Apr 25, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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BUSINESS MEETING.

WE LOVE IT WHEN THE ROOM IS FULL.

[2. Invocation]

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

HERE TO START OUR MEETING TODAY IS MARY NELL HUNT WITH PRAY THE CITY.

AND SO I WOULD INVITE MARY NELL TO COME TO THE FRONT AND SAY OUR INVOCATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY.

PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS AND LET'S PRAY.

MOST HOLY FATHER, WE COME TOGETHER TODAY TO HONOR YOU.

WE PRAY THAT OUR ACTIONS AND OUR HEARTS AND OUR WORDS WILL REFLECT A CHARACTERISTIC THAT BRINGS GLORY AND HONOR TO YOU.

WE PRAY THAT YOU LOSE THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT OVER THIS MEETING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRAY THIS VERSE FROM ROMANS 15, FIVE AND SIX OVER OUR CITY.

MAY YOU GOD, THE GOD WHO GIVES ENDURANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT, GIVE US THE SAME ATTITUDE OF MIND TOWARD EACH OTHER THAT CHRIST JESUS HAD.

SO THAT WITH ONE MIND AND ONE VOICE, WE WILL GLORIFY YOU, GOD, THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

WE PRAY THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME, JESUS.

AMEN. AMEN.

YOU JOIN US IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[3. Proclamations]

AND I WANT TO READ A PROCLAMATION TODAY THAT DECLARES A BILLY GLEN PARKEY DAY IN THE CITY OF AMARILLO AS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR THE SERVICE THAT MAYOR PARKEY GAVE OUR CITY IN RESPECT TO HIS FAMILY AS THEY'RE MOURNING HIS PASSING AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE AS WELL.

HOPEFULLY I CAN DO IT WITHOUT GETTING EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF AFFECTION FOR PAT AND GLEN AND PAUL AND APRIL AND BROOKE AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE TO SERVE IN OUR COMMUNITY OVER LOTS AND LOTS OF YEARS HERE IN AMARILLO.

BUT WHEREAS BILLY GLEN PARKEY WAS BORN IN FLOYDADA, TEXAS, ON MARCH 1ST, 1936.

AND. WHEREAS, MR. PARKEY GRADUATED FROM WEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND BECAME A SUCCESSFUL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER BY WHICH HIS COMPANIES BROUGHT TO LIFE SEVERAL OLD BUILDINGS DESTINED FOR DISREPAIR.

WHEREAS MR. PARKEY MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN AMARILLO THROUGH HIS SERVICE ON THE AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE AMARILLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

WHEREAS MR. PARKEY WAS ELECTED MAYOR OF AMARILLO IN APRIL OF 1987 AND SERVED UNTIL MAY OF 1989.

AND WHEREAS, MR. PARKEY WAS ALSO INDUCTED INTO THE WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL HALL OF FAME IN 1998.

AND WHEREAS, MR. PARKEY WAS NAMED AMARILLO GLOBE-NEWS MAN OF THE YEAR IN 2006, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LIFELONG DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

AND WHEREAS, KINDNESS AND CARING WERE THE FUEL FOR MAYOR PARKEY'S SERVICE.

WHEREAS MAYOR PARKEY AND HIS WIFE PAT, WERE GENEROUS GIVERS TO AMARILLO AND THE COMMUNITY HAS BENEFITED FROM THEIR GENEROUS LEADERSHIP FOR MANY YEARS.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 27TH, 2023, AS BILLY GLEN PARKEY DAY IN AMARILLO.

AND WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER MAYOR PARKEY FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS 25TH DAY OF APRIL 2023.

I WISH THAT PAT AND PAUL AND APRIL AND BROOKE COULD HAVE BEEN WITH US HERE TODAY.

BUT THEY WILL BE CELEBRATING HIS LIFE ON THURSDAY WITH A SERVICE TO REMEMBER HIM.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS A CITY, WE COULD HONOR THEIR GRIEF AND HONOR THE LIFE OF MAYOR PARKEY BY JOINING IN WITH THEM AND AND CELEBRATING ON THAT ON THAT DAY ON THURSDAY.

SO OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS GOING TO BE READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOWARD SMITH.

HOWARD. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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AND I UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTOR MAY BE HERE.

JARED MENDOZA.

COME ON UP HERE AND JOIN ME.

AND IF THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE HERE FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION, GET THEM UP HERE TOO.

SO IF YOU ALL WILL COME UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I LOVE IT. THANK YOU.

OH, I'M . THANKS FOR EVERYBODY COMING.

YOU GOT A GOOD GROUP HERE.

LET ME READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE CITIZENS OF AMARILLO RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL NEED FOR EFFORTS BY BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE PLIGHT OF ABUSED CHILDREN, TO WORK TOWARD PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN, AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND TREATMENT TO THESE SMALL VICTIMS OF THEIR FAMILIES. AND WHEREAS, AMARILLO AREA COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OR CASA THE BRIDGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AND DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

AND WHEREAS, POTTER COUNTY AND RANDALL COUNTY COMBINE CONFIRMED 807 CHILDREN SUFFERED FROM SOME FORM OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN 2021.

THE LAST RECORDS WE HAVE.

WHEREAS OUR SOCIETY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND HELP THEM THRIVE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AS EVERY CHILD IS ENTITLED TO BE LOVED, CARED FOR, FEEL SECURE, AND BE FREE FROM ALL TYPES OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

AND WHEREAS, EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG THE VARIETY OF ENTITIES INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, THE BRIDGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AND CASA PROSECUTION AGENCIES, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, VICTIM ADVOCATES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

NOW, THEREFORE, MAY WE, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023 AS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN AMARILLO AND URGE ALL CITIZENS AND INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE BRIDGE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, AMARILLO CASA AND DSPS AND OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND SERVICES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS SIGNED BY MAYOR GINGER NELSON AND COUNCIL MEMBER COLE STANLEY, FREDA POWELL, EDDY SAUER AND MYSELF.

SO THE DIRECTOR IF YOU MAKE ANY COMMENTS.

YES. CAN I TURN THIS WAY? SO WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL SO MUCH FOR PARTNERING WITH US.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

IT TAKES ALL OF US TO COMBAT CHILD ABUSE.

IT TAKES ALL OF YOU.

SO WE APPRECIATE THIS.

WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE IT IS A PROBLEM IN ALL OF OUR CITIES AROUND THE PANHANDLE.

SO JUST THANKS FOR WORKING WITH US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

COME ON IN. IT'S A GOOD SPOT FOR YOU.

YES. IT'S RIGHT ON THIS SIDE.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER EDDY SAUER IS GOING TO READ OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION ABOUT ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH.

EDDY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO, DAVID, WOULD YOU COME UP HERE AND LISA MATTHEWS AND ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH ANDREA'S PROJECT? SO THIS IS ABOUT ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH.

HOW ARE YOU, SIR? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

OKAY. WHEREAS THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SAYS THAT ALCOHOL IS THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED AND MISUSED SUBSTANCE IN THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE COLLEGE AGED AND YOUNGER.

AND WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO THE 2021 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH, 133.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AGED 12 OR OLDER CURRENTLY USE ALCOHOL.

AND WHEREAS, ALCOHOL IS THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN AMERICA.

ALCOHOL MISUSE STRAINS HEALTH CARE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND ALCOHOL MISUSE IMPACTS EDUCATIONAL AND WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY. AND WHEREAS, THE MISUSE OF ALCOHOL CAN LEAD TO ALCOHOL POISONING INJURIES AND CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS. AND WHEREAS, SOCIAL PRESSURES, CULTURAL NORMS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE, AND THAT WITH COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT, THESE AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES CAN BE PREVENTED.

AND WHEREAS, THE FOCUS OF ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH IS TO ASSIST IN THE PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND THROUGH ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH, PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE ENCOURAGED TO BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO CREATE A HEALTHIER TOMORROW FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS BY HELPING TO PREVENT THOSE PROBLEMS TODAY.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023 AS ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH IN AMARILLO AND JOIN WITH OTHERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO RECOGNIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITIES . THE POWER OF PREVENTION AND THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF THOSE WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS 25TH DAY OF APRIL 2023 AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL.

AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO DAVID.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

SORRY, SIR. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT AMARILLO MAKING THIS PROCLAMATION.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, BUT FOR THE CITY OF AMARILLO TO COME TOGETHER TO JOIN THE CAUSE, TO REALIZE THE DEVASTATION THAT ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE CAUSES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, IT'S JUST AMAZING TO KNOW AT HOME THAT AMARILLO CITIZENS AND THE AMARILLO COMMISSION IS SUPPORTIVE.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO REACH OUT AND SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, AND JUST GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND TO THE BOARD. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, AMARILLO.

[APPLAUSE] SO.

GOOD JOB. YOU GUYS MIND STEPPING OUT HERE? THANK YOU. OKAY.

READY? 1, 2, 3. [APPLAUSE] TWO VERY IMPORTANT PROCLAMATIONS WITH A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS WHO DO A LOT OF WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND BECAUSE OF THEIR WORK, WE'LL NEVER KNOW ABOUT THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

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ONE LAST PROCLAMATION TODAY, AND THAT IS A PROCLAMATION ON PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.

SO IF OUR CITY SECRETARY AND HER STAFF WANT TO JOIN US UP HERE, WE WOULD BE HONORED TO HAVE YOU.

JONNI GLICK, ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY, AND STEPHANIE COGGINS, OUR CITY SECRETARY.

WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS.

WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS.

AND WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL.

WHEREAS THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, PROVINCIAL COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

AND WHEREAS, IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 30TH THROUGH MAY 6TH, 2023, AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IN AMARILLO, AND FURTHER EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO OUR CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THIS COMMUNITY.

GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS 25TH DAY OF APRIL 2023.

WE DEFINITELY HAVE FANTASTIC STAFF.

STEPHANIE IS NEW TO HER POSITION, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT NOBODY'S OFFICE IN OUR STAFF DOES MORE TRAINING AND WORKS AS HARD AS THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE TO BE EXCELLENT AT THE JOB THAT THEY DO FOR CITIZENS.

AND WE'VE HAD A LONG HISTORY OF THAT HERE IN THE CITY.

FRANCES HIBBS AND DONNA DEWRIGHT AND LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CREATED A LEGACY IN THAT POSITION.

SO, STEPHANIE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SAY SOMETHING.

SURE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING NATIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.

IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE DO SOMETIMES.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE A QUOTE FROM WILLIAM BENNETT MUNRO, WHO WAS A PROFESSOR THAT WROTE ONE OF THE FIRST TEXTBOOKS ON MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION.

AND TO MUNICIPAL CLERKS OR CITY SECRETARIES HE SAID NO OTHER OFFICE IN MUNICIPAL SERVICE HAS SO MANY CONTACTS IT SERVES THE MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER AND ALL ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

ALL OF THEM CALL UPON IT ALMOST DAILY FOR SOME SERVICE OR INFORMATION.

SO VERY THANKFUL TO DO WHAT I DO AND VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF.

WE'VE GOT JONNI GLICK, OUR ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY, AND HOPEFULLY WATCHING FROM HOME TODAY, DONNA SAVAGE, WHO IS OUR ADMIN ASSISTANT BY TITLE BUT DOES SO MUCH MORE. SO WE ARE THANKFUL AND PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS, STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.

[APPLAUSE] WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[4. Public Address]

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THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC ADDRESS.

AT THIS TIME. I'LL PASS THE MICROPHONE TO OUR CITY SECRETARY WHO IS GOING TO MODERATE THAT.

STEPHANIE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WE HAVE EIGHT PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC ADDRESS TODAY.

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

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

AT EACH POSTED MEETING, WE INVITE OUR FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. EVERY SPEAKER TODAY WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

AT THE END OF 2.5 MINUTES YOU'LL HEAR A WARNING BEEP LETTING YOU KNOW TO WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHTS AND WE ASK YOU STAY WITHIN YOUR THREE MINUTES ALLOTTED.

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

AND WE ALSO ASK WHEN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME, WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE IN THE AMARILLO CITY LIMITS AND IF YOU ARE SPEAKING FOR ON OR AGAINST YOUR ITEM SO THAT WE CAN REFLECT THIS PROPERLY IN OUR MINUTES.

AGAIN, WE THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

WE ARE GOING TO START OUT WITH MIKE FISHER AND ON DECK AFTER MR. FISHER WILL BE CANDY SHIPMAN.

WHILE THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE MICROPHONE, THERE ARE SOME SEATS NOW THAT SOME OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS RELATED TO THE PROCLAMATIONS HAVE STEPPED OUT.

SO DON'T BE SHY IF YOU'RE STANDING AND YOU WOULD RATHER HAVE A SEAT.

JUST EXCUSE YOURSELF AND STEP INTO ONE OF THOSE.

BUT WE WANT EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO BE SEATED, TO BE SEATED.

IS MIKE FISHER WITH US TODAY? WE DO HAVE OVERFLOW OPEN IN 306.

SO, MR. FISHER, IF YOU'RE IN THERE, WE WILL WORK YOU IN WHEN YOU COME INTO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DELAY ON THAT FEED.

HOW ABOUT CANDY SHIPMAN.

MISS SHIPMAN? OKAY.

AND AFTER MISS SHIPMAN, BLAIR SCHAEFER WILL BE ON DECK.

HELLO. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER.

I'M NOT A SPEAKER.

BUT I WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY WE KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER VIOLATION.

IT IS AGAINST COLE STANLEY BECAUSE YOUR PACK HAS BEEN AGAINST HIM SINCE HE CAME ON BOARD BECAUSE HE IS ON BOARD WITH WELL NOT ON BOARD WITH Y'ALL.

WELL, LET'S LOOK AT OTHER VIOLATIONS THAT EVEN OUR MAYOR HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO DO.

NOT AGREEING WITH THEM.

AND AS PRO TEM FREDA IS THE YES PERSON IN YOUR PACK.

AT MOST COUNCIL ROTATE PRO TEMS EVERY THREE MONTHS.

WHY IS THIS NOT HAPPENING? PLEASE ANSWER WHY.

EXCEPT FOR Y'ALL.

MAYBE YOU DIDN'T READ THE EXPECTATIONS OF MAYOR COUNCIL'S.

SO BEFORE YOU CONSIDER CALLING SOMEONE ELSE OUT ON, WHY DON'T YOU CHECK YOUR OWN? I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN AMARILLO, TEXAS, HAVE BEEN A HOME OWNER FOR 50 YEARS.

I'M 67 AND I PAY MY TAXES JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND I DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL Y'ALL HAVE DONE WITH HAVING TO RAISE TAXES AND ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY THAT SAID SENIOR CITIZENS DO NOT GET TAXED IS LIARS.

[APPLAUSE] AND AFTER MR. SCHAEFER WILL BE CLAUDETTE SMITH.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EXTRA CAMERAS AND STUFF HERE.

MISS SMITH, YOU'RE NOT UP YET.

YOU'RE ON DECK AFTER BLAIR SCHAEFER.

I'M SORRY I THOUGHT THEY CALLED MY NAME. SAY THAT AGAIN.

WHO WAS NEXT AFTER ME BLAIR SCHAEFER.

AND THEN YOU'RE ON DECK AFTER MR. SCHAEFER. NO WORRIES.

AND WE ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK IN HERE.

SO IF IT STARTS TO SCRATCH, I'M GOING TO TURN IT DOWN A LITTLE.

GO AHEAD. BLAIR HELLO, EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS BLAIR SCHAEFER, A CITIZEN HERE IN AMARILLO I OWN A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES, PART OF THE AMARILLO PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER UNION.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HEARD WHAT THE AGENDA ITEM WOULD HAVE BEEN SAID SO I COULD COMMENT BETTER ON IT.

BUT IF IT IS ABOUT COLE STANLEY, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY HE IS A MAN OF CHARACTER.

I'VE WORKED WITH HIM ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO COMPLAINTS.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN PROFESSIONAL.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A MAN OF HIS WORD AND EXCELLENT AT CARRYING OUT ANY JOB THAT I'VE ASKED HIM TO LOOK INTO.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NOW MISS SMITH IS UP AND ON DECK

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I DON'T KNOW. THANKS.

OKAY, SO THE AGENDA IS NEVER REALLY CLEAR ENOUGH FOR ANYONE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED.

WE'RE ALWAYS LEFT TO KIND OF SPECULATE, BUT I'M HERE TO SPEAK UP FOR COLE STANLEY TO WHOM MY SUPPORT IS UNWAVERING.

I BELIEVE THAT COLE STANLEY WILL BE THE BEST MAYOR THAT AMARILLO HAS EVER HAD.

LORD WILLING. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE].

WHATEVER YOU'RE DISCUSSING HERE TODAY ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT ITEM 5B IS ABOUT OR WHO IT IS ABOUT.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL A LATER DATE.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR IN A PRIVATE SETTING.

THERE'S MANY OTHER AVENUES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN HERE.

INSTEAD, YOU'VE DECIDED TO TURN IT INTO A PUBLIC SPECTACLE AND A PUBLICITY STUNT.

AND WHAT I'M SPECULATING IS TO BENEFIT YOUR DEAR FRIEND AND MR. STANLEY'S OPPONENT SITTING NEXT TO YOU, MS. FREDA POWELL. WE SHOULDN'T BE USING OUR TAX DOLLARS TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST ONE COUNCILMEMBER AND FOR ANOTHER OR FOR CAMPAIGNING AT ALL.

ITEM AGENDA 5B NOTES THE CITY'S GOVERNANCE AND INS POLICY, WHICH IS A POLICY THAT WAS CREATED BY THIS COUNCIL IN 2019.

IT BASICALLY, IN SUM SAYS, IF YOU'RE A COUNCILMEMBER, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE AN OPINION OF YOUR OWN AND YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DISAGREE WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IF I'M ELECTED NEXT WEEK, I FULLY PLAN TO PROPOSE THAT WE THROW THAT POLICY IN THE TRASH WHERE IT BELONGS.

SOME OF THE MOST UNETHICAL PEOPLE IN THIS CITY WANT TO SIT UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR OF A COUNCILMEMBER WHO DISAGREES WITH THEM IN FRONT OF THE MEDIA AND THE ENTIRE CITY TO SEE.

MOREOVER, ON THE SECOND DAY OF EARLY VOTING, IF THAT DOESN'T SCREAM ELECTION TAMPERING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES.

[APPLAUSE] WHAT WAS THE PUBLIC MEETING AND MEDIA WHEN GINGER VOTED ON GIVING MONEY TO THE BUSINESS HER HUSBAND OWNS FOR STREETSCAPING INSTEAD, WHEN I STOOD AT THIS PODIUM AND TALKED ABOUT HOW UNETHICAL IT WAS THAT DAY FOR HER TO VOTE ON IT.

YOUR RESPONSE WAS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF I'M NOT GOING TO SET A PRECEDENT ON NOT VOTING ON THINGS JUST BECAUSE I BENEFIT FROM IT.

WHERE WAS THE PUBLIC MEETING WHEN EDDY SAUER VOTED ON GIVING GRANT MONEY TO THE BUSINESS THAT HE IS A PART OF DOWNTOWN? WHERE WAS THE PUBLIC MEETING ON GINGER'S UNETHICAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THE DOWNTOWN EMBASSY SUITES? [APPLAUSE] WHERE WAS THE PUBLIC MEETING AND THE ADMONISHING WHEN GINGER UNETHICALLY APPOINTED ALL HER FRIENDS TO THE CVB BOARD AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO PUSH ALL AMARILLO VISITORS TO THE DOWNTOWN EMBASSY SUITES AND TO HER HOTELS INSTEAD OF OTHER HOTELS IN TOWN.

[APPLAUSE] MORAL OF THE STORY HERE IS MORAL OF THE STORY.

HERE IS THE AGENDA IS IN FACT QUITE CLEAR FOR ALL TO SEE AND MAY THE GOOD LORD HAVE MERCY ON THE FOUR OF YOU ON YOUR DAY OF RECKONING.

THE CITY SECRETARY WANT A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THAT I DO NOT AND HAVE NEVER OWNED AND NO ONE IN MY FAMILY OWNS ANY.

WE DON'T NEED REMARKS.

NO REMARKS. EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

EXCUSE ME, BUT IT REALLY.

I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR HELP.

WE'RE HERE TO CONDUCT A MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BUSINESS.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO YELL OUT, THEN WE'LL RECESS UNTIL THE CROWD CAN BE CALM AND ALLOW PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, THEY'VE GIVEN THEIR TIME TO COME AND SPEAK.

AND WE HAVE A PROCESS FOR DOING THAT.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO LET PEOPLE SPEAK.

[APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY IS THAT PLEASE TURN THE GAIN DOWN ON THE MIC SO YOU CAN HEAR THE ACTUAL HEAR THE SPEAKERS.

WE'RE WORKING ON IT. MR. FORD THANK YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU. WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

WANT TO CLARIFY, DON'T OWN EMBASSY SUITES HAVE NEVER HAD AN OWNERSHIP IN THE EMBASSY SUITES.

THAT'S COMPLETELY NOT BASED IN FACT.

I WOULD JUST SAY, MADAM MAYOR, THAT YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING.

SO IT'S THE PUBLIC ADDRESS THAT THE FOLKS ARE ENTITLED TO SPEAK DURING.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ACTUALLY RECOGNIZING CASA AND THE BRIDGE AND THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO.

I WANT YOU TO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK OF ALCOHOL AWARENESS.

I LOST A GRANDFATHER TO ALCOHOLISM.

I ALMOST LOST MY FATHER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, NUMBER ONE, YOUR MEETING NOTICE IS ILLEGAL.

IT DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT NOTICE IF IT ACTUALLY NAMED THE MEMBER YOU'RE INVESTIGATING, WE WOULD BE FILLING UP THE ENTIRE CIVIC CENTER AUDITORIUM.

[APPLAUSE] AND I RECOMMEND, MADAM MAYOR, THAT YOU DO NOT TAKE THIS UP BECAUSE IT IS ILLEGAL.

I KNOW YOU'VE GOTTEN AN OPINION FROM YOUR ATTORNEY THERE, BUT HE JUST HAD HIS BUTT HANDED TO HIM IN COURT AND I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND YOU LISTEN TO HIM ANYMORE.

[00:30:02]

SO PROCEED AS YOU MAY, BUT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ETHICS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT ETHICS.

YOU LIED ABOUT THE PREVIOUS ACTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THEY DID NOT FIRE THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER.

HE RESIGNED AND HE WAS GIVEN 90 DAYS SEVERANCE.

SO IS THERE AN ETHICAL ISSUE ABOUT THAT TO JUSTIFY WHY YOU MODIFIED MR. MILLER'S CONTRACT? WHERE IS THAT? WHERE IS THAT.

FALSE STATEMENTS OF FACT? EVERY SINGLE PUBLIC MEETING AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN YOUR OFFICE FOR OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF ABOUT THE FACT OF YOUR INABILITY TO FOLLOW THE THE STATE OPEN MEETINGS RULE ACT ON THAT THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO ANY ISSUE THAT THEY THAT THE CITY GOVERNS ON.

AND YOU KNOW THAT.

TAX NOTES LOSSES YOU ORCHESTRATED AND CARRIED OUT A WALKING QUORUM AND THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN QUORUM VIOLATION ESTABLISHED IN DISTRICT COURT.

IT'S A MATTER OF RECORD.

OH, YES, YOU DID.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE WHOLE REASON WE'RE HERE, MR. STANLEY IN COURT WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN ADVERSE PARTY TO THE PROCEEDING.

HE WAS SET ASIDE. HE HAD TO GET HIS OWN LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

YOUR LAWYER SHOULD HAVE SAID, I CAN NO LONGER REPRESENT YOU, MR. STANLEY. YOU'RE NO LONGER A PARTY TO THIS PROCEEDING.

MR. STANLEY CAN TALK ABOUT THAT UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME.

RIGHT. THAT'S A VIOLATION OF THE STATE BOARD OF TEXAS STATE BAR OF TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES 106 AND 112.

AND YOUR ATTORNEY SHOULD BE FIRED FOR THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. FORD.

NEXT, MR. SKANK.

AND ON DECK AFTER MR. SKANK WILL BE KELSEY RICHARDSON.

HEY. WOW.

GOD BLESS THE HEALING POWER OF GETTING A NEW LEFT HIP.

I'M WALKING.

ALL RIGHT, JAMES SKANK IN THE CITY ONCE AGAIN, AS USUAL.

PUBLIC COMMENT COMES BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

AND SO AS THE REALITY IS WE HAVE NO IDEA.

I DO HAVE ONE IDEA SINCE THE MESSAGE THERE DIDN'T SAY MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT YOU'RE NOT THE ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT AND DOING ANYTHING WITH, EVEN THOUGH WE ALL KNOW THERE'S BEEN HORRIBLE ACTIONS THAT HAVE GONE ON FINGER POINTING ON THE DAIS TO AN ELECTED OFFICIAL VOTING THE WAY THEY WANTED TO.

THAT WAS APPALLING TO ME, SITTING HERE THROUGH THAT, I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO NOT HOLLER OUT AT THAT MEETING.

THAT WAS SO INAPPROPRIATE.

BUT SO MAYBE YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY GET TO GOING OVER AND I REMEMBER YOU ALL PUTTING THESE THINGS TOGETHER ON THE MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENTS. AND HOW IT ALL CENTERED AROUND YOUR LITTLE TEAM EFFORT.

WE DON'T ELECT CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE AS A TEAM.

WE ELECT YOU AS INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE US INDIVIDUALLY, NOT AS A TEAM.

[APPLAUSE] YOU'RE NOT THE QUARTERBACK OR YOU'RE SORT OF THE QUARTERBACK, BUT YOU'RE NOT THE MAIN PLAYER.

YOU HAVE TO PLAY AND EVERYBODY GETS THEIR PARTICULAR VOTE INDIVIDUALLY.

YOU'RE TAKING AWAY THAT INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION WHEN YOU TAKE PEOPLE DOWN.

NOW, ANYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A MORE UPRIGHT CITIZEN THAN COLE STANLEY.

[APPLAUSE] ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW IS IN HERE UNDER 3C OR SOMETHING THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON ANY CITY OR COUNCIL THING, THAT YOU HAVE TO EXPLICITLY SAY THAT YOU'RE NOT REPRESENTING THE CITY OR THE CITY COUNCIL. HE'S DONE THAT EVERY TIME WHEN HE'S SPEAKING AS A CANDIDATE FOR BEING MAYOR OR AS A CITIZEN.

HE DOESN'T HE'S NOT REPRESENTING YOU.

SO HE HAS VIOLATED NOTHING ON THAT.

AND FOR THIS TO BE SUCH A DEAL, YOU EVEN GOT THE NEWS MEDIA JUMPING ON IT.

YOU KNOW, KMR IS ALL OVER THIS, YOU KNOW, THINKING THAT THERE'S A VIOLATION.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

I UNDERSTAND.

EXCEPT DO THIS.

DID YOU GET THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. SKANK.

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WELL, THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE TO SAY, ASIDE FROM WHAT CLAUDETTE AND MR. SKANK ALREADY SAID. BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ WHAT I HAD WRITTEN OUT.

AS ALWAYS, SPEAKING BASED OFF OF ASSUMPTIONS FROM AGENDA ITEMS POSTED IS LIKE SHOOTING IN THE DARK.

AS I'M SURE YOU'VE NOTICED, THIS ROOM IS FULL OF PEOPLE.

WE ARE ALL HERE TO SUPPORT WHO WE DO TRUST, AND THAT'S COLE STANLEY.

AGENDA ITEM FIVE B STATES THAT WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS CONDUCT BY COUNCIL MEMBER AS A POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF CITY GOVERNANCE ENDS AND POLICIES.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT THREE B STATES THAT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO SUPPORT AND ACCURATELY REPRESENTS THE POLICIES OF THE CITY WHEN ACTING IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY.

TO PRESENT THEIR INDIVIDUAL OPINION ON AN ISSUE OUTSIDE OF CITY MEETINGS IF THEY EXPLICITLY STATE THEY DO NOT REPRESENT THE COUNCIL OR THE CITY.

IF WE'RE HERE FOR THE REASON THAT I THINK WE ARE, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT COLE STATED BOTH SIDES WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE MAYORAL FORUM.

HE STATED AS A COUNCILMAN HE COULDN'T DISCUSS THE LITIGATION, BUT AS A CANDIDATE WHICH SEPARATED HIS VIEWS FROM THE COUNCIL ITSELF, HE WOULD DROP THE SUIT.

I FEEL AS THOUGH WE ARE ALL HERE TO WATCH YET ANOTHER WITCH HUNT OR POLITICAL STUNT SHOW OR HERE ANOTHER LOOPHOLE IN THE SYSTEM THAT US LOWLY CITIZENS WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT.

DURING THE TENURE OF THIS OUTGOING COUNCIL, YOU HAVE BEEN MOST ACCOMPLISHED IN FURTHERING THE GAP BETWEEN CITIZENS AND REPRESENTATIVES.

THE DISTRUST CREATED BY THIS COUNCIL WILL TAKE YEARS TO OVERCOME.

AS A CITIZEN, I ASK YOU TO REFLECT ON YOUR DUTIES AS AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE AND REMEMBER WHAT IS DONE HERE TODAY WILL BE YOUR LEGACY.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ACT WISELY.

THANK YOU, MISS RICHARDSON AND OUR LAST SPEAKER, MISS WATKINS.

SHE'S WALKING UP TO THE PODIUM NOW MR. FORD. I AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR AN OPPORTUNITY, FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY OPINION ABOUT THIS CITY COUNCIL.

AS FAR AS THIS ETHICS VIOLATION GOES, IF ANYBODY HAS VIOLATED ETHICS, IT'S EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU EXCEPT FOR COLE.

YOU PEOPLE HAVE DONE NOTHING.

IT IS NOT AN ETHICS VIOLATION TO HAVE YOUR OWN OPINION AND TO NOT AGREE WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS BEEN A RUBBER STAMP FOR MRS NELSON.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.

YOU'VE NEVER OPPOSED HER.

YOU HAVE NOT CARED ABOUT WHAT THE CITIZENS FEEL.

AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE BEST THING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY OF AMARILLO IS TO LEAVE OFFICE.

AND IF, IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A CHEAP TRICK AND IT'S A DESPICABLE ONE TO TRY TO SMEAR COLE AND TRY TO PROMOTE FREDA, HOPING THAT SHE WILL BE THE NEXT MAYOR.

I'M SORRY, MRS. POWELL. IT ISN'T GOING TO WORK.

THANK YOU, MS.. WATKINS.

MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC ADDRESS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM FIVE A, WHICH IS REVIEWING THE AGENDA ITEMS IN YOUR PACKET COUNCIL.

ARE OUR MICS ON? YEAH.

OKAY. I HEAR IT FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.

ANY ATTACHMENTS COUNCIL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK MAYBE WHEN WE TURN THAT DOWN, IT AFFECTED THESE.

OKAY. LET'S PAUSE FOR JUST A SECOND WHILE WE WORK ON THAT.

IS THAT BETTER? KIND OF ABOUT THE SAME, ISN'T IT? OKAY. OKAY, LET'S TRY.

YEAH. I HAVE TO TALK TO TEST IT.

RIGHT? YEAH. HELLO, HELLO.

CAN YOU HEAR? OKAY, SO, COUNCIL, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE LEAN INTO OUR MICROPHONES.

THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA ANYWAY.

BUT WHATEVER'S GOING ON WITH THE MICS TODAY, WE CAN HELP IT BY TALKING DIRECTLY INTO THEM .

ITEM FIVE A, IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR PACKETS COUNCIL THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT YOU WANT TO ADDRESS BEFORE WE GET INTO THE REST OF THE AGENDA?

[5.B. Discussion of conduct by a City Councilmember as a potential violation of City of Amarillo Governance and Ends Policies, including City Council Member Responsibilities and City Council Member Code of Conduct.]

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MAYOR, I OBJECT TO THE CONSIDERATION OF ITEM FIVE B.

DOES NOT GIVE ADEQUATE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, AND THAT'S EVIDENCED BY MR. MILLER NOT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.

AND NO ONE IN THIS ROOM KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT FIVE B SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD TABLE IT, RECONSIDER IT TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.

COUNCIL, DO WE WANT TO TABLE THIS MEASURE OR DO WE WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT SO THAT WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE ITEM IS? IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO TABLE THE ITEM? MAKE A MOTION. YOU'RE MAKING THE MOTION? YES, MA'AM. MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT.

WE CAN TAKE IT BACK UP WHEN THE PUBLIC'S BEEN ADEQUATELY NOTICED ABOUT WHAT FIVE B CONTAINS.

SECOND. OKAY.

THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE THIS ITEM.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT MOTION? CAN I ASK, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS PERTAINING TO FIVE B HERE TODAY? MR. MILLER, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT 5B SIR? I DO NOT. OKAY.

AND WHEN I WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS OVER THE WEEKEND, I DID ASK MR. MILLER IF HE COULD BRING ME BACK SOME INFORMATION ON FIVE B, AND HE SAID HE WASN'T TOLD ANYTHING.

BUT I THINK WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW PENDING IS A MOTION.

SO UNLESS YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT MOTION, LET'S LET'S DEAL WITH THAT.

MY ISSUE WAS DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION.

AND SO JUST MAKING DISCUSSION MAYOR.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT 5B HERE TODAY OTHER THAN YOURSELF? YES. OKAY.

WHO ELSE WOULD HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT 5B HERE TODAY OTHER THAN I DISCUSSED IT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER, WHICH I'M PREPARED TO GIVE THAT ALL WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE A DISCUSSION AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

I LOVE THAT WE HAVE A FULL ROOM BECAUSE ALL WE WANT TO DO IS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.

SO HAVE THE CONVERSATION WHEN THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED AND WE'RE NOT BREAKING THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

ACCORDING TO THE ADVICE THAT I HAD FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, WE DID PROPERLY NOTICE THIS.

SO NOT GOING TO GET INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH YOU ABOUT IT.

BUT IF YOU'VE GOT ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU ABOUT THIS MOTION, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS..

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LET A CITIZEN RISE AT THIS TIME? I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HANDLE THE MOTION THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN OPEN QUESTION ON.

DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A RECESS SO THAT YOU CAN CONSULT WITH YOUR ATTORNEY? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE COUNSEL WANTS TO CONSULT WITH YOUR ATTORNEY.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO RECESS SO THAT WE CAN COUNSEL WITH YOUR ATTORNEY, THEN WE CAN DO THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WANT TO DO THAT.

OKAY. CALL THE QUESTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.

ALL THOSE AGAINST THE MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

WOW. WOW.

SO WE HAVE A 3-2 VOTE TO CONTINUE ON WITH THIS CONVERSATION.

THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME, SIR.

I HAVE IF YOU DON'T MIND TAKING A SEAT, PLEASE.

YOU'VE MADE YOUR POINT.

WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AS NOTED.

THANK YOU, MR. WALKER.

WALKER, DO YOU MIND STEPPING DOWN, PLEASE? IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO STEP DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A RECESS.

OKAY. WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.

MR. STANLEY, WOULD YOU LIKE A RECESS TO VISIT WITH YOUR ATTORNEY? BECAUSE I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO RECESS FOR THAT OCCASION.

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THE OBJECTION.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THE SECOND AND THE VOTE.

LET'S MOVE ON WITH YOUR DISCUSSION.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LAST THURSDAY, I BECAME AWARE OF A COMMENT MADE BY COUNCIL COLE STANLEY.

THE ISSUE WAS RAISED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT CITIZENS.

SOME WHO SPOKE WITH ME AND SOME WHO SPOKE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER EDDY SAUER.

AFTER CONFERRING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER, WE DECIDED THAT THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THESE CONCERNS IS TO JUST BRING THEM OUT IN THE OPEN AND TO LET COUNCIL MEMBERS STANLEY ADDRESS THE CONCERNS.

AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND THE CITIZENS WOULD BE ABLE TO.

I'M GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP FROM THE AUDIENCE.

WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS MEETING IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SHOUT OUT AND INTERRUPT.

IF YOU WANT US TO GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY, THEN I'M ASKING FOR YOUR HELP.

PLEASE. PLEASE.

MAYOR. MAYOR, MAY I SPEAK? MA'AM? WE'RE GOING TO I'M GOING TO CALL A RECESS FOR A MOMENT SO THAT WE CAN EVERYBODY MAKE A DECISION AND CALM DOWN.

WE'LL BE BACK IN 30 MINUTES.

THANKS.

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I APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING HERE TODAY.

I LOVE THIS.

I LOVE OUR CITY OF AMARILLO.

AND AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE FIVE VOLUNTEERS UP HERE.

THAT'S ALL WE ARE JUST VOLUNTEERS.

NOT SURE WHY WE WE OFFER TO COME DO THIS SOME DAYS, BUT WE'RE HERE.

I REALLY NEED AND I ASK FOR YOU GUYS TO JUST HONOR THIS DAIS.

TO HONOR THE CHAIR OF THE MAYOR.

LET'S LET HER SPEAK.

LET'S LET ME SPEAK AND LET'S GET THROUGH THIS WITH SOME CIVILITY AND LET'S DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY.

AND EVERYONE'S ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION AND WE WANT TO HEAR THEM.

BUT MAYBE NOT FROM OUT THERE.

SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO HONOR THIS PART OF THE PROCESS TODAY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER I APPRECIATE THAT LEADERSHIP.

WITH REGARD TO ITEM FIVE B.

LAST THURSDAY I BECAME AWARE OF A POTENTIAL ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED BY DIFFERENT CITIZENS, SOME WHO SPOKE WITH ME, SOME WHO SPOKE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER, EDDY, SAUER.

AND AFTER CONFERRING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER, WE THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THESE CONCERNS WAS JUST TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THEM, ESPECIALLY TO LET COUNCIL MEMBERS STANLEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THEM AND THEN THE COUNCIL, THE FIVE OF US, COULD MOVE FORWARD AND DISCUSS HOW WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD. SO THE WHOLE REASON FOR PUTTING THE AGENDA ITEM ON THE AGENDA WAS TO BE TRANSPARENT AND TO HOPE THAT THIS APPROACH BUILDS TRUST WITH CITIZENS. THERE MAY BE SOME IN THIS ROOM THAT DISAGREE WITH THAT, AND I RESPECT THAT.

BUT ESPECIALLY TO THOSE CITIZENS WHO RAISED THE CONCERNS LAST WEEK, THE CONCERNS RAISED WERE IN REGARD TO AN ANSWER THAT COUNCIL MEMBER STANLEY GAVE DURING A MAYORAL DEBATE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE CIVIC CENTER LAWSUIT BETWEEN ALEX FAIRLEY AND THE CITY, COUNCIL MEMBER STANLEY ANSWERED I WOULD DROP THE LAWSUIT ON THE APPEAL WITH MR. FAIRLEY AND I'D PAY HIS FEES AND THE AMOUNT OF THE FEES IS MORE THAN $426,000.

THE CONCERN THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM CITIZENS IS THAT IF MR. FAIRLEY IS MAKING LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAMPAIGNS FOR CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES, DOES HE EXPECT TO RECEIVE SOMETHING IN RETURN? AND IS HE DOING SO EXPECTING TO RECOVER HIS LEGAL FEES? AND HAS COUNCIL MEMBER STANLEY TAKEN A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION FROM MR. FAIRLEY? AND DID MR. FAIRLEY MAKE A CONTRIBUTION KNOWING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER STANLEY WOULD VOTE TO PAY HIM THE $426,000? AND THOSE ARE SERIOUS QUESTIONS AND WE THOUGHT THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.

AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT MR. STANLEY IS GOING TO GET A CHANCE TO DO JUST THAT.

SOME FACTS THAT ARE RELEVANT AND THAT ARE EASILY CONFIRMED BY CITIZENS ARE THAT I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, THAT MR. FAIRLEY IS THE ONLY LISTED MEMBER OF AN LLC BY THE NAME OF DEAL ON LLC, AND THAT CAN BE CONFIRMED WITH THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. THAT DEAL ON LLC MADE A $25,000 CONTRIBUTION TO CANDIDATE TOM SHERLIN, WHICH WAS MORE THAN 60% OF THE CAMPAIGN FUNDS REPORTED TO BE RAISED BY MR. SHERLIN. AND THAT CAN BE CONFIRMED ON A CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY ON APRIL 3RD.

DEAL ON LLC ALSO MADE A $25,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AMARILLO PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL 542 PAC.

AND THAT PAC SUPPORTS COLE STANLEY AND THAT CONTRIBUTION WAS MORE THAN 77% OF THE CAMPAIGN FUNDS RAISED BY THE FACT THE PAC.

DEAL ON LLC ALSO DEAL ON DEAL ON LLC ALSO MADE A $100,000 CONTRIBUTION TO ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON WHILE THE AG'S OFFICE WAS INVOLVED IN A LAWSUIT BETWEEN ALEX FAIRLY AND THE CITY, ACCORDING TO A CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT FILED WITH THE TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022.

SEEING THE LARGE NUMBER OF DOLLARS CONTRIBUTED BY DEAL ON LLC AND POLITICAL RACES RELATED TO THAT LAWSUIT CITIZENS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SPECIFICALLY THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT DID A CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER RECEIVE A

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THIS AGENDA ITEM IS FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THIS POLICY, TO HEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS ANY ANYTHING HE WANTS TO SAY WITH REGARD TO THE QUESTIONS THAT CITIZENS ARE RAISING ABOUT THAT AND GET THE FACTS CLEAR FOR CITIZENS.

IT WAS NOT DISCUSSED WITH STAFF BECAUSE THIS IS AN ITEM AMONG THE FIVE OF US AND THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT KEEPS US FROM BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THINGS, TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THINGS UNTIL THEY'RE ON THE AGENDA.

COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER AND I DISCUSSED THIS ON THURSDAY, AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

AND WHAT THAT MEANT WAS BECAUSE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT, WE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT WITH ANY OF Y'ALL.

STAFF WAS NOT INVOLVED BECAUSE IT'S NOT A STAFF ISSUE.

IT'S ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER POLICY AND IT'S SIMPLY A DISCUSSION FOR US TO GET THE FACTS, MAKE SURE WE'RE DEALING IN FACTS AND ATTEMPT TO PUT TO BED SOME OF THE RUMORS THAT ARE GOING AROUND.

BUT IN PARTICULAR, PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT VOTES ARE BEING PURCHASED ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT IS A VERY A VERY SERIOUS ACCUSATION. AND IT THE APPROPRIATE THING IT FELT LIKE TO US WAS TO GIVE YOU THE CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

SO. WE CAN DO IT THROUGH QUESTIONS.

BUT A CONVERSATION IS IS WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE.

MAYOR, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LET A CITIZEN RISE AND SPEAK WHO WAS BROUGHT UP IN THIS BEFORE? BEFORE WE ENTER IN OUR DISCUSSION? I THINK THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PUT THIS PART TO BED.

MR. SHERLIN, IS IT TRUE THAT YOU RECEIVED $25,000 FROM [INAUDIBLE]? WE LIVE IN A FREE SOCIETY.

I CAN GET DONATIONS FROM ANYBODY.

YES, SIR. AND I DON'T HAVE..

I DON'T HAVE TO PAY.

I'M NOT PAYING BACK MR. FAIRLY. AND IF YOU'RE ACCUSING ME OF THAT, I'M GOING TO SEE YOU ALL IN COURT.

BECAUSE MY NAME, MY NAME, YOU USE MY NAME HERE IN A PUBLIC FORUM? YES, SIR. AND YOU ACCUSED ME..

MR. SHERLIN.

THAT. GO AHEAD.

OKAY. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR.

I AM NOT MAKING THAT ACCUSATION.

WE DID.

WE HAVE. YES.

PLEASE LET TOM SPEAK.

PLEASE. I WANT TO ASK ONE QUESTION.

HOW MANY GO BACK? HOW MANY TIMES? HOW MANY TIMES DID Y'ALL GET DONATIONS FROM PEOPLE AND LARGE DONATIONS? CAN I ASK YOU THAT? WELL, THIS CONVERSATION IS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S ABOUT TOM.

IT'S ABOUT ME. YOU BROUGHT MY MR. YOU BROUGHT MY. I NEVER TOOK A DONATION LARGER THAN $5,000.

SO I DID NOT TAKE A DONATION IN THAT SAME AMOUNT OR IN THAT REALM.

I GOT BETTER FRIENDS, I GUESS.

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS SO, SIR.

BUT THE ACCUSATION THAT WAS MADE TO ME RIGHT HERE.

NO, SIR. IT'S NOT AN ACCUSATION.

THESE ARE. NO, SIR.

THAT'S HOW WE TOOK IT.

THESE ARE QUESTIONS BEING RAISED BY CITIZENS.

I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR.

I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR FOR YOU TO HAVE A CHANCE TO ANSWER THEM.

I'VE HEARD YOU. I THINK I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING FURTHER.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET BACK TO OUR DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

OKAY, MAYOR, I WOULD ASK.

IT'S NOT ON, PROBABLY.

SO I CAN'T CHEW THE MICROPHONE.

UM, I KNOW Y'ALL CAN'T HEAR.

IS THAT BETTER? OKAY.

MY FAULT. UM.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VIOLATIONS THAT YOU WOULD ALLEGE HERE TODAY MAYOR? I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR.

THE CONCERN IS IF YOU'RE RECEIVING A LARGE DONATION FROM MR. FAIRLY, AS OTHERS IN THIS RACE HAVE, IS THERE AN EXPECTATION THAT THE ATTORNEY'S FEES WILL BE PAID BY DISMISSING THE LAWSUIT? THAT'S THE QUESTION.

I DIDN'T COME UP WITH THAT QUESTION, BUT I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR.

PLEASE. I THINK IT'S AND LET ME BE TO THE PERSON THAT SHOUTED OUT THAT FRIDA DID.

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AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO STICK TO FACTS ABOUT THAT.

I'M OKAY WITH RESPONDING, BUT I AND I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE.

I MEAN, I REALLY THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SITUATION SO THAT WE'RE PUTTING WE'RE PUTTING DOWN RUMORS AND GIVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISCUSSION.

I KNOW YOUR HEART IS TO HELP ME, AND LORD KNOWS NO ONE HAS HELPED ME MORE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS THAN YOU HAVE.

BUT AT THE POINT OF HAVING A DISCUSSION, I WOULD LIKE TO BE I WOULD LIKE TO GET LISTED ALL AND ANY VIOLATIONS THAT YOU FEEL WHERE I WOULD HAVE BREACHED THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

SO WOULD YOU MIND LISTING THOSE FOR ME, PLEASE, AND THEN GIVING THE EXAMPLES OF WHEN THAT TOOK PLACE? BECAUSE YOU'VE ALLEGED A RESPONSE TO A LAWSUIT, WHICH I'LL ADDRESS, AND THEN YOU'VE ALLEGED A DONATION THAT COMES WITH STRINGS ATTACHED.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? HAS MR. FAIRLY OR DEAL ON LLC MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO YOUR CAMPAIGN? SO YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT SO AND THEN WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW? HOW MUCH WAS THE CONTRIBUTION? OKAY. HOW MUCH WAS THE CONTRIBUTION OR THE PLEDGE IF IT WAS A PLEDGE? WHAT ELSE? TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS THAT THE YOU KNOW, IS THIS THE LARGEST? IS THE CONTRIBUTION TO MR. SHERLYN? OR CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH THE..

HAS HE MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO YOU? I'LL ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS HERE.

OKAY. AND THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON BECAUSE I MIGHT HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS BASED ON WHAT THOSE ANSWERS ARE.

SO, MA'AM, I DON'T THINK I WANT TO ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION HERE IN ANY TYPE OF A KANGAROO COURT.

SO IF YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME THESE, THEY'RE JUST SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

NO, MA'AM, THEY'RE NOT.

YEAH, THEY ARE. AND THIS DOES HAVE A POLITICAL POTENTIAL TO IT.

AND SO WE MUST BE MINDFUL THAT WE ARE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THE VOTE AND THE COUNT.

AND YOU ARE ADDRESSING THIS.

YOU COULD HAVE SPOKEN WITH ME.

I COULD NOT HAVE ASKED.

YOU COULD HAVE YOU COULD HAVE..

AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER AND RAISED THE ISSUE WITH ME.

THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT PREVENTED ME FROM SPEAKING WITH YOU ABOUT IT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELSE DO YOU FEEL I HAVE VIOLATED IN THIS CODE OF CONDUCT? WELL, THIS IS A DISCUSSION.

THERE'S A THERE'S AN.

I CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION, BUT I WILL GIVE YOU A RESPONSE.

OKAY. WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IF CITIZENS ARE ASKING IF HE HAS MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO YOU, EITHER THROUGH HIS OWN PERSONAL, THROUGH HIS OWN PERSONAL NAME OR THROUGH ANY ENTITY NAME, OR IF HE'S PLEDGED A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION. FOR INSTANCE, IF HE HAS MADE A CONTRIBUTION OF $40,000, I'M PULLING THAT NUMBER OUT OF THE AIR.

AND IN RETURN, HE KNOWS IF YOU WIN THE CAMPAIGN, YOU'VE ALREADY TOLD HIM THAT YOU WILL PAY HIM $426,000.

SO. THAT'S TROUBLING TO PEOPLE.

SURE. TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE MIGHT BE MAKING THE LARGEST DONATION IN THE HISTORY OF AMARILLO LOCAL ELECTIONS.

AND IN EXCHANGE FOR IT, HE'S GETTING DOLLARS BACK INTO HIS POCKET.

THAT'S A BIG CONCERN.

SO IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT, THEN WE CAN PUT THAT TO REST THAT IT'S NOT A CONCERN FOR FOLKS.

I'M ALSO WONDERING IF YOU HAVE TALKED WITH ALEX FAIRLY ABOUT THE LAWSUIT.

OKAY, LET ME WRITE THAT DOWN.

OKAY. AND WHAT ACTION YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE TO REMEDY THIS SO THAT CITIZENS CAN TRUST THAT THERE'S NOT A THIS IS NOT MY WORDS BECAUSE I'M NOT ACCUSING.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT SO THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE NO COUNCIL MEMBER IS RECEIVING A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION IN EXCHANGE FOR A FUTURE VOTE OR A FUTURE ACTION THAT PAYS THE CONTRIBUTOR MONEY.

AND THAT'S A BIG CONCERN.

ONCE AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU HELPING ME SO.

WELL IN FAIRNESS, A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.

THIS IS A POLITICAL STUNT OR YOU EVEN SAID A KANGAROO COURT.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, I KNEW THE MOMENT THAT I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS NOT POLITICALLY BENEFICIAL FOR ANYONE BUT YOU.

MADAM MAYOR. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, MR. COLE'S, TREASURER, MR. STANLEY TREASURER, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS DONATIONS, YOU CAN TALK TO ME.

AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS DONATIONS, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION, TO NOT HANDLE THIS IN A PUBLIC FORUM, BUT TO HANDLE IT IN A LEGAL

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SO YOU DON'T GET ACCUSED OF ELECTIONEERING.

THE POINT IS, IT'S JUST IT'S SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

I'VE HEARD YOUR QUESTIONS.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.

SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING ALL THIS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN RESPONDING.

I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU A RESPONSE AND THEN I'M NOT INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED IN A DISCUSSION THAT WAS STARTED OUT ILLEGALLY, NOT POSTED CORRECTLY TO OUR PUBLIC.

COMES ON THE HEELS OF ME BEING BLINDSIDED IN PUBLIC WITH AS MANY PEOPLE SUPPORTING AND SAYING HANG IN THERE AND EVERYTHING, BUT STILL YOU GO 3 OR 4 DAYS.

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT SOMEBODY MAY MAKE UP.

RIGHT. SO IT'S JUST IN YOUR IN YOUR MIND.

SO HAVE WE MADE UP ANY FACTS HERE MR. STANLEY JUST SPEAK TO THAT.

I THINK I'M I'M RELIEVED THAT THIS IS YOUR ISSUE.

SO I'M GOING TO RESPOND TO ALL OF THESE ISSUES RIGHT NOW AND THEN.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO BE DONE.

UM, SO LET'S GO TO THE BASIS THAT YOU'RE BASING ALL OF THIS ON THAT I SOMEHOW COULD AFFECT THE DOLLARS THAT COULD END UP IN MR. FAIRLY POCKET.

I CANNOT. AND HERE'S WHY.

MR. FAIRLY WON THE LAWSUIT.

IT WAS PROVEN BY JUDGE SAUER AND FOUND BY SAUER NINE TIMES YOU COMMITTED AN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

NO. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN SETTLED.

NOW. IT'S BEEN APPEALED.

IT'S BEEN APPEALED.

BUT HIS, HIS FEES WERE GIVEN TO HIM BY JUDGE SAUER.

SO IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ANYBODY PAYING MR. FAIRLY, IT'S JUDGE SAUER THAT AWARDED HIM HIS LEGAL FEES.

NOW, MA'AM, I'M NOT IN A DISCUSSION WITH YOU.

I, I LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY.

YOU STATED PUBLICLY.

NO, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

OKAY. WE'LL DEBATE THIS GOING ON.

I'LL MAKE A LIST WITH FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.

KEEP GOING. YOU CAN WRITE YOUR FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS, BUT I'M NOT ANSWERING THEM, SO I'M GOING TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

SO I ON THE BASIS OF BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING CAN DO NOTHING TO BENEFIT MR. FAIRLY AND ME SAYING WHEN WHEN I WAS ASKED IN THAT DEBATE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION? AND I STAND BY THAT COMMENT THAT, YES, IT'S RIGHT FOR THE CITY TO MOVE ON IT'S RIGHT FOR US TO DROP THE LAWSUIT THAT THIS COUNCIL PUT US IN THAT WENT DIRECTLY AGAINST THE VOTE OF OUR CITIZENS.

AND LET'S KEEP IN MIND RIGHT NOW, DOWN AT THE STATE CONGRESS, THEY ARE WRITING LEGISLATION TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF THING FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

SO THIS IS OUR VOICE AND I'M NOT DONE SPEAKING MA'AM.

THERE'S NO EXPECTATION.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. I'M NOT DONE.

THERE'S NO EXPECTATION FROM MR. FAIRLY ON ME. THERE'S NOTHING INCUMBENT ON THE MONEY THAT HE'S CONTRIBUTED.

I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT HE DIDN'T GIVE ME A CONTRIBUTION UNTIL APRIL.

AND SO IT WASN'T ON THE REPORT THAT I FILED.

BUT I HAVE MULTIPLE DONATIONS THAT ARE 5000 AND $10,000, LOTS OF MONEY.

AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES FROM SOMEBODY COMES WITH THE EXACT SAME ANSWER OF I WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU THAT I WILL DO FOR ANY OTHER CITIZEN IN THE CITY OF AMARILLO. I'M NOT GOING TO TREAT ANYBODY ANY DIFFERENT, AND I WILL FULFILL THAT REQUEST BECAUSE I'M YOUR CIVIL SERVANT.

YOU'RE MY BOSS. I WORK FOR YOU.

AND SO WHETHER YOU YOU VOTED FOR ME OR YOU VOTED AGAINST ME, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

NOW, MR. FAIRLY DID DONATE TO MY CAMPAIGN.

YOU'LL SEE THIS AT THIS FRIDAY.

IS THAT CORRECT? THIS FRIDAY'S REPORT IS DUE.

SO THIS IS ALL PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.

I PURPOSEFULLY TOOK IT FROM HIM.

I DIDN'T ASK HIM TO GIVE IT TO A PAC.

I'M NOT AFRAID OF IT.

I DON'T MIND SAYING THAT.

HE DONATED IT AND HE DONATED $40,000 TO MY CAMPAIGN, WHICH I'VE USED VERY WELL TO RUN THIS RACE.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUALMS WITH THAT.

THAT IS THE POLITICAL SYSTEM THAT WE'RE IN.

IF WE DON'T LIKE IT, WE NEED TO CHANGE IT.

WE COULD SET MAXIMUM LIMITS ON IT OR WHATEVER WE WOULD DO.

BUT MY INTEGRITY AND MY ETHICS ARE NOT IN QUESTION BASED ON WHO DONATED TO MY CAMPAIGN.

I'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONATED TO MY CAMPAIGN AND FREDA'S AT THE SAME TIME.

AND SO LIKE THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE MOVING PARTS AND PIECES.

MR. FAIRLY DOESN'T HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY.

HE'S NOT ENTANGLED IN THE MESS.

NOW HE'S A HE'S A HE'S A FAN OF MINE AND I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I'M NOT AFRAID OF IT IN ANY FORM OR FASHION TO COME OUT HERE AND TELL YOU THAT THAT IS WHAT I SAID.

NOW, ONE THING THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS TO THE LAWSUIT REAL QUICK, I WAS DEPOSED AS AN ADVERSE WITNESS AFTER BEING REQUIRED TO GIVE CELL PHONE RECORDS, EMAIL RECORDS AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY HAVE GONE ON WITH THE LEADING UP TO THAT LAWSUIT.

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THOSE WERE REQUESTED BY MR. FAIRLY BY THE WAY.

I HAD TO HIRE MY OWN ATTORNEY..

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T COMPLY WITH THE REQUEST.

WE PUT A LEGAL NOTICE ON THE CITY OF AMARILLO THAT THEY DID NOT REPRESENT ME.

SO I AM. YOU CHOSE TO DO THAT.

PLEASE. I AM NOT NAMED.

MA'AM. MA'AM.

MY POINT. I'M NOT NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT PERSONALLY.

OKAY. IT'S A LAWSUIT AGAINST FAIRLY VERSUS THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

I'VE BEEN TREATED AS AN ADVERSE WITNESS..

BECAUSE YOU CHOSE NOT TO COMPLY.

I PUT YOU ON NOTICE THAT YOU DON'T REPRESENT ME.

I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THAT LAWSUIT AT ALL.

AT THIS POINT. I CAN SPEAK ON IT.

I CAN SAY WHAT I'D LIKE.

NOW, AT THAT MEETING, I DID TELL YOU JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO SAY IT SO THAT IT'S CLEAR AS YOUR CITY COUNCILMAN I HAVE NO COMMENT.

AS A FUTURE CANDIDATE OR AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE FOR MAYOR.

THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.

HYPOTHETICALLY, HERE'S WHAT I WOULD DO.

YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE I THINK WHEN YOU ASK A DIRECT QUESTION LIKE THIS, YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY GET AN ANSWER OUT OF YOUR CANDIDATE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET DIRECT ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT CITIZENS ARE ASKING.

SO. SO DID HE GIVE YOU MONEY? WHAT DID YOU ASK? I'M ASKING I WANT TO CLARIFY.

HAVE YOU RECEIVED A CONTRIBUTION FROM MR. FAIRLY? I ALREADY I ALREADY SAID IT.

I'M ASKING TO CLARIFY THAT.

PLEASE. I'M ASKING WHERE I'M CLEAR.

I'M SORRY. I STILL DIDN'T HEAR BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH NOISE.

MA'AM, I'M SORRY. DO YOU MIND ANSWERING THAT? I DON'T. DELEON AND MR. FAIRLY CONTRIBUTED TO MY CAMPAIGN IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000.

AND I'M NOT ASHAMED OF IT.

IS THAT THE LARGEST CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION IN AMARILLO HISTORY? I WOULDN'T KNOW, MA'AM. I'VE ONLY BEEN IN POLITICS FOR TWO YEARS.

HERE'S WHERE I'M AT.

I'M NOT GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ANY FURTHER.

I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING AND SUPPORTING ME.

I WILL BE GLAD TO COME BACK IN HERE.

I WILL BE GLAD TO COME BACK IN HERE WHEN WE'RE READY TO GET ON WITH CITY BUSINESS.

NOW, I DO SEE ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED MAYORS THAT I'VE THAT I CAN REMEMBER WHO JUST WALKED IN.

I'M ASKING, MAYOR, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ALLOW HIM TO RISE AND SPEAK? ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, COLE.

MR STANLEY.

WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY FUTURE COUNCIL VOTES THAT INVOLVE A FINANCIAL BENEFIT BEING PAID TO MR. FAIRLY? I APPRECIATE YOU WAITING.

WITH RESPECT, SIR.

HOW ARE YOU TODAY? MAYOR MR. STANLEY, WILL YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION? WOULD YOU. WOULD I ASK A QUESTION FIRST? MISS MAYOR, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LET MR. SIZEMORE SPEAK? I VERY MUCH SO RESPECT MR. SIZEMORE, BUT THE CONVERSATION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RIGHT NOW IS WITH YOU.

PLEASE COME GET ME WHEN WE'RE READY TO CONTINUE.

[APPLAUSE] SO MAYOR SIZEMORE, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I RESPECT YOU, BUT WHAT I NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW IS TO OPEN THIS TO THE COUNCIL FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS AND FURTHER DISCUSSION.

WE GOOD, CORPORAL? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CHECKING ON THAT.

COUNCIL AT THIS TIME.

THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, AND THAT WAS ON PURPOSE BECAUSE ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.

ALL I WANTED TO DO, ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS GIVE CITIZENS WHO ARE ASKING THESE QUESTIONS THE CHANCE TO GET ANSWERS FROM MR. STANLEY.

NOW COUNCIL, I'M ASKING YOU FOR YOUR INPUT WITH REGARD TO THIS SITUATION.

DO YOU THINK THERE IS ANY FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY? THERE ARE BASICALLY THREE DIFFERENT COURSES OF ACTION THAT WE COULD TAKE FROM HERE.

OUR DUTY AS A COUNCIL IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S BEEN NO ETHICAL VIOLATIONS AND THAT OUR COUNCIL POLICY IS IN PLACE.

THERE'S NO ACTION ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, BUT POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS GOING FORWARD COULD BE.

THAT IT COULD BE THAT THERE'S NO ACTION NEEDED BY THIS COUNCIL.

THERE'S NO ACTION. IT COULD BE THAT WE PLACE AN ACTION ITEM ON THE NEXT AGENDA TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION WITH REGARD TO ANY CONDUCT THAT VIOLATED CITY

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WHAT DO YOU THINK? LEFT TO TO DEAL WITH THIS.

WITH REGARD TO JUST THE WHOLE CAN'T THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME LEFT ON THIS COUNCIL TO DEAL WITH THE WHOLE SITUATION.

SO I THINK IT SHOULD BE.

I THINK WE JUST LEAVE IT.

NO ACTION.

FREEDOM. OTHER THOUGHTS, HOWARD? WE LIKE TO. SORRY.

OTHER THOUGHTS. HOWARD SIZEMORE.

YOU WANT TO COMMENT FROM ME? I MAINLY JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THE..

I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO MAKE A COMMENT? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? WELL, ONE THING I DO NOT EXCEPT THREATS.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

SO.

SO I COULD NOT HEAR THE CHOICES THAT WERE MADE.

OKAY. JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO GOING FORWARD.

I MEAN, THE ATTEMPT HERE WAS TO GET INFORMATION TO PUT DOWN THOSE ACCUSATIONS AND TO GIVE INFORMATION TO THE CITIZENS WHO WERE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS HAD BEEN MADE AND IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THOSE BEING MADE IN EXCHANGE FOR A VOTE TO DISMISS THE LAWSUIT.

SO ONE WAY OF MOVING FORWARD WOULD BE NO ACTION ITEM NEEDED.

A SECOND WAY OF MOVING FORWARD WOULD BE TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD CENSOR OR CALL OUT ANY CONDUCT THAT WAS VIOLATING CITY COUNCIL POLICY.

AND THEN A THIRD OPTION WOULD BE POSSIBLY CONSIDERING TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION UNDER ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 19 OF THE CITY CHARTER.

BECAUSE IT'S FINE. YES, BECAUSE I AM I AM AN OPPONENT IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS, BUT I DON'T APPRECIATE ANY THREATS JUST BECAUSE I LIVE IN THIS CITY.

SO.

ITEM. AND I'M NOT HEARING THAT THERE'S ANY ACTION THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD ON.

AND THAT'S FINE.

THIS IS WHY WE PUT IT ON AS A DISCUSSION ITEM AGENDA.

IF WE THINK THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE ABOUT THIS SITUATION, THEN THEY CAN MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS ABOUT THE SITUATION.

AND THAT'S THAT WE WANTED TO DO.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SPOKE.

WHAT'S YOUR OPINION? MY OPINION WAS JUST I WANTED TO GET INFORMATION IN FRONT OF THE CITIZENS.

I ACTUALLY THINK THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DO A PROPER.

[5.C. Discuss results of City initiatives for 2023 Earth Day]

OKAY. WITH REGARD TO THAT, THEN WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE C, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THE CITY INITIATIVES FOR 2023 EARTH DAY. MR. CITY ATTORNEY. MR. CITY MANAGER.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, WE'VE GOT DONNY HOOPER AND MICHAEL KASHUBA HERE TO PRESENT THE CITY INITIATIVES FOR 2023 EARTH DAY.

DONNY WAS A LITTLE FLAT FOOTED ON THAT.

YEAH. IT'S OKAY.

WILL YOU MAKE SURE THAT IS IT ON? ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR IT? OH, YEAH. GIVE ME JUST A MINUTE.

HELLO? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. I'M.

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NO, LET'S LET THE ROOM MOVE OUT.

YEAH, ME NEITHER.

THAT'S DIFFICULT.

DONNY. SURE.

READY WHEN YOU ARE. GOOD AFTERNOON.

WE WANTED TO BRING AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL ABOUT EARTH DAY.

OF COURSE WE.

JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO PROCEED OR HANG ON.

YEAH, KEEP GOING.

OKAY. WE WANTED TO GIVE A REPORT ABOUT EARTH DAY AND OUR PARTICIPATION IN THAT AS A CITY.

WE HAD SEVERAL PARKS THAT HAD ROLL OFF LOCATIONS AT THOSE PARKS FOR CITIZENS TO USE.

WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED IN EARTH DAY, AS WELL AS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WHO PUT TOGETHER SOME PROJECTS AS WELL.

SO I WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A REPORT ON THAT.

WE HAD A SLIDE FOR THAT.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S UP OR NOT.

DO WE HAVE THERE'S JUST A PHOTO THAT WE HAD FROM PUBLIC WORKS.

THIS IS OUR SIDE OF IT. AND PARKS IS GOING TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT IT IN A MOMENT.

SO WE HAD ROLL OFFS THAT WE PLACED OUT AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ALL THE LIBRARIES THAT WOULD BE SOUTHWEST EAST LIBRARY, NORTH LIBRARY, NORTHWEST DOWNTOWN EAST RIDGE SCHOOL PARK, ALONG WITH SAN JACINTO SCHOOL PARK, HAYNES PARK AND WILLOW PARK.

WE ALSO HAD SOME OTHER ROLL OFFS AT TRANSFORMATION PARK, MEMORIAL PARK, FEDERAL AVENUE AND SOUTHEAST 12TH AVENUE.

THOSE WERE THE LOCATIONS FOR THAT.

AS FAR AS THE COLLECTIONS WERE CONCERNED, ON OUR SIDE OF IT, IT WAS DOWN THIS YEAR FROM LAST YEAR ON EARTH DAY.

BUT I THINK THAT'S A POSITIVE THING FOR US BECAUSE WE STARTED TO SEE THAT NOT AS MANY AREAS HAD AS MUCH STUFF TO PICK UP THIS YEAR AS THEY DID LAST YEAR.

SO WE COLLECTED 25.7 TONS OF MATERIALS FROM THOSE LIBRARY LOCATIONS AND THE PARK LOCATIONS AND THEN THE TRANSFORMATION PARK MEMORIAL, PARK, FEDERAL AVENUE AND SOUTHEAST 12TH, WHICH WERE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS THAT CAME OUT AND PICKED UP THOSE PARKS.

THEY DID 9.9 TONS FOR A TOTAL OF 35.6 TONS.

OR AS IN OUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, WE COMPARED THAT TO VOLKSWAGENS.

THAT WAS ABOUT 31 VOLKSWAGENS WORTH OF TRASH THAT WE COLLECTED FROM ON THOSE EVENTS.

SO PARKS ALSO HAS A REPORT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK THEM TO COME UP NOW.

AND I THINK, YEP.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, CINDY PEREZ.

I'M THE BEAUTIFICATION AND PUBLIC ARTS COORDINATOR.

SO FOR EARTH DAY 2023, WE HAD SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN AMARILLO VOLUNTEER FOR PARK CLEANUPS.

LAST WEEK, AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, MANY PARK NINTH STREET TRAILS, MCDONALD LAKE AND THOMPSON PARK.

THERE WERE ALSO OTHER CLEANUP INITIATIVES WITHIN THE CITY, BUT THESE WERE NOT CITY LED.

A TOTAL OF 88 VOLUNTEERS ACCOUNTED FOR 138 MAN HOURS, WHICH RESULTED IN 128 BAGS OF TRASH COLLECTED.

HAD THE WEATHER BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE IDEAL, I HAVE NO DOUBT WE WOULD HAVE A LARGER TURNOUT RESULTING IN MORE COLLECTED BAGS OF TRASH.

WE HAVE A FEW PHOTOS HERE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.

THIS IS AT MEDI PARK AND WE HAD OUR LARGE INITIATIVE AT THOMPSON PARK AS WELL.

THIS IS NOT OUR LAST PARK CLEANUP, AND WE ONLY HOPE TO GROW OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT PARKS AND REC AND THAT PUBLIC WORKS DID TO SUPPORT THAT EVENT.

I SAW BOB G. YELAMANCHILI AND DEBBIE YELAMANCHILI HERE EARLIER IN THE MEETING, AND I KNOW THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO JUST TO MAKE THIS AN ANNUAL EVENT AND IT'S GAINING TRACTION.

AND I MAYBE IT'S FAIR TO ASSUME THAT WE HAD LESS TRASH TO PICK UP THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE DOING A BETTER JOB ON NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITYWIDE CLEANUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SO STILL THAT WAS A LOT OF TRASH PICKED UP AN AWFUL LOT.

SO, DONNIE, THANK YOU.

TELL YOUR TEAM.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?

[5.D. Discuss City Plan Update]

REMEMBER, WE'VE GOT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING EMILY KOLLER TO JUST GIVE US A VERY BRIEF UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE CITY PLAN.

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EMILY. RIGHT.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

WE ALSO WANT TO SHARE A SPECIAL OUTREACH INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH THE SCHOOLS TOO, THAT I THINK YOU WILL FIND TO BE FUN AND UNIQUE.

SO WE ARE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE HEAVILY FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT CITY PLAN IS AND HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT WE CANNOT DO THIS EFFORT WITHOUT THEM.

THE COMMUNITY KICKOFF WAS MARCH 1ST, AND WE HAVE TRIED A NUMBER OF OUTREACH METHODS TO DATE AND SOME OF THOSE ARE LISTED ON THE SLIDE.

I HAVE A MUCH LONGER LIST THAT OUR OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT AND INNOVATION PROVIDED TO ME, BUT THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS.

AND SO AT THIS POINT, WE'VE RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM OVER 2000 PEOPLE IN THE PROCESS.

I WILL ADDRESS THE SURVEYS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL HERE IN A MINUTE.

WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS THAT IDENTIFIES CURRENT GROWTH TRENDS AND POSED KEY QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE BUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO, WHICH WILL ILLUSTRATE TRENDS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TAX REVENUE.

IF IF WE DO NOTHING AND CONTINUE TO GROW IN THE SAME PATTERN THAT WE'VE BEEN GROWING IN AND THE COMMUNITY WILL THEN BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT AND WORK ON THEIR PREFERRED GROWTH SCENARIO.

AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THE DRAFT VISION AND GOALS.

AND THE SURVEY IS A REALLY CRITICAL PIECE OF THIS.

AND SO ONCE THE SURVEY CLOSES ON MAY 2ND, THEN WE'LL RELEASE THAT DRAFT VISION STATEMENT FOR PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS OUR NEXT COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS ARE TUESDAY, MAY 2ND, AND THE TOPIC IS THAT BUSINESS AS USUAL GROWTH SCENARIO AND BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT.

WE HAVE TWO TIME SLOTS, SO THE 11:30 TO 1:30 OVER THE LUNCH HOUR IS AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY.

THAT'S THE SAME SCHEDULE AS THE FIRST COMMUNITY WORKSHOP.

AND THEN WE'LL BE AT THE EAST LIBRARY IN THE EVENING FROM 6 TO 8 P.M..

SAME CONTENT.

JUST TRYING TO GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND IF THEY'RE WORKING DURING THE DAY, THEY CAN COME AT NIGHT.

AND THEN ALSO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WE DID GET SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT.

THAT WILL BE AT 5:30 ON MONDAY, MAY 1ST AT THE GLOBE NEWS CENTER.

AND SO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THE SURVEY RESPONSES TO DATE.

SO AGAIN, THIS SURVEY IS WHAT DIRECTLY INFORMS THE VISION FOR THE PLAN.

AND THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL PIECE.

I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT AMARILLO HAS DONE BEFORE IS REALLY CREATE A VISION FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE HAVE A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST SHY OF 2000.

THAT'S 1% OF AMARILLO'S POPULATION.

SO PUTTING THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, IF YOU'RE A CITIZEN AND YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, NOW IS THE TIME WE'RE TRYING TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND MAKE THIS AS REPRESENTATIVE OF AMARILLO AS WE CAN.

SO WE'RE DEFINITELY SEEING A COLLECTIVE FOCUS ON REINVESTING IN THE OLDER PARTS OF THE CITY.

IT IS CLEAR THAT PEOPLE ARE DISSATISFIED WITH INVESTMENT IN PARKS, STREETS AND OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND WHEN WE ASKED HOW WE WANT TO GROW IN THE FUTURE, THE TOP TWO RELATE TO REINVESTMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT.

AND INTERESTINGLY, THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO ENSURE AMARILLO IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE FUTURE, IS MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE DEFINITELY ARE SEEING CLEAR TRENDS TOWARDS INVESTMENT IN THE OLDER PARTS OF THE CITY.

BUT WHAT WE'RE NOT SEEING RIGHT NOW IS CLARITY AROUND THE VISION.

THERE IS A REALLY WIDE DIVERSITY OF COMMENTS ON BEING A MORE PROGRESSIVE CITY, BEING A MORE CONSERVATIVE CITY, FOCUSING ON AG, FOCUSING ON TECH.

AND SO AGAIN, I JUST REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR COMMENTS ARE INCLUDED.

THIS IS A REALLY CRITICAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO TAKE OUR SURVEY.

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AND SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK JOY'S TEAM WITH THE OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT AND INNOVATION, ISAIAH CHASE AND MONICA.

THEY HAVE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO WORKING ON THIS PROJECT WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND WE REALLY COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT THEM.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO CREATIVE THINGS TO REACH AMARILLO CITIZENS.

AND SO ONE OF THESE IS THE SCHOOL OUTREACH.

AND WE THOUGHT, WELL, WHO BETTER TO ASK THAN AMARILLO'S FUTURE LEADERS WHAT THEY WANT THEIR CITY TO BE? SO WE CREATED THIS VIDEO.

WE HAVE A KIDS SURVEY, AND THEN WE HAVE A CHARACTER, AMY THE ARMADILLO.

SHE HAS HER CONSTRUCTION HAT ON.

SHE'S WORKING TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR AMARILLO.

AND SO WE'VE ASKED ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO SHARE WITH THEIR TEACHERS BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND HOPEFULLY THE KIDS WILL HAVE TIME TO TAKE THE SURVEY AND I THINK WE CAN SHOW IT.

THAT WAS THE IDEA. OKAY.

IN 2045, I'M GOING TO BE 30 YEARS OLD.

I'LL BE AROUND 36 YEARS OLD BY THEN.

33, 32 AND 2045.

I WILL BE 33 YEARS OLD.

I LIKE KNOWING THE HISTORY ABOUT IT, ALL THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED.

OBVIOUSLY, DOWNTOWN AMARILLO, PROBABLY ALL THE GAS STATIONS LIKE THE SWIMMING POOLS AND LIKE ALL, LIKE THE LIKE MUSEUMS AND STUFF. IT'S COOL BECAUSE I GET TO READ AND I ALSO GET TO HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AS WELL.

PROBABLY WAY BIGGER.

NOT LIKE BIG, BIG, BUT LIKE BIGGER THAN RIGHT NOW.

I FEEL LIKE WE WOULD BE EXPANDING THE BUILDINGS WILL BE A LOT FURTHER AND WE'LL HAVE MORE BUILDINGS, YOU KNOW, TALL BUILDINGS AND BUILDINGS THAT ARE NEATER. A BIGGER POPULATION, MAYBE LIKE MORE LIKE HOUSES AND MAYBE LIKE HOTELS AND STUFF.

FEEL LIKE A BIG AMUSEMENT PARK WOULD BE PRETTY FUN.

ENTERTAINMENT. I FEEL LIKE IF WE HAD SOMETHING A LOT MORE THINGS TO DO, THEN IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE FUN FOR PEOPLE TO COME VISIT.

CHARITY BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED IT.

I WOULD LIKE FIX UP THE STREETS AND STUFF.

YOU KNOW HOW LIKE SYNERGY? LIKE A LOT LIKE A LOT MORE OF THOSE.

THANKS, RON. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO JOY'S TEAM.

THEY'RE HELPING MAKE THIS PROJECT A SUCCESS.

AND THAT'S REALLY ALL WE HAVE.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS COUNCIL.

JOY, DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT VIDEO? WHO PUT THAT TOGETHER? AND IT'S IT'S VERY WELL DONE.

YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU FOR A MOMENT TO SPEAK.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS OUR DEPARTMENT HAS TRANSITIONED TO ENGAGEMENT AND INNOVATION, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO ENGAGE WITH THE CITY.

AND A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE SURVEY IS WE NEED TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY.

SO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY DOING THIS.

BUT CHASE BRADY PUT THIS TOGETHER.

WE HAD SOME VOLUNTEERS.

WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO SAY.

SO THIS IS ALL VERY ORGANIC AND WE JUST APPRECIATE EVERYBODY SUPPORTING THIS AS WE GO TO THE STUDENTS NOW TO ASK THEM WHAT DO THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE FUTURE FOR AMARILLO? THANK YOU.

[5.E. Discuss Building Safety's International Code Update Project]

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE, E, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT BUILDING SAFETY'S INTERNATIONAL CODE UPDATE PROJECT, MR. CITY MANAGER HI MAYOR. WE'VE GOT DIRECTOR OF BUILD JOHNNY SCHOLL SORRY, BUILDING SAFETY.

JOHNNY, TAKE IT AWAY.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS KIND OF BRIEF AND AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

WE STARTED THE CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY APPEALS ON THE MOVING TO THE NEW CODES BECAUSE WE HAD AN ISO GUY COME OUT.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY IS NUMBER TWO IN COMMERCIAL AND NUMBER THREE IN RESIDENTIAL OUT OF TEN.

WHAT THAT DOES IS IT HELPS OUR INSURANCE RATES ON ALL OUR HOUSES.

AND ALSO IF THERE'S A NATIONAL DISASTER AND FEMA GETS INVOLVED.

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IF YOU'RE A NUMBER TEN, YOU DON'T GET ANY SUPPORT FROM FEMA AND YOU DON'T GET ANY DISCOUNTS FROM INSURANCE.

AND SAY AGAIN, JOHNNY, WHAT WE ARE IN AMARILLO.

WE ARE NUMBER TWO FOR RESIDENT I'M SORRY, NUMBER TWO FOR COMMERCIAL, NUMBER THREE, FOR RESIDENTIAL.

WE CAN'T GET A NUMBER TWO RATING IN RESIDENTIAL BECAUSE THE STATE HAS DECIDED NOT TO MAKE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS FOR FIRES IN HOUSES.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE COULD GET TO A NUMBER TWO OR BETTER.

IN ORDER TO GET TO A NUMBER ONE, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ENGINEERS ON THE BUILDING SAFETY STAFF.

AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT CURRENTLY.

SO OUR MEMBERS.

SO THE LIST OF OUR MEMBERS WE HAVE ENGINEERS, WE HAVE A MEMBER OF LARGE WHO IS ALSO A REAL ESTATE GUY, ELECTRICIANS, MECHANICAL PLUMBERS, BUILDERS, ARCHITECT, AND ALSO AN INSURANCE.

HERE'S ALL THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD.

WE STARTED OUT ON THE 28 TEAMS. WE'VE HAD 16 MEETINGS AND THE WAY THAT IT TOOK SO LONG, WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO THE 21S.

TO STAY CURRENT ON THE ISO WE NEED TO BE WITHIN SIX YEARS ON THE CURRENT CODES.

SO WE TURN TO THE 2021S AND WE'VE HAD THESE MEETINGS.

OUR NEXT MEETING, WE'VE JUST ABOUT GOT EVERYTHING BUTTONED UP.

WE'RE GOING TO SEND IT OVER TO BRIAN TO LOOK OVER AND WE'RE HAVING OUR NEXT MEETING MAY 2ND.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT 22 PAGES OF THE IBC WITH 36 AMENDMENTS, SEVEN PAGES OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE, 33 AMENDMENTS.

THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, SEVEN AMENDMENTS, ABOUT THREE PAGES.

NATIONAL FIRE CODE, ABOUT 133 AMENDMENTS AND 27 PAGES.

INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, 26 AMENDMENTS WITH FOUR PAGES.

THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, 18 AMENDMENTS, ABOUT FOUR PAGES.

THE NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, AAOUT 29 AMENDMENTS, SIX PAGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, ABOUT 54 AMENDMENTS AND 16 PAGES.

IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS? YES, SIR. ENERGY CODE IS GOING TO STAY AT 2016.

IS THAT CORRECT? 2015? THAT'S CORRECT. 2015.

THAT DOES NOT AFFECT OUR ISO RATING, IS THAT RIGHT? IT WILL AFFECT IT A LITTLE BIT.

I CAN'T GET AN ANSWER OF HOW MUCH IT WILL AFFECT IT, BUT WITH US GOING TO THE CURRENT CODES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT SHOULD BE VERY MINOR.

AND YOU STATED THAT WE WERE RANKED A TWO AND A THREE.

AND SO IF THEY DID DROP US DOWN, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID IF YOU WERE ALL THE WAY TO A TEN, THAT WOULD BE THE LOWEST RATING, RIGHT? OKAY. I TALKED TO PANHANDLE BEFORE THIS MEETING BECAUSE I HEARD THAT THEY JUST WERE TRYING TO GET THEIR ISO UP.

THEY'RE AT A TEN AND THE CITIZENS THERE WANTED TO HAVE A BETTER RATING.

AND THERE THEY'VE MOVED TO A FIVE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SNIFFING.

BUT I CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THINGS.

OKAY. SO THE IS IT FAIRLY ARBITRARY IN THEIR DECISION? IT'S JUST A SUBJECTIVE SCALE FOR THEM ON AN OVERALL KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING, WHAT WE'RE NOT IS THAT WHERE THAT RATING COMES TO THE RATING COMES FROM EVERYTHING THE BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT DOES.

THE AMOUNT OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE WE HAVE ON BOARD, ALL THAT PLAYS IN TOGETHER.

BUT THE MOST THE WHAT GETS THE MOST POINTS IS BEING WITH THE CURRENT CODES.

SO WE COULD HAVE WE COULD HAVE THE CURRENT CODES AND VERY POORLY EVERYWHERE ELSE AND WE'D STILL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD RATING.

WE COULD HAVE ENGINEERS ON STAFF AND NOT BE ON THE CURRENT CODES AND HAVE A VERY POOR RATING.

OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S NOT GOING TO THE 2021 CODE OTHER THAN THE ENERGY CODE? WILL THE ELECTRICAL SEPARATE? THEY STAY ON A SEPARATE CODE CYCLE.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON THE 2020.

OKAY. BUT IT WOULD BE THE SAME AS A 21 CODE FOR THE BUILDING CODES.

OKAY. AND CHIEF, CAN YOU YOU LISTED ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS, WHICH WERE THINGS THAT WE EITHER DID NOT ADOPT, WE CHOSE NOT TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE OR WE MODIFIED THEM.

IS THAT RIGHT? AND THERE ARE SOME THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE BUILDING CODE THAT WE FELT WAS NECESSARY.

SO YOU MAY HAVE ADDED A FEW THINGS.

YES. DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUBLICIZE ALL OF THOSE AMENDMENTS AND LIST THEM? HAVE YOU ALREADY DONE THAT? IS THAT ON THE WEBSITE SOMEWHERE? IT'S NOT ON THE WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ON THE WEBSITE CURRENTLY, BUT NOT THIS LATEST VERSION THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO SEND OVER, BUT THAT WILL BE ON THERE.

SO ONCE IT GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS, EVERYTHING'S APPROVED.

DO YOU INTEND ON PUBLICIZING THAT FOR ALL OF OUR BUILDING COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS?

[01:35:04]

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR TIMELINE IS GOING TO BE ON THAT, JOHNNY? IT DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE BOARD AGREES WITH EVERYTHING OR IF WE MISS SOMETHING OR THEY'VE HAD ANOTHER IDEA.

BUT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I COULD SEE IT GOING THROUGH.

OTHER QUESTIONS.

[5.F. Update on Automated Metering Infrastructure Project]

THANK YOU ALL. ITEM 5F IS AN UPDATE ON THE AUTOMATED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, WE'VE GOT PROJECT MANAGER JIM WALLACE HERE TO PRESENT THE ITEM PRIOR TO HIM SAYING SOME THINGS.

WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN RUNNING OVER 1000M AND THAT ROLLOUT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE AND AND VERY FEW CHALLENGES. IN FACT, I THINK IT'S TWO, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT.

AND THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IN THE LAST WEEK OR TEN DAYS SINCE I HEARD THAT NUMBER.

BUT JIM, TAKE IT AWAY.

IF I SAID THE WRONG NUMBER, BE SURE AND CORRECT IT WHILE YOU'RE TALKING.

OKAY? MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT TO YOU TODAY.

MY NAME IS JIM WALLACE.

I WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT AND INNOVATION AS THE PROJECTS MANAGER, SO MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS TO REPORT BACK ON COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH'S INQUIRY ABOUT THE WATER METER PROJECT.

SO IF I MAY, LET ME BEGIN BY.

GIVING YOU THE PROJECT PLAN AS IT WAS LAID OUT.

SO THE WATER METER PROJECT IS TO BE COMPLETED IN TWO PHASES.

SO PHASE ONE WAS IS DESIGNED TO BE A PILOT PLAN AND WHERE THE IT HAS THREE MAIN GOALS.

SO THE FIRST GOAL IS TO HAVE 1000M UPGRADED AND TO TEST ALL OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS WITHIN THE CITY.

AND THE SECOND GOAL WAS THEN TO ALSO INTEGRATE WITH OUR CURRENT UTILITY BILLING SYSTEM FOR BILLING PURPOSES.

AND THE THIRD GOAL WAS TO ALSO DEFINE NEW PROCESSES FOR ANALYZING ALL THIS NEW DATA THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING WITH THE GOAL OF WATER CONSERVATION.

THEN PHASE TWO WOULD BE THE FULL DEPLOYMENT TO UPGRADE THE REMAINING 75,000 PLUS WATER METERS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY AND THEN TO ALSO LAUNCH A PUBLIC FACING CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION PORTAL AND PAYMENT PORTAL.

SO TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, WE START WITH PHASE ONE.

THE FIRST STEP WAS TO SET UP A RADIAL NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THIS CONSISTS OF NINE BASE STATIONS AT SEVEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. WHERE THEY WOULD CAPTURE READINGS FROM THESE METERS AND STORE THEM IN A DATABASE SERVER SYSTEM.

THE NEXT STEP.

IS TO UPGRADE 1000M ACROSS THE CITY.

TO TEST THIS RADIAL NETWORK.

SO TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE USE THE 12 WATER BILLING DISTRICTS THAT THE CITY IS DIVIDED INTO.

THE CONTRACTOR WAS GIVEN A LIST OF ALL OF THE METERS IN OUR CURRENT SYSTEM, AND THEY SELECTED METERS IN EACH DISTRICT BY TYPE, INCLUDING BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

TYPE METERS TO DATE.

AS MR. MILLER SAID, WE HAVE 1100M THAT WERE UPGRADED AS OF MARCH THE 24TH.

AND THIS VISUAL SHOWS THE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE METERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THE FINAL STEP IN PHASE ONE IS TO SET UP A METER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND INTEGRATE IT WITH THE RADIAL NETWORK AND THE UTILITY BILLING SYSTEM.

SO THIS IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.

SO ONCE THIS FINAL STEP IS COMPLETED, THEN WE CAN WE CAN BEGIN OR BE BE READY FOR PHASE TWO, IF YOU WILL.

SO PHASE TWO IS OUR FULL DEPLOYMENT WHERE WE WILL ACTUALLY UPGRADE ALL OF THE METERS ACROSS THE CITY.

WE'LL SET UP AND CONFIGURE THE PUBLIC FACING CONSUMPTION PORTAL.

WE PLAN ON THIS TO KICK OFF IN THE FALL.

IF EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO.

SO NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT THE OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT AND INNOVATION HAS PUT TOGETHER.

THE PLAN IS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC THROUGH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT AVENUES.

THE CITY WEBSITE, POSTCARD MAILINGS, AUTOMATED PHONE MESSAGES, EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS, SHARING INFORMATION WITH THE PRESS AND MEDIA.

ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

WE HAVE POSTCARDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MAILED OUT.

[01:40:02]

WE DID A TEST ON THIS PHASE ONE AND WE SENT WE MAILED OUT POSTCARDS TO THOSE 1000M.

THE RESIDENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE THAT WE GOT.

THE ONLY QUESTION THAT WE REALLY GOT WAS, IS THIS GOING TO COST EXTRA? AND SO THE ANSWER TO THAT WAS NO.

THE INSTALLERS WILL HAVE YARD SIGNS THAT ARE BEING ISSUED TO THEM THAT THEY WILL PUT IN THE FRONT OF THEIR VEHICLES, IN THE BACK OF THEIR VEHICLES AS THEY WORK THROUGH THE ALLEYWAYS. THERE WILL ALSO BE YARD SIGNS WITH THIS SAME SIGNAGE ON IT THAT WILL BE PLACED IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS AS WE GO THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT BILLING DISTRICTS IN THOSE AREAS AS THEY ARE UPGRADED.

SO NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU A VIDEO THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THE OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT.

THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CITIZENS ONCE WE START PHASE TWO.

THE CITY OF AMARILLO WATER UTILITIES IS UPGRADING WATER METERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

THESE NEW DIGITAL METERS WILL USE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACCURACY FOR WATER USE, AS WELL AS IMPROVING CUSTOMER SUPPORT.

THE INSTALLATION PROCESS IS SIMPLE AND COMES AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO RESIDENTS.

RESIDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE WITH A POSTCARD AND NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SIGNS.

THE REPLACEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 8 A.M.

AND 5 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

INSTALLATION SHOULD TAKE 20 MINUTES AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY UTILITIES.

THEY CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR UNIFORM AND VEHICLES WITH THE UTILITY USED NAME AND LOGO.

UTILITY WORKERS WILL NOT REQUIRE ENTRY INTO THE HOME FOR THE INSTALLATION PROCESS.

RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO REMOVE OBJECTS BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE WATER METER AND TO SECURE ANY ANIMALS AROUND THE PROPERTY.

WATER WILL BE TURNED OFF DURING THE INSTALLATION FOR BUSINESSES.

UTILITIES WILL WORK WITH BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR INSTALLATION.

AVOIDING IMPACTS ON BUSINESS OPERATIONS.

RESIDENTS WILL KNOW THEIR DIGITAL METER IS INSTALLED WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEIR NEXT BILL, WHICH WILL SHOW WATER USE NUMBERS FROM BOTH OLD AND THE NEW METER.

FOR QUESTIONS, RESIDENTS CAN CONTACT THE CITY OF AMARILLO AT 806 3783030 OR WATER BILL@AMARILLO.GOV.

NEW DIGITAL METERS WILL PROVIDE MORE ACCURATE WATER USE DATA AND WILL PROVIDE WATER MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE AMARILLO COMMUNITY.

AND WITH THAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL.

WHAT'S WHAT'S THE TIMELINE? IT DEPENDS ON THE THE SIZE OF THE INSTALL CREWS.

A REGULAR INSTALL CREW ESTIMATE THAT THEY CAN DO 200M IN A DAY.

THAT WOULD BE AN 18 MONTH PROCESS.

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO START OUT THAT THAT HIGH THOUGH.

SO IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE TWO YEARS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT REPORT.

WHEN WILL IT BE IN.

IN MY HOUSE.

DOES THIS COME WITH AN APP THAT USERS WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK WATER USAGE AT THEIR HOMES OR.

YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION PROCESS AS WE SPEAK, AND THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ONCE WE GET THROUGH FURTHER ALONG IN PHASE TWO.

SO INSTALLATION FIRST, THEN THE NEXT PHASE WOULD INCLUDE.

TALKING WITH THE APP AND EDUCATING CITIZENS ABOUT THE APP.

AND. YES. OKAY.

WE'LL BRING LATER PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT AND EDUCATE ON THE USER INTERFACE AS SOON AS WE HAVE THAT.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE IT YET. THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE ON THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU AGAIN. GREAT, GREAT JOB CHASE ON THE VIDEO.

I THINK THAT'S VERY INFORMATIVE.

[5.G. Updates from Councilmembers serving on outside boards and commissions]

NEXT ITEM IS 5GI, WHICH IS AN UPDATE FROM THE BEAUTIFICATION AND PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY BOARD.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER SITS ON THAT BOARD.

OKAY. EDDY. YES, MA'AM.

SO THE BOARD MET LAST TUESDAY, I BELIEVE APRIL THE 11TH.

WAS THAT LAST TUESDAY? NO, THAT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO.

I CAN'T KEEP UP DATES WITH THESE HARDLY ANYMORE.

ANYWAY, AT THAT MEETING, BASICALLY, THERE WAS JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED.

ONE OF THEM WAS THERE WAS A RIO GRANDE UPDATE.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE 2105 SOUTH TAYLOR IS.

SO IT IS, IT WAS A CHURCH AT ONE POINT IN TIME I THINK.

[01:45:01]

SO THAT WOULD BE ON THAT INTERCHANGE THAT WOULD BE THE SOUTH WEST CORNER.

YOU SEE IT WHENEVER YOU EXIT OFF AND YOU'RE GOING TO EITHER HEAD DOWNTOWN FROM I-40 OR YOU'RE GOING TO HEAD ON TO I-27.

IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THEY HAVE WHAT THE WHAT THE MINUTES SAY IS THAT THEY'VE HAD RECEIVED NON VERBAL APPROVAL OF THE MURAL PROJECT.

WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY ALMOST DONE.

AND IT'S IT'S A REALLY COOL MURAL AND IT'S WHERE IT IS VERY, VERY VISIBLE FROM WHERE IT CAN BE SEEN.

SO NEXT TIME YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN I-40 AND HEADING EAST.

AND YOU'RE TURNING ON THE I-27 JUST TAKE A GLANCE OFF TO YOUR RIGHT AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A PRETTY COOL BUILDING, APARTMENT BUILDING THAT HAS A TWO STORY MURAL PAINTED ON IT.

IT'S REALLY PRETTY COOL.

OTHER THAN THAT, THERE ARE SOME BEAUTIFICATION INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN STARTED.

ONE OF THEM IS THAT THE ROSE GARDEN AT MEMORIAL PARK AND THEY'RE IN CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AMARILLO COLLEGE HORTICULTURAL STEM PROGRAM TO REVIVE THAT ROSE GARDEN.

AND SO THAT'S A REALLY PRETTY COOL POTENTIAL BEAUTIFICATION PROCESS PROJECT.

AND ALSO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT RENOVATING THE GAZEBO AT MEMORIAL PARK AS A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT.

AND THAT PARK, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY.

SO IT'S REALLY PRETTY COOL.

ALSO, THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

DOING SOME WELDING ART PROJECTS.

SO ALL THE ART PADS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT PARKS AND AMARILLO, THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THE STIPULATIONS AND ABOUT TO CALL FOR MAYBE CALL FOR RFPS OR WHATEVER YOU WOULD CALL THOSE FOR POTENTIAL WELDING ART PROJECTS THAT COULD BE INSTALLED ON THOSE PADS.

AND THEY WOULD BE REALLY PRETTY COOL.

AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ACTUALLY EVEN MAYBE INVOLVING WITH THE HOODOO MURAL FESTIVAL ON THAT DEAL.

THEN THEY WENT THROUGH THEY TALKED ABOUT THE EARTH DAY CLEANUP PROJECTS, WHICH THOSE HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED.

AND THEN THE LAST THING IS AND I THINK THIS POTENTIAL IS.

REALLY IMPORTANT IS THEY HAVE PUT TOGETHER A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE MPO SUBCOMMITTEE AS FAR AS PLANNING GOES AND HOW BEAUTIFICATION AND ART AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS COULD BETTER BE INCORPORATED.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO START ON THAT BECAUSE WHAT'S BEEN DONE HAS ALREADY BEEN SET IN PLACE TEN YEARS AGO.

SO SO THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SAY AND MAYBE HOW THAT THE ART IS BEING DONE AROUND THE TOWN TO HELP BEAUTIFY AS THOSE BIG PROJECTS ARE BEING MADE.

SO THAT WAS EVERYTHING I HAD.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR.

SAUER ABOUT THAT? ITEM FIVE GI IS AN UPDATE FROM THE AMARILLO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION POLICY COMMITTEE.

MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING WITH REGARD TO THAT MEETING? ABSOLUTELY, MAYOR AND TO TRANSITION RIGHT ALONG WITH DR.

EDDY SAUER SO THE AMARILLO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION POLICY COMMITTEE, WE MET ON APRIL 20TH AND WE DID RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM BEAUTIFICATION AND PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE ON INCORPORATING BEAUTIFYING ASPECTS TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

SO THEY TALKED ABOUT USING MAYBE USING GRAVEL ROCK METAL AND THEN NATIVE PLANTS.

AND SO SOME OF THE PLANTS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WERE PLANTS THAT DON'T REQUIRE A LOT OF WATER TO TO USE THAT TO BEAUTIFY SOME OF THOSE AREAS, YOU KNOW, ALONG I-40 AND OTHER OTHER PLACES.

WE DID RECEIVE A REVISION TO THE UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM FOR ADDING ELEMENTS TO WORK ON THE SAFETY PLAN.

WE DID WORK ON WE CONTINUED TO WORK ON DEVELOPING THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, MISSION, VISION AND GOALS.

WE DID AN UPDATE ON THE LONG RANGE PLAN FOR FOR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

WE HAD AN UPDATE ON MILESTONES TO BECOME A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREA AND WHAT WE NEED ON THAT WOULD BE THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATION DESIGNATION, WHICH IS DUE EITHER SPRING OR SUMMER TIMEFRAME.

AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONGESTED MANAGEMENT PROCESS, WHICH IS DUE WITHIN 12 MONTHS AFTER THE DESIGNATION.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAD AN UPDATE ON CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE MPO BOUNDARY.

[01:50:04]

ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER ABOUT THAT? I NOTICED ALSO ON THE DAIS HERE, WE HAVE INFORMATION FROM DOT ABOUT A PUBLIC HEARING.

ACTUALLY, IT'S AN OPEN HOUSE THAT THEY'LL BE HOLDING WITH REGARD TO SOME UPGRADES BEING MADE TO AMARILLO BOULEVARD, WHERE IT CONNECTS TO I-40 BETWEEN I-40 WEST AND SOUTHWEST NINTH.

SO IF YOU'RE A CITIZEN WHO'S INTERESTED IN THAT PROJECT.

YOU CAN ATTEND.

THEY HAVE A VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING FOR QUESTIONS OR IDEAS ABOUT THAT PROJECT, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE AN IN-PERSON MEETING, AND BOTH OF THOSE ARE SCHEDULED FOR THIS THURSDAY THE 27TH FROM.

SO I GUESS IT'S, WHAT, TWO, 2 TO 4 P.M.

AND THEN 6 TO 8.

YES. FOR THE IN PERSON'S IN THAT VIRTUAL MEETING IS AT 2 P.M.

SO JUST WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THAT PROJECT AWARE THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE ARE UPDATES ON THAT.

[5.H. Request future agenda items and reports from City Manager]

ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A BATHROOM BREAK AND COME BACK AND DO CONSENT AND THE ACTION ITEMS. SO LET'S TAKE A SHORT RECESS, MAYBE TEN MINUTES AND COME BACK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[6. Consent Items]

IS THERE ANYTHING THERE? COUNCIL IT NEEDS TO COME OFF FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION WITH THAT? DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES, MAYOR. I MOVE THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED.

[7.A. CONSIDER APPROVAL - AMARILLO AREA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT UPDATE]

MOVING ON TO.

AGENDA SEVEN A, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE AMARILLO AREA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT UPDATE.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, WE'VE GOT ANTHONY SPINELL, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, TO PRESENT THE NEXT TWO ITEMS. THEY ARE RELATED. THEY ARE GOING TO TOUCH NOT ONLY ANTHONY'S AREA BUT ALSO CASIE STOUGHTON AREA WITH PUBLIC HEALTH.

SO ANTHONY IS GOING TO PRESENT THAT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER TEAM MEMBERS IN THE ROOM THAT CAN HELP OUT.

ANTHONY GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'LL MAKE SURE YOU ALL CAN HEAR ME FIRST.

NOPE, CAN'T HEAR ME.

SCREEN. YOU'RE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN.

GOOD AFTERNOON. HOPE EVERYONE'S DOING OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO GO OVER THE AMARILLO AREA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT UPDATE.

I'M GOING TO GIVE A REAL BRIEF SUMMARY OF THIS DOCUMENT, ITS HISTORY AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP ME ALONG THE WAY.

JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND. SO THE AMARILLO AREA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT IS IS BASICALLY A DISTRICT THAT INVOLVES EIGHT JURISDICTIONS.

SO IT'S AMARILLO CANYON, POTTER, RANDALL COUNTIES, TANGLEWOOD, TIMBER CREEK, BISHOP HILLS AND THE PALISADES.

SO THE THE DISTRICT IS FORMED BY PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, WICK AND ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND WELFARE.

OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT LITTLE BACKGROUND HERE.

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1984, HAS BEEN UPDATED A FEW TIMES ALONG THE WAY, 92, 97 AND 2019.

THE CURRENT VERSION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS VALID FOR TEN YEARS, SO WE UPDATED IN 2019.

IT'S STILL VALID UNTIL 2029.

WE ARE WANTING TO MAKE A MINOR REVISION TO THIS DOCUMENT JUST TO REALLY CLEAN IT UP.

SO OVERALL REVISIONS INCLUDE UPDATE TO REFLECT CURRENT STATE LAW.

YOU KNOW AS STATE LAW CHANGES.

CHAPTER 121 OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, THIS DOCUMENT STILL LIVES ON.

SO WE WANT TO BRING THIS DOCUMENT IN LINE WITH CURRENT STATE LAW ALSO TO REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICES.

THERE IS A CLARIFICATION OF DISTRICT DIRECTOR VERSUS THE HEALTH AUTHORITY, CLEAN UP OF SOME DEFINITIONS AND WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING ORDINANCE PARTS.

OKAY. IT'S REALLY A MINOR UPDATE TO THIS DOCUMENT.

AND KEEP IN MIND, ONCE IT MOVES FROM HERE, IT STILL HAS TO GO TO ALL THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS, WHICH ARE EIGHT IN TOTAL.

I HAVE A LONG SUMMARY HERE.

I'M HAPPY TO GO IN DEPTH IN ANY PORTION THAT YOU LIKE, BUT THAT IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

[01:55:02]

OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY.

AWESOME. DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO APPROVING THIS, THE REVISIONS AND UPDATES BEING PRESENTED? YES, MAYOR, WE DO.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REVISIONS AND UPDATES TO THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE AMARILLO PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT.

SECOND.

MOVE BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THE AMARILLO AREA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

UPDATE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT PASSES WITH THE FIVE ZERO VOTE.

[7.B. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8057]

EDDY. THE SECOND ITEM IS THE CORRESPONDING UPDATES TO CITY ORDINANCE.

SO THE DEFINITION CHANGES THAT WE MADE IN THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

WE ARE SUBSEQUENTLY MAKING THOSE CHANGES IN CITY ORDINANCE.

SO THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT UPDATE IS JUST MOVING OVER TO CITY ORDINANCE, MAKING THOSE SAME CHANGES.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

I DON'T THINK SO.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM SEVEN B? YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8057 AMENDING THE AMARILLO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS EIGHT DASH 5 TO 6 AND 4-9 TO REFLECT THE UPDATED AMARILLO AREA PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

THIS DIVISION WILL PROVIDE AN OVERALL UPDATE TO REFLECT CURRENT STATE LAW AND PRACTICES AS WELL AS CLEAN UP OF DEFINITIONS.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 8057.

ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

[7.C. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 04-25-23-1]

ITEM SEVEN C IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 0425231.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, WE'VE GOT LAURA STORRS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

WE HAVE HAD SOME WE'VE HAD SOME SAVINGS ON SOME OF OUR PROJECTS, WHICH CREATED SOME AVAILABLE FUNDING, SOME AVAILABLE ARPA FUNDING.

SO WE WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL ANY LEGAL USE FOR ARPA IS AVAILABLE TO US AT THIS TIME.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU THAT WAS BUILT BASED UPON ADDRESSING SOME KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES AT OUR PARKS AND ALSO SOME KNOWN NEEDS WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO BE SPENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT FOR FIRE AEDS I'M SORRY, LIFE PACKS AND PARAMEDIC TRAINING.

LAURA IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE DETAILS.

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S GOING TO BE LOTS OF CONVERSATION POTENTIALLY, SO WE'LL GO WHEREVER YOU WANT US TO GO.

LAURA? YES.

THANK YOU, JARED.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I SENT AN EMAIL OUT WITH THIS SAME INFORMATION, SO HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE THE MEETING.

BUT THERE ALSO IS A HANDOUT THERE.

IT'S THERE'S A RESOLUTION, BUT ALSO AN EXHIBIT A THAT IS AN AMENDED PROJECT PLAN, THE SECOND INSTALLMENT.

SO AS A REMINDER, WE GOT THE ARPA FUNDS IN TWO INSTALLMENTS OF ABOUT 19.8 MILLION EACH TIME.

WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS AND DOING SOME THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WILL AFFECT GENERATIONS TO COME.

ON THE SECOND INSTALLMENT, THIS COUNCIL AUTHORIZED US TO UTILIZE 2,165,000 TO DO SOME ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING PROJECTS IN SOME OF OUR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS, WHICH MEETS THE ARPA ELIGIBILITY.

SO JERRY DANFORTH AND HIS TEAM, ALONG WITH MICHAEL KASHUBA AND THE PARKS TEAM, DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF REALLY PACKAGING ALL OF THE ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING PROJECTS TOGETHER.

IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A DEBT ISSUANCE TO DO THE ONES THAT DID NOT MEET ARPA ELIGIBILITY BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO STREAMLINE THOSE PROJECTS AND GET THOSE MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE PROJECTS COMPLETED WITHIN THE BOND PROCEEDS, WHICH FREES UP NOW THIS ARPA MONEY THAT WAS EARMARKED FOR THESE ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING PROJECTS.

SO JUST A QUICK REMINDER ON THE BOND PROCEEDS, THEY CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PARKS, LIGHTING PROJECTS.

AND SO WE WENT FORWARD AND UTILIZED EVERYTHING WE COULD TO GET THESE ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING PROJECTS DONE AND UP TO SPEED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT NOW WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU GUYS TO TO SEE WHAT IDEAS YOU HAVE TO REALLOCATE SOME OF THIS ARPA FUNDING FROM THE SECOND INSTALLMENT.

WHAT I SENT YOU ALL WAS A RECOMMENDATION.

I WORKED WITH BOTH OF OUR CHIEFS FROM THE ONE FROM PD AND ALSO FROM FIRE AND ASKED THEM WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS NEEDS THEY HAD.

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SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AND FUND THE FIRE PARAMEDIC TRAINING OVER HALF, HALF OF WHAT THEY REQUESTED WITH THE REST OF IT STAYING AS A PARKS LIGHTING SAFETY ENHANCEMENT.

AND OUR THOUGHT ON THAT IS WE'VE HEARD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE LIGHTING OVER AT THE MEADOW PARK AREA.

IT'S IT'S A WELL USED AREA AND THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THERE.

AND SO THE GOAL WOULD BE IF COUNCIL DECIDES TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS IN THIS DIRECTION, WE WOULD WE WOULD GET ALL OF MEADOW PARK DONE.

AND IF THERE'S ANY REMAINING FUNDS FROM THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING, THEN WE WOULD WE WOULD UTILIZE IT IN ANOTHER LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREA PARK FOR SOME SAFETY LIGHTING ENHANCEMENTS.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION.

IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THERE IS A LOT OF VERY STRICT CRITERIA ASSOCIATED WITH WITH WHAT THE ARPA FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR.

AGAIN, THESE ARE ONE TIME DOLLARS NOT TO BE SPENT ON ONGOING COSTS OR YEAR OVER YEAR COSTS, BUT MORE FOR ONE TIME PROJECTS.

SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER OR IS IS THERE CERTAIN DIRECTION THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE ME TO GO WITH THIS OR WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION? WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? MR. STANLEY. SO WITH THE REVISED CRITERIA ON RPA, DOES IT ALLOW FOR ANY OF THIS MONEY TO BE USED FOR STREETS? NO, NOT THAT I AM AWARE OF.

I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING.

I COULD CERTAINLY DO FURTHER RESEARCH ON IT, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING ON IT.

YEAH. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION.

IN THOSE INITIAL.

OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. NO, YOU GO FIRST.

THE FIRST INSTALLMENT.

YES, YOU WERE.

IT WAS HARD TO FIGURE OUT FROM ALL THOSE INSTRUCTIONS WHAT WAS OKAY OR NOT.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE SPENT THE FIRST ALLOTMENT? NO, WE HAVE NOT.

AND WE HAVE BEEN SUBMITTING QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THE US TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WHO WE RECEIVED OUR DIRECT ALLOCATION FROM AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING OVER SMOOTHLY AT THIS POINT.

SO WE'RE WE'RE TAKING THAT AS A SIGN THAT THAT THEY'RE GOOD WITH HOW WE'RE SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

NO, I LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING IN IN REGARDS TO SPENDING THE OR I SHOULD SAY REALLOCATING THE ARPA FUNDS TOWARDS POLICE AND FIRE.

SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD USE OF OUR DOLLARS.

SO. WELL, I'LL ALSO SAY THAT I THINK YOU REALLY HAVE TO WITH THE WAY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO ME ABOUT THE LIGHTING OUT AT META PARK, YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE ALSO.

YEAH. SO YES.

YEAH. AND I THINK THAT'S A VALID POINT.

WE HAVE SEEN THAT.

AND ACTUALLY THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME THROUGH IN ONE OF THE FAQS RELEASED BY THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT PARKS LIGHTING PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY IN LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS, MET THE ARPA ELIGIBILITY BECAUSE IT HELPS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS.

THERE'S BEEN A RISE STATISTICALLY, THERE'S BEEN A RISE IN GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS THE NATION SINCE COVID OCCURRED IN THE ARPA DOLLARS ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF COVID. AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED WAS THAT LIGHTING CAN HELP BRING SAFETY INTO THOSE AREAS.

SO I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S A GOOD USE OF MONEY ALL THE WAY AROUND.

I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT WE'VE STILL GOT ARPA MONEY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY TAP INTO AND USE.

IT'S PRETTY GREAT. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THESE DOLLARS HAVE TO BE ENCUMBERED BY THE END OF 2024.

SO DECEMBER 31ST, 2024, AND SPENT BY THE END OF 2026.

SO WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY.

EVERYONE IS REMINDED OF THAT CRITERIA FAIRLY OFTEN BY MYSELF AND MY STAFF.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT ALL ENCUMBERED PROPERLY AND SPENT PROPERLY.

SO WHEN YOU DO THAT, LIKE LET'S TALK ABOUT EVEN THOUGH I REALIZE THAT THE OTHERS PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE LIGHTING, BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTING, ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TO COME IN AND DO THE SAME KIND OF DEAL THAT HAPPENED WITH ALL OF THE BALL FIELDS WHERE THEY HAD TO COME IN AND THEY HAD TO BASICALLY REDO THE LIKE UPGRADE THE CONNECTION PART OF IT.

TRUSTEE AND DO THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.

I'M SEEING A HEAD NOD FROM MICHAEL ZILLION YEARS OLD LIKE, YEAH, OKAY.

SO I'M SEEING TWO HEAD NODS FROM JERRY DANFORTH AND MICHAEL KASHUBA.

SO YEAH, SO IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS PROBABLY GOING IN AND REPLACING OUT THOSE LIGHT POLES.

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WE'RE LOOKING AT WELL, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GREAT.

I MEAN, IF IT'S ALL UPGRADED NOW THAT WE'VE GOT LED LIGHTING AND WE'VE GOT GREAT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SET UP, THEN THAT THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE WORTHWHILE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MONEY THAT WE WOULDN'T OTHERWISE GET TO SEE.

IT'S VERY TRUE. OTHER QUESTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, LAURA.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO RESOLUTION 0425231? YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 04-2523.

DASH ONE APPROVING THE USE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ARPA FUNDS, WHICH WILL AMEND THE PROJECT PLAN FOR THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF ARPA FUNDING.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 0425231.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED.

[7.D. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 04-25-23-2]

ITEM SEVEN D IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 0425232 MR CITY MANAGER ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF WAYS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PROGRAM EFFORTS IN CITY PARKS IN LIGHT OF THE NEW PARK FEES.

SO MICHAEL KASHUBA IS HERE TO PRESENT A OPTION TO HELP US BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT WHILE STILL IMPLEMENTING THE NEW FEES.

MICHAEL. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MICHAEL KASHUBA DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

JUST HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES, BUT THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR OUR RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEIR POWERPOINT IS UP.

I'LL JUST TALK THROUGH IT. IN 2022, OUR PARK BOARD RECOMMENDED SOME FEE INCREASES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.

THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE 2022 BUDGET DISCUSSION AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

BUT REALLY WHAT THAT DID WAS IT STARTED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ITEMS IN OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN, SPECIFICALLY INCREASING FEES AND REDUCING SUBSIDIES.

WHEN WE DID THAT, THOUGH, WE DID HEAR SOME CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE FACT THAT THOSE FEES WERE NOW SO HIGH THAT SOME OF OUR NONPROFITS WERE STRUGGLING TO HOLD EVENTS IN OUR PARKS.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE CREATED A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO RECOGNIZE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.

IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THREE SPECIAL EVENTS ANNUALLY FOR EACH OF THOSE ASSOCIATIONS WHERE WE WOULD WAIVE ALL OF THE FEES, ALL OF THOSE EVENTS WOULD NEED TO BE REVIEWED BY THOSE RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO BE THE EVENT ORGANIZER.

THAT JUST MEANS THEY'RE THE EVENT SPONSOR.

SO OTHER GROUPS COULD WORK THROUGH THOSE RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.

ALL EVENTS. WE WOULD ASK THAT ALL EVENTS PROPOSED BY THOSE RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO OUR DEPARTMENT BY DECEMBER 15TH.

THAT JUST MAKES SURE THAT BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, WHEN WE OPEN IT UP, THAT WE'VE GOT THOSE ALREADY RESERVED AND BLOCKED OFF FOR THOSE RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.

ANYTHING AFTER THAT OBVIOUSLY IS AVAILABLE IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.

IF THERE ARE AVAILABILITIES AND WE WOULD WORK WITH THOSE RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE FREE OUTDOOR PROGRAMS IN UNDERSERVED, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE COMING RIGHT OUT OF OUR MASTER PLAN.

AND IT WOULD ALSO WE'RE ENCOURAGING THEM TO CONSIDER NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED GATHERINGS SUCH AS NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIALS, MUSIC IN THE PARK, YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES, PARENT CHILD PLAYGROUPS, EVENING TEEN ACTIVITIES, SUMMER PLAYGROUND PROGRAMS AND CAMPS AGAIN FOCUSED ON DISADVANTAGED.

AND A LOT OF THAT IS COMING STRAIGHT OUT OF OUR MASTER PLAN.

ONE THING TO NOTE IS WE DO NOT RESERVE PARKS ON CITY OBSERVED HOLIDAYS.

STAFF IS OFF. SO WE DON'T DO THAT.

IN THOSE CASES, IT WOULD BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PROGRAM TO ROLL OUT WITH OUR RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND OBVIOUSLY THOSE NONPROFITS THAT COULD WORK WITH THOSE GROUPS.

SO THIS IS JUST A RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

COUNCIL. ANY FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS YOU NEED FROM MICHAEL? YES. SO YOU SAID ON CITY OBSERVED OBSERVED HOLIDAYS.

SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IF YOU HAD A NONPROFIT THAT WANTED TO DO SOMETHING IN THE PARK, ARE THEY STILL ABLE TO DO THAT? AND THEY JUST HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN TRASH AND THEY DO THEIR OWN SETUP AND TAKE DOWN? YEAH. TYPICALLY WHAT THEY'LL DO IS ON CITY OBSERVED HOLIDAYS, THEY CAN USE THE PARK.

IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE AND THEN WE WOULD JUST ASK THAT THEY HELP CLEAN UP THE MESS FOR THOSE EVENTS.

OBVIOUSLY STAFF WILL BE ON SITE THE NEXT DAY TO CLEAN UP WHAT THEY DON'T, SO.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

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DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THIS ITEM? YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 04-25-23-2 AUTHORIZING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PROGRAM RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 042523-2.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

[7.E. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THREE BOARD APPOINTMENTS TO THE SOUTH GATEWAY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 3]

ITEM SEVEN E IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THREE BOARD APPOINTMENTS TO THE SOUTH GATEWAY TIER TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE.

MAYOR, WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPOINTED BY OUR PARTNER ENTITIES.

WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT THREE MEMBERS AND WHO'S GOING TO WALK US THROUGH THE NEXT ITEM AND WELL, ACTUALLY THE NEXT TWO ITEMS. SO ANDREW.

JOHN, IF YOU'LL GET THE SLIDE FOR ME, CLICKER IS NOT WORKING.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE DECEMBER.

CITY COUNCIL, OF COURSE, APPROVED THE CREATION OF THE TIERS BOARD.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR OUR PARTNERS TO GET THEIR PARTICIPATION.

BOTH AMARILLO COLLEGE AND RANDALL COUNTY HAVE NOW APPROVED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ZONE, AND THEY HAVE ALSO APPROVED THEIR BOARD MEMBERS TO REPRESENT THEM.

SO TODAY WE ARE HERE ON TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS. ONE IS JUST TO APPOINT THE THREE BOARD MEMBERS SO THE CITY WILL HAVE THREE, RANDALL COUNTY WILL HAVE THREE, AND THE REMAINING TAXING ENTITIES WILL HAVE ONE EACH.

WE ARE STILL COORDINATING WITH THE THE REMAINING ENTITIES, THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, THE WATER DISTRICT AND CISD TO CONFIRM THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT SINCE THEY'RE NOT PARTICIPATING WITH THEIR TAX INCREMENT.

BUT IN OUR OUR PAST TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES, WE'VE HAD TEN MEMBER BOARDS AND ALL THE OTHER ENTITIES HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED.

SO WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THAT SAME PATH.

THE ONLY INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR BEING A BOARD MEMBER, THEY ARE SERVING TWO YEAR TERMS. THEY HAVE TO BE 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER AND THEY HAVE TO TO LIVE IN THE COUNTY OR IN ADJACENT COUNTY TO THE ZONE.

SO IT'S PRETTY BROAD AS FAR AS WHO THE REPRESENTATIVES CAN BE.

AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW AS FAR AS THE NEXT ITEM THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, SINCE YOU ALL CREATED THE BOARD, THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPOINTING THE BOARD CHAIR, WHICH COULD BE ONE OF THE CITY APPOINTMENTS, OR IT COULD BE ANY OF THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED.

SO YOU CAN USE ALL ALL TEN OR IN THIS CASE, WE'VE GOT FOUR OTHERS CURRENTLY CONFIRMED THAT YOU COULD CHOOSE FROM.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DO YOU HAVE? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE A FEW FOLKS, SO JUST FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO I WOULD NOMINATE JIMMY LACKEY, DR. EDDY SAUER AND BEN WITTENBERG WITH MAYBE JIMMY LACKEY BEING THE CHAIR OF THIS PARTICULAR BOARD AND OPEN TO CERTAINLY OPEN TO OTHER SUGGESTIONS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. OTHER SUGGESTIONS? YES, MAYOR, I WOULD.

I'D NOMINATE KUSH NATHOO AND THEN I ALSO WOULD NOMINATE MATT GRIFFITH.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS ON NOMINATIONS.

FREDA WHO IS YOUR THIRD PERSON? IT WAS BEN WITTENBERG.

AND OF COURSE, IF DR.

SAUER IS WILLING TO TO SERVE.

EDDY, DO YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THOSE NOMINATIONS, ONE IN PARTICULAR? MATT GRIFFITH CONTACTED ME AND ASKED ME IF I WOULD CONSIDER DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO AND I TOLD HIM, YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO.

THIS IS IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF IN THAT WHOLE DEAL WITH PARKS AND REC AND THAT WHOLE DEAL GOING WITH UH, THE DEAL THAT JIMMY LACKEY'S DOING.

SO, YEAH, I WOULD BE GLAD TO.

MR. SMITH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD OR SUGGEST? THERE'S BEEN MORE NAMES MENTIONED THAN WE CAN PUT IN THERE.

I'M OKAY WITH ANY OF THOSE.

OKAY. WHO WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION? OKAY. SO I MOVE TO NOMINATE FOR APPOINTMENT JIMMY LACHEY, DR.

EDDY SAUER AND MATT GRIFFITH.

DO YOU HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? SECOND? OKAY.

CAN I DO THAT? YEAH, YOU CAN DO THAT.

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ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ITEM? ONE QUESTION. YES, SIR.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. DO THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN RANDALL COUNTY?..

OR AN ADJACENT COUNTY.

OKAY. GOT IT.

SO THAT CHECKS THE BOX ON, I DON'T KNOW.

IT CHECKS THE BOX ON EDDY AND ON MATT, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHERE JIMMY LIVES, BUT I GUESS WE HAVE TO.

YEAH, HE LIVES IN CANYON.

OKAY, SO THERE YOU GO.

OKAY. WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION ON THAT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED?

[7.F. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTING A CHAIR FOR THE SOUTH GATEWAY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 3]

ON TO ITEM SEVEN F, WHICH IS APPOINTING A CHAIR FOR THAT.

TIERS NUMBER THREE.

AND I SUGGEST THAT JIMMY LACKEY, UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS OTHER SUGGESTIONS.

SECOND. OKAY.

SO WAS THAT SUGGESTION A MOTION? YES. OKAY.

GO AHEAD. SO I MOVE TO APPOINT JIMMY LACKEY AS CHAIR FOR THE SOUTH GATEWAY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SECOND. OKAY.

SO IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STANLEY TO APPOINT JIMMY LACKEY AS THE CHAIR FOR THE SOUTH GATEWAY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

[7.G. CONSIDER APPROVAL - LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK]

ITEM SEVEN G IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE ITEMS JASON RIDDLESPURGER JUST AS A LITTLE SIDE NOTE ON TRANSFORMATION PARK, WE'LL HAVE AN EVENT THERE ON THURSDAY JUST IN CASE ANYBODY WANTED TO GO SEE THE GROUNDBREAKING THAT WILL BE AT THE SITE WHERE WE'RE DOING THIS LEASE.

TALK TO US ABOUT THE LEASE.

JASON. OKAY.

LET ME GIVE YOU A QUICK LITTLE OVERVIEW OF THE TRANSFORMATION PARK LEASE AGREEMENT.

IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK, IS IT? WILL YOU CHECK ON THE SIDE AND MAKE SURE IT'S FLIPPED ON? ON YOUR CLICKER? NOPE. LET'S TRY THAT.

HEY, LOOK AT THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LEASE AGREEMENT.

JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW.

THE PROPERTY LOCATION IS FIFTH AND SOUTH PARKER.

THE RENT WILL BE $10 A YEAR FOR A 20 YEAR INITIAL PERIOD WITH AUTOMATIC EXTENSION FOR UP TO FOUR SUBSEQUENT TERMS OF FIVE YEARS EACH.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

I'VE ALSO PROVIDED THAT FOR YOU GUYS.

BOTH PARTIES WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE AGREED UPON MOU, WHICH CAN ONLY BE CHANGED BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT, AND THEN TERMINATION CAN BE INITIATED BY EITHER PARTY WITH A 60 DAY PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE.

SO SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'VE GOT IN THERE FOR THE CITY OF AMARILLO, WE'VE GOT BUILDING AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WILL ACTUALLY BE FROM MY OFFICE.

I'LL BE MANAGING THE ENTIRE PROPERTIES.

UTILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY.

I.T. SUPPORT AND THEN ANY KIND OF MAJOR MAINTENANCE SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.

TRANSFORMATION PARK WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY TAXES, EVERYDAY CUSTODIAL AND MAINTENANCE TYPE ISSUES.

SO THE THE DAY TO DAY TYPE THINGS, THE PREMISES MUST BE OPERATED AS A HOMELESS DAY CENTER AND NOT SHELTERED TO ANY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER, RACE, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

SO THAT'S ALL IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT.

WE WENT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE MOU JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO COVER THROUGHOUT THE MANY YEARS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL WORK OURSELVES OUT OF BUSINESS IS MY HOPE.

BUT IN THAT OUR EXPECTATIONS OF TRANSFORMATION PARK ARE THINGS LIKE WE WANT THEM TO BE TRAUMA INFORMED USING THE MRS SYSTEM.

OBVIOUSLY WE WANT ACCURATE RECORDS AND WE WANT THEM TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CITY OF AMARILLO SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S TAKING PLACE OVER THERE, WHAT KIND OF RESULTS WE'RE GETTING OUT OF THE PROGRAM, COORDINATION WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, SAFETY AND SECURITY OF STAFF AND GUESTS.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE.

LOW BARRIER IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY HIT ON A LOT IN THERE TO KIND OF DESCRIBE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A LOT OF CHECKS THAT THAT THEY'VE GOT TO CHECK IN ORDER TO MEET THOSE THE REQUIREMENTS TO COME.

PRETTY MUCH WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO COME AND NOT HAVE A LOT OF RULES THAT THEY HAVE TO TO TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE THERE.

WE WANT IT TO BE A TRUSTING, RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO DO PERSON CENTERED PRACTICES SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY SET GOALS THAT THEY MUST DO.

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HEY, JASON, BEFORE WE MOVE OFF THAT SLIDE, CAN YOU JUST GIVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT TRAUMA INFORMED? SURE. THAT'S A TERM OF ART.

YES. AND SO TRAUMA INFORMED IS YOU'RE HEARING THAT A LOT MORE IN A LOT OF SERVICE AGENCIES.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT EVERY PERSON THAT IS STAFF THAT'S WORKING WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN SOME KIND OF A TRAUMA TYPE EVENT THAT WE'RE INFORMED ON HOW TO DO INTERVIEWING, HOW TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.

IT'S THE STAFF HAS TO HAVE THE TRAINING IN ORDER TO BE THAT TRAUMA INFORMED PERSON.

AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THE BEST WAY WE CAN, THERE'S ACTUAL TRAINING THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH IN ORDER FOR EVERYBODY TO BE TRAUMA INFORMED.

BUT REALLY THE GIST OF IT IS THAT IT'S THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HELP THAT PERSON GET THROUGH.

EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN THEIR OWN STORY.

SO A LOT OF THE FOLKS OUT ON THE STREETS HAVE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA.

IN FACT, HOMELESSNESS ITSELF IS CONSIDERED A TRAUMA.

AND SO WE WANT OUR STAFF, ALL STAFF THAT'S WORKING IN THIS AREA TO BE TRAUMA INFORMED, BE ABLE TO HELP THEM THE BEST THEY CAN.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THERE? OKAY. AND THEN THE CITY OF AMARILLO FURTHER ITEMS IN THE MOU INCLUDE FINANCIAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT WE WERE TALKED ABOUT.

WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT.

ADDITIONAL THINGS WE ADDED IN THE MOU OR PROPERTY INSURANCE, ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL SERVICES.

AGAIN, BUILDING AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BY MY OFFICE.

WE WILL PROMOTE TRANSFORMATION PARK AS A RESOURCE TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH OUTREACH THAT WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE THE RIGHT PLACE TO GO AND A GREAT ENTRY POINT FOR THE HOMELESS.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THEM WORKING ON THIS TOGETHER.

COMING HOME IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PARTNER WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK.

A LOT OF THE WORK IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE OUT OF THIS FACILITY, SO IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK THOSE THINGS VERY OFTEN.

I SAY MONTHLY, BUT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AND THEN I WANTED TO REMIND YOU, GROUNDBREAKING IS THURSDAY AT 2:00, AND I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOU OR THE LEASE AGREEMENT? OKAY, JASON, THANK YOU.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT GROUNDBREAKING.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT COUNCIL? YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AMARILLO AND TRANSFORMATION PARK.

TRACK. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK.

ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.

[7.H. CONSIDER AWARD - RUBICON SMART CITY SOFTWARE SERVICES AGREEMENT]

MR. CITY MANAGER.

HI MAYOR. THIS IS THIS ITEM AND DONNY HOOPER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING IT ALONG WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM OUR PARTNERS AT IMPACT.

THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ON WE ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED THIS AS A CONSENT ITEM.

IT IS PRETTY ROUTINE. HOWEVER, IT IS SUCH A HIGH BANG FOR THE BUCK POSITIVE FEEL GOOD ITEM THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM DONNY AND FROM OUR PARTNERS AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO RESPECT YOUR TIME AND EVERYTHING, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GIVEN A LOT OF GOOD RESULTS.

SO, DONNY, TAKE IT AWAY.

YEAH, THANK YOU. AND I CAN JUST SAY THAT I'M PROBABLY MORE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION THAN ANY THAT I'VE GIVEN SINCE I'VE BEEN AT THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

IT'S BECAUSE WITH THE COUNCIL OBJECTIVES YOU PUT IN FRONT OF US THE GOALS THAT YOU SET FOR US.

WE'RE MAKING CHANGE WITH TODAY'S PRESENTATION AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE COME FROM, WITH ALL THE SOLID WASTE ISSUES AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND WE'RE ACTUALLY COMING BACK TO YOU WITH WITH CHANGE. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU AS WE GET STARTED WITH THE PRESENTATION AND I'M GLAD JASON'S THE CLICKER FIXER, BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THAT.

BUT IN A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW TO A TRANSFORMATION PARK.

BUT I WANT TO REMIND YOU AS WE START THIS, THAT, YOU KNOW, JULY OF 22 IS WHEN WE HAD OUR LOWEST STAFFING LEVELS OF ALL TIME IN SOLID WASTE, ESPECIALLY IN CDLS.

WE WERE AT 47% OF OUR BUDGETED FILL POSITIONS AND IN SOLID WASTE RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION, WE'RE AT 56% IN OUR COMMERCIAL COLLECTION.

AND IT WAS JUST A TIME WHERE WE WERE GOING THROUGH A LOT.

SEPTEMBER 27TH, WE CAME TO THIS COUNCIL AND WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE ONCE PER WEEK COLLECTION.

WE DID THAT.

THEN WE MOVED THROUGH A PERIOD OF GOING THROUGH SALARY CHANGES, CROSS TRAINING, CDL DRIVERS, NEW ROUTING SCHEDULES, MANDATORY OVERTIME, ALL THE THINGS YOU REMEMBER THAT WE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT, AND WE PUT ALL THAT IN PLACE AND WE CAME BACK AND WE CREATED SOME STAFF WAGE INCREASES THAT ALLOWED US TO GO BACK TO TWICE PER WEEK COLLECTIONS WITH THE GOALS THAT WERE SET BY THIS COUNCIL.

WE MISSED IT BY JUST A FEW DAYS, BUT WE ALMOST HIT THAT 90 DAY GOAL AND WE STARTED TWICE A WEEK AND RESUMED THAT.

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SO WE'RE PROUD OF THAT. I WANTED TO JUST SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF NUMBERS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS STAFFING IS CONCERNED.

THIS IS JUST SOLID WASTE OPENINGS RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE AT 82.5% FILLED IN ALL OF SOLID WASTE.

THAT'S A BIG IMPROVEMENT FROM SEPTEMBER WHEN WE WERE AT 61.25%.

AND I JUST GRABBED A NUMBER IN SEPTEMBER ABOUT THE TIME WE WENT TO THE ONCE PER WEEK COLLECTION SO WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO GAUGE IT OFF OF.

SO THAT'S A VERY GOOD NUMBER THERE.

AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AS FAR AS THE CDLS ARE CONCERNED, WE'RE AT 83% ON THAT.

WE WERE AT 55% IN SEPTEMBER.

SO MAJOR CHANGES THERE.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT THE WAY THAT THAT RICKY RIVERA AND ALAN HARTER HAVE STAFFED SOLID WASTE, NOW OUR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS GET FIRST DIBS ON ALL THE TRAINING, ALL THE DRIVERS.

AND WE'RE AT 100% AS OF THIS MORNING WITH THAT.

NOW KEEP IN MIND THAT WE STILL CAN MOVE THOSE POSITIONS AROUND TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

SO BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT, PROUD OF THE WORK THAT EVERYONE'S DONE TO GET TO WHERE WE'RE AT.

IT WAS A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT, HR MANAGEMENT, US.

I'VE TOLD YOU THAT BEFORE, BUT IT MAKES ME REALLY PROUD OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING, NOT ONLY IN SOLID WASTE BUT ACROSS THE CITY.

SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS DASHBOARD, AND THIS IS JUST IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT EVERY WEEK AND IT MAY NOT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE GIVE TO THE PUBLIC.

THIS IS INTERNAL IN MY OFFICE THAT WE LOOK AT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING IN SOLID WASTE ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

WE HAVE SOME TRIGGERS IN THERE THAT TELL US, HEY, WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

AND THAT IS WHERE WE GET TO A COMPLAINT LEVEL OF OVER 100, WHERE WE HAVE, I CALL IT CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES THAT GET TO ABOUT 100.

WE START RINGING THE ALARM BELLS GOING, WAIT A MINUTE, SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT HERE.

WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, BECAUSE BEFORE YOU SEE THAT HIGH SPIKE ON THE GRAPH WE GOT UP TO ABOUT I THINK IT'S 323 WAS WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.

WE KNEW THEN THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM.

WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT MUCH EARLIER THIS TIME.

WE THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE BETTER AT THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BETTER AT THAT BY MONITORING THESE NUMBERS.

THIS IS A LIVE DASHBOARD THAT WE HAVE IN OUR OFFICE.

YOU CAN MOVE ACROSS THE GRAPH.

YOU GET THE NUMBERS UPDATED EVERY WEEK, AND IT'S REALLY INTERACTIVE.

SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE.

BUT WE HAD 26 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES LAST WEEK.

WE HAD 23 ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE.

THAT'S A VERY, VERY LOW NUMBER.

AND THEN YOU SEE THOSE LITTLE SPEEDOMETERS THERE THAT'S JUST SHOWING GREEN WHERE WE'RE AT.

BUT THE 100 IS THE FAR RIGHT OF THAT DIAL THERE.

SO WE CAN KIND OF LOOK AT THAT AND JUST SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

QUICK GLANCE, WE KNOW WE'RE DOING OKAY AS FAR AS [INAUDIBLE] IS CONCERNED, BUT HOW DOES THIS TIE INTO OUR PRESENTATION TODAY WITH RUBICON? IT TIES IN LIKE THIS, THOSE NUMBERS.

IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE AT, I'LL GO BACK TO THAT, THE 26 AND THE 23, IT'S NOT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY OUT THERE.

WE KNOW THAT FOR A FACT.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.

WE WENT OUT ONE TIME, WE HAD OUR NUMBERS FOR OUR ALLEY CLEANUP AND HOW MANY WORK ORDERS WE HAD MYSELF, ALAN AND ACTUALLY IT WAS STEPHANIE AT THE TIME WENT OUT AND WE SURVEYED ONE PARTICULAR AREA OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE CAME UP WITH MORE TOTAL WORK ORDERS IN THAT ONE PARTICULAR AREA THAN WE HAD IN THE SYSTEM.

THAT'S BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE IS CALLING THEM IN.

SO WE KNOW AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE OUR DRIVERS MAKING THESE REPORTS.

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE ALLEYS, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE FIELD, NEED TO MAKE THESE REPORTS SO THAT WE CAN ADD IT TO OUR SYSTEM.

I'M HOPING THAT IF RUBICON IS APPROVED, THAT THAT IN FACT, I WILL TELL YOU FOR A FACT THAT BLUE GRAPH WILL SPIKE REALLY HIGH BECAUSE OUR DRIVERS ARE REPORTING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM, AS MELISSA IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT, THEY'RE REPORTING THINGS LIKE THEY NEVER HAVE BEFORE.

AND WITH THAT, I DON'T WANT TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THAT PART OF IT BECAUSE THE MEAT OF IT IS COMING.

BUT MELISSA ASHHURST IS HERE.

I THINK YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH HER.

SHE'S THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF IMPACT BROADBAND.

SHE'S THE ONE THAT FOUND THIS PRODUCT FOR US AND BROUGHT IT TO US.

AND WE'VE BEEN JUST GOING GUNG HO EVER SINCE THEN.

ALSO INTRODUCED WYETH WEST, WHO'S HERE.

HE FLEW DOWN FROM NEW YORK.

HE IS WITH RUBICON.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS, I'VE WORKED IN 27 YEARS.

I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF CONTRACTORS, ESPECIALLY IN THE TECH WORLD.

THERE IS NOBODY THAT HAS BEEN AS THOROUGH AND COMPLETE AS THEY HAVE BEEN WITH US ON THIS PROJECT.

THEY ARE ENGAGED WITH US ON A DAILY BASIS.

THEY WANT TO SEE US SUCCEED AND THEY HAVE BRAGGED ABOUT OUR SOLID WASTE GROUP AND SAID, AND I CAN TELL YOU THEY HAVE BEEN THE MOST COOPERATIVE GROUP OF DRIVERS THEY'VE EVER WORKED WITH. SO THAT SAYS BIG THINGS TO ME.

AND IT SHOWS THAT OUR CULTURE IS CHANGING AND THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WITH THAT, I'M GONNA LET MELISSA GO OVER THE NUMBERS WITH.

HELLO AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.

I'M GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION.

THAT'S NOT GOOD. WE WANT TO GO FORWARD, RIGHT? SO IN THIS PILOT, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN LOOKING AT.

WE'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE STAFF LEVELS, HOW TO BEST UTILIZE THE STAFF ILLEGAL DUMPING, MULTIPLE ISSUES.

SO WE FOUND THIS TECHNOLOGY, IT'S A SOFTWARE.

IT'S ACTUALLY LOADED ONTO EITHER TABLETS OR PHONES.

WE'VE HAD ANY GIVEN DAY ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO 10 DEVICES RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DRIVERS USE THIS AND WE REALLY WANTED TO LOOK AT HOW DIGITIZING THE CITY'S WASTE MANAGEMENT COULD HELP DRIVE

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IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE NEW STAFF THAT THE WASTE MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS BROUGHT ON TO DONNA'S POINT, HAS BEEN EXTREMELY ENGAGED.

I THINK WE'VE FAR EXCEEDED ANYTHING THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE EXPECTED OR THAT RUBICON HAS EXPECTED UP TO THIS POINT.

WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE GREATER TRANSPARENCY THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH YOU ALL AND ALSO WITH CONSTITUENTS.

AND ALL OF THIS DATA CAN THEN ALSO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY'S NEW 301 NETWORK SO THAT AS THE DRIVERS ARE LOGGING ISSUES AND THE CITY IS GETTING CONCERNS THAT IT ACTUALLY GETS UPDATED LIVE AND WE CAN STREAMLINE HOW WE ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, AGAIN, WE HAD 8 TO 10 DEVICES GOING AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

WE HAD MORE DRIVERS THAN THAT THAT ACTUALLY UTILIZED IT.

AND SOME OF THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST WERE HELPING ON ROUTES AT ANY GIVEN DAY.

BUT WHILE WE DID THIS, YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE 991 STOPS DONE USING ROUTE ASSISTS.

SO THOSE ARE THE PICKUPS THAT POTENTIALLY WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF WE DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY.

SO DRIVERS WHO FINISHED THEIR ROUTES EARLY WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GO AND ASSIST OTHER DRIVERS WHO WERE STILL WORKING IN THEIR ROUTES.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONE AND A HALF DRIVERS DURING THOSE TIMES.

WE'RE ALSO, TO DONNIE'S POINT, ABLE TO LOG ISSUES.

SO THE BEST WAY THAT YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THE SOFTWARE IS KIND OF WASTE MANAGEMENT, BUT WITH WAYS.

SO ANYTIME YOU HAVE AN ISSUE, THE DRIVER CAN FLAG IT, THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE AND WE CAN ACTUALLY CREATE DATA POINTS AROUND IT.

WHAT THIS WILL DO ONCE IT'S ROLLED OUT IN FULL EFFECT IS THAT WE CAN CREATE ROUTES FOR SPECIFIC ISSUES.

SO IF WE HAVE ILLEGAL DUMPING, WE HAVE BULK ITEMS, THINGS LIKE THAT, WE CAN GO TO THIS LIST AND WE CAN ACTUALLY CREATE ROUTES TO DRIVE EFFICIENCY IN HOW THOSE ITEMS ARE PICKED UP GOING FORWARD.

AGAIN, THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO JUST KIND OF DEMONSTRATE WHAT WE ALL KNOW EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THAT'S THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING GOING ON. WE HAVE A LOT OF DAMAGE CONTAINERS.

THESE TYPES OF EXERCISES HELP US RECOGNIZE HELP PUBLIC WORKS AND AND THE REST OF THE CITY ACTUALLY BUDGET FOR CONTAINERS AND OTHER THINGS THAT DO IMPACT THE CLEANLINESS OF THE CITY GOING FORWARD.

SO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND AGAIN, BEING ABLE TO CREATE MORE EFFICIENT ROUTING IN THOSE PICKUPS IS PROJECTED THAT WE CAN SAVE OVER $125,000 ANNUALLY JUST ON CALLBACKS ALONE.

WHAT THIS ALSO ALLOWS US TO DO IS WHEN THERE ARE CALLBACKS OR THERE ARE ISSUES LOGGED, WE CAN IDENTIFY IF THIS IS A REPEAT OFFENDER.

SO DO WE HAVE CODE VIOLATION GOING ON REPEATEDLY? ONE THING THAT THE PUBLIC WORK TEAM DID A WONDERFUL JOB IS, IS THAT THEY TOOK THIS TO HEART.

IF THE DRIVERS WENT THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF LOGGING, ILLEGAL DUMPING, THE TEAM WENT OUT AND ACTUALLY CLEARED IT UP.

SO IF YOU SEE ILLEGAL DUMPING ON HERE MULTIPLE TIMES AT AN ADDRESS, THAT WAS AN ACTUAL REPEAT OFFENDER, IT'S NOT THE SAME ILLEGAL DUMPING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY LOGGED.

UM, THIS IS A BREAKOUT OF THE INFORMATION THAT RUBICON PUT TOGETHER AGAIN ON THE ROI OF THE OVERALL PROJECT, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY.

AND I WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THAT.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIGITIZING AND I THINK DONNY'S TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, IS THAT IS ONCE A WEEK THE ANSWER IS TWICE A WEEK.

THE ANSWER IT'S NOT.

IT LIES SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.

AND THAT'S WHERE THIS TECHNOLOGY, IF ORDINANCES SUPPORT IT, CAN ALLOW US TO BETTER EFFICIENTLY SERVICE THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT'S WHERE THAT NUMBER COMES IN, IS THAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY REQUIRE SUPPORT OF ORDINANCE CHANGE.

SO AGAIN, RUBICONS HERE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE PILOT OR ABOUT RUBICON, WE'RE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL.

AN EXCITING IDEA.

EXCITING. PUT US TO A CHALLENGE AND WE HOPE WE DELIVERED.

THE OTHER PILOT THAT WE HAD SPOKE ABOUT LAST TIME I WAS HERE WAS ACTUALLY WITH THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT.

SO WE FOUND A SENSOR COMPANY THAT HAS THE SENSORS THAT GO INTO THE COMMERCIAL BINS AND THEY ACTUALLY MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT'S

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WE'RE MUCH EARLIER IN ON THIS PILOT.

WE'RE ABOUT THREE WEEKS, I WOULD SAY.

SO AT THIS POINT, WE'RE REALLY JUST FOCUSED ON COLLECTING DATA AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT HOW TO USE THAT FOR ROUTING.

BUT INTERESTINGLY, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUT OF THE 290 CONTAINERS THAT THESE THESE SENSORS WERE ACTUALLY DEPLOYED IN, THERE WERE 177 ACTIVE INCIDENTS.

S SO THIS IS AGAIN, REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO THE CITY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT BUDGETING AND WHAT THAT CYCLE SHOULD BE FOR THESE CONTAINERS TO BE REPLACED. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE WIND AND THE CLIMATE IN AMARILLO, YOU HAVE NO LIDS ON THESE CONTAINERS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TRASH BLOWING OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE.

ON. AGAIN, THIS WAS ACTUALLY AS OF FRIDAY.

I APOLOGIZE THAT THAT'S MISSING.

BUT WE WE SEE AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO CHANGE ANYTHING IN THIS PILOT.

BUT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE RED THAT'S 14% OF THE SAMPLE OF THE PILOT THAT ARE BEING UNDERSERVED.

SO THEY MAY BE PAYING FOR TWO DAYS A WEEK, BUT IN REALITY, THEY PROBABLY NEED THREE OR MORE BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY'RE OVER THAT THRESHOLD.

SO WHAT THE CITY IS LOOKING TO DO IS HOW DO WE START SHOWING BY LEADING AND WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO TAKE AWAY.

SO IF SOMEBODY'S BEING, YOU KNOW, OVER SERVICED, WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT.

BUT WE DO WANT TO SERVE AS PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING UNDER SERVICED.

SO THAT'S HOPEFULLY, KNOCK ON WOOD, WHAT WE WILL SEE IN THIS NEXT PILOT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THE DATA POINTS AROUND THAT TO TWO MONTHS FROM NOW.

OKAY. THAT WAS A FAST PACE SHE SET ME ON.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SINCE? YEAH. SO I'M CURIOUS ABOUT IF WE APPROVE THIS TODAY, THEN YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH.

WITH RUBICON.

RUBICON. YES.

AND THAT COULD THE ROLLOUT FOR THAT SO THAT EVERY DRIVER HAS ACCESS TO THAT TAKES HOW LONG DONNY.

WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT I KNOW IT WAS.

ANYONE. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE SIX WEEKS OR SOMETHING? ALL THE HARD QUESTIONS ROLLED DOWNHILL TO YOU.

EXCUSE ME. I THINK IT'S ABOUT SIX WEEKS, BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS WE HAVE TO INSTALL THE EQUIPMENT IN THE TRUCKS.

WE HAVE TO DO SOME MORE TRAINING, AND WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A ROUTING PERIOD WHERE WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY IN FACT, WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT IN THE FIELD PHYSICALLY AND LOCATE EVERY SINGLE DUMPSTER THAT'S OUT THERE RESIDENTIALLY.

SO THAT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AS WELL.

BUT I WOULD SAY WE COULD PROBABLY HAVE IT IN PLACE AND RUNNING DURING THE HEAT OF OUR HIGHEST SEASON, WHICH IS THE SUMMER, YOU KNOW, END OF JUNE 1ST OF JULY.

WE'LL PUSH IT PRETTY HARD.

AND THEN AS FAR AS IF CITIZENS ARE INTERESTED IN WATCHING DATA, LIKE I KNOW YOU WERE SHOWING THIS DATA ON NORDSON, I'M FINDING THAT REALLY INTERESTING. IS THERE GOING TO BE A WAY? LIKE, ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT A DASHBOARD OR MAYBE YES, MAYBE NOBODY CARES ABOUT SOLID WASTE.

I CAN JUST SAY I CAN SAY THIS ABOUT NORCENT THAT EVERY EVERY DAY WHEN I GET UP, I PULL IT UP AND LOOK AT IT BECAUSE I CAN SEE RIGHT AWAY WHERE WE'RE AT 90%, 80%. WHAT'S RED FLAG? WHAT'S GREEN FLAG? AND THIS IS JUST ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE RIGHT NOW.

BUT IT'S FASCINATING TO BE ABLE TO PULL THAT DATA UP.

AND I THINK OUR OUR STAFF IS ENGAGING IN THAT AS WELL.

THEY'RE SAYING, WOW, THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.

WE JUST GO RUN OUR ROUTES NOW.

WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AND SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, WE'VE GOT TO GO THIS DIRECTION, THAT DIRECTION FIRST BEFORE WE SERVICE THESE THESE LOWER HANGING, THE LOWER HANGING FRUIT THAT'S NOT FULL. IN FACT, IN ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE WE HAD A CONTRACTOR DO SOME OF OUR COMMERCIAL SERVICES, AFTERWARDS, I BRIEFED WITH THEM AND SAID, WHAT'S THE BIGGEST THING YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IN COMMERCIAL, IF YOU COULD PICK ONE? AND THEY SAID A LOT OF THESE CONTAINERS ARE OVER SERVICED.

THEY'RE NOT READY TO BE SERVICED YET.

AND YOU HAVE SOME THAT ARE OVER THAT ARE UNDER SERVICED.

SO THIS FIXES THAT ON THE NORCENT SIDE.

ON THE OTHER SIDE, ON ON RUBICON, WE SEE THEM ENGAGING IN THE SOFTWARE IMMEDIATELY.

AND ON THE SOLID WASTE SIDE, IT'S A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THEM THAT THEY'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.

THEY HAVE PAPER ROUTE MAPS RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS FASCINATING TO THEM, TOO.

SO EVERYBODY'S EMBRACING IT.

I THINK AS SOON AS WE CAN GET IT ONLINE, IF IT'S APPROVED, WE'LL RACE TOWARD THAT MARK BECAUSE WE WANT IT IN PLACE PRETTY QUICK.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.

I JUST SPUN AROUND. IT DOES.

I MEAN, FROM A TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE, BOTH COMPANIES HAVE OPEN APIS THAT CAN INTEGRATE INTO THE 311 DASHBOARD.

SO DEPENDING ON WHAT IS FOUND TO BE RELEVANT, ABSOLUTELY.

THERE'S NO REASON THAT THAT INFORMATION COULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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MUCH SHORTER ANSWER THAN MINE.

NO, NO. I MEAN, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS INTERESTING.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT ROLLED OUT.

WOW. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND WYETTH THANK YOU FOR TRAVELING ALL THIS WAY TO AMARILLO.

I HOPE YOU FELT WELCOME WHILE YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

MELISSA'S A REGULAR NOW, SO HOPEFULLY SHE'S TAKING YOU TO HER FAVORITE AMARILLO RESTAURANTS AND AND PLACES, BUT.

OKAY. COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO SEVEN H? YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO AWARD A THREE YEAR CONTRACT TO RUBICON SMART CITY TO BE USED IN ALL SOLID WASTE RESIDENTIAL DUMPSTER COLLECTION VEHICLES.

THIS THIS SOFTWARE WILL PROVIDE DUMPSTER SERVICE VERIFICATION, COMPREHENSIVE ROUTING, REAL TIME AND HISTORICAL REPORTING, REPORTING OF ISSUES ENCOUNTERED BY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS AND PRE AND POST TRIP INSPECTIONS, AMONG OTHER FEATURES.

AND THIS IS GOING TO BE TO RUBICON GLOBAL LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,576.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE AN AWARD TO RUBICON SMART CITY SOFTWARE SERVICES.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED?

[7.I. CONSIDER AWARD – CONSTRUCTION CONRACT FOR POLK STREET STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS]

ITEM SEVEN, I IS TO CONSIDER AN AWARD FOR A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE POLK STREET STREETSCAPE.

STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, THIS IS A PROJECT A LONG TIME COMING.

WE'VE BEEN USING THESE FUNDS AS POSSIBLE MATCH FOR A NUMBER OF FIVE YEARS, 4 OR 5 EFFORTS AT TIGER, THEN BUILD GRANTS TO LEVERAGE THESE MONIES INTO A MUCH LARGER PROJECT.

WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL ON THAT. WE WERE VERY COMPETITIVE AT TIMES, BUT NOW WE'VE GOT TO GET THE PROJECT DONE.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR PROPERTY OWNERS ON POLK STREET TO GET THIS COORDINATED.

KYLE IS HERE TO PRESENT OUR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY A COUPLE OF BID ALTERNATES.

SO KYLE, I PROBABLY STOLE A LOT OF.

SORRY. EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. SO.

ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS IS THE POLK STREET STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE DOING POLK STREET FROM 10TH AVENUE TO SECOND AVENUE, AND THAT INCLUDES OUR TYPICAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DOWNTOWN URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS.

WE'LL DO OUR THE TYPICAL KIND OF FRONTAGE ZONE, THAT PEDESTRIAN ZONE, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE THAT FURNISHING ZONE THAT WE'VE KIND OF STARTED TO EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE ON BUCHANAN AND OUT IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL AND THE AND THE BALL FIELD AND THOSE THOSE TYPES OF AREAS, WE WILL BE ADDING THE BUS BENCHES AND THE TRASH RECEPTACLES, PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING AND AND LIKE I SAY, THE THINGS THAT WE'VE STARTED TO, TO EXPERIENCE IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, THAT'S THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT.

THOSE ARE HERE'S JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE OF THOSE TYPICAL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ALONG OTHER CORRIDORS IN THE DODDS AREA.

PARK HILL ENGINEERING IS OUR DESIGN CONSULTANT ON THIS JOB, PARK HILL HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THEIR OFFICES ARE ON POLK AND ACTUALLY IN THE IN THE PROJECT AREA.

THEIR BUILDING HAD UNDERGONE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS BY THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER WHO HAD ESTABLISHED AND DID REMODEL AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT BUILDING.

AND SO THEY HAD A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO BRING TO THE PROJECT AND HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB SO FAR, GOT US TO SOME BIDDING DOCUMENTS AND AND WE'RE WE'RE PUTTING THOSE OUT.

SORRY, I SKIPPED THE SLIDE.

THERE IT GOES. WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AS WELL LOTS AND LOTS OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND HIGHLIGHTING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ALONG THIS CORRIDOR AS WELL. AMARILLO NATIONAL BANK HAS INDICATED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING NOT ONLY PROJECTS IN THAT ON THAT POLK STREET CORRIDOR, BUT THEN OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE THAT ARE COMING UP TOO, AND BUTTING UP TO AND CONNECTING TO THAT POLK STREET CORRIDOR.

SO WE'RE REALLY SEEING SOME PUBLIC PRIVATE INVESTMENT THAT IS EXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT OF OF THIS PROJECT AND KIND OF A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS BEING SPENT IN THAT AREA.

AGAIN, AMARILLO NATIONAL BANK DOING SOME INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING INVESTMENTS UP AND UP AND DOWN THAT CORRIDOR AND AND GOOD COMMUNICATION AND AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROJECT IN GENERAL BY BY THE BY THE STAKEHOLDERS ON THAT CORRIDOR.

THERE WERE EFFECTIVELY TWO BIDDERS THROUGH OUR BEST VALUE BIDDING PROCESS.

THE PLAINS BUILDERS INCORPORATE WAS NOT ONLY THE EVALUATED TO BE THE BEST VALUE BIDDER, BUT WAS ALSO THE LOW BIDDER.

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NUMBER TWO IS A BASICALLY WORK FOR A PRIVATE STAKEHOLDER ALONG THAT CORRIDOR.

AND THEY WANTED SOME THINGS THAT WERE PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, AN ADDITION TO THE KIND OF STANDARD PROJECT.

AND SO WE BID THAT AS AN ALTERNATE BID ITEM.

AND SO 100% OF THAT DOLLAR NUMBER WILL BE WHAT WE WILL ASK THAT PRIVATE ENTITY TO, TO COVER.

AND SO THERE WOULD BE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT FOR FOR THAT AMOUNT TO BE AGREED TO BY THAT PRIVATE OWNER AND THEN COVERED IF THEY STILL CHOOSE TO WANT THOSE THOSE EXTRA AMENITIES IN FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING.

AND SO THAT'S HOW THAT WAS BID THAT WAY TO ESTABLISH WHAT THAT DOLLAR NUMBER WOULD BE.

ALTERNATE BID NUMBER THREE IS EXTRA EXCAVATION AND THEN SOME WHAT WE CALL STRUCTURAL FILL.

YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS AS BIG POTTING SOIL.

WE ARE PUTTING STREET TREES AND ALONG THAT CORRIDOR, THOSE WILL AND WE NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN WE DO EXCAVATIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND SPECIFICALLY THAT POLK STREET.

SO WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO IN THIS REGARD IS TO PUT A LITTLE EXTRA IN THERE TO OVER EXCAVATE THOSE AREAS FOR THE TREES, WHETHER THAT'S AN OLD RAIL LINE OR A OR A, YOU KNOW, BASEMENT ROOF OR WHATEVER WE FIND WHEN WE DO THAT OVER EXCAVATION, WE'LL PREPARE THAT TREE FOR SUCCESS.

BY REMOVING THOSE THINGS AND REPLACING IT WITH SOME GOOD, GOOD SOIL IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT ALTERNATE BID ITEM THREE IS THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE PROJECTS, 4.5, $7 MILLION.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT AN OVERALL COMPLETION DATE OF OCTOBER 2024 FOR THE PROJECT.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE AWARD TO PLAIN BUILDERS.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR KYLE COUNCIL.

NOTHING. KYLE, JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

I KNOW YOU REFERENCED THAT OR THE CITY MANAGER REFERENCED THAT THIS PROJECT'S BEEN ON HOLD FOR SEVERAL CYCLES, HOPING TO GET A TIGER GRANT.

SO JUST.

BECAUSE IT WAS EVEN REFERENCED EARLIER IN SOME PUBLIC ADDRESS TODAY.

AND I WANTED THE FACTS TO BE OUT THERE CORRECTLY ABOUT THIS WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND CONCEPTUALIZED IN 2014, CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY. AND JUST TO TIE THAT TO MY SERVICE HERE AT THE CITY, MY SERVICE DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL UNTIL 2017.

YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM.

THIS PROJECT I HAD THIS SLIDE.

I HAD PRESENTED THIS IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS.

SO I'M GLAD I PUT IT ON THE BACK END JUST JUST IN CASE FOR THAT KIND OF INFORMATION.

BUT YES, THIS PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY SCOPED BACK IN 2014.

IT WAS WE APPLIED FOR A TIGER GRANT AT THAT TIME, AND THAT PROJECT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER AT THAT TIME.

THE SCOPE WE WERE WE WERE LOOKING AT ALL OF POLK PLUS A VERY SIGNIFICANT CORRIDOR DOWN SIXTH STREET, TYING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE RAILS TO TRAILS CORRIDOR ON THE WEST END AND THEN WHAT IS NOW THE BALL FIELD ON ON ON THE EAST END.

AND SO THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT PROCESS AND SCOPE.

AND THAT PROJECT WAS ABOUT $17 MILLION IS WHAT IT WAS SCOPED AT THE AT THE TIME.

IT WOULD BE MORE THAN THAT TODAY, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT WAS SCOPED BACK IN THAT TIME PERIOD.

WE APPLIED FOR MULTIPLE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING TIGER GRANTS, BUILD GRANTS WHICH ARE TODAY THE TO TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE GRANTS. AND THE OH, MY MIND JUST WENT BLANK.

SORRY, OF THE OTHER ACRONYM FOR THE NEW ONE.

I APOLOGIZE. I CAN I CAN GET THAT TO YOU.

BUT THERE IS ANOTHER BUILD CHANGE.

BUILD WAS BUILD WAS THE LAST ACRONYM AND IT CHANGED AGAIN.

I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S OKAY.

THEY THEY KEEP CHANGING IT.

YES, MA'AM. AND SO MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS THAT WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL FOR.

BUT WHAT WE DID IN 2016 IS WE SET BACK WITH PROPOSITION ONE, APPROXIMATELY $5.5 MILLION, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MATCHING FUNDS FOR THESE TYPE OF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.

AND SINCE WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL WITH THOSE GRANT APPLICATIONS, WE BASICALLY DECIDED TO TAKE THOSE MATCHING FUNDS AS OUR CASH AND DO A PROJECT.

AND THAT'S THE RESULTING DESIGN THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY.

UM. HAVE ANY BUSINESSES ALONG THE PLAN OR PROPOSED WORK ROUTE OPTED OUT OF THAT PROJECT? TO DATE, NO, THERE HAVE BEEN THERE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ABOUT THAT.

AND SO THERE IS TECHNICALLY STILL AN OPPORTUNITY THAT.

SO I WOULD NOT JUST GIVE YOU A SOLID NO BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT ANSWER IS A SOLID NO FOR AND WE WANT FULL PARTICIPATION

[02:50:06]

SOME LITTLE SYNERGY IN THAT AREA AS WELL.

WE'VE SEEN I TALK ABOUT THE THE THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT THAT THAT COMES ALONG WITH IT AND AND INCREASING THE FOOTPRINT OF THAT AREA JUST BY BEING BEING INVOLVED.

AND I THINK THAT'S A POSITIVE EFFORT AS WELL AS AS WELL AS IT'S GOOD DIRECTION FOR MY CONTRACTOR.

I MEAN I DON'T WANT TO BE GIVING MY CONTRACTOR DIRECTIONS LIKE, OKAY, WE'LL PAY ATTENTION TO THAT PROPERTY OWNER, BUT NOT THAT PROPERTY OWNER.

I WANT I WANT HIM TO TO COME ON SITE AND HAVE HAVE GOOD DIRECTION FROM EVERYONE WHO'S INVOLVED AS A STAKEHOLDER.

AND SO IT DOES SIMPLIFY A FEW THINGS EVEN OPERATIONALLY FOR US IF WE'RE JUST ALL PARTICIPATING.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL.

OKAY. THANK YOU, KYLE. APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM SEVEN I? YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AWARD OF A BEST VALUE BID FOR THE POLK STREET STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO PLAINS BUILDERS, INC.

IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,570,000.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THIS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOTION? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED?

[8. Executive Session]

THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR ACTION AGENDA.

AND WE DO HAVE SOME EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ OUR DISMISSAL LANGUAGE.

YES, MA'AM. PURSUANT TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT CLOSED SESSION, THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL WAS ANNOUNCED FOR 25 2023 AT 5:04 P.M.

UNDER SECTION 551.072, DISCUSS PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE SALE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.

A PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF SUCH WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY'S BARGAINING POSITION.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.