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GOOD EVENING.[I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL]
THIS IS THE OCTOBER 26 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.AND THIS MEETING WILL, UH, CONDUCT THE MEETING AND IT'S ALL REGULAR MEETING.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEGUN ABOUT MAYBE 20 MINUTES AGO.
WE'RE NOW BEGINNING AT 5:51 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME HERE TODAY ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2021.
THIS MEETING CAN BE ACCESSED BY A TELEPHONIC OR VIDEO CONFERENCE OR MEDIUMS. UH, IN ADDITION TO ATTENDING THE MEETING, AS MANY OF YOU ARE WE'RE IN THE CHAMBERS HERE WITH US NOW IN PERSON, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OR HAS TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT HERE IN THE CHAMBERS FOR THIS MEETING TO BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND IT MUST BE PRESENT HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 4 44 FOURTH STREET HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
I EVER THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE BY CALLING 8 7 7 8 5 3 5 2 4 7 OR 8 8 8 7 8 8 0 0 9 9 ENTERING FOR A MEETING ID 8 5 7 2 9 3 5 7 5 5 6 AND ENTERING PASSCODE 6 9 0, EXCUSE ME, 4 9, 4.
AND YOU WILL, WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE MEETING.
ALSO, WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HERE IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, WE WILL PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD REQUEST THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS.
I EVER THE REQUEST HAS TO BE MADE 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY CONTACTING, I WOULD SAY THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 4 0 9 9 8 3 8 1 1 5.
AND THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU NOW WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, I WELCOME YOU HERE.
AND WE WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION.
WE ASKED OUR COUNSELING MAYOR PRO TEM, FRANK, IF YOU WILL DO THE INVOCATION FOR US AND WE WILL ALL SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND UNISON, WILL YOU STAND PLEASE? AMEN.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND UNISON, PLEASE.
I PLAYED THE LITERS, 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.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE PRAYER AND INVOCATION.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION WITH THE PLEDGE.
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO ESTABLISH THE QUORUM BY CALLING THE ROPE? MAYOR BARTY MAY APPROACH HIM FRANK.
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LAW, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, COUNCIL MEMBER MOSES.
SO KINDLY COUNT, UH, I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU COUNCILWOMAN CITY SECRETARY AT THIS TIME, BEFORE WE BEGIN TO MEET YOU.
AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK, AND I AM AN OUT OF UNIFORM.
I HAVE, IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE DATE IS, I AM IN UNIFORM AND THAT'S WHY I HAVE MY CAP ON.
I WILL REMOVE HIM TO JOANNE AND JUST THE SECOND.
THAT'S THE OLD LADY FROM CHURCH WHO I SAID OLDER, BUT THEY TELL YOU AT CHURCH, YOU TAKE YOUR HATS OFF ON THE INSIDE.
AND I THINK, AND I STILL REMEMBER, OKAY, BUT I JUST HAVE IT ON BECAUSE TONIGHT SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENS.
AND I THINK I CAN TAKE TIME EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE TO SAY THAT THAT JUST DOWN THE ROAD, THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND ITS BASEBALL TEAM ENGAGES IN A GAME THAT'S CALLED THE WORLD SERIES FOR THE PENNANT AGAINST THE ATLANTA BRAVES.
AND TO ALL BRAVES WHO WOULD MIGHT BE LISTENING OR EVEN PRESENT, YOU HAVE OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY FOR THE BEATING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL NOT REMOVE MY CAP AND WE WILL BEGIN TO HANDLE THE BUSINESS OF THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
[II. PROCLAMATIONS]
WITH A PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION BEING RED RIBBON WEEK, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE AWESOME INDIVIDUALS HERE.AM I CORRECT? UH, CITY SECRETARY, WHOEVER RECEIVED THIS, THEY AREN'T.
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FROM THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, IT SAYS, WHEREAS ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE IN THIS NATION HAS REACHED EPIC STAGES.AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT VISIBLE UNIFIED PREVENTION EFFORTS BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS BE LAUNCHED TO ELIMINATE THE DEMAND FOR DRUGS.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL FAMILY PARTNERSHIP IS SPONSORING THE NATIONAL RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN, OFFERING CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO DRUG FREE LIFESTYLES, NO USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS, NO ILLEGAL USE RATHER OF ILLEGAL DRUGS.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN WILL BE CELEBRATED IN EVERY COMMUNITY IN AMERICA DURING RED RIBBON WEEK, OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST.
AND WHEREAS BUSINESS GOVERNMENT PARENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDIA, MEDICAL, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOLS, SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND YOU WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO HEALTHY DRUG FREE LIFESTYLES BY WEARING AND DISPLAYING RED RIBBONS DURING THIS WEEK LONG CAMPAIGN.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FURTHER COMMITS ITS RESOURCES TO ENSURE TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN.
NOW, THEREFORE I THURMAN BILL BARTEE, MAYOR OF THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
DO WE HEAR BY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH THE 31ST AS RED RIBBON WEEK HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
AND I ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN DRUG PREVENTION, EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, MAKING IT A VISIBLE STATEMENT THAT WE ARE STRONGLY COMMITTED TO A DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE AND WITNESS WHERE UP I HAVE HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, TO BE A FIXED THIS 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2021.
AND IT SIGNED THURMAN BE A BARCHIE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.
SO IF THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE ARE PARTICIPATING WITH RED RIBBON WEEK NOW, IF YOU ALL WOULD ALLOW ME TO, AGAIN, EXERCISE EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE, THERE IS A PR NUMBER 2, 2 1 1, AND IT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION FROM SHINIER ENERGY INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO PEOPLE'S PARK.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM THE ORGANIZATION AND WE WANT YOU, I BELIEVE YOU ALL ARE SUPPOSED TO COME FORWARD.
UH, AND YOU WANT TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AS WELL.
DON'T BRING THE PATIENT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THIS COMPETITION TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, OPEN THIS FIRST GESTURE IN THE REVITALIZATION.
AND SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL, ALL DOING AND THINGS THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVEN THOUGH EVEN A GREATER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE WITH YOU, ANY OTHER COUNCIL PERSONS WOULD HAVE ANY REMARKS WHILE THEY MET THIS TIME.
COUNCILMAN MAY APPROACH HIM, FRANK.
IF NO ONE ELSE HAS CITY SECRETARY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET THE MOTION ON THE TABLE? THAT'S IT? THE MOTION? YEAH.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THE MOTION.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONTRIBUTION THAT YOU'RE GIVING THE ADAMS PARK, I'M SURE THAT IT WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE AND WE'LL SEE SOME OF THE BENEFITS AND REWARDS COMING FROM IT PRETTY SOON.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE CONTRIBUTED TO US CITY.
I DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
AND NOW, UH, SINCE WE, IT HAD BEEN STATED MEGHAN EMOTION, UH, MAY I APPROACH HIM CHAIR ACCEPT PR NUMBER 22 TO 11 IS RED.
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HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT P R A 2 2, 2 1 1 AS READ AND ACCEPT THE $50,000, UH, CONTRIBUTION FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS TO PEOPLE'S PARK.WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY ON READINESS ON THIS.
ARE WE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSES? I SAID, EXCUSE ME, SIR.
WHAT IS ALL THAT WE ACCEPT? 2, 2, 2, 1, 1 EVERETT.
AGAIN, WE THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GIFT TO OUR CITY AND TO ALL THE CITIZENS HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS.
NOW, DID YOU ALL WANT A PHOTO OP FOR A SECOND? AM I CORRECT? WE, WE GOOD? OKAY.
NO, I HAD IT ON A NOTE, SO I WAS JUST FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTIONS.
NEXT WE HAVE, UH, WE WE'LL MOVE TO
[III.A.1. Melvin White Of Digital Workforce Academy, Inc. Regarding Resolution Request For EDA Grant Application For Economic Development/ Training]
SECTION NUMBER ROMAN NUMERAL, NUMBER THREE FOR OUR SPEAKERS.WE HAVE MR. MELVIN WHITE, UH, DIGITAL WORKFORCE ACADEMY INCORPORATED REGARDING RESOLUTION REQUESTS, UH, FOR EDA GRANT APPLICATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, UH, MS. WHITE, TO STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET FIVE MINUTES.
I BELIEVE HE IS TO EXPOUND ON WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO.
AND EXCUSE ME, UH, SEE IF YOUR MIC IS ON PLEASE.
MAYOR COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER BURTON.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL WORKFORCE ACADEMY.
UH, WE HAVE REQUESTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, A REVOLUTION FOR OUR SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, TO EXPAND OUR FACILITY AT SIX 17 PROCTOR, WHERE WE PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS INCUBATOR, WE'LL BE EXPANDING TO THE CREST BUILDING FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICE AND TRAINING SPACE AND MIXED RETAIL SPACE, UH, IN THE TUNE OF ABOUT $2.5 MILLION.
AND WE WOULD ASKED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO SUPPORT, UH, THE GRANT SUBMITTAL.
WE'RE NOT REQUESTING ANY FUNDING.
WE'RE JUST SUBMITTING THE REVOLUTION FOR YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE IT MAKES OUR APPLICATION STRONGER.
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANY OF YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WHITE AT THIS TIME? COSMIN JONES HAD A QUESTION TO OF, UH, WELL, SHERIFF.
YOU GO TO EDC A WHILE BACK, SOME KIND OF FUNDING.
THAT WAS FALL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.
WE PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH AN APPLICATION TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS AND PORT OFF.
HOW DID THAT, HOW DID THAT COME OUT? WE WERE, WE WERE AWARDED 10 SLOTS, UH, FOR TRAINING PEOPLE.
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED A COHORT OF 15 PEOPLE, UH, IN OUR FACILITY.
THEY WILL BE FINISHED ON DECEMBER THE NINTH.
SO THAT WORKS OUT GOOD FOR YOU, BUT EDC.
YEAH, SO FAR WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING, BUT WE LOOK AT THIS AS A PILOT EFFORT AND HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING BECAUSE WE'RE ALL WORKING CLOSELY WITH INDUSTRY, BUT IT DID WORK OUT FOR US WHILE WE DID GET SOME MONEY TO SUPPLEMENT A 10 PORT OFF THE RESIDENCE.
UH, MR. WHITE, UH, JUST QUICK QUESTION.
WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING ARE YOU PROVIDING? YES, SIR.
WE ARE A NCC E OUR NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION RESEARCH, BUT WE PROVIDE HIS FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS IN THE CONSTRUCTION ARENA, AS IT RELATES TO PROVIDING WORK INSIDE OF THE PLANTS THROUGH SERVICES.
SO FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS, UH, UNDERSTANDING HOW TO READ A TAPE, MEASURE, HAND TOOLS, POWER TOOLS, UH, BLUEPRINT RATING, BUT THE LEVEL ONE GRAPH THAT WE'RE INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO IS PIPE FITTING AS WELL AS RIGGING.
THOSE ARE THE SKILLS, BUT OUR TRAINING IS UNIVERSAL AWARE.
IT ALLOWS THE STUDENT TO GO AND WORK AS AN ENTRY LEVEL PERSON AND TO BE ABLE TO BE A HELPER, TO BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO A PATHWAY TO A CAREER.
SO THAT IS OUR NICHE TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN ENTRY-LEVEL SKILLS, TO UNSKILLED INDIVIDUALS IN PORT AUTHOR AND THE REGION.
HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
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OTHER COUNSELING? ARE YOU ASKING IF THERE WAS A RESOLUTION? YES.MAYOR THERE IS ON PAGE NUMBER 10.
I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY HE'S HERE.
WE CAN, IF WE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT, TO YOUR PLEASURE, IF WE COULD BRING THAT UP AND PUT DOWN THE OTHER NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER SIX, PAGE 10, PAGE 10, ITEM SIX.
AND WE WON'T PAY US IN FULL, UH, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION, IF YOU WILL, FOR 22, A TWO 14, THE RESOLUTION FOR NON-MONETARY SUPPORT OF DIGITAL OF DIGITAL WORKFORCE ACADEMY, INCORPORATED APPLICATION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION OPPORTUNITY NUMBER EDA 2021 DASH A R P A E A FOR $2.5 MILLION.
UH, MAY I GET A MOTION FOR ACCEPTANCE OR COUNCILMAN? UH, MOSES MEGHAN, A SECOND.
COUNCILMAN HALL HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AS READ.
NO ONE READ IT IS READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSES, UH, ITS HABITS OR WHAT IS AUDIT.
WE WILL ACCEPT P R A NUMBER 2, 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 AS RED.
SO MR. WHITE, YOU ALL WILL GET, I BELIEVE WE'LL WORK WITH, UH, LEE OR WHOMEVER AND THEY'LL GET THE RESOLUTION DOWN AND WE'LL HAVE IT SIGNED AND SENT OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP.
HOPE WE CAN DO SOME, A LOT OF OTHER THINGS IN THE FUTURE FOR THIS UNPRECEDENTED TIME THAT WE LIVE IN, WHERE A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BE ALLOWING FUNDING TO DIFFERENT PLACES.
AND AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR THE UPGRADE TO ANOTHER BUILDING DOWNTOWN PORT ARTHUR.
AND WE DID SOME THINGS THAT DAY TO TRY TO HELP DOWNTOWN PORT ARTHUR SO THAT THAT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT THE MASTER PLAN IS DOWN HERE.
[III.B.1. A Presentation By Deborah Tomov And Bonnie Spotts Regarding Family Services Of Southeast Texas ( Requested By Councilmembers Kinlaw, Moses and Holmes)]
HAVE PRESENTATIONS NOW AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, UH, BY DEBORAH COME OFF.AND, UH, BONNIE SPOTS REGARDING FAMILY SERVICES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
AND THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, KEN LAW, MOSES, AND HOMES.
AND IF YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT, I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS YOUR NAMES UP WHERE I DID IT.
YOU ALL MAKE UP, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE 20 MINUTES, AM I CORRECT? YEP.
HI, UH, COSMIN MOSES DIDN'T WANT YOU TO USE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THEY WANT TO WATCH THE GAME.
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I'M GOING TO BE QUICK.
WELL, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.
WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO, UM, THAT WILL KIND OF OKAY.
IF THE MICROPHONE, HELLO? I GUESS I'M NOT.
UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME AND PRESENT.
AND WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT KIND OF SUMMARIZES WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HAVE A QUICK, AND YOU CAN WATCH YOUR GAME TONIGHT.
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UH, IT'S NOT JUST BUILDINGS.IT'S ABOUT SAVING LIVES AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO AS AN AGENCY.
UM, I WANTED YOU GUYS TO WALK WITH ME FOR A LITTLE BIT.
I WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT A VICTIM GOES THROUGH.
SO WE HAD A VICTIM, UM, HER DAUGHTER CALLED HER AND SAID, MOM, I WANT YOU TO COME HOME BECAUSE THE PERSON THAT YOU'VE BEEN DATING IS HERE IN THE PARKING LOT WAITING FOR YOU.
SO SHE CAME HOME AND SHE MET HER.
SHE MET HIM AT THE PARKING LOT AND HE TALKED TO HIM.
WELL, HE GOT REALLY, REALLY MAD BECAUSE HE WANTED TO LEAVE HER.
OH NO, HE, SHE WANTED TO LEAVE HIM.
AND SHE, HE BEAT HER SO BAD THAT WHEN THE MAN GOT ARRESTED, HE STILL HAD BRAIN MATTER IN HIS SHOE.
WELL, SHE WOKE UP, SHE HAD 59 STITCHES ACROSS HER SKULL.
SHE HAD PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE AND SHE, SHE NEEDED TO LEARN HOW TO WALK.
SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SIX MONTHS.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE SEE, AND IT HAPPENS IN OUR BACKYARD RIGHT NOW, DV DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IS STILL A TABOO.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD THAT WAS COMING FROM THIS CITY.
IT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, AND I SAW THE FAMILY, THE FATHER WAS SO INTOXICATED WHEN HE CAME HOME AND THE BABY WAS CRYING AND THE MOTHER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF FEEDING HIM THAT HE GOT SO MAD AND SHOVED A TEASPOON DOWN THE BABY'S THROAT THAT THEY HAVE TO LIFELIGHT HIM FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER TO HOUSTON, TO TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
YES, WE HAVE VICTIMS AND YES, IT'S NOT JUST A BUILDING.
THAT WAS HER VICTIM THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
AND THEN NOW THAT'S HER SHE'S HEALED, BUT SHE STILL HAS PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE.
SHE USED TO BE A PHARMACEUTICAL REP.
NOW SHE'S, SHE'S STILL DOING SALES, BUT SHE'S NOT, SHE'S NOT ABLE
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TO GO BACK TO WHERE SHE WAS.THAT WAS A TEENAGER AT THAT TIME IS ALSO 20 YEARS OLD, HAD JUST GRADUATED NURSING SCHOOL.
SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED FOR HER.
YOU HAVE PACKETS THAT WE PROVIDED FOR YOU.
IT'S IN A BLUE FOLDER INSIDE YOUR BLUE FOLDER.
THERE IS A LETTER FROM ME AGAIN, I'M SORRY.
I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY SERVICES, BODY SPOTS, OR COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND KIM TRAN, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE A LETTER FROM ME AND IT'S EXPLAINING NUMBERS.
AND OUR LATEST NUMBERS IS FROM 2019.
AND THEN WHAT WE DID IS WE DID A PER CAPITA.
SO IN PORT ARTHUR RIGHT NOW, EVERY ONE, EVERY ONE IN EVERY 45 CITIZENS WILL HAVE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL.
SO WE HAVE FOR 2019, BEAUMONT IS 8 97 AND PORT ARTHUR IS 600.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE POPULATION OF PORT ARTHUR IS HALF A BEAUMONT.
SO WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR? WHY ARE WE HERE? AND WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR? SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL ALSO HAVE THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND THE AMERICAS RESCUE PLAN ACT, OR H A R P A.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S SEVERAL TYPES OF HRPA MONEY THAT CAME THROUGH.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CFTA NUMBER, WHICH IS 21.027.
AND THAT IS THE HRPA THAT'S COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO THE CITIES AND THE COUNTIES.
UM, THIS DOCUMENT RIGHT HERE, WE ACTUALLY HIRED A GRANT WRITER TO COMB THROUGH THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, UM, GRANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACTUALLY QUALIFY.
SO WE DID, WE DID APPLY FOR, UM, $5 MILLION FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY AND JEFFERSON COUNTY GAVE US $5 MILLION.
AND THEN WE ALSO APPLIED IN BEAUMONT AND WE ASKED FOR $2 MILLION AND BEAUMONT IS GOING TO GIVE US $2 MILLION.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW.
AND NOW WE'RE ASKING THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TO GIVE US ANOTHER $2 MILLION.
AND WHY ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR $2 MILLION, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE VIDEO WE FLOODED TWICE.
WE FLOODED WITH HARVEY, WE REBUILT IT.
WE WENT AND LOOKED FOR THE MONEY AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO.
AND THEN AFTER THREE MONTHS IMELDA HAPPENED, WE MOVED IN IN 2000 19TH OF JUNE.
AND THEN AFTER THREE MONTHS, WE HAVE SEPTEMBER, 2019 AND EMAILED A HAPPENED AND WE GOT FLOODED AGAIN.
WE NEED TO MOVE OUR LADIES TO A SAFER PLACE.
WE SERVE ABOUT 1200 WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES WHAT WE DO THAT HAS A SHELTER.
IF WE'RE NOT HERE, THERE IS NO SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN FOR DB OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
SO WE ARE ASKING YOU GUYS TO PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING US PART OF YOUR ALLOCATION THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS, ANY, ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR MARKS FROM COUNSELING? I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION.
FIRST OF ALL, THAT THAT WAS A VERY MOVING VIDEO.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY WORDS TO REALLY DESCRIBE WHAT I WAS FEELING AS I WAS WATCHING THAT, UM, WE'VE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR FAMILY.
AND SO, UM, IT, IT, IT HIT VERY CLOSE TO HOME.
AS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME, UM, TO, UM, TO HOUSE WHAT YOU DO, UH, IS THE CONSIDERATION LOOKING OUTSIDE? IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR LOOKING OUTSIDE OF BEAUMONT? SO WE HAVE A BUILDING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT IS PERFECT TO, FOR US.
THERE IS A FORECLOSED BUILDING IN 11TH STREET THAT HAS 70 UNITS.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 22 BEDS AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT BUILDING BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE DUALLY CERTIFIED THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEED THAT SPACE.
UM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
AND OF COURSE THAT'S UNDER NEGOTIATION.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT DEAL'S GOING TO GO THROUGH, HOWEVER, WE'RE LOOKING FOR LAND.
IF, IF IT DOES IT GO THROUGH AS AN ACQUISITION, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT BUILDING A BRAND NEW BUILDING.
AND WE'RE DEFINITELY, WE'RE DEFINITELY
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OPEN WHERE AS LONG AS IT'S NOT IN A FLOOD ZONE, AND AS LONG AS OUR WOMEN, OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE AND AS LONG AS WE CAN PUT CAMERAS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO, THEN WE'RE DEFINITELY OPEN.WELL, MY SUPPORT IS WITH YOU, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.
ONE OF THE MOST, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEBRA FOR BRINGING THE PRESENTATION FORWARD.
IT WAS, UM, AND STILL IS JUST SHAKING TO BE ABLE TO, UM, SEE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT THIS LEVEL.
AND THEN TO EVEN SEE RECENTLY IN THE PAPER AND ON TELEVISION, UM, UH, DEATH, UM, HAPPENING RIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, HERE, AND TO SAY THAT YOU'VE HELPED SIX OR SERVE 600 PEOPLE FROM OUR CITY.
THAT'S JUST THE NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS FOR THE WHOLE CITY FOR THE 600, FOR 2019 FROM PORT ARTHUR.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ASKING WHEN I MET THE FIRST TIME OR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVED IN THIS CITY.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE IN PORT ARTHUR IS LESS THAN THAT BECAUSE IN 2019, WE SERVE OVER 857 PEOPLE JUST IN 2019.
SO IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT THE, THE MAJORITY, WE HAVEN'T EVEN, SIR, WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN ANYBODY.
IT'S JUST A VERY, VERY SMALL PORTION OF PORT ARTHUR THAT WE HAVE SEEN.
AND THAT'S WHY WE ACTUALLY HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE THE UBER GRANT THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
CAUSE THERE'S A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE.
AND WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE BETWEEN PORT ARTHUR AND BEAUMONT.
AND WHAT WE DID IS WE APPLIED FOR AN UBER GRANT AND WE COULD GIVE THEM UBER RIDES SO WE CAN ORDER THEM UBER RIDES THOUGH, FROM NOW ON, SO THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN PORT ARTHUR, DOES IT HAVE TO DROP THEM OFF TO BEAUMONT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE BUSY.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE, WE REALLY COULDN'T.
WE HAVE THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PART, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE PORT ARTHUR PART BECAUSE EVERYTHING, WHEN WE PUT IT INSIDE, UH, IN, IN OUR DATABASE, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, BUT I THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR COMING TO PORT ARTHUR, UM, TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING ON TONIGHT AS, UM, WE REQUESTED AFTER WE SAW THE PRESENTATION, UM, UM, JUST, UH, HOPING THAT WE CAN FIND SOME WAY, UM, TO WE SUPPORT THIS AND WHAT YOU DO.
AND, UM, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE CAUSE I REALLY THOUGHT THAT FAMILY SERVICES WAS UNDER THE CP UNDER CPS, AS I SAID IT UNDER THE STATE AND ABLE TO BE FUNDED THAT WAY.
BUT TO KNOW THAT IT'S, UM, NOT, UM, BROUGHT SOME LIGHT TO ME, IT'S A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING ON TONIGHT.
UH, DEBRA, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR EYES OPEN TO SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD PREFER TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS.
I APPRECIATE GREATLY YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND WHEN YOU SAID THE NUMBERS DON'T REFLECT IN YOUR DATABASE, THAT'S SO UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THAT MEANS THERE'S SO MANY WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEED HELP.
AND I TRULY HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY TO YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMAN KENALOG.
UM, YOU KNOW, TO LOOK AT THE VIDEO GAME FOR THE SECOND TIME, UH, ACTUALLY BEING THERE WITH A COUNCIL WOMAN, UM, UH, WEST AND WEST HOLMES AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, UH, MOSES TO SEE IT AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME, IT BRINGS YOU TO REALITY AND LIKE WHAT YOU SAID TABOO, NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT IT HAPPENS IN ALL OUR COMMUNITIES.
UH, AND I TO, UH, UH, WISH THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY TO SUPPORT THIS, UH, IN ANY AVENUE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE THAT NEEDS TO SERVICES AND AN IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU SAID BEING LOCATED IN BEAUMONT, YOU'VE ALL YOU HAVE ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT A WAY TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR PORT ARTHUR RESIDENTS, UH, TO GET TO THE FACILITY.
SO THAT BRINGS A LITTLE LIGHT BULB IN MY HEAD TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE COVERING YOUR BASES AND I LIKE TO SAY, GOOD LUCK AND YOU, YOU KNOW, I WISH WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
WE'VE GOT SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, BUT, UH, I WISH WE CAN SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM.
AND WHAT ELSE? WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU EVER GO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD LUCK ASTROS.
[III.B.2. A Presentation By Staff Regarding Port Arthur Public Library Report]
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY STAFF REGARDING FORT OFF THE PUBLIC[00:40:01]
LIBRARY REPORT.MAYOR COUNCIL AND CITY ADMINISTRATORS.
UH, MY NAME IS STEVEN WILLIAMS AND I AM YOUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR, AND I'M HERE TO GIVE A REPORT ON OUR DEPARTMENT.
UM, THE FIRST PART OF THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE STATS THAT WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MANY, UH, HOW THE LIBRARY IS DOING AND HOW THE LIBRARY IS BEING UTILIZED FOR THE PUBLIC.
UH, THE SECOND PART OF THE PRESENTATION IS TO SHOW YOU HOW THE LIBRARY RECOVER AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY.
CAN YOU GO BACK THE NEXT SLIDE? THERE WE GO.
AND THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2021, WE CHECKED OUT 978 ITEMS THAT INCLUDED BOOKS, AUDIO BOOKS, DVDS, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE STILL CHECKING OUT MUSIC CDS.
UM, TOTAL ONLINE EBOOKS THAT WERE CHECKED OUT WAS 514 REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWER 742.
I'M SEEN, I WANT MY PRESENTATION AROUND RUN WITH THE SLIDES.
UH, TOTAL MEETINGS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOMS AND GALLERY 52 TOTAL PATRON COUNT WAS 3,338.
NEW LIBRARY MEMBERSHIPS, 80, UH, LIBRARY MEMBERSHIPS THAT WERE RENEWED WAS 48.
TOTAL CHECK-INS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS 6,316 ARE PUBLIC COMPUTERS WERE USED 647 TIMES.
THE TOTAL, UH, TIME THESE PUBLIC COMPUTERS WERE USED WAS 454 HOURS WITH AN AVERAGE LEAD TIME OF 42 MINUTES PER SESSION.
OUR PUBLIC, UH, WIRELESS WAS ACCESSED THROUGH 236 TIMES WITH AN AVERAGE OF 26 29 CLIENTS PER DAY.
NOW WE FINISHED THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM TWO MONTHS AGO, BUT IT WAS A SIX AND IT WAS A SUCCESS.
UM, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO REGISTERED FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM WAS ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIFTY EIGHT CHILDREN COMPLETED THE PROGRAM, THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY.
AND CAROLYN SAID, TIBIDEAU DID A GREAT JOB GETTING SPONSORS FROM, FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, INCLUDING TOTAL ENERGIES, $600 IN GIFT CARDS, UH, TOTAL ENERGIES, $3,620 WORTH AND BILLBOARD ADVERTISEMENT.
SO IT'S HOW THE ENERGY'S AGAIN, $4,080 IN AD SPOTS ON KMT MK BMT, HEB 550 FOR FOOD.
SERTOMA $750 IN GIFT CARDS IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY, $500 FOR THE SUMMER READING FINALE EXPENSES AND THE STARKS MUSEUM WITH KRAFT PACKAGES.
NOW THE SECOND PART OF THE PRESENTATION POURED OUT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AFTER THE STORM.
BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME DAMAGES, OUR LIBRARIES SEAT, WE DID MAKE IT ON A NATIONAL MAGAZINE CALLED AMERICAN LIBRARIES.
THIS WAS AN ARTICLE THAT RAN THE PORT OUT THE NEWSPAPER TWO WEEKS AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY DEVASTATED OUR AREA LIBRARY MANAGEMENT AT THE TIME THAT WE WOULD REOPEN MAYBE NINE MONTHS TO A YEAR.
I FIGURED OUT LATER ON HOW MUCH IN DEPTH RECOVERY WORK WAS REALLY NEEDED TO OPEN BACK UP.
UH, THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES GIVES YOU A GOOD VISUAL OF THE DAMAGES LEFT AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY.
UH, BASICALLY WE GLOSS EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN LIBRARY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE.
SO WHILE OUR LIBRARY WAS GOING THROUGH ITS RECOVERY, WE WENT TO WORK OUR WHOLE COLLECTION THAT NOT RECEIVE
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A THOROUGH WEEDING AND PROBABLY ABOUT 20 PLUS YEARS TO BE TRUTHFUL.UM, THERE WAS NO WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK INTO A BRAND NEW LIBRARY WITH OLD BOOKS THAT NEEDED TO BE WEEDED FOR THE COLLECTION THAT WAS NOT FLOODED.
WE, WE NEEDED INVENTORY, STERILIZED, VACUUM BOX, ORGANIZED PALLETIZED, AND SHRINK WRAP THE BOXES.
THE COLLECTION WAS REFRIGERATED.
SO THE COLLECTION CAN NOT DEVELOP MOBILE.
IT TOOK A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT FROM THE LIBRARY STAFF AND WE CONTRACTED A RESTORATION TEAM TO GET A PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT ACCOMPLISHED IN A TIMELY MANNER, I BELIEVE.
UH, THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, WE'LL SHOW YOU OUR LIBRARY COMPLETELY GOOD AT LOOKING LIKE A WARRANT ON WAREHOUSE.
YOU CAN KEEP ON GOING AND SEE NEXT NEXT.
UM, NEVER IMAGINED WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TRAILERS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AT THE TIME JENNIFER CONNOR STARTED WOULD BE A NICE PICK ME MAKING MY MOST, THAT I CAN IN A LITTLE CORNER IN THE TRAILER.
UH, I WANT TO THANK CITY MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTS FOR APPROVING THE TURNKEY RECOVERY PROGRAM WITH TM.
WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL GENERAL CONTRARY THAT I WORKED WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE ON EVERY ASPECT OF THE RECOVERY.
SO, UM, DURING THE RECOVERY, WE DECIDED TO ADD SOME COLORS TO THE LETTERINGS ON THE BUILDING AWNINGS LIGHT POLES AND ADD COLORS ON, UH, ADD COLORED BENCHES.
IN MY OPINION, IT REALLY BRIGHTENED THE OUTSIDE EXTERIOR AND IT MADE IT MORE CHILDREN FRIENDLY.
ALSO WE ADD COLORS TO OUR CARPETING.
UM, WE FINALLY START TO RECEIVE OUR CUSTOM MADE IT'S SHELVES IN FURNITURE.
YOU COULD GO AHEAD, LINDSEY, RIGHT THERE.
UH, FRIENDS FROM WELLS BRANCH LIBRARY IN AUSTIN.
YOU HALL DOES SOME BOOKS NEXT LINE.
WHAT ARE THE CALL-IN CLUB DONATES? $500 NEXT LINE.
OUR LIBRARY COLLECTION RETURNS TO THE LIBRARY AFTER BEING STORED IN A CLIMATE CONTROLLED FACILITY.
SO MODE WOULD NOT GROW ON THE COLLECTION.
IT WASN'T AN EASY TEST, BUT YES, EVERYTHING HAS TO GO BACK TO DEWEY DECIMAL ORDER.
JENELLE BEARS WERE CATALOG AND SUPERVISOR OFFICIALLY PLACE OUR FIRST BOOK ON THE SHELVES.
SHE HAS BEEN IN PLAY AT THE LIBRARY SINCE 1981.
SO SHE JUST MADE 40 YEARS IN 2021 NEXT LINE NEXT.
OUR PARKING LOT WAS NOT IN THE BEST OF SHAPE BEFORE THE STORM, BUT AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY, 10 SANDY BEING STATIONED BETWEEN THE LIBRARY, THE CIVIC CENTER WITH ALL THE MILITARIES, HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT BEING SET UP IN THE FRONT OF THE LIBRARY OR PARKING LOT, TRUTHFULLY, IT JUST CRUMBLED.
IT'S A GREAT EFFORT, BUT THE PARKING LOT WAS REPAIRED RIGHT BEFORE WE OPENED BACK UP NEXT.
WE CAN FINALLY GIVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER.
OUR GRAND OPENING WILL BE ON MARCH 23RD, 2019.
NEXT, OUR OPENING COUNSEL WHEN MOSES WAS THERE.
FEENEY, WHENEVER KIERON LIBRARY, BOARD MEMBERS SAYING, LOOK AROUND, PEOPLE WERE HUNGRY FOR THEIR LIBRARY.
KIND OF JUST LOOK OUT SO MANY.
SO I KEPT THAT TO MYSELF THAT IT WAS GOOD FOR THE PRESENTATION.
NOW WE HAVE A SABER CHOSEN DEPARTMENT THAT IS NOW DEPARTMENTALIZED WITH A PLEXIGLASS AND ENTRANCES FOR FAMILIES AND LITTLE ONES.
THOSE WERE MY IDEA, EVEN THOUGH I GOOGLE THAT I'M TAKING CLAIM TO THAT, UH, THE CHOSEN COMPUTERS ARE NOW SEPARATE FROM THE ADULTS, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE BEFORE HARVEY.
UH, WE ADD A NEW CLASSROOM BECAUSE FREQUENTLY WE RAN OUT OF SPACES FOR THE PUBLIC BEFORE HURRICANE HARVEY.
SO WE WENT AHEAD AND ADDED A SPACE IN THE LIBRARY FOR MEETINGS NEXT.
SO OUTSIDE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR'S OFFICE, JUST TO REMIND HER THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET HURRICANE HARVEY, IT IS PART OF OUR HISTORY AND WHO BETTER TO REMIND YOU THEN THE GATEKEEPERS OF INFORMATION,
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YOUR LIBRARY, UH, YOU CAN SEE THE BLUE WATER LINE.THAT'S WHERE THE WATER ROSE IN HER LIBRARY, 18 TO 24 INCHES ALSO SUMMARY VERBIAGE FOR YOUR CABINETS AND TABLE FROM THE STORM.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE PLAQUES ON THEM THAT READ SURVIVED HURRICANE HARVEY, AUGUST, 2017 NEXT.
SO I WAS DIGGING THROUGH MY PHONE WHILE I WAS UPDATING THIS PRESENTATION THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURE OF OUR FRONT DESK AREA, I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY COOL.
OUR O'CLOCK WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS STILL WORKING IN OUR LIBRARY BECAUSE IT WAS UP HIGH AND IT WAS A BATTERY OPERATED.
I WAS LIKE, YES, YOU SURVIVED.
I FELT SOME TYPE OF LOYALTY TO THE CLOCK, BUT YEAH, ONCE ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES SHOWED ME THIS NEW CLOCK, I CHANGED MY MIND QUICKLY.
WE CAN STOP FOR A BIT RIGHT THERE.
SO WE HAD A, THIS BRICK AND CLOSED AREA WHERE WE HAD OUR SHED LOCATED WITH OUR ALARM, WHERE EQUIPMENT I MADE THE DECISION THAT WE WILL CONTRACT OR GRASS CUTTING SERVICE.
SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR THE SHED.
BASICALLY WE HAD SOMETHING CLOSE PROPER THAT WAS NOT BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
I THEN THOUGHT IT WILL MAKE A GREAT COURTYARD AREA.
SO, UH, NOW IT'S OFFICIALLY THE RAKE LAND COURTYARD.
AND, UM, MR. KLEIN SERVED AS OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR 13 YEARS AND OUR DIRECTOR FOR 19 YEARS AT OUR LIBRARY.
I KNOW, DECIDE THAT IT WAS ALL YOURS, GIVEN OUR HISTORY AND HIM BEING ONE OF MY GREAT MENTORS IN LIFE.
BUT TRUTHFULLY, IT WASN'T MY IDEA.
IT CAME FROM MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, UH, JENNIFER
I DID TELL HIM THAT I AGREED WITH HER VERY QUICKLY.
SO THE NEXT LINE THAT'S FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING, NEXT LINE I TOLD HIM I SHOULD HAVE GOT ON SOMETHING.
I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN LIKE A BUCKET OR SOMETHING.
THE FAMILY STATUTE THAT WAS VANDALIZED AND STOLEN IN FEBRUARY, 2014, OR POURED OUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER A STATUE AND A SCRAPYARD METAL AND A SCRAP METAL YARD.
THE PROBLEM IT WAS SLICING SOME MORE THAN 20 DIFFERENT PIECES.
FINALLY, IN MAY, 2019, THE FAMILY STATUE APPRAISED AT $120,000 WAS REPLACED BY THE ORIGINAL MASTER SCULPTOR, DAVID CARGILL.
HE DID INFORM ME THAT IT WAS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE PIECE AND HE WAS HAPPY THAT IT ONCE AGAIN, MOUNTS PROUDLY IN FRONT OF HER LIBRARY, ALL RIGHT.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY 2.0, BETTER THAN EVER.
UH, MR. WILLIAMS, UH, COUNSEL, ANYONE WALKS FOR ELABORATED COSMIC MARKS, UH, YES.
UH, THIS WOMAN TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, RESTORING OUR, OUR LIBRARY.
IT LOOKS, UH, THE AESTHETICS ARE SO PLEASED INTO THAT.
IT SHOULD DRAW A LOT OF PATRONS BACK INTO THE LIBRARY.
I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION THOUGH, UH, SINCE YOU'VE RESTORED IT AND, AND REPLENISH THE INVENTORY, CAN YOU TELL US HOW MANY BOOKS IN, UH, OTHER ITEMS LIKE THE CDS AND EVERYTHING? THE NUMBER OF ONE BY ONE, BUT I KNOW HER WHOLE COLLECTION PIECE RIGHT NOW IS 63,000 WHERE OUR GOAL IS TO REACH 90,000 BETWEEN 2024.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK VERY LONG STEPHEN.
I WANT TO GET HOME TO THAT GAME, BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THE VERY HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE LIBRARY.
UM, HERE, WHEN I STARTED, YOU WERE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND, UM, I'VE SEEN HOW YOU HAVE JUST TAKEN THE LIBRARY ON AND JUST, JUST EXPANDED IT THROUGH THE STORM, THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND THE LIBRARY IS JUST WHEN I WALKED THROUGH THE DAY THAT WE HAD THE GRAND OPENING, IT JUST ALMOST BROUGHT ME TO TEARS BECAUSE YOU JUST HAVE BEEN A FANTASTIC JOB WITH YOUR STAFF, STAYING TOGETHER, GETTING EVERYTHING DONE AND ACCOMPLISHED.
I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR HARD WORK ON ALL OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE PORT ARTHUR LIBRARY.
AND I THINK YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A SUPPORTIVE SUPPORT OF ME SINCE SO MANY YEARS.
SO, SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT, BUT ALSO I, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO MENTION THE STAFF, YOU KNOW, I'M THE FACE OVER HERE, BUT WITHOUT MY STAFF, I WOULDN'T BE OVER HERE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SUCH A PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY THE STAFF WENT AHEAD AND WAS ABLE TO GO IN AND, UM, LET ME LEAD THEM, YOU KNOW, AS IT'S IT'S, THE STORY OF ME IS I GOT HIRED ON AS A STUDENT ASSISTANT AT 18 YEARS OLD.
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PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY WHO ANSWERED TO ME RIGHT NOW, I USED TO ANSWER TO THEM.SO FOR MY STAFF TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE MATURITY AND THE PROFESSIONALISM IN THEM WORKING 20 YEARS PLUS BEFORE I EVEN STARTED THE LIBRARY AND THEN ANSWERING TO ME AS THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS VOLUMES OF MY STAFF COUNCIL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU'VE TAKEN OBSTACLES AND MADE OPPORTUNITIES.
I WON'T BE LONG EITHER STEVEN, A GOOD PRESENTATION DOING A GOOD JOB, OR LIKE A BUNCH OF YOU ALWAYS, UH, VISIBLE.
YOU ALWAYS, YOU ALWAYS ON HAND HIM, THE VISIBLE ALWAYS SEE YOU.
AND, UH, UH, UH, LIKE HOW WOULD YOU PUT IT AT THE LIBRARY? YOU KNOW, PUSH THE HARD WORK HE DID AT THE LIBRARY AND YOU REMIND THEM OF ME, YOU KNOW, YOU REAL FAMILY FRIENDLY PEOPLE FRIENDLY.
YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND I WAS DOING HARD WORK TO KEEP UP.
WE HAVE THE PUSHY, YOUR BANK THINK THINKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE COUNCIL, AS A WATCH, YOU BETTER START WORKING HARD.
UH, JUST TO TELL YOU, UH, I WOULD SAY WITH THAT RIDE WITH YOU, UH, WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR PROCESS AT THE LIBRARY AND TO SEE WHAT YOU HAD NOW, UH, I LEARNED ONE THING ABOUT, UH, THE LIBRARY, THE CABINETS SIZE NEED TO BE A CERTAIN ELEVATION.
YOU TOLD ME THAT, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT AS A GROWNUP, BUT I DO REMEMBER WHAT YOU EXPRESSED TO ME, BUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT YOU HAD A LONG JOURNEY AND A LONG BATTLE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD LUCK AND I CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOU IN THE LIBRARY AND GETTING MORE KIDS IN THERE.
AND WHAT ELSE? I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.
A GOOD MANAGER ALWAYS SPEAKS HIGHLY OF HIS STAFF AND YOU CERTAINLY DID THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE JOB THAT YOU'RE DOING.
COUNCIL WOMAN HOMES AND MR. WILLIAMS, HIS OWN AS HE DID.
OH, YOU JUST SAID ONE THING I WAS THINKING OF WHEN YOU WERE TALKING, WHEN YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE YOUNG LADY WHO HAD BEEN THERE SINCE 81, AND I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU MUST COME RIGHT AFTER HER, BUT PROBABLY BORN RIGHT AFTER SHE STARTED.
I WANT TO SAY, I CAN RECALL THE GREEN MUSTANG OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAY BACK IN THE DAY.
I ACTUALLY CONFUSED WITH HIM A LOT OF TIMES, HE'S ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES.
I USED TO WORK AT THE LIBRARY.
HE SAID, YOUNGER, BETTER VERSION LOOKING OF ME, BUT THAT'S NOT.
SO WE KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AROUND AND YOU DOING A GOOD JOB AND WE APPRECIATE, WE APPRECIATE THE REPORT THAT YOU'VE SHARED WITH US ON A DATE.
SO LETS THE STAFF KNOW THAT WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THEM AND THE CITIZENS APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.
[III.B.3. A Presentation By Staff Regarding The September Financial Report]
BY STAFF REGARDING THE FINANCIAL REPORT, PARCEL TIMBER.I HAVE MY, UM, LITTLE SHORT REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
THIS IS UM, THE, UH, YEAR END.
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY YEAR END REPORT, UH, FOR 2021.
UH, IT'S THE MONTHLY REPORT AND THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
UH, THE FINAL NUMBERS MAY CHANGE AFTER, UH, ACCRUALS ADJUSTMENTS AND ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING INVOICES ARE PAID, BUT THIS IS JUST GIVES YOU A SNAPSHOT, UH, OF THE PRELIMINARY, UH, VIEW OF WHERE WE END THE YEAR.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE GENERAL FUND, UH, TOTAL 81.8 MILLION IN REVENUES, WHICH IS 5.3 MILLION ABOVE THE ESTIMATE.
WE HAD 15.1 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS, WHICH WAS 6% ABOVE THE BUDGETED AMOUNT.
UH, 34.4 MILLION WAS RECEIVED IN INDUSTRIAL PAYMENTS.
ALL PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, UM, AS EXPECTED, UH, SALES TAX YEAR TO DATE FOR THE GENERAL FUND THROUGH SEPTEMBER WAS 12.8 MILLION OR 13% ABOVE LAST FISCAL YEAR AND 28% ABOVE THE BUDGETED LEVEL.
THERE IS A TWO MONTH TIMELINE IN RECEIPTS THOUGH.
SO SEPTEMBER RECEIPTS REPRESENT JULY SALES.
UH, THE NEXT CATEGORY IS GROSS RECEIPTS.
THESE ARE UTILITY FRANCHISE FEES, ELECTRIC GAS TELEPHONE CABLE CAME IN UNDER BUDGET BY 700,000.
THIS WAS PRIMARILY RELATED TO, UH, THE ELECTRIC UTILITY.
UH, OTHER REVENUES, UH, EXCEEDED THE ESTIMATE BY 2.3 MILLION.
UH, THAT INCLUDES, UH, LICENSED IN PERMITS, WHICH WERE EVER THE ESTIMATE BY ABOUT 600,000 FINES WERE UNDER THE ESTIMATE BY
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250,000.AND THEN WE HAD THE SALE OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING, WHICH REALLY MADE THAT LOOK A LITTLE BIT ODD THAT THAT WAS 1.8 MILLION OVER THE ESTIMATE BECAUSE WE HAD NOT BUDGETED FOR THAT.
SO, UH, THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES, UH, THE WAY WE LOOK, UH, IF YOU TURN THE PAGE LINDSEY TO THE GENERAL FUND, TOTAL EXPENDITURES WERE 83.8 MILLION THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
UM, THAT'S MADE UP OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES, WHICH WERE 65.3 MILLION TRANSFERS TO CAPITAL 13.1 MILLION AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF 5.4 MILLION.
UH, THESE ARE CURRENTLY BELOW THE BUDGETED LEVEL BY, UH, 4.3 MILLION REVENUES ABOVE THE ESTIMATE AT 5.3 AND EXPENDITURES ARE BELOW THE ESTIMATE 4.3.
THIS RESULTED IN A HEALTHY ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 30.8 MILLION OR ABOUT 172 DAYS.
UM, AND AGAIN, ACTUAL EXPENDITURES MAY CHANGE AFTER ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING INVOICES, UH, FOR YEAR END ARE PAID.
UH, NEXT PAGE LINDSEY HAD THE WATER FUND, UH, REVENUES FOR ALL SOURCES TOTALS 30.5 MILLION AT YEAR END.
UH, THIS IS ABOVE THE BUDGETED LEVEL BY 2.2 MILLION AT 3% INCREASE IN WATER RATES AND 12% INCREASE IN SEWER RATES, WHICH HAPPENED IN MAY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCREASE IN REVENUES.
UH, TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE WATER FUND WERE 28.1 MILLION FOR THE YEAR.
SO IT WAS MADE UP OF OPERATING EXPENSES, 19.5 MILLION AND TRANSFERS OUT OF 8.6 MILLION.
THIS IS BELOW, UH, THE AMENDED BUDGET BY ABOUT 97,000, THE WATER FENDED IN THE YEAR ON A POSITIVE NOTE WITH REVENUES EXCEEDING EXPENSES BY 2.4 MILLION NEXT PAGE LINDSEY.
UM, WE'RE MOVING TO THE SOLID WASTE FUND, SOLID WASTE REVENUES, TOTAL 10.3 MILLION EIGHT YEAR IN.
UH, BUT THIS DOES INCLUDE A $1 MILLION TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
UH, IT WAS STILL BELOW ESTIMATES BY ABOUT $600,000.
TOTAL EXPENSES ARE 11.1 MILLION.
THIS IS MADE UP OF OPERATING EXPENSES OF 8.3 MILLION AND TRANSFERS OF 2.8 MILLION.
AND THIS WAS OVER BUDGET, UM, BY ABOUT 243,000, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE ANNEX ANTICIPATED EXPENSES AT THE LANDFILL, A DECLINE IN REVENUE AND THE ORIGINAL EXPENSES CREATED A NET SHORTFALL EXPENSES OVER REVENUES OF ABOUT 887,000.
HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF EXPENSES RELATED TO THE SLIGHT REPAIR AT THE LANDFILL IS STILL IN PROCESS.
AND UP TO 1.2 MILLION, MAYBE ABLE TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE HRPA GRANT, WHICH WOULD PUT THE SOLID WASTE BACK IN A POSITIVE POSITION FOR THE END OF THE YEAR.
TOMI, UH, MENTIONED TO YOU EARLIER TO KEEP THE SOLID WASTE FUND SELF-SUSTAINING FOR FISCAL YEAR 22, WHICH INCLUDE POTENTIAL RATE INCREASES THE PURSUIT OF NEW CUSTOMERS AT THE LANDFILL AS WELL AS OTHER COSTS, SAVING ALTERNATIVES.
NEXT PAGE LINDSEY HAD PLEASURE ISLAND REVENUES OF 1.1 MILLION EXCEEDED THE ESTIMATE BY 53,000 TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 866,000 MADE UP OF 764,000 OPERATING EXPENSES AND TRANSFERS 102,000.
THIS WAS UNDER BUDGET BY ABOUT 212,000, UH, RESULTING IN A POSITIVE, UH, YEAR END RESULT, UH, WITH REVENUES EXCEEDING EXPENSES BY ABOUT 247,000 NEXT PAGE LINSEY.
THIS STARTS WITH OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
WE HAVE THE STREET SUMMARY ALLOCATION BY YEAR IN DISTRICT.
THE TOTAL ALLOCATION FOR ALL YEARS IS 48.9 MILLION 19.5 MILLION IN YEAR ONE 14.4 MILLION FOR YEAR TWO AND 15 POINT 15 MILLION FOR YEAR THREE.
UH, WE HAVE THE STREETS SUMMARY, UH, EXPENSES HERE.
19.5 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, LEAVING A BALANCE OF 29.4 MILLION OF WHAT, OF WHICH 23.9 MILLION IS COMMITTED TO OPEN STREET PROJECTS.
AND THERE'S CURRENTLY 5.5 MILLION REMAINING TO BE ALLOCATED FROM THE YEAR ONE THROUGH THREE ALLOCATIONS, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
ONE MORE PAGE LINDSAY, WE HAVE THE OPEN STREET PROJECTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 34.7 MILLION HAS BEEN BUDGETED FOR OPEN STREET PROJECTS.
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HAS BEEN SPENT TODAY LEAVING A BALANCE OF 23.9 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE OPEN PROJECTS.NEXT PAGE LINDSAY, UH, WE HAVE THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, THE CURRENT BUDGET FOR GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS, UM, PROJECTS, UH, IT'S 27.4 MILLION EXPENDITURES TOTAL 7.88 MILLION WITH 19.6 MILLION REMAINING TO BE SPENT IS INCLUDE VARIOUS CITY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, CITY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE 5.5 MILLION AND EXPENSES TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS OF 1.2 MILLION PURCHASES, UH, A FIRE VEHICLE FOR 850,000.
UH, PUBLIC WORKS 184,000 IN EXPENSES AND PARKS AND RECREATION PROJECTS, 491,000 X PAGE LINDSEY.
UH, THIS IS OUR OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
THE CURRENT BUDGET FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IS 68.9 MILLION, WHICH IS PRIMARILY FUNDED BY FEMA MITIGATION GRANTS AND CDBG.
THE CDBG MITIGATION, UM, DOWNTOWN LIGHT PROJECT WAS NOT FUNDED.
SO THAT BUDGET WAS REDUCED BY THAT 5 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT TO DATE LEAVING A BALANCE OF 63.8 MILLION.
AND AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, SOME OF THE FEMA MITIGATION FUNDS MAY BE IN JEOPARDY AND WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AND REVISED THESE AS NEEDED.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION BUDGETS, 55, UH, 5 MILLION, I'M SORRY, 4 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR FIBER OPTIC IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH WILL BE FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH AN EDA GRANT.
173,000 HAS BEEN SPENT TODAY LEAVING A BALANCE OF 4.8 MILLION.
THE WATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE CURRENTLY BUDGETED AT 83.2 MILLION, PRIMARILY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THE WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND TENTATIVELY TO BE FUNDED FROM THE RPA GRANT.
UH, 7.3 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT TODAY WITH 75.9 MILLION REMAINING TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS.
UH, PLEASURE ISLAND, UH, HAS A 590,000 BUDGETED FOR A BOAT LAUNCH AND PARKING LOT REPAIRS, PRIMARILY FUNDED BY TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANTS.
AND LAST WE HAD THE EDC PRESS BUILDING RENOVATION, WHICH WAS BUDGETED AT 10.9 MILLION OF WHICH 4.7 MILLION IS FUNDED BY AN EDA GRANT.
UM, TO DATE 7.3 MILLION HAS BEEN SPENT LEAVING A BALANCE OF 3.6 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
THE NEXT PAGE, WE HAVE THE 2021 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION THAT ARE BROKEN OUT SEPARATELY.
UH, THESE ARE THE PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 32.9 MILLION IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS THAT WERE ISSUED EARLIER THIS YEAR, CLEAN STREET PROJECTS, DRAINAGE, PUMP STATIONS, ANIMAL SHELTER, NEW HEALTH BUILDING RENOVATIONS AND WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS.
204,000 HAS BEEN SPENT SO FAR LEAVING A BALANCE OF 32.7 MILLION.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE THE DISASTER FUND SUMMARY, UH, HURRICANE HARVEY, 30.4 MILLION HAS BEEN RECEIVED PRIMARILY FROM FEMA AND INSURANCE, THE 33.7 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES LEAVING A 3.3 $0.3 MILLION BALANCE AT THIS TIME, UH, WITH PENDING REIMBURSEMENTS OF 73,000, WHICH WILL REDUCE, UM, THE DEFICIT TO 3.2 MILLION.
UM, THE COVID-19, UM, 3 MILLION HAS BEEN RECORDED IN REVENUES AND DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURES TODAY OF 3.5 MILLION LEAVING A BALANCE TO BE REIMBURSED AT 463,000 HURRICANE LAURA, WE DID RECEIVE 217,000 IN INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2.7 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES LEAVING A BALANCE OF 2.5 MILLION TO BE REIMBURSED.
UH, INSURANCE PROCEEDS WERE ALSO, UH, RECEIVED FOR WINDSTORM DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE DELTA, JUST AS A SIDE NOTE IN 105,000, THE CITY DOES CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO CAPTURE AS MUCH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE INSURANCE AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL DISASTERS.
AND THE LAST PAGE LINDSAY, WE HAVE OUR, UH, THIS IS A QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT THAT WE DO FOR YOU ONCE A QUARTER, UH, CASH AND INVESTMENTS TOLD 124.9 MILLION AT SEPTEMBER 30TH.
THIS WAS A REDUCTION OF 5.8 MILLION FROM LAST QUARTER.
UM, THIS REDUCTION IS REFLECTIVE OF THE CITY'S NORMAL CASH FLOW THOUGH.
UH, SINCE THE MAJORITY OF OUR TAXES
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AND, UH, INDUSTRIAL PAYMENTS ARE RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, UM, AT NINE 30, UH, BANK DEPOSITS, TOTAL 3.9 MILLION, WHICH IS 3% OF THE PORTFOLIO.WE HAD ARTHRITIS INVESTMENT POOLS WITH THE REMAINDER OF 121 MILLION OR 97% OF THE PORTFOLIO.
THE AVERAGE YIELD IS A 0.02%, WHICH IS PRETTY LOW AND DOWN FROM LAST QUARTER, BUT IT IS IN LINE WITH CURRENT MARKET RATES AND JUST RATES HAVE DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LAST YEAR INTEREST EARNED THIS QUARTER $6,100 AND TOTAL 62,000 FOR THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 1.4 MILLION LAST FISCAL YEAR, ALL INVESTMENTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INVESTMENT POLICY AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
ANY QUESTIONS OR REMARKS OR COMMENTS REMARKS? UH, YES.
THERE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, UH, LET'S START WITH, UH, THE STREETS AND I'M LOOKING FOR PRIMARILY AT, UH, DISTRICT FOUR.
THAT'S THAT'S MY, SO I'M ON THE STREETS SUMMARY.
WE'VE GOT ONE OF THE FIRST, THIS IS RIGHT AFTER THAT PAGE WHERE PLEDGE OUT ON FUND.
WE'VE GOT A TOTAL ALLOCATION OF 15 MILLION.
AND, AND THIS IS BROKEN DOWN YEAR ONE, YEAR TWO, YEAR THREE.
THOSE WERE WHAT? 1920 AND 21 OR, UH, 2120 AND YES, 1919 IS ACTUALLY A COMBINATION OF A COUPLE OF YEARS THERE, YEAR ONE, I THINK.
UH, BUT IT IS BASICALLY 1920 AND THEN 21 IS THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
SO NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THAT, LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT PAGE WHERE, UH, DISTRICT FOUR HAS A TOTAL ALLOCATION OF 15.2 AND THEN WE'VE GOT A TOTAL EXPENSE.
SO FOR 2.7 AND WE'RE COMMITTED 11.3, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND THAT, THAT MONEY IS FOR THIS FISCAL WEEK 21, 22, OR IT CAN BE USED IN WHATEVER FISCAL YEAR YOU, YOU WANT TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS.
YOU STILL, WE STILL HAVE A TOTAL OF FIVE AND A HALF MILLION FROM ALL THE DISTRICTS THAT HAS NOT BEEN ALLOCATED TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS YET.
SO YOU CAN ALLOCATE THAT ALONG WITH YOUR UPCOMING YEAR 20 TWOS ALLOCATION, WHICH WE HAVEN'T ALLOCATED YET EITHER.
SO THE, THE COMMITTED FUNDS OF 11.3, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE I GUESS, GOING TO BE SHOWN IN THE, UH, THE STREETS.
IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR DETAIL REPORT, DID YOU GET A COPY OF THE DETAIL REPORT? YES.
UM, I SENT IT TO YOU, UM, LAST WEEK, BUT IF YOU GO TO THAT SECTION, LET'S SEE, FIND YOUR PAGE.
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, IN DISTRICT FOUR.
YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF ALL OF YOUR STREETS AND WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT AND WHAT IS REMAINING FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL STREET.
AND THEN IF YOU LOOK TO THE FAR LEFT, YOU SEE THE LITTLE ONES AND TWOS AND THREES, THAT'S THE YEAR THEY ALLOCATION, THEN IT GOES WITH, OKAY.
SO THE PROJECT BALANCE FOR EACH ONE OF THESE STREETS IN MY DISTRICT IS, IS IN COLUMN TO THE FAR.
IS THAT, AM I READING THAT RIGHT? WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? I'M SORRY.
PROJECT REMAINING BALANCE FOR DISTRICT FOUR.
THE BALANCE THAT'S NOT BEEN SPENT.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT COMMITTED TO A PROJECT.
IT JUST HASN'T BEEN SPENT YET.
AND THE LAST COURSE IN THAT I HAVE IS ON THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
AND YOU SAID THAT THE 0.2% IS, IS IN LINE WITH, WITH, WITH MARKET RATES.
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YES.AND IF, IF I HEARD, IF I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK, WHAT DID YOU SAY LAST FISCAL YEAR? OUR RETURN, OUR YIELD WAS ONE POINT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THE, THE YIELD THAT WAS LAST YEAR, BUT WE, WE DID RECEIVE ABOUT ONE POINT, UM, TWO, WHAT DID I SAY? 1.4 MILLION AND, UH, INTEREST REVENUE LAST YEAR.
SO, I MEAN, IT'S MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FROM ONE POINT SOMETHING MILLION DOWN TO $6,083, 60 2016.
SO YOU, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, INTEREST RATES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THIS.
THIS, THIS IS PRETTY MUCH AN ALL TIME LOW, WHICH WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? REMARKS QUESTIONS FOR OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
WELL WE THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, SIR.
AS GOOD MIX, WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION,
[III.B.4. A Presentation Regarding An Update On Adams Park Development Requested By Councilmember Kinlaw)]
UH, REGARDING AN UPDATE ON ADAMS PARK DEVELOPMENT REQUESTED BY COUNCILMAN, UH, KENDRAMAYOR MAYOR PROTIUM COUNCIL MEMBERS, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DAY IS I'M SHAUNDRA, APO DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
AND I'M HERE TO GIVE A REPORT ON THE ADAMS PARK PROJECT UPDATE.
SO THE SLIDE, SO HERE WE HAVE BEGINNING IN MAY OF 2021, WE HAD THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, AN UPDATED TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY DONE ON THE ENTIRE PARK IN APRIL.
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD A THEFT AT THAT PICARD AT THE PARK WHERE SOMEONE CUT THE ELECTRICAL BOXES AND INSTALLED ALL THE COPPER WIRING FROM UNDERNEATH, FROM THE BOXES, AS WELL AS UNDERGROUND AND PULLED THE WIRES, WHICH COSTS FOUR DIFFERENT OUTAGES AT THE PARK IN WHICH IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A WHOLE REVAMP OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE PARK.
WE RECEIVED A QUOTE FOR ELECTRICAL REPAIRS TO THE COOPERATIVE FOR THE COPPER WIRING AND TO REPAIR THE PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $84,395 AND 68 CENTS.
ALSO IN APRIL, WE RECEIVED A CONCEPTUAL DRAWING FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT IN MAY VOTERS APPROVED PROPOSITION, A STATING THAT THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR TYPE EIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SALES AND USE TAX FUNDS TO BE USED FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF ADAMS PARK, ROSEDALE PARK AND THE RECREATION CENTER AND SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER PURSUANT TO BY ZERO 5.152 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AT A RATE OF $1 MILLION PER YEAR FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR UP TO AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEAR PERIOD IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION PER YEAR AUTHORIZATION.
IF APPROVED BY TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
ALSO IN MAY, WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM HUMAN RESOURCES THAT WE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED AN ADJUSTER TO LOOK AT THE DEATH FROM THAT THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THAT WE HAD IN JUNE STAFF REACH OUT TO THE CONTRACTOR WHO INITIALLY GAVE THE FIRST QUOTE.
AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE QUOTE WAS INCORRECT.
THEY ONLY QUOTED ONE FIELD INSTEAD OF THE WHOLE ENTIRE PART, BECAUSE IT WAS MULTIPLE FIELDS THAT WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE STAFF.
WE ALSO REQUESTED A TEMPORARY DISCONNECT WHERE ELECTRICAL SERVICES AT THAT PARK BECAUSE IT, BUT WHAT WAS GOING ON IS THE SERVICES WAS COMING ON IN SOME, AND IT WAS COMING ON AND OFF.
STAFF WENT OUT AND WE COULDN'T, THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE.
SO WE HAD A TEMPORARY DISCONNECT TO ALL THE SERVICES MAKE SLUT.
WE HAD AN ASBESTOS SURVEY COMPLETED ON A CONCESSION STAND AND A PRESS BOX.
THESE ARE THE LEFT PEDRO DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES THAT WERE THERE.
AND WE HAD THOSE STRUCTURES REMOVED FROM THE PARK.
WE RECEIVED A QUOTE FROM BENNETT ELECTRIC, WHO HAS THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR ELECTRICAL REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR SO-AND-SO RESOLUTION 21 DASH 2 6 3,
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AND THE AMOUNT OF 690,000 97, 600 $90, $690,097 AND 8 CENTS.WE RECEIVED A CHECK FROM TML IN THE AMOUNT OF $67,450 AND 72 CENTS FOR THE ELECTRICAL DAMAGES STAFF HAS BEEN ENGAGING ALSO IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER ENTITIES WHO WERE FORMING PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY, TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN ALLOCATE DIRT FROM THOSE PROJECTS TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE COSTS REGARDING, UM, ADAMS PARK, WHEN IT COMES TO THE ELEVATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I TELL HER, WE RECEIVED AN UPDATED QUOTE FROM BEING IT BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED WAS STAFF MET WITH PURCHASING.
AND WE SAT DOWN WITH MR. BENNETT AND WE DISCUSSED THESE ELECTRICAL REPAIRS TRYING TO FIND DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO GET IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER.
SO WE GOT, WE RECEIVED THE QUOTE FOR JUST THE ELECTRICAL PARTS ONLY FOR 273,000.
SO WE'RE REACHING OUT TO GET OTHER QUOTES FOR ELECTRICAL PARTS.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING OUT FOR THE LABOR TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THESE COSTS DOWN.
THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE DEMOLISHED CONCESSION STAND THAT WE HAD TAKEN FROM ADAM'S PART NEXT SLIDE.
SO HERE IS THE FIRST OF THREE OF DRAWINGS THAT I PRESENTED OF THE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS OF ADAMS PARK, THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS THE ENGINEERING COMPANY THAT WE ATTAINED TO KIND OF LOOK THROUGH THIS AND SEE HOW WE WANTED TO CONCEPTUALIZE THE VISION OF ADAMS PARK.
WITH THIS ONE, WE HAVE THREE SOCCER FIELDS, TWO FIELDS THAT HAVE A DUAL PURPOSE OF A SOCCER AND FOOTBALL FIELD.
WE HAVE TWO BASEBALL FIELDS, THREE SOFTBALL FIELDS, CONCESSION STAND WITH THE RESTROOM PAVILION AND WALKING TRAILS.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THE DRAWINGS.
AND THIS IS ANOTHER ALTERNATE VIEW OF THE DRAWINGS.
SO HERE WE HAVE CITY OWNED PROPERTY IN THAT AREA.
THE DRAWINGS THAT WE DID RECEIVE ONLY TOOK CARE OF WHAT'S IN RED, ANY GOES UP, WE, THE CITY STILL OWNS ALL THE PROPERTY THAT YOU SEE OUTLINED IN BLUE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO DOING THE DRAWINGS TO WHERE IT UTILIZES ALL THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND NOT JUST THE CURRENT AREA.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIRT.
I LIKE GETTING THIS DIRT ALLOCATED WILL SAVE US A LOT OF MONEY REGARDING THIS PROJECT.
AND ALSO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON A MASTER PLAN OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THIS COMPLEX WOULD INCLUDE THE DESIGN STORM WATER MITIGATION, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS, WHERE RESIDENTS CAN GET THEIR INPUT ON WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE FOR THE DESIGN WE FOUND OUT IN TRYING TO ALLOCATE FUNDING.
MOST PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO SEE A PLAN, A MASTER PLAN OF SOME FORM FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
UH, THANK YOU DIRECTOR FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE STILL ENDED DESIGN PHASE OF THIS PARK RIGHT DOWN AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE OF, UH, I SEE SOME OF YOUR AREA PHOTOS AND SOME OF YOUR DIAGRAMS THAT YOU HAD HAD, JUST SOMETHING THAT THEY DREW THE ENGINEER COMPANY DREW, UH, UH, TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL.
SO ARE YOU SAYING WE STILL HAVE THE DESIGN PHASE AT THIS POINT? YEAH, SO WE WERE NOT EVEN TO THE DESIGN PHASE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO A MASTER PLAN OF THAT WHOLE COMPLEX OF EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT, GET AN RFQ DONE AND GET PROPOSALS IN TO SEE HOW WE WANT TO DESIGN IT.
WE WILL NOT, WE HAVE TO GET COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS WELL.
WE WANT THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT, BUT YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY, THEY USUALLY LIKE A VISUAL TO SEE SOMETHING TO START WITH TO SAY WHETHER THEY LIKE THEY DISLIKE, THEY WANT, THEY DON'T WANT, SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.
AND IN ANY TIMEFRAME YOU FEEL THAT, UH, WE TO START GETTING TO THAT DESIGN PHASE, HOW MANY MONTHS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, CAUSE THE MONEY, LIKE YOU SAID, THE VOTERS VOTED, UH, UM, SO HOW FAR ARE HIGH AS SOON YOU THINK WE'LL GET TO THIS, THIS POINT OF DESIGN ADAM'S PARK.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES INFRASTRUCTURE WISE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER FUNDING AS WELL TO KIND OF TAKE CARE OF BECAUSE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL EAT UP ALL THE MONEY.
AND REMEMBER THIS MONEY HAS TO BE SPLIT ALLOCATED AMONGST THREE PARKS.
SO WHAT TWO PARKS AND THE RECREATION CENTER.
SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO TO TRY TO GET SOME FUNDING FOR IF WE COULD GET THAT, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MITIGATION THAT NEEDS TO BE A LOT OF LOW, LOW LANE SPOTS THERE THAT STAYS FLOODED THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TOGETHER SO THAT WE BE ABLE
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TO ALLOCATE AND FUND THE PROJECT.AND YOUR SECOND QUESTION I HAVE, DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY? YOU SAID IT WAS OVER 200, $7,000 FOR THE ELECTRICAL, JUST IN THAT AREA.
AND SO THE SECOND CALL, WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IS TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET IT.
AND WE WERE THINKING IF MAYBE WE CAN BUY THE SUPPLIES OR BUY THE ELECTRICAL PARTS AT A COST AND THEN GO OUT FOR THE LABOR, MAYBE IT'LL BRING THAT COST DOWN BECAUSE WE'RE, IT'S OVER, IT'S OVER 500, ALMOST HALF A MILLION, MORE THAN THAT TO THE ACTUAL COST THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CONTRACTOR WHERE WE HAVE WITH THE CITY.
SO IT'S EXTENSIVE FOR WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO DID THEY TAKE CONDUIT FROM ALL THE LIGHTS OR SCOREBOARD? WHAT DID THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY COME FROM? IT WAS ACTUALLY FOUR FIELDS AND THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND YES, WE HAVE PICTURES AND I DID NOT ATTACH THEM, BUT THEY LITERALLY CUT BOXES THAT WENT UNDERGROUND.
THEY PULLED THE WIRES, WE HAVE PICTURES.
SO THEY BASICALLY WENT FIELD TO FIELD AND TAKE IT.
AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE FIELDS ARE KIND OF TIED IN TOGETHER.
YOU CUT THE RIGHT BOX, YOU'RE CUTTING THE POWER TO MOSTLY EVERYTHING, BUT YES.
WELL, I WOULD, I WOULD ASK THE MAYOR IF, UH, WE CAN GET, UH, I GUESS IN 90 DAYS TO COME BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND, AND SHARE THE PROGRESS BECAUSE WHAT I'M GETTING IN AND THAT'S, MY DISTRICT IS CROSS STREET FROM THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE HAVE AND THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, LILLY FOOTBALL, SOCCER.
I MEAN, THE STREETS IS HORRIBLE OVER THERE.
I MEAN, I GET THOSE TYPE OF CALLS AND NOT PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA SO WE CAN FIND A COMMON GROUND TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
UH, YOU KNOW, A WALKING PATH, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING, SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE CAN DO TO ENGAGE OUR KIDS IN THE, AS WELL AS ADULTS.
SO IF YOU KIT AND I WOULD SUGGEST THIS TO STAFF, IF YOU WILL BE WILLING TO COME BACK AND GIVE US AN UPDATE, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DROP THE BALL ON THIS.
I MEAN, IF WE, WE MAY NEED TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET TO DIRT ELEVATION AND THOSE LOW AREAS, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP OUR EYE ON THIS.
THERE, UM, LET ME THANK MS.
THERE ARE VARIOUS TOPOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES AS IT RELATES TO ADAMS PARK, UM, WHICH WE HAVE TO UNDERTAKE IN A VERY PRAGMATIC MANNER.
UM, ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO CONTINUE TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO THE ITEMS BARK BEFORE WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE THAT IS REQUIRED.
AND SO OFTEN I'M REMINDED ABOUT THE, UM, THE ANIMAL SHELTER ON 19TH STREET, UM, WHERE WE HAVE $6.5 MILLION TO EXPAND.
AND IT'S ALMOST LIKELY THAT THAT PROJECT WILL NEVER COME TO FRUITION.
UM, BECAUSE THERE WAS A, A BUILDING, UM, WATER TREATMENT PLANT OUT THERE USE AGO.
UM, THE CITY RECEIVED MONEY YEARS AGO FOR THE DEVELOPER FOR THE RENT OF THAT BUILDING.
AND THEN THE FOUR WALLS WAS JUST BURIED IN HERE.
AND, UM, BUT THAT WAS LONG BEFORE WHAT TIME.
AND HERE WE ARE TODAY, UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE INVESTMENT OF $6.5 MILLION, AND IT MAY NEVER COME TO FRUITION.
I'M SAYING ALL THIS TO SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T RUSH THE BRUSH WHEN WE GO INTO SPEND, UM, MAKE THAT SORT OF SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED BECAUSE JUST AS WE FOUND OUT DOWN THE ROAD THAT, UM, THERE ARE WETLANDS, WE HAVE WETLANDS ISSUE.
THERE MAY VERY MUCH BE WETLANDS ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO ITEMS PARK.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO ALL THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT'S NECESSARY, YOU KNOW, AND GAUGE THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF PROFESSIONAL, UM, ENTITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO BEGIN TO INVEST DILIGENTLY IN THE AREA AND THAT I WILL DO AS WELL, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INVESTMENT IS BEING WELL-PLACED AND THAT THE DUE DILIGENCE IS BEING DONE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT, UM, WHEN THE PROJECT IS BEING REALIZED, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TAKE THAT VERY HOLISTIC AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN A VERY DETAILED MANNER IN WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE ADAM'S BOOK.
I DO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING QUALITY RECREATIONAL AREAS FOR THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE INVEST WISELY, UM, WHEN WE, UM, ON THE TEAK, UM, THOSE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. SO THANK YOU MS. ALLY, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO.
AS FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE ADAMS PARK DEVELOPMENT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU AND TO PROVIDE COUNSEL WITH ALL THE UPDATES THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO REALIZE THE PROJECT.
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FIRST IS THE, UH, THE OTHER TWO PARKS THAT WERE PART OF THE, UH, THE, THE BALLOT INITIATIVE.HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY THE COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ADAM'S? SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
IT, IT ADVERSITY MAY AFFECT IT, BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE ACTIVELY SEEKING FUNDING.
WE WANTED TO, THE IDEA WAS TO LEVERAGE THE FUNDS FROM THE BEGINNING.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO LEVERAGE THE FUNDS, TO BASICALLY QUADRUPLE THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH ALL THE PARTS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING OUT FOR GRANTS OR YES, WE ARE.
AND THE SECOND QUESTION IS, IS DIRECTLY TO THE CITY MANAGER ON THE, UH, THE $6.5 MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THE, UH, AN ANIMAL SHELTER, OR ARE YOU TELLING US THAT, THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO, TO OCCUR AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THOSE FUNDS SOMEWHERE ELSE? UH, NO, I, I NEVER SAID SO WHAT I SAID, THE PROJECT MAY NOT BE REALIZED BECAUSE WE ARE STILL DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT IS REQUIRED ON SITE, ON THE SITE IN ITSELF.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING, THE DUE DILIGENCE ON THE SITE.
SO AS TO WHETHER IT'S, UM, FEASIBLE TO BUILD IT RIGHT, SO THAT THE COURSE THEN LEADS TO ANOTHER QUESTION.
AND THAT MEANS THAT WHEN WE APPROVED THE 6.5 MILLION FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER, DID WE NOT APPROVE THAT? OKAY.
SO YEAH, THE DUE DILIGENCE WAS NOT DONE BEFORE IT WAS BROUGHT TO US FOR APPROVAL, BUT NOBODY KNEW THAT THERE WAS A BUILDING THAT WAS BURIED THERE 14 YEARS AGO.
THAT WAS BEFORE MY TIME OR BEFORE, ANYBODY'S TIME AROUND HERE.
SO BASICALLY WHAT I'M GETTING OUT OF THIS CONVERSATION IS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN THE LOCATION.
I KNOW I SAID, WE DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW WE'RE STILL DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT'S REQUIRED.
WE'RE STILL WITH THE ENGINEERING COMPANY DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE.
THAT'S REQUIRED TO KNOW WHETHER THAT'S POSSIBLE NOW.
AND THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE A MASTER PLAN, UM, THAT MS. ALLEN TOUCHED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MASTER PLAN RIGHT THERE.
UM, BECAUSE YOU COULD USE IT, YOU COULD USE IT AS A BLUEPRINT TO CONTINUE TO GUIDE YOU FOR THE FUTURE.
AND YOU COULD USE IT ALSO TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DUE DILIGENCE AS MISSILES INDICATED.
AND IN THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE WILLING TO PARTNER WITH US AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO US, THE FIRST THING THEY ASK IS WHERE'S YOUR MASTER PLAN, YOU KNOW, AND IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT WE MAY SAY TO THEM THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE $1 MILLION THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED BY, UM, EDC.
THEY WANT TO STILL SEE THAT DOCUMENT WHERE YOU HAVE A PATH FORWARD OR A BLUEPRINT THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DEVELOP THAT MASTER PLAN, NOT ONLY FOR ADAM'S BACK AND, AND THE OTHER BACKEND ROSEVILLE PARK, BUT WE HAVE THAT MASTER PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, FOR RECREATIONAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SO THAT WE COULD USE IT TO ATTRACT FUNDING FOR THE FUTURE.
UH, MAY I APPROACH HIM, FRANK? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UM, I WEN THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT WAS $690,000, UM, TO GET THE ELECTRICAL DONE AND THAT WE'D ONLY RECEIVED ABOUT $67,000 OR SO FROM TML, THAT WAS LESS, THAT WAS LESS OUR, UH, DEDUCTIBLE.
HOW DID WE, HOW DID WE GET SUCH A PALTRY AROUND? BECAUSE THEY WERE INITIALLY SENT THE FIRST QUOTE WHEN WE PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS WITH THE FIRST QUOTE THAT WAS 84,000.
SO WE GOT 67,000 FROM OUR SUBMITTAL OF 84,000.
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN RESUBMITTED THE OTHER QUOTE AS WELL.
SO WE'RE WAITING FOR OTHER FARMS THAT WILL BE COMING FROM OUR SECOND.
BUT WE HAVE SUBMITTED EVERYTHING TO THEM.
AND, UM, IS THERE, WE'RE GOING TO BE DIGGING RETENTION, PONDS, UH, CITY MANAGER, IS IT, WE CONSIDER USING SOME OF THAT DIRT FROM RETENTION PONDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DIGGING IN OUR CITY.
IS THAT FEASIBLE? WELL, SHE, SHE LEFT A COPY OF THE TOBY FOR THAT.
I WANT OUT THERE, BUT WE GOING TO NEED IT THOUGH.
WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS, YOU ADAPT TO TOMMY, GO HAVE TO FIGHT OVER THERE.
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WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS CHALLENGE WITH THE ADAMS SPARK.UM, I, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DO THE GEOLOGY STUDIES THAT'S REQUIRED FOR IT, THAT SOME PART OF IT MAYBE WETLANDS, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED, YOU KNOW, BUT THE, THE, THE CHALLENGE IS HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU MAKE IT INTO A PUB THAT'S USABLE WITHOUT DOING ALL THIS EARTH MOVEMENT AND ALL THIS BACK FEELING THAT'S REQUIRED? YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S THE REAL CHALLENGE OF THE OKAY.
MY QUESTION WAS TO ASK FOR THE CITY MANAGER, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO POSSIBLY NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ANIMAL CONTROL, UH, FACILITY AT THAT LOCATION, ARE WE LOOKING AT A SECONDARY SITE IN THE EVENT? WE CAN'T DO, WE ARE, WE ARE, WE ARE.
BUT HOPEFULLY WE ARE TALKING TO THE ENGINEERING COMPANY, YOU KNOW, UM, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH THAT THE COMPANY THAT, UM, THEY ABOLISHED THE SITE OUT THERE AND THE BUILDING WAS E CW, I THINK IT WAS.
AND, UM, WE ARE STILL REVIEWING THE RECORDS OF USER GO, YOU KNOW, TO SEE WHERE THE, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WE, UH, AND THE, UM, THE BASE, THE FOUNDATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING THERE, WHETHER IT MIGHT BE COMPROMISED IN ANY WEEK, BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN TOLD THAT WE HAVE ABOUT TWO, JUST TWO FEET OF SOIL AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST, WAS JUST BURIED OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, SO, BUT WE, WE'VE GOT TO DO THE DO DUE DILIGENCE THAT'S REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING SUSTAINABLE.
WELL, UH, THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS, MS. SMITH.
[III.E.1. A Discussion Regarding Animal Control And Stray Dogs ( Requested By Councilmember Jones)]
WOULD HAVE DISCUSSIONS, UH, WE ARE ONE THE AGENDA DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANIMAL CONTROL AND THE STRAY DOGS AS REQUESTED BY COUNCILMAN JONES.LET ME JUST, LET ME, LET ME JUST ADDRESS THIS ONE.
I DON'T KNOW YOU ARE WORKING IN CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CITY.
I KNOW IN THE LATE SHOW, UH, LAKESIDE AREA DIDN'T RUN IN ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO YOU'RE WORKING IN OUR BELL SUPPORT ACRES, WEST SIDE, OR WHEREVER, BUT DOWN IN MY, IN THE TOWN, IT'S 7, 8, 10 EVERY DAY AND NIGHT RUNNING PEOPLE TRYING TO JOG AND NIKIA TRYING TO PLAY, AND THEY HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT I ASKED THE ANIMAL CONTROL, UM, IS, UM, PEER TO GIVE ME A REPORT HERE.
UM, WE HAVE FIVE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, AND ONE KENNEL SIX THAT SERVES THE 56,000 PEOPLE AND COVERS 144.2 SQUARE MILES OF THE CITY.
UM, ONLY FOR THIS ONE FOR THIS ONE FOR SEPTEMBER, WE HAD 416 INVESTIGATIONS THAT WERE BEING PERFORMED.
UM, WE COORDINATED 30 ANIMAL RESCUES.
WE ADOPTED 12 ANIMALS OWNERS, REDEEMED 10.
WE COLLECTED AND DISPOSED OF 22 FERAL HOGS FROM SABINE, FROM SABINE PASS AREA AND ASSISTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK ORDERS AND THE PHYSICAL DOGS AND CATS AND CITY OF WHAT APA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS HAVE HANDLED PYTHONS.
NUMEROUS ARE THE SNAKES, ALLIGATORS, NUBIAN, GOATS, PIGS, BEAVERS AUTHORS, FALL AN EAGLE, UM, HORSES, COWS, POSSUMS, RACCOONS, AND OTHER NUMEROUS ANIMALS.
UM, TO DATE THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS CONTINUE TO WORK WITH, UM, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO RENDER INFORMATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE, UM, ORDINANCE THAT GOVERNS THE ANIMAL CONTROL, WHICH IS, UM, NUMBER 10 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH THE BULK WAS FILMING, HELPING TO REVIEW AND REVISE ALL CTRS AGENCIES IN RELATION TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
THE LAW FIRM HAS SENT UP MOCK-UPS TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND THE ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION.
THE ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE IS REVIEWING OTHER SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, EXACTLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHAPTER, PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS.
UM, SO THE ANIMAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VERY BUSY IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY DO OUT THERE FOR THE MONTH.
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FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.WE WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM.
I WAS, UH, WOULD BE A DETAILED
[III.E.2. A Detailed Report On Street Improvement Projects ( Requested By Councilmember Kinlaw)]
REPORT ON STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS REQUESTED BY COUNCILMAN KEN LAW.WE HAVE SOMEONE FOR THAT CAR SCENE AMOUNT.
MS. ROBERTS IS MAKING HER WAY TO THE PODIUM.
UM, LET ME JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MR. JOHN CONNOR TAYLOR.
UM, JOHN IS THE NEW CT ENGINEER THAT I'VE APPOINTED HE'S HE'S NO, HE'S NO STRANGER TO THE CITY OF WHATEVER HE HAS WORKED WITH VARIOUS ENGINEERING FIRMS HERE IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ROBERTS.
YEAH, MAYOR, I PUT THIS ON HERE.
UH, AND I'VE TALKED WITH, UH, MS. ROBERTS, UH, LAST WEEK ABOUT, UH, WELL, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, UM, UH, ABOUT THE PROGRESSION OF THE STREETS AND THE PERCENTAGES.
UH, WHEN WE STARTED THIS, WE HAD, UH, UH, $10 MILLION CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION, UH, DECEMBER THE THIRD 2019 CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE NOTICE TO, TO, UH, ISSUE CEO'S.
AND MY QUESTION WHEN WE STARTED GETTING UPDATES, THE LAST UPDATED I I HAVE IS MAY 11TH, 2021, THAT DISTRICT ONE HAD 23%, UH, UH, DISTRICT TWO AT 16%, UH, DISTRICT THREE, 13% AND DISTRICT FOUR 46%.
SO MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE WE AT, UH, ON THE STREETS? UH, I THINK THAT THE PERCENTAGES OF, UH, STREETS WOULD DICTATE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY GOES INTO THOSE DISTRICTS.
UH, I KNOW THAT WE CAN HAVE A DESIGN PHASE BID PHASE AS WELL AS A CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, UH, UH, PHASE.
SO IF YOU CAN, UH, JUST KIND OF EXPRESS TO ME, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT THREE, BECAUSE I HAVE ON MY REPORT, DID HE END STREETS? AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WOULD I BE FIXING DEAD END STREETS.
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.
WHY WOULD I HAVE THAT ON THERE? AND I DIDN'T PUT THAT ON THERE.
SO IF YOU CAN EXPOUND ON, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE NEWLY DIRECTORS, BUT I NEED TO TRY TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS SO THAT WE DON'T GO TOO FAR INTO DESIGN PHASE OR PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT I DON'T INTEND TO FIX IN OUR, IN MY DISTRICT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS
UM, SO AS COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, KEN LAW HAS SAID, I'LL GIVE YOU A REPORT ON THE STREETS, UH, PROJECTS.
SO, UH, ONE, ONE THING THAT COUNCILMAN KEN LAW, UH, WANTED ME TO GO OVER WAS GIVE YOU ALL A GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THE ENGINEERING DIVISION AS WELL.
NEXT LINE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE CONSTRUCT WE MAINTAIN RE REPAIR, UH, STEADY FACILITIES SUCH AS, UH, THE STREETS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IS THE ENGINEERING DIVISION.
UM, WELL, UNTIL, UNTIL RECENTLY THE ENGINEERING DIVISION, UH, IS NOW A PART DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
UM, BUT IT STILL FUNCTIONS IN THE SAME CAPACITY THAT IT HAS TRADITIONALLY, UH, WHERE IT PREPARES AND REVIEWS, CONSTRUCTION PLANS, UH, IT INSPECTS PROJECTS.
UM, THOSE ARE BOTH PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED INTERNALLY AND ALSO IN SOME CASES EXTERNALLY.
AND WE ALSO MANAGE A DESIGN CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS.
SO FIRST I'LL GO OVER THE FISCAL YEAR 2020, UH, PROGRAM HERE AT IT'S, UH, DECEMBER 17TH, 2019 COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, THEY THEN, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER, UH, PRESENTED, UH, THIS RECOMMENDED ALLOCATION, UH, FOR THE REMEDIATION PROJECTS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S A BREAKDOWN AND THE STREET LIMITS FOR EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT, UM, BY TOTAL STREET LAMP IN LINEAR FEET, THEN BY PERCENTAGE, AND ALSO BY FUNDING ALLOCATION, THAT
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WAS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED.UM, THE TOTAL WAS 4 MILLION THERE.
NEXT LINE, LINDSEY FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE THE, UH, SIMILAR, UH, BREAKDOWN BY DISTRICT BY LINEAR FOOTAGE PER DISTRICT, UH, PER SEAT PERCENT STRAIGHT LIMP AND BUDGET ALLOCATION.
THAT TOTAL BUDGET ALLOCATION WAS $10 MILLION.
THIS WAS ALSO PRESENTED AT THE DECEMBER 17TH, 2019 MEETING.
UH, LATER, UH, RESOLUTION 20 DASH 0 0 8 WAS PASSED AT THE JANUARY 20TH, JANUARY 27TH, 2020 COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, THIS RESOLUTION OUTLINED, UM, THE, THE, THE BUDGET ALLOCATION THAT WAS JUST, JUST SHOWN TO YOU ON THE PREVIOUS TWO SLIDES.
SO THAT $4.2 MILLION THAT YOU SAW AND THE $10 MILLION COUNCIL AT THE TIME APPROVED THAT ALLOCATION.
NEXT LIGHT FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE IMS STUDY, UH, RESULTS AND MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 DASH 1 34 WAS APPROVED ON MAY 12TH, 2020, UH, THIS RESOLUTION DETAILED ALL OF THE STREETS THAT, THAT WERE GOING TO BE REPAIRED.
AND IT ALSO INCLUDED THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR EACH STREET.
SO THAT TOTAL, UH, THE TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST WAS $11.5 MILLION.
LATER, LATER THAT YEAR, UM, THESE, THE BEAM PATHS, PORT AUTHORITY, EXCUSE ME, MY CLASSES ARE QUIET.
IT'S BEING PASSPORT AUTHORITY, RECEIVED A GRANT THROUGH TXDOT FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SOUTH FIRST AVENUE.
SO THAT LOCATION, UH, WAS ADDED TO THE, UH, STREETS PROGRAM, UH, ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2020, AND THAT ADDED AN ADDITIONAL $111,000 TO THE STREETS PROGRAM.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS A SUMMARY OF WHAT, OF THE ALLOCATIONS THAT WERE CONFIRMED, UH, AND THAT'S AND RESOLUTION 20 DASH 1 34 AND 20 DASH THREE 20.
IT IS BROKEN DOWN BY THE DISTRICT, THE NUMBER OF STREETS THAT YOU CAN SEE PER DISTRICT.
SO DISTRICT ONE HAS TWO STREETS.
TWO HAS FOUR, UH, DISTRICTS, ONE AND THREE SHARE ONE STREET DISTRICT THREE HAS SEVEN, AND DISTRICT FOUR HAS 25.
FROM THERE, YOU SEE A PERCENTAGE, A PERCENTAGE PER STREET, YOU'LL SEE THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS, THE NUMBER OF STREETS COMPLETED, AND THE COLUMN LABELED THE NUMBER OF STREETS CONTRACT IT.
THOSE ARE THE NUMBER OF THOSE ARE THE STREETS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN, UH, AWARDED TO A CONTRACTOR.
AND THEY'RE IN, THEY'RE EITHER IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CONSTRUCTED OR THEY'RE AWAITING CONSTRUCTION.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU, UH, ALL OF THE STREETS, UH, FOR THE 2020, UH, SECOND ROUND STREET PROGRAM THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THUS FOR, UH, SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN, UH, THREE IN DISTRICT, ONE, TWO IN DISTRICT TWO, TWO IN DISTRICT THREE AND SIX IN DISTRICT FOUR FOR A TOTAL OF $2.4 MILLION THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SO FAR.
AND MIND YOU CONSTRUCTION IS STILL ONGOING FOR THIS PROGRAM.
SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROGRAM YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE, SORRY, ON MAY 25TH OF THIS YEAR, UH, RESOLUTION 20 DASH 2 28, UH, WAS PASSED.
UH, THIS WAS, UH, THIS WAS THE THIRD ROUND OF THE STREET PROGRAM.
IT LISTED ALL THE STREETS THAT WERE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED, THEIR ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION LIFT, BUT COST PER STREET, UH, THE LENGTH, UH, OF EACH SEGMENT TO BE COMPLETED THE PAVEMENT WITH, TO BE COMPLETED AND THE TYPE OF PAVEMENT.
SO THE TYPE OF PAVEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN, UH, IF IT WAS AN ASPHALT CURB AND GUTTER, UM, A COMBINATION ASPHALT AND CONCRETE.
SO THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS WAS $10.9 MILLION FOR THAT PROGRAM.
NEXT LINE HERE, WE SEE THAT THIRD ROUND, UH, CONFIRMED ALLOCATIONS.
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HERE.THE RESOLUTION NUMBER WAS, IS NOT 21 DASH 360 2 IS 21 DASH 2 28.
SO I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.
UM, BUT WE DO HAVE A SIMILAR, SIMILAR, UH, BREAKDOWN HERE BY DISTRICT AND NUMBER OF STREETS.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 113 STREETS TO BE CONSTRUCTED, UH, IN THE THIRD ROUND PROGRAM, 33 IN DISTRICT ONE, TWO AND 15, THREE AND 13, AND A FOUR.
AND UP IN 52 IN DISTRICT FOUR FOR A TOTAL PAYMENT AND LET THE 169,000 LINEAR FEET NEXT LINE, SINCE THIS IS A NEWER PROGRAM, UM, OF COURSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO FINISH AS MANY STREETS.
THAT'S ONLY WHERE WE ONLY STARTED MAYBE ABOUT FIVE, FOUR AND A HALF TO FIVE MONTHS AGO, BUT WE HAVE STARTED COMPLETING STREETS WITHIN THIS PROGRAM AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK.
SO THIS IS A LISTING OF THE STREETS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THUS FAR IN THE THIRD ROUND.
MA'AM UM, SO WE ARE DOING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF STREETS IN HOUSE.
AM I CORRECT BY THAT STATEMENT? AND HOW MANY HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED OUT? WHICH PROGRAM ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I'M SORRY, LET'S GO BACK.
AND, UM, WHEN WE STARTED THIS IN 20, 20 19, RIGHT.
IT WAS ABOUT $14 MILLION, RIGHT.
TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS THE STREET ISSUES THAT WE HAD, BUT WE WERE, WE WERE ACTUALLY USING 10 POINT, WHAT WAS A 10.5, 10.2 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THE MONIES THAT WAS LEFT OVER TO $3 MILLION, WHAT DID THAT MONEY WAS REALLOCATED TO YOU? UH, I'M NOT QUITE SURE.
WELL, JUST, JUST HOLD ON IT AT DIRECTOR.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE AT THIS SAME PACE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 40, 46%, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1323, WHATEVER, WOULDN'T THE PERCENTAGES DICTATE TO WHICH DISTRICTS GET ELEVATED FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE STREET ISSUES.
YOU CAN'T KEEP DOING 40, 30, 8, 30 9% IN ONE DISTRICT, AND THEN YOU STAY ON THE SAME PLAYING FIELD ON OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS TELLING YOU IN SUGGESTING TO YOU, WHEN THOSE DISTRICTS PERCENTAGE GO DOWN, ALLOCATION OF FUNDING SHOULD GO TO OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE STREET PROGRAM AND HOW WE ADDRESSING THAT THE STREET PROGRAM.
BUT WE NEED TO REALLY FIND ON, I REALLY NEED TO FIND OUT IN MY DISTRICT, HOW ARE WE GOING TO BETTER SUPPORT THIS, THIS, UH, THIS PLAN AND WHO WOULD BE THE PERSON TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND, AND WATCH THE STREETS, MAKING SURE THAT CONTRACTORS ARE OUT THERE, EVEN OUR OWN PERSONAL, UH, CREWS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY DO THE STREETS RIGHT, AND NOT COME ON TO END AND TRY TO RUSH TO DO THE STREETS.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO PAY TO GET A REDONE.
SO WHO WOULD BE THAT PERSON THAT GOES OUT AND INSPECT FROM THE CITY SIDE TO GO OUT AND SAY, HEY, THIS CREW WAS OUT THERE.
THIS CONTRACTOR, A COMPANY WAS OUT THERE AND THAT'S THE CAUSE THAT I'M GETTING, BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S GOING TO TELL YOU IF THEY'RE WORKING OR NOT.
AND IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING, I MEAN, DON'T COME AT THE END AND TRY TO GET ALIBI DAYS.
SO YOU CAN SUPPORT, UH, THE PLANNING, OUR, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF THE STREET.
SO WHO'S THE PERSON THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE SAYING, WELL, THIS STREET HAS DONE, RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHASE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS COUNCIL HAVE TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE FOR, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE TAXPAYERS ABOUT STREETS, NOT BEING PROPERLY DONE.
UH, WHATEVER THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE.
SO WHO WOULD BE THAT PERSON DIRECTOR.
SO WE HAVE IN-HOUSE INSPECTORS NOW, WHICH THE INSPECTOR THAT'S ASSIGNED TO A DIFFERENT EACH, EACH STREET VARIES.
OKAY, WELL, SO-AND-SO IS ASSIGNED TO THE STREET RIGHT NOW, CAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME.
UM, NOW AS FAR AS A CONTRACTOR, UM, WORKING ON A PROJECT, UH, SOMEWHAT SLOWLY NOW AND THEN RUSHING AT THE VERY END, THAT'S A PART OF THE CONTRACTORS MEANS AND METHODS AND ENGINEERING STAFF CAN NOT DICTATE, UH, HOW, HOW A CONTRACTOR PERFORMS HIS PERFORMANCE.
BUT, BUT THE COUNSELOR COAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY COME WITH THE CHANGE ORDERS AND IF THEY HADN'T BEEN WORKING IN TWO WEEKS AND THEN HE'D COME TO YOUR DEPARTMENT OR WHOEVER'S IN HIS SPECTER AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR ALIBI DAYS, CAN YOU PUSH THIS TO THE COUNCIL? I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT TO THE TAXPAYERS.
OUR INSPECTORS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO NOTE IN THERE BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE DAILY, THEY DO TAKE DAILY NOTES.
AND SO THEY WILL NOTE WHEN A CONTRACTOR IS ON SITE, THEY WILL ALSO NOTE, FOR INSTANCE, RAIN, RAIN EVENTS AND THEIR NOTES.
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ARE LEGITIMATE RAIN EVENTS, THEY MAY NOT, NOT ALL CASES, BUT THEY MAY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DAYS BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY CAN NOT LAY PAVEMENT DURING THOSE EVENTS.UM, BUT IF THERE, THERE AREN'T ANY ISSUES OR ANY, ANY, UH, VISIBLE ISSUES THAT WOULD PREVENT A CONTRACTOR FROM PERFORMING HIS WORK AND THAT'S NOTED AND HE IS NOT GETTING THOSE DAYS.
BECAUSE IN THE CONTRACT IS BUILT IN ALIBI DAYS.
SO, AND YOU ALSO STATED EARLY IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT THERE'S, THE INSPECTORS ARE NO LONGER UNDER YOUR SUPERVISION.
DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY? CORRECT.
AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, MR. MR. BURTON MENTIONED THAT DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
COUNCILMAN MARKS A YEAR SINCE JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE, UH, IN DISTRICT FULL, UM, MOST OF THE STREETS IN THE PORT ACRES, MONTROSE EL VISTA, EVEN, EVEN HERE ON THE, WHAT ON THE WEST SIDE, MOST OF THOSE STREETS ARE ON ASPHALT.
IS THERE ANYWHERE IN THE, THE, UH, THE PLAN THAT WAS GIVEN TO US ON A FLASH DRIVE, SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE IN COSTING OF PAVEMENT VERSUS, UH, ASPHALT? AND THE REASON I ASKED THAT QUESTION, THE THERE'S A STREET OUT IN, IN THE EL VISTA AREA, WILLOW STREET THAT WAS COMPLETELY PAVED.
AND ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO MY BEING ELECTED, BUT IT'S, IT'S PAVED WITH CONCRETE AND THEY HAVE TO GO BACK AND PUT THE CURVES ON THERE.
THEY, UH, BUT THERE'S CURVES AND DITCHES AND WHATEVER.
SO I GUESS THE QUESTION I'M ASKING IS THAT DIFFERENCE IN COSTS WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WHAT MONEY'S THE LEFTOVER TO DO THE OTHER STREETS IN MY DISTRICT.
SO THAT STREET WILLOW STREET, AND I WANT TO THINK IT'S 60TH STREET IN PORT ACRES WHERE WE'RE BOTH PAVED WHEN THEY WERE INITIALLY ASPHALT.
UH, SO THAT IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE ABOUT THE COSTS.
AND I'M ASKING, IS THERE A, IN THE REPORT OR THE FLASH DRIVE THAT WAS GIVEN TO US AT THE LAST MEETING, IS THAT, IS THAT INFORMATION BROKEN DOWN IN HERE? SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, LET ME FIND THE MACHINE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY.
YOU JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN OF THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR EACH LOCATION.
THAT'S LISTED IN RESOLUTION 21 TO 28 PASSED IN MAY.
UM, AND THAT LISTS, IF YOU CAN GO TO THAT SLIDE, LINDSEY, I'M SORRY, BUT THAT, THAT HAS A BREAKDOWN.
LET ME SEE IF I HAVE A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION HERE.
THIS IS FROM THE RESOLUTION AND THIS IS THE ATTACHMENT.
THAT'S A PART OF THE RESOLUTION.
AND THEN THAT'S THE OVERALL COST RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE CONSTRUCTION COSTS, BUT DOES IT BREAK DOWN IN THERE? WHAT THE COMPOSITION OF MATERIALS GOING TO BE? YES, SIR.
SO FOR INSTANCE, UH, YOUR DISTRICT FOUR, SO DISTRICT FOUR WILL TAKE 15TH STREET.
UM, THERE'S A SEGMENT FROM THE ALLEY NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON AVENUE TO FORT WORTH AVENUE.
THE PAVEMENT PAVEMENT WITH IS 26 FEET.
THE PAVEMENT LIMP TO BE REPAIRED IS 1,121 FEET.
THE STREET TYPE IS OPEN DITCH AND ASPHALT.
AND THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS IS $113,345.
AND FILL THAT INFORMATION IS LISTED FOR EVERY STREET FOR EVERY STREET.
UH, SO ANY STREETS THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED THAT ARE GOING TO BE PAVED WITH CONCRETE IS LISTED IN THERE BECAUSE, OKAY.
AND SO, AS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT THE COUNCILPERSON ALONG WITH STAFF AND, AND IN CON UH, CONVERSATION WITH, UH, THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WILL DETERMINE WHICH STREETS ARE GOING TO BE WORKED FIRST, IS THAT HOW THAT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK? THAT IS CORRECT.
STAFF DOES NOT DETERMINE THAT STAFF IS NOT.
WE GIVE YOU A LIST OF ALL THE STREETS THAT ARE, THAT THAT REQUIRE REPAIR, BUT YOU ALL WILL DETERMINE WHICH STREETS WILL GO.
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SO THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S MY, MY RESPONSIBILITY ALONG WITH MY CONSTITUENTS IN THAT AREA.IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WE WANT IT TO TAKE THE POLITICAL PART OF THAT.
DECISION-MAKING FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THAT'S WHY WE HAD THE X-RAY MACHINE TO GO OUT AND DO THE WORK THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULDN'T BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY SAID YOU SELECTED THAT, OR YOU SELECTED THIS.
SO THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF US HAVING THIS.
Y'ALL MAY CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE.
IT EXAMINED EVERY STREET IN EVERYBODY'S DISTRICT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND IT CATEGORIZED THOSE STREETS ON HOW THEY NEEDED TO BE REFURBISHED, REHABBED, UH, RE UM, IT GAVE US ALL OF THAT.
SO THE DECISION NO LONGER CAME FROM THE COUNCIL ARE FROM STAFF, BUT BASED UP ON THE EXPERTISE OF THIS MACHINE THAT WE GOT BACK TWO YEARS AGO, A YEAR AGO, 2020.
SO, SO I, AS LIKE, I WOULDN'T WANT TO MAKE THAT DECISION THEN THAT'S WHAT WE, THE COUNCIL PREVIOUS LEE HAD DECIDED UPON THAT WOULD HELP OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO NOT BE A PART OF THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, FACTOR WITH SOMEBODY COME AND SAYING YOU MADE THAT DECISION, OR YOU DECIDED ON THIS STREET, OR YOU HAVE FAMILIAR, YOU DECIDED ON A FAMILY STREET, OR YOU DECIDED ON SOMETHING ELSE PUT THE, ACTUALLY THE WORK OF THAT MACHINE WOULD CATEGORIZE THEM.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WAS PRESENTED TO US.
AND THE MEETING THAT WE ATTENDED THAT ALLOWED US TO SEE HOW THOSE STREETS WERE CATEGORIZED, HOW THEY WERE LAID OUT AND HOW THEY WOULD PERFORM.
IS THAT WHAT THESE REPORTS SHOULD BE BASED UPON? I JUST WANT TO ASK THAT QUESTION, IS THAT CORRECT? THE IMS REPORT PROVIDED BY THE IMS. THAT'S THE RIGHT NAME OF THE MACHINE.
HE DID THE WORK FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
SO THAT IS, THAT IS WHAT HAS DETERMINED THE COST, THE WORK AND EVERYTHING IN EVERYBODY'S DISTRICT ON HOW IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO TAKE THE POLITICAL ISSUE OF WHO DID IT, WHY IT WAS DONE OUT OF THE EQUATION.
AM I CORRECT? SO WHAT THE REPORT DID WAS PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS OR, AND THE CONDITION ANALYSIS.
SO FIRST THERE WAS THE CONDITION ANALYSIS OF ALL OF THE STREETS, BUT THEN THE CITY, RIGHT THEN FROM THERE, THERE WAS A, A RANKING OF, OF HOW SOME OF THESE STREETS SHOULD BE REHAB CONSTRUCTION ADDRESS, WHETHER IT'S REHAB, WHETHER IT'S RECONSTRUCTION, WHAT HAVE YOU, FROM THERE THAT LIST, THOSE LISTS WERE STILL PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, RIGHT? TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.
SHOULD WE GO FORTH WITH IT? AND THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE DETERMINED.
ALL OF THESE REPORTS, ALL OF THIS PRESENTATION IS THAT WHAT THAT THIS INFORMATION IS COMING FROM.
AND, AND, AND YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT, BUT IF YOU HAVE TWO LEVEL THREE STREETS THAT NEED A 10, HOW DO YOU MAKE A DETERMINATION OF WHICH ONE GOES FIRST? SO THAT'S WHY THE STAFF WOULD COME WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS TO FOUR DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT, UH, FOUR DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DECIDE ON HOW THE ORDER OF MERIT WOULD BE.
SO MY CONCERN, LIKE I SAID, IF, IF YOU'RE DOING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF STREETS IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, OKAY, AND THE PERCENTAGE IS GOING DOWN, HOW DO YOU REALLOCATE SOME OF THE FUNDING TO OTHER DISTRICTS, BUT WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.
WE'RE KIND OF ON THE SAME PATH AS A 46%, 45% COMPLETION OF THE DISTRICT BEFORE WE'VE BEEN CONSIDERED OTHER DISTRICTS.
NOW, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE AN X-RAY MACHINE THAT GOES OUT THROUGH THE CITY, WE PAY $90,000 FOR, TO GIVE A REPORT.
YOU DON'T REALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD TELL STREETS ARE BAD, THE BASE OF THE STREETS.
AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND IT IN EACH DISTRICT THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE ON THAT.
AND I I'M A TEAM PLAYER, BUT HOWEVER, IT BECOMES A POINT THEN WHEN WE START, RE-EVALUATING WHAT WE'VE DONE TWO YEARS AGO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS IN 19.
SO THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH DISTRICT THREE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THE NEED TO GET STREETS DONE? PORT ARTHUR HAS STREETS THAT THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, LIMIT OURSELVES AS THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND SAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO FIX A HUNDRED PERCENT OF A CERTAIN AREA.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THESE OTHER AREAS.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE EVERYONE PAYS TAXES IN THIS CITY.
SO THAT'S WHY I PUT IT ON THIS AGENDA.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN RE-LOOK OR WE CAN EVALUATE, WE CAN FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, THE IS DESIGNS.
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I THINK WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON DESIGN PHASE AND ACTUALLY JUST, YOU KNOW, GETTING THESE STREETS DONE.AND THAT'S WHY I ALSO ASKED YOU DIRECTOR, WHO'S THE PERSON THAT'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
AND YOU SAID, THE CITY MANAGER NOW HAS AN INSPECTOR UNDER HIS SUPERVISION.
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING BETTER BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF STREETS THAT'S IN HIS DISTRICT THAT ARE IN ALL DISTRICTS THAT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAD TO BE REDONE BECAUSE OF A CERTAIN ISSUE.
SO WHO'S THE CITY PERSON THAT GOES OUT AND SAY A CHECKMARX AND SAID, YEAH, YOU CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE.
AND YOU SAID, IT'S MULTIPLE INSPECTORS.
SO WE NEED TO START FIGURING OUT WHAT WE COULD DO TO GET THESE STREETS DONE BETTER AND EFFICIENT.
SO THAT'S WHY I, I, YOU KNOW, I STATED WHEN I STARTED TO PERCENTAGE SHOULD DICTATE WHAT STREETS WILL BE DONE IN THE ORDER OF MAYOR, WHATEVER COUNCIL DECIDES ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH.
AGAIN, LET ME, UM, LET ME, LET ME, YOU MAY, LIAM, LET ME SEE SOMETHING HERE.
LET ME PROVIDE SOME CLARITY TO WHAT MS. ROBERTS, MS. ROBERTS SAID HERE, UM, FROM THE ENGINEERING DIVISION, THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ENGINEERING DIVISION.
WHAT I HAVE DONE IS I HAVE, UM, MOVING AHEAD, MOVING AHEAD.
THE REPORTING OF THE CITY ENGINEER WILL BE TO THE CITY MANAGER.
THIS IS, THE ENGINEER WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CITY MANAGER, BUT THE FUNCTION OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS STILL REMAINS AS PART OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE I, I, I WOULD HAVE, THAT'S A FUNCTION I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TO COUNCIL TO CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHAT.
AND I, AS CITY MANAGER CANNOT CHANGE THAT, BUT I CAN CHANGE THE REPORTING OF IT, WHERE I CAN ASK THE ENGINEER TO REPORT TO ME DIRECTLY.
BUT THE PERSONAL PART OF IT STILL DOES REMAIN PART OF THE FUNCTION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING FROM A HUMAN RESOURCE STANDPOINT? YOU UNDERSTAND? OKAY.
NOW HAVING SAID THAT, LET ME TOUCH ON THE POINT THAT, UM, COUNCILLOR KINLAW IS MAKING, I THINK AT THE CRUX OF IT IS THE METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION IN TERMS OF THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.
AND IN TERMS OF THE REPORT THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, THE, THE, UM, THE TECHNICAL REPORT THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, THE METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION HAS BEEN A FUNCTION OF THE COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL, THE FOUR MEMBERS IN THE DISTRICT CAME UP WITH THAT METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION EVEN HAS TO BE CHANGED.
NOW, THE METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION ALSO TO A VERY GREAT EXTENT, DETERMINES THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION, HOW THE PIES HAVE BEEN SPLIT, SPLIT UP.
SO LET'S USE IT FOR ONE EXAMPLE, COUNCILMAN MARK'S DISTRICT HAS MORE STREETS THAT HAVE BEEN PAVED WITH ASPHALT AND IN A MUCH MORE DETERIORATING CONDITION, YOU'LL FIND THAT.
AND HE HAS A MUCH LARGER DISTRICT.
I THINK, I THINK THAT WAS THE, THE, UM, CREDENCE THAT WAS BEING PROVIDED WHEN THAT WAS DONE BY THE COUNCIL.
NOW, IF THAT HAS TO CHANGE, THE STAFF CANNOT CHANGE THAT.
OR I CANNOT CHANGE THAT THE COUNCIL SEVEN OF YOU WILL HAVE TO DECIDE THAT, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LIVE WITH WHATEVER DECISION THAT YOU'LL MAKE IN TERMS OF THE METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE RESOURCES ARE ALLOCATED.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, YOU KNOW, BUT COUNCIL HAS TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
YOU KNOW, I THINK I KNOW YOUR COUNSELOR KILOS COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ONE LARGE PROJECT IN THIS DISTRICT THAT COSTS X AMOUNT OF MONEY.
MOST OF THESE TREATS IN HIS DISTRICT, UH, PAVED AND CONCRETE BEETS, YOU KNOW, UM, MOST OF HIS DISTRICT IS RESIDENTIAL AND MUCH MORE.
IT'S NOT THAT SPARSELY POPULATED IS MUCH MORE HEAVILY POPULATED, UM, UNLIKE OTHER DISTRICTS.
SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION AS TO, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS PRESENT ALLOCATION, YOU STILL HAVE $13 MILLION AVAILABLE ALLOCATED IN THIS BUDGET.
ARE YOU PREPARED TO DIVVY UP THE MONEY? JUST LIKE IT WAS DIVVIED UP IN THE PAST.
THAT'S A DECISION THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF IT'S GOING TO BE DIVVIED UP, AS IT'S BEEN DIVVIED UP IN THE PAST, COUNCILMAN MATT'S WILL END UP WITH THE LARGER ALLOCATION HE WILL BECAUSE HE HAS THE LARGEST DISTRICTS AND HE HAS MORE
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STREETS IN A POORER CONDITION.AND WHEN IT COMES TO EXPENDITURES ON, ON REHAB, THAT IS WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
YOU KNOW, UM, TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION REHAB IS DIFFERENT.
WHEN YOU GET TO ASPHALT STREETS, YOU KNOW, YOU SPEND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND YOU GET A STREET DONE AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY, BUT MOVING ON, THIS IS WHAT I WORK WITH.
THE, UM, WE'LL WORK WITH THE CURRENT, UM, UM, CITY ENGINEER.
WE WILL LOOK AT THE REPORT AND WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A REPORT AS TO WHERE WE ARE, HOW THE EXPENDITURES, AND THERE WILL BE MUCH MORE DIALOGUE WITH EACH DISTRICT MEMBER AND WITH EACH MEMBER AT LARGE, SO THAT YOU GET A GRIP AS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UM, BECAUSE I, I, IT, IT IS A PRIORITY OF COUNCIL.
I DO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT, THAT YOU CONTINUE TO FACE FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS AS WELL IN TERMS OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION AS A GROUP, BUT THAT'S A DECISION FOR YOU TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, AS A, IT'S A HARD DECISION, BUT THAT'S A DECISION YOU'VE GOT TO MEET A COUNSELOR AND FRANK.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE CONTINUALLY ASKED IS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT.
AND SO WE TALK ABOUT THE CONTRACTING OF STREETS AND ALL OF THAT.
WHEN I FIRST GOT ON BOARD, I ASKED ABOUT IT THE LAST TIME I'M ASKING ABOUT IT AGAIN ABOUT THAT, THAT COMPANY THAT WAS GIVEN THAT STRETCH OF ROAD TO COME INTO OUR CITY, UH, AND TO, UH, FIX THE LITHOGRAPH, THE LITHIUM, UM, UH, UM, LIFTED, LIFTED LIFT TECH.
THE FACT THAT LIFT TECH WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS ROAD AND THAT MONEY HAD BEEN ALLOCATED BY PREVIOUS, UH, COUNCILS THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN DONE.
AND THAT GROUP STILL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME INTO, TO HELP US, UH, WITH STREETS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S TRANSPIRED, BUT THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN, UH, SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED THAT SOMEONE WAS RESISTANT OR TO THEM COMING, OR THEY DIDN'T AGREE OR WHATEVER HAPPENED, BUT THAT STILL IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT HAPPENING TO TRANSPIRE.
AND THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WILL HELP US IN THIS ENDEAVOR TO GET THE STREETS FIXED FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS.
UM, THE LIVE DECK PROJECT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO COUNCILMAN JONES.
UM, HE OPTED TO, UM, UTILIZE SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT HE HAS AVAILABLE FOR THE LIFTED PROJECT.
UM, THE LAST CITY ENGINEER HAD, UM, WHAT SEEKING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON BORINGS AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, AS FAR AS THE, UM, THE USE OF THE MATERIAL WAS CONCERNED.
WE WILL TAKE THAT BALL UP AGAIN AND RUN WITH IT, PLEASE, SIR.
THANK YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ENGINEERING PIECE.
YOU TOO, COUNCILMAN FOR A MALE PORTENT.
COUNCILWOMAN HOMES, UH, MR. MANAGER, AS THIS WAS A THREE-YEAR PROJECT BEGINNING IN 2019, ARE THERE STILL STREETS THAT ARE INCOMPLETE FROM THE 2019 FUNDING? UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S TREATS THAT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN TOTALLY, UM, REHAB THOSE SURFACE OR RESURFACE, YOU KNOW, FROM, FROM 2019.
OH, WE, WE, WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF HICCUPS AS FAR AS THAT IS CONCERNED.
UM, AND WE'VE HAD A PROJECT MANAGER, YOU KNOW, WHO'S BEEN OUT ON SICK LEAVE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
UM, AND HOPEFULLY WE DO INTEND TO WRAP ALL THAT UP.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY I, I BELIEVE IF I TAKE THE, THE ENGINEERING PART OF IT ON UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, I THINK WE'LL HAVE A BETTER CONTROL OF IT.
I MISS THAT, THAT DOES NOT QUESTION THE COMPETENCE OF MS. ROBERTS, MS. ROBINSON IS A VERY CAPABLE INDIVIDUAL THAT I ABSOLUTELY TRUST, UM, WITH WHAT SHE DOES, BUT MS. ROBERT'S HANDS A FIELD.
SHE HAS A LOT OF BROKEN CHINA TO PUT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, I THINK I COULD HELP, YOU KNOW, UM, UM, BY, BY, UM, LENDING ASSISTANCE TO, TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND HAVE THE ENGINEER DIRECTLY REPORT TO ME AND, YOU KNOW, AND, UM, PUT SOME MOMENTUM IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING WELL WITH THAT THEN IS THERE A NEED TO REVISIT THAT? I MEAN, BECAUSE OF COURSE THE, THE STREETS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED FROM 2019 AND THEN WE'RE WORKING ON PROJECTS FOR A THIRD YEAR AND WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE ONES FOR 2019, MAYBE THERE IS A, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO REVISIT THOSE PROJECTS
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BECAUSE IF WE'RE THREE YEARS BEHIND, YES, I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.UM, AND THAT'S A DISCUSSION I'M GOING TO HAVE WITH THE, THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO ON THE TEAM WITH THE NEW ENGINEER AND WITH MS. ROBERTS, BECAUSE WHAT I HAVE DONE, WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE STREETS IN, UM, REMEDIATION AND RECONSTRUCTION.
AND, UM, BASED ON THE LIST OF PRE-QUALIFIED ENGINEERING COMPANIES, I THINK WE COULD GET A GOOD HEADSTART ON THE REMEDIATION PART OF IT, UM, BY ALLOCATING IT OUT THERE TO, UM, AN ENGINEERS OR ENGINEERING COMPANIES THAT HAS A TOTAL GRASP ON THAT SORT OF WORK.
BECAUSE MY PLAN IS TO BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF, UM, NOVEMBER AND MARCH NEXT YEAR, TO GET ALL THE BID IN THAT'S BEEN DONE.
UM, UM, UM, UM, AN OLD IN ENGINEERING WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE SO THAT WE COULD START IN EARNEST ON ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION WORK THROUGHOUT THE CITY COME APRIL WHEN WE HAVE, UM, THE BEST WAY OF THE POSSIBLE, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT 11 MONTHS, YOU KNOW, UM, TO, TO GET AT LEAST A HUNDRED MORE STREETS DONE.
SO THAT, THAT IS THE PLAN GOING FORWARD, BUT I, UH, WE WILL BREAK THAT DOWN AND ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS, WE WILL GIVE YOU A PROGRESS REPORT AS TO WHERE WE ARE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? YEAH, I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING.
I KNOW, BUT, UM, I FEEL CERTAIN CITY MANAGER THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE ANY THINGS THAT ARE IN THE WAY THAT I THINK THAT THIS COUNCIL, AND OF COURSE I DON'T SPEAK FOR THIS COUNCIL, UH, ENTIRELY, BUT I BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS COUNCIL IS WANTING THE BEST FOR OUR CITY AND THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CITY, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHICH ISSUES ARE THERE THAT PROHIBIT YOU FROM BEING AS EFFECTIVE AND PROHIBIT, UH, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
WE CAN'T KNOW THOSE THINGS UNLESS YOU APPRISED THAT MOTHERS, UH, PRIZE, UH, OF THEM.
SO, YOU KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HAS TO BE DONE, JUST LET US KNOW, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS FROM COUNCIL TO ALLOW YOU TO, AND PUBLIC WORKS.
AND EVERY OTHER ENTITY OF OUR CITY TO BE AS EFFECTIVE, OF COURSE, I'M ONE INDIVIDUAL.
BUT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THIS COUNCIL.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT.
AND MS. ROBINSON MIGHT HAVE HAD THAT, UM, I BELIEVE DATALOG SUCH AS WE'VE JUST ENTERED INTO, WE'LL GET US PAST SOME OF THE POLITICAL STUFF, COUNCILWOMAN THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AND YOU BROUGHT UP THIS ONE.
UH, I THINK ELEMENT, I WOULD SAY THAT WAS, UH, EMPLOYED, UH, WITH MALUMA REMOVING SOME OF THE, UH, POLITICIZING, IF YOU WILL, FROM THE STREET PROGRAM AND EACH COUNCIL PERSON AS CITY MANAGER HAS.
SO, UH, I GUESS SINCERELY STATED THAT ANY DIFFERENCE IN HOW MONEY IS ALLOCATED WOULD COME FROM THIS AUGUST BAD.
OH, NOW I'D LIKE TO ADD THIS IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
UH, BECAUSE AS I LISTENED IN TO WHAT WAS BEING SAID, AND OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE IMPOSED ON MS. ROBINSON AND MS. DROPPED, I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB WITH, UH, I DON'T WANT TO SAY, BUT I WOULD SAY VERY LIMITED TYPE OF KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE WITH PROGRAMS, BECAUSE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WENT FAR BEYOND YOUR TENURE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'VE JUST BEGUN.
AND SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS, YOU NEED TO HAVE DATA FROM FURTHER BACK TO ACTUALLY ANSWER THOSE, BUT YOU DID A GOOD JOB IN, IN, IN, IN, IN PRESENTING.
WHAT YOU HAD WITH, WITH THE NOD IS THAT YOU DO HAVE ON IT THAT WE WOULD, UH, ALLOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
MAYBE IT HAPPENED, IT DID HAPPEN, BUT I'M ASKING FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
UH, FOUR COUNCIL PERSONS WHO ARE ACTUALLY REPRESENTATIVES OF WHAT, HOW THE CITY IS, IS ACTUALLY, UH, DRAWN OUT.
NOW, IF THE FULL COUNCIL PERSONS GET TOGETHER AND ATTORNEY, UM, IN, IN, IN LEGAL, UH, UH, WITHIN MY LEGAL PARAMETERS, YOU ALL GET TOGETHER WITH LEGAL, WITH, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AND WITH THE STAFF
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OF ENGINEERS AND WHOMEVER, AND YOU ALL COME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE SOLUTION THAT YOU ALL CAN COME UP WITH.MAYBE YOU REVISIT WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY, WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE.
YOU MAY HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON DOING SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MORE, UH, I WOULD, I THINK, MORE PRODUCTIVE IN A WAY OF STREET RECONSTRUCTION OR STREET REPAIR OR STREET REHAB FOR THE ENTIRE CITY AND NOT SO MUCH FOR JUST A PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS MORE TRAVEL IN ONE AREA ON ONE STREET THAT NEEDS TO BE REHABBED OR REDONE, BUT IT MIGHT BE IN SOME OTHER PERSON'S DISTRICT, BUT MORE CITIZENS USE THAT PARTICULAR, UH, UH, WEIGHT.
THEN WE WOULD MIGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO BE LOOKED AT AS FAR AS DOING PROJECTS THAT WILL ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND, FIRST OF ALL, THAT WE ALL ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM, SECONDLY, THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DELIVER TO THEM A PRODUCT THAT IS USABLE YOU, WHICH THE STREET WOULD BE USABLE FOR THEM, BUT A PRODUCT THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY EMBRACE ALONG WITH US AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE EXTENT THAT BY 2025 OR 2026, THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE STREETS WILL HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN PORT ARTHUR.
ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TO THIS AUGUST BODY, THIS DOES NOT JUST OCCUR IN 2019, YOU KNOW, DISREPAIR, UH, IT, IT ROLLS OVER SO TO SPEAK.
I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
YOU KNOW, AND THIS ACTUALLY BEGAN SOME YEARS AGO AND WITHOUT ADDRESSING IT, I THINK PROPERLY AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, IT BRINGS US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
AND I APPLAUD EACH OF YOU FOR HAVING A VERY CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
AGAIN, APPLAUD YOU ON YOUR, YOUR INDULGENCE WITH DELIVERING THE REPORT, BUT ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER, ALONG WITH THE FULL COUNCIL PERSONS IN DISTRICT 1, 2, 3, AND FOUR, AND YOU MAY HAVE TO POST IT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE FOUR PERSONS.
I DO KNOW THAT MUCH, BUT HAVE SOME MEETING OF THE MINDS STRICTLY WITH THE EXCLUSION OF MYSELF, MAY I APPROACH HIM AND COUNCILWOMAN MOSES, WE'LL FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO, AGAIN, ON THAT DAY AND ALLOW YOU ALL.
YEAH, WE WOULD ALLOW YOU ALL TO COME UP WITH WHAT YOU WANT TO PRESENT TO THE BODY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A DECISION ON IT AND MOVE FORWARD.
BUT I THANK YOU AGAIN, THAT'S, THAT'S MY, MY, UH, CONCLUSION OF WHAT I'VE HEARD AND, BUT ASKED THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY, UH, BEGIN TO THINK ALONG THOSE LINES IF WE CAN.
THAT'S PART OF THE PLAN MAYOR.
WHAT I INTEND TO DO IS TO WORKSHOP WITH COLOR WORKSHOP, UM, WITH THE NEW, UH, I'LL CONSULT THE NEW ENGINEER, I'LL CALL A WORKSHOP.
I MEAN, DO YOU ALL THINK OF SOMETHING THAT JUST OKAY.
YOU JUST OUT OF, WITHOUT IT, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT JUST AS A STRUGGLE.
I'LL GO RIGHT HERE AND I'M GOING TO CLOSE OUT STREETS AND I'M GOING TO SAY SINCE 2015, WHEN I GOT ON COUNCIL, THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN PRIORITIES FOR EVERY COUNCIL THAT I'VE SERVED ON.
AND WITH HAS BEEN STREETS, STREETS, STREETS.
WE HAD NO MONEY IN 20 15, 20 16, 20 17.
THE ONLY MONEY WE HAD WAS EDCS MONEY.
AND THEY POURED INTO THE CITY AND GAVE US A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
WE HAD NOTHING IN 20 17, 20 18, WE STILL WAS LOOKING FOR DOLLARS I THINK WE WENT OUT AND GOT THE, OUR BONDS REALLOCATING.
WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET MONEY FOR STREETS IN 2019.
WHAT AM I SAYING TO SEE THAT WE'VE GOT SOME WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE? WE HAD NOTHING DONE PRIOR TO THAT.
I MEAN, 20 YEARS BACK, WE HAD NOBODY.
WE HAD NO, NOT A STREET DONE THERE, POTHOLES OTHER THAN SUMMER PROGRAMS BEING DONE IN THE CITY.
SO I BELIEVE IN THE LAST THREE YEARS WE'VE MADE SOME GREAT STRIDES.
WE'VE GOTTEN SOME THINGS DONE.
IT MAY NOT BE WHAT EVERYBODY THINKS, OR WE SHOULD BE HERE OR SHOULD BE THERE.
BUT WHEN I GOT ON HERE IN 2015, THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT EVEN A, UH, WE HAD NOT EVEN STARTED A PLAN.
AND SO WE, I THINK, AND I THANK THE STAFF.
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SOME COVID, WE'VE HAD FLOODS, HURRICANES, SETBACKS, STAFFING ISSUES, AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE REAL PICTURE TO SEE EVEN A HOST, A DISTRICT, ONE FILL WITH STREETS DONE.WE HAVE BEEN, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE UP TIME FROM 20 YEARS AGO WHEN NOTHING WAS DONE.
SO I LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
RON BURTON HAS BEEN HERE, WHAT A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CITY MANAGERS SINCE PRIOR TO HIM WE'VE HAD CHANGES.
AND SO I THINK TO GET ANYTHING DONE IN THIS, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS A BIG HANDCLAP TO THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, 2019 TO 2021.
WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING DOLLARS TO DO SOME WORK WEEK.
AND WE ARE, I COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR WHAT WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE.
IT'S NOT AS FAST AS I WANT BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING MOVING IN 2017.
AND I DIDN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, UNDERSTAND THE MONEY IT TOOK, DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING, NOT KNOWING THAT THIS TAKES TIME.
AND SO WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE AND MOVING FORWARD, WE DO NEED TO MOVE A LITTLE FASTER AND WE CAN DO SOME WORK.
SO MAYBE WE KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT I'M THANKFUL FOR WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE IN THE LAST, SINCE I'VE BEEN ON CITY COUNCIL.
I'LL RELAY THE MESSAGE TO STAFF.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, ANY OTHER, UH, COMMUNICATION.
SO MS. ROBERTS AGAIN, THANK YOU.
UH, WE HAVE MOVED NOW TO THE SECTION FOUR, WHICH DEALS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING.
[V. REPORTS / ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWO ( 2) MINUTES PER COUNCILMEMBER)]
NOW WE HAVE REPORTS ABOUT 300 INCHES AND, UH, WE LIVE IN A COUNCIL MEMBER TO TWO MINUTES, A PIECE FOR, UH, REMARKS ON THAT.I'D LIKE TO BEGIN ON THAT BY SAYING THAT TODAY IS THE DAY OF BIRTH FOR ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND SO A COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, UH, I'D LIKE TO ON BEHALF OF EACH OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE AND YOUR COLLEAGUES, THAT COUNCIL TO THANK GOD FOR YOU THAT ON THIS DAY IN 1900, YOU WERE BORN.
THANK YOU, MR. MA, AND I APPRECIATE BEING HERE FOR 121 E ALL RIGHT.
ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE, IF NOT, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE SECTION OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN SECTION SIX.
I MEAN, I GO OVER NUMEROUS SIX, I'M SORRY, UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
[VI.1. P. O. No. 7001 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 86 ( Solid Waste), Article IV ( Fees, Charges And Billing Procedures), Section 86- 112 Residential Garbage) And Section 86- 114 ( Commercial Refuse) Of The Code Of Ordinances, City Of Port Arthur, Texas, By Increasing The Service Rate Of The First Toter By $ 2. 50 To $ 20. 50 As It Pertains To Rates For Residential, Change The Rate Of The Additional Commercial Containers, Removing The Discounted Price For The Second, Third And Fourth Containers And Providing For Publication]
AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS.WE HAVE PO NUMBER 7 0 0 1, AND I'M GOING TO READ IT, UH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON IT AND ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 86, SOLID WASTE ARTICLE FOUR, FEES CHANGES AND, UH, BILLING PROCEDURES, SECTION 86 DASH ONE 12, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UH, GARBAGE AND SECTION 86 DASH 1, 1 4 COMMERCIAL REFUSE, UH, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS BY INCREASING THE SERVICE RATE OF THE FIRST TOYOTA TO $2 AND 50 CENTS UP BY $2 AND 50 CENTS TO $23 AND 50 CENTS THAT IT PERTAINS TO THE RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL CHANGE THE RATE OF THE ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTAINERS OR REMOVING THE DISCOUNTED PRICE FOR THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH CONTAINERS AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
NOW, WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY, ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE RECEIVED, UH, FOR AS A REQUEST FROM OUR, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IS TO TABLE THIS ITEM, UH, SORRY.
IT SAYS, OKAY, I SEE THE SEX AFTER MOTION.
IT'S ANOTHER MOTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.
AND THAT IS WHEN I READ AND WRITE, I SAID I DIDN'T READ ALL THE WAY DOWN.
I WAS WONDERING WHY, BUT I WOULD READ WHAT I WAS SAYING.
Y'ALL KNEW IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT.
SO WHERE YOU CAN READ THAT MOTION FOR, WELL, WE NEED TO GET THE ORIGINAL ON THE TABLE AND THEN WE'LL DO THE MOTION TO AMEND.
CAN WE CAN GET THE ADDITIONAL, UH, INFORMATION ON THE TABLE? YES.
DO I NEED TO STAY THERE? YOU'RE GOING TO STAY IT.
OR HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE NEED A MOTION
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AND A SECOND TO GET THE ORIGINAL OR THE MOTION IN THE SECOND COUNCIL, WOMAN OR MOSES.THEN WE WOULD GET THIS MOTION ON THE TABLE AND NOW I'M READY FOR UNREADINESS AND QUESTIONS.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU WOULD COME IN.
THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, UH, SCOTT MOORE AS FOR A MOTION TO AMEND PROPOSED ORDINANCE 7 0 0 1 TO INCLUDE A PROPOSED 10% FEE INCREASE FOR THE COMMERCIAL REFU SURFACE CUSTOMERS.
HAVE YOU ALL HEARD IT, EXCEPT THAT WITH YOUR MOTION? I CAN DO THAT.
I HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THEM.
SO IS THIS IN LIEU OF WHAT WE HAVE OR IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S IN THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE? IT WOULD BE, WHICH, UH, I JUST WANTED HIM TO COME UP AND ADDRESS IT AS SOON AS THE CITY MANAGER, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO, UM, WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED OR WAS TABLED? I TALKED TO HER 12TH MEETING.
SO HE WOULD SAY IT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO ATTORNEY.
SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING TO ADD ADDITIONAL PROVISION TO THE ORDINANCE IN, SO THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL.
YOU PUT IT IN FOR COMMERCIALS COMMERCIAL.
AND THERE IS A TYPE, THERE WAS A TABLE INSIDE THE NEW QUEEN ORDINANCE THAT SHOWS THE INCREASED SPEED THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS ALREADY IN THE ORIGINAL.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE NATURE OF THE MOTION.
SHE HAD TO SUPPORT THE TRUCK FROM THE CALCIUM.
Y'ALL DONE WRITTEN THIS WRONG ON IT.
AM I GETTING EMOTIONAL AGAIN FROM I CAN I STATE WITH THE AMENDMENT IS JUST TO BE CLEAR SO WE CAN RE CAUSE WE HAVE TO UPDATE IT.
SO THE MOTION, I THINK THAT HE HAS AN, IS A MOTION TO AMEND P OH 7 0 0 1 TO INCLUDE A PROPOSED 10% FEE INCREASE FOR THE COMMERCIAL REFUSE SERVICE CUSTOMERS.
SO MAY I GET EMOTIONAL IN THE COUNSELING? IT CANNOT GOING TO GET A SECOND COUNCIL, WOMAN HOME.
AND SECOND ON THIS, THIS AMENDMENT FOR IT, WITH THE COURSE IN ON IT.
SO WE'VE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED AS HAVING TO HIS ORDER.
NOW WE VOTE ON THE ACTUAL MOTION AGAIN.
I CALLED IT THE ACTUAL I'M SORRY.
I'M GOING TO START WITH THE FIRST.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE MOTION THERE.
WE HAVE ANY UNREADINESS ON IT OR IN ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR MARKS.
I'M ON, I'M IN COMPLETE SUPPORT OF THE, UH, NEED TO, UH, INCREASE THE SERVICE RATE OF THE FIRST TOTE ABOUT TWO 50.
BUT I, I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH, UH, IN FACT, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL TODAY FROM ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS ABOUT GARBAGE, NOT BEING PICKED UP AND SENT PICTURES OF THE GARBAGE, COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FLIES AND EVERYTHING THAT, UH, THAT WERE FLYING, THAT, THAT WERE PRESENT ON THEIR PROPERTY.
AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ONE.
SO I, I, AGAIN, I'M IN COMPLETE SUPPORT OF IT, BUT I CAN'T VOTE FOR THIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT AN ISSUE.
NOW WE'VE GOT A FIX AND I DON'T, I CAN'T SEE BURDEN ON MY CONSTITUENTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL FEE OR ADDITIONAL FEES, UH, UNTIL WE GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED.
UH, ANY OTHER REMNANTS ON IT? OKAY.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL A ROLL CALL VOTE OR WE CAN HAVE A VOICE VOTE, VOICE VOTE.
I HEARD THREE NEEDS TO DO ROLL CALL, MAN, MAN.
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HOMES.[VI.2. P. O. No. 7003 — An Ordinance Approving A Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City Of Port Arthur And The Port Arthur Police Association. Proposed Funding: Police Department Budget Account No. 001- 17- 045- 8911- 00- 30- 000]
NEXT WE HAVE, ANTHONY HAS BEEN TO 7 0, 0 3, AND AUTOMATES APPROVING A, UH, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT OB AND THE POOR OUT OF THE POLICE ASSOCIATION, UH, PROPOSED THE FUNDING, UH, IS IN THE PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET ACCOUNT NUMBER 0 0 1 DASH ONE SEVEN THAT'S 0 4 5 DASH 8 9 1 1 THAT'S ZERO ZERO THAT'S THREE ZERO DASH 0 0 0.MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR COUNCILOR MARKS? I GET A SECOND COUNSELOR, KEN LAW.
SECONDLY, IT REMOVED THE SECOND EVERYONE EXCEPT PO NUMBER 7, 0, 0 3 AS RED OR RED.
IF THE QUESTION I TURNED IT, IF WE WERE IN GOOD SHAPE TO GO AHEAD AND HANDLE THIS, AM I CORRECT? OKAY.
UH, MAY I GET, UH, ANY UNREADINESS? ARE WE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[VII. CONSENT AGENDA ]
READY NOW TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.AND IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE THESE ITEMS THAT ARE OF A ROUTINE NATURE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN PRIOR, UH, BY GIVING INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING ON THESE ITEMS, UH, EACH WE CAN EITHER ACTUALLY PASS OR ACQUIESCED ALL OF THE ATOMS IN ONE VOTE, OR WE CAN HAVE ITEMS WITHDRAWN AND HANDLED INDIVIDUALLY IF COUNCIL SO DESIRES.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WE CARE TO HAVE WITHDRAWN COUNCIL, UH, MAY OPPOSE YET? NO, SIR.
IN, IN ADAMS, IF YOU CARE TO BE WITHDRAWN, IF NOT, MAY GET A MOTION.
UH, MAY I APPROACH HIM TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED MEGA THE SECOND COUNCIL WOMAN TO MOSES IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
OF COURSE, THERE ARE NO, THERE NO ONE READING THIS ON IT ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? NAY AYES HAVE IT.
AND SO IT IS AUDIT THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
[VIII.A.1. P. R. No. 22190 — A Resolution Appointing And/ Or Reappointing Member( s) To The Historical Landmark Commission]
NOW WE'VE MOVED TWO ITEMS, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, OR ROMAN NUMERAL EIGHT, I'M SORRY.AND THESE ITEMS ARE IN WHAT WE WOULD CALL THE NON-CONSENT AGENDA.
AND WE HAVE FIRST PR NUMBER 22, 1 9, OR RESOLUTION APPOINTED AND REAPPOINTED MEMBERS TO THE HISTORICAL LANDMARK COMMISSION.
YOU HAVE THE NAMES CITY SECRETARY.
WOULD YOU LEAVE, READ READING BLEED COUNCIL MEMBER? KEN LAW IS NOMINATING NORTH SIMON FOR REAPPOINTMENT COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS IS NOMINATING ROOSEVELT PATRI FOR REAPPOINTMENT COUNCIL MEMBER.
MARK PORTERIE FOR REAPPOINTMENT COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES IS NOMINATING MARY LAYTON FOR REAPPOINTMENT MAYOR PRO TEM.
FRANK IS NOMINATING LESLIE MCMAIN COUNCIL MEMBER JONES IS NOMINATING ANTWAN FREEMAN.
HE HEARD THOSE NAMES, UH, AND I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR MAY I APPROACH HIM? OKAY.
MAY I GET A SECOND, UH, COUNCILMAN MODAL MOVING SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT PR NUMBER 22 1 9 0.
AND WITH NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED, IF MIGHT SEE THE SECRETARY, UH, WE READ IT FOR QUESTIONING ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSES AS AVID.
[VIII.A.2. P. R. No. 22191 — A Resolution Appointing And/ Or Reappointing Member( s) To The Zoning Board Of Adjustment]
TO PR NUMBER 2, 2, 1 9.ONE IS A RESOLUTION APPOINTED OR REAPPOINTED MEMBERS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF, UH, ADJUSTMENTS.
UH, YOU HAVE THE NAMES FOR THAT.
UH, SEE THE SECRETARY I DO FOR COUNCIL MEMBER, KEN LONG.
WE HAVE ANTHONY ALBERT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS, JOHN BEARD FOR COUNCIL MEMBER, MOSES WILLIAM LORRAINE, COUNCIL MEMBER HOLMES, LANGSTON ADAMS, COUNCIL MEMBER JONES, BEVERLY RAYMOND MAYOR.
BHARTI ALICE WASHINGTON MAY APPROACH HIM FRANK ANTHONY LAISHA.
WE HAVE THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN READ BY A CITY SECRETARY THAT WOULD GO ALONG
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WITH THE CAPTION FOR PR 22 1 9 1.MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL COUNCIL, WOMAN HOMES, AND I GET A SECOND.
COUNCILMAN KEN LAW IS REMOVED.
THE SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT PR NUMBER 2, 2, 1 9 1 AS RATED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN READ.
ARE WE READY TO VOTE? SHOULD WE HAVE ANY QUESTION? AND HE HAD WRITTEN HIS OWN, THERE WOULD BE NUMBER WE HAVE, UH, EVOKED ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSE AS HAVING, SO IT IS AUDIT, UH, PR UH, 2, 2, 1 9.
ONE IS APPROVED AS READ NEXT WEEK, PR
[VIII.A.3. P. R. No. 22192 —A Resolution Appointing Or Reappointing A Member To The Planning And Zoning Commission]
NUMBER 2, 2, 1 9 TO A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING, A MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.UH, WE HAVE THE NAME, UH, COUNCIL, UH, SEE THE SECRETARY.
THE NAME IS BE HAVING CONSIDERATION.
WE HAVE THAT NAME THAT WE MEET EMOTION, MEGHAN EMOTION.
CATHERINE MARKS MAY GET A SECOND COUNCIL WOMAN, THE MOSES, IF YOU CHECK IT AND MOVED AND SOLD.
AND WE WOULD ACCEPT IT AS RED.
WE WERE READY TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS.
THE ONLY, NO QUESTION DIDN'T KNOW, AND BRITAIN IS ALL READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? NAY AYES HAVE IT.
AND SO IT IS ON A NEXT, WE MOVE
[VIII.A.5. P. R. No. 22213 — A Resolution Casting Votes For The Board Of Directors Of The Jefferson Central Appraisal District For The Term Ending December 31, 2023]
TO PR NUMBER 2, 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 3.A RESOLUTION CASTING VOTES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2023.
AND YOU HAVE THAT NAME, UH, CITY SECRETARY MAY.
I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY OKAY.
TO THE ATTORNEY, BUT THE NAME WAS IN THE RESOLUTION.
ARE YOU ALL MAY HAVE NEEDED TO DISCUSS, UH, USUALLY YES.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS BEEN DR.
HE HE'S THE ONLY ONE, RIGHT? YES.
UH, WE USUALLY, WE CAST ALL OF OUR PORT OFF THE VOTE AND HE DOES IT FOR US.
SO, UH, MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL WOMAN? UH, HOLMES, I'LL GET A SECOND.
COUNCILMAN KENALOG IS REMOVED.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT PR NUMBER 2, 2, 2, 1, 3, WITH THE NAME OF DR.
UH, WE READY FOR QUESTION AND I APOLOGIZE.
REED'S NAME IS ALREADY ON THE BALLOT AND I APOLOGIZE, UH, IN READ, LOOKING, GOING BACK THROUGH MY NOTES.
SO, UH, WE'RE SOMEWHAT ON TRACK, BUT THERE ARE FIVE CANDIDATES.
AND HISTORICALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THIS RESOLUTION IS TO CAST ALL OF OUR VOTES FOR THE PORT ARTHUR RESIDENT.
SO BASICALLY WE HAVE 178 VOTES TOO, THAT WE CAN CAST.
AND SO THE QUESTION IS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CAST, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO CAST THOSE? BUT HISTORICALLY WE HAVE CAST ALL 1 78.
DO WE WANT TO CHANGE THE LAW? IF NOT, I THINK IT WAS THE EXPLANATION.
AND YOU HAD ALREADY EXPLAINED IT TO ME.
SO I ALREADY HAD THE KNOWLEDGE, THE INFORMATION.
SO WE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSES THAT'S HAPPENING.
[VIII.A.7. P. R. No. 22215 — A Resolution Authorizing The Allocation Of Funds For The Engineering And Design Of Jimmy Johnson Boulevard Extension In The Projected Budgetary Amount Of $ 500, 000. 00. Funding For The Project Is Available In The FY 2022 Capital Improvement Budget, Account Number 307- 21- 053- 8517- 00- 10- 000]
2, 2, 2, 1 5.IT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF JIMMY JOHNSON BOULEVARD, EXTENSION AND THE PROJECTED BUDGETARY AMOUNT OF $500,000 FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IS AVAILABLE IN THE FYI 2022 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET ACCOUNT NUMBER 3 0 7 DASH TWO ONE DASH 5 0 5 3 DASH 8 5 1 7 DASH ZERO ZERO.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? UH, MAY I APPROACH HIM FRANK, UH, MOVE MAYOR MEGAN, THE SECOND COUNCIL WOMAN, MOSES IS REMOVED AND SECOND, AND WE WOULD ACCEPT PR NUMBER 2, 2, 2, 1, 5 AS RED OR RED.
IF A QUESTION WE WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSES AS EVIDENCE OR HIS AUDIT THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT PR NUMBER 2, 2, 2, 1, 5 AS READ NEXT, WE
[VIII.B.1. P. O. No. 7008 — An Ordinance Amending Chapter 86 ( Solid Waste), Article I ( In General), Section 86- 1 ( Definitions), Article III ( Refuse) By Adding Section 86- 761 ( Special Waste) And Section 86- 79 ( Who May Collect And Dispose Of Refuse/ Security Deposits) By Adding Subsection ( h) ( Waste Type And Cost Per Unit Table) Of The Code Of Ordinances, City Of Port Arthur, Texas And Providing For Publication]
HAVE AN ORDINANCE, UH, PO NUMBER 7, 0 0 8, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 86, SOLID WASTE ARTICLE ONE IN GENERAL, SECTION 86 DASH ONE DEFINITIONS ARTICLE THREE, REFUSE BY, UH, ADDING SECTION EIGHT, SIX DASH SIX X 7 61[02:45:01]
SPECIAL WASTE AND SECTION 86 86 DASH 79, WHO MAY COLLECT AND DISPOSE OF REFUSE SECURITY PACK SECURITY DEPOSITS BY ADDING SUBSECTION H WASTE TYPE AND COST PER UNIT, TABLE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OR PORT OFF THE TEXAS AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.MAY I GET A, UH, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? COUNCILMAN HOLMES MAY GET A SECOND.
KEN LAW HAS BEEN MOVING SECOND, EVERYONE EXCEPT PO NUMBER 7, 0, 0 8 AS RED.
ARE WE READY FOR QUESTION? NO RENTERS.
WE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSES, UH, AS EVIDENCE.
SO IT IS AUDIT THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT PO NUMBER 7, 0 0 8 AS READ NEXT, WE HAVE A PO
[VIII.B.2. P. O. No. 7009 — An Ordinance Extending The Declaration Of Disaster Pursuant To § 418. 108( b) Of The Texas Government Code]
NUMBER 7 0 0 9 IN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE DECLARATION OF DISASTER PURSUANT TO FOUR 18 DASH 1 0 8, SUBSECTION B OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.AND, UH, I CAN TELL YOU THIS, YOU HAD IT FOR 30 DAYS, RIGHT? ATTORNEY WILL DO IT.
FOR 30 DAYS, MAN, I GOT A MOTION FOR APPROVAL COUNSEL, MCKENNA LONG MAY GET A SECOND COUNCILMAN HOME.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT PO NUMBER 7, 0, 0 9 AS READ, UH, WE'RE READY FOR QUESTIONS.
NO ONE WRITTEN HIS OWN AT ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED, UH, IS HAVING, SO IT IS AUDIT.
[VIII.B.3. P. O. No. 7010 — A Ordinance Amending The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur By Creating Planned Development District No. 41 ( PD- 41) On Approximately 2. 5524- Acres Of Land Consisting Of Lot 7 ( Tracts 2, 3 And 6), Block 2, Port Acres Addition, Lot 7, Block 2, And Lots 9 And 10, Block 3, Mari Addition, City Of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas ( Violation Of This Ordinance Or The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Port Arthur Is Punishable As Provided In Section 1- 13 Of The Code Of Ordinances As Amended By Fine Not Exceeding Two Thousand [$ 2, 000. 00] Dollars); And Providing For Publication In The Official Newspaper Of The City Of Port Arthur And Effective Immediately After Publication Date Z21- 07- Saint Christopher Council 3195 Building Corporation Planned Development District No. 41 ( PD- 41)]
WE HAVE NOW AN AUDIT REQUIRED INDIVIDUAL ACTION, PO NUMBER 7 0 1 0 AND AUTUMN IS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR BY CREATING PLAN DEVELOPMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER 41 PD 41 ON APPROXIMATELY 2.5 5, 2, 4 ACRES OF LAND, UH, CONSISTING OF LOT SEVEN TRACKS, TWO, THREE, AND SIX BLOCK, TWO PORT ACRES, ADDITION, LOT SEVEN BLOCK TWO AND LOTS, NINE AND 10 BLOCK, THREE MURRAY EDITION, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, UH, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, OTHER RATHER JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS ABOMINATION OF THE ORDINANCE.ALL THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR IS PUB IS IT'S PUNISHABLE.
AS PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE DASH 13 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AS AMENDED BY FINE, NOT EXCEEDING $2,000 AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLICATION DATE.
AND IT'S A Z 21, A DASH ZERO TWO, UH, ST.
CHRISTOPHER COUNCIL, UH, 31 95 BUILDING.
THIS IS THE EXACT LOCATION, UH, THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 41, BETTER KNOWN AS PD 41.
MAY I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? MAY I APPROACH HIM? FRANK? I GET A SECOND COUNSEL.
MR. MOSES HAS BEEN MOVED IN SECOND THAT WE WOULD ACCEPT PO NUMBER 7, 0 1 0.
ARE WE READY FOR QUESTION? WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR AND HE'LL POSES, UH, AS EVIDENCE OR WITH HIS AUDIT.
AS FAR AS THE WRITTEN AND PRINTED AGENDA GOALS, THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS THAT WOULD COME BEFORE THIS AUGUST BODY ON THIS EVENING.
TODAY, OCTOBER 26TH, YOU HAVE OUTLAW 2021 AT 8 39.
I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOIN HAS BEEN MOVED.
AND SECOND THAT WE WOULD HAVE JOINED THIS MEETING.
THIS MEETING IS NOW DULY JOHN AND GEORGE DAVIS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO WEAR THIS AGAIN, MAN.
SO ALL IN FAVOR, I DID IT ALREADY.
I'VE BEEN UP HERE, THE STEPS, THE PAST 15, 20, 30 MINUTES, MAN.