Nov 14, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

UM, WE'RE GOING TO OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

[1. Call to Order]

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UM, IF YOU GUYS WOULDN'T MIND, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE JULIA O'DELL COME AND OFFER OUR INVOCATION THIS MORNING.

[2. Invocation Joan E. Gaines, Covenant Presbyterian Church]

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY WITH YOU TODAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR LIFE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DAILY SERVE THE NEIGHBORS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR COUNTRY, OUR STATE, AND THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY WHERE WE RESIDE.

WE THANK YOU FOR AMARILLO'S CITIZENS AND THE LEADERS THAT YOU HAVE CALLED TO SERVE THEM.

WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR COLE STANLEY AND COUNCIL MEMBERS JOSH CRAFT, DON TIPPS, TOM SCHERLEN, AND LES SIMPSON.

WE ALSO PRAY FOR OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER, ANDREW FREEMAN, AND ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITY OF AMARILLO. THESE CITY SERVANTS ARE TAKING CARE OF SO MANY THINGS FOR US THAT WE CITIZENS JUST TAKE FOR GRANTED.

WE GIVE THANKS FOR THEM AND ASK YOUR BLESSING UPON THEM.

WE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILIES, STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AS WE NOW ARE IN THE LAST HALF OF THE FALL SEMESTER. PLEASE GIVE THEM HELP IN LEARNING AND TEACHING, WISDOM, PROTECTION, AND GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELL BEING.

THIS YEAR, WE PRAY FOR THOSE IN OUR CITY WHO HELP US DURING EMERGENCIES AND SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, EMTS, AND OTHERS.

WE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO WORK IN THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH FIELDS, AND WE ASK A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS TODAY.

PLEASE GIVE THEM STRENGTH, HEALTH, PATIENCE, COURAGE, COMFORT, AND ANY ASSISTANCE THEY NEED.

WE PRAY FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES, OWNERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES, ALSO FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED AND FOR THOSE WHO NEED JOBS, BETTER EMPLOYMENT OR NEW SKILLS.

WE PRAY FOR THE POOR, THE HUNGRY, THE HOMELESS, THE TROUBLED FAMILIES GOING THROUGH TURMOIL OR CHANGE, THE DISPLACED, THE REFUGEES AND ALL THOSE WHO ARE WORKING TO GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE HERE IN AMARILLO.

WE PRAY FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, THE DISABLED, OUR VETERANS, AND OUR SOLDIERS.

WE PRAY FOR OUR CHURCHES, CHARITIES, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

FATHER. THERE ARE MANY MATTERS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AND MANY DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE TODAY IN THIS MEETING.

PLEASE GIVE THE COUNCIL AND PARTICIPANTS WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING AND CLEAR DECISION MAKING WITH A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AND PEACE. HELP THEM TO USE OUR CITY'S MONETARY RESOURCES WISELY AND TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICES AS THEY DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND CONSENT TO PROGRAMS. AND VARIOUS MATTERS ON THE AGENDA SUCH AS CITY MANAGER SEARCH, EDC MATTERS, BULK TRASH PROGRAMS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PROCEDURES.

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

TECHNOLOGY MATTERS.

ACCEPTANCE OF VARIOUS GRANTS CITY PROJECTS FOR DRAINAGE, WASTEWATER, WELLS, RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS, LAND ANNEXATION, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY, ZONING, DEMOLITIONS, CONTRACTS FOR MATERIALS AND SERVICES.

VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS, APPROVALS AND FILLING OF BOARD VACANCIES AND OTHER CITY BUSINESS.

WE HUMBLY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR CITY.

IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU MA'AM.

YOU GUYS JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

NOW THE TEXAS FLAG.

PLEASE BE SEATED.

WE WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION TODAY.

[5. Proclamations]

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WHEREAS THE FIRST RULE OF TAKING CARE OF OTHERS IS TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST.

CAREGIVING CAN BE A REWARDING EXPERIENCE, BUT IT IS ALSO PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY DEMANDING.

AND WHEREAS THE STRESS OF CAREGIVING INFLUENCES PHYSICAL HEALTH, 20% OF CAREGIVERS SURVEYED AGREE THEY HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR OWN PHYSICAL THEIR OWN PHYSICAL HEALTH WHILE CARING FOR A LOVED ONE.

THIS INCIDENCE IS EVEN HIGHER IN HIGH BURDEN OF CARE ROLES.

AND WHEREAS MAINTAINING A HEALTHY DIET IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL THINGS CAREGIVERS CAN DO TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

AND WHEREAS RECOGNIZING NUTRITION AS A VITAL SIGN OF OLDER ADULT HEALTH AND INCLUDING MALNUTRITION, SCREENING AND INTERVENTION IN HEALTH CARE QUALITY INITIATIVES CAN HELP IMPROVE RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS AND HOSPITALIZATION, WHICH BENEFITS EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY.

AND WHEREAS THE RECOGNITION OF FAMILIES AS VALUED CAREGIVERS IS GROWING EVERY YEAR IN OUR OWN COUNTRY, IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR OWN NUTRITION, AS WELL AS THE NUTRITION OF THEIR LOVED ONES, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO GIVE THE HEARTFELT CARE ON WHICH THEIR LOVED ONE DEPENDS ON.

AND WHEREAS FAMILY CAREGIVERS HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THEIR LOVED ONES AT HEART, A FAMILY CAREGIVER MUST REMEMBER TO PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR OWN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLNESS.

ONLY BY TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF CAN CAN YOU BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR LOVED ONE.

YOU REALLY DO NEED TO TAKE CARE, TO GIVE CARE.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023 AS NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH AND AMARILLO WITH THE THEME CAREGIVERS CONNECT, GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FOR DOING THIS AND RECOGNIZING CAREGIVERS.

THEY DO THEY DO TREMENDOUS WORK OFTEN NOT PAID.

AND SO JUST RECOGNIZING THEM, VALIDATING THEIR THEIR FEELINGS AND GIVING THEM RESOURCES TO CONNECT.

IT'S IT'S AWESOME.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

SEE YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN. APPRECIATE.

GET ME IF YOU LIKE.

OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THAT WITH US.

AND COUNCILMAN CRAFT FOR READING THAT AGAIN.

UM, THAT IS ALL OF OUR PROCLAMATIONS THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

WE DO HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN I'LL ASK IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

UM, WE HAVE A MEET AND GREET.

MEET THE CITY MANAGERS.

SO WE'VE GOT A NICE LITTLE FLIER.

IT'LL BE GOING OUT ON SOCIAL.

WE ARE JUST GOING TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANDREW FREEMAN, LAURA STORRS, RICH GANNON, FLOYD HARTMAN AND DONNY HOOPER.

RICH LIKES IT WHEN I SAY IT LIKE THAT WITH THE ACCENT TO GET TO KNOW YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, AND FOR Y'ALL TO GET TO KNOW THEM A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

AND SO IT'S JUST ONE MORE WAY FOR US TO CONTINUALLY REACH OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL GETTING TOGETHER.

AND I WOULD ASK, I DON'T SEE THE DATE ON THIS, BUT I KNOW I WAS TOLD, WHEN WILL THIS? DECEMBER 6TH OR FIFTH? SIXTH. OKAY. DECEMBER 6TH.

OH, IT DOES SAY IT ON IT.

APOLOGIZE 530 TO 630 CIVIC CENTER HOSPITALITY ROOM.

SO ALL ARE INVITED AND WE'LL SEND ADDITIONAL INVITES.

MISS CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO CONDUCT? OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'D ASK YOU TO TAKE US INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[7. Public Comment]

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

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

AT EACH POSTED MEETING, WE INVITE OUR FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING POSTED AGENDA ITEMS OR ANY MATTER RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS.

EACH SPEAKER TODAY WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

AT THE END OF 2.5 MINUTES, YOU'LL HEAR A WARNING BEEP THAT ALERTS YOU THAT YOU HAVE 30S LEFT TO WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHTS.

WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY, SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON A PUBLIC HEARING, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU SPEAK EITHER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDER TO HELP US KEEP GOOD RECORDS FOR OUR MINUTES.

IT'S UP TO YOU AT WHICH POINT YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK.

WHEN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE TODAY, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE IN AMARILLO CITY LIMITS, AND THEN YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR COMMENTS TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TODAY, AND THEN WE HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL SPEAKER WHO SENT WRITTEN COMMENTS.

AND SO WE WILL PROVIDE THOSE TO THE PUBLIC VIA OUR WEBSITE.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CHRIS CARTER.

AND IF CHRIS IS NOT HERE, THEN WE WILL MOVE TO PHILIP NUSSBAUM.

AFTER MR. NUSSBAUM, BILL MANNON WILL BE ON DECK.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.

I'VE SEEN YOU'VE GOT A REALLY FULL AGENDA TODAY, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP MY CONVERSATION PRETTY BRIEF.

I DO HAVE SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO BRING UP, BUT MAYBE SOME SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SAY TODAY IS.

REALLY. THANK YOU. I'M VERY IMPRESSED.

I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS, AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY THAT THE COMMISSION, THE MAYOR, ARE CONDUCTING THEMSELVES, ESPECIALLY AT THE MEETING.

THAT WAS VERY LONG, NOT VERY LONG AGO.

IT WAS IMPRESSIVE HOW YOU HAD PEOPLE WITH DISSENTING VIEWS, AND YOU CONDUCTED A PROFESSIONAL MEETING AND YOU GOT THEIR THEIR INTEREST AND YOU LISTENED TO THEM. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR.. THANK YOU SIR.

I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I KNOW AS A COUNCIL, WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF HOW OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE CONDUCTED OURSELVES DURING THAT MARATHON MEETING.

SO APPRECIATE THAT.

MR. NUSSBAUM. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS BILL MANNON.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS BILL MANNING.

I'VE LIVED IN AMARILLO MY WHOLE LIFE.

I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MY BACKGROUND.

I'M HERE TODAY TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION THAT'S TAKING PLACE RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY.

I'M SURE MOST OF YOU HAVE KIDS OR GRANDKIDS.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN OUT SHOPPING AND SEE A MOTHER WITH KIDS? YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO GET WHAT SHE NEEDS AND GET OUT OF THE STORE.

OR YOU GO TO A RESTROOM.

YOU SEE A SMALL CHILD IN THERE BY HERSELF.

LET ME LET ME BRING TO YOU AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY FRIDAY BEFORE LAST.

MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WITH HER THREE CHILDREN, A 11 YEAR OLD BOY, A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY AND A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL.

WHILE SHOPPING AT ACADEMY, SHE NOTICED FOUR HISPANIC MEN WATCHING HER, AND ESPECIALLY HER FOUR AND FIVE YEAR OLD CHILDREN.

SHE WOULD GO TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE STORE AND THERE THEY WOULD BE.

THEY FOLLOWED HER EVEN ALL THE WAY TO THE CHECKOUT LINE WHERE SHE CHANGED LINES.

THEY MOVED OVER, GOT IN FRONT OF HER.

MY DAUGHTER WAS SCARED TO DEATH.

I'VE RAISED MY CHILDREN TO BE VERY AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

MY DAUGHTER CALLED ME AT 8 P.M.

THAT NIGHT IN A PANIC.

AND I TOLD HER, WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T GO OUTSIDE OF THAT STORE TO FIND SOMEBODY AND GET A HOLD OF THEM.

AND I THANK GOD THERE WAS A MAN WALKING THROUGH WITH HIS WIFE, AND SHE GRABBED HIM AND WALKED BACK IN WITH HIM.

MY WIFE KEPT HER ON THE PHONE WHILE I GRABBED MY WEAPON AND I JUMPED IN THE CAR.

WHEN I ARRIVED AT WHEN I ARRIVED.

AT ACADEMY.

I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH MY WEAPON IN HAND.

AND YES, I DID SAY MY WEAPON IN HAND BECAUSE I'M A FIRM BELIEVER OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AFTER MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDKIDS MADE IT TO THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE, I CALLED 911.

DISPATCHER ASKED IF THE FOUR MEN WERE STILL THERE.

I RESPONDED THAT THEY HAD LEFT 3 TO 5 MINUTES AGO.

AT THAT TIME, SHE INFORMED ME IT COULD TAKE UP TO TWO HOURS BEFORE A POLICE OFFICER COULD ARRIVE DUE TO THE CURRENT CAR LOAD THEY HAD.

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THE MANAGER THEN INFORMED ME, SHE SAID, GOOD LUCK WITH THE POLICE SHOWING UP.

MOST OF THE TIME THEY WON'T.

SHE TOLD US THAT A FEW WEEKS BEFORE, SHE HAD TWO MALE HISPANIC MEN FROM OLD MEXICO APPROACH, ONE OF HER CASH REGISTER.

LADIES OFFERED TO PAY HER IF SHE WOULD, IF THEY WOULD, IF THE CASHIER GIRL WOULD SPOT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, THEY WOULD BE IN THE STORE AND SHE WOULD JUST CALL THEM. SO THEY COULD ABDUCT THEM.

THE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT SHE CALLED 911.

NO RESPONSE.

WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN OUR CITY TODAY IS THE DIRECT RESULTS OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OPENING UP OUR BORDERS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO PLEASE NOTIFY THE CITIZENS OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, OF WHAT'S TAKING PLACE RIGHT HERE AND WHEN THEY'RE OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON COMING.

WATCH THEIR KIDS.

WATCH YOUR WIVES BE VERY AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

AND WHAT IS THERE TO TRY TO ABDUCT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR YOUNG WOMEN? I WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL, FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. UM, MR. CITY MANAGER, JUST WITH THE HOLIDAYS APPROACHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE, IF WE COULD DIRECT YOU IN THE MEGAPHONE AND THE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE HAVE, MAYBE TO TO PROMOTE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, YOU KNOW, WE ARE OUR BEST DETERRENT WHEN WE ARE CONSCIOUS OF WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND US AND AND MAYBE WHAT WE WHAT WE WOULD WANT A BULLET POINT AND GET OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND AND INCREASING OUR LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND SAFETY. ABSOLUTELY.

WE'LL COORDINATE WITH JORDAN'S TEAM, OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT AND INNOVATION, AS WELL AS THE AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER ON ON A CAMPAIGN THAT WOULD WORK ON THIS ONE. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU SIR. THAT CONCLUDE MAYOR.

THAT CONCLUDES EVERYONE THAT SIGNED UP TODAY.

DO I HAVE ANYONE ELSE HERE TODAY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING FORWARD.

IT JUST AS A REMINDER IF YOU'LL SHARE YOUR NAME AND IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS.

HI, MY NAME IS COURTNEY.

I DO LIVE WITHIN THE AMARILLO CITY LIMITS.

GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMAN.

WE STAND HERE TODAY TO ONCE AGAIN REPRESENT FOR THE AMARILLO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM ALLIANCE, A COLLECTION OF INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, AS WELL AS MANY WOMEN AND PREGNANT PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE.

TEXAS PANHANDLE ACROSS THE STATE WHO TRAVEL THROUGH AMARILLO AND ITS HIGHWAYS TO TRAVEL TO STATE TO TRAVEL TO STATES THAT LEGALLY SUPPORT ABORTION ACCESS.

WE ARE HERE TO SAY THAT WE FULLY REJECT ANY ORDINANCE COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY THAT EITHER DUPLICATES EXISTING STATE LAW OR USES GOVERNMENT OVERREACH TO FURTHER RESTRICT ACCESS TO ABORTIONS FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT OR WANT IT.

IN A STATE WITH SOME OF THE WORST INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES, WE STAND AGAINST ANY FURTHER ATTEMPT TO JEOPARDIZE ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.

OUR CITY HOLDS THE MOTHER ROAD ROUTE 66, A LONG STANDING PATHWAY TO FREEDOM AND THE KEY TO ROBUST TOURISM BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE OPPOSE ANY ATTEMPT TO MAKE INDIVIDUALS WARY THAT COME THROUGH OUR OWN TOWN BECAUSE OF EXTREMIST IDEOLOGY THAT DOES NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWPOINTS OF EVERYONE.

FOR THOSE WHO HOLD AN ANTI ABORTION STANCE, AMARILLO IS ALREADY AN ANTI ABORTION CITY.

THERE ARE NO SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY OR EVEN WITHIN THE ENTIRE STATE.

PREGNANT PEOPLE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO TRAVEL, AND OVER 70% OF ALL AMERICANS POLLED SHOW THAT THEY SUPPORT SAFE ACCESS TO ABORTION.

YOU WORK FOR US AND YOU WERE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE SAFETY AND BEST INTERESTS OF ALL YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

WE ALSO STAND COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP RECOGNIZES THAT PREGNANCY PREVENTION IS KEY TO REDUCING ABORTION, AND WE WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT FUNDING FOR THESE SERVICES REMAINS ROBUST.

WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO PREVENT PREGNANCY.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ORDINANCE, WE WILL MOBILIZE OUR STATE AND NATIONAL PARTNERS TO TAKE TACTICAL AND LEGAL ACTION TO DEFY AND OPPOSE IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. WE HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT COME TO THAT, AND THAT WE CAN CONTINUE INCLUSIVE DIALOG AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE BUILT WITH YOU ALL OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WHICH GAVE US THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO KNOW THAT YOU DO WORK TO REPRESENT ALL THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF AMARILLO, NOT JUST A FEW WHO EMBRACE AN EXTREMIST IDEOLOGY THAT PUTS THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF PREGNANT PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO LOVE AND SUPPORT THEM AT RISK.

WE REQUEST THAT YOU PUT THE ORDINANCE BACK ON THE SHELF WHERE IT BELONGS, AND SEND MARK LEE DIXON OUT OF AMARILLO AND BACK TO WHERE HE CAME FROM.

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STAY COMMITTED TO YOUR CONCEPTS OF SMALL GOVERNMENT AND THE RIGHT TO PERSONAL PRIVACY AND FREEDOM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COURTNEY. SO HAVE ANYONE ELSE HERE TODAY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. PLEASE COME UP.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

MY NAME IS MARTHA SELL.

I'M A RESIDENT HERE AT AMARILLO, AND I JUST CAME TO ENCOURAGE YOU THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN AMARILLO WHO WANT THE SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE UNBORN PASSED. AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE ROOTS HERE, WHO HAVE BEEN HERE PERMANENTLY, WHO WHO DON'T HAVEN'T JUST COME IN RECENTLY.

AND WE ARE HERE AND WE WANT TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO SEE IT PROSPER FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

AND SO WE JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER AND VOTE WISELY ON THE ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MARTHA. ANYONE ELSE HERE TODAY? OKAY. SEEING NO HANDS, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO SECTION EIGHT OF OUR AGENDA, OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS. DO I HAVE ANYTHING ON EIGHT A FOR REVIEW OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE SAFE TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM EIGHT B MR.

[8.B. Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) quarterly update]

ALL RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. COUNCIL. I'LL KEEP THIS SHORT BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LONG AGENDA THOUGH, BUT I'M SURE LOVE QUESTIONS.

I CAN GO THROUGH THIS, BUT JUST INTERRUPT ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AS WE GO ALONG.

SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE AND KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON.

ONE OF THOSE IS PRODUCERS OWN BEEF.

THAT'S A $800 MILLION BEEF PROCESSING FACILITY THAT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED WHERE TO 87 AND I-40 SPLIT, AND ONE GOES TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND ONE GOES TO DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA.

THEY ARE DOING SEVERAL DOLLARS MILLION WORTH OF DIRT WORK, AND THEY'RE GETTING READY TO START POURING CONCRETE ON THAT FACILITY.

THAT'S A VERY EXCITING PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO EMPLOY ABOUT 1500 JOBS.

AND LIKE I SAID, $800 MILLION.

ROSS WILSON, WHO IS WITH PRODUCERS OWN BEEF AND A FORMER TCFA EXECUTIVE, AND I WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THAT PROJECT HERE IN AMARILLO, AND IT WAS SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE WAS DOING A RECOMMENDATION FOR OR AS TEXAS RECOGNIZING TEXAS AS THE NUMBER ONE STATE FOR BUSINESS CLIMATE.

AGAIN, IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT TEXAS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE NUMBER ONE STATE FOR BUSINESS CLIMATE IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.

SO IT WAS EXCITING TO GO DOWN THERE WITH PRODUCERS, OWN BEEF, AND BE PART OF THAT AND BEING INVITED TO THAT RECOGNITION.

ALBERS AEROSPACE, THAT'S A NEW PROJECT THAT WE ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR.

THEY HAVE ACQUIRED SOME NEW DEFENSE COMPANIES OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, AND A COUPLE OF THOSE THEY ARE GOING TO BRING IN, HEADQUARTERED HERE IN AMARILLO, THAT'S GARRETT CONTAINERS.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING AT TRADEWINDS.

BUT AS PART OF THEIR INCENTIVE AGREEMENT, WE'RE GOING TO START THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A HANGAR VERY SOON.

I'D LIKE TO GET MONEY DOWN.

MONEY COSTS DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE BEFORE THEY START THAT.

BUT THEY ARE OPERATING AND HAVE EMPLOYEES HERE IN AMARILLO.

SOME OF THE STAFF TOURED THE TRADEWINDS SITE LAST WEEK AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.

AUSTIN HOSE IS NEARING COMPLETION ON THE PROJECT THAT THEY DID.

THAT WAS A REBUILD OF THEIR A NEW FACILITY.

THEY CURRENTLY OPERATE ON THE CANYON E-WAY, BUT THEY'RE BUILDING A NEW $15 MILLION FACILITY AT THE CORNER OF GEORGIA AND FARMERS IN OUR SOUTH GEORGIA BUSINESS PARK.

AND THAT IS, LIKE I SAID, NEARING COMPLETION.

AND THAT WILL EMPLOY AN ADDITIONAL 30 EMPLOYEES OVER OR UP TO 30 EMPLOYEES OVER WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY HAVE.

COAST PACKING, THAT IS A 100 YEAR OLD CALIFORNIA COMPANY THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

THEY HAVE FINALLY SET A CLOSING DATE ON THE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CLOSE ON OUT IN CENTERPORT.

THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT WEEK.

THAT WILL BE A 35 TO $40 MILLION NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT THERE.

A BEEF TALLOW COMPANY.

THEY PRODUCE BEEF TALLOW FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY, PLANT AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS. THAT'S OUR LATEST BIG PROJECT.

THAT'S OVER A HALF $1 BILLION IN NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

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BOTH CITIES ARE ARE GETTING PROJECTS FROM THIS AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO EMPLOY OVER 700.

WE SHOULD BE CLOSING ON THAT LAND SOON, AND THEN HOPEFULLY THEY'LL START CONSTRUCTION SOON ON THAT.

AND THAT ONE WILL BE IN OUR CENTER PORT EAST PROJECT OR PARK, WHICH IS EAST OF OUR CENTER PORT BUSINESS PARK PROJECT.

WENDELL, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE NOT HEARD A LOT ABOUT.

IT IS WE SOLD LAND TO AMAZON IN OUR CENTER PORT BUSINESS PARK.

THIS WILL BE AN ADDITION TO THE PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON AT 24TH AND LAKESIDE, THE MILLION SQUARE FOOT.

THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE A SMALLER FACILITY.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A WHAT'S CALLED A FINAL MILE FACILITY.

AMAZON IS NOT GOING TO SEEK INCENTIVES ON THIS PROJECT, BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT A 15 TO $20 MILLION INVESTMENT AND 30 TO 75 EMPLOYEES.

AND THEY EXPECT FOR THAT TO IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO CENTER PORT, THEY HAVE GOTTEN REALLY BUSY.

THEY ARE DUE TO THE DEVELOPERS DUE TO TURN THAT OVER TO AMAZON SOMETIME IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER.

SO PRETTY QUICK PROJECT ON THAT.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT EXPANSION THAT AMAZON IS GOING TO DO.

WE SOLD A PIECE OF LAND TO INTERNATIONAL PAPER.

WE CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO SELL THAT 254 ACRES FOR A LITTLE OVER $6 MILLION.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ON THAT ON.

JUST GOT UPDATED WAS SUPPOSED TO CLOSE THURSDAY.

IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY CLOSE FRIDAY MORNING NOW AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THAT PROJECT.

THAT PROJECT WILL BE DETERMINED LATER.

BUT THEY WANTED THAT PIECE OF LAND HERE IN AMARILLO BECAUSE THEY WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FINDING AMARILLO AND MAKING THAT THE SPOT FOR THEIR NEXT BIG PROJECT. SO WE'RE REALLY I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE STAFF AND HOW WELL WE WORKED.

I KNOW MAYOR STANLEY WAS IN ON SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS WITH INTERNATIONAL PAPER, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT.

SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

ONE OF THOSE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO IS OUR BRT VISITS.

THAT'S OUR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION.

PAUL SIMPSON HEADS OUR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION DEPARTMENT, AND WE DID 22 VISITS THIS PAST QUARTER TO 22 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES. ONE OF THOSE WAS A TEAM OF US WENT TO FORT WORTH AND VISITED WITH BELL HELICOPTER IN THEIR NEW CEO, LISA ATHERTON, ABOUT THE FUTURE OF BELL IN AMARILLO AS IT RELATES TO THE NEW AIRCRAFT THAT'S COMING IN.

SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE OF WHAT THAT HOLDS FOR BELL.

WE ARE LAUNCHING DOING A SOFT LAUNCH RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO A BIG LAUNCH OF WHAT WE'RE CALLING.

WE HAD WE LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE THREE YEARS AGO CALLED TAKE ROOT IN AMARILLO, AND THAT WAS TO TO ATTRACT OUTSIDE TALENT.

AND NOW WE ARE LAUNCHING ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT TAKES ON THAT TAKE ROOT, AND IT'S CALLED REROUTE AND AMARILLO.

IF YOU KNOW OF TALENT THAT IS LIVING IN ANOTHER CITY THAT GREW UP IN AMARILLO AND IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO MOVE HOME, OR YOU THINK IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO MOVE HOME, YOU CAN NOMINATE THOSE THROUGH OUR TAKE ROOT IN AMARILLO WEBSITE, AND THEY WILL RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF PACKET ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN AMARILLO.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME OF OUR YOUNG OR OLD FOLKS THAT WANT TO COME BACK TO AMARILLO, AND WE WANT TO JUST LET THEM KNOW HOW GREAT THIS GREATEST CITY THAT AMARILLO IS, AND TRY TO GET THEM BACK FROM EITHER THE METROPLEX OR AUSTIN OR WHATEVER.

WE WANT TO GET SOME OF THAT TALENT TO TO COME BACK AND RAISE THEIR FAMILY HERE IN AMARILLO.

I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER TIPPS HAD ASKED ABOUT GATEWAY SIGNS.

WE'RE WAITING ON THE BUILDER TO GET THOSE DESIGNS TO US, BUT HOPING TO HAVE THAT MEETING SOON AND THEN WE'LL GET SOME CONCEPTS.

I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET A COMMITTEE TOGETHER.

I KNOW WE MET WITH A COUPLE MEMBERS OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW ANDREW FREEMAN AND LAURA STORRS, AND I AND CASHION FROM CVB WANT TO GET THOSE DONE.

AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME DESIGN CONCEPTS SOON WHERE WE CAN PRESENT THOSE AND MAYBE CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONES FOR OUR ENTRIES INTO OUR CITY ON I-40. A COUPLE OF OUR RECOGNITIONS I RECENTLY GOT SELECTED BY OUR STATE ASSOCIATION, TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, TO MOVE UP INTO THEIR VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

AND SO I'M THE INCOMING TREASURER OF THAT ORGANIZATION.

THAT'S A 5 OR 6 YEAR COMMITMENT AS YOU GO THROUGH, YOU KNOW, TREASURER, YOU KNOW, FIRST OR THIRD VICE PRESIDENT AND ON AND THEN ALSO, I WANT TO

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SHE GOT INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT PROGRAM THAT'S A YOUNG LEADERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CONSULTANT CONNECT.

SO VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT HOLLY DOES AND AND ALL OF OUR STAFF.

SO CERTAINLY WOULD BE WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

I AM WORKING AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER ANDREW FREEMAN HAD ASKED ME TO PUT A REPORT TOGETHER TO KIND OF DISCUSS WHERE WE'RE AT WITH SOME OF OUR PROJECTS THAT ARE THAT ARE COMING OFF OF ABATEMENT OR WHERE THOSE ARE ON ABATEMENT.

THAT SEEM TO BE A HARDER TASK THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO BE A SIMPLE TASK.

SO I'M GOING TO WORK ON THAT. I PROMISE TO HAVE THAT TO YOU ALL THE NEXT QUARTER.

WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS OVER THE LAST 10 OR 12 YEARS, WHAT PROJECTS ARE COMING OFF OF THE TAX ROLLS AND WHAT THAT TAXABLE VALUE IS AND WHAT TAXES THOSE PROJECTS ARE PAYING? I'LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU ALL NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT IN THE SPRING.

CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, THOUGH.

QUESTIONS COUNCIL. WHAT IS.

WHAT IS A FINAL MILE DELIVERY? WHAT IS THAT? THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SIMPSON IS THEY BRING.

SO IT MAY BE DELIVERY LIKE THEY'LL BRING IN.

THEY'LL SORT THE LAST MILE AND THEN THAT'S THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BRING STUFF TO YOUR HOUSE.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE QUITE A FEW VEHICLES THAT ARE OUT HERE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A HYDROGEN FLEET OUT HERE.

THOSE VEHICLES WILL BE HYDROGEN FUELED, AND SO THOSE WILL BE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE MAKE SOME DELIVERIES TO, TO YOUR HOUSE.

SO IT'LL BE THE FINAL DELIVERY.

AND I THINK CURRENTLY THEY TYPICALLY WILL USE SOME OF THE MAIL SERVICES OR SHIPPING SERVICES.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME OF THEIR OWN DELIVERY.

OKAY. GOT IT. THAT'S THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND THEN WITH BELL HELICOPTER THIS WAS THE V 280 PROJECT.

THAT'S CORRECT. YES SIR. WHAT WHAT DID YOU LEARN I MEAN WHAT IS KIND OF THE POTENTIAL.

SO BELL HAS BEEN AWARDED THAT CONTRACT CORRECT.

YEAH. AND THEN, BUT THEN THERE'S THERE'S STILL SOME RED TAPE TO GET THROUGH.

BUT BELL HAS BEEN AWARDED THAT AND THEY'RE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME SLOWDOWN WITH THAT PROJECT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY TAKE OFF FOR ANOTHER 4 TO 5 YEARS.

SO BELL IS GOING TO BE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE RECONDITIONING SOME V 22 OPERATIONS, YOU KNOW, HOPING HOPING THAT THEY CAN KEEP THAT LINE GOING. BUT THE FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT FOR AMARILLO.

THEY DEFINITELY ARE GOING TO BUILD THE V 280 HERE IN AMARILLO.

AND THEY'VE GOT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, THE INVICTUS 360 THAT'S ALSO IN THE.

THEY'RE DOWN TO THE FINAL TWO ON THAT.

AND THAT DOWNSELECT IS GOING TO BE SOMETIME THIS NEXT SUMMER.

WE BELIEVE AT STARTING NEXT FALL WE'LL START WE'RE GOING TO GET A GAME PLAN WITH BELL.

TALKED WITH THEIR WITH LISA.

WE WILL START MARKETING AMARILLO FOR VENDORS PROBABLY STARTING NEXT FALL BECAUSE THAT'S HOW EARLY WE NEED TO START THAT PROCESS.

AND WE'LL START AGGRESSIVELY MARKETING AMARILLO TO COLLECT SOME OF THOSE VENDORS.

WITH THE V 22, WE DIDN'T GET A LOT OF VENDOR.

WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THE VENDORS HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO CERTAINLY BE AGGRESSIVE IN TRYING TO GET THOSE VENDORS HERE TO AMARILLO.

AND WITH THE V 22, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, I MEAN, I GUESS WE PRODUCED HUNDREDS OF THOSE OVER THE COURSE OF TIME WITH THE 280, WHICH I GUESS IS REPLACING THE BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER.

THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY A MANUFACTURING THOUSANDS.

THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SIR. IT WILL BE A LOT.

IT WILL BE A LOT FASTER PROCESS THAN MAKING THE V 22 AND A LOT LARGER PROCESS.

AND SO THE POTENTIAL TO ATTRACT VENDORS HERE THAT ARE SUPPLYING PARTS, INSTEAD OF THEM BEING IN WASHINGTON OR OTHER IS A POSSIBILITY FOR US.

THAT'S CORRECT. BECAUSE THEY DON'T AT PRESENT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PARTNERS ON THE V 22.

THEY HAD BOEING AS A PARTNER.

AND SO SOME OF THAT STUFF WAS ASSEMBLED IN PHILADELPHIA AND IN WASHINGTON.

AND SO THAT RIGHT NOW THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTNERS.

THE WAY I UNDERSTAND ON THE V 280.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOTHING FOR ME. MR. CARTER, THANK YOU. HEY.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.

GOOD JOB. RIGHT.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT C EDC CORPORATE BYLAWS.

[8.C. Amarillo Economic Development Corporation Bylaws]

WE HAD A DISCUSSION ITEM JUST TO DISCUSS THIS.

COUNCILMAN CRAFT HAD BROUGHT THIS.

IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND KIND OF LEAD US DOWN THAT ROAD.

YEAH. THE ONLY THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK WAS SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IF WE MADE, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY MANAGER, MAYBE A PERMANENT POSITION ON THEIR BOARD JUST FOR CONTINUITY AND JUST BEING THE LOOP.

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YES, SIR. GO AHEAD. YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POSSIBLY ADD FOUR MORE BOARD MEMBERS.

I BELIEVE WE'RE ELECTING APPOINTING ONE TODAY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US IN JANUARY TO APPOINT FOUR MORE, MAKING THE BOARD NINE MEMBERS, MAKING A MORE DIVERSIFIED BOARD REPRESENTING ALL INDUSTRIES IF POSSIBLE.

OKAY. WE'RE GOOD TO JUST KEEP THROWING THINGS OUT HERE ON THE TABLE, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THEM APART AND DISCUSS THEM.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY THEY ARE THINKING TOWARDS THE EDC BYLAW.

NO. OKAY.

I HAVE HAD ONE CONVERSATION WITH MR. FREEMAN, AND I ALSO HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. CARTER. MY PREFERENCE, AND I'D LIKE COUNSEL'S OPINION.

THE EX OFFICIO RULE ONE.

I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT WE WOULD HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER, NOT NECESSARILY MR. FREEMAN, BUT THAT ROLE OF CITY MANAGER, WHOEVER THAT IS, WOULD BE AN EX OFFICIO ON YOUR BOARD, MEANING THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE A VOTING MEMBER, BUT IT WOULD HAVE SOMEBODY THERE THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP US UPDATED AND KEEP US KIND OF ON THE FRONT END OF EVERYTHING AS IT PERTAINS TO DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS GOING FORWARD.

MAYBE SOME THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, A BUSINESS MAY NEED THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE IN PLACE.

SO TO HELP IDENTIFY ALL THOSE AS WE'RE WORKING THINGS FORWARD, I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL.

NOW WE DO HAVE MRS STORRS THAT DOES SIT IN KIND OF A CURRENT POSITION THERE, BUT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, I THINK THAT'S BEEN MORE FROM A FINANCIAL ADVISORY POSITION.

AND SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY ASKING MRS STORRS TO.

TO UPDATE FAUCI OR KIND OF FORECAST POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. AND SO I THINK FROM OUR SIDE OF THINGS, IN BEING THE GUYS THAT HAVE TO LOOK AT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS THE ABILITY TO HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER RIGHT THERE AT, YOU KNOW, A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

MR. CARTER, IF YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

I'M GLAD TO LET YOU SPEAK TO THAT CAN DO THAT A COUPLE OF WAYS.

I THINK WE HAD A DISCUSSION, MAYOR, WITH YOU AND I AND A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS.

I THINK HOW WE SAW THAT AND WHAT ANDREW ANDREW HALL, OUR CHAIR, WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO APPOINT IN JANUARY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A BYLAW CHANGE TO DO THAT.

ANDREW CAN, AS CHAIR, CAN APPOINT THE CITY MANAGER AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER WITHOUT CHANGING THE BYLAWS.

YOU CERTAINLY CAN CHANGE THE BYLAWS THROUGH AND YOU CAN DO THAT A COUPLE OF WAYS.

YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH A RESOLUTION THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE THE EDC BOARD CAN VOTE TO PETITION TO CHANGE THE BYLAWS.

AND THEN YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THAT CHANGE.

SO YOU CAN DO THAT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

ANY NEGATIVES FROM YOUR SIDE AND HAVING HIM KIND OF SIT IN THAT POSITION? I DON'T THINK SO. WE DON'T SEE ANY NEGATIVE NON-VOTING CAPACITY I THINK IS KIND OF PRESERVES THAT POSITION.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT PERSON FOR US AND ACCESS FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE ACCESS TO US, SO WE DON'T SEE ANY DOWNSIDE.

GREAT. MR. CRAFT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? NOT ON THAT. NO, I APPRECIATE IT.

YOU BET. OKAY.

WELL, THEN IF WE'RE IF WE'RE ALL HEADING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, I GUESS I PROBABLY WOULD DIRECT STAFF TO GO AHEAD AND PROGRESS WITH THAT, SEE IF THAT'S A RESOLUTION AND THAT'S THE RIGHT YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE.

JUST A LITTLE SUGGESTED CHANGE.

MAYBE MAKE IT CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE.

I'M HOPING TO BE CITY MANAGER, BUT IF I'M NOT, I'D STILL LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SIT ON THE BOARD.

SO JUST A BACKUP PLAN.

AND THEN THAT WAY, IF THE CITY MANAGER COMES IN AND DOESN'T HAVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND PLAYING BACKGROUND, THEY COULD ASSIGN IT TO ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER.

WOULD WE HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THAT, ASSUMING THAT WE DID HAVE A DIFFERENT CITY MANAGER? MR. FREEMAN WOULD BE OUR DEPUTY AT THAT POINT AND HE WOULD BE DESIGNATED.

ANYBODY HAVE AN ISSUE? NO. NO. OKAY.

NO, I LIKE THAT. I THINK WE'LL LET YOU GUYS.

WE'LL TRUST YOU TO CRAFT THAT.

BUT LIKE THE IDEA OF A PERMANENT RESOLUTION TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL VERSUS DC BOARD DOING IT, I THINK IT'S MORE DIRECTED FROM US TO YOU GUYS.

SO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO ASK Y'ALL TO COME UP WITH THE PAPERWORK.

LET US DRAFT IT. YOU GUYS APPROVE IT.

IT'LL STILL WITH THAT RESOLUTION.

I STILL THINK IT MAKES IT A BYLAW CHANGE.

YES. WE'LL JUST UPDATE THE BYLAWS.

OKAY. AFTER YOU DO THE AFTER YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

OKAY. THE OTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TOO FAR, THE OTHER, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE YOUR OPINION ON THIS.

THE OTHER SUGGESTION WAS TO ADD BOARD MEMBERS.

UM, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BOARD.

TELL ME HOW YOU WORK WITH FIVE.

WHAT SEVEN WOULD LOOK LIKE?

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WHAT DO THEY HAVE? SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON.

SO OUR MAKEUP IS FIVE.

THAT'S TRADITIONALLY THAT'S WHAT THE STATUTE YOU KNOW THE THE THE THE THE LAW HAS STRICT GUIDELINES AT LEAST AS FAR AS A MINIMUM.

SO ON A TOP A CORPORATION YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST FIVE BOARD, YOU HAVE TO HAVE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS.

AND SO AND THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OFFICERS IN THAT, IN THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THREE OFFICERS OUT OF THAT FIVE, THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON HOW MANY YOU CAN HAVE. I WILL TELL YOU AROUND 90 TO 95% OF THE TOP EIGHT CORPORATIONS.

ARE THE FIVE MEMBERS, THE ONLY ONE THAT I KNOW IN WEST TEXAS THAT DOES NOT HAVE FIVE IS LUBBOCK.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK IF YOU TALK TO LUBBOCK, REALLY THE ONLY CHALLENGE WITH HAVING MORE IS TRYING TO GET A QUORUM.

OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, YOU CAN TALK TO SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S QUITE A FEW BOARD MEMBERS STILL AROUND OVER THAT 30 YEARS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FLEXIBLE BOARDS THAT YOU HAVE AS FAR AS SETTING THE DATE OF THE MEETING, WE HAVE A SCHEDULED MEETING.

IT'S ALWAYS THE THIRD MONDAY, BUT AT THE END OF THE MEETING, THAT'S ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS, IS SETTING THAT NEXT BOARD MEETING.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, OUT OF OUR FIVE BOARD MEMBERS, THERE'S THREE OF THEM THAT HAVE NEVER MISSED A MEETING BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN FLEXIBLE.

THAT'S A LITTLE HARDER WHEN YOU START ADDING MORE.

BUT AND THEN THEN YOU HAVE TO START WORRYING ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING THERE AS A QUORUM.

THE MORE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE, IF YOU GET TO SAY, YOU KNOW, SEVEN OR 9 OR 11 OR I THINK, I THINK 11, LUBBOCK HAS 11, I ONLY HAVE 11.

I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S A LOT.

IF YOU WERE IF YOU WERE TO HAVE AN INCREASE IN YOUR BOARD, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS POTENTIALLY OTHER THAN SCHEDULING? I DON'T THINK SO. JUST, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU ADD MORE OPINIONS IN AND AND THERE'S NEVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

SO WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK ON BUSINESS DIVERSITY.

MEANING IT GIVE YOU MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, EXPERTISE THERE DO YOU.

IT DOES. WHAT WOULD THAT DO FOR YOU GUYS.

I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE DIVERSITY IN EXPERTISE.

I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME WE DO HAVE TWO BANKERS ON THERE.

WE'LL HAVE ONE ROLL OFF NEXT YEAR.

AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT REPLACE THAT WITH ANOTHER BANKER BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A BANKER ON THERE.

I THINK THIS TIME IT JUST WORKED OUT THAT WE HAD TWO BANKERS ON THERE.

OKAY. TYPICALLY WE DO TRY TO BE DIVERSE IN THAT INDUSTRY IN THOSE FIVE.

THIS TIME WE JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE IT JUST WORKED OUT WITH THE WAY IT GOT NOMINATED TO HAVE TWO IN THE SAME INDUSTRY.

BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT DIVERSITY BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE SOME EXPERTISE IN SOME FIELD THAT NONE OF US HAVE.

OKAY. COUNCILMAN SCHERLEN Y NINE.

I JUST FELT LIKE WE COULD HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LIST OF PEOPLE THAT APPLIED, WE HAD 20 PEOPLE APPLY.

YES, SIR. AND WHEN YOU YOU'RE SHOWING, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS LIST, IT'S A VERY DIVERSIFIED LIST OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SERVE AMARILLO. AND WHEN I LOOK AT THIS LIST, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT MORE OF THEM THAT WANT TO WORK.

TO WORK. I MEAN, TO ME, HAVING MORE DIFFERENT IDEAS AND MORE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS ON A BOARD IS JUST BETTER.

IT'S LIKE HAVING A BOARDROOM MEETING WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR WHOLE BOARD THERE, YOU GET BETTER DECISIONS.

OKAY, ANY DRAWBACK WITH NINE? I MEAN, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU STEER THIS TO A SEVEN IF YOU HAD THE CHOICE OR NO COMMENT.

YEAH I DON'T YEAH I PROBABLY DON'T HAVE A COMMENT I DON'T KNOW I MEAN THAT'S A HARD QUESTION BECAUSE I JUST, YOU KNOW, I THINK.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S IT'S YOUR DECISION TO, YOU KNOW, PUT AS MANY PEOPLE ON THERE AS YOU WANT.

WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO KEEP IT AN ODD NUMBER IF YOU DO HAVE A IN A VOTING CAPACITY.

SO BUT I MEAN THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH DIVERSITY.

I LIKE I SAID, I THINK IT'S JUST MANAGING THE QUORUM PART IS I THINK THAT THOSE 5% OR 7% OF THOSE TOP A'S THAT HAVE MORE THAN FIVE WOULD TELL YOU THAT'S PROBABLY IT IS JUST MANAGING THE MEETING AND HAVING THE PEOPLE COME.

BECAUSE IF YOU START HAVING NINE AND YOU HAVE FIVE THERE, THEN YOU HAVE FOUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE MISSED OUT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO CATCH THEM UP, WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT IT SOMETIMES IS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY DRAWBACK IS IF YOU START HAVING PEOPLE THAT MISS MEETINGS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT PREVENT YOU FROM ZOOM, LIKE IF YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE A QUORUM AND I COULDN'T ATTEND, COULD I ZOOM IN?

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JUST LIKE YOU CAN'T DO THIS MEETING NOW BY ZOOM.

YEAH, WE'RE UNDER THE SAME WE'RE UNDER THE SAME OPEN MEETINGS.

OKAY. AS YOU ARE.

WELL, IT IS PROBABLY, IF NOT THE IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER BOARDS THAT WE HAVE.

SO THE SCHEDULING THING, I THINK IT'S PRIORITIZED WHERE PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO.

THEY'D WANT TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY AND MAKE YOUR MEETINGS.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS ON SEVEN NINE? ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? I MEAN, I'M GOOD WITH EITHER ONE.

REALLY. ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T WANT TO GROW THE BOARD.

ANYBODY LIKE FIVE.

SO YOU'D RATHER HAVE JUST FIVE BOSSES THAN NINE BOSSES? WELL, I HAVE 200 AND I HAVE 200,000.

THAT'S TRUE. I'M FINE WITH THAT.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY MY BOSS.

BUT YES, I MEAN, IT IS.

THE BOARD DOES DIRECT DIRECT ME TO DIRECT STAFF.

SO IT IS EASIER WITH FIVE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL ADAPT AND IT'LL BE FINE.

YEAH. MY, MY FIRST ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I HAD 42.

SO YOU KNOW.

RIGHT. WELL AND I CERTAINLY SEE THE VALUE OF HAVING MORE PARTICIPATION.

BUT I ALSO THINK AT A CERTAIN LEVEL IT'S YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS NOT THE SAME AS A PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.

I MEAN, YOU'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, COMPLEX THINGS.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER 7 OR 9, I THINK THE VALUE OF HAVING MORE THAN FIVE AND WE SEE THIS ON THIS BOARD IS YOU CAN NEVER TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT ANYTHING.

AND THERE'S BECAUSE IN HERE WE CAN TALK TO ONE OTHER PERSON.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THAT.

AND AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO OBSERVE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH WHAT THE PUBLIC IS DOING.

BUT I THINK THERE'S A VALUE OF BEING ABLE TO TALK WITH MAYBE THREE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH OUTSIDE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU GO PUBLIC WITH IT.

BUT BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER, YOU KNOW, WHETHER 7 OR 9 IS BETTER.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING I, I WANT TO ASK AROUND A LITTLE BIT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CONCERNS OR ANYTHING THAT WE'RE MISSING.

I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ENTERTAIN.

I, I WOULD ALSO JUST WONDER, YOU KNOW, AND NOT THAT WE DON'T WE WON'T DO A GREAT JOB OF APPOINTING EVERY BOARD.

I'M SURE WE WILL.

BUT IS IT THE RIGHT THING FOR THIS BOARD AT THIS, AT THIS COUNCIL AT THIS POINT TO ALL OF A SUDDEN REPLACE A MAJORITY ON THE BOARD AT ONE POINT? BECAUSE IF WE DO ONE NOW, IF WE IF WE ADD FOUR, WE ADD ANOTHER ONE NEXT YEAR AGAIN, I'M SURE WE'LL DO A GREAT JOB WITH IT, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GOOD A GOOD THING TO DO.

AND ALSO YOU'RE LOOKING AT STAGGERED TERMS, YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD YOU ROTATE THAT.

AND SO I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY SOMETHING WORTH THE DISCUSSION AND KIND OF TALK THROUGH THESE ISSUES TO SEE WHAT THE BEST PART WOULD BE TO, TO MAKE FOR A BETTER ADC AND IMPROVE IT. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

AS FAR AS THE STAGGERING, I THINK YOU'D HAVE TO FIGURE SOME TYPE OF CONCEPT ON STAGGERING THOSE TERMS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A THREE IT'S A THREE YEAR TERM AND THAT COULD BE EASY.

I MEAN, MAYBE IT'S YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU JUST DO A TWO AND THREE. WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

AND YOU WOULD DO THAT SAME CHANGE.

BY I MEAN YOU COULD DO IT IN THE SAME RESOLUTION.

IF YOU WANTED TO BRING THAT BACK AT SOME POINT YOU'D HAVE TO DO CHANGE BY RESOLUTION.

YEAH, MAYBE. AND MAYBE WE BUMP IT TO SEVEN, YOU KNOW, WITH THE GOAL OF NEXT YEAR LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, SEE HOW THE GET THE FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS.

AND THEN NEXT YEAR MAYBE LOOKING AT BUMPING TO NINE AFTER FEEDBACK SAYING, HEY, THIS REALLY WORKED WELL OR GOSH, WE CAN'T EVER MAKE A QUORUM.

NOBODY CAN. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE MAYBE WE STAIR STEP IT INSTEAD OF MAKING THAT HUGE LEAP OF 5 TO 9.

I MEAN, JUST AN OPTION THAT MAYBE WE STAIR STEP IT UP WITHOUT A COMMITMENT OF GOING TO NINE, BUT MAYBE SEVEN AND.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD DISCUSSION.

I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU GUYS.

IN ANY PROS AND CONS THAT YOUR BOARD MAY FEED BACK THROUGH YOU ON THAT WE COULD BRING IT BACK OR JUST LET YOU GET BACK TO TO ANDREW EITHER WAY.

AND I CAN ALSO I'LL DO SOME RESEARCH ON SOME OF THE, THE ONE BESIDES THE LUBBOCK THAT HAS LARGER THAN FIVE AND SEE WHAT THEIR FEEDBACK IS.

IF YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT, I DON'T MIND REACHING OUT TO SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES IN IN THE STATE.

I THINK THAT I WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE INCLINED TO, TO ADD TO AND TO GO TO SEVEN, JUST BECAUSE I THINK IT IS.

THIS BOARD WOULD THEN BE NOMINATING THREE OF YOUR SEVEN, NOT FIVE OF YOUR NINE.

AND I THINK THAT THAT HOLDS THAT CARRIES SOME WATER.

SO. WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU'D LIKE TO ASK FOR? MR. CARTER SITS NOW.

NO. THANK YOU.

I THINK, BY THE WAY, I'M NOT DIMINISHING THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.

I JUST SAID, WELL, HOW DID THAT SOUND? SO I'M JUST SAYING IT'S A DIFFERENT ANIMAL, SO.

CAREFUL. YEAH. THANK YOU.

NO. MR. CARTER, I THINK WE'D LIKE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU GUYS AGAIN ON, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WHAT 7 OR 9 WOULD LOOK LIKE AND ANY OTHER POTENTIAL PITFALLS.

AND I THINK STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING BACK TO US SO WE COULD TAKE ACTION ON.

ABSOLUTELY. YES, SIR.

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APPRECIATE YOU. WELL WE'RE MAKING GOOD TIME HERE.

SO WE'RE ALL THE WAY TO EIGHT D RESOLUTION WITH OH THIS IS DIGITAL DIGNITY RIGHTS AND PRIVACY.

[8.D. Discuss Resolution for Digital Dignity, Rights and Privacy]

MAYOR COUNCIL. RICH GUY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CIO.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME.

YOU KNOW, IN THE PANHANDLE.

WE'RE INNOVATORS.

WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

IT'S WHAT WE DO.

FROM THE TIME THE FIRST PEOPLE ARRIVED HERE AND POINTED AT SOME DUSTY, YELLOW, WINDY PIECE OF LAND AND SAID, THIS IS WHERE I'M GOING TO BUILD.

WE'VE HAD TO FACE PROBLEMS HEAD ON AND INNOVATE SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE, WHETHER THAT'S IN CATTLE OR DAIRY OR AGRICULTURE OR OIL, GAS, EVEN GOVERNMENT. BUT WE'RE WALKING INTO THIS PERIOD OF OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND WE'RE SEEING TECHNOLOGY ADVANCE AT A RATE WE'VE JUST NEVER SEEN IN HISTORY.

SO AS YOUR TECHNOLOGY LEADER FOR THE CITY, AND FRANKLY, AS SOMEONE WHO SERVED TO DEFEND THOSE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, I SHARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS I'M HEARING FROM COUNCIL AND FROM MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE, AS A CITY, SHOULD BE THOUGHTFUL IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGY IN WAYS THAT GIVE US THE EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVED SERVICES, BUT BEING VERY COGNIZANT OF NOT UNDERMINING OUR RESIDENTS DIGNITY, THEIR RIGHTS OR THEIR PRIVACY.

THAT BEING SAID, I DO BELIEVE WITH THE RIGHT VALUES AND PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE, WE CAN ACTUALLY USE TECHNOLOGY TO BECOME AN EVEN BETTER GOVERNMENT OF, FOR AND BY THE PEOPLE.

SO IT WAS IN THAT VEIN, AND FOR THAT REASON THAT WE DRAFTED THIS DRAFT RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW WITH THE GOAL OF TAKING ANY FEEDBACK AND THEN BRINGING THAT BACK AS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD PRESENT.

AND THEN WE AS STAFF WOULD BUILD THE REPORTING TO SHOW COUNCIL WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS AGAINST IT AND THEN RENEW IT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS A SIGNAL TO AMARILLO THAT WE WILL ALWAYS PUT RESIDENTS BEFORE TECHNOLOGY.

THANK YOU SIR.

WHAT I LIKE THE MOST ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS.

SO A LOT OF TIMES WE WE'RE RESPONSIVE.

YOU KNOW, WE WE TAKE A STEP AND WE HEAR FROM OUR CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, HEY, Y'ALL DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THIS.

WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS HAPPENS? HOW COME WE DON'T HAVE THESE GUIDELINES, THESE PROTECTIONS IN WE HAVE OUR LEAD IN IN THIS INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW.

ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION THAT'S LOOKING OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, HOW DO I WANT TO BE TREATED AS A CITIZEN HERE? HOW WOULD I WANT MY PRIVACY? HOW WOULD I WANT MY DATA HANDLED? HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS? AND SO I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE HELPED TO DRAFT THIS AND THAT IT IT'S IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL TO BE ON THE FRONT END OF SELF REPORTING AND SELF ACCOUNTABILITY.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RICH.

NO I THINK RICH AND I HAD A LITTLE SHORT CONVERSATION BEFORE THE MEETING.

AND I MEAN I THINK IT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THAT TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR, WE WE ARE ON THE FOREFRONT OF THIS.

I DO FEEL THAT THANKS TO RICHMOND, YOU'RE GETTING CALLS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, RIGHT? AND HAVING PEOPLE FLY IN FROM I THINK YOU SAID THE NETHERLANDS.

OH, YEAH. FOR SURE. WE'RE GETTING WE'RE GETTING CALLS FROM FOLKS NOT JUST ON THE TECHNOLOGY WE'RE DOING, BUT I THINK IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE INTO THIS ERA THAT THAT WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST AND WE PUT IN THOSE SAFEGUARDS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO TAKE WE WE USE TECHNOLOGY IN THE RIGHT WAY TO, TO JUST BETTER OUR DEMOCRACY AND BE EVEN MORE TRANSPARENT WITHOUT UNDERMINING, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN, YOU KNOW, THE INDUSTRY PUSHES REALLY HARD, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DO IS BEST FOR OUR OUR CITIZENS, NOT WHAT'S BEST FOR INDUSTRY OR BIG GOVERNMENT.

YEAH, I LOVE THAT BECAUSE WE WE TALK ABOUT AMARILLO BEING SO DIFFERENT.

I MEAN, EVEN IN HERE THAT WE'RE LEADING.

SO GREAT JOB.

RICH. I THINK THIS IS A POWER TOOL AND IT NEEDS A SAFETY.

AND I THINK YOU'VE YOU'VE DONE A LOT AND TAKEN THAT FIRST STEP TO PUTTING A SAFETY GUARD ON THIS.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR DOING IT.

OUTSTANDING. WELL IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK WE'LL GET ANY ADDITIONS OR EDITS WE NEED TO GET DONE AND BRING THIS BACK TO YOU COUNCIL.

IF YOU GUYS WANT TO REREAD THAT AND PROVIDE MR. FREEMAN AND MR. GAGNON ON ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE CHANGED, MODIFIED, ADDED.

OTHERWISE, I THINK WE'D BE READY TO BRING IT BACK AND PUT IT IN POLICY.

OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOU.

ON TO ITEM EIGHT E.

[8.E. Amarillo Police Department procedures for responding to traffic accidents]

GIVE US A PROCEDURE UPDATE ON RESPONDING TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCILMAN.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER SIMPSON BROUGHT THIS TO US A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IS ASKING ABOUT OUR RESPONSE TO TRAFFIC CRASHES IN AMARILLO.

WE END UP RESPONDING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 6000 CRASHES A YEAR IN AMARILLO.

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OF COURSE, ON A SNOW DAY, THAT'S MAYBE SEVERAL HUNDRED.

AND ON OTHER DAYS IT MAY JUST BE A COUPLE.

SO I'LL JUST KIND OF WALK THROUGH REAL QUICK.

THE STATE LAW ON TRAFFIC CRASHES.

THAT'S KIND OF OUR OUR FRAMEWORK THAT WE OPERATE FROM.

SO THE STATE LAW GIVES US THE AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO AND INVESTIGATE A TRAFFIC CRASH.

AND IT KIND OF SETS OUT SOME GUIDELINES.

SO ANY CRASH THAT RESULTS IN INJURY OR DEATH, WE CAN INVESTIGATE ANY CRASH THAT RESULTS IN DAMAGE MORE THAN $1,000 TO ANYBODY'S PROPERTY, WHICH IS LIKE ONE MIRROR NOWADAYS, THAT WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE, THAT THERE ARE SOME PLACES THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO LIKE PRIVATE PROPERTY.

SO LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE IN A PARKING LOT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE TWO CARS THAT COME TOGETHER IN THEIR SAME THING, LIKE ON A STORAGE OR PAID PARKING AREA.

OTHER OTHER PARKING LOTS ARE KIND OF A LITTLE BIT FUZZY.

WE CAN'T ENFORCE ANY TRAFFIC LAWS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN A BIG BOX STORE PARKING LOT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE ARE CERTAIN TRAFFIC CRASHES THAT WE MIGHT INVESTIGATE THERE, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEBODY'S BEEN INJURED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE NARROW THAT DOWN IN OUR POLICE POLICY.

AND SO OUR POLICY AGAIN, IT KIND OF MIRRORS STATE LAW.

WE ARE GOING TO RESPOND AND INVESTIGATE ANY TIME THERE'S AN INJURY OR DEATH IN A CRASH, ANYTIME A TOW TRUCK OR WRECKER IS REQUIRED, THEN WE WE MAKE SURE WE SEND OFFICERS OUT TO HELP RESOLVE THAT. AND ALSO ANY HIT AND RUN WITH PERSONAL INJURY, OR IF THERE'S AN IDENTIFIABLE VEHICLE PART WHERE WE CAN POSSIBLY IDENTIFY WHO DID THE HIT AND RUN OR LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION, LIKE A WITNESS HAS TAKEN DOWN A LICENSE NUMBER, THEN THEN WE'LL INVESTIGATE THAT.

LACKING THAT, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO GO ON.

AND THEN THE NEXT PART IS IF IT INVOLVES A DWI, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

SO ANY ANY TIME THAT EVEN IF IT'S A MINOR CRASH AND THE PERSON TELLS 911 THAT ONE OF THE DRIVERS MIGHT BE INTOXICATED, WE'RE GOING TO RESPOND ON THAT, INVESTIGATE AND SEE IF THAT'S ACCURATE. AND THEN ANY TIME SOMEBODY LEFT THE SCENE WITHOUT GIVING THE PROPER INFORMATION OR THEY'VE GIVEN BAD INFORMATION, THEN WE CAN RESPOND TO THAT.

AS FAR AS AMARILLO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER IS CONCERNED, THEY LOOK TO US FOR GUIDANCE AS FAR AS TO WHAT TO SEND OFFICERS TO.

SO WE'VE ASKED THEM TO FOLLOW OUR POLICY.

BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO GET BACK TOGETHER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.

BUT BASICALLY WE DID THAT IN OCTOBER.

I MET WITH ALL THE SUPERVISORS AND WE TALKED ABOUT OUR GENERAL RESPONSE, BUT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC CRASHES AND THE GENERAL FEEDBACK THAT I WAS GETTING, BOTH EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY, IS THAT THERE WERE SOME CRASHES WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THAT WE DIDN'T GO TO A OK WAS FOLLOWING POLICY LIKE THEY SHOULD, BUT I FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING APPLIED A LITTLE TOO LIBERALLY.

SO WE ASKED THEM TO ROLL THAT BACK A LITTLE BIT.

AND BASICALLY ANYTIME THAT A PERSON HAS HAS A CRASH AND THEY'RE ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM THE OPTIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO EXPLAIN, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN RESPOND TO THIS IF THERE'S NO INJURIES AND IT'S PRETTY MINOR, YOU CAN SELF REPORT THIS.

ALTHOUGH THAT REPORT REALLY DOESN'T GO TO THE STATE.

IT'S JUST SIMPLY YOU'RE RECORDING THAT INFORMATION.

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO EXCHANGE INSURANCE INFORMATION.

AND IF THEY DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR A RESPONSE THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY UNLESS IT MEETS ONE OF THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE, EITHER IN POLICY OR IN STATE LAW.

SO WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS GIVING PEOPLE THAT OPTION STILL, BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE DEFAULT TO WHERE IF IF WE THINK AN OFFICER NEEDS TO GO, LET'S JUST SEND THE OFFICER AND NOT SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE PHONE GOING BACK AND FORTH ON WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN OR SHOULD RESPOND ON THAT.

SO THAT'S A SUPER QUICK OVERVIEW.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SIR. QUESTIONS.

SO BECAUSE I THINK IT AND IN THIS TIME WHERE YOU SAID YOU'VE KIND OF TALKED WITH ACC ABOUT THIS, I THINK IT WAS KIND OF WHERE I STARTED HEARING SOME THINGS.

BUT I GUESS IF A IF A CITIZEN IS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND THEY WANT TO HAVE AN OFFICER COME TO THAT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, THEN AN OFFICER WILL COME IF THEY REQUEST IT. YES.

WITH THE CAVEAT THAT IF IT'S ON THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN PROBABLY NOT.

AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO TAKE ANY ACTION THERE.

AND WHILE YOU WOULD HOPE THAT TRAINING WOULD BE 100%, THAT EVERYBODY IN YOUR DEPARTMENT AND EVERYBODY IN THE COMMAND CENTER WOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAY.

LET'S SAY THEY GET SOMEONE IN THE CALL CENTER THAT SAYS, I CAN'T DO THAT.

WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? WHAT SHOULD THAT PERSON DO? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.

BUT IF THEY RUN INTO SOMEONE THAT SAYS, NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT FOR YOU.

HOW COULD HOW COULD THEY NAVIGATE THAT TO THEN GET SOMEONE OUT? DO THEY ASK FOR A SUPERVISOR? DO THEY DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST? A COUPLE OF STEPS. ONE WOULD BE JUST TO SAY, I WANT TO TALK TO A POLICE OFFICER AND MAKE THAT CLEAR.

AND AGAIN, TRAINING IN THAT SOMETIMES IS CHALLENGING, BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT THAT MESSAGE ACROSS THAT IF SOMEBODY, REGARDLESS OF ALL THE OTHER STUFF, WHEN IT BOILS DOWN TO IT, SOMEBODY SAYS, I NEED TO TALK TO A POLICE OFFICER, WE'RE GOING TO SEND AN OFFICER OUT AND TALK TO THEM.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THAT FACE TO FACE INTERACTION WITH AN OFFICER IS WHAT A PERSON NEEDS, AND WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT.

IF FOR SOME REASON THAT DOESN'T WORK, THEN A SUPERVISOR, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SUPERVISOR ON DUTY 24 OVER SEVEN AT ACC AND THEY COULD HELP RESOLVE THAT.

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AND SO WE GIVE THOSE SUPERVISORS AT ACC THE AUTHORITY TO SLOW THINGS DOWN FOR A MINUTE.

LET'S CALL A PATROL SUPERVISOR AND MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

BUT BUT FIRST STEP WOULD BE I WANT TO TALK TO A POLICE OFFICER.

SECOND STEP. OKAY, WELL, MAY I TALK TO A SUPERVISOR SO WE CAN SEE IF THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION HERE? THANK YOU. WELL, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN BE MINOR UNTIL IT'S YOUR ACCIDENT, AND THEN IT'S NEVER MINOR.

AND LIKE YOU SAY, THE THE COST OF DOING THAT.

SO I JUST HAD PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU, THEY'VE BEEN TOLD, WELL LET THE INSURANCE COMPANIES WORK IT OUT.

WELL THAT JUST CAUSE FURTHER PROBLEMS. NO OFFENSE, BUT BUT I APPRECIATE YOU KIND OF CLARIFYING THAT BECAUSE I THINK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS KIND OF CLEAR THAT THAT'S AND AGAIN, THERE'S LOTS OF CRIMES, THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO.

BUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER THAT, I THINK IT'S BENEFICIAL TO HAVE THE POLICE THERE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THAT PART SO THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR CLAIM FILED AND GET THEIR LIFE BACK IN ORDER.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH.

AND I DIDN'T MENTION MOVING OFF THE ROADWAY.

WE ENCOURAGE THAT. AND I KNOW ACC WHEN THEY WERE TAKING THOSE CALLS, THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THEY ASK IS THE CAR MOVABLE.

AND PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THAT.

BUT THERE'S A LOT GREATER DANGER OF ANOTHER CRASH OCCURRING IF WE'RE BLOCKING UP STREETS.

SO I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SNAP A COUPLE OF PICTURES IF YOU GOT YOUR PHONE WITH YOU, AND THEN LET'S MOVE OUT OF THE ROADWAY.

SO BECAUSE WE CAN INVESTIGATE IT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO STILL BE EXACTLY WHERE EVERYTHING WAS.

WE CAN STILL INVESTIGATE THROUGH WITNESS STATEMENTS AND LOOKING AT THE EVIDENCE AFTERWARDS.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S SAFE.

GET OUT OF THE ROAD IF YOU CAN, AND THEN WE'LL COME INVESTIGATE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, GUYS? YES, SIR. NO, CHIEF.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.

OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM EIGHT F.

[8.F. New bulk trash initiative and prior programs to address illegal dumping]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

NOTE TO SELF, ALWAYS GO IN FRONT OF RICH AND CHIEF BIRKENFELD SO THEY DON'T SET THE BAR SO HIGH.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO ME THOUGH, AND THAT IS OUR BULK COLLECTION I DO.

BEFORE WE START, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT RICK EDINBURG IS HERE WITH US TODAY.

WHERE ARE YOU AT, RICK? HE'S RIGHT OVER HERE.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS, HE IS WITH OUR BLOOMBERG INITIATIVE.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE THINGS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND STARTED OUR INNOVATION TEAM, SO HE HAD A BIG HAND TO PLAY IN A LOT OF THE DIRECTION THAT WE WERE GOING WITH OUR BULK COLLECTION AND WITH WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH SOLID WASTE WITH THE ILLEGAL DUMPING, AND GOT THE INNOVATION TEAM ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

SO HERE IN A MINUTE, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM KRISTEN AS WELL AS A PART OF THIS PRESENTATION.

AND SHE WAS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND HAS TAKEN IT AND JUST RUN WITH IT AS FAR AS INNOVATION IS CONCERNED.

SO BUT BUT I THOUGHT TODAY WHAT I WOULD DO IS GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY TODAY DISCUSSES CURRENT SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS RELATED TO BULK COLLECTION.

ALSO, OUR DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESULTS OF EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND TALK ABOUT THE INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CLEANING UP ILLEGAL DUMPING IN THE ALLEYS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL MAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT.

THE CURBSIDE PROGRAM ITSELF WAS INITIATED BACK IN MARCH OF 2018.

THIS PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO GIVE CUSTOMERS AN EASY OPTION FOR BIG BULK WASTE COLLECTION, AND THE INTENT OF IT, TOO, WAS TO DISCOURAGE ILLEGAL DUMPING IN THE ALLEYS AND ENCOURAGE A CLEANER CITY.

OUR ROLL OFF PROGRAM STARTED IN 2021.

IN SEPTEMBER OF THAT YEAR, THIS WAS AN ADDITION TO THE CURBSIDE PROGRAM, AND THIS WAS CREATED FOR THE SAME PURPOSE, JUST TO GIVE CUSTOMERS ANOTHER WAY THAT THEY CAN GET RID OF BIG BULK COLLECTION AND DISCOURAGE ILLEGAL DUMPING AND ENCOURAGE A CLEANER CITY.

THE CURBSIDE PROGRAM.

JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, THAT'S OUR KNUCKLEBOOM TRUCKS THAT GO AROUND.

YOU MAKE A REQUEST.

WE TRY TO GET THAT WITHIN 48 HOURS.

THE PROGRAM HAS GROWN ENOUGH NOW THAT WE'RE REALLY NOT AT THE 48 HOUR MARK.

NOW WE'RE 48, 72.

WE STILL TRY TO TARGET 48, BUT THE PROGRAM HAS GOTTEN A LOT, A LOT BIGGER, WHICH IS GREAT.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED. WE WANT MORE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

SO LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS, THIS JUST I WANTED TO PUT THIS GRAPH HERE TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE PAST YEAR, OCTOBER TO OCTOBER LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS OUR COLLECTIONS.

AND THIS IS REALLY THE EBB AND FLOW OF THIS PROGRAM WE HAVE.

WE SLOW DOWN IN THE FALL AND WE SPEED BACK UP AND WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS IN THE SUMMERTIME.

OUR BUSIEST TIME IS USUALLY MAY, JUNE, JULY.

IT STARTS TO FALL BACK OFF IN AUGUST, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR PEAK MONTH DURING THIS PAST YEAR, WE DID 3852 COLLECTIONS IN THAT ONE MONTH.

IF YOU TAKE THAT AND COMPARE IT TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED, AND THIS IS I KNOW THIS IS A BUSY GRAPH, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE LINE, THAT WAS 2019, THAT WAS THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.

AND IF YOU LOOK WHERE WE ARE IN 22 NOW AND HOW MUCH WE'VE INCREASED THAT IT'S WORKING, DO WE THINK WE COULD DO BETTER WITH THAT? YES. BUT I THINK WE'RE AT THE EXTENT OF OUR RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER BEHIND IN TIME.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT AT BUDGET TIME.

WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT.

AT THE TIME OF THE YEAR, OUR ROLL OFF COLLECTION PROGRAM, WHAT I DID IS I JUST TOOK A SNAPSHOT OF ONE MONTH OF THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS.

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THESE ARE THE LOCATIONS WHERE THE ROLL OFFS ARE LOCATED AT.

WE'VE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EMILY KOHLER.

SHE WORKED WITH ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ROLL OFFS ARE IN PLACES WHERE THEY WANT THEM AS NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM ON MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SATISFYING THAT.

BUT 599 OF THOSE EMPTIED IN ONE MONTH IS A LOT.

EACH OF THOSE ARE 12 YARD CONTAINERS THAT THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 898 TONS IN ONE MONTH.

AND THAT'S JUST UNCOMPACTED WASTE.

AND THAT'S ALL OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IF YOU GET TEN REFRIGERATORS AND ONE AND BRUSH AND ANOTHER, BUT THAT'S ABOUT THE AVERAGE.

IT WOULD AVERAGE OUT TO ABOUT 898 TONS ON THAT.

SO THE PROGRAM PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL.

WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO WITH THAT IS WE GO PICK THOSE UP AS SOON AS WE GET NOTICE THAT THEY'RE FULL.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE DEDICATED NOW A KNUCKLEBOOM TRUCK TO THAT PROGRAM.

THAT'S WHAT IT DOES ALL DAY LONG IS EMPTIES THOSE.

WE FOUND THAT IT'S MORE EFFICIENT FOR US TO GO AND PLUCK THE WASTE OUT OF IT, PUT IT IN A TRUCK AND HAUL IT OFF, RATHER THAN TO GO OUT THERE AND HAUL OFF THE ROLL OFF.

BRING IT BACK. GO GET THE OTHER ONE.

BRING IT BACK. NOW WE STILL DO BOTH OF THOSE, BUT THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DO THAT IS WITH THE KNUCKLEBOOM TRUCK.

SO IF YOU JUST KIND OF LOOK AT A QUICK COMPARISON OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, I WATCHED THESE NUMBERS CLOSELY BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW THAT OUR FRONT YARD PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL.

THAT MEANS WE'RE DOING WHAT WE WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO.

AND IT IS WE'RE COLLECTING A LOT MORE TONNAGE WITH FRONT YARD COLLECTION AND BULK WASTE THAN WE ARE WITH OUR ROLLOUT PROGRAM.

HOWEVER, WE'VE PROVEN THAT THE THE ROLLOUT PROGRAM IS VERY VALUABLE TO THE CITIZENS AND THEY KEEP REQUESTING THAT WE KEEP THEM THERE.

WE GET CALLS WEEKLY SAYING, DON'T MOVE THESE.

WE WANT TO KEEP THEM THERE.

SOME OF OUR PAST SOLUTIONS FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING.

PRIOR TO SOME OF YOU COMING ON COUNCIL, WE CREATED AN ILLEGAL DUMPING TASK FORCE THAT WENT THROUGH A LOT OF ITEMS. ASSOCIATED WITH ILLEGAL DUMPING.

WE HAD CAMERA PLACEMENT AT ILLEGAL DUMPING HOTSPOTS.

WE CHANGED OUR ORDINANCE SO THAT WE COULD ALLOW FOR CIVIL PENALTIES IF SOMEONE GOT CAUGHT, AND WE ACTUALLY GOT A TAG NUMBER THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY GO AFTER THEM.

THAT HAD SOME SUCCESS AS WELL.

AND HIRING OF CONTRACTORS CLEANED SPECIFIC IDENTIFIED AREAS WHERE REGULAR ILLEGAL DUMPING WAS OCCURRING.

WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY ON THAT PROGRAM, AND THE THING THAT FRUSTRATED US WITH THAT IS WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU A GOOD EXAMPLE.

WE HAD THEM GO THROUGH SAN JACINTO SIX MONTHS LATER.

IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE IT DID BEFORE WE CLEANED IT.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND BETTER WAYS TO DO THAT, BETTER WAYS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, AND THAT WE'RE DOING THAT THROUGH INTERVIEWS, SOCIAL MEDIA, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN TO GET OUT THERE THAT IT'S ILLEGAL TO DUMP THINGS IN THE ALLEY.

THIS PRESENTATION HERE IS ANOTHER REMINDER OF THAT PLACEMENT OF ROLL OFFS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL NATIONAL CLEANUP EVENTS.

SO NOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR ENHANCED BULK WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM.

THE CREATION OF THIS PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY COUNCIL DRIVEN.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAYOR.

OUR INNOVATION TEAM HAS ALSO BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THIS WITH IN FACT, PRIOR TO ME COMING BACK, THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS, AND WE MET RECENTLY WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WHERE WE WE HAD NINE STAKEHOLDERS COME IN, AND WE HAD A VERY, VERY GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THEM.

THEY HAD A LOT OF IDEAS, THEY HAD A LOT OF INPUT.

THEY PARTICIPATED AND THEY'RE EXCITED AND THEY TAKE THAT.

I GOT FROM THAT WAS THAT THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS WE'RE CREATING A PILOT THAT WE CAN START THIS PROGRAM TO SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL IT CAN BE AND PUNCH HOLES IN IT.

WE WANT TO TAKE THE PILOT AND JUST WRECK THE THING IF WE CAN, AND FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS A PROGRAM THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.

SO I'M GOING TO HAVE KRISTEN WALBECK COME UP AND RUN THROUGH THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATION, IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND SHE CAN WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW.

DID THAT SO FAST. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE QUICK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THANK YOU DONNIE. SO YEAH, TO HIS POINT, WE THIS WAS CO-CREATED BOTH BY INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AND EXTERNAL EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS AS RECENTLY AS NOVEMBER THE 2ND.

SO WE'RE GOING TO RUN YOU THROUGH A REALLY QUICK PILOT OVERVIEW.

BUT AS DONNIE MENTIONED, THE WHOLE GOAL OF THIS IS TO CLEAN UP ILLEGAL WASTE, CLEAN UP AMARILLO, BUT FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THOSE CONCENTRATED AREAS OF BLIGHT WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS INCLUDING SAN JACINTO, EASTRIDGE, NORTH HEIGHTS AND THE BARRIO.

SO THE CONCEPT OF THE PILOT IS TO REALLY FOCUS ON ONE NEIGHBORHOOD EACH MONTH, JUST TO SEE HOW IT GOES FOR THAT PARTICULAR MONTH, SWITCH TO ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP AND PROVIDE A LOW BARRIER OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO INDEPENDENTLY CONTRACT WITH THE CITY.

SO I WANT YOU TO THINK OF UBER FOR SOLID WASTE.

SO THIS IS KIND OF WHAT THE CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

YOU WOULD REQUIRE AN APPLICANT APPROVAL.

THIS WOULD BE THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY SOLID WASTE, WHERE THE INTERESTED PARTY WOULD PROVIDE A PROOF OF INSURANCE AND VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, COMPLETE A GENERAL APPLICATION, AS WELL AS THAT 1099 FORM.

THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.

AND THEN COMPLETE THAT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT.

AND THEN THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED IS VERY MINIMAL.

YOURSELF AND A VEHICLE TRAILER WOULD BE GREAT.

BUT TECHNICALLY, IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR CAMERA, GO FOR IT.

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SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WHOLE ALLEYWAY CLEANUP A CONTRACTOR WOULD BE ABLE TO PICK SO YOU CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT WORK YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO PERFORM.

AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE ESSENTIALLY SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS TO COMPLETE THAT ASSIGNED WORK.

THE ESTIMATED AVERAGE FOR EACH ALLEYWAY WOULD BE AROUND $300.

IT COULD GO UP OR DOWN DEPENDING UPON THE THE COMPLEXITY OF THAT WORK.

AND THEN THE COMPLETION OF WORK IS PRETTY SIMPLE.

YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE A BEFORE PICTURE OF THE AREA IN IN THAT WORK ORDER.

YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THE THE LOADING OF THOSE MATERIALS, REMOVE THEM AND THEN TAKE AN AFTER PICTURE.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR PROOF OF COMPLETION OF WORK.

DISPOSAL OF ITEMS IS ALSO EQUALLY SIMPLE.

SO BECAUSE THOSE ROLL OFFS ARE ALREADY ASSIGNED TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS, WE WOULD BASICALLY BULK UP THE AMOUNT OF ROLL OFFS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT IT MADE IT AN EASY SPACE FOR THEM TO DISPOSE OF THOSE ITEMS, BUT IN SOME CASES, IT MAY BE MORE PRACTICAL FOR A CONTRACTOR TO ACTUALLY GO TO THE LANDFILL IN WHICH THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DISPOSE OF THOSE ITEMS FOR FREE AT THE LANDFILL.

THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE DUMP TRAILERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A FINAL PICTURE OF THE DISPOSAL OF THAT ITEM.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DISPOSED OF PROPERLY AND JUST NOT DUMPED SOMEWHERE ELSE.

PAYMENT IS, I THINK, PRETTY EASY.

THE CONTRACTOR WOULD PRESENT A COMPLETION OF WORK, BASICALLY SHOW PICTURES OF THE BEFORE OR THE AFTER AND THE DISPOSAL OF THEIR ITEMS, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM WOULD CLOSE OUT THAT WORK ORDER AND THEN BEGIN TO ISSUE A PAYMENT VOUCHER WITH OUR CITY ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.

AND THE EXPECTATION IS ABOUT THREE DAYS BEFORE THEY WOULD GET THEIR CHECK.

THERE ARE LONG TERM GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

IF THE PILOT WAS SUCCESSFUL, AS DONNIE MENTIONED, WE'RE ASSUMING THAT IT'S NOT PERFECT.

SO WE'RE EXPECTED IF THE IF THE PILOT SUCCESSFUL TO AUTOMATE THE PROGRAM.

SO WE WANT THERE TO BE A WEB OR MOBILE BASED APPLICATION.

AND I REALLY DO WANT YOU TO KIND OF WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND UBER AS FAR AS THE APPLICATION, THE COMPLETION OF WORK AND PAYMENT.

SO AUTOMATING THOSE PAYMENTS IN A DIGITAL PROCESS AS WELL.

AND THEN WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT INTEGRATE INTO MGO TO WHERE WHEN YOU'RE IDENTIFYING THESE AREAS OF ILLEGAL DUMPING, THAT IT'S AUTOMATICALLY GOING INTO A SYSTEM TO THEREFORE BE SCORED AND PRICED OUT.

AND THEN ON THE INTERNAL SIDE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RATE CONTRACTORS FOR COMPLETION OF WORK.

DID YOU DO A GOOD JOB? DID YOU DO AN ACCEPTABLE JOB? DID YOU DO A POOR JOB SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT? CONTINUED QA AND QC EXPAND SERVICE AREAS TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE CITY LIMITS BEYOND THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, GROUP AREAS, AND THEN THE CONVENIENT SITE LOCATIONS, WHICH I THINK YOU KIND OF MENTIONED, BUT CONVENIENT SITE LOCATIONS WHERE THOSE ROLL OFFS WOULD BE CONCENTRATED IN AND THEN CONTINUE TO PROMOTE CURBSIDE SERVICE.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO LET YOU QUESTIONS, COUNSEL.

WHO WHO IDENTIFIES THE ALLEYS OR THE AREAS THAT NEED IT? I MEAN, I KNOW THAT WE ANDREW AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY.

I KNOW I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON BOARD YET, BUT THE DUMPSTER GUYS THAT ARE IN THE ALLEYS.

YES, SIR. DROP A PIN WHERE PLACES ARE NEEDED OR HOW DO WE IDENTIFY THESE SO THE CONTRACTORS CAN RIGHT NOW THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE MANUAL.

I WILL I WILL SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF SUPERVISORS.

THAT'S THE INTENT AT FIRST TO GO THROUGH THE ALLEYS.

WE DID THIS AS A PILOT A WHILE BACK TO MYSELF, ALAN HARTER AND STEPHANIE COGGINS ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND RAN ALLEYS JUST TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. AND AND WE DID IT PRETTY QUICK.

AND SO IT'S JUST GETTING THE CRITERIA AROUND WHAT THAT PRICING, WHAT THAT VALUE IS FOR THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE TOUGHEST PART.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TRAINING FOR THAT AND WE'LL DO IT MANUALLY.

THE IDEA IS THAT IN THE FUTURE THAT WE CAN AUTOMATE THAT AS WELL.

IN FACT, WE WERE THERE'S ANOTHER RICH KUDOS WE WERE AT OVER AT THE OUTPOST TALKING TO THEM ABOUT HOW CAN WE AUTOMATE THIS PROCESS WHERE WE CAN RUN A CAMERA DOWN THAT ALLEY AND IT CAN JUST GIVE US A BULK AND SAY, YEP, I'VE IDENTIFIED THAT THERE'S TWO REFRIGERATORS, A PILE OF BRUSH AND ONE COUCH THAT'S WORTH THIS AMOUNT WHERE WE COULD HAVE A CONSISTENT AMOUNT MOVING FORWARD.

THAT'S A WAYS OUT, BUT THAT'S THAT'S THE INTENT TO GET THERE IN THE FUTURE.

WHY WOULDN'T WE USE THE GUYS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE ALLEYS ALREADY SEEMS LIKE A DUPLICATION OF SERVICES.

IF WE'RE GOING TO SEND SOME SUPERVISORS OUT TO WALK THE ALLEYS, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE GOING TWICE A WEEK ALREADY DOWN THEM.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A GREAT ANSWER FOR THAT.

SO IF YOU EVER GO SIT DOWN AND RIDE WITH THEM, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IT IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE, I'LL GET YOU FIXED UP AND YOU CAN DO IT.

THEY'RE BUSY. THEY HAVE SO MANY THINGS THEY'RE TRYING TO DO.

OUR CONCERN WITH THEM IS THAT THEY'RE NOT HITTING A FENCE, THAT THEY'RE NOT HITTING A GAS METER, THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE TRASH COLLECTED.

YOU KNOW, THEY GO OUT ON A ROUTE AND THAT'S ALL THEY DO ALL DAY LONG.

AND IF THEY DO ANYTHING THAT BREAKS THAT STRIDE, WE RUN INTO PROBLEMS WITH EITHER MISSED SERVICES.

THEY DON'T REMEMBER WHERE THEY WERE ON THEIR ROUTE.

THERE'S JUST ALL KINDS OF CHALLENGES WITH THAT.

THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB AND FOCUS ON THAT.

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AND SO EVENTUALLY THEY JUST SAY, WELL, I THINK I REPORTED THAT AND I DON'T THINK I REPORTED THAT, AND IT'S A MESS.

SO IT'S BETTER FOR US IF WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT GOES DOWN AND JUST LOGS ALL THOSE EVENTS.

AND, AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE PILOT.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY BETTER WAYS THAT WE CAN DO IT.

WE CAN CERTAINLY CONSIDER THAT AGAIN AND LOOK AT GOING THAT DIRECTION.

BUT JUST FROM PAST EXPERIENCE IT WAS NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL WHEN WE DID THAT BEFORE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE I HOPE YEAH YEAH.

I THOUGHT I HEARD IN A MEETING A WHILE BACK THAT OUR DRIVERS WERE GOING TO HAVE A PHONE, THAT THEY COULD JUST HIT A NUMBER THAT WOULD REPORT THAT.

YEAH. WELL, SO WHAT WE DID IS WE ACTUALLY INSTALLED A BUTTON IN THERE TO TO REPORT THE ILLEGAL DUMPING SITES IN THE LOCATIONS FOR THAT THAT WOULD BE TIED TO OUR GPS SYSTEM, THAT WOULD GIVE A LOCATION FOR THAT.

SO THEY CHANGE SO RAPIDLY TO THAT, THAT WE RUN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT, WELL, DID I REPORT THAT ONE YESTERDAY OR DID I NOT? WAS THAT A REDUNDANT REPORT.

SO IT HAS ITS CHALLENGES TOO.

AND THEY ARE DOING THAT AS WE SPEAK.

SO IT'S HOW WE HAVE THE INVENTORY OF 1383 WORK ORDERS AS OF TODAY IN THOSE ALLEYS, WHICH ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN HOW MANY WORK ORDERS WILL HAVE WHEN WE DO AN ENTIRE ALLEY AS A WORK ORDER FOR THESE CONTRACTORS.

THANK YOU. WAS THERE ANY WAS THERE ANY NEGATIVES THAT YOU ALL IDENTIFIED WHENEVER YOU ALL WERE COMING UP WITH THIS PROGRAM? WELL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WERE THERE WAS NEGATIVE COUNCILMAN.

THERE WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMENT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE INSURANCE? YOU KNOW, DO WE HAVE TO INSURE OURSELVES AS CONTRACTORS BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO COST US A LOT OF MONEY.

THERE WAS JUST A LOT OF INPUT AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DIALOG.

AND I THINK I'M PROBABLY I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER BACK IF THERE WERE ANY HUGE CONCERNS, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY UNLESS YOU CAN.

NO, THAT WAS PRETTY. YEAH.

JUST JUST A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH DIALOG.

THAT'S WHAT THAT MEETING WAS ABOUT.

AND WE ACTUALLY HOPE THAT DURING THE PILOT, SOME OF THOSE THINGS COME OUT THAT PEOPLE ARE THAT ARE DOING THE PILOT FOR US ARE GOING TO SAY, HEY, THIS DOESN'T WORK.

OR WE COULD MAYBE DO THIS BETTER IF WE DO IT THIS WAY, SO THAT WHEN WE REALLY ROLL THIS OUT AS A FULL PROGRAM THAT WE LOOK AT AND TALK ABOUT AND BUDGET TIME AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME FUNDING NEEDS FOR IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE HAVE ALL OUR DUCKS IN A ROW FOR THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. DO YOU THINK I'M GOOD? THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.

KIRSTEN. YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME UP IN OUR LAST MEETING THAT I THOUGHT WERE VERY BENEFICIAL.

YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT VIDEOING AND DOING SOME VIDEOS THAT WOULD TAKE YOU THROUGH, LIKE, WHAT IT MEANS TO OWN AND RUN YOUR OWN SMALL BUSINESS AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CULTIVATE WHILE WE'RE PUTTING PEOPLE OUT THERE AND CREATING A WHOLE NOTHER SIDE OF THIS, WHICH IS TRULY A LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM.

SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF, IF, IF I'M A LAWN CARE GUY AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH YARDS AND I NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THAT SAME TRUCK AND THAT SAME TRAILER AND GO AND CLEAN AN ALLEY UP, MAKE $300, LIKE I ALREADY KNOW HOW TO HOOK THE TRAILER UP.

I ALREADY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GET THE THE CHECK AND HAVE TO CLAIM IT ON MY 1099 OR WHATEVER, BUT IF I DON'T HAVE THAT LEVEL, WHAT WE WERE THINKING IS WE WOULD PROBABLY DO SOME VIDEOS THAT ARE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS.

AND PRIOR TO APPROVING YOU, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME LEVEL OF EDUCATION SO THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO HOOK THE TRAILER ON THE HITCH.

YOU KNOW HOW TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOUR LIGHTS ARE WORKING.

THIS IS HOW YOU PROPERLY TIE DOWN A LOAD IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE LANDFILL.

THIS IS WHERE OUR LANDFILL IS LOCATED.

THESE ARE THE THINGS SO THAT WE DON'T JUST GET ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT IS AIMLESSLY DRIVING THROUGH SOMEBODY'S BACKYARD TRYING TO GET TO THE LANDFILL WITH TRASH BLOWING OUT, YOU KNOW, AND SO, LIKE, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF CONCERNS AND THEY'RE LEGITIMATE.

DO YOU NEED SOME LEVEL OF INSURANCE IN ADDITION TO YOUR AUTOMOTIVE POSSIBLY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT, BUT WE NEED THIS TO BE LOW BARRIER, BECAUSE WHAT WE TRULY ARE TRYING TO DO IS WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THIS AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF INCOME, A WAY TO CLEAN UP YOUR CITY AND TAKE PRIDE IN IT SOMEWHAT TO SELF REPORT, YOU KNOW, SO IF WE'RE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN TRASH HERE AND WE'RE BEING MONITORED, IT MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO US THAT YOU'RE NOT THROWING SOMETHING DOWN THAT I JUST CLEANED UP.

AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT.

AND WE WANT TO WE WANT TO FACTOR THOSE IN.

BUT JUST BECAUSE THERE'S ONE WAY THAT THIS CAN GO WRONG, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S NOT 100 WAYS FOR US TO MAKE THIS GO RIGHT.

AND SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT 90 OF THEM ON PAPER.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK THIS OUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

AND THEN THE THE UBER APP IS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC.

AND I SEE THIS BEING ABLE TO GROW IT INTO OTHER AREAS WHERE TRULY THE NUMBER ONE NEED IS, IS IF YOU SAID, COLE, WE'D LIKE TO CLEAN UP OUR OUR CITY.

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IT CAN BE MOBILIZED WHEN NEEDED.

IT CAN SCALE UP, SCALE DOWN.

IT INCLUDES OUR CITIZENS IN THE PROGRAM.

AND ULTIMATELY YOU'RE TEACHING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TEACHING SOMEBODY HOW TO RUN A SMALL BUSINESS, AND THEY HAVE MORE TO SHOW AT THE END OF THE DAY THAN JUST THE EXTRA MONEY. SO FANTASTIC JOB.

APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP ON IT.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

ANYTHING FURTHER. OKAY.

THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS.

APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY.

WE HAVE ITEM EIGHT G.

[8.G. Discuss City Manager recruitment process]

IF WE HAVE I'M JUST JOKING.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO CALL YOU UP.

SO WE WE AS A COUNCIL ARE GOING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT PROCESS.

I ONLY I ONLY SAY THAT JOKE JUST TO SAY LIKE MR. FREEMAN IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AS OUR INTERIM.

AND WE'VE SAID THIS THE WHOLE TIME, WE ARE STILL OBLIGATED TO OUR CITY AND OUR TAXPAYERS TO PUT FORWARD A DILIGENT SEARCH AND THE STEPS IN WHICH WE DO THAT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING IT, AND WE WANT TO WE WANT TO KEEP YOU INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS AS WE WALK THIS OUT OVER THE NEXT NINE, TEN MONTHS, WHATEVER IT TAKES. SO ACTUALLY I HAVE COUNCILMAN SIMPSON WHO I THINK CAN I CAN ASK TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS.

WOULD YOU MIND KIND OF STEERING US DOWN THE ROAD OF JUST A COUPLE OF OUR CONVERSATIONS SO FAR, AND THEN MAYBE THE DIRECTION YOU THINK IN WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? YEAH, YEAH.

THANK YOU MAYOR I APPRECIATE IT.

AND IF IT'S OKAY I'D JUST LIKE TO I'VE GOT A FEW COMMENTS THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE.

AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF GET INTO THE DISCUSSION.

I WANT TO TAKE US BACK IN HISTORY A LITTLE BIT, ONLY 110 YEARS AGO, BACK TO 1913, WHEN THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO WERE FACED WITH AN IMPORTANT DECISION TO MAKE.

PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION THEY HAD TO MAKE, WHICH THE ISSUE WAS HOW TO SET UP THE STRUCTURE OF OUR GOVERNMENT.

HOW WAS THAT GOING TO BE? THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM USED, MOST OFTEN USED IN THE EARLY 1900S, WAS TO ELECT CITIZENS TO LEAD THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WOULD REALLY RUN THE DAY TO DAY OF THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

BUT THAT SYSTEM AT THAT TIME WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS. AND THE PROBLEM WAS THOSE IN ELECTED POSITIONS WERE CREATING A POLITICAL MACHINE WHICH FAVORED THEIR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS AND THEIR CRONIES, AND THEY WERE GETTING REWARDED WITH JOBS, CONTRACTS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

THEY WERE REALLY ABUSING THE SYSTEM BY GIVING JOBS, CONTRACTS AND OTHER BENEFITS TO THOSE WHO SUPPORTED THEM IN THEIR BID TO GET ELECTED.

THEY WEREN'T GUIDED BY WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE CITIZENS, BUT INSTEAD WHAT WAS BEST FOR THEM OR THEIR SUPPORTERS.

THAT WAS A CONCERN FOR THOSE WRITING OUR CITY OF AMARILLO CHARTER 110 YEARS AGO, AND THE CHARTER PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK FOR THAT GOVERNMENT.

SO OUR FOREFATHERS TOOK A BOLD AND UNCOMMON MOVE.

THE CITY LEADERS OF AMARILLO BECAME THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND ONLY THE FIFTH CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO ADOPT A MANAGER COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

SO WE WERE THE FIRST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND ONLY THE FIFTH CITY AT THAT TIME, WHERE THE CITIZENS ELECT A MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WHO IN TURN HIRE A PROFESSIONAL MANAGER TO RUN THE DAY TO DAY OF THE CITY.

THE PURPOSE IS TO HAVE AN APOLITICAL, FULL TIME, EXPERIENCED CITY MANAGER TO CARRY OUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.

AND THERE'S A LAYER BETWEEN POLITICS AND RUNNING THE CITY.

AND THAT'S THAT'S US.

WE'RE TO PREVENT POLITICS FROM FROM RUNNING THE CITY.

THE BASIC GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF THIS SYSTEM IS THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE WEAK.

WE HAVE VERY LIMITED POWERS AND AUTHORITY.

ACCORDING TO THE CHARTER, THE COUNCIL ONLY HAS A FEW RESPONSIBILITIES.

WE WE APPROVE ORDINANCES.

WE APPROVE SALARIES.

IF YOU READ THE CHARTER, IT DOESN'T SAY THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE BUDGET, ALTHOUGH WE APPROVE THE BUDGET IN AN ORDINANCE.

SO WE DO APPROVE THAT ANYWAY.

AND IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO HAVE THAT APPROVAL PROCESS.

WE APPOINT A MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND WE HIRE FIRE AND OVERSEE THE CITY MANAGER.

WE ONLY HAVE FOUR ITEMS IN OUR REAL JOB DESCRIPTION.

IT IS INDEED THE CITY MANAGER THAT THAT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO RUN THE CITY.

AND WHILE HE OR SHE DOES REPORT TO THE COUNCIL, THE IDEA IS THE GOVERNING BODY IS REALLY MORE OF LIKE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT GIVES DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE TO THE CITY MANAGER AND DIRECTIONS AND GOALS.

BUT IT'S THE CITY MANAGER WHO MANAGES THE DAY TO DAY OPERATION OF THE CITY, NOT NECESSARILY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO.

ONE THING THEY ADDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WANTED TO KNOW THIS IS NOT OUR FULL TIME JOB IS THEY SAID, WELL, WE'LL PAY YOU $10 A MEETING SO THAT IT'S REALLY A PART TIME JOB.

BUT THAT BALANCE OF POWER IS REALLY CRUCIAL IN A COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

AND WHEN IT BECOMES OUT OF BALANCE, IT CAN BE VERY PROBLEMATIC.

WE HAVE AS COUNCIL, WE HAVE ACCESS TO A TEAM OF CITY STAFF THAT HELPS US WITH ORDINANCES AND BUDGETS.

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ONE IS APPOINTING THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND THE SECOND, WHICH I WOULD SAY IS OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY, IS TO HIRE THE RIGHT EXECUTIVE TO RUN THE CITY.

THE MANAGER COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS NOW THE MOST COMMON METHOD OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN THIS COUNTRY, AND OUR FOUNDING FATHERS WERE WELL AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. THE HISTORY OF CITY MANAGERS FOR AMARILLO, I THINK, HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING JOURNEY FROM 1949.

SO A FEW DECADES. DECADES AFTER THE CITY WAS ESTABLISHED.

FROM 1949 TO 2004, THERE WERE JUST THREE CITY MANAGERS FOR THE CITY OF AMARILLO ENVY MOSS, JOHN STIFF, AND JOHN WARD.

TWO OF THOSE THREE HAD A TENURE OF AT LEAST 20 YEARS NOW AND LESS THAN 20 YEARS.

WE'RE ABOUT TO HIRE AMARILLO'S FOURTH CITY MANAGER, AND YOU COULD EVEN SAY FIFTH IF WE INCLUDED AN INTERIM MANAGER WHO WAS HERE FOR WELL OVER A YEAR.

I THINK THE QUESTION YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF IS, HOW IMPORTANT IS THE STABILITY OF A CITY MANAGER IN GROWTH, ADVANCEMENT OF THE, OF THE OF A CITY? AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WHY HAVE WE HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING CITY MANAGERS FOR TWO DECADES? BUT WE'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO CHANGE THIS TREND AND BRING STABILITY BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER POSITION.

WE SPENT MANY HOURS IN THIS CHAMBER AND MEETINGS, BUDGET WORKSHOPS, EXECUTIVE SESSION, NOT TO MENTION THE TIME WE SPEND OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL OF OF WORKING ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES, AS WE SHOULD.

BUT I WOULD SAY EVEN A ONE YEAR BUDGET OR MOST OF THE ITEMS THAT WE DEAL WITH MAY HAVE 1 OR 2 YEAR IMPACTS, MAYBE A FEW LONG TERM, BUT MOSTLY IT'S JUST WHILE WE'RE IN OFFICE.

HOWEVER, SELECTING A CITY MANAGER IS SOMETHING THAT CAN IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY BEYOND JUST OUR TIME HERE.

IF DONE RIGHT. WHAT WE DO CAN CAN IMPACT IT FOR 1020 YEARS OR MORE.

WE'RE AT A CROSSROADS OF OUR OWN MAKING.

AS A COUNCIL, WE DETERMINED IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER.

A COMPREHENSIVE, THOROUGH SEARCH WILL, I THINK, HELP US BEST IDENTIFY THE BEST PERSON TO LEAD OUR CITY.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER BENEFITS, I THINK, IN CONDUCTING A SEARCH, IT GIVES COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL A CHANCE TO FOCUS AND DISCUSS NOT ONLY SHORT TERM ISSUES, BUT LONGER TERM ISSUES TEN AND 20 YEARS.

IT ALLOWS US TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT IN THIS DISCUSSION.

IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO OTHER CITY LEADERS FROM OTHER PARTS, AND OTHER CITY GOVERNMENTS TO SEE WHAT ARE THEY DOING, WHAT'S DIFFERENT, WHAT COULD WE LEARN THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW THAT WE COULD APPLY HERE? WE MIGHT FIND SOMEONE THAT ALTHOUGH THEY MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR A CITY MANAGER POSITION, THEY MIGHT BE VALUABLE AND WE COULD POACH THEM FOR ANOTHER POSITION IN OUR CITY.

HERE'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO REQUEST FROM MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY, THAT WE CONSIDER BEGINNING WORK IMMEDIATELY TO FIND THE RIGHT EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM, A HEADHUNTER, IF YOU WILL, TO GUIDE US IN THE SEARCH.

I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES IN USING THE THIS ASSISTANCE.

THE RIGHT SEARCH FIRM WILL BRING EXPERIENCE AND A SKILL SET THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE.

THE RIGHT SEARCH FIRM WILL HAVE A NETWORK OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

I DO BELIEVE THE BEST CANDIDATES ARE THE ONES THAT WHO ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A JOB, BUT COULD POSSIBLY BE A GOOD FIT HERE, AND SEARCH FIRMS CAN HELP IN A VARIETY OF OTHER WAYS.

WILL THERE BE A COST OF USING A HEADHUNTER? MOST CERTAINLY IT WILL BE.

IS IT WORTH THE INVESTMENT? WELL, WE'VE SEEN THE COST OF NOT HAVING THE RIGHT CITY MANAGER, WHICH CAN BE 3 OR 4 TIMES MORE THAN THE COST OF A SEARCH FIRM.

WE'VE WORKED HARD, AND I'M PROUD TO WORK ALONGSIDE EACH OF YOU SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ON BUDGETING AND POLICY, BUT I REALLY THINK THIS SINGLE DECISION MIGHT BE THE ONE THAT WE'RE MOST REMEMBERED FOR.

WE'RE THE COUNCIL WHO FIRED THE CITY MANAGER.

LET'S BE THE COUNCIL THAT GETS THIS RIGHT AND WORKS HARD TO HIRE THE RIGHT CITY MANAGER AND LEAD OUR CITY AND CHART OUR FUTURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN. VERY WELL SAID AND GREAT PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A DISCUSSION HERE BRIEFLY ON KIND OF WHAT OUR NEXT STEP IS.

I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD DIALOG OF LIKE WHERE WE'VE COME FROM AND ALL OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND MOVING FORWARD.

UM, SO WHAT I HEARD AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COUNCIL WEIGH IN ON IS THERE'S REALLY A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS TO GO IN THIS SEARCH.

ONE IS WITH A FIRM THAT DOES THIS FOR A LIVING, AND ONE IS WITHOUT.

WHAT I HEARD YOU GEARING FOR IS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO GO OUT AND HIRE A FIRM.

CAN I ASK ANY OF MY OTHER COUNCIL? DO YOU GUYS HAVE AN OPINION ON THE SEARCH FIRM? SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPINIONS ON THE SEARCH FIRM, SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT AS SOMEWHAT OF AN OPINION.

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I THINK IF, UNLESS WE ARE 100% SOLD OUT, THAT WE WANT TO DO THIS WITHOUT SOMEBODY, THAT I THINK WE SHOULD.

WE SHOULD REALLY LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE A COMPANY THAT CAN HELP US WITH THIS.

SO UNLESS I HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO SAID, YOU KNOW, I JUST I THINK THAT THAT IS JUST A WASTE OF MONEY.

WE DON'T NEED IT. WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

WE KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.

THEN I THINK WE MIGHT BE ON THE OTHER PATH.

SO CAN I GET ANY FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS ON THAT ANGLE? I, I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED A FIRM TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY MANAGEMENT CANDIDATES THAT WANT TO COME TO AMARILLO FOR ONE. RIGHT? I DON'T THINK THAT ANY OF US UP HERE HAVE THE ABILITY OR THE TIME OR THE EXPERTISE TO IDENTIFY, LOCATE AND SET UP APPOINTMENTS OR LOOK.

SO, I MEAN, I THINK IF IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK, I DEFINITELY THINK WE NEED TO GET A FIRM.

OKAY. GOOD. APPRECIATE THAT OPINION.

ANY OTHERS.

NONE. NONE.

YES, SIR. I.

I THINK I'D LIKE TO SIT IN WITH THE COUNCIL HERE, MAYBE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND DETERMINE WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR.

I MEAN, WHAT WE DO, WE GO OUT AND TELL THE FIRM, OKAY, I WANT A CITY MANAGER.

YOU BRING ME ONE, BUT WE NEED TO GUIDE THEM TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, AND WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN.

WHAT STANDARDS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AS A COUNCIL, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND I JUST DON'T THINK WE GO OUT AND SAY, I WANT A CITY MANAGER, BRING ME ONE.

I THINK WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND ACTUALLY HAVE A HARD DISCUSSION.

EACH OF US MIGHT WANT TO GO OUT AND VISIT WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND BRING IT BACK, AND THEN HAVE A DISCUSSION AMONGST OURSELVES WHAT THE CITY ACTUALLY WANTS.

SO I'M HEARING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

ONE WAY TO DO THIS WOULD BE WITH A SUBCOMMITTEE.

THIS SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD FORMULATE SOME CRITERIA.

THIS SUBCOMMITTEE COULD ENGAGE WITH THE CITIZENS GROUP, WHETHER WE FORMALIZE THAT OR NOT.

AND THEN THIS SUBCOMMITTEE COULD EVEN TAKE, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY THERE ARE I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE ARE THIS MANY, BUT LET'S SAY THERE ARE 20 FIRMS THAT WE COULD LOOK AT THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE APPLICANTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT COMMITTEE BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, WHITTLE THAT DOWN TO THREE, FOUR, MAYBE FIVE, AND THEN THAT BE ABLE TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON TO DO ANYTHING AS FAR AS EXECUTIVE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S NECESSARILY GOING TO QUALIFY FOR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO OUTSIDE OF JUST A WORK SESSION.

SO IN THIS MEETING AND IN OUR OTHER MEETINGS, I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE COULD WE CAN BRAINSTORM AND BRING THE CRITERIA BACK THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

NOT SAYING WE WOULD ASK STAFF, BUT I THINK THAT WE COULD PULL A LOT OF DATA FROM OUR STAFF IN THE WAY OF DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, HR BEING A REALLY GOOD ONE, THAT WE CAN PULL A LOT OF DATA FROM.

SO IF I CAN STEER THE CONVERSATION TO A POTENTIAL SUBCOMMITTEE.

HEY, MAYOR, CAN I? YES, SIR. CAN I JUST COMMENT ONE THING BECAUSE I DO WANT TO TALK, BECAUSE I THINK TOM BRINGS UP A VERY GOOD POINT.

AND ONE THING ABOUT THAT IS, I THINK ONE OF THE VALUES, AGAIN, FOR HAVING A HEADHUNTER IS A THEY SHOULD BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.

IN OTHER WORDS, THEY SHOULD BE LEADING THAT CONVERSATION.

AND IF YOU FIND A GOOD HEADHUNTER OR AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM, WHAT THEY WILL DO IS THEY CAN ALSO DO A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING FOR YOU AS WELL.

AND THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE DO NEED TO HAVE CITY STAFF PROVIDING INPUT.

I THINK WE NEED TO DO NEED TO GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS US.

WE CAN OBVIOUSLY DO THAT, BUT I THINK IT WOULD ALSO BE VALUABLE IF WE FIND THE RIGHT EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST HEARING FROM US, BUT THEY'RE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND WE WHEN WE LOOK AT A SEARCH FIRM, I THINK WE WOULD WANT TO BE LOOKING AT SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO SAY, HEY, I'VE GOT TO LEARN A WHOLE LOT MORE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO ACHIEVE, AND THAT THEY'RE A PART OF HELPING FACILITATE THAT AND GETTING HELPING US GET THAT INFORMATION AS WELL, AND KIND OF GUIDING, GUIDING US BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THESE THINGS MAKE YOU GET OFF INTO A DITCH OR WE KIND OF GET OUTSIDE THE GUARDRAILS.

THEY CAN KIND OF HELP US KEEP US ON THAT.

SO WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE RIGHT THINGS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

BUT I THINK TOM'S POINT IS GOOD AND THAT, YOU KNOW, A SEARCH FIRM COULD COULD HELP US FACILITATE THAT.

WELL, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT.

AND THEN I THINK IN THE WAY OF IF WE WERE TO HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE, WE WOULD TAKE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THEN I WOULD PROBABLY ASK COUNCIL TO AT LEAST NOMINATE 1 OR 2 OTHER CITIZENS THAT COULD PARTICIPATE.

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AND WHAT I REALLY FORESEE IN THIS IS NOT ONE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE THAT TAKES THIS THING ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

I HAVEN'T HAD GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH THAT.

I THINK A LOT OF TIME YOU GET WITH A CONSULTANT AND YOU KIND OF YOU DO GET RAILROADED A LITTLE BIT.

SO I ALMOST FEEL LIKE YOU COULD GET CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT WITH THAT SUBCOMMITTEE, BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL TO WHERE YOU COULD HAVE A WORKSHOP, WORK SESSION, WHATEVER.

THEN ONCE YOU HAVE THE THREE OR 4 OR 5 APPLICANTS THAT ARE THE MOST DESIRABLE, COUNCIL WOULD SELECT THAT APPLICANT.

THEN ONCE WE HAVE OUR SEARCH FIRM AND WE COMPARE CRITERIA OF, HEY, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW ARE IMPORTANT, LIKE LET'S SAY WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY LOCAL.

IT MAY NOT BE LOCAL IN AMARILLO, BUT WE WANT SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS OUR WAY OF LIFE.

WE WANT SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS THE CULTURE, YOU KNOW, A HANDSHAKE AND A SMILE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WHEN WE WHEN WE BRING THAT BACK TO THIS, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, TO FORM ANOTHER CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE THAT COULD THEN HELP TO INTERVIEW APPLICANTS. WE GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS WITH DIFFERENT CITY MANAGERS.

ONCE AGAIN, MAYBE THE HARDER WE LOOK, THE BETTER MR. FREEMAN LOOKS. BUT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS OUT THERE.

SO IF I CAN GET ANY FEEDBACK AT ALL, DO YOU GUYS LIKE THE FORMAT THAT I'M WALKING US DOWN OF SUBCOMMITTEE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, SELECT THE FIRM, AND THEN BASED ON THAT WITH APPLICANTS, YOU'D HAVE ANOTHER CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE BEFORE WE WOULD MAKE OUR SELECTION AND ADD STAFF IN THERE.

AND STAFF OF COURSE WILL BE PRETTY IMPORTANT THE WHOLE TIME.

I GUESS I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A REALLY VALUE THE CITIZENS INPUT AND THE SEARCH PART OF IT, OF LOOKING AT THE CANDIDATES AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I DON'T, I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW.

I JUST WONDER IF WHO WE'RE HIRING AS A SEARCH FIRM SHOULD REALLY BE HIGHER DECISION.

I MEAN, MAYBE WE COULD GET SOME BENEFIT OUT OF.

GETTING THE PUBLIC INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH FOR HIM.

BUT I THINK THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO BE WORKING FOR US.

YOU KNOW, SO WHETHER YOU KNOW THE SUBCOMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WE PUT OUT A REQUEST TO SAY, HEY, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, LET US KNOW.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN YOU KNOW, WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE, BRING BRING SOME BACK.

YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT.

BUT ULTIMATELY, I THINK THE THE HIRING OF THE EXECUTIVE IS ALMOST JUST THE SEARCH FIRM IS ALMOST JUST AS IMPORTANT AS DOING, YOU KNOW, THE SEARCH ITSELF.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE'S A LOT OF VALUABLE VALUE IN GETTING CITIZEN INPUT, OR MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE JUST WANT TO DO OURSELVES, BECAUSE WE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HIRING THE RIGHT PERSON THAT THE FIVE OF US FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.

ANYBODY WANT TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND MAYBE JUST, DO YOU KNOW, MORE LIKE A WORK SESSION WHERE ALL FIVE OF US CONTRIBUTE AND WE JUST RAMROD THE SEARCH FIRM PROCESS INTERNALLY, MEANING WE WOULD ENGAGE WITH STAFF INDEPENDENTLY, BUT THEN WE REALLY WOULDN'T HAVE MUCH CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT TO FIND IN THE FIRM.

THE FIRM WOULD BE MORE ON THE COUNSEL SIDE.

PROS AND CONS I WOULD SAY THE FIRM.

I AGREE WITH LES.

I THINK THE FIRM NEEDS TO BE ON OUR SIDE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT MIGHT BE THE INITIAL DECISION TO MAKE, AND THEN THEY CAN HELP GUIDE OR THAT WE GUIDE THEM LIKE LET'S SAY THEY'RE WORKING FOR US. SAY, HEY, WE WANT INPUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WE WANT INPUT FROM STAFF, WE WANT THAT.

AND I WOULD GUESS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE QUESTIONNAIRES AND THEY WOULD HAVE THINGS PRE DONE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO FACILITATE AND THAT WE COULD GIVE TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION.

MY QUESTION WOULD BE IS WHAT ALL IS THE FIRM GOING TO DO FOR US AS FAR AS LIKE WHAT'S THEIR PROCESS? I MEAN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR PROCESS IS GOING TO BE AS A FIRM.

YOU KNOW, THEY MAY ALREADY HAVE ALL THIS STUFF LINED OUT AND ALL WE NEED TO DO IS JUST SELECT OUR FIRM AND THEN THEY BRING US, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER MANY FINALISTS.

AND THEN I WOULD ALMOST SAY, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME IS, YOU KNOW, HAVE A, HAVE A NIGHT SOMEWHERE AND, YOU KNOW, BOTANICAL GARDENS OR WHEREVER, YOU KNOW, AND THOSE FINALISTS ARE ON STAGE AND, AND THEY'RE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE PUBLIC AND GO FROM THERE.

I MEAN, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE COULD DO THIS.

ANYTHING FROM YOU, SIR? WELL, I DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE HAVING MY PEOPLE GO OUT AND MEET YOUR CITIZENS.

I THINK WE NEED TO DIRECT THAT.

AND THEN LET THE CANDIDATE WE SELECT GET OUT AND TALK TO THE CITIZENS.

WHEN YOU GET A DIVERSIFIED FIELD OUT THERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE LIKE THIS GUY AND PEOPLE LIKE THIS GUY.

AND WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO IT, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

AND IF WE TRY TO PUT IT OFF ON THE DON'T GET ME WRONG, I WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE CITIZENS HAVE TO SAY AND NEVER TURN.

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IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

WE'VE GOT TO PUT IN THAT EFFORT.

YEAH. NO, I'M NOT DISCOUNTING THAT AT ALL.

I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, WITH THESE, LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW, LIKE, THESE ARE THE FINALISTS OF WHO WE'RE LOOKING AT, RIGHT? I'M NOT SAYING LIKE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE PICKING THE CITY MANAGER.

I MEAN, IF WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS BACK TO THE CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT PORTION IS WHAT I'M LEANING TOWARDS ON THAT PORTION OF THAT.

AND I THINK ONE THING THAT A SEARCH FIRM MAY BRING IS SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO DO THAT, WHERE IT'S PRODUCTIVELY.

AGAIN, I AGREE WITH YOU, TOM.

IT'S UP TO THE FIVE OF US.

IT'S US ON THE LINE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S DONE.

BUT AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM COULD PROBABLY PROVIDE SOME VALUE ON HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU EFFECTIVELY GET REAL COMMUNITY INPUT AND HOW DOES THAT PART LOOK? I THINK I THINK WE CAN AGREE ON THAT.

I THINK WITH THE ONUS AND THE BURDEN ON THE FIVE OF US, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO, UNLESS UNLESS SOMEBODY IS OPPOSED TO A SUBCOMMITTEE TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THESE DIFFERENT FIRMS AND START GATHERING INFORMATION WITH STAFF AND WITH H.R.

I'D LIKE TO TO HAVE TWO OF US THAT, THAT SIGN UP FOR THIS TO GO AND DO THAT PART.

SO STEP ONE WOULD BE NOMINATE A SUBCOMMITTEE.

STEP TWO IS GOING TO BE TO ENGAGE WITH STAFF AND TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE IN HOUSE.

AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THEN STEP THREE WOULD BE THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS PLUS STAFF BEATING ALL THE BUSHES AND BRINGING EVERY POTENTIAL APPLICANT THAT WE CAN AS FAR AS A FIRM GOES AND THEIR RESUMES, AND THEN TAKING THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH A PROCESS TO WHERE WE COULD BRING THAT BACK TO YOU, I WOULD SAY A WORK SESSION OR ANOTHER MEETING WHERE WE COULD LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WELL, WE HAD THIS MANY WE TOSSED THESE OUT BECAUSE OF A, B AND C, THESE ARE THE ONES WE HAD LEFT.

WHERE DOES THAT LINE UP WITH WHAT? WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD I THINK SO, I MEAN, THERE'S YOU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE 20 THAT ARE INTERESTED IN IT.

I WOULD SAY THERE'S PROBABLY ONLY A HANDFUL THAT ARE PROBABLY REALLY QUALIFIED TO THE KIND OF EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.

I THINK IT'S PRETTY EASY.

I THINK THERE'S A DRAFT THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST SAY, I MEAN, AND THEY ALL KNOW THEY DO THIS ALL THE TIME.

SO WE'LL SEND OUT SOMETHING THAT SAYS, HEY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP US WITH THE SEARCH.

THEY'LL SEND US THE INFORMATION, AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT AND NARROW IT DOWN FROM THAT.

SO AGAIN, IT'S PRETTY COMMON, BUT I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF THE CITY STAFF MAKING SURE THAT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IN THE RIGHT LOCATIONS.

AND I'M SURE WORD WILL SPREAD PRETTY QUICKLY.

AND THEN WE'LL FIND OUT WHO'S, YOU KNOW, WHO'S INTERESTED IN AND CONSIDERING WORKING WITH US.

I AGREE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU SIR.

SO I, I LIKE THAT COUNCILMAN SIMPSON TAKEN A GOOD LEAD IN THIS.

I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU YOU'RE DEFINITELY HONED IN ON.

DO DO I HAVE A CONSENSUS FROM THIS COUNCIL THAT YOU WOULD LIKE COUNCILMAN SIMPSON ON THIS SUBCOMMITTEE? EVERYBODY OKAY WITH HIM HEADING THIS UP? OKAY. AND THEN WHICH ONE OF YOU THREE WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR THIS SUBCOMMITTEE? OR WHICH ONE OF US 4TH MAY BE BEST SUITED TO DO THIS? I KNOW, I KNOW, AS A NATURALLY CONTROLLING TYPE PERSON.

I LIKE BEING ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT I THINK AS THE MAYOR AND BEING INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS AND KNOWING THIS IS COMING BACK TO ANOTHER MEETING OR A WORK SESSION, I WANT MY COUNCIL TO HEAR ME SAY, LIKE, I'M TOTALLY COMFORTABLE IN NOT HOLDING ON TO THE REINS OF THIS AS FAR AS GOING OUT AND HIRING THE FIRM.

SO IF ANY OF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING ALONG WITH LES, I WOULD ENCOURAGE IT.

I THINK IT'S GOOD TO HAVE ONE OF YOU THREE ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE.

I'LL WORK WITH YOU. LES.

OKAY. WELL, I JUST WAS GOING TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER AND SEE IF ANYBODY WANTED TO TALK DAWN OUT OF THAT.

IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT WAS GETTING A LITTLE AWKWARD.

OKAY. DO I HAVE ANYBODY THAT FEELS DIFFERENTLY? EVERYBODY OKAY WITH DAWN AND LES? YEP. OKAY, SO COUNCILMAN PLACE TWO AND FOUR.

YOU'RE OUR SUBCOMMITTEE, AND YOU ARE NOW TASKED WITH ENGAGING WITH STAFF, FINDING OUT WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN HOUSE THAT YOU CAN PULL FROM AS FAR AS CRITERIA.

AND THEN WHAT'S THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO ISSUE THAT FOR FIRMS? WOULD YOU SAY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR CRITERIA? YEAH, BUT IT CAN BE.

IT CAN BE MORE INFORMAL.

WE DON'T HAVE TO POST IT ANYWHERE.

WE CAN ACTUALLY PROACTIVELY REACH OUT TO THE LIST THAT WE WANT TO AS FAR AS WHAT COUNCIL WANTS TO DO.

SO I CAN REACH OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER SIMPSON AND MR. TIPPS AS WELL.

I'VE GOT THE DRAFT RFP WRITTEN SO THEY CAN WEIGH IN ON CHANGES, AND WE CAN KIND OF GO THROUGH WHO THEY WANT TO REACH OUT TO BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TEXAS FIRMS, YOU'VE GOT NATIONAL

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GREAT. SO SO, MR. FREEMAN, IF YOU WOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE OF GETTING WITH THEM AT YOUR NEXT AVAILABLE.

I THINK WE WANT TO TRY TO GET THIS GOING IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WITH THE GOAL THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING BACK IN THE WAY OF KIND OF THE FIRM DESIGNATION EITHER END OF DECEMBER OR JANUARY.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, GENTLEMEN? NO, SIR. OKAY.

WE'RE ALL THE WAY TO 445.

STRETCHED US A LITTLE FAR FOR OUR FIRST BREAK.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS.

WE'LL COME RIGHT BACK. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CALL OURSELVES BACK TO ORDER.

HERE WE ARE TO OUR LAST ITEM HERE ON DISCUSSION WE HAVE KYLE SNYDER JOHN COMING UP HERE FOR SIP.

[8.H. Amarillo Fiscal Year 2023/24 to Fiscal Year 2027/28 Community Investment Program (CIP)]

IT'S HOW WE'RE SPENDING YOUR MONEY.

ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AT YOUR STATIONS THERE ON THE DAIS, YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE, A BIG BOOK OF CAPITAL PROJECTS.

SO I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THIS TO YOU GUYS.

BASICALLY, THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR TO OUR CIP, OUR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

MOST OF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS, THIS PROGRAM DURING OUR BUDGET CONVERSATIONS.

AND THIS IS BASICALLY JUST THE THE NEXT ITERATION OF THAT.

THIS DOCUMENT IS A IS SPECIFICALLY A FIVE YEAR PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT THAT OUTLINES AND HELPS, HELPS GUIDE OUR FINANCIAL DECISIONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OF OF WHAT ARE THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING? WHAT ARE THE NEEDS THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE IDENTIFYING TO TO YOU AS, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AS WELL? IT IT BUILDS ON THIS DOCUMENT, BUILDS ON LOTS AND LOTS OF PREVIOUS WORK, INCLUDING THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DID OVER THE SUMMER LAST SUMMER DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS AND GAVE US SOME SOME GOOD POLICY DIRECTION AS WELL AS DIRECT PROJECT DIRECTION.

BUT THIS THIS DOCUMENT BUILDS ON PREVIOUS BUDGETS, PREVIOUS SIPS, LOTS AND LOTS OF PLANNING DOCUMENTS THAT THE THAT THE DEPARTMENTS GO OUT AND GET THEMSELVES AND OR SELF EVALUATIONS THAT THEY DO WITHIN THEIR OWN REALMS, AND LOTS OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT IN THAT REGARD TO WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS SUCH AS CITY PLAN OR DIRECT DOCUMENTS FOR EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS.

IT BUILDS ON ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND BRINGS TOGETHER A FIVE YEAR PLANNING DOCUMENT TO HELP US MAKE GOOD INVESTMENT DECISIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, PART YEAR ONE OF THAT FIVE YEAR DOCUMENT IS IS APPROVED IN THE ANNUAL ANNUAL BUDGET.

AND SO WITHIN OUR ANNUAL BUDGET, WE HAVE YEAR ONE SITTING THERE THAT IS IN DUPLICATE IN THIS DOCUMENT THAT YOU'VE GOT IN FRONT OF YOU.

AND SO THEN YEARS TWO THROUGH FIVE OF OF THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN ARE THE FUTURE PROJECTS THAT DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE DIRECT FUNDING FUNDING IMPLEMENTED ON THEM, BUT ARE CONSTRAINED BY DEPARTMENTAL AND MANAGEMENT POLICY AND BEST PRACTICE. AND THEN ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT DOCUMENT IS A FUTURE TABLE THAT INCLUDES PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT FISCALLY CONSTRAINED AT ALL. IF WE ASK OUR DEPARTMENTS TO TRY TO FORECAST FUTURE NEEDS, FUTURE DESIRES, GROWTH POTENTIAL, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT ARE NOT FISCALLY CONSTRAINED BY BY THOSE PLANNING CONSTRAINTS.

SO JUST QUICKLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING THIS DOCUMENT.

ME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PUBLIC ACCESS.

THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

IT'S OUT AND PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE WEB PAGE RIGHT NOW ON OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, THE SAME PLACE THAT WE POST THE DRAFT BUDGET EVERY YEAR, AND THE SAME PLACE THAT HAS THE APPROVED BUDGETS AND LISTED FOR EVERY SINGLE YEAR OUT ON OUR FINANCE WEBSITE. IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THEY CAN ALWAYS GET WITH THE CPA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WHO OVERSEES THE PRODUCTION OF THAT.

BUT BUT THAT'S WHERE IT'S POSTED.

WAS OUT THERE WITH ALL THOSE SAME FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS THAT THAT IT TIES TO.

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THIS DOCUMENT FOR THE FIRST ORDINANCE THAT A THAT A THAT APPROVES THIS DOCUMENT ON OUR DECEMBER 12TH MEETING.

THAT'LL BE THE ACTUAL NEXT STEPS THAT THAT HAPPEN.

AND THEN WE'LL DO A SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE THAT APPROVES THIS DOCUMENT ON THAT JANUARY 9TH.

BOTH OF THOSE ARE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS.

AND SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME FOR YOU GUYS TO TO GO THROUGH THE DOCUMENT, ASK QUESTIONS, GET WITH ME, GET WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS ABOUT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU

[01:50:07]

SO THERE'S A TAB THERE.

EVERYTHING IN FRONT OF THAT IS KIND OF A NARRATIVE DOCUMENT THAT DOES OVERVIEW, GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN AS WELL AS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THAT. THERE'S THERE IS A POLICY STATEMENT.

THERE IS A POLICY SEGMENT THAT SPECIFICALLY TALKS ABOUT CAPITAL ACQUISITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

AND SPECIFICALLY WITH A NEW COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE INPUT ON THAT POLICY THAT THAT POLICY IS MY ITERATION OF OF WHAT I LEARNED FROM GOING THROUGH BUDGET WITH YOU THIS SUMMER AND INPUT FROM LISTENING TO TO HOW YOU FEEL.

THE CITY OUGHT TO RUN FROM AN INVESTMENT STANDPOINT.

AND AND THAT POLICY IS SOMETHING WE WE SHOULD GET GUIDANCE ON FROM, FROM A NEW COUNCIL GOING THROUGH THIS THE FIRST TIME.

SECONDLY, IN THE MIDDLE KIND OF DEAD CENTER OF THAT ITEM IS THE IS A TABLE THAT IDENTIFIES BASICALLY DEPARTMENTS DOWN THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND YEARS ACROSS THE TOP, AND HAS BASICALLY THE FIVE YEAR PLANNING TABLE OF PROJECTS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO TO KIND OF VISUALIZE AND SEE EACH OF THE LISTED PROJECTS AND WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE ASKING FOR AND WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE PLANNING FOR, FOR THAT FOR THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

THEN LASTLY, TOWARDS THE END OF THAT OF THAT SEGMENT OF THE DOCUMENT, IS THAT FUTURES PROJECT LIST, WHICH AGAIN, THE GUIDANCE I GIVE TO DEPARTMENTS. AND WHAT I'M ASKING THEM TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND IS LET'S LOOK OUT 20 YEARS, NOT WITH ANY FISCAL CONSTRAINTS, NOT WITH ANY DOLLAR CONSTRAINTS.

AND LET'S TALK ABOUT NEEDS, DESIRES, WANTS OUT THERE 20 YEARS.

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE SEE GROWTH GREATER THAN THAT KIND OF 1 TO 1.5%.

THAT'S THAT'S BEEN TYPICAL OVER THE LAST DECADE OR SO.

WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE IN THE FUTURE.

AND SO THAT'S THE BASICS OF THE DOCUMENT.

AGAIN, WE'LL BRING BACK TO YOU GUYS AN ORDINANCE THAT A THAT ADOPTS THIS DOCUMENT ON THE DECEMBER 12TH MEETING AND A SECOND READING ON JANUARY 9TH.

THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON THEIR PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE IN THE, IN THE BUDGET.

SO YEAR ONE PROJECTS IN THIS DOCUMENT.

AND THEN TYPICALLY THE LAST NEXT STEP IS ONCE WE DO THOSE APPROVALS IN JANUARY, WE START RIGHT OVER.

WE START IN JANUARY.

WE'RE PREPARING FOR JUNE JULY BUDGET CONVERSATIONS.

AND THEN THIS IS THE KIND OF THE SECOND LOOK.

AND THE ACTUAL ADOPTION OF THE PLAN GIVES EVERYBODY KIND OF A WE LOOK AT THIS TWICE A YEAR, KIND OF A MID-YEAR LOOK HERE, AND THEN WE START OVER FOR YEAR ONE IN THE IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR PRESENTATION.

WELCOME TO TAKE QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS COUNCIL.

THE ONLY ONE I HAVE KYLE ARE THESE ADOPTED TO YOU KNOW, OUR PILLARS THAT WE CREATED BACK IN.

BACK IN THE SUMMERTIME. IS THIS KIND OF IN LINE WITH.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

SO DID AN EVALUATION BASED ON YOU GUYS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SPENT SOME GOOD TIME WITH SOME POLICY CONVERSATIONS AND I THINK I THINK I'VE ITERATED THAT INTO SPECIFICALLY THAT POLICY CHAPTER OR POLICY SEGMENT OF THE, OF THE NARRATIVE THERE.

AND, AND THEN EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS WHEN THEY ARE SELECTING PROJECTS THROUGHOUT, WHEN THEY'RE IDENTIFYING THESE NEEDS, I'M ASKING THEM TO TO IDENTIFY WHAT PRIORITY, WHAT COUNCIL PRIORITY ARE YOU TRYING TO ACHIEVE BY RECOMMENDING THIS PROJECT.

SO WE'RE CONSIDERING THE DEPARTMENTS ARE CONSIDERING THOSE PILLARS, THOSE THOSE OUTLINED POLICY DECISIONS THAT THAT COUNCIL IDENTIFIES TO US.

AND THEN I AM CONSIDERING THAT AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNSEL. HOW? HOW MUCH DIRECTION WOULD YOU LIKE IN YOUR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION? SO YOU WANT TO KNOW PERCENTAGES LIKE WE HAD A DISCUSSION NOT TOO LONG AGO.

HEY, I THINK 30% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET SHOULD BE ON REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.

YOU KNOW, 40%.

YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST SAY WE TAKE STREETS AS A AS AN EXAMPLE, 40% SHOULD BE ON REPAVEMENT.

AND THEN THAT LEAVES SAY 30% FOR GROWTH.

RIGHT. SO LIKE IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FROM THIS COUNCIL OR DO YOU NOT NEED IT THAT SPECIFIC.

YOU JUST NEED IT TO SAY, HEY, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE STUFF THAT GETS TO GROWTH, THINGS THAT GET TO POTHOLES AND REPAIRS.

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YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO GREAT QUESTION.

IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, I THINK 30% DEDICATED TO THIS IS PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE AS AN OVERALL CITY POLICY IF YOU HAD AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS, I WANT TO FOCUS ON STREETS.

I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE DUMPSTER PROGRAM.

I WANT TO FOCUS ON THOSE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS IDENTIFIED DURING DURING OUR BUDGET CONVERSATIONS.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY PINPOINTED INTO AN INITIATIVE THAT THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS.

WE'RE TRYING TO MEET A SPECIFIC NEED THAT'S PERFECT AS AN OVERALL POLICY.

I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE TOO SPECIFIC THAT THAT WOULD BE MY PERSONAL OPINION.

SO IF WE IF WE HAD A POLICY DIRECTIVE OF, YOU KNOW, WE ARE SEEING MORE LIKE 2% GROWTH COMING TO AMARILLO, WE THINK YOU'RE 1.5% MAY LEAVE US SHORT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, WOULD YOU MIND DIRECTING AND STEERING OUR CIP PROGRAM TOWARDS MORE GROWTH? THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? YES. THAT'S A THAT'S A PERFECT TIME.

YEAH. YEAH.

OKAY. COUNCIL.

YOU ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MAYBE KIND OF THE DIRECTION THAT MR. SNYDER JOHN'S LOOKING FOR? SO ONE OTHER QUESTION JUST FOR COUNSEL TO KNOW YOU HAVE THESE PRIORITIZED AND KIND OF SET OUT IN YEARS. WE COULD REVIEW IT RIGHT NOW AND GIVE YOU A THUMBS UP, HONESTLY, ON SOME OF THESE THINGS.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW BETTER.

SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, WE DECIDE, HEY, THIS THING IS THREE YEARS OUT.

WE NEED TO MOVE IT INTO NEXT YEAR.

HOW DO YOU LIKE TO TAKE DIRECTION ON THAT? IS THAT A. ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S THAT'S AN EASY CONVERSATION AND A DIRECT CONVERSATION, ESPECIALLY IF, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF SCENARIO USUALLY GETS IDENTIFIED EITHER DIRECTLY FROM THE COUNCIL OR THROUGH THE ACM MANAGEMENT PROCESS, LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A MEETING WITH THE STREET DEPARTMENT TO TALK ABOUT THIS THING, OR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO TALK ABOUT THAT THING.

AND AS THOSE THOSE CONCEPTS OR STRATEGIES GET IDENTIFIED, THAT THAT TRICKLES DOWN THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, THROUGH AND THE DEPARTMENT AND THEN ULTIMATELY TO ME, TO TO MAKE REVISIONS TO THEIR PLAN.

ALL THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY PART OF THE DOCUMENT BECAUSE BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN IDENTIFYING THE PLANS, THE THE CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS ARE INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN THIS LIST, AND WE GO OVER IT MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR.

OKAY, SO I WOULD JUST SAY TO COUNCIL NOT MARRIED TO IT, BUT EVERYTHING THAT'S IN HERE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A COST.

SO IT COMES AT A COST IF WE IF WE SHUFFLE THE DECK.

YES. SO IF WE HAVE A PRIORITY AND WE SAY, LOOK, THIS IS A PRIORITY, YOU KNOW, HERE'S, HERE'S WHERE WE THINK WE COULD REPRIORITIZE, THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU DIRECTION ON THAT.

BUT THEN WE WOULD PROBABLY HOLD OUT ON JUST TRYING TO STAY DIRECTED TO OUR PILLARS AND OVERALL VIEW OF, OF IMPLEMENTATION.

CORRECT. SO I THINK I HAVE WHAT I NEED.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? MR. SNYDER. JOHN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION.

OKAY, COUNCIL MORE FOR YOU TO READ AND STUDY UP ON BEFORE OUR NEXT ONE.

DO I HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE REQUESTED? NOT FOR ME. OKAY, IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.

THAT THAT CONCLUDES THE DISCUSSION.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NINE, OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[9. Consent Items]

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS STATED.

SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA PASSES.

FOR THOSE OF US THAT STILL FLIP PAPERS FLIP LIKE 20 PAGES OVER, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR NON CONSENT ITEM.

WE HAVE ITEM TEN A, WE HAVE BRADY KENDRICK HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

[10.A. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8095]

ITEM TEN A IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING TO CONSIDER A REZONING OF 16.07 ACRES OF UNPLATTED LAND IN THE VICINITY OF SUNDOWN LANE AND WESTERN STREET TO REZONE FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT THREE.

AND THE APPLICANT IS FURMAN LAND SURVEYORS INC FOR P-DUB LAND HOLDINGS LIMITED, AND THE REQUESTED CHANGE IS FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE NEW BEACON POINT

[02:00:03]

IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS REQUEST DOES CONFORM WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT.

IT DOES NOT CONFORM WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

HOWEVER, GIVEN THAT THIS AREA WAS RECENTLY ANNEXED AND IS A PRETTY NEWLY DEVELOPING AREA OF THE CITY, THAT'S PRETTY COMMON TO SEE THAT DISCREPANCY.

AND GIVEN THAT IT'S DEVELOPING IN PATTERN WITH OTHER SIMILAR NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE NEWER PARTS OF AMARILLO, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THIS REQUEST IS A LOGICAL ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERN TO ESTABLISH IN THIS AREA.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE PUBLIC NOTICES THAT WERE SENT AS OF THIS MEETING, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU, MR. KENDRICK.

SO. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENDRICK FROM THE COUNCIL? NOPE. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AT THIS TIME.

I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING.

DO I HAVE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8095.

SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION FROM PLACE ONE.

A SECOND FROM PLACE THREE.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES WITH A50 VOTE.

ITEM TEN B IS MR.

[10.B. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8096]

OH, THIS ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF THE REMAINING 4150 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF A 20 FOOT ALLEY IN BLOCK ONE OF WESTERN PLATEAU EDITION, UNIT NUMBER ONE, IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTHWEST 47TH AVENUE AND WESTERN STREET, AND THE APPLICANT IS FIRM LAND SURVEYORS, INC FOR SAINT STEPHEN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, AND THE CHURCH IS REQUESTING THE ABANDONMENT OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS ALLEY AS THEY BOUGHT THE EXISTING HOMES THAT DID EXIST ALONG THAT ALLEY.

THEY DEMOED THOSE HOMES, AND THEY WANT TO EXPAND THEIR PARKING LOT AND SITE AND ESSENTIALLY CREATE ONE LARGE LOT FOR THEIR SITE.

NOW THERE ARE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND FRANCHISE UTILITIES IN THAT ALLEY, SO THEY ARE AGREEABLE TO RETAINING A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THAT ALLEY TO BE ABANDONED.

AND AS SUCH, NO FAIR MARKET VALUE PAYMENT WILL BE REQUIRED SINCE THEY ARE RETAINING THAT EASEMENT, AND NO OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS WERE EXPRESSED BY ANY CITY DEPARTMENTS OR THE UTILITY COMPANIES. WITH THAT BEING THE CASE, WE DID RECEIVE ONE COMMENT ON OUR PUBLIC NOTICES THAT OUR P AND Z, SIMPLY A CITIZEN ASKING ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THESE SITES. ONCE WE EXPLAIN THOSE PLANS TO THE CITIZEN, NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS WERE EXPRESSED, AND OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BELIEVED THAT THIS REQUEST WAS APPROPRIATE AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU, MR. KENDRICK.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRADY? YOU SAID THAT WAS JUST GOING TO BE A PARKING LOT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT.

HANG ON JUST ONE SECOND.

WE GOT A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'M GOING TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW ON THIS ITEM TO HAVE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR THE MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT ORDINANCE 8096, AS STATED.

SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES. ON TO ITEM TEN C, WE HAVE MR.

[10.C. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8097]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

ITEM TEN C IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 8097.

THIS IS AN ITEM.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE THAT AMENDS SECTION 410 TO 11.

VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

ZONING ORDINANCE WITHIN DIVISION FOR VEHICLE PARKING AND LOADING OF ARTICLE FIVE.

SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR THE ADDITION OF SUBSECTION TO BE TITLED FIVE REDUCTION FOR INFIELD DEVELOPMENT, SIX REDUCTION FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE, AND SEVEN ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS. AND SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHORT LITTLE RECAP AND OF THE BACKGROUND OF THIS ITEM.

WE DID HAVE A DISCUSSION ITEM ON THE SEPTEMBER 26TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

WE DID TAKE Y'ALL'S DIRECTION AT THAT, AND WE DID A DISCUSSION ITEM AT OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AS WELL.

THAT WAS ON THE OCTOBER 16TH.

WE TOOK BOTH DIRECTIONS FROM THAT, WENT BACK, FINALIZED OUR OUR ORDINANCE, AND ACTUALLY TOOK IT TO A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION AT NZS NOVEMBER 6TH MEETING.

ALSO, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND HERE AS WELL.

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SO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, WHICH IS WHICH IS BASICALLY DOWNTOWN CENTRAL DOWNTOWN HAS NO REQUIREMENT FOR NON RESIDENTIAL USES TO PROVIDE A PROVIDE PARKING SPACES.

IT DOES REQUIRE, HOWEVER, ONE SPACE PER DWELLING UNIT FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND ALL OTHER DISTRICTS.

PARKING COUNTS ARE BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATIOS DEPENDING ON THE USE FOR THAT PROPERTY.

IT ALSO IN AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY DEVELOPED.

BASICALLY, THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO REDEVELOP THOSE AREAS, SO REUSE AND INFILL LOTS OFTENTIMES ARE LANDLOCKED BY EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO BASICALLY DEVELOP WITHIN AN ENVELOPE.

THIS CAN LIMIT THEM TO A SIZE OF A PROPERTY, SIZE OF THE BUILDING, AND JUST MAKES IT OVERALL DIFFICULT TO MEET ALL THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THAT PROPERTY. THIS IS A COMMON PRACTICE FOR REDUCING PARKING REQUIREMENTS ALONG OLDER COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, AS A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE REDEVELOPMENT AND REINVESTMENT. I DO HAVE A FEW CITIES HERE AS JUST REFERENCED.

SO DALLAS HAS AN ADMIN ADMINISTRATIVE REDUCTION, A TREE PRESERVATION REDUCTION, A BICYCLE PARKING REDUCTION, AND ANOTHER ONE, WACO, A LITTLE BIT MORE SIMILAR SIZE TO US, HAS A PARKING REDUCTION FOR PROVIDING A PARKING STUDY.

SO OUR FIRST SUBSECTION HERE IS SUBSECTION FIVE.

AND THIS IS INFILL DEVELOPMENTS.

AND THIS IS BASICALLY JUST WITHIN 0102 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE GENERAL RETAIL LIGHT COMMERCIAL, HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

AND THIS WOULD ALLOW A REDUCTION OF UP TO 20%.

AND SO THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOTS THAT BASICALLY DON'T HAVE A STRUCTURE ON THEM ALREADY.

SUBSECTION SIX.

THIS IS FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS.

SO THIS REQUIRES THAT THE PROPERTY BE LOCATED IN AN ADOPTED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREA OR ALONG ROUTE 66 BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND SAN JACINTO.

THE ELIGIBLE BUILDINGS FOR THIS EITHER YOU EITHER HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 20 YEARS OLD, IDENTIFIED AS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, OR HAS BEEN VACATED FOR THREE YEARS.

HOWEVER, WHEN DOING THIS, THE REUSE PROJECT CANNOT EXPAND THE FLOOR AREA BY MORE THAN 50% OR THEY ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR THAT REDUCTION.

SUBSECTION ALSO ALLOWS FOR ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS OF OFF STREET PARKING, SO CURRENT REGULATIONS REQUIRE SPACES TO BE PROVIDED ON THE SAME LOT OR ADJACENT LOTS. THIS.

THIS SUBSECTION WOULD ALLOW PARKING TO BE PROVIDED.

IF YOU'RE APPLYING UNDER THE SUBSECTION, PARKING CAN BE PROVIDED ON A LOT THAT IS WITHIN 1320FT OF THAT PROPERTY THAT IS BASICALLY A QUARTER MILE. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE MEASURED AS A PERSON WOULD TRAVEL.

SO A PEDESTRIAN FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THAT PROPERTY.

AND THEN IF YOU'RE APPLYING UNDER THIS, THIS WOULD ALLOW UP TO A REDUCTION OF 50%.

NOW UNDER SUBSECTION SEVEN.

THIS IS ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS.

THIS WOULD ALLOW OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE UP TO A 25% REDUCTION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS, REDEVELOPMENTS OR CHANGES OF USE, AND THIS ONE DOES NOT REQUIRE IT TO BE LOCATED IN THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS.

THIS DOES REQUIRE A PARKING DEMAND FORECAST STUDY TO BE PROVIDED, AND THAT WOULD BE FROM A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR A TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, AND ONLY WOULD ALLOW FOR A REDUCTION OF UP TO WHAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE.

SO IN THE INSTANCE WHERE 40 PARKING SPACES IS WHAT'S WHAT IS BEING REQUIRED, THE SECTION WOULD ALLOW US TO GO DOWN TO AS MUCH AS 30.

HOWEVER, IF THEY'RE ABLE TO FIT 35, THEY'LL GET A REDUCTION TO THE 35.

THIS ALSO CAN BE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO OUR SUBSECTION FIVE AND SUBSECTION SIX.

SO REDUCTIONS FOR INFILL OR REDUCTIONS FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE.

WE CAN ALSO APPLY A 25% REDUCTION UP TO 25% REDUCTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS THERE.

WE DO HAVE AN ADDITION TO THIS AS WELL, THAT WITH APPROVAL OF TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND THE GRANTING OF ADAPTIVE REUSE ADJUSTMENTS, PARKING SPACES IN WHICH MANEUVERING OF A VEHICLE REQUIRES USE OF A RIGHT OF WAY, MAY BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS OF OFF STREET PARKING SPACES WHEN LOCATED ON A ROAD DESIGNATED AS LOCAL. SO CURRENTLY IT DOES NOT ALLOW THIS, AND IN THIS INSTANCE, WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS OLDER STRUCTURES WHERE THEY HAD MAYBE STRAIGHT IN PARKING AND THOSE PARKING SPACES ARE FULLY WITHIN THAT LOT.

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IN THAT INSTANCE, IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF SPACE, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO COUNT IT, BUT THIS SUBSECTION WOULD ALLOW US TO WHEN IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ADAPTIVE REUSE.

ALL RIGHT. SO I WENT OVER WHAT IS CHANGING.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO GO OVER WHAT IS NOT CHANGING.

SO WHAT IS NOT CHANGING? OUR PROCESS FOR CALCULATING THE REQUIRED NUMBER, OUR ESTABLISHED RATIOS OF THE DIFFERENT USES.

AND AS AN EXAMPLE, I WENT AHEAD AND PUT ONE UP THERE FOR RETAIL RELATED USES.

SO THIS WOULD BE ONE SPACE AT 200 SQUARE FOOT FLOOR AREA.

WHAT PROMPTS OUR REVIEW IS NOT CHANGING.

SO A SITE PLAN OR A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PROVIDED.

AND THAT'S USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A RECONSTRUCTION OF A PARKING LOT RESURFACING OR RESTRIPING OUR ON STREET PARKING STILL WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS REQUIRED NUMBER AND THEN REQUIRED ADA ACCESSIBLE SPACES.

THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE REQUIRED ON EACH DEVELOPMENTS.

SO OUR ANALYSIS BASICALLY THE ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITIZEN DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE CITY PLAN, VISION 2045.

THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BUSINESS FRIENDLY COMMUNITY PRIORITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS DOES OFFER A STRUCTURE OFFER STRUCTURE FOR AN AREA IN OUR CODE THAT IS CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFIED AS AN AREA THAT'S VERY RESTRICTIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT, FOR INFILL AND ADAPTIVE REUSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS THERE.

THIS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY AT THE NOVEMBER 6TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

MR. BALDWIN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS AND MS..

COLA'S WORK OVER THERE.

THESE ARE REALLY GOOD CHANGES.

THEY'LL ALLOW FOR SOME ADMINISTRATIVE LATITUDES THAT'LL HELP US WITH BEING THAT BUSINESS FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.

QUESTIONS? COUNCIL.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT.

UM, AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THESE PARKING CHANGES? SEEING. NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'D ASK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8097.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES ON TO ITEM TEN D WE HAVE MR.

[10.D. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8098]

SO VERY QUICK PRESENTATION AS WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE PARKING GARAGE, RETAIL SPACE, SALE OF THAT PORTION OF THE PARKING GARAGE.

IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WE DID NOT VACATE THE ALLEY DURING THAT CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF VACATING IT BEFORE WE CLOSE ON THAT PROPERTY.

AND WHAT IF WE DON'T WANT TO? THAT WOULD BE CHALLENGING.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CLOSE IN JANUARY.

SO SHORT AND SWEET.

THE ALLEY RUNS NORTH TO SOUTH IN A PORTION OF THAT IS WHERE THE RETAIL SPACE IS.

SO. WELL, THAT'S A GOOD PRESENTATION, SIR.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.

UM. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.

NO, SIR. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CITY MANAGER? NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT AND GETTING THIS CLOSED SOON.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE, GENTLEMEN? WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 8098 AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES.

ON TO ITEM TEN E WE HAVE CHRIS RAY.

[10.E. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8099]

ANOTHER RIGHT OF WAY. DEDICATION.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR STANLEY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS ITEM IS TO CONSIDER A RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION OFF OF AMARILLO BOULEVARD AND MIRROR STREET.

ORDINANCE 8099 OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, PROVIDES FOR ACCEPTANCE OF A RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FROM JAMAL ENTERPRISES, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LOCATED IN A CERTAIN TITLE PLAT.

HISTORIC ROUTE 66.

CONVEYANCE OF THIS RIGHT OF AD IS SUBJECT TO A MONUMENT SIGN, WHICH COULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO.

MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION FOUR.

DASH 29-3 FOR SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

THERE'S SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT.

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THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IS TO UPGRADE THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, THE ADA STANDARDS.

FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS WILL INCLUDE TRAFFIC, NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND UPGRADES ON THE SIDEWALKS.

THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO ACQUIRE 241 SQUARE FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF AMARILLO BOULEVARD AND MIRROR STREET FROM THE TOTEM CONVENIENCE STORES.

TOTEM IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING A CAR WASH AT THIS LOCATION, AND THEIR PERMITTED MONUMENT SIGN IS SET BACK, CURRENTLY TEN FEET FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY.

BY GRANTING THE CITY ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY TO TOTEM WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

CITY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 899 THAT WILL GRANT THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CITY AND HELP FACILITATE THE UPGRADING OF ADA STANDARDS AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT EMERALD BOULEVARD AND MIRROR STREET.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. RAY. APPRECIATE THAT PRESENTATION.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

NO QUESTIONS WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8099.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM TEN E PASSES ON 210 F.

[10.F. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8100]

BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

YES. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE YOU'LL SEE.

WE'LL HAVE MORE COMING LATER.

THIS IS JUST RELATED TO THE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT THAT COUNCIL ENTERED INTO.

AND THIS IS TO ADD NINE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS INTO THE FIRE MARSHAL DIVISION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO THERE'S A LIST HERE OF WHAT THOSE NINE POSITIONS ARE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER THAT.

I KNOW IT'S A REVIEW THAT WE'VE ALREADY ALL WALKED THROUGH.

WE'RE DEFINITELY ALL IN FAVOR OF THE IMPROVEMENTS YOU'VE MADE TO OUR FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, AND ALSO HOW THAT'S HELPED IMPACT OUR CITY MARSHALS IN A GOOD WAY.

ABSOLUTELY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS STORRS? OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU.

WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8100.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM TEN PASSES ON TO ITEM TEN G.

[10.G. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 11-14-23-4]

THIS RESOLUTION IS A THE FIRST OF A FEW STEPS ASSOCIATED WITH A PROPERTY OWNER INITIATED ANNEXATION REQUEST IN THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF AMARILLO.

THIS IS A PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 1,086.85 ACRES OF LAND IN POTTER COUNTY, JUST NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, IN THE VICINITY OF US HIGHWAY 60 AND NORTH PARSLEY ROAD.

AND THE APPLICANTS ON THIS ANNEXATION REQUEST ARE THE AMARILLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND KVMR TEXAS INC, AND THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN A NUMBER OF MEETINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO OCCUR PER STATE LAW WHEN PROCESSING A PROPERTY OWNER INITIATED ANNEXATION REQUEST AND THIS MEETING AN ITEM IS NOT THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNEXATION ITSELF.

THIS JUST SETS THE DATE, PLACE, AND TIME FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND ALSO AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE AGREED SERVICE PLAN THAT WAS NEGOTIATED WITH THE APPLICANT. AND THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW PRIOR TO THE ANNEXATION BEING HEARD AT THAT FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AND THAT SERVICE PLAN.

CITY STAFF AND MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATED THAT WITH THE APPLICANT, AND THE APPLICANTS HAVE SIGNED THAT AGREEMENT.

AND IF THIS RESOLUTION IS APPROVED TODAY, IT WOULD THEN ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THAT IN ADDITION TO THE SETTING, THAT FIRST MEETING AND THAT FIRST MEETING, WE ARE TENTATIVELY THIS RESOLUTION WOULD SET THAT FOR THE DECEMBER 12TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IF THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED TODAY.

AND AT THAT POINT, THAT IS THE TIME THAT THE ANNEXATION ITSELF AND THE DETAILS OF THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY YOU ALL IN THAT FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THE SECOND READING OF THAT ORDINANCE WOULD BE THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN JANUARY, WOULD BE THE SCHEDULE WE'RE LOOKING AT FOLLOWING FOR THIS.

SO ONE THING I'D LIKE TO NOTE ABOUT THE RESOLUTION, THERE WAS A TYPO ON THE SECOND PAGE OF IT WITH A SURVEY LABEL ON THAT.

THE AGENDA CAPTION ITSELF AND THE EXHIBIT WERE ALL CORRECT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT THAT THE CITY SECRETARY SHOULD HAVE, I BELIEVE, DID PROVIDE A CORRECTED COPY OF THAT ON THE DAIS.

SO IF YOU ALL CHOOSE TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU ADOPT IT WITH THAT REVISION ON THAT SECOND PAGE.

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ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENDRICK? SETTING A TIME FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THEN I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

BUT WOULD YOU MIND READING THE CORRECT RESOLUTION NUMBER WHEN YOU MAKE THAT MOTION? I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 1114.

DASH 20 3-4.

SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU SIR. ON TO ITEM TEN H.

[10.H. CONSIDER AWARD - AMARILLO FUELING CENTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT]

YEAH. THIS ITEM IS TO CONSIDER AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR OUR FUELING CENTER.

THIS IS A NEW FUELING CENTER THAT WILL BE OUT AT OUR SERVICE CENTER.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. AND I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU, BUT I THOUGHT IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH THE HISTORY OF OUR SERVICE CENTER AND THE FUELING CENTER THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY FASCINATING STORY.

IT WAS BUILT IN 1964.

THE ORIGINAL FUELING EILING THAT WAS PUT IN OUT THERE IN 1988, IT HAD TO BE REPLACED.

SO THAT'S A LONG TIME AGO AS WELL.

THAT LASTED 24 YEARS.

THE REASON THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 1988 IS BECAUSE THEY HAD A FUEL TANK THAT RUPTURED AT THAT LOCATION DUE TO THE RUPTURING OF THAT FUEL TANK.

WE WERE UNDER SOME MITIGATION RESPONSE TO THAT FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS THROUGH, AND THIS WAS PRIOR TO EPA PRIOR TO TKC BEING FORMED.

THIS IS BACK WHEN RCC WAS WAS DOING ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL THINGS.

SO WE RAN INTO A PRETTY BIG PROBLEM OUT THERE WHEN WE REPLACED THAT TANK THE LAST TIME.

WE'RE OUT OF THAT NOW.

BUT THIS ONE NOW HAS LASTED US ABOUT 35 YEARS AND IT'S WELL OVERDUE, PROBABLY ABOUT TEN YEARS OR BETTER TO BE REPLACED.

IT IS COMPETED WITH OTHER CAPITAL ITEMS IN OUR BUDGET FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND AND SO IT IS JUST NOW COMING UP INTO THE FOREFRONT.

BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT HISTORY ON THAT, FOR ONE THING, AND THEN LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE CURRENTLY, THE DISPENSERS THAT WE HAVE, AND YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER, IN 1988, WITH THE SIZE OF THE CITY, WHAT AMARILLO WAS, WHAT THE SIZE OF OUR FLEET WAS, IT WAS A LOT LESS THAN WHAT IT IS NOW.

SO THERE'S A TOTAL OF SIX PUMPS, SIX DISPENSERS THAT ARE AT OUR FUEL ISLAND.

FOUR OF THOSE ARE DIESEL, TWO OF THEM ARE UNLEADED.

TWO OF THOSE ARE OPERABLE THAT ARE DIESEL RIGHT NOW, AND ONE OF THE UNLEADED IS OPERABLE.

WE RUN THROUGH ABOUT A MILLION GALLONS OF DIESEL A YEAR AND ABOUT 500,000 OF UNLEADED EVERY YEAR.

SO WHAT THAT DOES IS IT CREATES AN EFFICIENCY PROBLEM FOR US, AND THAT IS THAT OUR TRASH TRUCKS, THAT OUR OTHER EQUIPMENT AND WASTEWATER, WATER DISTRIBUTION, ANYBODY THAT HAS THERE'S 513 UNITS THAT USE DIESEL FUEL.

AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE FUELING 513 UNITS WITH TWO PUMPS, IT'S QUITE A CHALLENGE.

SO THAT'S WHY THIS HAS BEEN ELEVATED UP TO THE FRONT OF THE OF PRIORITIES FOR US.

AND DURING THAT PROCESS WHEN WE PUT THIS BID OUT INTENTIONALLY, AND THIS WAS PRIOR TO ME COMING BACK, BUT I WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS GOING ON.

THIS WAS PUT OUT INTENTIONALLY AS A BEST VALUE BID, SIMPLY BECAUSE WE WANTED TIME TO BE A FACTOR IN IT.

WE WANTED THREE THINGS TO BE EVALUATED.

THEY WANTED TIME TO BE EVALUATED.

WE WANTED PRICE TO BE EVALUATED, AND ALSO QUALIFICATIONS TO BE EVALUATED.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE LOWEST PRICE BID THAT WOULD GO OUT.

AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT THAT'S HOW IT WAS INTENTIONALLY PUT OUT.

FURTHERMORE, WE'VE GOT SOME EXPERTS HERE IN CASE WE NEED THEM.

TRENT IS HERE FROM PURCHASING TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF HOW THIS WORKS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU JUST IN GENERAL THE WAY THAT WORKS, WE HAD THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE APPOINTED BY PURCHASING TO BE ON A SELECT COMMITTEE THAT WILL GO THROUGH THOSE DOCUMENTS AND EVALUATE THEM.

THEY CAN'T DISCUSS IT WITH EACH OTHER.

THEY CAN'T SAY, HEY, I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE OVER THAT ONE.

AND THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY GIVEN THE CRITERIA TO EVALUATE WHAT THAT INTENT OF THAT BID WAS AND THAT WAS BEST VALUE.

SO AS THEY GO THROUGH THAT, IT'S OBJECTIVE FOR EACH OF THEM.

I MAY EVALUATE IT DIFFERENT THAN THAN YOU WOULD EVALUATE IT, MR..

STANLEY. AND THAT'S THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF IT.

BUT THEY HAVE CRITERION THAT THEY DO EVALUATE THAT.

THEN THEY ALSO LOOK AT THE PRICE AND THEN THEY SCORE IT WITH THAT SCORING CRITERIA IS ALL CALCULATED BY PURCHASING.

AND YOU COME UP WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT FOR EACH OF THOSE ITEMS. AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET THE SELECTED BIDDER.

AND IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE TRI-STATE GENERAL CONTRACTING, WHICH WAS NOT THE LOWEST PRICE BIDDER, BUT THEY WERE THE ONE THAT SCORED THE HIGHEST ON THIS AT 5.301 FOR 50.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM IS HERE FOR TODAY TO DISCUSS, AND ALSO TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE AWARD THE CONTRACT TO TRI-STATE GENERAL CONTRACTING.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM.

I KNOW THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT LENGTHY, BUT I THOUGHT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE HISTORY OF THAT OUT THERE, BECAUSE HERE'S THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT, TOO.

OUR NEW FUELING CENTER IS GOING TO HAVE 16 PUMPS.

EIGHT OF THOSE WILL BE DIESEL, EIGHT OF THEM WILL BE UNLEADED.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE DEF, WHICH IS OUR WE'RE REQUIRED BY LAW TO PUT IN OUR DIESEL TRUCKS.

CURRENTLY THEY HAVE TO GO TO OUR PARTS COUNTER, ORDER THE DEF, GO BACK OUT TO THEIR TRUCK, WAIT IN LINE, FILL IT UP IF THEY HAVE ANY HYDRAULICS ON THOSE TRUCKS THAT THEY HAVE TO FILL UP, THEY THEN HAVE TO GO TO THE SERVICE CENTER, GET THE GREASE, GET THAT DONE.

SO THERE'S A BIG PROCESS THERE THAT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE LOSING ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS IN EFFICIENCY.

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SO IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT FOR US.

AND I THINK OUR EFFICIENCIES ARE GOING TO REALLY SKYROCKET ONCE WE GET THIS IN PLACE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.

QUESTIONS. COUNCIL.

YES, SIR. I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET? AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS? THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME.

DO YOU REMEMBER LAURA? YEAH. 4 MILLION.

AND CAN YOU AND I JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT PART OF THE PROCESS.

I MEAN, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THE BIDS, I MEAN, $200,000 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.

IS IT JUST A MATTER OF HOW QUICK IT GETS YOU ALL? CAN THEY GET IT FINISHED? THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH.

THERE WAS THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN IN TIME OF ONE OF THEM WAS LIKE 337 DAYS.

ONE IS 450 DAYS.

ACTUALLY THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF TIME WAS THE HIGHEST PRICED BID THAT WE HAD THAT CAN COMPLETE IT IN THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT IT WAS A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICE THERE. SO AGAIN, THAT GOES INTO THEIR EVALUATION WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND GRADING EACH OF THESE CRITERIA WHEN EACH PERSON SUBMITS THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASING.

OKAY. AND WE REALLY, YOU KNOW, ONE PIECE THAT I MIGHT THROW INTO THAT IS WE HAVE EVALUATED THE EFFICIENCIES OF THIS.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT 513 VEHICLES, YOU THINK ABOUT 513 PEOPLE.

AND EVEN IF HALF OF THAT, JUST HALF OF 250 OF THESE DIESEL VEHICLES, 250 EMPLOYEES, SOME OF THEM HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN A TRUCK WAITING FOR TWO HOURS VERSUS WAITING FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES TO GET THEIR GET THEIR PRODUCTIVITY UNDERWAY.

IF YOU TAKE ALL THAT AND YOU PUT DOLLAR VALUES TO THAT, YOU CAN GET INTO THE MILLIONS, LIKE REALLY QUICK.

I MEAN, WITHIN WEEKS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU REALLY TAKE WHAT THAT TRUCK IS VALUED AT, IF IT'S WORKING.

SO I KNOW THAT THAT WEIGHED INTO THEIR DECISIONS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE GOING INTO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE INSTRUCTION.

SO THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEY, WE APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE HANDING SOMETHING OUT, AND IT'S NOT A LOW BID TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY AND SAY, WELL, THIS IS WHY THIS MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE.

ECONOMIC SENSE. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HOOPER. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM TEN.

WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MOVE TO AWARD CONTRACT FOR ITEM NUMBER TEN, H TO TRI-STATE GENERAL CONTRACTING GROUP IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,301,450. SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM TEN. I.

[10.I. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 11-14-23-5]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

OUR NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE THE POTTER RANDALL APPRAISAL DISTRICT VOTING.

COUNCIL MADE NOMINATIONS BACK IN OCTOBER, AND SO WE ARE BRINGING THE BALLOT BACK TODAY FOR YOU TO VOTE ON THE CANDIDATES.

AS A REMINDER ON THIS, WE GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF VOTES BASED ON THE TAX LEVY FOR ALL ENTITIES ON THE BALLOT.

SO FOR POTTER COUNTY, THEY HAVE FIVE CANDIDATES ON THEIR BALLOT, AND THEY JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE THE FIVE CANDIDATES THAT YOU NOMINATED ON OCTOBER 10TH.

YOU HAVE 715 VOTES TO CAST TODAY.

YOU CAN VOTE ALL OF THOSE FOR ONE CANDIDATE.

YOU CAN SPLIT THEM EVENLY BETWEEN THE FIVE, WHICH WOULD BE 145 VOTES EACH.

OR YOU CAN DO WHATEVER ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE ON THOSE VOTES.

ANY QUESTIONS ON POTTER COUNTY? HAVE YOU HAD TIME TO VISIT WITH COUNSEL INDEPENDENTLY AS TO KIND OF HOW THIS WORKS AND WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE ON THE BOARD? 715 VOTES AND HOW THAT WORKS? I HAVE NOT, BUT IN ESSENCE, YOU CAN VOTE FOR ANYWHERE FROM ONE UP TO FIVE CANDIDATES.

I WAS AT THE POTTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT YESTERDAY.

THEY PUT ALL THEIR VOTES TO ONE PERSON, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO YOU CAN DO THAT.

YOU CAN PICK IF THERE'S ONE STRONG ONE THAT YOU WANT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON THERE, GIVE THEM ALL YOUR VOTES.

OTHERWISE WE SPLIT IT BETWEEN UP TO FIVE ON THE POTTER COUNTY BOARD.

I WILL SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO MATTER AS MUCH BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY FIVE PEOPLE ON THE BALLOT, SO ALL FIVE WILL LIKELY BE ELECTED INTO THAT BOARD WHEN WE GET TO RANDALL COUNTY.

THERE. SIX.

SO? SO AS.

GO AHEAD SIR. SO THERE'S FIVE POSITIONS AVAILABLE AND THERE'S FIVE PEOPLE ON THE BALLOT.

YEP. OKAY. SO.

ACTUALLY SPLIT THEM UP EQUAL.

OKAY. I THINK WE WOULD DIRECT YOU TWO TO SPLIT THE VOTES.

WHAT DID YOU SAY IT WAS 100. AND WHAT? 145 PER CANDIDATE.

FIVE PER CANDIDATE.

OKAY. SO IF Y'ALL ARE GOOD WITH THAT, SOMEONE CAN JUST SAY SO.

[02:30:04]

SO MOVED. SO MOVED.

CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND.

I HAVE A SO MOVED IN A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE AYE AYE. MOTION PASSES.

OKAY, LET'S GO TO RANDALL COUNTY.

[10.J. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 11-14-23-6]

YOU CAN VOTE FOR UP TO FIVE OF THESE.

YOU'LL NOTICE THE TWO HIGHLIGHTED ONES HERE.

VANCE SNYDER AND GINGER WHITE ARE THE TWO THAT COUNCIL NOMINATED.

WE ALSO NOMINATED KURT COODY.

HE HAS VOLUNTARILY REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THIS BALLOT DUE TO SOME POSSIBLE QUALIFICATION CHALLENGES.

THE CITY SECRETARY. CAN YOU TELL ME, DID RANDALL COUNTY ALREADY VOTE? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE OR NOT.

OKAY. I CAN TELL YOU THE MATH ON THIS.

IF YOU WANTED TO SPLIT YOUR VOTES BETWEEN YOUR TWO NOMINEES, THAT'S 340 VOTES APIECE.

WE HAVE 680 TOTAL VOTES.

IF YOU WANTED TO VOTE UP TO FIVE PEOPLE, THAT WOULD BE 136 VOTES OVER THE FIVE THAT YOU CHOOSE.

DISCUSSION, GENTLEMEN.

WELL, I WOULD THINK THAT WE SPLIT THE VOTES IF THOSE WERE THE TWO WE CHOSE.

UNLESS THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S ON THE BALLOT THAT SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS.

WELL, ANY OF THE OTHER FOUR POP OUT THAT ANYBODY FEELS LIKE WE WOULD NEED TO CAST A VOTE FOR.

NO. OKAY.

I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO SPLIT THAT.

YOU'RE SAYING IT'S 340? IN THAT CASE, WE WOULD GIVE 340 VOTES TO VANCE SNIDER AND 340 TO GINGER WHITE.

OKAY. DOES ANYONE FEEL SO MOVED? SO MOVED.

OKAY, I HAVE US ALL MOVED IN A SECOND ON ITEM TEN J.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES.

OKAY, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT 26 ITEMS. SO VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL.

OUR ANNUAL BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.

AND I KNOW MAYOR STANLEY HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW.

WE TAKE ONCE A YEAR.

THE CITY HAS AROUND 50 BOARDS AND WE DO ALL OF OUR APPOINTMENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN NOVEMBER.

THE PEOPLE THAT YOU APPOINT TODAY, FOR THE MOST PART, WILL START SERVING IN JANUARY.

OTHER THAN A FEW VACANCIES THAT ARE CURRENT THAT THEY WOULD START NOW.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, AND THEN WE WILL TRY TO MOVE THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY OR AS SLOW AS YOU NEED US TO.

I WILL TELL YOU, THE FIRST TIME I DID THIS, IT TOOK FOUR HOURS.

LAST YEAR IT TOOK TWO.

SO THIS YEAR, IF WE WANT TO TAKE ONE, WE'LL SEE.

WE ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS FOR MID-SEPTEMBER TO MID-OCTOBER.

WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS FOR YOU TODAY FOR 26 BOARDS.

AND THAT'S A TOTAL OF 70 POSITIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO APPOINT.

WE RECEIVED OVER 190 APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR FROM 120 INDIVIDUALS TO FILL THESE BOARDS.

PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR UP TO THREE BOARDS.

SO WE WERE VERY, VERY EXCITED BY THAT TURNOUT.

OUR GOAL THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS TO PREPARE YOU WITH INFORMATION, MAKE IT AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE, AND SO ON.

THAT NOTE, WE DID GIVE YOU A BINDER ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO WITH ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS IN THERE.

AND THEN IF YOU NOTICED IN YOUR BOARD BACKUP, THERE IS MOTION LANGUAGE ON EACH OF THE TRANSMITTAL MEMOS TO KIND OF HELP YOU WHERE YOU CAN FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THOSE MEMBERS AS WE GO THROUGH THIS TODAY, IF IT'S EASIER ON SOME OF THESE, WHERE THERE ARE A LOT, WE ARE HAPPY TO KIND OF MAKE A SUMMARY TO YOU.

AND IF YOU FEEL SO MOVED LIKE WE DID ON THE BOARDS, YOU CAN DO IT THAT WAY TO DO YOUR MOTIONS.

OR YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT MOTION LANGUAGE AS YOU CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TODAY.

PLEASE NOTE THE QUALIFICATIONS WHICH I'M GOING TO PUT UP ON THE BOARD RIGHT HERE.

MAIN QUALIFICATIONS ARE YOUR APPOINTEES NEED TO LIVE IN EITHER POTTER OR RANDALL COUNTY.

THEY HAVE TO BE A REGISTERED VOTER INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IS PREFERRED.

BUT IF THERE ARE PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS WHO BRING EXCEPTIONAL SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE TO A BOARD OR COMMISSION, WE CERTAINLY WELCOME THAT.

THEY MUST NOT BE INDEBTED TO THE CITY, AND IN ATTENDANCE SHOULD BE AT LEAST 75%.

AND SO WE HAVE PROVIDED SOME STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP YOU TODAY.

EACH STAFF LIAISON HAS REVIEWED THE SAME PACKET THAT WE PROVIDED YOU IN YOUR BINDER, AND THEY'VE PROVIDED SOME RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE BOARD NEEDS AND POTENTIALLY THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES.

AND SO THOSE ARE THERE TO HELP YOU, NOT ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO USE, BUT CERTAINLY THERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO INVITE JOHNNY GLICK UP AND SHE IS GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THESE.

I'LL BE BACK TO RELIEVE HER IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

BUT AS WE GO THROUGH EACH BOARD, THE MAJORITY OF THE LIAISONS ARE IN THE ROOM WITH US TODAY, AND SO WE'LL POINT THEM OUT.

THEY'RE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF THE MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY, ON PARTICULAR BOARDS, AND WE WILL START TO WORK THROUGH THESE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ONE THING THAT I MIGHT RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL, SOME OF THESE BOARDS THAT ARE ON THE FRONT END, IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU GET LATER IN

[02:35:03]

SO YOU MAY KIND OF KEEP AN AVAILABLE LIST GOING FOR YOURSELF, SO THAT IF WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT WE WEREN'T FILLING, THEY MAY BE A GOOD FIT ELSEWHERE.

MS.. GLICK AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

YES, MA'AM. MAY I ADD SOMETHING REAL QUICK? WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE BOARD THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY APPLICANTS, SO DEFINITELY KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU GO THROUGH.

IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT.

GREAT. THANK YOU MA'AM.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO START TODAY WITH THE AMARILLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

[10.K. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - AMARILLO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD MEMBERS]

AND THEY ARE APPOINTED BY COUNCIL TO SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. THEY ARE LIMITED TO TWO TERMS BY TEXAS STATE LAW AND THEY MEET MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS KEVIN CARTER.

AND THE CURRENT MEMBERS ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU.

AND THERE IS ONE POSITION TO CONSIDER.

LLOYD BROWN HAS SERVED TWO TERMS AND THEREFORE HE WILL NEED TO COME OFF THE BOARD.

AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE MR. BROWN BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1ST OF 24.

WE DID HAVE 20 APPLICANTS FOR THIS BOARD AND THERE ARE NO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

OKAY, SO ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD, RATHER THAN JUST ASKING FOR A NOMINATION ONE TIME, GETTING A SECOND AND KIND OF PUSHING IT THROUGH WITH THIS PARTICULAR BOARD AND IT BEING OUR FIRST ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW EVERYBODY TO POTENTIALLY MAKE A NOMINATION IF YOU HAVE ONE.

SO I'M GOING TO START WITH PLACE ONE.

DO YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE FOR THIS BOARD? YES, SIR. DEEPAK PATEL.

OKAY. SO MR. PATEL FROM PLACE ONE PLACE TO.

WHAT IF IT'S THE SAME? IT CAN BE. IT MAY BE HELPFUL IF IT IS OKAY.

I NOMINATE DEEPAK.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

PLACE THREE. DEEPAK.

AND PLACE FOUR.

WELL, LET'S AT LEAST HAVE SOME CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION, SHALL WE? I THINK SO. WELL, I.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO DO.

I HAD THREE PEOPLE AS I LOOKED THROUGH HERE THAT I WOULD AS I LOOKED AT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK WOULD BE QUALIFIED TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST.

OKAY. I HAD DEAN CRUMP, JARED FULLER AND RODNEY HILL, AS YOU KNOW, THREE PEOPLE THAT I FELT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, WOULD HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

SO. OKAY.

I ALSO KNOW DEAN CRUMP WOULD BE SOMEBODY THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOME GOOD EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE, A BUSINESS MINDSET.

THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE ONE IF WE MOVE FORWARD.

I'D LIKE TO PUT ON YOUR AVAILABLE LIST.

THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER BOARDS, COMMISSIONS THAT SOMEBODY LIKE THAT AS A DEVELOPER OR CONSTRUCTION MINDED INDIVIDUAL MIGHT FIT REALLY WELL IN.

UM, I ALSO HAD A DEEPAK PATEL DOWN AS ONE THAT I THINK FOR ME WITH HIM AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, SO EVERYBODY CAN HEAR IT.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT HE'S AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PERSON.

YOU KNOW, HE BRINGS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD HERE IN THE WAY IN WHICH WE ARE MARKETING AMARILLO TO OUTSIDE ENTITIES, THAT WE WANT TO ATTRACT CERTAIN TYPES OF BUSINESSES. AND HE IS A HOTELIER BUDDY.

HE DOES A LOT MORE THAN THAT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

AND SO I COULD SEE SOME BENEFIT THERE.

I SEE MY MY ESTEEMED, RESPECTED COUNCILMAN HERE, MR. HOWARD SMITH, AS, AS ANOTHER ONE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PERSON TO PUT ON A BOARD AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO SERVE, IF NOT THIS ONE, HE MAY BE A NAME YOU'D KEEP IN YOUR HAT.

SO, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OVER MR. PATEL BEING THE ONE THAT I WOULD HAVE THREE NOMINATIONS FROM? NO, I MEAN, IT'S JUST IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE NAMES THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY GOOD AND, UM.

HUM. VERY DIFFICULT.

SOMEBODY'S GOING TO BE MAD AT YOU AT SOME POINT.

RIGHT. SO, UM, OKAY, AT THIS TIME, I'D TAKE A NOMINATION FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE PUT A TAIL ON THERE.

ARE WE SAYING THAT IN THE RIGHT WAY? DO WE NEED TO MOVE TO NOMINATE? NO. JUST SO MOVE IF YOU WANT.

OKAY. SECOND.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DEEPAK PATEL.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. OUR NEXT BOARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IS THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU.

[10.L. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - AMARILLO CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU BOARD MEMBERS]

[02:40:07]

THIS BOARD DOES MEET MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON IS CASH AND SMITH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, AND WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH THE CURRENT MEMBERS ON THE SCREEN.

THERE ARE FIVE POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY, AND YOU HAVE TEN APPLICANTS.

STAFF DID PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHRIS FENTON, PHYLLIS GOLDEN AND VIC RAGA TO EACH BE REAPPOINTED TO SERVE A SECOND TERM.

MISS GOLDEN IS THE TREASURER CURRENTLY, AND MR. RAGA IS THE VICE PRESIDENT AND ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR OFFICERS TERMS. ALL THREE MEMBERS HAVE GREAT INTERACTIONS WITH THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, AND STAFF ALSO REQUESTS THAT BETH DUKE AND BO FOULKES BE REAPPOINTED AS THE CENTER CITY AND CIVIC CENTER EX OFFICIO, RESPECTIVELY.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION? HOW LONG IS VICK BEEN ON THE BOARD? HOW LONG HAS VICK BEEN ON THE BOARD? HE'S BEEN ON THERE SINCE OUR BOARD'S FIRST DAY WAS OCTOBER 1ST, 2020.

SO THEY'RE A BRAND NEW BOARD.

OKAY, BUT THEN HE WAS ON THE BOARD BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

THE EMERALD CONVENTION AND VISITORS COUNCIL WAS ACTUALLY AN ADVISORY BOARD UNDER THE CHAMBER.

SO YES, HE WAS ON THERE SINCE 2018, THOUGH I DID LOOK THAT UP.

OKAY. OKAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO.

WE HAVE A MOTION OR DO YOU WANT TO DO THE SAME THING OR.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD ASK YOU TO NOT MAKE A MOTION JUST YET, BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAKE YOUR NOMINATIONS.

NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE SHARON PATEL.

SO SERENE IN PLACE OF THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN PLACE OF IT BECAUSE OF THE HOTEL.

YOUR SPOT. OKAY, WELL, SEE, THAT'S WHAT I'M CONFUSED ON.

SO YOU HAVE THESE AT LARGE POSITIONS.

I MEAN, IS THAT.

HEY, THERE YOU GO. SO YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN LIKE ON THIS PORTION.

OKAY. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE AT LARGE.

SO WE HAVE SPECIFIC SEATING.

WE DID THIS WITH WITH PURPOSE IN MIND ON THIS.

SO THE THE HOTELIERS ARE GUARANTEED THE THREE SPOTS ATTRACTIONS TWO SPOTS.

WE HAVE THEM LISTED AS ENTERTAINMENT BUT THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM RETAIL ON ROUTE 66.

THAT'S ANYBODY THAT WELCOMES VISITORS IN THAT WE PUT UNDER THAT ATTRACTION UMBRELLA.

THE AT LARGE IS WHERE WE HAVE THE THREE POSITIONS RIGHT NOW.

JASON FENTON IS A LAWYER.

WE HAVE A NON PROFIT SPECIALIST WHO IS ANGELA KNAPP EGGERS.

AND THEN COCO DUCKWORTH IS A MARKETING AND CONSULTANT FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE'RE REALLY MINDFUL OF THOSE THREE SPOTS BRINGING IN AND OUTSIDE VIEW.

SO I REALLY, AS MUCH AS I LOVE SARIN, WE WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

WHENEVER WE STARTED IN 2020, WE STAGGERED THEM SO THAT THEY WILL START ROLLING OFF.

AND WE DON'T HAVE TERM LIMITS, BUT WE DO INTEND ON PRACTICING THE TWO YEAR TERM TERMS ON ON THIS.

SO THAT'S WE WANT TO HAVE GOOD PRACTICE ON THAT, EVEN THOUGH OUR BYLAWS DON'T SPEAK TO THAT.

SO I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO PUT ANOTHER HOTELIER IN A SPOT THAT LIMITS THE OUTSIDE VIEW, BECAUSE THE POINT OF THOSE THREE SEATS IS BASICALLY WHERE NOT ONLY SOME SPECIALTY CAN COME IN, BUT IT REALLY GIVES US AN IDEA OF SOMEBODY OUTSIDE OF OUR INDUSTRY CAN LOOK AT US AS A VISITOR AND BRING A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE IN WHENEVER WE'RE HAVING SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS ON THE MARKETING AND, AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

SO SERENE IN PLACE OF VIC WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD, YOU'D BE OKAY WITH.

BUT THEN IN THE WAY OF AN AT LARGE POSITION, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY WANT HIM IN A LARGE POSITION, BUT TO PUT HIM IN VIC'S PLACE WOULD DISRUPT OUR OFFICERS.

THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.

OKAY, SO. SO WHERE? MY HOPE.

I GUESS MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT.

THAT WE MAYBE ROLL HIM IN WHENEVER THE HOTEL POSITIONS ARE OPENED UP.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE CHANCE TO DO TWO TERMS. AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE BOARD.

AND SO THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.

VIC IS AN OFFICER ON THE BOARD.

I THINK WHENEVER THEY COME IN TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, THEY HAVE THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY CAN SERVE THE FULL SIX YEARS, BUT THAT WE HAVE STRUCTURED IT IN A WAY THAT OUR PARTNERS WILL BE ABLE TO ROLL ON AS THAT IS APPROPRIATE, I GUESS.

OKAY. WE I DON'T WANT TO PUSH ANYBODY OFF OF THE BOARD THAT HASN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO DO A FULL SIX YEARS, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

WE APPRECIATE THE ADVISEMENT.

IT IS A THREE YEAR TERM.

AND SO.

[02:45:01]

I DO WANT TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THEIR FULL VOICES COUNSEL.

AND THEN FOR YOU TO STATE THAT I THINK IS HELPFUL.

BUT TO TO SUMMARIZE, THE REASON YOU'RE STATING THAT IS BECAUSE HE'S AN OFFICER.

YES. AND HASN'T SERVED TWO TERMS. YEAH. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, FROM A HOTEL.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, YEAH.

I MEAN, ALL OF OUR OUR MEMBERS ARE IN GOOD STANDING, SO I THINK IT.

JUST AS PRECEDENT IF THEY'RE WANTING.

BUT THAT'S OUR PRACTICE AS YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT THAT DEFINITELY APPOINT TO THAT.

BUT I'M JUST SPEAKING TO THAT WITH A NEW BOARD.

WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING FOR STABILITY IN THESE FIRST COUPLE OF TERMS. OKAY. AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING AT THAT FROM A HE WAS SERVING FROM 2018 THOUGH PREVIOUSLY.

BUT IT WASN'T EXACTLY.

BUT WE REALLY LIKE TO SEPARATE OURSELVES AS A NEW ORGANIZATION.

WE HAVE NEW STRUCTURE.

OUR BOARD IS EXPECTED TO GOVERN.

THE LAST BOARD IS NOT EXPECTED TO GOVERN.

WE HAVE OUR NEW STAFF.

SO IT IS DIFFERENT.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT ONE, SIR.

NO, I MEAN, THAT WAS THE SAME NOMINATION I HAD THAT TOM HAD, BUT I WAS MORE ALONG THE LINES OF PUTTING THEM AT THE AT LARGE POSITION, BUT OBVIOUSLY.

OKAY. HOW IT'S STRUCTURED.

ANY ANY OTHER POTENTIALS? WELL, WE HAVE FIVE POSITIONS.

YES, SIR. I MEAN, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE GO OFF CASH AND RECOMMENDATIONS JUST FOR CONTINUITY TO WHAT SHE WAS SAYING.

SO THE FIVE THAT THEY RECOMMENDED.

OKAY, SO THE FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE BETH DUKE STAYING AS EX OFFICIO.

UH, CHRISTOPHER FENTON.

CORRECT. PHYLLIS GOLDEN.

AND THEN YOU'RE SAYING VIK RAGA WOULD STAY IN THE HOTEL? AND WHAT IS THE LAST ONE? BILL FOULKES WITH THE CIVIC CENTER.

THE OTHER EX OFFICIO.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS.

SO BASICALLY JUST REAPPOINTING THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THERE.

IT'S A CONTINUITY VOTE IF IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE FAIRLY NEW AND YOU HAVE A DIRECTOR THAT'S ASKING FOR IT.

BUT YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO.

I MEAN, IF YOU DID CHANGE ONE, THE ONE THAT WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE WOULD BE SERENE.

AND IN THAT HOTEL, YOUR POSITION.

OKAY. WE ONLY HAVE LIKE 59 LEFT, SO WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT A MOTION.

THERE YOU GO. WELL, I WOULD MOVE THAT.

WE ACCEPT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED FOR CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU.

I HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. WE HAVE ONE OPPOSED ITEM PASSES WITH A41 VOTE.

AND, MRS. GLICK, DO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED ON WHICH ONES? WE DID? LET ME JUST RESTATE IT.

WE'RE GOING TO REAPPOINT BETH DUKE AND BILL FOX TO THE EX-OFFICIO.

AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO REAPPOINT JASON FENTON, PHYLLIS GOLDEN, AND VIC RAGA.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MA'AM. YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. ON TO ITEM TEN M.

[10.M. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - AMARILLO MANAGEMENT AND WELFARE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

THIS IS COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS, ALL APPOINTED BY COUNCIL.

THESE MEMBERS ALSO SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD MEETS 3 TO 6 TIMES PER YEAR.

THE BOARD LIAISON IS VICTORIA MEDLEY, THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND WELFARE.

CURRENT MEMBERS ON THE BOARD ARE GOING TO BE LISTED ON THE SCREEN AND THEY INCLUDE ONE VACANCY AND THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY.

SO WE HAVE ONE SEAT THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND THEN ONE SEAT THAT THE TERM IS ENDING IN DECEMBER.

WE RECEIVED SEVEN APPLICATIONS.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND REAPPOINTING ALEXANDRA IBARRA AND THEY ALSO RECOMMEND SANDRA MCCART.

OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM.

YES. DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THIS ONE? WE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS CARRIE DAWSON.

OKAY. THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

ANY OTHERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILMAN LES SIMPSON TO FILL THE VACANCY.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A COUNCILMAN ON THAT BOARD AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH OVER THERE.

BE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US.

ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I'M GOOD WITH SANDRA.

SO YOU'RE GOOD WITH SANDRA MCCARTT.

KERRY DAWSON, WE HAVE COUNCILMAN SIMPSON.

[02:50:02]

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO DO? IS THIS. I THINK IT WOULD BE.

I MEAN, I THINK OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ALWAYS HAS BEEN, ALWAYS WILL BE.

YOU KNOW, WE HEARD SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I THINK THESE NAMES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP WOULD BE EQUALLY AS WELL.

SANDRA MCCARTT, KERRY DAWSON AS WELL.

BUT I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE, YOU KNOW, AT THE COUNCIL ALSO FEELS, I GUESS, SIMILAR TO THE MAYOR AND THAT IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE A, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A COUNCIL LIAISON IN THAT AREA. I'D BE GLAD TO DO THAT.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

OKAY. UM.

SO I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON SIMPSON FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THE OTHER ONE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR LES SIMPSON.

SECOND. OKAY.

YOU WANT THEM SEPARATE? IS THAT HOW YOU'RE DOING IT? IT'S PERFECTLY FINE.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH MR. SCHERLEN FOR LES.

YEAH. OKAY. AND A SECOND FROM MR. CRAFT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND TO CONFIRM THIS IS THE VACANT POSITION ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 24.

OKAY. UM, DO WE, MRS. GLICK, DO WE WANT TO TAKE THE OTHER ONE IN THE SAME MOTION? WE CAN, IF YOU'RE SEPARATE MOTIONS.

WELL, YOU'VE ALREADY MADE A MOTION FOR LES.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND FINISH THAT VOTE, AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED.

ANY OPPOSED. THAT MOTION FIVE ZERO.

AND THEN FOR OUR OTHER ONE.

I'VE GOT CARRIE DAWSON.

I ALSO HAVE SANDRA MCCARTT HAVE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT.

I'D BE IN FAVOR OF KERRY DAWSON.

YEAH, OKAY.

HOW DID SANDRA. SO I THINK HE'S A GOOD CANDIDATE.

OKAY. ASK FOR A MOTION FROM YOU, SIR.

OH, IF YOU WOULD.

OH, YOU GOT TO MAKE A MOTION.

WE NOMINATE KERRY DAWSON SECOND.

OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, MRS. GLICK. WE'LL CLEAN IT UP.

I'LL GET MY NAMES ALL TOGETHER BEFORE WE MOVE NEXT TIME.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, MAYOR.

OKAY. OUR NEXT BOARD IS THE AMARILLO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.

[10.N. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - AMARILLO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION BOARD MEMBERS]

THIS BOARD MEETS MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS ANDREW FREEMAN, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.

THE CURRENT POSITIONS ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN OR THE CURRENT MEMBERS I'M SORRY ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN AND THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS TO CONSIDER.

TODAY. YOU HAVE 11 APPLICATIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS REAPPOINTING MEGAN ZANCHETTA TO SERVE A SECOND TERM, AND THEN WE DO NOT HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE OTHER POSITION. DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THIS BOARD? YEAH, I'LL NOMINATE JAMES SKINK.

OKAY. I SECOND JAMES GANG.

OKAY. WE HAVE TWO FOR MR. SKINK. NOW, I'D RECOMMEND JUST GOING WITH STAFF TO KEEP MAKING SACHSE AND MEGAN ZINK 18.

ZACK 18. OKAY.

ANYTHING? I HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

TOM WARREN. OKAY.

THE SECOND. I THINK IT IS THE SECOND.

I CAN'T TELL IF THAT'S THE SECOND OR THE THIRD.

I THINK IT'S THE SECOND, BUT I WANTED TO VERIFY.

COUNCILMAN SIMPSON ANYTHING FROM YOU ON THIS ONE? NO, NO, I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THIS ONE WITH COUNCILMAN SMITH.

SO, UM.

YOU KNOW, MICHAEL HANNING HAS DONE SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB ON THIS.

AND AND HE'S OUR CHAIR.

HE IS WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN, IS THAT CORRECT? HE IS NOT WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN.

ONLY WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN IS WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN.

SO ONLY MEGAN.

OKAY, I WOULD, I WOULD THEN GO WITH COUNCILMAN TIPPS TO REAPPOINT MEGAN ZANCA AND NOMINATE JAMES SCHANKE.

DOES THE COUNCIL LIKE THAT? YEP. IF YOU DO, YOU CAN STILL MOVE.

OKAY. DO I HAVE SO MOVED? SO MOVED IN A SECOND.

SECOND. OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO.

GOT THAT ONE, MRS. GLICK.

THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT BOARD IS THE AMARILLO HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD OF MANAGERS.

[10.O. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - AMARILLO HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD OF MANAGERS MEMBERS]

MEMBERS SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

[02:55:03]

THE LIAISON FOR THIS BOARD IS LAURA STORRS, THE INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

YOUR CURRENT MEMBERS ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.

THERE ARE FOUR POSITIONS UP FOR GRABS TODAY.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WHEN WE GAVE YOU THE PACKET, INITIALLY WE HAD ONLY HIGHLIGHTED THREE NAMES, BUT THERE ARE FOUR POSITIONS THAT WE NEED TO FILL.

YOU HAVE TEN APPLICATIONS.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DEAN FRIGO, WESTON WRIGHT AND RODNEY YOUNG BE REAPPOINTED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM FOR THE FINAL POSITION, STAFF RECOMMENDS WILLIAM BIGGS BE APPOINTED TO SERVE AN INITIAL TERM.

MR. BIGGS IS A HEALTH CARE ATTORNEY AND HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE LGC.

HIS BACKGROUND IS A GOOD ADDITION FOR THE AMARILLO HOSPITAL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF MANAGERS.

OKAY, SO IF WE'RE A LITTLE CLARITY, YOU HAVE A WILLIAM BIGGS.

SO THEN YOU HAVE A WILLIAM C BIGGS.

SO DR. BIGGS CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE BOARD IS DR.

BIGGS, MD.

HE IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR.

WILLIAM BIGGS WHO IS APPLIED ON THE BOARD IS WILLIAM BIGGS JD, AN ATTORNEY.

AND SO WE WE ARE JUST ASKING TO SWITCH THEM OUT.

OKAY. AND IS THIS BOARD PRIMARILY FINANCIAL OR IS IT MEDICAL IN THE WAY IT IS.

LET ME HAVE LAURA COME UP HERE AND ADDRESS THAT.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL THINKS, YES, THIS BOARD REALLY IS PRETTY MUCH ONLY FINANCIAL AT THIS POINT.

IT IS TASKED WITH ENSURING THAT WE HAVE PROPER FUNDING TO PAY FOR THE INDIGENT CARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY OF AMARILLO AND POTTER COUNTY.

AND SO THEY HAVE A MISSION TO KEEP THE CORPUS DOLLARS INTACT FROM THE SALE OF THE HOSPITAL THROUGH THE END OF OUR CURRENT INDIGENT CARE CONTRACT, WHICH IS IN 2036.

SO IT'S HIGHLY FINANCIAL RELATED.

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF BENEFITS HAVING AND I WILL SAY DOCTOR BIGGS HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION BECAUSE HE ACTUALLY WORKED AT THE HOSPITAL WHEN IT SOLD.

AND SO THERE'S BEEN SOME GREAT KNOWLEDGE THERE.

ALSO SHARING THE LINK, OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR WILLIAM BIGGS.

AND WILLIAM BIGGS IS THE SON OF DR.

WILLIAM BIGGS. AND DR.

WILLIAM BIGGS ALSO RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT HIS SON WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION BECAUSE HE'S GOT A LOT OF THE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE AS WELL.

AND THEN OUR OTHER THREE ARE RECOMMENDED.

DEAN FRIGO WAS PREVIOUSLY ON CITY STAFF.

HE ACTUALLY HELPED FACILITATE THE SALE OF THE HOSPITAL BACK IN THE 90S, SO IT HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE AS PART OF OUR BOARD.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? OKAY. THANK YOU LAURA.

I SEE THAT TOO. RODNEY YOUNG AND YOU HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE 2016.

IS THAT I MEAN, FROM YOUR STANDPOINT, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

YOU LIKE HAVING THE.

YES, THAT HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE HAS HELPED A LOT.

WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES AND I WILL SAY THE FUNDING HAS GOTTEN TIGHTER OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND IT'S REALLY GOOD HAVING THESE MEMBERS LAURA STREET AND MICHAEL ALEXANDER ARE BOTH NEW.

I THINK THEY'RE IN THEIR FIRST YEAR.

SO IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO HAVE THIS LONG TERM KNOWLEDGE FROM THESE OTHER MEMBERS TO HELP THEM SAY, OKAY, SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE HAD WALKED THROUGH THIS ALREADY, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT THESE THINGS AND WE DECIDED TO GO THIS ROUTE.

SO IT'S IT'S BEEN HELPFUL.

AND IT'S CERTAINLY I'VE APPRECIATED IT AS THE STAFF LIAISON.

THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU.

MA'AM. YES, THANKS.

DO I HAVE ANY POTENTIAL NOMINATIONS? DO I HAVE ANY? OKAY.

ANYTHING FROM PLACE TO.

I WOULD JUST AGAIN GO WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING WILLIAM BIGGS.

OKAY. ANYTHING FROM THREE THOMAS WARREN THE THIRD.

SO NOMINATING THOMAS WARREN THE THIRD IN PLACE OF WILLIAM BIGGS.

YES. ARE YOU GOOD WITH DEAN FRIGO, WESTON WRIGHT, RODNEY YOUNG? YES. OKAY.

COUNCILMAN SIMPSON YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE? I DON'T HAVE ANY PREFERENCES.

OKAY. I DO LIKE THE CONTINUITY OF HAVING SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE.

I ALSO THINK THOMAS WARREN MAY BRING A DIFFERENT LOOK AT IT, AND WE ARE KEEPING THE, YOU KNOW, THE DEAN FRIGO'S AND THE RODNEY YOUNGS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GO THAT WAY IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE.

I TAKE ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADD THOMAS WARREN THE THIRD.

[03:00:02]

CORRECT. OKAY.

SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG £0.10.

[10.P. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - AMARILLO-POTTER EVENTS VENUE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS]

DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THIS BOARD IS COMPRISED OF SEVEN MEMBERS, FOUR OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL.

THE REMAINING THREE ARE APPOINTED, I'M SORRY.

THE REMAINING THREE ARE APPOINTED BY POTTER COUNTY.

THESE MEMBERS SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THEY DO MEET 3 TO 6 TIMES PER YEAR.

LAURA STORRS IS THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS I'VE GOT ON YOUR SCREEN AND WE HAVE THREE POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY.

WE RECEIVED FIVE APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DEEPAK PATEL AND VANCE REED TO BE APPOINTED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE THIRD POSITION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MA'AM.

YOU.

ANY POTENTIAL NOMINATIONS ON THIS ONE, GUYS? I'D I'D RECOMMEND MARK ZIMMER.

YEAH. MARC ZIMMER OKAY.

MARC ZIMMER IN PLACE OF ALBERTO RIOS.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

YEAH. AND THEN VANCE REED.

DEEPAK STILL.

YOU KNOW, IN THOSE PLACES.

SO I HAVE YOU APPOINTING MARK ZIMMER, REAPPOINTING VANCE REED, AND RE APPOINTING DEEPAK PATEL TO SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 24.

SO MOVE. SO MOVED.

SECOND. I HAVE A SO MOVED IN A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO THE EMERALD HEALTH FACILITIES CORPORATION.

[10.Q. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - AMARILLO HEALTH FACILITIES CORPORATION BOARD MEMBERS]

THESE MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITH NO TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD MEETS ANNUALLY.

LAURA STORRS IS THE LIAISON.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH FACILITIES CORPORATION ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN, AND WE ARE CONSIDERING ALL THREE POSITIONS TODAY.

YOU RECEIVED EIGHT APPLICATIONS.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND REAPPOINTING DR.

BASS, EDDIE BOYD AND PATRICK WILLIAMS TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL TERM.

OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM.

OF COURSE. YEAH.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GET LAURA OR LAURA.

DO YOU MIND JUST GIVING A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS? BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO I WAS TALKING TO.

HIM. MAYBE YOU OR STEPHANIE, BUT YOU KNOW HOW LONG THOSE TERMS HAVE BEEN ON THERE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF.

YES. AND SO DR.

SAM BASS AND EDDIE BOYD HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD, I THINK, FOR YEARS.

AND THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT REALLY AN ACTIVE BOARD.

IT IS TECHNICALLY STILL ACTIVE.

AND BUT WE MEET AT THE MOST ONCE PER YEAR.

WE REVIEW AN INVESTMENT POLICY AND WE REVIEW BYLAWS AND THAT IS IT.

THIS IS NOT A DECISION MAKING BOARD.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME. THERE IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FUNDING LEFT, AND I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO MY HOMEWORK WITH BRIAN TO REMEMBER WHY WE HAVEN'T SUNSETTED THIS BOARD.

BUT IT'S NOT AN ACTIVE BOARD, IT'S JUST ONCE A YEAR.

SO I WILL SAY HAVING DR.

BASS AND EDDIE BOYD ON THE BOARD HAS BEEN FANTASTIC BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE THAT I DON'T EVEN HAVE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE EVEN HAVE SOME OF THE KNOWLEDGE INTERNALLY ANYMORE.

THANK YOU. YES. GOOD QUESTION.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE, GENTLEMEN? I'M GOOD WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

I HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM TEN.

AH, THAT WAS EASY.

[10.R. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - BEAUTIFICATION AND PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

THIS IS COMPOSED OF NINE VOTING MEMBERS AND ONE NON-VOTING EX OFFICIO AS APPOINTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS AND DO NOT HAVE TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD DOES MEET MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS MICHAEL KASHUBA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN, INCLUDING ONE VACANCY.

THERE ARE FIVE POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY.

YOU'VE RECEIVED EIGHT APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT KAT MASSEY THERESA CRUZ BE APPOINTED TO SERVE AN INITIAL TERM. THEY RECOMMEND BETH DUKE BE CONFIRMED AS THE APPOINTEE FOR CENTER CITY, AND CHRISTINA PAUL BE APPOINTED TO FILL THE VACANT

[03:05:04]

COUNCIL WILL ALSO NEED TO REAPPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER CRAFT OR APPOINT ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL TO FILL IN THE FIFTH POSITION.

OKAY, LET'S START WITH CRAFT.

ARE YOU GOOD TO STAY THERE, SIR? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, SO WE'LL KEEP CRAFT ON IT.

BETH DUKE STAYING IN THE CENTER CITY POSITION.

DID WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WAS QUALIFIED? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

OKAY, SO BETH IS AN EASY ONE.

AND THEN NOW WE HAVE THREE THAT ARE THAT ARE UP.

RIGHT. CORRECT.

OKAY. UM.

I'VE GOT SOME WHO.

GO RIGHT AHEAD, SIR.

WE'VE GOT A CARRIER RUSHING WEST AND RIGHT.

AND TERESA CRUZ REAPPOINT TERESA CRUZ.

OKAY, SO YOU ARE TERESA CRUZ, KERRY RUSHING AND AND.

RIGHT. OKAY.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY, SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS YOU MOVE TO APPOINT KERRY, RUSHING TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION, SERVING THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST TO 25.

YOU MOVE TO CONFIRM BETH'S REAPPOINTMENT AS THE NEW CENTER CITY APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE.

YOU MOVE TO APPOINT WESTERN WRIGHT AND THERESA CRUZ, ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN CRAFT, TO SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 24. THAT IS FROM PLACE ONE.

YES, SIR. CAPTAIN.

NANCY. SAY IT AGAIN.

KAT MASSEY HAS A NOMINATION FOR KAT MASSEY.

OKAY. I WOULD SAY KAT AS WELL, WITH HER INVOLVEMENT THAT SHE'S HAD IN SOME OTHER PLACES.

AND LET ME ASK YOU, COUNCILMAN CRAFT KARI RUSHING OR WESTON WRIGHT.

OH, I WOULD PROBABLY TAKE KERRY RUSHING OKAY.

AND SAY WE CAN PROBABLY.

I THINK WEST APPLIED FOR SOME OTHER BOARDS DOWN THE ROAD TO USE HIM ON A DIFFERENT ONE.

SO CAN WE, CAN WE GO WITH CRAFT CRUZ MASSEY? RUSHING RIGHT, DUKE.

NOT RIGHT. DID I SAY IT WRONG? YES. THAT'S CORRECT.

I'M SORRY. BETH DUKE.

YEAH. NOT RIGHT.

SO? SO LET'S SAY THAT AGAIN.

WOULD YOU GO AHEAD? YES.

SO TERESA CRUZ, BETH DUKE, KAT MASSEY, KARI RUSHING AND JOSH CRAFT, WHICH BETWEEN CARRIE AND KAT, DO YOU WANT TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION SERVING THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST TO 25.

AS KATZ SERVED ON THIS BOARD.

CAT HAS NOT SERVED ON THIS BOARD.

HOWEVER, SHE WAS THE COORDINATOR FOR THIS BOARD ABOUT LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.

THIS IS MASSEY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THE VACANT POSITION? IS THAT FINE? WHEREVER YOU WANT ME TO GO.

OKAY. IF WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT.

OKAY. OKAY, SO NOW WE HAVE CAT TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION.

SERVING THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST TO 25.

CONFIRMING BETH'S REAPPOINTMENT AS A CENTER CITY REPRESENTATIVE, APPOINTING CARRIE RUSHING, THERESA CRUZ AND JOSH CRAFT TO SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 24.

I THINK YOU GOT IT. OKAY.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO I HAVE A MOTION.

EXCUSE ME. SO MOVED.

AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

YAY! WE DID THAT.

OKAY. I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON.

[10.S. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS]

THIS BOARD IS COMPOSED OF 11 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY COUNCIL.

MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

AND THIS BOARD DOES MEET MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS ALSO MICHAEL KASHUBA, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN, INCLUDING ONE VACANCY.

THERE ARE SIX POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY.

YOU RECEIVED 21 APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD.

STAFF RECOMMENDS JEFF BRAIN, SHERRY FERGUSON AND JOHN DAVID TERRY BE APPOINTED TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL TERM.

HOBART, JENNY BROWN AND THOMAS RAINEY TO BE APPOINTED TO SERVE AND RONNIE WALKER BE APPOINTED TO REPLACE TERRY PRICE AT THE END OF HER TERM.

WE DID FIND OUT LATE IN THE PROCESS THAT TERRY PRICE DID WISH TO RESIGN AS SHE'S RETIRING FROM EXCEL, AND SHE SUGGESTED THAT RONNIE WALKER FILL HER POSITION AT THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE.

SO DO WE HAVE RONNIE WALKER ON OUR APPLICANTS LIST? YOU DON'T.

OKAY, SO YOU AND THIS IS RONNIE WALKER FROM EXCEL.

[03:10:03]

OKAY. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE RODNEY HILL TO FILL ONE OF THE POSITIONS.

YEP. I'D LIKE RODNEY HEAD.

MHM. YEAH.

I WOULD LIKE IF HOWARD SMITH WAS, WAS INTERESTED IN THIS ONE TO NOMINATE HOWARD SMITH.

MR. SMITH IS THIS ONE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT.

OR WOULD YOU RATHER LOOK AT A DIFFERENT ONE.

UM. COMPLETED.

OKAY. WHO DID TOM SAY? TOM? WHO DID YOU SAY? RONNIE HEAD. RONNIE HEAD.

YEAH. ANY FROM PLACE FOR, SIR.

I WOULD THINK OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

I WOULD SUPPORT GUNNY BROWN AND TOM RAINEY.

OKAY. BROWN.

RONNIE WALKER, I THINK IS A IS A GOOD ONE.

WHAT DID YOU HAVE? OH. I'M GOOD, I WAS COUNTING, SO WE'VE GOT SIX SPOTS.

CORRECT. ONE, TWO, THREE.

OKAY. SO.

IF WE WANT TO GIVE A MOTION, WHAT WE'D BE SAYING IS HOBART BROWN, RODNEY HEAD, RODNEY HILL, THOMAS RAINEY.

RONNIE WALKER HOWARD SMITH.

YES. AND I WOULD NEED YOU TO SPECIFY ONE OF THEM TO SERVE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 26, AND THEN THE REST OF THEM WOULD ALL SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST TO 24. MR. SMITH, YOU GOOD THROUGH 26.

OKAY, WE GOT A THUMBS UP.

VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN YOU.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON THAT, DID WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE'S THAT GOT LEFT OFF? THAT WAS.

SO TO CLARIFY, YOU HAVE HOBART, GUNNY BROWN.

UH HUH, RONNIE HEAD, RODNEY HILL, THOMAS RAINEY, RONNIE BUTCH, RONNIE WALKER, JOHNNY WALKER.

NO, THOMAS. RONNIE WOULD BE ONE.

AND RONNIE WALKER.

OKAY. THOMAS. RONNIE.

OKAY, THEN RONNIE WALKER AND THEN HOWARD SMITH.

CORRECT? YES.

AND RONNIE HEAD.

SO I'M GOING TO READ YOU THE MOTION THAT I HAVE.

SHE GOT THAT ONE. YOU MOVED TO APPOINT HOWARD SMITH TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION TO SERVE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2026 TO APPOINT RONNIE WALKER, RODNEY HILL, HOBART, GUNNY BROWN, THOMAS RAINEY AND RONNIE HEAD TO SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 2024.

SO MOVED.

SECOND. SECOND. OH, OKAY.

CRAFT SITS ON THAT BOARD AND HE SECONDED IT, SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES 20.

[10.T. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MEMBERS]

THIS BOARD IS COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS, ALL APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL.

MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD MEETS 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS CHRIS QUIGLEY, THE TRANSIT DIRECTOR.

CURRENT MEMBERS ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN, INCLUDING ONE VACANCY.

WE DO HAVE TWO POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY.

YOU RECEIVED EIGHT APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD.

STAFF DID NOT PROVIDE ANY RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT MR. WARREN COBLE IS WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL.

I WOULD NOMINATE ALAN GERTSON TO THIS BOARD.

HE'S NOT LISTED.

HE APPLIED FOR SEVERAL I KNOW HE'D BE WILLING TO SERVE.

YEAH, YEAH, I WOULD SECOND THAT.

ALAN, YOU HAVE ANY ANY OTHERS OR IS WARREN COBLE.

ANOTHER GOOD ONE SINCE HE'S WILLING TO TO RE UP.

I LIKE ELAINE WILSON ELAINE WILSON IN PLACE OF COBLE.

YES. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? UH, KIMBERLY BENSON.

OKAY. ANY OTHERS? I THINK ALAN WOULD BE GOOD ON THIS, BUT I THINK WE WE COULD DEFINITELY PUT HIM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SINCE HE WASN'T ON THIS APPLICANTS LIST.

IF IT MAKES IT EASIER ON YOU GUYS.

THANKS. I MEAN, LOOKING AT ELAINE'S APPLICATION, IT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE.

I THINK HER AND KIM WOULD BE GOOD AND USE ALAN SOMEWHERE ELSE.

OKAY, I KNOW COBLE HAS HIS PLATE FULL ON LOTS OF THINGS, SO I THINK THOSE ARE GOOD MOVES IF ANYBODY ELSE AGREES.

[03:15:06]

I MOVED TO APPOINT ELAINE WILSON TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION, SERVING THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2025 AND TO REAPPOINT KIMBERLY BENSON. I'M SORRY, NOT REAPPOINT.

TO APPOINT KIMBERLY BENSON TO SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 24.

CORRECT. COMING SECOND.

I HAVE ALSO MOVED IN A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES TEN.

[10.U. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS]

THE DAC IS COMPOSED OF SEVEN MEMBERS APPOINTED BY COUNCIL.

MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD HOPES TO MEET 4 TO 6 TIMES PER YEAR.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS JASON RIDDLESBARGER, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MEMBERSHIP SHOULD BE BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE, WITH PARTICIPATION ENCOURAGED BY INDIVIDUALS FROM LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THE FOLLOWING POPULATIONS ELDERLY, WOMEN, MINORITIES, DISABLED, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, AND THOSE WHO ARE OR HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS.

WE DID HAVE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS BOARD UPDATED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BECAUSE WE FOUND THAT THE PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS WERE A LITTLE TOO STRINGENT TO FIND.

MEMBERS. THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF CDAC ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.

ALL SEVEN POSITIONS ARE UP FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY.

TO BRING THIS BOARD IN LINE WITH THE AMARILLO MUNICIPAL CODE, WE DO RECOMMEND STAGGERING THESE APPOINTMENTS SO TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS IN VARYING LENGTHS.

I CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THAT AS WE GO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

YOU DID RECEIVE 21 APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD.

STAFF. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MEG DEJONG, SHIRE AND AMANDA HOLCOMB TO SERVE ONE YEAR TERMS TO APPOINT MAIYA MARUJO AND MAURA CHERNOFF TO SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS AND APPOINT TOMMY KNOX, CAT MASSEY AND JANET VAN ALSTYNE TO SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. THESE ARE YOUR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS? THOSE WERE OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

ARE YOU SAYING MAYA OR MARA? WELL, WE HAVE MAYA AND WE ALSO HAVE MARA.

WHICH ONE IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION? BOTH OF THEM.

WHERE IS MAYA? NOT ON THERE. OH, THERE SHE IS, RIGHT ABOVE CAT.

AND GIVE US THE CRITERIA AGAIN TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.

TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD, INDIVIDUALS FROM LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, THOSE WHO ARE AND THEN THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THE FOLLOWING POPULATIONS ELDERLY, WOMEN, MINORITIES, DISABLED, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, AND THOSE WHO ARE OR HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS.

OKAY, ANYTHING FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ONE, GENTLEMEN? THAT'S WHAT I HAVE DOWN IS MAYA AND TOMMY KNOX.

TOMMY KNOX IS A STAFF RECOMMENDATION AS WELL.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

BOTH ARE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? THAT'S NOT A STAFF RECOMMENDATION? NO. AND I THINK JASON RUNS A PRETTY GOOD.

YEAH, HE'S MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

I WOULD SAY WE STICK WITH THOSE.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THIS IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT.

AND THEN YOU ALL CAN MOVE WITH THE STAGGERED TERMS. RIGHT. YEAH I'M GOING TO READ IT OUT WITH THE STAGGERED TERMS. SO REAPPOINT MEG TO JOHN SHIRE AND AMANDA HOLCOMB TO SERVE ONE YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 2023, APPOINT MAYA MARUJO AND MAURA CHERNOFF TO SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2023, AND APPOINT TOMMY KNOX, CAT MASSEY AND JANET VAN ALSTYNE TO SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 20.

I SAID 23. I MEAN 2024.

WE'RE GOING UP. OKAY.

SO MOVED SECOND.

SECOND. OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO TEN V.

[10.V. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

OKAY, NOW WE'RE UP TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

THIS IS COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD MEETS BI MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS AMANDA BARRERA, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.

I'VE GIVEN YOU THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD ON THE SCREEN.

THERE IS ONE POSITION TO CONSIDER TODAY.

YOU'VE RECEIVED 11 APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD, AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND CHRIS PAUL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE.

[03:20:01]

PAUL IS THE ONLY APPLICANT LISTED THAT HAS AN ACTIVE AND UNEXPIRED PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD.

SHE ALSO GRADUATED FROM THE CITY'S AMARILLO 101 PROGRAM.

WE FEEL THAT HAVING A LIBRARY CARD MAY INDICATE A GREATER DEGREE OF INTEREST IN, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIBRARY.

AM I LOOKING AT JAMIE HAYNES CORRECTLY? YES, THAT IS JAMIE HAYNES.

OKAY. DO I HAVE ANY ANY NOMINATIONS? I'D SAY KATIE REED.

THAT'S JAMIE HAYNES, THAT IS JAMIE RUNNING FOR? NO, BUT SAME LADY.

OKAY. JT YEAH, SHE DON'T WANT TO, SHE SAID.

SHE SAID SHE GOT TOO MUCH CRAFT WE GOT, I WOULD SAY KATIE REED.

KATIE REED. ANYTHING FROM THIS SIDE? I THINK THE LIBRARY CARD FOR ME IS A DEAL STOPPER.

I MEAN, WHO'S THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS I MEAN, I JUST GOT I JUST KIND OF FIND IT HARD NOMINATING SOMEONE WHO'S TO SERVE ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

THAT APPARENTLY HAS NOT BEEN USING THE LIBRARY, SO I WOULD I WOULD BE FINE WITH CHRIS CHAPPELL.

OKAY. I WOULD GO WITH KATIE REED IF I HAVE TWO OVER HERE WITH THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

YOU GOT ME, I THINK. TOM.

I'M ON. WHERE WERE YOU? I'M NOWHERE.

NOWHERE? YEAH, WE CAN WAIT.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT. YEP.

SO THE MOTION IS TO APPOINT KATIE REED TO SERVE THREE YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 2024.

WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT, GENTLEMEN.

YES. SO MOVED.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OPPOSED. FOUR.

TWO. ONE LIBRARY CARD, DID IT? IT IS. I KNOW IT'S A DEAL KILLER FOR ME.

WE HAVE TO HAVE STANDARDS.

FAIR ENOUGH. I APPRECIATE THE ONE VOTE THERE.

THE NO VOTE, SIR. ITEM TEN W.

[10.W. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBERS]

THEY SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THEY MEET SEMIMONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS EMILY KOLLER, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

UP TODAY ARE FIVE POSITIONS TO CONSIDER.

YOU RECEIVED 11 APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND.

RENEE WHITAKER AND FRED GRIFFIN BE APPOINTED TO SERVE ADDITIONAL TERMS. THERE ARE NO OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE REMAINING POSITIONS IN VACANCY.

PLEASE NOTE WE DID.

WHEN WE GAVE YOU YOUR MOTION MOTION LANGUAGE, WE LEFT OUT ONE BLANK.

SO WE DO NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE FIVE POSITIONS.

OH, DUKE, KIMBERLY BENSON AND NOAH DAWSON.

OKAY. I WOULD NOMINATE FREDERICK GRIFFIN, JOSH LANGHAM, LANDON MOORLAND, AND RENEE WHITAKER.

OKAY. I'VE GOT JOSH LANGHAM, NOAH DAWSON, AND THEN REAPPOINT FREDERICK GRIFFIN.

ANYTHING FROM PLACE FOR.

OKAY. FRED GRIFFIN IS A GOOD ONE.

UM, I WOULD NOMINATE DICK FORD.

UM, HE'S HE'S PRETTY VAST.

UM. LEX GRAHAM.

ROYCE GOOCH.

I LIKE BOTH, BUT THEY'RE NOT.

THEY'RE NOT ARE THEY. FOR.

THEY DID NOT. DID THEY SAY NO? EMILY. YEAH. LEX GRAHAM AND THEY ASKED.

SO ROYCE GOOCH SAID HE WOULDN'T WANT TO SERVE ANY LONGER.

OKAY. LEX GRAHAM.

SAME. OKAY.

I LIKE LANGHAM. OKAY.

WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD? CAN YOU GIVE US THE.

SO I HAVE LANE AND MORELAND, LANGHAM, JOSH LANGHAM, NOAH DAWSON, KIMBERLY BENSON, FREDRICK GRIFFIN AND DICK FORD.

SO I HAVE ONE TOO MANY PEOPLE.

SO YOU HAVE SIX NOMINATIONS THERE? I HAVE SIX NOMINATIONS AND I NEED FIVE.

CAN WE WORK KIMBERLY BENSON IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY? POTENTIALLY. WAS THAT YOUR NOMINEE? OH, YEAH. WE WE CAN WORK HER INTO ANOTHER ONE.

OKAY, SO I NEED SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY SERVING THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 24.

SO. LET'S DO LAND AND MOORLAND.

OKAY. SO YOU.

I MOVED TO APPOINT LANDEN MORELAND TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION, SERVING THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2024 TO REAPPOINT FREDERICK GRIFFIN.

[03:25:02]

I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY. AT THIS TIME.

EXCUSE ME. I THINK WE WANT TO TAKE A SHORT RECESS.

WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY DONE.

YOU GOT TO MAKE A MOTION. I WAS GONNA SAY, CAN WE HAVE A VOTE? OH, I APOLOGIZE. SO MOVED.

THANK YOU. I WAS READING NOTES HERE AND GOT EXCITED ABOUT A RECESS.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES WITH A50 VOTE.

NOW, IT WOULD BE MY TIME TO SAY AT THIS TIME, MS..

GLICK, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 5 TO 10 MINUTE RECESS.

WE'LL COME BACK AND WE'LL FINISH THIS OUT.

OKAY. TELL ME YOUR MOTION AND YOUR SECOND FOR THAT.

THE MOTION AND THE SECOND FOR THAT.

DID I HAVE YOU AS THE MOTION? YEAH. YOU HAD ME AS A MOTION.

AND A SECOND. I SECOND IT.

PERFECT. SO ONE AND TWO.

MOTION DOWN THERE.

STOP. THANK Y'ALL. STOP, BRO.

[03:33:30]

ALL RIGHTY.

UP NEXT, WE HAVE THE THREE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES IN THE CITY.

[10.X. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - MEMBERS TO CENTER CITY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE #1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS]

THIS BOARD IS COMPOSED OF TEN MEMBERS, THREE OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY COUNCIL, SEVEN OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY VARIOUS OTHER ENTITIES.

MEMBERS SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD MEETS MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS DREW BRASFIELD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.

WE HAVE TWO POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY.

YOU ALSO RECEIVED TWO APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND GARY JENNINGS BE REAPPOINTED TO SERVE A SECOND TERM.

A SECOND TERM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SECOND POSITION.

SO JOSEPH PETERSON IS OPTING NOT TO SERVE AGAIN.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE GET TO. AND THE CRITERIA FOR MISTER PETERSON'S POSITION IS JUST CITY RESIDENT.

YES. REGISTERED VOTER.

STATE LAW ACTUALLY ALLOWS IN THE COUNTY OR IN ADJACENT COUNTY.

SO IT'S VERY BROAD AS FAR AS STATE LAW IS CONCERNED.

OKAY. HUH? WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? TOM WARREN.

OKAY, SO WHICH ONE TO? HUH? OKAY.

[03:35:01]

HE'S WILLING TO SERVE.

ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY. OKAY, SO I HEAR I INTERRUPTED YOU.

NO, I BELIEVE YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.

OKAY. I HEAR GARY JENNINGS TO BE REAPPOINTED AND TO APPOINT TOM MOORE IN THE SECOND.

TO SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 24TH OF 2024.

SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? HANG ON A SEC.

WE HAVE DISCUSSION. THAT'S FINE.

DISCUSSION. ALL YOU'D LIKE. YOU HAVE YOU HAVE GARY JENNINGS AND THOMAS WARREN THE SECOND.

OKAY. WE'RE GOOD.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES WITH THE FIVE.

ALL WENT RIGHT BY ME ON THAT.

SORRY. WE'RE MOVING FAST.

COMPLAINING ITEM TEN.

[10.Y. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - MEMBERS TO EAST GATEWAY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE #2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS]

MEMBERS SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS WITH THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS THAT TIERS ONE HAD.

THIS BOARD DOES MEET MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS DREW BRASFIELD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.

THERE IS ONE POSITION TO CONSIDER TODAY.

YOU HAVE ONE APPLICATION AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND JOHN ATTERBERRY BE REAPPOINTED TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL TERM ON THE TIER TWO BOARD.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ALAN GERTSON.

DO I HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? MAYOR STANLEY, I HEAR THAT YOU MOVE TO APPOINT ALAN JURGENSEN TO SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 2024.

SO MOVED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION. MOTION PASSES WITH A50 VOTE.

ITEM TEN Z.

[10.Z. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - MEMBERS TO SOUTH GATEWAY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE #3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS]

TEN Z IS THE SOUTH GATEWAY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE OR TIER THREE.

THIS BOARD IS COMPOSED OF TEN MEMBERS, THREE OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY COUNCIL AND SEVEN OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY VARIOUS OTHER ENTITIES.

MEMBERS SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS, WITH THE SAME REQUIREMENTS THAT THE PREVIOUS TIERS BOARD HAD.

THIS BOARD MEETS MONTHLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS DREW BRASFIELD, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF TIER THREE ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN, INCLUDING TWO VACANCIES.

THE THIRD CITY APPOINTEE, MATT GRIFFITH, WILL BE TRANSITIONING TO A NON-VOTING EX OFFICIO MEMBER ON THE TIERS BOARD, AND THEREFORE STAFF IS REQUESTING COUNCIL APPOINT SOMEONE TO REPLACE HIM.

THEREFORE, THERE ARE THREE POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY.

YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD, BUT THERE ARE MANY APPLICANTS FOR OTHER BOARDS SUCH AS ADC THAT WILL BE A GOOD FIT.

SOME OPTIONS MAY BE DEAN CRUMP, JARED FULLER, RODNEY HILL, STEVE KOSKI, OR STEVE PEAR.

WE ALSO WILL GIVE YOU THE OPTION TO STAGGER THESE.

THIS BOARD WAS CREATED BACK IN THE SPRING AND WHEN WE APPOINTED THOSE BOARD MEMBERS, WE DID NOT STAGGER THEM.

BUT IT IS GOOD PRACTICE.

SO GO AHEAD SIR.

WE CAN ASK FOR ANY NOMINATIONS OR WELL I AM I YOU KNOW JOHN ATTERBURY FROM THE EAST INCREMENT ZONE.

I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT ONE OUT THERE THAT I THINK HE WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL HERE ON THE SOUTH GATEWAY INCREMENT ZONE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE.

A LIST OF APPLICANTS HERE.

AND IT'S A LARGER ZONE.

GO AHEAD. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

AND THEN MINE WOULD BE WEST AND RIGHT FROM THE EARLIER ONE.

OKAY. AND DEAN CRUMP, I THINK DEAN WOULD BE A GOOD ONE.

CAN YOU WE HAVE OUR LIAISON.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION, SIR? YES. OH, HE'S ALREADY HERE.

HE WAS APPOINTED BY THE AMARILLO HOSPITAL DISTRICT.

OKAY. SO WHAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE DEAN CRUMP, JOHN ATTERBERRY, DO WE HAVE ANOTHER NOMINATION? LEE BENSON. KIMBERLEE.

BENSON. ANY ANY OTHERS? MR.. CRAFT. BLAINE.

WESTLAKE. OKAY.

SAID WAYNE WESTLANE, BLAINE WESTLAKE.

I AGREE, I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH.

I AGREE JARED FULLER WOULD BE A GOOD A GOOD ONE AS WELL.

[03:40:02]

ON A TEARS.

TELL ME, KIM BENSON.

I PULL HER OFF.

DO YOU THINK SHE WOULD BE BETTER IN ANOTHER CAPACITY? I'LL PUT HER SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WHO ARE THE OTHER ONES YOU HAVE? READ THEM AGAIN, PLEASE, MA'AM.

JOHN ATTERBERRY, DEAN CRUMP, BLAINE WESTLAKE, AND JARED FULLER.

WHAT IS BLAINE WESTLAKE? RESUME LOOK LIKE, MR. CRAFT. IT'S PRETTY BIG.

LET ME FIND IT. HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WE DIDN'T APPOINT, I THINK, SO FAR.

ON MOLESTING WAS.

SO I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THESE NOMINEES HAVE BEEN APPOINTED THIS EVENING YET.

MR. BRASFIELD, DO YOU CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE? YOU HAVE ANY YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THIS AT ALL? I HAVE NO OFFICIAL OPINION.

I LOVE IT. OKAY, SO LET'S LET'S PULL JARED FULLER OUT.

WE'LL WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN FIND A BETTER SPOT.

OKAY. SO ARE YOU ALL GOOD WITH STAGGERING THESE TERMS? SO LET'S DO.

WHO DO YOU WANT TO SERVE? A ONE YEAR TERM? RECOGNIZING THAT YOU COULD REAPPOINT THEM.

WHEN THEIR TERM EXPIRES.

IT JUST MAINTAINS THE STAGGERING.

I WOULD SAY, IS IT BLAINE WESTLAKE? ONE YEAR TERM.

TWO YEAR TERM. UM, DEAN CRUMP AND THREE YEAR WOULD BE JOHN ATTERBERRY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT BLAINE WESTLAKE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM, TO APPOINT DEAN CRUMP FOR A TWO YEAR TERM, AND TO APPOINT JOHN ATTERBERRY TO A THREE YEAR TERM, SERVING THROUGH APRIL 24TH, 2025.

SO MOVE. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FROM PLACE ONE, A SECOND FROM PLACE TWO.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES WITH A50 VOTE.

AWESOME. OUR NEXT BOARD IS TEN A A THE CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY AND APPEALS COMMISSION.

[10.AA. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY AND APPEALS COMMISSION MEMBERS]

DO YOU WANT ME TO READ YOU ALL NINE OR JUST THE TWO THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR? JUST READ THE TWO THAT YOU HAVE.

OKAY. WE'RE LOOKING FOR ONE BUILDING CONTRACTOR WITH EXPERIENCE IN COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, AND ONE PLUMBING CONTRACTOR WHO IS LICENSED BY THE STATE AS A MASTER PLUMBER AND WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN PLUMBING CONTRACTING, IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

I'M GOING TO CLARIFY OUR RECOMMEND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

YOU DID RECEIVE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS.

FRANK O.

WILBURN TO BE APPOINTED TO SERVE IN THE OPRAH OPEN PLUMBER POSITION.

HIS FATHER, FRANK WILBURN, IS CHOOSING NOT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.

STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS MARIO BOLANOS TO BE APPOINTED TO FILL THE UPCOMING VACANCY, REQUIRING THE BUILDING CONTRACTOR WITH EXPERIENCE IN COMMERCIAL.

AND THAT'S A COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? YES, SIR. DOES JARED FULLER QUALIFY YOU KNOW, JARED FULLER BETTER THAN I DO? YOU BELIEVE SO? I WOULD SAY SO. HE MAY ALSO QUALIFY AS THE PLUMBING CONTRACTOR.

DO THEY HAVE TO BE A MASTER PLUMBER? HE'S NOT A MASTER PLUMBER.

MASTER PLUMBER, SIR.

YES. OKAY, SO HE IS AN OWNER, I BELIEVE, BUT NOT A MASTER PLUMBER.

SO I WOULD NOMINATE JARED FULLER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF GEORGE.

COMING. OKAY.

YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A NOMINATION FOR THE PLUMBER? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PLUMBERS? AND CAN I ASK OUR LIAISON? WHAT? WHAT HIS THOUGHT IS ON FRANK WILBURN.

FRANK WOULD BE A GOOD FIT.

OKAY. HE'S BEEN IN THE PLUMBING INDUSTRY FOR SINCE HE WAS A KID.

OKAY. APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? NO. OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR. SO, JOHNNY, IF YOU IF YOU READ IT BACK TO US, WE'LL WE'LL MOVE.

I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT JARED FULLER, A COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR, TO FILL THE REMAINING TERM OF GEORGE CUMMING AND SERVE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2024, AND TO

[03:45:02]

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

SO MOVED.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM TEN, DOUBLE B IS THE CONDEMNATION APPEALS COMMISSION.

[10.BB. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - CONDEMNATION APPEALS COMMISSION MEMBERS]

THEY SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD DOES MEET 1 TO 2 TIMES PER MONTH.

THE BOARD LIAISON IS JACOB MARSHALL.

JACOB DIAZ, THE CITY MARSHAL.

CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE CAC ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.

NOTE THAT MEMBERS OF THE CAC MUST BE APPOINTED FROM CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE CAC, WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS BOARD WE DID.

THE POSITION HELD BY FRANK WILBURN WILL BE VACANT AFTER MR. WILBURN'S TERM ENDS.

ON THE CAC, WHICH IS THIS DECEMBER, THERE ARE FIVE POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY WHICH INCLUDE ONE ALTERNATE MEMBER.

COUNCIL MUST SELECT FROM THE CONDEMNATION ADVISORY AND APPEALS COMMISSION MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE CAC.

STAFF RECOMMENDS TOM MOELLER AND JIM BAINES BE REAPPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE CAC.

THEY RECOMMEND.

DO YOU HAVE A REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION? SORRY. SORRY. YEAH.

WE RECOMMEND FRANK WILBURN FOR THE OTHER POSITION.

IS THAT FRANK SENIOR? THE JUNIOR.

OKAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE NO OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.

OH, AND THEN RYAN, WHO'S WHO'S MEANT TO BE REAPPOINTED TO SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE.

SO LET ME RECAP HERE.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING JIM BARNES RYAN HUESMANN.

UM. AND FRANK WILBURN.

AND TOM ROLLER AND TOM ROLLER.

SO THE ONLY ONE THAT YOU'RE THAT'S STILL OPEN IS GEORGE COMING? CORRECT. AND IS HE.

HE'S NOT WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN.

I DON'T SEE HIM. NO.

HE WANTS TO RETIRE.

OKAY. AND BECAUSE HE CAME OFF THE CAC, HE'S NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR CAC.

OKAY. WELL, WE HAVE GOOD NAMES DOWN HERE.

UH, JEFF BRYANT, RUSS GLAZE, GARY WARD, ANY OF THOSE THREE WOULD BE GOOD.

DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? STAFF? IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT JEFF BRYANT, RUSS GLAZ, GARY WARD, ONE'S INSURANCE, ONE'S HOMEBUILDER, THE OTHER ONE'S MEP.

WHEN I TALKED TO RUSS THE OTHER DAY.

HE WAS A LITTLE BUSIER THAN HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO BE REALLY INTERESTED IN DOING THAT.

BUT I DIDN'T TALK TO HIM ABOUT DOING THIS BOARD.

WELL, I HAVE A CONCERN HAVING MORE THAN ONE STATE FARM GUY AROUND IN ANY AFFLUENT POSITION.

WE ALREADY HAVE ONE. GOOD POINT.

SO, OKAY, SO WE CAN NARROW IT DOWN TO JEFF BRYANT OR GARY WARD.

DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? UH, GARY WARD.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I WOULD GO WITH THAT ONE.

SO. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, OKAY, LET ME READ IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT TOM ROLLER, JIM BAINES AND FRANK, AND TO REAPPOINT TOM ROLLER AND JIM BAINES TO APPOINT FRANK WILBURN AND GARY WARD TO SERVE TWO YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2024, AND TO REAPPOINT RYAN HUESMANN TO SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE FOR TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 2020.

SO MOVED. VERY GOOD.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. MOTION PASSES WITH A50.

ITEM TEN CC.

[10.CC. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT]

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS JUSTIN OPEL, DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE COORDINATOR.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE ZBA ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.

THERE ARE UP TO FOUR POSITIONS TO CONSIDER TODAY, WHICH INCLUDE UP TO THREE ALTERNATES.

YOU RECEIVED NINE APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THOMAS WARREN, THE THIRD, BE APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE ZBA.

ADDITIONALLY, ALL FOUR MEMBERS WITH TERMS EXPIRING ARE WILLING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL.

KIM BENSON. THERE YOU GO.

[03:50:01]

NO. SO I EITHER NEED HER TO BE A FULL MEMBER OR AN ALTERNATE.

OKAY. JEFF BRYANT FULL MEMBER WOULD BE A GOOD ONE.

SO I ONLY HAVE ONE, RIGHT? I'M JUST SAYING, AS AN ORGANIZATION, I APOLOGIZE.

NO. YOU'RE GOOD. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? JASON IS ON HERE.

SO. AND I MEAN, I WOULD JUST MAYBE THE CONSIDERATION THAT MAYBE SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN AN ALTERNATE MAYBE BECOMING THE FULL TIME.

THAT'S A GOOD. AND JASON WOULD BE SOMEONE THAT I THINK HAD THE EXPERIENCE TO DO THAT.

AND SO YOU WOULD SAY JASON BURR MOVING INTO THE PLACE OF.

IT LOOKS LIKE CLAUDIA. YES.

OKAY. AND THEN KIM BENSON, ALTERNATE.

JEFF BRYANT, ALTERNATE.

WE HAVE ANOTHER ALTERNATE.

YOU NEED ONE MORE, MA'AM.

YES, SIR. ANY OTHERS GUYS? RUSSELL GLAZE IS A POTENTIAL ALTERNATE IF WE NEEDED IT.

AND THEN YOU RECOMMENDED THOMAS WARREN.

BUT WE HAVE HIM ON ANOTHER COUPLE BOARDS.

THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH.

AND THEN YOU'RE STILL WELCOME TO CHOOSE FROM ANYBODY WHO IS STILL CURRENTLY SERVING AND UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT.

UM, MAN, I'D PUT DICK FORD UP THERE AGAIN SINCE HE APPLIED FOR THIS ONE IF WE NEEDED HIM.

AND CAN YOU READ THEM BACK AND WE'LL NARROW IT DOWN.

WE HAVE JASON BURR TO SERVE A2A FULL TWO YEAR TERM AS A FULL MEMBER TO APPOINT KIM VINCENT AND JEFF BRYANT TO SERVE AS ALTERNATE MEMBERS.

SO WE WERE MISSING.

WE NEED ONE MORE PERSON. SO DO WE HAVE? IS RODNEY RAMIREZ WANTING TO SERVE AGAIN AND DAYTON TIPTON WANTING TO SERVE AGAIN? YES. EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE WILLING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.

MM. ANYBODY HAVE A PREFERENCE? NO. OKAY, I WOULD I WOULD MOVE RODNEY RAMIREZ FOR AN ALTERNATE AGAIN.

OKAY. SO CAN YOU READ THOSE FOUR BACK? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT JASON BURR TO SERVE A FULL A TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 2024.

TO APPOINT KIM BENSON, JEFF BRYANT AND RODNEY RAMIREZ TO SERVE AS ALTERNATE MEMBERS FOR A TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST OF 2024.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY.

SO MOVE. SECOND.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

ITEM TEN, DOUBLE D.

[10.DD. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - COUNCIL AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS]

THE COUNCIL AUDIT COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS AND DO NOT HAVE TERM LIMITS.

THE BOARD MEETS ANNUALLY.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS LAURA STORRS, INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AUDIT COMMITTEE ARE LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN, INCLUDING ONE VACANCY.

THERE'S ONE POSITION TO CONSIDER TODAY.

YOU HAVE ONE APPLICATION, AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPOINTING ANDREW FREEMAN TO FILL THE CITY MANAGER POSITION TO SERVE THROUGH DECEMBER 2025, AND IT HAS FULL STAFF RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE ANYBODY? IS THERE ANYONE IN STAFF? I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ACCEPT SOMEBODY DID FOR YOU.

IT'S IN HERE. SO ARE WE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE OLDER ANDREW B FREEMAN OR IS THIS THE ANDREW FREEMAN.

WELL, THE ONLY ANDREW FREEMAN QUALIFIED TO SERVE CURRENTLY OKAY.

THIS ANDREW FREEMAN OKAY.

I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION THEN MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

[10.EE. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - GREENWAYS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

FIRST WE HAVE GREENWAYS, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS.

TWO MEMBERS ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE DEVELOPER, ONE RECOMMENDED BY THE TRUST AND TWO WHO ARE HOMEOWNERS.

MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD MEETS 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR.

THE LIAISON TO THIS BOARD IS KERRIE ROBERTS, PIDS COORDINATOR.

I HAVE THE CURRENT MEMBERS LISTED ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU.

WE ARE CONSIDERING THREE POSITIONS TODAY.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPOINTING TOMMY STAFFORD, WHO WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEVELOPER, SETH THOMPSON, WHO IS ALSO RECOMMENDED BY THE DEVELOPER,

[03:55:07]

HIT THAT CLICKER IF YOU WOULD.

OH, MAN. OKAY.

SO YOUR YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS SETH THOMAS AND TOMMY STAFFORD.

AND WHO WAS THE OTHER TIM REID? TIM REID. TIMOTHY REID MAKE A MOTION.

WE ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.

MR. CRAFT, WERE YOU THE SECOND OR WAS IT MR. TIPPS? IT WAS FROM THAT DIRECTION.

ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT PICK IS THE HERITAGE HILLS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

[10.FF. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - HERITAGE HILLS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

THEY SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS, AND THIS BOARD ALSO MEETS 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR.

KERRY ROBERTS IS THE LIAISON.

UM, I'VE GIVEN YOU THE CURRENT MEMBERS, INCLUDING ONE VACANCY.

THERE IS ONE POSITION TO CONSIDER TODAY, WHICH IS THAT VACANCY.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPOINTING SCOTT WALTON, WHO IS AN OWNER, TO SERVE ON THE HERITAGE HILLS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. MOTION IN A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM TEN G.

[10.GG. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - PINNACLE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD MEETS 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR.

KERRY ROBERTS IS THE PIDS COORDINATOR.

WE DO HAVE TO CONSIDER ALL THREE POSITIONS TODAY.

STAFF RECOMMENDS REAPPOINTING WENDEL DAVIES, AN OWNER, MARK FRANKLIN, DEVELOPER, AND CLEAVE TURNER, DEVELOPER, TO SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL TERM ON THE PINNACLE ADVISORY BOARD.

AND I MISSTATED THEY ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE OWNER, THE DEVELOPER.

DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE, GENTLEMEN.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ONE.

SO I MEAN. IF WE WANTED TO, WE COULD APPOINT JASON JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT RECOMMENDED BY.

THE OWNER AND THE DEVELOPER WRITER.

SO THE THE AGREEMENTS THAT THE CITY HAS WITH THE THE ADVISORY BOARDS ALLOWS THE OWNER AND DEVELOPERS TO MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL.

UM. I DON'T THEY CAN THEY GO ON THE FLY? NO. YOU HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH WHAT'S RECOMMENDED.

WELL, THE POINT OF THIS WOULD BE THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S IT'S IN DEVELOPMENT, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO THIS WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF YOU HAD HOMEOWNERS LIVING THERE AND YOUR COMMUNITY.

ABSOLUTELY. SO BECAUSE THIS IS DIRECTING DEVELOPMENT, YOU'RE SAYING THE OWNER DEVELOPER DEVELOPER HAS APPOINTEES.

THAT'S CORRECT. BUT SOMEHOW WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT APPLIED.

YES. SO DID WE LEAVE AN APPLICATION OPEN.

SO WE STILL ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE PIDS, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THEY DO HAVE TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. OKAY.

WELL I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO ON TO.

LET'S SEE HERE. TEN DOUBLE H HERE.

[10.HH. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - POINT WEST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

SO THIS ONE IS ONE THAT YOU COULD CHOOSE TWO PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TWO OR IN THE THAT LIVE IN THIS PID TO BE ON THE BOARD. MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS, AND THEY MEET 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR.

CARRIE ROBERTS IS THE COORDINATOR.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE POINT WEST PID ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.

THERE IS ONE POSITION TO CONSIDER TODAY, WHICH IS THE DEVELOPER RECOMMENDED.

POSITION STAFF DOES RECOMMEND REAPPOINTING DICK FAWCETT TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM ON THIS BOARD.

QUESTIONS? OKAY.

MOTION, PLEASE.

I MOVED TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT RICHARD FAWCETT.

I APOLOGIZE.

NO. YOU'RE GOOD. I GOTCHA.

I HAVE A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE RICHARD FAWCETT APPOINT RICHARD FAWCETT.

JEEZ. ARE YOU GOOD? I'M SO SORRY. IT'S LATE.

I'LL SECOND. OKAY.

I NOW HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

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[10.II. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - TUTBURY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THEY MEET 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR.

KERRY ROBERTS IS THE IS THE LIAISON FOR THIS BOARD AS THE PIT COORDINATOR.

I'VE LISTED THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE TETBURY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ON THE SCREEN, INCLUDING ONE VACANCY, SO YOU HAVE ONE POSITION TO CONSIDER TODAY.

STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPOINTING TERESA KRUSE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEVELOPER TO SERVE ON THIS PID.

OKAY. MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION OR OWNER RECOMMENDATION.

OR LET ME RESTATE THAT THERESA CREWS IS A HOMEOWNER AND NOT A DEVELOPER.

CORRECTION. SO THE MOTION IS TO APPOINT THERESA CREWS, HOMEOWNER TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND NOW.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TEN.

JJ, WE ARE ON TO THE VINEYARDS.

[10.JJ. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT - VINEYARDS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS]

THIS BOARD IS COMPOSED OF FIVE MEMBERS.

TWO ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE DEVELOPER, ONE RECOMMENDED BY THE OWNER, AND TWO THAT ARE HOMEOWNERS IN THIS PID.

MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS WITHOUT TERM LIMITS.

THIS BOARD MEETS 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR.

CARRIE ROBERTS IS THE BOARD LIAISON AS THE PID COORDINATOR.

THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE VINEYARDS PID ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN, INCLUDING ONE VACANCY.

YOU HAVE ONE POSITION TO CONSIDER.

NO RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY STAFF.

HOWEVER, YOU RECEIVED THREE APPLICATIONS.

WE WANTED TO ADD THAT RECENTLY, THE VINEYARDS MOVED FROM THREE MEMBERS TO FIVE MEMBERS UPON THE PLOTTING OF 100 ADDITIONAL LOTS LOCATED WITHIN THE PID, SO THIS INCREASED THE BOARD SIZE.

AS PER THEIR PETITION. SO THAT'S YOUR VACANT POSITION? ONE INCREASE. I'M NOT SURE.

IS THAT THE VACANT POSITION? YES. YES, YES.

SO. GO AHEAD.

I WAS THINKING, WASN'T THERE A LADY THAT WORKED HERE AT THE CITY? THAT WAS BECAUSE SHE'S A CITY EMPLOYEE.

SHE'S INELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON BOARDS.

OH, OKAY.

WELL, I WOULD NOMINATE SEAN VAN HUSS.

YES, I WAS SECOND. YEP.

OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION TO PLACE SEAN VAN HOUSE ON THE VINEYARDS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND ON ITEM TEN.

JJ ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM CARRIES WITH A50 VOTE.

I WOULD LIKE, BEFORE YOU ADJOURN.

YES, MA'AM. I HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.

OUR NEXT STEPS IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE IS TO REACH OUT TO THE APPOINTEES AND MEMBERS ROLLING OFF, AND OTHER APPLICANTS TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT WITH US. WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THEM OPEN MEETINGS, ACT TRAINING, AND JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE MAY COME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS MID-YEAR, OR IS AS NECESSARY BASED ON THE BOARD'S ABILITIES TO MEET THEIR QUORUM REQUIREMENTS.

ALSO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME NOW.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. GOOD JOB.

WELL DONE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO STAYED.

MOTION. PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN.

YOU'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.