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[2:02] It's 5.30 on this, the 25th day of 2022, 25th day of October 2022, at which time I'm going to call this meeting, the Big Spring City Council, to order.
[2:14] If you would all please stand, and Dr. John Key will lead us in invocation.
[2:21] Thank you, Mayor.
[2:24] Ladies and gentlemen, I'm a Christian, and this is a Christian prayer.
[2:30] Father,
[2:33] Heavenly Father, we thank you for our blessing and thank you for our troubles.
[2:40] For through our troubles, we learn to who and what you are.
[2:45] Father, we humble ourselves before your throne of grace, and I ask you to grant to the leaders
[2:54] of our city, the county, state, and nation, the wisdom to make correct decisions in accordance
[3:05] with the Word of God. Father, we ask that you keep us safe here and when we depart and
[3:13] go our separate ways. In the name of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the King of Kings
[3:19] and Lord of lords, I pray, amen.
[3:31] Public for Richeson, one nation under God, indivisible,
[3:36] with liberty and justice for all.
[3:39] Honor the Texas flag.
[3:42] Thank you, Julie.
[3:43] One day and one night.
[3:46] One day and one night.
[3:48] Thank you, Dr. D.
[3:51] Okay,
[3:54] at this time I'm going to open the meeting up for public comment.
[3:58] Members of the public are entitled to speak on any topic.
[4:01] At this time, additionally, members of the public may comment on any action item before
[4:06] or during its consideration.
[4:08] Speakers are requested to stand at the podium and state their names and address.
[4:12] Speakers should fill out the form at the podium and turn it into the city secretary.
[4:17] Please do not exceed five minutes.
[4:18] So at this time, is there any matter about which any member of the public wishes to address
[4:24] this assembly?
[4:29] You can address it, it doesn't have to be an action item at this time, it could be
[4:33] any matter about which there is a concern from any member of the public who wishes to
[4:39] address council.
[4:43] Okay,
[4:47] also, as we approach the various items on the agenda, if they are action items,
[4:53] items, any member of the public will be entitled to speak prior to any action being taken on
[4:59] any of the agenda items at that time.
[5:02] Now next item on the agenda is number five, a proclamation on World Polio Day.
[5:09] This will be read by Councilman Troy Tompkins.
[5:25] October 24th is World Polio Day.
[5:27] I'd like to read this proclamation.
[5:29] Whereas Rotary is a global network of neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem solvers,
[5:33] to unite and take action, create lasting change in communities across the globe.
[5:38] And whereas the Rotary motto, service above self, inspires members to provide humanitarian
[5:43] service, follow high ethical standards and promote goodwill and peace in the world.
[5:47] And whereas Rotary in 1985 launched Polio Plus and in 1988 helped establish Global Polio
[5:54] Eradication Initiative, which today includes the WHO, Centers for Disease Control, UNICEF,
[6:00] the Gates Foundation, and Gavi the Alliance Foundation
[6:03] to immunize children of the world against polio.
[6:05] And whereas polio cases have dropped by 99.9%
[6:09] since 1988, and the world stands on the threshold
[6:12] of eradicating the disease.
[6:13] Whereas to date, Rotary has contributed more than $2.4
[6:17] billion and countless volunteer hours
[6:19] to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries.
[6:23] Whereas Rotary is working to raise
[6:25] an additional $50 million per year,
[6:27] which will be leveraged by a $100 billion annual matching grant from the Gates Foundation.
[6:33] And whereas these efforts are providing much-needed operational support, medical staff, laboratory
[6:37] equipment, and educational materials for health workers and parents.
[6:41] And whereas, Rotary has played a major role in decisions by donor governments to contribute
[6:47] more than $10 billion to this effort.
[6:49] Whereas there are over 1.4 million Rotary members and 46,000 clubs throughout the world
[6:53] to sponsor service projects to address such critical issues as poverty, disease, hunger,
[6:59] literacy, and the environment in their local communities and abroad.
[7:03] Therefore, on behalf of Mayor Robert Moore, the City of Big Spring, Texas, I do hereby
[7:08] proclaim October 24, 2022 as World Polio Day in Big Screen, Howard County, Texas.
[7:15] I encourage all citizens to join me in Rotary International in the fight for a polio-free
[7:19] world.
[7:21] Thank you, Councilman Tomkins.
[7:30] And the next item on our agenda is item number six, a proclamation with regard to Red Ribbon
[7:35] Week, Councilman Cody Hughes.
[7:39] Proclamation of the City of Big Spring, City Council.
[7:42] Whereas alcohol and other drug abuse in this nation has reached epidemic stages and whereas
[7:47] it is imperative that visible unified prevention, education efforts by community members be
[7:53] launched to eliminate the demand for drugs and whereas the national family
[7:57] partnership is sponsoring the national red ribbon campaign offering citizens
[8:01] the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to drug-free lifestyles no
[8:05] use of illegal drugs no illegal use of legal drugs and whereas the national red
[8:11] ribbon campaign will be celebrated in every community in America during the
[8:15] red ribbon week October 23rd 31st and whereas business government parents
[8:21] law enforcement, media, medical, religious institutions, schools, senior citizens,
[8:25] service organizations, and youth will demonstrate their commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle
[8:31] by wearing and displaying red ribbons during this week-long campaign. And whereas the City of
[8:36] Big Spring further commits its resources to ensure the success of the red ribbon campaign,
[8:42] now therefore be it resolved on behalf of Robert H. Moore, Mayor of the City of Big
[8:46] City of Big Spring, Texas, do hereby proclaim October 23rd to the 31st, 2022 as Red Ribbon
[8:54] Week in the City of Big Spring and encourages its citizens to participate in drug prevention
[8:59] education activities, making a visible statement that we are strongly committed to a drug-free
[9:04] state.
[9:11] Thank you, Councilman Hughes.
[9:13] Okay, at this time, item number seven on the agenda, City Manager's Report, Mr.
[9:20] Darden.
[9:20] Thank you Mayor and Council. Just a few items. I did give you a handout. We've gone back through our
[9:27] minutes and agendas. We did not find where I'd notified you about updates regarding GEO and
[9:34] communications with the FATS on the ICE facility. That memo has been placed before you. Have any
[9:39] questions on it, you can give me a call. We'll discuss those items. Large item pickup for
[9:46] District 4. We received four tons in for District 4 on a large item pickup.
[9:52] Hopefully, Ms. McDonald, we're getting your district cleaned up. The number went
[9:56] down a little bit, so if anybody wants to participate in that, those occur monthly
[10:02] by district, so District 5 is coming up for the month of November. Update on
[10:08] the sports complex, waterline project. I've had several council members contact
[10:13] me about this project. We'd just let you know we completed this project last week. We are now
[10:18] receiving raw water with the help of the Water District providing us a tap out on Leatherwood
[10:25] Road. We brought it in to our well-popped line system. Utility crews did it in-house with the
[10:32] DNC group. We'll state thanks Steve Salinas and his crew and Shane and Haley's Parks crew as
[10:40] well for helping out on that project. It was a joint effort and laid up almost three-quarters
[10:45] of a mile of pipeline to get it to the wells, but it only took a day and a half to fill
[10:52] up the tank. That's a million and a half gallons of water just to give you an idea
[10:57] of what that represents. The steer tank on the north side is a million and a half gallons
[11:01] of water. So we've struggled all summer long, all winter long trying to keep that
[11:08] that pond full, and we barely could hold it in capacity to even pump water, much less
[11:14] water the entire complex.
[11:17] So that new supply will help us out.
[11:21] We're going to use it hopefully as a backup and get our water scheduled back on along
[11:27] with our chemical treatment as well.
[11:31] So thanks to the crews for their help on that.
[11:33] And then Bench Trail Festival of Lights, we began that process.
[11:38] It starts usually in early October.
[11:40] We've made a request to the FCI to get some inmates' support.
[11:46] We have not received word as of yet, but our park crews are steadfast working on that.
[11:51] And we anticipate having some lights up with our Thanksgiving on the dam
[11:55] and the spring area probably.
[11:57] Maybe some other areas, but we have started on that.
[12:00] And if you want to volunteer for being a greeter on the booth,
[12:04] you can contact Ms. Lewis at her office,
[12:08] or you can email her.
[12:11] And it's H. Lewis at MyBigSpring.com
[12:14] to get on the list to be a greeter
[12:18] during the begin this season with December 4th
[12:23] through December 25th is when that run.
[12:27] So we need folks to help out and greeting folks
[12:30] from out of town and in town and and other countries even coming to see our
[12:36] Festival of Lights. We're very proud of that. And again we're still needing boards
[12:40] and committee members.
[12:43] Tammy's provided you with a list of vacancies that we have
[12:46] so if you have somebody in mind please let us know and we'll talk about some
[12:51] other boards and committees later on in the agenda and I'll reserve any
[12:54] comments for that later at that time. Does she have any questions? That's all
[13:00] any council member have any questions Mr. Darden about any items on the his
[13:05] report I have a request for you Todd is it possible that we can put it on the
[13:13] next agenda for approval for next year because I want to start really early this
[13:19] year probably in early November and start going out giving flyers to my
[13:25] I know that in January, because I started it really late last year, I mean, the last
[13:31] time, and I really want to start early this year.
[13:35] Just for large-odd and pick-up?
[13:37] Yes.
[13:37] We've got those, you know, getting the template was what cost us in the beginning, but now
[13:44] we have the template, so the costs are a little bit cheaper.
[13:47] So yes, we'd be happy to do that for every district, if y'all want, so.
[13:52] Yeah, because the young Marines are here and they graciously helped me many times throughout
[13:59] the large-item pickup, Kerry Rodman, the Rodman's, Kerry and Roger and the young Marines.
[14:08] Yes, sir.
[14:09] We can use that.
[14:10] You're talking about going ahead and scheduling now for next year, so you'll know well in
[14:13] advance when it's going to be?
[14:15] Yeah, it's the third Wednesday of every month, so that way I can already start letting
[14:21] microstituents know in advance, so they're prepared and ready to go, not wait until the
[14:26] last minute.
[14:28] Okay.
[14:28] Any further questions from Council to Mr. Gardner about his report?
[14:32] Not to Mr. Gardner.
[14:34] I need IT help.
[14:37] Okay.
[14:38] Thank you.
[15:29] Okay, going on to the consent items on the agenda, we have five items, number eight through 12.
[15:36] We can pull any of those items from the consent agenda if any council member wishes to discuss them further.
[15:43] If not, I would entertain a motion that we approve all five of those consent items.
[15:48] Make a motion. We approve all five.
[15:51] Motion made by Mr. Smith.
[15:53] Seconded by Ms. Giannis.
[15:55] All in favor indicate by saying yes.
[15:57] yes yes we
[16:03] yes minded okay
[16:27] that basis 7 0 going into the next item on the agenda
[16:32] item number 13 vouchers miss mcdonald
[16:38] vouchers for October 13th 2022 and 1
[16:59] And for the checks and graphs are $616,076.69 and I found no discrepancies and I make a motion
[17:11] and we accept as read.
[17:13] Is there a second to that motion?
[17:16] Motion made by Ms. McDonnell, seconded by Ms. Giannis.
[17:19] All in favor indicate by saying yes.
[17:21] Yes.
[17:38] And that passes unanimously.
[17:40] Going then to item number 14 on the agenda,
[17:44] bids, consideration and possible action
[17:46] on awarding a bid for a 2022 John Deere backhoe
[17:51] for the distribution and collections department.
[17:54] Mr. Medina.
[17:55] Thank you, Mr. Mayor and Council.
[17:57] Here's the budget process.
[17:59] We allocated monies for four backhoes,
[18:05] three of which will be in the Utilities Department,
[18:08] what we call DNC.
[18:10] We have gone out and started looking at quotes
[18:15] to fill those orders.
[18:17] We actually found a brand new 2022 model back home available to us.
[18:24] We don't have to wait six months till the production is done or whatever that date is.
[18:30] We found it through Sourcewell, which is a co-op, so we don't have to do a formal bid process.
[18:35] It's already been done for us.
[18:37] So our recommendation is to award this bid to Yellow House in the amount of $129,000.
[18:45] We budgeted 120, however with our trade-in, the amount for that, the backhaul will be
[18:55] under budget for a total of $99,000, so we budgeted 120 with the trade-in, it's $99,000.
[19:04] Our recommendation is to award the bid for this ski track backhaul.
[19:12] Any questions from Council or Mr. Medina about this item?
[19:15] them.
[19:17] Any questions from any member of the public about this?
[19:23] I'll entertain a motion
[19:24] in this regard. I'll make a motion to accept a bid. A second. A motion made by Councilman
[19:31] Hughes, seconded by Ms. McDonald. Any further discussion? If not, I'll call the vote. All
[19:39] in favor indicate by saying yes. Yes.
[20:04] Somebody voted twice. Overwhelming approval. Mr.
[20:09] Mr. Mayor,
[20:14] clearly that's an invalid vote you may want to just take a voice
[20:17] vote or a hand raised voters okay all in favor of the passage of mr. Medina's
[20:24] request that we purchase the award the bid of the 2022 John Deere backhoe to
[20:30] Yellow House indicate my saying yes yes all opposed by the same okay that
[20:39] passes unanimously. Going into item number 15 on the agenda, consideration and
[20:43] possible action on awarding a bid for a second backhoe for the distribution and
[20:48] collections department. Again, Mr. Medina. Thank you, Mayor and Council.
[20:53] Similar situation, we heard late last week that there was another backhoe
[20:58] available. This model is a 2023. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to
[21:03] bring this on because it will be on site. Both of these items will be at
[21:09] our disposal shortly after we approve this. The amount for this particular backhoe is
[21:14] $131,500. It is through Yellow House. It is through Sourcewell Coal. With the trade and
[21:23] allowance, the amount will be $95,500. And again, the budget amount was $120,000, so we're
[21:32] happy about that.
[21:34] Any questions by Councilor Mr. Medina about this matter? From either Council or the
[21:39] public question on the two back on the two caterpillar back those you're
[21:44] trading in either either one of them work there is one that's on actually at the
[21:49] on the fence line the motors shot in it they're allowing us $6,000 there's the
[21:54] two others that we're trading in are operational however the maintenance on
[21:58] that is so you know I that it doesn't make sense for us to keep your
[22:05] here Sean has made a motion to approve this item your second I'll second
[22:10] Seconded members to use all in favor indicate
[22:15] Saying yes,
[22:26] okay that passes unanimously
[22:29] Going in to the item of new business item number 16
[22:33] Knowledge received of the quarterly claims and litigation report for the third quarter of
[22:38] 2022 from the city attorney
[22:40] sent on October the 11th
[22:42] 2022 mr. Hagan thank you mr. Mayor the report was emailed October 11th
[22:48] And if you would like to enter into executive session
[22:51] and discuss that, we could or you could call me
[22:56] or email me about it at another time.
[22:58] Thank you.
[23:01] You want to have any questions?
[23:04] Okay, we will acknowledge or say it.
[23:06] I'm sorry, go ahead.
[23:11] And this is the text pool, the investment report, right?
[23:14] Sir, the investment report, the cash and the text pool.
[23:18] The next item.
[23:19] 16, not 17.
[23:20] Next item.
[23:22] Okay. Thank you.
[23:25] Okay. Council acknowledge receipt of your report, Mr. Hagan. Thank you. Going
[23:30] into item number 17, acknowledge receipt of the investment report for the quarter ending
[23:35] September the 30th, 2022. Ms. Smith. Thank you, Mayor, Council. This is our quarterly
[23:43] report regarding investments in cash. We have 26,000 in checking as 26 million. Sorry.
[23:52] a little bit broke. We'd be a little broke. $26,315,844 in checking. We just, to update
[24:07] the council, we have almost completely moved our checking from PNC to Prosperity Bank. So
[24:15] So the bulk of the funds now are in prosperity.
[24:19] We have text pool funds, $8,440,466.92.
[24:27] We have a CD at prosperity that's been there for a long time.
[24:32] It was an RSVP CD, it now belongs to the Senior Center.
[24:38] BBVA, we have $6,736,972.24. And in brokerage CDs, we have an agency bond, we have $7,186,427.
[24:54] We are pretty cash flush in the checking account. We will be looking to invest some
[25:01] of those funds so that we can – we do not receive interest on the pool checking, so
[25:08] we will be moving some of those funds so that we can take advantage of some of the higher
[25:13] interest rates.
[25:14] And I'll be glad to answer any questions.
[25:18] If this data is already in your system, it wouldn't require a bunch of data input.
[25:23] When you generate this report, can we get maturity dates and interest rates, like
[25:27] all of these brokered CDs?
[25:29] That would be awesome.
[25:30] Thank you.
[25:32] Any further questions of Ms. Smith from either the council or from the public?
[25:39] Okay, thank you, Ms. Smith.
[25:42] Item number 18, Acknowledged receipt of the quarterly financial report.
[25:46] Again, Ms. Smith.
[25:48] This is just a review.
[25:50] We have not closed 2021-2022 year yet.
[25:56] But we still have some year-end adjustments and some accounting to do before the year
[26:03] is closed, but as of 9.30, 2022, this is a synopsis, I know you all have looked at budgets
[26:15] and reviewed budgets till you're budgeted out, but basically, obviously property taxes
[26:23] are mostly collected. Tiffany Sales Office reported that she was 96.3391% of the current
[26:32] years adjusted levy collected, which is better than last year. Sales tax collections are
[26:40] up, but if you look at it with the inflation rate, which we're looking at a 10% basically
[26:48] permeant wide. The sales tax kind of has a 6% loss, but we are up over the last prior
[26:59] year, the COVID year, so sales taxes are better there. I've got, I don't know how detailed
[27:07] you want me to go, Mayor. This is in front of you. I'll be glad to go through each
[27:13] page if you want me to.
[27:18] Mayor, I just might
[27:21] add on the, if you look at the net increase or decrease at the bottom
[27:25] of each page, that'll just pretty much tell you how we ended the year,
[27:29] the fiscal year. Very proud of this crew up here.
[27:34] The golf course again made money this year.
[27:37] It's two years in a row now. We've made money out there at the golf course.
[27:44] We're kind of lumped some of the revenues together, but we're $24 million and to be within $150,000
[27:51] of being balanced, that's pretty good budgeting.
[27:55] Thank the council and staff, everybody for making that happen.
[28:00] And if you go through each fund, you'll find it pretty much the same.
[28:03] And depreciation is listed, which tends to skew those numbers because we do not budget depreciation,
[28:10] But I've noted that it'll be on the enterprise funds. So
[28:20] When you guys did the budget, I know the city has some
[28:25] Royalty income as does the airport
[28:28] What number did you guys use in budgeting to?
[28:33] You look on the revenues for property on the revenue side on the property side of it
[28:37] That's where it's at. Well and not not not the total but like what was the line?
[28:41] You based it on dollars per barrel, a target price,
[28:45] do you know what that was?
[28:46] We based it on a very conservative estimate.
[28:49] You know, we didn't know what the market's gonna do,
[28:52] but in essence, we made, was it four million, roughly?
[28:59] The general fund?
[28:59] The general fund was about seven million,
[29:02] and Air Park is about 10.
[29:08] Six, six, and change on the general fund,
[29:11] close to 7 million. Thank you. We budgeted it by any
[29:20] further questions about Council or any member of the public? Okay, thank you, Mr. Smith, for your report.
[29:28] Going to item number 19 on the agenda. First reading of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of
[29:35] Spring, Texas, amending Chapter 2 of the Big Spring City Code entitled Administration,
[29:41] Article 7, Boards and Commissions, Division 4, Parks and Recreation Board, Section 2-295
[29:50] by amending Subsection D and adding a new Subsection E and amending Division 10, Convention
[29:58] Visitors Bureau Board.
[29:59] forward.
[30:00] Section 2, day 315 by adding a new section C in order to inactivate the said boards and
[30:09] release the members of each board for potential consideration for service on other boards, providing
[30:15] for severability and providing an effective day. Ms. Lewis.
[30:20] Thank you, Mayor and Council. At past meetings, Mr. Smith has brought forth wanting to do
[30:26] something about our boards and these were two of my boards that have not met
[30:32] due to not having quorums. So at this time what we are doing as we are instead
[30:37] of getting rid of the boards completely we're just going to make them
[30:42] inactive and release those board members because we have it written in
[30:46] ordinances right now where you cannot serve on more than one board. So the
[30:51] Parks and Recreation Board and the Commission and Visitors Bureau board
[30:54] will both be made inactive for the time being. Those members shall be released so that our
[31:01] council members can put them on different boards if they are willing to serve and if in the future,
[31:07] if the council wishes to reenact these boards, it's not so much of a process to get them going again.
[31:17] Questions? Yes.
[31:19] Ms. Lewis, these inactive members now and they serve other boards?
[31:24] that's what the point of this is yes sir is so that we the this ordinance
[31:30] specifically states that the members that are serving on these boards right
[31:35] now once this passes will be released to serve on any other board thank you just
[31:40] making that yes sir
[31:44] so a question for you Haley who is gonna head these two
[31:47] boards is it gonna be counsel well yes what as they're inactive if there's
[31:53] It wasn't an item that would typically go to the CVB board.
[31:58] Like I've been doing, it's just bringing it straight to the council.
[32:02] And the parks and recreation, really the only thing we were doing was going through our
[32:06] ordinances and updating those.
[32:08] We kind of put that with pricing and everything.
[32:12] We kind of put that on the back burner due to COVID.
[32:14] We didn't want to raise prices on the different pavilions and facilities at the time.
[32:19] When we are ready to start doing that again,
[32:21] then we can either reactivate the board or I can just bring it straight to council and
[32:25] it's a quicker process. So whichever is council's pleasure at the time.
[32:32] Any further questions, Mr. Lewis?
[32:36] Any member of the public? Okay, I would entertain a
[32:40] motion as to whether or not we approve this request. I want to make sure I understand
[32:45] we have these two boards. They're really not active at this time and there's no
[32:49] present need for their involvement in anything. And as I understand in the past, we have disbanded
[32:58] these boards entirely, passed an ordinance doing away with them, and then at some future
[33:03] point decided we need them again and had to go back and re-enact the past new ordinance
[33:09] or resolution enacting those boards. And this does not disband those boards. I mean,
[33:15] they're still going to be in existence. It's just they're in kind of a state of
[33:18] and we're going to allow the members of that board to be appointed to other boards.
[33:25] Of course, if in the future we need one of these boards to be active,
[33:29] probably we'll have to appoint new members of the board at that time
[33:33] because their terms may very well have expired and they're now on other boards.
[33:39] But it's simply not to do away with the boards and have to reenact them later on if they're needed.
[33:44] Is that correct?
[33:45] Yes, sir.
[33:48] I make a motion that we approve item 19 most made by Mr. Analyst Secretary by
[33:55] Mr. Hughes all in favor indicate by saying yes that
[34:15] passes 61 okay six
[34:32] in favor
[34:33] one against okay
[34:41] okay all right Adam number 20 on the agenda consideration
[34:50] and possible action on an agreement with Air Med Care Network for payroll deduction
[34:57] memberships and authorizing the city manager or his designee to execute any
[35:03] necessary documents. Mr. Medina. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Council.
[35:09] Air MedVac or Air
[35:12] MedCare approached us about providing a deduction for our employees. They did
[35:18] It offered us a plan that we could work with and we thought it was a good plan, basically
[35:24] a discounted amount for using the EVAC service from my understanding that it's a network
[35:30] across the state, probably across the nation.
[35:34] So we went ahead and said we'll go ahead and take this to the council.
[35:38] I think it's a very good benefit for all the employees and what the membership fee
[35:45] will be a six-month deduction period so that the city employees will be able to afford
[35:53] maybe a better plan. So on page 41, it will show you the four options that they're providing
[36:01] and we're going to sign up employees during open enrollment. This service covers the
[36:08] entire household and it takes effect after the first payment is made to AREVAC. So
[36:14] So our recommendation is to approve this agreement in order to start signing up some
[36:20] of our employees to this added benefit.
[36:24] Any questions made to Council or Mr. Medina about this plan are from the public for that
[36:30] matter.
[36:35] It is a pleasure.
[36:37] Most have been made to approve this agreement by Ms. Yonis, Mr. Smith, all in favor indicate
[36:47] by saying yes.
[36:49] Yes.
[37:10] This is unanimously.
[37:11] Item number 21 on the agenda.
[37:15] Consideration and possible action on a contract extension.
[37:18] Amendment number seven with vector fleet management
[37:21] for the annual pricing adjustment
[37:24] and authorizing the city manager or his designee
[37:28] to execute necessary documents.
[37:30] Mr. Medina.
[37:32] Thank you, Mr. Mayor and Council.
[37:33] So this is an agreement that we entered in 2013.
[37:38] Previous to that, we had another company run it for about a year until we went out to bid.
[37:46] We went out for our proposals.
[37:49] Vector won the proposals.
[37:51] We negotiated with that company, and the initial term was for three years.
[37:55] Thereafter, we have extended the contract annually.
[38:00] It's mutually beneficial for both.
[38:03] They provide a good service and it's been very beneficial for all.
[38:10] So this company has been around for 35 years.
[38:14] They currently serve Eckerd County, Midland County, as part of the West Texas group that
[38:21] they serve along with cities like Carrollton and Addison.
[38:24] Again, they've been providing fleet services for nine years, going on nine years, and we
[38:31] are happy to have them on board.
[38:33] Our recommendation is to award the bid.
[38:36] There is a cap on the CPI at 3%.
[38:39] They're asking for a 3% increase.
[38:42] I feel that it's more than fair in this market.
[38:48] So if I have any questions, if you have any questions, let me know.
[38:51] But a staff recommendation is to extend the contract another year
[38:56] Any questions by council of mr. Modena are from the public
[39:09] Motion to accept the
[39:12] Contract to get action contract extension made by mr. Hughes. Is there a second second made by miss mcdonnell all in favor and I'm sorry
[39:21] May I have a comment or question at this time sure?
[39:26] when was the last time the city looked at the economics the viability of doing
[39:30] this in the house we evaluated on an annual basis as far as our fleet is being
[39:39] turned over by the vector and we started this process because I believe the last
[39:47] budget that we had in 2012 when the city ran it was 1.9 million. This contracts
[39:54] for 1.6 so you do the economics there you see that we are we're saving money
[40:01] from nine years ago when we ran better than and cost wise and we were able to
[40:09] do look at percentages break out on you know what we're they're farming
[40:15] out and what they're fixing pretty even used to when we had the service center
[40:22] and I ran it it was 85% of the things that were being repaired were outsourced so
[40:29] we were not in a contract hourly rate we were at the mercy of whoever was working
[40:34] on our fleet we've got a contracted amount that is very good for this
[40:41] market and we couldn't keep mechanics with the amount of tools and software that's needed
[40:48] for working on everything from a weed eater to a dozer.
[40:54] I want to add, I mean, Mr. Darden's correct, we do evaluate this on an annual basis and
[40:59] if you look on page 49 it'll kind of break that down for you.
[41:04] The non-target labor rate, which means that it's not a fixed amount, that means
[41:08] any other repair is at $48 an hour for that, using Chilton basically as a repair guides
[41:16] of how many hours it will take to repair a certain item.
[41:19] So if you try to go out in the private market just for that, it's almost impossible, I
[41:26] would imagine, to get that type of rate.
[41:29] And Mr. Darden's correct in the fact that prior to outsourcing this service for our department,
[41:38] we were outsourcing 85 percent or better at un-contracted prices, which meant we would
[41:45] pay for whatever it would cost, anywhere from, you know, 80 to $100 an hour for repairs.
[41:50] So it wasn't very viable for us to continue, you know, doing business that way.
[41:54] So that's when we started investigating, reviewing whatever the cities were doing,
[42:00] travel to cities like Victoria and to see what they were doing.
[42:03] And we found that most cities are running into the same situation
[42:08] that we're running into is getting the proper staffing.
[42:12] So these companies are designed solely to provide that service.
[42:16] They're better at it than we are as far as staffing and things like that.
[42:20] So we do review it on an annual basis, short answer.
[42:24] They have other contracts in other areas of government.
[42:29] And so if they run across a problem that's, you know,
[42:33] maybe not conducive to our area, but they found it in Virginia
[42:38] that they have these same problems, we get the benefit
[42:41] of that knowledge from across the nation
[42:43] because they are a national company.
[42:46] You'll see in the report that sanitation uses
[42:49] is the majority of the budget when it comes to fleet services.
[42:54] And I think it's another reason those numbers are low
[42:58] is because we've been more proactive as a body of government
[43:02] in replacing our equipment, keeping that stock rotated
[43:07] so that we're not spending hundreds of thousands of dollars
[43:10] to replace a motor on a dozer or a compactor.
[43:16] We've rotated our fleet out, and we
[43:18] We do it at the recommendation, a lot of times, based on what vector sees in our equipment.
[43:24] They keep that data fresh, they keep us up to speed on what fleet we need to look at
[43:32] replacing for the upcoming year.
[43:35] They've been a good partner for us.
[43:36] We've even gotten some rebate checks from them, I think, for two years that I can
[43:41] remember.
[43:42] It was a couple thousand dollars, several thousand dollars on one.
[43:46] So in the the parts and supplies or I guess on a cost plus contractual basis in the agreement is that right?
[43:52] Yes, and they have a lot more buying power than we right so is there someone in the city that's performing some oversight maybe
[44:00] Randomly auditing what they're doing to make sure they're I
[44:04] Mean they're just our independent auditor to do it and where we can do it and we have done
[44:09] Thank you
[44:12] Any further discussions of questions from either mr. Medina or mrs. Darden?
[44:19] Okay, I'll call the vote.
[44:22] All in favor indicate by saying yes.
[44:24] Yes.
[44:31] Passes unanimously.
[44:35] Okay, item number 22 on the agenda.
[44:39] Consideration and possible action on a contract agreement
[44:42] for the auditorium HVAC renovations
[44:45] for $692,525 to be drawn from the Hotel Motel Tax Fund
[44:54] and authorizing the city manager or his designee
[44:57] to execute any necessary documents.
[45:00] Ms. Lewis. Thank you, Mayor and Council. At this time, we are requesting to enter into
[45:06] a contract with Veratech to complete our heating and cooling renovation project for the auditorium
[45:15] so that we can hopefully get that open soon again. I do have John DeLong with Veratech
[45:22] on Zoom call if anyone has any questions. Okay, first off, Mr. Boudin, excuse me, Mr.
[45:32] What are we needing to do at the auditorium, and how did this come about?
[45:36] The system that we currently have, mainly in the heating area, and the cooling area,
[45:41] was put in in 1987.
[45:43] It's been several years of some harsh weather.
[45:48] As you remember, we've had two February's that caused some water leaks that flooded
[45:53] that area.
[45:53] and we patched and repaired and done a little bit of work
[45:58] to keep it going.
[45:59] And then, you know, this last flood pretty much did it in
[46:02] as far as we had to replace all the electrical guts
[46:05] on each panel that we had.
[46:08] Thanks to Brunley, he was able to find some used parts
[46:12] that were already made up and ready to go
[46:15] and he bought those and we went and picked them up.
[46:18] Otherwise we were looking at not having power
[46:21] for City Hall entirely is complex for about six months based on having to build new panels
[46:27] and switch gear. We run in the same thing on the heating and air conditioning. Chiller
[46:32] is new. It's the newest part of the system we have. The coils that are in the basement
[46:37] were flooded. They're the ones that were put in in 87. That's the bulk of this replacement
[46:42] price is those coils in the basement, getting those out and new ones in and some of
[46:49] The components that we were needing are pretty lengthy in time and getting them.
[46:56] They're not a shelf item.
[46:57] They'll be a custom-built job for that air handler that service the entire auditorium.
[47:04] We do have a air handler that services the stage.
[47:08] But what we were trying to do is we were looking at it from a patch standpoint of
[47:12] just preparing what we had.
[47:14] It was about 400,000.
[47:15] So we started looking at it a little closer and said let's look at taking advantage of
[47:21] replacing some of these units that are kind of an older design and replacing them where
[47:26] we had some redundancy in our heating and cooling so if we lost a portion of it we wouldn't
[47:31] lose the entire heating and cooling aspect of that building.
[47:37] The other thing is our current system was either on or off and to get the building
[47:42] to a comfortable level, whether it's heat or air conditioning.
[47:46] You had to fire it up several days in advance and just let it run.
[47:51] The system will be more economic in that we can keep it at controlled temperature all
[47:57] the time.
[47:59] So it has some better automation to it than what we currently have, which is again
[48:05] on or off type situation.
[48:08] So for another 200,000, Veratech is on the, I want to call it Byboard, but it's a program
[48:16] like Byboard where their services are already bid out.
[48:20] We hired an engineering firm.
[48:22] They worked with Veratech to come up with a design that would meet those guidelines
[48:27] and that's the price that they came up with based on those simple guidelines.
[48:33] lines. We tried to take out all the fancy bells and whistles. It could have been a lot
[48:38] more, but we wanted the convenience of having it automated and readily available and redundancy.
[48:48] We wanted parts that you could get that were on the shelf that you didn't have to go have
[48:53] them built when you ordered them. So those are kind of some of the parameters that
[48:58] we put on the construction guidelines as we began this process, and then Veratech is
[49:05] the company that got all the subs together that will be doing the work and orchestrating
[49:12] getting that equipment replaced.
[49:14] There is some lengthy timelines associated with that, and I'll let John address that.
[49:19] Mr. Daylong, with Veratech, he can explain why there is a lengthy time in getting
[49:25] some of that, but I don't think it's anything that they have control over.
[49:31] But again, what we were trying to do was get a system that had redundancy that was more
[49:36] simplified in usage and start-up, and if we ever have another freeze like we had, then
[49:46] we could find parts for it.
[49:50] We were looking at renting a boiler for somewhere in the neighborhood of about $100,000 just
[49:56] to get a couple events, shows in there.
[50:02] Lewis indicated this morning that there's not one time a month that the facility's not
[50:08] used.
[50:09] We hope to get it more used as time goes, when you have better heating and cooling
[50:16] and we spent a lot of money on the lighting sound system to the tune of an ADA of about
[50:24] a million dollars per blader, so when we put the system in I think it was in 1987, 450,000.
[50:34] We had an alternate bid for what I'm asking for the council to consider tonight that we
[50:39] couldn't afford in 87 because it was a grant that we received to put it in.
[50:45] So the present system is 35 years old?
[50:47] 35 years old.
[50:48] We're not, it'll be brand new, there won't be any of it is repaired.
[50:53] No, we're replacing all the motors and pumps and coils in the basement.
[50:59] We're going to listen to Mr. DeLong.
[51:07] Mr. Darden, do we have any, like, standby power to pump that basement out if it does
[51:17] flood again and it doesn't demolish everything like it did in the past.
[51:22] It wasn't so much the pyre that caused it.
[51:25] It was the pump that we had in the sump pit was not designed adequately.
[51:31] It is bigger now.
[51:33] But we do have that.
[51:35] We have a pump that will keep up with the water leak if it occurs.
[51:38] Yes, sir.
[51:38] Yes, sir.
[51:39] Okay.
[51:40] Thank you.
[51:44] At the auditorium, what is the next major system that will need an upgrade?
[51:49] the next expensive is at a roof, or what's next?
[51:51] I mean, we'd need to do some cosmetic work to it,
[51:55] and that's in some upcoming planning that we have,
[51:58] but paint and carpet and things like that,
[52:02] re-glazing the windows.
[52:04] But this is the most expensive component
[52:06] that we have in the auditorium.
[52:08] Besides the sound and lighting that we've already done.
[52:12] Thank you.
[52:16] Other questions?
[52:24] I believe we have Mr. DeLong with Fair Attack on the Zoom call if you have any questions
[52:30] for him or if you want to add anything, sir.
[52:38] John, can you hear us?
[52:40] Yes, sir.
[52:41] I can hear you.
[52:41] You want to add anything to what Ms. Lewis or myself said for this project?
[52:50] lead times there unfortunately as everything is with COVID hitting the labor workforce we don't
[52:59] have an idea on lead times yet as soon as this is approved we will get with our vendors as soon
[53:07] as we receive a PO we'll start placing orders and we'll have an idea of lead times of how
[53:11] things are looking from what I've been seeing recently is where they were out 45 to 60 weeks
[53:18] for a boiler or an air handler, they are starting to come back down. Everything is starting
[53:24] to slowly come back in the range where hopefully, you know, we won't be out near as long as
[53:29] we're thinking. We will be a lot more efficient than we were in the past. As far as we were
[53:36] talking to someone mentioned earlier about the flood, if I remember right, we had talked
[53:42] about putting in a wet a couple wet sensors on the basement floor so if they
[53:50] got if we had a water leak in there and it got on that sensor it would send an
[53:55] email to I want to say probably Terry and Todd to let them know we have an
[54:03] issue so someone would come up there and hopefully find it and figure out what
[54:07] what we need to do before we have anything major like we had last time.
[54:11] Any
[54:14] questions, Mr. DeLong?
[54:19] Okay, thank you, sir.
[54:22] What?
[54:22] What is your pleasure?
[54:26] Most have been made by Mishonis that we approve the contract agreement.
[54:31] Is there a second?
[54:32] I'll second.
[54:33] Question?
[54:36] Most have been made and seconded.
[54:37] We hope for discussion, Mr. Tompkins.
[54:42] Is it safe to assume this will be funded from a loan from the general fund to CVB
[54:49] and then pay back over time? Is that how this is going to work?
[54:51] Utility fund is going to loan it.
[54:52] Utility fund? What's the annual repayment? How much and how long?
[54:58] Did it take five years?
[55:02] We talked about a five-year payment.
[55:04] She was able to repay another loan for the parking lot quicker than what we had anticipated.
[55:11] It just depends on her revenue.
[55:13] Okay, thank you.
[55:16] Okay, any further discussion?
[55:18] Will we vote?
[55:21] Any questions from any member of the community?
[55:23] Public.
[55:25] Okay, I'll call the vote.
[55:27] All in favor indicate by saying yes.
[55:29] Yes.
[55:40] Okay, it's six to one.
[55:48] Going to item number 23 on the agenda,
[55:52] discussion on requiring the timely repair
[55:55] or boarding up of broken windows in the downtown area
[55:58] between 6th Street and Gregg Street and 1st Street and 6th Street.
[56:03] Mr. Ronales.
[56:05] Thank you.
[56:06] So I added, I asked Andrew to put this on the agenda because last week I was out picking
[56:13] up trash in the downtown area and I noticed that there was many, many broken windows
[56:20] and we have an ordinance so we need to look at the ordinance to either repeal it
[56:26] or start enforcing the ordinance that we passed.
[56:33] So it's just open for discussion.
[56:39] So we can get our code enforcement
[56:42] to start IDing these places and start notifying
[56:47] the owners of the property and having them taken care of.
[56:51] 30 days.
[56:52] 30 days, okay, thank you, Nick.
[57:01] Jordan, did you have anything?
[57:02] Just asking Mr. Bulls if we were fully staffed yet,
[57:05] we still have, how many positions open?
[57:09] To code officer positions so anybody in the public needing a job as a code officer with good benefits
[57:14] It was a call
[57:23] Okay, that was simply a discussion item
[57:25] No action need to be taken on that other than to bring it to the attention staff that we need to
[57:30] Start enforcing that ordinance. Is that what you're saying? Yes, sir. All right either that or repeal it
[57:36] whichever young
[57:38] It doesn't matter to me, but we need it if we're passing ordinances. We need to
[57:42] follow the ordinances that we're passing.
[57:48] Okay.
[57:51] Going into item number 24 on the agenda.
[57:55] Discussion regarding the charter.
[57:57] Possible issues with the charter.
[57:59] It may require amendment and the Charter Review Committee.
[58:04] Again, Mr. Ornallis.
[58:06] Thank you.
[58:07] This is another item that I had Andrew put on
[58:10] the agenda.
[58:11] We are coming up for our two years for the charter.
[58:15] charter. So we need to think about appointing. I know that in the, it says that we shall
[58:23] appoint into 2026, but we have the option to create the charter again. There, this last
[58:33] charter that we had, there was a lot of problems that arose, and there was a lot of misspelled
[58:39] words. There was the translation. Andrew, the translation didn't happen. The elections
[58:48] office had to do the translation for us, correct? Yeah. And then I believe that there should
[58:55] be a summary, should be attached to every measure. There was a lot of measures that
[59:00] really people didn't really know what the measure was. And then also Andrew, how long
[59:08] Did it take before when the boats were canvas and then it was the charter was updated it took quite a while didn't it?
[59:18] Yeah, it it actually took effect about a month after but it took a while to get everything
[59:25] Published yeah quite some time so
[59:30] and
[59:30] then we also need to
[59:32] to appoint the City Charter at the beginning of the year.
[59:38] We also have to give them time to discuss
[59:42] and then they also give them the opportunity
[59:46] to do a petition if there's any measures
[59:49] that are not passed by council.
[59:51] So, it's just a discussion.
[59:55] Mr. Arnalis.
[59:57] Yes, Mr. Schmid.
[59:57] Okay, when does this come?
[1:00:00] Can we come up at the fiscal year, beginning of the fiscal year?
[1:00:03] Yes, in 2020.
[1:00:04] Okay, so it's already, oh, in 2023.
[1:00:07] Okay, thank you.
[1:00:08] And then, so it'll go in for the voters in November.
[1:00:12] So it can be updated every two years.
[1:00:18] I thought the next charter review was in 2006.
[1:00:26] But it's four years,
[1:00:28] but we have the option to update anything within the two years.
[1:00:41] Any further discussion about the discussion?
[1:00:47] Okay.
[1:00:48] Thank you, Mr. Hernandez.
[1:00:51] Going to item number 25 on the agenda,
[1:00:54] this is nominations to board vacancies.
[1:00:57] I have nominated Terry McDaniel to fill a vacancy
[1:01:01] on the Planning and Zoning Commission.
[1:01:04] I have nominated Jeannie Kanoki to fill a vacancy
[1:01:07] on the Zoning Board of Adjustments, and Councilman Hughes has nominated Kerry Rodman to fill a
[1:01:14] vacancy on the Board of Adjustments, Zoning Board of Adjustments. I move that we approve
[1:01:18] all three of those nominations.
[1:01:21] Second.
[1:01:24] Most have been made in second into any discussion.
[1:01:28] All in favor of those indicate by voting
[1:01:30] yes.
[1:01:42] That is unanimously. Okay. Going to the matter of council input,
[1:01:47] that we have following that and going into executive session,
[1:01:52] may I suggest that we take a break here for a moment,
[1:01:57] go into executive session, and after that,
[1:01:59] come back for council input.
[1:02:02] Is that satisfactory with everyone?
[1:02:04] I have one request.
[1:02:06] The young Marines are asking for a picture
[1:02:09] with the whole council, so can we
[1:02:11] do that before we go into executive students
[1:02:13] so they can go home and get ready for school tomorrow?
[1:02:17] I move first off that we take a break for this photograph and take a ten minute break
[1:02:25] and then that we go into executive session for the purpose of taking up the items on
[1:02:32] item number 27.
[1:02:35] Is there a second?
[1:02:36] I'll second.
[1:02:38] All in favor indicate by saying yes.
[1:02:41] Yes.
[1:02:42] Any opposed?
[1:02:43] Okay, we're going to take a ten-minute break after which we will reconvene an executive
[1:02:47] session.
[1:02:49] It is now 6.30.
[2:26:44] 855. We are back in open session. Is there a motion that we adjourn from executive session
[2:26:54] and come back into motion? Motion made and seconded. All in favor indicate by saying yes.
[2:27:00] Yes. Any opposed? Okay.
[2:27:27] Okay. At this time, I will entertain a motion for action or that
[2:27:31] no action be taken. What is your desire, council?
[2:27:34] So
[2:27:42] move that we proceed on taking action on the new judge's salary.
[2:28:08] Excuse me.
[2:28:15] So the City Council of Big Spring, Texas, establish the compensation for the judges of the municipal court as stated herein.
[2:28:27] Compensation for the presiding judge appointed by City Council shall be $77,800 per year.
[2:28:36] And presiding judge shall receive an automobile allowance of $600 per month unless the City provides a vehicle of presiding judge in which case presiding judge will not receive an automobile allowance.
[2:28:51] The compensation shall be remitted through the standard payroll policy of the city.
[2:28:58] Preciting judge shall be an attempt and exempt employee under the Federal Fair Labor Standards
[2:29:06] Act.
[2:29:10] Judicial education for the presiding judge shall be paid according to agreement between
[2:29:16] city and presiding judge, presiding judge shall be an at-will employee of the
[2:29:22] city of Big Spring. The presiding judge is a department head under
[2:29:32] section 5
[2:29:33] Article 4 of the Charter of the City of Big Spring.
[2:29:39] Residing judge shall be subject to the personal policies except as agreed in
[2:29:46] in writing. The presiding judge shall not be subject to the administrative directives
[2:29:53] of the city manager except as agreed in writing as or as the presiding judge may.
[2:30:00] Elect.
[2:30:03] Upon completing all judicial education specified in the Texas Rules of Judicial Education,
[2:30:13] rule five for a given year an associated judge appointed by city council shall certify the
[2:30:22] city of big strength that such judicial education has been completed and the city shall pay
[2:30:28] the Associated Judges' flat payment of $1,000 in compensation for the Associated Judges'
[2:30:36] time.
[2:30:37] For an Associated Judges' judicial education as state law requires, cities shall pay for
[2:30:44] an Associated Judges' enrollment and hotel expenses to one conference in Texas annually
[2:30:51] and for one new judge's conference, if applicable.
[2:30:58] If an associated judge is an attorney,
[2:31:01] the city shall pay continuing legal education, CLE fees associated with the required judicial education,
[2:31:13] except as stated in subsection A and B,
[2:31:17] The Associated Judge shall not receive further compensation for judicial education, nor shall
[2:31:25] the Associated Judge receive reimbursement of other expenses related to judicial education.
[2:31:33] Except as specified in sections A, B, and C above, compensation for an Associated Judge
[2:31:41] shall be $1,250 per month for the months of November of 2022
[2:31:48] and December of 2022.
[2:31:55] Subsequentially compensate shall be $48 per hour.
[2:32:02] An associated judge shall be in a new independent contractor
[2:32:05] of the city of Big Spring.
[2:32:07] An associated judge shall not be a city employee.
[2:32:11] as an associate judge is not an employee of the city. The associate judge shall not be
[2:32:22] subject to Section 5 Article 4 of the Charter of the City of Big Spring. The associate judge
[2:32:30] shall not be subject to personal policies or administrative directives of the city
[2:32:36] manager except as agreed in writing. This ordinance subsides all prior conflict, ordinances
[2:32:44] and orders by motion of the City Council of Big Spring. This ordinance takes effect November
[2:32:52] 13, 2022, except Section 3D, which will take effect immediately. This ordinance will
[2:33:03] will not be codified.
[2:33:08] It passed and approved on the first reading
[2:33:10] at the regular meeting of the city council
[2:33:12] on the 25th day of October 2022
[2:33:16] with all members of the council voting aye
[2:33:20] for the passage of the same.
[2:33:23] Pass.
[2:33:25] Okay.
[2:33:26] For a second to that motion.
[2:33:28] Most been made and seconded.
[2:33:30] All in favor indicate by saying yes.
[2:33:32] Yes. Yes.
[2:33:33] any opposed you
[2:33:42] voted no okay all right that's a six to one mr. Mayor do there's
[2:33:52] also the employment agreement with the presenting judge that
[2:34:00] doesn't have
[2:34:01] compensation on it but it sets the terms and conditions of employment do we
[2:34:05] need a motion to approve the employment agreements that what you're saying yes
[2:34:09] motion to approve the employment agreement?
[2:34:12] Second.
[2:34:13] I'll second.
[2:34:14] All in favor indicate my CNF.
[2:34:17] Aye.
[2:34:18] All opposed?
[2:34:19] Same sign.
[2:34:25] Okay.
[2:34:25] Passes unanimously.
[2:34:29] Do we want to have some council input?
[2:34:31] Does anybody?
[2:34:33] Yeah.
[2:34:33] Okay.
[2:34:37] Early voting has started, so please do your research, get out and vote.
[2:34:42] I also want to thank Big Spring Beautiful.
[2:34:46] Today is their last Toasty Tuesday.
[2:34:48] I was very fortunate and able to help out throughout the year.
[2:34:53] And I want to thank them for their great job in organizing the Big Keep Big Spring Beautiful.
[2:35:01] Mandy, I have no doubt in my mind that you're going to do great.
[2:35:05] I, um, congratulations on your, um, being nominated as the, uh, appointed as the, um,
[2:35:14] municipal judge.
[2:35:15] I have no doubt in my mind that you're going to do great.
[2:35:25] Again, I just want to reach out to all the staff.
[2:35:27] I look at everybody here, and we have a good staff, and I appreciate everything that you
[2:35:31] have done.
[2:35:32] Mandy, congratulations now that you're working with you, and you're good.
[2:35:36] Thank you.
[2:35:40] I'll echo my colleagues in one and two.
[2:35:42] Thank you.
[2:35:43] Mandy, I think you're going to do an amazing job.
[2:35:45] I look forward to working with you.
[2:35:47] Staff, I appreciate all that you're doing.
[2:35:51] We're blessed to have you.
[2:35:55] Congratulations, Mandy.
[2:35:57] I wish the young Marines were still here because I wanted to thank them
[2:36:00] and really give them kudos because they turned out to clean up the Vietnam Memorial
[2:36:07] after about three years of abandonment and neglect.
[2:36:11] And it absolutely looks alive and beautiful.
[2:36:14] If you haven't seen it, just drive through it.
[2:36:17] You can't believe the difference that it makes.
[2:36:21] And the young Marines were out there every second,
[2:36:23] and they did a great job.
[2:36:31] Well, I had a second thing, and I can't read it.
[2:36:37] Congratulations, Mandy. I don't know what I wrote.
[2:36:44] Large item pickup for District 5 will be on November 16th.
[2:36:49] So if you have a large item, please contact the city
[2:36:52] and make arrangements to have that picked up.
[2:36:58] Mandy, I'm so pleased that you've applied for Judge and been selected.
[2:37:04] I think you're doing a fantastic job.
[2:37:06] I'm looking forward to being part of that for the remainder of my term.
[2:37:13] Ditto.
[2:37:14] Congratulations, Mandy.
[2:37:16] Judge Green, thank you to 22 years of super service.
[2:37:21] We do appreciate you, sir.
[2:37:23] and the staff too. Y'all all keeping the budget looking really good and it's a lot
[2:37:29] of hard work and it's appreciated. Thank you. Can I go back? I read it. Crime
[2:37:37] Stomper's great award Chad. I read about that and that was a that was a super
[2:37:44] award from the city of Big Spring.
[2:37:48] Thank you all. Any further business for
[2:37:51] the council does not wish to end adjourned.