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>> ALL RIGHT. IT IS 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY JULY 23RD, 2020 FORM.
WE HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST ITEM TONIGHT IS AN INVOCATION OF PLEDGES. THIS EVENING, DR. WAYNE WILL DO OUR PRAYER AND
PLEDGES. >> MY FATHER GOD, WE GIVE YOU THINGS FOR ANOTHER DAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD ENLIGHTEN GIVE US DIRECTION, WISDOM , AND ALL THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE AND ALL CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPIER WE DO PRAY BEFORE THIS TIME IN OUR COMMUNITY IN JESUS'S NAME, AMEN.
>> AMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND
INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU, DR. SHAH FEEL. I
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FAILED TO MENTION IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, YOU NEED TO FILL OUT A FORM THAT IS HEADED BY THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE WE OPEN THE ITEM DISCUSSION. WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 2024-251 AND THAT IS CITY COUNCIL REPORT ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ANY ACTIVITIES THAT THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OR WITNESSED OVER THE LAST WEEK OR TWO? I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THE MAYORS BACK TO SCHOOL BASH. IT IS THE 10TH ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH I MERELY SPONSORED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THIS IS THE AFTERSCHOOL PARTY FOR THE COMMUNITY. A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT THROWN BY THE COMMUNITY AND IT IS AUGUST THE THIRD AT A CLOCK P.M. SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED SO COME EARLY. 9:00 A.M. AUGUST THE THIRD.
>> I WAS GOING TO THINK OUR PARKS AND REC FOR A GREAT EVENT OVER AT PARK TOPIA ALONG WITH OUR PARKS BOARD THAT WERE REAL INVOLVED IN SERVING THERE. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT WAS REAL INTERESTING WERE REALLY COOL OUTSIDE OF JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS AND SO MANY PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, ALL WALKS OF LIFE REALLY. IS INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE DIVERSITY AT EVENTS LIKE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT WAS EVERYWHERE I WENT THERE, WHENEVER THERE WAS A TRASH THAT WAS ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY FULL, LIKE THERE WERE PARK STAFF GOING OVER THERE AND CHANGING THOSE OUT AND THEY KNOW IT IS SOMETHING SMALL BUT IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE JUST HOW ON TOP OF THINGS THEY WERE AT AN EVENT WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM KUDOS AS WELL AS ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT SERVED ON THE BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL. SO MANY OTHERS BUT IT WAS REALLY, REALLY COOL EVENT. SO. YET ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO DO ITEM 2024-253. CITIZENS BE HEARD. THIS IS WHEN THE COUNCIL INVITES THE CITIZENS TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC
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THAT IS NOT ALREADY -- COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT SIGNED UP TODAY? WE WILL GO BACK TO ITEM 2024-252. THIS IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 UP AND BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN GENERAL FUND AND UTILITY FUND. COUNCIL, YOU HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE BINDER IN FRONT OF YOU THAT YOU CAN USE FOR
REFERENCE. >> THANK YOU. OBVIOUSLY, WE WILL BE GOING OVER THAT BINDER IN MUCH MORE DETAIL DURING THE WORKSHOPS WHICH BEGAN FRIDAY. SO THIS WILL BE JUST A REALLY HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET AND AGAIN, WE WILL GET INTO THE DETAILS A COUPLE DAYS AND WEEKS. SO THIS IS THE DRAFT OF THE 24/25 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET . ALL RIGHT. SOME OF THE REAL HIGH-LEVEL BUDGET GOALS WE ARE LOOKING TO MAINTAIN OUR ADEQUATE FUND BALANCES AND SAFEGUARD THE CITY'S BOND RATING AND STABILIZATION IF WE DO HAVE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN , OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN INFO STRUCTURE AND SERVICE LEVELS IN THIS HIGH GROWTH ENVIRONMENT. A LOT OF OUR CRITICAL ASSUMPTIONS ARE CONSERVATIVE, SO OUR FINANCES REMAIN STRONG. WE ARE LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT TAX RATE OF $.65. SOME OF THE
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PRIORITIES WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. THE ISSUING OF THE TAX NOTE TO DO SOME BUILDINGS PARK IMPROVEMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. WE ARE LOOKING AGAIN TO FIND $2.6 MILLION AND WROTE REHABILITATION TO MAINTAIN THE SAFETY OF OUR ROADS. ENHANCEMENT AND OUR INVESTMENTS IN CITY STAFF. WE ARE LOOKING TO DO A 2% COLA OF SOME SALARY RANGE ADJUSTMENT TO BOTH HELP WITH RETENTION OF OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND RECRUITMENT OF NEW EMPLOYEES. THIS IS A VERY HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET RIGHT NOW THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN.WE ARE ALSO INCREASING STAFFING TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, WE ARE PREPARING TO OPEN A NEW CITY HALL LIBRARY AND A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE OPENING A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING. SO, OUR PROPERTY TAX BASE CONTINUES TO FLOURISH. YOU WILL SEE THE ESTIMATED INCREASE RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE ALL ESTIMATES UNTIL OUR VALUES COME OUT. 3.84% INCREASE LAST YEAR. WE HAD ABOUT A 60.7.6 INCREASE . ACCORDING TO OUR CERTIFIED ESTIMATE IS OVER $7 MILLION. WE SHOULD HAVE THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE LATER THIS WEEK . KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE VALUES ARE REFLECT OF THE ADDITIONAL 10% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. SO WE ARE AT THE MAX OF 20% TOTAL, WHICH AGAIN, THOSE ARE ALL REFLECTED IN THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE INCREASES THAT WERE DONE TO THE DISABLED ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE IMPROVED LAST YEAR. JUST KIND OF LOOK AT HISTORY HERE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE 24/25 ESTIMATE OVER $7 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE OUR HISTORY OF HOW OUR TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUES HAVE GROWN OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. SOME REVENUE HIGHLIGHTS. SALES TAX CONTINUES TO BE STRONG. WE HAVE GOT ABOUT 16% INCREASE OVER THE BUDGETED AMOUNT FROM LAST YEAR. WITH CAUTION, WE ARE KEEPING TRACK THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY KIND OF BOLSTERING UP OUR SALES TAX. SO FOR PEOPLE WATCHING THOSE, JUST TO BE MINDFUL THAT WHEN THOSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FINISHED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE STILL IN A GOOD POSITION AS FAR AS OUR ESTIMATES. BUILDING RELATED AVENUE REVENUE IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN IT WAS ON OUR TAX SIDE LAST YEAR BUT WE ARE ALSO OUT OF OUR BUDGET NUMBERS .
THUS THE PROPOSED BUDGET HAS AN 11% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
ELECTRIC FRANCHISE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE MORE METERS SO THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP. SO WE HAVE ABOUT A 7% INCREASE. OUR FINES AND FORFEITURES HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED THIS YEAR IN THIS CATEGORY SO WE HAVE A BETTER 47% INCREASE IN THAT RIGHT.
PICTURE OF OUR NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING. THIS IS JUST A REVENUE HISTORY FOR THE GENERAL FUND. YOU CAN SEE IT IS A LITTLE OVER 10% INCREASE OVER WHAT THE AMENDED BUDGET WAS FOR 23-24, SO THAT IS HOW OUR TOTAL REVENUE AND YOU CAN SEE THIS KIND OF UP AND DOWN. SOME OF THESE THINGS HAVE SOME ONE-TIME ANOMALIES IN THE PERIOD FROM 1819 TO 1920, IN 1890, WE HAD A BIG REIMBURSEMENT ON AN NBA PROJECT THAT FLOW THROUGH SO THAT IS WHY YOU SEE SOME OF THESE DIPS OCCASIONALLY.
REVENUE, JUST LOOKING AT THE LAST TWO YEARS GETTING A 10% INCREASE IN REVENUE. THIS IS JUST BREAKING IT DOWN BY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES SO YOU CAN SEE THE TAXES, LICENSES, PERMITS, ET CETERA. REVENUE CATEGORIES. MOST OF THEM ARE INCREASES. WE HAVE A SMALL DECREASE IN OTHER REVENUES, BUT THIS JUST LOOKS BY CATEGORY. SAME THING WITH EXPENDITURES HERE. WE HAVE ABOUT A 5.6 INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES OVER THE PREVIOUS BUDGET. THIS DOES INCLUDE ALL OF THE PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTAL THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN THIS BUDGET THAT INCLUDES PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, ET CETERA THAT ARE NEW COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR BUDGET. THIS IS JUST A LOOK AT BY CATEGORY LOOKING AT 23/24 VERSUS 23/25. OUR BIGGEST CATEGORY OF EXPENDITURE IS PERSONNEL. YOU CAN SEE IT IS A LITTLE OVER 11% INCREASE. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BIG DROP IN CAPITAL, YOU SEE THAT 47%, WE PULLED OUT. WE HAD A LARGE STREET REHAB PROGRAM LAST YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING TO DO SOME OF THAT THERE TAX THIS YEAR SO IT IS NOT IN THAT NUMBER AND
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ACTUALLY BEING PROPOSED A TAX NOTE TO DO SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL STREET REHAB PROJECTS THAT WE WANTED TO DO THIS YEAR. SOME OF THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM PRIORITIES. THESE ARE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS. WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE PARTICULAR PERSONNEL ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING COORDINATOR. RISK MANAGER AND AR HR SENIOR ACCOUNT. AND A LIBRARY PAGE PART-TIME FOR THE NEW LIBRARY.LOOKING AT PUBLIC WORKS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE ROTARY HAVE A LITTLE BIT. ALMOST $2.7 MILLION. WE ALSO HAVE $22,000 FOR NEW AND REBUILT SIDEWALKS. JUST THE MAINTENANCE IS A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT. WE ARE LOOKING TO CONTINUE OUR STAFF INCREASES FROM PUBLIC SAFETY FROM 4%. FOR NONPUBLIC SAFETY FOR 4% AND WE HAVE 2% THE COST OF LIVING AND IF YOU SALARY RANGE ADJUSTMENT TO KEEP PACE WITH WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE MARKET. PUBLIC SAFETY . WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDING SO WE DO HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER VISIONS POSITIONS TO WATCH OVER THE JAIL AND OTHER FUNCTIONS INSIDE THE BUILDING.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW CUSTODIANS FOR THE FACILITY WHICH WE ARE ALSO GOING TO SHARE WITH THE CITY HALL THAT IS OPENING . LOOKING TO DO BODY CAMERAS WHICH WE CURRENTLY DON'T DEPLOY FOR OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF BECAUSE THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC BUT LOOKING TO DO THAT. ADDING THREE NEW FIREFIGHTERS AND THEN TWO TELE COMMUNICATORS IN OUR DISPATCH SIDE. PARKS AND REC PROGRAM. FROM JC PARK IMPROVEMENTS SPECIFICALLY DUGOUTS IN THE FENCE REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS IN SOME CASE. ADDING ON TO THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING. PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT AT HAWKINS SPRING.
THE PARKING LOT. SOME OF THIS IS ADDITIONAL AT HAWKINS SPRINGS AND FOR HAWKINS PARK. AND WE HAVE PARKING HANDS INCLUDING MAINTENANCE WORKERS AND SOME TRACTOR EQUIPMENT AND A VEHICLE. I.T. WE ARE ADDING NEW POSITIONS IN I.T. THE OPERATIONS MANAGER CONTINUING WITH ALL OF OUR SERVICE SWITCHES DATASTORE EXPENSES. EXTENDING OUR FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS AND SOME UPGRADES TO SOME OF OUR EXISTING PLATFORMS AND THEN LOOKING AT A CONTRACT ON SECURITY SERVICES WHICH WOULD BE A 24/7 OPERATION THAT CAN HELP MONITOR OUR SYSTEMS
FOR SECURITY ISSUES. >> WE JUMP NOW TO THE UTILITY FUND AND GET ABOUT IT 3% INCREASE IN REVENUE THIS YEAR OVER WHAT WAS ADOPTED THE PREVIOUS YEAR. EXPENDITURES IS ABOUT 13%. WE SEE THIS IS VERY VOLATILE ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE. SO KEEP IN MIND CASH FUND A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS. YOU GET INTO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION. SO, OBVIOUSLY THAT SPIKES THE EXPENDITURE APPEARED TO USE SOME OF THAT FUND BALANCE TO BRING THAT DOWN. THIS YEAR WE DO HAVE SOME LARGE ONE-TIME THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING AS WELL AND GOING TO LOOK AT THAT LIST HERE IN A MINUTE. AND HERE IS THAT LIST. YOU LOOK AT OUR NORMAL TOP TWO LINES ARE OUR NORMAL REPLACEMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION SYSTEM. THE LOOP PRESS. IT IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT A MEETING OR TWO AGO WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING THE DESIGN WORK ON NOW THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ONCE THE DESIGN IS DONE LIKE TO PURCHASE AND PUT IN PLACE THE ENTERTAINMENT. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT YOU SEE THE CHANNEL DREDGING. THAT IS A LARGE PROJECT WHERE WE ARE ESTIMATING ABOUT $4 BILLION AT THIS POINT. THUS WE MAY HAVE TO BOND FUND THAT IF WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME ALTERNATIVES, WE MAY BE ABLE TO CASH FUND THEM RIGHT NOW, WE THINK WE MAY HAVE TO DO SOME BONDING ON THAT. WE WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FEW OF THESE MAXIMUMS THAT ARE ALL DESIGNED. FM 1387 UTILITY RELOCATION. THE DESIGN ALONE IS $1.6 MILLION. WE HAVE TO MOVE OUR FACILITIES OUT OF THE BAY. BE VERY ROUGH ESTIMATE. THIS $15-$16 MILLION GIVE OR TAKE TO MOVE THAT WATERLINE OFF THAT ROADWAY. THE CONTAINMENT WATER TREATMENT EXTENSION. WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN EXPAND THAT PLAN. IN THAT CASE IT IS NOT JUST THE PLAN WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE GET THE
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WATER TO THE PLANT IN ORDER TO TREAT IT. WE ARE LOOKING TO DO A PIPELINE INSPECTION OF THE TREATMENT WATERLINE THAT COMES OUT OF THE TANK AND THEN DESIGNING A CLEAR WELL. AND AS A FOLLOW-UP, WE HAVE BEEN EXPANDING OUR AUGER WATER TREATMENT PLAN. THE WORD ROAD HAS BEEN TORN UP SO WE WANT TO EXPAND THAT. WHAT IF YOU PERSONNEL IN THE UTILITY FUND BUDGET. WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF FRANCHISE UTILITIES THAT ARE OUT AND DIGGING OPENING OUR ROADWAYS WHETHER IT BE SEWER WATER LINES THAT HIT THE HOLES SO WE WON'T SOMEONE LINING TO EXPECT THAT. THEN WE HAVE GOT SOME MAINTENANCE WORKERS OPERATORS OF THE PLAN HOPING OUR BILLING AND METERING METER READING FUNCTIONS. SO JUST KIND OF TO RECAP, WE ARE LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THE $.65 OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AS THIS PROGRESSES TOWARDS AN OPTION TO SUSTAINED OUR FUND BALANCES , THE ISSUANCE OF THE TAX NOTE AND FOCUS ON STAFF RETENTION AND STAFFING LEVELS. JUST SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS.OBVIOUSLY, TONIGHT IS THE 23RD WHEN WE ARE PRESENTING. WE HAVE A WORKSHOP SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY ALL DAY . NEXT TUESDAY AT 1:00, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, IT IS AN ALL-DAY WORKSHOP. AND THEN AUGUST 9TH AND 10TH IF NEEDED AND ON THE 13TH, WHICH IS A REGULAR MEETING, WE WILL HAVE THE ACTUAL PROPOSING OF THE TAX RATE WHERE WE TAKE AN OFFICIAL VOTE TO PROPOSE A TAX RATE , DO OUR REQUIRED PUBLICATIONS IN AUGUST 27TH, PUBLIC HEARING COVER FOR THE BUDGET. THE FIRST ONE SEPTEMBER 10TH HAVE A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND DO ALL THE ACTUAL OPTIONS. OF THE BUDGET, TAX RATE, ET CETERA. SO THAT IS KIND OF OUR PROPOSED SCHEDULE. AGAIN, SOME OF THESE ARE DEFINITELY IF NEEDED IF WE NEED TO ADD SOMETHING WE CAN ALSO DO THAT. WE JUST NEED TO THAT'S NOT ONCE WE GET INTO PUBLISHING THE TAX RATE THAT DOES KIND OF SET SOME THINGS IN MOTION FROM THE CALENDAR STANDPOINT TO LEAD UP TO THE SEPTEMBER 10TH ADOPTION. WITH THAT, THAT REALLY CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE YOUR BINDERS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MEETING WITH STAFF, LEADING UP TO THE FRIDAY WORKSHOP, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR KLEIN OR A ANN AND WE CAN WORK THROUGH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. AND
WITH THAT, -- >> THANK YOU, CHRIS. THIS IS PRESENTATION ONLY. THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN AND I DO ENCOURAGE EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER TO TAKE THE BINDER WITH YOU AND STUDY IT AT YOUR CONVENIENCE AND MEET WITH CHRIS BEFOREHAND FOR FRIDAY IF POSSIBLE OR TO GET SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT A HIGH LEVEL AS POSSIBLE DURING THE WORKSHOP
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PROCESS REGARDING THE BUDGET. SO THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR THAT.MOVING ON THIS EVENING TO CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION WITHOUT SEPARATE DISCUSSION. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. COUNCIL, WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> ALL FUNDS ARE ALREADY IN THE EXISTING SEGWAY. DID I READ
THAT CORRECTLY? >> YES. THEY ARE EITHER BUDGETED OR -- OKAY. ANYBODY WANT TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> MOVE TO APPROVE. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 7-0. MOVING
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ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. 2024-261 CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AWARDING THE BANKING SERVICES CONTRACT TO WELLS FARGO'S BANK AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND>> OKAY. COME ON UP. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS CONTRACT IS A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT. THAT IS THE MAXIMUM THAT WE CAN DO BETWEEN GOING OUT FOR THESE SERVICES BY STATE LAW, AND WE DID TAKE IT OUT FOR OUR FEE. WE HAD ONE RESPONDENT. WE DID CONTACT FOR LOCAL BANKS. IN FACT, WE WENT
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OUT TO THEM SPECIFICALLY AND ASKED FOR THEM TO QUOTE. THEY WERE PINK AMERICAN , CHASE, THEY ARE A CURRENT BANK. WITH THAT, THE ANNUAL ESTIMATED COST BASED ON THE VOLUME THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WILL INCREASE BY 49,002 8952. THAT IS JUST AN ESTIMATE. SO IT IS $4000 OR SO PER MONTH INCREASE. I WILL GO AHEAD AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS.>> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE?
>> ANN, WITH THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, IS THIS JUST FOR INVESTMENT THIS ISN'T LIKE THE INVESTMENT SIDE, THIS IS JUST A
GENERAL BANKING? >> THIS IS JUST OUR BANK DEPOSITORY. THEY HANDLE OUR BIG DAY TODAY BANKING OPERATIONS.
WE DO HAVE A LARGE VOLUME OF PAYMENTS THAT ARE MADE EVERY MONTH AND SO THEY HANDLE ALL OF THOSE. WHATEVER. AND THEN OUR PRIMARY ACCOUNTS THROUGH PAYROLL ALL COME OUT OF THAT.
BUT IT IS JUST KIND OF A CONDIMENT. OUR INVESTMENTS WE PUT IN TECHNICAL AND KEPT STAR AND WE BUY INVESTMENT STUFF SEPARATE BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THAT. WE HAVE
SEPARATE ADVISERS FOR THAT. >> SO THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD BE LIKE WIRING FUNDS OR SENDING , MAKING PAYMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? IS THAT RIGHT?
>> RIGHT. AND I WILL SAY WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE ANALYSIS TO DO SINCE WE JUST HAD ONE, BUT IF Y'ALL WANTED TO LOOK AT THE ATTACHMENT THREE, THAT JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF THE COST OF THE BANKING SERVICES. I KNOW IT IS A REALLY LARGE PACKET THAT TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THEY DO FOR US, BUT THAT IS BASICALLY IT. IT IS JUST LIKE OUR LARGE BANKING AGREEMENT FOR DAY-TO-DAY WORK.
>> ROGERS? >> SO IT WAS 400 PAGES.
>> THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO READ THROUGH ALL 400 PAGES. I WOULD APPRECIATE A SUMMARY THAT SHOWED US WHAT WE WERE PAYING VERSUS THE CONTRACT THAT WE ARE PAYING NOW BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY AT ALL -- AT ALL -- WITH THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED TO MAKE ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHERE THE ADDITIONAL FEES CAME INTO PLAY VERSUS PRIOR. OR THAN THE CAPACITY TO HAVE THE TIME TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT MARKET RATE SERVICES FOR THE SAME THINGS FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AT SCALE TO SEE, IS THIS ABOVE, BELOW, OR AT MARKET? SO ANALYSIS TO BE DONE IN THAT REGARD TO VET THE QUOTE AGAINST, YOU KNOW, CUSTOMARY RATES IN THE MARKETPLACE.
>> ACTUALLY, WE DID HIRE METER INVESTMENTS, OR OUR INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LENDER HARRISON WHICH SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH IS A VERY WELL KNOWN IN THE INDUSTRY AND SHE IS THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY DID THOSE COMPARISONS AND LOOKED AT THOSE RATES. AND, UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY MADE IT INTO THE PACKET AND REALLY WHAT SHE GAVE US IS THIS SUMMARY THAT IS ATTACHMENT THREE. I GUESS YOUR HISTORICAL BAKING ANALYSIS WHICH IS ATTACHMENT FOUR, IT SHOWS YOU VOLUMES AND GRADES AND IT SHOWS YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CURRENT CONTRACT AND THE PROPOSAL? AND THAT IS A MUCH SMALLER AND REALLY KIND OF A SUMMARY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT IT GIVES YOU EACH OF THOSE SERVICES WHAT WE PAID, WHAT WE PAID BEFORE, WHAT WE PAY LATER. I DIDN'T REALLY ANTICIPATE Y'ALL WOULD WANT TO GO THROUGH THE 400 PAGES. YOU WOULD WANT THAT SUMMARY, BUT AGAIN, IT IS AT THE VERY BACK.
>> DID NOT GET BACK TO THE BACK, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN IT.
THERE ARE SOME FEES HAVE GONE UP. SOME FEES THAT HAVE GONE DOWN. WE HAVE ALSO TALKED TO THE BANK ABOUT MODIFYING SOME OF OUR SERVICES TO BETTER FIT OUR BUSINESS NOW THAN WE HAD FIVE YEARS AGO. BUT FOR ME TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE RIGHT NOW WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE GOOD. I WILL SAY, WE HAVE EXTENDED THIS CONTRACT ALREADY TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE TIME OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE CHRIS TO BRING SOMETHING ELSE BACK, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
>> I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING, YOU SAID THE INCREASE WAS GOING TO BE 4500, IT IS ACTUALLY LOOKING LIKE THE
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INCREASE IS ONLY $203. THE TOTALLY MONTHLY COST IS 4100.NOT THE INCREASE IS 4100. >> YOU ARE CORRECT.
>> THAT IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE ATTACHMENT ON PAGE THREE, IT SAYS THAT THE OVERALL EFFECT WOULD BE AN INCREASE TO MONTHLY ESTIMATED FEES 3904 TWO 4107.
SO THAT IS THE ANALYSIS THAT IS ON.
>> YES. >> KIND OF THAT SUMMARY PAGE IF
YOU WILL. >> IF WE ARE GOING TO PUT A 400 PAGE ATTACHMENT, I WOULD PREFER IF WE HAVE ONE MORE THAN ONE PARAGRAPH AHEAD OF IT THAT BROADENS SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND SAYS IF YOU WANT MORE DETAIL, GO TO ATTACHMENT THREE BUT HERE IS A SUMMARY BECAUSE IT IS A LOT TO WADE THROUGH.
>> IT IS. >> TO FIND THAT DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. THAT IS REALLY WHERE WHETHER IT IS THE CONSULTANT WE ARE USING OR OUR STAFF INTERNALLY, GIVE US THAT ACTIONABLE STUFF AT THE FRONT AND THEN TELL ME WHERE TO GO FIND THE MEAT IF I WANT TO DIG INTO IT DEEPER BECAUSE THIS WAS
OVERWHELMING. >> AND I WILL SAY, SOME OF THAT I PROBABLY GLOSSED OVER SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ONE RESPONDENT AND IT WAS OUR EXISTING ONE BUT I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD ONE RESPONDENT THIS TIME BUT WE FELT LIKE YOU WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERHAPS GO FOR
OTHER OPTIONS. >> WELL, WE DID TRY TO STICK WITH LOCAL. WE TRIED TO STAY IN OUR AREA SO THAT IS AFFECTED SOMEWHAT, YES. WE CAN ALWAYS LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> WAS IN THE TRANSACTION COSTS, THIS IS JUST A CURIOSITY, WHAT VOLUME OF OUR TRANSACTIONS AT THIS POINT ARE IN HCH FORMAT? 50% OR --
>> I COULD SPEAK MORE TO THE AREAS UNDER ME WITH YOUR UTILITY BILLING. FOR THOSE TRANSACTIONS, IT IS GROWING CONSIDERABLY. I WOULD SAY IT IS AROUND 50% PLUS WHAT IT USED TO BE. VERY SMALL. AS FAR AS OUR AP TEXT, FOR EXAMPLE, A BULK OF THOSE ARE NOW EFGS AND HCHS . WE STILL DO DO A CHECK RUN AND ARE PEOPLE WHO STILL WANT HARD CHECKS BUT THE LARGE DOLLARS ARE GOING THROUGH AND WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR OFFENDERS
TO GO ABOUT THAT WAY. >> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE BY PRESENTED BUYING MAYOR PRO TEM WICKLIFFE. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HAMMONDS. THESE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU.
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>> THANK YOU. >> OPENING ITEM 2024-262 , REVIEW AND DISCUSS AMENDING ORDINANCE 2018-21 WHICH ESTABLISHED RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ELECTIONEERING AT POLLING LOCATIONS ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF GEARED CLYDE?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS A REVIEW AND US RUSSIAN , ORDINANCE OF 2018 REGARDING ACTUALLY HEARING ELECTIONEERING . I APOLOGIZE . I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THIS AS AN EXHIBIT BUT YOU CAN SEE THE ELECTIONEERING EXHIBIT THAT I WILL SHOW YOU HERE. WE DON'T HAVE THAT ON OUR POWERPOINT .
>> AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR ACTUAL ORDINANCE, THE SMALL DISPLAY ON PAGE THREE OF THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE, IT HAS BASICALLY THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER AS AN ELECTIONEERING AREA. WELL, THAT IS A MISNOMER BECAUSE STATE LAW PREVENTS YOU FROM ELECTIONEERING WITHIN 100 FEET OF THE ACTUAL DOORWAY. SO THAT IS INCORRECT IN OF ITSELF. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS BASICALLY, WE CAN'T CONTROL ELECTIONEERING FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. THE STATE CONTROLS ALL OF THAT. IT IS 100 FEET RIGHT NOW FROM THE ENTRANCE BUT WHAT THIS IS PROPOSING IS TO PUSH BACK THE TENS AND THE STRUCTURES THAT VARIOUS COUNCIL, SCHOOL BOARD, VARIOUS ELECTED OFFICIALS OR POST-ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE WITHIN THAT PARKING LOT AND IF YOU LOOK INTO THE ELECTIONEERING EXHIBIT, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING IS PUSHING THOSE STRUCTURES BACK TO WHAT WOULD BE THE NORTH AND THE WEST
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SIDE OFTHE LAST PARKING STALL -- PARKING AREA ON THAT CONFERENCE CENTER. SO, WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IF THERE IS NO ACTION ON THIS NIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION SO WITH THAT, I OPEN IT UP FORDISCUSSION. >> YES. IF ANYONE SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK ON THIS? >> IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE REDLINE AND GREEN HIGHLIGHTED AREA? IT SAYS PROPOSED AREA ONE BUT THEN THE GREEN HIGHLIGHT IS INSIDE
PROPOSED AREA ONE? >> WE WERE JUST GIVEN TWO
DIFFERENT OPTIONS. >> YOU WANT TO MAKE IT THE RED, MAKE IT A GREEN? OR SOMETHING ELSE?
>> ON BOTH OF THESE DIFFERENT OPTIONS SO, TOO OKAY. FOLLOWING
NOW. >> SO, WITH THE CORINTH CURRENT ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE A ORDINANCE THAT PERTAINS TO THE SIGNAGE, CORRECT? WERE HOW MANY CAN BE PLACED?
>> WE ARE NOT TALKING WITH ABOUT ANY OF THAT.
>> BUT MY QUESTION IS HOW DO WE GO ABOUT ENFORCING THE CURRENT ORDINANCE? BECAUSE I MEAN WHEN I RAN A YEAR AGO, I PUT UP TWO SIGNS AND BY THE LAST DAY, I PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 40 SIGNS BECAUSE THAT IS HOW MANY YOU HAD TO PUT UP AS EVERYONE ELSE HAD 40. SO, I THINK CREATING MORE -- CREATING A MORE THOROUGH ORDINANCE WHEN WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE, I DON'T SEE THE NECESSITY OF IT. UNLESS WE DO AND I JUST DON'T KNOW OR MAYBE WE CHANGED IT MORE RECENTLY?
>> WE ARE. WE GO OUT THERE AND ENFORCE IT AND AT SOME POINT IT
BECOMES A TSUNAMI. >> WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYBODY DO ANYTHING .
>> WE TALK TO THE CANVAS AND MAKE THEM TO REMOVE VOLUNTARILY OTHERWISE WE WILL GO BY OURSELVES AND TAKE THEM AND
PICK THEM UP. >> CITATIONS FOR POSSIBLE
FUTURE -- >> THAT IS MY POINT. I DON'T SEE THE NECESSITY OF HAVING MORE ORDINANCES ON THE BOOKS AND TELLING PEOPLE WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO WHEN WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY LIMITED AND CAUTIOUS ON HOW WE APPROACH IT.
THAT IS MY OPINION. I MEAN, I THINK TENS SHOULD NOT BE IN THE WAY OF PEOPLE PARKING, BUT I ALSO DON'T KNOW THAT AN ORDINANCE SAYING YOU CAN'T DO THAT IS THE ROUTE TO GO. I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO ASK THEM POLITELY. BUT THAT IS JUST
MY OPINION. >> IF YOU WANT TO SAY NO TENDS OR TENTS ARE ONLY PERMITTED IN THIS AREA. MET BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE TO ASK THEM .
>> I HAVE THE DESIRE. I AGREE WITH YOU AS FAR AS WE DON'T WANT TENTS IN THE PARKING SPACES. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. MAN, THAT WAS GOING TO BE GOOD.
>> STANDPOINT. OH, I DO HAVE THE DESIRE TO ENFORCE IT. I DO WANT TO SEE THAT SHIFT. I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE RULES. THAT IS MY DESIRE PERSONALLY.
>> AND I WILL SAY THIS PAST ELECTION, OUR CODE OFFICIALS MADE A LOT OF CONTACT WITH CANDIDATES. NOT ONLY SIGNS HERE BUT ET CETERA. SO WE WERE ACTIVELY ENFORCING IT .
>> WHAT ABOUT SATURDAYS? I THINK IT IS ON AN ACTUAL
ELECTION DAY. >> WORD GETS OUT THERE SATURDAY
MORNING. >> SO THAT IS ON THE FLIPSIDE OF THIS SAME INVITATION. THE WAY THAT WE TURN -- WELL , THE WAY THAT WE SHIFTED OUR APPROACH IN MY OPINION THIS LAST ELECTION CYCLE RELATED TO SIGNAGE. I ALSO THINK IS NOT PRODUCTIVE. BECAUSE IF WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR STAFF ENFORCING THIS, THE CURRENT STUFF WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS AND THEY ARE OUT THERE DOING THAT INSTEAD OF DOING OTHER THINGS ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE LIKE I SAID IS THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT, I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT EITHER SO I DON'T KNOW ON EACH EXTREME OF IT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I LAND ON IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I AM SUPPORTIVE OF PUTTING A MORE THOROUGH ORDINANCE. BUT THAT IS
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JUST ME. >> I RECEIVED PROBABLY NO EXAGGERATION ABOUT 100 COMPLAINTS THIS PAST ELECTION CYCLE FROM VOTERS. MANY OF WHOM SAID IF YOU DON'T FIX THIS, I AM NOT VOTING. TO ME, THAT WAS A RED FLAG. THE INTENT OF THIS IS SIMPLY TO ALLOW VOTERS WHO WANT TO COME VOTE TO VOTE WITHOUT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL THE COMMENT. WITHOUT HAVING TO WALK THROUGH THE GAUNTLET BUT STILL ALLOWING PEOPLE IN THE ELECTION YEAR SO CANDIDATES CAN BE AVAILABLE SHOULD THE VOTER GLASS QUESTIONS.
>> TO YOUR POINT, HUMAN NATURE BEING WHAT IT IS, IF THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES OR CERTAIN ORDINANCES OR CERTAIN STANDARDS, THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED, AND THERE IS NOT ANY, YOU KNOW, WALKING THROUGH THAT I HAVE GOT A FEW CALLS. I WOULD SAY IT WOULD TURN INTO A FREE-FOR-ALL WHERE IF IT IS NOT GOING TO BE INFERTILE ENFORCED, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT BECAUSE HUMAN NATURE IS WHAT IT IS AND YET THEY'RE GOING TO BE SOME THAT ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO REMAIN WITHIN THE RULES. AND SO I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT CAN TURN INTO A FREE-FOR-ALL AND UNNECESSARILY FOR OUR COMMUNITY BUT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF GUIDELINES, SOME KIND OF RULES TO FOLLOW. I JUST WENT THROUGH IT THIS LAST ELECTION CYCLE AND WOULD AGREE THAT HAVING THEM MOVE BACK . I THINK ONE PERSON HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE WAY THAT ELECTIONEERING IS TAKING PLACE IN OUR CULTURE NATIONALLY OR IN OTHER PLACES IS FILTERING DOWN AND IT IS SAD TO SEE SOMEBODY WALKING OUT THERE WITH THEIR FACES ALL SKINNED UP BECAUSE THAT'S A SCRIPT ALONG THE
>> I AM JUST KIDDING ON THAT ONE I THINK IT CAN TURN INTO MORE OF A DETRIMENT TO THE SPIRIT AND ATTITUDE OF THE COMMUNITY IF WE DON'T HAVE SOME KIND OF GUIDELINE . I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAD AS HARSH AS A CAMPAIGN CYCLE THIS TIME AS WE COULD HAVE, BUT I THINK THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY HARSH UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IF WE DO NOT HAVE SOME KIND OF GUIDELINES, IT IS GOING TO GET WORSE.
>> ROSS? >> SO, I FEEL LIKE THE SIGN PORTION, ESPECIALLY AT THE VOTING LOCATION OF THE CONFERENCE CENTER WASN'T ENFORCED. UNIFORM CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THERE REMINDER THAT YOU CAN ONLY HAVE TWO OUT THERE WE WILL PICK THEM UP. WHICH I THINK IS PROBABLY THE RIGHT APPROACH TO DATE. SOMEBODY WILL ASK FOR A $500 FINE SO, YOU CAN GET REAL EXPENSIVE IF YOU WANTED TO, BUT I THINK THAT IT ONLY ALLOWS FOR THE PHONE CALL. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALLOW THE VOTING PUBLIC TO HAVE THE PREMIUM PARKING SPOTS AND NOT BE RELEGATED TO THE OUTSKIRTS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO COME IN AND VOTE AND CAST THEIR BALLOT FOR THE CITY OR THE SCHOOL OR THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO DO HERE. HEY, IF YOU ARE GOING TO SET UP A TENT OR HAVE SOME KIND OF A STRUCTURE OR FURNITURE, PUT IT AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT.
IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, PEOPLE CAN COME BY AND TALK TO YOU, IF THAT IS THEIR GOAL, DON'T RESERVE THE SPOT UP FRONT FOR PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY VOTING. I THINK IT IS PRETTY EASY TO ENFORCE. SURE, WILL SOMEBODY TRY TO AMEND OR BREAK THE RULES? ABSOLUTELY, BUT WE CAN TAKE UP AN AMOUNT OF A QUICK PHONE CALL OF, HEY, SOMEBODY IS DOING THIS WRONG. THE COME OUT, CORRECTLY. I DON'T SEE THIS AS A MAJOR OVERALL ORDINANCE IS CHANGING THE DESIGNS. BUT AS ONE CAVEAT AND SAYS IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A TENT OR THE WHATEVER PUT IT AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT THEN YOU CAN STILL PUT YOUR CAMPAIGN SIGN FOR WHATEVER IT IS AND STAND THERE ALL DAY IF YOU WANT. JUST CAN'T GO A LOUNGE CHAIR OR TENT WHERE SOMEBODY SHOULD BE
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ABLE TO PARK TO GO VOTE. >> IS THAT ACCURATE?
>> THAT THEY WOULD BE WORKING ON . WE CAN'T RESTRICT THEM FROM GOING TO THE HUNDRED FOOT LINE. I WOULD SAY WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE LEGISLATION IN PLACE THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY THE TWO SIGNS OUT HERE WE ENFORCED ARE THE ONES ON THE RIGHT OF WAY. I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH ANY CANDIDATE. ONCE WE WENT OUT, WE PHYSICALLY WENT OUT AND MEASURED ALL THE CURBS ON THE STREETS TO MEASURE AND THEY WENT AND MOVE THEM. SO IT WAS JUST ASKING BUT IT WAS A DIET DESIRE FOR THEM TO SAY. IF WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT, IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN MANY COMPLIANCE WITH THAT.
>> MY CHALLENGE WITH EXPANDING THE ORDINANCE IS IN EQUALLY IN WHAT YOU JUST SHARED THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR SYSTEM CITY MANAGER, TWO OF THE HIGHEST RESPONSIBILITY AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED STAFF MEMBERS ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD MEASURING SIGNAGE . I JUST THINK THIS PROCESS OF PUTTING MORE ORDINANCES IN PLACE CAN GET POLITICIZED VERY QUICKLY. I THINK DEPENDING ON WHO CALLS, TO COMPLAIN, I THINK MORE VALUE CAN BE PUT ON CERTAIN COMPLAINTS AND I THINK THE MORE WE DO THAT, THE MORE IT IS
GOING TO GET WORSE. >> WHAT IS ON THE LINE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT WAS MOVE BACK FOR ELECTION DAY? THAT IS WHAT YOU WERE JUST REFERRING TO, RIGHT?
>> YES. >> YOU KNOW FOR ELECTION DAY FOR THIS YEAR IT WAS FURTHER BACK FROM THE PARKING SLOTS?
>> IT MOVE BECAUSE WE MOVE THE LOCATION INSIDE THE BUILDING FOR THE BACK AREA CLOSEST TO WHAT WE CALL IT THE FRONT DOOR TO THE BALLROOM SO NOW YOU HAD A DIFFERENT ENTRANCE. SO THAT
CREATED THE TWO LINES. >> SO, WHEN YOU GET SOMETHING LIKE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMING UP, IT IS GOING TO BE IN THAT BALLROOM AND I'M SURE SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE BEEN THERE BECAUSE THEY WERE ALLOWED TO COME UP THE BACK WAY ONTO THE PATIO AREA BUT WHEREVER THEY HAVE AN ENTRANCE INTO THAT ROOM FOR VOTING, THERE IS GOING TO BE 100 MORE. SO THERE COULD BE TWO, THERE COULD BE THREE. WHEREVER THE ACTUAL MACHINES
ARE SET UP. >> SO THIS WOULD JUST IMPACT
THE TENTS SET UP? >> WELL, THE AMOUNT OF IMPRESSIVENESS SEEMS LIKE IT IS GETTING WORSE EVERY YEAR. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT IS OKAY, BUT WITH THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WALK UP TO THE LINE AND THEY ARE ALREADY STANDING UP AT THE LINE. I LIKE IT WHEN IT WAS PUSHED BACK BECAUSE WE REMOVED THE ENTRANCE BECAUSE AT LEAST IT GIVES PEOPLE THE ABILITY TO PARK INSTEAD OF BEING RIGHT THERE IN THEIR FACE. BUT I HEAR YOU SAYING THAT IS NOT OUR
DECISION, RIGHT? >> WE CONTRACT WITH ELMS COUNTY SURVEY, 100 FOOT AND THEY PUT THAT ON THEIR AND THAT IS NOT
SPEAKERS ] >> I THINK THE REASON WHY INVESTMENT I WILL TELL YOU THIS NOTION, IN ALL MY YEARS OF SERVING, I ON ANY SUBJECT OF ANY MATTER OF ANY SEVERITY HAD NOT BEEN A TENT OF CALLS. IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IT GOT TO WHERE I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO ANSWER MY PHONE'S AND I THINK IT ALL KIND OF STARTED WHERE WE HAD TEXT THAT WERE SIX INCHES OFF THE CURB AND WE REALIZED THAT THE CHECKS AND BALANCES OF WHAT IS REQUIRED TO GO TO THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE MAIN STREET AND A LOT OF OTHER HIGHWAY 287 INTERSECTION WAS NOT, I GOT SICK OF GETTING CALLS ABOUT WHAT ARE SIGNS DOING ON THE ROAD . I HAVE PEOPLE CALLING ME THAT WERE TOTALLY IT OUT. I HAVE PEOPLE CALLING ME THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE FIGURING OUT HOW TO USE THE CAR WITH THE HANDICAP MARKER SO THEY COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO THE CURBS ON
VOTES. >> PEOPLE JUST WANT TO COME IN PARK. THEY JUST TURN THEIR HEAD DOWN AND TURNED AROUND AND WALKED AWAY. THERE ARE A FEW FOLKS THERE. THERE IS A RESPECTABLE AMOUNT OF FOLKS GETTING WITH THE CANDIDATES AND
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TALKING THINGS OVER. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO FIGURE OUT AND TALK ABOUT BECAUSE THEY GOT REALLY PROBABLY AS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SIGNS AND IT BECAME A FREE-FOR-ALL. IT STARTED GETTING OUT OF HAND. I DO THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO MOVE THE CHANCE BACK. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I FORGET WHAT FOLKS CALL WERE ALL THE TENTS ARE SET UP WHERE CERTAIN FOLKS STARTED COMING DOWN AND DIDN'T REALIZE IN THEIR VIEW THEY MADE A MISTAKE BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING ATTACKED. AND THEY TO ME, FOLKS THAT WANT TO PARK THEIR CAR JUST WANT TO GO UP THERE AND VOTE. I THINK THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE TENTS ARE AND TYPICALLY WHERE THOSE TENTS ARE IS WHERE I CAN EDIT ROW OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT SET UP ALSO HAVE ALL THIS ACTIVITY IN TERMS OF FOLKS HANGING OUT IN THAT AREA ALSO.SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALLOWING CANDIDATES THE CHANCE TO APPROACH THAT 100 FOOT LINE TO ENGAGE OTHERS, BUT I DO THINK IT IS GOOD AND WE LEARNED THIS THROUGH THE OUTSTANDING VOTER TURNOUT . I KNOW PEOPLE TOLD ME . I WANT TO SEE THE FOLKS HAVE EASY ACCESS TO VOTE WHICH IS WHAT I AM
INTERESTED IN. >> I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE MAP THAT WAS REQUIRED. SO, ON THE GREEN AREA, IF WE DIDN'T GO WITH THE REDLINE AREA AND GRACE IF YOU ARE WATCHING, YOU ARE STILL MY FRIEND. BUT WHEN CHRIS HAD THE SEMI PULLED UP AND IT TOOK UP WHAT WOULD BE ALMOST A WHOLE SECTION OF THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED AREA AND DEPENDING ON HOW MANY CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING, THERE COULD BE A SITUATION WHERE THERE WOULD BE A PLACE FOR SOMEONE TO PLACE A TENT AND SO IN THAT REGARD, IS THERE A WAY TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SPACE TO MAKE SURE EVERY CANDIDATE IS ABLE TO HAVE A SPACE IF THEY SO CHOOSE?
>> I DOUBT IT, JOE. >> MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO ADD MORE AREA BUT SOMETHING THAT COULD TAKE UP ALMOST ALL THE
SPACE? >> WE COULD PUT THE SQUARE
FOOTAGE ON THERE. >> I DON'T KNOW.
>> EACH ONE COULD TAKE WHETHER IT IS 10 BY 10.
SPEAKERS ] >> AND IT SHOULDN'T BE.
>> IF THERE IS A SEMI-PARK IN THE PARKING LOT OR LARGE TRUCK AND TRAILER THAT IS OCCUPYING PARKING SPOTS, THAT BECOMES A CIVIL MATTER THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED .
>> ARE WE GOING TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE?
>> ONCE YOU PARK IN A DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT, THAT INCLUDES ANY VEHICLE THAT HAVE SIGNS ON IT, POLITICAL SIGNS MUST BE PARKED IN A PARKING STALL.
>> I THINK IT IS GREAT. I AM JUST WORRIED THAT IF WE SAY DON'T GET THIS SECTION AND READY TAKES UP THAT WHOLE
SECTION. >> TO THAT POINT, IF IT IS INVESTMENT THAT IS IN OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE, SO IF THE NEXT ELECTION CYCLE MY COMPONENTS GOT A CAR PARKED OVER TWO SPACES, SO NOW ARE WE GOING TO START CALLING ON WHOEVER WE ARE RUNNING AGAINST OR THE FOLKS THEY ARE RUNNING AGAINST TO SAY, JOE GOT TO COME DOWN BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS NOT PARKED RIGHT? I THINK IT IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE ON HOW MUCH WE ARE GOING TO ENFORCE HOW MUCH REGULATION WE ARE GOING TO PUT
IN. I DON'T LIKE IT. >> HERE IS THE QUESTION I HAVE BEEN. WHEN WE HAVE A MALL, WE HAVE ALLOTTED SPOTS. I AM NOT ADVOCATING THAT WE DO THAT BUT I CAN SEE THIS MUCH. I WITNESSED SEVERAL HIGHLY NEEDED PARKING . I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COME TO BLOWS OVER STUPID PARKING SPOTS AND I HAD THAT SPOT YESTERDAY. IT IS RIDICULOUS. SO I FEEL AS THOUGH WE ARE HEADED TO A POINT WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT WE'RE DON'T KNOW IF IT IS NOW BUT I AM PRETTY CONFIDENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WE GOING TO BE HAVING CANDIDATES ASSIGNED TWO
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SPACES OR WHAT BUT JUST LIKE A WINE WALK. UNITS LOT 12 AND SCOTT 14 AND IT IS A DRAW AND YOU WERE NOT FIGHTING OVER WHO IS PARKING THEIR CAR IN THE SPOT ON SATURDAY NIGHT, ALL RIGHT? ALL THESE LITTLE SHENANIGANS.>> TO THAT POINT BECAUSE I WAS MEASURING IT OUT AND LET ME BE THE FIRST TO SAY, MY WIFE ONE CODE VOTE ON A SINGLE WITH HER BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LIKE TO BE ATTACKED. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE 100 FOOT LINE, IT DOES GET PEOPLE IN MY AREA TO PARK WHERE THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF WHERE THE ELECTIONEERING IS GOING ON.
SOME OF THE REASONS PEOPLE DO NOT PARKED THE LAST IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE SO UP ON THE LINE THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THEIR CAR IN. SO I JUST THINK IF WE WENT WITH THE REDLINED AREA, YOU CHOOSE A BIGGER AREA THAN YOU COULD PUT YOUR TENTS WHERE IT THEY WANT. IT WOULD BE HARD FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE UP THE WHOLE SPACE AND THEY CAN GET THE TENTS PART FAR ENOUGH BACKWARD PEOPLE CAN PARK WITHIN 100 FEET. STAY AWAY FROM ALL OF THE ELECTIONEERING. IF THEY STILL WANT TO GO SEE PEOPLE, THEY CAN WALK TO THE PARKING STALLS.
>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE WAY I READ THE ORDINANCE AND THE WAY I LOOK AT THE EXHIBIT IS THE GOAL HERE IS NOT TO LIMIT ELECTIONEERING , RIGHT? THAT IS BEING ABLE TO WALK UP TO THAT 100 FOOT LINE HAVE HER SIGN, HAVE YOU PUSH CARDS, HAVE YOUR T-SHIRT ON AND HOOT AND HAULER AND SHAKE HANDS . THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE THAT SAYS THAT. WHAT THIS IS DESIGNED TO DO IS ON MUNICIPAL OWNED PROPERTY, ENSURE THAT THE TAXPAYING RESIDENTS OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, HAVE A CONVENIENT PARKING SPOTS TO UTILIZE IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE. THAT MEANS SHOVING BACK THE STRUCTURES THAT INHERENTLY DO NOT OCCUPY PARKING SPOTS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUAL MOTOR VEHICLES TO PARK UPON WHEN YOU GO VOTE.
SO, I AM 100% FOR SAYING THAT THINGS THAT PRECLUDE THE ACTION THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR IN THIS MUNICIPAL PAID FOR PARKING LOT NEED TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT ACTUAL PURPOSE AND INTENT FOR PARKING VEHICLES CAN BE EXERCISED DURING ELECTION TIME BECAUSE THIS FACILITY WILL ALSO HAVE OTHER EVENTS. THE ELECTION DOES NOT TAKE THE WHOLE FACILITY, RIGHT? SO NOW, WE ARE ALSO BLOCKING PARKING FOR WHATEVER OTHER LEASED EVENTS MAYBE GOING ON IN THIS MUNICIPAL FACILITY. IT IS NOT PRIVATE PROPERTY. IT IS PUBLIC PROPERTY AND IT NEEDS TO ALWAYS BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE IT WAS DESIGNED FOR AND TENSE IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE PARKING LOT TAKE THAT AWAY. SO THEY NEED TO BE MOVE BACK.
ULTIMATELY, IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE OVERZEALOUS IN HOW MANY SPOTS THEY TAKE UP, THEY ARE GOING TO DO THAT, RIGHT? BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT IS BEING DONE FURTHER AWAY SO THAT THE PARKING LOT CAN'T BE USED FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF PARKING FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED AND PAID FOR BY THE
RESIDENTS. >> I WAS GOING TO ECHO. THE FACILITIES BEING USED FOR MORE THAN JUST VOTING FOR MY EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PERIOD, THERE WERE SEVERAL DAYS IN THEIR IN THE FACILITY GOING ON AND NOTING THAT THE BABY SHOWER OR ANNIVERSARY /LIBERATION WHERE THE FAMILY IS COMING IN. EVEN IN ONE CASE, THERE WAS A FUNERAL INVESTMENT AFTER A FUNERAL FAMILY GATHERING, I FELT LIKE THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY HAVING UNLOAD THEIR VEHICLES AND TAKING THINGS IN AND THEN GO PARK AT THE VERY BACK AND THEN WALK UP IN TERMS OF THE SELECTION PERIOD AND I FELT GUILTY ABOUT IT. WE SHOULDN'T BE UP HERE. WE OUGHT TO BE GIVING THE PREMIER PARKING AREA TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE USING THE FACILITY THAT IS THE MUNICIPAL FACILITY. LET ME MAKE UP ONE OTHER COMMENT ON THIS. EVEN TO CLARKS POINT, EVEN IF WE MOVE IT BACK ONE SLOT, YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE THAT THAT MIGHT EVEN BE JUST MOVING IT BACK BUT HAVE SLOT THERE IT IS THERE
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INSTEAD OF TAKING UP THAT MIGHT RESOLVE THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES AND GIVING ENOUGH SPACE FOR THE ELECTIONEERING PROCESS .>> I WAS GOING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BUT YOU KIND OF
MADE A POINT. >> WE ARE SPLITTING THAT BANK OF PARKING . I KNOW YOU ARE AGAINST THE PARKING.
>> QUICK QUESTION. I AM ALL FOR THE CONCEPT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, CANNOT NOW BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A POLICY? WOULD THAT BE A MUNICIPAL BUILDING? CAN THE CONFERENCE CENTER NOT HAVE A POLICY INHERENT THAT FOR EVENTS, WE HAVE A SET AMOUNT OF FACILITIES BEING USED? WE HAVE A SET AMOUNT OF SPACES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN A CERTAIN AREA AND THAT IF YOU DO HAVE STRUCTURES THERE IN A CERTAIN AREA WHERE IT CAN BE DONE THROUGH POLICY RATHER THAN THROUGH ORDINANCE?
>> ORDINANCE IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE MOST TEDIOUS.
>> THE ORDINANCE NOT ONLY A COMPASS IS THAT AS A POLICY BUT FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO, YOU HAVE SIGNS AND YOU HAVE TO REMOVE TENTS. THAT AUTHORITY IS ALL IN THIS ORDINANCE. THROUGH A POLICY, IF THEY DON'T FOLLOW THE POLICY, THEN MAYBE , LEAP TRESPASSING BUT -- IT OPENS UP A WHOLE LOT. IT TAKES AWAY THE
ENFORCEMENT ASPECT OF IT. >> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK MAYBE YOU'RE SPEAKING TO THE SPIRIT WHICH IS, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD POLICY 365. EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. WHETHER IT IS ELECTION DAY OR NOT, I THINK THE ORDINANCE A BETTER IN THIS MUNICIPAL OWNED PARKING LOT, NO STRUCTURE OTHER THAN A VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING THE FACILITY SHOULD BE ERECTED FOR USING THE SPACE BUT FOR IN THE SPEC AREA. THAT WAY IF SOMEBODY IS HAVING AN EVENT OR SOMETHING, NOT DURING ELECTION, IS THAT KIND OF WHERE YOU ARE
GOING? >> I AM JUST TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM AWARD ORDINANCES AND TRYING TO DO THINGS THROUGH OTHER MEANS BECAUSE LIKE I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE WHATEVER AGGRESSIVE OR WHATEVER TERMS YOU WANT TO USE, THEY ARE GOING TO DO THAT REGARDLESS SO I'M HESITANT TO PUT MORE ORDINANCES IN PLACE BECAUSE WE DID MENTION OTHER ASPECTS OF IT CURRENT ORDINANCE THAT IS ENFORCED.
>> WE HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE NOW THAT HAS REGULATIONS FOR OTHER EVENTS THAN THE WAY THAT YOU ENFORCE THAT IS THEY ARE PAYING TO USE THAT. THE POLICY IS A PART OF THAT CONTRACT. SO THAT IS PART OF THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR WHICH YOU CAN --
>> DID I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WHERE YOU GUYS ARE HEADED? DID YOU TALK ABOUT MOVING THIS LINE THAT IS ON THE RIGHT BACK TOWARD THE CENTER STRIP? BECAUSE I CAN ONLY TELL YOU IN '23, WE WERE ALL IN THE BOTTOM ROW . I KNOW THAT OUR TENTS WERE IN THIS AREA WHERE PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO BACK UP ON THE REDLINE SIDE AND WE WERE CERTAIN WE WERE GOING TO BACK INTO US SO IT WOULD GIVE YOU BETTER ROOM FOR THOSE CARDS .
>> WILL COUNCIL MEETING OVERALL TO MOVE THAT LINE BACK ONE. FOR
LACK OF BETTER TERM. >> THAT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY
20 FEET. >> I GUESS THIS WOULD BE A QUESTION, DO YOU WANT A LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF SPOTS THEY CAN TAKE IF WE HAVE THAT? WHAT WOULD YOU WANTED TO BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE IN THAT AREA AND SOMEBODY PULLS AN 18 WHEELER UP, THAT IS WHATEVER IT IS?
>> I THOUGHT THOSE WERE CURRENTLY IN THE ORDINANCE? WE
SPEAKERS ] >> THAT IS WHAT IT GOES BACK TO. WE ARE NOT ENFORCING THE ORDINANCE WE HAVE.
>> WELL, THEY ARE IN A PARKING SPACE. IT MIGHT BE ACROSS A
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SPEAKERS ] >> I PERSONALLY DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM IF SOMEBODY DOES THAT AS LONG AS THERE IS ADEQUATE SPACE FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO SET UP.
>> TREAT OTHERS HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED.
>> CANDIDATES DON'T DO THAT TYPICALLY.
>> I THINK THE INTENT OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE WAS TO BE ABLE TO PARK IN AN SINGULAR PARKING SPACE. IF WE NEED TO CLARIFY THAT BY VERBIAGE, I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
>> THERE IS NOTHING FROM KEEPING THEM FROM PARKING FROM THE SIGN IN THE BACK OF IT ANYWHERE AS LONG AS YOU FIT IN ONE OF THOSE DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES.
>> 2024-263 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION .
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GOING OVER TO THE ADDENDUM TO THE AGENDA. THIS IS ITEM 2024-269. CONSIDER THE ACT OF A DOWNTOWN SUBCOMMITTEE AND APPOINT THE MEMBERS. COUNCIL, I AM REQUESTING THAT WE PUT TOGETHER A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT IS CHARGED WITH ISSUES REGARDING OUR DOWNTOWN SINCE WE ARE HAVING SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN OUR DOWNTOWN. THIS SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD BE CHARGED WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT ITEMS. THE MAIN ONE BEING TO IDENTIFY AND HELP PRIORITIZE SOME OF THE THINGS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THEN TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL TO ATTACK ISSUES AS THEY SEE THEM BEING FEASIBLE. THE SECOND PART THEY ARE CHARGED WITH IS COMMUNICATION REGARDING ALL OF THE THINGS DOWNTOWN BACK TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND VARIOUS COMMITTEES ON WHICH THEY SERVE AND SO, I AM GOING TO PUT FORTH THE LIST OF NAMES THIS EVENING TO SERVE ON THAT DOWNTOWN SUBCOMMITTEE. MYSELF WILL SERVE AS THE CHAIR . PARKWAY CLIFT AND ANNA HAMMONS. BILL BURDETTE WHO SERVES AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAIR . BRANDON WHO SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE BROWN TOWN DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE STAFF LIAISONS INVOLVED WITH CLYDE AND CHRIS FROM THE CITY . MELISSA BULLER FROM MCC AND FROM MAD. SO, THAT IS THE LIST UPDATED NAMES I HAVE. I WILLANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MYSELF, BART AND ANNA.
>> SO IT REQUIRES A COUNCIL ACTION TO CREATE THE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT HAS ONLY ADVISORY RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> THE MAYOR CAN CREATE SUBCOMMITTEES OF COUNCILMEMBERS BUT NOT OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
>> MANAGES TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT, ROSS? I HAVE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT A NUMBER OF FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SHOW CONCERNED THAT THESE COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEES WOULD BE PRESENTED PUBLICLY AND EVEN SOME OF THEM EVEN IF YOU DO VOTE ON THAT APPLICATION, AND 11 THROUGH 14/15, I REMEMBER VOTING ON SOME OF THOSE. SO THAT IS SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT. WHAT I AM SAYING IS, FOLKS HAVE A CONCERN THAT -- THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE MAN WOULD INTEND TO DO THAT BUT WE WOULD HAVE A MAYOR THAT DECIDED IF WE NEEDED A COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE HE DECIDES TO NAME HIMSELF TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE AND THAT IS NOT BEEN PUBLICLY REPRESENTATIVE IF THE COUNCIL IS A VOTING AGREEMENT.
>> TO DO THIS IN A WAY , I AM SAYING FROM THE PUBLIC FORMAT I
RECEIVED FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE. >> AND ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN
CONTACTED? >> ALL WILLING TO SERVE?
>> AS THE CONTRARY AND FOR THE EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO
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EXPRESS THAT I FEEL THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THAT LIST HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN DOWNTOWN. WHICH, ON THE ONE HAND IS GOOD, BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE ON THAT LIST HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN DOWNTOWN, WHICH I ALSO FEEL LIKE IS KINDOF BAD. >> I WOULD THINK THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST. TWO MAYBE THREE, BUT EVEN MEMBERS OF THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HAVE A VESTED INTEREST THERE. MR. BURDETTE, MISS DAVIS, SO IS A
MAJORITY. >>, NUMBERS ARE ON THE BOARD OR
COMMITTEE? >> EIGHT. NORMALLY IT IS AN ODD
>> AGAIN, ADVISORY RECOMMENDING THE IDEA HERE IS TO ATTACK SOME OF THE LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT IS ON THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN, CARRY THE TORCH TO
VARIOUS BOARDS. >> AND I THINK THE MISSION IS
WORTHWHILE AND IMPORTANT. >> IS A CONTRARIAN.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOORMAN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SHUFFIELD. PLEASE
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VOTE. ITEM PASSES 10-0. AS A CONCESSION ITEMS ARTISAN DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION BUT ANY AND ALL ACTION IS TAKEN AND REGULAR OPEN SESSION. TONIGHT, WE WILL BE ADDRESSING NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER FOUR ON YOUR LIST. SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE PROVISION OF WATER SERVICES AND SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL MATTERS, TO>> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS NO ACTION AS A RESU
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