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          >> WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED? ARE YOU READY? EVERYBODY'S READY? 
          [A. CALL TO ORDER-MAYOR]
          >> YES, SIR. 
          >> I CALLED TO ORDER THIS PRE COUNCIL MEETING. 
          THE TIME IS 5:32. 
          TODAY IS MARCH 24, 2025. 
          LET'S DO A ROW CALL. MISS DAVID-GRAVES IS OUT SICK. MISS TODD. 
          >> HERE. 
          >> MR. JOHNSON? 
          >> HERE. 
          >> MR. WASHINGTON? 
          >> HERE. 
          >> MR. GERFERS? 
          >> HERE. 
          >> MR. DEFFIBAUGH. 
          >> HERE. 
          >> MR. LONG. 
          >> HERE. 
          >> AND ME, EUGENE'S HERE. 
          LET'S GO TO DISCUSSION REVIEW AGENDA ITEMS. 
          [D. DISCUSS AND REVIEW AGENDA ITEMS]
IS THERE ANYTHING FROM COUNCIL THAT YOU WANT TO REVIEW FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA? 
          >> I DO. I KNOW I'M THE ONE WHO BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE IT IS AN ORDINANCE. 
          BUT FOR HOA DOCUMENTS, I WANTED TO SEE THE OPINION FROM OUR COUNCIL, IF WE WOULD LIKE TO START LOOKING AT CHANGING THAT ORDINANCE SO THAT IT ONLY GOES BEFORE THE LAWYER. 
          DO WE REALLY FEEL THAT VOTING ON THE HOA DOCUMENTS ON COUNCIL IS NECESSARY, OR IS THAT AN ORDINANCE WE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT REVISING OR AMENDING. 
          THERE'S AN HOA. IT'S UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          >> OH, JUST APPROVING. 
          >> YES. I WANT TO KNOW THE THOUGHTS OF OUR COUNCIL IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT. 
          >> WE CAN BRING THAT BACK UP, I GUESS, FOR AN AGENDA ITEM SO WE CAN VOTE ON THAT. 
          >> COUNCIL MEMBER TODD, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          RIGHT NOW, THE CODE REQUIRES YOU GUYS TO APPROVE IT? I THINK THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT MAYBE AMENDING THAT SECTION OF THE CODE TO NOT HAVE GO BACK BEFORE COUNCIL. 
          BUT THAT ITEM, A PLAT WAS CONDITIONALLY APPROVED. 
          MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT TONIGHT, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY MOVING FORWARD, ONCE THE CODE'S AMENDED, IT WON'T NEED TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL. 
          IT CAN JUST BE APPROVED BY MYSELF AND STAFF ADMINISTRATIVELY. 
          BUT AS LONG AS THE CODE IS HOW IT IS, I WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVING THE ITEM. 
          >> WOULD THAT BE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BRING THAT UP WHEN WE HAVE OUR MEETING? 
          >> BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILWOMAN TODD, I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT HOA DOCUMENTS AS A COUNCIL, OUR STAFF IS LOOKING AT THAT. JUST MY THOUGHTS. 
          >> I AGREE. I THINK THAT AT LEAST FROM THE RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE, MOST CITY, THAT NEVER COMES TO COUNCIL. 
          I THINK THAT'LL BE SOMETHING WE NEED TO AMEND. 
          >> THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION, TOO. 
          AS YOU MENTIONED, MOST MUNICIPALITIES, DON'T REQUIRE TO GO TO COUNCIL. 
          BUT I GUESS I DO WANT TO BRING UP I THINK THAT THE POINT OF THAT HOA DOCUMENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS COMPLETE. 
          MAKE SURE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EASEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS ACTUALLY DOCUMENTED AND GRANT, YOU'LL BE VERIFYING ALL OF THAT, CORRECT? 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. EVERYTHING IN THE HOA DOCUMENTS FOR ITEM H3, I'VE CONFIRMED THAT IT SATISFIES THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE. 
          >> JUST SO YOU KNOW, I DID READ IT, AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HOA DOCUMENTS I HAVE READ. 
          IT IS VERY THOROUGH. 
          I REALLY LIKED IT. 
          >> IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO DISCUSS? 
          >> IF WE CAN DISCUSS ITEM 2. 
          I JUST WANT TO JUST CLARIFY THE SELECTION PROCESS OF BRIGHT VIEW. 
          >> MR. MASHBURN, DO YOU WANT TO INVITE CHASE UP TO DISCUSS THAT. 
          THIS IS FOR THE MOWING CONTRACT? 
          >> COUNCIL, WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? 
          >> WE HAVE BRIGHT VIEW. 
          I JUST WANTED TO JUST HEAR FROM PARKS AND REC WHAT THEY SAW IN THE OTHER CONTRACT, THE PROPOSALS AND JUST UNDERSTAND THEIR DECISION MAKING BEHIND THAT. 
          I GUESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY, YOU HAD A RFQ FOR THESE LANDSCAPERS TO DO OUR MAINTENANCE, AND YOU ULTIMATELY WENT WITH BRIGHT VIEW BASED ON LOWEST BID. 
          IS THAT THE DRIVING FACTOR OR IS THERE OTHER FACTORS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? JUST HIGHLIGHT YOUR DECISION ON CHOOSING BRIGHT VIEW OVER THE OTHERS. 
          [00:05:12]
          >> NOW IT'S WORKING. IT'S SHOWING RED. 
          I'D LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO HUNTER INGE. 
          HE IS OUR PARKS AND REC SUPERINTENDENT. 
          HE'D BE ABLE TO ANSWER A FEW MORE QUESTIONS REGARDING EACH BID AND THE SCOPE OF WORK. 
          >> HELLO, MAYOR, COUNCIL. 
          HUNTER INGE, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. 
          CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU WHILE AGO. 
          >> IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE US A OVERVIEW OF THE RFQ AND ALL THE BIDS YOU RECEIVED, AND THEN WHAT DROVE YOU TO ULTIMATELY PICKING BRIGHT VIEW OVER THE REST? 
          >> WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE MAIN REASON TO PICK IT WAS IT WAS FOR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. 
          WITH THAT BEING SAID, LOWEST BID DID COME INTO FACTOR THERE AS FAR AS THAT GOES. 
          THEN I DID FOLLOW UP WITH THE REFERENCES THEY HAD ON LIST, AND THERE WAS NO ISSUES WITH ANY OF THE PEOPLE THEY PUT ON THE REFERENCE LIST. 
          THEY HAD OUTSTANDING REVIEWS FROM EVERYBODY I CONTACTED. ANYTHING ELSE? 
          >> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY YOUR REASONING BEHIND IT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THANK YOU. 
          >> NO PROBLEM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR EXECUTIVE. 
          THAT WE'LL MOVE IT TO ADJOURN. 
          I'LL INERT A MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          >> I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          >> SECOND. 
          >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
          >> AYE. 
          >> ANY NAYS? NO? TIME IS 5:39.
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