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THAT WAY FOR ME NOTICE IS HERE BACK A COUNCIL WILL BE, BE HELD ON A THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, 4 25 AT 7:00 PM AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL LOCATED AT ONE EIGHT MAIN STREET, CL, TEXAS.
THIS WILL GO BETTER IF I PUT THESE ON 7, 7, 5, 3, 1.
FOR THE BELOW LISTED ITEMS, CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 1.
CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY, 5 5 1 0 7 2 DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0 7 3 DELIBERATION ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS.
5 5 1 0 7 4 PERSONNEL MATTERS.
5 5 1 0 7 6 DELIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES 5 5 1 0 8 7.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 8 7 5 8 3 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE.
INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS 3 2 1 0.3022 SALES TAX INFORMATION.
THE AGENDA MEETING PACKET AND VIDEO LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.CLUTETEXAS.GOV.
TO ACCOUNT ADDRESS COUNCIL DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE START OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.
SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
THE RECORDING OF THE VIDEO MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER.
MR. BOND, WOULD YOU CARE TO GIVE IT A BLESSING? FATHER, WE WANT THANK YOU FOR THE STATE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN.
WE'RE VERY BLESSED FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL US.
JUST KNOW 24 YEARS AGO, WE HAD A VERY TRAGIC C IN OUR COUNTRY AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THAT, BUT WE HAD HAD KIND COME WHERE PEOPLE WERE GETTING ALONG AND OUT FOR EACH OTHER, KIND OF GOING LIFT MAN'S FAMILY AND EVERYBODY WAS, HE WAS TRULY DO MAN.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE KNOW, TRY TO FUNCTION.
WE CAN MAKE WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF US THAT HERE.
SO, LORD, WE CONTINUE TO BLESS, BLESS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, IS EVERYBODY, ALL OUR WORKERS, EVERYBODY COMMISSION.
EVERYBODY WORKS SO HARD TO MAKE THESE COMMUN.
JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE PLEDGE.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
WE'LL NOW HAVE ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS, CALVIN SHIPPLE.
[II. CITIZENS/VISITORS COMMENTS]
IS CITIZENS VISITORS COMMENTS.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS VISITORS TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL RELATED TO NON AGENDA ITEMS. SPEAKERS ARE ADVISED THAT COMMENTS CANNOT BE RECEIVED ON MATTERS, WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF PUBLIC HEARING.
ONCE THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN CLOSED, SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FORM IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND MUST LIMIT THEIR PRESENTATION TO FIVE MINUTES EACH.
WE HAVE A REQUEST TONIGHT FROM MR. LANDIS ADAMS TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE GIVE BACK FESTIVAL.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
UH, MY NAME IS LANDIS ADAMS, 100 CACTUS STREET, LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS.
I AM THE, UH, TREASURER FOR BRAZO COUNTY HISPANIC LION CLUB.
AND I JUST, UH, WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND JUST THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS AND LADIES FOR, UH, ALLOWING US TO HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT THIS PAST WEEKEND.
AND, UH, JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
UH, IN 14 HOURS OR TWO DAYS, WE HAD OVER 6,048 PEOPLE COME THROUGH THE GATE.
UM, AND, UH, IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
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SOLD 295 CASES OF BEER.AND, UH, AND WE, UH, FROM THE SUGGESTION OF, UH, OF MR. MAYOR, WE MADE SURE THE STAGE POINTED TO LAKE JACKSON
SO THEY GAVE US ALL THE CALLS.
UM, BUT I, I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK, UH, WILL BLACKSTOCK, UH, AND HIS, UH, HIS STAFF, UH, BECCA AND NACHO AND MICHELLE.
UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO PUT ON THE EVENT THIS BIG BY YOURSELF, BUT WITH A TEAM LIKE THAT, THAT THAT REALLY HELPED US OUT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, EVERYTHING THEY DID FOR US.
BUT ESPECIALLY I'D LIKE TO ALSO THINK CHIEF FITCH AND HIS, UH, HIS CREW AND HIS OFFICERS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A, A GOOD SAFETY, UH, OUT THERE AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS ABLE TO PUT UP WITH ME FOR TWO DAYS.
SO I GUESS THAT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, WORKING ITSELF.
SO, UH, WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, HAVING OUR FOURTH DANIEL, UH, AT THE SAME TIME SEPTEMBER 11TH AND 12TH OF NEXT YEAR IF, UH, CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS US.
AND, UH, WE JUST REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO, UH, GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS, UH, PARTICULAR EVENT, THIS IS OUR THIRD YEAR AND, UH, AS OF TODAY, WE'VE GIVEN OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE EVENT THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND DIFFERENT, UH, ORGANIZATIONS, UH, THAT WE'VE PAID TO PUT THE EVENT ON.
AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM LULAC TO TO LAWYER REFUGE TO THE PROJECT GRADUATION TO OFFICERS, TO CITY TO, TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
SO, UH, IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY, UH, FROM THE, FROM THE CROWD THAT WE RECEIVED THIS YEAR AND THE, THE LINEUP THAT WE HAD, I THINK THAT IT DEFINITELY PROVED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF REALLY, UH, BENEFITED OFF OF.
[Ill. CONSENT AGENDA]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA OR CONSENT ROUTINE, OR GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION ACCEPTED TO THIS RULE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE ACTION.TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORT ENDING AUGUST 29TH, 2025 AND WEEKEND SEPTEMBER THE FIFTH, 2025 AND MINUTES FROM A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 28TH, 2025.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I'D LIKE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CHRIS.
I'LL SECOND, SECOND ABOUT COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED? I HAD A QUESTION ON THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.
DID WE TALK NOW? CAN WE TALK TO IT LATER? DO WE HAVE TO DISCUSS IT NOW? NO, NOW NO WOULD BE THE TIME.
UM, WELL FIRST OF ALL, UH, I'VE BEEN A LITTLE OUT, OUT OF POCKET HERE, BUT I'M, I'VE TRIED TO GO THROUGH, AND THIS IS FOR CLARIFICATION, BUT I DON'T SEE JOHN HERE, SO IT'S GONNA ALL FALL ON YOU.
UH, THE 10 ACRES OUT AT THE, UH, OUR FIELD UP THERE.
THERE'S AN EXPENDITURE ON HERE FOR $9,900, THREE GATES, AND I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THAT PROPERTY IN THE LAST TWO DAYS AND EITHER SOMEBODY DIDN'T DO VERY GOOD HOMEWORK ON THESE GATES OR WE GOT TOOK, I HAVE PICTURES OF THESE THREE GATES.
IF THIS THE SAME IF, UNLESS THERE'S THREE MORE I CAN'T FIND TO BE FAIR, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAVING MONEY, WE GOT GARBAGE, WE GOT WATER ISSUES AND THIS JUST REALLY HIT ME.
I'LL, I'LL LOOK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT, AND MY ONLY OTHER THING IS IS, AND I KNOW WE CAN'T DO WITHOUT IT, OUR ENORMOUS AC BILL THAT GROWS.
I KNOW THE BIG THINGS HAPPEN, UH, BUT WE STILL DON'T HAVE A ROOF AND I'M NOT GONNA GET ANY DEEP, ANY THAT, BUT I'M NOT REAL HAPPY WITH ANY ONE OF THEM, TWO PARTICULAR ITEMS. BUT FOR CLARIFICATION, I'D LIKE TO BRING THIS UP ABOUT THESE GATES.
BRANDON, REPORT BACK TO COUNSEL.
CJ, I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION OVER SOME OF THE, MAN, THIS IS LOUD A QUESTION OVER SOME OF THE UH, UH, EXPENDITURES ON BOTH REPORTS WE HAVE ON WEEK.
UH, SEE WHAT WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 5TH.
WE HAVE THREE NOTABLE, UM, EQUIPMENT REPAIRS ONE'S, ONE'S FOR 4,400, ONE'S FOR 3,300.
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ARE THOSE REPAIRS JUST OUT AT THE SHOP? I MEAN, DON'T WE HAVE A MECHANIC SHOP THAT WE WE WE, WE DO HAVE A MECHANIC SHOP.THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE IN ONE OF WHICH WE'RE ADDRESSING IN THE CURRENT FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET WHERE WE'RE GONNA RESIZE AND OUTSOURCE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PERFORMING 13,000, I GUESS THAT'S FOR GARBAGE TRUCK.
IF WE COULD JUST GET A REPORT ON, ON WHAT THOSE WERE FOR NEXT TIME.
WE'LL, AND I'M SORRY, I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
I'M SORRY, IS IT LISTED AS MECHANIC OFFICE FLEET PROPERTY OR I THOUGHT IT SAID MECHANIC OFFICE AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M NOT GONNA HOLD ANYBODY UP.
DO WE KNOW IF THAT WAS BUILT INSIDE THE EXISTING BUILDING OR WAS THAT AN EXTRA BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT INSIDE THE EXISTING BUILDING? OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER ITEMS NEED TO BE REVIEWED? THEN WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING Y'ALL UPDATED ON THE QUESTIONED ITEMS AT THE NEXT MEETING, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE ON THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[IV. RECOGNITIONS]
AND NEXT ITEM WOULD BE RECOGNITIONS.AND, UH, TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES THAT REACHED A MILESTONE THIS YEAR.
MILESTONES ARE GIVEN EVERY FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.
UH, SO WE HAVE, UH, MS. ANGEL COOLEY WITH 15 YEARS OF SERVICE, MS. ERICA HERNANDEZ WITH 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.
JONATHAN PRUITT WITH 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.
JERRY HAYSLIP WITH FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.
COLE MASSINO WITH FIVE YEARS SERVICE, ANARONDA WITH FIVE YEARS SERVICE.
BECKY WILSON WITH FIVE YEARS SERVICE.
JAMES KARU, RUBY CABRA, RUBIA, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.
JUSTIN JOHNSON, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE, SHAMAR PI, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE, AND GLEN DOLE, FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.
SO I WOULD ALSO AT THIS TIME LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT ARE BETWEEN 26 AND 36 YEARS OF SERVICE.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF LONG-TERM EMPLOYEES.
[V. BUSINESS ITEMS]
MOVE TO THE BUSINESS ITEMS AND THE FIRST ITEM IS PROCLAMATION FOR PATRIOT DAY.AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO OUR POLICE CHIEF AND OUR FIRE CHIEF.
AND IT IS CITY OF FLUTE TEXAS PROCLAMATION WHERE SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, 2001 MARKED A TRAGIC DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY WHEN NEARLY 3000 LIVES WERE LOST IN TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, THE PENTAGON AND AIRLINE, UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93.
WHEREAS THE BRAVERY, SACRIFICE, AND RESILIENCE OF FIRST RESPONDERS, CIVILIANS, AND MILITARY PERSONNEL ON THAT DAY EXEMPLIFIED THE STRENGTH AND UNITY OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.
WHEREAS PATRIOT DAYS SERVES AS A SOLEMN REMINDER TO HONOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES.
RECOGNIZE THE COURAGE OF THOSE WHO RESPONDED AND REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM, UNITY, AND COMPASSION.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLU JOINS THE NATION IN OBSERVING PATRIOT DAY TO COMMEMORATE THEIR LIVES, LOST SUPPORT THE FAMILIES AFFECTED AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS.
SECTION ONE THAT SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, 2025 IS HEREBY AS DESIGNATED AS PATRIOT DAY OF THE CITY OF FLU, TEXAS, SECTION TWO, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS TO OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS AND TO REFLECT ON THE STRENGTH AND UNITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION.
SECTION THREE, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CALLS UPON THE CITIZENS OF CLUE TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS LOWERING FLAGS TO HALF STAFF, SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ENGAGING IN ACTS OF SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE PATRIOT DAY, THE WITNESS WHERE I HEARING TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF CITY OF CL TO BE AFFIXED.
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DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025.IT'S SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSIE APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK CHIEFS, IF Y'ALL WILL TAKE A PICTURE.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, RECOGNIZED IN SEPTEMBER THE 17TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER THE 23RD AS CONSTITUTION WEEK, AND IT WOULD BE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS SEPTEMBER THE 17TH, 2025 MARKS THE 238TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
WHEREAS THE CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHED THE FRAMEWORK FOR OUR NATION'S GOVERNMENT SECURING THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR GENERATIONS.
WHEREAS PUBLIC LAW 9 1 5 DESIGNATES SEPTEMBER THE 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD AS CONSTITUTION WEEK, ENCOURAGING CITIZENS TO REFLECT ON THE ENDURING PRINCIPLES OF THIS FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT.
WHEREAS IT'S FITTING TO HONOR THIS HISTORIC DOCUMENT THROUGH PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS THAT PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE.
NOW, THEREFORE, IC CHIEF FLIP MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS TO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER THE 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2025 TO BE CONSTITUTION WEEK AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO REAFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE IDEALS OF THE CONSTITUTION'S FRAMERS BY ACTIVELY SAFEGUARDING THE FREEDOMS THAT REC GUARANTEES, RECOGNIZING THAT THESE RIGHTS MUST BE DILIGENTLY PRESERVED IF WITNESS WHERE I HAVE HEARING TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF SEA TO BE AFFIXED AS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, SIGNED BY MYSELF AND TESTIFIED BY ROSA APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK CONSTITUTION, YOU TWO ARE, HERE YOU GO.
AND NEXT WE'LL HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, SEPTEMBER THE 15TH TO OCTOBER THE 15TH, 2025.
AND IT WOULD BE CITY OF KLU PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH OF THEIR ANNUALLY FROM SEPTEMBER THE 15TH TO OCTOBER THE 15TH CELEBRATES THE RICH HISTORIES, CULTURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS TO THE UNITED STATES.
WHEREAS HISPANIC AMERICANS HAVE PROFOUNDLY SHAPED OUR NATION'S HERITAGE THROUGH THEIR TRADITIONS, LANGUAGES, ARTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AND FIELDS SUCH AS BUSINESS, EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
WHEREAS THIS MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE VIBRANT DIVERSITY AND ENDURING IMPACT OF HISPANIC COMMUNITIES WHOSE VALUES OF FAMILY RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR NATION.
WHEREAS AS FITTING TO HONOR THESE CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH CELEBRATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT FOSTERED UNITY AND APPRECIATION.
NOW THEREFORE, OUR CAVAGE SHIFFLET DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER THE 15TH, 2025 THROUGH OCTOBER THE 15TH, 2025 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND CALLED UPON CITIZENS TO JOIN AND CELEBRATING
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THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS EMBRACING THE DIVERSITY THAT ENRICHES OUR COMMUNITY AND NATION WITNESS, WHERE I'M HEARING TWO SET BY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF CITY OF CL TO BE AFFIXED IT.THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025.
SIGNED BY MYSELF I TESTED BY ROSIE POINT CITY CLERK.
I THINK WE HAVE TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT THAT'S ON.
OKAY, LIKE YOU LIKE EACH OTHER.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 49 DASH 2025 AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-USE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ALLOWING INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS.
AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 49 DASH 2025, THE RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY CLUTE TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO, INTO A MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ALLOWING THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS IN TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF INCLUDE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ADDITION OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION A LPR CAMERAS WILL INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY AND AID THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ITS CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES WHERE THE CITY FLU DESIRES TO ENGAGE WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WITH TDOT AND ASK THAT FLOCK SAFETY BE ALLOWED TO PLACE A LPR CAMERAS AND THE T DOT RIGHT OF WAY ON BEHALF OF CLU.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLU FINDS THAT IT IS A PUBLIC INTEREST TO AUTHORIZE THE POLICE CHIEF TO SIGN A MULTI-USE AGREEMENT WITH TDOT NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLU, TEXAS.
THAT SECTION ONE, THE CITY HEREBY AUTHORIZES THE POLICE CHIEF TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-USE AGREEMENT WITH TEXDOT FOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A LPR CAMERAS IN THE T DOT RIGHT OF WAY AND SECTION TWO, THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON A ADOPTION.
READ PAST AND READ PAST AND ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, SIGNED BY MYSELF AS A TESTIFIED ROSIE POINT CITY CLERK.
THIS IS THE INSTALLATION OF, EXCUSE ME, OF THE, UH, REMOTE CAMERA SYSTEMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THIS IS TO ALLOW US TO MONITOR THE INGRESS RE TRAFFIC AT THE CITY LIMITS.
ANYTHING IN THE VEHICLE, SIR? IT'S NOT IN A VEHICLE, IT'S A, NOW THESE ARE SET SET CAMERAS THAT ARE IN THE SCREEN FOR THIS BECAUSE IT'S GOTTA BE IN THE RIGHT ROOM AND THAT'LL REPORT TO Y'ALL.
THEY REPORT THROUGH FLOCK SAFETY, WHICH IS THE COMPANY AND IT JUST, IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, BIG THEY'RE WATCHING LIKE CAMERAS, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY JUST RECORDING THE LICENSE PLATES THAT WAY IF WE HAVE A MISSING PERSON, STOLEN VEHICLE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AS SOON AS IT PASSES BY IT ALERTS US.
ARE THESE JUST ENTERING IN, EXITING THE CITY OR THROUGHOUT THE CITY? SO OUR OURS, UH, THAT WE HAVE ARE
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JUST GOING TO BE AT THE ENTRANCES OF THE CITY AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE, THE MOBILE TRAILER THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT'S GOT ONE THAT WE CAN MOVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK.
UH, DIDN'T WE PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE OR WE ARE THESE THE, THE CAMERAS THAT WE HAD PUT INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET? THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES.
THESE ARE, THESE ARE THE ONLY ONES.
THESE ARE THE ONES FOR THAT WE GOT THE, UH, THE GRANT FOR.
SO, UM, THIS WILL GIVE US SIX TOTAL, UH, PLUS THE TRAILER AND IT, IT PRETTY MUCH GETS US EVERY ENTRANCE INTO THE CITY WITH JUST A COUPLE MINOR EXCEPTIONS.
UH, I'LL MAKE, I'LL MOVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
WE HAVE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION 49 DASH 2025.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR TECHNOLOGY? ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION THE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 50 DASH 2025 JOINING THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S GLOBAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT ADOPTING THE TEXAS TERM SHEET AND ALLOCATION SCHEDULE, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN FORMS FOR PURDUE SACKLER.
CLAIM PARTICIPATION AND CONFIRMING PROPER MEETING AND NOTICE AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 50 DASH 2025, THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS JOINING IN THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL DOUBLE OPIOID SETTLEMENT ADOPTING THE TEXAS TERM SHEET AND ITS INTERSTATE ALLOCATION SCHEDULE.
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN ALL NECESSARY FORMS AND AGREEMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PURDUE SACKLER CLAIMS, INCLUDING BOTH THE CHAPTER 11 ESTATE SETTLEMENT AND THE DIRECT SETTLEMENT THROUGH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL IN PROVIDING FOR A FINDING OF PROPER MEETING AND NOTICE, WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS OBTAINED INFORMATION INDICATING THAT CERTAIN DRUG COMPANIES AND THEIR CORPORATE AFFILIATE AFFILIATES, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AND SUCH OTHER DEFENDANTS AS MAY BE ADDED TO THE LITIGATION.
COLLECTIVELY, DEFENDANTS HAVE ENGAGED IN FRAUDULENT AND ARE RECKLESS MARKETING AND ARE DISTRIBUTION OF OPIOIDS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN ADDICTIONS AND OVERDOSES.
AND WHEREAS THESE ACTIONS CON CONDUCT AND MISCONDUCT HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL CAUSE TO THE CITY OF INCLUDE.
AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF TEXAS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS NEGOTIATED A SELLER AGREEMENT WITH THE SACKLERS, THE DIRECT SETTLEMENT.
AND FURTHER, THE CITY CAN COVER ADDITIONAL CLAIMS THROUGH THE SACKLER CHAPTER 11 ACTION BROUGHT BY PURDUE THE ESTATE SETTLEMENT AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KLU ELECTS TO PARTICIPATE, IT SAID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS SET FORTH ABOVE BY EXECUTING THE ELECTION AND RELEASE OF FORMS THROUGH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE THROUGH RE NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CITY INCLUDE TEXAS FIRST, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ELECT TO APPROVE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED DIRECT SETTLEMENT AND ESTATE SETTLEMENT.
AND SECOND, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND FORMS TO AFFECT SUCH SETTLEMENTS.
AND THIRD, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE FOLLOWING AND SPECIFIC FINDINGS, THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL NEED FOR REPAYMENT OF OPIOID RELATED EXPENDITURES AND PAVEMENT TO ABATE OPIOID RELATED HARMS IN AND ABOUT THE CITY OF KLUTE, MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS FOURTH, THAT ALL PROPER NOTICES WERE POSTED IN THE MEETING IN WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED WAS HELD IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OAKLAND MEETINGS ACT FIFTH.
IT IS HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THE MEETING IN WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS ATTENDED BY A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THAT PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME, PLACE OF PURPOSE OF SAID MEETING WAS GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS OPEN BY THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 5 5 1 READ PAST ADOPTED THIS 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, SIGNED BY MYSELF, ATTESTED BY ROSIE POY, BUT CITY CLERK AND APPROVED US TO FORM ONLY BY CITY ATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER DUNCAN
OKAY, SO THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE OPIOID OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS THAT JUST CAME THROUGH.
UH, THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BOTH BEING PROCESSED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ONE IS A DIRECT CASE BROUGHT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AGAINST THE SACKLER FAMILY THAT WAS INVOLVED IN OPIOID, UH, MANUFACTURING.
AND THE OTHER IS A, UH, TO JOIN INTO THE, UH, A CLAIM IN THE BANKRUPTCY CLAIM BY THE SACKLER FAMILY.
AND SO, UH, BOTH OF THOSE ARE BEING
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PROCESSED THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL EVEN THOUGH, UM, ONLY ONE IS DIRECTLY BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.UH, AND THEN THEY'VE, THEY'VE BEEN, UH, HAVE A COMPANY CALLED RUBUS THAT'S HANDLING, UH, THE, THE SIGNATURE PROCEDURE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE, UH, UH, SPOKE TO THAT IN THE, IN THE, IN THE RESOLUTION REFERENCE, THE COMPANY RU RUBRICS.
UM, THIS ONE, ONES IN THE PAST HAVE HAD GIVEN US SPECIFIC NUMBERS.
THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC NUMBERS FOR US.
AND SO I HAVE A, UH, EMAIL INTO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO FIND OUT NUMBER ONE, HEY, THE ONES THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY TIMEFRAME OF WHEN THAT MONEY'S GONNA COME? 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS AT AT LEAST.
UM, SO I'M WAITING TO GET THAT INFORMATION BACK.
AND, UM, AND THEN AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT, UH, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THIS SPECIFIC ONE, I'LL LET Y'ALL KNOW.
IT, IT PROBABLY, THIS ONE DEPENDS A LOT ON, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY CITIES OPT IN AND THEN ONCE THEY GET THE TOTAL NUMBER THEY'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SHARE IS FOR EACH, UH, PARTICIPATING CITY.
BUT, UH, I'LL MAKE A FUTURE REPORT ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE DOLLAR FIGURES AND, AND WHEN ANY OF THAT'S GONNA COME.
UH, AS SOON AS I HEAR BACK FROM THE AGS OFFICE AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS ONE.
WE DON'T, UH, THEY DIDN'T, THE SIGNATURE'S ONLINE, THEY HAVE LIKE A DOCUSIGN TYPE OF DEAL THAT THE MAYOR WILL HAVE TO LOG INTO AND WE'LL HAVE TO SIGN IT ELECTRONICALLY.
SO WE DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL PAPER.
DID NOT GET TOO DEEP INTO THIS.
AND THIS IS DUE TO COST OF POLICE EMS, CORRECT? MEDICAL? MEDICAL, YES.
IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE CITY SOLD FOR THE DAMAGES AND THE, THE PRIOR SETTLEMENT, WE HAD A SPECIFIC DOLLAR FIGURE THAT WOULD COME TO THE CITY AND THEN A, A SPECIFIC LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT GOES INTO A FUND THAT CITIES THEN CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS TO SUPPORT ANTI-DRUG EFFORTS, POLICING, UH, GRANTS THAT GO TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO THAT'S WHY I WANNA MAKE SURE AND FOLLOW UP AND GET SOME INFORMATION ON WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THOSE PRIOR SETTLEMENTS.
'CAUSE WHEN THEY WANT US TO SIGN UP FOR THE SETTLEMENT, THEY'RE CONTACTING US.
BUT FOR THE OTHER STUFF I THINK WE HAVE TO CONTACT THEM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION? 50 DASH 2025 I MOTION MOVE BY MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN CHRIS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN THE VOTE.
[VI. NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS]
BE, UH, NOTICE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS.WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE ROLL CALL VOTES TO ADOPT BUDGET ORDINANCE, AND THEN THE TAX RATE ORDINANCE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2025 AT 6:30 PM IMPERATIVELY THAT WE HAVE A FORM.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THOSE TWO MEETINGS ON SEPTEMBER 25TH AT 7:00 PM THEN WE WILL HAVE A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE SEVENTH FROM 6 2 8 AT THE BRAS PORT COLLEGE PARKING LOT.
AND THEN BRASSWOOD HOMECOMING BONFIRE WILL BE AT THE STRATTON RIDGE SPORT PLEX THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 18TH BETWEEN FIVE AND EIGHT.
WE WILL HAVE A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE NINTH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM AND WE WILL HAVE A TENTATIVE OR A TENTATIVE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 23RD AT 7:00 PM AND THE SPOOK TACTICAL DRAFT THROUGH TRICK AND TRICK OR TREAT AT THE KLU MUNICIPAL PARK ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 30TH AT FIVE 30.
AND THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE ADGER
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION COUNCIL.
COUNCIL PERVAN MAKES A MOTION.
COUNCILMAN AGUILAR MAKES THE SECOND PENDING.