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From YouTube: City Council Meeting May 25, 2021 | City of Beaumont, TX
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B
Let
us
pray
almighty
and
gracious
god.
Our
city's
leaders
gather
today
in
a
time
of
hope,
for
we
give
thanks
for
our
improving
health
and
the
opening
of
our
lives
and
what
that
means
for
business
and
prosperity
and
hope
and
future.
We
thank
you
for
seeing
us
through
this
pandemic,
which
has
been
a
trying
time.
B
B
A
A
We
do
have
two
recognitions
or
proclamations
today
and
if
you
are
here
for
that
purpose-
and
you
need
to
leave,
please
wait
until
we
finish
both
of
them
and
I'll.
Let
you
know,
but
of
course,
you're
always
welcome
to
stay.
Our
first
one
will
be
delivered
by
council
member
turner,
one
of
our
newest
members.
D
She
moved
to
beaumont
in
1942
and
married
dutch
dupree
on
may
4th
1946
and
whereas
melbourne's
husband
was
a
prisoner
of
war
for
three
and
a
half
years
during
world
war
ii
and
was
a
survivor
of
the
baton.
Death
march
dutch
was
also
a
recipient
of
the
purple
heart
and
whereas
melba
has
lived
at
her
current
resident
in
beaumont,
since
1947
this
year
will
mark
79
years
of
being
proud
of
her
being
a
proud
citizen
of
beaumont.
Texas
melba
was
a
member
of
anchor
church
of
beaumont
for
70
plus
years.
D
Melba
has
seven
grandchildren,
14
great-grandchildren
and
one
great-grandchild
and
whereas
remember
worked
for
southwestern
bell
for
40
years
before
retiring
early,
so
she
can
care
for
her
husband
until
his
death.
She
now
has
been
retired
for
about
40
years
and
whereas
melba
has
407
friends
on
facebook
and
a
faithful
christian
lady,
she
was
dr.
She
was
driving
until
the
age
of
98
wow
and
enjoyed
cooking,
her
old
chambers
on
her
old
chamber
stove
and
now.
D
A
A
E
E
Thank
you
very
much,
the
mayor
and
city
council
and
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
in
front
of
you
how
much
it
means
that
you
I
recognize
to
me
she's
sister
dupree.
I
went
to
church
with
her
for
many
years
well
over
50,
so
I've
known
her
all
my
life.
She
used
to
hold
me,
but
probably
couldn't
do
that
anymore,
but
when
sister
dupree
turned
98,
I
got
her
a
mason
jar
and
put
98
marbles
in
it
and
a
little
gift
card,
and
I
took
it
to
a
birthday
party
and
I
said
sharon.
E
E
If
I
was
going
to
describe
melba
dupre
to
you,
it
would
be
a
lady
of
quiet
strength
and
she
wouldn't
want
all
this
fanfare.
But
you
know
when
you
get
a
little
bit
older.
Sometimes
you
have
to
go
where
you
don't
want
to
go,
and
so
we're
very
proud
of
you
today,
sister
dupree.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
life.
The
example
that
you
and
your
husband
lived
and
you're
you're
a
great
lady,
and
we
appreciate
you,
god
bless
you.
A
Well,
thank
y'all
so
much
and
we
hope
you
have
a
great
day
tomorrow,
ms
dupree
and
now
it's
my
privilege
to
read
this
next
proclamation
about
tracy
ballard
arline,
whereas
tracy
ballard
arline
is
a
native
of
beaumont.
Texas.
Tracy
is
loved
deeply
by
her
family
friends
as
well
as
her
community.
We
would
like
to
recognize
tracy
today,
as
she
is
an
inspiration
to
our
citizens
and
whereas
tracy
is
a
graduate
of
lamar
university,
where
she
received
a
bachelor's
degree
in
business
administration
in
human
resource
management.
A
Tracy
is
a
proud
and
active
member
of
alpa
alpha,
kappa,
alpha,
sorority
inc,
texas,
christian
professional
women
network
and
top
ladies
of
distinction,
as
well
as
a
host
of
other
local
state
and
federal
organizations,
and
whereas
tracy
has
two
children.
Jiren
michael
and
erilyn
arline
tracy
raised
her
children
to
give
back
and
to
serve
others
who
are
less
fortunate
without
judgment.
A
Excuse
me
published
author
life
and
health
agent
and
life
and
health
coach
tracy
is
the
author
of
passionate
and
prioritized
learning
how
to
keep
god.
First,
a
30-day
devotional
in
her
journey
of
365
devotional
and
whereas
tracy
has
spent
the
last
20
years,
volunteering
in
beaumont
independence,
school
district.
Thank
you.
She
has
a
passion
for
connecting
with
students.
A
A
Accordingly,
I
have
set
my
hand
and
caused
the
seal
of
the
city
of
beaumont
to
be
a
fix
signed
today
may
25th
2021
and,
of
course,
with
us
today
is
tracy
ballard
or
lyon
tracy.
If
you
would
like
to
come
forward,
please
shake
everyone's
hand
and
feel
free
to
say
a
few
words,
and
I
believe
you
got
some
fans
here
that
want
to
take
a
photograph
with
you.
C
A
F
H
A
I
Before
she
speaks,
I
want
to
want
to
say
that
the
mayor
councilman
samuel
david
moore,
we
worked
with
miss
arlein
25
years
ago.
She
was
she
served
on
the
mayor's
committee
for
persons
with
disabilities
and
was
you
know
great
back
then
I
happened
to
see
her
at
a
community
event
about
a
month
ago
and
a
great
success
story
not
only
with
her
but
her
two
children,
her
son's
about
to
go
to
rice,
university.
I
F
F
H
To
the
mayor
and
council,
I
think
I'm
going
to
be
in
trouble.
If
I
don't
say
something:
I'm
the
president
of
our
local
chapter
of
alpha
kappa
alpha
sorority
tracy
has
been
our
tr,
our
chaplain
for
many
years,
she's
always
on
duty,
and
she
always
brings
us
a
word
that
we
need
to
hear
and
she
may
prepare
something
ahead
of
time.
But
when
she
gets
to
meeting
she
just
senses
what
we
need
and
it
changes,
and
it's
always
on
time.
H
A
C
A
A
A
A
A
I
would
like
to
read
that,
at
the
close
of
the
city
council
meeting,
the
council
will
hold
an
executive
session
to
consider
matters
related
to
the
deliberation
of
the
purchase
exchange,
lease
or
value
of
real
property
in
accordance
with
section
551.072
of
the
government
code,
to
wit,
555
main
street.
Consider
matters
related
to
contemplated
or
pending
litigation
in
accordance
with
section
551.071
of
the
government
code
claim
of
lauren
lewis.
A
Now
would
be
the
time
for
any
citizen
who
wishes
to
speak.
If
you
would
like
to
make
public
comment
today
on
scheduled
agenda
items
number
four,
the
con,
I'm
sorry
the
consent
agenda
item
number
four
and
nine
through
eleven
number.
Five
through
eight
have
already
been
heard
in
a
joint
public
hearing
between
the
planning,
commission
and
the
city
council
and
are
not
available
for
comment.
So
right
now
is
for
the
consent
agenda
item
number
four
and
nine
through
eleven.
A
If
you
would
like
to
speak
on
one
of
these
items-
and
you
haven't
already
done
so-
please
fill
out
the
green
slip
at
the
rear
of
the
room
and
hand
it
to
the
clerk
at
the
front
of
the
room.
She
will
call
out
your
name.
We
would
appreciate
if
you
would
keep
your
comments
to
three
minutes.
The
green
light
will
come
on
when
you
approach
the
podium
and
the
red
light
will
come
on
when
your
time
is
up.
A
If
you're
here
to
speak
on
any
other
item,
I
will
open
up
the
microphone
at
the
end
of
our
general
business
for
that
purpose.
But
right
now
it's
for
the
consent
agenda
items
number
four
and
nine
through
eleven.
The
consent
agenda
actually
is
one
through
three.
We
have
a
new
format
that
I
like
very
much.
Thank
you
city
manager.
A
K
A
There's
a
motion
and
a
second
on
the
floor.
I
believe
it
was
here.
Is
there
any
discussion,
questions
or
comments?
Councilmember?
Neil?
Oh
thank.
G
You
mayor
consumer
idle
number:
three:
is
this
project
completed
yet.
L
Well,
this
phase
is
complete,
we're
going
to
come
back
to
you
with
a
bid
to
close
it
out
for
the
army
corps
of
engineers.
We
had
discussed
when
we
brought
the
change
order.
Another
change
order
with
respect
to
the
project
that
there
was
more
dirt
within
the
canal
than
was
projected,
and
we
couldn't
extend
this
contract
any
further.
We
could
only
add
25
percent
by
state
law.
Thank.
A
Out
exactly
okay,
all
right,
if
there's
no
more
questions
or
comments,
there
is
a
motion
in
a
second
on
the
floor
for
approval
of
the
consent
agenda.
All
in
favor
of
the
motion
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed.
I
American
council
line
number
four
is
an
ordinance
of
the
city
of
beaumont
texas,
approving
the
rates
proposed
by
texas
gas
service
company,
a
division
of
one
gas
incorporated
a
tgs
or
company
pursuant
to
its
gas
reliability.
Infrastructure
program
referred
to
as
grip
filing
made
with
the
city
of
beaumont
on
february,
the
11th
2021,
finding
that
the
meeting
complies
with
the
open
meetings
act,
making
other
findings
and
provisions
related
to
the
subject
and
declaring
an
effective
date
and
the
city
attorney
tyrone
cooper
will
lead
the
item.
A
A
K
M
K
A
I
Mayor
council
item
number
five
is
an
ordinance
entitled
an
ordinance
granting
a
specific
use
permit
to
allow
a
boat
and
recreational
vehicle
storage
facility,
the
gcmd
general
commercial,
multiple
family
dwelling
district
for
property
located
at
8200,
phelan
boulevard
in
the
city
of
beaumont
jefferson,
county
texas,
a
joint
public
hearing
held
on
may
the
17th.
The
planning
commission
recommended
5-0
to
approve
the
request
with
three
conditions
that
are
listed
in
the
staff
memorandum.
A
I
Number
six
is
an
ordinance
entitled
an
ordinance
granting
a
specific
use
permit
to
allow
a
mortuary
and
an
rcr
residential
conservation.
Revitalization
district
for
property
located
at
3510
sarah
street
in
city,
beaumont,
jefferson,
county
texas,
a
joint
public
hearing
held
on
may
the
17th.
The
planning
commission
recommended
5-0
to
approve
the
request
with
two
conditions
listed
in
the
staff
report.
The
administration
recommends
approval
with
those
same
two
conditions.
A
A
I
Item
number
seven
is
an
ordinance
entitled
an
ordinance
granting
a
specific
use
permit
to
allow
a
bar
poker
room
in
a
gcmd
general
commercial,
multiple
family
dwelling
district
for
property
located
at
7211,
east
texas,
freeway,
the
city
of
beaumont,
jefferson,
county
texas,
larry
bibbs
is
the
applicant.
The
requested
location
is
in
the
existing
market
basket
a
shopping
center
located
at
the
intersection
of
highway
69
and
highway
105.,
a
joint
public
hearing
held
on
may
the
17th.
I
A
A
There's
a
motion
for
approval:
is
there
a
second
second
there's
a
motion
in
a
second
on
the
floor?
Is
there
any
discussion
or
questions
there
being
none?
All
in
favor
of
the
motion.
Please
sing
the
papa
saying
aye:
is
there
any
opposed
there
being
none?
The
motion
carries
unanimously.
Item
number.
Eight.
Please.
I
Number
eight
is
an
ordinance
entitled
an
ordinance
issuing
an
amended
specific
use
permit
to
allow
a
permanent
training
facility
addition
and
expansion
of
the
entergy
helbig
station
in
an
rcr
residential
conservation.
Revitalization
district,
located
at
4950
plant
road
in
the
city
of
beaumont,
jefferson,
county
texas,
a
joint
public
hearing
held
on
may
the
17th.
The
planning
commission
recommended
five
to
zero
to
approve
the
request
with
the
following
two
conditions:
number
one
landscaping
be
provided
per
city
of
beaumont
ordinance
requirements,
number
two
that
a
sidewalk
be
provided
along
plant
road.
A
A
Same
time,
okay,
there
is
a
motion
in
a
second
on
the
floor.
Is
there
any
discussion
or
questions
there
being
none
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
opposed.
The
emotion
carries
unanimously
next
item.
Please
I'm
number
nine.
A
G
A
I
I
The
prior
city
council
had
a
work
session
on
this
item,
and
so
it's
it
is
timely
with
some
new
council
members
and
emily
wheelers
coming
forward
as
well
who's
over
event,
services,
our
event,
services,
department
and
they'll
walk
you
through
what
the
situation
is
and
we'd
like
direction
from
you
on
how
to
move
forward.
Okay,.
O
Good
afternoon
mayor
council
we've
had
ongoing
issues
with
the
retractable
seating
at
the
civic
center
for
quite
some
time.
So
I
had
a
consultant
come
in
and
assess
the
seating
and
his
findings
were
that
they
were
unsafe
to
use.
So
we
immediately
stopped
using
those
seats
and
keith
can
give
you
a
rundown
of
what
our
options
are
moving
forward.
I
have
kind
of
the
historical
data
and
how
we
use
those
seats.
If
you
have
questions
okay,.
J
Good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
I
just
want
to
kind
of
highlight
you
know
the
best
of
the
civic
center
is
going
on
about
44
years
old
and
that
seating
is
original
to
the
building.
J
J
J
The
retractable
seating
that
we're
talking
about
is
all
your
lower
seating
that
they
can
retract
and
pull
out
when
they
need
to
to
increase
the
seating
if
they
leave
them
retracted
and
they
can
use
all
the
floor
space
for
table
seating
or
just
floor.
Seating
they've
had
issues
with
those
being
the
age
of
it
is
retracting
those
she's
having
to
use
you
know,
contract
labor
to
come
out
and
pull
those
seating
in
and
out.
J
If
they
get
out
alignment
there,
it
could
damage
a
lot
of
the
components
in
it.
It
may
never
get
it
back
in
place.
So
what
we've
done
is
we
come
with
two
options?
There
were
multiple
options
before
we
kind
of
narrowed
it
down
option.
One
is
what
we'll
be
looking
at,
we'll
be
replacing
the
seating
on
the
upper
portion
on
the
east,
west
and
south
sides,
and
you
should
have
a
printout
of
the
seating
there.
J
J
J
If
we
wanted
to
add
that
seating
back,
you
know
if,
if
money
and
funding
becomes
available,
so
that's
our
option,
one
which
we
kind
of
recommend
option
two,
which
is
a
lot
more
costly
which
is
going
to
entail
replacing
the
east
west
and
south
upper
seeding,
replace
the
east
west
and
south
telescopic
retractable.
Seating
and
structural.
Framing
demo
will
not
replace
the
north
side.
Upper
and
lower
seating
modify
the
railing
on
the
east,
west
and
south
upper
seeding
areas,
and
the
estimated
cost
on
this
option
is
3
million.
J
I
We
are
so
we
need,
we
need
direction
from
you.
If,
if
you
tell
us
to
move
forward,
we
would
again
that
that's
an
estimate,
that's
716
000,
so
we
would
pay
for
this
with
cash
out
of
our
fund
balance,
and
you
know,
go
through
the
normal
channels
and
go
out
for
bid
and
so
forth
or
find
you
know
a
vendor,
that's
authorized
by
the
state
of
texas,
so
our
plan
would
be
if
you
choose
option
one,
we
pay
for
it
with
cash.
D
I
have
a
question
sure
through
your
experience
with
other
facilities.
How
long
do
you
do
we
normally
go
before
we
need
replacing
other
seating.
J
I
haven't
had
that
much
experience
with
the
events.
I've
been
here
20
years,
but
we
hadn't
had
to
replace
really
well
I'll.
Take
it
back.
We
have
replaced
the
seating
in
the
in
the
julie
because
of
hurricane
rita,
but
usually
the
seating
will
last
a
long
time
and
as
you
can
see,
this
seating
is
about
44
years
old.
It
has
had
some
maintenance
and
repairs
done
on
it
in
the
past.
So.
C
A
So
can
I
I
guess
this
would
be
an
emily
question
as
far
as
the
capacity
obviously
y'all
are
recommending
the
least
lesser
expensive
and
that's
what
I'm
sure
the
council
would
want
to
do.
But
do
you
think
it's
going
to
prohibit
us
from
having
any
functions
that
we've
had
before
based
on
history,
because
of
the
capacity
that
it
would
that
it
would?
You
know
limit
that.
O
O
So,
in
my
opinion,
if
we
went
with
option
one
for
now
and
like
keith
said,
if
we
wanted
to
come
back
later
and
replace
the
retractable
seating
we
could
in
the
future,
but
for
now
I
think
this
would
accommodate,
or
I
know
it
would
accommodate
every
event
that
we're
currently
doing
and
all
the
ones
that
we're
getting
inquiries
about
just
based
on
the
historical
data
for
over
the
last
10
years.
Perfect.
Thank
you.
N
Yes,
one
of
the
questions
I
have
now
with
the
present
seating
capacity.
We've
not
been
able
to
go
after
those
events
that
would
require
additional
seating
capacity
and
that's
been
an
issue
prior
to
in
when
we
talk
about
conventions
and
attracting
participants
to
the
civic
center.
That's
been
an
issue
so
does
that
still
limit
our
marketability
by
the
limited
seating
capacity.
O
I've
been
here
for
a
little
over
eight
years
and
we
really
don't
get
a
lot
of
inquiries
for
events
that
are
over
about
that
3
000
mark,
like
I
said
before,
the
the
data
shows
that
we're
not
pulling
we're
not
selling
the
number
of
tickets,
even
on
something
like
a
disney
where
we
had
the
ability
to
sell
up
to
4
000
tickets,
but
we
had
2
900
people
that
came,
I
don't
I
don't
know
that
it
changes
our
marketability.
I
think
that
it's
a
very
odd
number
for
capacity
in
general.
O
I
think
people
are
looking
for
1200
seats
or
they're.
Looking
for
you
know,
5,
000
or
above,
and
so
we
just
don't
get
a
lot
of
inquiries
about
shows
in
that
venue
that
need
more
seats.
N
If
you
recall
several
several
years
ago,
there
was
a
question
about
the
marketability
of
the
civic
center,
and
at
that
time
we
did
some
considerations
as
to
what
we
would
do
and
going
forward,
not
just
as
it
sits
what
we
could
do.
But,
as
we
talked
about
development
in
the
downtown
area,
particularly
along
the
river,
we
talked
about
options
that
would
be
available
to
the
civic
center.
N
Can
you
kind
of
expand
if
you
recall
some
of
those
conversations,
because
if
we're
looking
at
spending
anywhere
from
what
14
716
000
to
4.3
million
and
that's
a
facility,
that's
44
years
old,
and
we
I
it's
my
thought
that
we
were
not
just
comfortable
in
doing
what
we've
been
doing
in
the
past,
we've
been
looking
for
rather
than
having
people
get
off
the
interstate
here
in
downtown
we've
been
looking
for
ways
of
attracting
more
people
to
our
city.
I
I
So
that's
a
lot
of
money
for
a
city
our
size
and
where
did
that
money
go
well,
it
went
to
the
event
center
lakeside
center,
the
great
lawn,
the
lake
buried
utilities,
where
possible,
put
in
the
brick
paved
sidewalks
decorative
lighting,
and
you
know
I
think
we
could
all
recognize
that
had
the
city
not
spent
that
money
over
the
last
15
years,
what
would
downtown
look
like?
I
I
don't
think
any
of
us
are
happy
to
drive
two
to
three
blocks
from
this
building
and
see
the
condition
of
some
of
the
buildings
that
you
know
the
windows
are
knocked
out.
We
barricaded
one
building
within
the
last
two
weeks
that
we
don't
own,
because
windows
were
the
glass
was
falling
on
the
sidewalk
in
the
street,
so
yeah.
Those
are
things
that
we,
the
city
of
beaumont,
do
not
control
the
things
we
control.
I
We
try
to
improve.
We've
improved
this
building
from
this
council
chambers
to
we
have
made
improvements
to
this
civic
center
with
signage
lighting
kitchen
go
across
to
improvements.
We've
made
the
julie,
rogers
theater,
the
jefferson
theater
municipal
court
and
again
the
event
center
lakeside
center,
all
part
of
a
plan
that
we've
all
worked
together
on
the
two
of
you
for
25
plus
years.
I
You
know
we
had
six
railroad
tracks
back
here
that
we
couldn't
really
work
around
and
we
met
with
legislators
and
railroad
company
in
austin.
You
remember
that
working
with
them
to
remove
those
six
tracks,
it
took
many
many
years.
As
you
know,
we
we
were
able
to
remove
five
of
the
six
tracks
and
burlington
northern
santa
fe
wanted
to
keep
one
remaining
track,
which
they
have
and
we
understand
it
because
you
know
they
want
access
their
own
track
into
the
port
of
beaumont.
I
So
that's
why
you
have
one
track
back
there
that
we
can
work
with.
So
you
know
when
you
think
about
the
event
center
project
and
the
lakeside
center.
That's
15
plus
million
right
there
and
it
it
was
a
number
of
mayors
and
councils
that
voted
7-0
in
this
room
that
supported
that
effort
and
that's
what
it
took
to
get
it
done,
because
it
took
us
three
or
four
years
just
to
acquire
the
property
from
30
plus
owners
and
that
grass
back
there
from
mlk
all
the
way
to
natchez
street
was
about
this
high.
I
I
Well,
we've
met
with
groups
over
the
years
that
y'all
been
involved
in
again
going
back
many
many
years
about
hey
possible
hotel
here
they
could,
you
know,
link
to
our
civic
center
use
that
space
as
a
part
of
the
hotel
development
they
have
this.
We
have
this
great
commercial
kitchen
didn't
want
to
do
it
because
of
the
six
tracks
back
there
and
then,
when
we
got
down
to
one
track,
then
it
was
feasible.
Again.
I
However,
harvey
hit-
and
you
know
we're
still
working
with
the
corps
of
engineers
and
we
think
that's
going
to
happen
stabilize
the
bank
where
the
shoreline
is
now
it's
an
estimated,
let's
say
28
million
project.
I
So
there's
good
things
on
the
horizon
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
something
in
closed
session
upstairs
today,
where
I
think
it's
critical,
and
so
does
our
staff
to
have
this
approximate
four
acres
adjacent
to
everything
we
own
over
here.
If
we're
really
going
to
develop
the
next
piece,
the
next
piece
is
along
the
riverfront
and
that's
that's.
That's
a
council
decision
you're
going
to
have
to
decide.
I
N
I
Then,
as
mr
folsom
and
miss
wheeler
mentioned
you
can
come
back,
make
a
lot
of
improvements.
You
can
make
any
improvements
you
want
to.
You
can
come
back
and
add
that
upper
or
not
upper,
but
up
that
retractable
seating
that
we
currently
have
that's
in
disrepair.
So
your
options
are
good
moving
forward.
Yeah,
it
costs
money,
but
you
can
always
come
back
and
add
the
seating
that
you
currently
have.
D
Question
long-term
vision,
short-term
vision:
I
understand
short-term
vision,
we're
talking
about
716
thousand
dollars.
Let's
say
we
move
forward
and
make
this
investment.
What,
if
long-term
vision,
we
came
back
and
said
something
like
we
maybe
want
to
open
up
the
back
side
of
the
civic
center
to
where
you
can
see
the
beauty
of
the
water
similar
to
our
center
down
other
center
downtown,
making
us
making
this
investment.
Would
it
affect
the
long-term
vision?
We
have
we're
coming
back
literally
redoing,
something
that
we're
investing
money
in
today.
O
Can
I
speak
to
the
number
of
events
that
we're
doing
now
sure
I
think
that
might
be
helpful
in
2019,
because
you
know
we're
not
going
to
count
20
20.
in
2019
we
did
85
events
in
the
civic
center
alone
the
year
before
that
we
did
73
and
if
we
went
back
five
years
we're
doing
10
to
15
more
per
year
along.
You
know,
tennis
years
ago,
less
than
50
events
a
year,
so
we're
we're
sitting
at
85
events
a
year
right
now.
O
O
It
is
a
great
place
for
someone
like
the
symphony
of
southeast
texas,
to
go
when
they
bring
in
a
bigger
act
and
they
want
more
seating
capacity.
It
is
for
many
graduations
bisd
uses
the
facility
for
their
convocation
and
to
bring
in
student
councils,
so
the
facility
is
being
used
as
a
community
facility.
It's
affordable
and
people
are
using
it
85
times
a
year
right
now,
so
it
is
definitely
being
used.
Yeah.
A
If
I
recall,
when
we
talked
about
the
capacity
being
larger,
that
was
really
more
not
as
much
the
events
that
emily
brings
in,
but
also
the
cdb
with
conferences
that
would
fill
the
hotel
rooms
and
they
needed
bigger
space.
So
if
we
see
that
happening
because
that
I
believe
that
came
when
we
talked
about
what
you're
referring
to
it
was
coming
because
of
large
conferences.
K
K
Okay,
so
when
the
civic
center
was
built,
it
of
course
predates
ford
park,
it
predates
the
montane
center,
and
so
there
was
a
market,
certainly
back-
and
I
remember
you're
too
young
emily,
but.
K
Was
a
market
for
all
kinds
of
events
at
the
civic
center
back
in
the
70s
and
80s,
in
which
I
mean
we
had
concerts,
we
had
there's
a
period
of
time
where
lamar
played
their
basketball
games.
Here,
I'm
wondering
if
we
take
out
the
seating
capacity,
because
it
does
seem
that
in.
H
K
And,
of
course,
as
you
mentioned,
if
you
want
to
have
a
concert,
you
can
have
a
stage
and
you
have
floor
seating
as
well
as
I
guess,
we'll
still
be
able
to
use
the
upper.
But
are
we
limiting
ourselves
in
the
way
that
we
are
marketing
the
civic
center?
Are
we
limiting
ourselves
and
not
going
after
some
of
the
events
that
maybe
we
were
seeing
come
in
30
40
years
ago,
when
we
were
filling
it
up
using
all
the
seats?
H
H
N
O
O
You
know
we're
putting
floor,
we
can
put
a
thousand
floor
seats
down
and
we've
got
the
is
it
twenty?
You
know,
eighteen
hundred
at
the
top,
we're
almost
at
three
thousand.
So
really
you
know
unless
we're
saying
we
want
to
redo
the
entire
building
and
come
up
with
a
way
to
get
6
000
people
in
there.
I
don't
know
that
just
replacing
what
we
have
is
going
to
make
us
any
more
marketable
than
we
have
been,
because
that.
O
We
would
be
able
to
put
about
500
or
so
seats
on
the
floor
at
that
point.
So
it
brings
you
up
a
little
bit
closer,
but
you
know
I
look
at
it
like
no
one's
wanted,
the
3000
seats
we
haven't
sold
the
3
000
seats.
We
really
do
of
these
85
events.
10
of
them
use
their
need
to
use
the
retractable
seating
because
of
capacity,
but
the
rest
are
mostly
the
galas
and
the
expos,
and
things
like
that.
D
O
Would
be
I
mean
yeah,
the
building
can
be
configured
in
any
way,
shape
or
form.
The
only
thing
that
we
can't
change
is
if
we
go
with
option.
One
is
what
we
do
upstairs,
but,
for
instance,
we
still
had
graduations
and
are
having
we
have
one.
On
saturday
we've
been
able
to
accommodate
graduations
without
pulling
the
seats
out.
O
We
have
not
lost
a
single
graduation
knowing
that
they
couldn't
use
the
seats,
so
I
think
that's
indicative
of
how
malleable
we
can
be
over
here,
and
we
have
staff
that
have
been
here
a
long
time
and
they
know
how
to
configure
the
room.
But
to
answer
your
question
regarding
a
basketball
team,
I
would
set
it
up
the
way
that
I
would
set
up
a
concert.
I
mean
it
would
be
the
same
thing.
D
O
Yes,
I
go.
I
go
to
nashville
and
I
talk
to
promoters
and
I
talk
to
agencies
all
the
time.
We've
done
a
really
good
job
over
the
last
several
years
of
of
putting
ourselves
out
there.
People
know
who
we
are.
If
we
call
them,
they
don't
say
beaumont
where's,
that
or
what's
the
jefferson
theater,
they
really
do
kind
of
know
who
we
are
now.
We've
changed
a
lot
of
our
look:
we've
updated
our
logo
and
our
website,
and
we
have
booklets
that
we
bring
to
them
that
we
mail
to
them.
O
I
mean
we're
really
talking
to
a
lot
of
people.
We
have
a
unique
market,
we're
really
close
to
houston
and
I
think
that's
everybody
knows
that
we
have
a
lot
of
competition
there
on
a
lot
of
acts,
there's
a
lot
of
venues,
but
we're
busy.
I
mean
we
did
in
2019.
We
did
398
events
in
all
of
our
venues,
we're
very
unique
city.
There
are
no
cities
in
the
state
of
texas
that
have
as
many
venues
as
we
do.
O
A
Yeah
yeah
I've
noticed
in
the
last
10
years
how
many
more
we
bring
and
so-
and
I
think
the
jefferson
and
the
julie
add
a
lot
to
that
too
yeah.
Okay,
anything
else,
council.
We
appreciate
y'all.
Thank
you
so
much.
J
Well,
what
I'll
need
to
do
is
I'd
like
to
get
back
and
get
a
contract
with
the
architect
to
get
started
on
the
railing
design
on
that
and
we'd
go
out
for
a
bid
on
that
and,
like
I
said,
like
most
of
the
seating
vendors
they're
on
some
type
of
buy
group
by
board,
or
something
like
that,
that
I
can
go
and
work
directly
with
them.
Instead
of
going
through
the
whole
bid
process,
and
that
would
speed
up
that
process.
Okay,
because.
P
Yeah
when
they
start
the
work
you
know
about
how
long
would
it
take
and
how
long
the
civic
center
will
be
closed.
P
J
Yeah,
you
should
be,
and
I
think
if
we
do
the
option,
one,
the
the
demo
part
of
it,
that's
the
part
that
would
affect
any
of
our
events.
We'd
have
to
kind
of
work
around
that,
but
once
they
get
started
on
the
upper
seeding,
I
mean
we
could
probably
still
work
around
any
events.
You
have
it
shouldn't
minimize
any
interruptions
on
that.
Okay,
so.
I
Q
K
One
more
question:
leaving
the
seats
up,
we
lose
some
floor
space
because
yeah
yeah
and
you
commented
that
it
presents
a
problem
because
of
the
rail
by
leaving
the
seats
up.
J
K
J
You'd
be
gaining
like
3
600
square
feet
if
we
pull
all
that
retractable
seating
out,
so
basically
it
amounts
to
it.
It
may
allow
mlm
to
put
an
additional
rule
of
tables
or
something
because
it's
basically
creating
you
about
a
six
foot
all
around
there
is
about
what
that
seating
is
retracted
into.
K
J
J
I
K
No,
no,
no
I'm
talking
about
keeping
it
up
all
the
time,
keeping
it
retracted
all
the
time.
So
that
I
mean
you,
you
know
you
would
drape
that
off,
like
you've
always
done-
and
you
know
it's
aesthetically
pleasing
that
way,
and
so
I
mean
I've,
I've
gone
into
the
event
center.
Some
of
these
things
that
looks
magical
in
there,
I'm
just
thinking
that
you
know.
K
K
Okay,
so
I
haven't
been,
I
haven't,
I
haven't,
sat
up
there
at
an
event,
a
long
long
time.
So
forgive
me,
but
I
mean
I,
I
don't
know
what
kind
of
condition
those
are
in.
I
haven't
been
up
there
and
looked
in
a
long
time,
and
so,
but
basically
that's
where
you're
talking
about
putting
people
if
we
get
rid
of
our
retractable
seating,
they're
going
to
be
up
there.
A
G
Councilmember,
I
was
just
going
to
kind
of
follow
up
on
what
councilman
goetz
said.
The
the
major
cost
on
this
is
not
the
demo
of
the
those
lower
seats.
It's
going
to
be
the
refurbing
of
the
higher
seats.
G
D
And
emily
last
thing
proud
of
moving
forward.
Can
you
just
kind
of
let
us
know
some
of
the
events
that
reach
capacity,
like
you
know
the
nature's
river
event
dancing
with
the
stars,
maybe
naacp
banquet.
Just
let
us
know
how
many,
how
many
of
these
events
actually
fill
up
the
civic
center,
just
a
rough
estimate
just
about
you,
don't
have
to
do
it
today,
I'm
just
talking
about
when
we
have
discussion
further,
just
kind
of
let
us
know
which
events
kind
of
fill
up
our
civic
center
and.
O
D
O
I
think
concerts
are
great
and
we
love
to
bring
that
in,
but
I
think
that
this
is
a
community
building.
That's
here
for
our
citizens
and
we're
doing
a
lot
of
community
events,
and
some
of
them
are
outgrowing
us
and
things
like
cattle
barons
ball,
which
we
went
and
met
with
and
fought
for
to
bring
to
this
venue
from
another
venue
they're.
You
know
they're
growing,
outgrowing,
us
a
little
bit
and
partygraw,
and
even
the
mardi
gras
ball.
O
J
Project,
I
think
that
would
be
our
most
economical
option
to
consider
at
this
point.
Okay,.
A
A
I
I
Council,
the
next
discussion,
adam
mr
folsom,
will
lead
as
well.
Thank
you
emily
review
and
discuss
the
lighting
at
complex
4
located
at
the
athletic
complex.
This
was
an
item
that
was
brought
before
the
council
a
number
of
months
ago
and
we're
back
to
give
you
an
update
and
get
direction
on
how
you'd
like
to
move
forward.
Okay,.
J
J
Around
the
first
part
of
march,
we
had
one
of
12
light
poles
that
fell
to
the
ground.
Basically,
rusted
at
the
base
fell
over
after
investigating
the
possible
cause
of
the
portrait.
We
discovered
that
pole
had
severe
oxidation
at
the
ground
level
area
which
weakened
the
pole
to
a
point
that
it
failed
and,
after
checking
all
the
other
poles
on
the
field,
which
is
the
perimeter
of
the
field
they
were
also
experiencing
severe
oxidation.
J
The
existing
poles
are
what
they
call
direct
burial,
poles,
so
they're
direct
buried
in
a
concrete
footing,
there's
no
anchor
bolts.
So
what
we
had
out
there
was
ground
dirt
grass
water,
staying
up
against
the
poles
which
rot
at
the
base
of
the
pole.
J
So
once
this
occurred,
we
went
out
there
after
after
the
council
meeting,
and
we
took
the
poles
down,
so
the
poles
are
laying
on
the
site
out
there.
Currently,
it
was
brought
council
made
the
decision
to
for
us
to
maybe
look
at
get
with
an
engineer
and
look
at
our
options
as
to
trying
to
save
the
poles
put
a
base
plate
on
it
and
so
forth.
So
we
did
that-
and
I
have
seen
any
john
here
with
me
today
and
he's
going
to
come
up
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
his
part
of
it.
J
Some
concerns
I
want
to
point
out
that
I
have
alternative
poles
that
were
designed
for
direct
burial.
Bothers
me
a
little
bit
just
so
you
all
know.
I
don't
know
if
y'all
got
the
picture
of
the
pole,
but
that
metal
is
3
16
of
an
inch
thick,
so
it
it
poses
a
challenge
and
cena.
I've
talked
with
him
and
he
feels
like
he
can
overcome
that
challenge
and
he'll.
Explain
that
to
you
when
he
comes
up
another
concern,
is
the
polls
are
going
to
have
to
be
altered
in
the
field?
J
J
F
R
Folks,
though,
good
afternoon
we
have
investigated
the
rusted
bases
at
the
at
the
polls,
and
we
determined
that
at
one
time
they
did
have
some
kind
of
a
mastic
on
the
side
of
them,
but
they
were
buried
too
deep
and
the
mastic
was
below
ground
and
the
part
that
was
exposed
to
the
grassy
area
was
not
covered
with
the
mastic
and
therefore
it
was
rusted
away
through
and
we're
very
fortunate
that
when
this
one
of
these
things
fell,
it
was
not
the
place
was
not
occupied
and
there
was
no
nobody
around
it.
R
The
challenges
are
that
the
the
material
itself
is
a
very
thin
material
for
a
pole
that
tall
is
.18
inch
inches
thick
and
that
that
poses
a
challenge
where,
when
the
metal
is
thin,
you
can
only
weld
with
so
so
much
weld
on
on
that
material.
Otherwise
it
would
burn
through
the
material.
So
we
think
we
have
devised
a
plan
to
retrofit
those
things
to
cut
them
at
the
a
little
bit
over
where
they
were
at
the
ground
level,
install
the
base
plate
and
install
gusset
plates
and
coming
up.
They
might
not
look
very
pretty.
R
They
might
be
a
couple
of
feet
higher
than
the
base
plate,
but
we
think
that
we
have
devised
a
system
that
we
can
weld
these
things
successfully
and
pour
the
foundation
for
great
beam.
I
mean
put
anchor
bolts
in
there
and
anchor
them
back
to
the
ground.
My
thoughts
are
that
we
should
probably
shorten
the
distance
for
about
five
or
six
feet,
not
to
interfere
with
the
existing
foundation
number
one
and
also
not
to
have
to
redo
the
electrical,
because
that
would
be
a
costly
item.
R
G
R
We
think
that
for
for
these
kind
of
lights,
about
40,
000
or
so
a
piece
you
can,
you
can
probably
get
them,
get
them
put
back
in
the
ground
safely
without
having
to
do
a
lot
of
other
work
with
them.
Thank
you.
That's.
R
R
I
think
it's
it's!
No,
I'm
sorry!
It's
it's
forty
five
thousand
dollars
for
for
half
a
dozen
of
them
from
what
I
understand
it
would
be
is
is
is
much
much
less
than
having
to
buy
those
things
individually.
R
To
do
everything
around
that
feel
for
right
now,
okay,
of
course,
we
haven't
got
into
it
it's.
Unfortunately,
the
prices
are
fairly
artificially,
so
have
have
been
magnified
after
the
pandemic,
but
but
we'll
see
what
kind
of
prices
we
get
as
soon
as
we
have
the
first
round
of
analysis,
we
would
have
a
cost
and
if
that's
agreeable,
we
will
continue
for
the
final
drawings.
P
This
is
that
the
athletic
kind
of
softball
fields-
and
this
is
just
one
field,
or
one
complex
or
field-
it's
three
fields.
It's
one.
I
The
complex,
so
each
complex
has
three
fields.
This
is
the
newest,
complex
setback
in
that
far
corner
away
from
langham,
and
so
there's
three
fields,
12
lights,
and
that
was
one
question
that
was
posed
to
the
to
the
former
council.
Is
you
don't
have
to
replace
these
lights
but
then
you're
not
going
to
have
play
again
after
dark?
So
you
know,
mr.
H
J
D
D
So,
furthermore,
would
this
investment
possibly
help
us,
possibly
in
the
future,
to
get
some
of
the
baseball
being
played
at
our
fields
as
well,
either
to
step
in
the
right
direction,
because
right
now
their
second
option
is
like
fields
and
lumberton
and
fields
around
us.
So
like
is
this
a
step
in
the
right
direction
for
us
to
maybe
capitalize
and
get
some
return
on
that
investment
for
the
citizens
in
beaumont.
I
They
were,
they
were
principally,
as
you
know,
bringing
in
these
tournaments
playing
at
ford
park.
We
were
the
overflow
facility
and
played
on
our
12
fields,
and
this
was
probably
the
best
of
all
the
fields
or
second
best,
maybe
jimmy
neil's
in
the
back.
But
this
is
it's
the
newest
complex,
it's
very
nice
and
then
again
we
had
this
problem
with
the
lighting,
so
it
wasn't
safe
for
people
to
play.
So
that's
why
it's
hardened
off-
and
I
know
you
have
some
really
good
ideas
that
we've
talked
about
with
councilmember
neil
about
some
other
improvements.
I
We
could
make
to
possibly
bring
in
additional
tournaments
in
play
and
that's
another
discussion,
but
this
is,
I
think
this
is
definitely
needed.
Let's
see
if
we
can
repair
these
poles,
hopefully
we
can
and
you'll
make
that
decision.
If
not
then
you're
going
to
have
to
consider
replacing
those
12
lights
at
a
significant
cost
versus
on
those
three
fields
you
possibly
wouldn't
have
play
after
dark.
So
that
complicates
things
you
you
could
schedule
around
that.
But
again
you
do
have
a
lot
of
citizens
that
play
out
there
on
a
weekly
basis.
N
Oh,
yes,
you
say
part,
not
all
of
the
lighting
out
there
was
direct
burial.
Is
that
right,
I'm
sorry
what
direct
burial.
J
A
R
Councilman
samuel
they,
when,
when
we
inspected
the
one
that
had
fallen,
it
showed
that
the
waterproofing
mastic
was
below
the
surface
of
the
ground
at
times
when
you
have
a
facility,
that's
that
old,
a
lot
of
times
when,
when
they
cut
the
grass
the
ground
kind
of
starts
going
up
every
year,
they
cut
the
grass,
it
sits
there
and
it
just
sits
there.
That.
N
Okay,
but
another
majority
of
them
were
on
cement
blocks.
Is
that
what
I.
R
S
N
With
those
12.,
so
we
don't
have
that
existing
problem
that
we're
not
addressing
now
with.
N
Right
with
anchors,
okay,
yeah,
okay
now
and
mr
neal,
I
I
recall
of
recent
that
over
at
charlton
pollard
park
there
was
a
light
that
failed.
Am
I
correct.
S
S
R
A
Thank
you
anything
else,
counsel,
okay,
so
we'll
try
it
right.
It's.
J
I
Let
me
know
so:
the
council
knows
what
the
public
knows
will
wouldn't
enter
into
a
contract
with
sigma
engineering,
mr
nejad,
and
it's
going
to
cost
a
projected
at
this
time.
Maybe
42,
000
and
he'll
study
it
come
back
and
make
a
recommendation
to
the
council
and
the
projected
cost
and
see
if
you'd
like
to
move
forward
in
that
manner,
hopefully
to
repair
the
12
polls.
R
R
Excuse
me
fairly
shortly
within
about
a
couple
of
weeks
after
the
contract,
that
we
can
do
it
the
problem
again,
it
is
galvanized
steel
and
it's
very
thin.
It's
0.18
of
an
inch
thick,
so
you
have
to
have
a
very
long
piece
of
plate
welded
on
them
to
reduce
the
heating
of
the
existing
metal.
Well,.
A
G
R
The
poles
are
tapered
and
the
tapering
is
the
wrong
direction.
They're
tapered
such
so.
If
you're
going
to
sleeve
them,
you
have
to
sleep
in
from
the
top,
bring
it
down
and
weld
the
sleeve
around
and
then
leave
this
in
there.
You
can,
but
fabricating
a
sleeve
that
is
going
to
have
the
same
perimeter
on
a
cone
shape
with
the
8-sided
16-sided
material
is
going
to
be
fairly
complicated.
R
S
R
A
All
right
that
concludes
our
discussion
items,
so
I
will
now
move
to
public
comment.
Now
would
be
the
time
for
any
citizen
who
wishes
to
speak.
If
you
would
like
to
make
public
comment
today-
and
you
haven't
already
done
so-
please
go
ahead
now
and
fill
out
the
green
slip
at
the
rear
of
the
room
and
hand
it
to
the
city
clerk
at
the
front
of
the
room.
She
will
out
call
out
your
name
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
would
appreciate
if
you
keep
your
comments
to
three
minutes.
Q
Q
I'm
here
to
express
my
support
and
concern
for
the
transit
employees.
Q
My
support
is
that
I
support
these
employees
because
I
know
a
lot
of
them.
I
also
support
the
transit
department
because
I
know
a
lot
of
people
that
use
this
trans
the
transit
system.
My
concern
is
that
they
have
been
negotiating
with
this
contract
company
of
first
transit.
I
think
the
name
of
them
for
seven
months
to
no
avail
for
a
contract.
Q
Now
council
has
been
told
by
the
city
manager
and
the
city
attorney
that
to
not
get
involved
in
this.
I'm
not
asking
you
to
sit
at
the
table
and
negotiate
the
contract.
So
don't
let
anybody
confuse
what
I'm
asking
for
you
to
do
with
that
telling
you
that
you
ought
to
get
involved
in
the
contract?
That's
not
what
I
want
you
to
do.
I
want
you
to
be
concerned
about
the
citizens,
the
workers
and
the
people
that
ride
the
transit
system.
Q
If
the
police
department
or
the
fire
department
or
in
contract
negotiations
for
several
months,
everybody
up
here
will
be
in
an
uproar,
but
these
transit
employees
don't
seem
to
they're
in
the
shadows.
You
don't
care
about
them.
I
take
it
back,
you
probably
care
about
them,
but
they're,
not
on
on
the
high
priority
list
for
you,
but
they're
on
my
high
priority
list.
Q
Several
months
ago,
this
council
against
the
manager
and
the
attorney's
recommendation
voted
to
not
take
the
twenty
thousand
dollars
bond
fee
so
that
a
contract
that
was
owed
the
city,
but
you
took,
but
you
don't
even
wanna-
consider
the
twenty
four
thousand
dollars
that
the
transit
employees
lost
because
of
the
three
days
from
the
freeze.
Q
Someone
is
trying
to
frame
this
as
being
a
contract
negotiation
issue.
It's
not
it's
an
issue
of
fairness,
the
rest
of
the
city,
employees
that
lost
those
three
days
they
got
paid.
You
don't
have
to
have
a
contract
to
to
pay
those
the
transit
employees
just
because
they
lost
the
same
three
days
that
everybody
is
slow
from.
The
freeze
sounds
like
you're
trying
to
punish
the
transit
department
because
they
are
a
union
organization.
Q
So
what
I'm
asking
is
that
you
will
find
out?
Why
is
this
still
such
a
deadlock
on
this
contract?
I'm
not
asking
you
to
negotiate
the
contract,
but
you
should
have
concerns
because
these
transit
employees,
the
vast
majority,
if
not
all
of
them,
are
citizens
of
beaumont.
They
lil
pay
taxes
and
support
this
community.
A
K
K
K
I
received
the
following
response:
councilman,
we
have
been
using
a
new
design
and
paint
scheme
for
a
number
of
years
around
the
event
center
and
we
have
a
new
sign
at
city
hall
that
was
replaced
over
a
year
ago.
We
are
replacing
signage
when
needed
throughout
the
city
for
park,
locations,
city,
buildings,
etc.
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
I
can
count
on
one
hand
out
of
those
500
comments,
the
number
of
people
that
wanted
to
move
towards
the
new
signage.
I
do
appreciate
council
members,
neil
and
turner
meeting
with
the
city
manager
and
the
city
manager's
agreement
to
make
any
future
signs
that
are
going
to
be
replaced
to
be
more
visible.
K
I'm
not
trying
to
be
a
micromanager.
I
am
not
trying
to
be
a
city
manager.
I
didn't
sign
up
for
that.
I
did
sign
up
to
be
a
voice
for
the
constituents
of
ward
2
and
to
let
them
know
about
things
that
are
going
on
in
the
city
and
to
engage
with
them
and
communicate
with
you.
What
I
find-
and
I
think
that
I'm
doing
my
job.
D
Thank
you,
mayor
being
a
city
council
at
large
member.
I
felt
it
was
my
duty
to
look
into
this
and
I
went
sat
with
the
city
manager
along
with
councilman
neal,
and
I
discovered
that
over
the
last
five
years,
that's
roughly
18
825
days,
we
have
roughly
10
signs
that
have
been
changed
so
me
being
new.
I
always
want
to
do
research
for
myself
and
make
sure
I
bring
facts
to
the
table.
D
I
definitely
had
a
concern
when
councilman
getz
put
the
status
out
to
actually
go
to
councilman
gets
to
see
what
was
one
of
the
things
he
seen
with
the
biggest
issues,
and
the
visibility
was
one
of
the
biggest
things
we
did.
So
we
decided
to
address
that
every
council
member
up
here
received
the
email
on
last
week
stating
moving
forward.
If
times
are
changed,
it
will
be
visible
to
the
signs
similar
to
the
size
of
the
ones
that
are
green.
D
D
D
G
G
It's
not
like
we're
going
to
go
out
this
week
and
change
out
signs
at
all
30
parks
and,
however
many
signs
we
have
throughout
the
city,
so
I
just
feel
that
that
was
misleading
and
then
I
also
took
major
major
concern
with
the
fact
that,
if
we're
going
to
show
a
comparison,
make
sure
it's
a
fair
comparison,
they
used
a
small
golf
course
sign
versus
a
park.
Sign.
G
G
I
have
a
heck
of
a
lot
more
to
do
than
pick
colors
and
I
just
don't
think
that's
fair
to
the
rest
of
us
and
so
I'll
leave
that
alone.
For
now,
but
the
last
point
kind
of
on
a
more
positive
note.
On
april
I'm
sorry
june,
the
12th
from
nine
to
four
o'clock
at
the
beaumont
municipal
airport.
They
are
gonna,
have
a
fly-in.
This
is
a
reschedule
from
the
may
event.
So
it's
a
kid-friendly
event.
So
please
come
out.
That'll
be
a
great
time.
I
A
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
what
you
said:
councilman
turner,
about
working
together,
but
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
to
remember.
If
we're
going
to
work
together,
we
can't
throw
each
other
under
the
bus,
and
I
absolutely
agree
with
council
member
neil
in
that
that
post
was
very
misleading.
It
was
as
I
call
it
a
half
truth.
It
might
not
have
been
a
lie,
but
it
was
not
the
whole
story.
A
It
wasn't
when
I
read
it
at
first.
I
even
thought
that,
and
I
knew
this
story,
and
so
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
talk
out
there
and
I'm
getting
ready
to
leave.
So
what
I
there's
a
lot
of
talk
out
there
about
how
we
need
to
get
along
better.
We
can't
get
along
if
the
council
makes
a
decision
we're
all
good
with
it.
The
city
manager
sent
us
all
an
email.
No
one
else
had
a
problem
with
it.
It's
that
you
council
member,
gets
so.
As
you
said,
you
went
on
facebook.
A
A
And
I
mean
this-
I've
never
ever
decided
something
like
that
on
this
council
and
I've
been
on
for
a
long
time,
and
I
would
much
rather
spend
our
time
like
we
used
to
in
doing
big
things
like
the
city
manager
talked
about
before,
like
the
event
center,
like
the
lakeside
center,
like
the
town
lake,
like
the
brick
pavers,
we
don't
have
7-0
votes
on
that
kind
of
stuff
anymore.
I
hope
that
whoever
the
new
mayor
is
that
come
in
comes
in
can
make
that
happen.
A
I've
tried,
but
I
have
all
the
other
council
members
on
my
side
here,
council
member
getz
wanted
to
do
a
work
session
on
the
signs
to
get
a
work
session.
You
have
to
get
a
second,
there
was
not
a
second,
so
why
are
we
beating
this
horse
in
the
media
in
the
press
and
making
everyone
else,
look
bad
and
going
on
the
government
city,
government,
facebook
page
and
talking
about
firing
the
city
manager
that
there's
one
there.
That
would
that's
just
wrong.
A
You
can
do
whatever
you
want
in
your
private
facebook
page,
but
don't
come
on
my
government,
facebook
page
where
we've
been
talking
about
positive
things
and
giving
information
to
people
just
like
the
pandemic
and
what's
happening,
that's
what
that
page
is
for
it's
not
to
fight.
If
you
want
to
go
fight,
there's
plenty
of
facebook
pages,
you
can
do
that,
don't
do
it
on
my
government
page
or
on
y'all's
government
page,
because
that's
just
I
don't
even
know
the
word
for
it,
but
you
know
we're
never
going
to
move
forward.
A
If
you
cannot
physically
do
that,
I've
had
a
lot
of
times
where
I
was
on
the
losing
side
of
something
through
these
27
years
many
times,
but
that's
how
it
is,
and
I
recognize
that
the
majority
rules
did
you
have
any
council
members
that
tell
you
that
you
needed
to
stop
this.
When
you
told
us
any
council
to
stop
the
sign
replacement.