Aug 11, 2020 City Council Regular Meeting

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WELL, HELLO AND WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S BUSINESS MEETING FOR THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL.

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CHAPLAIN. OK, YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM, WE HEAR YOU.

GOOD. AND SO I OFTEN TIMES AT THE HOSPITAL THAN USING ROMANS CHAPTER 15, WHERE GOD SPEAKS OF BEING OUR GOD OF HOPE.

AND SO I PRAY, YOU KNOW, MAY THE GOD OF HOPE CONTINUE TO FILL EACH OF US, OUR WORLD AND ALL PEOPLES WITH THAT STRENGTH AND COURAGE.

TO LIVE AND BE GRATEFUL FOR EVERY DAY, PRAY FOR THE THAT SPIRIT TO ALSO LEAD AND GUIDE OUR MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION AND SO MANY OTHER OFFICIALS AS THEY LOOK AFTER AND CARE FOR YOUR PEOPLE GOD.

BLESS THE DECISIONS, THE DISCERNMENT THAT NEED TO BE MADE THIS DAY AT THE MEETING.

MAY WE AND MAY YOU JUST GRANT RAIN FOR OUR AREA, MOISTURE FOR OUR DRY LANDS THROUGHOUT THE PANHANDLE. WE GIVE YOU THIS AND SO MANY OTHER NAMES WITH FAITH, AND YOU ARE GOD OF HOPE. WE PRAY.

AMEN. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR BLESSING US WITH THAT SWEET PRAYER. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME AND THANK YOU.

YES, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC ADDRESS AND I'LL ASK OUR MEETING HOST STEPHANIE, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS ON THE LINE TODAY FOR A PUBLIC ADDRESS? WE DO NOT MAYOR.

OK, I THINK I WAS FROZEN FOR A SECOND, 1A, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MATERIALS THAT YOU WERE

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

YEAH, I'VE GOT ONE.

SO I KNOW ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WE'VE GOT THE CONSENT FOR THE CHARTER RE VISIONS THAT WILL BE ON THERE AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE CITY MANAGER COULD GIVE US SOME CLARIFICATION ON EXACTLY WHAT OCCURS IF THIS PASSES AND EXACTLY HOW IT MOVES FORWARD SO THAT IT'S REAL CLEAR.

I THINK THERE'S SOME OUT THERE THAT DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY THAT THERE'S A SET OF EVENTS THAT GO INTO MOTION AS SOON AS WE PASS THAT.

AND SO I'D LIKE FOR US TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE SET INTO MOTION SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE PATH TO EXACTLY WHEN ALL OF THIS TAKES PLACE, LIKE THE TERM WITH THE TERM LINKS AND THE ALTERNATING TERMS WHEN THAT ACTUALLY TAKES EFFECT.

YEAH, SO WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW.

IS THAT ALL FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, IF CHARTER AMENDMENT ITEM B, WHICH DEALS WITH COUNCIL MEMBER TERM AS IT EXTENDS TERMS FROM TWO YEARS TO FOUR YEARS, IT WOULD ALSO STAGGER THOSE TERMS WHERE YOU'RE STILL HAVING AN ELECTION EVERY TWO YEARS IN ODD NUMBERED YEARS TO FOR TWO OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALSO FOR THE MAYOR. SO IF THAT ITEM PASSED IN NOVEMBER, IF IT WAS ONE [INAUDIBLE] TODAY AND IT PASSED IN NOVEMBER, ALL FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR WOULD ALL FIVE BE UP FOR ELECTION IN MAY OF 2021.

WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DECIDED AFTER A SUCCESSFUL ELECTION THROUGH AN ORDINANCE WOULD BE WHICH TWO COUNCIL SEATS WOULD BE UP FROM A TWO YEAR ELECTION ALONG WITH THE MAYOR, IN WHICH TWO COUNCIL SEATS WOULD BE UP FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM IN MAY OF 2021.

ONE THING I WANT EVERYONE TO REMEMBER, THOUGH, IS THAT ALL FIVE SEATS WOULD BE UP FOR ELECTION AGAIN IN MAY OF 2021.

AFTER THAT POINT, THEY WOULD DEVIATE.

SO WHAT I PROPOSED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING WAS THAT WE HAVE SEATS ONE AND THREE ODD NUMBERED SEATS UP FOR ELECTION WITH THE MAYOR FOR A TWO YEAR TERM IN MAY OF 2021, THEN IN MAY OF 2023 AND EVERY YEAR AFTER OR IN EVERY ELECTION AFTER, THOSE THREE SEATS WOULD BE

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SO AND THEN IN MAY OF 2021, IN ORDER TO STAGGER THE OTHER TWO SEATS, TWO AND FOUR WOULD BE UP FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARTER AMENDMENT TAKEN THROUGH ITEM B.

SO OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, FROM MAY OF 2021, AND THEN FINALLY IN MAY OF 2023, WE WOULD GET EVERYTHING STAGGERED FOR FOUR YEAR TERMS STAGGERED WITH AN ELECTION HAPPENING EVERY OTHER YEAR. THE WHAT WE'VE DONE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THAT CONVERSATION, UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS APPARENTLY SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THINKING THE COUNCIL WAS TRYING TO NOT HAVE AN ELECTION IN MAY OF 2021 HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND DRAFTED FOR Y'ALL AND FORWARDED TO Y'ALL JUST RECENTLY SOME DRAFT LANGUAGE THAT WOULD MAKE THAT MUCH MORE CLEAR.

IT'S TWO OPTIONS.

ONE OPTION HAS ODD NUMBERED SEATS IN MAY OF 2021 UP FOR A TWO YEAR ELECTION ALONG WITH THE MAYOR, AND THEN THOSE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO A FOUR YEAR ELECTION IN MAY OF 2023.

AT THE SAME TIME, IN MAY OF 2021, THE EVEN NUMBERED SEATS WOULD BE RUNNING FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM AND THEN THEY WOULD BE UP FOR ELECTION AGAIN IN MAY OF 2025.

ALTERNATIVELY, WE'VE GOT A SECOND DRAFT THAT HAS THAT EXACTLY FLIPPED WHERE SEATS TWO AND FOUR ARE UP FOR A TWO YEAR TERM ELECTION WITH THE MAYOR IN MAY OF 2021.

SEATS ONE AND THREE WOULD BE A FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM ELECTION IN MAY OF 2021.

SO THE TAKEAWAY AND WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND, ALL FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR WILL BE UP FOR AN ELECTION IN MAY OF 2021, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WHETHER THE ITEM BE ON THE CHARTER PASSES OR WHETHER IT FAILS.

SO TYPICALLY, WHAT HAD PLANNED, WHAT WE HAD PLANNED TO HAPPEN AND WHAT THE CHARTER COMMITTEE HAD RECOMMENDED WAS THAT WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE CHARTER ELECTION, WHICH WOULD DECIDE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE FOUR YEAR STAGGERED TERMS OR ARE WE GOING TO STICK WITH THE TWO YEAR TERMS WHERE EVERYONE'S UP FOR ELECTION EVERY TWO YEARS? IF THAT ELECTION IS SUCCESSFUL, THAT WILL REQUIRE WHETHER WE DO THIS RIGHT NOW AND MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT OUR INTENTION IS OR NOT, WE WILL STILL HAVE TO PASS AN ORDINANCE AFTER THE ELECTION THAT WILL SAY EXACTLY HOW OUR ELECTIONS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AND WHICH SEATS ARE THE TWO YEAR TERM TO STAGGER THINGS AND WHICH SEATS ARE THE FOUR YEAR TERMS. ALL THAT DOES IS GET US TO STAGGERED ELECTIONS AND THEN WHERE EVERYBODY HAS FOUR YEARS BETWEEN THEIR ELECTIONS IF THAT ITEM PASSES.

SO. I KNOW THAT THAT'S POTENTIALLY SOMEWHAT CONFUSING TO GO INTO THAT MUCH DETAIL ABOUT THAT ITEM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WAS I WAS I CLEAR ON THAT? I HOPE I WAS CLEAR ON THAT.

I THINK YOU'RE QUITE CLEAR.

SO YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF DRAFTS IN FRONT OF YOU AND I CAN SEE WHERE YOU GET SOME COMMENTS.

LET ME BEFORE I GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THOSE DRAFTS.

YEAH WITH THIS NEW FORMAT, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS OPEN, OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND MAKE THAT I WANT TO TALK FACE AND EVERYBODY CAN TELL YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM CITIZENS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. AND I WANTED TO BE CLEAR EVERYONE WILL GET A CHANCE TO DECIDE IN NOVEMBER WITH THE VOTERS WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL HAVE STAGGERED TERMS AND STAGGERED TERMS ARE REALLY WHAT THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE WAS PUSHING FOR WHEN THEY MADE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR PROPOSITION 2. THE FOUR YEAR COUNCIL TERM WAS JUST THE METHOD THAT THEY CHOSE TO GET TO STAGGERED TERMS. THEY THOUGHT THAT A STAGGERED TERM HELPED CITY COUNCIL TO CITY COUNCIL TRANSITION BETTER. SO EVERY TWO YEARS WE GET A DIFFERENT CITY COUNCIL TERM.

THIS COUNCIL HAS SERVED TWO TERMS TOGETHER.

THAT'S VERY UNIQUE, BY THE WAY I'VE GONE BACK IN HISTORY AND THAT'S NOT EVEN THAT COMMON.

USUALLY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER CHANGES EVERY TIME.

BUT WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH STAGGERED TERMS IS WE WOULD INCREASE STABILITY FROM COUNCIL TO COUNCIL SO THAT YOU WOULD GUARANTEE THAT AT LEAST TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE OLD COUNCIL WERE ON THE NEW COUNCIL.

AND THAT JUST HELPS US TAKE THOSE LONG WALKS IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO PUT POLICY IN PLACE FOR.

THAT PROPOSITION IS ABOUT CREATING THOSE STAGGERED TERMS. THE FOUR YEAR COUNCIL TERMS ARE JUST THE WAY YOU GET THERE SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CITY ELECTION EVERY YEAR.

ANOTHER WAY OF DOING THAT WOULD BE EVERYONE KEEP THEIR TWO YEAR TERMS.

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BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED.

THEY RECOMMENDED THE EFFICIENCY OF TWO ELECTIONS EVERY TWO YEARS AND JUST PUSHING COUNCIL TERMS TO FOUR YEARS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THAT STAGGERED.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANTED PEOPLE TO HEAR US TALK ABOUT.

AND THEN AGAIN, JUST LIKE JARED SUMMARIZED, EVERYONE WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN MAY.

SO NOBODY'S TERM EVERYONE WAS ELECTED TO A TWO YEAR TERM.

AND EVERYONE I'M CURRENTLY SERVING WILL FINISH THEIR TWO YEAR TERM.

AND THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO RUN AGAIN WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN MAY OR WHATEVER TERM IS DECIDED AND [INAUDIBLE]THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME THAT WE WOULD JUST WAIT AND SEE IF THE VOTERS WANT US TO DO THAT.

AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TIME TO DO THE ORDINANCE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW TO CHOOSE WHAT COUNCIL POSITIONS GO TWO YEARS AND WHAT COUNCIL POSITIONS GO FOUR YEARS FOR THE MAY 21 ELECTION. THOSE WERE MY COMMENTS.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? CAN I SAY JUST ONE MORE THING? I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO SAY THE FACT THAT THIS DID COME FROM COMMITTEE THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY FROM ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY.

AND THESE WERE THE THINGS THAT THEY THOUGHT WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR US TO ADDRESS RIGHT NOW. IT WASN'T A LIST OF TOTAL OF EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ON THE CHARTER, BUT IT WAS A START.

I THINK THE TERM YOU'VE USED SEVERAL TIMES HAS TAKEN THE FIRST BITE OF THE ELEPHANT.

BUT IT IS A START.

AND WE WILL PROBABLY OR THIS COMMITTEE OR ANOTHER COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN TO ADDRESS OTHER ISSUES THAT STILL HAVE YET TO BE ADDRESSED, THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN OUR CHARTER. THAT'S A GOOD POINT TO TO REMIND US.

THANK YOU. GOOD COMMENT EDDIE.

I'D JUST SAY I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR JUST SAID.

JUST ONE STEP AT A TIME, LETS GET IT TO PASS WITH THE CHARTER CHANGE AND THEN DECIDE ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO BE TWO YEAR.

AND WHOSE GOING TO BE FOUR YEAR.

DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS [INAUDIBLE].

YES.

LOOKING AT THE TWO DRAFTS, I DO THINK THAT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS CAME FROM JUST THAT LACK OF CLARIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR THE STAGGERED.

THEY CAME WITH AN ACTUAL RECOMMENDATION, KIND OF A STARTING POINT.

AND THE DRAFT THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY JUST SENT BACK TO US TODAY DOES DEFINE THAT A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY.

AND I THINK IT ALLOWS THE VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY, THE CHANCE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE VOTING ON AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY AMBIGUOUS OF HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, HOW WHAT HOW IT WOULD BE DESIGNATED AND SO WE HAD THAT LANGUAGE FROM THE COMMITTEE, WE HAD THAT LANGUAGE IN OUR FIRST DRAFTS, BUT THEN WHEN WE COMBINED THOSE TWO PROPOSITIONS WITH THE LENGTH OF THE TERMS AND THE STANDARD, THEN THAT GOT TAKEN OUT.

I LIKE THE WORDING THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PUT BACK IN TODAY.

AND IF I WERE CHOOSING ONE OR THE OTHER, WHETHER IT WAS PLACE PLACES ONE AND THREE THAT WENT WITH THE MAYOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THAT TRUNCATED OR TWO AND FOUR, I WOULD JUST CHOOSE WHAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED.

AND IT MAY JUST PROBABLY BEEN JUST A STARTING PLACE TO CHOOSE.

ALWAYS WORK LEFT OR RIGHT, AND STARTING WITH NUMBERS ONE AND THREE, THAT I WOULD SUPPORT THE LANGUAGE OF THE DRAFT THAT THAT WE RECEIVED TODAY.

AND I WOULD CHOOSE THAT SEATS ONE AND THREE WENT WITH THE MAYOR ON THE TRUNCATED TWO YEAR TERM AND FOR CLARIFICATION.

SO THERE WAS NO NO OPPORTUNITY FOR VOTERS TO MISUNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROPOSITION IS AND HOW IT WOULD WORK. SO ARE YOU SAYING, ELAINE, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHOOSE BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, WHICH PLACES WOULD BE ASSIGNED A TWO YEAR TERM AND WHICH PLACES WOULD BE ASSIGNED A FOUR YEAR TERM IN THE MAY ELECTION? YES, THE CLARIFICATION THAT COMES WITH THE ORDINANCE, ALTHOUGH I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR

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I DON'T THINK IT'S ON THERE.

I THINK IT'S MORE OF THE DRAFT AND I'LL LET THE CITY ATTORNEY ADDRESS THAT.

YES, IT'S JUST PART OF IT'S JUST AN EXPLANATION AS TO HOW THAT SYSTEM COULD WORK, COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AFTER IT PASSES AFTER PROPOSITION B IF IT'S TO PASS AND SET THE WHOLE THING UP WITH AN ORDINANCE.

AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK IN AND SET THAT PROCESS UP WITH AN ORDINANCE ANYWAY. AND THAT'S WHEN YOU WOULD TACKLE THE ACTUAL SETTING UP OF THE STAGGERED TERMS, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY ALL IT IS.

YOU'RE JUST SETTING UP THE TERMS. EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE A FOUR YEAR TERM IF B PASSES.

IT'S A MATTER OF STAGGERING THEM OUT.

THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THE COMMITTEE WANTED.

SO YOU WOULD DO THAT IN AN ORDINANCE LATER ON AND COULD DO THAT IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.

THE WAYS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY ARE JUST TWO OF THE WAYS THAT IT COULD BE DONE. SO BRIAN, IS PART OF THE REASON THAT THAT WASN'T IN THERE ON THE BALLOT IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE WORDING THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO THE CITY CHARTER DOCUMENT.

AND THIS IS A ONE TIME EVENT.

AND THEREFORE, IT'S NOT REALLY DOESN'T NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CITY CHARTER.

YEAH, IT WOULDN'T BE PART OF THE CITY CHARTER BECAUSE THE CITY CHARTER PROVISION THAT YOU'RE AMENDING HAS TO DO WITH THE TERM ITSELF AND ITS DESCRIPTION.

IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO DO WITH THE MECHANISM BEHIND IT AND SETTING UP THE STAGGERING.

SO I THINK YOUR POINT IS YOUR POINT IS I THINK YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS, RIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER. IT'S JUST THE SITUATION OF SETTING THE SYSTEM UP, WHICH CAN BE DONE BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT.

SO THE CHARTER AMENDMENT WOULD ALMOST SEEM AT THIS ELECTION KIND OF AMBIGUOUS, BUT WE'RE KIND OF LAYING OUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AMBIGUOUS.

THIS IS REALLY WHAT WE WANT.

BUT WE'RE VOTING ON CHANGING THE LANGUAGE IN THE CHARTER, WHICH WOULDN'T INCLUDE THIS ONE TIME EVENT. THAT IS CORRECT.

YOU WOULD COME BACK LATER IN THE ORDINANCE AND COULD DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO SET THAT UP, HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO THAT BEFORE THE ELECTION OCCURS IN 2021, BASED UPON THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION B, IF PROPOSITION B DOESN'T PASS, NONE OF THIS MATTERS. RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT READS THE WAY IT DID IN THE DRAFT THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT TO YOU THE LAST TIME WE HAD AN ACTION ITEM ON FOR IT SO.

AND WHETHER THERE'S ODDS OR EVENS BEING PUT ON FOR AN ELECTION, FOR A TWO YEAR ELECTION WITH THE MAYOR AND THEN THE OTHER CATEGORY BEING UP FOR A FOUR YEAR ELECTION, NO MATTER WHAT GUIDANCE WE GET FROM COUNCIL, IF WE GET GUIDANCE NOW, WE'LL DEFINITELY DRAW WHATEVER ORDINANCE WE HAVE AFTER NOVEMBER, AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION IF PROPOSITION B PASSES, WE WOULD DRAW THAT ORDINANCE UP CONSISTENT WITH WHATEVER GUIDANCE WE GET RIGHT NOW, OR WE WOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION. IF WE DON'T HAVE GUIDANCE AFTER THIS CONVERSATION, WE WOULD HAVE A WORK SESSION WHERE WE DISCUSSED IT AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CHARTER ELECTION AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER ORDINANCE WE BRING YOU IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER WOULD BE REFLECTIVE OF THAT CONVERSATION. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS THIS DRAFT LANGUAGE IS MORE LIKE AN ILLUSTRATION OF HOW THAT WORKS.

YOU'RE THEN NOT TIED SPECIFICALLY TO THAT, BUT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFICATION OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

AND THEN THE THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF IT WOULD COME THROUGH AN ORDINANCE LATER.

AND THAT'S JUST SO THAT THE ORDINANCE THAT WHATEVER ORDINANCE WE PASSED IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARTER AS IT'S BEEN REVISED.

CORRECT. OK, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

SO IF WE WANTED TO, WE COULD PUT IN THERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO ARM WRESTLE FOR POSITION.

I THINK WE SHOULD GO ON LOOKS VERSUS STRENGTH PERSONALLY, I THINK THE LADIES WOULD HAVE IT. I THINK THEY WOULD TOO.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK THUMB WARS I'M UP FOR THUMB WARS.

I PLAY THOSE ALL THE TIME WITH MY KIDS.

AND I'M PRETTY TOUGH AT THAT.

I'M PERSONALLY LIKING THIS CARD.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT. OK, COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT.

NO, I AM GOOD WITH IT, SO I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD AT THIS POINT THANK YOU.

OK. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, JUST FOR THIS TO COME AROUND FULL CIRCLE, IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY MORE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE, WHAT WE STILL HAVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ITEM B IS A FOUR YEAR STAGGERED TERM FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THAT WHO IS ON THE TWO YEAR AND WHO AS COUNCIL MEMBER HAYS SAID, THE TRUNCATED TERM, WHO IS ON THE FOUR YEAR TERM IS YET TO BE DECIDED

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THAT'S THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT.

WE DO HAVE OPTIONS FOR GOING AHEAD AND AT LEAST PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO STAFF AS TO WHAT YOUR PREFERENCE IS RIGHT NOW FOR LATER IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, WHENEVER WE PASS THAT OR PUT THAT ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF Y'ALL.

SO AND I KNOW I'M SNAGGING PROGRESS FROM MOVING ON RIGHT THEN, BUT NO, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE HEARING, JARED, IS A CONSENSUS FROM THE COUNCIL WITH WHAT'S PROPOSED IN THE LANGUAGE THAT BRIAN HAS TALKED ABOUT TODAY AND THAT WE RECOGNIZE WE NEED AN ORDINANCE AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

AND SO WE KNOW WE'VE NOW CLARIFIED THAT THAT WILL BE DECIDED BY ORDINANCE AFTER THE ELECTION. AND SO THE CLARIFICATION OF THE CONSENSUS TO GIVE TO STAFF IS THAT WE WOULD DECIDE THAT AND HAVE A DISCUSSION SURROUNDING THAT ORDINANCE AFTER THE CITIZENS TELL US IN NOVEMBER WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO EVEN MAKE THAT AN ISSUE WITH A CHARTER CHANGE COUNCIL. AM I RIGHT IN THAT CONSENSUS? OK. WE'RE ALL VERY CLEAR ON IN ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS THAT A COUPLE OF CITIZENS HAVE ASKED ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, ALL FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR ARE ALL UP FOR AN ELECTION IN MAY OF 2021.

NOBODY GETS A PASS. I'M SO GLAD IF YOU'RE A CITIZEN AND YOU'VE HEARD THIS AND YOU EITHER GOT PART OF THE FACTS OR THE FACTS THAT YOU GOT WERE NOT CLEAR.

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE SEEKING MORE INFORMATION AND ASKING THAT QUESTION.

BUT EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER TERM WILL END IN MAY OF 2021 AND THE CITY WILL HAVE AN ELECTION IN MAY OF 2021 THAT WILL TOUCH ALL FIVE PLACES ON COUNCIL.

WE WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. OK, ANYTHING ELSE IN YOUR PACKET THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS OR GET CLARIFICATION ON BEFORE WE MOVE IN TO THE AGENDA, OK? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM.

YES, MA'AM. I WOULD LIKE JUST A TWO MINUTE UPDATE FROM ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FLOYD HARTMAN ON ITEM H ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS TO THE PHASES IN THE TOTAL COST FOR THIS PROJECT. THE KEY BEING TWO MINUTES.

YES. [LAUGHTER] SO ITEM H IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FILTER [INAUDIBLE] PLANT AND WE'VE HAD A RECENT HISTORY OVER THE LAST DECADE OF REPLACEMENT AND WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH THOSE.

SO THIS IS THE CONTRACT TO REPLACE ALL EIGHT OF THOSE OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

AND TWO OF THEM WILL START VERY QUICKLY IF THIS IS APPROVED.

BUT THIS IS THE TOTAL COST OF THAT REPLACEMENT OF ALL EIGHT UNDER DRAINS AND FILTER MEDIA TO GET THAT BACK IN FULL OPERATION.

OK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU GOT IT UNDER TWO MINUTES.

YEAH, YOU DID.

OK, LET'S DO ITEM 1B THE CORONAVIRUS UPDATE AND MAYOR WE'VE GOT THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC

[B. Coronavirus Update;]

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE DR.

SAUER AND ANDREW FREEMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATUS OF OUR GRANT PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.

SO, CASEY, THANK YOU.

TAKE IT AWAY. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

SO AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX CASES OF COVID-19 REPORTED IN POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTY, THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN IN POTTER COUNTY AND ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY RECOVERIES AND SIXTY NINE DEATHS REPORTED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT LEAVES US WITH A TOTAL OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN ACTIVE CASES.

EACH OF THE CASES DO REPRESENT A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH DRIVE THROUGH REMAINS OPERATIONAL BY CALLING 378-6300 TO BE DIRECTED TO THE TEST SITE. TO DATE, THE TEAM AT THE DRIVE THRU HAS TESTED SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TEN INDIVIDUALS.

I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE HARD WORK OF THE TEAM IN 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES FULL PPE IS

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HOSPITAL CAPACITY REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH RECENT WEEKS.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 52 CONFIRMED COVID PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A HOSPITALIZATION RATE OF SIX POINT SIX NINE PERCENT.

TOTAL ADULT BED UTILIZATION IS AT SEVENTY SEVEN POINT FIVE PERCENT, VENTILATOR UTILIZATION IS AT 50 PERCENT AND ICU UTILIZATION IS AT EIGHTY ONE POINT FIVE PERCENT.

WITH SCHOOL ON THE HORIZON, LOCAL TEACHERS HAVE GONE BACK TO CAMPUS TODAY AND SOME REGIONAL SCHOOLS HAVE STARTED WITH STUDENTS ON CAMPUSES TODAY.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT INTERNATIONALLY, COMMUNITIES WITH LOWER RATES OF TRANSMISSION DID BETTER WITH THE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS THAN THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT HAD HIGHER RATES OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION.

WE ALL PLAY A PART, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CHILD GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, WE ALL DO PLAY A PART IN THE SUCCESSIVE REOPENING OF OUR SCHOOLS.

BY WEARING A MASK, STAYING SIX FEET APART, STAYING HOME WHEN YOU'RE SICK AND WASHING YOUR HANDS. WE CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT WHEN OUR KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS HAVE WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE SUMMER PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES, AND WE'RE SO FORTUNATE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A VERY COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT.

I APPRECIATE ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK.

I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT IN EVERY COMMUNITY WHERE THERE'S SUCH GREAT COLLABORATION AMONG ALL OF THE PLAYERS.

AND SO I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF THE HARD WORK.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CASIE STOUGHTON? SO, CASIE.

OUR IS OUR POSITIVE COVID NUMBERS INCREASING DUE TO THE PENDING TEST THAT WE HAVE, OR IS IT JUST ACTUALLY NEW CASES COMING ON BOARD? YES, MA'AM, THOSE ARE NEW CASES COMING ON BOARD, AND SO THOSE PENDING TEST RESULTS AND THE TOTAL TEST RESULT, MANY OF THOSE PENDING TEST RESULTS ARE PENDING THROUGH THE DRIVE THRU TESTING CENTER. AND THERE ARE ALSO PENDING FROM LOCAL PROVIDERS THAT REPORT THEIR PENDING RESULTS TO US AS WELL, WE DO OCCASIONALLY HAVE LARGER INFLUXES OF DATA AS PROVIDERS WILL REPORT LARGE NUMBERS TO US, AND SO SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PROVIDERS REPORT IN DIFFERENT MECHANISMS, AND SO SOMETIMES ONE PROVIDER MAY REPORT ONCE A WEEK.

AND SO AS THEY REPORT THEIR NUMBERS TO US, THERE MAY BE MORE OF AN INCREASE, ESPECIALLY IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASE OF A TEST PROVIDED THROUGH THE CITY.

BUT THE ANSWER TO YOUR EXACT QUESTION IS THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS REPORTED ON THE REPORT CARD ARE INDIVIDUAL CASES AND WE DO TAKE OUT ANY DUPLICATES.

AND SO THOSE ARE ACTUALLY NEW POSITIVE CASES.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE PENDING CASES ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE.

YES, I THINK, AS YOU KNOW, AS THE LAB CAPACITIES EASE UP A LITTLE BIT, THEN WE'RE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THOSE PENDING TEST RESULTS A LITTLE BIT QUICKER. SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT. YES, MA'AM, THANK YOU.

SO, CASIE, ARE MOST OF OUR TESTS, THE LABS BEING PROCESSED LOCALLY, AND CAN YOU GIVE US KIND OF A TIME PERIOD ON THE ONES THAT AREN'T THE RAPID RESPONSE, KIND OF THE GENERAL TIME FRAME OF HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET A TEST RESULT? SO EACH OF THE EACH PROVIDER HAS A CONTRACT WITH A DIFFERENT LAB, AND SO THERE IS THERE'S A NUMBER OF LABS THAT PROVIDERS MAY HAVE CONTRACTS WITH.

I CAN TELL YOU I CAN SPEAK FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH DRIVE THRU.

WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH TWO LABS, CPL AND PPL AND THOSE NAMES ARE VERY SIMILAR.

BUT PPL ARE PHYSICIANS PREFERRED LABORATORY THEY WORK WITH THE TEXAS A&M VET LAB TO PROVIDE LOCAL TESTING AND CPL THERE IS A LOCAL PLACE WHERE WE CAN TAKE OUR

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AND I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S LUBBOCK OR AUSTIN, BUT THEY'RE FAIRLY LOCAL.

AND SO WE HAVE GENERALLY A 24 TO 72 HOUR TURNAROUND ON THOSE TEST RESULTS.

AND I THINK MOST LABS, AS LONG AS THERE ARE SUPPLIES EVERY AGENT AND OTHER SUPPLIES HOLD STEADY ARE IN THAT THAT 24 TO 72 HOUR TURNAROUND TIME.

BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL LABS THAT ARE DOING TESTING.

THOSE JUST HAPPEN TO BE THE TWO THAT WE USE.

THANK YOU. AND IT WAS ENCOURAGING TO SEE TODAY'S REPORT CARD AND THAT WE'RE BACK UNDER THE EIGHT HUNDRED YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY WE HAD BEEN CLIMBING BACK UP TO SEE US PULL BACK UNDER THE EIGHT HUNDRED AND BOTH OUR NET ACTIVE CASES TO BE NEGATIVE FOR BOTH POTTER AND RANDALL TODAY. SO I LIKE THAT TREND.

I LIKE THOSE NUMBERS TODAY.

YES MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE FOR CASIE, COUNCIL? CASIE, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING? YES, MA'AM. SO WE'VE WORKED ALL SUMMER.

WE HAVE YOU KNOW, WE'VE INCREASED OUR STAFFING.

AND MANY OF THE NURSES THAT HAVE WORKED WITH US OVER THE SUMMER WERE SCHOOL NURSES.

AND SO AS THEY HAVE GONE BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES, WE'RE VERY SAD TO SEE THEM GO.

THEY'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR US THIS SUMMER DOING CONTACT TRACING.

AND SO WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB AT THEIR CAMPUSES, BUT WE'RE SAD TO SEE THEM GO. AND SO WE HAVE YOU KNOW, REPLACED THEM WITH NEW NURSES.

AND SO WE'RE GLAD THAT OUR STAFFING AGENCY HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT FOR US AND WE'VE WELCOMED THE NEW STAFF WITH OPEN ARMS. BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY SAD TO SEE THE SCHOOL NURSES GO BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES.

AND WE KNOW THAT THEY'LL DO A GREAT JOB THIS YEAR TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS AT SCHOOL.

SO I JUST WANTED TO WISH THEM A FAREWELL AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY.

IS THE MAYOR AWOL? AND SHE MAY HAVE FROZE UP.

AND I THINK SHE'S YEAH, I THINK SHE'S FROZEN.

MAYOR PRO TEM, IF IT'S OK WITH YOU, WHAT I COULD DO IS GO AHEAD AND DEFER TO DR.

SAUER AND ANDREW TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE US THE LATEST ON GRANT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. IT'S OKAY WITH ME.

[LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, SIR.

OK, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL JUST GIVE A FEW OF THE NUMBERS AND THEN I'LL LET ANDREW FILL IN ALL THE BLANKS. HE DOES A GREAT JOB OF DOING THAT BECAUSE I TYPICALLY LEAVE SOMETHING OUT SOMEWHERE IN THE THING.

SO WE'VE GOT TWO PROGRAMS GOING CURRENTLY.

ONE OF THEM IS THE PPE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.

AND THAT'S THE ONE WHERE ANYBODY CAN TURN IN RECEIPTS FOR MONEY THAT THEY HAVE SPENT ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

AND SO FAR WE'VE HAD 60 APPLICANTS AND WE HAVE ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS SO FAR THAT HAS BEEN REIMBURSED.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY STILL REALIZES THAT THAT IS AVAILABLE.

YOU CAN FIND THE LINKS UNDER COVID-19 ON THE AMARILLOALERTS.COM.

THE OTHER ONE THAT HAS COME UP IS THE NEW PROGRAM, THE FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AND THAT ONE IS ALSO CAN BE FOUND ON THERE.

WE'VE HAD 30 SO FAR THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT THREE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

THAT COMMITTEE WILL BEGIN ACTUALLY THIS AFTERNOON AT FOUR AS SOON AS WE'RE THROUGH WITH THIS MEETING AT FOUR O'CLOCK.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR INITIAL MEETING AND START WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE 30

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SO THIS ONE IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD.

IT'LL BE REAL INTERESTING.

IT'S A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT TO REPLACE INCOME THAT YOU'VE LOST FOR THESE SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN TOWN UNDER 50 EMPLOYEES.

AND I THINK I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT ALL OF THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR THAT ONE.

ANDREW, I THINK YOU CAN PROBABLY FILL IN THE REST OF THE BLANKS FOR ME.

YEAH, THE MAIN CRITERIA IS THAT HAD LOSS OF REVENUE OF 25 PERCENT THEY HAD BEEN IMPACTED WITH CLOSURES OR HAD TO CHANGE THEIR HOURS DUE TO COVID.

SO BASICALLY JUST SHOWING ALL THAT.

AND THEY ALSO HAD TO SHOW THAT THIS MONEY WOULD NOT BE REPLACING WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN FROM ANOTHER FEDERAL PROGRAM.

SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN CRITERIA.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO ADD I DID CONFIRM WITH COMMUNICATIONS THAT THE THIRD PROGRAM IS NOW ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CDBG PROGRAM.

SO THAT APPLICATION IS LIVE NOW.

IT'S GOT MORE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AND A TARGETED CENSUS TRACT AREA.

IT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND WITH AWARDS UP TO 25,000.

SO THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR A LARGER AWARD.

IT HAS TO BE A MINIMUM OF FIVE EMPLOYEES AND NO MORE 25 EMPLOYEES.

SO DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOMMEND ANYBODY THAT MIGHT FALL INTO THAT CRITERIA TO GO CHECK OUT THAT APPLICATION OR REVIEW AS WELL.

SO ANDREW IS THAT ONE ALSO ON AMARILLO ALERTS.

YES, SIR. YEAH, WE JUST GAVE IT UP TODAY.

SO IT'S UNDER THE SAME COVID-19 RELATED FUNDING DROP DOWN MENU.

IT SAYS CDBG-CB FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

SO SORRY I DROPPED OUT FOR A MINUTE, I'M WONDERING IF YOU GUYS ADDRESSED WHAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO OUR LOCAL BAR OWNERS.

WHICH CATEGORY THEY MIGHT BEST FIT IN FOR THESE PROGRAMS. I APOLOGIZE. RIGHT. YEAH, THEY COULD FIT INTO REALLY ALL THREE, I THINK.

SO FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, IF THEY'VE SPENT ANYTHING SINCE THEY'VE BEEN CLOSED, THEY MOST LIKELY HAVEN'T SPENT A WHOLE LOT ON SANITIZER, MASK AND GLOVES.

THEY MAY NOT QUALIFY AS MUCH FOR THAT ONE, BUT WE ARE TAKING THOSE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. SO IF THEY ARE ABLE TO GET OPEN, THEY COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR SOME OF THAT. BUT WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED A FEW BAR OWNER APPLICATIONS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS CRF GRANT. WE'VE KIND OF HAD A WIDE VARIETY, WE'VE HAD HOTELS INSURANCE AGENCIES, RESTAURANTS, RETAILERS, SO REALLY COVERING THE WHOLE GAMUT.

ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL FOR ANDREW, ABOUT THOSE PROGRAMS? EDDY, ANY FINAL COMMENTS.

NO. I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE HAVING THE POSSIBILITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUT THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN TOWN, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY DO FOR BUSINESS, THAT WE'RE GETTING A CHANCE TO MAYBE HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET A LITTLE BIT OR AT LEAST BRIDGE SOME THINGS UNTIL WE CAN SEE THE CITY COMPLETELY OPEN BACK UP.

SURE, YOU KNOW, EDDY, WHEN WE DID ROUNDTABLE'S BACK IN THE SPRING, AND YOU TOOK THE SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, HAVE YOU HAD ANY FOLLOW UP COMMENTS OR ANYTHING FROM OR EVEN FEEDBACK FROM ANY OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF MAKING AN APPLICATION FOR THESE FUNDS.

NOT SO FAR. I MEAN, I'VE PROBABLY HEARD FROM MORE THAT HAVE ACTUALLY DONE THE FEDERAL PPP FUNDING AND A LOT HAVE ACTUALLY QUALIFIED FOR THAT.

AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH BEEN A LIFE SAVER.

SO FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR THAT OR FELT LIKE THAT, THERE WERE TOO MANY HOOPS AND THERE WERE A LOT OF HOOPS, I HAD TO HAVE MY ACCOUNTANT HELP ME THROUGH THE TRIPLE P PROGRAM.

OTHERWISE, I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE APPLICATION DONE MYSELF.

THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE A MUCH MORE SIMPLIFIED WAY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY TO GET SOME HELP THROUGH. AND I THINK AT THIS POINT IN TIME, ANY HELP IS SOMETHING.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO IT, ANDREW.

WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE SPENT AND JULIANA TOO.

AND KEVIN, I KNOW YOU SPENT TIME ON IT.

SO ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL OR COMMENTS ON THESE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAMS? OK, ITEM ONE C.

MR. CITY MANAGER ANYTHING ELSE ON CORONA VIRUS? NO MA'AM. NOTHING ELSE ON CORONA VIRUS UNLESS THERE'S

[C. Curbside Cart Program; and]

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ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT BLAIR SNOW, PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

SHE'S HERE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON OUR CURBSIDE CART PROGRAM IN THE NEXT PHASE BLAIR.

YES, WE HAVE A QUICK UPDATE FOR YOU TODAY.

LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN.

OK, IS THAT WORKING AT ALL? YES, YOU CAN SEE IT.

OK, PERFECT. ALL RIGHT.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE CURBSIDE CART PROGRAM, AS YOU KNOW, WE BEGAN DISCUSSING THIS BACK IN 2017.

AND AT THAT TIME WE TALKED ABOUT VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE APPLIED. THOSE PARAMETERS ARE STILL IN PLACE AND THOSE ARE RESIDENTS WITH SAFETY CONCERNS, WITH DUMPSTERS IN THE FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE OR IN THE STREET AND SOME OF THEM EVEN ON SIDEWALKS.

ALSO, SAFETY CONCERNS WITH A DEAD END OR OBSTRUCTED ALLEYS AND THEN THOSE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING HAND COLLECTION.

SO THAT IS STILL THE GROUP THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON FOR THIS PROGRAM.

AND THEN BACK IN JANUARY OF 2019 WE IMPLEMENTED THIS FOR THE FIRST TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED HOMES. AND SO THAT PROGRAM HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

WE INITIALLY PLANNED TO DO THE SECOND PHASE IN THE SPRING OF THIS YEAR, BUT OF COURSE DUE TO COVID WE'VE BEEN DELAYED.

WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE READY NOW TO ROLL OUT THAT SECOND PHASE SAFELY AND WITH A GOOD COMMUNICATION PLAN FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED.

SO THIS NEXT PHASE IS THIRTY FOUR HUNDRED HOMES.

TWENTY TWO HUNDRED OF THOSE ARE HAND COLLECTION CUSTOMERS.

ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX HAVE A DEAD END ALLEYS OR UNSAFE ALLEYS OR A DUMPSTER IN THE FRONT YARD. AND SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS MOVE THOSE CUSTOMERS TO CARTS AND THEN WE'LL REALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES.

SO IF THE ADDRESS HAD A DUMPSTER, WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT BACK INTO OUR INVENTORY AND GETTING THAT BACK OUT TO REPLACE SOME DAMAGED ONES THAT WE HAVE.

AND THEN THE HAND COLLECTION RESOURCES WILL GO TO THE ALLEY.

SO THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PUT ANOTHER TRUCK AND CREW INTO THE ALLEYS TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL DUMPING. WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH IS PRETTY ROBUST.

WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO MEET IN PERSON WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A POSTCARD TO EVERY ADDRESS THAT WILL BE GETTING A CART.

AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH EACH OF THESE PIECES OF INFORMATION IS REALLY TRY TO DIRECT THEM TO OUR WEBSITE WHERE THEY CAN GET SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION ON WHO'S GETTING A CART AND THEN HOW THE CART PROGRAM WORKS.

THE WEEK OF AUGUST TWENTY FOURTH WE WILL LAUNCH AN ONLINE VIDEO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR WEBSITE AND OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

AGAIN, DIRECTING THEM TO THE WEBSITE IN AN EMAIL ADDRESS WHERE THEY CAN REACH US IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR A PHONE NUMBER OF COURSE.

AUGUST 31ST WE WILL GO BY AND DOOR TAG EACH HOUSE THAT WILL BE GETTING A CART AGAIN, DIRECTING THEM TO THE WEBSITE.

AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, WE'LL DO ANOTHER PUSH WITH THE VIDEO AND THEN WE'LL PARTICIPATE ON SEPTEMBER 10TH IN THE ASK US ANYTHING FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT THAT COMMUNICATION PUTS ON.

AND SO WE'LL BE THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS LIVE THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE AND WE WILL ACTUALLY DELIVER THE CARTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14TH.

SO WE HOPE TO GET SOME REALLY GOOD ENGAGEMENT IN THAT MONTH LEADING UP TO THAT.

AT THAT TIME WE WILL DELIVER CARTS ALONG WITH A PAMPHLET THAT SHOWS THEM HOW TO USE THE CART AND ANSWERS ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAVE.

AND THEN THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER TWENTY EIGHTH WE WILL PROVIDE DUAL SERVICE.

SO THAT MEANS THEY'LL STILL HAVE THEIR DUMPSTER AND THEIR CART FOR A WEEK.

AND THEN ON OCTOBER 5TH, THEY'LL GO COMPLETELY CART SERVICE.

THAT WEBSITE THAT I WAS REFERRING TO, IT'S CURBSIDECART.COM.

IT DOES HAVE AN INTERACTIVE SEARCH TOOL, SO YOU CAN TYPE IN YOUR ADDRESS AND SEE IF YOU'RE INCLUDED OR YOU CAN ACTUALLY ZOOM IN ON A MAP THAT LOOKS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE AND SEE YOUR SPECIFIC ADDRESS.

AND IF YOU ARE GETTING A CART, IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT DAY YOUR COLLECTION IS ON.

THIS ONE THIS MAP SHOWS EXISTING LOCATIONS IN GREEN AND THEN THE NEW ADDRESSES IN RED.

AND THAT'S IT FOR OUR UPDATE, BUT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

BLAIR, WHEN DID WE IMPLEMENT PHASE ONE? DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE DELIVERED CARTS IN PHASE ONE? I KNOW WE DID THAT KIND OF STAGGERED AS WELL, BUT.

WE DID. I KNOW WE WENT COMPLETELY LIKE IN JANUARY OF 19.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE STARTED DELIVERING CARTS MAYBE LATE DECEMBER, BUT I THINK THAT WE WAITED UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR.

SO IT WAS JANUARY OF NINETEEN.

BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAD BEEN EXPRESSED WHEN WE WERE FIRST DISCUSSING

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AND THAT VERY FIRST WEEK WE HAD HORRIBLE WINDS.

AND IT DID BLOW OVER.

AND SINCE THAT WEEK, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH IT AT ALL.

AND IT HAS WORKED SEAMLESSLY AND SO PERSONALLY FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST SAW PEOPLE ADAPT TO THAT VERY QUICKLY.

AND ALSO AT THE BEGINNING YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE LEFT THEIR CARTS OUT FOR A DAY OR TWO, JUST GETTING IN THAT SYSTEM OF, WELL, YOU PUT IT OUT, BUT YOU NEED TO MOVE IT BACK UP NEXT TO YOUR HOUSE AFTER THE SERVICES HAS RUN.

BUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS GREAT.

IT'S BEEN VERY EFFICIENT.

THE ONE TRASH CAN, THE ONE LARGE TRASH CAN, WITH PICK UP TWICE A WEEK HAS BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH CAPACITY FOR OUR HOME.

AND SO, AS ONE SATISFIED CUSTOMER IN THE CITY, I'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH IT.

GREAT. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

AND THAT'S PRIMARILY THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GET.

I'M REALLY GLAD TO HAVE THAT FEEDBACK, TOO.

I WAS GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT AND ASK IT, AND I WILL SAY ALSO BECAUSE WE'RE FRESH OFF THE BUDGET LAST WEEK WHEN WE SAW THE BREAKDOWN ON THE NUMBERS HERE, IT'S SO MUCH MORE EFFICIENT FROM A TAX DOLLAR POINT OF VIEW.

IT SAVES US MONEY TO HAVE PEOPLE USING THE CARTS VERSUS HAVING HAND PICK UP.

SO IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS THAT GETS HAND PICK UP, I HOPE YOU APPRECIATE IT.

I THINK JUST MY MEMORY TELLS ME IT'S ABOUT THREE TIMES THE COST THAT A FAMILY OR A CUSTOMER WITH A DUMPSTER OR A CART.

IS THAT RIGHT, BLAIR [INAUDIBLE]? YES. YEAH, AND THAT COST IS DRIVEN BY THE FACT THAT WHEN WE HAVE HAND COLLECTION, YOU HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES, ONE DRIVING THE TRUCK AND THEN TWO EMPLOYEES ON THE BACK PICKING UP THE BAGS. AND SO WHEN WE TRANSITION THOSE TO CARTS, WE NOW ONLY NEED ONE EMPLOYEE DRIVING THE TRUCK TO PICK UP THE CARTS.

SO I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON ELAINE'S COMMENT.

SO WHENEVER THIS ALL WENT THROUGH, WE LIVED ON THE SOUTH WEST SIDE OF TOWN AND HAVE SINCE MOVED INTO BIVINS.

AND SO WE NOW HAVE A CART.

AND I HATED GIVING UP MY DUMPSTER.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS.

WE'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.

WE'VE NEVER HAD TO WORRY.

AND WE'VE HAD SOME WINDY DAYS.

WE MOVED IN OVER HERE SEPTEMBER AND WE'VE HAD SOME PRETTY WINDY DAYS.

WE'VE NEVER SEEN OUR CART TOPPLE OVER.

IT'S VERY EFFICIENT DRIVING HOME FROM THE OFFICE THIS MORNING, I SAW THE GUY IN THE TRUCK. HE IS VERY EFFICIENT.

HE'S VERY QUICK.

HE GETS THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD PRETTY DARN FAST.

SO I THINK THERE'S GOT TO BE A LOT OF EFFICIENCIES THAT COME OUT OF THAT.

AND WE'RE JUST LIKE THE HAYS' TOO ONE CART IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR US TWICE A WEEK.

BUT IT'S ALSO YOU CAN HAVE A SECOND CAR, CORRECT, AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE IF YOU ACTUALLY GENERATE ENOUGH TRASH WITHIN YOUR HOUSE.

IF YOU HAVE A BIG ENOUGH FAMILY, THAT'LL STILL WORK, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. YOU CAN HAVE A SECOND CART AT NO CHARGE OR IF YOU PREFER A SMALLER CART, THAT'S JUST EASIER TO HANDLE.

IF YOU HAVE A SMALL HOUSEHOLD, WE HAVE SMALLER ONES AS WELL.

OH, REALLY? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT PART OF IT.

INTERESTING. AND MAYOR I WOULD ALSO JUST REPEAT AGAIN THAT THIS IS NOT AN EXPANSION OF OUR ORIGINAL PROGRAM.

THIS IS JUST AN IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR ORIGINAL STRATEGY TO BE VERY SPECIFIC, WITH THOSE HOMES THAT HAD CURBSIDE DUMPSTERS IN THE FRONT, AND DEAD END ALLEYS.

THIS PROGRAM HAS NOT EXPANDED IN ANY WAY.

IT'S JUST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT ORIGINAL STRATEGY.

YEAH, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT WE WANT TO BE EXTREMELY CLEAR.

AND IF YOU ARE A FAMILY THAT HAS THE DUMPSTER IN AN ALLEY AND THERE'S NO SAFETY CONCERN, THERE'S NO PLAN FOR YOUR DUMPSTER SITUATION TO CHANGE.

OK, BLAIR I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT INTERACTIVE MAP FOR CITIZENS TO TYPE IN ADDRESSES AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S COMING IN AND WHAT'S NOT COMING, BECAUSE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RECEIVING THE TRASH SERVICE, NO CHANGE IS HAPPENING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT AND BRINGING THAT DATA TO THEM.

THANK YOU. OK, ANYTHING ELSE THEN IF WE WANT A REQUEST ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR ANY

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

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I UNDERSTAND WE HAD 57 MILLION DOLLARS OF WORK YET TO DO THAT THE PUBLIC APPROVED AROUND 17 MILLION DOLLARS TO DO THIS NEXT YEAR, THAT'D LEAVE 40 MILLION.

SO WOULD IT BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SAVINGS.

AND THE JOBS THAT ARE LEFT TO DO, CAN THEY BE DONE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS? SO HOWARD'S QUESTION IS RELATED TO THE 2016 BOND PROPOSAL THAT VOTERS PASSED.

AND WE HAVE SEVERAL HE MENTIONED 56 MILLION STILL THE ISSUE ON ONE PROPOSAL, AND HE HAD RAISED THE QUESTION THEN ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE THE BEST AND WISEST APPROACH TO GO AHEAD AND ISSUE THOSE BONDS BECAUSE SAVINGS, INTEREST SAVINGS AND INTEREST RATES ARE SO LOW RIGHT NOW.

AND SO, HOWARD I'LL PASS THAT ONTO THE CITY MANAGER.

YES, MA'AM, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM BOTH FINANCE AND AUGMENTED BY STEVEN ADAMS, BOB DRANSFIELD FOR BOND COUNCIL TO GIVE US GUIDANCE ON THAT.

IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT CAPITALIZING ON BOND ISSUANCE SAVINGS BECAUSE OF LOW INTEREST RATES RIGHT NOW, IS IT PRUDENT FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE SAME STRATEGIC APPROACH IN ISSUING THE REMAINING AUTHORIZED DEBT ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2016 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION? THAT'S SPECIFICALLY THE QUESTION.

SO WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN A PRESENTATION FOR COUNCIL IN A VERY NEAR UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETING. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN I NEED TO WORK THAT OUT WITH THEIR CALENDARS AND GET THEM TO DO THAT ANALYSIS FOR US, BUT IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG.

THANKS. IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, HOWARD.

ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCIL.

[2. CONSENT ITEMS]

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES, MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

I SEE FIVE THAT PASSES WITH THE FIVE ZERO VOTE.

[A. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7871:]

MR. CITY MANAGER.

HI MAYOR WE HAVE ANDREW FREEMAN HERE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEPARTMENT SERVICES, TO PRESENT THE ITEM IT'S A REZONING.

AND WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, AS YOU SAID, AS DAYS THE NEXT ITEM.

ANDREW TAKE IT AWAY.

YES SIR. SO THIS FIRST ITEM IS RELATED TO THE ESTANCIA ADDITION THAT YOU'LL REMEMBER FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE HAD A FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT.

WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME ZONING CHANGES FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CHANGE FROM OFFICE DISTRICT ONE TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT THREE TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE AREA.

THE ADJACENT LAND USES INCLUDE OFFICE DISTRICT ONE TO THE NORTH RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT THREE EAST, SOUTH AND WEST.

AND THEN THE LAND USE CONSISTS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO THE SOUTH AND WEST AND THE MAJORITY OF UNDEVELOPED LOTS IN ALL OTHER DIRECTIONS.

THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS CURRENTLY GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

THIS WAS DONE AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEVELOPER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

SO NOW THAT THEY HAVE STARTED DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT, THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THIS CHANGE THAT THEY REQUESTED. IT'S IN THE VICINITY OF BRIDLEWOOD DRIVE AND LONE MOUNTAIN LANE.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HEARD THIS REQUEST DURING THEIR JULY 20TH MEETING AND IT WAS APPROVED WITH A 5 0 VOTE.

HERE'S A SNAPSHOT ON THE LEFT OF THE SURROUNDING ZONING.

I COVERED YOU CAN SEE IN THE BLUE IS ALL THE CURRENT OFFICE ONE THAT WOULD REMAIN IF THIS IS APPROVED.

IN YELLOW STRIPED AREA IS WHERE THE OFFICE ONE IS PROPOSED TO BE CHANGED TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT THREE AND THEN TO THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE AERIAL OF THE UNDEVELOPED LAND FROM THIS [INAUDIBLE] SCREENSHOT.

SO WHEN EVALUATING IT, PLANNING STAFF LOOKS AT THE SURROUNDING LAND USES AND FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD [INAUDIBLE] CONCEPT STANDPOINT, THE TRANSITION FROM RESIDENTIAL TO OFFICE, REALLY THERE WOULDN'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE HERE SINCE THE NEW RESIDENTIAL THEY WOULD GO IN, WOULD STILL ABUT OFFICE ONE.

SO WE DID STILL FEEL THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE.

AND THEN AS FAR AS THE DEVELOPER IS CONCERNED, THIS JUST ALLOWS HIM A BETTER OPPORTUNITY

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IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THIS DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANDREW COUNCIL.

ANDREW HAVE WE EVER HAD IN THE LAST THREE YEARS A ZONING REQUEST GOING THIS DIRECTION, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALWAYS BEING ASKED TO GO FROM AGRICULTURE TO THEN DEVELOPMENT OR RESIDENTIAL TO OFFICE.

BUT THIS IS THE REVERSE, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ZONED OFFICE TO THEN RESIDENTIAL.

AND CAN YOU JUST ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT? YES, TYPICALLY WE HAVE AGRICULTURE AS KIND OF A PLACEHOLDER ZONING WHEN NEW DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF DEVELOPED AREAS.

TYPICALLY THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THEM THEY COME IN AND THEY'LL ZONE THE WHOLE AREA TO PLAN FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH THIS ONE DID OFFICE RESIDENTIAL THREE GENERAL RETAIL, BASICALLY A WHOLE MASTER PLANNED AREA.

THE ONES THAT YOU MAY SEE DIFFERENTLY ARE THE MORE INFILL LOTS, DEPENDING ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AND DEVELOP, WHICH WE'VE GOT THE ITEM LATER ON THE AGENDA THAT'S GOING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GR IS THEIR REQUEST.

WE DON'T SEE AS MANY OF THOSE.

AND REALLY THIS ONE RIGHT NOW IN OUR CURRENT CODE WOULD ALLOW RESIDENTIAL.

BUT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IN OUR ZONING CODE UPDATE, WE'RE TRYING TO SEPARATE THE RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL USES.

SO IN THE FUTURE, IF IT WAS LEFT AS OFFICE ONE IT WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL.

SO THIS WILL ACTUALLY HELP PROTECT THE DEVELOPER AND THE RESIDENTS AS FAR AS EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT COULD BE DEVELOPED THERE IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY INSIGHTFUL, APPRECIATE IT.

YES MA'AM. ANYTHING ELSE FOR ANDREW? OK, AT THIS TIME, THEN WE WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK FOR, ON OR AGAINST ORDINANCE TO CALL IN AND THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE THERE IN THE AGENDA.

I'LL ASK THE HOST FOR THIS CALL IF WE HAVE ANY CALLERS AT THIS TIME.

STEPHANIE, DO WE HAVE ANY CALLERS? DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE DO CARE MAYOR.

IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK, PLEASE PRESS THE RAISE HAND BUTTON OR THE STAR NINE ON YOUR PHONE AT THIS TIME.

AND MY APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY.

I WAS MUTED. I AM NOT SEEING ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU. AND WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAYOR, I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER SEVENTY EIGHT SEVENTY ONE, CHANGING FROM OFFICE DISTRICT ONE TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN THE VICINITY OF BRIDLEWOOD DRIVE AND LONE MOUNTAIN LANE.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

I SEE 5 HANDS SO THAT PASSES WITH A 5 0 VOTE.

ITEM 3 B IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 7872 MR.

[B. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7872:]

JARED, YOU'RE MUTED. I FOUND THAT I WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THAT ENTIRE INTRODUCTION.

ANDREW, GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT AWAY. THIS IS A REZONING [INAUDIBLE] YES SIR.

[LAUGHTER] SO THIS ZONING REQUEST IS FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 289 TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A PROPERTY WITH AN AUTO PARTS STORE.

SO PLAN DEVELOPMENT 289 WAS DONE BACK IN 2001.

IT WAS A VERY SPECIFIC PLANNED DEVELOPMENT THAT ONLY ALLOWED FOR A FURNITURE STORE OR USES ALLOWED IN AGRICULTURE.

SO IT'S VERY LIMITING AS FAR AS WHAT THE OWNER COULD DO AT THE TIME.

SO THE ADJACENT LAND USES NOW, WHICH IS MUCH MORE BUILT OUT THAN BACK IN 2001.

YOU'VE GOT AN ADDITIONAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH GENERAL RETAIL RA TO THE SOUTH, MULTIFAMILY TO THE WEST, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT RETAIL TO THE NORTH AS FAR AS LAND USES, STILL GOT A LITTLE UNDEVELOPED LAND TO THE SOUTH, A CHURCH TO THE EAST, AND THEN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX TO THE WEST.

THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL, WHICH FALLS IN LINE WITH THE REQUEST THAT'S BEING MADE TO CONVERT IT TO GENERAL OR RETAIL THAT ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL

[01:00:04]

IT IS LOCATED TARTER AVENUE AND SONCY ROAD AS MR. MILLER SAID.

PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION TOOK ACTION ON THIS ITEM AT THEIR JULY 20TH MEETING AS WELL AND APPROVED IT 5 0.

ON YOUR LEFT HERE IS THE ZONING USES IN THE VICINITY THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED.

AND THEN YOU COULD SEE THE AERIAL TO THE RIGHT CHURCH BEING CONSIDERED CIRCLING RIGHT HERE, JUST SOUTH OF THE SECRET PLACE.

SO REALLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS ONE, TYPICALLY YOU WOULDN'T SEE RETAIL OR HIGHER INTENSITY, USES AT THE MIDSECTION OF THE ARTERIAL LINE.

BUT IN THIS CASE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, SONCY HAS REALLY DEVELOPED INTO A MAJOR COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR THAT'S REALLY LINED UP AND DOWN WITH DIFFERENT RETAIL, DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL, DIFFERENT OFFICE.

AND IN PARTICULAR PLANNING AND ZONING DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD DETRACT FROM THE AREA, PARTICULARLY SINCE BEFORE THE FURNITURE STORE ALREADY WAS A GENERAL RETAIL USE AND IT HAD ALREADY ABUTS MULTIFAMILY, WHICH IS A TRANSITION TO THE WEST AND THEN TO THE SOUTH, YOU ALREADY HAVE BANKING AS WELL, AND THEN THE RESTAURANTS TO THE SOUTH.

SO OVERALL, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND STAFF FELT THIS WAS A GOOD USE FOR THIS PROPERTY AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. DID WE LOSE THE MAYOR AGAIN.

CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? YES.

JUST A SECOND. YES WE CAN.

HERE WE GO. OK, SORRY, THAT'S THE THIRD TIME I'VE HAD TO LOG IN TODAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE INTERNET ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN.

OK, WE'RE READY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THEN.

I CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY'S FACES ALL OF A SUDDEN, SPEAK UP IF YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR ANDREW. OK, AT THIS TIME, THEN WE WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER, ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK FOR, ON OR AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD CONTACT THE COUNCIL AT THE PHONE NUMBER LISTED IN THE AGENDA.

AND YOU CAN EITHER PRESS STAR 9 OR HIT YOUR RAISE HAND BUTTON TO LET THE CALL HOST KNOW THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK.

AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT SEE ANYBODY ON THE LINE WISHING TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.

SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER SEVENTY EIGHT SEVENTY TWO AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER SEVENTY EIGHT SEVENTY TWO FROM CHANGING FROM A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 289 TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT IN THE VICINITY OF SONCY AND TARTER AVENUE.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 7872.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION COUNCIL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

AND I SEE FIVE VOTES THAT PASSES WITH A 5 0 VOTE.

ITEM 3C IS CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 7870.

[C. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7870:]

[INAUDIBLE] ITEM 7870 ITEM C ON THE NON CONSENT AGENDA IS A THIRD AND FINAL REZONING.

THIS IS A SECOND READING, SECOND AND FINAL READING.

AND IT WAS NOT A UNANIMOUS READING ON THE FIRST READING.

SO IT CANNOT BE ON CONSENT.

TO PRESENT THE ITEM WE HAVE ANDREW FREEMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

ISN'T THE ITEM LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF I 27 AND WASHINGTON STREET.

ANDREW. YES, SIR. SO JUST A REMINDER, THIS ITEM IS REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TWO TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT, THE SURROUNDING LAND USES RESIDENTIAL ONE AND RESIDENTIAL TWO AND GENERAL RETAIL, WHICH IS SEPARATED BY I 27 TO FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION GENERAL RESIDENTIAL IN THE VICINITY OF I 27 WASHINGTON.

THE COMMISSION VOTED 4 1 ON JULY 6TH TO RECOMMEND THE CHANGE FROM R2 TO GR, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON STAFF'S SIDE THAT STAFF DID RECOMMEND MAYBE A LESSER INTENSE ZONING SUCH AS OFFICE OR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.

BUT THROUGH THE DISCUSSION WITH PLANNING AND ZONING AND THE APPLICANT, PLANNING AND ZONING FELT IT WAS REASONABLE FOR THE REQUEST TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND THEN CITY COUNCIL VOTED 4 1 ON JULY 28TH ON FIRST READING TO APPROVE THE REQUESTED CHANGE. JUST A REMINDER OF THE AERIALS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE AERIAL IT'S

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IT DOES HAVE AN ALLEY SEPARATING WITH THE RESIDENTIAL TO THE EAST AND THEN SITS AT 35TH AND SOUTH WASHINGTON.

AND THEN YOU HAVE A ZOOMED IN VIEW HERE OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR GENERAL RETAIL.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS COUNCIL. OK, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? GO AHEAD. EDDY. MY ONE QUESTION IS THIS WAS WHEN THE CITY WHEN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TOOK A LOOK AT THIS, WERE THEY AGAINST DOING IT THIS WAY OR WAS IT JUST NOT THEIR FIRST CHOICE? I THINK WE JUST FELT THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER AT A LESSER INTENSE ZONING DISTRICT, JUST BEING THAT CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL AND NOT HAVING THE TRANSITION.

GENERAL RETAIL PROBABLY WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE ON THAT HARD CORNER IF THE NEXT BLOCKS TO NORTH, WERE OFFICE OR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE OR EVEN MULTIFAMILY.

SO REALLY, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHAT THE COMPATIBILITY WAS WITH THE EXISTING LAND USES.

BUT THE APPLICANT MADE SOME GOOD POINTS AS FAR AS THERE'S NOT MUCH CALL FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THIS LOCATION AND OFFICE AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIDN'T REALLY GIVE THEM ENOUGH TO MARKET IT FOR A POTENTIAL USER.

SO THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO MARKET THE LAND.

AND SO THE OTHER QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, THIS.

OK. SO NOW BASED UPON THAT, WHENEVER YOU ALL SEND OUT THE NOTICES TO THE 200 FOOT RADIUS WAS IT SENT OUT AS GENERAL RETAIL, OR WAS IT SENT OUT AS THE LESSER ONE? IT WAS SENT OUT AS GENERAL RETAIL.

AND WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE MEETING, BUT WITH THE CAVEAT THAT IT GOES TO THE LANDOWNERS AND NOT THE TENANTS.

SINCE THIS IS MOSTLY A RENTAL AREA, THERE ARE A HANDFUL THAT DO LOOK LIKE THEY ARE HOMESTEAD'S. IS THERE EVER A TIME WHEN WE WOULD SEND IT TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RENTING AS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALSO SENDING IT TO THE OR WHAT'S THE PROS AND CONS OF THAT? IT'S A STATE LAW JUST REQUIRES IT GOES TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

SO THE PROS WOULD BE YOU'RE TRYING TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE.

THE CONS WOULD BE THE ADDED COSTS SENDING OUT DOUBLE THE NOTICES.

AND, YEAH, JUST THE COST OF MAILING BASICALLY TO THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.

WHICH REALLY ISN'T GOING TO BE THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IN THIS CASE.

RIGHT. YEAH, THERE'S ONLY MAYBE 15 MAIL OUTS IN THIS CASE.

OK, BUT IF WE DID IT FOR ONE ZONING CASE, WE'D HAVE TO START DOING IT FOR ALL OF THEM.

YES, SIR. OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON ORDINANCE 7870.

YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER SEVENTY EIGHT SEVENTY, CHANGING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TWO TO GENERAL RETAIL DISTRICT IN THE VICINITY OF I 27 AND WASHINGTON STREET. SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER.

DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MOTION? OKAY ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

OK, I SEE 4 HANDS.

THOSE AGAINST. I SEE ONE, SO THAT MOTION WILL PASS ON A 4 1 VOTE.

[D. CONSIDER RESOLUTION – AUTHORIZING THE AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG):]

MR. CITY MANAGER.

[INAUDIBLE] MAYOR THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE APPLIED FOR ON A REGULAR BASIS AND RECEIVED ON A REGULAR BASIS.

TO PRESENT THE ITEM WE HAVE CHIEF MARTIN BIRKENFELD AND CAPTAIN JOE LOFTUS.

NOT SURE WHICH ONE IS GOING TO START OFF.

THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. I'LL START IT OUT AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

LIKE MR. MILLER SAID WE APPLY FOR THIS EVERY YEAR.

THE AMOUNT IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE POTTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THROUGH AN AGREEMENT.

IN THE PAST, WE'VE USED THIS GRANT TO SUPPLEMENT OUR EQUIPMENT AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING AGAIN THIS YEAR. EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS. WE PLAN TO APPLY ABOUT HALF OF THIS AMOUNT TOWARDS LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR OUR NEW RECRUITS THAT WILL START IN OCTOBER.

AND THE OTHER HALF WILL GO TOWARDS A UNIFORM ENHANCEMENT, WHICH IS A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE IS A SHIRT THAT ALLOWS THE VEST TO BE WORN ON THE OUTER PART.

IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THE REGULAR UNIFORM, BUT IT PROVIDES A BETTER LEVEL OF COMFORT.

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IF OFFICERS CHOOSE TO WEAR IT, IT'LL HELP TAKE SOME OF THE STRAIN OFF OF THEIR HIPS AND DISTRIBUTES THE WEIGHT OF THE DUTY BELT A LITTLE MORE EVENLY.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF BIRKENFELD.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO THIS APPLICATION.

YES, MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR DOLLARS TO BE SPLIT EQUALLY BETWEEN THE AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE POTTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SECOND.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THE MOTION OR DID Y'ALL MAKE IT AND I MISSED IT.

I SECONDED IT.

OK, WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THIS GRANT APPLICATION.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF OR DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL ABOUT THE MOTION? OKAY. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

I SEE FIVE HANDS, SO THAT WILL PASS WITH THE 5 0 VOTE.

[E. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE 5-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:]

MR. CITY MANAGER. MAYOR WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

JULIANA KITTEN OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, IS HERE TO AT LEAST INTRODUCE THE ITEM. AND WE MAY HAVE KATY SELLERS GIVING US MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

JULIANA. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL AND MAYOR, MR. CITY MANAGER. GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL.

YES, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO JUST SAY A FEW WORDS AND TURN IT OVER TO MS. SELLER'S, WHO IS OUR CONSULTANT HIRED TO DO THE FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS REQUIRED BY HUD EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR THE CDBG IN HOME GRANTS.

SO, KATY, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY? YES, THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

AS THEY'VE MENTIONED THE CITY IS REQUIRED AS AN ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY TO PUT TOGETHER WHAT'S CALLED A CONSOLIDATED PLAN EVERY YEAR.

SO I'M GOING TO SHARE A PRESENTATION, WHICH HOPEFULLY WE DID THIS EARLIER AND IT WORKED.

SO LET ME MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS STILL.

IT IS HERE AND ONE MOMENT.

THERE WE GO. OK.

I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH WE DO HAVE TO COVER A CERTAIN NUMBER OF ITEMS AS REQUIRED BY HUD AS PART OF A REVIEW OF THE PLAN, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.

WE UNDERTOOK A MONTHS LONG PROCESS OF ANALYSIS OF DATA AND LOOKING AT THE CITY'S PROGRAMS TO PUT TOGETHER THIS REPORT FOR THE CITY TO TURN IN TO MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING.

IT'S A PLAN TO ASSESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS.

WE PREPARE IT EVERY FIVE YEARS.

AND BASED ON THIS, HUD DETERMINES ELIGIBILITY OF FUNDING FOR THEIR VARIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, AS WELL AS THE HOME PARTNERSHIP FUNDS, WHICH WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT.

ONCE THIS FIVE YEAR PLAN IS APPROVED THEN ANNUALLY, THE CITY RECEIVES FUNDS THAT ARE EXECUTED THROUGH ACTION PLANS, AND THEY CONDUCT ACTIVITIES AND REPORT ON THOSE ACTIONS ANNUALLY. AND THE FUNDS COME EVERY YEAR.

AND THIS IS TRACKED AND MONITORED BY HUD.

THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO THE PLAN THERE'S CITIZEN INPUT, A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND HOUSING MARKET ANALYSIS, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.

WE HAVE TO SAY WHAT THOSE ARE IN THE TERMS OF HUD PRIORITIES AND AGAIN, SOME CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. THE TWO FUNDING SOURCES, AGAIN, ARE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS. THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED BASED ON A FORMULA PRIMARILY BASED ON THE CITY'S DEMOGRAPHICS.

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OR THEY CAN BE USED TO ELIMINATE SLUM AND BLIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY OR IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER THEY CAN BE USED UNDER URGENT NEED.

SO AS JULIANA HAS BROUGHT IN PREVIOUS SESSIONS, YOU GUYS RECEIVED SOME CORONA VIRUS CDBG FUNDING AS WELL.

THE SECOND POT OF FUNDS THAT THE CITY IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS ARE WHAT ARE CALLED HOME FUNDS.

AND THERE AGAIN, THE AMOUNT IS BASED ON A FORMULA AND THEY MUST BE USED TO ASSIST LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, SPECIFICALLY FOR HOUSING REPAIR.

HERE'S A LISTING AGAIN OF THE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

IT'S PRIMARILY FOR HOUSING, REHAB OR CONSTRUCTION.

HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE LIKE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ACQUISITION, TENNIS, BASE RENTAL ASSISTANCE, DEMOLITION, CODE ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC FACILITIES, PUBLIC SERVICES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AND COMMERCIAL REHAB ARE SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF THESE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE CONDUCTED WITH THESE FUNDS.

WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THAT THEY HAVE TO BE USED FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

THIS IS JUST A A CHART SHOWING BASED ON THE HUD FORMULA, WHAT AN INCOME OF A HOUSEHOLD IN THE CITY OF AMARILLO IS CONSIDERED LOW TO MODERATE INCOME.

SO HUD SAYS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT'S A FOUR PERSON HOUSEHOLD MAKING LESS THAN FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TOTAL INCOME, THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD. AND BELOW THAT, YOU CAN CONSIDER VERY LOW OR EXTREMELY LOW.

AND THOSE AMOUNTS ARE WHAT ARE USED AS A BASIS TO QUALIFY HOUSEHOLDS FOR ASSISTANCE.

A LOT OF THIS IS BASED ON THE FAIR HOUSING ACT.

THERE ARE SIX COMPONENTS OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL FUNDING USED DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY OF THESE SIX FACTORS DISABILITY, RACE, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR FAMILIAL STATUS.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE PERFORMED AN ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING AS PART OF THIS PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY DOESN'T NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS TO IMPROVE FAIR HOUSING. AND WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT THE CITY MAINTAINS CERTAIN THINGS ON FILE LIKE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

WE ALSO ALWAYS INCLUDE HOW PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT A FAIR HOUSING COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE SLIDES WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.

I'M GOING TO GO INTO JUST SOME BASIC STATISTICAL INFORMATION THAT WAS DEVELOPED AS PART OF THIS PLAN. AGAIN, A LOT OF THIS IS BASED ON WHAT HUD USES AS THEIR MAIN SOURCES.

SO A LOT OF THE INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM CENSUS DATA AND THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ANY MAJOR POPULATION CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY IF THERE ARE CERTAIN RACES OR ETHNICITIES THAT HAVE INCREASED, BECAUSE WE LOOK THEN AT ANY CHANGES THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO FOCUS FUNDS.

IF YOU WILL SEE THE CHART.

WE LOOKED AT AMARILLO AND THE COUNTIES IN TEXAS AND DID A COMPARISON.

AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CITY, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN MAJOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST 10 YEARS.

SO THERE WAS NOT A NEED TO DO ANY IN PARTICULAR HIGHLIGHT ANY AREA.

A BIG PORTION OF THIS IS ABOUT IMPROVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY AND LOOKING AT THE EXISTING HOUSING STOCK.

SO ACCORDING TO STATISTICAL INFORMATION, THE CITY HAS ABOUT SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND TOTAL HOUSING UNITS. THIS IS A COMBINED OWNER, OCCUPIED AND RENTAL OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS.

WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF BUILDING PERMITS TO KIND OF INDICATE THE TYPE OF NEW

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SO THIS INFORMATION CAME FROM THE BUILDING REPORT TO SHOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMITS PULLED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS FOR ONE TO TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS, BUT NOT, AS YOU'LL SEE, ONLY ONE PERMIT ON FILE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE OR MORE UNIT TYPE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN ESTABLISHING OUR PRIORITY NEEDS, AGAIN ALONG THIS LOOKING AT HOUSING STOCK IS WHAT HUD CALLS COST BURDEN AND IS THERE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY? SO HUD CONSIDERS ANY HOUSEHOLD WHO'S SPENDING 30 PERCENT OR MORE OF THEIR MONTHLY INCOME ON HOUSING, EITHER MORTGAGE RENT AND UTILITIES AS COST BURDEN.

SO WE LOOKED AT THE CITY'S COST BURDEN AND AS PREDICTED AND IN LINE WITH THE US, THE HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE 50 PERCENT OR BELOW INCOME BRACKET, MEANING VERY LOW OR EXTREMELY LOW INCOME, ARE ADVERSELY IMPACTED AND SPENDING A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THEIR INCOME DIRECTLY FOR MONTHLY HOUSING ACTIVITIES, WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PRIORITY NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY.

I DID A COMPARISON TO SHOW THIS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER CITIES OF A SIMILAR SIZE, AND I'VE ALSO INCLUDED AUSTIN, TEXAS, JUST BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE NATIONAL HIGHEST AVERAGES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS.

SO THE CITY OF AMARILLO SAYS THAT FOR FOLKS WHO ARE IN THE EXTREMELY LOW INCOME BRACKET OF ZERO TO 30 PERCENT, AMI THOSE FOLKS ABOUT SEVENTY EIGHT PERCENT OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS ARE COST BURDENED.

THAT IS IN COMPARISON TO LIKE IN AUSTIN, FOR EXAMPLE.

EIGHTY TWO PERCENT OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS ARE COST BURDEN.

I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT THE CITY DOES DO WELL AS PROVIDING OR NOT BEING AS COST BURDEN.

WHEN YOU GET INTO 30 TO 50 PERCENT INCOME LEVEL OR HIGHER.

BUT AGAIN, THE CITY APPEARS TO BE IN LINE WITH MOST OF THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHEN LOOKING AT THIS COST BURDEN.

ANOTHER FACTOR THAT THE CITY WE LOOK AT IS HOMELESS, THE POPULATION HAS INCREASED FROM THE LAST FIVE YEAR PLAN.

HOWEVER, THE CITY, AS YOU GUYS ARE WELL AWARE, HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN THE LAST YEAR TO DECREASING THE OVERALL POPULATION OF HOMELESS AND THE CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HUD ASKED US TO LOOK AT.

AND SO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CLASSIFIED AS HOMELESS HAVE GONE DOWN SINCE LOOKING AT STATISTICS BETWEEN JANUARY 2019 TO JANUARY 2020.

AND AGAIN, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHELTERED VERSUS UNSHELTERED HAS ALSO GONE DOWN.

SO WHILE THE CITY HAS MADE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS, IT IS STILL SOMETHING THAT IS A PRIORITY NEED. PUBLIC SERVICES GOES ALONG WITH THIS.

SERVICES THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO YOUTH, ELDERLY, SUBSTANCE ABUSERS, HOMELESS OR MENTAL ILLNESS CAN ALL BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE FUNDED BY THE CITY.

AND SO WE LOOKED AT THAT AND THE ONGOING NEED FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THIS TYPE OF DEMOGRAPHIC.

AND SO WE INCLUDED THAT AS A PRIORITY NEED FOR THE FUNDING.

ANOTHER ITEM WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS THE HOUSING MARKET, KIND OF LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.

THE CITY HAS A NUMBER CLOSE TO SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND HOUSING UNITS.

MOST OF THOSE ARE OWNER OCCUPIED AND MOST OF THOSE ARE BUILT BEFORE 1980 OVER SIXTY FIVE PERCENT, WHICH TELLS US THAT THERE'S AN AGING HOUSING STOCK.

SO LOOKING AT WHEN WE DO CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR ACTIVITIES THAT NEED TO INCLUDE LEAD BASED PAINT REMEDIATION OR OTHER TYPE OF ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE AGE OF THE HOUSING STOCK. I'LL MOVE INTO WHAT'S CALLED THE GOAL SECTION, SO WE IDENTIFIED EIGHT GOALS FOR THE CITY, WHICH IS HUD WILL COMPARE ANNUALLY HOW THE CITY IS DOING AGAINST THESE GOALS AND WE BUDGETED ACCORDINGLY.

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WHETHER THAT BE OWNER OR RENTER OCCUPIED OR DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS WHICH COULD INCLUDE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE OR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HOUSING STOCK.

THE SECOND GOAL IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE ANTICIPATED THE CITY WOULD SPEND A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE POINT NINE MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IN WORKING ON IMPROVEMENTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKS AND RECREATION, TRANSPORTATION OR HOMELESS FACILITIES USING THESE FUNDS.

THE NEXT ITEM, AGAIN, IS PUBLIC SERVICES.

WE SAW THAT AS A NEED AND WOULD CONTINUE TO FUND THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

THIS IS TYPICAL NONPROFIT SERVICES, FAITH BASED SERVICES, SENIOR AND YOUTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS ANOTHER ACTIVITY, THE CITY OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS WOULD SPEND THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FOUR DOLLARS AND DOING CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND AS NEEDED AND TO PAY SALARIES IF NEEDED FOR THOSE INSPECTORS.

DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF SLUM AND BLIGHT IS THE FIFTH GOAL, A LITTLE MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CONDUCT ACTUAL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES OR PAY THE SALARIES RELATED TO THOSE FUNCTIONS OR ACTIVITIES RELATED WITH CARRYING OUT DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF SLUM AND BLIGHT. THE SIXTH GOAL IS HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY.

AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO USE SOME OF THE FUNDING IN PUBLIC SERVICES AND PUBLIC FACILITIES TO HELP THE HOMELESSNESS SITUATION AND POVERTY SITUATION.

BUT WE WOULD SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND TO TARGET DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS PERSONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THROUGH PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, HOMELESS PREVENTION ASSISTANCE OR FACILITY ASSISTANCE.

THE SEVENTH GOAL IS ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WORKED TO IDENTIFY AS A NEED IN THE CITY, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD PUT MONEY TOWARDS GOING FORWARD.

WE IDENTIFIED A LITTLE OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THIS WOULD GO TOWARDS EITHER FUNDING SALARIES OF TEACHERS WHO ARE CONDUCTING TRAINING OR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TECHNICAL SCHOOLS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THE WAY HUD JUDGES THE SUCCESS OF THESE TYPE OF PROGRAMS IS IF A GRADUATE OF A PROGRAM IS ABLE TO RETAIN A JOB AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM.

AND SO WE ARE LOOKING TO CARRY OUT AN APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO CONDUCT THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY.

AS A STANDARD, THE LAST GOAL IS JUST ADMINISTRATION FUNDING, HUD ALLOWS 20 PERCENT OF THE CDBG FUNDS AND 10 PERCENT OF THE HOME FUNDS TO GO TOWARDS ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES.

AND SO THE CITY WOULD HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. IN TERMS OF DOLLAR AMOUNT, WHEN YOU TOTAL IT ALL UP FOR THE FY 2020 THROUGH 2021 FUNDING YEAR THE CITY IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO DOLLARS IN CDBG FUNDS AND ANOTHER SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND CHANGE FOR THE HOME PROGRAM.

SO AS SOON AS HUD APPROVES THIS PLAN, THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT OUT AN

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BASED ON THE FORMULAS AND DEMOGRAPHICS IF THE FUNDING AMOUNT STAYS THE SAME OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, THEN THE AMOUNTS ON THE RIGHT WOULD BE THE TOTAL SPENT OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS FOR THESE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES, WHICH IS A LITTLE MORE THAN EIGHT POINT FOUR MILLION IN CDBG FUNDS AND THREE POINT SIX MILLION IN HOME FUNDS, AGAIN FOR A TOTAL OF CLOSE TO 12 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY.

A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT I HAVE THROWN AT YOU, BUT WHAT THIS IS, IS WE WILL SUBMIT THIS PLAN WITH WHAT THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO LOOK AT.

BY AUGUST 16TH, HUD WILL REVIEW THIS INFORMATION, PROVIDE FEEDBACK, AND BASED ON THAT, THERE WILL BE A PROCESS AND THEN THE CITY CAN THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH AN APPLICATION CYCLE TO BEGIN SETTING UP FUNDING ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRIORITY NEEDS AND GOALS.

SO WITH THAT, I CAN TURN IT BACK OVER TO JULIANA FOR ANY COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU KATIE. HI.

OK, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK KATY AND HER GROUP VERY MUCH.

THEY WERE VERY DILIGENT IN THEIR WORK AND REALLY APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATION.

AND I THINK THAT WITH OUR NEW CDAC ORDINANCE AND GETTING SOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND HAVING THIS PLAN AS A WAY TO GET STARTED, THE TIMING IS REALLY GREAT.

ALSO BEEN SPEAKING WITH ANDREW AND EMILY.

I THINK AND JASON WHO IS ACTUALLY WITH ME IS OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR.

AND THEN, VANESSA, WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED HOW WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE CLOSER COLLABORATION WITH THEIR GROUP, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING.

IT JUST ABSOLUTELY MAKES SENSE.

AND I THINK THAT CLEARLY THE IDEA THAT WE NEED TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS TRUE, THAT THIS GRANT PROVIDES A PORTION OF THAT FUNDING.

AND CERTAINLY WE NEED MUCH LARGER FUNDING AND SO TRYING TO DEVELOP A GREATER PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO REALLY MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL TO KATIE AND HER GROUP.

AND JULIANA, DO YOU KNOW, JUST ON THAT TOPIC OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING THAT FIT THAT CRITERIA, ARE THERE I'M THINKING OF ONE PROJECT THAT INVOLVES THE SAINT ANTHONY'S BUILDING RIGHT THERE AT THE EDGE OF DOWNTOWN AND NORTH HEIGHTS.

SO IS THAT A PROJECT THAT WILL BE COUNTED IN NEXT YEAR'S FISCAL YEAR? FOR FUNDING. YEAH, OK, I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING.

RIGHT. SO THAT PROJECT IS NOT A HUD FUNDED PROJECT THEN.

NO. OK, THANK YOU.

YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JULIANA.

YOU'RE HOPEFUL TO RECEIVE BACK FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BASED ON THE STATISTICS AND THE DATA THAT YOU GATHERED.

OH, GO AHEAD, KATY.

SO THE FUNDING GOALS, WE'RE REQUIRED TO SAY WHAT THE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES, GOALS AND THE AMOUNT WITHIN THE FUNDING STRUCTURE WE'RE GOING TO DEDICATE TOWARDS THOSE ACTIVITIES. SO WE'RE TELLING THEM WE WANT TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY SIX MILLION DOLLARS ON HOUSING REHAB ACTIVITIES WITH OUR FUNDS BASED ON THE ANALYSIS WE'VE DONE.

AND THEY IN TURN SAY LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A GOOD PLAN HERE, AT LEAST A PROCESS.

AND WE CAN TELL THAT YOU'VE LOOKED AT YOUR COMMUNITY.

WE APPROVED YOU TO MOVE FORWARD INTO THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH IS JUST THIS FIRST TRANCHE OF FUNDING. THE FY 20 THROUGHT 21 AMOUNT TO DO AN APPLICATION CYCLE BASED ON WHERE WE'RE HEADED. AND THESE ARE ALL FEDERAL DOLLARS.

AND DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW THESE NUMBERS COMPARE TO THE PLAN WE DID FIVE YEARS AGO? HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE, IF IT'S FLAT OR IF IT'S LESS?

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THE COMMUNITY HAS GROWN AND THE POPULATION HAS GROWN.

AND SO THEREFORE, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED A SLIGHT INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE A CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE CITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN, AGAIN, ADDITIONAL FUNDING EVERY YEAR FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE GET THE CENSUS NUMBERS BACK THEN ARE WE ABLE TO CIRCLE BACK AROUND AND UPDATE OUR REQUEST AND OUR FUNDING GOALS AND POSSIBLY BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS REQUEST ADDITIONAL DOLLARS? SO THEY WILL PERFORM THEIR OWN ANALYSIS WITH THE UPDATED CENSUS INFORMATION, WHICH IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO THE CENSUS AS COMPLETELY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE BASED ON THAT, YES, THEY WILL UPDATE THEIR FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITIES.

AND OF COURSE, IF THE CENSUS INFORMATION COMES OUT AND THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AND THE CITY WANTS TO RAISE AN ISSUE, THEY CAN APPROACH HUD AND REQUEST A LOOK AT THE FUNDING AMOUNT. AND THEN THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER ON THE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED TO ELIMINATING SLUM AND BLIGHT IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF WHAT WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS COMING FROM THAT GOAL FUNDING.

NO, NOT 100 PERCENT BUT ALMOST.

AND WE HAVE TO FOCUS OUR DEMOS IN THE TARGET AREA, SO THE CDBG DOLLARS CAN'T BE USED OUTSIDE OF THE TARGET AREA.

YOU KNOW, THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT COMES UP.

I SERVE ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REQUESTS.

A LOT OF TIMES THOSE ARE THE GOALS IS LOOKING AT PROPERTIES AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ELIMINATED AND REMOVED WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO UPGRADE BEING THE QUALITY OF OUR OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, THEN THAT IS A BIG ISSUE.

AND SO ANY DOLLARS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO APPLY TOWARDS THAT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ONE LAST THING TO SAY IS THAT SO THIS IS A ROAD MAP, WE'RE NOT SET IN STONE, THOUGH, AND WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS PLAN AS IF THERE'S OTHER PRIORITIES THAT COME UP OR WE NEED TO SHIFT FUNDING AMOUNTS BECAUSE SOMETHING BECOMES SOMETHING THAT'S MORE OF A PRIORITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A FORMAL PROCESS WITH HUD, BUT IT'S NOT THAT ONEROUS, SO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? THANK YOU, KATY, THANK YOU, JULIANA.

WE APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

AT THIS TIME THEN DO WE NEED.

I DON'T SEE THAT THIS IS A RESOLUTION, JARED DO WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS.

HOW DOES COUNCIL TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM, WE WILL NEED TO APPROVE IT.

OK, SO DOES IT GET APPROVED AS A RESOLUTION OR JUST.

APPROVE THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATION AS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.

OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE I'M SORRY, THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.

IT'S JUST A FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR ADOPTION BY COUNCIL OR APPROVAL BY COUNCIL.

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION, SIX NINETY FIVE 572 ANNUAL AND ANNUALLY, AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN FOR THE HOME SIDE ANNUALLY. SECOND. BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THE 5 YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE NUMBERS GIVEN BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL.

ANY FURTHER CONVERSATION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? HEARING NONE ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

I SEE FIVE HANDS SO THAT ITEM WILL PASS WITH A 5 0 VOTE.

OK, AND WE ARE NOW TO THE END OF OUR NON EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA, SO I WOULD ASK THE

[4. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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YES MA'AM.

PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, A CLOSED SESSION IN THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL'S ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST THE 11TH, 2020 AT 2:40 PM UNDER THE FOLLOWING AUTHORITY, SECTION 551 .072 TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE SALE OR VALUE OF [INAUDIBLE] PROPERTY.

PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF SUCH WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITIES BARGAINING POSITION, SECTION 551.087 DISCUSS COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM AN EXISTING BUSINESS OR BUSINESS PROSPECT.

WHICH THE CITY IS NEGOTIATING FOR THE LOCATION OR RETENTION OF A FACILITY OR FOR INCENTIVES THE CITY IS WILLING TO EXTEND FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE SAME.

THANK YOU AND AT THIS TIME WE ARE ADJOURNED.

YOU ARE WELCOME.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.