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT'S WHAT'S IN THERE? OKAY, SO IS SOMEBODY STILL LIVING IN THAT CAR? I PASSED BY THERE THE OTHER DAY AND THEY HAD SOMEBODY ACCORDING TO THE ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR, YES. SOMEONE'S LIVING IN THE CAR. SO IF WE HAVE TO DO THE NUISANCE ORDINANCE AND CLEAN THIS UP, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO. YES. THAT CREATES A DIFFERENT LEGAL BATTLE BECAUSE IT'S A IT'S A HOME. SO WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE FOR THAT. IT'S ON THE PROPERTY TO HELP THING. BUT IN TERMS OF LIKE TAKING THE CAR, WE WOULD HAVE TO DISCLOSE THAT THAT IS SOMEONE'S THAT SOMEONE IS LIVING THERE AND GIVE THEM

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THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT REMOVED THEMSELVES. COULD YOU JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW DIFFERENT STANDARD OF RULES FOR THAT? IT'S THE SAME PROCESS WILL BE IN THE SAME COURT. HOW LONG IS THAT? IS THAT SO? NO. SO COUNCIL. SO COUNCIL GIVES THIS THE DECISION THAT COUNCIL MAKES TODAY FOR APPROVAL. IF YOU DECIDE THIS IS A NUISANCE, ALLOWS THE PERSON OR GIVES THE PERSON TEN DAYS TO ABATE THE PROBLEM, THAT THEN BECOMES THE DISCRETION OF THE HEALTH DIRECTOR IF THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS. WHETHER OR NOT WE PURSUE LEGAL ACTION. BECAUSE WHAT YOU ALSO DO IS EMPOWER HIM TO NOW WORK WITH MY OFFICE TO SAY, LOOK, IT'S NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND WE WOULD LIKE TO FILE CHARGES AND IT DOESN'T GO BACK TO COUNCIL FOR THAT. AND SO THEN ONCE WE FILE CHARGES, THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS BEGIN. AND AT THAT POINT, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET ON THE DOCKET. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE KNOW WHAT'S IN THE THE BLUE DRUM AND THE BUCKETS? YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW THAT. GASOLINE. NO, SIR. IT'S NOT GASOLINE. NO. SO DO WE KNOW WHAT'S IN THE BLUE DRUM? NO, NO, I WELL, I KNOW WHAT'S IN THE OTHER BUCKETS. DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT. YES. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. HAD CALLS FROM THE LADY THAT LIVES NEXT DOOR. THAT'S WHY I KIND OF KNEW IN ADVANCE WHAT WAS IN THOSE BUCKETS. ALL RIGHT. AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOWHERE. THIS IS GOING. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. COLEMAN. MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER? AGENDA ITEM 14. LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN.

[14. Council to consider an ordinance finding and ratifying the determination of the Public Health Director that public health nuisances exist on the property owned by Jacquette Elton Jr at 4110 Pradice St, with a legal description of J W BULLOCK ABST 7 TR 13 PLAT B-13 1/5 AC and order the owner to abate public health nuisances within 10 days. If the property owner fails to comply within 10 days, staff is requesting City Council authorization to abate said property without further notification to the property owner of City Council action.]

COUNCIL CLOSED 14. YES. COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FINDING AND RATIFYING THE DETERMINATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR. THE PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES EXIST ON THE PROPERTY OWNED BY JACKET JACKET. ELTON JUNIOR AT 4110 PRATT STREET WITH THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF J.W. BULLOCK. ABSTRACT SEVEN. TIARA 13, PLANT B 13 ONE FIFTH ACRE AND ORDER THE OWNER TO ABATE PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES WITHIN TEN DAYS. IF THE PROPERTY OWNER FAILS TO COMPLY WITHIN TEN DAYS, STAFF IS REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO ABATE SAID PROPERTY WITHOUT FURTHER NOTIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION, AND IT COMES WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 14? MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER 14. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER 14? PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. I. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS

[ Council to conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments on the 2026 Annual Action Plan and Preliminary Consolidated Budget.]

CARRIED. MR. CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU TAKE US INTO THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE 2020 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED BUDGET COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR APPLICANT REQUEST FOR FUNDING FROM THE 2026 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX IS TO SEPARATE PUBLIC. OKAY, I THOUGHT SO. WE'LL DO THE ONE FIRST. OKAY, I THOUGHT SO. OKAY. SLOW DOWN. YEAH. YOU WANT TO DO THAT TO ME? OKAY. JUST THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. IT'S THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AND I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO READ IT OVER. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE MOVING INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED BUDGET. SO JUST PRINCE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP BEFORE WE BEGIN. SURE. START HEARING FROM. CITIZENS. GOOD AFTERNOON. DO YOU HAVE THE BUDGET? THE BUDGET SLIDE, THE BUDGET SLIDE. SO IT'S OKAY. OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS SOMETHING THAT WE SUBMIT TO HUD EACH YEAR, AND IT OUTLINES HOW OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING TO USE THE CDBG AND HOME FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGH THE ENTITLEMENT FORMULA GRANTS. WE SUBMIT OUR PLAN TO HUD EVERY MAY, AND WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO QUICKLY, I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THERE WILL BE NO VOTE ON THIS UNTIL LATER IN MAY, WHEN WE HAVE OUR ACTUAL ANNUAL ALLOCATION. BUT THESE LINE ITEMS ON THE BUDGET THAT YOU SEE ARE THE TYPICAL ACTIVITIES THAT THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT. SO CLEARANCE AND DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE STRUCTURES IN LOW INCOME CENSUS TRACTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE SET ASIDE SOME SPECIAL PROJECT

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FUNDING FOR PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE OUR OWNER OCCUPIED MINOR REPAIR PROGRAM, WHICH IS VERY POPULAR AND HAS AN EXTENSIVE WAIT LIST. WE ALSO HAVE THE CDBG ADMIN. AND SO THESE ARE THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE WILL BE SUBMITTING FOR OUR 2026 PLAN. HOWEVER, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ARE OUR CURRENT 2025 ALLOCATION. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE RECEIVED SLIGHT DEDUCTIONS ON BOTH OF THESE FUNDS. AND SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT AGAIN, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE OUR FORMULA GRANT YET. WE WILL PROBABLY GET THAT THIS MONTH, AND THIS WILL COME BACK FOR FORMAL ADOPTION IN MAY FOR OUR HOME FUNDS. THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE OUTLINED FOR THOSE FUNDS ARE OUR CHOTO PROJECT, WHICH IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND WE ALSO USE PART OF OUR ENTITLEMENT FUNDS FOR OUR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM, AND THAT PROVIDES CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE FIRST TIME BUYERS. SO THESE ACTIVITIES, AGAIN, ARE WHAT WILL BE PROPOSED. BUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS WILL FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME ARE WE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING? PUBLIC HEARING IS ALREADY OPEN. MAYOR, YOU JUST NEED TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY CITIZENS WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK.

IT WAS OPEN. YEAH, HE OPENED IT. HE. HE OPENED IT AFTER THE MAYOR DID IT. IT'S OPEN. OKAY, OKAY. I THINK HE OPENED IT AT 314 WHEN SHE BEGAN SPEAKING. IT WAS GOOD. IS THERE ANY CITIZENS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. JANCEE KIMBALL WITH 4590. CONCORD, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, WITH NUTRITION AND SERVICES FOR SENIORS. HELLO, EVERYBODY. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR SENIORS RIGHT NOW, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE PASSING OUT PACKETS TO YOU. AND IN THE PACKET IS A FLIER THAT TALKS ABOUT OUR WHOLE PROGRAM. WE ARE ALL ABOUT WHOLE LIFE ENHANCEMENT FOR OUR SENIORS. AND IT TALKS ABOUT OUR MISSION, IT TALKS ABOUT OUR TRANSPORTATION, AND IT TALKS ABOUT INCENTIVES THAT WE HAVE THAT WE PROVIDE FOR OUR HOME BOUND CITIZENS. BUT THE PROGRAM THAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS TODAY IS OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST AND OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, ANY DAY OF THE WEEK, YOU WILL SEE US OUT DELIVERING UP TO 1500 MEALS A DAY THAT WE COOK THERE IN OUR KITCHEN ON CONCORD THAT MORNING, AND THEY ARE HOT NOON MEALS FOR HOMEBOUND SENIORS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE A MEAL.

THE DELIVERY IS BY VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF DRIVERS, AND WE TRAIN THIS DELIVERY TEAM TO SPOT CHANGES IN CONDITION AND ELDER ABUSE BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT SO MANY TIMES WE ARE THE ONLY CAVALRY THAT THESE SENIORS MAY HAVE. INCOME IS NOT A CRITERIA FOR OUR PROGRAM, ALTHOUGH MANY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. AND WE ALSO REALIZE THE SAD FACT THAT THE MEAL THAT WE GIVE THEM MAY BE THE ONLY MEAL THAT THEY EAT THAT DAY, AND ALSO THE PERSON THAT'S DELIVERING IT MAY BE THE ONLY HUMAN INTERACTION THAT THEY GET THROUGHOUT THAT DAY.

AND SO WHAT WE DO IS SO, SO IMPORTANT. OUR FUNDS HAVE BEEN CUT DRASTICALLY FROM WHERE WE WERE EVEN FROM PRE-COVID, AND WE ARE STARTING A WAIT LIST, WHICH MAKES ME SICK. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HONOR THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE US, BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF US HERE TODAY IS WHERE WE ARE AND WHO WE ARE BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. AND IT IS UP TO US TO CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE HAVE ASKED FOR A GRANT THAT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, THUS FREEING UP FUNDS TO PUT DIRECTLY TOWARDS OUR MEAL PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN DIRECTLY IMPACT EVERYONE THAT NEEDS OUR HELP. CURRENTLY, WE ONLY TOUCH ABOUT 4% OF THE SENIOR POPULATION THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA, AND WE NEED TO GROW THAT AND WE NEED TO DO BETTER AND WE NEED TO GIVE BACK TO THEM. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING TO CREATE A STRONGER BEAUMONT. BUT PLEASE REMEMBER OUR SENIORS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. HOLLY PETERSON, 700 NORTH STREET, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, UNITED WAY OF BEAUMONT. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL AND MAYOR. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU. I'M HOLLY PETERSON. I AM THE MARKETING AND EVENTS MANAGER FOR THE UNITED WAY OF BEAUMONT.

OUR ORGANIZATION IS REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL OPERATING EXPENSES,

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SPECIFICALLY OCCUPANCY AND INSURANCE. THESE ARE NOT JUST LINE ITEMS. THEY REPRESENT THE FOUNDATION THAT ALLOWS US TO DO OUR WORK EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY. AND OUR WORK IS THIS. SO THE UNITED WAY OF BEAUMONT IS A LOCAL COMMUNITY IMPACT ORGANIZATION. WE IDENTIFY BEAUMONT'S MOST PRESSING NEEDS, INVEST IN TRUSTED NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AND LEAD INITIATIVES THAT CREATE MEASURABLE, LASTING CHANGE. TODAY, WE ARE FUNDING 35 PROGRAMS ACROSS 19 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING COMMUNITY RESILIENCY, YOUTH OPPORTUNITY, HEALTH, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. AND I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THE NEEDS ARE RAPIDLY GROWING. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT CALL OUR OFFICE EVERY SINGLE DAY IN CRISIS. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR GRANT FUNDING CYCLE, AND WE NORMALLY THANK YOU. WE NORMALLY HAVE A PREDICTABLE AMOUNT OF APPLICANTS. WE'VE HAD SIX NEW APPLICANTS THIS YEAR THAT ARE TOTALING MORE THAN $123,000 IN REQUESTS, AND THAT'S THE HIGHEST THAT WE'VE HAD IN RECENT YEARS. THESE REQUESTS REPRESENT THE GROWING NUMBER OF FAMILIES FACING EXTREME HARDSHIPS AND A WIDENING GAP IN AVAILABLE SERVICES. TO FURTHER BRIDGE THE DISPARITIES BETWEEN ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY, WE ALSO LEAD CITYWIDE INITIATIVES LIKE DAY OF CARING, WHICH WE JUST HAD HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AND OUR BUSD BOOK VENDING MACHINE PROJECT. EACH ONE IS DESIGNED TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND CREATE PATHWAYS TO GREATER STABILITY. WHAT MAKES OUR INVESTMENT ESPECIALLY POWERFUL IS THAT WHEN WE HOLD OUR PARTNERS AND OURSELVES TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTABILITY, AND BECAUSE OF THIS DISCIPLINE, $0.90, APPROXIMATELY $0.90 OF EVERY DOLLAR IS THAT'S ENTRUSTED TO US IS REINVESTED INTO BEAUMONT. EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS. AND RIGHT NOW, OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS EVERY DOLLAR TO STRETCH FURTHER AND WORK HARDER. BY COVERING THESE FOUNDATIONAL COSTS, THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW US TO DO JUST THAT. YOUR SUPPORT WILL ALLOW US TO DIRECT MORE RESOURCES TO THE NONPROFITS WE SUSTAIN, THE PROGRAMS WE SUSTAIN, AND TO REACH MORE FAMILIES IN NEED.

THIS IS NOT JUST AN INVESTMENT IN ONE ORGANIZATION. IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN A STRONGER, MORE CONNECTED AND MORE RESILIENT BEAUMONT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATE IT. VIVIAN BALLOU 3838. PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, LEGACY, CDC.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M VIVIAN BALLOU, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEGACY CDC. WE'RE OFFICE AT 700 NORTH STREET HERE AT THE FOUNDATION BUILDING DOWNTOWN.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT LEGACY. CDC IS A HUD CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY THAT IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR ALL FAMILIES.

OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, LEGACY HAS SERVED THE BEAUMONT COMMUNITY WITH FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. LEGACY HAS PROVIDED HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES TO OVER 2700 FAMILIES. WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED OVER 35 NEW HOMES AND ACQUIRED AND RENOVATED 60 EXISTING HOMES, SUCCESSFULLY HELPING FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BUILD STABILITY AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH. WE ARE REQUESTING CDBG FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION AND DELIVERY OF HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAMS HERE IN BEAUMONT. THE CDBG FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAM STAFF OCCUPANCY RELATED COSTS SUCH AS RENT AND INSURANCE, AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO DELIVER SERVICES TO BEAUMONT RESIDENTS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, LEGACY PROVIDES HOMEBUYER EDUCATION AND ONE ON ONE COUNSELING WITH HUD CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELORS AT NO CHARGE TO PARTICIPANTS INCOME QUALIFICATION AND SCREENING, CREDIT REPAIR, APPLICATION PACKAGING, LENDER COORDINATION AND LOAN PRE-APPROVAL. ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGH CLOSING AND POST-PURCHASE STABILITY. LEGACY HOMEBUYER CERTIFICATION COURSE IS HUD REQUIRED FOR HOMEBUYERS TO TAP INTO THE CITY'S DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. SO OUR PROGRAM SORT OF WORK HAND IN HAND. THIS FUNDING CAPACITY TO MOVE FAMILIES FROM INTEREST TO READINESS TO CLOSING. WITH THIS INVESTMENT, THE CITY OF BEAUMONT WILL SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN A PROGRAM THAT DIRECTLY SERVES LOW TO MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS, SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL HOME PURCHASES AND LONG TERM HOUSING STABILITY, LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING INVESTMENTS, AND STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH INCREASED HOME OWNERSHIP. LEGACY HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND TRACK RECORD TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED APPROPRIATELY AND GENERATE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO SUPPORT OUR REQUEST AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR ORGANIZATION FOR THE EXPANSION

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OF HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BETTINA J.

EVANS, 9280 GLENN LANE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. TEXAS CHRISTIAN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING TODAY? MY NAME IS BETTINA EVANS.

I DO REPRESENT TEXAS CHRISTIAN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORK, AND OUR ORGANIZATION IS OFFERING HOPE TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS. WE'RE HERE TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER AND OFFER ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT TO YOUNG LADIES WHO ARE FACING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.

OUR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS WE WANT TO PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY FIRST TO SEE IF THERE'S REALLY A GREAT NEED FOR IT. OUR PROGRAM PURPOSE IS THE HOPE 3D COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP WILL BREAK BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY, EDUCATION, ACCESS AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION HERE IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, WE'RE LOOKING TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF BEAUMONT WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ALSO TO ADULTS AND FAMILIES SEEKING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. OUR WORKSHOP SERIES IS EXPECTED TO TO CONDUCT TO CONVENE THIS SUMMER STARTING IN JUNE OF 2026 AND GO THROUGH THE FALL OF 2026.

WE HOPE TO OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER READINESS, RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEW SKILLS, COLLEGE AND PREPARATION AND APPLICATION PROCESS, SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES TO THOSE STUDENTS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, AND ALSO POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS STRATEGIES. WE ARE ALSO WANTING TO OFFER ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, BUDGETING AND MONEY MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY BOOK SELF PUBLISHING AS WELL WITH WRITING AND STORYTELLING SKILLS. OUR PROGRAM DETAILS. WE PLAN TO OFFER THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES, AND IT WOULD BE NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANTS. SO OUR COMMITMENT IS TO OFFER CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS AS WELL AS BILINGUAL SUPPORT WITH HANDS ON LEARNING. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. THANK YOU AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY. THANK YOU, TRINA FRAZIER 3350 MCFADDEN, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF THE POP PSYCH FOUNDATION MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS INITIATIVE, FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND AFFORDABLE SERVICES. SO POP PSYCH OPERATES FROM THE UNDERSTANDING THAT MENTAL WELLNESS IS MULTIFACETED. IT INCLUDES PHYSICAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. OUR WORK IS CENTERED ON REDUCING BARRIERS BY BRINGING THESE RESOURCES TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WANTING TO TO HOST IS A WELLNESS FAIR. SO I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW. THE PRIMARY USE FOR THE FUNDS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS FOR US TO ACTUALLY HAVE OUR FIRST POP PSYCH COMMUNITY WELLNESS FAIR.

THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EVENT WHERE MULTIPLE VENDORS CONNECTED WITH MENTAL WELLNESS COME TOGETHER IN ONE SPACE, INCLUDING EVERYTHING FROM PERSONAL TRAINERS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, CLINICS, YOGA INSTRUCTORS, HERBALISTS, YOU NAME IT. JUST ALL ACROSS THE BOARD, WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS ALL IN ONE SPACE. IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS NOT A CONCEPT THAT WE LIKE. THIS IS NOT A CONCEPT THAT WE'RE STILL LIKE BUILDING UPON. LIKE I'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS WITH VENDORS THAT ARE READY AND WILLING TO PARTICIPATE ACROSS OUR CITY. WE ALREADY HAVE A NETWORK THAT WE STARTED DEVELOPING WITH THERAPISTS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND SO THE WHOLE POINT IS FOR US TO GET THE FUNDS TO ACTUALLY HOST IT. AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE PLANNING.

WE JUST NEED TO GET TO THE IMPLEMENTATION. THE GOAL OF THE FAIR IS TO NORMALIZE MENTAL WELLNESS, TO REDUCE THE STIGMA, AND TO GIVE RESIDENTS DIRECT ACCESS TO EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND REFERRALS IN A WELCOMING, NON-CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY WON'T MAKE IT TO THE COUCH. I AM A THERAPIST IN THE COMMUNITY, SO WE HAVE TO LEAVE OUTSIDE OF OUR OFFICES AND HELP PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. AND SO WE HAVE COMMUNITY EVENTS. YOU HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT MAY BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND BENEFIT WITHOUT THEM HAVING TO NECESSARILY STEP INTO THE OFFICE, BUT WE DO WANT THEM TO MAKE IT TO THE OFFICE IF THEY CAN. AND SO WE ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE WE WILL BE PROVIDING EAP STYLE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED SUPPORT AS WELL. SO WE ARE WORKING TO FUND THOSE THERAPY SESSIONS. IF THEY ACTUALLY DO MAKE IT TO THE OFFICE. THE WHOLE THING IS WE WANT TO. WE

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WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS TO THE CARE. SO POP PSYCH IS THE BRIDGE, LITERALLY. SO THERE'S THE NEED AND THEN THERE'S THE ACCESS TO CARE. AND WE'RE JUST WANTING TO BE THE BRIDGE THAT HELPS THEM TO FIND THOSE SERVICES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

DANIEL JONES 2509. CABLE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, WITH THE HEALTH CENTER. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. AND I MAY TRAVEL IN YOUR RETIREMENT.

WELL, CHRIS, CONGRATULATIONS. CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE SOME NEW MEMBERS MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE HEALTH CENTER. WE'VE BEEN ON BEAUMONT'S NORTH CORNER IN BEAUMONT OFF OF MAGNOLIA FOR 34 PLUS YEARS. STANDS FOR HONESTY, OPEN MINDED AND WILLINGNESS TO. THREE ESSENTIALS FOR RECOVERY.

WE'VE HELPED THOUSANDS OF MEN OVER THE LAST 34 YEARS. WE TRANSFORMED OVER THE LAST 34 YEARS INTO A NETWORK TYPE DEAL WHERE OUR PHONES ARE ANSWERED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SOMEONE REACHING OUT FOR HELP IS USUALLY NOT 9 TO 5 IN THE MORNING. IT'S USUALLY 5 TO 9 AT NIGHT. AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. NEVER WILL WE TAKE GOD'S BLESSING. IT'S ALL ABOUT GOD. WE GIVE THE GLORY TO GOD. WE JUST TRY TO STAY OUT OF HIS WAY AND DO WHAT HE WANTS US TO DO. WE'VE HAD A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BEAUMONT. I THINK WE'VE BEEN EXCELLENT STEWARDS WITH NOT ONLY THE MONIES, BUT HOW WE HANDLE OURSELVES IN SOCIETY AND NOT ONLY LOCALLY, BUT STATE LEVELS AND THE FEDERAL LEVELS.

WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE TRY TO DO. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 58 INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE HOMELESS OR UNHOUSED AT OUR FACILITY. LAST YEAR, WE HAD 19 THAT CAME OFF THE STREET, GOT BACK ON THEIR FEET IN THEIR OWN PLACE. THIS YEAR WE HAVE SIX ALREADY FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE GOAL IS. WE'RE ASKING CDBG, CDBG FUNDING TO REPLACE TWO ROOFS ON THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE LISTED THERE.

SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THAT WOULD BE FOR ONE ROOF, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY FOR TWO ROOFS BECAUSE OF WHO WE'VE HELPED IN THE PAST AND CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THE HEALTH CENTER THAT ARE NOW STABLE, THEY USUALLY COME OUT AND GIVE US PRETTY GOOD BIDS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO ASK HELP AND ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US REPLACE THOSE TWO ROOFS. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DINA HUGHES, 2010 SARAH STREET, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, WITH TAN HEALTH CARE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WITH TAN. MY NAME IS DINA HUGHES AND I AM THE CEO FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

AND I'LL START OUT BY SAYING THIS. I KNOW WHEN YOU SEE A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER COME FORWARD, YOU OFTEN DON'T THINK, WHY ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION? BUT THE ANSWER IS QUITE SIMPLE. TRANSPORTATION DETERMINES WHETHER OUR PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE CARE AT ALL. TAN SERVES LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS BEAUMONT, MANY OF WHOM ARE READY FOR CARE BUT DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A RELIABLE WAY TO GET TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS. AND THAT CHALLENGE BECOMES EVEN GREATER WHEN PATIENTS NEED SPECIALTY CARE, SUCH AS RHEUMATOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, ALL THEOLOGIES WHILE BEAUMONT HAS STRONG PRIMARY CARE RESOURCES, MANY OF OUR PATIENTS MUST TRAVEL TO HOUSTON OR GALVESTON FOR SPECIALTY SERVICES, AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DEALING WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OR YOU HAVE TO GET SOMEONE TO TAKE OFF OF WORK TO TRANSPORT YOU TO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE A DAY LONG APPOINTMENT. AND FOR MANY OF OUR PATIENTS, THESE TRIPS ARE NOT JUST DIFFICULT, THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY OUT OF REACH. SO WHAT HAPPENS? APPOINTMENTS GET MISSED, REFERRALS GO INCOMPLETE, AND CONDITIONS CAN WORSEN. AND THAT'S WHERE TAN STEPS IN WITH A PATIENT FIRST MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. LAST YEAR, WE PROVIDED OVER 901 WAY TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, SERVING MORE THAN 300 UNDUPLICATED LOW TO MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS, INSURED AND UNINSURED THROUGH DIRECT RIDES, GAS ASSISTANCE AND RIDESHARE SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED. AND STILL, THE DEMAND IS OFTEN OUTPACING WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE. THESE CDBG FUNDS WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAM, MAINTAIN SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLES, AND ENSURE MORE RESIDENTS CAN ACCESS BOTH LOCAL CARE AND CRITICAL SPECIALTY SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OR THE COUNTY. BECAUSE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SHOULDN'T DEPEND ON WHETHER SOMEONE HAS A CAR OR HOW FAR THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL TO GET THE CARE THAT THEY NEED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT REQUEST FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER JONES, 1045 DOUCETTE AVENUE, BEAUMONT,

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TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER JONES, AND I'M A PART OF THE GREATER NETWORK THAT YOU HERE BEHIND ME. OF COURSE, I REPRESENT THE SOUTH END OF GREATER HISTORIC COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS BEAUMONT'S OWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING PRIORITIES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS LIKE OURS, COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE REMAINED STRONG BUT HAVE ALSO FACED LONG STANDING GAPS IN INVESTMENTS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS NOT LACKING IN PEOPLE COMMITMENT OR VISION.

WHAT WE HAVE LACK IN IS CONSISTENT, STRUCTURED SUPPORT THAT MATCHES THE SEE THE SCALE OF THE NEED. THAT IS WHY OUR WORK MATTERS THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL, WEATHERIZATION AND REGENERATION EFFORTS, COMMUNITY STABILIZATION INITIATIVES, AND NOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY GARDEN. WE'RE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING REAL CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND, NOT TALKING ABOUT THEM, BUT WORKING ON THEM. FUNDING CONNECTED TO THE CITY'S ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND RELATED PROGRAMS PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALIGN RESOURCES WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ENGAGED, ACCOUNTABLE AND PRODUCING RESULTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS ABOUT IMPACT.

IT'S ABOUT HELPING SENIORS REMAIN IN SAFE AND STABLE HOMES. IT'S ABOUT SUPPORTING FAMILIES DEALING WITH STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, AND IT'S ABOUT INVESTING IN PREVENTIVE SOLUTIONS THAT STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS BEFORE CONDITIONS DECLINE. FURTHER.

OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE, RESPOND AND DELIVER WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. WHAT WE ARE SEEKING NOW IS THE SUPPORT TO EXPAND THAT WORK IN A WAY THAT IS MEASURABLE, COMPLIANT AND SUSTAINABLE. WE UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH FUNDING, WE UNDERSTAND REPORTING, WE UNDERSTAND COMPLIANCE. WE ARE PREPARED TO MEET THOSE EXPECTATIONS FULLY. SO TODAY, I ENCOURAGE THIS COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE FUNDING DECISIONS THAT SUPPORT REAL ON THE GROUND IMPACT, ESPECIALLY THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE TRUSTED AND ACTIVELY SERVING THE COMMUNITY. STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL IS NOT OPTIONAL, IT IS NECESSITY. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN DIRECTING RESOURCES WHERE THEY WILL PRODUCE VISIBLE AND LASTING RESULTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND YOUR TIME. THE SOUTH END NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LAURA STEVENS, 3282 COLLEGE STREET, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR SPENDING TIME LISTENING TO US AND OUR NEEDS. AGAIN, I'M LEILA STEVENS. I'M A LICENSED MASTER SOCIAL WORKER FOR BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, I WORK FOR BAPTIST SMART HEALTH, WHICH IS AN INTEGRATED CARE CLINIC. AND IF YOU ASK WHAT IS AN INTEGRATED CARE CLINIC? IT'S A CARE CLINIC WHERE WE HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS SUCH AS MYSELF, WE HAVE CLINICAL PHARMACIST, WE HAVE NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIANS, RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR GENERAL MEDICINE. AND IN MAY, WE WILL ALSO BE MERGING WITH OUR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM. SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE ALL PERSONS, ESPECIALLY FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, CHILDREN THROUGH ADULTS, WHERE OUR PRIMARY CARE CLINIC SERVES ADULTS. AND WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO TREAT ANYONE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. FROM HYPERTENSION, DIABETES TO HIV, HEPATITIS C AND ANYONE NEEDING PREP OR PREP SERVICES RELATED TO HIV. SO WE'RE REQUESTING FUNDS FROM THE CDBG TO SERVE PATIENTS TO HELP MEET SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. FOR SO THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE AT 80% OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME UNHOUSED IF THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WITH UTILITY BILLS, WITH RENT, OR WITH MEDICATION. I'M NOT SURE HOW FAMILIAR YOU ALL ARE, BUT ANYONE FROM OUR UNINSURED PATIENTS ALL THE WAY TO PATIENTS WHO DO HAVE INSURANCE, BE IT MEDICARE, MEDICAID, OR EVEN THROUGH THE HEALTH

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EXCHANGE OR THE ACA PROGRAMS, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN AFFORD THEIR MEDICATIONS VERSUS AFFORDING TRANSPORTATION OR THEIR FOOD OR RENT. SO WE ARE HERE TO HELP MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM FUNDING FOR EITHER UTILITY OR RENT OR MEDICATIONS OR A COMBINATION OF ALL THREE. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH FOR OUR CLINIC, 40% OF OUR CLINIC, WE SERVED PERSONS WHO WERE UNINSURED, AND THE OTHER 20% WERE PERSONS WHO ARE UNDERINSURED, MEANING THEY HAVE MEDICAID OR THEY HAVE THE AFFORDABLE EXCHANGE ACT. AND WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE ANYONE, NOT ONLY WHO COMES FROM BAPTIST, FROM OUR E.R. BUT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, WITH THOSE SERVICES, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED TO RECEIVE THE GRANT, TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ASSIST THOSE NEIGHBORS IN NEED, AND WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE OUR MISSION, WHICH IS PERFORMING SACRED WORK. ALWAYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU. D RICHARD. 8220 STACEY COURT, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING. I CAME TODAY IN SUPPORT OF AN ORGANIZATION, BUT I DIDN'T COME TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS D RICHARD. I AM THE OWNER OF D RICHARD REAL ESTATE. I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS NOW SERVING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND BEYOND FOR OVER SINCE 1980. SO SELLING HOMES AND HOME OWNERSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. THAT IS MY HEART. I PUT FORTH A LOT OF YEARS NOW HELPING THE CITIZENS OF BEAUMONT AND BEYOND, TRYING TO GET INTO HOMES. OWNER. OWNING A HOME IS AN AMERICAN DREAM AND HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY SHOULD BE ONE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE. I HAVE WORKED WITH THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS IN THE CITIES IN THIS AREA FOR A LONG TIME, AND I THINK THAT AT THIS POINT, WE NEED ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CITIZENS BECOME HOMEOWNERS. SO TODAY I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF LEGACY CDC. I ASK THAT THEY BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME OF THE C, D, G FUNDING FOR 2026. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. NOBODY ELSE WAS HERE TO SIGN UP. WE GOT SOME MORE. OKAY. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK THIS PUBLIC HEARING? WHAT'S YOUR NAME? OKAY, IT'S FOR THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING COMING UP. IT'S FOR THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO OPEN. WE'LL CALL YOU THEN. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CLOSE IT. GOTTA CLOSE IT. CLOSING THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. AND NOW, WOULD YOU TAKE US INTO THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING? I'M GOING TO GET YOU A GAVEL AS A GOING AWAY GIFT SO YOU CAN GET THEIR ATTENTION. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL

[ Council to conduct a Public Hearing to hear applicant requests for funding from the 2026 Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Grant Program for FY27 funding cycle.]

TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR APPLICANT REQUESTS FOR FUNDING FROM THE 2026 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX GRANT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 27 FUNDING CYCLE. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. THE CITY. AMY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ELIZABETH. 805 19TH STREET, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. AND DANCE. I'M SORRY, WHAT'S THE FIRST NAME? OKAY. AMY. ELIZABETH. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AMY ELIZABETH AND I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR AIM DANCE. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM LOCAL NONPROFITS, WORKING DILIGENTLY TO SUPPORT AND MAKE SOUTHEAST TEXAS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. AIM DANCE IS

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