[6.F. Consider approval of a five-year contract with CentralSquare Technologies for the purchase of a public safety software suite (Computer-Aided Dispatch, Mobile Data System, Law Enforcement Records Management System) in the amount of $2,612,275.73, including a five-percent contingency. (Staff Presenter: Paul Bradley, Director of Public Safety Communications)]

THIS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PUBLIC SAFETY SOFTWARE SUITE, COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH, MOBILE DATA SYSTEM, LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

THIS IS ALL IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,612,275.73, WHICH INCLUDES A 5% CONTINGENCY.

THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS PAUL BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS.

MR. BRADLEY.

THERE'S A BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MIC PAUL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE BASE.

YOU'LL PRESS THAT. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

PAUL BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE CITY.

THIS EVENING HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY SOFTWARE SUITE KNOWN AS CENTRAL SQUARE ENTERPRISE.

IT COMPRISES OF A COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM, A MOBILE DATA SYSTEM, AND A LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS ARE CONSIDERED THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE ANSWER THE 911 AND NON-EMERGENCY CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE HERE IN THE CITY.

LAST YEAR, WE ANSWERED 19,626 EMERGENCY CALLS.

WE OPERATE THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM, WHICH WE UTILIZE TO DISPATCH POLICE AND FIRE UNITS.

LAST YEAR, WE PROCESSED ROUGHLY 37,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

WE WORK TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR FELLOW FIRST RESPONDERS BY MAINTAINING THE STATUS OF POLICE AND FIRE UNITS.

WE COMMUNICATE AND PROVIDE VITAL INFORMATION TO THOSE RESPONDERS.

AND LASTLY, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WE DO IS QUERY THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE, VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS, WARRANTS, PROTECTION ORDERS AND THOSE THINGS. SO THE KEY THING THAT WE USE TO DO ALL OF THIS IS THE CAD SYSTEM.

SO CAD IS THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH.

IT'S UTILIZED BY OUR STAFF AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS.

WE USE IT TO ENTER CALLS FOR SERVICE AND CREATE CALL RECORDS.

WE ALSO HAVE AN INTERFACE TO QUERY THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM DIRECTLY THROUGH THE CAD.

THEN THERE'S THE MOBILE DATA SYSTEM.

THEY ALL TALK TO EACH OTHER.

THE MOBILE DATA SYSTEM IS UTILIZED BY FIELD RESPONDERS, BOTH POLICE AND FIRE ON THAT.

THEY CAN REVIEW AND MODIFY CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THEY CAN QUERY INLETS THROUGH THE MOBILE DATABASE AS WELL.

THEY CAN ACCESS THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A SECOND.

AND THEY CAN ALSO UTILIZE THE SYSTEM FOR MAPS AND NAVIGATION TO CALLS.

LASTLY, BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST IS THE LARGEST PORTION.

REALLY, IT'S THE LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

IT'S UTILIZED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BY OUR STAFF AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS TO QUERY THOSE RECORDS.

IT'S A REPOSITORY FOR THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS, WHICH IS REPORTS, MUG SHOTS, OFFENSES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

PAUL, I'M SORRY. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

IS THAT A SYSTEM THAT IS SHARED? IS THAT INFORMATION THAT, LIKE JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CAN SEE OR STATE TROOPERS LIKE IS THAT HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH OTHER SURROUNDING OR GROUPS THAT MAY NEED THAT SAME INFORMATION.

SURE. SO RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A CONSORTIUM AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER ON, WHICH IS NINE AGENCIES HERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY.

BUT WE'RE ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER'S RECORDS, REPORTS, EVERYTHING ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE, SO THEY'RE ABLE TO COLLABORATE AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION, WHICH IS VERY VITAL.

AS FAR AS TROOPERS, THEY'RE ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SYSTEM THAN US.

WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEIRS.

THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO OURS.

BUT WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS NEW SYSTEM IS IT DOES PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO INTERFACE WITH THEM IN THE FUTURE.

SO THE SKY'S THE LIMIT AS FAR AS THOSE POSSIBILITIES GO.

YEAH. PAUL, ONE QUICK QUESTION.

WILL THIS SYSTEM PROVIDE REAL TIME MAPPING? YES, IT WILL.

THANK YOU. SO OUR CURRENT CAD IS THE CENTRAL SQUARE ONE SOLUTION CAD.

WE PURCHASED IT IN 2008 AND IT OPERATES UNDER THE CONSORTIUM MODEL, WHICH IS THOSE NINE OTHER COUNTY AGENCIES.

WE HOST THE PRODUCTION SERVERS HERE.

OUR IT DEPARTMENT PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT WITH THE SYSTEM TO THOSE OTHER AGENCIES AND THE CONSORTIUM MEMBERS ALL PROVIDE FUNDING TO CONTRIBUTE WITH THE LICENSING AND SUPPORT

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COSTS. REASONS WHY WE SHOULD PURCHASE A NEW SYSTEM.

THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS NEARING THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE.

IT'S A LEGACY CONFIGURATION THAT JUST HAS A LACK OF FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS.

IT'S NO LONGER BEING MARKETED OR SOLD BY THE PROVIDER.

IT'S A BIT INEFFICIENT AND CUMBERSOME FOR OUR STAFF TO OPERATE AND A BIG ISSUE THAT WE'VE HAD AS ANALYTICS TO REVIEW OUR OPERATIONS.

WE'VE HAD TO ADD SOME WORKAROUNDS PUT IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO SEE EXACTLY HOW WE'RE PERFORMING OUR DISPATCH TIMES, RESPONSE TIMES FOR POLICE AND FIRE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

NEWER SYSTEMS ON THE MARKET HAVE THE ABILITY TO INTERFACE WITH DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES.

SO IT JUST HELPS TO DIRECT THE CLOSEST RESPONDERS TO THE SCENE MORE QUICKLY.

THEY INCLUDE BETTER REPORTING AND ANALYTICS.

THERE'S BETTER OPERABILITY BETWEEN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH WE'LL DISCUSS HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

AND THERE'S IMPROVED SYSTEM AND NETWORK SECURITY CONFIGURATION AVAILABLE AS WELL.

SO, AS COUNCIL MAY RECALL, COUNCIL APPROVED A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MISSION CRITICAL PARTNERS BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2021 TO ENGAGE THEM TO ASSIST WITH THE PROCUREMENT OF THIS SYSTEM.

THEY ARE SPECIALISTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING SIMILAR TYPES OF IMPLEMENTATIONS IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE WASN'T NEEDS ANALYSIS.

THEY HELPED TO WRITE OUT SPECIFICATIONS AND OUR RFP, AND THEY PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.

AS FAR AS OUR CURRENT CONSORTIUM GOES, THE CITY OFFERED TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO SHARE THIS NEW SYSTEM.

THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, JOHNSON COUNTY PROVIDED DIRECTION FOR THEM TO PROCEED WITH SOMA GLOBAL, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT VENDOR.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO GO THEIR OWN DIRECTION FOR THEIR OWN PUBLIC SAFETY SOFTWARE SUITE.

AS FAR AS BURLESON STANDS, THE DOOR WILL REMAIN OPEN.

IF THEY WANT TO JOIN US AT A LATER TIME, THEY CAN DO THAT.

AND WHILE WE'LL BE ON SEPARATE SYSTEMS AFTER IMPLEMENTATION, WE'LL STILL HAVE THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT CALLS FOR SERVICE RECORDS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE VITAL BECAUSE SUSPECTS OR WHATEVER IT IS, THEY DON'T STAY IN ONE SPOT.

SO THERE IS WHAT'S CALLED A UNIFIED HUB, WHICH HAS BI DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE OTHER AGENCIES THAT WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM UNTIL IT'S NO LONGER NEEDED.

WHAT ABOUT TARRANT COUNTY? HOW DO WE HOW DO WE EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITH THEM? WE DON'T CURRENTLY, BUT THAT'S ONE THAT'S ON OUR LIST AS WELL AS FORT WORTH AND MEDSTAR, THE CLOSEST ONES THAT WE WORK WITH.

THEY CAN PURCHASE KIND OF INTO THE HUB AND BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH WITH US.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH TARRANT COUNTY SPECIFICALLY.

THANK YOU. SO OUR RFP WAS PUBLISHED AND WE RECEIVED THREE PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE.

ONE WAS FROM CENTRAL SQUARE ENTERPRISE, THE OTHER WAS INTEGRATED COMPUTER SYSTEMS, THEIR ATHENA SUITE, AND THE THIRD WAS TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, ALSO WITH AN ENTERPRISE SUITE.

WE HAD KEY STAKEHOLDERS FOR POLICE FIRE IT AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS.

WE RECEIVED DEMONSTRATIONS FROM BOTH CENTRAL SQUARE AND TYLER.

WE DID NOT INVITE INTEGRATED COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE DEMONSTRATION JUST BECAUSE THEIR RESPONSES TO THE RFP INDICATED THEY DIDN'T HAVE SEVERAL OF THE INTERFACES THAT WE WERE DESIRING.

THE STAKEHOLDERS PROVIDE THE FEEDBACK AND WE SCORED IT.

THE STAFF UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED CENTRAL SQUARE ENTERPRISE FOR POLICE FIRE.

EVERYONE'S ON BOARD WITH WANTING THE SAME SOLUTION.

SO WHY CENTRAL SQUARE? THEY HAVE A VERY PROVEN PLATFORM THERE UTILIZED BY LEADING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY.

THEY'RE THE PROVIDER OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.

IT'S DESIGNED FOR MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES.

SO THERE ARE SOME CAD AND MS SYSTEMS THAT ARE DESIGNED JUST FOR FIRE OR JUST FOR POLICE.

THIS IS DESIGNED FOR ALL OF THAT.

SO WE DON'T HAVE TO USE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. WE CAN JUST USE THE ONE.

THERE ARE CONTINUOUS UPGRADES AND ENHANCEMENTS.

IT'S THEIR FLAGSHIP PRODUCT.

THEY'RE PUTTING THE MOST WORK AND DEVELOPMENT INTO THIS PRODUCT RIGHT NOW.

IT ALSO HAS MANY INTEGRATIONS WITH OUR CURRENT SYSTEMS THAT WE OWN.

SO AS YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE G TWO FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM, THEY HAVE AN INTERFACE WITH THAT.

IT'LL WORK JUST LIKE THE CURRENT ONE DOES.

OUR EVENT TIED LOGGING RECORDER, WHICH WE WENT LIVE WITH IN OCTOBER, THEY HAVE AN INTERFACE WITH THAT AS WELL.

OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH, WHICH WILL BE GOING LIVE WITH SOON.

IT ALSO INTEGRATES WITH THIS CAD ON THE POLICE SIDE.

THEY HAVE INTEGRATIONS WITH THE BRAZOS TICKET RIDER FIRE AND MEDICAL USES, A DIFFERENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH IS CALLED IMAGE TREND.

THERE IS AN INTEGRATION WITH THAT FOR THIS AS WELL.

SO IT SENDS THE TIMES AND ALL OF THAT INTO THAT SYSTEM.

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AND TYLER ENCODE FOR THE COURT FOR WARRANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ANOTHER NICE THING ABOUT CENTRAL SQUARE IS IT DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO COORDINATE RESPONSE AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH THOSE OTHER AGENCIES LIKE I DISCUSSED BEFORE, THE UNIFIED ACAD HUB ALLOWS US TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.

AND ONCE, FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD BE JOHNSON COUNTY, MEDSTAR FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY.

THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THE DFW AREA THAT CAN SUBSCRIBE INTO THIS.

WE'LL HAVE BI DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCE SHARING.

SO IN DISPATCH WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR UNITS AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE OUR UNITS.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR CALL RECORDS, THEIR RECORDS IN RECORDS, MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, ALL OF THAT.

IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR COORDINATED RESPONSES FOR DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES SO WE CAN BUILD STATIC AND LOCATION BASED RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO USUALLY ON LOWER PRIORITY CALLS, WE WANT TO HAVE SECTOR INTEGRITY, AT LEAST ON THE POLICE SIDE, KEEP THEM WHERE THEY ARE.

BUT FOR HIGHER PRIORITY CALLS, IT'LL RECOMMEND THE CLOSEST UNIT.

WE MAY END UP DOING THAT FOR FIRE FOR PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THEIR CALLS.

IT ALSO PROVIDES NAVIGATION FOR RESPONDING UNITS AS WELL.

SO A BIG PART OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

WE NEED MORE IT INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE NEW SOFTWARE PLATFORM AND WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXISTING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT IT.

SO AS A RESULT, THERE ARE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND NETWORKING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, AND PART OF THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE WILL BE UTILIZED TO ESTABLISH A THIRD DATA CENTER THAT WILL SERVE AS A FAILOVER FOR CAD AND FOR CITY SERVERS.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY LACKING.

WE DEFINITELY NEED THAT BACKUP SYSTEM AND THIS TECHNOLOGY AND HARDWARE WILL PROVIDE FOR THAT.

AS FAR AS THE PURCHASING OF THOSE TECHNOLOGY PIECES.

STAFF COMPARED THE CENTRAL SQUARE HARDWARE PROPOSAL.

THEY TOLD US WHAT WE NEEDED AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST FOR THEM TO PROVIDE IT TO US.

WE PROVIDE WE COMPARED THAT AGAINST PRICING FOR THE SAME OR BETTER EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE YEAR.

WE FOUND BETTER PRICING WITH LONGER MAINTENANCE WINDOWS FOR THAT.

AND SO AS A RESULT, THERE ARE VARIOUS ITEMS FROM MULTIPLE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PRICING VENDORS THAT ACCOMPANY THE CAD CONTRACT WHICH ARE LISTED THERE IN THAT AGENDA AS WELL.

THE TOTAL COST FOR THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS 1.4 MILLION.

DOES THIS INCLUDE AN ANNUAL CONTRACT AS WELL? OR IS THERE AN ANNUAL CONTRACT INCLUDED? YES. WITH EACH OF THOSE TECHNOLOGY PIECES, THERE IS AN IMPLEMENTATION COST AND THEN SEPARATE YEARLY MAINTENANCE OR LICENSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

OKAY. SO THAT'LL BASICALLY RENEW IN FIVE YEARS ANOTHER 1.4 OR HIGHER I GUESS.

YEAH, WE'LL REVISIT IT IN FIVE YEARS.

AND IF THINGS WILL CHANGE, HOPEFULLY THE PRICES WILL GO DOWN, PROBABLY NOT.

AND SOME OF THAT IS SOME OF THAT IS ACTUAL EQUIPMENT.

YOU WON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY REPLACE THAT IN FIVE YEARS.

THAT'S AN IT QUESTION UPGRADES IN IN SOFTWARE, I'M SURE.

BUT RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET THE WE'RE GOING TO GET JAMES ANSWER THAT ONE.

SO FOR SOME OF THAT PHYSICAL HARDWARE THAT WILL BE ON A LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENT, BUT IT'LL BE SPREAD OUT, THERE WILL BE SOME DEVICES IN FIVE, SOME IN SIX, SOME IN SEVEN AND SOME IN EIGHT. AND SO WE'LL BASICALLY SPREAD THAT OUT ON THE LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENT, MA'AM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

OKAY. AND IF YOU ALL WILL RECALL, IT WAS INITIALLY PROPOSED THAT THE CAD SYSTEM BE FUNDED WITH GEO OR CO OF BONDS.

HOWEVER, IN JANUARY 22ND, 2022, COUNCIL MADE THE DETERMINATION TO FUND THE PROJECT THROUGH ARPA FUNDS.

THIS KIND OF OUTLINES WHAT OUR OUR COSTS ARE.

OUR TOTAL IMPLEMENTATION COSTS FOR YEAR ONE IS $2.4 MILLION.

THAT INCLUDES THE IT HARDWARE AND NETWORKING COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE SOFTWARE FROM CENTRAL SQUARE.

THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE FIVE YEAR COSTS THAT JUST KIND OF SHOWS WHERE EVERYTHING IS.

SO WE HAVE THESE SEPARATE CONTRACTS.

THE ONE WITH CENTRAL SQUARE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SOFTWARE IS TWO POINT ALMOST 2.5 MILLION, AND THAT'S OVER FIVE YEARS.

THE TECH OVER FIVE YEARS, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IS 1.4.

THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL YEAR, ONE COST TO 2.4 MILLION AND THE TOTAL FIVE YEAR COST TO A LITTLE OVER 4 MILLION.

THE CITY CURRENTLY BUDGETS BUDGET'S ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FOR THE EXISTING CAD SYSTEM, AND THAT'S AROUND $212,000.

ALSO CALCULATE FOR A FIVE AND ONE HALF PERCENT ESCALATOR DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THOSE MAINTENANCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.

WE EXPECT IMPLEMENTATION TO TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS, HOPING ABOUT A YEAR AND SIX MONTHS REALLY, BUT WE'LL GIVE IT TWO YEARS TO GET SET UP.

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ONCE WE IMPLEMENT CENTRAL SQUARE AND OUR PRIZE, THE FUNDS BUDGETED FOR OUR CURRENT MAINTENANCE OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEM WILL PARTIALLY OFFSET THE MAINTENANCE FOR CENTRAL SQUARE ENTERPRISE. WE'LL QUIT PAYING THOSE MAINTENANCE FEES AFTER THAT TIME, AND ONGOING ANNUAL SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND IT'LL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE SUPPORT SERVICES FUND.

SO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS PAY INTO THAT FUND, RIGHT? CORRECT. HOW WE DO IT? YES, MA'AM. SO MUCH FROM EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT.

CORRECT. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION AS FAR AS THE CENTRAL SQUARE CONTRACT GOES IS THAT WE REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH CENTRAL SQUARE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY SOFTWARE SUITE AND THE AMOUNT OF 2.6 MILLION, INCLUDING A 5% CONTINGENCY.

WE'RE INCLUDING THAT IN YEAR ONE TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY COSTS THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF.

THINGS THAT CAN COME UP DURING IMPLEMENTATION THAT WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR.

WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CENTRAL SQUARE HERE, MR. DAMON MARQUIS. HE'S THE REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR.

AND MISTER JAMES GRUMMERS, OUR CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, IS ALSO HERE, IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.

AND OF COURSE, I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE.

WE MENTIONED THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE KEPT ON SITE.

WE HAVE AN OFF SITE CLOUD SERVICE AS WELL.

BACKUP? CORRECT.

WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS NOT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE CLOUD.

WE WOULD BE HOSTING LOCALLY FOR BOTH CAD AND FOR THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

I'LL LET HIM ANSWER THE REST OF IT.

SO PART OF THIS DESIGN IS UTILIZING A THIRD DATA CENTER THAT IS HARDENED.

AND SO WE WOULD HAVE OUR OWN ON PREMISE CLOUD THAT WOULD BASICALLY SERVE AS A BACKUP FOR BOTH THIS CLOUD OR THE CAD SOLUTION AND THE CITY'S CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL.

SO WE WOULD HAVE OUR OWN ON SITE BACKUPS TO THAT.

WE ALSO USE A COHESITY BACKUP SOLUTION, WHICH ALSO BACKS UP TO ANOTHER SITE AS WELL.

SO THAT WOULD BE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE'RE BACKING UP ALL THAT DATA TO, SIR, BUT IT WOULD ALL BE ON PREMISE IN THE CITY.

OKAY. AND YOU DID SAY HARDEN, THAT WAS MY MAJOR CONCERN, IS IF WE HAVE SOMETHING HAPPEN TO ONE SYSTEM, I DON'T WANT OUR OF OUR POLICE, FIRE AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO BE OFFLINE.

AND THAT WAS THE BIG POINT OF THIS PROPOSAL WAS TO HAVE THAT HARDEN SITE THAT PUBLIC WORKS IS GOING TO HELP US GET SET UP.

SO WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6 F, AND IF SUCCESSFUL, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER MOTION TO MAKE.

I'LL SECOND. OH, I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN, THE SECOND BY RONNIE.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. MAYOR I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL MOVE ITEM 6 G, H, I, J AND K.

[Items G - K]

THESE ARE THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE CAD SYSTEM THAT WE WERE JUST PRESENTED, AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE THOSE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

DOES F NEED TO GO ALSO.

6 F IS WHAT WE JUST HEARD.

THIS WILL BE G THROUGH J THROUGH K.

OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN AND A SECOND BY TAMARA.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT MOVES US ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION.

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 STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

TONIGHT, AFTER THAT MOTION, THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 5 A THROUGH 5 J AND ITEM 6 G THROUGH 6 K.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY RICK AND A SECOND BY JIMMY.

PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION SIX, GENERAL.

[6.A. Consider the use of eminent domain to condemn property and consider Resolution No. CSO#5066-04-2023 authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings for the purpose of obtaining the necessary real property for construction and maintenance of roadway and public utility improvements along Lakewood Drive to serve existing and new development in the City. (Staff Presenter: Matt Ribitzki, Deputy City Attorney/Compliance Manager)]

SIX A IS CONSIDER THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN PROPERTY AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER CSO 5066-04-2023 AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING THE NECESSARY REAL PROPERTY FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADWAY AND PUBLIC UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LAKEWOOD DRIVE TO SERVE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY.

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THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS MATT RIBITZKI , DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY COMPLIANCE MANAGER.

MR. RIBITZKI.

THANK YOU, AMANDA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MATT RIBITZKI.

I'M THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO OBTAIN A 7726 SQUARE FOOT TRACT OF LAND ALONG LAKEWOOD DRIVE. LAKEWOOD DRIVE EXPANSION.

THE CONSTRUCTION ON THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

THE PROJECT EXPANDS LAKEWOOD DRIVE, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS COUNTY ROAD 914 AND EXTENDS THE ROADWAY FROM COUNTY ROAD 1020 TO FM 1902.

THE EXTENSION OF LAKEWOOD WILL HELP MITIGATE TRAFFIC ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY FROM WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TO THE CHISHOLM TRAIL PARKWAY.

SEWER IMPROVEMENTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE ROAD TO SERVE CHISHOLM SUMMIT, THE HOOPER BUSINESS PARK AND THE ENTIRE REGION.

PORTIONS OF FOUR DIFFERENT PARCELS OF LAND ALONG LAKEWOOD DRIVE ARE NEEDED TO EXPAND THE ROAD AND EXTEND THE SEWER SERVICES.

THE CITY HAS REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THREE OF THE FOUR LANDOWNERS TO ACQUIRE PORTIONS OF THEIR PORTION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TRACTS OF LAND ALONG LAKEWOOD DRIVE. THE LAST REMAINING TRACT IS A PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1324 COUNTY ROAD 914.

THE CITY NEEDS IT SAYS APPROXIMATELY THERE, BUT THE SPECIFIC NUMBER IS 7726FT² FROM THE REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1324 COUNTY ROAD 914.

THERE ALONG LAKEWOOD FOR THE ROAD AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

STAFF HAS MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN EFFORT TO ACQUIRE THE LAND, BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THE RIGHT OF WAY AGAIN IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ROADWAY PROJECT AND SEWER PROJECT.

AGAIN, THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED AND DESIGN OF THE ROADWAY IS COMPLETE.

IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT ACQUIRED, THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROADWAY DRAINAGE, WATER AND SEWER DESIGN.

THERE COULD BE ALSO CONSTRUCTION IMPLICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY EXPENSES.

ON OCTOBER 17TH, 2022, THIS COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO OBTAIN A LAND SURVEY AND REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL OF THE 7726 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL NEEDED.

THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND APPRAISAL THAT WAS AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL HAS BEEN OBTAINED.

TWO LETTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER SEEKING TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER AMICABLY WITHOUT HAVING TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

BUT AGAIN, AT THIS TIME WE HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER.

AND THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AUTHORIZES THE FILING OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS.

THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IS THE CITY.

IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES AND PASSES THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT, THE CITY WILL FILE A CONDEMNATION PETITION.

THE COURT WILL APPOINT THREE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR THE MATTER.

THE COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A HEARING AND DETERMINE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.

THEY'LL ISSUE A RULING ON THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.

AND THEN ONCE THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS ISSUE A RULING AND THE CITY DEPOSITS THE VALUE INTO THE COURT'S REGISTRY, THE CITY MAY TAKE POSSESSION OF THE 77 100 SQUARE FOOT TRACT.

THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S RULING IS APPEALABLE, BUT THE APPEAL DOESN'T IMPACT POSSESSION OF THE TRACT.

ESTIMATED TIME LINE TO COMPLETE EMINENT DOMAIN IS ABOUT TWO MONTHS.

THAT'S A VERY ROUGH ESTIMATE.

AN ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL IS TO APPROVE OR DENY THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL IF IF A COUNCIL MEMBER IS SO INCLINED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

I'VE PUT IN FRONT OF YOU VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT THE LAW REQUIRES TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM ANY QUESTIONS? MATT I JUST GOT ONE REAL QUICK.

SO ON THIS TRACK, JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS ONLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS A 30 FOOT STRIP BASICALLY RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE PROPERTY.

YES, SIR. IT'S NOT THE WHOLE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YES, SIR. I'M SORRY IF I DIDN'T MAKE THAT CLEAR.

WHAT'S OUTLINED THERE IN RED WITH THE NUMBER THREE IS THE ENTIRE TRACT OF THE PROPERTY.

WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST LOOKING FOR THE 7000 SQUARE FOOT FRONTAGE THERE ALONG LAKEWOOD DRIVE.

ANYBODY ELSE. MATT, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO READ THE THE LEGAL OF THE NEXT STEPS, BUT I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING. THE LANDOWNER WILL GET PAID FOR THE PROPERTY BASED ON THE VALUE THAT IS RULED ON.

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SO TYPICALLY THE APPRAISED VALUE.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

IF THIS DOES GO TO DOMAIN AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES MAKE A DETERMINATION, THEY MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO VALUE OF THE PROPERTY WHERE YOU'RE TAKING AND THE PROPERTY OWNER'S COMPENSATED THAT AMOUNT.

RIGHT. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IN EMINENT DOMAIN ONLY MEANS YOU CAN JUST TAKE THE PROPERTY AND THEY GET NOTHING.

HE WILL GET SOMETHING.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

THE STAFF HAS MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO WORK WITH THIS FAMILY.

AND FOR ME AS A COUNCIL PERSON, THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DON'T EVER REALLY WANT TO BE IN THIS SITUATION.

BUT THIS BEING THE PROJECT THAT IT IS, WE REALLY NEED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH WITH THIS TO GET THIS EXPANSION DONE.

YES, MA'AM. WITH THAT SAID, I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLESON AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS 0.177 ACRE.

THAT'S 7726 SQUARE FOOT TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE HG CATLETT SURVEY.

ABSTRACT NUMBER 185, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING A PORTION OF THE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO MARION OK BUSH AND WIFE MARILYN F BUSH IN THAT DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME 515, PAGE 29, DEED RECORDS JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS DRJCT AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION NUMBER CSO 5066042023.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADWAY AND PUBLIC UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LAKEWOOD DRIVE TO SERVE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY.

AND I FURTHER MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION, CSO RESOLUTION NUMBER CSO 506604-2023 AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU, TAMARA. I HAVE A MOTION BY TAMARA AND A SECOND BY RICK.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[6.B. Consider approval of a construction contract with Northstar Construction LLC for the construction of additional parking areas for Bailey Lake and Chisenhall Fields in the amount not to exceed $1,792,594.23. (Staff Presenter: Jen Basham, Parks and Recreation Director)]

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM SIX B, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH NORTH STAR CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL PARKING AREAS FOR BAILEY LAKE AND CHISENHALL FIELDS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,792,594.23 TO BE EXACT. STAFF PRESENTER IS JEN BASHAM, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

JEN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS EVENING, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE AWARDING OF CONTRACT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PARKING LOT AT CHISENHALL AND BAILEY LAKE.

SO IN JUNE OF 2021, THE PARK BOARD RECOMMENDED THAT WE ADD ADDITIONS TO BOTH OF THESE SPACES AS PART OF OUR CIP.

AND THEN IN OCTOBER, COUNCIL APPROVED THE DESIGN CONTRACT WITH BAIRD, HAMPTON AND BROWN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, COUNCIL APPROVED THE ACQUISITION OF 0.39 ACRES FROM THE BURLESON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THAT, AND WE ARE FINALIZING AND CLOSING ON THAT PROPERTY IN THE COMING WEEKS.

THE SCOPE FOR THIS PROJECT, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS OF HIDDEN CREEK PARKWAY, YOU'LL SEE BAILEY LAKE AND THAT'S THE PROJECT SITE OUTLINED THERE.

AND THEN ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE, YOU'LL SEE CHISENHALL OUTLINED.

THIS IS THE SITE PLAN FOR CHISENHALL.

WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE MOSTLY FOR THIS PHASE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE COUNCIL HAS SEEN THIS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT 100 PARKING SPACES IN THIS FIRST PHASE.

AND SO THE DARKER OUTLINED AREA THAT YOU SEE IS THIS DRIVE.

THE 100 PARKING SPACES AND THEN OF COURSE, THE SHARED USE PATH TO THE SOFTBALL COMPLEX.

FUTURE PHASES ARE IN A LIGHTER GRAY AREA.

THIS IS BAILEY LISTING PARKING LOT.

AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING THIS EVENING IS EXPANDING IT 53 PARKING SPACES INTO THE ISD PROPERTY.

THE SCOPE FOR THIS IS, OF COURSE, REMOVING THE EXISTING MATERIALS, DOING SOME GRADING SUBGRADE STABILIZATION.

THIS IS A CONCRETE PAVING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS FOR BAILEY LAKE, IT'S 52 SPACES, MAKING THE TOTAL THERE, 63 AND THEN 100 SPACES AT CHISENHALL FOR A TOTAL OF 775. BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS WILL ALSO HAVE TURF AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS LIGHTING.

WE HAVE BUDGETED RIGHT OVER $2 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT.

WE RECEIVED FIVE BIDS, THE HIGHEST BEING 2.2, THE LOW BEING 1.6.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AWARDING THIS CONTRACT TO NORTH STAR CONSTRUCTION.

THEY CAME WITH RAVE REVIEWS FROM MULTIPLE DIFFERENT REFERENCES.

WE ARE ASKING TO ADD 10% CONTINGENCY.

OF COURSE, IF WE DON'T NEED THAT, WE'LL PUT IT BACK INTO OUR 4B BOND FUNDS.

AND THEN WE JUST WANTED TO LIST THOSE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WOULD BE PART OF THIS PROJECT THAT AREN'T COMING TO YOU THIS EVENING.

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THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS PROJECT IS 4B BOND.

IF THIS IS AWARDED THIS EVENING, WE'LL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN MAY AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED.

IT'S KIND OF PHASED, SO WE'LL START CHISENHALL FIRST IN MAY AND THEN WE'LL START IN BAILEY LAKE IN JUNE.

SO WE'LL WRAP UP CHISENHALL PRIOR TO BAILEY LAKE, BUT THESE PROJECTS WILL BE RUNNING CONCURRENTLY.

AND WE DID BRING THIS TO PARK BOARD LAST WEEK AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED THIS PROJECT AS PRESENTED.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTION ON THE TIMELINE.

MAY. DOES THAT GET INTO ANY KIND OF BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL THAT'S GOING ON AT THAT TIME? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE SOME CONSTRUCTION ISSUES OR NO? SURE. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING BOTH WITH TRAVEL PLAY AND WITH BYA TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE WORKING AROUND THEIR SCHEDULE.

BOTH BYA AND TOURNAMENT PLAY ARE SMALLER IN THE SUMMER.

IT'S A LOT HOTTER. SO WE'RE WAITING TILL THEY WRAP UP THEIR SEASON.

WE WON'T REALLY INTERFERE FOR THE END OF THEIR SEASON AND THEN WE'LL GET STARTED IN THE SUMMER WHERE THEY CAN BE ON OTHER FIELDS.

AND I PRESUME WE'RE GOING TO BLOCK OFF THIS AREA FROM THE DIRT AREA, FROM PARKING THAT ENTRANCE THAT WE USE SOMETIMES TO GET TO THOSE FIELDS, THE SOFTBALL AND THE LITTLE LEAGUE OR THE SMALLER FIELDS.

YES. SO WE'LL THIS IS A PATH RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE USE OVERFLOW PARKING.

WE CAN ACTUALLY UTILIZE THIS SPACE STILL AND PROVIDE A TEMPORARY ACCESS POINT.

SO IF WE DID NEED TO DO PARKING FOR A TOURNAMENT OR FOR OVERFLOW FOR AN EVENT, WE COULD USE THIS SPACE WITHOUT THIS ACCESS POINT.

YES. IF WE CONTINUE OR IF WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO UTILIZE THAT SPACE.

I'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS ASK IF WE COULD PUT LIKE TIE LIKE.

YOU KNOW, WHAT AM I SAYING? THE TIES, THAT TRAIN TIE OR WHAT? RAILROAD TIES. YEAH.

SO SOMETHING TO BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS IT'S A FREE FOR ALL.

WHEN YOU GET THERE, THERE AREN'T LINES DRAWN.

THERE'S NOTHING DESIGNATING A DIRECTION TO PARK.

YOU JUST KIND OF PARK.

AND YOUR FIRST ROUND OF GAMES, WE KIND OF LINE UP NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

BUT THEN WHEN THEY LEAVE, OTHERS JOIN.

SOMETIMES YOU GET BLOCKED IN.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO MAKE THAT FLOW BETTER FOR THE STATE THAT IT IS IN AND WILL BE FOR AT LEAST A WHILE.

SO STAFF IS ACTUALLY VERY COGNIZANT OF THAT.

THERE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME TYPE OF TEMPORARY ROW BETWEEN IT TO HELP CARS LEARN OR SEE WHERE THEY SHOULD LINE UP AS WELL AS SIGNAGE.

ANYONE ELSE. IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION BY RICK AND A SECOND BY VICTORIA, SORRY, JIMMY.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 6 C.

[6.C. Consider approval of a resolution adopting an emergency medical and ambulance services billing policy. (Staff Presenter: K.T. Freeman, Fire Chief)]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICE BILLING POLICY.

THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS FIRE CHIEF KT FREEMAN.

CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M LOOKING FOR MY POWERPOINT.

HERE IT IS.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

KT FREEMAN. I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU A SHORT PRESENTATION AS A FOLLOW UP TO OUR WORK SESSION THAT WE HAD BACK IN MARCH.

WITH US TONIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE FOR RACHEL WILLIAMS, OUR EMERGICON REPRESENTATIVES AND THEN SIERRA BRADBURY.

AND AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE AN ACTION ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TOWARDS THE END.

OUR DISCUSSION OBJECTIVES IS AGAIN, I'VE PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF POWERPOINT AND DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL DURING THAT MARCH 6TH WORK SESSION. WE BROUGHT BACK A REVISED PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE.

WE'VE ALSO BROUGHT BACK SOME OF THE POLICY OPTIONS THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THAT.

WE HEARD VERY CLEARLY, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE THERE WILL BE NO ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO DO ANY TYPE OF HARD COLLECTIONS THAT COULD HARM ANYONE'S CREDIT RATING.