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[CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:10]

>> I NOW CALL THE CITY OF ABILENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THURSDAY MORNING. COUNCILMAN ALBUS WILL PROVIDE THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING. OLLOWED BY TWO VERY SPECIAL GUESTS THAT WILL LEAD US IN PLEDGES.

MR. ALBUS? >> LORD WE HAVE OUR CHALLENGES.

THEY ARE SMALL COMPARED TO OTHER PARTS OF THE NATION.

WE ARE NOT FACING THE FIRES OF CALIFORNIA OR THE TORNADOES OF LOUISIANA AND FLORIDA. WE AREN'T LOOKING OVER OUR SHOULDER TO SEE WHAT DIRECTION THE TALIBAN IS COMING FROM.

SEPTEMBER 11, MAY IT BE MORE MINDFUL OF THOSE STILL HURTING FROM THAT TERRIBLE DAY IN OUR HISTORY.

PLEASE TOUCH THOSE HEARTS THAT ARE STILL ACHING FROM THEIR LOSSES. WE REFLECT ON HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO LIVE IN ABILENE. LET ME COUNT A FEW WAYS.

LESSED ARE THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS IN THE NEW BUILDING. WHAT A WONDERFUL ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN! THE CREATIVE MINDS AT THE NEXT PROGRAM AT ACU PARTNERING WITH TEXAS AND GEORGIA TECH.

THE SPORTSCENTER PRESENTING AN EXCITING PLACE TO PLAY AND HOLD TOURNAMENTS. THE INCREDIBLE (NAME) FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION. THE MARVELOUS NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS OPENING UP IN ABILENE, AS WELL AS POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, RESTAURANTS, AND CITY.

THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE THANKFUL FOR.

WE DO ASK THAT YOU HEAL THOSE SUFFERING FROM COVID AND CLEAN THE WORLD FROM THE VIRUS. KEEP OUR FRONT-LINE WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SAY. PARTICULARLY BLESSED OUR LONGTIME EMPLOYEES HONORED TODAY FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE. THEY ARE ACCLAIMED CITY AMBASSADORS. WE ARE APPRECIATIVE.

AMEN. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ALBUS. WE HAVE TWO VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US. IN FACT WE HAVE THE BOBCAT AND (INDISCERNIBLE) BRADEN. AND WE HAVE MS. PERSONALITY RIGHT HERE WHO (INDISCERNIBLE) [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY BECOME TIMID.

NOT THIS BOBCAT. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.

[CHATTER] >> WE ALSO HAVE SOME VERY

[PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

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SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS TODAY. SOME EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. SO MR. HANNA WILL BE JOINING ME AND WE WILL RECOGNIZE THESE INDIVIDUALS.

>> AFTER THE VIDEO.

[VIDEO] >> WAY BACK WHEN I WAS STILL IN COLLEGE I WAS WORKING AT KMART. I WAS HELPING OUT APPREHENDING SHOPLIFTERS AT KMART. A COUPLE OF THE OFFICERS CAME IN AND I GOT TO KNOW THEM. AND THEY SAID YOU SHOULD TRY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I GO TAKE THE TEST AND MADE IT THROUGH THE PROCESS. I MADE IT INTO ACADEMY CLASS XXXV. YES, I STARTED MY CAREER AT KMART AND I GET TO FINISH MY CAREER AT KMART! [LAUGHTER] WE ARE NOT THE TYPICAL POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU SEE ONYOUR NATIONAL NEWS.

WE ARE NOT THE GUYS WHO ARE JUST GOING OUT THERE AND THUMPING PEOPLE AND PUTTING CUPS ON PEOPLE AND DRAGGING THEM OFF TO JAIL. YOU KNOW, WE ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY DIVERSE IN HOW WE HANDLE SITUATIONS.

ARREST IS USUALLY NOT OUR FIRST OPTION OR OUR FIRST CHOICE.

THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK HERE REALLY PUT FORTH AN EFFORT INTO POLICING IN A MANNER THAT THEY WOULD WANT THEIR OWN FAMILIES POLICE BY. SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES ABILENE DIFFERENT. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES WORKING HERE FOR 30 YEARS BITTERSWEET NOW THAT YOU ARE COMING TO THE END. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF MY CAREER AND MY LIFE FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.

I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPRESS TO YOU MY APPRECIATION.

[APPLAUSE] >> ACTUALLY, WHEN MR. HANNA ASKED ME TO COME OVER, HE SAID HE NEEDED SOMEBODY WHO WOULD PUSH BACK AND CHALLENGE HIM. AND I'M THE GIRL FOR THAT!

[LAUGHTER] >> WE ARE A FAMILY.

AND I HOPE THE EMPLOYEES -- AND I REALLY STRIVE TO DO THAT -- TO PUT THEM FIRST. MY JOB IS NOT THE SAME EVERY DAY. IT'S WHATEVER PROBLEM OR EMERGENCY OR CITIZENS CALL THAT WE GET.

BUT I FINANCE, I HAVE HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE CONVENTION CENTER. THE NEW ZOO DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND THE LIBRARY.

EVERY JOB THAT I'VE HAD AND EVERY CHAIR THAT I HAVE SAT IN I'VE SAID THAT'S MY FAVORITE JOB.

SO GOING THROUGH FINANCE AND THEN GETTING ACROSS THE HALL TO CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, I HAVE HAD THE BEST JOBS.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAREER. I'VE HAD LOTS OF GREAT MENTORS AND CHEERLEADERS ON MY SIDE. BUT YEAH.

AND AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE 30 YEARS, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW? MY KIDS DURING THE SUMMERS -- THEY PLAYED HOT WHEELS WHEN I DID THE BUDGET. WHEN I DID THE ORIGINAL REMODEL WITH CITY HALL, I WAS PREGNANT WITH DIXON.

I WAS SO LUCKY TO HAVE A JOB WHERE WE REALLY AND TRULY LIVE BY THE CORE VALUES. WE TRULY ARE A FAMILY.

WE CARE ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES. YOU KNOW, WE ARE A SERVICE ORGANIZATION. BUT I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE GREAT BOSSES WHO HAVE BEEN FAMILY ORIENTED.

AND IF MY KIDS WERE SICK OR I NEEDED TO TAKE OFF, I NEVER HAD ANYBODY THAT HAS NOT BEEN VERY, VERY GRACIOUS IN LETTING ME TAKE THE TIME I NEED FOR MY FAMILY.

AFTER 30 YEARS, I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT WHERE I AM AT.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE HERE 30 YEARS AGO.

BUT I AM VERY GRATEFUL I AM. I JUST LOVE THE CITY AND I LOVE MY JOB.

[APPLAUSE] >> I JOKE ABOUT (INDISCERNIBLE). I MORE OF AN ADMINISTRATOR.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE ABOUT 300 EMPLOYEES. SO WE RUN A MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESS. WE DO ALL THE STUFF WE ALL DO IN A MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESS. THERE'S A LOT ABOUT BUDGET, PAYROLL, POLICY AND PROCEDURES. THOSE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE DO DAY IN DAY OUT. POLICE WORK IS SOMETHING I ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT. I WAS ACTUALLY A BANKER BEFORE I WAS A POLICE OFFICER. AT THAT YOUNG AGE, I THOUGHT

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LET ME SEE WHAT THIS IS LIKE. IF IT'S MEANT TO BE IT'S MEANT TO BE. THE CITY IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND I MET INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION. BOTH IN TERMS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

THE BEST PART OF ALL OF THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY.

ABILENE IS A GREAT PLACE. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE ALMOST 100 YEARS. IT'S UNIQUE.

THE SUPPORT OF OUR CITIZENS ARE OVERWHELMING.

I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER PLACE TO WORK THEN A CITY LIKE ABILENE. SO I'M NOT GOING TO GET TO 40, I'M PRETTY CONVINCED OF THAT. 35 IS ON THE TABLE.

IT'S WHAT LIFE HAS BROUGHT ME. BUT THIS IS BEEN A BLESSING OF A CAREER AND I HOPE TO DO IT FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS.

[APPLAUSE] >> BRAD? SO I MET BRAD WHEN I FIRST CAME TO ABILENE.

HE WAS WEARING SUNGLASSES. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S NOT A CRIME TO BE HOMELESS.

AND THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO DEAL WITH OUR HOMELESS POPULATION THAN JUST HAVING POLICE USE OF FORCE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. WHICH WASN'T ABILENE'S MO TO BEGIN WITH. IT SPARKED A DISCUSSION THAT TOOK PLACE WITH OTHER NONPROFITS.

BRAD WAS A PART OF THAT GROUP THAT WORKED TO FIND SOME SOLUTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT WERE SO EVOLVING AND WE ARE STILL USING. I MET BRAD AT THAT TIME AND I THOUGHT HE WAS A THOUGHTFUL AND CARING INDIVIDUAL.

AND THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH IN HIS CAREER -- WHERE WE WORK TOGETHER IN THE LAST SIX YEARS THAT I THOUGHT OTHERWISE.

I'VE BEEN HONORED TO WORK WITH YOU IN THE LAST SIX YEARS.

YOU HIT 30. YOU ALLUDED IN YOUR VIDEO THAT MAY BE 30 WAS A GOOD NUMBER FOR YOU.

BUT I HOPE YOU CONSIDER MAYBE THERE ARE OTHER THINGS IN ABILENE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU CAN DO AS WELL. SO DON'T RUN OFF TOO QUICKLY, OKAY? I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

>> BRAD AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER ALMOST OUR ENTIRE LIVES.

WE WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER. BY THE WAY, HE GREW SIX INCHES AFTER GRADUATION. THAT'S THE TRUTH NOW.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION! BUT ON BEHALF OF ABILENE CITY COUNCIL AND THIS COMMUNITY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

FOR YOUR DEDICATION. FOR YOUR SACRIFICE.

WE HAVE THE PLAQUE FROM THE COUNCIL COMMUNICATING UP OUR APPRECIATION. AND AN ENVELOPE WITH A LITTLE TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION AND A COIN FROM THE CITY MANAGER.

ANY WORDS, CLASSMATE? >> ABOUT THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS I'VE GOT 1/8 GRADER. SO I WILL BE AROUND A LITTLE WHILE. GET HER OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND INTO COLLEGE OF SOME KIND. YOU CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT FAMILY.

AND I WOULD BE SO UTTERLY REMISS IF I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY WIFE, WHO STOOD BESIDE ME THROUGH THICK AND THIN.

30 YEARS BRINGS A LOT OF GOOD TIMES.

IT BRINGS A COUPLE OF BAD TIMES.

SHE HAS BEEN THERE THROUGH ALL OF IT. APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] JANUARY SHE'S MISSING SCHOOL RIGHT NOW. SHE IS A TEACHER AT WILEY EAST

JUNIOR HIGH. >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE!

[APPLAUSE] >> CHIEF PERRY.

>> I GOT TO KNOW MIKE ON BACKPACKING TRIPS.

HE IS A HORSE. HE JUST DOESN'T STOP.

AND HE'S ALWAYS GOOD FOR ITS WAS LOWER IN HIS POCKET TO.

SO IF YOU ARE FEELING LOW AND YOU SAY MIKE, DO YOU HAVE ANY TWEEZERS? HE REACHES IN AND HE PULLS OUT THIS -- THERE'S THE KING SIZE BAG, RIGHT? HE'S GOT THE BIG ONE. SO HE'S EASY TO GIVE OUT THE TWISTERS AND I APPRECIATE THAT ON THE LAWN HIKES.

MIKE, I ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU. YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLE LEADER AND A GOOD MAN. I THINK YOU HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE AND I HOPE YOU CONTINUE

TO DO SO. >> AND MANY DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT HE IS A PRETTY ACCOMPLISHED ROUGH.

HE LOVES YOUTH FOOTBALL. AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU FOR JUST GOING BEYOND THE 8 TO 5 AND BEING YOURSELF IN THIS COMMUNITY. IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR YOUTH. YOU HAVE DONE THAT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THIS COMMUNITY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND ARE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

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ANY WORDS YOU HAVE FOR US TODAY?

>> SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR. OBVIOUSLY, FOR OUR LORD TAKING CARE OF ALL OF US -- MY FAMILY, MY WIFE.

MY WIFE IS HERE, LINDSAY. 30 YEARS OF POLICE WORK IS HARD ON SPOUSES. A LOT OF TIMES, SHE RAISED THE FAMILY BY HERSELF LIKE A SINGLE PARENT.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. 30 YEARS OF THIS CAREER, SHE'S BEEN PUTTING UP WITH ME FOR 33 YEARS! SO SHE PROBABLY NEEDS AN AWARD TO! [LAUGHTER] BUT I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY FOR A GREAT CAREER AND HOPE TO STAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

[APPLAUSE] >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MINDY

PATTERSON. >> SO I CAME TO ABILENE A LITTLE OVER SIX YEARS AGO. MINDY WAS THE FINANCIAL OFFICER. SHE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. SHE IS ALSO THE PERSON WHO GAVE A TOUR OF THE CITY ALONG WITH RODNEY KID.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRUCK ME IS IF ABILENE COULD HAVE PEOPLE LIKE RONNIE KIDD AND MINDY PATTERSON, THEN IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE. IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO WORK.

SO IT WAS REASSURING TO KNOW THAT WE HAD A GREAT TEAM IN PLACE ALREADY. OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, IT HAS JUST BEEN CONSTANTLY CONFIRMED. THE LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION -- YOU PUT IT ABOVE YOURSELF MANY TIMES.

SHE DID SAY, MR. HANNAH, YOU DON'T WANT ME AS AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I SAID WHY NOT? SHE SAID I'M GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU AND PUSH BACK.

I SAID THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT! I NEED SOMEONE TO TELL ME KNOW. AND SHE IS THE PERSON FOR THAT.

I'M A BETTER LEADER BECAUSE YOU WORK WITH ME.

WE WORKED BESIDE ONE ANOTHER. I THINK WE ARE A GREAT TEAM.

I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER DEPUTY.

I THANK YOU FOR SERVING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> AND MANY, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE FOR 30 YEARS.

AND THE WAY YOU TACKLE THINGS. ROBERT, I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM AT THE CITY. I THINK YOU AND ADMINISTRATION DO A GREAT JOB. YOU MAY BE OUT FRONT MORE THAN MINDY, BUT ALL OF US KNOW SHE IS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS EVERYTHING TOGETHER! SO THE CERTIFICATE WE HAVE FROM THE COUNCIL TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOU.

YOU ALSO HAVE AN ENVELOPE. AND THEN, A COIN FROM YOUR BOSS. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY. AND THE WAY YOU HAVE LED AS AN EXAMPLE FOR MANY OF US. THANK YOU, MINDY.

ANY WORDS? >> SURPRISINGLY YES.

[LAUGHTER] >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME 30 YEARS. I HAVE MY FAMILY HERE.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FAMILIES.

FAMILIES BY BLOOD, FAMILY THAT YOU CHOOSE AND FAMILY WHO CHOOSES YOU. I HAVE ALL OF THOSE HERE.

AND LINDA SMITH! [LAUGHTER] SO MY HUSBAND JASON.

THANK GOODNESS HE UNDERSTANDS THAT MY JOB IS NOT 8-5, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. I JOKE AND SAY MY KIDS WERE RAISED ON HOT WHEELS AND MY OFFICE FLOOR.

I WOULD CHALLENGE A LOT OF PEOPLE BACK IN THE DAY THAT MY KIDS KNEW MORE ABOUT THE BUDGET THAN ANYBODY ELSE! [LAUGHTER] AND THEN, MY POSSE IN THE BACK.

I'M THANKFUL THAT THEY ARE HERE.

I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO 50. PI WON'T BEAT BECKY (LAUGHING)! BUT I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT I GET TO WORK WITH A GREAT GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORS. AND THEN, MR. ROSS AND MR. HANNAH, WE MAKE A GREAT TEAM. INCORPORATED YOU FOR LETTING ME BE HERE. I'VE HAD A LOT OF GREAT

MENTORS. >> SHE HAS PROMISED ME 10 MORE YEARS, SIR! 10 MORE YEARS! [LAUGHTER]

[APPLAUSE] >> WE ARE GOING TO PULL ITEMS

[CONSENT AGENDA]

12 AND 13 OFF THE AGENDA. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THEY CONSIST OF ITEMS THREE THROUGH 14. WE WILL CONSIDER WITH ONE

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MOTION AND THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

UNLESS A COUNCILMEMBER OR CITIZEN REQUESTS A SEPARATE DISCUSSION. IS THERE A CITIZEN THAT WOULD LOVE TO DISCUSS ANY ITEM, THREE THROUGH 14, SEPARATELY?

>> YES, MAYOR WILLIAMS. NUMBER FOUR, FIVE, EIGHT, NINE,

AND 11. >> OKAY.

ANY CITIZEN WANT TO DISCUSS ANY ITEM SEPARATELY? SO I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION FROM COUNSEL ON ITEMS THREE THROUGH 14 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS FOUR, ITEMS FIVE, 11, 13, IS

THAT CORRECT? >> EIGHT, NINE, AND 12.

>> FOUR, FIVE, EIGHT, NINE, AND 11.

>> AND 12 AND 13 ARE PULLED. SO THEY ARE NOT BEING

CONSIDERED. >> ALL RIGHT! I HAVE THE MOTION FOR THE REST OF THOSE ITEMS.> SO MOVE.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BEARD.

A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ALBUS.

SO WE ARE READY TO VOTE. HOPE

[4. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Modifying and Extending the Declaration of Local Disaster (COVID-19) Issued August 12, 2021 (Robert Hanna)]

>> ITEM NUMBER FOUR. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MR.

SWART TO THE PODIUM. >> GOOD MORNING.

OF COURSE, THIS IS ALL ABOUT KEEPING YOUR NAME IN THE HAT WITH THE FEDS TO GET FUNDING FOR IF WE EVER END THIS PANDEMIC. AND OF COURSE, WE'VE HAD OUR HEALTH OFFICIALS COME UP HERE FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.

THE PROBLEM I CAN SEE A LOT IS THERE ARE TOO MANY DIFFERENT VACCINES ON THE MARKET, YOU KNOW? WHEN YOU GO TO GET A FLU SHOT, YOU GO TO YOUR PHARMACY OR YOUR DOCTOR. YOU USED TO EVEN GO TO THE CIVIC CENTER. AND YOU SAY I NEED A FLU SHOT.

AND THEY DON'T COME BACK AND ASK DO YOU WANT BRAN DAY? OR BRAND WHY? THAT'S ONE REASON I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HESITANT. BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT BRANDS ON THE MARKET. THERE ARE TWO OF THEM THAT YOU REQUIRE TWO SHOTS. AND NOW THEY COME BACK LATER AND SAY ONE IS ONLY EFFECTIVE AND YOU WILL NEED A BOOSTER.

ONE IS FOR SIX MONTHS AND YOU WILL NEED A BOOSTER.

AND THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, PEOPLE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION ONE SHOT AND YOU ARE DONE.

SO NOW THERE IS A DISCUSSION THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ONE.

LIKE DR. FAUCI SAID, THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE LIKE THE FLU.

LIKE I TOLD MY FRIEND, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GET ONE EVERY YEAR. AND HE SAID PEOPLE WILL GET TIRED OF THAT IF IT DOESN'T RESULT PRETTY SOON.

BACK IN THE 1918 FLU, THE PEOPLE FINALLY -- IT JUST WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN. SOME PEOPLE SAID IT WAS JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE TOLERATED THE SITUATION AND THEY GOT OVER IT.

I KNOW EVERYBODY THOUGHT THIS WAS DYING DOWN, YOU KNOW? WITH ALL THIS ACTIVITY. BUT NOW THIS NEW VERSION HAS COME OUT. LIKE I SAID, YOU MAY THINK IT'S FUNNY THAT WE HAVE THESE VARIATIONS COME OUT.

IF YOU ARE A CONSPIRATORS, YOU THINK SOMEBODY IN THE LAB IS MAKING THESE NEW VARIATIONS AND RELEASING THEM.

BECAUSE HOW COULD IT MUTATE SO QUICKLY AND NOW THERE IS ANOTHER ONE OUT CALLED M YOU OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.

AND MY FRIEND SAYS THEY ARE USING THE OMEGA SYSTEM TO NAME THEM. BUT THE PROBLEM I CAN SEE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HESITANT. I TOOK A FRIEND TO GO GET A JOHNSON AND JOHNSON INOCULATION UP IN ANNISTON.

BECAUSE THE LOCAL AREA WASN'T OFFERING THEM.

I CALL THAT MORNING AND I TALKED TO THE PERSON AND THEY SAID OH, NUMBER WE ARE JUST TAKING PEOPLE THAT ARE REGISTERED. WE ARE NOT TAKING WALK-INS.

EXPLAINED THE WHOLE SITUATION AND THEY SAID NO, YOU SHOULD GET THIS OTHER BRAND. THAT SCARED ME.

THE MADRONA BRAND -- MY FRIEND, HIS DAUGHTER IS A CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE. SHE GOT THE MADRONA AND SHE HAD A SEVERE REACTION. IT LOOKED LIKE A TUMOR FOR TWO WEEKS ON HER ARM. IT SCARED HER.

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IT FINALLY WENT AWAY AND SHE GOT HER SECOND SHOT.

SO THAT'S MY TWO CENT ON THE SITUATION WITH THE COVID DISASTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSEL.

>> WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND /OR COMMENTS? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER MCALLISTER.

AND A SECOND BY (NAME). READY TO VOTE.

[5. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Approving the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau FY 2022 Budget (Mike Rains)]

>> WE WILL GO INTO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

WE WILL HAVE A TWO MINUTE LIMIT ON THIS.

IN THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS TODAY.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS ABOUT THE BUDGET.

IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE BUDGET I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, IT'S ABOUT THE LANGUAGE IN THIS DOCUMENT.

I'M GOING TO TAKE OUT MY PHONE AND READ OVER SOME OF THIS LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THIS DOCUMENT.

I WAS WHAT THE CITIZENS WHO ARE WATCHING THIS -- IT SAYS -- THEY ARE GIVING SOME EXAMPLES AND THEIR DOCUMENTATION.

THEY SAY WEAKNESSES -- THEY SAY UNCOOPERATIVE HOTELS.

AND THEY MENTIONED AIRLIFT LIMITATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T SAY AIRLINE SERVICES IN THAT.

OVER HERE, IT'S GOT THREATS UNDER THE MAIN HEADER.

IN THEIR DOCUMENTATION. IT SAYS UNINFORMED YET VOCAL CITIZENS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE CALL THE FIRST AMENDMENT. SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY THEY WOULD PUT THAT IN THERE.AND THEN IT SAYS CLOSE MINDED PEOPLE. AND THEN YOU GO DOWN ON THIS DOCUMENT FURTHER, AND THEY'VE GOT SOME OTHER EXAMPLES.

AND THEY SAY WEAKNESSES. AGAIN, THEY USE AIR SERVICE IN THIS INSTEAD OF AIRLIFT. BUT THEN THEY GO DOWN HERE AND SAY THREATS AGAIN. AND THEY SAY CONVENTION CENTER FEE INCREASES. NOW, WHY WOULD YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR DOCUMENT WHEN YOU ARE CLEARLY IN SUPPORT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER? YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR DOCUMENT, THAT LOOKS BAD. DON'T PUT THAT IN THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU ARE CRITICIZING ONE OF THE PLACES THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO MARKET. AND THE LAST THING THEY PUT IN PART OF THE DOCUMENTATION -- IT SAYS HERE -- I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. I'LL SKIP THAT LAST ONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT IN THE DOCUMENTATION. IF THE CITIZENS WOULD LOOK THAT OVER. THANK YOU.

>> DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES COUNSEL HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS. ONE IS, I APPRECIATE WHEN SOMEONE IS DOING AN ANALYSIS, BEING HONEST ABOUT STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. THEY ARE LOOKING AT THIS AND SAYING IF THE PRICE WAS LOWER, MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE MORE PEOPLE. THAT IS AN HONEST ASSESSMENT.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO OFFSET COSTS.

SO THE CITIES HAVE INCREASED THE CHARGES RELATED TO THAT.

APPRECIATE BEING FORTHRIGHT AND HONEST IN SAYING THAT THIS IS A WEAKNESS THAT IS THERE. BUT WE MOVE PAST THAT.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY JUMPED OUT AT ME.WE WERE SECOND ONLY AS FAR AS NUMBER OF GROUPS TO LUBBOCK, WHICH IS TWICE OUR SIZE. THERE ARE CITIES OUR SIZE AND LARGER THAT HAVE HAD FEWER GROUPS HOSTED.

AND NOT EVEN CLOSE. SPEND PER DAY IS HIGH.

ALL OF THESE NUMBERS ARE VERY POSITIVE METRICS SHOWING HOW ACTIVE A CBD IS PROMOTING ABILENE.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT THEY DO.

I THINK WE GET A GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR WHAT AC BB DOES

WITH THE FUNDS. >> THANK YOU.

>> I'LL ECHO THAT. I THINK IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WEAKNESSES ARE OR THE THREATS ARE, YOU CAN'T STRATEGIZE ON METHODS TO ADDRESS THEM.

THE CVB DOES A LOT. EVERYTHING FROM YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS TO BEING THE CHIEF AGENT FOR PROMOTING TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN ABILENE. WE KNOW THT DRIVES A LOT OF AVENUE HERE. THIS WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE REPORT. I ENJOYED READING IT.

I ASK YOU A LOT OF QUESTIONS BY EMAIL AND YOU DID A GOOD JOB ANSWERING. I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> PRIOR TO COVID-19, TOURISM EXCEEDED $400 MILLION ANNUALLY.

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VERY SIGNIFICANT FACET EMPLOYING MEN AND WOMEN WHO BENEFITED FROM US AND THOSE EFFORTS.

VERY FEW AROUND THE STATE CAN SAY THEY HAVE SOMEONE IN THAT ROLE LIKE MS. LILES. AND PROFESSIONALISM AND NETWORKING REALLY BENEFITS THIS COMMUNITY.HANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND THE BOARD WHO VOLUNTEERS AND ASSIST YOU IN LEADING AND GUIDING SO'S

EFFORTS. >> I HAVE INTERACTED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT TEXAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU'S.

AND THEY ALL SAY HOW LUCKY WE ARE IN ABILENE.

TO HAVE NANCY LAOS AND HER TEAM PROMOTING OUR CITY.

SO THANK YOU. >> WELL SAID.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION.

>> A MOVE. >> HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. THE SAME FOR COUNCILMEMBER ALBUS.E ARE READY TO VOTE. ROLL-CALL VOTE]

[8. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the purchase of One 1-Ton Utility truck with crane for Fleet Maintenance from local vendor, Arrow Ford, through CB-2160 (Tim Cass)]

>> MOTION CARRIES. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO NUMBER NINE AND INVITE MR. SWART ONCE AGAIN TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> ITEM 8. >> NUMBER EIGHT! ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NUMBER EIGHT.

EVERYBODY THINKS THIS IS GREAT. BUT LIKE THEY SAY, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL. IF YOU READ THE DOCUMENTATION.

22 GRAND OVER BUDGET. OF COURSE, YOU CAN JUSTIFY SAYING WE ARE REPLACING AND A HALF TON SERVICE VEHICLE -- FLEET VEHICLE WITH A ONE TON. IF YOU WERE DOING A PERSONAL BUDGET, 22 GRAND WOULD BREAK A FAMILY.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO RAISE FEES.

SO AT 22 GRAND OVER, YOU DIVIDE BY 125,000 PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, AND THAT'S A QUICK ESTIMATE. HAT FIGURES $0.18 A PERSON.

SO WE BETTER LEAVE $0.18 OUT THERE IN THE COLLECTION PLATE BEFORE WE LEAVE TODAY. SO WE CAN MAKE UP THIS DIFFERENCE TO PAY FOR THIS FORD PICKUP.

I APPRECIATE YOU DOING IT WITH A LOCAL VENDOR.

BUT YOUR CENTRAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT YOU SEEM TO BUY VEHICLES FROM, THEY CAME IN AT 65 GRAND FOR THEIR ONE TON CHEVY OR GMC. I DIDN'T SEE WHICH ONE IT WAS.

PROBABLY A CHEVROLET PRODUCT. BUT TO SAY YOU ARE BUYING LOCAL, BUT THEN READING THE DETAILS, YOU ARE 22 GRAND OVER.

AND I WOULD SAY WHERE IS THIS COMING FROM? AND ULTIMATELY, IT'S COMING FROM THE CITIZENS OR THE TAXPAYERS OF ABILENE. THIS EXTRA 22 GRAND.

SURE YOU ARE PROBABLY GETTING A BETTER VEHICLE IN THE END, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE BUDGETED MORE IF YOU ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE SPECIFICATIONS FROM AND A HALF TON TO A ONE TON. APPRECIATE YOU SHOPPING LOCAL. I HAVEN'T HAD THAT MUCH LUCK WITH THAT DEALERSHIP. I ACTUALLY HAD TO SUE THEM OVER SERVICE ISSUES. I WON IN COURT.UT MORE POWER TO YOU THAT WE ARE BUYING LOCAL.

I JUST FEEL THE CITIZENS NEED TO KNOW WE ARE OVER BUDGET ON THIS ITEM. AND LIKE I SAID, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS. THANK YOU FOR ME COMMENTING

THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU.

WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL ESCROW ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM NUMBER? IF NOT, I WILL ACCEPT THE

MOTION. >> SO MOVE.> HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HER TO. AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MCALLISTER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[9. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the purchase of six 4WD Police Patrol Vehicle Tahoes through Caldwell Country Chevrolet (Tim Cass)]

>> NOW WE WILL MOVE TO NUMBER NINE.

AND ASKED MR. SWART TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, DAVID SWART.

IN YOUR DOCUMENTATION, THE SNOW EVENT OR BAD WEATHER EVENT IS HAVING YOU RETHINK YOUR PATROL TIE HOSE THAT YOU WANT

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FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE. OF COURSE, IF ANYONE AS OLD AS ME KNOWS THAT FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE'S TO CHEW UP MORE FUEL. AND ALSO, THESE ARE OVER BUDGET. CITIZENS OF ABILENE WATCHING THIS TODAY, THEY ARE OVER BUDGET.

SURE IT'S ONLY ABOUT 900 BUCKS. BUT STILL, IT'S OVER BUDGET.

GAIN, WHO PAYS THAT? IT'S THE CITIZENS OF ABILENE WHO WILL PAY THE OVER BUDGET ON THESE PATROL UNITS.

AND ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTATION, THEY WANT THESE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IMMEDIATELY.

SO THEY WANT US OUT OF THE 2021 BUDGET AND NOT THE 2022 BUDGET.

LIKE I SAID, THEIR JUSTIFICATION IS BECAUSE OF THE SNOW EVENT. IT SAYS THEY ARE REPLACING A CROWN VIC WITH IT. THAT MUST BE ONE OF THE LAST CROWN VIC'S IN EXISTENCE. I KNOW PREVIOUSLY, A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON THE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME YEARS AGO THEY HAD A CROWN VIC THAT WAS WRECKED. THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FASTEST CRIME VIC THEY EVER HAD COMPARED TO THE CAPRICES. SO I JUST WANT TO BRING THIS UP TO THE CITIZENS WATCHING THIS. THEY ARE OVER BUDGET.

THEY ARE JUSTIFYING IT BECAUSE THEY WANT FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE.

THERE REPLACING SOME OTHER USE TACOS.

BELIEVE ONE WAS A 2009. AND ONE WAS A 15 AND 12.

BUT A CROWN VIC? I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANY EXISTENCE LEFT OUT ON PATROL! THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU THE VERSATILITY OF THAT FOR PRODUCT WITH ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK ON THIS.

>> THANK YOU. WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I ACCEPT A MOTION TO SECOND.

>> SO MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CRAVER. A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. ANY DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[11. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action to Approve an Extended Term Street Use License with Abilene Convention Center Hotel Development Corporation (Michael Rice)]

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 11.

AND INVITE MR. SWART AGAIN TO PRESENT AND ASK QUESTIONS ON

THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU.

YOU ARE ASKING FOR PERMISSION BASICALLY OF YOURSELF.

YOU WANT TO PUT UP SOME COVERS ON THE SIDEWALKS ON SIX AND FIFTH. I ASSUME -- AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORD ASSUME MEANS -- BY THE HOTEL, I GUESS.

SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S KIND OF LIKE ASKING IF YOU HAVE A CITY CREDIT CARD AND YOU TALK YOURSELF INTO PAYING FOR YOUR OWN LUNCH. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.T'S PROBABLY ALL LEGAL THING.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE ASKING YOURSELF PERMISSION TO DO SOMETHING? THE PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT SEEMS AWKWARD THAT YOU WOULD DO THAT. THE ONLY REASON I COULD THINK OF IS IT'S SOME TYPE OF LEGAL REASON AND NOT THAT YOU CAN'T DO IT ON YOUR OWN BECAUSE YOU ARE THIS GOVERNMENT.

BUT IT'S A GOOD THING PROBABLY FOR THE HOTEL.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE COVERED AREAS TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE WEATHER WHEN IT'S RAINING OR IF WE HAVE ANOTHER SNOW EVENT. OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S A GOOD THING. AND IT JUST STRUCK ME ODD THAT YOU ARE ASKING YOURSELF PERMISSION TO DO SOMETHING.

I'M SURE IT'S A LEGAL RAMIFICATION WHY YOU HAVE TO DO THIS. AND IT'S NOT JUST TO DO IT TO DO IT. I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME PUT IN MY TWO CENTS ON THAT. I'M SURE IT WILL BENEFIT THE HOTEL AND GUESTS IMMENSELY WHENEVER IT DOES HAPPEN.THANK

YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OUT EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I WILL JUST MAKE A STATEMENT THAT THE HOTEL IS NOT OWNED BY THE CITY OF ABILENE. IT'S OWNED BY THE ABILENE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL CORPORATION.

THAT IS THE ENTITY THAT IS ASKING FOR THE STREET USE LICENSE. SO IT'S NOT THE CITY ASKING THE CITY. IT'S THIS INDEPENDENT ENTITY THAT OWNS THE HOTEL THAT IS ASKING FOR THE LICENSE.

>> IS THERE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HURT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[15. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Amending Chapter 22-2 Intoxicating Beverages Prohibited; Confiscation (Lesli Andrews)]

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>> NOW WE WILL MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER 15. I WILL ASK LESLIE ANDREWS, DIRECTOR OF PARKS. THAT'S NOT HER TITLE NOW.

IT IS --? >> DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND

RECREATION. >> IF I WOULD JUST READ MY SCRIPT, I WOULD BE OKAY, WOULDN'T I?

FORMERLY COMMUNITY SERVICES. >> YES.

BUT STILL OVER PARKS AND RECREATION.

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE ALCOHOL SALES IN ROSE PARK. WE DO HAVE A GROUP THAT IS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING A BASEBALL FIELD AT ROSE PARK.

PART OF THEIR PRESENTATION THEY WOULD LIKE US TO PRESENT.

BECAUSE THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW ALCOHOL, IT REQUIRES TWO READINGS. WHICH IS WHY AM HERE TODAY.

THEY WANT TO BRING SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT IN ROSE PARK.

ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF BEING ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS THEY WOULD LIKE THE ABILITY TO SERVE ALCOHOL AT THEIR EVENTS.

THEY ARE LOOKING AT BIG-LEAGUE FIELD.

2023 SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AWAY, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A SHORT TIME TO GET A FIELD OF THIS MAGNITUDE BUILT AND READY FOR PLAY BY MAY 18 OF 2023. THEY ARE PLANNING ON FUNDING ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BIG-LEAGUE FIELD.

THIS IS A AA CALIBER BASEBALL TEAM THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO BRING TO ABILENE. WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES, AA CALIBER BASEBALL LEAGUES AND TEAMS HAVE A LOT MORE SUCCESS IN BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. AND SO, BEING ABLE TO GET A TEAM LIKE THIS IN ABILENE WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR ABILENE.

FOR BRINGING PEOPLE TO ABILENE AND HELPING TO SUPPORT TOURISM.

HERE IS AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE PROPOSE UPGRADES THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO DO. IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ARTIFICIAL TURF FOR THE INFIELD. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OUTFIELD AND NEW FENCE. A NEW SCOREBOARD AND PICNIC AREA. AND THEY WILL BE ALLOWING FOOD.

THEY WANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD TRUCKS.

THERE WILL BE BLEACHERS, TERRACE SEATING, AND THERE WILL BE AN AREA TO SERVE BEER AND ALCOHOL.

WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS ALCOHOL.

ASSUMING THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVES ALCOHOL TODAY, WE WILL THEN GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS ON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHICH WILL GOVERN THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE.

AND THEN, INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT IN 2023, ONCE THEY ARE READY TO START PLAYING ON THE FIELD FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE FIELD AND ACCESS TO THE FIELD.

O IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HERE TO ANSWER THEM.

>> THANK YOU, MS. SANDERS. >> I KNOW I AS THIS LAST TIME, BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE BEER AND ALCOHOL SALES WILL BE ONLY AT THIS FACILITY, AND ONLY DURING THEIR EVENTS?

>> YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU.>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. S THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> THANK YOU COUNSEL. DAVID SWART ONCE AGAIN.

I INVESTIGATED THIS. AT FIRST, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A BASEBALL FIELD THERE (LAUGHING).

BUT IF YOU ARE A LIFELONG ABILENE RESIDENT, THE STREET DIDN'T GO THAT WAY. THERE WAS A HUGE PARKING LOT.

IT WENT AROUND THE STADIUM. ND WHEN IT CURVED BACK OUT, IT TURNED INTO BARREL FROM MOCKINGBIRD. THINK THERE IS PLENTY OF SUFFICIENT PARKING. IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION THEY SAID GAMES WOULD START AT 7:30.

AND (INDISCERNIBLE) WOULD BE SHUT DOWN BY SEVEN.

I DON'T SEE THE ISSUE. AND YOU SAID ONLY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE SERVED. I'M NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH AA.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY PLAY NINE INNINGS OR WHAT? IN MAJOR LEAGUE, THE SEVENTH INNING STRETCH IS BASICALLY THE LAST CALL FOR ALCOHOL. SO I'M SURE THEY WILL HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR. SO THAT WOULD EASE ANY CONCERNS I WOULD THINK OF ANYBODY TRYING TO OPPOSE THIS.

THAT THERE WILL BE A SHUT OFF AT A CERTAIN INNING, WHEN THEY HAVE THIS GAMES. SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO SERVE RIGHT UP UNTIL -- EVEN IF IT WENT INTO EXTRA INNINGS.

AND WHEN IT GETS INTO THAT TIME, THEY SHUT DOWN BEER AND WINE SALES JUST LIKE THE BIG LEAGUES.

I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM. PARKING -- THERE IS A PARKING LOT IMMEDIATELY -- I WOULD THINK THAT'S TO THE WEST.

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LIKE I SAID, PREVIOUSLY THAT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FOOTBALL STADIUM WHICH WE CALLED FAIR PARK STADIUM IN THE OLD DAYS. I THINK THEY CALL IT CURLY HAYES FIELD. I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE HAD PRAIRIE DOGS HERE TWICE AND THEY PLAYED AT THE UNIVERSITIES.

AND THERE WASN'T AN ISSUE ABOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT SERVING ALCOHOL ON THOSE CAMPUSES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY

COMMENT THIS MORNING. >> WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I DOES HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS AS LAST TIME.

SHOWING THE PARKING LOT WITH VENTURE COVE.

AND THEIR GENERAL HOURS AND BEFORE THE GAMES ARE ANTICIPATED TO START. BUT THEY ARE STILL OPEN FOR RESERVATIONS. AND THEY ACTIVELY USE RESERVATIONS IN THE EVENING. JUST BECAUSE THEY STOP SERVING ALCOHOL IN THE SEVENTH INNING DOESN'T MEAN PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO STAY UNTIL THE END OF THE NINTH INNING.

SO SOMEBODY COULD LEAVE RIGHT AFTER HAVING A DRINK.

I DON'T SEE THAT AS A GOOD COMBINATION.

PUTTING A PARKING LOT FOR THE BASEBALL FIELD WITH ALCOHOL.

AND TO SHARE WITH A VENUE THAT'S DESIGNED FOR KIDS.

SO THAT'S MY CONCERN. THANK YOU.

>> ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HURT. AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ALBUS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[16. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Developer Participation Agreement between the City of Abilene, Texas and PB 6950, LLC (Michael Rice)]

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 16. AND WE WILL ASK MICHAEL RICE TO

PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BEFORE YOU WAS A CONSIDERATION OF A DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ABILENE AND PB 6950 LICENSE LIMITED CORPORATION.

THIS CORPORATION IS DEVELOPING PROPERTY CALLED THE DENALI ADDITION, WHICH IS LOCATED EAST OF MEMORIAL DRIVE AND SOUTH OF ANGELI ROAD. THE DEVELOPERS REQUIRED TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBDIVISION SECTION OF THE ABILENE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AS WE CALLED THE LDC. THE DEVELOPER AND CITY BELIEVE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOTH THE ROAD AND THE OVERSIZE WASTEWATER LINES IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF BOTH PARTIES. THIS IS A PICTURE THAT SHOWS WHAT IS PROPOSED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THIS HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY AND HAS BEEN APPROVED.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR LEFT-HAND SIDE, MEMORIAL DRIVE.

THEY ARE PROPOSING TO WIDEN IT AND BUILD A FULL WITH MEMORIAL DRIVE TO MATCH WHAT IS EXISTENT JUST IMMEDIATELY NORTH.

THIS IS THE SECTION SHOWING THE SANITARY SEWER AS PROPOSED.

IT DOES INCLUDE SOME OVERSIZED LINES.

SO REALLY, BUT THIS IS ALL ABOUT IS ALLOWING THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD ONE LINE, OR ALL OF THE STREET AS OPPOSED TO DOING IT A PIECE AT A TIME AND GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO THIS AS LONG AS WE DON'T EXCEED 30 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE. WE ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE 100 PERCENT IN ANYTHING THAT IS OVERSIZE.

OUR STANDARD IS EIGHT INCHES ON OUR WASTEWATER LINES.NYTHING OVER THAT WOULD BE 100 PERCENT -- THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEEDCONTRACT AMOUNT IS $138,778.30. OUR FUNDING FOR THAT IS THE STREET SYSTEM MAINTENANCE. WE WOULD PAY FOR 80,000 APPROXIMATELY. IN APPROXIMATELY $58,000 .

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RICE PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING?

>> I JUST HAVE ONE. AS I WAS REREADING THE PACKET LAST NIGHT, IT CAME TO ME -- HOW LONG ARE THE FUNDS ENCUMBERED? IF THE DEVELOPER ENDS UP NOT DOING THE ADDITION WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLEYEARS OR SOMETHING, ARE THE FUNDS ENCUMBERED WHERE THEY CAN'T BE USED FOR ANYTHING ELSE? AND SET ASIDE? OR CAN THEY BE USED FOR OTHER THINGS?

>> IT IS NOT A PERMANENT ALLOCATION.

>> OKAY. SO WE ARE SAYING WE WILL ASSIST, BUT IT'S NOT SET ASIDE AND LOCKED IN PLACE?

>> NO, IT'S NOT. IT'S DEFINED .

>> I DIDN'T SEE A TIME LIMIT IN THERE.

IS THERE A TIME LIMIT? >> THERE IS NOT.

I WILL TELL YOU THE DEVELOPMENT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION TODAY.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. RICE.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I ACCEPT THE MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER CRAVER AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[17. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2021-20: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from Bel Air West LLC (Represented By Ronny Guerrero) to Change Zoning from General Commercial (GC) to a Residential Multi-Family (MF) District on the Eastern 240 Feet of a Site Occupied by Bel Air West Apartments at 5220 Hartford Street, on the Northeast Corner of Presidio and Hartford Streets in Western Abilene (Tim Littlejohn)]

>> WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 17. AND I WILL ASK TIM LITTLEJOHN

TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD MORNING.

TIM LITTLEJOHN. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY IS CASE Z 2021 ? 20. OWNER OF BELAIR APARTMENTS, AGENT RONNY GUERRERO. THE REQUEST TODAY IS THE REZONED FROM GC -- GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO MULTIFAMILY USE.

THE LOCATION IS 5220 HARTFORD STREET.

WE HAVE SENT OUT THE REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS AND HAVE RECEIVED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN A POSITION.

OUR PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THIS CASE. HERE IS A LOCATION MAP OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROPERTY IS SPLIT SOUND AT THE MOMENT. AND THIS REQUEST WILL CLEAN UP THAT PARTICULAR PARCEL TO MAKE IT ALL ONE ZONING CLASSIFICATION. HERE IS ANOTHER ZONING MAP.

AS YOU CAN SEE TO THE WEST, IT IS ZONED MULTIFAMILY NOW.

TO THE EAST, GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE USES AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW MULTIFAMILY. THIS PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED 72 TO 73 WHERE THIS USE WAS ALLOWED AT THAT TIME AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL. SO THIS ZONING REQUEST WILL CLEAN THAT PARCEL UP AND MAKE IT ALL CONFORMING ON ONE LOT.

HERE'S THE USES IN MULTI-FAMILY.

YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING USE IS MULTIFAMILY NOW.

HERE'S THE PROPERTY PHOTO FOR THIS AREA.

HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. HERE'S OUR REQUIRED NOTIFICATION. ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. OUR FINDINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL.

IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMEND ITS APPROVAL.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. LITTLEJOHN. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSEL? THANK YOU.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DISCOUNTS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION AND SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNSEL MEMBER A COUNSELOR AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BEARD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[18. Ordinance (Final Reading) TC-2021-02: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from Iris Abilene: Camp Barkeley (Represented by Overland Property Group) to Abandon the Public’s Right-of-Way Within the Following Street and Alley Segments in South Central Abilene: An Unimproved 55.62-Foot Width of South 10th Street (Formerly Church Street) Between Sycamore and Elm Streets; A 20-Foot-Wide Alley Projecting 150 Feet South from Said Unimproved Segment of South 10th Street, Midway and Parallel Between Sycamore and Elm Streets; And a 20-Foot-Wide Alley (Unimproved) Extending East-to-West for a Distance of 300 Feet Between Sycamore and Elm Streets, 140 Feet South from and Parallel to Right-of-Way for South 9th Street (Tim Littlejohn)]

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO 18. I WILL ASK TIM LITTLEJOHN TO

PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING IS A THOROUGH FOR CLOSURE CASE, 2021 -- TWO. THE OWNERS CAMP BERKELEY.

THE REQUEST TODAY IS TO ABANDON A 60 FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SOUTH 10TH STREET. FORMERLY CHURCH STREET BETWEEN SYCAMORE AND ELM STREET.S WELL AS THE 20 FOOT WIDE IMPROVED ALLEY PROJECTING 150 FEET SOUTH FROM SAID UNIMPROVED SEGMENT OF SOUTH 10. AS WELL AS A 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEY RUNNING EAST TO WEST, 300 FEET BETWEEN SYCAMORE AND ELM STREETS. THE REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT. WE HAD ZERO IN FAVOR AND FOUR OPPOSED. PLANNING AND ZONING HEARD THIS CASE, AND THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO YOU THIS MORNING.

HERE IS THE LOCATION MAP. AS SOME OF YOU ARE AWARE, THIS IS THE OLD TRAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

HERE'S THE ZONING MAP. PICTURES OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. NOTIFICATION AREA MAP.

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WE HAD ZERO IN FAVOR AND FOUR IN OPPOSITION.

THE DRC DID REVIEW THIS REQUEST.

AND IT IS SATISFACTORY WITH CONDITIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL AND SUBSEQUENT RECORDING SHOWING HOW THE STREETS WILL BE INTEGRATED.

NUMBER TWO, ON THE REQUIRED RE-PLAT, SUITABLE EASEMENTS MUST BE RESERVED FOR CONTINUED ACCESS TO ALL EXISTING UTILITY FACILITIES PLANNING TO REMAIN WITHIN THE STREETS AND ALLEYWAYS. NUMBER THREE, RELOCATE ANY AFFECTED FACILITIES NOT REMAINING IN PLACE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THE ABANDON STREET AND ALLEY WILL BE ACTIVATED.ND NUMBER FOUR, PROVIDE CITY STAFF WITH DOCUMENTATION OF EACH -- HAVING FACILITIES REMAINING IN THE STREETS AND ALLEY RIGHT AWAY. AND INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELOCATED OR SUITABLE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TIME OF THE RELOCATION AFFECTING.

>> THANK YOU, MR. LITTLEJOHN. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE MOVE FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BEARD. A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[19. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2021-21: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from Iris Abilene: Camp Barkeley (Represented By Overland Property Group) to Change Zoning from Residential Medium-Density (MD) to a Residential Multi-Family (MF) District, on Approximately 3.58 Acres of Land Occupied by a Building at 1101 South 9th Street (Formerly Travis Elementary School) Between Sycamore and Elm Streets in South Central Abilene (Tim Littlejohn)]

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 19. MR. LITTLEJOHN WILL PRESENT

THIS ITEM. >> UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS CASE Z E- 2021 ? 21. OWNER CAN'T BOOK BERKELEY DUH DUH CAMP BERKELEY. THE REQUEST IS TO ZONE THIS PROPERTY FROM MD TO MF. THE LOCATION IS 1101 S. NINTH.

AS THE PREVIOUS CASE, IS THE FORMER TRAVIS ELEMENTARY.

NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT FOR THIS CASE.

ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THIS CHANGE.

HERE IS YOUR LOCATION MAP. HERE IS YOUR ZONING MAP.

OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. HERE ARE THE PERMITTED USES IN PTHE MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT.

PICTURES OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

HERE IS OUR NOTIFICATION MAP. AS SHOWN, ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. STAFF FINDS THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF FUTURE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAP.

IT WAS REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.4 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. PLANNING AND ZONING ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THIS CHANGE.

WITH THAT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> QUESTIONS FROM MR. LITTLEJOHN? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS APRIL ENGSTROM.

I'M A DEVELOPER WITH THE PROPERTY GROUP. REACHED OUT TO YOU, MR. HANNAH AND MAYOR WILLIAMS QUITE A LOT THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

WE ARE AWARDED TAX CREDITS AND WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE. WE REALLY BELIEVE IN THIS

PROJECT. >> WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND THOSE OF US WHO KNOW THAT AREA, THIS IS A GREAT AND SIGNIFICANT INFUSION TO

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DEVELOPMENT. AND HOPEFULLY, THAT IS CONTAGIOUS. AND CAUSE OTHERS TO WANT TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HURT.

A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ALBUS.

WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[20. Ordinance (Final Reading) HOZ-2021-01: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from Dan Steven and Tracy A. Morgan McNeill to Apply a Historic (H) Overlay Zone onto the Underlying Residential Single-Family (RS-12) Zoning District at 702 Sayles Drive (Tim Littlejohn)]

>> ITEM NUMBER 20. WE WILL ASK TIM LITTLEJOHN TO

PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS HOC 2021 -- ONE.

THE OWNER TRACY MORGAN, MCNEIL AND STEVENS.

THE REQUEST IS THAT A HISTORIC OVERLAY DESIGNATION 2702 SALES DRIVE. NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT.

ONE WAS IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION.

THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THIS REQUEST. AS DID THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. HERE IS YOUR LOCATION MAP SHOWING 702 SALES. HERE'S YOUR ZONING MAP.

HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

MORE PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

OF COURSE, THE (NAME) BUILDING -- NOT THAT LONG AGO.

HERE'S YOUR NOTIFICATION MAP. ONE IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. STAFF REVIEWED THIS CASE.

WE HAVE FOUND IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAP.

THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT THIS BE APPROVED.

AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> QUESTIONS OF TIM PRIOR TO PUBLIC HEARING FROM COUNSEL? AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE.

A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CRAVER.

ANY DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[21. Ordinance (Final Reading) TC-2021-06: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a request From Barbara Robinson And Dylan Golden (Represented By Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Engineering Consultants) to Abandon the Public’s Right-of-Way Within a 20-Foot Wide Alley (a Dead End) Extending for a Distance of Approximately 100 Feet West from Right-of-Way For Melissa Lane and Situated 100 Feet South from and Parallel to Right-of-Way for Princess Lane In Western Abilene (Tim Littlejohn)]

>> MS. (NAME), YOU'VE DONE WELL TODAY!

>> LESS CASE TODAY IS TC E- 2021 ? 06.

OWNER BARBARA ROBSON AND DYLAN GOLDMAN.

AGENCE HIBBS AND TODD. THE REQUEST IS TO ABANDON A 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEY EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET WEST OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF MELISSA LANE.

NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT. ONE IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HEARD THIS CASE AND THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR YOU TODAY.

HERE IS THE LOCATION MAP. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ABANDONMENT IS A DEAD END ALLEY NOW. THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST. THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST.

IT WAS THE CASE Y'ALL HEARD LAST MONTH AND APPROVED.

AND THIS WILL GET RID OF THE DEAD END ALLEY THAT WILL NOT CONTINUE WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.

HERE IS YOUR ZONING MAP. PICTURES OF THE SUBJECT RIGHT OF WAY. THE ZONING MAP SHOWING ONE IN FAVOR AND NO OPPOSITION. WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO

ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS OF TIM PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING?

>> JUST TO CLARIFY -- THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE LEFT OR THE WEST -- THE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN WOULD NOT HAVE AN ALLEY

THERE? >> NO, SIR.

>> THIS WOULDN'T CONNECT ANYTHING?

>> NO SIR. >> PRINCESS WOULD CONNECT BUT

NOT THE ALLEYWAY? >> NUMBER.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS? AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST

THIS ITEM? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

DAVID TODD. Y'ALL WEREN'T EXPECTING TO SEE

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ME TODAY!

[LAUGHTER] >> WE ARE CLOSING THAT ALLEY.

LAST MONTH WE DID ZONE CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST.

ABANDONING THIS ALLEY ALLOWS THE DEVELOPER TO DO THE DEVELOPMENT AS PLANNED. SO WE ARE REPRESENTING THE TWO COMPONENTS. THE ALLEY CLOSURE.

AND WE SUBMITTED A FINAL PLAT FOR THE POSITION OF THAT ALLEY TUESDAY TO THE APARTMENTS. SO I WILL BE COMING UP TO PNC NEXT MONTH TO INCORPORATE THAT ALLEY.

SO WE AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BY THE COMMITTEE. OTHER THAN THAT, WOULD BE GLAD

TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. TODD? THANK YOU. WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNSEL, ANY ADDITIONAL COUNSEL W COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HURT AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BEARD. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ANY FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN ON SUBJECTS PRESENTED IN PUBLIC COMMENT.

IT WILL ONLY ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF.

IT WILL HAVE A TO LIMIT ON RESPONDENTS.

>> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN DAVID SUPPORT FOR THE RECORD. I WENT BACK DURING THE (INDISCERNIBLE) AND FOUND THE PART THAT I MISSED ABOUT THE CONVENTION AND BUSINESS BUREAU CRITICIZING -- THEY CRITICIZED DOWNTOWN LIGHTING, PARKING, BEAUTIFICATION AND DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE STILL HAVE IT, BUT WE USED TO HAVE THESE TWO TROLLEYS DOWNTOWN.

AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA TO BE ABLE TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND DOWNTOWN FROM PLACES. I BELIEVE IT WAS AT NO CHARGE.

I COULD BE WRONG. BUT YOU KNOW? THE LIGHTING? THERE ARE A FEW INTERSECTIONS THAT HAVE THE SIGNAL ARM THAT HAS THE LED FIXTURES ON IT.

SO REALLY THAT'S ON A EP. SO I WOULD SAY AS A CITY YOU WOULD HAVE TO RENEGOTIATE SOME OTHER TYPE OF LIGHTING.

OF THE CONVENTION BUREAU IS GOING TO CRITICIZE THE LIGHTING PROVIDED BY THAT. YOU WOULD SAVE THE ELECTRIC COMPANY TECHNICALLY. IT'S RETAIL PROVIDERS THAT YOU ACTUALLY PAY. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I FORGOT TO MENTION PREVIOUSLY. LIKE I SAID, IT'S ON A EP.

SO THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO RENEGOTIATE SOMETHING IF THEY WANTED TO HAVE BETTER LIGHTING. AND LIKE I SAID, TRANSPORTATION DOWNTOWN, IN GENERAL, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY MEAN UBER OR LIFT OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF BUS THAT'S DEDICATED.

THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANTED O ADD ON THERE.

I HOPE THEY DO DO SOMETHING WITH THE DOWNTOWN LIGHTING.

IF WE ARE GOING TO IMPROVE DOWNTOWN FOR TOURISM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC PERIOD.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

AS YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED 20 YEARS AGO, SEPTEMBER 11, I KNOW WE HAVE ACTIVITIES PLANNED THIS SATURDAY.

I THINK THE CHIEF IS STARTING AT NOON AT THE CONVENTION

CENTER, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES (INAUDIBLE).

SORRY. WE WILL SHOWING AND PARADE AT 10:30. THAT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY PUBLIC SERVICE AT NOON AT THE NORTH PLAZA OF THE

CONVENTION CENTER. >> THANK YOU.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. AND THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO REPRESENT AND PROTECT AND SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

IT IS NOW 9:4 1 AM. SESSION 551.071.

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A CONVERSATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY.

SECTION 551.073 FOUR (INDISCERNIBLE) ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS. SECTION 5514 PERSONNEL MATTERS.

SECTION 551.076 ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES.

>> IT IS NOW 10:40 8 AM.AND WE RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION.

NO VOTES OR ACTIONS WERE TAKEN IN EXECS OR SECTION.

WE NOW MOVE ON TO 23, FOR THE EVALUATION OF OUR CITY MANAGER.

AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE DID HAVE AN EVALUATION OF OUR CITY MANAGER. WE DISCUSSED HIS PERFORMANCE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT CONSIDERATION. AND PUT FORTH AN ADJUSTMENT AS WELL AS HIS SALARY. I GUESS I NEED A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL WITH REGARDS TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.

DO WE HAVE ONE? WE HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER MCALLISTER AND MEMBER LYNN BEARD.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 24. JESSICA CANTU.

AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN PUBLIC HEARINGS.

IS THERE ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HURT. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

>> AS OUR TRADITIONS IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WE MODIFY OUR MEETING TIMES -- OR MEETING DATES.

WE ARE GOING TO MEET AS WE DO EVERY YEAR, THE FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAYS IN THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER TO ACCOMMODATE THE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.

ADDITIONALLY, STARTING IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WE ARE GOING TO SUSPEND OUR EVENING MEETINGS DURING THE HOLIDAY MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME, WE WENT TO LOOK AND EVALUATE BETTER WAYS TO SERVE AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY WITH ACCESSIBILITY TO OUR MEETINGS.

AND WE WILL COME BACK WITH YOU THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER AND TALK ABOUT THINGS WE ARE GOING TO DO.

AND THEN, IN JANUARY, WE WILL TALK ABOUT AT THE MORNING

MEETING AND GOING FORWARD. >> I GUESS FOR CLARITY, BY SUSPENDING THE EVENING MEETINGS, YOU MEAN MORNING

MEETINGS? >> WE

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