[CALL TO ORDER]
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I HEREBY CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARKER TO ORDER.
IT IS JUNE 21ST, 2022 AT 7 P.M..
MR. OLSON, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? YES, MADAM MAYOR, YOU DO? NEXT, I WILL ASK THAT MS. NELSON LEAD US IN THE AMERICAN PLEDGE.
AND MR. SOLOMON, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
OK. PUBLIC COMMENTS.I HAVE RECEIVED A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD FROM MS. JORDAN WHO INDICATES THAT SHE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK.
THIS WILL BE ATTACHED AND PUT INTO THE MINUTES OF THE REPORT.
I RESIDE AT 5802 CORINTH CHAPEL ROAD IN PARKER VILLAGE.
I'VE LIVED IN PARKER SINCE 2009, WHICH WOULD BE A TOTAL OF 13 YEARS.
A COUPLE ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO COVER.
I AM I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP THE OTHER DAY, BUT I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR SOME OF THE RESULTS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THAT AND SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS FEELS LIKE TWO YEARS.
AND I JUST SIMPLY WANTED TO CALL OUT THE ITEMS THAT I WAS GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THAT THERE.
THE VIABILITY OF EXISTING FACILITY RENOVATION, ADDRESSING CURRENT AND FUTURE POLICE DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS, THE PERMISSIBILITY FOR STORAGE OF CITY RECORDS ON ELECTRONIC MEDIA, AND THAT THE CONFIRMATION THAT THE EXISTING BUILDING IS NOT IN THE FLOODPLAIN NOR IMPACTED BY THE [INAUDIBLE].
BEFORE CONSIDERATION OF ANY ADDITIONAL BONDS FOR ANY REASON.
I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO FIRST COMPLETE WORK ON AN INTEGRATED, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADDRESSING WATER, DRAINAGE AND ROADS SO THAT THERE'S FULL LINE OF SIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS TO THE CITY AND INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO HEAR THE UPDATES ON FARM MARKET 2551 ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT CALLED OUT AS SUCH ON THE AGENDA AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE PERIODIC UPDATES ON SIMILAR TOPICS.
I ALSO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO BUILD STRONG, TRANSPARENT AND SUSTAINABLE.
AND EVEN THOUGH I'M SAYING THAT, I'M NOT SAYING IT HASN'T BEEN, I'M JUST ENCOURAGING THAT IT CONTINUE BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS AND AGREEMENTS THAT WOULD INCLUDE PERIODIC UPDATES WITH ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE CITY OF PARKER.
THIS BROADER VIEW WOULD EXTEND BEYOND VENDORS SUCH AS TRASH OR INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS WATER, BUT IT WOULD INCLUDE CROSS COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES SUCH AS TXDOT, NORTH TEXAS WATER AND INCLUDING SOUTH FORK, SO THAT WE CAN GET FULL LINE OF SIGHT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CITY.
I ASKED MY COMMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COUNCIL MINUTES, BUT NOT INCLUDED IN MY WRITTEN COMMENTS.
I DO WANT TO THANK THE WATER DEPARTMENT THROUGH VERY STRESSFUL WATER REALIGNMENT.
I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS FOR THEM AND FOR US AND MY HUSBAND AND I ASK CITY COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF TO PLEASE CONSIDER GETTING THEM LIGHTER COLOR SHIRTS TO WORK DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS SO THAT THEY DON'T OVERHEAT.
OK, MR. SALMOND. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.
4040 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS.
I'M HERE WITH GOOD NEWS TONIGHT.
AND TO DO A LITTLE FOLLOW UP FROM OUR KINGS CROSSING THREE PROJECT.
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SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, YOU ALL APPROVED THE FINAL PLAT AND WE HAD THREE ITEMS THAT WERE OUTSTANDING.AND I'M GLAD TO REPORT TO YOU THAT THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
AND I BROUGHT A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS OF THOSE THREE ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO JUST PASS AROUND, AND EVERYBODY CAN GET A FEEL FOR IT BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE WITHOUT ACTUALLY SEEING SOMETHING.
ONE ITEM WAS EROSION CONTROL AROUND A FIRE HYDRANT AND A DITCH.
AND THE THIRD ITEM WAS THE THE FLUME THAT WE'VE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH OVER THERE WHILE THE LEAK IN THE NORTH TEXAS WATER LINE WAS PUSHING QUITE A BIT OF WATER THROUGH THERE.
OUR CONTRACTOR WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IN THERE.
THEY PUT IN ROCK RIP WRAP ALONG OUR CONCRETE FLUME, CAME BACK WITH THAT AND [INAUDIBLE] OVER IT.
AND HE'S HAD GOOD SUCCESS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MATERIAL TO PREVENT EROSION.
SO THAT'S THE EXTENT OF MY REPORT.
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES JUST TO BRING THEM HOME.
AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO REPORT GOOD NEWS.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
OK. NEXT, WE HAVE SOME ITEMS OF COMMUNITY
[ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
INTEREST. JUST A REMINDER THAT WE DO HAVE HOME HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICES, WHICH YOU CAN CALL THE PERSON OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND GO TO THEIR WEBSITE TO ARRANGE FOR PICKUP OF HOME HAZARDOUS WASTE ON A MONTHLY BASIS.I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 1ST AND JULY 4TH.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS CANCELED ON TUESDAY, JULY 5TH.
WE'RE NOT WORKING THAT WEEKEND.
NEXT MEETING IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 13TH AT 4 P.M.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE NEXT MEETING IS JULY 20TH.
IS THAT CORRECT, MICHAEL? IT'S TENTATIVE RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AN EARLIER ONE SCHEDULED BECAUSE WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THE ONE LAST MONTH.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT WILL BE JULY 20TH.
OKAY. IF THAT CHANGES, WOULD YOU LET US KNOW SO WE CAN GET IT ON THE WEBSITE? OK. OK.
WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF WORKSHOPS PLANNED.
I'M GOING TO GO OVER THEM VERY, VERY BRIEFLY.
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SHOULD ANYBODY WISH TO COME AND ATTEND.
IF WORKSHOPS END TIMELY ENOUGH, THEN WE DO TAKE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE SESSION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE FROM 4 TO 6 ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH, EXCUSE ME, JUNE 29TH.
WE'RE HOPING FOR THIS TO BE AN ONGOING SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME UP AND VISIT WITH COUNCIL.
WE WILL ALL BE HERE AS FAR AS I KNOW.
OUR NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP IS JULY 12TH, FROM 3 TO 6 P.M.
AND THIS ONE IS WHERE THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WILL BE PRESENTING THEIR WANTS AND NEEDS TO COUNCIL.
THEN ON JULY 19TH, WE'LL HAVE A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
ON JULY 28TH FROM 2 TO 5, WE HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP ADJUSTING THE BUDGET WITH OPEN DISCUSSION.
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IT'S A FUN DEAL, WHICH YOU GOT TO MEET ALL THE CITY'S NEEDS.YOU GOT TO GET YOUR EXPENSES IN.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET YOUR STUFF FROM [INAUDIBLE].
WE PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY GRANT WILL COME UP WITH A FANTASTIC BUDGET FOR THE CITY.
BUT EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN US.
IT MIGHT NOT BE PRETTY TO WATCH, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT ITS' YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
THEN WE HAVE ON AUGUST 2ND A COUNCIL MEETING IN WHICH WE WILL SET A PROPOSED TAX RATE.
ON AUGUST 16TH, WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING WHICH WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE AND BUDGET, BUT NOT A VOTE ON IT AT THAT TIME.
ON AUGUST 22ND, WHICH IS A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, IT'S ON A MONDAY TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE, AND THEN WE HOPEFULLY WILL CLOSE THAT BUDGET PROCESS IF FOR ANY REASON WE NEED TO.
WE WILL CONTINUE IT TILL SEPTEMBER 6TH.
HOPEFULLY IT WON'T, BUT IT COULD.
OKAY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ANY OF THAT? OK THEN FIRST WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.
[2. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE 7, 2022.]
THERE ISN'T AN ITEM NUMBER ONE BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER GLITCH.SO WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES.
ANY COMMENTS? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE 7TH, 2022.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE 7TH, 2022.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MEETING MINUTES.
NONE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO TO ITEM THREE CONSIDERATION
[3. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ACCEPTING A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 FROM SCOTT JEFFRIES AND ANDREA PETRO, TO BE ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS: $500 FOR PARKER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND $500 FOR PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT.]
AND ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ACCEPTING A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 FROM SCOTT JEFFRIES AND ANDREA PETRO TO BE ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS: $500 FOR THE PARKER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND $500 FOR THE PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT.OK WE HAVE IN YOUR POCKET YOU SEE A NOTE FROM SCOTT JEFFRIES AND ANDREA PETRO THAT SAYS, PLEASE KINDLY ACCEPT THE DONATIONS TO THE CITY OF PARKER POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
ALSO, PLEASE COMMUNICATE TO CHIEF BROOKS AND CHIEF SHEFF THAT WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE TO OUR CITY AND SO WANT TO DO THAT.
SO IS THERE A MOTION? MADAME MAYOR, I WILL MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 FROM SCOTT JEFFRIES AND ANDREA PETRO WITH OUR SINCERE THANKS.
$500 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND $500 FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? MADAM MAYOR I MOVE TO SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSIDERATION AND ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION
[4. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT SERVICES.]
ON REQUESTS FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT SERVICES.I HAVE CHATTED WITH GRANT AND HE AND I HAVE MET AND THERE ARE SOME MINOR CHANGES THAT HE AND I SORT OF AGREED ON.
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YOU WANT TO GO OVER THOSE GRANT? SURE.SO WE'RE JUST BASICALLY ADDING [INAUDIBLE] TO THAT AND MAKING IT WHERE IT CAN BE ONE OR TWO OR ALL.
AND THEN THE OTHER CHANGE WAS GOING TO BE ON PAGE SIX UNDER LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
NUMBER FOUR A [INAUDIBLE] THAT ANNOUNCES A LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS I DIDN'T THINK MEDICAL DOCTOR WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW [INAUDIBLE]. THIS WILL BE A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH A TWO YEAR EXTENSION I'LL START PUSHING OUT EMAILS TO SEVERAL ACCOUNTING FIRMS THAT PROVIDE ME WITH THAT THE LOCAL CITIES ARE USING.
LAST SUMMER WE WENT OUT FOR CONTRACT, RECEIVED ONE RESPONSE.
DUE BACK BY JULY 21ST AND THE COUNCIL UP UNTIL AUGUST 16TH TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHICH FIRM TO GO WITH.
KIND OF TIMELINE FOR THE AUDIT ITSELF.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S GOING TO START OCTOBER ONE WHEN THE FISCAL YEAR CLOSES.
FISCAL FIELD WORK WOULD BE DECEMBER JANUARY TIMEFRAME, WITH THE DRAFT REPORT DUE IN FEBRUARY AND THE FINAL REPORT MANAGEMENT LETTER PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN MARCH.
COUNCIL DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR GRANT? I HAVE A QUESTION FIRST.
WITH RESPECT TO GRANT, THANK YOU FOR.
YES. FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
THIS IS TREMENDOUSLY BETTER THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.
IT IS IT IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A THREE YEAR TERM WITH TWO YEAR EXTENSION, THAT SHOULD HELP US GET A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS, WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE, WHICH I THINK IS CRITICAL.
ONE OTHER THING THAT WE I THINK OTHER QUESTION THAT'S STILL OPEN IS WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE TERM LIMITS ON OUR AUDITORS, THE EXISTING AUDITOR WE'VE HAD FOR TEN YEARS, I BELIEVE.
AND YET THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IS NOT TO TERM LIMIT YOUR AUDITORS, IT IS TO HAVE A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE TO CONSIDER THE EXISTING AUDIT FIRM IN THE YEAH.
IN THE SELECTION PROCESS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FIRM.
THE THING THAT WE DID LAST YEAR, COUNCIL MEMBER MEYER RECOMMENDED WE CHANGE THE THE TEAM, WHICH WAS THE SMART WAY TO GO SO THAT AT LEAST WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME PEOPLE DOING THE AUDIT.
COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING.
I MEAN, I, I'M FOR TERM LIMITS BECAUSE I THINK THAT GIVES A NEW SET OF EYES EVERY SEVERAL YEARS.
SO THERE'S MORE A FRESH SET OF EYES TO LOOK AT IT VERSUS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT IT, MAYBE DOING CUT AND PASTE JOB EVERY YEAR FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR BEFORE.
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BUT I THINK THREE PLUS TWO IS A GOOD ENOUGH TIME.FIVE YEARS. WELL, I THINK IF WE GO OUT FOR THE RFQ, WE EVALUATE EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN IF OUR CURRENT AUDITOR PUTS SOMETHING IN AND WE LIKE IT BEST, WE LIKE IT BEST.
YEAH, I AGREE. I ALSO AGREE I THINK THIS FITS WELL WITHIN GOVERNMENTAL AND IN MY BUSINESS BACKGROUND, I DO A LOT OF COMPLIANCE AUDITS AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING. AND I AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH HAD REFERRED TO THAT YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
AND I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE A FRESH SET OF EYES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE COME IN.
SO THAT WOULD BE, I THINK, WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT.
THE PREVIOUS POLICY WAS TO GO OUT FOR BID EVERY THREE FIVE YEARS.
SO IN OUR RECENT PAST, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DIDN'T GET TOO MANY BIDS TO CHOOSE FROM OR THEY WERE OVER OUR BUDGET.
IS THAT CORRECT? AND PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO BRING AN AUDIT OR MIDSTREAM IN THAT NOT KNOWING WHERE WE'RE AT WITH EVERYTHING.
AND AT LEAST THEY KNEW WHERE THE OLD ASSIST SOFTWARE THAT WAS ACCESS BASED AND NEVER TALKED TO ITSELF AND NOW THE SYSTEM TALKS TO ITSELF SO INTERNALLY.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WE WERE DOING ALL THOSE CHART OF ACCOUNTS.
SO HAVING A STRUCTURED POLICY AND STICKING TO IT I GUESS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I REALLY LIKE WHAT THE NEW RFQ IS.
WE DON'T TELL THEM WHAT WHAT THE COST WILL BE, THEY TELL US.
AND I THINK THAT GIVES GREATER FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE LAST YEAR I THINK PEOPLE SAW WHAT WE HAD SAID WE WERE GOING TO PAY AND THEY SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WORK FOR NOT A LOT OF MONEY.
THIS PUTS IT ON THEIR SHOULDERS TO COME TO US WITH WITH THE PRICE AND THEN LET US CHOOSE ASSUMING WE GET BIDS LETS US CHOOSE.
ARE THERE ANY ALTERNATE PLATFORMS OR ANY WEBSITES OR WHATEVER THAT WE CAN TRY TO USE TO GENERATE MORE INTEREST? OR WHAT DO OTHER CITIES DO, OR ARE WE THE ONLY ONES GETTING THAT ONE BID? I THINK ANOTHER THING THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT IS IN THE PAST, THE PREVIOUS RFQ WAS ONE PAGE AND DIDN'T SPECIFY ANYTHING, DIDN'T GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, QUICK LINKS TO FINDING INFORMATION ALSO DIDN'T SPECIFY EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
AND SO IT DIDN'T PRESENT AS A PROFESSIONAL REQUEST.
AND I THINK THIS THIS REALLY DOES IT SHOWS WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.
AND AND WE WANT TO SEE WE WANT TO GET AN AUDIT, A GOOD AUDIT DONE.
AND I KNOW, TERRY, YOU HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT AND I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE HAD.
LUKE YOU PROBABLY WAIT IN AND TREY YOU PROBABLY DID.
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I JUST. VERY WELL DONE.SO, COUNCIL, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WHAT WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AUDIT SERVICES.
YEAH. THERE'S NOT A THERE'S NOT A NUMBER.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND THAT. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
DO YOU WANT TO IMPROVE IT WITH THE CHANGES YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.
I WOULD SECOND THAT AS AMENDED.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AS AMENDED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE OF ACCEPTING THE REQUESTS FOR QUALIFICATIONS AS AMENDED.
ANYBODY OPPOSED? NOT HEARING ANY PASSES 5-0 YOU CAN GET IT IN THE NEWSPAPER THURSDAY.
[5. UPDATE(S)]
NEXT, WE HAVE UPDATES AND THE FIRST UPDATE WILL BE BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR OLSON ON FM 2551.YES, MADAM MAYOR, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ON WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHEN BIDDING IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
THINGS THAT ARE STILL ONGOING THAT HAVE TO BE COMPLETED ENCORE IS GOING TO BE OUT THERE MID-JULY RELOCATING OR PUTTING NEW POLES IN AND GRAYSON WILL BE OUT THERE IN AUGUST, PUTTING THEIR NEW POLES IN AND THEN COMMUNICATIONS ATTACHING AFTERWARDS, THEN REMOVAL OF THE OLD POLES.
SO THERE'S SOME THINGS GOING ON WITH THAT.
THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR WATER SERVICE LEVELS TO GO DOWN.
WILL THE AGENCIES GIVE US NOTICE OF WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE ACTION SO WE CAN LET OUR RESIDENTS KNOW? THEY HAVE A TIMELINE BUT AGAIN, THAT TIMELINE, IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG THERE, JUST ONE HICCUP SOMEWHERE, IT COULD PROLONG THAT TIMELINE.
JENNIFER VORSTER WITH TXDOT HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH US, KEEPING US KIND OF APPRIZED.
SO WE'LL KIND OF GET AN UPDATED TIMELINES ON THOSE.
I GOT MOST OF THIS INFORMATION FROM THE CALL TODAY.
SO NOW THEY'RE ASKING EVERYONE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY REAL QUICK BECAUSE THEY GOT FUNDING.
SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW TECH START OPERATES.
SO I THINK THIS PROJECT STARTED IN 2001, THE DESIGN OPTIONS, AND I THINK IN 2006 THEY HAD THE INITIAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH EVERYONE.
SO WE'RE NOW, WHAT, 20, SOME 20 PLUS YEARS FOR THIS PROJECT AND IT'S NOW GETTING STARTED.
JUST AN UPDATE ON THE FUNDING FOR CITY OF PARKER RECEIVED THE ILA FROM COLLIN COUNTY LAST WEEK.
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FUNDING HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE ILA, THE CITY OF PARKER.AND THEN THERE'S A ONE SECTION WHERE IT'S A 12 WILL REPLACE A SIX INCH AC LINE WITH A 12 INCH LINE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH THIS PROJECT.
THE SEWER LINE THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER THAT HAS TO BE EXPOSED, WHAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED? I HAVE TO GO BACK.
THE LINE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE THAT 60 INCH I THINK IT IS NORTH OF US.
I DON'T THINK BECAUSE I KNOW BUT I'M JUST I CAN'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHERE.
I JUST DON'T REMEMBER WHERE IN THE PLANS THAT WAS THAT I'D HAVE TO.
YEAH. BUT AS FAR AS LIKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT OR IMPACT, IT SHOULDN'T IMPACT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS? THEY'RE NOT DETOURING IT THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
THERE'S JUST GOING TO BE A BIG HOLE THERE.
THEY'LL HAVE BARRICADES UP BARRIERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT WE JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE.
WE KNOW RESIDENTS WILL COMPLAIN AND WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
I THINK ONE OF THE FRUSTRATIONS OF MOST PEOPLE IS NOT KNOWING, YOU KNOW, WHEN IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN? WHEN AM I GOING TO BE WITHOUT WATER? ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME.
I MEAN, NOBODY LIKES TO WAKE UP AND YOU START TO WASH YOUR HAIR IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT.
THE WATER GOES AWAY AND THERE YOU ARE.
WE TRY TO ELIMINATE WE TRY TO ELIMINATE, ELIMINATE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
I WAS OUT LAST WEEK, I THINK, GARY, WE HAD A VALVE STICK SHUT AND WE HAD GOTTEN WITH THE NELSON'S.
WE HAD A FEELING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
JUST YOU PLAN AND PLAN AND PLAN AND IT HAPPENS.
OKAY. HOW MUCH, IF ANY, LEAD NOTICE CAN WE GIVE PEOPLE IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT? BUT IF IF I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS WHEN DO YOU KNOW OR KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL AFFECT OUR VILLAGE OR WHATEVER? CAN WE LET PEOPLE KNOW, OKAY, IN A WEEK THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN? ON THIS DAY, AND THEN THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THINGS ALONG THE WAY, AND THAT GETS PUSHED AND THEY GET PUSHED A LONG WAYS AWAY.
YEAH. AND IT NEVER HAPPENS FOR SIX MONTHS.
I'D RATHER WAIT TILL I KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THAN WE TELL YOU.
THE NORTH, THE NORTH TEXAS CONTRACTOR IS NOW.
LINDA, YOU WANT TO COME BACK UP? AND SO I JUST I WANTED TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR COMMENTARY, NOT TO MAKE IT TOTALLY ABOUT OUR HOUSE, BUT JUST KIND OF AS LIVING THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE. I THINK BACK TO MY COMMENT ABOUT HAVING LINE OF SIGHT OF KNOWING, WHICH IS VERY HELPFUL TO KNOW, GEE, AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER, THERE'S GOING TO BE THIS BIG HOLE AND THEY MAY ATTACK THE SEWER SYSTEM.
AND, YOU KNOW, WORST CASE SEWER SYSTEM COULD SMELL, I DON'T KNOW, SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES WHERE, YOU KNOW, IN GENERAL, HERE'S THE TIME FRAME AND HERE'S THE RANGE OF OUTCOMES THAT COULD HAPPEN IS HELPFUL.
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BUT I DO THANK THE WATER DEPARTMENT, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT SURE IT'S THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DO IT, BUT THEY GO KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR AND CAME OUT AND MET WITH ALL OF US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATED THAT. I JUST WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EVERBRIDGE, THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM, TO GET NOTIFICATION OUT THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN LETTING YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU GOT BLAST EMAILS, YOU GOT A BUNCH.DIFFERENT THINGS. WHAT IS IT FROM GAME OF THRONES WINNERS COMING RIGHT.
THE THE WATER LINES COMING TODAY'S THE DAY.
IN 10 MINUTES, WE'RE TURNING IT OFF.
SO RATHER THAN YOU GUYS HAVING TO [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, YOU'RE TELLING US YOU'RE I'M SCREAMING AT YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOING IT AND YOU'RE TRYING TO GET THE VALVE UNSTUCK.
AND SO, AGAIN, IF WE CAN USE SOME TECHNOLOGY IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, 10 MINUTES, IT'S GOING OFF 4 HOURS, IT'S COMING BACK ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH.
IF IT'S GOING TO BE A PROLONGED ONE, LIKE IF IT'S JUST A QUICK SHUTDOWN, WE TYPICALLY DON'T NOTIFY.
BUT IF WE HAVE AN YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHUT DOWN.
MIC] YEAH WE FOUND OUT WHEN THE CONTRACTOR SAYS WE'LL BE READY TO DO THIS ON THIS DAY AT THIS TIME, WE WENT AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, LET THEM KNOW SO THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM AS MUCH ADVANCE NOTICE AS WE CAN ON THIS.
YEAH, WE GOT OTHER STUFF COMING UP.
CAN YOU NARROW THE SCOPE OF THE I CAN ZOOM IN AND IN A LITTLE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY BETTER THAN USING MANPOWER TO KNOCK ON EVERY SINGLE DOOR AND HOPING THAT THEIR HOME AND THEY'RE NOT HOME RESIDENTS COULD BE SOMEWHERE OUT EATING WHATEVER, BUT AT LEAST THEY GET A NOTIFICATION.
HEY, SOMETHING'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN.
I THINK WE'VE DONE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE WHEN WE HAD.
EVEN IF SOMEONE DOESN'T PARTICIPATE IN EVERBRIDGE, WE STILL WANT TO KNOCK.
I'M JUST SAYING, I WAS THINKING WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP WITH THAT SITUATION.
SO I THINK THAT WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING WITH ME AT THE TIME.
I WAS I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS AT THE TIME AND I HAD TO HELP.
AND WHEN I GOT BACK DOWN, THAT'S WHEN I GOT NOTIFIED OF EVERYTHING.
SO BUT YEAH WELL WE CAN DO THAT.
YEAH, I AGREE WITH EVERBRIDGE.
THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IF WE COULD DO THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AT HOME AND I THINK THEY WOULD APPRECIATE AT LEAST BEING NOTIFIED, YOU KNOW, THAT, HEY, YOU KNOW, DURING THIS TIME YOUR WATER IS OUT OR SOMETHING HAPPENED AND NOW IT'S RESOLVED, BUT THAT'S JUST A GOOD WAY TO COMMUNICATE.
SO WE MIGHT PUT SOMETHING IN THE NEWSLETTER CINDY.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING YOU MENTIONED HAVING THESE MONTHLY MEETINGS AND THINGS AND I HEAR THAT YOU'RE NEVER SURE IF THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO START SOMETHING NEXT WEEK OR IT MIGHT BE SIX MONTHS.
BUT STILL, IF, IF THE PLAN IS THAT, YEAH, THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE THINKING THEY'RE GOING TO DO, AT LEAST IT PUTS IN PEOPLE'S MINDS, YOU KNOW, JUST ONE OF OUR, YOU KNOW, AN EMAIL BLAST.
SO PEOPLE PEOPLE DO READ THOSE THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, IT IT HELPS.
YEAH. AND IT'S NOT JUST PEOPLE THAT ARE ON DELAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DRIVE DELAY AND ARE JUST SHOCKED WHEN THEY DRIVE DOWN THERE AND IT'S LIKE, OH, AM I GOING TO FALL IN? WELL, YOU ALSO RUN INTO THE ISSUE THAT IF WE'RE NOT GIVING THE INFORMATION AND EVEN IF TXDOT CHANGES IT, THEN WE BECOME THE BAD GUY.
AS WHAT JUST HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND WHEN TXDOT WAS BLAMING EVERYTHING ON THE CITY OF PARKER.
AND WE HAVE TO FRONT THOSE CALLS WHEN IT ISN'T THE CASE.
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IT MIGHT HELP EVEN IF WE DO THAT ON REGULAR EMAIL BLAST TO JUST SAY, HERE'S THE UPDATE, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S WHO'S AFFECTED BY IT, BECAUSE THE ISSUE I FORESEE PROBABLY IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS WITH THIS PROJECT IS SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.I THINK IT'S SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE ENOUGH MATERIALS TO DO.
SOME OF THESE LIKE ELECTRIC AND SOME OTHER THINGS.
MATERIALS WITH THIS PROJECT AND GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE.
YES. SO THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN AT THIS POINT.
AND WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO NOTIFY.
WE CAN GO, NOPE, THIS IS WHAT YOU TOLD US.
THIS IS WHAT WE SENT OUT. WE SAID IT WAS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND YOU CHANGED IT.
YEAH. THERE ARE SOME THINGS I MIGHT NOT PUT IN THERE.
I'LL JUST PUT IT WATERLINE RELOCATION.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WE ALSO HAVE MET WITH.
SAFETY OFFICER WHO GUARANTEED AS BEST HE COULD THAT EVERY CONTRACT OR SAFETY PLAN WAS BEING EXECUTED AT PRESENT TO TAKE STOCK AS FAR AS SIGNAGE, BARRICADES, BARRELS, ALL THE STUFF THEY NEEDED.
HE GAVE US HIS ASSURANCE THAT HE WOULD BE OUT INSPECTING EACH CONTRACTOR SAFETY FOR HIM TO ENSURE THEY'RE EXECUTING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
GOOD. WE HAD TO COMPLAIN DIRECTLY AS A HOMEOWNERS GROUP ON THAT ISSUE BECAUSE THERE WAS BIG, HUGE, GAPING HOLES WITH CHILDREN PLAYING AROUND THEM.
AND WE SAID, WHY AREN'T THERE FENCES AROUND THIS? AND THAT'S WHEN THEY STARTED PUTTING FENCES AROUND THINGS.
I WOULD SAY, IF YOU SEE THAT, PLEASE CALL OUR POLICE, BECAUSE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
AND GIVE US CONTACT INFORMATION.
SO IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE, WE CAN CONTACT YEAH. SO I GOT ONE QUESTION, GARY.
DO YOU ANTICIPATE TRAFFIC COMING IN TOWARDS PARKER ROAD FROM ON [INAUDIBLE]? DO YOU ANTICIPATE BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING ON, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TRY THAT TRAFFIC IS GOING TO TRY TO DIVERT THROUGH EITHER PARKER VILLAGE OR PL3 AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, DETOUR THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD? WHETHER IT'S INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL, THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE THERE.
AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO TRY TO MITIGATE THAT.
YEAH. WHO KNOWS WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO? AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO CONTROL THAT.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AT THAT TIME.
I KNOW YOU HAD AN ISSUE WITH ELECTRIC, BUT I THINK THAT WAS.
WAS THAT OH POINT PARK OR THAT THAT'S WHERE THAT ELECTRIC ISSUE STARTED AND TRICKLE DOWN.
SO BECAUSE IT WAS A DISTRIBUTION LINE, IT WAS A DISTRIBUTION LINE ISSUE WITH A RECLOSER.
SO BUT I THINK THEY'VE GOTTEN THAT.
HOPEFULLY THEY'VE GOTTEN THAT SQUARED UP.
THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT TAKEN CARE OF NOW.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THE [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT? OK THEN I BELIEVE YOU WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON COMP PLAN.
BUT SHE'S DOING FINE NOW, SO THERE'S AN UPDATE ON THAT, TOO.
BUT. SO WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS WE'VE GOT THE ORIGINAL ONE.
I HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO HAVE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WILLING TO HELP ON THIS BECAUSE THE RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS HAVE STARTED TO KIND OF FALL OFF, AS DOES HAPPEN ON MOST OF THESE COMMITTEES WHEN IT'S TIME TO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK.
SO THEY HAVE WILLING TO COME BACK IN ONCE WE HAVE SOMETHING TO DETERMINE IF THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.
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BUT NOW COUNCILMEMBER MEYER HAS ALSO AGREED TO HELP OUT AND COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE NOW STARTED POSTING THAT MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY BE AT THE MEETINGS.WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
IT IS STILL MY PLAN TO HAVE MY PORTION OF IT DONE PENDING CODE AND MAPS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HAPPEN.
MY GOAL IS TO HAVE IT COUNCIL BY THE END OF THE YEAR, IF NOT VERY BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SLAUGHTER? OK TERRY.
DID YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON CIP? YES, I INDICATED I WOULD GIVE AN UPDATE.
I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ALL THE DATA I WAS HOPING THAT I'D HAVE.
SOMETIMES JUST THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN COMMITTEE IS PRESENTLY ON HOLD, AWAITING ESTIMATES OF SERVICES IDENTIFIED AT THE JOINT MEETING BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.
AN INITIAL ESTIMATE WAS RECEIVED BY THE CITY STAFF IN DECEMBER FROM THE ENGINEER.
THE MAYOR AND I ARE MEETING IN THE NEXT WEEK TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND IDENTIFY A SOLUTION, AND WE'LL ALSO DISCUSS OPTIONS WITH OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.
OKAY. QUESTIONS FOR MS. LYNCH. OK. DIANA, WERE YOU GOING TO DO AN UPDATE ON EMERGENCY SERVICES? COMMITTEE.
MIC] OKAY. JIM, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD ABOUT CIP? OKAY. NO, I THINK WE MADE SOME PROGRESS.
AND I THINK THERE'S A BIT. JUST ON THE ROAD SITUATION ITSELF AND THE STRATIFICATION OF THE ROADS.
AND I WENT THROUGH THIS BEFORE IN THE JOINT MEETING AS WELL AS WITH THE COMMITTEE.
SO I'M EAGER TO MOVE FORWARD AND KIND OF BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY COMPREHEND WHAT ALL OF THAT SCOPE IS GOING TO REQUIRE FOR THE CITY.
CINDY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON DRAINAGE OR ANY OF YOUR OTHER PROJECTS NEWSLETTER? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES OTHER THAN THE NEWSLETTER WILL COME OUT IN MID-JULY.
THE CHALLENGE FOR THE NEWSLETTER, IN MY OPINION, IS NOT PUTTING THE INFORMATION TOGETHER BECAUSE I THINK WE DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTING THE APPROPRIATE INTERESTING TIDBITS THAT GO INTO IT.
THE CHALLENGE IS GETTING PEOPLE TO READ THE NEWSLETTER.
SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO ACTUALLY OPEN IT UP AND READ IT, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD ELIMINATE A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS PERHAPS THAT COME INTO CITY HALL.
SO IN YOUR DEALINGS WITH WITH RESIDENTS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO SUGGEST THAT.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION OR MAYBE A SUGGESTION.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT THE PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS ARE ONLINE IN THE ARCHIVES.
WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE? A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS DO THIS AT THE SAME TIME, THEY SEND A NEWSLETTER OUT, YOU KNOW, THE THE MAILED COPY.
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THEY ALSO EMAIL IT, EMAIL THE THE NEWSLETTER.AND I'M MORE PRONE TO READ THAT THAN THAN MAIL, YOU KNOW, AND I SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN EMPTY THEIR MAILBOXES. AND THAT WOULD BE THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STILL NOT GOING TO REACH THE RESIDENTS THAT AREN'T INVOLVED OR ENGAGED.
YEAH, I THINK I THINK THIS SORT OF WILL BRING UP THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO TRY TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT THERE BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARE ON SOME PLATFORM, EITHER INSTAGRAM, TWITTER OR FACEBOOK.
ANY TIME THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON, IF THE ELECTRICITY GOES OUT IN A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD, I MEAN, PEOPLE GET ON THOSE PARTICULAR PAGES AND SAY, HEY, IS SOMETHING GOING ON OVER THERE AND WHAT'S GOING ON? AND SO INFORMATION IS PASSED ON.
BUT THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION TO TRY TO DO THAT.
THEN MOVING ON, I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD, WE ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR POLICE, FIRE AND CITY STAFF FROM JAMES AND CINDY HENDERSON AND ANTHONY CORDOVA DONATED SNACKS VALUED AT $120 TO THE PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT. TRUDY JACKSON DONATED SNACKS VALUED AT $30 TO THE PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE HSIEH FAMILY DONATED SNACKS VALUED AT $150 TO THE PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
NOW, I GUESS WE NEED A TREADMILL [LAUGHTER].
OK WE THANK THE PEOPLE VERY MUCH FOR BEING SO WONDERFUL TO OUR PEOPLE.
NOW, ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO A WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS AND GIVE DIRECTIONS TO
[7. DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION ON APPLYING FOR COLLIN COUNTY PARKS GRANT.]
STAFF. ON APPLYING FOR A COLLIN COUNTY PARKS GRANT.I GOT NOTIFIED OF THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY.
I THREW IT ON THE AGENDA AT THE LAST MINUTE.
I APOLOGIZED FOR DOING THAT, AND IT WASN'T ABLE TO GET TO PARKS AND REC AGENDA BECAUSE IT WASN'T POSTED ON THEIRS TO TALK ABOUT IT. SO THERE'S A TIMELINE ISSUE WITH THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S JULY 18TH IS WHEN THE APPLICATIONS DUE YEAH. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS, YOU CAN ASK FOR A PROJECT FUNDING ASSISTANCE IS ONE IS LAND ACQUISITION FOR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN TALK IN THE PAST ABOUT A PAVILION.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO USE IN-KIND AND DONATIONS STUFF DOWN THAT LINE AS PART OF THOSE MATCHING OBLIGATIONS.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYONE WAS AWARE IF ANY COUNCILMAN WOULD BE OKAY WITH IT OR NOT.
OR IS THIS SOMETHING WE JUST WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR? IS THIS A COUNTY GRANT? IT'S A COUNTY GRANT. YES, MA'AM.
OKAY. AND WE'VE HAD TWO GRANTS IN THE PAST.
AND THEN I BELIEVE THE COLLIN COUNTY GRANT WAS WHAT WE DID WITH THE TRAILS WITH OVER THERE.
YEAH. AND THAT WAS TERRY'S QUESTIONS TO ME EARLIER TODAY AND TRYING TO REMEMBER.
THAT'S ALL I GOT AT THIS TIME.
YOU KNOW, I GOT THIS EMAIL ON TUESDAY, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS? WE'D HAVE TO COME UP WITH LET'S JUST SAY YOU DO A GRANT, YOU'D HAVE TO DO A GRANT APPLICATION.
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THAT'S NOTHING SAYING THAT YOU CAN IF YOU DO GET APPROVED, YOU CAN SAY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO THE GRANT AFTER ALL, AND THEY CAN REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS.WE'D HAVE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, GET COST ESTIMATES AND STUFF DOWN THAT LINE TO PUT IN THIS COST, TO PUT IN THE GRANT APPLICATION, YOU KNOW, SUBMIT A TRANSMITTAL LETTER TO THEM AND HAVE A COST ESTIMATE AND ELEMENTS THAT REQUIRED OF THE GRANT.
HOW MUCH STAFF WOULD BE INVOLVED OR STAFF HOURS? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO DO THIS, BUT I'M CONCERNED OUR STAFF IS AT MAXIMUM.
CAN I SAY SOMETHING? ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I OR THE CONCERNS I HAVE IS THE RESOLUTION THAT'S NEEDED.
YEAH, BECAUSE A RESOLUTION MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION.
WE HAVE BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND STUFF DOWN THAT LINE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK AND AS LONG AS WE GIVE NOTICE BY FRIDAY, I THINK THAT THAT THAT WILL BE ALSO A [INAUDIBLE].
WHENEVER THAT WOULD BE, DEPENDING ON WHEN IN THE WEEK IT FALLS.
IT'S IT'S NOT IDEAL, BUT IT'S DOABLE.
BUT TO [INAUDIBLE] I AGREE WITH MAYOR PETTLE.
I'M 100% IN FAVOR OF COUNTY FUNDS.
I MEAN, THIS IS AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO STAFF HAVE THE TIME TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF TIME BECAUSE IT'S BUDGET SEASON, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD GIVE TO PARKS AND REC TO RUN WITH, MAYBE, POSSIBLY OR NOT, AND WE COULD DO OTHER OPTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO.
IS THERE A DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE JULY THE 11TH? JULY THE 11TH. I SAID JULY 18TH.
I WAS WRONG. CAN LUKE, CAN WE ASK CITY OF LUCAS IF THEY WOULD SHARE THEIR DESIGN COST? WHATEVER THE INFORMATION.
THEY PROBABLY ACQUIRED DURING THE PROCESS WHEN THEY GOT THERE.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT THOSE COSTS ARE NOT EVEN RELEVANT.
WELL, NO, NOT THE COST, BUT THE DESIGN AND THE ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS.
WELL, IF WE DID A PAVILION, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION.
THINK WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH THIS ALONG TOO QUICKLY.
LOOKING AT THE THE GRANT THAT IT'S A FIVE YEAR PERIOD WITH WHICH THEY ARE PROVIDING THESE THESE FUNDS, WHICH MEANS THAT NEXT APRIL, THEY WILL COME OUT AGAIN WITH A PROPOSAL, WHICH I REALLY BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE PARKS AND REC AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, TO GET THEIR INPUT AS TO WHAT THEY FEEL, WHAT THEY THINK IS MOST VALUABLE TO GO INTO THE INTO THE PARK.
I MEAN, THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHY THEY'RE THERE.
I'D HAVE TO AGREE [INAUDIBLE].
IT'S GONE. THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE NEXT YEAR.
SO I JUST DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO COME AT ME SAYING, WELL, WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW ABOUT THIS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT DOWN THE ROAD? I GOT THE EMAIL. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS OPENED IN APRIL, THAT I NEVER GOT ANY NOTIFICATION ON IT UNTIL LAST TUESDAY.
SO DO WE WANT TO HOLD UP OR DO WE WANT TO AT LEAST ASK PARKS AND RECS IF THEY WANT TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE AT THIS TIME? WHAT I THINK THAT'S A BIG ASK FOR THEM BECAUSE THAT'S LIKE LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY.
LET THEM WORK WITH THIS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS DOING THIS OPTIONS.
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AND SO IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO DUST SOMETHING OFF.MIC] I'VE NEVER SEEN THE PAVILION DESIGN IN THE DOCUMENTS, SO I'D HAVE TO GO DIGGING DEEPER BEFORE IT EVER GOT FLESHED OUT.
[INAUDIBLE] I'LL HAVE TO GO LOOK FOR THOSE DOCUMENTS.
BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND WE PROBABLY [INAUDIBLE].
AND AS MRS. NELSON SAID, IF WE'VE GOT THIS, WE SHOULD PROBABLY START BY LOOKING AT WHAT WAS ALREADY DONE SO WE DON'T REINVENT THE WHEEL AND SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ENTICING TO PARKS AND RECS TO WANT TO PURSUE.
I MEAN, MAYBE A PROPOSAL TO KIND OF HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, IS THAT YOU? WE TELL THEM ABOUT IT.
WE FULLY REALIZE THAT THIS IS UNREALISTIC AND WE SHOULD NOT PURSUE IT AT THIS TIME.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT HAPPENS MORE QUICKLY THAN THAT.
OKAY, SO SINCE WE'RE IN A WORKSHOP, ALL WE CAN DO IS GIVE DIRECTION.
AND COUNCIL IS SITTING HERE TO MAKE SURE WE DO NOT VIOLATE THAT.
SO IF I'M HEARING YOU CORRECTLY, THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION IS TO ADVISE PARKS AND RECS OF THIS, BUT WE WILL MOST LIKELY PURSUE IT IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
OKAY. WE'LL TRY TO FIND THE PAVILION DESIGN.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT'S AT, BUT WE'LL I CAN SHOW YOU THE ONE THEY USED LAST TIME.
OKAY. I THINK THE ONLY ADD THAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT IS THAT IF SOMEONE IS COMPELLED TO GO AHEAD AND REALLY GO FOR SOMETHING IN THE TIME FRAME THAT'S AVAILABLE, THEN ALLOW THEM TO MAKE THAT DECISION IN PARKS AND REC.
OKAY. MAKE SURE THEY THEY SEE THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
PATTI IF YOU'D PUT IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM FOR LIKE MARCH.
COUNTY DOESN'T APPROVE IT, IT LOOKS LIKE, UNTIL APRIL.
SO THE END OF APRIL APPEARS TO BE THE TIMING THAT WE WOULD FIND OUT ABOUT.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THEN AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECESS TO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES,[01:05:06]
DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0711 CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0712 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE STATE DISCIPLINARY RULES OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER OPEN MEETINGS ACT AT THIS TIME IT IS 8:07.
I MEAN, RECESSED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I AM RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 21ST, 2022.
AT THIS TIME. I WILL ASK COUNCIL IS THERE ANY ACTION OR DISCUSSION FROM THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION? NO, MADAM MAYOR. OK HEARING NONE THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:08 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.