[CALL TO ORDER]
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>> GOOD MORNING. I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL'S ORDER. WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST IN A MOMENT.
>> BOW YOUR HEADS AND LET US PRAY.
>> LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS RAIN. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS PAST TUESDAY, ABILENE GIVES, OUR COMMUNITY SHOWING UP FOR ALL THE NONPROFITS ACROSS ABILENE AND THE BIG COUNTRY, AND JUST IN ONE DAY, WE RAISED $2.4 MILLION. I THINK THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL SIGN OF HOW MUCH OUR COMMUNITY STEPS UP AND GIVES , AND VOLUNTEERS, AND GIVES WITH THEIR HEART . LORD, LET US CONTINUE TO GIVE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER. WE PRAY FOR THOSE THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE TORNADO, THOSE THAT WERE INJURED, AND THOSE WHOSE HOMES WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED . LORD, HELP US STEP UP AGAIN. OUR COMMUNITY IS STRONG. WE KNOW WE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THOSE THAT WERE INJURED OR THAT HAD THEIR HOMES DAMAGED. HELP THEM RECOVER BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND MENTALLY AND FINANCIALLY. WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR CITY AND EVERYONE ELSE FROM THE HORRORS OF THE TORNADO. ON THIS ANNIVERSARY FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVING, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE US PATIENCE AND COMPASSION TO LISTEN TO THOSE THAT WE MAY DISAGREE WITH OR THOSE THAT MAY DISAGREE WITH US, THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE ENERGY AND THE DRIVE TO LISTEN TO ALL CITIZENS OF OUR COMMITTEE -- COMMUNITY SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE ABILENE BETTER. IN YOUR
NAME, WE PRAY. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A ROOM FULL OF EXCITEMENT BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR SPECIAL GUEST TODAY. WE HAVE LEAH KRAEGER . SHE IS SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. SHE IS NOT NERVOUS AT ALL. WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE HER THERE. THEY WILL HELP LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE TODAY. 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
>> MY EYESIGHT WAS NOT GOOD. IT KEPT GETTING WORSE. I COULDN'T PASS THE FAA EXAM AT THAT TIME. ASSEMBLED INTO THE FIELD OF AIRPORT MANAGEMENT. I LOVED THAT.
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WE HAVE TERMINAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETED LATE LAST YEAR. THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS EVOLVING. WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES. WE ARE IN THAT SEASON WHERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN MOVE INTO THE DFW AREA, AND WE WILL GET SLAMMED WITH DIVERSIONS WE HAVE HAD. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT WE'VE HAD THAT MANY IN THE TERMINAL BEFORE. IT MAKES FOR AN INTERESTING EVENING. STAFF IS VERY GOOD ABOUT COMING TOGETHER. PEOPLE COME IN AND TAKE CARE OF THOSE PASSENGERS AS BEST WE CAN. OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS AND DO THAT IN AS SUFFICIENT -- EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.>> DON, WHERE ARE YOU AT? THE MAYOR HAS SOME THINGS FOR YOU IN A SECOND, BUT I WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T ALWAYS GET TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE WE RECOGNIZE ON A DAILY BASIS BECAUSE IT IS A BIG ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 1200 EMPLOYEES. DON IS ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS, SO I SEE HIM MOST EVERY DAY. CERTAINLY EVERY WEEK. OVER THE NINE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE COME TO RELY ON DON AS A SOLID ROCK, AS PART OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. SOMEONE I KNOW WE CAN TRUST. SOMEONE WHO IS THERE. YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE ON VACATION, I KNOW YOU ARE AVAILABLE. SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S TRUE. SOMETIMES, IT'S PART OF THE JOB. BUT YOU REALLY ARE AN INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEING AND SOMEONE I RELY ON REGULARLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU ARE THE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC SERVANT.
>> WELL, DON, IF ANYONE CAN MULTITASK, IT IS YOU. IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A COUPLE MORE TITLES, MAYBE WE CAN GET YOU TO HELP US OUT. ANYWAY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. I HAVE A PLAQUE AND A COIN FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A BONUS IN YOUR ACCOUNT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY
ANYTHING? >> 20 YEARS DOESN'T HAPPEN BY HANGING OUT AND DOING THINGS BY YOURSELF. THIS TAKES A TEAM OF PEOPLE AND OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS, THAT TEAM EXPANDED. I'VE GOT SOME OF MY AIRPORT CREW HERE. THANK YOU, GUYS. AND SOME OF MY FLEET FOLKS ARE HERE. THEY ARE FABULOUS. I RELY ON THEM EVERY DAY. THEY ARE SUPER RELIABLE AND DEDICATED TO SERVING OUR PASSENGERS, AND OUR CITIZENS EVERY DAY, SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THEM. SO THANK YOU TO MY STAFF , AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNSEL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I KNOW THAT IF I TAKE SOMETHING TO YOU, I WILL GET HONEST FEEDBACK AND BY THE TIME WE GET THE COUNCIL WITH IT, IT IS USUALLY PRETTY SOLID. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT , AND THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, AND MAYBE PATTERSON, WHO I REPORT TO DIRECTLY. HE PUT TOGETHER A GREAT GROUP OF FOLKS TO WORK WITH. OF COURSE, I CAN'T NOT RECOGNIZE MY WIFE . SHE PUT UP WITH ME FOR THOSE NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS OF GETTING CALLED OUT TO THE AIRPORT FOR DIVERSIONS OR SNOW OR WHATEVER. I
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> DON, IF YOU ARE HERE, WHO IS
LANDING THE PLANTS? >> AUTOPILOT.
>> NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP VEXUS. ARE THEY NOT READY TO
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>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR VEXUS FIBER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR LETTING US SPEAK HERE THIS MORNING. BIG THANKS TO ROBERT HANNA. INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN THE KEY TO ANY COMMUNITIES ABILITY TO GROW AND PROSPER. FROM THE RAILROADS IN THE 1800S TO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE 50S AND 60S. NOW, MORE THAN EVER, THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY HAS BECOME THE LINE BETWEEN HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS. WE WANT TO MAKE ABILENE A GIGABYTE CITY. WE HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN $29 MILLION IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLED FIBER LINES.
40,000 RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO FIBER INTERNET. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT VEXUS EMPLOYEES THAT ARE HERE TODAY. THEY ALL PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN BRINGING THIS TO THE RESIDENCE. SO AS THEY COME DOWN, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TROPHY TO YOU. I CAN'T THINK THE CITY OF ABILENE AND THE RESIDENCE OF ABILENE FOR SUPPORTING US IN ROLLING OUT THESE SERVICES.
WHICH CAMERA DO YOU WANT ME TO LOOK AT?
>> NEXT, I HAVE WYLIE ISD DESTINATION IMAGINATION . MY SON WENT THERE. I'M VERY PARTIAL TO THIS PROGRAM. YOU
WANT TO COME JOIN ME? >> WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY. THIS IS LIKE THE ICING ON THE CAKE , GETTING TO COME, AND ONCE AGAIN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT WILL BE REPRESENTING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR CITY, OUR STATE, AT THE GLOBAL FINALS COMPETITION, WHERE THEY WILL BE COMPETING AGAINST TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND SHOWING THEIR ENGINEERING, THEIR SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY, THEIR FINE ARTS AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS, AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SAY WE ARE TAKING 42 STUDENTS, AND MANY VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE INVESTED IN THEIR PASSION, AND TEACHING KIDS COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, HOW TO USE YOUR RESOURCES WISELY, AND LEARNING TO LEAN INTO A TEAM AND IDENTIFY YOUR GIFTS. AND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SOLVE ALL THE WORLDS PROBLEMS BY YOURSELF, BUT YOU WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. YOU ARE SEEING FOURTH-GRADERS COME ALL THE WAY THROUGH A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT WILL BE REPRESENTING OUR GREAT CITY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME. WE
ARE EXCITED. >> I AM EXCITED, TOO. I WANT ALL THE DI STUDENTS BEHIND COUNSEL.
>> SO LITTLES UPFRONT. TELL PEOPLE IN THE BACK. OKAY?
>> DO WHAT SHE SAID. >> AND VEXUS MIGHT BE HIRING SOME OF THEM SOON. VEXUS MIGHT HIRE THEM SOON WITH ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY. YOU GUYS, STAY IN THERE.
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>> CODY, WHICH ONE IS YOURS? BLACK SHIRT.
>> THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU REPRESENTING ABILENE AND WILEY AND OUR AREA. YOU DO SUCH A GREAT JOB. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE RESULTS. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE MORNING.
>> Y'ALL DROP OFF YOUR RESUME WITH THESE GUYS HERE. GOOD JOB.
>> THERE IS A WHOLE MEETING. IT'S A LOT OF FUN. DESTINATION LEGISLATION. THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.
>> I ALWAYS ENJOY THAT. >> BY JAKE, MIKE. HAVE A GOOD
ONE, MIKE. >> LET'S MOVE ON POINT WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION DID TODAY. IT IS RIDE OF SILENCE.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> BICYCLE AWARENESS MONTH AND RIDE OF SILENCE DAY. THEY HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AS NATIONAL BIKE MONTH SINCE 1956 AND IS A GREAT TIME TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF CYCLING, ALONG WITH ENCOURAGING MORE PEOPLE TO RIGHT, PROMOTING GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SAFETY EDUCATION TO REDUCE INJURIES AND FATALITIES. ON MAY 15TH, A SPECIAL EVENT CALLED RIDE OF SILENCE WILL BE HELD, WHERE PEOPLE TAKE TO THE ROAD TO HONOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED WHILE CYCLING ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS. IT PROMOTES AWARENESS THAT WE ALL NEED TO STAY ALERT, SHARE THE ROAD, AND BE COURTEOUS OF OUR FELLOW TO -- TRAVELERS SO WE ALL MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. AS MAYOR, I'M PLEASED TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2024 IS BICYCLE MONTH AND MAY 15TH, 2024 AS RIDE OF
SILENCE DAY. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION FOR SUPPORTING US ON THIS. I'M GOING TO LET MARK TALK ABOUT THE EVENT BUT I WANT TO REINFORCE THAT THIS IS A WAY TO HONOR THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE ROADWAY AND TO REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR CELL PHONE UP AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD BECAUSE IT COULD SAVE A LIFE. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MARK AND LET HIM TALK
ABOUT IT. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE A GROUP OF GUYS AND GALS THAT STILL OUR KIDS AND WE ENJOYED RIDING
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BIKES. WE HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS EVENT. WE STARTED THIS IN 2016. THE EVENT STARTED BACK IN 2003 WHEN A NATIONALLY RANKED CYCLIST IN THE DALLAS AREA , LARRY SCHWARTZ WAS OUT RIDING WHEN A DALLAS SCHOOL BUS HIT HIM AND KILLED HIM, UNFORTUNATELY. A NUMBER OF HIS FRIENDS WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING IN HIS HONOR AFTER THE FUNERAL, SO JUST BY WORD-OF-MOUTH, SINCE, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, NO SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL OF THAT -- 21 YEARS AGO, THEY PUT THE WORD OUT AND 1000 CYCLISTS SHOWED UP TO RIDE IN HIS HONOR. FROM THAT EVENT IT HAS GROWN STATEWIDE, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO WHERE IT'S NOW IS IN THREE OTHER COUNTRIES BUT IT'S ON FIVE CONTINENTS. IT'S IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS HELD THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH DURING NATIONAL BICYCLE MONTH IN MAY. WE WILL HAVE IT COMING THIS WEEK, MAY 15TH, 7:00 P.M.. PHIL CRAWLEY WILL HAVE OPENING REMARKS, AND THEN WE WRITE A SHORT FIVE MILE ROUTE IN SOUTH ABILENE IN SILENCE IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN CYCLING CRASHES. THERE HAVE BEEN 12 INDIVIDUALS KILLED ON OUR ROADWAYS AND ABILENE, UNFORTUNATELY, AND SO TO JUST MAKE AWARENESS TO BE SAFE OUT THERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT RIDE BIKES TO AND FROM WORK. WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME. AS LISA SAID, WE NEED TO PUT OUR PHONES DOWN AND BE CAREFUL ON THOSE ROADWAYS. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE.WE SO MUCH APPRECIATE THIS SPORT . SHE HELPS OUT, AND WE APPRECIATE MURRAY ALLOWING US TO HAVE THE EVENT AT THEIR LOCATION. AND THE POLICE FOR OFFERING THEIR ESCORT SERVICES.
>> ALL RIGHT. >> OKAY. I HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION. SO IF YOU WILL BOTH RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I, DO SWALLOW -- SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE SET DATE -- SET -- STATE OF TEXAS AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS STATE, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> GOOD JOB, SHAWNA. >> SHE IS A PRO.
>> NOW IS THE TIME THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANNUALLY WHEN WE RECEIVE THAT -- FOR YEAR OF SERVICE.
>> DON'T SPEND IT ALL, PLEASE. >> I'M GOING TO WHATABURGER
AGAIN AFTER THIS. >> COUNCILMAN PRICE AND COUNCILMAN BEARD, RELATIONS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU BRING FOR THIS CITY. I KNOW IT IS EASIER TO RUN UNCONTESTED, BUT
[CONSENT AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS]
STILL, WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DELIVERING AND BEING HERE TODAY. APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. CONSISTING OF ITEMS 7 THROUGH 20. THESE ARE CONSIDERED AS ONE MOTION UNLESS THERE IS SEPARATE DISCUSSION . DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL WISH TO CONSIDER ANY ITEM INDIVIDUALLY? WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD .THERE WILL BE NO VOTES PRESENTED -- ON RESOLUTIONS PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE COME FORWARD TO STATE YOUR NAME
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IN THE CITY YOU RESIDE IN FOR THE RECORD. THERE WILL BE A THREE MINUTE LIMIT. DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? WE HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. I WILL NOW ASK FOR A MOTION FOR ITEMS 7 THROUGH 20.>> SO MOVED. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY --
>> GIVE IT TO -- >> PRICE, AND A SECOND BITE COUNCILMAN MCALISTER. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
>> YES. THIS MOTION CARRIES. >> THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> PLEASE NOTE MY ABSTENTION ON THAT BOAT, PLEASE.
[21. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Amending Chapter 18, “MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” ARTICLE XIII, “SCHEDULES,” SECTION 18-289.1, “ONE-WAY STREETS – CERTAIN TIMES,” of the Abilene Municipal Code to Change Traffic Restrictions at Bonham Elementary (Max Johnson)]
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
>> GOOD MORNING. TODAY, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR ORDINANCE. IT IS A MINOR ADJUSTMENT DUE TO A CHANGE OF THE DROP OFF AND PICK UP AT BOTTOM ELEMENTARY. WE USED TO USE POTOMAC AVENUE FOR THAT. WE ARE ASKING TO TAKE DOWN THE ONE-WAY DURING CERTAIN TIMES ON POTOMAC AVENUE AT BUCCANEER DRIVE. THIS IS THE LOCATION. THESE ARE THE TWO SIGNS THAT WE WILL BE TAKING DOWN. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THE PRINCIPAL THERE HAD REQUESTED THIS. I APPRECIATE US
GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF. >> THANK YOU.
>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 21? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, I WILL OPEN IT FOR A VOTE.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCALISTER AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN YATES. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
[22. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Professional Services Pre-Development Agreement with Garfield Public/Private, LLC for Capital Improvements to the City of Abilene Convention Center Located at 1100 N 6th Street (Robert Hanna)]
>> ALL YESES. THE MOTION CARRIES POINT
>> WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 22. THIS HAS GOTTEN FASTER.
>> IT HAS GOTTEN FASTER. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR CONVENTION CENTER.
THE CITY OF ABILENE VOTED TO BUILD THIS MANY YEARS AGO. IT ORIGINALLY OPENED IN 1970 , 54 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE 95,000 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE . IT IS A WONDERFUL FACILITY. IT IS BUILT VERY WELL. THE CHALLENGE OF THE FACILITY IS THAT IT IS 54 YEARS OLD AND HASN'T HAD SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION IN THAT PERIOD. SO HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED SINCE 1970? WELL, ONE, WE BUILT THAT BUILDING FOR $36.08 PER SQUARE FOOT. THAT IS A PRETTY BIG CHANGE. IN THE ARTICLE I CLIPPED THIS FROM ON THE SCREENSHOT, CHRISTIANS, WHICH WAS A SHOPPING DEPARTMENT STORE IN ABILENE HAD SUITS FROM $36.
NO LAUGHS? COME ON. >> THE ONE BRASS BAND WAS GOING TO BE THERE. AT LEAST ONE BRASS BAND.
>> IN 2017, STAFF DID APPROACH COUNSEL WITH A LIST OF ITEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE FUNDED TO HELP DO SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, BUT EVEN THAT LIST WAS COSMETIC IN NATURE. IT DIDN'T GO INTO IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT ARE THE LIFECYCLE REALITIES OF THE CONVENTION CENTER? COUNSEL DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY OF THOSE. THEY DID EARMARK PROPERTY TAX FOR CONVENTION CENTER WE DID HAVE S IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR AUDITORIUM. BUT AGAIN, EVEN IN THE EXHIBIT
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HALL, WHERE YOU HAVE LIGHTS AND ALL THAT STUFF, THE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BEHIND THAT IS EXISTING FROM 1954, STILL, IN MANY CASES. WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL, THE CONVENTION CENTER IS SHOWING ITS AGE . IT IS HARD TO COMPETE WITH A FACILITY THAT IS BRAND-NEW . SO THE ITEM BEFORE COUNSEL TODAY IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AND AGREEMENT WITH GARFIELD PUBLIC-PRIVATE, THE SAME COMPANY THAT HELPED US DEVELOP THE HOTEL TO DO A THOROUGH TOP TO BOTTOM ANALYSIS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER , AND SO I WILL USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE I THINK IT ILLUSTRATES THE LEVEL OF DETAIL WE INTEND TO GO INTO WITH THIS PARTICULAR WORK . YOU HAVE A LOT OF CAST-IRON PIPES IN THE CONVENTION CENTER. THAT WAS THE MATERIAL OF CHOICE FOR THAT DAY FOR PLUMBING AND SEWER. NOTHING WRONG WITH CAST-IRON PIPE. IT LASTS FOR A LONG TIME, EXCEPT WHEN IT DOESN'T. YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL IT GOES. WE HAVE THE BUILDING. WE HAVE THE PIPING THAT HAS REALLY HIT THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE. IT MAY LAST 100 YEARS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL WE KNOW. PART OF THE ANALYSIS IS LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE PIPE SYSTEMS, AND IF THEY ARE GREAT, WE CAN LINE THEM WITH AN EPOXY COATING AND MAKE SURE THEY LAST FOREVER. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BUILDING WILL BE WITH US FOR ANOTHER 50 YEARS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S TIME TO DO THAT. THIS IS PART OF OWNING A FACILITY. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE IT IS AVAILABLE FOR CITIZENS IN THE FUTURE. THE COST FOR THIS IS 490,000 $720. THIS WILL COME FROM THE PENNY THAT COUNSEL HAS SET ASIDE. THERE IS A 1.2 $1.3 MILLION IN THAT FUND. WE HAVE USED THAT FUND TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS, CHILLERS, AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS HAVE BEEN PAID. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS ONE POINT TO BALANCE IN THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO USE THAT TO PAY FOR THIS. IT IS A SPECIAL REVENUE. IT IS EARMARKED ONLY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER. THEORETICALLY, COUNSEL COULD REAPPROPRIATED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO OURSELVES. THIS WAS EARMARKED FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER. I WOULD LIKE TO USE IT FOR THAT PURPOSE. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY>> I HAVE ONE OR TWO ON IT. IT IS ROUGHLY HALF 1 MILLION FOR THIS. IN A BELT TIGHTENING YEAR, CAN YOU EXPLAIN, WHAT DOES THE CITY GET FOR THE HALF-MILLION? AND IS THIS STEP ONE THAT WE CAN BYPASS OR SHORTEN OR SAY, HEY, WE WILL DO THAT INTERNALLY AND GO TO STEP TWO?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. ONE, WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THE LEVEL OF ANALYSIS INTERNALLY. WE DON'T HAVE THE TRAITS AND SKILLS TO DO IT. PART OF THIS -- WHAT WE GET FROM THIS PRODUCT -- PROJECT -- IS A MENU OF OPTIONS THAT WE CAN FUND OR NOT FUND AS AGGRESSIVELY OR CONSERVATIVELY AS THE COUNCIL MIGHT LIKE. IT GIVES US OPTIONS. RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM A COSMETIC STANDPOINT, BUT WE ALL KNOW THE EXPRESSION, IT IS PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG. FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE STANDPOINT, THERE ARE ELEMENTS THAT I KNOW HAVE DETERIORATED THAT I KNOW WE CAN FIX BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS GIVE ANYBODY THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT WE FIXED IT AND IT IS GOOD, ONLY TO NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS. MUCH LIKE GETTING A PHYSICAL, AN ANNUAL PHYSICAL WHERE THE DOCTOR IDENTIFIES, OH, WHY IS YOUR WHATEVER NOT FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, WE DO MORE TEST AND IT TURNS OUT YOU HAVE CANCER -- WELL, WE CAUGHT IT EARLY. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER. WE ARE DOING THAT LEVEL ANALYSIS. WE ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY THE FUNCTIONING WITH IT. IN ADDITION, WE GET ALTERNATIVES LIKE WE ARE GOING TO END UP REDESIGNING THE AUDITORIUM SO NO ONE HAS TO DO THE SHIMMY AS THEY TRY TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, WATCHING -- WALKING DOWN CONTINENTAL SEATING. IT IS BEAUTIFUL SEATING. IT MAXIMIZES SEATING. IT IS VERY ATTRACTIVE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE THE MOST FUNCTIONAL. THIS LEVEL OF ANALYSIS WILL HELP US TO DO THAT. ONE OF THE COMPANIES WE ARE LOOKING AT USING IS SCHULER
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SHOOK. WE ARE BRINGING QUALITY FIRMS TO HELP US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO ELEVATE OUR LEVEL OF PLAY AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AND MAKE SURE IT IS READY FOR ANOTHER 50 YEARS. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?>> IT DOES. IT DOVETAILS INTO MY SECOND QUESTION OF -- WITH THESE KIND OF CONTRACTS, IT IS HARD TO SAY, IS THIS A GOOD DEAL OR NOT? JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT WORK WITH THE CONVENTION CENTERS AROUND THE STATE. DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT BASICALLY WE ARE GETTING A GOOD DEAL ON THIS? IS THERE A WAY TO COMPARE WHEN DALLAS WAS CHARGED 2000 BUT THEY KNOW WE DON'T HAVE OTHER OPTIONS. DO WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THIS IS A GOOD DEAL?
>> GIVEN THE SIZE OF OUR FACILITY THE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, I BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD VALUE.
IF WE DO THIS AND COUNSEL DECIDES NOT TO MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE MARKET OR WHATEVER, WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE CAN PUT THAT ON THE SHELF. WHEN IT IS TIME TO DO THE PROJECT, WE CAN UPDATE THE PRICING ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND HAVE A GOOD ESTIMATE. IT PROVIDES VALUE FOR THE LONG-TERM, TOO. AND AGAIN, THE COMPANIES WE ARE WORKING WITH, THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE, AND THE FACT THAT THEY HELPED US WITH THE HOTEL AND GOT THAT PROJECT COMPLETE, I HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE.
>> I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I THINK THAT CONVENTION CENTER NEEDS A MAKEOVER, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PUT IT. I'M EXCITED THAT WE ARE TACKLING THIS. GOOD JOB.
>> I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, ARE WE MEASURING WHAT IT ALREADY PRODUCES, OR ARE WE LOOKING MORE FUTURISTIC LEAK IN TERMS OF WHAT IT CAN PRODUCE IF
WE ARE ASSESSING IT? >> WE HAVE NOT DONE AN ASSESSMENT ON IF WE DO THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WHAT IS THE RATE OF RETURN? HOW MUCH MORE BUSINESS CAN WE GENERATE? PARTLY BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN WHAT WE ARE DOING.
OBVIOUSLY, IF WE FIX THE PLUMBING , THAT IS NOT GOING TO GENERATE A LOT OF NEW BUSINESS. BUT REVITALIZING THE CONFERENCE CENTER. THE CONFERENCE CONVENTION PORTION OF THE CENTER. IT IS A FUNCTIONAL SPACE. THE COLORS ARE A LITTLE DATED. IF YOU LOOK AT THE AUDITORIUM, IT IS A FUNCTIONAL SPACE, AS WELL. CAN WE FACELIFT THAT A LITTLE BIT? THE GREEN ROOM. I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THE GREEN ROOM. IT IS A BLAST FROM THE PAST. CHANGING THAT AND MODERNIZING THE FACILITY -- I KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE WILL DO SOME ANALYSIS. IT IS GOING TO BE A SCIENTIFIC GUESS.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE, THE WAY THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING THAT COULD POSSIBLY PRODUCE MORE DOLLARS IF WHAT WE HAVE THAT ALREADY EXISTS THAT OTHER CONVENTION CENTERS ARE DOING THAT WE ARE NOT DOING. THAT WE ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT.
>> WE CAN MAKE SURE -- IS IT PART OF THIS OR PART OF WHAT WE
DO? >> I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO
IT. >> YOU MENTIONED THE FUNDS BEING EARMARKED FOR THIS PROJECT. TO PIGGYBACK WITH WHAT BULLIES TALKED ABOUT ABOUT -- WITH IT BEING A BELT TIGHTENING YEAR, IF I UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU SAID RIGHT, THESE FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED ONLY FOR THE CIVIC CENTER OR THE CONVENTION CENTER. AND MY UNDERSTANDING THAT RIGHT? WE CAN'T USE THESE
FUNDS FOR OTHER THINGS? >> THESE ARE REVENUES THAT WERE COLLECTED THROUGH THE PROPERTY TAX. UNDER LAW, IT IS NOT A SPECIAL REVENUE OR RESTRICTED REVENUE. WHEN YOU LEVY THAT PENNY, IT WAS EARMARKED FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND THE COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER ON THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME. THAT PENNY WOULD BE USED ONLY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER. IT WAS PROBABLY 2017 OR 2718. IS THAT THE BALLPARK?
>> AND WE CONTINUED EACH YEAR IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
>> WE HAVE CONTINUED UNTIL FY 2024.
>> BUT IT WASN'T AN INTENTIONAL CHANGE.
>> IT WAS. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING
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THAT THE COUNCILMAN MENTIONED, FIXING THE REVENUES MAY NOT BRING MORE BUSINESS, BUT A BROKEN RESTROOM IS GOING TO PREVENT BUSINESS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT -- AND I WAS ON COUNSEL WHEN WE MADE THAT DECISION. TO PUT SOME MONEY TOWARD THE CONVENTION CENTER, BECAUSE IN 2017, 2018, IT NEEDS IT JUST AS BAD, IF NOT MORE, NOW, AND YOU ARE NEXT TO THE DOUBLETREE. IT IS SHOWING ITS AGE. IF NOTHING ELSE, JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO, AND WE CAN PUT IT ON THE SHELF, WE CAN REVISIT IT LATER. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO.>> IF THE COUNCIL MADE THE COMMITMENT, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH THIS MONEY, THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH
THIS MONEY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR
COUNSEL? >> I DID NOT MEAN TO INTERRUPT
>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS COUNSEL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MOTION?
>> SOMEBODY PRESSED THE BUTTON.
>> THEY ALREADY DID. >> COUNCILMAN REGAN MADE THE MOTION AND COUNCILMAN BEARD SECONDED IT.
>> ARE WE READY TO VOTE? >> ALL YESES. THE MOTION
[23. Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2024-03: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From The Owner, To Apply A Conditional Use Permit To Approximately .16 Acres Zoned Residential Single Family (RS-6) To Allow For A Counseling Ministry, Located At 526 Highland Ave. (Tim Littlejohn)]
CARRIES. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 23.
WHO AM I ASKING? A. WE WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> I THINK YOU LOOK GREAT. THAT IS HOW I WOULD ADDRESS.
>> GRANDY HAD NO CLUE UNTIL HE GOT HERE. I APPRECIATE HIM
STEPPING IN. >> AND YOU ARE ALWAYS PREPARED, EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT PREPARED. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB. >> THE FIRST ITEM IS THE CUP OVER HIGHLANDS AVENUE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A STABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS ALL SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. THE ZONING IS RS6. THAT CONFIRMS WHAT YOU SEE ON THE VISUAL. IT IS CONDITIONAL USE ONLY. CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMMENT ON THE ITEM AS YOU SEE THERE. HERE ARE SOME VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. YOU CAN TELL THEY HAVE BEEN PREPARING THE PROPERTY FOR THE BUILDING TO BE USED FOR SOME PURPOSE. FOR THE COUNSELING SERVICE. AS PROPOSED. WE DID SEND OUT NOTICES TO ALL THE PROPERTIES PICTURED THERE. WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION. THE OWNERS HAVE PROPOSED A PLAN OF OPERATION, WHICH THEY SUBMITTED FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL AND CONSIDERATION. THE COMMISSION EFFORT -- THEY DID THE REPORT AND FOUND IT CONISTENT WITH ALL THE FINDINGS SHOWN ON THE GRAPHIC.
THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. DATED MARCH 12TH, 2024, AS IT SHOWED IN YOUR PROPOSAL DOCUMENS FOR THE ITEM. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 23? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEE NOTE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I WILL TAKE
EMOTION INTO SECOND. >> SO MOVED.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN REGAN AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCALISTER. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
[24. Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP-2024-04: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From The Owner, To Apply A Conditional Use Permit To Approximately .19 Acres Zoned Residential Single Family (RS-6) To Allow For A Duplex, Located At 1902 Bridge Avenue (Tim Littlejohn)]
>> ALL YESES, MOTION CARRIES. >> WELL, I'LL MOVE TO ITEM 24.
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YOUR APPEAR AGAIN. >> THIS IS A PERMIT FOR THE LOCATED AT 1902 BRIDGE AVENUE. THE OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A BRAND-NEW DUPLEX ON PROPERTY THAT IS CURRENTLY VACANT, SO THIS IS AN INFILL TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PROPOSED. HERE, YOU SEE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE LOT IS VACANT, AS I MENTIONED. IT IS IN THE SEAT OF RS-6, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS PERMITTED IN THIS KIND OF NEIGHBORHOOD , SUBJECT TO THE CUP. THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE . IT IS A BRAND-NEW CONSTRUCTION. IT IS A FILLING OF A VACANT LOT. IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS A LOT THAT IS VACANT. IT WILL COMPLETE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF THIS IS CONSTRUCTED, HERE ARE SOME VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IT SHOWS THAT THIS LOT HAS BEEN PASSED OVER FOR WHATEVER REASON OVERTIME. THEY NEED TO FIND SOME USE FOR IT.
THAT IS WHAT THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO DO HERE. WE DID SEND OUT NOTICES TO ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS PICTURED IN THIS GRAPHIC. WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT RESPONDED IN FAVOR.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOUND THAT IT SATISFIED ALL OF THE CRITERIA IN THE CODE AND HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. I'M HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS? AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING . IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 24? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME, SIR?
>> MY NAME IS ANGEL SECA. I LIVE ON 95 BRIAR STREET. WE SHARE THE ALLEY. I DID SUBMIT THE PAPERWORK AGAINST IT. I SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THAT MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS DISAGREE WITH BUILDING THE DUPLEX. I WOULD PREFER THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO REMAIN A SINGLE HOME NEIGHBORHOOD TO STATE SINGLE-FAMILY IN THAT AREA. WE HAVE SOME TROUBLE WITH RENTERS SOMETIMES AND WE WOULD RATHER KEEP IT THAT WAY. THE LOT IN QUESTION HERE HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL , BUT AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD SIMPLY LIKE TO KEEP IT AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME , SO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
>> STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 24?
>> HELLO. I AM JOHNNY BEVELS. I HAVE HAD THE PROPERTY FOR A YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT THEY WANT TO DO HERE. I THINK IT WOULD BE A POSITIVE THING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WOULD FILL THE LOT. THE LOT HAS BEEN VACANT THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> THANK YOU. >> STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I WILL
ACCEPT A MOTION AND SECOND. >> SO MOVED.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BEARD.
>> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN YATES.
WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE. >> ALL YESES, MOTION CARRIES.
[25. Ordinance (Final Reading) TC-2024-01: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request From The Owner, Represented By Gospel Restoration Church, To Abandon The Entire Length Of An “L” Shaped Alley Located Between Oakland Drive And Forrest Avenue, Adjacent To 2317 Forrest Avenue (Tim Littlejohn)]
>> MOTION CARRIES. WE NOW MOVE TO ITEM 25.
>> THANK YOU. THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE AN ALLEY THAT SPLITS THE PROPERTY OWNED BY GOSPEL RESTORATION CHURCH . THE ALLEY IS SHOWN. IT EXISTS IN PAPER ONLY, AS WE ARE SHOWN ON THIS EXHIBIT. THERE IS A UTILITY IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ALLEY THAT WILL BE COVERED BY THE EASEMENT. THE PART THAT GOES NORTH OR SOUTH, THERE IS NO UTILITY OR ANYTHING THAT IS IN THAT ALLEY. THE ALLEY DOESN'T SERVE TO ACCESS ANY OF THE
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ADJOINING PROPERTIES. IT SPLITS THE CHURCH PROPERTY SO NO ONE -- NOTE ADJOINING PROPERTY WOULD BE AFFECTED IF IT WAS VACATED. THE ALLEYS TO THE SOUTH CAN TAKE THE EXIT OFF OF FOREST AVENUE. YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY IT SPLITS THE PROPERTY. ALL THE PROPERTY ADJOINING THE PROPERTY IS ON RS-6. THIS IS WHAT THE ALLEY LOOKS LIKE. YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE SOUTH END, ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE NORTH END IN THE CENTER PICTURE, WITH THE CHURCH. WE DID HAVE TWO PEOPLE REPLY BACK TO US WITH RESPONSES CONCERNING THIS ITEM. BOTH ARE IN FAVOR OF THE CLOSURE OF THE ALLEY. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. THOSE ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL ORDINANCE. WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR REVIEW THE CONDITIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT ONE BY ONE.>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> ONE QUESTION. DO THEY INTEND TO RELOCATE ANY OF THE UTILITIES OR ARE THEY JUST GOING TO MAKE THIS A BIG WORK EXERCISE?
>> IT WILL BE A PAPERWORK EXERCISE, BUT THEY WILL DEDICATE AN EASEMENT THAT WILL COVER THESE. THE SEWER LINE, THE SEWER MAIN THAT IS IN THAT SOUTHERN FLANK, THE LONG END OF THE L , SO TO SPEAK. WE WILL HAVE OUR UTILITIES COVERED APPROPRIATELY. IF YOU DO APPROVE THE ITEM.
>> FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 25? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION IN THE
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PRICE AND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN REGAN. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL VOTE.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
>> ALL YESES. MOTION CARRIES. >> IT IS 9:22 A.M. WE WILL PROCESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PERCENT OF ACT 0.71, CONSULTATION OF ATTORNEY. SECTION 551.072, THE LIBERATION OF RURAL PROPERTY, SECTION 551.73, DELIBERATION ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS. SECTION 551076, DELIBERATIONS ABOUT SECURITY
>> IT IS NOW 10:21 A.M. AND WE RECONVENE THE SESSION. THE MAYOR HAD TO LEAVE THE MEETING DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE
[27. Oral Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Appointing a Mayor Pro-tem & Deputy Mayor Pro-tem]
WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 27 ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS SELECTING A MAYOR PRO-TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO-TEM. BY TRADITION, THE PRO-TEM IS THE PERSON IN THE GROUP THAT IS UP FOR ELECTION NEXT YEAR . THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO-TEM IS IN THAT GROUP, AS WELL. WHOEVER HAS SENIORITY HAS -- IS THE PRO-TEM. SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING . IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'LL
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR -- WE ARE READY TO VOTE.
>> DO YOU WANT TO GO TO YOUR SPOT? THAT WOULD BE EASIER.
SORRY. THAT IS THE ONE DRAWBACK TO THIS.
>> ALL YESES. THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. SO, NOW, WE HAVE A NEW PRO-TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO-TEM. CONFEDERATIONS.
>> OKAY. YOU CAN BANGED THE GAVEL.
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>> YOU'RE MAKING IT HARD FOR MY MINUTES. THANK YOU.
>> YOU LIKE THE CHALLENGE. >> OKAY. IT IS NOW 10:21.
>> 10:23. THAT IS OFF. >> IT
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