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WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH AT 6:00 PM.
WE'RE GOING TO START THIS MEETING OUT WITH THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THE INVOCATION WILL BE DONE BY JIM PACK CITY LIFE CHURCH, DFW.
COME TO THE PODIUM AND EVERYBODY STAND.
FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT INVOKING YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS ROOM.
WE'RE ALL THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF LIVING IN A COUNTRY WHERE THE WORDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD HAVE MEANING, AND, LORD, WE KNOW THERE'S NO LEADERS IN OFFICE THAT YOU HAVEN'T ORDAINED. SO WE PRAY NOW.
PRAY NOW. TONIGHT FOR WISDOM FOR EACH OF THEM THAT ONLY YOU CAN GIVE, AND AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS TONIGHT, LORD, THAT THEY WILL HAVE CLARITY OF THOUGHT, THE COURAGE OF A LEADER AND THE MINDFULNESS OF THE CITIZENS THAT THEY REPRESENT.
I PRAY FOR OUR FRONTLINE DEFENDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY STAND IN HARM'S WAY ON OUR BEHALF.
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE.
ALL OF THIS WE PRAY TONIGHT, LORD, IN YOUR MIGHTY NAME, THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS.
NOW, FROM COUNCILMAN, THE PLEDGE.
OF ALLEGIANCE] NOW, THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
[CHUCKLING] FELLOW NEW YORKER HELPING ME OUT.
I KNOW ILLINOIS ISN'T MUCH BETTER.
I'M LIKE, I DO THIS ALL THE TIME. NOW, I GOT ASKED TO DO IT.
UP NEXT IS OUR COUNCIL RECOGNITION, AND THIS WOULD BE MARK.
[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]
SO IT'S APPARENTLY PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JULY 2023 AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD. SO I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.THE CITY OF BEDFORD PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS, AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS AND ALZHEIMER'S, AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES, AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASE A COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES AND CRIME REDUCTION, AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS, PARK AND RECREATION IS ESSENTIAL AND ADAPTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKES COMMUNITIES RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND.
WHEREAS, PARKS AND NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS.
AND WHEREAS, THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BEDFORD RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, AMY SABOL, MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, CALL UPON THE CITIZENS AND ALL CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE THE MONTH OF JULY 2023 AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.
THANK YOU, AND WE DO SO MUCH MORE.
WE TOOK SO MUCH OUT OF THIS PROCLAMATION.
[LAUGHTER] YOU WANT TO JUST TAKE A PICTURE, ABBY? OKAY, EVERYBODY FORWARD.
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OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR CULTURAL ARTS MANAGER, KRISSI ODEN, PRESENTING RECOGNIZING THE WINNERS OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOX[PRESENTATIONS]
CONTEST AND PAINTED CROSSWALK CONTEST.ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL.
THEY'RE THEY'RE NEWLY INSTALLED.
I THINK THE LAST ONE WAS INSTALLED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
IT TOOK A FEW DAYS THIS TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT THERE AT 4 A.M.
TRYING TO BEAT THE HEAT, BUT WE GOT THEM ALL INSTALLED.
ALL RIGHT. SO OUR FIRST ONE IS LYNDA KRUPA.
THIS ONE IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF CENTRAL DRIVE AND BEDFORD ROAD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND LYNDA WAS ONE OF OUR VENDORS THIS WEEKEND AT OUR WARM ART FESTIVAL.
SHE CREATED THIS PAINTING OF A TURTLE TO CHERISH ALL THE MOMENTS THAT THEY HAVE SPENT IN THE PARK.
AARYA WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF BEDFORD FOR CONSERVING THE POND, PROVIDING A HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE, AND PROVIDING A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY TO CONNECT WITH NATURE. THIS BOX IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF SPRING VALLEY DRIVE AND HARWOOD ROAD.
SO AARYA IS ACTUALLY OUT OF THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
SO HER FATHER IS GOING TO COME UP AND RECEIVE HER AWARD FOR HER.
CONGRATULATIONS, AND HOW OLD IS AARYA? SHE'S NINE. SHE'LL BE TEN IN DECEMBER.
SO WE LOVE TO CELEBRATE OUR YOUNG ARTISTS.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT, WE HAVE AUDIE POPE.
AUDIE'S DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY OUR TINY NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE JUST OUT OF SIGHT.
THESE LITTLE FRIENDS ARE HARD AT WORK IN OUR BACKYARD.
AUDIE IS ALSO A PART OF THE CULTURAL COMMISSION, TOO, ISN'T SHE, KRISSI? I'M SORRY? AUDIE IS PART OF THE CULTURAL COMMISSION, TOO.
YES, SHE IS. SHE'S PART OF OUR CULTURAL ARTS ADVISORY BOARD.
SHE'S AN AMAZING ARTIST, AND SHE ALSO DID OUR MURAL AT OUR FIRE STATION.
WHAT COULD BE MORE INSPIRING THAN A MAN'S BEST FRIEND? DORIS' DESIGN WAS CREATED FOR ALL THE DOG LOVERS IN BEDFORD.
BIG DOGS, SMALL DOGS, FLUFFY DOGS AND YAPPING DOGS.
DOGS OF ALL BREED SHAPES, SIZES AND COLORS.
THERE ARE MANY, MANY RESIDENTS THAT HAVE A PUP, POOCH, WOOFER, MUTT OR FUR, BABY.
AFTER ALL, ZEUS, THE GREAT DANE CALLS BEDFORD HOME, AND HE'S THE CURRENT GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER OF THE WORLD'S TALLEST DOG.
SO THIS ONE'S LOCATED AT CENTRAL AND HARWOOD.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE JENNIFER AMBS.
THEY LOVE TO PLANT AND DISPLAY FLOWERS EVERY WEEK IN THEIR KITCHEN.
THIS BOX IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BEDFORD ROAD AND BARR DRIVE, AND I DON'T THINK JENNIFER IS WITH US HERE TONIGHT EITHER, BUT WE'LL STILL GOING TO CELEBRATE HER BECAUSE IT'S AWESOME, AND LAST WE HAVE MS.
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LORI PACKLICK.LORI'S DESIGN CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE AND MUSIC GENRES.
BELL HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH HAS AN AWARD WINNING BAND FOR YEARS.
THIS BOX IS LOCATED AT BROWN TRAIL AND HARWOOD ROAD.
CAN WE HAVE ALL THE WINNERS COME UP AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A GROUP PICTURE? OH, MY GOSH. WE FORGOT THIS ONE.
AARSY ILLUSTRATED HANDS THAT SPELL OUT BEDFORD IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU HAVE A SPECIAL SURPRISE AT THE END.
RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ARTIST TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT THAT WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF.
ACE UTTER IS OUR CROSSWALK MURAL WINNER.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THAT, IT IS AMAZING.
FROM THE SUBMITTED DESIGNS, A SUBCOMMITTEE CHOSE THREE FINALISTS AND THE WINNER ACE UTTER.
IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, ACE'S BEAUTIFUL DESIGN WAS HAND PAINTED BY CITY STAFF.
HARWOOD JUNIOR HIGH ART TEACHER ASHLEY MILLIGAN, WHO'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT, AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
THE GROUP FIRST CHALKED OUT THE DESIGN.
SO THANK YOU TO ACE AND TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO PAINT WITH US.
WE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME AND IT IS AMAZING.
WE ALSO WANT TO ASK ASHLEY MILLIGAN TO COME UP.
YES. SO ASHLEY HAD ALL OF HER STUDENTS IN HER ENTIRE ART CLASSES, SUBMIT DESIGNS AND ACE'S WAS CHOSEN OUT OF A LOT OF CHOICES.
IT WAS A HARD CHOICE, BUT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND IT TURNED OUT SO AMAZING.
SO WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU TWO.
THOSE ARE ASHLEY'S SWEET LITTLE BABIES.
THEY'RE EXCITED FOR YOU, TOO, [CHUCKLING].
KRISSI, BEFORE YOU GO. I'M FOR REAL DONE NOW.
IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME.
YEAH, IT WAS REALLY HOT, BUT THEY'RE JUST SO EXCITED THAT BEDFORD IS DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT THEY NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD COME TO BEDFORD, AND WE HAD ONE GUY BUY A T SHIRT AND HE SAID AND HE HAD A FORT WORTH ART FESTIVAL AND HE SAID, I WILL ADD THIS TO MY COLLECTION AND I LIVE HERE, SO I'M SO PROUD.
YAY. IT'S MY BELIEF THAT IT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO GROW AND GET BIGGER AND BIGGER.
OH, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID IT ALL DAY.
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THANKS EVER SO MUCH, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW PROUD WE ARE OF WHAT YOU DID THIS WEEK.THAT MEANS A LOT. THANK YOU. OKAY.
OKAY. THERE'S NOBODY HERE FOR, I GUESS, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]
IT TO US, I GUESS.WE WILL NOW CONSIDER OUR CONSENT ITEMS. IF COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 13TH, 2023 REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM NUMBER TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATION PLAN AND RECOGNIZING EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND BUDGET WITH WW FIRE AND SECURITY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN ACCESS CARD READER FOR GATE ACCESS AT THE PUBLIC WORKS SERVICE CENTER AND WITH KELLY AND CORP.
THANK YOU, ANDREA. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. NEED A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION. MR. FARCO HAS MADE THE FIRST MOTION.
HOW ABOUT A SECOND? MISS DAWKINS A SECOND, AND LET'S ALL VOTE.
OKAY. IT'S UNANIMOUS WITH THREE ABSENCES.
OKAY. NOW WE'VE GOT PERSONS TO BE HEARD.
[PERSONS TO BE HEARD]
LANG ELLIOTT WITH FAMILY COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT.HE'S REQUESTED TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS ORGANIZATION.
WELCOME, MR. ELLIOTT. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AND [INAUDIBLE], WOULD YOU FIRST TELL US WHERE YOUR ADDRESS OR YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS LANG ELLIOTT, AS YOU SAID, AND I AM THE CEO OF FAMILY COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE'RE LOCATED IN BEDFORD, TEXAS.
OUR ACTUAL ADDRESS IS 221 BEDFORD ROAD SUITE 300.
THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TODAY IS WE ARE A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND WE ARE FEATURED IN HELPING THE COMMUNITY WITH INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY.
WE HAVE ALSO OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN IN ONE SECOND, AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO PEER SUPPORT SERVICES AND LIFE COACHING. THE REASON WHY I'M HERE TODAY IS, AS I SURVEY A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THEY DO NOT KNOW ABOUT FAMILY, COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT.
SO WHEN THE NEW CHIEF CAME IN, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET WITH HIM.
I WANTED TO SHED LIGHT ON OUR ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING.
IT WAS REALLY ON MY HEART TO HEAR THAT THE ALLEN SHOOTER, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, HE HAD MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND IT'S BECOMING A RECURRING ISSUE WITH A LOT OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS WITH THEY ARE HAVING MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS.
WE HAVE MENTORS FOR STATE PURPOSES.
IT'S NOT CALLED MENTORSHIP NOW, IT'S CALLED PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, AND THEY WE HAVE BOTH MALE AND FEMALES THAT ARE THAT HAVE BEEN HAVE THEIR EDUCATION OR THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH CERTAIN SIMILAR SITUATIONS WHERE THEY'VE BEEN IN THE COURT WHEN THEY WERE JUVENILES AND THEY MADE POOR CHOICES.
SO WE WANT TO CUT THAT THE REPEATING ASPECT FROM THEM TO SHOW THEM THAT THEY CAN MAKE BETTER CHOICES , AND AS I CONTINUE, I PROMISE TO TELL YOU WHAT THE CASE MANAGEMENT AND WHY I NAMED IT FAMILY COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO HELP THE FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT HOWEVER, IT'S MORE SO THAT WE
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ARE TRYING TO GET INTO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THE FAMILIES, BUT THE CASE MANAGEMENT ASPECT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT AND THAT'S WHY I NAMED IT AS SUCH. THE CASE MANAGER MONITORS ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND THE LIKE TO SAY THAT WE CAN HELP YOU BY CONNECTING YOU TO THESE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES AND THESE OTHER SERVICES THAT WILL HELP YOU WITH CERTAIN LIFESTYLE CHANGES.SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I REALLY AM DELIGHTFUL THIS EVENING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK AT THIS PODIUM TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN EXISTENCE.
THERE ARE NONPROFITS OUT HERE THAT ARE HELPING OUR COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MENTAL HEALTH ASPECTS THAT ARE CREATING PROBLEMS, WHETHER THEY'RE ANYWHERE AS MINOR AS CONDUCT DISORDER ALL THE WAY UP TO SCHIZOPHRENIA.
I MADE SURE THAT MY STAFF HAS THE DUTY TO HELP OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WHETHER WE HAVE THERAPISTS, OUTSIDE THERAPISTS COME IN OR PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS COMING IN FROM THE OUTSIDE, ANYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILY OR THE CHILDREN, BECAUSE OUR MOTTO IS HELPING ONE CHILD, ONE LIFE AT A TIME, BUT AS SOON AS I GO BACK IN FRONT OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THAT TO, SAY, HELPING ONE COMMUNITY, ONE LIFE AT A TIME, BECAUSE IT'S ALL ENCOMPASSING.
THE CHILD MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY WHAT THE PARENT IS GOING THROUGH.
IT MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS GOING THROUGH.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WHEN COVID HIT WITH CHILDREN BEING SEPARATED FROM THEIR FRIENDS AND THEY'VE GOTTEN CABIN FEVER AND THEY STILL FELT THAT THEY NEEDED TO GO OUT AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES INAPPROPRIATELY BUT FROM THAT, I DIGRESS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HERE AND NOW.
STATISTICS SAY THAT A LOT OF THE FAMILIES GETTING DIVIDED MORE AND MORE DUE TO SEVERAL RESOURCES.
THE OTHER ONE IS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FEELING THEY ARE BEING SURROUNDED WITH THE LOVE AND CARE.
WE CAN'T NECESSARILY COMPENSATE FOR THE LOVE AND CARE, BUT WE CAN COMPENSATE FOR WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, AND THAT'S THE SUPPORT SYSTEM. SO, AGAIN, I'M HERE TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL, THE CITY, OUR COMMUNITY, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE THAT CARES AND WE DON'T WANT TO FALL INTO AN EPIDEMIC OF CONTINUING DIVORCE.
THE RATE OF DIVORCE, THE ONE THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WE'RE PRAYING HARD ON IS SECURING SOME HOUSES FOR THE WOMEN THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCUMBED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THAT'S ON THE RISE.
THIS EVEN REPORTED ON THE NEWS.
SO WE WILL HAVE WE'RE TRYING TO SET UP HOUSES NOW WHERE THEY CAN FEEL SAFE.
THEY CAN HAVE THE SERVICES, THEY CAN HAVE THE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, THEY CAN HAVE THE PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, LIFE COACHING SERVICES, AND THEN HELP THEM TO MOVE ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.
SO AGAIN, TODAY I AM VERY PRIVILEGED TO SAY THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I DON'T WANT TO ANY LONGER GO UNANNOUNCED WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING WHERE OUR COMMUNITY CAN STABILIZE CHILDREN, STABILIZE FAMILIES.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, AND I WILL WRAP UP HERE.
I DO HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR YOU GUYS TO LOOK OVER.
I WANTED TO DISSEMINATE THAT TO YOU IF I'M ALLOWED TO, AND ALSO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT MY ORGANIZATION THAT I'M BLESSED TO HAVE AND TO HELP OUT OUR COMMUNITY.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE A BUSINESS STRUCTURE OR NONPROFIT LIKE THIS, BECAUSE THERE'S A SUPER NEED IN ALMOST EVERY COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND YOU'RE PROBABLY DOING THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS TO GO AND TELL DIFFERENT GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU OFFER AND HOW YOU PLAN TO GO ABOUT IT. SO THIS IS A GOOD FORUM FOR YOU TO TELL US, AND WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THE BROCHURES PASSED OUT AND AT LEAST
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WE KNOW YOU'RE THERE.YOU ARE INSIDE THE CITY LIMIT, AND PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE WE'LL HAVE MEANS TO USE YOU.
WE ARE CURRENTLY HELPING 90 INDIVIDUALS.
60% OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE WITHIN THE HEB COMMUNITY AND THEN WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 20% THAT THE CHILDREN ARE ATTENDING HEB SCHOOL BECAUSE OF SOME MISCONDUCT THAT THEY EXPERIENCED, BUT AS WE GO ON, SORRY, AS WE GO ON TO WORK WITH THESE KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
YOU HEAR THE WORDS IMPROVEMENT, SATISFIED, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE.
HOW LONG CAN YOU MAINTAIN THE SERVICES WITH US? SO AGAIN, I WANTED TO ASK THE COUNCIL IF IT'S OKAY, AND MAYBE I'M NOT THE PERSON TO DO IT , BUT IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND THE LIKE, AND SO THAT WE CAN DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS THAT EXIST IN OUR COMMUNITY CURRENTLY.
WITH AND YOU MAY NOT THINK THIS, BUT YOU GUYS ARE VERY POWERFUL IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I HEAR A LOT ABOUT YOU GUYS, AND SO I HAD TO COME TO THE POWER.
I HAD TO COME TO THE POWER AND ANNOUNCE MY INTENTIONS IN WHICH THEY ARE PURE, BUT I WANTED TO INVITE EACH AND ONE OF YOU IF YOU GUYS EVER WANT TO COME UP TO THE OFFICE AND SEE WHAT WE DO.
THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY, GUYS, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
CERTAINLY, AND WE DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
[4. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Canary Construction, LLC in an estimated amount of $5,121,185 for the SWIFT 21-12 West Pipeline Road Water and Sanitary Sewer Replacement between Arwine Cemetery Road and Raider Drive project.]
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CANARY CONSTRUCTION LLC IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $5,121,185 FOR SWIFT 2112 WEST PIPELINE ROAD WATER AND SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT BETWEEN ARWINE CEMETERY ROAD AND RAIDER DRIVE PROJECT.SO THIS IS THE WHOLE LENGTH OF WHAT WE BORDER ON PIPELINE.
SO IT GOES FROM BORDER TO BORDER ON PIPELINE.
OKAY, AND WE HAVE CHERYL TAYLOR IN OUR PRESENCE AS SHE'S GOING TO GIVE US A LITTLE TALK.
TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS INFORMATION, THE CITY OF BEDFORD OWNS AND MAINTAINS WATER, PUBLIC WATER AND SANITARY SEWER LINES WITHIN THE CITY OF EULESS RIGHT OF WAY THAT HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE THE EARLY 1960S AND NEED TO BE RENEWED IN PREPARATION FOR THE CITY OF EULESS RECONSTRUCTING PIPELINE ROAD.
THE NOTICE TO PROCEED, THE INITIAL NOTICE TO PROCEED WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY AND THEN HAD TO BE RETRACTED WHILE FRANCHISE UTILITIES RELOCATED THEIR FACILITIES WITHIN THE CORRIDOR DUE TO A SERIES OF UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, AS WELL AS THE DELAY IN BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN THE CITY'S AND THE CONTRACTOR'S BEST INTEREST TO REBID THE PROJECT.
BECAUSE IT'S NEARLY TWO YEARS LATER AND THERE'S BEEN SOME DRASTIC PIPE ESCALATION COSTS AND GAS PRICES AND THERE'S SO MUCH WORK GOING ON OUT THERE THAT WE WERE.
SO THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN REBID AND SO THE PROJECT WAS ADVERTISED MAY 17TH AND MAY
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24TH, AND THEN BIDS WERE OPENED ON JUNE 16TH.A TOTAL OF FOUR BIDS WERE RECEIVED, RANGING IN PRICE FROM OVER 5.1 MILLION TO NEARLY $6 MILLION.
HALFF AND ASSOCIATES, THE DESIGN ENGINEER FOR THE FOR THE PROJECT REVIEWED THE BID TABULATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE WAS ASSEMBLED TO RANK THE SUBMITTALS AND DETERMINE THE BEST VALUE OF BIDS RECEIVED.
THAT WAY, THE LOWEST BIDDER WASN'T NECESSARILY THE AUTOMATIC CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT. SO WE DID ASSEMBLE A GROUP OF OF THE CONSULTANT TO LOOK AT THE REFERENCES FOR EACH OF THE CONTRACTORS. SO IF APPROVED THIS EVENING, THE WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE PAID FROM THE SWIFT 2015 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BONDS, SANITARY SEWER LINE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE PAID FROM THE 2010-2011, 2012-2012.
A CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BONDS AND THE UTILITY REPAIR FUND.
HALFF AND ASSOCIATES DID PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION LETTER TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO CANARY CONSTRUCTION LLC AFTER CONTACTING REFERENCES WHERE THEY'VE WORKED ON SIMILAR PROJECTS IN SIZE AND SCOPE.
WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN PROBABLY AROUND SEPTEMBER ONCE WE GET EXECUTED DOCUMENTS.
IF THE CONTRACT IS APPROVED THIS EVENING, WE HAVE TO SEND EXECUTED DOCUMENTS BACK TO THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR THEM TO REVIEW AND THEN RELEASE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT AND THEN WE CAN ACTUALLY ISSUE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED.
SO COMPLETION WOULD BE NEXT SUMMER.
OKAY. THAT WAS QUICK AND FAST AND IT WAS GOOD INFORMATION, CHERYL.
IT'S ALL READY TO GO. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF APPROVING, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD WITH THE BUILD.
BASICALLY AFTER WE GO THROUGH ALL THE APPROVALS.
COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. MR. FARCO.
FIRST, CHERYL, ARE WE FAMILIAR WITH CANARY CONSTRUCTION? HAVE WE USED THEM IN THE PAST? WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY ANY RECORDS OF THEM DOING WORK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD PREVIOUSLY.
OKAY, BUT THEY'VE DONE IN, I GUESS, SURROUNDING AREAS? YES, IN SURROUNDING AREAS, AND THEN ARE WE COORDINATING WITH EULESS? IS THIS GOING TO BE A SIMULTANEOUS PROJECT AS WE GO IN AND FINISH? THEY'RE GOING TO COME BEHIND US OR IS THIS GOING TO CHANGE PIPELINE WHERE WE GO IN AND THEN EULESS IS COMING IN, YOU KNOW, BEHIND US AND IT'S GOING TO EXTEND THE TRAFFIC ON THAT. OKAY.
THE PROJECT IS PHASED. THERE'S TWO PHASES.
FIRST, 70 DAYS IS THE WESTERN PART.
STARTING AT ARWINE CEMETERY ROAD.
THE CONTRACTOR HAS ABOUT 70 DAYS TO GET THAT PORTION.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE FULL LENGTH.
I APOLOGIZE, BUT IT ALLOWS THEM THE FIRST 70 DAYS TO COMPLETE THAT AND THEY HAVE TO COMPLETE ALL THE WORK WITHIN THAT WITHIN THAT PHASE BEFORE THEY CAN MOVE ON TO PHASE TWO, BECAUSE THE CITY OF EULESS IS PLANNING TO BEGIN THEIR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT THIS FALL.
SO ONCE THEY'RE ABLE TO START ON THE PHASE ONE THAT WE COMPLETE, THEY'RE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH THEIRS, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO PHASE TWO AND FINISH OUT THE PROJECT.
THE PHASE TWO IS THE REMAINING 200 DAYS ON THE CONTRACT.
WE'RE JUST DOING THE UNDERNEATH, LIKE THE INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERNEATH THE STREET.
SO SOMEBODY WILL BE IN CHARGE OF GOING ALL ACROSS BECAUSE PIPELINE DOESN'T BELONG TO US.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
THE RIGHT OF WAY OF PIPELINE DOES BELONG TO THE CITY OF EULESS.
SO OUR CONTRACTOR WILL MAKE TEMPORARY REPAIRS AND SOME SEMBLANCE OF A PERMANENT TYPE REPAIR UNTIL EULESS CAN COME OUT AND THEY CAN START THEIR PROJECT AND THEY'RE GOING TO RECONSTRUCT THE ENTIRE ROAD, AND HURST IS ALREADY WORKING ON PIPELINE, BUT ARE THEY GOING TO GO UP TO OUR BORDER OR DO YOU KNOW? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THEY'RE EVEN DOING.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE. OKAY.
I GUESS WE JUST NEED A MOTION.
OKAY. NICHELLE DAWKINS WILL GIVE US THE MOTION.
HAVE A SECOND BY RICH STEVES AND LET'S VOTE.
IT'S UNANIMOUS, AND THANK YOU, CHERYL, SO MUCH.
OKAY. YOU AGAIN, GET SO TIRED OF YOU.
[5. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to award a contract for Traffic Signal Upgrades and Modifications at Harwood Road at Central Drive to Texas Traffic, LLC in an estimated amount of $150,298.]
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OKAY. THIS IS A LITTLE ONE, THOUGH, I GUESS.CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADES AND MODIFICATIONS AT HARWOOD ROAD AT CENTRAL DRIVE TO TEXAS TRAFFIC LLC, AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 150,298.
SO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF HARWOOD ROAD AND CENTRAL DRIVE HAS HISTORICALLY HAD SOME WIRING ISSUES AND THE MAST ARMS AND POLES HAVE ROTATED DUE TO SOME STRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM PREVIOUS STORMS. SO THE ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS TO REWIRE THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION, SECURE THE POLE FOUNDATIONS TO RESTRICT MOVEMENT IN HIGH WINDS.
IT'LL ALSO INCLUDE REPLACING SIGNAL HEADS, CABINETS, PEDESTRIAN ASSEMBLIES, BUTTONS, SIGNS AND ALL THE OTHER SIGNAL STUFF AT THAT INTERSECTION THAT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. THE PROJECT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO TO BEGIN AT THE END OF JULY AND TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN ABOUT 30 DAYS OR SO, WEATHER PERMITTING.
SO I BELIEVE THE LAST ITEM THAT I BROUGHT FORWARD WAS THE SIGNAL DETECTION.
YES. SO WE HAVE 27 SIGNALS IN THE CITY.
25 OF THEM ARE PART OF THAT OTHER PROJECT WHERE THOSE UPGRADES ARE HAPPENING.
THE VEHICLE DETECTION ON THIS INTERSECTION IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS PROJECT THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, AND THEN ONE OF THE SIGNALS IS FAIRLY NEW AT HERITAGE AND [INAUDIBLE] AND THAT ONE ALREADY HAD VEHICLE DETECTION.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. OKAY, THEN WE NEED A MOTION.
WE'LL GIVE IT TO COUNCILMAN FARCO AND A SECOND BY MR. STEVES, AND LET'S VOTE.
SO LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
NOW IT'S ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY.
[6. Consider a resolution of the City of Bedford, Texas authorizing the City Manager or his designee to negotiate and execute an amendment to the professional services agreement with SAFEBuilt Texas, LLC in an estimated amount of $200,000 for the provision of full-service plan review and inspection services.]
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SAFEBUILT TEXAS LLC IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 200,000 FOR THE PROVISION OF A FULL SERVICE PLAN, REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES. MS. ROY.THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
AT THE TIME THE CONTRACT WAS ENTERED INTO, IT WAS A PAY AS YOU GO SERVICE, WHICH IS HOW THIS ONE AS WELL, BUT INITIALLY IT WAS TO HELP OUT WITH OVERFLOW ITEMS AND MORE COMPLEX PLAN REVIEW ITEMS. SO IT WAS VERY LIMITED IN WHAT WE WERE UTILIZING THEIR SERVICES FOR.
OVER TIME, THROUGH NATURAL ATTRITION, REORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND UTILIZING SAFEBUILT SERVICES, AND SO WE WOULD BASICALLY EXPAND OUR PLAN REVIEW SERVICES WITH THEM AS WELL AS OUR INSPECTION SERVICES WITH SAFEBUILT.
SO AT THIS POINT, THOSE ITEMS THEN WOULD BE HANDLED OUTSIDE, AND AGAIN, THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $200,000, WE'RE REALLY ESTIMATING TO BE MUCH LOWER THAN THAT.
THAT IS A HIGHER ESTIMATE, BUT AGAIN, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD FLEXIBILITY.
WE WILL HAVE SOME HOUSING PROJECTS THAT WE DO HOPE THAT WILL START AND THOSE WILL THEN INCREASE SOME OF THE FEES THAT WE WILL NEED TO PAY FOR PLAN REVIEW UNDER THIS CONTRACT. SO SAFEBUILT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I THINK I LISTED SEVERAL OF THE ONES THAT ARE LOCAL THAT USE THEIR SERVICES.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR ABILITIES AT THIS POINT.
AGAIN, WE STARTED OUT ON A LIMITED BASIS.
THEY HAVE WORKED WITH US AS WE IMPLEMENTED OUR ONLINE PERMITTING SYSTEM.
SO WE HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL TO ENSURE THAT THE INTERFACE WITH THE CONTRACTORS AND RESIDENTS IS A DIRECT STAFF CONTACT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SAFEBUILT HAS WONDERFUL EXPERTS IN ALL THESE POSITIONS, BUT WE DO REALLY TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF OF THOSE ACTIVITIES AND THAT OUR STAFF IS THE ONE THAT FOLKS ARE INTERFACING WITH UNTIL THEY GET TO A MORE COMPLEX LEVEL, AND THEN WE PULL IN OBVIOUSLY SAFEBUILT AT THAT POINT.
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SO WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.THE ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN WORKING NICELY.
I WILL TELL YOU, AS OF JULY 1ST, ALL BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING AGAIN, THAT SAFEBUILT HAS WORKED WITH US ON AND INCORPORATED OUR PROCESS INTO THEIR PROCESS, AND SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT RELATIONSHIP AND A GREAT PARTNERSHIP SO FAR.
THE OTHER THING THAT I JUST HAVE TO STRESS THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT ASSET OF HAVING THIS ARRANGEMENT IS THAT SAFE BOLT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMPANY AND WHEN WE HAVE THE CONTRACT WITH THEM, AS WE HAVE MORE COMPLEX CASES OR INSPECTIONS ESCALATE, WE CAN USE AS MUCH OR LITTLE OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER.
SO WE HAD A COMPLICATED CASE EARLIER IN THE WEEK, ESSENTIALLY SAFEBUILT STAFF, THERE ARE SEVERAL BUILDING OFFICIALS WERE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER, GO THROUGH THAT AND HAMMER OUT SOME DETAILS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR US.
SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE WHERE WE'RE PAYING FOR ONE, BUT GETTING MANY AS FAR AS THAT ARRANGEMENT GOES.
SO I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE, ANDREA.
SO WHEN WE SAY PLAN REVIEW, WE REFER TO SOMEONE SUBMITS A SET OF PLANS TO THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VARIOUS BUILDING CODES THAT ARE IN PLACE, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL.
SO WHEN I'M BUILDING MY NEW HOME AND YOUR ARCHITECT DESIGNS THAT AND SUBMITS THE PLANS, SAFEBUILT CONDUCTS THE PLAN REVIEW FOR US AND ENSURES THAT IT MEETS ALL APPLICABLE CODES, ORDINANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY'RE THE ONES PROCESSING THAT ON THE INSPECTION SIDE.
SO WHEN I BUILD MY POOL, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT COME OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HEATER IS CONNECTED CORRECTLY ON THE ELECTRICAL SIDE, THAT YOUR GAS IS CONNECTED APPROPRIATELY AND IN CODE. SO IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL TASK, BUT ON THE INSPECTION SIDE, THAT IS HOW THAT OCCURS.
WOULD THEY IF THEY CAME TO MY HOUSE, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD THEY SHOW UP IN SAFEBUILT SHIRTS? THEY THEY MIGHT HAVE SAFEBUILT SHIRTS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE BEDFORD INFORMATION ON THEM AS WELL.
THERE'S BEDFORD HATS, THERE'S BEDFORD IDENTIFICATION, AND SO, YES, YOU MIGHT GET A MIX OF THAT, BUT THERE WOULD BE A BEDFORD IDENTIFICATIONS, BUT NOW THIS IS NOT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THIS IS NOT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR APARTMENT INSPECTION.
IT'S JUST BASICALLY BUILDING PERMITS.
CORRECT? ACROSS THE BOARD? CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT.
ANDREA. SO THEY WILL KEEP US IN CODE, STATE CODE, BUT ALSO THEY'LL BE FAMILIAR WITH CITY CODE.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE THAT'S SPECIAL FOR OUR AREA, THEY'LL BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT'S SPECIFIC TO US, THEY'LL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY'LL CERTIFY EVERYTHING BASED ON OUR CODES AND OUR REGULATIONS, CORRECT? CORRECT AND WHAT HAS ALSO BEEN GREAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE WE'RE REEVALUATING THINGS, LOOKING AT THINGS AND KIND OF JUST ANALYZING, MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING THINGS CORRECTLY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLORE THAT OPTION? AND SO THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A COUPLE INSTANCES WHERE WE'VE SAID, LET'S KEEP WITH THE NORM AND DO WHAT WE'VE DONE, BUT LET US LOOK INTO IT AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU, AND WE HAVE MADE A COUPLE OF POLICY CHANGES, BUT THEY ABSOLUTELY FOLLOW OUR CODE, AND SO WHEN WE'VE GOT THAT CONTRACT, THEY HAVE OUR BUILDING CODE AND THEY ARE FOLLOWING THAT FOR THEIR REVIEWS.
SO, ANDREA, IF I UNDERSTAND THIS, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT.
SO IT'S STILL GOING TO BE AS NEEDED.
LIKE WE'RE NOT COMMITTING TO A TIME PERIOD.
WE'RE NOT. IT REALLY IS AN AMENDMENT IN A SENSE THAT WE'RE SIGNING IT NEW BECAUSE WE'RE NOW GOING TO BE GOING TO AN EXPENSE VALUE THAT REQUIRES YOUR BLESSING AND APPROVAL. WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT THIS TIME.
WHAT'S GREAT IS IF, GOD FORBID, A CRITICAL STAFF MEMBER LEAVES, WE CAN UTILIZE OUR SERVICES MORE.
THEY ALSO AND I THINK IT IS SHOWN IN THEIR THEIR SCOPE OF SERVICES IS VERY BROAD, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE UTILIZING THEM ON JUST PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS, BUT THEY DO OFFER PLANNING, FIRE REVIEW, ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE.
SO AGAIN, AT ANY POINT WE MIGHT NEED SOME ASSISTANCE.
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THEY'RE KIND OF READY TO GO IN A PLUG AND PLAY WAY.OKAY. THANK YOU. HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM? BECAUSE YOU DID TRY THEM A LITTLE BIT IN DECEMBER? I WOULDN'T SAY COMPLAINTS.
WE DID HAVE SOME GLITCHES INITIALLY, BUT IT REALLY I WOULDN'T BLAME SAFEBUILT.
IT WAS MORE OF A SYSTEM GLITCH AS FAR AS PLAN REVIEWS THAT WERE TAKEN IN AND REVIEWED, GETTING THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND GETTING THINGS DOCUMENTED AND BACK TO APPLICANTS.
SO I THINK WE DID HAVE A LITTLE TIMING ISSUE AT FIRST, BUT AS FAR AS SAFEBUILT, I HAVE NOT HAD COMPLAINTS ONLY IN THE SENSE AND I'LL JUST BE HONEST THAT THEY MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE STRICT THAN WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, BUT IN AN EFFORT WE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE EXTREMELY FLEXIBLE.
THEY UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY COMMUNITY HAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF PERSONALITY, AND SO THEY'RE VERY OPEN AND SAY, IF THIS IS YOUR PRIORITY OR YOUR CONCERN, WE'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE WE'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE PARTICULAR ON THAT AND IF THERE'S CERTAIN AREAS WHERE WE KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN A LITTLE LAX, WE'LL EASE FOLKS INTO THOSE CHANGES, AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE BENEFIT OF THAT, BUT THERE'S BEEN A FEW COMPLAINTS, BUT REALLY ON THE SIDE OF JUST NOT BEING BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE PARTICULAR IN APPROVING SOME OF THESE THINGS.
OKAY. SO IT'S WE'RE DOING IT BECAUSE OF EFFICIENCY, NUMBER ONE.
ABSOLUTELY. STAFF SHORTAGES IS ANOTHER, AND THEN IT'S PROBABLY MORE COST EFFECTIVE.
WHEN IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IT.
HOW DO THEY HANDLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST? IT'S A PRETTY BIG COMPANY.
THEY'VE GOT PRETTY SPREAD OUT IN DIFFERENT THINGS.
LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A DEVELOPER AND THEY'RE WORKING FOR A DEVELOPER AND [INAUDIBLE] YOU HAVE AN INSPECTION SERVICE ALL WRAPPED UP IN ONE, HOW DO THEY HANDLE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? SO THEY ARE STRICTLY A MUNICIPAL SERVICE, SO THEY AREN'T THEY ARE NOT HIRED BY A PARTICULAR DEVELOPER.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THERE ARE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS THAT COULD BE PASSED ON THE PROJECT, COULD BE MOVED OVER TO SOMEONE ELSE IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD ARISE.
TO DATE, WE'VE HAD NOTHING LIKE THAT OCCUR.
ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, WE NEED A MOTION.
OKAY. NICHELLE DAWKINS, WE'LL TAKE THE FIRST MOTION AND WE NEED A SECOND BY MR. FARCO, AND LET'S VOTE, AND IT'S UNANIMOUS.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS COUNCIL.
[8. City Manager/Staff Reports]
YOU HAVE ANY REPORTS? OKAY, AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HAS A VERY IMPORTANT REPORT TONIGHT.HER STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.
WE'RE SORRY THAT JIMMY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
HE. HE HAD A DEATH IN HIS FAMILY.
WE'RE SENDING OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO HIM AND GREAT SYMPATHIES FOR WHAT HE'S GOING THROUGH.
WE'RE A LITTLE BIT SHORT ON THE DAIS, BUT WE HAVE OUR QUORUM, SO, BUT THANK YOU, ANDREA, GO AHEAD.
AM I GOOD DISTANCE WISE? OKAY, WONDERFUL.
OKAY. SO COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED A PRINTED REPORT ESSENTIALLY OUTLINING WHAT I'M ABOUT TO KIND OF SHOW YOU HERE, BUT JUST FOR EVERYONE'S PURPOSE, I WILL KIND OF GENTLY BUMP THROUGH THESE SLIDES RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
THIS INFORMATION, I BELIEVE, IS THIS GOING TO BE POSTED OR IS POSTED YET? NOT YET. OKAY.
OKAY. I'M ASSUMING THAT IT WILL BE MAYBE AFTER THIS EVENING.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING OUT.
SO ESSENTIALLY, WE ARE TALKING HERE ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO BASICALLY, WHAT A COMMUNITY TYPICALLY DOES IS WE LOOK AT OUR ULTIMATE GOALS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OUR ROADMAP TO GET THERE AND IT'S REALLY THAT SIMPLE.
SO EVERYTHING PRETTY MUCH ROLLS UP INTO THAT IN THAT MANNER.
OKAY. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU AGAIN.
THE CITY OPERATES UNDER ITS MISSION STATEMENT AND OUR VISION AND AGAIN, ESSENTIALLY ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT WE TALK ABOUT HERE UNDER THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL ULTIMATELY ROLL UP UNDER THAT MISSION STATEMENT AND IN AN EFFORT TO MOVE THE COMMUNITY TOWARD THAT.
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT.I THINK. DID WE GO OKAY? SO OUR TOP GOAL HERE, AS FAR AS MOVING THROUGH OUR FOCUS AREAS IS REVITALIZATION, AND ESSENTIALLY, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT BEDFORD IS AN AGING COMMUNITY AND CERTAINLY REVITALIZATION OF OUR EXISTING STRUCTURES, OUR ROADS, OUR FACILITIES IS SOMETHING THAT IS TOP OF MIND, AND SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A FOCUS AREA FOR US WITH SEVERAL INITIATIVES THAT FALL UNDERNEATH THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, AND AGAIN, SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN DECIDED ARE STRATEGIC STREET IMPROVEMENT PLAN, UPDATE OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, UPDATE OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, AND DEVELOP A STRATEGIC REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SOUTH BEDFORD, AND SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THE STRUCTURE OF HOW THIS IS LAID OUT IN THE REPORT.
WE HAVE INDICATED THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
THOSE THAT ARE IN PROGRESS AND THOSE THAT ARE IN INITIAL STAGES.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS THAT WILL BE COMING FORWARD TO COUNCIL AT YOUR NEXT MEETING TO LOOK AT, BUT THE MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT IS REALLY ANOTHER ITEM THAT'S LISTED HERE, BUT THAT IS KIND OF THE CONDUIT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FIRST BEFORE WE CAN TACKLE THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE MEANTIME BEFORE THAT MASTER PLAN IS FINISHED IS VARIOUS MINOR UPDATES TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OPERATING LEGALLY AND AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.
ECONOMIC VITALITY AGAIN, A COMMUNITY OF OUR SIZE LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO BE A STABLE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR GROWTH BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ARE MAINTAINED AND ARE A CONTINUED PRIORITY FOR US.
AGAIN OUR INITIATIVES HERE NETTED UNDER THAT ARE DEVELOP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONES, EVALUATE POSSIBLE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND TAX RATE DECREASES AND OUR BEDFORD COMMONS PROJECT. THE DEVELOPMENT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONES AGAIN ARE SOMETHING THAT ARE ACTUALLY BEING DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW ALONGSIDE THE MASTER PLAN REVIEW, AND THESE ARE AREAS THAT WE ARE ALREADY IDENTIFYING AS POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND THINGS THAT WE THINK WILL BE VERY CATALYTIC IN ALLOWING US TO START SOME OF THOSE REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND KIND OF GET A BIGGER BANG FOR OUR BUCK IF WE FOCUS ON SOME OF THOSE THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO TURN AND REALLY BE KIND OF A TRANSFORMATIVE BEGINNING OF GETTING SOME THINGS GOING IN PARTICULAR SECTORS DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY ARE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME ARTERIALS, SOME DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, SECTORS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, DISTRICTS, IF YOU WILL, IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE LOOKED AT ALONG THOSE LINES.
BEDFORD COMMONS PROJECT AGAIN THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.
I THINK WE'VE GIVEN UPDATES RECENTLY.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE ENGINEER AND THINGS ARE PROGRESSING NICELY ON THAT, SO WE HOPE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO ALL SOON THAT'S GOING TO SHOW A FULL REVISED CONCEPT PLAN ON BEDFORD COMMONS THAT'S ACTUALLY FACTORING IN AND CONSIDERING THE ENGINEERING THAT GOES ALONG THAT SITE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE STRUGGLED WITH IS THAT OVER THE YEARS THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY, BUT AT NO POINT WERE WE REALLY DIVING IN AND LOOKING AT THE ENGINEERING ASPECTS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS AND SO WHILE WE HAVE A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS AND WONDERFUL CONCEPTS, THEY DID NOT FACTOR IN THE EXTENSIVE ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS THAT GO ALONG WITH BEING IN A FEMA FLOODPLAIN, HAVING A CREEK, RUNNING THROUGH IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE ARE REALLY IN A WONDERFUL KIND OF JUMPING OFF PART RIGHT NOW WHERE WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND CAN NOW MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH A REAL PROJECT THAT IS ACTUALLY FULLY LAID OUT AND DESIGNED APPROPRIATELY.
TRANSFORMATION. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE LOOKING TO CONTINUOUSLY TRANSFORM THE COMMUNITY.
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EXPERIENCES HERE.YOU CAN SEE WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE INITIATIVES UNDER THAT TRANSFORMATION.
THERE'S QUITE A FEW THAT FALL UNDER THIS.
UPDATING OUR MASTER PARKS TRAILS AND BIKE PLAN CONSTRUCT A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CREATING A HERITAGE PARK PLAZA WITHIN GENERATIONS, PARK AT BOYS RANCH, CREATE A SIGNATURE COMMUNITY EVENT AND EVALUATE ALL OPTIONS TO PROVIDE A SENIOR CENTER.
WE ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING THINGS WITH OUR ARCHITECT.
I THINK WE FOCUS A LOT ON THE BUILDING ITSELF AND THE INTERIOR AND WE WILL NEED TO BRING THAT FORWARD IN A SITE PLAN FASHION AS WELL TO MAKE SUR WE'VE MET ALL THOSE REQUIREMENTS ALSO.
SO ANOTHER EFFORT THAT'S ONGOING WITH THAT IS WE ARE WORKING WITH THE HUDDLESTON GROUP RIGHT NOW ON A FEASIBILITY STUDY IN ORDER TO FUNDRAISE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PERHAPS FUND SOME OF THE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE CENTER OUTSIDE OF JUST FUNDING IT, MAKING SURE THAT WE MIGHT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SOME OF THE MORE WANTS ON THAT FACILITY INSTEAD OF JUST THE NEEDS, AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT KIND OF MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIAL, AND JUST SOME OF THOSE EXTRAS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO WITH THAT EFFORT.
SO THAT IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW, AND OBVIOUSLY THE COMMUNITY EVENT.
WE ALL HAVE THAT ON OUR CALENDARS FOR SEPTEMBER, AND THE SENIOR CENTER IS NOW BEEN THE FORMER YMCA HAS BEEN PURCHASED SLATED TO BE OUR SENIOR CENTER AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECT ON THAT.
WE HAD A GREAT MEETING, I THINK IT WAS JUST LAST WEEK WHERE WE SAT DOWN THE AS-BUILT DRAWINGS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING WERE LAID OUT AND STAFF LOOKED AT THOSE AND STARTED TO WORK WITH THE ARCHITECT ON WHAT REALISTICALLY WE CAN DO WITHIN BUDGET, WHAT WALLS WE CAN SCOOT, ARRANGE, MOVE AND MAKE IT EFFICIENT.
SO A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION WAS HAD ON THAT.
THEY'LL TAKE IT BACK, AND AGAIN, THAT INFORMATION THEN WILL BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC FOR INPUT AS WELL ON THOSE ITEMS. OKAY. ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION HERE.
MUNICIPALITIES ARE, AS WE JUST NOTED, WE ARE COMPETING FOR STAFF MEMBERS.
WE WANT TO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE ARE PROUD OF.
WE ARE CUTTING EDGE TO THE DEGREE THAT WE CAN BE AS A MUNICIPALITY AND BASICALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SERVING THE RESIDENTS AS BEST WE CAN WITH OUR ABILITIES HERE. SO I'LL GO INTO SOME OF THE INITIATIVES FOR THAT.
IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO ATTRACT QUALITY EMPLOYEES TO THE TO THE ORGANIZATION ALSO.
SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT FULL PACKAGE FOR FOLKS.
WE'VE UPDATED OUR COUNCIL MISSION, UPDATED OUR COUNCIL RULES AND ORDER OF PROCEDURE, CREATED AN ARTS POLICY AND PROGRAM, AND FINALIZED THE OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR THE CENTER RECREATIONAL CENTER.
GOT A LITTLE DIFFERENT VERSION HERE.
GO AHEAD AND IT'LL WORK ITSELF OUT ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THERE WE GO. AGAIN, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE STATIONS CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN, REVIEW IMPROVE CODE ENFORCEMENT, EVALUATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PERFORM AN ASSET AUDIT, AND CREATE A CAPITAL ASSET STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO ESSENTIALLY, AGAIN, WE HAVE COMPLETED A NUMBER OF THESE.
SO THAT WILL BUILD OFF OF THAT.
THEY ARE ALSO ADDRESSING OUR SHORT TERM RENTALS, OUR LONG TERM RENTALS, REGULAR CODE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, AND THEY HAVE ALSO JUMPED OFF INTO THE MULTIFAMILY INSPECTION SIDE. SO AGAIN, THAT PART WE ARE HANDLING ALL IN HOUSE, BUT THAT GROUP IS DOING WONDERFUL WORK OUT THERE AND IT IS A TOUGH JOB, I WILL SAY THAT.
FIRE STATIONS, THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES THAT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF OUR FACILITIES, THEIR AGES, AND WE CAN APPROPRIATELY PRIORITIZE THE EXPENDITURES FOR REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE AND EFFICIENCIES WITHIN STAFF.
WHO'S LOCATED WHERE? ARE WE IN THE RIGHT SPACE? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES? SO THAT WILL THAT HAS ACTUALLY JUST STARTED AS WELL , AND THEN AGAIN UNDER ORGANIZATIONAL LOOKING AT OUR ANIMAL SHELTER THAT IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW AS WELL, THE ARCHITECT IS LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR RENOVATIONS TO THAT EXISTING
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FACILITY, AND WE HAVE ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR THAT WITHIN THAT LAST DEBT ISSUANCE DISCUSSION FUNDS ARE SET ASIDE FOR THAT.THE CITY DOES OWN THE CAMPUS WEST PROPERTY AND WE ARE ENVISIONING THAT THE FUTURE SALE OF THAT WILL HELP SEED THE MONEY IN ORDER TO LOOK AT A POTENTIAL CITY HALL FACILITY. AGAIN, CONSTRUCTING A FIRE STATION AND TRAINING FACILITY.
SO THAT IS IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW AND MOVING FORWARD, AND THEN AGAIN, THE LAST ONE THERE KIND OF CONNECTS TO THE CENTRAL FIRE STATION AS WELL, AND THAT WILL THAT STUDY WHEN IT COMES BACK, IT WILL BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHETHER THAT IS A CORRECT LOCATION FOR THAT OR IF WE NEED TO LOOK ELSEWHERE, AND A CONTINUATION, AGAIN, EVALUATE OUR MULTI INSPECTION, MULTI FAMILY INSPECTION PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
I WILL SAY THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE DONE DONE WITH THAT.
I WOULD EXPECT THERE WILL BE SOME CONTINUED REVISIONS AND CHANGES TO THAT IN ORDER TO JUST GET CURRENT WITH A FEW THINGS, BUT THE PROGRAM IS PRETTY, PRETTY HOLISTIC AND WORKS WELL, BUT WE WILL NEED TO MAKE SOME ONGOING CHANGES TO THAT AND THEN AGAIN, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
I THINK WE DID THAT RECENTLY AND THAT IS KIND OF IN PLACE.
YOU. AGAIN, ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
WE CONDUCTED A CITIZENS SURVEY.
WE DID THE BEDFORD BEDFORD CITIZEN ACADEMY IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR, DISCUSSED POSSIBLE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, POSSIBILITY OF CALLING A CHARTER ELECTION, AND WE'VE IMPROVED AUDIO VISUAL PERFORMANCE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, A MUCH APPRECIATED EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND MAKES OUR MEETINGS MUCH SMOOTHER , AND I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.
THE INTENT TONIGHT WAS TO SHARE THOSE UPDATES WITH YOU.
THE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TOOK THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT COUNCIL DEVELOPED, PUT IT INTO THIS FORMAT, AND ESSENTIALLY ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THAT JIMMY WANTED TO RUN BY YOU ALL WAS OBVIOUSLY, IF THIS DOCUMENT IS ACCURATE AND CURRENT PER YOUR WISHES AND THEN ALSO EXPLORE IF YOU WANTED TO MEET AGAIN AGAIN THIS YEAR TO DISCUSS THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND MAKING ANY MODIFICATIONS OR IF YOU WANTED TO CONTINUE WITH WHERE WE'RE AT, TYPICALLY WE WOULD HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION AFTER AN ELECTION WHEN PERHAPS THINGS CHANGE, BUT WE DID NOT HAVE THAT THIS YEAR.
SO ALL MEMBERS ARE STILL THE SAME.
SO WE REALLY HAVE THE OPTION IF WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THAT AGAIN AND HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION OR IF WE'RE GOOD WITH WHERE WE ARE AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH OF WHAT WE'VE GOT ON THIS LIST.
ANY OPINIONS COUNCIL? NICHELLE. THANKS.
MAYOR PRO TEM. SO I THINK WE HAVE MADE EXCELLENT PROGRESS, AND SO HATS OFF TO JIMMY AND ANDREA AND THE REST OF THE STAFF FOR THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE. I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME THINGS I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THE PATH THAT WE LAID OUT.
I KNOW FROM STAFF PERSPECTIVE, SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE DONE, BUT I'M NEW, SO I KNOW THERE WERE SOME THINGS INITIATED PRIOR TO ME BEING ON THE COUNCIL AND BASED OFF OF OUR PLANNING SESSION IN OCTOBER, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION THAT WE WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE.
SO ONE WAS THE CHARTER ELECTION WHERE WE I WAS PART OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION PRIOR TO BEING ON THE COUNCIL, WHERE THAT PARTICULAR BODY HAD RECOMMENDATIONS TO CHANGE OUR CHARTER.
SO IN A SENSE, THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION DID COMPLETE ITS WORK.
THE OTHER THING WAS IN OCTOBER WE TALKED ABOUT EXPLORING MORE COMMISSIONS.
I KNOW EARLIER LAST YEAR THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT ELIMINATING THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMISSION AND EVALUATING PARKS AS WELL AS BEAUTIFICATION. SO THAT WORK IS TECHNICALLY DONE, BUT WE DID DISCUSS THE SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL AS THE Y, AND SO THAT'S
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SOMETHING I'M ASKING THIS BODY TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS ON BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THE AIR, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SAID THOSE THINGS AND NOT HAVE THEM FLY UNDER THE RADAR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? RICH OR STEVE, AS FAR AS WHAT NICHELLE SAID, I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH WHAT SHE JUST SAID.OKAY. ME TOO. I THINK WE STILL PROBABLY NEED TO MEET, EVEN IF IT'S A SHORT TIME, JUST TO TALK ABOUT SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING NEW THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS OR JUST CREATE THOSE CREATIVE JUICES AND GO AND LOOK, AND [INAUDIBLE] GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WAS DONE AND IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? SO I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF HAVING ANOTHER MEETING OR MAYBE A SMALLER STRATEGIC OR MORE OF [INAUDIBLE] A FOLLOW UP MEETING ON THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, AND MY PERSONAL BELIEF IN THIS IS THAT AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME PRETTY NEW MEMBERS, AND I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE SERVED FOR YEARS, BUT WITH NEW MEMBERS, THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING THAT IS NOT THERE AS FAR AS LIKE HOW WHO DOES WHAT AS FAR AS BOARDS GO AND WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT BOARDS ARE CREATED AND WHAT THOSE BOARDS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO.
SO THAT GOES TO YOUR SUGGESTION OF NEEDING THE SENIOR ADVISORY.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY.
SO I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITSELF NEEDS TO BE CHANGED, BUT I JUST THINK SOME OF THOSE ITEMS MAY BE NEEDED TO BE RE-DISCUSSED A BIT AND ALIGNED BETTER.
ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, I THINK WE STILL NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT FACILITIES AND REALLY SIT DOWN AND REALLY GET INTO OUR FACILITIES AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO , AND IF THERE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE WE'RE CLOSING FACILITIES BECAUSE OF RAIN OR BECAUSE OF AIR CONDITIONING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE A SAFE AND GOOD WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY CONTINUE TO DIVE INTO THAT AND EVALUATE WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND THAT'S JUST NOT A JUST A TOPIC, THAT'S A THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE TO GET INTO , AND ANDREA, IF AND WHEN YOU FINISH THE AUDIT ON OUR BUILDINGS, WAS THAT THE INTENTION TO BRING IT BACK TO US AND SAY THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DISCOVERED WITH THESE BUILDINGS, THIS IS WHAT WE THINK NEEDS TO BE DONE IS THAT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A COMPLETED TOPIC, CORRECT.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO TACKLE THE ASSET AUDIT AND GET THAT STARTED AND UNDERWAY, AND THEN THERE WILL BE CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS ALONG THOSE LINES BECAUSE AT SOME POINT WE WILL PROBABLY COME TO YOU AND NEED SOME ASSISTANCE THROUGH A CONTRACT FOR AN OUTSIDE INDIVIDUAL TO HELP US ASSESS SOME OF THESE THINGS.
SO I THINK STEP ONE IS FOR US TO CONTINUE THE ASSET AUDIT AND MOVE THROUGH, AND THOSE ITEMS, JUST LIKE KIND OF A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WOULD BE COMING FORWARD TO YOU THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE ITEMS AND IDENTIFYING, OKAY, THIS ONE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS OVER HERE OR WE RECOMMEND THAT THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES. DO YOU DO YOU AGREE AS FAR AS FUNDING GOES AND THINGS LIKE THAT? SO I THINK WE NEED THOSE TWO THINGS GO HAND IN HAND THEY DEFINITELY ARE ON THE RADAR.
BUT TO YOUR POINT, THOSE THINGS WILL COME BACK BEFORE YOU ALL.
OKAY, AND IT'S KIND OF HARD TO RUSH IT, BUT IT'S ALSO INTERNAL RIGHT NOW.
IT'S INTERNAL, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO OUR OWN BUILDINGS GUYS ARE DOING IT AND OUR CODE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT IT.
OKAY. OKAY. SO OUR FACILITIES GROUP IS CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW AS THINGS ARE GOING ON WHILE THEY'RE DOING THE DAY TO DAY FIXES AND EMERGENCY MATTERS THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH, THEY ARE GOING THROUGH AND COLLECTING THE DATA ON.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME THIS WAS MAINTAINED, REALLY GETTING A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE NEXT ON THE BUDGET AS FAR AS THIS REPAIR OR THAT REPAIR.
[01:10:01]
QUESTION? OH, NO.IT GOES BACK TO THE CHARTER REVIEW.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS SAID, THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO REVISIT THAT BECAUSE WE WOULD BE UNDER A TIME FRAME, WOULDN'T WE, MICHAEL, TO GET A WOULD THAT BE NOVEMBER? IS THAT WHEN IT WOULD? IF YOU WANTED IT FOR NOVEMBER, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CALL THE ELECTION BY AUGUST.
SO THAT WOULD BE MORE OF AN INTEREST, YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS IN THERE THAT JUST DON'T WORK ANYMORE.
SO AND THE COMMITTEE POINTED SEVERAL OUT AND WE JUST DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
IT WOWS ME WHEN I THINK BACK TO WHERE WHERE WE CAME FROM.
I MEAN, WE'VE HAD STRATEGIC PLANS BEFORE, BUT THEY JUST KIND OF LAID AND IT REALLY PAYS.
SO IF YOU HIRE A GUY LIKE JIMMY AND THEN HE HIRES PEOPLE THAT ARE QUALIFIED UNDERNEATH, IT JUST MAKES A DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW, IN HOW THINGS ARE MOVED FORWARD BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW TO GET IT DONE.
WE HAVE EXPECTATIONS AND THEY GET DONE BECAUSE OF OUR MANAGEMENT AND THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT COUNCIL THAT REALLY WANTS TO BE ON COUNCIL.
THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE IT TONIGHT, BUT WE LOOK LIKE IT TONIGHT.
[CHUCKLING] THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE IT TONIGHT, BUT WE DO TRY.
WE ALL WANT TO BE ON COUNCIL BECAUSE I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE LOVE THE CITY.
I REALLY DO, EVEN IF WE'RE ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THINGS, AND WE'VE HAD SUCH A STRUGGLE OVER THE YEARS, BUT WE'VE HAD TONS OF COMMUNITY HELP TO HELP THIS COUNCIL BECOME WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND IT'S JUST A TEAM THING, AND I JUST I WANT THAT TEAM TO CONTINUE IS WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY, AND I HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO RUTH CULVER.
SHE KNEW ABOUT JIMMY STATHATOS AND FLOWER MOUND, AND WE HAD INTERVIEWS TO DO, BUT NONE OF US AT THE TIME WERE VERY HAPPY, AND THAT WOULD HAVE INCLUDED RUSTY SARTORE AND DAN COGAN.
MICHAEL, TOM BURNETT WAS HERE AND WE JUST DIDN'T LIKE THE INTERVIEWS THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET, AND THEN JIMMY APPEARED AND IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE OF RUTH AND SHE'S NOT GIVEN MUCH CREDIT ABOUT IT, BUT THANK GOD FOR RUTH CULVER. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY, AND BUT JIMMY HAS BEEN A REAL PLEASURE FOR US TO WORK WITH.
HE'S BROUGHT US GREAT POLICE CHIEF.
HE'S BROUGHT US A GREAT FIRE CHIEF.
WE'VE GOT GREAT FINANCE PEOPLE.
JUST WE CAN JUST GO DOWN THE LIST LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE STAFF SEEMS HAPPIER TO ME, SO I JUST CAN'T COMPLIMENT HIM ENOUGH, [INAUDIBLE]. YEAH, WE DON'T WHEN I WHEN I READ THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROCLAMATION, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THIS IS EXACTLY HOW A CITY SHOULD BE DEFINED.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, NOT JUST A FEW, AND A PLACE TO CALL HOME, JUST LIKE WE ALWAYS WANTED, AND ONE OF THE LINES IN IT SAID TO INCREASE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, INCREASE TOURISM AND RETAIN AND ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS WHILE STILL REDUCING CRIME, AND I THINK THAT ALL IS A STRATEGIC PLAN TO LIVE BY.
SO WE ARE MORE THAN GRATEFUL FOR THIS PLAN.
MOLLY DID A TERRIFIC JOB ON MOLLY, AND ABBY DID A TERRIFIC JOB OF LAYING THIS ALL OUT FOR US.
SO BRAVO, AND DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE STAFF? JUST ME, I GUESS.
YEAH. SO BRAVO TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
SO I'LL GET WITH MICHAEL TO PUT THIS ON ANOTHER AGENDA, AND I KNOW THIS IS ALL NEW.
SO I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY LET YOU ALL ABSORB IT, LOOK AT IT, AND THEN WHEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN, I THINK WE CAN THEN HONE IN, AS YOU MENTIONED, ON SOME OF THOSE ITEMS, AND TO DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER ON THOSE THAT ARE ONGOING, MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING ON HERE.
[01:15:05]
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT SAYS COMPLETE WE DON'T THINK IS COMPLETE, WE CAN WE CAN BACK OFF OF THAT.SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT ON ANOTHER AGENDA AND THEN I'LL LET JIMMY COORDINATE WITH COUNCIL AS FAR AS KIND OF GETTING MAYBE FEEDBACK AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT WE CAN BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
I THINK THAT WE'D ALL APPRECIATE THAT.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
CONSULTANT WITH CITY ATTORNEY RELATIVE TO THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3009 GLENWOOD COURT ALSO DESCRIBED AS LOT THREE BLOCK TWO OF THE CANTERBURY ADDITION IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD, AND WE SHALL RETURN SHORTLY.THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE BACK AT 7:45.
SECOND. SECOND BY MR. FARGO, AND WE'RE DONE.
THANK YOU. SORRY, GUYS, IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.