[2. Service Awards: • Russell Antilley - 20 Years - Police Department • Aron Bryan - 20 Years - Police Department • David Cox - 20 Years - Police Department • Charles Richardson - 20 Years - Police Department • Erin Bennett - 20 Years - Police Department]

>> WE HAVE SOME SERVICE AWARDS AND VIDEOS, AND WE'LL MAKE THOSE PRESENTATIONS FOLLOWED BY A PROCLA

PROCLAMATION. >> MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. BEING AROUND.

MY FIRST 12 1/2 YEARS, I WAS ON PATROL.

WHEN YOU'RE ON PATROL, ESPECIALLY AROUND MIDNIGHT, YOU'RE NOT ALWAYS ON YOUR BEST. YOU FORGET THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD IN THE WORLD. WHEN I'M IN THE SCHOOL, THE KIDS ARE GREAT, THE KIDS ARE FUN. IT'S A MUCH MORE POSITIVE PLACE TO BE. A LOT OF KIDS DO HAVE PRECONCEIVE NOTION ON HOW THE POLICE ARE.

IT'S PROBABLY FROM A PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR FAMILY.

THEY MAY POLICE IN A NEGATIVE WAY BECAUSE THEIR ONLY INTERACTION, WITH THE POLICE COMING INTO THEIR HOUSE, TAKING MOM, DAD, UNCLE TO JAIL. THAT MAY LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN THEIR MOUTH. IN THE SCHOOL, THEY CAN INTERACT WITH ME IN A PERSONAL LEVEL. I COULD DO THINGS WITH THEM THAT YOU DON'T NORMALLY THINK A POLICE OFFICER COULD BE DOING.

FOR INSTANCE, I LIKE TO GO OUT TO THE TENNIS COURTS WITH THE CLASSES. WE'RE KIND IN THE SAME LEVEL AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN AND THE KIDS LIKE IT.

I GOT ONE KID IN PARTICULAR, HE LOVES PLAYING TENNIS AGAINST ME.

HE HAS YET TO BEAT ME. HE TALKS A LOT OF TRASH, BUT IT'S FUN. IT'S JUST LIKE ANYTHING.

>> I'M A DETECTIVE IN YOU'D VISION.

WE INVESTIGATE CRIMES INVOLVING CHILDREN, PRIMARILY JUVENILE SUSPECTS. WE ALSO HANDLE AN ARRAY OF OTHER TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS TO INCLUDE MISSING PEOPLE AND CHILD CUSTODY CASES. I LOVE WORKING WITH CHILDREN.

I FEEL LIKE WORKING WITH CHILDREN WAS A CALLING EARLY ON IN MY CAREER. I HAD TO HANDLE SOME CALLS THAT INVOLVED JUVENILE VICTIMS AND BECAME INTERESTED IN HOW TO BETTER INVESTIGATE THOSE. BEING A DETECTIVE IS A LOT OF FUN BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, NO TWO DAYS ARE ALIKE.

SOME OF THE CASES INVOLVE A LOT OF DNA OR FERRENSYNCS.

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I LIKE THAT I GET TO HELP PEOPLE.

ONCE THEY GET REDIRECTED THEY STRAIGHTEN UP THEIR LIVES AND HOPEFULLY DON'T GET IN TROUBLE AGAIN.

IT'S AWESOME WHEN YOU GET TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO A CHILD IN THAT MANNER. I ALSO GET TO HELP A LOT OF FAMILIES. THESE ARE A LOT OF TIMES DIFFICULT TO GO THROUGH. BEING ABLE TO HELP THE FAMILIES IS REWARDING AS WELL. I REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME HERE IN THE CITY. IT'S FORMED BY REALLY PAST.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE 20 YEARS HAVE WENT.

ENJOYED A LOT OF EXPERIENCES - I'VE GOTTEN DOING THIS JOB.

>> I HAVE SEVERAL OFFICERS WHO WORK FOR ME AND WE HIT THE STREETS EVERY MORNING AND ANSWER CALLS FOR SERVICE AND ENFORCE TRAFFIC. I'M HERE TO HELP THEM, IF THEY NEED SOME SORT OF GUIDANCE. I RESPOND TO SOME OF THE MAJOR CALLS. WHEN I WAS A KID, I CAN'T REMEMBER THINKING BACK, MAN, THESE COPS ARE AWESOME.

IT'S SUCH AN HONORABLE JOB. I WANTED TO DO THAT EVER SINCE I WAS LITTLE. EVERY SINGLE DAY IS DIFFERENT.

EVERYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I CAN'T STAY IN ONE PLACE.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY, COMMUNITY, I GET TO BE PART OF IT. OF COURSE, YOU GET TO HELP PEOPLE. YOU ALSO GET TO MAKE THE DECISIONS OF ENFORCING THE LAW. LATER ON, THEY COME UP TO YOU AND YOU GET THE THINGS, HEY, YOU HELP.

TAKE ME TO JAIL, SAVE MY LIFE. HEY, TAKING ME OFF TO REHAB.

I GOT OFF DRUGS. >> I HAVE A THING WITH FARM ANIMALS. I'VE BEEN CHASED BY ROOSTERS, TURKEY. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I WAS ON A CALL. IT WAS AN ALARM CALL.

NOBODY WAS HOME. WE ARE IN THE BACKYARD CHECKING THE AREA. WE SEE THE KID'S PLAY HOUSE.

IT MOVED. THIS BIG POT BELLY PIG COMES OUT. WE FIND OUT LATER IT'S A PET.

I COULD STILL TELL YOU, IT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PIG AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT THIS BIG BUT THAT DAY IT WAS THIS BIG.

>> I LOVE PATROL. THIS IS WHERE MY HEART IS.

THIS IS WHAT I ENJOY AND THIS IS WHAT KEEPS ME GOING EVERY SINGLE DAY. I LOVE BEING OUT HERE.

>> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING -- AIL OF THESE OFFICERS ARE THE SAME GRADUATING CLASSES IS THAT CORRECT.

WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE TOGETHER AS A GRADUATING CLASS, AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, IF THEY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR FAMILIES. LET'S GET RUSSEL, AARON, DAVID, CHARLIE AND ERIN IF THEY ARE PRESENT.

>> RUSSEL'S PLAQUE RIGHT HERE. >> COME ON IN.

>> IT'S NOT OFTEN WE GET TO RECOGNIZE FIVE OUTSTANDING OFFICERS AT ONE TIME. THE SAD THINGS, SOME OF THEM HAVE DECIDED TO DO OTHER THINGS IN THEIR CAREER.

THEY WILL BE SERVING THEIR COMMUNITY IN JUST OTHER WAYS.

WE HAVE A MAJORITY OF THEM STICKING AROUND.

THAT'S GOOD. I'M PROUD TO BE THE CITY MANAGER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LIKE ABILENE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S RECOGNIZED AS THE STATE OF TEXAS AS ONE OF THE PREMIERE INSTITUTIONS. IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF CITY COUNCIL. IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE CITY MANAGER. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEDICATION THEY BRING TO THE COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY. I WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM MY HEART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> 100 YEARS OF SERVICE IS BEFORE US.

I THINK YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. WE HAVE A CULTURE IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS OF OFFICERS, ABILENE HAS PERFORMED WELL. I THINK THIS AND THIS IS PROVEN.

THERE'S NOT A MID-SIZE COMMUNITY THAT HAS A POLICE FORCE LIKE WE DO. ON BEHALF OF YOUR COUNCIL AND

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THIS COMMUNITY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YOU HAVE PLAQUES FROM THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION THAT COMMUNICATE OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOU.

YOU HAVE A COIN FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND YOU HAVE ENVELOPE IN A MODERATE WAY THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU.

FOUR OF YOU HAVE MADE A GOOD DECISION TO STAY WITH US.

AARON, IS DEPARTING. WE WISH YOU GODSPEED AS YOU WORK IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF YOU JUST THINK ABOUT IN RECENT YEARS THE NEED OF SAFETY IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOU AND THAT ENDEAVOR. I WANT TO GIVE YOU EACH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY AND RECOGNIZE ANYONE WHO

YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE. >> I WANT SO SAY THANKS TO MY WIFE. SHE'S BEEN WITH ME SINCE BEFORE THIS BEGAN. I APPRECIATE HER SUPPORT VERY MUCH FOR THESE 20 YEARS AND THE COMMUNITY OF ABILENE.

IN THIS DAY AND AGE, A LOT OF PLACES DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT.

A LOT OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT LIKE WE FEEL WE DO HERE. THAT'S NICE.

>> WOULD YOU GET YOUR WIFE TO STAND UP.

>> SHE DOESN'T. >> ALL RIGHT.

WAS HAPPENING TODAY BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO BE IN THE LIMELIGHT. BUT I JUST -- THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND THIS IS AN AWESOME POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WORK FOR.

I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE 20 YEARS HAS GONE.

IT'S GONE BY QUICK. >> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THEIR, WHAT THEY SAID AND SAY THANKS FOR THE CITY IN BEING SUPPORTIVE. I ALSO HAVE MY FAMILY, MY WIFE AMANDA AND TWO KIDS, KERRY AND KELIGAN.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MY WIFE WHO STOOD BY ME FOR OVER 19 YEARS IN THE ENDEAVOR. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE GREATEST OF TIMES BUT SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN WITH ME.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY WIFE.

TO THE CITY, THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE I'D RATHER WORK.

>> I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY. I HAVE MY SONS, ANDREW AND ELY ARE HERE. MY PARENTS ARE HERE.

MY GOOD FRIEND TERESA, AND OVER AT THE DOOR I ALSO HAVE MY MOTHER-IN-LAW HERE. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, THE UNDERSTANDING WHENEVER THERE'S LATE NIGHTS, HAVING TO WORK LATE OR CALLOUTS.

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT ALL THESE YEARS WITHOUT JUGGLING IT MY HUSBAND, TOO, HE IS NOT HERE.

HE HAD A SUBPOENA THIS MORNING. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT. THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE AWARD. APPRECIATE THAT.

AGAIN, I ECHO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE 20 YEARS HAS GONE.

IT'S FLOWN BY. THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY GETTING UP HERE TOGETHER AS AN ACADEMY CLASS AND GETTING TO SHARE THIS MOMENT. I KNOW WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THIS AND I DEFINITELY ENJOYED MY TIME HERE, BEING ABLE TO SERVE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT I'VE DEALT WITH OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A BLESSING.

I'M GOING TO MISS IT BUT I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO MY NEW CAPACITY

AS WELL. >> AND TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. TIME FOR A PHOTO-OP.

>> AARON, WOULD YOUR FAMILY AT LEAST WAVE TO US?

[3. Proclamations: • National Mentoring Month]

THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION ON THIS MORNING. I'LL INVITE MS. TALLEN COB AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO JOIN US. SEE SHE HAS SOME BOARD MEMBERS

AND STAFF WITH HER. >> I THINK YOU SHOULD STAND.

AARON PULLED A DOUBLE. >> AARON, WOW.

>> AND SHE'S A MATCH, ALSO. >> YES.

>> PRAYED YEARS. NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH.

MEANTERS BUILD CHARACTER, BOOST CONFIDENCE AND INSPIRES YOUNG PEOPLE TO DO THEIR BEST. WHEREAS, THEY SERVE AS FRIENDS,

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ROLE MODELS, TEACHERS AND SOURCES ABILITY AND SOURCING DURING ABILITY TIME. AND NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH, THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORING AND TO ENCOURAGE MORE CITIZENS TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR YOUTH.

WHEREAS, AS A HOLLOW MENTORING MONTH, 2023, THANK YOUR MENTOR DAY, CELEBRATE JANUARY 26TH, THAT IS TODAY, 2023, AND ALL CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REACH OUT, TO THANK AND HONOR INDIVIDUALS, WHO ENCOURAGE THEM AND GUIDED THEM AND HAVE A LASTING POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR LIVES.

AS MAYOR, I PLACE MY SINCERE APPRECIATION, TO BE OF BIG SISTERS AND THEIR MENTORS FOR 45 YEARS OF IMPACTING THE LIVES OF THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY WHICH WE PROCLAIM THE CITY OF ABILENE, JANUARY 23, 2023, AS NATIONAL MENTOR MONTH.

AND ANYTHING YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMUNITY

TODAY. >> SURE.

FIRST OFF, THANK YOU MAYOR WILLIAMS TO DECLARE NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH TO RECOGNIZING BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS.

I THINK CITY COUNCIL, CRAVER SAID IT VERY WELL, HOW WE BELIEVE PEOPLE HAVE DIGNITY AND HOW WE CAN OFFER DIGNITY.

WHEN I LOOK AT THE YOUTH IN ABILENE AND EVERYBODY SITTING HERE, I THINK EVERYBODY HAS INHERENT WORTH AND VALUE.

NOT EVERYBODY HAS SOMEONE TELLING THEM THEY HAVE THE INHERENT WORTH AND VALUE. WITH ENCOURAGING THROUGH THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN YOUTH, IN MENTORING, YOU ARE TELLING SOMEBODY, THAT YOU ARE WORTHY AND YOU BELONG.

THE WORK THAT OUR TEAM DOES, WE HAVE THE MATCH SUPPORT SPECIALISTS HERE. THEY NURTURE THE MATCHES.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL WORK. AARON IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE ALSO OF DOING SO MUCH FOR HER COMMUNITY AND LIVING A LIFE OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO OTHERS.

SHE'S BEEN MATCHED WITH HER LITTLE JEANETTE FOR EIGHT YEARS.

SHE SHOWS UP EVERY SINGLE DAY IN SO MANY WAYS.

I HOPE YOU FEEL INSPIRED TO SHOW UP FOR OUR FUTURE, THEY ARE HERE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS WE MAKE.

THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION. REACH OUT TO US.

WE'RE ON CHESTNUT STREET ACROSS FROM THE ENTERPRISE BUILDING.

I HOPE TO SEE MENTORS COME TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN.

>> HOW MANY MATCHES WHO ARE WAITING FOR A BIG?

>> WE HAVE WELL OVER 50 CHILDREN IN OUR WAITING LIST RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING OFF ON RECRUITING IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BECAUSE THE LAST TIME WE WENT FROM TWO SCHOOLS ALONE, WE HAD OVER 105 CHILDREN APPLY FOR MENTORS, IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEED, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO WORK IN A PACE THAT WE CAN ALSO ACQUIRE THE VOLUNTEERS TO MEET THE NEEDS.

AT ANY GIVEN POINT, WE SIT OVER 100 IN OUR WAITING LIST.

>> WE HAVE A LUNCH PROGRAM, WHO ARE LIMITED TO THEIR TIME,

CORRECT? >> CORRECT.

COMMUNITY-BASED MATCHING AFTER SCHOOL OR WEEKEND DOESN'T FIT FOR EVERYONE. MOST FOLKS EAT LUNCH.

AND LUNCH HOURS, ARE ABOUT 25 MINUTES.

YOU COULD BE A LUNCH BUDDY. YOU COULD HAVE LURCH WITH A CHILD WEEK AFTER WEEK AND MAKE A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE THAT WAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL D

DO. >> POSITION US MORE.

>> GOOD TO KNOW THAT TRAVIS BUILDS CHARACTER.

>> WAS THERE A DOUBT? >> OR IS A CHARACTER.

ONE OF THOSE.

[CONSENT AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS]

>> WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, CONSISTING OF ITEMS 4-15. THESE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITH ONE MOTION AND THERE WILL BE NO SEVERED DISCUSSION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUEST A SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

DOES ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL WANT TO CONSIDER ANY ITEMS SEPARATELY. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THERE WON'T BE ANY VOTES OR FORMATS, SUBJECT PRESENTED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

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THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL ONLY ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT IDEAS TO THE CITY STAFF. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND THE CITY YOU RESIDE IN FOR THE RECORD.

WE WILL HAVE A THREE MINUTE LIMIT.

DO WE HAVE QUAZI READY? >> GOOD MORNING, DAVID FORD, RESIGNING IN ORIGINAL OLD TOWN WEST IN ABILENE HERE.

IN THE MILITARY YOU HEARD THE TERM OR BEEN AROUND THE MILITARY, SCUDLE BUTT WELL, THE LAST FEW DAYS, I HEARD SOME SCUDLE BUTT ABOUT THE BOAT COMPANY THAT STRANGELY, THE TAXPAYERS JUST LOANED THEM MONEY FOR A JOB RETENTION.

AND THEY SAY THERE'S BEEN LAYOFFS.

SO IF IT'S NOT TRUE, I THINK THAT DCOA SHOULD COME OUT AND SKWOUCH THAT, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING.

UNTIL THEN, YOU HEAR THIS AND THEN THE TAXPAYERS SAY, WE JUST GAINED SOME MONEY FOR JOB RETENTION.

AND YOU NOI, OUT THERE NEXT TO WHERE THE BOAT COMPANY IS, ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, THERE'S A COMPANY THAT SAYS, WE WILL SHIP SALADS ALL OVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY FROM ABILENE, TEXAS.

FORTUNATELY, THEY NEVER SEEM LIKE THEY GOT ANY MONEY FROM THE DCOA. THEY DID GET A STREET NAME OUT TO THEM SO WHEN THE CHIEF'S COMPANY CAME AROUND, THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE CHEESE COMPANY TO THE STREET, TO THE OTHER ONE.

IT WAS SO LONG, THEY COULDN'T PUT GREAT LAKES.

THEY COULDN'T PUT CHEESE ON THE SIGN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WILL DO EVENTUALLY.

MAYBE THEY WILL PUT CHEESE CIRCLE OR SOMETHING THERE.

ANYWAY, AND THE OTHER THING I NOTICED IN THE MEDIA, WE'VE HAD ANOTHER POLICE INCIDENT INVOLVED AN OFFICER.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S TEXAS CITIES THROUGHOUT THIS GREAT STATE OF OURS, THAT HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A CRITICAL INCIDENT BRIEFING IN THEIR RELEASE THE BODY CAM FOOTAGE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG AGO IT WAS, BUT COUNCIL, YOU PAID FOR NEW MOTOROLA VIDEOS IN THE TAHOES, BECAUSE THE COMPLAINT WAS THE BATTERIES WERE RUNNING OUT IN THE OLD BODY CAMS AND THEY COULDN'T CAPTURE FOOTAGE WELL, I'M SURE THE TAXPAYERS SAYING, WE ARE PAYING MONEY FOR THE EQUIPMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS JUSTIFY THE ACTION BY THE OFFICERS.

WHEN YOU HAVE A ONE-SIDED SITUATION AND YOU SAY, WELL, TAKE OUR WORD. BUT LIKE THE OLD SAYING IS, VIDEO DOESN'T LIE. YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A POLICE CAM VIDEO OR ANYTHING ELSE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A TV SERIES, A FEW YEARS AGO ABOUT TWO FBI AGENTS THAT WORKED IN FORENSICS AND ONE WAS NAMED FOX MOLDER AND HIS SAYING WAS, TRUST NO ONE, EVEN THOUGH HE PORTRAYED AN FBI AGENT IN THE SERIES.

AND IF WE START RELEASING SOME OF THESE FOOTAGE OF THESE BODY CAMS TO BACK UP THIS, IT WOULD BE GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >> DOROTHY CLAY?

>> GOOD MORNING.. GOOD MORNING HONORABLE COUNCIL, CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN ROLLING BY SO FAST. 2023 HAS STARTED WITH A BIG, BIG, BANG. WE CELEBRATED THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, WHO SPOKE OUT TO ALL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE CIVIL RIGHTS AFRICAN-AMERICANS.

IN THIS PAST WEEKEND, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CROSSED AMERICA CELEBRATED THE MARCH FOR LIFE. HITTING THE STREETS, CELEBRATING FOR THE BORN. MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF ABORTION-MINDED WOMEN, THEY CHOOSE LIFE AFTER THEY SEE THEIR UNBORN CHILD DURING AN ULTRASOUND.

SO THEY CAN CONNECT WITH COMMUNITIES WHO COULD SUPPORT AND CARE FOR THEM. THEY ARE FINDING PEOPLE WHO WILL WALK WITH THEM THROUGH THEIR PREGNANCY HELP THEM UNDERSTAND

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THEIR FULL RANGE OF OPTIONS AS WELL AS PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO FEEL FULLY EMPOWERED AND INFORMED.

WE WANT TO EMPOWER TO MAKE REAL CHOICES, THAT CHOOSING TO KEEP THEIR PREBORN AND BORNED BABIES. MANY ARE REALIZING THAT LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION AND GOD IS THE AUTHOR OF LIFE.

HE CREATED MEN AND WOMEN IN HIS IMAGE AND THEREFORE, ALL HUMAN LIFE DESERVES TO BE VALUED, RESPECTED AND PROTECTED.

ABORTION IS HUMAN LIFE AND IMPACTS THOSE AFFECTED BY ABORTION AND A HARMFUL, LONG LASTING AND OFTEN UNACKNOWLEDGE.

WOMEN OFTEN CHOOSE ABORTION AS REACTION TO A PERSONAL CRISIS OR LACK OF OPTIONS. PREGNANCY CENTERS OFFER RESOURCES, EDUCATION, SUPPORT FOR WOMEN TO HELP THEM CHOOSE LIFE. AND ABILENE, WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY, DAILY SERVING WOMEN WHO ARE IN CRISIS SITUATION.

AS A VOLUNTEER, I'M THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE HAD TO ASSIST SOME OF THESE PRECIOUS INDIVIDUALS.

THIS IS A VITAL RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY OFFER A VARIETY OF FREE SERVICES AND INCREDIBLE WEALTH OF SUPPORT AND MEDICAL CARE. SINCE THE POST ROE V. WADE DECISION IN ABILENE, TEXAS BECOMING A SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE UNBORN, THESE CENTERS ARE EVEN MORE ESSENTIAL THAN EVER.

THE FIGHT TO SAVE PRECIOUS PREBORN AND BORNED BABIES HAS BECOME EVEN GREATER. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS AND HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND THAT THIS WOULD BE YOUR BEST YEAR EVER. THANK YOU, AGAIN.

. >> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

ANYONE WANT TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS MORNING.

SEEING NO ONE. .

>> CYNTHIA ALVAREZ FOR THE RECORD.

I COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT TWO SPECIFIC THINGS ONE IS PIGGYBACKING, REGARDING THE BODY CAM FOOTAGES YOU GUYS DID GIVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO PROVIDE THOSE BODY CAMS AND SO AS A TAXPAYER MYSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU GUYS RELEASE THE BODY CAM FOOTAGE FOR THE PUBLIC WHO IS LISTENING. THERE'S NO LAW OR ORDINANCE THAT STATES YOU ALL CAN'T DO THAT TODAY SO, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY REQUEST THAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PUBLICLY REQUEST IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT TODAY, YOU AT LEAST COULD GET IT ON THE AGENDA. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OR BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, THE D.C.O.A. AND TIGA BOATS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE. ALMOST 100 EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN LAID OFF IN THE LAST TWO DAYS AND ARE OFFERED SEARCHANCE PACKAGES THEY ARE DUE ANYWAYS. YOU GUYS JUST GAVE THEM, TIGA BOATS, A LOT OF MONEY. MY IMPRESSION OF THE D.O.C. AVM TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES. I WAS IN CITY COUNCIL LAST OCTOBER, WHEN YOU AWARDED THE MONEY I HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO JUST HAD BABIES, WHO ARE 70 YEARS OLD WHO HAVE BEEN LAID OFF. THE OLDEST EMPLOYEE THAT TIGA BOATS HAD AT 71-YEAR-OLD WAS LAID OFF.

IF THAT DOESN'T PULL AT YOUR HEART STRINGS, YOU CAN'T HAVE A HEART. FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO PAY ALL THOSE YEARS, AND TAX DOLLARS ALLOCATED TO A BUSINESS, TO TURN AROUND AND LAY HIM OFF, IS A HORRIBLE REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF AB LEAP AND A HORRIBLE REPRESENTATION OF THE D. OVM IF THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE TAX DOLLARS, WE DON'T NEED A D.C.O.A. AGAIN, THERE'S NO ORDINANCE THAT'S REQUIRING POLICE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE BODY CAM FOOTAGE WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT SOMEONE COME UP WITH AN ORDINANCE. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, HAS ONE, I BELIEVE IT'S 72 HOURS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO REQUEST THEIR OPINION YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL THEM NO.

YOU COULD DO IT TODAY. >> STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE?

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>> SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

IN REGARDS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION

BY COUNCIL. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR WELDON HURT AND A SECOND BY MAYOR COUNCIL PRICE.

ANY DISCUSSION. >> MAYOR PROTEMP HURT?

>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER?

>> YES. >> COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD IS

ABSENT. >> DEPUTY PROTEMP ALBUS?

[16. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on approving an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 8, "Construction Regulations," Article V, "Advisory Boards," Division 2, "Board of Building Standards" of the Code of Ordinances. (Tim Littlejohn)]

>> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS.

>> YES. >> WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 16.

I'LL ASK LITTLE JOHN, DIRECTOR OF PLAN SERVICES TO PRESENT THIS

ITEM. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

>> UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, EYE TESTIMONY NUMBER 16.

IT'S AN AMENDMENT, BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS.

WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS AMENDING THE COMP POSITION OF THE BOARD TO BETTER REFLECT AN APPEAL PROCESS WITHIN THE BUILDING CODE. BASICALLY, WE'LL DO THE BUILDING CODE, AND ALSO ABLE TO HEAR THE APPEALS OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE ANG WAJ WITHIN THE ORDINANCE WILL AMEND IT SO WE'RE REPLACING THE BANKER AND SOCIAL, WITH MASTER PLANNER AND TO BETTER COVER THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> QUESTIONS, MS. LITTLE JOHN PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> WANT TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION AGAIN, PUBLICLY.

OUR FIRST MOTION ON THE FIRST READING WAS FOR CHANGING THE REQUIREMENT FOR, RETURNING YOUR DECISION FROM 6-5, AND THAT'S ALREADY BEEN REFLECTED ON WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY

>> QUESTION COMMENTS, COUNCIL, PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU, MS. LITTLE JOHN AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORTH TO GIVE

YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? >> SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS. >> MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER

PRICE. >> SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALBUS ANY DISCUSSION.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE? >> YES.

>> DEPARTMENT MAYOR PROALBUS? >> YES.

>> MAYOR PROTEMP HURT >> COUNCIL MEMBER MCALISTER IS

[17. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2023-01: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From New Dairy Texas, LLC, Represented by Borden Bluff, to Change the Zoning of Approximately 2.4 Acres Located at 309 South Pioneer Drive from Light Industrial (LI) to Planned Development District 178 (PDD-178) to Allow Multi-Family Residential Uses and Uses Permitted in the General Retail (GR) District, While Retaining the Right for Light Industrial (LI) Uses. (Tim Littlejohn)]

ABSENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CRAVER?

>> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS

>> YES. >> MOTION CARRIED.

>> AND THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, THIS MORNING, ZONING CASE, 2303-01. OWNER DAIRY TEXAS LLC.

AGENT IS JES DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, REQUEST FOR A REZONE FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT LOCATED IN 309 PIONEER DRIVE.

HERE'S THE LOCATION MAP. HERE'S THE CURRENT ZONING MAP WITHIN THE AREA. HERE'S PERMITTED USAUSAGE, AND HERE'S PERMITTED USAGE WITHIN THE G.R. DISTRICT.

USE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. >> NOTIFICATION MAP.

AND THE REQUEST WE'RE CONSIDERING IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ALLOW MULTI-FAMILY.

THE PROPONENT IS REQUESTING TO HAVE MULTI-FAMILY AS AGE RESTRICTED. IT'S GOING TO BE A 36 UNIT COMPLEX, AS YOU COULD SEE IN THE PLAN.

THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE IN SOUTH PIONEER WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

NO ALTERATIONS IN THE INTERIOR. JUST THE EXTERIOR TO REMODEL TO MULTI-FAMILY. THE EXCESSIVE STRUCTURES WILL BE REMOVED, WITH THE NEW STRUCTURE HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE TO BE BUILT NEW. THE REQUEST FOR YOU, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

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