4. Resolution: Receive a Report. Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action to Approve Contracting with Best Friends Animal Society to Provide Direct Oversight Responsibilities and an Interim Animal Services Director (Mmdv Pallerson)

[4. Resolution: Receive a Report. Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action to Approve Contracting with Best Friends Animal Society to Provide Direct Oversight Responsibilities and an Interim Animal Services Director (Mmdv Pallerson)]

THE PODIUM AND BRING FORWARD ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN AND MAYOR WILLIAMS. FOUR ABOUT THE CONTRACT THAT'S GOING TO BE ISSUED TO RUN THE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES. I'M NOT OPPOSED AGAINST IT.

BUT I WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANOTHER UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT THE PUBLIC ARE AWARE OF. I THOUGHT WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD DIRECTOR HERE. THEY SUDDENLY LEFT.

AND THIS CONTRACT IS FOR ONE YEAR.

THE MAIN QUESTION IS, I'M SURE MR. HANNAH WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER, IS THIS GOING TO BE PRORATED SINCE THE CITY'S BUDGET STARTS OVER AGAIN ON OCTOBER 1ST.

WE HAVE BASICALLY FOUR MONTHS LEFT IN THIS YEAR AND THEN THIS CONTRACT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR ONE YEAR.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ASSUME BUT I GUESS IT STARTS ON JUNE 1 OR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LATER. THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IF IT'S PRORATED BECAUSE OF THE SPLIT TO CITY CALENDAR OR BUDGET YEARS. OTHER THAN THAT I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMPANY OVERSEE OUR ANIMAL SHELTER.

BUT I HOPE IN THE FUTURE A POSSIBILITY WHEN AN ECONOMY MAYBE GET-GOING AGAIN THAT THEY STILL CAN LOOK INTO THE

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PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ABOUT BUILDING THE ONE THEY WANT TO BUILD OUT IN THE ZOO LOCATION AREA.

THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS. I THINK.

IT MAY BE SEVERAL MORE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD NOW WITH THE ECONOMY AND THE SALES TAX SITUATION AND EVERYTHING BUT I HOPE IT STILL IS ON THE HORIZON. SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.

THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD IS THE OUTPUT WILL IT BE SPLIT OVER TWO

CITY YEARS BUDGETS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU.

>> YES, SIR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS CONTRACT WOULD BEGIN JULY 1ST.

AND IT WOULD EXTEND FROM 12 MONTH PERIOD FROM THE START DATE OF JULY 1ST. IT WOULD END JUNE 30TH OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THEN CAN BE RENEWED ON MONTHLY BASIS AFTER THAT POINT IN TIME. MY HOPE IS THAT DURING THIS YEAR WE WILL BE ABLE TO WORK AND PARTNER WITH BEST FRIENDS TO IMPLEMENT KEY BUSINESS PRACTICES TO ACHIEVE OUR 90% LIVE RELEASE RATE PER COUNCIL POLICY. AND ALSO TO TRAIN AND BRING UP SOME TALENT IN OUR SHELTER THAT EXISTS TODAY THAT I JUST DIDN'T FEELS QUITE READY. THIS WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRETCH AND GROW. AND MAYBE EVEN BE ABLE TO GROW OUR OWN LEADERSHIP WITHIN THAT DIVISION.

THAT'S MY HOPE AND THEN I THINK BEST FRIENDS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENT HELP US DO THAT AND POWERFUL AND MEANINGFUL WAY.

>> THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR. WORKING WITH BEST FRIENDS.

>> IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, SIR.

WE BROUGHT BEST FRIEND EARLY ON. IN MAY OF 2018 THEY PROVIDED ASSESSMENT OF THE SHELTER OPERATION.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP. WE'VE ALSO BEEN ENGAGING WITH THEM ON LIMITED BASIS ON ANIMAL REHOMING.

AS WE HAVE ANIMALS THAT COME IN AND DO NOT -- CAN'T GET ADOPTED OR WON'T GET ADOPTED. WE WORK WITH A NUMBER OF PARTNERS. SOME HERE IN ABILENE.

BUT ALSO BEST FRIENDS AND EVEN THE HUMANE SOCIETY OR TEXAS TO TAKE THOSE ANIMALS THAT MAYBE SCHEDULED FOR EUTHANASIA AND SEND THEM TO OTHER PARTS OF AMERICA WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE QUITE THE ANIMAL POPULATION PROBLEM THAT WE DO IN SOME OF THE SOUTHERN STATES? .

>> DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. HANNAH?

>> AND JUST ADDRESS MR. SCHWARTZ QUESTION MORE SPECIFICALLY IN CONTRACT STATES THE CITY WILL PAY ON A MONTHSLY BASIS FOR FIRST 12 MONTHS. THEN THE CONTRACT CONTINUES ON MONTH BY MONTH BASIS BUT WITH REGARD TO THE BUDGET, IT'S WE PAY ONCE APPROVED BY THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE, THEN THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED TO BEST FRIENDS FOR PAYING THE SALARY.

>> IT WILL BE SPLIT ACROSS TWO FISCAL YEARS.

IT'S NOT A LUMP SUM COMING OUT OF EITHER FISCAL YEAR.

IT'S A MONTH BY MONTH. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS

FROM COUNCIL? >> ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WANT

TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR? >> YES, SIR.

JUST COME FORWARD GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I'M ROBERT SUDBURY FROM ANIMAL RESCUE.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WAY YOU HAVE HANDLED THIS SITUATION FOR THE ANIMALS. DURING THE COVID EMERGENCY.

WE KEPT THE SHELTER OPEN. WHILE A LOT OF OTHER MANY TOWNS AND CITIES SHUT THEIR SHELTER DOWN.

YOU KEN -- KEPT IT GOING. AS FOR BEST FRIENDS I'M DIF RESEARCH ON THESE PEOPLE. NETWORK SING THE KEY IN THE 21ST CENTURY AS FAR AS GETTING ANIMALS UNWANTED ANIMALS ADOPTED. MR. ANNA IS EXACTLY CORRECT ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT WANTED IN ONE AREA MAY BE WANTED IN ANOTHER AREA. THAT'S WHERE THE NETWORKING COMES IN. BEST FRIENDS EXCELLENT AT THAT.

THEY'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB AND I THINK THAT WAS A VERY GOOD DECISION THAT'S BEEN MADE TO INQUIRE WITH THEM AND GET THEM FOR SOME GUIDANCE. THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE.

ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE ELSE FROM THE COMMUNITY OR THE AUDIENCE WANT TO

PARTICIPATE ON ITEM NUMBER 4? >> SEEING NO ONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MOTION AND SECOND SFWROOCHLT

>> SO MOVED. >> IS MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? >> WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

>> I MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 6. I WANT TO INVITE DAVID SCHWARTZ

[6. Resolution: Receive a Report. Hold a Discussion and Public Hearin. and Take Action on Awarding Bid No. CR 2054 to J,H. Strain & Sons for Curry Lane, Cedar Run Drive, Rolling Green Drive and Turner Plaza Drive Resurfacing (Grejz McCaffen’)]

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TO THE PODIUM AGAIN. >> DAVID SCHWARTZ.

AND MAYOR WILLIAMS, I CANNOT SAY A GOOD THINGS ABOUT OUR NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. HE IS GREAT.

HE'S REALLY A GREAT GUY THAT HE IS CONCENTRATED ON ALL THE CITY THAT THE CITY IS TASKED WITH. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS A IF I REMEMBER RIGHT. DCOA FUNDED PROJECT.

KY SEE PROBABLY IN THE FUTURE WITH THE SALES TAX IT'S BOUND TO TAKE A HIT HERE EVENTUALLY IN THE NEXT 2021 MAY HAVE TO CUT BACK THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AS FAR AS THE STREET MAINTENANCE FEE FOR THEIR SCHEDULE I BELIEVE FOR FIVE YEARS AND THE TOTAL.

BUT I JUST CANNOT SAY ENOUGH FOR THIS STREET MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE, ALSO, THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND EVERYTHING.

AND GREG THE FABULOUS HELP SPEARHEADING THEM AND GETTING THEM GOING AND EXPLAINING THINGS.

IT'S JUST REALLY A GOOD THINGS. THE ONLY THING I'VE NOTICED EVER SINCE THE COVID HAS KIND OF COME TO IN OUR LIVES HERE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. YOU SEE STREET UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH BARRICADES. IF YOU EVER SEE ANY PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE WORKING ON THEM. IT'S JUST REALLY ODD.

IT'S LIKE THEY ARE INVISIBLE OR SOMETHING.

WE'RE GETTING SOMETHING DONE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

I'VE NOTICED THAT PINE STREET IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE THEY'VE DONE SOME WORK ON IT SINCE I WAS DOWN THERE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND EVERYTHING.

YOU JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH. THE LAST THING IS SAYS THAT I WILL WORK ON ROLLING GREEN. I WILL MENTION AGAIN THAT I WENT OUT ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND I NOTICED THAT ROLLING GREEN HAS THREE NEW STREET LIGHTS ON IT. AND I APPRECIATE IT.

I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY AN OVERSIGHT BACK IN THE LATE 70S.

EARLY 80S, MAYBE WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING ALL THAT NEW STUFF AROUND THE MALL. IT WAS JUST MISTAKE.

THEY NEVER PUT THE STREET LIGHTS OUT THERE.

AND I CHECKED IT OUT AND THEY WAITED UNTIL THEY GOT GOOD DARK AS WE SAY IN TEXAS. AND I DROVE IT AND IT HAS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. THANKS, AGAIN.

AND PUBLIC WORKS IN THE STREET MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE AND APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MUCH, COUNCIL.

>> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

ON ITEM NUMBER 6? >> ALSO PROVIDE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. IS ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. ITEM NUMBER 6.

SEEING NO ONE I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTION.

MOTION AND A SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

[7. Resolution: Receive a Report. Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Approving a Contract with the Siddons Martin Emergency Group for the Purchase of an Aerial Ladder Truck (Cande Flores)]

>> FOR THE TRIFECTA WE WILL INVITE DAVID ONE MORE TIME.

LOOK AT ITEM NUMBER 7. ALLOW HIM TO ASK QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 7. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THIS IS PURCHASE OF NEW ADDITIONAL LETTER REPLACEMENT LETTER, ACTUALLY, LAST YEAR IF YOU WOULD REMEMBER THAT NEW LETTER FIVE -- IT WAS A DEMONSTRATOR AND I GUESS THEY GOT A PRETTY GOOD DEAL ON IT. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A DOCUMENT THAT I REVIEW IT WILL BE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE.

THAT THEY WILL MOVE AT STATION 8.

AND YOU JUST CANNOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE ABILENE FIREFIGHTERS. AND YOU THINK ABOUT IT, 1.1 MILLION FOR APPARATUS. YOU KNOW, NOWADAYS IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD DEAL BUT YOU KNOW IF YOU HAD OLD TIME YOU THINK OF ME A MILLION BUCKS FOR ONE FIRE TRUCK.

THERE'S SERVICE LIFE THE 15 FRONT LINE AND FIVE IN RESERVE.

YOU DIVIDE THAT OVER 20 YEAR PERIOD YOU -- IT'S NOT SUCH A BIG DEAL THEN. YOU JUST CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR FIREFIGHTERS HOW THEY THEY'VE DONE ALL THE BIG FIRES RECENTLY DOWNTOWN. THESE TWO.

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THOSE LADDER TRUCKS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. WE NEED TO KEEP THEM UP WITH THE LATEST EQUIPMENT. THIS VEHICLE ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTATION IS 22 YEARS OLD. SO IT DEFINITELY IS TIME FOR IT TO BE RETIRED AND SEE BETTER TIMES MAYBE SOLD OFF TO SMALLER

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COMMUNITY OR SOMETHING THAT COULD USE A VEHICLE LIKE THIS CALIBER FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY. AND OTHER THAN THAT I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL.

>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU SCHWARTZ.

>> COUNCIL HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?

>> JUST A COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THAT THIS HAS THE CLEAN CAB APPROACH THAT HELPS CUT DOWN ON EXPOSURE TO CARCINOGENS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS UP IN THE CAB.

AND THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS LOOKING FOR THOSE READING THROUGH THE LINE ITEM AND I WAS LIKE I'M NOT SURE.

IT'S ON THE PRESENTATION. I WILL JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT MY APPRECIATION THAT WE'RE PURSUING THAT TO PROTECT THE FIREFIGHTERS? .

>> ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL?

>> MAYOR, I WANT TO POINT OUT BECAUSE I THINK THIS SOMETHING WE SHOULD POINT OUT BECAUSE WE SPENT A NUMBER OF YEAR WORKING ON THIS. THIS IS FULLY CASH FUNDED BECAUSE OF THE FIRE APPARATUS REPLACEMENT FUND.

THE DISCIPLINE COUNCIL HAS SHOWN IN SETTING FUNDS ASIDE FOR THAT FUND EVERY YEAR. CASH FUNDED.

1.3 MILLION PURCHASE. MANY COMMUNITIES WOULD DEBT FINANCE THIS. BUT NOT IN ABLIENS, TEXAS.

>> WE ACKNOWLEDGE, MR. HANNAH, FOR SERVICE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

BUT FOR YEARS THERE WAS A STRUGGLE TRYING TO IDENTIFY MONIES THAT WERE SET ASIDE FOR APPARATUS.

MR. HANNAH IS ONE THAT PUT IN PLACE A SYSTEM WITH OUR CHIEFS THAT ALLOWED US TO BE ABLE TO PAY CASH FOR THESE ITEMS AND SO PUTS US IN THAT POSITION. WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCILMAN DISC DISYOU HAVE PLANNING.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE SPIRIT TO MAKE THE PURCHASE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL.

WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK FOR OUR AGAINST THIS ITEM IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. IF NOT I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

[10. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Approving an Extended Term Sireet Use License at 137B Oak Street with Tim Smith (dba Soda District Courtyard. LLC) Greg MCC’affelT)]

>> WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 10.

WE'LL ASK THE AFOR MENTIONED GREG MCCAFFREY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A REQUEST FROM A PRACTITIONER TO HAVE A EXTENDED STREET USE LICENSE FOR A BUILDING THAT THE LOCATED AT 137B OAK. ORIENT YOU ON THE LOCATION MAP TO YOUR LEFT IS GOING TO BE FIRST STREET.

AND TO YOUR RIGHT WILL BE SECOND STREET.

THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING INTO PUT ADA ACCEPTABLE RAMP IN THE ALLEYWAY BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS.

TO PROVIDE INGRESS, EGRESS INTO THE BUILDING.

STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS APPLICATION AND FINDS IT COMPLETE. AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING AS FAR AS APPROVAL. WITH THAT IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> THANKS MR. MCCAFFREY. QUESTIONS?

>> WHEN I FIRST READ THIS, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS WOULD BIT APPROPRIATE TO AND THE ALLEY, BUT WHEN I DROVE OUT THERE AND LOOKED AT IT, IT LOOKS LIKE AS EXIT LEFT OAK STREET.

AS YOU GO OUT THERE ALLEY USED FOR SOLID WASTE PICK UP?

>> YES, IT IS. WE DO HAVE SOLID WASTE THERE.

>> THERE'S ANOTHER RAMP TO ANOTHER ADJACENT BUILDING THAT'S

DOWN THERE AS WELL. >> THAT WAS WHEN I FIRST READ IT THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WAS APPROPRIATE.

BUT THEN AS I DROVE IT, IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE USING THAT FOR SOMED WASTE ROUTE. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT WAS WHY WE WENT WITH THE STREET USE LICENSE VERSES PURSUING THE POSSIBLE ABANDONMENT. LOOKS GOOD.

>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, GREG.

>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM NUMBER? 82 MOVE FOR APATROL. MOTION BY PRICE.

AND A SECOND. WE ARE READY TO VOTE.

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BRACK --

[11. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on an Ordinance amending Chapter 32, Utilities” of the Abilene Municipal Code by inserting a new Article IX, “Plumbing Ordinance”, that provides for a cross connection control program for the City of Abilene, as set out below, providing for a severability clause, and declaring a penalty (Rodney Taylor)]

. >> WE WILL HAVE RODNEY TAYLOR TO

PRESENT ITEM NUMBER 11. >> IS RODNEY HERE?

>> HE SHOULD BE. >> I COULD PRESENT THE ITEM.

WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. IS ROBERT'S MIC WORKING.

>> NOT VERY GOOD. HERE WE GO.

FINAL READING OF REPORT HERE'S THE CLICKER.

WE HAVE BEEN REQUIRED BY TCQ TO CHANGE OUR PLUMBING ORDINANCE TO BE IN COMPLIANT WITH THEIR MODEL ORDINANCE.

-- ROD, STAND ON BACK UP. I IF I CREW SOMETHING UP LET PEOPLE KNOW. TEXASED A MRIN STRAYSIVE REQUIRES ADEQUATE PLUMBING ORDINANCE.

WE HAVE ADOPTED ORDINANCE BUT IN REVIEW BY TCQ ITS FOUND TO BE LACKING LANGUAGE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

AND SO WE HAVE NOW THROUGH INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT BY QUALIFIED ATTORNEY DETERMINED THAT THE CITY CURRENT ORDINANCE DOESN'T ADDRESS THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS. REGARDING OUR CROSS CONNECTION OKAY. AND SO WHAT WE ARE DOING AMENDING OUR ORDINANCE. THE CITY OF ABILENE HAS ACTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM WHICH YIELDING THE INSPECTION GROUP AND THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT.

WHAT WE WILL DO IS GO AND INSPECT THESE CONNECTIONS THAT TIE IN TO BOTH THE POTABLE WATER POINTS.

AND ALSO TO TIE INTO SOMEONE'S SERVICE CONNECTIONS.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT -- THERE'S NO BACKFLOW.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT WILL END UP GETTING BACK INTO THE WATER COMMAND SYSTEM SO THE WATER SYSTEM STAYS CONNECTED REGARDLESS OF WHAT SOMEONE IS DOING ON THEIR OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY. WE DO HAVE AN ACACTIVE CROSS CONTROL PROGRAM TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONTAMINATION, BACKFLOWING WATER SUPPLY.

THIS WILL MAKE SURE OUR LANGUAGE AND ORDINANCE COMPLY WITH THE PRACTICE. WHICH IS COMPLIANT.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT OUR ORDINANCE PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR IMPLEMENTING ENFORCEMENT OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAM. AND SO WE WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS LANGUAGE ON FINAL READING.

. >> THANK YOU.

WELL DONE INNER-HANNAH >> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I HAVE ONE FOR RODNEY. >> ONE ASPECT OF THIS IS REQUIRED INSPECTION FOR IRRIGATION OR LIKE LAWN IRRIGATION. AND IT'S REQUIRED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. HOW DOES THE CITY KNOW WHO HAS THAT MAYBE 20 OR 30 YEARS OLD AND THEN HOW DO WE INFORM PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE THAT THEY NEED TO START HAVING THESE

INSPECTIONS? >> OKAY.

GOOD QUESTION. THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DOES INSPECTIONS OF NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND HAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE A DATABASE OF PROBABLY SYSTEMS THAT WERE PUT IN FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

FOR THOSE OLDER SYSTEMS, MANY OF WHICH ARE REALLY MORE OF GREATER CONCERN, IT WILL BE A PROCESS OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY, OF INFORMING THEM OF THE PROGRAM AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR SYSTEM AND THEIR OBLIGATION OF WHEN THEY HAVE A SYSTEM SERVICED TO HAVE THE BACKFLOW DEVICE TESTED IF IT'S NOT THERE. THEY WILL HAVE TO INSTALL ONE AND HAVE IT TESTED. ONCE THAT INITIAL TEST THE DONE AND REPORTED TO OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THEN WE WILL HAVE A RECORD OF IT TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH.

IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO BUILDUP OUR DATABASE TO PICK UP ON ALL OF THE OLD SYSTEMS. WE'LL HAVE TO GET OUT AND WORK THE STREET A LITTLE BIT TO IDENTIFY THE SYSTEMS.

. >> WILL THE INSPECTIONS BE DONE BY PRIVATE PLUMBERS AND THEN JUST REPORTED TO CITY.

OR DOES THE CITY HAVE AN INSPECTOR THAT HAS TO DO THE

ANNUAL INSPECTIONS? >> AS PARLIAMENT OF -- PART OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE INSPECTION. WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INSPECT

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A CUSTOMER'S PRIVATE PLUMBING FOR CERTAIN ITEMS. AND THIS CROSS CONNECTION IS ONE OF THEM.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DO NOT WANT TO GET INTO THE TESTING BUSINESS OURSELVES. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR. AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT SOMEONE LICENSE THROUGH STATE TO PERFORM THAT TEST.

AND THEN WE WOULD MAINTAIN THE RECORD OF THAT.

>> OKAY WE WILL NOT BE DOING TESTING.

>> WE WILL RELY ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

WOULD WE DO A LETTER LIKE WITH THE INSURANCE THING THAT FOR BETWEEN YOUR HOUSE AND THE LINE THAT WAS LETTER SENT OUT WHERE WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OR INCLUDE ONE IN THE UTILITY BILLING THAT INFORMS PEOPLE OF THE CHANGE SO IF THEY ONE THAT HEY BE OLD ENOUGH THAT IS NOT ON THE SYSTEM.

WHAT'S OUR COMMUNICATION PLAN? >> MORE THAN LIKELY A LETTER FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY.

USUALLY OTHER MEDIUMS TO MAKE CONTACT THROUGH THE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

>> QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL PROJECT OF PUBLIC HEARING?

>> THANK YOU MR. HANNAH. MR. TAYLOR.

>> AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO INTEEK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL AND OR COMMENTS? I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

[12. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Developer Participation Agreement between the City of Abilene. Texas and Abilene Forrest Hill, LLC (‘Michael Rice)]

I ARE MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 12. I ASK WILL MICHAEL RICE TO

PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ITEM 12 IS AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. THE DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT ACTUALLY A TOOL THAT ALLOWED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 212. IN THIS CASE WITH HAVE DEVELOPER BY THE NAME ABILENE FOREST HILL AND THEY WANT TO DO DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEADOWS SUBDIVISION WHICH IS LOCATED OFF OF FOREST HILL ROAD. AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO DO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT INCLUDING STREET IMPROVEMENT.

WATER AND WASTEWATER LINES. AS PART OF THIS CITY AND DEVELOPER AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE PROVIDE FULL STREET FOR FOREST HILL AND OVERSIZING FOR WATER LINE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR NOT JUST THE SUBDIVISION BUT FOR THOSE THAT TAKE PLACE IN FUTURE.

THIS IS KIND OF PICTURE SHOWING WHERE THE STREET WILL GO.

AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, THE SHADED PORTION IS GOING TO BE THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROJECT.

AND THE REST OF THE ROAD THAT'S TOO THE SOUTH OF THAT WILL BE THE DEVELOPER'S COST. DEVELOPERS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE INTERIOR ROADS AS WELL.

ON THE WATER LINE PROJECT, THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE SUBDIVISION.

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS ORIGINALLY 8-INCH WATER LINE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND UTILITIES HAS ASKED THAT BE OVERSIZED TO INCLUDE A 12 INCH LINE FOR FUTURE GROWTH.

SO THE CITY MAY PARTICIPATE IN WORK WITH THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THIS CHAPTER 212 DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREE.

AS LONG AS WE DO NOT EXCEED 30% OF THE TOTAL PRICE AND IF WE DO NOT EXCEED 1 #00% OF ALL OVERSIZING COST AS WELL.

THE TOTAL COST OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CITY WILL NOT EXCEED 125,438. DIVIDED BETWEEN THE CITY PARTICIPATION ON THE STREETS 663 AND THE UTILITY FUND 62,000.

WITH THAT IT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE MR. RICE BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING?

>> THANK YOU MR. RICE. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> AT THIS TIME, WILL OPEN UP TO PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS.

IF SO PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

>> SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

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>> MOTION CARRIES. >> I WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER

[13. Ordinance ( Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Developer Participation Agreement between the City ofAbilene, Texas and Aaron Waldrop (‘Michael Rice)]

13. AND I'LL INVITE MICHAEL RICE TO PREVENT THIS ITEM. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THIS IS OUR SECOND DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.

THIS WITH THE CARRIAGE HILL SUBDIVISION.

AARON IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING CARRIAGE HILLS PART OF THAT GOING TO INCLUDE MAINTENANCE FREE ITSELF IN THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF BETWEEN 707 AND BETWEEN COLONY HILL.

ONCE AGAIN HE'S RYE CHOIRED TO PROVIDE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE LAST AGENDA. WE BELIEVE WORKING WITH AARON TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE BIDS TO DO A FULL WIDTH IS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE PUBLIC. NOT ONLY FROM AN ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW BY OTHER POINT OF VIEWS. 30% OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT AND OR 100% OF ALL OVERSIZING. THIS IS A PICTURE SHOWING THAT ACTUALLY WHERE THE TREAT WILL BEGIN AND END.

IT DOES INCLUDE DECELERATION LINE ON 707.

AND A FULL WIDTH STREET FROM 707 TO WHERE THE CURRENT END OF PHASE ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED.

TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ABOUT 1.43 MILLION.

AND THE DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION IS 558,000.

THE CITY'S COST IS NOT TO EXCEED 872,000.

THIS IS OVERSIZE OF THE STREET ITSELF.

THE FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED IN THOSE FUNDS.

WITH THAT IT WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTION PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC

HEARING? >> THANK YOU MR. RICE.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> AT THIS TIME I WOULD OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I ACCEPT THE MOTION AND

SECOND. >> SO MOVED.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

[14. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Amending Section 3.2.13.6 (Exceptions, Waivers, and Deferrals) of the Land Development Code pertaining to appeals of construction of Sidewalks (‘Mike Warrix]

ITEM NUMBER 14. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION AND SECOND TO REMOVE THE ITEM FROM THE TABLE.

SO MOVED. THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MACCALLSTER. SECOND BY RENTZ.

FOR DISCUSSION. WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

I WILL ASK MIKE WARRIX TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> PLEASURE TO BE BACK BEFORE YOU ALL IN PERSON. WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

PERTAINING TO SIDEWALK WAIVERS AND SIDEWALK DEFERRALS.

OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE DOES PROVIDE -- DOES CONTAIN PROVISIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED SIDEWALKS AS PART OF DEVELOP.

ALSO PROVISIONS FOR WAIVERS AND DEFERRALS OF THE REQUIREMENTS WHEN WARRANTED. THEY ARE ADMINISTRATIVELY GRANTED OR DENIED BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR OR THE CITY ENGINEER. IF WE DENY A REQUEST BY THE DEVELOPER FOR A SIDEWALK DEFERRAL OR WAIVER THAT APPEAL PER CODE GOES TO YOU ALL. WE HAD ONE LAST FALL THAT YOU ACTED ON. THEY WILL CHANGE THE APPEAL PROCESS TO WHERE THAT APPEAL INSTEAD OF GOING TO CITY COUNCIL IT WILL GO TO CITY MANAGER FOR ACTION.

I THINK WE HAVE THE RED LINE VERSION UP HERE.

LET ME JUST SKIP OVER TO THE ACTUAL -- OKAY.

WHAT WE HAVE ON THE SLIDES ARE BASICALLY HOUSEKEEPING TYPE MEASURES TO REFLECT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BASICALLY CLEANING UP LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES ANY APPEALS ON WAIVERS ON DEFERRALS AND INSTEAD WILL GO TO CITY MANAGER FOR REVIEW AND ACTION.

IF THE CITY MANAGER CAN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT'S SATISFACTION IT WILL THEN BE APPEALED TO YOU OR CAN BE APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

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>> QUESTION FROM THE SCHWARTZ. THIS IS SPEED THE DEVELOPER

PROCESS UP; CORRECT? >> IT IS, YES.

>> BUT THEY STILL CAN EVENTUALLY APPEAL TO US JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE -- I THINK THAT'S -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE.

>> YES. THAT'S CORRECT.

>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL?

>> CLARIFY. I DIDN'T CATCH THE QUESTION.

THE APPEAL THE CITY MANAGER. IF THE CITY MANAGER GETS AN APPEAL ON WAIVER REQUEST OR DEFERRAL REQUEST.

THAT STAFF HAS DENIED HE'S APPEALING THAT DENIAL TO THE CITY MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER WOULD MAKE A DECISION AND THE CITY MANAGER COULD DENY IT AS WELL.

AND IN THAT CASE, HE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPEAL TO CITY

COUNCIL. >> THE ONLY TIME COUNCIL SEES

THE CITY MANAGER TURNED IT DOWN. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I IF NOT I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION

AND SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

WE'RE PULLING ITEM 15 AGAIN THIS WILL BE ALTERNATE OUR JUNE THE 11TH MEETING. THAT'S AT 8:30 A.M. MEETING.

[17. 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 AtIci,,son)]

I WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 17. PROVIDING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO VARIOUS BOARDS AS OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT A OF THE RESOLUTION. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND OR COMMENTS? I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL.

>> SO MOVED. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? >> WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

>> MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL MOVE TO THE PUBLIC

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

COMMENT PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ANY FORMAL ACTION. SUBJECT PRESENTED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WILL ONLY ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT IDEAS AND INFORMATION TO CITY OFFICIALS AND STAFF. DO I HAVE ANYONE THIS EVENING? WE WILL HAVE A THREE-MINUTE LIMIT.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. DAVID SCHWARTZ AGAIN.

WELL, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO REPORT HERE.

I KNOW -- I WENT OUT TO THE CEDAR HILL CEMETERY TO PUT UP FLAGS ON MEMORIAL DAY AND THE HIGHWAYS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IN BETWEEN THE MARKERS. AND I APPRECIATE THAT WHOEVER DID IT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST WHEN I WENT OUT ON MOM'S DAY IF THEY HAD MOWED OR HADN'T GOT AROUND TO DO THE WEED EATING OR NOT. JUST THAT ONE SECTION.

IT SURE LOOKED A LOT BETTER. I APPRECIATE IT.