Apr 25, 2023 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]

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OKAY. IT'S 6:00. WE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2023, AND WE'D LIKE TO GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY WITH OUR INVOCATION.

SO WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME TOM RUSSELL FROM FOREST RIDGE CHURCH OF CHRIST.

WOULD YOU BOW WITH ME, PLEASE? OUR WONDERFUL GOD IN HEAVEN.

WE SO HUMBLY BOW BEFORE THEE THY THRONE OF GRACE THIS EVENING.

WE ARE EVER SO THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOVE YOU AND SERVE YOU.

TO COME TO YOU IN PRAYER.

WE PETITION YOU, OUR LORD GOD, TO HELP US TO GROW IN KNOWLEDGE AND FAITH AND WISDOM, RELIANCE UPON THEE.

FOR IT'S NOT WITHIN ANY MAN WHO WALKS TO DIRECT HIS OWN STEPS.

WE PRAY, OUR LORD GOD, THAT YOU WOULD HELP US TO TRULY HAVE HEARTS OF SERVANTS.

THAT YOU WOULD HELP US TO LOVE OTHERS AS WE DO OURSELVES TO BE PERFECTLY EMPATHETIC TO THEIR NEEDS.

THOSE WHOM WE SERVE HELP US TO BE RESPONSIBLE.

HELP US TO DO GOOD.

HELP US TO LOVE, COMPASSION, AND WALK HUMBLY BEFORE THEE ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES AND SO BE THE GREATEST BLESSING TO THOSE AROUND US.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD KEEP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS SAFE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.

THESE WHO HAVE CHOSEN SUCH A HARD, HARD VOCATION, A LIFE OF SERVICE.

WHO EXPERIENCED SUCH GREAT RISK AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.

PLEASE WATCH OVER THEM.

KEEP THEM SAFE.

PLEASE HELP US TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL THAT THEY NEED.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH US CITIZENS OF THIS CITY.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE THE CITIZENS OF THIS STATE AND THIS NATION.

MAY WE ALL INCLINE OUR HEARTS TO YOU, TRUSTING IN THEE, TRUSTING IN THY GRACE, TRUSTING IN THY GUIDANCE TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THIS WEEK, GIFT OF LIFE THAT WE KNOW THROUGH THE IMMEASURABLE SACRIFICE THAT HAS BEEN MADE.

PLEASE HELP US TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RICH AND WONDERFUL BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US THE OPPORTUNITIES OF SERVICE THAT ARE BEFORE US. THIS PRAYER WE SO HUMBLY OFFER IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU, TOM. COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.

WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR INTO THIS MEETING, I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SEVERAL OF US KNOW HEB ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER ANDY CARGYLE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ANDY AND HIS FAMILY.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A LOT HERE LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK, BUT WANT ALL OF THEM TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

SO NEXT UP, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS FOR COUNCIL RECOGNITION.

[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME CHIEF WILLIAMS TO THE DAIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES WOULD YOU MIND READING THIS FIRST? WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS DESIGNATED MAY, WHEREAS THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS DESIGNATED MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS, MEMORIAL DAY IN THE WEEK IN WHICH MAY 15TH FALLS AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.

AND WHEREAS, THE MEMBERS OF THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE BEDFORD OF BEDFORD AND PROVIDE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE. AND.

WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL CITIZENS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, HAZARDS AND SACRIFICES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND THEIR THAT MEMBERS OF THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY, BY PROTECTING THEM AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER, AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST OPPRESSION.

NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT MICHAEL BOYTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, CALL UPON OUR CITIZENS IN ALL CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE THE WEEK OF MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST 2023 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WITH THE APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES AND OBSERVATIONS IN WHICH OUR PEOPLE MAY JOIN IN COMMEMORATING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PAST AND PRESENT, WHO, BY THEIR FAITHFUL AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, HAVE

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I FURTHER CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF BEDFORD TO OBSERVE MONDAY, MAY 15TH, AS PEACE OFFICERS, MEMORIAL DAY IN HONOR OF THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO, THROUGH THEIR COURAGEOUS DEEDS, HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY OR HAVE BECOME DISABLED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY.

AND LET US RECOGNIZE AND PAY RESPECT TO THE SURVIVORS OF OUR FALLEN HEROES.

IN WITNESS, I HAVE HERE THROUGH SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD TO BE AFFIXED TO THIS DAY 25TH OF APRIL 2023.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] I THINK. THAT'S OKAY.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE. COME ON.

I GOT YOUR PICTURE. IT'S.

BY. ONE MORE PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, EVERYONE.

WE HAVE ONE MORE PROCLAMATION.

WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 21ST THROUGH 27, 2023 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

AND SO WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, CHERYL TAYLOR, OFFICE MANAGER, STACI CERVINI, STREET AND DRAINAGE SUPERINTENDENT CHRIS TECHAU AND UTILITY SUPERINTENDENT ELIJAH DORMINEY.

WELCOME. DON'T BE AFRAID.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

SO THE CITY OF BEDFORD PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

AND. WHEREAS, THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS.

AND. WHEREAS, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND TO MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.

AND. WHEREAS, THE YEAR 2023 MARKS THE 63RD ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, MICHAEL BOYTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 21ST THROUGH THE 27TH 2023, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

AND I CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN WHICH PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS MAKE EVERY DAY OF OUR HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] COME ON, CHERYL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL, THEY GOT YOU OUT HERE.

THEY GOT YOU GUYS OUT HERE.

GOOD SEEING YOU. IT'S A PLEASURE, AS ALWAYS.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO THE MOST COMMUNICATION IN THE ENTIRE CITY.

I KNOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT LIKE YOU.

ARE YOU ALL READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.

WELL, I THOUGHT. TALK ABOUT A ROGUES GALLERY.

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WE HEARD THAT, TOM.

WE HEARD WHAT YOU SAID.

OKAY, NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.

[PRESENTATION]

SO WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER MATTHEW JALBERT, TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY AND FORMER BEDFORD RESIDENT KIM PROBASCO.

THANK YOU. YEAH. SO KIM IS GOING TO PASS OUT OUR STATUS REPORTS.

SO THESE ARE THE REPORTS THAT WE HAND OUT TO OUR ADVISORY MEETINGS EACH JANUARY, JULY AND AUGUST.

SO BASICALLY THIS GIVES AN IDEA OF ALL THE CURRENT PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING AND OUR AND BASICALLY GIVES OUT THE FIVE YEAR CIP AS WELL.

SO. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY.

SO WE ARE A WHOLESALE WATER PROVIDER FOR CITY OF BEDFORD.

AS PART OF OUR CONTRACT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT ANY TIME WE ISSUE BONDS FOR ANY OF OUR PROJECTS IS TO GET BOND RESOLUTION APPROVAL FROM CITY COUNCIL.

AND SO THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR ME TO KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE COMING UP THAT WERE NEEDS OF REPLACEMENT DUE TO AGE REHABILITATION OR JUST EVEN RESILIENCY.

SO THIS IS OUR TARRANT COUNTY WATER SUPPLY PROJECT.

IT'S LOCATED IN EULESS, AND WE PROVIDE DRINKING WATER TO EULESS, BEDFORD, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, COLLEYVILLE AND GRAPEVINE.

THE WATER IS TAKEN IN FROM LAKE ARLINGTON THROUGH OUR WALL WATER INTAKE, AND THEN WE PUMP IT.

IT'S ABOUT FIVE MILES TO THE TREATMENT FACILITY.

WE TREAT IT AND THEN FROM THERE WE SEND IT UP THROUGH OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO THE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS OFF OF THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE A MURPHREE DRIVE PUMP STATION WHICH IS LOCATED THERE ON THE MAP, KIND OF CLOSER TO THE NORTH PART, AND THAT ALLOWS US TO GET AS MUCH FLOW AS WE CAN TO THE UPPER PART OF OUR SYSTEM AND THEN DISTRIBUTE OUT TO THE CUSTOMERS.

SO I'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING.

LIKE I SAID, YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR HANDOUT THERE, BUT JUST KIND OF GOING THROUGH SOME OF OUR ACTIVE PROJECTS RIGHT NOW.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT ONE OF OUR PROBABLY OUR TWO BIGGEST ACTIVE PROJECTS IS OUR RAW WATER TRANSMISSION IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THIS IS LOOKING AT A PIPELINE THAT'S BEEN IN SERVICE FOR PROBABLY 40 PLUS YEARS.

WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES ON IT.

YOU KNOW, IT ALWAYS COMES DURING THE SUMMERTIME WHEN WE PUSH THE SYSTEM AS WELL.

AND SO AFTER LOOKING AT SOME OF THE FAILURES THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS, WE'RE COMING UP WITH A RESILIENT PLAN TO GIVE OURSELVES AN ADDITIONAL PIPELINE.

SO THAT WAY IF WE DO HAVE ONE THAT GOES DOWN IN THE SUMMERTIME, I CAN STILL PROVIDE CAPACITY TO ALL OF OUR CITIES.

ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE THE MURPHY DRIVE PUMP STATION.

THAT'S THE PUMPING ELECTRICAL AND TANK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

SO THIS IS ALSO IN THE HANDOUT, BUT THIS IS KIND OF OUTLINES OUR RAW WATER SYSTEM.

CIP OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AS YOU CAN SEE, INSTEAD OF DOING THE RAW WATER TRANSMISSION LINE AS ONE BIG PROJECT, WE WANTED TO HELP THE RATE OUT BY SPREADING IT OUT OVER SIX PHASES. SO THIS GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY, THAT WAY WE'RE NOT SELLING A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY AND TO HAVE THAT HUGE AMOUNT OF DEBT.

SO WE KIND OF START TO SPREAD THAT OVER THAT SIX, 5 TO 6 YEAR PERIOD.

AND THIS IS KIND OF JUST THE ALIGNMENT.

IT GENERALLY FOLLOWS THE ALIGNMENT OF THE EXISTING RAW WATER PIPELINE.

THERE'S AN AREA TO THE VERY FAR SOUTH THERE WHERE IT COMES OUT OF THE LAKE ARLINGTON, WHERE WE HAD TO GET AWAY FROM OUR ALIGNMENT.

BUT THEN AFTER WE CROSS UNDERNEATH THE RAILROAD TRACKS, IT GETS BACK INTO THE SAME PRETTY MUCH THE SAME CORRIDOR.

GETTING INTO THE ACTUAL TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT.

SO LAST TIME I PRESENTED OUR BIGGEST PROJECT THAT WE HAD WAS OUR REHABILITATION OF OUR 24 FILTERS.

THOSE FILTERS ACTUALLY HAVE NOT BEEN REHABBED SINCE THE PLANT WAS BUILT, SINCE THE LAST EXPANSION, AND THAT WAS PROBABLY MID 90S.

AND THEN EVEN WE ADDED ON ADDITIONAL FILTERS PRIOR TO THAT.

AND THEN THE OTHER PROJECT THAT WE HAVE IS OUR FOURTH OZONE GENERATOR.

SO FOR THE TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT, THE ONLY PROJECT FOR FISCAL YEAR 23 WE'VE GOT SHOWN FOR IS THE CLARIFLOCCULATOR IMPROVEMENT.

SO THIS KIND OF HELPS.

ANYTIME WE GET RAW WATER COMING IN, WE WANT TO TRY TO SETTLE THOSE HEAVY SOLIDS IN IT OUT.

THAT'S WHAT THE CLARIFLOCCULATOR END UP DOING IN THE SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT PROCESS.

SO THE FILTER REHAB JOB, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT'S 24 SAND FILTERS.

THEY WERE STARTED OFF FROM THE EARLY WHEN THE WHEN THE PLANT WAS BUILT BACK IN THE 70S ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 90S.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO GO IN AND ACTUALLY DO MAJOR REHABILITATION WORK TO IT.

WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME SCATTERED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE AS WELL AS SOME FIBER OPTIC CONTROLS.

FILTER CONTROLS, UPGRADES.

SO WE ACTUALLY JUST AWARDED THAT BACK IN DECEMBER.

IT'S ABOUT A 970 CALENDAR DAY PROJECT, AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAD TO PUT STIPULATION IN THERE THAT CONTRACTOR COULD ONLY WORK ON CERTAIN NUMBER OF FILTERS DURING OUR HIGH PEAK DEMAND BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE WE CAN PROVIDE WATER TO ALL THE 24 OVER SEVEN.

AND THEN THIS IS OUR OZONE GENERATOR.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY USING OUR DISINFECTION PROCESS FOR THE PLANT.

OUR FOURTH, FOURTH GENERATOR WILL JUST GAIN US SOME ADDITIONAL CAPACITY PLUS THE CONTROL SYSTEMS ON THE EXISTING ONES.

THEY'VE BEEN IN THERE FOR ABOUT 25 PLUS YEARS.

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AND AS WE'RE STARTING TO SEE WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, A LONG LEAD TIME ELECTRICAL ITEMS, THESE ARE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT ADDRESSED FAIRLY EARLY ON. AND THEN THE MURPHREE JOB PUMP STATION.

THIS IS OUR WHERE WE ACTUALLY STORE THE WATER FROM THE TREATMENT PLANT IN THE SYSTEM.

SO WE HAVE FOUR TANKS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROJECT WE JUST FINISHED UP WAS THE FOURTH, THE FOURTH TANK, WHICH IS THE ONE IN BLUE.

THAT ONE WE JUST FINISHED REHAB.

WE REHABBED THE ORIGINAL TANK, WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE PUMP STATION, AND THEN THE NEXT TWO TANKS WILL BE INCLUDED AS WELL WITH THE MURPHREE JOB PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TWO CONTRACTORS ON SITE.

WE WANTED TO KIND OF GET THAT ECONOMY OF SCALE.

SO AS WE'RE JUST WORKING.

SO THESE ARE JUST THE IMPROVEMENTS FROM THAT TANK NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS ACTUALLY IN SERVICE NOW.

SO WE'VE GOT ALL FOUR TANKS AVAILABLE.

SO THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PUMP STATION IS WE'RE REPLACING SOME EXISTING PUMPS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THERE FOR 25 PLUS YEARS WITH SOME VERTICAL TURBINE PUMPS GAINING SOME ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AS WELL AS REHABILITATING THE TANKS TWO AND THREE.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO NEED TO HAVE SOME UPGRADES AT OUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS WELL AS BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH SENATE BILL THREE.

SENATE BILL THREE REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE WE CAN MAINTAIN PRESSURE WITHIN OUR SYSTEM FOR A GOOD 24 HOURS.

SO THAT REQUIRES GENERATION CAPACITY ON SITE AS WELL.

WE ANTICIPATE THIS THING TO GO TO A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD IN JUNE.

NOW WE ARE DOING A DIFFERENT PROCUREMENT METHOD, WHICH IS COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL.

SO THIS MAY END UP GOING INTO AUGUST, BUT WE'RE WE'RE ON TRACK TO GET THAT THING MOVING.

THIS JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU SOME RENDERINGS OF THE ACTUAL FACILITY, THE NEW PUMP STATION.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND PICTURE THERE IS OUR THE TWO GENERATORS ON SITE THAT WILL HAVE THAT WILL MAKE SURE WE'LL HAVE REDUNDANCY DURING ANY KIND OF ELECTRICAL EVENT. FOR THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

THIS IS THE GIST.

FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FOR SALE FOR THIS BOND ISSUANCES, THAT'S GOING TO INCLUDE THE MURPHREE PUMP STATION AS WELL AS WE HAD TO MOVE UP THE 24 INCH EULESS AND NORTH GRAPEVINE EAST PARALLEL WATER LINE THAT'S ON CHEEKTOWAGA ROAD.

THERE'S PLANS FROM THE TARRANT COUNTY THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY WIDENING THAT ROAD.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THAT PROJECT MOVED UP SO WE COULD KIND OF OUTLINE OUR CORRIDOR FOR WHENEVER THEY DO THOSE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND SOME OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT ON OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

AND THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SOME OF THE UPCOMING PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE OUTLINED IN THERE AS WELL.

JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT RESILIENCY IN THE SYSTEM, MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE DONE CONDITION ASSESSMENT ON A FEW OF THE SEGMENTS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS STILL IN OPERATION.

WITH THAT, I CAN OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MATTHEW. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

THOUGHTS. OKAY.

LET ME ASK YOU, MATTHEW, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN TO US HOW YOU DETERMINE WHAT BEDFORD'S ALLOCATION IS? SO BEDFORD'S ALLOCATION OF WATER IS IS BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS THAT THE CITY THAT YOU ALL PROVIDE US, BASED ON THE POPULATION THAT YOU ALL HAVE.

AND THEN HOWEVER THAT'S CALCULATED.

AND SO THAT PERCENTAGE IS THAT'S LIKE THAT FOR ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS.

EACH CUSTOMER SENDS US THEIR FLOWS AND THEN WE SPLIT THAT OUT AND ALLOCATE THAT OVER.

OKAY. AND SO YOU'VE RECENTLY DONE REPAIRS TO THAT FIRST TANK ON MURPHREE DRIVE.

WERE THERE ANY DISRUPTIONS OR NUISANCES FOR THE RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND THAT TANK WHILE YOU WERE WORKING ON IT? I THINK EARLY ON WE HAD A FEW THINGS WHERE IT WAS KIND OF NOISY BECAUSE RIGHT WHEN THEY WERE REHABBING IT, IT WAS DURING COVID AND SO THERE WAS A LOT MORE PEOPLE WERE AT HOME AT THAT TIME. BUT WE HAD WE CAME BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT IN SOME NOISE BARRIERS TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAD THE DIFFERENT WORKING HOURS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORDINANCES THEY ALL HAD IN PLACE AS WELL.

SO AT THIS POINT ON THE MURPHREE DRIVE PROJECT, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO DO REPAIRS AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE TANKS OF THOSE TWO TANKS OF THE.

YES. SO THERE'LL BE THE TWO TANKS WILL GET REHABBED.

ESSENTIALLY. THEY'LL BE REHABBED.

REPLACED BECAUSE JUST THE WAY THE COST ARE THE PUMPS.

AND THEN THE AND THEY'LL HAVE THE NEW PUMP STATION.

SO THEY'LL BE BUILDING NEW STRUCTURES AND STUFF OUT THERE AS NEW.

IS IT DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE EXPANDING THE PUMP STATION OR.

NO, SIR. THE EXISTING PUMP STATION, WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT, HAS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RIGHT NEXT TO THE PUMPS.

AND SO THERE'S NO WAY FOR US TO EXPAND THAT BUILDING AND ALSO KEEP IT IN SERVICE.

AND SO WHEN WE DID THE ANALYSIS FOR CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING, IT MADE THE MOST SENSE JUST TO BUILD A WHOLE NEW PUMP STATION SO THAT WAY WE COULD KEEP OUR SYSTEM AND SERVICE, PROVIDE WATER, AND THEN ONCE THAT COMES ONLINE, THEN WE WOULD CUT IT OVER TO THE NEW.

SO ARE YOU BUILDING THE NEW STATION ON THE SAME FOOTPRINT? YES, SIR. OKAY.

BECAUSE RECENTLY YOU PURCHASED A LOT OVER AT THE INGRESS EGRESS.

YEAH, IF YOU LOOK OVER HERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS POINTER SHOWS ANYTHING OVER HERE, BUT SEE THE BOX OVER HERE? SURE. IF YOU GO RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT WHERE HER CURSOR IS, THE NEW PUMP STATION WILL KIND OF BE IN THAT SOUTH CORNER.

AND THEN WE PURCHASED THE LOT THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO IT IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER THERE.

MOVE OVER. YEAH, RIGHT OVER THERE.

SO HAVE THOSE PLANS BEEN SHOWN TO THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE BEEN SHOWN TO THEM YET OR NOT.

I KNOW THEY HAD A MEETING PREVIOUSLY AND I KNOW THERE WAS SOME WE WERE WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE PLANNING.

AND WAS THAT DISCUSSED AT THAT TIME?

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WILL THERE BE ANY EFFORT TO HAVE A SIT DOWN WITH THE RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT THE PRODUCT IS GOING TO BE WHEN YOU'RE DONE? I CAN DEFINITELY CHECK WITH OUR PLANNING GROUP.

I KNOW THEY HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE DESIGN OF THAT AND I'LL FOLLOW BACK UP WITH CHERYL.

YEAH, AND I AND OBVIOUSLY I'M DEFERRING TO COUNCIL HERE.

I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE FOR YOU ALL TO ENGAGE WITH THE RESIDENTS THERE JUST JUST FROM A TRANSPARENCY STANDPOINT, JUST TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM WHAT'S GOING ON AND KIND OF REASSURE THEM THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY DISRUPTION FOR THEM OR ANY OUTWARDLY CONCERNING ISSUES THAT THEY MAY.

THEY MAY, YEAH.

MOST OF THEM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH.

YEAH, MOST OF THE PROJECT, EVERYTHING WILL BE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FENCE LINE THERE.

SO IT'LL BE CONTAINED.

SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT WORK.

WILL THEY NOTICE? WHAT WILL THEY NOTICE? SO THEY'LL NOTICE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, BIG, LARGE CRANES.

THERE'LL BE CONCRETE TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT.

THERE'LL BE EXCAVATORS.

JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT YOUR HEAVY CIVIL TYPE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OUT THERE THEY WON'T NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH.

WITH THE PRODUCT.

WITH WASTEWATER.

OH, WITH THE WATER. NO, YOU WON'T SEWAGE WITH ANY OF THAT.

NO, YOU WON'T. WHAT YOU WANT WON'T BE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT AT ALL.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS? WELL, IT'S KIND OF A LOADED QUESTION.

I MEAN, I MEAN, WE CAN CONTINUE OPERATING THE FACILITY AS IT IS, BUT NO.

THE ONLY REASON I ASK THAT IS YOU HAVEN'T BEEN UP HERE BEFORE, SO I LIKE TO ASK THAT ABOUT ONCE A YEAR, SO.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL.

APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

NO PROBLEM, SIR. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, KIM, THANKS FOR GRACING US WITH YOUR PRESENCE ONCE AGAIN IN BEDFORD.

WE DO REMEMBER THE TIME WHEN YOU USED TO BE HERE, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE INVITING WE'RE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO YOU.

YEAH, KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR SURE.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

MR. WELLS, ANYONE, SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY, SO NEXT UP, WE HAVE ITEMS TO CONSIDER BY CONSENT, SO I'LL GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER JIMMY STATHATOS.

[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]

WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON CONSENT.

THE FIRST ITEM IS THE COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THE APRIL 11TH, 2023 REGULAR MEETING.

THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL BEDFORD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 24 GRANT APPLICATION FOR BREACHING EQUIPMENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION.

SHOULD THE GRANT BE AWARDED, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF THE BREACHING EQUIPMENT.

THIS GRANT THAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS $23,754 AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A CASH MATCH.

SO THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION.

AND THIS WILL HELP WITH BREACHING GEAR, OBVIOUSLY, BUT SPECIFICALLY THEY'RE CALLED BREACHING TOOLS, HALLIGAN BREACHING TOOLS, DOOR RAMS, BOLT CUTTERS. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE KINETIC BREACHING TOOL.

SO BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GAIN ENTRY INTO A PLACE.

NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER AS OPPOSED TO A KEY.

OH, WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT.

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PRE-AWARD INFORMATION SHEET FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM.

AND THIS IS SPONSORED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, THE CITY.

THEY DO AN ALLOCATION PER CAPITA, I BELIEVE, AND OUR CONTRIBUTION IS $76,680 AND WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING POSSIBLE USES FOR THOSE FUNDS, WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO USE IT FOR A BUILDING OR USE IT FOR EQUIPMENT.

AND SO WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE, BUT THE FIRST STEP IS TO ACCEPT IT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT.

THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A RENEWAL OF THE MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $148,404 PER YEAR.

THIS IS THROUGH SHE GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS.

WE'RE USING THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.

THIS AMOUNT THE TOTAL IS $445,212.

AND THIS AMOUNT WILL COVER THINGS AS X SPACE WITH THE CLOUD.

ALL OF OUR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE, OUR EXCHANGE SERVER, THE WAY OUR SHAREPOINT AND TEAMS COLLABORATE TOGETHER, IT'S THE WHOLE NINE YARDS KIND OF TURNKEY. AND SINCE IT WAS ON A BY BOARD, BASICALLY WE KNOW WE'RE GETTING THE BEST DEAL.

THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A CHANGE ORDER WITH ONE PRIORITY ENVIRONMENTAL IN THE AMOUNT OF $73,307. AND THIS IS FOR ADDITIONAL ASBESTOS ABATEMENT SERVICES AT 205 AND 209 NORTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD.

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I THINK THEY DID AS BEST THEY COULD, THOUGH, AS BEST AS THEY COULD.

SORRY. ANYWAY, SO THE AMOUNT IS I DON'T MISS THE DAD JOKES.

NO, I'VE GOT PLENTY NOW.

$73,307 IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING FOR THIS ITEM.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT ITEMS. OKAY, VERY GOOD.

COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

JIMMY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE THE INFORMATION IN THE CLOUD.

SO IF THIS BUILDING I REMEMBER AT ONE TIME AND IT'S NOT BEEN THAT LONG AGO IF THIS BUILDING BURNED DOWN ALL OUR INFORMATION WOULD BE LOST.

BUT BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THIS NOW, IT'S ALL IN THE CLOUD.

YES, MA'AM. AND THIS IS AND WE HAVE BEEN, LIKE YOU SAID, NOT TOO LONG AGO, IT WAS NOT THE CASE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BACKUP REDUNDANCIES.

BUT WE'RE SAFE.

BUT THIS WILL CONTINUE THAT SAFETY TO LIKE YOU DESCRIBED.

OKAY. AND THEN.

YOU DO HAVE BREACHING EQUIPMENT RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GET MORE.

CORRECT. IF YOU USE IT VERY OFTEN.

IS IT USED? CHIEF IS COMING.

HE WILL TELL US BETTER.

I JUST USE KEYS.

SO IT'S JUST LIKE, IS THIS JUST LIKE WATCHING COPS? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LIKE WATCHING COPS.

THAT'S USUALLY PRETTY STAGE STUFF.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME BREACHING EQUIPMENT.

SO THIS WHAT THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US, IT'S GOING TO PUT EVERY PATROL CAR THAT'S OUT ON THE STREET WITH THE BREACHING EQUIPMENT THEY NEED SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR OTHERS TO SHOW UP. THE OTHER IS THE KINETIC ENERGY TOOL.

SO THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BREACH THROUGH HEAVY STEEL DOORS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IF WE NEED TO GET INSIDE, EITHER IF THERE'S ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS GOING ON OR SOMEBODY IN MEDICAL NEED THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, AND WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GET THROUGH TO GET THERE.

WE CAN GET IN QUICKLY. SO THIS IS JUST TO STANDARDIZE IT ACROSS THE ENTIRE PATROL FLEET.

SO ANY CAR, THAT CAR THAT THE OFFICERS ARE IN, THEY'LL HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO GET INSIDE.

WELL, THANK YOU, CHIEF.

IS THERE A SPECIAL TRAINING FOR THAT? A LITTLE BIT. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT SUPER, SUPER DIFFICULT.

BUT PART OF THIS IS TO ALSO CUT DOWN ON INJURIES OF THE OFFICERS.

SO THE OLD KICK IN THE FRONT DOOR LOOKS REALLY GREAT.

EVERYBODY THINKS THEIR CHUCK NORRIS UNTIL THEY HAVE TO DO IT AND IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WELL.

SO THESE TOOLS ALLOW US TO BREACH THE DOOR WHERE IT CAN BE OPENED SAFELY AND BE ABLE TO GET IN.

SO PROBABLY IF I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU MAYBE 5 TO 10 TIMES A YEAR, THEY GET USED, BUT THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED.

THEY'RE NEEDED QUICK. SO.

WOW. OKAY.

AND THE ASBESTOS. JIMMY THE 73,000.

SO IT COULD GO UP FROM THERE.

I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

I THINK IF ANDREA IS MAKING HER WAY, I THINK THAT'S THE FINAL NUMBER NOW THAT THEY'VE DONE THERE.

ANDREA THAT 73,000, THAT'S THE FINAL NUMBER, CORRECT? YES. YEAH. THEY'VE BEEN IN THERE AND DISTURBED ALL THE MATERIALS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DISTURB AND THAT WE'RE GOOD.

SO WHAT WAS THE TOTAL WE SPENT ON THAT REMEDIATION? SO TOTAL BETWEEN ALL THE ASBESTOS REMEDIATION IS ABOUT WE'RE ABOUT ONE 8185 TOTAL AND THE TOTAL DEMO IS ABOUT 525.

YEAH. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. I DO WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE VOTE.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, FOR WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE CREATIVE THINGS THAT YOU'RE PURSUING GRANTS ON.

SO I WANT TO SAY THAT'S NOTICED.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL SHARE THAT WITH STAFF.

THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR DESIRE? I SEE A FINGER FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

SO THAT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.

THESE ITEMS AS STATED, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER FARGO.

LET'S VOTE. LAST TIME.

NEXT TIME, I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU USED A DIFFERENT FINGER.

OKAY, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

SEVEN ZERO. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL, THANK YOU, STAFF.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS, ITEM SIX.

[6. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Lot 2R01 Block 1 Bedford Centre Block from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial/Specific Use Permit/Banquet and Meeting Facilities. The property is generally located north side of Bedford Road, approximately 450 feet west of Tennis Drive, and is commonly known as 209 Bedford Road, Unit 145 (SUP-23-8) (Item was recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission by a vote of 7-0-0)]

THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH SIDE OF BEDFORD ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 450FT WEST OF TENNIS DRIVE AND IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS 209 BEDFORD ROAD UNIT 145. SO I'LL GIVE YOU A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A BANQUET FACILITY.

THE PROPERTY, WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF APPLICATIONS ON THIS PROPERTY BEFORE.

TWO ON NON BEDFORD ROAD.

THE SUITE IN QUESTION IS A 3200 SQUARE FOOT SUITE AND THE PLAN IS FOR BANQUET MEETING FACILITIES . SITE PHOTOS.

AGAIN, YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE ON OTHER APPLICATIONS, BUT THIS SHOPPING CENTER IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 23,000FT² TOTAL SIZE . PURPOSE OF AN SUP, AND YOU LOOK AT THE SURROUNDING AREA AND MAKE SURE THAT THE REQUESTED USE IS COMPATIBLE AND THE SITE IS DEVELOPED SO THAT THE USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE

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TO THE NORTH, WE HAVE MULTIFAMILY TO THE EAST, WEST AND SOUTH TO THE EAST WEST YOU HAVE PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL MIXED DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMMERCIAL.

AND THEN TO THE SOUTH YOU HAVE MULTIFAMILY.

WE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ADVERTISE WITHIN 200FT OF THE PROPERTY THAT EQUALED OUT TO EIGHT PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST WITH A CONDITION THAT TWO LICENSED PEACE OFFICERS BE ON SITE DURING ANY OCCURRENCE OR ANY EVENT, THAT ALCOHOL IS PRESENT NO MATTER THE TIME OF DAY.

AND TONIGHT, YOU'LL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION, WHETHER IT BE APPROVED, APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS OR DENY.

I GET OUR COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 631.

I DO BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS? NO, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

IS THAT A NEW TIE? YES.

IT'S NOT NICE.

I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THAT TIE BEFORE.

WEAR IT FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

DO YOU? OH, THAT'S GOOD.

THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE NOTICE THESE KINDS OF THINGS.

I APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. YEAH.

OKAY. IT'S 6:32.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. WHAT'S THE TOTAL OCCUPANCY OF THIS BUILDING? I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT OCCUPANCY.

IT'S NOT 100%.

IT'S PROBABLY I BELIEVE IT'S MAYBE 1 OR 2 AT THE MOST.

OKAY. ONE BEING A MASSAGE PARLOR AND THE OTHER ONE BEING A RESTAURANT.

OKAY. AND THEN WHAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN FIT INTO THE BANQUET HALL? BASED ON I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT OCCUPANT LOAD, BUT BASED ON THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS, TALKING TO THE FIRE MARSHAL, IT WAS GOING TO BE AROUND THE NATURE OF 100 TO 150. I DON'T HAVE THAT EXACT NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THAT'S ROUGHLY WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE.

OKAY. AND MY ONLY QUESTION IS, IS THAT LAST COUNCIL MEETING WE APPROVED ANOTHER BANQUET HALL AND WE ALLOWED THEM TO, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE POLICE CHIEF, IF IT WAS 80 OCCUPANTS, I THINK WE HAD ONE POLICE OFFICER ON THAT.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT AND DOING THE SAME WITH THIS OCCUPANT.

ALSO, THAT IF IT'S 80 OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT JEFF'S NUMBER WAS, BUT WE DECIDED THAT 80, 80 PEOPLE WOULD WANT A PEACE OFFICER WOULD BE PLENTY TO HANDLE.

SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAY CONSISTENT WITH WHATEVER WE DO WITH THEM THAT WE DO TONIGHT ALSO TRUSTEE.

VERY GOOD. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS? ALONG THE SAME LINES AS COUNCILMAN FARCO WITH THE OTHER BANQUET HALL.

ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS THAT WE DID SAY WAS THAT WE WANTED A LICENSED BARTENDER WHEN THERE WAS ALCOHOL.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND.

WE AGAIN BE CONSISTENT WITH THESE TYPE OF BUSINESSES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

WES THIS IS THE SAME AREA THAT THE GAMING COMBAT GAMING IS THAT MOVED IN THERE YET? OR THEY DID OPEN.

HOWEVER, THEY'VE ALREADY CLOSED.

THEY'VE ALREADY CLOSED, YES.

OKAY. YOU DIDN'T GET THAT NOTICE EITHER.

YEAH. MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

YEAH, I'M ON. UM, I JUST WANT TO ASK THE APPLICANT.

YOU'RE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THIS BUILDING IS ALL ABOUT, BECAUSE IT'S A TOUGH LITTLE BUILDING, AND THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL PLACES THAT. JUST YOU REALIZE THERE MAY BE CODE ISSUES, HUGE CODE ISSUES.

SO. OKAY, WELL, JUST DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.

THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.

BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING.

SO THANK YOU, AMY.

SO ALONG THOSE LINES, HAS THE PROPERTY BEEN INSPECTED OR THIS PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED? TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IN THESE CASES IS WE GET ZONING APPROVAL, SUP APPROVAL FIRST.

NOW, THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, AND THAT'S WHEN WE'LL INSPECT BOTH BUILDING INSPECTIONS, FIRE MARSHAL WILL INSPECT THE SITE TO MAKE SURE ALL LIFE SAFETY CODES HAVE BEEN MET.

OKAY. SO THAT IS ON THE HORIZON? YES. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP, ASSUMING THIS GETS APPROVED.

OKAY. SO IS THERE ANY CONCERN, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE REQUIRING THE POLICE OFFICER?

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AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT WAS EVEN ASKED THAT DURING THE PNC MEETING.

AND I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY CONCERN.

IS THERE ANY CONCERN ABOUT APPLYING THE STANDARD EQUALLY BETWEEN DIFFERENT BANQUET FACILITIES? NO. AND I THINK THE ONLY REASON THAT P&Z DID NOT DO THAT ON THIS CASE IS THAT THIS HAPPENED THIS CASE WENT BEFORE P&Z, BEFORE THE LAST CASE.

SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE STANDARD THAT COUNCIL HAD SAID THAT WE CAN APPLY THE SAME.

APPLES TO APPLES.

SO HOW DO WE GO ABOUT.

ENSURING COMPLIANCE TO THAT REQUIREMENT.

THAT IS I MEAN, THAT'S BEEN A CONCERN.

AND THE REAL ANSWER THERE IS THAT UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IT'S LEFT IN THE HANDS OF THE APPLICANT OR THE BUSINESS OWNER.

IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, IT TURNS INTO A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.

AND WE HAVE THOSE MECHANISMS TO ENFORCE.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE UNTIL SOMETHING'S ALREADY HAPPENED IN THAT CASE.

IS THERE WITH THEIR BUSINESS MODEL, IS THERE ANY OBLIGATION TO APPLY FOR PERMITS OR ANYTHING ON AN ONGOING BASIS EVENT WISE? NO, SIR, THERE ISN'T. SO THERE'S NO NOTIFICATION PROCESS TO US? NO, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO.

WELL I THINK WES, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST TIME CHIEF WILLIAMS ASKED THAT AND FOR THE APPLICANT ALSO THAT YOU USE BEDFORD POLICE OFFICERS JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE THE AREA AND THE AND THE CODE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE AREA.

SO JUST IF IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.

AND JEFF, WHILE YOU'RE HERE, IF WE DECIDED THAT 80, 80 PEOPLE CAN HANDLE A ONE OFFICER CAN HANDLE 80 PEOPLE, WHAT ABOUT 150? WE NEED TWO OFFICERS AT THAT POINT.

OR IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS UPON WHAT THE EVENT IS, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PLAN IS THERE, THAT I'D BE COMFORTABLE STARTING OFF WITH ONE WITH ONE.

AND THEN IF THE CROWD IS GROWING TO A POINT WHERE WE NEED MORE, THEN WE CAN JUST WORK WITH THE BUSINESS OWNER AND AND WORK OUT SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT THERE.

BUT TYPICALLY ONES IS FINE FOR THOSE THOSE KIND OF VENUES.

SO MY QUESTION THIS IS EVERYBODY ANY AND I WANT TO INCLUDE BRYN IN THIS CONVERSATION TOO.

WHAT IS THE PROCESS IN WHICH THEY COMMUNICATE WITH US THAT THEY NEED TO HIRE OFFICERS FOR EVENTS? WHAT IS THAT PROCESS? TYPICALLY, IF YOU GUYS SET IT INTO INTO THE REQUIREMENTS, THEY'LL REACH OUT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE AN OFFICER THAT'S DESIGNATED TO THAT SCHEDULES ALL OF OUR OFF DUTY OFFICERS AND THEY'LL THEY'LL REACH OUT TO US WHEN THEY HAVE AN EVENT THAT THAT NECESSITATES ONE.

AND THEN WE'LL SCHEDULE TO HAVE AN OFFICER THERE.

SO AND PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS WRONG.

MY QUESTION TO BRYN IS HOW DO WE ENSURE CERTAINTY IN THE PROCESS THAT THAT COMMUNICATION FLOW DOES, IN FACT TAKE PLACE? THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO ENSURE CERTAINTY, BUT THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER SUP APPLICATION WHERE WE ATTACH CONDITIONS AND IT'S SOMEWHAT ON AN HONOR SYSTEM UNTIL THERE'S A PROBLEM.

FRANKLY, SOMETHING'S REPORTED AND AS AS WES WAS SAYING, IT IS REALLY A CODE ENFORCEMENT MATTER.

AND SO WE CAN DO PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.

BUT THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO GO.

IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, WHATEVER EVENTS YOU HAVE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE AT NIGHT AND ON THE WEEKENDS, I ASSUME.

NOT DURING THE DAY, SOMETIME DURING THE DAY SOMETIMES.

OKAY. SO DO YOU HAVE A DO YOU HAVE JUST AS A MATTER OF COURSE, OF BUSINESS DURING THE DAY? DO YOU HAVE A CAR DRIVING BY? OH, YEAH. WE HAVE A LOT.

YEAH, THAT'S THE CITY'S BROKEN UP FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH FIVE BEATS.

SO THERE'S AN OFFICER ASSIGNED EACH ONE OF THOSE BEATS.

SOMETIMES THERE'S TWO OFFICERS IN THOSE BEATS DEPENDING UPON THE TIME OF THE DAY AND HOW BUSY IT IS.

SO THERE WILL BE AN OFFICER THAT'S IN THAT AREA THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT 24 HOURS A DAY.

SO IN YOUR PROCEDURES, IF AN OFFICER DRIVES BY AND SEES AN EVENT GOING ON, WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO THEN LOOK TO SEE IF ONE OF OUR OFFICERS IS THERE AT THE FACILITY AS WELL? SO IF THE BENEFIT OF HIRING A BEDFORD POLICE OFFICER TO BE THERE, THE REASON I LIKE IT, THEY KNOW THE COMMUNITY.

AND ALSO WHEN THEY GO TO ONE OF THOSE EVENTS, THEY CHECK IN SERVICE.

SO THEY HAVE RADIO COMMUNICATION 100% OF THE TIME.

IF IT'S NOT A BEDFORD POLICE OFFICER, IF WE HAVE A BIG EVENT, 4TH OF JULY IS GOING ON AND ALL OF OUR OFFICERS ARE TIED UP AT THAT, WE'LL USUALLY PARTNER WITH OUR SURROUNDING CITIES WHO ARE ON OUR RADIO, CAN GET ON OUR RADIO CHANNEL AS WELL, SO THEY CAN HAVE DIRECT LINK TO US AND TELL US THAT THEY'RE THERE SO WE CAN GET OFFICERS THERE QUICKLY IF THERE NEED TO BE. IS IT? AND I KNOW WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO WAS SAYING, WE CANNOT REQUIRE THEM TO UTILIZE A BEDFORD OFFICER THOUGH.

I THINK WE CAN INCLUDE THAT IN THE ORDINANCE AS A CONDITION.

OKAY. YES. YES.

SO THEN THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT IF THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT REQUIREMENT HERE.

OKAY. OKAY.

ANY OTHER MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

ARE YOU MR. LAMOTH.

OKAY, SO I NOTICED IN THE P&Z NOTES OR THE MINUTES, IT SAID THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A JOINT VENTURE WITH BUSINESSES AND WITH ENTREPRENEURS.

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SO THERE'S SOME OTHER TYPE OF BUSINESS GOING TO BE IN THERE WHEN YOU'RE NOT HAVING EVENTS.

WELL, I HAVE A COME UP HERE.

IF YOU DON'T MIND GIVING US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

GOOD AFTERNOON. KENNETH LAMOTH, 7605 WHITE FARM ROAD, ARLINGTON, TEXAS.

SO WHAT IT IS, IS THAT FOR THE PAST A LITTLE OVER TWO DECADES, I'M IN THE FINANCIAL REALM, SO I DO A LOT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY COACHING.

SO WE TALK TO A LOT OF ENTREPRENEURS AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

SO WE WOULD BE DOING OTHER EVENTS DURING THE DAY AS OPPOSED TO JUST DOING PARTIES AND, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT EVENTS LIKE THAT.

OKAY. SO IT'S REALLY NOT ANOTHER TYPE OF BUSINESS.

IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAVING YOU'RE GOING TO BE CALLING PEOPLE IN TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR EDUCATION.

CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY.

BANQUET AND MEETING HALL.

YES. YES.

OKAY. NOW, I DO HAVE A QUESTION, IF I CAN.

SURE. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EVENT FOR.

SO IS THE POLICE OFFICERS ONLY REQUIRED FOR IF IN FACT THERE IS ALCOHOL? GOOD QUESTION. YES.

WHAT WE DID LAST TIME.

ONLY IF THERE'S ALCOHOL PRESENT.

OKAY. SO IF THERE WAS 100 PEOPLE THAT CAME TO THE EVENT BUT THERE'S NOT ALCOHOL, THEN POLICE IS NOT REQUIRED.

I'M LOOKING DOWN AT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER.

THAT'S MY RECOLLECTION.

THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IT'S THEIR JOB TO TRY AND KEEP US OUT OF TROUBLE.

SO DON'T DON'T BE CONCERNED THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THEM FOR DIRECTION.

RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT. ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. COUNCIL. WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? I SEE ANOTHER FINGER. A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE REQUIREMENT.

MAYOR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 2R01, BLOCK ONE, BEDFORD CENTER BLOCK LOCATED AT 209 BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 145 FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL SPECIFIC USE PERMIT BANQUET AND MEETING FACILITIES SUP 23.8 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION THAT THERE WILL BE ONE LICENSED POLICE OFFICER ON SITE DURING THE OCCURRENCE IF THE EVENT, IF THERE IS ALCOHOL PRESENT AND CONSUMED NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF THE DAY AND IF ALCOHOL IS SERVED, THAT IS BY A LICENSED BARTENDER. ONE CITY OF BEDFORD LICENSED POLICE OFFICER ON SITE.

I WILL AMEND THAT TO SAY THAT THERE'S ONE LICENSED CITY OF BEDFORD PEACE OFFICER ON SITE DURING THEIR OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT.

IF THERE'S ALCOHOL PRESENT IN THE CONSUMED, NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF THE DAY AND ALCOHOL IS SERVED BY A LICENSED BARTENDER.

EXCELLENT JOB.

MEMBER DAWKINS, I APOLOGIZE.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IF THE EVENT HAS 150 PEOPLE OR IN EXCESS OF 80 PEOPLE, I CAN'T RECALL IF WE REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL SECURITY OFFICER.

JUST THE ONE. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSISTENT.

GREAT JOB. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? FINGER. FINGER. OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

LET'S VOTE.

FINGERS DOING A GREAT JOB TODAY.

OKAY, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

SEVEN ZERO. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF THANK YOU, KENNETH.

APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT. GOOD LUCK.

HOPE YOU DO GREAT.

STAY SAFE.

ITEM SEVEN, WE'VE GOT A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT TWO, BLOCK 27 STONE GATE ADDITION, BEDFORD.

[7. Public hearing and an ordinance to rezone the property described as Lot 2 Block 27 Stonegate Addition- Bedford, from Light Commercial to Light Commercial/Specific Use Permit/Church. The property is generally located at approximately 350 feet east of Brown Trail, northside of Bedford Road, and is more commonly known as 505 Bedford Road Drive, Suite D. (SUP-23-10) (Item was recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission by a vote of 7-0-0)]

THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 350FT EAST OF BROWN TRAIL, NORTH SIDE OF BEDFORD ROAD, AND IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 505 BEDFORD ROAD DRIVE, SUITE D. AND ONCE AGAIN, WE WELCOME WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 505.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH UP BEDFORD ROAD, IT IS PREDOMINANTLY A SHOPPING CENTER WITH OFFICE COMMERCIAL IN IT AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO TAKE THE MAJORITY OF THAT SHOPPING CENTER AND UTILIZE IT AS A RELIGIOUS FACILITY.

ALL RELIGIOUS FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD REQUIRE AN SUP.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THE 6100FT² CONSIST OF OR THE BUILDING 60 100FT² CONSISTING OF FIVE PARKING FIVE SUITES. I CAN'T SPEAK TONIGHT AND 24 PARKING SPACES AGAIN, 1700 AND 50FT² OF IT WOULD BE DEDICATED TOWARD THE RELIGIOUS FACILITY.

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NO, NO OTHER CONCERNS? NO OTHER ISSUES. THE SITE, AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE SURROUNDING AREA, MOSTLY SOME COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH AND WEST AND THEN MULTIFAMILY TO THE EAST.

WE NOTIFIED TEN ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS.

WE'VE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST, AND P AND Z RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A 7 TO 0 VOTE.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU HAVE.

COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.

YES WES, SO THAT SNEAKER OUTLET, ARE THEY GONE? THEY TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THEY ARE GONE.

YES. THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.

YES, THEY ARE.

THAT IS PART OF WHAT THIS APPLICATION IS TAKING OVER.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. YES, THAT'S IT.

OKAY. LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:46.

I NOTICED YOU ALMOST GAVE NOTICE TO SAL CARUSO'S HOUSE.

YOU JUST BARELY MISSED IT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. HOW MANY? SO, WES, HOW MANY TIES DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE THAT YOU OWN? I DON'T KNOW. BUT I'LL REPORT BACK.

I'LL GO HOME TONIGHT AND COUNT THEM, AND THAT GETS TEN.

I THINK I HAD A PRETTY GOOD TIE COLLECTION.

YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME? ARE YOU A TIE CONNOISSEUR? I DON'T LIKE TIES. YOU DON'T LIKE TIES? YOU LOOK SO PROFESSIONAL IN IT.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH.

I PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 50 TIES.

I DON'T HAVE THAT. YEAH, BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE 18.

YEAH, YOU HAVE 18 TIES.

OH, MY GOSH.

WOW. BUT YOU JUST CAN'T GO THROUGH THEM ALL.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST. YOU KNOW, TIES IN THE 70 SECONDS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE TODAY.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT THE SAME WIDTH.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

MOST OF MINE ARE FROM THE 70S SO.

YEAH. OKAY.

NO ONE HAS. SO LET'S CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:47.

SO IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THE RUMOR THAT THEY'RE GOING TO RENAME THIS BROWNIES CHURCH BROWNIES CONVENIENCE STORE CHURCH.

THAT WASN'T IN THE APPLICATION, NO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ONLY TWO PEOPLE GOT THAT JOKE.

I KNOW. NO MORE PEOPLE DID.

OH, WAIT. AND GAGLIARDI'S FINGER GOT THAT JOKE.

OKAY. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OKAY. IS THERE ADEQUATE PARKING SPOTS? YES. THE BASED ON THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, IT MEETS OUR PARKING STANDARDS WITH THE ONLY OTHER USE BEING A TAX OFFICE THAT NORMALLY ISN'T OPEN DURING WHEN THE CHURCH IS GOING TO BE OPEN, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY CONCERN WITH PARKING.

YEAH, BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT OTHER BUSINESSES AROUND AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU START PARKING IN OTHER BUSINESSES? I UNDERSTAND. SO.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES. THEY'RE ALREADY IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS, RIGHT? YES. THEY'RE USING ONE OF THE SUITES.

THEY'RE JUST ENLARGING AND TAKING WALLS DOWN.

IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE CORRECT? CHURCHES ARE BIG BUSINESS.

THANKS, MR. OKAY.

COUNCIL. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.

SHE DID SO WELL ON THE LAST ONE.

I MEAN, I WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER ONE.

OH, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT TWO, BLOCK 27, STONE GATE ADDITION, BEDFORD, LOCATED AT 505 BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE D FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL SPECIFIC USE PERMIT CHURCH SUP 23.10.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE HAVE A SECOND.

MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

LET'S VOTE. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU. STAFF THANK YOU, WES.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM EIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 80.

[8. Consider an ordinance amending Section 86-9 “Alcoholic Beverages” of Chapter 86 “Parks and Recreation” of the City of Bedford Code of Ordinances by revising the regulations for the sale or consumption of alcohol within City parks; providing this ordinance shall be cumulative of all ordinances; providing a severability clause; providing a penalty clause; providing a savings clause; and providing an effective date.]

GOOD LUCK. TOTALLY DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS ON THE CHURCH THING.

WELL, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 86-9, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OF CHAPTER 86 PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING THE REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL WITHIN CITY PARKS.

PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND WE HAVE CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER KRISSI ODIN.

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO WE'RE JUST ASKING TO AMEND THE CURRENT ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW.

IT STATES THAT THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE CAN APPROVE ALCOHOL SALES INSIDE THE CENTER OR INSIDE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL.

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AND SO RATHER THAN COME TO YOU EACH TIME WE NEED TO HAVE AN EVENT, WE WANTED THE ORDINANCE TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF THE PARKS IN THE CITY, BUT ONLY FOR CITY SPONSORED EVENTS.

SO FOR THOSE THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS OR HIS DESIGNEE WOULD APPROVE ALCOHOL SALES.

WE STILL WANT COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR PRIVATE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME IN AND HAVE ALCOHOL SALES AT EVENTS.

AND SO THEY WOULD STILL GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS THAT THEY DO NOW.

SO HOW DO YOU DEFINE CITY SPONSORED EVENTS? IF IT'S IF IT'S US PUTTING IT ON.

IF IT'S IF IT'S SOMEONE IN THE CITY.

YES. IF IT'S ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.

OKAY. STILL, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING HERE ABOUT ALCOHOL IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

IT'S IN THE REALLY SMALL PRINT.

OKAY. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

COMMENTS. PLEASURE.

A MOTION. I'M GOING TO READ IT.

COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 86-9, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OF CHAPTER 86 PARKS AND RECREATION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING THE REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL WITHIN CITY PARKS.

PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.

LET'S VOTE. OKAY, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU COUNCIL THANK YOU STAFF, THANK YOU, KRISSI.

ITEM NINE, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 22 BUILDING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD CODE OF ORDINANCES BY

[9. Consider an ordinance of the City of Bedford, Texas amending Chapter 22, “Building and Building Regulations,” of the City of Bedford Code of Ordinances by amending the reserved Article VI to create a new article “Regulation of Sex Offender Residency;” providing for residency restrictions for certain sex offenders; providing affirmative defenses and exemptions; providing an appeal process; providing that this ordinance shall be cumulative of all ordinances; providing a severability clause; providing a penalty for violations; providing a savings clause; providing for publication in the official city newspaper; and establishing an effective date.]

REGULATION OF SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY PROVIDING FOR RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS, PROVIDING AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES AND EXEMPTIONS, PROVIDING AN APPEAL PROCESS, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES PROVIDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL CITY NEWSPAPER, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

WELCOME BACK. POLICE CHIEF JEFF WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL.

SO THIS ORDINANCE TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE WHAT IT IS, IT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRING ANY, IT'S GOING TO LIMIT THE PLACES THAT SEX OFFENDERS CAN CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS CAN LIVE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE SEX OFFENDERS THAT ARE REGISTERED THAT WERE ADULTS AT THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE THAT OFFENDED AGAINST SOMEONE THAT IS A CHILD.

SO TO KIND OF WALK YOU GUYS THROUGH OUR OUR SEX OFFENDER BREAKDOWN HERE.

SO THIS IS THE THE STATE LISTS THE SEX OFFENDERS IN THE CITY BY BY RISK LEVEL.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENT RISK LEVEL OF OFFENDERS THAT WE HAVE.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT 56.

AND THAT NUMBER FLUCTUATES ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS FOR A CITY OUR SIZE.

SO THIS IS KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES THAT WE'VE HAD BY OUR OFFENDERS IN BEDFORD AGAINST CHILDREN.

SO A TOTAL OF 14 AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF A CHILD, 25 INDECENCIES WITH A CHILD..

OVER WHAT PERIOD? SO THIS IS IF THEY'RE REGISTERED IN BEDFORD, IF THIS IS JUST IF THEY LIVE HERE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY OFFENDED HERE, BUT THEY LIVE HERE NOW.

SO THEIR OFFENSE COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS OR ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO REGISTER.

DO WE DO WE BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL HERE? YES. THIS IS THE ONES THAT IF THEY MOVE, THEY HAVE TO THEY HAVE TO REGISTER IN SOME FORM.

YES. THEY HAVE TO NOTIFY WHO THEY'RE NOTIFY US THAT THEY'RE LEAVING AND NOTIFY THE CITY THAT THEY'RE MOVING TO, THAT THEY'RE MOVING THERE.

SO NOW THOSE NUMBERS THERE ARE A LITTLE SKEWED.

SO BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOME OFFENDERS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL OF THOSE OFFENSES IN THERE.

SO SO DON'T LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS THINKING THAT'S YOU JUST PUT IT UP THERE.

WE HAD TO LOOK AT IT. BUT I GOT TO I GOT TO JUST PUT A DISCLAIMER IN THERE.

SO. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO KIND OF JUMP I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO THIS SLIDE IN JUST A SECOND.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS ESSENTIALLY A SAFETY ZONE OF 2000FT AWAY FROM CERTAIN AREAS.

THAT'S SCHOOLS, PARKS, PUBLIC POOLS, PLACES WHERE CHILDREN GATHER.

YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS A JUMP HOUSE LOCATION, THAT'S AN ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT.

IT'S THOSE LOCATIONS WE'RE ASKING FOR A 2000 BARRIER FEET RULE FROM SOMEONE MOVING INTO ONE OF THOSE CITIES, INTO A HOUSE OR APARTMENT AT ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS.

IT ALSO LIMITS THEM FROM LOITERING WITHIN 500FT OF ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS.

SO TO KIND OF BOUNCE BACK, THOUGH, IF THEY ALREADY LIVE HERE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GRANDFATHERED.

SO WE'RE NOT KICKING ANYBODY OUT.

IF THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE HERE.

IT'S JUST GOING TO PREVENT US FROM MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE'RE NOT NEW ON THIS ONE.

WE'RE KIND OF LATE TO THE GAME. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH GET BEDFORD CAUGHT UP ON ON THE SEX OFFENDER ORDINANCE.

SO. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WE'RE BEHIND THE CURVE.

SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE CITY, TWO CITIES TO THE WEST OF HERE, LAND MASS, IS ABOUT TWICE THE SIZE OF BEDFORD AND HAVE LESS SEX

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SO ABOUT 95% OF OUR SEX OFFENDERS ARE HAVE OFFENDED AGAINST CHILDREN.

AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT ABOUT BECAUSE THE RECIDIVISM RATE, YOU KNOW, THERE'LL BE DEBATES ON HOW OFTEN THAT IS.

BUT IF IT'S ONE CHILD, THAT'S ONE CHILD TOO MANY THAT GETS OFFENDED BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TALK TO ANOTHER PARENT ABOUT ABOUT THEIR CHILD GETTING ASSAULTED IN A WAY THAT SHOULDN'T. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HERE THE DIFFERENT CITIES, THE DATES WHEN THEY ENACTED THEM ON THE SIDE.

AND IT'S KIND OF UP TO YOU GUYS OF WHAT YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT FOOT RULE BE 10,000FT.

CAN'T DO THAT. SO WHAT THIS WILL GIVE SO HERE'S KIND OF A MAP.

IF WE LOOK AT THE 2000 FOOT RULE.

SO IT COVERS QUITE A GREAT DEAL AROUND THE BANQUET HALL BASICALLY THAT WE JUST APPROVED.

YES. I THINK YOUR BANQUET HALL IS FINE.

BUT BUT THERE ARE LOCATIONS THAT THAT PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN BEDFORD THAT ARE REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS.

BUT THIS IS GOING TO PROTECT OUR PARKS.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF QUITE A FEW PARKS HERE IN TOWN.

WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP THEM KEEP THE OFFENDERS AWAY AND GIVE GIVE THOSE KIDS SOME SPACE SO THEY CAN LIVE A HAPPY LIFE. WHAT IS THE THE LARGEST DISTANCE THAT WE CAN USE? YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE AN AREA IN THE CITY THAT THEY CAN LIVE IN.

SO YOU CAN MAKE THAT DISTANCE UP WHATEVER YOU WANT TO.

REALLY. WE BASED ALSO ON WHAT'S EVERYBODY ELSE DOING.

AND IT'S 1000, 1000, 500, 2000FT.

SO WE KIND OF WENT FOR THE FOR THE LARGEST THE 2000, 2000FT FROM A LOCATION.

BUT I KIND OF WANT TO TOUCH ON THIS HERE, THIS SLIDE.

SO THIS IS THE THIS IS OFFENDERS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DENIED RESIDENCY IF WE WOULD HAD THIS ORDINANCE IN PLACE.

SO THIS YEAR ALONE, WE'VE ALREADY GOT SIX THAT MOVED TO BEDFORD.

SO THAT NUMBER NOW IT FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN.

BUT BUT FOR SOME REASON WE'RE SEEING AN UPTICK COME INTO COME INTO BEDFORD RIGHT NOW SO THAT IT MAY BE AN ANOMALY, BUT IT IT IT IS INCREASING.

SO 5 TO 6 A YEAR IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING MOVING IN.

COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER JEFF, HOW MANY OF THEM WE HAVE LIVING IN THAT BUFFER ZONE NOW, DO WE HAVE THAT NUMBER? AND WHAT, WHAT'S THE THE CLOSEST PROXIMITY WE HAVE? I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU.

I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER, BUT THIS MAP.

SO THE RED DOTS THERE ON THAT MAP ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED OFFENDERS.

AND THIS IS THIS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION.

YOU GO TO THE TEXAS DPS WEBSITE, YOU CAN PUT IN BEDFORD AND IT WILL TELL YOU WHERE ALL THE OFFENDERS AT 1135.

YEAH. SO THIS I MEAN, LOOKING OUTSIDE OF THAT, YOU PROBABLY HAVE 10 OR 15 THAT IF THEY WERE TRYING TO MOVE HERE NOW THAT COULD MOVE HERE LEGALLY IF THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED, BUT THE LARGE MAJORITY, THEY WOULD BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

SO NOW THIS ONE IS THOSE RED DOTS ARE ALL SEX OFFENDERS.

THAT THAT'S JUST NOT THE THE THE ONES THAT HAVE COMMITTED AGAINST JUVENILES.

SO. OKAY.

SO ANOTHER QUESTION, JEFF, IS, IS WHAT IS THE THE IS THERE A STATE MINIMUM RIGHT NOW THAT THERE'S NO STATE? THERE IS THERE IS NO MINIMUM.

THEY CAN LIVE WHEREVER THEY WANT TO.

IT'S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL CITIES TO MAKE THOSE REGULATIONS OR WHERE THEY WANT TO.

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS THEY HAVE TO REGISTER AND WE DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

WE HAVE A OUR CITY SECRETARIES HERE WITH US.

SHE DOES THE REGISTRATION FOR ALL THE OFFENDERS THAT COME IN.

SO SHE KEEPS GOOD CONTACT AND AND GOOD CONTROL OF WHERE THEY'RE AT AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

WE TRY TO HAVE THE DISTRICT POLICE OFFICERS GO BY AND CHECK AND MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY ON THE LOCATIONS NOW.

SO THERE'S NO CHIEF, THERE'S NO DISTANCE IN OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE.

THERE'S NO DISTANCE WHATSOEVER.

WE DO NOT HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT COVERS THEIR WHERE THEY CAN RESIDE AT.

SO. INCREDIBLE.

THAT'S. WAY TO GO, CHIEF.

GREAT JOB. SORRY TO BRING YOU MORE WORK, BUT I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO GET BEFORE.

YOU SAID SIX WERE DENIED.

THEY WERE DENIED BECAUSE THERE.

NO, THIS. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THEY WERE TO MOVE HERE, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DENIED.

SO SO SINCE JANUARY ALONE, WE'VE HAD SIX OFFENDERS THAT MOVED TO BEDFORD THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DENIED IF THE AUDITS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE.

SO AND SHAME ON ME FOR NOT CATCHING THIS SOONER.

THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH, WE'RE WE'RE SLOWLY CATCHING THINGS THAT THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE DONE YEARS AGO.

BUT BASICALLY WE NEED TO APPROVE IT TONIGHT AND I NEED TO SIGN IT TONIGHT.

THAT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. I'M NOT GOING TO SWAY YOU ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

I JUST WANT TO PUT IT BEFORE YOU AND LET YOU GUYS MAKE YOUR DECISIONS.

I MAKE A MOTION. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THE SOUND OF SILENCE SAYS IT ALL.

YES, MA'AM. YES, MAYOR PRO TEM, SIR.

SO WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST TAKE A SHOOTER AND SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO BE HERE, LIKE FOR 5000FT? 5000? I'LL EVEN GO TO 4000.

WHY WOULDN'T WE DO THAT? AND I KNOW YOU SAID, BUT MORE IS BETTER.

I'M GOING TO LET BRANT PROBABLY JUMP IN ON MEREDITH COME ON DOWN KNOWLEDGE ON THIS ONE.

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THE FACT THAT OUR NEIGHBORING WE DON'T EVEN SEE THE CURVE FROM WHERE WE'RE AT AND THE FACT THAT OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES HAVE IMPOSED THESE RESTRICTIONS ARE BASICALLY PUSHING EVERYBODY INTO THESE FREE ZONES.

BUT THIS HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY LITIGATED.

YOU THIS IS A LAWFUL EXERCISE OF POLICE POWER TO ESTABLISH THESE RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS.

BUT YOUR ORDINANCE CAN'T SIMPLY BE A DE FACTO PROHIBITION AGAINST LIVING IN THE CITY.

YOU HAVE TO ALLOW IT'S LIKE SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES, IF I'M GOING TO USE AN ANALOGY.

NOBODY REALLY WANTS THEM IN THE CITY, BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO LOCATE.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN LOCATE.

SO THIS THIS SAME APPLIES WITH CHILD PREDATORS, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT THOSE SEXUAL BUSINESSES, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO FLOWER MOUND.

CAN WE NOT DO THE SAME HERE? THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEY WOULD WELCOME THEM THERE, I'M SURE.

EXCELLENT. WE'RE GOING TO GET SO MUCH KNOW THERE.

FLOWER MOUND RIGHT NOW WHEN THE CONTROVERSY IS ONE OF THOSE BUSINESSES.

I THINK I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF FREE NIGHTS COMING UP.

THIS IS AN ACTUAL THIS IS A FACTUAL ISSUE.

YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY. THANK YOU, CHIEF. WE APPRECIATE THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

CHIEF, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

SO I THINK WE'RE ALL FLABBERGASTED THAT IT'S TAKEN US THIS LONG AND THAT WE WERE BEHIND THE CURVE.

AND HATS OFF TO YOU.

HOW DID HOW DID YOU COME ACROSS THIS? OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE WORKING YOUR WAY THROUGH THIS.

HOW DID YOU CATCH IT? AND POLICE CHIEFS IN THE PAST DID NOT.

SELFISHLY, I CAN BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I WANT YOU TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT.

LET ME GIVE YOU THE STORY. SO WHERE I CAME FROM, THIS WAS ONE OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN I WAS A DETECTIVE TO LOOK AT THE SEX OFFENDER ORDINANCE.

AND I LIVED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY A SCHOOL AND TWO PARKS.

AND SELFISHLY, I LOOKED AT IT.

IT'S LIKE I SAW ANOTHER CITY HAD ALREADY DONE THIS.

I WAS LIKE, THIS WOULD HAVE PREVENT A SEX OFFENDER THAT COULD OFFEND AGAINST MY SMALL KIDS AT THE TIME FROM EVER MOVING IN THE CITY.

SO I MOTIVATED WHAT I CALL THE MINIVAN MAFIA AND GOT MY WIFE INVOLVED.

AND THEY THEY QUICKLY MARCHED DOWN THE STREET TO TO ONE OF OUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS HOUSES.

AND AND THIS WAS ON THE NEXT AGENDA.

SO I VIEW THESE KIDS IN BEDFORD JUST LIKE THEY'RE MY KIDS THAT I WANT TO PROTECT THEM, JUST LIKE I'D WANT TO PROTECT MY OWN KIDS.

SO THIS WAS THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE JUST NEED TO DO BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IF IT'S ONE KID THAT WE CAN SAVE FROM GETTING REVICTIMIZED AGAINST SOMEBODY THAT'S ALREADY A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER, THAT'S ENOUGH.

THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME. SO 100%.

CHIEF, THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

AND THIS IS KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR EXPERIENCE.

AND THIS IS ALSO I'M GOING TO THROW IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER FOR HIRING AN EXPERIENCED CHIEF FOR THIS CITY.

THAT SHOWS US THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT IT TAKES TO SOMEBODY WHO'S GOING TO LOOK INTO THESE ORDINANCES AND GET US UP TO DATE.

FROM WHAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED.

I'M JUST GOING TO, YOU KNOW, STAND UP HERE A LITTLE BIT ON THE BOX AND AND GLOAT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU GUYS.

FROM THE MOMENT YOU CAME ON, YOU HAVE MODERNIZED OUR POLICE FORCE AND GOT US UP TO SPEED SO THAT WE ARE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER CITIES.

AND SO WE'RE NOT FALLING BEHIND.

AND NOTHING IS IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT NOTHING IS FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS.

YOU'RE CATCHING THESE THINGS AND BRINGING THEM BEFORE US.

AND THIS IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ONE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

CLEARLY, WE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE AND OUR CITY MANAGER MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE TO MAKE YOU THE CHIEF OF OUR CITY.

I APPRECIATE IT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THE CREDIT BECAUSE BECAUSE MY JOB IS TO GET OUT OF THE GUYS WAY SO THEY CAN GET THEIR JOBS DONE.

AND WE'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE TALENTED TEAM THAT THAT MAKE ME SHINE EVERY DAY.

SO MY JOB GETS PRETTY EASY WHEN YOU'VE GOT THAT AMOUNT OF TALENT THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

HERE. HERE. OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL.

I'M LOOKING FOR FINGERS OR HANDS OR COUNCIL MEMBER.

COGAN. MAYOR I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

FEEL FREE. OH, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT. WHAT? OH, WE HAD SUCH GOOD PRECEDENTS HERE.

FINE. WE HAD GOOD PRECEDENTS.

FINE. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL. IF YOU JUST WANT TO LEAVE IT AT THAT, WE CAN DO THAT, BUT FINE.

I GUESS I WON'T BE SHOWING UP HERE TO LOOK BAD THIS YEAR.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET THE LONG ONE HERE.

ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE.

SO A MOTION TO APPROVE APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.

YOU'RE THE SCHOOLTEACHER OF THE BUNCH.

YOU SHOULD KNOW. I KNOW.

AMENDING CHAPTER 22.

HANG ON, HANG ON. LET ME GO BACK THROUGH THIS.

I GOT THIS. YOU GOT IT RIGHT THERE.

HANG ON. IT'S ON THE AGENDA ITEM.

I SEE. I WAS READY TO JUST MOVE THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK HERE.

MY APOLOGIES, EVERYONE.

I'M HOLDING US ALL UP.

OKAY. BETTER TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF.

YES. AMENDING CHAPTER 22 BUILDING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING THE RESERVE ARTICLE SIX TO CREATE A NEW ARTICLE.

REGULATIONS OF SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY PROVIDING FOR RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS, PROVIDING AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE AND EXEMPTIONS, PROVIDING APPEAL PROCESS, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE.

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I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN? LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO IT AGAIN.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

LET'S VOTE. VERY WELL DONE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY, THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU COUNCIL, THANK YOU STAFF.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL FEEL THE SAME.

COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN BEAT US TO THE PUNCH, BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ITEM TEN, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT

[10. Consider a resolution of the City Council of Bedford, Texas authorizing the submission and acceptance of the grant application to create a detective position designated to investigate intimate partner violence (IPV) related crimes, an IPV Detective, for the Police Department to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division. Should the grant be awarded, the City Council authorizes the hiring of this position.]

SHOULD THE GRANT BE AWARDED, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE HIRING OF THIS POSITION.

AND ONCE AGAIN, CHIEF JEFF WILLIAMS. JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A QUICK SUMMARY OF THIS.

SO EVERY YEAR THE STATE PUSHES OUT A VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GRANT.

SO SO THIS POSITION WILL BE SPECIFICALLY TO WORK FOR WOMEN THAT ARE VICTIMS OF CRIME AGAINST SOME TYPE OF FAMILY MEMBER, WHETHER THAT BE SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY VIOLENCE, ASSAULTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO WELL BEFORE I GOT HERE, THE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED A BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION UNIT THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, BUT ALSO DEALS WITH FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES. SO WHAT THIS WILL GET US IS THIS IS GOING TO DESIGNATE A DETECTIVE.

THAT'S ALL THEIR JOB WAS, IS TO BE WORK THOSE FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES SO WE CAN REALLY FOCUS ON THE VICTIMS AND GET THEM OUT OF THE LOOP SO THEY SO THEY'RE NOT VICTIMS AGAIN.

SO THE STATE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THIS IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $95,000.

AND WE HAVE A MATCHING AMOUNT ON THERE OF A 30% THAT WILL HAVE TO MATCH.

SO I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR YOU GUYS.

I WISH I HAD THE STATISTICS FOR YOU.

I WAS TRYING TO GET THEM BEFORE WE CAME IN TODAY.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF OUR VIOLENT CRIME IS RELATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE.

AND AND WE TAKE THAT TO HEART AND WE TRY TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO TO CUT THIS DOWN.

ONE OF THE PROMISES THAT I MADE TO THE CITY MANAGER IS WE'LL LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES WHEN I STARTED.

SO THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO GROW OUR DEPARTMENT AND GO OUT AND GET ANOTHER DETECTIVE THAT CAN COME IN AND HELP FIGHT THESE CASES.

SO THIS IF AWARDED, IF THE STATE AWARDS US, WELL, THIS WILL BE A THREE YEAR GRANT THAT WILL BE GUARANTEED.

THE MONEY WILL SOMEWHAT GUARANTEE THE MONEY UNLESS THE FEDS CUT IT, CUT THE FUNDING OUT.

WE'LL BE GUARANTEED THE MONEY FOR THREE YEARS AT THE END OF THAT THREE YEARS, IF WE CAN'T SUSTAIN IT, WE HAVE THE OBLIGATION.

WE CAN WE CAN GO BACK AND REAPPLY FOR THE GRANT FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS, WHICH A LOT OF THE CITIES IN THE UPSTARTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TWO CYCLES ON THIS FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS OF FUNDING BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ONTO THE CITY'S DIME TO KEEP IT GOING.

SO BUT THAT'S KIND OF IN A NUTSHELL OF WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE APPLIED.

SO THIS IS Y'ALL'S REQUEST THAT IF WE ARE AWARDED THIS TO ACCEPT THIS GRANT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND THE GOAL WOULD BE IF AWARDED, WE'LL KICK THIS OFF OCTOBER 1ST.

DOES THIS POSITION CURRENTLY EXIST IN AND AROUND US IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES? YES. MANY OF THE CITIES HAVE IT.

I'M NOT SURE IF OUR ONES TO THE EAST AND WEST HAVE IT, BUT I KNOW GRAPEVINE HAS ONE THAT NO ONE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS HAS ONE.

SOME OF THE SMALLER CITIES DON'T HAVE IT.

ARLINGTON, OTHER CITIES LIKE THAT HAVE HAVE A POSITION OR UNITS DESIGNATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE.

SO THE STRUGGLE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS OUR DETECTIVES KIND OF HAVE TO SHUFFLE A LOT OF DIFFERENT CASELOADS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM MORE SPECIALIZED INTO CERTAIN FIELDS SO THEY CAN FOCUS AND BECOME THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON ON ON ONE THING.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CHERRY ON TOP OF THE ICE CREAM.

YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS KNOW OFFICER HALL.

SHE IS OUR BIERI OFFICER.

SO SHE'S THE ONE THAT FOLLOWS UP WITH THE VICTIMS. BUT WE DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED DETECTIVE RIGHT NOW THAT THIS IS ALL THAT THEY DO.

AND THIS IS WHAT THOSE TWO WORKING TOGETHER ARE GOING TO DO AN AMAZING JOB IF AWARDED.

SO THAT'S ENCOURAGING.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.

YEAH. SO IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, WE'RE APPLYING FOR THE GRANT WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THIS WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR FOR 2024.

SO WE HAVE TO PUT FUNDS IN RESERVE OR LIKE WHEN WE GO WHEN IT'S COME TO BUDGET TIME, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE OUR 30%.

YES. ALLOCATED.

OUR PORTION OF THIS IS IN WE HAVE IT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS RIGHT NOW HOPING FOR APPROVAL.

SO IF THAT FOR SOME REASON DOESN'T MAKE APPROVAL, WE DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FUNDS, THE GRANT FUNDS.

IF FOR SOME REASON THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE THEIR PORTION, WE CAN WE CAN ALWAYS BACK OUT OF THIS.

BUT WE JUST WANT TO BE IN A PLACE, THOUGH, COME OCTOBER 1ST, IF IF THE MONEY'S THERE, THEN WE CAN ACCEPT THIS AND GET MOVING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN ON IT.

SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? COUNCIL MEMBER. GAGLIARDI.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE O.

COUNCIL MEMBER. COGAN HAS A QUESTION.

OH, I'LL PUNT IT TO YOU AFTER I'M DONE.

OKAY, GO AHEAD. YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? IS THAT WHAT I HEARD? YEAH, GO AHEAD.

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MAYOR. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

QUESTION ABOUT THIS.

SO THIS THIS RIGHT HERE FOR 94,889 92, THIS PROGRAM, IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM.

WE'RE ASSUMING THAT IF WE RECEIVE THIS GRANT, AS LONG AS IT'S FUNDED FEDERALLY, IT BE IN PERPETUITY.

CORRECT. SO ONGOING, UNLESS IT GETS CUT, OF COURSE.

WELL, IT WILL BE FOR THE FIRST INITIAL AWARD IS FOR THREE YEARS.

AND EACH YEAR YOU HAVE TO KEEP REAPPLYING.

BUT IF YOU'RE INTO THE CYCLE AND APPROVE, USUALLY THOSE FIRST THREE YEARS ARE GUARANTEED.

OKAY, UNLESS WE FAIL TO REPORT SOMETHING CORRECTLY TO TO TO THE TO THE STATE, IT'S ALMOST A GUARANTEED THREE YEARS.

AT THE END OF THAT THREE YEARS, WE'RE ELIGIBLE TO REAPPLY.

AND THEN AFTER THAT MOST I SAID ON A SCORING COMMITTEE AT THE COG BEFORE COMING HERE AND USUALLY ABOUT TWO CYCLES IS WHAT THEY HAVE THE STOMACH FOR, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

SO AFTER THOSE TWO CYCLES, THAT'S WHEN WE NEED TO MAKE THE DECISION DO WE WANT TO PUT THIS IN OUR FULL BUDGET OR DO WE NEED TO ABSORB THIS BACK INTO THE REGULAR CASELOAD? SO SO REALLY, THIS IS THIS IS KIND OF THE EXPERIMENT.

THIS IS THE SEED MONEY TO GET IT STARTED AND TO SEE IF WE CAN'T KEEP THIS GOING ON OUR OWN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

IT'S GOOD INFORMATION TO KNOW THAT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE WHERE WE'RE THINKING, WHERE WE'RE HEADING IF WE WERE TO GET THIS GRANT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. APPRECIATE IT.

OH, YOU DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A MOTION.

I WILL. I WILL PUNT OVER COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN COGAN.

DID YOU READ IT? I'M GOING TO READ IT.

IS IT ON? IS THIS ON? DO YOU NEED A COPY OF IT? CAN SOMEONE READ IT? OKAY.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT APPLICATION TO CREATE A DETECTIVE POSITION DESIGNATED TO INVESTIGATE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE RELATED CRIMES AND IPV.

DETECTIVE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

COME TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION.

SHOULD THE GRANT BE AWARDED? THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE HIRING OF THIS POSITION.

SO, DAN, IS THIS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN KIDS ACTUALLY LEARN FROM THE LESSON PLAN? BECAUSE THIS FEELS LIKE A REALLY UNIQUE MOMENT.

IT IS. AND WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD RIGHT NOW.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER, FARKLE. LET'S VOTE.

I ABSTAIN. DID YOU FILL OUT THE PROPER PAPERWORK FOR THAT? OKAY. ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL THANK YOU.

STAFF THANK YOU, CHIEF WILLIAMS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

ITEM 11 MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.

[11. Mayor/Council Member Reports]

SO I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE FOR RESIDENTS THAT NOMINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS PROGRAM UNTIL MAY 31ST SO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES CAN APPLY FOR A BEAUTIFUL YARD OR SMART YARD IN TERMS OF RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANYONE ELSE? CITY MANAGER REPORTS.

[12. City Manager/Staff Reports]

I HAVE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER KAREN RIGGS.

IT'S GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE OF OUR BUDGET STATUS IN TERMS OF THE UPCOMING.

WE'VE ALREADY KICKED OFF BUDGET AND THEN A LITTLE GLIMPSE OF THE FINANCIAL PICTURE.

THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT WE'VE GOTTEN GOOD NEWS SO FAR, SO.

HEY, KAREN. HEY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO, YES, JUST VERY HIGH LEVEL KIND OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE 2324 BUDGET PROCESS.

SO WE DID, YOU KNOW, BACK IN OCTOBER, YOU GUYS APPROVED THE FULL BUDGET SUITE OF CLEAR GOV SO WE COULD DO OPERATIONAL BUDGETING, POSITION, BUDGETING, CAPITAL BUDGETING.

SO WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THAT SOFTWARE, DID BUDGET KICKOFF WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE MIDDLE OF MARCH AND WE'RE GETTING GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE DEPARTMENTS.

IT'S VERY USER FRIENDLY.

THEY'RE LIKING THE SCREENS, HOW THEY CAN MANEUVER THROUGH EVERYTHING.

WE FOUND A LITTLE BIT OF HICCUPS ON THE PERSONNEL SIDE THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.

SO THEY HAVE TURNED IN THEIR YEAR END PROJECTIONS.

THEY HAVE ALSO TURNED IN WHERE THEY WANT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET TO BE IN THEIR SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST.

AND SO WE'RE ABOUT TO SIT DOWN AND GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT, ASK THEM QUESTIONS.

WE'LL START THOSE BUDGET MEETINGS ACTUALLY THIS FRIDAY AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF REVISE THOSE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THEN WE'LL MEET WITH JIMMY AND THEN WE'LL BRING YOU GUYS A PROJECTED BUDGET OR A PROPOSED BUDGET IN THE SUMMER.

BUT JIMMY DID TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.

SO WE GOT OUR FIRST APPRAISAL ROLL PRELIMINARY REPORT LAST FRIDAY, AND IT CAME IN 15% HIGHER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

SO WE DO EXPECT THAT TO COME DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S PROTESTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S VERY, VERY PRELIMINARY AT THIS POINT.

SALES TAX IS TRENDING VERY, VERY NICELY.

WE ARE, AS OF APRIL, ABOUT 6.9, 9% OVER THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

SO TRENDING VERY NICELY.

SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES WHEN WE COME TO YOU IN JULY.

SO VERY GOOD.

I JUST WANT TO SAY AMAZING JOB.

WE'RE IN APRIL AND YOU GUYS ARE GETTING ON TOP OF THE NEXT BUDGET.

SO JUST LOVE THE JOB YOU ALL ARE DOING.

[01:15:03]

THANK YOU. I JUST GET OUT OF THEIR WAY.

THE WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT, SO COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE.

OKAY. DID YOU WANT A SECOND OR DO YOU WANT TO GIVE IT TO DAN AGAIN? I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND. OKAY. SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.

SO EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? ANYONE OPPOSED? HE STARTED WORKING AT TARGET.

OH, TARGET.

OH, HIS SHIRT. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. EVERYONE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING SAY AYE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN AT 7:16.

YEAH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.