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[Call to Order]
GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT SIX O'CLOCK.UM, DETERMINE IF QUORUM IS PRESENT.
RANDY JONES IS HERE, AND CHUCK FOX IS HERE.
WE ALL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION OF PLEASE LET US PRAY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THIS DAY.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES HERE AS WE'VE COME TOGETHER TO ADMINISTER TO THE NEEDS, UH, AND THE GROWTH OF AUBREY.
WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE, FOR DIRECTION, FOR A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT, AND, UH, JUST, UH, HELP US IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO TO BE PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE AND, AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IN THIS NAME, IN THIS WE PRAY IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
SAY THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY.
FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[Community Announcements]
ANNOUNCEMENTS OR ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST MAY INCLUDE RECOGNIZING CITIZENS AND STAFF FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT'S ORGANIZED OR SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNING BODY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY THAT'S ARISEN AFTER THE POSTING OF THIS AGENDA.
UM, OUR HAUNTED HARVEST THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 25TH HAS HAD SOME CHANGES.
THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS, UH, DUE TO WEATHER.
UM, THIS WEEKEND, UH, THE HAY RIDE AND THE MAZE HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
UM, THE TRUNK OR TREAT'S BEEN MOVED TO THE NEW PARKING LOT BEHIND VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, UM, FROM FIVE 30 TO SIX 30 AND THE OUTDOOR MOVIES BEEN MOVED INSIDE.
UM, CHRISTIE, IF YOU WANT TO YEAH.
LOOK LIKE SOME CHAPARRALS RIGHT THERE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ON BEHALF OF AY MIDDLE SCHOOL LAST YEAR AND MCDA MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS YEAR, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. MATT JONES FOR GENEROUSLY DONATING SANDWICHES FROM JERSEY MIKES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES.
THE PAST TWO SEASONS, YOUR THOUGHT MISS AND CONTINUED SUPPORT HAVE MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO OUR PLAYERS, COACHES, AND FAMILIES.
NOT ONLY HAVE YOUR DONATIONS SUPPORTED OUR TEAMS ON GAME DAYS, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO SHOWN OUR STUDENTS THE POWER OF COMMUNITY GENEROSITY AND GIVING BACK.
YOUR KINDNESS BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER, AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE EXCITEMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT YOU GET YOU PROVIDE TO OUR PROGRAM.
TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A SIGNED PICTURE FROM OUR TEAM AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
YOU
UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE A CITIZEN HERE, DENISE VIDELL, UH, WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO ONE OF OUR CREWS, UH, THAT SHE ENCOUNTERED DURING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
SO WE HAVE, UH, DRIVER ENGINEER PRESTON BROOKS AND FIREFIGHTER JORDAN CRAIGHEAD, AND BATTALION CHIEF LOGAN ER HERE.
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK MS. DENISE FIDEL IF SHE'D LIKE TO COME UP.
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UM, SORRY, I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.UM, ON JUNE 21ST, I HAD A, UM, MAJOR HEART ATTACK.
IT WAS A NO PAIN, UM, HEART ATTACK.
I JUST PASSED OUT AT MY HOUSE.
LUCKILY, MY FRIEND WAS THERE WHO IMMEDIATELY CALLED 9 1 1 NORMALLY.
UM, AND I LIVE IN PROVIDENCE VILLAGE, SO NORMALLY NAVO WOULD COME, BUT, UM, BECAUSE THE NEW, THE FIRE STATION'S OPEN NOW, THREE IS OPEN NOW, BUT PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS NOT.
UM, I DIDN'T KNOW A LOT UNTIL AFTER.
UM, I RECOVERED AT MEDICAL CITY DENTON, UM, THAT THEY WERE AT MY HOUSE WITHIN FOUR MINUTES, UM, WHICH WAS EXCEPTIONAL.
UM, I ENDED UP HAVING TWO ARTERIES, WHICH WERE 100% BLOCKED.
UM, I IMMEDIATELY, WHEN THEY TRANSPORTED ME OR WHEN THEY CAME TO MY HOUSE, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY DIAGNOSED ME IMMEDIATELY, PUT ME IN THE AMBULANCE, AND I WAS, I GUESS, AT THE HOSPITAL IN LIKE NO TIME.
I WENT DIRECTLY THROUGH ER, CATH LAB AND SURGERY.
AND IF IT WASN'T FOR MY HEROES, UM, I WOULDN'T BE HERE TALKING TO Y'ALL.
UM, I AM TOTALLY INDEBTED TO NOT ONLY THE PARAMEDICS AND EMS THAT TOOK CARE OF ME, I'M ACTUALLY INDEBTED TO STATION NUMBER THREE.
UM, BECAUSE OF, BECAUSE THEY GAVE GAVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE AT LIFE.
I WANTED TO PRESENT, UM, STATION NUMBER THREE AND EVERYBODY APPLY.
I'M GONNA LET JORDAN, I'M GONNA LET YOU READ IT SINCE, SINCE CAPTAIN KYLE'S NOT HERE, SO I'M GONNA LET YOU READ IT.
I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS, BY THE WAY,
SO IT SAYS, THANK YOU, MY HEROES WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE DEDICATION OR DEDICATED PARAMEDICS AND FIREFIGHTERS OF AUBREY FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENT STATION THREE.
YOUR TYLER'S WORK IN HEROIC ACTIONS ON JUNE 21ST, 2025 GAVE ME A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE.
THIS PLAQUE SERVES AS A PERMANENT REMINDER OF THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE EVERY DAY.
CAPTAIN KYLE COVINGTON, PRESTON BOOK, BROOKS JORDAN CRAIGHEAD, RESPECTFULLY PRESENTED BY DENISE AL PROVIDENCE VILLAGE.
DID YOU WANT A PICTURE? YEAH, SURE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO GET TO INTRODUCE YOU TO TWO NEW FABULOUS EMPLOYEES.
IF TANYA AND RACHEL WILL COME UP TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU, TANYA AND RACHEL.
I, THEY ARE OUR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATORS.
THIS IS TANYA AND THIS IS RACHEL
UH, TANYA CAME TO US FROM THE LEWISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BEFORE MOVING TO TEXAS, SHE WAS THE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER FOR THE COUNT, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SECRETARY FOR 14 YEARS.
TANYA'S PROUD TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AS A BOARD MEMBER AND SECRETARY FOR AUBREY'S SHOP WITH A COP.
SO SHE'S ALREADY INVOLVED HERSELF IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.
GIVING BACK HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO HER.
AND CURRENTLY SHE SUPPORTS TWO KENYAN CHILDREN THROUGH MISSION OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL AND
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SPEARHEADED PRISON FELLOWSHIP ANGEL TREE AT HER FORMER CHURCH AND FEED THE PUMPKIN FOOD DRIVE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE SHE WORKED.AND SHE HAS ALREADY TOLD ME HOW EXCITED SHE IS TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS GREAT FOR US.
HER SON GRADUATED FROM BAYLOR AND AFTER RETURNING TO CALIFORNIA FOR A FEW YEARS, HE DECIDED TO CALL TEXAS HIS HOME.
SHE MOVED HERE WITH HER FAMILY TO BE CLOSER TO HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, GRANDSON, HER SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, AND GRANDSON.
AND THEY ALSO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND HER ELDEST SON IS GONNA GET MARRIED IN DECEMBER AND THEN MOVE TO AUBREY.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE WHOLE FAMILY HERE.
SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO KEEP AUBREY SAFE.
SO THIS IS TIME AND, AND SHE, SHE ALSO LIVES IN PROVIDENCE VILLAGE, SO SHE'S CLOSE TO US.
RACHEL IS ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR IN CID.
SHE'S MARRIED WITH TWO DAUGHTERS BORN IN ALASKA, WHICH I'LL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WE'LL TALK LATER.
SHE'S WORKED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR FIVE AND A HALF YEARS.
AND HER PREVIOUS JOB WAS A SENIOR RECORDS TECH AT FRISCO PD.
AND I HAVE TO TELL Y'ALL SO FAR, THEY'VE JUST BEEN WITH US A FEW MONTHS, BUT SO FAR, UH, THEY ARE DOING OUTSTANDING WORK.
OUR EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY, WHICH ALL KNOW IS IMPORTANT TO ME, HAS INCREASED GREATLY.
AND I EXPECT TO SEE GREAT THINGS FROM THEM IN THE FUTURE.
REAL QUICKLY, UM, I USUALLY DO THIS AFTER CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICERS FINISH FIELD TRAINING, BUT WE HAVE A MEMBER COIN THAT WE GIVE TO ALL MEMBERS.
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD DO THAT TONIGHT IN FRONT OF Y'ALL.
BUT FOR EACH OF YOU, HERE'S A MEMBER COIN.
THIS IS ISSUED DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT.
IT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU, IT BELONGS TO THE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT HAS OUR MISSION, OUR VALUES, AND OUR MOTTO ON THAT COIN.
AND MY ASK OF EACH OF YOU, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY IT WHEN REPRESENTING THE AUBREY POLICE DEPARTMENT IN SOME CAPACITY, AND THAT YOU WOULD JUST REFLECT ON WHAT WE DO AND WHY WE DO IT.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT COIN STAY SHINY AND PRISTINE AND THAT WE DO THE BEST JOB THAT WE CAN DO.
WE ARE SO VERY EXCITED TO HAVE Y'ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE ORGANIZATION AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF RE.
UH, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.
IF YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU MAY WAIT TILL THE DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM IF YOU PREFER.
WOULDN'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP ON THE SHEET? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT.
[Consent Items]
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT ITEMS. UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE.ALL IN FAVOR PASSAGE FIVE TO ZERO.
[New Business]
RIGHT.ITEM 15 CON, CONDUCT A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, UH, TO CONSIDER TESTIMONY AND PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF A, UH, 10.58 PLUS OR MINUS ACRE TRACT OF LAND, KNOWN AS A PORTION OF FM 29 31 FROM THE EXISTING AUBREY CITY LINE, CITY LIMITS LINE TO BLACKJACK ROAD.
WE'LL, IN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX 14, MAYOR COUNSEL, AS THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY INDICATED, THIS IS YOUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE ROADWAY FM 29 31 FROM 4 28 FM 4 28 TO BLACKJACK ROAD.
FINAL CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER REGULAR AGENDA.
ANY, UH, ANY CITIZENS WHO WOULD LIKE TO, TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANY COUNSEL? WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX 15.
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ITEM 16, CONDUCT THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TESTIMONY AND PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF A 5.41 ACRE PLUS OR MINUS TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS A PORTION OF FM 4 28 OR WEST SHERMAN.DRIVE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX 15.
AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF SHERMAN DRIVE LOCATED IN FRONT OF MCNABB MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THIS ANNEXATION WAS NECESSARY DUE TO A SMALL PORTION OF THE ROADWAY BEING EXCLUDED IN AN ANNEXATION SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THE NEW ORDINANCE WILL CLEAR UP THAT EXCLUSION AND THE ROADWAY ADJACENT ROADWAY AND ADJACENT RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE ENTIRELY IN THE CITY LIMITS, AS WITH THE PREVIOUS, AS WITH ITEM 15, THE FINAL CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE WILL BE ON THE NOVEMBER REGULAR AGENDA.
ANY CITIZENS WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ANY COUNCIL MEMBER? ALL RIGHT.
WELL THAT WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX 16.
ITEM 17, CONSIDERATION ON ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION.
UH, 10 29 DASH TWO FIVE REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF A 13.06 PLUS OR MINUS ACRE TRACT OF LAND, KNOWN AS A PORTION OF BLACKJACK ROAD SETTING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025 AND NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025.
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO CAUSE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING IN AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PREPARE A WRITTEN SERVICES PLAN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS RESOLUTION PROPOSES THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES OF RIGHT OF WAY, KNOWN AS A PORTION OF BLACKJACK ROAD EXTENDING FROM THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY, LINE OF US HIGHWAY 3 77 TO THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY, LINE OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 29 31.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN WITHIN THE, A AUBREY'S EX EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF PRESCRIPTIVE ROUTE OF ROADWAY RIGHT OF WAY OWNED BY DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THIS ACTION INITIATES THE FORMAL ANNEXATION PROCESS AS PRESCRIBED UNDER CHAPTER 43 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE RESOLUTION CALLS FOR TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND ANY AFFECTED SERVICE PROVIDERS, DIRECTS, PUBLICATION AND MAILING OF NOTICES AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
PUBLIC HEARING DATES WILL BE NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025 AT 6:00 PM AND NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025 AT 6:30 PM AT THE AUBREY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 2 26 COUNTRYSIDE DRIVE.
MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND SET PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025 AT SIX 6:00 PM NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025 AT SIX 30 AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 2 26 COUNTRYSIDE DRIVE, REY, TEXAS SECOND MOTION, MY JEFF SECOND, MY RANDY ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FIVE TO ZERO ITEM 18, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER, UH, 10 35 REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 6.74 PLUS OR MINUS ACRE AT TRACT LAND, KNOWN AS A PORTION OF MCNAT ROAD, UH, SETTING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025 AND NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025.
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO CAUSE NOTICE OF SAID HEARING AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PREPARE A WRITTEN SERVICES PLAN.
THIS RESOLUTION IS PROPOSING THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY SIX ACRES OF ROADWAY R OF WAY KNOWN AS A PORTION OF MCNAT ROAD.
THE AREA PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION EXTENDS FROM THE EXISTING CITY LIMIT SIGN AT FM 4 28 TO THE FUTURE IBAR ROAD, LOCATED WITHIN THE FRANCISCO TREVINO SURVEY AB ABSTRACT 1243 DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA CONSISTS OF PRESCRIPTIVE RIGHT OF WAY AND RECORDED RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATIONS ASSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINTER HAVEN SEVEN EDITION AND THE EVES FH EDITION PLATS.
THE AREA LIES WITHIN THE AUBREY'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND IS NOT WITHIN THE ETJ OF ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY.
THE RESOLUTION INITIATES THE FORMAL ANNEXATION PROCESS AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 43 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
IT CALLS FOR TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO RECEIVE INPUT FROM AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS, RESIDENTS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.
DIRECTS THE CITY SECRETARY TO PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE NOTICES AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
PUBLIC HEARING DATES WILL BE NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025 AT 6:00 PM AND NOVEMBER 20TH AT AT THE NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025 AT 6:30 PM AT THE AUBREY COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 2 26 COUNTRYSIDE DRIVE.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND SET PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE NUMBER NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025 AT 6:00 PM AND NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025 AT 6:30 PM AT
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THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 2 26 COUNTRYSIDE DRIVE.SECOND, SECOND, MOTION BY RANDY, SECOND BY MIKE.
ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FIVE TO ZERO 19, CONDUCT SECOND PUBLIC OR SECOND READING.
UH, CONSIDER AN ACT ON RESOLUTION 10 23 DASH 25 IMPROVING A PROJECT FOR THE AUBREY MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, PROVIDING A TARGETED IMPROVEMENT GRANT FOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS AND DEMOLITION AT 7 0 5 WEST SHERMAN DRIVE FOR $18,750.
THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURES LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY AT 7 0 5 WEST SHERMAN DRIVE.
AND IT WILL ASSIST IN THE COST OF RE OF REMOVING THE BUILDINGS AND THE DISPOSAL OF THE WASTE FROM THE SITE.
AND THEY RE, THE OWNERS RECENTLY PURCHASED THE LOT FOR FUTURE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND IT'LL REQUEST THEY WILL BE REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MOVE.
WE APPROVE THE GRANT REQUEST FOR 18,751 SECOND, UH, MOTION BY MATT.
[Department Updates and Discussion]
UPDATES.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEMBERS COUNCIL, UH, FIRE STATION TWO IS COMING ALONG, UH, VERY NICELY.
WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF CONSTRUCTION, UH, SEEMS AT THIS POINT.
THE LAST TWO ITEMS, UH, TO, TO BE COMPLETED ARE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 7TH AND NOVEMBER 10TH, WHICH IS THE COMMISSIONING OF THE GENERATOR AND THE, UH, STAINLESS STEEL COUNTERTOPS.
UH, SO WE'RE MOVING ALONG VERY NICELY.
I WOULD THINK THAT, UH, WE'LL BE READY TO MOVE IN AROUND THAT TIME AND START WORKING ON PUNCH LIST ITEMS. SO, UH, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING REALLY NICE ON THE PROPERTY.
THE CONSTRUCTION TRAILER WAS REMOVED THIS WEEK.
UH, SO THE, THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE PROPERTY, EVERYTHING EAST OF THE PAVILION IS NOW CLEANED OFF AND, UH, READY FOR THE OTHER PART OF THE SCOPE FOR THE PARK AND THE DOG PARK TO, TO START.
AND I THINK THAT CONSTRUCTION STARTS, UH, BEFORE TOO LONG.
SO IT'S REALLY STARTING TO LOOK NICE.
THEY TRIED TO PUT THE NUMBER TWO UP ON THE FRONT LAST WEEK AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CASTING AND SO THERE'S ANOTHER ONE COMING AND I THINK IT GOES UP TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY.
SO IT'S REALLY STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE AND LOOK VERY NICE AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
I'M BACK, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, BLACKJACK STATION IS FULLY OPERATIONAL, UM, GOING GREAT.
WE'LL HAVE Y'ALL OUT THERE PRETTY QUICKLY.
AND THEN MONDAY THEY WILL CUT THE CINDER BLOCK IN THE PROPERTY ROOM AND COMPLETE THE PROPERTY ROOM EXPANSION.
AND I'LL BRING YOU A COUPLE OF PICTURES SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT WAS TO WHERE IT'S GONNA BE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A, A VERY NEEDED IMPROVEMENT TO THE PROPERTY ROOM.
UM, BUT THAT CONSTRUCTION'S GOING ALONG SWIMMINGLY, SO.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THANK Y'ALL.
COUNCIL, UM, WATER USAGE BEND DOWN A LITTLE BIT DOMESTIC WISE, BUT I GUESS THE CONTRACTOR'S TRYING TO HURRY UP AND GET THEIR CONCRETE POURED BEFORE COLD WEATHER GETS HERE.
SO I THINK, THINK, I KNOW THAT, UM, AUBREY HEIGHTS WAS GONNA START POURING TOMORROW, BUT IF THE WEATHER ALLOWS, I KNOW IT MIGHT BE A MESS, BUT, UH, I THINK THERE'S TWO OR THREE OTHERS.
STEVEN HAD TWO AND THERE THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER SUBDIVISION.
THEY'RE STARTING TO CRANK UP THEIR LITTLE BATCH PLANTS AND DO PAVING TIMBERVILLE STREET.
SO I THINK THERE'S FIXING TO BE A MAD RUSH, YOU KNOW, IN CONCRETE BUSINESS.
UM, ROCK HILL, WELL, THEY'RE STILL FLUSHING IT.
UH, NOW THE LAST TIME I TOLD YOU I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE LAST TIME, BUT IT'S STILL, EVERY TIME THEY SCRUB IT, IT GETS DIRTY AGAIN AND SO THEY HAVE TO PUMP IT UNTIL IT CLEARS UP AND SCRUB IT AGAIN.
THEY JUST PULLED IT TODAY SO THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY IF THE WEATHER, THEY'VE GOT THEIR BIG RIG SET UP SO IF THERE'S LIGHTNING AROUND THEY'RE GONNA STAY AT HOME.
SO IT MIGHT BE THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK BEFORE THEY START PUMPING IT AGAIN.
UM, AND WHILE THE WELL IS GETTING FINISHED OFF, I WAS JUST GONNA MENTION THAT THE PUMP STATION AND THE GROUND STORAGE TANK BIDS ARE COMPLETE.
IT'S OUT FOR BID NOW AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA OPEN THOSE NOVEMBER THE SIXTH.
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HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A PUMP STATION AND GROUND STORAGE TANK GOING UP WHILE THEY'RE FINISHING THE, WELL, MAYBE, UM, WASTEWATER.WEATHER'S BEEN PERFECT FOR 'EM.
THEY, UM, I CAN'T GET ANY PICTURES 'CAUSE THEY WON'T LET ME GET UP THERE UNTIL THEY GET HANDRAILS AND STAIRS.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO SUIT UP LIKE YOU'RE CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST TO GO UP EARTH, YOU KNOW, AND TAKE PICTURES.
SO, BUT THEY'RE FIXING TO DO THAT.
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT STAIRS THE OTHER DAY, SO MAYBE I HAVE SOME PICTURES NEXT MONTH AND SHOW YOU THE AERATION BASIN CLARIFIERS AND CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBERS.
IT'S ALL STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT NOW, SO GOOD DEAL.
MOSTLY STARTING TO INSULATE THINGS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ICES, WHETHER THEY DON'T NEED TO BE NO.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
UH, SO FEW QUICK UPDATES ON THE PARKS, UH, VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK'S, ABOUT 90% COMPLETE.
WE JUST HAVE A FEW LAST MINUTE ITEMS TO WRAP UP.
UH, ONE OF WHICH IS THE SUNSHADES FOR THE STAGE.
UM, THEY ARE LOOKING TO BE AN ETA OF ABOUT NOVEMBER 11TH.
UH, ONCE THOSE COME IN, THEY'LL KNOCK THAT OUT.
UH, AND THEN THEY JUST HAVE TO REROOF THE BUILDING.
UM, THE ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLES WAS NOT ACTUALLY IN THE PLANS.
IT'S SOMETHING THEY DID FOR US BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE METAL ROOF IN TIME.
UM, SO THEY ARE GONNA BE WORKING ON THAT.
SHOULD HAVE THAT FINISHED HERE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
SO, UH, SHOULD WRAP UP VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK BY MID-NOVEMBER.
UM, WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO ON THAT.
UM, WINDRIDGE FIRST RESPONDERS PARK AS CHIEF HAD MENTIONED, UM, THEY HAVE MOBILIZED, UH, WE'RE DOING A FEW, UM, ADDITIONAL SURVEYS AS WE HAVE SOME ELEVATION DISCREPANCIES IN OUR PLANS.
UM, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO SLOW THEM DOWN.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO HAVE THE DOG PARK COMPLETED BY MID-DECEMBER.
UH, AND THEN THE PLAYGROUND AND THE REST OF THE PARK SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY MID LATE JANUARY.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S THE CLARIFI ON THE PARK DOWNTOWN VETERANS PARK.
AND YOU SAID THEY'RE GONNA BE REROOFING, IS THAT REROOFING THE RESTROOMS OR THE OTHER STAGE? UH, IT IS THE, THE RESTROOMS. OKAY.
UM, YEAH, THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE PUTTING THE METAL ROOF ON THERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, UH, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN TWO YEARS IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT TO WHERE WE HAD DIDN'T HAVE A PARKS DEPARTMENT.
NOW WE HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES IN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, BUT I WANNA SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO KURT.
HE WAS THE FIRST EMPLOYEE FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND HE'S BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN A LOT OF THESE THINGS HAPPENING.
I KNOW HE HAS A TEAM AND WE, WE RECOGNIZE THE TEAM, BUT HE HAS BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNING AND HAS DONE A WHOLE LOT OF WORK AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
ANY UH, FUTURE AGENDA REQUESTS? NO.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THAT WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION SECTION 5 5, 1 0.0 7, 1 1 AND TWO, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2 REAL PROPERTY FOR, FOR THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:29 PM SECOND MOTION BY MIKE, SECOND BY RANDY.
ALL IN FAVOR? FIVE TO 0 6 20 9:00 PM ALRIGHT, WE'LL
[Reconvene into Open Session]
RECONVENE THE OPEN SESSION TIME IS SEVEN 30.ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS? UH, YES, MR. MAY I MAKE THE, MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE NEGOTIATIONS AND EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT 1 0 2 SYCAMORE AND 1 0 4 SYCAMORE AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION? I'LL SECOND A MOTION BY RANDY SECOND.
MY CHUCK ALL IN FAVOR PASSES PROBABLY ZERO.
THE TIME IS SEVEN TO 30 STILL.