Feb 21, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

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OKAY. WELL, WELCOME. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US.

[INVOCATION ]

LOVE IT WHEN PASTOR COMES TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION.

SO. REVEREND MOORE.

THANK YOU. LET'S BOW.

FATHER IN HEAVEN WE COME FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANKING YOU FOR BEING THE GOD, FATHER, AND SAVIOR THAT YOU ARE.

WE THANK YOU THAT WE CAN YET ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY TOGETHER IN THIS COUNTRY.

A PRIVILEGE THAT'S DENIED MANY, AND WE DO NOT TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.

THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL, LORD THAT ASSEMBLED HERE, AND THEN THE LABORERS TASK THEY PUT FORTH IN THE DAYS GONE BY OH GOD AND SO, WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THEM AS THEY TRY TO GOVERN THIS CITY AND CHERISH THEM AND WITH THE POWER OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEM.

AND WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THIS MEETING AS WE TRY TO MOVE FORWARD.

LORD, GUIDE US AND GOVERNOR US BY THE POWER OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT, CHRIST HIS NAME, WE PRAY AND THANK YOU.

AMEN. AMEN.

PASTOR, THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME TO BE WITH US TODAY.

[ANNOUNCEMENT ]

SO I AM GOING TO ACTUALLY TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, JARED MILLER, TO ADDRESS THOSE.

JARED. AND SO FIRST AND WE'VE GOT LAURA HERE.

LAURA, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP HERE TO WE HAVE ANOTHER RECOGNITION FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

AND IN WAY OF PREFACE, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, DEAN FRIGO FOR A LONG TIME AS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND THEN WE HAD MICHELLE BONNER.

NOW WE HAVE LAURA STORRS FOLLOWED UP BY MATT POSTON AS OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

AND IT'S LIKE WE JUST HAVE AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES.

WE KEEP RUNNING ONE GIANT CLEANUP HITTER AFTER ANOTHER ONE.

BUT WITH THE TAKEAWAY FOR THE COMMUNITY IS THAT OUR FINANCES ARE RUN IMPECCABLY AND WE CONTINUALLY ARE RECOGNIZED FOR QUALITY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. SO WANT YOU TO OR YOU, WHICHEVER ONE NEEDS TO, MATT.

IS MATT OK. THEN MATT'S GOT THE DEAL.

I BROUGHT LAURA UP JUST TO GET SOME UNSOLICITED KUDOS.

MATT, GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT TO US.

OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, JARED, AND THANKS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAD WON THE GFOA'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN POPULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTING.

OUR POPULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PAFR, IT'S KIND OF AN ABBREVIATED VERSION OF WHAT OUR [INAUDIBLE] FOR IS, WHICH IS THE ANNUAL AUDIT THAT ANNUAL AUDITS 300 PAGES, THE PAFR'S 12 PAGES.

SO IT'S A MUCH MORE CONDENSED, READILY ACCESSIBLE AND MORE EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE, YOU KNOW, SNAPSHOT OF THE CITY AS OF NINE.

AND THIS IS OUR 9/30/21.

THIS IS THE 11TH YEAR THAT WE'VE WON THIS AWARD.

AND MOST OF MY TEAM WHO WORKED ON IT IS NOT HERE TODAY.

THEY'RE IN TRAINING. BUT I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF IN THE FINANCE OFFICE AND ALSO THE STAFF IN THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE AS THEY HELP US PUT IT TOGETHER IN A MUCH MORE CREATIVE WAY THAN ANY OF US ACCOUNTANTS COULD DO AND MAKE IT A LOT MORE APPEALING.

SO THANKS TO JORDAN AND JOY AND THEIR TEAM.

SO IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE.

IF ANY CITIZENS ARE INTERESTED AND WE WILL RELEASE THE NEW ONE FOR 9/30/22 AT THE END OF MARCH.

SO WE'LL HAVE THE NEW ONE COMING OUT PRETTY SOON.

SO WE'RE ALWAYS EXCITED TO GET THESE AWARDS IT SHOW THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON FINANCIAL REPORTING.

SO THANK YOU.

ALL COMMUNICATIONS.

MIC] ALL RIGHT SO IF WE CAN GO IN AND GET OUR LIBRARY TEAM UP HERE, I SEE WE'VE GOT A WHOLE ROW OF LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS.

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YOU DON'T GET THIS EVERY YEAR.

I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN IT FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, BUT WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION FOR THE LIBRARY EXCELLENCE AWARD.

YES.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN AT IN MANY CITIES THAT HAVE EVER GOTTEN THIS NOT AS MANY TIMES AS WE HAVE.

SO, AMANDA, I'D LIKE YOU TO WALK US THROUGH IT AND ALLOW COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY TO SHOW APPRECIATION.

SURE. SO JUST TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS, IT'S GIVEN TO LIBRARIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. AND IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, WE HAVE TO MEET CRITERIA ACROSS TEN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

AND IT'S NOT EASY TO ACHIEVE.

OUT OF THE ALMOST 600 PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE STATE, WE'RE ONE OF, I THINK, 57 THAT GOT IT THIS YEAR.

SO THAT MAKES US THE TOP 15%.

AND THE REASON WE EARN THIS AWARD FOR, WELL, WE HAVE EARNED IT THE LAST EIGHT YEARS, YOU SEE JUST A SMALL REPRESENTATION OF THE ALMOST 80 PEOPLE WE HAVE ACROSS FIVE LOCATIONS WHO WORK VERY HARD EVERY DAY TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL AND HONORED TO BE AMONG THEM.

SO AND THIS ALSO WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL AND OUR LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, OUR FRIENDS BOARD, CITY MANAGEMENT, AND OF COURSE, ALL OF YOU, ALL OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

[APPLAUSE] LAST WEEK WHEN WE RECOGNIZED ROSEMARY ROBINSON.

YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY TEAM GOT A SHOUT OUT.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT YOU GUYS WERE ONBOARDING TRAINING FOR COVERT OPERATIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT THAT'S WHERE ROSEMARY STARTED WITH YOU GUYS.

AND THEN THAT'S WHERE SHE'S BEEN FOR SO LONG.

SO LIBRARY IS DOING LOTS OF COOL THINGS FROM MAKER SPACES TO COVERT OPERATIONS TRAINING.

NO WONDER YOU GUYS WON AN AWARD.

CAN'T WAIT. SO I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS.

[PUBLIC ADDRESS ]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

YOUR INPUT AND YOUR OPINIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE TO SHARE THEM.

AT EACH POSTED MEETING, WE INVITE OUR FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. EVERY SPEAKER HAS THREE AND A HALF MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

AT THE END OF TWO AND A HALF MINUTES, A WARNING BEEP WILL SOUND TO ALERT YOU THAT YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT TO WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHTS.

WE ASK THAT YOU STAY WITHIN YOUR 3 MINUTES ALLOTTED.

SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO ITEMS ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY, SO PUBLIC ADDRESS WILL BE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.

WHEN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE IN THE CITY AMARILLO LIMITS AND PLEASE STATE IF YOU ARE SPEAKING FOR ON OR AGAINST YOUR ITEM. WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS TODAY.

THE FIRST ONE, JAMES SKANK.

AND ON DECK AFTER MR. SKANK WILL BE JEFFREY MCGONIGLE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

YOU HAVE ALL MY INFORMATION ON MY FORM.

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THIS WAS POINTED OUT OF OUR LAST MEETING WHEN WE'RE HAVING TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE LATER AGENDA IT'S THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

WE HAVEN'T HEARD WHAT YOU ALL TALK ABOUT.

WE HAVEN'T HEARD WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING.

WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AFTER YOU'VE CONSIDERED IF WE CHOOSE.

BECAUSE ANYTHING ELSE WE'RE TALKING WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO. ALL WE'VE DONE IS READ THE AGENDA.

LAST WEEK, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I WOULD CONSIDER.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

YOU SAID NO NEW STAFF THERE, THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY NEW STAFF.

WELL, WE MUST BE PULLING PEOPLE FROM SOMEWHERE TO FILL THESE SPOTS, THESE 15 OR SO SPOTS .

WE PULLING FROM OTHER AREAS? MAYBE WE COULD SPEAK TO THAT.

I DIDN'T HEAR IT LAST WEEK WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT.

MAYBE I COULD GET IT FROM Y'ALL.

AFTER YOU ANSWER MY QUESTIONS WHEN I SIT DOWN.

AND LIKE TODAY ON TODAY'S CONSENT AGENDA, 2F AND 2G ARE THINGS THAT WERE IN THE SECOND READING ABOUT THE MARSHALS OFFICE. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOING TO BE CONSENT AND THEN FLUSH.

LET'S GO. INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE MORE ROUND TO WHERE WE COULD HEAR WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IT, NOW THAT IT'S BEEN CONSIDERED AND VOTED ON.

2G IS IN REFERENCE TO THE AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET.

THAT'S A CONCERN WHERE WE'RE PUTTING THE MONEY AND I SEE IT ON THERE, BUT IT'S STILL CONFUSING EVEN ON THE AGENDA WHEN IT'S MENTIONED 22 AND A HALF MILLION HERE AND ANOTHER 2.4 MILLION THERE FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

AND IT'S JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD FROM UNDERSTANDING IT.

AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE MARSHALS OFFICE IS I'M REALLY CONCERNED WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THAT, BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND PUT UNDER CITY MANAGER OR CITY MARSHAL OR.

I'M NOT SURE. MAYBE YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL POLICE FORCE.

AND THEN ONE OTHER FINAL ITEM.

WE HAVE AN APPEAL GOING ON.

I PLEAD TO YOU.

STOP. QUIT WASTING THE CITY'S MONEY ON ANY FURTHER APPEAL PROCEEDINGS WITH THE FAIRLEY LAWSUIT.

YOU NEED TO DROP IT.

IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY AND A WASTE OF TIME.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE YOU ALL COULD PULL THE STRINGS AND STOP THAT.

BRYAN AND HIS STAFF.

THANK YOU, MR. SKANK.

NEXT IS MR. MCGUNEGLE.

AND AS HE MAKES HIS WAY UP, COUNCIL, WE DID HAVE ONE PUBLIC ADDRESS COMMENT PROVIDED VIA THE WEBSITE THAT DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK TODAY, AND THEIR COMMENTS ARE IN FRONT OF YOU AT THE DAIS, MR. MCGUNEGLE. PLEASE BE BEFORE YOU, YOUR HONOR'S.

ONE THING I JUST WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK, ON TOP OF MR. SKANK, I'M ACTUALLY A SPECIALIST IN COMMUNICATION.

I TAUGHT KIDS WITH AUTISM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND THIS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING IN HERE IS BROKEN.

IT'S CLEARLY BROKEN.

THAT'S AN EXPERT'S OPINION.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT 8045 AND THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CITY.

BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, PART OF THAT IS TO TELL YOU A BEAUTIFUL STORY, ONE OF THE THREE GREATEST THINGS THAT EVER HAPPENED IN MY LIFETIME.

I'VE GOT THIS 27 YEAR OLD SON WITH SEVERE AUTISM, AND HIS NAME IS CLAY.

YOU' LL HEAR ABOUT HIM.

AND WHEN HE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD, I WAS GETTING MY MASTER'S IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, TEACHING KIDS WITH AUTISM.

AND I WENT IN A GROUP ABOUT YOUR SIZE, ABOUT 50, MY PEERS.

AND I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO TALK, BUT I GOT TO TELL THEM SOMETHING.

SO I STOOD UP AND SAID, YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.

MY SON PULLED HIS PANTS UP TODAY.

THEY STOOD UP. THEY CHEERED.

STANDING OVATION. IT WAS EXCELLENT.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. THAT WAS BEAUTY.

THAT WAS BEAUTY. WHEN I TALK ABOUT A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE.

THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT FOR HIM TO PULL HIS PANTS UP COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE PERSON.

AND WE DO. LIFE IS EASY.

IT IS SO EASY.

IT'S EASY TO BE EXCELLENT.

IF YOU WANT A DEBATE BEYOND THAT, I'M WILLING TO.

BUT I'VE BEEN AROUND LOTS OF FOLKS THAT THEIR LIVES ARE VERY DIFFICULT.

OURS ARE EASY.

SO YESTERDAY I WENT FOR A WALK.

BELL TO OLSON, TO WESTERN, UP 34TH, BACK TO MY PLACE, OFF BELL.

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AND WHAT I SAW WAS THE GOOD AND THE BAD OF THE UGLY AND LOTS OF UGLY ON THOSE STREETS.

LOTS OF UGLY.

SO IF I'M LIKE MS. HINKLEY, MY THIRD GRADE TEACHER, IF SHE WERE TO GIVE A GRADE TO THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE, 1 TO 100 WE'D GET AN F, WE'D GET AN F FOR THE FILTH.

FOR THE LIQUOR BOTTLES.

I THINK WE GOT A DRINKING AND DRIVING PROBLEM HERE.

THE STUFF IN PEOPLE'S YARDS.

IT WAS JUST FILTHY.

IT'S FILTHY. I'M HEARING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS TODAY.

STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE.

THE LIBRARY, THE FINANCE.

THAT'S EXCELLENT.

IT'S EASY TO BE EXCELLENT.

IT'S EASY TO BE EXCELLENT.

SO IN 8045, AS WE DEVELOP THESE AREAS, WE'VE GOT TO HAVE AN EXCELLENCE OF CLEANLINESS.

CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS.

IT'S THE FIRST THING WE'VE GOT TO DO.

IT'S THE FIRST THING WE'VE GOT TO DO.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE AGAINST AGAIN, THE LEGACY.

THERE'S SOMEBODY ON THE BOARD THAT'S IN CHARGE OF THE BEAUTIFICATION PART OF THAT.

SO A LEGACY CAN BE A BEAUTIFICATION AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT LEADER SHOULD COME IN TO HAVE THE MOMENTUM TO CLEAN THIS PLACE UP, TO CLEAN THIS PLACE UP.

AND MY LAST THING IS, HOW'S THAT PARTY GOING? MAY 6TH, THE LEGACY, REMEMBER? THANK YOU, MR. MCGUNEGLE AND MAYOR THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC ADDRESS.

THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.

[1.A. Review agenda items for regular meeting and attachments; ]

COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU NEED INFORMATION ON RIGHT UP FRONT BEFORE WE DIG INTO THE AGENDA? OKAY. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 1B, WHICH IS THE GIRLS WHO GAME PRESENTATION.

AFTER THAT THOUGH, COUNCIL WE ARE GOING TO SWITCH OVER AND DO ITEM 3B WHICH IS HEARING OUR AUDIT REPORT.

SO. PLAY A LITTLE FRUIT BASKET TURNOVER WITH OUR AGENDA ITEMS TODAY BECAUSE THAT ONE HAS A TIME CONSTRAINT ON IT FOR SOMEONE WHO'S GIVING THAT PRESENTATION.

SO I'M GOING TO START THOUGH WITH GIRLS WHO GAME PRESENTATION.

[1.B. Girls who Game Presentation ]

ALL RIGHT MAYOR. AMANDA BARRERA ALLUDED TO ANOTHER LIBRARY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA AND THIS IS IT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MAGGIE ELDER COMING UP TO PRESENT THE ITEM ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF OUR CITIZENS WHO ARE GIRLS WHO GAME I BELIEVE.

SO MAGGIE'S BEEN WITH THE LIBRARY FOR SEVEN YEARS, I BELIEVE.

COME ON UP, MAGGIE. HELLO, MY NAME IS MAGGIE ELDER AND I'M ONE OF THE YOUTH ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS AT THE NORTHWEST BRANCH.

I HAVE BEEN HEADING THE GIRLS TO GAME PROJECT AND I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT. YELL IF YOU HAVE TO.

THAT WAS THE FIRST RULE DEVISED BY OUR FRESHLY FORMED GIRLS WHO GAME TEAM.

YELL IF YOU HAVE TO.

AND IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE TAKEN TO HEART.

IT STARTED IN OUR FIRST SESSION WHEN I TOLD THEM THEY AS THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, GET TO MAKE THE TEAM RULES.

THERE WERE PLENTY OF PERFECTLY REASONABLE SUGGESTIONS, BUT THIS ONE ALONE HAS STUCK TO ME THIS WHOLE TIME.

IT WAS THE FIRST MOMENT I THOUGHT, OH, THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.

FOR THE RECORD THE RULE CAME ABOUT WHEN ONE PERSON SAID NO YELLING IN THE LIBRARY, WHICH IS A PERFECTLY REASONABLE RULE.

BUT ANOTHER BROUGHT UP THE VERY VALID POINT OF WHAT IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, OR SOMEONE'S ON FIRE OR SOMETHING AND THUS YELL IF YOU HAVE TO WAS BORN.

FROM THE START, OUR TEAM HAS BEEN ONE TO FOLLOW THEIR OWN PATH, LOOK FOR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND TO COME AT A PROBLEM WITH EMPATHY FIRST.

AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE NEVER AFRAID TO MAKE SOME NOISE BECAUSE FROM THAT NOISE COMES CHANGE.

SO WHAT EXACTLY IS GIRLS WHO GAME? GIRLS WHO GAME IS NOT JUST A CLUB AT ITS MOST BASE LEVEL.

GIRLS WHO GAME IS A TEAM.

FOR US NINE GIRLS WHO MEET WEEKLY TO DISCUSS, PLAN AND BUILD FOR A CHALLENGE THAT FOCUSES ON THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE GOALS AND IS PRESENTED TO US BY THE GIRLS WHO GAME TEAM AT DELL. THE GIRLS HAVE ROUGHLY 12 WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WANT TO APPROACH THEIR CHALLENGE, EVEN COMMUNICATING WITH PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD AND THEN PROTOTYPE AND BUILD THAT SOLUTION IN THE MINECRAFT EDUCATION EDITION.

YOU MAY BE WONDERING HOW ALL OF THIS CAME ABOUT.

IN LATE 2021, WE GOT IN CONTACT WITH DELL, MORE SPECIFICALLY THEIR EDUCATION OUTREACH, AND LEARNED ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT THEY HAD LAUNCHED IN 2019 CALLED GIRLS WHO GAME.

THROUGH THEIR CONNECTIONS AT THE CITY, DELL HAD LEARNED ABOUT AN ONGOING STEM PROGRAM I HAD CREATED CALLED STEM LAB AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BRANCH INTO ANOTHER AREA OF EDUCATION.

AND SINCE IT'S THE CORE OF AMARILLO PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMING TO FOCUS NOT ONLY ON LITERACY BUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH, ALL OF STEAM, WE KNEW THIS

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AS AN EXPERIENCED MINECRAFTER MYSELF.

I WAS SO READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.

AND WHILE GAMING IS ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGING AND VERSATILE WAYS TO PRESENT STEAM CONCEPTS TO A WIDE RANGE OF LEARNERS, MINECRAFT DOES THIS LIKE NO ONE ELSE.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 300 TEAMS WORLDWIDE, BUT WE ARE THE FIRST AND ONLY PUBLIC LIBRARY TEAM, WITH THE REST BEING BASED IN SCHOOLS.

TO GET STARTED, WE SAT DOWN WITH THE TEAM AT DELL TALKING THROUGH LOGISTICS AND WHAT EXACTLY THIS PROGRAM WOULD REQUIRE.

THEY PROVIDE A CHALLENGE MENTORS, GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS, DEVICES FOR KIDS TO USE.

BUT THE REST LESSON PLANNING, RESEARCHING, TEACHING, BRINGING IN COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS, SETTING UP DEVICES AND SERVERS, RECRUITING AND SO ON HAS BEEN UP TO ME.

SINCE IT IS GEARED MORE TO OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THERE WERE CERTAINLY SOME MODIFICATIONS TO BE MADE.

FOR THE MOMENT, HOWEVER, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR TEAM THE AMARILLO AXOLOTL AGENTS.

THIS TEAM IS THE FIRST, THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING NEW AND THEY'VE HAD A BIG PART IN ALL OF THIS.

THE MASCOT FOR THE RECORD WAS DRAWN BY MEGAN, WHO IS ONE OF OUR CIRCULATION MEMBERS AT THE NORTHWEST BRANCH.

BUT FOR NOW, I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU WHAT THEY'VE DONE, WHAT THEY'VE CREATED.

SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR CREATIVE SOLUTION.

IF WE COULD PLAY THE VIDEO, PLEASE.

SUSTAINABILITY MEANS TAKING CARE OF THE EARTH, AND USING OUR RESOURCES IN A WAY THAT MEANS THAT IT WILL STILL BE THERE FOR PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE.

SO LET US SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE BUILT.

THE MAIN FLOOR.

THE MAIN FLOOR IS WIDE AND OPEN.

IT HAS BIG WINDOWS FOR LIGHT.

THERE ARE RECYCLING BINS AND FLOWERS EVERYWHERE WHERE DECORATION AND GOOD SMELL.

THIS IS THE SERVICE ANIMAL TRAINING ROOM.

THE SERVICE ANIMAL TRAINING ROOM IS TO TRAIN SERVICE ANIMALS.

IT IS ALSO A PLACE FOR ANIMALS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND REST.

IT HAS GRASS SO THAT THE ANIMALS DON'T HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE FOR THE BATHROOM.

THIS IS COOKING CLASS WHERE WE LEARN HOW TO COOK THE FOOD.

THE MAID GETS USED IN THE CAFETERIA WHERE WE EAT.

WE GET INGREDIENTS FROM THE FARM AND GARDEN.

THIS IS FURNITURE MAKING CLASS.

SOME OF THE SUPPLIES WE USE COMES FROM THE BAMBOO FARM IN THE FOREST WE LIVE BY.

ANY TREES THAT WE USE WE MAKE SURE TO REPLANT.

SCIENCE ROOM IS WHERE WE LEARN SCIENCE.

HERE WE CAN LEARN THINGS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER THINGS, TOO.

SO OVER HERE WE HAVE THE KITCHEN.

THE KITCHEN IS WHERE WE GET FOOD FOR THE CAFETERIA.

IT'S ALSO WHERE THE KITCHEN CLASS IS.

THAT IS THE NEXT LEVEL FOR COOKING CLASS.

WE USE BAMBOO PLATES AND FORKS USING THE BAMBOO FROM OUR BAMBOO GARDEN AND INGREDIENTS FROM THE GARDEN.

THE CAFETERIA IS WHERE WE EAT.

THE CARPET IS MADE TO BE BRIGHT AND EXCITING.

THERE ARE TRASH CANS FOR RECYCLING AND SOLAR PANELS FOR ELECTRICITY.

THE GARDEN PROVIDES FOOD FOR THE CAFETERIA AND THE SCHOOL.

WE GROW OUR OWN FOOD SO WE DON'T HAVE TO ORDER IT FROM OTHER PLACES.

THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE FRESH FOOD AND ALSO KEEP FOOD FROM SPOILING, SINCE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME FROM FAR.

IN THE GARDEN, WE LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR PLANTS AND HOW TO GROW THINGS.

WE ALSO CAN SAVE MONEY.

THE COMPOST AREA IS WHERE WE RECYCLE FOOD FROM OUR CAFETERIA AND COOKING CLASS.

WE USE THE COMPOST TO HELP OUR GARDEN GROW.

THIS IS THE BAMBOO FARM.

IT WAS MADE SO THAT WE CAN GET RESOURCES VERY EASILY.

THEY'RE USED FOR FURNITURE MAKING CLASS, PENCILS, PAPER AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD USE WOOD FOR.

THE STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF IT.

ALL THE WAY OVER HERE ARE THE BATHROOM.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE FOR? WE TRY TO USE WHATEVER WATER IS SAFE TO RECYCLE TO WATER THE PLANTS.

THIS IS THE PLAYGROUND WHERE STUDENTS COME TO PLAY.

IT HAS A RAMP SO THAT ANYONE CAN GET ONTO IT.

IT ALSO HAS A SPECIAL CHAIR SWING SO THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CAN SWING TOO.

THIS IS THE WELL, IT IS OUR MAIN SOURCE FOR WATER, AND WE USE IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECYCLE WATER.

OUR LIBRARY HAS NO WALLS.

IT'S OPEN AND AIRY SO STUDENTS CAN SEE WELL AND HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE.

IT HAS A LOT OF NATURAL LIGHT AND FRESH AIR.

GYM, ARCHERY, BUILDING.

THIS IS OUR GYMNASTICS AND ARCHERY BUILDINGS.

THIS IS WHERE WE HELP PEOPLE LEARN ARCHERY AND FUN ACTIVITIES.

WE CAN PLAY SPORTS AND DO GYM CLASS IN GYMNASTICS HERE, TOO, THE ARENA IS WHERE STUDENTS CAN LEARN HOW TO TRAIN HORSES AND GET TO KNOW THEM.

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THE FRONT GATE OPENS AND CLOSES USING A CARD READER THAT IS FOR SAFETY.

SO SOMEONE WHO IS NOT EXPERIENCED ENOUGH CANNOT COME IN.

THIS IS OUR BARN.

THE BARN HAS BIG WINDOWS TO LET IN A LOT OF NATURAL LIGHT.

THAT WAY WE USE LESS ELECTRICITY.

IN THE BARN WE LEARN HOW TO SADDLE AND CARE FOR HORSES.

WORKING WITH HORSES CAN BE ONE WAY TO DO THERAPY.

THE BARN IS ALSO A GOOD PLACE TO GO FOR A BREAK AND LOVE ON HORSES AND HELP STRESS.

AND THROUGH THE OTHER DOORS IN THE BACK THIS IS WHERE WE ALSO CARE FOR DIFFERENT KIND OF ANIMALS, EXCEPT FOR HORSES.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR SCHOOL AND GAME ON ! SO WHAT I'VE JUST SHOWN YOU WAS OUR OFFICIAL SUBMISSION.

THE ORIGINAL VIDEO WAS 10 MINUTES LONG.

WE HAD TO CUT IT DOWN TO FIVE AND IT SHOWCASE THEIR INCREDIBLE BUILD.

I'LL GO BACK A LITTLE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY PUT A TON OF WORK INTO THIS PROJECT.

SO. I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS COME UP AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

PUT THIS DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

I PRESENT TO YOU THE AXOLOTL AGENTS.

[APPLAUSE] HI. MY NAME IS AVA.

HI. MY NAME IS EVELYN.

HI, MY NAME IS MIKAYLA.

HI, MY NAME IS ALIYA.

HI. HI.

HI, MY NAME IS SYDNEY.

HI. MY NAME IS HANNAH.

HI, MY NAME IS PERCY.

AND WE ARE THE AXOLOTL AGENTS.

ALL RIGHT. SO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TEAM.

WE MADE THE TEAM NAME OURSELVES.

WE MADE A LIST OF NAMES AND VOTED FOR THE ONES WE WANTED.

WE PICKED OUR MASCOT TOO JOY THE YELLOW AXOLOTL.

SO WHY THE AGENTS? BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE THE AGENTS OF CHANGE AND HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE WORLD AROUND US.

AND WHY THE AXOLOTL? BECAUSE THEY'RE CUTE.

[LAUGHTER] SO CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS LAST COHORT'S CHALLENGE? THIS FALSE CHALLENGE WAS BASED ON NUMBER 12 OF THE SUSTAINABLE GOALS.

THE CHALLENGE HOW OUR SCHOOL BE MORE CONSCIOUS, CONSUMER AND PRODUCER, AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT.

SO OUR TEAM APPROACHED THIS CHALLENGE WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF ENTHUSIASM.

WE STARTED OUT TALKING ABOUT WHAT SCHOOLS PRODUCE AND CONSUME.

WE USE THOSE AS OUR MAIN POINT.

THEN WE SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS AND CAME UP WITH WAYS TO SOLVE THESE CHALLENGES.

WE CAME UP WITH ALL THE SOLUTIONS TO CLASSES AND EVEN WAYS TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE.

NEXT, WE SPLIT INTO TWO TEAMS AND STARTED PLAYING OUT OUR FIELDS.

MANY HOURS WENT INTO BOTH THE PLANNING AND THE EXECUTION OF THEIR PLANS.

EVERYTHING YOU SAW WAS BUILT BY THE GIRLS WITH JUST A HINT OF GUIDANCE.

AND I'M SURE YOU CAN TELL THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS PROJECT.

AND WHILE THAT IN ITSELF IS INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THIS PROGRAM THAN JUST THE CHALLENGE ALONE.

GIRLS WHO GAME IS ABOUT BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AS WELL AS INTEREST IN STEM FIELDS.

THE GIRLS AS A GROUP AND LATER ON AS THEY ADVANCE ONE ON ONE MEET WITH MENTORS.

WOMEN WHO WORK IN STEM FIELDS.

THEY CAN ASK THEM QUESTIONS, LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES, AND ALSO SEEK GUIDANCE WITH THEIR CHALLENGES.

THERE ARE ALSO TIERS OF GROWTH WHERE THE GIRLS THEMSELVES CAN BECOME JUNIOR MENTORS, LEADING SESSIONS THEMSELVES, HOSTING CELEBRATIONS AND LATER ON EVEN SHOUT CASTING OR COMMENTATING E-SPORTS EVENTS, WHICH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT E-SPORTS IS, IT'S LIKE ANY OTHER SPORT BUT FOR VIDEO GAMES IT'S VERY, VERY COOL.

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THIS COHORT, THE AGENTS ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE AMTECH E-SPORTS LAB, GETTING TO LEARN FROM AND PLAY WITH THE OLDER E SPORTS TEAM MEMBERS.

AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS A VERY COOL EXPERIENCE.

GIRLS WHO GAME IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A CLUB.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CREATIVE MINDS TO NEW POSSIBILITIES.

LESS THAN 50% OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS KNOW A WOMAN IN A STEM CAREER.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS BELONGING AS MUCH AS ADDRESS EXPOSURE.

WHICH THIS IS SOME OF THE REASONS WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT.

THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM PARDON ME, FROM DELL DIRECTLY, THE WORKPLACE REALITY.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR GIRLS TO BE IN STEM? WOMEN CONTRIBUTE 50% OF THE WORKFORCE, BUT ONLY 28% ARE IN STEM FIELDS.

BY 2030, THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE IN JOB NUMBERS AND OPPORTUNITY WILL BE WITH TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, WHICH I DON'T THINK COMES AS A SURPRISE TO ANYONE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMBRACE THE MINDS AND PERSPECTIVES OF ALL IN STEM FIELDS.

IT EXPANDS INNOVATION.

DIVERSE COMPANIES ARE MORE INNOVATIVE AND OUTPERFORM THE COMPETITORS BY 35% AND INCREASES OUR ABILITY TO SOLVE TODAY'S GLOBAL CHALLENGES MORE THOROUGHLY AND INCLUSIVELY.

SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE TEAM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH A MENTOR.

FOR US, THAT WAS MISSY TUCKER, THE DIRECTOR IT FOR THE CITY.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUESTIONS CAME OUT OF THAT SESSION AND ONE OF THE GIRLS ASKED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR PLAN BUT IT DOESN'T WORK OUT? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PLAN FAILS? MISSY ANSWERED THEM IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.

YOU FAIL FORWARD.

THE ONLY TIME YOU FAIL IS WHEN YOU GIVE UP AND WHEN YOU QUIT.

FAILING IS A PART OF ANY PROJECT.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE THOSE FAILURES, MAKE CHANGES, AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE DONE.

ANYONE WHO HAS STARTED A PROJECT KNOWS HOW THESE THINGS GO.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SMOOTH LUNCH OR A PERFECT FIRST SESSION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS I'VE BEEN VERY HONEST WITH THE TEAM FROM THE BEGINNING.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING GREAT AND FULL OF POSSIBILITIES.

WE MAY HAVE TO MAKE A LITTLE NOISE ALONG THE WAY.

WE STARTED WITH NINE GIRLS, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH IS TREMENDOUS.

WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN MORE TEAM MEMBERS, EVEN MORE TEAMS TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

ULTIMATELY, OUR GOAL IS A SIMPLE ONE TO REACH BEYOND OUR LIMITS, TO OPEN POSSIBILITIES FOR THE GIRLS OF AMARILLO AND TO SHOW THEM THERE'S LITERALLY A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES IF THEY JUST REACH OUT AND GRAB IT.

SIMPLE, BUT MAYBE NOT SO SIMPLE.

HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT CALLING ON OUR COMMUNITY IS A HUGE PART AND THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.

NOW, PERSONALLY SPEAKING, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING AND REWARDING THINGS I'VE EVER TAKEN ON.

MORE THAN ANYTHING, I AM INSANELY PROUD.

I'M PROUD OF THESE NINE BRIGHT MINDS WHO'VE COME TOGETHER WHO AFTER A FULL DAY AT SCHOOL, STILL COME AND GIVE ME THEIR TIME AND THEIR FOCUS.

I'M PROUD THAT THEY'VE POURED THEIR CREATIVITY AND THEIR PASSION INTO THIS PROJECT BECAUSE YOU WILL NOT FIND A GROUP WITH MORE HEART.

AND I'M PROUD THAT I GET TO BE ONE OF THE GUIDES THAT GUIDES THEM ON THEIR PATH.

COME ON, GIRLS.

COME HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

AND REMEMBER YELL IF YOU HAVE TO AND GAME ON.

HEY, GIRLS, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND STAYING UP HERE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE.

MAGGIE, WE WANT TO COUNCIL, LET'S GO DOWN, BECAUSE I WOULD LOVE FOR ALL OF YOU GIRLS TO HAVE.

EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS A CHANCE TO SHAKE YOUR HANDS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU'RE IN GIRLS WHO GAME CLUB.

BUT SOON WE'RE GOING TO BLINK OUR EYES AND Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE CHANGING THE WORLD.

SO WE WANT TO MEET YOU NOW WHILE WE HAVE A CHANCE TO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

YOUR PHOTOS? YEAH.

WELL, I HAVE TO SAY WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

ALL OF COUNCIL IS EXCITED ABOUT MEETING YOU GUYS AND THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE TOGETHER.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

OKAY. GOOD. GREAT.

WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

CAN WE DO THAT?

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SHE SEES THE POTENTIAL, AND I LOVE WHAT Y'ALL DID ON MINECRAFT.

HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU THINK YOU ALL SPENT? MORE THAN 15. MORE THAN 15? A WHILE.

[LAUGHTER] AWHILE. SO DO YOU ALL GO AND HANG OUT NOW THAT IT'S ALL BUILT? THAT'S REALLY COOL.

WHAT I REALLY LIKE IS THAT YOU'RE DOING IT TOGETHER AS A GROUP OF GIRLS, AND YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO CHANGE THE FUTURE.

LIKE, WHETHER THAT IS USING MAKING LESS TRASH OR TURNING TRASH INTO SOMETHING THAT HELPS THE EARTH.

THAT'S ALL FANTASTIC. YOU'RE FOCUSING ON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS FOR THEM.

KEEP DOING THAT BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW OLD DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO BE AN OWNER OF OUR CITY.

DO YOU KNOW? 20. THAT'S A GOOD GUESS. 21.

21 IS A GOOD GUESS.

23. 28, 30.

THE ANSWER IS THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT.

IF YOU SEE A PIECE OF TRASH, YOU CAN PICK IT UP.

RIGHT? SO YOU CAN OWN OUR CITY AND ITS PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW WHILE YOU'RE LEARNING ABOUT THEM AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO SOLVE THEM.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WORKING ON THIS.

AND MAGGIE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WE THINK THIS IS GREAT. ANYTHING THAT PARTNERS US WITH DELL COMPUTERS WE THINK IS FABULOUS.

RIGHT? SO WAY TO GO.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU .

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT AND I LOVE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT UP WITH ANOTHER STRONG FEMALE LEADER AS WE'RE GOING TO NOW SHIFT AND DO

[3.B. RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE CITY OF AMARILLO ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022]

SO COMING TO THE PODIUM IS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, LAURA STORRS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SPEAKING OF FUN ITEMS, THIS IS ONE OF OUR FUNNEST ITEMS FOR THE YEAR.

I WILL GO BRIEFLY OVER THIS.

THIS IS OUR ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND.

LAURA, WAS THAT ACCOUNTANT HUMOR? YEAH. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU LAUGH.

YES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

[LAUGHTER] SO ON OUR AUDITS, YOU GUYS ALREADY SAW A PRESENTATION RELATED TO OUR POPULAR ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH IS KIND OF A SCALED BACK VERSION OF OUR ANNUAL AUDIT.

AT THE DAIS AT EACH ONE OF YOUR PLACES, YOU SHOULD HAVE A BINDER WITH A DRAFT COPY OF OUR ANNUAL AUDIT.

AND I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THIS.

I WOULD LOVE TO GO OVER ALL 300 PAGES, BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYBODY TO SLEEP TODAY.

SO I WILL JUST BRIEFLY GO OVER THE HIGHLIGHTS.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK MATT POSTON, OUR CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR.

HE WAS UP HERE EARLIER.

I WANT TO THANK NICOLE JAMESON AND SHE'S OUR DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR AND ALL OF THEIR STAFF.

IT TAKES A TEAM TO WORK ON THIS AUDIT.

I UNDERSTATED IT THIS MORNING AND SAID, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE PROBABLY SEPTEMBER, BUT I WAS CORRECTED BECAUSE IT'S BEEN PROBABLY SINCE JULY.

SO WE START WORKING ON THIS AUDIT WITH OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS IN THE SUMMER PRIOR TO THE YEAR END THAT IT COVERS.

AND SO WE DO HAVE 15 DEGREED ACCOUNTANT POSITIONS ALONG WITH THOSE THERE THREE OF THOSE ARE ACTUAL CPAS AND THEY ALL PARTICIPATE IN THE AUDIT PROCESS.

SO IT CERTAINLY TAKES A LARGE TEAM.

I WANT TO THANK JANIE ARNOLD, SHE IS A PARTNER WITH CMMS, CPAS AND ADVISORS AND SHE'S BEEN IN CHARGE OF OUR AUDIT FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND SHE HAS A WHOLE TEAM THAT WORKS WITH US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

AS WE MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING LAST WEEK, THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT RECEIVES THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.

AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I THINK WE'RE ON YEAR 46.

MATT IS NODDING HIS HEAD YES, SO MANY, MANY YEARS AND DECADES OF AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ON THESE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND THAT IS A CHALLENGING TASK TO ACHIEVE EACH YEAR AND TAKES A LOT OF WORK.

SO IN FRONT OF YOU HERE, YOU'VE GOT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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THE FIRST ONE IS ON TAB NUMBER TWO IN YOUR REPORT THERE.

THIS IS IT'S PAGE ONE IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

IT IS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OPINION RELATED TO THE REPORT.

AND WHAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR IS AN UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN OPINION.

THAT IS THE OPINION THAT YOU WANT.

THAT'S THE BEST OPINION YOU CAN GET FROM YOUR AUDITORS.

THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO BRIEFLY GO OVER WITH IS TAB FIVE.

I'M SORRY. AND I WROTE DOWN, OF COURSE, THE WRONG TAB.

I MEANT TO SAY TAB THREE, PAGE FIVE, WHICH IS MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.

I THINK THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT SECTION FOR OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO READ.

BUT ANY CITIZEN WANTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THIS WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

BUT THE MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS IS A GREAT HIGHLIGHT OF ALL THE ACTIVITY THAT WENT ON DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE NEXT ITEM I WANTED TO POINT OUT, THIS GOES ON INTO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEN INTO FOOTNOTES.

AND ON PAGE 82 OR ON TAB NINE IN COUNCIL'S BOOKS THERE WE HAVE A TABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 82 THAT TALKS ABOUT REMAINING COMMITMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

SO THESE ARE UNFINISHED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT THIS COUNCIL AND PRIOR COUNCILS HAVE COMMITTED DOLLARS TO TO COMPLETE.

THEY HAVE ASSIGNED BUDGET MONEY TO THESE PROJECTS.

SO MOST OF THESE ARE WELL UNDERWAY OR PARTIALLY UNDERWAY AND THE REMAINING AMOUNT IS COMMITTED TO FINISHING THOSE PROJECTS.

THAT IS ONE QUESTION THAT WE DO RECEIVE FROM TIME TO TIME ON RESERVES THAT THE CITY HAS, WHETHER WE HAVE TWO THINGS AT PLAY.

ONE IS A MINIMUM RESERVE POLICY OF 90 DAYS OPERATING RESERVES IN EACH OF OUR FUNDS, BUT THEN ALSO THERE ARE RESERVES THAT ARE SET ASIDE THAT HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO THESE FUTURE PROJECTS.

SO THIS IS A GREAT TABLE FOR COUNCIL TO REFERENCE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AND IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO THE VARIOUS SECTIONS BETWEEN GENERAL PROJECTS, STREET PROJECTS, WATER AND SEWER, AIRPORT DRAINAGE, THOSE TYPE THINGS.

SO THAT IS A GREAT PAGE OF REFERENCE FOR YOU ALL.

THE NEXT ITEM I WANTED TO GO THROUGH IS ON PAGE 126, WHICH IS TAB 11.

AND THIS IS THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL SECTION.

AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER STANLEY MENTIONED LAST WEEK THAT WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.

I ALSO THINK THIS MAY HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT CAME IN FROM A CITIZEN THAT WAS NOT HERE IN PERSON TO SPEAK, BUT I THINK YOU ALL SAW A QUESTION JUST KIND OF ASKING ABOUT THE BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD.

IT'S A SECOND READING LATER ON IN THE AGENDA, LOOKING AT AMENDING THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET BY 22 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS PAGE HERE OUTLINES THE ENTIRE GENERAL FUND ACTIVITY FOR THE YEAR.

AS YOU LOOK AT THIS ONE PAGE, IT HAS YOUR REVENUES ON TOP, YOUR EXPENDITURES DOWN BELOW.

IT'S GOT YOUR ORIGINAL BUDGET AND THEN YOUR FINAL BUDGET.

THEN YOU HAVE YOUR ACTUAL AMOUNTS EITHER COLLECTED OR SPENT.

YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DID HAVE POSITIVE REVENUE VARIANCES.

WE COLLECTED MORE REVENUE THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.

AND A LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS HAVE ALREADY THE PARTS WE KNEW ABOUT AT BUDGET TIME THIS PAST YEAR HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE CURRENT YEAR CAPITAL.

THE REST OF IT WE WILL BRING BACK THIS SUMMER TO COUNCIL TO INCORPORATE IN REMAINING CAPITAL PROJECTS.

DOWN BELOW ON THE EXPENDITURES, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE UNDERSPENT OUR BUDGET JUST SLIGHTLY AND THAT A LOT OF THAT WAS RELATED TO SOME OF OUR STAFFING SHORTAGES THAT WE'VE SEEN AS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HERE IN THE CITY.

AND SO WE UNDERSPENT OUR BUDGET.

SO THAT'S A POSITIVE VARIANCE AS WELL.

DOWN BELOW UNDER THE OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND USES THE TRANSFERS.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THE BUDGET AMENDMENT OF 22 AND ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRANSFERS TO OTHER FUNDS, YOU'LL SEE THERE WAS ABOUT 16 AND ONE HALF MILLION BUDGETED.

AFTER THE 22 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR AMENDMENT THAT'LL GET US UP TO THAT 39 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

WHAT THAT IS DOING IS THAT IS ALLOWING US TO USE THOSE FUNDS THAT WE CAPTURED THROUGH REVENUE RECOVERY, THAT CREATED EXCESS GENERAL FUND MONEY TO FUND PROJECTS THAT COUNCIL HAD DIRECTED US DURING THOSE ARPA DISCUSSION TIMES.

WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT LAST WEEK.

THE REASON WE BRING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IS BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THOSE PROJECTS.

WE ALREADY STARTED SPENDING THE MONEY AND WE LEGALLY HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THE TOTAL APPROVED BUDGET ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE.

AND SO WE NEEDED TO BRING FORWARD A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN ORDER TO TRUE UP WHAT COUNCIL HAD DIRECTED FOR US TO SPEND ON CAPITAL PROJECTS RELATED TO THAT ONE

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WE HAD TO TRUE IT UP FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT.

SO RIGHT THERE IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE YOUR BUDGET AMENDMENT FLOWING THROUGH, AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THAT.

BUT WANTED TO ALSO STATE, AS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, LOOKING BACK AT WHAT WE ESTIMATED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS TO NOW WHAT OUR ACTUAL ENDING RESULTS ARE AND TRUING THOSE NUMBERS UP TO MEET OUR MINIMUM RESERVES.

IT'S LOOKING LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT 4 TO $5 MILLION IN EXCESS FROM EITHER MORE REVENUE THAN ANTICIPATED OR UNDERSPENDING, AND THAT TOTAL WILL BE BROUGHT BACK.

WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING THAT BACK DURING BUDGET, ASKING COUNCIL HOW COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PRIORITIZE THAT INTO ONE TIME SPENDING MORE THAN LIKELY THROUGH CAPITAL PROJECTS. THAT'S NORMALLY HOW WE FUND OUR CASH FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS.

SO AS WE TRUE UP OUR BUDGET PROCESS BACK TO OUR FINAL RESULTS, BECAUSE IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, AS WE'RE WORKING ON BUDGET, WE'RE ALMOST THREE FOURTHS OF THE WAY THROUGH WITH THE FISCAL YEAR BY THE TIME WE'RE MEETING WITH YOU ALL TO ON BUDGET IN JULY, AUGUST STANDPOINT.

SO WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO KNOWING OUR FINAL RESULTS.

SO WE ALREADY CAPTURED A LOT OF THOSE SAVINGS WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO ACHIEVE, ROLLED THEM INTO THE 22 23 CAPITAL PROJECTS, BUT THERE'S STILL ADDITIONAL SAVINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE IN THE NEW BUDGET CYCLE.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 4 TO $5 MILLION DOLLARS.

SO WE'LL BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE SUMMER AS WE WORK THROUGH BUDGET.

QUESTIONS ON THIS PAGE? I'VE GOT A QUESTION. SO, YOU KNOW, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, I THINK PART OF WHERE THIS QUESTION COMES FROM IS THAT UNLESS YOU OWN A PUBLICLY TRADED UNLESS YOU SIT ON THE BOARD OF A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY OR YOU OPERATE A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY, MOST OF US DON'T TRUE UP OUR BUDGET.

WE JUST USE OUR BUDGET TO SEE WHAT BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL.

AND WE MAKE ALL OF OUR BUSINESS DECISIONS GOING FORWARD ON BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL.

SO JUST TO DIRECTLY DRILL IN ON HIS QUESTION, WHY DO WE AS THE CITY GO THROUGH THAT EXTRA FORMALITY OF TRUING UP AND FORMALIZING OUR BUDGET, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN AUDITED? WHY DO WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS? BECAUSE MOST BUSINESSES DON'T.

ABSOLUTELY. AND IT IS A UNIQUE THING, I THINK, TO GOVERNMENT.

IT IS OUTLINED IN STATE LAW THAT WE HAVE TO STAY ON CERTAIN LEGALLY ADOPTED BUDGETS WHICH ARE GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS ONE OF THOSE.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, YOUR WATER AND SEWER BUDGET IS NOT ONE.

YOUR DRAINAGE FUND IS NOT ONE.

YOUR AIRPORT FUND IS NOT ONE.

GENERAL FUND IS A LEGALLY ADOPTED BUDGET AND WE HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THE AUTHORIZED, AMENDED TOTAL BUDGET AMOUNT OF SPENDING.

AND SO THIS IS JUST A FORMAL ACTION TO ADJUST OUR BUDGET TO MEET WHAT OUR ACTUAL SPENDING WAS.

A LOT OF YEARS WE MAY HAVE A MINOR ADJUSTMENT IF ANY ADJUSTMENT AT ALL, BUT BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT MORE ONE TIME GRANT FUNDING DOLLARS COMING IN, THAT COUNCIL WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND CAPTURE AND THEN AS WE SAW SAVINGS FROM THAT, THEN GO AHEAD AND START INSTIGATING SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.

THAT'S WHAT'S TRIGGERING THIS NEED TO COME BACK FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

AND ON THE ITEM THAT'S ON THE CONSENT AGENDA RELATED TO THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, YOU'LL SEE I THINK THERE WAS MAYBE ABOUT SIX DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AMENDING THEIR BUDGET; PUBLIC HEALTH WAS ONE.

THERE WERE SOME SEIZED FUNDS, COMPENSATED ABSENCES, A COUPLE OF PIDS.

THOSE ARE ALSO LEGALLY ADOPTED BUDGETS.

AND SO IF THEY SPEND OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEIR ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS, WE HAVE TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO MEET AND EXCEED WHAT THEY ACTUALLY SPENT.

SO IT IS AN INTERESTING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND A PRIVATELY RUN BUSINESS BECAUSE THAT ISN'T REALLY HOW I MEAN, YOU SET A BUDGET AND YOU HOPEFULLY STAY WITHIN IT. ON OURS.

THE BASIC THE SHORT ANSWER IS STATE LAW REQUIRES IT.

ABSOLUTELY YES. AND THEN I KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION HIDDEN IN HERE ABOUT AUDITED VERSUS UNAUDITED, BECAUSE YOU DO THE AUDIT, THEN YOU COME BACK AND AMEND A BUDGET THAT'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE AUDIT PROCESS.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT LITTLE SPACE IN TIME GETS COVERED SO THAT THERE'S NEVER A CHANGE TO THE BUDGET THAT ISN'T AUDITED? YES. EXPLAIN THAT, PLEASE.

AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE HISTORICALLY AND I KNOW DIFFERENT CITIES HANDLE THIS DIFFERENT WAY.

I'VE TALKED TO OTHER FINANCE DIRECTORS ACROSS THE STATE.

SOME PEOPLE, ANY TIME SOMETHING CHANGES, THEY BRING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THEIR COUNCIL.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE WAIT UNTIL WE WORK THROUGH OUR AUDIT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE DONE AS WE'RE FINALIZING AND CLOSING OUT THE BOOKS. AND SO WE WAIT TILL RIGHT AT THE END AS WE HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS.

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I HOPE THAT ANSWERS MAYBE WHAT YOUR QUESTION WAS.

SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A LAG BETWEEN WE'RE ADJUSTING THIS AS OF 9/30/22, BUT WE DIDN'T IN OUR MINDS, WE DON'T WANT TO COME BACK AND ASK COUNCIL TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME AGAIN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THE GOOD FINAL NUMBER AND THEN COME BACK AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE NEEDING TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO STAY WITHIN THAT LEGAL AMOUNT.

AND SO THE AUDIT THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO REVIEW AND GO OVER CONSIDERED THOSE CHANGES? YES. YEAH, YEAH. AND THAT'S THE POINT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE TO ANSWER THAT CITIZEN QUESTION IS EVEN THOUGH THE PROCESS OF THE AUDIT IS DELAYED ENOUGH THAT IT LETS THOSE FINAL NUMBERS COME IN AND SO THIS AUDIT DOES COVER AND CONSIDER ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET.

THAT IS CORRECT, YES. AND IT FLOWS THROUGH HERE ON THIS PAGE 126.

GREAT. RIGHT. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. YOU BET.

OKAY. I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, AND THEN IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN HERE.

AGAIN, THE MD&A, THE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, GREAT PLACE.

ALSO THE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE SO MUCH INFORMATION IN THERE.

THEY ARE WONDERFUL TO READ AND TO LEARN ABOUT SO MANY THINGS GOING ON AT THE CITY.

IF YOU'LL TURN TO THE VERY BACK OF YOUR BOOKS, THERE'S A BACK SECTION WITH SOME NEW NUMBERING TABS.

AND THIS IS OUR SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH COVERS ALL OF OUR FEDERAL AND STATE AWARDS.

WE HAVE A SEPARATE AUDIT DONE ON THAT.

CAN YOU GIVE ME THAT PAGE NUMBER? SO IT'S IN.

THERE'S ACTUALLY I'LL START YOU ON PAGE ONE.

IT'S THERE'S A VERY BACK SECTION.

OF THE YELLOW TABS. GO PAST YOUR YELLOW TABS.

I DON'T THINK THEIR BOOKS ARE TABBED.

I DON'T THINK THERE ARE BOOKS ARE TABBED.

OH, OKAY.

SO THEY'RE KIND OF.

IS THERE MAYBE LIKE A BLUE OR A COLORED DIVIDER TOWARDS THE BACK? GOTCHA. OKAY. GO RIGHT PAST THE DIVIDER.

OKAY. RIGHT PAST THE DIVIDER.

THIS IS A SINGLE AUDIT.

AND AGAIN, IT COVERS ALL OF OUR GRANT AWARDS, BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT AWARDS.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THIS SINGLE AUDIT EACH YEAR BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF GRANT FUNDING THAT WE HAVE.

IF YOU TURN TO PAGE ONE, SO JUST TURN THE PAGE OVER.

PAGE ONE HAS OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING, AND IT DISCLOSES THAT THERE WERE NO FINDINGS OF NONCOMPLIANCE.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE WANT IN A REPORT LIKE THIS.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR REPORT ON COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR THE MAJOR PROGRAMS. AND IF YOU TURN TO PAGE, LET'S SEE HERE.

IF YOU TURN TO PAGE EIGHT IN THAT BACK SECTION, THE BACK SECTION ON PAGE EIGHT HAS THE TOTAL OF ALL OF THE EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AND STATE AWARDS THAT THE CITY HAD FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2021 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022.

AND YOU'LL SEE AT THE BOTTOM THAT IS $69.1 MILLION DOLLARS.

NOW, AGAIN, KEEP IN MIND WE HAVE HAD AN INFLUX OF GRANT MONEY COMING IN, IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS RELATED TO COVID.

WE HAD A LOT OF CARES ACT MONEY, WE HAD ARPA MONEY AND IN MULTIPLE AREAS ACROSS THE CITY OPERATIONS.

AND SO THERE IS A LOT OF GRANT MONEY.

IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL THING AND A GAME CHANGER IN A LOT OF AREAS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO BUT IT GOES THROUGH A VERY STRINGENT AUDIT PROCESS AND WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THERE WERE NO FINDINGS THIS YEAR.

AND SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE SINGLE AUDIT FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022.

SO WITH THAT, I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT CAME OUT THIS MORNING AND WENT OVER THIS DOCUMENT.

IT TOOK US ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AND TOOK A DEEPER DIVE THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME, COUNCILMEMBER POWELL AND MAYOR, WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING.

AND JARED, YOU AS WELL, COMING OUT AND DIGGING THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT.

WE ALSO HAD DEAN FRIGO THERE WITH US THIS MORNING, AND WE WENT IN A DEEPER DIVE, ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND HAD A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION SHARED.

SO REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

OTHERWISE WE ARE LOOKING JUST TO HAVE COUNCIL ACCEPT THIS AUDIT.

BEFORE WE DO QUESTIONS COUNCIL, I JUST WOULD TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR PRO TEM POWELL TO ASK ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT REPORT? YES. AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

SO THIS WAS MS. LAURA. THIS WAS BACK ON TAB NINE, PAGE 82, I BELIEVE IT WAS.

YES. SO THOSE THOSE DOLLARS THAT ARE ALREADY COMMITTED TOWARDS PROJECTS.

YES. SO ARE ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS UNDER CONTRACT?

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YES, THEY ARE UNDER CONTRACT.

AND SO WE HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT THOSE TO YOU ALL IN A SEPARATE STEP.

ANYTHING THAT WAS OVER $50,000, WE WOULD HAVE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL TO AWARD A CONTRACT RELATED TO IT.

SO BUT AS YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION TAKES SOME TIME.

ALSO, EVEN ORDERING LARGE ITEMS TAKES TIME.

THERE'S A LOT MORE LAG TIME.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THERE'S STILL QUITE A BIT THAT'S STILL COMMITTED TO FINALIZE THOSE PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY, LET ME SEE HERE.

TRYING TO GET ALL MY NOTES IN ORDER HERE.

GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT HERE. I LOST MY NOTES IN MY BOOK HERE.

WHILE YOU'RE FLIPPING FREDA I'M GOING TO MENTION THAT I THOUGHT THE INCREASE IN OUR DEBT SERVICE, YOU KNOW A LOT THAT'S ONE NUMBER THAT I THINK CITIZENS ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN.

HOW MUCH DEBT, TOTAL DEBT DOES THE CITY HAVE? AND WE HAVE SEEN OUR TOTAL DEBT GO UP SINCE 2016.

BUT REALLY, THE MAJORITY OF THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE VOTERS APPROVED $100 MILLION DOLLARS IN STREETS PROJECTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS WHEN THEY APPROVE THOSE TWO BONDS, PROP ONE AND PROP TWO IN 2016.

SO JUST LIKE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING IS, JUST BECAUSE THEY APPROVED IT IN NOVEMBER OF 16 DOESN'T MEAN WE TURN AROUND IN THAT VERY NEXT YEAR, ISSUE $100 MILLION DOLLARS OF DEBT.

WE THEN BEGIN DESIGNING PROJECTS AND ROLLING THEM OUT.

AND IT TAKES FIVE ISH YEARS TO MOVE A BIG PROJECT.

SO A LOT OF THAT DEBT THAT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2016 IS JUST ROLLING OUT, HAS JUST ROLLED OUT REALLY DURING THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS.

AND SO A LOT OF THE MAJOR FACTORS FOR WHY OUR DEBT HAS INCREASED IS TIED DIRECTLY TO THAT VOTER APPROVED SPENDING.

$100 MILLION DOLLARS.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WE AND THAT WAS THE PLAN AS WE TALKED WITH VOTERS ABOUT GOING TO THE POLLS AND APPROVING SOMETHING OF THAT SCALE, THAT WE WOULD THEN ISSUE THE DEBT AS WE WENT.

WE WOULDN'T ISSUE IT ALL UP FRONT AND JUST HOLD ON TO THE MONEY AND KNOWING THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE MANY YEARS TO COMPLETE, YOU KNOW, 100 MILLION PLUS OF PROJECTS.

AND SO WE DID ISSUE DEBT.

BEGINNING IN 2017 IN OUR LAST DEBT ISSUANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE 2016 BONDS WAS IN 2021.

BUT THE DEBT SERVICE DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL 2022.

SO WE'RE REALLY WE JUST SAW THE FULL EFFECTS OF THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE 2016 VOTER APPROVED BONDS.

ALL RIGHT. SO ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THIS IS WHERE ARE WE ON THE PENSION PLANS? AND SO WHEN WE WERE GOING OVER THE BUDGET THIS MORNING, I NOTICED THAT WE WERE WELL OVER THE 80%, WHICH IS OUR TARGET FOR THE PENSION PLANS.

AND THAT'S OUR MINIMUM TARGET.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

IF COUNCIL WILL MAKE A NOTE ON PAGE 127 IN YOUR BINDERS HERE, IT IT SHOWS A MULTI YEAR HISTORY OF OUR MAIN RETIREMENT PLAN WHICH COVERS ALL OF OUR CIVILIANS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND THAT'S TMRS. DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF IT.

THE THIRD TO LAST ROW IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE FUNDING STATUS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY FULLY FUNDED AS OF A SNAPSHOT IN TIME RELATED TO THIS AUDIT.

RIGHT. THE TARGET IS AT LEAST 80%, BUT IT DOES VARY BASED ON WHAT MARKET CONDITIONS ARE DOING.

SO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THAT MAY NOT BE 100% FUNDED IN THE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF MARKET CONDITIONS, BUT WE'RE WELL ABOVE THAT MINIMUM TARGET. AND ONE THING TO POINT OUT FROM AN ACTUARIAL STANDPOINT, FULLY FUNDED ON A RETIREMENT PLAN IS 80%.

THE SO WHAT WE TARGET IS ANYWHERE FROM 80% TO 100%.

SO WE WILL DRIVE THAT NUMBER DOWN OVER THIS NEXT YEAR TO GET IT BELOW 100.

WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT IN THE FIRE RETIREMENT FUND.

IT WAS AT 113% AS OF THE END OF SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

SO WE'VE ALREADY DRIVEN THAT DOWN BELOW 100%.

AND THAT'S NOT A BAD THING.

THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, IS BETWEEN 80 AND 100%.

YES. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE FULLY FUND IT'S NOT 100%.

FULLY FUNDED IS 80% AND WE TRY TO STAY BETWEEN 80 AND 100.

SO IF YOU'LL TURN TO PAGE 130, THAT'S WHERE THE FIREMEN'S PENSION INFORMATION IS ALSO LISTED AS WELL.

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BUT WE WORK VERY HARD, AS JARED MENTIONED, TO STAY BETWEEN THAT 80 AND 100% TARGET.

AND THEN I JUST HAD ONE OTHER YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT JUST LAST IT WAS ON PAGE 145 EIGHT WHERE WE HAD THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN GRANTS. AND TO ME, THAT'S KIND OF LIKE FREE MONEY, YOU KNOW, AND IT IT LESSENS THE BURDEN, YOU KNOW, ON OUR TAXPAYER AS MANY GRANTS THAT WE CAN GET THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY.

SO I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS INCREDIBLE FOR THE NUMBER THAT WE HAD.

ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE A LOT OF GRANT FUNDING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS RELATED TO COVID RELIEF.

BUT ALSO OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE ON A MISSION TO GO SECURE AS MUCH GRANT FUNDING AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.

AND SO THEY'RE WORKING HARD AT THOSE EFFORTS RIGHT NOW.

AND WE'RE HOPING TO KEEP SEEING THESE GRANT DOLLARS ROLLING IN STRONG.

WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF STRONG GRANTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO KEEP THAT AND GROW THAT INTO THE FUTURE AS WELL.

AND IT'S GREAT. AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME FROM OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.

YEAH. AND I MEAN, I WOULD SAY KUDOS TO YOU, JARED, THAT YOU'VE MADE THAT A PRIORITY BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING MORE DEPARTMENTS SPENDING THE TIME CHASING DOWN THOSE DOLLARS.

AND IT'S A CHASE.

LIKE IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO FILL OUT THE GRANT APPLICATION, A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP THAT DATA SO THAT YOU HAVE IT FOR WHATEVER GRANT MIGHT BE COMING DOWN THE PIKE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE AS WE'VE WATCHED DONNY REVAMP IN SOLID WASTE, BETTER DATA COLLECTION, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE BENEFIT FROM THAT DATA AS WE CAN GO AFTER MORE AND MORE GRANTS.

BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THOSE DATA COLLECTION AND DATA MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS. AND I THINK I'VE SEEN YOU, JARED, AS A LEADER ORGANIZATIONALLY PRIORITIZE THE TIME AND THE ENERGY THAT STAFF IS PUTTING INTO CREATING THOSE DATA COLLECTION AND DATA MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS. AND I THINK WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THE RESULTS.

WE'RE SEEING THE RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT FROM STAFF AND JUST THE GIANT JUMP IN THE AMOUNT OF GRANT DOLLARS THAT WE'RE GETTING.

SO I THINK WE'RE ON A GREAT TRAJECTORY THERE.

AND THAT HASN'T JUST HAPPENED OVERNIGHT, NOT JUST THE KIND OF THING THAT YOU COULD SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO SEE STAFF FILLING OUT MORE GRANT APPLICATIONS.

OK WELL, WHAT THAT MEANS IS A LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE SO THAT WE COLLECT THE DATA TO SUPPORT WHY WE NEED IT OR WHY WE CAN SPEND THOSE DOLLARS IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY.

SO I AGREE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY BIG TAKEAWAY FROM THE AUDIT THIS YEAR.

OTHER THOUGHTS? OKAY. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS, BUT I GUESS JUST I WOULD ASK FREDA.

IS OUR RECOMMENDATION AS A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE AUDIT? YES, IT IS.

OKAY. MY THOUGHTS. I AGREE WITH THAT.

I ALSO THOUGHT ON PAGE 188 WHERE IT POINTS OUT THE VOLUME OF WATER AND SEWER ASSETS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY.

SOMETHING I HEAR CITIZENS ASK A LOT ABOUT WHERE ARE WE IN INFRASTRUCTURE? ARE WE BEHIND? SHOULD WE BE SPENDING MORE TO MAINTAIN OR DEVELOP OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT OUR CITY CAN GROW? THIS NUMBER WAS SOMETHING THAT JUMPED OUT AT US THIS MORNING, AND THAT IS RIGHT AT THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS.

YOU'LL SEE TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION.

THAT'S A REALLY FANCY WAY OF SAYING ALL OF THE WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE, IT'S WORTH $634 MILLION DOLLARS, OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE ALONE.

SO WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD, WHETHER IT'S PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS OR HOW DO WE LOOK BACKWARDS AND SAY, GOSH, I WISH WE HAD BEEN PUTTING MORE ASIDE TO INVEST IN MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE? I MEAN, THINK ABOUT YOUR HOUSE OR YOUR BUSINESS ASSETS, WHAT IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN THOSE.

$634 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF ASSETS.

THAT'S NOT EVEN BUILDING THE NEW STUFF.

THAT'S JUST TAKING CARE OF I MEAN, THAT'S JUST WHAT'S ALREADY ON OUR BOOKS THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

SO I THINK SOMETIMES I STRUGGLE AS A CITIZEN JUST REALLY GRASPING HOW LARGE AN OPERATION OUR CITY IS AND THE NUMBERS THAT ARE INVOLVED.

AND MY QUICKBOOKS ACCOUNTING THAT I USE IN MY LAW FIRM SETTING IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY ENTRIES THAT ARE $634 BILLION DOLLARS LARGE AND MUCH LESS THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT PROPERTY.

SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD POINT TO STICK ON AND JUST SAY, I MEAN, LAURA, WHAT DO WE ANNUALLY BUDGET

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THAT'S HOW OUR RATES ARE STRUCTURED AT THIS TIME.

THE PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE ASKED COUNCIL THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS TO INCREASE RATES TO SUPPORT DEBT ISSUANCES SO WE COULD TAKE A BIGGER CHUNK AT EITHER MAKING REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS OR DOING ACTUAL SOME EXTENSIONS FOR OUR GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO BUT RIGHT NOW, THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED, IT'S ABOUT 10 MILLION.

SO YOU THINK ABOUT $10 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR GOING TO MAINTAIN $634 MILLION DOLLARS IN ASSETS.

SO AND ALSO TRYING TO GROW.

AND ALSO TRYING TO GROW.

SO I JUST TO ME, THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT POINT OF INFORMATION, POINT THAT I WISH EVERY CITIZEN WOULD HANG ON AND THINK ABOUT FOR A SECOND, BECAUSE WE'RE WAY BEHIND.

WE'RE WAY BEHIND.

AND IF WE WANT TO DO A GOOD JOB OF TAKING CARE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WE NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND SHIFTS.

AND WE HEARD THAT FROM OUR PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS CITIZENS COMMITTEE AS THEY TALKED ABOUT A STREET ENTERPRISE FUND OR, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO HAVE MORE DOLLARS TO MAINTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND SO THIS JUMPED OFF THE PAGE AT ME THIS MORNING.

ALSO, JUST INFLATION, JUST LOOKING BACK SORT OF THIS IS SORT OF LIKE BUDGET REVIEW, TOO, BUT JUST SEEING HOW INFLATION HAS DRIVEN THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES HIGHER, WHETHER THAT'S WATER SERVICES OR TRASH SERVICES, WHATEVER IT IS AFFECTING HOW WE OPERATE, WHETHER IT'S ELECTRICITY COSTS OR THE COST OF FUEL THAT'S MAKING THAT MORE CHALLENGING.

LET ME SEE WHAT ELSE HERE.

YOU ALL DID SUCH A GOOD JOB OF COVERING EVERYTHING.

AND THEN JUST THE 90 DAY RESERVES, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP THAT.

I MEAN, I GUESS I WILL GO TO MY GRAVE BEATING THE DRUM OF HOW GOOD IT FELT TO HAVE 90 DAYS WORTH OF RESERVE, WHICH FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS ABOUT $75 MILLION DOLLARS.

WE LOOKED THAT UP THIS MORNING.

BUT WHEN COVID HIT AND I BEGAN TO REALIZE WE DON'T KNOW HOW BAD THIS IS GOING TO BE, I WENT TO BED AT NIGHT A LOT THINKING ABOUT, WELL, I KNOW WE HAVE 90 DAYS.

WELL, I KNOW WE HAVE 90 DAYS.

WE HAVE 90 DAYS TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION ON HOW TO KEEP THE CITY OPERATING.

AND I HOPE WE DON'T EVER HAVE TO FACE ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE THAT.

BUT IF I DO, I WANT US TO FACE IT WITH A 90 DAY RESERVE.

AND SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT OUR FINANCIAL TEAM DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB ON BUDGET PROJECTIONS AND REVENUE PROJECTIONS THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR RESERVES AS WELL AS WE DO.

AND I, THINK THAT'S VERY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AS FAR AS OUR FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP IS TO MAINTAIN THOSE 90 DAY RESERVES.

THOSE ARE ALL MY THOUGHTS.

I ALSO AGREE IN THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE AUDIT IS READY AND SHOULD BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

YOU'RE GOING TO TURN THE REINS OVER TO JANIE OR JUST? UNLESS JANIE HAS SOMETHING THAT SHE'D LIKE TO SHARE.

WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

YEAH, YEAH, DEFINITELY QUESTIONS.

SO, MAYOR.

LAURA HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND, MR. STANLEY. SHE'S COVERED ALL THE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE ADDRESSED THIS MORNING, BUT I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THE AUDIT PROCESS ITSELF.

OKAY. MR. STANLEY? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO GREAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND MAYOR PRO TEM.

GOOD QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR DIGGING IN INTO THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR YOU GUYS DOING THE HARD WORK.

AND SO CAN YOU GIVE ME THE DEFINITION? WELL, NO. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE DESCRIPTION OF YOUR REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION? I READ THE LETTER HERE THAT JUST SAID THAT THAT WASN'T PART OF THE AUDIT.

SO THE RSI CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT IS AND MAYBE WHY IT'S NOT INCLUDED? THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AS WE DO, THAT THAT'S JUST PART OF THE REGULATIONS THAT WE FOLLOW.

OUR OPINION COVERS YOUR THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND YOUR FOOTNOTES.

SO THOSE ARE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.

SO THERE ARE CERTAIN STANDARDS WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN WHEN.

WE GET INTO RSI SORRY, IS THIS BETTER? PARDON ME.

SO WE PROVIDE IN RELATION TO OPINIONS ON THAT.

SO THERE'S VARIOUS LEVELS.

YOU HAVE 309 PAGES WHEN YOU GET A PDF, IT'S 309 PAGES.

SO WITHIN THE REPORT THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS THAT ARE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.

AND SO WE EXPRESS AN OPINION UPON THAT.

AND THAT'S AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, A CLEAN OPINION, AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL STANDARDS YOU'VE IMPLEMENTED.

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IF YOU GO AND VISIT WITH ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COMPARE YOUR REPORTS.

BUT WHEN YOU GET INTO THE OTHER AREAS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.

YOUR MDNA IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS. WE REVIEW IT FOR CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE REPORT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS IN THE RSI.

THERE'S ALSO SOME TMRS SCHEDULES, SOME OPIP SCHEDULES THAT COME FROM ACTUARIES.

IT IS SUBJECT TO AUDIT, BUT THOSE ARE PROVIDED BY THOSE ENTITIES.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GET INTO THE SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES, YES, THAT'S THE UNDERLYING DETAIL THAT FORMS YOUR BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEY ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT.

IT'S JUST THE FORMAT IS NOT PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.

AND THEN YOU GET TO YOUR STATISTICAL SECTION IN THE BACK.

THAT INFORMATION IS FROM THE CENSUS DATA.

YOU'LL GO TO VARIOUS OTHER ENTITIES TO OBTAIN AND WE DON'T AUDIT THOSE ENTITIES.

SO WE'RE JUST TELLING YOU THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF ASSURANCE WITHIN THE REPORT.

THAT IS A GREAT EXPLANATION.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

I WAS GIVEN THIS TODAY, SO I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO READ IT ALL, BUT I ASSURE YOU I WILL.

AND SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THOSE REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ARTICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS? YES. THEY'RE JUST NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR REVIEW OR YOUR OPINION? IN THE THERE'S VARIOUS LEVELS OF ASSURANCE WITHIN THEM.

YES. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION OR CLARIFICATION, MAYOR.

SO THE WATER AND SEWER IS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE ON PAGE 188.

RIGHT. THAT YOU WERE SAYING WAS THE $634 MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT IS WATER AND SEWER ONLY IN ASSETS.

RIGHT. SO FEE STRUCTURE.

SO WHEN YOU SAY BEHIND YOU MEAN BEHIND ON THE FEES FOR WATER AND SEWER.

I THINK RATES.

YES. IT'S NOT. THAT WHAT YOU MEAN BY FEES? YES, MA'AM. JUST MAKING SURE THAT I DIDN'T MISUNDERSTAND NOT NOT BEHIND ON A TAX FOR THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS. THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS ARE PAID OUT OF FEES.

AND SO YOUR CAUTION, WHICH I APPRECIATE HOW YOU DO LOOK AT THE 90 DAY RESERVE AND I AGREE TOTALLY WITH YOU BUT IN THAT THAT'S A LOT OF ASSETS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.

AND SO YOUR CONCERN IS THAT THOSE FEE STRUCTURES CONTINUE TO GROW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSETS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE.

YES. WHICH DOESN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE 90 DAY RESERVE.

BUT.

NO. DID I MISUNDERSTAND SOMETHING THERE? MAYBE JUST THE 90 DAY RESERVE WAS WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH COVID AND HOW YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE 90 DAY RESERVE ON RUNNING THE CITY.

AND SO WE ALSO HAVE A RESERVE ON OUR WATER AND SEWER.

YES. YES. RIGHT.

OKAY. SO LIKE I JUST WAS AGREEING WITH YOU IN THAT ASPECT.

AND SO THOSE WERE MY TWO QUESTIONS AND JUST CLARIFYING.

AND SO I'LL READ THIS AND THEN IF I NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, I'LL REACH OUT TO MRS. STORRS. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AUDIT PROCESS? NO. IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOUR AUDIT SERVICES.

AND WHAT LAURA DIDN'T EXPAND ON IS WHILE THE CITY THIS IS THE LARGEST AUDIT, THERE ARE TEN AUDITS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.

AND SO YOUR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT NOT ONLY ARE DOING THEIR FULL TIME JOB, THEY'RE ALSO WORKING TO TO COORDINATE TEN AUDITS.

THEY ALSO PREPARE THIS REPORT AND IT'S 309 PAGES.

SO I WANT TO SAY THAT THEY DID RECEIVE THE EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.

AND SO THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT THEY DO.

SO, JANIE, HOW MANY YEARS HAVE Y'ALL BEEN DOING OUR AUDIT? FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW UNDER VARIOUS NAMES.

ORIGINALLY WE WERE CLIFTON GUNDERSON AND WE BECAME CMS. AND THEN JUST RECENTLY PAST TWO YEARS, WE BECOME A CMS DIVISION OF ATLAS.

SO I STARTED WORKING ON THIS WHEN DEAN WAS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.

AND WE DO JUST FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO'S LIKE, WELL, I'M WATCHING THE MEETING AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW OFTEN WE DO AN AUDIT.

HOW OFTEN DO WE DO AN AUDIT? EVERY YEAR? EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

YES. EVERY YEAR. AND SO WHEN YOU DO GO OUT FOR RFQ, YOU ALSO DO SEND THAT OUT JUST SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.

BUT WE PREPARE. WE ARE PART OF THE AUDIT PROCESS EVERY YEAR.

AND AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE OTHER ENGAGEMENTS GOING ON IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS.

YOU HAVE SEVERAL COMPONENT UNITS.

THOSE ARE LISTED.

THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE LISTED ON PAGES 40 TO 41.

AND THEN YOU HAVE A COUPLE THAT YOU HAVE SEPARATE REPORTS ON THAT ARE BLENDED COMPONENT UNITS WITHIN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL OUT THE AUDIT PRESENTATIONS TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS.

SO THIS IS JUST THE FIRST ONE THAT COMES OUT TO CITY COUNCIL.

YEAH, WELL, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

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AND WE'RE A VERY COMPLEX ACCOUNTING ANIMAL AT THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING, BECAUSE WE USE FUNDS, HAVE INTER FUND TRANSFERS.

AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO ANSWER ALL OF MY BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

BUT JUST FOR ANY CITIZEN WHO'S KIND OF NOTICING THIS AUDIT PROCESS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WANT THEM TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR.

WE HIRE AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.

YOU GUYS LOOK ALL THROUGH OUR BUDGET.

IT TAKES YOU I MEAN, IT TAKES AND HOW WE REPORT ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTING NUMBERS TAKES EIGHT MONTHS.

AND ACTUALLY IT ACTUALLY GOES ON BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF ENTITIES THAT YOU HAVE.

IT'S ACTUALLY AS WE'RE RAMPING UP YOUR COMPONENT UNITS, IT'S REALLY GOING ON ABOUT 11 MONTHS.

YEAH. SO A LOT OF TIME SPENT.

WE HAVE AN AUDITOR ON STAFF WHO IS PART OF THE CITY STAFF, BUT THAT AUDITOR WORKS WITH YOU, AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, TO MAKE SURE OUR REPORTING IS DONE CORRECTLY SO THAT ANYBODY WHO PICKS UP OUR AUDIT REPORT CAN SEE AND HAVE THE SURETY OF KNOWING, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A CLEAN OPINION AND THAT OUR FINANCIAL STAFF KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THEY'RE DOING IT ACCURATELY.

ACCORDING TO GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS.

MAINLY STANDARDS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT.

I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.

THEY DEMONSTRATE INTEGRITY AS WE WORK WITH THEM, AND THEY'RE CONSERVATIVE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY PROACTIVE.

I MENTIONED GASB 87 AND THAT'S A VERY LARGE GASB STANDARD TO IMPLEMENT, AND I'D LIKE TO COMMEND MATT POST, AND HE HEADED UP THIS PROJECT TWO YEARS BEFORE PROBABLY AN 18 MAYBE I'M TRYING TO GUESS, BUT THEY WERE ALREADY LOOKING AT SEARCHING FOR ALL THE LEASES, BOTH LEASING AND LEASE SOURCE THAT WOULD BE EMBEDDED IN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THIS STANDARD.

SO VERY PROACTIVE.

ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

JANEY, WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.

MATT, NICOLE, AUBREY, EVERYBODY THAT WORKS IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK.

ABSOLUTELY. YOU ALL ARE DESERVING OF THE AWARDS THAT YOU'VE BEEN RECEIVING, BUT IT'S PROJECTS LIKE THIS COMING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE THAT, YOU KNOW, TAKE A BREATH AND THEN TOMORROW YOU'VE GOT TO START ON THE NEXT ONE.

BUT WE DO AT LEAST WANT TO GIVE YOU A PAT ON THE BACK FOR FOR ALL THAT YOU DO DAY TO DAY.

APPRECIATE THAT.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ACCEPTING THIS ITEM COUNCIL? SO, MAYOR, WE WE HAVE A MOTION FROM OUR SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH IS TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022 AS PRESENTED.

SO WE JUST NEED A SECOND FOR THAT AND I'LL SECOND IT IS THE OTHER MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTION? FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I, I ANYONE OPPOSE SAME SIGN THAT MOTION PASSES WITH THE FOUR VOTE.

JANEY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. BACK TO OUR DISCUSSION

[1.C. Updates from Councilmembers serving on outside boards and commissions ]

BUT WE DO HAVE A REPORT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND I SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

SO, FREDA, I'LL LET YOU GO FIRST.

AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I CAN ADD ON.

OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

AND SO OUR COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST THURSDAY WHEN WE MET.

AND SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT, SAN JACINTO.

THEY'RE WORKING ON THE SIDEWALK COST SHARE PROGRAM AND THEY HAVE SOLICITATIONS FOR BIDDERS THAT WILL BE SENT THIS MONTH.

THEY'RE WORKING ON CREATIVE CROSSWALKS AND SOLICITATIONS FOR BIDDERS WILL BE SENT IN THE NEXT MONTH AS WELL.

AND THEN THEY HAVE NORMAL CROSSWALKS, WHICH IS A COORDINATION FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH IS OUT HAS ALREADY BEGUN WITH THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT IN THE NORTH HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

THEY'RE WORKING ON BUS SHELTERS AND THEY'RE NEARING ABOUT 90% OF THE DESIGN COMPLETION AND THEY'RE WAITING ON FINAL TCE.

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THE ASSOCIATION IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A PIM TO INTRODUCE MORE LIGHTS INTO NORTH HEIGHTS.

THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE RAISE GRANT FOR THE NORTH HUGHES COMPLETION PROJECT AND PLANS TO SUBMIT IT NEXT WEEK.

THEN THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY MEETING ON FEBRUARY 23RD TO HEAR CITIZEN FEEDBACK, TO GET ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY INSIGHT ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING IMPROVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF.

WITHIN THE BARRIO NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY THEY HAVE BEEN OR HAVE ALREADY BEEN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS A BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AS A RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND THIS WAS AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT THIS TOOK PLACE.

THAT WAS JANUARY 31ST, 2023.

THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON THE SOUTHEAST 10TH AVENUE STREETSCAPE.

THEY'RE HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE FOR THE BIKE LANE PROVISIONS ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2023.

AND THEN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS SUBMITTED A FISCAL YEAR 23 TO GRANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE BARRIO STREETSCAPE PROJECT, AND THE PROJECT WILL BE PUSHED BACK SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR FOR THE INCORPORATION OF TXDOT'S NEW BIKE LANE REQUIREMENTS AND THEN THE EAST RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.

THEY HAVE A MONTHLY ROLL OFF PROGRAM, AND THESE ARE ROLL OFFS THAT ARE PLACED BY PUBLIC WORKS ON THE THIRD WEEKEND OF EACH MONTH, WHICH ALLOWS THE CITIZENS AND THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, IF THEY HAVE ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS OR JUST BULKY TYPE ITEMS, THEY CAN PUT PUT THOSE ITEMS INTO THE ROLL OFF. THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON STREET LIGHTING.

AND CITY STAFF HAS RECEIVED ESTIMATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 48 PROPOSED NEW LIGHTS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE PROJECT IS TO GO BEFORE THE EAST RIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR APPROVAL, HOPEFULLY LATER THIS MONTH.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I GUESS I WOULD JUST SUMMARIZE ALL OF THAT.

I THINK THAT WAS A FANTASTIC SUMMARY BY SAYING THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS ARE DEFINITELY WORKING.

I WOULD GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE LEADERSHIP OF EMILY KOLLER, BUT ALSO TO THE ACTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CHRIS JACKSON, WHO'S WORKING REAL CLOSELY WITH ALL FOUR OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND SEEING THEM AS YOU CAN SEE.

WHAT PART OF WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THERE'S NO COOKIE CUTTER THING HAPPENING HERE.

EACH NEIGHBORHOOD HAS PRIORITIZED WHAT THEY THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY'RE CLICKING OFF THEIR PROJECTS ONE BY ONE.

SO NOT EVERYBODY IS WORKING ON BUS SHELTERS, BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON SIDEWALKS.

AND I THINK OFF OF THIS LIST, I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT THE EAST RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD COMING FORWARD AND SAYING, WE THINK WE NEED NEW LIGHTING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH THEM TO COORDINATE, PUTTING UP 48 NEW STREET LIGHTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE'LL JUST BE A FANTASTIC QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT.

AND WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER BENEFITS ARE GOING TO COME AS A RESULT OF THAT.

SO I JUST GET REALLY EXCITED SEEING PEOPLE INVEST IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEEING THE CITY PARTNER THROUGH THE WORK THAT EMILY AND CHRIS ARE DOING. SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JARED, I THINK YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB IN BUILDING THAT TEAM.

AND THIS IS YOU KNOW, THIS WAS STARTED BY THE 20 1516 COUNCIL AND WE'VE CARRIED IT FOR SIX YEARS.

I THINK IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT AND WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS HAPPEN IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.

WELL, ALONG WITH THAT, WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S A VERY, VERY SLOW PROCESS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AS KEVIN CARTER HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN BRINGING THESE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN THERE IN DIFFERENT QUADRANTS OF OUR CITY.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY HELPING AS WELL.

YEAH, IT IS.

CAN CAN I MAKE A COMMENT THERE? SO AS A CRITIC, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO SAY LIKE, WHAT A GREAT JOB ON THESE NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS. SO WHERE I FIRST GOT INTRODUCED WAS TERESA KENNEDY.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, SHE'S A WORKER AND SHE SAID SHE WAS LIKE, HEY, IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT I'M DOING, COME ON OUT.

SO SHE WAS RUNNING A PRESSURE WASHER OVER ON 10TH UNDERNEATH THAT UNDERPASS.

AND THEN SHE JUST STARTED SHOWING ME ALL OF THE MOMENTUM AND THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WERE BRINGING TOGETHER.

SO, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT I HAVE HAD MUCH OF A HAND IN ANY THING UP HERE, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THIS, I'VE GOT TO JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH

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YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, YOUR EFFORT, AND WHAT A GOOD JOB FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL HERE, OUR COUNCIL AND AND ELAINE, I'M SURE AS WELL.

AND KICKING THAT OFF, I HOPE THAT THING STICKS AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

AND I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO SEE MORE AND MORE GROWTH WITH THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THAT LEVEL OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS REALLY WHAT MAKES AMARILLO UNIQUE.

SO THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THE PRAISE FROM A CRITIC.

YES, MA'AM. IT'S ALWAYS NICE.

HOWARD, ANYTHING? OKAY. I THINK THAT WAS IT THEN ON THAT SUB REPORT.

ITEM ONE E, I'M SORRY.

[1.D. Update on Athletic Field Lighting Project ]

JARED DANFORTH IS GOING TO GIVE THAT UPDATE, BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE HIM DO IT WHEN HE COMES UP TO UPDATE US ON FACILITIES PROJECTS SO THAT ONE IS GETTING MOVED TO ONE F SO FOLLOWING ALONG ONE E IS AN UPDATE THEN ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HOME ART FUNDING AND POINT IN TIME COUNT.

[1.E. Update on Community Development HOME-ARP Funding and Point-in-Time Count ]

WE'VE GOT JASON BERGER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, TO PRESENT THE ITEM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.

JASON. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M SO GLAD TO BE HERE AND VISIT WITH YOU ABOUT OUR HOME ART FUNDING.

THINK I'VE GOT A POWERPOINT UP HERE, AM I? NOTHING. THAT CLICKER IS MORE LIKE A TRIGGER.

YEAH. WE JUST KEEP IT TO, YOU KNOW, FAKE PEOPLE OUT.

AND WHETHER I BET YOU HAVE A POWERPOINT JUST COMING.

LET ME JUST KIND OF TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT HALLMARK FUNDING YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF.

THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING, ABOUT 1.9 TRILLION WAS ALLOCATED FOR THAT FUNDING.

5 BILLION WAS SET ASIDE FOR THE HOME ARP PROGRAM AND AMARILLO.

WE RECEIVED ABOUT 2.5 MILLION, A LITTLE OVER 2.5 MILLION.

SO THIS TO WHAT I'M DOING TODAY, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION IN SUMMARY OF THE HOME ARP ALLOCATION TO MY DEPARTMENT.

IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOLLOWED BY CITY HOPEFUL CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THAT PLAN TO HUD FOR REVIEW AND HOPEFULLY APPROVAL FROM THEM.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT MY PROGRAM HERE.

ALL RIGHT. GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO AGAIN, I'M REALLY RELIEVED.

I'M SORRY. ALLOCATED 2.5 MILLION.

THERE ARE FOUR ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES, AND THE ARP FUNDS MUST PRIMARILY BENEFIT THE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS.

AND I'M GOING TO DISCUSS EACH OF THOSE WITH YOU HERE.

JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES.

SO WHAT ARE THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES? THERE'S AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.

AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.

SO THAT'S THE ACQUISITION REHAB OR NEW CONSTRUCTION.

TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR TBRA.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY USING OUR HOME FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE EVERY YEAR FOR THAT PROGRAM.

AND IT'S GOING VERY, VERY WELL.

WE'RE ABLE TO HELP A LOT OF FAMILIES WITH THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

ALSO, WE IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES LIKE COMING HOME AND THEN ALSO FOR ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NON CONGREGATE SHELTER.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, 15% OF THAT CAN BE SET ASIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PLANNING COSTS.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS.

THIS JUST KIND OF CAVEAT THAT THESE THIS PROGRAM MUST SERVE ALL OF THESE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS.

SO PEOPLE WHO MEET THE DEFINITION OF HOMELESS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING OR FLEEING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TRAFFICKING IN OTHER POPULATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRING SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS.

SO ALL OF THOSE POPULATIONS MUST BE SERVED WITH THIS PROGRAM.

LET'S SEE. OKAY.

LET'S TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THESE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE QUALIFIED FOR ASSISTANCE BASED ON THEIR STATUS AS THAT QUALIFYING POPULATION AND NOT AS BASED ON THEIR INCOME.

AND THEN ALL FOUR QUALIFYING POPULATIONS MUST BE SERVED WITH THESE FUNDS, AND THEY'RE ELIGIBLE ALSO TO APPLY FOR THE PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY THESE FUNDS.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT AMARILLO ALLOCATION.

AGAIN, IT IS A ONE TIME AWARD, SO THIS WILL ONLY BE ONE TIME.

WE WON'T SEE THIS TYPE OF FUNDING AGAIN.

AGAIN, THEY MUST BE USED FOR AN ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.

MUST SUPPORT ALL OF THE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN RESEARCHING AND WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT FIRM BETTER PART OF ABOUT A YEAR TO EIGHT MONTHS.

SO THIS HAS BEEN A LONG, TEDIOUS PROCESS, BUT WE'VE LEARNED A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING REAL HARD TO GET GREAT COMMUNITY INPUT AND DEVELOP AN ALLOCATION PLAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT TO HUD.

SO WHAT HAVE WE DONE WITH THIS? HOW HAVE WE DONE THIS ALLOCATION PLAN? WE'VE DONE OUR STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS.

WE HAD ABOUT ABOUT 14 AGENCIES THAT WE VISITED WITH PERSONAL INTERVIEWS TO GET PROBABLY ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES WITH EACH OF THOSE AGENCIES.

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THEY WERE EXCELLENT PARTNERS, PARTNERS THAT WERE VERY EAGER TO HELP US.

SO THE COC, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE AWARE OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE.

PRETTY MUCH THAT ENTIRE ORGANIZATION WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THIS.

IT INCLUDED HOMELESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE PROVIDERS, VETERANS GROUPS, THE PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY, COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, AND THEN PUBLIC PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADDRESS FAIR HOUSING, CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

AND THEN ALSO WE HAD A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, VERY GOOD PARTICIPATION FROM THE PUBLIC.

WE HAD HELD PRETTY, I'M SORRY, PUBLIC MEETINGS TO SHARE THE FUNDING, AVAILABILITY AND REQUIREMENTS.

AND THEN WE HAD A GREAT SURVEY THAT WENT OUT TO MANY, MANY PEOPLE AND WE HAD OVER 550 RESPONDENTS TO THAT SURVEY AND GOT GREAT FEEDBACK.

WHEN I FINISHED WITH THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, I'M GOING TO SHARE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I LEARNED FROM THAT THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THAT NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT'S BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHERED FROM THE CONSULTATIONS AND THAT PUBLIC INPUT.

WE WERE ABLE TO ADD THE QUALIFYING POPULATION SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP.

AND THEN ALSO, AS YOU WOULD PROBABLY IMAGINE, WE IDENTIFIED THAT THERE ARE MAJOR GAPS IN SHELTER, HOUSING AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THESE FOUR QUALIFYING POPULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. SO IN SUMMARY, THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE BEST PLAN IS TO ALLOCATE 85% TO THE COMING HOME PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THEIR HOMELESS OUTREACH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ALL OF THE QUALIFYING POPULATIONS.

THAT PROGRAM HAS BEEN DOING VERY OUTSTANDING WITH THE FUNDS THAT THEY'VE GOT AND IT IS A GREAT PART OF THE CYCLE OF WHAT AMARILLO IS SET FORTH TO DO FOR OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 2,176,714 SET ASIDE FOR THAT PROGRAM AND 15% FOR THE PROGRAM ADMIN AND PLANNING TO THE TUNE OF $384,126. I LOVE THIS.

I'M SORRY IF I DIDN'T SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

I LOVE THIS. IT'S REALLY SMALL.

I APOLOGIZE. IT'S HARD TO READ THAT.

BUT BASICALLY WHAT THIS THIS CYCLE IS TALKING ABOUT IS THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A VERY ROBUST PLAN TO TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY.

THE PLAN OF APPROACH INCLUDES VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND FUNDING SOURCES THAT WILL HELP PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE MOMENTUM IN THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE MORE STABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.

I'LL SHARE JUST A LITTLE BIT ON HERE.

OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THOSE IS THAT HOME ART FUNDING TRANSFORMATION PARK.

I THINK Y'ALL MAY HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THAT BEFORE.

AND THE GREAT THING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IS TO UTILIZE THAT TO GET FOLKS THAT WE'VE GOT IN THE STREETS BACK INTO SOME KIND OF SHELTER.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS, THE HOME ARP TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAMS. WE'RE ACTUALLY USING SOME OF THE FUNDS.

WE HAVE TO GET THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH IS OUR ULTIMATE HOPE, IS TO GET THEM INTO AN ACTUAL HOME, NOT A SHELTER.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE USING THE CONTINUUM OF CARE AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN ORDER TO FILL THIS THING OUT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT PRETTY FAST.

IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE LIKE YOU SEE A GREAT NUMBER OF FUNDS OUT THERE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE HOMELESS PROGRAM.

JASON, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS THIS 2.5 MILLION.

THIS IS. IT'S HOME ART FUNDING, MEANING IT WAS NOT A PART OF OUR INITIAL FUNDED AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS.

THIS IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THAT IS CORRECT. AND DID YOUR TEAM HAVE TO GO OUT AND GET IT, APPLY FOR IT, OR DID IT JUST FALL IN OUR LAP? AMARILLO IS AN ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY FOR THE HOME FUNDS.

SO WE WERE WE'RE ALREADY IN THE RUNNING TO RECEIVE ANY KIND OF FUNDS THAT COME THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.

SO WE WE AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVED IT.

NOW, WE HAD TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND THE WORK ON THE BACK SIDE IN ORDER TO PUT THIS PLAN TOGETHER.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAD TO DO.

I HAD A TEAM OF ABOUT FIVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE.

BUT YEAH, WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.

SO THE FUNDING WAS GUARANTEED ONCE YOU COMPLETED ESSENTIALLY AN APPLICATION FOR IT.

AND AGAIN, JUST BACK TO THE THESE ARE NOT ONE PAGER.

THIS IS NOT LIKE GETTING A LIBRARY CARD.

NO OFFENSE, AMANDA, THESE ARE VERY INTENSE APPLICATIONS, DATA BASED APPLICATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO TEAM TO PUT IT TOGETHER.

IN FACT, IT'S A LOW PERCENTAGE OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO GET THEIR PLAN APPROVED.

SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS REAL QUICKLY WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE.

ALL THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. WE DIDN'T DO IT REAL QUICK LIKE A LOT OF CITIES DID, WHERE THEY GOT IT IN QUICK AND THEN MADE ADJUSTMENTS ALONG THE WAY.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS PLAN.

SO AND I ALSO JUST THINK IT'S FABULOUS THAT AS WE LOOKED AT THE AUDIT RESULTS THIS YEAR AND HAD OVER $80 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING, THIS IS THE KIND OF

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BUT OR THEY'VE ALL GONE BACK TO WORK.

YEAH RIGHT LAURA THAT THESE ARE THE TYPE OF FUNDS THAT BECAUSE THIS DEPARTMENT PUT THAT WORK INTO IT IT GOES TO DIRECTLY TO OUR REVENUE LINE.

ABSOLUTELY. AND ON THAT SCHEDULE THAT WE WENT OVER, IT WAS THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES.

JUST BECAUSE YOU RECEIVE GRANT MONEY DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU GET TO SPEND IT.

AND I THINK JASON WAS ALLUDING TO THAT, THAT SOMETIMES YOU'RE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY.

BUT IF YOU CAN'T COME UP WITH QUALIFYING PROJECTS AND SUBMIT ALL THE PROPER PAPERWORK AND GO THROUGH ALL THE APPROVAL PROCESSES, YOU DON'T ACTUALLY GET TO SPEND THE MONEY.

AND SO AS JASON MENTIONED, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH CONSULTANTS TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO SPEND THIS MONEY AND WE GET TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THESE DOLLARS. SO YEAH, IT'S IT USUALLY YOU DON'T GET MONEY UPFRONT.

MOST GRANT AWARDS, THEY HOLD ON TO THE MONEY AND THEN YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT AS YOU GET EVERYTHING APPROVED ALONG THE WAY.

THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO LET ME MOVE ON TO THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.

HOPEFULLY WE'VE GOT THAT ONE.

JOHN'S PULLING IT UP FOR YOU.

OH, COOL. THANK YOU.

IS THIS WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DELIVER YOUR JOKE? OH, I'VE GOT A GOOD ONE.

OKAY. SO.

OKAY, SERIOUSLY, WE'RE WAITING ON YOUR PRESENTATION.

WHAT DO YOU CALL TWO GUYS THAT ARE HANGING FROM A WINDOW? CURT AND ROD.

OH, THAT'S SO DAD.

A DAD JOKE. YOU ALL MAY KNOW THAT I PROVIDE A DAD JOKE EVERY DAY FOR MY STAFF.

CURT AND ROD.

SEE, THAT TOOK ALL THE PRESSURE OFF OF JOHN.

HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY PRESSURE.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD POWERPOINT, TOO.

YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY ENJOY THIS.

AT LEAST IT'S GOT GOOD INFORMATION.

DO YOU KNOW HOW YOU DIVIDE ROME? HOW DO YOU DIVIDE YOUR HOME WITH A PAIR OF CAESARS? OH, NICE. I'M USING THAT TOMORROW.

JUST TRYING TO HELP JOHN OUT OVER HERE.

OH, HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO.

I THINK WE'VE GOT IT UP NOW.

GOOD JOB, JOHN. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WINTER 2023 POINT IN TIME.

CAN'T WE JUST DID THIS IN JANUARY THIS YEAR? SO THIS IS REALLY FRESH INFORMATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S GOOD INFORMATION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT.

BUT I'M GOING TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU TO LET YOU KIND OF KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

SO, AGAIN, I LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE POINT IN TIME COUNT IS.

IT'S A 24 HOUR SNAPSHOT OF THE NUMBER OF SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED HOMELESS IN OUR CITY.

SO WE WANT TO GET THAT SNAPSHOT TO SEE SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, IT'S EVER CHANGING.

WE WATCH OUR HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND BELIEVE ME, IT'S CHANGING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT.

SO HOW IS THE DATA USED? QUALITY. IT'S QUALITY DATA COLLECTION OF THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY.

AND WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT DATA IS.

IF WE DON'T KNOW, KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, WE CAN'T ADDRESS IT.

SO DATA IS SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

WE ALSO INFORM HUD.

WE INFORM CONGRESS AND AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL ABOUT WHERE AMARILLO SITS IN THIS PREDICAMENT.

AND I READ A LOT OF REPORTS THAT COME OUT OF HUD THAT ARE PUBLISHED TO CONGRESS, AND I SEE OUR NAME IN THERE SOMETIMES IN VERY GOOD LIGHTS AND SOMETIMES NOT IN SO GOOD.

SO IT ALSO GAUGES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND POLICIES.

WE'RE ALWAYS NEEDED TO KNOW IF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS RIGHT.

I BELIEVE ONE OF THE GREAT PROGRAMS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IS THE COMING HOME PROGRAM.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE AMARILLO CONTINUUM OF CARE.

EVERY YEAR, THE CONTINUUM OF CARE RECEIVES FUNDING, AND WE DOLE THAT OUT TO VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT ARE HELPING PROVIDE HOMELESS SERVICES.

TO DO THE 2023 POINT IN TIME COUNT.

WE USE THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT COLLECTS ALL OF THE DATA ON OUR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

IT HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN UP THE DATA THAT WE ACTUALLY GET FROM THE COUNTING US MOBILE APP.

SO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS GO OUT WITH THEIR PHONE WITH AN APP AND THEY CAN FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS TO ASK ALL OF THE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS TO GET THE DATA THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SURVEY.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THIS MAP HERE.

IT'S AGAIN, DIFFICULT TO SEE THE NUMBERS ON THERE.

BUT EACH EACH OF THOSE PLOT POINTS, IF THEY'RE NOT RED, SO THE GREEN, YELLOW, ORANGE, BLUE, THE DIFFERENT COLORS THERE, ALL OF THOSE HAVE A NUMBER ON THEM.

SO IT COULD BE 300, 200 AND 116.

IT COULD BE DIFFERENT NUMBERS TO SHOW ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT WERE COUNTED IN THOSE AREAS.

IT'S SPECIFICALLY PLOTTED TO A DIFFERENT AREA.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS TO NOTICE IS IT'S NOT ALL IN ONE AREA.

IT'S ALL OVER THE ENTIRE CITY.

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THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT WERE THE TOTALS? TOTAL IS 692.

THAT INCLUDES BOTH THE SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED COUNT.

SHELTERED DID GO UP ABOUT 100.

NOW WE'VE GOT ABOUT 271 IN OUR SHELTERED.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT 421 UNSHELTERED.

THAT'S THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT'S ALWAYS TROUBLING TO ME AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING SO MUCH WORK WITH COMING HOME AND WITH THE CREATION OF TRANSFORMATION PARK IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO REALLY TACKLE THAT NUMBER.

WE'RE UP ABOUT.

IT'S 80, 80 NUMBERS FROM THERE.

SO IT'S QUITE A BIT. IT'S TOTAL.

WE'RE ALREADY ABOUT 100.

LET'S SEE.

153 TOTAL INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.

SO WE'RE HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, LAST YEAR'S JANUARY COUNT OR LAST YEAR'S SUMMER COUNT.

SO ONE THING THAT WAS VERY CONCERNING AGAIN TO ME IS THAT WE HAD A LET ME WAIT UNTIL I GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

BUT LET'S LOOK AT THE SHELTERED COUNT HERE.

I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTICE THAT OUR SHELTERS THAT ARE HERE, THESE ARE OUR CONGREGATE SHELTERS, PLACES THAT HAVE PEOPLE IN THE SAME TYPE OF LOCATIONS.

THEY'RE NOT IN INDIVIDUAL ROOMS, BUT WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW OF OUR SHELTERS THAT ARE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB.

OUR NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP AT THE SALVATION ARMY, I WANT TO POINT OUT.

SO WE NEED EVERYBODY TO PITCH IN IN ORDER TO HELP A NUMBER AS BIG AS WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.

THE UNSHELTERED AGAIN, I WANT TO REMIND YOU, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE LIVE IN THE STREETS, TENTS IN THEIR CARS, OTHER PLACES NOT MEANT FOR HABITATION.

SO LET'S DIG IN A LITTLE BIT ON THESE NUMBERS.

WENT BACKWARDS. OKAY.

I'LL LET YOU KIND OF LOOK A LITTLE BIT AT THESE NUMBERS.

SOME OF THE THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU.

ONE OF THE THINGS I IMMEDIATELY LOOK TO WHENEVER WE GET THESE NUMBERS IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18, I ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE UNSHELTERED.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SCARES ME AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SCARES ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

IF WE HAVE CHILDREN UNDER 18 UNSHELTERED ON OUR STREETS, WHERE YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE HAVE ZERO.

I PUT THAT ON OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE.

I PUT THAT ON ALL THE AGENCIES THAT HELP BECAUSE THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE WHEN WE'VE GOT THESE CHILDREN THAT ARE UNSHELTERED AND WE GET THEM INTO SOME KIND OF SHELTER OR A PERMANENT HOME VERY, VERY FAST.

I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE DO THAT.

THE FEMALE NUMBERS WERE UP ABOUT 50 THIS YEAR, MALES ABOUT 30.

VETERANS WAS UP.

I WANT YOU TO BE CAUTIOUS OF THE NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT WE NOTE ON HERE.

I WOULD SAY THAT THE SHELTERED NUMBERS ARE PRETTY ACCURATE BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A PLACE THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY VERIFY THEIR STATUS AS A VETERAN.

THE UNSHELTERED NUMBERS, THAT'S ALL SELF REPORTED.

SO WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THAT.

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND ON THE VETERANS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE HELP OUR VETERANS AND THAT WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT MEETS THAT INCLUDES THE VA, THE VET STAR, SALVATION ARMY ART COMING HOME PROGRAM, THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

WE MEET EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO GO OVER EVERY SINGLE VETERAN BY NAME TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE AT IN THEIR STATUS, WHETHER THEY'RE CURRENTLY UNSHELTERED OR IF THEY'RE IN SALVATION ARMY OR WHERE THEY'RE AT AND WHERE WE'RE MOVING THEM TO.

WE HAVE I HAVE OVER 40 VOUCHERS THAT ARE READY TO GET PEOPLE, VETERANS INTO A PERMANENT HOUSE RIGHT NOW.

WE JUST HAVE TO WORK THEM THROUGH THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO GET ALL THE PAPERWORK DONE AND THEN MAINTAIN THAT HOUSING.

THAT'S WHERE THAT CASE MANAGEMENT IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S A BIG STRUGGLE AND A LOT OF THEM RETURNED TO HOMELESSNESS.

SO WE HAVE THE HOUSING.

WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP WORKING AT IT AND WE WORK WITH THEM ONE BY ONE, NAME BY NAME.

FOUR YEAR TRENDS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT AGAIN, HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT 2020 TOTAL WAS ABOUT 600.

WE BROUGHT THAT DOWN.

YOU CAN SEE COMING HOME WAS BEING VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE HIT THE PANDEMIC.

WE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO PUTTING PEOPLE INTO MOTELS AND KIND OF SHORT TIME SOLUTIONS.

AND THEN THE NUMBER KEEPS CRAWLING UP.

AND NOW WE'RE BACK UP TO 692.

SO WE'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND KEEP PLUGGING ALONG BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER.

AND I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF MY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, AND I'M AFRAID THESE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP EVERYWHERE.

AND SOME OF THE BIGGER CITIES, IT'S GOING UP ASTRONOMICALLY.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING COMING HOME? YOU ALL ARE VERY AWARE OF COMING HOME AND WORKING VERY HARD.

WE'VE GOT OVER 200 FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN HOUSED, MULTIPLE HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE BEEN HOUSED.

SO IT'S WORKING.

IT'S OVER 85% SUCCESSFUL.

IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

AND IT'S IT'S GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT HOMES.

TRANSFORMATION PARK IS COMING.

THAT'S ANOTHER THING. WE'VE GOT TO GET FOLKS OFF THE STREETS AND GET THEM SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY'VE GOT FOOD, WHERE THEY'VE GOT BATHROOMS, SHOWERS.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE TO TALK ABOUT TRANSFORMATION PARKS.

I'LL KEEP THAT SHORT. BUT TRANSFORMATION PARK IS A SOLUTION HERE.

AND THEN I PUT ALL THESE OTHERS UP HERE.

THE AMARILLO CONTINUUM OF CARE, ALL OF THESE OTHER AGENCIES ARE ALL INDICATIVE OF THE AGENCIES THAT WORK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.

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SO WE HAVE TO DO THE VERY BEST WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN ORDER TO MAKE A DENT IN THIS AND WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

SO. THAT.

OH, LET ME LET ME SHARE. WE HAD 30 TEAMS IN IN A POINT IN TIME COUNTING OVER 87 VOLUNTEERS THAT WERE OUT THERE.

AND THIS JUST COULD NOT BE DONE.

THIS IS, I WOULD SAY, FIVE YEARS OR SO AGO, WE DID NOT HAVE QUALITY DATA WHEN IT CAME TO POINT IN TIME COUNT.

BUT WE MAKE THIS A PRIORITY.

WE WORK VERY HARD TO GET THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE THIS DATA MAKE SENSE AND MAKE IT WHERE WE CAN USE IT AND BE SURE THAT IT'S GOOD, GOOD INFORMATION.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. SMITH. YOU SAY THE NUMBERS ARE UP HERE AND ALSO NATIONALLY.

WHY DO YOU THINK THEY'RE UP? OH, I'M FOR SURE THAT THE INFLATION IS UP, THAT HOUSING COSTS ARE UP, ARE RENTAL PROPERTIES HERE IN AMARILLO ARE RISING AND IT'S PRICING PEOPLE OUT. FOOD IS THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY FOOD.

SO WE'VE GOT I'VE GOT SOME I'D LIKE TO READ A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE GOT FROM OUR SURVEY HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WE'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT HERE AND THEY'RE A PAYCHECK AWAY OR THEY'RE A TRAUMA EVENT AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE AT THAT BRINK.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT OUR GOVERNMENT, EVERYBODY IS PUSHING FOR NOW IS SOME HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN START TO RECOGNIZE THAT BEFORE THEY HIT THAT TIPPING POINT.

AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON THE STREETS BECAUSE ONCE THEY GET THERE, YOU'LL HEAR SOME OF THESE THINGS WHERE THEY'RE VICTIMIZED, LOSING ALL OF THEIR PAPERWORK.

IT'S STARTING AT GROUND ZERO AGAIN, AND IT TAKES MONTHS TO GET TO GET BACK TO THAT POINT THAT THEY WERE MAYBE JUST A WEEK BEFORE THEY HIT HOMELESSNESS.

SO COVID WAS A BIG ISSUE.

THAT HURT US A LOT.

IT'S JUST BEEN A BIG PROBLEM A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS.

THANK YOU. GOT ANOTHER QUESTION.

WHEN WE GET TRANSFORMATION PARK OPEN AND PEOPLE ARE STAYING THERE OR THEY COUNTED AS SHELTERED OR UNSHELTERED, THAT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON BOTH PARTS BECAUSE OUR DROP IN SPACE WILL MOST LIKELY BE CONSIDERED A SHELTERED PART.

IN ADDITION TO OUR CABIN COMMUNITY, THE DAY SHELTER WILL WILL STILL BE MOSTLY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN, ALSO SHARING FROM THE OUTDOOR SHELTER.

SO FOR THE MOST PART IT WILL BE CONSIDERED SHELTERED.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR HUD REPS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY SPECIAL CAVEATS FOR THAT SAFE SPACE AREA, BECAUSE IT'S, IT CAN GO EITHER WAY WHENEVER THEY DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO CALL THAT SHELTERED OR UNSHELTERED.

OKAY. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS IT'S SHELTERED.

IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN A CAR OR ON THE STREETS AND A TENT.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM MR. STANLEY? JASON, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, I HEAR PEOPLE SAY, HEY, THE MORE LIKE, WOW, LOOK AT THIS.

WHICH I LOVE THIS.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ALL THE LOGOS.

THIS IS A TON OF WORK TO GET THESE LOGOS AND PUT THEM ON A ONE PAGER, BUT IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE.

JUST THE VOLUME OF SERVICES THAT WE HAVE AND THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.

BUT I HEAR PEOPLE SAY ALL OF THE TIME, HEY, WE'RE DOING SO MUCH TO HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE, WE'RE ACTUALLY ATTRACTIVE TO HOMELESS PEOPLE. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO GIVE A RESPONSE TO THAT QUESTION THAT THE MORE WE HELP, THE MORE HOMELESS PEOPLE WILL HAVE.

I HEAR PEOPLE WITH THAT OPINION.

SURE. AND I THINK ONE OF THE CONFUSING PARTS ABOUT THAT IS PEOPLE THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE MOVING HERE AND WE'RE THEY'RE STAYING HERE.

IN REALITY, IT'S VERY TRANSIENT.

WE HAVE WE HAVE A CORE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FROM AMARILLO, THAT ARE FROM THE PANHANDLE.

I WOULD SAY THAT AMARILLO IS THE CENTRAL PART OF SERVICES FOR THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE.

SO PEOPLE FROM HEREFORD AND PLAINVIEW, THEY COME HERE BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE FOR SERVICES.

THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE THEY CAN SURVIVE.

SO, YES, WE DO GET AN INFLUX FROM THERE, BUT WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVELING FROM EAST COAST TO WEST COAST, SOUTH, NORTH.

THEY'RE TRAVELING ALL THE TIME.

AND SO IT'S NOT UNCOMMON THAT WE'LL SEE FOLKS STOP IN AMARILLO.

IT'S IT'S RIGHT THERE AT THE THE SPLIT WITH OUR HIGHWAYS.

SO, YES, WE DO SEE THAT.

NO. DO I BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE COMING HERE SPECIFICALLY FOR AMARILLO? THERE ARE SOME OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE A LOT BETTER WEATHER IN THE COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE THE HEAT THAT IS MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE IF YOU TAKE A TRIP OUT TO LOS ANGELES. I'VE DONE IT A FEW TIMES TO SEE AND TO SPEAK WITH OTHER SERVICE AGENCIES THERE.

THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING BECAUSE IT'S WARM AND IT'S TEMPERATE MOST OF THE TIME.

OREGON, SAME THING.

SO, NO, THEY'RE NOT REALLY COMING HERE FOR OUR SERVICES.

YES, WE DO HAVE GOOD SERVICES.

AND I THINK THAT IT'S GETTING BETTER THAT WE CAN SERVE THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING THAT INTO THE PROGRAMS FROM TRANSFORMATION PARK.

WE DON'T WANT SOMEONE THAT JUST CAME HERE YESTERDAY FROM PHOENIX THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BUMP UP ON THE LIST FROM SOMEONE THAT'S FROM AMARILLO, AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM INTO HOUSING FOR TEN YEARS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SYSTEM WORKED OUT THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE FOLKS HERE FIRST.

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BUT ALSO MANY OF THESE PARTNERS, IN ORDER FOR YOUR NUMBERS TO BE ACCURATE, THESE PARTNERS HAD TO START USING THIS, TOO.

AND SO JUST KUDOS TO CONTINUING TO TRAIN PEOPLE.

AND THERE BEEN SOME CHANGE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY.

SO IF THERE'S A PARTNER OUT THERE LISTENING, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE PARTNERS BECAUSE IT DID MAKE YOUR JOB HARDER WHILE YOU WERE FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO THAT SOFTWARE.

BUT IN THE LONG RUN, I THINK IS GOOD BECAUSE IT GIVES US THIS DATA THAT WE CAN USE FOR MORE GRANTS AND JUST FOR TRACKING PURPOSES.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THEN THE SHELTER CAPACITY, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, JASON, THE POINT IN TIME NUMBERS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT 271 PEOPLE IN SHELTER.

DO YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD OUR TOTAL CAPACITY IN SHELTERS? I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 150 HIGHER THAN THAT.

OKAY. WE HAVE PLACES TO PUT FOLKS.

IT'S THE NOW NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF THOSE BARRIERS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK.

I CAN'T BRING MY PET.

I CAN'T BRING YOU KNOW, I CAN'T DEAL WITH MY MENTAL HEALTH IN THIS FACILITY.

I HAVE PTSD.

I CAN'T BE INSIDE OF A DORM ROOM.

YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH IS A BIG ISSUE.

SO WE STILL HAVE THOSE KINDS OF BARRIERS TO FIGURE OUT FOR TRANSFORMATION PARK SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET EVERYBODY INTO SOME KIND OF SHELTER.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

OKAY. AND THEN JUST YOU'VE SAID THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY PEN READY.

WILL YOU COMPARE THIS YEAR, THIS LATEST POINT IN TIME COUNT TO WHERE WE WERE A YEAR AGO? PRETTY. PLEASE, LET ME PULL THAT BACK UP HERE FOR YOU REAL QUICK.

MAYBE NOT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S OKAY.

SO LAST YEAR, WE HAD 360.

SEE? GOSH, I HAD TO DO IT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

IT IS. ALL RIGHT.

LET ME GO BACK HERE.

LAST YEAR, WE HAD 368 UNSHELTERED, 539 TOTAL, AND NOW WE'RE UP TO 692.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. YES, MA'AM.

THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

ANYBODY ELSE? SO IS AMARILLO COLLEGE A PARTNER AS WELL? ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH AMARILLO COLLEGE.

THEY HAVE A TOP OF THE LIST SERVICE WITH OUR HOUSING AGENCY SO THAT WHENEVER THEY HAVE A STUDENT THAT'S HOMELESS, THEY CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH US.

AND WE HAVE VOUCHERS THAT ARE SET ASIDE FOR THOSE STUDENTS, GET THEM INTO HOUSING REALLY QUICK.

SO THAT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ALSO BIG PARTNERS.

CORRECT. I MAY HAVE JUST OVERLOOKED THEIR LOGO ON THE PAGE.

I WAS JUST RIGHT. RIGHT.

AND I MAY HAVE MISSED SOMETHING ON THERE.

IT WAS A, JASON TRIED TO DO THIS TYPE OF THING.

I DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF HELP ON IT.

YEAH, THIS IS JUST THIS IS NOT EVERYBODY, BUT IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.

YEAH. OKAY.

THANK YOU, JASON. WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE TEAMS YOU LEAD DO.

IT IS A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT'S ABOUT CARING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THE MOST HELP.

SO THANK YOU. COULD I SHARE ONE LAST THING WITH YOU BEFORE I LEAVE? SORRY, JARED. I'M TRYING TO GO.

HURRY. SO I KNOW THAT WE ALL LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND IT'S STATISTICS AND IT'S THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE LOOK AT A NUMBER AND WE'RE LIKE, OH, IT'S UP AND IT'S DOWN. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF IS TO REMEMBER THESE AREN'T JUST NUMBERS.

THESE ARE PEOPLE. AND I WANT TO I WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF SURVEY EXAMPLES THAT CAME FROM OUR SURVEY.

NUMBER ONE, IT SAYS, I AM CURRENTLY HOMELESS AND IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE HARDEST OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME BECAUSE SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, I SEEM TO BE LOSING EVERYTHING ALONG WITH IT LIKE A DOMINO EFFECT.

IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE TO BE HOMELESS, ESPECIALLY TO BE A FEMALE OUT ON THE STREETS.

ANOTHER ONE SAYS, I AM LIVING ON THE STREETS.

I WAS ROBBED. SO THEY TOOK EVERY IMPORTANT PAPER I HAD TO IDENTIFY MYSELF.

I'M STRUGGLING WITH A JOB BECAUSE I HAVE NO ID.

I'M IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING MY KID BACK.

IT'S BEEN A REAL STRUGGLE.

SOMEDAY I WILL GET LUCKY AND RENT A ROOM, BUT MOST DAYS I'LL SLEEP AT THE PARK.

SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I READ.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING GOOD STUFF AND THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY RECOGNIZE THAT THESE ARE PEOPLE.

AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO.

I APPRECIATE OUR COMMUNITY FOR WHAT WE'RE ALL DOING.

AGREED. THANK YOU.

JASON OK COUNCIL.

WE REALLY ONLY HAVE.

LET'S SEE. THREE MORE THINGS IF YOU COUNT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

DO WE NEED A BREAK, THOUGH? DO WE NEED A BATHROOM BREAK? YES. OKAY. LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND FINISH OUT THE AGENDA.

I KNOW EVERYBODY'S DANCING OVER ON THIS.

[1.F. Update on Facilities Projects; and ]

AN UPDATE ON FACILITIES PROJECTS.

MR. CITY MANAGER.

ALL RIGHT, THERE WE'VE GOT DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES JERRY DANFORTH.

HE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THE FACILITIES PROJECTS AND THE PARK LIGHTING, THE FIELD LIGHTING PROJECT.

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COUNCIL. I'M SORRY. THAT WAS MY MICROPHONE WAS NOT ON.

THIS IS JERRY DANFORTH, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, AND HE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THE ITEM AND THE ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING UPDATE.

VERY GOOD. MAYOR COUNCIL, LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THIS WITH YOU.

JARED WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON WHAT ALL WE HAD COMPLETED, WHAT WE RECENTLY COMPLETED, WHAT WE HAVE IN THE WORKS AND WHAT WE HAVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SO WE'LL START WE'LL GO THROUGH THESE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECTS, STOP ME AT ANY TIME.

I'D BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU ANY DETAILS ON ANY OF IT.

ALL RIGHT. SO HERE WE ARE, FOUR FACILITIES PROJECTS.

THESE ARE RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE.

THESE ARE THE LARGE WE DID THE LARGE CHILLER SYSTEM AT CENTRAL LIBRARY.

WHEN WE DID THAT CHILLER SYSTEM, WE ALSO FOUND PROBLEMS WITH ROOF WHILE WE WAS UP THERE.

SO WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE DOWNTIME TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT ADDRESS PATCHED.

A LARGE SECTION OF THAT ROOF.

WHILE WE WERE UP THERE WE DID THE HVA SYSTEMS AT THE EAST BRANCH LIBRARY AS WELL.

THESE ARE OVER 250 TON UNITS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THERE, LARGE SYSTEMS WHILE WE WAS WORKING ON THAT.

WE ALSO FOUND SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

WHILE WE WERE THERE, THE TRANSFORMER PAD AND THE TRANSFORMER WERE ACTUALLY SINKING AND PULLING AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.

SO WE ADDRESS THOSE WHILE WE WERE THERE IN THE PROCESS WITH THE LIBRARY SHUT DOWN.

PAVILION PROJECT.

PHASE ONE IS COMPLETE.

WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH PHASE TWO.

THAT WAS IN FRONT OF YOU LAST WEEK, AND WE'LL GO OVER THAT HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

THE COOLING TOWER AT THE CIVIC CENTER HAS NOW BEEN SET IN PLACE AND REPLACED.

THAT WAS A COOLING TOWER THAT WAS 35 YEARS OLD.

THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF COOLING TOWER IS BETWEEN 18 AND 20 YEARS.

SO WE DEFINITELY GOT OUR LIFE OUT OF THAT SYSTEM.

THE TWO PASSENGER, THE TWO ELEVATORS, PASSENGER ELEVATORS AT PD.

ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING HAVE BOTH BEEN COMPLETELY REMODELED.

THEY'RE ALMOST BRAND NEW UNITS.

AS YOU LOOK AT THEM RIGHT NOW, YES.

NOW THEY'RE CONTROLLED WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROLS VERSUS OLD CONTACTORS AND SWITCHES THAT WERE FROM BACK IN ACTUALLY THE 1930S.

SO WE CHANGED THOSE OUT, PUT IN NEW DRIVE SYSTEMS. SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SEEMS TO BE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THOSE UPGRADES.

WE DID A WASHOUT AREA FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR TACTICAL GEAR DOWN IN THE BASEMENT.

LARGE COMMERCIAL WASHERS THAT CAN HANDLE WASHING THEIR HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT THAT WAS COMPLETED HERE RECENTLY.

INDOOR SECURITY INSTALLATION THROUGHOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

A LOT OF THE DOORS AND STUFF THAT THEY HAD, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THEIR INTERROGATION ROOMS, THE DOORS ACTUALLY SWUNG IN.

SO IF THEY HAD AN UNRULY CLIENT, THEY COULD LITERALLY BE TRAPPED IN THE INTERROGATION ROOM WITH THAT CLIENT.

SO WE CHANGE THE SWINGS ON THE DOOR SO THEY COULD ACTUALLY SWING OUT INSTEAD OF IN.

WE CHANGED THE SWINGS ON THE DOOR AND THEIR EVIDENCE STORAGE AND STUFF.

AREAS LIKE THAT.

SO THOSE ARE RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS THAT YOU'D APPROVE THAT WE WE MOVE THROUGH.

AND WHEN I SAY RECENT, THAT'S ALL WITHIN THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE PROJECTS.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY THINK WE NEED FACILITIES KIND OF REGULARLY ON OUR AGENDA, KIND OF LIKE WE DO BUDGET UPDATES AND SALES TAX REPORTS AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR.

JUST THIS DEPARTMENT IS SO ACTIVE AND WHAT THEY'RE MAINTAINING AND IN SOME OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT'S HAPPENING, I JUST THINK IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE TO HAVE YOU REGULARLY ON THE AGENDA.

BUT QUESTIONS ANYTHING FROM THIS END.

OKAY. OKAY, JERRY, NEXT, WHAT I HAVE HERE IS THE PHOTOS.

THESE ARE THE HVAC SYSTEMS BOTH AT THE NORTH BRANCH ARE CENTRAL AND EAST BRANCH LIBRARY.

YOU CAN SEE THOSE ARE SIZABLE SYSTEMS. THIS IS THE ELECTRICAL PAD THAT WAS FAILING.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT WAS SINKING.

WE LITERALLY HAD TO PICK IT UP RE REWIRE THE ENTIRE THING BECAUSE AS IT SUNK, IT WAS LITERALLY PULLING THE CABLES OUT OF THE BUILDING.

WELL. THERE'S THE PAVILION PROJECT YOU SEE OFF ON YOUR LEFT IS PHASE ONE.

THAT'S THE COMPLETED. PHASE TWO IS THE DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE WITH ARCHWAYS, LED LIGHTING, CONCRETE SLABS.

A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT COUNCILMAN STANLEY BROUGHT UP IS COMING TO FRUITION.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO USE THAT FACILITY FOR DIFFERENT TYPE OF EVENTS.

AND SO RAISING IT UP.

FORTUNATELY, WE'RE STILL WITHIN BUDGET ON THIS PROJECT.

WE'RE HOPING TO BRING IT IN UNDER BUDGET WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.

THERE'S THE CIVIC CENTER COOLING TOWER.

THESE SHOW IT SET IN PLACE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, ACTUALLY, WE DIDN'T HAVE A CRANE LARGE ENOUGH IN THE CITY OF AMARILLO TO SWING THIS COOLING TOWER.

WE ACTUALLY HAD TO BRING ONE IN FROM DOWN SOUTH BECAUSE OF THE REACH AND THE DISTANCE.

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SO WITH EVERY FOOT THAT YOU GO UP AND EVERY FOOT THAT YOU GO OUT, IT CHANGES THE SIZE AND THE DEMANDS OF THOSE CRANE ASSEMBLIES.

WE BARELY GOT THAT THING SET WITH THAT NEXT LARGEST CRANE THAT WE BROUGHT IN FROM DOWN SOUTH.

BUT THAT SYSTEM IS IN AN OPERATIONAL NOW.

THE APD, THE ELEVATORS LOOK MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT THEY DID IN THE PAST.

IT'S KIND OF NICE TO HAVE A MODERN SYSTEM IN PLACE.

THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE UNDERWAY.

SERVICE CENTER NORTH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE GTM OR THE MINI KEITH BUILDING THAT'S THERE NORTH OF THE SERVICE CENTER.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY IT'S ALMOST 90,000 SQUARE FEET.

TO DATE, WE'VE PUT A NEW ROOF ON THAT BUILDING.

THAT NEW ROOF WAS RIGHT AT A MILLION ONE TO REROOF THAT BUILDING.

BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING IT REPURPOSED SO THAT THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, THE STREETS, DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, ALL OF THOSE CAN GET THEIR VEHICLES IN THERE FOR BAD WEATHER EVENTS.

THIS ALLOWS THEM TO STAGE ACTUALLY WITHIN A STRUCTURE, FILL THE TRUCKS UP WITH SALT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT GETTING WET.

THEN WHEN THE EVENT HAPPENS, THEY CAN ROLL OUT OF THAT STRUCTURE.

SOME OF THE UNIQUE THINGS WE'RE DOING ON THAT AND I'LL GO THROUGH THAT WHEN THE SITE PLAN COMES UP.

BUT WE'VE REALLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THAT DESIGN TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT AND TO MINIMIZE THE RISK FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT ON THAT FACILITY. THE TRANSIT MULTIMODAL.

THOSE OF YOU, MOST OF YOU WERE THERE FOR THAT GROUNDBREAKING ON THAT.

THAT'S MOVING ALONG GREAT.

WE'RE ACTUALLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THAT PROJECT, EVEN WITH THE WEATHER WE'VE HAD.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE WIND HURTS US WORSE THAN THE COLD WEATHER DOES.

FUELING SITE AT THE NORTH OF THE SERVICE CENTER AND FUELING SITE AT THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER, CIVIC CENTER OR SERVICE CENTER.

BOTH OF THOSE ARE UNDERWAY.

WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THOSE.

THE A&E IS UNDERWAY.

WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THOSE OUT TO BID WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 MONTHS.

CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION.

WE HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING LAST WEEK.

CONTRACTORS MOBILIZING, GETTING HIS PEOPLE ALL SET UP AND READY TO GO INSIDE THAT FACILITY.

WE'RE ACTUALLY OVER THERE DOING SOME WORK ON IT RIGHT NOW.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CITY HALL PROJECT, KEEP IN MIND A LOT OF THAT WORK WILL BE SELF PERFORMED BY US.

A LOT OF THAT WORK IS DONE BY OUR CMAR.

EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO CONTROL PRICING ON THAT JOB WE ARE DOING.

UTILITY RELOCATES FOR CITY HALL AND FUTURE LOCATIONS.

WHEN I TALK ABOUT FUTURE LOCATIONS ON THE UTILITY RELOCATIONS, WHEN WE DID THE GROUNDBREAKING OR WHEN YOU DRIVE BY A FUTURE CITY HALL, YOU SEE THE OVERHEAD POWER LINES.

WE'VE DONE ALL THE BORING IS ALREADY DONE WITH EXCEL.

SO ALL OF THAT'S READY FOR THOSE OVERHEAD LINES TO COME DOWN AS SOON AS THOSE UTILITY PADS ARE POURED.

WE'VE ALSO WORKED WITH ATMOS AND ALL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES.

AND WE'RE NOT JUST ADDRESSING CITY HALL.

WE'RE ADDRESSING A COUPLE OF BLOCKS TO THE NORTH AS WELL, SO THAT AS ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS DOWNTOWN, THAT WORK IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

IT BENEFITS NOT ONLY US, BUT ANY FUTURE GROWTH THAT WOULD HAPPEN THERE.

SO WE'RE TAKING A FORWARD LOOK TO THAT AS WE DO THAT WORK.

FAMILIAR DENTAL CLINIC ROOF REPLACEMENT THAT'S ACTUALLY OUT TO BID CURRENTLY.

WE ANTICIPATE OPENING BIDS ON THAT WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS.

CABIN COMMUNITY DESIGN WORK.

WE DID THE DESIGN WORK FOR THE SITE PLAN AND HOUSE WITH OUR ARCHITECTS.

WE WILL BE PUTTING THAT OUT TO BID AND AWARDING THAT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

SO DID YOU SKIP OVER? SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING PROJECTS ON PURPOSE? YEAH. WELL, I DID THE DENTAL CLINIC.

SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING, NEXT.

SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING. HERE'S WHERE WE ARE ON THE SPORTS FIELD.

LIGHTING. MARTIN ROAD.

ALL OF THE ALL OF THE LIGHT POLES ARE STOOD UP.

ALL OF THE BASES ARE UP.

WE HAVE THE SAME THING AT SOUTH EAST FIELD.

WE HAVE THE UTILITY PAD AT MARTIN.

WE WAITING ON EXCEL TO SET THE TRANSFORMER.

ONCE EXCEL SETS THE TRANSFORMER, THEN DAVID RAY, OUR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, WILL WIRE EVERYTHING UP.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 2 TO 3 DAY TIME PERIOD AFTER XCEL SETS THE TRANSFORMER.

WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SET IT LAST WEEK.

WE'RE HOPING WE GET IT THIS WEEK.

ONCE THAT'S SET, WE WILL TRY TO COORDINATE WITH YOU GUYS TO SEE WHAT THE NEW LIGHTING LOOKS LIKE ON THE ON THAT COMPLEX.

IT WILL BE VERY IMPRESSIVE WHAT WE HAVE THERE AT SOUTH EAST PARK.

ALL OF THE POLES ARE SET, ALL OF THE BASES ARE SET.

WE'RE FIXING TO START POURING THE PAD OVER THERE AT THAT SITE.

AND THEN EXCEL IS WORKING ON LOCATING A TRANSFORMER TO BRING IN THAT WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR THAT PROJECT.

ONCE THAT'S DONE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE PROBABLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS OUT FROM THAT AND THEN WE'LL START MOVING OVER TO RICK KLEIN, WORKING ON BOTH THE SOCCER FIELDS AND THE EXISTING FIELDS.

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WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE POLE BASES THAT WERE THERE, SO WE DIDN'T NEED NEW POLES.

SO WE'LL BE CHANGING THOSE OUT AND WORKING AT JOHN STIFF AS WELL.

COUNCILMAN SMITH, YOU ASKED A QUESTION AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

WHAT WAS THE WIND RATING ON THOSE POLES? THE WIND RATING ON THOSE POLES IS 120 MILES AN HOUR.

THEY'RE THE SAME POLES THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE BASEBALL FIELD DOWNTOWN.

THANKS. THAT'S THE POSE.

WHEN YOU GET THE LIGHTS OUT THERE, THE WIND IS GOING TO AFFECT THAT STILL.

NO, THAT'S RATED WITH THE WIND, WITH THE LIGHT FIXTURES THERE.

THAT'S THE TOTAL RATING.

THE OTHER QUESTION YOU ASK IS THE BASES ON THOSE POLES.

THE BASES ON THOSE POLES ARE ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO 25 FOOT IN LENGTH AND WEIGH ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 TO 6 TONS.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

SO WE WON'T HAVE ANY POLE BASES BREAKING.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY POLLS BREAKING.

ONE OF THE NICE FEATURES OF THE MOSCOW SYSTEM IS THAT IT IS MONITORED 24 SEVEN BY MOSCOW.

AND IF THEY SEE A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THOSE FIXTURES, THEY AUTOMATICALLY CALL OUT THEIR SERVICE TECHS.

YOU'VE GOT A 25 YEAR WARRANTY ON THAT SYSTEM.

THAT SYSTEM, THAT ENTIRE PROJECT CAME IN ON BUDGET FOR WHAT WE DID.

FOR WHAT WAS FUNDED. SO YOU'RE IN A GOOD SPOT THERE.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MOVING QUICKLY ON THIS.

OUR CONTRACTORS DOING A GREAT JOB.

MUSK IS DOING A GREAT JOB.

THE PARTNERSHIP WITH PARKS HAS BEEN GOOD WITH US, SO THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED HEAVILY WITH WHAT THEY WANT, THE ADDITIONAL FEATURES THAT WE WANTED FROM THE UTILITY PADS.

ONE OF THE FEATURES THAT THE PUBLIC MIGHT TAKE INTEREST IN IS OFF OF EACH UTILITY PAD.

WE PUT FOR 50 AMP PEDESTALS SO FOOD TRUCKS CAN PARK THERE OUTSIDE THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND PLUG IN INSTEAD OF SITTING THERE HAVING TO RUN GENERATORS.

AND IT GIVES AN ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCE TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO RENT THOSE.

THOSE ELECTRICAL PEDESTALS.

SO THOSE ARE IN PLACE.

AS WE JUMP TO NUMBER NINE, THE CABIN COMMUNITY, LIKE I SAID, WE DID THE SITE DESIGN ON THAT WITH OUR LOCAL ARCHITECTS.

AND WHEN WE GET THAT OVER TO THE ARCHITECTS THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED, WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU AT THE NEXT COUNCIL.

NUMBER TEN IS THE 300 HORSEPOWER CHILLER THAT IS SET IN THE CIVIC CENTER.

THIS IS BE THE SECOND OF TWO.

THE ONE THAT WAS PULLED OUT WAS ONCE AGAIN ONE FROM THE SIXTIES.

IT WAS AN R 22 SYSTEM.

R 22 IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.

IT'S BEEN OUT. IT'S BEING PHASED OUT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AVAILABILITY TO GET THAT REFRIGERANT IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.

AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE QUANTITIES FOR ONE OF THESE CHILLERS, WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT AROUND A $30,000 BILL JUST TO BUY THE REFRIGERANT FOR THAT THING.

SO IT WAS SOMETHING THAT IT WAS LEAKING, IT WAS TIME FOR IT TO BE REPLACED.

AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD, GOOD JOB FOR US.

WE DID GET SOME CONSIDERATIONS FROM YORK WHEN WE NEGOTIATED NEGOTIATED WITH THEM ON THE CONTRACT.

WE GOT APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER $25,000 OF ELECTRONIC CONTROLS AND MONITORING SYSTEMS. THEY WILL BE SIMILAR TO MOSCOW.

THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO MONITOR IT OFF SITE AND IT WILL LINK IN TO OUR BUILDING AUTOMATION AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. SO WE'LL HAVE TWO SETS OF EYES ON THE CHILLER SYSTEMS AT CIVIC CENTER.

THE REROOF OF THE FACILITY'S BUILDING.

THAT BID WILL OPEN HERE IN END OF NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S A RATHER LARGE PROJECT.

THAT ROOF IS RIGHT AT 38 YEARS OLD, SO WE'RE REPLACING IT.

THE SIMS BUILDING UP'S REPLACEMENT.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SIMS BUILDING, KEEP IN MIND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EOC.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 911.

THE UPS SYSTEM IS UNINTERRUPTED.

POWER SOURCE IS WHAT THAT IS.

AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, THAT WILL BACK UP THOSE AREAS COMPLETELY AND A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE REST OF THE BUILDING.

WE'RE GOING FROM A LEAD BATTERY SYSTEM TO A NEW ELECTRONIC BATTERY SYSTEM THAT IS ACTUALLY A CARTRIDGE SYSTEM. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM TO CHANGE OUT POWER SOURCES.

WE CAN PLUG AND PLAY WHILE THE SYSTEM IS ALIVE.

WE ANTICIPATE THAT JOB STARTING IN JUNE.

IT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE CONTRACTOR.

DESIGNED FOR FOURTH AND FIFTH FLOORS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE FOURTH FLOOR IS WHERE THE CHIEF CURRENTLY RESIDES.

THERE'S A LOCKER SYSTEM IN THERE THAT THE GENTLEMAN IN HERE WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THERE.

SHOWERS ARE A PEDESTAL SHOWER, WHICH MEANS THERE'S A POLE THAT COMES UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHOWER, AND THERE'S FOUR HEADS THAT COME OFF THE FIVE HEADS THAT COME OFF THAT.

AND ALL THE OFFICERS GET THERE AND STAND THERE AND LOOK AT EACH OTHER WHILE THEY'RE TAKING A SHOWER.

SO WE'RE UPDATING THAT.

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THE LADIES LOCKER ROOM IS NOT MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.

SO WE'RE UPDATING THAT ENTIRE FLOOR.

UPDATING THE TRAINING AREA THAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE FOURTH FLOOR WILL MOVE TO THE FIFTH FLOOR.

AND THEN THE COMMAND CENTER INSIDE THE TRAINING CENTER WILL BE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR AS WELL.

SO THERE'S SOME MAJOR UPGRADES THERE.

I CAN'T REALLY GO INTO A LOT OF DETAILS ON THAT JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE SOME OF THAT PUBLIC.

BUT WE'RE MOVING AHEAD ON THAT.

I'LL WE'RE WAITING ON THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IS COMPLETE.

ALL WE'RE WAITING ON RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY THE MEP, WHICH IS THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING ENGINEERS SEALED DOCUMENTS ON THAT.

ONCE WE HAVE THAT, THEN WE'LL PUT THAT OUT TO BID.

ANTICIPATE THAT GOING OUT TO BID WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 MONTHS.

CONCRETE APPROACH FOR FIRE STATION SIX AND YOU'LL SEE A PHOTO OF THIS AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WITHOUT MUCH EXPLANATION ON THAT.

NEW CARPETING FOR THE BIVINS BUILDING.

THE PHOTO WILL SHOW YOU WHAT THAT IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NEW CARPETING FOR THE BIVINS BUILDING.

THE ONE THING I DO WANT YOU TO BE COGNIZANT OF BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY, WE CAN'T JUST GO IN THERE WITH ANY CARPET.

WE HAVE A SPECIALTY CARPET THAT WE HAVE TO DO THAT MEETS WHAT THAT CARPET WAS THAT WE'RE TAKING OUT.

BUT WE ANTICIPATE THAT WORK TO START HERE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 TO 4 WEEKS.

ADDITIONAL WORK IN SECURE AREAS THAT I CAN'T TALK ABOUT PUBLICLY, BUT IT'S FOR SEVERAL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE THAT WE HAVE THOSE JOBS CURRENTLY GOING RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE TALKING GEORGETOWN.

YOU APPROVED LAST WEEK FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK TO BEGIN ON THAT.

THAT IS GETTING STARTED.

WE'LL START AFTER BASEBALL SEASON.

THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE TO MEET MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDARDS.

AND THAT WILL START MOST LIKELY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 1ST OF OCTOBER.

LGC PARKING GARAGE.

THANK YOU, MR. STANLEY.

WE GOT SOME MORE WORK TO DO THERE, BUT I THINK IT'S BENEFICIAL WORK DEVELOPING A SOFT WHITE SPACE TO MAKE THE RETAIL SPACE A LOT MORE USABLE AND EASILY IDENTIFIABLE FOR SOMEBODY TO COME IN THERE AND LOOK AT IT AND MARKET IT THAT WAY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING AHEAD AND GET SOME PLANS PUT TOGETHER FOR THAT.

THAT I THINK WILL BE VERY HELPFUL AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE LGC FOR APPROVAL.

THE GLOBE NEWS CENTER.

FLOOD REMEDIATION IS ONGOING RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE GUYS OVER THERE DOING DRYWALL AS WE SPEAK.

THE RESTROOMS ARE THE FIRST TARGET THAT WE'RE HITTING AND WE'RE MOVING QUICKLY ON THOSE.

THE SERVICE CENTER NORTH.

BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE IS IS THE BUILDING IN THE BIG WHITE OUT SPACE.

BUT WE HAVE TO DEVELOP THE PARKING AND ALL OF THE APPROACHES FOR THAT BUILDING.

AND THEN THE ONE THING THAT WE DID.

IN DESIGNING THIS, WE TRIED TO MITIGATE THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WE TOOK BACK THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO WHEN YOU EXIT THAT BUILDING WITH YOUR TRUCK TRAFFIC, YOU WILL EXIT ONTO THE FRONTAGE ROAD THERE, I-40.

SO YOU WILL NO LONGER BE FORCED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET OUT OF THAT BUILDING.

HERE'S THE TRANSIT MULTIMODAL FACILITY.

LIKE I SAID, THAT PROJECT'S ON SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW, AS A MATTER OF FACT, TODAY.

THE FENCE THAT YOU SEE THERE NEXT TO THE BRIDGE IS ACTUALLY BEING SET.

ALL THE GATE, ALL THE POSTS ARE BEING SET FOR THAT TODAY.

MOST OF THE UNDERGROUND WORK IS COMPLETE AND WE SHOULD START POURING SLABS INTO THIS WEEK, FIRST OF NEXT WEEK.

THE FEELING SITES THAT THIS WOULD BE AT THE GARFIELD LOCATION.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE COMING IN OUT OF THAT SERVICE CENTER NORTH.

TRUCK TRAFFIC COMES IN.

IT'S ALL ONE WAY CURRENTLY AT THE SERVICE CENTER, TRUCK TRAFFIC CRISSCROSSES.

IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

WE LOOKED AT THAT AND HOW CAN WE PICK UP THE EFFICIENCY? SO WHEN WE GET DONE WITH THESE FUELING SITES, WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO HAVE EIGHT FUELING SITES FOR TRUCKS, WHEREAS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE TIMING FOR GETTING EQUIPMENT OFF THAT SITE IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WE HAVE PEOPLE SITTING WAITING IN LINE FOR AN HOUR OR AN HOUR HOURS IN SOME CASES.

NEW CITY HALL.

MOST OF YOU SEEN THE RENDERINGS OF THAT.

LIKE I SAID, WE'RE MOVING ON IT RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU WAS TO GO OUT THERE AT THE WORK, YOU WOULD NOTICE RIGHT NOW IS HAPPENING THERE IN THAT BRICKED IN AREA WHERE THE TRANSFORMERS WILL GO IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S FACILITY STAFF OVER THERE WORKING CURRENTLY.

SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING. YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.

LIKE I SAID, IF YOU WANT TO SEE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF IT THAT'S FULLY FUNCTIONAL RIGHT NOW.

BUY A TICKET TO THE BASEBALL GAME BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME LIGHTING SYSTEM.

WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY AT MICHAEL'S REQUEST, HE'S GOING TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FEATURES THAT THESE THESE LIGHTING SYSTEMS CAN DO AT AN

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BUT HE WOULD DO THAT SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT SO THAT HE HAS ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE FOR THAT FOR LIVE STREAMING BALL GAMES. AND ALSO THE ABILITY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY HIT A HOME RUN HERE, THEY CAN FLASH THE LIGHTS.

THAT ABILITY WILL BE HERE AS WELL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PICTURES OF THE LIGHT HEADS AS THEY'RE LAYING ON THE GROUND? NOT A CLOSE UP.

I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE INTERESTING TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL THE LIGHT HEADS WHEN THEY'RE LAYING ON THE GROUND.

THEY'RE EACH EACH ONE OF THESE LIGHT HEADS.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THAT ONE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT, THERE'S WHAT, 12, 12 LIGHT HEADS ON THAT, ON THAT ONE STANDARD.

EACH ONE OF THOSE IS SET TO A DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND IT'S LOCKED IN PLACE TO A DIFFERENT ANGLE.

AND WHAT MOSCOW DID IS THEY LOOKED AT OUR FIELDS, THEY DID LIGHTING ANALYSIS, AND THEY SET EACH THEY PRE-POSITIONED EACH LIGHT TO WHERE THEIR BEST GUESS FOR HAVING PERFECT LIGHTING ON THE FIELDS.

AND THEY'LL THEY'LL COME IN AND THEY'LL DO A HEAT HEAT ANALYSIS ON THE FIELD, ALUMINUM ANALYSIS ON THE FIELDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PERFECT AND THEN THEY'LL MAKE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS. BUT THE ANTICIPATION IS THAT THEY PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO DO VERY, VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FIELD.

I JUST THOUGHT IT'S FASCINATING THAT THEY CAN PERFECTLY LIGHT JUST THE FIELD WITHOUT LIGHT POLLUTION INTO OTHER AREAS, INTO NEIGHBORHOODS, INTO SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND AREAS LIKE THAT. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IMPROVE SOD POODLE QUALITY LIGHTING.

I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE HOW ALL THAT WENT UP.

YEAH. WHAT THEY DO IS IS GEORGE SAID THEY DO HAVE THOSE PRE ENGINEERED AND PRESET WHEN THEY SET THAT POLE THEY ACTUALLY PUT A LASER THAT MOUNTS AT THE TOP OF THE POLE IN POSITION AND THAT LASER POINTS TO HOME ON BASE.

AND SO UNTIL THAT LASER HITS THAT INDICATOR, THEY DON'T VOTE THAT PULL DOWN.

SO THEY CAN SIT THERE AND TWIST AND TURN AND SET THAT POLE.

EXACTLY. THEN THEY DRIVE IT DOWN THE LAST SIX INCHES AND SECURE IT.

SO IT'S IT'S PERFECTLY ENGINEERED COMING OUT OF IOWA.

THE CABIN COMMUNITY DESIGN.

YOU CAN SEE ITS RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSIT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JASON AND HIS GROUP QUITE A BIT TO FULLY WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND THEIR NEEDS.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH BUILDING SAFETY BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY NOT SOMETHING THAT'S COMMON TO THIS AREA OR TO THIS REGION OR TO THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO WE'VE GOT TO BE COGNIZANT AND WORKING WITH BUILDING SAFETY OF WHAT CAN WE DO AND DO IT RIGHT SO THAT IT MEETS THE STANDARDS THAT BUILDING SAFETY HAS.

BUILDING SAFETY IS HIGHLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT WE MEET ON ABOUT ONCE A WEEK.

CURRENTLY. ALL OF THE TRAFFIC FOR THIS KNOW DRAINAGE OFF OF THAT SITE WILL COME FROM.

OFF TO SIXTH STREET.

EVERYTHING DRAINS TO FIFTH STREET.

AND PARKER SAYS STORM DRAINAGE ALL GOES THAT WAY.

AND THEN SOLID WASTE ONLY COMES OUT ON SIXTH STREET WITH TWO ROHLOFF DUMPSTERS.

THAT'S THE 300 HORSEPOWER CHILLER THAT'S CURRENTLY INSTALLED IN CIVIC CENTER.

THAT'S THE ROOF REPLACEMENT.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE GRAVEL HAS ACTUALLY GONE, WHERE WE'VE BEEN DOING MULTIPLE REPAIRS ON THAT.

THAT'S THE UPS SYSTEM.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE CABINETS, THE TWO TALLER CABINETS ARE ELECTRONIC CABINETS.

ALL OF THE SMALLER CABINETS THAT YOU LOOK AT ARE FULL OF WHAT WOULD BE BASICALLY A DIESEL TRUCK.

BATTERIES IS WHAT THEY ARE.

SO WHEN WE DO THE DEMO ON IT, IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CARRY ALL THAT WEIGHT OUT OF THAT BUILDING.

BUT REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS ARE NOW NONEXISTENT.

THEY'RE NO LONGER DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER.

SO IF WE HAD ANY KIND OF FAILURE, WE COULD BE IN A WORLD OF HURT.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE GET THIS UP AND RUNNING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

FOR FOR PD.

YOU CAN SEE THE LOCKER ROOMS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.

WE'RE ACTUALLY OVERBUILDING IT TO WHERE HE'S GOT 20% GROWTH POTENTIAL IN BOTH THE MALE AND FEMALE LOCKER ROOMS GOING FORWARD.

SO WE'VE ADDRESSED ALL OF THAT.

A LOT OF THE TRAINING AREAS THAT WERE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR ARE BEING RELOCATED TO THE FIFTH FLOOR WITH NEW DIGITAL TRAINING EQUIPMENT.

THERE'S THE FIFTH FLOOR REMODEL.

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING TO THE RIGHT OF THE STAIRWELLS IS ALL THE NEW TRAINING FACILITY.

I TOLD YOU TO BE SELF EXPLANATORY ON FIRE STATION SIX.

WHY DO WE NEED TO REPLACE THE CONCRETE? THEY'RE ACTUALLY OUT THERE WITH BOLT CUTTERS CUTTING THE REBAR THAT'S POPPING OUT OF THE CONCRETE.

BEVANS CARPET ONCE AGAIN, I SAID IT'D BE KIND OF SELF-EXPLANATORY.

AND IT IS.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE STEPS AND ON THE BIG AREAS WHERE THE CARPET IT'S BEEN STRETCHED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

WE'VE STRETCHED THAT CARPET AT LEAST SIX TIMES.

I'M AFRAID TO STRETCH IT NOW BECAUSE I'M I THINK I THINK IT'LL PULL APART ON US.

TOUCHDOWN. WE TALKED ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS.

NOW, THE EXPANSION THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE.

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THE RETAIL SPACE.

THIS IS WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN SOMEBODY WALKS INTO THAT RETAIL SPACE, ALL THEY SEE IS THE DIRT FLOOR AND THE WIDE OPEN CEILINGS.

THE THOUGHT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW CONSTRUCTION WORKS ARE SOMETIMES OVERWHELMED WHEN THEY WALK INTO THIS THINKING, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUILD THIS OUT.

SO BUILDING OUT A SMALL SPACE AS AN EXAMPLE WILL WORK FOR.

THIS IS A DEBATED ON WHETHER TO SHOW YOU THIS, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO SEE IT.

THIS IS WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

ALL THE BLOOD AND ALL THE LIVER.

FIX IN PLACE.

WATER BREAKS IN PLACE.

SO. THE VERY EXPENSIVE PART OF THE GLOBE NEWS CENTER DID NOT GET DAMAGED.

REALLY, ALL WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THOSE RESTROOMS AND CARPET AS THE TWO BIG TICKET ITEMS. WE DO HAVE SOME SMALL ITEMS WE'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH, BUT A LOT OF THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE, THE ELEVATOR WILL HAVE THAT COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

SO IT'S A MATTER OF THE RESTROOMS CATCHING UP.

I'VE HAD CITIZENS ASK IF THAT WAS A RESULT OF THE EXTREME COLD AND PIPES BURSTING.

SO I JUST GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO RESPOND TO THAT.

SURE. I'VE BEEN ASKED THAT QUESTION QUITE FREQUENTLY IN TO MAYOR, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A SPRINKLER HEAD FAIL, BUT THE SPRINKLER HEAD WAS 20 FEET FROM THE EXTERIOR WALL, 20 FEET FROM THE TOP OF THE CEILING IN A ROOM THAT WAS 72 DEGREES.

SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR THAT LINE TO HAVE FROZEN AND BUSTED.

WE LITERALLY HAD A LINE, A SPRINKLER HEAD THAT JUST FAILED IS WHAT IT WAS.

AND IT WAS ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WE SEE THE WATER CASCADING ALL THE WAY DOWN.

YEAH. SO KUDOS TO BO AND HIS TEAM.

I MEAN, THEY JUST WENT BY ON CHRISTMAS EVE JUST TO WALK THROUGH DOUBLE CHECK THAT THINGS WERE OKAY AND THEY DISCOVERED IT, WHICH IT COULD HAVE BEEN DAYS.

GIVEN THE TIMING OF THAT ON CHRISTMAS EVE, WELL, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A ROTATION REGARDLESS OF HOLIDAYS THAT THE CIVIC CENTER AND FACILITIES DOES.

THAT'S EXCELLENT.

SO WE INSPECT EVERY BUILDING EVERY DAY.

YEAH, THAT'S EXCELLENT.

AND THIS IS WHY I GUESS.

YEAH. SO GREAT.

GOOD JOB. AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT PAVILION PHASE TWO.

THAT'S OF COURSE, THE CONCRETE, THE STREETSCAPE AND LED LIGHTING IN THAT FACILITY.

THE FEELING SITES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SERVICE CENTER, NORTH CABIN COMMUNITY REMODEL, THE FOURTH AND FIFTH FLOOR FIRE STATION 14. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION THAT'S FUNDED.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THE REAL ESTATE DEAL.

AND AS SOON AS WE'VE GOT THAT PEN DOWN, WE'LL START WORKING WITH OUR ARCHITECTS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THIS NEXT ONE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

EVERY TIME WE BUILD SOMETHING, WE LEARN SOMETHING AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS LEARNED SOME THINGS.

SO WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT IN THE DESIGN.

SO YOU'LL BE LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT LOOKING FIRE STATION AT THAT POINT.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF COURTS PARKING OVER AT MUNICIPAL COURTS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT WHEN WE DO GET A HEAVY RAIN EVERY TIME IT RAINS, WE AS A FACILITIES DEPARTMENT CARRY SANDBAGS OVER THERE AND THROW IT IN FRONT OF THE GLASS FRONT BECAUSE THE DOORS ARE ACTUALLY TWO FEET BELOW THE PARKING LOT.

AND SO WHEN IT RAINS, THE WATER'S GOT NO PLACE TO GO.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT REDESIGNING THE STORM DRAINS AND THE PARKING LOT OVER THERE TO GET THE MOST THAT WE CAN OUT OF THE PARKING AND YET SECURE OUR BUILDING AND STOP FUTURE DAMAGE FROM HAPPENING THERE.

COMANCHE TRAILS INTERIOR REMODEL.

THAT'S AN IMPROVED PROJECT WE'RE WORKING.

WE'VE GOT IT LISTED AS THE GSC.

BUT I KNOW THAT'S GOT A NEW TITLE NOW, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON THEIR PROJECT.

AS SOON AS THAT'S DONE WITH OUR DEPARTMENT MOVING IN THERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF INPUT ON THAT CONSTRUCTION, SO WE'RE PARTNERING UP WITH THEM ON THAT.

CIVIC CENTER LIGHTING PROJECT.

YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU FIRST.

MOST OF YOU. WHEN YOU FIRST CAME ON, WE DID THE UPGRADED LED LIGHTING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CIVIC CENTER.

NOW WE'RE DOING THE NORTH SIDE.

SO THAT'LL BE GOING OUT TO BID WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.

AND THAT'S HOT. TAX FUNDED THE WICK INTERIOR.

THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE LOOKING TO DO FOR THEM.

HODGE TOWN AND THEN CIVIC CENTER, RESTROOM, REMODELS.

THIS ONE HERE IS A INTERESTING PROJECT FOR US.

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WE WANT. A MECHANICAL ENGINEER TO GO IN THERE AND SHOOT ALL OF THE CAST IRON PIPE AND TELL US WHAT WE HAVE.

I DON'T WANT TO BUILD A NEW RESTROOM ON A FAILING SEWER LINE, SO WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, GET A REPORT ON THAT, AND THEN LOOK AT THAT SCOPE.

SO WHILE WE ORIGINALLY WERE LOOKING AT ALL FOUR, WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT TWO OR THREE, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS ON ON THAT SEWER LINE AND ON THAT CAST.

WE KNOW WE HAD FAILURES, INTERIOR, BUT WE DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD IT ON THE EXTERIOR TO THE LEVEL THAT WE DID.

SO WE WILL BE TAKING A LOOK AND HAVE A FULL SCOPE VIEW OF THAT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD ON IT.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS FOR JERRY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, JERRY, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS SPEND YOUR TIME, BUT I'VE GOT A LOT OF PLATES SPINNING.

YES, WE DO. YES, WE DO.

WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU TOOK TO COME OVER AND GIVE US AN UPDATE BECAUSE WE WE GET QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS STUFF AND IT'S HELPFUL TO US TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, UP TO DATE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THAT BRINGS US THEN TO THE END OF OUR DISCUSSION AGENDA.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO REQUEST COUNCIL FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM OR A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER? OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[2. CONSENT ITEMS ]

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION MADE BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.