Jun 23, 2020 City Council

[Call to Order, Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance]

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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS 6:00 P.M., JUNE 23RD.

WE HAVE A FULL COUNCIL AND I CALL THE COUNCIL TO ORDER.

BEFORE OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGES, I WOULD LIKE TO READ SOMETHING. TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM HOLLOBOND WHO PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS WEEK. HE WAS ELECTED 22 THREE YEAR TERMS TO THE MIDLOTHIAN CITY COUNCIL AND SERVED FROM 1998 TO 2004. HE WAS BORN AUGUST 6, 1948.

A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF MIDLOTHIAN, WILLIAM MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART ON APRIL 10, 1971.

WILLIAM HAS TWO DAUGHTERS AS WELL AS SIX GRAND KIDS.

VISITATION WILL BE TOMORROW, JUNE 24TH, AT THE MIDLOTHIAN FUNERAL HOME FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. THE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH AT 1:00 P.M. IN THE MIDLOTHIAN CHURCH OF CHRIST. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OCCUPANCY OF THE CHURCH IS LIMITED TO 90 PEOPLE.

ON BEHALF OF THE MIDLOTHIAN CITY COUNCIL I OFFER MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS WIFE, HIS DAUGHTERS, HIS SISTER JUDY, AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY. MAY YOU FIND COMFORT IN THIS TIME IN YOUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST. COUNCILMAN MIKE ROGERS WILL OPEN US IN INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES.

>> JOIN ME AS WE PRAY. DEAR LORD, WE'RE THANKFUL TO BE HERE THIS EVENING ACTING IN LEADERSHIP AMONGST A GREAT AND WONDERFUL CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS.

WE ASK LORD THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH OUR COUNTRY AND OUR LEADERSHIP AT THIS TIME, ALL PORTIONS OF GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AS MANY DECISIONS GO ON WITHIN A COUNTRY THAT HAS A LOT OF ISSUES AT HAND THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH FRONT AND FORWARD. WE ASK LORD THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY ARE FRONT AND CENTER AMONGST A LOT OF THOSE SITUATIONS EACH AND EVERY DAY.

WE ASK YOU WOULD BE WITH OUR GREAT CITY AS IT GROWS THAT WE WOULD ALWAYS MAKE DECISIONS THAT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS IN GENERAL AND NOT ANY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS OR ANY SPECIAL SITUATIONS.

LORD, WE ALSO DEFINITELY WOULD ASK PRAYER FOR OUR LOCAL SPIRITUAL LEADERS THAT YOU WOULD BENEFIT THEM AND OFFER THEM IN WAYS TO HELP INFLUENCE IN OUR COUNTRY AT THE LOCAL LEVELS ESPECIALLY WITHIN WHAT YOU KNOW IS BEST FOR OUR COUNTRY.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, 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

[Citizens to be heard]

INDIVISIBLE. >> ITEM 2020-193.

COUNCIL WELCOMES PEOPLE TO COME AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT PUBLISHED IN THE AGENDA. PLEASE NOTE WE WILL NOT COMMENT TO THESE AS THEY'RE NOT PUBLISHED.

I HAVE FOUR NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

NIKKI CARPENTER. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK?

>> YES, SIR. >> OKAY.

OKAY AND THE OTHER PERSON IS? OKAY, IF Y'ALL WOULD COME FORWARD, EMPLOYEES. YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS.

YOU HAVE THREE PLUS MINUTES. I MAY GIVE YOU FIVE, IS THAT

ENOUGH? >> THAT'S GOOD.

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>>> ALL RIGHT SO THE REASON WHY WE CAME TODAY IS WE REALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PARK PHASE TWO.

AND OUR COMMUNITY, I WANTED TO SEE WHO'S ALL FROM LAWSON FARMS HERE, CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS? THANK YOU.

SO OUR COMMUNITY HAS A VERY VESTED INTEREST IN GETTING THE PHASE TWO COMMUNITY PARK COMPLETED.

WE ARE ALL BEHIND THE PROPOSAL OF THE 14 MILLION THAT'S ALREADY THERE AND ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILLION IN SALES TAX.

I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE A PETITION THAT WE HAVE THAT HAS ABOUT 283 RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SIGNED IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING COMMUNITY PHASE TWO, PLUS FOUR, SO 287 AS OF TODAY.

WHAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO US IS I KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MONEY BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS MORE ABOUT THE CHILDREN AND ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY PARK. FOR US IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHERS IN MIDLOTHIAN, WHAT WE FOUND IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THIS PARK IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY FOCUS ON PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO PLAY BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

I WORK AT A MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

AND SO WHAT I SEE A COMMUNITY PARK BRINGS IS THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT OF IT FOR NOT ONLY THE CITIZENS OF MIDLOTHIAN BUT MOST IMPORTANT THE CHILDREN. IN ADDITION TO IT WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN TODAY'S SOCIETY AND THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE MORE ENGAGEMENT WITH DIVERSITY AND OPPORTUNITIES IN PLAYING SPORTS OR ACTIVITIES OR WHATEVER ELSE THEY WISH TO DO, I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT BENEFIT FOR THIS CITY WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN ANYTHING ELSE. AND NIKKI WILL SHARE SOME OF HER

TESTIMONY WITH THE RESIDENTS. >> HI.

AS I WAS WALKING AROUND AND TALKING TO MY NEIGHBORS NOT ONLY DID I TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS BUT I TALKED TO THE KIDS.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT ONE OF THE PAPERS, A KID SIGNED IT.

HE WANTED TO SIGN IT TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT.

THEY TOLD ME THEY WANTED A BIG SPLASH PAD BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE TOLD THEY WERE GOING TO GET.

AND THEY WANT THIS PARK SO BAD THAT IT'S REALLY SAD THAT WE'RE STARING AT A PILE OF DIRT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PLAY IN IT.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> SO AGAIN I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT AS COUNCIL PEOPLE. I KNOW IT'S A HARD DECISION TO MAKE BUT WE HOPE YOU VOTE FOR THE DECISION TO CONTINUE WITH COMMUNITY PARK PHASE TWO WITH UP TO 5 MILLION OF THE SALES TAX

DOLLARS. >> THANKS GUYS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE DO HAVE 287 IF WE'LL PLEASE, WE HAVE 287 PETITIONS ALL IN FAVOR OF THE PARK.

I HAVE A SCOTT HUNTER, YOU WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE PARK, RIGHT? I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THE PARK WHICH WILL BE SHORTLY. I HAVE NO OTHER CITIZENS, I'M SORRY, CHRIS. WE DO HAVE THREE PARTICIPANTS THAT SENT ITEMS IN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT HERE. ELIZABETH JOHNSTON? TIMOTHY FITTEN? AND TONYA HATHE? I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ALL OF THESE DID SUBMIT COMMENTS, THESE WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL SO THAT THEY CAN REVIEW THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.

NONE OF THESE HAVE TO DO WITH THE PARK.

>> WAS THERE ANY OTHER CITIZENS WHO WISH TO BE HEARD AT THIS TIME? IF NOT WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT

[Consent Agenda]

DO I HAVE COMMENTS OR EMOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?

>> SECOND. >> MOVE TO APPROVE, SECONDED.

PLEASE PASS YOUR VOTE. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES 6-0.

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>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL. I'LL GO THROUGH ABOUT 48 SLIDES HERE AND WE DID SEE THIS AT THE LAST MEETING AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM ONLY. THIS TIME IT WILL BE ACTION.

THERE WON'T BE 45 SLIDES, I JUST HAVE ABOUT 17 OR SO.

BUT THIS IS THE DOWNTOWN PLAN. WE KICKED THAT OFF APRIL 19, 2019, WITH A WALK THROUGH. THIS STEM FROM THE 2018 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ONE OF THE MAINLAND USE ITEMS IN THERE WAS TO CREATE A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

SO WE HIRED FREEZE AND NICKELS WHO FINISHED OUR COMP PLAN AND THEY DELVED INTO IT. WE'VE HAD OVER TEN MEETINGS,

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WE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS, WE HAD ONLINE MEETINGS, AND THEN IT WAS ALL CULMINATED WITH A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE WHERE WE CONTACTED EVERYBODY WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THIS AND INVITED THEM PUBLICLY INTO CITY HALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

SO THESE ARE THE INPUT THAT WE GOT AND THE VISION THAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS THE DOWNTOWN PLAN IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN OVERALL STRATEGY AND GUIDELINES FOR THE AREA.

INCLUDES A DESIGN OF STREETS, PUBLIC SPACES, AND BUILDING STRATEGIES. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO PRESENT AN INNOVATIVE YET REALISTIC STRATEGY FOR STRENGTHENING DOWNTOWN MIDLOTHIAN. THIS IS THE PUBLIC INPUT.

HERE'S SOME OF THE PICTURES OF, WE HAVE THE DOWNTOWN PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE HAVE THE OPEN HOUSE IN THE UPPER RIGHT.

WE HAD THE WINE WALK WHERE WE STARTED WITH FREEZE AND NICKELS.

THE STAKEHOLDER MEETING UP IN THE MIDDLE, TOP MIDDLE.

SO WE WENT OUT AND ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WAS WE WANTED TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED. WE WANTED PEOPLE IN HERE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED TO GET THEIR INPUT TO SEE WHAT THEY WANTED IN THEIR DOWNTOWN. OF COURSE OUT OF THAT DIDN'T COME ALL POSITIVE. THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS. SOME OF THEM ARE TAX APPRAISALS CREATE BARRIERS THAT TAXES DO. NOT ENOUGH DAYTIME POPULATION TO SUPPORT RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL. UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SOME THINGS THAT WERE MISSING WERE THE ARTS, WATER FEATURES, INCUBATOR START UP BUSINESSES.

WE KIND OF ADDRESS THE WHOLE GAMMITT HERE.

IF YOU REMEMBER THAT FIRST NIGHT WE HAD AN EASEL UP HERE AND EVERYBODY GOT A MARKER AND KIND OF DREW THIS BOUNDARY.

AND THAT IS WHAT DROVE THE INVITES FOR THAT LAST PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE. WE SENT A LETTER TO EVERYBODY WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY AND SAID PLEASE COME DOWN, SEE WHAT WE'VE CREATED AND WHAT WE'VE THE RESULT OF OUR PLAN.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS, DIFFERENT BUILDINGS THAT ARE VACANT. THE STRONG IDENTITY BLOCKS WHICH IS 8TH STREET, THE DOWNTOWN HERE WHICH IS A BIG PRIORITY OF PRESERVATION. WE ALSO WHAT ARE THE DOWNTOWN VISION, MULTIUSE, LIKE BRINGING HOUSING AND THINGS LIKE THAT INTO THE PERIPHERY. WALKABILITY AND SAFETY, CREATING A CULTURE HUB, AND THEN ALSO VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACES.

WHAT CAME OF THIS WAS A LAND USE AND CHARACTER PLAN AN ILLUSTRATIVE MASTER PLAN, SOME CATALYST PROJECTS IN PARTICULAR STREET SECTIONS. THIS IS THE MASTER PLAN, WE'VE ALL SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS SOME OF THE KEY PROJECTS IN HERE, ONE OF THEM BEING A POSSIBLE CITY HALL RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE CURRENT CITY HALL.

BUT YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE HAVE A VERY LINEAR DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW.

THIS REALLY EXPANDS IT OUT SEVERAL PARKS.

YOU SEE KIMMEL PARK TO THE LEFT CREATING A GREEN STREET AND A TRAIL TO BRING KIMMEL PARK INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

CREATING CATALYST PROJECTS, THIS IS HIGHWAY 287 BUSINESS MAIN STREET. YOU RECALL SOME OF THE CATALYST PROJECTS WEST OF HERE ARE THE MEDIANS THAT THE ACCELERATE GROUP PUT IN. THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE CATALYST PROJECT CONTINUING THOSE MEETINGS ON WHERE THEY'LL FIT FROM THE WESTERN SIDE EAST. AND THEN IT ALSO HAS AN ACTION PLAN. IN THIS ACTION PLAN YOU HAVE A TIME FRAME OF CONCEPTUAL BUDGET AND THEN WHAT ENTITIES WOULD SUPPORT IT. HERE'S THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE EXISTING CITY HALL. THAT'S 7 TO 10 YEARS AWAY, IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY. SO THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME. HERE IS UPGRADE THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING CITY HALL TO INCLUDE FOOD TRUCK HOOK UPS. THE TIME ON THAT IS 1 TO 3 YEARS. AND THE CAPITAL PROJECT ON THAT IS $1 SIGN, SO IT'S VERY LOW HANGING FRUIT.

SO WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ACTION PROJECTS WITHIN THIS DOWNTOWN PLAN SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PLAN.

>> ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?

YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS. >> I'M A MEMBER OF MT. PLEASANT ON 9TH STREET. IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR COUNTER PLAN IS TO ABOLISH OR TAKE OVER A PART OF 8TH STREET AND 9TH STREET THAT CONNECT WITH THE BRIDGE.

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>> NO WE'RE NOT ABOLISHING. >> WILL THE HOUSES BE BOUGHT OUT

IS MY QUESTION? >> NO.

>> I JUST WONDERED. >> LET ME ADDRESS REAL QUICK.

I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. WE DON'T PLAN THROUGH THIS PLAN ON BUYING HOUSES. THERE IS SOME PROPERTY WE MIGHT ACQUIRE DOWN THE ROAD. BUT AT THIS POINT WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO ACQUIRE HOMES OR ANYTHING IN THAT AREA.

>> SHE CAUGHT ON A QUESTION THAT I'VE BEEN ASKED BY SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE OLD TOWN. WHAT IS THE DEPTH OF THIS I GUESS WE WOULD CALL IT DOWNTOWN COMP PLAN IN THE GUIDANCE OF PROPERTY USAGE. IN OTHER WORDS WE MAY NOT BE BUYING OUT PROPERTIES, BUT WHAT LENIENCY WILL PROPERTY OWNERS STILL HAVE WITHIN THE USAGE AND THE SALES OF THEIR PROPERTY WITHIN A CERTAIN USAGE? I KNOW WE'VE DEALT WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ISSUES OVER THE CITY.

CERTAIN FOLKS CAN'T DO CERTAIN THINGS, THAT'S NOT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO WHAT DEPTH OF APPLICATION

DOES THIS HAVE? >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

I'LL READ A LITTLE BIT FROM THE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BE ADOPTED IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT. IT SERVES AS A GUIDE, FORMAL VISION, AND LONG RANGE PLANNING TOOL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE BOARDS AND DEPARTMENTS FOR THE CITY.

IT SERVES AS A GUIDE. THOSE LAND USES CAN CONTINUE BUT WHEN THEY REDEVELOPMENT WE'D LIKE FOR THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS AND HOPEFULLY REDEVELOP ALONG THE VISION THAT WE HAVE HERE.

AND THAT'S NOT TO LIMIT USE, WE DON'T LIMIT THE USE ON A LOT OF THESE. SOME OF THESE ARE RESIDENTIAL AND THEY WANT TO STAY RESIDENTIAL, THIS PLAN DOESN'T P PRECLUDE THAT.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT GOING FORWARD.

>> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. WILL THIS PLAN TAKE OVER, OVERRULE THE COMP PLAN, THE FUTURE PLAN USE PLAN, THE MODULES, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PLANS.

WILL THIS ONE BE WHEN IT COMES TO DOWNTOWN OVER ALL OF THOSE OR

IS THIS KIND OF JUST A GUIDE? >> IT WILL BECOME OVER ALL OF THOSE. BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A DOWNTOWN MODULE. THERE MIGHT BE A CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, BUT IT'S NOT A DOWNTOWN MODULE.

SO IF YOU THINK OF THE COMP PLANS AT 80,000 FEET, THIS GETS US DOWN TO 50,000 FEET. SO WE'RE STILL TAKING A BIRD'S EYE VIEW BUT IT'S A LOT MORE DETAILED THAN THE COMP PLAN FOR THIS SPECIFIC AREA. SO REALIZE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT

A PRETTY FINITE AREA HERE. >> AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS FROM HERE ARE WE GOING TO START LOOKING AT FUNDING SOURCES OR TAX BREAKS OR TOURIST DISTRICTS TO KIND OF HELP PUT THE PLAN TO ACTION? OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO USE IT

OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND? >> YES.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE ON THE TABLE.

DIFFERENT INCENTIVES, HISTORICAL INCENTIVES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE ON THE TABLE. AND IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THAT DOWNTOWN PLAN TOWARDS THE BACK OF IT IT HAS ALL OF THOSE FUNDING MECHANISMS AND TOOLS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE TO MOVE THIS

FORWARD. >> THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE

THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> SECOND.

>> CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING, PASSES 6-0 ON THE COMMENTS.

>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT REAL QUICKLY THAT I APPRECIATE THE PROCESS THAT WENT INTO THIS AND WE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY SO I FEEL LIKE WHAT'S ON THIS PAPER AND WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT IS AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOICE OF THE MIDLOTHIAN CITIZENS.

VERY GOOD. WITH THAT BEING SAID I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED AND IT'S SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE.

>> AYE. >> AYE.

>> THE ITEM PASSES 6-0. >> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK Y'ALL. Y'ALL WERE AN INTEGRAL PART OF

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>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD OF THIS PROJECT BUT IT'S COMMUNITY PARK PHASE TWO.

I DON'T WANT TO HIT YOU BLIND WITH IT SO I'LL BRINGING THIS UP. BUT THIS IS A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE CONTRACT WITH DEAN ELECTRIC.

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4B DID REITERATE THEIR SUPPORT OF THE PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $5 MILLION. SO WITH THAT I'LL JUST GO THROUGH A QUICK, JUST A QUICK RUNDOWN AND HISTORY A LITTLE BIT OF THIS. SO THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE, THIS IS WHEN WE JUST STARTED LOOKING AT MT. MIDLOTHIAN, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ELEVATION CHANGE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS WE HAD TO LOOK AT WHEN DOING THIS.

WE WENT OUT TO STAKEHOLDERS, COUNCIL WANTED US TO GET THE ARTS COUNCIL, THE BASEBALL, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND THERE ARE QUITE A BIT OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE WITH THIS PARK. SO WE DID GO OUT AND REACH OUT TO THEM. CAME UP WITH ABOUT 8 TO 10 DIFFERENT CONCEPTS. WE BROUGHT THOSE BACK, WE SETTLED ON CONCEPT K WHICH YOU'RE NOT SEEING HERE.

BUT WITH THAT NOT ONLY DID WE LOOK AT THE PARK, YOU KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FIELDS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT INSPIRATION, WHAT TYPE OF FINISHES, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT YOU'LL HAVE ON THE BATHROOM, ON THE PLAYGROUNDS OF ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT ITEMS. SO WE LOOKED AT THAT. WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE TYPES OF BUILDINGS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. THIS IS THE RESTROOM CONCESSION STAND UP BY THE BASEBALL. IF YOU RECALL THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF FALL FROM WHAT WOULD BE THE HOME PLATE TO THE LEFT HERE DOWN TO THE PLAYGROUND, ABOUT 50 FEET.

SO A LOT OF THESE, THE SEATING AREAS AND THINGS ALMOST ACT AS TIERS AND JUST RETAINING WALLS TO GET DOWN THERE.

BUT THIS IS THE STAINED CONCRETE WHICH ALSO ACTS AS A FIRE LANE AROUND THOSE PARKS. SO WHAT WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT IS THIS AREA RIGHT IN HERE. AND THAT IS THE BUILDING THAT WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT. THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU, THE FINAL ONE FOR $18,399,251 AND SOME CHANGE.

WITH THAT SAID IF YOU SEE IN THE AGENDA ITEM THE 4B DID PLEDGE AN ADDITIONAL $9 MILLION. THAT TAKES US UP TO ABOUT 19.2 SO THERE IS A DELTA IN THERE AND SOME EXCESS MONEYS IN THERE OF ABOUT $700,000. SO WITH THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS WITHIN THE PARK THAT WE CUT OUT THAT WE DID NOT WANT TO LOOK AT THAT GOT US TO THAT 18.399 MONEY.

WE CAN LOOK AT THESE TWO ITEMS. SO SOME OF THEM ARE NON-TIME SENSITIVE. SOME OF THEM ARE TIME SENSITIVE.

SO WE CAN CHOOSE SOME TO GET US TO THAT DELTA.

AND ONCE THAT IS NOT INCLUDING THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT IN AND OF ITSELF OR WE CAN CHOOSE NOT TO UTILIZE THAT MONEY.

BUT SOME OF THE TIME SENSITIVE, AND WHEN I SAY TIME SENSITIVE IT'S REALLY IF WE DON'T DO IT NOW IT'S NOT WORTH DOING.

SO THESE ARE THE ITEMS STAMPED AND STAINED CONCRETE, IF YOU DON'T DO THAT NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO BACK AND PUT STAMPED AND STAINED CONCRETE ESPECIALLY IN THAT FIRE LANE AREA.

DECORATIVE CONCRETE IN THE PARK, WE PUT CONCRETE IN THERE INSTEAD OF THE DECOMPOSED GRANITE. THE MODULAR CONCRETE BLOCKED WALL. WE HAVE EROSION, IT'S A SLOPE PROBLEM, THERE'S A LOT OF ROCKS AND IT'S HARD TO GET ANYTHING TO GROW ON THAT. THE ORIGINAL BASEBALL RESTROOM, WHAT THE QUOTE IS FOR THE SXT BUILDING, IF WE WANT THE ORIGINAL STICK AND BRICK BUILDING BUILT, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL $350,000. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL PLAYGROUND RESTROOM WHICH ONE AGAIN THAT'S STICK AND BRICK BUILT WITH THIS ESTIMATE WHAT'S THEIR PROGRAMMED INTO THE 18.3 IS THE PLAYGROUND RESTROOM. THESE ARE CONSIDERED NON-TIME SENSITIVE THAT WE CAN GO IN AND PLUG AND PLAY.

IF WE FEEL THAT A MULTIPURPOSE COURT OR SAND VOLLEYBALL COURTS ARE WORTHY WHEN WE SEE WE HAVE CONTINGENCY LEFT OR IF WE WANT TO BUDGET THOSE ITEMS IN THE FUTURE, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO GO IN. WE WILL BE PUTTING CONDUIT IN AND PLUGGING THOSE UTILITIES OUT.

SO WHEN WE DO COURT LIGHTING WE WON'T HAVE TO RIP UP THE MAIN ROAD AND RELAY CONDUIT, WE'LL HAVE THE THINGS IN PLACE READY TO GO. WE HAVE THE MULTIPURPOSE COURT FOR 90,000, THE SAND VOLLEYBALL COURTS FOR 137,000.

COURT LIGHTING 109. THE MAINTENANCE AREA WHICH IS THE PARKS MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT 77.

BATTING CAGES IS 345. AND THE CONCRETE AROUND THE IRRIGATION POND IS ABOUT $277,000.

THESE ARE ALL ITEMS WE FEEL THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AT A LATER POINT. SO WITH THAT I'LL ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS. >> WE'RE NOT PICKING FROM ANY OF

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THESE TONIGHT? >> YOU CAN.

AND ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE TIME SENSITIVE ISSUES, IT WOULD BE GOOD THAT WE GET THOSE IN THE CONTRACT NOW.

WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF THE 4B MEMBERS IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR

FROM ANY OF THEM. >> LET'S HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC

FIRST. >> OKAY.

>> SCOTT HUNTER. >> I BELIEVE THOMAS SAID IT ALL.

I'LL JUST SIT BACK ON THIS. >> OKAY.

VINCENT HUNGER -- HUNTER. TIMOTHY FITTEN? OH I'M SORRY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES

TO BE HEARD AT THIS POINT? >> I HAVE THREE MINUTES, COOL.

SO LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY DOG. ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO TELL YOU IS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND THE 7/ELEVEN AND NEW FAMILIES COMING IN. AND I WAS LIKE PREGNANT WOMEN EVERYWHERE, DON'T DRINK THE WATER IN MIDLOTHIAN.

SO I WANTED TO POINT OUT THERE'S A BLOCK WALL, THEY NEED THAT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BAD OVER THERE.

SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADD SOMETHING, I WOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT ADDING THAT. OKAY, THAT'S ALL.

>> THANK YOU. >> I'VE GOT A QUESTION.

I KNOW THAT'S MORE THAN 700, EVEN MY MATH CAN FIGURE THAT OUT PRETTY QUICK. YOU'VE HAD THE MEETINGS WITH THE CONTRACTOR, AND YOU'VE HAD THE MEETINGS WITH EVERYBODY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN PRIVY TOO. WHAT IS YOUR 700 YOU'D LIKE TO

SEE OUT OF THAT? >> THE STAMPED AND STAINED CONCRETE AND THE RESTROOM. THOSE ARE THE TWO FEATURES THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO BE PROMINENT OUT OF THIS.

THAT BASEBALL RESTROOM IS GOING TO BE A FOCAL POINT AND THEN THAT STAMPED AND STAINED CONCRETE IS GOING TO SET US ABOVE, APART FROM EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A LARGE FEATURE IN THERE.

SO THOSE TWO THINGS I THINK THAT'S MY TWO CENTS ON 700.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

>> MHM. >> SO IT'S 700 NOW AND POSSIBLY 700 LATER FOR A TOTAL OF A MILLION 4 BECAUSE OF THE CONTINGENCY, ASSUMING WE DON'T TRUST THAT.

I GUESS MY QUESTION IS AND THIS IS MORE TOWARDS THE COUNCIL SINCE WE'RE GOING TO PICK AND CHOOSE THESE ITEMS POSSIBLY TONIGHT IS I THINK THE STAMPED AND STAINED CONCRETE WOULD BE AMAZING AND PUT US OVER THE TOP BUT I FEEL THAT WE WOULD GET MORE USE OUT OF THE MULTIPURPOSE COURTS AND SAND VOLLEYBALL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. DON'T GET ME WRONG THE TOP SECTION IS WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A LOT CLASSIER OF A PARK.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S A PARK AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO

LOOK THAT GOOD. >> DOES 4B HAVE ANYTHING THEY

WANT TO SAY AT THIS POINT? >> ALAN KNICKS.

WE WANTED THE WHOLE $5 MILLION TO BE SPENT BECAUSE WE CAN SEE THAT WE CAN DO THINGS NOW THAT TRUTHFULLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IN SIX MONTHS. IT'S REALLY GOING TO IMPACT LIKE THIS PARK IS. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS ECONOMY, THAT PARK IS GOING TO BE FULL AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IF WE CAN DO THE RESTROOMS. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IF WE CAN UPGRADE SOME STUFF.

AND TRUTHFULLY MAKE SIX MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WE CAN LOOK AT ADDING BASKETBALL COURTS, WE CAN AL ADD VOLLEYBALL COURTS, WE CAN ADD ALL OF THOSE THINGS INTO THE PROJECT AS IT GOES.

TONIGHT IF YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY TIME SENSITIVE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE AND THEN MOVE FORWARD AND THEN ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT ARE NOT TIME SENSITIVE AND COME

BACK, LET 4B LOOK AT IT. >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> BUT THE MULTIPURPOSE COURT. WE COULD ALWAYS ADD THAT LATER

ON IN THE CONSTRUCTION. >> THE ONLY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT

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SO I CAN ONLY PASS ON WHAT'S BEEN TOLD TO ME.

MY KIDS ARE ABOUT GROWN SO THEY WON'T USE THEM BUT I UNDERSTAND

THAT POINT OF VIEW. >> I JUST THINK THE BATHROOMS

ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. >> WELL THE BATHROOMS IF WE REMEMBER, I REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY FROM THE SPORTS LEAGUES WERE ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CITY PARKS.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE FOCUSED ON GOING BACK TO STAFF ESPECIALLY HEATHER, DO YOU FIND THAT THE, OBVIOUSLY THE BATHROOMS THAT WE'VE INSTALLED IN PHASE ONE AND THESE HARD BRICK AND MORTAR BATHROOMS IS IT JUST THAT THE BATHROOM WOULD BE UNDER SUCH HEAVY USE FOR THE BASEBALL FIELDS THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE THAT BRICK AND MORTAR.

BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY SOUNDS STRANGE, BUT I WAS FOCUSED ON GIVING THEM THE BEST BATHROOMS I COULD POSSIBLY GIVE THEM. THAT WAS A BIG COMPLAINT.

>> AND I THINK PART OF THAT IS THE WAY THEY BUILT IT THAT IT'S BETTER SET UP WHERE THEY USE THE CONCESSION STANDS AND THE RESTROOM WHEREAS THE PREFAB YOU GET WHAT YOU GET AND YOU DON'T THROW A FIT. THAT'S KIND OF WHERE YOU FALL OUT WHEREAS IF WE GET TO HAND PICK IT.

IF WE DO THE BATHROOMS DOWN BY THE PLAYGROUND THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A RESTROOM TO USE. BUT THIS IS THE MAIN PORTION OF THE PARK THAT WILL BE HEAVILY UTILIZED AND IT WILL JUST LAST LONGER. YOU'RE TALKING 100 YEARS THAT BATHROOM IS GOING TO BE STANDING THERE AND PROMINENT AND IT'S MUCH EASIER TO WORK ON. WE STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT WITH THESE PREFAB THAT IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO WORK ON AND HALF THE PLUMBING WE HAVE TO RECREATE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T FIT NECESSARILY. SO THAT'S REALLY BEEN OUR BIGGEST ISSUE WITH THOSE. AND YES IT WOULD BE VERY PRETTY NO DOUBT, BY THAT IT WOULD LOOK MUCH BETTER THAN THE OTHER BUT THEY WILL ALL MATCH DUE TO THE USING THE SAME MATERIALS ON THE

ROOFING. >> BUT WHERE THE HARD BRICK AND MORTAR WOULD BE MUCH NICER, THE ONLY OTHER CONCERN THAT I FALL BACK ON, YOU FEEL LIKE OBVIOUSLY WE ARE GETTING RID OF SEVERAL STORAGE STRUCTURES. SO I LOOK AT HAVING A BATHROOM THAT MATCHES WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND WE'RE TRYING TO BUMP IT UP SO THAT IT WILL LAST LONGER. SO YOU'RE SATISFIED AND CONFIDENT THAT YOU'LL HAVE THE STORAGE NEEDS YOU NEED OUT THERE? THAT'S MY ONLY OTHER MAJOR

CONCERN? >> WITHOUT THE PARK MAINTENANCE, THAT'S DEFINITELY A CONCERN FOR US BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO LOAD EVERYTHING UP AND HAUL IT. AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET INTO THE LESS TIME SENSITIVE, IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT THE TIME SENSITIVE FOR THE ADDITIONAL 4B MONEYS AND THEN LOOK AT THE CONTINGENCY, WHAT WE HAVE LEFT ON THAT WE COULD EASILY ADD IN COURTS AND THE STORAGE AREAS. THAT'S KIND OF HOW I SEE IT.

IF WE PUT THAT IN IN THE FRONT WE KNOW THOSE ARE THE BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT HAVE TO COME INTO PLAY IN THE BEGINNING.

AND WITH THAT LEFT OVER POSSIBLE SEVEN, ALMOST $800,000 WE COULD START ADDING IN SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS AS WE'RE RUNNING THROUGH THE BUILD THAT WOULD NOT IMPACT THE MAIN INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> DO WE HAVE TO DO THE TIME SENSITIVE TONIGHT OR DO WE HAVE

ANY LATITUDE? >> IF YOU ASK ME, YES.

>> I THINK WE NEED TO DO IT TONIGHT.

>> THIS WAY THE CONTRACT WILL BE SIGNED, WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET

EVERYTHING IN ORDER. >> REMEMBER WE ONLY HAVE UNTIL THE 28TH BEFORE PRICES GO AWAY. THEY'RE LOCKED IN UNTIL

JUNE 28TH. >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.

>> THAT'S THE BIG CONCERN. >> YOU CAN DO 4 OR 5 OF THOSE,

RIGHT? >> DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU PICK.

>> IF MY MATH IS RIGHT AND I DID IT REAL QUICK AND WAS TRYING TO LISTEN. THERE'S 2.5 MILLION ROUGHLY DOLLARS FOR BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM FOR THE NOW AND THE LATER.

BUT THE TOP IS ABOUT 1.17 AND THE BOTTOM IS ABOUT 1.36 IF WE

HAVE BOTH OF THEM UP THERE. >> SO THIS IS THE BOTTOM AND

THIS IS THE TOP. >> THE TOP IS TIME SENSITIVE?

>> YES, SIR. >> THE BOTTOM IS NOT? BUT THESE WE'VE GOT TO DO IT UP FRONT.

>> SOME MORE THAN OTHERS, ONCE THE RESTROOM GOES IN, WE'RE NOT TOUCHING THAT AGAIN. ONCE THE STAMPED AND STAIN GOES IN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TOUCH THAT AGAIN.

THE TREE ISLANDS PROBABLY NOT JUST BECAUSE, I DON'T KNOW IF

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BUT THE MODULAR CONCRETE BLOCK WALL, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY COME BACK. WE MIGHT DISTURB A LOT OF THINGS IF THE STRUCTURE IS NOT PERFECT TO COME BACK AND BUILD THAT WALL. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMEWHAT AMENABLE.

BUT IT IS NEEDED. >> WOULD YOU SHOW THE OTHER

SLIDE A LITTLE LONGER? >> YES, SIR.

>> THANK YOU. >> I MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN DOING SOME SORT OF COMBO WHERE WE GET JUST HYPOTHETICAL, JUST PLAYING WITH NUMBERS HERE, WE HAVE ABOUT 700,000 TO SPEND POTENTIALLY. IF WE DID THE BASEBALL RESTROOM AT 353 AND THEN WE DID THE MULTIPURPOSE COURT, SAND VOLLEYBALL COURT AND COURT LIGHTING, THAT GETS US TO 690,

PRETTY DARN CLOSE TO 700. >> YEAH BUT YOU KNOW CONSTRUCTION LIKE I DO, THAT'S ALL STUFF WE COULD ALWAYS DO EVEN IN THE FALL WITH THAT LAST BIT OF 700.

BUT THE BATHROOMS HAVE TO BE DONE.

>> UP FRONT. >> UP FRONT.

>> I INCLUDED THE BATHROOMS. >> FOR BOTH OF THEM I THOUGHT

YOU SAID THE ONE. >> I JUST DID BASEBALL.

IT'S PERSONAL PREFERENCE, I KNOW STAINED CONCRETE IS NICE.

>> I'M NOT THAT CONCERNED. I AGREE.

MY PERSONAL THING IS NO STAINED CONCRETE, THAT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL. THE CEMENT AROUND THE TREES IS

NOT THAT BIG A DEAL. >> AGREED.

>> GO BACK ONE, PLEASE, SIR. THE BLOCK WALL I KNOW IT CAN BE DONE LATER. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TWO BATHROOMS GETTING THOSE AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GOT LEFT AFTER THAT POINT. I KNOW THAT DOESN'T ADD UP TO

SEVEN. >> DO YOU NEED THAT CONTINGENCY IN HERE? THE CONTINGENCY IS IN HERE AND

AS WE GO ALONG -- >> WE CAN DO ALL OF THAT

SECONDARY ADD ON STUFF. >> YOU'RE AT 620, 630.

>> OKAY. >> THE BATHROOMS THAT ARE THERE

NOW THOSE ARE CTX -- >> YEAH.

>> SO TO HEATHER'S POINT EARLIER I THINK WE MIGHT COULD GET AWAY WITH DOING A CTX BUILDING FOR THE LOWER PLAYGROUND RESTROOM DOWN THE HILL BECAUSE IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR

BASEBALL USAGE. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE, I MEAN THIS IS ABOUT 50 FEET HIGHER THAN THIS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE BURIED AND TREES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

PROBLEM IS GOING DOWN 14TH, GOING DOWN ASHFORD YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS BUILDING QUITE A BIT.

THIS ONE YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE IT TO THAT DESTINATION TO REALLY

SEE THAT BUILDING. >> SO JUST THE ONE BATHROOM IS

THE ONE WHICH YOU SUGGEST? >> THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHERE

WE'RE GOING. >> THE BASEBALL BATHROOM AND THEN, CAN WE ALL AGREE ON THE BASEBALL BATHROOM?

>> I CAN AGREE ON THE BASEBALL BATHROOM IF WE ADD IN THE

MULTIPURPOSE COURTS. >> THE ONLY THING, THE MULTIPURPOSE COURT THESE ARE THINGS WE CAN ADD AT THE END.

ONLY THING RIGHT NOW IS WHAT'S TIME SENSITIVE.

I THINK THAT'S THE KEY. >> BUT THEY'RE JUST DECORATIVE, THEY DON'T SUPPLY ANYTHING TO THE KIDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE JUST THINGS THAT MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.

>> I'D LOVE TO FIGURE OUT SOME SORT OF SCENARIO WHERE WE GET

SOME OF BOTH, SOME OF EACH. >> THE ONLY DECISION WE NEED TO MAKE TONIGHT IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THERE NOW.

NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH, WE CAN DO THE MULTIPURPOSE COURTS AND THE

SAND COURT. >> WE COULD COME BACK TO THAT

QUESTION. >> WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO DO BASEBALL. BUT THE FOLKS ON THE COMMUNITY SIDE, THEY WANT TO SEE SOME COMMUNITY ACCESS AS MUCH AS

POSSIBLE. >> THE THING IS WE'RE NOT THROWING THOSE THINGS AWAY AT ALL.

THAT WILL BE PUT IN. WE'VE GOT THE 700,000 CONTINGENCY AND THEN WHATEVER HAPPENS BETWEEN THEN.

THESE ARE THE THINGS WE HAVE TO SIGN THE PAPERWORK FOR THE FIRST FIVE THINGS ON THAT LIST, WE HAVE TO SIGN THAT PAPERWORK

TONIGHT. >> WE'RE WELL AWARE OF THAT.

WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO PROVIDE THOSE FOLKS WITHIN THAT SIDE OF THE PUBLIC, THAT THEY GET SOMETHING ALSO.

>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE VOTE TONIGHT AND WE DON'T DRAG THIS

THING OUT ANY LONGER. >> I'M KIND OF WITH THE MAYOR, WE'RE DOWN TO 2 OR 3 DAYS AND HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BUT I KNEW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN WE START TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION ON LAST MINUTE CONTINGENCY.

SO IT'S PROBLEMATIC. >> GO AHEAD, CHRIS.

>> SO WHAT I'VE HEARD, WE'VE GOT THE BASEBALL BATHROOM I THINK.

I GUESS WE CAN JUST MAYBE MARK THEM OFF ONE AT A TIME.

IF WE'VE GOT A CONSENSUS THAN THE STAINED CONCRETE IS OUT? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH ON THAT? I SEE ENOUGH PEOPLE SHAKING THEIR HEAD. THE DECORATIVE CONCRETE ISLANDS, WE'RE GOOD FOREGOING THAT? THE CONCRETE BLOCK WALL, MODULAR

WALL? >> IT WILL BE ADDED LATER.

>> OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE RESTROOM.

AND THEN THE PLAYGROUND RESTROOMS SOUNDS LIKE EVERYBODY WAS OKAY HOLDING OFF ON THAT. SO AT THIS POINT WE HAVE 353,000 AND SO THEN WE START PICKING THE THINGS AT THE BOTTOM.

AND WHAT I HEARD WAS THE MULTIPURPOSE COURT AND THE COURT

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>> WHAT WOULD THAT COURT LIGHTING BE FOR FOR THE

MULTIPURPOSE COURT? >> BASKETBALL.

>> AND VOLLEYBALL. >> JUST SO I MAKE SURE, BECAUSE THESE ARE SOME THINGS I'VE HEARD AROUND.

THE PARK WILL NOT SHUT DOWN AT D

DARK, CORRECT? >> IT WILL PROBABLY BE LIKE OUR OTHER PARKS, THE CURFEW IS 10:00.

>> BUT WHEN IT GETS DARK IN THE SUMMER, WE WILL NEED COURT LIGHTING EVENTUALLY, BUT DO WE WANT TO PUT THAT MONEY, THAT 109K INTO SOMETHING THAT'S USEABLE? I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE.

IF WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE DOWN AT DARK.

>> WELL 10:00, YES, SIR. SO IN THE WINTER, THAT GIVES YOU

FOUR EXTRA HOURS POSSIBLY. >> SO WE COME BACK IN 6, 9 MONTHS, AND WE WANT TO DO SOME OF THESE NON-TIME SENSITIVE ITEMS. PROCEDURELY HOW IS THAT DONE?

>> YOU SAY I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THESE ITEMS IN, OR DOWN THE TRACK IN DECEMBER WE'LL WIND UP HAVING $500,000 WORTH OF CONTINGENCIES, WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AND SAY HOW WOULD

YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS? >> WOULD IT BE A NEW CONTRACT?

>> NO IT WOULD BE A NEW CONTRACT AND IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE

REBID, YES, SIR. >> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REBID.

>> SO WE COULD MAKE A DECISION ON THE BASEBALL RESTROOM TONIGHT

ONLY? >> MHM.

>> AND PLUG THE REST OF THIS MONEY INTO THE CONTINGENCY?

>> I DON'T THINK WE CAN FLOAT THE REST OF THIS.

WE CAN'T FLOAT THE DELTA OF THE 19.1 INTO CONTINGENCY.

>> SO WE CANNOT MAKE A DECISION ON THIS NEXT WEEK, THESE

NON-TIME SENSITIVE -- >> THE PRICES GO AWAY.

>> LET ME JUST SAY THAT IF YOU INCLUDE THE BASEBALL RESTROOM AND THEN THE TOP THREE ITEMS AT THE BOTTOM SO THE MULTIPURPOSE COURT, SAND VOLLEYBALL AND COURT LIGHTING, THAT'S 690,000.

>> I'M FINE WITH THAT, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO PICK SOMETHING UP LIKE GET RID OF COURT LIGHTING RIGHT NOW.

>> IF WE GET SEVEN VOTES I'LL GO WITH THE FIRST THREE ON THAT LIST. IF THAT MAKES SEVEN VOTES OR SIX

VOTES WHATEVER. >> I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION IF WE'RE READY. MAYOR WILL YOU ENTERTAIN A

MOTION? >> I'LL SECOND IT WHEN YOU GET

READY. >> YEAH, BUT I HAVE SOME

COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE. >> OKAY.

>> THIS HAS BEEN A LONG AND DIFFICULT PROCESS AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY IS SPEAKING UP AS IT WANTS.

BUT I SEE THREE POINTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE, FINANCIAL SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS AND WHAT I CALL THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MIDLOTHIAN.

AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO COME TO TERMS WITH HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE TO SPEND. ALL IN GOOD CONSCIENCE AND GOOD FAIRNESS, WE MADE A LONG LIST OF THINGS WE WANTED WELL BEYOND OUR ABILITY TO STAY WITHIN WHAT WAS PROPOSED.

AND TO THAT, WE DID WHAT'S VERY GOOD IN MIDLOTHIAN, WE WENT TOP QUALITY. GOING FORWARD WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE BOND ISSUES AND MORE THINGS TO DO.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO IN MY OPINION MODERATE OUR BEHAVIOR.

AND WE'RE A LARGE CITY NOW, WE'RE NOT A SMALL RURAL THING.

SO WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE BUDGET AND TO HAVE THINGS, A LIST THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH AND A QUALITY THAT WE WANT TO LIVE WITH. AND FOR CITY SERVICES WE NEED TO PROVIDE THINGS GOING FORWARD THAT'S FOR THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE. WE NEED TO HAVE A PARK THAT'S USED BY MANY PEOPLE AND I THINK WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US TO BORROW THE WORDS FROM ART, WE'VE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.

QUALITY OF LIFE, RECENTLY I'VE HEARD SEVERAL JUSTIFICATIONS FOR DOING CERTAIN THINGS BECAUSE MANSFIELD DID IT OR SOME OTHER CITY DID IT. I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT WE ARE UNIQUE HERE AND SHOULD BE UNIQUE AND I WOULD NOT LIKE TO USE MANSFIELD AS A ROLE MODEL FOR WHAT WE WANT TO BE.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANT TO BE WHEN WE GROW UP AND WE'RE HALF FULL. WE'RE 65 SQUARE MILES, WE'RE OVER HALF FULL NOW. WE'RE GOING TO FILL IT IN OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. SO WHAT DO WE WANT TO BE? WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE A VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG AND HARD PROCESS BUT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, BUT LET'S MAKE SURE WHAT DIRECTION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD IN. SO I WILL TAKE A MOTION FROM THE

COUNCIL. >> YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, MAYOR, FOR THE MIDLOTHIAN COMMUNITY PARK TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR $18.4 MILLION WITH THE ADDITION OF RETURNING THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WITH A BASEBALL RESTROOM FOR

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>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE BASEBALL RESTROOMS, THE MULTIPURPOSE COURTS, SAND VOLLEYBALL, AND LIGHTING.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND IT'S SECONDED.

PLEASE VOTE. THE ITEM PASSES.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO REGULAR

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ACRES. >> MONDAY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MET TO CONSIDER A LON PURCHASE OUT IN THE BUSINESS PARK -- CONSIDER A LAND PURCHASE OUT IN THE BUSINESS PARK AS MENTIONED IT'S ABOUT 8.8 ACRES.

THE LAND SALE WOULD BE $358,498. ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE FROM

COUNCIL? >>> ITEM PASSES 6-0.

[Item 2020-203]

$200,000. >> SO IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREVIOUS ITEM, THE BOARD MET TO DISCUSS THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. SO UNDER THE AGREEMENT IF VISION ENGINEERING AND METAL STAMPING MEET CERTAIN PERFORMANCE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT, THEY WOULD QUALIFY FOR AN INCENTIVE WORTH UP TO $200,000.

THAT INCENTIVE IS STRUCTURED SUCH THAT THEY HAVE TO OCCUPY THE FACILITY, CREATE THE JOBS AND ALSO PAY A SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TAX, MAINTAIN A SPECIFIED VALUE OF TAX REVENUE, TAX VALUE THAT WOULD BE MAINTAINED PER THAT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

THIS IS AN EXCITING PROJECT FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BECAUSE WHAT IT DOES IS IT BRINGS IN SMALLER BUSINESSES TO THE PARK THAT WERE INITIALLY CREATED OR THAT WERE INITIALLY ENVISIONED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.

SO IT'S PROPOSED THAT THEY WOULD BUILD THEIR FACILITY AT THE BACK OF THE PARK ALONG DISCOVERY STREET, BUILD A GREAT FACILITY AND THEY'RE EXCITED FOR IT. THE BOARD MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. IT WAS PASSED 6-0.

IT REQUIRES THE APPROVAL OF THE PROGRAM AND EXPENDITURES BY COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUY HAVE?

>> YEAH. >> YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

>> WHAT SALARY RANGE WILL THE EMPLOYEES BE RECEIVING?

>> SO THE SALARY, THE AVERAGE SALARY FOR THESE PROJECTS ARE BELOW THE COUNTY AVERAGE WAGE. AND SO THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF JOBS AND TOTAL PAYROLL BUT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE AVERAGE WAGE OF THESE JOBS IS BELOW THE COUNTY

AVERAGE WAGE. >> THAT'S NOT GOOD.

>> THE ONLY QUESTION I'VE HAD AND I WANT TO CONFIRM IT AND I KNOW THE ANSWER BUT THERE WILL BE FOLKS WATCHING THAT WANT TO KNOW THIS. THE 200 K THAT'S THE MAXIMUM.

AND THAT MAXIMUM WILL BE AWARDED IN EVEN INCREMENTS OVER ROUGHLY A FOUR YEAR PERIOD, AND YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESENTATION THERE'S A THRESHOLD THERE THAT HAS TO BE MET.

I DON'T NEED TO GO INTO THAT BECAUSE SOME FOLKS TOOK THAT TO MEAN 200 K PER YEAR WHICH WAS NOT SO.

>> CORRECT. >> AND THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE AND I BELIEVE I'M CORRECT, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IF THIS FACILITY WERE TO START CONSTRUCTION PRETTY SOON, THIS COULD VERY WELL BE THE VERY FIRST BUSINESS TO OCCUPY THE INDUSTRY DISTRICT

OUT THERE, CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT.

ONE CORRECTION, INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SO THE COMPANY WILL

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>> BUT STILL THE MAXIMUM OF 200? >> CORRECT.

>> RIGHT, OKAY. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?

>> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 2020-204, CONSIDER AND

[Item 2020-204]

EQUIPMENT. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A RENEWAL TO A CONTRACT THAT WE'VE HAD THAT WE HAVE RENEWED A NUMBER OF TIMES.

WE'VE HAD THIS LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN HERE.

SO EVERY FIVE YEARS WE RENEW THE CONTRACT WITH SO FAR EACH TIME WE'VE HAD REDUCTIONS IN THE TOTAL COST.

SO THIS ONE WOULD COVER 31 COPIERS WITH A REDUCTION OF ABOUT 1100 PER MONTH IN THE COST OF THE RENTAL COST.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED. LET'S VOTE.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?

PASSES 6-0. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MIKE. >> ITEM 2020-206.

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN MOCKINGBIRD SPRINGS LTD, AND THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN.

OH, I SKIPPED ONE. PARDON ME.

[Item 2020-205]

GOOD EVENING, MIKE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF 14TH STREET AND HAWKINS RUN ROAD THERE IS AN AREA LOCATED OFF OF 14TH AND HAWKINS THAT IS CURRENTLY AN UNCERTIFICATED AREA FOR WATER SERVICE, SO IT'S NOT INCLUDED WITHIN ANY OF THE ENTITIES FOR WATER SERVICE.

SO BASED ON SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH MOUNTAIN PEAK MANAGEMENT AND WITH DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING, THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS TO LOOK AT REALLY DEFINING THESE AREAS EITHER MOUNTAIN PEAK WOULD SERVE OR MIDLOTHIAN WOULD SERVE. SO THIS AREA AS A WHOLE IS ROUGHLY 86 ACRES. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE AREA IN RED THAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE WOULD BE EXCLUSIVELY MOUNTAIN PEAK'S TO SERVE ON THE RETAIL SIDE AND THEN THE AREA THAT'S SHOWN IN THE YELLOW WOULD BE MIDLOTHIAN.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ALREADY SERVED IN THIS AREA THAT INCLUDES PART OF THE MIDLOTHIAN TOWN CROSSING DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE AREA HERE.

THIS RED AREA IS ALREADY THEIRS NOW, SO THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS WE USE 14TH STREET AS THE DIVIDER AND IT WOULD SERVE THIS PORTION HERE AND IT WOULD ALSO SERVE THIS PORTION OF WHAT'S ZONED RIGHT NOW AS RESIDENTIAL WHICH THEY CURRENTLY HAD THIS AREA AS WELL. AND THEN THE YELLOW AREA AGAIN WOULD BE WHAT MIDLOTHIAN SERVE WHICH RIGHT NOW IS A MULTIUSE KIND OF COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY RETAIL.

THIS IS ACTUALLY MISD'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED SOON. WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IS INCLUDE AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ALREADY CERTIFICATED SO WITHIN ONE OR OTHER BOUNDARY. BUT MOUNTAIN PEAK SAID THEY WILL PROVIDE US A LETTER THAT SAYS ALL OF THE MISD PROPERTIES WOULD BE MIDLOTHIANS TO SERVE. SO IT'S REALLY WHEREVER THE FACILITIES ARE LOCATED AT. WITH THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

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>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? ARE YOU WORKING? CAST YOUR VOTES.

ITEM PASSES 6-0. >> THANK YOU.

[Item 2020-206]

ACRES SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. >> THIS IS MOCKINGBIRD SPRINGS IN ITS TOTALITY. THE SECOND PHASE INCLUDES THE EXTENSION OF WHAT'S NORTH MOCKINGBIRD, SORRY, SO WITH THE EXTENSION WHICH IS REALLY GOING TO BE A CONTINUATION OF HAYES ROAD WHICH WAS ACTUALLY A BOND PROJECT APPROVED IN 2017 THEY ARE ACTUALLY STARTING THAT CONSTRUCTION FROM THIS INTERSECTION OF MOCKINGBIRD ON DOWN TO THEIR SOUTHERN PROPERTY LIMITS. THEY ARE ACTUALLY BUILDING IN THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE. THEY'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING ALL FOUR LANES SO IT'S AN 80-FOOT RIGHT OF WAY WHICH IS A MAJOR COLLECTOR WHICH IS A FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED ROADWAY.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY STARTING TO BUILD FOUR LANES AND THEN THEY TRANSITION DOWN TO TWO LANES DOWN TO THEIR SOUTHERN PROPERTY BOUNDARY. AS PART OF THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT, THEY ARE BUILDING A MAJOR DRAINAGE STRUCTURE WHICH CROSSES RIGHT HERE AND INSTEAD OF THEM JUST BUILDING HALF OF IT AND THEN THE CITY COMING IN IN THE FUTURE AND HAVING TO BASICALLY TEAR OUT AND REBUILD A HEAD WALL AND EXTEND THAT CULVERT OUT, THEY'RE BUILDING THE FULL THING.

IT'S ACTUALLY BASICALLY DONE AT THIS POINT.

SO WHAT THE DEVELOPER HAD REQUESTED IS THAT THE CITY WOULD REIMBURSE FOR IMPACT FEES COLLECTED ON THE ROADWAY SITE IN THE TUNE OF ROUGHLY $97,000. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHEN THIS BECOMES A CITY PROJECT AND THAT HAD TO GET EXTENDED IT WOULD COST THE CITY A WHOLE LOT MORE TO EXTEND THAT CULVERT AT A LATER DATE. SO THAT BASICALLY WOULD INCLUDE THE 97.825 AND WE WOULD COLLECT ROUGHLY $197,000 IN FEES.

WE WOULD REIMBURSE THEM WITH BUILDING PERMITS.

WITH THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT

COUNCIL MAY HAVE. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ITEM PASSES 6-0.

>> THANK YOU. >> WAY TO GO, TIM.

[Item 2020-207]

CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRADE CROSSING CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

AGREEMENT WITH BNSF RAILWAY. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> FOR $277,000, I'M SORRY. >> AND RIGHT NOW THIS ACTUALLY IS A MIDLOTHIAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MBA PROCESS, THIS DESIGN IS BASICALLY COMPLETE. IT IS REBUILDING VV JONES ROAD FROM 67 ON BACK TO FORBES POWER WAY INTERSECTION.

AS PART OF THE DESIGN, THIS CROSSING OF BNSF AND VV JONES WILL GET REBUILT, IT WILL GET REELEVATED ON THIS SIDE OF IT SO YOU DON'T HAVE THAT STEEP INCLINE.

THERE WILL BE NEW CONCRETE PANELS THAT WILL BE PLACED WHICH WILL BE ROUGHLY 40 FEET IN LENGTH ALONG WITH SIGNALS AND GATES. RIGHT NOW IT JUST HAS TO CROSS -- IN ORDER TO DO THIS WORK THIS WOULD ACTUALLY BE DONE BY THE RAILROAD SO THIS COVERS THE COST FOR THE PANELS ALONG WITH THE GATES AND SIGNALS. THEY WILL OWN THE PANELS, THEY WILL OWN THE SIGNAL, THEY WILL OWN THE CROSSING AND THE SIGNALS. THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROAD THAT'S THE REASON WHY THE CITY IS HAVING TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT BECAUSE THE CITY WILL TAKE OVER IT FOR OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE, SO THE AGREEMENT HAS TO BE BETWEEN THE CITY AND BNSF. AT THE MAY BOARD MEETING OF THE MIDLOTHIAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THE BOARD DID AGREE TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THESE COSTS SO THE CITY WILL GET REIMBURSED AND WITH THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT

COUNCIL MAY HAVE? >> I HOPE THIS CROSSING WILL BE BETTER THAN THE MT. ZION CROSSING.

>> IT SHOULD BE. IT WILL AT LEAST START OFF

BETTER, YES, SIR. >> SO THIS WASN'T A BUDGETARY ITEM OVER GETTING REIMBURSED AT COMPLETION OF --

>> BASICALLY AS WE GET INVOICE FROM THE RAILROAD WE'LL TURN AROUND AND INVOICE THE MDA AS WELL.

IT SHOULD BE CLOSE, WHEN WE'RE PAYING OUT WE SHOULD BE GETTING REIMBURSED FROM THE MDA WITHIN A MONTH OR SO.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. SECONDED.

ITEM PASSES 6-0. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

>> THANK YOU, MIKE. >> THANK YOU.

[Item 2020-208]

>> ITEM 2020-208 CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE FISCAL

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RELATED TO A GRADE CROSSING. >> AND A FOLLOW UP ON MIKE'S LAST ITEM. WHEN THIS ROAD IS BUILT IT BECOMES THE PROPERTY OF THE CITY AND WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING IT. SO IT'S PURELY A BOOK ENTRY BASICALLY IN ACCOUNTING. ONCE THE MONEY IS SPENT THERE'S THE REIMBURSEMENT. BUT I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABOUT THAT.

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE, SECONDED.

PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 6-0.

[Item 2020-209]

HI, CHIEF. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS ACTUALLY JUST APPROVED ON THE BOARD SIDE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL OFFICER TO OUR AGREED TASK FORCE, OUR SRO UNIT. THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2006.

THIS WILL, THE OFFICER WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE NEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL THAT SHOULD OPEN THIS FALL.

AS YOU CAN SEE EVERY YEAR IT'S A SHARED EXPENSE BETWEEN THE OFFICERS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE MUTUAL BENEFIT AS YOU KNOW. LAST YEAR WE ASSIGNED A COMMANDER THAT ALSO DOUBLES AS THEIR SECURITY AND SAFETY DIRECTOR. SO THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS WORKED OUT REALLY WELL FOR BOTH ENTITIES.

AND THEY'RE ALSO THIS YEAR GOING IN AND ASSISTING WITH THE COST OF BOTH VEHICLES AND MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLES AS THAT UNIT GROWS. BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE VEHICLES FOR THE UNIT ITSELF.

SO THEY SEE THAT AND ARE UPPING THEIR ANTE IN THE PARTNERSHIP.

SO IT'S BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL THUS FAR AND I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

>> I HAVE A REAL QUICK QUESTION. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY WHAT DO THE SRO'S DO WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT,

NOT IN SESSION? >> WELL IN A NORMAL YEAR, DURING THE COVID SITUATION WE HAVE STILL BEEN PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THE CAMPUSES AND RESPONDING TO ANY SCHOOL RELATED EVENTS.

IN A NORMAL SUMMER WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WE PUT ON A JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY, SO THAT TAKES ABOUT SIX WEEKS OF THE OFFICERS' TIME. IT'S FOR FOUR GRADE LEVELS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT'S SORT OF THE OUTREACH THAT WE HAVE FOR KIDS THAT ARE OUT OF SCHOOL.

IN ADDITION TO THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING THEIR CONTINUED EDUCATION TRAINING CERTIFICATES, SO IN THE SUMMER TIME WE GET A LOT OF THAT TRAINING IN BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT DURING THE YEAR.

AND THEN THEY TRY TO SQUEEZE IN A LITTLE VACATION TIME.

SO IT'S A BUSY SUMMER FOR THOSE OFFICERS AND THE SCHOOL YEAR ITSELF IS VERY BUSY BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE DAY-TO-DAY SECURITY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY, THEY ALSO PROVIDE SECURITY AT THE SCHOOL EVENTS SO IT'S A LONG YEAR FOR THEM.

>> THEY MADE MAJOR STEPS TOWARDS BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE

DEPARTMENT AND THE CHILDREN. >> YEAH, IT IS A GREAT OUTREACH.

IT HAS BEEN SINCE IT WAS INSTITUTED, FROM MY EXPERIENCE BACK IN THE '90S WHEN I WAS IN DESOTO.

IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REACH OUR COMMUNITY AND IT

STILL PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR US. >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE UNLESS

THERE'S -- >> SECOND.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECONDED.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. PASSES 6-0.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

>> AT THIS TIME THE COUNCIL WILL CONVENE -- I'M IN A HURRY.

I'M SORRY. >> IT'S OKAY.

[Item 2020-210]

>> OKAY I'M 2020-210. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON REJECTING THE BIDS RECEIVED FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

>> WELL THIS IS AN UNUSUAL ONE THAT I'M ASKING TO ACCEPT BIDS.

HOWEVER WE DID GO THROUGH THE NORMAL PURCHASING PROCESS.

WE RECEIVED BIDS BACK. AGAIN COVID-19 KIND OF DERAILED US A LITTLE BIT. WE HAD A NUMBER OF VENDORS THAT WERE INTERESTED IN RESPONDING BUT BECAUSE OF COVID-19 THEY COULDN'T MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE PRINTED DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM WERE WORKING FROM HOME AND DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO COPIES AND SO WE

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SO WE'RE HOPING BY GOING OUT TO THE MARKET WE WILL GET A BETTER QUOTE. SO WE ARE ASKING TO REJECT AND WE SHOULD GET THOSE BACK AND BE ABLE TO BRING THEM BACK TO YOU WITH FINAL BIDS ON AUGUST 14TH WHICH WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF

OUR BUDGET. >> I MOVE WE REJECT THE BIDS.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO REJECT THE BIDS, SECONDED. PLEASE VOTE.

ITEM PASSES 6-0. >> THANK YOU.

[Executive Session]

>> THE COUNCIL WILL CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER ITEMS NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION. WE WILL BE BACK.

SECTION 551-072, REAL ESTATE DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY BY M.E.D. AND THE MIDLOTHIAN BUSINESS DEPARTMENT FOR DELIBERATIONS IN OPEN SESSIONS WILL BE DETRIMENTAL. SECTION 551.087, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ONE DELIBERATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT AND/OR TWO TO DELIBERATE THE OFFERING OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROJECT 2004 AND 2005.

WE STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL WE RECONVENE.

THANK YOU.

>>> COUNCIL IS OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:40.

UNLESS THERE IS OBJECTION I HEREBY SAY THAT OUR COUNCIL SESSION IS ADJOURNED FOR THE EVENING.

Y'ALL

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.