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>> I HEREBY CALL THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF
[CALL TO ORDER]
THE CITY OF PARKER TO ORDER IT IS NOVEMBER 14TH, 2023, AT 6:00 PM.MR. OLSEN, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM?
>> MADAM MAYOR, YOU HAVE A SUPER QUORUM.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION START TO FINISH]
WE WILL RECESS TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE GARDENS WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAIN THEREIN.GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, 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 AN ATTORNEY ON A MANNER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
AT THIS TIME, WE ARE IN RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IT IS 6:02.
WE ARE RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION BACK INTO OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING IT IS 7:01 PM.
COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY ACTION, OR DELIBERATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION?
>> THEN WE WILL MOVE TO THE PLEDGES.
LUCY, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US THE AMERICAN PLEDGE? AND MS. HAND, WOULD YOU DO THE TEXAS PLEDGE, OR LINDA? [BACKGROUND]
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE COME TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
PADDY, DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? THEN WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.
[PRESENTATION]
MS. NELSON.MS.NELSON YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE AND DO A PRESENTATION?
>> MY HUSBAND WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO HAVE BEEN HERE TONIGHT, BUT HE'S IN THE ER RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING'S JUST THE NORMAL PERIODIC TRIP TO THE ER THAT WE MAKE AT THE NELSON HOUSEHOLD.
I COME TONIGHT WITH A $500 DONATION THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THE CITY OF PARKER ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT IS IN RECOGNITION THAT IN JANUARY 2022, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAVED MY HUSBAND'S LIFE.
IN JANUARY 2022, AND THEN IN FEBRUARY 2023, THEY SAVED OUR PROPERTY FROM FURTHER CATASTROPHIC LOSS, WHICH WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL.
HAVING SAID THAT, I'M GOING TO USE A PIECE OF MY TIME, MADAM MAYOR, TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE IS WHAT A JOY IT IS TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF PARKER.
IT IS IN TRULY LIKE A FAMILY COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE BEEN APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE ASSISTANCE AND HELP AND CARE THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO US THROUGH THIS LONG PERIOD OF HEALTH CHALLENGES AND LOSS AT OUR HOUSEHOLD.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE MADAM MAYOR, YOU AND I AGREE SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES WE DISAGREE.
BUT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PARKER, I CAN TELL YOU AND I DON'T THINK I'M TREATED ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN ANYONE ELSE.
MADAM MAYOR, IN HER BOTH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY HAS REACHED OUT TO US WITH EVERY TIME THERE HAS BEEN AN EVENT AT THE NELSON HOUSEHOLD, WHETHER IT'S A WATER EVENT, WHETHER IT'S A HEALTH EVENT, ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS CONTINUED TO REACH OUT AND IT'S THAT WARM WELCOMING SPIRIT THAT MAKES PEOPLE ENJOY LIVING IN THE CITY.
SO ANYWAY, ON BEHALF OF THAT, BEFORE I CRY, MADAM MAYOR.
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WOULD JACK PLEASE LOOK UP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT KNOW OF THIS.I JUST WANT TO SAY PARKER IS A FAMILY AND THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT AND I THINK MOST OF THE RESIDENTS HERE DO.
NEXT, I WOULD TO HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
ONE, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IS NOT MEETING IN DECEMBER, THEY HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE DECEMBER OFF AND THEIR NEXT MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 10TH, 2024 CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A HOLIDAY EVENT THAT THEY HOPE WILL BE ON DECEMBER 2ND, TREE LIGHTING MORE DETAILS TO COME.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 21ST IS CANCELED DUE TO THANKSGIVING, AND THE CITY IS CANCELING THE SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JANUARY 2ND.
NOW, WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THERE ARE SIX ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 17TH.
APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 17TH, REGULAR MEETING.
APPROVAL OF THE MEETING, MINUTES OF OCTOBER 24.
APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 30TH.
CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-767, REGARDING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS SMART BY PROGRAM.
THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 271.083 FOR THE PURCHASE OF TOXICOLOGY BLOOD EVIDENCE FOR COLLECTION KITS.
ITEM NUMBER 6, CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 20-768, SITE OF THE CITY OF PARKER, TEXAS, FINDING THAT CO SERVE GAS, STATEMENT OF INTENT TO INCREASE WITHIN THE CITY SHOULD BE DENIED.
FUNDING THAT THIS CITY IS REASONABLE, RIGHT.
CASE EXPENSIVE, SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE COMPANY, FINDING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW, REQUIRING NOTICE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND THE CITIES LEGAL COUNSEL.
COUNSEL, IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE PULLED OFF? IF NOT, I'D TAKE A MOTION.
>> MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD I TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY, THEN I WILL ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 5-0, THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER 7,
[7. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM EXTENSION]
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE, REVIEW AND APPROVALS NECESSARY FOR THE SUBDIVISION, SITE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE CITIES LIMITS AND EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF PARKER.FIRST, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKED MR. BIRKHOFF TO BE OUR FIRST PRESENTER OF INFORMATION.
>> JOHN MARKOFF WITH BIRKHOFF, HENDRIX, AND CARTER OF DALLAS, TEXAS ACTING AS YOUR CITY ENGINEER.
WE ARE IN THAT 90 DAY CYCLE AGAIN OF RENEWING THE MORATORIUM ON BUILDING.
SINCE WE MET LAST, WE WENT THROUGH AUGUST WHICH WE ALL EXPERIENCED AS BEING LIKE AN OVEN SO WHAT I WOULD CALL IT.
WE WENT BACK AND WE LOOKED AT THE CITY RECORDS OF HOW WE USE
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WATER AND SEE IF IT WAS ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IT WAS IN JULY.WHAT WE FOUND IS THE CITIZENS HERE IN PARKER USED A WHOLE LOT MORE WATER AND IN AUGUST THAN THEY DID IN JULY.
THE MAX DAILY DEMAND OF VOLUME WATER CAME OUT ON AVERAGE OF 721 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY AS COMPARED TO JULY, WHICH WAS 666 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY.
ABOUT 155 GALLONS OF WATER A DAY, MORE PER PERSON.
WHEN WE DID THIS BACK IN JULY OF 2022, IT WAS 696 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY.
WE SAW IT WAS HIGH IN 2022, WE SAW IT COME DOWN IN JULY OF 2023, BUT WE GOT REALLY HOT IN JULY AND IT WENT BACK UP.
AS WE LOOK AT THE MAX HOUR, THAT'S AN INSTANTANEOUS MOMENT IN TIME, A RATE OF WATER WHERE EVERYBODY IS USING IT ONCE AND THE SYSTEM HAS TO MEET THAT DEMAND BUT THROUGH PUMPING AND STORAGE.
IN JULY I'M R MAX ERROR WAS 178 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY AND IN AUGUST IT WENT UP TO 1,236.
WE KEEP USING MORE AND MORE WATER, WHICH IS REALLY STRESSING THE SYSTEM.
AGAIN, THIS MORATORIUM IS ABOUT GETTING A CONTRACT WITH NORTH TEXAS WHERE YOU ALL CAN AGREE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPLY.
WHEN WE GET ADDITIONAL SUPPLY, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO MEET A DEMAND.
NOW THE DEMAND AT 721 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY IS STILL GOING TO BE PRETTY TOUGH TO MEET BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WASN'T QUITE DESIGN FOR THAT AMOUNT OF WATER.
BUT THE SYSTEM TODAY WAS ABLE TO PERFORM.
THE DISTRICT GAVE YOU MORE WATER THAN, WHAT THEY WERE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO GIVE YOU.
YOU'RE UNDER A TAKE OR PAY SCENARIO WITH THE DISTRICTS SO AS YOU USE THAT WATER AND IF WE HAVE FIVE WET SUMMERS IN THE FUTURE, YOU'RE GOING TO STILL PAY THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT YOU USE IN AUGUST OF 2023.
TO MEET THIS DEMAND IN YOUR SYSTEM, WE HAVE ONE PUMP STATION, THIS SIDE PUMP STATION, HAS FOUR PUMPS IN IT AND YOU RAN OFF FOR PUMPS.
NOW UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DOESN'T MEET THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS OF HAVING THE LARGEST PUMP OUT.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE YOUR LARGE PUMP IN RESERVE ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT ONE OF YOUR OTHER PUMPS WILL FAIL.
BUT PUBLIC WORKS HAD TO RUN ALL FOUR TO KEEP THE SYSTEM GOING.
WHAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY AND I THINK WE'RE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS IS TO GO OUT TO THE SIDE PUMP STATION, DO SOME PUMP TESTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUMPS ARE PRODUCING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE AND WHEN THEY WRITE IN COMBINATION, CAN THEY MEET WITH WHAT THEY'RE READY TO DO AND NOT DO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE NEXT SUMMER IF THERE'S NOT A CONTRACT WITH THE DISTRICT.
PART OF THE THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST PART OF THE EVALUATION THEN WE'LL GET THE THUMP PEOPLE IN AND SOME ELECTRICAL PEOPLE AND TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE THAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT INCREASE OUR CHANCES OF RUNNING ALL FOUR PUMPS AND THEY CONTINUE TO RUN.
WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OPERATING AT ITS PEAK PERFORMANCE.
WE DON'T SEE, THE ELECTRICIANS DON'T SEE SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, STARTING TO BURN UP.
BECAUSE IF IT IS, WE WANT TO REPLACE IT BEFORE DEMANDS NEXT SUMMER IN THE EVENT WE DON'T HAVE THE WATER SUPPLY FROM THE DISTRICT.
ONCE YOU DO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE DISTRICT, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE WE CAN GET THE CONNECTION MADE.
THE HEART CONNECTION BETWEEN THE METER STATION AND THEIR SUPPLY LINE IS NOT MADE TODAY AND THE DISTRICT WILL NOT ALLOW US TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION UNTIL THERE'S A CONTRACT.
AS WE LOOK AT THE WATER USAGE THAT WE HAD IN AUGUST OF 2023, IF WE GO INTO ANOTHER HOT SUMMER, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THERE'S SOME MORE RESTRICTIONS OR RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON WATER USAGE.
WHEN A PUMP FAILS AND THEY'RE NOT NEW PUMPS.
IF ONE FAILS, THE SYSTEM HAS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF GOING DOWN AND BE VERY HARD TO RECOVER UNTIL WE START TURNING WATER OFF.
FOR THOSE REASONS, WE NEED TO KEEP THE MORATORIUM IN PLACE AND NOT BRING ON ANY ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISIONS IN THE TOWN UNTIL WE GET ADDITIONAL SUPPLY.
I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS.
>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO SOMETHING JOHN'S TALKING ABOUT SOMETIME IN DECEMBER, GARY'S HAVE IN THE PUMP PEOPLE OUT.
WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH ALL THE PALMS OFF IN THE ELECTRICAL.
JUST MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
IF WE NEED TO CHANGE BEARINGS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THOSE PARTS ORDERED
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IF WE NEED TO ORDER NEW PUMPS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.OR HOUSINGS ARE ANY IMPELLERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT WE CAN GET THOSE BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SHORTAGES AND BACK ORDERS ON THOSE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
NOVEMBER, WE'RE STILL WE'RE STILL PUMPING A LITTLE BIT IN NOVEMBER, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WERE GETTING TO THOSE COOLER MONTHS BEFORE WE START TAKING STUFF DOWN AND STARTED DOING ALL THAT WORK.
>> JUST AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT, IS THERE ALREADY A LIST OF MATERIALS THAT ARE POTENTIAL FAILURE MATERIALS THAT WE ALREADY KNOW OF, THAT WE MIGHT ALREADY [OVERLAPPING] CONNECTED YET. WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
>>THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING APART, GO THROUGH IT ALL AND GO MAKE SURE WE GOT EVERYTHING LINED OUT SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING HAPPENED.
>> I WAS JUST BEING NAIVE AND THEY MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF REBUILD KIT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THOUGH FOR THESE PARTICULAR UNITS THAT PEOPLE WOULD HAVE AND YOU CAN HAVE THOSE RESERVE.
>> IMPELLER COULD GO OUT, YOU COULD HAVE BEARINGS GO OUT, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG WITH THEM.
>> BEARINGS AND THAT ARE SOMEWHAT OFF THE SHELF, BUT IMPELLERS ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO THAT PUMP STATION EACH IMPELLER IS UNIQUE IN ITSELF.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, RANDY.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE A CONSERVATION PLAN THAT WE PASS THROUGH RESOLUTION AND PREVIOUSLY, BUT IF WE GET INTO THE SUMMER BASICALLY AND HAVEN'T RESOLVED ANYTHING YET WITH NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND WE GET CLOSE, IS THERE ANY THRESHOLDS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE THAT SAYS OKAY TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THAT CONSERVATION PLAN AND ORDER THEREOF?
>> THAT'LL BE SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL AT THAT TIME TO SEE WHERE WE STAND AS FAR AS THE WATER TAKE, AS FAR AS OUR RESIDENTS GO.
IDEALLY, IF WE DO HATE SAYING THIS OUT LOUD, WHEN YOU PUT CONSERVATION IN EFFECT, [LAUGHTER] PEOPLE ACTUALLY WATER MORE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
I THINK JOHN CAN SPEAK TO THAT WHEN WE HAD CONSERVATION BEFORE, PEOPLE USUALLY WATER MORE.
THAT'S WHY WE TYPICALLY IT BACKFIRES ON YOU A LITTLE BIT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO SOME GOOD WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND NOT GET INTO A CONSERVATION SCENARIO WHERE, WHERE PEOPLE PANIC AND USE IT FROM X TIMES X TIME BECAUSE IT'S THEIR TIME.
I THINK THERE'S SOME STRATEGIES THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AS WE GET CLOSER.
AGAIN, IF YOU GET A WATER CONTRACT ARE IN BETTER SHAPE.
IF THE PUMPS ALL CONTINUED TO PUMP AGAIN IN THE DISTRICT GIVES US THE WATER, YOU CAN SQUEAK BY AGAIN.
FORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE SOME MORE FOLKS MOVING IN AND THAT JUST COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM FROM WHEN WE DID THE ANALYSIS OF THE AUGUST NUMBERS, YOU'VE HAD 11 MORE HOMES COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO COME IN AS THE LOTS GET BUILT UP.
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, WHAT I'VE SEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS COME THROUGH WITH A UTILITY BILLING AND RESIDENTS TALKING TO ROBIN.
AS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WATERING TWICE A DAY AND THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THEIR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS OR WATERING TWICE A DAY.
MIGHT KICK ON LATE AT NIGHT AND THEN EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEY'RE NOT REALIZING THAT THEY'RE GETTING BILLS LIKE FOR $700-$1,200 AND THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THEY'RE WANDERING TWICE A DAY AND I THINK THAT'S [BACKGROUND] THEY'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
BUT I THINK THAT'S IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE NEED TO START MAYBE WORKING WITH CHAD AND GARY AND PUSH OUT SOME INFORMATION AS FAR AS SOME WATER MANAGEMENT ITEMS ON THAT AND.
IT EVERY TIME THE POWER GOES OUT, WE'D ASK PEOPLE MAYBE A CHECKLIST SPRINKLER SYSTEM BOXES.
SOMETIMES THEY'LL AUTOMATICALLY RESET TO A DEFAULT OF SOME SORT, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BIRKHOFF AT THIS TIME? MR. BIRKHOFF AS THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE WATER AUDITORIUM? JUST HAND IT TO RANDY AND HE WILL PASS IT RIGHT AROUND.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME TIME.
I JUST RECENTLY BY ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO TO LOTS, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE PARKER AND GARDNER OF PARKER AND MIKE MCCURRY.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE PERMISSION TO BUILD THE HOUSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS MORATORIUM WAS THERE BEFORE I PURCHASE THE LAND OR AFTER, I'M NOT AWARE OF IT.
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BUT CERTAINLY IT'S ALMOST TWO YEARS I'M WAITING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.I MET MR. GARY ALSO A COUPLE OF TIMES.
TODAY THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW, I REALLY NEED TO BUILD THE HOUSE.
I HAVE TWO LOTS PLANNING TO BUILD THE TWO HOUSE, BUT AT LEAST I CAN DO ONE PRIMARY FOR MYSELF.
I JUST REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THAT.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE WATER MORATORIUM?
>> WOULD ASK IS I ASKED BACK IN AUGUST IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE MORATORIUM FROM 90-120 DAYS BECAUSE BASICALLY, IF WE RESOLVE ISSUES, I'M SURE IT WILL MOVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO END THE MORATORIUM.
IF NOT, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY YOU WOULDN'T GO TO THE MAXIMUM THAT WE'RE ALLOWED, WHICH IS 120 DAYS.
>> I THINK THAT WE PUBLISHED IT FOR 90.
>> READING WHAT WAS PUT IN THE PAPER DOESN'T EXPRESS ANYTHING IN TERMS OF DAYS.
>> WELL, THE STATUTE DOES ALLOW HUNDRED AND 20 IS THE PUBLIC NOTICES AND NOT AND NEITHER IS THE PACKET WE COULD LOOK AT UPDATING THAT TO GO BEYOND THE MARCH TO THE 120 DAY, I'LL LOOK AT REVISING THEM
>> FIRST OF ALL, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NOW, CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 854 FOR EXTENDING THE TEMPORARY MORE INVENTORY THEM ENACTED BY ORDINANCE NUMBERS 844, 839, 846, 833, 824, 815 AND 812, ON THE ACCEPTANCE REVIEW AND APPROVALS NECESSARY FOR THE SUBDIVISION, SITE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE CITIES LIMITS AND EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF PARKER.
>> I WAS THINKING BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE].
>> WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY IT'S WHAT'S POSTED IS THE 90 DAYS.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN CHANGE THAT WITHOUT THE NOTICE. I'M SORRY.
>> I GOT IT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 854, WHICH IS EXTENDING THE WATER MORATORIUM FOR 90 DAYS.
THAT IS WHAT IS IN YOUR PACKET.
THAT WAS WHAT WAS POSTED THERE.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT?
>> IT WAS POSTED IN THE PACKET BUT NOT IN THE PAPERS, ETC, AS A TIME DATE.
WHAT I COULD HEAR FROM ME IS THAT AT THE 90 DAY VOTE DOES NOT PASS.
WE COULD PUT IN AMENDMENT THAT CHANGES TO 120 AND THEN VOTE AGAIN; IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES. YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND FROM 90-120 IF THE 90 IS NOT VOTED.
>> YOU COMMITTED THE MOTION TONIGHT OR WOULD IT HAVE TO BE ON A FUTURE.
>> IT'S ON THIS VOTE RIGHT NOW.
>> RIGHT NOW THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS FOR 90 DAYS BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WAS POSTED.
IF THAT MOTION FAILS, THEN YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR 120 DOES.
>> I THINK THE MOTION HAS TO BE MADE LIKE ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW.
>> IF NO ONE WILL SET THAT WILL MAKE A MOTION BUT WE'LL MOVE TO AMEND IT, THAT WOULD BE THE MOTION.
>> YOU'D WANT TO MAKE A MOTION RIGHT NOW TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT AND THEN WE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
>> SO YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO AMEND?
>> [OVERLAPPING] I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND
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THE MORATORIUM 120 DAYS AS OPPOSED TO 90 DAYS.>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY RANDY VIRCHOW AND A SECOND BY TERRY LYNCH TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 854 TO REFLECT 120 DAYS IN LIEU OF A 90 DAYS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT?
>> JUST CLARIFICATION I THINK THAT VIRCHOW MENTIONED THIS IF WE RESOLVE THE ISSUES EARLIER THAN THE MORATORIUM COULD BE IN ANY INSTANCE, WOULD BE.
>> YES AT ANYTIME IN ANY OF OUR EXTENSIONS.
IF WE DO RESOLVE THE UNDERLYING ISSUES, YOU CAN RESEND THE MORATORIUM.
>> WHICH IS WHAT WE HOPE FOR SURE.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? GUIDE THEN? WE'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 854 TO120 DAYS IN LIEU OF 90 DAYS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANY OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES 5 0.
NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND LUKE I'LL LET YOU DO THE INTRODUCTION.
>> SORRY, MADAM MAYOR, I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
DO WE STILL NEED TO PASS THE RESOLUTION FOR THE MORATORIUM?
>> WE JUST PASSED AN ORDINANCE.
>> WE WOULD PASS AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE 854, BUT THE THE AGENDA ITEM HAS MULTIPLE ORDINANCES CITED.
DO WE NEED TO PASS ALL OF THOSE ORDINANCE APPROVALS?
>> THOSE ARE ALL THE PREVIOUS ONES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
>> YES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON ANYTHING BESIDES WHAT WAS JUST VOTED.
>> I'VE SAME QUESTION. MARGARET SUMMARIVE?
>> SUMMARIVE. TEXAS COALITION AND AFFORDABLE POWER IS HERE TO DO A QUICK PRESENTATION GIVE YOU A, WE'VE GOT SOME NEW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
AND IT'S WHERE WE PURCHASED OUR POWER THROUGH.
RANDY CAN YOU PUSH THAT BUTTON UNDERNEATH THAT TV WRITTEN THERE.
[PRESENTATION]
>> MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TCAP, WE'RE THE TEXAS COALITION FOR AFFORDABLE POWER.
[LAUGHTER] YOU WANT ME TO GO QUICKLY? JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHO TCAP IS.
WE HAVE 160 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE ERCOT AREA OF TEXAS.
WE HAVE 87 OF PURE IN THE NORTH TEXAS AREA.
WE HAVE A 15 MEMBER BOARD THAT IS MADE UP OF OUR MEMBERS.
YOU CAN SEE OUR BOARD UP THERE AND THE CITIES THEY REPRESENT.
LARGE, MEDIUM, SMALL ARE DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF KILOWATTS THE CITY USES.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ON POPULATION.
WE HAVE ELECTIONS EVERY MAY AND IF ANYONE FROM THE CITY OF PARKER WOULD LIKE TO BE ON OUR BOARD, WE'RE ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS THROUGH THIS FRIDAY AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A BALLOT TO VOTE ON THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING.
NEXT ONE. [LAUGHTER] WHY TCAP? WE'RE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
WE THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
WE'RE ALSO IN A GROUP OF CITIES.
WE COME TOGETHER AS A MUNICIPAL AGGREGATOR.
WE GO INTO THE WHOLESALE MARKET.
WE'RE NOT GOING INTO THE RETAIL MARKET.
THAT HELPS TO ALSO SAVE ENERGY.
WE PULL ABOUT ONE BILLION KILOWATTS TOGETHER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT, SO WE CAN GET A CONTRACT BETTER THAN ANY ONE CITY CAN GET ON ITS OWN.
THE REASON I SAY THAT IS IS BECAUSE WHEN A CITY GOES OUT FOR AN ELECTRICITY CONTRACT, HOW YOU USE ELECTRICITY IN YOUR CITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OFFERING YOU THAT CONTRACT.
FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT CITIES UP THERE WITH TWO VERY DIFFERENT LOAD PROFILES.
THE FIRST CITY AT THE TOP TYPICALLY HAS A LOT MORE USAGE IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THAT WOULD BE STREET LIGHTING, WATER PUMPING.
IT COULD ALSO BE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER OR WATER AS WELL.
THE CITY AT THE BOTTOM TENDS TO USE MORE POWER, 8-5, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY MEAN AIR CONDITIONING BUILDINGS.
IF YOU TAKE THOSE TWO AND OVERLAP THEM, IT BECOMES ALMOST A STRAIGHT LINE AND THE GRAPH ON THE RIGHT PRETTY MUCH SHOWS THE TCAP LOW.
THE RED LINE IS HOW ERCOT AS A WHOLE USES ELECTRICITY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE 3-4 OR FIVE O'CLOCK RANGE, IT'S GOING UP SIGNIFICANTLY.
THAT'S WHEN YOU HEAR ERCOT, TELL YOU TO START CONSERVING POWER
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WHEN THEY'RE ASKING BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE HITTING THEIR PEAK.BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT TCAP AS A WHOLE, WE'RE NOT PEAKING DURING THAT TIME BECAUSE CITY HALL IS CLOSING DOWN, WE'RE WE'RE SHUTTING THINGS DOWN.
THE OTHER THING THAT MAKES US VERY FAVORABLE IN THE WHOLESALE MARKET IS IS THAT THE GENERATORS KNOW THAT WE'RE USING MORE POWER IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, SO THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO GET MORE OF OUR POWER IN THOSE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WHICH ALSO LEADS TO LOWER PRICES AS A WHOLE FOR THE CONTRACT.
NEXT SLIDE. HOW WE ARE UNIQUELY DIFFERENT? LIKE I SAID, WE'RE SET UP IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR ENERGY AGGREGATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ALSO EXEMPTS ELECTRICITY FROM BIDDING REQUIREMENTS, BECAUSE OF HOW COMPLICATED ELECTRICITY CONTRACTS CAN BE.
WE HAVE A BIFURCATED CONTRACT.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE BUY IN THE WHOLESALE MARKET.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER LIKE YOU DO AT YOUR HOME.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE DO HAVE A RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER.
ALL THEY DO FOR US IS BILLING.
IF FOR SOME REASON WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE, WE CAN GET RID OF THEM, BUT STILL KEEP OUR CONTRACT PRICE.
AGAIN, NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO AT YOUR OWN HOME OR BUSINESS.
JUST REAL BRIEFLY, OUR MEMBERSHIP SERVICES WE GIVE ANNUAL BUDGET ESTIMATES TO OUR CITIES.
THERE'S ACCESS TO OUR ENERGY CONSULTANTS AT NO CHARGE, WE WILL REVIEW ANY OF YOUR RENEWABLE CONTRACTS THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN DOING, WHETHER IT'S SOLAR, ROOFTOP SOLAR, OR WE'VE HAD SOME MEMBERS LOOKING AT WIND TURBINES.
TO HELP WITH THAT, WE ALSO GIVE OUT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUR OWN BILLING PORTAL.
WE STARTED DOING WEBINARS THIS YEAR.
IT'S THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.
ALTHOUGH THIS MONTH WE'RE DOING IT THIS FRIDAY AT 9:00 AM AND IT'S ON HOW TO FILL OUT THE CQO REPORT THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THE CITIES, ESPECIALLY IN NORTH TEXAS FOR NON ATTAINMENT AREAS.
THEN AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A PEER ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
CONTRACTING. TYPICALLY IN THE PAST, CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN A FIXED PRICE, FIXED TERM, FIVE YEARS.
HERE'S YOUR PRICE FOR THE FIVE YEARS.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PRICES FOR YOUR ENERGY PORTION, AS WE KNOW, THE ENCORE PORTION IS GOING NOWHERE BUT UP AND THEY KEEP ASKING FOR MORE RATE INCREASES.
IT SAYS YOU CAN PLAN BUDGETS FOR FIVE YEARS OUT, BUT THAT'S LIKE SAYING, YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU'RE GOING TO USE ELECTRICITY NEXT AUGUST.
LITTLE HARD TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT.
THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU DO FIXED PRICE, FIXED TERM CONTRACTS, YOU'RE MAKING A DECISION ON ONE PARTICULAR DAY FOR FIVE-YEARS OF ENERGY.
YOU HOPE THAT'S A GOOD DAY TO BUY ELECTRICITY, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW BECAUSE PRICES CHANGE DAILY IN THE MARKET.
SO WHAT LOOKS LIKE A REALLY GOOD PRICE ON ONE DAY MAY ACTUALLY BE A REALLY BAD PRICE ON THE NEXT DAY.
WHAT WE STARTED DOING, WHAT WE'VE FOUND IN THE MARKET WAS WHAT WE'RE CALLING SHP, WHICH IS WHAT CITY OF PARKER IS UNDER.
IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE AND WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MARKET.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GOING OUT AND BUYING SMALL PORTIONS OF OUR NEED ONCE A MONTH.
WE'RE GOING TO AVERAGE IT OUT OVER THE YEAR, AND THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHEN PRICES ARE FALLING.
IT ALSO IF FOR SOME REASON THERE'S A REALLY BAD MONTH LIKE WHEN URI HAPPEN OR UKRAINE GOT INVADED.
WE DON'T BUY DURING THAT MONTH.
THE ONLY DRAWBACKS ON THIS IS PRICES ARE ONLY FIXED FOR ONE YEAR, IT'S A SET PRICE FOR ONE YEAR.
IT COULD BE HIGHER THE NEXT YEAR THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
UNFORTUNATELY THE '23 PRICE IS AT 4.6 CENTS, I THINK.
UNFORTUNATELY THE '24 PRICES AT 6.3.
I WILL TELL YOU THOUGH THAT THE MARKET IS COMING IN AT 7.8 AND 8.8 CENTS AND I HAD A CITY TODAY CALL ME, THEY HAD A BROKER ON THE PHONE GOING, WE CAN GET YOU A GREAT DEAL FOR 11.
COMPARED TO WHAT THE GOING MARKET IS, IT'S A REALLY GOOD RATE.
THIS IS A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THE BLUE LINES REPRESENT ALL THE DIFFERENT PRICES OF ELECTRICITY IN A YEAR'S TIME BECAUSE IT CHANGES DAILY.
THE RED LINE SHOWS YOU THE AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE UP UNTIL '21, IT WAS MUCH MORE STEADY, MUCH MORE ACROSS THE BOARD AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS AGAIN, WE'RE BUYING A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE.
WE FOUND THAT THAT'S WHEN THE PRICES ARE THE LOWEST.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT I GOT THESE A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER.
CAN YOU SKIP AHEAD TWO REAL QUICK AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK ONE. SKIP AHEAD TWO.
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WHAT HAPPENS IS IN THE CURRENT MARKET, THE GENERATORS ARE LIKE, THERE'S ALL THIS GOING ON.WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE OUR RATES BECAUSE WE'RE JUST NOT QUITE SURE TILL WE GET OVER THIS.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED DURING URI, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE UKRAINE WAS INVADED BY RUSSIA.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY, IT'S THAT FEAR PRICING.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO PRICE IT HIGH BECAUSE WE JUST NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
TWO YEARS OUT THE MARKET IS LIKE OKAY, YOU WANT TO CONTRACT TWO YEARS FROM NOW.
WE FEEL MUCH MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT GIVING YOU THE LOWER PRICE.
ALSO, WHAT IT DOES IS IT GETS RID OF THE CARRYING CHARGES.
WHEN YOU HAVE A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT OR EVEN LONGER, NOBODY'S QUITE SURE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THOSE FOURTH AND FIFTH YEARS, SO THEY ADD PRICE SETTERS TO IT, BASICALLY INSURANCE FOR THE GENERATORS PART TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.
AGAIN, WE DON'T FEEL THAT CITIES SHOULD BE PAYING ALL THESE EXTRA THINGS TO POCKET INTO THE GENERATORS.
LUKE IF YOU CAN GO BACK ONE SLIDE, SORRY.
THIS IS BASICALLY WHERE PRICES ARE.
YOU CAN SEE IT SPIKED UP SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER UKRAINE.
WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU ON THIS IS, THE YELLOW LINE, THAT'S THE 2022 PRICING.
IF YOU'RE IN 2022 AND YOU NEED A CONTRACT FOR 2022, IT'S EXPIRING IMMEDIATELY. THOSE ARE YOUR PRICES.
HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE IN '22 AND YOU NEED A CONTRACT ABOUT TWO YEARS OUT, YOU'RE ON THE GREEN LINE AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE GREEN LINE IS LOWER THAN THE YELLOW LINE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE GREEN LINE DIDN'T SPIKE AS MUCH AS THE BLUE LINE DID.
THEY'RE RAISING PRICES JUST OUT OF FEAR AND WE THINK THE GREEN LINE'S STARTING TO COME BACK DOWN.
PRICES HAVE BEEN ARTIFICIALLY HIGH FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO, WE THINK THAT THOSE ARE STARTING TO COME DOWN AS THE PRESSURE IN EUROPE IS COMING OFF AND LIQUID NATURAL GAS ISN'T BEING NEEDED AS MUCH IN EUROPE AND GETTING SHIPPED OUT OF THE UNITED STATES AS IT HAS BEEN.
JUST REAL QUICKLY. WHAT'S DIFFERENT? LIKE I SAID, WE'RE DOING MULTIPLE RFPS EACH MONTH.
WE'RE GOING OUT INTO THE WHOLESALE MARKET, WE'RE LETTING THEM BID ON US.
WE WON'T ALLOW ANY ONE COMPANY TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF OUR MARKET.
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY'LL JUST TRY AND PUSH EVERYBODY ELSE OUT AND THEN WE WON'T GET ANY GOOD BIDS ON IT.
IT AVOIDS THE ALL-IN GUESTS OF THAT ONE DAY, ONE YEAR MAKING A MULTI-YEAR DEAL, YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW WHAT THE PRICE IS PRIOR TO BUDGET.
WE'RE RIGHT NOW FINISHING UP BUY-IN FOR 25.
WHEN WE SEND OUT THE BUDGET ESTIMATES IN MARCH, WE'LL KNOW WHAT THE 25 PRICES, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT BEFORE GOING INTO YOUR BUDGET MEETINGS.
THEN IT ALSO AVOIDS HAVING TO EXPLAIN A LONG TERM OUT OF THE MARKET PRICE TO CITIZENS.
IF YOU'RE SITTING IN A $0.06 CONTRACT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING HAPPENS IN THE MARKET DROPS TO THREE, IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP GOING YET, BUT WE HAVE FOUR MORE YEARS ON THIS CONTRACT BEFORE WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE LOWER PRICES.
THE OTHER THING IT ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY.
IF FOR SOME REASON WE THINK THAT THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK ANYMORE, THE BOARD IS GETTING BI-MONTHLY UPDATES, AND WE'RE WATCHING THE MARKET, AND IF WE NEED TO CHANGE THINGS, WE WILL SO THAT THE CITIES ARE NOT SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN THEY NEED TO.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE TIMELINE.
WE STARTED PURCHASING IN 21 FOR 22.
WE TOLD CITIES IN MARCH OF 22 WHAT THE 23 PRICES, AND WE JUST DO THIS EVERY MONTH, IN 24 WILL BE PURCHASING FOR 26, AND IN 25 WE'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING FOR 27.
THE BOARD HAS ONLY WANTED TO GO THROUGH 27, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE STRATEGY OF WHAT'S AFTER 2027, AND GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO OUR MEMBERS.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS ANCILLARY SERVICES.
THOSE ARE SERVICES THAT ARE CAUGHT, PURCHASES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH GENERATION IN THE MARKET.
BASICALLY, IT IS PAYING FOR CAPACITY TO SIT AND BE IN HOLDING.
THAT WON'T BE PUT INTO THE MARKET.
PRIORITY URI, THE PRICE WAS ABOUT $2.15 A MEGAWATT.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S SORT OF MOSTLY AROUND $4 A MEGAWATT.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PAST JUNE THEY SPIKED UP TO ALMOST $9 A MEGAWATT.
WE ACTUALLY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT, BEGINNING THIS YEAR WITH BROAD REACH POWER.
THERE ARE A LARGE UTILITY SCALE BATTERY STORAGE.
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WE HAVE A FIXED PRICE NOW FOR 75% OF THE PRICE, THE ANCILLARY SERVICES THAT ARE CAUGHT PUTS INTO THE MARKET.THE OTHER 25% ARE TYPICALLY A LOT SMALLER.
THESE ARE THE BIG THINGS THAT CAN CATCH US OFF GUARD.
IT ALSO THE CONTRACT ALLOWS FOR RENEGOTIATION, SO IF ERK CAUGHT STARTS ADDING MORE ANCILLARY SERVICES INTO THE MARKET, WILL BE ABLE TO RENEGOTIATE OUR CONTRACT TO GET MORE OF A SET RATE.
HOW THIS WORKS IS IF YOU HAVE YOUR INSULARITY, IF YOU CAN POINT TO IT AND SAY, THIS COMPANY HAS ALL ENOUGH TO COVER T-CAP THAN ERK DOESN'T PUSH ANY OF ITS CHARGES ONTO US AS A GROUP.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL TO TRY AND AGAIN, KEEP COSTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, KEEP FINDING SAVINGS FOR OUR MEMBERS.
I KNOW THAT'S A LOT [LAUGHTER].
>> I'D LOOK AT THE BUDGET FOR OUR ELECTRICITY AND HONESTLY, THE RATES ARE JUST GOING UP AND UP.
PART OF IT IS I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN NEW WATER STORAGE TANKS.
BUT, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME IDEA OF HOW USING T-CAP HAS HELPED US THE CITY IN REDUCING IT'S COSTS.
>> AGAIN, IF PARKER HAD GONE OUT ON ITS OWN FOR IT'S CONTRACT, I'M GUESSING YOU WOULD BE PROBABLY PAYING ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN CENTS, AND YOU WOULD HAVE PROBABLY BEEN TOLD BY A RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER THAT YOU NEEDED A SEVEN TO NINE YEAR CONTRACT.
THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
WE JUST HEARD OF A SMALL CITY NEAR WACO THAT WAS CONVINCED TO SIGN AN 8.9 CENTS CONTRACT FOR TEN YEARS.
AGAIN, PROBABLY ABOUT THE SIZE OF PARKER, MAYBE A LITTLE SMALLER.
AGAIN, UNFORTUNATELY, THE RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDERS OR EVEN THE BROKERS THAT COME KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR, THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO FIND WAYS TO SAVE YOU MONEY, THEY'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE.
AGAIN, PARKER BEING PART OF THIS GROUP GIVES YOU A BETTER CONTRACT THEN YOU COULD ON YOUR OWN.
>> IT'S THE STRATEGIC PURCHASING THAT GETS EVERYBODY THE LOWEST RATE THAT YOU THINK IS TRULY POSSIBLE, AND YOU INDICATED THAT YOU SEND THE CITY RECEIVES FROM Y'ALL IN MARCH THE RATE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE USE FOR OUR BUDGETING PURPOSES.
THEN WE USE KIND OF WHAT WATTAGE, OR WHATEVER NUMBER WE USE IN ELECTRICITY THAT TIMES THE RATE.
>> WE SEND OUT A SPREADSHEET AND WE'LL PUT IN THE RATE.
WE'LL DO IT ON A FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE WE DO OURS BY CALENDAR YEAR, SO WE DO THAT BY FISCAL YEAR.
THEN WE ALSO PUT IN WHAT WE THINK THE ENCORE CHARGE IS GOING TO BE.
RIGHT NOW, I'M LOOKING AT, JUST THIS YEAR ALONE FOR THE CITY OF PARKER, YOU'VE ALREADY SPENT $33,000, AND $875 THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO ENCORE, YOU ONLY SPENT 32,000 AND ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY COSTS.
SOME OF OUR OTHER SMALL CITIES, 75% OF THEIR BILL GOES TO ENCORE.
WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT WAYS TO HELP THEM.
I WILL SAY JUST LOOKING AT YOUR ACCOUNTS, EVERYTHING IS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, ALTHOUGH THERE'S ONE ACCOUNT THAT HAS ZERO USAGE AND WE'RE BIG ABOUT MAKING SURE GET THOSE ZEROS USAGES OFF, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE PROBABLY SIRENS THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF USAGE.
BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU HAVE ZERO USAGE, YOU'RE NOT PAYING ENERGY CHARGES, BUT YOU'RE PAYING ENCORE CHARGES.
>> I THINK I KNOW WHERE THAT ONE IS THAT.
IT'S NOT SIREN I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT NOW.
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT, BECAUSE WHEN WE DO THE BUDGETS, WE ARE LOOKING IF SOMETHING POPS UP UNUSUAL, WE'LL SEND A NOTE AND SAY, HEY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT THIS.
AGAIN, IT'S HOW YOU USE ELECTRICITY IF THERE'S WAYS.
I KNOW MR. BIRKHOFF COULD ALSO TELL YOU WAYS TO HELP WITH YOUR ENERGY LOAD ON PUMPS AND MOTORS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE USING THAT IN A GOOD MANNERS TOO.
>> TYPICALLY WE'D LIKE TO CYCLE THEM, BUT THAT WAS A HARD THIS YEAR.
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>> ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT IN 2027, WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING OUT THAT THE MODEL MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
WHAT ARE THE IDEAS FOR THE MODEL AFTER 2027 THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT?
PART OF IT IS WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR HAS DONE A LOT TO THE ENERGY MARKETS, SO WE'RE KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT PUC PUTS IN PLACE.
NOW THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED SOME OF THE BILLS, THEY'RE CALLING IT OR PERFORMANCE CREDIT.
IT'S BASICALLY, THEY'RE TRYING TO MOVE IT TO A CAPACITY MARKET.
BASICALLY JUST SPENDING MORE AND MORE MONEY TO HAVE PEOPLE READY TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY.
ERCOT HAS PUT $8 BILLION INTO THE MARKET ON THIS THESE ANCILLARY SERVICES.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT GETS PASSED THROUGH TO US, AND THE LEGISLATURE IN THIS LAST SESSION PASSED ADDITIONAL COSTS BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE ALLOWING THE TDSP COMPANIES, THE ON-COURSE TO PASS THROUGH THEIR EXECUTIVE BONUSES, THAT WERE NEVER ALLOWED TO GO THROUGH TO THE RATE PAYERS BEFORE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE COST COMING THROUGH. WE'RE WATCHING IT.
AGAIN, WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE MARKET OR WHAT RATES ARE GOING TO LOOK AT, AND THE BOARD DOES HAVE AN UPDATE EVERY OTHER MONTH.
WE HAVE EVERY OTHER MONTH MEETINGS OF WHAT THE MARKET'S DOING, WHAT WE'RE SEEING, WHAT THE FORECASTS ARE, TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING.
AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO TELL.
>> I WILL SAY I DO LIKE THE BUYING OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD AND DOING THAT ONE YEAR AT A TIME BECAUSE I KNOW IN A PREVIOUS CITY THAT WE WERE AT, WE WERE AT LIKE NINE SINCE I BELIEVE, AND WE HAVE LIKE THREE YEARS LEFT ON THE CONTRACT.
[LAUGHTER] OTHER CITIES WERE AT THREE CENTS AT THAT TIME AND WE WERE SITTING THERE JUST LIKE WAITING, AND WAITING, AND WAITING FOR THIS CONTRACT TO EXPIRE.
I'M JUST SO WE CAN GET OUT OF THAT NINE CENT AND GO DOWN TO THE THREE CENT FOURTHS AT RANGE.
TO GET WITH T CAP AND GO WITH THEM AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
I DO LIKE THIS A LOT BETTER HAVING THE MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THE MARKET.
>> I WILL SAY THAT PRIOR TO BEING HERE, WE DID NOT HAVE THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BROUGHT TO OUR CITY THAT I THINK IS GREATLY BENEFITED OUR CITY.
KUDOS TO YOU FOR DOING THANK YOU.
>> ON THE THUMB DRIVE, NOT ONLY IS THIS PRESENTATION ON THERE, THERE'S SOME OTHER DOCUMENTS ABOUT WHO TEACUP IS, HOW WE DO THINGS, HOW WE WERE SET UP, ENERGY CONSERVATION.
JUST SOME MORE IF YOU FEEL LIKE DELVING INTO IT.
OF THE THUMB DRIVES, I KNOW HOW IT DEPARTMENTS CAN GET.
THEY'VE ALL BEEN BUGGED, TRACED, WHATEVER, THEY'RE CLEANS.
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT IN CASE YOU WANTED TO READ UP MORE ON TEA CUP.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
[2. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2023-769 REGARDING __7__ VOTES FOR COLLIN COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.]
CONSIDERATION AND ARE ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023769, REGARDING OUR SEVEN VOTES FOR COLLIN COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.I BELIEVE YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, THE INFORMATION WHERE THE CITY HAS NOMINATED MR. WILLIAMS AND MR. WISS.
I BELIEVE IT IS. FOR THAT FOR THE VOTES, WE HAVE A GRAND TOTAL OF SEVEN.
[LAUGHTER] WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT, SO WHAT IS THE WISHES OF THE COUNCIL?
>> I BELIEVE THAT IF I'M CORRECT, COUNCIL WOMAN LYNCH IDENTIFY BOTH THESE PEOPLE [NOISE] AND I WOULD GUESS THAT SOUTHERN VOTES MAY OR MAY NOT GO VERY FAR.
THAT SPLITTING ON BETWEEN THE TWO MIGHT BE EVEN WORSE.
I'LL JUST ASK COUNCIL WOMAN LYNCH IF BETWEEN THE TWO,
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THERE'S ANY PARTICULAR PERSON THAT MIGHT HAVE EXPRESSED THE LARGER DESIRE TO POTENTIALLY BE ON IT.>> I WILL SAY, I'M THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF HARTFORD THAT ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN NOT ONLY OUR CITY BUT INTO OUR COUNTY AS WELL.
BOTH INDIVIDUALS EXPRESSED AN THE INTERESTS.
>> IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS VERY FAR.
BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE PUT THE SEVEN VOTES TO ONE INDIVIDUAL AND RICHARD WILLIAMS IS THE INDIVIDUAL I SPOKE WITH FIRST.
MAYBE THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH.
IT WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO THAT TO GIVE RICHARD WILLIAMS.
>> YES, I MOTION THAT [LAUGHTER].
>> YOU MOVE THAT WE GRANT RICHARD WILLIAMS ALL SEVEN OF THE VOTES?
>> MADAM MAYOR? I SECOND THE MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO GIVE MR. WILLIAMS SEVEN OF OUR VOTES.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY, I'LL ASK YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF GIVING MR. WILLIAMS SEVEN VOTES.
ANY AGAINST? MR. WILLIAMS GETS THE SEVEN VOTES.
WE DO APPRECIATE MR. WISS IS BEING AVAILABLE, AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR THAT.
>> AGAIN, I THINK FOR PURPOSES OF PEOPLE IN COLLIN COUNTY SEEING PEOPLE FROM PARKER BEING OUT THERE, IT'S GOOD PRESENTATION.
>> IT'S HARD FOR US WHEN PLANO HAS 259.
[LAUGHTER] BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO TRY.
[LAUGHTER] NEXT, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 3,
[3. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO. 855 APPOINTING A DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY WITH THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO ASSIST WITH SAID OFFICE AND TO SERVE IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CITY SECRETARY.]
CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 855 APPOINTING A DEPUTY SECRETARY WITH THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO ASSIST WITH SET OFFICE AND SERVE IN THE ABSENCE OF CITY SECRETARY.BASICALLY, WHAT THIS IS, AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET.
IF PATTY COULD NOT BE HERE FOR ANY REASON, THIS PERSON WOULD BE TAKING HER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE PATTY WAS OUT.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT LORI NEWTON HAS EXPRESSED INTERESTS.
ALL THE LADIES HAVE THAT LAURIE IS THE MOST SENIOR OF THE LADIES.
>> MADAM MAYOR, I POINT LORI NEWTON.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PHIL TO APPOINT, LORI NEWTON TO BE THE DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THEN I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANY OPPOSE? NOT HEARING ANY, MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
[NOISE] NOW IT'S GOING TO GET A LITTLE DICEY.
[LAUGHTER] I HATE IT WHEN MY PAPERS GET ALL MIXED UP.
ITEM NUMBER 4, CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER
[4. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2023-770 MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING (P&Z) COMMISSION.]
2023 DASH 7 HOURS MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.YOU ALL HAVE IN YOUR PACKET INFORMATION ON PLANNING AND ZONING AND THERE'S THREE THINGS WE CAN DO TONIGHT.
JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, ONE IS WE CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS, TWO WE CAN DELAY APPOINTMENTS FOR X AMOUNT OF TIME.
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THREE IS WE CAN ASK THAT THE PROPOSED APPOINTEES COME TO CITY COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN INTERVIEW THEM LIKE FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE, LIKE WE USED TO DO IN THE OLD DAYS.SO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE OPTIONS IF YOU WANT.
OTHERWISE, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?
>> I'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION ON THE, AS I LOOK AT THIS FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, THERE IS SECTION 1 FOR NOMINATIONS OF VOTING MEMBERS, WHICH HAVE A TWO-YEAR TERM ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS ALTERNATE MEMBERS, WHICH IS MY READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
IT'S A ONE-YEAR TERM UNLESS WE DECIDE TO CHANGE IT TO TWO.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. [OVERLAPPING] WE'RE DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH TODAY.
AND ORDINANCE DOES SAY IT'S A ONE-YEAR TERM UNLESS IT'S A TWO-YEAR TERM AT APPOINTMENT.
EVIDENTLY FOR THE PAST MANY YEARS, THE ALTERNATIVES HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AT TWO-YEAR TERMS.
>> CAN WE SWITCH IT BACK TO ONE OF YOUR TERMS?
>> YOU CAN MAKE IT A ONE-YEAR TERM.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THAT FOR THE ALTERNATIVES, WE CAN DO A ONE-YEAR TERM, SO INSTEAD OF THE 25 WE ARE GIVEN 24.
>> AT SOME POINT, WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND MAKE THEM CONSISTENT ON ALTERNATES.
>> AT LEAST IT WOULD BE NICE FOR IN TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
>> YES, IT IS WRITTEN FOR TWO YEARS FOR THEM FOR THE VOTING MEMBERS AND THE ALTERNATIVES BASED ON THE PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT, HAD BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THE TWO YEAR.
THAT'S HOW THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN.
BUT IF INSTEAD, YOU WANT TO REVERT BACK TO THE ONE-YEAR FOR ALTERNATIVES, WHICH IS MAYBE DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
BUT IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, THEN WE CAN MOVE THAT IT'D BE AMENDED FOR THE ONE-YEAR.
>> WITH RESPECT TO THE ALTERNATE, IS THERE ONE MORE ALTERNATE THAT WE HAVE OR IS THIS ALL OF THE ALTERNATE?
>> I THINK WE ONLY HAVE THREE FOR P&Z.
>> FOR P&Z. IF WE'RE DOING TWO-YEAR TERMS, SHOULDN'T THEY BE STAGGERED ALSO INSTEAD OF ALL THE ALTERNATE HAVING AN END DATE AT THE SAME TIME.
YEAH, WE STAGGER THE VOTING MEMBERS IT SEEMS.
>> WE COULD PROPOSE TO IN THE FUTURE, A FUTURE MEANING TO THEM IN THAT ORDINANCE.
I WILL NOTE THAT IT'S VERY HELPFUL IN PLANNING AND ZONING THAT ALTERNATE MEMBERS CAN COUNT TOWARDS A QUORUM, SO IT'S VERY GOOD YOU HAVE THAT.
>> WELL THAT THE ALTERNATE MEMBERS CAN COUNT TOWARDS THE QUORUM AT P&Z.
SOMETIMES AS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AS WE.
>> KNOW, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO DO IN A SEPARATE MEETING BECAUSE IT'S NOT NOTICED FOR THIS MEETING.
I'M WITH YOU ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN DO THIS BECAUSE THIS MEETING IS NOTICED FOR APPOINTMENT.
>> I WAS THINKING OF A FUTURE MEETING FOR ORDINARY.
>> YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF CLEAN UP I THINK ON SOME OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSION OR.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I THINK SOMEWHERE I READ THAT WHILE IT SOUNDS STRANGE, BUT IT SAYS THAT THE BOARD IS BASICALLY SERVE TO THE, QUOTE, PLEASURE OF COUNSEL.
>> DOES THAT MEAN THAT SOMEWHERE IF IT WAS A TWO-YEAR TERM FOR ALTERNATE IN SOMEWHERE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, COUNCIL DECIDED AND SAID, OKAY, THIS ONE ALTERNATE SHOULD REALLY BE REPLACED BY SOMEONE ELSE.
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT PRECLUDES US FROM DOING THAT?
>> WE COULD DO THAT AT ANY POINT IN TIME.
>> AS WE DO THIS, IS THIS ONE MOTION FOR SECTION ON THIS OR THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR SALE.
I GUESS IT COULD GET CONVOLUTED BECAUSE WHAT I DID PUT THERE IS THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS AND THEN SILICON, JUST FOR YOU TO POINT EVERYBODY AT THE POOL THOSE ROLES.
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>> THE APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS, EVEN THOUGH WE NEVER RESOLUTION-
>> DOES SAY THAT WE APPOINT THE OFFICER TO OFFICER.
>> I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE ATTENDANCE RECORDS, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND LESION OF OMAR FOR THE GENERAL PUT ACCORDING TO THE ATTENDANCE RECORD APPEND IN THE YEAR.
I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS VERY LOW ATTENDANCE.
BUT I KNOW AND I'M THANKFUL THAT WE'VE GOT A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURE, SEEM WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURED PLANNING THIS YEAR, SO I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT WE WILL SEE A BETTER RESULT OF ATTENDANCE.
I KNOW THERE'S NOT A THERE'S NOT A GUIDELINE THAT SAYS ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS, BUT I THINK ZERO IS QUALIFIED FOR THAT.
WITH THAT STATED, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE NOMINATE FOR VOTING MEMBERS RUSSELL IN PLACE 1, WAY AGAIN, YES.
PLACE 3 [INAUDIBLE] IN PLACE 5.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE FOR ALTERNATE 1 LUCY [INAUDIBLE] FOR ALTERNATE 2 AND LYNETTE AMMAR FOR ALTERNATE 3.
>> ONE MORE. YEAH. IT'S A LONG WAY [BACKGROUND].
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE RUSSELL RIGHT, FOR THE CHAIR AND WEI WEI YANG AS THE SECRETARY.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT. I SERVED WITH THEM. THEY'RE GREAT PEOPLE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE HAVE TALKED TO THE PEOPLE AND THEY ARE ALL INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THEIR SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN ON.
RUSSELL AND WEI WEI ARE BOTH INTERESTED IN CONTINUING IN THEIR OFFICER POSITIONS, JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT?
>> I REALLY ASK. I KNOW THERE'S THREE PEOPLE THAT PUT IN POTENTIALLY INTEREST IS DUE FROM YOUR OWN STANDPOINT, WHY YOU HAVE NOMINATED THOUGH LYNETTE.
>> I WAS DELIGHTED TO SEE THREE NOMINEES, PEOPLE SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION AND I DID LOOK VERY MUCH AT ALL THREE OF THE CANDIDATES.
LYNETTE STANDS OUT TO ME BECAUSE I KNOW EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS INDICATED THAT SHE HASN'T BEEN TO A PLANNING ZONING MEETING BEFORE.
I KNOW FOR A FACT SHE HAS BEEN CLOSELY WATCHING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
>> IN CITY COUNCIL AND SHE'S BEEN ACTIVE.
I APPRECIATED HERS AND ALLISON.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT TO BE AN ACTIVE TO ATTENDING THE MEETINGS, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMISSION.
I THINK OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS CRITICAL.
IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE THAT CAN REALLY HELP TO MAKE THIS CITY MOVE A LOT AROUND.
I THINK ALLISON, I STRUGGLED BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM.
BUT I WENT WITH LYNETTE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN HER CURRENT ACTIVITIES. THAT'S WHY.
>> I SECOND IT BECAUSE I WAS ON THAT.
THEN I'VE SEEN HER COMMITTED TO THIS CITY AND SHE'S AMAZINGLY QUALIFIED OR LUCKY SHE WANTS TO DO IT.
>> THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
>> YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE REDUCE SOME OF THIS IS, IS WE MIGHT LOOK AT IF COUNCIL WILL TELL US IF WE CAN, ADDING ANOTHER ALTERNATE TO P AND Z SINCE WE HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH QUORUM SOMETIME.
>> MY OPINION ON THAT IS IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT I DO THINK WHEN WE DO THIS OVERHAUL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME COMMITMENT TO AT LEAST HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MEETING ATTENDANCE.
I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU HATE TO PUT A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT IN THERE,
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BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A CHALLENGE WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT COMING TO THE MEETINGS, THEN IT'S SOMETHING I THINK NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EMPHASIZE THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.>> ANYMORE DISCUSSION? I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE ON THE MOTION BY TERRY LYNCH.
SECOND BY TODD THAT FOR RUSSELL WRIGHT TO BE PLACED ONE, WEI WEI YANG TO BE PLACED THREE, JASMINE SATERIA TO BE PLACED FIVE.
LARKIN CRUSHER TO BE ALTERNATE ONE.
LYNETTE AMMAR TO BE ALTERNATE TWO.
LUCY ESTOBERT TO BE ALTERNATE.
[BACKGROUND] YOU WANTED TO SWITCH THE NUMBER. DOESN'T MATTER.
>> DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING SENIORITY, BUT OKAY.
THEN WE'LL MAKE LUCY TWO AND LYNETTE THREE.
THEN I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
EXCUSE ME. I LEFT OFF THE OFFICERS. MY GOSH.
RUSSELL WRIGHT, CHAIRPERSON WEI WEI YANG, SECRETARY.
NOW, [LAUGHTER] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[5. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2023-771 MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT (ZBA).]
WE WILL MOVE TO ZBA [NOISE].AT THIS TIME WE HAVE STEVE SHAWNICAYS, I SEE ANDREW ALLISON AND BRIAN BEAVERS, TERMS ARE EXPIRING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE NOT MET A WHOLE BUNCH.
[LAUGHTER] LET ME ASK COUNSEL, WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATE TERMS ON ZBA? ARE THEY ONE YEAR OR TWO YEAR? WE'RE NOT DOING THOSE.
[LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] COUNCIL, WHAT'S A YOU-ALL?
>> AGAIN, WE'VE GOT AN INDIVIDUAL AND I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY DON'T HAVEN'T HAD MANY MEETINGS AT ONE POINT TO MAKE FOR THE FUTURE, IF THESE ARE TWO-YEAR TERMS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE THE ATTENDANCE FOR THE FULL TWO YEARS SO THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER ASSESSMENT THERE.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE REPLACE PLACE FIVE WITH ALLISON SAMROWS AND NOMINATE STEVE SHAWNICAYS, PLACE ONE AS THE VICE CHAIR, ANDREW ALLISON, PLACE THREE AS THE CHAIR AND BROUGHT AND ALLISON SAMROWS IS PLACED FIVE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH IN A SECOND, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER NOAH TO PLACE STEVE SHAWNICAYS PLACE ONE, ANDREW ALLISON PLACE THREE.
ALLISON SAMROWS IN PLACE FIVE, WITH ANDREW ALLISON AS CHAIRPERSON AND STEVE SHAWNICAYS AS VICE CHAIR.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD MOTION CORRECT.
>> I DO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT.
I APPRECIATE ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN WILLING TO SERVE ON THESE COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS.
BUT IF SOMEONE CAN'T MAKE THE MEETINGS IN A YEAR.
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ESPECIALLY ZONING BOARD, THEY COME UP SO INFREQUENTLY, IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THOSE, MAYBE THIS ISN'T YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY, PEOPLE WILL CONSIDER COMING BACK AGAIN WHEN IT'S A BETTER TIME.AGAIN, AS I'VE MENTIONED EARLIER, ALLISON SAMROWS.
GOT IT GOOD. SHE'S GOT A TREMENDOUS BACKGROUND.
SHE INDICATED SHE WAS INTERESTED IN ZONING BOARD AS WELL, AND I THINK SHE WOULD DO A GOOD JOB.
>> I WOULD SAY IN BRIAN'S DEFENSE THOUGH, I DON'T NEED TO COME TO HIS DEFENSE [LAUGHTER] THAT I WAS ON ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
AS YOU NOTED, IT NEEDS VERY INFREQUENTLY.
TYPICALLY, WHAT TAKES PLACE IS THAT WHEN A MEETING IS GOING TO BE COMING UP, LORI NEWTON COMES UP WITH PARTICULAR DATE AND GOES OUT TO EVERYBODY INCLUSIVE OF THE ALTERNATE AND SAYS WHO IS AVAILABLE ON THIS PARTICULAR DATE.
IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A QUORUM INCLUSIVE OF THE ALTERNATES THAN THAT DATE IS HELD.
IT'S NOT REALLY GOING OUT AND SAYING, HEY, WHAT WHAT DATES ARE YOU GUYS GOOD FOR? IT'S LIKE, HEY, HERE'S A DATE THAT I'VE GOT OUT THERE.
CAN WE GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO SHOW UP FOR THE MEETING? IF BRIAN, FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, HAS SOMETHING PLAN, THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO WORK AROUND THE ACTUAL VOTING MEMBERS BECAUSE ALTERNATE CAN COME IN JUST AS WELL.
WE JUST HAD I THINK AND I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE JULY OR AUGUST ADD THE MEETING THEN IN REGARDS TO OFFICERS ON THAT ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, BRIAN WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO TAKE OVER THE VICE CHAIR POSITION.
I THINK HE IS VERY INTERESTED IN ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
FROM THAT STANDPOINT, WHILE I REALLY LIKE ALLISON'S RESUME, I WOULD SAY WE WOULD KEEP BRIAN ON IT.
>> YEAH, IT'S BRIAN AND I CAN'T SAY WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TWO MEETINGS THAT SHOWED UP, BUT I KNOW IN THE PAST OF THAT HE'S BEEN VERY CONSISTENT OVER FIVE YEARS OR WHATEVER HE HAS BEEN ON ZBA.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE TRAVELED WITH HIS WORK.
LIKE YOU SAID, SHE PICKS THE DAY AND SHE TRIES TO GET A CONOR, AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED.
HE WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY, BUT IT JUST HAPPENED TO FALL WHEN HE HAD BUSINESS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, AND AT THIS TIME THE MOTION IS TO APPOINT STEVE SHAWNICAYS TO PLACE 1, ANDREW ALLISON TO PLACE 3, ALLISON SAMROWS TO PLACE 5, AND FOR OFFICERS, ANDREW ALLISON FOR CHAIRPERSON, AND STEVE SHAWNICAYS, FOR VICE CHAIR.
>> CAN I ASK ANOTHER QUESTION? DO YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR MR. FEVER?
>> YES. ACTUALLY, IT WILL BE ATTACHED TO LAST YEAR'S APPOINTMENTS.
IF YOU WANT, I CAN LOOK REAL QUICK AND SEND IT TO YOU.
[OVERLAPPING] I ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA OUT OF LAST YEAR.
WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND IT.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
WE NEED TO DISPOSE OFF THAT MOTION BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER.
>> DO WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION FIRST BEFORE ANOTHER MOTION CAN BE PRESENTED?
>> DID YOU SECOND THAT? I THOUGHT SO.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> YES, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF STEVE SHAWNICAYS, ANDREW ALLISON, AND ALLISON SAMROWS AS VOTING MEMBERS AND ANDREW ALLISON AND STEVE SHAWNICAYS AS OFFICERS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO POSTPONE THIS ONE UNTIL WE CAN GET FURTHER INFORMATION?
>> THEY HAD ONE MEETING, APRIL 6TH AND BRIAN WAS THERE.
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>> PART OF THE PROBLEM IS ZBA FELL UNDER THE MORATORIUM.
THERE WEREN'T A LOT OF THE THINGS WHEN THE MORATORIUM WAS IN EFFECT.
I THINK WE HAD ONE MEETING AND NORMALLY THERE'S MAYBE THREE OR FOUR IN YEAR.
ON THE CURRENT WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE.
HOW DO WE WE ADD A FOURTH ONE? ARE WE ALLOWED TO?
>> WE HAVE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE. THAT'D BE A FUTURE MEETING.
HOWEVER, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER MOTIONS ON THE SIDE, AND OUR MOTION TO POSTPONE.
>> COULD WE AMEND IT AND ADD AN ALTERNATE?
>> WE CAN'T JUST ADD AN ALTERNATE WITHOUT AMENDING THE UNDERLYING ORDINANCE THAT CREATED THE BODY.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE THE APPOINTMENT FOR ZBA FOR THE ZONING BOARD ADJUSTMENTS UNTIL ANOTHER TIME WHERE WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION AND POSSIBLY EVEN LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE TO MAYBE AUGMENT THAT FOR OTHER PARTICIPANTS SINCE WE HAVE OTHERS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE.
>> SECOND IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SPEAK A LITTLE LOUDER.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM READ AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FACT TO POSTPONE ANY ACTION ON ZBA N2, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVER MORE INFORMATION AND PERHAPS AMENDING THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE ITSELF.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? IF NOT, I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THE ONE IS RANDY VIRCHOW FOR THE RECORD.
I GOT ALL MY PAPERS, HOW TO AUDIT THERE.
[6. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2023-772, MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.]
CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ON RESOLUTION 2023-72 MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE PARKS AND RECS COMMISSION.IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SAY THAT LEAN IN TURN KING, IS TAKING A BREAK FOR A WHILE BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN SO VALUABLE AND SUCH A WONDERFUL PART OF PARKS AND REC SETS UNDERSTAND HER, NEED FOR A BRIGHT, BUT IT'S JUST HER LOSS.
MALE HARRIS AND PAULA JOHNSTON HAD INDICATED THEY HAVE TOO MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES GOING ON TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS TIME.
NEITHER ONE OF THEM MADE ANY MEETINGS LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THEIR SCHEDULES SO THEY ASKED NOT TO BE CONTINUED.
THAT LEAVES ONE VOTING MEMBER OR ONE VOTING POSSESSION AND TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS.
I NOTED THAT THE PEOPLE WHO SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS, NONE OF THEM WERE HAD AN INTEREST IN PARKS AND RECREATION.
THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE CURRENTLY ON PARKS AND RECREATION, TWO OR ALTERNATE.
PARKS AND RECS HAS NO RECOMMENDATION.
[LAUGHTER] THE COUNCIL CAN MOVE SOMEONE UP TO A VOTING OR WE CAN LEAVE THOSE IN ALTERNATE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER APPLICATIONS.
AT SOME POINT DOWN, I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE SINCE PARKER FEST TALK TO ME ABOUT APPLYING, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY AND I SAY, I GUESS YOU HAVEN'T PADDING.
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WE RECEIVED THEM ALL DURING THE YEAR.IT'S JUST WHAT WHAT WOULD COUNSEL LIKE TO DO.
>> QUESTION BEFORE WE GET INTO THE MEAT OF IT? THAT'S ONLY FROM THE OFFICERS STANDPOINT.
I WAS A BIT CONFUSED AS I READ THAT RESOLUTION AS IT SEEM LIKE, WE'RE APPOINTING CERTAIN PEOPLE FOR TWO-YEAR TERM, BUT THE OFFICER POSITIONS ARE BEING APPOINTED FOR ONE YEAR TERM?
FRANK DE COSTA IS CHAIR AND I DON'T BELIEVE HIS TERM IS UP THIS TIME.
>> WAIT, SO THE ALTERNATIVES FOR PARKS ARE ONE YEAR, AND THEN FOR THE VOTING MEMBERS IS TWO YEARS?
>> YEAH, THEY DID THAT. THAT'S WHERE I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT WE NEED TO GET SOME CONSISTENCY ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BECAUSE SUMMER TWO YEARS, SUMMER ONE YEAR, SOME DO THEIR OWN OFFICERS, SOME DON'T.
IT'S VERY CONFUSING AND WE REALLY SHOULD MAKE IT CONSISTENT ACROSS THE THE WORLD.
[LAUGHTER] I JUST DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT.
COULDN'T THINK OF ANOTHER WORD.
>> AS I LOOK AT THIS, THERE'S REALLY NO ACTION THAT'S NEEDED TONIGHT.
IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, LIKE I SAID, THERE IS NO ACTION THAT HAS TO BE TAKEN, WITH LEANNE RESIGNING THAT LEAVES THE VICE-CHAIR VOTING POSITION VACANT.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, PARKS AND RECS DID NOT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF THE TWO CURRENT ALTERNATIVES THAT THEY HAVE OF MOVING ONE OF THEM UP.
THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ON IT, AND SO AT THIS POINT, WE CAN WAIT AND SEE.
WE CAN SEE IF WE GET ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO FILL ALL OF THE VACANT POSITIONS ON PARKS AND RECS TONIGHT.
>> SORRY, MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE RESOLUTION 772.
THERE'S A STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION THAT SAYS THE POSITION IS SET FORTH BELOW ARE EXPIRING NOVEMBER 30TH, 2023, AND APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED.
BUT THEN IN SECTION ONE, IT STATES THAT A POINT MEANT OF VOTING MEMBERS WITH TERMS EXPIRING NOVEMBER 30TH OF 2025.
>> THE FIRST LINE SHOULD SAY 25.
THANK YOU. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW TO LOOK HERE. THANKS.
>> THAT WAS THE ERROR SO IT SHOULD READ 25 FOR THE EXPLORATIONS.
>> MADAM MAYOR, AND FRANKLY, COSTS DID NOT HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATION.
>> YOU'RE SAYING? FRANK DID NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF RECOMMENDATION.
>> HE DID NOT. THERE WAS A PARKS AND REC COMMISSION MEETING LAST WEEK.
HE DID NOT. HE ASKED EVERYBODY THAT WAS PRESENT.
ONE PERSON HAD ONE MEMBER PARKS AND RECS COMMISSION MADE A COMMENT, JUST THAT ONE PERSON SEEMED TO HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATE.
IT WASN'T A FOR OR AGAINST, AND THAT'S THE ONLY COMMENT AT ALL THAT WAS MINE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO INTERPRET THAT.
WILL TELL YOU WHO THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AND EVERYTHING.
IN TERMS OF MY THOUGHTS, BOTH RICHARD PRATT AND CINDY LINE DID PARTICIPATE WITH PARKER FAST AND PUTTING IT ON.
I CAN'T SAY THAT ONE DID MORE THAN THE OTHER BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTH VERY ACTIVE IN.
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>> MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE REAPPOINT CINDY LANE TO THE PLACE THREE VOTING POSITION ON THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
>> ENOUGH I NEEDED TO SAY ON THE RESOLUTION IS HAVING SOMEBODY TOO.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE CINDY LANE FROM ALTERNATE 4 TO.
>> TO PLACE 3 VOTING POSITION?
>> NO. BUT AS I READ THIS, IT LOOKED LIKE SHARING WITH HER AND TALK.
>> TO ALSO NEED TO BE RE-NOMINATED.
>> NO IT'S THIS CORRECTION HERE THAT SHOWS THE POSITIONS EXPIRE NOVEMBER 30TH AT 2025 VERSUS NOVEMBER 30TH AT 2023
>> DAUNTED ACOSTA HAVE TERMS ENDING IN NOVEMBER OF 23?
>> YES. THAT IS CORRECT SO WE WOULD NEED TO FREE UP THOSE PLACES ONE AND FIVE ALSO.
>> THEN ALSO THE ALTERNATE ALTERNATE WANTS.
>> ONE AND 5 THE ALTERNATIVES AND THEN IF WE MAKE A MOTION TO PUT SOMEONE INTO A VOTING MEMBER.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. SO, PATTY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT I THINK THIS IS THE ONE WHERE THEY ACTUALLY ARE EXPIRING IN THE END OF NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR FOR PLACE 1, 3, AND 5.
>> THAT WAS NOT A TYPO IF THE FIRST WHEREAS.
>> QUESTION ON PAGE 287, FROM LOOKING AT THE ATTENDANCE, IS IT CORRECT THEN CINDY LANE BASICALLY DIDN'T ATTEND THE LAST THREE MEETINGS? IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I KNOW SHE WASN'T AT THE LAST TWO MEETINGS.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER SHE MISSED BEING LAST THREE MEETINGS.
ON THE FLIP SIDE, IT LOOKS LIKE MR. PRATT TOOK OVER FOR MELANIE STARTING IN SEPTEMBER AND MADE THE LAST THREE MEETINGS.
I DON'T WANT TO A DIFFERENT COLUMN. ON THE ONE.
>> SHE MISSED ONE. [BACKGROUND]
>> SHE'S MISSED MORE THAN ONE.
>> WELL, NO FURTHER UP THERE ARE SOME OTHERS THAT IT DOES.
>> THERE ARE OTHERS THAT DO SHOW THAT SHE HAD MISSED SOME OTHERS.
>> BUT WHAT WE'RE SAYING IT IN THE LAST FOUR, SHE ONLY MISSED ONE.
>> WAS IT THE SUBCOMMITTEE THOUGH OR WAS IT THE ACTUAL PARK'S MEETING?
>> I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT.
>> THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING IF IT WAS A SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING OR WAS IT AN ACTUAL RECS AND PARKS.
>> I HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE MINUTES. I DON'T KNOW.
>> I MADE A MOTION AND THEN THERE WAS A SECOND.
I GUESS WE DO WE NEED TO FINISH.
>> MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO APPOINT CINDY LANE TO THE VACANT POSITION. PLACE 3.
>> HOWEVER, CAN I ASK A QUESTION REAL QUICK? SINCE WE INITIALLY, WE WERE THINKING THAT THERE WAS THIS 23, 25 THING.
I THINK YOU MIGHT NEED TO RESTATE THE MOTION, INCLUDING ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE APPOINTED AGAIN.
>> THAT WOULD BE THE INTENTION, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO FIRST VOTE ON WHAT I SAID AND THEN WHEN WE MAKE.
BUT THAT MOTION WASN'T CORRECT.
I'D LIKE TO RESTATE ANY MOTION.
THE MOTION WOULD BE TO A POINT WHERE AS PLACE ONE VOTING FOR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT
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UNDER ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023-772 PLACE 1 FOR SURE WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT CINDY LANE IN PLACE 3 VOTING POSITION.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT DONALD D'COSTA TO PLACE 5 VOTING POSITION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT RICHARD PRATT AS ALTERNATE 1.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER NO, AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER 5 TO A POINT, SHERRY WHERE TO PLACE 1, CINDY LANE TO PLACE 3, DONALD D'COSTA OF THE PLACE 5, RICHARD PRATT TO ALTERNATE 1 ON PARKS AND RECREATION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THEN I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF THAT.
MOTION CARRIES 5:0 LET EVERYBODY KNOW IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN PARKS AND RECS I WILL SHOW A COUPLE OF OPENINGS.
[7. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND/OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION NO 2023-773 REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE 2023-2024 INVESTMENT POLICY.]
ARE YOU READY, GRANT?>> CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-773, REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE 2023-2024 INVESTMENT POLICY.
GRANT, I THINK THAT'S GOT YOUR NAME ALL OVER IT.
>> YES, MA'AM. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE INVESTMENT POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
IT WAS LAST BUNCH OF COUNCIL IN JUNE 2023, AND THAT TOOK CARE OF OUR FISCAL YEAR '22/23.
THIS TIME WE'RE MOVING IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
UPON APPROVAL OF THE POLICY TONIGHT, IT WOULD BE '23/24.
THE LAST MAJOR REVISION WAS DONE BACK IN APRIL OF 2022.
I DON'T HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE POLICY AT THIS TIME.
>> COUNCIL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OR ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES TO THE FINANCE INVESTMENT POLICY? NOT HEARING ANYTHING, THEN I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION.
>> MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-773, REGARDING THE APPROVED APPROVAL FOR THE 23/24 INVESTMENT POLICY.
>> MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD SECOND THAT MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM LEE TO ACCEPT AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-773, REGARDING THE '23/24 INVESTMENT POLICY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ANY OPPOSED.
SEE WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU DID, GRANT.
[8. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO. 856 REGARDING A TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM (TMRS) ADJUSTMENT.]
CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 856 REGARDING A TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT.LUKE OR GRANT, WHO WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THIS?
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DURING THE' 23/24 BUDGET PROCESS, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS PROPOSED AND ACTUALLY APPROVED WAS CHANGING THE TMRS CONTRIBUTION RATES.
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IT MOVED FROM EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTING 6% TO 7% AND THEN FOR THE CITY SIDE, MOVING FROM 12% TO 14%.THAT WAS ADOPTED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS SEPTEMBER 19TH.
THIS IS THE ORDINANCE THAT MAKES THAT CHANGE THAT WOULD SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TMRS.
>> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
>> COMMENTS, THIS CONTRACT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO READ AND UNDERSTAND.
[LAUGHTER] BUT HAVING SPOKEN WITH OUR ATTORNEY AND I [LAUGHTER] WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE INCREASE IN THE TMRS CONTRIBUTION RATES AS PRESENTED.
>> MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD SECOND THAT MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER AMANDA AND A SECOND FROM MAYOR PRO TEM LEE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 856.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES 5-0, AND I WILL TELL YOU OUR EMPLOYEES SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS WAS A BIG DEAL TO A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
[9. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO. 857, APPROVING THE 2023 TAX ROLL.]
ITEM NUMBER 9, CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 857, APPROVING THE 2023 TAX ROLL?>> TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE, SECTION 26.09 REQUIRES THE GOVERNING BODY TO APPROVE THE APPRAISAL ROLE.
I DON'T REMEMBER THAT WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST, BUT THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION FROM COLLIN, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
SO WE'RE SATISFYING THAT REQUIREMENT.
I WILL SAY THE TAX ROLL, NOTHING HAS CHANGED FROM WHEN WE RECEIVED THOSE NUMBERS IN JULY.
IT'S THE SAME NUMBERS THAT WE PROVIDED THAT WERE USED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
>> COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
>> MADAM MAYOR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 857, APPROVING THE 2023 TAX ROLL.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM LEE AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 857, WHICH IS APPROVING THE 2023 TAX ROLL.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU.
[10. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, WATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND WATER IMPACT FEES.]
CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, WATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANS, AND WATER IMPACT FEES.IN ORDER TO GO FORWARD WITH OUR WATER IMPACT FEES, WE MUST SET UP PUBLICLY A PUBLIC HEARING DATE.
IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE THAT DATE BASED ON THE TIMELINES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW FOR DECEMBER 19TH AT 07:00 PM OR DO I HAVE TO NAME A TIME? [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO NAME THE TIME.
THERE'S A PROCEDURAL CALENDAR THAT I THINK LEGAL COUNCIL AND THE CITY ENGINEER'S PUT TOGETHER HERE.
THAT IS A PROCEDURAL CALENDAR THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
IT HAS 30-DAY TIME PERIOD AND 60-DAY TIME PERIOD, EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO FALL UNDER STATE LAW TO HIT ALL THE CHECK MARKS THAT THE STATE REQUIRES FOR THE IMPACT FEE ANALYSIS.
IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT, IT'LL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER ON THE 14TH.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT, I THINK, WITHIN 30 DAYS AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER 30-DAY.
THERE'S THE SCHEDULES WITHIN HERE.
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>> WELL, IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE STEP PROCESS THAT WE HAVE THE FOLLOW THE CALENDAR BASED ON EVERYTHING.
WE HAVE TO ALIGN THOSE UP WITH THE MEETINGS, THE PUBLISHING DATES, AND EVERYTHING.
THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S A NORMAL MEETING.
I KNOW EVERYBODY'S THRILLED ABOUT MEETING ON DECEMBER 19TH, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PLOT ON THAT DAY, MORE LIKELY TO.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY.
>> WE'RE NOT THAT GREAT AND CHRISTMAS TREE, MAYBE THE FESTIVAL IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FESTIVALS, BUT WE COULD DO THAT.
BUT THIS IS JUST TO SET THAT DATE FOR THAT MEETING SO WE CAN PUBLISH IT AND GO FORWARD WITH IT.
>> JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, IS EVERYBODY ABLE TO BE HERE ON THE 19TH? BECAUSE I WOULD HATE TO PUBLISHING GO THROUGH ALL THAT AND LUKE AND I SHOW UP.
>> EVERYONE SAID THEY WERE GOING TO BE HERE.
>> JUST CHECKING. I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION.
>> MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE LAND USE AND ASSUMPTIONS FOR WATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND WATER IMPACT FEES, [LAUGHTER] ON DECEMBER 19TH OF 2023.
>> MAYBE I SHOULD ASK MR. BIRKHOFF, ARE YOU GOING TO BE AVAILABLE?
>> I WAS GOING TO REFER EVERYTHING TO GRANT BECAUSE HE'S DOING SO WELL.
>> WHO'S BRINGING THE HAM AND MASHED POTATOES? [LAUGHTER]
>> WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY HE HAD TO BRING THE CAKES OR SOMETHING FOR THE PARTY.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM LEE AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FECHT TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE WATER IMPACT, THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND IMPACT FEE UP DATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER OR 395 OF 12-19-23 ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> I JUST HAVE CLARIFICATION THAT THIS IS TRULY JUST TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE, IT'S NOT FOR ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE STUDY.
>> CORRECT. JUST WE WE HAVE TO SET THE DATES FOR PUBLICATION.
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE MY OPPORTUNITY.
>> WE NEED YOU HERE THEN, JOHN.
>> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? THEN I WILL ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SCHEDULING 12-19-23 AS OUR PUBLIC HEARING DATE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ARE YOU VOTING? [LAUGHTER] ANYBODY AGAIN?
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR GRANT TO THAT.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU AGREED TO IT A LATER.
MOTION CARRIES 5-0. THANK YOU.
ITEM 11, CONSIDERATION AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 858,
[11. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO. 858 AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES AND APPROVING AMENDMENT(S) TO THE FY 2023-2024 OPERATING BUDGET.]
AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES AND APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023- 2024 OPERATING BUDGET GRANT?IN FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023, THERE WAS AN ATOM THAT HAD BEEN BUDGETED FOR A SANE SPREAD OR FOR PUBLIC WORKS TO USE DURING WINTER WEATHER.
IT WAS NEVER PURCHASED LAST YEAR AND SO WE'LL RAN OUT OF TIME.
I ENDED THE YEAR TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THOSE FUNDS.
WE'RE JUST ASKING TO RE-APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS.
HERE YOU CAN GO PICK UP A SAN SPREADER TO USE BEFORE WINTER WEATHER HITS THIS YEAR. I DID CHECK WITH THEM.
IT HAD BEEN BUDGETED FOR 6,000 LAST YEAR.
CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROCESS IS STILL GOOD AND HE HAD SOME QUOTES AND CONSUME GET ONE FOR THAT PERSONAL.
>> AGAIN, YOU SAID THAT THE MONEY HAD ALREADY BEEN IN THE BUDGET FROM BEFORE, BUT IT WASN'T SPENT. IS THAT WHAT I HEARD SIR?
>> WE'RE JUST MOVING IT FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE OTHER, BASICALLY.
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ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? THEN I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION.>> MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 858 TO REALLOCATE FUNDS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2020/2023 TO FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024, AS STATED IN THE ORDINANCE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER NO, AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE] TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 858.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WAKE UP [LAUGHTER] I'LL ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
[12. UPDATE(S)]
FIRST ONES ON 25, 51 LUKE.>> THE ELECTRIC POLES ARE GETTING REPLACED RIGHT NOW ON THE PARKER SIDE.
THEY WERE OUT THERE POTHOLING AND DOING SOME TRENCHING WORK, DOING THAT SO THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
GARY'S ON THAT CALL LAST WEEK, I DIDN'T GET AN UPDATE FROM GARY BEFORE WE LEFT.
SINCE I'VE GOT SOME INFORMATION, I'LL TRY TO GET THAT OUT TO YOU ON THAT.
BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, EVERYTHING'S STARTING TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER NOW ON THAT PROJECT.
>> ARE WE HAVING ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH TRAFFIC OR WHATEVER ON DELLA HIGH?
>> IT IS NORMAL TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. PEOPLE TRIED TO MAKE LAUGHS.
NOW THAT THE UAW STRIKE IS OVER WITH, I'VE TALKED TO STEPHANIE LATHAM WITH ENTERPRISE OR CONTACT.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS SHE'S GOING TO BE BUILDING US A NEW CHART TO LAY OUT THE PLAN GOING FORWARD FOR THE PURCHASING OF VEHICLES.
SPECIFICALLY WITH PUBLIC WORKS, THE POLICE VEHICLES SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM CLEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
UNLESS YOU'RE GETTING DODGE, WHICH I'M NOT SOLD ON YET WITH THE DURANGO.
WE'LL SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO GO.
SHE SAID SHE'D HAVE SOMETHING HOPEFULLY BY DECEMBER 5TH MEETING TO US.
WE MIGHT HAVE TO ZOOM HER END AND I CAN GO OVER THAT LATER.
WHY WE'D HAVE TO DO THAT ON THAT MATTER.
BUT NO, SHE'S TRYING TO GET US SOME INFORMATION ON THAT IF I GET IT EARLY, ALLISON THAT OUT TO COUNSEL.
YOU GUYS HAVE SOME TIME TO DIGEST THAT.
IF YOU NEED TO HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CONTACT ME.
>> NEWSLETTER JUST REAL QUICK.
WE PUT ONE OUT TO SEE HOW AUDIOS HAD VERY LITTLE FEEDBACK.
THE FEEDBACK I HAD IS NOT BEEN ALL THAT POSITIVE.
MORE IN TERMS OF THEY FELT IT WAS TOO DRY, WAS TOO BORING.
THERE WAS NOTHING INTERESTING IN IT.
TERRY, I THINK YOU GOT SOME FEEDBACK ON IT.
ONCE WE FIGURE OUT WHAT IT SHOULD BE, WE WILL THEN BRING BACK THE ORDINANCE TO PASS IT.
BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE JUST STOPPED OFF.
BUT ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY INPUT, PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET SOMETHING THAT'S INFORMATIVE AND USEFUL. WEBSITE.
>> WEBSITE. ACTUALLY TODAY, THEY CONFIRM THE MEETING WITH ROBIN, LAURIE, AND MYSELF TO GO OVER THE INITIAL KICKOFF.
IT GIVES ALL THE INFORMATION, GET EVERYTHING GOING WHO OUR TEAM IS GOING TO BE, AND GO THROUGH ALL THAT STUFF.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT ON THURSDAY.
I JUST REALIZED I SCHEDULED MY DOCTOR APPOINTMENT, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THAT ON THURSDAY.
>> COUNCIL, I WILL ASK YOU TO DO THE BRIEF UPDATE ON DCE QUEUE.
>> LOOK AT THAT STATUS IS RIGHT NOW THAT THERE'S A HEARING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 28TH AND [INAUDIBLE] MEETING ON THE 20TH AMENDMENT [INAUDIBLE] OR ANYTHING DEPENDENT TO THE CONTRARY
>> ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, IS THERE ANYTHING?
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>> THERE HAS BEEN AN APPEAL FILED ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR THE DISCHARGE OUR COUNCIL WAS [INAUDIBLE].
>> CIP TERRY OR AMANDA, SOMEBODY WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE UP THERE.
>> THE CIP, THERE'S A REVISION OF 0.4 IN THE AGENDA PACKET THAT WE'RE HOPING TO GET COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ALL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT DOCUMENT IN DETAIL AND REALLY PICK UP AT THIS POINT LET'S FIND THE KNIT TO GNATS.
THERE ARE STILL A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE OPEN THAT WE'RE WORKING TO TRY AND RESOLVE AS WE'RE IN THIS PROCESS THOUGH, SINCE THE DOCUMENT IS OUT THERE FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT, FEEL FREE TO SEND ANY COMMENTS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE, SEND IT TO ME OR I GUESS I CAN SEND THAT TO ME OR IF THEY WANT TO SEND IT TO THE CITY, THEY COULD SEND IT TO LUKE AND HE'LL FORWARD IT TO WHOMEVER.
BUT I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS AND INCORPORATE ANY INPUT THAT WE'VE GOTTEN SOME GOOD INPUT FROM RESIDENTS.
>> FOR RESIDENTS WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO GET IT, WHERE WOULD THEY GET IT?
>> IT'S IN THE AGENDA PACKET FOR THIS MEETING.
IT'S IN THE MINUTES FOR THE OCTOBER 30TH MEETING.
>> THEY COULD GO TO THE WEBSITE TO THOSE MINUTES AND PULL IT UP?
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH FOR HER COUNTLESS HOURS OF WORK TO INCORPORATE ALL THE INPUTS AND FEEDBACK FROM VARIOUS DIFFERENT SOURCES.
SHE HAS JUST DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN TERMS OF PUTTING IN A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY AND EFFORT TO INCORPORATE THE IDEAS INTO THIS PLAN.
I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER AND EVERYBODY ELSE WHO'S CONTRIBUTED IDEAS TO THE PLAN.
YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF WORK GOOD. THANK YOU
>> THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF GETTING IT OFF THE GROUND.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT DOCUMENT FOR US, THAT IS A MILESTONE THAT WAS NEEDED FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
>> IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST CREATED IN THE LAST 60 DAYS BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER LYNCH AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT 3,4 YEARS AGO.
>> BUT IT'S BEEN A JOINT EFFORT IN TRYING TO PULL THIS TOGETHER.
I'VE GOTTEN HERE. WE'VE ALL BEEN TRYING TO INCORPORATE THINGS.
OUR MEETINGS, THAT'S A TOUGH PLACE TO GET INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY TYPE STUFF AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING ANYBODY TO REALLY TRY TO SEND US THE COMMENTS SO THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT THEM AND GET THEM IN AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE THAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND, WE CAN DISCUSS IT AND WE'LL COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.
>> NO. AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A COOPERATIVE EFFORT AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MAYOR KERCHIEF WAS ON THE COMMITTEE ALSO.
ESSENTIALLY THIS COUNCIL AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW WE ALL HAD SOME INPUT ON THIS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG EFFORT AND AS I SAID AT MY HATS OFF TO TERRY AND TO AMANDA FOR PULLING EVERYTHING TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE'S LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WAS OUT THERE AND THE LITTLE PIECES.
THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM, IS IT HARNESSING ALL OF THAT AND GETTING IT TOGETHER INTO A DOCUMENT THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY UTILIZE.
ANYWAY, EVERYBODY DID A GREAT JOB.
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO COMPLIMENT STAFF BECAUSE THEY'VE GONE OUT AND ABOVE TO HELP OUT GOOD INFORMATION, DO RESEARCH, AND GET IT BACK TO US SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
ALL WE DO APPRECIATE AND RECOGNIZE THAT AND FOR GARY TOO WHO IS NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
COMP PLAN. WE'RE TRYING TO SET A MEETING UP BETWEEN COUNSEL AND B&Z.
MAYBE TONIGHT, WE HAVE COME UP WITH A WAY TO DO THAT ON IF WE USED BEFORE THEIR NEXT REGULAR MEETING, IF COUNCIL CAN BE AVAILABLE MAYBE THAT'LL WORK.
SERGEANT DIXON, DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON POLICE VEHICLES OR DO YOU WANT LOOK TO DO IT?
>> I HAVE A LITTLE BIT [INAUDIBLE] FOR ME, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO OUT OF THE THREE FIRST RESPONDERS ONE VERSUS THE NON GETTING US TWO WE'RE WAITING FOR DUE DATE ON THOSE.
THE CLOSEST ONE OUT OF THEM IS ABOUT 2-6 MONTHS.
IT'S STILL WE'RE GOING TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT,
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BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO PATROL LIKE SOMEPLACES.OUR CAD VEHICLE, WE HAVE MOVED TO PATROL.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE STRIKING GUIDE TO GET [INAUDIBLE] SO CURRENTLY WE'RE ABOUT 23 MINUTES, WE'RE DOWN PRETTY BAD.
>> WE ACTUALLY GOT ALL THREE PURCHASED.
ALL THREE VEHICLES ARE PURCHASED FROM POLICE.
SO WE'VE EXECUTED THOSE CONTRACTS WITH ENTERPRISE.
RIGHT NOW THE HOLD UP IS NOT GETTING THE VEHICLES THAT ARE ON THE LOTS.
IT'S ACTUALLY ALL OF THE PARTS THAT GO INTO THE VEHICLES.
SO CAGES, RADIO PARTS, EVERYTHING.
THAT'S WHERE THE HOLDUP IS, AND THEN IT COMPOUNDS BECAUSE ONCE THEY ORDER, IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET THERE.
THIS IS JUST A BACKUP AT THE OUTFITTING SPOTS.
BECAUSE THEY GET BACKED UP AND IT JUST BACKS UP EVERYONE ELSE.
>> SO THE POLICE BUILD THE VEHICLE ITSELF IS INTACT AND THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN PROCURED, AND IF HE DIDN'T HAVE TO OUTFIT THOSE WITH POLICE GEAR, THEY CAN BE SHIPPED IN A MUCH MORE EXPEDIENT MANNER.
>> CORRECT, THE SEALS B ONE DAY.
THEY HAVE TO OUTFIT IT THERE JUST BECAUSE OF THE F150.
THEN THE EXPEDITION IS BEING OUTFITTED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA ONE, AND THEN I FORGET WHERE THE Z, AND THE CHEVY TRUCK IS BEING OUTFITTED.
PRIORITY. AND THAT ONE'S JUST PARTS.
I THINK THAT'S ONE UP AND DOWN IN AUGUSTINE ISN'T IT? PRIORITY? I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THEM BEING AUGUSTINE, SO WE'RE JUST WAITING.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S THE WORLD WE'RE LIVING IN RIGHT NOW, I DO KNOW THERE'S A NEW OUTFITTING COMPANY.
I THINK I'VE BEEN LIKE WHITE SPARROW AREA.
SO THEIR GOAL IS TO TURN AROUND A CAR IN LESS THAN A WEEK.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK, BUT I DO KNOW THAT'S WHAT THEIR GOAL IS.
SO WE'LL SEE. I KNOW RIGHT NOW THEY'RE AT THREE MONTHS.
SO THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL BUILD-OUT IS A WEEK ON EACH CAR.
>> THAT'S A LOT BETTER THAN SIX MONTHS, RIGHT?
>> IT IS. BUT, AGAIN, IT'S ALL IF THEY CAN GET THE PARTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THAT'S WHERE EVERYTHING JUST SEEMS IT'S JUST BACKING UP AT THIS POINT.
>> THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION IS I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO PROCURE THE VEHICLES THAT THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO DO ANY OF THE OUTFITTING BEFORE THE VEHICLES PROCURED.
SO NOW THAT WE HAVE PROCURED THE VEHICLES, IS EVERYTHING IN PROCESS FOR THE OUTFITTING PARTS?
>> THEY'RE ORDERING PARTS, EVERYTHING.
IT'S JUST GETTING THOSE PARTS IN.
THEN ONCE THEY GET THE PARTS IN, IT GETS PUT INTO QUEUE.
I'VE HAD TO CALL STEPHANIE EARLIER THIS WEEK TRYING TO GET CARS OUTFITTED QUICKER.
>> ANY OTHER UPDATES FROM ANYONE?
>> I JUST GOT A TEXT. IT'S NOT PRIORITY 1, IT'S KEPT IN BELTON.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS CALLY IN BELTON?
>> I APOLOGIZE. KENNY JUST TEXTED ME? HE'S WATCHING. [LAUGHTER].
>> HI KENNY. AS ALWAYS, YOUR MONTHLY REPORTS, YOU'VE GOT YOUR LINKS TO THEM.
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE, LET US KNOW.
THEN WE'LL GO TO DONATIONS ITEM 13.
[13. ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION(S) FOR POLICE, FIRE, AND CITY STAFF FOR THE RECORD (Each valued at between $0 - $500)]
ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS FOR POLICE FUND.CRYSTAL PERL FROM DUBLIN ROADS ESTATE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT, DONATED $154 AND $130 CASH RESPECTIVELY TO THE PARKER FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
TWO OF TWO DONATIONS, CRYSTAL PERL FROM DUBLIN ROADS ESTATES, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT DONATED $100 EACH VIA BILL AND JOANNE DONETTA TO THE PARKER POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
EBA AUTOMOTIVE 5843 CURTIS DRIVE,
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AND ALAN DONATED DONUTS VALUED AT $10 TO THE CITY OF PARKER.CHIP AND LINDA JUSTICE, I'M SORRY, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME NOW.
CHIP AND LINDA JUSTICE DONATED TIPS STREETS VALUED AT $100 TO THE PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ELVIS AND LINDA NELSON DONATED $500 TO THE PARKER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EFFORTS TO SAVE ELVIS' LIFE IN JANUARY 2022 IN THEIR PROPERTY, IN FEBRUARY OF 2023.
CATHY YOUNG DONATED HOMEMADE BANANA NUT BREAD VALUED AT $10 TO THE PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE RISE DONATED NOTHING BUT CAKES VALUED AT $30 TO THE PARKER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SCOTT JEFFREYS AND ANDREA PEDRO DONATED $500 EACH TO THE PARKER FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, FIRST UNITED DURANT OKLAHOMA DONATED $500 TO THE CITY OF PARKER, PARKER FEST.
MIRIAM BASHONDI AND MOHAMMED MOSSADI DONATED ONE DOZEN BANTINIS VALUED AT $28 TO CITY STAFF.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL OF OUR WONDERFUL RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE THAT DONATE SO MUCH TO OUR CITY TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION.
ARE THERE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS?
[14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
>> I DON'T HAVE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, BUT I DID WANT TO MENTION JUST PUBLICLY THAT I THOUGHT PARKER FEST WAS A GREAT EVENT THIS YEAR.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT I GOT TO TALK TO.
THAT WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL DAY.
THAT POSTPONEMENT AND WAS A GREAT THING.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE COULDN'T MAKE IT BECAUSE OF THE SCHEDULE CONFLICTS, BUT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT AND I THINK WE NEED A LOT MORE OF THAT PARKER.
>> ONE, I'D LIKE TO APPRECIATE YOU AND RANDY BOTH WHO PARTICIPATED IN PARKER FEST.
RANDY, BOTH OF YOU ALL WERE OUT THERE ALL DAY, BUSTING BUCKS.
PARKS AND RECS IS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER HOLIDAY EVENT THAT THEY PLANNED FOR DECEMBER 2ND.
NOT SURE IF IT'S GOING TO BE 2-4 OR 3-5, THAT'S TO BE DETERMINED THAT WILL BE LIKE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HOT CHOCOLATE AND COOKIES AND SNOW FOR KIDS TO PLAY IN, STILL IN THE WORKS.
SO WE HAVE A MEETING LATER THIS WEEK TO WORK ON THAT.
BUT THEY WERE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT.
WE HAD OVER 800 THAT WE ACTUALLY COUNTED.
WE PROBABLY MISSED SOME THAT SNUCK IN BETWEEN THE CLICKER PEOPLE.
BUT IT WAS JUST AN AWESOME EVENT.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS A PART OF IT, WHETHER THEY WERE VOLUNTEERS, VENDOR, IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC.
IN OUR POLICE WERE THERE, THEY GAVE OUT EVERY LITTLE THING THEY HAD TO ALL THE PEOPLE.
THEY WERE THERE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE.
>> IT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU JIM.
IF ANYBODY COMES UP WITH A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE JUST SEND IT TO ME.
WE'LL PUT THE ITEM THAT WE POSTPONED ON ZBA.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? IF NOT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
IT IS 9:04 PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.