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[1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 PM]
EVERYONE TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCILMAN FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE, TEXAS.IT'S JANUARY 14TH, 2025, OFFICIALLY 6:00 PM UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE PASTOR CHAD MASON FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BERNIE TO LEAD US IN INVOCATION THIS EVENING.
IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO BE WITH YOU GUYS.
FATHER GOD, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CITY AND EACH OF THE LEADERS THAT MAKE AND WORK IN THIS CITY TO BRING PEACE AND TRANQUILITY TO BERNIE.
WE PRAY THAT YOU'LL GIVE THE MAYOR AND THIS COUNCIL DISCERNMENT AND WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR FAMILIES AND THIS COMMUNITY OVERALL.
YOU SAY IN YOUR WORD THAT IF WE LACK WISDOM, WE SHOULD ASK AND YOU'LL GIVE IT ABUNDANTLY.
SO TONIGHT, LORD, WE'RE ASKING, GIVE US WISDOM.
BLESS THESE LEADERS, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR BUSINESSES AND EVERYTHING THEY PUT THEIR HANDS TO THANK YOU FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AND SACRIFICE FOR THIS CITY.
GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING IN BERNIE IN THE MANY WAYS THAT THIS CITY MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR FAMILIES TO THRIVE.
CONTINUE TO BLESS BERNIE IN JESUS' NAME.
CHAD, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME AS YOU'RE ABLE TO STAND IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE AND THEN TO THE TEXAS FLAG? I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC, REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE ALL.
SO THE TEXAS FLAG ON THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE DEED, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE B, THERE WILL NOT BE A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
UM, AT TONIGHT'S MEETING NOW WE'LL MOVE
[2. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST]
ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? NO.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOTE THAT COUNCILWOMAN WRIGHT IS OUT WITH THE FLU, SO WE WISH HER WELL WISHES AND, AND RECOVERY OF SPEEDY RECOVERY AND HEALING.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT I'D LIKE TO GIVE ANYONE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS COME IN LATE THAT TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK.
THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE THEIR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS, AND THE THREE MINUTES WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU'RE DONE.
NOTE TAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[4. CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed below within the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and may be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item may be moved to the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.]
ACCOUNT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH K.COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR ANY OF THESE COUNT OF THESE CONSENTED ITEMS? UM, NO CONCERN.
JUST A COMMENT IF I CAN FIND IT.
UM, I WANNA SAY I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT EVERYBODY'S PUT INTO THAT, AND THE RENDERINGS LOOK REALLY GOOD, BUT I DO WANNA HOPE THAT THERE'LL BE AS MUCH HILL COUNTRY ESQUE ATMOSPHERE IN THE FINAL RENDERINGS AS, AS WE CAN GET.
OTHERWISE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AS SIMPLISTIC.
CAN WE GET A SECOND TO MOVE TO A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN WILLISON? PLEASE VOTE.
MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA OR NOT CONSENT AGENDA, REGULAR CITY REGULAR AGENDA
[A. CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED BY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.]
ITEMS NUMBER FIVE A 2024 DASH 6 46.CONSIDERED THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED BY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION PRESENTED LORI CARROLL.
IF YOU'RE AWARE, THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED FROM SEPTEMBER 10TH LAST YEAR, AND THE INITIAL CHARGE OF THE COMMISSION WAS TO REVIEW THE HOME RULE CHARTER, SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR.
HOWEVER, THE COMMISSIONERS DID REVIEW THE ENTIRE CHARTER.
THERE WERE BENEFICIAL DISCUSSIONS AT EACH OF THE FOUR MEETINGS.
THE COMMISSION CONSISTS OF 12 MEMBERS, THE FULL CITY COUNCIL, PLUS SIX MEMBERS, WHICH WERE APPOINTED BY MAYOR AND EACH COUNCIL MEMBER FROM THEIR DISTRICT.
THANK YOU TO JOE BATEMAN, RON CISNEROS, KYLE MICKELSON, AND PAULA WELLS, WITH A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO STAN LEACH AND LINDA LER AS THIS WAS THEIR SECOND TIME THEY PARTICIPATED IN A CHARTER REVIEW AS MEMBERS.
IF COUNSEL APPROVES THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, WHICH I'LL REVIEW SHORTLY, THE PROPOSITIONS WILL BE ON THE MAY 3RD SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT, THURSDAY THE 14TH IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER AN ELECTION.
IF COUNCIL IS READY, THE ELECTION CAN BE ORDERED AT EITHER THE JANUARY 28TH OR FEBRUARY 11TH COUNCIL MEETING.
ONCE THE SPECIAL ELECTION IS ORDERED, THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT WILL ASSIST WITH GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE, TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IN ADDITION, STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT THE NOTICE BE
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PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER TO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.LORI, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THROUGH THE PROPOSITIONS RIGHT QUICK IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.
SO, PROPOSITION A SHALL SECTION.
THIS IS HOW THE, THE BALLOT WILL READ, UM, ON THE SPECTRAL ELECTION.
SHALL SECTION 3.02 OF THE BERNIE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR THREE YEAR TERMS OF OFFICE FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, EFFECTIVE WITH THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN MAY, 2026, AND TO ESTABLISH STAGGERED TERMS SUCH THAT NO MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE COUNCIL SEATS ARE UP FOR ELECTION IN ANY GIVEN YEAR WITH A TRANSITION PERIOD TO IMPLEMENT THIS CHANGE.
SO BASICALLY, THE PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE TERMS OF OFFICE FROM TWO YEARS TO THREE YEARS TO PROVIDE CON CONTINUITY AND MORE PRODUCTIVE SERVICE TERMS TO BE STAGGERED TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUITY OF PROGRAMS, COUNCIL MEMBER EDUCATION AND TRANSITION.
SO PROPOSITION B, THE WORDING WILL BE, SHALL SECTION 3.04 OF THE BERNIE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ? THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FINAL JUDGE OF ALL ELECTIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS.
THE PURPOSE IS TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY LANGUAGE AS THERE ARE NO ELECTED POSITIONS OTHER THAN CITY COUNCIL.
PROPOSITION THREE, OR C, SORRY, PROPOSITION C SHALL SECTION 3.08 C FILLING OF VACANCIES OF THE BERNIE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ WHEN A VACANCY OCCURS IN THE CITY COUNCIL, IT SHALL BE FILLED AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND OTHER LAW APPLICABLE TO HOME RULE CITIES, PROVIDED THAT IF A VACANCY OCCURS IN A POSITION THAT HAS LESS THAN 12 MONTHS REMAINING, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE THE UNEXPIRED TERMS. SO THIS IS, UH, TO CHANGE THE PER METHOD OF, UH, FILLING COUNCIL VACANCIES TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW FOR CITIES WITH THREE YEAR TERMS INSTEAD OF TWO YEAR TERMS. AND THEN FINAL, UM, PREPOSITION D SHALL THE CITY, BERNIE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO ADD NEW SECTION 10.07 A TO READ AS FOLLOWS, THIS CHARTER SHALL BE REVIEWED AT 10 YEAR INTERVALS AFTER THE DATE OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS SECTION.
IF THE OPINION OF THE CITY COUNCIL ANY CHANGES ARE NECESSARY, SUCH CHANGES SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.07 OF THIS CHARTER.
THIS IS REQUIRE REVIEW OF THE CHARTER AT LEAST EVERY 10 YEARS.
LORI, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS OR COMMENTS? NO, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I APPRECIATE EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE, THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE, LINDA, PAULA, STAN, KYLE, RON, AND JOE AND STAN, UM, FOR THEIR, UM, EFFORTS AND THEIR WORK DURING THIS, UH, LAST COUPLE MONTHS OVER THIS, UM, PROCESS.
I ACTUALLY BROUGHT THIS TO THE COUNCIL AND I BROUGHT THIS TO THE CITY MANAGER, UM, BECAUSE I'M ON YEAR TWO AND IT FELT LIKE I JUST RAN FOR AN ELECTION, UH, LAST COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
AND I THINK, UM, ASKING A CITY, UH, A CITY SERVANT TO HAVE TO SPEND THE TIME AND ENERGY EVERY TWO YEARS TO BE REELECTED, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIND OF TAXING.
I THINK IT TAKES US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME JUST TO GET OUR FEET WET AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND SO, UH, THE MORE CONTINUITY WE CAN HAVE ON COUNCIL, THE LESS TRANSITIONS THAT WE CAN HAVE, THE MORE, UM, ABILITY TO WORK AND SEE SOME OF THESE THINGS COME TO FRUITION.
AS COUNCIL MEMBERS PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN, UM, THROUGHOUT THE TIME TO MAKE THESE PROPOSITIONS, TO MAKE THE THINGS THAT MAKE THE CITY RUN, UM, TO COME TO FRUITION, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, UM, THEY HAVE THE TIME TO SERVE AND, AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO, UM, I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S EFFORTS AND THEIR TIME FOR COMING FOR THE EXTRA MEETINGS.
UH, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT IT WAS PART OF THIS, THIS ENDEAVOR, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? CAN I GET A MOTION, MOTION FROM COUNCIL MACALUSO? UH, MAYOR I MOVE THAT WILL APPROVE THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED BY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? COUNCILMAN BUNKER, PLEASE VOTE.
I WANTED TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANY OF THE, ANY OF THE CI COMMITTEE TO COME FORWARD IF THEY WANTED TO SPEAK, UM, ON THIS, ON THIS IDEA, AND ON THIS CHARTER MOVEMENT TO COME FORWARD IF, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO.
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OKAY.THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS CHARTER REVIEW.
MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, NO, SORRY, AGENDA
[A. RECEIVE PROPOSALS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO 2025-R04; A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AND MANAGE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOERNE AND ______________ AS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK BOND IMPROVEMENTS.]
ITEM NUMBER SIX A 2025 DASH 0 23 RECEIVE PROPOSALS TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH R ZERO FOUR RESOLUTION.AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TENDER INTO AND MANAGE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BURN AND THE CONDO CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK BOND IMPROVEMENTS PRESENTED.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE ARE HERE TO PROPOSE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGEMENT TO ENTER AN AGREEMENT WITH A, UH, CMAR WITH THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT MANAGER AT RISK FOR NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK BOND IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALIGN WITH OUR OFFERING QUALITY CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, INVESTING IN AND MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC ASSETS, AS WELL AS ADVANCING OUR MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.
UH, WE SENT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A CMAR SERVICE FOR NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK.
BOND IMPROVEMENTS, UH, WAS RELEASED BY THE END OF THE DEADLINE.
WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF FIVE PROPOSALS.
HOWEVER, AFTER WE REVIEW THE PRO, AFTER WE REVIEW THE PROPOSALS, WE SELECTED THREE FIRMS TO INTERVIEW THE FOLLOWING.
THREE FIRMS ARE THE ONES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE.
UM, AND THE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER BY CITY STAFF, UH, LUCK DESIGN, OUR PROJECT LEAD, DESIGN CONSULTANT, AND PROJECT CONTROL.
AND AFTER, UM, AFTER THE INTERVIEWS, UH, WE FOLLOWED A, UH, EVALUATION PROTOCOL, A SCORING PROPOSAL, UM, THE INTERVIEW RESULTS FEE STRUCTURE.
UM, WE ALSO CONSIDERED THE, OUR CORE VALUES AS A CITY.
UM, AND BASED OFF OF EVALUATION AND COMMUNICATION DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TEAM, OUR CITY MAN, OUR CITY EMPLOYEE TEAM, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL WARS A C MARK CONTRACT TO WATERMAN CONSTRUCTION.
AND AS YOU WILL SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FEES.
SO WE'LL HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICE FEE, A PERCENTAGE FEE OF TOTAL WORK, OUR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE FEES, AND WE DO ES WE DO, UM, EXPECT A 12 MONTH CONSTRUCTION PERIOD FOR THIS PROJECT ONCE WE KICK OFF.
UH, AND WE DO HAVE WATERMAN CONSTRUCTION HERE WITH US TONIGHT, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
DR. MACK LOOKED LIKE, UH, MY ONLY QUESTION IS ALWAYS THE SAME.
I KNOW Y'ALL GO THROUGH A EXHAUSTIVE, UH, PROCESS, BUT, UH, I PRESUME THEY HAVE PRETTY GOOD EXPERIENCE DOING THIS KIND OF WORK.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE HERE IN TOWN.
UM, THEY'RE EVEN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, BUT IT, THEY'RE EVEN BERNIE ALUMNIS.
SO THEY, THEY DO UNDERSTAND THIS EVEN BETTER.
UH, SO AFTER THE TWO MONTHS PROCESS, AGAIN, WE DO RECOMMEND, UH, COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGEMENT TO GO INTO AGREEMENT WITH WATERMAN CONSTRUCTION.
ALRIGHT, THINK IS IT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? NO.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION? YEAH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PLEASE.
MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH RO FOUR A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AND MANAGE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BERNIE AND WATERMAN CONSTRUCTION AS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK BOND IMPROVEMENTS.
SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MACALUSO, PLEASE VOTE.
[A. CITY PARK PLAYGROUND EXPANSION UPDATE.]
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, A 2025 DASH 0 0 9 C PARK PLAYGROUND EXPANSION UPDATE.I DO, I'M GONNA ASK LIZETTE TO COME RIGHT BACK UP AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ABOUT A REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A COMMUNITY GROUP THAT'S TRYING TO HELP US ADVANCE OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN GOALS.
UH, AS BEN WAS SAYING, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EXPANDING CITY PARK PLAYGROUND, UH, AND THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY WILL TOUCH BASE WITH OUR COMMUNITY CHARM, OUR OFFERING QUALITY CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, AND COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE.
THIS ONE IS KEY BECAUSE WITHOUT OUR PARTNERS, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WITHIN
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THE TIME THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KICK THIS OFF.UH, SO THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN THIS WEEK.
UH, SO IT IS QUITE, QUITE A BIG CHANGE ALREADY.
UM, THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY STARTED IN 2023, UH, WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE IDEA TO EXPAND THE PLAYGROUND AT CITY PARK.
AND THEN IN 2024, THE BERNIE PARKS ASSOCIATION STARTED THEIR FUNDRAISING, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOAL, UM, BETWEEN 12 AND 14 MONTHS, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FUNDRAISE $155,000.
AND AGAIN, WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP.
UH, SO THIS, THIS PROJECT, AGAIN, IS A, IS A GOOD COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF BERNIE, UH, THE BERNIE PARKS ASSOCIATION, AND NOW OUR PLAYGROUND VENDOR, PLAYWELL PLAYWELL IS ALSO THE SAME VENDOR THAT HELPED US ACCOMPLISH THE PLAYGROUND AT THE LIBRARY, UH, ANOTHER LOCAL VENDOR.
UH, SO AS YOU WILL SEE, WE HAVE ALREADY BEGAN TO REMOVE SOME OF THE, UM, EQUIPMENT AT THE CITY PARK PLAYGROUND.
HOWEVER, WE WILL BE PUTTING THAT BACK.
WE'RE REMOVING ALL THE MULCH, UM, AND DIRT TO PREPARE FOR THE RESURFACING OF THE GROUND WITH POOR POUR IN PLACE.
WE ALSO WILL BE ADDING, UM, AN INCLUSIVE SWING SET, UH, A FRIENDSHIP SPINNER, ALSO AN INCLUSIVE ABILITY SPINNER.
UM, AND THEN THREE MUSICAL IMP THREE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS THAT WILL HELP WITH OUR SENSORY CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO WILL OFFER A 12 FOOT SENSORY BOARD.
UM, AND, AND IT'S GOING TO, THE WAY EVERYTHING IS LAID OUT, I THINK IT'S GONNA BRING A NICE UN CENTER TO THIS PARK.
UM, THIS PLAYGROUND IS USED YEAR ROUND.
SEVERAL OF Y'ALL ARE OUT THERE ON A WEEKLY BASIS, SO YOU KNOW HOW BUSY IT IS.
UM, BUT I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THAT.
UM, THIS, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT A YOUNG WOMAN, YOUNG KID, UM, BY THE NAME OF AMY PCIO, UH, WHO IS THE ONE THAT STARTED THIS IDEA, THIS MOTIVATION, THIS, UH, ENCOURAGEMENT TO START THIS CAMPAIGN, UM, WITHOUT HER PRESENCE.
SHE WAS WITH US FOR A TOTAL OF THREE YEARS.
UM, AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT KICKED OFF THE INSPIRATION TO EXPAND THIS PLAYGROUND.
SO THIS PLAYGROUND REALLY IS, UH, TRULY AN HONOR OF HER AND WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND WITH HER FAMILY, AND GAVE THEM THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND THE WILL TO FUND THIS PROGRAM, THIS PROJECT.
AND SO WE'RE VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THAT.
AND THIS WILL, AGAIN, FULFILL SO MANY FAMILIES, UM, AND AGAIN, PAST US.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
WE DO PLAN ON COMPLETING THIS IN THE SPRING.
RIGHT NOW, WEATHER IS A FACTOR.
UM, SOME OF THESE ITEMS CANNOT BE PUT IN PLACE UNTIL WE'RE AT A CERTAIN, UH, DEGREE.
UM, ANYTHING REALLY HIGHER THAN 40 DEGREES.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST KIND IN A WEIRD PLACE WITH WEATHER.
UH, BUT WE'RE ON, WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS DESPITE THAT.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY IN SPRING.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MR. COUNCIL? YEAH, I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU, UH, THIS IS A SUCH A UNIQUE PROJECT IN AND OF ITSELF, BUT THE COLLABORATION WITH THE BURNING PARKS ASSOCIATION IS NEEDED AS WELL BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OTHER PARKS.
AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OTHER AMENITIES, WHETHER IT'S DOWNTOWN TO WATERWORKS TERRACE OR SOME OTHER THINGS.
THEY REALLY WANTED TO GET A, A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT UNDERNEATH THEM.
AND THIS IS, UH, WHERE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
SO THIS IS AWESOME FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY DID WISH TO BE HERE, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY PREPARING TO GO OUTTA TOWN.
UM, THEY'RE DOING THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH AT, UH, DISNEY WORLD
[B. WEATHER RESPONSE UPDATE.]
AND COUNCIL.I ALSO HAD ANOTHER ITEM IN HERE TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER RESPONSE UPDATE.
FORTUNATELY, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A RESPONSE TO UPDATE YOU ON, BECAUSE THE WEATHER KIND OF REALLY SIDESTEPPED US LAST WEEK.
UM, BUT I DO WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY, UH, TEAM.
WE WERE PREPARED, WE DID A LOT OF THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES, SOME THAT THE PUBLIC ACTUALLY DID SEE WITH CLOSURES OF THE RESTROOMS LIKE WE NORMALLY DO WHEN WE GET, UH, HARD FREEZES.
UM, MIKE AND HIS TEAM ON THE UTILITIES STANDPOINT, THEY WERE MONITORING GAS PRESSURES IN OUR SYSTEM.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, A LOT OF DEMAND IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE TOWN.
THEY WERE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING MONITORING THAT MANUALLY.
WE NEVER HAD ANY, UH, DIPS TO WHERE WE HAD SOME, UH, GAPS IN SERVICE THERE.
BUT WE DO SEE ON THE WEATHER HORIZON IN THE, THE NEXT WEEK, SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING'S GONNA BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
AND WE'RE EVEN BEING TOLD THERE COULD BE SOME PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT, MONDAY MORNING.
SO, WE'LL, WE'LL BE RIGHT READY FOR THAT, JUST LIKE WE WERE THIS LAST WEEK.
UH, CITY OF BERNIE EMPLOYEES AND TEAM.
I ALSO WANNA JUST SHARE, IT WASN'T POSTED, BUT TODAY WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE 89TH LEGISLATURE, TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
UH, THE BIG NOTE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IS THAT TEXAS HOUSE DID, UH, APPOINT, DID CONFIRM A SPEAKER.
DUSTIN BURROWS OUTTA LUBBOCK WILL BE OUR NEW, UH, HOUSE
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SPEAKER.AND SO GOING FORWARD, AS THE LEGISLATURE CONVENES, WE'LL BE REPORTING ON OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
WE'LL GET, LIKE WE'VE DONE IN YEARS PAST, WE'LL GIVE YOU UPDATES ON WHAT WE'RE HEARING, WHAT WE'RE SEEING, AND, AND WE'VE GIVEN YOU THE INVITE WHEN WE HAVE THESE WEBINAR UPDATES.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US TO HEAR THOSE YOURSELF AS WELL.
[8. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL – No discussion or action may take place.]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILMAN WILLISON? I WAS GONNA SAY, UM, I HOPE THAT SANTIAGO FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STAY SAFE IN CALIFORNIA.
UM, IT'S COOL THAT WE HAVE THAT EFFORT.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST, BUT STILL THINKING ABOUT EVERYONE THERE AND THE FACT THAT WE GOT SOMEONE THERE AS WELL, AS WELL AS OTHER FIREFIGHTERS FROM OUR, UH, GREATER COMMUNITY.
ANOTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.
[9. EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE:]
ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, EXECUTIVE SESSION.WE WILL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS AGENDA ITEM NINE, A 2025 DASH 0 2 5, SECTION 5 51 0 7 1.
CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING CITY POWERS AND DUTIES WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS, CUSTODY KEVINS ROAD.
WE WILL ADJOURN OFFICIALLY ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:21 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE.
[10. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.]
WE WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION AT 6:41 PM ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? NOPE.I'LL OFFICIALLY ADJOURN AT 6:41 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE.