[1) CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISH QUORUM] [00:00:12] 5:30 AND WE ARE RARINGLY TO START OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED DOWNTOWN REVITIALIZATION TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM I'M CHRISTINE LE BARON. TON CAMP BELLE. AND. >> OKAY WE HAVE A QUORUM. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY. [2) PRESENTATIONS] PERFECT I SEE THAT HERE. PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS OF GIRL SCOUT JUNIOR TROOP VH257 REGARDING A PROPOSED DOWNTOWNS REVITIALIZATION PROJECT AS PART OF THEIR BRONZE AWARD COMMUNITY SERVICES INITIATIVE. I APOLOGIZE. I TRIED TO GET HER EARLY TO MEET YOU LADIES BEFORE THE PRESENTATION, BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. ANYWAY, WE'RE READY FOR YOU, WHEN YOU'RE READY. WE ARE FIFTH GRADERS IN GIRL SCOUT GROUP 257 A LOCAL TROOP ON LIBERTY HILL AND WORKING NOT A BRONZE PROJECT AND NEED YOUR HELP WHAT IS A BRONZE AWARD. THE HIGHEST HONOR A GIRL SCOUT IN THE FOURTH OR FIFTH GRADE CAN EARN. WE HAVE TO FIND A PROBLEM, INVESTIGATE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE, DESIGN A PLAN TO FIX IT SUSTAINABLY AND PUT THAT PLAN INTO ACTION. EACH OF US HAS TO CONTRIBUTE 20 HOURS OF EXECUTING OUR IDEA TO MAKE A COMMUNITY IMPACT. WE BRAINSTORM CREATIVITY TOPIC TO WORK FOR OUR BRONZE AWARD. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM THAT HELPS SOLVE A LOCAL ISSUE. FOOT TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN LIBERTY HILL. THIS CAN HELP SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES IN OUR DOWNTOWN. WE WANT TO CREATE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND CREATE A SCAVENGER HUNT. THESE IDEAS CAN BE SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE WE PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES LIKE THIS. OUR GIRL SCOUT SERVICE CREATE AT LIBERTY HILL SCAVENGER HUN BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ACTIVITY, WE HAVE DISCOVERED NEW PLACE IN LIBERTY HILL, WALK TO DOWNTOWN AND MADE SEVERAL GREAT MEMORIES WITH OUR GIRL SCOUT FRIENDS. >> WE WANT TO SPECIAL ON THE IDEAS OF GETTING TO KNOW DOWNTOWN LIBERTY HILL WAS OUR PROJECT. THIS WAS POSTED ON 2021 ON FACEBOOK BY A LOCAL ARTIST. PEACOCK SYMBOLIZE BEAUTY AND GRACE WITH THE IRIDESCENT CLOCK SYMBOLIZE PRIDE AND CONFIDENCE WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO SHOW THEIR TRUE COLORS WITHOUT FEAR. WHEN THE PEACOCK CROSSES A RAILROAD TRACK T SYMBOLLITESES THE NEXT JOURNEY IN LIFE PATH. PEACOCKS SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON DOWNTOWN RAILROAD TRACKS WHICH MAKES THEM DOWNTOWNS ICONS THEY HAVE BECOME A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT AND PART OF LIBERTY HILL ITSELF. ONCE WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEAS OF PEACOCK STATUES NOT AROUND LIBERTY HILL WE CONNECTED WITH A LOCAL STONE WORKER AND SCULPTURE ARTIST JOSHUA SOLDAN ABOUT THE PROCESS OF SHAPING STONE, MATERIALS USED AND HOW MOLDS WORK. THEN WE BRAINSTORMED OUR IDEA WITH HIM. JOSHUA PROVIDED VERY GOOD INSIGHT AND FEEDBACK ON OUR INITIAL IDEAS AND GOT US THINKING MORE IN THE FORM OF CONCRETE MOLD, VERSUS HAND SCULPTING LIKE HIS TYPICAL WORK. HERE ARE A FEW OF MY DRAWINGS FOR OUR INITIAL VISION FOR THIS PROJECT. I CONTACTED THE CREATOR MR. RAYET IN STONE AND LEARNED HE SET IN STONE ORDERS FOR BOTH. MR. WELLS ESTIMATED WE WOULD NEED $4000 IN STARTUP COSTS THIS WOULD COVER CREATING THE FULL SIZE MASTER PEACOCK AND MAKING THE MOLD THAT WOULD BE USED TO MAKE ALL OF THE FUTURE CONCRETE PEACOCKS. ONCE THE MOLD IS FINISHED. EACH PEACOCK WOULD BE $400. BUSINESSES CAN COMMISSION LOCAL ARTISTS TO CUSTOM PAINTS THAT ARE STATUE. SET IN STONE CAN OFFER PREPAINTED TATOO FORCE AN ADDITIONAL COST THIS WOULD VARY [00:05:02] BY DESIGN. THE MOCKUP SHOW WHAT A POTENTIALS DESIGN WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE SPEAK WITH ONE OF THE PAINTERS OF THE. SHE EXPLAINED CONCRETE REQUIRES ACID WASH, PRIMER, PAINT, SEALER AND THE HAND BE PAINTING . HERE ARE A FEW OF THE TRENDS YOU CAN FIND PAINTED BY LOCAL ARTISTS. A CITYWIDE SCAVENGER A LASTING ART PROJECT THAT BRINGS PEOPLE INTO OUR BUSINESS AND SHOWS OFF OUR CITY. HOW IT WORKS. THE HUNT CAN BEGIN. BY THE WATER TOWER OR THE SCULPTURE GARDEN. LOCAL BUSINESSES SPONSOR A PEACOCK BY BUYING ONE THROUGH THE CITY AND SHOWING IT TO THEIR STORE FRONT. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HUNT BY EXPLORING THE CITY TO FIND EVERY PEACOCK TAKING PHOTOS AND SHARING THEM ALONG THE WAY. FOR OUR BUSINESSES WHY IT MATTERS FOR BUSINESSES MORE FOOT TRAFFIC NEW, CUSTOMERS WALKING IN AND EXPOSURE EVERY TIME SOMEONE POSTS A PHOTO. FOR RESIDENTS A FREE ACTIVITY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT GETS PEOPLE OUT EXPLORING AND CONNECTING WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. FOR THE CITY, A SIGNATURE ATTRACTION THAT PULLS VISITORS DOWNTOWN, SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND BUILDS PRIDE IN LIBERTY HILL AND GROWS OVERTIME A NEW BUSINESS JOINS. ONE PEACOCK AT A TIME CAN CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT MAKE LIBERTY HILL HOME. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE OUR BRONZE AWARD ,WE NEED TO HAVE A PEACOCK INSTALLED BY THE END OF JULY 2027. THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL AND THE LIBERTY HILL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL THEN TAKE OVER THE PROGRAM AND PARTNER WITH SET IN STONE TO, SELL PEACOCKS TO LIBERTY HILL. PLEASE LET US KNOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHEN WE CAN EXPECT TO HEAR BACK ON APPROVAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. RESEARCH FOR THIS. GOOD JOB. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NOW, BUT DO YOU? >> YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB. YOU DID FANTASTIC. I LIKE THAT PEACOCK. I WANT THAT PEACOCK. I WANT THAT ONE TOO. I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS TALKED TO PEOPLE. YOU KNOW JOSH SLASH AND RUBY AND OTHER PEOPLE. YOU REALLY DID YOUR RESEARCH. YOU HAVE SUCH A GOOD PLAN. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO, BUT I THINK IT IS A GREAT STARTING POINT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION. IT IS A REALLY GREAT IDEAS. I LOVE IT. I THINK YOU HAVE DONE GREAT WORK. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING TO ADD? >> NO, I REALLY ENJOYED THAT. AS A FATHER OF A GORD AWARD GIRL SCOUT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT OUT. I HOPE YOU CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY TO A GOLD AWARD. >> IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO ADD IT AS DISCRETIONARY ITEM TO SEE IF IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN RECOMMEND. >> WE CAN TALK TO. >> SO THERE'S AN ACTION POINT. >> YEAH. AND THEN WE WOULD COME UP WITH QUESTIONS THAT WE COULD SEND YOU GUYS. AND THEN GO FROM THERE. SURE. >> THAT'S WHAT I WOULD MOVE TO DO. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY. >> PERFECT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU AGAIN. THAT WAS GREAT WORK. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. ALL OF THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT AND YOUR PRESENTATION WAS REALLY, REAL WELL DONE. GOOD JOB. EXCELLENT, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OKAY, AND WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS COMING BEFORE ANYTHING. I WILL PUT MY READERS ON TO READ ,THIS TIME. [4) CONSENT AGENDA] OKAY, AGENDA ITEM 4A, APPROVAL OF THE DOWNTOWN REVITIALIZATION MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 20, 2026. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY [00:10:05] CHANGES OR QUESTIONS? >> THEN I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 22, 2026. >> I SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? [5) REGULAR AGENDA] >> AYE. OKAY. AND OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION AND UPDATE REGARDING DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFICATION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING CENTERS, DECKING STREET LIGHTS AND RELATED PROJECTS. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. ABBEY MORRISON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT AN UPDATE ON ALL OF THE DOWNTOWN PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. FIRST, I WANT TO START WITH AN EXCITING THING. WE COMPLETED OUR DOWNTOWNS MURAL ON THE SIDE OF PARKERS. WITH THAT WE WILL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING. WE WOULD LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO ATTEND. THAT WILL BE NOVEMBER 20, AT 3:00. ALL RIGHT NEXT ON THE LIST WE HAD A FEW HOLIDAY EVENTS COMING UP WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON. ON NOVEMBER 28 WE HAVE A TREE LIGHTING. THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING IN THE ROUND ABOUT. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, FROM 5:30 TO, 6 WILL BE 30. AND WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT ON THE RADAR AND THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AND PARADE DECEMBER 12 THE FESTIVAL FROM 10:00 UNTIL 3:00. AND THE PARADE IS AT 6:00 PM BOTH IN DOWNTOWN ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING A LONG, THE BEAUTIFICATION IMPROVEMENTS ALONG MAIN STREET BETWEEN MYRTLE AND GRAIN STREET. THESE WILL BE THE NEW LIGHT POLLS THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME FACADE THAT'S ALREADY DOWN THERE. WE'LL DO SOME CUSTOM DECKING AND INSTALL THE PLANTERS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. WHEN THAT GOES IN. THE FUNDING AND THE SCHEDULE OF THE PROJECT. IT IS ESTIMATED $290,000. IT IS GOING TO COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT. THE FUNDING IS SPLIT BETWEEN GENERAL FUND ON THE CITY SIGHT FOR $160000. AND EBC UP TO $20,000 FOR THE PROJECT. A QUICK SCHEDULE UPDATE. CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER, FOLLOWING ANY PERMITTING AND PROCUREMENT THINGS. WE HOPE TO GET THAT STARTED AN UPDATE ON THE PLANTERS WILL BE GO IN A LITTLE BIT AFTER CONSTRUCTION STATS. STARTS. INSTALLING LANDSCAPING AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION, ONCE THE RISK OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES HAS PASSED SO WE DON'T LOSE ANYTHING WE PLANT WITHIN THOSE PLANTERS. WITH THAT, WANTED TO SHARE A FEW OF THE REMEMBRANCE DAYERINGS THAT WE HAD. >> IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IT SHOWS THE DECKING AND THE PLANTERS. SO THOSE LIGHT POLLS WILL BE ABLE TO HANG BANNERS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> ARE AWFUL THOSE NEW POLLS? >> FOUR NEW POLLS. >> WE'RE REPLACING ONE POLL, I BELIEVE. >> SO THE OTHER NEW POLLS THAT ARE THERE, WHERE ARE THOSE GOING? JUST PART OF THE ROLLOUT OF THE NEXT PHASES OF THE STREETSCAPE? >> YES, THAT'S' GREAT QUESTION. I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. >> OKAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST ONE. HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON JUST THAT BEAUTIFICATION PIECE? >> NO, IT LOOKS GREAT. >> ALL RIGHT. AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT PROJECT AND WHERE THAT IS. SO RIGHT NOW, THE PROJECT IS MOVING A LONG. WE'RE FINDING THE OVERALL PROJECT SCOPE AND FACING. WE ARE ADVANCING THE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING OF THE PROJECT. AND WE'RE REVIEWING THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS FOR THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX. WITH THAT THAT, KIND OF WRAPS UP ALL OF OUR PROJECTS GOING ON IN DOWNTOWN. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> HONESTLY HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. YEAH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START ON THESE. I GUESS, IS THIS ALL PART OF THE THAT RECENT REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT? >> YEAH. >> YES, IT IS. >> THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT IS ALL OF THE DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE THE OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES. >> YEAH, YEAH. >> THAT'S WHO WE'RE WORKING NOW. [00:15:02] >> OKAY. >> IT IS ALL ELEMENTS THAT? >> CORRECT. AND ONCE THAT DESIGN PROGRESSES, WE'LL BE BRINGING THINGS BACK FOR INPUT AND THINGS LIKE THAT DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? ANY QUESTIONS? >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR, REGARDING THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DOWNTOWN REVITIALIZATION COMMITTEE. IF I COULD START, JUST BY SAYING I BROUGHT A COPY FROM THE WEB SITE FOR YOU GIVES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE THIS. THIS IS WHAT'S POSTED ON ON THE WEBSITE AS OF TODAY, AS FAR AS OUR DOWNTOWNS MISSION AND DOWNTOWN REVITIALIZATION COMMITTEE. THE DESCRIPTION. SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO START. I KNOW, THOMAS, WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT HISTORICALLY OUR COMMITTEE HAD TAKEN ON MORE, WE WERE DOING MORE CITY, STAFF, EXTENSION-TYPE WORK AND THAT NEEDED TO CHANGE. OF COURSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND ACCEPT THAT. IT WAS MENTIONED AT THAT TIME WE WOULD HAVE MORE OF AN ADVISORY ROLE. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE NOW TODAY. SORRY, I'M JUST SAYING THAT WAS, SORRY, THAT WAS LIKE A PREAMBLE TO SAY THAT WAS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN YOU CAME ON, NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUST PURELY ADVISORY. THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING WE'RE ADVISORY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT FROM THERE, WHERE WE GO FROM THERE, I GUESS. >> OKAY YES, SO I'VE GOT A NUMBER OF SLIDES. NOT ALL OF THE SLIDES. A NUMBER OF SLIDES FROM ONE OF OUR EARLIER PRESENTATIONS. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT IS MAYOR-- WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. I HAVE A BUNCH OF SLIDES IN HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND TIME ON AWFUL THESE THINGS WE ALREADY COVERED I DIDN'T KNOW QUITE WHERE THE CONVERSATION WOULD GO. I JUST WANTED SOME DIFFERENT BITS AND PIECES OF INFORMATION. I THINK THAT THE THING THAT I CAN PROBABLY START WITH IS JUST ANSWERING QUESTION. IN REFERENCE TO THE DRC AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE MORE ADMINISTRATIVE. SOME OF THE TASKS THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS A LIST THAT YOU PROVIDED TO US EARLY ON. AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT LIST, THIS IS WHERE WE DISCUSSED BACK IN MAY. THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS AND ITEMS. YOU CAN SEE FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW THE MAYOR WILL TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE MORE HERE IN A SECOND. SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY CITY STAFF. AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WEREN'T. FORTUNATELY FOR THE CITY WE HAD A DRC ABLE TO STEP IN AND FILL THAT GAP, WHICH IS AMAZING. AND A STORY NOT UNIQUE TO THE DRC. WE HAVE OTHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES IN PREVIOUS YEARS HAD TO FILL SOME OF THOSE GAPS. WE INCLUDED THAT LIST IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY. SO THAT KIND OF SPEAKS TO THAT AND THE CONVERSATION. MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THE ROLE OF THE DRC. THE DRC IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT IS SET UP THAT WAY THROUGH CHARTER. MUCH LIKE MANY OF THE DIFFERENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMISSIONS. ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE FOR EXAMPLE THE PARKS COMMITTEE, IT IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT IS SOMETHING AN AUTHORITY DELEGATED BY THE COUNCIL TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, ON BEHALF. IN THAT WAY, IT IS REALLY THE SAME. BUT AGAIN, I WAS JUST SPEAKING TO THE ITEM THAT YOU BROUGHT UP IN THE BEGINNINGS. [00:20:02] RELATIVE TO THE CREATION OF THE DRC. AND THE I WILL LET THE MAYOR TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON AND THEN TRANSITION FROM THERE. >> GOOD EVENING. FIRST, LET ME JUST SAY THIS IS REALLY LOUD. >> IT IS SO LOUD. I NATURALLY PROJECT. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS MAYOR OF LIBERTY HILL AND MAYOR PROTHEM, WE WANT TO THANK EACH ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME ASK COMMITMENT AS A VOLUNTEER TO THIS CITY. TO THOMAS' POINT, WE WENT TO HOME RULE IN 2024. AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRANSITIONING INTO HOME RULE. UNFORTUNATELY BY OUR STAFF, WE JUST DIDN'T MAKE IT. SO, WHEN THOMAS CAME ON BOARD AND WAS ASKED BY COUNCIL HOW FAST DO YOU WANT ME TO GO. COUNCIL GAVE HIM THE DIRECTION, LET'S JUST PULL THE BAND-AID OFF, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL TRYING TO MAKE UP TIME. I'M READING THIS HERE THAT YOU GAVE US. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THIS WAS WRITTEN OR DECIDED UPON, AND BY WHICH, BUT I THINK THIS IS GOOD FOR US TO KNOW FOR CLARITY. THAT'S ONE THING WE TALKED ABOUT. BRINGING CLARITY. I KNOW IT IS ONE THING BETWEEN CITY LEADERSHIP AND COUNCIL IS CLARITY FOR OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMISSIONS. SO WE'RE ALL WORKING AND FUNCTIONING IN UNISON, AND COHESIVELY. SO I'M REAL EXCITED, BECAUSE WHEN I LOOKED OVER THE LIST OF WHAT Y'ALL HAVE HELPED THIS CITY ACCOMPLISH IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. THERE'S NO WAY WE WOULD HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS PRIOR TO THIS ADMINISTRATION THAT WE HAVE NOW. SO, I DEFINITELY WANT TO GO OVER THAT. Y'ALL WERE VERY VITAL IN KEEPING DOWNTOWN'S HEARTBEAT ALIVE. SO IT DIDN'T COMPLETELY DIE OUT SO, I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO GO OVER EACH ONE OF THESE JUST REALLY QUICK PUBLICLY. THE FIRST STREET INITIATIVE. THAT WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION INAUGURAL COHORT. THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION. WE GOT SECURED MEMBERSHIP. SUCCESSFULLY WAS APPLIED THE GRANT TO SUPPORT IS OUR DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS. DID Y'ALL KNOW? DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN STARTED HAPPENING. DATA TOWERS. THAT WAS A LONG CONVERSATION. >> I REMEMBER THOSE CONVERSATIONS. >> RESEARCH AND PLANNING, Y'ALL HELPED CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH KATIE AT THE TIME AND CERTAIN STAFF. DO A LOT THAT PLANNING AND ANALYZE THE DATA AND CONDUCTED DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDIES. DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, Y'ALL HELPED DEVELOP, DRAFT THE DISTRICT OVERLAY BOUNDARY WAS CITY STAFF AND HOSTED THE DOWNTOWN DAY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN THE MASTER PLAN. AS Y'ALL KNOW OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT. AND Y'ALL, Y'ALL KEPT THAT ENGAGEMENT FOR US. IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU GUYS, A LOT OF THESE THINGS WOULD HAVE IS FALLEN TO THE WAYSIDE. THEN DOWNTOWN SIGNAGE. WE GOT 29 HIGHWAY 29, WHICH I THINK IS HUGE, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW OUR DOWNTOWN WAS LEFT AT THE TIME WAS ROUTE 332. I KNOW IT AS MAIN STREET NOW. THE STREETSCAPING IMPROVEMENT WORKING KATIE AND THE TEAM ON THAT WHICH AS Y'ALL KNOW WHEN THAT HAPPENED OUR COMMUNITY WAS WOW, THEY'RE REALLY STARTING TO DO THINGS. THAT BEAUTIFICATION, STARTING THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM. THE WATER TOWN MURAL. Y'ALL HELPED START WHAT I THINK AS WE HEARD FROM OUR GIRL SCOUTS SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TO BE BECOMING AN IDENTITY FOR HUNT HILL, WHICH IS THE ARTS. AND THAT STARTED WITH DOWNTOWN AND WORKING DOWNTOWN PIECES AND GETTING LOCAL ARTISTS TO COME OUT AND DESIGN AN ART WORK THAT SPOKE TO CITIZENS. AND REPRESENTED LIBERTY HILL. SO I JUST WANT TO BRING THIS TO Y'ALL ATTENTION AND ANYONE WATCHING AS A HISTORICAL MARKER AND PUBLIC MEETING WITHOUT DRC, AND YOU GUYS HERE, THESE THINGS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. SO I PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK Y'ALL THERE. WAS SO MUCH IN THE CITY THAT WAS GOING ON. IT IS WAY TOO MUCH FOR ONE COUNCIL TO DO ALONE. WITHOUT THE RIGHT ADMINISTRATION, A LOT OF THINGS CAN GET FALLEN AND FORGOTTEN. ONE AREA WAS DOWNTOWN. WE DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET IT. , SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR PARTNERING AND CONSISTENTLY STAYING AND BEING FOCUSED ON DOWNTOWN. WITH THAT I DENLY WANT TO [00:25:05] ENCOURAGE AND MAYOR PROTHEM AND THOMAS WOULD AGREE THAT WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE FOR US AND THE SKILLS THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN BRINGING IS DEFINITELY BEEN NOTICED BY THE COUNCIL. AND ALSO BY OUR COMMUNITY HAS IMPACTED US. I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THIS ASK MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FALLING IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CHARTER AT THE SAME TIME. THAT'S BEEN VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LIVING BY THAT BREATH OF WORK THAT THE COMMUNITY VOTED ON. SO WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH EACH COMMITTEE AND BOARD AND TRYING TO REDESIGN IT IN A WAY THAT DEFINITELY FITS. BUT THEN ALSO OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE A PLACE, BECAUSE WE KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO LOVE LIBERTY HILL. I BANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE, FOR YOUR TRUST IN THIS NEW LEADERSHIP AND TRUST IN THIS COUNCIL, AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT Y'ALL. I'LL STOP THERE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, AS YOUR MAYOR, I THINK THIS IS A CONVERSATION. I DON'T THINK IT IS ONE AND DONE TONIGHT. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, SOME OF STUFF Y'ALL SEEN WE HAVEN'T SEEN I WILL SEE IT TOMORROW. BUT SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL LIKE WE'RE ALL SEEING SOME THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THERE'S A LOT OF MASTER PLANS HAPPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE IN LIBERTY HILL. WE CAN'T DO ANY WORK, UNTIL COUNCIL DECIDES ON WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO. DECIDE THE FUNDING AND EVEN THE PHASING OF IT. AND TEN, THAT GIVES OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUR COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, THE TASK TO SAY, OKAY GREAT. WE NOW HAVE A PATHWAY TO GO. I THINK WE'RE AT A REALLY EXCITING TIME WHEN IT IS HAPPENING. IT IS ALSO THE END OF THE YEAR SO IT IS KIND OF A PERFECT TIME WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF THE FESTIVITIES DOWNTOWN. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF FOCUS BUT THIS COUNCIL WILL START MAKING SOME DECISIONS FOR 2027, GUESS WHAT, WE GET TO START AND GO FULL BLAZE AHEAD. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE CLARITY AND PEOPLE WILL HAVE OUR YEARLY GOALS. AND THAT SORT OF THING. I'M GLAD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS TODAY. Y'ALL ARE VERY VALUED. I THINK IT IS A GOOD TIME AND A GOOD SEASON OF JUST, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT? AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE END OF THE YEAR, INSTEAD OF THE BEGINNINGS, VISION BOARDING. WHERE YOU VISION BOARD, ALL RIGHT, THIS YEAR, WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH? THAT HOPE AND THAT LIFE COMES BACK TO WHERE THE END WHEN EVERYTHING IS DONE. NOW WE HAVE NEW LIFE. WE HAVE SOMETHING TO GO FOR AND A GOAL. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 2027 AND WORKING YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, AGAIN. AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO THOMAS. >> THANK YOU. >> SO THE PART THAT I WAS GOING TO TEE UP IS WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CITY COUNCIL ELEMENTS THE MAYOR WAS JUST DESCRIBEING INFORM 2027 LAUNCH. 2026 WAS THE YEAR WHERE F WE GO BACK TO FEBRUARY, WE WERE AT THE COUNCIL RETREAT. I SAID WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY, DIFFICULT THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. WE HAVE A VERY POOR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN. WE HAVE A TRAIN WRECK OF AN ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL. THAT'S NOT A SHOT AT ROUND ROCK, WE USE THEIRS. WE HAVE SOME VERY, SERIOUS CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD TO FACE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SAID IN THAT COUNCIL RETREAT WAS THANK INS THAT WE HAVE A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN THAT WE CAN WORK WITH. THAT WAS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT THING IT. ALLOWED US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THING LIKE, THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT PHASE ONE. WHICH IS REALLY KIND OF TAKING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION, AND SAYING THIS IS A REALLY AWESOME ASPIRATIONAL THING. BUT HOW DO WE START PUTTING THIS INTO A BOX THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DELIVERABLE? HOW DO WE STILL THINK ABOUT THE RETAIL ECONOMICS OF A PROJECT LIKE THIS? HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COMPONENTS. WHEN THE SOFT AND HARD COSTS THAT GO INTO A PROJECT LIKE THIS. WHEN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN WAS DONE, YOU KNOW THE WORLD LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT. THAT'S JUST THE WORLD WE LIVE IN THESE DAYS TWO,-YEAR CYCLES. THE WORLD LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT ISSUES WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES? AND THE PROPERTIES, AND IN COME BRANSES ALL OF THOSE THINGS WE WOULDN'T BE IN THE PLACE TO DO THAT, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SOMEWHERE TO JUMP OFF FROM. THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WILL SHOW A DRAFT OF THAT. WE'RE CALL THE FINAL DRAFT. IT IS FINAL DRAFT, IT IS NOT [00:30:04] FINAL, UNTIL IT IS APPROVED. IT IS THE DRAFT THAT WE THINK IS REALLY CLOSE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT TO COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT. AND WHEN THE PUBLIC REALLY GETS TO WALK THROUGH THAT DOCUMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN ON THE WEBSITE. WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL WEBSITE THAT HAS BEEN UPDATED ON THIS WHOLE PROJECT. IT IS GREAT TO SEAT LEVEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GONE INTO THAT. THAT STRATEGIC PLAN IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS. FOR YEARS THE CITY WOULD APPROVE A CIP. APPROVE A BUDGET. AND GO AFTER DIFFERENT INITIATIVES OR PROJECTS. BUT THERE WASN'T THE STRATEGIC VISION THAT REALLY SETS PILLARS FOR WHERE THE CITY IS GOING TO GO. SO FOR COUNCIL TO WALK THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN, AND NOW HAVE A DOWNTOWN DISTRICT PHASING THAT'S MOVING FORWARD. WHILE HAVING THESE OTHER THINGS, THE REWRITE, AND PARKS MASTER PLAN. YOU REALLY START TO SEE THIS 2027 TAKE SHAPE, WHERE COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE MAKING SOME MAJOR DECISIONS THAT WILL HAVE BIG IMPACTS ON THE VARIOUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES, RELATIVE TO THE WORK PLAN MOVING FORWARD. SO, THIS IS JUST THAT CONVERSATION THE IRONIC TIMING FOR THE END OF THE YEAR. AND LOOKING AT A 2027 THAT HAS A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. THE SAME CONVERSATION HAPPEN WIDTH EDC RIGHT NOW, AS THEY WANT WANT TO TAKE THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN AND ADVANCE THAT PROJECT. THEY HAVE PATIENTLY WAITED, UNTIL THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS FINISHED BY THE CITY. THIS UNDERSTOOD THAT COUNCIL NEEDED TO SET THOSE STRATEGIC DOORS FIRST AND THERE'S SOME GREAT PILLARS THE EDC WILL BE ABLE TO ADVANCE THE PLAN SO, KIND OF SAME CONVERSATION HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE A COMMUNITY THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ALL OF THESE THINGS INTO THE 2027. A LOT OF BIG, IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO MAKE. ANYWAY, I'LL PAUSE AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. >> I DON'T KNOW I WANT TO FINISH WITH THE SLIDES ARE DONE? >> I'M GOOD. >> IS THIS A GOOD SPOT. >> THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING ALL THAT WE HAVE DONE. I APPRECIATE THAT. IT REALLY DOES, IT IS A GOOD REMINDER OF THE MOMENTUM THAT WE'VE HAD. AND I APPRECIATE THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. I CAN APPRECIATE THAT WE WORKING TO GET CLARITY ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE TO DOVE TAIL TOGETHER. THAT'S AWESOME. I'M IN OUR COMMITTEE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE GRANULE, DRC POINTS. I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION IS. WHERE TO BE AN ADVISORY ROLE, I WANT TO KNOW, WHAT THAT MEANS FOR WHAT IS AN ADVISORY ROLE MEAN TO YOU IN PRACTICE? I WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU GUYS ARE ON THAT. >> WHAT TOPICS WILL WE ADVISE ON? I WAS GOING TO SAY FOR EXAMPLE THE MURAL. WHY WEREN'T WE INVOLVED IN THE MURAL DOWN THERE? WHAT ARE SOME ADVISORY THINGS THAT YOU WILL WANT OUR PARTICIPATION IN? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE DYNAMIC HAS BEEN, YOU JUST TELLING US WHAT'S BEING DONE AND WE'RE NOT REALLY ADVISING TO ANYTHING. SO I DON'T FEEL CLARITY WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING NOW. I FEEL VERY LOST. I FEEL AS A CONSITTENT I'M NOT BEING VALUED IN MY OPINION OR PERSPECTIVE IN THE GROWTH OF DOWNTOWN. SO WE EITHER NEED TO DECIDE WHETHER THIS COMMITTEE EXIST AND IT IS VALUED OR WE NEED TO MOVE ON AND DO SOMETHING ELSE. >> YEAH, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. THIS RIGHT HERE SHOWS ME WHY THERE'S BEEN POSSIBLY SOME CONFUSION. I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THIS. IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THE CHARTER. SO WHAT I THINK IS I'M NOT SPEAKING OUT OF TURN I WILL JUST SPEAK FROM THE HEART. WHAT I THINK, I THINK YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. WE CAN'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS RIGHT NOW, UNLESS IT IS ALL OF COUNCIL'S INVOLVED IN IT. CORRECT THAT'S WHERE, WE FEEL LIKE OUR HANDS ARE TIED. THOMAS, NONE OF US HERE CAN MAKE A DECISION, WITHOUT THIS TOPIC GOING TO ALL OF COUNCIL. AND HAVING A CONVERSATION, BUT ALSO THEN IN RETROSPECT LOOKING AT THE WHAT IS THE CHARTER? WHAT DID THE PEOPLE VOTE ON? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. WHAT PARAMETERS DO WE HAVE TO LIVE BY. AND GET LEGAL INVOLVED. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I THINK THAT'S THE MAIN QUESTION. WHAT HAPPENS WITH DRC, RIGHT? WHAT I CAN SAY IS I DO AGREE [00:35:05] WITH YOU. FIRST OF ALL T BREAKS MY HEART THAT Y'ALL HAVE NOT FELT VALUED. BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE A VOLUNTEER AND SHOW UP AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ON THE MULBERRY BUSCH SOMETIMES ON CASH I PHONE I WAS IN THE MULBERRY BUSCH AT THE BEGINNINGS NO ONE REALLY KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND TALKING ABOUT THE SAME SUBJECT ALL THE TIME AND THE SAME PROBLEMS NO ONE COULD GIVE US ANSWERS. I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS. I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE. >>> WAS UNAWARE. I THINK POSSIBLY ALL OF US WERE UNAWARE, BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS THAT'S WHY WE HAVE, JIM JUST SAYING UP UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. >> I DIDN'T KNOW. >> I WAS, I WAS AUNAWARE SPECIFICALLY YOU HAVE BEEN UNHAPPY AND. GOT YA'. >> NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT. THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO BE HEARD ON THE CONCERNS WE HAVE. >> I JUST SAW HER QUESTIONING I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WAS YOU MEANT. >> THERE'S NO HOST STILT HERE. >> LISTEN, AND MAYBE THIS FROM THE WEBSITE ISN'T EXACTLY RIGHT ANY MORE. MAYBE OUR DRC HAS EVOLVED FROM WHAT THIS WAS. BY THE WAY BEN THERE FOR YEARS. MAYBE IT IS NOT EXACTLY RIGHT ANY MORE. MAYBE IT IS EVOLVED. THAT'S FINE. IF WE NEED CHANGE THE VERBIAGE, THAT'S FINE. MY-POINT IS IF WE'RE AN ADVISORY ROLE, WHAT ARE WE ADVISING ON? BECAUSE SO FAR, WE ARE FINDING OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING DOWNTOWN ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE'RE NOT EVEN FINDING OUT FROM THE CITY ONCE IT IS DECIDED. WE DID ABOUT THE MURAL. ACTUALLY I THINK THE MURAL WE MAY HAVE FOUND OUT. >> WE FOUND OUT 24 HOURS BEFORE. >> PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELS THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CITY AND RANDOM OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY ARE POSTING ABOUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I'M GUESSING FROM PRESS RELEASES THAT HAVE GONE OUT. AND IT IS I JUST, I WANT WE ARE VERY EITHER TO HAVE TO ADVISE ON MEANINGFUL, TO ADVISE FIRST OF AND TO ADVISE ON MEANINGFUL TOPICS. WHERE WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT FOR ALMOST A YEAR. >> THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BRING THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE. THERE WAS A NEED FOR WHAT Y'ALL WERE DOING, BECAUSE Y'ALL HELPED MOVE THINGS FORWARD, PRIOR TO THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WE HAVE NOW. THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WE HAVE NOW ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT A SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING SOME OF THE THINGS. SO THERE WAS A ROLE REVERSAL N A SENSE. A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT THAT AS NATURALLY JUST HAPPENING BY BRINGING ON QUALIFIED STAFF TO HELP GIVE COUNCIL OPTIONS, COUNCIL MAKES THE DECISION, AND THEN IT HAPPENS. WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD THAT AND MOVING AT THAT PACE OF BUSINESS. WHAT I CAN SAY IS, UNUNFORTUNATELY WITHIN THE SHIFT HASN'T BEEN, IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF ALL OF US TAKING ON AND UNFORTUNATELY IT JUST HASN'T BEEN THE BEST COMMUNICATION. SO I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. THAT'S WHY WEIR HERE NOW AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS. WHAT I, I CAN'T. MAYBE I'M WRONG, THOMAS YOU CAN CORRECT ME. I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN EXPLAIN WHAT ADVISORY MEANS NOW, UNTIL WE TALK TO ALL OF COUNCIL. AND SEE WHAT IT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WE HAVEN'T SEEN EVEN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO? AND USING Y'ALL SKILL SET, HOW DOES TAWORK? YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE YOUR SKILL SETS AND TO ADVISE. OR TO GIVE A SAY. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE IN A ROLE, WHERE YOU HAVE A SAY. >> RIGHT, AND WE FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT. IF WORK IS BEING DONE DOWNTOWN, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CONSTITUENTS TO BE IN A ROLE THAT HAS SOME SAY IN THAT. >> AND THEY HAVE. >> THEY HAVE THROUGH OUR ENGAGEMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. >> THESE CONSTITUENTS. >> THE COMMITTEE. >> THE DRC COMMITTEE. >> I AGREE. >> NATIONAL TEAMED TO THE, I I THINK THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OBVIOUSLY TOO. BUT ALL OF IT. US TOO. IT DOES SEEM VERY IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING VERY DEFLATING AND HONESTLY DISRESPECTFUL TO NOT, NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE THINGS HAPPENING, UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE TO HAVE ANY KIND OF SAY IN THEM. OR REALLY, ENJUST ACKNOWLEDGE THEM, UNTIL THE GENERAL PUBLIC [00:40:03] KNOWS. BUT THAT'S MY FIRST. AND I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION. MAYBE THE ONLY QUESTION WE'LL BE ABLE TO TACKLE TONIGHT WHAT DOES AN ADVISORY ROLE MEAN? >> ALSO WHAT DO YOU WANT CONSTITUENTS TO PLAY IN MONTH TO MONTH DOWNTOWN REVITIALIZATION ARE YOU SAYING WHAT ROLESIO WANT THE DRC TO PLAY? >> SINCE WEIR IN THE IN FANCY OF THE DOWNTOWN GROWING AND HAVING US AS DEATH TEAER OF CONSITTENCE TON A PARTICIPATE IN THE GROWTH OF THE DOWNTOWN AND THE FOCUSED PARTICIPANTS IN THE THE GROWTH OF DOWNTOWN WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN THE YEARS TO COME? AND HOW DO YOU INCORPORATE THOSE VOICES IN THERE. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO IN DOWNTOWN. >> WE'VE SEEN IT. >> THAT'S ESPECIALLY THAT FAVORITENERSHIP YOU HAVE WITH THE BUYERS REP OR WHATEVER, WHAT IS THE SNORINGS. >> OWNERS REPS, OWNERS REP. >> WE EVEN SEEN. AND AFTER THAT, ONCE COUNCIL GIVES DIRECTION, THEN WE KNOW. UNTIL COUNCIL MAKES THE DECISION, THERE'S NOTHING. THAT'S KIND OF HOW, UNFORTUNATELY UNTIL COUNCIL DECIDES WHAT DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING TO GO, WHERE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE SPENT. WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, SURFACES THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, I DON'T KNOW YET WHAT YOU CAN ADVISE ON YET. TO BE QUITE HONEST. I'M JUST. >> IT IS OUR CHANCE TO PUT EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE. THAT'S WHY I'M PUTTING THE QUESTION OUT THERE. IT DOUBT HAVE TO HAVE AN ANSWER. >> I'M WILLING TO PUT THIS ON. WE CAN PUT IT ON AGENDA TO COUNCIL, THE FIRST ONE IN NOVEMBER WHERE WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION OF SOME SORT. FIRST OF ALL I THINK WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS AS A COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO DECIDE. WE CAN'T MAKE DECISION WITHOUT THAT HAPPENING, AS FAR AS DETERMINING SPECIFIC THINGS OF WHAT Y'ALL WOULD BE ADVISING ON OR WHAT NOT. BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT'S IN LINE WITH THE CHARTER AND NUMBER TWO WHICH DIRECTION WE WILL GO. I DON'T KNOW, UNTIL WE LOOK AT THE PLAN AND TOGETHER MAKE A DECISION AS A COUNCIL. I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER YOU'RE WANTING TO HEAR. >> WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION SINCE LIKE MARCH, HON EFLY. THIS IS, YOU KNOW WE ARE JUST WANTING TO TALK ABOUT IT. WE HAVE QUESTIONS. WE HAVE HAD QUESTIONS FOR A LONG TIME. SO THIS IS GREAT CONVERSATION TO HAVE. SO IF THAT IS PUT ON THE NOVEMBER-- I DON'T KNOW. >> I CAN'T. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO, THERE'S A PROCESS FOR ME TO PUT ANYTHING ON A COUNCIL AGENDA. >> WHENEVER IT IS. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, SO WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT IS THE QUESTION OR WHAT IS THE TOPIC? WHAT. >> THE TOPIC IS FOR US TO DECIDE JUST WHAT Y'ALL ARE ASKING. WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP FOR DRC. AND MAKE SURE IT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CHARTER. HOW DOES THE CHARTER DEFINE. >> GO AHEAD THOMAS. >> SO THE ONLY THING I WOULD THROW IN THERE IS IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. MY JOB AS THE CITY MANAGER IS TO MAKE SURE I'M SETTING SEVEN PEOPLE UP FOR SUCCESS. SO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL IS GOING TO GET FROM ME IS GOING TO BE YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN. YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT DIRECTION YOU WANT PHASE ONE TO GO, BECAUSE PHASE ONE, THE BEGINNINGS OF PHASE ONE IS REALLY JUST THE SPAET AT THIS AT THE WALL, BASED ON MASTER PLAN. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIRECTION IT'S COULD GO. IT IS REALLY A SCOPE AND SCALE CONVERSATION. THEY NEED TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT THAT STUFF. AS THEY THINK ABOUT THE DRC, THE EBC, THE PARKS BOARD. ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES. AND THE REASON THAT IS SO IMPORTANT IS SO THAT THEY'RE PUTTING AMAZING COMMUNITY ADVOCATES IN THE POSITION FOR SUCCESS. SO AX, YOU DON'T FEEL YOUR TIME IS BEING WASTED. THAT'S IMPORTANT. B, WE DON'T HAVE REDUNDANT POSITIONS WHERE WE HAVE TO TAKE A SINGLE PROJECT THROUGH FOUR OR FIVE COMMITTEES AND IT DIES IN BUREAUCRACY. AND WHO LOSES IN THAT SITUATION? THE COMMUNITY LOSES, BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T MOVE THE PROJECT EFFECTIVELY. THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, SPECIFICALLY WHAT IS THE QUESTION THAT COUNCIL SHOULD BE ASKING THEMSELVES I'M GOING TO HELP THEM WALK THROUGH IT. THEY NEED TO EVALUATE ACROSS THE FULL PORTFOLIO MAKING A SINGLE DECISION IN THE VACUUM COULD HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT EFFECT FOR SOME OF THE OTHER COMMITTEES AND PROCESSES. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS AND GET IT VERY DIALED IN. [00:45:08] >> NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE. OR CERTAINLY NOT TO BRING UP PAST, WHATEVERS BUT I DON'T, AS AN EXAMPLE, AS AN EXAMPLE, SO THE MURAL PROJECT. WHICH WAS BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING, BY THE WAY. I LOVE THE MURAL. I LOVE THAT ARTIST IS FABULOUS HOW HE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY, ALL OF IT AMAZING. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PERFECT PROJECT TO BRING TO US AND SAY, HEY, THIS PARKERS AMERICA TILE PROJECT THAT YOU KNOW WOMANED LOVE TO PUT A MURAL ON THAT. WHAT DO YOU THINK? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THAT'S AN EXAMPLE AND THERE ARE MANY MORE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE COULD HAVE ADVISED ON. OR WE COULD HAVE, AND I DON'T KNOW, IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT WOULD HAVE SLOWED THE PROCESS DOWN BY JUST OR JUST GIVING US A HEADS UP. HEY, WE'RE DOING THIS. THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. >> I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR Y'ALL NOT BEING AWARE AND NOT FEELING VALUED. THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE WE'RE MAKING A TRANSITION. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY Y'ALL DIDN'T DO THAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE MORE CLARITY TO AT THE THOSE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I WAS UNAWARE Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW. I WAS JUST UNAWARE. I APOLOGIZE. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. A LONG YEAR OF FRUSTRATION. >> I HEAR YOU. >> IT IS FRUSTRATE FINGER WE WOULD HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION EARLIER IN THE YEAR, WHEN WE TRIED TO HAVE IT. SO IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME OF BUILT UP FRUSTRATION A ACROSS-THE-BOARD. ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW DO YOU HAVE ANY-- >> WE THE ONLY OTHER EXAMPLE I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE WHICH WAS THE, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BRING UP A DISCUSSION THE BACK LIGHTING FOR THE LIBERTY HILL AT THE CIRCUMSTANCELE, THE SIGN. AND I HAVE NEVER NOTICED THERE WAS ANY ELECTRICAL. NOW WITH THE CHRISTMAS TREE THING NOW I NOTICED THERE'S ELECTRICAL BOX THERE'S. WE HAD NO IDEAS. AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE, I'M NOT LOOKING TO BE SOMEONE THAT GOING TO SAY NO YOU CAN'T DO THIS OR YES, YOU CAN DO THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADVISE AND BE THE FIRST PUBLIC INPUT. THAT'S WHAT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE SHOULD BE THE FIRST PUBLIC TO BOUNCE THINGS OFF. NOW, IF IT IS SOMETHING ALREADY APPROVED IN THE BUDGET THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE, BUT I WOULD STILL LIKE TO KNOW. >> TO YOUR POINT, WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR AUTHORITY. >> I THINK THAT, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT WE HAD EARLY DAYS, WHEN YOU FIRST CAME ON, THOMAS WE HAD KIND OF ACCIDENTLY HAD SOME AUTHORITY. AND IT HONESTLY PUT ME IN A VERY NERVOUS SPOT, BECAUSE I'M NOT ADVERTISING PERSON. I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT. 100 PERCENT NOT QUALIFIED TO. I WELCOMED YOUR COMMENT ABOUT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING THINGS YOU WEREN'T REALLY SUPPOSED TO DO. YOU NEED TO BE MORE OF A ADVISORY ROLE. THAT'S GREAT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. WE ACCEPT THAT. WE WANT TO DO THAT THOUGH. JUST REALLY QUICK, AS A CONSITTENT AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER, YOU CAN CALL ANYONE YOU CALL A COUNCILMEMBER I NEVER WANT A CONSITTENT OR A BOARD MEMBER TO THINK THAT COUNCIL CAN'T BE CALLED UPON, BY ANYBODY OR AN E-MAIL. AND TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT COUNCILMEMBER. I NEVER WANT ANYONE THINK THEY HAVE TO TO TO GO THROUGH ANYONE TO HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD. PLEASE IF Y'ALL EVER FEEL THAT WAY YOU CAN DIRECTLY CALL ME, DIANNE, ANY COUNCIL. PUT US IN THE E-MAIL. SHARE YOUR IDEAS, AND GIVE US INPUT. IT CAN HAPPEN JUST SIMPLY AS THAT WAY AS WELL IT. DOESN'T HAVE TO WAIT TO GET ON A MEETING AND HAVE THE DISCUSSION. YOU CAN SIMPLY SENT AN E-MAIL, AND SHARE AN IDEA. >> THANK YOU. S YEAH I THINK SOME OF [00:50:03] FRUSTRATION Y'ALL FEEL AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES IS NOT KNOWING ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE PROTECTED UNDER ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL HAD TAKEN ACTION THAT ACTION AND DREX WAS GIVEN UNDER ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE RELEVANT TO REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION. AGAIN, I CONTACT BREAK THAT ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATION WAS Y'ALL. WHEN COUNCIL IS ACTIVELY DELIBERATING AND NEGOTIATING ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF IT TOO, AND SO, JUST GOES BACK TO A LOT OF THOSE FRUSTRATIONS STEM FROM SOME OF THOSE THINGS. >> SOME. ARE THAT. WE WOULD NEVER, WE I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF I WOULD NEVER EXPECT ANYBODY TO SHARE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WITH US IMPROPERLY. I WOULD NEVER ASK THAT OR EXPECT THAT. I'M TALKING ABOUT THING THAT AREN'T PROTECTED BY THOSE RESTRICTIONS, OBVIOUSLY. >> WHAT WOULD THOSE? >> THE MURAL. THAT WAS, YOU KNOW THAT IS ONE. >> IT IS ONE EXAMPLE OF THE BIGGER SIGNIFICANCE. >> AND OUTSIDE OF THE MURAL WHAT WAS ANOTHER ONE? >> I-- I DON'T KNOW GIVE ME A MINUTE AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME MORE EXAMPLES IF YOU NEED MORE EXAMPLES I CAN THINK OF OTHERS. THAT'S JUST ONE, THAT I JUST HAD AT THE TOP OF MY MIND. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER THINGS THAT I KNOW WERE NOT PART OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. IT WOULDN'T BE, BECAUSE THEY WERE BROUGHT OUT IN OTHER PLACES. THEY WERE BROUGHT OCCUPY KNOT PUBLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THINGS LIKE THAT BEFORE IT THEY WERE BROUGHT TO US. I THINK PART OF THE OTHER THING RELATIVE TO, FOR EXAMPLE THE ELECTRICAL. WE WELCOME THAT FEEDBACK. AS SOON AS YOU SENT THAT N THAT IDEAS OF HEY, COULD THERE, COULD WE DO THIS OR THAT? OF COURSE WE LOVE THAT STUFF. IN THE WAY THAT ANY BOARD OR COMMITTEE REALLY WORKS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY, IS PASS THOSE IDEAS OVER. WE'LL RUN THOSE THINGS THROUGH THE TRAP AND WHAT IS DOABLE AND WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF. DO WE HAVE BUDGET FOR AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRATEG PLAN. THAT'S THE NEW QUESTION WE WILL BE ASKING OURSELVES IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE GREAT. AT THE SAME TIME, MOVING FORWARD IN A COMMUNITY THERE IS THAT PUSH AND PULL OF OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. WE WOULD NEVER WAIT TO GET THE ELECTRICAL IN, UNTIL WE COULD GET TO A BOARD OR COMMITTEE. BUT AS YOU SEE THINGS LIKE THAT, HAPPENING OF COURSE WE WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW. THAT'S WHY WE BRING THE STUFF AND SAY THERE'S THE CHRISTMAS TREE THING GOING ON. SHARE THOSE IDEAS. >> HOLIDAY PLANNING IS IS A EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING WE DIDN'T GET TO BE PART OF. THE TREE LIGHTING CONCEPT. TO BE ABLE TO WORKSHOP THAT. AND BE ABLE TO THINK OF IDEAS AND INVESTMENTS ON THE RIGHT TREE, AND THINGS LIKE THAT IT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. >> I THINK THERE'S A CONVERSATIONS FOR COUNCIL TO FIGURE OUT IF THAT'S THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT THEY WANT. >> THESE R THESE ARE JUST HOLIDAY FUN THINGS RIGHT? THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THIS COMMITTEE, EVEN BEFORE I STARTED THAT OBVIOUSLY, YOU MENTIONED MAYOR, THAT THEY WERE A PART OF, THAT THEY HAD A LITTLE MORE FREE WILL FOR TIMING ON. THERE IS AN ECONOMIC ASPECT TO, THAT STATEMENT. IF IT STILL HOLDS WATER TO THIS DAY. WE STILL WANTS TO BE PART OF. I MENTIONED IT MONTHS AGO. I DON'T WANT TO BE JUST A BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE. I WANT TO BE A STRATEGIC PARTNER AS WELL. BECAUSE WE ARE CONSITTENTS AND WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE GROWTH OF THE CITY. I DON'T WANT TO BE PLACATED TO. TO BE PART OF THIS PROCESS WITH YOU GIVES. AND BE OF SUPPORT. >> RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE TIME NOT TO LOOK IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR. AND WE KNOW THE AREAS THAT WE CAN WORK ON. AND PART OF IT IS JUST AS DIANNE WOULD SAY STORMING AND FORMING. JUST REBUILDING, AND, WE'VE MOVED REALLY FAST IN A REALLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THINGS ARE GOING TO BE, THERE'S A LITTLE SLIPUPS. NOT TO SAY THAT IT MAKES IT RIGHT AT ALL. I'M NOT MAKING AN EXCUSE FOR IT. I'M ALSO ASKING FOR A LITTLE GRACE, BUT I'M JUST GLAD WEIR HERE. BECAUSE EACH ONE OF Y'ALL ARE VERY VALUABLE TO ME AS MAYOR. AND I KNOW ALSO TO THIS COMMUNITY. WHAT I WANT TO COMMITTEE TO, IT Y'ALL ARE OKAY WITH IT, IS I WILL WORK WITH DIANNE AND THE CITY MANAGER AND KNOWING WHAT THE NEXT STEPS. HOW, HOW DO WE SUCCESSFULLY GET ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM? [00:55:03] HOW DOES THAT NEED TO BE WORDED TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL AS A WHOLE. AND WORDED IN A WAY TO DO ALL OF THE THING. BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SOUR THAT THAT'S DONE. THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND EITHER DO A JOINT MEETING WITH DRC OR YOU KNOW WE CAN GO FROM THERE TO SEE WHAT THAT OUTCOME, BASED OFF OF THAT AGENDA ITEM. WE'LL HAVE MORE DIRECTION. AND THOMAS AND MYSELF CAN BE IN TOUCH WITH THAT. IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT I HAVE A CALL OR MEETING WITH EACH ONE OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND REACHING OUT TO ME. I KNOW IT IS VERY VALUABLE TO ME THAT, Y'ALL THAT YOUR LOVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND SKILL SETS THAT YOU HAVE ARE BEING USED AS WE'RE GROWING. BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO DO IT SUCCESSFULLY AND TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT REALLY DO HAVE THE HEART. AND Y'ALL HAVE THE HEART. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE IT IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE CLUNKY AND YOU HAVE BEEN FEELING THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE. I KNOW LIFE ISN'T EASY NOW ANYWAY. AND I THINK EVERYONE HAS A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES AND Y'ALL HAVE GIVEN UP TIME FOR US. AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG FOR US TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. BUT AS YOUR MAYOR, I WANT TO INSURE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND MOVE FORWARD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT Y'ALL EACH FEEL VALUED AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU,. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. >> I'M PERFECTLY OPEN SPEAKING TOR MYSELF AGAIN. OPEN TO CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION AND EVOLVING IN A WAY. WHATEVER YOU GUYS NEED US. THE CAPACITY THAT YOU NEED US. BUT IF YOU DON'T NEED US, THEN. >> WE DO NEED YOU. >> THAT WAS WHAT'S I WAS SAYING. >> WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE CAPACITY. >> HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK. I CAN'T MAKE THAT ON MY OWN. WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE STRATEGIC TOO. COUNCIL WILL GIVES A LOT MORE DEPTH AND WHAT COUNCIL DECIDES AFTER WEDNESDAY. >> OKAY. >> I WAS GOING TO ASKING FOR FUTURE MEETINGS. SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A GRAY AREA, UNTIL THINGS GET FIGURED OUT FROM THE COUNCIL SIDE. WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER? BECAUSE YOU KNOW F WE'RE JUST GOING TO SIT HERE FOR FIVE MINUTES AND GET REPORTED TO, IT IS NOT REALLY WORTH THE PUBLIC'S TIME OR OUR TIME TO DO THAT. >> I KNOW IN NOVEMBER COUNCIL IS HAVING TO SHIFT THEIR MEETINGS TO MONDAY DUE TO WEDNESDAY, DUE TO A CONFERENCE WE HAVE AND NEIGHING. SO THANKSGIVING. HONESTLY I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW NIGHT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN. >> JUST TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN BE EFFICIENT WITH OUR TIME. >> IF WE COULD I WOULD SAY AFTER TOMORROW NIGHT DEPENDING ON HOW COUNCIL GOES. COUNCILMAN LET YOU KNOW. >> I NEED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL BEFORE I CAN ANSWER THAT. >> WE HAVE THIS GIRL SCOUT, WAIT, HOLD ON. GIVE ME A SECOND. THAT'S GOING TO BE A FUTURE ITEM FOR US TO TALK ABOUT-- ACTION >> YES, YES. WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO. THAT'S THE ONLY FUTURE ITEM I CAN THINK OF THAT'S SHORT-TERM. THAT AND THEN SWEARING IN OUR NEW MEMBER. IS THAT NOVEMBER? IF WE HAVE A NOVEMBER MEETING. TO YOUR POINT-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT? I THINK THIS IS A TOPIC THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY CIRCLE PACK ON. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE JUDGEMENT WRONG STATEMENTS FROM A PLACE OF JUDGEMENT. EVEN THE AMAZING PROGRAM THAT THEY TALK ABOUT. WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND DETAILS. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT A GROUP OF GIRL SCOUTS TO GET THEIR HOPES UP. >> MY POINT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DISCUSS FOR A NOVEMBER MEETING. NOT SIGNING ON FOR THAT. SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PETEINGS I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD TOO. BETWEEN HOW TO AND THE DECEMBER MEETING I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS KID IS COME SOUTH. SO THE DUE DATE IS DECEMBER ONE. IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE, IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF ANY INTENT. [01:00:03] >> IO CAN CALL IN. >> I CAN CALL IN. I JUST WANT TO HEADS UP PLEASE DON'T DING AGAINST ME NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER THEY WILL BE MATERNITY MONTHS. >> I'M GUESSING BECAUSE OUR MEETING FALLS ON THANKSGIVING WEEK AND CHRISTMAS WEEK, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO WANT TO SHIFT AROUND SOME THINGS. TO YOUR POINT I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS WORTH SHIFTING ANYTHING, IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION OF ITEMS TO US, WHICH HONESTLY BE AN E-MAIL. >> WE CAN TAKE IT A STEP AT A TIME. LET THEM HAVE THEIR MEETING. THEY CAN LET US KNOW. JUST WAIT UNTIL THE COUNCIL MEETING AND WE'LL GET ANSWERS. WE HAVE A WHOLE OTHER MONTH TO PLAN THIS. >> A THE LOT OF ELEMENTS STRATEGIC PLAN. THERE IS NO ITEM ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW NIGHT TO TALK ABOUT. COMMITTEES SO, THERE'S JUST THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO PROCEDURALLY. THE EASIEST, SAFEST WAY IS JUST TO SAY WE'LL CIRCLE BACK AND GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN AND DON'T HAVE THAT. >> I WANTED TO CLARIFY THIS ONE THING. FOR A MEETING ASPECT, IT SEEMS LIKE IF WE HAVE SOME IDEAS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO EVENTUALLY RUN THROUGH FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IT SEALS LIKE WE CAN'T GET THAT AS AN AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS IN OUR OWN MEETING TO THROW THAT IDEAS OUT THERE, AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO GO THAT WAY OR MAYBE THIS WOULD BE WORTH FOLLOWING UP ON. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE THAT AS A COUPLE, THAT TOO. WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS EVEN IF STAFF HASN'T SPECIFICALLY REQUEST THAT HAD INPUT? GOING FORWARD WHAT IS THE PROCESS FORCI MEMBERS TO REQUEST ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION ON OUR AGENDA AND WHO DETERMINES WHETHER THEY'RE ADDED? >> I THINK BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS ARE THINGS THAT GET ANSWERED POSTCOUNCIL FIGURING OUT. >> WHAT ARE THE OTHER COMMITTEES DOING? I DO WANT TO BE CAREFUL, BECAUSE THE AGENDA ITEM HERE TONIGHT IS NOT TO DISCUSS I BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMISSIONS. >> THAT MAKES SENSE. ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMISSIONS FALL UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL. SO AS COUNCIL IS WORKING THROUGH DIRECTION, OBVIOUSLY THEY'LL THROW THOSE THINGS OUT THERE. I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL. >> FOR SURE, APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING. >> I NEED ANOTHER 20 MINUTES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE FROM YOU? >> I'M GOOD. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR, AND CITY MANAGER. APPRECIATE Y'ALL TALKING OVER THAT WITH US. AND WITH THAT WE'RE ADJOURNED AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.