Mar 25, 2025 City Council

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ALL RIGHT. TIME IS NOW 6:00. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]

AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE TUNING IN ONLINE. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START THINGS OFF WITH AN INVOCATION BY MR. JACK TERRELL FROM KIDS BEACH CLUB, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE DAWKINS.

IF YOU ALL, PLEASE STAND. FOR OUR PRAYER FOR YOU GUYS THAT WE WOULD LOVE THAT YOU HAVE GREAT WISDOM. THERE WAS IN THE LIFE OF KING SOLOMON, THE GUY WAS YOUNG.

THERE WAS THESE TWO LADIES. THEY BROUGHT A DISCUSSION.

THEY BOTH SAID THIS BABY WAS THEIRS. HE WAS PUT IN A DILEMMA.

YOU GUYS HAVE Y'ALL PROBABLY SEEN YOUR SHARE OF DILEMMAS? PROBABLY. AND HE SAID, BRING ME A SWORD. LIKE, OH MY GOSH, WE'RE NOT ASKING THAT YOU GUYS BRING A SWORD, OKAY? THANK YOU. BUT. BUT HE DID, AND HE. AND HE SAID, OKAY, THERE'S HERE'S THE DECISION.

CUT THAT BABY IN HALF. GIVE IT TO ONE AND THE OTHER.

THE LADY THAT OWNED THE BIRTH OF THAT CHILD SAID, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

LET THE OTHER MOTHER HAVE THAT CHILD. RIGHT. ALL OF ISRAEL SAID THIS UPON THAT DECISION THAT HE MADE, AND HE, OF COURSE, GAVE THE BABY IN WHOLE TO THE RIGHTFUL MOM.

BUT IN VERSE 28 OF FIRST KINGS, IT SAYS THIS.

WHEN ALL OF ISRAEL HEARD THE VERDICT, THE KING HAD GIVEN, THEY HELD THE KING IN AWE.

WE'RE NOT PUTTING YOU GUYS ON A PEDESTAL, BUT WHAT YOU DO AS AN ACT OF SERVICE.

TO SOME OF US, IT'S LIKE, WOW. AND SO, THEN HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT THAT BECAUSE OF THE WISDOM THAT THEY HAD, THAT HE HAD SHOWN THAT THEY THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT HE WAS OF GOD AND THAT HE WAS ADMINISTERING TO THEM AS OF BY GOD.

NOT PUTTING YOU GUYS ON A PEDESTAL, BUT MAN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, FOR THE WAY YOU DO IT, THE WAY YOU SERVE. AND SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT AND SOME OF US VALUE YOU. LET'S PRAY. FATHER, IT IS MY PRAYER THAT AS THESE FOLK, AS THEY ENTER INTO THIS MEETING TONIGHT, THAT. FATHER, YOU WOULD JUST LIKE YOU DID WITH KING SOLOMON, YOU GAVE HIM WISDOM.

FATHER, I PRAY. I PRAY A BLESSING OF WISDOM TO BE UPON THESE FOLK.

LORD, THEY WAKE UP AFRESH AND NEW, JUST LIKE ALL OF US.

AND THEY PUT THEIR CLOTHES ON JUST LIKE WE DO, AND THEY BRUSH THEIR TEETH AND THEIR HAIR.

THEY'RE JUST NORMAL PEOPLE, FATHER. AND SO, WE THANK YOU THAT THEY ARE IN AN OFFICE AND A SIGNIFICANT POSITION.

AND SO WE ASK FATHER THAT TONIGHT YOU WOULD JUST BREATHE IT UPON THEM, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM THEIR WISDOM, INCREDIBLE WISDOM FROM ABOVE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR SERVANTS THAT WOULD SERVE AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS.

SO WATCH OVER THEM. PROTECT THEM, FATHER, AND JUST ALLOW THE LOVE THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY.

LET THAT BE PRESENT AND LET THAT BE UNDERSTOOD.

SO WE THANK YOU, FATHER, IN ADVANCE, FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT.

WE GIVE YOU GLORY, AND WE GIVE YOU PRAISE. SO IT'S IN JESUS NAME THAT I PRAY THIS PRAYER AND ALL GOD'S PEOPLE SAID, AMEN. AND THERE AIN'T NO DEAD BABIES. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE COUNCIL RECOGNITION.

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GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE HAVE JORDAN KEEFER, A 15 YEAR VETERAN.

COME ON UP, JORDAN. SO JORDAN IS ONE OF OUR MEDICAL OFFICERS, AND THE MEDICAL OFFICER POSITION IS A REAL CRITICAL POSITION FOR US. IT DIRECTLY IMPLEMENTS THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

SO HE WORKS SHIFT WORK. AND HE RIDES ON OUR SQUAD.

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THAT POSITION IS AT THE COMMAND POST AND HELPING RUN LARGE CALLS.

BUT DAY TO DAY DEALS WITH EVERYTHING TO SUPPORT CHIEF SMITHWICK AND THE EMS OPERATIONS.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE KEYS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT POSITION, YOU GOT TO HAVE SOME LEADERSHIP, AND YOU GOT TO SET A HIGH STANDARD, AND YOU GOT TO KIND OF ENFORCE IT AND DO IT IN A WAY THAT WORKS WITH ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS. AND I THINK ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF JORDAN IS HE'S REALLY DEVELOPED A STRONG LEADERSHIP. HE HAS HE HAS REALLY HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF PEOPLE, AND HE KIND OF HOLDS PEOPLE TO A HIGH STANDARD, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED. AND WITH FIREFIGHTERS, HE CAN SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO CORRAL THEM AND GET AFTER THEM.

AND IT'S A CHALLENGING JOB. BEING A PARAMEDIC IS A VERY CHALLENGING THING.

AND SO AS WE AS WE TRY AND MONITOR THAT PROGRAM AND GET PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, JORDAN IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT'S REALLY DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN THAT POSITION.

SO VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM AND HAVE HIM IN THAT SPOT.

LET ME JUST HE WAS HIRED MARCH 31ST, 2010. HIS CERTIFICATIONS ARE AS A PARAMEDIC, ADVANCED FIREFIGHTER, DRIVER, OPERATOR, INSTRUCTOR ONE, FIRE OFFICER ONE, AND A BOAT OPERATOR.

HE SERVED AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER AND A SECOND DRIVER.

HE GOT PROMOTED TO MEDICAL OPERATIONS OFFICER IN AUGUST OF 2021.

HE'S ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR SWIFTWATER TEAM. JORDAN LIVES IN DENTON WITH HIS WIFE, COURTNEY, AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN, BLAKE, HAYDEN AND MADDIE.

WHICH HE HAS. KEEP HIM PRETTY DARN BUSY. BUT 15 YEARS WITH THE CITY AND ONE OF OUR ONE OF OUR BEST GUYS.

NOBODY LEFT OUT. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR PARK SUPERINTENDENT, DON HENDERSON. OH, HE'S NOT THERE.

YOU'RE NOT DON HENDERSON. I GIVE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR MARK LONG.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE DON HENDERSON, I CAN MAKE HIM PLEASE GIVE HIM A CALL.

I GIVE HIM A CALL. YOU HAVE THE NIGHT OFF. HE'S HERE.

SO. OKAY. I KNOW HE WROTE MOST OF THIS BECAUSE WE'RE SAM.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR COGAN. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL.

IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE, AS ALWAYS, BUT IT'S EVEN MORE OF AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS.

IS HE HERE? SAM'S HERE. SO FIRST, THIS IS SAM DELANEY.

HE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD FOR 25 YEARS.

IN A COUPLE CAPACITIES. I'LL KIND OF READ THROUGH HIS BIOGRAPHY HERE.

SAM BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD PARKS DEPARTMENT, WORKING AS A SEASONAL PART TIME STAFF MEMBER IN THE SUMMER OF 1998 AND 1999.

WHAT WERE YOU ALL DOING IN 98, 99? SO FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, SAM BROUGHT A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND AN IMPRESSIVE MECHANICAL SKILL, WHICH HE STILL MAINTAINS TO THIS DAY, WHICH HE CREDITS AS BEING PASSED DOWN BY HIS DAD, WHO HAPPENED TO BE A 30 PLUS YEAR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

HE'S NO LONGER WITH US RIGHT NOW, BUT I KNOW HE'D BE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

AT THE VERY YOUNG AGE, AS A PART TIMER, SAM WAS WELL MANNERED, EAGER TO LEARN, AND A QUICK, QUICK TO PICK UP NEW TASKS, AND TO THIS DAY HAS NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM LEARNING A NEW SKILL.

HE'S JUST A SWISS ARMY KNIFE, IF YOU WILL. WORKING AS A SEASONAL STAFF MEMBER, SAM SHOWED TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL.

HE NOT ONLY GRASPED THE CONCEPTS OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT GOALS, BUT ALSO UNDERSTOOD HOW TO EFFECTIVELY HELP THE DEPARTMENT ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS, SOMETHING THAT HE STILL DOES TO THIS DAY. HE STARTED AS A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE IN JANUARY OF 2000 WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THERE HE THRIVED, BECOMING A HIGHLY SKILLED EQUIPMENT OPERATOR CAPABLE OF RUNNING.

DON PUT IN HERE ALMOST ANY PIECE OF MACHINERY.

I WILL ARGUE THAT HE CAN RUN ANY PIECE OF MACHINERY.

HE DOES IT ON A DAILY BASIS, AND AS A CREW LEADER IN PUBLIC WORKS, HE SHARED HIS EXPERTISE, EXPERTISE, TEACHING VALUABLE SKILLS TO HIS TEAMMATES.

NOTHING AGAINST PUBLIC WORKS HERE. THEY'RE A GREAT DEPARTMENT.

BUT SAM AND I THINK HE WILL ADMIT THIS TODAY.

HE MADE THE BEST DECISION OF HIS LIFE WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IN DECEMBER OF 2015.

WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. WHEN HE CAME ON, HE BROUGHT THOSE SAME LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND MECHANICAL TALENTS WITH HIM.

SINCE THEN, HE HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEPARTMENT.

HIS EXPERTISE IN WELDING EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS, GENERAL MAINTENANCE, AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE, AND HE IS ALWAYS EAGER TO SHARE THESE TALENTS WITH OUR YOUNGER EMPLOYEES OR THOSE WHO JUST WANT TO KNOW MORE.

NOW, I'VE TOLD SAM 100 TIMES THAT THAT NEW FRONT END LOADER THAT Y'ALL SO KINDLY APPROVED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE IT.

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SO HE ALSO TOLD ME I NEEDED TO START WITH A WEED EATER AND A BACKPACK BLOWER.

SO. AND DO THAT FOR 25 YEARS AND THEN HE'LL LET ME DRIVE THE FRONT END LOADER.

SO WHAT THAT THAT SAID, SAM HE'S A TRUE ASSET TO OUR DEPARTMENT.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, SAM ENJOYS SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS.

HE LOVES TO HUNT, HE LOVES TO CAMP, AND HE LOVES TO RIDE ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES.

I DON'T KNOW, HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE? TWO. TWO TOO MANY, PROBABLY.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO SAM IS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS PRIDE AND JOY, WHO HE SPEAKS OF OFTEN. AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT TODAY.

HIS DAUGHTER LAUREN, SO SHE IS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

I THINK SHE IS AT WORK, OR YOU REFUSE TO TELL HER SO.

OKAY, SO SHE'S WORKING. SO I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIS MOTHER, MARY.

WHO? SHE IS NOT HERE EITHER. BUT I THINK A GUY LIKE THIS DOESN'T FALL TOO FAR FROM HIS MOM AND DAD AND HOW HE WAS RAISED.

SO HE IS A SALT OF THE EARTH KIND OF GUY. HE'S ALSO LOYAL, HE'S SOFT SPOKEN, AND HE IS A VERY CARING INDIVIDUAL.

HIS DEDICATION, SKILL AND FRIENDSHIPS HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY, MANY MORE.

SAM, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR 25 YEARS OF UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR DEPARTMENT, TO THE CITY, AND TO THE RESIDENTS WE HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING DAILY.

CONGRATULATIONS MY FRIEND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK. YOU. AND I'VE GOT A SECOND ONE. SO OUR SECOND PARKS AND REC PROFESSIONAL THAT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS OUR SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER SUPERVISOR, MISS JANELLE DENTON. SHE HAS BEEN HERE FOR FIVE YEARS, AND SHE HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT SHE'S BEEN HERE.

SHE JOINED THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY OF 2020 AS THE RECREATION AND SENIOR PROGRAM SUPERVISOR.

NOW, WHEN I READ THAT TITLE IN ANY OTHER CITY, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

YOUR RECREATION AND SENIOR SUPERVISOR. THAT MEANS YOU GO FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.

OKAY. THEY CALL THAT THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION IN MOST DEPARTMENTS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS I GOT TO DO WAS KIND OF RESTRUCTURE THE DEPARTMENT, AND I KIND OF GAVE HER AN ULTIMATUM, OR I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN ULTIMATUM OR NOT, BUT I SAID, YOU'VE GOT RECREATION AND YOU'VE GOT SENIORS.

AND I SAID, I THINK YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT SENIORS, AND I THINK I WOULD LIKE YOU THERE.

AND SHE HAD A CHOICE TO MAKE, AND I THINK SHE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE BECAUSE SHE IS NOW OUR COMMUNITY ACTIVITY, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER SUPERVISOR.

SO THANK YOU FOR SAYING YES TO BEING OUR SUPERVISOR AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

SO, WHEN SHE STARTED, SHE OBVIOUSLY WAS THE PANDEMIC IN 2020 WORKING THROUGH THAT AND THE MOVE OF THE SENIOR CENTER TO ITS TEMPORARY LOCATION AT OBS, JANELLE HAD TO CONSTANTLY SEARCH OUT NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MAKE EVERYTHING WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITIZENS.

JANELLE HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AT GROWING AND MANAGING THE BEDFORD SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER OVER THE COURSE OF HER TIME IN BEDFORD.

WHEN JANELLE STEPPED INTO HER ROLE, THE BEDFORD SENIOR CENTER HAD 200 AND THIS IS CONFIRMED, 241 MEMBERS. WE ARE CURRENTLY TODAY SITTING AT 1565 MEMBERS, AND WE CONTINUE TO GROW EACH DAY AS JANELLE AND HER STAFF BRING EXCITING NEW PROGRAMS TO THE SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE'VE ONLY BEEN OPEN HOW MANY MONTHS AT THIS LOCATION? FOUR MONTHS, MAYBE THREE MONTHS. SO SHE'S DOING VERY WELL.

IN JUST THE LAST YEAR, THE SENIOR CENTER HAS ADDED NEARLY 1000 NEW MEMBERS.

SINCE DECEMBER 18TH, THERE HAVE BEEN 843 NEW MEMBERSHIPS AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

SHE AND I'LL ADD YOUR STAFF IN HERE ARE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.

THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. I WAS THERE TODAY AND THE COMPLIMENTS THAT I GOT WERE INCREDIBLE.

MAKES ME EXTREMELY PROUD. JANELLE HAS BEEN VITAL IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEWLY RENOVATED BEDFORD SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.

SHE'S CONSISTENTLY PROVIDING AN EXCITING AND WORTHWHILE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR OUR SENIORS.

IF YOU KNOW THIS YOUNG LADY RIGHT HERE, YOU KNOW THAT SHE HAS A TRUE SERVANT'S HEART AND THERE IS NO GREATER SERVANT THAN THIS INDIVIDUAL RIGHT HERE.

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BUT SHE LEADS AND SHE GENUINELY CARES FOR THOSE THAT SHE INTERACTS ON A DAILY BASIS.

UNDER HER LEADERSHIP AND VISION, THE BEDFORD SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER IS OFFICIALLY AN AWARD WINNING DEPARTMENT, WINNING MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PROGRAMING THROUGH THE TEXAS RECREATION AND PARKS SOCIETY.

SHE JUST GOT ONE THIS PAST YEAR, DIDN'T WE? TWO I'M SORRY.

TWO. WE'RE AWARD WINNING. I SAID MULTIPLE AWARDS.

SO ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, JANELLE IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION AND HAS OBTAINED HER CERTIFIED PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION IN 2024. THIS CERTIFICATION IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST CERTIFICATIONS OF PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS CAN ATTAIN THROUGH THE NHPA.

SO WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THAT, YOU TAKE A TEST.

IT'S LIKE A THREE HOUR TEST. SO I ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY ASK OF MY STAFF IS, IS THAT WE GO THROUGH CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND CONTINUING OUR EDUCATION. SO I MENTIONED THAT TO HER AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM HER AGAIN UNTIL I THINK SHE HANDED ME A PASS.

SHE PASSED A TEST ONE DAY, AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ME BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT TO FAIL.

I'M ALSO A CPA, VP, AND I DID THE SAME THING TO MY BOSS.

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO TELL EVERYONE YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEST AND THEN COME BACK AND SAY, I FAILED IT. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THAT.

JANELLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING HER SENIOR FITNESS SPECIALIZATION CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS MEDICINE.

THIS CERTIFICATION WILL ALLOW HER TO DESIGN EXERCISE PROGRAMS FOR OUR SENIORS, AND WILL ALLOW HER TO GIVE ADVANCED FITNESS ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP OUR SENIORS MAINTAIN AND REGAIN STRENGTH, STAMINA, AND FLEXIBILITY TO STAY HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE OF WORK.

JANELLE IS WALKING. HER DOG IS EITHER WALKING HER DOG MONA, CHEERING ON THE TCU HORNED FROGS OR THE WOMEN STILL IN THE TOURNAMENT RIGHT NOW.

YES, THEY'RE STILL IN THE TOURNAMENT. I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU TALK SOMETHING HERE, SO.

OR SHE IS MORE THAN LIKELY CHASING HER SON AROUND.

AND SO, ANT, I'M GOING TO CALL YOU OUT. HE'S THE COOL KID WITH THE HAT AND THE SHADES BACK THERE.

I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ANT. ANT. ANT COMES TO THE OFFICE QUITE A BIT.

AND AN INCREDIBLE KID. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE A TESTAMENT TO HOW JANELLE RAISES HER KIDS.

AND THAT'S JUST HOW SHE DOES THINGS. ANT WILL COME TO MY OFFICE, AND I'M COOL WITH IT.

BUT WE HAVE TOYS, NERF TOYS. AND WE'LL JUST SIT THERE AND WE'LL.

I'LL SIT AT MY DESK AND WE'LL JUST THROW AND SEE WHO CAN THROW SPIRALS.

SO I GET TO WORK SHORTLY AFTER. BUT HE'S A GREAT KID AND I APPRECIATE HIM BEING HERE TONIGHT.

SO JANELLE, YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE TRUE ASSET TO THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND A TESTAMENT TO THE QUALITY OF EMPLOYEES THAT MAKE BEDFORD SUCH A GREAT AND ABSOLUTELY FUN PLACE TO WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY, TO THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO THE SENIORS YOU ABSOLUTELY SERVE DAILY.

WHAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO IS SO VITALLY IMPORTANT, AND I AM THANKFUL YOU ARE LEADING OUR EFFORTS IN THIS AREA.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU AND THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS. A.

BIG THANK YOU TO JANELLE, SAM, JORDAN AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND CELEBRATING THEM HERE.

THIS IS THIS IS WHAT MAKES BEDFORD GREAT. IS THE EMPLOYEES AND THE AMAZING STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THIS CITY.

AND, AND ALL OF THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE IS, IS DUE TO THEM.

SO BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS THAT WE NEED TO READ.

SO FIRST UP WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM LISA MOON WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN.

HI. HEY, LISA, I'M LISA MUND WITH ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PROCLAIMING.

APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH US IN OUR MISSION TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO PROVIDE INVESTIGATIVE AND HEALING SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN THAT NEED US.

WE'VE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK JOINTLY WITH THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT IN RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE FAMILIES THAT WE

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YOUR CITY'S FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO OUR COLLECTIVE MISSION MAKES ALL THAT POSSIBLE.

AND I SAY THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. SO, WHEREAS CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE AND OUR GREATEST RESOURCE, AND WHEREAS EVERY CHILD DESERVES A NURTURING FAMILY AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO GROW INTO A HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE IS ONE OF OUR NATION'S MOST SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THREATENS THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

MRS AND TARRANT COUNTY, 4719 CHILDREN WERE CONFIRMED AS VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN 2024.

AND WHEREAS, THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN PROVIDED TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES TO 3025 CHILDREN IN 2024.

WHEREAS FINDING THE SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND DEPENDS ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL CITIZENS.

AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION I HAVE IS A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING APRIL 1ST, 2025, AS LIBRARY GIVING DAY IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

AND I SEE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE HERE IN THE FRONT ROW.

SO WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING TO SAY, HE WANTS TO GO FIRST.

OKAY. COME ON UP. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

ALL OF OUR FRIENDS ARE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL LIBRARY GIVING DAY THAT WE WILL BE PARTICIPANTS OF.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE SIGN. WE'D LIKE TO THANK HEB GROCERY STORES.

THEY GAVE US A GRANT FOR ALL OF THE SURROUNDING LIBRARIES, FOR ALL THE SIGNAGE THAT YOU SEE.

SO, THAT DIDN'T COME OUT OF OUR BUDGET. ALSO, NBC OR, YEAH, DEBORAH FERGUSON WILL BE DOING THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR US AND ALSO THE WEBSITE THAT WE'LL BE DOING THE COLLECTING FOR THE MONEY HAS WAIVED THE CREDIT CARD FEES, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT TO WORRY ABOUT. SO EVERYTHING WE GET WILL BE GOING TO SUPPORT OUR WONDERFUL LIBRARY.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, YOU COULD GO TO TEXAS ROADHOUSE ON THE 1ST OF APRIL.

THEY WILL BE GIVING US 10% OF THEIR CHECK, AND THE SECOND FROM ON THE BORDER WILL BE GIVING US 20%.

BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE THIS WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.

I KNOW, AND I KNOW IT WILL BE BECAUSE WE HAVE AN AMAZING LIBRARY.

WE DO. YES, WE DO. ALL RIGHT. SO WHEREAS LIBRARIES ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES THAT ENRICH, EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM LIVES.

AND WHEREAS, THE BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVES AS A VITAL HUB FOR LEARNING, LITERACY, CREATIVITY AND CONNECTION FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES.

AND WHEREAS THE FRIENDS OF THE BEDFORD LIBRARY HAVE DONATED CLOSE TO $250,000 SINCE 2006 TO ENHANCE THE LIBRARY SERVICES, FUND SPECIAL PROGRAMS, AND HELP ENSURE THE LIBRARY REMAINS A VIBRANT AND WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARY GIVING DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OF THEIR LOCAL LIBRARY, RECOGNIZING THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE IT PLAYS IN FOSTERING A LOVE FOR READING, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS, DONATIONS MADE ON LIBRARY GIVING DAY HELP SUSTAIN THE BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY AS A STATE OF THE ART INSTITUTION, ENSURING ACCESS TO VALUABLE RESOURCES. NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 1ST, 2025, AS LIBRARY GIVING DAY IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

THANK YOU.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GIVE EVERYBODY A PHOTO.

THAT'S GOOD. WELL, I'LL STAY FOR A SHAKE. I WAS GOING TO COME UP FOR A HUG.

YOU DON'T WANT A HUG? THANK YOU. DO YOU

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HERE'S YOUR SIGN. OKAY. FRONT AND CENTER. LET ME ASK YOU. SOME PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE. IF WE WANT TO GET ONE MORE OVER HERE, WE CAN DO.

YEAH. READY? ONE. TWO THREE. THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

OH. HOW DO WE YES.

AND THEN THERE WENT THE THIRD OF THE CROWD. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK. I GO AHEAD AND INVITE TO THE PODIUM SERGEANT JOEY GALLAGHER OF.

AND OFFICER MONIQUE HALL. NICOLE. STAY HERE. NOPE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT. HERE. SO INSTEAD, WE HAVE OUR POLICE CHIEF, BOBBY LAPENA.

SURPRISE TO ME ALSO, SERGEANT GORGAS ACTUALLY TEACHING CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO, HE MAY HAVE DOUBLE BOOKED HIMSELF.

GOTCHA. SO THANK YOU. I HAVE NOTHING PREPARED FOR THIS.

BUT WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. OBVIOUSLY, CRIME VICTIMS RECOGNITION IS VERY IMPORTANT TIME FOR US MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT FALL VICTIM TO THE CRIME THAT COME INTO THE CITY OF BEDFORD. RIGHT? AND THEN WE'RE WATCHING OUT, TAKING CARE OF THEM AND FOLLOWING UP. WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL FOLLOW UP PROCESS THROUGH OFFICER HALL WITH OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT SLASH VICTIMS ASSISTANCE, COORDINATION THAT WE ALSO PARTNER WITH HURST AND EULESS.

AND THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN SEEING SOMEBODY COME OUT OF A POOR SITUATION OR A BAD SITUATION BETTER AND APPRECIATIVE AND ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LIVES AND NOT HAVE TO DWELL ON IT.

SO, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING WE GET TO DO FOR THEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS THEY BECOME A VICTIM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY BECOME A PART OF OUR FAMILY AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY IN TOUCH WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION. OF COURSE. OF COURSE, CHIEF. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING UP HERE TO ACCEPT. SO WHEREAS CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE SIGNIFICANT AND SOMETIMES LIFE SHATTERING IMPACTS ON VICTIMS, SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND WHEREAS CRIME CAN LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON ANY PERSON REGARDLESS OF AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, CREED, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, IMMIGRATION, OR ECONOMIC STATUS.

AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL MILLION VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES, YET LESS THAN HALF OF ALL VIOLENT CRIMES ARE EVER REPORTED TO THE POLICE.

AND WHEREAS CRIME VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS NEED AND DESERVE SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO SERVICES TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, FINANCIAL AND OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CRIME.

AND WHEREAS THE THEME FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK IS CONNECTING KINSHIP HEALING.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF BEDFORD IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS IN THE AFTERMATH OF CRIME AND BUILDING RESILIENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR VICTIM RESPONDERS AND WORKING FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SURE, WE CAN WHIP ONE UP REAL QUICK.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

I WAS NOT HERE FOR THAT MEETING. AND SO, THERE WERE SOME RULE CHANGES.

I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND JUST GO OVER THEM REAL QUICK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER REAL QUICK, JUST SO I'M AWARE OF HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO RUN THESE TO MAKE SURE I'M ON THE BALL HERE.

REALLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. MAYOR. AGAIN, WE'VE GOT PUBLIC COMMENTS, FOLKS SIGNED UP.

HOPEFULLY IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY'VE ARRIVED, YOU WILL HOLLER AND BRING THEM UP TO THE MIC AND EVERYONE IS ALLOWED THREE MINUTES.

OUR TIMER WILL BE ON THE MONITORS. EVERYONE'S MONITOR WILL EXHIBIT THE TIME.

COUNTING DOWN FROM THREE MINUTES. IT'LL TURN YELLOW AT 30S AND RED AT TEN, AT WHICH PEOPLE SPEAKING NEEDS TO SIMPLY WRAP UP THEIR COMMENTS AT THAT POINT.

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VERY GOOD. AND WE CAN ALWAYS FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AFTERWARDS AND CREATE MEETINGS AND TALK ABOUT CERTAIN ISSUES.

CORRECT. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. PERFECT. PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT SUMMARY.

COUNCIL. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT LAST WEEK AND MAKING THOSE GOOD DECISIONS.

I INTEND TO UPHOLD EVERY DECISION YOU GUYS MAKE.

SO, THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL GO AND GET THIS KICKED OFF.

SO, WE HAVE PERSON SIGNED UP PRECIOUS AT, SORRY IF I PROBABLY BUTCHERED THAT NAME AND I DO APOLOGIZE.

PRECIOUS WELCOME. AND YOU'RE HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT.

YES. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE.

I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED MY HEALTH, COMFORT AND OVERALL WELL-BEING AS A TENANT AT THE CANOPY ON CENTRAL APARTMENT COMPLEX.

I FIRST REPORTED THE ISSUE OF INADEQUATE HOT WATER ON FEBRUARY 3RD THROUGH BEDFORD'S ONLINE PORTAL.

BELIEVING THAT THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES WOULD PROMPTLY ADDRESS THE MATTER, WEEKS WENT BY AND I HEARD NOTHING.

I FOLLOWED UP AND WAS TOLD AN INSPECTION WOULD BE SCHEDULED.

HOWEVER, WHEN THE DAY FOR THE INSPECTION ARRIVED AND 5 P.M.

WAS APPROACHING, I CALLED THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES OFFICER TO ENSURE HE WAS STILL COMING AND WAS INFORMED THAT SOMETHING HAD COME UP AND THE INSPECTION WOULD NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON FEBRUARY 27TH, THE OFFICER INSPECTED MY UNIT AND CONFIRMED THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS IN FACT BELOW THE REQUIRED 100°F.

HE ASSURED ME THAT APARTMENT MANAGEMENT WOULD BE NOTIFIED AND THAT I WOULD EXPECT ANOTHER VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

YET THAT VISIT NEVER MATERIALIZED. ON MARCH 10TH, I CALLED NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE PROMISED INSPECTION.

I WAS TOLD THAT THE OFFICERS WERE ATTENDING TRAINING THAT DAY AND TO MY SURPRISE, THE OPERATOR COULD NOT EVEN LOCATE MY CASE IN THEIR SYSTEM.

THE LACK OF RECORDS RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR ME.

MARCH 13TH, THE ISSUE WAS FINALLY REINSPECTED AND ONCE AGAIN IT WAS CONFIRMED MY APARTMENT WAS NOT MEETING BEDFORD PROPERTY CODES.

BY THIS POINT, I HAD BEEN LIVING IN THESE CONDITIONS FOR OVER A MONTH, BATHING IN WATER TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 68°F.

I'M ASKING FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE BEDFORD PROPERTY CODE TO RAISE THE MINIMUM REQUIRED WATER TEMPERATURE IN APARTMENTS TO 110°F, WHICH IS ALREADY THE STANDARD IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES OF HURST, EULESS, DALLAS, AND FORT WORTH IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THE MINIMUM REQUIRED WATER TEMPERATURE TO BE PROVIDED BY LANDLORDS IS 120°F.

BEDFORD RESIDENTS HAVE TO EXPERIENCE A WATER TEMPERATURE DROP OF 20 DEGREES BELOW THE STANDARD IN ORDER FOR CITY PROTECTIONS TO ACTIVATE, WHILE RESIDENTS IN NEIGHBORING CITIES ONLY HAVE TO EXPERIENCE A TEN DEGREE DROP BELOW THIS STANDARD.

THE APARTMENT MANAGEMENT, IT SEEMED, HAD NO INTENTION OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUE UNTIL CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAME INVOLVED.

IF OUR CITY CONTINUES TO HAVE SUCH LOW STANDARDS AND INEFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT, IT MAY SIGNAL TO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES THAT THEY CAN NEGLECT THEIR OBLIGATIONS WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE. THIS COULD PUT OUR CITIZENS AT RISK, UNDERMINE OUR CITY'S REPUTATION, AND ULTIMATELY CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE TENANTS ARE LEFT UNHEARD AND VULNERABLE.

THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISSUE OF INCONVENIENCE; IT IS AN ISSUE OF BASIC DIGNITY AND HEALTH.

I ASK THAT ALL THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE TO OUR PROPERTY CODES AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO BETTER PROTECT ALL CITIZENS OF BEDFORD.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU PRECIOUS. APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT, I KNOW THAT WE WERE I KNOW WE DON'T NORMALLY RESPOND, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT.

I DO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. AND WE WILL LOOK INTO THE MATTER EVEN MORE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH OUR CODES AND ORDINANCES TO FIX THEM UP.

YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN ON THAT COMMENT AS WELL AND INDICATE THAT WE ARE DOING A FULL ORDINANCE AUDIT AT THE PRESENT TIME, AND SO THAT WILL OBVIOUSLY BE PART OF THAT AS WE'RE MOVING THROUGH THAT.

SO WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ORDINANCES THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

THERE ARE STILL MANY THAT HAVE NOT BEEN. SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT OUR MULTIFAMILY REQUIREMENTS RIGHT NOW AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A PROCESS AND THERE'S A LOT TO UPDATE, BUT WE ARE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE LOOKING THAT OVER.

SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THAT AND GET US UP TO UP TO PAR.

ABSOLUTELY. THANKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS. BECAUSE WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE WHO SIGNED UP.

NEXT UP WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS. SO ITEM NUMBER ONE CONSIDER RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE REPORT FROM THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SINGLE

[1. Consider a resolution accepting the report from the independent auditor and the audited financial statements and the single audit report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and providing an effective date. ]

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GIVE YOU ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER KAREN RIGGS. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SO I APOLOGIZE.

JENNIFER HAD A CONFLICT AND IS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

SHE WAS, HOWEVER, ABLE TO PRESENT TO OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.

SO FROM AN AUDIT PERSPECTIVE, SHE HAS UPHELD EVERYTHING THAT SHE NEEDED TO DO.

BUT I WILL GIVE HER PRESENTATION FOR HER THIS EVENING.

SO THIS AUDIT TYPICALLY STARTS IN AUGUST WHEN THE AUDITORS COME OUT AND THEY DO WHAT'S CALLED PRELIMINARY FIELD WORK.

LET'S SEE. I GUESS YOU HAVE TO. THANK YOU. SO, WE'LL SKIP OVER JENNIFER'S RESUME. SO THEY HAVE CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY TEST FOR.

THEY HAVE AUDITING STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL CONTROLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

GRANT REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN THE SINGLE AUDIT IS IF WE SPEND MORE THAN 750,000 OF FEDERAL DOLLARS IN A FISCAL YEAR, THEY HAVE TO DO A SEPARATE AUDIT. SO IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT BOUND DOCUMENTS.

ONE IS THE SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS THE SMALLER ONE.

AND THEN THE ANNUAL AUDIT IS THE ONE WITH THE REALLY PRETTY COVER.

SO WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS INTERIM FIELDWORK COMES, THEY START IN AUGUST, AND THEY COME OUT AND THEY SIT WITH CITY STAFF AND THEY RUN A VARIETY OF REPORTS. THEY DO INTERNAL CONTROL TESTING.

THEY TEST FOR TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO SALES TAX.

THEY TEST TO MAKE SURE INVOICES ARE MADE PAYABLE OR THEY HAVE THE CITY OF BEDFORD ON IT.

AND NOT TO KAREN RIGGS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THAT TYPICALLY LASTS ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

AND THEN THEY LEAVE AND WE START CONTINUING WITH OUR YEAR END PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, AND THEY COME BACK IN DECEMBER.

AND THAT'S WHEN THEY WRAP UP THEIR AUDIT. AND DURING THAT TIME FRAME, WE ARE PREPARING THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COMPLYING WITH ALL OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD PRONOUNCEMENTS THAT HAVE COME OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THEN WE SPEND THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THAT FINALIZING THE DOCUMENT AND THEN PRESENTING IT TO OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID LAST WEEK.

IT IS ABOUT A SIX MONTH PROCESS, AND IT TAKES PRETTY MUCH THAT ENTIRE SIX MONTH TIME TO GET IT ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

MOST OF IT IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I WILL TELL YOU, THERE ARE TWO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN HERE THAT ARE CALLED GOVERNMENT WIDE.

THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX AND REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.

YOUR FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH ARE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE DOCUMENT, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR MORE TRADITIONAL TYPE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY MORE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING. AND THEN WE START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN.

SO WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WITH THEM KIND OF WHAT HOW THEY PLAN THEIR AUDIT.

THEY LOOK FOR IMPROPER REVENUE RECOGNITION. FOR EXAMPLE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE AS AN EXAMPLE.

SO I'LL USE ARPA. SO, ARPA COMES IN AND WE RECORD IT AS REVENUE BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MONEY COMES IN AND IT'S EITHER REVENUE OR IT'S SOMETHING THAT GOES BACK OUT TO ANOTHER ENTITY. WELL FROM AN AUDIT STANDPOINT AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PRACTICE IS YOU ONLY RECOGNIZE THAT REVENUE WHEN THE EXPENDITURES OCCUR.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE ARPA COLUMN IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT, IT'S NOT GOING TO MATCH TO THE REVENUE RECEIVED.

SO THAT REVENUE IS ACTUALLY SITTING IN DEFERRED REVENUE.

AND THEN WE'LL CONSTANTLY DO AN ENTRY EVERY YEAR TO RECOGNIZE REVENUE WHEN WE'RE SPENDING THOSE GRANT DOLLARS.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT THEY LOOK FOR IS SIGNIFICANT ESTIMATES, MOST OF OUR EXPENSES AND REVENUES.

THERE'S NO ESTIMATES INVOLVED. IT'S PRIMARILY ON YOUR BALANCE SHEET THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ESTIMATES, AND IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO YOUR BAD DEBTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE TO DO AN ANALYSIS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT UTILITY PAYMENTS THAT WERE OWED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER THAT WE MAY NEVER GET.

WE DO ESTIMATES ON DEPRECIATION FOR OUR FIXED ASSETS.

AND SO THEY TEST FOR REASONABLENESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ESTIMATES THAT THE FINANCIAL STAFF IS PRESENTING IN THE RECORDS AND BOOKS MAKE SENSE FROM A REASONABLE STANDPOINT. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE DO THEY LOOK FOR? I WILL TELL YOU, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON THIS SLIDE, SO I APOLOGIZE.

WE DID GET OH, IT IS ON THE AUDIT REPORT. SO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DID RECEIVE AN UNMODIFIED AUDIT OPINION, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST AUDIT OPINION THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE.

SO BASICALLY, THE AUDIT THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU WAS CLEAN OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS.

WE DO SAY, OR THE AUDITORS DO SAY MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS BECAUSE THEY TEST FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS, BUT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THERE'S NOT A DOLLAR OFF OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT WE CALL IT MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS. AND EVERY YEAR THE AUDITORS DETERMINE WHAT THAT MATERIALITY THRESHOLD IS, AND THEY CHANGE IT UP INTENTIONALLY SO THAT FINANCE STAFF DOESN'T GET COMFORTABLE.

SO. LET'S SEE. WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THE REVENUE RECOGNITION ALREADY.

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SO THEY DO A LOT OF TESTING ON THE WATER AND SEWER CHARGES IN PARTICULAR.

SO THEY SAMPLE A HANDFUL OF UTILITY BILLS AND RECALCULATE THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR ONE, IT'S CALCULATING PROPERLY AND TWO, THAT IT'S BEING RECORDED PROPERLY IN OUR SYSTEM.

SO. LET'S SEE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT EVERY YEAR THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, THEY GO THROUGH AND ADOPT A SLEW OF PRONOUNCEMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO ADOPT.

AND ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS ADOPTED THIS YEAR WAS GASB ONE 100.

AND THAT IS ALSO NOTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

I'LL BE REALLY HONEST. I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO GASB 101.

I SAT THROUGH A WEBINAR THE OTHER DAY AND I WAS LIKE, OH, THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

IT HAS TO DO WITH HOW WE RECOGNIZE COMPENSATED ABSENCES AND HOW WE RECORD THOSE ON OUR BALANCE SHEET.

SO YEAH, I'M ALREADY NOT REALLY. SO THERE WE GO A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT GASB 100, WHICH IS JUST ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND ERROR CORRECTIONS ON THE FACE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

REQUIRED COMMUNICATION. SO YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING LETTERS FROM THE AUDITORS AND LETTERS FROM THE MANAGEMENT THAT BASICALLY SAYS THIS IS WHAT THE AUDITORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. AND THIS IS WHAT FINANCE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE WORKED WITH WEAVER NOW THREE YEARS, AND THEY ARE A GREAT FIRM TO WORK WITH.

AND WHENEVER A GASB PRONOUNCE IT COMES UP, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE UNIQUE, LIKE GASB 101.

WE USUALLY WORK VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR AUDITORS SO THAT WHEN THEY COME IN AND START FIELD WORK, ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AND THEY'RE NOT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO REDO WORK THAT STAFF HAS ALREADY DONE.

SO WE WORK VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR AUDIT FIRM TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S ADDRESSED BEFOREHAND.

THEY ARE A REALLY GOOD AUDIT FIRM TO WORK WITH.

WE DO HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW IF WE WORK WITH EXTERNAL ACCOUNTANTS OUTSIDE OF THEM, WHICH WE HAVE NOT.

THERE HAVE BEEN SITUATIONS WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY MAY HIRE, LIKE A FORENSIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AUDITOR OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS AWARE OF THOSE EXTERNAL AUDIT FIRMS. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH HER PRESENTATION. AND I AM SO SORRY THAT SHE CANNOT BE HERE.

OH, AND SHE'S HERE. SHE'S HERE. OH. I'M SORRY.

THAT WAS PLANNED. SO? SO, JENNIFER. GREAT JOB.

OKAY. DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS BEDFORD.

I THINK SO. I THINK THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS SONG.

THANKS, MR. MAYOR. SO, JENNIFER, YOU DID IT. THERE'S A PART OF THE PRESENTATION THAT TALKS ABOUT SIGNIFICANT RISKS.

IS THAT GENERICALLY, EVERY PLACE. IT'S ACTUALLY NOT EVERY SINGLE, YOU KNOW, AUDIT.

NOW THE MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS IS GOING TO BE PERVASIVE AT EVERY SINGLE CLIENT.

AND CITIES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT REVENUE RECOGNITION.

YOU ALL HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT REVENUE SOURCES.

WE FOCUS HEAVILY ON CHARGES FOR SERVICES AND THEN ALSO GRANTS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE TWO AREAS THAT COULD HAVE THE MOST RISK FOR FRAUD, BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES, SALES TAXES, THOSE ARE ALL COMING FROM THIRD PARTIES, THE LIKELIHOOD THAT FRAUD WOULD OCCUR IS VERY UNLIKELY.

BUT IN THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES AREA IN PARTICULAR, AND THEN GRANTS FROM A REVENUE RECOGNITION STANDPOINT, YOU COULD SEE EMCEE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

VERY GOOD. QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDIENCE. FOR EVERYTHING.

FOR JENNIFER. SO, JENNIFER OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A LONG PROCESS IS ABOUT, AS WAS MENTIONED, ABOUT SIX MONTH PROCESS AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH WITH IT, THROUGH THE AUDIT. HOW DO YOU WORK WITH THE CITY? AS, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE FINISHED WITH THIS AUDIT. NOW, HOW DO YOU WORK WITH THE CITY BEYOND THIS IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT ONE? SO TYPICALLY, WE LEAVE THEM ALONE FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THEY, OF COURSE, BECAUSE THEY'RE PROBABLY DONE WITH YOU. YEAH.

AND THEN BUT THEN WE WOULD MOVE ON, MOVE INTO, YOU KNOW, GASB 101, AS KAREN MENTIONED, IS COMING UP.

AND SO WE WOULD BE WORKING WITH THEM TO IMPLEMENT ANY NEW GASBS.

BUT AS ANYTHING NEW COMES UP FOR THE CITY, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING UNUSUAL THAT COMES UP, THEN WE WOULD HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO US AND, YOU KNOW, WORK THROUGH THOSE BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, TYPICAL AUDIT SEASON SO THAT THERE IS NO, YOU KNOW, SURPRISES THAT POP UP.

AND, AND AS KAREN MENTIONED, WE JUST HAVE A REALLY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP, AND I FEEL LIKE THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE TO COME TO US WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU ALL DON'T SEE ANY FINDINGS OR ISSUES, BECAUSE THEY DO FEEL SO COMFORTABLE COMING TO US WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

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NEXT SEASON KIND OF GOOD. SO SPEAKING OF WHICH SINCE SORT OF TAKING A LOOK AT THIS, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DID WE HAVE AS A CITY THAT WE NEEDED SOME CLARIFICATION ON, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE? I'M TRYING TO THINK THIS OFF OFFHAND.

I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING. YEAH, I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING THIS YEAR.

NOW, PREVIOUS YEARS WHEN WE HAD THE SUBSCRIPTION BASED IT ARRANGEMENTS AND THEN THE LEASES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED, AND THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS BACK AND FORTH IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HOW TO TREAT SOME OF THAT BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE HITTING A LOT OF DIFFERENT FUNDS WITH THOSE TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS. AND SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE.

I MEAN, SOME OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS WOULD HAVE GONE BACK TO YOU KNOW, THE BEGINNING PHASES OF THE BOY'S RANCH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

HOW TO TREAT SOME OF THE BONDS WHEN YOU ALL HAVE A REFUNDING, IT KIND OF REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON WHO YOU HAVE IN PLACE AT THE CITY, TOO, KAREN IS REALLY GREAT. SO SHE, SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING.

AND BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE YOU KNOW, NOT AS WELL VERSED AS KAREN, THEN THEY HAVE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS. AND THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE AS WE MAY HAVE HAD IN THE PAST.

YES, YES. THAT BEING SAID, THOUGH, I JUST, YOU KNOW THIS I BELIEVE WEAVER HAS BEEN WITH US FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND ALL THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.

AND SO I KNOW WE'VE ALL WE'VE ALWAYS DONE FAIRLY WELL WHEN IT COMES TO OUR AUDITS.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY EVEN MORE SO THESE LAST FEW YEARS WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON BOARD.

SO THAT'S GOOD. SO, KUDOS TO STAFF AND KUDOS TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

I THINK ONE, OH KAREN'S GOT A STORY PLEASE. I REMEMBER I WAS LIKE AS I'M SITTING HERE THINKING WE HAD PROCEEDS, YES. YOU'RE LIKE, OH YEAH, I REMEMBER THAT ONE.

SO THERE WAS A GATSBY PRONOUNCEMENT, PROBABLY, WHAT, TEN YEARS AGO ON HOW TO RECORD INSURANCE PROCEEDS.

AND THE WAY WE'VE BEEN RECORDING THEM IS ON OUR BALANCE SHEET SO THAT WE COULD SHOW THIS INSURANCE CAME IN AND IT WAS FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND THEN IT WENT BACK OUT FOR THIS VEHICLE. AND SO THAT WAS THE CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH THE AUDITORS THAT WE HAVE TO RECORD IT AS REVENUE IN THE YEAR THAT THE CHECK IS RECEIVED.

BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE WAY WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THAT REVENUE DOESN'T GET LOST AND ROLLED INTO FUND BALANCE IS IT'S ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS A ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE FOR INSURANCE PROCEEDS. SO THEN WE CAN KEEP TRACK OF THOSE DOLLARS THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAD THE BIG DOLLAR FIRE TRUCK THAT GOT INJURED.

INJURED. GOOD GOSH. YEAH, IT WAS VERY INJURED.

VERY INJURED. SO, WE DID HAVE THAT WAS ONE CONVERSATION WE DID HAVE THIS YEAR JUST TO MAKE SURE WE WERE RECORDING THOSE INSURANCE PROCEEDS ACCORDINGLY.

VERY GOOD. SO I KNEW I COULD THINK OF ONE. THERE WE GO.

GOOD, GOOD. ALSO, WHEN CONCERNING WITH ARPA. SO YOU HAD TO HAVE KIND OF PUT THAT SEPARATE SINCE IT'S GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING.

NOW THOSE FUNDS OBVIOUSLY ARE BEING SPENT. THEY HAVE TO BE SPENT HERE VERY SOON.

SO, AND WOULD WE BE SEEING THIS NEXT YEAR AS WELL DURING THIS? SO I THINK THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE MEETING THAT YOU ALL WOULD HAVE AT THIS COMING AUDIT AND THEN EVEN THE AUDIT, EVEN THE AUDIT AFTER, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE INTEREST INCOME FROM THAT AS WELL.

SO, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING THAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

YEAH. SO I MEAN, THAT IS THE ONE GOOD THING ABOUT ARPA.

ALL OF THE INCOME THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT COMES IN, IT WAS SITTING YOU ALL WERE ACTUALLY GAINING INTEREST ON IT, AND YOU'RE REQUIRED TO UTILIZE THAT FOR THE SAME YOU KNOW, TYPE OF PURPOSE, WHICH IS JUST GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OVER THIS? OKAY. WELL, I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT THE AUDIT REPORT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL. THANK YOU. STAFF. THANK YOU. JENNIFER, I'M SO SORRY.

IT'S ALL GOOD. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS. SO THAT'S NEXT UP ON THE LIST.

[2. Mayor/Council Member Reports]

SO TWO WEEKS AGO, MY SON WAS BORN KYLE JAMES COGAN, AND HE.

THERE HE IS. THERE'S THE LITTLE GUY. AND SO WELCOMED HIM INTO THE WORLD TWO WEEKS AGO, MY WIFE AND I.

AND BOY, DID HE GIVE US A HARD TIME. NO SOONER DID WE GET HIM HOME WE WERE TURNED AROUND, HAVING TO GO TO THE

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AND SO, YOU KNOW, DURING THAT WHOLE WEEK. AND SO HE'S GIVING US A HARD TIME FOR THAT, AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET HIM LIVE IT DOWN THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

SO BUT THANKFULLY, EVERYTHING IS BETTER. HE IS HOME.

MY WIFE IS HOME. EVERYONE IS DOING WELL. HE'S GAINING WEIGHT.

GOOD LITTLE BOY. AND INTO THAT RESPECT, I DO WANT TO SAY A PERSONAL THANK YOU TO MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI FOR RUNNING THE MEETING LAST WEEK ON SHORT NOTICE.

DURING THAT, DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. I DO WANT TO THANK HIM AND COUNCIL FOR THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT. WE DIDN'T BURN IT DOWN. YOU DIDN'T BURN IT DOWN.

CITY HALL STILL HERE? CITY HALL. AND YOU DIDN'T ADJOURN IN TWO MINUTES.

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO GAVE US WELL WISHES AND GAVE US AND WERE WITH US DURING THOSE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MANY PRAYERS.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THAT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO REPORT ON MOST RECENT MEETING OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS.

[3. Report on most recent meeting of the following Boards: • Animal Shelter Advisory Board • Beautification Advisory Board • Library Advisory Board • Parks and Recreation Advisory Board • Senior Advisory Board ]

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND YOU WE HAVE OUR EDF MEETING TOMORROW AT 11:30 FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.

AND I GOT TO ATTEND THE HOLLY FESTIVAL WITH COUNCILMAN, STEVES AND COUNCILWOMAN TO ENJOY DONOVAN BRANDON, WHO REALLY SHOULD HAVE SET IT OFF BECAUSE SHE WAS ALL COLORED UP AND FUN.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME. MAYOR PRO TEM TIKA PATEL FROM EULESS WAS THERE, AND HE GRABBED THE MIC AND TOOK OVER AND THANKED EVERYBODY.

AND IT WAS IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME. BUT FOR THE OUR STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT ON. IT WAS A WONDERFUL FESTIVAL. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD TO HEAR.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP. BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO THE E-WASTE EVENT WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL WHERE THE TRUCKS FILLED UP WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

OH, MY GOODNESS. AND SO OUR NEXT EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP ARE SPONSORED BY BEAUTIFICATION IS CHECK YOUR JUNK.

THAT'S APRIL 12TH AND THAT WILL BE AT THE MEADOWLANDS ROCK PARK.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR CLEANUP BEDFORD DAY.

IT'S ALSO ON APRIL 12TH. SO WE'LL START AT THE LIBRARY WHERE YOU CAN GET THE SUPPLIES AND THEN JUST BE DISPATCHED THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO CLEAN UP OUR STREETS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

I THINK YOU JUST HAVE A SIGN. I BROUGHT SHOW AND TELL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE BEFORE KIND OF STOLE MY REPORT. BUT I WILL JUST SAY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LIBRARY, YOU CAN HELP US RAISE FUNDS BY EATING OUT. HOW EASY IS THAT? APRIL 1ST, TEXAS ROADHOUSE, 3000 CRYSTAL SPRINGS.

IT'S NOT ANY TEXAS ROADHOUSE. IT'S OUR TEXAS ROADHOUSE.

STARTING AT 3:00. THEY GIVE 10% TO OUR LIBRARY.

AND ON APRIL 2ND FROM 11 A.M. TO 9 P.M. SO YOU CAN BE THERE FOR LUNCH, MID-AFTERNOON TEA, DINNER, WHATEVER. AND ON THE BORDER AT 2500 AIRPORT FREEWAY.

AND THE LIBRARY HAS NEW ENTRANCE TO THE CHILDREN'S AREA.

IT'S REALLY VERY NICE. I THINK IT WAS BUILT BECAUSE OF ME.

BUT MY DAUGHTER WE GET KIND OF NOISY BACK THERE.

BUT IT IS ACTUALLY IF YOU VISIT IT IS SUPER NICE.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB THERE. THEY REALLY DID. ALL RIGHT.

PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU. MAYOR. NOTHING TO REPORT RIGHT NOW.

WE DON'T MEET AGAIN UNTIL NEXT MONTH, SO WE'RE.

WAIT, DID YOU DO THE POLAR PLUNGE? I DID THE POLAR PLUNGE.

HOW WAS THAT? IT WAS WITH THE POLICE CHIEF. IT WAS VERY COLD.

I CAN IMAGINE IT WAS A COLD. OH, GOSH. ALL RIGHT, SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. NOTHING TO REPORT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO.

I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER. I'M INVOLVED IN THE HEB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

AND OUR LAST MEETING THAT WE DID, WE GOT TO TOUR BEDFORD'S POLICE AND FIRE FACILITIES.

THE CHIEF SMITHWICK WAS AMAZING AT THE CENTRAL STATION AND TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND THEN ACTUALLY OFFICER HALL GAVE MY GROUP THE TOUR OF PD.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO. REALLY? THEY REALLY GO.

AND SHE REALLY DOES CARE A LOT AND A LOT. WE WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE MEN AND WOMEN AND POLICE AND FIRE IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

WE VERY MUCH ARE. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND THAT ALL SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY.

[00:55:02]

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS.

I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOU ALL THIS EVENING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THERE'S THAT. AND SO, WITH LEE TAKES US TO THE END OF OUR MEETING.

MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LOVE TO. MOTION TO ADJOURN.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE MOVE TO ADJOURN. MOVE TO ADJOURN.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT. MEETING'S ADJOURNED AT 6:55.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. HE HATED. HE COULD DO THAT.

I BET, I BET YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.