1 >>> WELL, GOOD MORNING. [00:00:01] 2 I'LL CALL THIS ABILENE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. [CALL TO ORDER] 3 WE DO HAVE TWO VERY SPECIAL GUESTS THAT WE'RE INTRODUCING IN A BIT. 4 BEFORE WE DO THAT, MAYOR PRO-TEM KYLE MCALISTER THIS MORNING. 5 >> MR. MCALISTER: DID YOU REMEMBER TODAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY? 6 I SAID GUYS. 7 DID YOU REMEMBER? 8 LET'S PRAY. 9 DEAR FATHER, WE'RE SO THANKFUL TO BE HERE THIS MORNING. 10 WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS EVERY SINGLE DAY. 11 WE THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT COMMUNITY WE LIVE IN. 12 WONDERFUL PEOPLE MAKE UP A FANTASTIC PLACE TO LIVE. 13 WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT WORK ALL THE TIME TO PROTECT US. 14 OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR MILITARY, OUR CREWS THAT KEEP THE CITY RUNNING. 15 WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. 16 GOD, THIS MORNING, WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DISCUSS AND I PRAY THAT YOU'LL GIVE 17 US THE WISDOM TO MAKE THE GOOD DECISIONS FOR THE CITY. 18 WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH OUR FAMILIES, KEEP THEM SAFE. 19 THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR BLESS SKWGZ WE PRAY FOR -- BLESSINGS AND WE PRAY 20 FOR RAIN. 21 IN CHRIST WE PRAY, AMEN. 22 >> I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT WHAT TODAY IS. 23 COUNCIL MEMBER ALBUS HAS A GOOD REMINDER. 24 WE APPRECIATE THAT. 25 [LAUGHS] WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS THIS MORNING. 26 WE HAVE WITH US -- AND HE IS A -- GOES TO MARTICE LEMENTRY. 27 HE IS A -- ELEMENTARY. 28 HE IS A KINDERGARTNER AND THEN WE HAVE A MORE SEASONED PLEDGER WITH US, A 29 FOURTH GRADER. 30 AND HIS MOTHER, ERIKA, IS HERE. 31 I THINK SHE IS PRETTY PROUD. 32 AND DEBORAH STUART IS HERE. 33 THIS IS YOUR SECOND YEAR, DEBORAH? 34 FROM ODESA? 35 >> YES. 36 >> THIRD. 37 OH, SHE IS SEASONED ALSO. 38 THEY'LL DO THE PLEDGE FOR US THIS MORNING. 39 TURN AROUND, GENTLEMEN. 40 AND DO THE PLEDGES FOR US. 41 >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 42 AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, 43 WITH LIBERTY AND WITH JUSTICE FOR ALL. 44 >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. 45 >> LET'S GET A PICTURE. 46 YOU DID A GREAT JOB. [PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS] 47 WE DO HAVE A COUPLE SERVICE AWARDS. 48 I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD IF YOU'LL JOIN ME WITH THOSE TWO SERVICE AWARDS. 49 >> MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JOIN YOU FOR THIS. 50 LET'S GET BRIAN TRAIL UP HERE. 51 ALL RIGHT. 52 MR. TRAIL, FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. 53 BRIAN JOINED THE CITY OF ABILENE IN FEBRUARY OF 1994 AS A PUBLIC SAFETY 54 DISPATCHER. 55 OCTOBER OF 1998 HE BEGAN THE POLICE ACADEMY WITH CLASS 39. 56 AND UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE ACADEMY, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PATROL 57 DIVISION FOR HIS FIRST TWO YEARS. 58 IN 2001, HE TRANSFERRED TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. 59 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS AND WORKING AGAINST CHILDREN'S CASES. 60 IN JUNE 2009 -- 2008, BRIAN TRANSFERRED TO TRAFFIC DIVISION AND WAS ASSIGNED 61 TO THE MOTOR UNITS IN SEPTEMBER 2010. 62 AND TODAY WE CONGRATULATE BRIAN FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF 63 ABILENE. 64 I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR BRIAN. 65 WHICH IS MORE DIFFICULT? 66 BEING A POLICE OFFICER OR DISPATCHER? 67 [LAUGHS] WE THANK YOU. 68 WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 69 [APPLAUSE] . 70 >> WE WANT TO JOIN IN WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE [00:05:12] 71 TO THIS COMMUNITY. 72 I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO RECOGNIZE ANYONE. 73 >> (OFF MIC). 74 >> LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. 75 [APPLAUSE] WE ALSO NOTICE THAT THERE IS A COIN FOR CITY MANAGER. 76 AN ENVELOPE THAT JUST COMMUNICATES IN A SMALL WAY OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOU. 77 [APPLAUSE] . 78 >>> ALL RIGHT. 79 TWYLIA WALDON. 80 THERE SHE IS. 81 HOW ARE YOU? 82 >> I'M FINE, THANKS. 83 >> TWYLIA WALDON'S 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. 84 TWYLIA WALDON WAS HIRED FEBRUARY 14 OF 1989 AS A DATA ENTRY OPERATOR. 85 SINCE MOST PAYMENTS CAME THROUGH THE MAIL, THIS WAS A BUSY POSITION. 86 IN 1994, HE WAS GIVEN -- SHE WAS PROMOTED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REP 1 WHERE SHE 87 MANAGED WORK ORDERS. 88 THEN SHE WAS PROMOTED TO SERVICE REP 2 AND 3. 89 TWYLIA WALDON IS AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE WORKER AND HAS AN IMPRESSIVE 90 ABILITY TO ASSIST CUSTOMERS ABOUT WATER USAGE. 91 SHE RECEIVED THE CITY MANAGER'S COIN FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE. 92 HER PASSION IS EVIDENT EVERY DAY AND THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE WELL SERVED 93 BY HER PRESENCE IN THE ORGANIZATION. 94 TODAY WE CONGRATULATE TWYLIA WALDON TO 30 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF 95 ABILENE. 96 I CAN ATTEST. 97 I REGULAR RECEIVE PHONE CALLS ABOUT YOU AND THEY'RE NOT NEGATIVE. 98 THEY'RE ALL POSITIVE. 99 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 100 >> ALSO, I'M GOING TO ASK -- ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR 101 CITIZENS, THANK YOU. 102 A COUPLE THINGS, WE GO WAY BACK AND WORKED TOGETHER AT A FORMER EMPLOYER OVER 30 103 YEARS AGO. 104 SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW, SHE IS ALSO A LOTTO WINNER. 105 [LAUGHS] YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANYONE? 106 >> MY HUSBAND AND MY MOM AND MY DAD. 107 HE IS NOT HERE BUT THEY HELPED ME WITH EVERYTHING. 108 AND ALSO MY BOSSES PRISCILLA AND RODNEY. 109 I LOVE WORKING FOR THE CITY. 110 >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 111 AND AGAIN, A COIN, ANOTHER COIN FOR CITY MANAGER. 112 AND AN ENVELOPE OF OUR APPRECIATION. 113 [APPLAUSE] . 114 >>> MAYOR, WITH YOUR PERMISSION I'D LIKE TO INVITE JAMES, OUR TRAFFICER 115 MANAGER TO TALK ABOUT THE AWARD THE CITY RECEIVED. 116 >> THANK YOU. 117 MR. MAYOR, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF ABILENE WITH THE ITS TEXAS 118 AWARD. 119 WE WERE SUBMITTED BY OUR CONSULTANT FOR OUR TRAFFIC SERVICES PROJECT FOR 120 IMPROVING OUR TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM SIGNIFICANTLY OVER WHAT IT WAS 121 PREVIOUSLY. 122 IF YOU WOULD, I'D READ IT TO YOU. 123 THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SOCIETY OF TEXAS HONORS THE CITY OF 124 ABILENE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ITS PROGRAM AND UPGRADE PROJECT WHEREBY 125 THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING NEW EQUIPMENT AT 73 TRAFFIC SIGNALS THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE 126 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF 26 LOCATIONS 127 DOWNTOWN CURRENTLY RUNNING LEGACY ELECTROMECHANICAL TIMERS. 128 WE'RE PRESENTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MEMBERSHIP AT THE NOVEMBER 9, 2018 129 MEETING. 130 WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TOWARDS REMOVING TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS DESIGNED IN THE 131 1960S AND IMPLEMENT IT WITH MODERN 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY. 132 SEVERAL OF MY CREW HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THIS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS. 133 MIKE MATTHEWS IS KEY IN TRYING TO POINT OUT TO SPECIFIC THINGZ TO ME 134 THAT -- THINGS TO ME THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED SUCH AS THE ELECTROMECHANICAL [CONSENT AGENDA] 135 CONTROLLERS DOWNTOWN. 136 THE MIDDLE GROUND BOXES PEOPLE WALK ACROSS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE [00:10:04] 137 ELECTRIFIED CONSIDERING THEY'RE CARRYING THE WIRES THAT RUN THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL 138 SYSTEM. 139 IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE MOVING FORWARD AND BEING ABLE TO BE PRO-ACTIVE 140 AND REACTIVE AND THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO MONITO IT REMOTELY SO IF SOMETHING 141 HAPPENS, WE'RE ABLE TO PROACTIVELY WORK TOWARDS GETTING IT REPAIRED INSTEAD 142 OF WAITING FOR THE PUBLIC OR OUR POLICE FORCE TO IDENTIFY IT AND NOTIFY US. 143 >> ON BEHALF OF THE COUNSEL AND YOUR STAFF, AND THAT'S A GREAT SHIRT YOU HAVE ON 144 BY THE WAY. 145 >> THANK YOU, SIR. 146 [APPLAUSE] NOW I MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 3 THROUGH 21. [5.  Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on the purchase of three Police Patrol Vehicles from Caldwell Country Chevrolet through Buyboard Cooperative (Chris Taylor)] 147 WE WILL PULL AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15. 148 ALL ITEMS ARE LISTED ON TO THE AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED WITH ONE MOTION. 149 AND THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS A COUNSEL MEMBER OR CITIZEN 150 REQUESTS SEVERATE DISCUSSION. 151 ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANT TO PULL AN ITEM OUT FOR SPECIFIC CONSIDERATION? 152 >> . 153 >> 11, 12, 13. 154 >> DOES ANY CITIZEN WANT TO PULL AN AGENDA ITEM OUT? 155 >> 11 AND 12, MAYOR. 156 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: MR. SWARTZ. 157 I'LL SUBMIT A CARD FOR 11 AND 12. 158 I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEMS 11, 12, 13, AND THE 159 PULLED ITEM 15. 160 MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURT AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALBUS. 161 ANY DISCUSSION? 162 WE'RE READY TO VOTE. 163 >> MAYOR PRO-TEM MCALISTER. 164 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES SHAP YES. 165 >> MS. ALBUS: YES. 166 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 167 >> MOTION CARRIES. 168 >> ON 11 AND 12, THE COMBINED UNITS, I WANT TO CLARIFY -- I SENT IN A 169 QUESTION AND I'VE SEEN A FEW PEOPLE PONDERING THIS QUESTION ON FACEBOOK AS 170 WELL. 171 ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 172 THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER, WILL THAT TRIGGER A REQUIREMENT FOR A 173 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN ORDER FOR US TO INSTALL THE TOWER? 174 I WAS READING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND IT SAYS THAT THE CONDITIONAL USE 175 PERMIT IS NOT REQUIRED IF IT DOESN'T EXCEED THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT FOR A ZONING 176 DISTRICT. 177 I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING WHAT THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS IN GENERAL 178 COMMERCIAL. 179 >> WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PNZ PROCESS WITH THIS. 180 I'D HAVE TO ASK ZACK OR MIKE ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THAT. 181 WE'RE TAKING IT THROUGH THAT, YES, SIR. 182 IT WILL GO THROUGH AS WELL AS THE AIRPORT ZONING AND REVIEW. 183 >> THE INTENT OF HAVING COUNSEL ORDER THIS NOW AND CONSTRUCTION WON'T TAKE 184 PLACE UNTIL PROPER PERMITS. 185 >> OKAY. 186 LIKE I SAID, I HAD THE QUESTION AND I SAW THERE WERE OTHERS IN THE PUBLIC 187 ASKING SIMILAR QUESTIONS. 188 >>> ITEM NUMBER 11. 189 THE DISCUSSION? 190 I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION. 191 I THINK YOU SAID 12. 192 >> 11 AND 12. 193 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: SORRY. 194 GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. [9.  Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on approving the Application/Permit to Drill and/or Operate an Oil and/or Gas well – Lakewood Operating, Ltd.: “Denson #1” Permit No. 845811, located at 3617 E. Industrial Blvd. (Greg McCaffery)] 195 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. 196 THE REASON I'M INTERESTED IN 11 AND 12, THE (INAUDIBLE) IS IN CHARGE OF THE 197 TRANSPORTATION DIVISION, I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS UNDER THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OR [00:15:06] 198 WHAT AND I WAS JUST WANTING TO KNOW A BACKGROUND. 199 THE CONCERN ABOUT THE TOWER IS I JUST REVIEWED SOME OF THE SPECIFICATIONS AND 200 THERE IS NO SPECIFICATIONS ABOUT ANY ELECTRICAL. 201 AND THAT -- IT IS GOING TO BE 150 FEET AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE SIMILAR TO THE 202 WATER TOWERS AROUND TOWN. 203 SO I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WILL BE LIGHTING ON THAT. 204 IF YOU CAN COMPARE THE OLD CITY POLICE TOWER OUT BACK, IT'S THE OLD STYLE. 205 IT'S RED AND WHITE. 206 BUT I'M GUESSING IT'S ABOUT 100 BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY THING IN RADIO 207 COMMUNICATIONS I'M NOT GOOD AT, IS TOWER HEIGHT JUDGING. 208 I DID GO OUT TO KIRBY AND LOOK AT THE LINK TOWER AND I'M THINKING IT'S 180 BUT 209 IT IS RED AND WHITE AND THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE OF ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT 210 AND ALSO ABILENE REGIONAL HOSPITAL. 211 BUT IT'S ALSO -- ALSO SAYS IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING IN THERE ABOUT ADDITIONAL 212 ANTENNA WORK AND OF COURSE WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING UP A TOWER, THAT WOULD BE THE 213 BEST TIME TO PUT ANY ADDITIONAL ANTENNAS UP FOR THE 800 SYSTEM OR SUCH. 214 IT DOES SAY A WAVE GUIDE LADDER BUT IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANY 215 ELECTRICAL. 216 MODERN DAY TOWERS, MOST HAVE STROBES ON THEM AND THEY STROBE 24 HOURS OR 217 SOMETIMES ON CELL TOWERS THEY GO TO A RED AT NIGHT AND THEY TURN TO RED AND 218 TURN OFF THE SCROLLS. 219 THAT'S MY MAIN CONCERN, IT'S 150 FOOT AND THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR ANY 220 ADDITIONAL ANTENNA WORK IF YOU'RE PUTTING UP A TOWER THAT WOULD BE THE GOOD TIME 221 TO PUT UP YOUR ANTENNAS OR ANY OTHER SYSTEMS OTHER THAN -- THE TWO MICROWAVE 222 LINK ANTENNAS ON THE NEXT ITEM. 223 THAT'S MY MAIN CONCERN. 224 LIKE I SAID, IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE OLD POLICE RADIO TOWER OUT BACK EXCEPT 225 IT WON'T BE PAINTED OBVIOUSLY. 226 THAT'S THE ONLY CONCERNS I HAVE ON THAT. 227 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL. 228 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: IS THERE CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? 229 >> YES, SIR. 230 IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, JERRY, THIS DOES HAVE OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ON IT 231 ABOUT 40 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE TOWER. 232 IS THAT CORRECT? 233 ON THE NEW TOWER. 234 THIS IS JERRY WITH COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. 235 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: MORNING, JERRY. 236 >> MORNING. 237 FA A'S LIMIT IS 200 FOOT. [10.  Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on amending Street Maintenance Fee Trip Factor Indexes (Greg McCaffery)] 238 ANYTHING BELOW IS NOT NEEDED TO BE LIGHTED UNLESS IT MEETS CERTAIN STANDARDS 239 JUST TO THE AIRPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 240 THAT'S PART OF THE -- BEFORE THE TOWER GETS BUILT, ALL THAT WILL GET LOOKED AT. 241 ALL THE PRELIMINARY DEALS IS IT'S NOT GOING TO REQUIRE ANY LIGHTING SO THERE WON'T 242 BE ELECTRICITY GOING TO THE TOWER. 243 AND IT'S GALVANIZED SO IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE PAINTED. 244 >> IT'S FAIR TO SAY WE'LL COMPLY WITH THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW. 245 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANY QUESTIONS ON 11 OR 12? 246 >> MOVE TO APPROVE. 247 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANY QUESTION ON 12? 248 >> ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE OKAY ON 12. 249 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MICROWAVE LINK SYSTEM GOING FROM THE NEW POLICE STATION 250 WHICH WILL BE ATTACHED TO THIS TOWER. 251 THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS IT LISTED ON THE QUOTE, THERE IS TWO ANTENNAS. 252 SO IN THE OLD DAYS, WE WOULD USE AN AIR MAP AND WE WOULD DRAW A LINE FROM LAKE KIRBY 253 UP TO ABOUT THIRD AND OAK WHERE THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS. 254 THEN YOU'D DRAW ANOTHER LINE OVER FROM LAKE KIRBY OVER TO THE -- ABOUT FIRST AND 255 FINEAR. 256 THEN YOU'D SOMETHING SIMPLE AS A PROTRACTER AND GET THE ANGLE BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE 257 TO PUT NEW ADDITIONAL ANTENNAS OUT AT THE TOWER SIDE AT LAKE KIRBY OR 258 YOU'LL HAVE TO MOVE THOSE OVER SO MANY DEGREES OVER TO CAPTURE THIS NEW 259 MICROWAVE SIGNAL. 260 OF COURSE IN THE OLD DAYS, WE DEALT WITH AIR MAPS AND STUFF NOW. 261 I'M SURE NOW THERE IS PHONE APPS AND GPS AND STUFF TO DO IT THAT WAY. 262 ON THAT TOWER -- ON THE MICROWAVE SYSTEM QUOTE IT DOESN'T SAY IF THERE IS 263 GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL ANTENNA WORK NEEDED OR USE ONE OF THOSE RECEIVER 264 ANTENNAS OR BOTH OF THEM AT THE NEW POLICE STATION. 265 AND THAT'S ONLY -- WHEN I WORKED AT MOBILE PHONE OF TEXAS, WE HAD A PIECE OF 266 ICE FALL FROM THE TOWER AND TOOK OUT OUR MICROWAVE DISH AND KNOCKED IT DOWN AND WE 267 LOST FOUR RADIO CHANNELS INSTANTLY ON THE MOBILE SYSTEM BACK IN THE LATE 268 1970S. 269 SO LIKE I SAY, I WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT THE TOWER AT LAKE KIRBY AND IT LOOKS [00:20:03] 270 LIKE IT HAS FOUR DISHES ON IT. 271 BUT I COULDN'T TELL BECAUSE IT'S GETTING DARK, IF THE DECISIONS ARE 272 INSTALL -- DISHES ARE INSTALLED AND POINTED TOWARDS THE NEW LAW 273 ENFORCEMENT CENTER OR NOT. [13.  Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on authorizing a contract with ZENON Environmental Corporation for the Hamby WRF Expansion-Phase 1 (Rodney Taylor) ] 274 THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT SYSTEM. 275 THANK YOU. 276 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANY CONVERSATION OR DISCUSSION ON 12? 277 >> YES, SIR. 278 THIS IS A LINE OF SIGHT SYSTEM TO THE -- BETWEEN THE POLICE -- THE NEW 279 POLICE STATION AND THE KIRBY LAKE TOWER. 280 THAT HAS ALREADY -- ALREADY DONE THE MODELING ON THAT SO WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT. 281 THAT'S AGAIN ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S JUSTIFYING 150-FOOT HEIGHT TOWER. 282 IT'S BECAUSE THE EXTRA HEIGHT NEEDED TO GET THE LINE OF SIGHT. 283 THAT IS TAKEN CARE OF. 284 WE HAVE -- AND I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH IT. 285 THE TOWER IS -- THE WAY THE TOWER IS CONSTRUCTED, WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH 286 ICE BREAKING OFF THE TOWER AND HITTING THE MICROWAVE. 287 NOT EXPECTED ANYWAY ON A NORMAL FREEZING SITUATION. 288 >> I GUESS WHAT I WAS HEARING IS RIGHT NOW THE SIGNAL AT KIRBY IS POINTING 289 THIS WAY. 290 AND WHEN WE GO LIVE, IT WILL NEED TO POINT THAT WAY. 291 >> THAT'S PART OF THE CONTRACT. 292 TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. 293 AND THAT STUDY HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO -- TO THAT. 294 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? 295 TAKE A MOTION FOR ITEM 11 AND 12. 296 >> SO MOVED. 297 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: MOTION BY PRICE. 298 SECOND BY MAYOR PRO-TEM MCALISTER. 299 ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? 300 READY TO VOTE. 301 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES. 302 >> MR. PRICE: YES. 303 >> MR. RENTZ: YES. 304 >> MS. ALBUS: YES. 305 >> MR. HURT: YES. 306 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 307 >> MOTION CARRIES. 308 >>> ITEM 13. 309 AND I PULLED THIS -- WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AGENDA, IT SAYS THE EDWARD BURN 310 MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANT GRANT AND THE PUBLIC MAY NOT BE AWARE OF WHAT THAT 311 MEANS. 312 AND I WANTED TO GIVE CHIEF FLORES AND CHIEF STANDARDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK 313 ABOUT THIS NEW PROGRAM BECAUSE THIS ADDRESSES A NEED THAT'S BEEN PART OF A 314 COMMUNITY CONVERSATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS. 315 AND WE'RE IN A POSITION TO WHERE WE CAN START ADDRESSING THAT NEED IN A 316 BETTER WAY. 317 SO -- THAT'S WHY I PULLED THAT: THE ARROW TO THE RIGHT SHOULD MOVE IT 318 FORWARD. 319 THE PROGRAM ITSELF DEALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH. 320 PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. 321 OBVIOUSLY WHAT THEY DON'T NEED IS GOING TO JAIL BECAUSE THERE IS NO 322 SERVICES THERE. 323 WHAT THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM TO DO IS TO IMPLEMENT THE 324 CRT TEAMS. 325 COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAMS. 326 THEY WILL CONSIST OF A FIREFIGHTER, PARAMEDIC, A POLICE OFFICER, AND A 327 HEALTH SPECIALIST. 328 MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST. 329 AND THE GRANT WILL FUND TWO TEAMS WITH ALSO TWO SHIFTS SO ACTUALLY FOUR FULL 330 TEAMS. 331 THESE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND OUT AND HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING MENTAL 332 HEALTH CRISIS VERSUS JUST TAKING THEM TO JAIL OR THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY DON'T 333 GET THAT CARE THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED. 334 THE LEGAL SYSTEM IS OVERRUN WITH THESE TYPE OF PATIENTS AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE 335 RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED IN ABILENE. 336 SO THIS CONSORTIUM OF GROUPS THAT ARE FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH ALONG WITH THE 337 GRAVES OWEN FOUNDATION, THE MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE, THEY HAVE 338 DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK AS FAR AS LEADING US INTO THE NEXT STEP. 339 AND BEING RESOURCE FOR US. 340 WE'RE DOING A LOT WITH BETTY HARDWICK AND TOGETHER ALONG WITH TAYLOR COUNTY, WE ARE 341 LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT SOME TYPE OF ALTERNATIVE TO GOING TO JAIL. 342 WHAT IS IN THE GRANT ITSELF ALSO CALLS FOR TELEPSYCH WHICH IS A SERVICE THAT 343 WILL BE HANDLED AT THE JAIL TO WHERE SOMEONE CAN ACTUALLY REMOTE IN AND 344 EVALUATE SOMEONE BEFORE THEY GET PROCESSED SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY [00:25:01] 345 GATHER A RECORD OF GOING TO JAIL. 346 THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE PROCESSED BEFORE THEY ARE CHARGED AND FIND OUT THEY 347 DON'T NEED TO GO DOWN THE JAIL ROUTE AND ACTUALLY GO TO SOME TYPE OF MENTAL 348 HEALTHCARE ROUTE. 349 DOES THAT ANSWER? 350 >> YES. 351 LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A DISCUSSION IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE. 352 I KNOW OUR COUNCIL RETREAT A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THIS CAME UP AS SOMETHING THAT 353 COUNCIL WAS INTERESTED IN PURSUING AND I'M JUST -- EXCITED TO SEE US 354 BEING ABLE TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND ACTUALLY PUT THESE TEAMS IN THE FIELD AND HAVE 355 THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS GROWING CRISIS THAT WE HAVE NOT JUST IN 356 ABILENE BUT AROUND THE COUNTRY OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, JAIL 357 BEING THE ONLY RECOURSE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS AND THAT'S NOT REALLY HELPING 358 THEM AND IT'S NOT HELPING THE COMMUNITY. 359 THIS WILL BE A BUG STEP -- POSITIVE STEP FORWARD AND I APPRECIATE 360 YOU AND CHIEF SANDERS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TO HELP BRING THIS ABOUT. 361 HAVE THE TEAMS AVAILABLE. 362 >> CHIEF SANDERS IS REALLY THE ONE TO CHAMPION THIS AND HE'D BE UP HERE TALKING 363 FOR AN HOUR IF HE WAS HERE. 364 [LAUGHS] UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS RESOURCE DEPENDENT SO THE GRANT IS REALLY A BIG 365 STEP IN GETTING TO THE TEAMS THAT WE NEED. [14.   Financial Workshop: Discussion and possible action on the following items: a. Resolution:  Review and Acceptance of FY 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - Eide Bailly LLP b. Resolution: Amendment to Council Policy Statement 2015-001 Revenues Collected in Excess of Revised Budget c. Resolution:  Approval of expenditure of funds in excess of the three month reserve d. Resolution:  Approval of the Investment Policy (Mike Rains) ] 366 SO. 367 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YOU KNOW, WE SEE -- THE AUDIENCE AND THE FOUNDATIONS REALLY HAVE 368 BEEN A TEAM EFFORT AS A COMMUNITY REALLY BRINGING THIS HOME AND ALLOWING US 369 TO DO A BETTER JOB AND NOT ONLY HERE IN ABILENE BUT THIS IS REALLY A STATEWIDE 370 INITIATIVE BY THE MEADOWS FOUNDATION. 371 IS THAT RIGHT, ROBERT? 372 >> WE PARTNER THROUGH THE ABILITY TO PARTNER WITH SOME OF OUR FOUNDATIONS AND OUR 373 HOSPITALS AND WE WORKED REALLY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS TOWARDS THIS GOAL OF 374 HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONTACTS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT 375 TAKING THEM TO JAIL. 376 AND IT'S NOT THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO JAIL. 377 BUT WE KNOW THEY'D GET THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED BUT IT'S EXPENSIVE FOR THE 378 TAXPAYER. 379 IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVERT THEM FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND 380 GET THEM IN TOUCH AND PROPER MENTAL HEALTHCARE, IT SAVES THE TAXPAYERS 381 MONEY AND DOESN'T CRIMINALIZE SOMETHING THAT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE 382 CRIMINALIZED. 383 IT'S ABOUT TREATING PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT. 384 THE MEADOWS FOUNDATION IS AN EXTREME HELP AND BETTY HARDWICK CENTER HAVE ALL 385 WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE CITY OF ABILENE TO GET THIS DONE. 386 AND CHIEF, NO JOKE AND NO KNOCK ON CHIEF FLORES BUT HE HAS REALLY HAS BEEN THE 387 CITY OF ABILENE'S PERSON BEHIND THE PUSH ON THIS. 388 I WANT TO SAY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE WHO (INAUDIBLE) 389 IS. 390 THE PROGRAM IS NAMED -- THIS IS FROM WIKIPEDIA BUT IT'S NAMED FOR EDWARD BURN 391 KILLED IN NEW YORK CITY PROTECTING AN IMMIGRANT WITNESS WHO AGREED TO 392 TESTIFY AGAINST DRUG DEALERS. 393 SO PROBABLY VERY FITTING THIS IS NAMED AFTER HIM. 394 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF FLORES? 395 THANKS, CANDE. 396 >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. 397 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: MOTION BY PRICE AND A SECOND BY MS. ALBUS. 398 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES. 399 >> MR. PRICE: YES. 400 >> MR. RENTZ: YES. 401 >> MS. ALBUS: YES. 402 >> MR. HURT: YES. 403 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 404 >> MOTION CARRIES. 405 >>> I SEE THE HOLDER FAMILY THAT IS WITH US. 406 ITEM -- AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19 IS A BILL INTRODUCED BY ROSA LAMBERT. 407 IT RECOGNIZES 322 OUT OF THE LATE RODNEY HOLDER. 408 WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND APPRECIATE RODNEY'S SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY 409 AND YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO BE SURE THE LEGACY IS COMMUNICATED. 410 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 411 GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, EVERYBODY. 412 [APPLAUSE] WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. 413 ITEM NUMBER 22. 414 I'LL ASK MIKE, DEVELOPMENT OF PLANNING AND SERVICES TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. 415 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 416 WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING IS A REQUEST TO REMOVE THE HISTORIC OVERLAY 417 ZONING DESIGNATION FOR A PIECE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3434 SOUTH NINTH STREET. 418 THE APPLICANT IS ANDY ZIMMERMAN. 419 THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THE REQUEST AT ITS JANUARY 8, 2019, MEETING. 420 AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST AS DID THE LANDMARK'S [00:30:05] 421 COMMISSION WHO MET BACK IN OCTOBER ON THIS REQUEST. 422 IN TERMS OF NOTIFICATION, WE DID SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO ADJACENT PROPERTY 423 OWNERS. 424 OF THOSE NOTIFICATIONS, WE RECEIVED TWO BACK IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. 425 A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE APPLICATION. 426 THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY RECEIVED THE HISTORIC OVERLAY 427 DESIGNATION IN 2011. 428 THE PROPERTY OWNER AT THE TIME WAS SEEKING THE DESIGNATION TO PROVIDE SOME 429 PROTECTION TO THE PROPERTY IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN BE DONE IN TERMS OF 430 EXTERIOR-TYPE IMPROVEMENTS. 431 SINCE 2011, THE PROPERTY CHANGED HANDS MULTIPLE TIMES. 432 SUBSEQUENT OWNERS MADE CHANGES INCONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDELINES OF THE 433 HISTORIC OVERLAY PROGRAM. 434 AND AS A RESULT, THAT PROPERTY HAS DIMINISHED IN TERMS OF ITS HISTORIC -- IF 435 ANY HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE THAT IT MAY HAVE HAD BACK IN 2011. 436 THE LOCATION MAP SHOWING SOUTH NOOUNTH STREET ON THE -- NINTH STREET ON THE 437 CORNER THERE. 438 HERE IS THE ZONING MAP. 439 PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. 440 EXISTING LAND USES. 441 THOROUGHFARE MAP. 442 FLOOD PLAIN MAP. 443 IT IS PARTIALLY IN THE FLOOD PLAIN. 444 TWO IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. 445 SOME PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY OVER THE YEARS. 446 THIS WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE JONES YOST HOUSE. 447 THIS IS CIRCA 1950. 448 THE PHOTO THERE ON THE LEFT IS PRIOR TO SOME CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE ON 449 THE RIGHT. 450 YOU'LL SEE THEY HAVE SCREENED IN THAT BREEZEWAY. 451 SOME MORE PHOTOS SHOWING HOW THE PROPERTY HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. 452 IT'S HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY BECAUSE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIRES IT BE TREATED 453 AS A REZONE. 454 THE HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT IS A ZONING CLASSIFICATION ON THE PIECE 455 OF PROPERTY. 456 IT'S COMING BEFORE YOU IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S REQUIRED AS PART OF 457 THE ZONING ACTION BY COUNCIL. 458 STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF REMOVING THE HISTORIC OVERLAY. 459 THE LANDMARK'S COMMISSION DID HEAR THE CASE AT ITS OCTOBER 23, 2018, MEETING. 460 PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THE REQUEST JANUARY 8 AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE 461 HISTORIC OVERLAY DESIGNATION BE REMOVED FROM THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. 462 STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. 463 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. 464 DOES COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS? 465 THANK YOU. 466 THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING SO AT THIS TIME I OPEN UP THE PUBLIC 467 HEARING. 468 IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? 469 IF SO, GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 470 SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 471 I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM THE COUNCIL. 472 WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURT. 473 A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PRICE. 474 ANY DISCUSSION? 475 WE'RE READY TO VOTE. 476 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES. 477 >> MR. PRICE: YES. 478 >> MR. RENTZ: YES. 479 >> MS. ALBUS: YES. 480 >> MR. HURT: YES. 481 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 482 >> MOTION CARRIES. 483 >>> NOW I MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 23. 484 AND WE'LL ASK MIKE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. 485 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 486 THIS IS Z2019-01. 487 THE REQUEST IS A REZONING REQUEST TO REZONE ONE LOT FROM AGRICULTURAL OPEN 488 SPACE TO GENERAL RETAIL QUARTER OVERLAY. 489 PROPERTY IS 7610 BUFFALO GAP ROAD. 490 WE RECEIVED ZERO RESPONSES TO THE NOTIFICATION THAT WAS MAILED OUT BY STAFF. 491 PLANNING COMMISSION DID HEAR THE CASE ON JANUARY 8. 492 AND THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO YOU. 493 IN TERMS OF THE APPLICATION, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. 494 IT'S BEEN ZONED AGRICULTURE OPEN SPACE SINCE THE EARLY 1980S. 495 IT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE BUFFALO GAP CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT 496 ESTABLISHED IN THE MID-1990S. 497 THE OVERLAY HAS CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT DO OCCUR 498 WITHIN THAT CORRIDOR. 499 LOCATION MAP SHOWING ITS LOCATION SITUATED ON BUFFALO GAP ROAD WITHIN THE 500 CORRIDOR OF BUFFALO GAP. [00:35:01] 501 ZONING MAP, AGRICULTURE OPEN SPACE TO THE NORTH WITH SOME GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO 502 THE SOUTH. 503 DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH IS GENERAL RETAIL ZONING. 504 EXISTING LAND USE PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. 505 THOROUGHFARE MAP SHOWING BUFFALO GAP ROAD. 506 NOTIFICATION MAP THAT WE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. 507 SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SITE AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES. 508 LISTING THE PERMITTED USES AND ZONING DISTRICT THAT IT'S ZONED IN. 509 THERE IS TWO NEARBY ARTERIAL STREETS THAT CREATES A RETAIL-TYPE AREA THERE. 510 STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. 511 THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THE REQUEST ON JANUARY 8 AND THEY ARE ALSO 512 RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. 513 STAFF IS HERE WITH QUESTIONS. 514 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? 515 THANK YOU. 516 THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. 517 SO AT THIS TIME I OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. 518 IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? 519 PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 520 SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 521 IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND FROM THE COUNCIL? 522 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCALISTER AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURT. 523 ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? 524 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES. 525 >> MR. PRICE: YES. 526 >> MR. RENTZ: YES. 527 >> MS. ALBUS: YES. 528 >> MR. HURT: YES. 529 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 530 >> MOTION CARRIES. 531 >>> NOW I MOVE TO ITEM 24. 532 AND ONCE AGAIN, I'LL ASK DIRECTOR MIKE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. 533 >> WE HAVE A REQUEST TO REZONE TO OFFICE QUARTER OVERLAY. 534 THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE BUFFALO GAP CORRIDOR. 535 WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES TO THE NOTIFICATION THAT WAS MAILED OUT TO THE ADJACENT 536 NEARBY PROPERTY OWNERS. 537 BUFFALO GAP CORRIDOR ESTABLISHED IN 1995. 538 1995 HAS CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS THAT WOULD RESTRICT THE TYPE OF 539 DEVELOPMENT AND HOW PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR WITHIN THAT IN TERMS 540 OF MAXIMUM BUILDING SIZE, RESTRICTED HOURS OF OPERATION, SCREENING 541 REQUIREMENTS AND OUTSIDE DISPLAY AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS. 542 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE LOCATION ON BUFFALO GAP ROAD. 543 ZONING MAP, EXISTING LAND USES. 544 NOTIFICATION MAP. 545 PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES. 546 PERMITTED USES. 547 IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROPOSED USE IS A LAW OFFICE AND THAT'S LISTED UP 548 THERE IN RED THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE OFFICE GENERAL PROFESSIONAL TYPE 549 PERMITTED USES IN NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE ZONING. 550 STAFFS WITH OPINION AND PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED THAT NEIGHBORHOOD 551 OFFICE WOULD BE A COMPATIBLE FIT IN THAT AREA DUE PRIMARILY TO THE UP TO 552 OF USES -- TYPE OF USES PERMITTED IN NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE IN RELATION TO THE 553 EXISTING LAND USES AND EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS IN THAT 554 AREA. 555 AND ALSO THE INCREASED REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE BECAUSE OF THE BUFFALO GAP 556 OVERLAY. 557 RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. 558 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON JANUARY 8. 559 AND STAFF AGAIN IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. 560 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? 561 THANK YOU. 562 THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. 563 SO AT THIS TIME I OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. 564 IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? 565 IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 566 SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 567 IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND FROM THE COUNCIL? 568 >> SO MOVED. 569 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL WOMAN ALBUS AND A SECOND BY 570 COUNCILMAN PRICE. 571 ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? 572 WE'RE READY TO VOTE. [00:40:02] 573 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES. 574 >> DEPUTY SAVAGE IS ABSENT. 575 >> MR. PRICE: YES. 576 >> MR. RENTZ: YES. 577 >> MS. ALBUS: YES. 578 >> MR. HURT: YES. 579 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 580 >> MOTION CARRIES. 581 >>> ITEM 25. 582 ONCE AGAIN, WE'LL ASK DIRECTOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. 583 >> THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. 584 WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU HERE IS A REQUEST FROM HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER. 585 THE AGENT IS CONSULTING ENGINEERS. 586 THE APPLICANT IS ASKING THEY ABANDON 260 FEET. 587 A 20-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR AN ALLEY EXTENDING 350 FEET EAST FROM CEDAR STREET. 588 A 15-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PUBLIC ALLEY EXTENDING 340 FEET WEST FROM THE SAME 589 SEGMENT OF CEDAR STREET. 590 AND A 20-FOOT WIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY 128 FEET FROM NORTH 15TH STREET. 591 WE SENT OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND RECEIVED 28 IN FAVOR 592 AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. 593 THIS IS AN UPDATED NUMBER THIS MORNING. 594 THE LAND IS MULTIPLE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAYS. 595 THERE IS COMPANION REQUEST ALONG WITH THIS THAT'S ON TODAY'S AGENDA AS WELL TO 596 REZONE AND REPLAT THOSE PROPERTIES. 597 THE REZONING IS, THE REPLAT IS NOT BEFORE YOU TODAY. 598 THE REQUEST DID GO TO THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE DECEMBER 12. 599 THEY CONSIDERED THE PROPOSAL. 600 THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION ON 601 JANUARY 8 HEARD THIS CASE AND THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE SAME 602 CONDITIONS. 603 LOCATION MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION ON CEDAR STREET. 604 THE AREAS WITHIN THE YELLOW BOUNDARIES, THE HATCH BOUNDARIES OF THE AREAS IN 605 QUESTION. 606 BEING REQUESTED FOR ABANDONMENT. 607 ZONING MAP SHOWING THE GENERAL ZONING IN THE AREA. 608 EXISTING LAND USES. 609 THOROUGHFARE MAP. 610 PHOTOIFICATION MAP. 611 JUST -- NOTIFICATION MAP. 612 JUST SHOTS OF THE GENERAL AREA SURROUNDING THE GENERAL AREA. 613 MORE PHOTOS. 614 NOW THE -- THE 20 REVIEW COMMITTEE DID REVIEW THIS. 615 AND THEY DID HAVE FOUR CONDITIONS TO GO ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF 616 APPROVAL. 617 BEAR WITH ME. 618 ONE, APPROVAL AND SUBSEQUENT RECORDING OF REPLAT INTEGRATING THE ABANDONED 619 STREET INTO ONE OR MORE NEW LOTS INCLUDING THE EXISTING LOTS ADJACENT TO STREET AND 620 ALLEYS AUTHORIZED TO BE ABANDONED. 621 NUMBER TWO, REPLAT SUITABLE EASEMENTS FOR CONTINUED ACCESS TO ALL EXISTING 622 UTILITIES PLANNED TO REMAIN WITHIN THE OTHERWISE ABANDONED STREET AND ALLEY 623 RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 624 >> ANY UTILITIES SHALL BE MOVED AT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S EXPENSE, EXISTING 625 SEWER, OVERHEAD POWER LINES AND WATER, OR SHALL REMAIN WITHIN NECESSARY EASEMENTS. 626 AND NUMBER FOUR, THAT THE PROPONENT OF THE REPLAT WILL PROVIDE CITY STAFF WITH 627 DOCUMENTATION FROM AN APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL OF EACH AFFECTED UTILITY PROVIDER, 628 HAVING FACILITIES NOW SITUATIONS IN SUBJECT ALLEY SEGMENTS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY, 629 AND INDICATING THAT SUCH FACILITIES HAVE EITHER ALREADY BEEN RELOCATED OR 630 THAT SUITABLE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE TIMELY RELOCATION 631 OF THESE AFFECTED UTILITIES. 632 STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THESE FOUR CONDITIONS. 633 THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS REQUEST AT JANUARY 8 MEETING. 634 THEY TOO ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THE FOUR CONDITIONS. 635 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THANK YOU. 636 QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL? 637 THANK YOU, MIKE. 638 THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. 639 SO AT THIS TIME, I OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. 640 IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? 641 IF SO, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 642 >> GOOD MORNING. 643 MY NAME IS NORM ARCHIBALD. 644 I THINK I KNOW ALL YOU WELL. 645 IT'S MY HONOR TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU. 646 PERHAPS NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE APPRECIATION THAT I 647 HAVE FOR EACH OF YOU THAN MYSELF. 648 SO IT'S MY HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY. 649 THIS ITEM IS -- I'M REALLY TALKING ABOUT THE COMPANION ITEM AS WELL. 650 THE NEXT ITEM NUMBER 26 ON THE AGENDA. 651 THESE ARE TOGETHER. [00:45:02] 652 IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LOCATION OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX JUST SOUTH OF THE TEXAS 653 TECH HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER CAMPUS. 654 ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SITTING 655 AND LISTENING TO ALL OF THESE THINGS OVER MANY YEARS, WHEN YOU SEE THIS 656 LAND WAS ANNEXED IN 1895. 657 SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE OLDEST PART OF OUR CITY THAT GOES WAY BACK. 658 EVEN TO THE POINT OF HARDIN SIMMONS BEING FOUNDED IN 1891. 659 THIS WAS NOT LONG AFTER. 660 THIS IS THE OLDEST PART OF TOWN AND IT'S JUST SOUTH OF THE HENDRICK CAMPUS. 661 THE THING THAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT ALONG THE WAY, ABILENE WAS ABLE TO BRING A CAMPUS 662 FROM TEXAS TECH AND THE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER. 663 THE FIRST ONE WAS THE PHARMACY SCHOOL. 664 IF YOU REMEMBER, I HOPE YOU REMEMBER, THAT WHERE THE PHARMACY SCHOOL SITS TODAY, 665 THERE WERE 25 ABANDONED CARS RIGHT ON THE STREET. 666 AND IT WAS AN EYE SORE OF EYE SORES. 667 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALSO KNOW THIS, BUT THERE WERE NINE ABANDONED SERVICE 668 STATIONS BETWEEN THE CONVENTION CENTER AND HENDRICK. 669 TO THIS DAY, ALL BUT ONE IS REMOVED. 670 A LOT OF GREAT PROGRESS CAME AND AFTER THE PHARMACY SCHOOL, THEN IT WAS THE 671 NURSING SCHOOL AND NOW THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 672 AND THERE IS A PLAN IN PLACE WITH LAND PROVIDED THAT SOME DAY WE'D ADD THE 673 POTENTIAL FOR TWO MORE BUILDINGS AND PROGRAMS OF THE TEXAS TECH HEALTH 674 SCIENCE CENTER. 675 TODAY IT'S TRULY A CAMPUS. 676 AND NOW BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR HOUSING, WE BEGAN TO LOOK AND SEARCH FOR A SITE 677 THAT IS ADJACENT TO IT. 678 THAT'S THE SITE THAT IS BEFORE YOU. 679 AND THE ABANDONMENT OF ALL THE ALLEYS AND STREETS IN THIS ITEM. 680 SO WHAT YOU'LL HEAR TODAY IS THAT THIS IS A BIG PROJECT. 681 24 -- THE REZONING OF 24 DIFFERENT PIECES OF PROPERTY. 682 THOSE TODAY HAVE STRUCTURES. 683 SOME DON'T. 684 THE PLAN IS AND THE DEVELOPER IS HERE TODAY AND I'D LIKE GROW TO HEAR FROM 685 HIM -- LIKE FOR ARE YOU TO HEAR FROM HIM. 686 THIS IS ABOUT BUILDING AN APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR THIS VERY CAMPUS AND I'M EXCITED 687 TO KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO NOT ONLY BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE HEALTH 688 SCIENCE CENTER CAMPUS BUT IT WILL MEAN CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND SAFE HOUSING FOR 689 STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS. 690 THE PHARMACY STUDENTS COME HERE AND STAY FOR FOUR YEARS. 691 THE NURSING STUDENTS STAY FOR A YEAR, TWO YEARS AND SOME THREE. 692 THE PUBLIC HEALTH, THE PROGRAMS THERE AT THE MASTER'S AND DOCTOR LEVEL 693 WILL BE HERE FOR A WHILE. 694 FOR THEM TO HAVE THE CLOSE ACCESS HOUSING, NOT HAVING TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY ACROSS 695 TOWN, THERE IS A GREAT NEED. 696 WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES TODAY FROM THE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER. 697 DR. PEARL MERIT AND DR. WALKER WHO CAN TALK ABOUT THAT TOO. 698 I ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS PROGRAM. 699 IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER GAME CHANGER FOR THE PINE STREET CORRIDOR. 700 I THINK ALL OF US CAN LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED WITH PINE STREET OVER MANY YEARS. 701 THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES, THE TEARING DOWN OF A BUNCH OF DESOLATE BUILDINGS THAT 702 HAD NO USE. 703 THOSE NINE ABANDONED SERVICE STATIONS. 704 SOME DATING BACK TO THE 1930S AND 1940S. 705 SO THERE IS GREAT IMPROVEMENT. 706 STL IS A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. 707 THERE IS THE ABLABS, THE HOSPICE CENTER AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND AS YOU 708 KNOW, THIS RUNS FROM PINE STREET TO HICKORY AND 15TH TO 16TH AND IT'S A GREAT 709 OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FUTURE. 710 I CAN ONLY THINK IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL, THERE IS MORE SUCCESS TO COME. 711 MY REQUEST TODAY FOR YOU IS TO APPROVE OF THIS BECAUSE IT WILL MEAN A LOT. 712 IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE IF YOU DON'T 713 MIND, LET THE NEXT SPEAKER. 714 I'LL INTRODUCE HIM AS INTRODUCE JOHNSON. 715 HIS COMPANY IS CALLED TEXAS STUDENT LIVING. 716 WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH HIM AND HE HAS BIG PROJECTS RIGHT NOW. 717 ONE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER AND OTHER PROJECTS AND APARTMENT 718 COMPLEXES ARE HIS GAME. 719 AND HE HAS BEEN A GOOD FRIEND, PERSON WHO HAS CAUGHT ON TO THIS 720 NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS CAMPUS. 721 AND I PREDICT THIS WILL BE A GREAT PROJECT FOR ALL OF US. 722 DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME? 723 LET ME SAY ONE MORE TIME, I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE ALL OF 724 YOU. 725 IF YOU WOULD, I'D LIKE BRUCE JOHNSON TO COME UP AND SPEAK. 726 BRUCE? 727 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. [00:50:04] 728 ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS PROJECT WE'RE PROPOSING? 729 HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN AND REVIEWED ALL THE DIAGRAMS PROVIDED FROM THE 730 DEPARTMENT? 731 YOU'LL HAVE A 7300 SQUARE FOOT AMENITY BUILDING. 732 A VERY NICE POOL. 733 I WISH I HAD A POOL LIKE THAT WHEN I WENT TO COLLEGE. 734 AND TWO THREE-STORY BUILDINGS BEHIND IT FACING TOWARD THE PARKING LOT AND 735 FACING THE TEXAS TECH BUILDINGS. 736 THOSE BUILDINGS WILL BE COMPRISED OF ONE BEDROOM, TWO BEDROOM AND FOUR 737 BEDROOM UNITS. 738 AND STATE OF THE ART. 739 EVERYBODY HAS A WALK-IN BATHROOM, WALK-IN CLOSET. 740 EVERYBODY HAS -- EACH BUILDING HAS 16 CAMERAS FOR SECURITY. 741 EVERY UNIT HAS A PANIC BUTTON THAT RINGS THE FRONT DESK. 742 THE SECURITY CAMERAS ARE MONITORED 24/7 AND A 72-HOUR LOOP. 743 WE THOUGHT WE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING AND TRIED TO BUILD THESE THE LAST FOUR 744 OR FIVE YEARS. 745 AND WE TRIED TO BRING IN WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY TO EVERY SINGLE UNIT AS WELL. 746 I THINK IT WILL BE A NICE ADDITION TO THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND PROGRAM. 747 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE INVESTMENT IN ABILENE. 748 >> I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE. 749 GREAT TOWN. 750 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: QUESTIONS? 751 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 752 >> THANK YOU, SIR. 753 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANYONE ELSE? 754 GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. 755 >> THANK YOU. 756 GOOD MORNING. 757 MY NAME IS PEARL MERIT. 758 I'M THE REGIONAL DEAN AT TEXAS TECH SCHOOL OF NURSING. 759 WE HAVE 200 STUDENTS AND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY HAS OVER 160 AND SCHOOL OF PUBLIC 760 HEALTH HAS MANY. 761 I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER DOWN. 762 BUT CERTAINLY WITH STUDENTS WE'RE IN A GREAT NEED TO HAVE HOUSING. 763 THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE. 764 WE HAVE EVERY YEAR -- WE HAVE STUDENTS COME ALL ACROSS THE STATE AND COME 765 TO ABILENE AND WE ARE THRILLED ABOUT THAT. 766 I HAVE TO ADD, WE HAVE 100% PASS RATE. 767 I CAN'T FORGET THAT. [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)] 768 IT'S -- WE HAVE OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS. 769 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YOU SHOULD LEAD WITH THAT. 770 >> [LAUGHS] I KNOW. 771 BUT WE HAVE NEEDED HOUSING FOR A LONG TIME. 772 WE KEEP GRADUALLY GROWING EVERY YEAR. 773 AND WE KEEP HAVING THE PARENTS COME IN AND SAY, WE -- WE NEED MORE HOUSING 774 IN ABILENE. 775 SO WE DREAMED OF THIS FOR YEARS. 776 SO I WANT TO SAY I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S CERTAINLY SAFE HOUSING. 777 I THINK NORM MERNGZED THAT. 778 -- MENTIONED THAT. 779 WE HAVE STUDENTS IN HOUSING IN OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SAFE WHERE I HAD 780 TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE. 781 THIS WOULD BE SAFE HOUSING. 782 WE ALSO HAVE OUR STUDENTS -- MANY OF THEM, THEY STUDY AT NIGHT IN THE 783 BUILDING. 784 THEY CAN WALK ACROSS THE STREET AND I LIKE THE CAMERAS AND SECURITY. 785 IT JUST IS A DREAM COME TRUE. 786 SO I'M HOPING YOU ALL WILL APPROVE THAT ALSO. 787 THANK YOU. 788 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THANK YOU. 789 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. 790 MY NAME IS AVA WALKER. 791 I ALSO WORK AT THE SCHOOL OF NURSING. 792 I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS. 793 OUR STUDENTS EVERY YEAR, LIKE DR. MERIT SAID, REQUEST HOUSING CLOSER TO 794 CAMPUS. 795 WE HAVE PARENTS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR STUDENTS COMING TO A NEW TOWN. 796 AND THEY WANT THEM TO BE SAFE. 797 AS DO WE. 798 SO WE ARE SO THRILLED THAT THIS PROPOSAL HAS COME FORTH. 799 AND WE DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 800 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THANK YOU. 801 ANYONE ELSE? 802 >> DAVID TODD. 803 I WAS HOPING I GOT UP HERE BEFORE I EMBARRASSED MYSELF FOLLOWING MR. ARCHIBALD'S 804 TESTIMONY BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY. 805 WE AGREE TO THE FOUR ITEMS THAT MIKE MENTIONED FOR ABANDONING THE 806 THOROUGHFARES AND ALLEYS AND DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE LIGHT OF THAT. 807 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANYONE ELSE FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? 808 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. 809 MY NAME IS BOB THOMAS. 810 I HAVE SOME MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT THIS RIGHT HERE HAVING GROWN UP IN THAT 811 NEIGHBORHOOD OUT THERE. 812 CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. 813 I HOPE CHANGE IS JUST AS KIND TO YOU WHEN YOU HAVE TO FACE IT. 814 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MR. ARCHIBALD MENTIONED WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WERE 25 815 ABANDONED VEHICLES OUT HERE. [00:55:01] 816 SEVERAL -- I GUESS SUBSTANDARD IF WE CALLED THEM DILAPIDATED RESIDENCES 817 AND BUILDINGS THERE. 818 MY QUESTION IS, WHO WAS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? 819 YOU KNOW, NEGLECT IS A TERRIBLE DISEASE. 820 WHEN YOU TREAT THE SYMPTOM, THE DISEASE MERELY GOES ALONG. 821 THANK YOU. 822 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. 823 ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? 824 SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 825 IS THERE IS A MOTION OR SECOND? 826 >> SO MOVED. 827 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: WE HAVE -- WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ALBUS AND A 828 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN RENTZ. 829 ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? 830 WE'RE READY TO VOTE. 831 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES. 832 >> DEPUTY SAVAGE IS ABSENT. 833 >> MR. PRICE: YES. 834 >> MR. RENTZ: YES. 835 >> MR. HURT: YES. 836 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 837 >> MOTION CARRIES. 838 >>> ITEM 26. 839 I'LL ASK MIKE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM ONCE AGAIN. 840 >> THANK YOU AGAIN. 841 THIS IS THE COMPANION ITEM SUBMITTED BY HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER. 842 EHT CONSULTING ENGINEERS. 843 THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE 24 LOTS FROM MEDIAN RESIDENTIAL TO 844 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO FACILITATE AND ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 845 YOU HEARD ABOUT. 846 THE NOTIFICATION SENT OUT SO RESULTED IN A TOTAL OF 30 RESPONSES IN FAVOR AND ZERO 847 IN OPPOSITION. 848 PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THE REQUEST JANUARY 8. 849 THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS IS STAFF. 850 THE REQUEST IS GENERALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT 851 PLAN OF THE CITY. 852 THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AS THEY RELATE TO PROVIDING 853 APARTMENTS MORE -- HOUSING CHOICES PARTICULARLY FOR ACTIVITY AREAS LIKE 854 HENDRICK'S. 855 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE PROPERTIES UP FOR REZONING. 856 YOU'LL SEE CEDAR STREET AND IF YOU RECALL THE PREVIOUS GRAPHICS FROM THE PREVIOUS 857 AGENDA ITEM -- AGENDA ITEM, YOU'LL SEE THE ABANDONED ALLEYS THAT ARE PROPOSED 858 FOR VACATING. 859 ZONING MAP SHOWING THE ZONING OF THE AREA. 860 EXISTING LAND USES. 861 NOTIFICATION MAP SHOWING THE 30 RESPONSES IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION. 862 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AREA. 863 USES PERMITTEDED UNDER THE MEDIAN DENSITY DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPERTIES ARE 864 CURRENTLY ZONED. 865 AND THE PROPOSED MULTI-FAMILY ZONING CATEGORIES SHOWING 866 DEVELOPINGS INSTITUTIONAL HAS BEING A PERMITTED USE. 867 STAFF COMMENTS -- THE REQUEST THE STAFF FEELS IS GENERALLY IN COMPLIANCE 868 WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND AND DEVELOPMENT MAP. 869 WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS CONSIDERED THIS AND 870 THEY'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL. 871 STAFF IS HERE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. 872 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THANK YOU. 873 QUESTIONS OF -- OR COMMENTS? 874 THANK YOU. 875 THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING SO AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP THE 876 PUBLIC HEARING. 877 IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? 878 GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD IF SO. 879 >> HELLO. 880 MY NAME IS SAM. 881 I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF IT. 882 WHEN I READ THIS -- OVER THE AGENDA, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS REALLY EXCITED 883 ABOUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT THE LAST FEW 884 YEARS IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 885 AND HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITIZENS BE IT 886 STUDENTS, WHOEVER THEY ARE, WE NEED THAT. 887 THAT'S GOOD CLEAN, YOU KNOW, WHAT PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE AND ALSO THE 888 DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY. 889 THIS IS A WIN WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY. 890 AND I 100% SUPPORT THIS AND I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY GETS EXCITED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 891 WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT USED TO BE AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD THERE, IT MAKES YOU SAD IN 892 ONE ASPECT BUT IN ANOTHER IT MAKES YOU EXCITED TO THINK THAT, OKAY, WE'RE 893 STARTING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE LOTS AND STARTING TO DO THAT. 894 AND I KNEW THE PLAN WAS ALWAYS THERE BUT IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THAT IT'S 895 HAPPENING. 896 SO I CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS AND HOPE THAT THERE IS NOTHING BUT [01:00:03] 897 GOOD THAT COMES OUT OF THIS. 898 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THANK YOU. 899 IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? 900 SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 901 >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. 902 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PRICE AND SECOND BY COUNCIL WOMAN ALBUS. 903 >> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 904 THAT AREA OF TOWN WITH THE GROWTH, WE HAVE THE PT SCHOOL. 905 AND RIGHT THERE AULTS AND -- AND THERE IS A DEFINITE NEED FOR THIS. 906 I'M EXCITED. 907 VERY EXCITED THAT'S PART OF THE TOWN WE'RE WANTING TO GROW. 908 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: SHOULD BE GREAT DEVELOPMENT. 909 >> IN THE 1990S, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY HOURS WE SPENT TRYING TO CLEAN UP 910 PINE STREET UP AND DOWN ENCOURAGING THE OWNERS OF THE BUSINESSES TO CLEAN UP 911 AS WELL AS ENGAGE IN THE CITY IN THAT PROCESS. 912 THIS IS -- IT MAKES ME SMILE EVERY TIME I DRIVE DOWN PINE NOW. 913 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? 914 READY TO VOTE. 915 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES. 916 >> MR. PRICE: YES. 917 >> MR. RENTZ: YES. 918 >> MS. ALBUS: YES. 919 >> MR. HURT: YES. 920 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 921 >> MOTION CARRIES. 922 >>> NOW I MOVE TO ITEM 27. 923 WE'LL ASK ONCE AGAIN MIKE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. 924 >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 925 THIS IS A REQUEST FROM HARDIN SIMMONS UNIVERSITY REQUESTING THE CITY 926 ABANDONED 1,140 FEET OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY OF (INAUDIBLE) AVENUE EXTENDING 927 WEST FROM PINE STREET INCLUDING VOGAL'S AVENUES AND INTERSECTION WITH 928 HICKORY STREET. 929 WE RECEIVED ZERO RESPONSES EITHER -- NONE IN FAVOR AND NONE IN OPPOSITION. 930 THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE DID CONSIDER THE REQUEST AT THEIR MEETING 931 OCTOBER 16 OF 2018. 932 THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. 933 THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS REQUEST IN PUBLIC HEARING AT THEIR 934 JANUARY 8 REGULAR MEETING. 935 THEY'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS. 936 IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WILL KEEP IT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PERTHE 937 RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE. 938 LOCATION MAP SHOWING VOGEL AVENUE AND THE PROPOSED ABANDONMENT FROM PINE STREET 939 UP AND THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THERE AT HICKORY STREET. 940 P LAND USE MAPS. 941 ZONING MAPS. 942 THOROUGHFARE MAP. 943 NOTIFICATION MAP SHOWING THE PROPERTIES NOTIFIED. 944 SOME IMAGES AND PHOTOS OF THE AREA. 945 THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE DID CONSIDER THIS REQUEST AND THEY CAME UP 946 AGAIN WITH FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. 947 THE FIRST BEING RESERVE AND OPEN AND UNOBSTRUCTED EASEMENT FOR UTILITIES, 948 DRAINAGE, REFUGE COLLECTION, EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS EXTENDING 949 OVER THE LENGTH AND WIDABLE OF THE OTHER -- WIDTH OF THE OTHER ABANDONED 950 RIGHT-OF-WAY. 951 NUMBER TWO, THE SINGULAR OWNER OF ALL ADJACENT PROPERTIES, HARDIN SIMMONS 952 UNIVERSITY PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT OR RELOCATION O SIGNS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL 953 AND FOR DEMARCATING PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE MAINTENANCE. 954 NUMBER THREE, THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER A QUIT 955 CLAIM DEED CONVEYING THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST IN THE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE 956 OWNERS OF ADJOINING PRIVATE PROPERTY, EQUALLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND 957 PROPORTIONATELY FROM EAST TO WEST. 958 NUMBER FOUR, THAT SUCH QUIT CLAIM DEED RESERVE OPEN AND UNOBSTRUCTED EASEMENTS 959 INSURING ACCESS FOR OVERHEAD AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, STORM WATER 960 DRAINAGE, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES OVER THE ENTIRE 961 WIDABLE AND LENGTH OF THE OTHERWISE ABANDONED RIGHT-OF-WAY OF VOGEL 962 AVENUE. 963 STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. 964 THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE FOUR 965 CONDITIONS. 966 THE PLANNING -- CONDITIONS. 967 THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO COUNCIL OF THE REQUEST 968 WITH THE SAME FOUR CONDITIONS. 969 AGAIN STAFF IS HERE SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 970 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THANK YOU. 971 QUESTIONS OF STAFF? 972 >> JUST APPRECIATION FOR YOUR WORK AND HELPING TO CLARIFY THE QUESTION. 973 THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. 974 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: THIS ITEM DOES CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. 975 AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. 976 IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? 977 IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD WITH YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. [01:05:06] 978 SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 979 IS THERE A MOTION AND SECOND OF THE COUNCIL? 980 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURT. 981 SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCALISTER. 982 ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? 983 WE'RE READY TO VOTE. 984 >> MR. MCALISTER: YES. 985 >> MR. PRICE: YES. 986 >> MR. RENTZ: YES. 987 >> MS. ALBUS: YES. 988 >> MR. HURT: YES. 989 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: YES. 990 >> MOTION CARRIES. 991 >>> NOW WE'LL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 992 THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. 993 THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ONLY WILL ALLOW HIMBERS OF -- MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC 994 TO PRESENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF. 995 THERE WILL BE A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT. 996 >> GOOD MORNING. 997 DAVID HERE. 998 WELL, I HAVE AN OBSERVATION AND COMPLAINT. 999 THIS MONTH'S WATER BILL WHEN I OPENED IT, THERE WAS -- 3,000 GALLONS. 1000 SO I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE ROOF. 1001 I WOULDN'T HAVE TO CALL CHIEF FLORES TO GET LADDER 1 TO GET ME DOWN BUT I DID 1002 MY RESEARCH AND WENT OUT TO THE METER. 1003 AND CHECKED IT. 1004 AND THERE WAS NO WAY THAT METER COULD EVER BE READ. 1005 I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE. 1006 I HAVE THE EVIDENCE BEFORE AND AFTER I GOT CLEANING THROUGH THE METER. 1007 I REMEMBER LAST YEAR RODNEY TAYLOR, THE WATER UTILITY DIRECTOR SAID WE'D BE 1008 IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL METERS. 1009 AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT IS ON THE HORIZON. 1010 I BELIEVE IT'S SOMETIME POSSIBLY IN THE 2019 OR 2020. 1011 BUT I WOULD SUGGEST YOU COME TO TOWN WEST OR OLD TOWN WEST AND PUT OURS IN FIRST. 1012 BUT I WOULD SAY THE -- THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO HIRE NEW INSPECTORS TO GO WITH THE 1013 CONTRACTOR -- I WOULD SUGGEST DOCUMENTATION OF -- WHEN YOU PULL THE OLD 1014 METER, EITHER VIDEO OR I -- I CAN GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF OPENING UP THE 1015 WATER AND SAYING OH, 10,000 GALLONS. 1016 WE WERE ON VACATION FOR THREE WEEKS. 1017 SO HE RUNS OUT TO CHECK THE METER. 1018 WELL, YOU PULLED THE OLD METER SO HE HAS NO RECOURSE TO DISPUTE THIS. 1019 AND -- I DID AFTER THREE DAYS COME AND RECHECK MY METER. 1020 BUT THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN MISTAKE 428 -- THE DIGITS 428 FOR 431. 1021 THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN DO THAT. 1022 THERE IS ONLY TWO WAYS THAT THEY'RE ESTIMATING IT THROUGH SOFTWARE DOWNTOWN 1023 OR THE METER GUYS MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN IN A HURRY THAT DAY AND ESTIMATED THE 1024 NUMBERS. 1025 BUT -- LIKE I SAID, I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE OF WHAT THE METER LOOKED LIKE BEFORE A 1026 THOROUGH CLEANING AND THERE WAS NO WAY ANY HUMAN COULD READ THAT. 1027 BUT I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO A DIGITAL SYSTEM 1028 WHERE WE'LL TAKE THE GUESS WORK OUT OF WHAT THE METERS WILL POSSIBLY READ. 1029 THE LAST SUGGESTION I HAVE IS THE NEW POLICE STATION. 1030 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A NAME PICKED OUT OR YOU'RE GOING TO -- I WOULD SUGGEST 1031 THAT CHIEF CLINTON POLICE CENTER OR MAYBE SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE IS TO HONOR 1032 THE FIRST COMBINATION FIRE CHIEF AND POLICE CHIEF. 1033 THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE AND HAPPY ST. VALENTINE DAY FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE. 1034 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? 1035 >> ROSA, WAS THERE A CARD -- THE CITIZEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO SPEAK? 1036 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. 1037 GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. 1038 MR. HANNA, STANLEY. 1039 I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO CLARIFY THE RECORD OF THE MEETING OF THE 24TH. 1040 I HAD TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT PERSONALLY MENTIONED ME IN THEIR LITTLE SPEECH THAT 1041 THEY GAVE TO THE COUNCIL. 1042 AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I'M A BOARD MEMBER AND TRUSTEE FOR THE ABILENE 1043 SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THAT MEETING 1044 INSTEAD OF THIS MEETING. [01:10:01] 1045 I THINK DUSTY NEEDED TO GET HIS INFORMATION CORRECT. 1046 WE HAD AN EVALUATION THAT DAY BUT WE MOVED THE MEETING IN ORDER TO 1047 ACCOMMODATE THAT I COULD COME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 1048 SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A DIFFICULT DEAL FOR ME. 1049 I WOKE UP THIS MORNING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY HERE THAT 1050 DOESN'T SOUND BAD BECAUSE I'M NOT COMING HERE TO SAY BAD THINGS. 1051 BUT I DON'T APPRECIATE PEOPLE SAYING THINGS ABOUT ME THAT ARE NOT TRUE. 1052 IF IT'S TRUE, I CAN TAKE IT. 1053 BUT WHEN THIS GUY GETS UP HERE AND GRAND STANDS AND HE THINKS HE IS IN THE 1054 COURTROOM, I'VE SEEN "LAW AND ORDER" TOO. 1055 I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT DESCRIPTION. 1056 I DON'T APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT HE SAYS MY CONSTITUENCY IS NOT SEARS 1057 PARK. 1058 WHEN I CLEARLY QUALIFIED THAT -- THAT THESE WERE THE PEOPLE I WAS REPRESENTING. 1059 HE SAYS THE WHOLE CITY IS MY CONSTITUENCY. 1060 IT IS WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD BUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN A SPECIFIC PROBLEM IN A 1061 SPECIFIC AREA. 1062 SO UNLESS DUSTY HAS MOVED IN TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD OR UNLESS HE IS HISPANIC, IN 1063 THIS CASE, HE IS NOT MY CONSTITUENT. 1064 AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS GUY. 1065 I ONLY SEE HIM WHEN THERE IS A CONFLICT AND HE BRINGS HIS VIEWS AND NEVER A 1066 COMPROMISING VIEW. 1067 ALWAYS A SET VIEW. 1068 AND I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT EITHER. 1069 LAN BEARD -- I THINK HE WORKED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVE. 1070 TALKED ABOUT MAKING RACIST STATEMENTS. 1071 I LOOKED UP MILITIA AND EVERY START IN THE -- STATE IN THE UNION HAS A MILITIA 1072 AND IT'S CALLED A NATIONAL GUARD. 1073 SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF -- I DIDN'T MAKE THAT STATEMENT, BUT IF I CALLED 1074 IT A WHITE MILITIA, 85% OF THE POLICE FORCE IS WHITE. 1075 IS THAT A BAD NAME? 1076 TO CALL SOMETHING A WHITE MILITIA? 1077 I DON'T KNOW BUT I DIDN'T MAKE THAT STATEMENT. 1078 WE HAD A STATEMENT ON COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS AND WE WERE ALL THERE. 1079 20 OF US THERE. 1080 NO ONE WAS SPEAKING SO SHARON OWENS ASKED EVERYONE TO TAKE A PLEDGE THAT 1081 WHATEVER WAS SAID AT THE MEETING, TO KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL. 1082 THIS WAS 10 AND A HALF YEARS AGO. 1083 I GUESS SINCE HE LEFT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CONFIDENTIAL DOESN'T MEAN 1084 ANYTHING. 1085 I TALKED TO HIM AND HE IS A GOOD GUY. 1086 WHY HE THROWS ME UNDER THE BUS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. 1087 MY ONLY PURPOSE IS TO HELP PEOPLE. 1088 IF SOMEONE WANTS TO LOOK UP THE RECORD, THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TO DO. 1089 I DON'T HAVE AN AGENDA. 1090 THE ONLY AGENDA I HAVE IS THE SAME ONE THAT GARY HAD. 1091 ABILENE'S CHILDREN FOR TODAY AND THE GREAT AMERICA CITY WHICH IS ABILENE. 1092 I HAVE SOME ISSUES, CONCERNS. 1093 PRIMARILY THIS OCTOBER WILL BE THE 50TH YEAR THAT THE WALK OUT -- THE MOMENT. 1094 FAST FORWARD TO 2019, WE'RE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WE HAD SFWIFT 1095 YEARS AGO -- 50 YEARS AGO. 1096 SO ARE WE THE GREAT AMERICAN CITY? 1097 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 1098 >> AGAIN, MY NAME IS SAMUEL GARCIA. 1099 I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO CLARIFY -- I'M GOING TO BE A LOT MORE DIRECT THAN MY 1100 FELLOW BOARD MEMBER. 1101 THE MEETING OF JANUARY 24, WE WERE CALLED A LYNCH MOB. 1102 WE WERE ATTACKED IN THE PRAYER BEFORE THE MEETING EVEN STARTED. 1103 I HAD NO IDEA BILLY WAS GOING TO BE HERE TODAY. 1104 NONE. 1105 THIS IS A PICTURE OF 50 YEARS AGO. 1106 THE MARCH WHERE THESE KIDS HAD THEIR LANGUAGE CALLED THE MONKEY LANGUAGE. 1107 THE MONKEY LAJ WJ. 1108 WHEN -- LANGUAGE. 1109 WHEN WE HEAR KYLE OR READ KYLE WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT IF HE HAS A JOKE -- AS 1110 SOME OF Y'ALL CALL IT, WHETHER THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE MEXICAN 1111 RESTAURANT ARE GOING TO SPIT IN HIS FOOD BECAUSE OF THE SHIRT HE HAS ON, SOME 1112 OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, PICTURE, WERE THERE THAT NIGHT. [01:15:02] 1113 THEY WERE OUT THERE. 1114 WHAT SOME OF Y'ALL CALL A LYNCH MOB WAS PEOPLE STANDING UP FOR THEIR 1115 RIGHTS. 1116 PEOPLE STANDING UP FOR RIGHT AND WRONG. 1117 KYLE ASKED -- PLEASE CENSOR ME AND THIS COUNCIL DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO 1118 THAT. 1119 THESE PEOPLE HAD COURAGE. 1120 THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE, INSIDE THIS ROOM HAD HAD COURAGE. 1121 I'M HERE TO CLARIFY ALSO MY NAME WAS BROUGHT UP. 1122 I DIDN'T HEAR IT. 1123 I WAS TOLD, HE IS NOT EVEN AT THE BOARD MEETING. 1124 YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY I DIDN'T HEAR IT? 1125 I WAS AT THE BOARD MEETING. 1126 THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THAT I WAS BEING CRITICIZED FOR NOT BEING AT, I WAS 1127 THERE SO I DIDN'T GET TO HEAR THE CRITICISM. 1128 I HAD TO WATCH IT. 1129 YES, I WAS AT THE MEETING A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHERE WE ALL MADE THE AGREEMENT TO 1130 TALK ABOUT ISSUES HARD TO TALK ABOUT. 1131 WE ALL MADE THIS PLEDGE THAT WHATEVER WAS SAID IN THE ROOM WAS IN CONFIDENCE AND 1132 CONFIDENTIAL. 1133 THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TRADE IDEAS. 1134 THEN A POLICE OFFICER WHO WE TRUSTED RETIRES AND DECIDES THAT YOU KNOW THAT PLEDGE 1135 HE MADE? 1136 I GUESS HE ONLY DID IT BECAUSE HE WAS A POLICE OFFICER. 1137 I MADE THE PLEDGE AND HAD NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP IT, BUT I KEPT IT. 1138 I WAS TOTALLY MISQUOTED. 1139 THAT WASN'T WHAT HAPPENED. 1140 WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT THE MEETING AND ME WAS WRONG. 1141 IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE LIE. 1142 IT'S FUNNY ABOUT A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SAME POLICE OFFICER GREETED ME 1143 AND SAID THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ABILENE PD. 1144 I'M HERE BECAUSE TODAY, I'M HERE TO -- TO FIRST OF ALL -- MOM ALWAYS SAID YOU 1145 STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO -- GOING TO DO. 1146 IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GO READ, LEARN A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT WHAT THE 1147 HISPANICS IN ABILENE HAVE GONE THROUGH. 1148 THANK YOU. 1149 >> MAYOR WILLIAMS: ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC 1150 COMMENT THIS MORNING? 1151 SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 1152 IT IS NOW 9:48 A.M. 1153 WE'LL RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 1154 SECTION 551.071, CONVERSATION ARE OUR ATTORNEY. 1155 551,.072. 1156 551.073, GIFTS AND DONATIONS. 1157 SECTION 551.074, PERSONAL MATTERS. 1158 SECTION 551.075 SECURITY DEVICES AND BUSINESS PROSPECTS AND PROPERTY 1159 DEVELOPMENT. 1160 THANK YOU AND HAVE A PLEASANT DAY. 1161 IT IS 10:59 A.M. 1162 AND WE RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION. 1163 NO VOTES OR ACTION WERE TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. 1164 AND IT IS STILL 10:59 A.M. 1165 01:18:21,063 AND THIS ABILENE CITY COUNCIL IS OFFICIALLY AJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.