10. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action to Approve the Purchase of Ecolane scheduling software to replace the current software, RouteMatch, used by CityLink. (Don Green)

[10. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action to Approve the Purchase of Ecolane scheduling software to replace the current software, RouteMatch, used by CityLink. (Don Green)]

MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL GO IN ORDER.

ITEM NO. 10, COUNCILMAN BEARD. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU DON. I WANT TO MAKE COMMENT PUBLICLY. THANK YOU MR. HANNA FOR ARRANGING ME TO GET A TOUR. I'M A JUNIOR MEMBER OF COUNCIL. SOME THINGS I WANT TO SEE FIRSTHAND. DON GREENE AND BOBBY SHARP TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO SHOW ME ABOUT THE SUDDEN LINK OPERATION. IT WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE.

THEY SERVE SEGMENT OF OUR POPULATION IN PARTICULAR THE PARATRANSIT MEMBER OF OUR POPULATION.

AND THEY REALLY DO A FINE JOB. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY DO

OVER THERE. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL THAT WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS?

>> DO I NEED TO ASK FOR PUBLIC HEARING?

>> THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OUR AGAINST ITEM

NO. 10. >> SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BEARD AND SECOND BY PRICE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.

WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES. WE GO TO ITEM 11 AND

[11. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Approving the acceptance of the donated "Otis and the Calf" sculptures for placement on the Adamson Spalding Storybook Garden lawn of the Abilene Convention Center (Lesli Andrews)]

COUNCILMAN PRICE. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS ONE. I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE CHILDREN ART AND LITERACY FESTIVAL WHICH WHEN THIS NEW THE SCULPTURE WILL BE UNVEILED AND RECOGNIZED.

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IT'S AMAZING EVENT THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.

WE GET TO HAVE IT LAST YEAR WITH COVID.

THIS -- IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO CALF FESTIVAL DOWNTOWN.

TAKE THE TIME TO GO DOWN AND VISIT JUNE 10TH WHEN IT STARTS. IT WILL BE A PARADE THAT EVENING. AUTHOR SIGNING AND WE'LL MOVE INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND JUST HOPE EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET DOWN THERE AND BE A PART OF THAT. IT'S A GREAT EVENT.

GRATEFUL FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DONATE THESE SCULPTURES.

ABILENECALF -- I DON'T KNOW THE WEB SITE.

I KNOW IF YOU GO TO WWW. -- ABILENECALF.COM TO BE SURE TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

GO TO NICKELS WEB SITE TOO. >> IT'S A FUN TIME AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK FOR

OR AGAIN? >> IS OTIS HERE OR THE CALF?

82 NO. >> SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. IF NOT I WILL ACCEPT MOTION.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> I WILL SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PRICE AND I WILL SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

>> WE NOW MOVE TO ITEM 14 WHICH I BELIEVE PULLED BY

[14. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the purchase of two 2021 Dulevo 6000 Street Sweepers from Pannell Industries for Stormwater Services. (Tim Cass)]

COUNCILMAN HURT. >> I DON'T NEED A FULL DETAIL OF THIS. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE SIX OF THESE

OPERATIONAL; IS THAT RIGHT? >> SIX TOTAL STREET SWEEPERS.

TWO OF THE OLDER ONES. ARE THERE PLANS TO

DECOMMISSION THOSE? >> THEY ARE IN FY-'22 AND '23.

REPLACEMENT LIST. >> I SEE THAT THE WARRANTY ON THESE HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD WHEN THEY BREAKDOWN.

THEY SEND NEW UNITS FOR US TO USE.

IS THERE I THINK TROUBLE STAFFING THESE RIGHT NOW? I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

>> ONLY THING I REALLY WANTED TO COMMENT ON IN MY -- WHEN WE BOUGHT THOSE FIRST OF THE LOGO HOWEVER YOU SAY THAT.

WE HAD DONE AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON DOING MANAGED COMPETITION WITH THAT PARTICULAR PART OF "STREET SWEEP"ING WE FOUND ITS NOT FEASIBLE. I'M FOR DOING THIS.

I WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WE HAVE LOOKED AT MANAGED COMPETITION ON THAT. IT WASN'T FEASIBLE.

WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT A WHILE BACK.

I WANTED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THAT.

>> THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE

RECORD, PLEASE. >> SEEING NO ONE.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ITEM 14 IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL I

WILL TAKE A MOTION AND SECOND. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND THE SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> IF NOT WE ARE READY TO

VOTE. >>

[18. Ordinance (First Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Amending Budget Ordinance No. 31-2020 to Include Updated Staffing Levels for the Police Department (Marcus Dudley)]

FINALLY WE -- ITEM NO. 18 I BELIEVE DAVID ASKED FOR THIS TO BE PULLED. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR

THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING.

DAVID SCHWARTZ, 258 GRAM FOR THE RECORD.

THIS ABOUT STAFFING FROM THE EPD.

I'M GOING STRICTLY BY THE MEDIA REPORTS.

IT SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TWO UNFILLED LT POSITIONS OR LIEUTENANT POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR A WHILE.

AND YOUR PROPOSING TO ADD ANOTHER.

YOU WILL USE SERGEANTS TO FILL IN WHAT THE LT'S WOULD DO.

THAT'S A LOT LIKE THE AIR FORCE.

THEY CALL THEM NCO. THAT MEANS NONCONVENTION OFFICER FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE IN TV LAND.

WHAT IT IS. WE'VE ALWAYS SAID WHEN WE WORKED AT IT. IT'S THE CONTRACTOR.

TOO MANY AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS.

WHAT YOU PROPOSE IS TO TRY TO GET THE SERGEANTS TO DO A

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LIEUTENANT POSITION. OF COURSE I MENTIONED SEVERAL YEARS AGO NOW KIND OF SCOFFED AT IT.

I SAID YOU SHOULD CONSIDER A CORPORAL POSITION FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. I KNOW MAYOR WILLIAMS AND EVEN MAYBE MR. HANNA SAID WE ARE PEER CITIES OR SISTER CITIES.

I'M SURE IF YOU LOOK AT THEM. THEY THEIR DEPARTMENT HAVE CORPORAL POSITIONS. AND THE DEAL IS LET'S SAY YOU BEEN LIFELONG ABILENIANS. BEFORE WE HAD THE SOCIAL MEDIA. YOU WOULD SEE NEWS REPORT LET'S SAY OFFICER JOHN JOAN RETIRED TODAY FOR THE ABILENE POLICE DEPARTMENT AFTER 25 YEARS AS SENIOR PATROLMAN.

IT SOUNDS TO ME WHEN I SAY IN OTHER WORD YOU WERE HIRED AS DITCH DIGGER AND RETIRED AS DITCH DIGGER.

IF YOU HAVE CORPORAL POSITION THAT WOULD GIVE THEM A CHANCE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF SENIORITY AND A LITTLE BIT INCREASE MAYBE THEY DON'T WANT TO GO STRAIGHT TO SERGEANT.

A LOT OF DEPARTMENT HAVE A DALLAS.

I THINK SAINT ANGLO MAY HAVE THEM.

TAYLOR COUNTY HAS THEM. I BELIEVE TEXAS HIGHWAY PATROL YOU LOOK TO POP CULTURE, YOU KNOW REID AND MALOY.

HE WAS A CORPORAL. EVEN IN THE MOVIE ABOUT THE L.A. CRASH UNIT GANG UNIT. ROBERT DUVAL WAS THE CORPORAL IN THAT. WHY WOULD YOU CONSIDER MAYBE SOMETIME IN THE BUDGET HEARING THINKING ABOUT CORPORAL POSITION. YOU SAID WE DON'T HAVE CPL IF YOU CAN'T SPELL CORPORAL. I'M BEING SERIOUS.

SOME OFFICERS YOU KNOW THEIR WHOLE LIFE SENIOR PATROLMEN WHERE THEY HAVE A CHANCE MAYBE TO GO UP TO CORPORAL.

THEN YOU HAVE MORE SUPERVISOR TYPE PERSONAL BUT NOT A FULL SERGEANT. THE LAST IS FUNDING.

WHERE IS THIS GOING COME FROM IF THIS MONEY THAT'S NOT BEING USED FOR THE LT POSITIONS AND THE NEW CHIEF POSITION.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR

LISTENING TO ME TONIGHT. >> THANKS, DAVID.

>> DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?

>> 1358 I ASSUME THE ONLY PROPOSED ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE POSITIONS YOU'RE REQUESTING;

CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT, COUNCILMEMBER. WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR NOT AN EXACT ONE TO ONE. WHERE WE ARE DISPLACING TWO LIEUTENANT POSITIONS. HAVING A SASHTH POSITION ASSUME THEIR ROLLS. WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING THAT WILL REQUIRE US AND KEEPING IN MIND THAT I HAVE JUST UNDER 300 EMPLOYEES.

IT WILL ALLOW US TO DIVIDE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT CURRENTLY FALL UNDER PATROL. CURRENTLY FALL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND CREATE A SEPARATION DECISION THAT WOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION.

I NEED AN ASSISTANT CHIEF TO COVER THAT ROLL.

ONE OF THE LIEUTENANT POSITION WOULD REQUIRE AN UPGRADE TO HAVE THE ASSISTANCE CHIEF POSITION.

THE OTHER LIEUTENANT POSITION WOULD BE TO FUND OR GO TOWARD THE TWO SERGEANTS POSITION ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS WILL HELP US ON PATROL TO REDUCE CONTROL THAT CURRENTLY EXIST ON TEAMS. I HAVE SOME SERGEANTS THAT HAVE NINE PEOPLE THEY SUPERVISE. THAT'S TOO MANY.

HAVING THAT EXTRA TEAM DURING THE SWING SHIFT OR THE EVENING HOURS WILL HELP TO REDUCE HISPANIC PATROL THAT MULTIPLE SERGEANTS CURRENTLY HAVE. EL UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU HAVE TWO SERGEANTS ONE POSITION DOESN'T COVER STHACHLT THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN OF POSITION TO EQUATE TO TWO SERGEANT POSITIONS. I ONLY MENTION TO ONE OF YOU THE SERGEANT POSITION WHICH WOULD HELP WITH PATROL.

THAT THIRD ONE WOULD BE USED IN POLICE ADMINISTRATION TO HELP US AND RECRUITING. WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED PERSON THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING.

THAT'S A SHAME. IN OUR COMMUNITY WE HAVE THREE WONDERFUL COLLEGES AND AIR FORCE BASE WITH A LOT OF GOOD FOLK THAT COULD JOIN US ON THE DEPARTMENT.

HAVING SOMEONE THAT COULD TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS SERGEANT POSITION WOULD HELP. THAT POSITION THAT THE SERGEANT WOULD HAVE NOT ONLY RECRUITING BUT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND ALSO ASSIST US WITH MEDIA RELATIONS.

ALL OF THOSE GO BACK TO GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE WHAT UPGRADING SERGEANT POSITION WOULD DO FOR US.

THE NET EFFECT OF THOSE CHANGES WOULD RESULT IN JUST UNDER 1400 IN OUR FISCAL '21 BUDGET.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF?

>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> IS THERE ANYONE WE'RE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM?

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>> PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR

THE RECORD. >> SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS. I WOULD JUST ECHO THE FOCUS ON THE DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES AND THE DIFFERENT POTS IN WHICH YOU CAN POSSIBLY PLACE YOUR RECRUITMENT BASE IS EXCEPTIONALLY EXCITING TO HEAR.

BEING AT ONE OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES.

I KNOW THERE'S MANY PEOPLE BEING PROFESSOR I KNOW THERE'S MANY PEOPLE WHO GO TO SCHOOL FOR PARTICULAR DEGREE.

BUT BECOME SINGERS AND MAYBE PIVOT FROM THEY ORIGINALLY PLANNED THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS TO GO INTO AND I KNOW MANY WOULD BE EXCEPTIONAL POLICEMEN AND SO IT'S EXCITING TO HEAR THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE A PARTICULAR FOCUS IN THOSE AREAS.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> A MOTION BY COUNCIL CRAVER.

IS SECOND BY PRICE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> IF NOT, WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

>> WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 19 AND I WILL ASK ANNETTE HEALTH

[19. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Changing the Frequency in Reporting COVID-19 Data Publicly (Annette Lerma)]

DIRECTOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD EVENING.

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH. I'M GOING TO PRESENTING A REQUEST TO MODIFY THE FREQUENCY OF THE COVID-19 REPORTING TO THE PUBLIC. WE BEGAN PUBLIC REPORTING OF OUR DATA ON MARCH 23RD OF 2020.

WE'VE BEEN DOING SO EVERY DAY INCLUDING WEEKEND WE CAN EXCEPTION OF FEW HOLIDAY. A LITTLE BIT OVER YEAR.

CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS OUR CURRENT REPORTING TEMPLATE IF YOU REMEMBER IN JULY OF 2020. IT'S IMPORTANT -- IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE A DAILY PICTURE OF WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF COVID 19 AND THAT WAY THE COMMUNITY COULD ASSESS THEIR RISK AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.

I PREPARED THIS ABOUT THE COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND HOSPITALIZATIONS I PUT WERE AROUND 2%.

WEEKLY CASE AT 90 TO 100. THAT HAS SINCE DROPPED.

THE LAST COUPLE OF DAY WE'RE ZERO CASES WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.

MAJORITY OF THE CASES IN 20 TO 29 POPULATION.

LOWER RISK GROUP. OUR POSITIVITY RATE FLUCTUATED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

RIGHT NOW I THINK AT A LITTLE BIT OVER 1 PERCENT WHEN I LOOKED FOR THE 7 DAY AVERAGE FOR THIS PAST 7 DAYS.

WE HAVE STARTED AGGRESSIVE VACCINATION PLAN.

WE HAVE GOTTEN YOU CAN SEE IN THE POPULATION INDICATED WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN A GOOD AMOUNT OF PEOPLE VACCINATED.

I THINK THE LAST COUNT JUST FOR WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IN TAYLOR COUNTY WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 80,000 VACCINATIONS.

WE'VE COME A LONG WAY. WITH OUR HIGHEST RISK VACCINATION THAT SAYS 65%. THE DAILY CASES SIGNIFICANTLY DECLINING. FEWER REPORT SUBMITTED OVER THE WEEKEND ANYWAY AS A LOT OF THE REPORTING AGENCIES DON'T BOTHER TO REPORT TO US OVER THE WEEKEND.

WE'VE GOT A STAFF MEMBER WHO HAS TO PHYSICALLY COME IN EVERY DAY AND ALL FALLS TO HER BECAUSE WE RECEIVE PHYSICAL FAXES. WE PROPOSE THAT WE CHANGE TO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY REPORTING AND CONDITION TO EXCLUDE THE CITY HOLIDAYS. I'VE GOT IN HERE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS FOR REPORTING. BUT YOU ALL CAN DECIDE IF THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO.

WE CAN CONTINUE ON WITH THE CURRENT TEMPLATE THAT WE HAVE.

IST PROVIDES SOME STATIC INFORMATION DOESN'T GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE TRENDS OF WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE ARE GOING. THIS IS CURRENT TEMPLATE.

I KNOW WHEN I LACK AT THIS TEMPLATE EVERY DAY AND BASICALLY LOOKING AT POSITIVES.

I WILL ADD THE TWO WHERE IT SAYS POSITIVE AND PROBABLE CAUSES. THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATION AND I LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S NEW DEATHS.

THE WAY I'M USING THE TEMPLATE I'M LOOKING AT THREE VERY SPECIFIC AREAS AND THAT'S FROM WHAT I CAN TELL OTHER PEOPLE PEOPLE ARE DOING THE SAME THING.

THE SECOND OPTION WOULD BE TO REPORT ON THE DASH BOARD SO WE HAVE A DATA ANALYST WHO POPULATES THIS DASH BOARD ALREADY. HE DOES THIS MONDAY THROUGH

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FRIDAY IF YOU'VE PULLED IT UP ON THE WEB SITE.

IT'S AVAILABLE EVERY DAY. IF YOU HOVER YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY CASES THAT WAS. YOU CAN SEE THE TRENDS WHETHER WE ARE GOING UP OR DOWN. AND SO THIS IS ALREADY BEING DONE IF WE GO WITH JUST PROVIDING THIS IT ELIMINATES DUPLICATE WORK OF HAVING TO POPULATE THAT TEMPLATE.

THE INFORMATION PASSES HANDS SO IT GOES FROM MY STAFF WHO POPULATES IT AND THEN OVER TO MARI AND HER STAFF SO THEY CAN PUT IT ON THE REPORTING TEMPLATE AND THEN PUSH IT OUT TO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTED ON OUR WEB SITE.

THIS THE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON OUR WEB SITE.

THE LITTLE GREEN DASH BOARD THERE.

IT'S PINNED TO KIND OF THE TOP OF OUR PAGE IF YOU GO TO OUR COVID PAGE. YOU CAN SORT IT IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE PCR. JUST THE ANT AGAIN THEN WE HAVE A TAB THAT TOTALS IT. THEN WE ADDED A TAB WHERE YOU CAN LOOK AT THE DEATH INFORMATION.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN OF DEMOGRAPHICS OF DEATHS AND MONITOR THAT INFORMATION THERE.

LIKE I MENTION YOU CAN HOVER OVER ANY AREA.

IT'S INTERACTIVE. YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER FOR THAT DAY IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE HIGHEST TOTAL HAS BEEN YOU CAN HOVER OVER THE LONGEST LINE THE HIGHEST 139.

IN PREPARATION I PULLED SOME PEERS.

THESE ARE BE PEOPLE THAT RESPONDED.

SINCE I PUT THIS TOGETHER. AMARILLO CAME OUT AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DISCONTINUE THEIR DAILY REPORTING.

THEIR WORDING THEY WOULD REGULARLY UPDATE THEIR INFORMATION ON THEIR WEB SITE. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PLACES THAT ARE REPORTING EITHER ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK.

COUPLE THAT ARE STILL REPORTING DAILY FOR THE MOST PART EVERYBODY IS DOING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ONLY.

OUR RECOMMENDATION TO NOT DONE POLITICALCATION WORK TO NOT REQUIRE OUR STAFF TO CONTINUE TO COME IN ON THE WEEKEND TO REPORT SOMETIMES ZERO CASES. JUST DO MONDAY FLEW FRIDAY OR ALLOW IT TO BE UPDATED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND NOT PUSH OUT THE DAILY REPORT OF THE ACTUAL TEMPLATE.

LET PEOPLE DISCOVER ON OUR WEB SITE IF THEY WANT TO SEE THE NUMBERS. THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS BEFORE

YOU. >> WHEN WE WERE IN THE THICK OF THIS. IT SEEMS LIKE MANY TIMES I KNEW WE ALL KNEW THAT MAYBE THIS DAY WAS COMING.

WHERE WE CAN TAKE A STEP BACK. WE ARE GLAD THAT WE'RE HERE.

BUT THANK YOU TO YOUR DEPARTMENT AND I JUST I THINK THAT ME PERSONALLY IF WE FIGURE OUT WAY TO MAKE IT EASIER AND GET THE INFORMATION TO PEOPLE.

PERSONALLY I DON'T WANT TO GO JUST REPORTING WHENEVER.

YOU KNOW I THINK PEOPLE STILL WANT TO USE THAT INFORMATION AND SO THAT IS JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.

I WILL OPEN UP FOR THE COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS OF ANNETTE? >> NO COMMENTS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OR COMMENTS.

>> I DO WANT TO TELL ANNETTE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFF. AND I SAID ABILITY A YEAR AGO.

SOME AGENCIES FAIL. THEY MAY FAIL FOR WEEKS AT THE TIME TO GIVE YOU ACCURATE DATA THEN YOU GET BEAT UP OVER IT.

YOU ALL TAKE THE BRUNT OF HAVING TO REPORT THE NUMBERS THAT ARE INACCURATE WHICH IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

I WISH WE FORWARDED THE NUMBERS TO CDC AND LET THEM TAKE CARE OF THE NUMBERS. I'M NOT UP FOR KEEPING THE REPORT OR UNDUE STRESS YOU HAVE TO DO AND THE WORK YOU HAVE TO DO. I'M JUST SAYING SEND TO THE CDC. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

I DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF. YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE.

AND WE'RE PERFORM YEAHIT FOR YOUR WORK.

THE CITY THAT YOU LISTED ON THE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

IS THERE COMMON THEME OR DENOMINATOR WHICH THEY ARE REPORTING DAILY? AND WHAT'S THE BENEFIT TO SOME THAT HAVE PIVOTED FROM DAILY TO TWO DAYS A WEEK AS OPPOSED TO ONE DAY A WEEK. I DON'T KNOW THERE WAS RHYME OR REASON OTHER THAN JUST PREVENTING STAFF FROM HAVING COME IN ON THE WEEKEND. AND SOME OF THE ONE WHO WERE DOING DOING LESS FREQUENTLY HAVE SIMPLER STAFF.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL STAFF.

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WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP. NOT EVERYBODY DID THAT.

BUT OTHER THAN, I DON'T KNOW THERE WAS ANY.

CONSENSUS ABOUT WHY THEY DID IT THAT WAY.

>> COULD YOU TALK AND ADD BRIEFLY ABOUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO THE WEEDS. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LOGISTICS INVOLVED IN GATHERING THAT MUCH DATA AND GETTING IT TABULATED AND INTO A USABLE FORMAT AND HOW LONG

THAT TAKES. >> WELL, SO NOW IT'S NOT AS BIG OF THE DEAL AS IT USED TO BE WHEN WE HAD 130 CASES COMING IN. WE HAD MUCH LARGER STAFF DOING IT. WE LET SOME OF OUR STAFF GO.

BUT IT COMES IN BY ELECTRONIC FORMAT.

LABS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO REPORT ELECTRONICALLY WILL SEND IT IN ELECTRONICALLY. AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER LABS THAT WILL FAX THOSE IN. WE GET IN THOSE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. WE HAVE STAFF GET THOSE.

THEY WILL VERIFY RESULTS AND SO THEY LOOK AT THE REPORT IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION THAT'S MISSING.

DO WE HAVE THEM IN OUR SYSTEM. THERE'S A PROCESS THEY LOOK AND SCRUB THAT DATA. HE CLEANS THAT DATA.

PUTS INTO ROUGH TEMPLATE GET SENT OVER TO MARI AND HER STAFF. THEN THEY POPULATE THE APPROVED REPORTING TEMPLATE. AND THEN THEY PUSH IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA PUT IT ON OUR WEB SITE.

OUR DATA ANALYST ALSO USES THAT TO POPULATE THE DASH BOARD. DUE DILIGENCE ON SCRUBBING THE DATA. MY QUESTIONS CENTERS AROUND AT WHAT POINT IN THAT PROCESS IS THE DASH BOARD POPULATED AND THEN WHAT ARE THE DUPLICATION OF EFFORT WHICH IS HEAR IS THERE. THEN THE TEMPLATE GETS PUSHED OUT. WE DISCUSS THE TEMPLATE

PORTION AND ENABLES ANYONE. >> THE TAIL END OF WHAT HAPPENS TO DATA CUTTING THAT OFF AFTER IT GETS POPULATED TO DASH BOARD. AND PUSHING THAT OUT.

AT THE HEIGHT OF THIS SPIKE OF COVID, HOURS AND HOURS WERE SPENT ON TAKING WHAT THE DEPART GAVE US AND PUTTING IN THE CHART. BY THE PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT. THAT'S PART OF THE REASON IT CHANGED. WE WERE TRYING TO REPORT SAME DAY INFORMATION WHICH WE LEARNED THAT, YOU KNOW WE GOT PEOPLE LOOKING AT THAT DATA IN THE HEIGHT OF COVID.

WE HAD PEOPLE LOOKING AT THAT DATA.

ENTERING DATA SCRUBBING THE DATA WELL INTO THE EVENING SO THAT IT COULD BE REPORT BY WHATEVER DEADLINE WE WERE GIVEN FOR THE NEXT DAY. THAT'S WHY WE PUSH IT WE'LL HAVE TO CUT IT OFF AT SOME POINT.

LET'S REPORT THE PRIEST DAY'S INFORMATION.

SO WE HAVE AN ENTIRE DAY TO FIX DATA AND YOU KNOW MAKE

SURE THAT IT'S LIGIT. >> WE'RE PLEASED TO DO.

THAT'S WHAT THE NEEDS. THE NEED IS NOT THERE ANYMORE.

THE DASH BOARD PROVIDES THE INFORMATION THAT THE CHARGE DOES PLUS MORE. IT'S ACTUALLY MORE EFFECTIVE

AND EFFICIENT. >> IN CURRENT ENVIRONMENT WHAT TIME OF DAY ROUGHLY WOULD YOU ESTIMATE THE DASH BOARD WOULD BE ACCURATE FOR THAT DAY. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

WE'RE STILL PROCESSING PREVIOUS DAY INFORMATION.

THEY WILL GET IT READY BUT DON'T ENTER IT IN UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. USUALLY BY 10:00 OR SO.

IT'S PUSHED OUT. >> THAT'S THE PRIEST DAY'S

INFORMATION. >> I EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOUR STAFFS HAS DONE. NOT JUST WITH THE REPORTING BUT AS THE VACCINE ROLLED OUT AND BEING VERY ACTIVE AND DOING THATTEN WITH THE WINTER STORM AND IMPACT THAT HAD ON DELIVERIES AND YOU HAVE ALL GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.

>> IT'S AN AMAZING TEAM OF PEOPLE.

>> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS -- DISCONTINUING THE OPTION ONE REPORT. AND JUST STICKING WITH WHAT'S ON THE WEB SITE. SINCE WE DO THAT PREPARATION DATA ANY WAY. THEN MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A STUCKY POST ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IF YOU WANT COVID INFORMATION GO TO OUR WEB SITE.

THEN LET THAT BE REPLACEMENT OF SOMETHING ELSE LATER ON.

>> WE PREPARED TO DO THIS IMMEDIATELY OR TIME?

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>> IF WE MOVE TO OPTION TWO? >> I THINK WE COULD IMPLEMENT

IT TOMORROW. >> I WILL MAKE THAT.

COUNCILMAN PRICE MAYBE FOR A WEEK OR COUPLE OF DAYS ON WHERE WE PUSH IT OUT EFFECTIVE WHATEVER DAY THIS REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT AND HAVE THE ADDRESS THERE TO GIVE PEOPLE

HEADS UP. >> I THINK WE CAN JUDGE TOO AND SEE WHAT THE DEMAND IS. PUSH IT OUT FOR WEEK AND SEE IF PEOPLE ARE STILL WANTING THAT.

I READ FEW COMMENTS SOME THAT WERE LIKE THIS THE NOT RELEVANT. WE REALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO TELL US WHAT'S THE BIG NEWS. WHAT'S RELEVANT FOR ME.

I KNOW THAT WAS SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT I READ.

I USUALLY TRY NOT TO READ THE COMMENTS.

JUST TO SEE WHAT THE CLIMATE WAS.

THANKS ANNETTE. I WILL OPEN THIS ITEM TO PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS SOMEONE USED UP HERE NOW TOMORROW. REMEMBER THERE IS NO TOMORROW.

JUST TODAY AND YESTERDAY. SINCE WE'RE GOING INTO A HOLIDAY PERIOD. WHY DON'T YOU MAKE IT JUNE 1ST. JUST TELL DIRECTY STARTING JUNE 1ST, YOU WILL CHANGE THE REPORTING CRITERIA.

THAT WOULD BE THE SIMPLEST. YOU GOT A HOLIDAY.

THEY GET RESET. COME IN JUNE 1ST AND START THE NEW CRITERIA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR

LISTENING TO THAT INPUT. >> THANKS, DAVID.

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR

AGAINST THIS ITEM? >> SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY MORE

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> JUST MAKE A COMMENT IF WE WAIT UNTIL MONDAY THEY HAVE TO WORK OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

WE MAKE IT EFFECTIVE NOW. OR TOMORROW.

THEN THEY CAN ENJOY THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

>> YEAH. I WILL MOVE WE MOVE TO OPTION

TWO IMMEDIATELY. >> SECOND.

>> AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> SECOND BY PRICE WE MOVE TO OPTION TWO. DASH BOARD ONLY REPORTING.

>> OKAY. THE MOTION IS TO MOVE TO OPTION TWO DASH BOARD ONLY IMMEDIATELY.

THAT'S THE MOTION BY COUNCIL BEARD AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRICE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION IF NOT WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

MOTION CARRIED. >> WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NO. 20

[20. Resolution (Remove from Table): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Approving a Design-Build Agreement with DPR Construction regarding construction of Downtown Convention Center Hotel, City Facilities and Parking (Robert Hanna)]

AND I WILL ASK FOR MOTION AND SECOND TO REMOVE THIS ITEM

FROM THE TABLE. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PRICE AND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURT.

WE'RE READY TO VOTE. >>

>> NOW ITEM 20 ASK CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE WE HAVE CHANGED GENERAL CONTRACTORS ON THE HOTEL. DBA AGREEMENT IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE AGREEMENT WE WILL USE WITH DBR TO BUILD THE DOWNTOWN CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL. STANLEY SMITH.

GARFIELD'S ATTORNEY DAN HENNESSEY, OUR BOND COUNCIL AND BOND ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS DOCUMENT FOR MONTHS NOW. WHAT WE ESSENTIALLY APPROVE IS THE LANGUAGE ASSOCIATED WITH WITHIN IT FROM A LEGAL CONTEXT THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY ALL THAT WILL COME WITH THE GUARANTEED PRICE. WHEN IT'S ESTABLISHED.

THE FINAL GMP IS APPROVED. PROJECT FUNDING.

WHAT YOUR ARE APPROVING TODAY NOT A NOTICE TO PROCEED.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THE HOTEL WILL HAPPEN.

IT'S JUST SIMPLY MEANS THAT THIS AGREEMENT WE'LL USE FOR THE DESIGN BUILD AGREEMENT AND THE CONDITIONS WITH CONTRACTOR TO BUILD A HOTEL. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO

THAT SPECIFICALLY? >> YES, SIR?

>> DOES COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS?

>> I HAVE QUESTIONS. >> MR. HANNA.

OKAY. THAT TIME I WILL OPEN ITEM TO PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM?

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GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

>> IT'S THE WHISTLE. SEEING NO ONE.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IF NOT, LET'S SEE HERE I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION AND SECOND

FROM COUNCIL. >> SO MOVED.

SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURT AND SECOND BY CRAVER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

[21. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing and Take Action to Approve the Land Use Plan for Abilene Regional Airport (Don Green)]

I WILL ASK DON GREEN TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DON GREEN I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THE LAND USE PLAN THAT HAS BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE'VE KIND OF HAT AN AIRPORT NERD SPRING. WE DID THE -- BROUGHT THE MASTER PLAN TO YOU GUYS ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

THAT HAS BEEN PASSED ON. THAT CLEARED THE WAY FOR LAND USE PLAN TO COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

THIS IS VISION THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND STAFF AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE.

AND THAT IS TO FULLY UTILIZE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY, THE LAND THAT THE AIRPORT IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE.

WITHIN IT'S PROPERTY BOUNDARIES.

RIGHT NOW THERE'S A LOT OF VACANT LAND.

THERE'S SO MUCH POTENTIAL OUT THERE TO DEVELOP THIS AND BRING JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY TO THE CITY.

TO HELP OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE CITY OF ABILENE EXPAND. HAVE AREAS TO EXPAND.

BUT THIS HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE FOR AIRPORT STAFF WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO YOU. WE WERE VERY PROUD TO HAVE KAUFFMAN ASSOCIATES AS THE CONSULTANT ON THIS.

THEY PARTNERED WITH PARK HILL. AT THAT TIME PARK HILL SMITH COOPER. NOW IT'S PARK HILL.

THEY WERE VERY MUCH AN ACTIVE PART OF THIS PLANNING AS WELL.

WE DID CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY'S PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. I APPRECIATE THEM FOR LOOKING AT THIS AND GIVING US SIGNIFICANT COMMENTS TO CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPROVE PLAN.

AND THEN WE ALSO MET WITH DCOA STAFF.

TO MAKE SURE WE WERE COVERING AS MANY BASES AS WE POSSIBLY COULD FOR THE AGENCIES AND ENTITIES THAT WOULD BE HELP US IN PROMOTING THIS LAND TO DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE.

WITH THAT IT WAS VERY MUCH A TEAM EFFORT AND I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM HERE IN ABILENE TO BRING THIS TO YOU TONIGHT. HAVING SAID THAT.

I WILL LET KATE ALVAREZ COME UP AND DO THE PRESENTATION.

WE HAVE THE KAUFFMAN ASSOCIATES FOLKS HERE.

MIKE FITZ AND MICHELLE ARE HERE THEY WORKED CLOSELY WITH US ON THIS. THEY ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

>> >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS. THIS IS VERY IN DEPTH STUDY.

IT'S ABOUT 250-PLUS PAGES. I AM GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU SORT OF THE CONCLUSIONING ALTITUDE.

I WANT YOU TO SEE THE AIRPORT AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE AREAS WE LOOK FOR. THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT. I WILL TAKE THIS OVER.

WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE FOUR POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS ON THE AIRPORT. AS YOU CAN SEE OUR AREA A IS LOCATED ALONG 322. B, ALONG HIGHWAY 36.

BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE AREA B IS ACROSS FROM TIGA BOATS AND THEN AREA C IS SORT OF BACK 40 BACK THERE.

AND THEN FURTHER NORTH IS THE AREA D.

AS WE GET INTO IT WE LOOK AT AREA A AGAIN ALONG 322.

THIS SPACE WE JUST SAW SO MUCH POTENTIAL.

IT'S OVER 200 ACRES IN THAT AREA.

AS YOU CAN SEE THE COLOR COATING.

WE WANTED TO BEST USE THIS SPACE AND SO WE WANTED TO IDENTIFY WHAT COULD BE USED IN THIS SPACE.

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OUR BLUE OUR A IS AERONAUTICAL.

WE BELIEVE AVIATION THERE'S A REAL GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE IN ABILENE WITH THE MRO. THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR OVERHAUL WITH THE EAGLE AVIATION SERVICES.

WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF TINKERING WITH AIRPLANES.

WE THINK THERE'S SOME REAL GROWTH THERE.

AGAIN WITH THE AIR FORCE BASE AS WELL.

OUR PINK AND PURPLE AREA YOU SEE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING.

THAT'S WHAT WE IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL OF ANY TYPE OF LARGE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL TYPE OF USE.

OUR RED IS OUR C IS COMMERCIAL.

IT'S ALONG 322. IT HAS REALLY GREAT VISIBILITY THE HIGHWAY AND POTENTIAL TRAFFIC FLOW AS WE KNOW IT.

WE THINK WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE DID CHOOSE AVIATION AS THAT AREA IN BLUE CLOSE TO INSIDE THE FENCE. AS YOU KNOW AS YOU CAN SEE IT COVERS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A RUNWAY.

WE CLOSED THAT RUNWAY. WE GOT SOME GOOD PAVEMENT ALREADY ESTABLISHED. AND WE THINK THAT WE COULD UTILIZE THAT IF WE WANT TO BRING IN SOMEONE WHO NEEDED AIRFIELD ACCESS. IF THEY NEEDED BUSINESS AND FLY PLANE IN HELICOPTER, WHAT HAVE YOU.

THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT QUICKLY.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET RUNWAY AND TAXIWAYS.

>> OUR AREA B IS ABOUT 75 ACRES AND THIS AS YOU CAN SEE LOCATED ACROSS FROM TIGA BOATS.

AGAIN WE'VE IDENTIFIED SORT OF THE WAY WE COULD USE THESE SPACES. OUR BLUE AVIATION AERONAUTICAL AND OUR RED IS COMMERCIAL AND PUMP L IS THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL. WITH OUR RED WE KNOW 36 IS BURGEONING AREA. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

WE THINK THERE COULD BE GREAT COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL THERE.

WHETHER RETAIL. HOTEL SERVICES.

SOME TYPE OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE.

BLUE AGAIN IS FORAYATION. THAT UNIONS COULD BE LOCATED CLOSER TO FM-18 AND ENTRANCE WHERE WE ARE AT THE AIRPORT BLFD. AREA C IS A GREAT BEAUTIFUL ALMOST 70 ACRES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AIRPLANE.

KNOWING INDUSTRIAL ROAD. WE THINK IT COULD BE GOOD PLACE TO PUT MRO. ANOTHER MAINTENANCE OVERALL OR EXPANSION. AGAIN THERE VERY CLOSELY LOCATED TO OUR TAXIWAYS AND RUNWAY.

IF YOU WANTED THAT TYPE WORK YOU WOULD BE READY TO GO.

ON INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AGAIN, WE CAN GET LOTS OF SPACE OUT THERE FROM OUR MFERRING AND SUCH.

FINALLY WE DID WANT TO BRING UP AREA D.

OUR MAIN STUDY DOESN'T GO GO IT.

IT'S AN AREA WE KNOW QUITE WELL.

IT'S EIGHT ACRE. THERE WAS A LOT OF OLD SAABS LIVING THERE. WE GOT RID OF THEM.

THEN WE REALIZED IT WAS GREAT OPPORTUNITY ALONG THE SERVICE ENTRANCES ALONG 322 AND VERY CLOSE TO 36.

WHAT WE RECOGNIZED QUICKLY WE KNOW THIS SPACE VERY WELL.

BECAUSE OF WHAT IT USED TO HAVE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY ACTIVELY WORKING TARGETING CONVENIENT STORE OR FAST FOOD. WE THINK THE BURGEONING CORRIDOR AS WELL AS THE EXPO CENTER COULD HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL IN THIS AREA TO PUT A GAS STATION CONVENIENT STORE, QUICK PLACE TO BUY SOMETHING TO EAT.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT COST THAT OUR FOLKS THAT PARK HILL DID FOR US.

IF YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM THIS IS AREA A COST.

WE HAVE SOME STICKER SHOCK. ALMOST 48 MILLION.

WITH THESE COST INCLUDE THE FULL INFRASTRUCTURE BRINGING IT IN. MAKING IT READY DIG TYPE OF SITE. ROADS CURVES GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LANDSCAPE AS WELL AS SIGNAGE.

WE HAVE MADE SURE NOT TO UNCOVER EVERY STONE THERE.

WHAT IF WE PHASED THIS. WE WENT BACK AND WHY DON'T WE PHASE THIS IN. JUST START AND THEN EVENTUALLY ADD. WE DID THAT.

YOU SEE THE A AREA AGAIN. THE RED AREA IS FIRST PHASE.

GREEN, SECOND AND PHASE THREE COMMERCIAL.

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WE'RE USING THE PHASE THREE WE UNDERSTAND ACCESS THE TOUGH.

MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE ALONG 322.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT'S BETTER ANDS FOR PHASE THREE.

AS FOR WE STARTED AVIATION. WE THINK THAT WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH AVIATION POTENTIAL.

GO BACK ONE MORE TIME. WE BROKE IT DOWN WITH A THE FIRST PHASE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OVER 18 MILLION.

THE SECOND PHASE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OVER 15 MILLION AND THE THIRD OVER 13 MILLION. FINALLY WE DID FOR AREA B AND C. B IS BOTH OF THEM ARE JUST SHY OF 11 MILLION. THIS TO GET IT ABSOLUTELY SHOVEL READY. THEY HAVE STREETS AND CURVES.

WE WILL DO A LITTLE BIT MORE AND REALLY MAKE SURE WE HAVE SIGNAGE COVERED AND THE PRETTY THINGS TOO WITH LANDSCAPE.

WE HAVE A VISION, A GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL DREAM OF OURS.

WE THINK IT COULD COME FRUITION.

WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE POTENTIAL.

ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THIS VISION IS.

AND OUR FOLKS WITH KAUFFMAN AND PARK HILL PUT TOGETHER AN AMAZING VIDEO AND VISION. IT'S ONLY 90 SECONDS.

JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR TIME.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. I WILL LET YOU TAKE IT.

>> IT'S JUST GORGEOUS. THAT'S OUR VISION.

IT'S A BIG ONE. SIDEWALKS ARE WIDE.

WE HOPE WE HAVE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING IN TERMS OF REGRESSION. WE WANT PEOPLE TO FILL AT HOME. WE KEPT THE SIDEWALKS WIDE.

BICYCLERS AND WALKER ALL OF THE THINGS.

WE HAVE BIG DREAMS. I HOPE YOU CAN SEE IT TOO.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS.

>> JUST A COMMENT. I'M INTRIGUED BY ALL THAT.

IT'S NEED. I KNOW YOU PUT IN A TON OF WORK. WHEN YOU LOOK AT AREA B AND AND B. WOULD A BE DONE FIRST?

>> >> THE SEQUENCING DEPENDS ON THE FUNDING WE ARE ABLE TO GET.

AREA B IS ACTUALLY EASIER TO BUILD FIRST.

11 MILLION TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS MORE ATTRACTY THAN A. SOME OF IT DEPENDS ON IF WE HAD A COMPANY WE NEED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPACE THEN WE COULD DETERMINE WHERE WE CAN GO WITH THAT.

WE WANT TO BE FLEXIBLE. AREA BE -- WE FOCUS.

THIS IS WHERE WE FOCUS FOR AREA A FIRST.

AREA B. THE DESIGNATION ARE NOT THE SEQUENCE THAT WE WOULD DEVELOP.

WE COULD DEVELOP ON THE NEED OF THE MARKET.

>> AREA B. THE NEED OF HOTEL IN THAT AREA. I CAN REALLY SEE THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT OF AREA B FIRST.

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THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I WAS ASKING THAT.

>> JUST ADDRESS THE FUNDING SIDE OF IT.

THE AIRPORT RELIES A LOT ON GRANT FROM THE FAA FOR A LOT OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS. THIS PROJECT DOES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING THE AIP FUNDING. TIMELY NEVER WE ARE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL MAKING WAY THROUGH D.C.

EARLIER IN THE PROCESS LAST FEBRUARY, I MET WITH CONGRESSMAN AIRINGTON'S OFFICE AND SENATOR CRUZ'S AND CORNEA'S OFFICE STAFF AND PRESENTED THE ROUGH DRAFT OF THIS IDEA. THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AT THAT POINT WE DIDN'T HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.

THERE ARE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE AND EDA OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT THAT'S OUT THERE. WE HAVE FUNDING MECHANISMS WE CAN COMPETE FOR AND THEN CERTAINLY LOCAL FUNDING AS WELL THROUGH POTENTIAL BOND FUNDING AND THEN POTENTIAL DCOA FUNDING AS WELL. NOT FOR ALL OF US.

ALL THOSE PIECES TOGETHER COULD GET US WHAT WE NEED BUILD OUT AREA B. OR WHATEVER WHERE WE BELIEVE

WE NEED TO GO NEXT. >> IS THE EXPECTATION THAT WE WOULD DO LIKE BCOA DOES WHERE WE BUILD OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN WE SELL THE LAND TO THEM.

OR WOULD WE RETAIN THE LAND AND LEASE THE PROPERTY.

>> WE WOULD NEED TO LEASE THE LAND.

ONE OF THE REALLY FAA IS RESISTANT TO AIRPORT SELLING PROPERTY. FOR ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT WE DID THAT FOR THAT AREA D. WE GOT PUSH BACK FROM FAA.

THEY DID APPROVE THAT. I DON'T THINK EITHER ONE OF THOSE WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS REESE THE PROPERTY.

THERE'S A LOT OF COMPANY THAT DO THAT.

THEY LEASE PROPERTIES. LONG TERM LEASE.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING UNUSUAL FOR COMPANIES TO SEE THEY HAVE A NEED. THAT ALSO PROVIDES MOST IMPORTANT. PRIMARILY, THOUGH, IT IS BRING JOBS TO ABILENE. GOOD HIGH-PAYING HIGH-SKILLED JOBS THAT PARTICULARLY IF THEY ARE AEROSPACE TYPE JOBS.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THAT.

INDICATE AND I WENT WITH DCOA STAFF CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO. AND VISITED WITH COMPANIES THAT ARE JUST LOOKING OPPORTUNITY LIKE WE ARE.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. >> THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK. DO YOU THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE THE NEED ARE YOU HEARING FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S INTEREST IN COMING TO ABILENE WITH THOSE TYPE OF JOBS AND MANUFACTURING?

>> I CAN'T GAVE WHAT ITS BEFORE COVID.

DCOA HELPS US OUT. BEFORE THAT AEROSPACE INDUSTRY WAS JUST HOT. IT WAS THE MRO WERE HAD MORE WORK THAN THEY COULD DO. YOU HAD AIRLINES AND CARGO COMPANIES. WE WILL GET BACK TO THAT POINT. WE'RE NOT THERE.

WE WILL GET BACK TO THAT POINT.

I THINK WE GET BACK TO POINT QUICKLY.

WE THINK THAT THIS POOL BACK THAT GIVES CHANCE TO BREAK IN AND SAY ABILENE IS HERE. MAYBE WE WOULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE OF BEING NOTICED TWO YEARS AGO.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO THAT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK THAT WE WILL ABLE TO BE PLAYER IN THAT.

ALONG WITH HAVING AMP PROGRAM OR AIR POWER PLANT.

THAT'S A SELLING POINT. BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THAT

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INDUSTRY LOVE TO SEE THAT KIND OF WORK ON THE AIRPORT.

AND THEN IF YOU BRING EVEN WHETHER AEROSPACE OR ANOTHER TYPE OF INDUSTRIAL TYPE OF COMPANY, YOU'VE GOT THE LIFT HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S NOW THAT WILL OPEN ADJACENT TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. COMING IN THE FALL.

I NOTICE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ABILITY PLAN D.

HOW DOES THAT PLAN? >> AREA D WE IDENTIFIED THAT BEFORE WE DID THE LAND-USE PLAN.

THAT AGAIN WHERE THE AMERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT WERE PARKED.

THAT'S WHERE WE FOCUS ON BRINGING CONVENIENT STORE, OR FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. COMBINATION OF BOAT.

THEY HAVE GROWN OVER THE LAST MONTH.

THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE SEE.

AS WE DRIVE BY EVERY DAY. THERE'S VERY MUCH A LOT OF

GROWTH POTENTIAL OUT THERE. >> AND THE COST TO KIND OF SHOVEL READY THAT. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA WHAT THE

COST ON THAT WOULD BE? >> WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SPEND 10,000 TO TAKE THE FENCE AND REFENCE THAT AREA TO TAKE IT OUT FOR THE AIRPORT OPERATING AREA.

WE HAVE TO DO WORK ON THAT DRIVEWAY TO CROSS FROM THE ACCESS ROAD ACROSS LINDBURG DRIVE TO AND FROM LOCATION.

WHETHER THAT'S SOMETHING THE CITY COULD DO OR DEVELOPER WHO WOULD BE BUILDING THAT FACILITY WOULD DO.

IT'S ALL PART OF LEASE NEGOTIATIONS.

>> BUT OTHER THAN, UTILITIES ARE THERE.

THERE'S NOT COST TO BRING UTILITIES NO COST TO BRING

UTILITIES OVER TO THAT SITE. >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING FOR DON OR KATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I WILL OPEN ITEM 21 FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. PLEASE COME FORWARD GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> THANK YOU COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM.

I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL VISION.

SOMEWHAT MAYBE SAME IN THE FUTURE GENERATION WILL ENJOY THAT. I HOPE BEFORE I LEAVE THE EARTH THAT WE SEE A WELL-KNOWN BUDGET CARRIER ALTERNATE OUR AIRPORT. I MENTION SEVERAL TIMES.

I WENT OUT TO THE MEETING OUT THERE.

SOUTH WEST FLIES OVER US. I KNOW IT'S WONDERFUL THAT CARRIER WE HAVE OUT THERE. MOST FAMILIES LOOK AT THE COST. LIKE EVERYBODY SAY YOU HAVE TO FLY EAST TO FLY WEST. I REMEMBER WHEN FRONTIER WAS OUT THERE. SHE FLEW FROM ABILENE TO DENVER AND THEN LAX. SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE MAYBE FIVE OR TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THE INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION SAID DCOA IS NOT INVOLVED THAT.

THEY WILL GET RELIABLE BUDGET CARRIER OUT THERE WERE FAMILIES AND BUSINESS TRAVEL TO CERTAIN EXTENT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR RATE. I JUST SAW MY PHONE YESTERDAY SAYS SUMMER IS NOW OPEN; $49 FARES SOUTHWEST.

YOU LOOK AT THE TWO CARRIERS THERE.

FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON THAT HAS BUDGET.

THEY CAN'T SAY, WE CAN FLY TO ORLANDO AND GO TO DISNEY WORLD OR DISNEYLAND IF WE HAD SOUTHWEST HERE.

SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE I HOPE THAT IT COMES TO PAT.

THE DRAWING AND VISION THEY REMINDED OF THE PHOENIX AIRPORT. I HOPE SOMETIME THAT FUTURE GENERATION WILL ENJOY SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.

I KNOW RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD COMING OUT OF THE COVID.

WITH THE MONEY TIGHT IN CERTAIN LOCALITIES AND FEDERAL FUNDING THAT MANNER SOME DAY. THEY USED TO SAY 2030 WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I THIS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMING TO ABILENE WOULD BE A

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DECISION MADE BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES.

>> ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

>> I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM 21.

IF NOT WILL ASK FOR MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY

COUNCILMAN HURT. >> SECOND.

>> SECOND BY PRICE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? IF NOT WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

>> MOTION CARRIED. >> GET A WHISTLE.

[22. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Amending the Land Development Code, Chapter 3, Subdivision Regulations, Article 2, Subdivision Standards, Division 7, Roadways, Section 3.2.7.4, Street, Alley Abandonment and Closure Policy (Stanley Smith)]

GIVE HIM A WHISTLE. >> WE MOVE TO ITEM 22 I WILL ASK CITY STANLEY SMITH TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A PROPOSEDNANCE CHANGE TO PROCEDURE AS FAR AS CLOSING A PUBLIC STREET.

IF QUESTION AROSE ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO ABOUT CLOSING A CITY STREET AS WE WERE LOOKING AT ORDINANCE IN CLOSING OF CITY STREET ABANDONMENT OF CITY TREAT ARE THE SAME PROCESS. AND ALTHOUGH A CITY STREET OR CITY THOROUGHFARE NOT CLOSED OFTEN.

THE PROCEDURE TO CLOSE A STREET WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT PROCESS THAN ABANDONING STREET.

BUT WHEN WE CLOSE A CITY STREET WHAT WE REALLY DO IS JUST BLOCK OFF FOR THROUGH TRAFFIC.

I REMAINS AS PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT THE NEED TO REPLAT AND TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP IS NOT NECESSARY.

BECAUSE REMAINS PUBLIC SPACE. THE ORDINANCE CHANGE THAT'S PROPOSED IS TO ALLOW CITY COUNCIL TO INITIATE A CLOSURE OF CITY STREET AND TO INCLUDE ANY PUBLIC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY WANT TO INCLUDE SUCH AS SIGNAGE OR BARRIERS OR LIGHTING OR THAT SORT OF THING.

>> DOES THE QUESTION HAVE ANY OF STANLEY?

>> WHEN I WAS ASKING FOR EXAMPLE.

I WAS THINKING YOU CLOSE A STREET.

BUT YOU HAVEN'T ABANDONED IT. THE CITY STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR

MAINTAINING IT; RIGHT? >> IF IT'S CLOSED.