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ALRIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 6:00.
[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 28TH, 2024.
FIRST UP FOR THIS REGULAR SESSION, WE HAVE AN INVOCATION BY MISTER JACK TARA WITH KIDS BEACH CLUB.
SO IF EVERYONE, GO AHEAD AND RISE.
HEY AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO START THIS BY SAYING CONGRATULATIONS, BROTHER.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD CLAP OR WHATEVER, BUT THANK YOU.
SO HERE IT COMES, IT'S Y'ALL'S FAULT.
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS CITIZENS.
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.
LISTEN WHAT SCRIPTURE SAYS AND I'VE GOT MAYBE JUST 1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 WORDS.
IT SAYS THIS OBEY YOUR LEADERS AND SUBMIT TO THEIR AUTHORITY.
THEY KEEP WATCH OVER YOU AND MEN AS MEN AND WOMEN WHO MUST GIVE AN ACCOUNT, AND IT SAYS, OBEY THEM SO THAT THEIR WORK WILL BE OF DELIGHT. OBEY THEM SO THAT YOUR JOB CAN BE OF JOY.
AND NOT A BURDEN SO THAT THAT WOULD BE NOT NO ADVANTAGE TO ANY OF US.
SO OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO PRAY.
BUT I WANT TO SHARE JUST ONE THING.
IT SAYS THAT WE'RE TO RESPOND TO YOU FOLKS.
NOT IF I FEEL LIKE IT, NOT IF I THINK YOU DESERVE IT.
NOT IF I THINK YOU'RE IN MY POLITICAL PARTY OR NOT.
SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT I AM TO SUBMIT TO YOUR AUTHORITY AND THAT WHEN I DO, IT MAKES YOUR JOB A JOY. SO WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS CITIZENS.
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW FROM MY HEART TO YOU, I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THIS SCRIPTURE, AND I BELIEVE THAT WHAT YOU DO IS ABSOLUTELY MEANINGFUL AND VERY NEEDED.
SO JOIN ME IN IN PRAYER, WOULD YOU? FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.
I THANK YOU THAT GOD YOU SPEAK TO OUR HEART REGARDLESS OF OUR FAITH, OUR DENOMINATION.
FATHER, YOU SPEAK BECAUSE YOU'RE A LOVING GOD AND LORD, WHEN YOU GAVE THIS DECREE TO THE JEWISH CHRISTIANS, FATHER, THEY WERE BEING ABUSED SEVERELY BY THE ROMAN OPPRESSION.
BUT YET THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE ROMAN OPPRESSION.
BUT, LORD, THAT'S NOT MY JOB, MY JOB IS TO PRAY FOR THESE FOLK AND TO FOLLOW THEIR LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR DAN COGAN BEING OUR MAYOR.
WE LOVE YOU AND WE PRAISE YOU.
COUNCILMAN DAWKINS, DO YOU MIND LEAVING US WITH THE PLEDGES? ALLEGIANCE], PLEDGE].
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.
THANK YOU MR. TAROT, FOR THAT. THAT WONDERFUL MESSAGE.
IT'S NOT OFTEN WE HEAR SCRIPTURE IN HERE, BUT IT'S VERY NEEDED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT.
[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]
SO FIRST UP WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF THE GRADUATES OF 2024 CLASS OF BEDFORD UNIVERSITY AND I'LL INTRODUCE OUR ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER BRANDY WEST. GOOD MORNING.THAT'S ALL RIGHT I SAY I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL, BUT IT WAS A LONG NIGHT FOR ME.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE ARE IN OUR SECOND YEAR OF BEDFORD UNIVERSITY AND I MIGHT GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL, WHICH IS KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE I ACTUALLY, OF ALL THE THINGS THAT I DO FOR THE CITY, THIS IS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE THINGS AND THE REASON BEING IS I GET TO MEET THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD.
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IT REALLY PUTS ME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH SOME REALLY AMAZING PEOPLE AND THESE FOLKS HAVE COMMITTED TO US 10 WEEKS OF THEIR LIFE TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT THE CITY, WHAT WE DO, THEY GET BEHIND THE SCENES.LOOK AT WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WITH THE CITY.
I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE ALL COME AWAY WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR WHAT WE DO HERE AND HOW THE CITY REALLY WORKS AND OPERATES AND SO, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU ALL THE CLASS OF 2024.
SO STAND UP AND THEN WE'LL COME UP TO THE FRONT.
OKAY. SO ASHLEY APHONEPHANH, JENINE CHRISTOPHER, TAMMY JOHNSON, SHELLY LEMMAN, JERON LIVERMAN, ROSIE MENDOZA, COURTNEY MILLER, NICOLE PROVENCIO, ROLAND RANGEL, ANN RANGEL, JERRY RICE, JOHN SCHULKINS, LUCY SNEARLEY, RICK TYLER, AYSLEE UHIARA, SARAH WEAVER, PATRICK WESTBROOK, AND TYCOM WRIGHT.
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP TO COUNCIL OR DO WE DO THAT HERE OR DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING FIRST? FIRSTLY, IF YOU DON'T MIND. IF YOU DON'T MIND FIRST.
FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING AN INTEREST IN YOUR CITY.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR NOW. SECOND YEAR.
NOW THE WHOLE POINT WAS TO CREATE THAT OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS, TO LET THEM UNDERSTAND AND OPEN OUR DOORS AND SAY, THIS IS HOW OUR CITY IS RUN, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MISINFORMATION OUT THERE.
AND HOPEFULLY YOU'VE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT MORE THROUGH THIS CLASS AS UNIVERSITY AND GETTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR CITY IS RUN AND TO BE HONEST, I HOPE I SEE YOUR NAMES IN THE SPRING FOR OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, BECAUSE I KNOW LAST TIME WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH OUR INTERVIEW PROCESSES FOR DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF BEDFORD UNIVERSITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE CITY, WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A CITY AND SO I CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR TAKING INTEREST IN.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS PICTURE.
LET'S DO IT. THANK YOU. COME ON.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.
SEE HERE. THAT'S WHERE I GET OKAY AND SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
CONGRATULATIONS. DO I HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, WE'RE CHECKING.
I KNOW, I THINK AMANDA LEFT FOR THE EVENING.
I WOULD HAVE LEFT WAY BEFORE NOW.
ALL RIGHT, SO NOBODY'S SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO PRESENTATIONS AND REMARKS FROM POLICE CHIEF WILLIAMS. OH, WHOA.
WAIT. NO, COME BACK! CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT? YES. LET'S GO BACK.
SO ARE YOU CAMERON? NO. WE GOT TO HONOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO, CAMERON ATWOOD, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? YES, AND YOU'RE IN STREETS AND YOU ARE OUR CREW TREE.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO MENTION CAMERON? SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE DIDN'T SEE IT.
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WE SEE IT BACK THERE AND I WAS LIKE, OH, I GUESS WE'RE NOT DOING THIS.PUBLIC WORKS IS ON THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT.
I GOT, THERE'S THE B, THERE'S THE B.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME OUT LIKE THAT BUT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY.
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CONGRATULATIONS.
HOPE YOU'RE WITH US MANY MORE YEARS.
DID ANYBODY DID WE MISS ANYBODY ELSE? I DON'T THINK SO. ALL RIGHT.
[PRESENTATIONS]
PRESENTATIONS, REMARKS FROM POLICE CHIEF WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT.SO IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE AS YOUR POLICE CHIEF.
SO THERE IS NO SCANDAL FOR ME LEAVING.
I DON'T LIVE THAT EXCITING OF A LIFE.
THERE IS NO PRESSURE FOR ME LEAVING.
I'M ABOUT THREE DECADES IN POLICING, SO I'M ON THE BACKSIDE OF MY CAREER.
BUT WHEN I CAME IN, THE ONE THING THAT I NOTICED IS WE'VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE HERE AT BEDFORD.
WE'VE DRIVEN A LOT OF THAT EVEN LOWER AND LAST YEAR WE HAD ZERO HOMICIDES.
WE'VE REDUCED OUR RESPONSE TIME TO PRIORITY ONE CALLS.
THOSE ARE THE CALLS THAT ARE EMERGENCY IN NATURE, WHERE PEOPLE, THEIR LIVES ARE IN DANGER.
WE'VE INCREASED OUR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.
WE INCREASED OUR DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING THAT WAS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
WE REMODELED OUR BUILDING WITH Y'ALL'S APPROVAL.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AMAZING THINGS AS THE COUNCIL WITH EQUIPMENT.
WE HAVE PISTOLS THAT FIT IN OUR HOLSTERS.
WE HAVE UNIFORMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO DO THE PATROL WORK.
WE HAVE BODY CAMERAS, WE HAVE IN-CAR CAMERAS, WE HAVE TASERS AND I CAN KEEP GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND GOING AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF Y'ALL'S SUPPORT AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR CITIZENS HERE IN BEDFORD.
WE'VE TAKEN OUR PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICER PROGRAM AND RETURNED THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO THE STREET TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF OUR PATROL OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND THEY'VE TAKEN THE LEAD ON OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT TOWN, WHICH WAS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT WE HAD JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A SENIOR CARE CALL PROGRAM.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, OUR VOLUNTEERS WILL REGULARLY CALL OUR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO LIVE BY THEMSELVES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OKAY AND IF THEY SEE IF THEY NEED ANYTHING TO, YOU KNOW, THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE THAT DON'T HAVE FAMILY AND THINGS CLOSE TO CHECK ON THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS? OUR STAFFING LEVELS INCREASED.
AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE ONE POLICE OFFICER VACANCY IN THE CITY, AND.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE LEAVE, THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO HAPPEN.
BUT PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO BE FLEEING BEDFORD LIKE THEY WERE BECAUSE OF A NEGATIVE CULTURE.
PAY INCREASES. YOU GUYS HAVE HELPED US OUT THERE.
WE STILL HAVE SOME ROOM TO GROW, BUT WE'RE IN THE FIGHT RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE COMPETITIVE AND WE'RE ABLE TO TRACK THOSE OFFICERS.
WE'VE REIMAGED WHAT IT IS TO BE A BEDFORD POLICE OFFICER.
EXTERNALLY, WE'VE DONE SOME THINGS WITH REFERENCE PATCHES TO MAKE US LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WITH THE HELP OF OUR PIO TEAM, WE'VE DONE SOME SOCIAL MEDIA WORK TO BE OUT THERE IN THE FRONT TO SHOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IT ALSO WHO WE ARE BEHIND THE BADGE A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE THING THAT I'M MOST PROUD OF, THAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED, THAT THIS TEAM HAS ACCOMPLISHED, HAS VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH ME AND MORE WITH THEM IS THE CULTURE CHANGE.
WE'VE SHIFTED OUR CULTURE TO PLACE WHERE PEOPLE BELONG.
THEY HAVE A SAY AND THEY HAVE A FUTURE AND AS LONG AS OUR EMPLOYEES ARE WILLING TO WORK AND LIVE THEIR LIVES THE RIGHT WAY, THEY KNOW THEY WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE HERE AT BEDFORD. IT'S JUST BEEN AMAZING TO SEE HOW EVERYBODY'S CHANGED.
WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP TEAM HERE AT THE CITY.
WE HAVE AN INTERIM CITY MANAGER THAT'S LEADING AND MANAGING WELL BEYOND HER EXPERIENCE.
BUT I WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WILL ALWAYS BE DEAR TO MY HEARTS.
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THE CITIZENS HERE ARE LIKE FAMILY TO ME.THANK YOU. CHIEF, I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
OF COURSE. FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE A QUESTION.
YEAH. WHEN YOU FIRST CAME ON, HOW MANY VACANCIES WERE HERE IN THE DEPARTMENT, WE HAD 16, SO 16 VACANCIES, AS YOU MENTIONED, ARE THE CULTURE.
WE HAD A ROOF THAT WAS LEAKING.
WE HAD, AS YOU SAID, PISTOLS THAT DON'T FIT HOLSTERS, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
YEAH. THIS PAINS THEM TO SEE YOU GO.
I FROM BEING AROUND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYORS FROM OTHER CITIES AND BEING IN THE COMMUNITY, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AND TOLD ME, YOU HAVE A GREAT POLICE CHIEF. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT CHIEF WILLIAMS IS A GREAT GUY AND I SAID, I KNOW.
IT'S HARD TO SEE THAT NOT YOU KNOW, I COULD I THINK I SPEAK TO EVERYONE UP HERE BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR CITY AND SO WE ARE IN YOUR DEBT FOR TURNING THIS SHIP AROUND AND I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
CHIEF, WELL KNOW THAT I WOULD NEVER STEP AWAY IF I KNEW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF CHARACTER STANDING RIGHT BEHIND ME, READY TO TAKE OVER AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE, THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL THE ACCOLADES AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE WALL, BUT YOU REALLY GOT TO LOOK AT SOMEONE'S SOUL AND THEIR CHARACTER TO SEE HOW IF THEY'RE READY TO LEAD AND THOSE FOLKS ARE IN PLACE AND THEY'RE READY TO GO.
SO BUT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
THIS WAS A BIG CHANCE YOU GUYS TOOK ON ME AND I APPRECIATE IT AND I THINK IT'S I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS GOING FOR GENERATIONS PAST ME, AND I'M JUST GOING TO BE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. SO I CAN CHECK IN ON BOBBY AS HE.
BUT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING, AND I THERE'S LOTS OF KIND WORDS HAVE BEEN SAID OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND FROM A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE GIVEN ME OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
SO. GOOD. ARE THEY TREATING YOU HARD SINCE YOU SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT? THERE'S BEEN A FEW ONE FINGER WAVES, BUT MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN ALL FIVE FINGERS, SO.
YEAH. HAZING. IT'S LIKE A BIG FAMILY.
BECAUSE IF THEY'RE NOT PICKING AT YOU, THAT MEANS THEY DON'T LOVE YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT AND THEY'RE PICKING AT ME PRETTY GOOD.
IF NO ONE DID THAT, I WOULD FEEL A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
WE'VE GOT A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE.
BEDFORD IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE EMPLOYEES THAT THEY HAVE, SO.
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO HAVE ANY ANYTHING TO SAY? THANK YOU, CHIEF.
[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT.I GIVE YOU INTERIM CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY.
START WITH CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES.
IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $346,588.26 TO PROVIDE RENEWAL OF PERMITTING, LICENSING, AND CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESSING SOFTWARE. THIS ITEM IS ESSENTIALLY TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO RENEW A CONTRACT WITH OPENGOV INCORPORATED TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUED AND EXPANSION OF THE UTILIZATION OF PERMITTING, LICENSING, AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM.
IF YOU ALL RECALL, IN JULY OF 21, COUNCIL APPROVED THE INITIAL CONTRACT WITH OPENGOV THAT PROVIDED FOR THE USE OF FOUR SERVICE AREAS BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS, CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION, CODE ENFORCEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING, AND ZONING CASE MANAGEMENT.
SINCE THAT TIME, STAFF HAS IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM AND ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING FIRE, POLICE AND PARKS HAVE VOICED INTEREST IN UTILIZING OPENGOV, SO THIS CONTRACT WILL ESSENTIALLY ALLOW US TO GO FROM 4 MODULES TO AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF MODULES.
THE MORE WE BRING ON ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS, THE MORE THEY'RE INTERESTED.
SO AGAIN, THIS WILL PROVIDE CONTRACT AT A COST OF $109,942.51 ANNUALLY AND THEY DO BUILD IN A 5% INCREASE, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATELY STANDARD THESE DAYS WITH CONTRACTS FOR ANNUAL INCREASES.
PREVIOUSLY, THE ANNUAL COST WAS $66,000, SO IT HAS GONE UP SOME TO ADD THAT UNLIMITED CAPABILITY.
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ITEM NUMBER THREE CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW 4, ONE YEAR RENEWALS WITH UTILITY DATA SYSTEMS OF TEXAS UTILIZING THE MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $24,674.UTILITY DATA SYSTEMS IS A LICENSE BASED SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS DEVELOPER AND SERVICES PROVIDER THAT OFFERS A COMPLETE RECORDS SYSTEM AND SUPPORT FOR MUNICIPAL COURT DEPARTMENTS, KNOWN AS MUNICIPAL COURT RECORDS SYSTEM, OR MCRS.
THIS ITEM WILL REQUEST THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR THE CURRENT SOFTWARE THAT THE BEDFORD COURT MUNICIPAL COURT UTILIZES FOR OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES ENTRY AND IMPORTING OF CITATIONS, CASE MANAGEMENT, COMPREHENSIVE RECORD KEEPING, FINANCIAL REPORTING, COURT PROCEEDING REPORTS, DOCUMENT IMAGING, JURY MANAGEMENT, PAYMENT PROCESSING, DRIVER'S LICENSE, SUSPENSION WARRANTS, ETCETERA.
AGAINST THE FUNDING FORCE FOR THIS IS THE MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATION PLAN AND RECOGNIZING AND APPROPRIATING EXPENDITURES WITHIN FISCAL YEAR 24. CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY BUDGET FUND FOR THE REMODEL OF BUILDING.
IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $105,420 BY WRG AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 201,820 SORRY, $201,820, AND BY SIEMENS, AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $4,600, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF $311,840.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WILL PROVIDE FOR THE REMODEL OF SPACE AND CITY HALL BUILDING C, ALLOWING FOR THE RELOCATION OF BOTH OUR FINANCE AND HR DIVISIONS OUT OF BUILDING B, WHICH WILL BE THE LAST TWO TO PULL OUT OF BUILDING B, IT RELOCATED SOME TIME AGO AFTER WHICH THE BUILDING WILL BE DEMOLISHED IN PREPARATION FOR BUILDING COMMENTS. BEDFORD COMMONS.
AS WELL AS THE MERE STATUS AND CONDITION OF BUILDING B IT IS MUCH MORE ECONOMICAL FOR THE BUILDING TO TO GO AHEAD AND COME DOWN, GIVEN THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT DO EXIST WITH THE OLDER BUILDING.
ALL THREE VENDORS WERE SELECTED BASED ON STAFF'S PAST EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR WORK AND THEIR VENDOR STATUS WITH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS TIPS AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING AWARD OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE 49TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG TO MCCLENDON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
FOR PHYLLIS STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,196,924.
IF YOU ALL RECALL, YOU'RE NOT HAVING DÉJA VU.
IT WAS JUST A MINOR RESOLUTION LANGUAGE CHANGE THAT OCCURRED.
QUESTION REAL QUICK FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO BE WITH THIS.
THIS WILL COME WITH DEMOLISHING BUILDING B, MOVING EVERYONE OVER.
WHEN DO WE FORESEE THAT HAPPENING FOR EVERYONE TO BE OVER AT BUILDING.
THE BID IS CURRENTLY OUT RIGHT NOW FOR A DEMOLITION COMPANY TO REPLY TO BUILDING B.
THERE'LL BE ONE MORE ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.
THIS IS ALL THE CONSTRUCTION COMPONENTS OF THE CHANGE.
SO WE'RE GETTING THERE, BUT WE WILL HAVE EVERYONE OUT BY THE END OF THE YEAR IS OUR GOAL.
OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. COUNCIL QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.
THANKS, MR. MAYOR. SO, ANDREA, WITH ITEM NUMBER 2, I THINK IT SPECIFIED THAT WE ARE GOING FROM 4 SERVICE AREAS TO A LIMITED SERVICE AREAS.
SO HAVE WE ALREADY IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS THAT WANT TO, LIKE A FUTURE SCOPE? YES AND ACTUALLY, IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING.
FOR THE MOST PART. IT'S ONE OF THOSE WHERE THE PROGRAM ALLOWED US TO KIND OF DRIFT INTO ADDITIONAL MODULES AND THEN AS IT CAME TIME FOR RENEWAL, IT WAS A DISCUSSION OF, WELL, WE'RE DOING THIS ALREADY AND IT JUST IT'S THE WAY THE PROGRAM OPERATED AND SO, YES, ABSOLUTELY.
SO THOSE TWO ARE THE PRIMARY ADDITIONS.
PARKS WILL LIKELY COME ON AS WELL.
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SO THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONTRACT.ALMOST ALMOST TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN A SENSE.
YES. OKAY AND THEN ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR I THINK WHEN IN JANUARY WAS PRESENTED LIKE POTENTIAL USES OF ARPA FUNDS AND SO BUILDING B AND BUILDING C WERE LISTED AND THERE WAS NO FUNDS AMOUNTED.
SO THIS RESOLUTION IS ALLOCATING THOSE FUNDS TO RENOVATE BUILDING C.
SO WITH BUILDING B BEING DEMOLISHED AND US GETTING THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, WOULD WE EXPECT TO SEE ANOTHER RESOLUTION USING ARPA FUNDS TO DEMOLISH BUILDING B? YOU ABSOLUTELY WILL. AS SOON AS THOSE BIDS COME IN AND WE SELECT THE CONTRACTOR FOR THAT DEMOLITION, WE'LL HAVE A GOOD HARD NUMBER FOR YOU AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK.
AT THAT TIME, IT'LL LOOK VERY SIMILAR.
COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL ANDREA GOING BACK THROUGH THE RECORDS FOR THE LAST YEAR I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE GENERATOR BEING IN THE BUILDING B CORRECT AND THAT HAS BEEN MOVED.
WHAT WE LOOKED AT WAS THE OPTION OF POTENTIALLY MOVING THAT IF WE NEEDED TO MOVE IT OVER WITH THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER, WHICH IS WHERE THAT WILL MOVE WHEN BUILDING B COMES DOWN.
AND WE HAVE SINCE THEN DISCOVERED, AS WE EXPLORED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER, THE CURRENT GENERATOR OVER THERE HAS THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL YOU KNOW, POWER, ETC. THAT'S NEEDED.
KAREN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THAT GENERATOR SIMPLY IS NOT GOING TO BE NEEDED.
IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY AND IT WILL JUST BE MOTHBALLED OR WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THAT GENERATOR? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE WE NEED TO EXPLORE THAT.
IT IS ALREADY MOVED OVER TO BUILDING C.
I KNOW IT'S CONFUSING. WE NEED A FLOW CHART.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S STILL YET TO MOVE AFTER HR AND FINANCE GO WOULD BE THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, WHICH RESIDES IN THE BASEMENT ON A CASE BY CASE, YOU KNOW, AS WE NEED IT TO, YOU KNOW, BE ACTIVATED.
BUT THAT HAS BEEN PLANNED TO GO OVER TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER AND ACCOMMODATIONS MADE FOR THAT.
ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THESE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.
SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.
[PERSONS TO BE HEARD]
WE HAVE PERSONS TO BE HEARD.SO WE HAVE FOR SUE LOVE OF 2605 SHADY TURF COURT BEDFORD TEXAS.
REQUEST TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL REGARDING ONSTAGE.
GOOD EVENING, SUE. HELLO, MAYOR COGAN AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
CONGRATULATIONS, MICHELLE AND JOY AND MAYOR COGAN ON YOUR RECENT SWEARING IN.
I HAVE LIVED HERE IN BEDFORD SINCE 2006.
I RELOCATED HERE FROM ARLINGTON, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM LIVING HERE IN THIS SMALLER, SAFER COMMUNITY WITH SO MANY AMENITIES, WHICH I'M SURE YOU ARE TO THANK FOR.
I AM A MEMBER AT THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL OF THE SENIOR CENTER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT DECISION TO REPURPOSE THE OLD YMCA FOR OUR NEW SENIOR CENTER.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED THE SENIORS ARE ABOUT THAT AND I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF THEM.
THEY CANNOT WAIT FOR THAT RIBBON CUTTING.
I'M HOPING THAT ON YOUR AGENDAS AND WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT, COUNCIL THAT YOU ALSO HAVE PLANS FOR ONSTAGE. THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.
I HOPE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN YOUR FUTURE PLANS TO RECTIFY WHAT HAPPENED TO ONSTAGE, SINCE YOU'VE NOW FIXED WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SENIOR CENTER? I DISCOVERED ONSTAGE IN THE 1990S.
I THINK IT WAS A GRAND DECISION THAT THE MAYOR AND THEN COUNCIL IN 1985 MADE TO REPURPOSE THE OLD CAFETERIA OF THE BEDFORD BOYS RANCH, AND WHAT A WONDERFUL, MAGICAL BUILDING THAT WAS.
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WONDERFUL PLAYS AND MUSICALS FOR 35 YEARS, WERE PRODUCED THERE.SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL OVER THE METROPLEX TO AUDITION.
THERE ONSTAGE WAS ONE OF THE VERY BEST COMMUNITY THEATERS AROUND, I WOULD SAY IT, EVEN RIVALS THEATER ARLINGTON. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT NOW ABOUT THE MOVE. IN 2020, THERE WAS A MOVE TO THE UPSTAIRS OF THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL FOR ON STAGE AND THERE AREN'T ANY MORE MUSICALS.
THERE AREN'T ANY LARGE CAST PLAYS.
WHY? WELL, THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE, AND I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THE ANSWER.
THERE'S JUST INADEQUATE SPACE THERE.
THE PLAYS HAVE TO BE SELECTED THAT ONLY ACCOMMODATE 4 OR 5, OR MAYBE AT THE MOST, SIX ACTORS.
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR MUSIC MUSICIANS, FOR SINGERS, FOR DANCERS.
IT'S JUST A VERY SMALL LITTLE STAGE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S A PROBLEM ALSO IS THE STORAGE.
THERE'S A LACK OF STORAGE AND, YOU KNOW, THEATERS ACCUMULATE A LOT OF THINGS PROPS, FURNITURE, COSTUMES, WHATNOT AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS, BUT A VERY WONDERFUL, LOYAL VOLUNTEER FOR DECADES NOW, HE IS PAYING AND DONATING THAT MONEY TO RENT A STORAGE UNIT AND BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP THE FIRE MARSHAL AT BAY, THINGS WERE, YOU KNOW, IN THE WAY BECAUSE THERE'S SO LITTLE SPACE.
AS I SAID I DO HAVE TO TALK A FEW MINUTES ABOUT THE SEATS BECAUSE I GO TO THERE TO SEE THE PLAYS AND YOU KNOW, THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE LUXURIOUSLY LOOKING GREEN VELVET SEATS, BUT THEY'RE VERY LOW TO THE FLOOR.
IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET UP AND OUT OF THE CHAIRS.
THEY CERTAINLY AREN'T DESIGNED FOR THE ADULT HUMAN ANATOMY.
I'VE JUST GOT TO TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE OVER 60, GOOD LUCK.
BECAUSE AFTER SITTING THERE FOR 1 OR 2 HOURS, IT'S VERY HARD.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHANGE LANES.
IN 2014, FARMERS BRANCH OPENED THEIR COMMUNITY THEATER, AND IT IS A REPURPOSED OLD FIRE STATION THAT WAS BUILT IN 1958, AND FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS IT HAS BEEN A FLAMING SUCCESS AND THAT'S THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT TO BE HEARD, BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU HAVE THAT VERY OPPORTUNITY HERE IN THE BEDFORD COMMONS. I AM AWARE THAT THE FIRE STATION IS GOING TO BE MOVING ELSEWHERE, AND THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, AND IT'S KIND OF CONTEMPORARY LOOKING AND I TRIED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH.
BUT ANYWAY, I THINK THAT COULD BE YOUR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAD YOUR HEART SET, MANY OF YOU ON ON A BIGGER VENUE, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
LET'S, IMAGINE IT I THINK THERE COULD BE TWO STAGES, ONE PROSCENIUM STAGE AND ONE BLACK BOX THEATER.
THAT WAY, TWO PRODUCTIONS COULD BE RUNNING SIMULTANEOUSLY AT ANY TIME.
THINK OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, LET'S SAY, RENTALS.
THEY HAD TABLES WITH FLOWERS AND PICTURES AND, YOU KNOW, PICTURES OF THE FAMILY.
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EDUCATION. LET'S THINK ABOUT OUR KIDS.WHY NOT PROVIDE AN ANNUAL SUMMER KIDS ACTING CAMP? WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN AND AT THE END OF THE SUMMER, THERE COULD BE A LITTLE MUSICAL PUT ON BY THE KIDS.
I GOT TO HAND IT TO THE CREATIVE TEAM AT ONSTAGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A REMARKABLE JOB AND I DO BELIEVE THEIR HANDS ARE KIND OF TIED AND SO YOU KNOW, THEY.
WELL, I WANT TO ASK YOU, HOW MANY OF YOU SAW THEIR LAST PLAY? BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE.
ACTUALLY I ACTUALLY ALREADY GOT MY TICKETS FOR THE NEXT ONE, SO VERY GOOD, MAYOR COGAN.
VERY GOOD. WELL, ANYWAY, THIS WAS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITES AND THE LEAD ACTORS WERE JUST PHENOMENAL AND I DO WANT TO MENTION, HOWEVER, THERE WERE ONLY FOUR ACTORS IN THE ENTIRE PLAY, SO, YOU KNOW, LITTLE, TINY PLACE AND I JUST THINK THAT WE SHOULD THINK OF THIS.
HOW ABOUT THAT FIRE STATION AT 1816 BEDFORD ROAD? AND LET'S MAYBE THINK OF A SOME SIGNAGE BEDFORD ARTS AND ONSTAGE AND, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW AT THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL ONSTAGE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A SIGN.
SO I'M JUST CHECKING TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T FORGET SOMETHING, BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO CLOSE NOW.
AND I DO WANT TO ASK YOU, COUNCIL, WILL YOU CONSIDER THIS? SO FIRST OFF, MISS LOVE, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SPEAKING TO US ABOUT ABOUT ONSTAGE.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIME WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON [INAUDIBLE].
THEY COME HERE AND WE GET YELLED AT AND COMPLAIN TO AND BUT THEN NOBODY HAS A SUGGESTION, RIGHT? THEY SAY YOU FIGURE IT OUT AND SO I'M GLAD YOU CAME AND YOU GAVE US YOUR CONCERNS AND SOME COMPLAINTS, BUT THEN YOU ALSO PROVIDED US WITH SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, WHICH WAS WHAT TO DO WITH THAT FIRE STATION THAT WE HAVE NOW.
WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR NEW YOU KNOW, CENTRAL FIRE STATION SHOULD BE MOVING.
SO FOR ME, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT BUILDING COULD BE USED FOR INSTEAD OF BEING COMPLETELY TORN DOWN AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, AS YOU MENTIONED IN OTHER CITIES, FIRE STATIONS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO THEATERS.
SO THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THERE TO THINK ABOUT AND DEFINITELY PURSUE.
WELL, THANK YOU. SO ALL OF YOU WILL CONSIDER THAT.
WELL I CAN SEE SOME NODS MAYBE.
ATLEAST SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THAT FIRE STATION.
SO I AM GOING TO CLOSE NOW AND, YOU KNOW, ONSTAGE HAS A VERY RICH, SUCCESSFUL HISTORY.
IT'S WORTH GETTING A NEW VENUE, A NEW, LARGER HOME AND.
HOW ABOUT THIS QUOTE FROM WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD? IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT, YOU CAN CREATE IT.
THANK YOU MISS LOVE APPRECIATE IT.
I KNOW WE HAVE ITEM B FOR MISS SARAH, BUT I KNOW THAT SHE IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
[7. Consider a resolution approving and authorizing publication of notice of intention to issue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2024, in the principal amount not to exceed $22,025,000, for the purpose of paying public safety facilities and vehicles, firefighting]
SO IT WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2024, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 22,025,000. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES AND VEHICLES.
PARK FACILITIES INCLUDING A SENIOR SENIOR CENTER.
SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. I GIVE YOU ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER KAREN RIGGS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
YES IT WAS. WELL, WE'RE DOING A LOT.
YES WE ARE AND SO WE STARTED THIS PROCESS BACK IN ACTUALLY LAST SUMMER WHEN WE WERE PRESENTING THE BUDGET TO YOU, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR DEBT CAPACITY AND OUR CAPITAL NEEDS AND THEN WE CAME BACK TO YOU IN NOVEMBER, AND WE HAD OUR FINANCIALADVISOR GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHAT THAT DEBT CAPACITY COULD BE USED FOR AND AS
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WELL AS IT NOT IMPACTING OUR TAX RATE.SO THIS IS JUST THE VERY FIRST STEP IN GETTING THE FORMAL PROCESS STARTED.
WE HAVE DONE TWO REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTIONS BEFORE NOW FOR SOME ARCHITECTURAL WORK AND ALSO FOR THE MOTOROLA RADIOS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BACK IN NOVEMBER, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A FORMAL PROCESS TO GET IT GOING.
I DON'T HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION FROM NICK TONIGHT.
IT'S THE SAME ONE THAT YOU SAW BACK IN NOVEMBER.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS NICK BULLOCK FROM HILLTOP SECURITIES AND TONIGHT IS THE FIRST STEP, LEGALLY, FIRST STEP IN THE ISSUANCE PROCESS OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND WHAT THE COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND THIS POSTING WILL OUTLINE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THAT.
THE CERTIFICATES CAN BE SOLD FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PAR.
WHAT THOSE CERTIFICATES WILL BE USED FOR, THE MAXIMUM MATURITY ON THE CERTIFICATES, AND WHEN THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION ORDINANCE TO CONSIDER THIS THE AWARD AND SELL OF THOSE BONDS AND THAT DATE IS JULY 23RD.
BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF STEPS TO FILL IN THE BLANK HERE.
WE'LL HAVE THE RATING REVIEW WITH STANDARD AND POOR'S.
THE PUBLICATION TONIGHT HAS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL PAPER TWICE, THE FIRST PUBLICATION OCCURRING AT LEAST 46 DAYS BEFORE THE SELL DATE, THE SECOND PUBLICATION OCCURRING EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER AND THIS RESOLUTION IS ALSO PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR THE ENTIRE TIME, SO CITIZENS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE ISSUANCE.
THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO PRESENT AT THIS TIME.
ESTIMATED RATE RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT 4.15%.
JUST TO ADD SOME CONSERVATISM.
WHEN I WAS BEFORE YOU IN NOVEMBER, WE WERE MODELING AT 4.75%.
RATES HAVE COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT A, THE AVERAGE 30 YEAR MORTGAGE RATE IS NOW AROUND 7%, I MEAN, WE'RE STILL GETTING A PRETTY GOOD BORROWING COST COMPARATIVELY AND AGAIN DON'T DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY IMPACT TO THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AND A PORTION OF THESE CERTIFICATES COULD BE SUPPORTED BY UTILITY FUND SYSTEM, AND THE UTILITY FUND HAS SUFFICIENT REVENUES TO SUPPORT THE NEW DEBT AS WELL WITHOUT A RATE INCREASE.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU NICK. APPRECIATE IT.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR NICK? FOR KAREN? YES. COUNCILMAN STEVES.
KAREN. WELL, EITHER ONE, YOU SAID PARTIALLY THE UTILITY RATES COULD PAY OFF SOME OF THIS DEBT.
YES, IT'S A VERY SMALL PORTION.
I THINK IT'S 2.6 MILLION OF THIS DEBT IS FOR PARKWOOD UTILITIES AND GREGORY EDITION.
OKAY. YES. SO HOW MUCH IS DEBT SUPPORTED BY AD VALOREM TAX THAT THE CITY WILL OWE IF WE APPROVE THIS? ABOUT 20 MILLION? NO, I MEAN TOTAL OUTSTANDING.
I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I CAN GET THAT TO YOU TOMORROW.
I. DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION? ARE YOU TOTAL DEBT? NOT JUST NOT GENERAL DEBT AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT INCLUDING INTEREST AS WELL OR.
YES. IF WE WERE GOING TO PAY IT OFF.
THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. 180,000,080.
OKAY. BUT SO WE STILL HAVE WE HAVE LEEWAY WHERE THIS WOULDN'T AFFECT OUR CREDIT.
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RATING. EXCUSE ME.ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT GOING TO.
I KNOW YOU WORKED HARD TO GET THAT RATING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE NOT LOSING IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.
ALRIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION HERE.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A FIRST BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI FOR APPROVAL.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[8. Discussion and action regarding the appointment of the Mayor Pro Tem, Board and Commission Liaisons, and Members of Committees, Foundations, and Corporations. (Item requested by Mayor Cogan)]
THIS ITEM I REQUESTED DISCUSSION AND ACTIONS.I PUT THIS ON HERE BECAUSE NORMALLY WE DO THIS AFTER ANY TYPE OF ELECTION, BUT I WANTED TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY ANYWAYS FOR THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER MISS DONNA BRANDON HERE, AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE A COMMISSION, SO FOR ME, I WANTED TO PUT THIS ON HERE FOR THE FACT THAT I'VE SERVED ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, AND I WANT TO SPREAD THE WEALTH A LITTLE BIT AND ALTHOUGH IT DOES PAIN ME BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ON THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR SO LONG, FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I'VE REALLY GOTTEN TO ENJOY ALL THE MEMBERS THERE AND OF COURSE, LIBRARY IS JUST NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BECAUSE I VISITED THERE TODAY WITH WITH MY DAUGHTER GETTING OUT, GETTING BOOKS.
SO I'M GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF PAINFUL IF, YOU KNOW, IF I DECIDE TO LEAVE.
BUT SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THIS POSITION FOR LIAISON? YES, PLEASE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I'D BE FLATTERED.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. FANTASTIC AND YOU ALREADY SERVED.
YOU SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD.
SO I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS IT FOR THE BOARDS.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO DO SOME SWITCHING? EVERYONE'S HAPPY WHERE THEY'RE AT.
OKAY. DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS? OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO, I GUESS, REMOVE MYSELF AS THE LIBRARY BOARD LIAISON AND GO AHEAD AND APPOINT COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON AS LIBRARY LIAISON.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS.
ALRIGHT AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
MAYOR PRO TEM, ARE YOU GOOD? YOU GOOD SERVING IN THAT ROLE? I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE AND HAVE THE HONOR TO SERVE ONE MORE YEAR.
OKAY. EVERYONE ELSE IN AGREEMENT.
I'M SEEING EVERYBODY SHAKING THEIR HANDS.
ALL RIGHT? I DON'T THINK WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT, SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD THERE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT GO AHEAD AND TAKES CARE OF ITEM NUMBER 8.
WE HAVE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.
[9. Mayor/Council Member Reports]
I WILL SAY THIS FOR THE INTERESTING WEATHER THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS AND LAST NIGHT, LIKE I MENTIONED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE WAY TO THE LIBRARY TODAY FOUND SO MANY TREES, JUST KNOCKED OVER FENCES, KNOCKED OVER SO MUCH DAMAGE AROUND TOWN.SO I WANTED TO JUST RELAY THE MESSAGE HERE.
I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO PROBABLY GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING INTO TOWN ASSESSING DAMAGE.
I REMEMBER SEEING ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT, WE SAID, BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND BEDFORD IT'S SO DAMAGING HERE AND SO MY PRAYERS GO TO EVERYONE OUT THERE AND ALL DEALING WITH ALL THE DAMAGE THAT'S THERE. BUT I DO WANT TO ASK THE CITY JUST RIGHT NOW, ARE WE PREPARING ANYTHING FOR THE RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN AVOID ANY KIND OF SCAMS THAT MAY BE GOING ON FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS, AND THEN ALSO, DO WE HAVE A LIST OF REPUTABLE CONTRACTORS THAT RESIDENTS COULD REACH OUT TO? WE DO HAVE A LIST OF REGISTERED CONTRACTORS THAT WE CAN SHARE.
THAT WAS DONE WHEN WE HAD THE LARGE ICE STORM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
SO WE CAN PULL THAT TOGETHER AND CERTAINLY PUBLISH THAT OF REGISTERED CONTRACTORS.
THAT'LL JUST SAVE FOLKS SOME TIME AND EFFORT WITH THAT.
MY THOUGHT WAS WE HAVE I KNOW WE'VE WRITTEN AT LEAST TWO ARTICLES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
ONE AGAIN, A WARNING TO WATCH OUT FOR SCAMS AND SOME TIDBITS ABOUT THAT.
SO MY GOAL WAS TO GO AHEAD AND GET THOSE COUPLE OF NOTICES OUT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO EVERYBODY.
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SO THEY'VE GOT THE REMINDERS ABOUT YEAH, BECAUSE IT IS A BIG CONCERN OF OURS AS WELL.ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THAT FOR THE RESIDENTS.
I KNOW THAT WASN'T REALLY A REPORT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY ANYTHING TO REPORT? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.
I KNOW SHE SNUCK OUT OF HERE ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RUTH CULVER FOR STEPPING UP AND FILLING IN WHEN WE NEEDED HER? I KNOW SHE DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO SAY I DON'T WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HER TO HER FOR DOING THAT.
ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING. DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
BUT ABSOLUTELY YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO HER FOR STEPPING UP AND SERVING THIS CITY DURING THAT TIME PERIOD AND EVEN TODAY, IT'S EVEN EVEN MORE WELCOMING TODAY, SHE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY WANTED BEDFORD UNIVERSITY AND SO GETTING THAT GOING AND SEEING ALL THOSE TODAY, SHE WAS REALLY HARD FOUGHT PROPONENT FOR THAT. SO WE DO WANT TO SEND OUR THANKS TO HER.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR STEVES.B ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. MOVING WE HAVE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS.
I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT THIS EVENING, MAYOR.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SO WE'LL BE BACK MOMENTARILY.WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE AND THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN HERE.
THE ONE THING THAT I WILL THE ONE THING.
OKAY SORRY, I'M SEEING LAUGHING [INAUDIBLE].
ALL RIGHT AND WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
OH, I WOULD LOVE, I WOULD, HEY A LONG TIME.
FIRST TIME I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE.
OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
ALL RIGHT, ALL OPPOSE? I SEE NONE. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.