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[1. CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM]
EVERYONE.I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR SHOWING UP AS WELL AS ONLINE.
UH, I'M GONNA CALL THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER, AS WELL AS LET'S GET A CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM.
MAYOR TRAVIS MEOLA, PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNNY SIMPSON.
PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN HOLT.
COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT SCHRADER.
COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN MONDS HERE.
UH, AND IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE RISE.
IF I COULD ASK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMPSON TO GIVE US OUR INVOCATION AND I'LL LEAD THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OH LORD, OUR GOD, HOW EXCELLENT IS YOUR NAME FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN TO THE GOING DOWN TO THE SAME.
YOUR NAME IS GREAT AND GREATLY TO BE PRAISED.
WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT THAT COMES FROM ABOVE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, UH, FOR WAKING US UP AND STARTING US ON OUR WAY AND BEING IN OUR RIGHT MINDS.
LORD GOD, WE ASK A BLESSING UPON THIS MEETING.
UH, WE ASK A BLESSING UPON THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY, THIS COUNTY, THIS STATE, AND THIS GREAT NATION.
CONTINUE TO KEEP US UNDER YOUR PROTECTING CARE.
CONTINUE TO KEEP THOSE WHO ARE FIGHTING ABROAD FOR FREEDOM UNDER YOUR CARE AS WELL, AND THE FAMILIES THAT ARE HOME SUPPORTING THEM.
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, JUSTICE FOR ALL UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG.
I ALLEGIANCE THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS]
UP WE'LL HAVE, UH, THREE A, WHICH IS COUNCIL COMMENTS.AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START, UH, FROM MY RIGHT AND GO TO WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SIMPSON AND TO GO TO MY LEFT.
UH, COUNCIL, STAFF, CITY CITIZENS.
WELCOME TO EVERYONE WHO IS HERE AND ONLINE.
UH, THOSE ARE ALL THE COMMENTS I HAVE FOR TONIGHT,
WELCOME EVERYBODY HERE AND ONLINE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GONNA CHANGE IT A LITTLE BIT.
UH, I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW THEY, UH, HAD A RATHER ACTIVE WEEK THE LAST TWO WEEKS, REALLY.
UM, AS WELL AS I WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ROMA PIZZA.
UM, THEY REALLY STEPPED UP WHEN THERE WAS A TIME IN NEED.
UM, WE ALSO HAD THE ITALIAN FESTIVAL RECENTLY.
I WAS PLAYING BOCCE BALL AND I AM NOW DICKINSON'S BOCCE BALL CHAMPION, MYSELF AND MY AUNT ROBBIE
AND THEN THE LAST THING, WE HAD OUR EDUCATION, DICKINSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION GALA LAST WEEKEND.
UM, I'VE BEEN THE VP OF FINANCE FOR THEM FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS NOW.
UM, AND THIS WILL BE ANOTHER RECORD SETTING YEAR.
UM, SO I WANNA THANK ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS ANY OF THE CITY STAFF THAT WAS THERE.
UM, Y'ALL DEFINITELY HELP MAKE THIS THING A HUGE SUCCESS.
UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE SITTING JUST UNDER ABOUT $250,000 AND WE'RE STILL COUNTING.
UM, SO IT WAS, UH, IT, IT WAS AWESOME.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY THAT HAS, UH, SHOWED UP TONIGHT.
UH, THE MAYOR STOLE VIRTUALLY ALL OF MY THUNDER
UH, THE ONLY THING I THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, THE FIRE WE HAD, UH, WITH THE HELP OF THE DICKINSON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FOUR OTHER AGENCIES IN THE AREA, THEY WERE ABLE TO KNOCK THAT FIRE DOWN VERY QUICKLY.
AND WE HAD ABOUT 25 MILE AN HOUR WINDS WHILE IT WAS GOING ON.
THOSE HOUSES ARE BUILT VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THEY GOT THERE JUST IN TIME.
GOT ENOUGH WATER ON IT TO PUT IT OUT.
AND WERE VERY THANKFUL TO EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED UP OUT THERE.
UH, 'CAUSE IT COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN BAD OUT THERE.
UH, THE DICKENS AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION WAS FANTASTIC.
EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR ON THAT.
UH, COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND AND I DROVE THE CITY LOOKING AT THE, THE SMALL DRAINAGES IN OUR TOWN, AND WE GOT A BOND TO COVER SOME OF THESE THINGS.
SO WE'RE GONNA TURN THIS INTO THE COUNTY TOMORROW TO LET 'EM KNOW WHAT DRAINAGES WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO CONCENTRATE ON.
UH, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE, AND I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY, UH, THOUGHTS, PRAYERS, AND CONDOLENCES TO THOSE WHO WERE
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NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE, THE FIREARM CAPTAIN'S DRIVE THIS LAST WEEK.I USUALLY GO LAST, BUT, UH,
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT COMMUNITY.
UH, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD THIS EVENING, I ALSO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS THE TRAGIC FIRES THAT OCCURRED MONDAY OFF ON CAPTAIN'S DRIVE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY FEELS THE WEIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENED, AND WE STAND WITH THOSE RECOVERING AND REBUILDING.
I ALSO WANNA PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE DICKINSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE RESPONSE.
CHIEF MORGAN, ASSISTANT CHIEF BILLOT AND EVERY FIREFIGHTER ON SCENE THAT DAY DEMONSTRATED COURAGE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY.
YOUR ACTIONS REMIND US ALL OF THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
AND WE ARE PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL.
ALSO, WANT TO EXTEND A SINCERE APPRECIATION TO OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES WHO RESPONDED, BAY CLIFF, LAKE CITY, SANTA FE, LAMAR, AND TEXAS CITY FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
YOUR SUPPORT DURING THIS EMERGENCY REFLECT REFLECTS THE STRENGTH OF GALVESTON COUNTY, AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
ALSO, WANT TO THANK THE DICKINSON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTING ON THE SCENE AND OUR STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
NOW I'M EXCITED TO SHARE SOME GOOD NEWS THIS EVENING.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 FINANCIAL AUDIT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY COMPLETED, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS, THE CITY OF DICKINSON HAS FINISHED ITS AUDIT AND COMPLETED ON TIME.
THIS IS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND A CLEAR SIGN THAT OUR CITY IS MOVING FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
IT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF FOCUS, DISCIPLINE, AND HARD WORK OF OUR DEDICATED STAFF.
I WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, SARAH CLARK AND HER ENTIRE TEAM.
YOUR COMMITMENT, LONG HOURS AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS.
THIS TIMELY AUDIT REFLECTS AND RENEWED CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION.
AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, OUR FINANCES AND AUDITS ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION.
REACHING THIS GOAL IS SOMETHING WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.
ADDITIONALLY, I WANNA INFORM COUNSEL THAT BROOKS WATSON WILL PRESENT THE AUDIT FINDINGS AT THE SECOND MEETING IN APRIL, PROVIDING A FULL OVERVIEW AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO MOVING DICKINSON IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
UH, THE DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE THIS EVENING WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY WCID ONE GENERAL MANAGER PATRICK DENAR, AND OUR CONTRACT ENGINEER IS HEWITT ZOLES.
MR. DENAR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST? THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
UH, MY INTENT IS JUST TO CONTINUE TO BRING TOGETHER TEAM DICKINSON.
I'VE MET WITH MR. KERRY A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES, AND I APPRECIATE THE PASSION THAT HE HAS AND HE BRINGS TOWARDS THE CITY AND TOWARDS COLLABORATING IN THE BEST WAY WE CAN.
MY INTENTION TONIGHT IS TO KIND OF GO OVER THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON OR THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, AND THEN KIND OF OPEN IT UP TO Y'ALL TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF THE, OF THE DISTRICT, OF THE WATER DISTRICT.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A, IS A PICTURE OF OUR 16 INCH WATER LINE.
THIS IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.
UH, THIS IS CLOSE TO, I WOULD SAY CLOSE TO THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
IT'S CLOSE TO STARBUCKS, CLOSE TO A BUNCH OF RESIDENCES WHERE PEOPLE WERE WORKING.
WE'RE PRETTY MUCH, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH THIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT.
WE'RE DID A PUNCH LIST TWO WEEKS AGO AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, GETTING EVERYTHING DONE.
THIS LINE INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 4,425 LINEAR FEET OF WATER, LINE 15 FIRE HYDRANTS AND SEVERAL SERVICES.
THE NEXT ONE IS A SMALL, SMALL LITTLE RE LIFT STATION REHAB THAT WE DID.
THIS IS, UH, WE REDID THE PIPE PIPING IN-HOUSE AND WE DID THE, THE COATING ON THE ACTUAL LIFT STATION ITSELF.
THIS IS OUR DE DE HOPKINS LIFT STATION.
COMBINED FORCE POINT FORCE, AH, FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT.
IT'S, UM, CONNECTING TWO, TWO LIFT STATIONS.
THE LINE ITSELF IS APPROXIMATELY 1,651 OF YOUR FEET AND HAS TWO, AND HAS A AIR RELIEF VALVE ON IT AS IT'S GOING AT A CERTAIN ANGLE AND THEN RELEASES THE AIR TO HELP WITH THE HELP WITH THE FLOW.
THIS PROJECT IS PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETE.
IT'S AS A 90 DAY TIME AND WE'LL
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FINISH PROBABLY CLOSER TO 60 16 INCH.FORCE MAIN IS A, IS A LINE THAT WE'RE DOING PRIMARILY WITH IN-HOUSE FORCES.
IT'S ROUGHLY 4,101 YEAR FEET AND TWO AIR RELIEF VALVES.
UH, THIS WORK STARTED IN DECEMBER.
WE HAD SOME CONTRACTORS DO THE HEAVY LIFTING UNDERNEATH FIVE 17, AND WE'RE DOING THE REMAINING PORTIONS, LIKE I SAID, ALL IN HOUSE.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON, THIS IS PHASE TWO OF OUR HOLLYWOOD WATER PLANT REHABILITATION.
WITH ANY REHABILITATION, TYPICALLY THERE'S DEMOLITION AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GET A PICTURE OF THE DEMOLITION OF, OF A PORTION OF THE, OF THE, UH, PUMP STATION.
THIS WILL ALSO HOUSE A STANDBY GENERATOR.
THERE'LL BE, THAT'LL BE NEEDED, THAT'LL BE AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED.
THE LAST PROJECT I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT IS OUR FIVE 17 WEST 36 INCH SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION.
WITH THIS, WE ARE REHABILITATING ROUGHLY 5,951 YEAR FEET OF 36 INCH LINE.
WE'RE SLIP LINING THAT WITH A, WITH A FIBER REINFORCED PIPE, SO WE'LL SLIP ON IT WITH, WITH SERVICES BEING CONTINUED AT THE WHOLE TIME.
UM, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT SHOULD LAST 240 CALENDAR DAYS.
WE'RE CLOSE TO GIVING THE NOTICE TO PROCEED AS THE BIGGEST PROJECT ON.
BIGGEST CHALLENGE ON THAT IS GETTING THE SUBMITTALS FOR THE FRP AND GETTING THOSE APPROVED, WHICH WE'RE APPROVING THAT THIS WEEK.
THE LEAD TIME ON, THAT'S ROUGHLY TWO MONTHS FOR THE PIPE, AND THEN THEY'LL, THEN THE CONTRACTOR WILL GET STARTED.
THIS PROJECT IS ROUGHLY TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
THOSE ARE THE MAIN PROJECTS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AND I KIND OF WANTED TO OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS OF ME.
AND BEFORE THAT, BEFORE I SAY THAT, I DID WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THE AUDIT DONE.
THAT IS A, THAT IS A VERY GOOD THING TO GET, GET AUDIT.
WELL, FIRST THANKS FOR JUST BEING HERE.
I KNOW THERE'S NO OBLIGATION TO DO THIS, SO, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU SEE THE VALUE IN IT.
AND, UH, COUNSEL, IF WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU GOT HAVE AT IT, WELL, I'LL START, BUT NOW I CAN'T REMEMBER THE STREET WE WERE ON OVER AT WATER WONDERLAND.
WHERE THAT PIPE WENT ON ACROSS THE CANAL.
OH, UH, WHAT STREET IS THAT? I CAN'T, IT'S DOWN THERE AT THE END OF BAO DRIVE AND WHERE? COMMODORE YEAH.
COM COM UH, COMMODORE AND THEN INCREMENTED WATER WONDER LAND DOWN AT THE VERY END OFFHAND.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT IS, BUT I CAN GET WITH YOU LATER.
YEAH, I YOU'VE GOT A LIFT STATION THERE.
BUT THERE'S A PIPE ON IT THAT GOES ACROSS THE CANAL AND IT'S ON KIND OF A MADE CHIP, RICKETY WOOD, UH, TRELLIS LOOKING ARRANGEMENT AS IT GOES ACROSS THERE.
UH, SOMEONE PROBABLY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE THE PIPE IS BIT SEVERELY WHERE THE JOINT IS.
THAT'S A COMMODORE, THAT'S THE END OF COMMODORE, I BELIEVE.
AND THE NEXT QUESTION IS, YOU HAVE A, UH, A PIPE THAT CROSSES DEETS RIGHT AT THE WATER LEVEL OF BENSON.
IS IT BENSON GEEZER'S GULLY RIGHT THERE ON THOSE GEEZER? YEAH, GEEZER'S.
IT'S RIGHT AT THE WATER LEVEL.
UH, WE ARE FIXING TO, UH, HAVE BARGES AND EVERYTHING.
TRY TO CLEAN THAT WHOLE THING OUT.
AND, UH, I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY THAT PIPE COULDN'T GO UP AT THE SAME LEVEL THAT, YOU KNOW, TO GET SOMETHING UNDER IT.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT PIPE SITTING IN THAT WATER IS ALL THAT GOOD FOR IT.
PROBABLY NOT THE BEST FOR IT EITHER.
YEAH, IT'S THE, HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE SEWER LINE THAT RUNS TO THE BRIDGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF OKAY.
IT'S ABOUT WATER LEVEL HIGH FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD.
CROSS IT'S A TRIBUTARY, LOOKS LIKE A VOICE MAIN SUPERMAN.
MOST LIKELY THAT, THAT IS WHAT IT WOULD BE RIGHT THERE.
ALRIGHT, I, I HAD A QUESTION OR TWO.
UM, SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE WEST OF, UH, 45, THOSE WATER LINES, ARE THOSE LINES THAT ARE BEING PUT IN NOW BIGGER THAN THE CURRENT ONE? OR ARE YOU JUST REPLACING SORT OF LIKE DETERIORATING LINES WITH, WITH A, WITH A BETTER WATER LINE? SO IT'S AN OLDER LINE UHHUH, IT WAS A 10 INCH, UM, ASBESTOS CONCRETE.
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THAT WE DID RECEIVE J'S CAR WASH.HEY, WHAT HAPPENED WITH, WITH THAT? BECAUSE NOW I'M, I'M USING MORE WATER BECAUSE WE WERE, WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE MM-HMM
'CAUSE I, I, BEFORE YOUR TIME THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE COULD INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND THE DEMAND FOR WHAT WAS WEST OF, OF 45.
AND AT SOME POINT A LOT OF THAT WAS SPOKEN, NOT TO SPEAK ILL OF ANYONE ELSE, BUT A LOT OF THAT WAS KIND OF TREATED LIKE IT WOULD BE WAY TOO COSTLY UNDERTAKING.
UM, AND SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE HELPING THIS, UH, THE, THE SUPPLY AND THE DEMAND, UH, GOING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT.
AND PART OF OUR PLANS PLANNED TO, WE STOPPED AROUND 6 46 MM-HMM
OUR PLANS PLAN TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE, BASICALLY OUR DISTRICT LIMITS AND ALSO TIE THAT IN WITH DOING SOME EXPANSION AT THE WESTWATER PLANT.
LIKE THE SEWER LINE THAT'S ON THE SCREEN NOW, THAT'S PART OF THAT BOND ISSUE THAT Y'ALL PASSED.
KNOW, SO EVERYBODY WANTS, EVERYBODY WANTED TO KNOW WHY THEIR WATER BILLS ARE SO HIGH NOW, AND NOW EVERYTHING TAXES ARE UP.
I MEAN, THIS IS THAT BOND ISSUE THAT PEOPLE VOTED ON THAT IS HELPING PAY FOR SOME OF THIS STUFF.
OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, IS THERE ANY LIKE, I GUESS BIG PUSHES OR ANYTHING THAT Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO DO IN THE, THE WATER DISTRICT RIGHT NOW? I GUESS MAIN EFFORTS OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THESE, I MEAN THESE ARE MASSIVE PROJECTS, SO THIS IS PROBABLY A LOT OF YOUR RESOURCES, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE OF THIS? SO MY BACKGROUND, I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER BY, BY DEGREE AND BY AND BY NATURE.
SO I MEAN THAT'S MAINLY WHAT I'M ABLE TO DIVE RIGHT INTO.
YOU KNOW, THE OTHER CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE HAVING IS WE IMPLEMENTED NEW SOFTWARE.
AND WITH THAT NEW SOFTWARE MEANT THERE WAS MORE CHALLENGES WITH THAT AND WITH OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. SO THOSE, THOSE WERE, THAT'S WHERE I SPEND A LOT OF MY TIME IS, IS MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING OUR FINANCES WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.
AND THEN I GUESS THE OTHER THING IS WHAT ARE THE CAPABILITIES, AND I WE, WE COULD PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THIS OFFLINE AS WELL AS WHAT ARE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE WATER DISTRICT TO, I GUESS, INVENTORY NEW OLD, YOU KNOW, LEGACY WATER LINES.
SO, 'CAUSE I GUESS I KNOW HUGHES ROAD, WE RAN INTO SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE PROJECT WHERE THERE WAS LINES WE DIDN'T KNOW WERE THERE BECAUSE THEY'VE PROBABLY BEEN THERE SINCE 1970.
UM, IS THERE A TECH, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE WATER DISTRICT HAS CAPABLE WISE? I MEAN, IT'S ALL UNDERGROUND, SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO DO, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS.
SO WE HAVE OUR, WE HAVE OUR GIS SYSTEM.
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF, A LOT OF THE LINES ARE MARKED SO WE KNOW APPROXIMATELY WHERE THEY ARE.
THEY'RE AS GOOD AS THE RED LINES.
WHAT WHAT ARE REFERRED TO AS RED LINES FROM THE CONS CONTRACTOR.
HE SAYS WHERE HE, WHERE HE DIDN'T MOVE THINGS WHERE HE DID MOVE THINGS.
A LOT OF TIMES CONTRACTORS, AH, WE DIDN'T MOVE ANYTHING.
'CAUSE THERE'S LESS, THERE'S LESS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO AFTER YOU DON'T LIKE THAT.
BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN AND YOU DO THE AS-BUILTS AND THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY LIKE THE CONTRACTOR DID IT, THEN EVIDENTLY WHEN, WHEN YOU GO BACK AND YOU'RE MOVING STUFF OR YOU'RE DOING A, A MASSIVE PROJECT LIKE Y'ALL ARE DOING ON HUGHES ROAD, YOU RUN INTO SOME THINGS THAT WERE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
NOT SAYING THAT'S WAS THE CASE HERE, BUT THAT THAT IS, THAT DOES HAPPEN A LOT OF TIMES.
WE'RE WORKING A LOT WITHIN OUR GIS SYSTEM AND WE'RE USING A PROGRAM CALLED CARDIOGRAPH OR REFERRED TO AS CARDIOGRAPH.
IT'S NOW, IT WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED BY OPENGOV, BUT IN THE SYSTEM IT'S PRIMARILY REFERRED TO AS CARDIOGRAPH.
AND WE'RE EXPANDING THAT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE DEGRADATION OF BOTH THE UTILITIES AND OUR LIFT STATIONS IN OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
SO THAT WHEN WE COME BEFORE, UM, THE PUBLIC WITH THE, WITH OUR NEXT BOND, WHICH OUR NEXT BOND WE ANTICIPATE COMING BEFORE IN 2029, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA USE THAT.
WE'RE GONNA USE THE, THE CHRONOGRAPH, THE DEGRADATION AND HOW THINGS ARE TO BE ABLE TO WIND UP WHERE WE SHOULD BE DOING OUR NEXT BOND PROJECTS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF ALONG THOSE LINES OF YOUR QUESTION.
I'M NOT SURE IF I COMPLETELY ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION OR NOT.
SO YOU'RE ANSWERING OTHER PEOPLE'S QUESTIONS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I RELAYED.
'CAUSE I WANTED THEM TO HEAR YOU SAY EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SAY IS LIKE, LOOK, WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN AND WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1960S, SEVENTIES, EIGHTIES PIPELINES SOMETIMES.
SO, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE PIPELINES IN THERE THAT ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE.
BUT LIKE I SAID, Y'ALL, Y'ALL DOING, LIKE I SAID, A GREAT JOB TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT WHERE IT IS, BUT IT'S ALL UNDERGROUND.
SO HOW, AND THEN I GUESS MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU IS, HOW HAS YOUR, UH, TRANSITION BEEN NOW THAT YOU'RE, YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LITTLE BIT LONGER? UH, TRANSITION'S GOING WELL.
AND QUESTIONS, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR EVERYTHING
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THAT YOU'VE DONE TO HELP US AND ASSIST US WITH THIS PROJECT.Y'ALL HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
NOW I'D LIKE TO INVITE CATHERINE MES AND HER TEAM TO THE PODIUM.
MRS. MES, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I'M A VICE PRESIDENT AT HEWITT ZO AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE AN UPDATE TODAY ABOUT THE HUGHES ROAD PROJECT.
UH, WITH ME IS TYA KAURI, SHE'S THE PROJECT MANAGER ON THE JOB AND SHE'S, UH, GONNA GIVE A, A KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE AND THEN GIVE Y'ALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO ASK UH, SOME QUESTIONS.
UM, AS CATHERINE MENTIONED, I'M HERE TO JUST GIVE LIKE A VERY HIGH LEVEL UPDATE ON THE CITY OF DICKINSON'S.
THE CDBG MET A HUGE RO PROJECT PROGRESS, UH, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL STATUS, TIME UTILIZATION, AND THEN SOME FEW UPCOMING MILESTONES.
AND WHERE WE ARE, UM, BASED ON THE LATEST PAY APPLICATION, UM, THE PROJECT'S NEARLY 29.5 MILLION COMPLETE, WHICH WHICH TAKES US TO 80% OFF THE BUDGET WITH APPROXIMATELY 71% OF THE SCHEDULED TIME.
WE STILL HAVE 192 DAYS OUT OF THE 6 0 8 THAT WAS KIND OF PUT IN THE CONTRACT, UH, FOR THE COMPLETION.
UM, WHICH TAKES US TO LIKE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS MORE.
THE COMPLETION DATE FOR THE PROJECT, UH, IS SEPTEMBER 5TH.
AND BASED ON THE RECENT MEETINGS, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TODAY.
AND THEN WE STILL ANTICIPATE THE PROJECT BEING COMPLETED ON TIME OR MAYBE FEW WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
UH, UM, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED DISCUSSING, UH, PARTIAL SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION ON THE AREAS WHERE THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, UH, WITH WCID ONE, UM, ON CREATING SOME GIS LAYERS AND GIVING BACK THE FILES ASPHALTS FOR THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
SO WE CAN KIND OF KEEP UP WITH THE SCHEDULE AND THEN CLOSE THE PROJECT WITH GLO ON TIME AS WELL.
THAT'S KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL UPDATE.
AND THEN I, I'LL THINK I'LL OPEN UP FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IF Y'ALL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
MEAN I CAN RIP THE BANDAID I GUESS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT, THE ROOM
WE HAVE RECENTLY, UH, CHANGED THAT TO A ONE WAY STARTING AT THE RAILROAD TRACK AND IT CREATES A, A 12 MILE DETOUR.
AND A LOT OF RESIDENTS WERE VERY SHOCKED WHEN THEY WOKE UP FRIDAY MORNING TO IT BEING A DETOUR THAT THEY DIDN'T GET ANY WARNING ON THERE.
UH, OUR CITY MANAGER DID WARN EVERYBODY, BUT I THINK IT ALSO CAUGHT HIM BY SURPRISE WHEN THAT CHANGE WAS MADE.
THE SIGNAGE WAS NOT OUT THERE AND THAT FRIDAY WAS MASS CONFUSION CARS STUCK BETWEEN EQUIPMENT OUT THERE GOING BOTH DIRECTIONS.
UH, THAT THAT WAS HANDLED RATHER POORLY.
AND I KNOW WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE SIGNS OUT THERE AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME CITIZENS THAT ARE MAKING THIS WORSE TOO BY TRYING TO RUN THE WRONG WAY UP THE ONE WAY TO CUT DOWN ON THEIR, ON THEIR TRAVEL TIME.
UH, I ALSO NOTICED THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN CLEANING THE ROADS OFF LIKE WE WERE WHEN WE ORIGINALLY STARTED THE PROJECT.
SO IT'S EXTREMELY DUSTY OUT THERE.
AND, UH, I MEAN, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO EXPEDITE? WE, WE HAVE THE, WE HAVE THE BIG CULVER CHIN ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE HUMBLE CAMP TURN, BUT WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY LATERALS CONNECTIONS AND WE GOTTA DO THOSE BEFORE WE CAN GET THE ROAD REPAVED.
I MEAN, WITH, WITH A, UH, COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION, THEY'RE MAKING REALLY GOOD PROGRESS ON DIXON STREET.
SO I SUSPECT THAT THE TWO CREWS WILL MEET EACH OTHER OUT THERE SHORTLY.
WHEN THE TWO CREWS MEET EACH OTHER, ARE WE GONNA GO BACK TO TWO WAY TRAFFIC? YES.
WITH UH, ELECTRONIC FLAGGERS OUT THERE? YEAH.
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.
SO THE ONE WAY PROBABLY IS NOT GONNA LAST TWO AND A HALF MONTHS.
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE LESS THAN THAT.
WE'RE HOPING MAYBE A MONTH, BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH A CONTRACTOR.
WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE MEETINGS THIS WEEK FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO COME UP WITH SOME ALTERNATE TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS AS WELL.
AND THEN THE NEXT PHASE OF THAT IS THE, UH, GOING UNDER HIGHWAY THREE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS GONNA BE A DISASTER DOING THERE.
SO WE MAY BE BACK TO ONE WAY TRAFFIC TO AVOID THAT INTERSECTION.
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WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE IF WE CAN STILL HAVE TWO WAY AT HIGHWAY THREE OKAY.THAT'S THE BEST SCENARIO WE DO WANNA EXPECT WITH THE CONTRACTOR.
AND THEN WE'VE ALREADY WORKED WITH TEXT.TO BACK THE EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND WE'LL PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE AS SOON AS WE HEAR FROM THE CONTRACTOR ON THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS WE HAVE KIND OF PROVIDED.
WE'RE WAITING ON TXDOT FOR WHAT? OH, WE JUST GOT A PERMIT FROM TXDOT OKAY.
TO BAG THE EXISTING SIGNAL HEADS.
WHICH WE, WE, WE WERE WAITING TO GET THAT PERMIT FROM THEM AND WE DID JUST RECEIVE THAT A DAY AGO.
SO QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, WHAT WAS THE REASON TO CHANGE IT FROM THE LIGHT TO THE RUNWAY TO THE RUNWAY? I GUESS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UH, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS TOLD TO ME WAS, FIRST IT WAS OBVIOUSLY COMPLAINTS, BUT THEN IT BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE.
SO WHAT MAKES ONE WAY SAFER THAN THE LIGHT? IT, IT DOES NOT.
UM, I THINK THE, THE MAIN REASON FOR MAKING IT ONE WAY WAS WE CONTRACTOR PUT IN TWO CREWS TO EXPEDITE THE PLACEMENT OFF THE BOXES ALONG EAST OF HIGHWAY THREE.
SO WE HAVE ONE CREW GOING, UM, I THINK WE HAVE ONE CREW, UM, THAT WAS GOING FROM OAK STREET TO THE EAST AND THEN THERE'S ONE CREW GOING TO THE WEST.
SO THERE'S TWO CREWS WORKING AT THE SAME TIME WORKING AND THEN HAVING A PORTABLE SIGNAL THAT LONG AWAY IS NOT GONNA BE WORTH ENOUGH.
SO THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM TO DO THAT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO MAKE IT ONE WAY BECAUSE OF THE TWO CREWS WORKING AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT THEY'RE NOT WORKING ON THE MAIN, THEY'RE NOT WORKING ON THE ROAD THAT THE TRAFFIC IS ON, THEY'RE WORKING TO THE NEXT SET TO THE SIDE OF IT.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE, THE LIGHT AND THE ONE WAY ARE TOO DIFFERENT.
LIKE WHY IS ONE SAFER? I GUESS IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN, AND THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING IS 'CAUSE PEOPLE ARE, THE, THE RESIDENTS ARE ASKING AND SO THEY'RE ALL WATCHING AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY IS ONE WAY BETTER THAN THE LIGHT IS THE QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN ASKED TO ME.
AND I DON'T KNOW 'CAUSE I'M NOT A CIVIL ENGINEER SO I WANNA, IT'S JUST TOO LONG OF A STRETCH WHEN WE HAVE A PORTABLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL FROM THIS END TO THAT END, IT'S JUST TOO LONG OF A STRETCH.
AND THEN WHEN THE RESIDENTS ARE TRYING TO COME OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAYS, THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH DIRECTION THE TRAFFIC IS BEING ROUTED BECAUSE IT'S A PORTABLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
WITH A CONTRACTOR TRYING TO MANAGE THE TRAFFIC IN EITHER DIRECTION, THERE'S ONLY ONE LANE OPEN, BUT IT'S ACTING AS A TWO-WAY LANE WITH THE PORTABLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND THE CONTRACTOR DIRECTING IT.
SO WHEN THE RESIDENTS COME OUT FOR THAT BIG OF A STRETCH, IT'S CONFUSING FOR THEM TO WHICH WAY? 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S TOO LONG FOR THEM TO EVEN SEE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SIGHT DISTANCE.
IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AT THAT POINT.
I, I'M HERE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS.
I'M NOT HERE TO, TO GIVE THE ANSWERS.
'CAUSE I, I'M, I'M A FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
I DON'T DO THIS CIVIL ENGINEER STUFF.
WELL WE HAD ONE CREW WORKING, BUT I WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU GUYS.
SO THAT'S WHY I APPRECIATE Y'ALL AT LEAST AN, YOU KNOW, ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS FOR US.
BUT UH, YEAH, SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY.
WELL 'CAUSE THE SAFETY THING IS A, YOU KNOW, THAT IS A, I GUESS ALSO PART OF A CONCERN WHEN YOU REROUTE SOMEONE 10 MINUTES FROM THEIR NORMAL THING, LIKE WE CAN SAY SAFETY FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS FOR BOTH SIDES COULD BE VALID.
SO IT'S ALL, I GUESS OPINIONATED ON SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE THIS ONE WAY, PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING THE OTHER WAY.
PEOPLE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA RUN THAT RED LIGHT THAT WAS BEEN IS GONNA, THEY'RE STILL GONNA GO THE ONE WAY MM-HMM
SO I GUESS WHICH ONE MAKES IT MOST, I GUESS MOST FLEXIBLE I GUESS WOULD BE THE ONE.
BUT I KNOW Y'ALL ARE COMING UP WITH A OTHER ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS.
I'LL LET Y'ALL DO Y'ALL'S WORK.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION.
DID YOU, UH, DID YOU SAY THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH 80%? ARE YOU YEAH, WE UTILIZED 80% OF OUR BUDGET.
80% OF THE MATERIALS IN PLACE.
SO IT'S, IT, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
ARE WE GONNA BE ABLE TO STAY WITHIN THE 20% THROUGH THE ONE THIRD? YES SIR.
I GUESS MY QUESTION HAS TO GO WITH THE MIRRORS.
UM, WE HAD HEARD AT THE FIRE STATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, GOING TO ONE LANE.
I KNOW WE GOT THIS COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT WE CAN SEND OUT AND TELL EVERYBODY TO EVACUATE FOR HURRICANES AND ALL THAT.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS I'M ASSUMING THAT WE DIDN'T USE IT FOR THIS, THAT WE COULD HAVE NOTIFIED THOSE PEOPLE ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN THAT THAT ROAD WAS FIXING TO BE CHANGED BY USING THAT, THAT SYSTEM.
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BREAKDOWN WAS ON OUR END OR IF OUR PEOPLE WASN'T NOTIFIED TILL FRIDAY MORNING OR WHENEVER IT HAPPENED.
THEY WERE SHUTTING THE ROAD DOWN THIS WAY.
BUT LOOKS LIKE TO ME A LITTLE COMMUNICATION WE HAD KNOWN AT THE FIRE STATION FOR A WEEK OR TWO THIS WAS COMING, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT DATE.
SO SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE WE COULD HAVE USED SOME OF
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THE, UH, PHONE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN CITY.WE COULD AT LEAST NOTIFIED EVERYBODY SOUTH OF THE BIO OR IN THAT AREA THAT WE WERE GOING TO SHUT THAT ROAD DOWN TO WARN WE'VE ALL BEEN GETTING EMAILS.
EVERY ONE OF OF US THAT LIVES BACK THERE WAS SURPRISED BY, I'M NOT GONNA CALL HER NAME BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO BUTCHER IT UP.
BUT SHE HAD SOME VERY GOOD, SHE HAD SOME VERY GOOD POINTS IN HER, IN HER QUESTIONING AND I THINK SOME OF 'EM WERE ANSWERED ON THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE LENGTH.
I KNOW I PICKED COUNCILMAN SHE UP, WE WENT TO HGAC MEETING, HE SAYS, FOLLOW THAT CAR.
AND HE SAYS, BECAUSE THEY GOT THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO THAT WAY, BUT IF THERE WASN'T A CAR THERE WHEN THEY PULL OUT, THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN GO RIGHT OR LEFT BECAUSE THERE'S NO MID RED LIGHT FOAM.
SO FOR THAT POINT, I, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ON THE SAFETY ISSUE OF NOT HAVING A HEAD ON WRECK.
SO I MAYBE WE, I THINK WE CAN ALL, FROM OUR STANDPOINT, WORK A LITTLE BETTER WITH EACH OTHER TO GETTING THAT WORD OUT THAT WE'RE GONNA SHUT A ROAD DOWN.
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S CHOOSE ROAD OR OR NICHOLS OR ANY OF THE REST OF 'EM.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S THE ONLY REAL BIG, UH, MOST INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE TALKED TO, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE COMMUNICATION.
IT WASN'T SO JUST WHENEVER WE ARE GONNA MAKE SOME CHANGES, I THINK THIS IS JUST ALL OF US AS A WHOLE, IT'S A LEARNING POINT TO WE JUST NEED TO GET IT OUT.
AND EVEN IF YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, WE'RE MAKING THIS DECISION AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A WEEK TO GET IT OUT, WE PROBABLY NEED A WEEK TO GET IT OUT.
I'D BE LIKE, HEY, WE'LL DEAL WITH THIS AND THEN LET US, LET US GET THE INFORMATION, THEN YOU CAN CHANGE IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DON'T LIKE, IS WHEN IT, IT BLINDSIDED.
SO, UM, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING.
I GOT AN EMAIL ON SUNDAY AND UH, AND FRIDAY AND MONDAY AND SATURDAY.
SO, UM, BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND, THEY SHOULD REACH OUT TO US.
UM, BUT IT'S ALSO WHO, IT'S OUR JOB TO FIGURE OUT THE WHY.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
DIFFERENT TOPIC, BUT I'M CONCERNED WITH THAT.
ROSIE GONNA LOOK LIKE AFTER THEY PAVE IT.
WHEN THE WHOLE THING'S DONE AND THEY PAVE IT BACK, YOU KNOW, IT WAS GONNA BE LIKE SOME PATCHWORK LOOK LIKE, BECAUSE Y'ALL HAVE TO PUT THAT ONE THE EAST SIDE THAT HAS TO GO BACK TO CONCRETE.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL TOOK OUT.
SO THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL HAVE TO REPLACE IT WITH.
UH, THE 20%, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT RESERVES? IT DOES.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTINGENT RESERVES AFTER THE 20% IS EXPENDED.
WE, WE STILL HAVE, YOU HAVE 20% REMAINING.
AND THE, YOU SAID THE 20% IS REMAINING IS BASED OFF THE CONTRACT, THE APPROVED CONTRACT AMOUNT, INCLUDING THE OVERRUNS OR THE APPROVED CHANGE ORDERS.
SO THE, ALL THE CONTINGENT RESERVES THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD ARE NOT INTACT.
AND CATHERINE, WE'RE HAVING A MEETING TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THE STREETS.
THE REPAYMENT, RIGHT? CORRECT.
TO SEE WHAT, WHAT WE ARE GONNA HAVE LEFT AND WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THOSE FUNDS TO GO BACK INTO THE STREETS.
UH, A LOT OF THE CONTINGENCY WAS WITH THE RELOCATES, WITH THE WATER, THE SEWER, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, SOMETHING WITH THE, UH, RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
SO, UH, YEAH, WE'RE MEETING TOMORROW.
WE'LL DISCUSS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMUNICATION.
I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR WEEKS UP, UH, BEFOREHAND DURING COUNSEL.
I SHOULD HAVE HAD MY STAFF PUSH THIS OUT.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM OUR COUNSEL FOR THIS? THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION MR. CAREY.
IS THAT, UH, THE LAST OF THE DEPARTMENT? YOU GOT ANY MORE DEPARTMENT HEADS? ARE WE GOOD THERE? NO, SIR.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THE AUDIT DONE.
BE BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.
DID Y'ALL FILE THAT WITH THE CITY SECRETARY UNDER THE NEW STATE LAW? YES, SIR.
THE, IT'S, THE DRAFT IS COMPLETED.
ALL CITIES BY LAW NOW HAVE TO BE, HAVE TURNED IN BY THE 27TH STATE LAW.
SO, YEAH, I I I GUESS I DO WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT.
THAT IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I'VE BEEN COMING TO MEETING SINCE 2017 AND THE FIRST TIME WE WERE HERE, THE AUDIT WAS DONE BY JUNE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
UM, AND SO FOR IT TO BE MARCH AND IT BE DONE, THAT IS, THAT IS, UH, NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT.
ALRIGHT, WELL IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE WILL GO TO 3D.
SO PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS SEXUAL ASSAULT
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AWARENESS MONTH IS OBSERVED EACH APRIL TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND TO EDUCATE COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO PREVENT IT.AND WHEREAS SEXUAL ASSAULT AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND COMMUNITIES.
AND WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES.
AND WHEREAS THE RESOURCE AND CRISIS CENTER OF GALVESTON COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES WHILE EMPOWERING SURVIVORS AND PROMOTING A SAFER, MORE INFORMED COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, B IT PROCLAIMED THAT APRIL, 2026 IS RECOGNIZED AS SEXUAL AWARENESS, SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.
AND ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAND WITH SURVIVORS, PROMOTE RESPECT, AND HELP END SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND WITNESS WHEREOF.
I HAVE HEREIN TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF DICKINSON, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026.
AND NUMBER FOUR IS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE HAVE NONE.
YEAH, SHE'S, WE CAN, UM, THE RCC REPRESENT HERE, BUT, UM, OUR PROJECT, THE LIAISON IS HERE.
I WAS GONNA GIVE IT TO HER TO, OKAY.
AND WE HAVE NONE SO I DON'T HAVE TO READ THAT.
AND NUMBER FIVE, CONSENT AGENDA.
HEY ERIC, DO YOU MIND IF WE STOP FOR A SECOND TO TAKE A PICTURE? OH, YES WE CAN.
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR IT, BUT WE CAN ADAPT.
ONE, TWO, AND THREE OR FOUR PICTURES.
I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE DOING A PROCLAMATION TODAY.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
FIVE.THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
THERE WILL NOT BE SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS.
IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA AND DISCUSSED AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I'D LIKE TO PULL FIVE A ALL RIGHT.
SO ALL IN FAVOR? WHAT? OH, NEVERMIND.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR.
[5.A. Consideration and possible action to approve the Minutes from City Council's Regular Meeting held on March 10th, 2026.]
OR ANY OPPOSED? SORRY.I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO POSTPONE FIVE A.
I'VE SPOKE WITH THE, UH, CITY SECRETARY AND I KNOW COUNCILMAN EDMOND DID.
SO IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY OTHER, I'D LIKE TO POSTPONE IT FURTHER THE CORRECTIONS AT THE NEXT, I'LL SECOND THAT.
[6.A Discussion and possible action to rescind the previously approved acceptance of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program award.]
AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RESCIND AND PER, UH, PREVIOUSLY APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM AWARD.I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS DISCUSSION FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
THERE ARE SOME MEETINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE STARTING FRIDAY MORNING AND, UH, AND OTHER DISCUSSIONS.
SO POSTPONE THAT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS AND THEN WE WILL GO TO EXECUTIVE
[8. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)]
SESSION.SO WE WILL CLOSE AT 7 38 PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071.
CONSULT CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY IN FUTURE AGENDA
[10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
ITEMS. ANYTHING THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO BECAUSE OF THE, UH, IT GOT TABLED AT THE LAST MEETING, WHATEVER THAT COMPANY IS THAT CAME UP HERE AND SPOKE ABOUT AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL AS OF OUR, THE, UH, SHORT TERM RENTALS, SHORT TERM RENTALS THAT JILL'S BEEN IN ABOUT.AND I KNOW WE WERE GOING TO GIVE COUNSEL, UH, UH, STAFF DIRECTION TO GO GET THE INFORMATION, BUT IT GOT, IT GOT POSTPONED.
SO WE NEED TO PUT THAT BACK ON BECAUSE I KNOW SOME COUNCILMEN WILL WANT SOME INFORMATION AND I DON'T THINK THEY'VE GOTTEN WHATEVER CONTRACT WE HAVE WITH 'EM.
SO WE NEED THAT BACK ON THE AGENDA SO WE CAN, UH, GIVE UH, STAFF DIRECTION ON WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THAT POINT.
UH, YES SIR, WE WILL, AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW, I'LL LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT, UH, STAFF HAD INTENDED HAD PLANNED ON HAVING ON THIS AGENDA, BUT THEN AS OF OUR HAD GONE RADIO SILENT HAD NOT PROVIDED US INFORMATION AND OTHER MATERIALS WE HAD REQUESTED SINCE THAT LAST MEETING.
SO WE HAD NOTHING NEW TO REPORT TO THE COUNCIL.
THAT'S WHY IT WAS TAKEN OFF THIS AGENDA.
BUT YES SIR, WE'LL KEEP ON TOP OF THAT THEN AS SOON AS
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WE HAVE INFORMATION WE WILL DEFINITELY GET THAT ITEM BACK ON THE AGENDA.SO MR. CAREY, DO YOU THINK SINCE THEY'VE GONE RADIO SILENT THAT WE NEED TO PURSUE POTENTIALLY OTHER AVENUES TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? IT'S POSSIBLE, YES SIR.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY START LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES.
I MEAN, THE REASON WE POSTPONED IT'S JUST 'CAUSE WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW AN AGREEMENT THAT WAS ANTICIPATED.
AND, AND REFRESH MY MEMORY WAS STAFF NOT DIRECTED TO ALSO RESEARCH SOME OTHER COMPANIES.
UH, IT WAS JUST TO, YOU WANT TO DO THAT THEN WHEN HE TABLED THE MOTION, GOTCHA.
SO WE DIDN'T GIVE HIM ANY DIRECTION.
ANY OTHER ITEMS? IF THAT'S IT, THEN NUMBER 11, ADJOURNMENT.