[Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance.]
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>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 6:00 P.M. THURSDAY, JU JUNE 14TH. I CALLED A SESSION OF MIDLOTHIA CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. COUNCILMAN COFFMAN IF YOU LISTE
THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGES. >> LETTER PROPOSED BY THE BEACO BEFORE IT IS A MAJOR DIVISION O THE CITY AND BREAKING GREAT IS YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT REFLECT YOU WILL UPON OUR COMMITTEE. FLOOR TRADER THANK YOU FATHER DEDICATED COMMUNITY SERVICE THA WE HAVE POSTAL ORDER THANK YOU ESPECIALLY FOR OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE AND PARAMEDICS, ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE THE CITIZENS SO DILIGENTLY, LOR I PRAY THAT TONIGHT WOULD BE A GOOD NIGHT, AND THAT NO MAJOR ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, GOD, WE COMMIT ALL THE THINGS TO COMMIT THIS MEANING T YOU, IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
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>> ITEM 232-231 RECEIVE QUARTERLY REPORTS, WE BEGIN WIT
COUNCILMAN DARRACH, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING.
ONE AND ONLY THING TO REPORT IS WE HAVE A PANCAKE BREAKFAST OVE AT THE AIRPORT, AND IT WAS A STELLAR SUCCESS.
LOTS OF PEOPLE WHEN HENRY MADE WHOPPING $76, AFTER AN INCREASE DONATION TO THE BOY SCOUTS, SEEING AS THEY'VE NEVER IN ALL THE OTHER BIDS HAVING PANCAKES, THEY HAVE NEVER RAISED THE PRIC PER PLATE. SO, WE TOOK IT UPON OURSELVES T GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THEIR HELP.
COUNCILMAN COFFMAN. >>> YES, SIR.
AS A LIAISON TO SOME BULLET POINT ITEMS THAT THE INTERPAST ARE DISCUSSED AT THE MOST RECEN MEETING ON MAY THE 26TH.
THE DISC GOLF COURSE THAT THEY FUNDED AND PARTNERED WITH FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IS NEARING OPENING.
THEY ARE DEALING WITH SOME FINA ISSUES, INCLUDING SOME POISON IVY AND STUFF LIKE THAT OVER THERE.
IT IS SLATED TO OPEN MID JULY. THEY ALSO PUT FUNDING TO HELP MIDLOTHIAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.
THEY ARE HELPING WITH THE FUNDING OF THE FIREWORKS SHOW A THE LODGE ON JULY 4TH AS WELL A FUNDING FOR JULY 2ND PICNIC THE
THANK YOU. CONSUMMATE HARTSON?
>>> NOTHING BEFORE THEY WORKED ON THE FOUR OR FIVE YEAR FUNDED MODEL THEY HAVE ALLOCATIONS NEX FIVE YEARS AND RESERVES FROM 12 MILLION DOLLARS. THE PRIMARY JOBS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN AND AIR AIRPORT.
AND THE EMPHASIS ON THE PRIORITIES.
THE SONGWRITER BUILDING IS COMING ALONG IT IS ALMOST FINISHED. LTC BUILDING NEAR THE AIRPORT I NEAR COMPLETION. AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER BUILDINGS. WHO WOULD IS READY TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S THE FORAY.
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>>> I DON'T 2022-230 TO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD AT THIS TIME?>>> THE CONSENT AGENDA, ALL MATTERS UPON THE SOLICITOR CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED T BE RETAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION WITHOUT SEPARATE DISCUSSION. IF ANY DISCUSSION IS DESIRED WE SHOULD REMOVE AN ITEM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE.
>> MOTION BE APPROVED. >> MOTION TO APPROVE SECONDED.
VOTE. CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED 6-
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PUBLIC HEARINGS, OPEN ITEM 20 2022-245, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING GRANTING VISIT USE PERMIT FOR RESIDENTIAL SIGN A SUBSET OF US HIGHWAY 287, THE WESTSIDE.PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED PLA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 46.
>> THANK YOU, AGAIN, OUR NEXT CASES EVENING IS FOR AGENDA ITE TRAN22-245 FOR CASE NUMBER S-SA CAP UP13-2022-109.
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AND IT IS FOR A PROPOSED HOMEBUILDERS MULTIPLE SIGNINGS AT WESTSIDE PRESERVES PLAN DEVELOPMENT.AGAIN THIS WILL BE ALONG US HIGHWAY 287 AND IS ZONED FOR PROPERTY IS TIME STOP AND 146. THE NEXT SLIDE DEPICTS A SLIGHT LAYOFF PLAN AND TO WRITE YOU CA SEE WHERE THE RED CIRCLE IS THE PROPOSED TEMPORARY SILO LOCATIO FOR THE SITE.
TO THE LEFT-HAND SIDE YOU SEE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE SITE BEING 128 SQUARE FEET, 15 FEET TALL, AND AGAIN FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN ZONING ORDINANCE AN SEP IS ORDERED FOR ANY HOME THA SCIENCE WILL A RIGHT-OF-WAY GREATER THAN 80 FEET AND NEVILL TASTED TO HIGHWAY 27. REQUIRES SEP TO COME BEFORE CIT COUNCIL TONIGHT, AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE SCORE BELOW IS PROPOSED SIGNAGE. THIS NEXT SLIDE DEPICTS A LARGE VIEW OF THE SIGN ON THEIR DEVELOPER AND AT THE BOTTOM IS THE PROPOSED HOMEBUILDERS WITHI THE DEVELOPMENT.
AT THE MAY 17TH PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WHAT IS HERETICAL ZERO TWO APPROVED APPLICANTS REQUEST AND STEFAN KRAFT -- STAFF IS RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL AS REQUESTED. >> [INAUDIBLE] CONSTRUCTION TO
THE EXTENT OUT THERE? >>> I DON'T THINK THEY ARE CLOS
TO THAT BUT IN REGARDS TO -- >> WHAT ROAD IS FALLING OFF?
>>> THIS IS US HIGHWAY 287. >>> YEAH.
>>> YES, SIR, P HOW -- HOW -- >> [INAUDIBLE] -- I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS ACTUALLY ON THAT MAP.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. >>> TERRY JOE, LOOKING DEVELOPMENT. I CAN HELP WITH THAT REAL QUICK IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO. THE [INAUDIBLE] AREA IS RIGHT
>> AND THE SIZE WILL BE RIGHT HERE.
I WOULD SAY IT'S -- >> HOURS .
MULTIPLE SPEAKERS. >> OBVIOUSLY WILL NOT HAPPEN.
THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED, THANK YOU. >> I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION UNLESS IT IS TOO EARLY. I DON'T KNOW.
HOW LONG CAN A TIMESTAMP FOR TH ORDINANCE?
>>> USUALLY UNTIL THE HOMES GET WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT, SO WE DON'T HAVE A PARTICULAR NEED COUNT PER SE BUT UNTIL X POSITIVE HOMES, FORGIVE ME I FORGET THE PREVENTION OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT, ISN'T THAT THE GENERAL AREA THAT THE WHISPERING HILLS SIGN HAD BEEN THERE FOR LIKE 15 YEARS AND NOW IS FALLING OVER? IT'S ACROSS THE HIGHWAY.
SAME SITUATION. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT.
>> IT SAYS THAT, IF NO APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT PRECURSORS OF IN RESIDENTIAL DRILLING UNIT ON AN LOT OF THE PROPERTY IS SUBMITTE TO THE CITY FOR UP PERIOD OF 12 CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR MONTHS ON THE DATE FOLLOWING THE END OF THIS 12 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS PERIOD IN THIS CASE THIS SHOULD BE REMOVED NO LATER THAN TWO DAYS AFTER DELIVERY TO THE OWNE OF THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE SIGN IS LOCATED.
SO THAT'S IT. >> THAT WAS STRINGING OUT FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS, THOUGH. >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> THANK YOU. TERRY, CAN WE REDUCE THAT?
WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED? >>> AND REALLY WE'RE GOING TO B BUILDING SUBDIVISION ENTRY FEATURES RIGHT NEXT TO IT AS WELL AS PERMANENT FEATURES WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION.
WE ARE PROBABLY ALIGNED ON THIS AS YOU ARE.
PRENUP WANT TO HAVE IT UP LONGE THAN NEEDED, AS WELL AS WE DON' WANT IT LOOKING SHABBY. AS FAR AS A TIME LIMIT GOES, A MEENY WE HAVE MULTIPLE PHASES I THEIR.
YOU KNOW, RATHER THAN SAY, WE WOULD BE FIVE YEARS OR EIGHT YEARS OR TENURE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE WILL BE THERE, A MEENY I WOULD RATHER WRITE SOMETHING TO THE ORDINANCE THAT
SAYS WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. >> [INAUDIBLE] THE LOTS, OTHER THAN THOMAS, NO THE PROPER HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITHIN THE DEVELOPING -- [INAUDIBLE].
>>> I THINK WE ARE ALIGNED THAT WE DON'T WANT SOMETHING CRUMMY LOOKING, EITHER. WE ARE GOING TO OWNER ALL THE RETAIL UP THERE ON THE FRONT OURSELVES, SO NOT THAT THAT
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GIVES YOU ANY TRANSACTION OR N NOT, BUT WE SURELY DON'T WANT A CRUMMY LOOKING SIGN. WE JUST WENT THROUGH THIS IN HAWKINS MEADOWS, BECAUSE WE CLOSE ON THAT IN TRAN17 AND THE BUILDERS SIGN WAS LOOKING PRETT CRUMMY.BUT WE AS THE DECLARANT OF TH THE -- I WANT TO SAY THIS POLITICALLY CORRECT -- ENCOURAGED OR FORGED -- I DON'T KNOW WHICH OF THE RIGHT WORD. WE GOT IT REPLACED POMPOUS SIGN WAS JUST REPLACED RECENTLY. BUT WE DO HAVE THE SAME OBJECTIVE. WE DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK CRUMMY.
>> RIGHT THERE IT IS. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, SURE. >>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COU
COUNSEL? >>> I ONLY HAVE ONE: IS IT COURT ENFORCEMENT THAT GOES THE CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE SIGN? BECAUSE IT SAID ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THE ORDINANCE INSIDE, PERMIT INSPECTION -- FINAL INSPECTION OF ASSIGNED ON OR BEFORE SAID DATE ON IDENTICAL AND TALK ABOU SIGNS DAMAGED BY WIND, FIRE. SO WHO CHECKS THAT?
>>> IT FOR PROBABLY FALL INTO THE PLANNING FUNCTION AS FAR A
SUB WE BECAME THAT IT COULD BECOME COURT ENFORCEMENT.
>>> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO.
DISCUSSION OR A MOTION? >>> MOVE APPROVE.
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>>> SECOND PERIOD STATS MOTION TO APPROVE SECONDED.
>>> OPEN ITEM ENTER INTO-246, CONDUCT IN PROCURING TO CONSIDE EMPTY PLENTY ORDINANCE FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR BUILDIN WALL SIGNS THAT ARE NOT MEETING SIGNAGE REGULATIONS FOR THE CIT OF MIDLOTHIAN LOOKING ODD LOT T R-A1 WALNUT GROVE CENTER SOUTH.
THE OTHER ONE IS FOR 4670 US-27 SUITE 1,000.
TOBY P THANK YOU, MAYOR. OUR NEXT CASE FOR THIS EVENING' END ITEM TRAN22-246 FOR CASE NUMBER SUP 3249, 110 IMPRINT PROPOSED SIGNS ARE GETTING SIGN I SHOULD SAY, FOR ON DECK LOCATED 4470 US 37 SUITE 1,000. IS LOCATED WITHIN EXISTING RETAIL COMMERCIAL DROPLET AND THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL. AGAIN NEXT SLIDE DEPICTS A SLIGHT LAYOFF PLAN WITH THE RED RECTANGLE DEPICTING WHERE SUITE 1,000 IS EXACTLY LOCATED. AND AS YOU SAW ON THE FIRST SLIDE THERE THE SITE IS EXI EXISTING.
BY CAREFULLY SIGN CONSISTS OF 1 TOTAL SQUARE FEET BEING 9 FEET WIDE, TWO FRITO BUT AGAIN IT CURRENTLY EXISTS ON THE PROPERT BY STAFF HAD NO RECORD OF GETTING A PERMIT OR EVEN REVIEWING A PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED SIGNAGE.
AND THE MAY 17TH PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED 5-2 TO DENY THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FO SIGNAGE. AND YOU DECIDE NOT BE THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN ZONING ORDINANCE, BEING A CABINET BOXER STAFF RECOGNIZE -- [INAUDIBLE] PROPOSED SIGNAGE OF THE SITE.
>> IS THE APPLICANT HERE? >>> I DON'T THINK APPLICANTS AR
HERE TONIGHT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> SO THAT NEXT TO THE BAKERY? >>> IS THE FORMER JHOULYS BA
BAKERY. >> SO THE WEEDS HAD A SIGN AND THINK THEY WERE THE FIRST USER SO I DIDN'T HAVE AN IDEA.
THEY HAD NO PERMIT WHEN THEY DI ASSIGN?
>> THEY CAME IN AFTER JHOULYS, THEY DIDN'T PULL A PERMIT.
THAT'S A CABINET-STYLE SIGN OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT.
>> A DEFINITE BOX, YES, SIR. >> JHOULYS BAKERY.
>> THE ISSUE IS THEY DIDN'T PUL A PERMIT.
>>> CABINET BOXES NOT ALLOWED PER ORDINANCE SO TYPICALLY YOU WILL SEE TEN OR LETTERING PARCE WITHIN THAT DEVELOPMENT EVERYON HAS CHANNEL LETTER REPORT THEY WILL BE THE ONLY ONE WITH CABINET BOX TYPE SIGNAGE. SO WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT NOW WITH IT BEING PRESENT WITH ZONING ORDINANCE ANYONE ELSE WITHIN THAT DEVELOPMENT GOING AWAY FROM THE ORDINANCE.
SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS, HE PUT U A SIGN, WASN'T APPROVED, BUT NO
YOUR TURN TO GET IT APPROVED? >>> YES, SIR.
>>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING SECONDED.
PLEASE VOTE. >>> CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING IS ".
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COMMENTS, DISCUSSION, PLEASE. >>> MOTION IS DENIED.
>>> SECOND. >>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE.
THE MOTION TO DENY PASSES 6- COUNSEL, I THINK WHAT IS OUR
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RECORD, 36 MINUTES? ARE WE GOING FOR IT? ALL RIGHT, OPEN ITEM 232-247, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AND ORDER FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR BUILDING WALL SIGNS EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED SIGNAGE LOCATED ON LOT TWO, BLOCK ONE, HAWKINS MEADOWS COMMERCIAL, COMPANY KNOWN AS 2410 FM 663, SUITE 200 )-RIGHT-PARENTHESIS.P THANK YOU, MAY UPON OUR LAST CASE FOR THE EVENING IS AGENDA TRAN22-247, CASE NUMBER SUP 1 1222-24 FOR PROPOSED SIGNAGE LOCATED AT 2410 FM 63 BEING SUITE 200.
PLURALSIGHT IS UNDER 2 ACRES. 1:MEXID ACRES AND IS ALSO WITHI EXISTING RETAIL BUILDING. FOR PROPERTY IS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 68. SO PREVIOUSLY MIDLOTHIAN ZONING ORDINANCE, ONE BUSINESS HAD THE TO SIGN FACING UP TO SEPARATE RIGHT-OF-WAYS. THE REQUIRED THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN SUP REVIEWE BY ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS WHY APPLICANT COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST RIGHT-OF-WAY BEING FM 663 HERE'S CURRENTLY THE VIEWPOINT -- 63 HERE BEING THE BLUE CLINIC, HERE'S WHAT IS THE PROPOSAL LOOK LIKE AT THE BOTTO WITH THE URGENT CARE SIGN BEING 32 SQUARE FEET. THEN THE NEXT RIGHT-OF-WAY BEIN HAWKINS RUN AT THE TOP. HERE'S WHAT IT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE. AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM IS WHAT APPLICANT IS PROPOSING. THAT SIGNS WILL BE 4415 SQUARE FEET. AS MENTIONED THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN ZONING ORDINANCE, ANYTIME AT ITS BASE IS TWO SEPARATE RIGHT-OF-WAYS IS REQUIRED TO BE VIEWED ULTIMATEL BY THE CITY MIDLOTHIAN CITY COUNCIL.
AT THAT POINT, MOANING -- SUFFICIENT UP DATE DARRACH MESH AGAIN STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS PRESENTED BY STAFF.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT BECAUSE TWO DIFFERENT THOROUGHFARES BUT DON'T THEY HAVE A SQUARE FOOT REQUIREMENT THAT THEY CANNOT EXCEED 100 100 FEET?
>>> FOR THE LENGTH OF THE BUILDING.
IF IT IS TO SERVICES OR TWO-CYCLE BILLING, THAT'S WHY
IT'S NOT EXCEEDING 100 FEET? >>> YES, SIR.
>> OKAY, JUST MAKING SURE. >>> DECLARE PUBLIC HEARING.
>>> MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING SECONDED.
PLEASE VOTE. BEFORE WE HAVE A MOTION, IS
THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> I THINK IT'S LOGICAL TO HAVE A SIGN ON THE CORNER OF A BUSINESS LIKE THAT.
>>> VOTING TO APPROVE. >>> SECOND.
>>> I WISH WE WOULD SLOW UP JUS A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE.
>>> WE CAN DO THAT ON THE NEXT ONE.
>>> A LITTLE DECORUM WOULD BE NICE.
>>> [INAUDIBLE]. >>> I HAVEN'T CALLED FOR THE
VOTE YET. >>> ZERO, I'M SORRY.
>>> WE HAVE A MOTION SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE.
ITEM PASSES 6-ZERO. >>> REGULAR AGENDA TURNING TO
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2-248, CONSIDERING AND ECTODERM RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MIDLOTHIAN POSTER BOARD TO APPL FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY GRANT, CAPS OFF THIS FISCAL YEAR 2022 COPS HIRING PROGRAM FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OF COMMITTEE ORIENTED PULSING -- POLICING SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER ACCEPT, REJECT, ALTER OR TERMINATE THE GRANT.CHIEF. >>> COUNSEL, IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT IS A GRANT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO GET ABOUT $41,000 PER POSITION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS IF AWARDED. THE IS WE KNOW GUARANTEED.
THIS IS A NATIONWIDE GRANT. IT IS BASED ON A LOT OF DIS DISTANCE, PRIMARILY CRIME STATS AND GROWTH.
SO AS WE PRESENT THAT TO THE COPS COMMITTEE, THEY WILL LOOK AT A LOT OF THINGS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BENEFIT US IN THE GRANT PROCESS. BUT LOOKING AT STRATEGIC PLAN,
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WE ASKED FOR I BELIEVE 13 OFFICERS OVER TWO YEARS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO WADE INTO THAT, AND THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PUT ROUGHLY $2 MILLION FOR THE COST OF THOSE OFFICERS. GENERALLY SPEAKING A NEW OFFICE IN ABOUT $2,000 COST THE CITY ABOUT $92,000 A YEAR.SO IT'S A PRETTY EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT, AND WE REALIZED T THAT. BUT THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO MITIGATE THOSE COSTS OVER TH NEXT THREE YEARS.
>>> WHAT STRINGS ARE ATTACHED WITH THIS GRANT?
>>> I HAVE NOT SEEN THE STANDAR REQUESTS, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKIN WE NEED TO OUR COPS GRANT THERE IS GOING TO BE GENERALLY RANGE.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. CANNOT HAVE BEEN SUED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
WE ARE REPORT MOST OF OUR DATA TO THE FBI AS REQUIRED OR REQUESTED, SO IT IS NOT THE FIRST PELL GRANT BEHALF.
IN FACT, OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS WE'VE BEEN VERY TENSE FORTH HOM AND SECURITY WHICH HAD THE SAME TYPE OF REQUIREMENTS P THANK YO
CHIEF. >>> COUNSEL, IF YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS? >>> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>>> THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE SECONDED.
PLEASE VOTE. >>> THANK YOU COUNSEL.
>> THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSIO TONIGHT.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>>> SO MADE. >>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO
>>> SECOND. >>> COWBOY, IS IT TOO HARD TO
SAY, "I MOVED TO ADJOURN? >>> I MOVED TO ADJOURN.
>>> PLEASE NOTE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.