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[CALL TO ORDER]
IT'S NOW 8:30 A.M., AND I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.I HAVE SOME VERY, VERY, VERY SPECIAL GUESTS THAT I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE HERE IN A MOMENT.
BUT FIRST, I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCILMAN LINDBLAD TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION.
GRATEFUL TO LIVE WHERE WE LIVE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN.
WHAT IT MEANS TO OUR CITY AND OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
FATHER, SPECIFICALLY, I ASK FOR WISDOM FOR THOSE DEALING WITH THE EVENTS OF THE LAST WEEK AND THE TIMES TO COME.
WE PRAY FOR REST FOR THEM, A CLEAR MIND AND WISDOM.
WE PRAY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THOSE THAT ARE OUT IN OUR CITY NOW AND EVERY DAY, SERVING US FROM OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO STORM WATER AND STREETS AND JUST EVERYONE THAT'S OUT WORKING TO MAKE ABILENE A BETTER PLACE.
WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM TODAY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS.
PRAY THAT WE HONOR YOU IN OUR SPEECH AND DEEDS.
COUNCILMAN. TODAY I HAVE TWO SECOND GRADERS FROM TAYLOR ELEMENTARY THAT HAVE JOINED US AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THEM.
I HAVE BOTH. I'LL RAISE YOUR HAND.
AND HIS MOTHER, LINDSEY AND FATHER BLAKE ARE HERE.
THERE THEY ARE. AND THEN I HAVE VINCE AND HIS MOTHER, MCLAIN. NOW. NOW, VANCE IS TALENTED.
I WENT TO A TALENT SHOW A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND SAW HIM PERFORM, AND HE'S HE'S PRETTY TALENTED, SO HE'S ALSO VERY SHY.
YEAH, BUT. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HE'LL LEAD US IN OUR PLACE.
SO YOU ALL TURN AROUND. 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. NOW THE TEXAS ON THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
HEY, IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME UP HERE TO GET A PICTURE, Y'ALL CAN COME RIGHT UP HERE. YOU WANT TO COME HERE? YOU COME HERE AND COME UP HERE WITH ME.
BEFORE PROCLAMATIONS, I'M GOING TO ASK CITY MANAGER TO GIVE US JUST
[PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
A QUICK, I GUESS, SOMEWHAT OF AN UPDATE.WE HAD A CYBER ATTACK HERE AT THE CITY.
I THINK MANY OF YOU I KNOW OUR EMPLOYEES KNOW, BUT JUST A QUICK UPDATE KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
THANK YOU MAYOR. SO ON FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH, WE HAD SOME UNRESPONSIVE SERVERS THAT HAPPENED AT I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY 358 IN THE MORNING.
AND SO OUR TEAM WAS OUT HERE IMMEDIATELY, JUST OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, DISCONNECTED EVERYTHING.
WE IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED INDUSTRY EXPERTS ON CYBER SECURITY AND SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY TO GET THINGS BACK UP AND RUNNING.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THAT THERE WAS NO FINANCIAL ANY KIND OF ACTIVITY THAT THAT WE DID NOT KNOW, THERE WAS NO MONEY LOST.
THERE WAS NO WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH NO COMPUTERS, NO PHONES. AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE DURING THIS TIME. SO OUR TEAM HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON GETTING US I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE UP AND RUNNING.
EVERYTHING WAS. IT'S JUST THE COMMUNICATION PART OF THAT'S STILL LACKING.
THANK YOU. MANDY. AND I JUST WANT TO REALLY REACH OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES TO LET YOU KNOW HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR FOR THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SERVICE THESE THESE INDIVIDUALS, NOT JUST I.T. BUT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY, LONG, HARD HOURS TO WORK FOR OUR CITY TO GET OUR COMMUNICATIONS BACK UP.
ALL VITAL SERVICES. I WANT TO SAY THAT AGAIN, ARE STILL WE STILL HAVE POLICE, FIRE, WATER.
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ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE STILL THERE.WE'RE STILL FIXING STREETS, ALTHOUGH IT MAY JUST BE A LITTLE ANTIQUATED AT THIS TIME, BUT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO TRY TO GET OUR CITY BACK TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO.
OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION, BUT WE'RE DOING DILIGENT EFFORTS TO GET THOSE BACK UP, AND I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW AND APPRECIATE OUR STAFF FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
AND SO AS PART OF THAT, WE'RE STILL WORKING A LITTLE OLD SCHOOL.
YOU'LL NOTICE WE DON'T HAVE AN INTERPRETER TODAY.
WE'LL BE DOING ROLL CALL ON VOTES.
JUST NOT AS FAST IN THE WAY WE NORMALLY DO IT.
AND THIS IS NOT LIVE STREAM TODAY, BUT IT IS RECORDED AND WILL BE STREAMED LATER. I ALSO WANT TO SEND CONDOLENCES FROM COUNCILMAN YATES.
HE WAS AWAY ON A MATTERS THAT HE HAD TO ATTEND.
I WANTED TO MENTION MY FAMILY, UNFORTUNATELY HAD A LITTLE MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON MONDAY AND WE CALLED 911 AND THEY SHOWED UP AND THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL AND THEY WERE THERE QUICK. AND SO I.
YOU KNOW, OUR 911 SYSTEM, WHICH I KNOW EVERYONE'S CONCERNED ABOUT, IS STILL WORKING FANTASTICALLY.
AND OUR GUYS WERE AS ALWAYS AND LADIES WERE ALWAYS AS GREAT AS ALWAYS.
BUT IF YOU CALL 911, WHICH I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, IF YOU CALL 911, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE.
AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE CHIEFS HERE AND OUR STAFF.
SO I PERSONALLY WANT TO SAY THAT THANK YOU FOR THE LITTLE EVENT WE HAD MONDAY.
WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS TODAY.
IS NO NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH.
WHICH ONE IS THAT? THAT IS JUNIOR.
JUNIOR LEAGUE. I DID IT RIGHT FIRST.
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? HI. HI. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW ARE YOU? GREAT. NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK, WHEREAS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH.
DEDICATED. RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERING AND HONORING THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS VOLUNTEERS MAKE.
AND WHEREAS IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK VOLUNTEERS WHO GENEROUSLY LEND THEIR TIME, TALENT, VOICE AND RESOURCES TO MEETING CRITICAL NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. AND WHEREAS, FOUNDED IN 1948, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ABILENE IS A WOMEN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IT IS TO ADVANCE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FOR MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY IMPACT THROUGH VOLUNTEER ACTION, COLLABORATION AND TRAINING.
AND WHEREAS VOLUNTEERS ARE THE HEART OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ABILENE, BRINGING PASSION, ENERGY AND EXPERTISE WHILE FOSTERING A SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. AND WHEREAS, SERVING OVER 4000 VOLUNTEER HOURS EVERY YEAR, JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ABILENE IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY, HELPING TO SPARK POSITIVE CHANGES AND DO A WORLD OF GOOD.
AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JOIN CELEBRATING THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERISM BY GIVING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO HELP TO HELP MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF ABILENE.
AS MAYOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I DO BY HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH APRIL 2025, NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH.
WHO'S SPEAKING? HI, MY NAME IS MEGAN MARTIN.
I AM CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ABILENE FOR THIS YEAR.
MY TERM WILL END IN ON JUNE 30TH, I GUESS.
SO IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR.
I HAVE LIVED IN ABILENE MY ENTIRE LIFE.
BORN AND RAISED. AND I LOVE IT HERE.
I LOVE THE COMMUNITY, AND I LOVE THAT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN SO MANY WAYS AND HELP SO MANY PEOPLE.
THIS IS REALLY MEANINGFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE JUNIOR LEAGUE.
SO I THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR RECOGNIZING THAT AND HOW IMPORTANT VOLUNTEERISM IS AND THE JUNIOR LEAGUE.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MICHELLE SAID, HOW DO WE SAY THAT? YES, SIR. IS THERE ANYONE WITH YOU? JUST YOU. GOOD. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU.
THIS IS IN RECOGNITION OF THERAPY ANIMALS.
WHEREAS APRIL 30TH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY.
AND WHEREAS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SHOWS THAT INTERACTING WITH THERAPY ANIMALS CAN REDUCE
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STRESS, RELIEVE DEPRESSION, SLOW HEART RATE, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, AND STRENGTHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.AND WHEREAS THERAPY ANIMALS TEAMS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH THE HUMAN ANIMAL BONDS BY INTERACTING WITH A VARIETY OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING VETERANS, SENIORS, STUDENTS, AND THOSE APPROACHING END OF LIFE.
AND WHEREAS, THESE EXCEPTIONAL THERAPY ANIMALS WHO PARTNER WITH THEIR HUMAN COMPANIONS BRING COMFORT AND HEALING TO THOSE IN NEED.
AND WHEREAS WE ENCOURAGE MORE PET OWNERS TO CONSIDER BECOMING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY BY CREATING GREATER ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL THERAPY ANIMAL VISITS.
AND NOW THEREFORE, AS MAYOR, IN BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE SALUTE THE SERVICE OF THERAPY ANIMAL TEAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE NATION.
AND IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR TO PROCLAIM APRIL 30TH, 2025, IN THE CITY OF ABILENE AS NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR 25 YEARS, AND AT ONE TIME WAS A THERAPY HANDLER AS WELL.
AND I JUST CAN'T STRESS THE VALUE THE ANIMALS HAVE FOR PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES, WHETHER IT'S MEDICAL OR MENTAL.
ANY ANYTHING THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO DEAL WITH AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE PET OWNERS, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.
SO I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AND YOU HAVE AN ANIMAL THAT LIKES TO BE AROUND PEOPLE TO SEEK OUT BECOMING A THERAPY DOG OR CAT HANDLER.
IT'S JUST IT'S A VERY VALUABLE A VERY VALUABLE RESOURCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS HERE FOR AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENESS MONTH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. OR IS ANYONE HERE FOR THAT PROCLAMATION? SHE HAD TEXT AND SAID THAT HER SON WAS SICK.
AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENESS.
WHEREAS AUTISM IS A LIFELONG DEVELOPMENT DISORDER AFFECTING THE WAY A PERSON COMMUNICATES AND RELATES TO THOSE AROUND THEM.
AND WHEREAS AUTISM IS A REALITY THAT AFFECTS MILLIONS OF FAMILIES EVERY DAY, AND WHILE OUR NATION HAS MADE PROGRESS IN SUPPORTING THOSE WITH AUTISM, WE'RE ONLY BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS BEHIND THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.
AND WHEREAS APRIL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENESS MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AUTISM TO THE STRESS AND TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND EARLY INTERVENTION, AS WELL AS TO CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE TALENTS AND QUALITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM.
AND WHEREAS, I ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO LEARN WHAT MORE THEY CAN DO TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS MAYOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I DO BY A YEAR PROCLAIM THE MONTH APRIL 2025 AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AWARENESS MONTH.
COUNCILMAN REAGAN, IT'S BEEN A FUN WEEK, AND WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO WRITE IN CURSIVE NOW. SO.
NOW I'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTING OF ITEMS THREE THROUGH 18.
[CONSENT AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS]
THESE WILL BE CONSIDERED WITH ONE MOTION, AND THERE'LL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION.DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL WISH TO CONSIDER ANY ITEM INDIVIDUALLY? I'D LIKE TO PULL NUMBER SEVEN.
ANYONE ELSE? AT THIS TIME WE MOVED TO THE PUBLIC.
COMMENT PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ANY FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN ON SUBJECTS PRESENTED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL ONLY ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY RESIDE IN.
FOR THE RECORD, ARE THERE ANY CARDS? ONE CARD DIANE BRADLEY.
MORNING, Y'ALL. I'M DIANE BRADLEY FROM ABILENE.
FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE POSITIVE.
WHOEVER HIRED THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
SUPER SUPER AWESOME. NOW TO THE WHY I'M HERE.
THERE IS A NUISANCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT ENDS RIGHT AT MY DRIVEWAY INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S YARD. IT IS AN OVERFLOW INTO THE DRAINAGE OF WATER WHEN IT DRAINS.
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THEY HAVE WEEDS AND GRASS THAT ARE GROWING IN DRAINAGE.AND I SUBMITTED SOME PICTURES FOR Y'ALL TO LOOK AT.
WHAT IS IT? CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK.
YES, MA'AM. AND THEY SAID THAT IT DIDN'T FIT THE CODE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES FIT THE CODE, BUT I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW I HAVE SLIPPED.
IT PILES UP MUD IN MY DRIVEWAY? WHEN IT RAINS, IT FILLS HALF OF MY DRIVEWAY UP BECAUSE IT STOPS RIGHT THERE AND IT CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER DOWN. I'VE GONE OUT THERE AND TRIED TO STEP OVER IT AND HAVE SLIPPED AND ALMOST FALLEN. Y'ALL, I'M NOT YOUNG.
I'M OLD. IF I FALL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HECK OF A PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW, AND MY HUSBAND'S NOT THAT YOUNG EITHER, SO GETTING ME UP IS A REALLY BAD PROBLEM.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM THIS POINT.
WE'VE WE'VE APPROACHED IT THE WAY THAT WE FIGURED IT WAS LEGAL TO APPROACH IT.
AND HE ASKED ME IF I WOULD BRING IT UP BECAUSE HE KNOWS I LIKE GETTING INVOLVED AND TALKING. SO IF Y'ALL CAN GIVE ME SOME IDEAS BESIDES US PHYSICALLY GETTING OUT THERE.
THE MAN HAS SUFFERED TWO HEART ATTACKS, HAS THREE STENTS.
I DON'T WANT HIM GETTING OUT THERE AND DIGGING STUFF UP, BUT HE'S AT THAT POINT WHERE HE'S THAT FRUSTRATED AND WHEN IT COMES TO MY SAFETY, HE GETS EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED.
SO ANY SUGGESTIONS? I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE HIM.
MRS. BRADLEY, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR ADDRESS IS? 1242 BAYLOR AND THAT ADDRESS IS 1250.
THIS MORNING IT WAS REALLY BAD.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE'LL GET THEM TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM, SO WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT, BUT THE CITY MANAGER WILL LOOK INTO IT.
OKAY. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EVERYTHING.
AND AGAIN, Y'ALL DOING A GREAT JOB.
AND THE POLICE CHIEF THINKS YOU TOO.
YEAH, HE LOVES BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
SO GO AHEAD AND TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT HIM. YEAH. YEAH.
GIVE, GIVE, GIVE HER THAT DOLLAR BACK.
OKAY. YEAH. I LOOKED UP TO HIM AND I SAID, HEY, WHAT DEPARTMENT DO YOU WORK IN? AND HE LOOKS DOWN AT HIS BADGE AND HE GOES, ALL OF THEM.
SO AFTER I TOOK MY BIGFOOT OUT OF MY BIG MOUTH WE DISCUSSED.
YOUR ASSISTANT CHIEF AND YOUR LIEUTENANTS AND THE TWO PATROLS THAT WE HAD.
AWESOME. WE HAD THEM TOO, BY THE WAY.
ANY MORE CARDS? NO MORE CARDS, MAYOR.
WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. PERIOD.
I WILL NOW ASK FOR A VOTE OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSISTING OF ITEMS THREE THROUGH 18, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SEVEN.
SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCALLISTER.
SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN REAGAN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE. MAYOR PRO TEM MCALLISTER.
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CRAVER.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BEARD. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. REAGAN. YES. AND MAYOR. HURT. YES.
MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES.
AND, COUNCILWOMAN REAGAN, YOU HAD QUESTIONS ON THIS?
[7. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action to Approve Amendment 1 to the Task Order with Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc. for Airport Access Road Design and Construction Management. (Don Green)]
YES. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, DON, HOW DO I WRITE IN CURSIVE? YOU DO NOT WANT TO LEARN FROM ME.SO THIS. YEAH. NUMBER SEVEN, THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE AIRPORT ACCESS, ROAD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR 122,000.
AND WOULD YOU JUST GIVE KIND OF A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS? YES, SIR. I'D BE GLAD TO.
DON GREEN, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
SO WE HAVE A GRANT FROM HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT CONGRESSMAN ARRINGTON HELPED HELPED US GET LAST YEAR IN FY 24.
GRANT. IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT.
AND THIS GRANT IS TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION, THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROAD GOING THROUGH WHAT WE HAVE DESIGNATED AS AREA B IN THE AT THE AIRPORT.
IS LISTED HERE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT ROAD CONNECTS AT HIGHWAY 36 RIGHT ACROSS FROM FM 18. SO IT KIND OF FORMS A NEW INTERSECTION THERE AND THEN COMES DOWN AND CONNECTS THROUGH THAT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF AREA B AND CONNECTS WITH THE AIRPORT.
AIRPORT BOULEVARD. SO THE THE TASK ORDER WE HAD SELECTED AND PROTECT AND TOD AS OUR
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LAND SIDE ENGINEERING FIRM AND UNDER THAT CONTRACT, ISSUED THE TASK ORDER LAST YEAR TO DESIGN THIS ROAD.THE AND THE CONTRACT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
SO IT GETS US THROUGH THE THE DESIGN PROCESS, THE BIDDING, AND THEN INTO THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF IT.
SO THEY WOULD HELP OVERSEE THAT CONSTRUCTION.
SO THAT ORIGINAL TASK ORDER WAS FOR $210,000.
I ASKED GIBSON TODD TO ALSO ADD A SIGNAGE COMPONENT TO THAT OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK.
AND THEN WE'VE WORKED WITH TEX DOT AS WELL ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE AT THAT INTERSECTION WITH FM 18 AND HIGHWAY 36.
SO THAT IS THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK.
WE WERE LOOKING TO TEX DOT TO POSSIBLY DO THAT, BUT THAT COULD BE SEVERAL YEARS IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE THOUGHT IF WE HAD THE FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS CONSTRUCTION GRANT THROUGH THE GRANT THAT WE COULD INCLUDE THAT AS A BID ALTERNATE.
SO I ASKED HIM PROTECT HIBS AND TODD TO ADD THAT IN THE DESIGN OF THAT AND THE TURNING LANE INTO THE SCOPE OF WORK AS WELL.
SO THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH.
AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $122,300 TO MAKE THE THE TOTAL COST WITH THE THE AMENDMENT OF NOW 332,300 IS THE PLAN TO HAVE, WHENEVER THIS IS ALL BUILT TO HAVE THIS AS THE MAIN ENTRANCE OR WILL THERE JUST BE TWO ENTRANCES? WE WILL STILL HAVE TWO ENTRANCES.
I THINK BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THIS AND THE TRAFFIC, THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE, THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BECOME USED MORE AS THE MAIN ENTRANCE THAN OUR OUR CURRENT ENTRANCE. OKAY. AND THEN THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE HUD FUNDS.
SO NO CITY FUNDS ARE BEING USED ON THIS.
CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. THE HUD GRANT IS A 100% GRANT, SO THERE ARE NO CITY FUNDS NEEDED FOR MATCHING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND IS THERE IS THERE A SPECIFIC AMOUNT ON THE HUD FUNDS THAT THIS IS TAKING AWAY FROM THAT WE COULD USE FOR OTHER THINGS OR WHAT'S WHAT'S THE TRADE OFF HERE? YEAH. SO WE HAVE IT'S A $6.7 MILLION GRANT AND WE HAVE THE DESIGN FEE DOES COME OUT OF THAT. SO THIS ADDITIONAL AMOUNT WILL COME OUT OF THAT TOTAL GRANT FUND.
HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT ESTIMATES THAT ARE BELOW, SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW RIGHT NOW OUR TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT BELOW OUR GRANT FUNDING. AND THEN FINALLY THE, THE GOAL OF THIS ACCESS ROAD, THIS IS TO FOSTER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THAT THAT CORRIDOR.
IS THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. THIS OPENS UP THE PARCELS THERE PARTICULARLY OUR A ONE, TWO AND THREE PARCELS.
THAT WOULD ARE WE'RE TRYING TO SET ASIDE FOR AERONAUTICAL OR AEROSPACE TYPE DEVELOPMENT.
IT OPENS THOSE UP FOR PUBLIC SIDE ACCESS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
COUNCILMAN REAGAN, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF DON? THANKS, DON. THANK YOU.
DON. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO HAS QUESTIONS OR ABOUT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. FURTHER DISCUSSION.
I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION ON ITEM SEVEN.
SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN REAGAN.
SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PRICE.
WE'RE READY TO VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
REAGAN. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM MCALLISTER.
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CRAVER.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BEARD. YES. AND. MAYOR. HURT.
YES. MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. WILL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
AND ITEM 19, I'LL ASK MAX JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS,
[19. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Addition of Downtown Parking Program Fees and Downtown Parking Stamp Program Fees to the City of Abilene Fee Ordinance (Max Johnson)]
TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BEFORE YOU IS THE FINAL READING FOR A ADDITION OF A COUPLE ITEMS ONTO THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF ABILENE.THIS THIS INVOLVES THE PAID PARKING LOT.
AND THIS IS THESE ARE THE RATES THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE FEE STUDY.
ALL OF THE DOWNTOWN PARKING REMAINS AS AS IT HAS BEEN FREE UP TO TWO HOURS.
AND THEN THE LIMITATIONS ARE LISTED BY THE SIGNAGE DOWNTOWN.
THE SECOND BULLET THERE IS THE PARKING STAMP PROGRAM IS ALSO BEING ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE HAD FOR A WHILE, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN IN THE SCHEDULE,
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SO WE'RE INCLUDING IT.THIS ALLOWS DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
TO PUT A STAMP ONTO A ISSUED A MUNICIPAL COURT TICKET THAT IF SOMEONE STAYS OVER THE 2 HOURS OR 1 HOUR AROUND THE POST OFFICE A BUSINESS CAN PURCHASE THESE STAMPS THROUGH OUR ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.
AND IT'S A ONE TIME EXCUSE FOR FOR THE PARKING TICKET. YEAH. THE COST OF THE STAMPS.
IT'S $10 FOR TEN STAMPS AND CAN BE PURCHASED BY THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN THROUGH THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.
I APPRECIATE YOU ADDING THIS SLIDE FOR ME, BECAUSE I WAS CONFUSED ON WHERE THE STAMPS CAME INTO PLAY. AND SO THAT LAST BULLET POINT, IT IT ONLY APPLIES TO CITATIONS.
IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE PARKING LOT AND DOESN'T DEAL WITH THE THE WEB BASED PARK MOBILE. RIGHT. SO IT DOESN'T FORGIVE GOING OVER TWO HOURS TO GIVE YOU MORE FREE PARKING IN THE PAID PARKING LOT.
THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS ONLY ON STREET PARKING.
THAT IS CORRECT. AND IT'S A ONE TIME USE, AND IT'S NOT AN AUTOMATIC MUNICIPAL COURT EVALUATES IT. CORRECT.
TO DETERMINE IT'S THE EXCUSABLE OF THE PRESENT.
ONCE THE TICKETS BEEN BEEN GIVEN TO THE INDIVIDUAL.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL ADDING THAT. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. SORRY I COULDN'T GET EXCUSABLE OUT JUST A MINUTE AGO.
YEAH. THANK YOU. GET OUT OF JAIL.
FREE IS WHAT YOU MEANT. SO? SO, HOW MANY BUSINESSES DO YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS? YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT? VALIDATION. YOU KNOW, LET ME VALIDATE YOUR PARKING OR SOMETHING.
IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT A I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S NOT THE SAME VALIDATION, BUT I'M JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS. LAST YEAR, MARJORIE, TOO, YOU SAID THREE, THREE, 2 TO 3 OF THE THE TEN STAMP PAGES WERE WERE PURCHASED LAST YEAR. REALLY? YES, SIR. SO WHAT WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE BUSINESSES MORE AWARE.
YES, SIR. JUST JUST THE EDUCATION.
OKAY. THANK YOU. IT IS A ONE TIME, SO.
AND IT'S UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT WHETHER TO EXCUSE IT EVEN WITH THE STAMP ON IT. OKAY.
SO IF SOMEONE'S ABUSING THE SYSTEM, ALLOWING A ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES TO PARK WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T PARK, AND THEY'RE PUTTING MULTIPLE STAMPS ON MULTIPLE TICKETS, THEN THE MUNICIPAL COURT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO.
BUT AT LEAST THERE'S AN OPTION HERE TO BEGIN WITH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WOULD THERE BE A VERSION OF THIS FOR THE PARK AND GO OR THE.
I CAN LOOK INTO, SIR, IF IF THAT'S WHERE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO TO GO. SIMILAR TO LIKE, DOWNTOWN DALLAS, THE BUSINESSES WE CAN LOOK IN TO SEE IF PARK MOBILE WOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST US WITH THAT.
THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST? ITEM 19. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
SEEING NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION IN A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BEARD.
SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PRICE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER BEARD. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. REAGAN. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM MCALLISTER.
YES. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM CRAVER.
MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES.
NOW MOVE TO ITEM 20, AND I'LL ASK TIM LITTLEJOHN,
[20. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z-2025-07: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Request from the Owner, to Amend the Terms and Conditions of a Planned Development District (PDD-181). Specifically, to Add Approximately 31.0 Acres of Land Zoned Agricultural Open (AO) to Lot Three and Approximately 28.58 Acres of Land Zoned AO to Lot One, Both Being Subject to Respective Zoning Requirements. Located at 5614 Spinks Road and 773 and 723 FM 2404. (Tim Littlejohn)]
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING IS ZONING CASE 202507.
THE OWNER IS LANSING ABILENE, LLC.
THE REQUEST FOR YOU TO CONSIDER IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 59.58 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL OPEN SPACE AND ABSORB IT WITHIN THE PD 181 LOCATION IS 5614 SPINKS ROAD.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE HATCHED AREAS, THESE ARE THE FOUR PARCELS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ABSORBED WITHIN THE PD.
THE ONES TO THE SOUTH WOULD BE ABSORBED INTO.
THE ONES TO THE NORTH WILL BE ABSORBED INTO TRACK ONE WITHIN THE PD.
HERE'S THE ZONING MAP CURRENTLY.
PROPERTY VIEWS. MODIFICATIONS.
WORSE THAN THAT, WE DID RECEIVE THREE OPPOSED, WITH THAT RESULTING IN A 8.46 IN OPPOSITION.
THIS REQUEST MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL WITHIN THE LDC.
PD, P AND Z DID HEAR THIS CASE?
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AND THEY'RE RECOMMENDING TO YOU APPROVAL THIS MORNING.AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS FOR TIM. I THINK IT'LL BE INTERESTING SEVERAL YEARS FROM NOW TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE PICTURES THAT SHOW NOTHING BUT FIELDS, AND WE GO BACK IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND AND IN BUILDINGS THERE.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 20? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. NO ONE.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION IN A SECOND.
SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCALLISTER.
SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CRAVER.
FURTHER DISCUSSION. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. MAYOR PRO TEM MCALLISTER. YES.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. REAGAN. YES.
AND MAYOR. HURT. YES. MOTION CARRIES.
MOTION CARRIES. IT IS NOW 9 A.M., AND WE RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT
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TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY.
SECTION 551.073 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS.
SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS.
SECTION 551.076 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES.
SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT BUSINESS PROSPECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S THIS AFTERNOON FOR LUNCH TODAY.
GOOD TO GO. IT IS NOW 11:01 A.M.
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AND AND WE RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION.NO VOTES OR ACTIONS WERE TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT IS NOW 11:01 A.M.. AND THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.
THAT'S ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.