[CALL TO ORDER]
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I HEREBY CALL THE CITY OF PARKER CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK MR. OLSON IF WE HAVE A QUORUM.
OK, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO THE PLEDGES.
I WILL ASK TERRY LYNCH IF SHE WILL DO THE AMERICAN PLEDGE AND MICHAEL SLAUGHTER, IF HE WILL DO THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
[LAUGHTER] AT THIS TIME WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM JOE CORDINA.GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SEEING MY COMMENT CARD, JOE CORDINA 4302 BOULDER DRIVE IN THE LOVELY TOWN OF PARKER.
HOME FOR ALL OF US. TONIGHT, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT AND DON'T LOSE TRACK OF WHAT THE CITIZENS ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO DO.
THEY ARE ASKING YOU, BUT NOT JUST SOLELY, BUT IN BY VAST NUMBER, THEY WANT TO GET THIS COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS, THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORMED.
THEY WANT TO HAVE LEADERSHIP ASSIGNED AND THEY WANT TO GET STARTED IN GATHERING THE INFORMATION THAT WILL ENABLE US ENABLE YOU TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE BY SHOWING YOU THE INFORMATION FROM OTHER CITIES THAT ARE OF SIMILAR SIZE, THAT HAVE SIMILAR COMPLEXITIES, DEAL WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IF WE ARE SMART ENOUGH TO GET STARTED ON THIS, THIS IS NOT A SHORT PROCESS.
IF WE IF THE COMMITTEE IS ALLOWED TO DO ONE PRESENTATION A MONTH, IT WILL TAKE 10 MONTHS TO DO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IF WE'RE IF YOU DO IT WITH THREE MINUTES AT A TIME, IT'S GOING TO TAKE TEN PEOPLE LINED UP TO GIVE A PRESENTATION.
SO THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT HAVE TO CHANGE AND IT'S UP TO YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE THE RULE CHANGES. SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO TONIGHT IS PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.
FORM THE COMMITTEE. YOU LOSE NOTHING.
THERE'S NO COST INVOLVED IN THIS.
THE CITIZENS WILL BEAR ALL OF THE COST THEMSELVES IF THEY WANT TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.
THE DATA AND INFORMATION IS BEING GATHERED.
WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO.
WE KNOW WHO WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK, SHOW YOU WHAT WE GOT.
YOU HAVE PICTURES. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE YOURSELF.
AND IF YOU WANT TO GO TALK TO THESE PEOPLE, YOU'LL GET THEIR PHONE NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING FOR YOU SO YOU CAN DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IF YOU WANT TO GO FURTHER WITH IT.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT WILL HELP US MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
I'M NOT SAYING SCRAP AND THROW AWAY WHAT WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.
WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU, THOUGH, IS WE GOT TO CRAFT IT SO THAT THE RIGHT THINGS ARE DONE THAT MATCH UP TO THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY.
WE ALL WIN BECAUSE OUR COST WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS, NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO WE'LL END UP WITH A GREAT FACILITY, MULTIUSE, MEANING POLICE AND THE THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND ALL THE CITIZENS WILL BENEFIT FROM IT.
IT'LL RAISE THE IMAGE OF OUR CITY BY DOING IT RIGHT.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM TONIGHT.
I ASK YOU, LET'S NOT WAIT ANOTHER MONTH.
WE'VE ALREADY BURNED THROUGH FIVE MEETINGS NOW WITH NOT ONE ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SHOWING THAT YOU WANT OR EVEN WANT TO PROCEED IN THIS DIRECTION.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT, JUST TELL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
BUT PLEASE GET STARTED BY PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU MR. CORDINA. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
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OK, THIS.NEXT COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST.
[ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IS SCHEDULED TO MEET ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH AT SIX P.M. THAT WILL BE VIRTUAL.ONLY THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO ATTEND THE MEETING VIRTUALLY IS ON THE WEBSITE.
ON THE TOP OF THE PAGE OF THEIR AGENDA.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED TO MEET BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
IS THAT RIGHT? OK, ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH AT SIX P.M..
YES, OK. AND YOU'RE STILL LOOKING FOR MEMBERS.
OK, NEXT, THE FILING DEADLINE FOR CANDIDACY FOR CITY COUNCIL, OF WHICH THREE ARE UP FOR ELECTION MAY 1 AND FILING DEADLINE CLOSES ON FEBRUARY 12TH AT 5:00 P.M.. IS THAT CORRECT, PATTI? OK. OH, OH, OH.
COURT IS NOT HAPPENING UNTIL, I GUESS THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS SAYS IT WILL HAPPEN.
WE'RE STILL IN. WHAT IS IT CALLED? LET ME GET THE RIGHT WORDING HERE.
WE'RE IN THE RED ZONE RIGHT NOW.
SO RIGHT NOW, HOSPITAL RATES WENT FROM TWENTY SEVEN POINT TWO TWO DOWN TO NINETEEN POINT NINE THREE. SO IN THE LAST 21 DAYS IT'S DROPPED, BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE RED CRITICAL ZONE. SO THEY WILL NOT LET US HAVE COURT UNTIL PROBABLY MARCH IF THE NUMBERS KEEP DROPPING. OK, EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING COURT.
OK, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO CHECK WITH COUNCIL ON TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING A COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS, I BELIEVE THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH AT THREE P.M..
IS THAT CORRECT, MR. OLSON? YES, MADAM MAYOR.
OK, IS EVERYBODY OK WITH THAT? AT 3:00 P.M.? RIGHT. OK. NEXT THING IS, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT A PRESENTATION.
SKIP CAVE WHO IS HERE TONIGHT EVEN HAS OFFERED TO DO A PRESENTATION FOR US ON HIS SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS AND I'M PROBABLY GOING TO SCREW THIS UP DOCUMENTATION INTERACTION WILL HELP ME OUT HERE. IT'S A COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENT ON THE WEB.
SO BASICALLY YOU POST THE DOCUMENT ON THE WEB, PEOPLE CAN COMMENT ON THE DOCUMENT.
EVERYBODY GETS TO SEE THE COMMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL AND CITY CAN RESPOND TO THE COMMENTS AND REQUESTS. THEY CAN COMMENT REQUESTS.
WE DO THIS A LOT. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A THING CALLED IN TERRELL [INAUDIBLE] WE USE, THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES.
WE HAVE A OF CITIES [INAUDIBLE].
IN TERRELL I THINK I'LL ASK THE MAYOR FOR EXACTLY.
AND THEY HAVE A LIST OF THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, [INAUDIBLE] AND YOU JUST POSE THE QUESTION UP ON THE WEBSITE.
YOU TYPE YOUR QUESTION. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING LIKE WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WHATEVER ASK THEY WANT TO ASK.
EVERYBODY CAN SEE THE QUESTION EVERYBODY CAN SEE THE ANSWER.
OK, AND YOU POST SOMETHING WHY DID YOU DO THIS? WE CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SO THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE MEETINGS.
EVERYBODY SEES WHAT'S GOING ON.
THERE'S A LOT MORE EFFICIENT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH THEN HAVE ME BUT IT DOES IT DOES MAKE AND, YOU KNOW, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATION BY THE CITIZENS.
THEY GOT TO WANT TO GET IN THERE AND ASK THE QUESTIONS.
SO, OK, SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOU'RE GOING TO IF YOU GO TO CITY OF AND LOOK AT THEIR I THINK, ASK THE MAYOR [INAUDIBLE].
AND THEY'LL BASICALLY YOU SEE ALL THE QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASKED AND ALL THE ANSWERS THAT THEY [INAUDIBLE] COME OUT.
MR. CAVE HAS OFFERED TO GIVE US A DEMONSTRATION OF HIS.
YEAH, IT'S REALLY IT'S KIND OF BUILT INTO THE.
NUMBER ON THE FORM AFTER QUESTION, THAT IMMEDIATELY SENDS A LETTER TO THE EMAIL TO
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WHOEVER IS SUPPOSED TO BE ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.THEY ANSWER THEM AND THAT COMES UP ON THE WEBSITE SO EVERYBODY GETS TO SEE WHAT [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE] AND, YOU KNOW, IT GETS A LOT OF EARLY ISSUES OUT OF THE WAY.
NOW, THERE ARE STILL ISSUES THAT PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT, BUT YOU'LL EVEN SEE ARGUMENTS GOING ON? WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THAT? YOU KNOW, I DID IT BECAUSE OF THIS.
ARE Y'ALL INTERESTED IN HAVING A PRESENTATION ON TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO.
OK? DO Y'ALL WANT TO HAVE IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNCIL MEETING OR DO YOU WANT TO HAVE IT AS A STAND ALONE PRESENTATION? AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE.
I CAN MAKE IT HOWEVER SHORT YOU WANT.
OK, OK. HOW ABOUT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE TWENTY SIXTH.
THE SIXTEENTH. THE SIXTEENTH IS UP.
SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF THINGS SEEM TO BE A LOT OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ALREADY.
IS THAT GOING OVER. IT DIDN'T.
OUR NEXT ONE ISN'T STILL MARCH.
MARCH 2ND. OK, SO THIS THE 16TH. THE 16TH.
YES, AND WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT YOU ASK ABOUT.
DO I BRING A COMPUTER. I BRING MY POWERPOINT.
HOW DO I GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE SCREEN.
YOU CAN JUST BRING A POWERPOINT OR YOU CAN BRING YOUR COMPUTER AND WE CAN GIVE YOU A BARCODE. YOU CAN PLUG IT RIGHT IN.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
OK, NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.WE HAVE THREE ITEMS. ALL ARE THE MINUTES.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS ANYTHING PULLED OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL MOVE TO SECOND. OK, WE HAVE A SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ABRAHAM TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION NOT HEARING ANY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
[4. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO. 798 CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021 TO ELECT THREE (3) CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT-LARGE; PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A JOINT GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES WITH COLLIN COUNTY; PROVIDING FOR THE ORDER AND NOTICE OF THE ELECTION; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED WAS NOTICED AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.]
ITEM NUMBER 4.CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 798 CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 1ST 2021 TO ELECT THREE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LARGE, PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A JOINT GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES WITH COLLIN COUNTY, PROVIDING FOR THE ORDER AND NOTICE OF THE ELECTION FILING AND FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED WAS NOTICED AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
OK, MR. SHELBY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? JUST THAT THIS IS THE ORDINANCE CALLING FOR THE REGULAR MAY ELECTION.
HOPEFULLY IT REMAINS IN MAY THIS YEAR FOR THREE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LARGE.
IT'S ROUTINE ORDINANCE THAT WE PASS.
THAT'S EARLY ENOUGH TO TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE CALLING THE ELECTION.
COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 798 CALLING FOR THE ELECTION ON SATURDAY, MAY 1ST. OK, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 798 BY COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER.
OK, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH TO
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APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 798 CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 1ST, 2021. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PASSING ORDINANCE NUMBER 798 PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE TOTAL COST OF THIS ELECTION IS? I GOT CONFUSED BECAUSE OF WHEN THEY STARTED TAKING THE MONEY DOWN BECAUSE WE'RE BEING A VOTING CENTER.
SO I WAS I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT WAS AN ACCURATE FIGURE, SO I THOUGHT I'D CHECK.
OK, NEXT, WE HAVE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
[ROUTINE ITEMS]
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING ADDED TO THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, YOU'RE AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN SEND ME ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE LIST WHENEVER.OK, NEXT, WE HAVE UPDATES, WHICH THE FIRST ONE IS DRAINAGE COMMITTEE, WHICH REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, BUT HE HAS KIND ENOUGH AS A CHAIR TO AT LEAST SAY THAT WE'RE IN OPERATION.
ON THE DRAINAGE COMMITTEE, I WOULD LIKE TO RESCHEDULE THAT, IF POSSIBLE, TO MARCH BECAUSE . THE FIRST MEETING OR SECOND MEETING OR WHICHEVER ONE.
IF I COULD PUSH IT UP TO THE SECOND.
ACCEPTING MEMBERS TO THE DRAINAGE COMMITTEE.
JUST CHECKING. OK, NEXT, WE HAVE SWAGIT PRODUCTIONS.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ON THE HOME PAGE NOW.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NOW ON OUR HOME PAGE NOW WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A BUTTON HERE NOW, WHICH WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO OUR MEETINGS.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DELAY, BUT YOU CAN NOW WATCH MEETINGS LIVE ONLINE AND YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS.
WE DO HAVE THE 12TH IN THE 19TH ON THERE.
IF YOU CLICK ON THOSE, IT WILL BRING UP THE AGENDA.
WHAT'S REALLY COOL IS WHEN YOU BRING IT UP, FORMER MEETING, WHEN YOU GET TO THE IF YOU JUST WANT ONE AGENDA ITEM, YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT AGENDA ITEM AND IT'LL TAKE THAT AUDIO AND THE VISUAL RIGHT TO THAT SECTION IF YOU JUST WANT TO LISTEN.
BEFORE YOU HAD TO KIND OF SIT THERE.
LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN.
BACK FORTH, BACK FORTH WITH A LITTLE MOUSE, NOW IT'S ACTUALLY ABLE TO TAKE YOU RIGHT THERE. AND THE WHOLE AGENDA ITEMS, THE WHOLE AGENDA IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT, TOO.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE USED SOME OF OUR COVID MONEY ON.
SO PEOPLE THAT ARE THAT DO NOT WANT TO COME OUT AND COME TO COUNCIL MEETINGS, THEY CAN STILL WATCH COUNCIL MEETINGS AND GET THE INFORMATION THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.
IT DOES GOT A VERY GOOD PICTURE.
WE'RE LIVE STREAMING SO YOU CAN WATCH LIVE AND HIT PLAY.
AND I'M UP THERE, I GUESS, BUT YEAH.
SO YOU CAN NOW SEE IT. WHAT'S GOING ON.
THERE'S ABOUT A MINUTE DELAY BETWEEN WHEN WE START AND WHEN THE THINGS KICK ON THERE.
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SO JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A HEADS UP ON THAT.BUT YEAH, IT'S WORKING PRETTY GOOD AND IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
AND THE PRODUCTION TEAM'S SOMEWHERE IN DALLAS DOING THIS RIGHT NOW FOR US STREAMING IT.
IS THERE GOING TO BE CLOSED CAPTIONING? I'VE GOT TO GET WITH THEM ON THAT TO GET THAT CLOSE CAPTIONING UP THERE.
I KNOW WE PAID FOR IT, SO I WILL LOOK AT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO.
I JUST DON'T. THAT WILL ONLY BE THE RECORDED ONES AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THAT WILL BE CLOSED CAPTIONED DOWN HERE.
SO HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FROM THE TIME OF OUR MEETING TO THE TIME IT GETS PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE? I THINK IT'S THE NEXT MORNING.
EVERY MORNING. I KNOW WE'VE MET WEDNESDAY AND IT'S BEEN UP THERE THAT WEDNESDAY MORNING RIGHT AWAY. SO I'M NOT SURE HOW QUICKLY THEY GET IT UP THERE.
BUT USUALLY IN THE MORNING WHEN I CHECK ON IT, I CAN CHECK TONIGHT AND SEE HOW QUICKLY IT'S UP THERE ON THE WEBSITE.
AFTER WE'RE DONE WITH THE MEETING.
IT'S USUALLY UP THERE BY NINE O'CLOCK THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN I CHECK ON IT.
THEY'RE REMOTED IN. THERE IS A HUGE SERVER IN THE COMPUTER ROOM, I MEAN THE SERVER ROOM THEY'RE REMOTED IN AND THEY'RE DOING ALL THE PRODUCTIONS OFFSITE FOR THIS.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO. THAT'S WHAT THE MAIN COST OF US, US PROVIDING THAT WAS THE PRODUCTION COSTS. THEY HAVE SOMEONE SITTING IN DALLAS AT ONE OF THEIR OFFICES DOING ALL THE PRODUCTION, MOVING THE CAMERAS, PUTTING THE STUFF UP FOR US AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE GREEN LIGHTS ON THE CAMERAS NOW. I ASK FOR WARDROBE, A HAIRDRESSER A MAKEUP ARTIST.
I GOT TURNED DOWN ON EVERYTHING.
LOOK, IT'S GOOD TO SEE A REAL COLOR PICTURE RATHER THAN A BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE OF SOME CITIES ARE STILL DOING.
IT BRINGS US UP, WAY UP IN THE EYES OF A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY AND OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY. I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS ONCE COVID HAPPENED, A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTED TO COME AND PARTICIPATE, BUT THEY COULDN'T.
BUT AT LEAST THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THEY HAD TO WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET THAT INFORMATION, JUST THE THE SPACE WE WERE RUNNING OUT ON THE WEBSITE.
AND I THINK THIS IS JUST A LINK.
EVERYTHING IS BASED OFF THEIR SERVERS.
SO WE DON'T WE'RE NOT EATING UP ALL THE SPACE ON OUR WEBSITE, OUR WEB PAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WHICH BRINGS UP THE QUESTION, WILL WE HAVE TO INCREASE OUR SPACE OR ANYWHERE SOON.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF CIVIC PLUS RIGHT NOW TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON THAT.
KATHY IS WORKING ON THAT. SHE WAS TRYING TO GET THAT LIVE BUTTON UP.
WE HAD JUST A FOR SOME REASON, WE JUST COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.
BUT SHE GOT ON THE CHAT WITH THEM, AND THEY SHOWED US REAL QUICKLY HOW TO GET THAT UP, SO WE'VE GOT IT WORKING NOW. IS THERE GOING TO BE SOME KIND OF METRIC TO TRACK HOW MANY PEOPLE WATCH IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AS IT MOVES ALONG TO SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS WAS? THERE'S A GOOGLE ANALYTICS WITH IT, SO I'VE HAD US SIGNED UP FOR IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS YET, BUT I WILL FIGURE IT OUT.
I DO KNOW THERE IS A ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE.
I JUST HAVEN'T PLAYED WITH IT THAT MUCH LATELY.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL IT, UP TO THE NOTIFICATION EVERBRIDGE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM UP TO.
SO WE'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH THAT MORE THAN I HAVE WITH THE WEBSITE.
WELL I F OF ADOPTION BEFORE ANY MORE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT IT'S THERE? YES. AMAZING.
YEAH. WELL, YOU HAVE THE NEXT THING TOO, LEWIS LANE.
ALL RIGHT, LEWIS LANE, THERE'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN ABOUT MARCH 1ST.
WHAT WE'VE KIND OF TALKED WITH THE DEVELOPER ON STEVE SOLOMON PRESTON AND THEIR ENGINEERING, I THINK, WHO'S DOING THE PAVING, REYNOLDS? REYNOLDS PAVING IS GOING TO BE DOING THE WORK.
THE PAVING THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE PUMP STATION OR THE LIFT STATION RIGHT HERE.
AND I'M GOING TO DRAW REAL QUICK FOR YOU.
IT'LL GO FROM HERE ALL THE WAY DOWN AROUND LEWIS LANE TO RIGHT THERE.
SO THAT IS THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WILL BE DONE, PAID FOR BY THE DEVELOPER TO DO THAT.
THAT'S BASICALLY EVERYTHING ALONG THEIR DEVELOPMENT THAT'S IN THE CITY.
THEY WILL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN AND THEY WILL BE HAVING SOME INFORMATION GOING OUT.
WE WILL PROBABLY BE SHUTTING DOWN FROM ERIN BETWEEN ERIN AND MIDDLETON WHILE THEY DO THAT WORK. IT'LL BE ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS BARRING ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS THEY SAID THEY COULD TRY TO GET IT DONE QUICKER.
IT JUST DEPENDS UPON THE WEATHER.
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SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THAT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE MET WITH THEM LAST TUESDAY, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, GARY, WITH OUR PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET AT IT REAL QUICK.THEY WILL BE DOING SOME CULVERT WORK AND TAKING OUT A SERVICE LINE THAT WAS A TEMPORARY SERVICE LINE.
HOLD ON HERE. I'M SURE IT WAS RIGHT OVER HERE BY MIDDLETON.
THERE IS A SERVICE LINE THAT WAS CONNECTION THERE.
THEY'RE GOT TO DIG THAT OUT, CAP THAT.
AND THERE'S A CULVERT SOMEWHERE OVER JUST TO THE NORTH OF IT? IN THE EAST WEST PART OF LEWIS LANE.
THE CULVERT RIGHT THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUT IN.
SO IT'LL BE ONE LANE TRAFFIC THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S FLAGGERS THERE AND EVERYTHING, BUT THEY WILL HAVE IT CLEANED UP EACH NIGHT HOPEFULLY. AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
THAT SHOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT A WEEK IS WHAT THEY THOUGHT TO COMPLETE THAT.
SO. SO JUST THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
AND THE CULVERT IS GOING IN A LITTLE BIT FROM THE EAST OF WHERE THE CURSOR IS THERE AND I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO DRAIN BACK INTO THE SUBDIVISION, INTO THE SUBDIVISION OFF OF THAT FIELD, BECAUSE I KNOW IN THE PAST I'VE SEEN THAT FIELD FLOODED [INAUDIBLE].
SO THAT CULVERT IS TO ALLEVIATE THAT PROBLEM.
SO, LUKE, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A 30 DAY PROJECT THERE.
THE RESIDENTS IN THAT SUBDIVISION, KING'S CROSSING, WILL THEY BE.
WILL YOU GUYS. CAN YOU PUT UP SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE? YEAH. SO THEY CAN DETOUR OFF THE OTHER END, I MEAN OTHER ENTRANCE POINTS.
WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE'RE WAITING CLOSER TO ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
PROBABLY WILL HAVE SOMETHING ON THERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO PUT OUT MARQUEE BOARD AND NOTIFICATIONS.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IN TALKING WITH STEVE SOLOMON, HE'S GOING TO GET THE HOA TO BLAST OUT STUFF TO THE ALL THE HOMEOWNERS WITHIN THAT AREA, AND GET THAT INFORMATION OUT IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.
THE HOA HASN'T BLASTED ANYTHING, BUT OUR FACEBOOK GROUP HAS.
OK, SO THERE'S THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
OK, SO I KNOW THAT STEVE WAS WORKING ON THAT TO GET THAT OUT TO THE HOA.
THE LAST QUESTION ON LEWIS LANE FROM THE ENTRANCE OFF OF PARKER ROAD, THE SIGN FOR LEWIS LANE IS NO LONGER THERE OR IT HASN'T BEEN THERE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF. IS IT BACK? IT'S BACK NOW. THE LAST TIME I WAS IT WAS LIKE I ALWAYS MISS IT.
WHERE DOWN HERE? WHERE THE PHOTO IS UP THERE.
WHO IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE ROAD FROM THERE TO WHERE [INAUDIBLE] TAKES OVER? WELL, THERE'S SOME COUNTY AREA THERE.
THIS IS SOME COUNTY AREA WITHIN THIS SECTION HERE, TOO, EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING TO BE IN THE CITY OR IS IN THE CITY AT THIS TIME IS GETTING DONE WITH THIS LITTLE SECTION RIGHT HERE. WHEN YOU PULL OUT INTO A LARGER AREA, LEWIS LANE, YOU CAN SEE HERE, IT JUST GOES BACK AND FORTH. IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITH LUCAS AND THE COUNTY ON TO IDENTIFY OR WHO'S GOING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN AREAS OF THAT ROADWAY.
WE HAVE JAGGED EDGES THAT COME IN AND OUT.
IT'S JUST A HOT MESS AS FAR AS.
[INAUDIBLE] THERE. IT'S ALWAYS A MESS.
IT'S NOT THE [INAUDIBLE] IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO GET WITH THE COUNTY IN THE SENSE THAT WE ARE REPAVING THIS ONE SECTION AND THEN MAYBE THEY SHOULD PAVE THAT? WELL, THE DEVELOPERS PAVING IT.
YEAH. THE DEVELOPERS ARE PAYING TO DO THIS ONE SECTION AND THERE IS THIS SMALL SECTION THAT'S AN [INAUDIBLE].
WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY AND SEE IF.
WE CAN ASK THEM. IN THE PAST, I'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GUY WHO [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE. HE'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.
THAT'S GONE. THE GUY THERE RIGHT NOW IS NOT SO WILLING TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I'LL ASK. SO IS THAT AN AREA THAT RESIDENTS SHOULD CALL THE COUNTY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THERE'S POTHOLES UP THERE? YES. OK, AND SO THEN WITH RESPECT TO THE SOUTHERN PART, ARE YOU SAYING ALL OF THE
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SOUTHERN PART IS NOT IN PARKER? IT'S LUCAS, PAST THE CURVE.IT'S. YOU SEE THE ROADWAY HERE ON HERE? IT'S LUCAS' AND IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU MOVE THAT LINE AND EVERYTHING'S ACCURATE, PER SAY, WITH ONCE YOU START ADDING COLOR AND STUFF TO IT.
SO IT'S SOME OF IT'S HALF THE ROAD.
IT JUST THERE'S SO MANY JAGGED EDGES.
I KNOW ON ONE AREA THERE'S, WHAT, THREE OR FOUR CITIES IN THAT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER A BRIDGE. SO IT JUST IT'S JUST A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
OK, SO IN LOOKING BACK AT, YOU KNOW, PAPERS, YOU KNOW, JUNE OF 19, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS SAME THING AND HOW WE NEEDED TO GET AN AGREEMENT AND SUPPOSEDLY WE WERE GOING TO GET SOMETHING SOON. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS ON YOUR ON YOUR PLATTER.
BUT THE THE RUTS THE YEAH, THE RUTS THAT ARE DOWN THAT STREET ARE REALLY PRETTY BAD.
AND I THINK SOME SOME ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE GIVEN TO IT TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THOSE ROADS GOING FORWARD.
YEAH, THERE'S A LOT. YEAH, THERE'S THERE'S A BIG DEVELOPMENT THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF HOMES THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE SPENDING REALLY GOOD MONEY FOR AND THERE'S AN ANTICIPATION THAT THEY WILL HAVE ROADS TO DRIVE ON.
YEAH. PUT IT INTO A PRIORITY TO GET TO WORK, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE TO GET ON A ZOOM CALL, YOU KNOW, TO GET SOME KIND OF CONCLUSION AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT GOING FORWARD, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
AND I THINK THE PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS WOULD AS WELL.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE ASKED LUKE AND GARY AND BRANDON PROBABLY TO LOOK INTO IS COULD WE MEET WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED ON LEWIS LANE AND SIT DOWN AND DECIDE WHO'S GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT? IT MAY BE I DON'T KNOW.
IF YOU REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE END OF DUBLIN ROAD BECAUSE PART OF IT WAS PARKER, PART OF IT WAS PLANO, AND PART OF IT WAS MURPHY.
AND PART OF IT WAS WHERE NOBODY WOULD CLAIM IT.
AND FINALLY, WE WORKED OUT A SITUATION WHERE EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN PART THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
AND IF IT WORKS, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH LEWIS LANE BECAUSE IT IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS. YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH IT, BECAUSE IF WE START ACCEPTING A ROAD WAY WHEN IT'S REALLY BAD, WE HAVE TO ADD IT TO OUR CIP LIST OR SOME FUTURE ROAD.
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S THE COUNTY, I'M ALWAYS OF THE IMPRESSION WE'LL ACCEPT IT AFTER THEY DO THE IMPROVEMENTS TO IT, THEN WE'LL TAKE THAT IN TO MAINTAIN IT FROM THAT POINT ON.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
THE OTHER PROBLEM FURTHER DOWN IS THAT THERE'S NO OTHER PROPERTIES DOWN THERE, THERE'S NO DEVELOPMENT. AND SO THE OTHER.
YEAH. LUCAS DOESN'T HAVE MUCH INCENTIVE TO HELP.
BUT YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS BEFORE IN TRYING TO NEGOTIATE THOSE THINGS. IF, IF YOU ALL COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT ON THAT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE COULD TRY.
GARY, I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO US ABOUT DUBLIN.
DUBLIN ROADS A MESS. [LAUGHTER] YES. WE ALL KNOW THAT RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? ALL RIGHT, SO WE'VE MADE SOME REPAIRS TO THOSE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE BEFORE THAT FAILED AND USING A DIFFERENT METHOD AND THEY SEEM TO BE HOLDING UP WELL TO THIS POINT.
IT HASN'T BEEN VERY LONG, BUT THEY'RE HOLDING UP WELL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO I'M GOING TO MEET WITH CONTRACTOR.
I'M SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH HIM TOMORROW.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME THINGS AND SEE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.
BUT WE SHOULD HAVE THIS ON SCHEDULE TO PROCEED NEXT WEEK WITH AND NEXT WEEK SHOULD WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE REST OF IT DONE COMPLETE.
SAME CONTRACTOR. WE'RE JUST MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AND AT NO ADDITIONAL COST AND GETTING THIS TO WHERE WE WON'T HAVE THESE IMMEDIATE FAILURES LIKE WE HAD.
HEY GARY, ARE THEY GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB OF GETTING THOSE ROADS CLOSED OFF? BECAUSE THE WAY THEY DID IT LAST TIME, WHERE THEY PUT THE ROAD CLOSED SIGN LIKE SIX FEET
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INTO DUBLIN, I WATCHED A TON OF PEOPLE MAKE THAT CURVE AND ALMOST SLAM RIGHT INTO THAT SIGN BECAUSE THEY'RE WATCHING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, NOT EXPECTING TO SEE SOMETHING RIGHT AS THEY MADE THAT TURN. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.YES. THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ADDRESS WITH THEM.
YES. I HAVE A QUESTION ON DUBLIN ROAD, NOT NECESSARILY WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT WITH RESPECT TO THE DRIVING ON THE ROAD.
IN PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE'S A LOT OF LARGE TRUCKS THAT GO DOWN THAT ROAD.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD RESTRICT LARGE, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION TYPE TRUCKS FROM GOING DOWN THAT ROAD? WE CAN.
IT'S NOT A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, BUT IS THERE ANY.
BECAUSE THAT WOULD. YEAH, I'M THINKING OF TRYING TO HELP IT LAST A LITTLE LONGER.
THE PROBLEM YOU'D RUN INTO IS A LOT OF THE LARGE CONSTRUCTION NOW IS A RESULT OF BUILDING ON THE ROADWAY OR THEY'RE GETTING TO SOMETHING THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED.
AND SO A LOT OF WHAT I'VE SEEN AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU LEE, BUT A LOT OF WHAT I'VE SEEN, THEY'RE GOING TO SPECIFIC SITES ALONG DUBLIN ROAD.
WELL, THE OTHER THING IS WE LOOKED AT TRYING TO LIMIT TRUCKS IN THE PAST AND WHAT WE FOUND, WE WOULD BE LIMITING PROPANE DELIVERY.
WE WOULD BE DELIVERING, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS [INAUDIBLE].
SEPTIC. YEAH, WE COULDN'T DO THAT.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP IT LAST LONGER.
IT IS A MAJOR CUT THROUGH TO FOR A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THAT ROAD.
I MEAN, MAYBE WE COULD LOOK AT DOING NO THROUGH TRUCKS SO THAT IF THEY HAVE A DELIVERY POINT BETWEEN POINT A AND B, WE COULD LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT MAYBE.
CHIEF? HOW DIFFICULT WOULD THAT BE? I STILL THINK THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE PROBABLY GOING TO OUR HOUSES TO DELIVER PROPANE [INAUDIBLE] DOWN THE STREET TO THE HOUSE BEING CONSTRUCTED SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN TALK TO THE TRASH COMPANY, SEE IF THEY CAN USE ANOTHER ROAD AS A CUT THROUGH? THE TRASH TRUCKS DO A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THAT ROAD.
ARE THEY USING IT AS A CUT THROUGH? OK, I COULD TALK WITH A.
LET ME TALK WITH RICK [INAUDIBLE] AT REPUBLIC AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, OK.
YEAH, THAT WAS THE OTHER THING.
I DID WANT TO ADD THANK YOU, GARY, FOR GETTING ON THAT AND FOLLOWING THROUGH TO GET US A PROPER FIX ON THAT ROAD BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR A WHILE AND WHEN IT FAILED.
THAT WAS REALLY A KICK IN THE GUT WHEN WE STARTED MAKING IT.
AND THEN THE WORLD GOT WORSE THAN WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THEY TRIED TO FIX IT.
SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL STAYING ON TOP OF THAT.
WE REALLY DO. OK, NEXT IS WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT A DONATION AND INTO THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POLICE, FIRE. FOR THE POLICE THIS., WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THE PARKER FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM PAUL VERMEER.
WE DO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HIS GENEROUS DONATION.
OK, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYBODY HAS? DOES ANYBODY NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT? OK, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION AND BRANDON, STOP ME IF I'M NOT ALLOWED TO ASK THIS. LAST TIME WE MET, YOU ALL SAID SLOW DOWN ON SOME OF THE FACILITY STUFF.
WE MET FIVE WEEKS IN A ROW ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS AND PEOPLE INDICATED, PLEASE STOP.
YOU'RE KILLING ME. OH, SO MY QUESTION IS, OUR NEXT THING IN TERMS OF FACILITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING WHEN DO Y'ALL WANT TO HAVE THAT MEETING.
I FROM MY OPINION, MY NEWS, I DON'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN.
OK. I THINK IF WE SLOW DOWN, WE TAKE AWAY THE PERCEPTION THAT.
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WE GIVE THE PERCEPTION THAT WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS AND WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING THROUGH.AND I WOULD MUCH RATHER SPEED IT UP RATHER THAN SLOW IT DOWN.
NOW, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SPEED IT UP MEANS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE MEETINGS, BUT IT REQUIRES PEOPLE TO BE HERE AND WE DON'T SEE A LARGE ATTENDANCE.
JOE CORDINA TALKED ABOUT COMMITTEES TODAY, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY.
BUT IF HE HAS COMMITTEES, HE'S STILL GOING TO RUN A PROBLEM IF HE HAS THEM VERY OFTEN.
SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE AN ANSWER OTHER THAN MY OPINION IS I DON'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN.
I'D RATHER SPEED UP IF ANYTHING.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT.
THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE LAST TIME WERE NOT REGARDING FACILITIES THAT WERE MEETING TOO OFTEN. IT'S ALL THE OTHER MEETINGS THAT WERE THE CITY COUNCIL, THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL.
WE'VE HAD CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS EVERY WEEK NOW SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
SO IF WE COULD MAYBE PLAN A LITTLE BETTER WHERE WE CAN DO MORE WORK AT EACH MEETING INSTEAD OF HAVING SO MANY MEETINGS.
BUT ON THE THE NEXT STEPS, ON OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE FACILITIES, WE NEED TO MOVE.
I AGREE. WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT THE MEETINGS ARE, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET PAID FOR.
YOU GET HIGH DOLLARS FOR COMING TO ALL THESE MEETINGS.
[LAUGHTER] I KNOW WE'RE BEING RECORDED.
SO THE ANSWER IS NO, WE DO NOT GET PAID.
I MEAN, WE MIGHT CONSIDER PUTTING ON THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEM MAYBE FOR THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE, IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD AGREE, I THINK IT'S TIME TO DISCUSS IT AND MAKE OUR DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, SO.
WE GOING TO FOLLOW A SHIRLEY'S PLAN.
I THOUGHT SO. OK, SO SO I MEAN, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON THE EXACTLY THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I WOULD SAY AT LEAST IN THE NEXT ONE, I MEAN, ONE TO TWO MEETINGS AT LEAST, WE SHOULD DISCUSS IT IN SOME WAY.
I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE INFORMATION MEETING, GETTING IT SCHEDULED AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THAT DONE IS WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO, THAT WE MOVE FORWARD THE NEXT DAY AND WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THIS SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS, IF WE CAN, AND GET THESE THINGS SCHEDULED AND DONE, UNLESS WE CAN SCHEDULE IT WITHOUT AN AGENDA ITEM.
BUT I FIGURE WE PROBABLY NEED THAT.
AND IF YOU'RE JUST DISCUSSING LOGISTICS, WHEN TO HAVE A MEETING, THAT'S, YOU CAN, YOU CAN CHECK YOUR CALENDARS AND DECIDE WHEN TO HAVE A MEETING WITHOUT HAVING AN AGENDA ITEM TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE WHEN TO HAVE A MEETING.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO KNOW NOW IS IN ORDER FOR THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING, THERE'S SOME PREPARATION THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO DO IT.
AND STAFF HAS TO HAVE TIME TO GET NOT ONLY THE DOCUMENTS, BUT TO GET THEM COPIED AND READY TO GO OUT.
I DON'T THINK REALISTICALLY WE COULD DO THAT BY THE 9TH.
PERHAPS WE COULD DO IT BY THE 16TH.
BUT AS SOMEBODY MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE'S THE AUDIT.
MR. CAVE'S PRESENTATION, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BUSY AGENDA.
DO WE WANT TO DO IT ON ANOTHER NIGHT OR DO WE WANT TO WAIT A WEEK? YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN AT SOME POINT.
AND I LEAVE AFTER THE 17TH AND I'M GONE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, YOU KNOW, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE TONIGHT JUST BE THINKING ON IT.
AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR SCHEDULE IS.
AND WHEN YOU SUGGEST THAT WE HAVE THIS MEETING AND WHETHER YOU WANT IT ON A COUNCIL NIGHT OR YOU THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF WE HAD SEPARATE ON ITS OWN NIGHT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR SCHEDULING NEXT WEEK'S MEETING WAS THE ONLY WEEK THAT EVERYONE COULD ALMOST MAKE IT. SO THAT'S ON ME.
BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME I HAD.
YOU MENTIONED THE AMOUNT OF TIME.
JUST SO WHILE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IT, WHAT KIND OF TIME FRAME DO YOU THINK IT WOULD TAKE FOR STAFF TO GET THE INFORMATION TOGETHER? BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO SET AN UNREALISTIC EXPECTATION AND IT TO BE A FAILURE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING READY. CAN WE GO THROUGH IT TOMORROW AND SEE HOW LONG IT MIGHT TAKE US TO PULL THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER? BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS IT INFORMATION, THERE'S SOME THINGS WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE PRESENTERS AND WE NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE.
SO LIKE I SAID THINK ABOUT IT, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR OPINION IS, HOW YOU THINK IT SHOULD
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BE HANDLED, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WORK IT OUT.AND I AGREE THAT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE MOMENTUM WE HAVE GOING.
AND I THOROUGHLY AGREE WITH THAT.
IT'S THE MOMENTUM AND WE'RE ALREADY SEEING SOME COMMENTS THAT ARE EXTREMELY NEGATIVE AND CHALLENGING. SO THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BRING UP ALL KINDS OF THINGS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THE REAL ANSWERS.
AND JUST SO EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SPOKEN, I FIGURE I BETTER.
FOR THE RECORD, I TOO AM INTERESTED IN HAVING IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
BUT I APPRECIATE THAT THE FACT THAT THE INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE PULLED TOGETHER AND PROVIDED FOR THE RESIDENTS, FOR ALL OF US PRIOR TO THAT.
YEAH, I WANT US TO HAVE THE BEST AND MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION I WANT TO HAVE IT AS A HANDOUT DOCUMENT SO PEOPLE CAN TAKE IT HOME, STUDY IT AND DO THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY WELL, HERE'S A PIECE OF PAPER.
WE THINK THIS IS YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M ON THE SAME PAGE, BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WE WERE FOLLOWING SHIRLEY'S GUIDELINES.
WE DO THE INFORMATION MEETING.
THEN WE HAVE A GROUP DISCUSSION TYPE MEETING, TOWN HALL, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DISCUSS IT.
INTERACTIVE. INTERACTIVE TOWN HALL.
AND THEN IF THERE'S ANYTHING FOR AN AGENDA, WE WOULD DO IT AFTER THAT POINT WHEN EVERYBODY'S KIND OF HAD A TIME TO DISCUSS.
YES. YEAH, OK, I WAS MAKING SURE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING. ONCE WE HAVE THE INTERACTIVE MEETING OR MEETINGS, AS CASE MAY BE.
AT THAT POINT, WE CAN DECIDE WHERE TO GO.
AT LEAST THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING.
HOW ABOUT YOU? T HAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING, HOWEVER, I FEEL LIKE THE CITIZENS, AS JOE SPOKE EARLIER, THEY'RE PROBABLY EXPECTING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SO WE EITHER NEED TO RESET CLEARLY THE EXPECTATIONS OR WHAT THE PLANS ARE AND AND GET THAT OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND NOT WAIT ON IT.
I MEAN. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND I THINK THAT'S ACCURATE TO SOME EXTENT.
BUT THERE'S THE WHOLE ANOTHER PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT OPINION.
AND I DON'T WANT TO BEAT THE DEAD HORSE, BUT I'VE ASKED BEFORE, I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING THAT STOPS ANY CITIZEN FROM CREATING, IN MY UNDERSTANDING, FROM MR. CORDINA'S COMMENTS, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE HIM TO DO IT.
HE'S SAYING THAT HIS GROUP WANTS TO DO THEIR OWN RESEARCH AND BRING IT ALL TOGETHER.
THE ONLY THING THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS ONCE THEY'RE READY, AN AGENDA ITEM SO THEY CAN SPEAK, WHICH COULD ALWAYS BE MY UNDERSTANDING, BE ARRANGED IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVIDE. I DON'T THINK NORMALLY A CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T NECESSARILY ACKNOWLEDGE A COMMITTEE BY ORDINANCE.
I MEAN, THAT'S SOMEBODY CHAIRS IT AND THEN IT'S CREATED.
I MEAN, I'M STILL THE NEW GUY HERE, SO.
OK, WELL, I THINK AND I ALWAYS CHALLENGE SPEAKING FOR SOMEONE, WHICH COULD BE A CHALLENGE OR A PROBLEM, BUT I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS THEY'RE WANTING TO GO TO SOME OF THE DIFFERENT CITIES TO GATHER SOME OF THE INFORMATION AND TO NOT HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SAY THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTING PARKER IS THE QUESTION, BUT.
YEAH, THAT PARTICULAR SCENARIO COULD POSE SOME SORT OF CONFLICT, RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE CITIZENS GOING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, BUT THE CITY HAS NOT DESIGNATED THOSE CITIZENS AS REPRESENTING THE CITY BECAUSE THEY'RE THEIR OWN PRIVATE GROUP.
RIGHT. LET'S STICK TO LOGISTICS [INAUDIBLE].
SINCE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LOGISTICS AND WHEN TO HAVE A FUTURE MEETING.
LET'S STICK TO THE PLAN THAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY THAT'S GOING BY SHIRLEY'S.
IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM SO WE SHOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT IT.
WHEN DO YOU WANT TO GO? AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE PROBABLY CAN'T BE TALKING A WHOLE BUNCH.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.
AND BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL.
YEAH. AND I DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT.
BUT WE USUALLY HAVE THE MEETINGS IN THE EVENING.
AND I KNOW THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WORKING, YOU MAY BE LIMITED IN WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHAT YOU CAN'T DO, BUT WE COULD HAVE.
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SO LUKE SENDS OUT A MESSAGE ASKING WHEN YOU'RE AVAILABLE, BUT OUR MEETINGS USUALLY HAPPEN IN THE EVENING RATHER THAN IN THE DAYTIME.IS THAT BECAUSE OF WORK SCHEDULES THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT? I KNOW YOUR WORK SCHEDULE AND BUT I DON'T KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE IS WHY THAT'S A PROBLEM.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS. HAVE A MEETING DURING THE DAYTIME RATHER THAN THE EVENING? IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING LIKE AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING DURING THE DAYTIME, I THINK THAT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC FOR A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS.
WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY NOW THAT HELPS.
SO THEY'RE SITTING AT WORK WATCHING AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THE SAME PERSONALLY.
YOU KNOW, I YOU KNOW, NOT I WOULD HAVE PERSONALLY I WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE EXCLUDING A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM BEING HERE IN PERSON SHOULD THEY WANT TO.
JUST MY THOUGHT. OK, ONE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY THAT ARE VERY OUTSPOKEN. SHOULD WE BE HAVING SOME ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH THEM PRIOR TO THE OTHER MEETINGS? HAVE YOU I KNOW YOU'VE TRIED TO SEND OUT EMAILS TO ASK FOR THOSE.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY SUCCESS IN GETTING THEM TO COME TO US AND MEET? I'VE HAD SUCCESS IN GETTING FEEDBACK.
HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY THAT WANTED TO MEET EXCEPT MR. CAVE WHO'S HAPPY TO SHARE HIS PRESENTATION.
BUT I'VE HAD FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY REQUESTS FOR MEETING AS YET.
OK. OK, ANYTHING ELSE, THAT BEING THE CASE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.