[PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING]
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THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TRAINING IN PROGRESS TO HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF VERNON'S TEXAS CODES ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551071, TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE, AND DISCUSS LITIGATION.
THANK YOU. AND ON THE AREA BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY AND CUSTER ROAD, THIS WORK WILL INVOLVE SOME LANE CLOSURES, BUT MINIMAL PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED.
THERE WILL BE SOME TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF INDEPENDENCE, CUSTER, ALMA, AND CHISHOLM PLACE. THIS HALF OF THE PROJECT SHOULD BE FINISHED BY SUMMER.
PIPE BURSTING REPLACES THE OLD LINE WITH NEW PIPES SINCE IT DOES NOT ENTAIL EXTENSIVE DIGGING.
THE INSTALLATION IS FASTER, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO COST SAVINGS.
TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN WHEN THE WORK REACHES THE INTERSECTIONS OF JUPITER, SHILOH AND LOS RIOS. THIS PART OF THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST.
I'VE JUST BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT. CAN YOU SEND SOME HELP? DO YOU WANT A JOB WHERE EVERY DAY IS DIFFERENT? THERE'S SMOKE IN MY HOUSE AND I CAN'T FIND WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. OKAY.
WHAT IS YOUR LOCATION? DO YOU WANT A CAREER WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY? I'M HOME ALONE, AND I JUST HEARD A NOISE AT MY BACK DOOR.
OKAY, HELP IS ON THE WAY. PEOPLE THINK THAT WE ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT THE 911 CALL TAKERS ACTUALLY PLAY A VITAL ROLE BY MAKING THE FIRST CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WHO NEED OUR HELP. THE 911 DISPATCHERS NOT ONLY GET US TO THE SCENE BUT PROVIDE US WITH VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE WILL FIND WHEN WE ARRIVE.
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TOGETHER WE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.WE HAVE OVER 1700 FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FOOD FARE THAT LEADS TO A HIGH CONTRIBUTION OF FATS, OILS AND GREASE TO THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ARE BOTH VERY IMPORTANT FOR NOT ONLY OUR RESIDENTS BUT OUR VISITORS.
IN THIS INSTANCE, FOR GREASE TRAPS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THEM SO THAT WE'RE PROTECTING BOTH PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS THAT CAN OCCUR WHEN GREASE TRAPS ARE NOT MAINTAINED PROPERLY.
A GREASE TRAP IS UTILIZED FOR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS IN ORDER TO CATCH FATS, OILS, AND GREASE, WHICH CAN COME FROM A VARIETY OF FOOD CONTENTS THAT GO DOWN WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. SO ANYTIME A RESTAURANT SENDS WASTEWATER DOWN THEIR SINKS THAT CONTAINS FATS, OILS, AND GREASE FROM THEIR FOOD PRODUCTS, ITS BEING CAUGHT IN THIS GREASE TRAP, PREVENTING IT FROM TRAVELING FURTHER DOWN THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM SO THAT IT PREVENTS CLOGS AND SUBSEQUENT SEWER OVERFLOWS WHEN THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM IS OVERLOADED FROM THESE TYPES OF PRODUCTS.
SO IN 2018, WHEN WE FIRST WENT INTO HAVING OUR ORDINANCE FOR GREASE TRAPS, WE INITIALLY WENT INTO THE PROGRAM DOING ALL FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS AND INSPECTING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, AND WE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE VERY EFFICIENT.
SO OUR RISK ASSESSMENT THAT WAS CREATED BY SOME OF OUR GREAT EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DEPARTMENT ENABLES US TO TIER THESE FACILITIES BASED OFF A NUMBER OF FACTORS LOOKING AT THE GREASE TRAP MAKEUP, LOOKING AT ITS COMPLIANCE HISTORY, LOOKING AT ITS SIZE, THOSE TYPES OF COMPONENTS HELP US TO THEN GIVE IT A TIER ONE, 2 OR 3 AND ENABLES US TO INSPECT IT ON THE FREQUENCY THAT IT NEEDS.
THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TRAINING IN PROGRESS TO HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF VERNON'S TEXAS CODES ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.
THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSS LITIGATION. THANK YOU.
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I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION.[00:55:41]
AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. I EVEN COUNCIL MEMBER PRINCE.[00:55:49]
BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION ACTION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.[00:55:58]
AND OUR SECOND ITEM IS RECORDING EQUIPMENT GUIDELINES AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.[00:56:04]
STEVE STOLER. WELCOME, STEVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.[00:56:10]
THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.[00:56:14]
MY NAME IS STEVE STOLER. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS FOR THE CITY.[00:56:17]
AND TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT RECORDING EQUIPMENT GUIDELINES FOR YOUR COUNCIL MEETINGS.[00:56:24]
IF YOU REMEMBER, BEFORE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER WAS RENOVATED, THE MEDIA, THE GUYS FROM THE TELEVISION STATIONS THAT WOULD COME WITH THEIR TRIPODS AND[00:56:32]
CAMERA WOULD SET UP BEYOND THE BRICK WALL AT THE TOP OF THE CHAMBER.SO WITH THE RENOVATION, THAT BRICK WALL NOW HAS GLASS, A WINDOW ABOVE IT.
SO WHAT I DID IS I CALLED THE CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE FOUR MAIN TELEVISION STATIONS CHANNEL FOUR, FIVE, EIGHT AND 11. AND I SAID, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SHOOTING THE COUNCIL MEETINGS BEHIND THE WINDOW? AND THEY SAID, IT'S GOING TO CREATE CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE GLARE.
ANOTHER ONE SAID, WE REALLY NEED TO BE INSIDE THE CHAMBER BECAUSE NOW IF YOU'RE BEHIND THAT BRICK WALL, YOU'RE NOT IN THE CHAMBER ANYMORE. SO WE CAME UP WITH SOME GUIDELINES THAT I THINK ARE PRETTY GOOD, AND WE BOUNCED THEM OFF OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT SO THAT HAD THEIR MUSTER AS WELL.
AND NOW WHEN WE SAY RECORDING EQUIPMENT, WE'RE REFERRING TO ANYTHING THAT'S A TABLET OR LARGER.
AND REALLY MOSTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE SET ON A TRIPOD.
SO THESE GUIDELINES ARE DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO MINIMIZE DISTRACTIONS DURING THE MEETINGS, BUT PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR THE NEWS MEDIA AND PUBLIC ATTENDEES WHO HAVE RECORDING DEVICES.
SO THE FIRST SPACE WILL BE THE BACK ROW HERE ON THE LEFT WHERE THAT GENTLEMAN SITTING RIGHT THERE IN THE CORNER, MAYBE THE FIRST 4 OR 5 CHAIRS. AND AGAIN, IF WE KNOW THE MEDIA IS COMING, THIS WILL BE THE AREA WHERE WE SET THEM UP.
AND IF IT'S A IF IT'S A SITUATION WHERE IT'S A CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC OR A TOPIC THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A VERY LARGE AUDIENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, SHORT TERM RENTALS WILL RESERVE THOSE SEATS AND WE'LL CORDON THEM OFF, OR WE'LL PUT LITTLE SIGNS ON THE SEATS.
AND HOPEFULLY, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM THERE FOR THEM TO SET UP THEIR TRIPODS.
AND WITH NOTHING BEHIND THEM, WE WON'T BE DISTRACTING ANYONE OR BLOCKING A VIEW.
LET'S SEE. I'LL SHOW YOU. HERE YOU CAN SEE WE'VE ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHTED THOSE SEATS.
AND THEN IF WE KNOW IT'S THERE'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE MEDIA COMING OR CITIZENS THAT WANT TO RECORD, WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON THE TOP ROW, 4 OR 5 SEATS THERE.
AND MOST OF THEM LET US KNOW THAT THEY'RE COMING AHEAD OF TIME.
SO THE NEWS MEDIA PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN DISSEMINATING CITY RELATED INFORMATION AND GETTING OUR MESSAGE OUT NOT ONLY TO OUR RESIDENTS, BUT TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE PROVIDE THEM AND OUR CITIZENS WITH ACCESS WHILE MAINTAINING DECORUM AT OUR MEETINGS. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
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THANK YOU, STEVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEVE? MARIA.I JUST WONDER WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S SAFE. DO YOU THINK THAT'S.
OH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, STEVE. NEXT ITEM.
CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS. ITEMS. COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE.
MAYOR, WE NEED TO REMOVE. ITEM N IS NOVEMBER.
WE HAVE A REPLACEMENT AT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS STATIONS AT THE DAIS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION OR FUTURE AGENDAS? ANTHONY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO FORM A STUDY GROUP TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE NAME OF SPRING CREEK TO PARKIST.
AND IT'S OUR FIRST MEETING OF APRIL, SO APRIL FOOLS.
WITHDRAWN. WOW. WOW. THAT IS. AND MY CHEESY DAD HUMOR IS ON FULL DISPLAY.
OH MY GOSH. THAT'S. THAT IS SO IMPRESSIVE, ACTUALLY.
OKAY. THEY MIGHT NOT GET IT, BUT. SURE. ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 7:00.
WOW.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.