* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] I'M GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. IT [1. Call Meeting to Order.] IS SIX 30. THIS IS THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING LOCATED, UM, AT SIX 50 SOUTH DALLAS STREET IN PALMER, TEXAS. 7 5 1 5 2. THURSDAY, JUNE THE FIFTH, 6:30 PM THIS IS A SPECIAL CALL MEETING. UH, WE ARE GONNA DO THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT. PLEASE GIVE US THE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION THAT WE NEED TO HELP LEAD THE CITY AND BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND WE ALLOW OUR CITIZENS TO VOICE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, AND WE LISTEN AND DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BLESS EACH OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TOGETHER AND GIVEN THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO TRY TO DO THESE THINGS. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. DEAR GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM AT THIS TIME. WE CAN TAKE CITIZEN COMMENTS. CITIZENS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OTHER THAN PERSONNEL MATTERS OR MATTERS UNDER LITIGATION FOR A LENGTH OF TIME NOT TO EXCEED THREE MINUTES, NO COUNSEL ACTION OR DISCUSSION MAY TAKE PLACE ON A MATTER UNTIL SUCH MATTER HAS BEEN PLACED ON AN AGENDA AND POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. MOVING ON TO NUMBER FIVE, [5. Discuss and consider approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Ferris for Animal Services and authorizing the Mayor or her designee to negotiate and execute the same.] DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF FERRIS FOR ANIMAL SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE SAME. DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT? UH, ANIMAL KNOW WE GET A DOG GETS OUT. DO IT. WE'RE LOOKING TO JUST CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. I'VE BEEN OVER ANIMAL CONTROL. GOT EXPERIENCE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF AFFAIRS FOR ANIMAL SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE SAME SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND IT PASSES. OKAY. NUMBER [6. Discuss and consider for approval creating a new position within the Police Department entitled Public Safety/Code Enforcement/Animal Control Officer.] SIX, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL CREATING A NEW POSITION WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ENTITLED PUBLIC SAFETY CODE ENFORCEMENT ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. THIS IS THAT SAME POSITION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CREATING A NEW POSITION WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ENTITLED PUBLIC SAFETY CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMAL CONTROL. OFFICER. I SECOND THE MOTION. [00:05:02] AYE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. [7. Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing and designating certain city officers as signatories of the City of Palmer for banking and depository services.] NUMBER SEVEN, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DESIGNATING CERTAIN CITY OFFICERS AS SIGNATORIES OF THE CITY OF PALMER FOR BANKING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES. THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO EVERY TIME WE HAVE A NEW ELECTION. WE HAVE A NEW MAYOR COME IN, A MAYOR PRO TEM. WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THE MINUTES TO THE BANK TO ALLOW HER TO BE A SIGNATORY ON THE ACCOUNTS. OKAY. THIS WOULD BE RESOLUTION 20 25 0 6 0 1 0 6 0. YES MA'AM. YOU DO NEED A NAME WHO WILL BE PUT ON THERE AND IT'LL BE LAURA MILLER. I MAKE A MOTION APPROVING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 2 5 0 6 0 1 AUTHORIZING AND DESIGNATING CERTAIN CITY OFFICERS AS SIGNATORIES OF THE CITY OF PALMER FOR BANKING AND DEPOSITORY SERVICES NAMING LAURA MILLER. I SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER EIGHT, [8. Discuss and consider approving the purchase of cameras from Ageint Security in an amount not to exceed $14,295.50 for installation at the City Park.] DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF CAMERAS FROM, IS IT AGENT? AGENT? THEY PRONOUNCE AN AGENT. THEY JUST DID. OKAY. AGENT, AGENT SECURITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $14,295 AND 50 CENTS FOR INSTALLATION AT THE CITY PARK. BASICALLY, BASICALLY JUST PUT CAMERAS AT THE CITY PARK AND UH, THEY'LL, THEY'LL HAVE LITTLE LIGHTS ON 'EM. UH, THE TWO ENTRANCES WALK IN, FLASH, RED AND BLUE LIGHTS. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS DOWN THERE, BUT WITH THE GROWTH AND, UH, WHEN WE SEE PROACTIVE AND YEAH. LET PEOPLE KNOW, HEY, ON CAMERA IF YOU DO ANYTHING WRONG DOWN HERE, WHETHER IT'S NIGHT OR DAY THEY NIGHT, THEY SEE DURING THE DAY. SO WHO WILL BE MONITORING THAT? IT'S, IT'S RECORDED ONTO THE NVR. MM-HMM . AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, WE CAN GO BACK, HAVE AUDIO AND VIDEO. OKAY. BUT NO ONE WILL BE MONITORING THAT 24 7? KIND OF NOT 24 7, BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE DURING THE DAY, LITERALLY NO ONE SITTING LOOKING AT A MONITOR WATCHING IT. OKAY. IT'LL JUST BE THERE. IF IT HAPPENS, WE'LL HAVE, OKAY. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A RING CAMERA. RIGHT. OKAY. DOES IT NOTIFY YOU IF THERE'S LIKE ANY MOTION OR ANYTHING AFTER THAT TIMEFRAME? YOU CAN. IT HAS BELLS AND WHISTLES. OKAY. SET ON THERE. OKAY. UM, IT HAVE TO SET PARAMETERS SURE. AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT. OKAY. SEE, UM, THERE'S EVEN AN OPTION FOR AUDIBLE ON THERE. TALK TO YOU. YEAH. I CAN SEND A MESSAGE OUT THE AREA, BUT WE GOT IT. WE HAVE TO LEARN . SO THIS IS REALLY JUST TO DETOUR PEOPLE FROM BEING THERE AFTER DARK. YES. OKAY. NORMALLY PEOPLE, THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ON CAMERA. MM-HMM . WHETHER IT'S NIGHT OR DATE, UH, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD PEOPLE DURING THE DAY DO GO OUT THERE AND DO STUFF. MM-HMM . WE MAKE IT, WE HAVE THOSE POLES, PUT THE POLES IN TO PUT 'EM IN. I THINK MARK, WE DIDN'T DO IT NOW WE'RE JUST DOING SOME, NORMALLY THEY'RE NOT ON CAMERA. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO SEE HOW, LIKE, HOW CLEAR THE ACTUAL VIDEO'S GONNA LOOK? PRETTY? WE WERE ALSO CONCERNED 'CAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME INVESTMENTS DOWN THERE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING MORE INVESTMENTS. SO WE, WE JUST WANNA PROTECT THOSE AS WELL AS PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. SO, OR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF CAMERAS FROM AGENT SECURITY AND THE AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TO $14,295 AND 50 CENTS FOR INSTALLATION AT THE CITY PARK. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, NUMBER NINE. DISCUSS [9. Discuss and consider approving a resolution approving the terms and conditions of an amendment to the contract between the City of Palmer and Hammertime Roofing and Construction to provide for an amended scope of services related to storm damage repairs at City Hall and the Parks and Recreation Department in an amount 177,892.04 plus supplements and authorizing the Mayor or her designee to execute the same.] AND CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALMER AND HAMMERTIME ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDED SCOPE OF SERVICES [00:10:01] RELATED TO STORM DAMAGE REPAIRS AT CITY HALL AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IN AN AMOUNT $177,892 AND 4 CENTS PLUS SUPPLEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR HER DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE SAME. THIS IS BASICALLY A COMPANY THAT COME OUT. UM, I CALLED WHEN, UH, MAYOR BATEMAN WAS IN OFFICE THE DAY AFTER THE STORM BACK OF OUR BUILDING WAS LEAKING AND STUFF. SO WE HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT AND, AND GET STOPPED PRETTY QUICK. UH, HAMMER TIME IS THE ONLY VICTIM BY MAYOR BATEMAN OUT, KEEP BUSY. THEY CAME OUT, SEALED THE BUILDING UP OUT AND WORKING OUR TML INSURANCE ADJUSTER CAME OUT, WALKED WITH ALL OF US, WE WALKED ALL THE PROPERTIES. BASICALLY, TML HAS PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF WHAT HAS TO BE DONE AND THE AMOUNTS TO BE PAID. THE CITY IS ESSENTIALLY, THE CITY IS NOT PAYING THE BILL TO HAVE THIS DONE. IT'S OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. SO IT'S, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT, HEY, IS THIS AMOUNT FAIR? THIS IS WHAT TML SAID WAS FAIR, REALLY BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR AND TML. WE'RE JUST HOPING GUIDE THIS PROCESS PROVING WHAT TML HAS ALREADY SAID AND ALL THAT INFORMATION WAS IN YOUR PACKET. YEAH. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? MM-HMM DO YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION NUMBER? I DO. 20 25 0 6 0 2. UH, MAKE A MOTION APPROVING RESOLUTION 20 25 0 6 0 2. UH, APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALMER AND HAMMERTIME ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDED SCOPE OF SERVICES RELATING TO THE STORM, UH, IN THE AMOUNT OF 177,000 892 0 4 PLUS SUPPLEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR HER DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE SAME SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. ALL OPPOSED? ALL FOUR. SORRY, I DID THAT BACKWARDS. MM-HMM . AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I'M LEARNING TO NUMBER 10, [10. Discuss and receive updates on current City projects from City Administrator and staff.] DISCUSS AND RECEIVE UPDATES ON CURRENT CITY PROJECTS FROM CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF. . WE'VE BEEN BUSY . UM, OKAY. SO WE HAVE BEEN, UH, WE ACTUALLY STARTED DOING WEEKLY MEETINGS EVERY FRIDAY WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD AND WE ARE COMING UP WITH GAME PLANS FOR ROADS, SEWER, DRAINAGE, UM, GAME PLANS FOR ANY, LIKE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ON THE SAME PAGE. AARON LOVES IT WHEN I SAY THAT IT MIXES I TWITCH. UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE BEING, UM, ACCOUNTABLE AND WE'RE ACHIEVING GOALS AND WE'RE SETTING THINGS THAT WE WANT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT GETTING SOME ENGINEERING FOR SOME SERIOUS, UM, DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD. UM, SOME, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO GET IT ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A BIGGER PROBLEM IF WE DON'T GET IT DEALT WITH NOW. UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING SOME CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE. WE'RE GONNA BE ISSUING, UM, CITY EMAILS TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SO THAT THOSE EMAIL ADDRESSES WILL BE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE SO THE CITIZENS CAN REACH YOU DIRECTLY. UM, AND IT'S ALL THERE IN ONE PLACE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS. THE OTHER THING IS, IS I WANTED TO SAY THAT MR. RUSSELL IS MOVING, SO HE'S GONNA BE LEAVING US, SO JUNE WILL BE HIS ONLY MEETING THIS AND THE REGULAR MEETING. UM, AND THEN HE'S GOING TO NEED TO, UH, SUBMIT HIS RESIGNATION IN WRITING. UM, SO WE WILL NEED TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THAT SEAT. WE DID HAVE ANOTHER PERSON RUN AGAINST LINDSAY. UM, SO YOU CAN CONSIDER LEARNING WHO THAT PERSON IS OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND THAT WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE DONE AT THE JULY OR JUNE MEETING, I GUESS IS THE YES. I DID CALL HER AND ASK AND SHE SAID [00:15:01] SHE IS WILLING TO TAKE THE SEAT AND DO THE, AND DO THE WORK. SO IF THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, LEARN WHO SHE IS, IF YOU FEEL LIKE SHE'D BE A GOOD CANDIDATE AND A GOOD FIT. AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO HER. IF YOU NEED HER CONTACT INFORMATION, YOU CAN, UM, ASK ME. I'LL GET HER PERMISSION AND THEN I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU. UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, UM, DID YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES? MIGHT WANNA TALK ABOUT THE SALE SHADE. YEAH, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON YES, THEY DID GIVE US QUITE A FEW DELAYS. SO YES, SO THIS, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ORDER A PLAQUE THANKING THE BANK FOR THAT DONATION. UM, AND THEN OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THAT'S IT, BUT WE ARE MAKING SOME PLANS TO START FUNDRAISING FOR THE PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT. UM, ONCE YOU SEE SOME OF THOSE THINGS, IT MAY SOUND CRAZY, BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA TRY TO COMPLETELY TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD THE, UM, CONCESSION STAND IN BATHROOMS AT THE, AT THE YOUTH FIELDS AND TRY TO GET THAT PLACE DOWN THERE LOOKING NICER. WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE, UH, PAINTING THE, UM, CITY BARN. IT'S LIKE MULTICOLORED BUILDINGS BACK THERE NOW. SO IT'S GONNA BE ONE COHESIVE COLOR AND THAT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THIS INSURANCE CLEANUP. BUT ANY OTHER THINGS THAT, UH, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NO. OKAY. NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION? THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.