[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]
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DO YOU, MICHAEL? OKAY.WE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 2023.
FIRST UP, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR INVOCATION.
WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME REVEREND DAN COLEMAN FROM THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD.
AND HE SAID, IT'S SO HOT IN TEXAS.
HE SAID THAT I SAW A LIZARD CRAWL UP ON A MOVING VEHICLES MUFFLER COOLER.
DAD JOKE. IT'S A DAD JOKE, BUT IT'S HOT IN TEXAS.
FATHER, WE JUST COME BEFORE YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER TO MEET WITH CITY COUNCIL.
FATHER, WE PRAY FOR THEM TONIGHT THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM, THAT YOU WOULD DIRECT THEM IN THEIR DECISIONS AND THE POLICY MAKING AND OTHER THINGS THAT THEY DISCUSS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND WE PRAY GOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE PRAY, LORD FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS.
COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN. WILL YOU LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE.
[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]
UP FRONT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUNCIL RECOGNITION AND WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE HERE.SO WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL HERE TONIGHT.
SO THIS IS A CITY OF BEDFORD PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS HEB ISD, COUNCIL OF PTAS HAS A LONG TRADITION OF SEEKING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION ADVANTAGES FOR ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH, ENABLING THEM TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
AND WHEREAS, HEB ISD COUNCIL OF PTAS ASSIST PARENTS IN DEVELOPING THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO PROTECT AND RAISE HEALTHY CHILDREN, ENCOURAGES PARENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND SPEAKS ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS, IN COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND BEFORE PUBLIC GOVERNING BODIES.
AND WHEREAS, DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, MEMBERSHIP IS TO BE PROMOTED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD PARENT INVOLVEMENT, BROADEN THE BASE OF SUPPORT, AND TO BE A STRONGER VOICE FOR THE CHILDREN AND EDUCATION.
AND WHEREAS, IT IS THE ROLE OF THE HEBISD COUNCIL OF PTA TO ENCOURAGE PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND A CENTRAL PART OF THE PTA MISSION BY PROMOTING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PARENTS ARE VALUED AS PRIMARY INFLUENCES IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES AND ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND WHEREAS, THE TEXAS PTA WILL BE 114 YEARS OLD AND THE HEAVY HEBISD COUNCIL OF PTAS WILL BE 50 YEARS OLD IN 2024 AND WILL BE CELEBRATED ALL YEAR.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL BOYTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE HEBISD COUNCIL OF PTAS FOR THEIR 50 YEARS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGING CITIZENS TO EXPAND THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN ISSUES AFFECTING THE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN.
SO WE ARE HONORED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU THIS EVENING.
[APPLAUSE] WELL, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE MICHAEL FOR HELPING ME WITH THIS.
I MEAN, STEVE IS A MEMBER OF HEB.
SO THIS TRULY IS A COMMUNITY I GREW UP IN HEB, I WENT TO SCHOOL IN HEB AND SO COMMUNITY, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE PTA, THEY ALL WORK SO CLOSELY TOGETHER AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITIES AND WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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SO I DO APPRECIATE DR. HARRINGTON FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, TOO, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GUYS GIVE US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE.
SO THANK YOU. SO MANY GREAT STORIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. HEATHER, DO YOU MIND IF WE TAKE A PICTURE WITH EVERYONE, EVEN JOE? WE'LL EVEN LET JOE IN.
JUST TELL US WHERE TO GO. YES.
YOU DON'T WANT TO GET IN HERE. I'M THE WINDOW.
ALL RIGHT. OH! ONE TWO, THREE.
THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO WE ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO OUR SUPERINTENDENT, MR. HARRINGTON, THAT HE GRACED US WITH HIS PRESENCE THIS EVENING.
[PRESENTATIONS ]
OKAY. NEXT UP, WE LET'S GET INTO SOME FINANCIAL TALK.GOOD EVENING. SO YES, THIS IS QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH INVESTMENT REPORT.
AND SO WE HAD ABOUT A 5.9% DECREASE IN CONSIDERING COMPARING TO JUNE OF LAST YEAR.
BUT WE HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING NEWS.
AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, BRADY AND VALLEY VIEW.
THEY HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OF REALLY BUILDING THIS INVESTMENT LADDER AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE INTEREST RATES AND LOCKING IN INTEREST RATES UP TO 5% FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD. SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MARKET AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO THEM.
SO OUR GOAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE WILL BE, GET THIS TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TIMELY.
WE DO HAVE SOME WITH OUR CLEAR GOV SOFTWARE.
WE HAVE SOME TRANSPARENCY MODULE, FINANCIAL REPORTING.
SO WE'RE HOPEFULLY GOING TO GET THAT GOING IN THE FALL AND GET THIS INFORMATION TO YOU MORE TIMELY.
SO WE APPRECIATE THEM. THANK YOU KNOW, WE'RE GLAD WE'RE GLAD TO DO THAT.
SO. OOPS. DO I HAVE IT ON? NO, I DON'T KNOW.
SO, YEAH, THIS IS AN INTERESTING SLIDE TO LOOK AT.
JUST START OFF WITH FIRST SLIDE.
AS KAREN MENTIONED, WHAT THIS SHOWS IS KIND OF A TRANSITION IN THE CITY'S PORTFOLIO.
AND THE LINE I WOULD DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE MIDDLE LINE, THE SECURITIES AND CDS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS A SHIFT FROM 29 MILLION TO 29.5 MILLION TO OVER ALMOST 40 MILLION.
SO THAT WAS A SHIFT FROM THAT TOP LINE DOWN TO THAT BOTTOM LINE.
EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT DOING, IT'S GETTING DONE OF WHERE YOU'RE SHIFTING THE PORTFOLIO INTO LONGER TERM POSITIONS TO LOCK IN THESE RATES FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME SO THAT WHEN RATES DO BEGIN TO FALL DOWN, MORE OF THE CITY'S PORTFOLIO IS LOCKED IN AT THESE CURRENT HIGH RATES.
SO KUDOS TO THE STAFF ON MAKING THOSE CHANGES HAPPEN.
OVERALL, THE PORTFOLIO DOWN REALLY JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
THAT'S TYPICALLY A DOWN QUARTER ANYWAY.
SO REALLY 3 MILLION NOT NOT A BIG DROP OFF THERE IN THE OVERALL PORTFOLIO BALANCES.
WHAT WAS CONTRIBUTING TO THAT? THERE WERE $5 MILLION IN BALANCES AT THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, WHICH WAS THE FORMER DEPOSITORY.
SO THOSE FUNDS WERE MOVED OUT OF THAT ACCOUNT INTO HIGHER YIELDING INVESTMENTS.
AND THEN THERE WERE ABOUT 13 MILLION IN SOME OF THE LONGER TERM INVESTMENTS THAT MATURED.
THOSE GOT ROLLED OVER. THOSE ARE AROUND 2%.
THOSE GOT ROLLED OVER INTO 5% INVESTMENT.
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AND THEN THIS WAS INTEREST EARNINGS.OUR INTEREST RETURNS JUST NOT THAT SHORT TIME AGO, 684,000 FOR THE QUARTER, 2.3 MILLION FOR THE YEAR, ONE MORE QUARTER TO GO IN THIS YEAR. SO JUST SUCH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
SO THAT JUST KIND OF REFLECTS THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE INTEREST RATES.
THIS IS ANOTHER A REALLY POSITIVE SLIDE AS WELL.
IT SHOWS THE THE PORTFOLIOS OVERALL RETURN OF 5.8% NEXT TO THE BENCHMARKS.
RATES HAVE KIND OF STABILIZED.
SO ENCOURAGING NUMBERS ON THIS SLIDE AS WELL.
SO AGAIN, ALL THE MORE REASON FOR LOCKING UP THE FUNDS AS THE CITY IS DOING.
SO AGAIN, JUST UNDERLIES THE UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT ONE CHANGE TO THIS YIELD CURVE.
I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THE FED INCREASED THE RATES ANOTHER 25 BASIS POINTS ON THE OVERNIGHT.
SO THAT FAR LEFT CORNER RIGHT NOW, IT WAS AT 5% WHEN WE DID THIS.
NOW IT'S AT A LITTLE ABOVE FIVE AND A QUARTER RIGHT NOW.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT UP.
THE REST OF THE CURVE PRETTY WELL MOVED SLIGHTLY, BUT IT'S PRETTY WELL NOW WHERE IT WAS HERE.
BUT BUT IT DID MOVE THE OVERNIGHT RATES UP A LITTLE BIT.
SO INFLATION DOES SEEM TO BE COMING DOWN.
AS OF THE END OF JUNE. IT WAS AT 5.3.
THE FED DID KEEP THE RATES THE SAME IN JUNE, BUT THEN THEY RAISED THEM AT THEIR JULY 26TH MEETING.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE COMMON BELIEF.
I DID HEAR SOME RUMBLINGS LAST WEEK.
MAYBE THEY MAY HAVE ONE MORE INCREASE IN SIGHT.
SO THAT'S THERE'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF POSTURING GOING BACK AND FORTH BOTH WAYS ON THAT.
BUT WE ARE GETTING NEAR THE TOP.
SO AGAIN, JUST AMAZING INCREASE IN RATES.
SO A PAUSE IN MAY AND JUNE, BUT THEN ONE MORE INCREASE IN JULY THERE.
AND THIS IS WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE KIND OF PREDICTING AS FAR AS WHERE RATES ARE GOING TO GO.
THIS WAS WHERE THEY WERE LAST QUARTER.
SO THEY THOUGHT THEIR PROJECTION WAS BY THE, WHAT, FIVE MONTHS FROM NOW, AT THE END OF JANUARY, THEY THOUGHT RATES MIGHT BEGIN TO DECLINE A LITTLE BIT TO WHERE WE'RE AT A 4.8%. AND IF YOU LOOK AT IT WHERE WE ARE NOW, IT'S NOT QUITE COMING DOWN THAT MUCH.
BUT WHAT THEY DO THINK IS BY THE END OF 24, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 4.2% IN THE OVERNIGHT RANGE.
SO THEY'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 100 AND 125 BASIS POINT DECREASE OVER THE COMING 18 MONTHS OR SO.
YOU CAN GO OUT FOR FIVE OR FOR 12 MONTHS AND YOU CAN GET AROUND 5.5%.
IF YOU WANT TO LOCK UP LONGER FOR TWO YEARS, YOU'RE GIVING UP SOME RATE.
YOU'RE GIVING UP 50 BASIS POINTS TO LOCK IT IN FOR AN EXTRA 12 MONTHS.
JUST A FEW MORE MARKET HIGHLIGHTS.
IT WAS IT WAS 2% AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF GROWTH FIRST QUARTER.
THEIR ESTIMATES ARE FOR 1% RATE OF GROWTH FOR THE YEAR.
UNEMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN CONTINUE TO BE STRONG.
SO THAT'S BEEN A POSITIVE IN THE IN THE ECONOMY.
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT AT 4.6% KIND OF RATE OF INFLATION AND THE INFLATION HAS HAD AN IMPACT.
WELL, ACTUALLY, THE INTEREST RATES ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE COST OF HOUSING.
YOU CAN SEE THE MEDIAN PRICE IS DOWN 3.1%.
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SO BEFORE FOR A WHILE I WAS COMING AND TALKING TO YOU GUYS AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY CONSECUTIVE MONTHS IN A ROW THE MEDIAN PRICE JUST CONSISTENTLY, MONTH AFTER MONTH WENT HIGHER. WE FINALLY HIT A POINT WHERE THE RATES ARE BEGINNING TO PRICE, HOME PRICES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL DOWN, ACTUALLY 3.1%.SO AT SOME POINT, THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE PRESSURE ON THE FED TO START TAKING THE FED OFF OF THE BRAKES AND LET UP A LITTLE BIT SO THAT THE ECONOMY DOESN'T SLOW DOWN TOO MUCH. BUT THE WORD WE'RE HEARING IS THEY'RE STARTING TO FILL UP.
SO, AGAIN, JUST TO CONTINUE LADDERING LIKE THE CITY IS DOING AGAIN, KUDOS TO THEM.
HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL PURCHASES THAT WERE MADE IN JULY.
SO THOSE PURCHASES CONTINUE THE NEXT MONTH INTO JULY.
SO GREAT CHANGES THERE AND REALLY A VERY POSITIVE REPORT TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANY OF YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.
VERY GOOD. TIM. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR TIM? KAREN. NO, WE'RE GOOD.
I AM STEPPING DOWN FROM THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE THIS EVENING.
WELL, THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN FUN.
YOU WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.
SO, YEAH, I HAVE A PARTICULAR WAY I APPROACH THOSE MEETINGS AND THE DISCUSSIONS.
AND THANK YOU FOR NOT INVESTING IN PENNY STOCKS OR IN AMC OR IN GAMESTOP.
YES. NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU AND VALLEY VIEW DO A TREMENDOUS JOB HELPING THE CITY CONTINUE TO STEER A COURSE FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE THESE FUNDS.
AND THERE'S BEEN OVER THE SHORT TIME IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE.
YOU AND KAREN AND BRADY HAVE DONE THAT WITH THIS LADDERING APPROACH, AND YOU'VE MAXIMIZED THE CITY'S OPPORTUNITY TO TO GAIN FROM THESE INTEREST RATES.
IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR WORKING WITH YOU AND AND WITH YOU AS WELL.
AND IT'S BEEN FUN. YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED.
SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU THERE.
SO I'LL KEEP YOU GUYS ON YOUR TOES.
YES, YOU DO. AND EVERY NOW AND THEN I GET SOMETHING RIGHT.
AND YOU ALL REALLY RESPECT ME FOR GETTING SOMETHING RIGHT EVERY NOW AND THEN.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WERE A GREAT CONTRIBUTOR TO THAT.
OKAY. SO THAT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
NEXT UP ON OUR FINANCIAL TRAIN HERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT.
AND LET'S WELCOME OUR STRATEGIC SERVICES MANAGER, MEG JACOBI.
WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT NICER, TOO, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS.
SO WE'LL START WITH THE GENERAL FUND.
YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE'RE WE'RE PACING ALONG SALES TAX WILL DO THAT CATCH UP POINT.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO PACE AHEAD.
AND SO WE EXPECT OUR YEAR END WILL WILL COMPLETE STRONGLY IN THE SALES TAX AREA AND SO ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS ARE WITHIN THOSE SEASONAL LEVELS THAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE.
UM, OF CONCERN THERE AND LOOKING AT OUR NUMBERS, WE'RE PACING AHEAD.
WE ARE WE'VE REACHED OUR REVENUE 79.6% OF BUDGET.
AGAIN, LOOKING AT BUDGET, LOOKING AT PROJECTIONS, WE'RE IN GOOD SPOT.
GENERAL FUND EXPENSES ARE AT 72.8% OF BUDGET.
AND SO WE WILL EVENTUALLY GET THAT REIMBURSED FROM THE STATE.
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AND THEN YEAR OVER YEAR, OF COURSE, YOU DEAL WITH THAT REVENUE.DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT IN THE 2022, 2023 BUDGET? SO IT'S WE HAVE NOW SEPARATED THEM INTO THEIR OWN ACCOUNT.
AND THEN ACCOUNTING AS THEY GET THOSE REIMBURSEMENT CHECKS, THEY OFFSET THOSE EXPENDITURES.
SO YOU APPLY IT AGAINST THE PRIOR BUDGET, PRIOR BUDGET? NO, WE'RE GETTING THEM FOR THE MOST PART AS WE TRANSITION OVER INTO A NEW BUDGET PERIOD.
SO I WILL LET YOU I WAS LIKE, I'LL TALK ACCOUNTING FOR A SECOND.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE BUDGET PERSPECTIVE, THAT REVENUE, CORRECT? THAT'S ALL. SO AT THE END OF THE BUDGET YEAR, THOSE EXPENSES WILL LOOK NORMAL AND IT WILL BE ACCRUED TO A RECEIVABLE.
I'VE GOT TO SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE.
SO I'LL LET THE ACCOUNTING TEAM HANDLE THAT.
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, NOT QUITE DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
IT IS I WANT TO SAY IT IS REGULAR TIME AND THEN THEY'RE DOING BACKFILL AND THEN THEY ARE COVERING THE BENEFITS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT, AS WELL AS ANY TRAVEL RELATED EXPENSES.
SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
INTERESTING. YEAH. SO WHAT FUND DOES IT COME OUT OF FOR THE STATE? OH, TIFMAS SERIOUS? YES. OKAY.
KAREN AND I ARE NERDING UP RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT. SORRY, MEG. NO, THAT'S OKAY.
I THINK WE'VE DISCOVERED THE WRONG POWERPOINT MAY HAVE GOTTEN PUT INTO YOUR.
CAN WE JUST MAKE THE REPORT THAT.
LET'S JUST STICK WITH THAT. WE WILL GET THE CORRECTED ONE SENT OUT TO YOU.
I WAS SITTING THERE WATCHING. I WAS LIKE, THIS DOESN'T LOOK QUITE RIGHT.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING UNTIL I KNOW FOR SURE.
WELL, WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS THE WRONG POWERPOINT.
WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, OUT OF RESPECT.
SO WITHOUT THE POWERPOINT, YOUR DOCUMENT IN THERE WITH THE NARRATIVE IS, OF COURSE CORRECT.
AND THAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANYONE.
WE ARE SEEING STILL STRONG COLLECTIONS.
WE DO HAVE THREE HOTELS THAT ARE DELINQUENT.
ACCOUNTING IS CONTINUING TO WORK TO GET THEM BACK UP AND PAID.
AND SO IT IS BEING ADDRESSED BY STAFF.
AND SO COMPARISON AND OF COURSE WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES NOW INCREASE NOW WITH THE BEATS AND EATS BECAUSE THE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THAT PROGRAM WILL BE COMING OUT OF TOURISM FUND WATER AND SEWER FUND THAT IT HAS REACHED 73.5% OF BUDGET.
WE'RE SEEING CONTINUED STRONG COLLECTIONS, WATER CHARGES, SEWER CHARGES.
GOOD JOB, AMANDA. YES, THANK YOU, AMANDA.
SO THAT YEAR OVER YEAR IS IS LOOKING GOOD.
OF COURSE, WITH THE LACK OF RAIN IN AUGUST, WE CONTINUE TO SELL LOTS OF WATER.
ON THEIR OPERATIONAL SIDE, EXPENSES ARE 63.3% OF THE BUDGET.
BUT THOSE WERE ACCOUNTING NUMBERS.
SO AND THANKFULLY, BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING HAVE WORKED TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN PRESENT OUR REPORTS WITH WHILE STILL MEETING OUR AUDIT FIRMS REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, BUT IT NOT IMPACTING THE OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THESE FUNDS.
IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY ON THERE.
IT'S AGAIN, IT IS OUR MOST STABLE FUND AND SO IT'S DOING EXACTLY LIKE WE LIKE IT TO SEE IT DO.
SO NO CONCERNS THERE OF COURSE, FOR B SALES TAX.
SALES TAX, SALES TAX IS BETTER.
HERE'S A MUCH BETTER GRAPH SHOWING YOU OUR IMPROVEMENTS ON SALES TAX.
SO I LIKE THIS ONE MUCH BETTER THAN THE ONE I HAD UP THERE BEFORE.
AND THEN JUST AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS.
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YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE HAVE DEFINITELY MOVED TO MAKING SURE WE CAN REPORT ON YOU AND WHERE WE HAVE SPENT ON THAT.PD HAS SPENT MOST OF THEIR BUDGETED DOLLARS.
THEY'VE GOT A FEW PROJECTS THAT ARE STILL WRAPPING UP.
SO THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THEIR BUDGET DOLLARS ARE SITTING.
AND PUBLIC WORKS IS WORKING THROUGH THEIR THEIR LINE OF PROJECTS.
WE HAVE COMMITTED TO PROJECTS, 6.2 MILLION, GIVE OR TAKE.
SO THERE IS THE VERY HIGH LEVEL PIVOTED PRESENTATION ON OUR FINANCIAL REPORT.
SO AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, AMANDA, FOR PULLING THAT OUT.
OKAY. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. OKAY.
GREAT JOB AGAIN, MEG, YOU'RE YOU KEEP GETTING BETTER AT THIS EVERY QUARTER.
THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. WELLS. ANYONE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? MISS AMANDA. OKAY.
TOM'S NOT HERE, SO NO ONE SIGNED UP.
OKAY, SO NEXT UP, LET'S CONSIDER SOME ITEMS FOR APPROVAL.
[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]
BY CONSENT, I GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER JIMMY STATHATOS.THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.
ONE THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION, AND IT COULD HAVE GONE UNDER GENERAL COMMENTS EARLIER, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO JUMP IN, BUT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE YMCA. SO I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT'S COMING AND THAT'LL BE AN INTERACTIVE CONVERSATION, I TAKE IT, BETWEEN COUNCIL AND STAFF, SIR? THAT'LL BE AN INTERACTIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN COUNCIL AND STAFF.
YES, SIR. OKAY. VERY GOOD. FIRST, WE'VE GOT A FEW ITEMS. SEVERAL. THE FIRST ITEM IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 8TH, 2023 COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.
SORRY. THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BEDFORD INVESTMENT POLICY.
AND SO WE'RE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT EDICT, IF YOU WILL.
MOST OF THOSE ARE REALLY ACADEMIC.
MAYOR, MAY I ASK THIS ITEM THREE BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AND PLACED ONTO THE REGULAR AGENDA? ITEM THREE. YES.
SO I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM SINCE WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT.
DOES ANYONE OBJECT TO THAT? OKAY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THAT? THAT'S CORRECT, MAYOR. JUST JUST MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE POLICY IS ALL ABOUT AND HOW WE'RE PROTECTING THE TAXPAYERS.
IS IS THERE ANY TIMELINE CONSIDERATIONS ON THAT ITEM IN TERMS OF WITH RESPECT, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING PENDING BY APPROVING THIS? OH, NO, NO.
OKAY, GREAT. IT'S MORE OF AN INFORMATION.
ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU DO YOU WANT TO BRING THAT UP IN A WORK SESSION OR.
NO, I JUST. JUST REMOVE IT FROM THE CONSENT AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA WOULD BE FINE.
REGULAR. OKAY. YEAH. NOW IT WILL BE THIS MEETING UNDER NEW BUSINESS, IS THAT RIGHT? COUNCIL MEMBER OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT.
JUST ON THE NEW BUSINESS. OKAY.
VERY GOOD. SO I WON'T SPEAK ANY MORE ABOUT SINCE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IT.
BUT THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITY STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP.
EXCUSE ME, REGARDING THE COMPANY'S 2023 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING.
AND SO THAT'S BASICALLY WE'RE REQUESTING ACTION ON THE SETTLEMENT.
THAT WAS THAT THE AGGREGATE, IF YOU WILL, MEDIATED OR NEGOTIATED.
RATHER, THE NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH KIRK CO INC UTILIZING THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE CONTRACT FOR PAVEMENT, CRACK AND JOINT SEALING SERVICES.
THIS IS THROUGH THE MASTER INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $150,000 FOR THE 2024 CRACK AND JOINT SEALING PROGRAM. AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ANNUAL AGREEMENTS WE DO, AND WE BENEFIT FROM ECONOMIES OF SCALE BY PIGGYBACKING ON TO SOME OF THE OTHER PURCHASING COOPERATIVES.
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AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $2.4 MILLION FOR THE 2024 PAVEMENT RESURFACING SERVICES PROJECT THROUGH A MASTER INTER LOCAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT.THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT ITEMS UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
SO WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER FOR CONSENT ITEMS ONE, TWO, FOUR, FIVE AND SIX.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.
A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE NEXT ONE. LET'S VOTE.
I SAW A FINGER WAG, BUT I HEARD HIM SAY, HAVE YOU FILED THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK TO OBTAIN? OKAY. ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL THANK YOU, STAFF.
LET'S MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
[3. Consider a resolution approving updates to the City of Bedford’s Purchasing Policy.]
WOULD YOU MIND JUMPING THAT CONVERSATION? NO, SIR. KAREN, WOULD YOU MIND? KAREN, JUST.IT'S A IS OUR POLICY ABOUT ACCRUALS.
OKAY. BEDFORD PURCHASING POLICY.
YES. SO BLAKE, OUR PURCHASING MANAGER, WHICH I'M ACTUALLY VERY SAD TO REPORT THAT HE'S LEAVING US.
AND THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE SOME UPDATES THERE.
AND SO THIS IS JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION.
SO WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY? IT IS TO ENSURE THAT WE FOLLOW STATE LAW, BIDS, QUOTES, MAKING SURE WE HAVE CONTROLS IN PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO PURCHASING ITEMS, USING PURCHASING CARDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IS STATE LAW REAL CLEAR ABOUT HOW WE PROCEED? PURCHASING LINES? YES.
YES. CONTRACT APPROVAL, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IS THERE ANY SITUATION WHERE WE ARE NOT FOLLOWING STATE LAW? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
AND THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CITY TO THE NORTH OF US THAT RAN INTO A PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND I DON'T THINK THEY HAD THE PROPER CONTROLS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THE PROPER CONTROLS.
DID YOU HEAR THAT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE? I DID. I DID.
IN REGARDS TO THE PURCHASING, I'LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT.
HOW WOULD IT DISTRIBUTED TO EMPLOYEES? SO IT COMES WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS HIRED.
AND IT HAS TO BE A FUNCTION OF THEIR JOB.
SO IT CAN'T JUST BE, OH, WELL, YOU'RE A CITY OF BEDFORD EMPLOYEE.
WELL, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE PARTS QUICKLY AND TIMELY.
SO IT NEEDS TO BE RELATED TO YOUR JOB, NOT JUST THAT YOU'RE A CITY EMPLOYEE AND THAT'S UNDER $3,000.
AND HOW IS THAT MATCHED UP? LET'S SAY YOU SEND SOMEBODY TO HOME DEPOT TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING AT HOME DEPOT, THAT LOOKS GOOD TO THEM, TOO, AND THEY USE THAT CARD FOR A PERSONAL PURCHASE, HOW IS THAT MATCHED UP AND HOW QUICKLY IS THAT MATCHED UP TO MAKE SURE? SO THE STATEMENTS CLOSE AT THE END OF EVERY MONTH ABOUT THE 26TH, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
THEY HAVE TO TELL US WHAT IT WAS FOR.
OKAY. SO AND WHEN AN EMPLOYEE LEAVES OR IS TERMINATED, HOW QUICKLY DO WE TAKE THE CARDS AWAY OR DEACTIVATE THEM? I GUESS IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY.
SO MOVING UP THE CHAIN FROM AN EMPLOYEE TO SAY, LIKE A DIRECTOR'S LEVEL WHEN THEY PURCHASE SOMETHING, HOW IS THAT? IT'S THE SAME PROCESS, SAME PROCESS, SAME PROCESS.
AND THEN IT'S ALSO REVIEWED AGAIN.
AND ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CAN ALWAYS BE ASKED THAT SECOND REVIEW.
AND IS THAT THE SAME FOR THE CITY MANAGER AS WELL? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
HOW ABOUT THE MAYOR WHO WHO LOOKS AT THE MAYOR'S TRAVEL? I HAVEN'T BEEN REIMBURSED FOR ONE FREAKING EXPENSE.
I'VE BEEN MAYOR, SO AT EACH LEVEL THERE IS.
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I'M PISSED ABOUT IT. YES.NOW, YOUR TRAVEL IS ACTUALLY REVIEWED BY OUR ETHICS COMMISSION.
I JUST HAD THOSE QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU.
WHAT KIND OF EXPENSES HAVE YOU BEEN SUBMITTING, MR. STEVES? I HAVEN'T, SO I'M CURIOUS, BUT NO, THANK YOU.
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CITY IS A VERY GOOD, WELL-RUN CITY.
AND IT WAS JUST SURPRISING WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENED AND.
OUR BIGGEST, OUR BIGGEST THING IS REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE TASK THAT WE'VE PUT ON OUR ACCOUNTING PERSON.
THAT'S HER JOB. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE DOES EVERY SINGLE MONTH IS REVIEWS THOSE EXPENDITURE REPORTS VERY, VERY DETAILED AND ASK QUESTIONS IF THE IF EITHER THE DESCRIPTION DOESN'T MAKE SENSE OR THERE'S MISSING AN ITEMIZED RECEIPT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MARCO.
THANK YOU, KAREN. IF WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE THAT BUYS EQUIPMENT, JUST SAY AT HOME DEPOT, DOES THAT GO INTO INVENTORY AFTERWARDS? WE MAKE SURE THAT WE STILL HAVE THAT EQUIPMENT.
SO IT DEPENDS ON THE VALUE OF THE EQUIPMENT.
SO IF IT'S SMALL DOLLAR ITEMS, I'LL USE A HAMMER AS AN EXAMPLE THAT REALLY DOESN'T GO IN.
IT'S NOT AN INVENTORIED ITEM BECAUSE IT'S IN MATERIAL FROM AN ACCOUNTING STANDPOINT, LARGER TICKET ITEMS. ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE GOING TO INVENTORY THAT OR WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON OUR FIXED ASSET LIST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT ACCOUNTED FOR AND THEN WE HAVE IT INSURED.
BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BUY THAT AT HOME DEPOT.
VERY TRUE. IS THERE A DIFFERENT THRESHOLD FOR PUBLIC CORPORATIONS RATHER THAN PRIVATE CORPORATIONS? AS FAR AS WE IT'S TYPICALLY ABOUT 5000.
YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT IT'S ABOUT 5000 AND MORE THAN A YEAR IN LIFE? YEAH. YEAH. IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER A THREE YEAR OR A FIVE YEAR OR IT DEPENDS ON THE ITEM.
THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE'LL NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN MAKING A MOTION? TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? OKAY, WE HAVE A FIRST.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER.
YES, YOU DO HAVE TO HIT THE BUTTON.
OKAY. ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL THANK YOU. STAFF THANK YOU FOR INDULGING US, KAREN.
[7. Call a public hearing on the proposed FY 2023-2024 budget to be held on September 12, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.]
P.M. IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.YES, SIR. SO GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
YES, THIS IS THE NEXT PROCEDURAL STEP IN OUR BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS.
WE WILL ALSO BE ADOPTING THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE THAT NIGHT AS WELL.
OKAY. AND WE'LL HAVE TO DO SEPARATE VOTES ON THIS, CORRECT? FOR ITEMS? YES.
OKAY. SO ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS, MAYOR? I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 BUDGET TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023, AT 6 P.M.
IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. MR. COGAN, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO.
OKAY, THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SO THANK YOU.
[8. Consider a proposed tax rate and set the public hearing on the proposed tax rate, if required.]
SO AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE BUDGET COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON AUGUST 10TH, THE BUDGET, AS PROPOSED BY STAFF, DOES SET THE TAX RATE OR RECOMMEND A TAX RATE AT THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE OF 0.495726 PER 100.BUT WHAT COUNCIL IS DOING TONIGHT IS SETTING THE NOT TO EXCEED TAX RATE.
YOU ARE NOT ADOPTING A TAX RATE AT THIS POINT.
YOU ARE SIMPLY SAYING THAT THIS IS THE HIGHEST TAX RATE YOU WOULD CONSIDER AND CAN CONSIDER ONCE YOU MOVE TO ADOPTING ON SEPTEMBER 12TH. AND SO THE MOTION DOES NEED TO INCLUDE WHAT THAT MAXIMUM TAX RATE TO BE CONSIDERED IS, ALONG WITH CALLING THAT PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.
WE WILL BE ADOPTING THAT SAME NIGHT AND JUST WHATEVER NUMBER IS IN THERE IS, OF COURSE, THE NUMBER THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN ALL OF OUR LEGAL NOTICES AS THE PROPOSED TAX RATE PER THE LANGUAGE REQUIRED BY THE TAX CODE.
OKAY. AND SO WHAT IS THE PROPOSED RATE THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING? 0.495726. PER $100 ASSESSED VALUATION.
THAT'S THE SAME RATE WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
YES. OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHO IS BOLD ENOUGH? COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOTION TO CONSIDER A TAX RATE OF 0.495726 PER $100 ASSESSED
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VALUATION TO BE VOTED ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023.EXCELLENT JOB. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.
LET'S VOTE. I FEEL LIKE IN THE PAST, WE STUMBLED THROUGH.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I'M GLAD I CAN MAKE THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A NIGHTMARE, IF THAT WAS A REALITY, BUT.
YEAH. OKAY, SO ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
SEVEN ZERO. SO THANK YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
[9. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to enter into a professional services agreement with Teague Nall & Perkins, Inc. (TNP) in the amount of $191,000 for the design of the 49th Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Phyllis Street – Water, Sewer, and Paving Improvements Project (Brown Trail to East of Dora Street).]
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TEAGUE, NOLL AND PERKINS INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $191,000 FOR THE DESIGN OF THE 49TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, GRANT PHILLIPS STREET WATER, SEWER AND PAVING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.AND WE WELCOME TO THE DAIS OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CHERYL TAYLOR.
GOOD EVENING. THE TARRANT COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWS CITIES TO PURSUE PROJECT FUNDING FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, REHABILITATION OF PROPERTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN SELECT AREAS.
A FORMAL APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION WAS HELD ON OR APPROVED ON MARCH 14TH OF THIS YEAR.
OF THE THREE CONSULTANTS PROVIDED BY TARRANT COUNTY, TEAGUE NOLAN PERKINS WAS CHOSEN.
THE SCOPE OF THE DESIGN PROJECT FOR PHYLLIS STREET INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF APPROXIMATELY 3900YD² OF ASPHALT, PAVEMENT AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SIX INCH REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENT, NEW CURBS, GUTTERS, DRIVEWAYS AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
EASY SELL. COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO, CHERYL, AFTER WE APPROVE THE DESIGN, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? OR LIKE ONCE THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? ONCE THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE.
OKAY. SO WHAT'S THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT? THIS WAS SIMILAR FUNDING USED FOR WALTER STREET, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM, THAT'S CORRECT. SO HOW CAN WE AVOID SOME OF THE SAME CHALLENGES WE HAD BECAUSE WE HAD TARRANT COUNTY USING OR PUTTING IN THE BID FOR THE THE THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
CAN WE GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THE THE TIMELINES OR AVOID THE SAME ISSUES WE HAD ON WALTER STREET? OKAY. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WALTER STREET AND THIS STREET IS THE WALTER STREET.
THERE WERE THERE WERE NO UTILITY REPLACEMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED AT THAT TIME.
AND WITH WITH THIS PROJECT, WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND WE'VE INCLUDED THE WATER AND THE SANITARY SEWER.
WE WENT WE DID GO BACK THROUGH TARRANT COUNTY AND THEY SAID, SORRY, WE CAN'T INCLUDE IT.
YOU CANNOT INCLUDE IT IN THE PROJECT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION.
SO IN THIS CASE, WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED THE UTILITIES THAT WAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT, MICHELLE.
WHAT IS Y'ALL'S COUNCIL MEMBER? GAGLIARDI. THAT'D BE FANTASTIC.
MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TEAGUE NAIL AND PERKINS INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $191,000 FOR THE DESIGN OF THE 49TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, GRANT PHILLIPS STREET WATER, SEWER AND PAVING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
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VERY GOOD. FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. COGAN.
VERY GOOD. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SEVEN ZERO.
SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL THANK YOU.
I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY MY FELLOW ASSOCIATES ON THE CDBG BOARD.
WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT YOU DO THESE PROJECTS FOR BEDFORD.
[10. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to enter into a contract with SYB Construction Company, Inc. in an estimated amount of $4,832,283.25 for the SWIFT 21-09 Joiner Acres Addition (Russell Lane) and SWIFT 21-13 Bell Manor Units 1-5 and Forest Ridge No. 2 Addition Water and Sewer Improvements Project.]
$4,832,283.25 FOR THE SWIFT 20 1-09 JOYNER ACRES ADDITION RUSSELL LANE AND SWIFT 21 DASH 13, BELLE MANOR UNITS ONE THROUGH FIVE AND FOREST RIDGE NUMBER TWO ADDITION WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND ONCE AGAIN THE CHERYL TAYLOR SHOW.SO THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COMBINES TWO PROJECTS.
IT'S NUMBER NINE, NUMBER NINE AND NUMBER 13 ARE THE NUMBERS ON THE LIST FROM THAT THE TEXAS DEVELOPMENT OR EXCUSE ME, THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WERE PROPOSED BY THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO COMBINE BOTH OF THESE TO INCLUDE OVER 1600 LINEAR FEET OF WATER PIPE AND OVER 3500 LINEAR FEET OF SANITARY SEWER PIPE, PLUS ANY RELATED APPURTENANCES SUCH AS MANHOLES, GATE VALVES AND METER BOXES.
MANY OF THE WATER AND SEWER LINES BEING REPLACED HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE SINCE THE EARLY 1960S, AND THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION USE UTILIZING THE SWIFT FUNDS.
SO THE FIRST LOCATION MAP SHOWS BLUE IS WATER AND GREEN IS SANITARY SEWER.
THE WATER AND SEWER IN RUSSELL LANE, WHERE IT WAS INSTALLED IN THE MID 1960S, IS GREEN.
DO YOU REALLY SEE GREEN THERE? DO YOU NOT SEE GREEN? THAT'S GREEN.
IT'S BELOW YOU. IT LOOKS PURPLE TO ME.
SERIOUS. BELOW THE PURPLE THEN, IT'S GREEN.
WHAT IS THE SIGN OF AN ANEURYSM? WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE? COLOR BLINDNESS. OH, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND BAD JOKES.
WE'RE THERE. OH, HEY, NOW'S NOT THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT JIMMY'S JOKES, ALL RIGHT? IT'S A ROUGH NIGHT FOR JIMMY.
WE DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT HIS JOKES, TOO.
THE WATER AND SEWER IN RUSSELL LANE WAS INSTALLED IN THE MID 1960S AS PART OF THE.
I JUST DON'T. YOU GUYS ARE NUTS.
SORRY. OKAY. SO THE SECOND THE SECOND LOCATION MAP IS SHOWS THE BELL MANOR ADDITION ON THE EAST SIDE AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE TEAL GREEN LINE.
AND ON THE WEST SIDE IT'S THE FOREST RIDGE ADDITION.
SO THE WATER AND SEWER LINES IN BELL MANOR WERE INSTALLED BETWEEN 62 AND 69.
THE WATER LINE ON THE FOREST RIDGE EDITION SIDE WAS INSTALLED IN THE EARLY 70S.
THAT'S ALMOST AS OLD AS YOU AND I ARE, STEVE.
A TOTAL OF FOUR BIDS WERE RECEIVED, RANGING IN PRICE FROM 4.8 MILLION TO 8.8 MILLION.
WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, THE DESIGN ENGINEER FOR THE PROJECT REVIEWED THE BID.
THE CONTRACTOR WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE WAS SEABEE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC, WITH A TOTAL BID OF $4,832,283.25. IF APPROVED, THE WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE PAID FROM THE SWIFT 2017 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BONDS AND THE SEWER IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE PAID FROM THE 2019 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BOND.
THE CONSULTANT DID PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDATION LETTER TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO SEB AFTER CONTACTING REFERENCES, THE CITIES OF CEDAR HILL, JUSTIN AND IRVING PROVIDED FAVORABLE REFERENCES FOR SBB AND THE CITY OF BEDFORD IS ALSO RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS WITH THEM AND PROVIDED FAVORABLE COMMENTS ON THEM.
CONTRACT TIME FOR THE PROJECT IS 300 CALENDAR DAYS.
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THE STREETS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROJECT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR IMPROVEMENTS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION AND ARE ALREADY PROGRAMED IN THE 45 YEAR CIP PLAN.EXCELLENT. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER. GAGLIARDI. SO YOU SAY THE UTILITIES ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED AFTER THE UTILITIES ARE BEING REPLACED WITH THIS CONSTRUCTION? OKAY. SO OKAY. SO WHEN YOU REPLACE THE UTILITIES, WHEN WE SO THERE'LL BE LIKE A LIKE A NOT A PERMANENT, BUT THEY'LL BE JUST THEY'LL FILL THAT IN AND THEN TEAR IT BACK UP.
THEY WILL THERE WILL BE A THERE WILL BE A PERMANENT PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT BECAUSE MORE THAN LIKELY WE MAY NOT GET TO THOSE STREETS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS COMPLETE BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS GET QUESTIONS WHERE THEY'VE DONE ROAD REPAIR AND THEN THEY CUT IT UP AGAIN AND YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S SO WE'RE JUST CURIOUS ON HOW THAT WAS GOING TO WORK.
THOSE ARE YOUR WORDS? ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.
LOW, LOW, LOW COST MONEY THAT WE HAVE IN THE BANK.
BUT THE STATE AUTHORIZES US TO SPEND IT.
OKAY. WHAT? COUNCILMAN GAGLIARDI WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION.
YES. I WAS HOPING THAT YOU WERE.
YOU'RE WELCOME. OH, I'M GOING TO TRY.
OKAY. I MAY HAVE TO TAG YOU IN.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH SEB CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 4,832,000 AND $283.25, WHICH WE MUST NOT FORGET FOR THE SWIFT 20 1-09 JOYNER ACRES ADDITION RUSSELL LANE AND SWIFT 21 DASH 13, BELLE MANOR UNITS ONE THROUGH FIVE AND FOREST RIDGE NUMBER TWO ADDITION WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER.
IT'S THE ROB AND DAN SHOW TODAY.
OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND WITH COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.
OKAY, THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SEVEN ZERO.
THANK YOU, COUNSEL. THANK YOU. STAFF THANK YOU, CHERYL.
[11. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to negotiate and enter into a contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in an estimated amount of $450,000 for the preparation of a Drainage Master Plan.]
$450,000 FOR THE PREPARATION OF A DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN.WOO HOO! TAKE IT, CHERYL. AS YOU MAY RECALL, THERE WAS A STORMWATER UTILITY FEE INCREASE IN 2021 TO FUND PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN CARRIED OVER FOR SEVERAL FISCAL YEARS.
IN 22, THE CITY CONTRACTED WITH FRAZER NICHOLS INC FOR A DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
THE PRIMARY FOCUS WAS TO DETERMINE THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE CITY'S DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND THE AREAS OF INVESTIGATION INCLUDED REVIEW OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE DATA, EXAMINATION OF CURRENT POLICIES, INCLUDING SUBDIVISION DESIGN CRITERIA, DISCUSSION OF KNOWN NEEDS WITH STAFF, KNOW NEEDS AND PROJECTS WITH THE STAFF.
ADDITIONALLY, A HIGH LEVEL INUNDATION ASSESSMENT WAS PERFORMED USING THE CITY'S EXISTING DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE, DATA, PIPES AND CHANNEL SIZES, ET-CETERA AND REGIONAL TOPOGRAPHIC DATA. THE ASSESSMENT REVEALED LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION IN GREATER DETAIL THROUGH STAFF INTERVIEWS AND THE RESULTS OF THE HIGH LEVEL INUNDATION ASSESSMENT.
A PRELIMINARY SET OF PRIORITY CIP PROJECTS WAS DEVELOPED AND FROM THAT INFORMATION THAT WAS GATHERED, THE CONSULTANT DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE CITYWIDE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN.
CITY STAFF CONCURS WITH THE DETERMINATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BACKGROUND BEFORE? I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M IN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN BE EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING ON AN AGENDA.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SITUATIONS THAT NEED TO BE EVALUATED.
THANK YOU TO STAFF. THANK YOU, CHERYL, BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
MAYBE NOT TO OTHERS, BUT THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED SHOT IN THE ARM THAT WE NEED.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING OUT, SIR.
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GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE THIS EVENING.IT'S EXCITING TO HEAR EXCITEMENT ABOUT DRAINAGE.
IT'S A FUN THING. THAT'S WHAT I ONLY KNEW.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE NEEDED TO WE'VE NEEDED TO TURN A CORNER ON.
AND I KNOW IT STARTS WITH THIS, SO IT'S A BIG DEAL.
SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
WE'RE GOING TO OR THIS IS THE AGENDA.
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME BACKGROUND TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE DID, THE TASKS WE'RE PROPOSING.
AND THEN WE DID IDENTIFY DURING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
THERE IS ONE PROJECT THAT'S READY TO GO TO TO DESIGN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON THAT BRIEFLY AND WE'LL TALK NEXT STEPS.
SOME OF THE NEAR TERM ACTIONS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM STUDY WAS IDENTIFIED AT THAT TIME.
AND THEN ALSO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THAT CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
SO THIS WAS IDENTIFIED BEFORE WE STARTED TALKING TO THE CITY IN 2022.
AND WE DO A LOT OF DRAINAGE MASTER PLANS FOR CITIES.
SO WE STARTED WITH THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE IS THE PROGRAM, WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES, WHERE SHOULD WE INVEST OUR EFFORT? AND SO WE DID A NUMBER OF THINGS.
WE DID A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION.
WE LOOKED AT THE FILES THAT THEY HAD IN THE DATA.
WE DID THE SCREENING ASSESSMENT THAT BETHANY IS GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH IN A MINUTE.
WE DEVELOPED AN INITIAL PRIORITY PRIORITY PROJECT LIST BASED ON PROJECTS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS, AND THEN WE DEVELOPED A STRATEGY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN. SO I'M GOING TO LET BETHANY STEP THROUGH THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES AND TALK ABOUT.
SO I SHOULD HAVE INTRODUCED MYSELF.
MY NAME IS SCOTT HUBLEY. I LEAD OUR NORTH TEXAS STORMWATER GROUP.
BETHANY FLEITMAN IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO AS SCOTT SAID AND CHERYL SAID, WE DID A HIGH LEVEL CITYWIDE SCREENING ASSESSMENT.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'D SEE MORE OFTEN.
WE PAIRED THAT WITH CITIZEN COMPLAINTS AND WORK ORDERS THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED.
AND THEN FROM THERE, WE DEVELOPED THIS PRELIMINARY LIST OF KNOWN PROJECT AREAS.
SO THESE PROJECTS, WE PULLED THEM TOGETHER AND THEN WE APPLIED THIS RANKING TO THEM.
SO WE CONSIDERED CATEGORIES LIKE LIFE AND SAFETY, PROPERTY DAMAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IT RANKED, HOW THE RANKING CAME OUT IS THAT SULFUR BRANCHES UP THERE AT NUMBER ONE.
AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT ARE SOME OTHER PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED SIPS.
SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO CREATED THESE ONE PAGE SUMMARIES.
IT INCLUDES WHAT THE PROJECT IS.
YOU CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE HERE FOR THAT SULFUR BRANCH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHAT THE PROJECT IS, HOW IT RANKED, YOU KNOW WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS IS IT IS IT READY TO GO STRAIGHT INTO CONSTRUCTION OR DOES IT NEED A DESIGN? DOES IT NEED A STUDY? SO THESE PAGES WERE DEVELOPED TO HELP GUIDE FUTURE DECISIONS AND REFERENCE.
THANKS, BETHANY. SO THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS A GREAT FIRST STEP.
THIS NEXT STEP IS GOING TO HELP US GO INTO DETAIL.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
LOOKING AT EROSION IN THE CHANNELS, WE'LL LOOK AT DRAINAGE ANALYSIS FOR MORE OF A FLOODING PERSPECTIVE AND THEN WE'LL ROLL ALL THAT INTO A COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL PLAN AND DOCUMENT IT IN A REPORT.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO STEP THROUGH EACH OF THESE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT EACH OF THE TASKS ARE.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS A STORMWATER FEE AUDIT.
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BILLED ACCURATELY AND WE'RE COLLECTING THAT MONEY SO THAT YOU'RE MAXIMIZING YOUR REVENUES.SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. FIRST, THE STORM HISTORY DATABASE IS A BEST PRACTICE FOR CITIES TO HAVE A DOCUMENTED FORMAT AND PROCESS TO COLLECT DRAINAGE COMPLAINTS SO THAT AS NEW STORMS HAPPEN, THEY CAN COLLECT THAT INFORMATION AND USE IT TO PRIORITIZE AND MAKE DECISIONS.
SO WE'LL COLLECT SOME OLD INFORMATION AND SET UP A TEMPLATE AND A FORMAT FOR GOING FORWARD.
A LOT OF THE PIPES EVERY YEAR ARE ABOUT 10,000FT A YEAR AS PART OF THEIR MS4 PROGRAM.
SO I SAW SOMEONE SHAKING THEIR HEAD.
THOSE ARE NOT PICTURES OF BEDFORD.
THIS. THIS IS A PICTURE OF A BEDFORD.
DANG IT. YEAH. SO? SO THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN SEE, BUT YOU COULD HAVE THIS SORT OF ISSUE UNDER A ROAD AND THEN YOU'D HAVE A SINKHOLE AND A CAVE IN AND YOU HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM.
SO THE IDEA WITH THIS IS YOU WANT TO GO LOOK AND FIND THOSE AREAS BEFORE THEY BECOME A PROBLEM.
NEXT TIME, DON'T BRING PICTURES OF BEDFORD.
BRING SOMEBODY ELSE. OKAY, I'LL DO THAT.
THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS THE GEOMORPHIC INVESTIGATION.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY PUT BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND WALK THE CHANNELS AND LOOK FOR EROSION AND SEE WHERE THE WORST AREAS, IF WE FIND AN ISSUE, IF IT'S IMPACTING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE OR A SEWER LINE OR A ROADWAY, WE'LL RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT.
IF WE IDENTIFY SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIVATE ISSUE, WE'LL MAYBE CALL THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY.
BUT WE'LL DECIDE, YOU KNOW, IS THIS PUBLIC PRIVATE? WE'LL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT FLOODING, HRA ANALYSIS OR HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE WOULD TRY TO UNDERSTAND, IS THERE A PROJECT THAT WE COULD DO TO MITIGATE THAT? SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND ENLARGING THE PIPE, ENLARGING A CULVERT, WHATEVER.
AND THEN YOU PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER INTO A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
SO THE IDEA IS WE GET ABOUT 10 TO 20 YEAR BACKLOG OF PROJECTS THAT WE CAN PRIORITIZE AND INCLUDE THE PIPES, THE CHANNELS AND THE FLOODING ISSUES, AND THEN YOU PRIORITIZE THEM AND YOU CAN ROLL THOSE INTO FIVE YEAR.
SEE, I WANT TO GET A BETTER FEEL FOR THE FOR THE.
THE COST FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE YOU ADDRESS THE FEE STRUCTURE.
YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD EVALUATE THE FEES.
WE'RE JUST SAYING ARE YOU COLLECTING EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT TODAY PAPER ABOUT OUR ABILITY, CORRECT? YEAH. THIS IS JUST AUDITING.
ARE YOU COLLECTING ALL THE REVENUES THAT YOU CAN COLLECT TODAY? AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAD A PRESENTATION AT LAST MEETING ABOUT THE FEE.
AND SO I THINK THE IDEA WAS AFTER THIS, YOU COULD COME BACK AND LOOK AT DO WE NEED TO RAISE THE FEE? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. YEAH, GO OVER THAT ONE PICTURE.
SO HERE'S THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT.
WE'RE PROPOSING ABOUT 18 MONTHS.
THE STORMWATER FEE AUDIT WILL BE THE FIRST TASK.
WE'LL ALSO GET A FEW OTHER THINGS GOING AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THEN YOU'LL NOTICE THIS GREEN BAR AT THE BOTTOM IN DISCUSSION WITH STAFF.
SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THAT ONE.
THIS IS SULFUR BRANCH, SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF A PREVIEW FOR A FUTURE MEETING.
BUT THIS IS JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE HIGHWAY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS KIND OF BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR A WHILE.
IT'S AFFECTING, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE ESSENTIALLY SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE 183 CONSTRUCTION.
YEAH. SO THIS IS THE EXTENT OF THAT PROJECT.
BASICALLY, NEAR-TERM ACTIONS TONIGHT IS THE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN CONTRACT IS BEFORE YOU ALL AND THEN AT A FUTURE MEETING, POTENTIALLY THIS DESIGN CONTRACT TO MOVE THAT FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME. SO HAPPY TO TAKE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DO YOU HAVE ANY.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
YOU JUST WOWED US WITH YOUR PRESENTATION.
I DO WANT TO SAY WE'VE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS.
THEY'VE REALLY HELPED US WITH A NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
YEAH, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD TRIM A HUNDRED GRAND OFF OF IT.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? ANYTHING ELSE, CHERYL? OKAY. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.
WHAT IS COUNCIL'S DESIRE? COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.
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OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. DAWKINS.WE HAVE A SECOND FROM STEVE FARKAS.
OKAY. ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL THANK YOU. STAFF THANK YOU, FRIESEN.
[12. Discussion and action regarding the appointment of the Mayor Pro Tem, Board and Commission Liaisons, and Members of Committees, Foundations, and Corporations.]
COMMITTEES, FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS.LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO THIS IN AN ORGANIZED FASHION.
I KNOW THAT'S A IT'S LIKE A CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
SO LET ME LET ME START WITH THIS.
I AM WITHDRAWING MY SEAT FROM THE FORBY AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN OCCUPYING MY SEAT ON FOR B, IS THAT STILL VALID, NICHELLE? DO WOULD COUNCIL BE IN AGREEMENT WITH NICHELLE TAKING THAT SEAT, THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE? I WANT TO MAKE SURE. MICHAEL WELLS THAT THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THE MAYOR, CORRECT.
OKAY. SO I AM WITHDRAWING FROM THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
IS THERE SOMEONE HERE ON COUNCIL WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING THAT SEAT? MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL ANYONE ELSE? EVERYONE DEFERS.
SO, COUNCIL, ARE WE COMFORTABLE WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM TAKING THAT POSITION? OKAY. UM.
THE MISTER WELLS ARE THERE COUNT BOARD AND COMMISSION LIAISONS RIGHT NOW ALL THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS HAVE A COUNCIL LIAISON. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WHO'S INTERESTED IN RELINQUISHING THEIR LIAISON POSITION TO A PARTICULAR BOARD AND COMMISSION? NO, EVERYONE'S BEING SELFISH.
THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM FOR THEMSELVES.
SO NO NEED TO DO ANYTHING THERE.
SO THEN WE HAVE SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BOARD AND COMMISSION LIAISONS, WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS RECENTLY FROM SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND I'M POINTING THEIR DIRECTION ABOUT GOING DOWN THE PATH OF CREATING SOME ADDITIONAL BOARDS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
VERY GOOD. SO THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S ONLY ONE ISSUE LEFT HERE.
MAYOR PRO TEM. AM I READING THAT RIGHT? ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.
ARE YOU GOING TO STAY ON? I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO DROP OFF OF THAT.
I ALREADY SERVE ON THAT BOARD AS THE TREASURER.
I COULD MAYORS HAVE DECIDED THAT I COULD DO BOTH ROLES IF IT'S IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE AN INTEREST IN THAT? SO WE'RE IN AGREEMENT.
MR. COUNCIL MEMBER FARGO CAN TAKE THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN GET ME OFF OF? OKAY. SO THAT BEING SAID, SO AM I SEEING THIS RIGHT? THE LAST THING WE NEED TO DISCUSS IS MAYOR PRO TEM.
THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT.
SO RIGHT NOW, AMY SABOL IS OUR MAYOR PRO TEM.
COUNCIL. LET ME ASK MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL ARE YOU INTERESTED IN RETAINING THAT POSITION? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE. OKAY.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SHIFT HERE.
LET ME SAY THIS. LET ME ASK THIS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'S INTERESTED IN THE MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION? OKAY. MY ONLY SO MY ONLY CONCERN WITH MAYOR PRO TEM IS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SOMEBODY WHO CAN.
AND I THIS IS NOT AGAINST DAN AT ALL, BUT IT NEEDS TO I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE SOMEBODY WHO HAS AN AVAILABILITY TO GO TO FUNCTIONS DURING THE DAY AND YOU HAVE A JOB.
OH, MY. WELL, I MEAN, IF THAT'S THE I MEAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE FREE.
THAT'S RIGHT. NOW I HAVE A JOB, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY, THOUGH.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BEDFORD SHOWS UP TO THESE THINGS.
AND SO IT NEEDS TO BE SOMEBODY WHO CAN GO TO THOSE MEETINGS.
AND SO IF MAYOR BOYTER CAN'T GO.
AMY SABOL OR MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL COULD GO BECAUSE SHE HAD THAT FLEXIBILITY TO GO AS WELL.
SO THOSE MOMENTS WHEN I'M HUNG OVER, WE NEED SOMEONE ELSE, RIGHT? SO MY ONLY CONCERN, MY, MY ONLY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, STUFF DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND WHATNOT.
AND THAT'S WHY THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN.
WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION.
I MEAN, WE DO HAVE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT GO TO THESE FUNCTIONS TO REPRESENT THE CITY.
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THERE IS NO OFFICIAL CAPACITY WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE MAYOR THERE AT THESE FUNCTIONS.HONESTLY, IF I WOULDN'T ACCEPT IT, IF UNLESS AMY DIDN'T WANT IT TO CONTINUE ON WITH IT ANYMORE, DOESN'T SOUND LIKE SHE DOES, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT I'D BE HONORED TO FILL THAT ROLE IN THE ABSENCE OF A MAYOR SO I COULD HELP RUN THE MEETINGS.
RIGHT HERE. THAT LONG? YEAH, I KNOW. I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID, DAN, ABOUT THAT.
WE DO HAVE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF STUFF THAT'S GOING ON HERE.
BUT WE HAVE EVENTS AT NIGHT, WE HAVE EVENTS DURING THE DAY AND EVENTS ON THE WEEKEND.
WE'VE GOT THREE THERE AND THEN WE HAVE SOME WE MISS.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS THAT WE REALLY SHOULD BE AT FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OUR BUSINESSES.
YEAH, I THINK AND WE INVITE YOU ALL TO THE BIGGER THINGS.
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE RIBBON.
THERE'S A LOT OF IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE.
IN SOME CITIES, COUNCIL MEMBERS GO TO EVERYTHING.
AND SO A LOT OF IT JUST WE JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT Y'ALL WHAT IF YOU ALL WANT TO HAVE SOMEONE AT EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE ON YOU ALL? I MEAN, WE CAN MAKE YOU AWARE OF THEM AND THEN YOU ALL CAN DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO GO TO.
SO WE MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM.
DOES THAT SEEM LIKE IT ADDRESSES? WELL, ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE DON'T KNOW AN EVENT THAT'S GOING ON THAT WE HAVE AND I GUESS I WANT TO THINK A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE BOX, IT COULD BE THAT WE COULD HAVE CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO HAVE KEY ORGANIZATIONS OR EVENTS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, AND SO WE CAN MAYBE JUST ORGANIZE IT JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
SO YEAH, WE'LL PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.
I THINK THESE ARE ALL VALID POINTS I THINK SOUNDS GREAT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE SAME PERSON ALL THE TIME.
ABSOLUTELY. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE GOING ON SEVERAL YEARS NOW DOING THIS.
I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS.
AND YOU'RE GROWING A MUSTACHE AND STUFF.
OKAY. SO WE NEED TO DO A FORMAL VOTE ON ALL OF THIS, CORRECT? MICHAEL. I THINK IN THE PAST WHAT I'VE DONE IS READ THE..
I'M GOING TO ASSUME THERE'S NO MAJOR OBJECTION TO COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN HERE.
ALL RIGHT. MR. WELLS. OKAY. SO FOR MAYOR PRO TEM, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.
FOR ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO, BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD, COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS, CULTURAL ARTS ADVISORY BOARD, MAYOR PRO TEM, SABOL, COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL, LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN, PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES, AUDIT COMMITTEE MAYOR BOYTE,R COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI AND COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
FOR THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER, GAGLIARDI, COGAN AND SABOL, AND THEN FOR THE HEALTH FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER, COGAN, SABOL AND GAGLIARDI. ALL RIGHT.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE GREAT REPRESENTATION TO ME.
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COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.APPROVED THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME WITH THAT 12 AND 13, BY THE WAY.
OKAY. WE HAVE A FIRST COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND FROM CURRENT MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.
ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SEVEN ZERO.
THANK YOU, COUNSEL. THANK YOU. STAFF THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
I WANT TO SAY, COUNSEL, YOU GUYS JUST CONTINUE TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB REPRESENTING THE CITY.
I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY, MR. COGAN. YES. ALL RIGHT.
SO ITEM 13, WE HAVE A DISCUSSION TO RECEIVE COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
[13. Discussion and receive Council direction regarding Boards and Commissions. ]
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO GET MORE RESIDENTS INVOLVED IN THE GOINGS ON OF BEDFORD.LET'S TALK ABOUT WHERE WE CAN GO WITH THIS.
SO, COUNCILMAN STEVES AND I DID MEET, AND THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WE'VE TRIED TO INTRODUCE REGARDING REINSTITUTING THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. AND SO WE, WE DID REVIEW AND WE WEREN'T ON COUNCIL, BUT THERE'S TWO OF YOU GUYS WHO WERE ON COUNCIL AT THE TIME THAT THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD WAS DISBANDED.
AND THE PRIMARY REASON AND REVIEWING THE MINUTES FROM 2014, I BELIEVE, WAS THAT THE SENIOR CENTER WAS JOINT WITH HURST AND HURST NO LONGER WANTED TO PARTICIPATE.
SO THAT LED TO THE DISSOLUTION OF THE BOARD.
AND DISCUSSION WITH COUNCILMAN STEVES WE WE CAME UP WITH A NEED FOR THE BOARD, NOT JUST WITH THE SENIOR ADVISORY OR THE SENIOR CENTER, BUT KIND OF AS A CONSOLIDATION GROUP TO ADDRESS SENIOR NEEDS.
AND SO I DID REVIEW SOME NEARBY CITIES THAT HAVE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, SOUTHLAKE AND GRAPEVINE, WHERE THEY, IN ADDITION TO TALKING ABOUT SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMING ACTIVITIES IN GRAPEVINE IN PARTICULAR, DOES ADDRESS HOUSING NEEDS OF SENIORS AS WELL AS LOW INCOME NEEDS, WHERE THEY HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THEIR HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD AND GRACE, WHICH IS A NOT A FAITH BASED NONPROFIT.
AND SO WITH THIS COMPOSITION THAT WE DISCUSSED, WE WEREN'T NECESSARILY THINKING ABOUT REPRESENTATIVES THAT WERE WOULD BE EQUIVALENT FOR BEDFORD, BUT WE DID THROW OUT THAT WE WOULD REINSTITUTE THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD THAT WOULD MEET CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER BOARDS ABOUT SIX TIMES A YEAR THAT IT WOULD CONSIST OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVE TWO YEARS.
AND THE PURPOSE IS TO ACT AS LIAISONS FOR THE SENIORS IN THE CITY AND ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL ON WAYS TO ENRICH AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE SOLICITED INPUT ON PUBLIC FORUMS AFFECTING SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ADVISE BASED ON INPUT TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO SENIORS. IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO ACCESS TO CITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS TO THE COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE, INFORM AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS. SO I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THE YMCA DOES HAVE PHENOMENAL ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS PROGRAM.
AND SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY OF PARTNERSHIP WHERE QUITE A FEW SENIORS AND COUNCILMAN STEVES TALKED ABOUT HE'S A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR CENTER RIGHT NOW WHERE IT'S $10 A YEAR. AND THAT'S A POLITE WAY OF SAYING HE'S OLDER.
WELL, HE'S CHRONOLOGICALLY GIFTED.
THAT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED, THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A COST BARRIER AND SOME SENIORS HAVE ARTICULATED THAT JOINING THE YMCA IS PROBABLY NOT WITHIN THEIR FINANCES.
AND SO HAVING THE SENIOR CENTER IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR THEM TO ENGAGE IN SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.
AND SO HAVING THIS BOARD, AGAIN, IS A CONSOLIDATION WHERE WE CAN HAVE ONE OF THE MEMBERS MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING CONNECTED TO THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN AT THE YMCA, AS WELL AS WITH SIX STONES OR OTHER OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
I KNOW I'VE SERVED ON THE UNITED WAY, TARRANT COUNTY STEERING COMMITTEE, AND SO THEY HAVE AN AGING AN AGENCY ON AGING WHERE WE CAN PARTNER WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE SENIORS.
BUT I JUST THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC, GREAT RESEARCH, GREAT DUE DILIGENCE.
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING NOT TO LIKE IN THAT THOUGHT PROCESS.
AND I'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COUNCILMAN.
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IT'S, IT'S NOT A SEPARATE, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE RUN LIKE OUR OTHER BOARDS SIMILAR BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WIDER SCOPE AS FAR AS THE SENIOR COMMUNITY.I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION, SO I'M JUST SAYING THUMBS UP FROM ME PERSONALLY.
IS THERE AN INTEREST IN COUNCIL IN IN TAKING A LOOK AT THAT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO HAVE A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION EVERY FIVE YEARS, CORRECT? YOU'RE OBLIGATED FIVE YEARS AFTER A CHANGE IS MADE TO THE CHARTER, BASICALLY AN ELECTION TO EXAMINE WHETHER YOU WANT TO OR NEED TO APPOINT A COMMISSION.
AND THAT BEING SAID, THAT WE DID HAVE A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION LATE LAST YEAR.
THERE WERE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE WE WERE UNABLE TO BRING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL IN TIME TO GET IT ON A NOVEMBER BALLOT.
BUT I BELIEVE FROM TALKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER THAT THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS ON A MAY BALLOT AND THAT THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH ISSUES RAISED BY THAT COMMITTEE THAT WE BELIEVE IT WARRANTS FURTHER DISCUSSION AND THAT YOU MAY HAVE THOSE THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER SO THAT WE CAN SET IT UP FOR A MAY BALLOT.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP IN THE SBS ALSO, AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
AND THE THING IS THAT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, INASMUCH AS THEY FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE OR TWEAK OUR CHARTER, THAT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPROVE AND THEN THE VOTERS NEED TO APPROVE IN ORDER TO CODIFY IT.
AM I CORRECT IN SAYING IT THAT WAY? SO THAT BEING SAID, SETTING THIS UP, IS THERE A DESIRE BY COUNCIL TO HAVE MORE FREQUENT CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSIONS? I GOT A NO. I GOT A KNOW.
OKAY. YOU KNOW, PARTS OF THAT THAT JUST LIKE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING EVOLVES WITH TIME.
AND I BELIEVE THE LAST CHARTER REVIEW BOARD WASN'T QUITE MAYBE AS SMOOTH AS EVERYONE HAD HOPED.
AND I THINK MAYBE THERE'S SOME THINGS ON THE CHARTER THAT COULD BE REVISITED.
AND THAT BEING SAID, HOW WE IT WAS A VERY LARGE COMMISSION.
WE EACH APPOINT EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, APPOINTED SEVERAL PEOPLE TO THAT COMMISSION.
SO WE HAD A REAL MIXTURE OF INTERESTING PERSONALITIES.
I THINK THERE MAY BE CAUTION WITH RESPECT TO DOING THIS TOO FREQUENTLY BECAUSE BECAUSE YOU MAY KIND OF HAVE CHAOS ON THE ON THE CHARTER AND THAT YOU'VE GOT CONSTANT MOVEMENT IN THE CHARTER AND MOVING THE GOALPOSTS MAYBE TOO FREQUENTLY.
THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHERE SO THE LAW REQUIRES A YEAR TO BE 365 CALENDAR DAYS.
SO IN THOSE CASES, IT CAN BE TWO AND A HALF TO THREE YEARS LATER.
OKAY. SO WHAT IF THERE'S AN INTEREST BY COUNCIL TO DO IT MAYBE EVERY THREE YEARS RATHER THAN FIVE AFTER A CHANGE IN THE CHARTER? IT'S NOT AN INTEREST BY COUNSEL.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE CODIFIED IF WE WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE FIVE YEAR.
IT'S JUST AN INTERNAL DISCRETIONARY.
SEVERAL OCCASIONS THEY'VE PASSED OVER EVEN DOING A CHARTER REVIEW, IF I RECALL, IN THE PAST.
SO I THINK WHEN PROBLEMS ARE COME UP, WE PROBABLY SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHARTER.
BUT TO PUT IT ON A SCHEDULE, UNLESS WE CAN CHANGE THE NUMBER OF PARTIES THAT PARTICIPATE, I THINK.
IT WAS IT WAS KIND OF A CONFUSING ENDEAVOR THAT TOOK PLACE.
NICHELLE SERVED ON IT, SO I THINK SHE WAS PROBABLY COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND I DON'T KNOW, COULD WE CHANGE THE MAKEUP OR IS THAT CHARTER DRIVEN ALSO THAT THAT WE HAVE TO ASSIGN TO TO COUNCIL? YOU CAN DECIDE THE MAKEUP OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION IN ANY WAY YOU CHOOSE, BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS A HUGE LEARNING CURVE FOR SEVERAL OF THEM.
YOU HAD A LOT OF A LOT OF BODIES IN THERE WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
AND ON YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE DESPITE THAT, SHE STILL CAME TO COUNCIL.
WELL, SHE DID. SHE DID A MIRACULOUS JOB OF PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
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SO THERE IS A LESSON THERE THAT WE PROBABLY HAD TOO MANY.AND I SORT OF THINK IF A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A COUPLE OF THEM WERE ALLOWED TO SERVE, THAT WOULD GIVE THEM A BETTER DIRECTION OF SAYING, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE RUN INTO AS A PROBLEM AND WE WOULD REALLY LIKE YOU TO LOOK AT IT.
BUT THEY WERE JUST KIND OF THROWN INTO THIS BIG DOCUMENT AND THEN THEY JUST NITPICKED IT.
BUT WE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE DIRECT IF WE WOULD HAVE JUST HAD A FEW COUNCIL PEOPLE SERVE, RIGHT? SO SEVERAL OF OUR OF MY FIRM'S CLIENT CITIES, THE COUNCIL WILL TASK THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION WITH SEVERAL AREAS THAT THEY WANT THEM TO LOOK AT, RATHER THAN SAYING, AS WE DID START AT PAGE ONE AND END AT PAGE 27.
YEAH. SO A LOT OF LESSONS HERE, MICHELLE.
HAVING SERVED ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION IN 2020 OR 2021, 2022, THE CHALLENGES WERE THAT IT WAS A VERY LARGE COMMISSION AND I, MYSELF AND ANOTHER COMMISSIONER WERE IMPLORING THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS TO COUNSEL OR CONFER WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT APPOINTED THEM OF WHAT DIRECTION THEY WANTED TO DO, WHERE THEIR CONCERNS OF OF THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER OF AREAS THAT TO REVIEW THERE WERE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION THAT HAD NO FAMILIARITY OF THE CHARTER AND NO CLUE OF WHY THEY WERE THERE, WHAT WHAT THE PURPOSE WAS.
AND SO IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT GOING THROUGH THE MATERIAL, EVEN WITH SOME OF THE FOLLOW THROUGH WHERE WE HAD DIRECTIVE ACTION, THE FOLLOWING MEETING, NOTHING WAS DONE.
AND SO THERE WAS A LAST MINUTE ATTEMPT TO KIND OF CODIFY OR CLARIFY SOME LANGUAGE WHERE WE HAD CERTAIN RULES IN PLACE OF HOW WE WOULD REVIEW CERTAIN SECTIONS.
IT TIMED OUT. AND SO AS A LAST MINUTE EFFORT, WE TRIED TO TO MAKE SOME SOME CHANGES.
WELL, I THINK ONE THING, AND THIS IS JUST MY OBSERVATION, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE IF WE'RE DOING IT IN FIVE YEAR INCREMENTS, THE COUNCIL KIND OF TURNS OVER A MINORITY OR A MAJORITY TURNS OVER EVERY FIVE YEARS.
SO THE CONSISTENCY IN THAT GROUP FROM ONE FIVE YEAR STRETCH TO ANOTHER IS DIFFERENT.
AND THEN I'M SURE THAT GROUP DID IT WITH RESPECT TO HOW IT HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE THAT.
SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THESE LESSONS.
I WILL ADD WE'VE HAD CONSISTENCY A THROUGH LINE OF ONE MEMBER FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
OH, THAT IS VALID. YEAH, THAT IS VALID.
BUT AS THIS COMES BACK, IS THERE ANY OTHER INTEREST IN REDUCING FIVE YEARS? A LITTLE COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO? YES, BRANT. OR MAYBE JIMMY.
IF WE HAVE A SITUATION AND WE WANT TO CALL A SPECIAL CHARTER REVIEW PROCESS, IS THAT A INSTEAD OF DESIGNATING EVERY THREE YEARS OR EVERY FIVE YEARS, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL, WE CAN IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S SIGNIFICANT, WE FEEL THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO, ISN'T THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CALL A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION? ABSOLUTELY. AT ANY TIME AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MICHAEL, I'M JUST TRYING TO PULL UP THE LANGUAGE.
BUT IT'S IT'S NOT AN EVERY FIVE YEAR REVIEW.
IT'S WITHIN FIVE YEARS SINCE THE LAST CHANGE.
AND SO WE'RE SORT OF AN INDEFINITE WAITING PERIOD FOR WHENEVER YOU ALL WISH TO REVIEW IT AGAIN.
AS NEEDED. AND YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, YOU ALL CAN JUST DECIDE THAT THESE ARE THE MEASURES YOU WANT, YOU CAN WORKSHOP IT AND THEN YOU CAN CALL THE ELECTION. OKAY, GOT IT.
OKAY. SO WE HAVE CLARITY ON THAT.
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS? I DID WANT TO REVISIT ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT I HAD AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WAS A TENANT ADVISORY BOARD.
AND SO IT WAS JUST RECOGNIZING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT I SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE OUR RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING ACTION FROM THEIR APARTMENT BUILDING WHEN IT COMES TO HEATING AND COOLING WATER ISSUES, TRASH. AND SO I DID TRY TO DO SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WERE CITIES IN THE AREA THAT HAD A BOARD.
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I DID FIND ONE IN RENO, NEVADA.I THINK OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE TENANTS WOULD BEST SERVED AS LIKE A CHECKLIST OR SOME KIND OF RESOURCE GUIDE ON OUR CITY WEBSITE OF WHAT TENANTS SHOULD DO WHEN THEY HAVE PROBLEMS, AS OPPOSED TO THEM GOING TO A WARD OR SOME KIND OF PLACE THAT THAT VOICE PROBLEMS. SO WE DO HAVE A BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION THAT REVIEWS SOME OF THESE ISSUES WITH DILAPIDATED APARTMENT BUILDINGS.
WE DO HAVE CODE. AND SO I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME COMMUNICATION ON FACEBOOK WHERE SOMEONE COMPLAINS ABOUT THEIR APARTMENT AND THEY'RE LIKE, CALL CODE ENFORCEMENT AND DO THIS, DO THIS. AND SO I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SEE JUST A PLACE ON OUR CITY WEBSITE WHERE IT KIND OF ITEMIZE FAQS OR JUST A RESOURCE FOR TENANTS BECAUSE THESE ARE CONSISTENT ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP THAT THEY CAN GO TO TO KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR HELP.
SO. JIMMY STATHATOS THERE ARE WE HAVE INTERACTION WITH APARTMENT COMPLEXES, BUT I GUESS THAT'S WITH APARTMENT COMPLEX MANAGERS.
IS THAT CORRECT? CAN I TALK ABOUT PD MEETS WITH THEM.
IN FACT, WE WERE DERELICT IN A LOT OF AREAS, QUITE FRANKLY.
AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STAFF AND THE MANAGERS OPTICS DEFINITELY WERE PRO MANAGEMENT TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE A MANAGER THAT SAID, OH, THIS TENANT'S ALWAYS GRIPING WHATEVER.
IT'S LIKE, WELL, THEY HAVEN'T HAD AIR CONDITIONING IN SIX DAYS.
I DON'T CARE IF THEY'VE GRIPED FOREVER.
THAT'S THAT'S A FUNDAMENTAL ANYWAY.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF VIOLATIONS.
THEY'RE THREATENING LITIGATION, WHICH TO ME, I'M LIKE, BRING IT ON.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING DOCUMENTED.
SO MY POINT IS WE'RE BEING A LOT MORE VIGILANT.
AND WHEN RESIDENTS IT'S THE BIGGEST THING, LIKE NICOLE KIND OF MEMBER.
DAWKINS I'M SORRY THAT LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THEY MIGHT MENTION ON FACEBOOK AN OBSCURE FACEBOOK PAGE THAT, HEY, I'VE GOT THIS ISSUE, BUT UNTIL THEY CALL THE CITY, BUT I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THE FAQ, BECAUSE THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW WHO CAN HELP ME WHAT YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK WE'VE REALLY GOTTEN VERY VIGILANT.
I'VE PERSONALLY TALKED WITH THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY OUT OF FLORIDA FOR TWO OF OUR LARGEST APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT FLIPPED OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING TO MAKE ALL THESE REPAIRS AND EVIDENTLY MONEY TO MAKE THE REPAIRS COMES OUT OF THEIR BONUSES.
AND I'M JUST LIKE, THESE ARE FUNDAMENTAL THINGS.
WE'VE WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING UP HERE ALL THE TIME.
THEY'RE LIKE, I HAVEN'T HAD HOT WATER IN TWO WEEKS.
AND SO ANYWAY, SO YEAH, THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE CITY, I MEAN IT IS EXACTLY.
BUT WE WE IT'S A CIRCUMSTANTIAL PROBLEM AND WE GET ON IT AGGRESSIVELY.
WE ACT ON THOSE AS WE GET THOSE, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY.
ABSOLUTELY. WHAT ABOUT DOING SOMETHING LIKE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, HAVING LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, TOWN HALL WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF AN APARTMENT AND YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO.
OR HERE'S WHERE TO GO ON THE CITY TO GET HELP FOR THIS.
OR IS THERE ANY INTEREST BY COUNCIL ON HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT? MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION? YEAH, I'M OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT COUNCIL SO WE CAN DO WHATEVER YOU ALL WANT.
BUT I THINK SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THE HIGH TURNOVER FOR APARTMENT TENANTS HISTORICALLY MAYBE WE COULD HAVE WE COULD UNLEASH MOLLY AND HER TEAM TO DO SOME TYPE OF VIDEO THAT IS LIVING TO WHERE WE CAN.
LIKE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.
MOLLY, DO YOU THINK MOLLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO? SO THAT'D BE GREAT. LOTS OF FREE TIME.
YEAH. ANY OTHER IDEAS? ANY THOUGHTS? NO, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS AN ITEM THAT I BROUGHT UP AND.
APPRECIATE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE THERE, ANDREA.
A GREAT JOB. APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT.
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OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL THAT WE WANT TO CONSIDER IN THIS SLOT HERE? JUST A QUESTION. SO FROM HERE, I HAD SPELLED OUT WHAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FOR THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD.SO DOES THAT GO BACK TO STAFF, TOO? SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE CODIFIED IN OUR ORDINANCES.
SO MY RECOMMENDATION I WAS GOING TO WRAP TO THIS.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS STAFF'S BEEN TAKING NOTES.
I THINK WHAT THEY DO IS COME BACK WITH SPECIFICS IN THE LANGUAGE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH LIKE SEVEN MEMBERS, TWO YEAR TERMS, ALL THAT. AND THEY MATCH THAT WITH THE CODIFICATION OF THE ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL TO VOTE AND APPROVE ON.
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP, JUST LIKE WITH OUR TIMING.
SO WE ARE SLATED TO INTERVIEW FOR COMMISSIONS LIKE THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE EXISTING COMMISSIONS IS SEPTEMBER 8TH AND OUR INTERVIEWS ARE SEPTEMBER 19TH, SO THE DEADLINE WILL PASS IF WE CODIFY THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 12TH. SO IF IT DOES BECOME CODIFIED, WHAT WE HAVE A SEPARATE INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT'S WE GOT TO GET STAFF ENGAGED IN THAT AND SEE HOW WE NEED TO EVALUATE THAT OR.
PUNT OR RECONFIGURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
OKAY. MR. MAYOR, MAY I SUGGEST SOMETHING? PERHAPS IT'S A UNIFIED GROUP THAT BELONGED TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND THEY'RE PRETTY ACTIVE.
I WOULD SUGGEST THEY PICK THEIR OWN MEMBERS AND COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
WELL, THEY PICK THEIR OWN MEMBERS BECAUSE WE WE DON'T WE JUST KNOW THE FEW THAT COME HERE.
WE DON'T KNOW THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF EVERYBODY AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
AND THEY ARE KIND OF THEY'RE ALL UNTO THEM, THEIR OWN.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT TYPICALLY WANTING US TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO, AS WE KNOW.
SO I WOULD I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT WE HAVE THEM SELECT THEIR OWN TEAM.
TO BRING UP ISSUES AFFECTING VALID POINT.
SO NOT JUST THE SENIOR CENTER, NOT NOT JUST MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR.
WE'D LIKE TO MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CENTER TO BE THERE AS WELL BUT A LARGER PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
MAYBE EVEN RESIDENTS OF SOME SENIOR CENTERS.
JUST. OR WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE INPUT FOR THE SENIORS.
SO FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE, WHAT IS WHAT IS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW WITH RESPECT TO WE HAVE A BROADCAST OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR FOR POSITIONS FOR OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. WHAT IS THAT WINDOW? AND YEAH, WE HAVE A DEADLINE TO APPLY SEPTEMBER 8TH.
AND THEN THE PLAN WAS TO DO IT LIKE WE NORMALLY DO THE INTERVIEWS THE THIRD TUESDAY OF SEPTEMBER.
OKAY. SO THERE'S A POSSIBILITY WE COULD EXTEND THAT.
WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET TOGETHER AGAIN UNTIL THE 12TH.
SO WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER RIGHT NOW EXTENDING THAT DEADLINE.
WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? I WOULD JUST TO OPEN UP US GETTING THIS STUFF IN.
OKAY. AND IT MAY BE WE NEED TO EXTEND IT TILL THE END OF THE MONTH.
THAT WILL GIVE SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE 12TH.
YOU ALL AGREE WITH THAT? OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? GREAT JOB. GREAT JOB.
WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD ONE THING.
LIKE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO EXTEND IT EVEN IF WE WEREN'T CONSIDERING THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD.
IT'S THE YMCA BOARD WITH THE INTERVIEWS.
AND JUST TO ADD TO COUNCILMAN STEVES POINT, WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS, OUTSIDE OF THOSE WHO WERE SENIOR CENTER MEMBERS, THERE COULD BE RESIDENTS WHO ARE CAREGIVERS OR NOT NECESSARILY THE SENIOR POPULATION, BUT HAVE AN INTEREST IN CARING FOR SENIORS OR BEING ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON.
SO ANYONE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THAT.
DO WE NEED TO DO ANY SORT OF FORMAL VOTE THEN BASED ON THIS? IT'S STAFF NEEDS TO GO BACK AND PACKAGE THIS FOR US.
SO STAFF NEEDS TO CAN STAFF BRING THIS BACK BY THE 12TH? MICHAEL KENNY. YES.
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ADDING IT, PACKAGING IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE CAN MOVE ON IT.WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, BRUCE? YEAH, GO AHEAD.
RETURN. YOU GET A TEMPORARY EXTENSION THROUGH THE END OF YOUR TERM? I'M TOTALLY SPEAKING OUT OF LINE.
YEAH. YEAH, YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY A FINE.
ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I MEAN, GREAT, GREAT JOB ON THIS.
ANY OPPORTUNITY TO FIND IMPROVEMENTS? GOOD JOB DOING THAT. OKAY.
WE DO HAVE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.
[14. Mayor/Council Member Reports]
COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT THE BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD MET ON MONDAY, AND SO IT WAS ALREADY PUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE FALL SWEEP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 4TH.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE NICE NICER FOR FOLKS TO CLEAN UP.
THAT WOULD BE A SHAME TO HAVE PEOPLE PASSING OUT PICKING UP TRASH.
THANK YOU FOR TELLING US THAT.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? CITY MANAGER.
OH, COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI. I'M SORRY.
ONE IS I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE FBISD COMMUNITY MEETING.
A COUPLE OTHER COUNCILMAN CAME.
AND SO BASICALLY WHAT THAT WAS WAS THE CITIES OF HURST AND EULESS, FBISD, THE HOSPITAL BOARD ALL GOT TOGETHER AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT AFFECT ALL THREE COMMUNITIES AS A WHOLE.
A COUPLE THINGS. CAN I CAN I BRING THEM UP? SURE. OKAY. OKAY. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THEY BROUGHT UP WAS TOO WAS LOW COST DAYCARE THAT SOME OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE.
RIGHT. SO BASICALLY IT'S A COST NEUTRAL THING FOR THE ENTITY.
AND THAT COULD ALSO BE A BENEFIT FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITIES THEMSELVES.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'D BE A GOOD IDEA OR NOT.
SO LET'S SAY YOU LIVE IN SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY.
YOU COULD ACTUALLY DRIVE YOUR KIDS AND THEY COULD GO TO TO THE LOCAL SCHOOLS IF THEY WANTED.
AND AGAIN, IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A BENEFIT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WOULD END UP COSTING THE BE A COST NEUTRAL THING FOR THE CITY.
BUT MAYBE SOMETHING INTERESTING TO LOOK INTO.
SECOND, I WENT TO THE POP ART ACTIVITY PUT ON BY KRISSY AND JESS OR KRISSY ODEN AND JESS GREEN, AND IT WAS IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I'VE HAD THAT MUCH FUN THAT CLOSE TO THE HOUSE WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON.
IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS A BAD IMAGE.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO BUT IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. AND I LOVE SEEING THOSE EVENTS AND THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY IT BRINGS.
SO I LOVE TO SEE THOSE THOSE EVENTS TO KEEP HAPPENING.
AND WE'RE DOING I GUESS IT'S COMING BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND THIS SATURDAY.
SO IF YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE, I WOULD SUGGEST GOING.
SO THANKS SO MUCH. MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL, THAT'S MY COMMISSION.
BUT THEY THEY WORKED VERY, VERY HARD.
CHRISSY KNOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO THAT BROUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO US.
AND THE COUPLE THAT HAVE THE ORGANIZATION KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO THAT HAS GIVEN US SO MUCH PUBLICITY AS A CITY THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE OTHERWISE.
AND WHAT I ENJOYED ABOUT IT WAS IT WASN'T THE TYPICAL EVENT.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN YOUNG PEOPLE, LITTLE KIDS, BIG KIDS, AND EVERYBODY ACTED VERY WELL.
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IT WAS DRY AND THE LIGHT AND THE MUSIC WAS JUST LOVELY.AND THE COUPLE THAT REALLY RUN THAT OPERATION, THEY ARE STELLAR.
SO WE HAD IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A DESTINATION TYPE EVENT FOR US.
AND AND I DIDN'T I DIDN'T HEAR ANYBODY UNHAPPY WITH IT.
AND I KEPT THINKING, THIS IS SOME OF THESE TYPE OF THINGS GO ON IN DALLAS OR FORT WORTH.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU THE ENJOYMENT THAT EVERYBODY GOT OUT OF IT AND.
INCLUDING I THINK CHRISSY HAD JUST WERE JUST SO SCARED THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO TURN OUT WELL.
AND THEY WERE ALL NERVOUS THE WHOLE WEEKEND.
SO THANKS TO THE CULTURE COMMISSION.
THANK YOU. FANTASTIC. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. CITY MANAGER REPORT.
[15. City Manager/Staff Reports]
THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS.WE'LL LOOK AT THAT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN ADD TO THAT.
SO IT MAY BE THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO DO A FOLLOW UP AND YEAH, AS IT GETS CLOSER AND LET ME KNOW, ARE YOU GOING TO BE THERE? YES, SIR, ABSOLUTELY.
SO WE'LL USE THAT KIND OF AS A LIFT OFF.
THE OTHER THING IS BEDFORD, THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING.
MOLLY'S AND HER STAFF, SHE DID.
AND BASICALLY WE ARE ONE OF ONE, ONE OF FIVE NATIONAL FINALISTS.
AND SO I WANT TO TELL EVERYONE, I TOLD HER I'D GIVE THEM A PLUG.
IF YOU GO TO OUR INSTAGRAM OR A FACEBOOK PLATFORMS, YOU CAN VOTE.
YOU NEED TO VOTE BY THURSDAY BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S BETWEEN US AND FOUR OTHER ENTITIES.
AND YOU CAN ALSO GO TO ELGL.ORG/ PEOPLE'S CHOICE, BUT IT'S SOME REALLY STIFF COMPETITION.
BUT ANYWAY, SO GREAT JOB ON THAT.
SO AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS MAYOR COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME ITEMS TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 551.001 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.WE WILL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE, Y'ALL GOOD.
WE JUST CONVENED A EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WE NEED TO.
[16. Take any action necessary as a result of the Executive Session. ]
TO APPROVE HERE.OKAY. VERY GOOD. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.
DO YOU WANT AN ACTUAL VOTE MICHAEL? LET'S VOTE. MY SCREEN IS OFF AND WE'RE UP.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. THAT IS UNANIMOUS.
SEVEN ZERO. I WILL SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
WE GOT A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM COUNCILMEMBER PARKER.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM MAYOR PRO TEM COGAN.
EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE VERBIAGE. THANK YOU JIMMY STATHATOS.
WE ARE CONVENING AT 9:36.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.