Jun 27, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

DO WE STILL REPORT ON NUMBER OF COVID CASES IN AMARILLO?

>> TEXAS MADE COVID-19 A NOTIFIABLE CONDITION HERE IN 2023.

>> WHY?

SO IT IS A LAW THAT IS REPORTABLE.

ANYBODY THAT TESTS POSITIVE IN POTTER RANDALL COUNTY, THOSE NUMBERS ARE REPORTABLE TO PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THEN WE HAVE TO REPORT UP TO THE STATE.

IT'S A NOTIFIABLE CONDITION, JUST LIKE SALMONELLA OR PERTUSSIS OR TETANUS OR ANY.

THERE'S ABOUT 88 NOTIFIABLE CONDITIONS IN TEXAS.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THAT WORK, AND IT'S HELPFUL.

>> IT'S NOT SEPARATE FROM ANY OF THESE OTHERS THAT ARE NOTIFIABLE?

>> IT'S NOT. CORRECT.

>> CAN I ASK ANOTHER QUESTION, MR. MAYOR?

>> YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN, WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE?

>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION OR SUGGESTION.

>> SURE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUR DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER A PLAN OF WHAT YOUR NEXT YEAR'S, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THIS, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE IT TO PUBLIC, THE WHOLE THING SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A LOOK AT IT AS A COUNCIL TO SEE IF WE AGREE WITH THE MESSAGING WE'RE TAKING FORWARD.

IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?

>> I THINK WE COULD GO FORWARD WITH SOME DIRECTION, BUT LET ME JUST SAY, WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR DEPARTMENT AND WHAT YOU DO FOR THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

I KNOW THAT THROUGH COVID AND WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, YOU GUYS HAD TO LITERALLY MASK UP AND BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES.

THAT WHOLE EVENT, IT DOESN'T DO US ANY GOOD TO IGNORE IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE GOT TO MOVE PAST IT.

WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING HERE IN ANY FORM OR FASHION IS SAYING THAT ALL VACCINES ARE

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A PROBLEM OR THAT WE KNOW MAYBE WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON, AND ESPECIALLY WITH INFORMED CONSENT AND THEIR DOCTOR, AND THINGS LIKE THAT WE'VE ALWAYS LOOKED TO, AND THE CERTAIN PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES THAT WE ADHERE TO JUST FOR OUR PUBLIC.

LET ME TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER.

YOU SAID COVID PLUS, I'M THINKING MORE LIKE COVID PLUS, PLUS.

STRETCHING THIS LATITUDE THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY MARKET, AND INFORM, EDUCATE, AND HELP OUR COMMUNITY.

ONE THING THAT I THINK IS A STICKING POINT IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

FOR THE LONGEST TIME, WE ADVERTISE THIS IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

IN THE ABILITY FOR US TO ADVERTISE, DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRANSITION THAT TO A TRUE INFORMED CONSENT WHERE MAYBE THERE'S AN INSERT, A PACKET, SOMETHING GIVEN?

>> WE DO INFORMED CONSENT FOR EVERY CLINICAL SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE?

>> THEY'RE GETTING THE PACKET THAT THEY CAN READ, THE UPDATED.

LET'S TAKE FOR EXAMPLE, AND I DON'T KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE, BUT I'LL TAKE IT AS A STATEMENT OF FACT THAT PFIZER HAD 1,200 KNOWN SIDE EFFECTS THAT THEY DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

IF THAT IS THE CASE, DO WE HAVE ANY LIABILITIES, THE WRONG WORD? DO WE HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNICATE THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY?

>> WE PROVIDE THE INFORMED CONSENT PACKET THAT IS PROVIDED TO US BY THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE FDA.

THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE INFORMED CONSENT PACKET THAT WE PROVIDE.

AND FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH STANDPOINT, THE VACCINES ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

THE HEALTH AUTHORITY PROVIDES THAT.

>> I THINK IN YOUR PARTICULAR ROLE WHEN YOU ARE GIVEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED, AND YOU'RE TOLD TO USE IT, I THINK YOU DO ACT IN THE WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE TAKING THAT RISK UPON THEMSELVES, AND AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT ACTING IN THE WAY OF ADMONISHING THE RISK, MEANING YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S NO RISK, BECAUSE THERE'S A RISK WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

YOU HAVE AN EFFECT AND YOU HAVE A SIDE EFFECT, AND THOSE ARE WHAT YOU WEIGH WITH YOUR DOCTOR FOR ANY MEDICAL PROCEDURE, AND THIS IS A TYPE OF MEDICAL PROCEDURE.

SO I THINK FROM A POINT OF MARKETING AND ADVERTISING, IF WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THE FACT THAT THERE ARE RISKS AND THEY'RE PECULIAR TO EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON, CAN WE DO THAT AND STILL WALK THROUGH THIS, AND INHERENCE WITH THE STATE GUIDELINES?

>> I'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT.

>> BECAUSE IF NOT, THEN I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO TAKE A FURTHER STEP BACK AND SEE REALLY WHERE WE SIT ON THAT ONE PARTICULAR ITEM.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S WHERE WE ARE THOUGH, MRS. STONE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ALTERNATE PROTOCOLS? THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION.

THERE FOR AWHILE, WE HAD VITAMIN D, WE HAD ZINC, WE HAD COARSEN, WE HAD ALL THINGS THAT WERE ANTIVIRALS.

DO WE HAVE AN ABILITY FROM PUBLIC HEALTH TO PROMOTE THOSE THINGS THAT ARE JUST GOOD OLD-FASHIONED SQUARE TOOL COMMON SENSE?

>> NOT IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT DISEASE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN SAY YES IN WHAT YOU'RE ASKING, WE CAN SAY, IT'S HEALTHY TO TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN BUT NOT VITAMIN.

WE CAN'T SAY IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT X DISEASE.

>> I THINK IF I WERE GIVEN SOME INFORMATION THAT SHOWED STATISTICALLY THROUGH, LIKE PEER REVIEWED STUDY THAT VITAMIN D REDUCED BY X NUMBER, AND WE WERE JUST REPORTING THE FACTS; IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE, AS COUNCIL, DIRECTED PUBLIC HEALTH TO DO, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO?

>> IT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE TO COME FROM OUR HEALTH AUTHORITY.

>> HAS TO COME FROM THE HEALTH?

>> GREAT. WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MRS. STONE BEFORE WE MOVE ON?

>> MRS. STONE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

I DO SEE SOME PEOPLE HERE IN WHITE JACKETS.

AND SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT DISCUSSION ITEM, DR. BARTLETT, I SAW YOU MAYBE RAISE YOUR HAND FOR A SECOND.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO OUR CONVERSATION BEFORE WE MOVE ON?

>> YES, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

SAFE AND EFFECTIVE WAS THE MESSAGING OVER AND OVER.

WE JUST HEARD IT AGAIN AFTER I SAID IN A PUBLIC RECORD FROM THE SOURCES OF THE FDA THAT THE PFIZER SHOT HAD 1,200 ADVERSE EVENTS OF SPECIAL INTERESTS, FANCY WORDS FOR SIDE EFFECTS.

I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF BASEL SHOWED THAT 2.8% OF PATIENTS THAT GOT COVID SHOTS HAD ELEVATED TROPONIN.

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THAT'S A TEST THAT WE USED TO SEE IF SOMEONE'S HAVING A HEART ATTACK.

MEANING, YOU HAVE TO HAVE HEART CELLS DIE TO HAVE ELEVATED TROPONIN.

AND THAT'S HAPPENING IN THREE OUT OF A HUNDRED ACCORDING TO THAT STUDY.

THIS IS REAL-TIME INFORMATION COMING OUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE COVID 10 YEARS AGO, IT WASN'T TAUGHT IN NURSING OR MEDICAL SCHOOL.

WE'RE IN A SITUATION NOW WHERE EVIDENCE IS COMING OUT.

BECAUSE THE FDA APPROVES IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THEY'VE LOOKED AT ALL THE LATEST DATA.

AN EXAMPLE IS FDA APPROVED VIOXX 10 YEARS AGO, 30,000 DEATHS PULLED FROM THE MARKET BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WAS KILLING PEOPLE.

BEXTRA MADE BY PFIZER, $2.3 BILLION PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR PURPOSEFUL MISINFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY FROM THE MANUFACTURER, PFIZER.

THIS IS OUR RECENT HISTORY.

JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING IS BLINDLY, WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE BLIND FAITH TO ANYONE BUT GOD.

I'VE HEARD THAT FROM A DEAR FRIEND.

WE SEE THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS SCIENCE PROVES IN THE MEDICAL JOURNALS THAT THERE ARE THREE OUT OF 100 PEOPLE, THAT'S 30 OUT OF 1,000, THAT'S 300 OUT OF 10,000.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT 200,000 POPULATION, IN THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH, WE DO NO HARM, WE ALSO ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING.

WE DON'T WANT TO HARM ONE PERSON.

WE HAVE INFORMATION NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE A YEAR AGO.

THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE.

WE HAVE ENCEPHALITIS THAT'S BEEN REPORTED IN THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE IN SOUTH KOREA.

THEY JUST PUBLISHED A 39-YEAR-OLD LADY WHO, AFTER GETTING THE SECOND COVID SHOT, IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH FEVER, VOMITING, AND A BLOOD SUGAR OF 540.

CLEARLY THEY SAID IT'S CAUSAL.

NEED TO LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW.

ACTUALLY, THESE VACCINES CAN CAUSE INSULIN DIABETES, AND KETOACIDOSIS, A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION.

WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT A YEAR AGO, BUT IT WAS ON THE PFIZER LIST THAT WAS MADE TWO YEARS AGO. THEY KNEW ABOUT IT.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD IN MESSAGING ON CERTAIN MAINSTREAM MEDIA, "DON'T OVERTHINK IT," "DON'T DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH." BUT IN REALITY, IN THE UNITED STATES, WE HAD THE BEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD UNTIL 2020.

UP UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2020, WE WERE OBLIGATED TO TELL INFORMED CONSENT THE RISK AND THE BENEFIT OF EVERY TREATMENT OPTION.

WHEN I WAS GOING TO TAKE A GALLBLADDER OUT OF SOMEONE ELSE, OUT OF A PATIENT, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE DO IT, BUT HERE'S THE RISK, YOU CAN HAVE BLEEDING, YOU CAN HAVE AN INFECTION.

WE NEVER SAID SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

WHEN YOU WATCH A COMMERCIAL ON TV FOR A NEW MEDICINE, YOU DON'T SEE AT THE END OF THE COMMERCIAL, SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

NO, YOU HEAR RAPID FIRE.

IT COULD CAUSE DIARRHEA, HEADACHE, FEVER, DEATH, AND THERE'S A REASON WHY, BECAUSE IN 1986, THE US CONGRESS PASSED A LAW PROTECTING ONE INDUSTRY FROM LIABILITY, AND THAT WAS THE VACCINE INDUSTRY, SPECIFICALLY CANNOT BE SUED EVEN IF IT'S PROVEN THAT IT KILLED YOUR CHILD.

NOW, SHE MENTIONED A TETANUS VACCINE.

I GIVE THAT AT THE DROP OF A HAT.

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, WE'VE GIVEN INFINITELY MORE TETANUS VACCINES THAN WE HAVE COVID SHOTS.

AN EXAMPLE OF PURPOSEFUL DISINFORMATION IS WHEN A FORMER CDC DIRECTOR SAID THE REASON THERE'S 35,000 DEATHS AT THE CDC WEBSITE FROM THE COVID SHOTS, THE REASON THERE'S 1.5 MILLION INJURIES FROM THE COVID SHOT AT THE CDC VIRUS WEBSITE IS BECAUSE WE'VE GIVEN SO MANY SHOTS.

THAT'S DISINFORMATION BECAUSE WE'VE GIVEN MANY MORE TETANUS VACCINE THAN WE HAVE COVID VACCINES. THAT'S A FACT.

YET 78% OF THE DEATHS REPORTED BY THE CDC WEBSITE ARE JUST FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS FROM THE COVID SHOTS.

WE WERE TOLD SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ABOUT THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE, COVID SHOT.

IT'S OUTLAWED IN 22 NATIONS AFTER THE FACT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE.

WE WERE TOLD THAT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, BUT LATER, AT THE CDC AND FDA WEBSITES, IT SAYS IT'S SO SAFE, TAKE THAT AS YOUR LAST RESORT.

WE'RE SEEING ALL KINDS OF COMPLICATIONS NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THE MANUFACTURERS KNEW ABOUT AND WE'RE NOT FORTHRIGHT TO TELL THE PUBLIC.

I KNOW YOUR DESIRE IS TO PROTECT THE GOOD WELL-BEING AND SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE IN AMARILLO.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU, DR. BARTLETT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

WE TRULY ARE TRYING TO BALANCE HERE AND I FEEL LIKE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A TOUGH TOPIC, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE HANDLING IT IN THE RIGHT WAY AND WE'RE DEFINITELY WANTING MORE INFORMATION.

YOU'VE PROVIDED MORE INFORMATION.

WHAT I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO DO, MR. CITY MANAGER IS MAYBE DIRECT STAFF IF YOU COULD PULL MAYBE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ANTICIPATING WOULD BE THE FUTURE MARKETING FOR THIS AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT TO COUNCIL BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH THE MARKETING STRATEGY, SO THAT WE'RE EXERCISING THE FULL LATITUDE TO SHOW ALL OPTIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE. YES SIR, DR. BARTLETT.

>> MAY I COMMENT? YOU'D MENTIONED, DO WE HAVE ANOTHER OPTION BESIDES VACCINES TO OFFER? AT THIS POINT, THE EVIDENCE IS OVERWHELMING THAT EARLY TREATMENT DOES SAVE LIVES.

THAT WAS COMMON SENSE.

WE KNEW THAT WITH HEART DISEASE, WITH CANCER, WE NEVER WAITED UNTIL PEOPLE HAD STAGE IV CANCER BUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WE WERE TOLD, DON'T GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR TO YOUR DOCTOR UNTIL YOU'RE VERY SICK.

WAIT TILL YOU'RE VERY SICK. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAD PATIENTS THAT WENT TO THE ER, THEY WERE TURNED AWAY EVEN THOUGH THEY TESTED POSITIVE.

IN RETROSPECT NOW, WE'RE THREE YEARS LATER, THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PROVED THAT EARLY TREATMENT WITH AN INHALED STEROID, THAT COST $3 A TREATMENT CALLED BUDESONIDE.

TWICE A DAY, JUST A WHIFF WOULD HAVE PREVENTED 90% OF HOSPITALIZATIONS, ER VISITS, AND URGENT CARE VISITS.

CAN YOU IMAGINE IF 90% OF THE HOSPITALIZATIONS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED? THAT'S A SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE, READILY AVAILABLE MEDICINE.

PROVEN IN OXFORD IN TWO STUDIES, THERE'S STOIC TRIAL, THE PRINCIPLE TRIAL.

IS THAT EVERY PHARMACY ON EVERY CORNER IN THE UNITED STATES IS NOW PART OF THE REGULAR EARLY TREATMENT PROTOCOL IN INDIA, IN AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

BUT HERE WE HAVE STILL BEEN FORCED TO USE AN EARLY EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE THAT CAUSES REBOUND COVID IN EARLY REPORTS CALLED PAXLOVID PFIZER BROUGHT TO YOU BY PFIZER.

THERE ARE COMMON SENSE MEASURES AND SO EARLY TREATMENT, PROMOTION OF EARLY TREATMENT STRATEGIES MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THAT MR. MAYOR.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY THAT THE STOIC TRIAL, THE PRINCIPLE TRIAL AND JUST LAST MONTH, BRAZIL HAD A STUDY SHOWING AGAIN BUDESONIDE WORKS AGAINST COVID AND IT'S IN THE ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, A PRESTIGIOUS JOURNAL ARTICLE, GERMANY PROVED IT.

OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE PROVEN THAT THERE ARE EARLY EFFECTIVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES UNIVERSALLY WORKS ON EVERYONE, 100% OF THE STUDIES.

SO THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT EARLY TREATMENT BEING EFFECTIVE AS AN OPTION.

>> DR. BARTLETT, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, SIR. THANK YOU.

>> YES. THANK YOU.

>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I HAVE ONE OTHER INDIVIDUAL THAT RAISED HIS HAND.

WE ONLY HAVE TIME FOR ONE OTHER INDIVIDUAL, DR. HAVASON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND MAKE A COMMENT, AND THEN WE WILL SEE IF COUNCIL WANTS TO OFFER ANYTHING ELSE AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.

>> IT'LL BE SHORT AND SWEET.

>> EVERYBODY IN HERE AGREES.

WE HAVE NO MORE COVID EMERGENCY.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL USING EUA NON APPROVED VACCINES, SO-CALLED VACCINES.

WE CANNOT, BECAUSE THAT IS HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION AND YOU TALKED ABOUT INFORMED CONSENT, IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE INFORMED CONSENT.

NOW, WE DO THAT TO CHILDREN.

I CANNOT EVEN GO THERE.

THAT IS TERRIBLE.

BUT AT THIS MOMENT, WE HAVE NO FDA APPROVED SHOT FOR COVID IN THE UNITED STATES.

HOW CAN WE KEEP GOING AND MARKETING SOMETHING WHICH IS ACTUALLY NOT APPROVED? IT BLOWS MY MIND. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, DR. HAVASON.

SO HE WAS MUCH MORE BRIEF THAN I THOUGHT.

AT THIS TIME [LAUGHTER] I'LL TAKE ONE MORE THAT WOULD LIKE TO OFFER COMMENT.

YES, SIR. APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC'S PATIENCE WITH US AS WE WORKED THROUGH A DIFFICULT SUBJECT HERE.

>> THANK YOU SIR.

>> THANK YOU

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL.

THERE'S QUITE A FEW COMMENTS IN THE HANDOUT THERE.

>> I'LL BE BRIEF ALSO.

REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR DELICACY WHICH YOU'RE TRYING TO WALK THROUGH THIS.

I KNOW IT'S AN EMOTIONAL, POTENTIALLY INFLAMMATORY TOPIC AND, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, I'M A FAMILY PRACTITIONER UT HOUSTON 2002 GRADUATED, WACO FAMILY PRACTICE IN 2005 CHIEF RESIDENT THERE, VALTOS MEDICAL IN LUBBOCK,

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ABILENE AND SAN ANGELO.

IT'S WHERE WE PRACTICE NOW.

TO OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN AMARILLO.

THE STANDARD I USE IS, HOW WOULD I WANT MY MOM TREATED.

EVERY PATIENT I SEE, I LOOK AT THEM AS IF THEY'RE MY OWN FAMILY AND SO THAT'S HOW I APPROACH THIS.

ALSO, THE ONLY POINT REALLY I WANT TO MAKE US SOME UPDATED DATA AND YOU'VE GOT IT.

THAT'S ON PAGE 1, CLEVELAND CLINIC STUDY SHOWS CLEARLY AN ASSOCIATION WITH EACH DOSE OF THIS COVID-19 VACCINE.

THERE'S AN ASSOCIATED INCREASE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTRACTING COVID.

THAT WAS APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 1, YOU'LL SEE A REFERENCE TO A STUDY BY JOSEPH FREEMAN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL PETER DOSHI, AND THEN DR. ROBERT KAPLAN FROM STANFORD.

THOSE ARE THE THREE AUTHORS ON THIS STUDY.

WHAT THESE GUYS DID WAS RE-ANALYZED THE INITIAL DATA PFIZER GAVE THE FDA TO GET THE EUA.

THEY RE-ANALYZED THAT THIS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL VACCINE LAST SUMMER.

YOU CAN GO REFERENCE THAT STUDY.

BUT BASICALLY WHAT THEY FOUND WAS AN INCREASED RISK, MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER A SEVERE ADVERSE EVENT FROM TAKING THE VACCINE, MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER HOSPITALIZATION, DISABILITY OR LIFE-CHANGING EVENT THAN YOU WERE TO BE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID, MORE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY SEVERE ADVERSE EVENT THAN TO BE HOSPITALIZED BY COVID.

YOU'LL SEE ON THE PAGE 3, HALFWAY DOWN, C19EARLY.ORG IT'S A GREAT SUMMARY OF DOZENS AND DOZENS, BUDESONIDE AS DR. BARTLETT SAID IS ONE OF THEM.

BUT THERE'S DOZENS INCLUDING OVER-THE-COUNTER SUPPLEMENTAL VITAMIN D [INAUDIBLE] ZINC, BUT C19EARLY IS A GOOD SUMMARY.

I THINK MOST LAY PEOPLE EVEN COULD UNDERSTAND THAT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO SET UP A MEETING TO GO THROUGH THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET MORE INPUT, I KNOW I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME HERE.

MY MAIN POINT IS THE DATA HAS BEEN RE-ANALYZED.

WE ARE THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

AND ACTUALLY A NUMBER OF COLLEAGUES OF MINE HAVE PUBLICLY CALLED FOR THE HALL TO THIS COVID-19 VACCINE IS NOT REALLY SAFE FOR HUMAN USE.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S A BIG TOPIC.

I KNOW IT'S A VERY INFLAMMATORY TOPIC.

BUT WITH THAT STANDARD OF I'M GOING TO TREAT EVERY PATIENT LIKE THEY WERE MY MOM.

THERE'S A LOT OF NEW DATA.

BE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH WITH THE COUNCIL AT SOME POINT.

I KNOW THESE MEETINGS MAY BE A LITTLE TIME SENSITIVE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE AT YOUR SERVICE.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING IN THAT HANDOUT AND ALL THE NEW DATA THAT'S EMERGED OVER THE PAST YEAR OR TWO.

>> THANK YOU, DR. EDWARDS.

WE DEFINITELY MAY TAKE YOU UP ON THAT OFFER.

WHAT WE WANT IS WE WANT FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB AND TO DO IT VERY WELL WITH THE INTENTION THAT THEY HAVE WHICH IS THEY LOVE OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY WORK REALLY HARD AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TOOLS TO DO THIS JOB.

WE HAVE A ROLE HERE TO JUST CONSCIOUSLY OPEN, AS ANALYZE ALL OF THE DATA AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FACTUALLY AT WHAT WE HAVE AND WORKING THE BEST WAY WE CAN WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THAT IS OUR GOAL AND SO I FEEL LIKE TODAY'S CONVERSATIONS AS PRODUCTIVE AS IT'S GOING TO BE, I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE STAFF TO PULL EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND BE ABLE TO FEEDBACK THROUGH TO COUNCIL WHAT YOUR FUTURE PLANS ARE FOR THE NEXT 6-12 MONTHS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU.

ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME,

[8.C. Discuss Downtown Parking Management]

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 8C, DISCUSSION OF DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT.

MR. CITY MANAGER, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HANDLE THIS ONE?

>> I'M GOING TO HAVE ANDREW FREEMAN, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, COME UP AND TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE.

IT WILL ALSO GO THROUGH FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF ANYTHING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND THEN ALSO IDENTIFY SOME CHALLENGES. SO ANDREW.

>> YES, SIR. SO JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT BACKGROUND FOR THE NEW COUNCIL.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, MOST RECENTLY BEFORE PAID PARKING, MOST OF DOWNTOWN WAS TIME MANAGED.

YOU'D HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARK 30 MINUTES, AN HOUR, TWO-HOUR, JUST HAD TO MOVE SPACES, OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT BE AT RISK OF A CITATION.

THEN LATER ON, JUST RECENTLY IN 2019, THAT'S WHEN WE ACTUALLY STARTED THE PAID PARKING PROGRAM.

THIS WAS BASED ON DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDIES AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND OUR CATALYST PROJECTS, LIKE THE HOTEL AND THE PARKING GARAGE ARE REALLY WEIGHED HEAVILY ON THE PARKING GARAGE AS FAR AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PAY PARKING GARAGE, IT KIND OF HURTS YOUR PROFORMA IF YOU HAVE ON STREET FREE PARKING.

SO THAT WAS A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION THAT LED TO IT BEING ADOPTED.

IT WAS ADOPTED INITIALLY WITH $1 PER HOUR ZONES, STARTING WITH THREE-HOUR ZONE AREAS, WE ALSO HAD THE ABILITY FOR ANYONE WITH A HANDICAP PLACARD,

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DISABLED VETERANS, MEDAL OF HONOR, AND OTHER EXEMPT IN STATE LAW WERE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY.

SO THEY COULD PARK ANYWHERE THAT ACTUALLY TURNED INTO ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE PAY PARKING AREA.

BECAUSE UNLIKE THE TIME AREA, WHETHER IT'S A HANDICAP PLACARD OR NOT, YOU'D HAVE TO MOVE EVERY HOUR OR TWO HOURS.

SO THIS GAVE THEM ACCESS TO REALLY A WHOLE LOT MORE PARKING OPTIONS.

ALSO DURING THE PARKING MANAGEMENT ROLLOUT OF PAID PARKING, THAT'S WHEN WE STRIPED ALL THE SPACES SO WE HAVE A BETTER INVENTORY OF HOW MANY SPOTS WE HAVE.

IT ALSO WORKS BETTER WITH OUR PAID PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS FAR AS THE LICENSE PLATE READERS AND THE WAY IT DOCUMENTS WHETHER YOU MOVE TO SPOT OR VICE VERSA.

THIS IS A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND ON THE PAID PARKING AREA HIGHLIGHTED THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 900 SPACES BORDERED ON THIRD TO THE NORTH, JOHNSON TO THE EAST, TINT TO THE SOUTH, AND TAYLOR TO THE WEST.

I'M OUTSIDE OF THIS ZONE.

THERE ARE STILL APPROXIMATELY 1,200 SPACES OF FREE PARKING, TIME RESTRICTED SIGNAGE IN PLACE, AND IN MANY PLACES DOWNTOWN.

WE ALSO NOTED OUR CITY SURFACE LOTS IN THE ZONE THAT HAD 900 PLUS SPACES, AS WELL AS THE CITY PARKING GARAGE AS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE.

PARTICULARLY AT THE START OF THIS PROGRAM, ON STREET HAD SHORTER TIME PERIODS OF THREE HOURS.

SO IF YOU WANT TO PARKING LONG ON THREE HOURS WITHOUT MOVING, LONG-TERM PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE PARKING GARAGE.

THIS IS A MAP THAT WE HAVE ON OUR MUNICIPAL COURT WEB PAGE THAT JUST SHOWS YOU ANOTHER GRAPHIC OF THE PARKING AREAS, EVERYTHING TO THE WEST AND THOSE DIFFERENT COLORED ZONES, THOSE HIGHLIGHT THE TWO-HOUR PARKING, ONE HOUR, 30 MINUTES, AND 15 MINUTES.

THE GREEN IS THE PAID PARKING AREA AND IT ALSO NOTATE HANDICAP PARKING SIGNAGE, AS WELL AS THE BROWN BEING CITY SURFACE LOTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT ARE NOT PAID PARKING.

SO QUITE A BIT OF SURFACE LOT PARKING AVAILABLE.

THEN JUST WANTED TO COVER BRIEFLY TO GET YOU ALL UP TO SPEED ON THE CURRENT NUMBERS.

LOOKING BACK, WE'VE SEEN IT GROW FROM 12,000 TRANSACTIONS IN THE PAID PARKING AREA UP TO FISCAL YEAR '21 GOT UP TO 25,000.

THEN THROUGH OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE SEEING JUST UNDER 20,000.

SO THE NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED SINCE THE BEGINNING.

WE'VE GOT THE PARKING FEES AND TRANSACTION FEES LISTED THERE.

WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE PARKING FINES PAID.

IT'S A REALLY A BALANCED PROGRAM.

WE'VE GOT PARKING ENFORCEMENT THAT LOOKS FOR THE PAID APP PARKING, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME THAT LOOK AT THE TIME ZONES.

SO THOSE ARE JUST THE NORMAL CITATIONS.

THERE ARE ALSO CITATIONS WRITTEN IN THE PAID PARKING AREA IF YOU DON'T USE THE APP BASED SYSTEM.

SO REALLY LOOKING AT IT FROM BOTH APPROACHES, IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 THAT BROUGHT ABOUT 170,000 IN REVENUE.

THEN YOU CAN SEE THE MOST RECENT VIOLATIONS FILED IN 2021 WAS 4,610.

OVERTIME PARKING MAKES UP THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THAT WITH 4,309.

THEN YOU CAN JUST SEE THE NUMBERS DID DROP AS FAR AS THE VIOLATIONS FILED, MAINLY BECAUSE WE USUALLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO ONE THAT HAS TO SPLIT THEIR TIME BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND CITYWIDE.

SO THAT HAS AN OVERALL IMPACT ON THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS.

THEN DOWNTOWN PARKING, JUST TO NOTE, DURING COVID, WE DID TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE PAY PARKING PROGRAM, SO ANYONE COULD PARK FOR FREE IN THE PAID PARKING AREAS.

THEN LASTLY, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU DISCUSS ANY FEEDBACK OR POTENTIAL CHANGES YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE BROUGHT FORWARD.

JUST WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE WE'VE LAUNCHED DOWNTOWN PAID PARKING.

THE THREE-HOUR MAXIMUM PARKING IN THE ZONES WAS ELIMINATED SO NOW YOU CAN PAY TO PARK 8:00-5:00 AS LONG AS YOU'D LIKE ANY OF THE ZONES, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR TIME PARKING AREAS THAT ARE TWO HOURS, ONE HOUR OR LESS.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE DID NOT CHARGE FOR TIME PERIOD DURING THE COVID.

MOST RECENTLY, LAST YEAR, 30 MINUTES OF FREE PARKING WAS ADDED TO THE PARKING SESSION THROUGH PARKMOBILE TO ENCOURAGE THAT FREE TIME PERIOD TO JUST RUN IN AND GRAB, TAKEOUT ORDER, DROP SOMETHING OFF, JUST TO ADD THAT LEVEL OF CONVENIENCE.

THEN ANOTHER IMPORTANT PIECE THAT CHANGED DURING THE LAST YEAR IS WHEN WE SWITCHED OPERATORS WITH THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL.

PART OF THE REASON WE HAD TO HAVE PAID PARKING SPECIFICALLY AROUND AT LEAST THE CATALYST PROJECTS.

WAS THAT WE HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR THE VALET PARKING WITHIN THE GARAGE, THAT THEY PAY A LITTLE OVER 120,000 A YEAR FOR THOSE SPACES, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR RENT VIA CPI, WE HAD TO HAVE PAID PARKING.

SO MOST RECENTLY AS PART OF THAT CHANGE WE NEGOTIATED TO GET THAT LANGUAGE REVISED.

SO NOW IT ONLY REQUIRES MANAGING ON-STREET PARKING WITH EITHER PAID PARKING METERS OR FREE SHORT-TERM TIME LIMIT PARKING ON STREET PARKING WITHIN THAT AREA.

SO THIS WOULD GIVE COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND MAKE CHANGES OR GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAT WOULDN'T IMPACT AT LEAST THAT FINANCIAL COMPONENT OF THE PARKING GARAGE.

THEN JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HEARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

[01:35:04]

WE DO CONTINUE TO SEE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PHONE APP-BASED SYSTEM AS BEING THE ONLY WAY TO PAY.

THAT WAS A STRATEGIC DECISION BY COUNCIL AT THE TIME AS FAR AS THE LOWEST COST TO START A PROGRAM VERSUS VERY EXPENSIVE KIOSK OR METERS IN EACH PHYSICAL SPOT, KNOWING THAT THIS WAS A FIRST TIME FOR DOWNTOWN TO GO BACK TO PAID PARKING IT WOULD ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY.

NOW WE REALLY JUST HAVE THE SIGNAGE COSTS AND THOSE POLES WOULD STILL BE USED IF WE SWITCH BACK TO TIME PERIOD, WE JUST CHANGE THE SIGN FROM PAID PARKING APP TO ONE-HOUR, TWO-HOUR PARKING.

SO GIVES COUNCIL A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY IF YOU WANT TO SWAP THOSE OUT.

THEN AS WAS HEARD IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT COUNTY BUSINESS, JURY DUTY, PARKING.

WE DID RUN SOME NUMBERS, JUST SO COUNCIL IS AWARE, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 76 ON STREETS SPACES THAT BORDER THE COURTHOUSE AREAS THAT WOULD HAVE TO SERVE A POTENTIAL ON ANY GIVEN DAY, 150 - 108 JURORS.

THE WAY WE'VE DONE IT AS STAFF THROUGH MUNICIPAL COURT, WE REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SEEK OFF STREET PARKING, WHETHER IT'S A CITY LOTS THAT ARE ADJACENT ONE-BLOCK OVER.

COUNTIES GOT THEIR SURFACE A LOT.

SOME OF THOSE OTHER ONES THAT ARE MEANT MORE FOR LONG-TERM PARKING AS A POSSIBILITY.

OF COURSE, WE IN AMARILLO, WE DO LIKE PARK RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESS THAT WE'RE GOING INTO, SO THAT IS A CONCERN WE HEAR ABOUT.

I WOULD SAY IF YOU DID MOVE BACK TO TIME PARKING, I THINK YOU'D STILL HAVE THE CHALLENGE OF PEOPLE.

THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY MORE, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT AND MOVE THEIR CAR EVERY HOUR OR TWO HOURS, WHICH COULD BE A CHALLENGE AS WELL.

WE DID DO SOME RESEARCH OF OTHER DISTRICT COURTS AND COUNTY COURTS AND MOST OF THEM EITHER HAD SIMILAR SITUATIONS, WHERE PAID PARKING WAS IN PLACE, OR THEY PROVIDE THEIR OWN SURFACE LOT OR THEY REFERRED YOU TO A PARKING GARAGE.

SO EACH COUNTY DISTRICT COURT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT JUST BASED ON THEIR PARKING DEMANDS IN THEIR DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT.

SO THAT IS REALLY ALL I HAD PREPARED TO PRESENT THE TOPIC.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR TAKE ANY FEEDBACK OR DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL?

>> YES, SIR. QUESTIONS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE?

>>YEP.

>>ANDREW, IS IT MAINLY THE JURORS? IS THAT THE THE THE MAIN PUSH BACK? IS IT THE JURORS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL?

>> JURORS OR JUST COUNTY.

[OVERLAPPING] THIS IS JUST IF SOMEONE WANT TO GO IN THE COURTHOUSE.

ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE MIGHT BE A PLACARD FOR JURORS THAT THEY COULD HAND OUT.

WE COULD OFFER A PROGRAM WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY IF YOU DIDN'T WANT CHANGES TO PAY PARKING PROGRAM AND START OVER.

SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS WE HAVE.

>> HAVE WE LOOKED IT LIKE, THE LITTLE PLACARD, LIKE HANG UP OR DO WHATEVER.

>> IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP AS AN IDEA.

IT'S NEVER BEEN SOMETHING COUNCIL GAVE US DIRECTION ON TO BRING BACK AND AMEND THE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BE REQUIRING AN ORDINANCE CHANGE TO MAKE THAT AS AN EXCEPTION.

>> SURE.

>> OR POLICY.

>> I UNDERSTAND THE NEW COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING WILL BE OPENING.

>> YES, SIR COUNCILMAN.

WILL THAT CHANGE?

>> IT WILL. NOT A WHOLE LOT BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THEY BUILT THERE, THEY HAD ABOUT HALF A BLOCK OF PARKING AND THEN ACROSS THE STREET ABOUT HALF A BLOCK OF PARKING.

THEIR PLAN IS TO TEAR DOWN THE OLD COURTS BUILDING AND TURN IT IN, I THINK, INTO A FULL CITY BLOCK OF PARKING, BUT IT'LL BE ABOUT THE SAME.

I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THE SITUATION THERE IS THAT COUNTY EMPLOYEES PARK THERE.

SO THERE'S NOT AS MUCH FOR JURORS OR CUSTOMERS.

SO I THINK THEY'D STILL FACE SIMILAR CHALLENGES.

>> OKAY COUNCILMAN SMITH, COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN?

>> YES, SIR. ANDREW, THE THING I SEE WRONG WITH OUR PARKING DOWNTOWN, IT APPEARS TO ME WE'VE GOT CERTAIN AREAS OF DOWNTOWN.

THEY DON'T HAVE PARKING THAT YOU CAN PARK TWO HOURS FREE OR WHATEVER.

BUT THEN YOU GO OVER HALF A BLOCK AND YOU GOT TO PAY.

MY OPINION, IT SHOULD BE EQUAL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN REGION.

EITHER WE HAVE PAID PARKING EVERYWHERE OR WE DON'T HAVE PAID PARKING.

WE CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT BUSINESSES SHOULD HAVE PAID PARKING AND WHAT ONES DON'T.

BUT IF YOU GO DOWNTOWN AND LOOK AROUND, YOU'LL SEE CERTAIN BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE PAID PARKING, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS THAT DO.

I SEE THAT AS A PROBLEM BECAUSE EVERY CITIZEN, EVERY BUSINESS, SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME WITHIN THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

I THINK WHEN WE PICK AND CHOOSE WELL, DOWN ON POLK STREET, WE GET TWO HOURS OF FREE PARKING IN FRONT OF THE RESTAURANTS.

BUT I GO A BLOCK OVER, I GOT TO PAY TO GO TO COURT. THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

WE'RE IGNORING THE FREE AMARILLO WE SHOULD HAVE.

[01:40:02]

THERE'S A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES AND I WON'T NAME THEM, BUT I HAVE A TOTAL PROBLEM WITH DOWNTOWN PARKING.

ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP AT THE END OF THE DAY, DO WE REALLY MAKE ANY MONEY? AT THE END OF THE DAY NOW, WE TRIED TO FORCE PEOPLE INTO PAID PARKING BY CHARGING THEM DOWNTOWN.

WE MOVE PEOPLE TO PAID PARKING, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, DO WE REALLY MAKE MONEY? I'M GOING TO SAY THIS ABOUT MYSELF, I'LL WALK TWO BLOCKS BEFORE I PAY THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN, [LAUGHTER] YES, SIR.

>> I GUESS I'M CHEAP, [LAUGHTER] BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY IF THE GUY TWO BLOCKS OVER DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY.

>> [OVERLAPPING] I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE HISTORY ON THAT BECAUSE THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS TO DO DOWNTOWN WIDE PAID PARKING.

IT WAS THROUGH THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT WE HEARD A LOT OF THE CONCERNS, AND BASICALLY THE DIRECTION WAS MAKE IT AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE TO WORK AROUND THE PARKING GARAGE.

WILL IT IMPACT THE PARKING GARAGE? MAYBE SLIGHTLY, I THINK PEOPLE STILL WILL PARK THERE JUST AS A PREFERENCE FOR COVERED SAFE PARKING FOR EVENTS AND THOSE THINGS.

BUT, THAT'LL BE SOMETHING WE WOULD MONITOR IF IT CHANGES.

>> I JUST THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PROCEDURE.

I'M JUST NOT REAL SOLD ON DOWN HAVING TO PAY PARKING.

TO ME, YOU'RE IMPACTING SOME BUSINESSES AND SOME BUSINESSES YOU'RE NOT IMPACTING.

>> ONE OF OUR LOWEST THING IN RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY FORWARD AND THE QUICKEST WAY FORWARD, WOULD BE TO JUST MOVE TO DOWNTOWN PARKING DISTRICT-WIDE TIMED PARKING WHERE YOU HAVE THE SAME TWO-HOUR LIMIT IN THE CURRENTLY PAID AREA THAT YOU HAVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN.

>> MR. CITY MANAGER?

THEN IT WOULD BE PAIRED WITH A COMMUNICATION EFFORT TO OUR COMMUNITY WHERE THEY'RE MADE AWARE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PARKING OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, AND THEY CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM.

IF WE HAVE A TWO-HOUR TIMED PARKING JUST LIKE WE HAVE ON THE REST OF DOWNTOWN ON THE NON-PAID PART OF DOWNTOWN.

THEN SOMEONE KNOWS, AM I GOING TO EAT? MAYBE I CAN DO THAT? AM I GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO COURTHOUSE? POSSIBLY I CAN DO THAT.

BUT WE'D ALSO COMMUNICATE OUT, HERE'S ALL THE PAID OPTIONS LIKE THE PARKING GARAGE, HERE'S ALSO THE FREE SURFACE AREA LOTS, HERE'S ALL THE PAID SERVICE BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PRIVATE LOTS, AND THEN HERE'S ALL THE FREE PAID PARKING THAT'S NOT TIMED.

THEY CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON WHETHER THEY'RE COMING TO COURT OR WHETHER THEY COME AND EAT AT A RESTAURANT OR WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING.

WE WOULD DO THAT. WE WOULD ALSO PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD THAT INFORMATION, THEY CAN SHARE THAT IN THEIR COURT SUMMONS.

>> WE COULD START WITH A DEFAULT OF TWO HOURS, BUT I THINK LONG-TERM YOU'D PROBABLY WANT TO WORK WITH DOWNTOWN TO HAVE AN EFFORT TO LOOK AT ALL THE TIME THERE IS BECAUSE SOME DO PREFER ONE HOUR, SOME PREFER TWO, SOME DON'T LIKE TWO BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT SOMEBODY PARKING IN FRONT OF THEIR BUSINESS FOR TWO HOURS, SO IT'S NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL ON THE TIME ZONES.

>> IF I COULD, I'D LIKE TO BIFURCATE THIS DISCUSSION INTO TWO PARTS.

ONE IS OUR COURTHOUSE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH JURORS.

I ALMOST FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMEWHAT OF A STANDALONE.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT I DON'T HAVE AN APPETITE TO MAYBE ADDRESS ALL OR NONE WHEN IT COMES TO DOWNTOWN PAID PARKING, BUT AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW, THE SYSTEM THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE, IT HAS SOME DRAWBACKS AND THEN IT ALSO PULLS SOME THINGS TOGETHER FOR OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON DOWNTOWN.

THAT SET ASIDE JUST LOOKING AT OUR JURORS, HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO DO THE PLACARD, IT'S GOT A DATE ON IT, WE GO UP TO THAT CAR THAT WE CAN SEE THAT DIDN'T PAY, AND JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.

IS THAT HOW THAT SYSTEM WORKS?

>> I WOULD THINK SO. WE'D COORDINATED WITH COUNTY STAFF, PROBABLY, TO BE ABLE TO MAYBE PRINT THEIR OWN WITH THE DATA THAT JUROR AND THEIR NUMBER JUST SO IT CAN'T JUST BE RE-USED, IT HAS TO BE THAT SESSION, BUT WE CAN ANALYZE THAT AND COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL.

>> IF I GET A JURY SUMMONS AND I'M REQUIRED TO APPEAR IN THIS JURY SUMMONS' EMAIL OR PHYSICAL MAIL, COMES MY PLACARD WITH A DATE ON IT.

>> COULD OR WHEN THEY ARRIVED THERE, THEY'D GO IN AND GET IT.

>> THEN I NEED TO GO BACK TO MY VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN THERE.

ONE OF THOSE TWO SYSTEMS. LET ME ASK, COUNCIL, WAS THAT ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE STAFF A DIRECTION ON BECAUSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ORDINANCE CHANGE?

>> THIS A COUNTY ISSUE.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> WELL, GO AHEAD.

>> THAT'S OKAY. IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON THE COUNTY TO DO IT WITH THE JURY SUMMONS, WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO GIVE DIRECTION ON THE STAFF?

>> WE HAVE TO CHANGE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO PROVIDE THE FREE PARKING FOR JURORS.

THAT'S THE CHANGE.

>> THERE'D BE SOME LOGISTICAL ISSUES ON HOW WE PUT IT TOGETHER,

[01:45:01]

AND HOW WE COORDINATE WITH THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PASS IS BEING USED THAT DAY IS ONE FOR A COURT THAT'S HAPPENING THAT DAY. [OVERLAPPING]

>> BECAUSE REALLY, PROBABLY, THE EASIER PATH IS IF WE COULD WORK THROUGH OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT.

THEY HAVE THE SOFTWARE THAT CHECKS THE LICENSE PLATES, AND IF WE FOUND A WAY TO LET THE COUNTY ENTER THE LICENSE PLATES SO THEIR PARTICULAR PERSON IT JUST SCANS IT AS THEY DRIVE BUT THAT MAY BE TOO. [OVERLAPPING]

>> MULTIPLE VEHICLES AND HOUSEHOLD MIGHT BE A PROBLEM.

>> YEAH, THAT TOO. [OVERLAPPING]

>> COALS TRUCK [OVERLAPPING]

>> IT'D BE EASIER TO JUST HANG OF PLACARD.

>> BECAUSE THEY WENT IN, CHECKED IN, GAVE THE LICENSE PLATE OF THE VEHICLE THEY'RE DRIVING THERE, I THINK THAT OUR SOFTWARE WOULD WORK WHERE THE CLERK WOULD THEN ENTER THAT PLATE, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM A PLACARD AND WE DON'T HAVE TO MODIFY WHAT WE DO.

IT WOULD WORK FOR EVERYBODY, I BELIEVE.

BUT JUST FIGURING OUT THE LOGISTICS OF HOW THAT WORKS.

WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE WORK ON OUR END, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK.

>> I JUST WANT TO DRILL DOWN ON THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT REAL QUICK.

I SEE JUDGE DENNY BACK HERE, YOU'VE GOT THE MOST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AND YOU'VE DEAL WITH THE LOGISTICAL ISSUE.

WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ADD TO THIS CONVERSATION HERE AND TELL US WHAT YOUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE IF YOU WERE TO GET THAT?

>> YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR STANLEY AND OUR COUNCIL.

I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THIS UP.

YOU'VE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION, AND I MUST SAY THAT I HAVE TO LIMIT MY COMMENTS TO JUST THE JUROR ISSUE, BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE'S A MORE OF A POLITICAL ISSUE, BUT I AM ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT THE JURY ISSUE.

I LIKE YOUR IDEA OF THE HANDOUT THAT WE WOULD SEND WITH THE JUROR SUMMONS.

THE PERSON COULD PLACE IT ON THEIR DASH, IT WOULD HAVE THE DATE THAT THEY WERE SUMMONED AND THEIR NAME THAT YOU COULD PUT ON THERE IF YOU WANTED TO, OR THAT IT WAS A JURY SUMMONS.

I WOULD, BASED ON NOT GETTING INTO ALL OF IT OR MAYBE YOU WANT TO, PREFER THAT THAT GO OUT WITH THE JURY SUMMONS.

I'VE TALKED TO MS. MENKE WHO WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO MAIL THOSE, AND SHE HAS AGREED THAT THAT IS AN EXPENSE THAT SHE WOULD GLADLY TAKE ON TO EASE THAT.

I DON'T HATE THE IDEA OF HAVING THEM GO BACK OUT TO THEIR CAR, BUT THAT CAUSES ME A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO JURY DUTY IN POTTER COUNTY, YOU COME IN, YOU CHECK IN, YOU'VE PARKED, YOU GO IN, YOU SIT IN A ROOM, AND THEN THEY DO A THING, AND THEN I COME IN AND DO A THING.

IT'S REALLY A MOVING PROCESS.

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU SEND SOMEBODY OUT THE FRONT DOOR AND YOU DON'T SEE HIM AGAIN, SO THAT CAUSES A LOT OF TROUBLE.

IF WE COULD DO A PROCESS THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO GET THAT IN THEIR SUMMONS AND PUT IT ON THE DASH.

AGAIN, I REALLY THINK ONCE THEY'RE IN OUR POSSESSION, ONCE THE JURORS ARE IN THERE, WE CAN INFORM THEM THIS PARKING PASS WAS ONLY GOOD FOR TODAY, HERE ARE THE FREE AVAILABLE PARKING, BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO FIND THOSE.

DON'T GET ME WRONG, I'M AN ADVOCATE OF US ALL PROVIDING ADEQUATE PARKING FOR EACH OF OUR RESPECTIVE BUSINESSES, BUT WE ARE IN CONSTRUCTION IN POTTER COUNTY RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S CAUSED THE TROUBLE, AND WE HAVE ARRANGED FOR PARKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BANK.

AS A CITY IS ALLOWED IN THEIR OTHER LOTS NORTH OF THEIR END AT THE LIBRARY, BUT THOSE ARE A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO FIND HONESTLY.

PIERCE AND FILLMORE STREETS ARE A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS TO CROSS AS A PEDESTRIAN, SO IF WE COULD AVOID DOING THAT.

THAT'S MY INPUT, IS THAT WE WOULD VERY MUCH AT THE COURTS PREFER TO HAVE THOSE THINGS SENT OUT WITH THE JURY NOTICES.

I THINK MY TWO COLLEAGUES BOTH AGREE ON THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO HELP.

>> ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE JUDGE?

>> JUST A QUESTION, WOULD IT NOT BE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE FOR YOU GUYS TO, AS CITY MANAGER SUGGESTED, DOING THE LICENSE PLATE THAT WAY IT'S UPLOADED TO OUR SYSTEM THAT WAY THERE IS NO PLACARD, OR YOU WOULD RATHER JUST DO THE PLACARD?

>> I THINK WE'D RATHER JUST PUT THE HANDOUT, BECAUSE WE ALREADY MAILED THEM SOMETHING.

I THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER JUST TO PUT IT IN THERE.

TO PUT THAT, WE'VE ONLY GOT THREE EMPLOYEES DOWN THERE AND WORKING WITH THE JURORS, AND THEY'RE WORKING ON PEOPLE THAT HAVE VACATIONS AND MEDICAL EXCEPTIONS AND THEY'VE GOT A DOCTOR'S VISIT ON THURSDAY.

I KNOW MY LICENSE PLATE BECAUSE IT'S VERY SPECIFIC, BUT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD GET IN AND THEN BE FRUSTRATED AS MUCH OF US ARE AT THE HOTELS WHERE YOU HAVE TO GO BACK OUT TO YOUR CAR, GET THE NUMBER, THEN YOU HAVE TO COME BACK IN AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO BACK OUT AND PUT IT.

I REALLY THINK OVERWHELMINGLY, WE WOULD PREFER JUST TO GENERATE A DOCUMENT THAT COMPLIED WITH THE CITY ORDINANCE AND PROVIDE IT TO THEM TO PLACE ON THEIR DASHBOARD. [OVERLAPPING]

>> I DO LIKE THE WAY THAT I GET THE FOREKNOWLEDGE OF WHEN I SHOW UP AND I'M LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPOT, ALREADY I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PARK IN THAT PAID PARKING SPOT, MEANING I CAN FIND THAT STREET PARKING AND I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

YOU GUYS WOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE LOGISTICS ON ALL OF THAT COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR JURORS?

>> YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. AS LONG AS YOU GIVE US A DIRECTIVE ON WHAT YOU WANT THE NOTICE TO CONTAIN FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES TO VERIFY THAT IS A LEGITIMATE JUROR, WE WILL INCLUDE WHATEVER THAT IS AND COMPLY.

I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS JURY SERVICE COMMITTEE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ADDRESSED THROUGH THAT AS WELL.

[01:50:01]

IT'S THAT WE'RE ASKING THESE PEOPLE TO DISRUPT THEIR LIVES, WE'RE PAYING THEM SIX DOLLARS, I THINK IT WENT UP TO 10 OR SOMETHING THE FIRST DAY.

BUT WE'RE DISRUPTING THEIR LIVES, WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO A CRITICAL SERVICE.

SOMETIMES WE'RE TRAUMATIZING THEM WITH WHAT WE MAKE THEM LISTEN TO.

THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE EITHER CHARGING THEM FOR PARKING OR WE'RE ADDITIONALLY GIVEN THEM A TICKET FOR NOT UTILIZING THE APP PROPERLY.

I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S RIGHT.

TO BE FAIR, WHENEVER WE STARTED ALL THE JURY PROCESS BEFORE MS. MENKE OR MYSELF WERE THERE, IT WAS ALL HOURLY PARKING AND WE COULD DO THAT.

WE GET THROUGH ALL OF OUR THINGS.

THEN AT 10 O'CLOCK OR SO WHENEVER THERE'S A BREAK, WE LET ALL THE JURORS GO OUT AND MOVE THEIR CARS AND GAVE THEM A MAP WHERE THEY COULD GO, AND WE JUST CAN'T DO THAT NOW.

>> JUDGE, I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO COME IN.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

>> YES, SIR, THANK YOU. IF COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, WHAT I WOULD WANT TO KNOW, MR. FREEMAN, DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE ORDER OF MAYBE BRING AN ACTION ITEM BACK TO COUNCIL ON IT FOR THE FUTURE? [OVERLAPPING]

>>YES, I BELIEVE SO. MAYBE A LITTLE FEEDBACK ON, DO YOU MIND IF IT'S PAID PARKING AND THE FREE TIME ZONE TO ALLOW THEM TO PARK ANYWHERE FOR AS LONG AS THAT DAY TAKES? BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, THEY'D HAVE TO GO OUT AND MOVE THEIR CAR, I'D PREFER TO STOP THAT ISSUE.

>> THE WAY I SEE IT IS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THE PLACARD, THE CERTIFICATE, WHATEVER IS AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

YOU GUYS STATE THAT IT'S GOT TO BE IN PLAIN SIGHT AND YOU EDUCATE YOUR JUROR.

WE WOULD ALLOW THEM TO PARK ANYWHERE, AND IT WOULD NORMALLY REQUIRE YOU TO PAY PARK ON THE APP.

WOULD YOU WANT TO EXCLUDE THE PARKING GARAGE?

>> NO. I WAS THINKING THE TIME ZONES AS WELL, THE FREE SURFACE PARKING ADJACENT TO IT.

BECAUSE IF THEY WALK A BLOCK OVER, IT MIGHT BE JUST NOT PAID PARKING, IT MIGHT JUST BE FREE, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE AN HOUR OR TWO HOURS.

THEY COULD PARK ANYWHERE WITH THAT PLACARD AROUND THE SQUARE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THAT WAY THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO MOVE THEIR VEHICLE, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS, SO IF THEY HAPPEN TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT THAT HAD A TIME RESTRICTION ON IT, IT WOULDN'T APPLY TO THEM.

>> TO THE WEST OF THE COURTS.

>> THEN NOT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE DISCUSSION OF ALL PAID OR ALL UNPAID, IT WAS A TOPIC BROUGHT UP BY COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY'D LIKE TO OFFER ON DOWNTOWN PAID PARKING? OR ARE WE PRETTY GOOD FOR NOW TO GO AHEAD AND ALLOW STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ONE ISOLATED ISSUE AND WE COULD DISCUSS THE OTHER OPTIONS LATER.

GETTING YOUR OPINION THERE COUNCILMAN SMITH?

>> WE'LL COME BACK A LITTLE BIT.

I KNOW IT. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE IF YOU WANT TO EFFECT SOMETHING.

>> [LAUGHTER] NO I'M COMING.

>> I DON'T SEE ANYBODY WITH A GREAT DESIRE TO TRY TO SOLVE OUR DOWNTOWN PARKING ISSUE RIGHT NOW.

I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO WORK TOWARDS HELPING OUR JURORS AND THE COUNTY.

AND SO IF YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED WE'LL MOVE ON.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> I'M GOING TO SAY WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH HOMELESSNESS, AND THEN WILL EITHER TAKE A BATHROOM BREAK AT THAT TIME, OR WE'LL TRY TO MOVE FORWARD THROUGH CONSENT REAL QUICK AND THEN TAKE A BREAK AND COME BACK.

SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM 8D.

[8.D. Discuss Homelessness]

DISCUSSION ON HOMELESSNESS.

DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE COMING IN OR IS THIS JUST OPEN DISCUSSION, SIR?

>> NO, SIR.

>> OKAY. I WILL TAKE THIS ONE, SO I PUT THIS ONE ON THE AGENDA.

MARC ZIMMERMAN AND JAMES BELLER, I'M GOING TO SAY IT WRONG FOREVER.

BELLER. I LIKE BELLER BETTER AS [LAUGHTER] I SAY IT THAT WAY.

WE HAVE OUR TRANSFORMATION PARK TEAM HERE.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HERE.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON WHERE YOU GUYS ARE AT IN THE PROCESS WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IT CAN MEAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WHAT IT ALLOWS US TO DO IN HELPING THESE CITIZENS, AND BRING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, IS HOW CAN WE HELP YOU MOVE THIS PROJECT ALONG AND CAN IT MOVE ANY FASTER?

>> SURE. I'M STEPHANIE RODARD-TESUITO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR STANLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'LL UPDATE YOU ON THE CITY'S PROGRESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THEN MARK WILL SPEAK TO TRANSFORMATION PARK AND OPERATIONS.

>> GREAT.

>> WE HAVE A CONTRACT, A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK.

THAT TOOK A LENGTH OF TIME TO TRY TO DEVELOP, AND ENSURE THAT WE WERE PROTECTING THE CITY'S INTERESTS, AND THE INTERESTS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS WITH A LOT OF BACK-AND-FORTH WITH TRANSFORMATION PART TO BE SURE WE WERE CONDUCTING THIS IN THE BEST WAY.

[01:55:02]

THE LEASE AGREEMENT INSURES TO MY UNDERSTANDING THE CONCERN IS THAT, WE ARE INVOLVING OR A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION WOULD BE INVOLVED IN TRANSFORMATION PARK OPERATIONS.

THE LEASE AGREEMENT ENSURES SOME THINGS.

IT ENSURES THAT THE CITY OF AMARILLO, WILL UPKEEP THE PREMISES AND PROVIDE THE PREMISES.

THE ARPA FUNDING, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING IS GOING TO BE USED FOR THE FACILITIES ONLY, TO CONSTRUCT THE FACILITIES.

THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE OPERATIONS.

THIS LEASE AGREEMENT PROVIDES AN AGREEMENT, BETWEEN THE CITY OF AMARILLO AND TRANSFORMATION PARK AND THE LEASE AGREEMENT ALLOWS THEM TO USE THE PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSES OUTLINED IN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK OF SERVING THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

IT WILL PROVIDE A LOW BARRIER SHELTER, AND WITHIN THE LEASE AND THE MOU WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK, WE HAVE BEEN SURE TO INCLUDE NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSES, AND TO ENSURE THAT IT'S LOW BARRIER, ACCESSIBLE TO ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THE LANGUAGE INSURES SEVERAL THINGS BUT IT DOES ENSURE THAT, AND THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 24 CFR PART 1.

IT ENSURES THAT NO PERSON ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, CONDITION OF DISABILITY, OR SEX, BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES, AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN RECEIVING SERVICES, OR BENEFITS FROM ANY PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY COVERED BY THE SUBPART, OR OFFERED BY TRANSFORMATION PARKS.

THOSE ARE OUTLINED IN BOTH THE LEASE AGREEMENT, AND THE MOU WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK.

>> WE'LL I THINK ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE, IS IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF DECADES, I BELIEVE SINCE STATUTORY CHANGES WE'RE MADE TO ALLOW GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO CONTRACT, OR PARTNER WITH FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES EITHER THEIR COMMUNITY, OR PARTS OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT.

THE MOST PRIMARY ONE TO THE TOPIC WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IS THERE CAN BE NO REQUIREMENT THAT SOMEONE PARTICIPATE IN, OR RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF FAITH-BASED SERVICE ASIDE FROM THE SERVICE OF THAT ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDING.

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS, THAT YOU CAN'T REQUIRE THEM TO GO TO SERVICE, YOU CAN'T REQUIRE THEM TO GO TO CHURCH CLASS OR TO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS CAN PROVIDE SERVICES TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, IT'S A LEGAL PERMISSION.

WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ARRANGEMENT WE HAVE WITH ALL OF OUR FAITH-BASED PARTNERS IS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW.

>> YEAH.

>> GREAT.

>> I THINK THAT'S THE CLARITY THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR FROM THE GOOD GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE EARLIER, ABOUT HOW WE WERE PROVIDING SERVICES AND PARTNERING WITH A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION.

THAT THEY'RE COMPLIANT WITH ALL OUR STATE LAWS AND FEDERAL LAWS ON ANY OF THAT, BECAUSE IT IS THE ARPA MONIES AND SO YOU'VE CLARIFIED THAT.

THEN IN MY MEETING WITH MR. SMITH, I'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE HIM WITH THAT DOCUMENTATION, SO HE'LL HAVE IT AS WELL.

DO YOU MIND GIVING A QUICK UPDATE, ON WHERE YOU'RE AT AND WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING, AND WHEN YOU THINK YOU GUYS ARE GOING?.

>> CAN I ADDRESS YOUR PREVIOUS COMMENT?

>> AS LONG AS I LEAD TRANSFORMATION PARK, WE WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE ON ANY OF THOSE BOUNDS.

THAT'S NOT THE WAY I READ THE GOSPEL.

THAT'S NOT THE WAY I SEE THAT JESUS, WHO I DO BELIEVE IS REAL.

IT WORKED AND SO HE FED, HE LED, HE TAUGHT, AND THEN HE ASKED, DO YOU BELIEVE? HE DIDN'T ENFORCE UP ON ANYBODY.

EVEN OUR KNITTING CLASSES OR OUR GARDENING CLASSES, OR DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING, NOBODY WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING.

EVERYBODY WILL HAVE FREEWILL TO DO ALL OF THAT.

WE WILL TRY TO KEEP THE BARRIERS VERY LOW, WHICH THAT IS ONE OF THEM. HOPE [OVERLAPPING].

>> I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> NO THAT WAS GOOD EXPLANATION.

>> YEAH. ALL OF OUR VISION DINNERS AND LUNCHES THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING ARE JUST A REMIND EVERYBODY, YES, WE'RE A FAITH-BASED RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, BUT WE WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE.

WE HONESTLY DO NOT.

WE WILL SERVE YOU WHETHER YOU ARE OF FAITH, NO FAITH, OR ANOTHER FAITH SO COME.

>>WELL SAID.

>> PLANS. I'LL SPLIT IT UP, BECAUSE THE SOUTH PART, WHICH IS THE OVERNIGHT PART.

WE JUST SAW THE FIRST ARCHITECT RENDERINGS OF THAT.

WE'VE GOT TO DO 3D WALK-THROUGH.

OH, MY GOODNESS, MY HEART STARTED BEATING REALLY FAST.

IT IS SO COOL TO SEE IT FINALLY COME TO LIFE.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT ON A TIMELINE FOR IT, BUT I DID RECEIVE A TIMELINE ON THE DAY CENTER, AND WE SHOULD HAVE ALL OF THE PLANS BACK RIGHT NOW IT'S WITH THE ENGINEERS, THE MEP ENGINEERS.

THERE ARE FOUR PROJECTS BEFORE US.

WE'VE TRIED TO CHANGE ENGINEERING FIRMS. WE STILL HAVE TO GET IN LINE BEHIND.

THERE'S JUST A LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE AT NUMBER 4 WITH THIS FIRM AND SO THEY EXPECT TO HAVE EVERYTHING COMPLETED AND BACK TO US BY 1ST OCTOBER,

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WHICH MEANS THAT THEN IT CAN GO TO BID.

I THINK WE WILL START MOVING THERE HONESTLY, ON THE DAY CENTER PARK, BY THANKSGIVING.

>> THOUGH WE HAVE A LOT THAT WE'RE DOING IN-BETWEEN, WE'RE FUNDRAISING, WE ARE ACTUALLY LAUNCHING A NEW FEEDING PROGRAM THAT WE WILL START ACTUALLY JULY 18 AND SO TRANSFORMATION PARK, THIS ISN'T SITTING BACK AND WAITING.

I MEAN, WE WILL START FEEDING PEOPLE IN THE CITY BEGINNING JULY 18.

>> WE DEFINITELY WANT TO IMPACT THIS COMMUNITY AND WE SEE THE PROBLEM.

WE SEE THAT WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SIZE PROBLEM, AND WE NEED TO BE VERY PROACTIVE.

>> OH, IT BREAKS MY HEART WHEN I DRIVE BY SUDBURY AND THINKING WE'RE.

>> 18-24 MONTHS AWAY FROM A POSSIBLE HELP.

IT'S NOT A SOLUTION, BECAUSE IT WILL NEVER SOLVE THE COMPLETE ISSUE BUT IT'S DEFINITELY STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> WELL, I KNOW FOR MYSELF COUNCIL AND THEN STAFF, LIKE WE WANT TO HELP AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AS LOW BARRIER AS POSSIBLE.

>> GETTING YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AND GETTING CONSTRUCTION ROLLING OUT THEIR.

COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN. DID I SEE YOU SAY YOU HAD A QUESTION OR NOT?

>> NO.

>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A QUESTION FOR MARK BEFORE WE LET HIM SIT DOWN?

>> GOOD JOB.

>> THANK YOU FOR TRYING.

>> YES, MA'AM. YOU HAD ONE MORE COMMENT.

>> IF IT'S OKAY, IF I ADD JUST ONE MORE COMMENT.

WE KNOW ALSO WITH TRANSFORMATION PARK, THIS IS A LARGE BARRIER, A GAPING BARRIER IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT TRANSFORMATION PARK WILL BE ABLE TO FILL IN.

I'M SORRY, I SAID BARRIER, BUT IT'S A GAPING GAP IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TRANSFORMATION PARK WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE SO MANY THAT ARE NOT BEING SERVED AT LEAST CONSISTENTLY RIGHT NOW.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT.

>> REAL QUICK IF ANYBODY HAD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY WANTED TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT.

THEY WANTED TO LOOK AT YOUR WEBSITE, OR THEY WANTED TO SEE WHAT'S COMING.

WHERE WOULD THEY GO TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION?

>> MYTRANSFORMATIONPARK.COM.

>> SO MYTRANSFORMATIONPARK.COM.

>> YES. WE TRIED TO UPDATE IT AS REGULAR AS POSSIBLE.

I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND GOING OUT TO SEE THE LAND RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY'VE TORN UP THE STREETS AROUND IT, FOR THE NEW BUS TERMINAL.

IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO GET TO, BUT YOU WOULDN'T SEE MUCH ANYWAY, OTHER THAN JUST EMPTY LAND AT THIS POINT.

>> RIGHT.

>> WELL WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TOO.

WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE AND TAKING SOME TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.

>> DO I HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS FROM THE COUNCIL?

>> THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

[8.E. Request future agenda items and reports from City Manager.]

>> YES, MR. MAYOR.

>> YOU EXPECTING THAT WORDS.

>> I WAS. [LAUGHTER]

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US TALK ABOUT THE PARK'S PLAN, AND ESPECIALLY THE BATHROOMS BEING TORN DOWN AND THINGS LIKE THAT ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM.

>> IN GIVING A FULL UPDATE ON THE PLAN.

>> THANK YOU. WILL HAVE STAFF GET THAT PULLED TOGETHER, AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE READY, WE'LL PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.

OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, SIR.

>> I KNOW IT'S USUALLY TOM, BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE.

>> WHAT DO YOU GOT? [LAUGHTER]

>> IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY INTEREST IN THE SANTA FE RAILROAD DEPOT.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT AS A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR NEXT AGENDA.

>> MAYBE WE CAN GET MR. MATILCO TO GIVE US EVERYTHING UPDATED AS MUCH AS HE HAS SO THAT WE COULD REVIEW THAT AS A POTENTIAL PROPOSAL.

ANYTHING ELSE WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST? COUNCILMAN SMITH, I KNOW YOU'RE LEAVING, YOU SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PUT ON OUR NEXT AGENDA?

>> NO I WON'T LEAVE.

>> YEAH. [LAUGHTER]

[9. Consent Items]

>> AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OUT A DISCUSSION, AND MOVE INTO THE CONSENT ITEMS. WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO, IS I'D LIKE TO OFFER IF WE HAVE ANY ITEMS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PULLED OFF FOR CONSENT.

WE'RE GOING TO PULL THEM, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON CONSENT.

IF WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S HERE FOR THAT, YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD AND GO BEFORE WE TAKE A BREAK.

KEEP GOING. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT ANYBODY NEEDS PULL OFF ON CONSENT? WITH THAT ITEM 9, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

>> I SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> AYE

>> ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES WITH A 4-0 VOTE.

AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN HERE AND WE WILL COMPLETE OUR NON-CONSENT AGENDA.

[NOISE] WE ARE MOVING

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INTO OUR NON-CONSENT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, AND I'M GOING TO CHOOSE TO TAKE UP AN ITEM OUT OF ORDER.

[10.E. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 06-27-23-4]

SO INSTEAD OF STARTING WITH 10A, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE TO 10E BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A TIME CONSTRAINT ON IT.

ITEM 10E IS THE CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 627234 AND THIS CONSIDERS A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE NORTH HEIGHTS ADVISORY ASSOCIATION AS A RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR THE NORTH HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND SO MRS. EMILY KOLLER, IS SHE STILL HERE?

>> SHE IS. DREW GRESCO WAS GOING TO BE THERE RIGHT NOW.

>> OH, I STARTED A LITTLE EARLY WITHOUT HER.

WELL, SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT SHE HAD A FEW MINUTES, [OVERLAPPING] WITH ME WORKING OUT OF ORDER. [LAUGHTER].

>> HERE WE GO.

>> MS. KOLLER, I APOLOGIZE THAT I'M WORKING OUT OF ORDER AND DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE HEADS UP ON IT.

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

>> OF COURSE, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

>> I SHOULD INTERRUPT [OVERLAPPING] REAL QUICK.

I HAD A REQUEST FROM A CITIZEN DURING THE BREAK ASKING THAT WE ALL REALLY FOCUS ON GETTING INTO THE MICROPHONE.

>> SHE COULDN'T HEAR WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN HEAR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

WE'VE GOT SOME OLD TECHNOLOGY AND WE'RE GOING WORK WITH IT.

>> I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

>> AND IT WASN'T JAMES. [LAUGHTER]

>> FOR THE RECORD, THE FIRST TIME THAT IT'S EVER NOT BEEN JAMES.

[LAUGHTER] IT'S NOT THE MOST SURPRISING THING. MRS. KOLLER, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

> OKAY. THANK YOU, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING IN THE HALL [OVERLAPPING] WHEN YOU CALLED ME.

I DON'T HAVE SLIDES, I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS I WAS GOING TO COVER AND THEN WE HAVE MEMBERS FROM THE NORTH HEIGHTS ADVISORY ASSOCIATION WHO ARE HERE.

CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED THE RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PROGRAM IN AUGUST OF 2022 TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS FOR COORDINATION ON NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN PROJECTS.

THE PLANS RELY HEAVILY ON VOLUNTEER EFFORTS AND THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO ENSURE A MUTUAL COMMITMENT ON BEHALF OF BOTH THE CITY AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS TO ACHIEVING THE PLANNED GOALS.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR ADOPTED PLANS AND IF A NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP WANTS TO REPRESENT THEIR PURPOSE AS IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE THEN THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BECOME RECOGNIZED WITH THIS ORDINANCE.

THERE'S A SET OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THAT REQUIRES THEM TO RUN TRANSPARENT, ORGANIZED ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THEIR BOUNDARIES.

IN TOTAL, THERE ARE 11 ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET TO APPLY.

THEY APPLY THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WE REVIEW IT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN WE PRESENT THAT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.

AND SO THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE REVIEWED THIS AT THEIR JUNE 8TH MEETING AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS RESOLUTION MOVE ON TO CITY COUNCIL.

THIS HAS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE NORTH HEIGHTS PLAN WAS THE FIRST ONE ADOPTED IN 2017 AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE NORTH HEIGHTS ADVISORY ASSOCIATION SINCE THAT TIME.

THE PARTNERSHIPS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE PLAN HAVE RESULTED IN MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS LIKE THE NORTH HEIGHTS LINEN SERVICE, THE COMMONS AT ST. ANTHONY'S, AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE YMCA INTO THE WARFORD COMMUNITY CENTER.

RECENTLY, THE NORTH HEIGHTS ADVISORY ASSOCIATION HAS CREATED AN EMERGENCY REPAIR GRANT FOR RESIDENTS, INSTALLED SIGN TOPPERS, AND CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A COMMUNITY CHARRETTE THAT WAS DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARK HILL ON FEBRUARY.

WE'RE ALSO GETTING READY TO INSTALL CREATIVE CROSSWALKS NEAR SCHOOLS, INSTALL NEW RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALKS WITH CDBG FUNDING, AND BUS SHELTERS.

WE'VE ALSO WORKED ON SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION AND STREET SCAPING AND ARE LITERALLY AWAITING WORD ON THAT GRANT RIGHT NOW.

I THINK MELODIE GRAVES IS HERE, THE PRESIDENT, AND THERE ARE OTHER MEMBERS I SEE.

IN THE PAST, WE'VE JUST HAD THE PRESIDENT JUST SAY A FEW WORDS AND I THINK IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT IT WOULD BE NICE TO.

>> DEFINITELY ARE.

>> THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE COUNCIL.

ON BEHALF OF NORTH HEIGHTS ADVISORY ASSOCIATION, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY.

WE LIVE IN NORTH HEIGHTS, WE LOVE NORTH HEIGHTS, AND WE SPENT HOURS ADVOCATING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK TO YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE OKAY AND THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN BE PROUD OF.

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WE WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND WE JUST LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.

>> MS. GRAVES, THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU AND ALL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET DONE.

[NOISE] ANYTHING FURTHER, MRS. KOLLER.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THIS IS A RESOLUTION, TYPICALLY, YOU'D SEE THIS ON CONSENT, BUT BECAUSE THE PURPOSE IS RECOGNITION, WE DO THIS ON NON-CONSENT, AND SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL ALONG WITH THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OF THIS.

>> SOUNDS GOOD. DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS FROM COUNCIL?

>> NO.

>> AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM 10E.

>> I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 0627233, AS PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA.

>> I SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION, COUNCILMAN TIPPS AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> AYE.>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THAT ITEM PASSES WITH A 4-0 VOTE,

[10.A. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8060]

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL YOU GUYS GET DONE.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM 10A, THIS NON-CONSENT ITEM, CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 8060.

[NOISE] MR. CITY MANAGER.

>> HEY, MAYOR. WE'VE GOT THE SECOND READING OF A REZONING, WE'VE GOT BRADY KENDRICK SENIOR PLANNER TO PRESENT THE ITEM AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.

>> THIS IS THE REZONING THAT YOU ALL SAW THE PREVIOUS MEETING AND THE REASON THAT IT IS ON CONSENT TODAY IS THAT SINCE IT DID NOT PASS WITH A UNANIMOUS YES VOTE AT THE LAST MEETING AND IS REQUIRED TO BE ON THE NON-CONSENT AGENDA TODAY.

NOTHING HAS CHANGED FROM THE LAST TIME YOU ALL SAW THIS ITEM AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INPUT ON THE ITEM.

SO UNLESS YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOU ALL TODAY.

>> JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, I WILL ABSTAIN, BUT WE ARE STILL RUNNING THE MEETING.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM?

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8060 AS PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH.

DO I HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? THAT ITEM PASSES WITH A 3-0 VOTE.

[10.B. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8062]

YOU'RE UP ON THE NEXT ONE AS WELL, BRADY ADAM FOR ITEM 10B.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ITEM 10B IS A REZONING.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING THAT CONSIDER THE REZONING OF A 34.01-ACRE TRACK OF UNPLANTED LAND IN RANDALL COUNTY, TEXAS.

THE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT IN THE VICINITY OF SONCY ROAD AND HILLSIDE ROAD.

AND THE APPLICANT IS FIRM AND LAND SURVEYORS INK FOR ADDED BARRY ELEVATORS, LLC, HAPPY HORIZONS PROPERTIES, LP, AND ROCKROSE DEVELOPMENT, LLC.

AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE CHANGE IN ZONING TO DEVELOP THE TRACTOR FOR VARIETY OF OFFICE AND RETAIL LAND USES.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE APPLICANT'S TRACT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE SUBURBAN COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY OF WHICH THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTS WOULD CONFORM WITH.

THEY DIDN'T NOTE THAT A SMALL PORTION AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER IS WITHIN THE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY, WHICH THEY DO NOTE.

THE REQUEST DOES NOT TECHNICALLY CONFORM WITH.

REGARDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT CONCEPT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOUND THAT AS A WHOLE, THIS WOULD ALLOW GR ZONING AND USES BEYOND THE TYPICAL LOCATION AT THE SECTION LINE INTERSECTION.

AND THIS TECHNICALLY, WE'RE NOT STRICTLY CONFORM WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT CONCEPT WITH THAT NORTHWARD EXTENT.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION NOTED THAT WHEN LOOKING AT THE SONCY ROAD CORRIDOR, THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A RETAIL CORRIDOR OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES AND THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE SINGLE-FAMILY IS BACKED UPON BY RETAIL ZONING ALONG THAT CORRIDOR.

AND ON THE SCREEN NOW ON THE LEFT IS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

AND ON THE RIGHT ARE ZONING PATTERNS WITHIN THE AREA, KIND OF ILLUSTRATING THIS POINT.

HOWEVER, GIVEN THE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THE AREA AND GIVEN THAT SONCY IS A HEAVILY TRAVELED TEXTS THAT RIGHT AWAY.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE TRACT IS MORE SUITED FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEVELOPER HAS INDICATED TO THE CITY THAT AS PROPERTIES ARE DEVELOPED AND SOLD, DEED RESTRICTIONS ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE, INCLUDING SOME USE RESTRICTIONS.

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AND SOME OF THOSE RESTRICTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE FOR YOUR REFERENCE, THEY ARE GOING TO LIMIT OR NOT ALLOW FAST FOOD OR QUICK-SERVE RESTAURANTS.

DISCOUNT RETAIL STORES SUCH AS FAMILY DOLLAR, OR THE TAYLOR'S AUTO REPAIR, SUCH AS QUICK LUBE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, PAWNSHOPS AND TATTOO PARLORS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED WITHIN THESE PROPERTIES FOR THE DEED RESTRICTIONS AS AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE EAST.

ADDITIONALLY, REGARDING SOME OF THE TRACKS; THE TRACKS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE COLONIES SO FAR THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD.

I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN SOLD THE OFFICE AND USERS, WHICH WOULD BE OF THAT LOWER IMPACT LAND USE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE NEXT TO A SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.

ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE THIS IS A LONG SONCY ROAD, THERE IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL DETENTION REQUIREMENT OF STORM WATER.

SO THEY ARE GOING TO INCORPORATE DRAINAGE PONDS ALONG IN THE AREAS IN GREEN ALONG WITH SOME GREEN SPACE, THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER THERE.

I WILL MENTION THAT SINCE THIS IS JUST A GENERAL REZONING THE GR, THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY CAN'T HOLD THAT DEVELOPER TOO, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT HE WANTED THAT PASSED ALONG AS SOME EFFORTS THEY ARE MAKING TO MITIGATE IMPACTS ON THE SINGLE-FAMILY TO THE EAST.

REGARDING PUBLIC NOTICES WE DID FOR C1 CALL AN OPPOSITION AFTER THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING AND THE COLOR EXPRESS, THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FULL RANGE OF GENERAL RETAIL USES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE ALLOWED NEXT TO THE COLONIES.

AND WE DID INFORM THEM OF THE DEVELOPERS AND TINT WITH SOME OF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, AND THEY STILL MAINTAINED A CONCERN THOUGH AFTER THAT PHONE CALL.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M IN CONSIDERING ALL JUST MENTIONED, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH A UNANIMOUS 5-0 VOTE FOR THIS ITEM.

>> MR. KENDRICK, THANK YOU FOR THAT DESCRIPTION AND EVERYTHING THAT'S CONCLUDED THERE, I KNOW WE HAVE THE DEVELOPER HERE.

IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM, WE CAN ASK HIM.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?

>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

[NOISE] WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A TRANSITIONAL ZONE IN THIS YOU SAY.

[OVERLAPPING].

>> COUNCILMEMBER SCHERLEN, TYPICALLY THE RECOMMENDED NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT CONCEPT DOES TYPICALLY CALL FOR A TRANSITION AND ZONING SOMETIMES FROM MORE INTENSIVE USES TO SINGLE-FAMILY FURTHER ANTERIOR.

WE'RE NOT STRICTLY GETTING THAT WITH THE ZONING PROPOSED, BUT HOWEVER, WITH WHAT THE DEVELOPER'S PLANS OR THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED, WE DO FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING THAT TRANSITIONS IN A WAY.

AND ADDITIONALLY, I'LL MENTION THAT THERE IS SOMEWHAT OF A TRANSITION ON THE EDGE OF THE COLONIES.

WE DO HAVE SOME, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 3 AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 2, IMMEDIATELY THERE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE COLONIES, WHICH I'LL GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE RIGHT THERE.

AND THAT DOES PROVIDE A DENSER SINGLE-FAMILY PRODUCT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE LESS DENSE SINGLE-FAMILY PRODUCT AND THE INTERIOR.

SO THAT TRANSITION IS SOMEWHAT THERE AND MAY NOT BE AS DEFINED AS WHAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY LIKE.

HOWEVER, GIVEN THE PLANS OF THE DEVELOPER AND THE TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW, SUCH AS INCREASED SETBACKS, LANDSCAPING, SCREENING FENCES, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FILLED AT THE PROPER PROTECTIONS WERE THERE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE EAST.

>> WHY WOULD WE MAKE THAT EXCEPTION?

>> I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS A ZONING PATTERN THAT WE ALREADY DO HAVE AND A NUMBER OF PLACES AROUND TOWN AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE HEARD OVER TIME THAT CITIZENS HERE DO ENJOY HAVING SERVICES SUCH AS THIS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY THROUGH THEIR HOMES AND GIVEN THAT ZONING PATTERN THAT WE SEE ALL AROUND THE CITY, INCLUDING IMMEDIATELY IN THIS AREA, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FELT THAT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE REQUEST.

>> HAVE YOU TALKED TO RESIDENTS?

>> WE DID SEND OUT PUBLIC NOTICES TO EVERYBODY THAT LIVED WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE REQUESTS.

AND WE ALSO PUBLISH NOTICE OF THIS IN THE NEWSPAPER.

AND WE'VE RECEIVED ONLY ONE PHONE CALL ON THIS.

OUT OF THE, I BELIEVE, WE SENT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN EMAIL NOTICES TO THE NEIGHBORS TO THE EAST THERE IN THE COLONIES.

>> AGAIN, WE KNOW WHAT THAT ONE CITIZEN SAID?

>> THEY WERE NOT OPPOSED TO HAVING NON-RESIDENTIAL ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THEM.

THEY WERE JUST HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE FULL RANGE OF LAND USES ALLOWED IN GENERAL RETAIL, WHICH WERE THE ONE THAT THEY BROUGHT UP SPECIFICALLY WAS A AUTO DEALERSHIPS.

GR WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR AUTO DEALERSHIPS, AND ALSO THAT IS ONE OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT THE DEVELOPER IS PUTTING IN PLACE.

SO WE DIDN'T INFORM THEM OF THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE THING THAT THEY SPECIFICALLY BROUGHT UP IN THE PHONE CALL.

[BACKGROUND].

>> IT WAS ONE OF THE THING I HEARD YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND IT.

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[NOISE] THERE WAS SOME [NOISE] I THINK YOU SAID IT WOULDN'T.

THEY WERE GOING TO GUARANTEE OR WE'RE GOING TO [OVERLAPPING].

>> SO SINCE IT'S A GR ZONING VERSUS SAY A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY DOES NOT ENFORCE PRIVATE DEED RESTRICTIONS.

SO WE DON'T HAVE A SAY IN WHETHER OR NOT THOSE ARE ACTUALLY ENACTED OR ENFORCED.

AND ADDITIONALLY, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE DETENTION PONDS, WE CAN'T NECESSARILY FORCE THEM TO PUT THOSE IN THOSE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WHERE THIS IS JUST A GENERAL ZONING THAT IS JUST ESTABLISHING A GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT.

THERE'S NOT AN ASSOCIATED SITE PLAN WITH IT THAT DICTATES YOU HAVE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.

SO THAT'S JUST ONE POINT I WANTED TO BRING UP THAT WHILE THE DEVELOPER IS OFFERING ALL OF THAT, JUST OUT OF TRANSPARENCY, WE HAVE TO MENTION THAT, THAT'S TECHNICALLY STUFF THAT THE CITY CAN'T HOLD THEM TO.

>> COUNCILMEN SCHERLEN, I APPRECIATE YOUR [NOISE] QUESTIONS.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I DO NOT. [BACKGROUND] TO THE NORTH OF THIS, THE PROPERTY THAT HAS OFFICES TRYING TO PLACE THE STREET UP THERE.

IT CAN FORMS, THIS IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S FURTHER NORTH, AND WHAT YOU'RE APPROVING.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> BECAUSE THERE'S SOME AREAS IN SONCY WHERE YOU HAVE RETAIL IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THERE'S OTHER AREAS WHERE STANLEY, WHERE IT'S MORE OFFICE AND MULTI-FAMILY.

SO IT'S [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KIND OF SEE DIFFERENT THINGS.

BUT IN THIS AREA, IN PARTICULAR, ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF STRIPS OF THIS GENERAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY THEY'RE ON THE EAST SIDE ADJACENT TO THE GREENWAYS FOR EXAMPLE.

>> MR. KENDRICK, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE DRAWING I THINK IT'S AFTER THAT ONE IT SHOWS, YES.

SO WITH THE GREEN SPACE AND WITH THE OFFICES THAT ARE ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT, YOU SEE THAT THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT IN WHAT WE WOULD CALL TRANSITIONAL ZONING GOING FROM HOUSING INTO MORE OF A MODERATE?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THAT WAS OFFERED BY THE DEVELOPER? NO MANDATORY REASON, BUT HE FELT IT WAS GOOD FOR WHAT HE'S DEVELOPING?

>> NO, THAT'S CORRECT.

>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN HIM. NO, I'M SORRY.

THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MATT GRIFFITH SIR, 4211 PALACIO.

I REPRESENT ROCKROSE AND THE OTHER ENTITIES MENTIONED.

FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW POSITIONS AND PERSONAL NOTE, COUNCILMEMBER SMITH, I SURE HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU OVER THE YEARS, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND SERVICE TO THIS CITY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCILMEMBER SCHERLEN AND I THINK YOU BRING UP GREAT QUESTIONS, AND I'M GLAD YOU DID, BECAUSE IT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BETTER.

IF I'M IN YOUR SHOES, I WOULD SURE WANT SOME ADDED ASSURANCES.

WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE THAT HAS THE DIFFERENT COLOR USES THERE.

AS THE DEVELOPER OF THE COLONIES, WE ARE GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT SURROUNDS THE COLONIES IS APPROPRIATE.

ALSO, I'M A VERY DIFFICULT SELLER WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SONCY [INAUDIBLE], IN FACT, FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE'VE TURNED REJECTED VIRTUALLY EVERY OFFER THAT HAS COME OUR WAY.

FOR THE VERY REASON THAT IT DOES NOT LINE UP WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE IN THAT CORRIDOR.

FINALLY, WE DO HAVE FOLKS THAT UNDERSTAND THAT, AND THERE'LL BE INBOUND JUST SO AND I GET IT THEY'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

THE CITY CANNOT ENFORCE THESE RESTRICTIONS, BUT JUST SO WE IMPOSE ON OUR BUYERS ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING CONTROLS, AND RESTRICTED USES THAT EVEN IF WE SELL TO WHAT WE THINK AS A BONAFIDE GOOD ACCOMMODATING ACCESSORY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD,10 YEARS FROM NOW THEY MIGHT SELL IT TO A CAR DEALER, WELL, WE MAKE SURE THEY CAN'T, IN THESE RECORDED DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT GO WITH THE PROPERTY AND THEY STAY WITH THE PROPERTY IN PERPETUITY.

WITH THAT SAID, AND I DON'T WANT TO OVERSELL IT, [LAUGHTER] BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND, WE TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THE PROPER BUFFERS.

THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL THAT HE POINTED OUT IS ONE OF THOSE AND SO THAT LAST PHASE OF RESIDENTIAL ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALREADY DOES THAT, IT HAS THAT HIGH DENSITY GARDEN HOME TYPE BUFFER.

ALSO ONE THING THAT WE'VE LEARNED THE HARD WAY AS A PLANNER FOR 11 YEARS AT THE CITY OF AMARILLO AND ALSO AS A DEVELOPER, IT'S A REALLY BAD IDEA TO CALL MULTIFAMILY A BUFFER.

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THAT WE'VE LEARNED THAT, ALTHOUGH IN THE ZONING WORLD, MULTIFAMILY SOUNDS LIKE THE APPROPRIATE BUFFER TO GO FROM SINGLE-FAMILY TO COMMERCIAL, BUT WHAT IT DOES, IN FACT, AS IT CREATES AN INVASION OF PRIVACY THAT IS VERY OFFENSIVE TO MOST HOMEOWNERS.

I'VE LIVED IN APARTMENTS, IT'S NOTHING AGAINST APARTMENTS, IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION.

WITH THESE DETENTION POND, GREEN SPACES AT OFFICE USES THAT I'VE ALREADY COMMITTED, ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT WE DO DEED RESTRICT EVEN THE RED FOR ONLY APPROPRIATE USES.

THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER APPROVING THIS ONLY REQUEST. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU, MR. GRIFFITH. ANY QUESTIONS, GUYS? THANK YOU, SIR. THIS TIME I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 10B.

>> MAYOR?

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 8062 AS PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA.

>> SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM 10B FROM COUNCILMEMBER SMITH AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSE? THAT ITEM PASSES AT A 4-0 VOTE.

>> MAYOR, AS A POINT OF ORDER, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE RESOLUTION TO MAKE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATES FOR NORTH HEIGHTS.

I MISREAD IT, IT'S ACTUALLY A RESOLUTION NUMBER 0627234, I READ IT AS 0627233.

>> JUST FOR THE RECORD, IT IS THE FOUR.

>> GOOD CATCH. MS. CITY SECRETARY, IS ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO FURTHER ON THAT ITEM?

>> NO, SIR. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING FOR THE RECORD, WE WILL SHOW IT PROPERLY IN THE MINUTES.

>> OKAY. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, THERE'S NOTHING IN THE WAY IN WHICH WE VOTED IN THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GO BACK AND DO ANYTHING FURTHER.

[10.C. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8063]

>> JUST NOTE IT FOR THE RECORD [NOISE].

>> OKAY, THANK YOU, SIR.

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 10C.

WE HAVE MR. KENDRICK AGAIN.

>> ITEM 10C IS A REZONING OF THE EAST 381.09 FEET OF LOT 6, BLOCK 2, SONCY PARK UNIT NUMBER 7 IN RANDALL COUNTY.

THE CHANGE FROM PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 293 TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 293A FOR THE EXPANSION OF ALLOWED GENERAL RETAIL LAND USES IN THE VICINITY OF SONCY ROAD IN TARTAR AVENUE AND THE APPLICANT IS NICHOLAS AHORN FOR GREAT MINE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS AMENDMENT.

THIS IS THE OLD RUBY TEQUILA'S RESTAURANT ON SONCY, AND THIS HAS BEEN VACANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND IT HAS RECENTLY CHANGED HANDS, AND THEY ARE WANTING TO OPEN THIS UP TO ALL USES ALLOWED IN GENERAL RETAIL AS THE CURRENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT ONLY ALLOWS FOR A RESTAURANT.

THEY ARE NOT SURE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS AT THIS TIME WHETHER OR NOT THERE'LL BE UTILIZING THE CURRENT BUILDING OR TEARING IT DOWN, BUT THEY WANTED TO ZONING AND IN A MANNER THAT MADE IT OPEN TO A WIDER RANGE OF POTENTIAL USES.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOUND THAT THE REQUEST DOES CONFORM WITH THE LAND USES IN THE AREA AND ALONG SONCY.

THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO BE KEEPING THE SAME SIGN STANDARDS THAT ARE IN THE CURRENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS A MAXIMUM OF 60 SQUARE FEET FOR A FREESTANDING SIGN AT A MAXIMUM OF 15 FEET TALL AND 162 SQUARE FEET OF WALL SIGNAGE WILL BE ALLOWED.

ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO OBSERVE THE SAME FRONT YARD SETBACK FROM SONCY ROAD AS THE CURRENT BUILDING OBSERVES IN ALL AT OTHER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WILL FOLLOW GENERAL RETAIL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN TERMS OF SETBACKS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE, WE DID RECEIVE TWO COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ON THE ITEM IS FROM THE NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH AND THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT IF THE APPLICANT WAS ALLOWED TO BUILD CLOSER TO THE SONCY THAN THEY WERE, THIS WOULD CAUSE VISIBILITY ISSUES WITH THEIR BUSINESSES.

AT THE MEETING AND DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE COMMISSION AND THE APPLICANT, THEY DID AGREE TO OBSERVE THE SAME SETBACK AS THE BUILDING DOES CURRENTLY AND THAT RESULTED IN THE TWO COMMENTERS AT THE MEETING DROPPING THEIR OPPOSITION AT THAT POINT.

WITH THIS BEING SAID, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 5-0 VOTE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. KENDRICK. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENDRICK? AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 10C.

ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM?

>> MAYOR COUNCIL, NICHOLAS HIGHHORN, LUBBOCK, TEXAS. DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST ME.

I'M JUST HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT WHO PICKED THIS UP AT A GOOD PRICE,

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HE TENDS TO FIND A TENANT OR A BUYER FOR THIS AND REDEVELOP IT.

IT'S FOUR PAST TIME, AND HERE'S THE ABILITY TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE IT, WE DO THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD USE TO GO OUT AND GET THIS INTO GENERAL RETAIL.

>> DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY POTENTIAL?

>> NONE YET. WE'VE CLOSED ABOUT A MONTH-AND-A-HALF AGO.

IT'S GOING UP ON THE MARKET SOON AS A REDEVELOPMENT SITE.

ACTUALLY USE THE CURRENT BUILDING IS IN VERY POOR SHAPE.

ALL THE COPPER HAS BEEN REMOVED.

IT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY HIGH LIFT TO GET IT BACK OPERATIONAL.

BUT WE THOUGHT THAT GENERAL RETAIL WOULD BE A BETTER USE FOR THIS IN CASE THAT SOMEBODY DID NOT WANT TO DO A RESTAURANT THERE AND WANTED TO BRING NEW RETAIL TO AMARILLO.

>> WE'VE PROPOSED THIS AS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT CORRECT?

>> FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WHEN IT WAS DEVELOPED 20 YEARS AGO, THE ENTIRE AREA WAS CREATED AS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND IT WAS ONLY ZONED FOR A RESTAURANT USE.

WE'RE NOT ASKING TO REMOVE THAT PLAN DEVELOPMENT THAT'S THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO KEEP CONSISTENCY IN SIGN CODE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A CHANGE OF USE WHEN KEEPING IT WITHIN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

>> YES, MAYOR STANLEY. WE'RE JUST ADDING THE ABILITY TO DO ALL USES ALLOWED IN GENERAL RETAIL.

WE'RE ESSENTIALLY AMENDING THE CURRENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE SIGN STANDARDS AND THE FRONT YARD SETBACK.

BUT IN TERMS OF USE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, WE'RE GOING TO REVERT THOSE BACK THAT GR NOW JUST MAKE THE PROPERTY A LITTLE BIT MORE CONDUCIVE TO DEVELOPMENT AS WE AGREE THAT RETAIL IS APPROPRIATE LONG.

ALONG SANTI, GIVEN WHAT IT IS NOW VERSUS ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO WHEN THIS SITE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

>> NO PROBLEM.

>>MR. HIGHHORN, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?

>> NO, I'M GOOD.

>> OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HIGHHORN?

>> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] SOMETHING MOVING OVER THERE.

>> I'M FROM CANYON BY THE WAY.

THIS IS TOO LONG FOR ME.

>> WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT.

AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 10C.

>> I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8063, AS PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA.

>> SECOND.

>> OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SMITH ON ITEM 10C.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THAT ITEM PASSES WITH A 4-0 VOTE. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

[10.D. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 06-27-23-3]

THIS WILL BE OUR LAST ITEM HERE.

ITEM 10D, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION SO AS THAT YOU AS WELL, MR. KENDRICK?

>> NO.

>> MAYOR, WE'VE GOT BRETT LAWLER HERE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRANSIT.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION PUBLIC HEARING FOR FUNDING FOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS ABOUT $6.1 BILLION.

I SHOULD ALSO NOTE IT SAYS IT'S THE FIRST READING OF A RESOLUTION, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY READING OF THIS RESOLUTION.

IT'S JUST A ONE READ AND IT'S DONE.

BRETT TOOK IT AWAY.

>> YOU HAVE BRADY HERE IF YOU NEED HIM FOR ANY REASON.

>> I'M BRETT LAWLER. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE FEDERAL GRANTS COMING UP FOR OUR NEXT YEAR.

WITH APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION GIVES MR. MILLER THE RIGHT TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS.

OUR FIRST GRANT IS A FROM FTA.

IT'S OUR FORMULA 5307 GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,919,761.

THEN WE HAVE SOME TECH STOCK GRANTS.

THE FIRST ONE IS FOR OPERATING ONLY AND ITS $466,403.

THEN WE HAVE 25,339 GRANTS WHICH ARE FOR BUS AND BUS FACILITIES USE, MOST LIKELY REPLACING SOME OF OUR AGING FLEET.

THE FIRST GRANT THERE IS FOR $290,164, AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS $298,949.

IN THIS TOTALS OUT TO 589,113.

THIS REQUIRES A 20% MATCH.

WHAT WE DO TO GET THIS MATCHES, WE USE OUR TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT CREDITS THROUGH TEXT DOT.

WE HAVE A GRANT THERE FOR 117,823, WHICH IS THAT 20% MATCH ON THAT.

THE CITY DOESN'T PUT IN A MATCH FOR THAT PIECE ONLY FOR THE FTA PORTION OF IT. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?

>> HAD ALL THE GRANTS DO ADD UP TO $6,093,100?

>> NO, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

IT'S PRETTY CUT AND DRY.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

>> AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 10D.

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ANYONE THAT WOULD SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

SEEING NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 10D.

>> I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 0627233, AS PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA.

>> ONE MOMENT. OH, WAIT.

NO, I WAS THINKING OF THE OTHER. I'M SORRY.

>> ARE YOU GOOD?

>> I GOT CONFUSED ON RESOLUTION NUMBER. NOW I'M GOOD.

>> YEAH.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE CORRECT PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN TIPPS A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SMITH.

DO I HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.