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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS 1:00 PM ON THIS WONDERFUL 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER OF 2023.
[ 1:00 p.m - City Council convenes in City Council Chambers and immediately recesses into Executive Session.]
SO GLAD ALL OF YOU CAN MAKE IT TODAY.AT THIS TIME, CITY COUNCIL IS CONVENING IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WE WILL IMMEDIATELY RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[1. Executive Session]
WE ANTICIPATE STARTING BACK PROMPTLY AT 2:00 PM, WHERE WE WILL HAVE OUR CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDA.AT THIS TIME, WE ARE IN RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
GOOD AFTERNOON. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY.
EXECUTIVE SESSION WENT A BIT LONGER THAN WE ANTICIPATED, BUT I WILL CALL CITY COUNCIL BACK INTO SESSION.
WE ARE HERE ON THIS 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER OF 2023.
WE WILL NOW BEGIN OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
WE WILL START WITH OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS AND I'M PLEASED TODAY TO
[1. Invocation]
WELCOME EXECUTIVE PASTOR MARK PORTER WITH LYNNVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH WITH US TODAY, HERE TO BRING US OUR INVOCATION.IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE STAND AS PASTOR MARK COMES TO THE PODIUM AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM PATTERSON HARRIS.
I'M JUST GOING TO READ A BRIEF PIECE OF SCRIPTURE AND THEN PRAY IT OVER THIS MEETING.
THIS WAS WRITTEN BY THE APOSTLE PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS CHURCH.
TO HIS FRIENDS THERE HE SAYS THIS, I KEEP ASKING THAT GOD, OUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST, THE GLORIOUS FATHER MAY GIVE YOU A SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION SO THAT YOU MAY KNOW HIM BETTER.
I PRAY THAT THE EYES OF YOUR HEART MAY BE ENLIGHTENED IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY KNOW THE HOPE WHICH HE HAS CALLED YOU, THE RICHES OF HIS GLORIOUS INHERITANCE IN HIS HOLY PEOPLE. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
WE ARE MINDFUL OF THE BIRTH OF YOUR SON.
I PRAY THIS PIECE OF SCRIPTURE OVER THIS BODY, OVER THIS COMMUNITY, THAT YOU MAY GIVE US A SPIRIT OF WISDOM, OF NOT JUST OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION SO THAT WE MAY KNOW YOU BETTER.
I PRAY THAT THE EYES OF OUR HEARTS MAY BE OPENED, MAY BE ENLIGHTENED SO THAT WE MAY SEE OTHERS THE WAY YOU SEE THEM, AND THAT WE MAY HAVE THE HOPE OF THE GLORIOUS INHERITANCE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
WE PRAY THIS, IN THE NAME OF JESUS. AMEN.
[2. Pledges of Allegiance]
>> WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US AS WE OFFER THE PLEDGES TO THE AMERICAN AND TEXAS FLAG?
>> 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.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
>> THANK YOU MARK FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
LAST TIME I SAW YOU WEREN'T USING READERS.
[LAUGHTER] WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR CALL TO ORDER AND MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3, THIS IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL RULES, ANY CITIZEN WISHING TO APPEAR IN PERSON BEFORE A REGULAR MEETING REGARDING ANY MATTER POSTED SHALL COMPLETE THE SIGN-UP FORM, AND THEN HAVE A THREE-MINUTE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO MAKE A STATEMENT AFTER YOU SIGNED UP, YOU CAN MERELY TELL ME THAT YOU'VE WAIVED YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
FIRST, I'VE DEREK DANNER, AND THEN ALSO HAVE CHAD PLUNKET.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. I APPRECIATE THAT.
[4. Minutes]
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR MINUTES.THE OCTOBER 17TH OF 2023 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD, AS WELL AS THE NOVEMBER 14TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. MARTINEZ GARCIA.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 4.1. PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 4.1 CARRIES 6-0.
WE NOW HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[5. Consent Agenda - Items considered to be routine are enacted by one motion without separate discussion. If the City Council desires to discuss an item, the item is removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.]
WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.THIS IS ITEMS 5.1, 35.38, AND WE HAVE A FEW THAT WE WILL PULL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR FURTHER VOTING.
SPECIFICALLY, COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO PULL AGENDA ITEMS 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.9, 5.10.
I ANTICIPATE, OBVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL APPROVAL, I'M GOING TO PULL THOSE OUT.
WE'LL HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON
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THESE FIVE ITEMS COLLECTIVELY AND HAVE DISCUSSION ON THESE FIVE ITEMS, AND THEN WE'LL GET BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.AT THIS TIME I'M ASKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.9, AND 5.10.
>> THANK YOU, MS. MARTINEZ GARCIA. THANK YOU, DR. WILSON.
OR DOES IT NEED DISCUSSION ON 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.9, AND 5.10? MS. JOY.
>> ON A PREVIOUS COUNCIL DAY, WE CONSIDERED A SIMILAR REQUEST AND I VOTED AGAINST IT.
I WILL VOTE AGAINST THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT THINK IT'S THE APPROPRIATE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU, MS. JOY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.9, AND 5.10.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THOSE ITEMS, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?
NOW, WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 5.12.
I BELIEVE MR. MCBRAYER HAD SOME FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU AT THIS TIME, MR. ATKINSON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, ITEM 5.12, THIS IS A FACADE GRANT, OF COURSE, THROUGH MARKET LUBBOCK.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS IN OUR RELATIVELY NEW ZONE THAT IS ON 34TH STREET SO THE PROJECT IS 3416 34TH STREET, THAT IS A CURRENT STRIP COMMERCIAL CENTER.
THE PROJECT IS FACADE IMPROVEMENTS, IT'S ALL EXTERIOR WORK.
TOTAL PROJECT AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE $50,000.
THUS, THE GRANT FOR MARKET LUBBOCK IS RECOMMENDED TO YOU AT $25,000.
COUNCIL, JUST A QUICK REMINDER, THIS ZONE IN THE ZONE ON NORTH UNIVERSITY WERE ADDED, WERE CREATED INTO THE PROGRAM JUST IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AND YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE RESULTS THEREIN.
MAYOR, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THE REASON THAT I PULLED IT, I JUST WANTED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A NEW ZONE THAT WE ARE MAKING THESE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO.
THIS IS THE 34TH STREET CORRIDOR AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE NORTH UNIVERSITY, SO JUST AS A POINT OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC, I'M GLAD THIS LITTLE SHOPPING CENTER, WHICH IS VERY POPULAR SHOPPING CENTER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY THERE AT THE HOLLY HOP SHOP.
IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESS OWNERS ALONG THAT STREET TO UPDATE THEIR FACADE AND ALSO INTERIOR WORK.
I'VE ALSO TALKED TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS A RESTAURANT LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE STREET.
THEY JUST BOUGHT THE BUILDING THEY WERE IN.
HE WAS ALL EXCITED BECAUSE THEY WERE STARTING TO DO SOME WORK.
IF YOU'RE IN THESE NEW AREAS, THESE NEW ZONES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.
IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS MORE ATTRACTIVE ALONG WHAT I CALL LUBBOCK SMALL BUSINESS BOULEVARD, 34TH STREET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THAT THAT WE ARE ON OUR OWN.
COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE REALLY TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT BECAUSE WE DO SEE THE VALLEY OF THIS AND IT DOES GIVE VALUE TO OUR DISTRICT.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL 5.12 OR WE'LL LEAVE THAT IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR FUTURE VOTING PURPOSES.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO 5.23 AND I WILL AGAIN TURN IT OVER TO YOU, MR. ATKINSON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ITEM 5.23S OR RESOLUTION FROM SOLID WASTE.
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE ASKING YOUR APPROVAL TO EXPAND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AS A PILOT PROGRAM.
SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20 UNITS.
THE FANCY WORD IS TELEMATICS THAT WE HAVE ON 20 OF OUR TRUCKS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE FULL FLEET WHICH WOULD BE 60 UNITS.
AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE TELEMATICS DOES FOR US.
WE KNOW IN REAL TIME WHERE ALL THE VEHICLES ARE.
WE CAN CONFIRM THAT SERVICE DELIVERY WAS [INAUDIBLE].
WE CAN KEEP UP WITH OUR ROUTES.
I THINK VERY IMPORTANTLY, AS WE MOVE TOWARDS THE FUTURE TRANSFER STATION, HAVING YOUR LIVE ROUTE DATA WILL ALLOW US TO REMAP THE WHOLE CITY AND WE'LL GET A MORE OPTIMIZED ROUTE DEAL.
THIS SOFTWARE ALSO ALLOWS US IF ANY OF THE TRUCKS ARE HAVING ISSUES FOR THAT TO GO RIGHT BACK TO FLEET AND THEY'LL KNOW, YOU CAN CONTINUE ON YOUR ROUTES OR NO,
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LET'S GET YOU IN OTHER TRUCKS, SO BRING THAT ONE BACK TO US.CAN ALSO BE USED TO PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHS IF WE NEED, WHICH IS A HUGE DEAL BOTH FOR SERVICE DELIVERY AS WELL AS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT.
ALL IN IT'S A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.
THE FIRST YEAR WILL BE THE 197,130 THAT YOU SEE IN YOUR BACKUP, AND THEN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, IT GOES DOWN BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE THE EQUIPMENT.
IT GOES DOWN TO $160,380 AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> MR. ATKINSON, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
ON THIS SOFTWARE. SO DOES IT ALLOW LIKE LIVE GPS? SO IF WE'RE WONDERING IF SOMEBODY IS COMPLAINING OF SERVICE IN AN AREA WHERE ONE OF OUR SUPERVISORS CAN LOOK AND SAY ACTUALLY THE TRUCK IS IN THIS AREA AT THIS TIME AND HEADED TOWARDS YOUR DIRECTION.
IS IT A LIVE SYSTEM OR IS IT JUST THE LOOK BACK AT DATA?
>> IT IS LIVE AND YES, IT WILL GIVE US THAT FEATURE AND IT WILL ALSO RECORD WHAT'S HAPPENED.
SO IF THE QUESTION WAS MY TUESDAY WAS MISSED, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE NOW THAT A TRUCK WAS IN THAT ELLIOT TRUCK PAUSED AT THE PRESCRIBED LOCATIONS OR ALTERNATIVELY, IF WE REALLY DID MISS IT, WE MISSED IT AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> AND JUST A REAL QUICK FOLLOW-UP QUESTION BEFORE MY TIME.
IS IT LIVE SHOTS EVERY CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME? IS IT VIDEO? COULD YOU USE IT? SO SAY IN A LIABILITY PURPOSE WHERE PROPERTY OWNER SAY IN ONE OF OUR TRUCKS ME TO DAMAGE THEIR PROPERTY AND WE'RE LOOKING BACK FROM THAT FEATURE, WHAT WOULD WE BE ABLE TO USE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> WE CAN HOW EXACTLY IT ENDS UP CONFIGURED.
I'M NOT PROBABLY QUALIFIED TO SPEAK TO, BUT THE NUMBER ONE CLAIM WITH THE TRASH TRUCKS AS WE PUSH THE DUMPSTER INTO THE FENCE.
WE'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND SEE IT RIGHT THEN WHEN WE DO IT.
SAME THING WITH OTHER POTENTIAL CLAIMS.
>> LOOK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS DOES MAKE OUR WORK OF OUR SOLID WASTES DEPARTMENT THAT MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.
AND COMMUNICATION-WISE, I THINK IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM.
I KNOW THAT FROM THE BEGINNING THAT I STARTED AS ON COUNCIL, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT OUR DIRECTOR BRENDA HEANEY REALLY WANTED.
I'M SO GLAD THAT WE ARE FULFILLING THAT NEED.
>> THANK YOU, MS. MARTINEZ GARCIA, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON 5.23? WE'LL NOW MOVE TO 5.24.
THIS IS ANOTHER RESOLUTION REGARDING POLICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITY. MR. ATKINSON.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS ITEM IS AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 OR CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 2 TO YOUR POLICE HEADQUARTERS PROJECT, THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF WHERE WE SIT TODAY.
SPECIFICALLY, THE ITEM THAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $217,391.36.
ALL IN THAT IS 1.38% OF THE CONTRACT.
IF WE ADD AMENDMENT 1 AND AMENDMENT 2 TOGETHER, THAT IS 2.53% OF THE CONTRACT AMOUNT.
IT IS WITHIN THE AVAILABLE CASH IN HAND FUNDING THAT WE HAVE.
THE PARTICULAR ITEMS, ARE LARGELY ADDITIONAL WORK THAT THE CITY HAS REQUESTED THAT WE DO, AS WELL AS ITEMS THAT WERE NOT IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN BECAUSE THEY WILL PICK THEM AS YOU GO.
SO WE HAVE THAT IN THEIR FINISHES.
A FEW OF THE ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS THAT WE AT THE CHIEFS RECOMMENDATION HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE ACOUSTICS AND A FEW OF THE INTERVIEWING ROOMS, WINDOW TREATMENTS, LIGHTING, AND SOME UPGRADES TO THE SECURITY FENCING.
RELATED TO THIS, I'LL GIVE YOU THE LATEST SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE ON THE BUILDING.
IF YOU WEREN'T GOING TO ASK THAT'S A GOOD ONE TO ASK.
ON THE 17TH OF NOVEMBER, THE UPS OR THE UNIVERSAL POWER SYSTEM IN THE BUILDING WAS COMPLETE.
IT WAS STARTED RUNNING AND ALL COMMISSIONED IN SERVICE BY 30TH OF NOVEMBER.
BY DECEMBER THE 22ND, THE NETWORKING WITHIN THE BUILDING, SO THE STUFF THAT'S BROUGHT TO US FROM 911, IT'S IN THERE AND IT IS SET NOW WE'RE BUILDING OUT THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING.
LATEST CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE FOR MOVE IN READY DATE IS CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER THE 25TH OF THIS YEAR.
WE PROPOSE TO START TO MOVE IN PHASE ON THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY, SO THAT WOULD BE A TUESDAY AND TO COMPLETE SUCH, BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
>> SORRY. IS THIS WRITTEN IN STONE? WILL BE GIVEN BY THE END OF JANUARY.
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>> I WOULD SURE LIKE TO HOPE SO.
WE STILL HAVE SOME DAYS IN QUESTION ON THE CONTRACT AND THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.
IT IS IN BLACK INK ON WHITE PAPER THOUGH AT THE MOMENT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING AGENDA ITEM 5.24? SEEING NONE, I THINK THAT DOES IT FOR AGENDA ITEM POOLS ON CONSENT.
SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEFORE US AND I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE 5.135, 0.38, EXCLUSIVE OF 54, 55, 56, 59, 510.
>> THANK YOU, MS. JOY. THANK YOU, MS. MARTINEZ GARCIA FOR THE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 60 FOR AGENDA ITEMS 513538, EXCLUSIVE OF 4, 5, 6, 9, AND 10.
WE NOW MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA IS
[1. Resolution - Lubbock Power & Light: Consider a resolution determining that Condition 16 in the Customer Choice Resolution adopted by the Electric Utility Board on February 22, 2022, related to all the conditions of that resolution have been met, and establish a certain date for customer choice and retail competition to begin.]
A RESOLUTION REGARDING LEVEL POWER AND LIGHT THIS TIME.MS. JOY HAS A COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE ON THE SECOND READINGS, DEVELOPERS, PROFESSIONALS, THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE SHOWING UP FOR THE SECOND READINGS, SO DON'T CHANGE. THANKS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR. WITH THE HELP OF ALL OF OUR SISTER DEPARTMENTS, WE STAGED AT THE EOC NOT BECAUSE IT WAS AN EMERGENCY, BUT BECAUSE IT'S A BETTER WAY TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS WHEN YOU'RE IMPACTING SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SWITCHOVER THAT WE JUST MADE TO OUR CUT.
SO THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON, FOR ALL YOUR EMPLOYEES THAT PITCHED IN AND HELPED MAKE THAT A REALITY.
IT WAS EXTREMELY BORING, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY SHOWED UP LIKE THAT.
SO AS OF 09: 46 YESTERDAY MORNING, WE'RE 100% IN OUR CUT.
[APPLAUSE] TRYING NOT TO BE SO ENTHUSIASTIC NEXT TIME.
[LAUGHTER] JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT LOOMS AHEAD OF US, STARTING JANUARY 5TH, PEOPLE CAN BEGIN SHOPPING FOR THE RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDERS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HOLD A SERIES OF SHOPPING FAIRS AT THE CIVIC CENTER, JANUARY 5TH, JANUARY 6TH, THE 22ND, THE 23RD, AND AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 10TH.
THESE DATES ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE TO GO AND SEE WITH THE TIMES AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
THESE SHOPPING FAIRS OR NOT FOR US, THEY ARE FOR THE RAPS AND THE CUSTOMERS TO GET TOGETHER.
WE WILL BE THERE, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO STEAL ANY LIMELIGHT.
WE WANT IT TO BE ABOUT THE RAPS AT THAT POINT.
WE DO HAVE THAT MOVING FORWARD.
THE SHOPPING WINDOW IS OPEN FROM JANUARY 5TH TO FEBRUARY 15TH, SO NOBODY HAS TO FEEL LIKE THEY'VE GOT A RUSH OUT AND DO SOME RIGHT AWAY.
THEY CAN TAKE THEIR TIME, THEY CAN GET TO KNOW THE PROCESS AND ALL THE LITTLE OBSTACLES THAT CAN GO ALONG WITH MAKING CHOICES LIKE THAT.
BUT THE BEAUTY IS THEY GET TO CHOOSE POWER, HOW THEY WANT IT WHEN THEY WANT IT, AND THE PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT TO GET IT FOR HIM.
WE'RE HAPPY TO OFFER THAT TO THEM: TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
ON MARCH 4TH, WE ACTUALLY WILL ASSIGN THEM TO AN RAP AND THEY WILL START GETTING THEIR BILLS FROM THAT RAP THE FOLLOWING MONTH.
THE MONTH OF MARCH IS GOING TO BE A TRANSITION ON A BILLING BASIS.
ONCE A DAY, WE READ DIFFERENT CYCLES AS WE GO THROUGH THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE WILL TRANSITION EVERYBODY BASED ON THEIR BILLING CYCLE.
APRIL 2ND WILL BE 100% IN THE RETAIL MARKET.
THAT BRINGS ME TO THIS RESOLUTION AND I'M HAPPY TO READ THE WHOLE THING IF YOU WANT ME TO, MAYOR.
[BACKGROUND]. NO? OKAY. FINE. THIS IS MY ONE CHANCE.
I WILL POINT OUT JUST ITEM NUMBER 1.
BUT THE ONLY THING I WOULD THROW A CAVEAT TO, IT DOES SAY THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THE LOAD INTEGRATED INTO YOUR CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF 60 DAYS,
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AND SO WE PUT A CAVEAT ON THAT, THAT THAT STARTS AS OF YESTERDAY.WE'RE GOING TO BE WELL OUTSIDE THE 60-DAY WINDOW BY THE TIME IT STARTS.
BEYOND THAT, THIS WAS A CHALLENGE THAT WAS LAID OUT BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO RELOAD POWER TO LIGHTS.
YOUR CHALLENGE WAS ACCEPTED, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ALL THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND WE ARE NOW READY TO MOVE FORWARD.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS AND ASK FOR A FAVORABLE APPROVAL.
>> THANK YOU, JOEL. I'LL START WITH MS. PATTERSON HARRIS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. JOEL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IN THINKING ABOUT THIS PROCESS, I WAS PART OF THE CREW THAT CAME IN ON IT, AFTER THIS DECISION WAS MADE AND SOME OF THE CITIZENS IN THE CITY DID NOT BELIEVE IT WOULD HAPPEN.
I HAD SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT IT MYSELF, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE SINCE YOUR SUPERVISORY POSITION, TAKING OVER THIS GRAND FACILITY OF LP&L.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION WITH REGARD TO THE DAYS AT THE CIVIC CENTER.
HOW MANY PROVIDERS ACTUALLY DO YOU GUYS HAVE ONLINE TO BE THERE TO WELCOME THE CITIZENS? THEY GET THEM ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, IN THEIR SPECIFIC PLANS.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL SIGNING UP.
THE RAPS ARE STILL SIGNING UP TO PARTICIPATE AS WE SPEAK AND THEY WILL PROBABLY UP TO THE LAST DAY.
WE GOT 39 RAPS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE RIGHT NOW TODAY AND I'LL BET YOU THERE'S A COUPLE OF MORE THAT JUST HAVEN'T BEEN POSTED YET.
I'M THINKING WE'VE GOT ABOUT 42.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ALL THOSE SHOW UP BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE ARE TARGETING SPECIFIC LIKE BUSINESSES AND WHATNOT, SO THEY WON'T NEED TO COME FOR THAT.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY ON THE ORDER OF 20-25 RAPS SHOW UP, AND THOSE WOULD LIKELY BE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICE TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.
>> I THINK IT WILL SERVE AS WELL TO PROVIDE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
CITIZENS ARE TALKING ABOUT IT, THEY'RE ASKING QUESTIONS, EVEN ASKING ME WHAT PROVIDER I'M GOING TO CHOOSE.
>> WELL, WHO ARE YOU GOING TO SHARE? [LAUGHTER].
>> IT'S A SECRET. IT'LL COST YOU A LOT OF MONEY TO GET IT OUT OF ME.
BUT THEY'RE ANXIOUS, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET IT DONE RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS ON THE VERY FIRST DAY THAT THE ROMAN ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE.
I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING WHAT CITIZENS NEED AND MAKING THEIR MOVE INTO AIR-CON AS WELL.
>> ONE THING, I'D LIKE TO GET EVERYBODY'S HELP IN MAKING SURE THE GENERAL POPULATION UNDERSTANDS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE ONCE AND YOU'RE DONE.
YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM NOW ON, WHATEVER FREQUENCY YOU CHOOSE TO, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
YOU'RE NOT STUCK WITH SOMEBODY JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE CHOSEN ONCE.
>> I KNOW THAT THE REFERENCE WAS MADE, THAT IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN PICKING YOUR CELL PHONE COMPANY OR WHATEVER, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD ANALOGY AND FOLKS CAN RECOGNIZE THAT.
I GUARANTEE YOU THOSE ARE GOING TO BE SOME FOLKS THEY'VE PUT THOSE DIFFERENT PLANS, THEY DO WITH THEIR MOBILE PHONE COMPANY.
THANK YOU AGAIN, AND I'M ANXIOUS AND I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE HAVE 100% ALL IN, AND AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MRS. PATTERSON HARRIS, MR. MCBRAYER.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON IT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THEY WILL NOT BE WITHOUT POWER, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY'RE CONFUSED, MISS A DEADLINE, AND DON'T MAKE A CHOICE, THEIR POWER WILL BE ON.
>> THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES EVEN AFTER THEY GO TO THE DEFAULT TO MAKE A CHOICE.
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A DEADLINE FOR MAKING THE CHOICE, THAT'S JUST BEFORE YOU GO INTO DEFAULT, YOU CAN STILL CHANGE AFTER THAT.
ALSO, I THINK I WAS THE ONLY ONE UP HERE WHOSE POWER WAS SHUT OFF ON SATURDAY.
[BACKGROUND] THANK YOU FOR TURNING IT BACK ON.
I THOUGHT YOU COULD HAVE JUST LEFT IT OFF, BUT I WAS TOLD IN ADVANCE, I WAS AWARE OF IT AND SO I WAS PREPARED FOR IT AND I THINK IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT THE MOST.
THAT WENT SMOOTHLY, I HOPE IT DID FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT THANK YOU FOR TURNING MINE BACK ON TOO.
>> WE DID A GEO FENCING, SO TO SPEAK, AROUND CUSTOMERS, AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO BE IMPACTED, AND WORKING WITH JOEL MADDY AT THE OC, WE WERE ABLE TO USE THAT SYSTEM TO CALL PEOPLE.
>> RIGHT. I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE OR A CALL, I GUESS IT WAS, THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT MARK IS GOING TO DO WITHOUT NETFLIX FOR 10 MINUTES.
[LAUGHTER] MS. MARTINEZ GARCIA.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AGAIN.
YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB AND HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU MADE ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I HOPE THAT WHEN WE DO MEET WITH THE CITIZENS FACE-TO-FACE,
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ONE-ON-ONE, THAT THAT IS ALSO REFLECTED.I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND OFFER SERVICES TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.
THANK YOU FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AND MEETING THAT NEED.
>> THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE RECORD ON THE EYE CANDY, THESE FOLKS DID ALL THE WORK.
>> OBJECTION. [LAUGHTER] OBJECTION. SUSTAINED.
>> NOW, THE RETAILERS HAVE BEEN IN THIS MARKET FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
THEY'RE VERY SAVVY ABOUT THIS STUFF, SO THEY'VE GOT IT DOWN VERY WELL.
>> WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SCAMMING HAPPENING HERE AND THERE.
BUT I THINK WE COLLECTIVELY ARE MAKING THE PUBLIC AWARE TO REALLY BE CAUTIOUS AND TAKE IT SERIOUSLY IN THE SENSE THAT YOU WANT THE BEST FOR YOURSELF.
>> I TELL EVERYBODY ALL THE TIME, YOU DON'T HAVE TO OPEN YOUR DOOR AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ANSWER THE PHONE.
NOBODY IS HOLDING A GUN TO YOUR HEAD AND MAKING YOU DO THAT.
IF YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SOMETHING LIKE HANGING UP, SHUT THE DOOR, DO WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU NEED TO DO TO GET IN A SAFE PLACE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK.
>> THANK YOU, MS. MARTINEZ GARCIA.
>> BOWS HERE TODAY, BUT I WANT TO THANK HIM.
MCBRAYER AND I HAD A JOINT TOWN HALL LAST MONDAY, A WEEK AGO.
WELL ATTENDED, VERY WELL ATTENDED.
BUT MATT DID A REALLY GOOD JOB EXPLAINING AND STICKING AROUND.
THE LITTLE BROCHURES THAT YOU'RE HANDING OUT ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL FOR EVERYBODY, INCLUDING ME.
IT'S SOMETHING I'D PUT MY HANDS ON, I CAN LOOK AT.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT AT THAT TOWN HALL THE NEXT DAY OR ON WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWING, ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN WHO ATTENDED THAT TOWN HALL STOPPED ME.
HE WAS GOING TO TALK TO ME ABOUT LP&L AND I THOUGHT, NO, HERE WE GO, WHATEVER.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT HE TOLD ME? HE TOLD ME WHAT A GREAT JOB THAT LP&L DID WHEN AT&T AND SOMEBODY ELSE MESSED UP HIS ALLEY AND CUT ALL OF HIS LINES, DID REALLY BAD THINGS.
HIS ONLY COMPLAINT WAS HE COULDN'T GET THROUGH TO TALK TO ANYBODY TO TELL THEM WHAT A GOOD JOB THAT THEY DID.
LET'S KEEP THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN BECAUSE WE DO GOOD THINGS, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST HAVE A HARD TIME OR THEY JUST DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH.
BUT HE WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY OF YOU GUYS.
>> I CAN TELL YOU WE HAVE HAD ISSUES KEEPING THE CALL CENTER STAFFED PROPERLY, JUST TRYING TO FIND RESOURCES AND KEEP THEM.
IT'S NO WONDER THAT WE'RE HAVING LONG WAIT TIMES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE ABLE TO ANSWER THE PHONE FOR NOW, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.
GLENN HAS GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PIPELINE AS WE SPEAK.
I HOPE HIS SITTING OUT THERE BECAUSE I'M POINTING AT HIM.
>> THANK YOU, MR. IVY. WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH AND TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, THAT WAS A BIG DEAL, SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING JOEL HAS BEEN WAITING FOR FOR A WHILE.
THANK YOU, MR. MCGREGOR. THANK YOU, MS. JOY.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 6.1, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? 6.1 CARRIES 6-0, AND WITH THAT, IT IS 02:40, ON THIS 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, AND HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD BREAK.
TO ALL THE STAFF THAT ARE HERE, WHICH IS 99.9% OF YOU, HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR WEEK.
WE ARE ADJOURNED. [MUSIC]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.