Feb 20, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

OPEN THIS SESSION AT 5:30.

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I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T GET MY NOTES HERE.

SHEVOYD HAMILTON WITH THE STRAIGHTWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH IS GOING TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION.

WOULD EVERYBODY PLEASE RISE FOR OUR INVOCATION AND ALSO FOR OUR PLEDGES.

PLEASE JOIN US IN PRAYER.

LORD OUR GOD, WE COME. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, GOD, TO HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS OH GOD AND CITIZENS OF THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER.

AND WE PRAY GOD TO BE ON ONE ACCORD.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL TOUCH EVERY HEART.

GOD, YOU WOULD TOUCH EVERY MIND THAT YOU WOULD GIVE WISDOM, THAT YOU WOULD SHOW FAVOR AND ALLOW YOUR GRACE TO BE SEEN IN THIS PLACE.

WE THANK YOU, GOD, FOR YOUR PEACE.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR JOY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT LIE WITHIN THE CITY OF BURLESON.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR DIVINE COVERING FOR THIS GREAT CITY.

WE THANK YOU AND WE GIVE YOU THE HONOR.

IT'S IN THE LORD JESUS NAME THAT I PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION TWO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

[2.A. Proclamations]

TONIGHT, THE STAFF PRESENTER IS LISA DUELLO, DIRECTOR OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND KEEP BURLESON BEAUTIFUL.

MR. MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, PLEASE BRIEFLY? NOW, THEREFORE I, MAYOR CHRIS FLETCHER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON, THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY PROCLAIM THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS ANNUAL COLLECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 30TH.

THAT'S THE WRONG PROCLAMATION.

THIS IS THE KEEP THE NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY CLEANUP CHALLENGE.

STACKED WRONG? I'M SORRY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR CHRIS FLETCHER ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON, THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH, APRIL, MAY 2023, AS THE NORTH TEXAS COMMUNITY CLEANUP CHALLENGE IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.

THANK YOU. LISA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SAY ANYTHING? OKAY.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL IF YOU'LL GO DOWN AND TAKE PICTURES.

DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, LISA? NO. COME ON, GUYS.

I TRIED TO GET HER TO SAY.

I TRIED TO GET HER TO SAY SOMETHING.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION, AND ALSO A PRESENTATION COMBINED.

SO I'D INVITE FORWARD THE LONGHORN DETACHMENT #1069 MARINE CORPS LEAGUE AND THE REPRESENTATIVES.

I KNOW THAT COMMANDANT THOMAS REYES IS WITH US HERE THIS EVENING TOO.

SO FIRST IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE FIRST ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS ANNUAL COLLECTION AT CHISENHALL PARK THAT TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 2022.

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SO, MAYOR, IF YOU COULD PLEASE READ THE CAPTION OF THE PROCLAMATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CHRIS FLETCHER, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS ANNUAL COLLECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 30TH, 2022, IN THE CITY OF BURLESON.

THANK YOU, JACK. THANK YOU.

AND THEN IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TO JESSICA.

AND IF JESSICA MARTINEZ COULD COME FORWARD.

YEAH, IF I CAN.

I'D JUST LIKE TO KIND OF GIVE A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO.

YOU KNOW, THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE IS THUS RETIRED AND THOSE THAT HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF THE MARINE CORPS AND OF COURSE THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE THAT ARE ON ACTIVE DUTY PERIODICALLY.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THERE IS THE ACTIVE DUTY MARINES.

WELL, THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE HAS BEEN DOING A TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM SINCE 1947, STARTED WITH A LIEUTENANT COLONEL THAT WAS TRYING TO TALK ABOUT HOW HE COULD HELP THE KIDS AND HIS WIFE BOOTED HIM OUT OF THE ROOM AND SAID, GO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF.

AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT STARTED WITH TOYS FOR TOTS.

MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF TOYS ARE COLLECTED EVERY YEAR BY THE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM THROUGH THE RESERVE UNITS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND WE WERE BLESSED THIS YEAR TO BE PART OF THE COMMAND OUT AT THE JOINT TRAINING CENTER IN JOHNSON COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO PUT A PROGRAM TOGETHER. AND I ASKED THE MAYOR IF THERE WERE A PLACE WHERE I COULD DO THAT.

HE SUGGESTED THAT I USE THE CHISENHALL FIELDS, AND THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE PLACE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE BISD AND HAVE THEM HELP US PUT THINGS TOGETHER WITH THEIR KIDS.

WE ACTUALLY HAD THEIR ATHLETES COME OUT AND HELP TAKE THE TOYS FROM THE CARS AS THEY WERE DRIVING UP AND THEN PUT THEM IN THE TOYS FOR TOTS BOXES.

AND WE TOOK A BUNCH OF PICTURES.

AND SO I WANT TO GIVE ALL THOSE PICTURES TO DR.

[INAUDIBLE] AND LET HIM USE THOSE FOR HIS VIDEO THAT HE USUALLY USES WHEN HE ANNOUNCES HIMSELF AND HAVE A BENEVOLENT SECTION OF HIS VIDEO THAT HE DOES.

AND HE'S CERTAINLY WELCOMED AT THAT OPPORTUNITY.

BUT ONE OF THE LADIES IN THE CITY WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN WAS JESSICA MARTINEZ.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION THAT READS AS FOLLOWS.

TO JESSICA MARTINEZ.

THE MARINES OF THE LONGHORN DETACHMENT EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED AT THE CHISENHALL FIELDS IN BURLESON, TEXAS, ON NOVEMBER 30, 2022.

YOUR EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLECTION OF OVER 3,600 TOYS, WHICH WILL BE USED TO HELP 1,900 CHILDREN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE WITHOUT CHRISTMAS TOYS.

AND YOUR SUPPORT OF THE LONGHORN DETACHMENT IS WORTHY OF OUR PRAISE AND APPRECIATION AND AWARDED THIS 17TH DAY.

AND SO, JESSICA.

DOWN TO TAKE A PICTURE FOR THE PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 2B THE PRESENTATIONS.

[2.B. Presentations]

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COUNCIL MEMBER VICTORIA JOHNSON WILL TAKE LEAD ON THIS.

THANK YOU. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ANNABELLE AND HER MOM, MICHELLE, WITH US.

ANNABELLE IS IN MS. HANNIGAN'S THIRD GRADE CLASS AT THE ACADEMY AT NOLA DUNN.

AND IN DECEMBER, SHE SPEARHEADED AN IDEA TO PAINT AND DECORATE BABY FOOD JARS THAT THE CLASS WOULD THEN COLLECT CHANGE IN THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER, I BELIEVE.

AND THEN WITH THE CHANGE THAT WAS COLLECTED, THEY DONATED THAT TO OUR ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND SHE AND HER MOM HAVE A HISTORY OF SUPPORTING OUR ANIMAL SHELTER.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'VE MADE DOG BEDS AND THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND I JUST LOVE THAT YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR HELPING OUR COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A RECOGNITION BECAUSE ANY TIME STUDENTS TAKE ON THIS TYPE OF INITIATIVE AND THEN TO RAISE MONEY, THAT THEN GETS TO BENEFIT SO MANY OTHERS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT.

AND WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR MS. ANNABELLE GREEN, AS WELL AS MRS. HANNIGAN'S THIRD GRADE CLASS.

AND I UNDERSTAND MRS. HANNIGAN COULDN'T BE WITH US.

TODAY WAS A SCHOOL HOLIDAY, SO SHE WASN'T AVAILABLE TO BE WITH US.

BUT WE WILL GLADLY SHARE THIS CERTIFICATE WITH HER ON CAMPUS.

RIGHT. MS. ANNABELLE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US.

AND IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE.

AND THIS CERTIFICATE JUST SAYS, A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO ANNABELLE GREEN BY THE CITY OF BURLESON AN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND A DONATION TO THE BURLESON ANIMAL SHELTER AWARDED THIS DAY IN FEBRUARY OF 2023.

[APPLAUSE] YES. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH. THERE WE GO. YOU GET ONE.

JUST STAY THERE.

STAY THERE. JUST A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.

DO YOU WANT TO TAKE MS. HANNIGAN'S OR DO YOU WANT ME TO [INAUDIBLE]? ARE YOU KEEPING THIS BIG CHECK? I THINK WE RE-USE IT.

THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LADIES APPRECIATE YOU.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 2C COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS.

[2.C. Community Interest Items]

LIFE IS TOUGH SOMETIMES, BUT I WANT TO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OUR LIBRARY DOES A GREAT JOB.

THEY CREATE THINGS FOR OUR KIDS.

THEY CREATE THINGS FOR OUR ADULTS.

AND BY AND LARGE, THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

YEAH, I WANT TO SAY THE SAME AS WELL THAT WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE LIBRARY STAFF AND THEY DO A LOT OF WORK ON A REGULAR BASIS.

APOLOGIES. WELL, I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE NATIONAL REVIVAL THAT STARTED OUT IN ASBURY, KENTUCKY.

I SINCERELY HOPE AND PRAY IT FINDS ITS WAY TO BURLESON.

SO I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT COME HERE.

I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR STAFF AS A WHOLE.

WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY HAVING AMAZING COMMUNITY EVENTS FROM OUR LIBRARY TO OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S THINGS OUT AT RUSSELL FARM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS.

WE JUST OUR POLICE, OUR FIRE.

WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE THE PEOPLE THAT WE DO SERVING IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE APPRECIATED AND YOUR WORK DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.

SO THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THIS COMMUNITY AND SERVING IT SO WELL.

LASTLY, I WAS AT PATHWAY CHURCH ON SATURDAY ISN'T THAT RIGHT, LARRY?

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HE'S A NEW GUY. GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

HE KNOCKED THIS OUT OF THE PARK.

HE REALLY DID.

ANY CHURCHES THAT HEARS THIS, WE ARE WELCOME TO COME AND PRESENT THAT INDIVIDUALS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MY IDEA OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IS KNOWING WHICH HOLE TO CRAWL IN.

THIS IS NOT IT.

THIS IS THIS GOES OVER ALL THE SCOPE OF NOT HAVING WATER OR ELECTRICITY, WHERE TO GO TO MEET ALL OF THIS STUFF, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT.

SO I'M GOING TO OFFER THIS TO ANY GROUP THAT WANTS TO HAVE JOE OVER TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

IT'S REALLY IT'S REALLY A GOOD PROGRAM.

I WAS REALLY PROUD OF HIM. THAT'S IT.

ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM SECTION 3 CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA.

3A IS ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN.

WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM, BUT I'LL STATE THAT SINCE IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE TIME THAT THAT IS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.

3B IS ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, BY STAFF OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE.

ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA REQUIRE AN OFFICIAL VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CITY COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION? ANY REQUEST? ANYONE? WE'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 4.

[4. CITIZENS APPEARANCES]

EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA SHALL SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION.

SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE FILLED OUT AND TURNED INTO MYSELF PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

I DO HAVE SPEAKER CARDS TONIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND THE FIRST SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS JAMIE JONES.

DO I NEED TO SAY MY NAME AND ADDRESS.

OKAY. I'M JAMIE JONES, 1065 IRENE STREET.

ORIGINALLY, I HAD PLANNED TO BE DOWN THE STREET AT THE LIBRARY'S ADULT SPELLING BEE RIGHT NOW.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M HERE INSTEAD BECAUSE I WAS DEEPLY DISTURBED BY CP3'S ONLINE BEHAVIOR DIRECTED AT THAT SAME LIBRARY LAST WEEK.

IT'S NOT MY PLACE TO SPECULATE ON INTENTIONS OR MOTIVATIONS.

AND HONESTLY, I TEND TO BE OF THE MIND THAT MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING EVEN WHEN THEY AREN'T.

SO I'M NOT HERE TO ASSASSINATE CHARACTER.

BUT WHAT I SAW WHEN I READ HIS COMMENTS WAS SOMEONE IN A POSITION OF AUTHORITY PUBLICLY CRITICIZING LOWER LEVEL CITY EMPLOYEES.

IT LOOKED LIKE A PUBLIC FLOGGING.

INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE MATTER IN A MORE DISCREET AND PROFESSIONAL WAY.

I'M SORRY I GET SO NERVOUS.

IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS SEEKING TO HAVE HIS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS REFLECTED IN CITY EVENTS, AND IT ALSO LOOKED LIKE INTIMIDATION.

IT LOOKED LIKE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NOT ALLOWING CITY EMPLOYEES THE FREEDOM TO DO THE JOBS THEY WERE HIRED TO DO WITHOUT INTERFERENCE.

AND IT WAS EMBARRASSING TO SEE NEWS OUTLETS PICK UP THE STORY AND READ THE COMMENTS THAT OTHERS LEFT ABOUT OUR TOWN.

WHAT I'VE NOTICED IS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE THIS INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE RULE SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN WITH CP3.

I REMEMBER HIS ATTEMPT TO GET INVOLVED IN SCHOOL BOARD MATTERS RECENTLY IN A SIMILAR FASHION.

I WOULD URGE YOU ALL TO REMIND MR. STANFORD OF THE PARAMETERS OF HIS ELECTED POSITION FOR AS LONG AS HE CONTINUES TO HOLD IT.

AND I WOULD URGE VOTERS TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THOSE PARAMETERS IS ELECTED TO THAT SEAT WHEN IT NEXT COMES OPEN.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO OUR INCREDIBLE LIBRARY STAFF.

NEXT SPEAKERS I HAVE ARE CADEN CATO AND SUSAN CATO.

ALL RIGHT. HI, EVERYONE.

I'M CADEN, AND THIS IS ISABELLA CATO.

WE ARE FROM 820 CEDAR RIDGE LANE.

MY SISTER AND I WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT THE LIBRARY EVENT.

I'M 16 AND SHE'S 13.

WE'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE ENJOYED THE ANTI VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY.

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AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT FOR THEM TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO ON THAT DAY THAT, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE CONSTANT REMINDERS OF WHAT THE EVENT USUALLY THE HOLIDAY USUALLY ENTAILS.

IT SUCKS THAT COUNCILMAN PLACE 3 HAD TO TALK BAD ABOUT IT AND GET THE EVENT CHANGED.

A LOT OF STUDENTS JUST LIKE US THAT DON'T REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HEARTS AND FLOWERS EVERYWHERE.

AND IT WAS COOL THAT THE LIBRARY STAFF DECIDED THEY WOULD THINK ABOUT US.

IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LIBRARY STAFF KNOWS THE TEENS THEY WORK WITH.

AND WHAT WE ENJOY.

IT'S ALSO CLEAR THAT COUNCIL PLACE 3 WHOEVER DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TEENS LIKE AND WHAT WE FIND ENJOYABLE.

MAYBE NEXT TIME HE SHOULD REACH OUT TO THE LIBRARY INSTEAD OF BASHING THEM ABOUT TRYING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE NORM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, EVERYONE.

SO, YEAH, THAT'S MY KIDDOS.

THEY ARE PRETTY GREAT.

SUSAN CATO 820 CEDAR RIDGE LANE.

I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT MY KIDS HAD TO SAY BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT YOU SPECIFICALLY THIS WEEK, MR. STANFORD. NOT IN A GOOD WAY.

ANTI VALENTINE'S DAY PARTIES ARE NOT A NEW THING.

WE DID THEM WHEN I WAS A TEEN.

I'M SURE WHEN SOME OF YOU GUYS WERE TEENS AS WELL.

THIS ISN'T SOME NEW IDEA FROM THE WOKE LEFT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THIS IS SOMETHING FOR KIDS TO DO THAT AREN'T INTO, LIKE MY KIDS SAID, THE HEARTS AND FLOWERS OF THE TYPICAL HOLIDAY.

THE LIBRARY STAFF REALLY DID NOT DESERVE THE ATTACK THAT YOU SPEARHEADED FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU ARE ONE OF SEVEN, NOT AN INDIVIDUAL.

YOU DON'T GET THE ULTIMATE SAY SO.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU KNOW YOUR PARAMETERS OF YOUR JOB.

THANKFULLY, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS ON THIS STAFF THAT DOES.

THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT HE HAS INJECTED HIMSELF OVER HIS TERM AND HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HIS SCOPE IS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND I HOPE HE CAN LEARN WHAT HE CAN AND CAN'T DO AND IS HOPEFULLY SHORT TIME LEFT ON COUNCIL.

ALSO BECAUSE OF HIS COMMENTS.

OUR CITY WAS EMBARRASSED, LIKE JAMIE SAID, IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER NEWS OUTLETS, AND THAT'S JUST REALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE.

HIS ONLINE BEHAVIOR IS JUST APPALLING AND DOESN'T SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THE YOUTH OF OUR CITY.

I ALSO WANT IT NOTED THAT HE HAD HIS CITY COUNCIL 3 FACEBOOK PAGE UP FOR HIS ENTIRE TERM AND THEN IN JANUARY CHANGED IT TO BE A PAGE FOR ALL POLITICS AND NOT JUST A CITY OFFICIAL PAGE, AND THEN STARTED BLOCKING CITIZENS DELETING COMMENTS. I WAS BLOCKED BEFORE YOU EVEN PUT YOUR PAGE BACK UP.

THAT'S NOT OKAY.

THAT'S NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED.

THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO CENSURE HIM, DO SOMETHING TO HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS INAPPROPRIATE REACTIONS TO MANY SITUATIONS.

AND I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING.

I KNOW YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU SITTING HERE THIS TIME AND LISTENING.

BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HANDLE THIS BECAUSE THIS IS JUST AN EMBARRASSMENT FOR OUR CITY.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER CARD I HAVE IS JACKIE JONES.

MAYOR, COUNCIL.

OOPS. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ADDRESS A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN.

JIMMY STANFORD, ONE OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, HAS TAKEN TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO PUBLICLY CRITICIZE AND CAST DOUBT UPON A CITY EVENT THAT WAS RECENTLY HELD. AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPRESENT CITIZENS AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE IN A POSITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER.

YOU WERE ELECTED TO SERVE AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, NOT TO SPREAD NEGATIVITY AND MISTRUST.

THE RECENT ACTIONS OF COUNCIL MEMBER STANFORD ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE NOT ONLY CAST DOUBT UPON A CITY EVENT, BUT ALSO HAVE ERODED THE

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THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE TO OUR CITIZENS AND UNDERMINES THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF CITY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO ORGANIZE THE EVENT.

IT IS IMPERATIVE TO HOLD YOURSELF TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE. AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, YOU MUST BE MINDFUL OF YOUR WORDS, ACTIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.

AND AS ALWAYS, MAINTAIN A POSITIVE AND RESPECTFUL DEMEANOR.

I CALL UPON THE COUNCIL TO CORRECT THIS ATTACK BY ELIMINATING JIMMY STANFORD FROM DUTIES AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMITTEES AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES. YOU MUST WORK TO RESTORE THE PUBLIC'S TRUST IN YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE MANNER.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS STEPHANIE GIOVANNI.

HI. I'M THE MOTHER OF FIVE KIDS, AND THEY HAVE ALL BENEFITED FROM LIBRARIES, YOU KNOW, THEIR WHOLE TIME.

I'VE GOT ADULT KIDS DOWN TO TEENAGERS.

THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THINGS SUCH AS MEETING EXOTIC ANIMALS, WATCHING MAGICIANS.

THEY'VE RECEIVED PASSES TO THE AQUARIUMS COUNTLESS STORY TIMES THERE.

THEY'VE DONE RESEARCH FOR THEIR SCIENCE FAIRS.

I USE THEIR FAX MACHINES ALL THE TIME.

THEY'VE DONE TIE DYE EVENTS, STARGAZING PARTIES.

THEY EVEN HELP WITH TAXES.

AND THEY ALSO RENT OUT MICROSCOPES, WHICH IS LIKE SO INCREDIBLY COOL.

WE HOMESCHOOL SO IT'S REALLY NICE NOT TO HAVE TO GO OUT AND SPEND THAT 100 BUCKS OR WHATEVER ON A MICROSCOPE.

LIBRARIES AND OUR LIBRARIANS HAVE A GIFT OF FINDING GAPS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

IT'S DISHEARTENING THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER, JIMMY STAFFORD, ATTACK THEM FOR A GAP THAT THEY SAW, WHICH WAS A FUN FILLED AFTERNOON FOR THE YOUTH THAT MIGHT BE STRUGGLING WITH VALENTINE'S DAY.

IT'S NOT EASY FOR EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH OR KIDS ARE GOING THROUGH.

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIKE THE WORDING OF THE PARTY HE WENT WITH THE USUAL HYPERBOLE OF TURNING A SIMPLE PARTY INTO AND QUOTE UNQUOTE, YOU KNOW, HE USED ALL THESE WORDS HATE, DISGUST, AND EVEN COMPARED IT TO THE GRAMMY AWARDS SERIOUSLY. I MEAN, LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY KIDS USUALLY GO THERE? [LAUGHTER] AND SO IT WOULD BE LAUGHABLE IF IT WAS A MOVIE SCRIPT, YOU KNOW, MUCH LIKE IN THE WATERBOY, WHERE HIS MOM WOULD SAY THAT EVERYTHING WAS THE DEVIL.

YOU KNOW, HIGHER EDUCATION WAS THE DEVIL.

WOMEN WERE THE DEVIL.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS OUR RIDICULOUS REALITY THAT WE'RE STUCK WITH WHEN YOU DO STUFF LIKE THAT, WHEN YOU WRITE THOSE COMMENTS.

OUR LIBRARY IS ACCUSED OF HAVING AN AGENDA AND IT DOES ITS AGENDA INCLUDES ALL OF THE COMMUNITY.

ITS AGENDA IS ASSISTING ALL OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE OTHER PART OF THEIR AGENDA IS THAT THEY OFFER THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THE SAFE PLACE TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS.

IT'S SAD THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE REPRESENTED BY OUR COMMUNITY HAVE FAILED.

YOU'VE COMPLETELY FAILED OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU JUST WANT TO PUSH YOUR PERSONAL AGENDA.

I TRULY WISH THAT YOU WERE MORE LIKE, JIMMY STAFFORD WAS MORE LIKE THE LIBRARY, AND THAT YOU REPRESENTED THE WHOLE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, THAT YOU LOVE THE WHOLE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND NOT JUST THOSE CHOSEN ONES THAT BELIEVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

ANYONE WHO HAS SPENT TIME AT THE LIBRARY KNOWS HOW INSULTING AND HOW IGNORANT THOSE COMMENTS TRULY WERE.

THE BURLESON LIBRARY IS THE GEM OF OUR TOWN, AND THEY DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER THAN TO HAVE THE GARBAGE THROWN ON THEM THAT WAS THROWN ON THEM.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER I HAVE IS SARAH CARLSON.

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WHOA, THAT WIGGLES. I'M NOT HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT ANYONE'S OPINION.

I'M HERE TO ASK CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ANY MEASURE WITHIN YOUR POWER TO MAKE CLEAR FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE COUNCIL THAT ALL INTERACTIONS WITH CITY STAFF ARE TO BE HANDLED APPROPRIATELY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BURLESON CITY CHARTER.

I BELIEVE WE'VE SEEN A VIOLATION OF THE BURLESON CITY CHARTER ARTICLE 3, SECTION 26 B THAT STATES THE CITY COUNCIL AND ITS MEMBERS SHALL DEAL WITH THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY SOLELY THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER AND THAT NO MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GIVE ORDERS TO SUBORDINATES OF THE CITY MANAGER PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY.

PLACE 3 MISUNDERSTOOD THE INTENTION OF A CITY EVENT AND WAS CLEARLY QUICK TO ANGER AND QUICK TO SPEAK.

THE INCIDENT GAINED THE ATTENTION OF THE MEDIA NOT BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE EVENT ITSELF, BUT BECAUSE A BURLESON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WAS LEADING THE CHARGE AGAINST HIS OWN CITY STAFF THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENTS ON A CITY FACEBOOK PAGE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE MEDIA ATTENTION HAS CREATED THE IMPRESSION THAT THE CITY OF BURLESON AS AN ORGANIZATION IS A SUBSTANDARD EMPLOYER AT BEST AND DANGEROUS TO WORK FOR AT WORST.

WHEN SOMEONE SAID IT SEEMED LIKE AN IDEA A CHILD CAME UP WITH.

MR. STANFORD REPLIED SADLY, NO.

IT WAS THOUGHT UP BY AN ADULT AT THE LIBRARY AND SIGNED OFF ON BY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT.

EVEN AFTER THE EVENT WAS MODIFIED.

HE IMPLORED THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE IN HIS OUTRAGE THROUGH COMMENTS IN VARIOUS PLACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA LASER FOCUSING THEIR COLLECTIVE CONTEMPT NOT ONLY ON A CITY DEPARTMENT BUT AN INDIVIDUAL WITHIN IT, READILY SACRIFICING THE REPUTATION OF CITY STAFF TO SALVAGE HIS OWN.

KNOWING HOW IRRATIONALLY SOME PEOPLE ACT WHEN THEY SEE CLAIMS OF EVIL IN THE SAME SENTENCE WITH CHILDREN, THIS VERY EASILY COULD HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OUR LIBRARIANS. ONE OF THESE LIBRARIANS IS BILLED ON THE LIBRARY WEBSITE AS THE YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN WHO TAKES CARE OF TEEN PROGRAMING. WHO WAS TARGETED IS EASY TO SEE.

HIS RHETORIC MADE SOME PARENTS FEEL THEIR TEENS COULD BE UNSAFE OR UNCOMFORTABLE AT THE EVENT IF THE ANGRY COMMENTERS TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO SUPERVISE OR CHECK IN.

AS RESIDENTS, OUR OPTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THIS ARE LIMITED TO VOTING FOR SOMEONE ELSE NEXT MAY AND LETTING OUR LIBRARY KNOW HOW AMAZING THEY TRULY ARE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS.

BUT YOU AS CITY COUNCIL CAN DO MORE TO PROVE THAT THIS SITUATION IS NOT A SIGN THAT THE CITY OF BURLESON CREATES OR PERMITS A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND THAT THE TARGETING OF YOUR CITY STAFF WILL NEVER BE TOLERATED, CONDONED OR IGNORED BY A MAJORITY OF THIS GOVERNING BODY.

I'VE SEEN HR REQUEST ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR HIGHER SALARIES, INCREASED BENEFITS AND TIME OFF FOR CITY EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT WE ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST OF THE BEST. ALLOWING THIS TYPE OF ABUSE TO GO UNADDRESSED SPITS IN THE FACE OF OUR LIBRARIANS AND THE ENTIRE HR DEPARTMENT.

BECAUSE NO AMOUNT OF SALARY OR TIME OFF WILL BE WORTH THE RISK OF BEING PUBLICLY TARGETED AND RIDICULED BY YOUR CITY COUNCIL.

TO BELIEVE ANY OF OUR LIBRARIANS WOULD TEACH, HATE OR ENDANGER OUR TEENS IN ANY WAY IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO THOSE WHO KNOW THAT DEPARTMENT WELL.

WE HAVE THE BEST LIBRARIANS, THE MOST ACCOMMODATING AND CREATIVE LIBRARY PROGRAMING, AND AN INCREDIBLE CITY STAFF AS A WHOLE.

I BELIEVE WHAT THEY FACE LAST WEEKEND IS SOMETHING NO EMPLOYEE DESERVES.

I HOPE YOU'LL AGREE AND DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO PROTECT NOT ONLY OUR STAFF, BUT THE CITY'S REPUTATION AS AN EMPLOYER.

THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS JEANETTE MURPHY.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JEANETTE MURPHY.

AT 2715, PINNACLE DRIVE, BURLESON, TEXAS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF HATE GOING ON.

WHY ARE WE PROMOTING HATE? I MEAN, IF PEOPLE ARE AGAINST VALENTINE'S DAY, BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT IT'S ABOUT LOVE.

FINE. THAT'S OKAY.

BUT THE WORDING HOW OUR LIBRARY HAD ACTUALLY ADVERTISED THIS ANTI LOVE THEME, YOU KNOW, CRAFTS, I'M A NACHO VALENTINE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS, I'M APPALLED.

I MOVED TO BURLESON FROM FORT WORTH.

FORT WORTH IS GETTING HORRIBLE.

I MOVED TO BURLESON BECAUSE EVERYONE TALKED ABOUT BURLESON BEING SUCH A GODLY PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY HAS VALUES AND MORALS.

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BUT TO SEE THIS WAS APPALLING AND HOW WE BEAT UP ON ONE ANOTHER IS ALSO APPALLING.

WHEN SOMEBODY MAKES A COMMENT ABOUT I HATE THIS CAUSES HATE.

WHAT'S IN HERE.

WE SEE HATE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WE HAVE TO SEE IT BLACK ON BLACK, WHITE ON BLACK.

YOU KNOW, BLACK LIVES MATTER, NO ALL LIVES MATTER.

ALL OPINIONS ALSO MATTER AS WELL.

BUT WHEN YOU GO AROUND BASHING SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR THE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT ALSO IF YOU'RE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON, WHY WOULD YOU EVEN BE ABLE TO APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS? IT'S DARK, IT'S DEMEANING, AND IT'S ALSO LETTING PEOPLE KNOW IT'S OKAY TO HATE.

NO, IT'S NOT OKAY.

YOU MAY NOT APPRECIATE VALENTINE'S.

I DON'T CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S BECAUSE VALENTINE'S SHOULD BE EVERY DAY YOU LOVE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

NOT ONE DAY THE WORLD CELEBRATES IT ONE DAY OF YEAR.

BUT IF YOU DON'T APPROVE OF IT, THEN WHY TAKE PART OF IT? BUT WHY SIT UP HERE AND PUT SOMETHING ON THE MEDIA WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE IT AND CHILDREN CAN SEE IT AND MY GRANDCHILDREN CAN SEE IT WHO GO TO THE SCHOOLS IN BURLESON THAT SEE THIS ANTI-HATE.

NO, IT'S NOT RIGHT, IT'S NOT FAIR AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO GO AGAINST CP3 FOR WHAT HE STANDS FOR.

I'M A CITIZEN.

I'M ALSO I LIVE IN BURLESON.

I WANT TO SEE NOTHING BUT PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER, BEING TOGETHER AND HAVING ANTI HATE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.

NO MATTER WHAT AGE YOU ARE, NO MATTER WHAT COLOR YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, WE SHOULD ALL LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT, NOT BASHING ONE ANOTHER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA TONIGHT? BILL JANEESH, BILL JANEESH 117 NORTHEAST CLINTON.

I'VE GOT A LOT OF THOUGHTS ON THIS AND I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF WING IT BECAUSE.

IT'S OKAY FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL OPINIONS.

I UNDERSTAND THIS. IT'S OKAY FOR PEOPLE TO BE INTOLERANT TOWARDS CERTAIN THINGS WHERE THEY THINK THAT A CHILD WAS ACTUALLY ENDANGERED.

THIS WAS AN EVENT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CATERED TO 10 TO 16 YEAR OLD'S HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HATE, HAD TO DO WITH BEING ON THEIR LEVEL OF FUN.

WHAT IF WE HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS OPPOSED TO MILK CHEESE AND THEY THREW A FIT? IS IT OKAY TO STRIP CHEESE FROM EVERYBODY THEN? NO. I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER THE TOP IDEAS AND IT'S OKAY FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE BELIEFS, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, CHRISTIANITY.

I'M A CHRISTIAN.

I DON'T PUSH ON EVERYBODY.

I DON'T HAVE TO. I TRY AND BE ON THEIR LEVEL.

IF THEY'RE HURTING, I TRY AND UNDERSTAND.

I TRY TO LISTEN TO THEM.

THAT'S HOW YOU GET PEOPLE OVER TO YOUR FAITH, NOT SHOVING IT DOWN THEIR THROATS.

QUOTING THE SCRIPTURE, THE DEVIL QUOTED SCRIPTURE.

HE TRIED TO TEMPT JESUS TO JUMP.

NOT COMMIT SUICIDE.

BUT TO TEST HIS FATHER, GOD INTO SAVING HIM, RESCUE HIM BEFORE HE HIT THE GROUND.

QUOTING SCRIPTURE DOESN'T MAKE YOU A MAN.

DOESN'T MAKE YOU A CHRISTIAN.

WE JUDGE YOU BY YOUR ACTIONS.

I'M NOT GOING TO CONDONE ANYBODY FOR THEIR OWN OPINIONS.

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TAX DOLLARS GOING TO CERTAIN THINGS.

I GREW UP HERE WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 3000 PEOPLE.

I SEE WASTE.

THIS ISN'T JUST MY TOWN ANYMORE.

IT'S EVERYBODY ELSE'S.

I WANT THEM TO ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I HAVE FOR MY 55, ALMOST 56 YEARS HERE.

VALENTINE'S DAY.

IT CAME ABOUT NOT THROUGH THE BIBLE, NOT THROUGH GOD, THROUGH CLAUDIUS AND EMPEROR, CHOPPING OFF TWO GUYS HEADS NAMED VALENTINE.

I GUESS PEOPLE NAMED SMITH WERE APPRECIATIVE.

THERE HAS BEEN ANTI-VALENTINE'S DAY CELEBRATION FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

YOU DON'T HEAR MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T GO OVER THE TOP WITH IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND BUY FLOWERS AND CHOCOLATES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP, COMPASSION, LOVE ON ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SEXUAL.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HOLDING HANDS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BOY, GIRL, BOY, BOY, GIRL, GIRL.

IT CAN BE ANYTHING.

IT CAN BE BEING IN THE SAME ROOM.

DOGMATIC ATTITUDES WHERE YOU'RE INTOLERANT TO EVERYBODY ELSE LEADS TO SEGREGATION.

RELIGIOUS SEGREGATION IS SOMETHING THIS COUNTRY DOESN'T NEED.

WE DON'T NEED IT HERE.

IF PEOPLE DO NOT THINK THE WAY YOU DO, IT SHOULD BE OKAY TO ACT ON YOUR OWN SELFISHLY WITH MALICIOUS INTENT THAT WAS WRONG JIMMY.

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BUT I DO WANT TO KNOW FOR ONE, CHRIS AND BRYAN, I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINED.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME, BUT I JUST PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT PUBLIC SPEECH SOMETIME.

WE DON'T HAVE A NUMBER.

BASICALLY, WHAT WE SEE ON FACEBOOK IS THE ONLY THING.

AND THAT'S FINE. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND I ONLY SAW FOUR [INAUDIBLE] ON FACEBOOK AND THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE, BUT I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE OFFENDED.

THERE'S A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT I'VE TALKED TO THAT WANTED TO COME HERE AND SPEAK UP.

BUT IT WAS THE SAME FOUR WE'LL GET ON FACEBOOK AND WE'LL ATTACK THEIR BUSINESSES.

AND THAT'S WRONG. I DON'T FEAR ANYBODY.

THE ONES THAT WANT TO MOUTH ME I'M WHEREVER.

LIKE I SAID BEFORE.

Y'ALL HAVE SEEN HIS ACTIONS.

HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS MOUTHED OFF ABOUT ME.

THESE ATTACKS BEEN GOING ON WAY TOO LONG.

I SAID TO SOME OF Y'ALL A LONG TIME AGO, TWO OF THEM WAS GOING TO COST Y'ALL LAWSUITS.

I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THAT MOVES US ON TO SECTION.

HEARING NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS, I WILL ADDRESS THE MANY, MANY MISSTATEMENTS AND FLAT OUT LIES THAT WERE IN THERE.

THE FACT IS.

COUNCIL MEMBER YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TO ACTUALLY SPEAK TO THE TRUTH? NO. YOU ARE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 5.

MICROPHONE, ALLEN.

MICROPHONE. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

PARDON ME, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THERE ARE LIMITATIONS ON WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN DO FROM THE PODIUM.

YOU CAN ASK THAT AN ITEM BE PLACED ON AN UPCOMING AGENDA AND THEN YOU CAN DISCUSS IT AT ANY LENGTH YOU DESIRE.

BUT IN THE CITIZEN COMMENT SECTIONS OF AGENDAS, ALL THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A STAFF MEMBER CAN DO, IF A CITIZEN RAISES A QUESTION OR A CONCERN, A COUNCIL MEMBER CAN PROVIDE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTUAL INFORMATION.

THE CLASSIC EXAMPLE THEY TEACH IN THE CITY ATTORNEY WORLD IS IF A CITIZEN STANDS UP AND SAYS, I'VE MISSED MY BRUSH COLLECTION IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

A COUNCIL MEMBER OR THE CITY MANAGER CAN SAY WE COLLECT BRUSH ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH BETWEEN TEN AND FOUR PLACE IT AT THE CURB.

THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF COMMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE IN THE CITIZEN COMMENT SECTION.

SO SO A CITIZEN CAN LIE AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REBUT IT.

YOU CAN REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE PLACED ON AN UPCOMING AGENDA AND THEN YOU CAN RESPOND TO IT AS MUCH AS YOU CHOOSE.

BUT THEY LIMIT THE GOVERNMENT LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND, TO AVOID A SITUATION IN WHICH A COUNCIL MEMBER OR STAFF PERSON BEGINS UNDERTAKING PUBLIC BUSINESS OR DISCUSSING PUBLIC TOPICS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PROPERLY POSTED ON THE AGENDA.

AND IT'S A SAFEGUARD FOR OPEN, TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT.

I UNDERSTAND. CAN I SAY THAT I SUPPORT THE LIBRARY? I ALWAYS HAVE SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY AND I ONLY HAD ISSUE WITH ONE PARTICULAR PROGRAM THAT THEY PERFORMED.

YES, SIR. A GENERAL STATEMENT OF A FACTUAL POSITION IS FINE, BUT YOU CAN'T BE INVOLVED IN AN EXTENDED DEBATE ABOUT ANY OKAY. THEN THAT WILL BE MY STATEMENT.

I SUPPORT THE LIBRARY, ALWAYS HAVE SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY.

I HAD GREAT CONCERN, AS DID MANY OTHERS WITH ONE PARTICULAR PROGRAM AND ONE PROGRAM ONLY, AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 5 CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 5A THROUGH 5F.

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD ASK FOR A MOTION, PLEASE.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 6 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS.

6A IS 2500 SOUTHWEST HULEN STREET A TOD MIXED USE.

[6.A. 2500 SW Hulen St (TOD Mixed-Use) (Case 22-131): Continue the public hearing and consider an ordinance for a zoning change request from “PD” Planned Development district, to “PD” Planned Development district, to allow for retail and single-family attached residential development on 35.20 acres. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Director of Development Services) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by unanimous vote) (Public hearing continued from the January 23, 2023 City Council meeting) (The applicant has requested this item to be continued to the March 20th regular meeting)]

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THE STAFF PRESENTER IS TONY MCILWAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL AT THIS TIME THE DEVELOPER HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING BE CONTINUED ONE MORE TIME.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE CONTINUED AND NOTICE THE PUBLIC THAT THIS THERE WOULD BE A PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT.

SO, MAYOR, IF YOU COULD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, STATE THE TIME AND THEN I WILL STATE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO THE NEXT ONE AND THEN YOU'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO IF YOU JUST OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

LAST TIME 6:16. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AT THIS TIME, THE DEVELOPER REQUESTS THAT THE ITEM BE MOVED TO MARCH 20TH, 2023 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.

SO, MAYOR, IF YOU COULD CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE DATE THAT I STATED AND STATE THE TIME THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING THAT.

WHAT WAS THE DATE? MARCH 23RD.

WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND IT TO MARCH 23RD.

SO YOU'LL CLOSE THE YOU'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND STATE THE TIME.

CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO MARCH THE 23RD.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO MARCH 23RD AND A TIME.

IT'S ACTUALLY MARCH 20TH.

IT'S MARCH 20TH.

ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING YET? MARCH 20TH? YES, SIR.

OKAY. CLOSING THIS HEARING AT 6:17.

VERY GOOD. WE'RE CLOSING.

WE'RE GOING TO BE MARCH 20TH AND CLOSING AT 6:17.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YES. HE'S TELLING ME A BUNCH OF STUFF OVER HERE.

OKAY. OKAY.

OKAY. ARE WE GOOD? WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'RE CONTINUING UNTIL MARCH 20TH.

AND CONTINUING THE PUBLIC HEARING? YES.

AT 6:17.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GET ME OUT OF HERE.

THAT BRINGS US TO 6B.

[6.B. 500 CR 1021 (Case 22-164): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance for a zoning change request from “A”, Agriculture to “SFE" Single-family estate district. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by unanimous vote)]

OKAY. SO IF YOU WILL LEAVE THE DAIS.

THANK YOU. BEFORE I CALL IT FORWARD.

WELL, THANKS FOR THE WARNING.

CONGRATULATIONS. [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH, I GOT THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE AT? 6B. 6B 500 COUNTY ROAD 1021 CASE 22-164.

WE ARE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM A AGRICULTURAL TO SFE SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE DISTRICT.

THIS WILL BE ON FIRST AND FINAL READING AND PRESENTED BY TONY MCILWAIN.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM. COUNCIL THIS ITEM DOES INVOLVE A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM MENTIONED THAT THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 500 COUNTY ROAD 1021.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY 2.9 ACRES.

THE APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER IS MR. CARTER MAHANAY.

THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL TO SFE, WHICH IS THE SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE ZONING DISTRICT.

ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE PROPERTY IN THAT AQUA BLUE COLOR.

SO WITH REGARD TO THE ZONING REQUEST AND HOW IT FITS IN WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS DESIGNATION OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH CALLS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL ZONING TYPES.

THE REQUEST FOR SFE FITS WITHIN THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY ADJACENT TO MR. MAHANAY'S LAND IS STILL ZONED LARGELY FOR AGRICULTURAL USE.

SO WHAT IS THE INTENT? THE INTENT IS TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY BY REMOVING THE EXISTING DWELLING STRUCTURES AND BARN ON THE SITE AND ULTIMATELY PLACE TWO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, THUS NECESSITATING THE ZONING REQUEST TO SMALLER LOT SIZES.

SO THE SFE IS A MINIMUM ONE ACRE LOT SIZE AND THE REQUEST IS TO HAVE YOU CONSIDER THAT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL.

WHEN NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE SITE PUT THE ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWSPAPER AND POSTED SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, IN THEIR DELIBERATION ON THE REQUEST, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SFE BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION AT THAT MEETING AND THE APPLICANT WAS PRESENT AND THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS OF HIM.

STAFF IS IN SUPPORT OF THE SFE REQUEST.

WE FEEL THAT IT IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

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ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? I SEE NONE, SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:20 P.M..

ANYONE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEMS IS ITEM 6B CASE 22-164.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS MAYOR PRO TEM.

ALL RIGHT, I SEE NO REQUESTS.

SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:21 AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

OKAY A MOTION BY PAYNE, A SECOND BY V.

JOHNSON TO APPROVE THE MOTION, PLEASE VOTE.

AND MOTION PASSES BY SIX ZERO VOTE, WITH MAYOR FLETCHER ABSTAINING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MAYOR. IF SOMEBODY WOULD GO.

THAT'S OKAY. GIVE HIM THE CREDIT.

THAT'S FINE. HE'S [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 7, 7A IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH HELLAS CONSTRUCTION INC FOR THE CONVERSION OF ARABIAN

[7.A. Consider approval of a contract with Hellas Construction, Inc. for the conversion of Arabian infield at Chisenhall Fields to synthetic turf through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard in the amount not to exceed $549,675.00 (Staff Presenter: Jen Basham, Parks and Recreation Director)]

JEN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'VE GOT TWO ITEMS FOR YOU THIS EVENING, BUT WE'LL START WITH ADDING SOME ARTIFICIAL TURF TO THE INFIELD ON ARABIAN FIELD.

SO TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, IN 2021, WE STARTED REALLY LOOKING AT THE CONDITIONS OF OUR FIELD, OUR PARKS ARE ABOUT TEN YEARS OLD.

SO WE'RE LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO START REGRADING ALL OF THESE FIELDS AND REPLACING THEM.

DO WE DO THAT WITH NATURAL TURF OR DO WE DO IT WITH ARTIFICIAL? WHEN WE REALLY STARTED BENCHMARKING AREA COMMUNITIES AND OTHER FIELDS THAT WE COMPETE FOR TOURNAMENTS WITH, AS WELL AS LOOKING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY HAD REQUESTED, WE DECIDED THAT SYNTHETIC TURF WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE THING MOVING FORWARD AS WE ADDRESS OUR FIELDS, IT'S A RATHER COSTLY ENDEAVOR.

SO WE PROGRAMED $500,000 ANNUALLY INTO OUR CIP, AND WE WANTED TO ADDRESS OUR BIGGEST FIELDS FIRST BECAUSE THEY'RE THE MOST VERSATILE.

SO WE CAN PLAY MULTIPLE AGE GROUPS ON THESE FIELDS.

SO THIS YEAR WE PLAN TO DO ARABIAN FIELD, THE CURRENT INFIELD, THIS DOES REQUIRE OCCASIONAL REPLENISHMENT OF THE MATERIAL.

WE DO HAVE TO DO DAILY GROOMING OF IT, WEEKLY MOWING, TRIMMING AND FERTILIZATION, AS WELL AS MARKING THAT ON A DAILY BASIS.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IS TRYING TO KEEP THE TURF IN EXISTENCE, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT AFTER A RAIN EVENT THAT WE'RE CALLING IT OR WE'RE NOT CALLING IT BASED ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE FIELD, WHICH IS THAT LAST POINT THAT YOU SEE HERE IS THAT WE DO HAVE TO CANCEL PLAY OR CANCEL PRACTICES AND SOMETIMES EXTEND LEAGUES AND CANCEL TOURNAMENTS BASED ON THE FACT THAT OUR FIELDS ARE NATURAL TURF RIGHT NOW.

SO THIS NEW INFIELD, WHAT YOU SEE ON THE HIGHLIGHTED SECTION TO THE RIGHT, THAT IS THE AREA THAT WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON.

THIS WILL NOT REQUIRE OCCASIONAL IT WILL REQUIRE SOME OCCASIONAL REPLACEMENT OF AREAS AROUND THE BASES, BUT THOSE BASES ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE A THICKER INFIELD. SO ANY OF THE HIGH USE AREAS WILL HAVE A THICKER MATERIAL TO ABSORB THAT ADDITIONAL USE, SUCH AS SLIDING INTO THOSE BASES.

WE DO REQUIRE PATCHING OF THOSE HIGH USE AREAS, WHICH IS PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH HELLAS.

WE'LL DO AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT AND THEY'LL COME OUT EVERY YEAR, LOOK AT ANY AREA THAT THEY FEEL LIKE NEEDS SOME SERVICING AND THEY WILL GET THAT REPLACED FOR US.

WE DO DAILY GROOMING AND BALANCING.

OUR STAFF IS TRAINED ON THAT.

WE ALREADY DO IT AT CLARK AND IN THE PLAZA.

IT DOES NOT REQUIRE US TO DO ANY MOWING OR FERTILIZATION OF THIS AREA.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO MARKET, WE DON'T HAVE TO DRY IT AND WE WILL NOT HAVE TO CANCEL GAMES, MOST LIKELY DUE TO RAIN EVENTS UNLESS THEY'RE EXTREMELY LARGE EVENTS AND WE ALSO DO PUMPS. THIS WILL ALSO DECREASE OUR WINTER MAINTENANCE WINDOW, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE QUITE A FEW REQUESTS FOR RIGHT NOW, IS WE DO WINTER MAINTENANCE IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY ON THESE FIELDS, SO WE DON'T ALLOW RENTALS IN BETWEEN SEASONS.

THIS WILL CUT DOWN ON THAT AS WE GET MORE AND MORE OF THESE FIELDS WITH SOME ARTIFICIAL TURF ON THEM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DECREASE THAT MAINTENANCE WINDOW AND ALLOW OUR FIELDS TO BE USED MORE FREQUENTLY WITHOUT BEATING THEM UP.

SO THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR THIS, PRIOR TO DOING ANY BIDDING, WE SEARCHED AND ASKED ALL OF OUR FELLOW COMMUNITIES, HEY, WHO ARE YOU GUYS USING TO INSTALL TURF? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WE REACHED OUT TO THOSE COMPANIES, SAT DOWN WITH THEM, HAD THEM MEET ON SITE FOR THESE FIELDS AND SAID, WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE?

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FOR THAT MATTER, WE REACHED OUT TO THE TWO FIRMS, RESPONDED TO OUR ACTUAL REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS THEY BOTH HAD BUYBOARD CONTRACTS.

SO WE FELT THAT WOULD BE THE QUICKEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO THIS, BECAUSE WE'D GET THE SAME PRICING, WHETHER WE DID SEALED BID PROCESS OR WE DID BUYBOARD.

THE REASON THAT THESE QUOTES DID EXCEED THAT ORIGINAL BUDGET ESTIMATE IS NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE FIELD CONDITIONS OUT THERE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DRAINAGE ISSUES OUT AT CHISENHALL.

IT IS ALL IN FLOODPLAIN, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE BREAKAWAY FENCING AND WE HAVE LIME SHELL AT ABOUT FOUR FEET.

SO IT'S A LOT MORE SUBSURFACE THAN WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.

BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE CAME IN UNDER BUDGET ON BARTLETT, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO USE THAT ADDITIONAL 50 GRAND THAT WE NEED FOR THIS PROJECT TO OFFSET THAT.

AND WE DON'T FEEL THAT WE'LL NEED TO INCREASE THOSE FUTURE OUTYEAR BUDGETS BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST FIELDS AND WILL BE THE MOST COSTLY TO DO.

THE HIGH QUOTE FOR THIS CAME IN AT 630 AND THE LOW CAME IN AT 549 WITH HELLAS CONSTRUCTION AND THAT IS WHAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THIS EVENING.

THE ESTIMATED TIMELINE.

SO WE'RE HITTING THIS IN A REALLY GOOD WINDOW.

MOST PEOPLE TRY TO DO THIS IN THE JUNE-JULY AREA IN BETWEEN THEIR BIG SEASONS FOR YOUTH SPORTS.

WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS NOW.

WE'VE ALREADY WORKED WITH OUR ADULT LEAGUE AND WITH BYA, AND THEY CAN GET THIS DONE IN ABOUT 50 DAYS ONCE THIS IS AWARDED.

WE DID PRESENT THIS TO PARK BOARD A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE DIFFERENT BRANDS OF THIS TURF? EVERY PERSON HAS THEIR OWN PROPRIETARY BLEND.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE BEING USED ON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS, COLLEGE ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND THAT THEY HAD A GREAT REPUTATION.

AND SO HELLAS DOES A TON OF FIELDS IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOME.

THEY JUST FINISHED JOSHUA, BOTH THEIR BASEBALL AND THEIR SOFTBALL COMPLEX.

THEY ALSO DO FIELDS AS BIG AS TCU, THEY'RE AT BAYLOR, THEY DO EVERYBODY.

SO WE'RE REALLY CONFIDENT IN THE PRODUCT THAT THEY PUT OUT.

EVERYBODY THAT WE CALLED AND REFERENCE CHECKED WAS REALLY PROUD OF THE PRODUCT AND THEY'D HAD NO ISSUES WITH IT.

WAS IT SPECKED ON THE QUOTE ON THE REQUEST? YES, SIR. IT WAS.

OKAY. SO THE TWO BIDS THAT WE SAW, THEY WERE USING THE SAME PRODUCT, IT SEEMS LIKE LARGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.

THEY ARE A PROPRIETARY VERSION OF THE SAME PRODUCT.

SO WE CAN SAY WE WANT THIS LEVEL FOR THIS TYPE OF FIELD WITH THIS TYPE OF INFILL.

AND THEY SAY THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS SIMILAR TO THAT.

OKAY. AND YOU'VE CHECKED THAT OUT ON THE PRODUCT? YES, SIR. WE SPENT ALL OF LAST FRIDAY OUT AT JOSHUA LOOKING AT THEIR FIELDS THAT THEY JUST FINISHED IN NOVEMBER.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. IS THERE SO I'M CURIOUS THAT WE CANCELED GAMES MOSTLY BECAUSE OF INFIELD WETNESS, NOT THE OUTFIELD.

YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY SEE RUTS AND WE SEE ISSUES BECAUSE IF YOU'RE SLIDING ON WET GROUND, YOU'RE REALLY INCREASING YOUR RISK OF INJURY AS WELL AS REALLY TEARING UP THE FIELD.

AND THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE PLAY OCCURS.

IN THE OUTFIELD THEY CATCH THE BALL, THEY THROW THE BALL YOU KNOW, THEY RUN, BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SLIDING INVOLVED.

SO WHAT WE CAN DO, THE WAY THAT THIS IS DESIGNED IS WE'LL DO THE INFIELD.

IF WE REALLY LIKE THE RESPONSE, IF THE COMMUNITY LIKES IT, THEN THE WAY THAT IT'S INSTALLED, WE JUST PULL IT BACK UP.

WE CAN INSTALL THE OUTFIELD SO WE CAN ALWAYS DO THIS.

BUT WE FELT LIKE WE REALLY NEEDED TO START WITH THESE INFIELDS, SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO IT, SEE IF WE LIKE IT, AND THEN WE CAN ALWAYS EXPAND.

IS THERE A SAVINGS COST THAT WE'VE ESTIMATED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OR WHAT OR MAYBE I SHOULD SAY AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, WHAT IS THE MAINTENANCE COST OF THE TURF FIELD? BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH A WASH ON THE MAINTENANCE COST AS FAR AS WHAT WE'D COST TO LINE THE FIELDS, MOW THE FIELDS, FERTILIZE THE FIELDS, CONDITION THE FIELDS, ETC..

SO THAT COST IS ABOUT A WASH AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO SO.

THE TIME AND THE MONEY THAT WE'LL SAVE IS BEING ABLE TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF RENTALS THAT WE'LL HAVE.

OKAY, GREAT. THANKS, JEN.

DID JOSHUA DO JUST THE INFIELD OR DID THEY DO THE ENTIRE? THEY DID FULL FIELDS ON BOTH.

IT'S THEIR HIGH SCHOOL COMPLEX.

VERY NICE. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

JEN, DO WE GET A WARRANTY ON THIS? I'M ASSUMING WE DO.

YES. AND THEN, LIKE THE OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE WITH A LOT OF THE ACTIVITY THAT GOES ON IN THE INFIELD, I CAN SPECULATE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME TERRACE AND THINGS.

IS THERE A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO WITH? YES. YES.

SO THERE'S THE FIELDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR TEN YEARS.

WE'LL GET TEN YEARS ON THE FIELDS WITH THAT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT IN PLACE.

AND SO THERE WILL BE AREAS THAT WE WILL SEE, WEAR AND TEAR ON IT THAT WE'LL REPLACE.

BUT THEY COME OUT ANNUALLY, THEY'LL ASSESS, THEY'LL PULL THAT PATCH UP, THEY'LL PUT NEW IN, AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH THAT I JUST HEARD YOU GO INTO.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT FOR OUR CITY.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. SO WHAT IS THE MAINTENANCE COST THEN? SO THE CONTRACT? IT'S BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT.

IT IS BUILT INTO. OH, GREAT.

OKAY.

DOES IT MATTER WHAT KIND OF SHOES THEY WEAR?

[01:00:02]

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID FIND OUT WHEN WE WENT ON SITE FRIDAY WAS THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INSTALLING THESE FIELDS ARE ASKING PEOPLE THEY'RE NOT REQUIRING, BUT THEY'RE STARTING TO SAY, YOU WANT TO USE MORE OF A RUBBER CLEAT.

YOU DON'T WANT TO USE THOSE METAL CLEATS ON THESE FIELDS.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT GOES.

AND IF WE SEE ISSUES WITH IT TEARING UP THE FIELD OR WE'RE SEE PEOPLE CATCHING THEM, WE'LL REQUEST THAT THAT FIELD, IF YOU'RE ON IT, YOU HAVE TO WEAR RUBBER CLEATS.

IS THERE ANY HISTORY? I MEAN, ARE THE INSTALLERS SAYING THAT THEY'RE SEEING PROBLEMS WITH STEEL CLEATS? NO, I THINK THE ISSUE IS MORE ON RISK TO THE PLAYER BECAUSE YOUR FOOT STICKS WITH A METAL CLEAT VERSUS A RUBBER CLEAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THE FOOTBALL FIELD, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT METAL CLEATS.

THAT'S A THING OF THE PAST REALLY IS KIND OF LIKE GOLF SHOES, PEOPLE DON'T USE METAL CLEATS ANYMORE.

AND ONCE THEY GET OUT THERE CHRIS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO USE METAL CLEATS BECAUSE THEY'LL GRAB THE SAME WAY ON A FOOTBALL FIELD. THEY'LL GRAB AND YOU'LL HAVE MORE DADGUM ANKLE PROBLEMS AND KNEE PROBLEMS THAN YOU'VE EVER SEEN.

SO I THINK THAT'LL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF.

AND AGAIN. YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE DID THE FOOTBALL FIELD, WE DID THE RESEARCH, AND YOU'LL GO OVER YOU'LL PROBABLY TALK TO THEM AND THEY WILL TELL YOU IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST THING THEY'VE DONE.

IT'S MAINTENANCE FREE PRETTY MUCH.

AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF THAT IT LAST LONG TIME.

YEP. MY QUESTION IS PROBABLY MORE FOR MATT.

MATT, WITH THE METAL CLEATS AND STUFF, I WONDER IF WE SHOULDN'T GO AHEAD AND REQUIRE THE RUBBER CLEATS.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT US IN A LIABILITY ISSUE WHERE WE HAVE THE FIELDS THAT THEY MAY GET IN JURED ON, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, IN YOUR OPINION, WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND NIP THIS IN THE BUD RIGHT OFF THE BEGINNING? WHEN YOU SAY FROM A LIABILITY ISSUE ARE YOU REFERRING THE CONTRACT SPECIFICALLY OR JUST THE PLAYERS BEING INJURED.

NO, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PLAYER THAT'S PLAYING ON OUR FIELDS THAT HAS THE METAL CLEATS.

THEY'RE USED TO USING IT MAYBE IN THE GRASS, IN THE OUTFIELD.

THEY THEY WIND UP COMING INTO THE INFIELD.

THEY BLOW OUT A KNEE.

RUINS THEIR CHANCE OF BEING THE NEXT GREAT BASEBALL STAR.

AND THEY'RE. SURE.

$250 MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR CONTRACT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SURE. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS WE WOULD WE CAN PUT OUT A RECOMMENDATION TO PLAYERS THAT THEY NOT USE THE METAL CLEATS.

THE DISTINCTION HERE ON OUR LIABILITY CURVE IS THEY'RE SELECTING THE SHOE.

WE'RE NOT.

WE PUT IN THE FIELD.

AS LONG AS WE ADVISE THEM, IT IS PROBABLY SAFER FOR THEM TO USE THE NON METAL CLEAT.

THEN WE'RE ESSENTIALLY NOT GOING TO GET CAUGHT IN THIS TRAP.

THANK YOU. AND I MEANT NO DISRESPECT BY ASKING MATT.

I'VE GOT TWO ATTORNEYS SITTING HERE, SO.

MATT IS THE ONE WHO'S LOOKED AT THE CONTRACTS MORE.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU THAT THAT'S REALLY THE ANSWER HERE IS THAT WE WANT TO PROVIDE ADVISORY INFORMATION TO THE LEAGUES AND THE PLAYERS, BUT THEY ARE ELECTING THE EQUIPMENT THEY WANT TO USE, MUCH LIKE CHOICES BETWEEN METAL BATS AND WOODEN BATS.

AND GOTCHA.

THEY'RE MAKING THE ELECTION.

GOTCHA. THANK YOU, SIR.

DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? LET'S HAVE A MOTION ON THIS PLEASE.

I MOVE TO APPROVE OR I SECOND TO MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND SECONDED BY JIMMY.

PLEASE VOTE.

JIMMY NOT WORKING.

IT'S NOT SHOWING. THERE WE GO.

THIS MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[7.B. Consider approval of a contract with Home Run Construction, LLC for the construction of a parking lot for Clark Park with landscape improvements in the amount not to exceed $223,588.06. (Staff Presenter: Jen Basham, Parks and Recreation Director) ]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH HOME RUN CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PARKING LOT FOR CLARK PARK.

WITH LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $223,586.06.

THE STAFF PRESENTER IS JEN BASHAM, PARKS AND [INAUDIBLE] RECREATION DIRECTOR.

SORRY. THAT.

SO AMAZED. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, SO THE SECOND ITEM THAT I HAVE THIS EVENING IS THE CLARK PARK PARKING LOT, WHICH IF YOU SAY IT THREE TIMES FAST, I'M PROUD OF YOU BECAUSE I CANNOT DO IT. BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH THE BACKGROUND ON THIS ONE REALLY QUICK.

SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE.

WE BROUGHT THIS LAST MARCH ALMOST A YEAR AGO TO A COUNCIL MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PARKING LOT AT CLARK PARK.

AT THAT TIME, COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT WE WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A POTENTIAL TO DO SOME COST SHARING ON THIS PROJECT.

WE SPOKE WITH THE DEVELOPER AD NAUSEUM, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD WORK, WHAT WOULD NOT WORK, AND ULTIMATELY THE DEVELOPER DECIDED THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PROCEED WITH THIS PROJECT. SO IN OCTOBER WE TOOK THIS BACK TO COUNCIL, GAVE COUNCIL AN UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPER'S DECISION, AND THEN PRESENTED A 28 SPACE PARKING LOT DESIGN CONCEPT WITH THE ASSOCIATED COST.

AT THAT TIME, COUNCIL GAVE US DIRECTION TO REMOVE SOME OF THE FOOTPRINT WITH THE ABILITY TO EXPAND AT A LATER DATE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT DESIGN FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS.

[01:05:03]

SO THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL SITE THAT YOU SAW OR THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED BACK IN OCTOBER.

IT'S 28 SPACES, TWO OF WHICH ARE ADA WITH A CIRCULAR CIRCULATION.

IT MAY BE OVERKILL FOR THAT SIZE OF AN AREA, BUT THE WAY THAT THIS WAS DESIGNED WAS PULL THROUGH BECAUSE WE DO SEE A LOT OF LARGER VEHICLES AND TRAILERS UP IN THE SPACE RIGHT NOW.

SO AT COUNCIL'S REQUEST WE DOWNSIZE THIS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE THIS EVENING FOR AWARD IS TEN SPACES.

SO THERE'S EIGHT SPACES WITH TWO ADA AND THEN ALL OF THIS FOOTPRINT ON THE BOTTOM HALF IS DECOMPOSED GRANITE THAT WILL BE BORDERED BY BOULDERS.

SO IF AT ANY POINT WE WANT TO EXPAND THIS PARKING LOT AND ADD IT'S NOT A COST PROHIBITIVE THING, WE CAN JUST GO BACK AND PULL THAT PULL THOSE BOULDERS OUT AND ADD ADDITIONAL PAVING AT THAT TIME. THIS ALSO STILL PROVIDES ACCESS TO A PRIVATE DWELLING NEAR THERE.

SO THE SCOPE OF THIS IS TO REMOVE THOSE EXISTING MATERIALS, DO SOME SUBGRADE STUFF, PAVE IT, ADD THOSE SPACES, LIKE I SAID, ADD THE DECOMPOSED GRANITE AND BOULDERS, AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOME LIGHTING.

THE BID SUMMARY. SO WE HAVE BEEN GETTING PRETTY GOOD BIDS LATELY ON OUR PROJECTS.

WE DID RECEIVE SIX BIDS.

THE HIGH WAS 305, OUR LOW WAS 194.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING A CONTRACT WITH HOME RUN CONSTRUCTION FOR 194.

WE DID ADD SOME CONTINGENCY BECAUSE OF THAT GRADING OF THAT AREA.

SO WHILE THE BIDS 194 WERE REQUESTING 223 THIS EVENING AND OF COURSE, IF WE DON'T USE THAT CONTINGENCY, WE PUT IT BACK IN THE PROJECT AND WE ARE USING EXISTING BOND FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT. WE DID PRESENT THIS IS THE TIMELINE.

SO IF IT'S AWARDED THIS EVENING, WE WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION NEXT MONTH AND BE DONE BY MAY.

AND SO WE PRESENTED THIS TO PARK BOARD EARLIER THIS MONTH AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED AS PRESENTED? ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I JUST DID WE REACH OUT TO THE HOMEOWNER BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE'S VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT HIS ACCESS TO HIS HOUSE.

SO IN FORMER ITERATIONS OF THE DESIGN, WE WERE LOOKING AT SOME LOWER LEVEL.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A CONCRETE DRIVE.

HE'S OKAY? SO YEAH, HE'S GOOD.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A STICKY SITUATION THERE.

YES, MA'AM. GREAT.

THANKS. ANYBODY ELSE.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA A SECOND BY JIMMY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 8 CITY COUNCIL REQUEST AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS.

[8. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS]

RONNIE. DAN.

TO DISCUSS THE BEHAVIOR OF COUNCIL MEMBERS IN RESPONSE TO LAST WEEK'S EVENT AT THE LIBRARY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WERE VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER AND OR IF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS CREATED A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR CITY STAFF.

THAT'S IT. YOU'RE THROUGH VICTORIA.

OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. THAT TAKES US TO SECTION 9 EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[9. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

THERE IS A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071.

I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAD ANY OTHER SECTIONS THAT WE NEEDED TO CORRECT.

JUST THE 551.071.

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD ASK FOR A VOTE, PLEASE.

OH. SORRY. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY TAMARA.

SECOND BY DAN PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE'RE GOING TO CONVENE AT 6:40.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.