Jun 13, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

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GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[1. Call to Order]

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO DO HERE TODAY.

SO THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE STARTING OUT HERE ON THE FLOOR.

WE WE'RE HONORED WITH GENE SHELBURNE HERE, WHO'S GOING TO OFFER OUR INVOCATION.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

IF YOU GUYS WOULDN'T MIND STANDING UP WITH US AS WE PRAY.

[2. Invocation]

LORD MAKES US EXPECT TO DEAL WITH ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ALL THAT UNUSUAL.

WE'LL ZONE AND PLATT LAND BY AN ASSORTMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.

APPROVED CONTRACTS AND RESOLUTIONS.

BUT YOU KNOW, LORD, THAT VIRTUALLY EVERY WORD WE SPEAK HERE TODAY, EVERY DECISION WE MAKE, WILL REFLECT OUR MORE URGENT CONCERNS ABOUT THE FLOODS THAT THREATEN OUR CITY.

MONTH AFTER MONTH, LORD, YEAR AFTER YEAR, YOU HAVE HEARD ALL OF US COMPLAINING THAT YOU WERE NOT SENDING US ENOUGH RAIN.

NOW THAT THE DROUGHT HAS ENDED AND OUR PLAYA LAKES ARE BACK WHERE YOU PUT THEM, WE'RE COMPLAINING EVEN MORE LOUDLY.

FORGIVE US, LORD, FOR SELDOM BEING SATISFIED.

NOTHING IN THIS CHAMBER TODAY, LORD WILL DRY UP LAWRENCE LAKE.

BUT WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE TO KEEP US FROM MAKING DECISIONS TODAY THAT WILL CAUSE SIMILAR DISTRESS TOMORROW.

DURING THIS MEETING, MAY THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTHS, THE MEDITATIONS OF OUR HEARTS BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT, O LORD, OUR ROCK AND OUR REDEEMER.

AMEN. AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU, SIR.

IF YOU GUYS WOULD JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

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

[3. Recognition]

TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY.

WE HAVE A DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE NOT ONLY FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ON THE FIELD, BUT MENTORSHIP AND INVESTMENT IN THE YOUTH AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BEHIND HIM A LITTLE YOUNGER THAN HIM COMING UP IN THE RANKS THAT LOOK UP TO HIM.

AND SO CAN I HAVE MISS TANYA C.

WINSTON COME UP HERE, PLEASE? YOU KNOW, TODAY I GET TO GIVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO ZIGGY HOOD.

AND SO NOBODY KNOWS YOU AS EVANDER THAT I KNOW.

SO I'LL JUST CALL YOU ZIGGY HOOD.

BUT EVANDER ZIGGY HOOD, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING UP HERE SIR.

SIR, SIR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, CITIZENS, I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE ZIGGY.

AND THEN WE'RE DOING TWO THINGS HERE TODAY.

I GET TO GIVE HIM A CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT, BUT THEN MS. WINSTON IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GIVE HIM A KEY TO THE CITY, AND THEY'RE EACH GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

AND SO TODAY IS JUST A SPECIAL DAY WHERE WE GET TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND AND ENJOY THE SUCCESSES OF OTHERS.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS A COMMUNITY.

[APPLAUSE] SO ZIGGY, TODAY, A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU'VE HELPED ALONG THE WAY, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE POURED INTO YOUR LIFE AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE POURING INTO THEIR LIVES.

SO TODAY WE JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITY.

APPRECIATE YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THIS IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO ACTUALLY PRESENT THE KEY TO YOU.

AS I HAVE SAT BACK AND WATCHED YOU, YOUR VERY WELL MANNERED MAN.

AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IT ALL IS THAT I ALSO GRADUATED FROM PALO DURO HIGH SCHOOL.

SO WE REPRESENT THE CITY VERY WELL.

AND WITH ALL OF YOUR DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONAL NFL BACKGROUND, WE ARE SO, SO HAPPY THE CITY OF AMARILLO

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ALL RIGHT. I WON'T TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF THE TIME.

I DID ENOUGH CRYING YESTERDAY WHEN I RECEIVED MY HONOR AT THE TEXAS PANHANDLE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAN, THE LORD, THE MAN UP ABOVE, YOU KNOW, FOR HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

THANK YOU TO [INAUDIBLE], WHO PUT THIS EVERYTHING IN MOTION, MY BUSINESS PARTNER.

THANK YOU TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT CAME OUT TODAY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS HONOR.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] IF WE COULD WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO.

IF I CAN GET ANYONE THAT'S HERE ON BEHALF OF ZIGGY HOOD TO COME UP.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A PHOTO UP HERE.

ZIGGY, IF YOU GET IN THE MIDDLE THERE AND ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TO GET IN THE PHOTO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR.

ALL RIGHT. SQUEEZE. SQUEEZE.

GIVE IT LIKE A DEFENSIVE LINE.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY READY? OKAY.

THANK YOU, GUYS SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, BILL. THANK YOU, SIR.

YES. YEAH, FOR SURE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY LET ME GET ONE. MAN, THAT'S GOOD LOOKING RIGHT THERE.

I DON'T THINK YOU STAND NEXT TO US. ALL RIGHT.

[LAUGHTER] BORROW THAT CHAIR? I'M GOING TO GET THANK YOU.

JUST BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO SEE, LIKE, IN MY MIND, THIS IS THE SIZE THAT I

[4. Proclamation]

SO COUNCILMAN SMITH IS GOING TO COME OUT AND READ OUR PROCLAMATION ON ELDERLY ABUSE MONTH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MARCI LEFFLER IS SHE HERE? MARCI'S NOT HERE, BUT WHOEVER WANTS TO REPRESENT COME ON UP HERE.

AND JOIN ME.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION.

LET ME READ THIS. WHEREAS ABUSE OF OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IS A TRAGEDY INFLICTED ON A VULNERABLE SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION THAT CROSSES ALL SOCIOECONOMIC BOUNDARIES.

AND WHEREAS, COMBATING ABUSE OF OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HELPS IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS AND ALLOWS THEM TO CONTINUE TO LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AND VIBRANTLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND WHEREAS, AMARILLO SENIORS SHOULD BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY AS THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE AS LEADERS, MENTORS, VOLUNTEERS AND ARE IMPORTANT AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 23RD AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN AMARILLO AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REDUCE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES.

GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS 13TH DAY OF JUNE 23RD, SIGNED BY MAYOR COLE STANLEY,

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[APPLAUSE] LET ME. LET ME SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHY COLE STANLEY ASKED ME TO DO THIS.

[LAUGHTER] YOU'RE JUST UP NEXT.

AS I'VE SAID IN THE PAST IN THE COUNCIL, ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GOING TO BE A SENIOR CITIZEN.

[LAUGHTER] NOT THERE YET. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS GROUP COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU. WELL, I WANT TO FIRST THANK THE CITY OF AMARILLO FOR RECOGNIZING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS.

THE AGING POPULATION IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATIONS.

WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER, RIGHT? BUT WE DON'T LIKE TO ADMIT IT.

WE DON'T LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IT.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, OFTEN OUR SENIORS ALSO DON'T GET RECOGNIZED.

THE SENIORS GO WITHOUT CARE.

THEY GO WITHOUT BEING CHECKED ON, AND OFTENTIMES THEIR ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS NOT REPORTED.

WE'RE HERE TO TRY TO CHANGE THAT.

WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEM.

WE INVESTIGATE ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATION, AS WELL AS MORE FREQUENTLY RESOLVING SELF NEGLECT SITUATIONS.

SO PLEASE, I CALL ALL OF YOU, CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS, CHECK ON YOUR FAMILY, CHECK ON YOUR FRIENDS, ANYBODY YOU KNOW WHO'S ELDERLY, CHECK ON THEM, SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING, AND YOU CAN CALL US IF YOU NEED EXTRA SUPPORT.

WE OFFER ANONYMOUS REPORTING.

YOU'RE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND WE FOLLOW UP AND TRY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU THE CITY, FOR RECOGNIZING IT.

AND THANK YOU, OUR SILVER STAR BOARD AND THE APS TEAM WHO GO OUT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WORK WITH OUR CLIENTS.

THANK YOU. OKAY, EVERYBODY SQUEEZE TOGETHER AND WE'LL TAKE A COUPLE PHOTOS.

THREE, TWO, ONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

OKAY. WE'LL GO.

OPEN HERE. OPEN IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MINE OR YOURS.

I MEAN, THAT'S YOURS. OKAY.

WHY ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR STUFF IN MY WAY? THAT'S NOT DECORUM. I'LL DO IT OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR SHARING THAT MOMENT WITH US HERE.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT'S COME HERE TO SUPPORT AND THEN ALSO TO ENGAGE IN OUR CITY BUSINESS.

AND SO WE NEED YOU GUYS.

WE NEED TO HEAR YOU GUYS.

WE WANT TO LISTEN.

AND THE NEXT POINT ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT.

[5. Public Comment]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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'RE HERE TO SHARE THEM TODAY.

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

AT THE END OF 2.5 MINUTES YOU'LL HEAR A WARNING BEEP ALERTING YOU YOU HAVE 30S LEFT TO WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHTS, WE DO ASK YOU STAY WITHIN YOUR THREE MINUTES ALLOTTED.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY.

IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM WITH A PUBLIC HEARING, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU MAKE YOUR COMMENT DURING EITHER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OR THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT NOT BOTH.

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IT'S YOUR DECISION WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

WHEN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE WITHIN THE AMARILLO CITY LIMITS.

IF ADDRESSING COUNCIL ON AN AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE STATE YOUR POSITION SO THAT WE MAY REFLECT THAT PROPERLY IN OUR MINUTES.

IF YOU ARE SPEAKING TO AN ITEM NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA, PLEASE KNOW THAT THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT LIMITS HOW ELECTED OFFICIALS MAY RESPOND.

THEY MAY RESPOND WITH A STATEMENT OF FACT.

THEY MAY ASK THAT YOUR TOPIC BE ADDED TO A FUTURE AGENDA, OR THEY MAY REFER YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER WHO CAN HAVE STAFF STEP OUT AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR TOPIC.

AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

WE DID HAVE ONE PERSON THAT HAS PUSHED THEIR COMMENT TO THE NEXT MEETING, MAYOR, SO WE WILL HAVE FOUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS TODAY.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE JENNIFER YAO, AND AFTER MISS YAO ON DECK WILL BE JOE LEE BILLINGS.

HELLO. I'M JENNIFER YAO.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND, ANDY YAO.

I HAVE LIVED AT AMARILLO FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.

MY HUSBAND GREW UP HERE.

HE'S A GRADUATE OF AMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL.

WE LOVE AMARILLO A LOT.

IT IS OUR HOME.

WE HAVE BUILT A BUSINESS AND A FAMILY HERE.

WE OWN THE PACIFIC RIM RESTAURANT ON PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD.

SORRY WE LOOK SO POORLY.

WE HAVE SPENT THE DAY CLEANING OUT OUR RESTAURANT.

IT'S NOT A FUN JOB, BUT IT MUST BE DONE.

NOW WE ARE MUCH MORE FORTUNATE THAN OUR NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES.

WE ONLY HAD A TWO INCH WATER INTRUSION IN OUR FOYER.

MANY OF OUR OTHER NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLETELY GUT THEIR BUILDINGS AND START OVER AGAIN.

THE RECENT THUNDERSTORM THAT OVERFLOWED LAKE LAWRENCE HAS TURNED OUR PARKING LOT INTO A MINI LAKE FOR THE PAST WEEK OR SO.

IT'S BEEN 43 YEARS SINCE THE LAST BIG FLOOD, AND I BROUGHT PICTURES TODAY TO SHOW WHAT I MEAN.

WE HAVE COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY TO ASK FOR CHANGES WE FEEL ARE VERY NECESSARY TO THE CITY.

WE KNOW YOU ARE A NEW CITY COUNCIL.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN A FULL COUNCIL UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION NEXT WEEK.

SO. WE'RE COMING EARLY.

AND HOWEVER, YOU HAVE INHERITED ALL THE ISSUES PUT OFF BY ALL THE PRIOR CITY COUNCILS, I KNOW EVERYONE SAYS THEY WILL DO IT, BUT THE TIME NOW HAS COME TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND WE MUST INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY.

BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW PRETTY OUR DOWNTOWN IS, NO ONE IS GOING TO INVEST IN FLOODING.

NO ONE. NUMBER ONE, WE DO NEED EXTRA PUMPS ADDED TO LAKE LAWRENCE.

WE NEED TO EXPAND IT OR BOTH.

THERE'S PLENTY OF EMPTY COMMERCIAL LAND IN THAT AREA.

WE COULD PURCHASE AND EXPAND THAT LAKE.

DIVERT WESTERN PLAZA DRIVE IF YOU NEED TO.

THAT DRAINAGE AREA IS A CONSTANT ISSUE, NOT JUST TO OUR BUSINESS, BUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA.

THERE'S JUST OFF A HEAD ABOUT EIGHT APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THAT AREA.

AND I THINK YOU CAUGHT EVERYBODY OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING ALL OUR NEIGHBORS OUT.

NUMBER TWO, YOU NEED TO REPAVE PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD FROM I-40 TO 34TH STREET AND OLSEN BOULEVARD FROM WESTERN TO PARAMOUNT STREET, REPAIRS ON OUR STREET IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN FAVOR OF GEORGIA STREET OR WESTERN STREET.

ALSO, WE NEED THE LIGHT AT BLACKBURN STREET FLIPPED BACK ON BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S DRIVING THROUGH IT LIKE IT'S NOT THERE.

NUMBER THREE, YOU NEED TO EXPAND MCDONALD LAKE BY A MINIMUM OF, SAY, TWO ACRES SO IT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE OVERFLOW FROM THE GREENWAYS.

THERE'S PLENTY OF LAND AVAILABLE THERE IF WE EXPAND IT NOW BEFORE THE NEXT FLOOD OR THE NEXT TORNADO.

WE'RE PREPARED.

I WOULD RATHER BE PREPARED THAN BE UNDERWATER.

YOU KNOW, PUT A RUNNING TRAIL AROUND IT.

BIKE TRAIL. THANK YOU.

MR. AND MRS. YAO, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND SPEAKING.

AS A STATEMENT OF FACT.

STAFF AND COUNCIL TIRELESSLY WORKING TO NOT ONLY MITIGATE THE FLOOD CURRENTLY, BUT LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE WILL STAY FOCUSED ON THIS, AND I BELIEVE WE'LL BRING YOU A PROPOSAL THAT WILL HELP TO REMEDY WHAT WOULD BE A 100 YEAR FLOOD.

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BUT WE WANT TO DO AS YOU SAID, AND BE MORE PREPARED.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SORRY I LOOKED SO BAD.

ALL GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. MISS YAO.

NEXT JOLLE BILLINGS.

AND ON DECK AFTER JOLLE WILL BE LAVONDA MOSELEY.

HI. I'M JOLLE BILLINGS.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS A THREE MINUTE THING, SO I'M GIVING COPIES SO YOU ALL CAN READ WHAT I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE TIME TO SAY.

BUT MY PROBLEM IS MY NEIGHBOR DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR HAS AFRICANIZED BEES.

THEY ATTACKED NINE PEOPLE IN ONE DAY.

AND THREE WEEKS LATER, THEY KILLED MY LITTLE DOG.

I SPENT $3,400 AT THE VET.

JOLLE, WOULD YOU MIND MOVING THAT MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOU SO THAT THEY CAN HEAR? I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY CAN HEAR YOU ONLINE.

SORRY. NO, YOU'RE GOOD. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.

I'M HERE TO BEG FOR A CITY ORDINANCE TO REGULATE NOT HAVING AFRICANIZED BEES IN OUR CITY LIMITS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY'RE DANGEROUS.

A NORMAL HONEYBEE WILL CHASE A PERSON SIX FEET.

AFRICANIZED BEES, 400 YARDS.

A NORMAL HONEY BEE WILL STING YOU ANYWHERE ON YOUR BODY.

AFRICANIZED BEES GO FOR YOUR FACE, YOUR EYES, YOUR THROAT, YOUR SCALP.

AND THEY DO IT IN MULTIPLES.

I'M HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO BEES.

I HAVE A NEIGHBOR HAVING CANCER TREATMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE WHO'S HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO BEES.

I MEAN, WE'RE BAKED.

THEY OPENED THAT HIVE ON MAY 6TH WHILE I WAS HAVING SOME DYING TREES TAKEN DOWN OUT OF MY YARD.

AND THEY DO THAT TO SEE IF THERE'S STILL A QUEEN IN IT.

SO THEY KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE HIVE.

WELL, THAT RELEASES THOUSANDS OF BEES.

THEY ATTACKED THE FIVE PEOPLE IN MY YARD CUTTING DOWN TREES.

I HAD PEOPLE RUNNING DOWN THE STREET WITH SWARMS OF BEES FOLLOWING THEM.

THAT WAS MAY 6TH.

MAY 7TH. MY NEIGHBOR ADMITTED THEY WERE AFRICANIZED BEES.

SAID HE WOULD GET RID OF THE HIVE, BUT HE DIDN'T.

MAY 26TH, THEY ATTACKED MY LITTLE DOG.

TOOK HIM TWO DAYS TO DIE AND $3,400 AT THE VET.

I HAD TO PULL THE PLUG AND HOLD HIM WHILE HE TOOK HIS LAST BREATH.

BUT THAT HE DIDN'T THAT HIVE LEFT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT 5 A.M..

ON JUNE 2ND IF IT HAD BEEN REMOVED WHEN HE SAID, I DON'T KNOW, MY BABY WOULDN'T BE DEAD.

BUT THERE ARE STILL THREE OTHER HIVES IN THAT YARD.

AND AFRICANIZED BEES OVERTAKE NEARBY HIVES.

AND WHEN THOSE ARE FULL, THEY GO FOR THE TREES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS ACROSS THE STREET AND TWO HOUSES DOWN.

THEY ARE DANGEROUS. THEY'RE VERY DANGEROUS.

BEEKEEPERS DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSE.

ANYBODY CAN PUT BEEHIVES ANYWHERE IN OUR CITY WITH NO OVERSIGHT.

I'M BEGGING FOR AN ORDINANCE AGAINST AFRICANIZED BEES, PERIOD, AND SOME KIND OF REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT OF NORMAL BEEKEEPING.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. AND MRS. BILLINGS, CAN I ASK MR. CITY MANAGER, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND GETTING THE INFORMATION GATHERED TOGETHER TO COUNCIL? I DON'T KNOW IF WE CURRENTLY IF THIS IS AN AMW ISSUE OR IF WE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BOOKS, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT EXISTING ORDINANCE WOULD DO AND IF WE ARE TO BE ENFORCING THAT.

AND IF NOT, THEN WE WILL LOOK AT WHAT WE COULD DO HERE IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BILLINGS.

NEXT, MISS MOSELEY.

AND THEN OUR LAST SPEAKER WILL BE NATHAN SMITH.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M LAVONDA MOSELEY AND I'M A RESIDENT OF TASCOSA ACRES ON THE EAST CREEK.

I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM SEVEN ARE TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES FOR RAIN AND FLOODING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS NOT TO EXCEED $80,000.

THE RESIDENT OF THE EAST CREEK DO UNDERSTAND THE DEVASTATION THAT THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF LAWRENCE LAKE AND GREENWAYS ARE EXPERIENCING.

WE KNOW THAT THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND CITY EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO HELP IN THESE AREAS AND APPRECIATE ALL THEIR WORK AND HOURS TO ASSIST TO GET RESIDENTS BACK IN THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES REOPENED.

I WILL MENTION THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE ANTICIPATING A MEETING WITH THE CITY MEMBERS SHORTLY, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMIND YOU ALL ABOUT THE DAMAGE THAT THE

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THERE ARE AREAS OF MAJOR CONCERN AT THIS TIME IN REGARDS TO SAFETY, ONE BEING THE TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN AT EACH BRIDGE INTERSECTION AND THE TREE S THAT ARE BARELY HANGING TO THE CREEK WALLS.

THERE IS A TREE ON THE GUARDRAIL AT THE FAIR LANE AND IRWIN BRIDGE THAT HAS BEEN CUT UP BY A RESIDENT AND STILL IN THE STREET AND ON THE WALL, WHICH HAS BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS.

THE YUCCA BRIDGE HAS A LARGE TREE THAT HAS FALLEN INTO THE CREEK AND ANOTHER TREE AT THE BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ROCKS THAT CONTINUE TO FALL.

EVERY BRIDGE FROM RIVER ROAD DOWN THE PATH HAS MOUNDS OF DEBRIS THAT IS RESTRICTING WATER FLOW FROM THOMPSON PARK PLAYA.

THERE ARE KIDS NOW CLIMBING IN THE WALLS AT THE BRIDGES AND PLAYING IN THE CREEK AND TRYING TO FISH.

WE ARE ASKING THE KIDS TO GET OUT OF THE CREEK, BUT WE REALLY DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THIS.

ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN ARE THE ABOVE GROUND SEWER MAINS THAT THE PILLARS HAVE SHIFTED DUE TO THE STORM DRAINAGE, WATER FLOW AND ONE WHERE THE LINE IS OFF THE PILLAR AND THE LINE IS BOWED AT THE APPLEWOOD AND CREEK AREA.

ANOTHER AREA, A TREE HAS GROWN AROUND THE ABOVE GROUND SEWER LINE IN THE CREEK AND STARTED GROWING INTO THE SEAM OF THE LINE.

WE ARE MAJORLY CONCERNED ABOUT A SEWER POLLUTION SPILL TO DEAL WITH AS THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE IS CONSTANT COMING FROM THE THOMPSON PARK PLAYA.

THE RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT, THE MANPOWER NOR THE RESOURCES TO CLEAN UP THE AREA THAT THE CITY STORMWATER DRAINAGE IS DOING TO OUR LAND.

THE RESIDENTS ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO CONTROL THE SITUATION ON OUR LAND AND AT OUR HOMES.

WE CAN'T GET IN THE CREEK TO EVEN START THE TYPE OF CLEANUP BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT WATER FLOW COMING FROM THE THOMPSON PARK PLAYA, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE WILL LAST FOR MONTHS.

JARED MILLER I BELIEVE YOU SPOKE ABOUT OPEN CHANNELS AND CREEKS DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY, JUNE 12TH OF 2023.

BY NOW YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE CREEK DOES IN FACT USE THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT ON THE PATH OF OUR HOMES.

WE ARE ASKING THE CITY BUDGET TO ENGINEER AND ASSESS THE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CITY STORMWATER THAT IS BEING PUMPED INTO AN ALREADY KNOWN FLOOD AREA AND GET A PLAN TO REMEDY AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO OUR AREA.

AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING MADE TO ASSIST THE LAWRENCE LAKE AND GREENWAYS RESIDENTS.

THANK YOU, MRS. MOSELEY.

WE DO HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK, AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION FROM YOU.

IN THE MEANTIME, WITH THE PHOTOS THAT I'VE SEEN, MR. CITY MANAGER, CAN WE GET STAFF TO GO OUT AND REVIEW THESE AREAS THAT SHE'S BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AND WITH THE INTENTION OF PUTTING UP SOME CAUTION? DO NOT ENTER SIGNS, SOMETHING THERE THAT NOTIFIES THE PUBLIC NOT TO BE ON OR AROUND THOSE STRUCTURES IF IT'S PUBLIC AREA? NOW, IF IT'S A PRIVATE AREA.

IT'S NOT PRIVATE. IT'S AT YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE BRIDGES AT YUCCA FAIRWAY RIVER ROAD.

I HAVE PICTURES OF THE KIDS CLIMBING THE BRIDGES.

I HAVE THE FAMILIES AROUND IT.

THEY ARE THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURES OVER THE BRIDGES.

SO THOSE ARE WHERE TREES ARE FALLING.

THE OTHER AREA, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT WEEK.

OKAY. SO JUST ON ON THE CITY CONTROLLED AREAS, IF WE COULD DO SOME SIGNAGE, PLEASE.

WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU MISS MOSELEY.

OUR LAST SPEAKER TODAY IS NATHAN SMITH.

HELLO? HELLO. NATHAN SMITH.

7404. JAMISON.

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS RIGHT. JAMISON.

THERE WE GO. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE SOMEBODY TOOK MY BUDDY'S GAZEBO, AND YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

BUT MY BUDDIES LOST THEIR GAZEBO, AND THAT IRRITATED ME QUITE A BIT.

SO THEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT TRANSFORMATION PARK.

GREAT PROJECT, BY THE WAY.

AT LEAST ON PAPER.

YOU KNOW, IT GOT FUNDING FROM HILLSIDE CHURCH.

GOOD FOR THE CHRIST-EE BOYS. FANTASTIC.

ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE THEM PUTTING MONEY WHERE THEIR MOUTH IS.

STREET TOYOTA. FANTASTIC.

AND THEN THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

FANTASTIC PROJECT.

THE OLDEST, MOST EXPERIENCED MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL YOU'D THINK WOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, BUT MAYBE NOT.

SO HERE'S THE THING TRANSFORMATION.

PARK SIGN SAYS SERVING THE HOMELESS.

FANTASTIC. NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

THAT'S GREAT USE OF MONEY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

THE [INAUDIBLE] ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT AND THE CITY COUNCIL AT SOME POINT BECAUSE IT'S A PRIVATE PUBLIC VENTURE.

SO IN TEXAS SPECIFICALLY, YOU THINK JESUS IS AUTOMATICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH EVERYONE WITH LOVE? I KNOW IN THE BOOK JESUS IS A REAL COOL DUDE, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TRANS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND DISOWNED, WHO ARE HOMELESS, WHO MOMMY AND DADDY WERE REAL BIG JESUS FANBOYS.

YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WHEN THEY'RE HOMELESS? OH, YEP. DEFINITELY GOING TO GO TO THE JESUS SPOT, TOO.

AND I KNOW CHRISTIANITY HAS A VERY SPECIFIC METHOD OF PROVIDING AID TO THE HOMELESS.

WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU, SO YOU'LL JOIN US.

WE'RE GOING TO SAVE YOUR BODY AND SOUL.

AND IT IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO DO WITH PRIVATE FUNDS AND DONATIONS.

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BUT YOU'VE BROUGHT THE PUBLIC INTO IT, AND THAT GIVES ME A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY.

NOW, I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU AN ULTIMATUM, BUT THEN I WALKED IN HERE AND WE HAD THAT INVOCATION AND I'M LIKE, OH, YEAH, I'M GOING TO GET HIT WITH THE CHRIST-EE BOY STUFF REGARDLESS. FANTASTIC.

SO NOW I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE AN ULTIMATUM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WE'VE INVITED JESUS.

WE'VE SPENT MONEY.

I HAVE PAID FOR JESUS TO BE REPRESENTED, REPRESENTED, REPRESENTED.

SO NOW I'M GOING TO BRING THE HOLY BOOK OF THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, AND I'M GOING TO COMPARE ACTIONS AND BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES AND READ VERSES WHERE JESUS WOULD NOT BE THRILLED WITH THE OUTCOME OF THOSE BILLS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY POINTING OUT HYPOCRISY.

AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO LIFE.

I'M 100% DISABLED.

I GOT NOTHING BUT TIME.

I CAN VISIT YOU GENTLEMEN EVERY TIME YOU SHOW.

IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

I HOPE YOU JUST GET SOME DUCT TAPE, MAKE THE CRAZY BASEMENT DWELLER GO BACK TO HIS BASEMENT.

JUST TAKE THE JESUS PART OUT OF THE PUBLIC PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF HOMELESS CAN ACTUALLY GET HELP.

DON'T MAKE JESUS THE BARRIER.

DON'T GET ME WRONG, JESUS IS GOOD AND ALL THAT.

DON'T MAKE HIM AN OBSTACLE FOR HELPING PEOPLE.

YOU MAKE IT GO AWAY, I'LL SHUT THE UP AND GO AWAY.

YOU WON'T SEE ME AGAIN. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO CARE ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

Y'ALL HAVE A NICE DAY.

THANK YOU, MR. SMITH.

APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING.

THANK YOU, MR. SMITH.

MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, CITIZENS, FOR SPEAKING HERE TODAY.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE WE MOVE ON? YES, SIR. IF YOU PLEASE, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

ALAN GERTISON 6302 OAKHURST DRIVE.

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY, IF I CAN, ABOUT A TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

IT IS THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT AND SOVEREIGN RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, RELIGIOUS TRAINING, PUBLIC CIVICS TRAINING, HEALTH, WELFARE AND CARE OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATING TO MINOR.

A MINOR CHILD SHOULD NOT BE WITHHELD EITHER INADVERTENTLY OR PURPOSEFULLY FROM HIS OR HER PARENT, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATED TO THE MINOR CHILD'S MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND EDUCATION BY THE CITY ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AGENCIES, OR ANY PUBLICLY FUNDED ENTITY OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY.

IT IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT STANDARD AND MECHANISM FOR PARENTS TO BE NOTIFIED OF INFORMATION RELATING TO THE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL MINOR CHILDREN.

AND IT IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT LEGAL MECHANISM TO ENSURE PARENTS RETAIN DUE PROCESS OF LAW FOR JUDICIAL REDRESS, OF GRIEVANCES ARISING FROM VIOLATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS BY GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE ACTION IN ORDER TO PROMOTE GENERAL PEACE AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE IN OUR STATE, SO MUCH SO THAT MANY BILLS WERE INTRODUCED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT WAS SIGNED TODAY IS HOUSE BILL 969, ADDRESSING THE RIGHT OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS THESE.

SO I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER DRAFTING, RECEIVING, SPONSORING AND PASSING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR THESE THINGS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

I'M AWARE OF OTHER COMMUNITIES, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, OTHER STATES THAT HAVE PASSED THESE THINGS.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CREATING NEW LAW.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEFINING WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE RIGHT, AS I'VE JUST READ TO YOU THERE, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A POSITION THAT'S SUPPORTED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE COMMUNITY.

SOME OF THE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A RELEVANT DRAFT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE DRAFT, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THIS CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.

WE NEED TO SEE.

WE NEED TO SEE AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSES AND ACTIONS AND PLANS TO ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE PARENTAL RIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE INFRINGED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR AGENT WITHOUT DEMONSTRATING A COMPELLING STATE INTEREST.

PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES GUIDANCE IN ASSISTING PARENTS WITH ENFORCEMENT OF TEXAS LAWS AND RECOGNIZING THE POSSESSORY RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS.

WE ALSO NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE PARENT HAS SPECIFIED RIGHTS RELATING TO THEIR MINOR CHILD, PROVIDING FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THEY CAN ADDRESS THEIR GRIEVANCES IN A CIVILIZED AND SAFE MANNER WITHIN THE COURT SYSTEM.

SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I PRAY AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS KIND OF AN ORDINANCE.

MR. GERTISON, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING HERE TODAY.

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

[6.B. Discuss construction progress, timeline, and budget for renovation of the Amarillo Hardware Building as City Hall]

DISCUSS CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS TIMELINE AND BUDGET FOR RENOVATION OF THE AMARILLO HARDWARE BUILDING AT CITY HALL.

MR. CITY MANAGER, IF YOU'D TAKE THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT JERRY DANFORTH, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, TO KIND OF WALK US THROUGH WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS.

A NUMBER OF THINGS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THAT SO FAR, BUT WE'RE STILL EARLY ON IN THE PROJECT TIMELINE BUDGET FOR RENOVATION.

AND THEN ALSO TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL HAS.

JERRY.

MAYOR, COUNCIL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU ON THIS AND INFORM YOU ON THE PROGRESS.

I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT A LITTLE BIT FIRST THROUGH THE POWERPOINT SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

AT THE END OF THE POWERPOINT WE WILL GET INTO WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AND IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AT THAT TIME.

LET'S SEE. DOING SOMETHING WRONG, IS IT? SO HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT FOR YOUR NEW CITY HALL.

THIS IS THE AMARILLO HARDWARE BUILDING THAT WE'LL BE RENOVATING.

THIS IS A FRONT VIEW OF IT.

THE NEXT VIEW IS ANOTHER FRONT VIEW.

KEEP IN MIND, WE'LL COME BACK TO SOME OF THESE PHOTOS TO GIVE YOU A REFERENCE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT VE AND SOME OF THE OPTIONS WE'VE TAKEN ON THIS TO KEEP THIS PROJECT WITHIN BUDGET. HERE'S ANOTHER PHOTO OF THE FRONT STREET VIEW.

THIS WOULD BE FROM JOHNSON STREET.

LOOKING AT CITY HALL, ALSO ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE [INAUDIBLE].

SAME VIEW FROM A LITTLE DIFFERENT ANGLE.

FRONT ENTRANCE.

THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE FEATURES THAT WE'RE MOST PROUD OF.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE DRIVE THROUGH AREA WHERE PEOPLE PAYING UTILITY BILLS AND DOING WITH THE BUSINESS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO COME INSIDE THE BUILDING.

THEY'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRIVE UP.

SO IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE CONVENIENT FOR INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH SMALL CHILDREN THAT HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR.

THE CAR SEATS COME UP THE STAIRS INTO THE BUILDING, DO BUSINESS AND TURN AROUND AND WALK THEM ALL BACK DOWN, REATTACH THEM.

NOW WE HAVE THE OPTION TO DO A DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE.

THIS WILL BE THE GRANT STREET SIDE.

THIS IS THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE.

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH LOOKING BACK INTO DOWNTOWN.

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW, OF COURSE, FROM JOHNSTON STREET.

THIS IS WHERE THE UTILITY PADS ARE.

THE GENERATORS THAT WILL BE RUNNING AND PROVIDING BACKUP POWER IS ALL IN A SCREENED IN AREA AROUND THE FACILITY.

THIS WILL BE COMING IN OFF OF SEVENTH STREET.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF CITY HALL.

INITIALLY, WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT BE RELOCATING RICK KLEIN.

THAT'S OUR NOT RICK HUSBAND.

I APOLOGIZE.

RICK HUSBAND. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN NOW.

IT WILL STAY IN CENTENNIAL PARK.

BUT WE DO HAVE THE OPTION FOR ARTWORK TO BE PLACED ON A COLUMN OUT FRONT.

THE MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE BUILDING.

AND YOU SEE THAT WE CREATE A FOYER AND A GREETING AREA THERE THAT INCREASES SECURITY FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF.

WHEN YOU COME INTO CITY HALL, THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GREETED.

YOU WILL ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEBODY GREETING YOU WHEN YOU COME IN.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE COME INTO THE CITY HALL.

IT'S A BIG BUILDING. THEY WONDER WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

WE WILL PROVIDE THAT SERVICE TO WHERE WE GIVE YOU DIRECTIONS ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE.

THIS IS A VIEW OF THE LOBBY ON THE FRONT.

THIS IS THE UPPER DECK TO THE SECOND FLOOR.

RESTROOM FACILITIES WILL BE UPDATED.

CURRENTLY, THIS CITY HALL HAS ONLY ONE ADA ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM AND IT'S ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL.

ALL RESTROOMS WILL BE THAT.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY WITH EVENTS LIKE TODAY AND SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS.

YOU'VE NOTICED THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM IN HERE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE.

CURRENTLY, THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW HAS 114 SEATS IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER.

THE FUTURE COUNCIL CHAMBER WILL BE 230 SEATS.

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YOU NOTICE OFF TO THE TO THE LEFT, THERE IS THE NEW 311 CALL CENTER THAT THE CITY IS IMPLEMENTING NOW FOR CITY SERVICES.

THAT IS SELF-CONTAINED FOR THEM, BASICALLY KEEPING THE NOISE DOWN, KEEPING THE TRAFFIC DOWN SO THAT THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.

A LOT OF THIS DESIGN IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID FOR THE 911 CALL CENTER.

WE FOUND THAT THOSE THINGS ARE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY IN DISTRESS OR SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS SOME HELP TO HAVE CLARITY AND NO DISTURBANCES WHILE THOSE CALLS ARE BEING TAKEN. THAT CENTER SECTION THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE.

THIS IS THE IT AREA, THE IT DEPARTMENT ON THEIR COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT.

THEY BRING THEM IN. THEY HAVE TO DECOMMISSION THEM FOR SECURITY REASONS.

A LOT OF THEIR WORK IS DONE ON THAT SORT OF STUFF.

YOU NOTICE THAT THAT'S A BIG OPEN SPACE.

OFF TO THE RIGHT IS SOME FUTURE PLANS THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED AT THIS POINT CURRENT POINT IN TIME, IT IS NOT BEING DEVELOPED.

THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT AT THE FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL.

THE BENEFIT TO THIS DESIGN IS 90% OF PUBLIC INTERACTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON THIS FLOOR.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO WANDER ALL OVER CITY HALL LOOKING FOR WHAT THEY NEED.

YOU'VE GOT UTILITY BILLING RIGHT THERE.

YOU'VE GOT PURCHASE.

UTILITY BILLING IS GOING TO BE ON THE TOP LEFT.

AND THEN THE RECEPTION AREA ALL ACROSS THE FRONT THERE, RIGHT BEHIND THE ELEVATORS.

THEN YOU GET OVER TO THE FAR LEFT BOTTOM, THAT IS THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

SO ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE DOING BIDS FOR THE CITY OR NEEDING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY FROM A PURCHASING STANDPOINT, QUICK AND EASY ACCESS THERE.

CAN WE DO A QUICK POINT OF ORDER.

WILL YOU PULL THAT MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER? THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU IN THE.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL MEETING AREAS ON THIS FIRST FLOOR.

THERE'S ONE MEETING AREA LOCATED HERE, ANOTHER LARGE MEETING AREA THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO WHAT WE HAVE IN ROOM 105 ON THE FIRST FLOOR HERE.

THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL BREAKOUT MEETING AREAS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THAT, THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE SMALLER GROUPS LIKE A GROUP OF 12 OR A GROUP OF 24 IN THOSE TWO AREAS. THEN WHEN YOU GO TO THE FAR RIGHT, THAT'S THE HR AREA.

SO IF YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF AMARILLO, THAT'S WHERE YOU GO.

SO WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN, ESPECIALLY SEASONAL WHEN PARKS DEPARTMENT IS FIRING OFF.

WE GET A LOT OF SEASONAL.

TRAFFIC WALKING IN LOOKING FOR JOBS.

WE WANT TO MAKE IT CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND FIND OUT HOW THEY CAN GO TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LARGE HR DEPARTMENT THAT BASICALLY ENCOMPASSES THAT ENTIRE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

RISK MANAGEMENT, OR IF WE HAVE ANY ISSUES IS JUST A LITTLE BIT RIGHT THERE.

ANDREW. THAT'S THAT WHOLE AREA THERE IS RISK MANAGEMENT, SO ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT REALLY HAVE A FRONT FACING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC.

FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL.

ACCOUNTING OCCUPIES THAT ENTIRE LEFT HAND SIDE.

AND THEN IT ALL OF THE PROGRAMING AND ALL OF THE STUFF THAT HAS TO BE DONE FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT IS DONE IN THAT AREA.

AND THEN WE HAVE DIFFERENT AREAS THERE IN THAT IT DEPARTMENT.

AS THAT BREAKS OUT TO THE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE.

THE LARGE GRAY SCALE AREA THAT YOU SEE REPRESENTED IN THIS IS UNDEVELOPED SPACE.

AND THAT'S THERE TO THE RIGHT AND THEN ALSO TO RIGHT IN THAT AREA.

OH. THIS IS THE THIRD FLOOR OF CITY HALL.

THIRD FLOOR OF CITY HALL IS ACTUALLY COUNCIL CHAMBERS THAT YOU SEE RIGHT IN THE CENTER, RIGHT OFF OF THE ELEVATORS.

LARGE LOBBY AREA.

CITY MANAGER STAFF OCCUPIES AND AND CITY COUNCIL OCCUPIES THIS AREA BACK IN HERE.

OFF TO THE RIGHT IN THIS SECTION RIGHT HERE WOULD BE THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.

ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION COMES OUT OF THAT.

OF COURSE, ALL OF THAT IS COORDINATED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

THEN TO THE FAR RIGHT IS LEGAL STAFF FOR THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

OKAY. HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED AT $35 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

IT WAS APPROVED ARCHITECT THAT WE SELECTED AND HAS PERFORMED THIS WORK FOR US IS SIMMS ARCHITECTS.

OUR CMAR THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH IS WESTERN BUILDERS.

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CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION.

THE PHYSICAL CONSTRUCTION ON THE BUILDING BEGAN LAST MONTH.

THE PROJECT WILL BE UTILIZING AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF.

THIS BULLET POINT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN BY THE CITY MANAGERS AND CITY COUNCILS.

WHEN WE SPEND MONEY ON AMARILLO PROJECTS, WE WANT TO USE AMARILLO CONTRACTORS.

90% OF THIS GROUP THAT WILL BE WORKING ON CITY HALL IS LOCAL CONTRACTORS DOING THE JOB.

WE HAD MAJOR SUCCESS WITH THAT WHEN WE BUILT THE [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE CITY CONTRACTORS TOOK OWNERSHIP.

THIS WAS THEIR BALL FIELD.

THIS WAS WHAT THEY WANTED.

WE FILLED CITY HALL IS THE PUBLIC'S BUILDING.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AS MANY NOW, THE CONTRACTORS THAT AREN'T, THEY ACTUALLY THOSE SKILLS AREN'T PROVIDED IN THE LOCAL MARKET.

IT'S FIBERGLASS WRAPPING OF BEAMS. THERE'S SOME DEMOLITION THAT WE DON'T DO THAT TYPE OF DEMOLITION HERE IN TOWN.

THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO CONTRACTORS AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT ARE NOT LOCAL.

THE ESTIMATED COMPLETION OF THE NEW PROJECT IS FALL OF 24.

OKAY. CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT ONE? I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, ANDREW, TO DO ME A FAVOR.

KIND OF BLOW UP THAT SECTION OFF TO THE RIGHT SO YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

YOU SAID NO.

IS THAT. CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE? BECAUSE I'M KIND OF OLD.

SO HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CONTRACTOR PRETTY DILIGENTLY SINCE THE CMAR CONTRACT WAS WAS AWARDED.

THE FIRST NUMBERS THAT CAME BACK WAS 34 MILLION JUST TO BUILD THE CITY HALL, NOTHING ELSE.

WE IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO VE, WE HAD A MEETING WITH MAYOR STANLEY, KIND OF SHOWED HIM WHERE WE WERE AT ON THE PROJECT AND UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE WERE ON THE BUDGET.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET ON THIS, TO GET THE FULL SCOPE THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC? WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH THAT GOAL.

AND IT'S TAKEN SOME DILIGENT WORK BOTH ON OUR ARCHITECTS PART, ON OUR BUILDERS PART, AND ON OUR PART AS FAR AS THE CITY, MR. MILLER AND MYSELF, MR. STANLEY WAS A PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BRINGING THIS CONSTRUCTION NUMBER DOWN TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

NOW, I HAVEN'T GONE IN AND GIVEN YOU BREAKOUTS ON A LOT OF THOSE CATEGORIES OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED, BECAUSE ALL THROUGH THE PROJECT WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE ANY ADVANTAGE WE CAN TO VE AND BY VE FOR CLARIFICATION.

IT'S VALUE ENGINEERING.

IF WE SEE AN OPTION OR IF WE SEE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE BUDGET OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUDGET BUST, WE ALWAYS TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

SO OUR GOAL IS TO STAY WITHIN THE ALLOCATED FUNDS THAT ARE THERE.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION NUMBERS, WHERE WE'RE SITTING RIGHT NOW.

MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CHASE THIS THING DOWN.

WHATEVER'S CAUSING THAT, WE CAN'T REPLICATE IT EXCEPT DURING A COUNCIL MEETING.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN HERE.

AND I'M NOT SAYING IT'S PRESS OR ANY GUEST HERE, BUT THERE'S SOME KIND OF DEVICE HERE THAT'S INTERACTING WITH OUR THING SO.

WE NEED TO PRAY AGAIN.

IS THAT WHAT'S GETTING US.

[LAUGHTER] THE NEW PROJECT WILL FIX THAT, BUT THAT'S A BIG PRICE TAG TO FIX THAT.

SO AS YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, YOU SEE WHERE WE GET TO.

WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OVER 30 MILLION WITH OUR CONTRACTOR JUST TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE CITY HALL.

NOW, THE ADDITIONAL SCOPE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.

THE ADDITIONAL SCOPE WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE SELF-PERFORM.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHY WOULD I AND KNOWING NO OFFENSE TO WESTERN BUILDERS OR ANY GENERAL CONTRACTOR WE'RE WORKING WITH, WHY WOULD I PAY THEM A PERCENTAGE

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YOU CAN SEE, THE NUMBER OF BREAKDOWN.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THEM.

THAT WAS SELF PERFORMED BY THE CITY.

WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE A&E, THAT'S A FIXED NUMBER.

IT'S A NEGOTIATED PRICE.

AND THEN WHEN WE GET DOWN TO THE DEMO WORK WE DID THAT.

REMEMBER, WE TOOK DOWN THREE STRUCTURES.

DEMOLITION OF THREE STRUCTURES.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD VALUE FOR THAT NUMBER RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN THE IT WE ANTICIPATE THE IT NUMBER FOR THE NEW CITY HALL TO BE AROUND $700,000.

WE'RE WORKING WITH IT ON THAT.

AND TRUST ME, IT WILL VERIFY THIS WHEN WE GET INTO THIS.

WE'RE EVEN TOUGH ON OUR OWN DEPARTMENTS SAYING, IS THERE A BETTER DEAL THAT WE CAN GET? SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT WHERE CAN I GET THE BEST DEAL? THE DIRECTIONS THAT MR. STANLEY GAVE US.

IF YOU WILL REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS EARLIER, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE TOOK OUT THE PARKING GARAGE.

WE TOOK OUT THE FENCE AROUND THE PARKING LOT.

WE CHANGED THE WAY THAT WE WERE DOING THE BRICK ON THE FINISH.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ADD UP TO DOLLARS.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $100,000 HERE, $200,000 THERE.

BUT IT ALL ADDS UP.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE VE ITEMS WHERE WE'RE AT, WE LOOKED FOR JUST WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF AN ADDITIONAL ALMOST $1 MILLION OUT OF THE PROJECT.

SO WE WENT FROM 34 MILLION TO 30 MILLION ON THE PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT CITY HALL, NOT INCLUDING THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING OFF TO THE SIDE WITHOUT PAYING THOSE MARKUPS.

ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE THERE, THE LAST ITEM LISTED IS FF&E.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE WHAT FF&E IS, BUT IT'S FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EQUIPMENT, IT COULD BE COPIERS, IT COULD BE DESKS, CABINETS, ALL OF THOSE SORT OF FIXTURES THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE.

TYPICALLY, ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S NO REASON TO ROLL THAT INTO A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND HAVE A MARKUP ON IT WHEN WE CAN GET THE NEGOTIATED PRICING ON THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT WITH A FURNITURE SUPPLIER HERE IN TOWN.

AND TYPICALLY WE CAN BEAT THE ORIGINAL COST ON MATERIALS AS MUCH AS 40 TO 50%.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL.

SO THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE WE'RE AT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. MR. DANFORTH.

COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A DISCUSSION ITEM YOU REQUESTED, SO I WOULD SEE IF YOU'RE READY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THEN WE'LL ALL CONTRIBUTE.

THE THING I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION ON, WHY CAN'T WE USE THE FURNITURE WE CURRENTLY HAVE? WE ABSOLUTELY WILL BE USING SOME OF THE FURNITURE THAT WE HAVE, SOME OF THE FURNITURE THAT WE HAVE.

ACTUALLY, WE SOME OF IT'S ACTUALLY FROM THE AIRBASE WHEN IT WAS HERE.

SO THAT FURNITURE WE PROBABLY WON'T UTILIZE, BUT SOME OF THE FURNITURE, THE EXECUTIVE FURNITURE, STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT IS IN GOOD SHAPE, IT WILL BE REALLOCATED. THERE'S NO WAY THAT I COULD DO THE TOTAL FF&E FOR THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE LEFT OVER.

SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT LIKE FURNISHINGS OUT OF SOME OF OUR MEETING ROOMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE HERE AT CITY HALL, REALLOCATING IT OVER THERE.

ANYTHING THAT IS IN GOOD CONDITION WILL MOVE TO THE NEW CITY HALL.

HOW SOON WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GIVE US APPROXIMATE NUMBER ON THAT? RIGHT NOW.

I WOULD SAY THE EARLIEST I COULD DO IT BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO GET INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR FURNITURE SUPPLIER.

I'VE GOT TO DO A WALK THROUGH EVALUATION ON EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE GOT HERE.

SO WE'LL DO A ROOM BY ROOM, WALK THROUGH TO SAY, THIS MOVES, THIS DOESN'T MOVE.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I NEED FOR FURNISHINGS AT THE NEW LOCATION, AND THEN I'LL NEGOTIATE A PRICE AND BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A SOLID NUMBER AT THAT POINT IN TIME. ANOTHER QUESTION I SAW IS WE HAVE THE IT SPLIT BETWEEN THE BASEMENT AND THE FIRST FLOOR.

IS THAT RIGHT? YES SIR.

WHY ARE WE SPLITTING THE WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER IF WE HAD THEM ALL TOGETHER OR.

NO, SIR. REALLY, WHAT THE ISSUE IS WITH IT.

A LOT OF THIS STUFF, WHEN I SAY THEY'RE DECOMMISSIONING COMPUTERS, THEY BRING EVERYTHING IN ON PALLETS, SO THEY GET LARGE ORDERS THAT COME IN AND THEN THEY DO ACTUAL PHYSICAL TEAR DOWNS OF THE EQUIPMENT.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE YOU SEE UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR ARE PROGRAMMERS OR MAINTENANCE.

THEY DO ONLINE MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.

THAT'S THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTION.

SO YOU REALLY DON'T WANT PEOPLE BANGING HAMMERS AND TEARING STUFF APART WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE TRYING TO PROGRAM.

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OKAY. I THANK THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS, MAYOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

ON THIS END, MR. SMITH, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS THE LONGEST, COUNCILMAN.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THIS? DON'T HAVE ANY. OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

COUNCILMAN TIPPS DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. OKAY, SO I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

CAN YOU APPROXIMATE THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF FUTURE SPACE? AND CAN YOU TELL ME IF IT'S FINISHED OUT OR UNFINISHED? WELL, ACCORDING TO BUILDING CODE, WE HAVE TO ENCAPSULATE THE ENTIRE SURROUNDINGS.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE TO BRING THE ENTIRE BUILDING UP TO ENERGY CODES SO ALL OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS WILL BE FULLY DEVELOPED.

HOWEVER, WHEN WE'RE DOING A WALL IN SOME OF THOSE SPACES, THE GRAY SCALE AREAS THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT, WE'RE ONLY PUTTING UP STUDS AND INSULATION THERE.

WE'RE NOT SHEETROCKING IT BECAUSE WHATEVER THAT FUTURE USE IS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

AND SO IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A LEASE SPACE THAT YOU AS A COUNCIL LEASES TO ANOTHER ENTITY, OR IT COULD BE EXPANSION AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW.

SO THOSE SPACES ARE NOT DEVELOPED.

HOWEVER, I DO HAVE TO HAVE POWER THERE IN THOSE AREAS FOR WHEN THEY'RE READY TO DEVELOP.

AND I DO HAVE TO HAVE HVAC BECAUSE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ARE OUT THERE.

THE LAST THING I WANT IS ANOTHER BROKEN WATER LINE.

SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT, TO CIRCLE BACK AROUND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING WHAT YOU ASKED ME FOR CURRENT CITY HALL RIGHT NOW IS A LITTLE OVER 65,000 FT² OF OCCUPIED SPACE.

WHAT WE WILL HAVE OVER THERE IS GOING TO BE CLOSER TO 80,000 FT² OF OCCUPIED SPACE.

SO WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER 40,000 FT² THAT WE CAN DEVELOP INTO THE FUTURE.

SO AS THE CITY GROWS, WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER BUILDING OR DO ANOTHER JOB.

WE CAN GROW WITHIN OUR EXISTING FACILITY IN A BUILDING THAT WE ALREADY OWN.

SO TO GO BACK AND SUMMARIZE THAT EVERYWHERE THAT'S GRAY ON OUR RENDERINGS, WE HAVE ALL OUR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SPRINKLER, ALL OF OUR EXTERIOR WALLS INSULATED.

WE ARE NOT SHEETROCK, TAPE, TEXTURE, TRIM FLOOR DOORS.

NONE OF THAT IS IN THERE.

NONE OF THAT'S BEING DONE.

SO ALL OF THAT WAS, QUITE FRANKLY, AT YOUR DIRECTION WHEN WE MET WAS WHERE CAN WE DO? WHAT CAN WE DO TO CONTROL THE PRICING? AND OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY, OUR PRICE, OUR MAX IS WHAT THE BUDGET IS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING TO STAY WITHIN THE BUDGET.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VE ITEMS, YOU KNOW, TO CUT $4 MILLION OFF OF A JOB LIKE THIS IS A TOUGH, TOUGH ASK.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THERE WITH OUR CONTRACTORS AND WITH OUR ARCHITECTS, SO.

OKAY. 35 IS THE ORIGINAL SCOPE.

CORRECT. AND CAN YOU GIVE ME THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE AND THE REVISED SCOPE OF WORK? JUST IN THE LARGE ITEMS, LIKE YOU SAID, FENCE, GARAGE.

SO THIS IS PARKING GARAGE, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND I DON'T I MEAN, I THINK I'M LOOKING AT THE TOTALITY OF THE 120,000 FT² HERE.

SO THE PARKING GARAGE WOULD BE IN THE BASEMENT, IS THAT RIGHT? NO, THE PARKING GARAGE IS ACTUALLY THE STRUCTURE THAT'S OFF TO THE NORTH OF CITY HALL.

SEPARATE STRUCTURE. IT'S A COMPLETELY SEPARATE STRUCTURE THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED AT A LATER DATE.

OKAY. NO SENSE TO SPEND THE MONEY ON IT NOW AND BUST THE BUDGET OR COME BACK AND ASK.

WE WILL HAVE MORE PARKING AT THE NEW CITY HALL THAN WE HAVE AT THE CURRENT CITY HALL.

THE NICE THING IS, IS WHEN WE DO THE NEW CITY HALL AND WE HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL PARKING, IF WE NEED OVERFLOW, THIS EXISTING PARKING LOT WILL STILL BE IN PLACE AND STILL BE AVAILABLE TO US.

SO YOU HAVE NO PARKING GARAGE IN YOUR SCOPE, BUT YOU DID IN THE ORIGINAL 35 MILLION.

IN THE ORIGINAL 35 MILLION.

AND KEEP IN MIND THAT BUDGET WHEN THAT BUDGET WAS ESTABLISHED, THAT WAS ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO.

WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THAT PARKING GARAGE? DO YOU REMEMBER? THE PARKING GARAGE IS AROUND $2 MILLION DOLLARS.

OKAY. YOU MENTIONED A GYM.

CAN WE GO BACK TO THE BASEMENT? I BELIEVE IT'S THE BASEMENT FLOOR.

YOU HAD A GYMNASIUM EXERCISE AREA IN THAT SCOPE.

THIS WOULD BE THIS DESIGN WAS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID FOR PD IN THEIR WORKOUT ROOM WHEN WE BUILT THAT.

SO THAT WAS THE DESIGN WE ALLOCATED HERE.

THE OTHER GRAY SCALE AREA JUST OPPOSITE OF THE GYM, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT DOING AN EMPLOYEE DAYCARE SO THAT WE HAD A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE PEOPLE WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND BRING THEM IN.

AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE ACTUALLY WHERE THEY WORK AND IT MADE IT EASIER FOR US TO RECRUIT EMPLOYEES.

[01:00:07]

WE HAVE THE SPACE ALLOCATED AND READY TO DEVELOP.

ALL OF THOSE RESTROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS THAT ARE THERE.

THOSE AREN'T BEING BUILT, BUT WE ARE DOING THE ROUGH IN SO WHEN YOU DO GET READY TO BUILD IT, ALL OF THE ROUGH IN FOR THE PLUMBING IS ALREADY THERE AND READY TO GO.

OR, IT COULD BE USED FOR SOMETHING OTHER.

OKAY. WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION OVER THERE? RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST NOW FINISHING UP THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING INTERIOR, BASICALLY WALLS, FLOORING EQUIPMENT THAT WAS LEFT THERE.

ALL OF THAT STUFF IS JUST ABOUT ALL GONE OUT OF THERE.

WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW TO WHERE WE'RE DOING SOME MINOR SANDBLASTING OVER THERE, GETTING READY FOR THAT.

THE LOOK OF THE INTERIOR OF THIS NEW BUILDING IS THE MODERN INDUSTRIAL LOOK TO REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HISTORICAL ASPECT OF THE BUILDING.

SO ON THE GYM, THE ONLY EXPENSES THAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO INCUR ROUGH IN THE PLUMBING.

AND THEN YOU'RE ROUGHING IN HEATING AND AIR AND SOME FORM OF ELECTRICAL DOWN THERE, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU'RE NOT ROUGHING IN WALLS.

NO. JUST PROBABLY A PANEL, RIGHT? OKAY. CORRECT. DISTRIBUTION.

AND LIMITED LIGHTING, ABOUT 25% OF WHAT THE LIGHTING WOULD BE IF WE WERE TO DO IT.

THERE'S NO REASON TO LIGHT UP AN AREA THAT'S NOT OCCUPIED.

RIGHT. SO ALMOST LIKE JOB LIGHTING.

EXACTLY. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE TOTAL MONEY SPENT AS AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT? NOT A HARD DOLLAR.

ACTUALLY, I CAN'T BECAUSE WE REALLY DIDN'T DO A BREAK OUT ON THAT COMPONENT KNOWING THAT THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST PIECE WE SACRIFICED BECAUSE IT WASN'T ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT IF WE HAD ENOUGH MONEY, WE COULD DO IT.

SORRY, LET ME CLARIFY THAT QUESTION.

ON THE PROJECT SPENT TO DATE, NOT IN REFERENCE TO THE GYMNASIUM.

SPENT TODAY. TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON THE PROJECT TO DATE, NOT INCLUDING THE THE BUILDING PURCHASE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSE TO WE'RE PROBABLY PRETTY CLOSE TO 5.5 MILLION TO DATE.

5.5 MILLION. AND THEN WITH OUR CONTRACTOR, WE HAVE A CMAR CONTRACT SIGNED AND THAT'S A COMMITMENT.

ABSOLUTELY. IN THAT CONTRACT TELL US HOW DEFINED THAT COMMITMENT IS IN THE WAY OF ME ASKING YOU TO VALUE ENGINEER THIS A LITTLE BIT.

AND WE'VE NOW PULLED BACK ON A GYMNASIUM ON A DAYCARE PARKING GARAGE.

WHAT ELSE? SO WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR CONTRACTOR THAT'S ABLE TO WORK ON OUR SIDE AS WELL.

IT'S NOT AN ANTAGONISTIC RELATIONSHIP IN ANY WAY.

THEY'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH US.

WE CAN CONTINUE TO CHANGE A FEW SCOPES WITHOUT CHANGING THE CONTRACT.

YES, WE HAVE THAT ABILITY.

THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE CMAR VERSUS A DESIGN BID BUILD.

IN THIS SCENARIO, IT'S IN THEIR BEST INTEREST AND IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO PROVIDE THE BEST PRICE WE CAN.

ALL OF THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS, BASICALLY OUR SUBCONTRACTORS THAT COME IN ON THE JOB HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BID PROCESS JUST LIKE THEY WOULD FOR A DESIGN BID BUILD.

THOSE BID OPENINGS WERE TAKEN THREE WEEKS AGO NOW, AND SO WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT THERE.

OKAY. SO TO GO BACK ONE FINAL TIME, WE HAVE 35 MILLION BUDGETED.

WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT'S LET'S CALL IT 30 MILLION OR WOULD IT BE CLOSER TO 31? IT'S RIGHT NOW IT'S AT 30 MILLION TWO, I WOULD SAY 30 MILLION, 200,000.

OKAY. SO IF WE'RE AT 30 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY, AND THEN YOU WE HAVE SPENT FOR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS 2 MILLION.

WE DID, YOU KNOW, HALF $1 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF UTILITY WORK, $250,000 DEMO.

AND THEN IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO KEEP IN THAT BUDGET THAT WE'RE IN HOUSING.

SO THAT IS 2 TO 7, THAT'S 3.5 MILLION.

AND SO WE'RE 33.7 ON A $35 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.

SO YOU TECHNICALLY HAVE A CONTINGENCY OF A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION DOLLARS TO GET THROUGH THE PROJECT.

RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT LAST NUMBER, THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE AT.

WITH OUR COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAVE AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT THE MILLION 4 LEFT RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S WITHOUT FF&E.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT FF&E, ONCE WE GO THROUGH CITY HALL AND SEE WHAT WE CAN REALLOCATE, THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT NUMBER.

TO GO BACK TO A PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING FF&E WAS BUDGETED OUT OF ANOTHER SAVINGS THAT WE HAD.

MR. CITY MANAGER, IS THAT AN OUTSTANDING ITEM THAT I HAVE SITTING IN THE BUDGET SOMEWHERE ELSE? NO. FF&E IS A COMPONENT OF THE OVERALL $35 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.

WE ALLOCATED AN ESTIMATED 29 OR 30 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET INSIDE THAT NUMBER BECAUSE WE ESTIMATED WE WOULD NEED AROUND 4 OR $5 MILLION TO DO THE FF&E NOW.

[01:05:07]

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, OF COURSE, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT FALLS INSIDE THAT, INCLUDING GARAGE, YOU KNOW, SO WE HAD PLANNED TO BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF THINGS INSIDE THAT THAT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO AND WE'LL EITHER NOT DO OR WE'LL PUSH TO FUTURE YEARS TO POSSIBLY LOOK AT DOING AT A REDUCED COST.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION NECESSARILY, BUT I KIND OF WANDERED AROUND A LITTLE BIT TOO.

A LITTLE BIT. SO LET ME PAUSE FOR JUST A SECOND WITH YOU, MR. DANFORTH, AND JUST GO BACK TO COUNCIL HERE IN THE WAY OF I WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS IN AND WE'RE DOING TWO THINGS HERE.

ONE, WE'RE EVALUATING WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE ON THIS PROJECT.

AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOOD, NOT ONLY NOW, BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BUT WE'RE ALSO TAKING AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT IS WHAT THIS DISCUSSION SEEMS TO BE GOING.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR AND WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER SUBCONTRACTORS THAT ARE LINKED TO THIS.

THAT'S A RELATIONAL ISSUE.

AND DOING BUSINESS AS A CITY, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE DECISIONS, YOU KNOW, FORECASTING AND CONSIDERING HOW OUR DECISIONS WOULD AFFECT THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE OF US AND WE HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS, I WANT TO MAINTAIN THOSE.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT TO LOOK FOR ANY MONIES THAT WE CAN REPURPOSE TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER PRIORITIES.

SO AT A POINT WHERE SOMETHING IN THIS BUILDING DOESN'T ELEVATE ITSELF TO THE SAME PRIORITY AS WHAT THIS COUNCIL MAY DECIDE IT WOULD LIKE TO PRIORITIZE, CAN I GET YOUR OPINION IF WE CONTINUE VALUE ENGINEERING THIS? ARE YOU ALREADY AT THE POINT WHERE YOU'VE DONE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH WHAT I'VE DIRECTED? OR DO YOU SEE OTHER AREAS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY MINIMIZE SQUARE FOOTAGE, THAT WE COULD PULL BACK ON, CONSOLIDATE AND NOT HURT OURSELVES FOR FUTURE COUNCILS THAT MAY COME ALONG. THEY WOULD HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE INSIDE OF THAT BUILDING THAT THEY WOULD NEED.

WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.

I MEAN, WE'VE REALLY TO STEAL A PHRASE FROM SOMEBODY I'VE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST, WE'VE PICKED A LOT OF MEAT OFF THE BONES ON THIS THING.

WE TRULY HAVE WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SCOPE THAT'S IN THIS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE 311 CALL CENTER.

THAT CALL CENTER DOESN'T EXIST TODAY.

SO IT'S AN EXPANSION OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE NEED TO DEVELOP.

WHEN WE LOOK AT SOME OF OUR STAFFING AND OFFICE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CURRENT STRUCTURE, WE REALLY DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. CAN WE MOVE TO THE NEW STRUCTURE AND STAY STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER? THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR THAT IF YOU WANT TO.

BUT IT WOULD BE A DIRECTION THAT YOU AS A COUNCIL WOULD GIVE TO THE CITY MANAGER TO TO MAKE THOSE KIND OF CALLS.

RIGHT NOW, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ALLOCATION THAT WE HAVE AND A LOT OF THIS KEEP IN MIND IS, IS BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH THE COLUMNS, IN SOME INSTANCES, IT MAKES US DO A LARGER OFFICE BECAUSE THE COLUMNS THERE AND I CAN'T DO A COLUMN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OFFICE.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, LIKE IN THE ACCOUNTING AREA ON THE SECOND FLOOR, SOME OF THOSE OFFICES ARE LARGER THAN TYPICAL.

BUT ALL I'M REALLY LOOKING AT WHEN I BUILD OUT THAT LARGER OFFICE IS MORE FLOORING.

THE WALLS DON'T REALLY CHANGE.

MAYOR, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ON VALUE ENGINEERING.

AND WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN WORK ON THAT WITH JERRY AND THE REST OF THE TEAM AND BRING YOU AND COUNCIL SOME OPTIONS ON THINGS WE CAN LOOK AT.

I MEAN, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS AS WE GO FORWARD.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE ANSWERS ARE, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT EVERYTHING WE HAVE AND WE CAN FIND EVERY LITTLE THING WE CAN DO TO EITHER CHANGE SERVICE LEVELS, CHANGE SPACE COMMITMENTS, SPECIFICATIONS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

I THINK WE'VE BEEN GRINDING IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN, BUT DEFINITELY WE CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS WE CAN DO AND WE CAN BRING THAT TO YOU.

AND THEN AND WITH YOUR GUIDANCE, GO TO COUNCIL.

I DON'T WANT TO STOP THE DISCUSSION, BUT THEN WHAT I'M HEARING AND WE CAN CONTINUE HERE, BUT I DO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE THE BEST TO PUT THIS ON FOR A FUTURE DISCUSSION AND TO COME BACK TO IT AFTER WE ALLOW YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK THROUGH MAYBE WITH A LITTLE BIT BETTER GUIDANCE OF DO WE WANT TO TRY TO MODIFY SOME SCOPES OF WORK OR DO WE WANT TO TRY TO REDUCE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOOTPRINT? AND WHAT IS OUR AVERAGE COST ON THAT? AND SO I WANT TO ASK A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS.

COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN I SAW YOU STEP UP TO THE MIC.

YES, SIR.

MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION.

[01:10:01]

SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE COULD MOVE OVER, PARTIALLY CUT THE COST AND LEAVE SOME PEOPLE HERE? WELL, HERE'S THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT.

THE QUITE FRANKLY, THE PLUMBING IN THIS BUILDING, I'M AT A WING AND A PRAYER.

WE ACTUALLY FLOODED AGAIN TODAY, THE PLUMBING ON THIS BUILDING.

I'M PRAYING THAT I CAN MAKE IT UNTIL I CAN GET INTO THE NEW BUILDING.

IT IS IN THAT BAD OF SHAPE.

THE HEATING SYSTEM, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN THIS BUILDING, IT'S OLD GALVANIZED PIPE THAT WAS INSTALLED 60 YEARS AGO.

A LOT OF IT IS FAILING.

WE'VE GOT PATCHES ON TOP OF PATCHES.

THE CHALLENGE WITH STAYING, YOU KNOW, DOING BOTH.

I'VE STILL GOT TO DO THE HVAC, I'VE STILL GOT TO DO ALL OF THE MECHANICAL.

NOW ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WALLS AND I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU PICK UP THE BENEFIT.

IT IS DEFINITELY AN OPTION YOU CAN HAVE.

BUT UNDERSTAND IT'S A RISK, THE VALUE THE PLAN RATHER.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE DOING WHATEVER COUNCIL TELLS US TO DO.

THE PLAN AT THE TIME THAT WE STARTED THE PROJECT WAS FOR THIS BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED AND FOR GREEN SPACE TO BE PUT IN ITS PLACE, NOT FOR A PARK, NOT FOR ANY TYPE OF THE SOME OF THE CONCEPTS THAT HAD BEEN PLANNED FOR THIS SPACE, LIKE A CONCERT VENUE OR A PLACE FOR FOOD TRUCKS OR WHATEVER ELSE, JUST GREEN SPACE.

THE COST FOR THAT IS NOT FREE FOR SURE.

I WANT TO SAY DEMOLITION OF THIS BUILDING WAS 6 TO $900,000.

IS THAT RIGHT? $600,000 WAS THE QUOTE THAT I GOT SIX MONTHS AGO.

OKAY. SO $600,000 FOR DEMOLITION.

AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A MILLION TO TURN IT INTO GREEN SPACE.

SO THERE HAD BEEN A PLAN TO REMOVE THE BUILDING.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT WAS THE COST TO MAKE THIS A LONG TERM OR EVEN A SHORT TERM FUNCTIONAL BUILDING WAS COST PROHIBITIVE.

WE'VE BEEN KIND OF NURSING IT ALONG.

KNOWING THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT A NEW FACILITY DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T CHANGE COURSE.

THAT'S JUST WHERE WE HAVE BEEN GOING.

SO WE'VE BEEN MINIMIZING THE EXPENSE TO DO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS BUILDING, JUST BASICALLY TAKING CARE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO TO GET TO THAT HORIZON WHERE WE EXPECT TO BE MOVING INTO THE NEW BUILDING.

AND SOME OF THAT IS A LITTLE BIT NIP TUCK.

SO BUT WE CAN DO WE'LL GO WHATEVER DIRECTION COUNCIL WANTS US TO GO.

OKAY. I'VE GOT A QUESTION.

SO IN THAT 1.6 TO DEMO THIS AND CREATE THE GREEN SPACE, WAS THAT A PART OF THIS 35 ORIGINAL? NO, IT WAS NOT.

OKAY WITH THE 35 ORIGINAL THAT INCLUDED THE GARAGE.

IT INCLUDED THE GYM INCLUDED ALL THE THINGS THAT WE VALUE ENGINEERED ALREADY.

SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE DIFFERENCE IS BASICALLY INFLATION.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

IT IS INFLATION WHEN YOU LOOK AT CONSTRUCTION AND I'LL RELY ON MAYOR STANLEY TO KIND OF BACK THIS UP.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OVER 6% IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ANNUALLY, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS BUDGET THAT WAS THREE YEARS OLD AND YOU DO 6% AND THEN YOU DO ANOTHER SIX ON TOP OF THAT, THAT'S OUR DIFFERENCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AND THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE SCOPE WITHIN THE 35 NUMBER.

OKAY. SO THIS NUMBER THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STILL, WHAT, 18 MONTHS OUT, CORRECT? ISH. BUT WE LOCK THE CONTRACTS UP SO THOSE NUMBERS CAN'T CHANGE.

OKAY. SO THAT. OKAY, GREAT.

OKAY. ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND AND THOSE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OR ANYBODY BUILDING A HOME OR ANYTHING ELSE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PROJECT, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $214 A SQUARE FOOT TO BUILD THIS THING OUT.

AND THAT'S HEAVY COMMERCIAL GRADE, NOT LIGHT, COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL.

SO OUR NUMBERS ARE EXTREMELY GOOD, COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING TO REALLY ANYTHING ELSE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. HOW MUCH COULD THAT GO UP IN THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF? WELL, I THINK OUR NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, OUR NUMBERS ARE STILL PREDICTED TO INCREASE IN SOME OF THE AREAS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CONCRETE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY INCREASING.

STEEL NUMBERS HAVE STABILIZED AND HAVE COME DOWN IN SOME AREAS, BUT COPPER NUMBERS ARE GOING UP STILL.

WE STILL HAVE A BIG CHALLENGE.

AND SO WHEN I SAY COPPER, THAT AFFECTS ALL OF MY HVAAC, THAT AFFECTS ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL.

I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE AND THIS IS AN EASY EXAMPLE TO LOOK AT A FIVE TON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.

THREE YEARS AGO, I COULD GET IT FOR $3,500.

[01:15:02]

GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN.

SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, DID YOU NOT JUST TELL ME THAT WE LOCKED IN THE PRICES? EVERYTHING'S DONE.

YEAH, ONCE WE'VE GOT THE BIDS, WE'VE GOT IT LOCKED IN.

AND SO WE WILL LOCK THOSE PRICES IN.

BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO STILL CONTINUE TO VE.

SO FOR INSTANCE, IF THERE'S A FIXTURE ON THERE THAT WE LOOK AT AND WE SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT FIXTURE OR THAT STEEL IS IS RUNNING.

WE CAN GET IT FOR $200,000 LESS.

WE STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SWITCH AND DROP TO THE LESSER.

OKAY. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, SO YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE CAPPED.

WE HIT OUR CAP.

BUT TO COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN'S QUESTION, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT INCREASES, BUT WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THOSE.

NOT AT THIS POINT WE'RE NOT.

BUT IF WE CAN FIND BETTER DEALS, WE'RE STILL WE CAN STILL DO THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

AND I WILL SAY THAT BOTH OUR ARCHITECT AND OUR CONTRACTOR ARE FULLY ON BOARD WITH THOSE STEPS.

YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS TIME.

NO, I'M GOOD. MR. CITY MANAGER, I THINK I'D LIKE TO PUT THIS BACK UP, YOU KNOW, ON A FUTURE DISCUSSION TO REVISIT IT.

AND THEN I THINK AS A DIRECTION, A COUPLE OF THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT.

WITHOUT REDRAWING OUR PLANS DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO AND LOCATE EXISTING SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT COULD EASILY BE MODIFIED TO WHERE WE MAKE MORE OUT OF WHAT WE HAVE AND WITH A GOAL OF FINDING, SAY, 10,000 FT² THAT WE COULD LEAVE UNFINISHED AND WITH THE HOPE THAT MAYBE THAT TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE WOULD AVERAGE, SAY, 100 A FOOT, MAYBE IT WON'T.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $1 MILLION DOLLARS.

SO I DON'T WANT TO GO SPEND A HALF $1 MILLION IN REDESIGNS TO SAVE A HALF $1 MILLION DOLLARS.

HOWEVER, IF I COULD GO AND FIND 10,000 FT² AND STILL FUNCTION AND UTILIZE WHAT WE HAVE AND THERE IS A NET SAVINGS IN IT, I'D LIKE TO LOOK FOR IT.

AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD PRE BUY OR BUY NOW IN THE WAY OF IF WE HAVE A COMMODITY PRICE THAT IS DOWN FROM WHAT YOU'VE LOCKED IT IN AT? AND SO I KNOW YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE MONITORING THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT I'M A LITTLE CAUTIOUS ON LIKE YOU LOCKED IN THE PRICING ON A CAP BID.

BUT THEN SO IT'S A COST PLUS.

WELL, IT'S NOT. IT'S A PROPOSED BID NOT TO EXCEED, BUT WITH AN ALLOWANCE TO PURCHASE IF THAT COMMODITY COMES DOWN.

IS THAT AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY? WE DEFINITELY WILL BE TAKING THAT STEP, LOOKING AT IT THROUGH THE PROCESS.

BUT ONCE WE LOCK IN AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE RIGHT NOW ON THE ELECTRICAL, EVERYBODY THAT'S DOING ANY BIG CONSTRUCTION THAT'S TALKING ABOUT SWITCH GEAR.

DISTRIBUTORS RIGHT NOW ARE SAYING, WELL, WE CAN GET YOU YOUR SWITCH GEAR, BUT IF YOU'LL PAY US A $60,000 BONUS, WE CAN GET IT TO YOU IN TEN WEEKS VERSUS SIX MONTHS.

WE HAVE NOT STEPPED INTO THAT TRAP.

SO WE'VE INSTRUCTED OUR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR ON THIS PROJECT.

WE WANT YOU HAVING TWO DIFFERENT VENDORS FIGHTING FOR THIS CONTRACT BECAUSE THE NUMBER IS LARGE ENOUGH.

ONE'S LIABLE TO SUPPLY IT AND HIT IT TO THE TIMELINE, AND THE OTHER ONE'S IF THEY CAN'T, THEY LOST IT.

AND IF IT COSTS ME ONLY $10,000 MORE TO GET IT, I STILL SAVED $50,000.

SO THAT'S THE APPROACHES WE'RE TAKING ON THOSE TYPE OF COMMODITIES.

LIKE IN THE ELECTRICAL ANOTHER AREA WE'VE LOOKED AT, WE'VE INSTRUCTED OUR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, YOU KNOW, THE ARCHITECT HAD A SPECIFIC LIGHTING FIXTURE.

WELL, WE'VE TOLD OUR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, WELL, WE WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT ANOTHER DIFFERENT KIND OF MANUFACTURER THAT HAS SOMETHING SIMILAR THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE, REALIZE, YOU KNOW, A 30 TO $50,000 SAVINGS JUST ON LIGHT FIXTURES ALONE.

SO WE'RE STILL TAKING THOSE STEPS.

WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOING A LOT OF THAT SORT OF STUFF.

BUT WE KNOW WITH WHAT WE HAVE SPECIFIED AND WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE HIT OUR CAP.

WE KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.

OKAY? THE ONLY DIRECTION WE CAN GO NOW IS DOWN.

AND IF WE LOOK AT REDUCTION OF SQUARE FOOTAGE, YOU KNOW, I'LL GET WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND WE'LL GET WITH DEPARTMENTS AND SEE WHERE WE COULD DO SOMETHING TO SHRINK DOWN THOSE SPACES IF POSSIBLE.

AND THEN ONCE HE GIVES ME THAT DIRECTION, WE'LL WORK WITH OUR CONTRACTOR TO APPROACH THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER ON THIS ONE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ALONG.

[6.C. Discussion of City of Amarillo Fleet Services]

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, WE'VE GOT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, ALAN HARDER COMING IN.

[01:20:02]

THANKS, SIR. THANKS, MAYOR.

COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON.

JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS ON.

SO, AS MR. MILLER MENTIONED, I'M ALAN HARTER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

I JUST WANT TO TALK TODAY SOMETHING THAT MR. SCHERLEN HAD REQUESTED A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF HOW WE DO DECAL REPLACEMENT ON OUR FLEET AS WELL AS WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY AS OPTIONS FOR MAINTAINING THE CLEANLINESS OF OUR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.

SO. THIS IS A SLIDE THAT I BELIEVE MR. HOOPER HAS SHOWED YOU PREVIOUSLY.

IT'S JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR FLEET SERVICES DIVISION.

THEY MAINTAIN OVER 1100 VEHICLES AND PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.

YOU CAN SEE THERE THE THREE LARGEST DEPARTMENTS ARE APD, PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES.

THEY ALSO JUST A FEW QUICK FACTS ABOUT THEM ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT I'LL GO OVER QUICKLY.

15,000 WORK ORDERS, THAT'S PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, SERVICE, MAJOR, MINOR REPAIRS, TIRE SERVICE AND FIELD SERVICE.

THEY DISPENSE OVER A HALF MILLION GALLONS OF UNLEADED FUEL EVERY YEAR AND ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL EVERY YEAR.

SO CURRENTLY THE PROCESS FOR REPLACING THE OLD DECALS ON CITY VEHICLES IS THAT THAT IS PART OF THE MAKE READY PROCESS.

SO WHEN WE GET REPLACEMENT VEHICLES IN THE FLEET, AS OUR FLEET DIVISION IS GOING THROUGH AND DOING INSPECTIONS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THEY HAVE TO DO, THAT IS THE TIME WHEN THEY PUT THE DECALS ON THE VEHICLES.

THERE'S CURRENTLY 200 VEHICLES WITH THE OLD APPROXIMATELY 200 VEHICLES WITH THE OLD DECALS ON THEM.

THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS THAT AS THOSE ARE REPLACED IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WHEN THEY COME IN, THE NEW VEHICLES COME INTO FLEET, THEY WOULD REPLACE THOSE DECALS.

APPROXIMATELY A THIRD OF THOSE VEHICLES WITH THE OLD DECALS ARE ALREADY ORDERED, AND WE EXPECT THEIR ARRIVAL, SOME OF THEM, WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

SOME OF THEM MAY BE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

THERE'S JUST VARIOUS LEAD TIMES FOR DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT.

THE SCHEDULE TO REPLACE ALL DECALS WOULD REALLY DEPEND ON ANNUAL REPLACEMENT.

SO YEAR TO YEAR, HOW MANY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WE'RE REPLACING.

BUT MORE THAN THAT AT THIS POINT WOULD BE WHAT THE LEAD TIME TO GET THAT EQUIPMENT IN IS.

AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT AT THE END OF THIS ABOUT SOME OPTIONS FOR BOTH DECAL REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS FOR WASHING.

SO WASHING AND CLEANING VEHICLES IS ACTUALLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPARTMENTS WHICH THE VEHICLES ARE ASSIGNED TO.

RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO HELP WITH THAT ARE TWO CAR AND PICKUP WASHES, ONE AT THE SERVICE CENTER AND ONE LOCATED AT THE FLEET SATELLITE SHOP, WHICH IS AT 3RD AND FILLMORE.

THE OTHER RESOURCE AVAILABLE IS A WASH OUT WITH A HOSE THAT'S LOCATED AT THE SERVICE CENTER.

THERE IS NOT A LARGE CAR WASH.

IT'S OWNED BY THE CITY WHICH EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS SOLID WASTE TRUCKS, CAN GO THROUGH.

AND SO I'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT, SINCE THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN TALK ABOUT.

IN THE SUMMERTIME WHEN WE SEE THE HEAVIEST, DIRTIEST LOADS IN OUR SOLID WASTE VEHICLES.

AND THOSE ARE, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE SOME OF THE DIRTIEST VEHICLES THAT ARE ON THE ROAD ARE OUR SOLID WASTE TRUCKS.

WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO TO CLEAN THOSE IS WE SEND THEM TO SOME OF THE PRIVATE TRUCK WASHES OUT IN TOWN.

THAT COST RIGHT NOW ABOUT $65 PER WASH TO DO THAT.

THAT ALSO TAKES TIME FOR THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THEIR ROUTE TO GO OVER THERE, POTENTIALLY WAIT IN LINE AND THEN GO THROUGH THE WASH.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

IF WE WERE TO WASH EACH OF OUR SOLID WASTE SIDE LOAD AND FRONT LOAD TRUCKS EVERY MONTH, THAT WOULD BE ANNUALLY, $46,000.

THAT'S JUST OUR FRONT LOAD AND SIDE LOAD TRUCKS.

SO A PRETTY BIG COST TO KEEP THOSE TRUCKS GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASHES AT A MORE REGULAR PACE.

SO TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OPTIONS THAT I SEE AS A POSSIBILITY, IF WE WANTED TO SPEED UP REPLACEMENT OF DECALS ON VEHICLES, CURRENTLY IT COSTS $75 PER VEHICLE FOR THE DECAL AND TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.

EXCUSE ME, I APOLOGIZE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO DO THAT WITH A LABOR RATE OF $75 PER HOUR.

SO THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE DECALS ON THOSE 200 VEHICLES WOULD BE ABOUT $38,000.

IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD IMPLEMENT WHEN THE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT COME IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WHETHER THAT BE OIL CHANGE OR INSPECTIONS.

AND WE'LL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO GET THAT SWITCHED OVER.

THAT WOULD ALSO, THOUGH, TAKE TIME FROM THOSE MECHANICS WHO ARE DOING THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TO INSTALL THOSE DECALS.

AS FAR AS WASHING RIGHT NOW, ONE OPTION THAT MR. HOOPER AND I WERE DISCUSSING THIS MORNING AND I THINK WOULD BE VIABLE AND SOMETHING I WANT TO LOOK MORE INTO IF MR. MILLER DIRECTS ME TO, WOULD BE THE OPTION OF TALKING TO CONTRACTORS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO COME ON SITE LIKE AT OUR SERVICE CENTER IN THE EVENINGS OR WEEKENDS WHEN OUR VEHICLES ARE TYPICALLY NOT BEING OPERATED AND POTENTIALLY DO POWER WASHING OF THEM THERE JUST TO KIND OF HELP KEEP UP WITH THE CLEANLINESS SO THAT WHEN WE DO GO TO THE PRIVATE TRUCK WASHES, MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE TO GO AS OFTEN OR IT'S NOT AS DIFFICULT TO GET SOME OF THAT BAKED ON DEBRIS, MUD, TRASH OFF OF THEM.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

I THINK AS FAR AS A PROCESS MOVING FORWARD, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT MR. MILLER WANTS US TO INVESTIGATE ANYTHING FURTHER, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO.

MR. HARDER THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN I KNOW YOU REQUESTED THAT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. HARDER? NOT AT THIS TIME THANK YOU MAYOR.

GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR.

[6.D. Request future agenda items and reports from City Manager.]

[01:25:03]

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FUTURE REQUESTED ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST? YES, SIR, I DO.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE AEDC PUT ON THE AGENDA TO WHERE THEY WOULD COME AND TELL US ABOUT PAST PROJECTS, WHAT ALL IS GOING ON, AND JUST GIVE US A TOTAL UPDATE.

I DON'T THINK THEY'VE BEEN TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND ADDRESSED COUNCIL IN A WHILE AND I WOULD JUST LIKE AN UPDATE FROM THE AEDC BOARD ITSELF.

AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO ADD A LINE ITEM AS FAR AS LIENS THAT THE CITY HAS AGAINST RESIDENTS. WE HAVE A, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND JUST ON THE LONG LIENS, WE HAVE OVER $2 MILLION DOLLARS THAT'S OUT THERE THAT COULD BE COLLECTED OR I THINK WE JUST NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT AND SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUR MONEY TURNED MORE EFFICIENTLY.

OKAY. SO THOSE TWO REQUESTED ITEMS COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN AN AEDC UPDATE AND THEN ON ACCOUNTING ON THE LIENS THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED AGAINST PROPERTIES. YOU WANT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL? YES, PLEASE. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF ON THAT? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

[7. Consent Items]

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WILL TAKE A BREAK.

THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO COME OFF OF THAT CONSENT AGENDA? BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

ARE YOU SURE? I'M POSITIVE.

[LAUGHTER] OKAY.

NOT EVEN ONE. I WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING.

I ASKED ALL THE QUESTIONS AND GOT EVERY ANSWER I WAS LOOKING FOR.

ALL JOKING ASIDE, I APPRECIATE STAFF AND THEIR RESPONSIVENESS TO COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN AND MAKING SURE THAT HE'S UPDATED AND GOT ALL HIS QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE WE GOT HERE.

COUNCILMAN TIPPS ANY ISSUE WITH YOU ON THIS ONE? NO, SIR. OKAY.

AT THIS TIME I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I SECOND. OKAY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THIS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES WITH A 4 0 VOTE.

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK AND THEN RECONVENE TO TAKE ON NON CONSENT AND THE REST OF OUR AGENDA.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.