[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:06] >> I NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS 8:30 A.M. ON THIS FIRST THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER. SHANE PRICE WILL DO THE INVOCATION. >> I AM GLAD WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE CAN LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE CAN SELECT OUR LEADERS AND THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS FOR US. IT GOES FROM THE CITY, COUNTY AND FEDERAL LEVEL. THEY PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS AND OUR RIGHTS. THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE OUT THERE DAY AND NIGHT RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT US IN OUR HOMES. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT THEM AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEM. WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL HELP US MAKE DECISIONS TODAY THAT WILL BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE PRAY THAT WE CAN BE HONORED AND ALL WE DO. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. >> OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, WON INDIVISIBLE. >> TODAY, WE WILL DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY. [Additional Item] I'M GOING TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TOWARDS THE END. I WANT TO ADDRESS COVID-19 AND OUR RESPONSE. >> IN A BIT, I WILL ASK BRETT TO JOIN ME. I WILL STEP ASIDE BUT I WANTED TO COMMUNICATE A FEW THINGS TO YOU AND THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE BEEN IN DAILY CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE, THE SUPERINTENDENTS AS WELL AS OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. I WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE IN REGARDS TO SOME THINGS THAT ARE ONGOING. LET ME PAUSE FIRST, AND JUST GIVE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES TO COVID-19. HAVING SAID THAT, THIS COUNSEL ACKNOWLEDGES THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC. AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. THERE IS FRICTION BETWEEN COMMERCE AND THE THINGS WE DO HEALTHWISE. THAT IS A BALANCE WE ARE TRYING TO FIND AN WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE SWEET SPOT IS. THIS COUNSEL HAS NO INTENTIONS, ALONG WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SHUT DOWN COMMERCE. IN JANUARY AT LESS THAN THOUSAND OF OUR NEIGHBORS WERE UNEMPLOYED. THAT ROSE TO OVER 10,000 IN JUNE. AND HOVERS AT AROUND 8,000 NOW. HAVING SAID THAT, FOR US TO MAINTAIN THAT AND THE GOVERNOR TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF OPERATIONAL PERCENTAGES WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE. I AM ENCOURAGING YOU, OUR NEIGHBORS, WHERE YOUR MASKS. I AM ENCOURAGING YOU TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER IT SO IT DOES NOT PUT THE GOVERNOR OR YOUR LOCAL OFFICIALS IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE TO PUT ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON YOU AND HURT THE VERY LEAST IN OUR COMMUNITY. THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT MESSAGES FLOATING AROUND. THERE ARE SO MANY NUMBERS THAT MISTAKES HAPPEN WE ARE NOT AT 15%. THAT IS THE MAGICAL NUMBER THAT TRIGGERS CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS LOCALLY. WE ARE NOT THERE YET. WE ARE A .2-A .3%. OUR GOAL IS NOT TO FIGHT THE 15% THRESHOLD, OUR GOAL IS TO BE RESPONSIBLE. THE GOAL IS TO NOT PUT A BURDEN ON THE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND NOT IN FACT THOSE THAT DON'T NEED TO BE INFECTED. THE GOAL WAS NEVER TO TRY THE INFECTION BECAUSE THEY WILL OCCUR. BUT CAN WE PREVENT A BOTTLENECK WITH THE INSTITUTIONS. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO SHUT DOWN SCHOOLS. IN FACT, THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND OUT HOW TO INSTRUCT ONLINE. 46% OF ALL OF THOSE WHO [00:05:05] PARTICIPATED IN ONLINE LEARNING HAD AT LEAST ONE FAILING GRADE COMPARED TO 13% OF THOSE IN A REGULAR CLASS SETTING. SO THE ABILENE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDED STRUCTURES TO TEACH ONLINE AND IN PERSON AND ALLOW THOSE WHO WANT TO STAY AT HOME TO STAY AT HOME. MORE THAN THAT, THEY ARE ENCOURAGING YOU WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR SON OR NEIGHBORS BASKETBALL OR FOOTBALL GAME TO BE COMPLIANT. WHERE A MASK AND BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER SO WE CAN REDUCE THE INFECTION SPIRIT. >> WE KNOW ONE MONTH AGO, 18% -- 17% OF ALL INFECTIONS IN THE CITY OCCURRED IN K-12. MOST OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. THERE WERE RUMORS IN REGARD TO, AFTER THANKSGIVING BOTH DISTRICTS NOT GOING BACK TO IN-PERSON SCHOOL. THAT IS NOT ACCURATE BUT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MITIGATE THE INFECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE JUDGE HAS NO PLANS TO REVOKE HIS DECISION TO ALLOW BARS TO BE OPEN. HOWEVER IF THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO ESCALATE, THAT IS SOMETHING HE HAS DISCUSSED WITH THE COMMISSIONERS. >> I WILL ALLOW BRETT HOLLAND TO SAY SOME THINGS, FOLLOWED BY THE INTRODUCTIONS OF THOSE ON HIS STAFF. AGAIN, THIS IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION SO YOU WILL BE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS A IS A PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WE WILL ALLOW YOU AND THE AUDIENCE TO MAKE ANY BRIEF COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO. MR. BRETT HOLLAND. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE WOMEN, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR RECENT ELECTIONS, I APPRECIATE THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND CEDAR -- CITY LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR THAT STATE OF THE UNION SR'S HOSPITALIZATIONS. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THE HOSPITAL AS APPROXIMATELY 50 COVID-19 IN A. THE CHALLENGE ISN'T WHAT THEY REFER TO AS IT IS A LIMITED ICU CAPACITY FOR THE HOSPITALS. PARIS COVID, HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER WAS NEAR OR AT CAPACITY WHERE THE CRITICALLY ILL NEEDED CARE. THAT IS WHY HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER LOOKED TO BILL OR PURCHASE ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS. WE CHOSE TO COORDINATE CARE WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO MAXIMIZE. BUT WHEN THEY PURCHASED A COUPLE OF THESE HOSPITALS THEY HAD EMPTY ICU BEDS. THEY HAD EQUIPMENT BUT NO STAFF. SOME OF WE HAVE A PLAN TO INCREASE IT THAT WAS NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE ONE WEEK AGO. WE HAVE ONE ICU BED AND THIS 22 COUNTY LOCATION WE ARE REFERENCE STS A D. THAT ONE BED IS ENROLLING PLANES. OUR ICUS ARTICLE. IT IS UNDENIABLE, IT IS NOT POLITICAL. THEY HAVE MORE ICU BEDS AND WE HAVE HERE IN ABILENE. WE HAVE THE LOWEST OF ANY OF THE TSA'S. IN TEXAS WE HAVE AN ISSUE. WE HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE AND IT HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED POST PANDEMIC OR POST THIRD SURGE PERIOD OF HER CONCERN THAT HENDRICK IS THE FIRST SURGE WAS MITIGATED. IT WENT DOWN BECAUSE WE SHUT THE [00:10:06] ECONOMY DOWN. NO ONE WANTS THAT BUT IT WORKED. THE SECOND RISE, AROUND JULY 4, WE WENT BACK DOWN BECAUSE OF THE BASQUE MANDATE AND IT WENT DOWN. THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS GOING TO STOP THE THIRD ONE. THE TREND IS NOT OUR FRIEND. OVER 100 NET POSITIVES OF WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS AND THE DATA WILL SHOW YOU THAT, THERE IS NO MAGIC BULLET AS FAR AS WHAT WE WILL DO TO FIX IT. WE KNOW WHAT FIXES IT BUT THE PAIN CANNOT BE WORSE -- I FORGET WHAT I AM SAYING. YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING. THE POINT IS, WE ARE NOT TRYING TO DO THAT BUT WE WILL HAVE TO LEAN ON EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY MY JOB IS TO REPORT THE FACTS I CAN'T CONTROL ANYTHING. I SEE CAPACITY IS AT LIMITATION. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF NURSING OFFICER AND I WERE CHIEF OF STAFF TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON WHAT WE ARE DOING TO EXPAND ICU CAPACITY. THIS IS IN THE SHORT TERM BECAUSE HENDRICK HEALTH WILL HAVE TO HAVE LONG-TERM PLANS AS WELL. I'M STEPHEN LOWERY I'M CURRENTLY CHIEF OF STAFF AT HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER. AS MR. HOLLEN SAID, ICU IS A REAL ISSUE HERE. THAT IS WITH REGARD FOR CARING FOR THE PATIENTS THAT COME TO THE HOSPITAL. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AND WE HAVE A GAME PLAN FOR IT THAT HE JUST OUTLINED BUT ON THE IMMEDIATE TERM, -- IN THE SHORT TERM, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION AND DETAILS. WE HAVE 24 ICU BEDS AT THE MAIN CAMPUS. SIXTEEN BEDS AT THE SOUTH BUT AS HE MENTIONED, STAFFING THOSE BEDS IS AN ISSUE. NURSING STAFF, RESPIRATORY THERAPY WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE REQUIRED TO CARE FOR THE PATIENTS IS ONE LIMITING FACTOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AND OF THOSE THEY HAVE 10% WHO GO TO THE ICU. YOU CAN DO THE MATH AS THE TOTAL POSITIVE TEST CLIMBED YOU CAN PREDICT HOW MANY ICU BEDS WE WILL NEED. HOW MANY HOSPITAL BEDS WE WILL NEED. WE HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS THAT WE GO THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS. AND AND DATED DATE THINGS THAT WE NORMALLY SEE. AND THEN FACTOR WHERE WE SEE THE TREND GOING. SO WE DO OUR PLANS BASED ON THAT DATA. WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT SINCE MARCH AND WERE GETTING BETTER. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE TEAM HAS GOTTEN GOOD AT TRYING TO PREDICT THE SURGE AND COMPENSATE FOR THE SURGES. >> WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE TREND, IS CONCERNING BECAUSE IF IT CONTINUES WITHOUT SOMETHING TO BEND THE CURVE BACK DOWN, WE POTENTIALLY START IMPACTING OTHER THINGS. AS YOU SEARCH INTO AREAS THAT HAVE SPACE, IN FACT CONTINUES THINGS LIKE COLLECTIVE PROCEDURES OR SERVICE LINES WILL BE IMPACTED. WE DO HAVE AND THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO GET THINGS UNDER CONTROL SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THE DAY-TO-DAY STUFF AS WELL AS THE OTHER COVID PATIENTS. >> WHEN I SAY ELECTIVE SURGERIES IT IS THINGS PEOPLE WOULD NECESSARILY CONSIDER ELECTIVE. THINGS THAT WE DO EVERY DAY THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NOT CONSIDER A ROUTINE PROCEDURE LIKE BYPASS FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. SOMETHING FOR EIGHT TUMOR OR THINGS THAT ARE BIG SURGERIES THAT REQUIRE AS HE MENTIONED, [00:15:25] THE CONTINGENT PLANS GO THROUGH MANY STEPS. >> AS BRENT MENTIONED, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ICU BED SO WE PURCHASED SOME MORE. THEY ARE NOT STAFF. PUT EVERYTHING INSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL IT IS ALMOST LIKE A PUZZLE. WE HAVE THIS MANY PATIENTS THAT NEEDS THIS KIND OF THE PROCEDURE AND HOW CRITICAL IT IS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO POSTPONE OR RESCHEDULE. THE NURSES GO THROUGH THAT EVERY DAY. THEY NEED INPUT ON THOSE PROCEDURES. >> THE SECOND THING IS, WE HAVE AN ORDER TO REQUEST STAFF, NURSES FROM THE STATE. THIS WILL EXPAND CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP. >> I WOULD LIKE THE DOCTOR TO TALK ABOUT THE THERAPEUTICS AND OFFERINGS AT THE HOSPITAL. AT THE -- IN THE MEANTIME I WANT TO PUT IN! ON WHAT SHE JUST SAID. WE HAD TO REQUEST LATER -- LABOR FROM THE STATE TO HELP US HERE IN ABILENE. THE STATE HAS IDENTIFIED THE LACK OF ICU BEDS REGARDLESS OF THE THRESHOLD BECAUSE THE TSA THRESHOLD, IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE EXPERIENCE WE SEE HERE IN WEST TEXAS BECAUSE IT INCLUDES BEDS LIKE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OCEANS, REHAB BEDS AND HOSPITAL BEDS IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT TREAT COVID PATIENTS. SO THE TSA NUMBER WE FOCUS ON ICU BEDS. WOULD YOU UPDATE EVERYONE DOCTOR? >> I AM THE CHIEF OF STAFF I AM AN INTERNIST AS WELL. THE THERAPEUTICS IS LARGELY SUPPORTED AS WITH COBIT IS THE MAIN STREET -- MAINSTAY WE DO HAVE OTHERS THAT ARE BEING STUDIED. WE HAVE A TEAM THAT MAKES TO DISCUSS THERAPEUTICS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THERE ARE SOME TRIALS WE ARE INVOLVED IN. BUT THE MAINSTAY TREATMENT THE ICU IS WHERE THE BOTTLENECK OF KURDS WE HAVE TENDS -- TEN PATIENTS AND THE PATIENTS MAY BE THERE THREE HAVE BEEN FOR WEEKS. SO IT USUALLY GO FROM PNEUMONIA TO PULMONARY IN THE MONTH OF REQUIRES A LONG TIME TO RECOVER THE MASK WEARING AS AN INTERNIST, I LIKE TO FOCUS ON PREVENTION, AND STRATEGY. WE DON'T WANT TO SHUT DOWN. WE DO KNOW THAT WEARING A FACE COVERING DOES WORK AND SO THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS SO WE CAN TREAT THE PATIENTS APPROPRIATELY. [00:20:05] >> THANK YOU DOCTOR. I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING, IT GOES BACK TO THE TREND IS NOT OUR FRIEND. WE KNOW WHAT TO FIX THE FIRST WAVES AND WE KNOW WHAT TO FIX THE SECOND WAY. WE JUST RECOGNIZE THAT AT THIS POINT WE ARE WAITING ON A VACCINE AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX VETERAN. IT IS NOT JUST A ABILENE ISSUE. IT IS A NATIONAL ISSUE. WE HAVE EXPLAINED OUR LIMITATIONS AND WE REALLY ARE JUST MAKING A PLEA FOR HELP TO THE COMMUNITY. WITH THAT SAID I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNTY AND THE COURT. YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT JOB. WE ARE NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS. WE RECOGNIZE THE BALANCE AND WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE COMMUNITY SHOULD KNOW, SEVERAL OF US MET A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AND WE HAD A TWO HOUR CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT OUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE AND THE VARIOUS ENTITIES AND THE BUSINESS SECTOR, THE CITY WILL ALL BE RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY, WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. NO PHONES OR ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN. THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. AND THE IDEAS ARE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AND WE WANT TO LISTEN. SO I WILL ALLOW, I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY MANAGER TO SAY SOME THINGS THAT HE NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU. ALSO, YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU CHOOSE TO, TO RESPOND IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. ON THE SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS, YOU CAN SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU, TO WAIT UNTIL IT COMES UP. WE WILL ALSO STILL GROUP OBSERVED PUBLIC COMMENT TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING. IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, ON THE FRONT END, YOU CAN PICK THE HOSPITAL HAS DONE A GREAT JOB RESPONDING TO THE PANDEMIC AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR EVERY CITIZEN TO HELP. I RECEIVED MANY E-MAILS ABOUT WHY THE CITY WON'T ENACT TOUGHER RESTRICTIONS. THE REALITY IS, WE CAN'T. THE GOVERNOR HAS PASSED EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT INCLUDE LOCAL AUTHORITIES FROM TAKING MORE RESTRICTIVE ACTIONS UNLESS CERTAIN TRIGGERS ARE HIT. SEVEN DAYS OR 15%. THE CITY OF EL PASO IN EL PASO COUNTY HAD EVEN STRICTER REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT THERE ABILITY. I KNOW EVERYONE FEELS DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR ROLE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS. I FEEL EQUALLY CONVICT AS A CITY MANAGER. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO OUR BEST TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. I HAVE SEEN MANY DO THIS. I HAVE SEEN MORE PEOPLE WEARING MASKS THAN I HAVE BEFORE AND I ALSO DON'T WANT TO PLEASE CONSIDER OTHERS THE BRIGHTEST MINDS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD SAY THAT PERHAPS MASKS MAY RESIST THE VIRUS. IT IS THE LEAST WE CAN DO FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PLEASE WEAR A FACE COVERING. >> WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC [00:25:06] COMMENT PERIOD. DOES ANYONE WANT TO PARTICIPATE. WE DID RECEIVE SOME CARDS. WE WILL RESERVE OUR OTHER COMMENTS BUT IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN SPEAK NOW. IF SO, GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> DAVID DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW? >> DAVID SWORDS PURE GOOD MORNING COUNSEL. YOU KIND OF STOLE MY THUNDER ON THE AND. I KNOW IT IS A BIG ISSUE AND MANY DEBATE OVER WHETHER WEARING A MASK DOES ANY GOOD. I KNOW I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF MY DOCTORS BACK IN APRIL WHEN THIS STARTED GOING. HE SAID, WELL THE ISSUE IS, IF YOU HAVE A MASK IT CAN GET IN THROUGH YOUR EYES. AND HE GAVE ME THE INFORMATION SENT BACK WHEN ONE OF THE EYE DOCTORS REALIZE, PEOPLE ARE GETTING BONFIRES THROUGH THEIR EYES, HE TURNED IT IN TO THE AUTHORITIES, ABOUT THE APARTMENT AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW HE IS IN PRISON. SO THERE'S ALWAYS A DEBATE BETWEEN, WHETHER IT WORKS OR NOT. I KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND THE MILITARY, THEY HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A MOP SUPERIOR IT IS A BIOHAZARD SUIT. THOSE ARE ONLY 87% EFFECTIVE. YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT GRANDMOTHER OR GRANDPA MAKE SPIRIT YOU LOOK AT THIS MASK HERE AND THIS SUIT THE G.I. IS WEARING AND YOU HEAR FROM YOUR DR. THAT IT CAN GET FOR YOUR EYES. EVEN DR. FAUCI SAID WE SHOULD WEAR EYE PROTECTION ALSO. YOU HAVE TO BALANCE THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT TO DO STUFF REALLY. WHAT I DO IS, I JUST TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM EVERYONE. 10 FEET AWAY. I DON'T GET CLOSE TO THEM. IF IT IS AT THE GROCERY STORE AND THEY ARE IN THE SECTION AND I WANT SOMETHING I JUST WAIT. I AM IN NO HURRY. THE REASON I WEAR THIS BANDANNA, INSTEAD OF A MASK IS I HYPERVENTILATE. I PANIC. I PANIC WHEN I HAVE IT ON. I FOUND OUT ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO DURING A HOSPITAL STAY WHEN THEY TRY TO GIVE ME A TREATMENT THROUGH A BREATHING MASK I COULD NOT STAND IT I TRIED TO DO MY BEST. WE GET INTO BIG DEBATES WITH EVERYONE. PEOPLE ARE PASSIONATE ON BOTH WAYS. I BELIEVE, MY OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHEN HE SAID IT CAN GET IN THROUGH YOUR EYES. EVEN IF YOU DO HAVE A MASK. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE -- THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING SO IT PROBABLY DID COME THROUGH THE EYES. I AM SAYING DO THE BEST YOU CAN, SOCIAL DISTANCE, AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GO AWAY. IF YOU BELIEVE DR. FAUCI, 2022. THAT IS SO FAR OFF. THERE ARE MIDTERM ELECTIONS SO WE WILL SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. >>> PUBLIC. >> I HAVE A CARD FROM MR. TORRES. SIR DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? >> I WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS I WANT TO BE SURE THAT THIS GETS RID OF ANY FALSE NARRATIVES AND WORKING WITH THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. WE ARE TEAM ABILENE AND WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY. THIS CURRENT CONDITION, WILL NOT BE OUR CONCLUSION. WE ARE GOING TO BE BETTER. THE NATION WILL BE BETTER. AND WE WILL DO SO BECAUSE EACH ONE OF US WILL MAKE OUR OWN CONTRIBUTION TO THAT EFFORT. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED THIS MORNING. >> BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THE REGULAR AGENDA, I SEE CHIEFS STAND WITH US AND HIS LOVELY BRIDE, BETH. IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME TOO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS CITY COUNCIL BY A TIGHT VOTE OF 7-0, APPROVED THE HIRING OF THE NEW CHIEF. I JUST WANTED TO, BETH AND STAN [00:30:11] TO SAY SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO YOU MAKING YOUR TRANSITION. >> GOOD MORNING I AM THE POLICE CHIEF FOR EIGHT MORE DAYS YES, IT WAS A LATE NIGHT LAST NIGHT. THEY CONFIRM THE CITY MANAGER'S POSITION I WAS A 7-0 BOTH. VERY EXCITED ABOUT US REPLICATING THE SUCCESS WE HAVE HAD IN THE CITY I WOULD CHILD OUR CRIME REDUCTION IT HAS FALLEN BY 35% IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. I THINK THE COMMUNITY SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THAT. THAT IS THE TRUE MEANING OF ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHERE ONLY OTHERS HAVE COMPARED TO HOW WE RESPOND TO MENTAL HEALTH I E-MAILED OVER CITY MANAGER ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT IS ONGOING. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL VETTING PROCESSES. WHAT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE, ABILENE IS AT THE FRONT. WE ARE A PACEETTER. I WOULD SAY WE IS THE CORRECT PRONOUN. WE HAVE DONE THAT TOGETHER. WE HAVE A REMARKABLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO SAY THAT FOR THE SWORN AND THE CIVILIANS. DON'T FORGET THEM THEY WERE AND REPRESENT A THIRD OF THE WORKFORCE. BETH AND I WILL MOVE NEXT WEEK. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE WILL START THE NEXT CHAPTER. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I WISH ABILENE WELL. >> AND GODSPEED TO YOU CHEAPER . [CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT ITEMS TO HYPHENATE. THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED WITH ONE MOTION AND THERE WON'T BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS SOMEONE REQUESTS. DOES THE COUNCIL WANT TO CONSIDER ANY ITEM SEPARATELY? >> COUNCILMAN HURT, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FROM A CITIZEN? >> IS THERE ANY AUDIENCE MEMBER THAT WANT TO LOOK AT IT SEPARATELY? WITH THAT I WILL CONSIDER A MOTION. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND PAIR WE HAVE A SECOND BITE COUNCILMAN PRICE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> I ALSO WANT TO MAKE MENTION, COUNCILMAN MCALLISTER IS ILL ON THIS MORNING AND WANTED THAT TO BE NOTATED. [9. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Amending the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Operating Budget for the City of Abilene by Appropriating Funds to Add Four Customer Service Representative II Positions to the Water Utilities Department (Rodney Taylor)] WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA AND I WILL ASK RODNEY TAYLOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD MORNING I AM RODNEY TAYLOR THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS AN AMENDMENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET TO ADD FOR POSITIONS TO OUR WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN AMENDMENT IT DOES ADD A TRANSFER FROM THE FUND BALANCE TO COVER THE COST OF THOSE POSITIONS. IT IS OUR INTENT TO FILL THE POSITIONS IMMEDIATELY. WE NEED TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER. THIS ACTION IS IN RESPONSE TO AN ONGOING ISSUE OF LESS THAN THEY WILL AND THEY CAN GET THAT WAIT [00:35:10] TIMES DOWN TO A REASONABLE LEVEL. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WILL SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. IF SO, COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. I SEE NO ONE SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNSEL? >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD ANY DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO BOTH. >> I WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER [10. Ordinance (Final Reading): Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Amending the Fiscal year 2021 Annual Operating Budget of the City of Abilene by Appropriating Funds necessary for Adding One Additional Telecommunicator Position to the Abilene Police Department's 911 System (Stan Standridge)] TEN. >> GOOD MORNING. WHAT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO DO IS APPROPRIATE FUNDS IN THE GENERAL FUND AS IT RELATES TO YOUR DIVISION THAT OVERSEES POLICE AND FIRE OPERATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THE 911 DISTRICT BOARD APPROVED FUNDING AT 60 PERCENTILE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES WITH THE 911 DISPATCH CENTER. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THAT ATTRIBUTE TO $194,000 IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE. THAT $494,000 WILL ALLOW US TO PROMOTE A CURRENT TELE- COMMUNICATOR TO A SUPERVISOR. AS IT RELATES TO THE BUDGET ORDINANCE, I AM ASKING THAT YOU CHANGE THE BUDGET FROM SIX AUTHORIZED TELE COMMUNICATOR SUPERVISORS TO SEVEN. BY GIVING ME THE SEVEN PERSON WE CAN DESIGNATE HER AS OUR OFFICIAL STATE LICENSING COMMISSION, AND REMEMBER TELL OF THE COMMUNICATORS ARE NOT LICENSED BY THE STATE, SHE WILL BE THE LICENSING OFFICER FOR OUR DEPARTMENT FOR THE CIVILIANS. SHE WILL ALSO BE THE QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER WHICH IS IMPORTANT AS IT RELATES TO 911. THAT IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL ORDINANCE CHANGE GOING FROM 6-7. WE ALSO NEED TO APPROPRIATE THIS INTO THE GENERAL FUND. THE ADDITIONAL MONEY WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VETTING AND HIRING PROCESS FOR SIX NEW TELE COMMUNICATORS. YOUR CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED 29 AND I AM SEVERAL SHORT AND I HAVE MORE THAT ARE PENDING. THEY WILL PROBABLY BE GONE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. IF WE HIRE SIX, IT IS A TEN MONTH PROCESS FROM ONBOARDING TO ACTUAL TRAINING. WE ARE GUARANTEED TO LOSE SEVERAL. IF YOU ALLOW US TO HIRE SIX, IT WILL GET US BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED STAFFING OF 20 MILLION. IT IS AN OVER HIGHER. ALBEIT TEMPORARY UNTIL WE GET THROUGH THE PIPELINE OF TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS OF THE CHIEF? >> THANK YOU. >> 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. >> I SEE NO ONE SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS IF NOT I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURT. WE HAVE A SECOND BITE DONNA ALBUS. WE ARE READY TO VOTE. [11. Resolution SNC202001: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a Street Name Change request to add an honorary street name “Larry and Mary Gill’s Way” to the street known as Lytle Way Circle extending west from Lytle Way in southeast central Abilene (Mike Warrix)] >> GOOD MORNING MAY APPEAR WE SENT OUT ON A DUST RACK NOTIFICATION WE SENT OUT A RESPONSE AND ONE RESPONSE WAS IN FAVOR ONE WAS IN OPPOSITION. PLANNING AND ZONING HEARD THIS CASE BACK IN OCTOBER ON OCTOBER 13. THEY ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO YOU AS WELL. THIS IS THE CRITERIA THAT COUNCIL ADOPTED IN THE FORM OF A POLICY BACK IN 1992 REGARDING PROCEDURES AND POLICIES ABOUT UNMARRIED -- HONORARY STREET [00:40:01] NAME SPIRIT INCLUDES INFORMATION AND CRITERIA SUCH AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN AREAS OF GOVERNMENT AND EDUCATION, CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL, BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THIS SHOWS THE CIRCLE IN RELATION MRS. PURSUANT TO THE POLICY SOME ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE CHANGE. IT'S NOT A STRAIGHT NAME CHANGE. IT IS A HONORARY STREET NAME CHANGE. IT WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT NAME OF THE STREET. THE ZONE -- THE ZONING MAP, AND THE PHOTOS OF THE AREA, THEY HAD NO OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS CASE ON OCTOBER 13. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO YOU ALL THIS MORNING. THAT IS ALL I HAVE PICKED. >> THANK YOU. >> I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT LARRY AND GIL AND EVERYONE I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. THIS WILL BE A LONG TIME AND A LOT NAME THE BOARD AFTER LARRY. JUST THANK HIM FOR THEIR SERVICE. WE KNOW MARY IS THE BETTER HALF OF THAT TEAM AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE ENDEAVORS THAT YOU HAVE THAT HAVE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN. THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CORRECT. >> WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE. EVERYONE WAS VERY DESERVING SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THIS DOES CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. SO AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. IF SO, GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DENNIS O'CONNELL I REPRESENT THE WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. WE MADE THE REQUEST. WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR LARRY. HE HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD, THE BOARD OF CONTROL DISTRICT FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FOR THOSE WHO WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT. SO WE PAY TAXES TO THE CITY AND THE WATER DISTRICT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND KEPT UP SO THE NEIGHBORS MAY ENJOY IT. MR. GILL HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE BOARD SINCE 2010. AND HE HAS BEEN THE PRESIDENT SINCE 2012. HE AND MARY HAVE DONE WONDERFUL THINGS ON THE LAKE TO BEAUTIFY IT. SINCE I LIVE THERE AND I AM USUALLY WEED WHACKING ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. I OFTEN SEE THEM PADDLED BY, THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE. MR. MAYOR YOU JUST MENTIONED THE AIRPORT BOARD THAT MR. GILL IS ON. [00:45:03] WE ARE THANKFUL FOR HIM. HE HAS TOUCHED MANY CHARITIES WITH HIS WORK. THEY HAVE BEEN HONORED BY THE MUSEUM THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE APPRECIATES WHAT THEY DONE. ON BEHALF OF HEATHER AND THE MANAGER AND ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS REQUEST AND WE WANT YOUR SUPPORT. I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW APPRECIATED I AM TO THE GILLS. TO HAVE SOMEONE INVOLVED KEEP AN AREA OF OUR TOWN SO BEAUTIFUL, IT IS VERY APPRECIATED. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WE ARE READY TO VOTE THE MOTION [12. Ordinance (Final Reading) CUP202007: Receive A Report, Hold A Discussion And Public Hearing, And Take Action On A Request Conditional Use Permit Allowing MultipleFamily Dwellings In General Retail (GR) District and In An Adjoining Office (O) District (Mike Warrix)] CARRIES. >> I WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 12 AND I WANT UK TEAM TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> THINK YOU ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS CUP 202007. THE AGENT BEING JACOB AND MARTIN LLC. AGAIN THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW MULTI- FAMILY DWELLINGS IN THE ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 83 AND 84 WITH A TOTAL OF 22 ACRES. NOTIFICATION RESULTED IN OPPOSITION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARD THIS CASE I BELIEVE IT WAS ON THE SIXTH OF OCTOBER. AND THEY ARE FORWARDING A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. THE GENERAL LOCATION MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION THERE. AND THE CONCEPT PLAN WAS SUBMITTED SHOWING THE TYPES OF BUILDINGS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE SINGLE-STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS BEING PROPOSED. MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS ARE PERMITTED WITHIN BOTH OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS WITH THE ISSUANCE OF A CONTINUOUS PERMIT. NOTIFICATION TWO IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSE. STAFF ALWAYS REVIEW THESE CASES WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE PLAN USED DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAP. OUR REVIEW FOUND IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH BOTH OF THOSE AS WELL AS THE CHARACTER OF THE IMMEDIATE AREA. IT WAS PURSUANT TO SECTION 1435 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WHICH PROVIDES CRITERIA FOR US TO USE AND FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL. AS A REVIEW THEY RECOMMENDED THIS AND REVIEWED IT AND CONSIDERED OUR RECOMMENDATION AND OUR APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OF MIKE? >> THIS IS A DENSITY QUESTION. I KNOW WE HAVE GONE [00:50:12] BACK-AND-FORTH. >> I BROUGHT THIS UP ON THE FIRST READING. >> YOU CAN HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE AND VARIOUS ZONING SPIRIT AND SOME I THINK LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL OR NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, YOU WOULD WANT MORE OF A 12 UNIT PER ACRE DENSITY. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT CENTRAL I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS ENOUGH. YOU MAY NEED A HIGHER DENSITY. SO, I KNOW STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS. >> I HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND PERIOD WE ARE READY TOO. >> >> THIS IS ZONING CASE 202014. THE OWNER IS ROGERS RECREATION [13. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z202014: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a request from Rogers Recreation Inc., agent Jacob & Martin LLC, to rezone property from Planned Development (PD) District Number 58 to a Residential SingleFamily (RS6) District and a Residential MediumDensity (MD) District on 60.83 acres of nowvacant land wrapped around (but not adjoining) the southeast corner of Maple Street and Berry Lane in southeast central Abilene (Mike Warrix)] INCORPORATED. THE AGENT BEING JACOB AND MARTIN LLC. THIS IS DISTRICT NUMBER 58 AND EIGHT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. NOTIFICATION THAT WE SENT OUT RESULTED IN FAVOR OF TWO AND FIVE OPPOSITION. THEY DID CONSIDER THIS CASE IN EARLY OCTOBER. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO COUNCIL. THE GENERAL LOCATION MAP. THIS IS AT THE NORTH LIMIT. THIS IS ON MAPLE STREET. >> THIS WOULD BE THE MEDIUM DENSITY ZONING FOR PROPOSED DUPLEXES. THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED AND IT DOES HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY AS WELL. HERE IS THE MAP. THIS SHOWS THE RX SIX. [00:55:04] THAT IS THE ZONING REQUEST. IN TERMS OF MEDIUM DENSITY THIS IS WHAT IS PERMITTED. HERE'S THE PERMANENT USE IN THE SINGLE-FAMILY ZONING. THIS IS THE MAP IT SHOWS NO OPPOSITION. THIS CALCULATES OUT TO A TOTAL OF 7%. STEP OUT NO PROBLEM WITH THIS REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND POLICIES. STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THEY ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO COUNSEL. I KNOW THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> THIS IS ZONING AND DRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT WILL BE DONE DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS. >> YES, A COUPLE OF OTHER STEPS ALONG THE WAY TOO. >> QUESTION, THANK YOU MIKE. >> AT THIS TIME OPENS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? >> I MEANT AGENT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER AND DEVELOPER. AS MIKE REFERENCE THIS IS A ZONING CASE TO SUPPORT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AS WELL AS DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS IN ISD, I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. WE THINK THE PLANNED USE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS AREA. >> QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? >> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? >> DO YOU HAVE ANY CARDS ON THIS? >> ROBIN, YOU HAVE ANY CRACKS. >> GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HEARING US. I LIVE AT 650 CYNTHIA COURT. A SUBDIVISION THAT BORDERS THIS. IT IS IN A BLOCK. WE WERE NOT IN THE NOTIFICATION AREA. BUT I WANTED TO ASK COUNSEL TO CONSIDER MORE. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT. I THINK OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD LIKE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THOSE THINGS. WE ARE BORDERED BY TWO HIGH SPEED LIMIT ROADS. AND WITH THAT, WE ENTERED THROUGH THE BACK AND WE HAVE CREATED A NEW TRAFFIC PROBLEM. SO WE JUST ASKED, I ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE SURE THE DEVELOPMENT HAS ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE SO WE DON'T HAVE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. >> AS JOHN DOE, THIS IS CUTS BROUGHT THROUGH EVERY ENTITY. ALL OF THESE ISSUES FROM TRANSPORTATION ACCESS TO THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT TO HOST ANOTHER ISSUE THAT COULD COME INTO PLAY AND THE APPROVAL PROCESS THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED. >> THANK YOU. IS THERE IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM COLLECTS. >> I HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I WANT TO SAY, IT IS ON THE SUBDIVISION. IT'S ABOUT THIS AREA ON THE SIDE. STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND I HOPE THEY WILL TAKE NOTICE OF THIS. >> I DIDN'T HEAR THE FIRST QUESTION CLEARLY CAN YOU RESTATE [01:00:01] IT. >> THE FENCE ON THE SIDE NEAR THE PRIVATE PROPERTY. >> I WILL ALLOW SHAWNA ATKINSON TO RESPOND ON THAT. >> THE STONE WATER DRAINAGE. BEFORE THE CITY APPROVES THIS I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL THREE-TIER. ONE STREET IS CLOSE TO. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE STREET? IS A FOR JOINING INTO PRIVATE PROPERTY? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANYTHING AS FAR AS THE DRINAGE. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO THAT. >> THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING IS TO REACH REZONING. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER. THE HEARING IS SIMPLY TO ADDRESS THE REZONING SIDE OF THE EQUATION. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A REVIEW COMMITTEE. AND THEY CAN HAVE EVERYBODY INVOLVED. THEY WILL GO OVER THE ALL OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE MADE WERE ADDRESS. >> WE ARE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. I SAY IT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO DUPLEXES. >> IS THAT A MOTION IN A SECOND PERIOD. >> WE CAN'T DO CONDITIONS ON THE ZONING IN THIS MATTER. >> WITHDRAW THE MOTION. MOTION WITHDRAWN. >> IS THERE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED CRACKS WE DO HAVE A MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND I WILL SECOND PAIR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE READY TO VOTE. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 14 AND WE WILL ACT -- ASK [14. Ordinance (Final Reading) Z202010: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on a request from Sharon Riley, agent H.C. Zachry, to amend existing Planned Development (PD) District Number 32 by removing from subparagraph (f) 1 and 2 stating “no other signs shall be allowed” from Lots 2530 and allowing all signage allowed in General Retail (GR). (Zack Rainbow)] ZACH REINBOLD TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD MORNING. I AM ZACH REINBOLD PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS IS THE 2020 -- TEN. A REQUEST FROM SHARON RILEY, TO AMEND EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 32 SPECIFICALLY TO ALLOW FOR AN OFF-SITE ADVERTISING SIGN. THE LOCATION RECEIVED TO OPPOSE MADE UP OF 31% IN OPPOSITION WHICH REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE. PNC DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL. [01:05:02] HERE IS THE LOCATION MAP. THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE THE BULL BOARD WOULD GO, THIS IS THE SITE OF SHARON'S BARBECUE. THE ZONING MAP AS YOU CAN SEE SURROUNDED BY MOSTLY MEDICAL USES HERE IS A GRAPHIC CONCEPT PLAN WE DO HAVE SOME PROPERTY PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY. THE SIGN IS VERY SMALL. THEY ALLOW ONE SIGN PER AREA. HERE IS A NOTIFICATION MAP. THIS IS THE SUPER MAJORITY VOTE. STAFF REVIEWED IT. >> IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM. THIS WILL BE BUILT THERE. WE WOULD LIKE. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM COLLECTS I SEE NO ONE SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES CONSOL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. A CORRECTION. IS THIS CORRECT? >> I HAVE A SECOND BY DONNA ALBUS. WE WANT TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO THE VOTE COUNT? THE REGULAR VOTE? CALLING THE VOTE. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE [PUBLIC COMMENTS] PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO VOTES OR ACTION TAKEN. THE. IT ONLY ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT IDEAS TO CITY OFFICIALS. WE WILL HAVE A THREE MINUTE LIMIT ON THE COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? SO THAT MIKE IS OPEN. >> ONCE AGAIN, FIRST I WANT TO [01:10:15] CONGRATULATE THE LOCAL RACE WINNERS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE AND A VERY UNUSUAL YEAR. ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, WE HAVE A BIG MESS ON OUR HANDS. I JUST STOPPED WATCHING. BUT AS FAR AS THE COMMENTS I DID FORGET TO MENTION THAT WHEN THE JUDGE CAME OUT AND SAID 15% AND HE HAD TO CORRECT HIMSELF TO 8%, YOU NEVER HEARD SO MUCH BADMOUTHING ABOUT PEOPLE CLOSING DOWN THEIR BUSINESSES. I CAN JUST IMAGINE THEY WERE FARMING IDEAS. SO PEOPLE, WHEN YOU DO THAT PEOPLE THINK, IT IS THE GOVERNMENT. HOW CAN YOU TEST -- TRUST THEIR NUMBERS. THE CHIEF SAID THAT HE WILL EVEN EIGHT DAYS THAT WILL BE FRIDAY THE 13TH AND MAY BE NOT GOOD IDEA. THE MEDIA REPORTS THAT MIKE PERRY WILL TAKE OVER. AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PAY RATE. IT'S ONLY FAIR TO DO THAT. AND THE OTHER THING IS, AGAIN I KNOW THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS HERE. I MENTIONED THAT AND I TRIED TO CONTACT HIM IF HE HAD A STATUS UPDATE AND WHEN WILL THEY GET THE LIGHTS WORKING. IT'S HARD TO GET THERE AND TAKE PICTURES BUT ONE PICTURE DID SOMEONE COME WITH A BAT AND BREAK THEM OUT. THEY PUT A LAMP IN IT AT NIGHT IT'S DARK SO PEOPLE SAY USURER HEADLINES BUT THERE'S SOMEONE UNDER THEIR AND YOU CAN SEE THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU GO TO THE UNDERPASS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. LIKE I SAID, I CALLED AND ASKED THEM MYSELF. AND THEIR EXCUSES THERE WAS A HURRICANE AND PEOPLE ARE SICK. YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT SERVICE ISSUES FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT. IF THEY HAVE ISSUES THEY FIX IT RIGHT AWAY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? >> FOR THE RECORD YOU ARE MARY GILL. AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVING COUNSEL. >> THEY LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. WE REALLY ENJOY EVERYTHING WE DO. WE HAD SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GENERALLY VERY UPBEAT AND POSITIVE. [01:15:21] WE ARE BLESSED AND WE THANK EVERYONE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE COLLECTS >> I AM HERE, I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN REELECTED TO THE COUNCIL. I ALSO WANT TO USE THE EXAMPLE EARLIER THAT YOU APPROVE. IT'S FUNNY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE THINGS, IT'S EASY TO DO STUFF FOR BUSINESSES THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. THEY ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY FOLLOW THE RULES, THEY DO EVERYTHING. THOSE VOTES ARE EASY. THEY REALLY ARE BECAUSE YOU MAKE AN EXCEPTION. AND YOU SAY IT IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS AND GOOD BUSINESS PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. BUT, WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND THE PROCESS. I WAS HERE BEFORE AND I TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE DCOA. I HANDED OUT SOME CHANGES THAT THEY HAVE MADE THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF. THE LAST ONE HAPPENED AFTER THE LAST TIME I MADE COMMENT. I AM AMAZED AT HOW UNPROFESSIONAL AND WEAK THE BOARD MEETINGS ARE. IT IS A MEETING THAT HANDLES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THEY LITERALLY HAD ONE ITEM ON THEIR AGENDA WHERE THEY MADE A MOTION, MADE A SECOND, THEY HAD A FIVE-MEMBER BOAT -- BOARD. FOUR OF THEM VOTED ON IT. THE FIFTH PERSON WAS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES I COULD NOT GET ON. THEY PASS THE MOTION. I THOUGHT, YOU ARE BEING REALLY PICKY. RULES ARE THERE FOR A REASON. THEY WENT ONTO THE NEXT ITEM AGENDA. THE PERSON CAME BACK ON AND THEY SAID, BY THE WAY, HOW DID YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THE RULE. THE PERSON SAID THEY WERE FOR IT. AND I THOUGHT, GUIDES YOU HAVE TO LEARN AFTER THE BASIC THINGS. IT HAD NO RESULTS ON THE VOTE BUT IF YOU DON'T DO THE DETAILS RIGHT, IF YOU DON'T DO THINGS RIGHT, IT TAKES AWAY FROM WHAT THE COMMUNITY BELIEVES ABOUT THE THINGS YOU ARE DOING. AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY DID NOT DISCUSS THE BYLAW CHANGES THAT THEY PUT BEFORE YOU. IT WAS ON THE AGENDA AND THEIR EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL IT SAID WAS BYLAWS. DIDN'T SAY WHAT THE LEGAL QUESTION WAS SO WHEN SOMEONE ARE LEARNING THE CHANGES AND THE BOARD DOES NOT EAT DRESS IT HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE HEADED. I WILL ASK COUNSEL TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD PUTS OUT THOSE CHANGES FAR IN ADVANCE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THEM WELL IN ADVANCE BEFORE YOU LOOK AT IT. DON'T HIT THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T DID YOU CALL -- [EXECUTIVE SESSION] >> IT IS NOW 9:50 A.M. WE WILL RECESS UNTIL EXISTED -- EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECTION 551.072, THE LIBERATION BY REAL PROPERTY AND SECTION 55 1. ZERO SEVEN FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS AND SECTION 551.076 LIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES. AND SECTION 551.087 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND ONE THING I WANT TO SAY I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ENCOURAGING STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER PCAS TO INFORM THE [01:20:03] COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THE EVERYONE WHO HELPS US TO HELP OTHERS. THANK YOU. IT IS NOW 10:30 3:00 A.M. WE WILL RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION. NOBLES WERE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN DURING THE OPEN SESSION. [16. Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Approval of Consent to Deed of Trust (Leasehold) and Estoppel Certificate between the YMCA and AIMBank pertaining to YMCA's lease at Redbud Park (Robert Hanna)] WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 16 AND I WILL ASK ROBERT -- ROBERT HANNA TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> I NEED TO RESTATE ALL OF THAT? >> OKAY. THANK YOU WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU ON THE BRIEFING ITEM IS A REQUEST FROM THE YMCA TO ISSUE -- TO ACCEPT A LIEN OF DEED OF TRUST ON OUR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE YMCA. IT IS FOR THE PROPERTY THEY WISH TO EXPAND. AND, WE HAVE AGREED ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR APPROVAL STANLEY AND I HAVE NO CONCERNS ABOUT DOING THIS PROVIDED THAT Y'ALL APPROVE US TO DO THIS. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT $1.6 MILLION LIEN ON OUR LEASE, WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE SIGNING UNLESS YOU AUTHORIZE IT. THE OTHER THING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE LANGUAGE ON THE DEED OF TRUST INCLUDES PROTECTION FOR THE TAXPAYER. AND SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING COUNSEL TO DO IS TO, CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE YMCA, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THREE PARTIES IN THIS AND WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION THAT PROTECTS THE TAXPAYER. ELISHA HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS? >> AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THAT -- IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM COME FORWARD WITH YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. I SEE NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS COUNCIL HAVE ANYMORE MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS I WILL ACCEPT THE MOTION. >> OUR SECOND PERIOD. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS WE ARE READY TO VOTE. >> THE MOTION CARRIES. CHANCE WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 17 PROVIDING FOR THE [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 Atkinson)  Abilene Housing Authority  Airport Development Board  Board of Adjustments  Board of Building Standards  Civil Service Commission  Landmarks Commission  Planning & Zoning Commission  Street Maintenance Advisory & Appeals Board] REAPPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AS OUTLINED IN THE RESOLUTION. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I SEE NONE SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANYMORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF NOT I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> COUNCILMAN PRICE THAT'S RIGHT I HAVE A YES FROM THE COUNCIL AND A SECOND PERIOD. >> >> THE MOTION CARRIES. >> IT IS NOW 10:30 7:00 A.M. AND * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.