* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] GOOD MORNING. WE WANT TO WELCOME EACH [I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL] AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE CHAMBER THIS MORNING AND WHO ARE WATCHING VIRTUALLY, UH, TO OUR CITY COUNCIL. I REGULARLY SIT A COUNCIL MEETING, UH, FOR AUGUST 17TH, 2021. UH, IT'S A LITTLE AFTER NINE 30 THIS MORNING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION. UH, AND OUR PLEDGE ON THIS MORNING, COUNCIL WOMAN, MOSES WILL LEAD US, UH, IN OUR INVOCATION ON TODAY. FATHER GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS. WE THANK YOU ALL GOD FOR ALLOWING US TO MAKE IT HERE SAFELY, TO CONDUCT YOUR BUSINESS. WE THANK YOU THAT YOU HAVE TOLD US THAT THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE FOR US TO REJOICE AND TO BE GLAD IN IT. AND GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY YOU'VE GIVEN US TO LEAD YOUR CITY. WE PRAY THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID AND DONE IN THIS MEETING WILL BE TO YOUR GLORY AND TO YOUR HONOR, IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS, WE PRAY. AMEN. I PLEDGE IN UNISON. 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 CITY SECRETARY, WILL YOU ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR US PLEASE? YES. MAYOR OF RT MAYOR PRO TEM, FRANK PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER HOMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER MOSES. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVING NO PROCLAMATIONS THIS MORNING. UM, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. WE WILL HAVE, UH, SPEAKERS ON THIS MORNING. WE HAVE THREE LISTED AS THE SPEAKERS COME, THEY WILL BE GIVEN A FIVE MINUTES, UH, FOR THEIR PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL HEAR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL HAVE MR. CLARENCE LIONS WHO WILL COME REGARDING UNLAWFUL DUMPING. MR. LIONS, ARE YOU IN THE CHAMBER, MR. LIONS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON. HE MAY GET HERE. AND IF HE COMES IN BEFORE WE FINISHED, WE'LL ALLOW HIM MR. KENNETH SHEPHERD [III. A.2 Kenneth Shephard, Jr., Vice President Of Lion Hearted Academy, Regarding 2nd Annual Eddie Ray Brown Showdown, Texas VS Louisiana] VICE-PRESIDENT OF LION HEARTED ACADEMY REGARDING THE SECOND ANNUAL EDDIE RAY BROWN SHOWDOWN, TEXAS VERSUS LOUISIANA. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, HOW Y'ALL DOING. GREAT. UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO START OFF WITH, UH, THANKING YOU GUYS FOR HEARING US OUT ON THIS, UH, WHAT WE TRY TO DO AS WE TRY TO KEEP, UH, MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW, COACH EDDIE, RAY, GO, JD RAY BROWN. UH, HE PASSED NOT SO LONG AGO, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP HIS LEGACY ALIVE. HE STARTED UP A REAL GOOD THING PROBABLY 15 YEARS AGO AND WE TRY TO KEEP IT ALIVE. SO SAYING THAT IT'S IT'S IN THE BOXING GAME, WE'RE ACTUALLY WANTING TO USE THE, UH, REC. I THINK THEY CALL IT THE REC AT, UH, NINTH AVENUE, UH, THE OLD WHY WE CALL IT. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY WANTING TO USE A FACILITY, WHICH WE HAVE USED BEFORE. WE GAVE A BOXING SHOW IN THAT BEFORE EVERYTHING WAS GREAT. UH, WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT. IT WAS VERY, VERY POSITIVE. UH, WE JUST, WE WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THESE KIDS. YOU HEAR ALL THE TIME PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT AND WE ARE TRYING TO, WE TRYING TO BE ABOUT IT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE BACK TO THESE KIDS, TAKE SOME OF THESE KIDS OFF THE STREET, PUT THEM IN A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE CAN STEER THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, UH, SAYING THAT WE COME BEFORE YOU GUYS TO, TO ASK THAT WE CAN USE THOSE FACILITIES. WE KNOW IT'LL BE A RENT THAT'S, THAT'S A COST TO IT. IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. UH, LIKE I SAID, WE USE THE FACILITIES BEFORE EVERYTHING WORKED OUT REAL WELL. IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL SHOW. WE WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. WE WANT TO TRY TO KEEP IT GOING, UH, AND KIND OF GO BEYOND THAT LINE AND SAY MAYBE EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS, EXCUSE ME, EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS, WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING A SHOW IN THERE. AND, UM, WE COME BEFORE YOU GUYS TO, AND JUST TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND, UH, LET Y'ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S ALL POSITIVE. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS. IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. UH, MY COACH HERE, UH, CHARLES [00:05:01] AND COACH CALVIN, WE DON'T GET PAID. IT'S NOT ABOUT PAY. IT'S ABOUT GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN IT. AS WELL AS MYSELF, WE ALL ARE LICENSED COACHES AND WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WITH THESE KIDS, SOMETHING TO TAKE THEM OFF THE STREET, PUT THEM IN A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE CAN STEER THEM DOWN THE RIGHT ROAD. SO, UH, SAYING THAT IF, UH, YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I WILL TRY TO ANSWER. I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. JUST, I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPLAUD YOU. UM, YES, MA'AM UH, EDDIE BROWN WAS A PERSON WHO CARED ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND HE WAS NOT ONLY MY CLASSMATE. HE WAS MY FRIEND. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YES, YES, MA'AM AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING. WE, WE WANT TO KEEP THAT LEGACY GOING. HE DID A REAL, REAL GOOD THING BY STARTING THIS, UH, LIONHEART ACADEMY, UH, BOXING ACADEMY. AND WE JUST, WE WANT TO KEEP IT GOING. IT'S A POSITIVE THING. AND JUST HELPING THESE KIDS STAY OFF THE STREET. AND, UM, LIKE I SAID, HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAYBE UTILIZE THAT BUILDING EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS OR SO AND GIVE A SHOW IN THERE. IT'S A FAMILY OUTING. UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT BOXING, BUT WE HAVE REFEREES. WE HAVE JUDGES AND WE HAVE ALSO A RING DOCTOR TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS SAFE. THE FACILITY WILL BE COVERED UNDER OUR USA BOXING INSURANCE FOR ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. UM, EVERY TIME WE GIVE A SHIT, EXCUSE ME, EVERY TIME WE GIVE A SHOW, OUR COVERAGE FROM USA BOXING GOES TO THAT SHOW AND COVERS THE WHOLE SHOW. SO THE UMBRELLAS OVER THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AS WELL, COUNCILMAN KINLOCH, THANK YOU, COACH. AND S I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION. IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE KIDS PARTICIPATE IN CONTACT SPORTS, UH, WOULD YOU HAVE INSURANCE? MY NEXT QUESTION. SO YOU'RE GOING TO INVITE KIDS ALL OVER THE STATE. THEY COME HERE TO PORT ARTHUR. AND WHEN YOU SAY THE WORD SHOW, THEY COME AND THEY BOX, YES, SIR. IS IT AN ENTRY FEE THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD, IT'S A $10 ENTRY FEE, UH, THIS PARTICULAR SHOW WE'RE GOING TO COURSE, UH, IT'S GONNA RE THE NAME OF IT. WE HADN'T PICKED YET, BUT IT'S GOING TO REVOLVE AROUND COACH EDDIE AND WHAT WE DO, WE CHARGE A $10 ENTRY FEE, AND THAT'S MAINLY FOR ALL THE FEES THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO THE REFEREES, TO THE JUDGES AND THE RAIN DOCTOR. UH, IN MOST CASES, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT, YOU HAVE, YOU, YOU, YOU DRAW ENOUGH MONEY. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T. WE DRAW ENOUGH MONEY OFF THE DOOR TO COVER THOSE THAT OVERHEAD FROM THE DOCTOR TO REFEREES AND ALL THE JUDGES. SO, UM, AND SO FAR AS THE SHOW, WE BRING AS WELL REVENUE TO PORT AUTHOR, BECAUSE, UH, THE LAST TIME WE DID IT, IT WAS LOUISIANA VERSUS TEXAS, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF TOP OF THAT AND DO SOMETHING PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, BUT WE MAY NAME IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. UM, SO WHAT YOU BASICALLY HAVE THAT SOME OF Y'ALL THAT DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS. UH, WE GOT IT. IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF MAYBE 12 DIFFERENT BOXING TEAMS. AND THEY COMING FROM ALL OVER, COMING FROM HOUSTON, THEY COME IN FROM AUSTIN, THEY COMING FROM LOUISIANA AND WE ALL MEET AND WE ALL MAKE MATCHES. SO THEY'LL BRING IN REVENUE HERE. MOST OF THEM FROM LOUISIANA, THEY STAY. SO THEY GET IN HOTELS. THEY, THEY, UH, THEY GOTTA EAT. THEY GOTTA, THEY BUYING FOOD HERE IN PORT OFF IT. SO IT IS BRINGING REVENUE HERE AS WELL OR KOJO. I LIKE THE IDEA JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, UH, EDDIE, I REMEMBER EDDIE WHEN HE WANTED TO START THIS BOXING, UH, FOR THE KIDS AND GET KIDS OFF THE STREET, GETTING IN TROUBLE. SO, UH, YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION. I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PORT ARTHUR TO, UH, SUPPORT US, UH, IDEA LIKE THIS. SO, THANKS AGAIN. THANKS FOR YOUR TEAM. AND, UH, A LET'S PUSH ON THIS, FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO. YOU GUYS GIVING US OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME, SIR. WOULD YOU JUST STAY THERE FOR ONE MOMENT? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, [VIII. C.21 P. R. No. 22091 — A Resolution Designating And Establishing The 2nd Annual Eddie Ray Brown Showdown, Texas VS Louisiana Amateur Boxing Entertainment Area For 2021, Designating Lion Hearted Boxing Academy As Exclusive Concessionaire And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Agreement Thereof] IF IT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL, THERE IS A, THERE'S A, UH, RESOLUTION UNDER CONSENT AGENDA. UH, IT IS A CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION NUMBER 2, 2 0 9 1. AND IF YOU IT'S YOUR PLEASURE, WE CAN PULL THAT AND VOTE ON THIS ACTION WHILE HE'S STANDING HERE THIS MORNING. I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT. UM, UH, UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 21, PR NUMBER 2, 2 0 9 1, A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AND ESTABLISHING THE SECOND ANNUAL [00:10:01] EDDIE RAY BROWN SHOWDOWN, TEXAS VERSUS LOUISIANA AMATEUR BOXING ENTERTAINMENT AREA FOR 2021 DESIGNATING LION HEARTED BOXING ACADEMY, AS EXCLUSIVE CONCESSIONAIRE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND AGREEMENT THERE. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED HAVE A MOTION BY DR. KELLOGG SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HOLMES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. WE HAVE, UH, A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. WE APPRECIATE IT. HAVE A GREAT TIME. YES, SIR. [III. A.3 Hilton Kelley, The Houston Advanced Research Center ( HARC) And Community In- Power And Development Association ( CIDA Inc.) Regarding Equity Informed Resilience Planning Project] MR. HILTON, KELLY WILL COME BEFORE. IT'S NOW, UH, UNDER COMMUNICATIONS, THE HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER, HARK AND COMMUNITY AND POWER AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, SITA INCORPORATED REGARDING EQUITY INFORMED RESILIENCE PLANNING PROJECT. GOOD MORNING, MR. HILTON. GOOD MORNING. AND, UH, LET'S TALK FIRST OF ALL, GIVE IT ALL PRAISE TO GOD. UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING AND ALLOWING US TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COUNCIL. UH, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED FOR, UH, CITIES LIKE PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS WHEN IT COMES TO EQUITY AND RESILIENCY, WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND, UH, HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A NEW DAY. WE'RE LOOKING AT CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE IMPACT TO OUR HOMES. WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR IMPACT TO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ELECTRICAL GRID, OUR WATER SYSTEMS AND PIPING SYSTEMS FOR DRAINAGE. AND NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS LAID OUT A LOT OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH WE CAN EMBARK UPON PROVIDING. WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GOING AFTER SOME OF THESE LARGE GRANTS THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS BRINGING FORWARD. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO REGRESS AND ALLOW MICHELLE SMITH TO COME AND GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THOSE PROJECTS. THANK YOU, MR. KELLY, AND THANK YOU, COUNSEL. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MICHELLE SMITH. I'M THE MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR THE COMMUNITY EMPOWERING DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION. AND I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HARK ENSIDA REGARDING THIS PROJECT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR A LETTER OF SUPPORT OR A PROCLAMATION OR RESOLUTION, UM, FOR, SO, UM, EXCUSE ME. UM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CITY FOR A PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE GULF RESEARCH PROGRAM, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE PROPOSAL, BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE TO ACTION, USING DATA TO DEVELOP EQUITABLE OUTCOMES OR SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE HAZARDS AND OTHER DISASTERS. UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR SUPPORT OR A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY APPROVES OF AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT. WE'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. OUR PROPOSAL TITLE IS EQUITY INFORMED CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLANNING FOR A TEXAS GULF COASTAL GOLDEN TRIANGLE COMMUNITY AT RISK. AND THE TEAM CONSISTS OF THE COMMUNITY EMPOWERING DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OR SITA FOR SHORT, THE HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER OR HARK, AND THE JUPITER DATA FACTORY. UM, SITA HAS WORKED WITH PORT ARTHUR RESIDENTS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND WE'RE EXPERIENCED IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZING ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION, AND SPECIFICALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO AIR QUALITY HEALTH AND FLOOD RESILIENCE, HARK IS A NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THE WOODLANDS. THEY WERE FOUNDED IN 1982 AND THEY'RE COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THAT, UH, DEVELOPING, UM, DEVELOPING VISUALIZATIONS AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. THE JUPITER DATA FACTORY HAS PARTICIPATED IN DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERAL ASSESSMENTS AND TOOLS FOR THE TEXAS UPPER COAST, INCLUDING JEFFERSON COUNTY AND PREVIOUSLY SITA AND HARK HAVE PARTNERED TO DEVELOP THE PORT ARTHUR GOLDEN TRIANGLE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE, OR EJI FOR SHORT, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, MULTIPLE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTUALLY THE U S EPA. UM, WE CAME TOGETHER TO WORK ON THE EJI TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES. UM, THE EJI AIMS TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY AND BUILD UPON PREVIOUS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE MAJOR REDUCTION IN GREENHOUSE GAS, EMISSION, AND HEALTH RISK RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. UM, WE WILL ALSO EXAMINE HOW TO IMPROVE HOUSING COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION EFFORTS, ADVANCED JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT SERVICES UPGRADE THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION SECTOR AND STRENGTHEN EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH EQUITY. A FUNDAMENTAL GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATIONS OF VARIOUS STRATEGIES BY LOCAL STATE HOLDERS, TO TRANSFORM THE MOST ELABORATED AND DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS INTO FLOURISHING, SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY AND SECURITY FOR INHABITANTS THAT SPECIFICALLY THIS PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON TOGETHER IS ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS EJI INITIATIVE. THE GULF RESEARCH PROGRAM, NATIONAL ACADEMY [00:15:01] OF SCIENCES GRANT PROPOSAL HAS THE GOAL OF THE COMMUNITY TAKING AN EXISTING PLAN, REVIEWING IT WITH AN EQUITY LENS BY APPLYING AN EQUITY LENS TO AN EXISTING PLAN, THE PROCESS, WHAT RESULTS IN MORE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, UM, THAT ARE PARTICULARLY AT A DISPROPORTIONATE RISK FROM THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE HAZARD. NOW, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE GRANT DEFINES EQUITY AS THE FAIR TREATMENT ACCESS OPPORTUNITY AND ADVANCEMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE. WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, STRIVING TO IDENTIFY AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT HAVE PREVENTED THE FULL PARTICIPATION OF SOME GROUPS. UM, THE PROPOSAL TEAM WILL BE REVIEWING THE CITY'S CURRENT PORT ARTHUR DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY PLAN AND DEVELOP, UM, DEVELOPMENT OF THE EQUITY FOCUS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY COMMUNITY COLLABORATION LED BY CEDAR. THE DISCUSSION WILL BE INFORMED BY CITY OF PORT ARTHUR SPECIFIC RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. AS WE ALL KNOW, PORT ARTHUR IS AN AT-RISK COMMUNITY FACING A WIDE RANGE OF CONCERNS, INCLUDING CLIMATE DISASTERS, DISPROPORTIONATE RISK AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CROSS CUTTING DATA CENTRIC AND EQUITY INFORMED RESILIENCY PLAN IS NECESSARY. AND THE DELIVERABLES OF THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A CASE STUDY THAT DOCUMENTS THE COLLABORATIVE PLANNING PROCESS, UM, OF USING CLIMATE IMPACT DATA TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING AND APPLY AN EQUITY LENS TO THE CURRENT, UM, DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY PLAN, AN UPDATED COMMUNITY LED DATA DRIVEN AND EQUITY FOCUSED AND INFORMED, UM, PORT ARTHUR DISASTER RESILIENCY PLAN AND ANALYSIS THAT EXAMINES THE SIMILARITIES AND THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CURRENT PLAN AND THE UPDATED PLAN. UM, AND THAT INCLUDES THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS REFLECTION ON THE PROCESS OF THE PLANNING WITH THE EQUITY LENS, THE OUTPUT AND THE POTENTIAL OUTCOMES. IT WILL INCLUDE AN OUTREACH, UM, WITH DIVERSE GROUPS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH EXTENSIVE DATA GATHERING ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION TO COMMUNICATE CLIMATE RESILIENCE DECISIONS. AND AN ONLINE PROJECT PORTAL WILL BE DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE THE USE OF PROJECT MATERIALS AS A MODEL OR FRAMEWORK OF EQUITY INFORMED CLIMATE RESILIENCE, PLANNING ALONG THE GULF COAST. WE ANTICIPATE COMMUNITY MEETINGS OCCURRING IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR OVER THE 18 MONTH PROJECT PERIOD. AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THE CITY TO, UM, SUPPORT WITH THE LETTER OF SUPPORT OR A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMAN, ANY COMMENTS WE DID, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, WITNESS YOUR PRESENTATION OUT IN THE MONTROSE AREA. AND WE WERE IN THAT MEETING IN COUNCILMAN MARK'S, UH, DISTRICT. AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATIONS AND DIALOGUE THAT IS GOING TO COME FORWARD OUT OF THAT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT. UM, DID MR. LYONS EVER MAKE IT, DID MR. LYONS EVER GET HERE? ALL RIGHT. WHICH ONE IS IT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WANT [VIII. C.22 P. R. No. 22092 — A Resolution In Support Of The Community In- Power And Development Association' s Port Arthur/ Golden Triangle Environmental Justice Initiative] TO PULL THAT AS WELL. UM, CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 22, UH, PR NUMBER 2, 2 0 9 TO A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY IN POWER AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS, PORT ARTHUR, GOLDEN TRIANGLE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE. DO I HAVE A MOTION SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MARK. SECOND BY DR. KEN LAW. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ANY OPPOSITION? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH PRESENTATIONS. UM, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL COME NOW. UH, YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION. [III. B.1 A Presentation By Jeff Koerner Regarding Enterprise Fleet Management] OUR FIRST PRESENTATION WILL BE A PRESENTATION BY JEFF CORNER. UH, I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. TURNER TURNER. ALL RIGHT. JEFF KERNER REGARDING ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT. GOOD MORNING. YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. UM, I WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD GET THE PRESENTATION UP ON THE SLIDE SO I COULD WALK YOU ALL THROUGH THAT Y'ALL SAID, OKAY, WE SEE IT PERFECT IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE A FLEET SYNOPSIS, WHICH IS AN OVERVIEW OF ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT, OUR PARTNERS, AND ALSO AN OVERVIEW OF THE STATE OF THE PORT ARTHUR'S FLEET IT COUPLED WITH REFERENCES AT THE END. AGAIN, MY NAME'S JEFF KERNER. I WORKED FOR ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT. I'VE BEEN WITH ENTERPRISE NOW FOR ABOUT 19 YEARS. UM, AS WE START WITH THE FIRST SLIDE, I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR COMPANY. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT WE CURRENTLY DO OFFER CURRENT CLIENTS [00:20:01] THAT WE HAVE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THEN SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT PORT ARTHUR'S FLEET AND A SUSTAINED BUDGET THAT WE PUT TOGETHER. MY GOAL IS TO COME BACK AND ACTUALLY SHOW YOU ON MENU PRICING AND BUDGETARY NUMBERS AND HOW WE CAN IMPACT THAT. BOTH FROM A CAPITAL AND OPERATING PERSPECTIVE. AS YOU LOOK AT THE STATE OF TEXAS AND OUR CURRENT PARTNERS, ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT CURRENTLY MANAGES OVER 1.5 MILLION VEHICLES. AND IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE HAVE ABOUT 120 PARTNERSHIPS. I'M SURE YOU CAN RECOGNIZE A FEW ON THERE. THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, THE CITY OF HOUSTON WITH MAYOR TURNER HAS BEEN RECENTLY ON BOARD, THE CITY OF KATY, AUSTIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON COUNTY HARRIS COUNTY, JUST TO NAME A FEW. AND THEY PARTNERED US FOR A FEW REASONS. THEY TYPICALLY IN THE PAST WOULD JUST PAY CASH FOR AN ASSET AND HOLD ONTO A, WITHOUT REALIZING THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP AS IT RELATES TO THE VEHICLE TODAY. AND THEY WERE HOLDING VEHICLES FOR ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 12 YEARS WITHOUT MAXIMIZING RESALE, WHICH IS WHERE ENTERPRISE IS ABLE TO COME IN AND HELP. WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE CITY LEADERSHIP OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO NOT ONLY EVALUATE THE FLEET, BUT ALSO PUT TOGETHER A REPLACEMENT PLAN FOR 40 VEHICLES THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE THAT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE, BUT ALSO MAXIMIZE YOUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET. WHAT WE DID FOUND AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RUN A NEWER FLEET, REDUCE YOUR OPERATIONAL EXPENSE, INCREASE RESALE, AND ALSO BRING THEM A MACK, BEING ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THE BUDGET BY DOING MORE WITH LESS. OKAY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING THE PRINCIPLES OF FLEET MANAGEMENT TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. IN OUR EXPERIENCE OF MANAGING OVER 1.5 MILLION VEHICLES FOR THE CITY, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, WE WANT TO BE AN EXPERT AND GUIDANCE AND FROM EVERYTHING FROM ACQUISITION, ALL THE WAY TO RESALE WHILE ALSO HELPING MANAGE THE VEHICLES THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN YOUR FLEET TODAY AND SHOW YOU DOWN TO THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP, WHERE IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE ANALYTICALLY TO REPLACE A VEHICLE COUPLED WITH MEETING WITH THE CITY QUARTERLY, TO BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU SPECIFICALLY FROM AN ANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE, WHAT THOSE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE AND HOW WE CAN MAXIMIZE THE BUDGET. YEAH. AS YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW AND BREAKDOWN OF WHAT I PUT TOGETHER FOR THE CURRENT STATE OF THE FLEET. FEW THINGS THAT I THINK REALLY STICK OUT TO ME IS YOU HAVE 26% OF YOUR CURRENT LIGHT AND MEDIUM DUTY FLEET. THAT'S OVER 10 YEARS OF AGE WITH OLDER VEHICLES, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S HIGHER FUEL COSTS, HIGHER MAINTENANCE EXPENSE, AND THEY ALSO TEND TO BE MORE UNRELIABLE BY YOUR CURRENT ACQUISITION RATES. IT'LL TAKE ALMOST 10 AND A HALF YEARS TO REPLACE YOUR ENTIRE FLEET. OUR GOAL IS TO PUT TOGETHER A PHASED IN APPROACH OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO REPLACE THE FLEET. BUT ALSO WE PUT TOGETHER AN ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS A CONSERVATIVE $8.2 MILLION SAVINGS OVER THE COURSE OF 10 YEARS. AND ONCE ON THE PROGRAM, A SUSTAINED SAVINGS OF A HALF, A MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY. WHAT THIS MEANS TO THE CITY IS NEWER VEHICLES HAVE LOWER FUEL EXPENSE, LOWER MAINTENANCE EXPENSE, INCREASED RELIABILITY, LESS DOWNTIME, AND ALSO LOWER SAFETY, LESS SAFETY CONCERNS. AS YOU MAXIMIZE RESALE BY PARTNERING WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT, IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR WILL REDUCE FUEL EXPENSE BY 25% SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE MAINTENANCE EXPENSE BY 67%. AND ALSO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE OUR OPEN-ENDED EQUITY LEASE, WHICH HELPS MAXIMIZE CASH FLOW RACK RECOGNIZES EQUITY AT TERM, AND ALSO GIVES THE CITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE RESALE WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT. AS WE BUY ABOUT A MILLION VEHICLES A YEAR, AND WE SELL A MILLION VEHICLES A YEAR ON AVERAGE, WE'RE ABLE TO SELL THOSE VEHICLES ABOUT OVER ABOUT 10% OVER BLACK BOOK, BY SHIFTING FROM A REACTIVE APPROACH TO REPLACING INOPERABLE VEHICLES TO A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH. OUR GOAL IS TO REPLACE ALL OF THESE VEHICLES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. PREVIOUSLY, I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OPEN-ENDED EQUITY LEASE. THE WAY THE STRUCTURE WORKS IS THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THE CAPITAL BUDGET, BUT ALSO GIVE YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT ACTUALLY ENTAILS AN OPEN-ENDED LEASE REQUIRES NO. OH NO MILEAGE PENALTIES, NO. WHERE PENALTIES AT ALL. AND AT THE END OF TERM, THE CITY IS ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ALL EQUITY OR RESALE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE NEXT VEHICLE, ESSENTIALLY CREATING A RETURN OR AN INTERNAL REPLACEMENT FUND BY GETTING YOU OUT OF THE VEHICLE AT THE RIGHT TIME AND [00:25:01] MAXIMIZING THE BEST TIME TO SELL THAT VEHICLE. AGAIN, NO MILEAGE PENALTIES, NO WEAR AND TEAR PENALTIES, WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ABOUT FROM A LEASING PERSPECTIVE. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A CLOSE ENDED DEALERSHIP LEASE, THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THAT STANDPOINT. IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, PLEASE, THIS IS THE MODELING THAT WE DID PUT TOGETHER FOR THE CURRENT STATE OF THE FLEET WITH YOUR CURRENT FLEET, A FEW THINGS THAT STICK OUT TO ME, YOU HAVE 20 DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES CURRENTLY IN YOUR FLEET TODAY. AND THIS IS ALSO INCLUSIVE OF YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOUR MILEAGE IS PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SEE FROM A LOT OF OUR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES. AND THAT IS A LOWER MILEAGE APPLICATION SEPARATE OF YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT WHAT DOES STICK OUT TO ME AS, AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR PHASED IN APPROACH, YOU HAVE QUITE A FEW VEHICLES, 85 TO BE EXACT THAT ARE NORTH OF 10 YEARS OF AGE. SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET YOU ON A HEALTHIER CYCLE TODAY, AND ALSO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE YOUR RESALE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THE ANALYSIS THAT I PUT TOGETHER THAT SHOWS A SUSTAINED PROGRAM OVER THE COURSE OF A 10 YEAR PERIOD. AND AS YOU LOOK AT IT TODAY, WE'RE SHOWING $8.2 MILLION IN SAVINGS, INCLUSIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY DOING TODAY. AND WHEN ONCE ON THE SUSTAINED PROGRAM, HALF A MILLION DOLLARS CONSERVATIVE BASED UPON, UM, ALL VEHICLES BEING REPLACED AT THE RIGHT TIME AND ALSO TRACKING ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE AND THE FUEL. THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY THAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO WITH MAYOR TURNER AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON, AND ALSO WITH THE CITY OF CLE AND A COUPLE OTHER COUNTIES, COUNTY OF AUSTIN TO KNIT, TO BE EXACT AS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY. YOU'RE ABLE TO BUY VEHICLES TODAY, ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO $3,000, BETTER THAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BECAUSE OF THE STRONG INCENTIVES THAT YOU HAVE, WHAT ENTERPRISE HAS FOUND SPECIFICALLY ON THE HALF TON TRUCK IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, IS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO RUN THAT TRUCK AT ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 12,000 MILES. AND IN MOST CASES YOU'RE ABLE TO EITHER RUN IT AT CASH NEUTRAL OR IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE ABLE TO PROFIT FROM IT. AND THAT'S SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HOW WELL YOU BUY AND HOW WELL WE SELL THE VEHICLE. THIS APPLICATION WORKED VERY WELL WITH MAYOR TURNER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE'VE ALSO USED IT WITH THE CID DIVISION, WITH THE CITY OF KATY, AND I'VE ALSO USED IT FOR A ROTH WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS SPECIFICALLY IN THE CITY OF SEELEY. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY BASED UPON YOUR FLEET TODAY. AS I LOOK AT IT, THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH A LOT OF HALF TON TRUCKS THAT YOU CURRENTLY DO HAVE IN YOUR FLEET TODAY. ULTIMATELY, MY GOAL IS TO COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS TO BE ABLE TO FINALIZE PRICING AND TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FROM A MODELING PERSPECTIVE. BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT JUST A SHORT TERM GOAL. I, I SEE THIS AS A GREAT LONGTERM OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY, TO BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT YOUR TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP IS, BUT ULTIMATELY TO BE ABLE TO ADD NEWER VEHICLES TO THE CITY THAT ARE MORE RELIABLE AND ALSO MAXIMIZE YOUR RESALE WITHOUT BEING SADDLED. I'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS TO CURRENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, THE AMOUNT OF PROTEIN OR COUNSELING. WELL, THANK YOU. UH, JEFF. YES, SIR. HEY, THANK YOU, JOE. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH YOUR NUMBER OF 322, UH, IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR? ARE YOU INCLUDING POLICE VEHICLES AS WELL? THAT IS CORRECT. YEP. THIS WAS A FLEET. THE FLEET LIST THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE CITY IS WHAT WE PUT PART OF IT. OKAY. OKAY. AND NORMALLY YOUR CONTRACTS WITH CITIES IS THAT YEAR TO YEAR ARE BEST NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE MANAGER AND, UH, AND YOURSELF, YOUR COMPANY TO SEE THAT PROFIT, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CONTRACT ITSELF. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE STATING? YES, IT'S, IT'S A YEAR TO YEAR CONTRACT, ULTIMATELY FOR YOU TO SEE A SUSTAINABLE PLAN. YOU'D WANT TO STAY ON THAT PROGRAM OVER TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOU COULD SEE THE SUSTAINED SAVINGS. OKAY. BUT IT IS AN OPEN-ENDED CONTRACT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAY I APPROACH, IS THERE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FLEET MANAGEMENT AND SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, IF, UH, IF THE, UH, EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING A TRIP, IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN, UM, THE PRICING THAT IS CONNECTED BETWEEN FLEET MANAGEMENT AND, UM, AND THAT OPPORTUNITY IS, WELL, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO THAT IS A SEPARATE PROGRAM. WE ARE A SISTER COMPANY TO ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, WHICH IS ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR. AND WITH A LOT OF CITIES, WE DO SET UP NEGOTIATED PRICING WHERE WE'D BE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THE CITY AS WELL. AND THERE'S OF SAVINGS THAT WOULD BE CONNECTED TO THAT AS WELL. THAT THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE, BUT BASED UPON YOUR TRAVEL, THEY WOULD GIVE YOU THE BEST RATES, UM, BASED UPON HOW MUCH, WHAT YOUR ANNUAL SPEND IS. OKAY. SO I COULD GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PUT THAT IN THERE AS WELL? YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. [00:30:01] YEAH, LET ME JUST SHARE WITH YOU. LET ME JUST SHARE WITH COUNCIL. WE HAVE WITHIN MR. UM, MORE ON THEM, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JEFF FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, BECAUSE AS COUNSEL INDICATED, ONE OF THE KEY CONCERNS IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR VEHICLES, THAT WE CONTINUE TO KEEP WITH US IN TIPPED UP, UM, CONDITION IN ORDER FOR SERVICE DELIVERY TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. AND, UM, I, UM, ENSURING THAT I'M ATTEMPTING TO ENSURE THAT WE LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED IN TERMS OF COST CUTTING, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST VEHICLES AVAILABLE AND IN OP CONDITION, UM, FOR EMPLOYEES HAVING SAID THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MODELS THAT ARE OUT THERE, WE KNOW THAT COUNCIL HAVE VOTED MONEY INTO THE GARAGE FOR IMPROVEMENTS, BUT STILL, I DO THINK THAT THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND WHATEVER AREAS WE CAN LOOK AT IN CUTTING COST AND IMPROVEMENT EFFICIENCY FOR THE CITY. UM, I WOULD BRING IT TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOE. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. UM, [III. B.2 A Presentation By Staff Regarding The Fiscal Year 21- 22 Proposed Budget] OUR NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE FOR OUR PHYSICAL YEAR PROPOSED BUDGET. THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY OUR STAFF. GOOD MORNING, MS. CANTY, DAN. GREAT MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR PARTYIN AND COUNCIL. HOW ARE Y'ALL TODAY? GREAT. IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR. THIS STARTS OUR BUDGET, UH, PROCESS FOR YOU TO GO THROUGH THE BUDGET AND WE'LL HAVE SOME BUDGET WORKSHOPS COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND HOPEFULLY WITHIN A MONTH, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE A BUDGET ADOPTED FOR YOU. OKAY. UH, I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION. UH, YOU HAVE A COPY AT YOUR DESK AND ALSO I THINK BRIAN'S GOING TO PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN. UM, BEFORE I GET INTO, UM, THE BUDGET, UH, HIGHLIGHTS, THIS IS A PRESENTATION THAT WAS JUST HIGHLIGHTS WHAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT. UH, WE WILL START OUR ACTUAL WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK. SO I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER, UH, THINGS WITH YOU, UH, SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT. UH, THE FIRST PAGE OF THE PRESENTATION, UH, WE HAD, UH, A COUPLE OF LITTLE, UM, ERRORS THAT WE NEEDED TO CORRECT. SO I THOUGHT WE WOULD BRING THOSE TO YOUR ATTENTION TODAY. UM, FIRST OF ALL, THE GENERAL FUND, UH, WE DID HAVE A TRANSFER OF ONE POSITION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN PLANNING, AND THAT IS REFLECTED IN YOUR PERSONNEL SCHEDULES IN THE BACK, BUT WE FORGOT TO MOVE THE MONEY. SO, UH, IF YOU JUST MAKE A NOTE THAT, UH, WE WILL MOVE THE 55,000 FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO THE NEXT, AND THE PAGE HAS NUMBERS LISTED, NUMBER 2, 4, 14, AND 29 ARE THE PAGES THAT ARE AFFECTED ON THAT. AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, WE'LL GIVE YOU A WHOLE NEW DOCUMENT WITH ALL OF THESE CHANGES INCORPORATED. AND ANY OTHER CHANGES THAT YOU MAKE? THE OTHER CHANGE IS IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND ON PAGE 1 0 9 AND YOUR DOCUMENT UNDER PARKS AND RECREATION, THERE IS NO CHANGE IN ANY DOLLAR AMOUNTS. UM, WE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE LISTING. THERE'S A CREW CAB TRUCK LISTED FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT IS ACTUALLY TWO DRUGS, NOT ONE. AND, UH, UNDER THAT ALSO UNDER PARKS AND RECREATION IS A BUCKET TRUCK LISTED FOR $60,000, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A HERBICIDE SPRAY TRUCK. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THOSE COUPLE OF LITTLE THINGS BEFORE I GOT STARTED. AND IF WE TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE GO, UM, JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET. UH, FOCUS OF THIS BUDGET IS ON CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDES A FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN TO ASSIST IN LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE MULTI-YEAR BUDGETS. SO, UH, REMEMBER THAT GOING FORWARD THAT ANY MONEY THAT WE HAVE UNSPENT SO FAR MOVES FORWARD IN THE BUDGET. UM, WE DO HAVE A FR I 22. WE HAVE A CAPITAL BUDGET THAT INCLUDES A 53.3 MILLION IN NEW PROJECTS, INCLUDING 13.5 MILLION IN THREE PROJECTS. UH, AS I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE OPEN STREET PROJECTS ALREADY, UM, WHICH IS, YOU CAN TELL IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR DOCUMENT ON PAGE 1 23, IT SHOWS YOU THAT WE HAVE 39.6 MILLION IN OPEN PROJECTS GOING FORWARD, AND WE'LL BE ADDING 13.5 MILLION TO THAT 26.6 MILLION HAS BEEN PROPOSED, UH, IN PROJECTS RELATED TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT 4.3 MILLION [00:35:01] FOR CITY FACILITIES, AND 1.3 MILLION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION. WE WILL DISCUSS THIS IN MORE DETAIL, THE WHOLE CAPITAL PROJECT PROGRAM AT A WORKSHOP PROBABLY NEXT WEEK. SO WE MAY ANSWER MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS THEN, UH, NEXT SLIDE IS THE ESTIMATED RESULTS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR END OPERATING BUDGETS ARE BALANCED IN ALL MAJOR OPERATING FUNDS. THE EXCEPTION OF A PLAN REDUCTION IN DEBT SERVICE YEAR-END ESTIMATES REFLECT A DECREASE IN BALANCES OF 4.3 MILLION, PRIMARILY DUE TO TRANSFERS TO CAPITAL AND LOWER THAN EXPECTED REVENUES IN SOLID WASTE. THERE WAS A 7.1 MILLION POSITIVE MOVEMENT FROM THE AMENDED BUDGET TO THE YEAR END ESTIMATE. AND THIS MOVEMENT WAS PRIMARILY DUE TO HIGHER THAN BUDGETED REVENUES IN THE GENERAL FUND AND WATERFALL AS WELL AS MANAGEMENT ITS EFFORT TO CONTAIN COSTS. THE NEXT PAGE IS JUST A SCHEDULE OF THOSE YEAR END RESULTS SHOWING WHAT I JUST MENTIONED. NEXT SLIDE, UM, SLIDE NUMBER SIX, COMPARISON OF ASSESSED VALUE. WE DID HAVE A VERY BIG INCREASE IN ASSESSED VALUE THIS YEAR, 13%. UM, SO IF YOU LOOK AT LAST YEAR'S TO THIS, YEAR'S THE TOTAL MARKET VALUE HAD A 14% INCREASE, LESS CAPS AND EXEMPTIONS FOR A NET TAXABLE INCREASE OF 13%. AND IT SAYS VALUE THAT SAID, WE MOVE ON TO THE TAX RATE CALCULATION. UH, THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE. THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS THINK OF. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET USED TO THE NEW TERMINOLOGY, BUT BASICALLY THAT'S THE TAX RATE NEEDED TO GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAXES AS LAST YEAR. THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE ROLLBACK RATE IS THE HIGHEST RATE THE TAXING UNIT CAN ADOPT WITHOUT HOLDING AN ELECTION. THERE WAS NEW LEGISLATION LAST YEAR, WHICH CREATED A MODIFICATION IN THE FORMULA USED FOR THE M AND O RATE CHANGE, WHICH CAUSED A CHANGE IN THE MAXIMUM RATE FROM 8% TO THREE AND A HALF PERCENT WITHOUT REQUIRING AN AUTOMATIC ELECTION. HOWEVER, SPECIAL PROVISIONS ALLOW THE CITY TO USE THE 8% CALCULATION AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND THAT'S DUE TO THE DISASTER DECLARATIONS TO SPECIFICALLY THE WINTER STORM THIS YEAR. UH, THE CALCULATION DID RESULT IN A REQUIRED 5 CENT REDUCTION IN PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE. UH, THAT'S WITHOUT CALLING FOR AN ELECTION. THE NEXT PAGE, UH, WE HAVE THE PROPOSED TAX RATES. UM, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FISCAL YEAR 21 AND THE PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 22, THE NO NEW RABBIT RE THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE DECREASED BY 8 CENTS. THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE DECREASED BY 7 CENTS. AND THAT'S BASICALLY BECAUSE YOUR VALUE WENT UP YOUR RATES AS TO GO DOWN. UH, AND THE PROPOSED RATE, WE ARE PROPOSING A RATE EQUAL TO THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OF 0.7 4 0 7 1 5. AND THAT IS A 5 CENT RETURN. UH, THE NEXT PAGE AS SOME MORE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS, AS I MENTIONED, THE TAX RATE REDUCTION OF 5 CENTS, UH, THE BUDGET DOES INCLUDE A SALARY INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. 2% BUDGETS ARE ALL BALANCED IN THE MAJOR OPERATING FUNDS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TRANSFERS TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THERE ARE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENT RATE STRUCTURES FOR WATER AND SOLID WASTE, WHICH WE'LL DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL AT ONE OF THE WORKSHOPS. UH, OVERALL THE OPERATING DEPARTMENTS ARE BUDGETED ON THE STATUS QUO WITH LIMITED ADDITIONS, UM, HIGHLIGHTS, UH, REGARDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. UH, THEY'RE FUNDED PRIMARILY FROM OPERATIONS, NEW BOND ISSUES AND GRANTS FROM OPERATIONS 7.9 MILLION WAS TRANSFERRED TO CAPITAL AND THE WATER FUND 1.5 MILLION. UH, WE ARE PROPOSING ONE NEW BOND ISSUE NEXT YEAR FOR 10 MILLION FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION. AND THEN WE HAVE THE GRANT OF, UH, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 26.6 MILLION, RIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE [00:40:01] CHANGES, UM, TO THE BUDGET, DO INCLUDE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES OF 5.8 MILLION. THAT'S 2.7 MILLION IN NEW EQUIPMENT, 3.1 MILLION IN REPLACEMENT. AND THE PRESENTATION PREVIOUSLY, UH, FROM THE, THE FLEET MANAGEMENT, UH, COULD HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THESE NUMBERS. UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FINAL NUMBERS WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET AS FAR AS ROLLING IN SOME OF THIS FLEET MANAGEMENT. UM, BUT WE WILL, UH, TRY TO GET THAT WORKED OUT. AND BEFORE WE ADOPT A NEW TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES OF 360,000, THERE IS AN INCREASE OF 10 ARTHRITIS POSITIONS, THREE OF WHICH ARE GRANT FUNDED, THE BUDGET. I HAS AN INCREASE OF 3.8% PROJECTED COSTS, UH, FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, UM, AND A 9.4% INCREASE FOR PROPERTY AND SHORT. YES. UH, NEXT SLIDE JUST LISTS THE NEW POSITIONS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING. UH, TWO FOR OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ONE FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IN CODE ENFORCEMENT, ONE IN EQUIPMENT SERVICES, ONE SECRETARY AND POLICE, A CAPTAIN IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, POSITION, UH, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITION IN PARKS AND RECREATION, AND THREE GRANT FUNDED POSITIONS, ONE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUNDED THROUGH CDBG AND TWO FUNDED BY ATTORNEY. THAT'S IT, THE NEXT PAGE, UH, WE HAVE OUR FUND BALANCE POLICY. AND, UH, AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, THE TARGET FUND BALANCE IS 60 DAYS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES. PLUS ONE AND A HALF MILLION. OUR GENERAL FUND ENDING FUND BALANCE IS 20 MILLION THAT EQUATES TO 102 DAYS. AND THEN BELOW THAT IS THE REQUIREMENTS. 60 DAYS EQUATES TO $11.8 MILLION, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 MILLION OR EIGHT MORE DAYS LEAVES US WITH EXCESS 6.7 MILLION OR 34 DAYS. SO WE DO HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE STILL WITH THIS, THIS MUCH EXCESS LEFT, THE GENERAL FUND, UH, HIGHLIGHTS THAT I'D LIKE TO MENTION, OR WE'VE ADDED A KEEP CITY CLEAN PROGRAM, UH, THAT'S ABOUT 531,000 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 400,000 IN EQUIPMENT THAT THEY WILL NEED IS REQUESTED IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. UH, THERE IS A VOTING MACHINE CONVERSION FOR THE CITY SECRETARY. THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED. IT'S 250,000 REDISTRICTING, WHICH IS SPLIT BETWEEN CITY, SECRETARY AND CITY ATTORNEY IS ANOTHER HUNDRED AND 50,000. AND, UH, WE'VE PUT IN A CITY-WIDE STRATEGIC PLAN AND ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS. AND THAT IS IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUDGET. IT'S 150,000. WE ALSO HAVE GPS VEHICLE TRACKING SOFTWARE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT FOR EQUIPMENT SERVICES, A HUNDRED THOUSAND. SO THAT'S THE BASIC HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE HAVE FOR, UH, THE GENERAL FUND. THE NEXT PAGE DOES SHOW THE GENERAL FUND SUMMARY, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 22, WE HAVE 77.8 MILLION IN REVENUES, 71.7 MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS OUT OF 13.5. AND THAT LEAVES A DEP A NET NEGATIVE 7.5 MILLION, BUT WE ALSO HAVE 7.9 MILLION IN CAPITAL TRANSFERRED TO CAPITAL. SO WE'RE WELL WITHIN OUR POLICY THERE THAT WILL LEAVE US ENDING FUND BALANCE, UH, APPROXIMATELY 20 IN DOLLARS. THE NEXT PAGE, WE'VE JUST KIND OF, UM, EXPANDED THE TRANSFERS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO WHAT OTHER FUNDS IT GOES TO. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, FOR 22, WE HAVE 7.9 MILLION GOING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, 3.5 TO CAPITAL RESERVE, UM, NOTHING TO SOLID WASTE, ALTHOUGH WE DID HAVE THAT MILLION DOLLAR TRANSFER THIS YEAR DURING A LIABILITY 1.9 MILLION AND THEN SOME OTHER SMALLER FUNDS, UM, THAT WE ALSO HAVE TRANSFERRED TO, UH, MAKING A TOTAL OF $13.5 MILLION. SO OUR GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS THE NEXT COUPLE OF PAGES SHOW, [00:45:01] UH, THE DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES FOR THE GENERAL FUND. IT LISTS EACH DEPARTMENT, THEIR AMENDED BUDGET, THEIR ESTIMATE WE'RE EXPECT TO BE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THEIR NEXT YEAR PROPOSED. THE LAST COLUMN SHOWS THE INCREASES IN DECREASES FROM THEIR BUDGET TO THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. UM, MOST OF THE CHANGES I HAVE MENTIONED, UH, IN MY HIGHLIGHTS, UH, THE INCREASE IN CITY SECRETARIES, OBVIOUSLY THE VOTING MACHINE CONVERSION CITY ATTORNEY REDISTRICTING, UH, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAS TWO NEW POSITIONS AND 155,000 IN IT EQUIPMENT. UM, ELISE HAS ONE NEW POSITION BY HAS ONE NEW POSITION. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT PUBLIC WORKS ALSO INCLUDES EQUIPMENT SERVICES. AND THIS IS FOR PRESENTATION PURPOSES FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. AS MR. BURTON HAS MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE THEY WILL BE REPORTING TO IVAN AND TRANSIT TRANSIT IS A SEPARATE FUND. SO THERE WAS NOWHERE TO PUT IT. SO IT IS INCLUDED WITH PUBLIC WORKS. WHEN YOU SEE IT IN THE PRESENTATION, WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE DETAIL IN THE BACK, YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT GOES WITH EQUIPMENT SERVICES, BUT THAT'S MOSTLY, UH, THE INCREASE THERE. UH, WE DID HAVE QUITE A FEW INCREASES FOR EQUIPMENT SERVICES, A NEW POSITION, AND THE VEHICLE TRACKING SOFTWARE. SO THAT IS BASICALLY, UM, THE DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES. THE NEXT PAGE IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE WATER UTILITY FUND. UH, WE HAVE PROPOSED 30 POINT 31 MILLION AND PROPOSED REVENUES APPROXIMATELY, UH, 21.5 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS OF 9.3, LEAVING A BALANCED BUDGET OF 224,000. NOW THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE A RATE INCREASE, UH, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS PLANNED FROM LAST YEAR. WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAILS OF THESE RATE INCREASES AT, IN THE FUTURE. THE NEXT PAGE IS SOLID WASTE. UM, WE HAVE 10.5 MILLION PROPOSED REVENUES, UH, 7.1 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES LEAVING THE BUDGET BALANCED WITH $22,000. THAT DOES INCLUDE A RATE INCREASE FOR RESIDENTIAL COLLECTIONS. AND IT DOES HAVE IT REDUCTION IN EXPENDITURES PRIMARILY IN THE LANDFILL CONSTRUCTION OR DIRT LINE ITEM, BECAUSE HOPEFULLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING LESS OF THAT. SO THAT IS KIND OF THE CHANGES FOR SOLID WASTE, BUT WE WILL AGAIN DISCUSS THESE AT A WORKSHOP IN MORE DETAIL. THE LAST SLIDE I HAVE IS JUST KIND OF, UH, POINTS OUT THE KEY DATES THAT WE HAVE. WE TURNED IN THE, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET ON FRIDAY TO THE CITY SECRETARY, AUGUST 13TH. TODAY WE'RE DOING AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET ON AUGUST 31ST. WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC OR YOU'LL VOTE ON THAT IN A MINUTE, BUT WE WILL HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET. AND OUR FIRST CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER 7TH IS A SPECIAL MEETING. WE WILL BE HAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE ON THAT MEETING AND ALSO A BUDGET WORKSHOP. AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'VE GOT. LIKE I SAID, THE NEXT WORKSHOP SCHEDULE WOULD BE AUGUST 31ST AND, UM, POSSIBLE TOPICS WOULD BE CAPITAL AND DEBT. OR IF YOU HAVE OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS SOONER OR LATER AT ANY WORKSHOP, JUST LET US KNOW HERE. GOOD COUNCIL MEMBERS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS. YEAH. ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING TO THE WORK. YOU JUST, YOU CAN JUST LET MR. BURTON KNOW AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT ONTO A WORKSHOP. YEAH. I'M SORRY. WHEN WE COME TO THOSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THOSE INCREASES KIND OF SEE THOSE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THOSE INCREASES AND KIND OF LINE THOSE OUT FOR US. SO THAT LIKE, UM, A SONG LIKE IN RECREATION, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE DIRECTOR THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDED THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. YES. YEAH. AND, AND, UM, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE PREPARED AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, JUST QUICKLY LIKE IN THE POP CENTER, RECREATIONS DEPARTMENT, OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, YOU WILL SEE AN INFUSION OF FUNDING FROM THE EDC, A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, AS WELL AS GRANTS. THAT'S BEEN SOUGHT BY THE, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR PARKS IN PORT, AFTER, AS WELL AS THE INFUSION OF FUNDS FROM THE AERO ACT, THAT'S GOING IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT WIFI AND ALL THOSE THINGS. SO THAT JUSTIFIES [00:50:01] THE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE IN PERSONNEL. BUT WE WILL BRING THAT UP TO YOU, INCREASE, YOU SEE IN PARKS AND RECREATIONS IS THE KEEP CITY CLEAN PROGRAM THAT WAS ADDED, RIGHT? THE, UH, THAT AND THE ONE POSITION TWO. SO THAT'S THE MAJOR INCREASES THAT YOU SEE THERE. RIGHT? WE'LL JUST TALK ABOUT THOSE WHEN WE GET THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO REMIND ALL OF US IN OUR PUBLIC AS WELL, THAT THAT NEXT, UH, DATE, UH, IS ON AUGUST 31ST PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET AND CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP. SO THAT'S COMING UP ON THE 31ST. YEP. UM, THE BUDGET WAS PREPARED JUST SHORTLY WITH THE INTENTION THAT, UM, WE HAD A RETREAT AND, UM, COUNCIL STATED ITS DESIRE FOR US TO PICK LOW HANGING FRUIT IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND FOR US TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR IS CLEAN AND, UM, THE BUDGET IS BEING PREPARED WITH THAT IN MIND AS WELL. SO, BUT WE WILL GO IN DETAIL, UM, WITH, UM, THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE IN, DURING THE WORKSHOP PROCESS. RIGHT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, CONSTABLE MOSES, THANK YOU, UM, MANAGER AND ALSO WOULD GET THE BACKGROUND. UM, CAUSE I THINK IF WE GO BACK TO PARKS, RECREATION, THERE WAS A ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS BACK IN 2006, 2005, THERE WAS ALWAYS, UH, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND IT WAS CUT OUT OF THE BUDGET. AND THEN, UM, SO IF WE COULD BRING THE, THE HISTORY OF THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AS WELL. CAUSE IT, IT WAS A BUDGETED POSITION. YES, YES. IT WAS A BUDGETED POSITION ON TEAL. SO MANY CHANGES WERE MADE WERE PARKS AND RECREATION WAS SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GRASS CUTTING. RIGHT. WE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. RIGHT. I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE BRING THAT HISTORY SO THAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW THAT JUST HAPPENED. IT WAS THERE ORIGINALLY AT SOME POINT. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION, ANY ONE WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING, CORRESPONDENCE, NONE DISCUSSION, NONE. UM, WE HAVE AN ACTION ITEM, [IV.1 P. R. No. 22096 — A Resolution To Consider Establishing The Proposed Fiscal Year 2021- 2022 Tax Rate, Taking a Record Vote And Scheduling A Public Hearing to Receive Public Comment On The Proposed Tax Rate] UH, PR NUMBER 2, 2 0 9, 6, OR RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 20 21, 20 22 TAX RATE, TAKING A RECORD, VOTE AND SCHEDULING, UH, A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND SOME MOTION? DR. KENALOG SECOND COUNCILMAN MARKS. I DON'T HAVE A LIGHT. OH, MIKE, IT DOESN'T WORK. OH, OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. OKAY. I DO HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND, SECOND BY SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MARKS. OKAY. SHE CAN HEAR ME. SO THIS ITEM IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IN SOME PAST YEARS BY VOTE, WE HAVE TO SET A PROPOSED TAX RATE. THIS IS OUR PROPOSALS. AND THEN OF COURSE, AS SHE STATED, AS A FINANCE DIRECTOR STATED AT A LATER TIME, WE WILL ADOPT A TAX RATE. THIS REQUIRES UNDER THE TAX CODE THAT YOU TAKE A RECORD VOTE. THE RECORD VOTE THAT YOU WILL TAKE WILL ALSO BE PUT IN AS PART OF THE NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO AT THIS TIME WE HAVE TO HAVE A RECORD VOTE ALSO IN IT, YOU SET THE HEARING ON THE, UM, PROPOSED TAX RATES. SO YOU ARE AGREEING THAT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF WHAT IT IS, AS SHE STATED, YOU WILL SET A DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. AFTER YOU HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE, YOU HAVE SEVEN DAYS FOR THE ADOPTION OF, OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED. SO IT WILL SET THE TIMEFRAME THAT IS SEVEN DAYS AFTER THAT. SO JUST A REMINDER THAT YOU NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE. WE WILL, UM, COUNSEL ONE, MOSES HAS STEPPED UP, BUT WE'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MAYOR PROTEIN. FRANK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KEN LAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MOSES MEASURE PASS. THANK YOU. WE HAVE THE [IV.2 P. R. No. 22097 — A Resolution To Call A Public Hearing On August 31, 2021 To Receive Public Comment On The Proposed Fiscal Year 2021- 2022 Budget] SECOND, UH, BUDGET ACTION. UH, PR NUMBER TWO, TWO ZERO NINE SEVEN A RESOLUTION TO CALL A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 31ST, 2021 TO RECEIVE A PUBLIC TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED PHYSICAL YEAR, 20 21, 20 22 BUDGET. WE DO HAVE [00:55:01] A MOTION MOTION CUSTOMER MARCH 2ND, DR. KEN LAW. UM, ROLL CALL, VOTE REQUIRED. MAYOR PRO TEM. FRANK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KEN LAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MOSES. YES. MEASURE PASSES. UH, CITY SECRETARY. I HAVE A COMMENT. YOU ALSO ON BOTH NEED TO NOTE WHO WAS ABSENT BECAUSE THAT HAS TO BE IN THE PAPER. SO THERE ARE TWO NAMES. I DON'T THINK YOU CALLED. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES AND MAYOR BARTON. OKAY. YEAH. BUT WE'LL HAVE TO NOTE THAT THEY WEREN'T PRESENT. YES. YEAH. SO IN THE FUTURE, I GUESS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER, BUT I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY TO CALL THEIR NAMES EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT HERE. OKAY. BUT WE'LL HAVE TO NOTE IN THE PAPER THAT THEY WEREN'T PERSONALLY. YES MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO ROMAN NUMERAL [VI. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO ( 2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER)] ROMAN NUMERAL NUMBER SIX, REPORTS, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, UM, PURSUANT TO 5, 5, 1 0.0415, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MAY TAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS MAY MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS, WHICH INCLUDE EXPRESSION OF THINGS. CONGRATULATIONS AND CONDOLENCES, UH, INFORMATION, HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, HONORARY SALUTATORY, UH, RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, OTHER CITIZENS, UH, PERSONS OF PUBLIC OFFICE, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, HONORARY, OR SOLUTIONARY, UH, RECOGNITION FOR PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION. UH, A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT ORGANIZED OR SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNING BODY, UH, INFORMATION REGARDING A SOCIAL CEREMONY OR A COMMUNAL COMMUNITY EVENT, OR SPONSORED BY AN ENTITY OTHER THAN THE GOVERNING BODY, OR THAT WAS ATTENDED, OR IS SCHEDULED TO BE ATTENDED BY A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR AN OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. UH, AND LASTLY ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PEOPLE IN THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT HAS ARISEN AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY, UH, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTERESTS OR ANY, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE ON TODAY. ANY RECOGNITION, ANYTHING, ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO, UM, UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THERE IS NONE. AND WE'LL MOVE NOW TO [VIII. CONSENT AGENDA] OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE OF A ROUTINE OR ADMINISTRATIVE NATURE. THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN FURNISHED WITH BACKGROUND AND SUPPORT MATERIAL ON EACH ITEM AND OR IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT A PREVIOUS MEETING. ALL ITEMS WILL BE ACTED UPON BY ONE VOTE WITHOUT BEING DISCUSSED SEPARATELY, UNLESS REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A CITIZEN. IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM OR ITEMS WILL BE EATEN IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAWN FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE. AFTER THE ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION HAVE BEEN ACTED UP ON, WE'RE GOING TO PULL NUMBER, UH, TWO ON THE CONSENT ITEM, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THAT ITEM. UH, OF COURSE WE HAVE ACTED ALREADY ON ITEMS, NUMBER 21 AND ITEM NUMBER 22 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO I WILL ASK FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS, NUMBER 1, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, AND 20. UNLESS THERE ARE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WANT TO PULL ANY OF THOSE ITEMS. NUMBER THREE, MIRROR POOL, NUMBER THREE, COUNCILMAN KEN LAW. WE'LL PULL THAT ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE PULLED, ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE POOLED. SO ALL OF THOSE ITEMS, I NAMED LESS ITEM NUMBER THREE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MOSES SECOND BY DR. KEN LONG, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ANY OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT. LET'S UH, LOOK AT NUMBER [VIII. C.2 P. R. No. 22056 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Four ( 4) Community Development Block Grant ( CDBG) Interoffice Agreements With The Housing Assistance For Programs And Administration, Grants Management, And Public Works Divisions; And Sub- Recipient Agreements With Seven ( 7) Non- Profit Organizations For Public Service Activities That Benefit Low And Moderate- Income Residents. Funding For The Agreements Will Be From The 2021 CDBG Program Year] TWO, UH, PR UH, NUMBER 2, 2 0 5, 6, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING [01:00:01] THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BLOCK GRANTS, INTEROFFICE AGREEMENTS WITH THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS AND ADMINISTRATION, GRANTS MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION AND SUB RECIPIENT AGREEMENTS WITH SEVEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS FUNDING FOR THE AGREEMENTS WILL BE FROM THE 2021 C D B G PROGRAM YEAR. ALL RIGHT. WE PULLED THAT ITEM. WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL, VOTE CITY, SECRETARY, MAYOR PROTEIN. FRANK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES HAS RECUSED HERSELF. COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. HOLD UP, WAIT, ONE MOMENT. CITY SECRETARY. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE THIS LIGHT. YEAH. UH, UH, MAYOR PRO TEAM, SINCE WE, WE PULLED IT IN, UH, UH, YOU SHOULD HAVE, UH, GOTTEN A QUESTION IN PHASE AND WHY, IF ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER WANTED TO HAVING A DISCUSSION, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE, AM I CORRECT? OKAY. SO WE, WE PULLED IT, SO WE NEED TO BE ASKED IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PR THAT WE WANTED TO DISCUSS. SO I WAS ASSUMING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE FROM THE STAFF SIDE WOULD DISCUSS, WELL, EITHER IT WAS POOLED. I KNEW WHY, I'M SORRY THAT I WENT AND WE'D HAD A DIALOGUE ABOUT IT. CONSTABLE WOMAN HOMES, UH, UH, DOES GREAT WORK WITH GIFT OF LIFE. AND SO SHE WANTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECUSE HERSELF IN THIS, IN THIS MATTER. SO I'M SORRY. NOPE. MAYOR PRO TIM. NO PROBLEM. I JUST WANT TO GET A LITTLE BIT CLARIFICATION ON WHY NOT A PROBLEM. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'RE READY. WE'RE READY TO SEND A SECRETARY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER. KEN LAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MOSES. YES. MAYOR BARR T MEASURE PASSES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A PR NUMBER [VIII. C.3 P. R. No. 22061 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Contract For The Development Of A Master Drainage Plan And Policy With Arceneaux Wilson & Cole, LLC Of Port Arthur, Texas, For The Not- To- Exceed Amount Of $ 1, 285, 300. 00. Funds Are Available In Project No. DR1P05- OTH AND DR1P05- OTH- CDF] 2, 2 0 6 1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN AND POLICY WITH ARSENAULT WILSON AND CO LLC OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS FOR THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,285,300 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN PROJECT NUMBER D R ONE P ZERO FIVE OH T H AND D R ONE P ZERO FIVE DASH O T H DASH C D L. DO I HAVE A MOTION SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOSES SECOND BY COUNCILMAN KEN LAW. MR. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM, JUST RON REAL QUICK. THE MASTER PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THE FOUR DIFFERENT, UH, MASTER PLANS AND DISTRICT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. UH, I'VE BEEN READING THE BACKGROUND ON HERE AND I WASN'T CLEAR, IT SHOWS THAT WE WERE RANKED 99 OUT OF 285. SO THIS IS JUST TO CONTINUE WITH THE PHASE TWO PART OF THE DRAINAGE PROJECT. YEAH. THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER. WE HAVE THE FULL MASTER DREAM PROJECTS, WHICH IS PART OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN THAT WE ARE DOING AS YOU KNOW. AND, UM, WE HAVE THIS MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN. WE DID HAVE, WE DO HAVE A MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN THAT HAS NEVER BEEN UPDATED. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO UPDATE OUR BICESTER DRAINAGE PLAN AND WORKING SINCE WE'VE ALL THE MAJOR DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE ON THE TICKET SO THAT WE CAN BE BETTER PREPARED. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU, RON. AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, UH, THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROCESS, AS WE TALKED BEFORE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW DRAINAGE PROJECT MASTER PLAN? AND I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE WE'RE, WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THIS, UH, PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO, UM, ITEM NUMBER [IX. A.1 P. R. No. 22043 — A Resolution Approving A Workforce Training Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation And Digital Workforce Academy For The Training Of Ten ( 10) Port Arthur Residents To Obtain A NCCER Pipefitter 1 Certification In An Amount Not To Exceed $ 27, 000. 00; Funds Available In EDC Acct. #: 120- 80- 625- 5475- 00- 00- 000] NINE. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION OR NON-CONSENT AGENDA. NUMBER ONE, PR NUMBER 2, 2 0 4, 3, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A WORKFORCE TRAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT AUTHOR, SECTION FOUR EIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND DIGITAL WORK FOR FORCE ACADEMY FOR THE TRAINING OF 10 PORT AUTHOR RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN, [01:05:02] UH, A N C C E R PIPEFITTER ONE CERTIFICATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED A $27,000 FUNDS AVAILABLE IN EDC ACCOUNT NUMBER 1, 2 0 DASH EIGHT ZERO OH DASH 6 2 5 DASH 5 4 2 5 DASH ZERO ZERO DASH ZERO ZERO DASH 0 0 0. DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION DR. KEN LAW, SECOND COUNSEL, WOMAN, MOSES, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSITION MOTION IS APPROVED. YES. NEXT ITEM. I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE HOLD THAT TILL AFTER EXECUTIVE. YOU WANT TO PULL IT RIGHT NOW? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE ACTION AFTER DISCUSSION. AND WHEN WE COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, TAKE ANY ACTION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN PR [IX. A.3 P. R. No. 22088 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation To Purchase Four 4) Additional Network Switches From DataVox In The Amount Of 9, 759. 94. Funds Available In Account 120- 80- 625- 8522- 00- 00- 000] NUMBER 2, 2 0 8, 8, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PORT AUTHOR, SECTION FOUR EIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PURCHASE FOUR ADDITIONAL NETWORK SWITCHES FROM DATA VOCS IN THE AMOUNT OF 9,005, $9,759 AND 94 CENTS FUNDS AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNT 1, 2 0 DASH EIGHT ZERO OH DASH 6 2 5 DASH 8 5 2 2 DASH ZERO ZERO DASH ZERO ZERO DASH 0 0 0. DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION, COUNCILMAN HOLMES. SECOND COUNCILMAN KEN LAW. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. MOTION IS APPROVED PR NUMBER [IX. A.4 P. R. No. 22095 — A Resolution Appointing And/ Or Reappointing A Director Or Directors To The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation ( Requested By Councilmember Moses And Mayor Pro Tern Frank)] 2, 2 0 9 5, A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND OR REAPPOINTING, A DIRECTOR OR DIRECTORS TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, SECTION FOUR, A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES AND MAYOR PRO TEM. FRANK SECOND. SO MOVED AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. SAY I WANT TO GET THE NAMES COUNCIL. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE JURY LIPO FOR POSITION EIGHT, BUT I NEED A NAME FOR IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. UH, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE, UM, NUMBER [IX. B.1 P. O. No. 6986 — An Ordinance Approving The Appraisal Rolls For The Year 2021 And Receiving Determinations From The Tax Assessors Under Section 26. 04 Of The Texas Property Tax Code] ONE ORDINANCES POST OFFICE POST OFFICE PO NUMBER 6, 9, 8, 6, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPRAISAL ROLLS FOR THE YEAR 2021 AND RECEIVING DETERMINATIONS FROM THE TAX ASSESSORS UNDER SECTION TWO, 6.04 OF THE PROPERTY CODE TAX CODE. WE HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVE COUNSEL BY MOSES. SECOND, SECOND, COUNCILMAN KEN LAW, ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. ON THE NEXT ONE. I'D LIKE TO HOLD TILL AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO HOLD NUMBER TWO UNDER ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION. YES. OKAY. SO THAT'D BE TWO FOR AFTERWARDS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO PREPARE NOW TO [X. * CLOSED MEETING ( EXECUTIVE SESSION)] GO INTO CLOSED, UH, MEETING EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.101 OR CHAPTER 5, 5, 1 OPEN MEETINGS LAW, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, FORMERLY ARTICLE 6, 2 5 2 DASH 17. SECTION TWO, A PRIOR TO GOING INTO CLOSE MEETING, THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE CITY SHOULD MAKE THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH I AM DOING A CLOSED MEETING OR EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL NOW BE HELD PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 5 5 1 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 LITIGATION AND OR LEGAL ADVICE. SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 LAND SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 3 NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS. FOR PERSPECTIVE GIVES TO THE CITY SECTION 5 5 1 0.07 FOR PERSONNEL, SECTION 5 5 1 0.076 SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES, SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 DELIBERATIONS [01:10:01] REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. READY TO GO INTO CLOSE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL RECESS AND GO INTO CLOSE MEETING. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS 1223. WE'RE BACK IN CHAMBERS AFTER A CONVENIENT IN A CLOSED SESSION. WE'RE READY. UH, TO, UH, BEGIN AGAIN BY REESTABLISHING THE QUORUM CITY, SECRETARY, MAYOR BARTEE, MAYOR PROTEIN, FRANK PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER HOME HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES MAYOR TEAM YOU THANK YOU. AFTER CONVENIENT AND CLOSE SESSION, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT NEED, UH, ACTIONS. [IX. A.2 P. R. No. 22081 — A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Real Estate Sale Contract Between The City Of Port Arthur And Port Of Port Arthur, For The Purchase Of City Owned Properties Referenced As Tracts 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, & 8 In The Port' s Offer Letter] UH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH PR NUMBER 2, 2 0 8 1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A REAL ESTATE SALE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND PORT OF PORT ARTHUR FOR THE PURCHASE OF A CITY OWNED PROPERTIES REFERENCED AS TRACKS 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, AND EIGHT IN THE PORTS OFFER LETTER. DO I HAVE A MOTION SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MARK. SECOND BY DR. KEN LAW. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? [IX. B.2 P. O. No. 6989 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 78, Article II, Division 5 Of The Personnel Policy Of The City Of Port Arthur As It Pertains To Attendance And Leave By Adding Section 78- 191 — Providing For Paid Quarantine Leave In Conformity With ( House Bill 2073) Section 180. 008 Of The Texas Local Government For Detention Officers, Certified Emergency Medical Technicians, Fire Fighters And Police Officers] SECONDLY, WE HAVE A, UH, RESOLUTION PO AND ORDINANCE POST PO NUMBERS, 6 9, 8 9 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78, ARTICLE TWO, DIVISION FIVE OF THE PERSONNEL POLICY OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, AS IT PERTAINS TO ATTENDANCE AND LEE BY ADDING SECTION 78 DASH 1 9 1 PROVIDING FOR PAID QUARANTINE. LEAVE IN CONFORMITY WITH HOUSE BILL 2073, SECTION 1 8 0 0.008 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR DETENTION OFFICERS CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS. DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY DR. KEN LAW? SEC SECOND BY COUNCIL MON MOSES, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. UH, NO OPPOSITION. WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR A GERMAN MOTION. AND SECOND FOR GERMAN. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. THE 10TH. THE TIME IS 12:26 PM. NO, I'M NOT HITTING IT. YEAH, PEOPLE GET JUMPY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.