* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. TEXT CITY COUNCIL [00:00:01] MEETING. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS SIT AT A CURVE DESK. FLAGS AND BACKGROUND. WELCOME TO TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S THE END OF SEPTEMBER ALREADY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME NICE, COOL 80 DEGREE WEATHER THIS WEEK, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THE WOMAN LEADS THE MEETING GAVEL IN FRONT. WITH THAT, I WILL INVITE DR. DARREN WOOD FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION COUNCIL AND ATTENDEES STAND AND BOW THEIR HEADS FOR THE PRAYER. THANK YOU FRIENDS. LET'S JOIN TOGETHER IN PRAYER. GRATEFULLY, WE GATHER TODAY, LORD, TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. WE RECOGNIZE TODAY, LORD, WE'RE JUST STEWARDS, STEWARDS OF THIS MOMENT, AND WE ASK, FATHER, YOU WOULD REMIND US THAT ALL BELONGS TO YOU. I PRAY FOR THESE OUR CITY COUNCILMEN, OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY LEADERS, AND WE THANK YOU FATHER FOR THEIR FAITHFULNESS TO YOU. WE THANK YOU LORD FOR THE RAIN THAT YOU'VE SENT AND FOR THE COOLER TEMPERATURES, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THIS PLACE WITH REFRESHMENT TODAY. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ATTENDEES LIFT THEIR HEADS TO FACE THE FLAG. I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES FROM AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ON TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE TO AGENTS TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE INDIVIDUAL THE GROUP TAKES THEIR SEATS AT THE HORSESHOE SHAPED DESK. WONDERFUL. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THERE'S ANY ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL. YES. TEXT ROBIN POOL AT LARGE. NUMBER FOUR. AND NUMBER NINE. FOUR. AND FOUR NINE. COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER. NUMBER FIVE. OKAY. WITH THOSE ITEMS PULLED, I'D NOW LIKE TO CONSIDER A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER KOGER, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. TEXT MIDLAND, TEXAS CONSENT AGENDA. LET'S VOTE. TEXT CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION APPROVE. VOTE IN PROGRESS. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. TEXT VOTE RESULTS PAST FOUR ZERO. ZERO. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE ITEMS THAT WE PULLED FROM CONSENT NUMBER FOUR. I BELIEVE THIS WAS YOU, COUNCILMAN STUBBS. UH, YES. I PULLED THIS JUST SO WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT IT, SO IF YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT THIS IS. SO I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THESE FUNDS WERE, UH, DONATED TO US FROM CHEVRON AND OXY TO MAKE THIS PURCHASE AVAILABLE. SO THIS IS A DRONE. UM, IT WILL BE IN THE HANDS OF OUR EMS CAPTAIN WHO RESPONDS TO ALL MAJOR INCIDENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO GIVE OUR CAPTAINS AND OUR INCIDENT COMMANDERS TWO WALL-MOUNTED SCREENS, DISPLAY MEETING DOCUMENTS, WAI AWARENESS, A BROADER PICTURE OF THE EVENT THAT'S GOING ON. UM, ANYTIME THEY NEED IT, IT JUST GOES UP IN THE AIR AND THEY CAN SEE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE HOUSE OR IF IT'S A GRASS FIRE OR ANY OTHER MAJOR INCIDENT. WE CAN'T ALWAYS SEE EVERYTHING WHEN WE GET THERE. UM, SOMETIMES WE HAVE ACCESS ISSUES, SO IT'S ALWAYS BETTER IF WE CAN GET A FULL BIRD'S EYE VIEW AND THAT'S WHAT IT'LL BE USED FOR. FIRE OFFICIAL FACES. THE COUNCIL, JUST ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ON THE TECHNOLOGY THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF KIND OF NO FLY AREAS IN MIDLAND. IS THAT REALLY INHIBITED TO WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING? I KNOW AROUND THE AIRPORTS, NO. SO, UH, WE WILL HAVE CERTIFIED PILOTS AND THERE ARE RULES WITH THE AIRPORT. RIGHT. UM, BUT THERE ARE CEILINGS AND IF IT'S FOR EMERGENCY INCIDENTS AND IT'S BEING OPERATED BY A PILOT, WE'RE ALLOWED TO OPERATE. OKAY. BUT WE WOULD BE IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER. OKAY. AWESOME. CHIEF, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW LONG THAT THE DATA WILL BE STORED? AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ONLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S GONNA HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA. YEAH, IT WOULD ONLY, IT WOULD ONLY BE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE ACCESS. THE, THE DATA IS STORED BASED ON OUR POLICIES, OUR RETENTION POLICIES, CITY OF MIDLAND AND MIDLAND FIRE. CERTAIN INCIDENTS, UM, WILL DICTATE HOW LONG WE HAVE TO KEEP THOSE, BUT WE'RE NOT, WE WON'T RECEIVE THIS PROBABLY TILL JUNE. SO IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL BE GETTING ALL THAT SQUARED AWAY WITH, WITH THE COMPANY WHO'S PROVIDING THE DRONE AND, AND HOW THOSE ARE GONNA WORK OUT. AND THEN ONCE IT MEETS THAT THRESHOLD, THE DATA GOES AWAY, BUT IT'S PROTECTED INFORMATION. SO, AND, AND YOU'RE JUST RECORDING VIDEO. ARE YOU RECORDING ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK THAT'S ALL I SAW. JUST VIDEO ON INCIDENT SCENES THAT WE CAN USE FOR TRAINING. AND AGAIN, UM, IT ADDS TO FIREFIGHTER SAFETY AND GIVE OUR INCIDENT COMMAND, UH, MORE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND A BIGGER PICTURE OF THE PROBLEM. OKAY. THANK YOU. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. WE GOOD? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? OKAY, I'VE GOT [00:05:01] A FEW REQUESTS TO SPEAK CARDS. PAULA MORRIS, TEXT MIDLAND, TX ITEM FOUR, CITY COUNCIL. SEPTEMBER 22ND. PAULA MORRIS, ARE YOU HERE? CHAIRWOMAN REVIEWS DOCUMENTS. OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO LANCE WINKLER. THE MAN STANDS AT THE PODIUM. GOOD MORNING COUNSEL. THANK YOU. THIS IS MY LUNCH HOUR. I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD MOVE THIS TO ANOTHER TIME. 'CAUSE MEETING AT 10 IN THE MORNING IS, I THINK YOU'RE ALL AFRAID OF THE PEOPLE OR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY. I THINK THEY'RE AFRAID TO EVEN SPACE THEM. OKAY. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. OKAY. YES, IT'S A DRONE. OKAY. IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT USES IT, BUT THIS IS AN OPEN DOOR POLICY TO LET THE POLICE OFFICERS EVEN USE IT. MY OPINION, IF A POLICE OFFICER WANTS TO USE A SIMILAR SYSTEM SUCH AS THIS, GET A WARRANT, GET A JUDGE, GET A SIGNATURE. I'VE USED THE SYSTEM. I SAY CHARGE 'EM FOR THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW AND THEN POINT IT RIGHT AT THEIR PENSION FUND. IF THEY WANNA ABUSE THE SYSTEM, LET'S MAKE IT PUNITIVE ALSO, IF THEY WANNA ABUSE THEM, WHAT IS THE, WHAT'S STOPPING THEM FROM, UH, VIOLATING THE COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT? BY ABUSING THE SYSTEM, ONLY AN ATTORNEY CAN REALLY ANSWER THAT ONE. COUNSEL MEMBERS FACE FORWARD. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO SHANDY WILLIAMS. THE WOMAN WALKS TOWARD THE MICROPHONE STAND. OH MY GOSH. WHAT ARE WE DOING? FLIPPING THROUGH A SEARS CATALOG GOING, WHERE'S OUR NEXT PURCHASE? UM, THIS IS, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ASININE PURCHASES I CAN POSSIBLY SEE. WE HAVE A FIELD TRAINING SERVICE THAT FOUR THREE OF THE FOUR BUILDINGS ARE CONDEMNED. CAN WE NOT USE THOSE FUNDS TO ACTUALLY HAVE TRAINING? MY HUSBAND WENT THROUGH THE FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY SUCCESSFULLY. HE COULD NOT HAVE LEARNED TO ROPE AND REPEL OFF OF A DRONE FOOTAGE. ONE, WE DO KNOW THAT EVERY ONE OF OUR FIREMEN, THEY DO NOT ATTACK. THEY CONTAIN IT IS THE SAFETY. WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES IN ODESSA WHERE ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN, AND I KNOW THE FIREMAN VERY WELL, AND HE ENTERED INTO THE BUILDING AND HE COLLAPSED AND DIED DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION. SO I REALLY WANNA ASK YOU GUYS, IS THIS LIKE A HOMELESS MAN GOING THROUGH A SEARS CATALOG LOOKING FOR APPLIANCES? WHERE IS OUR FOUNDATION AT THAT TRAINING? BILL FIELD NEEDS TO BE FOUNDATION NUMBER ONE. THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA BRING NEW FIREMEN HERE. NOT SOME PROGRAM ON A DRONE. ONE, IT'S NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OPERATIONAL REALITY. WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL OF AN ADVANCED DRONE SYSTEM FOR MIDLAND COUNTY. THE TECH DOES SOUND IMPRESSIVE. THE REALITY IN MIDLAND COUNTY DOES NOT NEED A DRONE PROGRAM. AND OUR TAXPAYERS SHOULD NOT FOOT THE BILL FOR IT. FIRST, WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER OUR TERRAIN THAT WE ACTUALLY FIGHT. MIDLAND COUNTY IS DEFINED BY FLAT, WIDE OPEN OIL PATCHES AND BRUSH. WE DO NOT HAVE HIGH RISE CONCRETE JUNGLES OR A DENSE CANOPY COVERED FOREST. IT'S NOT WHERE THE GROUND VISION IS BLOCKED. WE CAN SEE FOR MILES AND FOR DAYS WHEN A BRUSH FIRE BREAKS OUT, OUR FIREFIGHTERS CAN SEE THE SMOKE IN THE LINE OF THE FIRE FOR MILES AND THE CABS OF THEIR TRUCKS. A DRONE IN THE AIR TELLS US WHAT WE CAN ALREADY SEE CLEARLY FROM THE GROUND. SECOND, WE MUST LOOK AT THE HIDDEN COSTS. THE PRICE OF THE DRONE ISN'T JUST A RECEIPT AT CHECKOUT. IT REQUIRES A SPECIAL FAA PILOT CERTIFICATION, HOURS OF ONGOING TRAINING, MAINTENANCE, DATA STORAGE, AND SOFTWARE UPDATES. OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE ALREADY STRETCHED THIN IN PROTECTING OUR COUNTY, FORCING THEM TO BECOME MORE OF A PART-TIME DRONE PILOT TAKES THEIR FOCUS AWAY FROM HANDS-ON TRAINING AND ACTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE. FINALLY, IT COMES DOWN TO THE SIMPLE QUESTION OF PRIORITIES. IF YOU HAVE EXTRA ROOM IN THE BUDGET, THAT MONEY IS JUST SITTING THERE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. LET'S INVEST IN WHAT ACTUALLY COULD SAVE LIVES IN WEST TEXAS. UPDATING OUR AGING FLEET, BUYING BETTER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GEAR, EXPANDING THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS, OR GETTING OUR FIELD UP TO DATE. A DRONE CANNOT CUT A FIRE LINE. IT CANNOT HAUL WATER. IT CANNOT PULL A RESIDENT OUT OF A BURNING STRUCTURE. KEEP OUR FUNDING FOCUSED ON THE PROVEN TOOLS THAT THE BRAVE PERSONNEL WHO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING OF EVERY SINGLE DAY USE. GUYS, WE HAVE GOT TO GET MORE FIREMEN IN HERE. JUST LIKE WE NEED MORE POLICE OFFICERS IN HERE. THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA DO IT ADEQUATELY BEING ABLE TO TRADE, WE CANNOT DO THAT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT, I'LL CALL DEREK SMITH. THE MAN WALKS TOWARD THE MICROPHONE. GOOD MORNING COUNSEL. I JUST WANT A SECOND. EVERYTHING'S CHANDY SAID. UM, AND WHEN IT COMES TO THESE PROPOSALS LIKE THIS, WHAT I WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE TOWARDS, I WANT EVERYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO [00:10:01] OUR FIREMEN, OUR POLICEMEN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DOING SOME KIND OF A SURVEY THAT IS COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS AND THAT WE ASK, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE BEST USE OF THESE FUNDS THAT WOULD MAKE YOUR JOB BETTER SAFER? BECAUSE LIKE SHE SAID, UM, SOMEBODY POINTED OUT THAT THE MAINTENANCE COST ON THIS THING IS GONNA BE ABOUT $25,000 A YEAR. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP IT UP AND RUNNING OR IF THAT'S HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THEY DOWNLOAD FOOTAGE, HAVING TO HAVE A SERVER. I MEAN TIMER. THIS IS, THERE HADN'T BEEN MUCH DISCUSSION AS TO WHAT THIS 109,000 I I, I MEAN, IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME THAT THE FUNDS WERE DONATED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE OVERALL COST? I MEAN, IS THIS 109,000? IS IT GOING TO COVER THE DRONE, THE MAINTENANCE, THE SOFTWARE PAYING? WHOEVER'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE LICENSE TO FLY IT TO GO OFF THE TRAIN. I MEAN, IS IT GONNA COVER EVERY SINGLE THING? OR, YOU KNOW, IS THIS JUST SOME KIND OF REALLY BIG DRONE OR, OR MAYBE IT'S FOUR OF 'EM, FIVE OF 'EM, HOWEVER MANY SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE 'EM AT DIFFERENT FIRE STATIONS WHEN THEY ROLL OUT. I MEAN, THERE'S JUST NOT A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION IN THIS PACKAGE AGENDA AS TO WHAT ALL THIS IS GOING TO COVER. AND LIKE, SAY, I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE US START ASKING THE RANK AND FILE MEMBERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY WORKS, ANY OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION, I WANNA HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE JOB, WHAT THEY NEED THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THEIR LIFE BETTER, EASIER, SAFER BEFORE WE JUST FIND SOMETHING AND WE THROW MONEY AT IT. AND, AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL OR STAFF? JUST REAL QUICK, UM, CHIEF, IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF EXPOUND ON HOW THIS EVEN CAME ABOUT WITH CHEVRON AND EXXON AND, AND WHAT ALL IS ENTAILED WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. AND THE, THE RANK AND FILE ARE THE ONES WHO, WHEN WE DO, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM EVERY YEAR, ASK 'EM WHAT THEY WANT. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS ON THEIR LIST THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US IMPLEMENT A DRONE PROGRAM. MM-HMM . WE HAVE COMPETING PRIORITIES. SO WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE BEST SUITED TO GO OUT AND FIND FUNDING FOR OTHER THAN OUR OPERATING BUDGET. THE HUNDRED 9,000 IS THE TOTAL COST. IT COVERS FIVE YEARS. SO IT COVERS PARTS, THE DATABASE, IT COVERS EVERYTHING. TURNKEY. AND, AND, AND WHAT I'M GETTING AT TOO IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CHEVRON AND EXXON SAID, HEY, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU MONEY, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE WANT YOU EXACTLY TO DO. YEAH. BECAUSE WE, WE WENT TO, WE WENT TO THEM WITH THIS PROPOSAL AND THAT'S WHAT THIS MONEY CAN BE USED FOR. WE CAN'T TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. OKAY. TEXT JOHN BERKHOLDER AT LARGE. GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. FIRST COMMENTS. OKAY. I'LL NOW LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL. HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE TEXT RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE INCORPORATED THROUGH BY BOARD VOTE IN PROGRESS. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TEXT VOTE RESULTS. YES. JOHN BERKHOLDER. OKAY, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. FIVE OH TO NUMBER FIVE. SORRY, I SKIPPED THAT ONE. MARCIA, DO I READ THIS, THE DESCRIPTION? YES, PLEASE. OKAY. UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT COMPACTOR ENGINE FROM WARREN POWER AND MACHINERY THROUGH BY BOARD FOR THE LANDFILL DIVISION AT A COST OF $130,955. TEXT, TEXT ITEM 5 CENTS APPROVING 14,000 IN CONTINGENCIES AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT. THE BLUE BANNER AT THE BOTTOM LEFT READS MIDLAND, TEXAS, ITEM FIVE. CITY COUNCIL. YEAH, SO I PULLED THIS, I KNOW WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT IT YESTERDAY. I TALKED TO TOMMY ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE, I'VE PRIORITIZED, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST DEALS THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY CAN. UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TIGHT BUDGET. WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LOTS OF OTHER EXPENSES THAT COME UP ALL THE TIME. AND SO REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST DEALS, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY. I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING WE DID WITH SENSORS WE'VE DONE WITH A-C-R-M-W-D CONTRACT. WE'VE DONE WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, CLEANING THINGS OUT AT OUR, OUR, UH, WATER TREATMENT FACILITY AND, UH, RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT, SERVICES AGREEMENT. IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME, THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST DEALS. UH, THIS WAS ONE OF 'EM THAT I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATION. I THINK THAT THERE IS A PATH TO BEING ABLE TO GET THIS DONE QUICKLY 'CAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS THAT I THINK THAT, UH, WE CAN SIT DOWN AND WE CAN PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING VERY QUICKLY, BUT SAVE QUITE A BIT OF MONEY. UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I DID GET AN ESTIMATE ON, UM, COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING, APPLES TO APPLES. AND WE SAW THAT THERE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT PRICE [00:15:01] SAVINGS. SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST, UM, THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN WITH TAXPAYER MONEY. AND SO WE'RE GONNA DEFER THIS. UH, I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO COUNCILMAN STUBBS ABOUT THIS AS WELL. THIS IS HIS WORLD AS WELL. AND, AND SO WE'RE GONNA WORK TOGETHER ON THIS ONE WITH YOU GUYS AND AGAIN, DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET IT EXPEDITED. BUT EVEN IF WE CAN SAVE, YOU KNOW, 40, 50, $60,000, THAT'S 40, 50, $60,000 THAT CAN BE USED FOR FIRE, POLICE, OTHER SERVICES AND, AND SO FORTH AND SO ON. SO I'M JUST GONNA MAKE THE MOTION TO DEFER THIS AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. TEXT CURRENT ITEM FIVE, RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT COMPACTOR ENGINE FROM WARREN VOTE IN PROGRESS. OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO. NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. TEXT VOTE. RESULTS PASSED FOUR TO ZERO TO ZERO. THE CHAIRWOMAN SITS AT THE DESK MOTION APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND LEY HORN AND ASSOCIATES TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR THE WEST TEXAS AEROSPACE CORRIDOR. UM, I JUST TOLD THIS, UH, MOSTLY JUST FOR INFORMATION. THIS IS A, A PRETTY BIG STEP FOR, UH, THE MDC AND OUR SPACE INDUSTRY, AND I'D LOVE TO HAVE MRS. HARRIS, UM, TELL US MORE ABOUT IT. YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL. SO THIS AUTHORIZES KIMLEY HORN TO PERFORM THE SCOPE OF WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST TEXAS AEROSPACE CORRIDOR MASTER PLAN. THAT WILL INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, AND REGIONAL COORDINATION, AS WELL AS ULTIMATELY STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT. THE COST FOR THIS WILL NOT EXCEED $655,000. MDC IS CONTRACTING DIRECTLY WITH KIMLEY HORN, BUT EL PASO COUNTY WILL REIMBURSE THE FULL COST TO THE MDC THROUGH FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH A GRANT AGREEMENT FROM THE TEXAS SPACE COMMISSION. SO AS COUNCIL MEMBER STUBBS SAID, THIS IS AN EXCITING STEP TO ADVANCE REGIONAL COORDINATION TO EVALUATE THE ASSETS AND THE WORKFORCE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN WEST TEXAS AND HOW WE CAN MORE STRATEGICALLY POSITION OURSELVES TO GROW THE AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE INDUSTRY HERE. THANK YOU, SARAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, LIKE, THERE, THERE REALLY ARE GONNA DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN, UM, AND EX EXTENDING OVER TO EL PASO. UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE ROADS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR INTERSTATES AND ROADWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE A REALLY NEAT DOCUMENT, UM, THAT THE CITY'S GONNA BE ABLE TO USE FOR A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW ALL WE CAN GET ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GREAT ABOUT THE PREMIUM BASIN INTO BOTH A NEW INDUSTRY AND TO BUILD OUR CITY MORE. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS WORK. WONDERFUL. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL LOOK FOR, SORRY, I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS SIDE. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK. ROBIN CAMPBELL, IF YOU'LL JUST MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT TEXT ITEM NINE CITY COUNCIL. SORRY ABOUT THAT. HI. UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M OPPOSED TO ANY MORE SPACE DEVELOPMENT HERE. I'M ESPECIALLY OPPOSED TO VERTICAL LAUNCHPAD IN REEVES COUNTY. IT'S NOT EVEN IN MIDLAND COUNTY. UM, THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS WHY I'M OPPOSED TO IT. UH, THE SPACE INDUSTRY IS AN UNKNOWN RISKY INDUSTRY. WE'VE ALREADY INVESTED. MDC HAS ALREADY INVESTED A LOT. THEY'VE ALREADY LOST A LOT OF MONEY IN THE SPACE INDUSTRY ALSO. UM, THEY'VE BEEN INVESTING IN IT. THEY CONTINUE TO INVEST IN IT. WE'VE YET TO SEE ANY RETURNS. UM, THEY'RE NOT OPEN. THEY'RE MDC AND THE CITY OF MIDLAND IS NOT OPEN AND HONEST WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE SPACE INDUSTRY. I WAS JUST READING FROM THE MAYOR'S LINKEDIN WHERE IT SAYS MDC, THIS WAS THREE MONTHS AGO. MDC ALREADY HAS OR A ST HAS ALREADY, UM, CREATED 600 JOBS. WELL, WHO ARE WE CREATING THOSE JOBS FOR? I MEAN, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE CITY OF MIDLAND. THERE'S NO AUDIT DONE ON THOSE JOBS. IT'S NOT FACTUAL, IT'S NOT HONEST TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE CREATED ALL OF THOSE JOBS. MAYBE THEY HAVE, BUT NOT THERE. NOBODY IS CHECKING TO SEE IF THEY ARE IN MIDLAND. AND A LOT OF THOSE JOBS FLY OUT EVERY, ALMOST EVERY COMPANY OUT THERE EXCEPT FOR A ST THEY DON'T HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT LIVE HERE. UM, THAT MOST, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE LITTLE COMPANIES THAT ARE OUT THERE ARE FLYING IN AND OUT. THEY'RE NOT BEING HONEST WITH US ABOUT THE JOBS THAT THEY'RE CREATING. UM, MDC, YOU CAN'T GET ANSWERS FROM THEM. I'VE ASKED MS. HARRIS ANSWERS, SHE WANTS ME TO SEND EVERYTHING THROUGH PUBLIC RECORDS AND THROUGH THE ATTORNEY, EVERYTHING. YOU CAN'T TALK TO HER. THEY DON'T RESPOND TO EMAILS. TRANSPARENCY. I'VE ASKED MR. BULLOCK TO EMAIL ME BACK, HE'S NOT DOING IT. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES WITH TRANSPARENCY AND LAST [00:20:01] YEAR WHEN LORI C SAMS WAS THE CHAIRMAN, HE, THEY, THE MDC BOARD ARGUED AND WON AN AGENDA ITEM TO BE ABLE TO GO CREATE A NON-BINDING AGREEMENT TO FIND A VERTICAL WITH THE LAND OUT THERE FOR A VERTICAL LAUNCH PAD. WE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. AND THEN THE MAYOR SAYS JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SITE IS. THEY'RE NOT FOR SURE. WELL, I MEAN, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. WE'VE BEEN PAYING THIS CONSULTING COMPANY ALREADY TO LOOK INTO IT. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS NOW. AND WE GOT THE 5 MILLION FROM THE STATE. MDC DIDN'T EVEN WANNA BE UPFRONT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT 5 MILLION IF THAT WAS GONNA BE PAYING FOR THIS. IT'S, I MEAN, IT'S JUST A BIG MESS. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CONSULTING WILL BE PAID FOR WITH THE GRANT AND SO THAT'S GREAT. IT'S NOT OUR LOCAL TAX DOLLARS, IT'S STILL TAX DOLLARS, BUT IT'S NOT OUR LOCAL AND I'M JUST HIGHLY OPPOSED TO ANY OF OUR TAX DOLLARS GOING TO SPACE DEVELOPMENT. A VERTICAL LAUNCH PAD THAT IS GONNA BE OVER 200 MILLION. THERE'S NO APPETITE FOR IT. WHERE'S THE PRIVATE MARKET FOR IT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL OR STAFF COUNCIL MEMBERS? SIT AROUND A CURVED WOODEN TABLE IN THE MEETING ROOM. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. GOT A MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND? COUNCILMAN NORMAN, BUT WITH A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBERS OBSERVE THE PROCEEDING. WE WILL LOOK FOR A VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO THE SCREEN IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER DISPLAYS VOTE STATUS. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON. COUNCIL MEMBERS LOOK AT THE SPEAKER TO SECOND READINGS. TEXT ROBIN POOL ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 7 9 2 PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE. EIGHT 20 POINT 15 ACRE TRACK OF LAND AT SECTION 38 BLOCK 40 TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH TMP RAILROAD COMPANY, CITY AND COUNTY ON MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM MF 16, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. GENERALLY LOCATED, UM, AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF ARLINGTON ROAD IN VILLE BOULEVARD CONTAINING COMMUTER CROSS CONTAINING A SAVING AND SUBURB VALLEY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION TEXT. CURRENT ITEM 19. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? TEXT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING? I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, LET'S VOTE. TEXT VOTE IN PROGRESS. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 7 9 3. AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF EACH PORTION OF SINCLAIR AVENUE THAT IS LOCATED WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SINCLAIR AVENUE IN MOSSWOOD DRIVE TO DIANE JOSE CUEVA BOULEVARD. CONTINUING COMMUNITY CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO SEND THE MAIL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CALDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS ITEM. TEXT MOTION APPROVE. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO. WONDERFUL, THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM NUMBER 21, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 7 9 5 PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 14 BLOCK 15 GRASS STATE SECTION 10 CITY IN COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE EASTERN TEMI OF HATHAWAY COURT BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK, CONTINUING TO COMMUTING CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDER AND RECORDATION BY THE CITY'S SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. GOOD MORNING, ELIZABETH RIGGS. UM, PLANNING, UM, OFFICER, THIS IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE PROPERTY AT 5,500 HATHAWAY COURT IN THE GRASSLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, TO ALLOW FOR A GARAGE ADDITION, UM, WHICH REQUIRES THE REDUCTION OF THE REAR YARD SETBACK FROM FIVE FEET TO ZERO FEET. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY. UM, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN. YOU CAN SEE THE GARAGE IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, ABUTTING THE, UM, ALLEYWAY TO THE BACK. AND AGAIN, THE REQUEST HERE IS TO REDUCE FROM FIVE FEET REAR YARD SETBACK TO ZERO. UM, THE ZONING DOES ALLOW FOR THIS. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE, THE AERIAL OF THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE JUST TO THE SOUTH, THE NEIGHBORS JUST TO THE SOUTH HAVE A SIMILAR, UM, SETBACK FOR THEIR GARAGE ADDITION. UM, YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHAT I'LL HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS A ZERO FOOT SETBACK, THERE'S UM, THERE'S A CURB [00:25:01] IN BETWEEN WHERE THE HOME IS AND WHERE THE, UM, THE ALLEY ACTUALLY IS, WHICH LEAVES A BIT OF SPACE FOR OVERHANG. UM, AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT THERE'S A QUARTER CLIP HERE. SO WE DID VERIFY THAT THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH SITE VISIBILITY WITH THIS PARTICULAR ADDITION. UM, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FRONT OF THE HOME. SO THE, THE GARAGE EDITION WILL BE IN THE BACK, NOT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED WHEN THIS WAS SENT OUT. AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THESE CONDITIONS. TEXT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TEXT ITEM 21. THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM STAFF. I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ITEMS, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FROM ACTION FROM COUNCIL PRESENTER STANDS AT THE PODIUM, HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. THE PRESENTER STANDS FACING THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WILL VOTE TEXT ITEM 21, AN ORDINANCE FOR LOT 14 BLOCK 15. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TEXT VOTE RESULTS PASSED FOUR TO ZERO TO ZERO. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 7 9 6. ITEM 22, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT ONE AND TWO. BLOCK 10 EAST HOOVER THIRD EXTENSION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. IT'S CERTAINLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH CALHOUN STREET AND WILLYS AVENUE BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM LOT WIDTH AND A REDUCED MINIMUM LOT DEPTH IN THE EVENT THAT THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND IS AMENDED TO REZONE THE LOT FROM MF 22, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO SF THREE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT CONTAINING COMMUTING CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY FINE OF $2,000. ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY'S SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS IN ORDER AND PUBLICATION. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS, UM, THIS ITEM AND THE FOLLOWING ITEM ARE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER. BOTH ARE FOR THE PROPERTY AT 1806 WILLIES AVENUE. UM, THIS ITEM IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION WHILE THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS A REZONING. UM, THE REZONING IS FROM MF 22 TO SF THREE FOR THE SIMILAR SITUATION THAT WE SEE IN THIS AREA WHERE YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXISTING LOTS THAT MEET THE SF THREE, UM, OR MORE CLOSE TO THOSE SF THREE STANDARDS. THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION, UM, ASSUMES THAT THAT REZONING TAKES PLACE IN THE NEXT ITEM AND ALLOWS FOR IT LEGALIZES THE EXISTING LOTS TO ALLOW FOR A SMALLER WIDTH AND DEPTH THAN WHAT'S REQUIRED BY CODE. BUT AGAIN, IT'S LEGALIZING THE TWO EXISTING LOTS. UM, AND HERE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, IT'S ONE LOT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY SPLIT INTO TWO. I'LL SHOW YOU AN AERIAL THAT SHOWS THAT. UM, THE GOAL HERE IS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON ONE LOT AND ALLOW FOR THE SALE OF THE OTHER LOT TO EVENTUALLY BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. UM, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE ZONING. YOU CAN SEE THE LOTS AROUND IT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE. AND THEN THERE YOU CAN SEE THOSE LOT LINES THEMSELVES. TEXT LAND USE. THIS PREVIOUS SLIDE SHOWED THE PARCEL LINES, WHICH CAN BE CONFUSING, BUT THE LOT LINES ARE WHAT ACTUALLY LEGALLY EXIST. UM, AND THEN HERE'S A LOOK AT THE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY. SO AGAIN, IF APPROVED, UM, THIS IS THE POTENTIAL FOR TWO NEW INFILL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. UM, NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED WHEN THIS WAS SENT OUT TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WONDERFUL. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I I ACTUALLY DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. SURE. DOES THIS, THIS DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT WAS CREATED. NO. IT, IT DOES NOT. WE ARE WORKING CURRENTLY ON THREE ADDITIONAL OVERLAY DISTRICTS. UM, HOPE TO HAVE THEM TO YOU BY THE END OF THE YEAR THAT THIS DOES FALL IN. UM, BUT WE DID NOT, WE DID NOT CHARGE FOR THIS WONDERFUL CHANGE. YEAH. WONDERFUL. I, FOR THE REZONING, I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS ON THIS ITEM, SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL OF GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN CBBS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. YOU SAID NORMAN AND STUBBS? YES MA'AM. TEXT CURRENT ITEM 22. MOTION APPROVE TEXT VOTE IN PROGRESS. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TEXT. YES. JOHN BERKHOLDER. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER 23, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 7 9 7 PLEASE. AND ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REESE ZONE LOT ONE AND TWO BLOCK 10 EAST HOOVER THIRD EXTENSION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM MF 22, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO SF THREE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH CALHOUN STREET AND WILLIES AVENUE CONTAINING COMMUTING CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION. [00:30:02] AND THIS IS THE CORRESPONDING REZONE FOR THAT PROPERTY WE JUST LOOKED AT. AGAIN, IT'S TO MOVE FROM MF 22 TO SF THREE. NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED. WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. WONDERFUL. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL. WONDERFUL. I OUTLOOK FOR A MOTION. COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER WITH THE MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE TEXT. I AM 23 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO ZONE LOTS. ONE AND TWO. BLOCK 10. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TEXT MOTION APPROVE. MOVING ON TO ITEM 24, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 7 9 8 AND ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO RE ZONE LOT FIVE A BLOCK 25 CRESTVIEW. ADDITION SECTION 35, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT. GENERALLY LOCATED UP THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF CALTA BOULEVARD IN NORTH MCKITH ROAD. CONTINUED A COMMUTATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION. AND SO THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE FOR THE PROPERTY AT 47 27 MID. UM, THIS IS THE FORMER SITE OF THE COMBINATION TACO BELL AND, UM, KFC, UM, WHICH HAD AN EXISTING DRIVE-THROUGH, BUT AGAIN, IT WAS LOCATED IN LOCAL RETAIL. UM, ONLY REGIONAL RETAIL ALLOWS FOR DRIVE-THROUGHS AND THE INTENT HERE IS TO BUILD TWO NEW RESTAURANTS. ONE BEING A TACO BELL, THE OTHER BEING A SMALL SLIDERS, BOTH WILL HAVE DRIVE-THROUGHS. SO THIS ZONE CHANGE FACILITATES THAT. AGAIN, THERE WAS A DRIVE-THROUGH EXISTING HERE BEFORE, SO WE DON'T SEE AN ISSUE. TEXT LAND USE, THERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY. NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED WHEN WE SENT OUT NOTICE AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THANK YOU ELIZABETH. YES MA'AM. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER CONVERSATION FROM COUNSEL? OKAY, I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION. WE'VE GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. TEXT CURRENT ITEM 24, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP TO REZO LAW FRIDAY. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TEXT VOTE RESULTS. OKAY, ITEM NUMBER 25, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 7 9 9. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE. A 0.7165 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF SE, UH, LAND OUT OF LOT TWO BLOCK E JOHNSON AND MO. ADDITION CITY IN COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ANDREWS HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED FEET WEST OF WARD STREET. CONTINUING A COMMUTED CROSS CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION. SO THIS IS A SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ONE. THIS IS A REZONE FROM LR TO RR TO AGAIN ALLOW FOR A DRIVE THROUGH AT THE PROPERTY AT 9 0 2 ANDREWS. THIS IS THE SITE OF A FORMER WENDY'S. IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE A ELAINE'S CHICKEN. AND SO TO RENOVATE THE BUILDING, UM, AND ALLOW FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH THIS REZONE IS NECESSARY. UM, AGAIN, WE SEE NO ISSUE AS IT WAS AN EXISTING USE PREVIOUSLY. UM, NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. WONDERFUL. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTUALLY START WITH MY OWN COMMENTS THAT I'M VERY EXCITED FOR ELAINE'S, ANYBODY WHO HAS FREQUENTED COLLEGE STATION, THE ORIGINAL LANES, IT'S A STAPLE HERE IN TEXAS. SO DO WE HAVE ANY MORE CONVERSATION FROM COUNCIL DISCUSSION? OKAY, I HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION. A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. TEXT 25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO VOTE RESULTS, LIST VOTES FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, BERKHOLDER POOL, STUBBS, AND NORMAN. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM 26. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 8 0 0 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REON LOCK SIX BLOCK 1 2 5 SOUTHERN EDITION CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT TO SF THREE SINGLE FAMILY DWELL DISTRICT. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST NEW YORK AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 135 FEET WEST OF SOUTH LA MEA ROAD CONTAINING A COMMUTATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION. SO THIS IS FOR THE PROPERTY AT NINE 11 EAST NEW YORK. IN DISTRICT TWO PROPERTY EXPERIENCES, SIMILAR SITUATIONS THAT WE SEE, UM, WHERE THE LOT IS MORE CONDUCIVE TO SF THREE. THERE IS IN FACT A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON IT. A SINGLE FAMILY [00:35:01] RESIDENCE IS LOOKING TO ADD AN ADDITION. UM, IT ACTUALLY IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO LEGALIZE HERE BY REZONING THIS PROPERTY FROM THE REGIONAL RETAIL, UM, TO THE SF THREE ZONING, WHICH MATCHES THE ZONING TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE, UM, WEST OF THE PROPERTY. SO HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY ITSELF. UM, HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. AND THEN HERE'S A LOOK AT THE ADDITION THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO AGAIN, THE REZONE IS NECESSARY TO LEGALIZE BOTH THE EXISTING USE AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED EXPANSION. UM, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SUPPORTS THIS. ONE OBJECTION WAS RECEIVED, UM, FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE NORTH. UM, AND THAT PROPERTY OWNER, AGAIN IS LOOKING TO DEVELOP THE SITE INTO A CHURCH, WHICH IS ALLOWED IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT. UM, THE OBJECTION DOESN'T RISE TO THE LEVEL OF TRIGGERING A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE, BUT THAT WAS RECEIVED IN THE REASON CITED, WHICH YOU HAVE A COPY OF, IS JUST THAT IT WOULD CONFLICT WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THOSE FUTURE ON THOSE PROPERTIES. UM, BUT AGAIN, A CHURCH IS ALLOWED IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT. SO, UM, WITH THAT STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REZONE REQUEST. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU ELIZABETH. YES MA'AM. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ANY DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL. YEAH. IS UH, MR. LV BROWN HERE? NOPE. OKAY. UM, I, 'CAUSE I JUST HAD A QUESTION LIKE I DON'T UNDERSTAND, UH, HOW REZONING THIS WOULD, WOULD HURT, UM, BUILDING A CHURCH. UM, SO, UH, YOU DON'T THINK THAT IT WILL, UM, JUST FROM THE PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE, THE CHURCH BEING PERMITTED IN ANY, ANY ZONING DISTRICT, WE DON'T SEE A CONFLICT OF THE T RIGHT. LAND USES. YEAH. SO, AND I DIDN'T THINK SO. SO YEAH, I'M, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS. WONDERFUL. I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK CARD, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION. GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. GO AHEAD AND VOTE. TEXT 26 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO ZONE LOT SIX BLOCK 125 SOUTHERN EDITION. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO, THE VOTING SCREEN LISTS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DISPLAYS THE FINAL RESULT FOR THE RE-ZONE REQUEST. OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 27. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 8 0 1 AND ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MINLIN TWO RE ZONE A TWO 0.00 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 29 BLOCK 38 TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH TMP RAILROAD COMPANY, SURVEY CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM AE AGRICULTURAL STATE DISTRICT TO CE COUNTY, UH, COUNTRY STATE DISTRICT GENERATED LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET SOUTH OF MARY DRIVE, CONTAINING A COMMUTED CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION. SO THIS IS A REZONE REQUEST FOR, UM, A PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE EAST SIDE OF TODD DRIVE AND JUST SOUTH OF LINDA DAVITA DRIVE. YOU HAD A RELATED ITEM ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 10, WHICH WAS THE REPL THAT'S SUBDIVIDED SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM THAT SUBDIVIDED SEVERAL, UM, NEW LOTS INTO 21 NEW LOTS, UM, FOR FUTURE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS EACH BEING ONE ACRE TO MATCH THE CE ZONING REQUEST. UM, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE REZONE. THAT REPL ON ITEM 10 INCLUDED A COUPLE OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH OF HERE, SUBDIVIDING THOSE, BUT THEY WERE ALREADY ZONED, UH, APPROPRIATELY. SO THIS JUST FOCUSES ON THE REZONE HERE. AND AGAIN, UM, IF APPROVED, THIS WOULD RESULT IN 21 NEW ONE ACRE LOTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. A FEW THINGS, UM, TO KEEP IN MIND. JUST FIRST WITH RESPECT TO THE ZONING. UM, THE, THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH ARE ALREADY ZONED CE AND DEVELOPED SIMILARLY AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO THIS DOES, UM, MATCH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES AS WELL AS WELL AS SURROUNDING ZONING. UM, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE VACANT LAND THAT WILL BE REDEVELOPED AND THAT'S LINDA VITA DRIVE. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. UM, THIS REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. UM, WE DID SEND OUT NOTICE, NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS DOES STAFF A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT THAT ITEM 10 WAS APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS. UM, ONE OF THE CONDITIONS BEING THAT THESE PROPERTIES NEED TO BE CONNECTED TO CITY WATER. UM, SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. UM, BUT THAT SURE. THIS THIS, LET ME GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO IT IS NOW OPEN AND I LOOK FOR YOUR DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLDER . ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS A PARTICULAR AREA THAT, UH, IS OF GREAT INTEREST BECAUSE WHEN I WAS PRETTY NEW ON COUNCIL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, MS. POOL AND I, UH, WENT OUT THERE AND SPOKE WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THEY WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH WATER WHERE, UM, THERE WAS WATER ISSUES. THE DEVELOPER DID NOT HAVE THE ADEQUATE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S [00:40:01] BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH THAT DEVELOPER, A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WHO, THAT THEY ARE MY PRIORITY. UH, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO BOUGHT HOMES THERE, THEY WERE THE ONES WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS. AND SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN CONCESSIONS MADE THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS MOVED FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING SOME OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE OR ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NECESSARY. I JUST WANNA DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS GOING THROUGH AND THAT WE'RE NOT CREATING A SECONDARY PROBLEM WITH APPROVING THIS, THAT THIS IS GOING TO FLOW NICE AND SMOOTH WITH THE, THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE OUT THERE. THAT WAS MY, MY QUESTION. EXACTLY. YES. I WAS GONNA ASK THE SAME THING. YES. SO, UM, PRIOR TO BRINGING THE PRELIMINARY PLATFORM, THE DEVELOPER DID DEDICATE EASEMENTS ALONG LINDA VITA DRIVE AND THE LOOP THAT RUNS THROUGH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD. LET ME BRING UP A MAP SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT. UM, SO THAT EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH, UM, UTILITY EASEMENTS WERE DEDICATED. THOSE ROADS ARE PRIVATE. UM, BUT THOSE UTILITY EASEMENTS GIVE US THE AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN WHATEVER PUBLIC UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS PUT INTO THOSE ROADS, WHICH IS WHERE THE WATER LINES ARE INTENDED TO BE DEVELOPED. THE DEVELOPER HAS ALSO, UM, SECURED A BOND, UM, AND THE CITY DOES HOLD THAT BOND WHERE THE DEVELOPER HAS SECURED OVER A JUST A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD OUT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT'S THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH CANNOT BE DEVELOPED UNTIL THE WATER IS CONNECTED TO THE CITY'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO, UM, THE DEVELOPER IS LOOKING AT DOING ALL OF THESE, DEVELOP ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SAME TIME, UM, SO THAT THEY COINCIDE WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD OUR OWN ITEM, UM, IN OCTOBER THAT ALLOWS FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE WATER LINE FROM LOOP TWO 50 DOWN TO THE NORTH SIDE OF HIS SUBDIVISION. HE'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE NORTH SIDE ALL THE WAY ALONG THE FRONTAGE AS WELL AS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THE DEVELOPER DOESN'T FOLLOW THROUGH WITH BUILDING OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HOLD THAT BOND, UM, AND WE CAN USE THOSE DOLLARS TO CONSTRUCT IT OURSELVES. YEAH. AND JUST VERIFYING THAT THAT BOND IS SUFFICIENT TO BE ABLE TO COVER THE COST OF THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. YES SIR. IT IS. WE RECEIVED, UM, THE COST ESTIMATE TO BUILD OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO THE BOND COVERS THAT ESTIMATE. OKAY. ELIZABETH, I JUST WANNA COMMEND YOU AND YOUR STAFF OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WORKING THROUGH THIS. UM, YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB MAKING THIS HAPPEN, BUT ALSO MORE THAN THAT, I THINK YOU WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORS THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE AND KEEPING THEM UPDATED AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING, HOW IT'S HAPPENING, UM, I'VE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OF THEM, UH, OVER THIS LAST WEEK PREPARATION FOR THIS ITEM AND THEY JUST HAVE SUCH GLOWING THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU. IT, IT'S A GROUP EFFORT. CARL'S DONE A LOT AS WELL AS JOSE TO GET IT DONE AND WE'LL KEEP THE NEIGHBORS IN IN THE LOOP AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANNA REITERATE, UH, WHAT YOU SAID, COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER. UM, WE, WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THINGS ARE GETTING DONE 'CAUSE WE'VE MADE EXPEDITED, UM, PROVISIONS TO GET WATER OUT THERE, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, NORTH OF THE LOOP AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO, UM, ALL OF THAT TIES IN TOGETHER. SO, UH, WE DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THOSE THINGS DONE AS THEY, AS THEY SAID THEY WOULD. YES, SIR. SO I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THAT COUNCILWOMAN POOL WITH RESPECT TO WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS DONE IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. THE SOUTHEAST DEVELOPMENT WAS A PRIORITY, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF COUNCIL, NOT ONLY WITH THE PROGRAM WE HAVE WITH THE COMPASS TO FILL IN INFILL AND SOMETHING THAT I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN AS WELL WITH THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT INTERSECTED WITH THE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF A 50-YEAR-OLD PROBLEM THAT THE COUNCIL TOOK CARE OF. UH, IF YOU RECALL Y'ALL, THAT WAS ANNEXED IN THE EIGHTIES, THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PROPERTY. AND SO THE WORK THAT COUNCIL DID AND THE $26 MILLION THAT WAS OBTAINED FOR TODD ROAD AND THEN FOR, TO BE ABLE TO GET THE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE WATER SIDE UNDERNEATH AND TO DO IT AHEAD OF TIME, THAT SAVED US A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS BY DOING THAT ALSO. BUT YOU'RE SOLVING A, THIS, THIS SOLVES A 50-YEAR-OLD PROBLEM ON SOMETHING THAT WAS ANNEXED VERY, VERY LONG AGO. AND, AND AGAIN, IT INTERSECTED WITH A HIGH PRIORITY THAT THE COUNCIL HAD IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHEAST. THANK YOU FOR THAT TOMMY. OKAY WITH THAT, I DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS, SO I WILL LOOK FROM OR FOR ACTION FROM COUNSEL. COUNSEL THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WHAT? OH, LET ME CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST, NOW I'LL LOOK FOR ACTION. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. TEXT ITEM 27. WITH THAT, WE WILL VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO. WONDERFUL. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 28. AND THAT IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 8 0 2 AND ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO RE ZONE LOT ONE AND THE EAST [00:45:01] 25TH FEET OF LOT TWO BLOCK 86 WEST END. ADDITION CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FROM A TRANSITION DISTRICT TOR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEST WALL STREET AND SOUTH M STREET CONTAINING A COMMUTE CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION. SO THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE AT 2001 WEST WALL STREET, UM, ACTUALLY TO ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIGN. IT, IT, IT'S THE SAME OFFICE USE. UM, BUT THE NEW SIGN DOESN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CURRENT ZONING, WHICH IS A PD. UM, AND IT'S, IT'S NOT VERY FAR OFF. SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LARGER PD. UM, IT'S BEEN DEVELOPED INDIVIDUALLY OVER TIME, SO DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THAT PD. UM, AGAIN, THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPOSED SIGNAGE, WHICH YOU SEE ON THE BOTTOM HERE. THE CURRENT PD HAS SIGNAGE LIMITS OF NO MORE THAN FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT AND 32 SQUARE FEET MAXIMUM AREA. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A TALLER SIGN, UM, WHICH NECESSITATED THE REQUEST. AND AGAIN, THE AREA HAS DEVELOPED INDIVIDUALLY RATHER THAN AS A MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT. AND SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY ITSELF, THE PARKING LOT ON WALL STREET LOOKING SOUTH, AND THEN THERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY. UM, AGAIN, THE SIGNAGE, THE DIFFERENCE IS IT'S LIMITED TO FOUR FEET CURRENTLY AND THEY'RE REQUESTING A 13 FOOT HIGH SIGN. THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED WHEN WE SENT OUT NOTICE. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU ELIZABETH. YES, MA'AM. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL TEXT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED WITH NONE, I HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION. HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS STUBS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TEXT 28 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING DISTRICT MAP. WONDERFUL. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ITEM 29. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 8 0 3 AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING A 0.163 ACRE PORTION OF ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY OUT OF BLOCK 21 AND 22 REPL OF BLOCK BLOCKS 21 AND 22 OF CAL VIEW HEIGHTS EDITION CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HUMBOLDT AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 160 FEET WEST OF NORTH BIG, BIG SPRING STREET ON THE REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF THE SUM OF 14,228, RETAINING A NON-EXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT AND ORDERING RE RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY. SO THIS IS A VACATION REQUEST, UM, FOR A PORTION OF AN ALLEY. UH, THAT'S ABOUT OH 0.163 ACRES. UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT ALLEY HERE ON THIS MAP. IT'S, IT'S VERY SMALL, UM, LOCATED NEAR BIG SPRING AND HUMBLE STREET. AND THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SHOPPING CENTER IN THE AREA. UM, THE ALLEY DOESN'T, IS NOT NEEDED AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME. UM, UTILITIES ARE BEING RELOCATED, THAT IS BEING DONE AT THE COST OF THE APPLICANT AND WILL NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE WE CAN, UM, ACTUALLY REPL THE PROPERTY ITSELF. UM, HERE'S A LOOK AT THAT ALLEY AND THEN HERE'S THE AERIAL VIEW. UM, AND THEN HERE'S THE LOOK AT THE ALLEY. SO AGAIN, THOSE UTILITIES WILL HAVE TO BE RELOCATED. IT IS AT THE COST OF THE APPLICANT. UM, THE PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS APPROVED, AGAIN, SUBJECT TO THOSE UTILITIES BEING RELOCATED. UM, THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL HOWEVER, UM, AND THE COST THAT WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE PAID FOR COMPENSATION FOR THE VACATION IS $14,228, UM, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT OF THE SURROUNDING LAND VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OR $2 PER SQUARE FOOT. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY, THANK YOU. ELIZABETH. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR DISCUSSION. YEAH, I HAVE, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. OKAY. UM, SO I GUESS BY THEM VACATING AT THE ALLEY OR WHATNOT, IS THE SHOPPING CENTER GOING TO LIKE, COVER THAT AREA? THE WHOLE ALLEY GONNA COVER THAT WHOLE AREA OR I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN YET OF WHAT THE SHOPPING CENTER WILL LOOK LIKE. IT'S JUST CONVEYED THAT THAT WAS NEEDED FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA. UM, AND SO WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. SO LONG AS THOSE UTILITIES ARE RELOCATED, HAVE THEY, UH, STATED, YOU KNOW, WHAT TYPE OF SHOPPING CENTER IT'LL BE OR, I BELIEVE IT'S JUST A COMMERCIAL, UM, SHOPPING CENTER. IT'S NEW. UM, I BELIEVE IT HAS A MCDONALD'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE, I BELIEVE, UM, FROM THE ENGINEERING FIRM WORKING ON THAT. ANDREW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, [00:50:01] THE PRESENTER TAKES HER PAPERS AND STEPS AWAY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT. WELCOME. WELCOME. THE REPRESENTATIVE WALKS TO THE PODIUM. I THOUGHT I WAS HIDING REALLY WELL BACK THERE. ANDREW BELL AND MARICK ENGINEERING 1300 WEST ILLINOIS AVENUE. YEAH, THE SHOPPING CENTER'S GONNA BE ON YOUR WEST SIDE. YOU CAN SEE IT IN THAT SITE PLAN RIGHT THERE. UM, IT'S GONNA BE A TIGHT FIT, BUT IT WORKS. MCDONALD'S IS ON THE NORTH, SEVEN BREW IS GOING RIGHT UNDERNEATH MCDONALD'S. THE, UM, LAUNDROMAT IS STAYING THERE UNTIL ITS LEASES UP AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE WILL COME IN, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT ON THE FRONT SIDE. MM-HMM. MM-HMM . IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT FOR THE LAUNDROMAT RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH DEMOLITION. OH, OKAY. AND THE UTILITIES ARE ALREADY RELOCATED. GOTCHA. YOU YOU DID SAY THEY'RE GONNA REMOVE THE WHOLE PREEXISTING SHOPPING CENTER. THE WHOLE THING'S GOING EVENTUALLY JUST THE THE LAUNDROMAT'S THE LAST ONE, BUT THE LONGER LEASE. OKAY. SO I GOT YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN ICE SOURCE FOR, AND THE REASON I ASKED, MAN, 'CAUSE LIKE I KNOW THIS IS NOT MY DISTRICT, BUT I'VE BEEN, I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN MIDLAND AND USED TO BE SOME APARTMENTS THERE CALLED NEW JACK CITY . MM-HMM . AND, UM, I, I APPRECIATE US REDEVELOPING AND, AND, UH, TEARING DOWN THE OLD THINGS AND, AND, AND GETTING SOME NEW THINGS IN THERE, UH, AND, AND MAKING IT MORE APPEASING UH, YEAH. FOR PEOPLE DRIVING THROUGH, UH, UP AND DOWN BIG SPRING AND ALL OF THAT. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, UH, TAKING ON THAT TASK OF DEVELOPING THAT AREA. UM, YEAH. AND YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S MY THOUGHTS ON IT. WONDERFUL. I I THINK THIS GOES BACK AGAIN TO THE Y'ALL STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AND THE FACT THAT YOU'VE GOT SEVERAL BUILDINGS THAT THE COUNCIL'S IDENTIFIED THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. I KNOW A LOT OF IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED. A LOT OF POLICE CALLS. IF YOU RECALL, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY THAT WAS TAKEN INTO ONE OF THESE DIFFERENT PLACES AND THERE'S BEEN OTHER STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE VON BUILDING. SO I KNOW THAT THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN A, A BIG PRIORITY FOR THE COUNCIL. SO THERE'S SEVERAL BUILDINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. I KNOW THAT LEGAL HAS WORKED ON THAT WITH US. AND SO THAT'S THE PRODUCT OF A LOT OF THIS WORK. WONDERFUL. I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS, SO IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION. COUNCILMAN NORMAN WITH A MOTION. OH, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SORRY. UH, MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER. OPEN IT, CLOSE IT, OPEN IT CLOSE, OPEN AND CLOSE. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TEXT VOTE IN PROGRESS. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM 30 RESOLUTION, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER, FINDING THE TWO RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS THAT ARE CONNECTED BY A COMMON ROOF ON THE WEST HALF OF LOT 10 AND THE WEST HALF OF LOT 11 BLOCK FOUR. LOGSTON EDITION CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 24 0 7 CAMP STREET, MIDLAND, TEXAS 7 9 7 0 1 TO BE SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS AND ORDERING THE OWNERS OF SAID BUILDINGS AND LIEN HOLDERS AND MORTGAGEES HAVING AN INTEREST IN SAID BUILDINGS, IF ANY, TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER. AND IF SAID, ABATEMENT ACTION IS NOT TAKEN, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF. GOOD MORNING, SEAN BAILEY, BIG SPRINGS, SORRY. BUILDING SAFETY PROGRAM COORDINATOR. AS STATED, THIS IS TO SEEK AN ORDER FOR THE, THE ABATEMENT OR DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24 0 7 CAMP STREET. THIS DOES ALIGN WITH THE STRATEGIC GOALS, TWO OF THE, THE CITY'S STRATEGIC GOALS. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT TWO. THE, UM, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE TXDOT I 20 CORRIDOR AND WEST OF THE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL PROPERTIES ALONG RANKIN HIGHWAY. THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED WITH HOTELS AND APARTMENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS ACTUALLY ZONED AS REGIONAL RETAIL. ALSO TEXT NINE POLICE CALLS, SIX CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES. THE, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE AT LEAST 2022, RESULTING IN A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND SQUATTERS. THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT CALLS SINCE THAT TIME. THIS IS THE NORTH SECTION OF THE, OF THE STRUCTURE. IT, THEY BOTH STRUCTURES ARE UNINHABITABLE. THE MIDDLE SECTION THAT CONNECTS THE, THE ATTIC OF BOTH STRUCTURES HAS ALREADY BEGUN COLLAPSE. AND THIS IS THE SOUTH PART OF THE STRUCTURE. THE, THE CITY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE CLEANUPS OF THAT AREA, SPECIFICALLY TWO [00:55:01] SINCE 2024. AS A RESULT OF THE HIGH TRAFFIC TO THAT PROPERTY, UM, STAFF HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE, WITH CODE. THEY HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL RESOURCES TO, TO TRY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN AGREEANCE WITH THIS ORDER AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY SEEKING CONSENT FOR THIS ITEM. I I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THESE DEMOLITIONS ARE, THEY, THEY'RE KEPT IN-HOUSE WITH USING PRO, NOT THE CITY STAFF AND CITY EQUIPMENT. AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MR. GARNET, THE, THE HAUL OFF AND LANDFILL ARE COVERED WITH C-C-D-B-G GRANT FUNDS. WONDERFUL. NO, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY AND OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. AND SO STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE, THE ORDER AS WELL AS THE, THE OWNER IS CONSENTING AS WELL. COUNCIL FOR ME? YEAH. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR, UH, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. UM, UM, AND JUST TO REITERATE, LIKE WE NOT JUST GOING OUT THERE JUST TEARING DOWN PEOPLE'S HOUSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE, UM, CONSENTING, UM, TO THESE, UH, DEMOLITIONS AND EVERYTHING AND, UM, WE'RE JUST WORKING WITH EVERYBODY THAT'S, THAT'S INVOLVED ON IT. AND SO, UM, AND IT'S A GOOD THING, LIKE, LIKE YOU SAID, WE, UH, WE'RE, UH, FILLING IN THESE AREAS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BUILDING NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND EVERYTHING AND THEN WE'RE, UH, DEMOING OTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND, AND HOPEFULLY CAN GET SOME MORE, UH, UH, NEW THINGS PUT IN, PUT IN THOSE PLACES AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S WORK ON THIS AND, AND ISAAC, YOU AS WELL WITH, UH, CDBG FUNDING AND, AND EVERYTHING. LIKE WE'RE USING THE FUNDS FOR WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR. SO THANK YOU. AND HE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, BUT IT'S A VERY COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAM. UH, IF COUNCIL REMEMBERS DOING EACH PROPERTY BY ITSELF AND OUTSOURCING IT IS UPWARDS TO 40 OR $50,000 A PIECE. AND BY DOING IT IN-HOUSE, WE'RE SAVING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, ABOUT 30 OR 40,000 PER UNIT THAT WE'RE SAVING. 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING IT IN-HOUSE. YEAH. WELL, YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING. WELL, AND I, I'D LIKE TO REITERATE TOO, THAT ULTIMATELY AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CITY WILL GET THEIR MONEY BACK ON THIS AS A LIEN WILL BE PUT ON THE PROPERTIES. AND SO, UH, WE'RE CREATING A SAFER ENVIRONMENT. UM, I KNOW AS A KID, BELIEVE ME, I FOUND LOTS OF ABANDONED THINGS TO GO RUN IN AND MESS AROUND IN. AND I'M SURPRISED I DIDN'T GET HURT OR, OR WORSE. AND SO WE DON'T NEED KIDS GOING INTO THESE PLACES AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING HURT. WE DON'T NEED ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN THESE PLACES BECAUSE THEY'RE WIDE OPEN. AND SO CLEARING THESE THINGS OUT CREATES A WHOLE LOT SAFER ENVIRONMENT. AND AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE GET OUR MONEY BACK ON THIS, THEN IT'S A, IT'S A WIN-WIN. AND, AND TO THAT POINT, UM, COUNCILMAN BURKE HOLDER, AND TO YOUR POINT AS WELL, STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THE FRONT END. AND EVEN IN SOME CASES THAT, THAT MONEY THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT RETRIEVING, WE MAY GET THAT ON THE FRONT END. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE GOAL TO DO THAT AND JUST TO GIVE THEM A MORE COST EFFECTIVE WAY OF ABATING AN ISSUE THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE SEEING THE COMMUNITY IS SEEING, BUT THAT PROPERTY OWNER IS SAYING, HEY, I'D, I'D LOVE TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS. AND I'M GLAD THEY'RE, THEY'RE GLAD TO GET OUR HELP. COUNCIL MEMBERS SIT AT A TABLE. WITH THAT, I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD FROM MARIAH. STAND AT THE PODIUM. A MAN DEPARTS WHILE A WOMAN APPROACHES TEXT. MIDLAND, TEXAS. ITEM 30, CITY COUNCIL, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2020 6, 10 50 9:00 AM WELCOME. IF YOU'D PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT. SORRY, MARCIA. OH, YES MA'AM. MY NAME IS MARIAH STANDARD AND MY HOME ADDRESS. YES MA'AM. OH, SORRY. 25 0 2 REGENCY OAKS, MIDLAND, TEXAS 7 9 7 0 5. UM, HI. I JUST WANTED TO COME OUT HERE AND SAY I AM ACTUALLY THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER OF THIS LAND. UM, I INHERITED IT BACK IN 2022 WHEN MY DAD PASSED AWAY. AND SO, UM, LIKE OFFICER BAILEY WAS, OR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BAILEY WAS JUST SAYING, UM, WE HAVE TRIED REALLY, REALLY HARD TO KEEP THE PLACE BOARDED UP, KEEP IT CLEANED, GO OUT THERE. UM, I'M ONLY 22 YEARS OLD. I CAN'T REALLY DO MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING IT CLEAN AND KEEPING IT ORGANIZED AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND SO WE HAVE EVEN TRIED THINKING ABOUT COMING IN AND BRINGING OUR OWN DEMO TEAM AND TRY AND, BUT I PERSONALLY DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND SO WHENEVER, UM, MR. BAILEY WAS TELLING ME THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE, UH, IT TRULY WAS LIKE A BLESSING TO ME JUST IF WE COULD JUST COME IN AND GET IT CLEANED OUT AND JUST TO KEEP THE SPACE JUST CLEAN. UM, SQUATTERS HAVE COME IN AND BROUGHT ALL OF THEIR THINGS. SO WE GO OUT THERE, WE CLEAN IT ALL UP AND THEN IT SEEMS LIKE NOT EVEN FIVE DAYS LATER, THERE'S ALREADY TRASH, THERE'S MORE PEOPLE. WE PUT THE BOARDS UP, THEY TAKE ALL THE BOARDS [01:00:01] DOWN. AND SO IT'S LIKE ALL THE MONEY WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT JUST GOES RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO COME IN AND SAY THAT I AM ALL FOR THIS. AND LIKE Y'ALL WERE SAYING, Y'ALL ARE NOT TEARING DOWN ANYBODY'S ACTUAL HOME. IT IS COMPLETELY VACANT. IT'S NOT EVEN LIVABLE. UM, AND SO, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I WANNA SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND I'M GLAD THAT, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE A BLESSING TO YOU. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE CITY STAFF, ANDING ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS GET THAT COOPERATION, BUT THANK YOU FOR, FOR DOING THAT. YES, SIR. AND THANK Y'ALL. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION. GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE THE PRESENTATION. SLIDE DETAILS. RESOLUTION 30. REGARDING THE SUBSTANDARD RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AT 24 0 7 CAMP STREET. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TEXT VOTE RESULTS PAST 4 0 0. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 31 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER, FINDING THE TWO FAMILY RESIDENTS ON LOT FOUR AND THE NORTH HALF OF LOT FIVE BLOCK NINE. HOMESTEAD EDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 8 0 5 NORTH BAIRD STREET, MIDLAND, TEXAS 7 9 7 0 1 TO BE A SUBSTANDARD BUILDING AND ORDERING THE OWNERS OF SAID BUILDING AND LIEN HOLDERS AND MORTGAGES, HAVING AN INTEREST IN SAID BUILDING, IF ANY, TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTIONS AS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER. AND IF SAID, ABATEMENT ACTION IS NOT TAKEN, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION. THANK YOU. UM, SAME AS THE, THE PREVIOUS ITEM. THIS IS AN ORDER TO SEEK ABATEMENT OR DEMOLITION OF 8 0 5 NORTH BAIRD. AGAIN, THIS ALIGNS WITH THE STRATEGIC GOALS. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT TWO. IT'S JUST OUTSIDE WHAT IS PRESCRIBED AS THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. THE, THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL SINCE 2013. THERE, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A LOT OF POLICE INTERACTION WITH THIS PROPERTY, BUT THERE HAS BEEN CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES INVOLVED. THE, THE OWNERS HAVE CONTINUED TO, TO KEEP UP WITH THE PROPERTY. THEY ACTUALLY LIVE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY. THE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE PROPERTY IS A A TWO FAMILY DUPLEX. THIS IS THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. THE, THE BACK OF IT HAS SEPARATED. THE, THE PROPERTY IS KEPT CLEAN AND SECURE. I'M SORRY, SORRY. WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL COUNCILMAN KUER SLIP BACK IN. OH, DUE THE QUORUM ISSUES WE NEED TO WAIT FOR PLEASE. OH, COUNCIL MEMBER COLDER. OKAY. SORRY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THERE HE IS. THERE HE IS. THE COUNCIL MEMBER WALKS TO HIS SEAT ON THE DAYS AND SITS DOWN. I'M SORRY. FREE TO RESUME. OKAY. JUST JUST TO REITERATE, THIS IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT TWO, JUST OUTSIDE THE, THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE 2013 WITH SOME LIMITED CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES, BUT AS OF THIS TIME, NO POLICE INVOLVEMENT. THE, THE OWNERS DO KEEP IT SECURE AND, AND CLEAN THE BEST THEY CAN. THIS IS THE, THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, THE, THE BACK WALLS HAVE SEPARATED, WHICH IS OPEN TO MENTS ANIMALS WEATHER. THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. THEY, THEY DO KEEP IT MOWED AND CLEANED AGAIN. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS AND THEY ARE IN AGREEANCE WITH THIS ORDER AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY SEEKING THAT, THAT YOU APPROVE THIS ORDER TO, TO ASSIST THEM. TEXT STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING. WONDERFUL. WELL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FROM QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL. HAVING NONE, I HAVE NO REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS ON THIS ITEM. SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL WITH A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS ITEM. TEXT 31 RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ORDER FINDING THE RESIDENCE TO BE A SUBSTANDARD BUILDING. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO. COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO VOTED YES. JOHN BERKHOLDER, ROBIN POOL, BRIAN STUBBS, AND JOHN NORMAN. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM 32. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER, FINDING THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON LOT FIVE BLOCK 21 MOODY EDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 2 0 3 NORTH CARVER STREET, MIDLAND, TEXAS 7 9 7 0 1 TO BE A SUBSTANDARD BUILDING AND ORDERING [01:05:01] THE OWNERS OF SAID BUILDING AND LIEN HOLDERS AND MORTGAGES. HAVING AN INTEREST IN SAID BUILDING, IF ANY TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION IS SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER. AND IF SAID, ABATEMENT ACTION IS NOT TAKEN, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO TAKE ABATEMENT ACTION. AND THAT'S IT. THE SPEAKER STANDS AT THE PODIUM. OKAY, FOR YOUR REPORT, ? YES. UM, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED IN THE, IN THE PREVIOUS ITEMS, THIS IS TO SEEK AN ORDER FOR 2 0 3 NORTH CARVER. IT DOES ALIGN WITH THE NUMBER TWO GOAL OF THE STRATEGIC GOALS. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AGAIN IN DISTRICT TWO. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE CARVER CENTER. IT HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE 2018. IT HAS HAD A NUMBER OF CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES AND SOME LIMITED POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIONS. AERIAL MAP AND STREET VIEW, THIS IS THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY SLIDESHOW'S HOUSE WITH PICKUP TRUCK, FOLLOWED BY A WOODEN FENCE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY HAS BEGUN COLLAPSE AND IT IS NO LONGER SECURE. IT IS VERY STRUCTURALLY UNSTABLE. WE, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL. HE WAS PRESENT THIS MORNING, BUT HE DID LEAVE AND HE IS CONSENTING TO THIS, THIS ORDER AS WELL. SO WE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE, THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDER. OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. LOOK FOR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL IF WE HAVE NONE, I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD ON THIS ITEM. SHANDY WILLIAMS, YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE, MA'AM. SHANDY WILLIAMS. UM, SO MY CONCERN IS WE'VE GOT THREE PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE GRANTING OUR TAX DOLLARS TO DEMOLISH. JUST THREE MONTHS AGO I WAS IN HERE AND THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN, UM, A BLACK MAN. HE WAS STANDING UP HERE GOING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN. AND WE SAT HERE AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ISAAC THAT SAID THIS MONEY WAS GOING TO BE A LIEN ON THEIR PROPERTY. THAT POOR MAN DIDN'T HAVE A DOLLAR TO HIS NAME OR A WINDOW LITERALLY TO THROW IT OUT OF. HE INHERITED THE PROPERTY JUST AS THIS YOUNG LADY BACK HERE HAD. AND WE TOLD HIM THAT COST WAS ON HIM. SO IF YOU GUYS ARE GONNA START TEARING ALL OF THESE BUILDINGS DOWN AND YOU HAVE CONSENT FROM THE OWNERS, EITHER THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROPERTY THAT THEY OWN. THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO SHOWING IMPROVEMENTS ON MID CAD. SO THE PROPERTY VALUE ACTUALLY WENT UP SINCE LAST YEAR AS IMPROVEMENTS NOT OF LAND INCREASE. SO WE'VE GOT A HUGE DISCREPANCY OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE FROM THE PICTURES THAT WE SEE FROM THE LANDS THAT WE ACTUALLY DRIVE BY. UM, I DO SEE THIS BEING ACROSS THE STREET BEING A, A CONCERN FOR THE CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE WAITING FOR RIDES, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THIS IS THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A TAXPAYER TO GO AND RECEIVE FUNDS OUT OF THIS. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, YOU NEED TO DO IT ACROSS THE BOARD BECAUSE I WANNA GO BACK TO THE AGENDA AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE THAT LIEN OFF THAT MAN'S HOUSE. I BELIEVE IT WAS GONNA BE SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO, UM, 10 TO $15,000 IS WHAT WAS GONNA BE LEANED ON HIS HOUSE. AND I WANT HIM TO BE GRANTED THE SAME FUNDS THAT THESE PEOPLE WERE GRANTED. TEXT ITEM 32, CITY COUNCIL MIDLAND, TX. WITH THAT BEING SAID, ALSO, LET'S MAKE SURE WHEN WE ARE GRANTING THESE FUNDS, JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AGREEANCE, UM, THAT WE'RE NOT DESTROYING ANYTHING THAT IS HISTORICAL. THAT CAN BE, THAT WE'RE NOT ENCOURAGING TO BE TORN DOWN. I MEAN, THIS IS AN 80-YEAR-OLD PROPERTY. IT'S PURE AND BEAM. YES, IT'S DILAPIDATED. BUT IF WE CAN ATTACK THESE BUILDINGS BEFORE, BEFORE WE GET TO THIS CONDITION, WHAT KIND OF MIDLAND WOULD WE HAVE? AN AFFORDABLE MIDLAND, THIS HOUSE IS VALUED AT $61,000. I'D BUY IT TOMORROW. I WOULD RESTORE IT. HAD IT BEEN IN PREVIOUS CONDITION, HAD IT BEEN IN 2017. SO LET'S START TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE AND 'CAUSE WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST BEING REACTIVE AND NOT PROACTIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? CAN I JUST DO A POINT OF CLARIFICATION? SURE. JUST TO ENSURE THAT, UH, MS. WILLIAMS KNOWS THAT THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE DAYS, I, I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. FEW MONTHS AGO? YEAH. MM-HMM . UM, HE, HE HAD THE SAME OFFER AS THIS. SO IT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY DIFFERENT ON THAT. IT MAY HAVE SOUNDED DIFFERENT. SO HE DOESN'T HAVE A LIEN ON HIS PROPERTY. THE THESE WILL BE THERE. THERE'S, THERE'S AND [01:10:01] AND I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THERE IS, YOU'RE, WE'RE NOT GIVING OUT FREE SERVICES HERE. WE'RE NOT GIVING OUT FREE SERVICES HERE. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE, WE'RE HELPING THEM WITH A DEMOLITION THAT WE, WE OFFER THE SAME THING. AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THERE'S A BILL THAT'S GENERATED AND THEY HAVE TO PAY THAT BILL AND THAT MAY GO TO LIEN, BUT THEY MAY PAY THAT BILL UPFRONT. AND THAT'S WHAT I STATED EARLIER. AND THAT'S WHAT, UH, COUNCILMAN BERKHOLDER WAS, WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE MENTIONED LIEN EARLY ON THE FIRST PROPERTY. SO JUST FOR, UH, AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. OKAY. AND, AND WE CAN, WE CAN WORK WITH HIM AS WELL AND WE DID. BUT THE YOUNG LADY THAT WAS HERE FOR THE PROPERTY ON 24 0 7, UM, CAMP STREET, SHE'S GETTING IT. SHE'LL EITHER HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OR THERE WILL BE A LIEN ON THAT PROPERTY. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THAT WHEN SHE SELLS THAT PROPERTY, 10, 15,000, WHATEVER IT IS, COMES BACK TO THE CITY. AND HERE'S THE THING FOR THAT. AND, AND I'M SORRY. UM, AND HERE'S THE THING WITH THAT TOO. THEY CAN'T SELL THESE PROPERTIES BECAUSE SOMEBODY BUYS THEM. NOW THEY'RE GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONES TEARING IT DOWN. SO NOW WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN A BETTER SITUATION WHERE IF THIS IS TORN DOWN, THEY CAN NOW SELL THE PROPERTY TO A DEVELOPER WHO CAN BUILD A HOUSE THERE. THEY CAN RECOUP FUNDS THAT THEY WOULD'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO RECOUP BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA SELL THE PROPERTY FOR MORE THAN PROBABLY WHAT THE LIEN IS FOR. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CITY GETS THEIR MONEY BACK AND THE HOMEOWNER NOW HAS A PROPERTY THAT THEY CAN SELL THAT AGAIN, THEY PROBABLY, NO ONE WOULD'VE PROBABLY WANTED TO BUY IT. 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY THOSE EXPENSES. THE CITY CAN DO THE DEMOLITION SO MUCH CHEAPER. I MEAN FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST OF WHAT A DEMOLITION COMPANY IS GONNA DO. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR EVERYBODY. THE CITY GETS THEIR MONEY BACK, WE GET RID OF A, A STRUCTURE THAT'S POTENTIALLY A HUGE PROBLEM, A SAFETY ISSUE. AND NOW WE HAVE A LANDOWNER THAT A LOT OF TIMES THESE ARE INHERITED PROPERTIES THAT PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT WITH. AND NOW WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN A BETTER SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN SELL THAT PROPERTY AND PUT SOME MONEY IN THEIR POCKET AS WELL. AND IN THE EVENT THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THAT DEMO, IT IS GOING ON A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY. YES. YES MA'AM. YES. THANK YOU. SHANDY WILLIAMS LEAVES THE PODIUM. OKAY. THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL. GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS ITEM. THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO. COUNCIL MEMBER TEXT ROBIN POOL AT LARGE. OKAY. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 33. PUBLIC COMMENT. RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON CITY RELATED ISSUES AND PROJECTS NOT ON THE PRESENT AGENDA. ANY DELIBERATION OF OR DECISION BY THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE ITEM BEING DISCUSSED SHALL BE LIMITED TO A MOTION TO PLACE THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE'LL CALL CARRIE MCNEIL UP FIRST IF YOU WILL, JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE MA'AM. CARRIE MCNEIL NEARS THE PODIUM. HELLO, UM, CARRIE MCNEIL. AND I'LL GIVE YOU A DISTRICT THREE. MY ADDRESS IS ON THE CARD. I'M NOT HERE TO WALK. I'M HERE 'CAUSE I'M FRUSTRATED. I RESPECT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. I KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM BECAUSE I'VE GROWN UP HERE. WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP HERE, THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A REASON. THEY HAVE A CAUSE THEY WANNA DO SOMETHING BETTER. AND WE ARE LIVING IN MEETINGS THAT ARE WAR ZONES. EVERY DAY I WAKE UP, I SEE YOUR GUYS' ADDRESSES, I SEE THINGS, I SEE WHATEVER, A MEMES, WHATEVER. I SEE THESE GUYS THAT ARE FRUSTRATED. I SEE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE FRUSTRATED. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK. I'VE BEEN A PARAMEDIC IN THIS TOWN FOR 24 YEARS AND HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS IS WE'RE ESCALATING INTO A SITUATION THAT'S GONNA END UP WITH SOMEONE GETTING HURT. YOU GUYS HAVE FAMILY, Y'ALL HAVE WIVES, YOU HAVE KIDS. THESE PEOPLE DO TOO. SO I'M ASKING FOR SOME CONSISTENCY IN THESE MEETINGS. OKAY? WE SAY WE'RE GONNA DO ROBERT'S RULES AND FOR THE MOST PART WE DO. BUT WHEN YOU LIMIT THIS SPEAKER TO THREE MINUTES, BUT THEN YOU ASK THIS SPEAKER TO GO OVER OR YOU IT, IT CREATES STRIFE ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE. THESE GUYS DO HAVE SOME LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. AND SOMETIMES THEN WHEN THEY SPEAK, THEY'RE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN REALLY LEVELS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THEY'VE HAD COMPLAINTS WITH THE SIGNS. WE'RE GONNA DO AN INVESTIGATION. THERE WAS THE ORDINANCE. WE'RE GONNA INVESTIGATE IT. SO I DON'T BEGRUDGE THEM THEIR FRUSTRATIONS. AND I REALIZE THAT EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES AND WE'RE ALL HUMAN, BUT WE'RE ALL HERE. BUT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN ALL COEXIST. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE UPSET, BUT Y'ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOT BE ATTACKED EVERY BLOODY DAY THAT YOU'RE HERE. SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR SOME CONSISTENCY. THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL MEETING. I'M IN MEETINGS ALL ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE SAME THING. CITY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. WE NEED [01:15:01] TO RESPECT THIS. IF PEOPLE ARE ACTING OUT, ASK 'EM TO LEAVE. GET THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO STEP HIM OUT. WE ALSO HAVE BUSINESS TO CONDUCT AND NO ONE SHOULD BE PENALIZED OR HINDERED AND NOT BEING ALLOWED TO SPEAK. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR YOU. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR THEM. AND IT'S NOT FAIR FOR ME IN THE GALLERY WHO HAS AN OBJECTION AND IS GONNA END UP BECAUSE I HAD A A THOUGHT WE HAVE TO GET THIS TOGETHER. THESE THINGS, THESE ARE MORE DISRUPTIVE. IT'S AN OPTICS THING. IF PEOPLE ARE NOT GONNA STAY ON THEIR SIDE OF THE TABLE, ESCORT 'EM OUT. IT'S WAY MORE DISRUPTIVE. THEY LOOK LIKE CONCESSION STANDS, DIVIDERS. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR Y'ALL. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR YOU OR YOU, I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST ASKING. WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK. 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA END UP WHERE SOME OF US GET HURT. THE SPEAKER LEAVES THE PODIUM AND ANOTHER PERSON APPROACHES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NEXT I'LL CALL DEREK SMITH, TEXT ITEM 33. CITY COUNCIL, MIDLAND, TEXAS TEXT KERRY MCNEIL. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. HEY, I WANT TO GIVE WHOEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIRING LOU OUT THERE, KUDOS TO WHOEVER INTERVIEWED HER. SHE IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. SHE TREATS ME LIKE A HUMAN BEING WHEN I COME IN. NOT LIKE I'M IN AGGRAVATION WHENEVER I HAVE QUESTIONS. AND SHE TRIES TO BE HELPFUL. UNLIKE THE OTHER WOMAN THAT NINO AND I CAME IN AND TRIED TO TALK TO AND ACT LIKE SHE HAD A CORN COB UP HER REAR END. I MEAN, SORRY FOR THE REFERENCE, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I'M SEEING SOME POSITIVE CHANGES AND I WANT TO AGREE WITH WHAT CARRIE SAID ABOUT THINGS. AND ONE IN PARTICULAR IS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE SAY A PLEDGE TO THAT FLAG BECAUSE IT GOES TO WHAT SHE SAID. IT SAYS LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THERE'S BEEN NO JUSTICE FOR THE PERSON WHO HAD THEIR SIGNS STOLEN. THAT WAS A CRIME. THAT'S A VIOLATION OF THEIR I BELIEVE FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE. THAT'S A CRIME. IT'S ABUSE OF OFFICIAL CAPACITY. IT'S UNDER STATE LAW. IT'S DEPRIVATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER TITLE 18 USC 2 42, WHICH IS A FELONY LEVEL CRIME. YOU DEPRIVE SOMEBODY THE RIGHT TO SPEECH FOR THINGS THAT WE TYPICALLY GIVE UH, A WARNING FOR WHENEVER IT'S A SIMPLE CODE VIOLATION. AND WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT IN OUR TOWN. AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE RANK AND FILE AND WHAT I'VE TALKED TO Y'ALL ABOUT BEFORE, WE JUST HAD A VERY BAD ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 17-YEAR-OLD LAST WEEK. WE HAD FIVE TRAFFIC FATALITIES. WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH POLICE. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. EACH ONE OF YOU REPRESENT A DISTRICT. AND YOUR DISTRICT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THAT YOU REPRESENT, THAT IS BASICALLY A PATROL SECTOR. IF WE HAVE 180 OFFICERS, THAT'S 60 OFFICERS PER EIGHT HOUR SHIFT AND OVER FIVE SECTORS, THAT'S 12. AND YOU HAVE TO GIVE PEOPLE DAYS OFF. SO YOU CAN'T HAVE ALL 12 OF EVERYBODY OWNED. SO THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S PROBABLY EIGHT OWNED PER SHIFT. AND IT MAKES IT HARD. LIKE I TOLD Y'ALL BEFORE, AND I SAID THIS BEFORE, THAT MASS SHOOTING HAPPENED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH COPS. AND Y'ALL JUST DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO LISTEN. YOU DON'T WANT TO FIND THE MONEY OR ANYTHING ELSE. I MEAN, AND THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE FOR THE BUDGET MEETING, THAT 5.5 MILLION THAT I TOLD YOU THE COUNCIL FOUND IN 2009 IN TODAY'S DOLLARS, THAT'S 8.8 MILLION. THEY SOMEHOW FOUND THE MONEY IN 2009. AND RHONDA LACEY SAID, Y'ALL ARE THE BEST, MOST COMPETENT COUNSEL WE'VE HAD. BUT YOU CAN'T FIND 2.5 MILLION IN SAVINGS AND YOU CAN'T FIND A WAY TO GET US FULLY STAFFED SO THAT OFFICERS CAN GET DOWN THERE AND SHUT DOWN TRAFFIC ON THE LOOP UNTIL THEY CAN INTERCEPT THIS GUY DRIVING THE WRONG WAY WHO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AND THESE GUYS, I MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY FEEL WHEN THEY CAN'T MAKE IT TO THESE CALLS. I'VE SEEN THE FRUSTRATION, I'VE SEEN THE EMPATHY IN THEM AND HOW IT EATS AT 'EM THAT I WISH I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THERE. AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN A SITUATION, SOMEBODY MAYBE COMMITTED SUICIDE, WHAT COULD I HAVE DONE? WHEN YOU'RE IN A SITUATION TO PREVENT SOMETHING, THERE'S SOMETHING INSIDE YOU THAT SAYS, I COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING BETTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBERS SIT OF THE DAYS. OKAY, LET'S SEE. SHANDY WILLIAMS, PLEASE. A THREE MINUTE TIMER BEGINS. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING CARRIE MCNEIL SAID. YOU GUYS KNOW THE FRUSTRATIONS AND YOU FEEL IT NOT JUST FROM UM, EVERYONE ELSE, BUT MYSELF PARTICULARLY. AND WE WANT TO BE HEARD. WE DESERVE TO BE HEARD. YOU ARE EACH ELECTED AND ADVOCATED TO BE UP THERE BY US. YOU WORK FOR US. WE WANT YOU TO HEAR [01:20:01] US HEAR OUR CONCERNS. HAVING THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS OUT AT ONE TIME, WE SHOULD RESCHEDULE THE MEETING. NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE IN A ROW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HALF-ASSING THE JOB AND JUST SHOWING UP WHEN YOU WANT TO. NOT YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE. WE GET IT. LIFE HAPPENS. THINGS GO ON AND THERE'S GONNA BE THINGS THAT YOU DO. WE, WE UNDERSTAND. YOU'RE GONNA MISS SOME COUNCIL MEETINGS. OKAY? FAMILY FIRST, A HUNDRED PERCENT. OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GONNA DISAGREE WITH DEREK BECAUSE THE GENTLEMAN WAS 16 YEARS OLD. NOW I TRAVEL THE LOOP JUST THE SAME AS YOU DO. I HAVE A SON SITTING BESIDE ME AND HE IS TALKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS LEGO. MEANWHILE THERE'S A 16-YEAR-OLD ON THE LOOP AND OUR POLICE ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING HIM. AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING HIM. WHAT IF THAT HAD BEEN MY FAMILY? WHAT IF THAT HAD BEEN YOURS? WE NEED TO PUT OURSELVES IN THESE SITUATIONS BECAUSE I DID KNOW THE FAMILY THAT WAS HIT AND I GOT TO SPEAK TO THE FAMILY OF THE 16-YEAR-OLD WHO'S MAKING STUPID CHOICES AND HAS A STUPID OUTCOME. AND HIS FAMILY IS LEFT TO GRIEVE. THE SPEAKER LOOKS TOWARDS THE COUNCIL. WE HAVE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY SUPPOSED TO WORK. WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH? HE'S 16 YEARS OLD, YOU HAVE HIS LICENSE PLATE NUMBER BACK OFF. THERE'S NO REASON WE ARE TO ATTACK IN THAT AGGRESSIVE A MANNER THAT HE'S GONNA GO ONTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT ALL COSTS. HE'S ALREADY, HE'S RUNNING FROM THE POLICE. YOU DON'T KNOW THE PERSON BEHIND THE WHEEL. YOU KNOW THE VEHICLE, YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S REGISTERED. IF OUR FLOCK CAMERAS ARE DOING THEIR JOB, WE SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM TRACKING HIM DOWN AND KNOWING WHERE HIS PATH WAS THAT WE COULD HAVE SAVED TWO FAMILIES, THREE FAMILIES FROM ABSOLUTE DEVASTATION. SO I WANT YOU GUYS TO REALLY CONSIDER WHY WE HAVE FLOCK CAMERAS. WE HAVE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS FOR THE FLOCK CAMERAS. THERE'S A LOT. AND IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO STEP IN AND BE THAT ENFORCEMENT FOR THE SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. TWO MONTHS AGO WE HAD 166 BOOTS ON THE GROUND. I SPOKE WITH SERGEANT RODRIGUEZ, WHO'S IN THE, THE DEPARTMENT. WE NEED 205. THAT'S FOR 1998. WE ARE IN 2026. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S GET MORE OFFICERS FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND LET'S RECONSIDER WHY WE HAVE FLOCK CAMERAS. THE PODIUM IS EMPTY. OKAY. UM, ROBIN CAMPBELL, IF YOU'LL MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. ROBIN CAMPBELL STANDS AT THE PODIUM. YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE OUR ADDRESS. MY NAME IS ROBIN CAMPBELL. UM, FOR SAFETY REASONS, WE DON'T WANNA GIVE OUR ADDRESS FLAGS. STAND BEHIND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, I'D ALSO APPRECIATE IF ONE STAFF COMES UP HERE, IF THEY WOULD GIVE THEIR NAME. NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS ALL THE STAFF AND THEY SPEAK AND IT'D BE GOOD TO KNOW WHO'S SPEAKING. UM, I AM ROBIN CAMPBELL. THE DIGITAL TIMER COUNTS DOWN THE REMAINING TIME. UH, THERE'S BEEN SOME GOOD COMMENTS MADE RECENTLY AND BEFORE MRS. MCNEIL SPOKE, I WANTED TO, I WAS THINKING HOW GREAT IT WAS THAT SHANDY WAS ABLE TO APPROACH BACK UP HERE. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION. IT WAS RESPECTFUL. IT DIDN'T ESCALATE. THE COPS DIDN'T HAVE TO COME BECAUSE SHE TOOK THREE STEPS OVER HERE. I JUST WANNA THANK Y'ALL. THERE ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE. WE JUST WANT RESPECT. WE WANNA BE HEARD, WE WANNA BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION. I'M GONNA ASK AGAIN FOR Y'ALL TO ALLOW US TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK ONLINE. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WATCH THE SPEAKER HAVE ASKED EVERY MEETING SINCE LAST FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY OF 2026. Y'ALL HAVE MADE IT HARDER FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS YOU EVERY MEETING SOMEONE HAS BEEN IN HERE ASKING FOR Y'ALL TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC TO MAKE IT EASIER. IT IS HARDER WHEN YOU HAVE TO COME IN HERE AT 10:00 AM BEFORE 10:00 AM AND YOU'RE PRESSURED WITH THE CLOCK. IF YOU GET IT AT 10 0 1, YOU MAY NOT GET TO SPEAK. YOU MAY NOT GET TO SIGN UP FOR ALL THE ITEMS YOU WANNA SIGN UP FOR. AND THEN PUBLIC COMMENT IS THE LAST AGENDA ITEM. THIS IS ACTUALLY A QUICK MEETING. WE'RE MISSING SEVERAL PEOPLE AND IT'S A MUCH QUICKER MEETING. BUT FOR Y'ALL TO ASK THE PUBLIC TO COME IN HERE BEFORE 10:00 AM AND THEN STAY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS [01:25:01] BEFORE THEY CAN SPEAK, IT IS UNNECESSARILY MAKING IT HARDER. YOU HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY. WHY WOULD YOU NOT LET US SIGN UP TO SPEAK UNLESS YOU ARE INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO SILENCE THE PUBLIC TEXT? ROBIN CAMPBELL DIGITAL TIMER COUNTS DOWN ALMOST EVERY OTHER CITY ALLOWS THEIR CITIZENS TO SIGN UP ONLINE. YOU GUYS ALSO ARE NOT, YOU'RE SILENCING THE PUBLIC BY HAVING THESE MEETINGS AT 10:00 AM WE JUST HAD THE TAX HEARINGS SET THE TAX RATE. YOU HAD A CONCERNED CITIZEN UP HERE SAYING THAT Y'ALL AREN'T INVOLVING THE PUBLIC AND YOU ALL LOOK DUMBFOUNDED BECAUSE YOU GIVE THE APPROPRIATE NOTICES. YOU HAVE THE APP, THE REQUIRED PUBLIC MEETINGS, BUT THEY WERE ALL AT 10:00 AM ALL OF 'EM WERE DURING THE WORKDAY. NOW THAT I'M OUT OF TIME ALMOST, I WANNA ASK, CAN MDC BUY ALCOHOL? I WANNA KNOW, I WANT Y'ALL TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. WE'VE GOT THE MDC ATTORNEY, CITY ATTORNEY RIGHT HERE. WE ASK FOR CLARIFICATION ALL THE TIME. CAN MDC PURCHASE ALCOHOL WITH THEIR EXPENSE CARDS? THE SPEAKER STANDS AT THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. THE SPEAKER LEAVES THE PODIUM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THE DOCUMENT IS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. UH, WITH THAT I WILL CALL PAULA MORRIS. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE, MA'AM. THE WOMAN APPROACHES THE PODIUM. I'M PAULA MORRIS. ALL OF YOU KNOW WHERE I LIVE. SO SHE STANDS AT THE PODIUM. UM, SO I'M HERE TODAY TRYING TO THE WOMAN GESTURES ONCE AGAIN, GET HELP FROM THE CITY OF MIDLAND. AND, UM, YOU'RE ALL AWARE, ALL OF YOU, WELL, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE LEFT TEXT. PAULA MORRIS. I SHOWED UP BEFORE 10 THIS TODAY. I WAS A COUPLE MINUTES LATE LAST TIME. I DIDN'T GET TO TALK, BUT I GOT HERE ON TIME AND, UH, PAUL MORRIS STANDS AT THE PODIUM. WITHIN AN HOUR I WAS RECEIVING ANOTHER TICKET NOTIFICATION ON MY PHONE. OKAY? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT IS, UH, PAUL MORRIS STANDS AT THE PODIUM BY ACCIDENT. I DON'T THINK THAT'S BY COINCIDENCE. OKAY. WHEN CODE IS LINED UP AGAINST THE WALL OVER HERE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I'VE GOT ANOTHER TICKET NOTIFICATION, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO MOVE WITH NO HELP, NO HELP FROM THE CITY. A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY HAVE OFFERED TO HELP ME, WHICH I'M SEEKING OUT RIGHT NOW. I WAS IN A CAR WRECK LAST MONTH AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED. OKAY? YOU WOULD ALL BE RID OF ME HAD I DIED THAT DAY. OKAY? THE COUNCIL CHAMBER APPEARS SPACIOUS. I I WAS HURT. I EMAILED THE CITY. I SAID, LOOK, I'VE BEEN IN A WRECK, MS. MS. BLANC AND SOME OTHER CODE OFFICERS WERE INFORMED. AND I RECEIVED TWO MORE TICKETS AFTER THAT. I LET THEM KNOW, HEY, I'VE BEEN IN A WRECK. I SENT 'EM THE PICTURES OF THE CAR AND BY LOOKING AT THAT CAR, YOU, YOU'D THINK SOMEBODY DIED. TEXT PAULA MORRIS. AND NOW I'VE RECEIVED THREE TICKETS SINCE THEN. OKAY? I'M HURT. OKAY? MY NECK IS HURT, MY BACK IS HURT. I MIGHT LOOK FINE, BUT I'M STRUGGLING. THE WOMAN ADDRESSES THE COUNCIL. NOW I WANNA ADDRESS THIS OTHER ISSUE. OKAY? I HAVE TO HAVE A, UH, BACKGROUND CHECK FROM MY WORK. LAST YEAR I WENT, WENT TO GET MY BACKGROUND CHECK. I GOT IT BACK AND IT SAID THAT I HAD A FELONY THEFT IN THE CITY OF MIDLAND FROM THE 1980S. OKAY? I WANNA LET YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, I DIDN'T LIVE HERE IN 1980. I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING IN 1980. I DON'T STEAL ANYTHING IN 19, IN 2026. I WANT THIS LOOKED INTO, I WANNA KNOW WHY THE CITY ALL OF A SUDDEN HAS PUT MY NAME ON THIS CRIME. I WENT DOWN TO THE COUNTY AND THEY TOLD ME WE JUST CAN'T TAKE IT OFF BECAUSE YOU SAY SO. I SAID, LOOK, I WAS IN MY EARLY TWENTIES WITH THREE TODDLERS, A, A NEWBORN AND TWO TODDLERS. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT IN MIDLAND, TEXAS COMMITTING FELONY THEFT. AND THAT IS ON MY RECORD. NOW I WANNA KNOW WHO'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THAT AND GET IT OFF. 'CAUSE SO FAR ALL I'VE BEEN TOLD IS I WOULD HAVE TO APPROACH THE JUDGE AND ASK HIM TO SOMEHOW TEXT JULIA MORRIS, UH, TAKE THIS OFF AND IT WOULD STILL LOOK LIKE I DID IT. OKAY? I DIDN'T DO THIS. OKAY, NOW I'M GOING TO MAKE AN THIS. I ALLEGE THAT THE CITY IS CONSPIRING, OKAY? MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY IS CONSPIRING AGAINST ME. A 64-YEAR-OLD LADY, OKAY? I WANT IT TAKEN CARE OF. AND OF COURSE NOBODY CAN TALK TO ME BECAUSE IT'S A LEGAL PROBLEM. I WANNA KNOW WHEN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT'S GONNA HELP ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MRS. MORRIS. I [01:30:01] DO NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER REQUEST TO SPEAK CARDS. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA ITEMS AND WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.101. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTERS AS PERMITTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY DISCUSS MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEYS TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE DISCUSS PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS DELIBERATE THE EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL COURT, PRESIDING JUDGE AND MUNICIPAL COURT ASSOCIATE JUDGE, SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. DISCUSS BUSINESS PROSPECTS THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY, OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, AND DISCUSS POSSIBLE INCENTIVES. THIS COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 11:33 AM TEXT ROBIN POOL AT LARGE. SHE STRIKES A GAVEL. THE CAMERA PULLS BACK TO A WHITE SHOT OF THE CHAMBER. AS MEMBERS STAND AND MOVE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.