Oct 06, 2026 City Council

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TODAY'S TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2026.

TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY REVEREND DR. JAMES PEEVY, HOUSE OF ST.

MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE, AND IF YOU SO CHOOSE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

LET US PRAY.

ALMIGHTY AND GRACIOUS GOD, WHOSE MERCY AND GRACE COMES TO EVERY PERSON, BE PRESENT WITH OUR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY STAFF AS THEY UNDERTAKE THE WORK ENTRUSTED TO THEM THIS DAY.

GRANT THEM PATIENCE.

WHEN WHAT, WHEN ANSWERS ARE NOT READILY APPARENT.

HUMILITY WHEN CHOICES ARE DIFFICULT AND WISDOM TO DISCERN NOT SIMPLY WHAT CAN BE DONE, BUT WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE.

KEEPING THEIR MINDS AND HEARTS OF THOSE VOICES WHICH MAY NOT BE HEARD IN THIS ROOM YET, WHOSE LIVES WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS MADE HERE.

INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO SEE BEYOND THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT MOMENT.

COURAGE TO LABOR FOR A CITY IN WHICH ALL LIVES, AND THE GENERATIONS YET TO COME MAY FLOURISH, AND ALL THEIR WORK.

REMIND THEM THAT LEADERSHIP IS A TRUST TO BE EXERCISED FOR THE WELLBEING OF ALL.

BLESS THIS COUNCIL, THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, AND ALL THOSE WHO CALLED BEAUMONT HOME SO THAT YOUR BLESSINGS MAY BE FREELY SHARED TO ALL WE ENCOUNTER.

RECEIVE, WE PRAY THESE PRAYERS AND ALL OUR WORK THIS DAY THROUGH YOUR ABUNDANT GRACE AND TO YOUR GREATER GLORY.

AMEN.

P ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.

MAY I HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? MAYOR WEST, PRESENT MAYOR PRO, TIM CRENSHAW.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DORIO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HILLIARD.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHERWOOD.

THANK YOU.

WE NOW

[ Communication Update]

GOOD AFTERNOON.

YOU WOULD THINK THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT WOULD'VE GOTTEN THE PINK MEMO, BUT APPARENTLY , I MISSED THAT SOMEWHERE.

SO I APOLOGIZE.

IN THIS WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENTS HAPPENING TONIGHT, THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVITING EVERYONE OUT FOR A TEXAS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

IT'S FROM FIVE TO 8:00 PM AT CENTRAL PARK AND A GREAT CHANCE TO MEET OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHILE ENJOYING A FUN NIGHT WITH YOUR FAMILY.

THERE WILL BE FREE FOOD WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, SO GET THE EARLY GAMES, MUSIC AND GIVEAWAYS.

SO AFTER COUNCIL, HEAD OVER TO CENTRAL PARK AND JOIN US FOR TEXAS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

IT'S FREE AND EVERYONE IS INVITED.

WE WANNA GIVE YOU A QUICK STORM UPDATE ON THE STORM DEBRIS CLEANUP FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM EDWARD.

BASED ON OUR CURRENT PROGRESS, WE ANTICIPATE THE SECOND ROUND OF STORM DEBRIS COLLECTION WILL BE COMPLETED BY NEXT WEEK, ADDITIONAL CONTRACTORS WITH SIX ADDITIONAL TRUCKS AND DRIVERS CONTINUE WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR SOLID WASTE CREWS TO HELP SPEED UP THE PROCESS.

AND FOLLOWING THE SECOND ROUND OF STORM DEBRIS COLLECTION, WE WILL THEN ASSESS THE SITUATION TO DETERMINE WHEN OUR REGULAR HEAVY TRASH PICKUP SCHEDULE WILL RESUME.

WE KNOW RESIDENTS ARE READY TO SEE THOSE PILES GONE, AS ARE WE, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS OUR CITY CREWS AND CONTRACTORS WORK TO FINISH THE JOB.

WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF TROPICAL STORM ED EDWARD, WE WANNA RECOGNIZE A GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER HELPING BEAUMONT REPLACE SOME OF THE TREES THAT SEVERE STORMS HAVE TAKEN FROM US.

BM TREES IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT WORKING TO RESTORE BEAUMONT'S TREE CANOPY BY PLANTING FREE TREES THAT ARE NATIVE TO TEXAS AND YARDS ALL ACROSS OUR CITY.

SO RESIDENTS CAN REQUEST A TREE AND THEIR VOLUNTEERS WILL ACTUALLY SHOW UP AND PLANT IT FOR YOU.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING A FREE TREE PLANTED IN YOUR YARD, VISIT BM TREE.ORG.

APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN FOR BEAUMONT FIRE CADET AND FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS.

THEY'LL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.

THE CIVIL SERVICE ENTRANCE EXAM WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH AT 8:30 AM AT THE DOWNTOWN EVENT CENTER ON CROCKETT STREET.

INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE AT AT CITY OF BEAUMONT JOBS.COM, ONE OF BEAUMONT'S FAVORITE FALL TRADITIONS.

OCTOBER FEST IS COMING UP THIS SATURDAY.

YOU'LL WANNA HEAD TO ROGERS PARK BETWEEN TWO AND 8:00 PM FOR LIVE MUSIC, GREAT FOOD, A BEER AND WINE GARDEN, AND TONS OF FUN FOR THE

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AT KIT TOBER FEST, ADMISSION IS FREE, SO GRAB YOUR LUNCH CHAIRS AND BLANKETS AND WE'LL SEE YOU THIS SATURDAY.

HALLOWEEN FUN IS COMING TO THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BPDS ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH FROM TWO TO 5:00 PM AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS ON COLLEGE STREET.

COME DRESSED IN COSTUME AND READY TO GRAB SOME TREATS.

THIS EVENT DRAWS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR, SO YOU DON'T WANNA MISS OUT.

THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, HEAD OVER TO THE FIRE MUSEUM OF TEXAS FOR GHOSTBUSTERS AND GULS HAUNTED FIREHOUSE BASH.

THAT'S SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH FROM SIX 30 TO 9:00 PM IT'LL INCLUDE A KID FRIENDLY HAUNTED HOUSE CANDY AND TREATS ACTIVITIES, AND A SHOWING OF GHOSTBUSTERS ON THE LAWN.

TICKETS ARE JUST $10 WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITING THE FIRE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AND FINALLY, WE'RE KICKING OFF A NEW SERIES THAT WE'RE CALLING BEAUMONT MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

SO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, WE WANNA HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN BEAUMONT.

SOME OF THEM YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT AND OTHERS YOU MAY HAVE JUST FORGOTTEN ABOUT.

AND WE'RE GONNA START IT ALL OFF WITH CATTEL MARSH BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, IS PEAK FALL BIRD MIGRATION SEASON WHEN THOUSANDS OF BIRDS MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH OUR AREA.

HEY, BEAUMONT, DID YOU KNOW SOME OF THE BEST BIRDING IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY CAN BE FOUND RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY? CATTEL MARSH HAS 900 ACRES OF WETLANDS, MORE THAN 300 SPECIES OF BIRDS, AND OVER EIGHT MILES OF TRAILS TO WALK, RUN, OR BIKE.

AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE WATER BECAUSE YOU MIGHT EVEN SPOT AN ALLIGATOR.

EXPLORE THE BOARDWALK, TAKE A GUIDED VAN TOUR OR START YOUR SATURDAY MORNING WITH A YOGA CLASS OVERLOOKING THE MARSH.

AND DID WE MENTION IT'S ALL FREE BEAUMONT? MORE THAN YOU KNOW, WE WANNA REMIND YOU.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING FUN TO DO IN BEAUMONT.

YOU JUST GOTTA KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.

AND THAT'S ALL FOR THIS WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THANK YOU.

[PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA/CONSENT]

UH, NOW'S THE TIME.

ANY CITIZEN WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, YOU MAY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR AND 11, OR ANY OTHER TOPICS, CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ON FIVE THROUGH EIGHT HAVE ALREADY BEEN HEARD IN PUBLIC HEARING.

THEREFORE, CITIZENS CANNOT SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS. CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS NINE AND 10, YOU'LL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ALSO DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT BEFORE THOSE, THE CITY CLERK WILL CALL YOUR NAME.

WHEN IT'S YOUR TIME TO SPEAK, YOU'LL APPROACH THE PODIUM AND PLEASE SAY YOUR ADDRESS, CITY AND STATE.

IF YOU HAD NOT, IF IT WASN'T CALLED, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE GREEN LIGHT WILL COME ON, UH, WHEN YOU, UH, APPROACH THE PODIUM AND THE RED LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.

UH, JOANNE HARVEY, 85 50 FIELD IN BOULEVARD, BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.

I KNOW YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS ZIP AND I AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE MANY CHANGES, UH, COMING WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, BUT PLEASE CONSIDER THAT WE REALLY NEED THIS SERVICE TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIMES WE NEEDED TO WORK FOR US.

I'VE ONLY BEEN USING IT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT BECAUSE AS I'VE INDICATED TO YOU, I CAUGHT COVID AND COVID PUT ME IN THIS CHAIR AND I NEED THE ZIP WORK.

SIR, PLEASE UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT BE YOU TODAY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW.

YOU MAY NEED TO ZIP FOR SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE GONNA BE TIME CHANGES AND TIME CONSTRAINTS.

CUTTING IT BACK, UH, ON SATURDAY AS FAR AS MY VERBAL UNDERSTANDING OF HEARING WHAT WAS SAID IN THE PAST IS, UH, IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, ENDING AT 5:00 PM WHERE SIX O'CLOCK IS THE CUTOFF DATE ON A SATURDAY, UH, FOR THE, UH, HANDICAP ZIP, UH, WHICH IN ANOTHER CITY WHERE I WAS RESIDED FOR MANY YEARS, WE CALL IT THE HANDY TRAN.

UM, BUT WE NEED THIS SERVICE.

WE NEED THE ZIP TO WORK, WE NEED THE ZIP TO BE AVAILABLE TO WHEN WE NEED IT TO BE AVAILABLE.

AND, UH, ENDING AT SIX O'CLOCK ON A SATURDAY.

MY FRIENDS AND I WERE OUT IN THE MALL ON SATURDAY AND WE DIDN'T LEAVE TILL SEVEN.

THE MALL DIDN'T CLOSE TILL NINE OR 10.

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AND, UM, AND I'VE BEEN IN THE NEWS OF AWARE OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE COST OF DIESEL.

I HAVE 18 WHEELER DRIVERS AND CROSS COUNTRY OWNER OPERATORS THAT ARE COMPLAINING IN CERTAIN AREAS WHERE IT'S 8 99 0.9, THAT'S $10 A GALLON.

SO, UM, PLEASE CONSIDER NOT MINIMIZING US AND PUTTING US ON A SCHEDULE WHERE WE CAN'T GET THINGS DONE IN A REASONABLE HOUR.

I MEAN, WE NEED TO ZIP TO WORK.

I WENT TO, UM, WHEN WE HAD A CITYWIDE REVIVAL, I WENT EVERY NIGHT.

WE HAD THE CITYWIDE REVIVAL AND I HAD TO LEAVE, UH, BEFORE IT WAS OVER WHEN TERRY ANDERSON WAS PREACHING AT EIGHT 30, BUT IT WAS WORKING FOR THAT.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER THE ZIP, PLEASE.

THANK YOU FOR US THEY NEEDED.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT, IF THERE'S NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS,

[CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR OUR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

THERE IS A MOTION IN THE SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE A.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

MR.

[1. Council consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Southern Trenchless Solutions, LLC, of La Feria, TX for the City-Wide Manhole Rehabilitation – Phase I Project.]

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN TRENCHLESS SOLUTIONS, LLC OF LAIA, TEXAS FOR THE CITYWIDE MANHOLE REHABILITATION PHASE ONE PROJECT ON APRIL 2ND, 2026, UH, CITY COUNCIL ORDERED A CONTRACT TO SOUTHERN TRENCHLESS SOLUTIONS FOR THE CITYWIDE MANHOLE REHABILITATION PHASE ONE PROJECTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $348,235.

PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,750 IS REQUESTED TO ADDRESS UNFORESEEN FIELD CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED AT TWO OF THE MANHOLES.

CHANGE ORDER ADDS ONE BID ITEM AND REMOVES TWO, UH, BID ITEMS AND ADJUST THE QUANTITY OF ONE OF THE TWO BID ITEMS. IF APPROVED, CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE WOULD RESULT IN A NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $369,985 AND ADD 30 CALENDAR DAYS TO THE CONTRACT TIME.

UH, THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED WITH WATER REVENUE BONDS AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE? THERE IS A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

UH, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER ONE? COUNCILMAN HILLARD? CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT THE UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WERE WITH THE MANHOLE? SO TWO OF THE MANHOLE, UH, DID NOT, WOULD NOT ACCOMMODATE THE, UH, TCEQ REQUIRED 32 INCH MANHOLE LIDS AND WE COULDN'T MAKE THE TRANSITION.

SO WE'RE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH, YOU'RE PRE TEEING, UH, OR INSPECTING IT.

A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN MAKE IT FIT WITHOUT HAVING TO CHANGE OUT THE WHOLE MANHOLE.

UH, BUT IN THIS CASE, WE'RE HAVING TO DO THAT FOR THE EAST MANHOLES.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? A MOTION CARRIES MR. CITY

[2. Council to consider a resolution authorizing eminent domain proceeding to acquire a Utility Easement located at 977 Forrest Street.]

MAY WE HAVE THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER TWO? YES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING TO ACQUIRE A UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED AT 9 77 FOREST STREET IN AUGUST, 2025.

UH, ARCHIE VICTORIA, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AT 9 77 FOREST STREET CONTACTED THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REGARDING CONCERNS THAT ELECTRICAL LINES ASSOCIATED WITH LIFT STATION LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF FOREST AND LONG WERE HANGING

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AFTER EVALUATING THE SITE, CITY STAFF DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND CONTROL BOX COULD BE RELOCATED CLOSER TO THE LIFT STATION AND FENCING INSTALLED AROUND THE FACILITY.

IF A UTILITY EASEMENT EASEMENT COULD BE ATTAINED FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, THESE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD IMPROVE ACCESS CONTROL AND ALLOW THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO BE RELOCATED WITHIN THE PROPOSED EASEMENT AREA.

THE PROPERTY OWNER INITIALLY INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO CONVEY THE UTILITY EASEMENT.

UM, ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2025, THE CITY INITIATED EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE A UTILITY EASEMENT ACROSS THE PROPERTY BETWEEN NOVEMBER 19TH, 2025 AND AUGUST 3RD, 2026.

CITY STAFF MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PROPERTY OWNER TO NEGOTIATE THE EASEMENT.

ACQUISITION COMMUNICATIONS WERE SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL, REGULAR US MAIL, TELEPHONE, AND HAND DELIVERED CORRESPONDENCE TO THE OWNER'S MAILING ADDRESS AT 49 10 AV LANE.

THE PROPERTY OWNER DID NOT RESPOND TO THESE COMMUNICATIONS.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS APP APPRO APPRAISED BY COOK AND ASSOCIATES, UH, AS, AS OUTLINED IN YOUR PROP, UH, PACKET, THE VALUE OF $2,000 BECAUSE THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS NOT CONVEYED THE UTILITY EASEMENT NEEDED FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS, THE CITY MUST EMANATE, EXCUSE ME, MUST INITIATE IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE THE REQUIRED EASEMENT UNDER TEXAS LAW.

THE EXERCISE OF IMMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING BODY THROUGH A SPECIFIC MOTION AND A RECORDED VOTE.

STAFF THEREFORE REQUESTS THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE, UH, US TO PROCEED WITH THE ACQUISITION, ACQUISITION OF THE UTILITY EASEMENT THROUGH IMMINENT DOMAIN.

UH, FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH WATER REVENUE BONDS.

THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? IS THERE A SECOND? YES, SIR.

UH, COUNCILMAN TURNER? YES, MR. MANAGER, OUTTA CURIOSITY, ARE WE SAYING ORIGINALLY THE PROPERTY OWNER REACHED OUT TO THE CITY AND THEN YOU GUYS COULD NO LONGER GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE PERSON THAT REACHED OUT? CORRECT.

I BELIEVE THE INITIAL, WE WERE IN GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER AND WE FELT LIKE THEY WERE GONNA MOVE FORWARD, BUT THEN, UH, COMMUNICATION STOPPED AND SO WE'RE FORCED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS.

SO BASICALLY IT JUST KIND OF GOES TO Y'ALL.

YES, SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? DOES THIS REQUIRE A RECORD VOTE? YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR WEST NUMBER FOR MAYOR PROTE CRENSHAW.

COUNCIL MEMBER DORIO FOR COUNCIL MEMBER HILLIARD AGAINST.

COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER FOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS FOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHERWOOD.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION PASSES.

MR.

[3. Council to consider a Resolution to amend the OCI Clean Ammonia, LLC Industrial District Agreement Phase I and Phase II.]

ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE OCI CLEAN AMMONIA, LLC INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT, PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO, UH, OCI CLEAN AMMONIA.

LLC INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT WAS EXECUTED IN 2022 OCI CLEAN AMMONIA.

LLC WAS ACQUIRED BY WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP IN MARCH, 2026, WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP CHANGED THE LEGAL ENTITY NAME FROM OCI CLEAN AMMONIA LLC TO BEAUMONT NEW AMMONIA, LLC.

THIS IS A CHANGE IN NAME ONLY.

AND THE OTHER COMPANY DETAILS, UH, INCLUDING THE ADDRESSES, ET CETERA, UH, REMAIN THE SAME.

UM, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE TWO AGREEMENTS.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

MR. CITY

[4. Council to consider an amendment to Chapter 2 of the City Code of Ordinances.]

ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER TWO OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES.

UH, ORDINANCE 84 DASH 1 63 ESTABLISHED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DUTIES OF THE POLICE CHIEF IN CHAPTER TWO

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UH, CHAPTER TWO WAS AMENDED AND THE ESTABLISHMENT SECTION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS REMOVED.

WHILE NOT REQUIRED, THIS ESTABLISHMENT PROVISION IS CONSIDERED BEST PRACTICE AND NECESSARY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ACCREDITATION PROCESS.

UM, ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR? SO MOVE SECOND.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN TURNER? CAN YOU JUST GIVE US SOME HISTORY ON LIKE WHAT BROUGHT THIS ABOUT AND WHY WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS TODAY? YEAH, I'LL ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY OR THE CHIEF.

UM, IT'S, BUT I BELIEVE THAT GRANT, AGAIN, THE ORIGINAL 1984 ORDINANCE, UH, WAS PROPER, BUT OVER TIME IT, THE, UH, REFERENCE FELL OUT.

UH, BUT THIS WOULD BE TO CLEAN IT UP, BUT I'LL DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR MORE DETAILS.

SO, AND I BELIEVE THE POLICE CHIEF IS HERE AND CAN SPEAK FURTHER TO THE PROCESS, BUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS.

IN 1984, THE DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT WERE ESTABLISHED AND THEN WE DID A, A UPDATE TO THE ORDINANCE IN THAT PROVISION REGARDING POLICE, IF YOU GO TO DIVISION TWO, IT HAS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT OMITTED POLICE WAS OMITTED AND THEY NEED A RESOLUTION OR LANGUAGE IN THE CHARTER IN ORDER FOR THIS TO GO FOR THEIR CERTIFICATION.

UM, SO ONE, IT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE TO BE IN LINE WITH OUR OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS LIKE POLICE AND FIRE, BUT ALSO TWO, IT'S A PART OF THEIR ACCREDITATION PROCESS.

OKAY.

SO WITHOUT THIS LANGUAGE WE WOULD, IT WOULD IMPACT THEM HAVING THE ABILITY TO GET THE ACCREDITATION? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

[5. Council consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a restaurant within a GC-MD-2 (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling-2) zoning district for property located at 505 25th Street.]

YES SIR.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A RESTAURANT WITHIN A GCM D TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY DWELLING TWO DISTRICT, UH, AT, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5 0 5 20 FIFTH STREET.

AT THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED FIVE TO ONE TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A RESTAURANT, UH, AT THIS LOCATION.

UM, HOWEVER, SHOULD THE COUNSEL CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST, UH, WE WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, UH, THAT ARE RELATED TO THE PROPOSAL.

NUMBER ONE, CONSTRUCTION PLANS MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS BY WATER UTILITIES FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY'S BACKFLOW, PRE-TREATMENT AND OR FOG PROGRAM.

NUMBER TWO, NO PERMANENT STRUCTURES OR AURS SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN THE EASEMENT ALLEYWAY OR RIGHT AWAY PROPERTY.

NUMBER THREE, CONSTRUCTION PLANS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING AND FIRE CODES.

NUMBER FOUR, CONSTRUCTION PLANS SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 28.0 4.06, LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.

NUMBER FIVE, ALL LIGHT LIGHT LIGHTING INSTALLED MUST BE DIRECTIONAL AND SHIELDED FROM ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, NORTHEAST, AND EAST.

ALL BUSINESS OPERATIONS SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 28.0 4.007.

THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS NUMBER SEVEN SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY OPERATED BY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.

NUMBER EIGHT SHALL SUBMIT A PARKING PLAN SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

NUMBER NINE, DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES MUST, SHALL BE OFFSET RATHER 10 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY.

LINE.

NUMBER 10 SHALL PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE, UH, ROUTE OR ROUTE FROM PARKING SPACES TO BUILDING ENTRANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE A DA REQUIREMENTS.

AND FINALLY, NUMBER 11 SHALL DESIGN THE PARKING LOT SO THAT IT DOES NOT ENCROACH INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY, MAINTAINING A MINIMUM 30 FOOT SETBACK FROM INTERSECTION AND SHALL NOT CONFLICT WITH EX EXISTING UTILITIES.

UM, AGAIN, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED, UH, DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST AND THIS ADMINISTRATION IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL AS WELL.

ALRIGHT, IS UH, THERE A MOTION F TO DENY ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE? MOTION TO DENY.

SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN TURNER? JUST FOR CLARITY, UH, CAN YOU KINDA EXPLAIN SOME OF THE, THE REASONING BEHIND THE DENIAL? SO YOU MAY RECALL THIS PROPERTY WAS REZONED MAYBE A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

UM, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE FINAL, THE MAP ZONING MAP ON, ON YOUR, INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, THIS IS THE CORNER LOT OF 25TH AND CALDER STREET.

AND IF YOU NOTICE THAT AS AN EXISTING

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UM, AND SO AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE CONVERTING, UH, BASICALLY A PROPERTY WHICH IS ZONE COMMERCIAL.

UM, BUT CONVERTING IT FROM A HOME TO A COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY.

UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S RELATED TO A COFFEE SHOP RESTAURANT, WHICH OF COURSE THE ACTIVITIES, UM, RELATED TO THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF A SINGLE FAMILY USE.

SO AGAIN, WHEN THAT REZONING TOOK PLACE, IT WAS REZONED TO GCM D TWO SO THAT ANY, ANY PROJECT THAT MOVES FORWARD HAS TO COME BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

SO, UM, AS A RESULT, UM, THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN DURIO, DO THEY HAVE ANY, UH, RESIDENTS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CAME TO THE P AND Z AND SPOKE OUT AGAINST IT? YES, AND I'LL LET DEMI, DO YOU WANNA ELABORATE? YES.

UH, THE CONCERNS WERE, UM, NOISE ODOR FROM LIKE THE DUMPSTERS, HAVING A RESTAURANT THERE, UM, CHILDREN AT PLAY ALONG 25TH STREET AND 24TH STREET IN THAT LOOP.

UM, THOSE WERE GENERALLY THE CONCERNS.

PARKING.

PARKING.

THANK YOU.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF DENYING, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE AS PRESENTED, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

WE

[6. Council consider a request for a Rezoning a portion of a property from R-S (Residential-Single Family Dwelling) to GC-MD (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling) or a more restrictive zoning district for property located at 3750 E. Lucas Drive.]

YES.

ITEM NUMBER SIX IS TO CONSIDER A REZONING, UH, OF A PORTION OF A PROPERTY FROM RS RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO CMD, GENERAL COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY DWELLING, OR MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 37 50 EAST LUCAS.

UM, AND AT A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED SIX TO ZERO TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE REZONING.

UH, THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REZONING ORDINANCE AS WELL, .

SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SIX.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SIX, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[7. Council consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow an administrative office and professional services within an RCR-H (Residential Conservation Revitalization-Historic) zoning district for property located at 2115 Mcfaddin Avenue.]

YES.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, UM, WITHIN AN RCR RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION REVITALIZATION.

HISTORIC ZONING DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2115 MCFADDEN AVENUE HAD A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED SIX TO ZERO TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, UH, TO ALLOW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AT THIS LOCATION WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

NUMBER ONE, CONSTRUCTION PLANS MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS BY WATER UTILITIES FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY'S BACKFLOW, PRETREATMENT, AND OR FOG PROGRAM.

AND NUMBER TWO, THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROPERTY PREMISES, UH, SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, ZONING CODE, OFFENSES, AND NUISANCE CODE, HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE, AND ALL OR OTHER APPLICABLE CODES OF THE CITY.

THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN? MOVED.

SECOND.

THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES MR.

[8. Council consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow an administrative office within a GC-MD-2 (General Commercial-Multiple Family Dwelling-2) zoning district for property located at 5430 Concord Road.]

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE.

YES.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE WITHIN A-G-C-M-D-M-D TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY DWELLING TWO ZONING DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 54 30 CONCORD ROAD, UH, AT A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED SIX TO ZERO TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.

UH, NUMBER ONE, CONSTRUCTION PLANS MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS BY, UH, WATER UTILITIES FOR ANY WATER AND SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY'S BACKFLOW, PRETREATMENT, AND OR FOG PROGRAM.

NUMBER TWO, CONSTRUCTION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER SIX'S DRAINAGE CRITERIA.

NUMBER THREE, CONSTRUCTION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE ADOPTED BUILDING AND FIRE CODES, AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF

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IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

YES.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[ Council to conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments regarding the proposed update to the City of Beaumont Comprehensive Plan]

WE'RE ASKING COUNSEL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED UPDATE TO THE CITY OF BEAUMONT'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY THERE.

APRIL CITY WILL BE COMING UP.

UH, REAL QUICK, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE ABEL CITY TO COME UP AND, UM, DO A PRESENTATION OF THE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU COUNCIL.

UM, ALFONSO, FIRST OF ALL, INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME'S SAMUEL HAAS.

I'M A PLANNING STUDIO HEAD AT ABLE CITY.

UM, ALFONSO HERE WAS OUR PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT AND HE HAS A PRESENTATION FOR Y'ALL.

UM, BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I'D JUST LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS OF APPRECIATION FOR, UH, THE BEAUMONT CITY STAFF AND TREMENDOUS HELP THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

UM, THE STEERING COMMITTEE WHO'S BEEN DILIGENTLY MEETING WITH US THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF BEAUMONT WHO HAVE BEEN SO GENEROUS WITH THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE US WITH THEIR IDEAS AND INPUT.

UH, WITHOUT THEM THIS PLAN WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, GIVE IT TO ALPHONSO.

THANKS.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MORNING.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE, UH, NEW BEAUMONT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THANK YOU.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ALRIGHT, I HAVE A BRIEF, UH, PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL.

UM, JUST TO RECAP AND GO OVER A LOT OF THE DETAILS, THAT WAS THE WHOLE PROCESS IN ITSELF.

UM, THE PLAN ITSELF, ALL THE CHAPTERS IT ENTAILS, THE, THE CONTENT, AND THEN THE PATH MOVING FORWARD, WHAT'S NEXT? IMPLEMENTATION, ALL WITH HOPES TO GET, UH, CONSIDER AN ADOPTION DECISION.

THIS PLAN WAS ALSO CREATED, UM, IN ASSOCIATION WITH, UH, TELSON AND ASSOCIATES WHO HANDLED THE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT AND PTA AND COMPANY WHO HANDLED THE INFRASTRUCTURE CIVIL ENGINEER PORTION.

AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE GOES, A YEAR AGO TODAY, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, UM, WE STARTED OFF WITH OUR KICKOFF INTRODUCTION MEETINGS WITH STAFF AND, UM, STEERING COMMITTEE.

THEN WE PROCEEDED ONTO A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AND NOVEMBER WE HAD A KICKOFF PRESENTATION.

AND IN FEBRUARY WE CAME BACK FOR A COMMUNITY CHARETTE.

UH, WE GATHERED A LOT OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WE USE TO CREATE A DRAFT, UM, COMP PLAN, AND WE HAD IT AVAILABLE FOR STAFF THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR, OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS PLAN BEAUMONT.COM.

UM, WITH THAT, ALL THAT TO SAY IS THAT WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE, UM, FOR YOU ALL TODAY, UH, WITH, AND THAT, THAT BRINGS US TO THE REVIEW AND ADOPTION PHASE.

I'LL START OFF WITH THE PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE START A COMP PLAN? IT ALL BEGAN, WE WITH COMMUNITY INPUT.

WE WANTED TO BE VERY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY INPUT AND ENGAGEMENT.

AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAD THESE, UM, EVENTS WHERE WE ATTENDED AND WE WELCOME THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, HANDS-ON SESSIONS.

WE HAD, UM, MEETINGS, FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS.

WE ARE DOWN ACROSS THE STREET AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY, UM, ALL WEEK AND JUST WELCOME PEOPLE COME IN TO HELP, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAVE.

UM, THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, THAT INCLUDED A LITTLE BIT MORE OVER THAN OVER A HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS.

UM, VARIOUS MEETINGS.

WE ALSO CONDUCTED A ONLINE SURVEY, WHICH WAS AVAILABLE FROM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH.

AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT THAT MAYBE COULDN'T ATTEND THE IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS.

PLAN BEAUMONT.COM IS THE PROJECT WEBSITE WHERE WE HAD A LOT OF OUR INFORMATION.

PEOPLE CAN GO TO UPDATES, REVIEW THE DRAFT, AND PROVIDE COMMENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE COLLECTED A LOT OF THE INFORMATION, AS I MENTIONED.

UM, NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOCUSED ON ACTUALLY DRAFTING THE PLAN, AND IT ALL BEGINS WITH GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, OVERARCHING THEMES AND FOCUS AND DIRECTION.

WE WANTED THE COMP PLAN TO GO.

WE, WE TERMED THESE, UH, THE FIVE BIG IDEAS.

UH, THEY INCLUDED, UH, PROTECTING AND RESTORING DOWNTOWN CREATED MOBILITY OPTIONS THAT ARE SAFE AND CONNECTED.

INCREASED ACCESS TO PARKS IN NATURE, PLAN A PROSPEROUS CITY FOR EVERYONE, AND LEVERAGING HERITAGE AND INSTITUTIONS AS AN ENGINE FOR INNOVATION.

I'M GONNA BRIEFLY GO OVER EACH CHAPTER, BUT I, I, I'LL MAKE IT, I'LL MAKE IT BRIEF.

UM, THE CHAPTER ONE IS THE INTRODUCTION, WHICH IS HOW IT SOUNDS.

IT'S A OVERVIEW BACKGROUND, EXPLAINS WHAT A COMP PLAN IS, AND HELPS SET UP THE, UH, THE FU THE PROCEEDING CHAPTERS.

UM, I, I WILL STOP AND MENTION THAT EACH CHAPTER FROM HERE ON HAS A GOALS, POLICIES, AND ACTION ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

AND I'LL EXPLAIN MORE IN DETAIL IN OUR IMPLEMENTATION

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SO, CHAPTER TWO, THAT'S THE LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN CHAPTER.

HERE ARE THE GOALS FOR THE CHAPTER, BUT I'LL, I'LL HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW OF 'EM.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE GOALS IS TO STRENGTHEN DOWNTOWN AND ALSO CREATE INFILL NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES, AS WELL AS USE FORM-BASED CODES TO CREATE WALKABLE AREAS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE MAP YOU SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE, UM, IS AN IMAGE OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND THAT'S A RESOURCE AND TOOL, UM, USED, USED TO HELP GUIDE DEVELOPMENT FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE, UH, FOR THE CITY MOVING FORWARD.

IT'S ALSO VALUABLE AND HELPFUL WHEN MAKING DECISIONS ON REZO REZONING OF PROPERTIES.

CHAPTER THREE WAS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING TO FORGE A COHESIVE TALENT ECOSYSTEM TO SUSTAIN THE WORKFORCE, AS WELL AS CULTIVATE A RESILIENT ENTREPRENEUR ECONOMY IN TANDEM WITH INDUSTRIAL GROWTH.

CHAPTER FOUR IS PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND A SENSE OF SECURITY, WHILE ALSO, UH, LOOKING TO IDENTIFY HEALTH EQUITY AND THE ELIMINATION OF SERVICE DESERTS.

TO ACHIEVE THAT, IT'S LOOKING TO DO A FI 15 MINUTE CITY FRAMEWORK WHERE ESSENTIAL SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE.

CHAPTER FIVE IS THE TRANSPORTATION MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING TO PROVIDE SAFE AND WELL CONNECTED MOBILITY SYSTEMS FOR ALL USERS, YOU KNOW, AND ESSENTIALLY JUST WORK TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL STREETS FOR, FOR BEAUMONT.

CHAPTER SIX IS THE HOUSING CHAPTER.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND HOUSING CHOICES FOR A MORE DI MORE DIVERSE STOCK, AS WELL AS UTILIZE VACANT LAND FOR HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD REINFORCEMENT.

CHAPTER SEVEN WAS A PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE CHAPTER.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING TO ENHANCE PARK ACCESSIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, WHILE ALSO LOOKING TO MODERNIZE PARK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESILIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP.

CHAPTER EIGHT IS THE CULTURAL AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION CHAPTER.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING TO FIRST AND FOREMOST PRESERVE AND PROMOTE BEAUMONT'S HISTORIC IDENTITY, WHILE ALSO LOOKING TO PROMOTE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION.

AND THAT COULD BE DONE THROUGH ADAPTIVE REUSE AND REPURPOSING OF BUILDINGS.

CHAPTER NINE IS THE RESILIENCE PLAN.

HERE WE'RE LOOKING TO REDUCE FLOOD RISK AND ENHANCED WATER MANAGEMENT, WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CRITICAL SYSTEMS. AND THIS CHAPTER WAS ALSO CREATED, UM, IN ASSOCIATION AND REFERENCE TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN AND THE CITY OF BEAUMONT HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.

CHAPTER 10 IS A COLLECTION OF ALL THE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS THROUGH ARE GOAL POLICIES AND ACTION ITEMS ALL IN ONE SPOT, IN ONE PLACE.

UM, IT'S CALLED THE IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX.

BEFORE I SHOW YOU THAT IT'S A TIERED, UH, YOU KNOW, HIERARCHY OF IT.

THE GOALS ARE AT THE TOP, YOU KNOW WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

WHAT ARE THE, THE, THE IDEAS, THE FOCUS, THE POLICIES ARE THE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES THAT YOU'LL NEED.

AND DIRECT DECISION MAKING APPROACHES AND ACTION ITEMS ARE THE ACTUAL SPECIFIC THINGS YOU NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE THE GOALS ACHIEVABLE.

FOR EXAMPLE, HERE'S AN IMAGE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX.

IT'S BROKEN DOWN TO POLICIES AND ACTION ITEMS AND GOALS.

UM, EACH ITEM HAS A DESCRIPTION AS WELL AS A RESPONSIBLE PARTY.

SO WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING, UM, POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR EACH ITEM AS WELL AS, AS A TIMELINE.

THE TIMELINE GOES SHORT TERM, WHICH IS UP TO FIVE YEARS, MIDTERM UP TO 10, AND LONG TERM UP TO 20 YEARS.

THE IMPLEMENTATION CHAPTER, UH, IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT ACTUALLY HELPS PROVIDE CITY STAFF WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES AS WELL AS SET UP EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK WITH PRIORITIES, CONNECTIONS TO ACTIONS AND TRACK PROGRESS.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THE APPENDICES.

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF ALL THE DATA WE GOT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS.

UM, SURVEY DATA RESULTS, UM, NOTES, UM, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION WE RECEIVE FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, AND ALSO ADDITIONAL PLANS THAT HELP SUPPORT A LOT OF THE CONTENT WITHIN THE CHAPTERS.

I DID WANNA HIGHLIGHT JUST ONE APPENDIX ITEM, WHICH WAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT REPORT.

THIS WAS CREATED BY PAT AND COMPANY.

UM, WHAT IT IS, IT'S A REPORT THAT INCLUDES EXISTING CONDITIONS, NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR WATER WASTEWATER AND DRAINAGE.

UM, IT CAN GET A BIG TECHNICAL, SO THAT'S WHY WE DECIDE TO SEPARATE IT FROM THE CHAPTERS.

FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THIS REPORT STATES, UM, MAKE MULTI-USE DISTRIBUTED DETENTION.

THE CITY'S PREFERRED FLOOD CONTROL APPROACH.

THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY CONVERTING

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THE REPORT, THE REPORT ALSO STATES THAT BY TREATING, UH, WITH THREE SYSTEMS AS ONE INTERCONNECTED HOLE, THE CITY CAN CONVERT ITS PROP A MANDATE, AND CIP INVESTMENT INTO MEASURABLE AND LASTING GAINS IN FLOOD PROTECTION, WATER RELIABILITY, AND RESILIENCE.

SO THE PLAN ITSELF, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS PLAN AT ANY COMP PLAN DOESN'T GO WITH UNUSED.

IT'S LEFT ON THE SHELF FOR GOD AND ABOUT COLLECTS DUST, JUST NOT USEFUL.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S WAYS TO HELP IMPLEMENT IT AND USE THIS TO MAKE IT A USEFUL DOCUMENT.

ONE WAY IS YOU CAN USE IT TO HELP ALIGN YOUR GOALS AND DECISION MAKING, UH, BY THE SUPPORTING, UH, DOCUMENT AND INFORMATION WITHIN IT, YOU CAN HELP IT TO USE, TO HELP PRIORITIZE INVESTMENT THROUGH CONNECTION WITH THE CIP OR GRANTS AND BUDGETS.

YOU CAN USE IT FOR DELIVERING ACTION BY ASSIGNING, UH, ROLES, STAFFING ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MANAGE AND OVERSEE, AS WELL AS USE IT TO HELP TRACK, UM, PROGRESS ANNUALLY.

I, I, I MENTIONED THAT THIS PLAN ISN'T JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, ONE INDIVIDUAL OR DECISION MAKERS.

IT IS FOR THE WHOLE CITY TO USE.

RESIDENTS CAN USE IT TO CHAMPION PRIORITIES, BUILD MOMENTUM.

COMMUNITY GROUPS CAN USE TO ADVOCATE, ORGANIZE RESEARCH FOR POLICY CHANGES.

CITY LEADERS CAN USE IT TO HELP GAIN POLITICAL BACKING AND SUPPORT A CLEAR DECISION MAKING.

ALL THAT TO SAY IS, AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE.

UM, AND THAT'S THE WAY THAT IT'LL EFFECTIVELY TURN INTO A STRONGER, FASTER IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AS WELL AS A USEFUL DOCUMENT FOR THE CITY MOVING FORWARD.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO TODAY.

UM, BUT JUST GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT, WE MET WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND CITY STAFF MONTHLY FOR THE PAST YEAR.

UM, AND THEN YEAH, WE, WE JUST, I WAS HERE, UM, BACK ON MONDAY, THE SEPTEMBER 21ST, AND, UH, WE DID A PRESENTATION FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHICH WENT WELL.

THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

UM, SO THAT LEADS US TO TODAY AND THE DECISION IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH YOU IN THE CITY.

UM, WE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE AS SAM SAID.

UH, REALLY APPRECIATED THAT.

AND, UM, I'M AVAILABLE TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN TURNER.

WHEN YOU SAY SERVICE DESERTS, UH, CAN YOU BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GENERAL SERVICES THAT MAY BE NEEDED IN A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY.

CAN YOU KIND OF EXPAND UPON THAT? YES.

UM, TYPICALLY WHEN YOU'RE THINKING OF THE SERVICE DESERTS, IT'S UH, ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

SO LIKE HEALTH, UM, CLINICS, SOMETIMES THEY'RE LOCATED IN, IN AREAS WHERE THEY'RE NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO CERTAIN RESIDENTS.

SO IT TAKES 'EM LONGER TO GET TO AND SOMETIMES PROHIBITS THEM FROM GETTING TO.

SO BY IDENTIFYING THOSE YOU CAN FOCUS AND HAVING THEM RELOCATED OR NEW ONES LOCATED IN AREAS WHERE IT'S EASY TO GET TO FOR EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, WE HAVE SOME ISSUES SUCH AS MAYBE FOODS DESERTS, SPECIFICALLY IN WARDS THREE AND WARDS FOUR, BUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE SAID SERVICE DESERTS, BUT YOU KNOW, AS A CITY I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAYBE PUT INCENTIVIZED PACKAGES TOGETHER, MAYBE TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPERS IN THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS.

I KNOW WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT DEVELOPERS CHOOSE TO DEVELOP AND SPEND THEIR MONEY, BUT THE MOST WE CAN DO TO INCENTIVIZE IT, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

YEAH, THANK YOU COUNCILMAN.

UM, I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS, WHEN YOU SAID SERVICE DESERTS, DID YOU GUYS ACTUALLY IDENTIFY THE FOOD DESERTS OR PHARMACY DESERTS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE? WHAT DID Y'ALL MAKE A LIST? WE LOOKED AT AND WE HAVE A MAP AND WE EXPLORED THE SERVICE LIKE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, BUT NOT, NOT THE FOOD ONES, BUT WE DID, UH, THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND WE IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A LACK IN, UH, CONSIDERED DESERT IN CERTAIN AREAS, CERTAIN WARDS.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, JUST PRINCE WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT.

UH, AS THIS PROJECT IS COMING TO A CONCLUSION, WE'VE BEEN IN PROGRESS WITH ABEL CITY AND WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

AND PRIOR TO THAT, WE, UH, SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION FOR THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE GRANT THAT FULLY FUNDED THIS PROJECT WITH NO MATCH REQUIREMENT BACK IN 2024.

SO IT'S BEEN A PRETTY LONG PROCESS AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET TO THIS ITERATION

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OUR EXISTING PLAN WAS DONE BACK IN 2005, AND SO IT WAS VERY LONG OVERDUE TO HAVE THIS.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT MET MONTHLY FOR OVER A YEAR.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR SURVEY.

WE HAD HUNDREDS OF SURVEY RESPONSES THAT HELPED INFORM THIS PLAN, AND THAT'S A VERY GREAT SHOWING OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR, PAUL EDIE.

HE HOSTED ABLE CITY AND ALL OF OUR FOCUS GROUPS IN CHARETTES LAST YEAR FOR FIVE FULL DAYS.

AND SO THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT COLLABORATION AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH PUBLIC WORKS WITH COMMUNICATIONS, AND UH, IT WAS A GREAT PROCESS AND I THINK IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, IF THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH THAT, THE PUBLIC HEARING'S CLOSED AND MR.

[9. Council consider an ordinance adopting the City of Beaumont Comprehensive Plan.]

MAYOR UH, COUNCIL IS PLEASED TO PRESENT AND REQUEST AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF BEAUMONT'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UH, THE CITY OF BEAUMONT INITIATED AN UPDATE TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ESTABLISH A LONG RANGE VISION AND POLICY FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE CITY'S FUTURE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, MOBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND QUALITY OF LIFE DEVELOPED WITH EXTENSIVE INPUT FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE, FOCUS GROUPS, RESIDENTS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND CITY STAFF.

THE UPDATED PLAN REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES AND ESTABLISHES GOALS AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR BEAUMONT'S FUTURE.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SERVICES A GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR CITY DECISION MAKING AND DOES NOT BY ITSELF APPROPRIATE FUNDING OR REQUIRE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.

THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED OVER TIME BASED ON AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND OTHER FUTURE ACTIONS BY CITY COUNCIL.

AT A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026, THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED SIX TO ZERO TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO FOR THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND THE ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER NINE? SO SECOND.

THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER NINE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

[ Council to conduct a Public Hearing on a dangerous structure located at 1775 College Street. ]

THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS TO CONSIDER A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1775 COLLEGE STREET.