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THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 1ST, 2025, AT 6:02 P.M. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK COUNCIL, DO I HAVE A QUORUM?>> YES, MAYOR. [LAUGHTER] YOU HAVE A SUPER QUORUM.
[EXECTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
WE WILL RECESS TO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN.FIRST THING I WANT TO NOTE IS I'M GOING TO MOVE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIVER THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, OR DUTIES OF A CITY ADMINISTRATOR TILL THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WILL OCCUR AFTER THIS MEETING.
WE WILL RECESS TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, RE-ASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0711, CONSULTATION WITH A CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0712, CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES, THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BOARD OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER, OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE IN RECESS, IT IS 6:04 P.M.
[NOISE] I HEREBY RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF PARKER.
[RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING.(Part 1 of 2)]
IT IS JULY 1ST, 2025.IT IS 7:05 P.M. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK COUNCIL, IS THERE ANYTHING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN OUR APPROPRIATE DELIBERATION OR ACTION FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION?
>> NOT AT THIS TIME, MADAM MAYOR.
>> THEN WE WILL GO TO THE PLEDGES.
I WILL ASK [INAUDIBLE] IF HE WILL DO THE AMERICAN,, PLEDGE AND FRANK D'COSTA IF YOU WILL DO THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
>> BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I WOULD LIKE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW, WE HAD A BUNCH OF WORK DONE ON THE SOUND OF [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE, AND WE'RE HOPING IT'S BETTER, BUT WE WON'T KNOW UNLESS YOU TELL US.
IF YOU'RE WITH US VIRTUALLY, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE ABLE TO HEAR US CLEARLY OR IF THERE IS INTERFERENCE STILL GOING ON.
IF YOU'RE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU DO NOT HEAR US IN THE BACK.
WE CAN'T KNOW TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IF YOU'RE NOT TOLD THERE'S A PROBLEM SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I WILL ASK THE PEOPLE THAT COME UP TO SPEAK THAT YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND ADJUST THE MIC PIECE BACK TO YOU.
IF YOU DON'T SPEAK INTO THE MIC, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PICKED UP, AND THAT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING VIRTUALLY, IF THEY CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, SO PLEASE DO THAT.
SECOND THING I WANT TO DO THAT I'VE BEEN AMISS IN DOING IT IS INTRODUCING EVERYBODY.
I'M GOING TO START OVER HERE, TO MY LEFT IS COUNCIL MEMBER COLLEEN HALBERT.
COLLEEN, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. LET PEOPLE KNOW.
NEXT TO MS. HALBERT IS MAYOR PRO TEM BUDDY PILGRIM.
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NEXT TO MAYOR PRO TEM IS OUR CITY ATTORNEY, CATHERINE CLIFTON.NEXT TO ME, TO MY RIGHT, IS COUNCIL MEMBER ROXANNE BOGDAN, AND NEXT TO MS. BOGDAN IS COUNCIL MEMBER DARREL SHARPE.
ON THE FIRST ROW, I KNOW, VIRTUALLY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THEM, BUT YOU'LL HEAR US TALKING TO PEOPLE SO AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO.
AT THE FAR END OF THE TABLE IS PATTI SCOTT GREY, OUR CITY SECRETARY, ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
NEXT TO PATTI IS GARY MACHADO, OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
NEXT TO MR. MACHADO IS GRANT SAVAGE, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
NEXT TO MR. SAVAGE IS OUR ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, JEFF KENDRICK, AND NEXT TO MR. KENDRICK IS OUR POLICE CHIEF, KENNETH PRICE.
NOW WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS,
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
AND I HAVE A COMMENT CARD FOR MR. RAY.>> ED RAY, 580 MIDDLETON DRIVE.
AS YOU CONSIDER REVISING ON NOISE ORDINANCE, PLEASE REMEMBER PARKER IS UNIQUELY COUNTRY, WE'RE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
FREEDOM IS EVERYTHING TO MOST OF US, RESIDENTS OF PARKER.
IF YOU ADOPT THE NOISE ORDINANCE THAT'S PROPOSED, YOU WILL VIOLATE OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY, AND YOU WILL APPROVE TOTALITARIANISM.
I BROUGHT YOU THE DEFINITION OF TOTALITARIANISM BECAUSE IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA SHOWS IT WILL BE TOTALITARIANISM.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE AWAY TWO HOURS FROM US AND VIOLATE OUR FREEDOM AND OUR LIBERTY BY APPROVING THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
IF YOU DO ADOPT IT AS IT IS, DON'T EXEMPT THE CITY WORKERS FROM IT.
THEY, TOO, SHOULD LOSE LIBERTY AND FREEDOM IF WE DO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. RAY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM ANDREW RUDMAN, WHICH WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES OF THE RECORD.
THAT'S ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS I HAVE.
NEXT, I WILL TALK SOME ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.
[ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
I DON'T THINK IT WILL SURPRISE ANYBODY TO LEARN THAT ON FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED.ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FROM SUSAN [INAUDIBLE] THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES OF THE RECORD.
AT ANY RATE, NOW BACK TO COMMUNITY INTEREST.
CITY WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JULY 4TH.
ALL EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL BE OPERATIONAL AS NORMAL.
I WILL REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE USE OF FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF PARKER IS ILLEGAL.
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE OUT AND MONITORING.
PLEASE REMEMBER THE SENSITIVE PEOPLE AND THE DOGS AND ANIMALS THAT HAD A HAVE TIME WITH FIREWORKS.
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IS SCHEDULED TO MEET ON JULY 9TH AT 5:00 P.M. RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM.
THE BUDGET TAX RATE THE FIRST BUDGET [INAUDIBLE] MEETING, IS IT 5:00 OR 5:30, MR. SAVAGE AT 5:00 ON JULY 15TH.
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NEXT, WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE VACANCY.[2. RECEIVE AND CONSIDER STATEMENTS FROM APPLICANTS FOR THE VACANT COUNCILMEMBER POSITION.]
FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS WE HAVE HAD ONE PERSON WITHDRAW FROM CONSIDERATION.I RECEIVED A WITHDRAWAL FROM [INAUDIBLE] TODAY.
SHE HAS ASKED TO HAVE HER NAME REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION, AND WE WILL [INAUDIBLE] HER REQUEST.
NEXT, WE WILL GO TO THE CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT, WHO ARE [INAUDIBLE], MELISSA TIERS, FRANK MELONEY, ALBERT MELONEY, AND MARCUS ARIUS.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CALL EACH ONE OF THEM UP, GIVE THEM FIVE MINUTES TO DO THEIR SPEECH, AND THEN ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
>> MAYOR, CAN WE START WITH MELISSA TIERS.
WE WANT TO START WITH MELISSA TIERS, WHO IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY BECAUSE SHE'S OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. BEGIN WITH YOUR SPEECH.
>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS MELISSA TIERS.
MY FAMILY AND I HAVE THE JOY OF LIVING IN PARKER FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS.
YOU MIGHT BE ASKING WHY I PUT MY APPLICATION IN FOR THIS POSITION WHEN I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY RUN FOR OFFICE BEFORE.
OUR ONLY SON GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE LAST YEAR, AND HE IS NOW RUNNING UNSUCCESSFUL COMPANY.
MY HUSBAND SOLD HIS BUSINESS LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE ADJUSTING TO RETIREMENT NOW.
WHEN MY SON WAS DOWN, THERE WAS THIS MOVIE CALLED ROBOTS, AND THERE WAS THE MAIN CHARACTER NAMED MR. BIGWELD, AND HIS MANTRA WAS, SEE A NEED, FILL A NEED.
I BEGAN TO REALIZE AFTER I SAW THIS MOVIE THAT THAT WAS MY MANTRA TOO FROM BEING HIRED TO BUILD A DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FROM SCRATCH FOR [INAUDIBLE] NUTRITION ACADEMY TO WORKING WITH DIMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ESTABLISHING PROTOCOLS BECAUSE MY SON'S LIFE WAS ACTUALLY AT RISK, TO [INAUDIBLE] GROUP BECAUSE MY SON AND I WANTED TO EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH [INAUDIBLE] AND WE WERE HOME SCHOOLING AT THE TIME.
FOR OUR SUPPORT GROUP TO THAT WAS DEALING WITH [INAUDIBLE] DISEASES BECAUSE AT THE TIME IT WAS A NEW DISEASE AND THERE WASN'T TO FORMING A FOUNDATION IN MEMORY OF A FRIEND THAT WE LOST TOO YOUNG TO BUILDING AND, ESTABLISHING AND RUNNING THEM A MENTAL HEALTH FOR MY FRIEND BECAUSE SHE ASKED AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
I SEE THERE IS A NEED TO FILL THE VACANCY FOR THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO FILL THAT NEED.
I WANT TO SHARE THAT I DON'T HAVE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT POLITICAL EXPERIENCE, BUT I DID LEARN A LOT THROUGH THE PLANO CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, AS WELL AS THE LEADERSHIP PLAN CLASSIC TEAM.
I HAVE A DESIRE TO LEARN ALL THINGS ABOUT PARKER THAT I POSSIBLY CAN.
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST DOES NOT MEAN THAT I DON'T WANT TO LEARN AND THAT I CAN'T GROW IN KNOWLEDGE OF [INAUDIBLE].
I HAVE HEART FOR PEOPLE AND STRONG LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND I CAN APPLY THOSE TO THE CITY COUNCIL POSITION AND PRIOR TO SERVE THE COUNTRY FEEL AND LOOK OF PARKER.
OUR FAMILY WAS DREAMING OF LAND LONG BEFORE WE TO 12 YEARS AGO.
IT IS OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND I FEEL THAT IT STARTS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.
LEARNING SO MUCH ABOUT MAKING A BUDGET AND STICKING WITH THE BUDGET AND REQUIRE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I PUT THAT MUCH DUE DILIGENCE ON OUR OWN FAMILY, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR THE CITY OF PARKER.
I HAVE A DESIRE FOR EFFECTIVE CITIZEN, PLAYING AND WORKING WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SURROUNDING PARKER.
I ALWAYS PLACED THE HIGHEST ESTEEM AND INTEGRITY AND HONESTY, AND EVERYTHING THAT I DO.
I DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY COMMUNITY, AND SERVING THIS VOICE OF PARKER CITIZENS WOULD BE SUCH A STRONG PRIVILEGE TO HOLD.
I AM SORRY THAT TRAVEL HAS NOT ALLOWED ME TO BE PRESENT THERE WITH YOU GUYS THIS EVENING, BUT I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW AND IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO EVEN
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BE CONSIDERED FOR SUCH A POSITION AS SERVING PARKER IN THIS WAY.THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND LETTING ME JOIN YOU EVEN THOUGH I'M [INAUDIBLE]. THANKS SO MUCH.
>> COUNCIL, QUESTIONS FOR MS. TIERS.
>> CAN YOU TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR ZBOA EXPERIENCE, THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT?
>> I'M SO SORRY. I WASN'T SURE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SOMEONE WAS ASKING THE QUESTIONS, SO I COULDN'T REALLY HEAR YOU. I'M SORRY.
>> CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND YOUR TIME ON THAT?
>> ACTUALLY, ON THAT JUST WAS ASSIGNED TO THAT.
OUR FIRST MEETING WAS SCHEDULED FOR TOWARD THE END OF JULY, SO I DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE IN REGARDS TO ATTENDING A MEETING FOR THAT YET.
>> CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES ARE FOR THE CITY OF PARKER, AND MAYBE DISPLAY TO THE CITIZENS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT APPROACHING THIS?
>> I COULD NOT HEAR THAT QUESTION. I HEARD NO ONE. SORRY.
>> I'M SORRY WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO [INAUDIBLE] THE WHOLE TIME.
THAT'S CONCERNING. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> I CAN HEAR YOU RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. MY QUESTION IS, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU THINK ARE MOST PRESSING FOR PARKER AND MAYBE TELL THE CITIZENS OF PARKER HOW YOU THINK YOU'LL GO ABOUT SOLVING THEM?
>> THAT'S A LIMING QUESTION. THAT'S SO GREAT.
LIVING HERE FOR 12 YEARS, ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY NOTICED IS SYCAMORE LANE.
IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY ON THIS FROM SOME OF THOSE IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF PARKER EVEN THOUGH IT'S SUCH A SMALL TOWN.
I FEEL LIKE CONDUSIVENESS IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF.
I'M IN HAR WOMEN'S CLUB AND I'VE ENJOYED MEETING ALL THESE LANES, BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO TALK ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> HANG ON JUST A SECOND. POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MADAM MAYOR, WAS THE FIVE MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS AND THE INITIAL STATEMENT OR JUST ALTOGETHER? SORRY, JUST THE OPENING STATEMENT.
>> I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION.
>> YOU WANTED EACH CANDIDATE TO BE TIME TO FIVE MINUTES.
ARE WE GIVING THEM FIVE MINUTES FOR QUESTION AND THE ANSWER PLUS OR THE OPENING STATEMENT ONLY?
>> ONLY FOR THE OPENING STATEMENT IS FIVE MINUTES.
>> OKAY. YOU'VE MADE GREAT USE OF TIME SO FAR, MELISSA, BUT I HAD TO CLARIFY.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING WAS, IT'S INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE WE HAVE POCKETS OF HERE AND POCKETS TO BEGIN.
I DO LIKE WE'RE A SMALL COMMUNITY STILL, SO I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE COHESIVENESS BECAUSE WE ARE STILL SMALL.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BECOME SO SEGREGATED IN OUR LITTLE TOWN THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE THIS POCKET, YOU'RE WING AND DESIRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER COHESIVELY.
I DO THINK ALSO, LIKE I STATED BEFORE, I LOVE THAT [INAUDIBLE] COUNTRY IS PART.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T FORGET THAT.
AS WE GROW AS A COMMUNITY, WE ARE GROWING, EVERYONE AROUND US IS GROWING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE KEEP.
ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THAT EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY AS ME AND WE'RE SHARING ROADS WITH COMMUNITIES AROUND US.
BEING ABLE TO WORK WELL WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES WITH ALLEN, WE'RE GOING THIS WAY, WITH LUCAS, WE'RE GOING THIS WAY, WITH ALLEN AND MURPHY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING VERY WELL WITH EACH OF THOSE CITY LEADERS AND KING THROUGH AND BUILDING LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE MIGHT BE THIS COMMUNITY OF LESS THAN 4,000, BUT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE LARGER THAN THAT.
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE AFFECTED OUR PLAN UP TO THE FUTURE.
I ANSWER A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> I SUPPOSE IT COULDN'T BE AN ALL-COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER, SO I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US A GLIMPSE INTO TO HOW YOU THINK.
>> OF COURSE, THANK YOU AND SEE YOU.
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>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MS. TERRISCHMIDT.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT CANDIDATE, WHO IS BILLY BARON.
I LIVE AT 6707 OVERBROOK, LIVED IN PARKER FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW.
I'LL FIRST GIVE YOU MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU MY BACKGROUND WITH THE CITY.
I SPENT MOST OF MY CAREER DOING IT.
I BOTH DID SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND THEN I DID SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT.
AS PART OF THAT, I WORKED FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS.
I UNDERSTAND OUR STATE GOVERNMENT FROM THE EMPLOYEE SIDE AS WELL AS BEING A CITIZEN.
ALSO DURING THAT TIME, I WAS THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER OF A PRODUCT CALLED URBAN SIM, WHICH STILL EXISTS ALMOST 30 YEARS LATER NOW, AND IT IS A PLANNING TOOL FOR CITIES AND IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR PARKER, BUT LARGER CITIES, YOU PUT IN ALL YOUR DATA OR WHATEVER, AND THEN YOU GIVE IT PARAMETERS, AND IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW IF YOU MAKE CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS YOUR CITY WILL GROW AND HOW THE PROPERTY VALUES WILL BE AND SUCH.
I'VE GOT SOME EXPERIENCE FROM THAT END.
NOW, I RETIRED FROM IT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND RIGHT NOW I AM THE CFO OF AN INSURANCE BROKERAGE, AND THAT ALSO GIVES ME SOME GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR THE CITY.
I DO BOOKKEEPING FOR THE BUSINESS, WE ALSO SELL HEALTH INSURANCE, DENTAL AND ALL THAT STUFF.
I KNOW YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE EMPLOYEE, SO I CAN GIVE YOU MY INSIGHTS ON THAT AS WELL.
NOW, I'LL SWITCH OVER TO HOW I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CITY.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF COMMITTEES OVER THE YEARS.
WE HAD TWO HOME COMMITTEES, AS TODD FETCH LIKE TO ALWAYS SAY.
THE FIRST ONE ONLY MET FOR A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AND REALLY DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE, SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
ON THE SECOND ONE, WE MET FOR, I WAS THE SECRETARY OF THAT COMMITTEE PREPARING THE MINUTES OF ALL THOSE MEETINGS.
I DID THAT. THEN ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, WE HADN'T HAD A PARKS AND REC COMMISSION AND I DON'T KNOW, FIVE YEARS BEFORE THAT, AND PARKER FEST HADN'T BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE OR WHATEVER.
MYSELF ALONG WITH PEOPLE LIKE FRANK D'COSTA, HERE IN THE CROWD, JOINED TO FORM A NEW PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.
I WAS THE ORIGINAL CHAIRMAN OF THAT.
I THINK THAT COMMISSION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL SINCE IT'S COME BACK.
WE'VE GOT OTHER EVENTS GOING ON.
WE'VE GOT A CLEAN-UP EVERY YEAR OF THE PARK AND SOME IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE.
IT WASN'T JUST MYSELF, BUT MYSELF AND THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS, FIVE, SIX PEOPLE.
CONTRIBUTED TO BRINGING THAT BACK.
I'M STILL WORKING WITH PARKS AND REC ON THE TRAILS PLAN AND WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THE COUNTY A COUPLE OF TIMES LATER THIS MONTH ON THAT.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE MOISE COMMITTEE RECENTLY, AND THEN SOME BLASTS FOR THE PAST.
LONG AGO, WE HAD A WATER RATE COMMITTEE [LAUGHTER].
[INAUDIBLE] IS LAUGHING ABOUT THAT ONE.
I PARTICIPATE IN EVERY MEETING OF THAT.
I UNDERSTAND HOW OUR WATER RATES COME ABOUT AND ALL THE FACTORS AND TAKE OR PAY AND ALL THAT STUFF.
OVER THE YEARS, I'VE ATTENDED WELL OVER 100 COUNCIL MEETINGS, SOME IN PERSON, SOME ONLINE.
I'VE ATTENDED PREVIOUS BUDGET MEETINGS, FACILITY MEETINGS, AND ALL THINGS.
I ALSO WAS THE COORDINATOR OF THE 2018 MEET THE CANDIDATE NIGHT,
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AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THE CITY ITSELF, I'VE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BROOKS FARM HRA FOR OVER FOUR YEARS NOW.AGAIN, I'VE GOT SOME FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE FROM THAT MANAGING THE BUDGET OF OUR HOA.
I'M A COLLIN COUNTY MASTER GARDENER.
I'M A STATE OF TEXAS MASTER COMPOSTER.
I WAS INVOLVED WITH CREEKS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE EARLY DAYS, HELPING THEM PUT OUT SIGNS AND SUCH AROUND.
I'M ONE OF THE PROTESTANTS ON ONE OF THE TWO CASES.
NOW, WHY WOULD I BE A GOOD CHOICE FOR? AS YOU SEE, I HAVE A YES.
>> OKAY. SINCE WE'VE PUT TIME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BILLY?
>> I'VE ASKED MELISSA, I'LL ASK YOU TOO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE MOST PRESSING CONCERNS FOR THE CITY OF PARKER AND WHAT DO YOU AIM TO ACHIEVE TO HELP SOLVE FOR THEM?
>> THE NUMBER 1 THING I THINK WE NEED TO DO IS GET SOME OF OUR PERSONNEL ISSUES RESOLVED, HIRE A CITY ADMINISTRATOR, GET A NO-DEFENSE CATHERINE, HAVE A PERMANENT CITY ATTORNEY.
I THINK WE'VE GOT ONE OR TWO OPEN POSITIONS THAT WE NEED TO FILL BEYOND THAT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, I THINK THE CITY HAS BEEN HURTING BEING UNDERSTAFFED.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING. THEN SECOND, AFTER THAT, WE NEED TO WORK ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE'VE GOT LEWIS LANE, ROAD PROBLEMS, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT WATER TOWER.
THE PLACE WHERE WE COULD USE A REAL POLICE STATION.
THIS BUILDING IS OVERCROWDED AND RESOLVE SOME OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.
>> I WAS EXPECTING [INAUDIBLE].
>> I REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM ALL OF THEM AND THEN I MAY HAVE A QUESTION THAT I GO BACK AND ASK ALL OF THEM AT THE END, BUT I WANT TO PERSONALLY, I WANT TO LISTEN TO ALL OF THEM'S INITIAL SPEECH.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO MISS [INAUDIBLE].
DOES ANYBODY ELSE AT THIS TIME HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARRY?
>> THANK YOU, BARRY. LET ME KNOW.
>> I HAVE EXTRAS OF MY RESUME IF YOU ALL NEED THAT OR IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IT.
>> WE NEED TO PUT THE MARK DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, PILGRIM, BOGDAN, HALBERT SHARP, MAYOR PATEL, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MY CREDENTIALS.
THANK YOU, SECRETARY GRAY FOR HELP WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
PARKER, WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE! MY WIFE, DEBORAH AND I WERE ATTRACTED TO IT SEVEN YEARS AGO.
WE LOVE THE ACRE OR MORE LOTS, THE IRON FENCES, RATHER THAN THE VIEW-BLOCKING WOOD FENCES THAT SO MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE.
WE LOVE SEEING THE HORSES, DONKEYS, CATTLE, GOATS, LAMAS, PEACOCKS, CHICKENS, AND THAT SHARE OUR COMMUNITY, PLUS THE HOT AIR BALLOONS, AND NOT TO MENTION HEARING THE CANADIAN GEESE, CRANES, AND HERONS THAT FREQUENT THE PONDS AND CREEKS.
WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE PARKERS WOMEN'S CLUB EVENTS AND TOURED SOUTH FORK.
I SERVED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMISSION, FIRST LED BY COUNCILMAN EDWIN SMITH AND THEN BY COUNCILMAN MICHAEL SLATER.
I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY IF SELECTED TO CONTINUE WORK TO GET THAT TO THE FINISH LINE.
THE FUTURE DOES HOLD ITS CHALLENGES FOR US AS A COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW INTERNALLY AND WITH THE GROWTH IN AREAS AROUND US,
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SUCH AS THE POTENTIAL HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT, WE MAY NEED TO ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS TO POLICE AND FIRE.A NEW POLICE STATION, CITY HALL, THE VOTED DOWN A COUPLE OF TIMES MAY NEED TO BE REVISITED, MAYBE AT A SMALLER SCALE, BUT WE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES, PARKS AND RAT AND NOISE AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND ALSO FIND THE NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
BUT I AM GLAD THAT PARKER RECENTLY ACQUIRED A SECOND SOURCE OF WATER.
WATER WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE, AS TEXAS AS A WHOLE APPROACHES THAT CHALLENGE AND POTENTIAL CRISIS IN THE YEARS TO COME.
I'M SUITED FOR THIS ROLE DUE TO MY BACKGROUND.
I'VE BEEN IN RAW IN BUSINESS, PRACTICE LAW, DONE ARBITRATIONS AND MEDIATIONS.
CERTAINLY VERY COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH AND COLLABORATING WITH COLLEAGUES.
I'M CURRENTLY RUNNING THE HUMAN RESOURCES AT THE SIMMONS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER AT UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER.
I'D LOVE A CHANCE TO HELP TO CONTINUE TO KEEP PARKER PARKER.
ONE LAST THING, I'LL ADD PERSONAL ANTIDOTE, IN THE 80S, I WATCHED DALLAS, LOVED IT, AND WHEN I CAME TO LAW SCHOOL AT SMU, I WAS EXCITED ONE SUMMER THAT THEY WERE HIRING EXTRAS, AND SO I'VE GOT A CHANCE TO FILL WITH WATER GLASS AS A BUS BOY IN SEVERAL SCENES WITH JR AND BOBBY WING.
TO LIVE NEAR SOUTH FORK IS REALLY JUST A PERSONAL THRILL, AND I WISH THE BEST TO ALL THE OTHER WONDERFUL CANDIDATES WE HAVE TONIGHT.
WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MARINO?
>> CONCERNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION?
>> WE MET FOR SEVERAL MEETINGS PRE-COVID.
WE CONTINUED DURING COVID AS BEST WE COULD, AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT AFTER THAT.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE NUMBER OF THE CHALLENGES AND IF YOUR GLASS AT FULL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR COMMUNITIES FACES.
BUT PARTICULARLY, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A TOPIC THE ALLUDED TO, WHICH IS ETJ MANAGEMENT/ETJ ADJUDICATION.
BEYOND THE HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE DIRECT OR ADJACENT EXPERIENCE IN?
>> NO. NOT ANY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BESIDES AS A CITIZEN WATCHING JUST THE GROWTH AROUND US AND WONDERING, HOW LONG CAN WE REMAIN AN ISLAND? IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL CHALLENGE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THIS GREAT COMMUNITY THAT SHOULD NOT TECHNICALLY EXIST IN THE MIDDLE OF ALLEN, WILEY MURPHY, PLANO, AND YET WE DO.
MY WIFE AND I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE TO RETIRE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE THREE HOURS AWAY TO ENJOY SOME SPACE.
JUST KEEPING AN EYE ON ALL THESE THINGS, AND WE'LL HAVE TO JUST BE JUDICIOUS ABOUT WHAT GOES ON AROUND US.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTION. MR. [INAUDIBLE]
>> YEAH. I WAS IN A WAY TO THE END, BUT I GUESS I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK NOW, I MAY END UP HAVING A CALL AND AS THAT BACKUP AS WELL.
I'VE TWO BASIC QUESTIONS I WANT TO ASK RIGHT NOW.
YOU MENTIONED THE HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT.
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION OF THE PROPOSED HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT AND HOW DO YOU PROPOSE THAT THE CITY APPROACH THAT SITUATION TO TRY TO DRIVE IT TO A PROPER CONCLUSION.
THAT'S NUMBER 1. NUMBER 2, WHAT'S PHILOSOPHICALLY YOUR APPROACH TO DECISION MAKING FOR A BODY LIKE THIS?
>> THANK YOU. WONDERFUL QUESTION.
I'D SIT WITH THE LAST FIRST, IF I MAY, JUST THAT OBVIOUSLY ONE MAY SEEK TO SERVE AND MAY HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL VIEWS OF THINGS.
BUT ONCE YOU BEGIN THINKING OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, I THINK YOU'D HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE TO CONSIDER EVERYONE AND REALLY WEIGH YOUR VIEWPOINTS AND SEE IF THEY ARE SOMETHING THAT REALLY WOULD BENEFIT EVERYONE.
RELATED TO THAT THEN TO THE GROWTH NEAR US WITH REGARDS TO THE HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE? THE INITIAL ASK BY THEM IS FOR A BIG DEVELOPMENT WITH A LOT OF PROPERTIES TIGHTLY WOUND THAT WOULD CREATE A WASTE PLANT NEED.
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POSSIBLY NOW THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO SCALE IT DOWN.AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK ALL OF THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR, AND ALL THOSE RESPONSIBLE HAVE TO WEIGH AT SOME POINT, IF IT'S INEVITABLE, WHAT'S THE BEST DEAL?
>> YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE ARBITRATING BETWEEN LABOR UNIONS AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT EXPERIENCE IS RELEVANT IN A SITUATION RIGHT THE FINES DEVELOPMENT?
>> IT DOES GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE OF TRYING TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE SHOES OF BOTH SIDES.
THE OLD ARBITRATION ADAGE OF WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS, TRYING TO GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE FOR EVERYBODY.
AVOIDING CONFLICT, CONFLICT IS EXPENSIVE AND CAN CERTAINLY COST THE TIME, ENERGY, RESOURCES, AND MONEY.
I THINK IT WOULD HELP BRING JUST A PERSPECTIVE OF HOW DO WE GET TO THE RIGHT ANSWER AS QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T MEAN TO SINGLE YOU OUT FOR QUESTIONS.
IT'S JUST YOU OPEN SO MUCH CURIOSITY HERE.
I BELIEVE, THE ONLY FULL-TIME EMPLOYED COUNCIL MEMBER TODAY.
ARE YOU EMPLOYED? HALF THE COUNCIL.
I SEE YOU WORK AT UT SOUTHWESTERN, WHICH IS A BIT OF A DRIVE, AND YOU WANT TO SAY IT'S IMPORTANT WORK.
OF COURSE, YOU DON'T ALWAYS CONTROL YOUR CALENDAR, BUT WE NEED OFTENTIMES UNPREDICTABLY LONG HOURS, OFTENTIMES, WE HAVE TRAINING.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER OBLIGATIONS, AND IT WOULDN'T MASS S TO ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE THEY'RE RETIRED SO FAR, BUT I'M CURIOUS HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE DEMANDS ON YOUR SCHEDULE.
I'VE GOTTEN TO A POINT NOW AT UT SOUTHWESTERN WHERE I DO HAVE FLEXIBILITY WITH MY SCHEDULE AND CALENDAR.
WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK REMOTELY.
IT IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT, PRE-COVID, I COULD NOT HAVE DONE.
BUT I THINK NOW THERE'S A GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO BE CLOSER TO HOME AND TO MOVE THINGS AROUND AS NEEDED.
>> JUST ONE FOLLOW-UP. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW FAMILIAR YOU ARE WITH HUFFINESS DEVELOPMENT, WHAT STAGE THE PROPOSAL IS IN? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO KEEP UP TO SPEED ON THAT?
WELL, I'VE CERTAINLY KEPT ATTENDANCE AT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND SOME OF THE EMAILS THAT ARE SHARED AMONGST THE COMMUNITY.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S NOW A MAYBE YOU CALLED HIM THIRD PARTY THAT IS ACTING AS POTENTIALLY A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE HUFFINES AND IS ATTEMPTING TO MAYBE OFFER A THIRD OPTION OF A SMALLER DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH AS I KNOW IN TERMS OF REAL TIME. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MARINO? THANK YOU, SIR.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AUBREE MARINO.
I LIKE TO START WITH TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF, WHICH IS SOMETHING I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME DOING.
I'M PROBABLY BE ON LIST OF THE GROUP AND THE YOUNGEST ONE TO MOVE HERE.
I HAVEN'T LIVED HERE VERY LONG.
WE LIVE ON A VERY CORNER PROPERTY THAT HAS PLANO AND PARKER.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH IN OUR HOUSE, ON VERY BUSY STREET, ON A VERY QUIET ROAD.
WE WERE LOOKING IN LUCAS AND WE JUST KEPT DRIVING BY THIS PROPERTY. MY HUSBAND IS LIKE.
IF YOU COULD PICK ANY PROPERTY IN THIS AREA, I SAID I WANT TO LIVE THERE, AND THE PROPERTY WAS ALREADY UNDER CONTRACT.
I MOVED ON, AND THE AGER CALLS ME AND SHE SAYS, THE PROPERTY ON SYCAMORE IS AVAILABLE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL HORSE PROPERTY, WONDERFUL STREET.
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I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. WE LOOKED AT IT, TOGETHER AND WE MOVED TO PARKER.WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE ROAD AND WE'VE MET ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
THEY ALL DRIVE BY. YOU WANT TO MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS.
BUILD THE FENCE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE YOU WILL MEET ALL OF THEM.
WE'VE SLOWLY IMMERSED OURSELF INTO THE COMMUNITY AND LEARNED ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
AS WE'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING A HOUSE, YOU LEARN THAT THERE'S A WATER MORATORIUM, AND THEN YOU LEARNED ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
YOU SLOW START PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER AND FIGURING THINGS OUT.
AS THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE'VE LIVED IN BEFORE, WE'VE ALL HAD COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
WE WOULD BUILD THE BUSINESS THERE, AND THAT WAS OUR WAY OF GETTING INTO THE COMMUNITY.
WE VOLUNTEER THROUGH YOUR BUSINESS.
I DO THE MARKETING AND REVENUE MANAGEMENT FOR OUR BUSINESS.
THROUGH THAT, FOR THE MARKETING, WE DO A LOT OF WORK WITH NONPROFITS.
WE WOULD BUILD A BUSINESS, AND WE WOULD SLOWLY WORK OUR WAY INTO LEARNING THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, PARKER DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
WE TRIED TO FIND A WAY IN TO MEET OUR NEIGHBORS AND MEET OUR FRIENDS.
WHEN WE MOVED TO PARIS, WE STARTED OUR BUSINESS, AND WE STARTED FINDING THE NEEDS IN PARIS, TEXAS.
PARIS, TEXAS IS A VERY SMALL TOWN, WITH A VERY BIG TOWN FEEL, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE LIVED THERE A LONG TIME, LIKE HERE.
WE TRIED TO FIND THE PLACES WHERE WE WERE NEEDED.
WHAT NEEDS THIS? WHAT DOES THIS COMMUNITY NEED? WE VISITED THE ROTARY CLUB AND SOME OF THE OTHER CLUBS, AND I FOUND THAT ROTOR REALLY HAD A NEED.
IT WAS A REALLY OLD NICHE THING, BUT THEY WERE STUCK IN A RUT, AND THEY WEREN'T REALLY WORKING TOGETHER.
THEY HAD A LOT OF BUDGETED AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THE DENTAL PROJECT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THE DENTAL PROJECT.
I CAME TO THEM AND I OFFERED TO HELP THEM.
I SAID, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING, THAT'S CRAZY, AND THEY ACCEPTED IT.
I STARTED. IT'S CALLED A GIRLS' LINE-OUT EVENT.
I SAID, WE'RE IDLING, GOING TO SELL 300 TICKETS.
THESE PEOPLE WERE LIKE, SHE'S CRAZY.
SHE'S NEVER GOING TO PUT 300 WOMEN IN A ROOM AND GET THEM TO PLAY BINGO FOR PURSES. BUT I DID IT.
I SOLD 650 TICKETS AND RAISED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.
THEY'RE LIKE, BUT THIS IS GOOD. WE FOUND A WAY.
IN MY EXPERIENCE THAT SOMETIMES IF YOU CAN ADD YOURSELF TO A TEAM AND YOU'RE ABLE TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL, WHICH IS WHAT COUNSEL IS WITH COMMUNITY'S VOICE, AND YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE AND FEEL THE NEED, BUT EVERYONE'S NEVER GOING TO ALL GET THEIR WAY.
THERE HAS TO BE SOME MIDDLE GROUND.
I FEEL LIKE IN MY BUSINESS AND IN MY FAMILY, AND THEN MY FRIENDSHIPS.
I AM SET UP THE MIDDLE GROUND, THE PROBLEM SOLVER, WHICH IS WHAT I PRIDE MYSELF ON.
MY NEIGHBORS CALL ME, THEY HAVE AN ISSUE.
I'M THE FIRST ONE TO GO AND HELP.
WHEN RAY DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO LEAVE, WHICH I THINK HE WAS A GREAT COUNCIL MEMBER.
HE WAS THE PERSON THAT PEOPLE COULD TALK TO.
HE WOULD COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND TALK TO YOU.
HE WAS THAT PERSON THAT EVERYONE FELT COMFORTABLE REACHING OUT TO.
I REALLY WANT TO BE THAT PERSON FOR COUNSEL.
I REALLY WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT PEOPLE FEEL THEY CAN COME TALK TO ABOUT THEIR ISSUES BEFORE THEY COME AND GET TO THE FRIEND, MIKE, CAN SAY, I'M UNHAPPY ABOUT THE MILLER'S ORDINANCE.
I WANT TO BE THAT PERSON THAT PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.
I THINK I'VE DONE THAT ON SYCAMORE LANE, AND I FEEL LIKE MY NEIGHBORS.
CAN YOU WATCH MY HORSES, OR I NEED YOU TO HELP MY STICKS IN MY YARD. I'M THE PERSON.
I'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT IN OUR BUSINESS, BUT I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING IN THE CITY.
THIS WOULD BE MY FIRST STEP INTO PUBLIC SERVICE AS THIS GOES, BUT I HAVE DONE A LOT.
>> MS. MARINO, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FROM MS. MARINO?
>> I THINK WE'VE GOT A PRETTY LARGE SENSE OF WHO YOU ARE, AS MUCH AS ONE CAN GET IN FIVE MINUTES.
>> WHY YOU CAME TO PARKER? BUT I DO FEEL LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU FIND TO BE THE TOP ISSUES OF PARKER, AND MAYBE A SMALL SENSE.
I LIKE BILLY'S PRECEDENT OF NAMING TWO AS OPPOSED TO 30. I'D LOVE TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU.
>> I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN NEEDS TO BE MADE IS NEW CITY HALL.
I THINK THAT IF WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME WORK HERE AND WE WANT OUR CITY TO BE OPERATING, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S NOT APPEALING WHEN WE HAVE TO SHARE AN OFFICE WITH
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THREE OTHER PEOPLE AND MARKETING THAT POSITION WOULD BE A LOT EASIER IF WE HAD AN APPROPRIATE BUILDING AND MARKETING THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY, WITH THEM UNDERSTANDING THE NEED THAT WE HAVE FOR CITY HALL AND HOW IT WOULD MAKE OUR CITY BETTER AS A WHOLE IS ONE OF THE MAIN ONES.THEN I THINK MATING THE REST OF THE LAND THAT WE HAVE TO DEVELOP AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEVELOP IT IS GOING TO BE A HUGE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO NOT ACCEPT THE FIRST OFFER, BUT NOT CUT OURSELVES SHORT.
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION.
YOU JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
>> I MIGHT ASK A FOLLOW-UP ONE.
I'M NAVIGATING THE REST OF THE PARKER, AND I ASSUME BOTH PARKER CITY AND THE ETJ IS SURROUNDING IT.
DO YOU HAVE SOME GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON HOW THAT OUGHT TO BE DONE? I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE.
I'VE LOOKED AT THE CITY MAPS AND NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BUSINESSES OR MOST OF THE PLACES THAT ETJ IN AROUND PARKER ARE ALL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.
YOU WANT TO BE A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, YOU WANT TO BE IN PARKER, YOU GOT TO BE IN THE ETJ, WHICH I THINK WE'RE MISSING OUT ON SOME TAX-PAYING DOLLARS THERE BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST OPT OUT.
I THINK THAT IF THERE'S BENEFITS TO PULLING OUT OF THE ETJ, BUT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ETJ HAS DONE, SO I STARTED RUNNING FOR COUNSEL LAST TIME.
YES, THE CITY AND PARKER, 90% OF THE RESIDENTS PROBABLY HAVE HEARD OF IT.
BUT NONE OF THE SAT DOWN AND READ LIKE WHAT ARE THE RULES AND HOW DOES THIS WORK, AND DO THEY PAY TAXES, AND HEY, YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM POLICE AND FIRE AND ALL THIS STUFF, BUT THEY'RE NOT GIVE ANY MONEY BACK.
IT'S VERY COMPLICATED, BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS A WIN-WIN, AND I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT RECENTLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT GOT APPROVED.
IT WASN'T IDEAL, BUT I THINK IT WAS A GOOD MOVE ON THE PART OF THE CITY.
WE DO GET THOSE TAX DOLLARS FROM THAT COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THIS, WHICH I THINK WAS A GOOD FAIR DEAL.
>> I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION ABOUT THE HUFFINES.
WHAT'S YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE ON THE HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT? WHERE YOU THINK WE NEED TO GO WITH IT?
>> I THINK WE'RE CLOSE. WE'VE MOVED AWAY FROM THE WATER PLANT.
WE'VE MOVED AWAY FROM HOUSING APARTMENTS.
IT'S NOT QUITE THE NUMBER THAT WE WANT.
I THINK IT'S QUARTER ACRE LESS THAN THAT LOT. IT'S STILL.
BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WITH THE VERBIAGE THAT THEY GAVE IN THAT LAST SPREAD, BUT THERE'S NO ROAD THAT EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE.
SOME OF THAT SEEMED A LITTLE OUT OF REACH BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE VERY HAPPY, AND HOW I READ IT EVERYONE HAD TO AGREE THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE OKAY.
I DON'T THINK SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE TO SHARE A ROAD WITH THAT.
ARE EVER GOING TO BE OKAY? BUT IT SEEMED REASONABLE, BUT NOT QUITE PARKER, AND I THINK SOMEONE WROTE IT THE BEST.
THEY WANT TO LIVE IN OUR CITY, WITH OUR BIG ACRES, BUT THEY WANT TO PUT THEIR LITTLE TINY HOUSES, AND THAT RUINS OUR CITY.
IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE LIVING IN THE COUNTRY, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE MORE WRIGGLE ROOM THERE.
TWO ACRES IS A LOT FOR SOME PEOPLE.
AN ACRE FOR SOMEONE TO MAINTAIN, I THINK, IS MORE DOABLE.
I'VE LIVED ON 15 AND I LIVED ON FIVE, AND I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE MOVE AWAY FROM PARKER BECAUSE IT'S JUST A LOT.
WE'RE LOSING SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DOWNSIZE, THEY WANT LESS TO TAKE CARE OF, SO MAYBE HAVING A SMALLER OPTION WILL BE BETTER, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S QUITE FARE YET, BUT IT'S BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MS. MARINO.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARCOS ADIAS AND I LIVE AT 3,605 DRIVE, PARKER, TEXAS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO TONIGHT'S MEETING.
WELL, OUR CITY NEEDS TO ADDRESS SOME UNRESOLVED ISSUES, AND WE ARE ALL PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.
I WISH TO INTRODUCE MYSELF BEFORE I GET STARTED ADDRESSING THE CURRENT ISSUES THAT NEED RESOLVING TO BROKER PEACE IN THE CITY AND INCLUDE THE LAW AND ORDER FOR OUR CITY.
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I MUST APOLOGIZE THAT I MUST BE BRIEF, WELL, WE HAVE LOTS OF ISSUES.MY NAME IS MARCOS, AND I'VE LIVED IN TEXAS FOR MORE THAN 14 YEARS.
I'VE LIVED IN THE CITY SINCE THE EARLY 1990S.
I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD AND JUST ABOUT TO LEARN WHAT IT WAS LIKE, LIVING IN A RURAL TOWN WITH MORE THAN TWO ACRES AND A GIANT SITE KNOWN AS [INAUDIBLE] RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
I'VE EXPERIENCED MANY INCIDENTS AND DISRUPTIONS IN THE CITY AND EVEN WITNESSED THIS COURSE IN CITY MEANS WITH FAMILY WITNESSING THE PROBLEMS. I REALLY WITNESSED PHYSICAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN CITY HALL AS A YOUNG BOY BY A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, WHICH HAPPENED HERE.
JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE DOOR.
I'VE SEEN NEIGHBORS CHEERING EACH OTHER OUT AT CITY MEANS TO EVEN A RESIDENT CHARGING AT A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND PHYSICALLY ATTACKING THEM.
THESE RECORDED HISTORIES WILL BE VERY HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING INTO PARKER THE CITY EVEN HAS GENERATION X, GENERATION Y, GENERATION Z, AND FAMILIES, WHO MOVE INTO PARKER, WHO WISH TO DEVELOP HOUSING FOR THE CITY AND WISH TO BE A PART OF THE CITY.
MANY CONCERNS FROM BABY BOOMERS, LIKE MY NEIGHBORS, MY PARENTS, AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO MOVED INTO THE CITY, FROM OTHER TEXAS CITIES, BUT ALSO FROM OTHER STATES IN THE US AND OTHER NATIONS.
THERE ARE STILL SOME CONCERNS THAT MUST BE WORKED OUT.
YOUNGER FAMILIES DON'T NEED TO BE WORRIED TO ON THIS.
TO ALL WORK TOGETHER ON THESE ISSUES AS A CITY COMMUNITY.
WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES I WISH TO ADDRESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD BE REMINDED.
WHY WE MUST NOT ACT LIKE CHILDREN AND BECOME MAINTAIN MATURE ADULTS ON THESE CONTINUOUS ISSUES.
EVERYONE WANTS TO TRY TO WRITE ABOUT MONEY.
THAT'S A SIGN OF IMMATURITY AND IGNORING THE NEEDS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR A POLICE STATION OR [INAUDIBLE] RENOVATIONS.
CHOOSING IF YOU WISH TO IN KNOW THESE WARNINGS CAN GET PEOPLE SENT TO COURTS.
WHICH INCLUDES TEXAS, WHICH I WILL ADDRESS LATER.
I'VE LEARNED BUT THE ISSUES DON'T NEED TO HAVE A GENERAL MUNICIPALITY TO GRANT A REFERENDUM TO VOTERS TO MAKE A DECISION IN TEXAS.
MUNICIPALITIES ARE NOT HOME CHARTER CITES AND CAN DECIDE FOR RELEVANT REASONS TO WHAT THEY ARE AWARE OF RUN OUT AND UNUSABLE BUILDINGS TO DEMOLISH THEM AS AN EXAMPLE AS LONG AS CURRENT LAW ALLOWS IT.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORRYING ABOUT MONEY ISSUES.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INTO TAX LAWS OR HAVE TO RUN THEM.
IF YOU DIDN'T PAY YOUR TAXES, YOU'RE ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO PROTECT YOU FROM ATTORNEYS AND TAX JUDGES, [INAUDIBLE] ASKING YOU TO COME TO TAX COURTS.
NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULDN'T GIVE MONEY TO SOLVE SOMEONE'S TAX PAYING PROBLEMS AND STILL SEND YOU TO TAX COURTS.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ARREST YOU STATED DIFFERENTLY.
DOING, WHATEVER, LOCAL GOVERNMENT WANTS LEGALLY TO ENFORCE LAW AND ORDER UNDER TITLE 2, SUBTITLE, CHAPTER 51.001 ON THE ORDINANCE RULE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
>> OKAY. AT THIS TIME, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ADIAS? COLE.
>> I SEE THAT YOU VOLUNTEERED AT PARK FAST.
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED SERVING ON THE PARKS AND REC COMMUNITY?
IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO SEE AS FOR THE OTHER COMMISSION OR
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OTHER P&Z BOARD AND THE NOISE ORDINANCE TOO AS WELL, WHICH I GOT REALLY INTERESTED AFTER COMING TO THAT MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY.>> TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PHILOSOPHY FOR DECISION MAKING.
>> EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
>> HOW DO YOU APPROACH DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE FOR THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT IF YOU WERE TO SERVE ON CITY COUNCIL?
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE GETS A VOICE HEARD.
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE TAKES A TURN.
LAST MEETING THAT I ATTENDED IT WENT OVER THREE MINUTES AND IT WAS REALLY NOT SUPPOSED TO BE FOR COMMENTARY.
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO SIT I MEAN NOT SIT, STAND BEFORE THE PARTY AND HAVE THEIR SHARE OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
>> MR. ADIAS, I HEAR THERE'S A LOT OF CONTENTIOUS ISSUES IN PARKER, WHICH I BELIEVE.
>> I CAN ADDRESS A LITTLE BIT [INAUDIBLE].
I COULD GIVE YOU REST IF YOU WANT.
>> WHAT WILL BE YOUR TOP TWO TO ADDRESS?
>> WE STILL NEED TO HAVE FACILITIES UP TO DATE.
I JUST HEARD FROM THE PAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE HAVE A PARK THAT NEEDS TO BE RENOVATED.
THE [INAUDIBLE] UNDER TERRIBLE CONDITIONS ALSO CONSIDERED A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE, WHICH IN OUR CITY ORDINANCES, IT'S CONSIDERED DEMOLISH-ABLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT'S MORE IDENTICAL, BUT JUST WITH A NEW MATERIAL.
THIS JUST DOESN'T CHANGE IT MUCH, JUST KEEP IT MORE HISTORICAL AND RECOGNIZABLE.
IT JUST DOESN'T FADE THE CITY HISTORY THAT WE HAD YEARS AGO, EVEN DECADES.
IT`S NOT EVEN A CENTURY AND IT WAS FOUNDED.
>> THAT'S ONE, WHICH IS UPDATED FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. WHAT'S YOUR SECOND?
>> MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH IRRELEVANT INFORMATION BEING POSTED BECAUSE EVEN FOR THE NOISE ORDINANCE, I'VE BEEN NOTICING A LOT OF STUFF THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH OUR STATE LAWS, WE HAVE OUR OWN STATE CONSTITUTION, LIKE ALL OVER 50 STATES IN THE US, MOST OF THE STUFF DOESN'T MAKE SENSE ABOUT FREE SPEECH SO, WHAT ABOUT FREE SPEECH IS IT VIOLATING THESE [INAUDIBLE] VIOLATING.
MENTIONING STUFF THAT IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR GRASS AND YOU'RE BEING TICKETED DURING THE DAYTIME, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO I SPOKE WITH MENTIONED THAT AND EXPLAINED IT.
THERE WAS EVEN CONCERNS ABOUT STORE THE $2,000 MAX FINE.
MUCH OF THAT INFORMATION WAS POSTED BEFORE RUNNING OF THE POST JUST POPPED UP, MENTIONED ALL THIS RELEVANT INFORMATION.
THAT JUST WASN'T GOING TO STOP? WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO START TELLING THE TRUTH? NOT JUST EVEN CITY ORDINANCES, BUT EVEN THE NEW FACILITY THAT WAS ABOUT TO BE DEVELOPED.
EVERYONE CLASHING AGAIN AND MENTIONING ABOUT STUFF THAT I WAS LIKE A DIAPER CHANGING STATION FROM ONE OF THE RESIDENTS, HAVEN'T SEEN THAT PERSON IN A WHILE.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE ELSE DID FOR THE OTHER MEETINGS, I JUST KEEP ON BLOCKING OUT.
THAT'S EXACTLY ONE OF THEM FINANCIALLY.
I WOULD GIVE THAT DECISION TO SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE WHAT'S GOING ON IS JUST THIS IS GOING TO STOP.
WE HAVE TO BE ADULTS. WE'RE NOT CHILDREN.
WE HAVE TO BE REALLY, YES WE GOT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT TAX LAWS THAT ARE CHANGING THEN THIS SELLER BILL, BUT IT'S BEEN PASSED SOME MEGA BILL.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN PASSED BY CONGRESS AND I'M LIKE, WELL, WHAT DO WE DO THERE? HOW DO WE WORK SOMETHINGS OUT, WHAT SHALL WE BRING MONEY FROM MAYBE FROM A CLUB THAT SAYS THIS MONEY GOES TO THE CITY AND JUST FOCUSES AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BY A CITY CLUB JUST TO HELP THINGS MOVE FORWARD?
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ROUTE IS HAVING TO STILL BE IN THIS BUILDING, ONE DAY IT'S GOING TO BE NO LONGER USABLE.IT'S GOING TO NEED TO BE UP TO DATE.
THE FIRE HOSE ONE DAY NEED TO BE UP TO DATE WITH RENOVATIONS.
I KNOW THERE WAS EVEN TAXATION TO APPLY TO GET IT FIXED TO ALREADY MODELED AND THAT HAPPENED.
BUT THEN WHEN IT CAME WITH THE FACILITY THAT NEEDED TO BE RENOVATED IN A WAY.
PEOPLE JUST SHOW EXPRESSION THAT WASN'T REALLY TRUE.
INFORMATION THAT WASN'T EVEN TRUE.
THEY BOTHER TO EVEN SHOW PROOF.
NOT EVEN [INAUDIBLE] LINK, NO ONE REALLY GOT THIS INFORMATION.
I MEAN, JUST DON'T LIE TO US, DON'T LIE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, DON'T LIE TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.
THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED IT.
I WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO BE DEALING WITH TAX LAWYERS, TAX JUDGES.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THEM.
I JUST KNOW, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE OUR MONEY TO PAY OUR TAXES TO PUT THIS IN HERE. IT'S NOT BAD.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS UP TO DATE, AND THE CITY STAYS AS ALSO A CITY UP TO CODE WITH OTHER CITIES IN TEXAS.
WE CAN ALL KEEP ON DEALING WITH ANY TWO MEMBERS WITHOUT ANYTHING INTERRUPTING US.
>> THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE].
MEMBER PROTON PROGRAM, WE HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS YOU WANTED TO ASK.
>> YEAH, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. BARN PARKER UP, PLEASE. MISS [INAUDIBLE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] CELL PHONE OVER THE CAR OR GET HER ON HER THINGS.
>> MR. BARN, I JUST LIKE TO ANSWER BASICALLY THE TWO QUESTIONS. AS WELL.
TELL ME WHAT YOUR INVOLVEMENT IS, WHAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE HARD TIMES DEVELOPMENT, WHERE YOU THINK.
>> APPROACH TO RESOLVING THAT ISSUE.
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN SOME OTHER COMMITTEES THE CITY ALREADY.
DESCRIBE YOUR PHILOSOPHY AND YOUR APPROACH TO DECISION MAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT SOME CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES I SUPPOSE YOU'VE DEALT WITH RECENTLY AND DOING WITH.
>> WELL LET ME START WITH THE HARD TIMES.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH IN THE EARLY DAYS AND I'M SOMEWHAT UP TO DATE ON THE STATE CASES DOWN AT TCEQ AND I'M IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP, THE CREEKS AND COMMUNITIES FACEBOOK GROUP.
AS YOU KNOW, I ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION, WAS IT LAST WEEK BY GERMAN.
MY FEELING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW IS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY I LEAN ON HIS PROPOSAL RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS I LIKE ABOUT IT.
THERE'S SOME THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT IT.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE THE CHANCE BEFORE MAKING A DECISION TO TALK TO, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE AT THAT MEETING THAT WERE DEFINITELY LET'S DO THIS.
I WANT TO TALK TO THOSE PEOPLE.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER PEOPLE AT THAT MEETING WHO WERE LIKE, NO, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
I WANT TO TALK TO BOTH SIDES AND GET THEIR INPUT AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE STAND AS A COMMUNITY ON THIS.
THAT'S HOW I WOULD APPROACH THAT ISSUE IN DECISION MAKING IN GENERAL.
NOW, I TERM ABOUT CONTENTIOUS COMMITTEE, WE GOT SOME VERY DETAILED FEEDBACK TODAY ABOUT THAT COMMITTEE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN PARTICULAR, THAT WE NEED TO DIG THROUGH, READ THROUGH IT, UNDERSTAND IT.
I'M LISTENING TO ALL THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, AND WE WILL WEIGH THAT IN OUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
>> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARN AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU, MR. BARN. COUNSEL, DID YOU WANT TO TRY TO GET MISS [INAUDIBLE]?
>> IF SHE CAN GET ONLINE QUICKLY IF YOU CAN WE PROBABLY NEED TO MOVE ON.
>> [INAUDIBLE] TECHNICAL MIRACLE.
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>> HI, MELISSA. I WANT TO PUT YOU ON SPEAKER AND HAND YOU TO THE DAIS.
>> [LAUGHTER] TECHNICAL. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M SORRY. BREAK FREE. SPEAKERS? HI, MELISSA. HOW ARE YOU?
>> LET ME PRESS THAT. NOW, CAN EVERYONE HEAR?
>> I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, WHAT'S YOUR APPROACH TO DECISION MAKING WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH A GROUP LIKE THIS.
WHEN YOU'RE PART OF A COUNCIL, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO ON YOUR OWN.
TELL ME YOUR APPROACH TO DECISION MAKING.
THEN MORE SPECIFICALLY, I HAVE ASKED THE OTHERS ABOUT HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE THEY ARE OF THE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ON THE HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT, WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ABOUT WHERE THAT NEEDS TO GO NEXT?
>> SURE. IN REGARDS TO DECISION MAKING, I HAVE SERVED ON NUMEROUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH NONPROFITS AND DEVELOPMENT LED BOARD OF DIRECTORS SO I UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS.
I KNOW CITY COUNCIL IS DIFFERENT FROM BOARDS, BUT IT'S SIMILAR IN A LOT OF WAYS.
I DO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERYONE HAVING THEIR WORD AND EVERYONE BEING ABLE TO STATE THEIR MIND.
BUT WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT GREATER GOOD IS ACTUALLY THE DEALING WITH THE CITY OF PARKER AND BEING THE VOICE FOR ALL CITIZENS, NOT JUST OURSELVES AS THE COUNCIL.
I DO APPRECIATE HOW PEOPLE ARE STATING THAT THAT WE NEED TO GIVE VOICE.
YOU CAN STILL HEAR ME, CORRECT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. MY PHONE DID SOMETHING WEIRD.
SORRY, I WAS RESTATING MYSELF.
IN REGARDS TO YOUR SECOND QUESTION FROM THE HUFFINES DEAL, WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING THAT.
I WANTED TO BE MORE THE PARKER DEAL, WHICH SOUNDS BETTER THAN THE HUFFINE DEAL.
BUT I DID ATTEND THE LAST MEETING.
I DID READ THE INFORMATION THAT HE HAD SENT OUT PRIOR TO THE TOWN HALL.
I DO APPRECIATE THAT THIS NEW GENTLEMAN IS TAKING A LOT MORE TIME IT SOUNDS LIKE IN ORDER TO SERVE THE CITY OF PARKER, AND MURPHY.
BUT AS MS. MARINO SAID, IT IS HARD.
IT IS HARD AS A RESIDENT TO REALLY GRAFT.
WE MOVED TO PARKER BECAUSE WE LIKED THE LAND, THE COUNTRY FEEL, AND IT'S SAD TO ME THAT THAT PART WILL BE TAKEN AWAY A BIT.
BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH THE FACT THAT IT'S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I WOULD LIKE, I THINK THE NUMBER HE SHARED THE OTHER NIGHT WAS 254 IN REGARDS TO THE HOMES.
STILL SO MUCH, BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE ANY FROM THAT SO THEN HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK AMONGST THAT NUMBER AND BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO HELP PARKER TO BE THE BEST.
IT CAN BE AND SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT WILL NOT LEAD TO FURTHER DESTRUCTION IN THAT AREA.
>> COUNCIL SURE CAN GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> BEFORE WE DO, I'D ASK THAT COUNCILMEMBER PILGRIM ASKED I THINK THE SPECIFICITY AROUND THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENT WITH THE HUFFINES.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS ASKED OF THAT SPECIFIC LEVEL TO CANDIDATE MARINO, WHICH IS, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE 255, 254 POSITION TO DESIGN THAT'S CURRENTLY BEEN EXPOSED?
I ASKED WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?
>> DID YOU WANT TO ASK MS. MARINO BACK UP TO ASK THAT QUESTION?
>> YEAH, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH MS. MARINO AND MR. MARINO.
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>> I'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO RESPOND.
>> THERE IS THE EXISTING DESIGN OF THE HUFFINES DEVELOPMENT GROUP ALONG WITH JORDAN PRESENTED AT THE TOWN HALL, I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS CALLED.
CONSISTED OF 254 PROPERTIES WITH THE SINGULAR ENTRANCE.
BECAUSE IT IS A ACT OF NEGOTIATION OF SORTS WITH THE CITY, HOW DO YOU LEAN ON THAT? HOW HOW DO YOU FEEL THAT THAT IMPACTS OUR CITY? DO WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ACCOMMODATE IT? WHAT DOES IT DO TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE CITIZENS WITHIN?
>> WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY THAT GREAT.
IT'S BETTER THAN PROBABLY WHERE THINGS WERE A YEAR OR SO AGO.
IT CERTAINLY PROBABLY WOULD IMPACT THE NEED FOR GREATER FIRE AND POLICE SUPPORT BECAUSE WE PROBABLY HAVE TO RESPOND TO ANY COMMUNITY THAT'S OUT THERE THAT MIGHT NEED US, AND THEN CHARGE BACK THE FEES AND I GUESS WE COULD BREAK EVEN.
PERFECT WORLD, WOULD BE NICE IF EVERYTHING WAS JUST AN ACRE OR MORE LIKE US, MAY NOT BE LIKELY TO GET THERE, BUT WITH PRESSURE POINTS THAT MAY EXIST, THAT THEY'RE BEING PLACED ON THE NEGOTIATIONS, WHO KNOWS, IT'D BE NICE TO DROP THAT NUMBER DOWN BELOW 250 THOUGH.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MARINO.
MS. MARINO. WOULD YOU COME BACK UP FRONT, PLEASE? [BACKGROUND]
>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECONVENE INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[3. CONVENE INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION, IF NECESSARY, TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND/OR DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO OCCUPY THE CURRENTLY VACANT COUNCIL POSITION (GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074).]
IT IS 8:15 P.M.IS THIS UNDER UNDER 07551074. WE ARE IN RECESS.
>> RECONVENING THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 1ST, 2025.
I WILL ASK COUNCIL IS IN FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DELIBERATION OR ACTION.
HERE, WE WILL THEN GO TO RECONVENING AT 8:30 P.M. WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 4,
[4. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING RESOLUTION 2025-852 APPOINTING AN INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO OCCUPY THE CURRENTLY VACANT COUNCIL POSITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM.]
CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING RESOLUTION 2025-852, APPOINTING AN INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO OCCUPY THE CURRENTLY VACANT COUNCIL POSITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR TERM.COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY ACTION ON THAT RESOLUTION? ANY DISCUSSION, ANY NOMINATION, ANY MOTION?
>> MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> LIKE TO PROCEED THE MOTION WITH JUST A BRIEF COMMENT TO ALL OF THE CANDIDATES WHO PRESENTED THEIR APPLICATION FOR THIS OPEN CITY COUNCIL POSITION.
WE APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU EVEN DIANE WHO PUT IN HER APPLICATION AND THEN WITHDREW IT.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT POSITION TO FILL.
WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO FACING THIS CITY.
THIS IS ONLY A SHORT TERM THAT'S LEFT ON THIS OPEN SEAT RIGHT HERE.
WHOEVER FILLS, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
IT WAS WORTHY OF SOME DISCUSSION.
IT WAS WORTHY TO HEAR FROM EACH ONE OF YOU AND WE VALUE YOUR INPUT.
WE WERE CONSIDERING DIFFERENT WAYS TO NOMINATE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
BUT AFTER CONSIDERATION, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS HOW WE DO MAKE DECISIONS.
I THINK WE PROBABLY ENDED UP WITH THAT WAS A CONSENSUS OF
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THE GROUP OF WHO'S GOING TO BEST BE ABLE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WHICH IS WHAT LEADS US TO THE DECISION THAT WE MADE.MADAM MAYOR, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT BILLY BARON TO FILL THE VACANCY.
THEREFORE, WE PASS RESOLUTION 2025-852, APPOINT BILLY BARON TO FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY RANDY KERCHO'S RESIGNATION FOR CITY COUNCIL.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM PILGRIM AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER HALBERT TO APPOINT BILLY BARON TO THE VACANT CITY COUNCIL POSITION AS CALLED FOR IN RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-852.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY, I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPOINTING MR. BARON, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 4-0. MR. BILLY,
[5. SWEARING IN OF NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER AND SEATING.]
PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.>> DO YOU MIND IF I MAKE A QUICK STATEMENT FIRST? IS THAT OKAY?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WANT TO THANK THE OTHER CANDIDATES [LAUGHTER] AND I HOPE YOU WILL STAY INVOLVED WITH THE CITY.
>> ALL YOU WANT TO DO AFTER YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. [LAUGHTER] I.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> WELCOME TO COUNCIL. [APPLAUSE]
>> WITH EVERYONE ELSE SITTING UP HERE, WE'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY DID REALLY [INAUDIBLE] AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS, WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND APPRECIATE IT.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVE WITHIN THE CITY.
WE DO HAVE SOME OPENINGS IN BOARDS INFORMATION.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, PLEASE FILL OUT A FORM AND GIVE IT TO US, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A GOOD CITY WORKING IF YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO COME AND HELP US.
NOW, WE WILL GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS.
[6. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2025-825 MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.]
WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER 6, CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION 2025-825, MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.COUNCIL, YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET INFORMATION ABOUT PARKS AND RECS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF RESIGNATIONS FOR VARIOUS REASONS, ILLNESS, MOVING OUT OF TOWN AND SUCH AS THAT.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO TONIGHT IS ASK THAT YOU REPORT [INAUDIBLE] TO REPLACE TO VOTING MEMBER.
HE HAS INDICATED THAT HE WAS WILLING TO CONTINUE SERVING. IS THAT RIGHT, FERN?
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONSIDER TO PUT FOR SHARPE TO A POSITION ON PARKS AND RECS.
MR. BARON, I'M ASSUMING YOU WISH TO WITHDRAW YOUR APPLICATION TO PARKS AND RECS?
>> YES, I WITHDRAW MY APPLICATION.
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I DO PLAN ON WORKING ON A PROJECT FOR FRANK RIGHT NOW, AND I PLAN ON CONTINUING TO DO SO.IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? WHAT POSITIONS EXACTLY ARE OPEN? [BACKGROUND] WHAT IS OPEN POSITION 2, WHICH IS A VOTING POSITION.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT [INAUDIBLE] RESIGNED FROM FOR HEALTH REASONS AND THREE ALTERNATE POSITIONS ARE OPENED; ALTERNATE 1,2 AND 4.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS SHARON IS STILL AN ALTERNATE CURRENTLY, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> SHARON'S TERM WAS UP, AND AT THE TIME SHE WAS LAST ASKED, SHE INDICATED SHE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE, BUT SHE DID HAVE SOME HESITATIONS ON THAT.
>> SHE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HER FEELINGS ABOUT BECOMING A VOTING MEMBER VERSUS BEING AN ALTERNATE?
>> SHE HASN'T INDICATED THAT SHE WASN'T ASKED THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE VOTING POSITION OPEN.
THAT'S I'M ASKING THAT BE FRANK D'COSTA.
WOULD YOU HAND THIS DOWN TO MR. BARON? MR. BARON PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE A PACKET AND THAT MIGHT HELP YOU SOME.
MR. D'COSTA IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE 4.
IF Y'ALL MOVE HIM TO PLACE 2, PLACE 4 WILL BE VACANT.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICANTS AT THIS TIME FOR WHICHEVER.
>> SHE CAN'T BE CONSIDERED FOR PLACEMENT?
>> SHE COULD VERY WELL BE CONSIDERED FOR PLACEMENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY ALTERNATES CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD THAT WE CAN BUMP TO A VOTING SPOT IS THE QUESTION I ASK.
>> NOW, THAT I'VE GIVEN MY SHEET TO BILLY, I DON'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER]
>> I GIVE YOU BACK. I KNOW WHAT IT SAYS.
>> MR. D'COSTA, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SHAUNA'S FEELINGS ABOUT BEING AN ALTERNATIVE VERSUS BEING A VOTING MEMBER?
>> I DO NOT. MY FEELING IS THAT IF SHE HAD WANTED TO PURSUE THAT, SHE WOULD HAVE EXPRESSED IT BY NOW.
>> I'VE PERSONALLY SPOKEN WITH SHAUNA TWO WEEKS AGO AND SHE HAS SAID SHE WAS RESIGNING.
IT JUST WAS NOT IN WRITING, APPARENTLY, ACCORDING TO THE CITY SO WE NEED TO CHASE THAT DOWN AND GET IT IN WRITING.
BUT I'VE SPOKEN TO HER AND SHE WISHES TO RESIGN.
>> WELL, THAT'S MY HESITATION ON APPOINTING HER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HER, AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO RESIGN.
>> MS. SHARPE COULD VERY WELL FIT INTO A VOTING SLOT AND SPEAKING AS CHAIRPERSON, I WOULD WELCOME THAT.
>> THERE'S NOTHING KEEPING YOU FROM VOTING FOR SARAH SHARPE INTO A VOTING POSITION.
>> QUESTION. I KNOW MS. SHARPE, YOU MIGHT SAY AS SHE'S MY WIFE, SHOULD I REFUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING ON THIS?
>> THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD POINT.
>> DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON FRANK?
>> SORRY. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ABOUT FRANK?
>> ARE YOU OPENING A MOTION? ARE YOU OPENING THE FLOOR?
>> YES. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT FRANK D'COSTA TO POSITION 2, VOTING POSITION, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD TO THAT TO PUT SARAH SHARPE INTO THE VOTING POSITION 4.
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>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER BOGDAN TO PLACE FRANK D'COSTA INTO THE CURRENTLY VACANT POSITION 2, WHICH IS A VOTING POSITION, AND SARAH SHARPE INTO POSITION 4, WHICH IS ALSO A VOTING POSITION.
WHICH THE MOTION IS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BARON.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY, I'LL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 4-0.
I WILL NOTE THAT DARREL SHARPE HAS REFUSED HIMSELF AS THIS IS A FAMILY MEMBER. THANK YOU.
>> MADAM MAYOR, BEFORE WE MOVE OFF THIS AGENDA ITEM, SO THIS MEANS WE STILL HAVE FOUR ALTERNATE POSITIONS OPEN.
>> WELL, IF SHAUNA IS PLANNING TO RESIGN.
IS THIS IS ON THE WEBSITE FOR RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE?
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT PARKS AND RECS IS ONE OF THE ONLY BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS THAT IS ALLOWED TO HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THEIR BUSINESS SO ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN SERVING ON PARKS AND RECS, JUST SHOW UP AT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS JULY 9TH, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> YES. WE HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO INVITE PEOPLE.
>> MAYOR, GENERALLY, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE APPLICATIONS OF [INAUDIBLE] TO INVITE PEOPLE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS, AND WE OCCASIONALLY SEND OUT A WEBSITE TALKING ABOUT THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DO IT AND JUNE MEETING ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION.
>> I BELIEVE, WE HAVE ONE OPENING IN ZBOA NOW ALSO SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE AN OPENING THERE.
>> CAN WE GET THOSE OPENINGS POSTED IN THE SPECIAL NOTICES ON THE WEBSITE?
>> A NICE NOTICE AT THE FRONT PAGE.
>> MAYBE WE CAN PUT IT IN THE NEWS ON THE HOME PAGE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON TO GIVE YOU THE EMAIL BLAST.
[7. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION 2025-848 ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL NOMINATIONS. ]
>> ITEM NUMBER 7, CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION 2025-848, ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL NOMINATIONS.
COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NOTHING, THIS ITEM WILL BE BROUGHT BACK IN THE FUTURE.
THERE IS NO ACTION ON IT AT THIS TIME.
[8. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2025-850 APPROVING AN ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR A SECOND WATER TOWER.]
AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-850, APPROVING AN ENGINEERING SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR A SECOND WATER TOWER.I DON'T KNOW WHETHER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MACHADO OR CIVIL ENGINEER KERKHOFF WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS SUBJECT.
>> HI. THE QUESTION WAS ASKED AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE COST, CORRECT?
>> AFTER REVIEWING SOME COSTS OF THE FINAL RUN, THE COST THAT THEY'VE PRESENTED AS 6% SEEMS TO BE FAIR AS WE GOT TO CHANGE IT AT THE CENTER COMPARED TO OTHER BRANDS OR SUNNYVALE AND POOLVILLE.
SUNNYVALE IS 12.8% AND POOLVILLE IS 18.2%.
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THIS ENTIRE WERE DONE WITH THEM.THE WATER TOWER CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE DRIVEN BY A FEW THINGS, LABOR, AND MATERIALS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
THE LARGE QUANTITIES OF CONCRETE IS STILL THAT ARE REQUIRED, AND THEN SPECIFIC INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS THAT THE NEED FOR AN EXPERIENCED CONTRACTOR HAS A COST THERE AND THEN THE ENGINEERING COSTS THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT TO DESIGN THESE THINGS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH CITY'S WATER EXISTING SYSTEM, ASPECTS SUCH AS THE WATER LEVEL, [INAUDIBLE].
AFTER REVIEWING THE INFORMATION THAT I SAID, I THINK THE PROPOSAL IS FAIR AND I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE IT.
>> MR. MACHADO, I APPRECIATE THE DILIGENCE WITH WHICH YOU HAVE GONE OUT AND RESEARCHED AND DIGESTED THE INFORMATION AND PRESENTED IT HERE.
AS I COMMENTED IN THE LAST COUNCIL SESSION, THIS IS MY FIRST WATER TOWER.
I KNOW THAT MY FIRST JOB AND MAYBE MY FIRST TASK DIDN'T TURN OUT QUITE THE WAY THAT I HAD INTENDED SO I APPRECIATE YOUR EXPERTISE, AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO GO BACK AND HELP ME WITH THAT. THANK YOU.
>> I HAD REVIEWED THIS EARLIER AND I HAD A QUESTION.
UP THE TOP, IT SAID AN UP TO AMOUNT, BUT THEN LATER TALKS ABOUT LUMP SUM PAYMENTS SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK?
>> I'LL LET KERK TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> BIRKHOFF, HENDRICKS & CARTER ENGINEERS.
THE UP TO AMOUNT IS FOR THE OVERALL CONTRACT.
GETTING FEEDBACK ON SPEAKER THERE, I APOLOGIZE.
BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN.
THE UP TO AMOUNT OF 502, WHATEVER IT INCLUDES EVERYTHING IN THE CONTRACT SO THERE'S DESIGN, BIDDING, CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, FIELD SURVEY, GEOTECHNICAL PROJECT EXPENSES.
THE LUMP SUMS TYPICALLY DONE WITH THE BIDDING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SO THOSE ARE INDIVIDUAL TASKS.
THEN THE GEOTECHNICAL, THE FIELD SURVEY, AND THOSE ARE JUST AS NEEDED AS MUCH AS WE NEED IN THOSE, BUT UP TO, BUT THE WHOLE AMOUNT WILL NOT EXCEED THAT OVERALL THAT WE GAVE YOU.
>> THESE NUMBERS LIKE UNDER BASIC SERVICES, THAT LET'S SAY, LIKE DESIGN PHASE, $384,629, THAT PART IS FIXED?
>> MAYOR PRO TEM PILGRIM, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> YEAH. IT WAS A QUESTION OF GARY.
I WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT ALL ALONG THAT THE FEES THAT WERE IN HERE WERE NOT ONLY REASONABLE BUT REALLY WERE BELOW WHAT MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN IN THESE KIND OF PROJECTS.
DID YOU SAY YOU FOUND AN 18% FEE?
>> FOR SIMILAR TYPES OF SERVICES?
>> FOR LOT OF THESE WATER TOWERS, IT'S HARD TO GET AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON BECAUSE EVERY TOWER IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT, WE HAVE ITS OWN ISSUES.
BUT THE ENGINEERING PART OF IT IS 18%.
>> CAN YOU REPEAT THOSE NUMBERS ONE MORE TIME? I MISSED THE ONE, I WANT TO WRITE THAT DOWN.
>> SUNNYVALE HAD ONE THAT HAD 12.8%, AND POOLVILLE HAD ONE AT 18.2% AND AT 6.7 OR 6.8%.
>> I WAS JUST SURPRISED AT 18%.
TEN TO 15 WOULD BE IN THE HIGH SIDE OF THE RANGE THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
I JUST WONDERED IS THAT, WAS THAT REALLY AN APPLES AND APPLES.
BUT ALSO JUST A QUESTION FOR BIRKHOFF.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN, ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THIS FOR A BETTER FEE BECAUSE DOES ANY OF IT HAVE TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING ENGINEERING IS SIMILAR TO SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE DONE? ARE YOU AVAILING ECONOMIES OF SKILL FROM BEING ABLE TO USE A DESIGN THAT YOU'VE USED ELSEWHERE?
>> THERE ARE SOME ECONOMIES OF SKILL FOR SOME DESIGN ELSEWHERE, BUT THEN AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO BACK CHECK EVERYTHING SPECIFIC TO THIS SITE.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR OWN PRESSURE POINT.
YOU HAVE YOUR PUMPS, YOU HAVE YOUR E-SITE PUMP STATION, YOU HAVE YOUR CENTRAL PUMP STATION.
YOU ONLY ACTUALLY HAVE TWO PUMPS IN THERE TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO ADD MORE PUMPS TO IT.
EVERYTHING WITHIN THAT TANK HAS TO BE MEASURED WERE SPECIFICALLY FOR PARKER.
WHILE SOME CONSTRUCTION DETAILS WILL BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SETS, EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE IT WORKS SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS TANK.
YES, WE'RE CONFIDENT WE CAN DO IT FOR, WHAT WE SAY, 6.8%.
WE DO FORTUNATELY, PROBABLY MORE DESIGN TANKS THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN NORTH TEXAS.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 400 OR 500 DESIGN.
THE REASON WE CAN DO IT FOR THIS PERCENTAGE IS BECAUSE THE WAY WE RUN OUR BUSINESS.
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WE NOW HAVE 14 OFFICES AROUND THE METROPLEX AND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO PAY FOR THAT DON'T DO ENGINEERING.WE SPECIFICALLY DO CITY ENGINEERING, I'VE GOT ONE OFFICE, SO WE CAN PROVIDE BETTER VALUE, BUT WE ARE VERY GOOD IN THESE THINGS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOT ENCOURAGING YOU TO RAISE YOUR PRICES, BUT I APPRECIATE THE VALUE YOU PROVIDE THERE.
>> [OVERLAPPING] I'M NOT ENCOURAGING YOU TO RAISE YOUR PRICES.
WE APPRECIATE THE VALUE YOU BRING TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> MR. SAVAGE, WOULD YOU TELL ME HOW THIS WOULD BE PAID FOR OR FUNDED?
I LEFT A PACK AT EVERYONE'S POSITION UP THERE.
IT WAS A PACKET THAT I HAD PRESENTED BACK IN APRIL, GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF VARIOUS FUND BALANCES THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR WATER.
THE LAST PAGE OF IT, THE SECOND TO LAST PAGE IS GOING TO SHOW THE FUNDING SOURCES.
THE WASTEWATER FUND, WE HAVE ABOUT $4.4 MILLION.
UTILITY FEE FUND, WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 2.6 MILLION AVAILABLE.
UTILITY CONSTRUCTION FUND LOWER VALUE 100,000.
IN TOTAL, WE HAVE ABOUT EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS TODAY AVAILABLE TO SPEND ON CRP PROJECTS.
LOOKING AT FUTURE PROJECTS, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE DOUBLE ROOM, WE HAVE THE ROUND PHASE 2 PROJECT, IS 1.4 MILLION, AND WE KNOW THAT THE STORAGE TANK IS THE NEW MEMBER IS AROUND SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS AND THE PROPOSED WATER DEPARTMENT BUILDING RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT $1.2 MILLION.
AS FAR AS PROJECTS THAT WE'RE RUNNING TO DO IS ABOUT 9.6 MILLION.
WE'RE ABOUT $1.7 MILLION SHORT RIGHT NOW IF WE WERE TO FUND ALL THREE OF THESE PROJECTS.
HOWEVER, WE'RE ADDING ABOUT $700,000 TO FUND BALANCE EACH YEAR IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR THE WATER FUND SO THE TIMING OF THESE PROJECTS, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FUND THESE THREE PROJECTS JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIMING.
IF WE'RE ADDING 700,000 EACH YEAR, WE'LL COVER THAT SHORTAGE IN JUST A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS.
>> WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO THE LAST PAYMENT ON THE WATER TOWER?
>> WATER TOWER WILL TAKE 18-24 MONTHS TO BILL.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK A DIRTY QUESTION.
HAVE WE CONSIDERED A GENERAL OBLIGATION FUND FOR THIS? NO?
>> I DON'T THINK THIS IS NECESSARY AT THIS POINT.
IF ANYTHING, WE CAN DIP INTO USE MORE OF OUR FUND BALANCE IN THE WATER FUND IF WE NEEDED TO AND JUST KNOW THAT WE WOULD USE THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO REPAY THAT.
IF THERE WAS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS COMING UP THAT WE WERE ANTICIPATING, I WOULD DEFINITELY LOOK AT ISSUE ABOUT AT THAT POINT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN CASH FUND THESE PROJECTS.
>> GIVEN THAT THE WATER TOWER IS WHAT? FIFTY-YEAR ASSET, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> BUT AS FAR AS THE BODY GOES, I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK [INAUDIBLE] I GUESS IS FINE.
I THINK 30 YEARS THEN SO I'M INCLINED TO AGREE WITH THE ADVANTAGEOUSNESS OF ISSUING A BOND IN TERMS OF NOT EMPTYING OUT WATER ACCOUNTS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS, HAVE WE LOOKED AT OFFSETTING THE COST OF THE WATER TOWER, THE PAYMENT OR OTHERWISE WITH IMPACT FEES?
>> THIS WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT USING IMPACT FEES.
IN ADDITION TO RESTORING FUNDS IN THE WATER FUND, WE'LL ALSO BE RESTORING FUNDS INTO THE IMPACT FEE FUNDS AS THE ARMS ARE COMING IN TO REPLENISH THOSE FUNDS AS WELL.
WE'RE NOT REALLY IN A BAD POSITION AT ALL TO BE ABLE TO CASH FUND THIS.
>> I SPOKE WITH MAYOR PELL EARLIER TODAY ABOUT WHEN WE HAVE BIG AGENDA ITEMS LIKE THIS THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING SOME DISCUSSION IN OUR PACKETS TO PREPARE US FOR FUNDING OF SOME OF THESE BIG PROJECTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN MY COUNSEL PACKET TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WAS GOING TO BE FUNDED
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BECAUSE I THINK WE DO HAVE OPTIONS SOMETIMES AND I'D LIKE SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS PRESENTED SO WE COULD HAVE A CHOICE.I THINK PAST COUNCILS HAVE TALKED ABOUT NOT HAVING ANY DEBT AND JUST CASH FUNDING ALL THIS, BUT I KNOW COUNCILOR PILGRIM HAS DISCUSSED IF WE HAVE THESE ASSETS FOR SO LONG, WHY SHOULD WE PAY THEM ALL TODAY AND NOT SPREAD THAT OUT? THAT'S A DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO HAVE WHEN WE DO PROJECTS LIKE THIS BEFORE WE JUST ASSUME THAT WE HAVE TO PAY CASH.
I THINK SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS PROBABLY USEFUL INFORMATION IS WHEN WE DID THE WATER RATE STUDY, HE PRESENTED TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
HE PRESENTED A SCENARIO WHERE WE WOULD ISSUE BONDS AND THEN HE ALSO PRESENTED A SCENARIO WHERE WE RAISE THE RATES SO WE COULD CASH FUND THESE PROJECTS.
THAT WAS THE ROUTE THAT WAS TAKEN AT THE TIME, WAS TO HAVE WATER RATES THAT CASH FUND THESE PROJECTS. THAT WAS BUILT IN.
IN ADDITION TO THE FUND BALANCE INCREASING EACH YEAR, WE ALSO HAVE A ROUGHLY 7% INCREASE IN OUR WATER RATES STARTING IN OCTOBER OF '25.
THAT WILL ALSO BRING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUES, AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT WAS TO FUND THESE PROJECTS WITH DOING CASH FUND AND NOT DOING BONDS.
>> YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE OUR RATES BY 7%.
I THINK THE WATER DISTRICTS NORMALLY INCREASING THEIR RATES TO US BY ABOUT 9% OR 9.5%.
HOW MUCH EFFECTIVE THINGS DO WE HAVE?
IT'S HARDER TO DO THE CALCULATION BECAUSE 7% ON THE BASE RATE, BUT THEN USE YOUR USAGE, YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INCREASE AS WELL.
BUT THAT EXCEEDS WHAT TEXAS CHARGES US BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED RECHARGE MORE THAN WHAT THEY'RE CHARGING AND TO START WITH. THIS IS ALREADY BUILT INTO THERE.
>> JUST FOR CLARITY. ARE WE APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF THE WATER TOWER BY THIS RESOLUTION OR ARE WE APPROVING THE SECURING OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE WATER TOWER?
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, WAS CERTAINLY MY UNDERSTANDING.
WE'RE NOT VOTING TONIGHT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO BUILD THE WATER TOWER.
WE'RE VOTING TONIGHT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO ENGINEER A WATER TOWER, CORRECT?
>> I DO THINK WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE READY TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS, THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE SOURCE THE FUNDS THAT WE SPEND.
WE CAN SOURCE THEM EITHER FROM CASH OR WE CAN SOURCE THEM FROM BONDS.
JUST TO ADD ONTO THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE.
THE REFERRAL DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC NEEDS TO COME IN THE FUTURE, AND WE'VE GOT IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM, NOT TONIGHT, BUT THERE ARE MORE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY CASH FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S A 50 OR 60-YEAR ASSET.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO FINANCE THIS INSTEAD OF CASH.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GO AHEAD AND GET THE ENGINEERING DONE SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT THE REAL COST IS GOING TO BE AND WE'RE READY FOR IT WHEN WE'RE READY TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON SPENDING THE MONEY.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD OPTIONS FOR THE MONEY BEFORE WE APPROVED THE ENGINEERING, SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, THAT WE HAVE OPTIONS.
>> I AGREE. I THINK THE DISCUSSION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES KICKS OFF THIS PROCESS.
I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE FUNDING IS COMING FROM AND START PREPARING AND TALKING ABOUT IT ON THE DISCUSSION.
>> EVERY CAUSE OF SHOOT, IT SAYS BUDGET ACCOUNT CODE.
WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW, BUT IT'S BUDGETED AMOUNT FUND, THERE'S SOME INFORMATION UP THERE.
IT'S NOT AS COMPLETE AS MAYBE IT SHOULD BE.
IF YOU KNOW, WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU WANT WHEN YOU TRY TO INCORPORATE IT WHERE IT WOULD BE ON THE TOP OF THE SHOT WHEN YOU GET YOUR PACKET, YOUR DELIVERABLE, YOU HAVE AN ATTACHMENT THAT SHOWS FINANCIAL SOURCES OR THE ABILITY RIGHT THERE.
>> I SUSPECT THAT STAFF WILL EVENTUALLY LEARN WHAT INFORMATION AND HOW WE LIKE IT.
I THINK THAT'S JUST A GROWING PROCESS FOR ALL OF US.
>> WELL, AT SOME POINT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MOVING WORKSHOP ON THE INFORMATION, WHAT YOU NEED, HOW YOU WANT TO GET IT WITH THE MINUTES AND THE AGENDAS AND ALL THAT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 8,
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WHICH IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-850, APPROVING AN ENGINEERING SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR A SECOND WATER TOWER.GO AHEAD. WHERE ARE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION?
>> MAYOR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-850, A RESOLUTION APPOINTING AND APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARKER AND BIRKHOFF, HENDRICKS & CARTER, LLP, FOR THE DESIGN OF AN ELEVATED STORAGE TANK PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM PILGRIM AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHORT TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-850.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AT ALL? NOT HEARING ANY, I'LL ASK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, 5:0.
[9. CONSIDERATION AND ANY ACTION ON THE FLOOR PLAN/LAYOUT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING CENTRAL PUMP STATION.]
CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY ACTION ON THE FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BARDEN CENTRAL PUMP STATION.[INAUDIBLE] HEAD IN YOUR PACKET CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE LAYOUT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] I WAS GOING TO PASS IT DOWN TO BIRK IN JANUARY OF '24.
THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THIS DESIGN, BUT OUR DESIGN WAS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL.
COUNCIL ASKED FOR MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES IN THAT DESIGN WITH CHANGE OF PERSONNEL, WHATEVER.
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL THIS GOT DONE, AND THIS IS BEING OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE CONSIDERATION.
>> CAN YOU OUTLINE WHAT CHANGES THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAD ASKED FOR?
>> THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE DESIGN THAT WAS PUT FORTH AT THAT TIME.
THE FRONT THAT IT HAD, THEY FELT IT WAS TOO MUCH WORK AND OFFICE BUILDING, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.
THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT MET THE NEEDS.
THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT MET OUR GOALS OR PUBLIC WORKS NEEDS, AND THEY JUST DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS APPROPRIATE.
THEY ASKED FOR A REDESIGN TO BRING THAT BACK.
FIRST OF ALL, I NOTICE THERE'S A RECEPTION AREA.
IS THIS GOING TO BE A PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE BUILDING?
>> NOT GENERALLY, NO. THAT'S ONLY IF WE HAVE SOME CONTRACTORS COME FOR A MEETING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> ONE WILL BE FOR MINE, ONE WILL BE FOR BOBBY, THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT, AND THEN ONE FOR DYLA AND ONE FOR WEST.
>> I THINK I SEE FOUR OFFICES HERE.
>> WHAT SPACE FREE UP IN THIS BUILDING?
>> IT COULD FREE UP THOSE OFFICES.
IT MIGHT NOT FREE UP THOSE OFFICES.
BECAUSE THIS BUILDING, IS MY UNDERSTANDING, IS FOR THE WATER GUYS.
THE WATER DEPARTMENT PART OF PUBLIC WORKS.
IT'S THE BUILDING INSPECTOR YOURSELF WOULD STILL MAINTAIN AN OFFICE IN CITY HALL.
>> FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'T HAVE THE CONTEXT, WHY ARE WE BUILDING THIS BUILDING?
>> WHY ARE WE PROPOSING BUILDING THIS BUILDING? I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE GUYS ARE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE, IF YOU COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND.
>> WE'RE IN THIS SHOP AT THE END, IT USED TO BE THE FIRE STATION.
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IT'S UNDERSIZED FOR WHAT WE DO.WE HAVE TO WORK OUR EQUIPMENT, WE HAVE TO DO IT IN THE DRIVE A LOT BACK.
WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO WORK ON STUFF.
WE DON'T HAVE GOOD OFFICE SPACE IN THERE FOR ANY OF THE GUYS.
THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM THAT'S IN THIS DESIGN WOULD BE FOR, IN THE EVENT OF THE BAD STORMS THAT WE GET WHEN THE WHOLE TEAM HAS TO COME IN AND SOMETIMES WE'RE HERE FOR A FEW DAYS STRAIGHT, IT'D BE A PLACE TO STAY.
WITH GENERATOR POWER WITH THAT LOCATION.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT HERE TODAY.
>> ALSO SOME OF THE WATER GUYS GO OUT AND JUMP INTO THE MUDDY DEAL TO FIX THE PIPE.
THEN TO IMMEDIATELY GO AND CHANGE [OVERLAPPING]
>> I HAVE A QUESTION [INAUDIBLE] AT ALL, I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM.
THEN I GUESS THE NEXT QUESTION IS, IS THIS BUILT FOR FUTURE BUILDOUT?
>> WELL EVERYTHING THAT THIS BUILDING ACCOMPLISHES, IT LETS US PUT A LOT OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S CURRENTLY OUT THERE IS CONSTANTLY UNDERCOVER, WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY PROLONG THE LIFE OF THAT EQUIPMENT.
THIS BUILDING STARTED OUT IN 2018 WHEN WE TOOK OUT A BOND FOR THE WATER TOWER AND THE SECOND PUMP STATION.
IT WAS ALWAYS INCLUDED IN THAT AND IT NEVER CAME TO BE.
>> ARE THERE SPINSTER [INAUDIBLE]?
>> THE SPINSTER IN THE BUILDING?
>> THERE ARE SOME FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. BRETCH.
>> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> WHEN THEY FIRST TOOK OUT THE $6.2 MILLION BOND, WE DIDN'T USE ALL OF THAT IN THE PUMP STATION.
THERE WAS MONEY LEFT OVER THAT WE AT THE TIME THOUGHT WE COULD GO AHEAD AND BUILD UP THIS BUILDING.
>> CORRECT. A LOT OF THAT MONEY, THERE'S SOME LEFT OVER, BUT THEN DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, WE TOOK THAT BOND MONEY AND WE HAD IT INVESTED, AND SO WE MADE A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF INTEREST ON IT.
THERE'S $814,000 LEFT OVER IN INTEREST AND UNUSED BOND FUNDS THAT ARE IN THE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION FUND.
>> COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. IN MY UNDERSTANDING ON THIS ONE, WE'RE VOTING TO APPROVE THE DESIGN, NOT THE PURCHASE, CORRECT?
>> IT CAN BE THE DESIGN SO THAT WE CAN GO ON AND FIND OUT WHAT THE COST IS.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MICRO MANAGE YOUR DESIGN.
I'M A BIG BELIEVER YOU NEED TO DECIDE WHAT FACILITIES YOU NEED TO OPERATE AND BE EFFICIENT, DO THE BEST JOB YOU CAN FOR THE CITIZENS OF PARKER.
I TRUST YOU FOR GENERAL GUIDANCE ON THAT ON WHAT YOU REALLY NEED.
BUT I DO WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE BETTER UNDERSTANDING, WHY DO WE NEED THAT MUCH INTERIOR STORAGE OF VEHICLES? I UNDERSTAND PROTECTING IT IN BAD WEATHER, BUT MAJOR PORTION OF THIS BUILDING, IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS TO HOUSE VEHICLES.
IS THE LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THAT SPACE UNDER ROOF TO BE CONVERTED TO OFFICE OR LONG-TERM PLAN IS [INAUDIBLE] THE RIGHT SPACE FOR VEHICLES? I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
>> WE NEED TO STORE THE TRACTORS INSIDE IN THE WINTER BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE TO USE THERE IN THE START.
THE VAST TRUCK THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE IS WE HAD THAT IN THE RARE TIRE ROOM HERE.
WE THOUGHT WE HAD PROTECTED ENOUGH AND THE PUMP FROZE IN THERE AND THE PUMP WAS $20,000 TO FIX.
>> SECOND QUESTION DEALS WITH STORAGE AND ALSO A LITTLE BIT ON DESIGN THOUGH.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE ELEVATIONS OF THIS, IT'S GOT WHAT MAY BE A 12-FOOT ROOF PITCH.
THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU PLANNING ON SECOND STORY STORAGE IN THAT BUILDING? IF NOT, WHY WOULD YOU PUT A ROOF PITCH THAT'S STEEP ON IT?
>> BECAUSE THE BACK THERE IS TALL.
WE GOT TO HAVE ROOM TO GET TO THE BACK ON THERE AND OPERATE IT TO WORK [INAUDIBLE] IT'S OPEN ALL THE WAY TO THE CEILING.
>> THERE'LL BE CATHEDRAL CEILING INSIDE?
>> YES. NOT IN THE OFFICE SPACE, BUT IN THE SHOP SPACE.
>> TRACTOR IS THAT TALL? IT COULD GET THROUGH THE DOOR?
>> YEAH, WE GO TO MOVE IT AROUND IN THERE.
>> WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THOSE TWO BUILDINGS YOU'RE CURRENTLY USING?
>> IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A NEW CITY HALL, IT GOT TO GO AWAY
>> THEY CAN BE USED FOR STORAGE.
>> THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING OVER HERE IS TOTALING IN A FLOODPLAIN AND IT FLOODS FREQUENTLY.
>> WHICH ONE IS THAT THE ONE BY THE POLICE OR THE ONE NEXT DOOR HERE?
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>> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ONE, HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE?
>> [OVERLAPPING] IS THAT THE OLD POLICE STATION AS I KNOW IT.
>> GOOD. THE OLD POLICE STATION, THE OLD FIRE STATION.
THEN THERE'S PUBLIC WORKS OVER HERE.
IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN THERE, WHICH YOU TAKE YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HANDS, JUST WALK IN BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT STUFF BECAUSE THEY MAKE THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT RATHER THAN BUYING IT A LOT OF TIMES.
THAT BUILDING IS SCHEDULED TO GO, THERE ARE SOME RECORDS IN THAT. GO AHEAD BUDDY.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I HAVE RECORDS IN BOTH ROOMS. WE HAD TO MOVE SOME OF OUR PERMANENT RECORDS FROM ACROSS THE HALLWAY WHEN WE PUT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN.
SOME ARE IN THE OLD FIRE STATION THAT BECAME THE POLICE STATION OR WHATEVER.
THEN THE ONE AT THE END, I HAVE OTHER RECORDS IN THERE.
WE'RE SHARING. WE'RE USING EVERY INCH THAT WE CAN.
BUT EVENTUALLY WHEN THOSE BURDENS ARE TAKEN DOWN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND MORE ROOM FOR THE RECORDS.
NOT THE ONES THAT EVENTUALLY GET DESTROYED, THAT ARE ON A TIME TO BE DESTROYED, SCHEDULED TO BE DESTROYED, BUT THE PERMANENT ONES WE HAVE TO KEEP.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I'M NOT SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS IS WHEN THERE'S A MAJOR CATASTROPHE, DURING HIS PEOPLE LIVE HERE 24/7.
DURING SNOWMAGEDDON, THEY HAD AIR MATTRESSES DOWN AND HERE WHERE THEY WERE SLEEPING, THEY DIDN'T GO HOME.
THEY WERE HERE TAKING CARE OF US.
THIS BUILDING IS TO GIVE THEM A PLACE TO HAVE A HOT MEAL OR TO PUT THEIR AIR MATTRESSES DOWN TO TAKE A SHOWER.
IT'S JUST I'M NOT SURE I'M A DESIGN.
I PRETTY MUCH DESIGN THE HOUSE. GO AHEAD.
>> I'M JUST LUCKY TO TALK TO GARY ABOUT THIS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IMPRESSED ME WAS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MULTIPURPOSE ROOM THAT I KNOW IT CAN BE USED FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS.
SHOULD WE HAVE TO USE IT FOR SLEEPING, QUARTER? SHOULD WE HAVE TO USE IT FOR TABLES FOR A BREAK ROOM? WE COULD USE IT FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I LIKE THAT.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT HE DOES A LOT OF HIS OWN REPAIRS ON A LOT OF THE VEHICLES AND A LOT OF THE TOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT NEEDED TO BE SECURE.
INSIDE AIR CONDITIONED AREAS WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY WORK ON THE VEHICLES TOO.
THAT IS THE REASON FOR SOME OF THIS LARGER SPACE, NOT JUST TO HAVE IT, BUT TO ACTUALLY WORK AND DO A LOT OF THE REPAIRS ON THIS STUFF.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THE THOUGHT AND HE'S GIVEN US THE DESIGN THAT HE'S REQUESTING, BUT THIS IS ALL NEEDED.
>> THE OTHER THING IS THIS WILL BE NEXT TO OUR PUMP STATION.
THIS GIVES A LOT OF SECURITY TO THE PUMP STATION.
IN TODAY'S WORLD, YOU HAVE TO PROTECT YOUR WATER SOURCE.
I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS BECAUSE IT'LL HAVE A FENCE AROUND PART OF IT.
THE WORKERS CARS WILL BE PROTECTED.
WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY THROWING BAD STUFF INTO OUR OWN STORES. GO AHEAD MR. [INAUDIBLE]
>> I SEE THAT IT'S A STONE OR BRICK MASONRY IN THE MOVE, IS THAT TRUE?
>> YES. THERE'S A COUPLE OF OPTIONS ON THAT.
ONE IS BLOCK JUST LIKE CENTER BLOCK WALL WITH A STONE VENEER TO MATCH THE EXIST PUMP STATION BUILDING THAT'S THERE.
ANOTHER WOULD BE A LESS EXPENSIVE METAL BUILDING WITH LINE UP FOUR OR FIVE FOOT OR SIX FOOT, WHATEVER THE LEVEL WOULD BE.
AS SOME SECURITY CONCERNS WITH WITH THAT DESIGN.
BUT IT WOULD BE UP TO THE COUNCIL ON WHAT WE WOULD DO THERE.
>> CONCERNS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THE METAL BUILDING AS OPPOSED TO THE STONE CLAD?
YOU SAID YOU NEED ALL OF THAT CEILING HEIGHT OVER THE VEHICLE AREAS, DO YOU HAVE A PLAN WHERE THE CEILING OF THE OFFICE AREA IS GOING TO BE SOME ENGINEERED FOR SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE STORAGE ABOVE THAT?
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>> I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY'RE PLAN TODAY, BUT THAT IS A GOOD IDEA TO PUT SOME STORAGE IN THAT SPACE.
>> IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT SPACE.
[OVERLAPPING] FLOOR SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE STORAGE ON THAT SECOND FLOOR.
>> BASICALLY, WHAT IS ASKING FOR IS DIRECTION.
IT'S LIKE SOME PEOPLE SAID, WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO EVEN BOTHER TO HAVE OFFICES.
WE CAN JUST PUT CUBICLES OUT THERE.
IT'S WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DIRECT TO DO AND GET US THE COST FOR. GO AHEAD MS. HALBERT [INAUDIBLE]
>> I MOVE TO IMPROVE THE FLOOR PLANNED AMP AT PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING, CENTRAL PUMP STATION AS PROPOSED, AND IT POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE ENGINEERED FLOOR.
WHAT TO INCLUDE AN ENGINEERED FLOOR FOR STORAGE?
>> [INAUDIBLE] HAVE A MOTION BY COLLEEN HALBERT AND A SECOND BY ROXANNE BOGDAN TO APPROVE THE FOR PLAN AS PRESENTED BY LET'S SEE MR. MACHADO FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING AT THE CENTRAL PUMP STATION.
IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? NOT HEARING ANY I'LL CALL FOR VOTE.
ANY OPPOSE? MOTION CARRIES 5-0.
MR. MACHADO, FOR PROBABLY A FUTURE MEETING.
CAN YOU GIVE US A COST ESTIMATE?
>> I'LL WELCOME AS SOON AS I CAN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW QUICK YOU CAN DO IT, BUT I WILL TRY TO GET IT BY THE NEXT MEETING.
>> I DON'T WANT IT TO BE EIGHT MONTHS LIKE THIS. ITEM NUMBER 10.
[10. CONSIDERATION AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NO. 2025-851, ADOPTING TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION SCHEDULES.]
CONSIDERATION AND OR IN APPROPRIATE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-851, ADOPTING TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION SCHEDULES.MS. GRAY, WOULD YOU PLEASE ENLIGHTEN US?
>>YES. ON FEBRUARY THE 6TH, 2024 COUNCIL DISCUSSED OUR PROGRAM OUR POLICY FOR WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 THROUGH ORDINANCE 2035.
WE CAN ALSO CODIFY THAT IN UNDER ORDINANCES.
I [INAUDIBLE] YOU LOOK AT THAT.
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE.
AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ADOPTION.
ALSO, AS CATHERINE POINTED OUT WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS ITEM, THE CUSTODIANS ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED AS THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
TO KEEP FROM US CHANGING NAMES, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO A DEPARTMENT HEADS, WERE' TRYING TO DEPOSE ADOPTED.
THEN IN THE FUTURE ITEM, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK THE REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECORD.
FOR ANNUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF INPUT FROM YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBER WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SO THAT WE CAN DO A BETTER REPORT.
I'D LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT IN FUTURE, THE FUNCTIONAL REPORTS EITHER ANNUALLY OR MOSTLY DEPENDS TO ANNUAL REPORT SO [INAUDIBLE]
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. GRAY? NOT HEARING ANY WE'LL PROCEED TO ACCEPT THE MOTION.
>> I WILL MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 SORRY, 2025-851 ADOPTING THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION SCHEDULES.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEN AND A SECOND BY MY [INAUDIBLE] TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-851, WHICH IS THE ADOPTION OF THE RECORD RETENTION SCHEDULES.
>> SO WE ADOPT THIS AND THEN YOU COME UP WITH
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YOUR OWN SCHEDULE AS FAR AS WHERE ALL THOSE THINGS ARE AND HOW WE CAN FIND ALL THIS.IS THAT HOW THAT WORKS? THIS TELLS YOU THE RETENTIONS AND ALL OF THAT.
BUT WHERE THEY ARE IN THE BUILDINGS AND ALL THAT THING.
DO YOU MAKE A SCHEDULE FOR THAT?
>> YES. WE [INAUDIBLE] SCHEDULES.
NORMALLY WHAT WE DO IS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, WE GO AROUND ANYTHING, RECORDS THAT IT'S TIME FOR THEM TO GO OUT FOR BUILDING.
WE PUT THEM IN THOSE BANKERS STORAGE BOXES AND LABELED OUTSIDE WITH THE DATES WITH WHAT'S IN THE BOX AND THE DATES OF DESTRUCTION OR AT THE PERMANENT RECORDS, WE PUT OF THE PERMANENT RECORDS THE LOCATION THAT THEY WENT IN AND THE ONES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DISPOSED OF THEY'RE ROTATED.
THE PERMANENT RECORDS, WE HAVE SHELVES AND THE PERMANENT ONES WE PUT ON THE TOP SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP THEM AND THE REST ARE DATED AND WE PUT THE THE SIGNS THAT ARE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX INSIDE THE BOX JUST IN CASE WE HAD ISSUES LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, AND PROBLEMS. WE HAD THE SIGNS FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WHEN WE ROTATE THEM AND THEN WE CALL A SURFACE OUT AND LIKE SHRED THE BOXES.
ORIGINALLY, WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, THE FORMER STUD ADMINISTRATOR WANTED TO KEEP ALL THE RECORDS, AND HE WAS HERE FOR A WHILE AND WE MANAGED AS WELL AS WE COULD.
BUT AS TIME HAS GONE ON AT A TOTAL, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SCHEDULES.
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY I THINK THE DELAY FROM 1991 TO NOW.
I GUESS, WHILE THEY HAD STORAGE, THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE.
BUT JUST MANAGING ALL OF THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS FOLLOW THE SCHEDULE SHRED AND WE HAVE THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS, WE HAD SEVERAL SHREDDING, BUT SHREDDED QUITE A BIT.
WE NEEDED AND WE PRETTY MUCH CAUGHT UP WITH THE PAPER.
BUT THE NEXT STEP IS ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE GET RID OF ALL THE ELECTRON COPIES THAT WE NEEDED TO BECAUSE THIS TO MANAGE IS VERY DIFFICULT.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE SAME WING TOMORROW AND YOU'RE HEADED TO THE BAHAMAS.
IS THERE SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE BUILDING OR DO YOU HAVE A SCHEDULE OF OR A LAYOUT OF WHERE THINGS LAY UP IN CASE WE HAVE TO GO LOOK FOR THEM? FOLLOWING AHEAD.
>> I ACTUALLY HAVE SEVERAL [INAUDIBLE] THIS GRANTS ASSISTANT.
BUT ALSO FROM TIME TO TIME, WE HAD TO PULL RECORD DEPARTMENTS.
EITHER FROM DEPARTMENT THAT NEEDS THEM OR RECORDS REQUEST AND WE HAVE THESE CARDS THAT WE USED WHITE COLORED CARDS.
WE SLIDE UP IN WHERE THE RECORD IS.
WE PULL THE RECORD OUT BECAUSE WHAT WE NEED TO DO WE RUN THE BACK FROM THE CARD.
THERE IS A PROCESS AND THERE ARE LITTLE CARDS ON THE RACKS.
NOW, AS FAR AS THE DIAGRAM PRESIDE, NO, I DO NOT HAVE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I APPRECIATE YOUR SUGGESTION AND I WILL TRY TO INCORPORATE THOSE.
>> TRY NOT TO WIN THE LOTTERY.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL THAT STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON RECORD FOR ATTENTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION UNDER 2025-851.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL CALL FOR YOUR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION 2025, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
IT IS VERY HARD TO MANAGE THEN WE GOT [INAUDIBLE]
>> NOW WE'RE MOVING TO UPDATES.
[11. UPDATE(S)]
MR. [INAUDIBLE], WHAT'S THAT FM2551?>> FM2551 MAKING A LOT BETTER PROGRESS TODAY.
I'M STILL [INAUDIBLE] SCHEDULE FOR CONCRETE ON THE SECTION FROM [INAUDIBLE].
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THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING MORE CONCRETE IN AUGUST SOMETIME AS WE GET CLOSER.>> WE'RE GOING TO POUR CONCRETE IN AUGUST?
>> TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY PROBABLY.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM PILGRIM, CAN YOU UPDATE ON ALL OF THE ISSUES WITH TCQ?
>> STILL AWAITING THE CIRCLE TO SCHEDULE THE FIRST HEARING SO NO NEW NEWS THERE.
>> THERE'S NOTHING HAS HAPPENED ON THE APPEAL ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT?
>> NO, THE APPEAL IS STILL PENDING.
THERE HAS BEEN NO ADDITIONAL ACTION TAKEN THERE.
THE ONLY OTHER THING WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CONSIDER ON THAT IS WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO ENGAGE AS A CITY AND AS A CITY COUNCIL WITH MR. RAMIREZ ON HIS PLANS, AND IF SO, HOW TO PROCEED.
MR. RAMIREZ HAS ASKED FOR A WORKSHOP WITH CITY COUNCIL.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING A WORKSHOP WITH HIM, WHERE YOU CAN HEAR HIS PROPOSAL, NOT THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD IT AND ASK HIM QUESTIONS AND DISCUSS IT WITH HIM.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO, I WILL SCHEDULE IT.
IF YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED, THEN I WON'T.
>> I WAS ALLUDING TO THAT AND WHAT I SAID, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO A GREAT DEAL OF DETAIL ON IT.
I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION FIRST ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE LEGAL STRATEGY THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DEVELOP BECAUSE THIS IS ALL TIED INTO THE CITY BEING A LITIGANT ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
IT'S TIED IN WITH THE CITY BEING A LITIGANT ON THE MUD PERMIT.
WE NEED TO FIRST TO DECIDE HOW WE'RE GOING TO FIT THAT INTO THE LEGAL STRATEGY FOR THOSE BATTLES AS TO WHERE, WHEN AND HOW WE ENGAGE WITH HIM EITHER PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY ON ANYTHING HE MIGHT WANT TO DO.
>> TO FOLLOW THAT, I THINK THAT WE ON COUNCIL ARE TO BE IN ALIGNMENT OF WHAT WE ARE WILLING TO CONSIDER OR NOT BEFORE WE WALK INTO A MEETING WHERE SIX DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
>> I ALSO THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALIGN ON WHAT THE WORKSHOP OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE.
IF HIS OBJECTIVE IS SIMPLY TO REPRESENT WHAT IF WE'VE ALREADY SEEN, I DON'T SEE A REASON TO DO A WORKSHOP SPECIFICALLY AROUND IT.
HOWEVER, IF WHAT HE'S SEEKING IS GUIDANCE ON AMENDING THE EXISTING PROPOSAL TOWARDS SOMETHING THAT IS MORE AMENABLE TO THE CITY, THEN I THINK WITH THE CAVEATS PROVIDED BY COUNCILMEMBERS HALBERT AND PILGRIM, I THINK IT WOULD BE A POSITIVE.
>> FROM WHAT I GATHER, ONE OF THE THINGS HE IS GOING TO BE SEEKING IS WHAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO PARKER AND WHAT'S NOT? BECAUSE HE IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE, THERE'S SOME THINGS IN HIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT SUCH AS [INAUDIBLE] WHERE IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY OF PARKER SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT HIS PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP IS, BUT THAT'S MY GUESS.
CATHERINE, IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN HAVE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON? THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED. LEWIS LANE.
>> THE CITY IS STILL ACTIVELY WORKING TO GET A LONG TERM RESOLUTION FOR LEWIS LANE.
PARKER ULTIMATELY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF ALL OF LEWIS LANE, BUT NEEDS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ROAD TO BE BROUGHT UP TO A CERTAIN STANDARD IN ORDER TO TAKE OVER MAINTENANCE SO THE CITY'S WORKING TOWARDS THAT CURRENTLY.
>> DID YOU STRIP THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SENT TO YOU?
>> [INAUDIBLE] WATER LINES. MR. MACHADO.
>> [INAUDIBLE] LINES IS SET TO KICK IN LITTLE TWO WEEKS.
PROBABLY MOVING THAT GIG MORE THAN THAT.
THE WORK IS HOLDING IN ON PHASE 1.
WE'RE FINALIZING THE LAST PAY REQUEST ON THAT SO WE'LL SEE SOME MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY ON PHASE 2.
>> ON THE NEWSLETTER, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THINGS TOGETHER.
BEAR WITH US, WE'RE GOING TO GET IT STARTED AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
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>> I HAVE A SUGGESTION ON THE NEWSLETTER.
>> WE JUST HAD TO DO OUR CPR REPORTS AND I THINK 2200 OF THOSE WORKING MAIL AND NORMALLY THAT'S A TEDIOUS TASK FOR STAFF BECAUSE YOU GOT TO GIVE THEM CREDIT.
THEY BRING HERE, FOLD AND THEN PUT FIGURE ON THE LABEL.
YOU HAVE TO PAY [INAUDIBLE] MAIL.
I GOT A DIRECT LETTER THAT I FOR PROBABLY 60% OF THE COST.
BEEN SPENDING THIS TIME SUGGEST.
I'M HOPING TO A REVISED RESOLUTION TO COUNCIL THAT WILL CALLS FOR AN ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER THROUGH MAIL ONE OF THE COMPANIES, AND IT WILL BE AN OPT IN.
WE WILL INITIALLY SEND A BILL OUT TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AND THEN THEY CAN SEND BACK THOSE THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE.
IN MY SPARE TIME, I'M TRYING TO WRITE THIS AND BUT BACK HERE BECAUSE OUR CURRENT RESOLUTION DOESN'T WORK WELL FOR THE CITY.
IT LIMITS US TO HAVE ONE NEWSLETTER PER QUARTER.
WELL, IF WE NEED TO HAVE A NEWSLETTER WEEKLY BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOMETHING GOING ON, WE NEED TO HAVE IT WEEKLY.
IF WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE IT, THEN WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS THAT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION HASN'T BEEN UPDATED IN QUITE A WHILE, AND WE JUST NEED TO LOOK AT IT AND GET IT RIGHT.
>> I THINK THAT PROBABLY IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.
>> NEEDS TO BE A PART OF A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY. WHAT HAVE YOU?
>> WHO IS ACTUALLY IN CHARGE OF THE COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING FOR THE CITY?
>> THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST LET ME PUT IT LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE A COUNCIL, BUT WE WANT TO DISCUSS IT AND TAKE DIFFERENT ACTIONS FROM ITS INPUTS, WOULD BE A GOOD THING.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT WILL BE COMING TO COUNCIL PRETTY SOON FOR AN UPDATE.
I'M GOING TO GET A CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT AND THAT'S WITH THE HOLD UP IS ON THAT ONE.
CATHERINE, [INAUDIBLE] FOR YOU TO MARK IT ALL UP, PUT YOUR COMMENTS ON, GET THEM BACK TO HER.
ONCE SHE GETS THEM ALL AND PUTS THEM ALL TOGETHER, WE'LL THEN HAVE A WORKSHOP AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> WHAT'S THE TARGET DATE ON THAT AS HAVING THEM BACK TO CATHERINE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE IS.
I GUESS MY THOUGHT WAS, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE WITH A LOT OF THINGS BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR CHANGES, WHICH IS OCTOBER 1.
IF WE COULD GET THE PERSONNEL MANUAL, IF WE COULD GET THE COMPLAINT, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT WOULD MAKE LIFE EASIER IF WE COULD GET THOSE DONE.
>> I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE TARGET TO HAVE IT DONE BY THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, WHICH MEANS WE PROBABLY GOT TO TURN OUR COMMENTS BACK INTO CATHERINE WITHIN 30 TO 45 DAYS, MAX SO THAT SHE CAN TURN THEM BACK TO US.
>> MR. BARON, DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE PROPOSAL? CAN YOU SEND MR. BARON.
HE WILL PROBABLY HAVE ONE TOMORROW IF HE'S GOOD.
[LAUGHTER] COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I JUST NEED TO HAVE A TIME FOR A WORKSHOP AND HOPEFULLY ONE WORKSHOP AND ONE COUNCIL SESSION, PUBLIC HEARING AND WE CAN MAYBE [INAUDIBLE].
[02:20:03]
>> WE ARE HAVING EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ALL OF OUR MEETINGS AT THIS POINT.
CAN WE UTILIZE THAT ONE HOUR FOR A WORKSHOP PERIODICALLY? IF WE WAIT AND SO WE DON'T HAVE LEGAL, IT WILL ALL BE HERE.
>> IN THE PAST, WE HAD FROM 5:00 TO 07:00 A WORKSHOP OR TWO WORKSHOPS IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST WE'VE HAD TO HAVE THE EXECUTIVE THAT TOOK OUR TIME.
IDEALLY, WE CAN PUT OUR EXECUTIVE AT THE END OF THE MEETING, END OF THE WORKSHOP FIRST.
IT MAKES IT A LITTLE LONGER FOR US, BUT WE ACCOMPLISH MORE.
THE OTHER OPTION IS, IF WE COULD HAVE A RETREAT, WHERE WE COULD GO FOR THREE DAYS OR WHATEVER AND GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND MAYBE GET IT ALL DONE IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
>> IF WE HAVE A MULTI PURPOSE WE COULD USE, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
>> [LAUGHTER] ANY OTHER UPDATES? ANY OTHER COMMENTS PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR SITUATION? JUST CONDUCTING.
>> NO. I'M NOT SAYING DECISIONS IMPACTING ACTION.
>> WELL, WE COULD UPDATE IT IN TERMS OF THE INTERVIEW.
>> ON SATURDAY, WE HAD A [INAUDIBLE] OF COUNCIL THAT WENT AHEAD AN INTERVIEW FOR THE CANDIDATES, AND THAT'S WHERE WE WERE AT THIS TIME.
[BACKGROUND] WELL, WE HAD THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT'S [INAUDIBLE].
WE HAD THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO INTERVIEWED FOUR CANDIDATES, AND WE WILL SOON BE GOING TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
BUT THAT'S WHERE WE WERE AT THIS TIME.
IT'S IN PROCESS SO LET ME PUT IT LIKE THAT.
MR. SHARPE, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> NO, MADAM MAYOR. BECAUSE I WAS VACANTLY STARING.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE FALLING ASLEEP.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR POLICE FIRE AND CITY STAFF FOR THE RECORD.
CHIPPING IN FOR JUSTICE DONATED [INAUDIBLE] VALUED AT $50 TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
FRANK D'COSTA FROM MINI'S CAMP DONATED BIKE GUARD VALUED AT $25 TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
[BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] WELL, THE CITY THANKS ALL OF OUR DONORS.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO EVERYBODY THAT REMEMBERS US AND THINKS OF US.
NEXT, I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
[13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
YOU SHOULD HAVE GOT A TENTATIVE [INAUDIBLE] THAT MIGHT JUST COME OUT.WHAT LOOKS ABOUT ON THE THIRD.
>> IT'S THE FINAL PAGE OF THE PACKET.
>> I HAVE ONE ITEM. I'D LIKE TO ADD FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND THAT IS DISCUSSION OF HOW TO FINANCE MAJOR LONG TERM CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING A WATER TOWER OR ANY OTHER IMPENDING LONG-TERM PROJECTS?
>> YEAH. BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY THAN A BROAD LONG TERM CRP PLAN, SPECIFICALLY HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE FINANCING MECHANISM THAT WE USE IN CONSIDERATION OF CASH VERSUS BONDS.
>> I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ADD TO THE UPDATES LIST, COLIN COUNTY TRAILS PLAN.
>> WELL , IF YOU WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE ON IT, GO AHEAD.
>> COLIN COUNTY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF UPDATING THE COUNTY TRAILS PLAN.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT IN THERE THAT I DO NOT THINK ARE [INAUDIBLE] FOR PARKER.
[02:25:11]
THEY SENT ME THEIR CURRENT DRAFT EARLIER TODAY.IT'S BETTER THAN THE PLAN FROM OVER A DECADE AGO BUT THERE'S STILL SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO WORK WITH THEM ON AND COUNCILMAN BALDIN AND I HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK AND THEN THEY ARE HAVING A PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE SMALLER COLIN COUNTY CITIES LATER THIS MONTH.
IT MIGHT BE ON THE 23RD, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. BARON ON THE TRAIL PLAN? IT IS FIRST MEETING.
[EXECTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
WE WILL RECESS BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE ITEM NUMBER 1, WHICH IF I CAN FIND THAT PAPER WHICH IS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE THE APPROVAL OF EMPLOYMENT AND DUE TO [INAUDIBLE] OF A CITY ADMINISTRATOR.[RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING.(Part 2 of 2)]
I'M RECONVENING THE PARKER CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 1ST, 2025.AT 10:49, COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY APPROPRIATE DELIBERATION AND/OR ACTION EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS.
>> NOT HEARING ANYTHING, WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 10:50.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.