* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [I. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] OKAY, GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BENBROOK CITY COUNCIL. IT'S THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 2025, AND WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM [II. INVOCATION] AND THIS EVENING, WE'LL START WITH AN INVOCATION FROM OUR FRIEND, PASTOR LYNN BULLOCK AT THE CHURCH OF BENBROOK, FOLLOWED BY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S PRAY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS DAY, AND WE THANK YOU, FATHER. I WAS JUST REFLECTING EVEN TODAY ON EVERY PERSON THAT SERVES ON THIS COUNCIL, THEY DO THAT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SERVE. THEY WANT TO GO THE EXTRA MILE. AND I JUST PRAY, FATHER YOU AND BLESS THEM, BLESS THEIR FAMILIES WHILE THEY'RE AWAY AND DOING THE BUSINESS FOR THE CITY AND CITY, UH, EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE. BUT GIVE 'EM WISDOM, FATHER, AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL MOLD AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE CITY OF BENBROOK. AND I PRAY, FATHER, YOUR BLESSINGS OVER OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE PEOPLE, THE ONES WHO SERVICE IN THIS CITY, THAT SO OFTEN THEY DON'T GET MUCH THANKS, BUT THEY MAKE OUR LIVES SO MUCH EASIER. AND SO GOD BLESS THEM. BLESS TONIGHT AS WE GATHER TOGETHER. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, PASTOR. [III. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM (Citizen comments are limited to 3 minutes)] OKAY, WE WILL OPEN UP THE MEETING THIS EVENING WITH CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. THERE WERE AGENDAS AT THE PODIUM, AT THE DOOR. UH, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE AN AGENDA, THEY'RE OVER THERE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON TONIGHT ABOUT OUR AGENDA ITEMS? YES, PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE, ONCE YOU STATE YOUR NAME, THE TIMER CLOCK WILL BE RIGHT UP HERE. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YOU'LL SEE IT ON THE TWO SCREENS BEHIND US HERE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. AND CAMPBELL. I AM SAYADA SAYED, AND MY ADDRESS IS 67 0 5 SAPPHIRE CIRCLE, NORTH COLVILLE, TEXAS 7 6 0 3 4. I'M HERE BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THE CANDIDATE FOR TENANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT. I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE HAVING EXPERIENCE AS A RB. I KNOW HOW APPRAISAL DISTRICT WORKS, AND I AM THE ONLY ONE HAS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AND WHEN I SAID THAT THIS MEANS I NEVER REPRESENTED ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL OF TRAN COUNTY OR TEXTING ENTITY HERE IN TARRAN COUNTY AS AN ATTORNEY. MY SPOUSE NEVER WORKS FOR ANY TEXTING ENTITY OF TARRAN COUNTY. AND I NEVER HAVE TWO HOMESTEAD FOR TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS, OVER THREE YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UH, YOU HEARD IN THE NEWS THAT, UH, THE OVER VOTE OF TCC LAST YEAR IN 2024 CYCLE, I WAS THE ONE WHO BRING THAT TO TRAN COUNTY COLLEGE, ARLINGTON, ISD NORTHWEST, ISD, CITY OF ARLINGTON, AND TALKED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF TED. PEOPLE HAVE THAT INFORMATION. CHIEF APPRAISER AND ONE OF THE CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT HAD THAT INFORMATION. BUT THE SLEEP ON THAT FOR FOUR MONTHS, IT IS NOT FOR ME OR ANYONE ELSE AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN HAVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION AND SLEEP ON THAT. UH, IT SHOULD BROUGHT TO THE BOARD OR THE ENTITIES TO KNOW THAT HEY, TCC GOT 505 VOTES INSTEAD OF 3 0 5. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, LAST YEAR, SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOST 118 VOTES. COMMISSIONER COURT LOST 22 VOTES, CITY COMBINED, LOST 60 VOTES. CITY OF BROOK PROBABLY LOST ONE VOTE, BUT, UH, ONE VOTE IS A VOTE. AND, UH, IT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION THAT APPRAISAL DISTRICT SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO ALL THE ENTITIES. HEY, THEY MADE THE MISTAKE LAST YEAR. UH, I AM, IT'S, IT'S NOT UP TO ME OR ANY PRIVATE CITIZEN SAYING THAT, HEY, IT'LL NOT CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF THE LAST YEAR'S ELECTION OR LAST YEAR'S VOTES. IT'S ALL, UH, BUT THEY SHOULD INFORM THE ENTITIES. THAT'S, THAT'S MY OPINION. AND TONIGHT YOU ARE VOTING FOR TWO POSITIONS, UH, THAT'S ON THE BALLOT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A PLAN TO NOMINATE SOMEONE, UH, FOR THE MR. BRE LOCK'S, UH, BECAUSE OF MR. BRE LOCK'S RESIGNATION. BUT, UH, WHATEVER VOTES YOU HAVE, I'M ASKING ALL THE VOTES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM? YES, [00:05:01] SAME THING. IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. ERIC CRILE. 1 1 3 2 5. GIL RIDGE TERRACE, FORT WORTH, MAYOR COUNSEL. GOOD EVENING. UH, SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER I WAS BACK HERE IN SEPTEMBER TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU GUYS. UH, I'M ONE OF THE CANDIDATES FOR TAD. I RECENTLY EMAILED YOU, SO I'M NOT GONNA REGURGITATE ALL THAT. UM, WHAT I AM GONNA TELL YOU THOUGH IS I'M, I'M GONNA TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE THIRD TIME I'VE RUN FOR THIS, RIGHT? LIKE, THEY HAD THE ELECTION. 2024 WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY DID THE THREE ELECTED MEMBERS. AND I RAN FOR THAT. AND I, I GOT SHELLACKED, RIGHT? I, I LOST ABOUT 40 POINTS ALMOST. AND, UH, SOMEONE HAD SAID TO ME AFTER, AFTER I LOST, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS, THERE'S THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, SO YOU SHOULD REALLY TRY IT OUT. YOU, LAST YEAR I TRIED OUT THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND I, I'D NEVER DONE IT BEFORE. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING. I WAS SORT OF FIGURING OUT AS I WENT ALONG THE WAY. WELL, LATE, LATE IN THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WASN'T, UM, GONNA GET ENOUGH VOTES TO GET ON THE BOARD, I STARTED GOING AROUND TO THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF, UM, PEOPLE THAT I THOUGHT WOULD DO WELL ON THAT BOARD. UM, FRED CAMPOS, UH, WAS ONE OF THE PER PEOPLE I ADVOCATED FOR. AND, UM, I WENT TO THIS SMALL CITY UP IN, UH, NOR, UH, CENTRAL, CENTRAL TARRANT COUNTY, THEY HAVE A GOOD RAPPORT WITH THEIR, UM, CITY COUNCIL. AND I FELT THAT THEY WERE GONNA GIVE ME THEIR VOTES. SO THE NIGHT OF THEIR MEETING, I WENT TO 'EM AND I BEGGED AND I BASICALLY SAID, PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR ME. I'M, I DON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN, VOTE FOR, YOU KNOW, THESE OTHER INDIVIDUALS. AND WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, THEY, THEY STILL VOTED FOR ME AND GAVE ME ALL THEIR VOTES. AND ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CAME OFF THE, UH, D AT, AT THE END OF THE MEETING AND SHE SPOKE WITH ME AND SHE SAID, ERIC, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME I RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL, I DIDN'T MAKE IT. THE SECOND TIME I RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL, I STILL DIDN'T MAKE IT. SHE SAID, BUT THE THIRD TIME I RAN, THE THIRD TIME I FINALLY MAKE IT. SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS, STAY WITH IT AND STAY AT IT. SO I DID. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR I WENT AROUND TO THE DIFFERENT COUNT, DIFFERENT CITIES AND THE SCHOOL BOARDS, AND I MADE CONNECTIONS AND I DEVELOPED THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. I READ THE, THE PROPERTY TAX CODE, AND I FOUND THAT ALL THE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS COULD PARTICIPATE. SO I SORT OF MADE THAT MY GOAL, UM, THIS YEAR WAS HOW COULD I EFFECTUATE CHANGE? AND I WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE A COUPLE OF THE, UM, CONSERVATION DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE. TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT, AND A COUPLE OTHERS. AND SO I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, I'VE STAYED WITH IT. I'VE HAD THE TENACITY. I THINK I'M A BETTER CANDIDATE. AND TONIGHT WHEN YOU VOTE, YOU KNOW, I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK, SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM? YES, SIR. GREG KLAN, I LIVE AT 1236 TIMBERLINE, AND I WANNA SPEAK ON, I GUESS ABOUT THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT THAT'S GONNA BE REPORTED. GUESS NOW'S THE BEST TIME. SO I JUST WANT, I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT HERE IN BENBROOK. SO I, I DID READ THE REPORT AND I FOUND IT, UH, A LITTLE DISTURBING HOW, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE, THE NUMBER IS REALLY LOW. AND I'M VERY ENCOURAGED TO SEE THAT PART OF THE ACTION PLAN IS TO ACTUALLY DO SOME MAILERS OR WHATEVER THAT TAKES TO EDUCATE, UH, REALLY OUR COMMUNITY ON WHERE WE REALLY FALL IN THE FLOODPLAIN. ESPECIALLY ALONG, YOU KNOW, UH, TRINITY AND, UH, MARY'S CREEK AREA. I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE APPRECIATE, UH, WHERE WE REALLY STAND THERE. SO I WANT KUDOS FOR THAT. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND HOW THE CITY'S GONNA HANDLE THAT AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA SEND OUT. AND I HOPE IT'S SOME GOOD INFORMATION. BUT IN THAT JUST TO, I REALLY WANT TO PROACTIVELY, AS WE LOOK AT THAT FOCUS, NOT JUST WITH THESE, THESE FLYERS, BUT HOW DO WE MAKE IT BETTER. I KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER MARY'S CREEK COMING UP AND ALL OF THIS, WE'VE REALLY GOTTA DO A BETTER JOB AT, AT MAKING THE FLOODPLAINS MANAGEABLE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO DO THAT OTHER THAN JUST BUILDING ON IT. AND THEN IF WE HAVE TO BUILD ON IT, WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE BUILD. THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES WE'VE HAD EARLIER. YOU KNOW, DALLAS COUNTY DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THE FIELD DIRT. WE DON'T TEST ANYTHING THAT FIELD DIRT THAT'S BROUGHT IN, WHICH IS MASSES AMOUNT OF FIELD DIRT, YOU KNOW, IT, WE'RE TALKING ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 50,000 JUST DOWN HERE IN TRINITY, MAYBE 80,000 CUBIC YARDS DOWN, UH, MARY'S CREEK. ALL OF THIS FIELD DIRT NEEDS TO BE TESTED. IT NEEDS TO BE THE RIGHT CONSISTENCY, RIGHT MATERIAL. TODAY, WE HAVE NOTHING THAT GUIDES THAT. IT'S A, IT'S WHATEVER THE BUILDER BRINGS IN. SO WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS PROACTIVELY ON HOW WE MANAGE THAT. THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM THAT WE'RE SEEING. THAT FIELD DIRT COMES FROM ANYWHERE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THE FIELD. DIRT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEEN TESTED. UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD HUGE DUST ISSUES DOWN HERE. UH, TCUQ DID FINALLY RELEASE THE REPORT AND DIDN'T FIND THEM GUILTY OF THAT, OF DUST POLLUTION. SO THAT WAS FINALIZED. SO THAT'S A DONE DEAL. AND GOING FORWARD, THE CITY'S GOTTA BE PART OF THAT PLAN [00:10:01] HAS TO BE PROACTIVELY PREVENTING THESE THINGS FROM HAPPENING. AND YOU START, AS SOON AS THAT FIRST LOAD OF DIRT COMES IN, WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM, THE CONSISTENCY OF THE MATERIAL FOR YOU, NOT ONLY BUILDING. AND THEN AFTER THAT GETS THERE, HOW DO WE PROTECT THE, THE PROPERTY THAT'S ON IT? AND THAT WOULD BE PEERS GOING DOWN TO THE BEDROCK. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT. SO I REALLY LOOK FORWARD AND ENCOURAGE THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME CHANGES THERE. AND I'M REALLY ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT COMES OUT WITH THOSE FLYERS. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. CLAY. ANYONE ELSE JUST WISH TO SPEAK ON A AGENDA ITEM? OKAY, I SEE NONE. [IV. MINUTES] SO WE'LL MOVE TO OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025. UH, COUNSEL, YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MINUTES BEFORE WE LOOK FOR A MOTION? I SEE NONE. SO I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. TYNER? YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD NOVEMBER UH, 20TH, 2025. THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. PHILLIPS? THANK YOU, MAYOR. YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE NEED ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES? I SEE NONE. YOUR VOTING IS OPEN. I SEE ALL VOTES CAST. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [CC-2025-07 Submission of votes for candidates for appointment to Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors] OKAY. NEXT, UH, WILL IT BE ITEM CC 2 0 2 5 0 7. CONSIDER NOMINATIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF VOTES FOR CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENTS AT TART APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR A NOMINATION, MR. TYNER? YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. UM, I'D LIKE TO THROW SEVEN VOTES TO MR. ERIC CROW. THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. REAGAN? UH, YES MA'AM. I SECOND WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. ALRIGHT. YOUR VOTING IS OPEN AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. [VI.1. Annual Floodplain Management Report] OKAY, NOW WE'LL MOVE TO STAFF REPORT. UH, WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT ANNUAL FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REPORT. BENNETT HOWELL'S GONNA GIVE AN UPDATE ON THIS. AS A REMINDER, THIS IS SIMPLY AN UPDATE TO COUNSEL ON THIS REPORT. THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM. THERE IS NO, UH, DELIBERATION OR VOTING NECESSARY, SO THIS WILL JUST BE A REQUIRED UPDATE. MR. HOWELL, THE MICROPHONE IS YOURS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL, UH, PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN THINGS THAT FEMA REQUIRES THE CITY TO PRESENT TO CITY COUNCIL. THIS GIVES, UH, THE COUNSEL THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, TO VERIFY CERTAIN INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS. AND THAT IS THE FLOOD INSURANCE ASSESSMENT, THE SUB SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THE ANNUAL REPORT, THE FLOOD INSURANCE ASSESSMENT. IT'S AN ANALYSIS OF BASICALLY HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE VERSUS HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN. UH, FEMA PROVIDES THIS DATA TO THE CITY EVERY FIVE YEARS. AND THE MOST RECENT DATA WAS IN, UH, 2021. HOPEFULLY THE NEXT SET OF DATA WILL COME OUT NEXT YEAR. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT, UH, 1,235 PROPERTIES WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN. AND THERE'S 302 INSURANCE POLICIES, WHICH IS 24% OF THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE REASONS. UH, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. THE PROPERTY DOESN'T FLOOD. THE MORTGAGE LOAN IS NOT FEDERALLY OR STATE BACKED, OR THE HOME IS PAID OFF UNDER, UH, FEDERAL LAW. IF YOUR MORTGAGE IS FEDERALLY BACKED OR STATE BACKED, THE PROPERTY HAS TO HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. FLOOD INSURANCE CAN BE EXPENSIVE. UH, FEMA DOES NOT, UH, SUBSIDIZED FLOOD INSURANCE ANYMORE. SO PEOPLE ARE PAYING FULL MARKET VALUE FOR FLOOD INSURANCE. AND THEY'RE ALSO ASSUMING THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. UH, WE CONTINUE TO DO, UH, FLOOD INSURANCE OUTREACH PROJECTS, WHICH INCLUDE MAILINGS, THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONTACT ME IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY OR REALTORS. UH, CONTACT ME AND, UH, MORTGAGE COMPANIES WILL CONTACT ME ALSO. AND THIS DATA HAS TO BE REASSESSED EVERY FIVE YEARS OR AS FEMA PROVIDES THE DATA TO US. THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN, IT'S BASICALLY A PLAN OF HOW THE CITY WILL ASSESS DAMAGE, DAMAGE PROPERTIES AFTER A STORM EVENT FIRE [00:15:01] OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT. IT DESCRIBES OUR MITIGATION PLAN. IT'S PREPARED PRIOR TO THE EMERGENCY AND IT'S REVIEWED EACH YEAR OR AFTER AN EVENT, AND IT'S REVISED AS NEEDED. THE PLAN INCLUDES, UH, FEDERAL, STATE, AND CITY ROLES DURING AN EVENT. IT DISCUSSES SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AND RIGHT NOW, UH, THE MINIMUM FEMA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE THRESHOLD IS 50% IF IT'S, UH, AND THAT THRESHOLD IS OVER THE LIFE OF THE HOME, AND IT'S ONLY APPLICABLE TO PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN. AND THIS, AGAIN, IS ASSESSED REASSESSED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE ANNUAL REPORT ITSELF, UH, BENBROOK HAS A CRS RATING OF SIX AND CRS STANDS FOR THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM. IT IS A PROGRAM, UH, SPONSORED BY FEMA, THE STORM WATER RELATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE THIS YEAR. IT'S THE LOW WATER CROSSING AT DUTCH BRANCH. IT BEGAN THIS YEAR AND IT'LL BE FINISHED UP EARLY PART OF 2026. UH, WE HAVE SOME OTHER DRAINAGE PROJECTS IN DUTCH BRANCH PARK, WHICH WILL BE SCHEDULED IN 2026. AND THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM EVALUATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND NOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH AND, UH, PRIORITIZING PROJECTS THAT HAS COME UP. AND THOSE WILL BE BROUGHT BACK INTO CIP IN TWO WEEKS. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME, UH, MAINTENANCE WORK SCHEDULED FOR THE PLANTATION WEST CHANNEL PROJECT FOR NEXT YEAR. HERE'S AN EXAM. HERE IS THE ACCUMULATION OF THE CRS SCORE IN TEXAS. IT'S HARD TO SEE, BUT THE RED CIRCLE THERE HAS BEEN BROOK. WE'RE IN THE TOP 17% IN CRS SCORES IN THE STATE AND NATIONWIDE WE'RE IN THE TOP 13% WITH A SIX, THE ONES ABOVE US FROM ONE THROUGH FIVE. UH, DALLAS HAS THE BEST SCORE IN THE STATE WITH A THREE, AND THEN GRAND PRAIRIE HAS A FOUR, AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER CITIES WITH A FIVE. THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT GOALS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TO REDUCE FLOOD LOSSES AND INCREASE, UH, POLICY COUNT, CONTINUE TO ATTEND TRAINING CLASSES, UH, RELATING TO THE NFIP, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND THE CRS USER MEETINGS, AND THEN DEVELOP A CITYWIDE DISASTER TEAM. OTHER GOALS IS WE ENSURE THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS ARE UPDATED AND MAINTAINED. UH, THE LATEST MAPS ARE READY TO BE UPDATED, UM, UH, APPROVED BY FEMA IN BENBROOK, BUT FEMA IS WAITING TILL ALL TARRANT COUNTY MAPS ARE APPROVED. SO THEY'LL APPROVE 'EM ALL AT ONCE. THEY'RE WAITING ON SOME, UH, UH, LEVY CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. OTHER GOALS IS TO ACQUIRE, ELEVATE AND RELOCATE STRUCTURES IN THE FLOOD PRO FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR CRS RATING. AND WE DO THAT BY IMPROVING OTHER, UH, PORTIONS OF OUR STORM WATER AND FLOODPLAIN PROGRAM. AND THEN, UH, THAT WILL GIVE US POINTS IN THE CRS AND THEN OF COURSE WE WANT TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND MAINTAIN DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AS NEEDED. THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? YES. MR. REAGAN? UH, THANK YOU MR. HOWELL. UH, I HAD A QUESTION ON THE CRS. I KNOW IN OUR 2020 COMP PLAN, WE HAVE A GOAL TO IMPROVE OUR CRS AND THEN YOU STATED THE GOALS FOR THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT GOALS AND THE SIX, WE, WE WERE RATED THAT I THINK IN 2021. UH, I WAS CURIOUS, DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PLAN TO IMPROVE OUR CRS ABOVE A SIX? WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC WRITTEN PLAN TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE STEPS, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WHAT WE, WHAT THE SCORE WE HAD IN 2021 WHERE WE DIDN'T GET FULL CREDIT AND HOW CAN WE GAIN THOSE CREDIT POINTS. UH, THE ISSUE THERE REALLY IS TO GET ANY HIGHER UP INTO THE PROGRAM, BETTER SCORES. IT TAKES A MAJOR INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY. ALL THE CITIES AHEAD OF US HAVE THEIR OWN, UH, DEDICATED STORMWATER TEAMS AND THEIR PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED BY CONSULTANTS. AND WE HAVE NOT DONE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY HERE. [00:20:01] UH, WE SHOULD HAVE, UH, BETTER SCORES THIS TIME. WE STILL MAY HAVE HAVE A SIX, BUT THE SCORES THEMSELVES MAY BE BETTER 'CAUSE WE'VE DONE MORE THINGS SINCE 2021 TO IMPROVE IT. AND IS THAT, IS THAT EVERY FIVE YEARS THAT THAT ASSESSMENT IS DONE? YES, SIR. OKAY. UH, THAT'S WHAT'S ON THE BOOKS, BUT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, FEMA'S SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE MAP, BUT, UH, AS FAR AS WE'VE BEEN TOLD, IT'S STILL EVERY FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . OTHER QUESTIONS? MS. MACKEY? MRS. MACKEY, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR, UM, REPORT. SO IF I'M AN AVERAGE HOMEOWNER, OTHER THAN CALLING THE CITY OF BENBROOK, WHERE CAN I FIND IF MY HOME IS IN A FLOODPLAIN? YOU CAN LOOK ON FEMA'S WEBSITE. OKAY. AND IF YOU GOOGLE FEMA MAP SERVICE CENTER, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO AN INTERACTIVE MAP. THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUT YOUR ADDRESS IN AND IT'LL PULL UP THE LATEST AND GREATEST MAP ON YOUR PROPERTY. PERFECT. THANK YOU MR. PHILLIPS. YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THERE'S A CLARIFICATION FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING TONIGHT OR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. THE REASON, WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE, THE SCORE? THIS THE CRS SCORE? WHY IS THAT SO VALUABLE AND SO IMPORTANT? UH, FOR SOMEONE LOOKING FOR INSURANCE? EACH, EACH SCORE THEY GET A DISCOUNT. THE HIGHER THE SCORE, YOU GET A 5% DISCOUNT OFF OF THE FLOODPLAIN PREMIUM. AND SO RIGHT NOW WE GET 20% OFF THE PREMIUM. THAT'S NOT INSIGNIFICANT. CORRECT. LIKE A, IF YOU HAVE A NUMBER ONE SCORE, WHICH IS THE BEST YOU CAN GET, IT'S A 45% DISCOUNT. FANTASTIC. AND AGAIN, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR FLOOD INSURANCE? WHO'S RESPONSIBLE TO PURCHASE OR HAVE THE INSURANCE BE THE PROPERTY OWNER? SO IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE INSURANCE AND THERE IS A FLOOD, WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY OR THE STATE, IF ANY? WELL, THE, DURING A DISASTER, UH, STATE, UH, FEMA WILL HAVE LOW INTEREST LOANS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INTEREST, UM, TYPICALLY. AND, UH, BUT THE CITY ITSELF REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THAT HOMEOWNER WHOLE. SO OUR JOB FOR, WITH THE WORK THAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT DOING FLYERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA MM-HMM . IT'S REALLY JUST AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE THOSE THAT ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN TO PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE, ESSENTIALLY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. ANOTHER, UH, WEBSITE THEY CAN, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN FLOOD INSURANCE, IS IT CALLED FLOOD SMART.GOV? AND THEY'LL LIST ALL THE AGENTS LICENSED BY FEMA TO SELL FLOOD INSURANCE. THANK YOU. MR. MOORE. YES. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. UM, I, I WANTED TO ASK JUST FOR THE, I GUESS, PUBLIC RECORD, UM, JIM, ME AND YOU HAD HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT HAVING A FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT IMPROVING THE CRS RATING. THAT, THAT I JUST WANTED TO VERIFY THAT THAT WILL BE DONE IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT MEETING OR CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? UH, YES. I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THERE'S SOME INTEREST TO HAVE A, A MORE IN DEPTH, UH, DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS AND, UH, POSSIBLY LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR CS SCORE. AND I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 26. ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND ON THE CRS SCORE, OUR CITY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ALL THE POINTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIKE A SECTION, FOR EXAMPLE OF, UH, DAMS. WE DON'T OWN A DAM EVEN THOUGH MEMBER OF THE LAKE IS RIGHT THERE, WE DON'T GET ANY CREDIT FOR THAT. ANOTHER AREA THAT WE DO NOT GET ANY CREDIT FOR IS COASTAL REGULATIONS 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT ON THE COAST. UH, SO THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT NUANCES IN THIS PROGRAM. IT'S NOT JUST, UH, IMPROVING OUR ORDINANCE OR MAKING IT STRICTER. THE MANUAL ITSELF THAT OUTLINES THE PROGRAM'S ABOUT THREE INCHES THICK. AND SO IT'S, IT'S A LABORIOUS PROCESS TO GO THROUGH THE FIND ALL THE THINGS WE CAN GET. UH, CAN I ASK, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT A FIVE IS REASONABLE? IT'LL BE TOUGH, BUT IT, YOU KNOW, EVERY ANYTHING'S REASONABLE. IT'S A, UH, TIME FACTOR AND, UH, BUDGETS, OTHER THINGS THAT, UH, WE DON'T CURRENTLY DO THAT. UH, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, THERE'S ONE CATEGORY WE DON'T GET ANY POINTS FOR. IT'S CALLED FLOODPLAIN MAPPING. AND WHAT FEMA WANTS IN THAT PARTICULAR [00:25:02] CATEGORY IS FOR THE CITY TO PAY FOR FLOOD STUDIES. AND, UH, ALL OUR, OUR FLOOD PLAIN IS ALREADY MAPPED. SO, UH, TYPICALLY IF THE FLOOD PLANE IS GONNA BE STUDIED, AGAIN, IT'S A DEVELOPER RESTUDYING IT 'CAUSE THEY WANT TO CHANGE IT OR WHATEVER ELSE. SO WE DON'T GET ANY CREDIT FOR THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR FLOODPLAINS ARE ALL MAPPED. SO THE THO THERE'S SOME OF THAT'S SOME OF THE NUANCES THAT THE PROGRAM HAS THAT, UH, IS DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH OTHER, UH, NUANCES. UH, WE DON'T GET ANY CREDIT FOR PURCHASING PROPERTIES IN THE FLOOD PLAIN 'CAUSE WE DON'T DO IT. WE HAVE IT WRITTEN AS A PLAN THAT IF A HOMEOWNER PROPERTY OWNER APPROACHES THE CITY, OUR POLICY IS TO REQUEST A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY. AND JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE IT ON PAPER, WE DON'T GET ANY CREDIT FOR IT 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT ACTIVELY DOING IT. ANOTHER ONE IS OPEN SPACE FEMA TO GET CREDIT FOR OUR OPEN SPACE, WE HAVE TO ACTIVELY PURCHASE PROPERTIES IN THE FLOODWAY. AND WE'RE, WE, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT AT THIS TIME. UM, THIS, THIS IS MY LAST THING, I PROMISE. UM, WE, UH, WE HAD A CITIZEN COME UP AND, AND SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS IT. UH, UNTESTED FILL DIRT IN THE FLOOD FLOODPLAINS. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT OR SHOULD WE WAIT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR MEETING OR? THAT WOULD PROBABLY, UH, IT'S A PROBABLY BETTER IF WE DISCUSS IT DURING THE, UH, FIRST QUARTER MEETING. 'CAUSE IT, IT GETS INTO POLICIES AND SOME OTHER DETAILS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. MOORE. MR. TYNER? YES, SIR. I JUST HAD A FOLLOW UP ON, ON MR. PHILLIPS' QUESTION RELATED TO THE DISCOUNT FOR FLOOD INSURANCE MM-HMM . IS THAT AUTOMATICALLY BUILT INTO A POLICY OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY WHO PURCHASES FLOOD INSURANCE NEEDS TO, UM, CONTACT THE, THE BUYER TO REQUEST? THEY DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THE CREDIT. OKAY. FOR SURE. ALRIGHT. AND I'LL, I'LL HAVE, UH, INSURANCE COMPANIES CONTACT ME TO VERIFY WHAT THE SCORES ARE AND I SEND THEM A, A SPECIFIC FORM. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BENNETT. MM-HMM . MR. HOWELL. [G-2726 Resolution and Authorization for a Texas Parks and Wildlife Grant Application] OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT, UM, AGENDA ITEM WILL BE G 2 7 2 6 TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR A TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT APPLICATION. BENNETT HOWELL HAS A REPORT FOR US ON THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. WE'RE CHANGING, UH, ROLES RIGHT NOW. THIS IS DISCUSSED THE REPLACING OF THE CASTLE PARK AND ROBOT PARK EQUIPMENT. UH, THIS WAS A TOP PRIORITY IN THE, UH, 2022, UH, PARKS MASTER PLAN. AND IN 2025, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN INCLUDED REPLACING BOTH CASTLE PARK AND ROBOT PARK EQUIPMENT. AND STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MCQUEENY CHAMPIONED THE LEGISLATURE THAT AWARDED A MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO THE CITY TO ASSIST IN FUNDING THIS PROJECT. AND THE GRANT APPLICATION INCLUDES A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE GRANT APPLICATION. THERE'S A FORM CALLED CERTIFICATION AND PROGRAM ASSURANCES DOCUMENT THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS TO SIGN. AND THEN THE APPLICATION ITSELF AND THE EQUIPMENT CONTRACT WILL BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL DURING THE DECEMBER 18TH MEETING. WELL, THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT RESOLUTION, THE CERTIFICATION AND PROGRAM ASSURANCES DOCUMENT AND THE APPLICATION. WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. BEFORE I ASK FOR ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MCQUEENY, HE'S ACTUALLY IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US TODAY. THANK YOU SIR. AND HE'S NOT HERE TO BEG US TO ACCEPT THIS GRANT. HE JUST WANTED TO SHOW, HE'S JUST HERE TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT. SO WE, UH, WE, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU YOUR WORK DOWN IN AUSTIN TO GET THIS DONE FOR US. SO YOU SAW AN OPPORTUNITY AND YOU THOUGHT OF US AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO, UM, COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE LOOK FOR A MOTION? MS. FRANKLIN AND MR. HOW SO FIRST THING AGAIN, I WILL SAY THANK YOU SENATOR MCQUEENY. UM, STATE REPRESENTATIVE MCQUEENY BASED ON, SO THE CITIZENS ARE AWARE HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS. SO IF THE, WE, WE PASS A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT IT, HOW DOES THAT, DO WE GET LIKE A MILLION DOLLAR CHECK RIGHT [00:30:01] AWAY OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE SPENT AND THEN WE GET REIMBURSED? I KNOW IT'S A GRANT, BUT I JUST WANTED HOW IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT. IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT. YES. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS SUBMIT THEIR GRANT RESOLUTION AND THE WHOLE PACKAGE AND THEY REVIEW IT AND IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THEY WANT US TO CLARIFY ANYTHING, IT GOES BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES AND THEN, UH, THEY'LL AWARD IT, APPROVE IT, AND THEN WE CAN START, UH, WORKING ON THE PROJECT AND THEN SUBMIT, UH, PAY REQUESTS. CAN WE, SO I FOLLOW UP, DO WE DO THAT AS WE GO OR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL WE HIT A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO SUBMIT IT AND WE GO? WE CAN DO IT AS WE GO. AS WE GO. OKAY. MM-HMM . THAT'S ALL I HAVE IS QUESTIONS. MR. PHILLIPS. OH, I WAS GONNA MAKE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FIRST? HOW LONG? JUST A MINUTE. LEMME CLEAR THAT THERE. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? UH, YEAH, JUST FOR THE, THE VIEWING AUDIENCE. THIS IS AN UNTETHERED GRANT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, DOESN'T REQUIRE MATCHING, LIKE THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO THIS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WELL, THE, THE STRINGS ARE THAT WE, UH, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THEIR RULES AS PART OF THE GRANT, BUT UH, THIS GRANT WILL NOT FUND EVERYTHING. IT'LL FUND ABOUT HALF OF THE, SO THE CITY WILL STILL BE ON THE HOOK FOR ABOUT HALF OF WORK. THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOW DID WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MM-HMM. OKAY. MR. PHILLIPS? NO, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE TEXAS PARKS AS WILDLIFE GRANT RESOLUTION CERTIFICATION AND PROGRAM ASSURANCES DOCUMENT AND THE APPLICATION. THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND MRS. MACKEY? YES SIR. I'LL SECOND THAT. THANK YOU WITH A SECOND. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, AND THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT IS IT FOR OUR [VIII. INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS] OFFICIAL BUSINESS. NEXT IS INFORMAL CITIZEN COMMENTS. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? I SEE NO ONE RAISING A HAND OR STANDING. SO WE WILL CLOSE THAT SECTION [IX. COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF COMMENTS] AND MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBER AND STAFF COMMENTS. MS. FRANKLIN. SO IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON, SO I WANNA MAKE CITIZENS AWARE SO THEY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. WE'VE GOT SOME HAPPENINGS THIS WEEKEND ON TOMORROW, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH. IT'S PICTURES WITH SANTA AT THE YMCA. IT'S BENEFITING BENBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THOSE THINGS. AND SOME OF THESE ARE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER IF YOU DIDN'T GET IT. BUT THEN SATURDAY IS OUR, OUR ANNUAL 34TH ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING AND FIREWORK SHOW ONE THING THIS YEAR. IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BUT YOU WANNA LISTEN, WE ARE TUNE IN TO FM 95.7 SO YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE SHOW OR IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN, COME ON OUT TO SEE MR. SANTA CLAUS AND MRS. CLAUS ARRIVE ON THE FIRE TRUCK. AND THEN THE FIREWORKS, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD EVENT. ALSO, THIS FRIDAY IS AMERICAN, THE NORMAL FIRST FRIDAY FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION DINNER. ALSO ON SATURDAY, THE VFWS STEAK AND PORK CHOP DINNER. IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED THOSE SUNDAY, WE WILL HAVE OUR ARTISAN MARKET ONE MORE TIME AT DUTCH BRANCH PARK. AND THEN I WANNA TAKE A MINUTE ON RECOGNIZING OUR VETERANS. THERE ARE TWO EVENTS, WELL, THERE'S ONE EVENT AND ONE ITEM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH. THE VFW POST 1 0 4 2 9 WILL BE HOSTING WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA. AND THAT WILL BE ON OUR BENBROOK CEMETERY AT 11:00 AM. THE OTHER ITEM I WANT TO RECOGNIZE IS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7TH IS THE 84TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR. UM, HAVING A DECEMBER BIRTHDAY. I ALWAYS SEEM TO REMEMBER THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, NOT BEING ALIVE DURING THAT TIME. BUT I WANTED TO READ JUST TWO PARAGRAPHS OUT OF OUR BENBROOK SUBURBAN NEWS FROM TODAY THAT I THINK SUMMARIZES PERFECTLY AND PARDON ME WHILE I GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL. I ALWAYS DO NOW. AND THIS WAS IN BED NEWS BY DR. KEN BRIDGES. I'M GONNA RECOGNIZE THAT NOW AS THE 84TH ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES A CHAPTER IN HISTORY PREPARES TO CLOSE, IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT PERHAPS LESS THAN 20 STILL REMAIN. EACH NOW PAST THE AGE OF A HUNDRED. THOSE WHO WERE THERE AND THOSE WHO GAVE EVERYTHING TO PROTECT THE NATION HAVE A REVERED PLACE IN THE COLLECTIVE AMERICAN MEMORY. THE MILLIONS WHO CAME AFTER AND GREW UP IN A TIME OF PEACE STILL SALUTE THOSE WHO WERE THERE. THE LESSONS FROM THAT TERRIBLE DAY STILL RESONATE FOR AMERICANS FOREIGN POLICY, BUT ALSO FOR [00:35:01] A NATION DECADES LATER, SHAKEN BY EPIDEMICS, ECONOMIC CHAOS AND DISTRUST. DISTRUST THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT AMERICA WHEN UNITED CANNOT OVERCOME. THANK YOU MS. FRANKIE. THANK YOU DR. BRIDGES FOR WRITING THAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? [X. ADJOURNMENT] I SEE NONE. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN AT 7 35. FOLLOWING, WE DO HAVE A WORK SESSION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REVIEW SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY AND DUTCH BRANCH PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.