[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]
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[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]
SO NEXT UP, WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES TO HONOR TONIGHT.SO FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO FIRST INVITE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CHERYL TAYLOR.
HE'S THE ONE WITH THE ONE BLUE BOOT FROM THE PAINT AND HE WEARS IT VERY PROUDLY.
A FEW YEARS AGO, HE HAD A LINE REQUEST FOR AN ELDERLY COUPLE, AND IN SPEAKING WITH THEM, HE LEARNED IT WAS FOR A PET THAT THEY WERE GETTING READY TO BURY.
HE MADE SURE TO DO THE LOCATE AND ONCE HE WAS ABLE TO NOTE THAT THE AREA WAS CLEARED, HE OFFERED TO HELP THEM.
HE'S ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES.
HE'S A PROUD BEDFORD RESIDENT AND IS WELL LOVED BY HIS NEIGHBORS, FOR HIS KINDNESS AND HIS GENEROSITY.
IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE ENJOYS COMPUTER PROGRAMING OR EXCUSE ME, COMPUTER GAMING AND TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY TO TROPICAL PLACES.
HIS POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND PASSION FOR WORK MAKE HIM A TRUE ASSET TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO RAMONE FOR FIVE YEARS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD . [APPLAUSE] I WAS LOOKING FOR THE BLUE BOOT.
[LAUGHING] HE CLEANED UP. SO WE HAVE A PEN FOR YOU FOR FIVE YEARS.
THANKS, RAMONE. NEXT UP, POLICE CHIEF JEFF WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO TONIGHT I GET THE PLEASURE OF RECOGNIZING SERGEANT JOEY GAUGER.
JOEY'S BEEN WITH US FOR 25 YEARS, SINCE HIS HIRED JOEY AND I KIND OF GO BACK A LONG WAY.
WE STARTED AT BEDFORD YEARS AGO ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
SO HE'S BEEN A POLICE OFFICER, STARTED OFF AS A PATROL OFFICER, SERVED AS AN FTO ON OUR ORIGINAL BICYCLE UNIT THAT WE'LL BE STARTING BACK UP SOON.
HE WAS A CORPORAL IN PATROL, AND HE'S NOW A PATROL SERGEANT IN THE PATROL DIVISION.
SO THE GOOD THING ABOUT JOEY IS IF ANYBODY KNOWS IT FIRST, HE'S JUST THE NICEST GUY YOU'LL EVER MEET. I MEAN, HE'S JUST A GENUINE, GENUINE, NICE GUY.
HIS LOVELY WIFE'S BACK THERE WITH HIM IS ALSO MELISSA.
SO YOU GUYS REMEMBER EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO SOLVE THE JANET LOVE MURDER CASE FROM THE MID 1980S.
IF THAT WOULD NOT BEEN FOR JOEY'S COMMITMENT AND TIME ON THAT, WE WOULD NEVER GET THAT CASE SOLVED. SO HE JUST NEVER, NEVER GIVES UP.
EVEN THOUGH HE WASN'T SERVING AS A DETECTIVE, HE STILL HELD ON TO THAT CASE AND NEVER GAVE UP ON SOLVING THAT CASE.
SO BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JOEY FOR HIS 25 YEARS OF EXCELLENT SERVICE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, HAVE A WIFE COME UP WITH HIM, BECAUSE THAT'S GREAT. ANYBODY THAT'S SURVIVES IN THIS JOB LONG ENOUGH, THEY HAVE TO
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HAVE A GOOD FAMILY SUPPORT COME UP WITH THEM.[APPLAUSE] 25 YEARS. BEDFORD'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF APRIL 10TH THROUGH 16, 2022 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR'S WEEK.
AND HERE TO DISCUSS THIS OR SET THIS UP IS POLICE CHIEF JEFF WILLIAMS AND DISPATCH SUPERVISOR AMY JAMES.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS.
SO WITH ME AGAIN IS AMY JAMES.
SO SHE'S BEEN OUR DISPATCH SUPERVISOR FOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE'S BEEN IN 911 OR IN DISPATCH LONGER THAN 911 HAS BEEN AROUND.
SO IT'S SO SHE'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
SO WE'VE GOT A GOOD, LONG TERM DEDICATED EMPLOYEE.
SO THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL IS TELECOMMUNICATOR APPRECIATION WEEK.
SO THIS IS REALLY JUST TO CELEBRATE THE GOOD JOB THAT THESE DISPATCHERS DO ON A DAILY BASIS. THEY SAVE LIVES.
THEY'RE OUR LIFELINE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS TO THEIR COMMUNITY. AND THEY HELP US COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH.
SO BEDFORD ALONE, THE CENTER THAT WE HAVE ANSWERS OVER RIGHT AROUND 50,000 CALLS PER YEAR OF NEED FOR CITIZENS OR RADIO CALLS FROM THE POLICE OFFICERS AND TALKING ABOUT THEM SAVING LIVES. LAST NIGHT, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING INFORMATION TO ONE OF OUR OFFICERS THAT WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SCENE OF A SUBJECT THAT HAD OVERDOSED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUSCITATE THAT SUBJECT AND SAVE HIS LIFE.
SO IF NOT FOR THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GAVE, WE WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT THERE.
SO THANK YOU, AMY, AND THANK OUR CREW FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.
[APPLAUSE] YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY BEFORE I READ THIS? OKAY, SO IT IS JUST GIVING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY AMY.
SHE DON'T TALK UNTIL YOU CALL 911. OKAY.
OKAY. SO IT IS MY HONOR TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THAT REQUIRE POLICE, FIRE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, THE PROMPT DISPATCHING OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND CITY PERSONNEL IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND CITY PERSONNEL IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE THE CITY OF BEDFORD EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.
AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT OUR CITIZENS HAVE WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS.
BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES, BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY. AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.
AND WHEREAS EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB IN THE PAST YEAR.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, MICHAEL BOYTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 10 THROUGH 16, 2022, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD, IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY AND CITIZENS SAFE.
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ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE.MR. WELLS, ANYONE SIGN UP FOR OPEN FORUM? ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT UP, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER SOME ITEMS FOR APPROVAL BY CONSENT.
[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]
SO I'LL GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER JIMMY STATHATOS.THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THE FIRST ITEM IS THE THE MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 8TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
THE SECOND ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES OF BEDFORD, EULESS AND HURST FOR COMBINING EFFORTS FOR THE PROVISION OF A TEEN COURT PROGRAM IN MUNICIPAL COURT.
BASICALLY, WHAT WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WOULD DISBAND THE ADVISORY BOARD AND SO IT WOULDN'T IMPACT WHICH TEEN COURT WOULD STILL CONTINUE IN THE SAME FASHION AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
THERE JUST WOULD NOT BE A BOARD.
AND THIS SAME AMENDMENT IS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCILS OF EULESS AND HURST AS WELL. THE THIRD ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TEAGUE, NALL AND PERKINS IN AN AMOUNT OF $122,210 FOR THE DESIGN OF DEUCE DRIVE, WATER, SEWER AND STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
DEUCE DRIVE WAS ASSESSED BY STAFF IN MARCH 2021 AND IS SLATED FOR RECONSTRUCTION AS PART OF THE FIVE YEAR STREET IMPROVEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THAT'S A HALF CENT SALES TAX, AND SO THAT IS PART OF THIS PROJECT AND IT'S THE AREA BETWEEN TENNIS DRIVE AND BROWN TRAIL, AND IT'S LOCATED IN AN AREA WITH LARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES THAT CARRY HEAVY LOADS AND CONTINUE TO DAMAGE THE EXISTING ASPHALT STREET.
AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION APPROVED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER GAGLIARDI.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL, THANK YOU STAFF.
[4. Public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 6 of Appendix B of the City of Bedford Zoning Ordinance by amending Section 6.4.A regarding the composition of the Board of Adjustment members; and by amending Section 22-31 of the Code of Ordinances regarding the composition of the Building and Standards Commission. (PZ-ZONING AMEND-2022-50001) (Item was recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission by a vote of 6-0-0)]
NEW BUSINESS ITEM FOUR.WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER SIX OF APPENDIX B OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD ZONING ORDINANCE BY AMENDING SECTION 6.4.A REGARDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS AND BY AMENDING SECTION 22-3.1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU PLANNING MANAGER WEST MORRISON.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL STAFF, BRINGING THIS ORDINANCE FORWARD. YOU'LL NOTICE SECTION TWO OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH ALTERS THE COMPOSITION OF ALTERNATES FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
AND THEN SECTION THREE OF THE ORDINANCE AMENDS SECTION 22-31, WHICH ALTERS THE MEMBERSHIP SECTION OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION.
THE REASON THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IS THAT IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL ON THIS REQUEST AS WELL. YOU CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
SO CAN YOU JUST ELABORATE ON WHY WE'RE CONSIDERING DOING THIS? I THINK IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM CONVERSATIONS THAT COUNCIL WITH STAFF IS THAT IT'S JUST TO MAKE MORE EFFICIENT USE OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS WHEN WE OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING? NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
LET'S OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:19.
WE'LL WELCOME ANY COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, THOUGHTS.
I WOULD LIKE THE CLOCK TO TICK OVER, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO WAIT TODAY.
LET'S CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:19.
SO COUNCIL, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.
MAYOR I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE APPROVAL.
MOTION TO APPROVE COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE EVERYONE IN FAVOR.
SAY AYE. ANYONE OPPOSE THAT'S NO.
THANK YOU STAFF, THANK YOU COUNCIL.
[5. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Andale Construction, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $275,000 for High Density Mineral Bond (HA5TM) through an interlocal agreement with the City of Hurst.]
MOVING RIGHT ALONG. ITEM FIVE, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ANDALE CONSTRUCTION INC IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO[00:15:04]
EXCEED 275,000 FOR HIGH DENSITY MINERAL BOND THROUGH AN INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HURST AND ONCE AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CHERYL TAYLOR.THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDED IMPROVEMENTS TO DEUCE DRIVE AND THIS ITEM IS ANOTHER STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
AS PART OF THE STREET IMPROVEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THAT STRIP IN THE LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN WAS CONSIDER EXPANDING THE MENU OF MAINTENANCE OPTIONS FOR STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
SO ASPHALT IS MADE UP OF PRIMARILY TWO COMPONENTS ROCK AGGREGATE, WHICH IS A ROCK AND ASPHALT BINDER, WHICH IS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THAT ROCK IN PLACE.
THE KEY TO EXTENDING PAVEMENT LIFE IS TO PRESERVE THE ASPHALT BINDER AND STOP OXIDATION BECAUSE WITH THE OXIDATION IT CAUSES RAVELING OF THE PAVEMENT AND THAT CAUSES CRACKING OF THE PAVEMENT SURFACE.
AND THOSE ARE THE KEY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT DETERIORATE THE ASPHALT BINDER THE QUICKEST WITH ASPHALT STREETS.
SO THESE ARE THE PRIMARY FACTORS THAT WE'RE BATTLING.
SO AS WE MANAGE PAVEMENTS, THE GOAL IS TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MITIGATE THESE FACTORS AND KEEP THE VITAL OILS AND FROM ESCAPING THE THE ASPHALT BINDER.
THE HA FIVE HIGH DENSITY MINERAL BOND IS DURABLE AND PERFORMS LONGER THAN OTHER CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS.
IF PLACED ON THE RIGHT STREETS, IT EXTENDS THE DESIGN LIFE OF THE EXISTING STREETS.
IT CREATES AN IMPERMEABLE MEMBRANE OVER THE PAVEMENT AND LOCKS IN THE VITAL OILS TO KEEP THE ROAD FLEXIBLE.
SO APPLICATION OF THE PRODUCT INCLUDES TWO COATS, WHICH REQUIRES 24 HOURS TO CURE, DURING WHICH IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN ON.
AND VEHICLES WILL NEED TO STAY OFF THE PRODUCT IN ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO SET IN PLACE.
OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE USED THE HI5 PRODUCT INCLUDE ROUND ROCK, VAQUERO, WHICH IS WESTLAKE, IS THAT WESTLAKE, KILLEEN, CITY OF FORT WORTH AND THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN.
CLOSER TO HOME, THE CITY OF HURST HAS BEEN USING THE HI PRODUCTS SINCE 2019.
WE SHOWED THOSE PHOTOS AT THE 4B MEETING AND IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
AND IF YOU DRIVE PAST THEM NOW, LIKE I SAID, THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE 2019.
SO IF YOU GO DOWN HARWOOD ROAD, JUST PAST NORWOOD ON THE SOUTH SIDE, YATES DRIVE, YOU CAN I MEAN, IT'S SO PRETTY, IT LOOKS SO NICE, IT'S BLACK AND IT'S A PERMEABLE SURFACE AND IT PROTECTS THAT ASPHALT PAVEMENT.
IF YOU GO DOWN TOWARD CHISHOLM PARK, THERE'S A COUPLE OF CUL DE SACS IN THERE THAT HAVE HAD IT DONE AS WELL. AND THEN THEY HAVE SOME THAT ARE SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY AS WELL THAT THEY JUST DID LAST YEAR.
SO THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY LOVE TALKING ABOUT THIS PRODUCT AND THEY USE IT EVERY YEAR IN THEIR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
SO THE 4B BOARD APPROVED A TRIAL APPLICATION OF THE HIGH DENSITY MINERAL BOND.
AND THESE ARE THE STREETS SHOWN ON THE MAP HERE THAT ARE SLATED FOR THE APPLICATION.
THIS FISCAL YEAR PROJECT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN END OF MAY OR THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. WE WERE TRYING TO SCHEDULE IT TO WHERE IT'S RIGHT AFTER THE FOREST RIDGE AND HARWOOD ROAD WORK WITH THE COUNTY BECAUSE IT INVOLVES SOME SOME STAFF OVERSIGHT.
ALL OF THE STREETS SHOWN HERE ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THREE WEEKS, WEATHER PERMITTING. SO COMMUNICATION IS GOING TO BE A KEY ELEMENT.
DURING THIS PROJECT, TWO PRIMARY LINES OF COMMUNICATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND COORDINATED BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND ANDALE CONSTRUCTION.
CITY'S EFFORTS ARE MAINLY GOING TO BE ELECTRONIC TO COMMUNICATE SCHEDULES, ROAD CLOSURES AND A LINK TO THE FIVE WEBSITE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN FIND THE INFORMATION.
CITY OF BEDFORD WILL HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE'LL SHARE IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. SO ANDALE CONSTRUCTION HAS AN HA5 WEBSITE AND A PAGE DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY TO THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
THE WEBSITE IS WWW.HA5INFO.COM/BEDFORD.
THE CONTRACTOR DOES HAVE AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATION PLAN.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF THE PROJECT THEY PUT OUT, THEY THEY'LL REACH OUT TO CITY DEPARTMENTS, POLICE, FIRE, THEY'LL REACH OUT TO REPUBLIC SERVICES FOR TO COORDINATE TRASH AND RECYCLING.
AND THEY WILL REACH OUT TO THE POSTMASTER.
ONE WEEK BEFORE THE PROJECT, THEY'LL PLACE TEXT BOARDS AT THE STOP SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'LL HAVE A LINK TO THAT WEBSITE AND GIVE THE ALLOW RESIDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR TEXT ALERTS DURING THE PROJECT SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT STREETS ARE COMING UP
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AND IF THERE'S ANY DELAYS IN THE PROJECT.THREE DAYS IN ADVANCE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL PUT OUT FLIERS DOOR TO DOOR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MAPS AND DATES AND A LEGEND THAT SHOWS WHEN EACH OF THE STREETS ARE GOING TO BE COMPLETED. AND THEN THE DAY BEFORE OR THE NIGHT BEFORE, THEY'RE GOING TO PRE STAGE THEIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND BARRICADES.
SO EVERYBODY GETS THE DOOR HANGERS AND THEY SEE THE SIGNS GOING UP ONCE THEY SEE THE BARRICADES AND EVERYTHING OUT THERE.
AND THEN IT KIND OF GETS EVERYBODY PERKED UP, LIKE, OH, SOMETHING'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.
SO THEN THE MORNING OF, THEY'LL START BY CLEANING OUT THE CLEANING OFF THE ROADS, CLEANING UP ANY OIL SPILLS.
THEY'LL BE BLOWING OUT THE JOINTS AND BASICALLY MILLING AROUND IN THE AREA THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. THEY DO KIND OF A SOFT CLOSURE AROUND 7:00, BUT THEY WILL NOT CLOSE THE ROAD UNTIL ABOUT 8:30 OR NINE THAT WAY.
YOU KNOW, IF PARENTS NEED TO GET STUDENTS OUT TO THE SCHOOLS OR IF ANYBODY HAS TO LEAVE FOR WORK, IT GIVES THEM ENOUGH TIME.
SO AT 8:30 OR NINE, THEY'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE STREETS TO EVERYBODY AND START THE COLORING. BASICALLY, IT'S LIKE A COLORING BOOK.
YOU START ON THE EDGES, YOU COLOR IN THE EDGES, AND THEN YOU FILL OUT THE MIDDLE.
THEY'LL DO ONE COAT IN THE MORNING, THEY'LL ALLOW IT TO DRY, AND THEN SOMETIME AFTER LUNCH THEY'LL DO THAT SECOND COAT.
AND FROM THEN, THEY SAY THAT THEY'LL BE COMPLETE WITH THE SECTIONS THAT ARE BEING DONE FOR THAT DAY. THEY'LL HAVE THEM DONE BY ABOUT 4:30 OR FIVE.
THEY LEAVE THEIR SUPERINTENDENT OUT THERE KIND OF IN THE EVENING SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING HOME, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME BY, ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY WANT AND JUST KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE STAY OFF THE PAVEMENT.
LET'S SEE, THE SECTION OF ROAD WILL REMAIN CLOSED OVERNIGHT AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL RETURN TO THE SITE BETWEEN 5:30 AND 6:30 THE NEXT MORNING TO START TAKING ALL THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND MOVING TO THE NEXT SECTION AND LETTING PEOPLE MOVE THEIR CARS BACK.
THEY WILL HAVE A LIVE CHAT ON THEIR WEBSITE WHERE SOMEONE CAN ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THE SCHEDULE AND THE TIMING OF THE WORK AND ANY SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT RESIDENTS MAY NEED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
SO ONCE WE HAVE A FIRM SCHEDULE FROM THE CONTRACTOR, THEY'LL UPDATE THE WEBSITE AND NOTIFY STAFF SO WE CAN COORDINATE WITH COMMUNICATIONS.
WE'LL SCHEDULE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING AND SHARE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR POLICE, FIRE, POSTMASTER AND REPUBLIC SERVICES.
SO THE REQUESTED ACTION THIS EVENING IS FOR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONTRACT WITH ANDALE CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $275,000.
ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. SO, SURE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY USED.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL A FEW MONTHS AGO.
RIGHT. WERE WE DOING ANY SIMILAR PRODUCT IN THE PAST? AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE DID OTHER KIND OF.
I GUESS LIKE SEAL CODE OR I KNOW WHAT ALL WE HAD USED IN THE PAST.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE STREETS THAT RESIDENTS AND THE COUNCIL DID NOT WISH TO REPEAT.
SO WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, SOMETHING NEW.
SO DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A HIGHER GRADE OF A PRODUCT, THIS TYPE OF TREATMENT? YES. SO I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I LOVE THE COMMUNICATION PLAN THAT THEY'RE BRINGING.
YOU KNOW ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S COMING AND AS IT'S HAPPENING? I LOVE THAT WE FOUND A FIRM THAT DOES THIS KIND OF STUFF.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A PARALLEL COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL, PUTTING STUFF OUT, I'M ASSUMING. WEBSITE, RIGHT? SOCIAL MEDIA. YES.
WE'LL COORDINATE MOLLY WITH THE CONTRACTOR, AND THEY CAN SEND OUT THE COMMUNICATIONS AT THE SAME TIME. VERY GOOD.
COUNCIL, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.
SO YEAH, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
OBVIOUSLY ANYTHING THAT WILL I SAW THE PRESENTATION DURING THE FOR B PRESENTATION AND I THINK IT'S A I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE ROADS LOOK A LOT NICER.
IT'S GOING TO HOPEFULLY SAVE US MONEY IN THE LONG TERM.
THE COMMUNICATION IS SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
SO BUT LET'S SAY HYPOTHETICALLY, WE'VE PUT A COAT DOWN ON THIS STREET AND SOMEONE'S LIKE, HEY, I GOT TO LEAVE IN MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY.
WHAT DO WE DO? WE LET THEM LEAVE.
IT'S HAPPENED. WE'VE ASKED THE SAME SIMILAR QUESTIONS.
DOES THAT HAPPEN? THEY SAID, YEAH, IT'S HAPPENED.
AND THEY'RE AWARE THAT THERE ARE TIMES THAT THERE'S JUST NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
WE CAN PUT OUT THE COMMUNICATIONS.
WE CAN, YOU KNOW, MILL AROUND AND BE THERE IF THEY'LL, THEY'LL FIX IT.
OK WILL IT SO IF YOU'RE DRIVING ON IT WHILE IT'S WET, WILL IT FLING UP ON THE CARS? COULD IT BE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? ARE THERE WE DON'T WE DON'T KNOW.
OKAY, JUST JUST SAY IT WITH CONVICTION.
IT WOULD BE LIKE IF YOU DROVE OVER ASPHALT AS SOON AS IT WOULD BE PUT DOWN.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD IDEA.
YOUR STREET. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER. CHERYL, WHAT WAS THE PROCESS THAT YOU WENT THROUGH,
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NUMBER ONE, DECIDING ON THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT? I MEAN, DID YOU GO OUT FOR A BID? WHAT? NO, THIS IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HURST.WE CHECKED AROUND WITH THE ADJACENT CITIES TO SEE WHAT OTHER TYPES OF PRODUCTS THEY WERE USING. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVEN THE STAFF AT THE CITY OF HURST REACHED OUT AND SAID, HEY, I HEARD YOU MIGHT BE CONSIDERING THIS.
SO WE WENT OUT TO THE STREETS.
WE ACTUALLY WENT I WENT OUT LAST YEAR WHEN THEY WERE IN HURST AND THEY WERE DOING SOME OF THE STREETS. AND I ASKED THEM SOME OF THE SIMILAR QUESTIONS THAT YOU'RE ASKING IS, WELL, HOW DID YOU HANDLE THIS? WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THIS? WHAT DO PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT? WHAT ARE THE YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE WORST COMPLAINTS YOU GET OR WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET AHEAD OF IT? AND WE WENT THROUGH I MEAN, THEY JUST THEY SEEM TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD PLAN AND THE COMMUNICATION WAS GOOD.
AND SO WE DIDN'T LOOK AT ANY OTHER COMPANIES.
RIGHT. AND WHEN YOU SAY NOT THAT DID THIS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE OVERLAY OR THAT DIDN'T USE THIS PARTICULAR.
SO THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATION OF HURST, WE DECIDED THAT THIS WAS THE PRODUCT.
THE REASON I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION IS THAT I HAVE, SINCE I'VE SAT ON COUNCIL NOW FOR THREE YEARS, TALKED ABOUT POLYCOAT RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL PRODUCT AND I'M NOT SURE THAT IT IS COMPARABLE TO THIS.
YOU KNOW, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY I'VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING COME BACK TO SAY YES, WE REACHED OUT TO POLYCOAT.
YES YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME PRODUCT OR THEY DO OR.
I MEAN, THEY'RE A LOCAL COMPANY.
WE, I ASKED STAFF ABOUT THE ABOUT WHAT POLYCOAT DOES AND WE LOOKED A LITTLE INTO WHAT THEY DO AND THEIR PRODUCT IS.
NOT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT WASN'T SPECIFICALLY FOR STREETS.
WELL, THEY DO HAVE A STREET PRODUCT.
I TOURED THEIR THEIR COMPANY AND WAS ABSOLUTELY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT THEY DO.
AND I DO KNOW THAT THEY SERVICE A LOT OF STREETS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US INVESTIGATE IF THERE IS THERE MAY NOT BE A POSSIBLE USE, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I PROMOTE THEM STRICTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE IN OUR BACKYARD.
THEY'RE A GREAT NEIGHBOR TO US, A GREAT BUSINESS TO HAVE HERE IN BEDFORD.
AND I THINK THE ONLY INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE.
IS THAT CORRECT? FOR THE MOMENT.
FOR THE MOMENT. SO, I MEAN, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE IF POSSIBLE AT ANY POINT IN TIME, THEY MAY NOT BE COST COMPETITIVE, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT WE CAN LOOK AT AT WHAT THEY OFFER.
AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY ADD TO OUR STREET PROGRAM, WE'LL BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO THE 4B BOARD.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU, CHERYL.
AND TO SOME DEGREE, IS THIS A LITTLE BIT OF A TEST OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS PRODUCT ON OUR STREETS? IT IS IN THE DISCUSSION WITH THE 4B BOARD.
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WORKS OUT, THAT LOOKS GOOD, THAT LASTS WELL, THE WIDER SCOPE, YES, WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO A WIDER SCOPE.
AND IF IT TURNS OUT THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE AND IT DIDN'T IT WASN'T AS EASY AS IT AS THEY MADE IT OUT TO SOUND.
I MEAN, WE WE'LL LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPLICABLE OR NOT.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT ASSURANCES OR WARRANTIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I BELIEVE IT WAS I BELIEVE IT'S A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY.
SO IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES WITH IT, THEY'LL COME BACK WITHIN THE FIVE YEARS TO.
SO IF GAGLIARDI STARTS DRIVING AROUND IN THE 24 HOUR LIMIT AND SCREW SOMETHING UP, THEY'LL COME BACK OUT AND.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE 24 HOUR PERIOD.
WE'RE TESTING IT. WHY DID WE PICK ROADS THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN, YOU KNOW, LIKE UP ON THE RIGHT THERE AND ON THE FAR LEFT, IT'S LIKE CLOSING OFF A LOT OF HOMES IN THERE.
WHY NOT? SO WHAT? SO FROM 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON TO 4:00 THE NEXT DAY, THEY CAN'T DRIVE IN OR OUT.
AND SOME OF THOSE HOMES ARE A LOOP TO WHERE..
FROM THE TIME THEY START AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING, I'M SORRY, UNTIL ABOUT 6:30 THE NEXT MORNING, THE SECTIONS OF ROAD WILL BE CLOSED OFF.
I WISH I HAD THE SECTIONS THERE.
THEY'RE THE ENTIRETY OF THE STREET, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT DOING THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD HALF A STREET TO WHERE OR THE WHOLE ALL AT ONCE. LIKE THE WHOLE PARTS OF THE STREET.
IF YOU IF YOU LOOK ON THE HI5 WEBSITE.
HI5INFO.COM/BEDFORD, YOU'LL SEE THE CITY STREETS AND THEY'VE ALREADY GIVEN US MAPS THAT SHOW. SO IF IT'S A IT'S A WHOLE SECTION.
THEY LIKE DIVIDE IT IN QUARTERS AND LITTLE PIECES SO THAT, YOU KNOW, A PORTION OF THE
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STREET, THAT'S A PORTION OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT CAN'T PARK IN THEIR DRIVEWAYS, CAN PARK ACROSS THE STREET OR AROUND THE CORNER.SO THEY'RE NOT DOING AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE SAME TIME UP THERE.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT. LOOK, THERE'S NO WAY IN AND OUT.
RIGHT. SO WHAT THEY DO IF LIKE AGAIN ON THEIR WEBSITE, THE WAY THEY PHASE THE PROJECT, I THINK ON THE LEFT SIDE.
YOU SEE? THAT WOULD BE THE NORTHWEST CORNER.
ON THE WESTERNMOST END, THEY HAVE IT DIVIDED UP BY ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 11.
SO THEY COLOR CODED LIKE 11 DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THE STREET SO THAT THEY'LL DO THIS PIECE FIRST. THEY'LL DO THIS PIECE FIRST, THEY'LL DO THIS PIECE FIRST.
THAT WAY, PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THOSE AREAS CAN PARK IN THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN THEY SWITCH AROUND.
YEAH, WELL, I'LL TELL YOU THAT NORTHWESTERN PORTION, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTACT COLLEYVILLE COVENANT BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IN AND OUT IN THE MORNING, THE AFTERNOON WILL BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THERE BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO CUT THROUGH PART OF THAT.
I WOULD ADD THAT TO YOUR CONTACT LIST.
YEAH. YEAH, IT'S THAT WHOLE COMPLEX.
YEAH. WE'RE PLANNING THIS FOR THE WE'RE HOPING TO MOVE THEM OUT AS FAR AS WE CAN INTO THE END OF MAY OR THE BEGINNING OF JUNE.
I'D LOVE FOR IT TO BE AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, BECAUSE THEN THERE'S NO SCHOOL.
ANY ONE. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING CINDY? CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ALMENDAREZ.
SO I WAS JUST NOTICING ON CAROLINE DRIVE AND YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION PRETTY MUCH AT THE END THERE. SO I THINK JUNE WOULD BE BEST IF WE COULD BECAUSE CAROLYN DRIVE IS THE MAIN ROAD TO BEDFORD JUNIOR HIGH AND MY KIDS GO THERE AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU, TRAFFIC WITH STREETS THAT ARE FINE ALREADY CAN BE KIND OF CONGESTED THERE.
SO I THINK THAT SHOULD WEIGH IN HEAVILY WHEN IT STARTED.
SO WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE CONTRACTOR ALREADY.
AND WHAT THEY'VE SAID TO US IS BECAUSE IT'S ADJACENT TO THE SCHOOL, THEY'RE WILLING TO DO A SATURDAY, THEY'RE WILLING TO DO IT.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAPPEN ON SATURDAYS AT THE SCHOOL, TOO.
SO ARE WE TALKING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ARE WE TALKING AT SCHOOL TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING HAPPENING ON THOSE DAYS? WE WILL.
WE'LL MAKE THOSE CONTACTS BEFORE THE PROJECT OR COORDINATE WITH THE 32 HOUR BUS TRIPS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE BAND.
THE BAND COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.
OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER.
CORRECT. I GOT A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.
THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
LET'S VOTE EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANYONE OPPOSED? ONCE AGAIN UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU, STAFF. THANK YOU COUNCIL.
ITEM SIX, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL
[6. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $22,756 for the Forest Drive geomorphic channel assessment.]
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,756 FOR THE FOREST DRIVE, GEO MORPHIC CHANNEL ASSESSMENT AND ONCE AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CHERYL TAYLOR. ALL RIGHT, THIS IS FOR A CHANNEL ASSESSMENT ALONG THE RUSTIC WOOD SUBDIVISION.PORTION OF THE CHANNEL TO BE ASSESSED IS WITHIN THE FIRST THREE PHASES OF THE RUSTIC WOODS ADDITION. IT'S APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE LONG AND RUNS FROM FOREST DRIVE TO CUMMINGS DRIVE.
CHANNEL IS LOCATED IN THE LITTLE BEAR CREEK WATERSHED AND FLOWS FROM SOUTH TO THE NORTH.
PREVIOUSLY HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS OF THE CHANNEL WAS PERFORMED IN THE CITY'S 2002 MASTER DRAINAGE STUDY.
THE 2002 ANALYSIS CONCLUDED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CAPACITY WAS WAS ADEQUATE AND RELATIVELY HIGHER FLOW VELOCITIES WERE REPORTED WITHIN THE CHANNEL.
BUT THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE CHANNEL FOR EROSION.
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT ASSESSMENT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING INCLUDES ACQUIRING TOPOGRAPHY OF THE EXISTING CHANNEL, PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE CHANNEL CONDITIONS AND FIELD DOCUMENTATION OF SOILS TO ESTIMATE ERODIBILITY IN THE CHANNEL.
THE PROJECT DELIVERABLES WILL BE AN ASSESSMENT REPORT DETAILING ERODIBILITY OF THE CHANNEL, ANY PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS FOR STABILIZATION ALTERNATIVES AND CONCEPTUAL ALTERNATIVES WITH PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES AS APPROPRIATE.
TIME FRAME FOR THIS WORK IS APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MONTHS.
A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE WORK IS APRIL/MAY TIMEFRAME.
THEY'LL DO THE FIELDWORK AND EXISTING CONDITION ASSESSMENT.
JUNE/JULY TIMEFRAME, THEY'LL MEET WITH STAFF TO REVIEW FINDINGS AND PREPARE ALTERNATIVES.
AND IN AUGUST, WE ANTICIPATE A FINAL REPORT TO THE CITY ON THEIR FINDINGS.
SO REAL QUICKLY, THIS IS RECENT DISCUSSIONS REGARDING NEW DEVELOPMENT IN AND AROUND THAT
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RUSTIC WOODS AREA, HOA/SUBDIVISIONS, WHATEVER YOU MAY CALL IT.AS WE GOT INTO THE DISCUSSIONS ON THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DRAINAGE ISSUES OVER THERE AND SOME OF EROSION ISSUES.
SO AS A PART OF THAT DISCUSSION, COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO BEGIN A PROCESS TO EVALUATE WHAT WE HAVE SO THAT WE CAN DETERMINE NEXT STEPS FROM THERE? SO THIS IS A RESULT OF THAT? IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY. COUNCIL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANYTHING? YES, MAYOR PRO TEM SABLE.
CHERYL, SO THE LAST DRAINAGE STUDY WAS DONE IN 2002.
THE STUDY OF THIS CHANNEL, THE HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS OF THIS CHANNEL WAS IN 2002.
AND THOSE PROPERTIES WERE ALREADY THERE? I BELIEVE SO. SO WHAT WAS THE DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE INTENTION WAS? WHEN WERE THEY SUPPOSED TO GO BACK AND DO THE DRAINAGE STUDY? WAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE 20 YEARS LATER? THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THE VELOCITIES ARE A LITTLE HIGH AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO JUST MONITOR.
I MEAN, WHAT'S TYPICAL? YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS.
WELL, MASTER, I MEAN, ON A MASTER DRAINAGE STUDY, I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD DO IT EVERY FIVE OR TEN YEARS, MAYBE TEN YEARS.
BUT ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WHERE THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION THAT LET'S KEEP AN EYE ON IT, IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY THING TO SEE.
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO STOP IT? I MEAN, LIKE, SO YOU'RE STOPPING IT AT THE END OF THAT PROPERTY AND THEN YOU'RE STOPPING IT UP THERE, BUT I ASSUME IT GOES ON UP, IS THAT CORRECT? IT DOES AND TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT THE NORTH END.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT'S CONCRETE AT THE NORTH END OR IT'S A CONCRETE OR OAK OPENS UP A LITTLE BIT. AND WAS THE CONCRETE THERE IN 2002 OR YOU DON'T KNOW? I DON'T KNOW. SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD TIME TO DO THE DRAINAGE STUDY TOO.
WE HAVE A MOTION APPROVED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND.
ROB, PUT TWO FINGERS UP. WE HAVE A SECOND FOR APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.
LET'S VOTE EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANYONE OPPOSED. OKAY, ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
STAFF. I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN RUSTIC WOODS. THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND HELPING GIVE US DIRECTION.
AND I KNOW COUNCIL IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING NEXT STEPS ONCE WE GET THIS SURVEY.
ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMERICAN
[7. Consider a resolution of the City of Bedford, Texas approving the American Rescue Plan Act Appropriation Plan; and recognizing and appropriating expenditures within the Fiscal Year 2022 Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Budget.]
RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATION PLAN AND RECOGNIZING AND APPROPRIATING EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND BUDGET AND GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER JIMMY STATHATOS.THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.
THESE FUNDS WERE GIVEN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THEIR BASICALLY LIKE COVID FUNDS.
AND SO I WON'T GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE WORD, BUT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THIS IS GOING TO ENABLE US TO DO THINGS LIKE RIGHT NOW THE GENERATOR AT PUBLIC WORKS DOES NOT GENERATE FOR THE IT DOESN'T PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR THE WHOLE BUILDING, ONLY A SMALL PORTION. AND SO WHEN WE HAD THE SNOWMAGEDDON OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, WE WERE BASICALLY OUT OF BUSINESS FOR THE MOST PART.
AND SO ALSO IN FLEET, THE LIFT WE HAVE, WE CAN'T WORK ON VEHICLES THAT ARE OVER 6,000 POUNDS. AND SO EMERGENCY VEHICLES, IF YOU WILL, THAT OUR STAFF LITERALLY HAS TO GET ON THE GROUND TO GET UNDER TO WORK ON THE VEHICLES.
SO THIS WILL PROVIDE FUNDS FOR A LIFT THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 30,000 POUND VEHICLES.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WILL HELP US IMPLEMENT OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN THAT SENATE BILL THREE REQUIRED IN TERMS OF CONNECTS AND DISCONNECTS AT CERTAIN WATER, SEWER LIFT STATION, SORRY. AND SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING THAT CANDIDLY WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WITHOUT THESE FUNDS.
BASICALLY, WE BREAK IT UP INTO TEN CATEGORIES AND I'LL TELL YOU EACH CATEGORY AND THE AMOUNT. AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC CATEGORIES, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS IT OR PASS THE HARD QUESTIONS TO CHERYL.
FIRST OFF, FLEET UPGRADES, $85,000 EMERGENCY GENERATOR AND EQUIPMENT, $500,000, HYDRO EXCAVATING, VACUUM TRAILER, $135,000.
THAT'S HOW WE MONITOR THE WATER LEVEL IN OUR TANKS.
AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, CONFINED SPACE ENTRY EQUIPMENT TO INSPECT AND REPAIR MANHOLES, $23,000 A WIND CAN SEWER TELEVISED IN SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES $21,000 HYDRAULIC
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TRENCH SHIELD FOR COMPLETION OF UTILITY REPAIRS $15,000.KEY TRACK GUARDIAN KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM $10,000 WATER WELL CHEMICAL FEED PUMP REPLACEMENT $90,000 ONLINE CHLORINE ANALYZERS FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES $32,000.
AS THE MAYOR SAID, THE TOTAL IS $941,000.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
AND JUST A LITTLE VERY, VERY BRIEF BACKGROUND.
THE CITY OF BEDFORD RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $6.2 MILLION LAST YEAR IN ARPA FUNDS, AND WE'RE SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $6.2 MILLION THIS YEAR.
SO ANYWAY, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SOUNDS GREAT. EVERYONE IS JUST OVERJOYED WITH US ACTUALLY HAVING MONEY.
RIGHT? THAT BEING SAID, SOMEONE INTERESTED IN MAKING A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ALMENDAREZ.
OKAY, LET'S VOTE, EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY ONE OPPOSED? OKAY, THAT'S PRETTY EASY. THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU, JIMMY. THANK YOU, STAFF.
[8. Mayor/Council Member Reports]
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO SAY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A FANTASTIC CEREMONY SATURDAY WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 379, GETTING THE HONOR OF HAVING A HISTORICAL MARKER IN THEIR HONOR PRESENTED TO THEM IN HONOR.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE AT 379 AND HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM COME TO COUNCIL AND RECOGNIZE THEM HERE FORMALLY AS WELL. SO, YEAH.
ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY'D LIKE TO REPORT? SO, AMANDA REPORT.
[9. City Manager/Staff Reports]
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO GET COUNCIL FEEDBACK.FIRST THING IS THE SMOKING ORDINANCE.
IT'S A LITTLE CONCERNING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE HEARD ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK ARE SMOKING ORDINANCE ENTAILS, BUT WHAT IT REALLY ENTAILS IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I THINK THE PERCEPTION IS IN THE COMMUNITY JUST ALL ALONG, ALL OVER.
BASICALLY RIGHT NOW, IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT DERIVES MORE THAN 50% OF ITS REVENUE FROM ALCOHOL SALES, YOU CAN HAVE YOU CAN HAVE SMOKING.
SO YOU CAN LITERALLY I MEAN, SO IT'S NOT A MATTER OF ONLY CERTAIN BUSINESSES BEING GRANDFATHERED. ANY RESTAURANT THAT HAS THAT IS ABLE TO HAVE SMOKING ON SITE.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT IS AND IT WOULD BE REALLY A MATTER OF GETTING COUNCIL DIRECTION IS TO LOOK AT TIGHTENING THOSE IN TERMS OF REMOVING THE EXEMPTION TO WHERE ONLY CERTAIN AREAS CAN HAVE SMOKING.
AND IT COULD BE AND ANDREA'S HERE ALSO IF YOU ALL IF ANY ANY OF THE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS BUT YOU KNOW BECAUSE RIGHT NOW AND THERE'S ALSO A TEN FOOT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT YOU CAN SMOKE TEN FEET FROM THE BUILDING IF IT'S SOMEWHERE THAT DOESN'T ALLOW SMOKING INSIDE.
AND SO WE WANT TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES THAT WOULD CLEAN US UP TO BETTER REFLECT, I THINK, WHAT PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF THE ORDINANCE IS OR WAS.
AND THEN ALSO TO LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S RETROACTIVE BECAUSE WITH SMOKING ORDINANCES AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BREN, IF YOU AND I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL THE OPTIONS AND LET YOU ALL DECIDE THAT YOU ALL COULD SUMMARILY COME FORWARD AND SAY, WE DON'T ALLOW SMOKING ANYWHERE.
YOU KNOW, SOME CITIES WILL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS, 90 DAYS OR WHATEVER TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
AND AGAIN, I'M SWITZERLAND ON IT, BUT I WANTED TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO SEE IF YOU WANT TO DO ANYTHING AT ALL.
AND ANDREA, DID I MISS ANY OF THE CRITICAL POINTS? OKAY. THANK YOU.
SO, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW IT'S PART OF A BIGGER CONVERSATION, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO BRING SINCE WE'RE BRINGING CODE CHANGES, WE DIDN'T WANT TO BRING ONE AND, YOU KNOW, OPEN A HORNET'S NEST. IF EVERYONE IS PLEASED WITH WHAT THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS IN THE SMOKING ORDINANCE, SO HAVE WE SURVEYED OUR NEIGHBORS TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING? WE HAVE, YES.
AND I DON'T KNOW I KNOW THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT AND.
I FEEL LIKE SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS DIFFERENT THAN WE WERE ADVISED IN THE PAST.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED WAS AND ANDREA CAN SPEAK MORE TO THIS, THE GUTS OF THE SMOKING HORNETS WERE PRETTY MUCH REMOVED WHEN CHANGES WERE MADE.
AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE INTENT WAS TO GRANDFATHER CERTAIN PLACES.
BUT WHAT IT REALLY DID WAS OPEN THE FLOODGATES.
ANDREA, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN.
SO, YEAH, SO WE HAVE NOT RECENTLY KIND OF DONE A POLL LIKE WE TYPICALLY DO SO OFTEN WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.
A LOT OF THEM DO HAVE A BAN IN PLACE AS WELL FOR PARTICULAR RESTAURANTS.
I THINK OUR ISSUE HERE IS SIMPLY LIES WITH THE DEFINITION OF A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT.
AND AGAIN, IT'S QUITE FLEXIBLE HERE WHERE WE ALLOW A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IF THEY'RE SELLING 51% ALCOHOL, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THE MIX OF RESTAURANTS THAT SELL ALCOHOL THESE DAYS, IT'S NOT HARD TO HIT THAT RATIO.
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YOU'RE COMPLETELY EXEMPT.THERE'S BEEN CONCERNS WHERE FAMILIES WILL GO TO RESTAURANTS, SIT DOWN AND THEY'RE SMOKING OCCURRING. AND I THINK I DON'T KNOW WE DON'T KNOW AS STAFF THAT THAT WAS THE INTENTION OF COUNCIL WHEN THIS WAS CHANGED YEARS AGO, THINKING THAT WE PUT A BAN ON THAT WHEN THIS REQUIREMENT WITH THAT ALCOHOL COMPLETELY EXEMPTS REALLY MOST RESTAURANTS THAT ARE OPERATING IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU CAN EASILY HAVE A $13 MARGARITA AND A $13 SALAD THESE DAYS AND YOU'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE UP AGAINST THAT, THAT TYPE OF THING.
I THINK JIMI KIND OF WANTED TO GAUGE EVERYBODY'S INTEREST ON THIS RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING. DO WE HAVE A SURVEY OF BEDFORD ESTABLISHMENTS THAT EXCEED THE 51% NUMBER? I DON'T HAVE A CURRENT NUMBER OF THAT.
I MEAN I MEAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING OF SURVEY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA, IT MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE THAT AS WELL.
AND THERE'S THERE'S SO MANY WAYS WE CAN GO ABOUT IT.
AGAIN, WE CAN MAKE THE CHANGE AND IT'S EFFECTIVE THE DATE THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED.
SO AGAIN, YOU GRANDFATHER THOSE FOLKS IN AGAIN WITH IT BEING SMOKING, WHICH IS KIND OF A KNOWN HEALTH ISSUE, WE DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT.
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR KIND OF DIRECTION FEEDBACK.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN US BRINGING SOMETHING BACK THAT'S GOING TO TIGHTEN THAT UP, IS THERE AN ISSUE OF GIVING COUNCIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO CHEW ON THIS? AND THEN WE HAVE A FOLLOW UP DISCUSSION.
THERE'S NOT BUT TRYING TO SAY, I LIKE YOU ONE DIRECTION.
NOW CAN I MEET? YEAH, WELL, AND REALLY, THIS IS JIMMY'S REPORT.
NO, NO, I WAS GOING TO BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO PASS IT ON TO ANDREA.
I'M JUST JOKING. NO, I DIDN'T WANT.
ANDREA DOESN'T WANT. IT'S A VERY DELICATE SITUATION.
AND SO I DON'T WANT TO PUT HER ON THE SPOT.
BUT BASICALLY, YES, OBVIOUSLY TAKE AS MUCH TIME YOU NEED.
JUST KNOW THAT EVERY BUSINESS THAT OPENS TOMORROW OR TONIGHT, IS GOING TO BE BASED ON THE CURRENT. YES, SIR.
THAT'S AND THERE ARE PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING ASPECTS OF THEIR BUSINESS THAT SEEMS INCONGRUENT OR INCONSISTENT WITH THE VISION OF THE PERCEIVED SMOKING ORDINANCE. AND I'LL JUST KIND OF LEAVE IT AT THAT.
BUT OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW IT'S A LOT.
BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE, IF NO ONE WANTS TO LOOK INTO IT AT ALL, WE DON'T WANT TO WASTE EVERYONE'S TIME. BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY COME BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY AND STUFF.
OPINIONS, MAYOR PRO TEM SABLE.
ANDREA SO THIS IS JUST COME UP OR YOU GUYS WERE GOING THROUGH THE CODE AND YOU SAW IT AND YOU THOUGHT, WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S GOOFY THINGS IN THAT CODE, BUT IT'S COME UP BASED ON A FEW COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AND SOME OF THE RESTAURANTS.
AND THEN AS WE DOVE IN AND LOOK AT THINGS AND RECOGNIZE HOW THIS IS HAPPENING, WE HAVE A BAN. AND AGAIN, A LOT OF TIMES YOU'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER, BUT WE'VE DISCOVERED THIS.
AND THEN ALSO THERE ARE SOME IMPENDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS AND THIS WILL AFFECT THOSE IS IS THERE A LIST SOMEWHERE GRANDFATHERED RESTAURANT.
THERE'S NOT NO REALLY NOT THAT WE'VE LOCATED.
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT THE RECORD WHEN THE OLD COUNCIL DID THIS AND IN FACT, I THINK DR.
ADAMANT. SO THEIR INTENTION REALLY WAS TO HAVE NO SMOKING EXCEPT FOR LIKE TWO OR THREE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT YEAH YES.
BECAUSE THE PRIOR LANGUAGE REALLY HAD A LOT OF STIPULATIONS IN IT ABOUT IF YOU DID HAVE SMOKING, YOU HAD WALLS THAT HAD TO BE INSTALLED, VENTILATION, ETC.
AND ALL OF THAT GOT TAKEN OUT BECAUSE AGAIN, AS WE CAN TELL, WE THOUGHT AND I THINK EVERYONE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A BAN.
IF YOU'RE SERVING FOOD, YOU ARE NOT SMOKING.
AND THAT'S JUST NOT ULTIMATELY WHAT WAS TRUE.
IT DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH THAT. IT DID NOT.
OKAY. SO IS THE WALLS AND THAT SORT OF THING OUT OF DATE? I MEAN, IT USED TO BE, YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO THE AIRPORT AND THERE WOULD BE A SMOKING ROOM AND ALL THE SMOKERS WOULD BE PACKED IN THERE LIKE SARDINES.
BUT IS THAT ALL GONE NOW BECAUSE THERE'S NO SMOKING IN AIRPORTS? I COULDN'T, I COULD NOT ANSWER THAT AT THIS POINT.
I REALLY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES AND KIND OF SEE WHAT THE TRENDS MIGHT BE. IF IT I MEAN, IF IT'S A FULL ON BAN OR IF WE'RE ALLOWED IF WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW SOME STIPULATIONS WHERE THERE IS CIRCULATION, VENTILATION AND THAT KIND OF THING.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY RESTAURANTS CURRENTLY ARE SMOKING OR OFFERING SMOKING? I MEAN, AS FAR AS I KNOW, MOST OF THEM THAT HAVE AGAIN, ARE MEETING THAT REQUIREMENT.
I THINK I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A GIVEN THAT MOST OF THEM ARE NOT.
YEAH, BUT YEAH I'M ALL FOR THEM.
RE DOING IT. YEAH. AND I WANT TO CONFIRM THERE IS NO SMOKING BAN IN BEDFORD AIRPORTS RIGHT NOW. COUNCIL MEMBER ALMENDAREZ.
NO, BUT GENERAL DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO FEEL ANY PRESSURE TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TONIGHT, BUT ANY DISCUSSION HELPS THEM GET A FEEL FOR THE THINGS WE'RE WE'RE
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CONCERNED ABOUT, THINGS THAT WE HAVE FEELINGS ON.SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY JUST TO KIND OF BRAINSTORM A LITTLE BIT.
WELL, MY GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY FROM LUNG CANCER, SO SHE WAS A NEVER SMOKER.
BUT STILL, AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
YEAH, I'LL I'D LIKE TO HAVE A LOOK INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
TO PIGGYBACK OFF THAT, YOU KNOW, I LOST MY DAD COPD.
AND SO I WANT TO STILL LOOK INTO THIS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION. WE KNOW, EVERY CITY AROUND US, WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT AN ISLAND, WHICH WE VERY WELL COULD BE LOOKING AT ISSUES IN THE PAST WHERE WE'RE AN ISLAND AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND US IS MOVED AGES BEYOND US, WHICH I HAVE A FEELING THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE WE'RE AT.
MY QUESTION IS THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A DEBATE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THIS GOING TO DO TO THE REVENUE, WHAT'S IT GOING TO DO TO THE ECONOMY? AND MY ARGUMENT TO THAT WHICH WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THIS ARGUMENT RIGHT NOW, BUT PUTTING IN A THOUGHT IN THERE IS THAT YOU GOT TO ASK THE QUESTION, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU LOSING BECAUSE YOU'RE ALLOWING SMOKING? BECAUSE I KNOW ONE, I FOR ONE, MY WIFE AND I WOULD GO OUT TO RESTAURANTS AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND OUR MONEY THERE IF THERE'S GOING TO BE SMOKING.
TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. BUT I'M INTERESTED IN PURSUING THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
COUNCILMEMBER STEVES. YES, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN COGAN AND ALMENDAREZ.
I ALREADY THOUGHT IT WAS BANNED.
I GUESS I'M GOING TO THE WRONG RESTAURANTS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS ALREADY BANNED IN RESTAURANTS HERE IN BEDFORD, BUT I DEFINITELY LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND APPROACH IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SO ARE YOU HITTING YOUR BUTTON? COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER ATTEMPTING TO HIT YOUR BUTTON.
WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE BUTTON ON THIS PARTICULAR SPEAKER.
THERE MAY BE A REASON FOR THAT.
PLACE FIVE HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BUTTON.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US MOVE FORWARD WITH IT IN TWO WEEKS IS NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE SOONER THAN LATER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
YEAH. AND I, I OBVIOUSLY I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT HERE.
BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN, I THINK WE DO HAVE A DUTY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING THAT WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF ALL THE FACTS HERE BEFORE WE PULL THE TRIGGER ON IT. BUT IF IT CAN BE DONE QUICKLY, I THINK WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT. DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE FROM US ANY FURTHER DIRECTION? NOT ON THAT SPECIFIC ONE.
THERE'S ANOTHER KIND OF FINGER OFF OF THE SMOKING ORDINANCE.
IF I COULD TOUCH ON IT REAL QUICK AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK AS WELL.
THAT WITH TOBACCO STORES RIGHT NOW AND I'LL READ LESS, MORE THAN 50% OF THE SALES COME FROM FOOD, BEVERAGE OR GAS SALES.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BASICALLY RIGHT NOW, AS LONG AS MORE THAN 50% OF SALES COME FROM FOOD, BEVERAGE OR GAS, YOU CAN YOU CAN SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
AND THE ISSUE THAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW IS A RESTAURANT.
BAR OR RESTAURANT OR BAR CAN SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND THEY CAN BE SMOKED IN THE RESTAURANT. SO SOMEONE THAT HAS 51% ALCOHOL CAN SELL TOBACCO AND IT CAN BE SMOKED THERE.
AND SO IT'S KIND OF A TANGENTIAL ITEM.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS AND IT REQUIRES AN SEP, BUT IF YOU TAKE OUT FOOD AND BEVERAGE WHERE IT'S JUST GAS SALES, BUT WE'LL BRING THAT BACK WHEN WE VISIT.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO NOT MENTION IT AND THEN SURPRISE EVERYONE.
SO ANYWAY, [INAUDIBLE] MAYOR PRO TEM SABLE.
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO CIGAR SHOPS? MR. GAGLIARDI YOU KNOW WHAT? HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THEM? SO CIGAR SHOPS CURRENTLY WOULD REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
THIS THERE'S JUST AN EXEMPTION WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF A TOBACCO SHOP THAT IF THIS IS SOLD ALONGSIDE FOOD, BEVERAGES, THEY DON'T REQUIRE THAT SUP.
SO THIS WOULD KIND OF TAKE AWAY THAT FREEBIE THAT IS KIND OF GIVEN AS PARTNERING WITH THOSE GROUPS. AND WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AS AN ISSUE THEN.
DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE YOU'D BE ABLE TO SURVEY BEDFORD BUSINESSES? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND AGAIN, OUR INTENTION IS NEVER TO WE RECOGNIZE THERE'S A FINANCIAL ASPECT TO THIS, TOO. AND LOOKING BACK AT 2014, THERE WERE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.
SO WE WILL CERTAINLY DO OUR BEST AND BE VERY COGNIZANT.
IS IT JUST FROM A COMMUNICATIVE STANDPOINT, WOULD IT BE FAIR TO CONTACT ANY BUSINESSES WHO ARE IN THE VERY SHORT TERM POTENTIALLY IMPACTED BY THIS BEFORE THEY START UP? WE MAY HAVE SOME RESTAURANTS OR ABOUT TO START UP UNDER THE GUISE OF THE OLD RULE.
IS IT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO CONTACT THEM AND JUST SAY, WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING THIS? WE COULD I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU'RE DEALING WITH HUNDREDS OF THESE THINGS, MAYBE JUST A FEW
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OF THEM WERE THEY MAY BE IMPACTED BY THIS DECISION, CORRECT? CORRECT. WOULD THAT BE APPROPRIATE? AND WE COULD I MEAN, YES.YEAH. AND WE CAN OBVIOUSLY DO ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL WANT US TO DO.
THE SITUATION, OBVIOUSLY, IS PUBLIC MEETINGS.
SO I'M NOT TRYING TO BE SNEAKY, BUT I THINK IF YOU IF WE BROADCAST THAT UNLESS THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO CONSIDER BANNING EXISTING BUSINESSES, I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT THAT ARE GOING TO HURRY IN HERE IN THE THEATER.
YEAH. OKAY. GOT IT. BUT WE CAN.
NO, I'M JUST KIND OF THINKING OUT LOUD HERE IF THERE'S ANY.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BLACKED OUT TONIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH. THANK YOU, MOLLY.
OKAY. AND YOU HAD SOMETHING ELSE? YES, SIR. BRIEFLY.
I'M SORRY, MAYOR PRO TEM. OH, I APOLOGIZE.
I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. SHE'S ALWAYS COMES IN AT THE LAST, SO THAT'S MY FAULT.
SO HERE'S MY DEAL. LIKE, I KNOW SOME BUSINESSES THAT GOT STARTED IN 2014, AND I'M THINKING OF ONE IN PARTICULAR.
THEY BASED IT ON THE FACT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE SMOKING IN THERE FOREVER.
YEAH. SO WHAT? SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY AND THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED THEIR CLIENTELE AND THEIR CLIENTELE EXPECTS SMOKING AND THEY DON'T REALLY CARE IF A NON SMOKER WALKS IN THERE AND SAYS, I'M NOT COMING IN HERE EVER AGAIN.
I MEAN, IT'S A PERSONAL CHOICE OF THEIR BUSINESS, CORRECT? CORRECT. AND THE ORDINANCE CAN BE WRITTEN AND AGAIN IN A VARIETY OF WAYS WE CAN GRANDFATHER THOSE AND NOT DO THAT OR IT CAN BECOME EFFECTIVE AND WE WOULD IMPACT THOSE.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHO WE WOULD BE IMPACTING.
AND AND WE CAN WE CAN SET A DATE.
WE CAN THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE SMOKING REQUIREMENT, IS THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH FLEXIBILITY THAT WE CAN CLAIM A DATE, WE CAN MAKE IT EFFECTIVE THE DAY THE ORDINANCE PASS, OR WE CAN GRANDFATHER EVERYBODY THAT IS IN EXISTENCE UP INTO TODAY.
SO, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, IT'S THAT BALANCING OF REGULATION WITH CHOICE OF GRANDFATHERING AS A AS A I JUST DO SO.
BUT I THINK THAT MAYBE THIS MIGHT HAVE TO GO THAT WAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST WITH YOU MENTIONING THAT MY MEMORY IS NOT GRANTED.
MY MEMORIES ARE NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE.
I FEEL LIKE WE WERE NEVER GIVEN THOSE OPTIONS IN THE PAST AS A COUNCIL, WE WERE ALWAYS TOLD THAT WE HAD TO GRANDFATHER.
AND SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF NEW ISM TO HEARING WE HAVE OPTIONS HERE ON HOW TO PROCEED.
LET US LOOK INTO WHAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW AND AGAIN, WHERE WE KIND OF STRIKE THAT LINE AND WHO IT'S GOING TO IMPACT.
AND SO WE CAN AGAIN, THERE'S THERE'S WAYS, I THINK, TO PULL THIS APART, TO SEPARATE THOSE THAT, LIKE YOU SAID, PEOPLE KNOW THEY COME IN AND HAVE A BEER AND THEY'RE CHEESE FRIES AND THEY SMOKE A CIGARETTE.
AND IF THAT'S THERE OR THEY COME IN TO HAVE A CIGARETTE AND THEN SO YEAH, JUST WE'LL GO BACK. I THINK WE'VE GOT GOOD FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL TONIGHT.
IT'S GREAT TO MOVE FORWARD MR. STATHATOS. YES, I'M SORRY MAYOR, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU.
THE LAST ITEM IS VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CITY IS PARTNERING WITH BIKE THE BLUE, COUNCILWOMAN RUTH CULVER IS ONE OF THEIR BOARD MEMBERS AND STEPHANIE CULVER AS WELL.
AND THEY ARE THEY BASICALLY HAVE PROPOSED A VERY COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD. YOU KNOW, CHIEF WILLIAMS HAS BEEN INTRODUCING A HEAVIER EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY POLICING. AND SO ONE OF THOSE ONE OF THE EASIEST AND BEST WAYS TO ENTER INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCE NEIGHBORHOODS IS ON BIKES.
AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE CITY DID NOT WANT TO PARTNER IN THE PAST, WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND WASN'T HERE.
BUT NOW, I MEAN, IT'S AWESOME.
IT'S ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
AND SO BASICALLY THEY WILL HELP.
THEY WILL PROVIDE BIKES FULLY DECKED OUT BIKES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YEAH, TEN BIKES FOR OUR OFFICERS TO USE AND FOR OUR POLICE VOLUNTEERS TO USE.
AND SO ANYWAY, I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO START PROMOTING THIS OBVIOUSLY. AND I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT IT AND I DON'T KNOW NOT TO BE QUASI MAYOR, BUT COUNCILMEMBER CULVER, I DON'T KNOW IF I LEFT ANYTHING OUT OR IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING. I GUESS NOT.
I'LL BE SO GLAD NOT TO HAVE TO MESS WITH THIS ANYMORE.
DON'T SAY THAT. NO, NOT YOU GUYS.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT MY DAUGHTER STARTED ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, AND SHE IS PARTNERED WITH TARRANT COUNTY IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES AND CITIES.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BRING THAT PROGRAM HERE TO BEDFORD.
OUR GOAL IS SHE'LL BE HERE WHEN WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH, I THINK, TO DO A PRESENTATION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY, FOR THE COUNCIL.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE SOME OF THE BIKES AND SOME TRAINING AND READY FOR THE OPENING OF GENERATIONS PARK AT THE BOYS RANCH.
OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
VERY GOOD. SO OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A FANTASTIC THING.
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SO THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER.THANK YOU TO STEPHANIE CULVER.
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY OR DID YOU WANT TO MAKE A OKAY.
SO THAT SO THIS IS SO EVERYONE LOOK AHEAD HERE FOR FOR NEWS ON THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A FIRST TO A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ALMENDAREZ.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.
RIGHT. OKAY, EVERYONE IN FAVOR.
SAY AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
DO YOU WANT TO RETRACT THAT, SIR? NO, I STAND BY.
WE HAVE ONE OPPOSITION, SO WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 7:05.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.