Sep 10, 2024 Regular Meetings

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ALL RIGHT.

THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TEXAS WILL

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS ]

CALL ANY MAN HERE, TOM COS HE'S JOINING VIRTUALLY, BUT WE WILL GO BACK WHEN HE GETS IN.

TOM CRUISE HERE.

COURTNEY CHADWELL? HERE.

JUSTIN HICKS? HERE.

CHAD TRESSLER.

HERE.

SEAN SAUNDERS HERE.

ALRIGHT.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR ROB BAILEY OF SOUTH LAKE CHURCH WILL BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING.

PASTOR, IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU AGAIN, OUR GREAT COMMUNITY OF LEAGUE CITY.

AND AS WE TAKE TIME TO PRAY, I DO REALIZE WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDINGS AND BELIEFS IN GOD.

BUT AS A CHRISTIAN PASTOR, I DO PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

SO I WELCOME YOU TO TAKE A TIME TO MEDITATE AND BE IN PRAYER.

PLEASE JOIN ME, HEAVENLY FATHER NOW AS WE JUST TAKE TIME TO COME TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS YOU LOOK AT NEXT STEPS, PLANNING ALL THE DIFFERENT FUN THINGS WE ALREADY GOT ON THE AGENDA.

LORD, WE ALSO PRAY FOR OUR BROTHERS OUT IN LOUISIANA, AS ALL OF US ARE CONTINUING TO WATCH THE WEATHER CHANNEL.

LORD, WE ASK YOU YOUR PEACE AND CALM TO BE ON THIS MEETING NOW.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PASTOR PLEDGE, THE AMERICAN FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TEXAS.

FLAG, HONOR, HONOR, TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE AN INDIVIDUAL.

ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE GOT THE FEED UP FOR MR. CONES AS WELL.

[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]

AUGUST 27TH, 2024.

IF THERE'S NOT ANY CORRECTIONS, THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED, YOUR HONOR.

A PROCLAMATIONS,

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL]

COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL IN NATURE OR ADDRESS A SPECIFIC TOPIC.

UH, SHIRLEY KITCHEN, CHEN CHEN.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.

MY NAME IS SHIRLEY CHEN.

I RESIDE AT 28 14 PINE MILLS DRIVE.

UM, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT MYSELF.

MY FAMILY MOVED TO LEAGUE CITY IN 1995.

MY HUSBAND WAS A VOLUNTEER EMT WITH LEAGUE CITY EMS. FOR OVER 18 YEARS, I HAVE WORKED AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER IN C-C-I-S-D.

OUR DAUGHTER SAVANNAH STARTED KINDERGARTEN AT HYDE ELEMENTARY WHEN THE DOORS OPENED AND SHE GRADUATED FROM CLEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE LOVE LEAGUE CITY BARREL BLEW OUR SIGN AWAY, BUT WE LOVE LEAGUE CITY.

UM, THE REASON I ASKED TO SPEAK TONIGHT IS TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SAVANNAH MEMORIAL 5K.

THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27TH AT OUR OWN HOMETOWN HEROES PARK HERE IN LEAGUE CITY.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

LEAGUE CITY HAS RECOGNIZED THIS MONTH BY LIGHTING THE LEAGUE CITY, THE LEAGUE PARK GAZEBO PURPLE, AND HOLDING PRAYER VIGILS, OUR ONLY CHILD, SAVANNAH, WHOM THE WALK MEMORIALIZE WAS MURDERED BY HER HUSBAND IN AN ACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

IN OCTOBER, 2020, SAVANNAH LEFT BEHIND THE LIGHT OF HER LIFE, HER TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE NOW LEAGUE CITY RESIDENTS.

AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH, SAVANNAH, A STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE OF FOREST PARK EAST FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY, WAS ORGANIZING A FOOD DRIVE FOR BAY AREA TURNING POINT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. AFTER HER DEATH, HER BOSS, BROCK BASSETT AND HER COWORKERS APPROACHED HER FATHER AND ME WANTING TO DO SOMETHING TO HONOR SAVANNAH AND HELP OTHERS.

WE AGREED.

AND IN OCTOBER, 2021, THE FIRST 5K WAS HELD AT THE CEMETERY.

WE HAD A TREMENDOUS TURNOUT THAT YEAR AND ARE PLEASED TO BE HOLDING OUR FOURTH ANNUAL EVENT THIS OCTOBER.

THE SAVANNAH MEMORIAL, 5K IS A 5 0 1 C3 NONPROFIT PROCEEDS FROM THE 5K BENEFIT

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IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE TO HER, AND THE SCHOLARSHIP ENSURES THAT NO YOUTH WILL BE TURNED AWAY DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, LEAGUE CITY HAS SOME SUPPORTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS, AND FOR THAT I AM THANKFUL I URGE YOU THE LEAGUE CITY LEADERSHIP TO JOIN US ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27TH AT HOMETOWN HEROES PARK TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUPPORT OUR MISSION.

I HAVE FLYERS AVAILABLE TONIGHT WITH REGISTRATION INFORMATION, OR YOU CAN REGISTER AND LEARN MORE ABOUT SAVANNAH AND OUR MISSION ON OUR WEBSITE, SAVANNAH MEMORIAL 5K.ORG.

I ASK THAT YOU SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, AND NEIGHBORS, AND CONSIDER JOINING US OCTOBER 27TH AT HOMETOWN HEROES PARK.

SPONSORSHIPS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IF YOU WISH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND CAN I PASS SOME OF THESE OUT? CAN I SET 'EM OUTSIDE THE TABLE? I THINK THIS IS A, OH, THERE YOU GO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SEAN.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, MY NAME IS SEAN BYERS.

I RESIDE AT 4 25 NO WISCONSIN AVENUE.

NOW, I NORMALLY WOULDN'T COME TO COUNCIL CHAMBER'S DRESS LIKE THIS, UH, ON ANY OTHER OCCASION, BUT AS SOON AS I'M FINISHED TALKING TO Y'ALL, I HAVE TO GO MOVE SOME CAMPAIGN SIGNS.

UM, SATURDAY NIGHT, WELL, LEMME START.

TWO WEEKS AGO, UH, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, A SPECIFIC PURPOSE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE WAS FILED IN LEAGUE CITY, UH, TO OPPOSE ONE OF THE INCUMBENTS IN THE RACE.

NOW SINCE THEN, WE'VE FUNDRAISED, WE'VE MADE EXPENDITURES AND WE HAVE BEGUN DEPLOYING SIGNS THAT WE PAID FOR, UH, FROM OUR CONTRIBUTION MONEY.

UH, SATURDAY NIGHT, THESE SIGNS WERE PUT OUT, UH, SUNDAY.

BY SUNDAY MORNING BY 7:00 AM SUNDAY MORNING, ALL THE SIGNS HAD BEEN CUT DOWN.

NOW I BROUGHT WITH ME THE TIE STRIPS, THE ZIP STRIPS THAT HAD BEEN CUT, AND YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY WERE CLEANLY CUT.

SO SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY DID THIS.

SO I PROMPTLY PUT THE SIGNS BACK UP.

UH, AND LATER THAT AFTERNOON, SOMETIME IN THE AFTERNOON, SOMETIME IN THE EVENING, UH, SPECIFIC CAMPAIGN SIGNS WERE PLACED IN FRONT OF AND BEHIND MOST OF MY SIGNS.

NOW, I, I THOUGHT THIS WAS RATHER CREATIVE.

I'D NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.

UM, I CALLED THE TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION.

THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF THEIR JURISDICTION.

IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS ISSUE.

SO I ELEVATED MY SIGNS AND THE SAME NIGHT, THE SAME NIGHT, THE SIGNS WERE COVERED UP AGAIN.

NOW, THIS TO ME, IS A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE BECAUSE WE'RE IN AN ELECTION.

UH, THIS, THE PAC IS A LEGALLY FILED ENTITY WITH THE CITY, AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO ELECTION YEAR IN THIS CITY.

NOW, IF THE INCUMBENT IS GOING TO, UH, TRY TO PREVENT THAT, TRY TO BLOCK THESE SIGNS, OBSTRUCT THEM, TAMPER WITH THEM, MAKING THEM UNUSABLE EFFECTIVELY, I THINK THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM.

I THINK THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM, ACTUALLY.

UM, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE, THE FOLKS IN THIS TOWN, WHETHER THEY AGREE WITH A MESSAGE OR NOT, WOULD AT LEAST GIVE THE RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE PUTTING THE MESSAGE FORTH TO ALLOW THEM TO DO IT.

SO I'M HERE TO ASK COUNSEL TO MAYBE HOLD YOUR PEERS ACCOUNTABLE, MAYBE DO A LITTLE BETTER YOURSELF, SOME OF YOU, AND MAYBE WE CAN STOP THIS NONSENSE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

[6. CONSENT AGENDA ]

CONSENT AGENDA SIX A THROUGH P.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE 'EM ALL SECOND.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

AND IT'S NOT BLINKING AND I'M ON HERE.

LET ME TRY IT AGAIN.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL JUST DO IT BY HAND.

SO ALL THE, ALL THE YESES.

YEP.

THERE'S NO POWER.

NO POWER.

ALRIGHT, THAT PASSES.

EIGHT FOUR.

NONE AGAINST, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[8A. 24-0433 Consider and take action on Ordinance 2024-30 adopting the Annual Budget for Governmental and Proprietary Funds for Fiscal Year 2025 - Second Reading (Assistant City Manager - CFO) ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE 24 DASH 30, ADOPTING AN ANNUAL BUDGET FOR GOVERNMENTAL PROPRIETARY FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25.

THIS IS THE SECOND READ, MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, GET OUT ON MY, MY SPIEL THERE.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL DO THIS, UH, DO THIS THE SAME WAY.

ALL IN FAVOR? OR

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ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES.

EIGHT FOUR.

NONE, NONE AGAINST

[9A. 24-0428 Consider and take action on appointments to the Animal Advisory Committee (Mayor Long) ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON APPOINTMENTS TO ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THE NOMINEES ARE FOR POSITION TWO, CITY OFFICIAL CAP CAPTAIN HAROLD LEE.

THE TERM EXPIRING 12 31 24, POSITION THREE SHELTER REPRESENTATIVE AMELIA NASBA, UH, TERM EXPIRING 12 31 25.

I'M MOVE TO APPROVAL.

SECOND.

ANY SPEAKERS SEEING NONE, PLEASE VOTE FOR IN AFFIRMATIVE.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR, NONE AGAINST

[9B. 24-0443 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a construction contract with ISJ Underground Utilities, LLC for the Sanitary Sewer Annual Rehab - East Main 24-inch Force Main Replacement Project (WW1801I) in an amount not to exceed $3,247,245, with an additional Work Change Directive budget not to exceed $324,000, and authorizing a construction material testing services contract with Terracon Consultants in an amount not to exceed $29,980 resulting in a total construction budget not to exceed $3,601,225 (Executive Director of Capital Projects) ]

AND I'LL SECOND ANYBODY WANNA SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE VOTE IN AFFIRMATIVE MOTION PASSES.

EIGHT FOUR NONE AGAINST

[10A. 24-0431 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving an ad valorem tax rate for the City of League City, Texas, upon all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2025; directing the assessment and collection thereof; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date (Assistant City Manager - CFO) ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF LAKE C TEXAS UPON ALL TAXABLE POLICY PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE STAFF REQUEST.

FIRST AND FINAL, MR. MAYOR, I WILL MOVE TO SET AN AVALOR TAX RATE, A 0.369 FLAT X AND CHADWELL.

ANYBODY? ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE IN AFFIRMATIVE.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR.

NONE AGAINST, I'LL MOVE FOR FIRST AND FINAL.

DOES THAT SAUNDERS SECOND? YES.

OKAY.

PLEASE VOTE IN AFFIRMATIVE.

MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR.

NONE AGAINST, UH, THERE ARE NO SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS REPORTS

[12. REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS ]

I'LL YIELD MY TIME.

I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE ONE FROM THE POLICE CHIEF.

AND JUST TO KIND OF PREFACE THIS, I ASKED, UH, THE CHIEF TO KIND OF DO THIS AND SO WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PRETTY HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL INSTANCES THE LAST WHATEVER, SIX MONTHS.

AND I THINK THE COMMON THEME BEHIND ALL OF 'EM WAS ALMOST ALL, THEY, ALL THREE STARTED KIND OF AT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LEVEL.

SO WE WERE VERY AWARE OF THEM ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT LEVEL.

THERE HAD BEEN ISSUES, UH, AT ALL THREE OF THESE PLACES BEFORE, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY NOT KEPT UP VARIOUS CODE VIOLATIONS.

UH, SO WE SAW IT KIND OF ON THAT SIDE.

THEN WE EVEN SAW SOME STUFF HAPPENING ON THE EMS AND FIRE SIDE, AND THEN MAYBE WE SAW SOME STUFF ON THE POLICE SIDE, BUT WE MAYBE HADN'T GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAD CONNECTED ALL THE DOTS TOGETHER.

AND SO I THINK WE GATHER A LOT OF DATA AND WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT CAN, THAT CAN JUST BE OPTIMIZED IN A BETTER WAY SO THAT WE CAN SEE KIND OF THE COMPLETE, UH, PICTURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES AND REALLY WORK TOGETHER AND GIVE THE POLICE KIND OF MORE INFORMATION.

SO THE CHIEF'S GONNA TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THEN WHAT THEY'RE ALSO GONNA LOOK TO DO TO IMPROVE THAT PROCESS? YES, SIR.

SO THE MAYOR PRETTY MUCH DID MY INTRODUCTION.

SO WE'LL GO WE'LL GO STRAIGHT INTO IT.

SORRY.

SO WITH, WHEN WE GET DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONCERNS AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LEVEL, WE TYPICALLY CATEGORIZE THEM INTO THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS, WHETHER THEY'RE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES, ORDER MAINTENANCE ISSUES, OR ACTUAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES.

QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES WOULD TYPICALLY BE,

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ORDER MAINTENANCE ISSUES WOULD BE, UM, IF YOU THOUGHT ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT TO THE, THEIR INDICATORS THAT A PROPERTY OR AN AREA'S DECAY.

UH, OBVIOUSLY AS THINGS START TO DECAY AGE OR, UM, OTHER THINGS START TO CREEP INTO THOSE AREAS.

SO THOSE ORDER MAINTENANCE ISSUES ARE TYPICALLY PRE INDICATORS OF ISSUES THAT COULD COME IN THE FUTURE.

AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR CRIMINAL OFFENSES, WHICH ARE WHAT WE ALL, UH, TYPICALLY THINK OF WHEN YOU CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO THESE TYPES OF CONCERNS, HOW DO WE, UM, HOW DO WE HANDLE THEM? IF THE CONCERN IS GENERATED AT THE CITIZEN LEVEL? UH, CITIZENS WILL CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A VARIOUS OF, OF, UH, PIPELINES, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH 3 1 1 DIRECT CALLS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CONTACTING POLICE OFFICERS IN THE FIELD, UH, OR TYPICAL, AGAIN CONTACTING, UH, FOR CALLS WHERE THEY HAVE INTERACTIONS WITH OFFICERS FOR OTHER UNRELATED CALLS FOR SERVICE.

UH, AND THEN WE HAVE INTERNALLY GENERATED WHERE WE DETERMINE THROUGH, UM, OUR STRATIFIED POLICING MODEL, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE ON ONE OF THE OTHER SLIDES, AND THEN WE, WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE INTERNAL COMPLAINTS IN A DIFFERENT MANNER.

BUT WHEN WE HAVE COMPLAINTS FROM CITIZENS, WE TYPICALLY LOOK INITIALLY, IS THE COMPLAINT A SINGULAR REPORTEE? DO WE HAVE MULTIPLE REPORTEES? IS IT A CONCERN, UH, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, OR COULD IT POTENTIALLY BE A NEIGHBOR, UH, NEIGHBOR V NEIGHBOR COMPLAINT? AND WE HAVE SINGULAR ISSUES AT PLAY.

UM, DURING THE VETTING OF THE INFORMATION, WE TRY TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE CLEAR ISSUE IS.

WHAT IS IT ACTUALLY THAT THE COMPLAINT IS? IS IT OF A CRIMINAL NATURE? IS IT AN ORDER MAINTENANCE OR IS IT A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE? SO WHEN WE'RE DOING THAT, WE HAVE TO DETERMINE IF THE, IF THE CONCERN IS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE OR ONE OF THE OTHER TWO.

OBVIOUSLY IF IT'S A CRIMINAL NATURE THAT FALLS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT IF IT'S NOT, IF IT'S AN ORDER MAINTENANCE ISSUE, SOME OF THOSE CAN BE ISSUES FOR US.

AND THEN SOME MINOR LEVEL QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES CAN BE CONCERNS FOR US AS WELL, BUT MOST OF THOSE HAVE TO BE HANDLED AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL BECAUSE ANYTIME A POLICE OFFICER COMES, A CERTAIN SET OF RULES COMES WITH OUR INTERACTIONS WITH CITIZENS AS WELL.

UM, ONCE A CONCERN IS IDENTIFIED, WE THEN USE OUR STRATIFIED POLICING MODEL INTERNALLY OR OUR ANALYTICS TO DETERMINE HOW MANY CALLS FOR SERVICE HAVE THERE BEEN, UH, WHAT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES ARE BEING CONSUMED BY THAT LOCATION OR THAT PERSON.

UM, THEN IN DETERMINING IF WE HAVE A VIABLE LEAD TO FOLLOW ON THAT WOULD HOW, WHAT IS OUR INITIAL APPROACH GOING TO BE? ARE WE GOING TO PUT MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL ON IT? UH, OR CAN WE TAKE A TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH TO WHERE WE USE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, UH, FLOCK, UH, ANY OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL DATABASES THAT WE HAVE TO DETERMINE A PATTERN AND PRACTICE AT THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION THAT MIGHT THEN LEAD US TO MORE REASONABLE SUSPICION OR PROBABLE CAUSE AT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, UH, HAS OR WILL OCCUR.

UM, DURING THAT INITIAL APPROACH, WE ALSO DETERMINE CAN OUR INTERACTION IN THAT HAVE AN IMPACT? IF IT CAN'T, THEN WE NEED TO DETERMINE, WE DO AND NEED TO BASED ON SOME OF OUR INTERACTIONS, NEED TO LOOK AT MORE CREATIVE WAYS TO DETERMINE WHO CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THAT PROBLEM.

SO IF IT'S, UH, THAT'S HOW WE HANDLE THOSE CONCERNS AS THEY COME IN FROM CITIZENS.

AND THEN AS WE MOVE TO OUR INTERNALLY GENERATED CONCERNS, EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, THE ENTIRE COMMAND STAFF MEETS ALONG WITH, WE'LL PULL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER IN, WE PULL OUR CRIME ANALYST IN, AND WE HAVE OUR STRATIFIED POLICING MEETINGS ON THURSDAY MORNINGS AT 9:00 AM TYPICALLY, THOSE ARE TO CRUNCH.

WE DON'T DO IT IN THE MEETING, BUT THEY BRING, UH, PREPARED PACKAGES SAYING, WE'VE CRUNCHED SOME NUMBERS, WE'RE NOTICING THAT WE HAVE MORE BMV OR BURGLARIES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, MORE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS AREA.

WE'VE HAD AN OUTBREAK OF NARCOTICS RELATED OFFENSES IN THIS AREA.

OR WE COULD JUST BE NOT AREAS, IT COULD BE SINGLE RESIDENCES.

THIS SINGLE RESIDENCE IS CONSUMING, UH, AN ATYPICAL AMOUNT OF POLICE RESOURCES IN RELATION TO THESE OFFENSES.

SO IN ESSENCE, WE USE THE STRATIFIED POLICING MODEL TO IDENTIFY PERSONS, PLACES AND TIMES, AND THEN WHERE ARE THOSE PEOPLE OF INTEREST, THOSE PLACES OF INTEREST, AND WHAT TIME, WHEREVER THEY COINCIDE, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHERE OUR CRIME IS OCCURRING.

SO WE TRY TO, WE TRY TO PUT OUR ASSETS AND RESOURCES IN THAT PARTICULAR CENTER TRIANGLE THERE TO TRY TO INTERDICT THE CRIME OR PREVENT

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UM, IN RELATION TO THAT, THE ASSETS AND RESOURCES THAT WE USE TO RESPOND TO THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS.

WE HAVE OUR PROACTIVE STREET CRIMES UNIT OR OUR, UH, COMMUNITY IMPACT UNIT, UH, WHICH IS OUR PLAIN CLOSED DETECTIVES THAT GO OUT AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY PROACTIVE UNIT TO WHERE WE CAN, UM, ATTEMPT TO BUILD CASES PRIOR TO OR IN THIS CA EVENTS WHERE WE'VE HAD SERIOUS OFFENSES SUCH AS, UH, SOME OF THE RECENT VIOLENT CRIME, THERE ARE UNIT THAT CAN DEDICATE ALL OF THEIR TIME TO THE RESOLUTION OR SOLVING OF THAT CRIME.

UH, WITH OUR ANALYTICS AND TECHNOLOGY, AGAIN, THAT'S OUR ABILITY TO MINE DATA TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE, UM, WHERE THOSE PURSES, PLACES AND TIMES INTERSECT, WHERE WE'RE HAVING PATTERNS OR TRENDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR PARTICULAR OFFENSES.

BUT THEN THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE OF THAT IS OUR ABILITY TO THEN, UM, USE SOME OF OUR, UH, WITHOUT GIVING AWAY, I GUESS SECRETS, , TRADE SECRETS, IT'S USING SOME OF THOSE ABILITIES TO THEN PLACE THOSE PEOPLE AT THOSE PLACES IN TIMES SO THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY DEVELOP CASES ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND PUT THEM IN JAIL HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE OFFENSE, BUT IN SEVERAL CASES AFTER THE OFFENSE AS WELL.

SO WE LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO, UH, INTERDICT SOME OF THOSE OR FURTHER THOSE INVESTIGATIONS.

AND THEN IN INSTANCES WHERE WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE USE OF PLAIN CLOTHES SURVEILLANCE OR THOSE RESOURCES ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION, WE HAVE OUR UNIFORM DIRECTED PATROLS.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE TASK OUR UNIFORM PATROL OFFICERS THAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY ON THE STREETS.

WE SAY, WE NEED YOU TO DO X, Y, AND Z IN THESE AREAS, AND WE NEED IT ALL LOGGED WITHIN OUR, UH, WITHIN OUR, UH, SHAREPOINT APPLICATION SO THAT WE CAN SEE A REALTIME LIST OF WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT THOSE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS.

SO OUR DIRECTED PATROL IS, UM, WHAT WE THROW AT A LOT OF ISSUES THAT DON'T RISE TO MAJOR CRIME, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE LIMITED PLAIN CLOTHES ASSETS.

UH, SO THOSE ARE HOW WE WOULD ADDRESS THOSE.

WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS AND WHEN WE STARTED TALKING OR, UH, TRYING TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COUNCIL INQUIRIES AND, UH, IN THE MAYOR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH THIS, WE SAID, WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE NON-TRADITIONAL, UH, CRIMINAL OFFENSES THAT WE HANDLE, THE ORDER MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES.

UH, WE STARTED TALKING WITH FIRE AND SAYING THAT WE COULD LOOK TO A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH WHERE WE HAVE ROUTINE MEETINGS WITH ALL OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT MIGHT ALLOW US TO BETTER IDENTIFY, UM, PROBLEM LOCATIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE INDICATORS OF CRIME.

AND SO WE'VE TALKED AND WE BELIEVE THAT'S COMPLETELY DOABLE.

WE'VE DONE IT ON INDIVIDUAL CASES, BUT WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT AS SAY, A ROUTINE MEETING BETWEEN ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO IMPROVE THAT PROCESS.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IN OUR LAST STRATIFIED POLICING MEETING WAS EXPANDING THE NET, THE TECHNOLOGICAL NET THAT WE CAST WHEN WE QUERY DATA.

UH, THERE IS A RESIDENCE THAT WE SAID, WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT, I SAID, WHY DID THIS NOT, WHY DID THIS NOT POP ON STRATIFIED POLICING? AND THEY SAID, WELL, THE TIMEFRAMES IN WHICH THOSE HAPPENED AND THE VARIOUS TYPES OF RESOURCES THEY WERE CONSUMING DIDN'T NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A TREND.

IT WAS, THEY WERE A CONSUMER OF RESOURCES.

SO WE SAID, OKAY, WELL, AND THIS WAS US SAYING, OKAY, WELL WE WOULD WANT THAT IDENTIFIED.

IT'S EVEN IF IT WASN'T, UH, A CONSUMER OF CRIMINAL RESOURCES OR, OR POLICE RESOURCES, WE'RE SAYING THAT WE HAVE REPEAT CALLS.

IT'S CONSUMING CITY RESOURCES.

SO IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD THEN TARGET IT WITH STRATIFY POLICING TO CORRECT THAT PROBLEM? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE WOULD REWRITE SOME OF OUR REPORTS TO CAST THAT PROVERBIAL BIGGER TECHNOLOGICAL NET AND MINE DATA FROM LONGER PERIODS OF TIME AS OPPOSED TO THE THE SET TIMES THAT WE WERE USING IN OUR, IN OUR CURRENT QUERY SYSTEM.

SO THOSE WERE A COUPLE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE INTO THAT PROCESS.

AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND HANDLING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS, UH, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE WORLD BECOMING MORE TECHNOLOGICAL EVERY DAY, UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO LEVERAGE MORE TECHNOLOGY, OBVIOUSLY IMPROVED.

UM, IT'S ALMOST AS YOU BUY A NEW PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY, IT'S OUTDATED IN, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.

BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPROVE SOME OF THE, UH, ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE THAT IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PERSON SITTING THERE 24 7, WE CAN LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY OR SURVEILLANCE

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UH, WE DID TALK ABOUT A PROACTIVE OR AN INCREASE IN OUR PROACTIVE INVESTIGATIVE PERSONNEL, WHICH WAS OUR PLAIN CLOSE, UH, PERSONNEL.

UH, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT MAYBE OVER THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR OR TWO.

AND THIS WILL PLAY INTO THE NEXT LINE AS WELL, IS INCREASING SOME OF THOSE PURELY PROACTIVE UNITS TO WHERE WE DON'T PULL RESOURCES THAT ARE STILL SUBJECT TO CITIZENS CALLS FOR SERVICE, UH, OR WORKING ACCIDENTS OR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OR THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD PULL THEM AWAY FROM TO DO PROACTIVE STUFF THAT STILL NEED TO BE DONE.

SO INCREASING SOME OF THAT, UH, PLAIN CLOSED PROACTIVE PERSONNEL WOULD ALLOW US TO MAYBE MANAGE MULTIPLE SCENES.

AS COUNSEL WAS AWARE DURING SOME OF THE RECENT HIGHER PROFILE THINGS, UH, THAT HAVE OCCURRED, OUR ENTIRE UNIT WAS EATEN UP ON A SINGULAR EVENT AND TRYING TO RUN 24 HOUR SURVEILLANCE AND STUFF, UM, WITH THE PERSONNEL THAT WE HAVE WAS, WAS FAIRLY DIFFICULT.

UM, THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND, AND WE WERE ABLE TO, TO MAKE NUMEROUS ARRESTS IN THAT CASE AS Y WHERE, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR OR TWO.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, WE'VE DISCUSSED OUR PROACTIVE UNIFORMED CAPABILITIES AS IT STANDS NOW, WHEN WE DO OUR DIRECTED PROACTIVE PATROLS WITH UNIFORMED PERSONNEL, IT PULLS THEM AWAY FROM, AGAIN, THOSE ROUTINE POLICING DUTIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITIZENS CALLS FOR SERVICE.

UH, OR IT MINIMIZES THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO THOSE.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY PULL 'EM AWAY FROM IT.

UM, THAT WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO OUR PATROL COMMANDERS TO HAVE A UNIT WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT IS UNIFORMED AND IN MARKED PATROL UNITS TO THEN PUT SPECIFICALLY INTO, UH, THOSE PROBLEM AREAS OR TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH OUR PLAIN CLOTHES ASSETS SO THAT WE HAVE THEM TO DO VEHICLE STOPS, UH, IDENTIFY PERSONS OF INTEREST AND THEN THEY'RE BEING APPROACHED BY UNIFORM PERSONNEL AS OPPOSED TO OUR PLAIN CLOTHES OFFICERS.

UH, WHICH SOMETIMES CREATES SOME, SOME ISSUES BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE THE POLICE.

UM, SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE WOULD LOOK TO IN THE NEXT POTENTIAL BUDGET YEAR TO TWO BUDGET YEARS.

UH, THOSE ARE WHERE WE'RE AT AS FAR AS WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS WAYS TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE AND THEN, UH, HOW WE WOULD LOOK TO FIXING SOME OF THOSE IN A LONGER TERM CAPACITY, AGAIN, THROUGH LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND MORE PROACTIVE PERSONNEL.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PROCESS? YOU'RE TALKING MORE OF LIKE A HOTSPOT UNIT IN ESSENCE? UH, THE, WE A DIRECTED UNIT THAT WE CAN DO THE SAME THING THAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR CURRENT UNIFORM PERSONNEL, BUT WE'RE NOT ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL.

WE STILL HAVE ALL OF OUR UNITS AVAILABLE FOR CITIZEN CALLS FOR SERVICE OR EMERGENCY INCIDENTS, BUT WE HAVE THAT, THAT SMALLER UNIT OF PEOPLE THAT THE COMMANDERS WITHIN THE PATROL BUREAU CAN THEN USE AS THEIR SPECIFIC DIRECTED PATROL UNITS AS WE GROW.

THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN IS AS WE GROW POTENTIAL.

YES, SIR.

I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

YES, SIR.

YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR, UM, ACTUALLY TAKING A LOOK AT THIS AND IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.

I WANT TO CHALLENGE, UH, ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND JOHN TO, AND EVEN FOR DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU ARE NOT TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED INSIDE OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CODE ENFORCEMENT REALM.

UM, WHENEVER I'VE SEEN, UH, THE DEPARTMENTS WORKING ACROSS SILOS, I'VE BEEN AMAZED AT HOW EFFECTIVE, UH, SOLUTIONS ARE.

AND SO I KNOW THAT YOUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE IS WELL NAILED DOWN, BUT JOHN, UM, I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU COULD CHALLENGE YOUR STAFF TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND SEE HOW THEY CAN CONNECT THAT DATA.

AND ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, INVOLVING CODE ENFORCEMENT EARLY ON IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL BECAUSE, UH, SOME OF THE CITIZENS THAT COME TO LIVE IN OUR CITY, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST MIGHT NOT KNOW THE RULES, YOU KNOW, AND IF YOU START AT THE LOW LEVEL, IT MIGHT NOT CREEP UP.

OR FOR THE GENTLEMAN WHO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHO DON'T LIVE BY THE RULES, THEY MIGHT BE PUT ON NOTICE A LITTLE QUICK, MORE QUICKLY, JUST HOW PROACTIVE OUR ORGANIZATION CAN BE AS A WHOLE.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH FOR A LOT OF THESE THINGS, AS MUCH AS YOU WANNA LOOK AT THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THIS IS VERY MUCH ON, YOU KNOW,

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THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, OH, GO AHEAD.

I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN, GO AHEAD.

I SEE CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT WITH THIS.

AND SO AS YOU KNOW, YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO CAST, UH, FURTHER TECHNO FURTHER TECHNOLOGY NET OUT THERE WAS THE BUDGET THAT WE JUST PASSED, DOES THAT HAVE ALL THE TOOLS IN IT THAT YOU NEED TO CAST THAT FURTHER NET AND HAVE THE STAFF TO MAKE ALL THIS HAPPEN FOR YOU? I BELIEVE THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS TECHNOLOGY AND, AND UPDATING SOME EQUIPMENT, I BELIEVE WE CAN, I BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE THAT WORK.

THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE, AS WE IN, AS WE BUY SOMETHING AND WE LOOK AT IT, THERE'S ALWAYS, AGAIN, SIX MONTHS LATER THERE'S LIKE, OH MAN, IF WE'D HAVE WAITED SIX MONTHS, WE WOULD'VE GOT THIS WITH THE, THE GREATER WHIZZBANG GADGET.

UM, BUT I, I BELIEVE WITH THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY WISE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO INCREASE SOME OF OUR CAPACITY FOR INVESTIGATIONS.

UH, THE ONLY, AND I HESITATE SAYING THIS AS A SHORTCOMING, THE ONLY SHORTCOMING IS, IS OBVIOUSLY WITH PERSONNEL AND PERSONNEL ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.

SO, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OVER THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE OR TWO, IF WE CAN INCREASE SOME OF THOSE PROACTIVE, UM, ASSETS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, I BELIEVE WE COULD LEVERAGE THOSE TO HAVE A GREATER IMPACT AT DIRECTED PATROLS.

UH, SO WE WILL, WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HOW WE COULD MOVE PERSONNEL, BUT I DON'T WANT TO, HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE THE, I'VE SAID BEFORE, WE DO THE ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL AND WE PULL AWAY FROM PATROL TO CREATE A SPECIALTY UNIT WHEN PATROL IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ORGANIZATION.

WHEN YOU CALL THE POLICE, IT IS A PATROL OFFICER THAT RESPONDS.

SO I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT TO REDUCE THE ABILITY OF US TO HAVE A STRONG RESPONSE TO CRITICAL INCIDENTS SO THAT WE CAN THEN HAVE, UH, A PROACTIVE UNIT THAT ADDRESSES, UH, OTHER PROBLEMS WHEN THE BACKBONE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS THAT ABILITY TO ANSWER EMERGENCY CALLS.

SO I I, WE'RE GONNA DO SOME REARRANGING IN, IN JUGGLING ONCE THIS NEW BUDGET YEAR COMES IN, UH, AND WE SEE KIND OF HOW THAT FLESHES OUT FOR OUR PERSONNEL THIS YEAR AND, AND WHAT WE GET, WHETHER IT'S TIED TO A GRANT OR IT'S INDEPENDENT OF A GRANT, THAT WILL DETERMINE HOW WE CAN USE THOSE PERSONNEL.

THANK YOU, UH, CHIEF, SO APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

NO WORRIES, SIR.

IT WAS PRETTY INFORMATIVE.

SO IN TERMS OF THE, UH, ANALYTIC PARAMETERS, DEFICIENCIES, YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING THE ANALYTIC PARAMETERS.

WOULD YOU SAY THAT THAT IS MORE GEARED TOWARDS THE DATA COLLECTION OR THE ACTUAL ANALYTICS OF THAT ITSELF? I THINK IT WAS MORE, WE DIDN'T WIDEN THE PARAMETERS ENOUGH.

WE DIDN'T MOVE THE GOALPOST BACK ENOUGH TO CAPTURE SOME DATA THAT TYPICALLY WE HAVE SAID, WELL, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT OUR WHEELHOUSE, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE RESPOND TO.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HANDLE.

AGAIN, IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT, IF WE CAN SEE A CALL, I, I CAN'T SEE NECESSARILY ALL THE INFORMATION THAT EMS CAN SEE ON CALLS, BUT IF WE NOTICED THAT WE HAD A RESIDENCE THAT WAS A CONSUMER OF A LOT OF MEDICAL RESOURCES, AND THOSE MEDICAL RESOURCES SEEM TO BE GEARED AROUND A CERTAIN TYPE OF ACTIVITY THAT WOULD BE AN INDICATOR THAT CRIME MAY BE OCCURRING AT THAT LOCATION.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE LOOK AT ANY DATA WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LOOK TO, BUT WE SEE CALL, OBVIOUSLY THE CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE SEE THE CALLS GENERATED BECAUSE OFFICERS TYPICALLY GO TO THOSE CALLS AS WELL.

SO THERE ARE THINGS WHERE, WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT FROM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASPECT, AND I'M TALKING TO CHIEF ALLEN ABOUT, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND SUCH, I RECOGNIZE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY EVERYTHING THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT DOES.

I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE WITHIN THEIR WHEELHOUSE THAT THEY CAN BRING TO BEAR FOR AN ORDER MAINTENANCE OR QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE.

SO SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS WILL BE INFORMATIVE BOTH WAYS TO WHERE WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, SO YOU CAN DO THAT.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD DO THAT.

OKAY, LET'S, LET'S LEVERAGE THAT ON THIS PROBLEM HERE.

UM, WHEREAS IT IS MORE, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO ADDRESS NONCRIME ISSUES AS POLICE OFFICERS.

'CAUSE AGAIN, WHEN WE WALK UP TO A CITIZEN OR WE TRY TO ADDRESS CITIZEN, IT'S EITHER WE HAVE REASONABLE SUSPICION OR PROBABLE CAUSE, OR IT'S A CONSENSUAL ENCOUNTER.

SO IF A CITIZEN, IF THERE'S NOT ANYTHING OF, OF A CRIMINAL VALUE THERE, A CITIZEN CAN TELL US TO GO FLAG KITE.

AND AT THAT POINT YOU'RE LIKE, OKAY, YOU'LL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

AND THAT'S HOW THOSE INTERACTIONS SHOULD GO.

SO, UM, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE LEVERAGE WHATEVER ALLOWS US TO BUILD A BETTER PICTURE OF WHAT'S MAYBE HAPPENING AT SINGULAR LOCATIONS OR WITHIN AN AREA IN THE CITY THAT WOULD INDICATE MAYBE THE RISE OF CRIME.

ONE OF THE THINGS

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WE HAVE EMPLOYEES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

PUBLIC WORKS.

I MEAN, EVERY PLACE WE HAVE SOMEBODY USUALLY WITHIN THIS TOWN ON A DAILY BASIS, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, WRITE IT UP, SEND IT UP YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND, LET THE COMMAND KNOW AND THAT THEY GO THROUGH THEIR PROCESS AND EVERYTHING, GET IT TO THE, THE CHIEF, GET IT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND LET THEM SEE IS THERE SOMETHING HERE THAT WE NEED TO, LIKE YOU'RE SAYING, NEED TO WORK ON IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, BOTH EMS AND FIRE, WE'RE ALWAYS SOMEPLACE WE'RE, WE'RE IN PEOPLE'S HOMES, WE'RE IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS.

WE SEE SOMETHING AND WHEN WE DO, WE SEND IT UP THROUGH THE CHAIN.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT, NOT JUST FOR OUR MERCY OPERATIONS, BUT ALSO FOR OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS TOO.

SO I, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO FILTER THAT DOWN TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.

THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU CHIEF FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

AND I THINK THERE'S ALSO THINGS THAT WE, AS THE COUNCIL CAN DO, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE ALREADY SET THE BUDGET, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

I THINK WE SAW IT ALREADY WITH THE FLOCK CAMERAS IN, UH, WORKING WITH THE HOAS FLOCK CAMERAS WERE KIND OF INSTRUMENTAL ONCE AGAIN LAST WEEK CATCHING A, A, UH, A COP KILLER FROM HOUSTON KIND OF ASSISTING IN THAT.

AND SO THERE'S THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE CAN DO IN THE SHORT TERM.

AND THEN ALSO IN THE NEXT COUPLE, UH, COUNCIL MEETINGS, I'M GONNA BRING FORWARD KIND OF A COMPREHENSIVE REVISION OF OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES TO THE MARINAS.

I THINK OUR, OUR CODE ORDINANCE IS REALLY JUST DOESN'T ADDRESS IT AT ALL.

AND WE'VE KIND OF HANDCUFFED, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT IN THOSE AREAS.

AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SOME KIND OF CHANGES TO ALLOW FOR CODE AND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REALLY HELP GET A HANDLE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SOME OF THOSE MARINAS, UH, WHICH HAVE OBVIOUSLY, UH, BECOME A, A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT HOTBED OF CRIME.

SO I THINK THERE'S THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT AREN'T THE SAME MONETARY THINGS THAT WILL COME FORWARD IN THE NEXT, UH, SEVERAL WEEKS.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME SIR.

THANK Y'ALL.

ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL

[13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS ]

AIR PRO TEM OH, YOU TIME TONIGHT, TOM CRUISE.

HI.

JUST REAL QUICK, UH, SEPTEMBER 21ST, HOPE BILL HAS THEIR GALA.

AND ON THE SAME NIGHT, WE BELIEVE CITY IS SPONSORING THE ADAPTIVE HOEDOWN AT SIX O'CLOCK AT HOMETOWN HEROES.

ACCORDING CHADWELL, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF EVERYBODY'S PAID ATTENTION TO WHAT, WHAT DAY IT IS, BUT IT'S THE EVE OF, OF NINE 11.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GUYS CHILDREN, FIRST RESPONDERS WENT, WENT TO BED THIS NIGHT 23 YEARS AGO, NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS IN STORE FOR 'EM THE NEXT DAY.

AND EVIL CUT THEIR LIFE SHORT.

UM, SO KEEP KEEP ALL OF THAT AND NEVER FORGET, RIGHT? NEVER FORGET WHAT EVIL CAN DO.

UM, THIS SATURDAY, EIGHT O'CLOCK AT VETERAN'S, UH, MEMORIAL, THE LEAGUE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GONNA HAVE THEIR ANNUAL STAIR CLIMB.

SO, UH, MIGHT EVEN GET A, YOU KNOW, NICK LONG SIDING MAYBE OUT THERE.

WE'LL SEE.

I'VE DONE IT.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

, I GOT BOTH OF YOU FOR CHAD DRESLER SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON IT EARLIER AND WE PASSED IT ON FIRST AND FINAL.

I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN TO THE CITIZENS WHAT WE DID TONIGHT WITH THE TAX RATE.

UM, I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR.

UM, A MOTION WAS MADE TONIGHT FOR A RATE THAT WAS LESS THAN THE RATE AND WAS PRESENTED TO US IN OUR AGENDA PACKET THAT MATCHES THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD ALREADY APPROVED, WHICH MEANS THERE'S GONNA BE ARBITRARY CUTS TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE.

UM, THAT'S, THAT'S EMBARRASSING AND SHAMEFUL AND I WANNA TELL EVERY HOMEOWNER, I HOPE YOU ENJOY THAT ONE CUP OF STARBUCKS, THAT, THAT THAT ARBITRARY CUT GOT YOU.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO ON THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER'S HOUSE IN LEAGUE CITY.

UM, WE WENT THROUGH ALL THE BUDGET, WE HAD EVERY PAGE OF THE DETAILED BUDGETS PRINT OUT AND GIVEN TO US, AND, UH, THE PERSON WHO BROUGHT THAT RATE UP DIDN'T BOTHER TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS BY ANY OF THE ITEMS IN THAT BUDGET AND SETTING OUR PRIORITIES.

SO APPARENTLY WE JUST SET AN ARBITRARY RATE IN THE FUTURE.

WE DON'T ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE ITEMS IN THE BUDGET.

UM, I GUESS THAT WORKS IN SOME HOUSEHOLDS.

I KNOW IT DOESN'T WORK IN MINE.

SEAN SAUNDERS, UH, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY WE HAVE STILL HAVE OPENINGS AVAILABLE FOR THE HUNTER'S EDUCATION COURSE.

HUNTING SEASON STARTS HERE, UH, FIRST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER.

IT'LL BE, UH, BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 5TH FROM 9:00 AM TO ABOUT 3:00 PM AND IT'LL BE AT THE, UH, BAY COUNTY WEST HOA COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND IT'S AN EXCELLENT COURSE TAUGHT BY SOMEBODY WHO'S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE FIELD.

I HOPE TO SEE Y'ALL THERE.

THANK YOU.

ANY MATT? JUST WANNA DO A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO SEAN FOR, FOR DOING THE, UH, BLOOD DRIVE LAST WEEK.

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UH, WE MET OUR GOAL IN THREE HOURS.

WE HAD OVER 20 UNITS.

THERE YOU GO.

SO THEY STAYED FULL.

TOMMY COLLINS.

YEAH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

IT'S NOT, UH, MANY TIMES WE GIVE ACCOLADES TO OUR COLLEAGUES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS UP THERE, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S REAL EASY TO CRITICIZE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR EVERYTHING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, TONIGHT WAS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW ONE COUNCIL MEMBER HAD A VISION AND THAT'S MR. ANDY MANN WITH THE FLOCK CAMERAS, WHICH REALLY PROVED TO BE A GREAT ASSET FOR THE CITY.

AND, AND I LIKE TO SHOUT OUT TO ANDY AND SAY, THANK YOU, ANDY, FOR BRINGING THAT TO COUNCIL WHEN YOU DID, BECAUSE IT, IT HAS PROVEN TO BE A GREAT LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOL, UM, FOR OUR CITY AND ALSO TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS GREAT WHEN INTERLOCAL OR INTERDEPARTMENTAL, UH, DEPARTMENTS CAN WORK TOGETHER.

AND IT WAS OBVIOUS MANY YEARS AGO WHEN LIEUTENANT LEE WAS LIEUTENANT.

UH, WE ALL GOT TOGETHER WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND, AND WERE, WAS ABLE TO, UH, CURTAIL SOME THINGS WITH NAIL SHOT, UH, NAIL SALONS AND, UM, DIFFERENT BUSINESSES LIKE THAT, THAT HAD SEVERAL CODE ENFORCEMENT AND SOME, UH, ILLEGAL ACTION TAKING PLACE.

AND WE WORK TOGETHER.

VERY GOOD.

SO I, I REALLY LIKE THAT PROGRAM AND I'LL TALK TO CHIEF ABOUT, UM, HAVING SOME UNDERCOVER OFFICERS IN, IN SUBDIVISIONS.

I THINK THAT REALLY WORKS.

SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT SOME TYPE OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS IF WE HAVE TO, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

WE, WE SEE MORE CRIME COMING FROM HOUSTON.

BUT AGAIN, SEAN, THANK YOU FOR THE BLOOD DRIVE.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T BE THERE TODAY.

I HAD SURGERY AND UM, SO, UM, BUT A, A GREAT SHOUT OUT TO ANDY.

THANK YOU ANDY.

THAT'S ALL I GOT, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND THEN, UH, I GOT ASKED TO PRESENT THIS, IT'S THE, UH, CONSTITUTION WEEK, SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD.

AND THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAVE A VARIETY OF, UH, RESOURCES THAT YOU CAN ACCESS FOR KIDS, FOR ADULTS, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IF YOU CAN GO, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE DAR WEBSITE AND THEY'LL HAVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TIME AS WELL.

AND THEN, UH, I MEAN IT'S 'CAUSE EVERYBODY'S THROWING OUT COMPLIMENTS.

I'M GOING TO, UH, THROW OUT KIND OF A COMPLIMENT TO, UH, THE STAFF ON THE BUDGET SIDE OF IT.

I THINK IT WENT, UH, VERY WELL.

AND THEN TO THE, TO THE COUN, THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, SINCE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT DID PASS EIGHT OH WITH NO COMMENT.

UH, SO I WOULD'VE THOUGHT IF ANYBODY HAD A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE WAY IT WENT.

THAT'S WHY WE ALL SIT THERE AND ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS WHERE YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT.

SO I'M GLAD THAT THE BUDGET PASSED THE WAY IT DID.

IT IS ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER BUDGET BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, WHICH IS A TRUE TAX DECREASE, UH, TO ALL THE CITIZENS.

YEAH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR TAXES ARE GOING DOWN A LOT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT'S ADJUSTED FOR THE INCREASES AT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND YOU'LL STILL GET A KIND OF TRUE DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR TAX INCREASES ON THE AVERAGE ACROSS THE CITY.

SO HAPPY TO DO THAT WHILE STILL INCREASING THE SERVICES PROVIDED.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND NOW WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE

[14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S) ]

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, PURSUANT TO SUB CHAPTER D, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT SECTION 5 5 1 AT ALL THE GOVERNMENT CODE ON THIS 10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 AT 6 43.

COUNSEL WILL NOW RECONVENE IN AN OPEN SESSION.

THERE WAS

[15. ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S) ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON DISCUSSION CONCERNING POTENTIAL PURCHASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS.

MOVE TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PROCEED WITH AN ABANDONMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT WITH MOTU PROPERTIES LLC FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF 0.40011 ACRES, ONE THOU OR 17,429 SQUARE FEET PORTION OF UNOPENED AVENUE D AND 17 STREET IS DISCUSSING EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

I THINK WE'RE JUST DOING BY HANDS GOING.

7 7 0 1.

ALRIGHT, CONSIDERING TAKE ACTION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION TO WIC, GALVESTON COUNTY MUD SIX FOR CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, THERE'S NO ACTION.

ALRIGHT, AND THEN AT 6 57 THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THIS.