[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] >> I NOW CALL THE ABILENE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER IT IS 4:00 P.M. ON THIS DATE SEPTEMBER 24TH. AT THIS TIME WE WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE DECISION [1. Executive Session City Council will convene into Executive Session at 4:00 p.m. Reconvene City Council will reconvene into open session at 5:30 p.m.] SESSION 551.071. SECTION 551072. SECTION 551-037. SECTION 551.074. SECTION 551-076 AND SECTION 551.087. >> IT IS NOW 5:30 P.M. WE RECONVENED TO OPEN SESSION. NO VOTES WERE TAKEN IN [INVOCATION] EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WILL ASK TO PROVIDE BOTH THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES. >> JO DEAR LORD, WE COME TO YOU TODAY JUST ASK FOR GUIDANCE, LORD, IN OUR DECISION THAT'S WE MAKE TODAY. LET US DO THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR OUR CITY. THERE'S ALWAYS, LORD, WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND LORD ANYONE, ANYONE WHO IS CONTRIBUTING TO DO BETTER THINGS FOR OUR CITY WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER THEM. ALWAYS OUR MILITARY THAT LET US LIVE FREE, LORD. LORD, WE ASK FOR COMPASSION. WE ASK FOR THAT WE BE CARING AND THAT WE BE MINDFUL OF EVERYONE AND THAT WE HAVE OPEN EARS TO LISTEN. LORD WE JUST ASK THAT WE LOVE EACH OTHER. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. >> AMEN. [PLEDGE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG] >> THE PLEDGE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE INDIVISIBLE. [PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS] >> ONE PROCLAMATION TODAY. >> AUSTIN. MRS. KIM WILL ALSO JOIN ME UP HERE. ABILENE GOOD NEIGHBOR. WHEREAS TODAY'S PURPOSE IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THOSE AROUND US WHILE GATHERING OUR NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP AND FILL THOSE NEEDS. THEY WORK ON PROJECTS BIG AND SMALL,S ARE [INAUDIBLE] SO THE GOAL IS TO FIND A WAY. WHEREAS THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF PROJECTS SET UP IN THE ABILENE GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES, GROUPS OR FRIENDS OR E-MAIL ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE INVOLVED TO HELP OUT GOOD NEIGHBORS. AGAIN THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU IT FEELS GOOD TO GIVE BACK ON GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY. IT WAS STARTED TWO YEARS AGO. THE GOAL IS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY WHETHER IT'S NONPROFIT OR AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON THAT NEEDS HELP. WE HAVE BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT THAT'S JUMP IN AND HELP WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [CONSENT AGENDA] [00:05:17] >> WE NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH CONSISTS OF AGENDA ITEMS 4-18. THESE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITH ONE MOTION THERE. IN WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS A COUNCILMEMBER OR A CITIZEN REQUEST TO HAVE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA LIST THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS SEPARATELY? >> I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM 16. >> IS THERE A CITIZEN THAT WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AND SET ASIDE ON ANY ITEM OF 4-ITEM 18. >> I HAVE A CARD ON I.T. NUMBER 7. -- ON ITEM NUMBER 7. YES, SIR ON THE CONSENT FORM. >> I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION ON ITEMS 4-18. >> SECOND. WE ARE READY TO VOTE. >> DEPUTY MAYOR ALBUS. >> YES. COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER MCALLISTER. >> YES. >> AND MAYOR WILLIAMS. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. >> ADDRESS ITEM 7. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR [7. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing and Take Action to Approve Change Order 1 to the Contract with Collier Construction for the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Station (Don Green)] WILLIAMS AND COUNCIL DAVID SHWART. ITEM 7 IS A CHANGE FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION AT THE REGIONAL AIRPORT. NOW THE DATA I READ EARLIER IS CORRECT THIS STATION IS 28 YEARS OLD. THAT'S GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING. NORMALLY FIRE STATIONS IN THE REGULAR CITIES CAN BE A MUCH OLDER THAN 28 YEARS OLD SO THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T BUILD BIG THE FIRST TIME. NOW, I MENTION IT I GUESS IT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN YOU HAD THE ITEM UP FOR CONSIDERATION TO BUILD BIGGER THIS TIME. I MENTIONED BEFORE PREVIOUSLY THAT WE HAD RESCUE 3 AND 4 AND THEY WERE SIX WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES, MASSIVE CRASH TRUCKS AND THE ABILENE REGIONAL, DON GREEN SAID THAT THE TRUCK THAT VERY CURRENTLY CAN JUST BARELY FIT IN THE STATION THAT WAS ONE REASON TO BUILD THIS NEW FACILITY. SO I'M HOPING YOU WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE BIGGER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS TO MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS OR NOT. BUT LIKE I SAID IF A 25 YEARS AGO WE HAD CRASH TRUCKS THAT WERE SIX WHEEL DRIVES I CAN SEE IN THE FUTURE THAT POSSIBLY ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT WILL CONTINUE TO GET LARGER RESPONSE VEHICLES FOR THE TRASH TRUCKS. LIKE I SAID, I WAS WORKING ON -- FOR THE RESPONSE TRUCKS. >> WE WERE TRYING TO FINISH UP THE RADIO INSTALLATION AND HANDHELD RADIO. WE GOT A CALL ON IT THAT SAID INBOUND HEAVY FOUR SOULS ON BOARD. THEY SAID WE NEED THE TRUCK RIGHT NOW. THEN CLAXTON WENT OFF IN THE FIREHOUSE AND THEY HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE AND HAD AN AIRCRAFT LANDING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. SO THEY HAD TO GO DOWN THERE AND STAGE WITH IT TO SEE IF IT'S ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS CHANGE ORDER IS A GOOD FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT AT THE AIRPORT AND THAT WE ARE BUILDING BIG ENOUGH TO WHERE IN THE YEAR 2050, IF I'M STILL AROUND, THAT WE DON'T COME BACK BEFORE ANOTHER COUNCIL AND SAY WELL, WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER FIRE STATION AT THE AIRPORT, YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL FIRE STATION IS THE LAST ONES BUILT THEY ACTUALLY WERE THINKING AHEAD AND BUILT THREE BAYS ON THEM. WHICH IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE NORMALLY THE OLD FIRE STATIONS AROUND TOWN THAT WERE BUILT IN THE 50S ONLY HAD TWO BAYS. SO I'M HOPING THAT THE NEW FIRE STATION ABILENE REGIONAL WILL BE ACCOMMODATING FUTURE CRASH TRUCKS THAT ARE ONLY PROBABLY GETTING LARGER. LIKE I SAID THAT WAS 25 YEARS AGO FROM THE MILITARY. I WOULD THINK THAT CIVILIAN VERSION OF CRASH TRUCKS ARE ONLY GETTING LARGER IN THE FUTURE ALSO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL EVENING THIS FOR LISTENING TO MY THOUGHTS ON THIS. >> THANK YOU, SAM. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL DON GREEN DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. WE DID MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE DESIGN BUT WE DID NOT REDUCE THE SIZE OF [00:10:04] THE TRUCK BAYS. NOR THE SIZE OF THE LIVING AREA AND TRAINING AREA. A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DID WAS MAKE WHAT WE HAD AS A PULL THROUGH OR DRIVE-THRU BAYS WE MADE THOSE BACK-IN BAYS. WE REMOVED THE DOORS ON THE BACK SIDE AND THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY ON THE BACK SIDE. THAT SAVED ABOUT $300,000 AS PART OF THAT $800 SOME ODD THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REDUCED CONTRACT PRICE. BUT THE TRUCK BAYS ARE STAYING LARGE. THEY WILL ACCOMMODATE EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE FOR THE AIRPORT AND FOR WHAT IT'S IT'S TO F.A.A. EXPECTATIONS NOT MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS. >> WHEN YOU BACK THAT UP IN HOW MUCH CLEARANCE DO YOU HAVE ROUGHLY? >> WE WILL HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT THREE FEET ON EITHER SIDE. THEN WE WILL HAVE ABOUT 10 FEET WITH OUR CURRENT TRUCKS INSIDE THE BAY. WE'RE CURRENTLY WE HAVE INCHES BOTH ON THE SIDES AND FRONT AND BACK. >>. >> ALSO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEE NO ONE I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> MOTION BY COUNCIL PRICE. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> YES. >> COMMON RENTS. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER MCALISTER. >> YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS. >> YES. MOTION CARRIES. >> I WILL MOVE DOWN TO 19. DIRECT YOU HUMAN RESOURCES [19. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action to Approve an Agreement with Ceridian HCM, Inc. to provide a Human Capital Management (HCM) System (Brenda Alexander)] TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. -- DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. BRENDA ALEXANDER DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. TODAY WE WILL MAKE A PREVIEW PRESENTATION ABOUT A PROJECT THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. IT'S OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. IF YOU WILL RECALL BACK IN JANUARY OF 2019, WE HAD MADE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS NEED IN TECHNOLOGY AT YOUR CITY COUNCIL RETREAT AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF A CONTINUATION OF THAT PROJECT THAT'S BEEN ONGOING EVER SINCE THAT TIME. SO, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE AWARE OF WHAT OUR HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS. IT'S BASICALLY A SYSTEM THAT MANAGES THE ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE OF AN EMPLOYER'S WORKFORCE. ALL EMPLOYEES, ALL TIME KEEPING, RECORDKEEPING, TRANSACTIONAL THINGS. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE LIST GOES ON AND ON ABOUT HOW WE SCREEN EMPLOYEES, BRING THEM ON. WE EVALUATE THEIR MANAGEMENT BY THEIR PERFORMANCE, THEIR COMPENSATION, AND THROUGH THE WHOLE LIFE CYCLE ALL OF THIS IS AUTOMATED. SO OUR BACKGROUND IS THAT WE USE CURRENTLY SEVERAL SYSTEMS THAT ARE PARTIALLY INTEGRATED AND NOT ALWAYS WORK WELL TOGETHER. THE MAIN ONE BEING IN FORT LAWSON THAT WE HAD SINCE 2010 WHICH IS A WEB HOSTED PLATFORM WE ALSO USE NEIL GO WHICH IS FOR RECRUITMENT FOR HIRING AND CHRONOS FOR TIME KEEPING. WE ALSO HAVE DIRECT PATH WHICH WE ARE REPLACING NEXT MONTH WITH BUSINESS SOLVER THAT YOU ALL APPROVED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. THE SYSTEMS ARE VERY ANTIQUATED THEY'RE CHALLENGING TO MAINTAIN AND THEY ARE FREQUENTLY UNABLE TO INTEGRATE WITH EACH OTHER PROPERLY AND COMMUNICATE, WHICH CREATES A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF DUPLICATION OF ENTRY. IT CONSUMES A LOT OF STAFF TIME, CREATES A LOT OF UNNECESSARY STEPS AND ERRORS AND SLOWS DOWN PROCESSING ACROSS THE CITY. IT AFFECTS NOT JUST OUR OWN AREA BUT ALSO CITY WIDE THE EMPLOYEES BEING SERVED AS WELL AS MANAGERS WHO ARE TRYING TO MANAGE THEIR EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO THE MAIN SYSTEM OF ALL OF THEM IN FORT LAWSON IT HOUSES THE MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEE DATA IT'S THE SYSTEM THAT GENERATES OUR $78 MILLION PAYROLL. THE CONTRACT FOR IT EXPIRES IN DECEMBER, 2021, AND WE HAD DONE A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE AND FOUND THAT WE NEEDED AT LEAST NINE MONTHS TO IMPLEMENT A REPLACEMENT SYSTEM. SO WE WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION IN JANUARY OF 2021 SO, WE HOPE TO GO LIVE IN OCTOBER AT THE BEGINNING OF A QUARTER FOR PAYROLL PURPOSES. AND THE EXPIRATION OF THIS CONTRACT DOES PROVIDE A U NEK OPPORTUNITY TO COMBINE ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS INTO ONE DYNAMIC SYSTEM UNDER ONE ROOF. SO AS I STATED, STARTING IN [00:15:04] MID-2018, WE BEGAN RESEARCHING THESE SYSTEMS AND TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL REPLACEMENTS FOR THE LAWSON PRODUCT. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, H.R. AND I.T. COLLABORATIVELY HAVE HELD EIGHT ON-SITE IN-PERSON DEMONSTRATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT AND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR HAD TO DO WITH SEVERAL THINGS. FIRST THING WE WERE LOOKING FOR CERTAINLY ATTRIBUTES FOR THE SYSTEM STRUCTURE ITSELF. WE NEEDED AN INNOVATIVE LEADER IN THE MARKET. A LOT OF TIMES YOU WILL FIND CERTAIN SYSTEMS THAT ARE KIND OF A BOLT ON TO YOUR FINANCE SYSTEM. MANY COMPANIES ARE NOT GOOD AT BOTH. SO IF YOU GO FOR YOUR FINANCE SYSTEM FIRST CHANCES ARE YOUR HUMAN RESOURCES WILL BE AN AFTERTHOUGHT AND NOT AS ROBUST AND USEFUL TO THE HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTION. SO WE DID NOT WANT A SECONDARY SYSTEM WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE STRONG IN THE H.R. AREA. SO WE WERE LOOKING FOR SAGE SYSTEM EASY I INDICATED EXCLUDING BENEFITS MANAGEMENT, WHICH BENEFITS SORRY BUSINESS SOLVER WILL HANDLE. BUT WE WANTED FEWER THIRD PARTY INTEGRATIONS SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO TO DEAL WITH ALL THE TESTING AND PATCHES AND UPGRADING THAT ARE INDIVIDUALLY DONE WITH MULTIPLE SYSTEMS. WE WANTED A MULTI10 AT S.A.S. SYSTEM. S.A.S. MEANING SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE. WE WANTED ALL THE CLIENTS TO BE ON THE SAME SOFTWARE VERSION SO WE WOULD ALWAYS BE CURRENT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE WAS ON. THE SAME VERSION. WE WANTED IT CLOUD HOSTED RKZ ACCESSIBLE BY SUBSCRIPTION FEES AND DATA SECURITY WITH DATA HOUSED IN THE U.S. NEXT AREA WE WERE LOOKING AT MANAGER AND SUPERVISOR FUNCTIONALITY IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO IT'S NOT JUST THE H.R. OFFICE THAT WILL USE THIS SYSTEM. ALL MANAGERS AND ALL EMPLOYEES WILL ALSO ACCESS THIS SYSTEM. WE NEEDED A TRUE REALTIME WORK THROUGH PROCESS THROUGHOUT BUILT TO REDUCE REPETITIVE DATA ENTRY. WE WANTED IT TO BE USER FRIENDLY FOR MANAGERS AND IN TIME KEEPING BECAUSE THEY ARE APPROVING THEIR EMPLOYEES TIME. WE WANTED TO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MONITOR H.R. AND PAYROLL TRANSACTIONS ELECTRONICALLY TO KNOW WHERE WE WERE AND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ELECTRONICALLY INITIATE THOSE PROCESSES AND ELIMINATE SO MANY PAPER FORMS AND ABILITY TO WORK IN FUTURE PERIODS TO EASILY MANAGE THEIR STAFF ASKING OVERTIME AND PAYROLL NEEDS, INCLUDING GRAPHICAL DASH BOARDS DATA AND THE ABILITY TO DRILL DOWN INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S DATA. FROM THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE IN H.R., AGAIN WE NEEDED THE TRUE REALTIME WORK FLOW PROCESSES. WE NEEDED STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY. WE ALSO WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT CAN ACCURATELY PROCESS A VERY COMPLEX MUNICIPAL PAYROLL AND OURS IS. WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE WORKFORCE WITH MULTIPLE WORK SCHEDULES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES ARE VERY COMPLICATED FOR PAYROLL PROCESSING. WE WANTED THE ABILITY TO WORK EFFICIENTLY AND TO WORK IN FUTURE PERIODS. AGAIN, WITH DATA RICH METRICS, DASHBOARDS AND BE ABLE TO MANAGE WORK FLOW RULES WITH MINIMAL EXTERNAL PROGRAMMING FROM THE VENDOR. SO WE WANT SOME INDEPENDENCE TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THINGS OURSELVES. SO WE STARTED THE SELECTION PROCESS AFTER DOING A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE FOR TWO YEARS AND WE PUBLISHED THE NOTICES AS YOU CAN SEE IN AUGUST FOR THE PROPOSAL C BE V 2073. WE HAD SIX COMPANIES RESPOND TO THE R.F.P. YOU CAN SEE THERE THE RATING CRITERIA THAT WE USED. FIVE CRITERIA THAT ALL CAME UP TO 100% AND EACH PROPOSAL WAS GRADED RESPECTIVELY. SO THE I.T. DEPARTMENT LED BY BOB VAUGH WOLFRAT AND BOB IS HERE TODAY AND WILL BE HELPING TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. BOB LED AN EFFORT TO REVIEW IN A LOT OF DETAIL THE SECURITY ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEM AND HE REVIEWED THE SOCK AUDIT PERFORMED BY KPMG WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THAT REPORT. HE ALSO LOOKED INTO THE UP GUARD DATA REPORT THAT GRADED THEM AS A B LEVEL, WHICH IS GOOD IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT. ALSO LOOKING AT INTERNAL THINGS THERE IS A LONG LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT BOB LOOKS AT WHEN EVALUATING SYSTEMS. ABOUT 110 AREAS I SAW THE CHECK LIST IT'S VERY EXTENSIVE. YOU CAN SEE THERE'S SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR WHEN VETTING THESE SYSTEMS. THE VENDORS IMPLEMENTATION AND PROJECT PLANS WERE [00:20:03] REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WERE DEFINED BETTER THAN MOST COMPANIES. AND ALSO DID THE DUE DILIGENCE ON THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY FINDING THAT IT DATES BACK WITH PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP TO 1932. IT SO DOES HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF BEING A STABLE COMPANY AND EFFECTIVE IN THEIR INDUSTRY. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE RATING COMPARISONS. WE HAD A TEAM SMALL TEAM IN H.R. REVIEW AND GRADE PROPOSALS AS WELL AS ALSO THE DEMONSTRATIONS WERE RATED BY OUR OWN INTERNAL GROUP. WE HAVE ABOUT 15 PEOPLE THAT SAW DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS. BUT, WE FOUND THAT OVERALL THEY WERE THE COMPANY THAT STOOD OUT AS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAD STIPULATED. ALSO AT A COST WHILE NONE OF THESE ARE INEXPENSIVE STILL IN THE RANGE OF TOLERATABILITY AS FAR AS BUDGET AND COST. THIS IS A WORK FLOW SYSTEM THAT HAS A LOT OF FEATURES THAT ARE VERY RICH AND MAKE IT EXCEED ABOVE THE OTHERS IN TERMS OF FUNCTIONALITY. YOU CAN SEE HERE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THOSE COSTS. WE TRIED TO MAKE IT COMPARATIVE APPLES TO APPLES AS MUCH AS WE COULD. BUT OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD THE TOTAL COST WOULD BE $1.6 MILLION AS COMPARED TO THE OTHERS THERE THAT WERE SOME EXCEEDING $2 MILLION DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD. WE WERE ABLE TO ELIMINATE A COUPLE OF THEM RIGHT OFF THE BAT BECAUSE THEY EXCEEDED THE BUDGET THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO PAY. SO WE WERE DOWN TO COMPARING A LOT BETWEEN TYLER AND CLONEOS. YEAR PERIOD AND CLONEOS AT- 1.4. WHEN WE SPOKE TO CHRONOS FIRST AS YOU KNOW WE ALREADY HAVE CHRONOS FOR TIME KEEPING WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH CHRONOS AS A COMPANY AND IN TERMS OF SUPPORT IT HAS NOT BEEN GOOD. WE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US ANY BETTER SUPPORT THAN WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THEIR PRODUCT WAS NOT AS SEAMLESS AND NOT AS EASY TO UTILIZE AS SERIDIAN. LOOKING AT TYLER TECHNOLOGY WE DIDN'T EVEN FEEL LIKE IN SOME WAYS THAT'S A COMPARABLE. THEY'RE MORE OF AN INDEPENDENT MODULE-TYPE APPROACH WHERE EVERYTHING THAT'S TO TRY TO WORK TOGETHER. THERE ARE SOME WORK FLOWS BUT OVERALL THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY TALKING TO EACH OTHER ALWAYS WE DID SEE THERE TO BE A REDUNDANCY IN WORK IN NEEDING TO HAPPEN. THE OTHER BIG THING ABOUT TYLER IS THEIR COST WAS BASED ON 150 USERS WITH OUR WORKFORCE WE HAVE 1300 YOU+ EMPLOYEES AND WE CAN'T BE -- 1300+ EMPLOYEES AND WE CAN'T BE LIMITING OUR ACCESS TO A SYSTEM LIKE THIS. THIS WILL BE A SYSTEM USED LEAVELY BY EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS OTHER EMPLOYEES. WE DO NOT FIND TYLER TO BE A GOOD COMPARABLE. SO MOVING FORWARD, AGAIN, SR --, IS ERIDIUM IS OR RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS PROPOSAL AWARD. >> IT DOES PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES AT A COMPETITIVE COST AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECTED GO LIVE START DATE OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2021. I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. >> BRENDA. >> ONE THING I APPRECIATE ALL THE ANSWERS THAT YOU PROVIDED TO THE QUESTIONS I HAD. WITH THE BUSINESS SOLVER IS THIS WHERE INFORMATION WILL FLOW INTO THAT THEN GETS USED FOR WHAT THEY PROVIDE? >> IT WILL. >> I HAD ASKED ABOUT INTEGRATION WITH OTHER THINGS LIKE GMAIL-TYPE THINGS WILL THE PLANNING LIKE WHEN THEY APPROVE VACATION TIME, WILL THAT GO INTO GOOGLE CALENDAR, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SET UP TO JUST AS A TIME SAVER FOR Y'ALL -- IT'S NOT A DEAL KILLER OR ANYTHING I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY? >> WE, HAVE WE'VE GOT BOB ALSO THE DIRECTOR AND WE HAVE BRANDON CHICK WHO IS A VICE PRESIDENT. BRANDON WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >> SO WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY. >> GO AHEAD AND COME TO THE MIC PLEASE. >> IN TERMS OF THE COMPANY [00:25:09] THAT YOU GUYS ARE WANTING TO USE ARE THERE ANY OTHER CITIES THAT WORK WITH THEM IS THERE A CITY THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF. >> WE ARE AWARE THAT TEMPLE HAS JUST IS IN IMPLEMENTATION RIGHT NOW AND IS HAPPY SO FAR. THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF MUNICIPAL CLIENTS, NOT AS MANY IN TEXAS, THEY ARE MOVING INTO THIS MARKET VERY RAPIDLY. BUT WE ALSO DID REFERENCE CHECKS AND WERE ABLE TO TALK TO A LARGE FIRE DISTRICT IN BATON ROUGE THAT WAS VERY PLEASED. THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT WITH US TO KNOW THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD HAVE A LARGE PAYROLL FELT THAT IT WS ABSOLUTELY MEETING THEIR NEEDS. SO THAT WAS IMPORTANT. >> COUNCIL MAY RECALL WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT A COMPANY CALLED WORK DAY. HIT SIGNIFICANT INSTALLATION COSTS, SEVEN FIGURE INSTALLATION COSTS AND IMPLEMENTATION COST AND HAD A HEFTY ANNUAL FEE AS WELL. WE PUSH BACK ON STAFF, OR I DID, TO CHALLENGE THEM TO FIND A COMPARABLE PRODUCT THAT MET THEIR SERVICE NEEDS BUT ALSO PROVIDED A BETTER VALUE TO THE TAXPAYER. EVEN THOUGH $1.5 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS IS STILL A LOT OF MONEY IT IS LESS THAN WORK DAY. IT DOES MEET OUR NEEDS AND IT DOES HAVE THE INTEGRATIONS WE'RE LOOKING FOR. SO WE APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. >> ANY QUESTION COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> THANK YOU BRENDA. 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 WITH YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU AGAIN, DAVID SHWART THE ONLY THING IT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER 2021, WHICH IT WILL BE THE PHYSICAL BUDGET OF THE CITY HOPEFULLY WILL BE BACK ON TRACK WOULD BE A 2022 BUDGET. SO MY QUESTION IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY. WILL YOU SAY IT'S $1.6 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS SO THE QUESTION, OF COURSE, IS, WHEN WILL THAT FIRST PAYMENT HAVE TO COME OUT OF WILL IT BE OUT OF 2021, OR 2022 BUDGET SINCE IT DOESN'T IMPLEMENT ACTUALLY TILL OCTOBER 1ST IN THAT 2021, WHICH IS TECHNICALLY START OF THE 2022 FINANCIAL SEASON OR MODEL OF THE CITY. IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE OVER A YEAR BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO IMPLEMENT THIS. BUT I KNOW THEY PROBABLY HAVE TO START CHANGING OVER. SO THE QUESTION IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY. WHEN THEY WOULD NEED THAT FIRST PAYMENT? WOULD IT COME OUT OF '21 OR '22 BUDGET? THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. >> WAY THIS IS BROKEN UP WE HAVE ONE TIME COST MAINTENANCE PROJECTED FOR 2021 WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY AND LIKELY BE FISCAL 2022 YOU BUDGET AND YOUR ANNUAL MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FEES STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 WHICH WOULD BE OCTOBER OF 2021. IF I'M READING THE COUNCIL'S BACKUP APPROPRIATELY HAVE YOU IMPLEMENTATION COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR '21, THEN HAVE YOU ACTUAL USAGE COSTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE THE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FEE THAT WILL START FOR FISCAL YEAR '22. >> STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEE NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? >> IN THE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE IT HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING TO HEAR AFTER THE FACT ABOUT HOW MUCH DISCONNECT THERE IS AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR DIFFERENT PIECES OF SOFTWARE TO WORK WITHIN THE SAME DEPARTMENT WHERE YOU NEED THEM TO ALL WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME PERSON DOING IT AND MULTIPLE DATA ENTRIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ERRORS BECAUSE YOU'RE HAVING TO ENTER THE SAME THING TWO OR THREE TIMES. SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE US WORKING TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED SOLUTION THAT WILL PROVIDE BETTER EFFICIENCIES TO YOUR DEPARTMENT AND TO HELP EVERYONE WITHIN THE CITY THAT HANDLES HIRING AND ALL THAT. SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE AND I READ THROUGH THIS. THAT WAS VERY DENSE READING. [00:30:02] FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IT'S VERY COMPREHENSIVE SOFTWARE THAT I THINK WILL HELP THE CITY A LOT AND BE A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE TAXPAYERS. >> IF MR. PRICE GIVES GIVES IT THE COMPUTER THUMBS-UP. >> MOTION IN THE SECOND. >> SO MOVED. >> SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RENTZ. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. >> COUNCILMAN PRICE. >> YES. >> RENTZ, MCALISTER. >> YES. >> CRAVER. >> YES. HURT, AND MAYOR WILLIAMS, YES. MOTION CARRIES. [20. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Modifying and Extending the Declaration of Local Disaster Issued August 27, 2020 (Robert Hanna)] >> ITEM NUMBER 20. I WILL ASK ROBERT HANNAH TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR LOCAL DISASTER ORDER DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IT LASTS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24TH OF 2020 SO WE'RE ASKING TO YOU RENEW THIS FOR ANOTHER PERIOD. AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST. THIS IS NECESSARY FOR US TO SECURE FUNDING OF EXPENSES IT DECLARES A DISASTER THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. WE WILLS ARE ALLOWED TO DO THIS AS A LOCAL DISASTER. THEN IT HAS TO BE RECONFIRMED ON A CONTINUAL BASIS BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IN VISITING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, HE IS HERE SOMEWHERE, THERE HE IS, I ASKED HIM SPECIFICALLY COULD WE JUST APPROVE THIS ONE MORE TIME AND HAVE AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL TO SAVE Y'ALL FROM HAVING TO SEE ME EVERY COUPLE WEEKS. HE SAID NO. SO, UNFORTUNATELY, FOR YOU YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE ME AGAIN UNLESS THE PANDEMIC IS OVER BY THEN. WE CAN ALWAYS PRAY FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS. >> SO JUST AGAIN SO BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY HAVE THESE RECURRING DISASTER DECLARATIONS. SO BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS IF THOSE FUNDS DO BECOME AVAILABLE. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM THAT WILL FOLLOW THIS. BUT THIS IS PURELY THE CONDUIT THAT ALLOWS TO US RECEIVE FUNDS. SO IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO WE'LL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO ALSO PARTICIPATE. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME OR COMMENTS? >> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS ENABLES IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY IS SOMETHING WE APPROVED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH WAS FUNDING FOR ABILENE I.S.D. FROM THE CARES ACT. >> THAT'S CORRECT. I HINK WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE CARES ACT FUNDING REGARDLESS OF IF WE HAD DONE THIS NOT. ON BUT REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH FEMA, OR THROUGH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES MANY TIMES THEY DO REQUIRE A LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION. THIS ALLOWS TO US DO THAT. THE CARES ACT MAY REQUIRE THAT I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. BUT WE DID APPROVE ABOUT $186,000 OF THE CARES ACT FUNDING TO ACID AISD WITH A PURCHASE OF PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT FOR CHROME BOOKS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING. WE ACCOMPLISHED A SIMILAR ITEM LAST COUNCIL MEETING FOR WYLIE I.S.D. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> HAS THE COUNCIL BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> 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. >> I HAVE A CARD FROM DAVID SHWART, MAYOR. >> BY THE WAY, SO WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ON ALL OUR RESPONSES BOTH NOW PAS WELL AS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT WILL FOLLOW AFTER THE AGENDA ITEMS. >> DAVID SHWART. OF COURSE, MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS OUR CITY GOVERNMENT NOT THE STATE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET STARTS OVER AND MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WILL BE QUITE A FEW OF THE CARE ACT THINGS MAY EXPIRE ON OCTOBER 1ST. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME RELIEF FOR SOME OF THE AIR CARRIERS THAT WILL EXPIRE ON OCTOBER 1ST. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO KEEP EVERY TWO WEEKS BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WAY GOVERNMENT WORKS. BUT IT'S LIKE MAYOR PRO TEM SAYS LET'S GET THIS PLACE OPEN AND LET'S TRY TO GET BACK TO SOME NORMALCY BECAUSE IF WE DON'T EVER GET BACK TO NORMALCY I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO BECAUSE JUST TODAY I FINALLY BROKE DOWN AND FINALLY WENT AND TOOK A CHANCE AND GOT A HAIRCUT. BECAUSE I DECIDED IF NANCY PELOSI CAN GO TO A SALON IN HER STATE AND [LAUGHTER] AND AGAINST CITY THEIR STATE REGULATIONS, AND HAVE A LITTLE PRIVATE SESSION, THEN I CAN TAKE A CHANCE AND GO. I EVEN TOOK OFF MY BANDANA BECAUSE I SAID I WANT IT CUT RIGHT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO A SERVICE IN THE MORNING FOR A GOOD FRIEND AND I WANT IT CUT RIGHT. BUT AS I SAID I KNOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT TO KEEP IT GOING. [00:35:03] I'M SURE THERE'S SOME ELEMENTS OF THE CARES ACT THAT MAY BE EXPIRING AS I SAID THE CITY'S BUDGET AND THE FED'S BUDGET ALWAYS STARTS OVER OCTOBER 1ST. BUT OUR STATE IS UNIQUE AND IT STARTS OVER IN SEPTEMBER. SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT ALL THE CARES ACT. IT'S SUCH A BIG THING TO READ. I READ A LITTLE BIT OF IT WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT BACK IN MARCH. BUT I HAVE NOT DELVE INTO IT ANY DEEPER THAN THAT. AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S JUST ELIGIBILITY THING. AND I KNOW LIKE MR. HANNA SAID WE'LL HAVE TO COME KEEP COMING BACK AND DOING THIS. FORESEEABLE FUTURE I DON'T THINK ANYTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE. MAYBE THEY'LL RELOOSEN SOME MORE REGULATIONS STATEWIDE ON US. THANK YOU COUNCIL. >> IS ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEE NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE AGAIN THAT I FEEL THAT IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO CHOOSE BUSINESS THAT'S ARE LEGAL TO OPERATE AND KEEP THEM CLOSED DOWN FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME AND THIS CARES ACT IS NOT GOING TO HELP THOSE BUSINESSES. I STILL FEEL THE SAME CONSTITUTIONAL IF YOU'RE A LEGAL BUSINESS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN UP. >> COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MOTION IN THE SECOND. >> MCALLISTER. >> SECOND. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PRICE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO PRICE. MCALLISTER. >> YES. >> CRAVER? >>S WHY NEW PRO TEM. >> NO. >> ALBUS. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRICE, YES. >> MEMBER RENTS. >> YES. >> AND MAYOR WILLIAMS. MOTION CARRIES. >> MOVE DOWN TO NUMBER 21. [21. Presentation: Receive a Report and Hold a Discussion on the Letter Sent to the Governor of Texas Regarding Support of Local Businesses and Local Control of COVID19 Response (Robert Hanna)] >> I WILL SHARE THIS COVID-19 HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING HEALTH CRISIS OF THE LAST CENTURY OF FOR THIS NATION. GOVERNMENT IN ITS RESPONSE HAS HAD A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON COMMERCE. THERE'S NO YOU DO. LOCALLY WE HAD LESS THAN A THOUSAND OF OUR NEIGHBORS THAT WERE UNEMPLOYED IN JANUARY IN JUNE THAT CLIMBED TO 10,000, TODAY IT'S AROUND 8,000. IT IS A HEALTH ISSUE. TOMORROW WE WILL RECORD OUR 53RD DEATH IN REGARDS TO ONE OF OUR CITIZENS DYING FROM COVID-19 AS A NATION OVER 201,000 CITIZENS HAVE DIED. IN WEST TEXAS LUBBOCK IS AT 121 DEATHS LINKED TO CLOFD. ODESSA, -- COVID-19, ODESSA 96, MIDLAND COUNTY 72, ST. ANGELO, I'M SORRY 82, ST. ANGELO 72. IT IS SIGNIFICANT. BUT WE KNOW JOBS WERE LOST. BUSINESSES WERE CLOSED AND WE'RE TRYING TO I WILL PROBABLY RESPOND TO THAT. BEFORE THE COMMUNITY AND THIS WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ALLOWING YOU TO PROVIDE SOME INPUT WE ARE FORMALLY ASKING AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THE GOVERNOR AND HIS OFFICE ALLOW US TO REACT THE WAY WE THINK IS APPROPRIATE. BEING MINDFUL OF HEALTH CONCERN THAT IT IS. I'M A COVID-19 SURVIVOR. BUT ALSO BEING VERY MINDFUL OF COMMERCE. SO WITH THAT I WILL SEGUE AND ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO PRESENT THE ITEM BEFORE US. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> I DON'T KNOW A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS. Y'ALL RECEIVED THIS AS AN E-MAIL EARLIER TODAY. BUT IN ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINS I WOULD LIKE THE TIME TO READ THIS ALOUD. I NEED TO SAY I DON'T HAVE PRIDE OF AUTHORSHIP ON THIS THIS WAS BORROWED HEAVILY FROM REPRESENTATIVE DREW DARBY'S LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR. >> FOR CLARITY, SO THE CITY ENGAGES HILL CO IN AUSTIN WITH PHONE CALLS CITY WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND MYSELF. CAME ACROSS REPRESENTATIVE DARBY'S VERBAGE AND WE USED IT. USED IT TO PRESENT TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. >> BEFORE YOU START, I JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAD VOTED TO GIVE AUTHORITY TO COUNCILMEMBER HURT, MYSELF AND THE MAYOR TO DO A LETTER. WHEN WE GOT THE FIRST DRAFT I WAS NOT REAL HAPPY WITH IT. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NEAR STRONG ENOUGH. AND I SPOKE WITH COUNCILMEMBER HURT AND HE AGREED. ON THE FLIP SIDE, MY CONCERN WAS THAT I HAD NOT REALLY HEARD FROM COUNCILMEMBER CRAVER, COUNCILMEMBER [00:40:08] CALLISTER -- MCALISTAIR AND RENCHTS SO I ASKED TO YOU MAKE THIS AN ACTION ITEM -- RENTZ. SO I ASKED TO YOU MAKE THIS AN ACTION ITEM AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL CONTINUING TO DIG AND FINDING THIS OTHER LETTER. I'LL LET YOU READ THAT NOW. I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT AT OUR LAST MEETING THIS WAS ALREADY SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN DONE. SO IT WAS AT MY REQUEST THAT WE DELAYED UNTIL THE MEETING. >> IN ADDITION WE WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT. >> YOU DIDN'T USE THE WORDS YOUR LETTER IS WEAK SAUCE. BUT I COULD FEEL THAT. >> IT WAS. [LAUGHTER] >> OR ARE WE SENDING COTTON CANDY. >> REPORTER: DEAR GOVERNOR ABBOTT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WAVERING LEADERSHIP AMIDST THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND TO PROTECT THOUSANDS OF TEXANS. I THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR SEPTEMBER 17TH EXECUTIVE ORDER FURTHER EXPANDING OCCUPANCY LEVELS FOR RESTAURANTS WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE HOSPITALITY AT A TIME WHEN BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES IN ABILENE NEED RELIEF NOW. AS TEXAS IS MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN SLOWING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY OF ABILENE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT YOU ACCOMMODATE A REGIONAL APPROACH TO REOPENING BARS, DISTILLERIES AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENT THAT'S HAVE LESS THAN 51% OF THEIR GROSS RECEIPTS FROM FOOD SALES JUST AS HAVE YOU FOR OTHERS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. ALTHOUGH SOME BARS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECLASSIFY THEMSELVES TO MEET THE 51% THRESHOLD, MANY MORE ESTABLISHMENTS, PARTICULARLY SMALL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS THAT'S MAKE UP THE FABRIC OF ABILENE RUN ABLE TO MAKE THIS SHIFT WITHOUT OVERWHELMING COSTS. MANY BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF ABILENE AND THE BIG COUNTRY ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE AT NUMEROUS BAR OWNERS HAVE CONTACTED THE CITY COUNCIL WITH CONCERNS OVER THE LOSS OF THEIR ENTIRE LIVELIHOODS. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE BARS IN ABILENE AND BIG COUNTRY ARE WHOLEHEARTEDLY COMMITTED TO FOLLOWING DISTRICT SAFETY PROTOCOLS AS OUTLINED BY SEVERAL ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING THESE GROUPS. FURTHERMORE, I'M CONFIDENT IN TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT A STAGGERED REOPENING PLAN. THE CITY COUNCIL RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT CAREFUL MEASURED STEPS TO PHASE IN TEXAS BARS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS AND HELP RESTORE THE JOBS AND THE REVENUES FROM THIS INDUSTRY BEGIN. IN ADDITION TO THIS REGIONAL APPROACH FOR REOPENING THE BARS, DISTILLERIES AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS YOU CONSIDER A REGIONAL APPROACH TO WEARING MASKS IN PUBLIC. UNDER THIS APPROACH, MASK IN PUBLIC WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED BUT RATHER ENCOURAGED WHENEVER 40% OR MORE OF HOSPITAL CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT IN THE REGION OR WHERE A REGION HAS AN ACTIVE INFECTION LEVEL OF 2% OF LESS OF THE POPULATION. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND CONSIDERATION OF OUR REQUEST. SINCERELY, ANTHONY WILLIAMS. MAYOR. >> SO COUNCIL. >> I THINK WOULD YOU READ THAT LAST LINE AGAIN ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE CASES. >> OR WHERE AN REGION HAS AN ACTIVE INFECTION LEVEL OF TWO % OR LESS. -- 2% OR LESS. >> I BELIEVE THE WAY THE GOVERNOR HAS STRUCTURED THIS IS A HOSPITAL REGION OR EMERGENCY REGION NOT NECESSARILY A COUNTY CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION MULTIPLE COUNTIES. WE CAN HAVE THE LETTER SAY WHATEVER COUNCIL WISHES. >> TO BE CLEAR IN REGARDS TO THE 38 BARS WHO WERE CLOSED, THE OVERSIGHT OF THOSE BARS WERE THE TABC WILL ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS OR EVEN TAKE AWAY THE LICENSE. SO THAT IS PURELY A STATE LEVEL OVERSIGHT JUST FOR CLARITY AS WE TALK ABOUT BARS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING BUT DOES THE COUNCILMAN HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT VERBAGE? >> I THINK IT'S A GOOD LETTER. >> I APPRECIATE STAFF COMING BACK ESPECIALLY WITH THESE PERCENTAGE LEVELS. I TOO, WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN FIRST LETTER, MAYBE IT WAS OUR FAULT FOR NOT GIVING GUIDANCE. I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN THE TIMELINESS OF IT. BUT I DO TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS LETTER AND APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S EFFORTS IN GETTING THIS DONE. >> NATIONAL QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? >> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP TO PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> I HAVE A CARD FROM DAVID SHWART. >> AGAIN THIS WILL BE THREE [00:45:06] MINUTE TIME LIMIT. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN DAVID SHWART. RECENTLY ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR HAS COME OUT BASICALLY AND SAID WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE BY SAYING WELL YOUR BUSINESS HAS TO CLOSE BECAUSE WE SAY SO, HE SAID HE BASICALLY SAID THAT WE'VE TRAMPLED PEOPLE'S RIGHTS. I DID NOT READ THE WHOLE HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS -- IT HAS BEEN WITHIN THE LAST 10 DAYS OR TWO WEEKS, HE'S COME OUT WITH THAT STATEMENT. I KNOW FOR A FACT, LIKE I SAID, I KNOW TWO BAR OWNERS. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET ONE OF THEM OPEN AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAD TO -- ACTUALLY PUT IN FOOD THERE. NOW THEY ARE A BAR CAFE AT THAT LOCATION. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO OPEN BACK UP JUST WITHIN THE LAST WEEK OR SO. I HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE AND MAYBE THIS LETTER WOULD ENLIGHTEN THE GOVERNOR TO THAT. NOT ALL REGIONS ARE THE SAME. I KNOW MR. HANNA SAID IT SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT OUR CITY, ABILENE IS NOT FORT WORTH. ABILENE IS NOT DALLAS, AUSTIN, SURE NOT SAN ANTONIO OR HOUSTON. WE ARE REALLY NOT EVEN LUBBOCK EVEN THOUGH LUBBOCK IS SIMILAR IN SIZE BUT THAT'S REALLY NOT. WE'RE IN OUR PART WE HAVE OUR OWN SITUATIONS AND THE PART DEAL IS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE STILL OUT OF WORK. I MET MY FRIEND HE WAS OUT OF WORK FOR OVER FIVE MONTHS. THEY SAY YOU KNOW WE CAN OPEN GRADUALLY. THEY WOULD GO AHEAD AND START OPENING UP THE MOVIE THEATERS AGAIN GRADUALLY. BUT WITH SOME REGARD. YOU THE BARS WHEN THEY WERE OPEN I THINK IT WAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS, MAYBE FOUR WEEKS BACK IN THE SPRING, YOU KNOW. I WENT AND HAD A DRINK AND PEOPLE WERE SITTING WAY APART. THE SHARES WERE MOVED OUT. THE TABLES WERE SEPARATED EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE TO ME. SO I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY LIKE THERE'S A UNING ARE JOKE ON SOME OF THE MEDIA SOCIAL MEDIAS THAT MAYBE THE GOVERNOR HAS HAD A PROBLEM PERSONALLY WITH THE BARS IN GENERAL AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY HE KIND OF SINGLE SOME PEOPLE ENJOY RUNNING A BAR. THEY HAVE MADE THEIR LIVING OFF OF IT AND THEY PAY THEIR FAMILY BILLS AND THEY SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY WITH IT. AND TO HAVE THE GOVERNMENT SAYING WELL, YOU'RE NOT IMPORTANT, YOUR BUSINESS WE'RE GOING TO SHUT YOU DOWN. SINCE YOUR STATE LICENSE WE CAN TAKE IT AWAY IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO US. LIKE I SAID PREVIOUSLY, WHEN I WENT AND GOT A HAIRCUT THIS AFTERNOON, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL SOME STATES THAT ARE NOT EVEN ALLOWING SALONS. BUT WHEN YOU'RE THE THIRD MOST POWERFULLEST PERSON IN THE COUNTRY, YOU CAN MAKE A PRIVATE SESSION AND VIOLATE YOUR LOCAL ORDINANCE AND YOUR STATE ORDINANCE AND STILL GET AWAY WITH IT AND SAY OH I WAS SET UP. BUT THAT'S FOR ANOTHER MATTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL. >> MR. SCHWARTZ. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEE NO ONE I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DIRECTION, COMMENTS, CONCERNS ABOUT THE VERBAGE PRESENTED TO US THIS EVENING? >> YOU HAD ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT REGION OR COUNTY. I THINK REGION IS THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO DO IT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW HE'S BEEN TREATING EVERYTHING THAT DECISIONS HE'S MAKING. >> FOR CLARITY WE HAVE DONE WELL IN THIS AREA. ABILENE HAS DONE WELL. THE WHOLE COUNTY HAS DONE WELL AND THIS REGION HAS DONE WELL. YOU COMPARE OUR STATS TO ANY COMMUNITY IN WEST TEXAS AND YOU CAN'T HELP TO BE IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. THAT'S BECAUSE OF OUR CITIZENS. I THINK WE ARE WASHING OUR HANDS, WE'RE NOT TOUCHING OUR FACE AND I THINK WE'RE VERY BLESSED BY OUR NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE WITH US. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? WAS THAT A MOTION COUNCILMAN PRICE? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> MADAM SECRETARY WE'RE READY TO VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> YES. >> RENTZ. >> YES. >> MCALISTAIR YES. >> CRAVER. >> YES. >> HURT, YES. >> ALBUS, YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS, YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. [23. Oral Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the Evaluation of the Municipal Court Judge] >> MOVE TO ITEM 23. THIS WAS THE EVALUATION OF THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE. ONE WE COMPUTED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR [00:50:02] AGAINST THIS ITEM, IF SO? PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. SEE NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS? I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. READY TO VOLUNTARY. >> MCALISTAIR. >> YES. >> CRAVER. >> YES. >> HURT. >> YES. >> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ALBUS. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RENTZ. YES. >> MAYOR WILLIAMS, YES. [24. Oral Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on the Evaluation of the City Attorney] >> ITEM NUMBER 24. THIS WAS EVALUATION OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY STANLEY SMITH. SO AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> SEE NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I WILL ASK A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM. >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CRAVER. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCALISTAIR. AND DISCUSSION WE'RE READY TO VOTE. >> CRAVER? >> YES. >> HURT. >> YES. >> DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM ALBUS, YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> YES. >> RENTZ YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER MCALISTAIR. >> YES. [25. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Resolution Approving an Agreement with Project ERG9 (Misty Mayo)] >> MAYOR WILLIAMS, YES. >> I WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 25. I WILL ASK MISTY MAYO TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> HELLO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE TO BOTH CITIZENS IN ABILENE, MAYOR WILLIAMS, COUNCILMEMBERS CITY COUNCIL MANAGER, ROBERT HANNA AND STAFF. I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF ABILENE. ALL OF YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. I AM PRESENTING TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DCOA. THE DCOA EXISTS TO ATTRACT AND OBTAIN COMPANIES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CREATING AND RETAINING JOBS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE DCOA BOARD CREATED THE ECONOMIC RELIEF FUND, THE E.R. ALSO KNOWN AS E.R.G. WHICH IS ECONOMIC RELIEF GRANT, TO LIMIT JOB LOSS WITH QUALIFIED COMPANIES IN OUR COMMUNITY DUE TO THE ECONOMIC RECESSION. RETAINING PRIMARY JOBS FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS THE OBJECTIVE. THIS BENEFITS NOT ONLY EMPLOYEES BUT THOSE FAMILIES, TOO. TODAY, ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT E.R.G. 9 FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. E.R.G. 9 IS PETRO SMITH THEY ARE A MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES AND REPAIRS OIL-FILLED PRODUCTS. YOU ALSO SEE THEY MANUFACTURE AND REPAIR MACHINERY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THEY WERE ESTABLISHED IN OUR COMMUNITY IN 1982. THEY ARE WORKING FOR -- LOOKING FOR AN ECONOMIC RELIEF GRANT SUPPORT IN ORDER TO COMMIT TO RETAINING 100 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THEY CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM. YOU ALL HAVE HEARD FROM ME MANY TIMES THAT THEIR THREE CORE PILLARS THAT THE DCOA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING LOCAL COMPANIES. IT IS BUSINESS ATTRACTION OF COMPANIES FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR MARKET, AND IT'S ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT. THAT IS GROWING OUR OWN. THOSE ARE COMPLIMENTED BY FORK WORSE AS WELL AS MARKETING OUR COMMUNITY MARKETING ABILENE AS THE BEST PLACE FOR BUSINESS. THIS FALLS UNDER LOCAL EXISTING COMPANY. BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION. THEY ARE WORKING WITH ERG-9 GRAND FOR $5002,576 TO RETAIN 100 JOBS. -- 502,576 TO RETAIN 100 JOBS. >> I THINK THIS MAY BE GOOD TO HAVE SOME CLARITY. THIS COMMUNITY RECEIVED OVER $50 MILLION IN P.P.E. LOANS DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS. ADDITIONALLY LUBBOCK PROVIDED SOME ASSISTANCE FOR RETAIL BUT THE DCOA IS DISCOVERY BOARD WANTED TO LOOK AT THOSE THAT ARE MANUFACTURERS AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY. SO $3 MILLION WAS SET ASIDE FOR THAT PURPOSE. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT AND WHAT LED TO THAT CONVERSATION THAT WAS HAD WITH YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY, MAYOR. YES. [00:55:03] WHEN THE RECESSION HIT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES WE ALL ANSWERED THE CALL AND THE CALL WAS NOT ONLY FROM CITY COUNCIL, FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP, MAYOR, BUT REALLY FROM THE COMMUNITY TO TO ACT IN A WAY AS PART OF THE SOLUTION TO ENSURE THAT WE MAINTAINED EXISTING JOBS. SO THE BOARD SET ASIDE $3 MILLION IN THE ECONOMIC RELIEF FUND FOR GRANT MONIES DEDICATED TO RETAINING PRIMARY JOBS. AND, BE OF COURSE, THOSE ARE JOBS AND COMPANIES THAT QUALIFY UNDER THE TYPE A FUNDING. FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION, I'LL JUST REMIND THEM THAT A HALF CENT OF THE SALES TAX DOLLARS, THAT'S WHY WE ALL WANT TO BUY LOCAL AND SPEND OUR MONEY IN ABILENE, IS DEDICATED FOR EFFORTS OF GRANTS AND INCENTIVES AND MONEY THAT'S ARE THEN PUT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR PRIMARY JOB CREATION AS WELL AS RETENTION. THAT CREATION QUALIFIES FOR EITHER RETAINING JOBS AND/OR BRAND NEW JOBS. >> ALSO JUST SPEAK, JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY IN REGARDS TO THE LOCATION OF PETRO SMITH. >> SO THE E.T.J. IS THE EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. AND THAT IS THE FIVE MILE RIGHT OF COUNCIL, YEAH, FIVE MILES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE ROBERT CONFIRMS BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO CONFIRM THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. BUT THAT E.T.J. IS FIVE MILES FROM THE CITY LIMITS. THOSE ARE IN TAYLOR COUNTY. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 65 COMPANIES THAT ARE IN THE E.T.J. THAT QUALIFY AS A TYPE A COMPANY. THOSE ARE TYPE A COMPANIES BY TEXAS STATE LAW. THE LEGISLATIVE CODE ARE MANUFACTURING, INDUSTRIAL, CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, THERE'S A NUMBER OF TYPES SET FOR EXAMPLE CALL CENTERS, BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS, AGAIN, IF YOU WILL KIND OF THINK GENERALLY OF PRIMARY JOBS. THOSE ARE THE JOBS THAT FIT UNDER TYPE A QUALIFICATION. SO THIS COMPANY IS ONE MILE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. THEY HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME PARTICIPANT IN OUR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM. THEY STATE THAT JUST, ABOUT 85% OF THEIR WORKERS, THEIR LABOR FORCE, OR WORKERS THAT LIVE IN THE CITY OF ABILENE. >> THEY RECEIVE FUNDS BACK IN 2011. >> YES, SIR. >> DURING THAT TIME THEY FILL THEIR EXPECTATIONS OF THAT AGREEMENT MADE MENTION THAT EARLIER, AND BACK IN JUNE, 10,000 OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE INSIDE THE CITY LIPTS WERE EMPLOYED BY 15,000 REPORTING FOR THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. ABILENE IS A REGIONAL ENTITY. YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS SECURING 100 JOBS. TOTAL PAYROLL HEAD COUNT OF AROUND 150 OR NORTH OF THAT. >> THEY DO. >> YOUR SURVEY SAYS THAT 85% OR MORE ARE ABILENE CITIZENS SO THIS IS THE COMMUNITY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A GOOD VANTAGE POINT OF WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY. >> YES, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, MAYOR. I THINK ULTIMATELY UNDERSTANDING THAT ABILENE IS A REGIONAL HUB SO THAT THAT REALLY RESTS ON OUR SHOULDERS AS THIS LARGER COMMUNITY TO THE REGION. WE EMPLOY A NUMBER OF ABILENE CITIZENS WITHIN THAT ENTIRE REGION. YES, THIS COMPANY WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES. >> ONE THING YOU AND THE BOARD HAVE TALKED ABOUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED IN REGARDS TO WHAT IS AVAILABLE. SOME OF THE MANUFACTURER INDUSTRIAL-TYPE ENTITIES WE MAY NOT HAVE WANTED INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A LARGER THAT MAY BE A BIT OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. >> AND I APPRECIATE THAT, TOO MAYOR, BECAUSE I'LL TELL THE COUNCIL I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THIS BEFORE, BUT GET READY. THAT'S PART OF, YOU KNOW, OUR NEXT ITERATION OF GROWTH IS REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTRACT SOME LARGER OPERATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO REQUIRE ACREAGE THAT PERHAPS IS GOING TO REST IN THE E.T.J. RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OR OPERATIONS THAT ARE MORE APPROPRIATELY SUITED FOR THOSE MORE KIND OF RURAL AREAS AS WELL. >> DOES COUNSELVILLE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MISS MAYO BEFORE WE ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE? >> THANK YOU. >> AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. [01:00:02] IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> SEE NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO ITEM NUMBER 25? >> A MOTION IN THE SECOND. >> SECONDED. >> SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HURT. A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CRAVER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE'RE READY TO VOTE. >> HURT, YES. >> DEPUTY MAYOR ALBUS. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER RENTZ. >> NO. >> COUNCILMEMBER MCALISTAIR, YES. >>, COUNCILMEMBER CRAVER. >> AND MAYOR WILLIAMS, YES. >> MOTION CARRIES. [PUBLIC COMMENTS] WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ANY FORM OF 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. SO TO PARTICIPATE DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS. WE WILL GO IN ORDER OF THE CARD. THERE WILL BE THREE MINUTE LIMIT ON EACH ONE OF THE SPEAKERS ON TODAY. >> WHO IS THE FIRST SPEAKER? >> ARE THERE ANY MORE CARDS BEFORE WE GET STARTED? I THOUGHT I SAW SOMEONE WITH A CARD. >> WE WILL GO THROUGH THE CARDS FIRST. THEN IT WILL BE OPEN. DAVID SHWART. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN DAVID SHWART. I KNOW THERE'S SEVERAL SUBJECTS AROUND IT HAS BEEN MEDIA ABOUT WHAT PREACHERS OR REVERAND OR MINUTE STERS TAKING UP -- MINUTE STERS TAKING UP A PETITION TO -- MINISTER TAKING A STAND. ABOUT THE THREE FINALS TWO ARE FROM OUT OF STATE. ONE AND THE OTHER ONE IS OUT OF TOWN IN THE DALLAS AREA. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE STORY. I MADE FRIENDS WITH A FORMER COUNCILMAN BACK IN THE 80S AND BACK THEN THERE WAS A CITY MANAGER YOU PROBABLY KNOW HIM IF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE VERY LONG NAMED JIM BLAG. I DON'T THINK HE WAS VERY POPULAR WITH THE CITIZENS OR EVEN THE CITY WORKERS. BUT I BELIEVE AFTER LONG TIME CHIEF DODD SON RETIRED JAMES BLAG INFORMED THE COUNCIL I'M TAKING A CHIEF FROM NORTH DAKOTA FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE COUNCILMAN DURING THAT TIME PRETTY MUCH PUT THEIR FOOT DOWN AND SAID NO, WE'RE CONSIDERING ONE OF OUR LOCAL CANDIDATES. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAD HIGHER RANKS BACK THEN BUT HE WAS A MAJOR DWAYNE AND THEY SAID THAT'S WHO WE'RE HIRING LOCALLY TO REPLACE OUR CHIEF. SO I'M TELLING YOU THERE'S THREE OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL NOW THAT WORK FOR THE NORTH SIDE, THREE FOR THE SOUTH SIDE. THE PEOPLE OUT IN TV LAND I IMPLORE YOU TO TELL THEM TO RECONSIDER SOME LOCAL CANDIDATES. RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS, WITH THE MEDIA REPORTS AND EVERYTHING, YOU'RE SAYING TO THE CITIZENS THAT OUR LOWER PEOPLE IN COMMAND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DON'T DESERVE A CONSIDERATION FOR THIS JOB. LIKE I SAID TWO OF THESE FROM OUT OF STATE THEY PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE ABILENE TEXAS WAS. THEY PROBABLY HAVE A HEADHUNTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THEY GOT CONTACTED THROUGH THIS FINDER THAT WAS LOOKING FOR THE CHIEF. AND THE OTHER ONE IS DALLAS. WE HAVE SAID BEFORE, ABILENE IS NOT DALLAS. SO IF WE HIRE THAT INDIVIDUAL FROM DALLAS HE'S PROBABLY GOING TO TRY TO DO POLICING ON OUR DEPARTMENT LIKE I SAID IF A COUNCIL BACK IN THE 80S WEDNESDAY AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER I IMPLORE TO YOU RECONSIDER IN PUTTING ONE OF THE LOCAL CANDIDATES BACK ON THE SHORT LIST BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE LEAVE DISSENSION IN THE POLICE RANKS AND ALSO THE CITIZENS ARE GOING TO BE QUESTIONED THAT SOMEBODY, IF YOU HIRE ONE OF THE OUT OF STATE ONES OR EVEN THE DALLAS ONE, THEY HAVE NEVER LIVED IN ABILENE TEXAS THEY DON'T KNOW OUR SITUATIONS OR SITUATION OR NOTHING. SO COUNCIL PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR OPINION AND VOICE A LOCAL CANDIDATE. THANK YOU. >> CHUCK FERINA. >> THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU MAYOR WILLIAMS. [01:05:10] I WANT TO THANK YOU FIRST OF ALL, FOR YOUR HOURS THAT YOU SPEND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. I CAN'T EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO ESPECIALLY IN THIS YEAR WHEN COVID HIT THIS HAD TO BE A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR TO SERVE OUR CITY COUNCIL. WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THAT. WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO STAND FOR STAN STANDRICH, STAN HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FAITHFULLY AS CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP WE HAVE SEEN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT THRIVE. CRIME RATE DOWN BY 35% UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP WE NOW HAVE A NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS, WE'VE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF OUR RANKS AND INCREASED THE LEVEL OF OUR TRAINING. A.P.D. HAS WORKED TO BUILD NEW LEVELS OF COMMUNITY WITH OUR CITIZENS. STAN HAS WORKED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, RACISM. ABILENE PARTNERED WITH ONE KINGDOM TO HIRE A FULL-TIME CHAPLAIN. SO MUCH MORE. I'M AWARE THAT STAN RESIGNED BABE IN FEBRUARY BUT MUCH CAN CHANGE IN SEVEN MONTHS. HE AND BETH WILL BE MARRIED NEXT MONTH SHE HAS TENDERED HER RESIGNATION AS OF THE END OF THIS MONTH. ANY CONFLICT WITH HER EMPLOYMENT IN OUR CITY WILL NO LONGER BE AN ISSUE. I HAVE IT ON RELIABLE SOURCE THAT'S STAN IS ONE OF THE TOP CHIEFS OF POLICE IN THE MID-SIZE CITY IN TEXAS PERHAPS EVEN IN ALL OF TEXAS. SINCE HIS RESIGNATION HE HAS BEEN HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY OTHER CITIES EVEN LARGER THAN ABILENE. STAN IS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER, A MAN OF GREAT CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY AN ACCORDING TO OFFICERS A DARN GOOD CHIEF. I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE EXACT WORDS THEY USED BUT I'LL USE THAT WORD. [LAUGHTER] HE SHARES THE VALUES AND D.N.A. OF OUR CITY HAS DEEP RELATIONAL EQUITY AND A TIME PROVEN COMMITMENT TO ABILENE. I THINK WE WOULD BE MAKING A MONUMENTAL MISTAKE TO LET HIM SLIP AWAY. I'M ASKING THAT OUR COUNCIL RECONSIDERING CONSIDER HIS RESIGNATION AND ASK HIM TO TACH I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE PETITION WITH NEARLY 2,000 SIGNATURES AS EVIDENCE THIS IS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN. I LOVE THIS CITY AND I WILL SUPPORT OUR LEADERSHIP WHOEVER THAT WILL BE. BUT I WOULD BE COMPROMISING MY CONVICTIONS NOT TO STAND UP FOR A FRIEND AND A MAN OF INTEGRITY AND A MAN OF HONOR WHO SERVED FAITHFULLY. I WANT TO CHALLENGE THIS COUNCIL TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. AGAIN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING STAN AND LIKE WAS SPOKEN EARLIER, THOUGH HIS NAME BACK IN THE HAT I THINK HE CAN STAND UP AGAINST THESE THREE TOP FINALISTS. I THINK WE'RE LETTING SOMEBODY GO WHO IS BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM. I THINK THAT THE RANKS OF OUR OFFICERS WOULD AGREE WITH YOU OR WOULD AGREE WITH WHAT I'M SAYING IF THEY WERE ASKED. SO I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS PETITION TO OUR CITY COUNCIL. THIS WAS PRINTED AS OF TODAY. IT'S ABOUT 1952 SIGNATURES. I REALIZE SOME ARE FROM OUT OF TOWN. BUT THERE'S A LARGE MAJORITY OF THOSE SAYING HEY WE WANT TO KEEP STAN. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. GOD BLESS YOU. >> JEFF HATCHER. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMAN AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS JEFF HATCHER. I'M PASTOR AT WYLIE METHODIST CHURCH. MY FAMILY MOVED TO ABILENE, TEXAS, IN 1967. MY BROTHER WAS A POLICE OFFICER ON THIS FORCE WAS KILLED IN 2000 WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY. MY FATHER WAS ALSO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE WAS WITH THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION AND SERVED THIS CITY FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. OUR FAMILY HAS A DEEP INVESTMENT IN THIS CITY AND ALSO IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. I KNOW STAN. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF STAN. HE IS A FRIEND BUT IF -- IF I DIDN'T THINK HE THE RIGHT GUY TO STAY HERE AND BE OUR CHIEF I WOULD BE TALKING TO STAN AND SAYING HEY GUYS, IT'S PROBABLY TIME FOR YOU TO MOVE ON. FRIEND OR NO FRIEND. I BELIEVE THAT HE IS, HE HAS BEEN A GOOD CHIEF. I HAVE SEEN HIM WHEN, WHEN HE IS SO INTO OUR CITY IN WAY THAT'S MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEE. I HAVE SEEN HIM SEWN INTO THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY. IF YOU WERE TO TAKE A SURVEY AROUND THE ROOM. WE HAVE MANY PASTORS IN THE ROOM THEY'RE FROM ALL DIFFERENT SORTS OF DENOMINATIONS. THERE'S BLACK, AND THERE'S WHITE AND THERE'S NORTH SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE AND LARGE CHURCHES AND SMALL CHURCHES AND WE ALL BELIEVE IN STAN. WE'RE ALL HERE TO SUPPORT HIM. SO I'M ASKING YOU GUYS AS CHUCK DID TO RECONSIDER. I THINK IT WOULD BE A HUGE MISTAKE FOR OUR CITY TO LOSE STAN. THANK YOU. >> JERRY DAVIS. IS IT TERRY DAVIS. SORRY. [01:10:07] >> MY NAME IS TERRY DAVIS. I'M DIRECTOR OF MINISTRY AT LEVIN CARE MINISTRIES. TIE, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I WILL JUST SAY I BELIEVE IT'S VERY CHALLENGING JOB THAT'S BEFORE YOU AT ALL TIMES. BUT IN MY 20 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN AT LOVING CARE I'VE HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO HAVE A FRIEND AND TO WORK WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT POLICE OFFICERS AND CHIEF STAN HAS BEEN THERE ALL ALONG. SO I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT HIM. UPON READING CHIEF STAN STANDRICH'S RESIGNATION LETTER ALSO THE RECENT POST THAT HE MADE ON FACEBOOK SEPTEMBER 15TH, IT'S VERY EVIDENT THAT CHIEF STAN LOVES OUR COMMUNITY. HAS GIVEN HIS VERY BEST IN SERVING AS OUR POLICE CHIEF FROM 2009 UNTIL THIS VERY DAY. IT'S ALSO VERY OBVIOUS IF YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES THAT HE ACTUALLY DOESN'T DESIRE TO LEAVE HIS JOB WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON THAT WE PUBLICLY DON'T KNOW? MY KEY QUESTION TONIGHT IS SIMPLY THIS, IS ANYONE ON OUR CITY COUNCIL, OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY MANAGER SIMPLY ASKED HIM TO RECONSIDER HIS RESIGNATION AND CONTINUE TO BE OUR POLICE CHIEF? I PERSONALLY BELIEVE BASED ON READING HIS PROFESSIONAL BIO AND THE PROFESSIONAL BIOS OF HIS PEERS THAT STAN STANDRIDGE IS QUITE POFBL THE BEST QUALIFIED POLICE OFFICER IN OUR STATE. WE WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY FOOLISH TO NOT TRY EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP HIM HERE. AS HE SAYS HIMSELF THIS ONE OF HIS POSTS, WE LOVE THIS CITY AND WANT COMMANDED BLESSINGS FOR ABILENE. WELL, THE BEST BLESSING FOR ABILENE WOULD BE FOR CHIEF STAN TO REMAIN OUR CHIEF OF POLICE. ANY OTHER ISSUE SURELY CAN BE WORKED OUT. I MEAN SERIOUSLY. SURELY IT CAN BE WORKED OUT. AS YOU WELL KNOW IN THE COMPLICATED ROLES YOU SERVE IN FOR THIS CITY IT'S EQUALLY GOING TO BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR A POLICE CHIEF TO DO HIS JOB BY THE BOOK WITH HIGH STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE THAT HE LIVES BY AND REQUIRES THOSE UNDER HIS CHARGE TO LIVE BY AND THEN EXPECT TO BE LIKED BY EVERYONE. I HAVE NEWS Y'ALL ARE NOT ALL LIKED BY EVERYONE AND Y'ALL KNOW THAT. SO IT'S EQUALLY FAIR FOR HIM TO HAVE THAT SAME THING. BUT NONETHELESS, STAN STANDRICH HAS WILLINGLY TAKEN THE OATH SERIOUSLY HE'S DONE HIS JOB BY THE BOOK HE HAS GIVEN HIS BEST AND CONTINUES TO GIVE HIS VERY BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO THIS DAY. WHY WOULD WE TRADE WHAT WE BELIEVE COULD BE THE VERY BEST FOR WHAT MAY PROVE TO BE LESS THAN BEST. THANK YOU ALL. >> SCOTT SEVERE. >> MY NAME IS SCOTT BEARD I'M A PASTOR. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK. I'M ABOUT TO SHARE WHAT A FRIEND THAT CHIEF STAN HAS BEEN TO ME PERSONALLY AND TO ONE KINGDOM AND THE MOVEMENT OF UNITY IN OUR CITY. BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND THANK MAYOR WILLIAMS FOR PROVING TO US THROUGH HIS ACTION THAT HE SHARES THE SAME LOVE FOR THE ADVANCE OF GOD'S KINGDOM IN OUR CITY AS WELL. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT FRIEND ALSO. I HAVE KNOWN CHIEF STANDRICH FOR ABOUT THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE ONE KINGDOM BOARD WITH STAN HAVE ENJOYED WORKING CLOSELY WITH HIM AND ESTABLISHING THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN OUR CITY. I'M HERE TO GO ON RECORD TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR STAN. I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HIS COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY AS WELL AS HIS COMMITMENT TO SEEING CHRIST GLORIFIED AND HONORED IN OUR CITY. HE WOULD OFTEN INCLUDE AS YOU KNOW PASTORS TO BE PRESENT AT NEWS CONFERENCES TO PRESENT OR REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY OF FAITH IN OUR COMMUNITY WHEN OUR CITY WAS UP AGAINST DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS TRULY IS A RARE THING. AND THE THOUGHT OF LOSING THAT IS REALLY HEARTBREAKING. I HAVE SHARED WITH THE RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE CHIEF, THIS IS A RARE THING FOR SURE. I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS IS WOULDN'T HAVE SUPPORT FROM OFFICERS IN OUR DEPARTMENT. HERE'S MY REQUEST. CONDUCT A POLE I TRULY BELIEVE YOU WOULD FIND MOST WOULD WANT HIM TO STAY VERSUS BRINGING IN AN UNKNOWN CHIEF. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OFFICES ON THAT PETITION. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT STAN WOULD STAY IF THE EFFORT WOULD BE MADE BY THIS BODY TO REACH OUT TO HIM AND GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO WITHDRAW HIS LETTER OF RESIGNATION AND REMAIN OUR CHIEF. [01:15:02] WHY WOULD WE LET WHAT I BELIEVE IS ONE OF THE BEST POLICE CHIEFS IN OUR STATE SLIP THROUGH OUR FINGERS. I'M CONVINCED IF YOU ALLOW THIS HAPPEN IT WOULD BE A GRAVE MISTAKE. AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ICTORIA CARTER. >> HI. >> I DON'T THINK WHAT I WILL SAY WILL PROBABLY BE TAKEN WELL. I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT THIS UNTIL 4:30 IF MR. STANDRICH WASN'T SO QUALIFIED WHY HASN'T THESE OTHER CITIES HIRED HIM IF HE'S JUST SO, SO, GREAT. BUT IF THERE WAS A SURVEY DONE. MAYBE HE IS A GREAT LEADER TO MAYBE NOT -- THAT I WERE A POLICE OFFICER THAT CAUSED THE CITY AND OUR TAXPAYERS MONEY. THAT DOESN'T SEEM VERY WISE OR LEADERLY AS WELL. NEXT, I BELIEVE REGARDING THE REASON WHY HE RESIGNED I THINK WHAT I AM UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S A GROUP OF A.P.D. OFFICERS HEY, HE'S HAVING THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE HE IS SUPERVISING BUT YET HE'S COMPLAINING TO OTHER POLICE OFFICERS OR DISCIPLINING THEM FOR HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP. WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO BE DISCIPLINED PUBLICLY OR GOING TO RESIGN. AND I THINK HE TOOK THE OPTION TO RESIGN. WHICH I THINK IS A NOBLE THING TO DO. I AM NOT IN SUPPORT OF KEEPING HIM. I'M IN SUPPORT OF USING THE RESOURCE THAT'S WE HAVE SPEND ALREADY TO BRING IN MAYBE MARTIN CAN RECOMMEND AS A GOOD PERSON TO STEP UP THAT'S FINE WITH ME. BUT I DO RECOMMEND THAT WE DO NOT KEEP HIM. MAYOR THAT'S ALL THE CARDS I HAVE. WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD? IF SO COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> MY NAME IS RANDY ROY. AT A TIME THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW WITH THE UNREST AND ALL AROUND THE NATION ESPECIALLY IN LOUISVILLE JUST LIKE THE GENTLEMEN SAID WE DON'T NEED WE WILL NEED A SHE WAS THAT WILL SERVE THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS THAT'S WHAT HE CALLS EACH ONE OF US IN THEY CITY EVERY TIME HE SPEAKS THOSE CITIZENS INCLUDE PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME. I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE ME AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO SUPPORT STAN. STAN LOVES THIS SEE. HE LOVES THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY. THE CITIZENS AS HE CALLS THEM. AND I THINK THAT AN INJUSTICE MAY BE DONE BY HIM LEAVING WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE GRACE, GRACE ALWAYS FIXES EVERYTHING. NO MATTER WHAT. THE DECISION THAT'S WE MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE I SUPPORT NEW EVERY WAY THAT YOU RECONSIDER CHIEF STAN'S REIGNATION. HE IS THE CHIEF. HE IS THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE CHIEFS OF POLICE ALL AROUND THIS STATE THAT SPEAKS HIGHLY OF WHO HE IS. AND HIS CREDIBILITY. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT AS YOU SLEEP TONIGHT, SLEEP IN PEACE. SLEEP WITH REST BUT PRAY OVER THIS SITUATION AND ASK WHAT WILL THIS CITY LOOK LIKE IF WE WERE IN LOUISVILLE WITH A DIFFERENT CHIEF? ITY VERY MUCH. -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MY NAME IS HAROLD SUMMER. I HAVE BEEN IN ABILENE, TEXAS, SINCE 1962 I'M PROUD OF THIS TOWN I HAVE LOVED THIS TOWN MY WHOLE LIFE. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST 34 YEARS IN TAYLOR COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE DEALT A LOT WITH A LOT OF THE ABILENE POLICE OFFICERS. MISS CARTER HIT IT RIGHT ON THE NOSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF THAT MAN. THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT HIM. IT WOULD BE DOING THEM A DISJUSTICE TO KEEP MR. STANDRICH HERE. HE HAS DECIDED THAT HE WANTS TO LEAVE LET'S LET HIM LEAVE AND LET'S REBUILD OUR [01:20:04] DEPARTMENT WITH SOMEBODY WHO WILL START IT OVER FROM ZERO AND BUILD IT BACK UP. MY THOUGHTS ARE OUR DEPARTMENT HAS GONE DOWN HILL UNDER HIS LACK OF LEADERSHIP AND I HATE TO DISAGREE WITH ALL THESE CHURCH FOLKS, BECAUSE I'M A CHURCH MAN MYSELF, BUT I JUST, I HAVE NEVER CAME TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT I FELT STRONGLY ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT I NEEDED TO SAY THAT I'M HERE. AND MY HEART IS TRYING TO BEAT OUT OF MY CHEST BECAUSE I'M NOT USED TO SPEAKING IN PUBLIC. BUT THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. THANK YOU U.A.L. -- THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO ME. >> IS WILL ANYONE ELSE? -- IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? >> ANNE-MARIE HOLDER. I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW MY RELATIONSHIP AND MY CONNECTION WITH CHIEF STANDRICH. HE WAS THE CHIEF OR HAS BEEN THE CHIEF FOR 11 YEARS AND MY HUSBAND RODNEY WAS KILLED 10 YEARS AGO. THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE HE HAS EXEMPLIFIED INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER -- I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. SOME SUPPORT OF US BUT ALSO IN SUPPORT OF OUR CITY. AND THROUGH THE LAST 10 YEARS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED MANY, MANY FAMILIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. AND ANY TIME I HAVE SHARED THE INTEGRITY AND CHARACTER OF OUR CHIEF THAT IS RARE. THERE ARE VERY FEW THAT CAN EVEN RELATE TO THE QUALITY OF MAN THAT CHIEF STANDRICH IS AND THE SAME GOES FOR BETH. AND WHAT A WONDERFUL SUPPORT SHE HAS BEEN. AND I, I DO WISH THAT YOU WOULD APPROACH HIM AND TALK TO HIM GENUINELY AND ASK HIM IF HE WOULD LIKE TO STAY. IF HE WOULD, THEN TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH ANYONE THAT HAS THE INTEGRITY, CHARACTER, AND HEART FOR THIS COMMUNITY THAT HE HAS. >> MY NAME IS RYAN GOODWIN I'M A PASTOR AT MOSAIC 101. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SUPPOSED TO OUT US BUT WE'RE RIGHT HERE. I SUPPORT STAN I'M HERE STANDING BEFORE US BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WHAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW IS KIND OF LIKE A HALLMARK MOVIE. YOU HAVE THE GUY THAT FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE GIRL THAT HE WORKS WITH. YOU KNOW THEY HELD THIS FRIENDSHIP FOR A LONG TIME BUT THEY FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING MORE. SO THEY GO AFTER IT. WITH INTEGRITY. RESIGNS KNOWING THAT HE CAN'T HAVE BOTH THE JOB AND THE GIRL. WE'RE SITTING IN A SITUATION RIGHT NOW WHERE HE'S CHOSE SOMEBODY THAT HE'S GOING SIT IN A ROCKING CHAIR WITH IN HIS 80S. HE'S GOING TO BE WITH HIS LOVED ONES IN 80S TO WHERE HIS CAREER NOT AS MUCH. MAN WE HAVE HIM IN A POSITION TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO AFTER HIM. STAN HAS NOT REGRETTED HIS DECISION TO PURSUE THAT. HE'S GOING TO BE WITH HER UNTIL THE DAY THAT THEY DIE. BUT WITH STAN HE GAVE UP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I BELIEVE IT'S IN OUR HANDS, IT'S IN YOUR HANDS TO PURSUE HIM TO ASK HIM IF HE WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK. I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE HERE OPPOSING HIM. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS MAKE IT SIMPLE. ASK THE POLICE OFFICERS. THROUGH A SURVEY WOULD YOU SUPPORT THIS MAN, WOULD YOU FOLLOW HIM. THAT IS SO SIMPLE TO DO THAT. WE'VE DEALT EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE HEART, YOU KNOW, MAJORITY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HATE EVERYBODY. THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT HATE ME. I'M OKAY WITH IT, I GUESS, I DON'T LIKE THAT BUT IT HAPPENS. BUT WE'RE IN A HALLMARK MOVIE. SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE OUR CITY COUNCIL TO PURSUE THIS MAN OF INTEG. -- THIS MAN OF INTEGRITY. >> ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NO ONE ELSE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. >> IT IS 6:54 P.M. AND THIS MEETING OF YOUR ABILENE CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.