>> I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
[A. Meeting Opening]
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IT IS MONDAY, APRIL 15TH, 2024. THE TIME, MS. GRANGER?>> TIME IS 6:30 PM. WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.
I'VE ASKED MRS. HOWARTH TO LEAD OUR INVOCATION AND MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS, TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES, IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE.
>> OUR KIND AND GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE GATHERED HERE TOGETHER TO COMPLETE THE BUSINESS FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE.
WE ASK THEE FOR THY BLESSING UPON US THAT WE MAY LISTEN, AND SHOW RESPECT, AND MAKE WISE DECISIONS.
WE ASK THEE TO PLEASE BLESS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND OUR POLICE AND FIRE, AND OUR MILITARY PEOPLE THAT ARE OUTSERVING AND KEEPING US SAFE THAT THEY'LL BE PROTECTED AND KEPT FROM HARM.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS GREAT CITY THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE IN IN THE STATE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR MANY BLESSINGS AND WE ASK THY PEACE UPON US IN THY SON'S NAME, JESUS CHRIST, AMEN.
>> PLEASE FACE THE AMERICAN FLAG.
>> 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.
>> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU MAY HAVE YOUR SEATS. WELL, AGAIN, I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT,
[B. Recognition]
AND WE'RE GOING TO START RIGHT NOW DOING THAT.NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM B RECOGNITION, AND THE FIRST ITEM UNDER ITEM B IS PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK.
IF I COULD HAVE OUR ANIMAL CONTROL EMPLOYEES COME ON THERE.
AS I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE A LOT TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO START OUT BY CELEBRATING OUR ANIMAL CONTROL DIVISION.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THESE GUYS AND GIRLS DO, THEY HELP KEEP OUR CITY SAFE, AND YOU MAY NOT THINK THAT INITIALLY, BUT I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND THAT THERE'S SOME CRITTERS OUT THERE THAT WANT TO MISBEHAVE, AND THEY DO WAY MORE THAN THAT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE OUR ANIMAL SHELTER OPENING SOON, AND THERE'S PROBABLY NO ONE MORE EXCITED THAN YOU TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN.
IN RECOGNITION OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'LL DO, WE'D LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD FOR YOU, PRESENT THAT TO YOU.
WHEREAS ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL OFFICERS ARE HARD WORKING PROFESSIONALS WHO PROTECT THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS AND PETS THAT ARE RESCUED FROM INJURY, DISEASE, ABUSE, AND STARVATION.
AND WHEREAS THESE OFFICERS PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS OF ENFORCING ANIMAL CONTROL LAWS, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM DISEASES, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE PROPER CARE OF PETS.
AND WHEREAS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY AND DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR THEIR BRAVERY, COMPASSION, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE WELFARE OF BOTH ANIMALS AND RESIDENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE SACHSE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS REGULARLY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR DUTIES RISKING THEIR WELL BEING AND DEVOTING PERSONAL TIME AND RESOURCES TO SERVE COUNTLESS PETS AND ANIMALS OF SACHSE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 14TH THROUGH THE 20TH AS ANIMAL CARE CONTROL APPRECIATION WEEK IN SACHSE, AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE THE HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES' ANIMALS.
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 2, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.
ALL OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL, COME ON DOWN.
OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS, I SHOULD SAY.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WORK IN OUR CITY THAT WE ALL SERVE IMPORTANT ROLES.
THE THING I LOVE ABOUT SACHSE IS THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM, AND WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME GOALS.
THAT'S TO MAKE SACHSE THE BEST COMMUNITY IT CAN BE.
OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS, DURING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY WEEK, THEY ARE ON THE FRONT LINES, I SAY, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HEAR A STORY ABOUT THAT HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
BUT WE WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE WHAT Y'ALL DO AND READ THE PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD FOR YOU.
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WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME THAT REQUIRE POLICE, FIRE, OR EMS SERVICES, AND A PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND PARAMEDICS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY.AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO TELEPHONE SACHSE DISPATCH AND PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS, ARE THE FIRST AND MOST CRITICAL CONTACT THE PUBLIC HAS WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES.
WHEREAS SERVING AS A SINGLE VITAL LINK FOR OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND PARAMEDICS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION, AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY.
PUBLIC SAFETY, TELECOMMUNICATORS OF THE CITY OF SACHSE HAVE CONTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES, AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.
AND WHEREAS, EACH DISPATCHER HAS EXHIBITED COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING, AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER JOB IN THE PAST YEAR.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 14TH TO THE 20TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN SACHSE IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE DILIGENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM KEEP OUR CITY AND THE PUBLIC SAFE. CONGRATULATIONS.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK OF OUR ANIMAL SHELTER STAFF.
TRULY, WHAT THEY DO IS REMARKABLE IN THE CONTEXT OF IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY NOTICES, BUT WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR PET, IT'S JUST LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER AND YOU WANT SOMEBODY TO HELP YOU FIND IT AND CARE FOR IT, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH OUR ANIMAL SHELTER THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
I THINK NOT ONLY WILL OUR STAFF BENEFIT FROM THAT, BUT OUR CITIZENS MORE SO THAN ANYONE WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS NEW FACILITY.
RELATIVE TO OUR DISPATCHERS, I HAVE HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH OUR DISPATCH SUPERVISOR FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS OF MY CAREER.
I REMEMBER AS A YOUNG OFFICER, SHE WOULD BE ON THE RADIO TELLING ME WHERE TO GO AND BASICALLY WHAT TO DO.
IN SPITE OF MY ARROGANCE AT TIMES WHEN I WAS A YOUNG OFFICER, I'VE LEARNED SHE HAS TAUGHT ME WELL.
BUT TO SAY THAT THEY ARE THE INITIAL FIRST RESPONDERS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE TRULY THE UNSUNG HEROES OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THEY KEEP OUR FIREFIGHTERS SAFE, THEY KEEP OUR OFFICERS SAFE, THEY KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE.
THEY HAVE TO AND ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ACCURATE 100% OF THE TIME.
THEY CAN'T GET AN ADDRESS WRONG.
THAT CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LIFE AND DEATH.
THEY HAVE TO REMAIN CALM DURING CHAOTIC SITUATIONS WHERE SOMEONE MAY BE SCREAMING UNCONTROLLABLY ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE, AND THEY HAVE TO MAKE SENSE OF THAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON TO BE ABLE TO DISPATCH APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL TO ARRIVE THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION.
AT OUR BANQUET A FEW WEEKS AGO, I TOLD A STORY, AND THIS IS ALMOST A DIRECT QUOTE.
I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WHEN THE DISPATCHER HAS TO REMAIN CALM AND LISTEN TO AN ASSAULT VICTIM CRYING UNCONTROLLABLY AFRAID THAT THAT ATTACKER IS GOING TO COME BACK TO THE HOUSE.
THEIR LIFELINE AT THAT POINT IN TIME IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER, WHO'S TELLING THEM, STAY WITH ME.
STAY WITH ME. THE OFFICERS ARE ALMOST THERE.
THEY'RE AT YOUR DOOR, AND THAT CITIZEN REPLIES, THANK GOD.
THANK GOD, THEY'RE HERE. I SEE THEM.
THAT IS WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS ALL ABOUT.
OUR DISPATCHERS, DAY IN AND DAY OUT FULFILL THEIR ROLE WITH PROFESSIONALISM, EMPATHY, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF ALL OF US.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF. GREAT JOB.
>> NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 3, RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CERT, AND RADIO AMATEUR CIVIL EMERGENCY SERVICE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS RACES, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF SACHSE.
I WOULD ASK BOTH THOSE GROUPS TO COME ON DOWN FRONT.
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I WAS TOLD YOU HAVE TO GO AROUND. YOU ALL HAVE TO ACT LIKE YOU LIKE EACH OTHER OR SOMETHING.[LAUGHTER] WHILE THEY'RE GETTING UP HERE, I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND IT'S HARD TO PUT IN A FEW WORDS BECAUSE OF ALL THEY DO FOR US.
BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW, CERT HAS BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME IN OUR NATION, AND WE ARE FORTUNATE IN SACHSE AS I LEARNED NOT TOO LONG AGO, IRONICALLY, THAT NOT EVERY COMMUNITY HAS A CERT TEAM.
WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT, IT REALLY BLEW MY MIND.
IT REALLY DID. WHY WOULD THE COMMUNITY NOT WANT A CERT TEAM.
BUT WE'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE OTHER COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE SACHSE AND THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE A CERT TEAM, AND THESE MEN AND WOMEN RIGHT HERE HELP MAKE OUR JOB, AND I KNOW OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR DISPATCHERS WOULD AGREE, HELP MAKE OUR JOB SO MUCH EASIER BECAUSE I THINK THE THING THAT SOMETIMES IT'S LOST IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.
THIS IS THEIR CHOICE. THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO HELP MAKE SACHSE BETTER COMMUNITY.
WE DON'T EVER WANT TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THEM PERSONALLY AND RECOGNIZE THEM PUBLICLY FOR WHAT THEY DO BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THAT TORNADO BACK IN 2015 DIDN'T HIT SACHSE DIRECTLY, IT HIT OUR NEIGHBORS, AS YOU ALL KNOW.
FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD TALKING TO OUR CERT MEMBERS, THEY WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL COME AND HELP OUT.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO. IF IT'S OUR COMMUNITY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE.
IF IT'S A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE, AND YOU JUST CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET WHAT VOLUNTEERISM REALLY IS, AND IT IS A CHOICE TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THAT.
WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ONE PERSON IN PARTICULAR, WHAT SHE DID.
DURING THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANCE, I HOPE YOU'LL ALL GO TO THAT.
WE HAD A LITTLE FIRE, LITTLE FIRE.
BUT IT WAS LITTLE BECAUSE MISS LINDSAY HAD GOT THAT FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
HER TRAINING KICKED IN, INSTINCT AND SHE SAID, I'M PUTTING THAT FIRE OFF.
SHE WAS NOT WAITING FOR THESE GUYS.
SHE TOOK THAT OUT, SO WE WANTED TO CELEBRATE THAT A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S ATTRITION THAT WE TRY TO GET THE BEST PICTURE.
WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST SAY, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S LIGHTHEARTED, BUT IT HAS A SERIOUS TONE TO IT BECAUSE, AGAIN, THAT GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT IT'S NOT JUST A NAME TO THEM.
IT'S NOT JUST A TITLE, THEY HAVE DUTIES AND JOBS THEY PERFORM TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
THERE'S NO BETTER EXAMPLE OF THAT.
A LITTLE SMALL FIRE COULD GET OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU IF IT'S AT MY HOUSE, IT WOULD PROBABLY GET OUT OF CONTROL.
LINDSAY MADE SURE THAT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
WITH THAT, I KNOW CHIEF WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.
>> WELL, I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO TELL EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY HOW MUCH I DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IS CONTAGIOUS.
I KNOW I CAN DEPEND ON ALL FOR THAT BECAUSE ONCE Y'ALL GET INTO ACTION, IT IS CONTAGIOUS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
IT'S A CERT AND THE REECE'S GROUP.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I'M IN COMMUNICATION WITH GREG A LOT WHEN THE STORMS ARE COMING IN, SO I DRAW FROM HIM AND TRICIA.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY.
>> NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THE PHOTOGRAPH WITH EVERYBODY, SO ESTHER, YOU TELL US WHERE YOU WANT US.
>> EVERYONE GET IN, REAL CLOSE.
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>> TRICIA, YOU COULD GO BACK AND WATCH THE MEETING ALL YOU WANT.
[LAUGHTER] NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM B4.
RECOGNIZE THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART SAVER HEROES FOR PROVIDING LIFE SAVING ACTIONS DURING A SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST EVENT.
AS YOU KNOW, FROM OUR MEETING ALREADY, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF CELEBRATING TONIGHT, AND THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE THAN CELEBRATE LIFE AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO READ FIRST THE EVENTS OF WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY WE'RE HERE.
WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THAT.
BY THE WAY, I WAS WARNED AHEAD OF TIME.
THESE ARE HARD TO GET THROUGH SOMETIMES.
ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, JAMES WIGGS EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST EVENT.
DISPATCHER DEBBIE ORTIZ ANSWERED THE 911 CALL, UTILIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH PROTOCOLS AND DISPATCHED BOTH POLICE AND FIRE UNITS TO THE CARDIAC ARREST INCIDENT.
SHE PROVIDED PRE-ARRIVAL CPR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PATIENT'S WIFE.
OFFICER PETER MARVIN ARRIVED PRIOR TO THE SACHSE FIRE RESCUE, AND TOOK OVER CPR AND REGAINED A PULSE ON THE PATIENT.
SACHSE FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL ARRIVED AND TOOK OVER MEDICAL CARE, UTILIZING ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT MEASURES.
THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING A MASSIVE ST EVALUATION MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION, EASIER FOR THEM TO SAY, ALSO KNOWN AS STEMI AND MET THE CRITERIA FOR, BOY, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THERE'S ALL THESE BIG WORDS IN HERE, CHIEF.
I'M GOING TO SAY ECMO, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
[LAUGHTER] THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TRANSPORT TO MEDICAL CITY PLANO, WHICH HAS THE ONLY ON SITE 24/7 ECMO TEAM IN THE AREA.
PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE SCENE, THE PATIENT WENT BACK INTO CARDIAC ARREST.
SACHSE FIRE RESCUE CREW MEMBERS PERFORMED HIGH PERFORMANCE CPR AND DEFIBRILLATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE PATIENT.
THE PATIENT HAD A RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION AGAIN.
TREATMENT CONTINUED EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE CARDIAC CATH LAB FOR TREATMENT.
MR. WIGGS MADE A FULL RECOVERY AND IS BACK HOME WITH HIS FAMILY DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE, SUCH AS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH, RESUSCITATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, OR RQI, HIGH PERFORMANCE CPR, AND THE VARIOUS ADVANCED LEVEL OF PERSONNEL AND CARE WE PROVIDED FOR THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SACHSE.
BEFORE WE DO THE ACTUAL RECOGNITION, I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT I JUST READ.
THIS STORY HAS A HAPPY ENDING, THANKFULLY.
I DON'T KNOW THEY WOULD HAVE HAD HAPPY ENDING IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY BASED ON THE PERSONNEL AND THE TRAINING THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS, AND THE COUNSEL BEHIND ME HAS INVESTED THEM.
I HAD TO READ THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE I WAS READING IT RIGHT.
WHAT WAS DONE WAS A MIRACLE AND THAT'S NOT BY ACCIDENT.
THESE MEN AND WOMEN YOU SEE BEHIND YOU AND THE WOMEN IN DISPATCH AND EVERYBODY AT THE SACHSE POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT WAS IN THIS CHAIN OF EVENTS WAS KEY TO THE RESULT WE HAD.
IF WE DID NOT HAVE ONE OF THOSE LINKS IN THE CHAIN, IF YOU WILL, WE MIGHT HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
WITH THAT, VERY THANKFUL THAT MR. WIGGS IS HERE TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM HIM IN JUST A SECOND.
BUT AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE OFFICERS THAT HELPED CREATE THE SITUATION WE HAVE TONIGHT.
AS I READ YOUR NAME, COME ON DOWN.
DID YOU WANT TO DO? HEY, DO YOU DO.
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STEPHEN DACUS.>> THESE FOLKS COULD BE READING THAT.
>> AND WE HAD A FEW FOLKS THAT COULD NOT BE HERE, BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM PUBLICLY.
DEBORAH ORTIZ, COREY CAVE, AND KAYLIN STRAUSS.
AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT BE HERE, BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM AS WELL.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> AND WE HAD ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT RECEIVED HIS CERTIFICATE IN THE MAIL.
SO CHARLES PATTERSON, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP.
WE TALK ABOUT THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL.
AND THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT COME AFTER THE EVENT HAS HAPPENED AND AFTER FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE STEPPED IN AND TRIED TO DO THEIR BEST TO DO WHAT THEY CAN.
IN THIS INSTANCE, I NEED TO RECOGNIZE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO TOOK ACTION THAT SAVED THE LIFE OF THEIR FATHER AND HUSBAND.
SO IF YOU WOULD, COME UP, CARISSA, JACK, AND MALACHI.
I ALMOST CALLED YOU JUST MICAH. I WAS GOING, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, MALACHI, ONE SECOND [BACKGROUND].
SO WANTED TO REALLY, I GUESS, TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
YOUR FAMILY MEMBER GOES DOWN, SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, AND WHAT DO YOU DO? WELL, YOU PANIC FOR A LITTLE BIT.
BUT MALACHI WAS ABLE TO CALM PEOPLE DOWN AND BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT SOMETHING NEEDED TO HAPPEN.
AND JACK WAS GETTING THE DOG OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GETTING EVERYTHING READY FOR US TO COME IN.
EVERYBODY TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS.
AND, JAMES, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS, YOU SURVIVED THIS THING.
>> AND I GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO THANK.
WE LIVED IN GARLAND FOR YEARS, AND WE ONLY MOVED TO SACHSE 2019, AND WELL, IT'S BEEN NOTHING BUT WONDERFUL WITH ALL OF YOU.
AND I NEVER GET TO INTERACT WITH ANY OF YOU EXCEPT MAYBE, I THINK I GOT PULLED OVER ONCE.
THEY WERE REALLY NICE, THOUGH, SO THEY GAVE ME A WARNING.
AND WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF INTERACTIONS WITH FIRE FOLKS AS WELL, GAS LEAKS, THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM.
I WAS 52 WHEN IT HAPPENED SO IT'S LIKE WHY? I ATE TERRIBLE FOR A LONG TIME, AND THAT'S REALLY THE MAIN THING.
I WOULD HAVE HAD A BAD CLOG, TWO OR THREE BAD CLOGS, I GUESS BUT THANK GOD, MY WIFE WAS THERE.
I WORKED FROM HOME, AND IT WOULD HAVE JUST BEEN THE DOGS, AND I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CALL ANY OF YOU ALL.
SO I'M BLESSED THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN IT HAPPENED.
I'M BLESSED THAT MY WIFE KNEW CPR, AND I'M BLESSED THAT MY CHILDREN DIDN'T FREAK OUT.
I THANK GOD THAT I'M ALIVE, AND I THANK ALL OF YOU, AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO SHAKE AS MANY HANDS AS I CAN BEFORE I LEAVE.
PRAISE GOD, I'M HERE, AND I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE WHATEVER TIME I HAVE LEFT AND APPRECIATE WHAT I HAVE.
I WANTED TO SAY ONE LAST THING WAS IRONICALLY, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, I FINISHED MY DEGREE.
I WENT BACK AND GOT MY DEGREE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR CATASTROPHE STUFF BECAUSE I USED TO DO A LOT OF INSURANCE STUFF, AND I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF YOU DO FROM A TEXTBOOK AND JUST A VISUAL PERSPECTIVE AND RADIO TYPE STUFF, BUT NOTHING LIKE ON THE GROUND.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH [APPLAUSE].
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>> AND SOME OTHER UNSUNG HEROES IS DEBORAH ORTIZ, THE DISPATCHER WHO GAVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CPR, WHICH STARTS THINGS ROLLING.
AND THEN OFFICER, PETER BACK HERE, MARVIN.
WHEN HE SHOWED UP, HE STARTED CPR INITIALLY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED.
HIS HANDS ON THE CHEST TO GET IT ROLLING.
>> DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME IN UP FRONT?
>> I'M GOING TO GO IN THE BACK.
>> SO I GET TO SEE YOU IN PERSON. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SIT?
>> WE'VE GOT A NICE LITTLE STACK GOING.
>> I'M GOING TO SWITCH YOUR SEAT BELT JUST A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU ALL.
>> WELL, THE LAW SAYS WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING AFTER THAT. WE WILL DO THAT.
BUT BEFORE EVERYBODY WALKS OUT THE DOOR, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL.
THAT SOUNDS SIMPLE, AND IT IS BUT THAT'S WHAT HELPS MAKE THIS COMMUNITY GREAT.
BECAUSE AS I TALKED ABOUT WITH SERBE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE AND YOU ARE.
BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO BE HERE, WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN THAT'S STILL WITH US AND THERE'S NO AMOUNT OF WORDS THAT CAN REALLY EXPRESS THAT.
OTHER THAN AGAIN, WE SAY, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU-ALL DO, CLASS DISMISSED.
WELL, HARD TO TOP THAT, BUT WE'LL TRY.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C, PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL REGARDING
[C. Public Comment]
ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNSEL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE THE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.
WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER'S CARD, MICHAEL JONES.
I'M MICHAEL JONES. I LIVE AT 2305 SOUTH RIDGE DRIVE.
WE'VE BEEN IN SACHSE FOR 40 YEARS.
SO 78 WAS A TWO LANE BAR DITCH AND OUR ISSUE IS OUR ALLEY.
>> MR. JONES, I'M SORRY. BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THAT NOISE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
>> THAT WAS A GREAT THING YOU-ALL DID.
>> RIGHTFULLY SO THEY'RE EXCITED.
WE JUST WANT THEM TO BE EXCITED OUT THERE.
>> YOU LET ME KNOW WHEN I CAN START?
IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF YOU START FROM THE BEGINNING.
>> I'M MICHAEL JONES, AND I LIVE AT 2305 SOUTH RIDGE DRIVE AND BEEN HERE FOR 40 YEARS.
I GOT MOVED OUT OF GARLAND BECAUSE HIGH ELECTRIC RATES AND CAME OUT HERE AND GOT HIGH WATER RATES.
BUT I LOVE IT OUT HERE IN SACHSE AND I HAVE AN ISSUE.
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SEVEN TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE.WE HAVE AN ENTRANCE THAT JUST WAS REPAIRED AT SOUTH RIDGE AND HIGH RIDGE.
IF YOU GO FURTHER EAST DOWN TO THE OTHER END OF THE BLOCK AT 2517, IT LOOKS LIKE A BULLDOZER HIT IT.
IT'S JUST ALL I'M SURE THE TRASH TRUCKS HAVE GOT A NUMBER ON THEM, BUT IT LOOKS PRETTY TERRIBLE.
BUT IF YOU CONTINUE, 2517 IS WHERE THE ALLEYWAY GOES IN.
IF YOU GO THROUGH THE ALLEY AND YOU GO AROUND BEHIND 2517, I'LL CALL IT RAN WHAT DO I CALL THAT THING.
IT'S AWFUL. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THERE, YOU GOT A ELECTRICAL POLE.
YOU GOT ELECTRICAL CABLE HOLDING POLE UP, AND YOU GOT DITCHES EVERYWHERE AND PEOPLE ARE RIDING UP ON 2508 BARKERS FENCE LINE JUST TO GET AWAY FROM THIS HOLE.
I'VE CALLED MANY TIMES WHEN MIKE HAYS WHO WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE WHEN HE WAS A MAYOR.
I PASSED IT ON TO HIM, BUT HE WAS IN A TRANSITION PERIOD.
SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS IT.
I'VE NOTICED AS I WAS WALKING AROUND RETIRED MAIL CARRIER 36 YEARS.
I NOTICED THAT ON HIGH RIDGE, THEY'RE GETTING A BRAND NEW ALLEY.
I'M DRIVING HERE AND I GO, SACHSE GETTING A BRAND NEW ALLEY.
WHY? BUT OUR ALLEY IS LIKE WE'RE THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'VE GOT THE BIG LOTS, EVERYBODY'S JEALOUS OF.
BUT IT'S THE SPEED BUMP THAT'S IN FRONT OF 2517, YOU CAN IGNORE THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN FLY ACROSS THAT.
IT'S BEEN THERE FOREVER, IT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED.
BUT THE BIG PROBLEM IS, IT'S BEHIND 2517 SOUTH RIDGE IS ABSOLUTE MESS.
PEOPLE AVOID IT, AND TRASH TRUCKS HAVE HIT IT.
IF YOU GO DOWN THE ALLEY TO BACK TOWARD THE EAST, BACK THE WAY YOU CAME, THERE'S A LOT OF POTHOLES.
THEY'VE BEEN FILLING IN WITH JUST ASPHALT, AND THEY'RE NOT HUGE.
BUT THERE IS ONE DOWN AT 2215, THE VERY END OF THE ALLEY.
IF YOU DRIVE WATER FILLED UP, YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S THERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO RIP OUT YOUR AXLE ON YOUR CAR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW COME THAT WAS SO FAST THAT THINGS BUILT UP IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
IT'S THAT BIG AROUND AND THAT DEEP.
BUT THE GRAND CANYON IS ABOUT 15, 20 FEET WIDE.
>> MR. JONES YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, BUT IF YOU CAN WRAP UP THAT THOUGHT.
>> JUST CALLED IN MANY, MANY TIMES.
I SAID I WOULD COME UP HERE AND JUST ADDRESS THE ALLEY WAY OF SOUTH RIDGE DRIVE. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR AND COUNSEL, ACTUALLY, THERE IS SOME WORK THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE ON SOUTH RIDGE.
I'D LIKE TO ASK CORY NESBIT, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
MR. JONES, YOU MAY WANT TO STAY TO HEAR THIS PART BECAUSE I MAY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A RESPONSE ON IT REAL QUICK.
>> SO YES, WE'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE HIGH RIDGE ALLEY RIGHT NOW.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF PANELS THAT WE'RE SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACING.
I'LL LOOK AND SEE IF THAT'S THE SAME ADDRESS OR NOT, BUT WE ARE PLANING ADDITIONAL WORK ON SOUTH RIDGE RIGHT NOW.
>> MR. JONES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
MR. NESBIT WILL BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU AFTER THE MEETING OR AT LATER TIME.
IS YOUR CONVENIENCE. THANK YOU, MR. NESBIT.
ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL AT THIS TIME DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? SEE, NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON.
[D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]
NEXT, I'M ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D, COUNSELS AND STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES.MAYOR AND CITY COUNSEL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS.
DO THERE ANYONE ON COUNSEL LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? MR. PRESENBERG.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. TEXAS ANIMAL SHELTER AND THE ANIMAL ALLIES OF TEXAS ARE PARTNERING ON MAY 4, IS NOT A STAR WARS EVENT.
BUT IT IS A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET DISCOUNTED RABIES SHOTS FOR YOUR DOG AND A COUPLE OF OTHER DIFFERENT TYPES OF VACCINATIONS AND CATS,
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$25 FOR RABIES VACCINATIONS AS WELL.YOU CAN GET YOUR ANIMALS TAGGED WITH THE MICROCHIP AND LIFETIME REGISTRATIONS AND LOW COST HEARTWORM AND FLEA MEDS.
IT SAYS MAY 4, FROM 10:00-2:00 CASH OR CREDIT CARD ONLY.
DOGS BE ON A LEASH, CATS BE IN A CAGE. THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS ON THE MAYOR'S LIST TODAY, BUT WE WILL BE HAVING A MUNICIPAL ELECTION BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE, I WISH EVERYBODY WAS STILL HERE.
I FEEL LIKE I'M PREACHING TO THE CHOIR HERE.
BUT IF MAY 4 IS OUR MUNICIPAL ELECTION, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY MAY CHOOSE TO CAST THEIR BALLOT, WE'LL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE GIFT TO GO CAST ONE ON MAY 4.
I THINK EARLY VOTING STARTS ON THE 22ND.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. ONE LAST THING I GOT TO READ.
I SAY, THANK YOU, MS, HOWARTH. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME. MS. NASH.
>> COUPLE OF QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME TIMO, CASTANEDA.
BASAL DUA AS OUR NEW MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN IN PARKS, TIMO COMES TO US FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHERE HE WAS WORKING FOR FOUR YEARS AND I ACTUALLY JUST MET HIM TODAY, MET A GROUP OF NEW EMPLOYEES TODAY.
GLAD HE'S HERE. THEN EXCITED ABOUT A PROMOTION, VIDAL CONTRERAS, WHO HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE 2019.
HE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN THREE, AND HE HAS WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE FIRST TWO LEVELS IN OUR STREETS DEPARTMENT, AND WE'RE JUST APPRECIATIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP HIM AND KEEP MOVING HIM UP AND TEACHING HIM NEW SKILLS HERE, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO VIDAL.
THEN FINALLY, I AM VERY DELIGHTED TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH A COMPANY CALLED FOUR SEASONS MARKETS TO BRING A FARMER'S MARKET TO TEXAS IN OUR FIFTH STREET DISTRICT.
THIS MARKET IS GOING TO BE WHERE FORMERLY THE BACKYARD ON FIFTH EVENT WAS HELD, BUT NOW ALL OF OUR DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING, AND ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE IN PREPARATION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE.
WE WILL HAVE PARKING SPACES FOR THIS MARKET.
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. OUR FIRST SATURDAY TO HOLD IT WILL BE SATURDAY MAY 11, AND IT WILL GO THROUGH OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS FOR SIX MONTHS.
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND SEVERAL OF THIS COMPANY'S FARMER'S MARKETS ACROSS DFW AND HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT THEY OFFER, AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY GOING TO ENJOY THIS.
COMING SOON SATURDAY, MAY 11, 9:00 -1:00.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW. THANK YOU, MS. NASH.
JUST A COUPLE OTHER QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MS. HOWARTH SAID WE DO HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP.
IF YOU ARE VOTING BY MAIL, THAT MUST BE RECEIVED TO THE COUNTY OFFICE YOU'RE REGISTERED IN NO LATER THAN APRIL 23, SO THAT'S THE DAY AFTER EARLY VOTE STARTS.
IF YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR COUNTY OFFICE OR MS. GRANGER AND CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
ALSO, TWO, REGISTRATION FOR THE FOURTH CLASS OF THE TEXAS CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY CLOSES THURSDAY, APRIL 18.
CHECK THE CITY WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.
AGAIN, LAST CALL FOR THE TEXAS CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY CLOSES THURSDAY, APRIL 18.
CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.
THEN LASTLY, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS, THE CITY HAS MOVED TO A NEW AGENDA AND MEETING MANAGEMENT PLATFORM, CIVIC CLERK.
NOW, THE MAIN REASON YOU WOULD CARE ABOUT THAT IS IF YOU HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR NEWSLETTERS BEFORE, YOU'LL HAVE TO RESUBSCRIBE TO ALL THAT, ENTER USER NAME AND PASSWORD.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT ARE ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT MS. GRANGER AND THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FOR HELP WITH THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER AT THIS TIME? HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ITEM E CONSENT AGENDA.
[E. Consent Agenda - All items listed on the consent agenda will be considered by the City Council and will be enacted on by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests.]
ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBERS SO REQUESTS.
ITEM 1, APPROVED THE APRIL 1, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
ANYONE ON COUNCIL LIKE TO REMOVE THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE. MOTION. MS. HOWARTH.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. HOWARTH TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND. MR. PRESENBERG?
>> SECOND BY MR. PRESENBERG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CATCH YOUR.
I DIDN'T GIVE YOU ANOTHER INSTRUCTION, HOPEFULLY YOU FIGURED THAT OUT ALREADY.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
>> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ITEM F, REGULAR AGENDA ITEM.
[1. Consider and approve an ordinance adopting the 2024 Water Conservation and Water Resources and Emergency Management Plan.]
ITEM 1, CONSIDER AND APPROVE AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING[00:40:03]
THE 2024 WATER CONSERVATION AND WATER RESOURCES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN.SPECIFICALLY, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TEXAS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER TEN, UTILITIES BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1, IN GENERAL, BY AMENDING SECTION 7, WATER CONSERVATION AND WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN, BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH A TO ADOPT THE CITY OF TEXAS 2024 WATER CONSERVATION AND WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE USE OF WATER WITHIN THE CITY, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF $2,000 FOR EACH OFFENSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, MS. NASH.
>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR FIVE YEARS OR MORE OR ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH US DOING THIS TYPE OF PLAN.
THE CITY OF TEXAS ACTUALLY PURCHASES OUR WATER FROM THE NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT.
WE ARE A CUSTOMER, AND WE SUPPLY WATER THROUGH A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.
AS A CUSTOMER CITY AND THAT WATER PROVIDER, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADOPTING A WATER RESOURCE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN EVERY FIVE YEARS.
OUR FIVE YEARS IS UP IN 2024, AND SO WE HAVE TO SUBMIT A WATER CONSERVATION PLAN AND WATER RESOURCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN TO TCEQ AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
COREY IS HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THAT AND FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO ADOPT OUR UPDATED PLAN.
THIS IS A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL OF THE SAME OF OUR PREVIOUS CONSERVATION AND MERCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT GOES WITH IT AS WELL.
BUT I'LL TOUCH SOME HIGH LEVEL STUFF HERE.
THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT PLANS, OR TWO DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH THIS PLAN.
THERE'S A CONSERVATION PLAN, AND THEN THERE'S THE WATER RESOURCE, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE DRUG CONTINGENCY PROGRAM.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT HERE REAL QUICK.
AGAIN, WE GET OUR WATER FROM NORTH TEXAS, AND SO THIS IS A PLAN THAT MOST MEMBER CITIES AND CUSTOMER CITIES HAVE ADOPTED A SIMILAR VERSION OF THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NORTH TEXAS AND WE WENT THROUGH TRAINING AND CLASSES WITH THEM TO REVIEW THE CURRENT PLAN AND ANY UPDATES.
THIS ONE, YOU'LL SEE NOW IS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL FROM THE LAST ONE.
IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH CLEANER, I BELIEVE.
AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DID IN 2019.
I THINK EVEN BEFORE THEN, IT'S BEEN HERE FOR 14 OR 15 YEARS NOW, BUT WE'LL GO FOR THAT. WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK.
PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO HAVE MULTIPLE METHODS AND STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM AND LONG-TERM PLANS FOR WATER SAVINGS.
THIS IS AN 83 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT COVERS WATER LOSS, AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS WE'RE ALREADY DOING IN HOUSE INTERNALLY.
THE MAIN ELEMENTS THOUGH ARE WATER LOSS AND WASTE OF WATER, IMPROVED EFFICIENCY, MAXIMIZE LEVEL OF RECYCLING AND REUSE, PROTECT AND PRESERVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, EXTEND THE LIFE OF CURRENT WATER SUPPLY, AND THEN RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS.
A LOT OF THESE WE'RE ALREADY DOING WITH LOSS OF WATER AND WASTEWATER, WE HAVE INCREASED WATER METERING NOW, SO WE GET BETTER WATER WATER READINGS, AND SO WE CAN NOTIFY RESIDENTS IF THERE'S A LEAK OR IF THERE'S SOME ISSUE WITH THEIR SYSTEM SO THAT HELPS WITH LOSS OF WATER.
ALSO WITH THE EFFICIENCY PART.
WE GET ACCURATE READINGS, AND SO WE CAN TELL HOW MUCH IRRIGATION IS ON A GIVEN DAY OF THE WEEK OR WHATEVER.
WE CAN HELP WITH THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR WATER USAGE.
ALSO, THROUGH CONSERVATION MEASURES.
WE DO A LOT OF WATER CONSERVATION, A LOT OF EDUCATION COMPONENTS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AGAIN, THAT WATER CONSERVATION HELPS SAVE A LOT OF WATER.
AGAIN, WATER IS A RESOURCE, AND SO WE TRY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AGAIN, PUBLIC AWARENESS IS, YOU KNOW, WE DO THAT THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
CERTAINLY, NORTH TEXAS HAS AN EDUCATION PROGRAM.
WE DO THAT ON OUR OWN WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA.
BUT NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OR LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WATER IS A RESOURCE, AND YOU MAY SEE WATER MY YARD, I THINK NORTH TEXAS HAS DONE A BUNCH OF COMMERCIALS ON TV AND STUFF.
THAT'S ALL PART OF THE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROCESS.
THE WATER CONSERVATION CLASS, NORTH TEXAS REQUIRES ALL MEMBERS AND CUSTOMER CITIES TO ADOPT A PERMANENT OUTDOOR WATERING SCHEDULE.
THIS WATERING SCHEDULE IS THE SAME AS IT WAS IN 2019, SO THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THAT.
AGAIN, SUMMER WATERING IS CONSIDERED APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 31.
IT'S TWO LIMITED TO TWO DAYS A WEEK, 10:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. AGAIN, IF THEY USE THE WATER MY YARD APP OR THE WATER MY YARD WEBSITE, IT TELLS YOU WHEN OR WHEN NOT, YOU SHOULD BE WATERING.
AGAIN, WINTER WATERING IS ONCE A WEEK, AND THAT GOES FROM NOVEMBER 1 TO MARCH 31.
AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T THERE ARE SOME LANGUAGE PROVISIONS ABOUT HAND WATERING AND, LIKE, NEW CONSTRUCTION AND SODDING AND GETTING THAT ESTABLISHED AND STUFF.
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BUT AGAIN, THAT'S ALL IN THE REPORT.GET MORE SPECIFIC TO THE WATER RESTRICTIONS OR WATER SCHEDULE, RESIDENTS ON EVEN NUMBER HOME ADDRESSES CAN WATER THURSDAY AND SUNDAY.
ODD-NUMBERED ADDRESSES ARE WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY, AND THEN ANY HOA OR COMMERCIAL LOTS IS ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
AGAIN, THAT HASN'T CHANGED SINCE 2019.
THE SECOND PART OF THE EMERGENCY WATER CONSERVATION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT NORTH TEXAS USES TO SET THE STAGE DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT.
AGAIN, THE OBJECTIVES FOR THIS ARE TO SAVE WATER DURING DROUGHTS, WATER SHORTAGES, OR EMERGENCIES.
THOSE EMERGENCIES COULD BE FROM PIPELINE REPAIR OR BURSTING OR EVEN JUST WEATHER-RELATED EVENTS.
AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO SAVE WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE AND SANITATION, AND EVEN FIRE PROTECTION.
PRESERVE PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE, WATER SAFETY.
AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN PRETTY FORTUNATE HERE RECENTLY THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH OUR WATER SUPPLY.
SOME OTHER OF OUR NEIGHBOR CITIES HAD BOILED WATER NOTICES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE CAME PRETTY CLOSE LAST SUMMER WHEN THE WATER WAS PRETTY LOW.
BUT AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE.
AGAIN, PART OF THAT IS TO REDUCE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON SHORTAGES.
AGAIN, KEEPING A SUPPLY OF EMERGENCY WATER FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCIES.
THIS IS THE SAME WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT THEY HAD ADOPTED IN 2019. AGAIN, NO CHANGES.
THIS REALLY IS TIED TO WATER LEVELS OF LAKE LAVON, AND NOW BODARC LAKE HAS BEEN INCLUDED THIS ALSO.
I ACTUALLY DID A TOUR LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO.
THEY ARE GETTING WATER FROM TEXOMA NOW, GETS DISCHARGED AT THE LAKE LAVON AND THEY ACTUALLY MIX IT WITH LAKE LAVON WATER.
IT'S A PRETTY COOL PROCESS. THERE'S MULTIPLE STRATEGIES AND SOURCES NOW FOR OUR WATER RESOURCE.
BUT AGAIN, STAGE 1 IS BASICALLY A 70% LAKE STORAGE LEVEL.
AGAIN, THAT'S BODARC AND LAVON.
STAGE 2 GETS INITIATED AT 55% LAKE LEVEL.
AGAIN, MORE SO IN THE SUMMERTIME.
THEN STAGE 3 DROUGHT WOULD BE AT 30% WATER LEVEL.
AGAIN, AT 30% STAGE 3, THERE'S NO OUTDOOR WATERING ALLOWED AT ALL.
THAT'S A BIG DEAL AT THAT POINT.
I THINK WE WERE AT STAGE 3 2012, 2017, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE GOT TO THAT LEVEL, BUT IT'S HARD TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW WHEN WE'VE HAD ALL THIS RAIN AND NOBODY'S THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO GET THESE THINGS ESTABLISHED AND CREATED AHEAD OF TIME.
AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN PUT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AS OF MARCH 28TH, I BELIEVE.
IT'S OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY TO DATE.
AGAIN, ANYTHING WE DO RECEIVE IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL INCLUDE IN THE DRAFT MEMO, BUT THIS IS PROPOSED TO YOU TONIGHT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I WILL SAY THAT OUR NEIGHBORING CITY THAT HAD THE BOIL WATER NOTICES, THEY'LL REMAIN NAMELESS, SO WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
[LAUGHTER] I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHO IT WAS.
THANK YOU, MR. NESBIT. QUESTIONS FOR MR. NESBIT OR STAFF. MR. LINDSAY.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT PRESENTATION THERE.
JUST A QUESTION ON THE COMMERCIAL WATERING DAY.
IT'S ON SUNDAY. DID I GET THAT CORRECTLY?
>> LET'S GO BACK. IT'S TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
>> I HAD THAT BACKWARDS IN MY HEAD.
THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW IT'S JUST FIRST, I THOUGHT THAT WAS ON SUNDAY WHEN COMMERCIAL INDIVIDUALS WOULDN'T BE AT HOME MONITORING. THANK YOU.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. THANK YOU, MR. NESBIT.
I'M SORRY, HOLD ON. MR. MILLSAP.
>> JUST SOME COMMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT.
WATER CONSERVATION PLAN IS A CONCEPT, AND IT DOESN'T BECOME EFFECTIVE UNLESS WE HAVE ACTION ITEMS TO GO WITH IT.
JUST SOME IDEAS, NOT A MANDATE BY ANY MEANS, BUT IDEAS.
WAY BACK YEARS AGO WHENEVER WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS WERE GETTING INVOLVED, AND WE WERE FILLING OUR LANDFILLS TOO FULL, AND WE STARTED TO THE CONCEPT OF DON'T BAG IT ON YOUR [INAUDIBLE].
WELL, WHAT WE MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE AT THAT TIME, IT WAS A GOOD EDUCATIONAL CONCEPT, BUT WE DIDN'T CARRY IT FAR ENOUGH.
WE DIDN'T SAY DON'T FERTILIZE AND DON'T WATER IT SO MUCH, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BAG IT SO MUCH.
HERE WE'RE SAYING DON'T WATER IT.
AGAIN, LET'S NOT FERTILIZE IT.
WE NEED YOU TO GET SOME CONCEPTS,
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SOME EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PUT SOME OF THE THINGS IN A PLACE THAT WON'T BECOME DEVASTATING.IF WE CONTINUE TO FERTILIZE AS MOST PEOPLE TYPICALLY DO, BUT THEY DON'T WATER IT AS MUCH, YOU'RE GOING TO BURN YOUR LINEUP.
A LOT OF OUR HOAS HAVE MANDATED MANICURED CONCEPTS AND LAWN MAINTENANCE.
HOW DO YOU DO ONE WITHOUT GETTING THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT OF THE OTHER RESULT? I THINK WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT SOME CONCEPTS AND SOME ACTION ITEMS TO GO WITH SOME OF OUR WATER CONSERVATION.
IT'S GOING TO GET MORE CRITICAL AS WE GET BIGGER.
THE MORE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN TOWN, THE HIGHER DENSITY POPULATION, THE MORE WATER WE NEED.
DO WE HAVE ANY LONG-TERM PLANS OR DO WE HAVE ANY CONCEPTS OR ANY INFORMATION FROM OUR WATER SUPPLIER AS TO WHAT OUR MAXIMUM WATER CAN BE IN CERTAIN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, 10 YEARS FROM NOW, SO WE CAN NOT CONTINUE TO GROW FASTER THAN OUR WATER AVAILABILITY WILL ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN A VIABLE NEIGHBORHOOD? I THINK THOSE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT AS WELL AS JUST COMING UP WITH A DOCUMENTATION TO MEET FEDERAL GUIDELINES.
>> I CAN TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THOSE THINGS.
EACH YEAR, WE GIVE NORTH TEXAS POPULATION PROJECTIONS.
AGAIN, ALL CITIES DO THAT SO THEY CAN ESTIMATE THE DEMAND NEEDED FOR FUTURE USE OUT.
ALSO WITH THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN, WE HAVE GOALS, A FIVE-YEAR GOAL, AND 10-YEAR GOAL FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND REDUCTION.
FOR THE ACTION ITEMS, WE DO A SIMPLE THING LIKE FOR HOA LOTS OR EVEN HOMEOWNERS.
WE HAVE LITTLE DOOR HANGERS AND WE SAY YOU'RE WATERING ON TUESDAY, YOU SHOULDN'T BE WATERING ON TUESDAY, IT'S NOT YOUR WEEK.
WE JUST BE A LITTLE BIT PROACTIVE AND DO SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
AGAIN, WE TRY TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF THAT STUFF.
A LOT OF IT'S AN EDUCATION THING.
LIKE WE CAN TELL YOU NOT TO WATER YOUR YARD, BUT IT'S HARD TO CATCH ALL OF THAT STUFF.
BUT WE TRY TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF PROACTIVE.
AGAIN, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IS GREAT HELPING US OUT AND MONITORING SOME OF THAT STUFF.
EVEN WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS, GUYS, JUST IN GENERAL, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS ODD OR IF YOU KNOW, EVEN A CONTRACTOR IS FLUSHING A FIRE HYDRANT.
WHY ARE THEY FLUSHING A FIRE HYDRANT OR CAN IT BE DONE IN A DIFFERENT MANNER OR WHATEVER? WE TRY TO MONITOR SOME OF THAT STUFF.
BUT CERTAINLY IS SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO FURTHER.
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MILLSAP TO YOUR POINT.
ESTHER OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGIST HAS PUT TOGETHER SOME THINGS THAT SHE TRIES TO PUSH OUT THAT THE WATER DISTRICT DOES, BUT WE WILL DO ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT RELATIVE TO THINGS LIKE WATERING AND FERTILIZING.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT THEY PUT OUT SOMETIMES A LITTLE TOO MUCH WHERE I THINK IT GETS LOST.
WE'LL WORK ON SOME OF THOSE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS TO GET OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY NOW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.
>> ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? THANK YOU, MR. NESBIT.
>> ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM SO DEFER BACK TO COUNCIL.
DISCUSSION OR MOTIONS. MR. MILLSAP.
>> WE ACCEPT THE CONSERVATION PLAN AS PRESENTED.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. MILLSAP TO ACCEPT THE CONSERVATION PLAN AND WATER RESOURCES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. HOWARTH.
>> I HAVE A SECOND BY MS. HOWARTH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
BUT WE CAN DO IT THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
THAT'S FINE. IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF MOTION, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
[LAUGHTER] ALL OPPOSED, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED THIS ADJOURNMENT.
>> WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:24 PM.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.