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OKAY.[I. CALL TO ORDER]
IS SEVEN 30.GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BENBROOK CITY COUNCIL, AND TODAY'S DATE IS DECEMBER 1ST.
[II. INVOCATION]
WE'LL START WITH THE CALL TO ORDER AND AN INVOCATION WITH, UM, DONE BY FATHER KENNETH BOLAND WAS ST.THOMAS BECKETT CATHOLIC CHURCH.
AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH.
ALMIGHTY AND EVERLY GOD, WHO MADE ALL THINGS AND GOVERNS ALL THINGS GOD OF POWER AND GOD OF MIGHT WISDOM AND JUSTICE THROUGH YOU.
AUTHORITY IS RIGHTLY ADMINISTERED.
LAWS ARE ENACTED, AND JUDGMENT IS DECREED.
ASSIST WITH YOUR SPIRIT OF COUNSEL AND FORTITUDE.
THESE LEADERS AND AUTHORITIES OF OUR CITY OF BENBROOK, MAY THEY ALWAYS SEEK THE WAYS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, JUSTICE, AND MERCY, AND GRANT THAT THEY MAY BE ENABLED BY YOUR POWERFUL PROTECTION TO LEAD OUR COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY AND WITH HONESTY.
WE ASK THIS THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD.
YOU MAY NOTICE THAT WE HAVE, UM, MR. PHILLIPS AND MS. MACKEY BOTH ARE NOT PRESENT TONIGHT.
THEY BOTH HAD FAMILY OBLIGATIONS THIS EVENING, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AS USUAL.
[III. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM (Citizen Comments Are Limited To 3 Minutes)]
UM, FIRST WE'LL OPEN WITH CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. DOES ANY CITIZEN WISH TO SPEAK THIS EVENING ON AN ITEM? I[IV. MINUTES]
SEE THAT AS NONE.SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH WOULD DE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2022.
COUNSEL, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 17TH, 2022.
LOOKING FOR A SECOND, MR. TYNER? YES, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SECOND THAT PLEASE.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? IF NO, THEN LET'S TAKE A VOTE.
[G-2590 Adopt Update To Capital Improvement Program]
NEXT, WE'LL HAVE A SERIES OF REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER.OUR FIRST WILL BE TO ADOPT AN UPDATE TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND JIM HENDER ROCKER, YOU'LL HAVE REPORT FOR US FROM THE BENCH.
UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, BUT MAYBE FLIP TO THE NEXT SLIDE, BETH.
WELL, AS, UH, I THINK COUNCIL IS PROBABLY WHERE THE, UH, CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UM, BE UPDATED ANNUALLY.
AND IT IS A, UH, FORECAST AND SCHEDULE OF, UH, PUBLIC PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, FOR THE CITY.
AND IT'S, UH, FOR, UH, FIVE YEARS WITHIN THE, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE DO HAVE A SUMMARY TABLE THAT INCLUDES THE PROJECT YEAR, UH, THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, UM, THE ESTIMATED PROJECT BUDGET, UH, FUNDING SOURCE, AND THEN THE PROJECT STATUS.
UM, AND THIS INFORMATION, UM, UH, THERE'S ALSO AN UPDATE THAT, A LITTLE SUMMARY OF EACH ONE OF THOSE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND THEN, UH, THAT WE'RE USING 2022, UH, DOLLARS.
SO, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, UM, PROGRAM ITSELF, OBVIOUSLY, UH, THE BIG ONE WE'VE GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS OUR MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.
AND, UH, THAT INCLUDES, UH, THE NEW POLICE STATION, UM, MUNICIPAL COURT, CITY HALL OFFICES, VISITOR CENTER, AND SENIOR CENTER.
UM, WE ANTICIPATE PROBABLY SUMMER OF 24 IS, UH, WHEN THAT WOULD BE COMPLETED.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REPLACE, UH, FOUR AMBULANCES THAT WILL BE FULLY FUNDED BY THE TARRANT COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE, UH, DISTRICT.
UM, AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT PURCHASING A NEW, UH, DUMP TRUCK FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS, UH, DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT, UH, REPLACING OUR EMERGENCY SIRENS.
WE HAVE SEVEN OF THOSE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND SO WANT TO GET THOSE UPDATED.
AND THEN IN YEAR FIVE, UH, WE'RE PROPOSING TO REPLACE THE, UH, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT CASTLE ROBOT, UH, PARKS IN, IN DUTCH BRANCH PARK.
AND IF YOU RECALL, THAT WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECENTLY ADOPTED PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, UM, MASTER PLAN, UM, MOVING ON TO OUR STREETS, UH, IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UH, NEARING COMPLETION FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS PART OF THE CIP VISTA WAY, THE TWO WAY CONVERSION.
UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY THINKING THAT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THAT, UH, UH, ROADWAYS SHOULD BE OPEN.
UM, THE ONE THING I'D LIKE TO REMIND, UH, COUNSEL AND, AND THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING, UH, THE, UH, PLAN IS TO INCLUDE A
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SIGNAL, UH, LIGHTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NEW VISTA WAY EXTENSION IN BEN BOULEVARD.HOWEVER, UM, TXDOT DOES NOT ALLOW THOSE TO BE INSTALLED UNTIL, UH, TRAFFIC WARRANTS ARE MET.
SO WHILE THE FUNDING IS THERE, UH, THEY ACTUALLY WON'T BE INSTALLED, INSTALLED IMMEDIATELY.
AND SO ONCE, UH, TRAFFIC NUMBERS ARE SUCH THAT, UH, TDOT WILL ALLOW US TO PUT THOSE UP, WE WILL DO SO.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, WE'RE JUST ABOUT FINISHED WITH THE 47TH YEAR, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECT.
THAT'S THE, UH, SIDEWALK EXTENSION ON, UH, BEL AIR, UH, FROM, UH, WATERCOURSE TO, UM, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE CROSS STREET CROSSLANDS.
UM, AND, UH, THAT'S JUST ABOUT WRAPPED UP.
THAT'S REALLY LOOKING GOOD THAT, THAT WE'VE GOT THE TARRANT COUNTY, UH, ROAD BOND PACKAGE THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO RECLAIM, UH, WEST PARK IN, UH, TIMBER CREEK.
UH, SO THOSE ARE SOMETHING WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE WOULD GET GOING, UH, BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, EARLY NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE, UH, ANNUAL STREET OVERLAY PROJECT, UM, AND WE'RE PROPOSING, UH, $2 MILLION, UH, PER YEAR, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO DO ADDITIONAL LANE MILES THAN WE'VE DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
AND ALSO DEAL WITH OBVIOUSLY COST ESCALATIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING.
UH, ONE OF THE, UH, CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE HAVING, IF YOU NOTICE FOR OUR, UH, FUTURE YEAR, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, UM, WITH THE, UH, UH, CENSUS TRACKS, UM, THAT, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, UH, I GUESS INCOME LEVELS.
THE ONLY REAL ELIGIBLE AREA THAT WE HAVE IS IN OUR NORTHEAST, UH, UH, COMMUNITY WHERE WE'VE GOT THE CURRENT BEL AIR SIDEWALK PROJECT GOING ON, AND WE'RE REALLY KIND OF RUNNING OUT OF PROJECTS.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S NICE, IT SOUNDS LIKE, UH, TARRANT COUNTY WOULD ALLOW US TO, UH, APPLY FOR A, A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS THOSE DOLLARS TO BE USED TO REHAB, UH, PRIVATE HOMES INSIDE BENBROOK.
UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S CAPPED AT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY BRING BACK TO COUNCIL IF THERE'S NO OTHER VIABLE PROJECT, UH, FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'RE JUST SAYING TO BE DETERMINED ON THOSE, THOSE FUTURE, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, UH, GRANT PROJECTS.
UH, AS FAR AS, UH, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, WE'RE, UH, FOR THE CURRENT YEAR WE'VE GOT A STORM DRAIN CONDITION ASSESSMENT, UH, THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY A, A FOUR YEAR, UM, PROJECT.
WE'RE IN YEAR TWO, UH, CITYWIDE FLOODPLAIN STUDY.
UH, WE'RE JUST GETTING THAT WRAPPED UP.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING STARTED.
THE WESTERLY DITCH, UH, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH SIDE, DAWN, UH, PLANTATION WEST DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, PROJECT, UM, A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN, UH, YEAR ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TIMBERLINE DRAINAGE PROJECT.
AND THEN, UM, DEPENDING ON THAT STORM DRAIN, UH, CONDITION ASSESSMENT, WE'LL LIKELY HAVE SOME PROJECTS THAT WOULD COME YEAR THREE, THREE, AND FOUR.
AND THEN FURTHER OUT, UH, YEAR FIVE, UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING THE PLANTATION EAST, UH, CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS, UH, UH, NEAR TWILIGHT PARK.
UH, WE REALLY HAVE SOME ISSUES THERE WHERE THE, UH, NEED SOME SETUP REMOVAL AND, UH, SOME OF THE CHANNEL LINING, UH, THE PERFORATED BLOCKS, UM, ARE DAMAGED.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO GET SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO, TO FIX THAT BACK UP.
AND SO WITH THAT, UM, STAFF, UH, RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE REVISED, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS PRESENTED AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
MR. HENDER ROCKER, ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBERS? NONE.
SO I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
MR. TYNER? YES, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE, UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. HENDER ROCKER FOR GIVING THAT, UH, PRESENTATION, UM, AND THEN MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE REVISED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IS PRESENTED.
AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND, MR. ADDISON? YES, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION FOR THAT.
COUNSEL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, IF YOU'D VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
AND MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[G-2591 Floodplain Report]
NEXT WILL BE A REPORT ON THE, A FLOODPLAIN REPORT BY BENNETT HOWELL.AND AGAIN, THAT WE WON'T HAVE ANY ACTION NECESSARY ON THIS.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE PRESENT TO YOU BA BECAUSE OF OUR, UH, PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM, FEMA REQUIRES VERIFICATION THAT I PRESENT INFORMATION ON THE FLOOD INSURANCE ASSESSMENT, THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE FLOOD INSURANCE ASSESSMENT.
IT'S BASED ON THE CITY'S LEVEL OF FLOOD INSURANCE COVERAGE.
UH, FEMA PROVIDES US THE DATA AND THEN WE DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR FLOOD OUTREACH PROGRAM.
MOST RECENT DATA THAT FEMA HAS PRESENTED IS IN, UH, JANUARY 21.
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WE HAVE 617 PROPERTIES WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN AT THIS POINT, 302, UH, INSURANCE POLICIES ARE IN EFFECT, SO ABOUT 49% OF OUR PROPERTIES IN THE FLOODPLAIN HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE, WHICH IS A GOOD NUMBER.I DO FORESEE THE INSURANCE POLICY NUMBERS DROPPING BECAUSE INSURANCE, FLOOD INSURANCE IS NOT GOING TO BE SUBSIDIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE COMING YEARS.
AND SO THEY WILL BE PAYING FULL PREMIUMS AND IT IS GETTING PRETTY PRICEY.
THE REASONS PEOPLE DON'T PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY DOESN'T FLOOD, SO IT'S HARD TO CONVINCE 'EM THAT IT MIGHT FLOOD.
UH, IF, IF THE MORTGAGE LOAN IS NOT FEDERALLY OR STEAD STATE BACKED OR THE HOME'S PAID OFF, THEY DON'T, IT'S NOT REQUIRED.
AND FLOOD INSURANCE CAN BE EXPENSIVE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASSUMING THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE DURING EMERGENCIES.
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE CASE.
THAT DEPENDS ON IF THE DAMAGE IS WIDESPREAD AND WHETHER OR NOT THE GOVERNOR OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECLARES A, UH, DISASTER AREA.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FLOOD INSURANCE OUTREACH PROJECTS, INCLUDING MAILINGS, WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WE HAVE TO REASSESS IT EVERY FIVE YEARS.
THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN, IT'S BASICALLY A PLAN OF HOW THE CITY'S GOING TO, UH, INSPECT AND OPERATE.
IF THERE'S MASSIVE DAMAGE LIKE A TORNADO OR A FLOOD COMES THROUGH, HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUNCTION? THE PLAN IS PREPARED PRIOR TO EMERGENCY AND IT'S REVIEWED AFTER EACH EVENT OR ANNUALLY, AND WE REVISE IT AS NECESSARY.
IN THIS PLAN, IT LISTS THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND CITY ROLES, UH, THE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, UH, REQUIREMENTS.
AND BASICALLY IT'S A 50% DAMAGE ON THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE DETERMINES IF IT'S, UH, CAN BE REPAIRED OR NOT, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S IN A FLOODPLAIN.
AND THEN THIS PLAN IS REASSESSED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR AFTER EVERY, UH, EMERGENCY ANNUAL REPORT.
WE DO STILL HAVE OUR CRS RATING OF SIX, AND IT'LL INCLUDE A LIST OF, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
WE HAVE THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM EVALUATION, WHICH BEGAN LAST YEAR.
THAT'S THE FOUR YEAR PROGRAM, THE WESTERLY DITCH DRAINAGE AND THE SOUTH SIDE DON PLANTATION PROJECT CURRENTLY IS BID RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL OPEN BIDS NEXT MONTH IN DECEMBER AND AWARD A CONTRACT EITHER IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY.
SO THAT WILL BE COME HOPEFULLY COMING BACK TO YOU.
THEN ANOTHER ONE IN 24 IS GONNA BE, UH, EVALUATE DRAINAGE ISSUES, DRAINAGE, UH, POTENTIAL PROJECTS AT DUTCH BRANCH PARK.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TIMBERLINE DRAINAGE PROJECT, WHICH WILL BEGIN IN 24.
OUR GOALS FOR FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT IS TO REDUCE LOSSES AND INCREASE POLICY COUNT.
UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO ATTEND, UH, THE N-F-I-P-C-R-S USER GROUP MEETINGS, UH, HOSTED BY THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A CITYWIDE DISASTER TEAM THAT WE ENSURE THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS ARE UPDATED AND MAINTAINED.
AND ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT IS EITHER TO ACQUIRE, ELEVATE, OR RELOCATE STRUCTURES IN THE FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
WE ALSO WANT TO IMPROVE OUR CRS RATING AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DESIGN CONSTRUCTION, MAINTAIN DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT DETAILED REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS, DR. MARSHALL? SO OUR RATING SIX OUT ON WHAT SCALE? ONE TO 10.
UH, THE HIGHEST UH, CITY RATING IN TEXAS IS FIVE.
AND THERE'S ONE CITY IN THE COUNTRY OF A ONE.
MS. FRANKLIN, SO WHAT DOES CRS STAND FOR? COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM.
SO ONE TO 10, ONE IS WORST, 10 IS BEST OR IS ONE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOWELL? WE WERE SEVEN LAST EVALUATION PRIOR TO LAST EVALUATION, SO WE'RE BUMPING UP A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.
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OKAY.[VI. INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS]
NEXT AGENDA ITEM WILL BE INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS.DOES ANY CITIZEN WISH TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THIS EVENING?
[VII. COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF COMMENTS]
I SEE THAT AS A NOTE.SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF COMMENTS.
MS. FRANKLIN? I JUST HAVE A, THERE'S SEVERAL EVENTS COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SO TOMORROW, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND FROM SIX TO EIGHT, THERE'S PICTURES WITH SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, YMCA.
UM, AGAIN, THAT WAS SIX TO EIGHT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD AT 7:00 PM IT'S OUR 31ST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND FIREWORKS.
I WOULD NOT WAIT TILL SEVEN O'CLOCK TO TRY TO SHOW UP BECAUSE IT GETS REALLY BUSY FAST.
ALSO, ON SATURDAY, EARLIER IN THE DAY, DECEMBER 3RD, FROM 10 TO TWO, THE POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL TOY DRIVE, AND THAT IS OUTSIDE BENBROOK, WALMART.
THEN ON SUNDAY, WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY, UH, BENBROOK ARTISAN FARMER MARKET THAT IS ACROSS IN THE FIELD ACROSS FROM THE COMMUNITY YMCA.
AND THEN SATURDAY, NEXT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH FROM 10 TO THREE, IT'S THE EIGHTH ANNUAL HOLLY JOLLY AT THE BENBROOK LIBRARY.
AND THEN ALSO THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER IS A MONTH OF SWEETNESS AT CHICK-FIL-A AND BENBROOK PLEDGES.
THEY'LL DONATE $1 TO THE BENBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT PER CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES, THE SIX COUNTS.
SO IF YOU'VE NEVER TRIED THEM, PLEASE GO TRY THEM AND IT WILL SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
[VIII. ADJOURNMENT]
NONE.SO WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7 45.