[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING SESSION AND ALL THOSE UP IN PROPERTY POSITIVE.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNSEL PRESENT.
PLEASE NOTE AT THE MOMENT THAT COUNSEL MCDANIELS IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE AND I HAVE 6 0 1 AND OFFICIALLY GO HERE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR CITY MANAGER
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
REPORT.HOW ARE YOU DOING MR. CITY MANAGER, THE COUNCIL, UH, ADD TO SEE YOU TODAY AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MONTH AHEAD.
UM, ONE OF THE FIRST BEGAN WITH, UH, AN APPRECIATION TO ALL WHO MADE IT OUT TO SATURDAY'S NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY.
UH, THE COUNCIL PARTICIPATION WAS ROBUST AND WE APPRECIATE THAT STAFF WORKED REALLY EXTRA HARD ON THIS ONE, GIVEN IT WAS OUR SORT OF EMERGENCE FROM COVID GIVEN THAT, UH, THE BLOCK PARTY WAS THE LAST OFFICIAL REGULAR EVENT THAT WE DID BEFORE.
COVID B FELLAS ON THAT VERY NEXT WEEK.
AND SO IT HAD SPECIAL MEANING TO US THIS YEAR.
AND I THINK EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED OR WENT ALL FELT AN EXTRA MEASURE OF NOT JUST GRATITUDE, BUT THE, UH, UH, I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AS A COMMUNITY AGAIN AND DO SO CONFIDENTLY, UM, IS AN IMPORTANT THING THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL NOT TAKE FOR GRANTED AGAIN.
UM, WANT TO GO OVER THE CALENDAR FOR TODAY.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY LIGHT AGENDA, NOT UNLIKE THE LAST COUPLE THAT YOU'VE HAD.
UH, YOUR NEXT ONE WILL NOT BE QUITE SO LIGHT.
SO, UH, APPRECIATE THE, THIS MEETING FOR AGAIN, THE NEXT ONES WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER, BUT, UH, UH, MARCH CONTINUES TO BE A VERY ACTIVE MONTH FOR US.
CERTAINLY ON THE ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR WOULD GO OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH, FROM SEVEN TO 9:00 PM.
OUR, UH, FOLKS AT THE ALANY CENTERS RECREATION CENTER WILL BE HOSTING THE F UH, FAMILY FIT EXPO.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER SIGN THAT WE'RE GETTING BACK TO REGULAR ORDER PLUS ON PROGRAMMING AND MORE LOOKING FORWARD, UH, TO THAT EVENT ON FRIDAY THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT DAY.
AS THE CEDAR ALLIANCE CLUB WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL CHERI BORTH PANCAKE BREAKFAST AT GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH FROM EIGHT TO 10:00 AM.
THIS IS A MAJOR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY FOR THE LION'S CLUB.
IT'S ALSO A CEDAR HILL TRADITION FOR DECADES NOW, AND, UH, FOR A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, YOU CAN SUPPORT A LOT OF GOOD CAUSES IN OUR CITY AND ALSO GET TO SEE SOME FINE FOLKS AND THEN SUPPORT THE LIONS WHO HAVE BEEN A STEADFAST STEWARDS OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.
UH, SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH IS ALSO ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTION DAY.
SO THAT'S FROM NINE TO 11:00 AM.
SO YOU MIGHT SAY, HEY, WHY DIDN'T WE GET RID OF THAT? NO, WE DIDN'T BECAUSE WE'D GOTTEN ANOTHER WAY OF HANDLING HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, BUT WE STILL HAVE E-WASTE AND THE OTHER KINDS OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO TRY TO GET RID OF.
AND SO THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT ON, UM, ON SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH FROM NINE TO 11 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT AT NUMBER ONE LONGHORN BOULEVARD.
UM, OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, MARCH THE 22ND.
AND AS I MENTIONED, IT'S GOT A LOT OF BIG ITEMS ON IT.
UH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23RD, UH, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL BE HOSTING A RIBBON CUTTING OF A NEW BUSINESS, TOTAL CARE EMERGENCY ROOM, UH, WHICH IS AT THE CORNER OF 67 AND PLEASANT RUN.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING THAT NEW BUSINESS INTO OUR CITY.
UH, A VERY IMPORTANT DATE ON OUR ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR IS THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH, FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM.
WE WILL BE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL BOARD AND COMMISSION SUMMIT AND APPRECIATION DINNER.
UM, THIS ONE WILL ALSO NOW INCLUDE, UH, THE, UH, NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBERS OF OUR LATINO ENGAGEMENT GROUP.
AND SO WE GOT TO MEET WITH THEM LAST NIGHT AND LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, THEM BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR APPRECIATION OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP THE CITY WORKS SO SUCCESSFULLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON FRIDAY, MARCH THE 25TH, UH, ALSO AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR US.
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET IT'S FROM SIX TO NINE 30.
IT WILL BE HELD AT THE ALANY SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T RSVPD YET, IF YOU WOULD LET JENNIFER KNOW, UH, YOUR, OF YOUR ATTENDANCE, THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE THERE.
UM, AGAIN, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SERVED US VERY AND MAY MAYBE ESPECIALLY FAITHFULLY IN THIS YEAR.
SO IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US
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TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THEM, TO OUR, FOR ALL OF THEIR GREAT WORK, UM, SORT OF ON A SIMILAR NOTE AND ANOTHER NEW ENGAGEMENT OPTION THAT THE CHIEF, UH, CHIEF RAY HAS ROLLED OUT IS, UM, ON SUNDAY, MARCH THE 27TH FROM 12 TO 3:00 PM.UH, THIS IS, AND I'M NOT KIDDING CALLED CHICKEN WITH THE CHIEF.
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, HAVE A MEAL WITH, UH, CHIEF REYEZ AND, UH, COMMUNICATE WITH HIM, HAVE SOME FINE FOOD.
I THINK THE FOLKS AT FLUFFY'S CHICKEN HAVE MADE THEIR, UH, THEIR BUSINESS AVAILABLE FOR THAT EVENT.
SO, UH, ON THE, ON THE 27TH, IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AFTER CHURCH, JUST TO MAKE HER RUN BY THAT LOCATION AND HAVE A CHAT AND WITH OUR, UH, WITH OUR CHIEF, AS HE ENGAGES WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE ALSO MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE TO LIKE GUIDE IN, OR MAYBE HE'LL HOLD A, UH, A THING IN THE PARKING LOT.
SO, SO IT'S THE FIRST, WE'LL PROBABLY LEARN A FEW THINGS FROM THAT ONE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, THIS IS YET ANOTHER SORT OF SHOW OF THE COUNCIL'S OBJECTIVE OF PRIORITIZING ADDITIONAL WAYS OF ENGAGING THE PUBLIC.
AND IN PARTICULARLY WITH OUR, UH, FIRST RESPONDER PERSONNEL AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FOLKS AND REINFORCING THAT RELATIONSHIP, WHICH IS REALLY PART OF CEDAR HILLS CORE STRENGTHS.
AND SO, UH, WE APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT.
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND THE MANY MORE TO COME.
WE DO HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD, A NEIGHBORHOOD WALK COMING IN, IS THAT APRIL WHEN WE HAVE THAT ONE? YEAH.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL.
ON MONDAY, MARCH THE 28TH, I KNOW I'M REACHING INTO THE MONTH, BUT IT'LL BE HERE BEFORE, YOU KNOW, IT, UH, WE DO HAVE OUR NEXT SCHEDULED A JOINT MEETING WITH OUR PARTNERS, UH, WITH THE C H I S D BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT WILL BE HELD AT 6:00 PM ON THE THIRD FLOOR TRAINING ROOM HERE AT GOVERNMENT CENTER.
UM, THE MAYOR AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD HAVE, UH, BEEN ENGAGED IN, UH, IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE AGENDA FOR THAT.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO GET BACK TO REGULAR ORDER IN OUR JOINT ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR, WITH OUR PARTNERS, NOT ONLY IN JUST THIS BUILDING, BUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN FINALLY ON THURSDAY, MARCH 31ST, THIS IS NOW BECOME A THING.
UH, WE STARTED IT, I THINK LAST YEAR, UM, A, UH, UH, UH, A PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, ROUND TABLE THAT THE, UH, THAT THE MAYOR HAS HELD.
AND SO WE WERE CALLING IT, LET'S TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN.
IT WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 31ST.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE STRAINED, BUT WE WILL BE SET FOR, UH, FOR FOLKS FROM THE PUBLIC TO COME AND ATTEND AS WELL.
UH, WE MET ON THAT TODAY AND I'M LOOKING, WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO TALK ABOUT WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, THEIR ROLE IN IT, AND THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
SO, UM, OUR NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION FORUM WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 31ST AT 6:00 PM.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT.
UH, TONIGHT ON THE BRIEFING SESSION, OTHER THAN ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM TONIGHT, AND THAT IS A BRIEFING FROM MARIE WATTS, OUR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, UH, ON, UH, OUR PLANS FOR AMERICAN RESCUE ACT FUNDS.
THIS IS, UH, SOME ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL GAVE US SOME GUIDANCE ON DURING THE RETREAT.
AND THEN WE'VE KIND OF FORMULATED AN INITIAL ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.
AND SHE'LL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH YOU.
UM, THE COUNCIL WILL BE ENGAGED IN ALLOCATING THESE REALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT TWO YEARS, BUT WE KIND OF FRAME OUT THE PROCESS, UH, TONIGHT IN THAT BRIEFING, UM, ON THE REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING MARCH 8TH IS CAL MOMMY'S DAY HERE IN CEDAR HILL, UH, HAVING THEN THE, UH, THE, UH, BENEFICIARY OF GREG PORTER DAY.
I CAN ONLY SAY IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT EVENT, HAVE A WHOLE DAY NAMED AFTER YOU, UNLESS THINGS GO BADLY LIKE A WINTER STORM.
AND THEN IN WHICH CASE, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT, EVERYBODY'S SUCH APPRECIATIVE OF IT, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE COUNTY'S DAY.
UH, ALSO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH 20TH OF MARCH, 2022 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, YEAR IN CEDAR HILL, AND THEN SPECIAL RECOGNITION, UH, TO, AND FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, WHO'VE BECOME IN OUR STAFF.
WHO'VE BECOME RECIPIENTS OF THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS, ANNUAL ECONOMIC EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION, UH, FOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE YEAR OF 2021.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THEIR SUCCESSES, UH, HERE TONIGHT.
UH, WE DID HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING.
IT IS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT, 3 80, 20 21 TO CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN ZONING FROM LOCAL RETAIL TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR ATTACKS, SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL ON SEVEN ACRES AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BARKERVILLE AND SOUTH CLARK ROAD.
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IS FOR TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT ON THAT CORNER.THIS IS THE SAME PROPERTY THAT HAS HAD OTHER VARIOUS PROPOSALS, SOME OF WHICH WEREN'T NECESSARILY ALL THAT INVITING.
UM, THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE STAFF, UH, AND HAS RECEIVED A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, WHEN THEY MET AT THEIR LAST MEETING.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME ELECTION MATTERS TONIGHT.
THESE ARE ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR FUTURE.
SO THE FIRST ITEM IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING A CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAY 7TH, 2022 CITY OF CEDAR HILL GENERAL ELECTION.
AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE ORDER OF CANCELLATION OF THE MARCH 7TH, 2020 TO CEDAR HILL GENERAL ELECTION.
SO ON THAT POINT, I WILL FORMALLY EXPRESS BOTH MY GRATITUDE AND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR MASON AND MAYOR PRO TEM SINCE AND COUNCIL MEMBER CLAVER FOR RUNNING ON POST AND FOR CONTINUING TO AGREE TO SERVE AND TO VOLUNTEER, UH, TO STEWARD OUR COMMUNITY FOR ANOTHER TERM.
UH, THEN WE HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY THE 22ND.
WE HAVE A PRELIMINARY PLAT, UH, FRO FOR STREAM REALTY FOR AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THIS IS, UM, PER A SITE PLAN THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, UH, ITEM C AS AN ITEM TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HIGHLAND RIGHT AWAY FOR RIGHT AWAY, MOWING AND MAINTENANCE, UH, TO INCLUDE MEDIANS AND, UH, ALSO HIGHWAY 67, WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER AGREEMENT WITH, UH, HOOTS LAWN CARE, LLC FOR MOWING AND MAINTENANCE FOR CITY TRAILS AND RIGHT AWAY IN THE GROUNDS OF ALANY SIMS RECREATION CENTER.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON AS IT WERE REALLY SEEING THE EFFECTS OF BOTH LABOR SHORTAGES AND SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR SERVICE TYPES OF BUSINESSES.
SO, UH, WE ARE UNABLE TO GET A SINGLE FIRM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON ALL THE MOWING AND THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE HAVE.
SO SHAWN RAY AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT IN FIGURING OUT A WAY TO SORT OF BREAK THOSE UP FROM FIRMS WHO CAN THEN CONCENTRATE AT THE QUALITY LEVEL THAT WE NEED, UH, IN THESE IMPORTANT AREAS.
AND SO THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN WATCHING 67 WE'LL KNOW WE'VE GOT SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO BE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO THAT AND CAN LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE, COMPLIMENTING, THE NEW LANDSCAPING THAT WILL ALSO BE PLANTED LATER THIS SPRING TO SPRUCE THAT AREA.
COULDN'T YOU JUST BUY SEAN, A JOHN DEERE AND LET, LET, LET HIM EDIT WELL, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT ENOUGH WRITEAWAYS MEDIANS AND OPEN SPACES.
NOW IT'S A, IT'S A FAIR ORDEAL TO, TO MAKE IT AROUND, BUT IT CERTAINLY WHAT MAKES THE CITY PRETTY PARTICULARLY IN THE SPRING.
UH, SO WE HAVE THOSE ITEMS. THEN THE, FINALLY WE DO HAVE ITEM TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT OPIOID SETTLEMENTS WITH ENDO AND TIVA.
THESE HAVE THE EXACT SAME TERMS AS THE PREVIOUS LARGER SETTLEMENT, THE STATE OF TEXAS, UH, ARRANGED, UH, WITH THE LARGER PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, WE WILL DEVOTE THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS PER COUNCIL DIRECTION, UM, TO PURSUITS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE TERMS OF THAT SETTLEMENT.
SO THIS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AND RECEIVE FUNDS UNDER THOSE SETTLEMENTS AS WELL.
WE HAVE ONLY ONE ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, AND THAT'S TO CONSIDER, UH, ORDINANCE 22, 7 51, CHANGING THE ZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO A PD FOR SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL.
THIS IS PER THE COUNSEL'S PREVIOUS ACTION, AS WELL AS INPUT PROVIDED DURING THE PUBLIC TRAINING AT THE LAST MEETING, UH, THIS ORDINANCE, UH, CAPTURES ALL THOSE ITEMS AND THEN WOULD, UH, OFFICIALLY PLACE THAT ZONING INTO PLACE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UM, MR. PORTER ON THE 67 MOWING, UM, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE ACTUAL CLEANUP AND TRASH, OR IS THAT THE SEPARATE THING? I BELIEVE IT DOES, BUT I'M GOING TO TURN AROUND AND GO AHEAD.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW HOW WE WERE, IN FACT, WE WERE GOING BY THE OTHER DAY AND DARLA SAYS, WELL, THAT THINKS JERSEY IS AMAZING.
YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND, UH, IT DOES INCLUDE TRASH AND MOWING AS, AS WELL.
I DIDN'T HAVE MORE, UH, TRASH PICKUPS THAN WHAT TAKES OFF HAS HISTORICALLY OFFERED AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL MOWING.
SO WE WILL START THE TRASH CLEANUP, UH, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ONCE WE ISSUE THE PO, BUT WE WON'T HAVE OUR FRONT OF SMELLING UNTIL AROUND MID JUNE.
THAT WAY IT GIVES THE WILDFLOWERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THEIR THING AS WELL.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE MO IN, UH, UH, YES, SIR.
CUSTOMER HAYDEN, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, CNN, UH, THAT IS OUT MISSES THE CITY MANAGER.
[3. Briefing on American Rescue Plan Act Funds.]
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IS BROOKLYN ON AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS.THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR OWN MARIE WATTS.
MAYOR MASON AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS A PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU THIS EVENING.
I'M HERE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS AND PROVIDE AN INITIAL ALLOCATION PLAN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THE CPT, UM, THIS SUPPORTS OUR VISION MISSION VALUES AS WELL AS OUR PREMIERE STATEMENTS.
UH, SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH AN OVERVIEW, UH, DISCUSS THE FUNDING CATEGORIES, UM, PROVIDE THE PROPOSED INITIAL ALLOCATION PLAN AND SOLICIT CITY COUNCIL FEEDBACK.
SO AT $1.9 TRILLION WAS ALLOCATED THROUGH OUR PART TO COMBAT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE 350 BILLION WAS ALLOCATED TO OUR STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
AND HERE LOCALLY IN CEDAR HILL, UM, 11.8 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED TO US.
UH, HALF OF THE FUNDING WAS RECEIVED LAST YEAR AND THE SECOND HALF IS TO, UH, BE RECEIVED THIS YEAR AS PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL RETREATS, SAC PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF ARPA, INCLUDING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS THAT, UH, WOULD BE, THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S INTERIM ROLE WAS ISSUED IN MAY OF 2021.
AND THE FINAL RULE WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY OF 2022 WITH THE GUIDELINES OF THIS FINAL ROLE OF TAKING EFFECT.
APRIL 1ST, 2022, UH, FUNDS ARE TO BE ALLOCATED, UH, BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2024, AND SPENT BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
UH, AS A REMINDER, THESE ARE THE KEY OBJECTIVES AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL SET TO GUIDE A USE OF ARPA FUNDS, INCLUDING, UH, THAT IT MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES, UH, PREPARES THE CITY FOR FUTURE RESPONSES AND NEEDS, UH, ENHANCES SERVICES, AVOIDS REOCCURRING COSTS, UH, PRIOR TO PRIORITIZES PROJECTS ALREADY VALIDATED AND THE CIP AND LEVERAGES PARTNERSHIPS AND THE FO FOUR PHONIC CATEGORIES LAID OUT IN THE LEGISLATION WERE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC ECONOMIC RESPONSE, INVESTMENT AND WATER SEWER, OR BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACE A LOST PUBLIC SECTOR REVENUE AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS PREMIUM PAY.
SO, UH, BASED ON THESE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, STAFF HAS DEVELOPED THIS INITIAL ALLOCATION PLAN, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, UH, 7 MILLION, UH, TO BE ALLOCATED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE A WATER LINE REPLACEMENTS AND EXTENSIONS, UH, GENERATORS, ROADWAYS, AND OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS.
UH, SO THIS WOULD BE BETTER THROUGH, UM, THAT FED IT AND THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD AUTHORIZE THE USE OF ARPA FUNDS AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND RCIP WORKSHOPS, UH, $2.8 MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED AND RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
AND THIS WOULD INCLUDE ITEMS SUCH AS, UH, YOUR PPE FACILITY, HEALTH, UH, ENHANCEMENTS SUCH AS YOUR, UH, YOUR FILTERS, YOUR, UH, DISINFECTANTS AND ET CETERA, AND AS WELL AS COVID PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE, $1 MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED TO BROADBAND AND CYBERSECURITY, ALWAYS THE FIRST STEP OF WHICH WOULD BE TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO ASSESS OUR, OUR BROADBAND NETWORK AND A MASTER PLAN, UH, AS WELL AS A CYBERSECURITY PLAN, UH, AND FINALLY $1 MILLION FOR, UH, TO BE ALLOCATED FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS PREMIUM PAY.
SO, UH, UH, FROM THIS, UH, LOW-HANGING FRUIT THOUGH, WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING TO YOU FOR YOUR INITIAL CONSIDERATION, UM, WOULD BE, UH, GENERATORS AND ASSESSMENT AND MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY'S BROADBAND NETWORK AND SERVER SECURITY, UH, AS WELL AS, UM, PREMIUM PAY FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
UM, AND S AND SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO ASK YOU FOR YOUR DIRECTION ON THIS PROMO PRO UH, PROPOSED INITIAL ALLOCATION, BECAUSE FROM HAYDEN, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THE QUESTION I HAVE WAS ON THE 7 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, UH, DO WE HAVE A SPECIFIC, UH, YOU KNOW, CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE, UH, THAT WE'RE LIMITED TO, IN OTHER WORDS, DO WE HAVE ANY LIMITATIONS ON WHAT WE SPREAD ACROSS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE OR CAPITAL PROJECTS? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR THAT COUNCILMAN HAYDEN.
UH, SO, UH, SO FOR, UH, FOR THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE, UH, THAT THEY ARE IN LINE WITH THE TREASURY DEPARTMENTS, UH, GUIDANCE.
AND SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE MOST OF YOUR WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS, BUT WE WOULD ALSO BET THAT AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
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MAYOR PUTNAM SIMS AND THANK YOU MIRROR.UM, SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS THIS IS THE STASH RECOMMENDATION, BUT, UM, IT IS, I'M TRYING TO GET SOME, IS THE EXPECTATION SOME DIRECTION TONIGHT, OR IS WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS? YES, SIR.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THE SQUAD MARIN PRETEND THAT THE PLANT IS, THIS IS OUR INITIAL RECOMMENDATION FOR ALLOCATION INTO THOSE CATEGORIES.
COUNSEL WILL SUBSEQUENTLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AUTHORIZE SPECIFIC PROJECTS UNDER THOSE AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND, AND FOR A COUPLE OF THESE ITEMS, AS WE COME UP WITH ITEMS WITH PROJECTS THAT WE KNOW ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HELP US FOR THE EXPENDITURES THAT WOULD REMAIN IN THAT CATEGORY.
AND THE REASON WHY I ASKED, I REMEMBER LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, THERE WERE SEVERAL, UM, CYBER SECURITY PROJECTS THAT, THAT WE DID NOT FUND.
AND SO I ASSUME THAT THOSE WILL BE, I GUESS, REPRESENTED OR MODIFIED IN WE'LL HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THEM, THEN THE FAIR GAME, AS WELL AS SOME INITIAL ASSESSMENTS AND SOME OPTIONS FOR CYBERSECURITY ACTION FOR THAT.
AND THEN A SIMILAR ACTIVITY TO ASSESS OUR FIBER NETWORK THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL TO ASSIST IN OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE BROADBAND.
UM, YOU KNOW, I I'M I'M, I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THE INITIAL, UH, ALLOCATION AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS TO GET OUT OF THE CASE SPECIFIC BUDGETS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? TH THE, UM, I HAD JUST A ONE QUESTION.
SO LIKE, ON THE, ON THE BROADBAND, UM, PORTION OF THIS PLAN, CAN WE INCLUDE THINGS LIKE, UH, PROVIDING WIFI IN THE NEW CITY CENTER PARK WHEN IT'S BUILT OUT? OR IS THIS, IS THAT SOME, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU, CAN IT BE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT PLANNED OUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE ALLOCATED IN THE NEXT YEAR? SO WE'VE GOT TO FIND PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO DO, THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.
UH, COUNCILMAN MCCRADY, SO IT CAN BE USED FOR US, UH, FOR SPECIFIC, UH, FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO ALLOCATE THE CITY COUNCIL.
DOESN'T HAVE TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS UNTIL 2024.
AND WE HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, UH, TO, UH, TO SPEND THESE FUNDS, UH, BUT IN AN INITIAL STEP WOULD BE TO GET, TO GET AN ASSESSMENT OF OUR NETWORK, TO, TO GET A FULL SCOPE OF, UH, OF OUR, UH, BROADBAND NETWORK AND, UH, PROPOSE SOME NEXT STEPS.
UH, IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT, UM, SO IN ORDER FOR A PROJECT TO, IN ORDER FOR THE COUNCIL TO KNOW WHICH PROJECTS ARE ELIGIBLE, WOULD THAT BE GIVEN TO US IN FUTURE WORKSHOPS OR YES, SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT.
WHAT COUNSEL? I THINK WE'VE WORKED FAST.
OUR BRIEFING IS ABOUT, UH, TOWARDS THE END.
SO I ENTERTAIN THE MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT TO A JURY TO HAVE A SECOND.
THAT IS A NON DEBATABLE MOTION ON A FAVOR.
WE RECONVENE AT 7:00 PM FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING.