OKAY. WELL, WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. [A. Meeting Opening] [00:00:05] TODAY IS MONDAY, MAY 20TH, 2024. THE TIME MRS. GRANGER 6:30 P.M.. THE TIME IS 6:30 P.M.. WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM A2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE. I'VE ASKED MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO OFFER OUR INVOCATION AND MR. MILLSAP TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE. PRAY WITH ME. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER HERE TONIGHT AS WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE. PLEASE GIVE US THE WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY AS WE ALWAYS ASK LOOK OVER ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES OF CITY SACHSE AS THEY KEEP THE SACHSE WORKING AND KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE IN AN ORDERLY MANNER. AS ALWAYS, I ASK FOR YOU TO LOOK OVER ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN THE ARMED SERVICES THAT CAN'T BE HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES THIS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, AS WE RECOGNIZE MEMORIAL DAY COMING UP, AND JUST GIVE US THE PATIENCE TO HEAR EACH OTHER AND MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS. AMEN. 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 BE SEATED. I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TONIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM B RECOGNITION. [B. Recognition] ITEM ONE RECOGNIZE MARGARET BRYANT, RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 CITY OF SACHSE SCHOLARSHIP. MISS BRYANT, IF YOU'LL JOIN ME DOWN FRONT. SO I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MISS BRYANT. SHE IS OUR 2024 SACHSE CITY SACHSE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER. AND SO JUST WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MISS BRYANT BEFORE WE GIVE YOU THE MONEY, AS THEY SAY. MISS BRYANT IS A SENIOR AT GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MY ALMA MATER. SO HOW AWESOME IS THAT? SHE'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE GIRL SCOUTS FOR 12 YEARS. EARNED HER [INAUDIBLE] AWARD, ACADEMIC DECATHLON, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, IB AMBASSADORS ORCHESTRA, AND GYMNASTICS. THAT IS A LOT. SO IT MAKES ME TIRED JUST READING THAT SHE WANTS TO MAJOR IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND GO TO GO INTO A ONTO A CAREER IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, AND I JUST FOUND OUT THAT SHE IS GOING TO ATTEND OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID IT FOR US AS COUNCIL IS WE ALL GOT GREAT APPLICATIONS. HER ESSAY WAS OUTSTANDING. AND SO IF THERE WAS A TIEBREAKER, SO TO SPEAK, THAT PROBABLY WAS IT. BUT YOU HAD AN EXCELLENT APPLICATION, EXCELLENT ESSAY. AND YOUR, YOUR, YOUR TRANSCRIPT, IF YOU WILL, WAS AWESOME. AND WITH THAT, WE WANT TO OFFICIALLY PRESENT YOU WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP. AND WE DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT I'D LIKE TO READ. IN THIS CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IS AWARDED TO MARGARET BRYANT FOR BEING NAMED THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 SACHSE SCHOLARSHIP, PRESENTED THIS 20TH DAY OF MAY 2024. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. AND FOR MOM AND DAD ESPECIALLY, THE CHECKS ARE HERE SO. AND THEN ALSO TOO, I WOULD GIVE YOU A MAYOR'S COIN OF EXCELLENCE FOR ALL YOUR GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS THAT YOU HAVE AND YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS THAT YOU WILL BE ACHIEVING IN THE FUTURE. SO PRESENT THAT TO YOU AS WELL. MOM AND DAD, DID YOU WANT. MIC] CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. MISS BRYANT, EVERYBODY AT THE CITY OF SACHSE, AND BEHALF OF THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL WISHES YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR COLLEGE CAREER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM TWO. PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK. [00:05:03] IF I COULD HAVE CHIEF WADE AND CHIEF RICHARDSON CHIEF KOVIAK COME DOWN FRONT. I GOT TWO TIES ON TONIGHT, I SEE, SO. OKAY, SO YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY COME UP HERE QUITE A BIT THEIR DEPARTMENT AND IT IS CERTAINLY WELL DESERVED. YOU HAVE A GREAT REPRESENTATION BEHIND YOU ON THE WALL THERE. I SAY THIS EVERY TIME. WE HAVE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS FOR WHAT THESE GUYS DO, HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME WE'RE UP HERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR ACCOLADES AND AWARDS. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIST ALL THOSE AGAIN TONIGHT. BUT SINCE IT IS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK, WE DID WANT TO READ A PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD RECOGNIZING THAT. SO WITH THAT, WHEREAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE AND THE MEMBERS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE EMS TEAMS ARE READY TO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING CARE TO THOSE IN NEED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. AND WHEREAS ACCESS TO QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES THE SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY RATE OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ILLNESS OR INJURY. AND WHEREAS EMS HAS GROWN TO FILL A GAP BY PROVIDING IMPORTANT OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARE, INCLUDING PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE, FOLLOW UP CARE AND ACCESS TO TELEMEDICINE. AND WHEREAS, THE EMS SYSTEM CONSISTS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHERS, FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, PRE-HOSPITAL NURSES, EMERGENCY NURSES, EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, TRAINED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND OTHER OUT-OF-HOSPITAL MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS. AND WHEREAS, THE MEMBERS OF THE EMS TEAMS, WHETHER CAREER OR VOLUNTEER, ENGAGE IN THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR LIFESAVING SKILLS. WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS BY DESIGNATING THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH, 2024 AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK AND CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EMS WEEK WITH THE THEME OF HONORING OUR PAST FOR FOREGOING OUR FUTURE AND ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION. GENTLEMEN, CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE]. OKAY. REAL QUICK, I DID WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS. THESE FOLKS THEY ARE THE FRONT LINE OF THE EMS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF OF THE INDUSTRY THAT'S SPREAD OUT THROUGH EVERYWHERE. BUT OUR FOLKS ARE AT THE AT THE PEAK OF EMS SERVICES. SO THANK YOU ALL IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM FOR ALL YOU DO. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. I SECOND THAT MOTION. YOU ARE WELCOME TO HANG AROUND OR YOUR CLASS IS MISSED, WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT TO DO. WELL THANK YOU. GOODBYE. THAT GOES TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNER TOO, BY THE WAY. THERE'S A JOKE IN THERE SOMEWHERE ABOUT THEM MOVING REALLY FAST, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF OUR SPECIAL RECIPIENTS TONIGHT. AWESOME. AWESOME JOB. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C PUBLIC COMMENT. [C. Public Comment] THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING 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. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE THE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. [00:10:03] I HAVE SEVERAL CARDS. THE FIRST ONE IS MATTHEW HOLBERT. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. NEXT COMMENT CARD I HAVE IS DEE DEWITT. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE STATUS OF THE BLACKBURN INGRAM. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY DEE DEWITT. AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE STATUS IS OF THE BLACKBURN INGRAM WIDENING OF THE STREET. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. THE STATUS OF THAT PROJECT IS, IS THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS CONSIDERED DURING THE 2021 BOND. AND THAT PROJECT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR A RECOMMENDATION. SO IT DID NOT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED WHEN RESIDENTS VOTED ON THE 2021 BOND. STAFF STILL IS LOOKING INTO THE PROJECT AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE. BUT THERE IS NO DATE AT THIS TIME AS TO WHEN WE WOULD PURSUE THAT PROJECT. THANK YOU, MISS NASH. CANDICE JANICE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. SURE. I JUST HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT. PERFECT. OKAY, GREAT. GOOD JOB. NOW I'LL REPEAT IT. MY NAME IS CANDICE JANICE, AND I'M HERE FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS FOR CAREGIVERS WHO BECOME DISABLED. IN 2004, WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE IN FIRST AND THIRD GRADE, A CHIROPRACTOR DISLODGED A BLOOD CLOT IN MY BRAIN. I HAD AN ANEURYSM, FIVE BRAIN SURGERIES, A BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AND A STROKE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT USED MY DOMINANT HAND IN THE LAST SINCE 2004, I'VE NEVER QUALIFIED FOR DISABILITY BECAUSE LAW NUMBER EN-10029 SAYS THAT EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE A JOB SO MANY YEARS OUT OF THE PAST FEW BEFORE YOU HAVE A DISABLING INCIDENT. EVEN MOM'S HOME WITH PRESCHOOLERS HAVE TO HAVE A JOB. THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN DENIED. AND THIS LAW, IT VIOLATES MY CIVIL RIGHTS AS A CHRISTIAN AS WELL, BECAUSE I FIRST AND FOREMOST STAYED HOME WITH MY CHILDREN B ECAUSE TITUS TWO FIVE TELLS MOMS TO BE KEEPERS OF THE HOME. LITTLE DID I KNOW A CHIROPRACTOR WOULD DO THESE THINGS TO ME. BUT THIS LAW UNFAIRLY PENALIZES MOMS WHO ARE CAREGIVERS, AND THEREFORE I'M URGING CONGRESS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. FIRST OF ALL, TO EXEMPT CAREGIVERS FROM THE WORK REQUIRED IN LAW NUMBER EN-05-10029. AND SECOND OF ALL, MY REQUEST IS FOR CONGRESS TO LOWER THE AGE REQUIREMENT TO FOR TO 50 FOR DISABLED, FOR SPOUSAL BENEFITS, AS IT IS FOR SURVIVOR BENEFITS. THEY DID ONE AND NOT THE OTHER BUT ANYWAY. AND I'M ALSO ASKING FOR CONGRESS NOT TO PENALIZE MOMS FOR STAYING HOME, BUT TO GIVE THEM A WORK CREDIT, JUST AS A DAYCARE WORKER WOULD RECEIVE FOR EVERY QUARTER THAT THEY STAY HOME WITH THEIR CHILDREN. AND I'M ASKING, WILL YOU ASSIST ME IN MY FIGHT TO TO GET WOMEN THAT ARE DISQUALIFIED FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS BECAUSE THEY STAYED HOME WITH THEIR BABIES? AND MY REQUEST IS TO CALL SENATOR TED CRUZ AT (202) 224-5922 SENATOR JOHN CORNYN AT (202) 224-2934, AND CONGRESSMAN LANCE GOODEN AT (903) 502-5300 TO URGE THEM THAT YOU AGREE WITH MY REQUEST. MY STORY THAT CAN BE IS TOLD ON WWW.RECEIVINGFREEDOM.COM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU, MISS DENISE. MICHAEL JONES. [00:15:17] HEY, MICHAEL JONES. I CAME HERE LAST MONTH FOR 2305 SOUTH RIDGE. THE ALLEY THAT WAS TO BE REPAIRED. I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR THREE YEARS, AND, MY GOSH, Y'ALL GOT IT DONE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I MEAN, AS OF THIS DATE, THEY WERE LAYING THE GRASS DOWN AND I HOPE THEY HAVE ONE MORE DAY LEFT, BECAUSE THERE SURE IS A LOT OF DIRT AND GRAVEL LEFT. BUT I JUST WANT TO COME UP HERE AND SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE IT TOOK THREE YEARS AND ONE TIME POPPING IN HERE. AND THIS GUY, HIS NAME IS COREY, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID. OUR NEIGHBORS, ALL OF US, ARE UP AND DOWN APPRECIATING WHAT YOU DID. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JONES. APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S ALL THE CARDS I HAD. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM? NOT ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. SEEING NONE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D COUNCIL STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES. [D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates] ITEM ONE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS. ANYONE ON COUNCIL LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? MAYOR FULTON FRANKS. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO AS I MENTIONED IN THE PRAYER MONDAY, THIS MONDAY IS MEMORIAL DAY, AND WE HOST A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY OUT HERE IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL. EVERY MEMORIAL DAY, IT'S VERY SHORT. SWEET TO THE POINT, 11:30 TO 12:00. I HOPE YOU CAN ATTEND. OR IF YOU WANT TO TEACH YOUR KIDS, RELATIVES, ANYBODY YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT MEMORIAL DAY IS REALLY ABOUT. COME ON OUT. IT'LL BE SHORT AND SWEET. I PROMISE TO MAKE THE WEATHER THE BEST I CAN, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY ZERO INPUT. BUT IT'S MORE THAN JUST HOT DOGS AND SWIMMING POOLS AND MATTRESS SALES, SO I HOPE YOU COME OUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE. SECOND ITEM I HAVE IS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE PICKLEBALL FAMILY LUAU NIGHT. THEY THREW IN SOME EXTRA WORDS ON THAT ONE FOR ME. NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH, THAT WILL BE AT THE MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S OPEN TO ALL AGES. IT'S FREE TO REGISTER FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. AND ALSO THE NEXT CONCERT AND SUMMER CONCERT IN THE PARK AT JC SACHSE IS GOING TO BE JUNE 7TH AT 7 P.M.. IT'S GOING TO BE AN 80S MIX TAPE. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME LEG WARMERS OR NEONS OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. RIGHT, MATT? THANK YOU. MIGHT BE TOO WARM FOR THAT. MR. MILLSAP. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT DON'T FORGET THE ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY. THEY HAVE A FULL SLATE THIS WEEK. YOU CAN GO ON THE FACEBOOK OR ANY OF THE 4 OR 5 FACEBOOK'S THAT ADDRESS THINGS IN SACHSE, AND THEY HAVE A GREAT SCHEDULE AND THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THINGS GOING ON FOR THE SUMMER. SO BE SURE AND KEEP IN CONTACT WITH THE ACTIVITIES IN THE LIBRARY. THANK YOU SIR. MISS BUHLER. WE HAVE APPROACHED THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL, SO JUST WANT TO SAY ONE LAST THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATION STAFF, AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE KIDS THIS SUMMER HAVING FUN AND WRAPPING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE GOT ONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'S PROBABLY REALLY APPRECIATES THAT. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME? MISS NASH MAYOR AND COUNCIL I HAVE A REPORT ON ITEM D TWO REPORT ON PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE MAY 6TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AS YOU ALL RECALL, THERE WERE SEVERAL RESIDENTS FROM THE STATION COMMUNITY THAT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT US WANTING STOP SIGNS. SPECIFICALLY A STOP SIGN AT THE CORNER OF COMMONS AND STATION BOULEVARD. AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ONE OF THOSE RESIDENTS, MR. RICHARD CHANDLER, WHO REALLY IS SORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF ALL OF THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND KIND OF RALLIED THE GROUP TOGETHER. HE AND I SPOKE ABOUT A MEETING FOR THE RESIDENTS NEXT WEEK. MYSELF AND CHIEF SYLVESTER AND A COUPLE OF OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE OUT THERE TO MEET WITH THEM OUT AT THE COMMONS PARK. WE'RE STILL DECIDING ON WHICH NIGHT. BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION GETS SHARED IN THAT COMMUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT STOP SIGNS AND SPEEDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AS YOU RECALL, THERE WAS A SPEED STUDY DONE BACK IN 2022 FOR THAT INTERSECTION AND DID NOT CALL FOR A STOP SIGN AT THAT TIME. I THINK WE STILL STAND BEHIND THAT, BUT I THINK THAT THERE ARE MAYBE SOME OTHER MITIGATING FACTORS WE CAN DO TO DO SOME TRAFFIC CALMING FOR THOSE RESIDENTS, BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE FOLLOWED UP AND WE PLAN TO HAVE AN IN-PERSON MEETING, FEEL LIKE THAT'S REALLY THE BEST WAY TO DO IT, RATHER THAN EMAIL OR THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST GET WITH [00:20:06] THE RESIDENTS AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU, MISS NASH. OKAY, SO A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME. THE FIRST FARMERS MARKET IN SACHSE WAS HELD ON MAY THE 11TH, THIS PAST SATURDAY OR SATURDAY BEFORE, AND WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES AND VENDORS. SO PLEASE COME ON OUT TO OUR NEXT MARKET JUNE THE 8TH FROM 9 TO 1 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.. AND FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO ARE OUT THERE THAT DID NOT GET THEIR VEGETABLES, WE WILL HAVE MORE [INAUDIBLE] SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THE LAST POP UP PARK OF THE SEASON WILL BE MAY 25TH THIS COMING SATURDAY, NOON TO TWO. JO AND PATRICIA STONE PARK. I KNOW MISS BUHLER HAS BEEN TO THOSE, AND I'M SURE SHE GIVES IT A THUMBS UP. SO OUR LAST ONE OF THE SEASON, THOUGH, BECAUSE AS MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS ALLUDED TO, IT'S GOING TO GET HOT, SO WE WON'T BE DOING THAT. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. MORE INFORMATION IS ON OUR CITY WEBSITE. AND MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS DID BRIEFLY MENTION THE MEMORIAL DAY FLAG CEREMONY. I WOULD NOTE, ACCORDING TO MY NOTES, MISS EICHELBERGER WILL BE, ACCORDING TO MY NOTES, THE FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER. SHE'S SHAKING HER HEAD YES. SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S THE CASE. ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT AS WELL. AND AGAIN, I WOULD EMPHASIZE AGAIN, AS MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS SAID, IT'S, IT'S YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT WHAT MEMORIAL DAY REALLY MEANS. AND SO IT'S A GREAT CEREMONY THAT WE'VE DONE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. AND ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT MONDAY AT 11:30 FOR THAT. SAFEWISE.COM HAS RANKED SACHSE AS THE EIGHTH SAFEST CITY IN TEXAS FOR 2024. THIS IS AN ANNUAL LIST BASED ON CRIME DATA, AND CHIEF SYLVESTER GAVE US THAT CRIME DATA A LITTLE WHILE BACK. AND WITH THAT, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE SACHSE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CHIEF SYLVESTER AND HIS LEADERSHIP. WE HAVE GOT TO THAT POINT, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S VERY MANY CITIES CAN SAY THEY'RE IN THE TOP TEN. SO THANK YOU. WELL TEN CAN SAY IT. YES. WELL, NINE OTHERS CAN SAY SO. YES. I, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMETHING COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH AND YOU SAY IT AND IT'S TOO LATE, IT'S THAT'S WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE. BUT BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND THANK YOU, SACHSE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SIGNS OUT FRONT. THIS IS THE PRIMARY RUNOFF EARLY VOTING SEASON, IF YOU WILL. SO IT'S GOING TO RUN THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 24TH FROM 7 TO 7. AND THEN TUESDAY, MAY 28TH IS ELECTION DAY, 7 TO 7. YOU CAN VOTE DALLAS COUNTY, RIGHT? RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN VOTE COLLIN COUNTY OVER TO MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. AND AS I FOUND OUT TODAY WHEN I WENT TO GO VOTE, I HAVE NOTHING TO VOTE FOR. SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE A RUNOFF IN YOUR PARTICULAR AREA. SO CHECK ON THAT. AND WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAD. DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. HEARING NOTHING ELSE. WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E CONSENT AGENDA I WOULD NOTE LET ME APOLOGIZE. ITEM D 2 REPORT ON PUBLIC COMMENT WAS ADDRESSED BY MISS NASH EARLIER. SO 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 MEMBER SO REQUESTS. ITEM E1 APPROVE THE MAY 6TH, 2024 MEETING MINUTES. ITEM TWO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO APPROVE AN AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR LIVE STREAMING SERVICES WITH GRANICUS PRODUCTIONS, LLC TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL AMOUNT FROM $56,995 TO $59,635 USING THE INTER LOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM TIPS PURCHASING COOPERATIVE. ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THIS TIME? HEARING NONE. TAKE A MOTION. MISS BUHLER, I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM E AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS BUHLER TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND, MR. PRESTENBERG? SECOND. SECOND. BY MR. PRESTENBERG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F, REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. [1. Consider rejecting all bids for the construction of the Bailey Road Reconstruction Project, BP-21-B01.] ITEM ONE CONSIDER REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BAILEY ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. PROJECT NUMBER BP-21-B01 MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS YOU KNOW, BAILEY HOOPER ROAD WAS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WAS SELECTED FOR THE 2021 BOND ELECTION. SO THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST MAJOR ROADWAY PROJECT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT APPROVED BOND THAT WE WENT OUT FOR BID FOR. SO WE HAD SEALED BIDS THAT WE REQUESTED FOR THIS PROJECT. THAT WAS DUE ON APRIL 25TH, 2024. SO WE DID THE TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE SACHSE NEWS. AND THEN OF COURSE ONLINE WITH SIEVE CAST. [00:25:01] WE DID GET EIGHT BIDS AND ALL BIDDERS WERE REJECTED EITHER DUE TO POOR REFERRALS ON PREVIOUS PROJECTS, FAILURE TO FOLLOW BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS, OR JUST OVERALL INCOMPLETE BID DOCUMENTS. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND REBIDDING THIS ITEM WITH A REVISED CONTRACT LANGUAGE. WE WOULD DO THAT RIGHT AWAY AND TURN THAT AROUND. BUT BASED ON THE ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, WE HAD TO PUT AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO ACTUALLY REJECT THE BIDS AND BE ABLE TO REBID THIS PROJECT WITH SOME CLEARER DIRECTION TO THE BIDDERS, AND THEN ALSO MAKING SURE THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL JUST GET A BETTER, BETTER SET OF BIDDERS OVERALL MOVING FORWARD. AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MISS NASH. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. NO QUESTIONS. JUST TWO QUICK QUESTIONS ON THERE. SO WHAT, IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, IS THE REVISED LANGUAGE THAT'S LIKELY TO GET A DIFFERENT RESULT. AND THE SECOND QUESTION, I'LL JUST PUT THEM OUT THERE BOTH. WHAT'S THIS EXPECTED TO DO TO THE BAILEY TIMELINE? IS THAT A THREE MONTH DELAY OR HOW FAR? SO WE WOULD CHANGE SOME OF THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO INCLUDE BY LAW RELATIVE TO REFERRALS ON PREVIOUS PROJECTS, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT WE PUT SOME MORE REFINED LANGUAGE IN THERE WITH REGARD TO OUR BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS AND SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE ARE REQUIRING. SO WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE WAS POTENTIALLY SOME CONFUSION, BUT ALSO WE JUST GOT SOME BAD BIDS, AND I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH MOVING WAY DOWN THE LIST ON A BIDDER WHEN WE HAD TO KNOCK OUT SEVERAL OF THE FIRST BIDS. I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING TOWARDS THOSE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST, SO WE FELT THAT IT WAS BEST TO JUST REJECT THEM ALL AND TO START AGAIN. AND AS FOR SOME OF YOU WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL OR IN THE COMMUNITY RECALL WHEN WE HAD THE COMMUNITY CENTER GO OUT FOR BID, WE DID THE SAME THING. SO WE REJECTED BIDS AT THAT TIME AND PUT THE PROJECT OUT FOR BID, AND WE ACTUALLY GOT BIDS THAT WERE LOWER. SO I KNOW THERE MIGHT BE SOME CONCERN BY COUNCIL THAT IF WE DO THIS, YOU KNOW, COULD COULD WE GET WORSE BIDS, COULD IT BE WORSE? IT COULD. BUT OUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD BETTER BIDS. AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TOO. AND AT THIS POINT WE WOULD TURN IT AROUND VERY QUICKLY. WE WOULD NOT WAIT. WE'D BE WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON SOME REVISED LANGUAGE WITH REGARD TO OUR SPECIFICATIONS, AND TRY TO GET IT TURNED AROUND WITHIN A MONTH. THANK YOU, MR. PRESTENBERG. SIMILAR QUESTION. JUST HOW CAN WE CLARIFY THE PROCESS IF IT WASN'T CLEAR ALREADY? SO ASSUMING THESE ARE MAYBE NEW COMPANIES OR COMPANIES THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH OUR PROCESS AND SUDDENLY GOT IT SQUARED AWAY. SO I'M OKAY WITH CANCELING IT AND REISSUING IT JUST TO GET IT RIGHT. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK MATTHEW [INAUDIBLE]. MATTHEW HOLBROOK, 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, SACHSE, TEXAS. TOP OF THE HILL. I'M CURIOUS AS WHAT IS THE TIMELINE? YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO WORK ON IT FAST, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ARE YOU GOING TO LOSE THE SUMMER? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE REBID? THAT TAKES 30 DAYS AND YOU'RE GOING TO OPEN THEM THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PASS CONTRACTS BACK AND FORTH, AND YOU'RE GOING TO START WHEN? SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. EVIDENTLY THIS IS THE FIRST RODEO FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE. SO WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? AND WHO WERE THE BIDDERS AND WHAT WAS THE BID RANGE? I'M INTERESTED IN A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION JUST THAN WE'RE GOING TO THROW OUT THE BATHWATER AND TRUST US, BECAUSE Y'ALL'S HISTORY IS NOT VERY COMFORTING. I'M STILL WAITING TO CATCH THIS CONSTRUCTION FEVER THAT YOU ALL WARNED ABOUT FOREVER. AND MERIT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO IN 23. AND NOW IT'S WHAT, 25? WHEN'S BAILEY GOING TO GO? YOUR TRACK RECORD IS NOT VERY GOOD, SO I WOULD LIKE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HOLBERT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS? MISS NASH. WELL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS I JUST STATED A MOMENT AGO, THE PLAN IS, IS TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON MAKING REVISIONS TO THE DOCUMENT AND GET IT BACK OUT TO THE BIDDERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND GET IT BACK OUT THERE AND GET THOSE BIDS RETURNED BACK TO US. AS I SAID, IT PROBABLY WILL TAKE A MONTH TO DO THAT, AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK ON THE TIMELINE THAT WE NEED TO BE TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS AWARDED AND MOVED FORWARD. [00:30:10] SO PROBABLY WILL BE A MONTH TO TWO MONTHS IN TERMS OF LAG. BUT AGAIN, IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION, I THINK THAT WHAT WE RECEIVED WAS NOT OF THE STANDARD THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR FOR A PROJECT SUCH AS THIS. AND I THINK WE NEED TO REJECT ALL OF THE BIDS, AND WE NEED TO START OVER. AS I SAID BEFORE, WE WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE. IT HAPPENS AND SOMETIMES IT HAS TO DO WITH THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN YOU BID A PROJECT AND YOU MAY NOT GET AS GOOD OF A BIDS, OR YOU GET TOO MANY BECAUSE THEY'RE IN A HURRY. AND I THINK WE HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE RIGHT BIDS MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU, MISS NASH. ANYBODY ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR. MILLSAP. I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO ASK AS YOU IMPLIED MANAGER YOU'RE NOT HAPPY. WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE PROCESS OF THE BID OR THE PRESENTATION OF THE BIDS, AND BUT NOTHING'S BEEN SAID ABOUT THE PRICE. IS THE PRICE THAT WAS BID BY ALL THE BIDDERS WITHIN THE ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE THAT WAS PROPOSED? SOME WERE AND SOME WERE NOT. YES, THEY WERE HIGHER. SOME HIGHER THAN. OKAY. YES. BUT SOME WERE WITHIN THE RANGE. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE. WE DO NEED TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT. MISS HOWARTH. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO. [INAUDIBLE] TO GO CONSIDER APPROVE ITEM F1. OKAY. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOWARTH TO APPROVE ITEM F1 AS PRESENTED, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY MR. MILLSAP. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ITEM F2. [2. Receive an update from the Neighborhood Services division.] RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIVISION. MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL TONIGHT YOU ARE GOING TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. AND I PROMISE IT WILL BE SHORT, BUT IT WILL BE HEARTY. RAY MENDEZ, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MANAGER, WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME THINGS THAT HE'S BEEN WORKING ON AND ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TOPICS BULK TRASH. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. HELLO, RAY. HELLO, MAYOR. MAYOR COUNCIL RAY MENDEZ, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MANAGER. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIVISION. THIS IS BASICALLY GOING TO BE A SORT OF MID-YEAR REVIEW. WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE TAKEN NUMBERS GOING BACK THE LAST OR THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR STARTING IN OCTOBER, OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH APRIL 30TH. AND I'M GOING TO JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THOSE BRIEFLY AND THEN JUST TALK ABOUT A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE. QUICKLY, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, PERFORMANCE MEASURES. TOP FIVE CODE VIOLATIONS. SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE ACHIEVED FOR THIS PARTICULAR FISCAL YEAR. SOME OF OUR PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS, INCLUDING SOMETHING THAT WE TOUCHED ON IN OUR LAST PRESENTATION, WHICH WAS THE SOLID WASTE EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. AND THEN I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. AS YOU KNOW, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND LIVABLE COMMUNITY FOR THE CITIZENS OF SACHSE. DOING DOING SO BY USING PROACTIVE, NEIGHBORHOOD BASED CODE ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION. THIS IS ALL GEARED, AGAIN, TO ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS, THE TYPE OF QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THEY DESIRE AND EXPECT. IN 2019, STAFF AND COUNCIL CHANGED THE PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH AND MOVED AWAY FROM REACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT TO A MUCH MORE PROACTIVE PROGRAM. AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS HERE IN A SECOND. AGAIN MAJOR SERVICES INCLUDE CODE ENFORCEMENT THROUGH PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE INSPECTIONS. WE ALSO HELP IN ASSISTING WITH THE COORDINATION OF TRASH, RECYCLING AND BOAT COLLECTIONS WITH CWD. WE'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING AND GETTING OFF THE GROUND ARE TWO EXTREME GREEN RECYCLE EVENTS, ONE WHICH WE JUST HAD THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH DALLAS COUNTY AND THE MONITORING OF OUR FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS AND VECTOR SERVICES. AND WE ALSO COORDINATE WITH VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST ON CLEANUP PROJECTS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS. [00:35:04] AS FAR AS OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE CONCERNED AGAIN, THIS THESE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE FOR OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL. TOTAL CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES ARE CURRENTLY AT THE END OF APRIL AT ABOUT 624, WHICH IS ROUGHLY HALF OF WHAT WE HAD FOR THE TOTAL FISCAL YEAR LAST YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE INCREASED OUR TARGET FOR THIS YEAR TO 1600. SO WE'RE SLIGHTLY UNDER IN THAT REGARD. BUT WE'RE GETTING INTO THE HEAVY TIME OF THE YEAR NOW, AND I ANTICIPATE THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THAT WITHOUT TOO MANY PROBLEMS. WE STILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A PRETTY GOOD PERCENTAGE IN TERMS OF CASES THAT ARE CLOSE TO VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. THOSE ARE THOSE CASES THAT END UP GETTING RESOLVED EITHER DURING RECEIPT OF THE FIRST NOTICE OR THE FINAL NOTICE, AS LONG AS THEY GET RESOLVED WITHIN THE NOTICE TIME FRAME, THEN THEN THAT COUNTS TOWARDS THAT. AFTER THAT, WE GO INTO OUR ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES, WHICH INCLUDE CITATIONS OR FORCED ABATEMENTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS TO CLOSE A CASE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY TO ABOUT 8.9 DAYS. A LOT OF THE REASON FOR THAT IS A LOT OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT WE DO SEE, AND YOU'LL SEE IT IN OUR NUMBERS HERE ARE WHAT WE REFER TO AS TRANSITORY VIOLATIONS. THOSE ARE VIOLATIONS THAT REALLY ONLY REQUIRE A SEVEN DAY NOTICE. WE HAVE A SCATTERING OF NOTICE REQUIREMENTS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF VIOLATION, THEY CAN BE SEVEN DAY NOTICES, 15 DAY NOTICES, OR IN CASES WHERE WE HAVE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENT BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, THEN THOSE NOTICES ARE GENERALLY 30 DAYS, AND WE WORK WITH RESIDENTS BEYOND THAT IN CASE THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN MEETING THOSE TIME CONSTRAINTS. AS FAR AS TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRACTOR ABATEMENTS SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAD NINE. THAT'S A LITTLE UNDER, BUT I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT PICK UP, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE RAIN THAT WE'VE HAD. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE GIVEN NOTICES TO THAT HAVEN'T FULFILLED THEIR OBLIGATION OF CUTTING THEIR YARDS. SO WE'RE GETTING OUR CONTRACTOR OUT THERE AND DOING THAT FOR THEM. TOP FIVE VIOLATIONS. HISTORICALLY, AS YOU KNOW, BULK TRASH HAS BEEN AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST, WHICH IT IS ONCE AGAIN. WHAT I'D LIKE TO NOTE THIS TIME IS THAT FOR THAT NUMBER FROM OCTOBER TO APRIL 117, THAT'S ABOUT 54% LESS THAN WHAT THAT NUMBER WAS FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME LAST YEAR. SO IN TERMS OF THE NOTICES THAT WE'VE BEEN SENDING OUT THE VIOLATION TAGS, I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION. AND I THINK IT'S STARTING TO SHOW HERE IN THAT NUMBER. RIGHT NOW, VEGETATION IS OUR SECOND HIGHEST. OF COURSE AGAIN, ALL THE RAIN THAT WE'VE HAD, THAT'S BEEN A BIG ISSUE RECENTLY. BLIGHT IS NUMBER THREE AT 67, FOLLOWED BY PARKING. I'M SORRY, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE WITH 34, AND THEN UNPAID PARKING AT 23. THE BRUSH VIOLATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 18.75 OF THAT TOTAL NUMBER LAST YEAR IN THAT SAME TIME FRAME, THERE WERE ABOUT 40% OF THE TOTAL. AND THEN THE ENTIRE TOP FIVE MADE UP 50%, 57% OF ALL VIOLATIONS. HERE YOU JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF THOSE BASIC TOP FIVES. BULK TRASH, VEGETATION BLIGHT, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INOPERABLE VEHICLES. ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO FAR FOR THIS YEAR. SO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS SATURDAY, WE COMPLETED THE FIRST OF OUR TWO EXTREME GREEN EVENTS. AND PARDON THE PUN, IT WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. WE HAD ABOUT 616 VEHICLES THAT CAME THROUGH THE CITY HALL COMPLEX. A LOT OF TIMES DURING THIS EVENT, WE MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DOWNTIME, YOU KNOW, WHERE IT KIND OF SLOWS DOWN, MAYBE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS WAS CONSTANT. IT WAS NONSTOP FROM START TO FINISH. SO IT WAS IT WAS REALLY GOOD. REALLY GOOD TURNOUT. EARLIER THIS YEAR OR I'M SORRY. IN OUR LAST PRESENTATION IN OCTOBER, WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING TAKEN OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MULTIFAMILY AND DUPLEX INSPECTIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. TO DATE, SINCE OCTOBER 1ST, WE'VE INSPECTED APPROXIMATELY 76 UNITS. SO THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER CONSIDERING THAT EARLY ON, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, WE HAD SOMEWHERE AROUND 30 OR SO. WE'VE CONTINUED SOME PRETTY GOOD USAGE OF THE COMMUNITY TOOL SHED. ESPECIALLY AGAIN NOW WITH THE RAIN THAT WE'VE HAD. IT'S CONSTANT. WE'VE WE'VE HANDLED ABOUT 168 TRANSACTIONS SINCE OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH AVERAGES OUT TO ABOUT 5.6 A WEEK. SO ALMOST DAILY WE WERE EITHER CHECKING OUT OR CHECKING IN EQUIPMENT. HAD SOMEONE RETURN ITEMS TODAY. I'VE GOT SOMEONE SCHEDULED TO RETURN SOME TOMORROW, AND I'VE GOT 2 OR 3 THAT ARE GOING OUT TOMORROW AS WELL. SO IT'S IT'S BEEN PRETTY GOOD. THE SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM CURRENTLY STANDS AT ABOUT 82 HOMES THAT HAVE REGISTERED. THAT ONE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT SLOW. WE'VE DONE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO KIND OF HELP WITH THAT PROCESS. ONE IS THAT I SIGNED UP ON BOTH ZILLOW AND REALTOR.COM SO THAT I CAN GET NOTIFICATIONS OF RENTALS THAT COME UP IN OUR AREA. [00:40:08] WHEN I DO SEE THOSE, I'LL COMPARE THOSE TO THE ONES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY REGISTERED. IF THEY'RE NOT ON ON OUR LIST, I'M SENDING OUT NOTICES ASKING THEM TO COMPLY SINCE THIS IS A MANDATORY PROGRAM. WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE WEST GATE SWEEP. THIS WAS OUR FIRST PILOT THAT WE DID FOR THIS SOLID WASTE EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM DUE TO FREQUENT AND ONGOING BRUSH VIOLATIONS. IT'S A NEW APPROACH THAT WE'VE USED. AND WE DELIVERED FLYERS DOOR TO DOOR ADVISING RESIDENTS ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING. THE FLYERS WERE DELIVERED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LAST BULK PICKUP ON APRIL THE 8TH. WE ADVISED RESIDENTS THAT ANY VIOLATIONS THAT WOULD BE SEEN PRIOR TO THE NEXT COLLECTION, WHICH WAS JUST THIS PAST WEEK ON MAY 13TH, WOULD BE RECEIVING THE ORANGE VIOLATION TAG THAT WE'VE BEEN USING CONSISTENTLY. AFTER THE MAY 13TH COLLECTION, ANY VIOLATIONS WOULD RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC CITATION. WE CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD VERY CLOSELY DURING THIS TIME FRAME AND DURING THAT ENTIRE TIME FRAME BETWEEN APRIL 8TH AND MAY 13TH. ONLY ONE ORANGE TAG WAS GIVEN FOR PROPERTY THAT WAS IN VIOLATION. WE DROVE THROUGH RATHER FREQUENTLY AND DIDN'T SEE MANY, HARDLY ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT ONE. WE BELIEVE IT WAS PRETTY EFFECTIVE. WE WANT TO CONTINUE USING THIS PROGRAM. AND WE'LL ALSO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE AREA VERY CLOSELY AS WELL. AND DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS GO MOVING FORWARD, WE PLAN TO DEPLOY THIS PROGRAM IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AS THE NEED MAY ARISE. WITH THAT, THAT PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. AND BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. MENDEZ. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, MISS HOWARTH. I DON'T PARTICULARLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN I LIVE IN WEST GATE, AND I THINK I WAS OUT WORKING IN MY YARD WHEN I WHEN RAY CAME AROUND AND I WAS CAMPAIGNING IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE ELECTION, AND PROBABLY THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ASKED ME IF I WAS THE TRASH POLICE, SO AND I WAS LIKE, NO, BUT I WAS GONNA SAY, WHAT DID YOU TELL ME? BUT I DO KNOW HIM. SO THEY DO KNOW. THEY DO KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE. I WILL SAY THERE IS A PILE THAT SHOWED UP THE DAY AFTER LARGE TRASH PICKUP ON SOUTH BEND. IT'S BEEN IN THE DECADE AND A HALF SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD TRASH PICKUP ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE MONTH, BECAUSE MY NEIGHBORHOOD DECIDED IT IS ALWAYS THE FIRST AND IT NEVER MOVES, BUT LOOKS BETTER. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. MISS BUHLER, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I LOVE TO HEAR THAT THE COMMUNITY TOOL SHED PROGRAM IS A GREAT SUCCESS. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT IT, WHERE CAN THEY FIND INFORMATION ON. IT'S ACTUALLY ON OUR WEBSITE. THEY CAN REACH US EITHER BY EMAIL, WE HAVE A DEDICATED EMAIL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, OR OUR PHONE NUMBERS ARE ON THERE AS WELL. WE'RE CONSTANTLY GETTING CALLS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED IS IF WE HAVE A RESERVATION SYSTEM IN PLACE, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT FOR US BECAUSE WE'RE OUT IN THE FIELD SO OFTEN, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO DO THAT. SO WE'VE BASICALLY DONE IT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS, AND IT SEEMS TO WORK WELL FOR US. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR ITEMS SUCH AS POWER WASHERS AND TILLERS AND DE THATCHERS, THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE. EVERYTHING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IS BASICALLY LONG LAWN MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE MOWERS BLOWERS, TRIMMERS, CHAINSAWS AND PULL SAWS. SO I'VE TALKED TO LAUREN ABOUT US POSSIBLY EXPANDING OUR INVENTORY. KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE THEME OF BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HAVE IS BATTERY POWERED. NOTHING USES GAS OR OIL. SO WE WANT TO KIND OF CONTINUE ALONG THOSE LINES. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THAT BEGS THE QUESTION OF THE MORE UNUSUAL REQUESTS YOU'VE GOTTEN FOR FOR EQUIPMENT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT. NO, WE'VE HAD A FEW SOMEBODY ASKED ME FOR SOMETHING SOME SORT OF A LAMINATING TOOL FOR WOODWORKING. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT WAS, BUT DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE ONE. OKAY. EASY QUESTION TO ANSWER. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MR. MENDEZ. YES, SIR. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. THANKS, SIR. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM G EXECUTIVE SESSION. [G. Executive Session] THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, SUBSECTION TWO, TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS. [00:45:03] DISTRICT IN TMWD PAID BY SACHSE AS A CUSTOMER CITY. THE TIME MISS GRANGER 7:15 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:15 P.M.. CITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE 20TH DAY OF MAY 2024. THE TIME MISS GRANGER 7:56 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:56 P.M.. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM H H1. [1. Take action as a result of Executive Session pursuant to the Texas Government Code, Section §551.071(2) consultation with legal counsel.] TAKE ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, SUBSECTION TWO. CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. NO ACTION NECESSARY. ITEM TWO ADJOURNMENT. THE TIME MISS GRANGER. 7:56 P.M. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:56 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.