[CALL TO ORDER]
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I HEREBY CALL THE CITY OF PARKER COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER ON JUNE 15TH, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK MR. OLSON, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? YES, MADAM, WE DO.
OK, I WILL ASK IF, MR. [INAUDIBLE], IF YOU WILL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MR. STANDRIDGE, IF YOU WILL DO THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
THANK YOU ALL. AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? PATTY, DO YOU HAVE ANY CARDS? NO, MA'AM. OK, NOT HEARING ANY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.
[ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
MR. SLAUGHTER, DID YOU WANT TO UPDATE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? IS THERE A MEETING TOMORROW OR NOT? THERE IS NOT. WE HAVE CANCELED THE ONE FOR TOMORROW WITH ALL THE OTHER MEETINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. SO WE WILL REVISIT IT IN JULY AND I'LL GIVE IT A MEETING DATE AT THAT TIME.OK, SO JUST SO EVERYBODY, WHETHER THEY'RE HERE OR VIRTUAL, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW IS CANCELED.
MR. SLAUGHTER WILL NOTIFY AS TO THE CORRECT DATE WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION HAS A MEETING ON JULY 14TH AT 6:00 P.M.
OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS JULY 20TH.
THE JULY 6TH MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED.
AND IN THE POCKET OR ON THE WEBSITE, THERE IS THE PROJECTED 2021 TAX RATE PLANNING CALENDAR, WHICH GOES INTO BUDGET AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR JUNE 1ST,
[CONSENT AGENDA]
2020 REPUBLIC WASTE MAY, NOT DEPARTMENTAL, BUT HIS REPORT AND THE DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS, WHICH IS BUILDING, COURT, FINANCE, POLICE AND WEBSITE.DOES ANYBODY NEED ANYTHING PULLED OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? OK, NOT HEARING THAT, I WOULD TAKE IN A MOTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS.
OK, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ABRAHAM TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. OK, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, MADAM MAYOR. OK, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ABRAHAM AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SLAUGHTER.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, THEN I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO BE FAST TODAY.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO FUTURE AGENDA.
[4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ANYONE WANTS TO ADD AT THIS TIME FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA? MADAM MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE/EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.OK, ARE YOU WANTING TO DO THAT UNDER THE UPDATES OR FUTURE AGENDA? OH, I'M SORRY.
[CHUCKLING] WELL, YOU CAN HAVE IT BOTH PLACES.
IT'S OK, I'VE LOST THE MOMENT NOW.
OK, ON THE UPDATES WE HAVE DONE A CHANGE AND JUST IN CASE YOU ALL AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE CHANGE THAT WE MADE, WE'RE GOING TO LIST ALL COMMITTEES ON EVERY AGENDA.
THAT WAY, IF YOU HAVE AN UPDATE THAT YOU WANT TO GIVE, YOU'RE FREE TO GIVE IT AT ANY COUNCILMAN MEETING THAT YOU WISH.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS NO UPDATE AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BEAT YOU OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO GET YOU TO MAKE A DEAL.
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SO I WILL ASK MS. LYNCH, IS THERE ANYTHING ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TONIGHT? THE ONLY THING ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, I HAD INDICATED THAT I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WITH RESPECT TO THE STREETS.AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON PULLING THAT LISTING OF STREETS, NEEDING REPAIR IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TOGETHER.
AND WE'LL GET A SPECIFIC DATE SOON.
OK, ONCE WE GET THAT TO YOU, THEN YOU WILL BE FREE TO GIVE YOUR UPDATE OR ANY ADDITIONAL REPORT. IN RESPONSE, MS. LYNCH, WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION WE'VE GONE THROUGH OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND GATHERED A LOT OF THAT [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE PUTTING THAT DATA INTO A USABLE FORMAT, EASIER TO UNDERSTAND FORMAT, AND WE'LL HAVE THAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
OK, MR. SLAUGHTER, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ON A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? NOT AT THIS TIME, MADAM MAYOR, OTHER THAN LIKE I SAID, THE MEETING WILL BE CANCELED TOMORROW AND I WILL UPDATE ONCE WE HAVE A NEW MEETING DATE, OK.
NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER ABRAHAM EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE AND ANY UPDATE ON THAT? ACTUALLY, WE'RE WORKING ON UPDATING OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
I KNOW THAT CHIEF BROOKS HAS RECEIVED ONE ALREADY FROM THE COLLIN COUNTY AS FAR AS THEIR GO BY FOR FOR THEIR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TRY TO TAILOR THAT PARTICULAR PLAN FOR PARKER.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE LIKE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO PARKER VERSUS THE COUNTY SO THAT WE CAN WORK ON SOME THREAT MITIGATION EFFORTS LIKE FUTURE DISASTERS THAT COULD AFFECT PARKER, PARTICULARLY AFTER THE FREEZE THAT WE HAD.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO SOME TABLETOP EXERCISES IN THE FUTURE WHERE WE CAN SEE THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
WHAT DO WE NEED AND HOW WE CAN BETTER PREPARE AS A CITY FOR FUTURE EMERGENCY EVENTS.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING IN THE FUTURE.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE SUMMER VACATION PLANS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE. AND EVENTUALLY WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TRY TO SOLICIT RESIDENT INPUT TO TRY TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE AS WELL, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING WORK EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD.
SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THAT AS WELL.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THAT, COUNCIL? FACILITY, I THINK YOU ALL HAVE HEARD THE PLAN GOING FORWARD NEXT WEEK IS THE QUESTIONS.
THE FIFTEENTH IS THE INTERACTIVE.
YEAH, IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
SO WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW IT GOES.
YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE ON THAT ONE.
MADAM MAYOR, WOULD THAT BE THE TWENTY SECOND OR WOULD THAT BE THE 15TH? NEXT WEEK IS THE QUESTION, SO ON THE TWENTY SECOND AND AND THEN JULY 15TH IS THE INTERACTIVE. I GOT SCREWED WITHOUT HAVING THE JULY 6TH MEETING IN THERE.
MR. OLSON LEGISLATIVE UPDATES? YEAH, I'LL TRY TO HAVE SOMETHING AT THE NEXT MEETING.
I JUST HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO GO THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN COMING OUT.
I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME BILLS ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
AND I THINK THERE'S ALSO IT APPEARS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SPECIAL SESSION.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S COPASETIC BEFORE I GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
OK, ANYTHING ON THE NOISE COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME? NO MADAM MAYOR.
OK, HOW ABOUT NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, BRANDON, GARY, OR YOU.
I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT OVER THE NEW CONTRACT THAT'LL PROBABLY BE DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I KNOW BRANDON WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO SIT ON THE CALL, WAS IT LAST WEEK? TWO WEEKS AGO? LAST WEEK, WHILE I WAS ON VACATION.
SO WE CAN GO THROUGH ALL THAT INFORMATION AT THAT TIME.
OK, THE CALL WAS BASICALLY JUST AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND SHE GAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INDICATION ON THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE REVIEW THEY'RE HAVING TO UNDERGO THROUGH THE PUC.
BUT I'LL GET THE NOTES SO WE CAN GO WITH AS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT SOME POINT.
GARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATE ON THE PUMP STATION? IT'S COMING ALONG. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME PUMP TESTS, AND GENERATOR TESTS, VIRTUAL.
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GARY, BEFORE I FORGET, I DID WANT TO ASK BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN THREE EMAILS ON IT, I GUESS THERE'S A STORAGE SHED THAT HAS A METAL ROOF ON IT.IS THAT STAYING OR IS THAT A TEMPORARY? I'VE GOT TO LOOK AND SEE, THAT ROOF, WHO'S GOING TO FINISH THAT.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE FINISHED ROOF.
I'VE BEEN GOING TO CHECK ON THAT AND CALLED, I FORGET HIS NAME IN A ROW I'LL SEND HIM THE PICTURES.
YEAH. SO, RISK AND RESILIENCE ANALYSIS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN UPDATE, MR. SHELBY. I BELIEVE THIS IS THAT FEMA THING THAT CAME IN.
IT IS, AND GARY MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE MET ALL THE DEADLINE REQUIREMENTS [INAUDIBLE] EVERYTHING TO THE EPA.
YES. AND THIS IS THE RESULTS OF THAT ANALYSIS ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD IT'S HIGHLY SENSITIVE AND SHOULDN'T BE DISCUSSED IN PUBLIC.
OKAY, BUT WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH EVERYTHING WE WERE SUPPOSED TO? THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE RESPONSE PLAN, BUT THAT'S NOT DUE UNTIL DECEMBER.
THAT'S GOT A DIFFERENT DATE. OK, MAYOR PRO TEM MEYER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON SALES TAX TONIGHT? NOT TONIGHT.
OK, MR. MACHADO, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE SUBDIVISIONS? WE HAVE LOTS OF SUBDIVISIONS, PARKER RANCH IS IN THE ENGINEERING REVIEW PHASE AND IT'S NEARING COMPLETION OF THAT AND WILL BE COMING TO P&Z AND COUNCIL SOON, RELATED TO [INAUDIBLE] WHICH IS PHASE FIVE AND [INAUDIBLE] THREE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION.
AND THAT BE COMING BACK ALSO FOR A FINAL PLAT AND [INAUDIBLE] FOUR IS IN REVIEW RIGHT NOW [INAUDIBLE].
OK, QUESTIONS COUNCIL OF MR. MACHADO ON ANY OF THE SUBDIVISIONS? JUST ONE THING, THE [INAUDIBLE] DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL PROBABLY BE BROUGHT UP AS AN AGENDA ITEM, PROBABLY, THEY HAVE UNTIL JULY, CORRECT? THEY HAVE UNTIL JULY 15TH TO BE COMPLETE.
AND THAT MEANS THROUGH P&Z AND COUNCIL.
YEAH, SO WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO BRING THAT BACK BEFORE YOU ALL.
THAT IS GOING TO EXPIRE ON THE 15TH, AND WITH AN EXTENSION.
THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN AN EXTENSION.
OK, HOW ABOUT MAPS, THOROUGHFARE, ZONING AND ETC, WHERE ARE THE MAPS? WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START PULLING ORDINANCES BECAUSE SOME THINGS ARE JUST NOT ADDING UP, JUST PUT IT THAT WAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START GOING THROUGH ALL THAT AND START PULLING UP ORDINANCES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
JUST THERE JUST SEEMS TO BE SOME DISCREPANCIES ON WHAT WAS DONE AND HOW IT WAS LABELED IN THE PAST. AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT JUST KEPT GETTING PASSED ONTO MAP TO MAP TO MAP.
SO WE'RE GOING TO START PULLING THOSE ORDINANCES ON THAT.
OH, OK, LAST THING AND I'LL NOTE THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ED AND TRUDY STANDRIDGE FOR A DONATION OF VARIOUS SNACKS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 50 DOLLARS.
THANK YOU. OK, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCIL, ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS REQUEST? AS YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND IT TO ME IN WRITING IF SOMETHING COMES UP.
THE ONE THING WE MAY WANT TO MENTION, MADAM MAYOR, AFTER THE FREEZE IS I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S SEEN ENCORE IS WARNING OF BROWNOUTS ALREADY BECAUSE OF OUR WARM TEMPERATURES THAT HAVE NOT EVEN BEGUN TO RISE.
SO OBVIOUSLY, IF WE RUN INTO THAT, I SUSPECT WILL BE IN THE SAME BOAT WE WERE BEFORE WITH THEM. HOPEFULLY NOT. BUT I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE FOREWARNING THAT COULD BE COMING. GRANT, WILL YOU PLEASE PULL OUR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT OR WHATEVER AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH ENCORE SO WE CAN REVIEW IT?
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AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE... NO, NO, NO, THINK THE INTERNET, I'M GOING BLONDE.FRONTIER? FRONTIER, THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO LOOK AT IN FRONTIER IS WHAT THEIR AGREEMENT WOULD COST, BECAUSE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE MADE ME AWARE THAT THEY CANNOT GET AT&T HIGH SPEED SERVICE IN PARKER AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.
AND THEY'RE WONDERING IF IT'S BECAUSE OF A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH ANOTHER COMPANY THAT MAY BE PROHIBITING THAT FROM COMING IN.
I DON'T KNOW. SO I THOUGHT, LET'S LOOK AT IT AND SEE IT THERE.
THE STATE HAS BASICALLY GUTTED SOME OF THESE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS SO THAT'S SOME OF THE ISSUES IN ITSELF.
IT'S NOT LIKE AN OLD FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WHERE YOU HAD CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING.
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WERE ABLE TO STAY, SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO.
AND SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH WHERE YOU ARE IN THE CITY.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE GRAYSON COUNTY, AND I'M JUST SAYING, LET'S --THAT'S TRUE AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, I MEAN, I READ THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, WHAT, TWO, THREE YEARS AGO WHEN WE MET ON IT, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER EVERY PROVISION.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF IT IS LIMITED TO PARTICULAR AREAS OR IF THERE IS EXCLUSIONS FOR NEW MUNICIPALITIES.
YOU KNOW WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE, THAT'S ALL.
OK, ANYTHING ELSE? I JUST HAD ONE COMMENT ON THE DRAINAGE IS THAT I WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THAT TOO, AS THAT GETS PASSED OVER.
SO WE MIGHT WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT ON THE AGENDA ITEM.
OK, YEAH, YOU'RE DOING DRAINAGE AND ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE WITH TERRY.
Y'ALL ARE DOING THAT TOGETHER, IS THAT RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] OFF-MIC] I TELL YOU WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A BROOM AND SOME, YOU KNOW, GRAVEL [LAUGHTER].
ANYTHING ELSE? THEN AT THIS TIME WE WILL RECESS TO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
[EXECUTIVE SESSION START TO FINISH]
AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN FOUR PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSESSMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, AUDISM, DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, A PUBLIC OFFICER EMPLOYEE.ONE EVALUATE JOB PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
B. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE ONE CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.
ONE STATUS UPDATE ON PENDING AND/OR CONTEMPLATED LAWSUITS.
SEE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN ONE TWO CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY OF THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.
OPEN MEETINGS ACT ONE, OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES.
D, GOVERNMENTAL EXCUSE ME, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE FIVE ONE POINT ZERO SEVEN TWO DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.
AT THIS TIME WE ARE IN RECESS.
I AM NOW RECONVENING THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 15TH, 2021, IT IS 9:56 P.M.
AND I WILL ASK COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY APPROPRIATE DELIBERATION AND OR ACTION ON ANY OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION SUBJECTS LISTED ABOVE? YES, MADAM MAYOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE ON THE ADVICE OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
HE SAID THAT WE COULD ADD THE IN FACT, THE REVIEW OR DISMISSAL OF A MUNICIPAL OFFICER,
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ONE BRANDON SHELBY, THE CITY ATTORNEY.MR. SLAUGHTER HAS MADE A MOTION THAT THE ACTION FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER 5A.
1. EVALUATE JOB PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IS THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY BRANDON SHELBY AND HAVE COME TO WHERE MR. SLAUGHTER HAS MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR TERMINATION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM THIS ACTION.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THE REASON FOR THE TERMINATION IS DUE TO LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OK, THEN I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TERMINATING THE MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY, BRANDON SHELBY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
OK, ANYBODY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO.
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS? ANY FURTHER ACTION? NO MADAM MAYOR. THEN AT THIS POINT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
IT IS 9:58.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.