>> ARE YOU READY? CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET,
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
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OCTOBER 24TH, 2023, AT 6:00 PM.IN THE ANNA MUNICIPAL CHAMBER COMPLEX.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED 120 WEST 7TH STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM, AND PLEASE TURN THAT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY AS THE MEETING GET STARTED THIS EVENING.
FIRST-ORDER OF BUSINESS CALLING ROLL.
THE DEPUTY MAYOR PROTIM, IS NOT PRESENT.
ALL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
AT THIS TIME, COUNCILMAN CAIN IS GOING TO GIVE THE INVOCATION THIS EVENING AND I'LL FOLLOW WITH PLEDGE.
>> FATHER GOD WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO ASK FOR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE MOVE FORWARD DOING BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF ANNA.
I PRAY THAT EVERYTHING WE DO IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND HELPFUL TO THOSE AROUND US.
GOD, I PRAY FOR SAFETY FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, GIVEN A LITTLE BIT OF WEATHER.
THANK YOU FOR THE INDIVIDUALS HERE THAT HAVE TO SACRIFICE THEIR TIME AND ARE WILLING TO COME UP HERE AND DO WHAT'S NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
I ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
>> NEIGHBORS COMMENTS ARE NEXT ON OUR SCHEDULE.
AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT SPECIFIED ON THIS AGENDA.
>> I HAVE NO COMMENTS THIS EVENING REGISTERED, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4.
RECEIVE REPORTS FROM STAFF OR THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.
I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THIS EVENING COUNCIL DO YOU? STAFF? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO WORK SESSION,
[5. Work Session.]
WHICH IS ITEM 5 A.DISCUSS THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 111TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, TAYLOR LOUGH.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TAYLOR LOUGH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
I'M EXCITED TO BRING YOU JUST A QUICK UPDATE ABOUT THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
AS YOU'LL KNOW ENDED THE CONFERENCE.
THEY WANTED TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND THE 111TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN TML.
IF YOU'VE SEEN ON THE WALLS WHEN YOU'RE IN THE EXHIBIT HALL, THERE'S SOME HISTORY ABOUT TML AND HOW IT WAS FORMED IN 1913.
IN THE SUMMER OF 1913, THE AUSTIN MAYOR AP WOOLDRIDGE, ISSUED A CALL TO TEXAS CITIES TO COME TO AUSTIN FOR THE CREATION OF AN ASSOCIATION THAT WOULD ALLOW CITY OFFICIALS TO INFER ON MUNICIPAL ISSUES.
THEY GATHERED TOGETHER, THESE 14 CITIES, IN THAT NOVEMBER OF 1913.
THE MAYOR OF AUSTIN AT THAT TIME SAID,"YOU NEED THIS AS MUCH AS WE DO, JUST TO LOCK ARMS TOGETHER ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS." SIMILARLY, THE LEAGUE WAS QUICKLY FORMED IT'S GROWN JUST ALONG WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THE PURPOSE OF MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TODAY IS TO EMPOWER TEXAS CITIES TO SERVE THEIR CITIZENS.
THE LEAGUE EXISTS TO PROVIDE LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE TRAINING SERVICES TO CITY GOVERNMENTS IN TEXAS.
TODAY THE MEMBERSHIP'S OVER 1,000 MEMBERS.
YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL OF THEM ARE MAJORITY, ABOUT 70% IS SMALL CITIES.
REPRESENTING OVER 16,000 CITY OFFICIALS SUCH AS YOURSELVES.
SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT CONFERENCE IT WAS I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.
JUST GREAT TO AGAIN TO LOCK ARMS TOGETHER EACH YEAR.
THE STATE IS DIVIDED UP INTO REGIONS FOR THE LEAGUE AND SO WE ARE IN THE 13TH REGION, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS, REGION 13 OVER THE 2023- 2025 SLATE OF OFFICERS IS PRESIDENT STANLEY JAGLOWSKI, THE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM LANCASTER.
VICE-PRESIDENT KERRY GORDON IS THE MAYOR FROM BULGE SPRINGS.
SECRETARY NICOLE RAPHAEL, COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DESOTO, AND TML BOARD DIRECTOR GEORGE FULLER, THE MAYOR, MCKINNEY.
THAT'S OUR SLATE. IF YOU WEREN'T FAMILIAR MORE FOR THE PUBLIC.
WE GET TOGETHER ABOUT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR JUST AS A REGION, AND TO CONFER IN WITH THE LEAGUE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE CONFERENCE AND THERE WAS A MEMO THAT WAS ISSUED 23-161.
IS IT THE TML'S IS LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.
IT'S DEVELOPED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
THERE'S TWO WAYS TO PROVIDE INPUT ON A REGULAR BASIS.
AGAIN, AS THE INTERIM MUNICIPAL POLICY SUMMIT, THAT WE PUT TOGETHER AND HELD NEXT AUGUST.
THE FIRST WAVE OF THAT WAS ALSO THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE CONSIDERED AT THE CONFERENCE.
AGAIN, THAT MEMO THAT WAS SENT OUT, [NOISE] THOSE ARE ALL APPROVED IN SOME FORM.
THEN OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THE TML EXCHANGE THAT YOU GET EACH FRIDAY THAT HAS UPDATES ABOUT LEGISLATIVE WORK ACROSS THE STATE AND NATIONAL POLICY.
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GETTING INTO THE CONFERENCE, ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBIT,111 YEARS OF THIS AND I THINK IT'S GROWN EVERY SINGLE YEAR.I WANT TO JUST GIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON WEDNESDAY, SEVERAL OF US WENT DOWN TO DALLAS AND WE WERE RECOGNIZED FOR MUNICIPAL AWARD, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING FOR OUR INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, THAT'S OUR NEWSLETTER.
SOME OF THE INFORMATION, WE HAVE A TUESDAY NEWSLETTER CALLED ON SEVENTH, AND OUR NEXT BIG THING, THAT WE DO QUARTERLY UPDATE, IT'S USUALLY HELD IN THIS ROOM.
WE TALK ABOUT CITY STAFF, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR PERSONAL LIVES AS WELL, JUST TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
THEN WE HAD OUR FIRST SPEAKER MOST KEYNOTE, KEVIN BROWN, "THE HERO EFFECT: BE YOUR BEST WHEN IT MATTERS THE MOST," ENCOURAGE ANYONE, CHECKED HIM OUT IF YOU GET HIS BOOK.
THEN THERE ARE SEVERAL CONCURRENT SESSIONS.
SAME ON THURSDAY, WE STARTED OFF BRIGHT AND EARLY WITH MORE CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND THERE'S A VERY GAUGING LUNCHEON.
YOU'LL RECALL ABOUT DIFFERENT OPTIONS ABOUT CUTE OR NOT CUTE [LAUGHTER].
THAT WAS VERY FUN, AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S AFFECTING CITIES.
AGAIN, SEVERAL SESSIONS ON FINANCE, ON TRANSPORTATION, AND A NUMBER OF ISSUES FROM THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUES' VARIOUS AFFILIATE GROUPS.
THEN WITH THAT, COUNCIL, TAKE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE AND THE LEAGUE IN GENERAL.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.
[NOISE] COUNSEL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 6, CONSENT ITEMS.
[6. Consent Items.]
THESE ITEMS CONSISTS OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW.ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED THIS EVENING? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 6.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 6A THROUGH E.
>> SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARRIE, SECOND BY THE MAYOR PROTIM OLIVER.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, 7A.
[7. Items For Individual Consideration.]
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE WITHDRAWAL BY THE APPLICANT.THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST TO ANNEX IN ZONE 9.5 ACRES LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 2862, 540 FEET SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 526 TO MF DISTRICT CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE ETJ AND CLARK.
>> OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM B.
CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING AND INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURES ON THE SHERLEY WATER TOWER.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
JUSTIN CLAY, CIP MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.
AS THE MAYOR, SAID, THAT THIS PROJECT THAT WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU GUYS IS WHERE THE LIGHTING OF THE SHERLEY WATER TOWER.
IN MY OVERVIEW, I'LL BE GOING OVER THE PROJECT LOCATION, THE LIGHTING SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND RENDERINGS.
I'VE GOT RENDERINGS FROM OUR CONTRACTOR AND SOME PICTURES OF SOME WATER TOWERS THAT THEY'VE DONE HERE RECENTLY.
SHERLEY WATER TOWER IS LOCATED JUST ADJACENT TO OUR LIBRARY AND PLAZA IN CITY HALL SITE.
RIGHT THERE ON 28/62 AND 5TH STREET, IN BETWEEN FIFTH AND FORTH.
THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO INCLUDE OVER 40 DIFFERENT RGB LIGHTS.
FOR YOU ALL THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN, IT STANDS FOR RED, GREEN AND BLUE, SO THESE LIGHTS HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF CHANGING COLORS.
OUR LIGHTS ARE GOING TO DO MORE THAN THAT.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS GOING TO HAVE EIGHT DIFFERENT COLORS.
NOW THE CITY OF ANNA WILL GET TO CHOOSE THE COLOR SO, IF WE WANT TO LIGHT UP THE WATER TOWER, PURPLE FOR THE ANNA COYOTES OR PINK FOR BREAST AWARENESS MONTH.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT CAPABILITY WITH THE LIGHTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING ON THIS WATER TOWER.
THE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CONTROLLING THE SYSTEM WITH IS ABLE TO DO FROM AN APP ON OUR PHONE.
LET'S SAY THE ANNA COYOTES ARE PLAYING AT HOME AND THEY SCORE A TOUCHDOWN.
LIGHT THE WATER TOWER PURPLE, BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
ALSO, I DIDN'T REALLY PUT THIS IN HERE, BUT MUSCO LIGHTING IS THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH.
MUSCO LIGHTING HAS GIVEN US A 10-YEAR GUARANTEE ON THE LIGHTS AND THE SOFTWARE.
LET'S SAY ONE OF THE LIGHTS JUST LOOKS FUNNY OR TURNED A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
MUSCO LIGHTING IS GOING TO COME OUT THERE AND FIX THAT LIGHT FOR US.
WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SOFTWARE, THEY GOT 24/7 TECH SUPPORT.
THEY'LL GET ON THE PHONE WITH US AND HELP US CORRECT THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE RENDERINGS THAT I'M SHOWING HERE, ONE REALLY UNIQUE THING THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS DEALING WITH MUSCO LIGHTING AND ALL THE WATER TOWERS THAT THEY LIT UP.
THEY SAID THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WATER TOWER
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THAT THEY'VE EVER SEEN LIKE THIS THAT HAD THAT MANY LIGHTS.ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT IT, IF YOU'LL NOTICE THE WITCH'S HAT, IS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL IT ON THAT WATER TOWER.
WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO HAVE LIGHT SHINING UP, THAT'S ACTUALLY ON THE TOWER, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LIGHT SHINING DOWN AS WELL.
THE LIGHTS COME WITH A THEATRICAL EFFECT FOR THE LIGHTS.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE PLACED.
EACH ONE OF THOSE LIGHTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE COLORS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, SO WE CAN LIGHT THIS THING UP, RED, GREEN, WHITE FOR CHRISTMAS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL KINDS OF COOL STUFF WITH THIS.
WE'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE UP TO THREE LICENSED MUSIC, OR WE CAN MAKE THIS DANCE TO MUSIC.
I THINK IF YOU WILL, WHEN WE DO A CHRISTMAS LIGHTING DOWN HERE ON THE PLAZA AND WE'RE PLAYING JINGLE BELLS AND OUR WATER TOWER IS DANCING TO THE SOUND OF JINGLE BELLS, IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY COOL EFFECT FOR OUR DOWNTOWN AREA.
THEN I THINK IT WILL REALLY BE A STAPLE FOR US.
THE OTHER TWO PHOTOS, SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, MUSCO LIGHTING DID SOME LIGHTS ON THESE WATER TOWERS HERE.
NOW THESE WATER TOWERS ARE DIFFERENT.
THESE LIGHTS ARE MOUNTED ON THE GROUND AND NOT THE WATER TOWER ITSELF.
STAFF TO OBTAIN A QUOTE FROM THE PROJECT FROM MUSCO LIGHTING THERE ON BUYBOARD SO WE'VE ONLY HAD TO GET ONE QUOTE FROM THEM.
OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT.
WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT PROJECT FOR THE CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS HERE TO ENJOY THESE LIGHTS.
FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE '23, '24 BUDGET FROM THE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUNDS AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.
>> THE QUESTION IS UPON APPROVAL WHAT'S THE TIMELINE OF INSTALLATION OF THE LIGHTS?
>> VERY GOOD QUESTION, MR. MAYOR AND I WENT OUT AND MET WITH MUSCO YESTERDAY AND CONFIRMED A TIMELINE SO TYPICALLY THESE LIGHTS ARE ON AN 8-10 WEEKS TO GET THESE LIGHTS CUSTOM-MADE AND BROUGHT TO OUR SITE.
I DON'T WANT TO PROMISE ANYTHING.
MY BIG THING TO MUSCO LIGHTING AND PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A GUARANTEE AND NOT SETTING ANYTHING AND STONE HERE.
BUT I'M REALLY PUSHING TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING DONE BY CHRISTMAS, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, NOT SAYING I CAN OR CAN'T, BUT I'M PUSHING TO GET THIS AS SOON AS I GET APPROVAL FROM YOU, I'LL BE PUSHING THIS TO GO AS FAST AS I CAN.
NOW ALSO UNDERSTAND TALKING TO MUSCO LIGHTING, IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME FOR US TO GET THINGS ADJUSTED.
ANYTIME YOU GET SOMETHING NEW, THERE'S ALWAYS LITTLE TEXTS AND THINGS YOU'VE GOT TO WORK OUT, LITTLE BUGS IN THE SYSTEM.
HE SAID THAT'S NORMAL SO AFTER THEY INSTALL IT, WE'RE GOING TO DO A COUPLE OF TEST AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S RUNNING RIGHT, AND THEN WE'LL START LINE THIS WORK OUT.
>> CAN WE HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE TOWER OFFICE 75 AS WELL WHEN THEY'RE DONE WITH THIS ONE?
>> IF MR. GREG PETERSON ALLOWS ME TO I'LL DO WHATEVER GREG TELLS ME TO DO.
>> ARE THE POWER TO RUN THIS ALREADY IN PLACE? I KNOW WE HAVE POWER FOR WELLS AND ALL THAT, BUT TO BE POWERED TO RUN THIS?
>> THAT'S VERY GOOD QUESTION MR. COBURN AND I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
THE OVERALL BUDGET, THE QUOTE THAT WE GOT FROM THE MUSCO LIGHTING WAS $250,000.
I THREW SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THERE.
I WILL BE WORKING WITH ENCORE.
I DON'T WANT TO TIE ONTO ANYTHING TO THE EXISTENCE SIDE.
I WANT OUR LIGHTS TO HAVE ITS OWN POWER SOURCE FROM ITS OWN TRANSFORMER.
THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT IT UNTIL I MEET WITH ON COURTROOM AND IF I GET APPROVAL, I'LL BE CALLING ENCORE TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT JUST HAVE A SERVICE RUN OUT THERE QUICKLY FOR THE LIGHTS. YES, SIR.
>> MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7D.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. ALL IN FAVOR?
ITEM C IS CONSIDERED TO DISCUSS SECTION ON RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE ANNA COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND ANNA PLAZA PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS PART OF A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH IF WE CHOOSE TO RE-BID A PROJECT.
WITH THIS PROJECT, WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE COMPLETE BID AND STAFF FEELS THAT GIVEN THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE LIBRARY AND PLAZA PROJECT, IT'S IN OUR BEST INTERESTS TO RE-ADVERTISE THE PROJECT FOR BID.
REACH OUT TO THOSE PARTIES WHO WERE ORIGINALLY INTERESTED AND ENSURE THAT WE GET MULTIPLE BIDS ON THIS PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN CHOOSE THE CONSTRUCTION FIRM AND TEAM THAT WILL PROVIDE THE CITY WITH THE BEST OVERALL VALUE.
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HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.>> IS THIS GOING TO SET US BACK ON TIMELINE?
>> WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO LOSE ROUGHLY 30 DAYS OF OVERALL TIMELINE, HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF YEAR THAT IT IS, I DON'T FORESEE IT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BECAUSE ONCE THE CONTRACTOR MOBILIZES, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY DOWN-TIMES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAILING ABOUT 30 DAYS BEHIND BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO COST US ANYTHING BEYOND THAT AND IT MAY ACTUALLY ONLY COST US A COUPLE OF WEEKS JUST BASED ON REALISTICALLY THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY THAT WE WOULD SEE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
PROJECT ADVOCATES HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL THIS POINT SO I HOPE THAT THEY WILL GET TO THE FINISH LINE WITH SOME REALLY EXCELLENT BIDS AND GOOD CONTRACTORS AND THAT'S WHAT HE'S DONE.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE ITEM C.
>> MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PROTEM. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> YES. MOTION PASSES THAT ITEM D CONSIDER TO DISCUSS ACTION ON CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
I KNOW MR. HENDERSON HAS THIS AS HIS ITEM, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK I CAN TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS ONE AFTER [OVERLAPPING] A COUPLE OF YEARS.
HISTORICALLY WHAT WE DO, COUNCIL THIS TIME OF YEAR COURSE, WE WERE SLATED FOR THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH.
EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL WE HAVE ONLY HELD ONE MEETING IN BOTH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
>> WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY UP FOR DISCUSSION AS TO HOW YOU ALL WANT TO DO IT.
WELL, THANKSGIVING SO WE COULD DO TWO MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE IT FALLS ON THE 21ST, WHICH IS BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
THAT WOULD BE UP FOR DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL AS TO ANYONE WHO'S TRAVELING.
DOESN'T BOTHER ME. I WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN TWO, DURING THE CHRISTMAS MONTH.
>> DECEMBER IS ANOTHER STORY BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT FOLLOWS, BUT NOVEMBER, IF RYAN THE CITY MANAGER FEELS WE SHOULD HAVE TWO MAYBE WE SHOULD OR I KNOW WE'VE ALWAYS HAD JUST ONE TIMES LAST YEAR.
>> I WILL SAY THIS LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR, THE SECOND AND THE FOURTH, BOTH FOR CHRISTMAS AND THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR DO FALL, DEFINITELY EARLIER IN THE WEEK SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHO'S HERE AND WHO'S NOT.
I CAN DO BOTH IN THIS TIME, BUT HISTORICALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME OR IF THEY'RE NOT TRAVELING, THEY'D LIKE TO TAKE OFF A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO BE AROUND THEIR FAMILY, AND I'M SURE OUR STAFF DOES AS WELL.
>> WE PLANNED FOR ONE FOR NOVEMBER, ONE FOR DECEMBER, AND THEN IF STAFF NEEDS US TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION THAT WE COULD DURING THE MEETING IF NEEDED.
>> I'M FINE WITH IT. I THINK WE PROBABLY HAD SOME THINGS LAST YEAR.
THAT IS THE REASON WE PULLED TWO IN NOVEMBER.
I'VE ALWAYS ALONG WITH YOU ALL AS COUNCIL, WE'VE ALWAYS INDICATED TO THE STAFF, SHOULD WE HAVE A NEED FOR BASICALLY POLYMER UP THE MEETING IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
IF THERE'S ONLY ONE, YOU JUST KNOW THAT IF THERE'S A LOT OF WORK AT HAND STILL OUTSTANDING, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG SINGLE MEETING, BUT I'M FINE WITH THAT.
>> WHEN I'M ON A MOTION. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WAITING ON SOMEBODY TO SAY SOMETHING.
>> I WAS GOING TO MOVE THAT WE DO WHEN MEETING IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, THEY'D BE WHAT NOVEMBER ON 14TH, AND THEN THE DECEMBER MEETING WOULD BE THE 12TH.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BAKER SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN. ALL IN FAVOR?
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>> YES. MOTION PASSES. WE'LL MOVE ON TO AUTOMATE
[8. Closed Session]
CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, CITY COUNCILMAN, AND CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS, LIST OF REFERENCE ON THIS AGENDA OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.I CONSULT WITH A LEGAL COUNCIL REGARDING OPINION OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION IN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071 BE DISCUSS DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.072.
SEE, DISCUSS, OR DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.087, DAY DISCUSSING DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.074, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DABBING MOTION TO ENTER CLOSED.
>> COUNCILMAN CAIN WITH MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. ALL IN FAVOR?
WE WILL ENTER A CLOSED SESSION AT 6:34 PM.
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