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FOR HER. ALL RIGHT.

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OK, I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL AT SIX

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]

O'CLOCK TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 2022.

WE HAVE AN EXCITING MEETING THIS EVENING.

LET'S START WITH AN INVOCATION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

PLEASE RISE. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS HOUR ASKING FOR YOUR BLESSING AND HELP US AS WE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER.

WE PRAY FOR GUIDANCE IN MATTERS AT HAND AND ASK THAT YOU WOULD CLEARLY SHOW US HOW TO CONDUCT OUR WORK WITH A SPIRIT OF JOY AND ENTHUSIASM.

GIVE US THE DESIRE TO FIND WAYS TO EXCEL IN OUR WORK.

HELP US TO WORK TOGETHER AND ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO EXCELLENCE.

WE ASK THAT WE WOULD CHALLENGE EACH OTHER TO REACH HIGHER AND FARTHER TO BE THE BEST THAT WE CAN BE. WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN. AMEN.

COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN WHERE YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]

OK, NEXT, WE'VE GOT EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, BRANDY WEST, COME UP TO THE DAIS, PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.

HELLO, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, HOW ARE YOU ALL? GREAT. EXCELLENT.

WELL, I HAVE A DISTINCT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE DON HENDERSON, OUR PARK SUPERINTENDENT.

THIS MONTH IS HIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY.

40, FOUR ZERO, 40TH ANNIVERSARY [APPLAUSE].

DON STARTED HIS CAREER WITH BEDFORD ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 1982.

WAIT, NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO.

YES, SIR. DAN, WHEN WERE YOU BORN? EIGHTY EIGHT. OKAY.

WHEN HE STARTED, [LAUGHING] WHEN DON STARTED, HE WAS HIRED AS A PARKS MAINTENANCE ONE EMPLOYEE. HE ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS, BECOMING A SUPERVISOR AND THEN A MANAGER, AND WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT POSITION AS PARK SUPERINTENDENT ON MARCH 3RD, 2010.

DON OVERSEES ALL 11 OF BEDFORD PARKS AND TRAILS, AS WELL AS THE CITY MUNICIPAL GROUNDS.

HE IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE GENERATIONS PARK PROJECT AND SERVES AS STAFF LIAISON TO BOTH THE PARKS AND BEDFORD BEAUTIFICATION BOARDS.

DON EMBODIES THE CITY'S VALUES OF SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND TEAMWORK.

HE TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN THE CITY'S PARKS AND MUNICIPAL GROUNDS.

OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH DON ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS, AND HE TRULY WANTS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY.

HE AND HIS CREW HELPED EACH AND EVERY DEPARTMENT WITH EVERYTHING FROM EVENTS TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. YOU WILL FIND PARKS MEMBERS THERE EVERY TIME.

THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS THERE AND WILLING TO HELP.

AND THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF DON'S ATTITUDE AND HIS LEADERSHIP.

AND TO THAT, I SAY, DON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[APPLAUSE] YOU GET THIS NICE, SHINY LITTLE, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING THE SPEECH, HUH? I TOLD TROY YOU'VE GOT TEN MINUTES SO.

[LAUGHING] DON, DO YOU WANT TO TELL THE STORY OF YOU AND ME MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME?

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DO YOU WANT TO TELL THAT STORY? IT'S A GOOD STORY.

COME HERE, COME UP HERE, COME HERE.

NO, I DID NOT SAY THAT.

DO NOT START THAT.

FIRST, SO I VOLUNTEERED WAY BACK WHEN.

YES, SIR. LESS THAN 40 YEARS AGO AND I GOT APPOINTED TO THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION.

MY VERY FIRST MEETING, YOU WERE AT THAT MEETING, THE VERY FIRST MEETING I HAD AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY.

YES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE THOUGHT OF YOU.

I WANT TO KNOW YOUR...

YES, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

THAT'S TOTALLY WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

WELL, IF I TELL THE TRUTH, I MAY HAVE TO RETIRE.

TELL THE TRUTH. TELL THE TRUTH.

OKAY. WELL, AT THE TIME, MY SUPERVISOR WAS JAMES HUGHES.

HE WAS A PARK SUPERINTENDENT OR PARK MAYBE THE DIRECTOR AT THAT TIME.

I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER HIS POSITION, BUT ON THE WAY OUT, WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND WE SAID, HOW ABOUT THAT NEW GUY, HE JUST WOULD NOT SHUT UP.

HE ASKED FIVE HUNDRED QUESTIONS IN AN HOUR AND A HALF MEETING.

IT WAS JUST, WHAT ABOUT THIS? WHAT ABOUT THIS? WHAT ABOUT THIS? WHAT ABOUT THIS? AND WE BOTH LOOKED EACH OTHER SAID, YEAH, WE'RE IN TROUBLE FROM THIS POINT. THAT STATEMENT IS STILL TRUE TODAY AND NOW IN 2022.

YOU'RE UP HERE FOR YOUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAN.

YOU'RE AWESOME. APPRECIATE YOU.

OK, SO ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THIS, JIMMY, THIS NEXT ONE? YOU'RE GOING TO KICK THIS OFF? OK, SO NEXT UP, WE HAVE A DISTINCT HONOR.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE CITY OF BEDFORD AS A PURPLE HEART CITY. AND I'D LIKE TO ASK JIMMY STATHATOS TO SAY A FEW THINGS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS AND I'LL PASS IT BACK OVER TO THE MAYOR TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.

THIS IS A HUGE EVENT.

I DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS HER.

BUT COUNCILWOMAN, THE PERSON WHO SHALL REMAIN UNNAMED, HAD THE GREAT IDEA FOR US TO PURSUE THIS DISTINCTION.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO RECOGNIZE OUR VETERANS.

AND I THINK I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REPRESENT OR REPRESENT OUR APPRECIATION, BUT ALSO TO LET.

I MEAN, IT EPITOMIZES THE COMMITMENT THAT THE CITY HAS TO PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS AND ALL VETERANS. AND SO IF THIS PROCLAMATION IS APPROVED, WHICH IT WILL BE APPROVED, WE'LL HAVE SIGNS ERECTED AT ALL THE ENTRANCES OF THE CITY.

AND THAT WAY, WHEN PEOPLE ENTER BEDFORD, THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT LOVES OUR PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS AND PLACES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF IMPORTANCE ON THEM AS PEOPLE AND THEIR DESIGNATION AND THE SACRIFICES THAT THEY'VE MADE TO THE COUNTRY.

AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU, WHOEVER YOU ARE, FOR COMING UP WITH THE IDEA.

I WANT TO MAKE IT TO 40 YEARS, DON, SO I'M GOING TO BE CAREFUL.

SO, MAYOR, IF YOU'LL PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE PROCLAMATION.

IT IS MY GREAT HONOR.

YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO READ THIS? THANK YOU. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF BEDFORD, WHEREAS THE CITY OF BEDFORD HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED ITS MILITARY VETERAN POPULATION AND HAVE GREAT ADMIRATION AND UTMOST GRATITUDE FOR ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SELFLESSLY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE ARMED SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS THE PURPLE HEART IS THE OLDEST MILITARY DECORATION IN PRESENT USE AND WAS INITIALLY CREATED AS THE BADGE OF MILITARY MERIT BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON IN 1782.

AND WHEREAS THE PURPLE HEART WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN SERVICE AWARD OR DECORATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMON SOLDIER AND IS SPECIFICALLY AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED OR PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN COMBAT WITH A DECLARED ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART IS TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF GOODWILL AMONG THE COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROMOTE PATRIOTISM, SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MAKE SURE WE NEVER FORGET.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BEDFORD APPRECIATES THE SACRIFICES OF OUR PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS MADE IN DEFENDING OUR FREEDOMS AND BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THEM FOR THEIR COURAGE AND SHOW THEM THE HONOR AND SUPPORT THEY HAVE EARNED.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MICHAEL BOYTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OUR CITY AS A PURPLE HEART CITY AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE DEFENDED OUR FREEDOMS AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR COURAGE.

THIS IS MY HONOR. [APPLAUSE]

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YOU ALL HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY TOO HUH? YOU ALL HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE HAVE THE SAME THING TO SAY THAT YOU SAID.

WELL, WHAT IN THE WORLD LOOK AT THIS, THAT IS FANTASTIC? MAYOR AND ALL IN ATTENDANCE, WE DO APPRECIATE IT, THE RECOGNITION FOR YOU ALL RECOGNIZING OUR SACRIFICES FOR THIS COUNTRY AS PART OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION COMING UP.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A STRONG LINEAGE FROM VIETNAM VETERANS OF WORLD WAR TWO VETERANS STILL ALIVE WITHIN THE AREA.

AND I TAKE PRIDE IN BEING ABLE TO TAKE PART IN EVENTS LIKE THESE, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT FROM YOU ALL THAT WE FEEL WELCOMED, YOU KNOW, SEEING PURPLE HEART CITIES, PURPLE HEART TRAILS, PURPLE HEART PARKING SIGNS COMING UP AND HOME DEPOT, TARGET'S THE MALLS.

YOU KNOW THAT MAKES US FEEL WELCOME, MAKES US FEEL LIKE OUR SACRIFICE WAS WORTH IT.

WE UNDERSTAND WE DID WHAT WE DID VOLUNTARILY, BUT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE RECOGNITION WE COME BACK HOME MAKES A LOT, MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR US.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED. I JUST WANT TO SAY WE LIVE IN SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY IN SUCH A GREAT CITY, AND WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR, FOR OUR COUNTRY, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S JUST A TREMENDOUS HONOR.

SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OK. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER, THE COUNCILWOMAN WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED.

AND JUST WHAT A FANTASTIC IDEA.

AND AND I'M HONORED TO TO KNOW YOU AND TO KNOW HAROLD.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO TO MOVE ON TO A LIGHTER NOTE, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE

[PRESENTATIONS]

FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT AND THEN WE HAVE OUR STRATEGIC SERVICES MANAGER, MEG JAKUBIK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SO YES, TONIGHT IS OUR QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. REMEMBER, OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS OFF ON OCTOBER 1ST, RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER 31.

AND SO WE'LL JUST GO BACK OVER, SEE WHERE WE'RE AT FOR THIS YEAR.

AND OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

SO WE'LL START OFF WITH THE GENERAL FUND.

AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE REVENUE FOR CURRENT YEAR.

AND SO OF COURSE, THE LONGER LINES BEING THE BUDGET NUMBERS THAT WE EXPECT AND THEN THE ORANGE LINES ON TOP BEING WHERE ARE WE IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET? AND I'M SURE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN SEEING THESE YEAR OVER YEAR, THERE WAS A FEW MORE ANOMALIES THAN WE USUALLY SEE.

THANKFULLY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT SIMPLY ACCOUNTING, IT'S NOT ANY LOSS OF MONEY.

WE'RE NOT BEHIND ON THE COLLECTIONS.

KEEP. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT REVENUE CATEGORIES THAT WE RECEIVE IT IN ONE MONTH AND IT WAS FOR SALES OR FOR A PRIOR MONTH'S TIME.

AND SO OUR ACCOUNTANT SIMPLY IS STARTING A PRACTICE THIS YEAR WHERE IT'S IMMEDIATELY MOVING TO THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH FROM A YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON MAKES IT LOOK LIKE WE'RE VERY FAR BEHIND FRANCHISE FEES.

I THINK BEING THE BIGGEST ONE THAT YOU CAN SEE IT IN.

WE ARE NOT.

AND MOVING FORWARD WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISONS, THEY WILL NOW BE ON TRACK TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE THE PRACTICE WILL CONTINUE THAT WAY MOVING FORWARD.

SO IT TRULY IS JUST AN ACCOUNTING CHANGE AND HOW WE'RE REPORTING THE NUMBERS, NOT ANY

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CHANGE IN OUR COLLECTIONS.

SO THAT BEING SAID, OTHERWISE, OUR REVENUES.

WE HAVE A COUPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY ARE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AHEAD.

WE'VE GOT MORE AUCTION PROCEEDS THIS YEAR THAT HAVE JUST HIT IN THE FIRST QUARTER THAN WE USUALLY SEE. SO STUDENTS, JUST THEN THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ACCOUNT FOR WHY WE'RE SEEING A FEW DIFFERENT NUMBERS, NOT ANYTHING CONCERNING WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT.

SO AGAIN, LOOKING OVER YEAR OVER YEAR, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT BIG CHANGE THAT WAS SPEAKING ABOUT THE BLUE BARS ON THE BOTTOM BEING LAST YEAR TO THE ORANGE BARS ON TOP BEING THE CURRENT YEAR.

SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, SALES TAX IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN REPORTING MONTH OVER MONTH. WE CONTINUE TO SEE VERY STRONG SALES TAX COLLECTIONS.

AND SO THAT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THE FRANCHISE.

AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE YEAR, WE'LL CATCH UP AND AGAIN, ACCOUNTING NOT A CONCERNING COLLECTION ISSUE.

ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, YOU HAVE AGAIN, THIS IS BUDGET TO WHERE WE ARE ACTUAL FOR THE QUARTER. THE NICE, LOVELY, VERY BRIGHT YELLOW IN DEVELOPMENT IS A ONE TIME EXPENDITURE THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZED LAST FISCAL YEAR.

IT HIT IN DECEMBER.

WE WILL ACTUALLY BE BRINGING YOU A BUDGET AMENDMENT AT A CURRENT AND A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING JUST TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT ON THE BUDGETARY SIDE.

BUT IT IS A ONE TIME EXPENSE FOR THAT LAND PURCHASE.

SO AGAIN, NOTHING THAT WE'RE CONCERNED WITH ON WHAT'S HITTING ON THE BOOKS.

SOME OF THE OTHER REASONS FOR.

OH, RIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT BUDGETS, SORRY I TRIP MYSELF UP THERE FOR A SECOND.

I WAS THINKING WE WERE ON YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON.

SO YES, OTHER THAN THAT, ALL OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS ARE PRETTY MUCH AT A QUARTER SPEND OR THEY'RE IN AREAS WHERE WE HAVE LARGER ONE TIME MONIES THAT HIT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. OK, SO NOW LOOKING YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON, OF COURSE, DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO STICK OUT ONE TIME.

OTHERWISE, WHERE YOU'RE SEEING POLICE AND FIRE IN PARTICULAR, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD BUDGETED SOME OF THE SALARY DOLLARS WITH THE CARES FUNDS AND SO YOU HAD A REDUCTION IN THE EXPENSES LAST YEAR.

THOSE ARE NOW BACK ON PACE IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL FUND USE OF THOSE DOLLARS.

SO WE STILL SPENT IT. WE JUST HAD AN ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCE LAST YEAR THAT WOULDN'T SHOW UP. MOVING ON TO THE WATER AND SEWER FUND.

WE'RE SEEING HERE, WATER CHARGES, SEWER CHARGES ARE LOOKING GOOD.

REMEMBER, THERE IS NO RATE INCREASE THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S GOING TO YEAR OVER YEAR IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE SHOULD TRACK FAIRLY CLOSE.

A LITTLE BIT AHEAD BECAUSE THAT FIRST QUARTER OF LAST YEAR DIDN'T HAVE THE RATE INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. WE'RE NOW SEEING THAT, BUT THERE WON'T BE A RATE INCREASE THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT THAT YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON MOVING ON.

AND THEN THAT MISCELLANEOUS AGAIN BACK TO THOSE PESKY ACCOUNTANTS IN THE MISCELLANEOUS INCOME, WE HAD SOME TRANSFERS RECORDED THAT WERE ACCOUNTING NEEDS DIDN'T HAVE TO HIT THIS YEAR. THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THAT MASSIVE DROP ON THE MISCELLANEOUS SIDE.

SO LOOKING AT YOUR THREE YEAR EXPENDITURE HISTORY AGAIN, WASTEWATER WATER, KEEP IN MIND THE CYCLING WITH THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY, WHERE WE'RE PAYING THOSE BILLS FOR THE WATER, TREATMENT FOR THE WASTEWATER WATER PURCHASE, THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WHEN THOSE BILLS HIT YEAR OVER YEAR CAN VARY.

AND SO THAT IS USUALLY WHERE WE SEE SOME CHANGES HERE AND THERE ON THE ACTUAL EXPENSES WITH THOSE PARTICULAR DIVISIONS.

SO LOOKING AT OUR OTHER FUNDS, TOURISM FUND, THE EXPENDITURES IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE ORANGE BAR, EXCUSE ME, IS FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL.

SO AGAIN, ONE TIME EXPENSES THAT ARE SITTING IN THERE.

REVENUE IS LOWER THAN LAST YEAR.

AGAIN, IT'S THAT ACCOUNTING CHANGE WITH THE RECEIPTS OF THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX AND WHEN THEY'RE RECORDED, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED.

MEG. YES.

THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX IS STILL DOING WELL, RIGHT? I MEAN...

IT'S YEAH, I WOULD NEED TO CONFIRM WITH MARIA, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYTHING DELINQUENT. WE'RE SEEING WE ENDED LAST YEAR WHERE WE HAD PROJECTED IT TO BE NOT SEEING ANY MASSIVE CHANGES AGAIN.

WE HAVE THAT ACCOUNTING PRACTICE WHERE WE'VE MADE THE CHANGE, AND SO IT'S BEING MOVED TO ITS APPROPRIATE MONTH, WHICH ON A YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON RIGHT NOW MAKES IT APPEAR THAT IT'S BEHIND WHEN IT'S NOT.

AND THOSE THAT WERE DELINQUENT ARE NOW CAUGHT UP CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO.

IF I'M INCORRECT, YES, I'M PRETTY SURE WE ARE.

YES, THANK YOU.

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MM HMM. STORM WATER PRETTY STABLE.

REMEMBER THAT FEE INCREASE THAT WAS APPROVED AS PART OF THIS PREVIOUS BUDGET PROCESS DID NOT GO INTO PLAY UNTIL JANUARY ONE.

SO WE'LL START SEEING THAT INCREASE IN THE COMING QUARTERS OF THIS YEAR.

AND THEN FOR BE FUND AGAIN, SALES TAX, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN THE SAME SONG, SECOND VERSE WITH THAT, BUT I DON'T MIND BEING IN THAT PLACE WHEN OUR REPEAT VERSES, IT CONTINUES TO BE BETTER THAN WE CAN HOPE AND PROJECT FOR SO.

SO THAT'S THE PRETTY BRIEF OVERVIEW.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE MORE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS AS PART OF THE PACKET AND ALSO POSTED ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

VERY GOOD. GREAT JOB MEG.

COUNCIL QUESTION? COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. LOOKING AT THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL COMPARISONS, I MEAN, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE TRACKING, YOU KNOW, AS IT SHOULD BE FOR FIRST QUARTER.

I DO HAVE TWO AREAS THAT HAD SOME QUESTIONS ON.

SURE. FIRST ONE WAS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

NON-DEPARTMENTAL LOOKS LIKE WE'VE EXPENDED ABOUT 58 PERCENT OF THAT, SO IT'S BUDGETED ABOUT ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION.

WE'VE ALREADY SPENT ABOUT A MILLION.

COULD YOU EXPLAIN YEAR PAYMENTS INSURANCE FOR THE CITY, AND INSURANCE IS QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN WE'VE PAID IN THE PAST. I'M GOING TO CHALK THAT UP TO A WINTER STORM AND QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGES THAT I'M SURE WERE IMPACTING THE [INAUDIBLE] ON THERE.

LEGAL SERVICES ARE ALSO IN THERE.

WE DO STILL HAVE ACTIVE LAWSUITS WHICH ARE JUST CAUSING HIGHER THAN ADDITIONAL.

WE DON'T BUDGET FOR THOSE UNUSUAL EXPENSES, BUT THEY ARE.

THEY DO HIT THE BOOKS ONCE THEY COME IN.

SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE BIG ONES.

TRUNK RADIOS, IT LOOKS LIKE JOEY HAD SOME HIGHER PAYMENTS AT THIS INITIAL QUARTER OF THE YEAR THAN WE NORMALLY SEE.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S ALL WITHIN BUDGET AND IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT I'M LOOKING AT AND GOING, OKAY. OKAY.

JUST LOOKING AT IT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY FIRST QUARTER LOOKING AT IT, WE SPENT ALMOST 60 PERCENT THAT OBVIOUSLY MAYBE KIND OF RAISE AN EYEBROW, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER.

THAT MAKES SENSE FOR LEGAL FEES AND INSURANCE PURPOSES INSURANCE.

IT WAS QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN WE'VE WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST ON OUR NUMBERS.

SO I MEAN, LIKE ANYONE ELSE IS FROM A HOMEOWNERS, WE STILL PAY INSURANCE FOR OUR FACILITIES, FOR OUR VEHICLES.

AND WHEN WE HAVE CLAIMS, WE HAVE HIGHER PREMIUMS. THE SECOND ONE I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON WAS FOR CITY COUNCIL.

SO THERE IS OBVIOUSLY FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR CITY COUNCIL.

WE EXPENDED FIFTY THREE PERCENT OF THAT.

BE HONEST, JIMMY, DID YOU GO TO VEGAS AND PUT IT ALL ON RED? OH, I'M JUST KIDDING.

LOW BLOW.

[INAUDIBLE] NO IT'S YOUR PAYMENT FOR NETS FOR SO OUR TRANSPORT.

SO OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR OUR SENIORS AND DISABLED, WHERE WE COORDINATE WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND WITH OUR SURROUNDING COUNCILS.

SO AGAIN, YOU HAVE A DIVISION THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF ONE TIME THAT HIT EARLIER IN THE YEAR, BUT YOU WON'T SEE THOSE SAME REPEAT OF PAYMENTS THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.

YOU'LL SEE A FEW SMALL HERE AND THERE, BUT IT'S YOU HAVE A LOT MORE ONE TIME PAYMENTS DUES FOR THE CITY BUDGETED INTO THOSE ACCOUNTS.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

ALL THOSE DUES FOR EVERYTHING.

YES. YEAH. SO THEY HIT AND THEN YOU'RE DONE.

YOU'LL SEE VERY LITTLE ACTIVITY OTHER THAN A FEW CHARGES HERE AND THERE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO YOU'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AT ALL.

OKAY, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MEG.

APPRECIATE IT. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU MR. COGAN, ANYONE ELSE? OK, I JUST WANT TO ADD TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MEG.

THE MOST RECENT SALES TAX REPORT THAT CAME OUT SHOWED A SIXTEEN POINT FIVE ONE PERCENT INCREASE IN SALES TAX REVENUE PERIOD TO PERIOD.

GREAT JOB. KEEP IT UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OK, MR. WELLS, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP FOR OPEN FORUM? THAT'S A NO. SO NEXT UP, WE HAVE SOME ITEMS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL BY CONSENT.

[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]

SO I'LL GIVE YOU A CITY MANAGER JIMMY STATHATOS.

THANK YOU MAYOR, THANK YOU COUNCIL.

WE'VE GOT THE TWO SETS OF MINUTES TO GENERATE TWENTY SEVENTH TOWN HALL MEETING AND THE FEBRUARY 8, 2022 OBVIOUSLY REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

THE NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE EXPENDABLE MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANIES.

AND IT'S IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LIFE ASSIST MEDICAL AND RECEPT HEALTH SERVICES PHARMACY.

BASICALLY, THIS ITEM IS TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE ROUTINE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SUPPLIES, AND WE USE THESE TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRE-HOSPITAL CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TO MAINTAIN THE AMBULANCE STOCK.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S FOR.

THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO RESCHEDULE AND

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CANCEL REGULAR COUNCILMAN IN 2022.

THIS HAS BEEN THE PAST.

IT KIND OF MADE ME A LITTLE NERVOUS LAST YEAR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK IT WAS MY IDEA. BUT ANYWAY, SO COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? SORRY YEAH. [LAUGHING] NO, AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF EULESS FOR USE OF EQUIPMENT SERVICES.

BASICALLY, YOU KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF SIMILAR FUNCTIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO BE A GOOD REGIONAL PARTNERS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF BEDFORD AND SO AND EULESS WANTS TO DO THE SAME, OBVIOUSLY.

AND SO IN ORDER FOR US TO LET EACH OTHER BORROW ESPECIALLY BIG, EXPENSIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, THIS KIND OF CODIFIES AND LEGALIZES THE ABILITY TO DO SO WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT COMING BACK TO COUNCIL BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU NEED IT WHEN YOU TURN AN EMERGENCY. AND ANYWAY, SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU, JIMMY.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS? WE HAVE A FIRST MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

YOU HAVE A SECOND FROM MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

I GUESS WE'RE GOING VOICE.

OK, EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL THANK YOU STAFF, THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE AN HONORED GUEST UNDER PERSONS TO BE HEARD.

[5. The following individual has requested to speak to the Council tonight under Persons to be Heard: a) Pam Cochrane, Arts DFW – requests to present Arts DFW grants to four Bedford organizations.]

SO WE'D LIKE TO INVITE PAM COCHRAN.

I THINK YOU'RE REPRESENTING ARTS DFW AND YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT THE ARTS DFW GRANTS TO FOUR BEDFORD ORGANIZATIONS.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK.

OH, SO SOON.

YES. OH WELL, I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE AND TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS EVENING.

HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BRING SOME JOY TO YOU AS IT HAS TO US? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS PAM COCHRAN AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF ARTS DFW, WHICH IS A 501 3C ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE VISUAL AND THE PERFORMING ARTS.

OUR ADVISORS ARE AMY SABOL AND CINDY SHEPPARD FROM THE HURST CITY COUNCIL.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR OFFICERS.

I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF THEM HERE.

LAURA BLADEN, OK? SHE'S OUR VICE PRESIDENT.

TOM JACOBSON IS OUR TREASURER.

HMM. BARBARA WATERS IS SECRETARY.

YVONNE GARCIA IS MEDIA CHAIR.

I MADE UP THAT TITLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

OKAY.

AND JOLENE WEBSTER IS OUR GRANT COORDINATOR.

OUR ORGANIZATION IS THREE YEARS OLD, GIVE OR TAKE A LITTLE AND HAS MANAGED TO SURVIVE COVID 19, WHILE MANY OTHER ARTS GROUPS HAVE CLOSED THEIR DOORS.

TO MEET OUR GOAL OF RAISING MONEY.

WE HAVE HAD TO BE CREATIVE AND START PROGRAMS ONLINE.

WE HAVE PRODUCED AN ONLINE JURIED ART SHOW, A WINE POOL, A FALL FESTIVAL WITH ONLINE BIDDING OPPORTUNITIES.

AND BEFORE COVID, WE ACTUALLY PRODUCED A VERY SUCCESSFUL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, OR DAY OF THE DEAD FUNDRAISER AT FOREST RIDGE FUNERAL HOME.

IN SPITE OF COVID ARTS DFW WAS ABLE TO RAISE $10000 FOR OUR GRANT PROGRAM, AND ON JANUARY 28TH OF THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO HAND OUT CHECKS TO SEVEN AMAZING PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS. FOUR OF THESE GROUPS ARE HERE TONIGHT.

THEY ARE ALL STATIONED HERE IN BEDFORD.

THREE OF THESE GROUPS HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR MANY YEARS, AND ONE GROUP ART THIS WEEK IS VERY NEW AND HE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT IN A MINUTE.

ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE WONDERFUL.

LET ME INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR FIRST GROUP AND THEN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR WORK.

THEY'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR WORK.

THERE WERE SEVEN GROUPS AND WE DO.

WE COVER OUR AREA.

IT COVERS NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY AND ITS SEVEN CITIES.

AND SO THE THESE FOUR GROUPS ARE HERE FROM BEDFORD.

AND THEN THEN WE HAD A COUPLE FROM EULESS AND WE HAD A ONE FROM NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.

SO RIGHT NOW, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ON STAGE, AND IF YOU'D INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US A BIT ABOUT ON STAGE MR. WINTERS. WELL, GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY AGAIN.

FOUR DAYS AGO. UM, IT IS GLAD, WE ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK.

WE WERE VERY THANKFUL TO RECEIVE THE GRANT.

JUST HEARING THE FINANCIAL REPORT, I'M GOING TO A BOARD MEETING TONIGHT TO HEAR OUR FINANCIAL REPORT. SO EVERY LITTLE BIT OF FINANCIAL HELP THAT CAN COME IN TO THE ARTS

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ORGANIZATIONS IS SO NEEDED.

A LOT OF GREAT GROUPS DID NOT SURVIVE AND WE'RE THANKFUL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT TO CONTINUE OUR THIRTY SEVENTH SEASON HERE IN BEDFORD.

WE STARTED OFF IN THE BOYS PARK BOARD, THE BOYS RANCH, NOW GENERATION'S PARK, AND WE HAVE NO THOUGHT OF SLOWING DOWN.

WE'RE STARTING OVER IN SOME DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO GO FORWARD AND TO PROMOTE THE CITY AND THE ARTS, AND WE'RE JUST THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A COUNCIL THAT IS WILLING TO PULL IN ALL OF THE ARTS TO THIS TOWN AND RECOGNIZES THAT IT'S IMPORTANT.

AND SO WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND WE CLOSED THE SHOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND OUR NEXT SHOW STARTED REHEARSALS ON MONDAY.

SO ALL THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ARE VERY STRONG IN THE MID CITIES, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US AND ALL THE OTHER GROUPS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR NEXT GROUP IS REGAL CHORALE, AND THIS IS MIKE MONIER.

MR. MONIER. WELCOME.

GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN. YES.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

AS PAM SAID, MY NAME IS MIKE MONIER.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE REGAL CHORALE, AS WELL AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT MANAGE THE GROUP.

THE REGAL CHORALE IS COMPRISED OF SINGERS DEDICATED TO BRINGING QUALITY PERFORMANCES TO THE MID CITIES. THE CHORALE HAS TWO MAJOR PERFORMANCES EACH YEAR.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SMALLER PERFORMANCES BASED ON REQUESTS.

WE ARE SO PLEASED AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THIS GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION FROM ARTS DFW. AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHY I'M HERE IS TO THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO CREATE THIS ORGANIZATION TO HELP US CONTINUE TO BRING QUALITY MUSIC TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

WE'RE EXCITED. WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO AND BEGINNING OUR REHEARSALS FOR OUR NEXT PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED IN APRIL.

IT WILL BE PERFORMED IN BEDFORD AT ST.

TIMOTHY'S. OUR MUSIC INCLUDES JAZZ MUSIC.

WE HAVE A LOT OF AMERICAN CLASSIC MUSIC AND IT'S QUITE WELL DONE.

THE THING THAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT THE REGAL CHORALE IS I'M A SINGER AND NOT PROFESSIONAL.

WELL, ALMOST, BUT I WORK WITH PROFESSIONALS AND I WORK WITH MANY VERY TALENTED LOCAL PEOPLE THAT THIS VENUE PROVIDES THAT OUTLET TO PROVIDE AND TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO BE HERE TO THANK YOU FOR ARTS DFW AND THE AWARD.

THANKS. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE] AND OUR NEXT GROUP IS ART THIS WEEK. WELCOME.

HI, MY NAME IS RICHARD SERRANO, AND I RUN ART THIS WEEK PRODUCTIONS.

WE ARE A 501 C THREE NONPROFIT AND WE ARE A VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON THE VISUAL ARTS. SO ARE WE, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO START OUR 14TH YEAR.

AND WE BASICALLY HAVE TWO SERIES.

ONE IS CALLED ART THIS WEEK, AND THIS IS WHERE WE GET INTERVIEWS WITH CURATORS AT THE LOCAL MUSEUMS OF TEXAS.

SO WE'LL INTERVIEW THE CURATOR.

VERY IN DEPTH WILL GO TEN TO TWENTY FIVE MINUTES AND WE POST THESE VIDEOS TO YOUTUBE.

I DO ALL OF THE VIDEO PRODUCTION ON THEM, AND I HAVE A SMALL STAFF OF INTERVIEWERS THAT DO THE ON CAMERA INTERVIEWING.

SO TWO OF OUR RECENT EPISODES WE INTERVIEWED DR.

MYERS AT THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART ABOUT VAN GOGH AND THE OLIVE GROVES.

AND WE'RE VERY NERDY, SO MY INTERVIEWERS WILL JUST GO AND THE CURATORS WILL JUST GO.

SO IT GOES ABOUT THAT.

I THINK THAT EPISODE WAS ABOUT TWENTY FIVE TO THIRTY MINUTES AND WE PUT A LOT OF GREAT B-ROLL IN. AND THEN THE OTHER ANOTHER RECENT ONE WAS TURNER.

WE INTERVIEWED DR. SHACKLEFORD AT THE KIMBALL ABOUT TURNER BIG TIME. YEAH, AND WE FILMED INSIDE THE EXHIBITIONS TOO.

SO IN FRONT OF, YOU KNOW, SO WE GET ACTUALLY SOME GREAT ACCESS TO STUFF.

ALL OF OUR VIDEOS ARE ON YOUTUBE.

ALSO ON ART THIS WEEK WE EMBED THEM ON ARTTHISWEEK.COM, OUR WEBSITE.

SO, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IT, SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU TO ARTS DFW FOR THE GRANT.

THEY GAVE US THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARD THE INTERVIEWERS, SO

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THAT'LL GO TOWARD 12 INTERVIEWERS IN 12 INTERVIEWS IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA OVER THE NEXT 10 18 MONTHS.

THANK YOU, MR. SERRANO. APPRECIATE YOUR COMING OUT.

[APPLAUSE] I TOLD YOU THESE PEOPLE WERE AND DO WE HAVE TRINITY ARTS GUILD HERE BY CHANCE? OK, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM, BUT TRINITY ARTS GUILD HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. WE CALL IT TAG AND I'M SURE THEY USED TO BE AT THE BOY'S RANCH AND NOW THEY'RE AT CENTRAL AND HARWOOD, THANK YOU.

AND THEY'RE LOCATED THERE, BUT THEY HAVE WONDERFUL ART SHOWS.

THEY DO AMAZING WORK.

VERY INVOLVED IN THIS PART OF THE PART OF THE COUNTY.

YES. AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, SO THEY RECEIVED A GRANT AS WELL.

SO THOSE ARE OUR GROUPS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE WONDERFUL ARTS GROUPS THAT CAN FULFILL OUR CITY'S GOAL OF CENTERED AROUND THE ARTS.

OUR NEW PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING WILL HAVE A RICH TREASURE OF TALENT TO FILL THE NEW HALL . ARTS DFW IS SO PROUD TO BE A SMALL PART IN THE PROMOTION OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR ATTENTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] FANTASTIC JOB BY EVERYONE IN YOUR GROUP AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE UP HERE AND SHALL GO NAMELESS AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT, SO ONTO NEW BUSINESS.

[6. Consider a resolution adopting a City of Bedford Public Art Policy.]

NEXT UP, WE'VE GOT ITEM SIX.

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A CITY OF BEDFORD PUBLIC ART POLICY.

AND WE HAVE CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER KRISSI ODEN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WHAT AN AWESOME NIGHT TO GET TO PRESENT SOMETHING.

SURE IS. YES.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC ART POLICY THAT WAS CREATED.

CURRENTLY, WE DO NOT HAVE ONE.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE TO CREATE KIND OF A GUIDE MOVING FORWARD AS WE BUILD OUR PUBLIC ART PROGRAM, CREATE A FOUNDATION AND JUST SOMETHING TO LEAN ON AS WE MOVE THROUGH AND START TO HAVE MORE ART CONTESTS AND ACQUIRE MORE PUBLIC ART PIECES.

SO I'LL JUST AGAIN DO A QUICK LITTLE OVERVIEW AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO TO BEGIN WITH, I JUST KIND OF CREATED AN INTENT AND PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC ART POLICY.

IT KIND OF LAYS OUT SOME OVERARCHING GOALS FOR THE CITY MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR PUBLIC ART OF GIVEN A LITTLE DEFINITION OF WHAT PUBLIC ART IS.

AND ONE OF THE LINES THAT I WANTED TO PULL OUT SAYS IT CAN CREATE PLACES WITHIN SPACES WHICH BECOME SITES FOR CONTEMPLATION, ENGAGEMENT, CELEBRATION AND AWARENESS.

SO PUBLIC ART IS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND IT AND IT DOES CREATE SPECIAL PLACES WITHIN THE SPACES IN THE CITY.

AND SO IN ORDER TO CREATE THOSE PLACES, WE NEED TO HAVE A GUIDE FOR HOW WE WANT TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.

AGAIN, I KIND OF LISTED OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN GO ABOUT MEETING THOSE GOALS.

AND THEN AGAIN, A DEFINITION OF PUBLIC ART AS DEFINED IN THIS POLICY.

ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A PUBLIC ART POLICY DOES THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS IT PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY FOR THE RESIDENTS TO TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS WE'RE DOING WITH PUBLIC ART AND HOW WE GO ABOUT SELECTING PIECES WHEN WE DO ANY SORT OF CONTEST OR ACQUISITIONS OF PIECES OF ART.

SO I'VE KIND OF LISTED OUT THREE DIFFERENT WAYS FOR US TO DO CONTEST.

THERE'S AN OPEN INVITATIONAL WHERE THE PROCESS WILL GO OUT TO ALL QUALIFIED ARTISTS.

WE MIGHT HAVE A FEW SMALL CRITERIA, BUT THIS WAS THIS WOULD KIND OF GO OUT TO ANYONE.

WE CAN DO A LIMITED INVITATIONAL WHERE IT WOULD BE MAYBE WE WANTED TO DO A MURAL OR A SPECIFIC SCULPTURE, AND WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR SPECIFIC ARTISTS IN MIND THAT WE WANT TO CALL TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR THAT, AND IT WOULDN'T BE OPEN TO EVERYBODY.

AND THEN I OUTLINED WHAT A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AN OUTSIDE BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION MIGHT LOOK LIKE. SO AND I'LL READ THIS PART TO TRULY ACTIVATE THE ENTIRE LANDSCAPE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, IT'S NECESSARY ON OCCASION TO PARTNER WITH OUTSIDE BUSINESSES OR ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE PUBLIC ART THAT ALIGNS WITH THE VISION OF THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM.

SO WE'LL INDEFINITE SURELY HAVE BUSINESSES OR OTHER OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS THAT AREN'T THE CITY THAT I WANT TO PARTNER FOR PUBLIC ART PIECES.

SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE JUST NEED TO HAVE SOME GUIDELINES IN PLACE BEFORE WE WOULD EVEN CONSIDER WHAT THAT PARTNERSHIP WOULD LOOK LIKE.

AND THEN THE SELECTION PROCESS I'VE OUTLINED WINNERS OF DESIGN SUBMISSIONS FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY A SUBCOMMITTEE CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE CULTURAL

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COMMISSION AND STAFF.

SO I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE EMAIL ME JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY.

HOW WERE THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX WINNERS CHOSEN? SO WE WANT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT WITH THAT AS POSSIBLE.

SO THIS OUTLINES IT WILL ALWAYS CONSIST OF MEMBERS OF THE CULTURAL ART COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF STAFF.

AND THEN I HAVE TOUCHED ON THE ACQUISITION OF ART AND AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? COPYRIGHTS IF WE DO REQUIRE A PIECE OF ART.

HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH ARTISTS? AND THEN THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN ARTIST WITH AN ARTWORK HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BE INCLUDED.

I THINK THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT IT.

THAT'S KIND OF THE THE GENERAL OVERVIEW OF IT.

AND I'M LIKE, I SAID, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE.

OK, VERY GOOD, KRISSI. GREAT JOB.

COUNCIL QUESTION COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.

THANK YOU MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, GOOD JOB, CHRISSIE, AND THIS POLICY, IT'S REALLY EASY TO READ, EASY JUST TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION, SO RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ARTIST, IT'S CLEAR YOU KNOW WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF A ARTIST FAILS TO, YOU KNOW, UPHOLD THEIR END OF THE BARGAINS? YOU KNOW, LET'S LET'S SAY THEY WERE REALLY AMBITIOUS.

THEY HAD THIS GREAT IDEA AND THIS GREAT DESIGN.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY COULDN'T PULL IT OFF.

AND AND IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK THE WAY IT SHOULD.

RIGHT. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? SO WHAT ACTIONS DO WE HAVE? LET'S SAY IT'S JUST SAY IT'S GOD AWFUL.

YEAH. AT THE END OF THE DAY, TOTALLY HYPOTHETICAL.

HYPOTHETICAL FOREVER NEVER HAPPENED FOR HISTORY.

SO WHERE DOES THAT? WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US AS A CITY? AND SO, YEAH, LET ME JUST LEAVE IT THERE FOR RIGHT NOW.

SO DO YOU MEAN AFTER WE'VE ALREADY COMMISSIONED A PIECE AND THEY CREATE IT AND THE ACTUAL PIECE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE DESIGN THAT WAS SUBMITTED, IT'S NULL AND VOID. WE, NO PAYMENT, NOTHING.

WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. SO IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY DON'T DELIVER EXACTLY WHAT THEY OR AS CLOSE TO, WE CONSIDER SUCCESSFUL WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DELIVER THEN WE CAN'T TAKE THAT. YEAH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IT. AND YEAH, ANY KIND OF OK.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTED.

ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A DETAILED CONTRACT THAT WE WILL HAVE BETWEEN THE ARTIST ONCE SOMETHING IS SUBMITTED AND WE HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, THEN THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CONTRACT THAT WE WOULD HAVE.

YEAH, THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION, MAKING SURE WE HAVE MAKING SURE WE HAVE A CONTRACT, MAKING SURE WE'RE PROTECTED JUST IN CASE.

AND EVEN IF THERE'S ANY DELAYS AS WELL LIKE SAY, THEY DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH.

ABSOLUTELY. YES, [INAUDIBLE] YES.

AND NORMALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A LARGE PIECE OF ART THAT YOU'VE YOU'RE ACQUIRING FROM AN ARTIST, YOU'LL YOU'LL DO A PARTIAL DEPOSIT AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE BENCHMARKS.

IF IT'S A LARGE PIECE, THEN RIGHT, THERE WILL BE BENCHMARK CHECK INS ALONG THE WAY.

AND IF THEY'RE NOT KEEPING UP WITH IT, THEN THERE WILL BE CONVERSATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I'LL WE'LL BE PART OF THE PROCESS THE ENTIRE TIME.

FANTASTIC, AND SO WE HAD OBVIOUSLY HAD LEGAL CHECK THIS OUT BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT CAN GET REALLY MESSY REALLY QUICKLY.

YES. AND SO WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO OBVIOUSLY PUT IT ON PRINT.

LET'S SAY WE HAVE A SCULPTURE THAT COMES OUT.

IT'S REALLY GORGEOUS AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT IN THE BEDFORD CONNECTION AND PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND ALL THAT.

WE WILL HAVE THOSE RIGHTS, EITHER LICENSE RIGHTS OR IT'LL BE GRANTED TO US.

ABSOLUTELY. YES, WE HAVE FULL RIGHTS TO USE PHOTOS OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO AS A CITY WITH THAT ARTWORK, YES.

AND SO AND THEN THAT'S PART OF THAT CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ARTIST IS WELL AWARE AHEAD OF TIME THAT THEY'RE ALMOST THERE IN SIGNING THIS, THEIR LICENSING THEIR WORK TO US TO USE. CORRECT, THAT AND IT'S IN HERE AND IT WILL ALSO BE IN THE CONTRACT THEY'LL STILL HAVE. THEY CAN HAVE A COPYRIGHT OVER THEIR ARTWORK, BUT WE WILL HAVE FULL ABILITY TO TO USE THAT HOWEVER WE WANT TO.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT THAT THAT DOES GET A LITTLE STICKY SOMETIMES.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO DETAIL IN MAKING SURE THE ARTIST UNDERSTANDS THAT AS WELL, SO THAT THEY CANNOT COME BACK LATER ON AND SAY, HEY, YOU'RE REPRINTING MY DESIGN HERE.

THEY NEED TO BE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THEY'RE SIGNING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTED.

ABSOLUTELY. I APPRECIATE, KRISSI.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL, I'LL GET YOU NEXT CINDY.

HI, KRISSI. THANKS SO MUCH.

IT'S A NEW DAY IN BEDFORD.

YEAH.

I HAVE A QUESTION AS FAR AS VETTING THE ARTIST.

I MIGHT HAVE A GREAT IDEA, BUT AND I CAN VERBALIZE IT, BUT I CAN'T PUT IT ON PAPER.

SO DO YOU HAVE STEPS REQUIRED FOR THEM TO LIKE, GIVE YOU DRAWINGS AND PICTURES AND EVEN EVEN LOOK AT THEIR BACKGROUNDS? ABSOLUTELY. WHERE THEY CAME FROM AND HOW THEY GOT TO WHERE THEY ARE? YES. SO BEFORE WE WILL HIRE AN ARTIST TO DO A PIECE OF WORK OR COMMISSION THEM TO DO A

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MURAL OR A SCULPTURE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEY'LL HAVE TO SUBMIT A RESUME.

THEY'LL HAVE TO SUBMIT A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF EXAMPLES OF THEIR WORK.

WE'LL CALL REFERENCES.

IT'S A PRETTY IN-DEPTH PROCESS, SO WE'LL WE'LL KNOW FOR SURE BY THE TIME WE GET TO EXECUTION THAT THEY ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE AND THEY'RE FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING WHATEVER THAT IDEA WAS.

AS FAR AS OUR OUR ELECTRICAL BOXES.

DID YOU HAVE THEM SIGN CONTRACTS? I DID. YES, IN THE STREET.

YES. UH-HUH.

OK. THAT'S ALL I NEED, THANK YOU.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN WOULD NEVER GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? I THINK HE COULD.

YOU KNOW WHAT? SO YOU GOT TO START SOMEWHERE.

OK, THANK YOU FOR THAT [INAUDIBLE].

COUNCIL MEMBER ALMENDAREZ, HEY.

ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I CAN YES. OK, SO A QUICK QUESTION.

SO ON THE SELECTION PROCESS, I SEE THAT IT WILL CONSIST OF MEMBERS OF THE CULTURAL COMMISSION AND STAFF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE CULTURAL COMMISSION.

SO CURRENTLY THERE ARE FIVE.

FIVE, OK. AND SO HAVE WE GIVEN THOUGHT TO MAYBE OPENING VOTING TO THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD, SINCE THE CITIZENS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT IT THE MOST AND IT WILL BE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS? HAVE WE THOUGHT OF MAYBE INCLUDING OUR PEOPLE? NO, BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

OK. I THINK THE REASON THAT WE FALL TOWARD THE CULTURAL COMMISSION IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE OR THEY SHOULD HAVE A LEVEL OF EXPERTISE IN THE AREA SO WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON LIKE WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T WORK, PRINCIPLES AND VALUES LIKE THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINGS THAT NORMALLY DO WORK AS COMMUNITY PUBLIC ART PIECES.

ARTS A TRICKY THING BECAUSE IT IS IT'S HEAVILY OPINION AND FEELING.

AND SO I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES IF YOU OPEN IT UP TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY, THEN YOU JUST KIND OF GET A LOT OF FEELINGS IN THE WAY AND OPINIONS.

AND I THINK YOU SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A BODY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE CHOOSING SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A PUBLIC ARTWORK THAT HAVE SOME BACKGROUND OR KNOWLEDGE IN THE ARTS.

SO THEY CAN THEY CAN BASE IT ON THAT INSTEAD OF JUST, HEY, I LIKE THAT, HEY, I DON'T LIKE THAT. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC DON'T HAVE THAT BACKGROUND, BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF VETTING PROCESS FOR THOSE THAT ARE CHOOSING OUR PUBLIC ART PIECES. SO THE PEOPLE ON STAFF, DO THEY HAVE THAT ART BACKGROUND? THEY DO. OK, SO HOW MANY ON STAFF, INCLUDING WITH THE COMMISSION, HOW MANY PEOPLE IS THAT TOGETHER? THERE WAS ONE.

THERE'S ONE. SO THIS IS JUST SIX PEOPLE VOTING ON THE ART FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

YES, FOR THAT PROJECT, IT WAS OH, SO THIS IS JUST FOR ONE PROJECT.

SO IN THE FUTURE, IT WON'T JUST BE SIX PEOPLE VOTING.

IT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE SIX.

IT MIGHT BE A SUBCOMMITTEE FROM THE CULTURAL COMMISSION.

INTERESTING. OK.

THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. SOMETIMES IF YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE VOTING ON A PIECE OF ART, YOU NEVER GET TO A RESOLUTION BECAUSE AGAIN, THOSE OPINIONS CAN GET IN THERE AND FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS GET INVOLVED IN ARTWORK.

SO SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER TO WORK WITH A SMALLER GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE AN EXPERTISE IN THAT AREA. OK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. ALMENDAREZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER.

AS YOUR STATING ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, RIGHT? YES. I MEAN, PRETTY MUCH SO.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, HAVING THE ART POLICY IN PLACE FOR FUTURE POTENTIAL ART, IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING.

BUT MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE A PLAN? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE DOING THE SIGNAL BOXES, THE CROSSWALKS, BUT DO WE HAVE A OUTLINE OF WHERE IT IS THAT WE WANT TO GO? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MURALS.

I SAW YOUR B THAT YOU SUBMITTED, YOU KNOW, FOR JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT KIND OF THING.

BUT WE'VE TALKED MANY TIMES WHEN WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT ONES HERE, WERE WE GOING TO SELECT A THEME FOR THIS CITY? YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CYCLES, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CYCLES, I DON'T MEAN JUST BICYCLES. WE TALK ABOUT MOTORCYCLES.

WE'VE GOT THREE LARGE MOTORCYCLE COMPANIES HERE THAT SERVICE OUR THE NORTHEAST AND REALLY ALL OF TEXAS, I GUESS.

MM HMM. SO WITH THAT, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S BEEN OTHER SUBMISSIONS.

SO MY QUESTION IS IS DO WE HAVE A PLAN? DO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING AFTER, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS SIGNAL BOXES FIRST, ADDITIONAL CROSSWALKS MAYBE.

I KNOW EVERYBODY'S INTERESTED IN MURALS.

RIGHT.

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GENERATIONS PARK, BOYS RANCH, THAT NEW WALL THAT'S GOING IN.

SO WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS? SO I THINK MOVING FORWARD, YES, WE HAVE A PLAN AND NO, WE DON'T.

AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS.

I MEAN, LIKE YOU JUST YOU JUST STATED A TON THAT WOULD TAKE TWO OR THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE ALL OF THEM SUCCESSFULLY.

SO I THINK WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING THAT PLAN AND REALLY NAILING IT DOWN.

IN BETWEEN ALL THOSE PROJECTS ARE ALSO CULTURAL ARTS EVENTS AND FESTIVALS.

SO WE'RE GOING AND DOING FULL SPEED AHEAD ALL THE TIME.

I THINK ESTABLISHING A STRONG CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION WILL HELP IN CREATING, SITTING AT THE TABLE AND CREATING A STRONG PLAN TO SAY THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO REALLY TACKLE THIS YEAR.

THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO TACKLE NEXT YEAR.

SO THE ANSWER TO THAT IS IS YES, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IT.

BUT I I DON'T HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER THAT I CAN HAND YOU WITH ALL OF THOSE LISTED RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING WHAT OUR MAIN FESTIVAL WILL BE, WHETHER WE'LL STILL BE BLUES FEST, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS ONE THING.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WAS ANOTHER THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PLACING ON SOME OF THE SIGNAL BOXES AND SOME OF THE ARTWORK AROUND THE MURALS AND THAT KIND OF THING.

YES. SO FOCUSING ON MAYBE THOSE FESTIVALS WOULD BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AS WELL.

MM-HMM. ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS, KRISSI. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU MS. CULVER. SO KIND OF TAKING IN SOME OF THE QUESTIONS HERE.

IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME AS YOU KIND OF LOOK OUT ON THE HORIZON, THERE ARE PROBABLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO DO CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHERE YOU COULD SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY? SURE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THERE MAY BE A PARTICULAR PROJECT, AND YOU MAY PUT OUT A SURVEY AND SAY WE'RE INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU LIKE, AND IT COULD BE THAT THAT COULD LEAD TOWARDS ULTIMATELY WHO YOU CHOOSE. I THINK THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN SOME THINGS YOU GO FORWARD.

I THINK YOU'VE EXPRESSED THAT DESIRE TO DO THAT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

OH, ABSOLUTELY, AND I THINK I TALKED WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE.

EVERY CITY IS UNIQUE, AND SO IT'S THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME COMING IN AND SAYING, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR BEDFORD.

THIS IS ABOUT ME COMING TO BEDFORD, MEETING ALL THE PEOPLE, GETTING A FEEL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, GETTING A FEEL FOR THE CITY AND THEN SAYING, OK, WHAT WORKS HERE? WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT BEDFORD? WHAT CAN WE DO TO REALLY CELEBRATE THIS SPACE THROUGH THE ARTS? AND SO YES, THAT DOES INCLUDE ASKING THE RESIDENTS, I THINK WE I INCLUDED SOME QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY THAT WENT OUT THAT WERE ART SPECIFIC BECAUSE I'M REALLY INTERESTED, OF COURSE, IN WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT, WHERE THEIR INTERESTS LIE.

ARE THERE THEMES OR ARE THERE CERTAIN PROJECTS THEY'RE INTERESTED IN? SO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT, YES, [INAUDIBLE] SO REALLY THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS ART POLICY IS TO PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FROM WHICH TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS OF WHERE WE GO IN AS MUCH AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE THINGS THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH COUNCIL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AND WITH OTHER RESIDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES.

TO HELP FORMULATE THOSE IDEAS OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO GOING FORWARD IS THAT THE PROPER WAY TO KIND OF FRAME THAT? ABSOLUTELY. OK. YES [INAUDIBLE] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CITY MANAGER JIMMY STATHATOS.

THANK YOU, SIR. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION, I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT THE CULTURAL COMMISSION, THOSE ARE RESIDENTS THAT ARE APPOINTED BY YOU ALL OBVIOUSLY.

YES SIR. KRISSI WORKS FOR ME, WHO WORKS FOR YOU ALL.

AND SO THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE THE TWO OF US, AS WELL AS EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE OUR JOB CONSTANTLY IS TO IMPLEMENT THE COUNCIL'S VISION.

AND SO I GUESS MY POINT IS THAT THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S SO CRITICAL THAT CHRISSIE IS INVOLVED WITH THAT SELECTION, BUT ALSO THE OTHER RESIDENTS.

BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S IT'S DONE IN A VACUUM AND WE SHOULD BE GETTING THE RESULTS.

FOR TOO LONG ABOUT THE ART QUESTIONS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT. THANK YOU, SIR.

I JUST KIND OF THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GREAT JOB. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT.

YOU ARE IN UNCHARTERED TERRITORY FOR THE CITY.

WE'VE NEVER ENGAGED AND WE'VE NEVER CREATED OR APPLIED A VISION TO WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADD COLOR TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING ARE PROVIDING THAT FRAMEWORK FROM WHICH THAT WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH A VISION.

TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE THE VISION WITH THAT IN MIND TO, I THINK, WHAT YOU'RE YOU'RE DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB IN THINKING ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE, WHICH IS HOW WE ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE RESIDENTS, HOW WE ENGAGE WITH THE OTHER ART COMMUNITY, HOW WE ENGAGE WITH THOSE STAKEHOLDERS.

AND THEN IT'S ALSO ABOUT CREATING A SENSE OF PRIDE FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN BEDFORD.

AND I JUST THINK YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AND I THINK YOU TOOK A CHANCE ON BEDFORD.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I HAVE THE COOLEST JOB, SO.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS.

YES, WE ARE. WE ALREADY ARE.

WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

OH, WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS, ANYONE INTERESTED IN MAKING A MOTION.

MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL ARE YOU WILLING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ART POLICY? I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. OK, WE HAVE FIRST FOR MAYOR PRO TEM.

WE HAVE A SECOND TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER.

I'M GOING TO GIVE IT A COGAN. OKAY.

SECOND, COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.

LET'S VOTE EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? I'LL GET YOU ON THE NEXT ONE.

HOW ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, STAFF.

THANK YOU, KRISSI. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

GREAT JOB. OK, NEXT UP, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.

[7. Mayor/Council Member Reports]

COUNCIL, Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT.

OK, THE WONDERFUL MOLLY FOX GAVE ME A FEW THINGS TO MENTION THIS EVENING.

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

COFFEE WITH A COP TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 23RD.

JOIN BEDFORD POLICE OFFICERS TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 23RD FROM EIGHT TO NINE A.M.

AT MCDONALD'S ON 2100 CENTRAL PARK TO HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND ENJOY A CUP OF COFFEE. OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT, RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 25TH TO MARCH 4TH AT SIX O'CLOCK, 6:00 IN THE EVENING.

THAT'S THE SEATING, THE MOVIE IS GOING TO BE AT 6:45.

TO AVOID THE POSSIBLE FREEZING TEMPS.

WE HAVE OFFICIALLY RESCHEDULED THE OUTDOOR MOVIE DATE NIGHT TO FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH.

ALL WHO PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED DO NOT NEED TO DO SO AGAIN.

BRING YOUR BLANKETS IN A LOW PROFILE LAWN CHAIR FOR THE PARKS AND REC SPECIAL SHOWING OF THE NOTEBOOK STARTING AROUND 6:45 P.M.

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.

PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE ONSITE AT OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL AND NEXT DOOR AT THE LIBRARY.

SPRING FLING FAMILY DANCE, FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH.

THIS IS A FAMILY DANCE FOR CHILDREN AND AN IMPORTANT ADULT ROLE MODEL IN THEIR LIFE TO ENJOY A FUN NIGHT OUT ON THE DANCE FLOOR.

THE DANCE WILL BE HELD OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 11, FROM 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M..

TICKETS INCLUDE DANCING, REFRESHMENTS, A PHOTO BOOTH AND MORE.

TICKETS ARE $12 PER PERSON AND MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, OK? NEXT UP, CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS.

[8. City Manager/Staff Reports]

JIMMY STATHATOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR, THANK YOU COUNCIL, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE TOWN HALL MEETING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PERFORMING ARTS VENUE.

WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, LOTS OF GOOD FEEDBACK.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GATHER THAT FEEDBACK AND THEN PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL SO WE CAN DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS.

AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE'RE ALSO GETTING ALL THE ANSWERS, ALL THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT THE YMCA FROM THE EVENT THAT WE HAD THAT NIGHT, THAT OTHER TOWN HALL MEETING.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON THE FAQ.

HONESTLY, WE'RE WANTING TO GET THEM ALL DONE THOROUGHLY BEFORE WE JUST NICKEL AND DIME WITH NEW QUESTIONS UNLESS SOME COME UP AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE IF THEY DON'T LOOK THIS DAY AND THEN THERE'S IT'S UPDATED, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION. SO WE CONTINUE TO GET GREAT FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP, SO THAT'S EXCITING.

WHAT WE DO IN AN RFP? I KNOW THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT TO JUST KIND OF TO SHOW, BUT IT'LL BE A LEGAL PROCESS, BE POSTED ALL THAT.

BUT AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT'LL COME TO COUNCIL.

THE OTHER THING IS, I WANT TO MENTION GREAT JOB KRISSI.

PRETTY EXCITING, THERE'S A MURDER MYSTERY THIS WEEKEND, AND IT SOLD OUT LIKE SO QUICKLY, WHICH I THOUGHT IT WAS A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE EVENT AND THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT KRISSI'S ASSEMBLED.

AND I'M GOING ON SUNDAY, I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL ARE GOING.

SO THANKS FOR DOING THAT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, UNLESS ANYONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU, JIMMY. I DO WANT A SECOND THAT WE HAD TOWN HALL MEETINGS REGARDING THE THE RECREATION CENTER AND WITH REGARDS TO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

THOSE ARE FANTASTIC MEETINGS.

WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK OUT OF THAT.

THAT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS.

AND SO WE'RE HEEDING THAT ADVICE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND CAME TO THAT.

THAT WAS, THOSE WERE FANTASTICALLY, INFORMATIONAL AND HELPFUL, SO THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

OK. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YOU OK? WELL, SECOND WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ALMENDAREZ.

EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

OK, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. STAY SAFE.

IT IS SEVEN O'CLOCK.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.