[00:00:01] GOOD MORNING. IT'S NOW 8:30 A.M., AND I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. I HAVE A COUPLE OF VERY SPECIAL GUESTS I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE HERE IN A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCILMAN CRAVER TO LEAD OUR INVOCATION, PLEASE. YES. PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE PAUSE AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ACKNOWLEDGE MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOUR PRESENCE. AND YOUR GUIDANCE. GOD, GRANT US WISDOM TO SEEK COMMON GOOD. COURAGE TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND HUMILITY TO SERVE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, GOD WITH COMPASSION. MAY OUR DELIBERATIONS TODAY HONOR THE TRUST THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY AND REFLECT A SPIRIT GOD THAT STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY AS ONE. I'M REMINDED OF WHAT THE PSALMIST SAYS TO TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS, GOD, THAT WE MAY GAIN A HEART OF WISDOM, AND MAY THAT WISDOM DIRECT OUR WORDS AND OUR DECISIONS TODAY. IT'S IN YOUR NAME. WE GIVE THANKS. AMEN. AMEN. TODAY I HAVE A COUPLE FROM BONHAM ELEMENTARY. I HAVE KASON RIGHT HERE, AND HIS MOTHER AND GRANDPARENTS ARE OVER HERE JOINING US TODAY. AND THEN I HAVE LAUREN RIGHT HERE. AND HIS PARENTS ARE WITH US TODAY. AND LAUREN IS ACTUALLY THE NEPHEW OF COUNCILMAN MIGUEL ESPINOSA. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE HIM TODAY. AND THEY ARE THEY ARE DRESSED UP AND READY TO GET THIS DONE. AND THEY'RE GOING TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES THIS MORNING. I'LL TURN IT OVER. 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. TEXAS. TEXAS. FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT JOB. YOU CAN COME UP. YOU CAN COME UP HERE AND TAKE US. YOU. CAN COME ON UP TO THIS. CAN YOU STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING? WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS TODAY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF CHANGE THE PROCEDURES IN THE WAY WE'VE DONE OUR PROCLAMATIONS [PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS] IN THE PAST AND ALLOW WE'RE GOING TO ROTATE AND ALLOW COUNCILMAN TO ALSO DO THESE PROCLAMATIONS AT THE MEETING. SO TODAY, COUNCILMAN CRAVER IS GOING TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATIONS. HE'S NOT NERVOUS. I'M NOT? NO, NOT AT ALL. IF ANYTHING, IT'S JUST YOU GET BEAT TEAM. SO SORRY. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ABILENE, THE ABILENE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE ARE ALL COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND THE SECURITY OF THOSE LIVING AND VISITING OUR CITY. ACTUALLY, LET ME PAUSE. I AM HUMBLE ENOUGH. ACTUALLY, I'M NOT HUMBLE ENOUGH. I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED. LET ME ASK THE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK TEAM, IF ANY. IF YOU'RE WITH A FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, COME ON UP. PLEASE FORGIVE. I'M A NOVICE AT THIS, SO I'M LEARNING. SO SORRY. YES. YOU GUYS LOOK LIKE YOU LEFT A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS GREAT. THE CITY OF ABILENE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE ARE ALL COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE CITY, THE SAFETY AND THE SECURITY OF THOSE LIVING IN AND VISITING OUR CITY. WHEREAS THE 2025 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK'S THEME CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY, LITHIUM ION LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN YOUR HOME SERVES TO REMIND US OF THE UNIQUE FIRE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LITHIUM BATTERIES. AND WHEREAS MOST OF THE ELECTRONICS USED IN HOMES DAILY, INCLUDING SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, POWER TOOLS AND TOYS ARE ALL POWERED BY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES WHICH HAVE MISUSED, DAMAGED OR IMPROPERLY PROPERLY CHARGED CAN OVERHEAT, START A FIRE, OR EVEN EXPLODE. WHEREAS ABILENE RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THREE CALLS TO ACTION BY ONLY LISTED PRODUCTS. [00:05:03] CHARGE BATTERIES SAFELY AND RECYCLE THEM RESPONSIBLY TO PREVENT BATTERY RELATED FIRES. WHEREAS ABILENE'S FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF HOME FIRES AND HOME FIRE INJURIES THROUGH PREVENTION, SAFETY, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. AND RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE PERSONAL STEPS TO INCREASE THEIR SAFETY FROM FIRES IN HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, AS CITY COUNCILMEN AND ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL, I AM PLEASED TO PROCLAIM OCTOBER 5TH THROUGH 11TH, 2025 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANY REMARKS THAT YOU LIKE TO HAVE. I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MAYOR SHAWNNA FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND FOR EVERYBODY HERE THIS MORNING, AND FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK EVERY YEAR, ALLOWING US TO COME TO DO THIS PROCLAMATION. LITHIUM ION BATTERIES. IT'S KIND OF AN EVERYDAY USE THAT WE SEE WHENEVER THEY WORK LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO. IT'S FANTASTIC. IT'S JUST KIND OF THE MISUSE THAT CAN LEAD TO TO POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND JUST KIND OF WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO, TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ON EVEN THE SIMPLEST THINGS IS HOW TO CHARGE A BATTERY, USE AND RECYCLING AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS, VICTOR. APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU'RE WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH NOAA PROJECT, COME ON UP. I LOVE IT. LET'S DO A LITTLE BALANCE. SOME OVER HERE. SWEET RODNEY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND IN THE BACK. YEAH, LEE, WE ALL THE PRETTY PEOPLE. LEE. ALL OF YOU GUYS. OKAY, CAN WE HAVE A COUPLE OVER HERE TO BALANCE IT OUT? SORRY, YOU'RE SEEING MY OCD A LITTLE BIT. OKAY, SO SORRY. IT'S NOT THE BUDGET, TRAVIS. IT'S OKAY. I KNOW. ACTUALLY, MY MY CLOSET IS COLOR COORDINATED, SO THERE YOU GO. YOU KNOW SO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, WHEREAS 1 IN 4 WOMEN AND 1 IN 7 MEN WILL EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER IN THEIR LIFETIME. AND FAR TOO MANY VICTIMS SUFFER IN SILENCE DUE TO FEAR, STIGMA OR LACK OF RESOURCES. AND WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NOT ONLY HARMS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, BUT ALSO IMPACTS COMMUNITIES, WORKPLACES AND OUR SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. AND WHEREAS THE NOAH PROJECT IS A VITAL NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES SAFE REFUGE, SUPPORT SERVICES AND HOPE TO COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY REGION WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND WHEREAS WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK OF THE. PROJECT THAT THEY DO AND DOES TO HELP PREVENT THE CYCLE OF ABUSE. HELPING TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS, HOLDING ABUSERS ACCOUNTABLE AND HELPING TO CREATE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND VIOLENCE FREE COMMUNITY FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE NOAA PROJECT DOES TO TO PROMOTE HEALING FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY ABUSE AND BRING AWARENESS TO THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO OUR CITY. AND NOW, THEREFORE, AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, I AM PLEASED TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THE 2025 AND THE CITY OF ABILENE AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME THIS MORNING. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE HARD FACTS OF REALITY. AS HE READ THE NUMBERS 1 IN 4. LOOK AROUND THE ROOM. EVERYONE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN AFFECTED, AND OCTOBER IS AN IMPORTANT MONTH TO WEAR YOUR PURPLE AND BRING AWARENESS TO SOMETHING. BRING IT TO LIGHT. SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE DARK, IN OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FRIENDS, OUR FRIENDS, KIDS EVERY DAY. AND WE ARE SERVING ABOUT 75 PEOPLE LAST NIGHT. SO IT'S A VERY REAL STATISTIC, AND WE'RE PLEASED THAT THE CITY IS RECOGNIZING THE MONTH FOR US. AND I HAVE SOME RIBBONS IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE ONE TO WEAR FOR THE MONTH. I WOULD LOVE ONE, ACTUALLY. ACTUALLY, ALL OF THE COUNCIL WOULD LOVE ONE. THERE WE GO. THAT'S OKAY. YES. REAL MEN WEAR PURPLE. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. TAKE A PHOTO REAL QUICK AND THEN WE'LL HAND IT OFF. TO YOU? THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. THANK YOU, MA'AM. OH, THERE WE GO. [00:10:05] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY THAT WASN'T ENTERTAINING. I'M GOING TO ASK MINDY PATTERSON TO JOIN ME, PLEASE. MINDY IS IS. WITH HER SHORT TIME HERE, LEFT. I SPENT SHE'S GOING TO LEAVE US, AND AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY FOR HER. BUT WHAT I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO DO IS, IS ASK THE COUNCIL TO OFFER SOME WORDS. WHERE TO START. I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YOU FIRST CAME WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED, YOU WERE COMING TO GIVE THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND THEN STEPPED INTO THE ROLE OF DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND JUST EXCEL IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND MY MOM LOVES YOU DO THINGS STATEWIDE EVEN, AND JUST ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT HOW MUCH HE LOVES YOU AND HOW IMPRESSED SHE IS WITH YOU AND JUST I THERE AREN'T ENOUGH WORDS. I JUST HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR MANY WAYS THAT YOU'VE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY AND BEEN AN EXAMPLE TO SO MANY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WELL, I'M KIND OF LIKE SHANE. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS ALL THAT I THINK AND FEEL ABOUT YOU. WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER A LONG TIME FROM MY DAYS ON THE PD TO TODAY. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, SHE WANTED TO DO THIS ABOUT 6 OR 8 MONTHS AGO BUT AGREED, KNEW THE TRANSITION WAS COMING FROM MR. HANNA TO EMILY AND AGREED TO STAY ON AND HELP GET US THROUGH THAT TRANSITION SEASON, AND SO SHE WILLINGLY AGREED TO SERVE LONGER. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS IN YOUR CAREER, WHICH IS 30, WHAT, FOR 34 YEARS THE CITY HAS SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH AND A LOT OF REALLY WONDERFUL THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. AND WE'VE HAD OUR TIMES WHERE WE'VE HAD TO COME TOGETHER AND GET THROUGH TOUGH, DIFFICULT THINGS. AND YOU'VE LED US AND OUR STAFF EXTREMELY WELL. AND YOU KIND OF EPITOMIZED YOU LEFT THE PLACE BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU IN SEVERAL ROLES OVER THE YEARS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RETIREMENT, AND YOU CANNOT COME BACK TO MEETINGS AND COMMENT IN PUBLIC. COMMENT? YOU'VE GOT THREE MINUTES. YEAH. MANDY, I GOT TO MEET YOU. REALLY? WELL, FIRST YEAR AS WE WENT AROUND ALL THE DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS AND WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, FIRE STATIONS, POLICE STATION, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. AND AND BRIAN, BRIAN WAS WITH WITH ME THROUGH THAT. AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE I GOT TO KNOW YOU REALLY WELL AND, AND I KNOW YOUR, YOUR TIME AS THE CITY MANAGER. YOU TOOK US THROUGH AN INCREDIBLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME PERIODS, I THINK, FOR THE CITY. AND YOU HANDLED IT REALLY WELL AND, AND SOME OF OUR ONE ON ONES, I GOT TO SEE YOUR, YOUR LEADERSHIP, BUT ALSO YOUR HEART AND HOW OUR EMPLOYEES AND STAFF FEEL ABOUT YOU. AND THAT WAS REALLY AN INCREDIBLE KIND OF EXPERIENCE. I THINK A LOT OF LEADERS WILL NEVER GET TO SEE THAT SIDE OR GO THROUGH THAT KIND OF FIRE. YOU DID. AND YOU ALSO GOT TO HOPEFULLY EXPERIENCE KIND OF THE LOVE THAT EVERYONE FEELS FOR YOU. SO JUST ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I'M A HUGE FAN AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND FOR STICKING AROUND AND HELPING US THROUGH ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU. MINDY. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND HAVING A SERVANT'S HEART. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT YOUR CAREER AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, WHERE YOU'VE DEDICATED YOUR ADULT LIFE TO SERVING THE CITY OF ABILENE AND THE CITIZENS I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE HUMBLED AND HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THAT SERVICE AND HOW MUCH YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS CITY, AND HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. SO I HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THIS NEXT PHASE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH GRANDBABIES. AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO COME BACK. THANK YOU. THANKS. I MEAN, I THINK I STARTED WORKING WITH YOU THROUGH NONPROFITS. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAD SOME PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY. AND YOUR REPUTATION SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. AND SO WHENEVER I CAME ON BOARD, I ALREADY KNEW WHAT WE HAD AND WHAT WE WERE WORKING WITH. AND I JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND HAPPY, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, SAD MOMENT. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF FAMILY TIME AND I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY FOR YOU. I THINK THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND I HOPE YOU YOU ENJOY THAT A LOT. THANK YOU. IN TRUE FASHION, I HAD TO WRITE IT. BUT WE ARE NOT JUST. I'M TRYING NOT TO LOOK AT YOU, BECAUSE THAT WAY, WE'RE NOT JUST RECOGNIZING A REMARKABLE PUBLIC SERVANT, BUT SOMEONE WHOSE DEVOTION STRETCHES FROM CITY HALL TO EVERY CORNER OF OUR COMMUNITY OVER 34 YEARS, [00:15:09] YOU HAVE SHAPED IN MANY WAYS OUR CITY'S DIRECTION. YOU HAVE SUPPORTED US THROUGH CHANGE. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, AND MADE HISTORY AS OUR FIRST INTERIM CITY MANAGER, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. THIS WAS OUR FIRST FEMALE CITY MANAGER. SO SUPER PROUD OF THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE. YES. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. GIVE IT UP. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEARING WITNESS TO ONE OF YOUR MOST PROUDEST MOMENTS. WHICH ACTUALLY DID NOT HAPPEN HERE IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. BUT I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF OFFICIATING YOUR SON'S WEDDING. WHERE, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, MY DANCE MOVES PROVED THAT SOME TALENTS SHOULD REMAIN OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC RECORD. YOU HAVE A KNACK FOR KEEPING US ON OUR TOES, LEAVING AN UNDENIABLE MARK IN OUR CITY. MAYA ANGELOU SAID PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL. AND WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE WARMTH AND THE EXCELLENCE THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO OUR CITY AND TO SO MANY. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WELL, YOU KNOW, I'VE KNOWN YOU LONGER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THIS BUILDING. AND WE'VE WE'VE GROWN UP TOGETHER. AND, YOU KNOW, THE LAST SIX MONTHS YOU DID. YOU STEPPED UP AND AND TOOK CHARGE. I REMEMBER DAYS WHEN WE WOULD TALK MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WANTED TO LAUGH OR CRY OR BOTH. YOU GOT US THROUGH SOME REALLY TROUBLING AND TRYING TIMES AND THE 34 YEARS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE, YOU'VE MADE THIS CITY A BETTER PLACE. AND I'M LIKE, I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING. GOING TO MISS YOU. WE'RE ALL GOING TO MISS THAT SMILE. THE FUN TIMES. AND IT JUST JUST GOING TO MISS YOU. WELL, I TOLD MY HUSBAND I WAS NOT GOING TO SPEAK TODAY. SO I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT. I'M HUMBLED AND HONORED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN AND NEVER LEFT. I STARTED IN THE BACK ROOM AS AN ACCOUNTANT, AND MY POSSE'S ON THE BACK ROW. HERE TO SUPPORT ME. I'M A FINANCE PERSON AT HEART, BUT I HAVE HAD IMMENSE JOY AT MOVING TO ADMINISTRATION TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING WORKS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE OUR CITY. AND SEE YA. JASON. JASON, WOULD YOU JOIN US? AND, JASON, YOU'VE GOT YOUR FARMHAND BACK NOW, SO I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS MENU. SHE'S GOT HER HELPER. WELL, NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 17 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. [CONSENT AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS] IT IS BEING PULLED NOW. THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 23. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 17. THESE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITH ONE MOTION AND THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION. DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL WISH TO CONSIDER ANY ITEM INDIVIDUALLY? WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ANY FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN ON SUBJECTS PRESENTED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY YOU RESIDE IN. FOR THE RECORD. WE'LL START WITH CARDS AND THERE'LL BE A THREE MINUTE LIMIT. ERICA LUNSFORD. GOOD MORNING. I DON'T KNOW, DO I NEED TO STAND SUPER CLOSE TO THIS OR IS ABOUT. Y'ALL CAN HEAR ME JUST FINE. OKAY. SO I JUST BOUGHT ONE, THREE, SIX, FIVE SALES BOULEVARD AND WAS REQUESTING IT TO GET REZONED SO THAT I COULD [00:20:04] CONVERT THE GARAGE UNIT INTO A MEDICAL OFFICE. SO MY HUSBAND AND I AND OUR CHILD, AND SOON TO BE SECOND CHILD WANT TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE. BUT I WOULD JUST STILL LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE. WHILE I CAN BE A STAY AT HOME MOM. AND IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT I'M NOT CONVERTING IT INTO A A BUSY MEDICAL CLINIC OR SOMETHING LIKE MY GOAL IS TO SEE, LIKE, 5 TO 7 PATIENTS A DAY BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE BREASTFEEDING AND A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER THINGS. AND I'LL PROBABLY BE TURNING DOWN A LOT OF APPOINTMENTS. I WILL BE THE GATEKEEPER OF MY APPOINTMENTS. BUT SO THAT'S THE GOAL. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME COMPLAINTS AND SOME CONCERNS ABOUT IT. I'M A LITTLE BIT FRAZZLED BECAUSE RIGHT BEFORE I CAME HERE, I DROVE FROM GRAHAM, TEXAS, AND GOT HOME BECAUSE I NEEDED TO DO A FEW THINGS BEFORE I CAME TO THIS MEETING, AND I NOTICED IT WAS NOISIER IN MY HOUSE THAN NORMAL. AND RIGHT AS I WAS WALKING OUT, I REALIZED WHY. AND IT'S BECAUSE SOMEBODY BROKE IN. SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ILLUSION THAT I LIVE IN A REALLY, REALLY SAFE PART OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M NEXT TO A BUSINESS THAT'S NEXT TO A PAWNSHOP, THAT'S NEXT TO A TATTOO SHOP THAT HAS A LINGERIE SHOP IN THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, I TOOK I TOOK A RISK BY MOVING THERE WITH MY DAUGHTER HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, I COULD KIND OF HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, HAVING A BUSINESS, BUT ALSO LIVING IN A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT LIKE I SAID, THIS END OF SALES IS NOT. IT'S NOT LIKE LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF SALES. IT'S NOT LIKE LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF, YOU KNOW, AMARILLO STREET. I WATCH A RIFF RAFF PASS BY MY HOUSE, LIKE, EVERY NIGHT. I LET MY DOG OUT THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE SHE NEEDED TO PEE. AND SOMEONE'S WALKING BY AT 1 A.M. WITH THEIR DOG. YOU KNOW, I'M WORKING ON GETTING A PRIVACY FENCE, ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE MAKING TO THE HOME, NEW WINDOWS, AND THE PROCESS OF GETTING NEW DOORS, REMODELING THE KITCHEN LIKE WE'RE KEEPING IT A RESIDENCE AND WE'RE HONESTLY ADDING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME. PARKING IS NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE TOO MANY PATIENTS. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE E.R. FOR LIKE OVER TEN YEARS. I'VE SEEN OVER 30,000 PATIENTS. I'M TIRED. I JUST WANT TO SEE FEWER PATIENTS. I WANT TO STAY AT HOME WITH MY KIDS AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY. WHENEVER YOU KNOW YOU'RE A NURSE OR A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR A DOCTOR, YOU TAKE THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH TO DO NO HARM. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT PART OF THAT DOING NO HARM IS NOT ROBBING PEOPLE, WHICH IS WHAT THE CURRENT MEDICAL SYSTEM DOES. SORRY. SO I'M TRYING. IT'LL BE A CASH BASE. IT'S NOT. IT'S OUTSIDE OF INSURANCE. SO PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO GET CHARGED EXTRA MONEY TO TO COME SEE ME TO DO STITCHES. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET CHARGED BY THE STITCH. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET AN AUTOMATIC 1000 EXTRA DOLLARS ON THEIR BILL BECAUSE THEY WENT TO THE ER AFTER 9:00, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET EXTRA STUFF ORDERED ON THEM THAT THEY DON'T NEED. SORRY. I GUESS MY TIME'S UP, BUT I'M HOPING THAT EVERYONE WILL RECONSIDER BECAUSE I'M ADDING TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'M ADDING TO A COMMUNITY THAT I WAS BORN IN AND GREW UP IN. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND ERICA, TODAY IS JUST THE FIRST READING SO THERE WILL NOT BE A FINAL DECISION UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. CHRISTIE. ANDREW. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. I'M LONG WINDED, SO I'M GOING TO STAY ON SCRIPT TODAY. MY NAME IS CHRISTIE ANDREW. I OWN ABILENE GROUP, PREMIER REAL ESTATE ADVISORS, AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING ERICA IN THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AT 1365 SALES. AND I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR Y'ALL TO RECONSIDER THE DECISION AND TO ALLOW THE REZONING. THIS PROPERTY IS ON A STREET WHERE MORE THAN A DOZEN HOMES HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONVERTED INTO BUSINESSES. THERE IS A CLEAR PRECEDENT THAT'S BEEN SET THAT THIS TYPE OF USE FITS THE AREA. IN FACT, WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE PROPERTY IS A TATTOO PARLOR AND A PAWN SHOP. AND WHILE I RESPECT THOSE BUSINESSES, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT A COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CLINIC WOULD PROVIDE FAR MORE BENEFIT TO THE FAMILIES AND THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN MY CLIENT PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE STAFF AT CITY PLANNING AND ZONING. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR REZONING AND LIKELY A STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS. MY CLIENT RELIED ON THAT GUIDANCE TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AND INVESTMENT, AND I GUIDED HER EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AS HER TRUSTED ADVISOR. THIS PRACTICE WILL NOT BE HIGH TRAFFIC. SHE'LL ONLY SEE A HANDFUL OF PATIENTS EACH DAY, ONE AT A TIME. THERE WILL BE NO PARKING OR CONGESTION ISSUES. IT WILL BE A QUIET, LOW IMPACT BUT HIGHLY VALUABLE ADDITION TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. A SMALL, COMPASSIONATE CLINIC LIKE THE ONE PROPOSED WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE BLESSING TO FAMILIES LIKE MINE TO THIS CITY. WHEN I STARTED MY BROKERAGE, ABILENE GROUP PREMIER REAL ESTATE ADVISORS IN 2016, I DEDICATED MYSELF TO BEING A TRUSTED ADVISOR FOR MY CLIENTS. [00:25:04] IT'S AN HONOR TO GET TO PROMOTE AND SELL OUR COMMUNITY IN ABILENE FOR A LIVING. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THE CITY TO BE VERY PRO SMALL BUSINESS, AND IN FACT, WHEN WE OPENED OUR BUILDING JUST DOWN THE STREET ON BUFFALO GAP ROAD, THE MAYOR HIMSELF WELCOMED ME WITH DONUTS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. THIS IS THE ABILENE THAT I LOVE AND KNOW, AND I'M ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION TO ALLOW THIS REZONING IN AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU DANIELLE. GOOD MORNING. I'M DANIELLE DELHOME. I LIVE AT 1370 SALES, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPOSED SITE. I'M SURROUNDED COMPLETELY BY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, SO IT'S. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE DOZEN PROPERTIES ARE HOMES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S A IT'S A QUIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE SOME ACCOUNTANTS, AND THERE IS A PAWN SHOP, AND THERE THERE IS A FILLING STATION DOWN THE BLOCK, BUT THE APPLICATION SAID THERE'S A FILLING STATION DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. WELL, I'M THE LITTLE BLUE HAIRED LADY DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. I YOU KNOW THAT THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY ON THE UP AND UP. I ALWAYS TOLD MY DAUGHTERS THAT NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEY NEED TO BE HOME IN THEIR BEDS. THIS IS A CASH ONLY BUSINESS. OPEN TILL 2 A.M.. AND WE DO HAVE PLENTY. I ALREADY HAVE PLENTY. HOMELESS PEOPLE RIFLING THROUGH MY GLOVE BOX IN MY CARPORT AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS. WE'RE A BLOCK FROM MCMURRAY, JUST TO. TO BE CLEAR. AND I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST IT IT MAY BE A GREAT SERVICE AND IT MAY BE A NEEDED SERVICE, BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE RIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR IT TO ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARILYN. SHED. GOOD MORNING. GREAT TO SEE EACH OF YOU. I'M REALLY JUST HERE FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS. BOTH TO JUST EXPRESS GRATITUDE. FOR I THINK IT'S RESOLUTION NUMBER 11 FOR THE DEPOSITORY CONTRACT THAT WAS AWARDED TO FIRST FINANCIAL BANK. I'M CEO OF FIRST FINANCIAL BANK ABILENE, AND I'M JUST REPRESENTING ALL OF US AT THE BANK BY SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE KNOW THAT'S NOT A GIVEN. WE'VE BEEN HONORED TO HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP SINCE 2010. BUT WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIDDING PROCESS. AND SO YOU HAVE CHOICES, AND WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. WE THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, AND IT'S AMAZING. WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND AS AS ORGANIZATIONS HERE, WE ARE JUST SO PROUD TO LIVE IN ABILENE. AND SO AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A BRIEF THANK YOU. AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY, AS FAR AS GRATITUDE IS JUST FOR THE REBUILD ABI PROGRAM. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 14 HOMES IN PROGRESS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE FINANCING FOR REBUILD ABI AND MAYOR HUNT. I KNOW YOU WERE A BIG PROPONENT OF THAT. I JUST APPRECIATE THE CITY MOVING FORWARD WITH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE INFILL AREAS OF ABILENE. WE ALSO HAVE TEN PROPERTIES IN THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW THAT SHOULD CLOSE WITHIN TWO WEEKS, OR THAT SHOULD BE FINANCED WITHIN TWO WEEKS, AND THEN 11 THAT HAVE ACTUALLY SOLD TO NEW HOMEOWNERS. AND SO WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT PROGRAM, AND I HOPE YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT STRONGLY JUST BECAUSE IT'S IT'S WELL NEEDED. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LETTING ME JUST COME AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE. AND I DO WANT TO. MINDY, I'M SO GLAD I WAS HERE WHEN YOU WERE HONORED, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU'VE BEEN AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. EDDIE PUGH. HOW'S IT GOING? MY NAME IS EDDIE PUGH. I LIVE IN POTOSI, TEXAS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO REQUEST 30 EXTRA SECONDS TO ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED WHEN THE INITIAL SPEAKER SPOKE. I'VE WITNESSED YOU TURN OFF THE CLOCK FOR PEOPLE, MEN THAT WOULD COME UP HERE DRESSED UP. AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU DIDN'T DO IT FOR HER. I THOUGHT THAT WAS RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL. I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT MY FRIEND MATTHEW FOUST, WHO WAS MURDERED IN THE RISE OF DISCIPLESHIP MEN'S HOME ON NOVEMBER 24TH OF 2021. VIOLENTLY STABBED TO DEATH. BLED OUT HE'S AS HE WALKED THROUGH THE HOME BECAUSE OF THE SAME UNSAFE CONDITIONS THAT EXIST TODAY. [00:30:03] BECAUSE YOU GUYS ALLOWED THE LOOPHOLES FOR THEM TO OPERATE ILLEGALLY. HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DETAILS OF HIS MURDER. ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2021, A FATAL STABBING INCIDENT OCCURRED AT MEN'S HOME INVOLVING INVOLVING RESIDENT GIOVANNY MARTINEZ AND VICTIM MATTHEW FOWLES. JAVONTE ENROLLED IN THE RISE HOME APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS BEFORE THE MURDER OCCURRED. RISE WAS AWARE THAT HE HAD PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES AND WAS INVOLVED IN A MURDER IN NEW MEXICO PRIOR TO ENTERING THE HOME. THE HOME REQUIRED MEN TO DISCONTINUE PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION SO HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO TAKE HIS MEDICATION. RISE DIDN'T CONDUCT THE APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND INTAKE. RELIED SOLELY ON SELF-REPORTING WHEN NO VERIFICATION PROCESS. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS SUCH AS BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL, AND DIABETES MEDICATION WERE STORED AND ADMINISTERED BY UNQUALIFIED STUDENTS WITH NO QUALIFICATIONS WHATSOEVER TO BE HANDING OUT THAT MEDICATION. NO TRAINING OR PROTOCOL EXISTED FOR HANDLING HOMICIDAL BEHAVIOR OR ANY MENTAL CRISIS WHATSOEVER. KNIVES AND SHARP UTENSILS ARE ALWAYS LEFT ACCESSIBLE. AROUND 1 A.M., JAVONTE MARTINEZ WAS SEEN PACING THE KITCHEN WITH A LARGE KNIFE, APPEARING TO CONVERSE WITH HIMSELF. AT APPROXIMATELY 1:20 A.M., JAVONTAE MARTINEZ LEFT THE KITCHEN WITH A KNIFE AND ENTERED MATTHEW FOUST'S DORM ROOM. RESIDENT AALIYAH STANCE SAW HIM STANDING OVER MATTHEW FOUST WITH A KNIFE. THEN JAVONTE RAN TO THE KITCHEN AND HID BESIDE THE REFRIGERATOR. TONGSHAN ARTURO LOCATED HIM BUT FAILED TO DETAIN HIM OR RAISE ANY ALARM. JAVONTE RAN INTO MATTHEW FOUST'S DORM ROOM AND REPEATEDLY STABBED MATTHEW IN THE NECK AS HE SLEPT. MATTHEW STOOD UP AND SAID, OH NO, HE WAS A COMBAT VETERAN. HE KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. HE WAS BLEEDING OUT AND HE BLED FOR 75FT. BLOOD ALL OVER THE HOME, ALL THE WAY TO THE LEADERS ROOM BEFORE HE SLOWLY COLLAPSED AND TOOK HIS LAST BREATH IN THE HOME, REGARDLESS OF WHAT WAS REPORTED. ACCORDING TO THE 90 PLUS MEN THAT WERE IN THE HOME AT THE TIME EDDIE PUGH ARRIVED, HE WITNESSED SEVERAL MEN CLEANING BLOOD FROM ALL OVER THE HOME, ALL OVER THE WALLS, THE MATTRESS. THE FLOORS. IT WAS A TRAUMATIC SITUATION FOR EVERYBODY IN THE HOME, AND NONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOME WERE ALLOWED COUNSELING. THEY WERE PROMISED THAT COUNSELING, AND RAY SANDOVAL DIDN'T GIVE IT TO THEM. AND ONE MORE THING. ELIAS TONCHE ADMITTED TO ME THAT HE FELT GUILTY FOR INTERVENING, INTERVENING, BUT FEARED EXPULSION UNDER RISE RULES. AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. ABILENE CAN DO BETTER. AND THESE HOMES ARE ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS. BUT RISE. PEOPLE ARE DYING, BEING MURDERED, RAPED. CAR ACCIDENTS. LOOK UP ANDREW LUNA. HE DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIS WAY HOME AFTER HE KICKED OUT OF THE HOME, GOT KICKED OUT OF THE HOME FOR DRINKING AND SPENDING RAY SANDOVAL'S FUNDRAISER MONEY. AT 150 IN THE MORNING, HE HIT A CONCRETE PILLAR AND DIED. BAMBI. PUGH. BAMBI. TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 4TH. THIS YOUNG LADY MADE A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT HER TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE AND THE RISE OF DISCIPLESHIP. WOMEN'S HOME. SHE MENTIONED THINGS LIKE BEING EXHAUSTED FROM NONSTOP FUNDRAISING, CHORES AND STRICT CONTROL, HOW LEADERSHIP MANIPULATED, ABUSED AND BRAINWASHED RESIDENTS WHILE THEY LIVED LAVISHLY, AND HOW MEDICAL NEGLECT, UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND EXPLOITATION WERE COMMON. UNDER HER POST ARE SOME COMMENTS THAT VALIDATE WHAT SHE POSTED, SUCH AS I FEEL YOUR PAIN. I WENT THROUGH THE SAME SOUL CRUSHING, TIRING ROUTINE AND ANOTHER 15 MONTHS IN THAT PLACE AND I CAME OUT MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY WORSE THAN I WAS ALREADY. AND ANOTHER SHE'S NOT LYING. I ALSO SAW AND WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THE THINGS SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. AND WITH HER PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME MESSAGES THAT SHE PERSONALLY MESSAGED ME. I WAS NEVER HOME, ALWAYS FUNDRAISING IN TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO ALL DAY, DRIVING MYSELF, CRYING, DRIVING HOME, BEGGING THE WOMEN TO TALK TO, TO TALK TO ME. BEGGING TO USE THE MONEY THAT WE WOULD MAKE FOR COFFEE JUST TO STAY AWAKE. AND THE WORST. AND IT WAS THE WORST. HOW WE COULDN'T EAT ON FUNDRAISERS UNTIL 8 P.M. AND ONLY HAVE A PB AND J AT THAT JUST TO SURVIVE THE DAY. ALWAYS TAKING PICTURES, ALWAYS HAVING TO WEAR MAKEUP BECAUSE WE HAD TO FLAUNT OURSELVES FOR MONEY. THEY USED TO SAY THEY WOULD SAY USE WHAT YOU HAVE. IF YOU LOOK GOOD, USE IT. PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS MAKING SURE WE LOOK APPROACHABLE FOR THE MEN WE WOULD COME ACROSS, SO THEY WOULD FLIRT WITH US AND GET MONEY. WE WOULD HAVE CLASSES FOR HOURS. [00:35:02] ON GETTING TRAINED ON HOW TO APPROACH PEOPLE AS WOMEN, AND JUST TO BE FLIRTATIOUS, AND HOW TO MAKE MONEY. IT WAS ALL ABOUT FUNDRAISING. ALWAYS, ALWAYS MONEY, MONEY. EVERY MEETING THAT I'D SIT IN, THEY'D USE THE WOMEN TO APPLY FOR FOOD STAMPS. YEAH. UNDER THEIR NAME. AND USE THE FOOD STAMPS FOR WHATEVER. FOR FOOD. WHENEVER. THEY MADE PLENTY OF MONEY ON THESE FUNDRAISERS, WHICH IS ILLEGAL. AND WHEN THEY WOULD WANT TO LEAVE. A LOT OF WOMEN DIDN'T GET MOST OF THEIR BELONGINGS BACK, INCLUDING MONEY, DEVICES, CLOTHES AND WITH. AND WE WOULD BE FORCED TO DUMP THEM AT STREET CORNERS RIGHT NEXT TO BARS ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT THEY WOULD GET DRUNK AND THEY'D BE BACK THE NEXT DAY. HOW WONDERFUL IS THAT? CLEARLY, RISE DISCIPLESHIP CONTINUES TO HAVE A HARMFUL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. LIVES ARE BEING NEGATIVELY AFFECTED AND ONGOING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS BEING IGNORED. IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT LEGAL BUSINESSES ARE TARGETED WHILE THIS CULT REMAINS UNCHECKED. THIS IS ALL EXTREMELY DISGRACEFUL AND QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S DISGUSTING. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU. SERIOUSLY, I'M PROUD OF MY HUSBAND. HE HAS ZERO QUIT, AND I'M SURE YOU RECOGNIZE THAT BY NOW. AND HE'S GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING UNTIL THIS THING GETS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE SHE MATTERS. SHE MAY NOT BE YOUR DAUGHTER. SHE MAY NOT BE YOUR SISTER, BUT HER LIFE MATTERS. SHAME ON YOU, JOHN UTLEY. HI, MY NAME IS DAWN. I WAS THE SEVENTH WOMAN EVER TO GO INTO THE DISCIPLESHIP WOMEN'S HOME. SECOND GRADUATE. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. BUT I WENT THERE BECAUSE I KNEW I NEEDED TO SPEND TIME AT THE FEET OF JESUS TO HEAL FROM A LOT OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES THAT I'VE HAD IN MY LIFE. AND INSTEAD I WENT THROUGH MORE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES, THE THINGS THAT EDDIE AND BAMBI AND CHRISTA ARE SAYING ARE TRUE. AND THAT'S ONLY A SMALL SNIPPET, BECAUSE SNIPPET BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY GOT THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. BUT I CAN SAY THE DEATH OF THE YOUNG MAN LUNA, THAT EDDIE WAS SPEAKING OF WAS USED TO BRAINWASH US INTO STAYING INTO THE HOME. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF WE LEFT THE HOME, THEN WE WOULD BE STEPPING OUT OF THE WILL OF THE LORD AND WE COULD DIE. AND I STAYED THERE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, IN PART BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE THIS. WE WERE MADE TO WALK ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO, AND 115 DEGREE WEATHER. DARK CLOTHING. LITERALLY FROM NINE, SOMETIMES 9 A.M. TILL 7 P.M. AT NIGHT, FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL ON THE WAY HOME AND TOLD THAT WE WEREN'T PRAYING ENOUGH. AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE SO TIRED. IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. THERE WAS MEDICAL ABUSE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE, WHICH I WOULD CONSIDER THE THE FUNDRAISING. I WAS ONE OF THE ONES WHO WAS ASKED TO DISPENSE THE MEDICATION IN THE WOMEN'S HOME. I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE IN MY LIFE. I'M NOT MEDICALLY TRAINED. I WAS ALSO THE ONE DOING THE INTERVIEWS FOR THE WOMEN'S HOME, AND WE DID EXACTLY WHAT MR. EDDIE PUGH SAID. WE WOULD GO BASED ON THE PERSON'S WHAT THEY SAID, FILL OUT A LITTLE BITTY FORM QUESTIONNAIRE, ERROR. AND IF THEY COULD COME, THEN THEY. THEN THEY MADE IT. AND THERE WAS NO DISQUALIFIERS EXCEPT FOR BEING A SEXUAL ABUSER. BUT THAT WOULD BE, AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE TO ADMIT TO. WE DID NOT DO ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS UNLESS THEY WANTED TO COME AND SERVE, ACTUALLY FOR THE CHURCH. SO ANYBODY IN THE WOMEN'S HOME OR IN THE MEN'S HOME WE JUST HAD TO HOPE AND PRAY THAT THEY WERE TELLING US THE TRUTH. THEY WERE REQUIRED TO GET OFF ANY PSYCH MEDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT THEY MIGHT BE ON. THEY WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO IT. BUT IT WAS ONLY I THINK I'VE BEEN THERE FOR PROBABLY 16 MONTHS BEFORE THEY EVEN REQUIRED A DOCTOR'S APPROVAL FOR THAT. WE WERE TOLD TO LIE TO THE FIRE MARSHAL AND TO NOT LET THE FIRE MARSHAL IN, BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE WOMEN'S. WE DID NOT HAVE SPRINKLERS IN THE WOMEN'S HOME. THERE WAS WHEN I WAS THERE, A MAXIMUM OF 23 WOMEN IN THAT HOME, WHICH WE WERE TOLD WAS WELL ABOVE THE AMOUNT OF WOMEN THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LIVING THERE. WE WERE TOLD TO LIE ABOUT THAT. HONESTLY, I COULD GO ON AND ON FOR HOURS. THE THINGS THAT WE EXPERIENCED THERE. BUT THE CITY DOES DESERVE BETTER. THE WOMEN AND THE MEN THAT ARE GOING THERE THAT ARE SEEKING HELP DESERVE BETTER. AND THIS PLACE NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. ALL THE CARDS MAYOR ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? TAMMY FOGLE, RESIDENT OF ABILENE. I HAVE TWO PIECES OF PAPER I'M GOING TO GIVE TO CAITLIN TO HAND TO YOU IN A MINUTE. [00:40:01] ONE OF THEM IS AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST ASKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CONTRACTS THROUGH THE CONVENTION CENTER. AND BECAUSE WE DO A PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP. CITIZENS NO LONGER HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE WE'VE GIVEN AWAY OUR POWER ON WHAT HAPPENS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. BUT IT'S IT'S REALLY HARD BECAUSE I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STAY THE COURSE AND BE INVOLVED, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I ALWAYS HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAY INVOLVED AS LONG AS I NEED TO TO GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED, BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THINGS ARE NEVER GOING TO CHANGE FOR MY PERSPECTIVE, AND I THINK MY PERSPECTIVE DOES CARRY A LITTLE WEIGHT IN THE CITY BECAUSE OF ALL THE HARD WORK I'VE DONE TO TRY AND PROVE THAT THERE IS GOOD FAITH BEING OPERATED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS ROOM AND IN THIS OFFICES. BUT WHAT I REALLY WANT TO ADDRESS IS THE FACT THAT WHEN I ATTENDED WHEN I WAS HELPING WITH THE CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR, FOR WHEN MAYOR HART WAS ELECTED, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SHORTFALL OF COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR OUR CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE TUNE OF LIKE $20 MILLION. AND I WAS SHOCKED AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE BECAUSE THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEN IN JANUARY, AT THE RETREAT, I WAS TOLD THAT WE WERE $71 MILLION IN SHORTFALL FOR THE FIREMEN. AND IN MARCH, IT SEEMED LIKE AT THE FIREMEN, I STARTED PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE I'D NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO I STARTED GOING TO THE MEETINGS AND LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND SO IN MARCH ROBERT HANNA SAID, HEY, WE'VE GOT A SOLUTION TO THIS. LET'S VOTE ON IT. LET'S GET IT DONE. AND WHILE IT INVOLVED MORE DEBT, I REALLY DO BELIEVE OUR FARMING DESERVE THE ATTENTION TO THEIR RETIREMENT SO THAT THEY'RE SECURE. SO I WAS OPEN TO THE THE PATH FORWARD. THAT WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO WAIT BECAUSE MAYOR HURT WANTED US TO TALK ABOUT IT IN AUGUST. SO I WAITED BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THERE'S THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND. SO I WAITED, AND HERE WE ARE, SEPTEMBER 25TH. AND EVERY MEETING I'VE ATTENDED SINCE, THERE'S BEEN NO DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO RESOLVE THE SHORTFALL. THAT IS NOW $71 MILLION. AND AS A CITIZEN, I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SERVED ON THE BOARD PRIOR TO BRIAN YATES SERVING ON THE BOARD. THIS PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW, AS A CITIZEN WHO'S DRAGGING THEIR FEET AND WHY WE'RE NOT FIXING IT AND WHY THE FIREMEN HAVE NOT HAD A COLA OR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN 20 YEARS. THEY'VE HAD 1 IN 20 YEARS. AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S COMPLICATED AND I'M JUST AN AVERAGE CITIZEN, BUT I THINK TRANSPARENCY IS NUMBER ONE AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IN OUR CITY. AND I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING TRANSPARENCY AND OUR CONVENTION CENTER TRANSPARENCY AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE AGREEMENTS WE'RE MAKING WITH PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS AND TRANSPARENCY, AND WHY WE'RE NOT RESOLVING AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. AND CIVIL SERVANTS DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO RETIRE BASED ON WHAT THEY CAN COUNT ON TO SURVIVE AFTER THEY RETIRE. AND I THINK WE NEED TO GET THIS RESOLVED. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S NOT BEEN MENTIONED AND WHY WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STILL, IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? NO ONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. I NOW ASK FOR A MOTION ON ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 23, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 17. SO MOVED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN YATES. A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BEARD. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. READY TO VOTE? YESES. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 24 ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. [24. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Awarding Bids for Purchase of Bulk Chemicals to be Used by Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants in Fiscal Year 2026 (Matthew Dane)] AND I'LL ASK MATTHEW DANE, DIRECTOR OF WATER UTILITIES, TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE'VE GOT A AWARD. AWARD FOR THE BID OF OUR BULK CHEMICALS. THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ITEM WITH ONE INTERESTING TWIST. WHEN WE GO TO BID OUR CHEMICALS OUT ANNUALLY, THE PROCESS USUALLY LOOKS LIKE US. LOOKING AT RECENT HISTORY, HOW MUCH WATER HAVE WE USED? WE ALSO HAVE SOME CHEMICALS ASSOCIATED WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT. SO WHAT HAVE WE TYPICALLY BEEN TREATING? WE USE SOME BEST GUESSES WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CUSHION. AS FAR AS THE OVERALL VOLUME THAT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO TREAT, AND THEN WE TAKE THESE CHEMICALS OUT TO BID BASED OFF OF UNIT PRICING. AND SO HERE'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER AND WASTEWATER WE PLAN TO TREAT, THE AMOUNT OF CHEMICAL THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. NOW BIDDERS YOU SUBMIT TO US A UNIT PRICE. AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU. THIS IS A STANDARD PROCESS. WE'LL TYPICALLY DO IT RIGHT BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR STARTS. SO KIND OF IN THE SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME, WE BRING THIS BID TO COUNCIL FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. SO IN A NUTSHELL, THAT'S REALLY KIND OF ALL THERE IS TO THIS ITEM, WITH ONE EXCEPTION THAT EVOQUA AND INTERNATIONAL DIOXIDE SUBMITTED THE EXACT SAME BID FOR THE SODIUM CHLORIDE. AND AS WE UNDERSTAND THROUGH CITY [00:45:01] ORDINANCE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR WILL DETERMINE THE AWARD THROUGH A CASTING OF LOTS OR SOME RANDOMIZED PROCESS. SO FOR THAT REASON, WE NEEDED TO PUT THAT IN REGULAR AGENDA TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE MAYOR TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THE TABLE ABOVE GIVES ALL THE UNIT PRICING. YOU CAN SEE SODIUM CHLORIDE IS LEFT OPEN ENDED THERE AS WE'LL SEE WHAT FATE DECIDES FOR WHO OUR VENDOR IS ON THAT ONE. STAFF IS COMFORTABLE WITH BOTH VENDORS AS A BACKGROUND IN TERMS OF ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE THINK BOTH ARE WELL QUALIFIED. AND MEET MEET ALL THE THE BID SPECS NECESSARY TO TO ACHIEVE THIS. SO. QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS. DO YOU HAVE. DO WE DO THE DRAWING FIRST IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT OR VICE VERSA. I'LL GO AHEAD AND DRAW. SO THE PROFESSIONAL WAY TO DO THIS IS BOTH NAMES ARE IN THE BUCKET. WE'RE NOT IN PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. INTERNATIONAL DIOXIDE. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST? ITEM 24. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. THE GOLF COURSE I CAN GO TO. VERY ELOQUENT. WHAT IS YOUR NAME, SIR? REPRESENTATIVE HERE. BUT I DON'T THINK HE HEARD YOU. I'M JUST HERE FOR THE GOLF COURSE. AND I WAS TOLD I CALLED DOWN HERE THE OTHER DAY, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WOULD COME DOWN, I COULD SPEAK, BUT I DON'T HEAR ALL THAT WELL. AND YOU PROBABLY ALREADY GAVE A CHANCE FOR ME TO SPEAK, BUT I'M JUST HERE FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND ALL OF THE GUYS THAT PLAYS OUT THERE, WHICH I DON'T SEE MANY OF YOU OUT HERE THAT PLAY, BUT YOU COULD IF YOU WANTED TO. BUT IT'S BEEN OPEN SINCE THE 1930S. AND. A TOWN THE SIZE OF ABILENE. I DON'T SEE HOW YOU COULD CLOSE OUR GOLF COURSE. FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME AND EVEN YOUNGER PEOPLE, KIDS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY IT IT IMPROVES THEIR LIVES. AND US OLD GUYS THAT GO OUT THERE EVERY DAY AND PLAY AND HUNT BALLS AND THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER, IT KEEPS US GOING. WHICH THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD THING, BUT IT KEEPS US GOING WHEN NOTHING ELSE WILL. YOU KNOW, SOME OF US HAVE MENTAL PROBLEMS AND AND THAT'S OUR LIFELINE FOR, FOR FOR FOR SURVIVAL. YOU COULD SAY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE HAVE YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S LIKE A 3 OR 4 HOUR DEAL EVERY DAY THAT THAT KEEPS US AFLOAT. SOME OF US AND I WISH I COULD SAY MORE, BUT I JUST THAT'S ABOUT ALL THAT I KNOW, EXCEPT I'M JUST KIND OF TRYING TO SUPPORT THE GOLF COURSE AND HOPEFULLY BUY SOME. YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD IT SAID I, I GUESS I'M GOING TOO FAR HERE, BUT I'VE HEARD BAILEY SAY THAT IT'S GOTTA HAVE GREENS REPLACED AND LOTS OF MONEY SPENT. HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. ALL IT REALLY NEEDS IS TO KEEP THE GRASS MOWED, THE GREENS WATERED. BASIC MAINTENANCE FOR THE GOLF COURSE, WHICH I CAN SEE THAT IF YOU HAD TO REPLACE A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF THAT IT WOULD RUN INTO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. BUT AT THIS POINT THAT'S NOT NECESSARY. BUT IN THE IN THE EVENT THAT IT IMPROVED THE GOLF COURSE AND HERE'S THIS AI THING THAT'S BEING PUT IN OUT HERE THAT'S GOING TO IMPROVE ATTENDANCE TO THE GOLF COURSE. AND. I GUESS I'LL JUST SHUT UP ON THAT. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THE GOLF COURSE, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THE GOLF COURSE WILL BE ON THE AGENDA AT THE NEXT MEETING. AT THE NEXT MEETING? THE NEXT MEETING. SO IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE REALLY CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT TODAY, BUT IT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA AT THE NEXT MEETING. IS THAT CORRECT? I'M SORRY THAT I INTERRUPTED EVERYTHING. NO, YOU'RE IT'S PERFECTLY FINE, THANK YOU. AND WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? WHAT WAS YOUR NAME, SIR? [00:50:01] MAX MCKINNEY. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST PLAY OUT THERE. I'M NOT IN THE POLITICS OF IT OR ANYTHING, I JUST. AND I KNOW HERE'S A GUY THAT CAME WITH ME, YOU KNOW, KIND OF. AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER GUYS THAT SUPPORT WHAT I'M SAYING. LOTS OF PEOPLE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 24? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION. AND A SECOND. DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING SPECIAL WITH THE MOTION? YEAH. YES, SIR. NO. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PRICE. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN REAGAN. DISCUSSION. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. YES. MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. WE NOW MOVE TO ITEM 25, AND I'LL ASK MAX JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, [25. 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 18-285, "Increased Speed Limits," of the Abilene Municipal Code (Max Johnson)] TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR A SPEED LIMIT CHANGE. THIS IS A MAP. LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE THE MAP THERE. THIS IS WALDRIP DRIVE BETWEEN HARDWICK AND 83. 84. THE CURRENT SPEED LIMIT OUT THERE IS 40 MILES AN HOUR. STAFF TOOK A LOOK, AND DUE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROADWAY AND THE SITUATION THAT WE HAVE THERE, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO MOVE THAT FROM 40 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR. AND TO DO THAT, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS REMOVE IT FROM THE LIST THAT'S IN THE CODE AND THAT IT WOULD DEFAULT TO 30 MILES AN HOUR, WHICH IS ALL ROADS IN ABILENE THAT ARE NOT LISTED WITH A DIFFERENT SPEED LIMIT. SO WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. AND MAX, THANK YOU. SIR. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER 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 FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ESPINOZA. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CRAVER. FURTHER DISCUSSION. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. YES. MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 26, AND I'LL ASK STANLEY SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY, TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. [26. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Amending Chapter 10, “Fire Protection and Prevention,” Article III, “Fire Prevention Code,” Division 2, “Smoking Restrictions,” Section 10-87, “Exemptions From Prohibition,” of the Code of Ordinances regarding Retail Tobacco Stores (Stanley Smith)] THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, STANLEY SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY. TODAY WE HAVE A FINAL READING OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR SMOKING RESTRICTION ORDINANCE. THE SMOKING ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THIS COUNCIL IN 2006, WHICH RESTRICTED SMOKING IN THE CITY OF ABILENE, BUT THERE WERE SOME EXEMPTIONS TO THAT. THE SMOKING ORDINANCE RESTRICTIONS LISTED IN THAT ORDINANCE, ONE OF THOSE WAS RETAIL TOBACCO STORES. SO RETAIL TOBACCO STORES WERE EXEMPTED FROM THE SMOKING ORDINANCE. IF THEY MET THESE THREE CRITERIA, THEY WERE IN A STANDALONE FACILITY OR IF THEY WERE IN A RETAIL FACILITY, THEY HAD FILTRATION TO KEEP THE SMOKE FROM GOING INTO OTHER BUILDINGS. THEIR SALE OF INCIDENTAL PRODUCTS COULD NOT EXCEED 10% OF WHAT THEIR BUSINESS WAS. THEY COULD NOT SELL ANY ALCOHOL. AND THE THIRD CRITERIA WAS WHERE NO ALCOHOL WAS CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES. SO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE CHANGE TODAY WOULD BE TO REMOVE THAT THIRD PRONG OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON RETAIL TOBACCO STORES. THIS CAME THIS CAME ABOUT WHEN WE WERE DOING THE BYOB ORDINANCE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME BUSINESSES THAT WERE BYOB BUT WERE ALSO RETAIL TOBACCO STORES. SO THAT'S THE GENESIS OF THIS AMENDMENT COMING FORWARD. SO THE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO STRIKE THE THIRD CRITERIA WHERE NO ALCOHOL IS CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES, WHICH WOULD ALLOW RETAIL TOBACCO STORES IF THEY MET THE FIRST TWO PRONGS TO ALLOW THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON THEIR PREMISES AND STILL ALLOW SMOKING WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES, THEY STILL COULD NOT SELL ALCOHOL BECAUSE THAT'S THE SECOND PRONG. BUT THEY WOULD ALLOW, BASICALLY ALLOW BYOB SERVICES AND HAVE TO FOLLOW THE BYOB ORDINANCE. SO IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE FOR ME ON THIS? THANKS, STANLEY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 26. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. NO ONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION IN A SECOND. SO MOVED. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN REAGAN. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN YATES FOR DISCUSSION. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL YESES. MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. IT IS NOW 9:24 A.M., AND WE WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, [EXECUTIVE SESSION] [00:55:03] SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEYS. SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY. SECTION 551.073 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS. SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS. SECTION 551.076 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES AND SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT BUSINESS PROSPECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT IS NOW 10:22 A.M. AND WE RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION. [RECONVENE] NO VOTES OR ACTIONS WERE TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 28, WHICH IS THE APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. [28. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Appointing Members to Various Boards and Commissions per the City Charter (Shawna Atkinson)] THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD, KRISTIE ECKERT. THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. NO ONE. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL. I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND. EXCUSE ME. SO MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PRICE. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ESPINOZA. READY TO VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 29 AND 30 WERE DISCUSSION ONLY TODAY. [Item 29 & Item 30] THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN. SO THOSE ITEMS WILL NOT BE. DO WE NEED TO NO TABLE THOSE OR DO DO ANYTHING TO TAKE THAT ACTION. YOU CAN JUST REMOVE THEM FROM THE AGENDA. JUST REMOVING THEM FROM CONSIDERATION. IT IS NOW 10:23 A.M. IN THIS MEETING OF THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED. SHAUN DID MY ABSTENTION RECORD. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.