May 01, 2025 City Council

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

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ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BENBROOK CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S THURSDAY, MAY 1ST, 2025.

WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM THIS

[II. INVOCATION]

WE'LL START WITH AN INVOCATION WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN DR. LARRY MARSHALL, AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PLEASE RISE MS. BRADY HEAVEN.

FATHER, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS YOU'VE GIVEN US.

THANK FOR, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A VERY ABUNDANCE, WE NEEDED THIS RAIN, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE RAIN WE GET AROUND HERE.

HEAVEN, FATHER, WANT TO BLESS ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR POLICE, FIREMEN, AND OUR SERVICE MEMBERS HERE AND OVERSEAS, GIVING THEM YOUR GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION AS THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOBS.

AND YOUR FATHER, BLESS OUR CITY FOR ALL THE MULTIPLE BLESSINGS YOU'VE GIVEN US AND CONTINUE.

AND YOUR FATHER, THANK FOR THE GRACE YOU'VE GIVEN US AS A COUNCIL FOR TO CARRY OUT THE CITY OF BUSINESS.

FATHER, IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE YOU TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

THANK YOU, DR. MARSHALL.

OKAY, WE'LL OPEN THIS EVENING WITH

[III. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM (Citizen comments are limited to 3 minutes)]

YOU'RE WELCOME TO GRAB ONE THERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE.

DOES ANY CITIZEN WISH TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT?

[IV. MINUTES 1. Minutes of the regular meeting held April 17, 2025]

SO OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD APRIL 17TH, 2025.

COUNSEL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE ON THOSE, DR. MARSHALL? YES.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON APRIL 17TH, 2025.

THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, MR. TYNER? YES, SIR.

I'LL SECOND THANK YOU WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND.

COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MEETING, MEETING MINUTES? AGENDA ITEM? I SEE NONE.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN VOTING.

ALL VOTES ARE COUNTED AND MOTION CARRIES.

[CC-2025-02 Nominations for the 2025-2026 North Central Texas Council of Governments Executive Board]

NEXT, WE WILL BE TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 20 25, 20 26 NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT'S EXECUTIVE BOARD COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THAT BOARD.

DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? I'LL OPEN THAT NOW.

MR. PHILLIPS, UH, RENEE, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SERVE ANY CAPACITY? I'LL CONTINUE IN THE ROLE THAT I'VE BEEN DOING.

FABULOUS.

OKAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE RENEE.

OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR RENEE FRANKLIN.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? DR. MARSHALL? I'LL SECOND HIS NOMINATION.

OKAY.

SO WITH, WITH THAT CLOSE NOMINATIONS, AND THAT'LL BE A SECOND ON THAT.

AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

OKAY.

YOUR VOTING IS OPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

AND MOTION CARRIES.

AT OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER.

OUR FIRST WILL BE TO CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE

[G-2691 Finance Report for period ending March 31, 2025]

AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, RICK OVERGAARD, WILL GIVE US FIRST PRESENTATION ON THIS.

YEAH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO THIS IS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, UM, WHICH IS THE SIXTH MONTH OF OUR FISCAL YEAR ONTO THE GENERAL FUND.

UH, WE HAVE FISCAL YEAR TO DATE REVENUES OF $21,112,505.

THAT'S 79.6% OF BUDGET EXPENDITURES, $12,926,458.

THAT'S 48.7% OF BUDGET.

FISCAL YEAR TO DATE.

REVENUES EXCEEDED EXPENDITURES BY $8,186,047.

HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF OUR, UH, MARCH REVENUES.

WE HAVE FRANCHISE TAX, $865,007 PERMITS AND FEES, $60,677.

FINES AND FORFEITURE OF $71,079.

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SOME INTEREST, $134,896.

MISCELLANEOUS $1,140 SALES TAX, $303,356 IN PROPERTY TAX, $563,141.

FISCAL YEAR TO DATE SALES TAX IS $2,235,509.

THAT'S 7.1% LESS THAN LAST YEAR.

UH, HERE ARE THE MARCH EXPENDITURES.

WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY OF $1,062,846.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSET MAINTENANCE, $848,912.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, $73,940.

ADMINISTRATION, $108,225.

NON-DEPARTMENTAL, $24,293.

AND STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES, $121,879 ONTO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

WE HAVE REVENUES ALL FROM PROPERTY TAX FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, $38,365.

THERE WERE NO EXPENDITURES FOR MARCH.

THE NEXT DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT IS DUE AUGUST 1ST, 2025.

UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FISCAL YEAR TO DATE REVENUES, UH, $1,236,496.

THAT'S 53.8% OF BUDGET EXPENDITURES, $299,911 AT 8.5% OF BUDGET REVENUE SUCCEEDED EXPENDITURES $936,585 ONTO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE HAD REVENUES OF $96,753.

EXPENDITURE IS $35,967.

UM, REVENUES EXCEEDED EXPENDITURES BY $60,786.

HERE ARE THE CAPITAL PROJECT MARCH EXPENDITURES.

WE HAD CEDAR CREEK AND TIMBERLINE DRAINAGE.

THE LOW WATER CROSSING AND STORM DRAINED ASSESSMENT PROJECT ONTO INVESTMENTS.

THE CITY HAD 39,000, I MEAN, EXCUSE ME, $39,617,582 EDC $7,317,110.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE FINANCE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025.

THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

COUNSEL, BEFORE WE LOOK FOR A MOTION, DOES ANYBODY NEED ANY CLARIFICATION OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT'S PRESENTED? I SEE NONE.

SO I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MS. FRANKLIN, THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR READING THOSE NUMBERS.

I'M GLAD YOU READ THEM AND I JUST GET TO YOU READ THEM OUT LOUD AND I JUST GET TO READ THEM ON PAPER.

, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE FINANCE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025 AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU, MS. FRANKLIN.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MRS. MACKEY? YES, SIR.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALRIGHT, WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND.

COUNSEL.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE.

YOUR VOTING IS OPEN.

STILL WAITING ON ONE VOTE.

COUNSEL.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, AND MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OUR NEXT SET OF REPORTS WILL NEXT WE'LL CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025.

AND MR. OVERGAARD WILL CARRY THIS AS WELL.

YEAH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH,

[G-2692 Quarterly Investment Report For Period Ending March 31, 2025 ]

WE HAD THE CITY HAD 39 AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS STAFF REPORT, 30 $39,617,582.

THAT'S 84.4% OF THE PORTFOLIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAD $7,317,110, 15.6% OF THE PORTFOLIO.

HERE IS OUR INVESTMENT

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PORTFOLIO CERTIFICATE AS A DEPOSIT, 2,000,008 $2,630,306 5.6%.

GOVERNMENT POOLS $28,441,441, 60.6% OF PORTFOLIO, AND THEN AN AGENCY NOTE OF 500001.1% OF THE PORTFOLIO.

UM, WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY FOR THE PORTFOLIO ON MARCH 31ST WAS 13 DAYS, AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY WAS 3.01%.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025.

THANK YOU MR. REGAD.

UH, AGAIN, BEFORE MOTION, ANY QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS NEEDED? OKAY, I SEE NONE, MR. TYNER, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION.

YEAH.

UH, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT THE INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025.

THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, MR. PHILLIPS? THANK YOU, SIR.

I WILL, UH, SECOND THAT MOTION.

ALRIGHT, WITH A MOTION.

SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

YOUR VOTING IS OPEN AND MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

OKAY.

OUR NEXT

[G-2693 Social Media Policy ]

AND OUR CITY MANAGER, JIM HEND ROCKER, WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND, UH, COUNCIL.

UH, IF YOU RECALL AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL, UH, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY THAT IS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION G 15, UH, WHICH WAS, UH, ADOPTED BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2010.

AND INCLUDED IN YOUR COUNCIL PACKET IS OUR RECOMMENDED UPDATES.

UH, SOME OF THE KEY CHANGES OR ELEMENTS OF THAT POLICY IS, UH, DESIGNATES THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AS A LIMITED, UH, PUBLIC FORUM.

AND REALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS THAT, UH, THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO INFORM, UH, THE PUBLIC BUT NOT TO INTERACT.

UH, SO IT WOULD BE ONE WAY COMMUNICATION ONLY ALL COMMENTS AND MESSAGING FUNCTIONS, UH, WOULD BE DISABLED.

UH, SO, UH, CITIZENS, UH, WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, UH, UH, UH, DIRECT MESSAGE OR COMMENT, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

UM, THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF IT IS, UH, CONTENT MUST BE RELATED TO CITY OPERATIONS, UH, AS APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

UM, ONLY DESIGNATED PERSONNEL, UH, MAY MANAGE CITY ACCOUNTS.

UM, AND ALL POSTS WILL BE, UH, INCLUDE, UH, DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFORMATION.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THIS, IS THAT IT'S GOTTA HAVE A NAME, UH, EMAIL OR A PHONE NUMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT OR THE PERSONNEL THAT, UH, IS RELATED TO THE POST.

AND THEN AS REQUIRED BY LAW, UH, OUR WE'LL HAVE TO MAINTAIN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA RECORDS.

UM, THE, UH, DRAFT POLICY WAS, UH, REVIEWED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND, UH, IF, UH, ADOPTED THIS EVENING, THE POLICY WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE, UH, RIGHT AWAY.

AND, UH, WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE REVISED SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY, WHICH SHALL REPLACE AND SUPERSEDE THE PREVIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY TITLE, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION CHIEF 15.

AND WITH THAT, I'D ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, YOU MIGHT HAVE, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A LITTLE CLARIFICATION.

JUST, UM, WE, WE, WE DO VALUE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION AND INPUT AND, AND BEING ABLE TO CONTACT US, BUT PART OF THIS, UH, POLICY REVISION DOESN'T TAKE AWAY THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO CONTACT US.

THIS IS JUST DISABLING THIS KIND OF TWO-WAY MESSAGING WHEN WE'RE ON WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND YEP.

ABSOLUTELY.

CLEARLY, CLEARLY THE INTENT HERE IS THAT WE WANT, UH, CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH CITY STAFF.

AND WHAT WE'D REALLY LIKE TO DO IS HAVE THEM, UH, BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY CONTACT THE STAFF THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGE THAT WAS POSTED.

UH, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD IS RIGHT NOW WE'VE KIND OF GOT A LAYERED A SITUATION WITH THE, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA MONITOR WHERE THEN HAVE TO READ THE MESSAGE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE DEPARTMENT THAT IT BELONGS TO.

AND SO IT KIND OF DELAYS THAT RESPONSE.

AND SO THIS WOULD, UH, ALLOW THAT TO BE DIRECTLY COMMUNICATED TO THE, UH, THE PERSONNEL FROM THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S POSTING THE MESSAGE.

YEAH.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST INSTRUCTIONS ON THOSE PAGES WHERE THEY KNOW EXACTLY HOW THEY CAN EMAIL EXACTLY HOW THEY CAN PHONE CALL OR WHICH DEPARTMENT IF THEY DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

SO THAT WE'RE STILL FACILITATING THEM, GETTING THE RIGHT INFORMATION, JUST NOT USING THAT DIRECT.

RIGHT.

YEAH.

SO ALL THE POSTS WILL ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OR THE CONTACT PERSON, UH, NAME AND

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THANK YOU FOR ELABORATING.

COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS? MS. FRANKLIN, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLARIFIED.

AND SO FOR CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND ALSO, WHAT, UH, WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE WE CURRENTLY COMMUNICATING ON? UH, WELL, FACEBOOK OBVIOUSLY IS PROBABLY THE, THE MAIN ONE THAT WE HAVE.

UM, BUT WE'VE GOT TWITTER, UH, IS ANOTHER ONE THAT WE USE AND NEXTDOOR DO WE USE NEXT DOOR AND NEXT DOOR? YEP.

OKAY.

AND THEN THE SECOND POINT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IS WE HAVE NO ONE PERSON IN OUR CITY ASSIGNED AS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA MONITOR.

SO BY GIVING THEM A SPECIFIC PERSON, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO THEN CONTACT THE PERSON THAT IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE INFORMATION.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AS OPPOSED TO THAT'S CORRECT.

SO WE DO NOT HAVE A DESIGNATED STAFF PERSON OR A POSITION, UH, FOR SOCIAL MEDIA MONITOR.

WE HAVE A STAFF PERSON WHO'S PART OF THEIR JOB IS TO, TO DO THIS.

SO, UH, OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF OTHER DUTIES, UH, AS WELL, UH, WITH THEIR POSITION.

SO, UH, THIS WOULD ALLOW THAT, UH, DIRECT COMMUNICATION TO THE, UH, INDIVIDUAL THAT'S ACTUALLY SENDING THE MESSAGE OUT OR THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S SENDING THE MESSAGE OUT.

OKAY.

AND THEN JUST ONE MORE QUESTION.

SO THIS POLICY MAKES IT CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. 'CAUSE CURRENTLY WE HAD A LITTLE DIFFERENT INTERACTION ON ONE AS OPPOSED TO OTHER.

THIS ONE JUST MAKES THEM ALL WORK THE SAME.

YES.

FOR CONSISTENCY, YES.

THIS WOULD APPLY TO ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS WE HAVE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MR. AND MACKEY, IJ I'D LIKE JUST TO MAKE THE COMMENT THAT, UM, LIKE SAY FOR FACEBOOK, UM, SINCE I CANNOT COMMENT ON THE CITY'S POST, I'M ABLE TO SHARE THAT AND MAKE MY COMMENT AND THEREFORE ALL MY FRIENDS SEE THAT COMMENT AND THEN THEY CAN SHARE IT THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT ENGAGES MORE PEOPLE AND WIDENS OUR SOCIAL FOOTPRINT AND THAT KIND OF ENGAGEMENT.

YEAH, THEY'RE ALL STILL SHAREABLES.

YEAH, AGREED.

ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE WE LOOK FOR A MOTION? OKAY, THEN I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

MS. FRANKLIN? YES, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE REVISED SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY, WHICH SHALL REPLACE AND SUPERSEDE THE PREVIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY TITLED ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION G 15 AT AS HAS BEEN PRESENTED THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND MRS. MACKEY? YES, SIR.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALRIGHT, WILL A MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

YOUR VOTING IS OPEN AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE POLICY REVISIONS.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THAT IS IT FOR, UH,

[VII. INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS]

OUR NEXT SECTION IS INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS, AND WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO I WOULD IMAGINE WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

SO IN OUR INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT ANY, ANY ISSUE THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UM, RELATED TO THE CITY OF BENBROOK OR, OR QUALITY OF LIFE OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, WE DO HAVE A RULE OF THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU'RE, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND, YOU CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

WE HAVE A MICROPHONE AND WE ASK THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL LOOK RIGHT BELOW YOU.

THERE'S A THREE MINUTE TIMER RIGHT BELOW YOU THAT'LL, THAT'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER YOU HAVE TO SPEAK.

SO IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK THIS EVENING? ALRIGHT, MICROPHONE IS ON WHEN YOU GET THERE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR THREE MINUTES WILL BEGIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MY NAME IS JUSTIN HARVEY.

I LIVE AT 1 0 3 SOUTH OSCEOLA IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

UM, I COME HERE ALL THE WAY TODAY TO BRING AWARENESS TO AN ISSUE OF WEATHER MODIFICATION, ALSO KNOWN AS GEOENGINEERING, WHICH I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF BY NOW.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS ALL OF US AS IT, UM, IS CONSISTS OF THE AIR WE BREATHE.

UH, THESE PROGRAMS CONSIST OF SPRAYING TONS OF PATENTED AEROSOL POLLUTANTS INTO OUR SKIES WITHOUT PUBLIC CONSENT.

THIS INCLUDES ALUMINUM, BARIUM, STRONTIUM AND MORE.

AND WHILE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT SAY THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES, AND THEY DO HAVE SOME DECENT RECEIPTS, I DON'T EVEN REALLY THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE IT THERE.

YOU CAN SIMPLY POINT TO THESE ARTICLE HEADLINES THAT I'VE BROUGHT HERE TODAY, AND THEY START WITH, IS IT TIME TO CONSIDER DIMMING THE SUN? HARVARD'S SOLAR GEOENGINEERING RESEARCH PROGRAM? FORBES ARTICLE BILL GATES VENTURE AIMS TO BLOCK DUST INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, I'M SORRY, SPRAY DUST INTO THE ATMOSPHERE TO BLOCK THE SUN.

FOX NEWS, THE BIDEN ADMIN WAS CONSIDERING BLOCKING THE SUN TO PREVENT CLIMATE CHANGE.

CBS NEWS, CONTROVERSIAL SPRAYING METHOD AIMS TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A CIA DIRECTOR FORMER SAID, A PERSONAL PROGRAM THAT HAS GAINED MY ATTENTION IS ONE OF STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOL INJECTIONS, WHICH IS A FANCY TERM FOR THE CHEMTRAIL WORD.

YOU CAN NO LONGER CALL SOMETHING A CONSPIRACY THEORY, I DON'T BELIEVE.

WHEN HARVARD BILL GATES, THE WHITE HOUSE ADMIN FORMER AND A CIA DIRECTOR ARE ALL CALLING FOR THESE PROGRAMS TO START.

THIS DEMONSTRATES THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN POWER THAT HAVE EVERY INTENTION TO

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AND PEOPLE SAY, WELL, JUSTIN, THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED.

IN THE 1955 IN ST.

LOUIS.

THEY SPRAYED CHEMICALS OVER AN IMPOVERISHED ST.

LOUIS COMMUNITY JUST TO SEE WHAT THE EFFECTS WOULD BE.

NOW, FIVE YEARS AGO, THIS SPEECH WAS LAUGHED AT AND I WAS TOSSED OUTTA HERE AND IT WAS A LOONY BIN KIND OF, UM, TALK, BUT WE'VE CURRENTLY GOT 30 STATES PROPOSED BILLS TO BAN WEATHER MODIFICATION, INCLUDING TEXAS.

AND THE EPAS ANNOUNCED THEY'RE INVESTIGATING IT AS WELL.

THIS IS NO LONGER CONTROVERSIAL AND I'M GRATEFUL THE ISSUE IS MAINSTREAM, BUT WE CAN'T DEPEND ON THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS FOR US, WHICH IS WHY I THINK WE SHOULD ALL DO OUR PART LOCALLY TO PUT MEASURES IN PLACE.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY I'M LOSING MY PLACE HERE.

UM, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I WOULD CALL ON THE CITY OF BENBROOK TO BASICALLY PASS A RESOLUTION, OUTLAWING THIS PRACTICE LOCALLY.

AND NOW WHILE, WHILE THIS MAY BE OUT OF YOUR JURISDICTION AND FEDERAL AIRSPACE IS HIGHER, YOU CAN START THE CONVERSATION, YOU CAN GET ATTENTION ON THE ISSUE, YOU CAN EDUCATE YOUR PUBLIC AND YOU CAN HELP REPORT THESE INSTANCES TO THE EPA.

JUST BECAUSE IT COULD BE OUT OF YOUR JURISDICTION DOESN'T MEAN THERE AREN'T WAYS FOR US TO FIGHT BACK.

YOU HAVE A PLATFORM AND YOU CAN USE IT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

IF ENOUGH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND STATE GOVERNMENTS SHINE A LIGHT ON THIS ISSUE, I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN STOP THE PRACTICE WHOEVER'S CARRYING IT OUT.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO START TESTING YOUR SOIL LOOKING AT THESE THINGS.

MIKE ADAMS IS ALREADY LOOKING AT OUR SOIL SAMPLES IN FLORIDA.

THE EXPERTS SAY THIS STUFF ACCUMULATES IN OUR BODY OVER TIME, AND I DON'T WANNA BE BREATHING MICROSCOPIC BITS OF ALUMINUM, MY FAMILY, WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE.

AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN METAL IS IN A MICROWAVE.

SO I REALLY HOPE THEY DON'T CRANK UP THOSE RADIATION TOWERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON EVERY STREET CORNER.

THESE ARE VALID AND CONCERNING QUESTIONS.

IT SHOULD BE A COMMON SENSE ISSUE TO FIGHT FOR CLEAN AIR IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

I TRULY HOPE THAT WE CAN GET SOMETHING PASSED HERE LOCALLY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE ARTICLES THAT I MENTIONED AS WELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR RAISING AWARENESS ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS THIS EVENING? OKAY, I SEE NONE.

SO WE'LL CLOSE INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS AND WE'LL

[VIII. COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF COMMENTS]

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WOULD WISH TO SHARE ANYTHING THIS EVENING? MR. TYNER? YES, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT MAY'S NATIONAL BIKE SAFETY MONTH AND AS A CYCLIST, UH, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A, A LITTLE BIT OF AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO, UH, TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITH WARM WEATHER AND WONDERFUL ROADS HERE IN BENBROOK, UH, WE'LL SEE CYCLING TRAFFIC INCREASE.

BENBROOK IS A WONDERFUL PLACE, UH, THAT MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE METROPLEX USED TO START AN ADVENTURE TO PASS THROUGH OR TO USE AS A TURNING POINT, UH, ON THEIR BIKE.

BECAUSE CYCLISTS HAVE TO SHARE THE ROAD WITH MOTORISTS, CYCLING CAN BE DANGEROUS.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, PREVENTABLE DEATHS FROM BICYCLE, UH, INCIDENTS HAVE INCREASED 37% IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

THIS PAST SEPTEMBER, A WELL-RESPECTED MEMBER OF THE CYCLING COMMUNITY WHO HAD, UH, A LARGER IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES OFF THE BIKE WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT ON V WHEN A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF THEM, UH, WHILE HE WAS RIDING IN A GROUP AS PART OF BIKE SAFETY MONTH.

I'D LIKE TO, UH, HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS WE CAN DO TO MAKE OUR ROADS SAFER HERE IN BENBROOK.

UH, FROM THE MOTORIST PERSPECTIVE AND FROM THE CYCLIST PERSPECTIVE.

AS A MOTORIST BE PATIENT, UNDERSTAND THAT CYCLISTS MUST USE THE ROADS SIDEWALKS AS THEIR NAMES SUGGEST ARE FOR WALKERS WHEN TURNING YIELD TO THE YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CYCLIST.

ALWAYS OBEY TRAFFIC LAWS AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROADS WHEN IT'S SAFE TO PASS.

AND I'LL REPEAT THAT WHEN IT IS SAFE TO PASS, GIVE THE GIVE THE CYCLIST THREE FEET OF SPACE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, UM, A BENBROOK RESIDENT WHO, UH, WANTS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOING HOME, UH, OF MAKING IT A PERSON'S, I'M SORRY.

LEMME JUST START THAT OVER.

I DON'T KNOW OF ANY RESIDENT IN BENBROOK THAT WOULD WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PERSON NOT MAKING IT HOME TO THEIR FAMILY.

AS A CYCLIST, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE, UH, TAKE OWNERSHIP AS WELL.

BE NICE AND CONSIDERATE TO MOTORISTS.

MOVE OVER WHEN YOU CAN AND LET MOTORISTS PASS.

UM, FOLLOW TRAFFIC LAWS.

STOP AT STOP SIGNS, STOP AT RED LIGHTS AND KNOW THAT BEN BROOKS FINEST WILL.

WE'LL PULL YOU OVER AND CITE YOU IF YOU DON'T.

RIGHT IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS TRAFFIC.

AND USE BIKE LANES WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE.

SIGNAL WITH YOUR HAND, YOUR INTENTIONS TO TURN OR TO STOP AND BE VISIBLE.

WEAR BRIGHT COLORS, USE LIGHTS ON YOUR BIKES.

AND LASTLY, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET.

HELMETS SAVE LIVES.

I'VE SEEN THIS FIRSTHAND AND THAT ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS WAS RIDING HIS BIKE IN A BIKE RACE GOING ROUGHLY 25 MILES PER HOUR.

WHEN

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HE BROKE HIS COLLARBONE.

HE HAD SOME REALLY NASTY ROAD RASH, BUT HE WALKED AWAY AND HIS HELMET SAVED HIS LIFE THAT DAY.

AS I DRIVE AROUND MY COMMUNITY, I SEE TOO MANY KIDS AND TOO MANY ADULTS NOT WEARING THEIR HELMETS.

AND IT CONCERNS ME.

EVEN SLOW CRASHES CAN HAVE NEGATIVE LONG LASTING IMPACTS.

IF A HELMET IS NOT WORN, PLEASE WEAR YOUR HELMET.

LASTLY, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET A BIKE AND GO FOR A BIKE RIDE.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS, BURN SOME CALORIES.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RIDE, UH, WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW AND GET TO KNOW SOME PEOPLE, SOME NEW, NEW FOLKS, OR IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RIDE ALONE, UH, AND ENJOY THE SOLITUDE.

EITHER WAY, GO FOR A RIDE AND BE SAFE.

THANK YOU MR. TANNER.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT MESSAGE.

ANYBODY ELSE? MS. FRANKLIN? YES.

I JUST HAVE SOME, SOME EVENTS GOING ON IN THE CITY.

WANNA BRING PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TOO? SO THIS FROM TODAY, TOMORROW, AND SATURDAY, THE FOUR PAWS ORGANIZATION WHO WORKS WITH OUR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER TO GET THE DOGS ADOPTED IS HAVING A FUNDRAISER FROM EIGHT TO ONE.

IT'S AT 1309 TRINITY.

IT'S RIGHT OFF OF WIND.

SCOTT HERE.

STOP BY AND GET SOME GOOD STUFF THAT THEY HAVE FOR SALE TOMORROW AT THE BENBROOK LIBRARY.

IT'S AN EVENING AT THE LIBRARY.

IT IS FROM SIX TO EIGHT AT OUR LOCAL LIBRARY, FOOD GAME, PRIZES, FUN FACE PAINTERS, AND ENTERTAINMENT GOING ON ALSO.

FRIDAY, IT'S THE BENBROOK AMERICAN LEGION POST 2 97.

FIRST FRIDAY FISH AND GRILLED CHICKEN STOP BY AND SUPPORT THAT ORGANIZATION.

THEN SATURDAY NIGHT, THE VFW HAS THEIR STEAK NIGHT, UH, FROM FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30.

IT IS A VERY INEXPENSIVE WAY TO GET A GOOD STEAK COOKED OUTSIDE AND BAKED POTATOES.

AND IT'S OUR FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH.

SO WE WILL HAVE OUR BENBROOK, ARTISAN AND FARMER'S MARKET SUNDAY.

IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE BENBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER, YMCA OR DUTCH BRANCH PARK AND IT IS FROM 10 TO THREE.

THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I SEE NONE.

[IX. ADJOURNMENT]

WE WILL ADJOURN AT 7 27.