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RIGHT. 5:32, WHY DON'T WE [INAUDIBLE]
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FIRST UP, WE'VE GOT [INAUDIBLE] WORKSHOPS.[INAUDIBLE] IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING PEOPLE IN GOOD ORDER, PROBABLY.
WE'VE GOT OUR NEW ICE MACHINE.
WE HAVE UPGRADED THE AV IN THE CHISHOLM SUITES AND THE FINAL AC UNIT FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET OR LAST YEAR'S FUNDS WAS INSTALLED TWO WEEKS AGO IN THE GREAT HALL.
WE STILL HAVE TWO UNITS THAT ARE.
WORKING MOSTLY THAT WE WANT TO REPLACE EVENTUALLY, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
WE HAVE OUR NEW MARQUEE AND DIRECTIONAL SIGN INSTALLED AND WORKING.
WE HAVE WE HAVE MADE A COUPLE OF PRACTICE CHANGES.
WE ARE NOT FINDING THE OFF SITE CATERING TO BE VERY PROFITABLE OR VERY MANAGEABLE.
NOTHING AGAINST THEM. IT'S JUST THE TERRAIN OF THEIR PLACE.
SO WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE PICKUP CATERING.
SO WE'RE JUST NOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO PICKUP CATERING.
PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS CONTACTED US ABOUT USING THAT BACK FIELD BEHIND US, JUST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY AS A SOCCER PRACTICE FIELD, BECAUSE APPARENTLY THERE ARE 500 AND SOMETHING NEW CHILDREN THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO PLAY SOCCER OR HAVE NOT NEW CHILDREN, BUT CHILDREN THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO PLAY SOCCER THIS YEAR.
NOT SURE IF THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO USE IT, BUT WE'VE CERTAINLY GIVEN THEM GIVEN THEM THE GO AHEAD BECAUSE IT'S REALLY TOO NICE A SPACE TOO BIG A SPACE TO GO UNUSED AND IT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE OF DECATUR, SO THEY MIGHT AS WELL HAVE IT.
SO, HE ALSO PROMISED ME HE'D MOW BACK THERE MORE IF WE LET HIM DO IT AND THE EXCITING THING, WE HAVE STARTED THE EATON BOARDROOM RENOVATION.
WE HAVE--YOU CAN CHANGE THE SLIDE.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO USE THE EATON ROOM AS AN EXAMPLE, A MODEL OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO WITH THE REST OF THE CONFERENCE CENTER SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR FUNDING FOR.
YOU SEE SOME PICTURES UP THERE.
SO FOLKS THAT NEED TO USE THE AV WON'T BE HAMPERED BY THAT.
FOLKS THAT DON'T CAN ENJOY THE NATURAL LIGHT FROM THOSE NICE BIG WINDOWS.
WE'VE PAINTED THAT ROOM WAS WALLPAPERED AND WE ACTUALLY SEALED THE WALLPAPER AND PAINTED OVER IT BECAUSE IF WE PULLED THAT WALLPAPER OFF, IT COULD VERY LIKELY HAVE DAMAGED THE SHEETROCK.
SO WE ELECTED TO JUST SEAL IT 3 OR 4 COATS OF KILZ AND THEN PAINT IT, AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS, AND YOU'LL SEE THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT OUT IN THE LITTLE LOBBY ON THE EAST END.
WE HAD THIS LITTLE ARCHITECTURAL BUMP OUT THAT WAS JUST NOT HIGHLIGHTED IN ANY WAY.
SO WE TOOK THE BOTTOM COLOR FROM THE EATON ROOM AND PAINTED THE WALL THAT THE LONGHORNS GO ON, AND SO THAT'S THE COLOR SCHEME THAT WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE CENTER WHEN WE START TO DO THESE RENOVATIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
IN THIS SPACE NOW, THE LOBBY SPACE NOW IS REALLY FUNCTIONING MORE AS A LOBBY.
IT'S NOT JUST A PASS THROUGH LIKE IT HAD BEEN, AND THE EXCITING PART IS HOW OUR SALES ARE GOING.
SO THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE SHOWS WHERE WE ARE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS IN THEIR TOTALITY OF SALES, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS KIND OF SHOWS MORE APPLES TO APPLES OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW COMPARED TO THIS TIME THE SAME YEAR IN THESE PREVIOUS YEARS, AND SO YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE SEEN A LITTLE DECLINE IN OR WE HAD SEEN A LITTLE DECLINE IN CORPORATE TRAINING TYPE THINGS BECAUSE, OF COURSE, WITH COVID, EVERYONE SWITCHED TO ZOOM
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AND TEAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT A LOT OF OUR CORPORATE CLIENTS ARE WORKING IN THE OIL FIELDS AND TRUCKING COMPANIES AND THINGS, AND THEY DON'T ALL SIT AT A COMPUTER.WE BOOKED A LOT MORE OF THEIR--SEVERAL MORE--OF THE DECATUR ISD EVENTS THIS YEAR.
I THINK THE SCHOOL HAS JUST OUTGROWN THE CAFETERIA CAPACITY TO HOLD THEIR AWARDS, BANQUETS AND THINGS AS THOSE GROUPS ARE GETTING BIGGER, THEIR CAFETERIA ISN'T BIG ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THEM, SO THEY ARE COMING IN, RENTING OUR BALLROOM.
WE DID CREATE A SPECIAL RATE AND SPECIAL MENUS FOR ANY SCHOOL GROUPS.
WE HAVE DONE SEVERAL THINGS TO SORT OF JUST FOR GENERAL PROMOTION AND TO KIND OF [INAUDIBLE], MITIGATE, SORRY, THOSE VALLEYS IN SALES.
WE DID THE VALENTINE DINNER PACKAGE.
WE HAD A LITTLE PROMO THERE WITH THE FAIRFIELD INN AND THEN WE DID A POP UP LUNCH FOR MARDI GRAS.
MRS REEVES SHOULD HAVE GONE EASTER TO GO SEE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A FISH FRY IN JUNE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A REUNION TO GO IN JULY, AND THEN WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH RITZY, GLITZY PHOTO BOOTH TO HOST A QUINCEANERA AND BRIDAL SHOW IN SEPTEMBER.
THIS WILL ALSO HELP THE LOCAL MERCHANTS AS WE WILL ASK THEM, ALL OF THE APPAREL STORES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FASHION SHOW, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T OFFER IN WISE COUNTY LIKE BRIDAL AND QUINCEANERA WILL HAVE TO GO TO TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTY FOR THAT, BUT IT WILL BRING ATTENTION TO THOSE COUNTIES, THOSE MERCHANTS FOR THE MARKET THAT'S HERE.
WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.
THEY'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THAT SPACE AND THE TIME THAT WE'VE DEDICATED TO THEM.
WE DON'T CHARGE THEM RENT FOR THAT.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE WISE HEALTH GROUP ON THE UNITAS PROJECT.
LET THEM USE OUR SPACE FOR THEIR LAUNCH FOR THAT PROJECT.
THE CITY SPONSORED WAS A SPONSOR FOR THE MEALS ON WHEELS FUNDRAISING GALA THAT WAS HELD OUT THERE, AND THAT WAS ANOTHER AN IN-KIND DONATION OF SPACE, AND THEN IN JULY, WE WILL BE HOSTING THE WIDE AREA SEARCH TRAINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH TEXAS CENTRAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND COUNTY OFFICES.
THEY ARE LITERALLY GOING TO COME IN AND TEACH LAW ENFORCEMENT HOW TO CONDUCT WIDE SEARCHES LIKE THE ONE THAT WAS DONE FOR ATHENA STRAND.
SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY WE FOUGHT PRETTY HARD TO GET THAT ONE.
WE ARE HAVING OUR MOTHER'S DAY LUNCHEON TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, OUR FISH FRY POP UP WILL BE JUNE 9TH.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, UP NEXT IS OUR LIBRARY REPORT. DAWN.
THERE YOU GO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GOOD.
OKAY, SO THIS IS JUST SOME INFORMATION FROM THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023.
OUR CORE BUSINESS MATERIALS CHECKOUT WAS 20,000.
THAT WAS 3000 MORE THAN LAST YEAR.
LIBRARY VISITS WAS UP TWICE, OVER TWICE AS MUCH.
OUR CONSORTIUM NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY THREE TIMES WHAT THEY WERE LAST YEAR, AND I JUST ATTRIBUTE THAT TO OUR NEW CONSORTIUM THAT WE ARE IN, AND WE ISSUED ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF NEW CARDS THIS YEAR AS WE DID LAST YEAR.
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OUR COMPUTER USES ARE ACTUALLY JUST A LITTLE BIT DOWN FROM THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR, AND THEN ALL OF THE AUDIO COMICS AND ALL THOSE, THOSE ARE HOOPLA CHECKOUTS.SO PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH USING THAT PROGRAM.
WE'VE HAD 99 PROGRAMS IN THE FIRST QUARTER WITH 1170 ATTENDEES, AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE HAD AND I CHOSE TO HIGHLIGHT, A LOT OF MY PICTURES ARE STRANGER THINGS ESCAPE ROOM THAT WE DID THAT WAS A REALLY BIG HIT.
WE INITIALLY SCHEDULED IT FOR TWO DAYS DURING SPRING BREAK AND WE ENDED UP OPENING IT FOR TWO MORE DAYS BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST, AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ALSO THAT THESE WERE GROUPS OF ADULTS, NOT JUST KIDS, AND THEN THE SECOND PAGE IS JUST A LOT ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPACT THAT WE HAVE.
THIS LAST QUARTER, WE WORKED WITH THE TEXAS WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION.
SEUSS PROGRAM THAT WE ALWAYS DO, AND LET'S SEE.
OF COURSE, TRINITY AND ALL THAT.
SO. ANYWAY, THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MY STAFF HAS HEARD FROM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. SO ANY QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS MAIN STREET REPORT.
SORRY, THE FLIER THAT YOU SEE IS OUR SPRING CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
IT'S EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE THERE.
IT'S ON THE BACK OF THE UPDATE.
THE NEXT ONE IS OUR FLYER FROM GLITZY GIRLS, WHICH WAS THIS LAST SATURDAY, THE ANNUAL EVENT, WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE FOR TWO YEARS, 2020 AND 2021, STARTED BACK AGAIN LAST YEAR.
IT WAS A SMALLER EVENT LAST YEAR.
THIS YEAR I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT GREW.
WE HAD MORE TRAILERS, WE HAD SEVERAL MORE VENDORS AND THE EVENT RAISED $5,800.
IF MY DECATUR MATH WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO CORRECT THIS MORNING.
SO DECATUR MATH IS A GREAT [INAUDIBLE].
WELL, YOU KNOW. IT WAS A GOOD EVENT.
IT WAS SUNNY, THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT, AND WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH TOWN.
THEN THE NEXT ONE IS OUR UPCOMING CAR SHOW SEASON STARTS.
THE FIRST ONE IS MAY 6TH AND WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THAT AS OF TODAY.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR TRUCK TRAFFIC REROUTE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE HANDS OF TXDOT.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TO YOU THAT I HAVE THE HELP OF EARL AND GREG PUSHING THAT ALONG, AND SO HOPEFULLY WITH THEIR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO TXDOT, WE CAN MAYBE GET SOMETHING COMPLETED EVENTUALLY.
IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING, BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, GREG? WE'RE WORKING ON IT. I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE BEST ANSWER, BUT REALLY WE ARE TRYING VERY EVIDENT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS DECATUR DOES GREAT IS COLLABORATE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND PARTNER WITH OUR OTHER GROUPS LIKE TXDOT. SO WE'LL LOOK FOR GREAT THINGS.
ON OUR MAIN STREET DISTRICT EXPANSION.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME NEAT INFORMATION.
SO I HAD MAIN STREET BOARD MEMBERS DIVIDED UP FOR THE NEW QUADRANTS.
THERE'S FOUR PLACES, FOUR DIRECTIONS THAT WERE GOING WITH THE DISTRICT THAT YOU APPROVED , AND SO IN THOSE FOUR AREAS, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST, WE HAD 308 TOTAL ADDRESSES TO ADD TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAD IN THE MAIN STREET DISTRICT.
OF THOSE ADDRESSES, 153 OF THOSE PROPERTIES, WHETHER THEY WERE RESIDENCES OR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OR WHATEVER, WERE OVER OLDER THAN 1950, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY NEAT INFORMATION TO KNOW ABOUT ALL THESE HOMES AND ALL THESE ADDRESSES IN THE DISTRICT.
SO GOING FORWARD, I DON'T HAVE A TOTAL YET.
I NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION FROM ONE OF MY BOARD MEMBERS TO KNOW HOW MANY WERE COMMERCIAL AND HOW MANY WERE RESIDENTIAL THAT WERE ADDING, BECAUSE IN OUR CURRENT MAIN STREET DISTRICT, ABOUT 85% ARE COMMERCIAL.
YOU CAN LOOK IN OUR DOWNTOWN AND KNOW THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.
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TO GET THEIR OFFICIAL APPROVAL.SHOULDN'T BE A BIG DEAL TO GET THEIR BLESSING AND SAY, THIS IS NOW YOUR MAIN STREET DISTRICT.
THE LAST ONE THAT WENT UP WAS AT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE.
SO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE PAST ON TRINITY STREET.
PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THROUGH AND USING IT.
SO THAT'LL BE HOPEFULLY POINT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THE ATM, BUT IT IS OPERATIONAL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS CHIEF CAMPBELL.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THE FIRST QUARTER REPORT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF 2023.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE UP BY SOME 3000 ADDITIONAL CALLS.
OUR ACCIDENTS ARE DOWN A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
SUBSTANTIAL CITATIONS ARE UP SUBSTANTIAL, AND OUR WARNINGS ARE ALL UP.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO AS WE CONTINUE TO PROGRESS THROUGH THE YEAR IS TO LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND HOPEFULLY THE TREND WITH THE ACCIDENTS CONTINUES TO STAY TRUE AND CONTINUES TO DECLINE AS WE CONTINUE OUR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS. THIS IS GREATLY DUE TO BEING FULLY STAFFED FOR ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES IN A LONG TIME WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT, AND SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU AS WE GO ON THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF BEEN GOING ON WITH US HERE AT THE PD.
BACK IN MARCH 13TH, MYSELF AND CAPTAIN GASTINEAU WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN, TO TCOLE, WHICH IS THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, TO THEIR MAIN OFFICE DOWN THERE, AND WE SIGNED THE PAPERWORK TO BE A TRAINING PROVIDER THROUGH THAT AGENCY.
WE'RE ABLE TO SUBMIT THOSE TRAINING HOURS AND WE DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON ANYBODY ELSE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT TO AN OUTSIDE SOURCE.
SO THIS GREATLY HELPS OUR OFFICERS AND ALL OF OUR STAFF GOING FORWARD.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TRAINING CALENDAR NOW THAT IS BEING PUBLISHED AND PUT OUT NOT ONLY JUST FOR OUR GUYS BUT TO THE COUNTY AND TO ANY OTHER AGENCIES THAT MAY WANT TO COME AND BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN TRAININGS THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR OR EVEN SAW THIS, BUT BASICALLY THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH AS THE 19TH RANKED CITY IN THE NATION AS IT RELATES TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
SO THAT IS A TREMENDOUS THING NOT ONLY FOR US, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF HELP WITH THAT.
THE FIRE FREEDOM MAIN STREET, ALL OF OUR, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS.
SO THAT IS A HUGE DEAL FOR US.
I'M REALLY HOPEFUL IN THE COMING YEARS WE CONTINUE TO CLIMB THAT.
MY GOAL IS TO HAVE A NUMBER ONE UP THERE.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE STRIVING FOR IN THAT.
BASICALLY, AS FAR AS GANGS, DRUGS, BULLYING ARE ALL PROGRAMS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.
THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAM, WE BRING ALL THE KIDS OUT.
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AS THOSE SCHOOLS GROW, SO DO THE NUMBER OF KIDS EACH YEAR THAT WE GET TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON.SO THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING, AND THEN I KNOW HERE IN A SECOND.
WE USUALLY ALWAYS GET ASKED ABOUT THE VEHICLES, SO I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP TO IT.
WE DO HAVE ALL OF OUR VEHICLES EXCEPT TWO THAT ARE IN.
WE ARE DEALING WITH OUTFITTING ISSUES NOW.
OUR OUTFITTERS HAVE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING.
SO SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK, WHICH THE METAL CONSISTS OF OUR CAGES, THE CENTER CONSOLES AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES, BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL OF THOSE NEW UNITS OUT ON THE STREET AND SO YOU SHOULD BE SEEING THOSE.
IT'S EXCITING TIME FOR OUR STAFF AS WELL WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE NEW VEHICLES.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THE TELECOMMUNICATORS THAT WE HAVE OF OUR PD.
THEY DID. TWO OF THEM SNUCK IN IN THE BACK.
SO THEY GET TO HEAR ME TALK GOOD ABOUT THEM.
I MADE A COMMENT THIS MORNING THAT IF I HAD TO BE A TELECOMMUNICATOR, I'D PROBABLY GET FIRED.
WHAT THOSE GALS DO IS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.
THEY TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN WHAT THEY DO, AND THEY'RE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO PRIME EXAMPLE, THIS PAST TUESDAY NIGHT, WE HAD A PRETTY MAJOR INCIDENT HERE IN TOWN WHICH BASICALLY REQUIRED A LOT OF OUR GUYS TO GET CALLED IN TO. OUR DISPATCHERS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE HANDLING EVERY BIT OF THAT AT THE BEGINNING.
THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HELP CALL IN EXTRA PEOPLE.
THEY DO EVERY BIT OF THAT, AND THEN OFTENTIMES HERE COMES THE NEXT CALL, AND SO THEY DON'T ALWAYS SEE OR HEAR THE CONCLUSION OF SOME OF THE EVENTS, BUT THEY DO AN ABSOLUTE PHENOMENAL JOB AND THEY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED ALL THE TIME FOR THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY DO, NOT JUST ON A WEEKLY OR ONE YEAR OUT OR ONE WEEK OUT OF THE YEAR, BUT THEY ARE A TREMENDOUS ASSET, NOT ONLY TO THE DEPARTMENT BUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND SO WE GREATLY APPLAUD THEM, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL MAKE RECOGNITION OF THEM IN A MINUTE.
THANK YOU. WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO TO GO FROM 19 TO [INAUDIBLE].
SO IT'S JUST A CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
BASICALLY, THEN WE HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE NATIONAL TOWN WATCH FOLKS THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ALL INVOLVED, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO THAT.
YEAH, ONE THING I ALWAYS FIND, IS DECATUR SHOWS UP, SO IT'S NOT SURPRISING TO SEE THAT.
NO, IF DECATUR SHOWED UP, WE WOULDN'T BE NUMBER 19.
WE WOULD HAVE BETTER FOOD, BETTER FACILITIES, FASTER, STRONGER, BUT WE HAVE A GOAL NOW, MR .
CARPENTER, AND SO WE'RE HEADED FOR THAT GOAL.
ALL RIGHT, WASN'T SOMEBODY IN THE TOP THREE? DIDN'T THEY HAVE A COUNCIL DUNKING BOOTH? 100%, YEAH.
WE'RE SHOOTING FOR NUMBER ONE.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE NUMBER THREE.
YOU'LL SELL OUT. [CHUCKLING] THAT'S IT.
HEY, WE'RE ALL OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THAT.
PARTICULAR NIGHT, AND, CHIEF, WHAT DOES THE NUMBER ONE DO? WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE CITY FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT? I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND SEE.
I MEAN, LIKE GIVE ME A PLAY BY PLAY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE WE HIT 6:00.
SO IF ANYONE NEEDS TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK BEFORE WE HIT SIX, PLEASE DO SO.
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ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BRING THIS MEETING [INAUDIBLE] AND IF ABLE, IF YOU ALL WOULD JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.THANK YOU, AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE DISPATCHERS THAT ARE WITH US TO DO THE HONOR OF LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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YOU ALL READY? WHILE YOU'RE UP HERE, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE.WHEREAS, WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY, AND THE CITY OF DECATUR TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE A VITAL LINK BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND PERSONS SEEKING IMMEDIATE RELIEF DURING AN EMERGENCY AND WHEREAS, THE WORK OF THESE UNSEEN FIRST RESPONDERS IS INVALUABLE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, AND WHEREAS, EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB.
NOW. THEREFORE, I, MIKE MCQUISTON BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER AND AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DECATUR DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THIS WEEK, APRIL 13TH THROUGH 19TH, 2023 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU ALL.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
IT'S LIKE, WELCOME TO PROCLAMATION NIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, THIS PROCLAMATION IS FOR THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.
WHEREAS CHILDREN ARE THE EMBODIMENT OF DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND AS SUCH, DESERVE TO GROW AND DEVELOP IN NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS FREE FROM FEAR AND VICTIMIZATION.
OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES AND WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF DECATUR.
WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AFFECTING EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND FINDING SOLUTIONS REQUIRES INPUT AND ACTION FROM EVERYONE, AND WHEREAS, OUR SOCIETY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND TO HELP THEM THRIVE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. CHILD ABUSE CAN HAVE LONG TERM PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS THAT HAVE LASTING CONSEQUENCES FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE, AND WHEREAS, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE MUST WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, AS A COMMUNITY TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND CONTRIBUTE TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN A SAFE, STABLE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT AND WHEREAS, EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG FAMILIES, SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE MCQUISTON, BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER AND AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF DECATUR, HEREBY DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.
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RIGHT, THAT GETS US TO OUR FIRST ITEM, AND THAT IS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY 551.071, AND WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:05.[RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION ]
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ALL RIGHT, WE'LL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 6:43.THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND THERE IS NO--ITEM TWO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND THERE IS NO ACTION FOR THAT ITEM.
THAT'LL GET US TO A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM THREE.
[3. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR APPROXIMATELY 62.97 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED EAST OF DEER PARK ROAD AND NORTH OF WEST THOMPSON STREET COMMONLY KNOWN AS VISTA PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FROM TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD (TN) TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) AND COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD (CN). (COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION 2023-02—MR. JODY BOYD’S REQUEST ON BEHALF OF DECATUR VP, LLC.) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, 4-0, VICE-CHAIRMAN KLOSE AND COMMISSIONER WOODRUFF ABSENT.) CP2023-02. ]
FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR APPROXIMATELY 62.97 ACRES.THIS IS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION 2023-02.
GOOD EVENING. THIS ITEM IS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 2023-02 HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, HEAR COMMENTS, AND CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX D COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THIS IS MR. JODY BOYD'S REQUEST ON BEHALF OF DECATUR VP LLC TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE DESIGNATION TO COMMUNITY, COMMERCIAL AND COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 62.97 ACRES OF LAND THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO AMEND.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF DEER PARK ROAD, NORTH OF WEST THOMPSON STREET IN DECATUR, AND IT'S MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE VISTA PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
THE PROPERTY, AS I MENTIONED, DOES HAVE A CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION OF TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOWEVER, MORE APPROPRIATE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, AND THIS IS BASED ON THE PROPERTY'S LOCATION AND THEN THEIR PROPOSED USE FOR SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOMES AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY WILL BE AMENDING THEIR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO REFLECT THE TOWNHOMES AT A LATER DATE.
IN TERMS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVES, COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS CAN SUPPORT A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES, INCLUDING TOWNHOMES, DUPLEXES, SINGLE FAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY.
DETACHED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS FOR SMALL FREESTANDING BUILDINGS CONTAINING ONE OR MORE BUSINESSES.
UNLIKE LARGER SHOPPING CENTERS THAT ARE ATTRACT MORE REGIONAL CUSTOMERS, THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS PRIMARILY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FOR THE CITY. PRIMARY LAND USE INCLUDES RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL.
NEXT SLIDE. AGAIN, THE COMPACT NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE DESIGNATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE UNDERLYING SF-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND TOWNHOME RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR, THEY WILL NEED TO SUBMIT PLATS AND BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
THE ZONING IS NOT CHANGING AT THIS TIME, AND WE DID NOTIFY 25 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT.
ONE RESPONSE CAME BACK IN FAVOR, AND THIS WAS MR. CARTER'S [INAUDIBLE].
HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE, HOWEVER, THAT.
WHICH WE HAVE COMMUNICATED THAT TO THE DEVELOPERS.
CHAIRMAN KLOSE AND COMMISSIONER WOODRUFF WERE ABSENT.
IS THERE ANY ANYBODY FROM PUBLIC WANTING TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT ON THAT? ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE FROM CITY ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE ITEM THREE, BUT WE'LL OPEN UP ITEM FOUR.
[4. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.471 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1603 N. COLORADO STREET FROM A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT (SF-2) TO A TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT (2F). (ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 2023-03—MR. DUSTIN HUNTER, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER DM LAND HOLDING LLC.) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, 4-0, VICE-CHAIRMAN KLOSE AND COMMISSIONER WOODRUFF ABSENT.) ZC2023-03. ]
FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.471 ACRES.ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 2023-03, AND THIS IS MR. DUSTIN HUNTER'S REQUEST ON BEHALF OF LAND HOLDING LLC, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP FROM SINGLE FAMILY TWO
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SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO 2F, TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 0.471 ACRES OF LAND, AND IT'S LOCATED AT 1603 NORTH COLORADO STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE TO BUILD A DUPLEX.
THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DECATUR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP.
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS COMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHICH WILL ALLOW DUPLEXES AS A PRIMARY LAND USE.
NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR, APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
THE PROPERTY IS PROPERLY PLATTED AS LOT 1R BLOCK 29 GAGE-MCCOY EDITION.
THEY'RE NOT PROPOSING TO CHANGE LAND USE.
ZONING IS THE ONLY THING THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGE, AND GOING FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO TWO FAMILY AND THERE ARE SOME DUPLEX ZONED PROPERTIES TO THE EAST. SO THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED REQUEST.
NEXT SLIDE. WE DID NOTIFY 12 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ZC-2023-03 AND SO DOES THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 4-0 VICE CHAIRMAN KLOSE AND COMMISSIONER WOODRUFF ABSENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS? THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE].
ALL RIGHT, SO THAT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE ITEM ITEM FOUR, AND WE'RE WE'LL GO OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS POINT.
[5. TAKE ACTION ON JODY BOYD’S REQUEST, ON BEHALF OF TODD MCCARLEY AND DEREK MCCARLEY, FOR A 6-MONTH EXTENSION ON PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION 2022-01 – A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF MEADOW CREEK, APPROVED ON MAY 23, 2022. PP2022-01. ]
WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.TAKE CONSIDER ACTION FOR A SIX MONTH EXTENSION ON PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION 2022-01 , AND THIS IS JUST A REQUEST BY MR. JODY BOYD ON BEHALF OF THE MCCARLEYS FOR THE SIX MONTH EXTENSION.
OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS DO PERMIT A ONE TIME EXTENSION FOR PRELIMINARY PLATS.
ALL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION FOR 2022-01.
I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN THAT PASSES.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, 5-0.
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APPLICATION VARIANCE 2023-03.HI, EVERYBODY. AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER SIX AND SEVEN.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE REQUIREMENTS TO BUILD CURB, AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A VARIANCE REQUEST 2023-04 TO VARY FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO BUILD SIDEWALKS AT 1603 NORTH COLORADO.
QUESTION NUMBER ONE, THE ANSWER IS PROPERTIES LOCATED SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
THE PROPERTY WAS FINAL PLATTED IN 1958 AND REPLATTED IN 2021 AND HAS REMAINED VACANT.
THE AREA IS COMPLETELY BUILT OUT.
THERE'S ACTUALLY EXISTING CURB AND GUTTER ADJACENT TO THIS LOT IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH.
THE ANSWER TO QUESTION NUMBER TWO LIMITED CURBS EXIST.
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TO CONNECT TO THAT STATEMENT IS AN ERROR.THERE IS CURB TO CONNECT TO IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH.
WE'LL SEE THAT ON THE MAP HERE IN A MOMENT.
THE ANSWER IS LIMITED CURBS EXIST.
WE COULD SAY THAT THE ABSENCE OF CURBS OR SIDEWALK IS NOT NECESSARY.
ADVERSELY IMPACTED DRAINAGE OR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
COLORADO STREET IS CONSIDERED A LOCAL STREET, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECATUR LONG RANGE MASTER PLAN WITH A GRANTING OF THE VARIANCE WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED IN CONFLICT, AND QUESTION NUMBER FOUR.
OKAY, SO HERE'S A MAP THAT SHOWS THE RED LINES ARE EXISTING CURB AND GUTTERS.
VARIANCE 2023-03, THE CURB VARIANCE, P&Z RECOMMEND DENIAL 4-0.
COMMISSIONERS KLOSE AND WOODRUFF WERE ABSENT.
ITEM SEVEN 2023-04, P AND Z RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SIDEWALK VARIANCE.
MAYOR I WOULD REMIND YOU THAT IT WOULD TAKE SEPARATE ACTIONS ON EACH ITEM.
THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL HANDLE THESE ONE AT A TIME.
ITEM SIX ON THE CURB AND GUTTER.
DID WE GET AN AFFIRMATIVE ON THAT? YES. THANK YOU.
WE IF YOU REMEMBER, WE VOTED ON.
IT GOES WITH THE LAND FOR TWO YEARS, BUT THEY'RE JUST PAST THAT TWO YEAR MARK IF I UNDERSTAND RIGHT.
SO ANOTHER TRIGGER POINT, I GUESS.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THOSE ITEMS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
I MOVED TO APPROVE VARIANCE 2023-03.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT VARIANCE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, OKAY, THAT WAS STILL AN [INAUDIBLE] OPPOSED.
OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FOUR, ONE.
SO ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE VARIANCE FOR THE SIDEWALKS.
SAME COMMUNICATION THAT EARL HAD HERE JUST A MOMENT AGO.
SO ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE SIDEWALKS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SIDEWALK VARIANCE.
AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO.
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VERY GOOD. THAT GETS US TO ITEM EIGHT.CONSIDER TAKING ACTION TO INSTALL CURB AND GUTTER FOR A VARIANCE APPLICATION VARIANCE 2023-05.
EARL. IS IT EARL AGAIN? WE'RE READY FOR YOU, EARL.
OKAY, AGAIN, I'LL MAKE ONE PRESENTATION FOR THE CURB, WHICH IS VARIANCE 2023-05 AND THE SAME PRESENTATION FOR 2023-06, WHICH IS THE SIDEWALK VARIANCE REQUEST.
VERY GOOD. OKAY, NEXT, CHERYL, PLEASE.
THE LOT WAS PLATTED IN JUNE 2022 AND THE VARIANCE REQUEST ARE A RESULT OF PLATTING.
TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS LOT HAS ALWAYS BEEN VACANT.
THE OWNER IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW HOME.
THE CLOSEST SIDEWALK WILL BE OVER 1000FT AWAY AFTER COMPLETION OF A DEVELOPMENT ON ROSE AVENUE.
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THAT'S THE ROSE AVENUE APARTMENT PROJECT CLOSEST CURB IS APPROXIMATELY 620FT WEST ON SENDERO STREET.NO OTHER CURBS OR SIDEWALKS EXIST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE'LL LOOK AT A MAP IN A SECOND.
QUESTION TWO LIMITED SIDEWALKS AND CURBS EXISTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS AND CURB SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE OWNER.
ALTHOUGH NO CURBS OR SIDEWALKS EXIST WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE ANSWER TO QUESTION THREE, LIMITED SIDEWALKS EXIST.
CURBS DO NOT EXIST IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE PROJECT.
WEST MAIN IS CONSIDERED A LOCAL STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MASTER PLAN.
THEREFORE, GRANTING OF ANY VARIANCES WOULD NOT BE IN CONFLICT WITH THE LONG RANGE MASTER PLAN, AND THE ANSWER TO QUESTION FOUR SOME VACANT PROPERTY DOES EXIST IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE PROJECT.
AGAIN, HERE'S A MAP THAT SHOWS EXISTING CURBS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DID WANT TO POINT OUT, AND YOU CAN SEE BY DASHED LINES IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE EXHIBIT, THAT'S WHERE THE ROSE AVENUE APARTMENT PROJECT IS LOCATED, AND THEY WILL BE BUILDING NEW CURBS AND SIDEWALKS ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE ON ROSE AVENUE OR WORKMEN, I THINK THAT'S WORKMAN THERE, AND AGAIN, AT THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE EXHIBIT IS SENDERO STREET, AND IT'S ALL CURVED.
THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS DOWN SENDERO STREET.
THEN I WILL STAND BY FOR ANY QUESTIONS, MAYOR.
WE'LL HANDLE THESE ONE AT A TIME.
ITEM EIGHT IS ON CURB AND GUTTERS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CURB AND GUTTERS? THE CURB, IT LOOKS LIKE FROM YOUR MAP THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE CURBS.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON THERE? THE RED LINES REPRESENT EXISTING CURB AND GUTTER AND THE YELLOW LINES, EXISTING SIDEWALKS, AND THEN THE DASHED LINES AT THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE EXHIBIT IS WHERE THE ROSE AVENUE APARTMENT IS LOCATED, AND THEY WILL BE CONSTRUCTING CURBS AND SIDEWALKS ALONG THE STREET FRONTAGE. SO THEY ALREADY HAVE CURBS AND GUTTER.
AM I SEEING THAT? WELL, SENDERO DOES.
THE DASH LINE AT THE ROSE AVENUE APARTMENTS--YOU'VE GOT THE RED HIGHLIGHT AROUND THE PROPERTY.
YEAH, THAT'S JUST AN OUTLINE AROUND THE PROPERTY.
OKAY, I'LL HAVE TO--YEAH, I'LL CHANGE THE COLOR OF THAT FROM NOW ON.
SOUNDS GOOD. IT'S EVEN THE SAME WIDTH.
JUST SAYING. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
WE'RE ON NUMBER EIGHT? NUMBER EIGHT, YES. I MOVE TO APPROVE VARIANCE APPLICATION 2023-05.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, THE AYES HAVE IT.
THAT CARRIES. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SIX, ZERO.
THIS IS THE SIDEWALK VARIANCE.
SO ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THAT BEFORE WE LOOK FOR A MOTION? ALL RIGHT, NOT HEARING ONE. LET'S LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MR. MAYOR, IF IT'S YOUR PLEASURE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
ALWAYS. ALL RIGHT, SO MOVE TO APPROVE VARIANCE 2023-06.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.
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ALL RIGHT, ITEM TEN, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE ORDER AND PURCHASING OF A 100 FOOT PIERCE AERIAL LADDER TRUCK.MAYOR, COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TONIGHT.
I WENT AHEAD AND BROUGHT MY OWN [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE I NEED ALL THE HANDS I CAN GET.
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WE'LL START OUT BEFORE I GET TOO INVOLVED HERE.FIREFIGHTER JAMES [INAUDIBLE] AND KEATON JORDAN, AND I STILL DAILY THINK IF NOT FOR.
LIKE A HUNDRED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM CAPTAIN OATES AND ME BEING A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN HIM, WE COULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT OUTCOME, AND I WANT TO APPLAUD HIM FOR THAT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING IN, I STARTED BUILDING POWERPOINTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAST WEEK HAVING THREE ITEMS AND I BUILT THREE, AND THEN I'M LIKE THIS LATE IN THE AGENDA, I WOULDN'T WANT TO LISTEN TO ME THAT LONG.
SO I DELETED ALL THREE, AND I STARTED OVER AND I GOT TOO MANY AND I STARTED OVER AGAIN.
MOVING IN, I PUT ALL THREE ITEMS UNDER ONE PRESENTATION SO THAT YOU AS COUNCIL AS A WHOLE CAN HAVE A 360 VIEW OF ALL THREE OF THE ITEMS. OBVIOUSLY, ITEM NUMBER TEN BEING THE POTENTIAL ORDER OF A NEW PIERCE 100 FOOT MID-MOUNT AERIAL PLATFORM, AND THEN ITEM 11 THE POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF A USED LADDER TRUCK, AND THEN LASTLY, THE POTENTIAL SALE OF A USED RESERVE ENGINE.
I KNOW BACK IN JANUARY, DURING MY QUARTERLY, I PRESENTED TO YOU THE AT THE END THE NEED AND WE'VE PREACHED THAT FOR THREE YEARS, FOUR YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT A LADDER TRUCK.
SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED, WE HOPE TO HAVE IT HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR ORDERING BACK IN MARCH, BUT IN THE DESIGN OF THIS, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT, SUCH AS THE 78 PAGES OF DETAIL FOR EACH LINE, SUCH AS THE 505 LINE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE BUILT TWICE, WE GOT ABOUT 90% AND HAD SOME WEIGHT ISSUES WITH ENGINEERING, SO WE HAD TO COME BACK.
ONE OF THOSE WE ADDED WHAT WE FEEL LIKE IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR STREETS AND OUR CUL DE SACS.
OUR DOWNTOWN SQUARE IS WHAT'S CALLED A T3 REAR STEER AND YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE VIDEO HERE IN A MINUTE THAT EXPLAINS THAT.
ABOUT TWO SUMMERS AGO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A DEMO HERE AND I TOOK THAT, DROVE IT AND THE PREVIOUS FIRE CHIEF FOLLOWED AND WE VIDEOED IT AND WE DROVE COMPLETELY AROUND THE SQUARE AT NOON.
SO WE DO HAVE A COUPLE, LIKE I SAID, A COUPLE OF VIDEOS BECAUSE WE WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE POTENTIALLY GOING TO VOTE ON, BUT WHY DO WE PICK PIERCE AND SIDDONS-MARTIN? WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE.
OUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE IS BEHIND ME.
RUSSELL MAYBROOK. RUSSELL TEXT ME OVER THE WEEKEND AND SAY, HEY, WHAT'S THE ADDRESS? I'M GOING TO BE THERE WITHOUT US ASKING.
THAT'S THE RESPONSIVENESS WE'VE HAD OUT OF THAT WHOLE GROUP, EVEN THROUGH THE WHOLE ENGINE.
THEY ARE SET IN STONE BUILDING GOOD FIRE TRUCKS.
SIDDONS-MARTIN FOR US IS THEIR MULTIPLE SERVICE CENTERS? THEY'RE ALL OVER THE METROPLEX.
THEY EVEN NOW HAVE THEIR OWN PAINT AND BODY IN CASE IT GETS HIT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO SEND IT OFF BACK TO A MANUFACTURER, BUT THE BIG DEAL IS OUR SERVICE CENTER IS RIGHT HERE AT CHROME BRIDGE, AND I LIKE TO TAKE NOTE THAT SINCE THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DELIVERED, IT HAS NOT LEFT THE CITY GOING TO THE SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS EVERY TIME HE MENTIONS DECATUR, EVERYBODY IN THERE ARGUES ABOUT WHO GETS TO GO BECAUSE THEY GET TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND DRIVE 25 MINUTES OVER HERE AND DO THE WORK IN THE STATION.
SO IT'S MOST IT'S BEEN DOWN WAS TWO HOURS.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE VIDEOS HERE.
IF THERE'S ANY ADS THAT POP UP, WE'RE NOT SELLING FOR ANYBODY.
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SHOULD BE ON YOUR COMPUTER.YEAH. SO BASICALLY, THIS IS THE 100 FOOT ASCENDANT PLATFORM.
SOME OF THE REALLY IMPORTANT FACTORS HERE IS THE STABILITY AND THE STRENGTH OF IT.
AGAIN, WE ADDED THE T3 REAR STEER.
IT'S A SHORTER LENGTH AND COMPACT, SO THEREFORE IT'S EASIER TO GET AROUND IN A CITY LIKE WE HAVE SOME OTHER PIECES IS WHAT WAS RIGHT THERE IN THE BEGINNING IS THE--NOW IT'S GOING TO TALK.
FROM THE INDUSTRY'S MOST RAPID SETUP WITH INTEGRATED [INAUDIBLE], THE BEST IN CLASS BELOW GRADE OPERATION [INAUDIBLE], THE ASCENDANT 100 FOOT AERIAL TOWER MAXIMIZES AGILITY AND REACH.
WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO PERFORM.
[INAUDIBLE] AND IT GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY, [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] SORRY THAT BELOW GRADE AT 20 DEGREES ALLOWS US FOR SOME RESCUE POINTS.
IT ALSO ALLOWS US FOR DIFFERENT FIRE ATTACKS IN THE FRONT OF STRIP CENTERS AND DIFFERENT BUILDINGS LIKE THAT AND GETTING THE WATER DOWN AND UP, AND SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL. WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS THE T3 REAR STEER AND THE FLEXIBILITY.
THAT'S A STANDARD ENGINE RUNNING AROUND IN FRONT OF IT AND SEE HOW IT PERFORMS IN SMALL CASES, AND OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF US THAT DRIVE BIG TRUCKS AND DRIVE AROUND IN DECATUR JUST THINK ABOUT IN A 42 FOOT LONG FIRE ENGINE.
[INAUDIBLE] I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SOUND ISSUES.
I WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT.
NOW. OBVIOUSLY IT'LL BE WHITE WITH BLUE STRIPES ON IT.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE SWITCH OVER TO THE ORDERING AND LEASE PURCHASE.
THE GOOD PART IS IF YOU AUTHORIZE THIS, YOU DON'T NEED ANY MONEY TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER TO SIGN AND IT'S PO TO SEND WITH THEM.
NOW WE'RE 38 TO 39 MONTHS OUT IN DELIVERY.
RUSSELL HAS TOLD US THEY'VE OPENED UP A NEW DIVISION AT APPLETON THAT COULD IMPROVE THAT, BUT THERE'S NO SITE OF THAT RIGHT NOW.
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INTEREST TO NOT DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, JUST ORDER IT, GET IT IN LINE, AND THEN AT LEAST 120 DAYS OUT UNTIL IT GOES INTO TO BUILD, WE CAN DO THE LEASE AND THEN THAT HELPS US WATCH THE INTEREST RATES AS WE MOVE ALONG THROUGH HERE OVER THAT THREE YEARS AND HOPEFULLY GRAB THE BEST INTEREST RATE POSSIBLE INSTEAD OF WHERE WE ARE IN TODAY'S MARKET, AND THEN KEEP IN MIND, ONCE WE SIGN THE LEASE, THE FIRST PAYMENT IS DUE AT THE END OF THAT YEAR.WE'VE GOT SEVERAL IDEAS AND PLANS MOVING FORWARD OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND THE LEASE PAYMENTS ON THE ENGINE AND THE UPCOMING PAYMENTS TO THE LADDER TRUCK AND EVERYTHING LOOKS PRETTY POSITIVE FROM WHAT WE CAN SEE THERE.
ON THE PROPOSAL, CURRENTLY, THE OVERALL COST WERE AT $2,445,725.
THE KEY FACTOR THERE IS IF YOU SEE THAT $241,292, WE HAVE PRICED ABOUT 85 TO 90% OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT GOES ON THIS TRUCK IS IN THAT PRICE.
SO WE'RE NOT ONLY ABLE TO PURCHASE THE TRUCK, WE'RE GETTING MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT WITH IT.
SO WE'LL MOVE INTO AGENDA ITEM 11.
WELL, 38 TO 39 MONTHS, WE COULD BE WITHOUT AN AERIAL FOR UP TO THREE YEARS.
I BELIEVE, IN JANUARY COUNCILMAN CARPENTER YOU ASKED ME, WHAT CAN WE DO IN THAT THREE YEARS? WE TALKED ABOUT LEASE, WE TALKED ABOUT RENT.
THE OTHER THING WITHIN THAT THREE YEARS IS WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT STAFFING.
WE HAVE APPLIED FOR A SAFER GRANT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
WE DID HIRE A COMPANY CALLED LEXIPOL.
SO WE FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GRAB A HOLD OF THEM AND MAXIMIZE OUR ADVANTAGES.
THEN OBVIOUSLY FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO IS IN THE VISION.
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IS WHEN THIS TRUCK ACTUALLY ARRIVES, IS IT TO FILL IN AT STATION TWO, WHICH WOULD BE OFF THE 51 CORRIDOR WHERE A MAJORITY OF OUR LARGER BUILDINGS ARE, WHERE A MAJORITY OF OUR THREE AND FOUR STORY APARTMENTS ARE COMING HOSPITAL AND SUCH AS THAT.
WHAT COULD COME GOOD OUT OF THIS, AND IN AGENDA ITEM 11, AS WE COULD OBTAIN THAT LADDER TRUCK TO GET US THAT THREE YEARS AND ALSO AT THE END OF IT WE WOULD HAVE A RESERVE TRUCK, WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY HUGE AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE LOST FOUR POINTS ON THE LAST ISO RATING BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING A TRUCK.
WE ONLY MISSED GOING TO AN ISO TWO BY 4.27 POINTS.
SO BETWEEN STAFFING LADDER TRUCK, I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN GET TO A TWO, WHICH I'VE SAID ALL ALONG AND I SAID TO MANAGER MARA AND OFFERED TO BECOME YOUR FIRE CHIEF, BEFORE I LEAVE, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CITY AT AN ISO ONE AND I BELIEVE TALKING WITH MR . HOLZBOG. I THINK THAT WOULD HELP HIS EDC A LOT.
SO YOU SEE ON THE RENTALS, WE DID DO SOME CHECKING ON THAT.
WHAT IS THERE IS THE GOING RATE OF 250 TO $350 A DAY, WHICH IF YOU PUT THE AVERAGE OF $300, THAT COMES TO $109,000 JUST OVER PER YEAR.
WHAT I DON'T CARE TO SEE IS THAT OVER THREE YEARS, THAT'S $328,000, NOT COUNTING ANY REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO TO THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, AND AT THE END, WE HAVE NOTHING.
AS FAR AS PURCHASES, THEY VARIED DEPENDING ON YOUR MODEL, DEPENDING ON THE HOURS.
SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY WITH RUSSELL'S HELP AND THE COMPANY THAT SIDDONS-MARTIN WORKS WITH ON USED APPARATUS AND THEIR TRADE-INS.
WE'VE DROVE IT, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS FRISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT TO US.
FRISCO'S MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS UNBELIEVABLE.
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THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN US.THEY HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT THEY JUST KIND OF THROW AROUND WITH A SHOVEL, AND SO WE'VE HEARD THROUGH THE YEARS IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING THAT THEY'LL HAVE A TRUCK THAT'S LIKE LITERALLY GOING OUT OF SERVICE IN EIGHT MONTHS AND THEY'LL JUST PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT.
THERE'S A CHIEF OVER THERE THAT'S FRIEND OF MINE.
HARD TO BELIEVE YOU HAVE FRIENDS. [CHUCKLING] I KNOW, RIGHT? ISN'T IT? SO WE REACHED OUT TO THEIR MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS TRUCK, AND HE GOES, I KNOW IT EXACTLY.
HE SAID, I DID ALL THE SPECS FOR IT IN 2000 AND ORDERED IT.
IT'S A 2001 MODEL, AND I SAID, SO HERE'S WHAT I NEED IT FOR, AND I TOLD HIM, HE GOES, THAT'S PERFECT FOR YOU, AND HERE'S WHY HE SAID THAT WENT THROUGH TWO RESERVE CYCLES IN FRISCO BECAUSE THEIR DEPARTMENT DIDN'T WANT TO LET GO OF IT.
IT HAS FEWER MAINTENANCE RECORDS THAN SOME OF THEIR NEW STUFF RUNNING TODAY.
THE CHROME SHOP JUST GOT THROUGH THIS PAST WEEK.
GOING THROUGH IT, THEY FOUND VERY LITTLE LEAKS, VERY LITTLE ISSUES.
IT JUST WENT THROUGH AERIAL LADDER TESTING FOUR MONTHS AGO AND PUMP TESTING WITH ZERO MARKS.
SO. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I HAVE AN EXACT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT HERE'S WHERE WE ARE.
THEY GO. HE SAID MOST OF THE TIME WE SELL THEM BEFORE THEY EVER GET TO US.
NOT TO ENCOURAGE THOUGHTS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO PUT TOGETHER A QUOTE TO RE-STRIPE IT, PUT BLUE ON IT AND THE PACKAGE IS ON IT IS WHAT'S OLD TECHNOLOGY OF STROBES AND ABOUT HALF OF THEM ARE NOT WORKING.
THEY'RE QUOTING AT ABOUT 188 TO 190.
SO WE'RE SUSPECTING WITH THE LIGHT, GRAPHICS WE WILL NOT EXCEED THE 225 MARK.
THIS IS THE POINT. I WAS GOING TO ALLOW MANAGER MARA TO SPEAK IN OUR MEETING AND WHERE WE COULD PURCHASE THIS AND HOW MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE MET WITH CHIEF BENNETT A NUMBER OF TIMES COMING INTO TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.
MYSELF AND ANA, WE HAVE THE CASH ON HAND TO PROCEED WITH THIS PLAN OF PURCHASING THIS TRUCK, PROVIDED THAT YOU CONSIDER ALSO ITEM 12, WHICH WOULD BE SELLING OF A CURRENT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE OWN TO REPLENISH SOME OF THOSE CASH FUNDS.
SO AS CHIEF PROCEEDS YOU, WE ARE IN A FINANCIAL POSITION TO ENTERTAIN BOTH ITEMS, 11 AND 12, IF YOU SO PLEASE.
SO AGENDA ITEM 12 REPLENISHING THE BANK.
THIS IS THE ROSENBAUER ENGINE THAT WAS FRONTLINE WHEN WE PURCHASED THE NEW PIERCE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AT 103,000 MILES, AND THAT IS A TYPO.
I'LL JUST TELL YOU, IT'S OVER 10,000 HOURS.
I GOT IN A HURRY WITH THAT, AND WE HONESTLY, WE TOLD YOU BACK THEN WE WORRIED ABOUT IT WHEN IT WAS GOING TO BREAK DOWN, AND WE STILL WORRY ABOUT IT TODAY.
SOMETHING BREAKS BIG ON IT, WE HAVE NO VALUE.
WHAT'S SURPRISING IS TO ME IN DEALING WITH THE SAME GENTLEMAN THAT HAS THE LADDER TRUCK THAT WAS TAKEN IN, HE TELLS ME THAT WE COULD GET 75 TO 90,000 ON IT TODAY BECAUSE OF THIS MARKET, HOW IT SITS.
CAPTAIN OATES ACTUALLY WAS TRYING TO TAKE STUFF OFF OF IT TODAY AND WE HAD TO STOP HIM, BUT SO THE SPECIFICS OF THIS IS IF YOU AUTHORIZE THIS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH TEXAS FIRE TRUCKS AND HAVE THEM BROKER IT TO TAKE IN THE QUOTES AND OFFERS FOR IT AND THEN SELL THAT AND REPLENISH THE FUNDS IF YOU CHOOSE TO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE THE USED TRUCK.
JUST TIME FOR QUESTIONS, HOPEFULLY THAT WASN'T TOO LONG.
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CHIEF, I HAVE ONE. WHAT IS THE BROKERING COMMISSION SAY? IT GETS TOP DOLLAR AT 90,000.IS IT 1%? WHAT IS THE? RUSSELL, YOU KNOW? 7 OR 8%.
THE BIG ADVANTAGE TO HAVING BROKERED IS THE DIFFERENCE.
IF YOU WERE TO SELL THAT AT AUCTION, IT MAY BE 4000, IT MAY BE 20,000, BUT IT WON'T BE A LOT MORE, BUT IF HE SELLS IT FOR YOU AND HE SELLS THEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND THEY SELL THEM, I WAS A FIRE CHIEF BEFORE HE SOLD THREE OF THEM FOR ME BEFORE THEY EVEN MADE THE INTERNET.
HE HAS A CARD FILE, AN OLD FASHIONED CARD FILE.
HE CALLS PEOPLE AND SAYS, I GOT THIS TRUCK FOR YOU.
SO ON THE NEW UNIT, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO GET A FREE SET OF CURB FEELERS WHICH WON'T BE NECESSARY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BACK UP? YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING AT THE LIGHTED CURB FEELERS, ACTUALLY.
OKAY. YEAH, THEY'D BE LED AND KIND OF FLOP IN THE WIND GOING THROUGH.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IF WE DIDN'T MAKE PEOPLE PUT CURBS IN, WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY CURBS [INAUDIBLE].
VERY GOOD POINT. VERY GOOD POINT.
[CHUCKLING] THAT'S OKAY, YOU JUST GET STUCK IN THEIR YARD.
THE GOOD PART IS IF THEY DO PUT CURBS IN WITH THE T3 REAR STEER, WE CAN GET AROUND THEM.
WE'RE NOT GETTING STUCK. CURBS ARE NOT A BAD THING.
WELL, LET'S I MEAN, YOU'VE GIVEN US A PRESENTATION FOR ITEMS TEN, 11 AND 12, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
SO WHY DON'T WE JUST GO THROUGH THESE ONE AT A TIME? ITEM TEN.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I GUESS I JUST WOULD WANT TO ALSO SAY APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.
ALL RIGHT, SO COUNCIL, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
YES, MA'AM? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AUTHORIZING THE ORDER AND PURCHASE OF 100 FOOT PIERCE AERIAL LADDER TRUCK FROM SIDDONS-MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT.
I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN, AND THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON ITEM 11? IF NOT, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MR. MAYOR. SO MOVED AS PRESENTED.
SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT, ITEM 12, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION TO SELL THE...
RESOLUTION R-2023-04-09 TO SELL THE FIRE ENGINE AND SURPLUS PROPERTY.
MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R-2023-04-09.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES. SIX ZERO.
THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU AGAIN, CHIEF BENNETT.
[13. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY FOR A 2023 GMC SIERRA 2500 DOUBLE CAB 4WD VEHICLE FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ]
ITEM 13, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.THIS GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE WILL BE FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT BOTH CHIEFS HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS IN PURCHASING OUR SMALL FLEET, AND GREG'S OVERSEEING THAT PROJECT AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY.
ADD ANYTHING TO THAT, GREG? NO.
SO THIS IS FOR UTILITY MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT.
SO GREG, SINCE IT'S A LEASE, SO BASED OFF THE PURCHASE PRICE, WHETHER YOU CONVENTIONALLY FINANCE IT OR YOU LEASE IT, DO YOU HAVE TO DO BUY BOARD OR CAN YOU STILL I MEAN, I'M A BIG FAN OF SHOPPING LOCAL AND YOU CAN GO TO JAMES WOOD AND PICK OUT THE ONE YOU WANT.
SINCE WE'RE LEASING, WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY, OTHER QUESTIONS?
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LOOK FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY FOR A 2023 GMC SIERRA 2500 DOUBLE CAB, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. I'LL SECOND.ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT, AND THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.
ITEM 14, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON DESIGN BUILD AGREEMENT.
[14. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A DESIGN/BUILD AGREEMENT WITH TRANSCEND, INC. FOR THE HARMON SKATE PARK AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ]
DO YOU HAVE A REPORT ON THAT? GO AHEAD, GREG. SO THIS IS OUR NEXT STEP IN OUR SKATE PARK PROJECT.SO WE'D BE ASKING YOU GUYS TO APPROVE US TO SPEND UP TO $750,000.
$550,000 WAS OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET AND OUR BOND MONEY, AND THEN WE'VE HAD A $200,000 DONATION.
WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THE DONATION, SO EXCELLENT.
WHO IS THE DONATION FROM? THIS WAS FROM THE KEITH STACK FAMILY THAT MADE A PRESENTATION TO US.
COOL, AND WE ALREADY HAVE RECEIVED THE MONEY.
SO VERY GENEROUS AND THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT.
WITH A DESIGN AGREEMENT WITH TRANSCEND, INC.
FOR THE HARMON PARK AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN, AND THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.
[15. DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE A DONATION FROM TEQBALL FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT (4 TEQONE TABLES) VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $14,000 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT. ]
ITEM 15 DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE A DONATION FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT.YEAH. SO I DON'T KNOW, CHERYL, CAN YOU IN THE BACK UP, CAN YOU GO TO THE TABLES? CAN THEY SEE THOSE THINGS.
THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE [INAUDIBLE]; IT LOOKED LIKE A PING PONG TABLE.
WE HAD A COMPANY REACH OUT ACTUALLY TO MANAGER MARA FOR WANTING TO GET THESE TABLES OUT IN OUR PARKS, AND HE TOOK THE LEAD ON THAT AND. THEY WANT TO DONATE THESE TO THE CITY.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A COMBINATION SOCCER AND PING PONG TYPE DEAL, AND THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER GAMES YOU CAN PLAY, BUT THIS IS NO COST TO THE CITY. IT'S A VALUE OF $14,000 FOR ALL FOUR TABLES.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THEM OUT AND HOPE TO HAVE AN OLYMPIC SPORT ONE DAY.
SO WHERE WILL THEY GO? LET'S SEE, JAKE. THEY'RE GOING TO GO IN HARMON, JONES, RENSHAW AND BIG MAMMA'S PARK.
THERE'S A LITTLE QR THING THAT THEY CAN SCAN TO KIND OF LEARN TO PLAY.
I SHOULD HAVE DONE A--NEXT REPORT, I'LL GIVE YOU A VIDEO.
ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE DONATION FROM TEQBALL FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $14,000 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT.
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RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.
[16. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR BILLING, DEPOSITS, SUSPENSION OF SERVICE, RECONNECTION OF SERVICE, LIENS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO PAYMENT OF WATER BILLS. ]
SO WE DO HAVE A REPORT ON THIS.MAYOR, COUNCIL, THIS IS AN ELEMENT OF UPDATING.
WE'VE TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT UPDATING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES.
THIS IS ONE SPECIFICALLY FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY.
YOUR CURRENT ORDINANCE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE LANGUAGE OF A LANDLORD TO BE IN THE DEPOSIT OR REFUND PROCESS ANYWHERE.
IF YOU APPROVE THIS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL SESSION, YOU WOULD BE ADDING THAT LANGUAGE FOR A LANDLORD TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE A DEPOSIT, MAKE A DEPOSIT OR COLLECT ONE AT THE END OF THE TERM.
IT ALSO IDENTIFIES A TEN DAY PAYMENT PERIOD FOR PAST DUE AMOUNTS, AND IT ALSO ADDRESSES A MISSING LINK THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE IN THIS ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE IN OTHER ORDINANCES, WHICH IS THE ABILITY TO PLACE A LIEN ON A PROPERTY WATER UTILITY IS DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW IN THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ACCOUNTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY THAT ARE VERY WELL PAST DUE.
SO MUCH SO THAT ANA AND I TALKED ABOUT IT TODAY WE ACTUALLY BUDGET ON AN ANNUAL BASIS $20,000 TO COVER WATER OR WASTEWATER ACCOUNTS THAT ARE NEVER PAID, AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS REDUCE THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN ON AN ANNUALLY RECURRING BASIS.
SO IF A TENANT WALKS THEIR LAST WATER BILL AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THEIR DEPOSIT DOESN'T QUITE COVER IT, THEN THE OWNER WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT AND CLEAR IT FOR THE NEXT TENANT.
NOT ONLY IS THE TENANT NOTIFIED, BUT THE OWNER WOULD BE NOTIFIED AS WELL.
YOU WILL SEE IT AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS FOR YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND I BELIEVE ANA IS ALSO HERE AND CAN ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO WHY WE LANDED HERE IS THAT TENANT DOESN'T PAY THEIR BILL AND THEN THEY MOVE TO ANOTHER HOUSE AND TRY TO OPEN UP ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
DOES THAT BILL TRANSFER LIKE DOES THAT FOLLOW THAT SPECIFIC TENANT OR IS IT BY PROPERTY? IT WOULD BE BY PROPERTY.
IT WOULD BE ON THE RECORDED OWNER.
SO THAT WOULD BE A RELATIONSHIP THAT WOULD EXIST WITHOUT US BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF IT BETWEEN TENANT AND OWNER, BUT THAT TENANT CAN GO TO ANOTHER PROPERTY, OPEN UP ANOTHER ACCOUNT AND NOT PAY THEIR WATER BILL ON THAT PROPERTY.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO TRACK THAT? YES, THEY COULD DO THAT, BUT WE HAVE THAT OCCURRING NOW.
THIS WILL HELP TO CURTAIL THAT.
NO, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN THIS ONE LIKE THAT.
WITH THE NEW FINANCIAL SOFTWARE, JAKE, THIS MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT WAY OF ANSWERING THAT QUESTION.
WITH THE NEW FINANCIAL SOFTWARE ONCE SOMEONE IS IN SYSTEM, WE CAN TRACK THEIR HISTORICAL MOVEMENT, WHETHER THAT'S BY BILL OR ADDRESS OR USAGE.
IT'LL BE MUCH MORE ROBUST AT KEEPING TABS ON BILLS PAID VERSUS UNPAID.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
SO OBVIOUSLY YOU SHOULD BE FLAGGED.
IF I'M AT 102 MAIN AND I MOVE TO 105 MAIN AND THEN CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHICH IS SUPERB--SOME OF THE BEST ON THE PLANET, BY THE WAY--YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE FLAGGED? HEY, I'M SORRY, SUSIE.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T OPEN UP A NEW ACCOUNT BECAUSE YOU STILL OWE THIS PROPERTY AT THIS ADDRESS.
I THINK IF I UNDERSTAND THE ROOT OF YOUR QUESTION, SIR, WE CAN FLAG THEM NOW, BUT THERE'S NO ENFORCEMENT HANDLE TO, IF YOU WILL, FORCE THE CLOSE OUT OF THE ADDRESS THAT THEY CURRENTLY ARE IN AND THEN MOVE TO ANOTHER ONE.
SO I CAN LIVE IN A HOUSE, SAY RUN UP A $500 WATER BILL, GET EVICTED OR MOVE OPEN UP ANOTHER ACCOUNT, RINSE AND REPEAT, AND THERE'S NO. OH, OKAY, THE LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY DOESN'T EXIST WITH THE OWNER AT THE MOMENT.
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I'M GOING TO PUT THE NEW CELL PHONE BILL IN THE SPOUSE'S NAME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.NOT EXACTLY, BUT IN THEORY, YES.
IT'S AGAIN CLEANING UP PROCESSES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
I WOULD SAY NINE OUT OF TEN OF THESE SITUATIONS WHEN WE ONBOARD THE NEW FINANCIAL SOFTWARE, THE DATA AND THE ABILITY TO TRACK PEOPLE AS THEY RELATE TO UTILITY SERVICE SHOULD FIX THE OTHER ONE TENTH OF THAT SITUATION.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, AND I HOPE I DIDN'T MISSPEAK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM 16? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 17.
[17. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF BILLS AND INVOICES FOR MARCH 2023. ]
CONSIDER TAKE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF BILLS AND INVOICES FOR MARCH 2023.LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PAY THE BILLS.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN OUTSTANDING MOTION.
I'LL SECOND BECAUSE THIS IS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. THAT PASSES SIX ZERO.
ANYBODY SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC INPUT? ALL RIGHT, AND ITEM 19 COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN REQUEST FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, AND THAT GETS US TO 7:40, WHICH WILL ADJOURN.
THANK YOU. WE GOT SOME GOOD WORK DONE.
WE DID.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.