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THANK YOU FOR BEING PRESENT AND VIRTUALLY FOR THIS, UH, SPECIAL CALLED MEETING.
JOHN, YOU'RE, YOU DID THE PAPERWORK.
I'M SORRY, WHAT? MINE, I JUST SENT MINE.
JOHN, CAN YOU HEAR US? YEAH, I CAN HEAR YOU.
I DIDN'T SAW THE MOUTH MOVING.
I SAW OR HEARD NOTHING COMING OUT, SO I APOLOGIZE.
HAVING SAID THAT, WE DO HAVE A, UH, QUORUM HERE, GENTLEMEN.
AND IT REALLY, THIS, THIS IS, SHOULD BE A SHORT GATHERING.
IT'S BASICALLY THE, UH, COMMISSION SUPPORTING THE, UH, THE, UH, DEPARTMENT WITH A, UH, HOPEFULLY A, A GOOD BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT WOULD BE TAKEN AND SENT OVER TO, UH, COUNCIL.
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THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE PACKET HAS BEEN MODIFIED JUST A LITTLE BIT.IT WAS A INCORRECT VERSION THAT, UH, GOT SHIPPED OFF AND THAT WAS MY FAULT.
THERE'S SOME MINOR, MINOR ADJUSTMENTS IN THAT AND, UH, LITERALLY I WOULD WELCOME, I WOULD HOPEFULLY HAVE THE COMMISSION MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CHANGES AS IS, IF THAT'D BE THE WILL OF THIS COMMISSION.
SO THAT'S, UH, TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL, I SHOULD SAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION.
MICHAEL MOVES THE, SO HAVE WE SEEN THE ADJUSTMENTS? I'M SORRY.
ARE THEY, IS THERE ANY WAY TO PUT THOSE UP? THERE'S NOT.
ALL RIGHT, YON, UH, LET'S SEE.
DO YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL, UH, RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU? I DON'T BELIEVE I DO, UNLESS, IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHERE IT IS.
IS IT ON THE SITE? IS THAT THE LATEST ONE? UH, IT'S NO ONE.
IF WE COULD PUT IT BACK UP ON THE SCREEN.
YEAH, WE CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THIS.
I COULD TELL YOU LIKE WHERE THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC WORDING CHANGES.
COULD YOU GO DOWN TO THERE? IT'S PARAGRAPH, UM, FIVE.
IT'S THE SIX, WHEREAS, YEAH, RIGHT THERE LITERALLY IT'S, UH, BASICALLY, UH, LET'S SEE, OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND IS IN NEED OF SOLID WASTE DROP OFF OPTIONS IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS INSTEAD OF DISPOSAL INSTEAD OF, INSTEAD OF DISPOSAL.
AND THEN THE NEXT, UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS LITERALLY ON THE NEXT PAGE, BASICALLY, WHICH WILL MINIMIZE EMPLOYEE ATTRITION AND PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SOLID WASTE RECYCLING AND HAZARDOUS DROP OFF OPTIONS FOR NORTH, NORTHEAST, AND NORTH AND WEST AUSTIN.
AND IF YOU CONTINUE DOWN THAT, UH, SENTENCE, THAT PARAGRAPH, I SHOULD SAY, AFTER HAZARDOUS WASTE AND ORGANIC AND BRUSH IT'S COLLECTION AND DROP OFF OPTIONS, SCRATCH DISPOSAL, IT'S COLLECTION AND DROP OFF OPTIONS.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE END OF THE, THAT WAS IT.
SOME MINOR TWEAKS AND THAT WAS MY FAULT.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME ONE WE DID TWO YEARS AGO.
UM, TO BE TOTALLY LOGISTICALLY RIDICULOUS, UH, NORTH AND WEST, ET CETERA SHOULD BE CAPITALIZED, I THINK SINCE THEY'RE DESCRIBING.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONERS? ANY THOUGHTS, ANY CONCERNS? NO.
SEEING THAT THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE DO NEED A SECOND.
WE, WE NEED A SECOND ON, ON THE ACTUAL MOTION.
ALRIGHT, YOU SECONDS THE CHANGES.
DO I HEAR ANY DISCUSSION? FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS
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HEARING? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND PLEASE.
ALRIGHT, SO THE CHANGES ARE NOTED.
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THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION ITSELF.ALRIGHT, SO MOVING ON TO THE RESOLUTION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION FROM THE COMMISSION? NO, THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR I DON'T THINK SO.
WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK IT OVER AND REVIEW IT FOR A WHILE, SO THAT'S GREAT.
AND THEN HEARING, UH, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS, I'LL EX I'M WAIT FOR A MOTION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
UM, HOW SOON WILL THIS BE PRESENTED TO COUNSEL? RICHARD? IS THAT, WHEN DOES THIS GO TO COUNCIL? THIS, I GUESS IT'S, YEAH, IT'S THE MONTH, BUT I EXACTLY DATE.
WE, I GONNA HAVE TO, WE NEED TO SUBMIT THIS ONLINE AS WELL.
IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? AND IS THAT SOMETHING ONE OF US AS A COMMISSIONER NEEDS TO DO? CORRECT.
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'LL PLAN TO DO, JERRY? CORRECT.
AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, IN TERMS AROUND THE BUDGETARY NUMBERS, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE INCREASE, BUT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY RECOMMENDING THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF IT.
THAT WILL BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE.
THEY DON'T GIVE US THAT OPTION.
UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? YOU CAN SECOND THAT SETH MOVES TO SECOND THIS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS, HEARING NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
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NOT MISTAKEN, WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST ITEM ON THIS AGENDA, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.THEN WE GET TO GO FIGHT TRAFFIC GUYS.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THE LAST ITEM IS LITERALLY THE, UH, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. AND I THINK WHAT, UH, ONE OF THE ITEMS WE HAD ON THERE WAS THE, UH, A ISD PRESENTATION ON THEIR, ON THEIR RECYCLING, FUTURE RECYCLING PROGRAMS AND GUSTAVO, WERE THERE SOME OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAD FROM OUR LAST MEETING? UH, A SD ONE.
AND IS THAT THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS NOTED ON? ALRIGHT.
AND IF, IF OTHER ADDITIONS OR OTHER ITEMS POP UP, PLEASE, PLEASE JUST, UH, PRESENT THOSE AND WE CAN, WE CAN PUT THOSE ON.
ANYWAY, HAVING SAID THAT, THAT PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES I'LL, UH, I'LL WAIT FOR A, I'LL ADJOURN.
OH, UH, BEFORE WE, ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE WRAP UP HERE, ONE THING I WANTED TO FOR, CAN WE GET A CHECK IN ON WHERE THIS IS AT ONCE THE RESOLUTION HAS GONE TO COUNCIL AND OH, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY, IT GOES TO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND THE BUDGET PROCESS GOES THROUGH DISCUSSION.
AND THAT ACTUALLY IS, UH, FINALIZES IT, UH, JULY OR AUGUST.
HI, VICTORIA RIEGER, FINANCIAL MANAGER FOR AUSTIN RESOURCE RECOVERY.
SO THE KIND OF NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS, WE'RE, WE'RE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? UH, THAT'S GONNA GET PRESENTED TO COUNCIL APRIL 8TH.
UM, AND AFTER THAT WE MOVE INTO THE PROPOSED PHASE AND THAT IS GOING TO GET PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN ABOUT THE JULY TIMEFRAME.
SO THIS, THIS, UH, UH, RESOLUTION, THIS REPORT DOES GET PUBLISHED, UH, AND POSTED TO A WEBSITE.
I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE, UM, I WOULD IMAGINE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
AND YEAH, SO DOES THAT ANSWER THE QUESTION? YES.
SO IT WILL BE POSTED AND THEN, UM, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE A DISCUSSION AFTER I I THINK THAT'LL BE AFTER THE SUMMER RECESS.
SO COULD WE HAVE A DISCUSSION OF KIND OF THE FUTURE PROGRESS OF IT IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER? ABSOLUTELY.
WOULD THAT BE FEASIBLE? ABSOLUTELY.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ONCE THE PROPOSED BUDGET GOES TO COUNCIL, I CAN CERTAINLY COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN TO, TO, UM, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS WHAT WE, WE PRESENTED.
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THE FORECAST, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE CAN ACTUALLY PRESENT THE FORECAST TO YOU IS AFTER APRIL 8TH, AND I THINK YOU HAVE A MEETING THE NEXT DAY.AND THEN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, THAT ONE GETS A LITTLE TRICKY BECAUSE IT'S IN JULY, JULY 12TH OR 13TH MM-HMM
AND SO THE TIMING OF YOUR MEETINGS, UH, THAT, THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL CAN DECIDE WHEN YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK.
UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO PRESENT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS.
ACTUALLY, PROBABLY APRIL WE CAN GET AN UPDATE, A QUICK UPDATE ON THE STATUS.
WOULD THAT BE REASONABLE TO EXPECT AN UPDATE ON THE FOLLOWING MONTHLY MEETING ON APRIL 9TH? I COULD DO A, A FORECAST PRESENTATION ON APRIL 9TH.
I JUST, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO POST ANYTHING TO PRIOR TO, SO LITERALLY COULDN'T BE SEEING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
BUT CERTAINLY I CAN, I CAN COME BACK.
APRIL, THAT WOULD BE EXCELLENT.
YOU GUYS WONDERFUL FOR COMING OUT SUCH, SUCH SHORT NOTICE AND, UH, A SHORTER MEETING.
BUT, UH, HAVING SAID THAT AGAIN, A MOTION FOR ADJOURN IS ADJOURN.
I'LL, I'LL SUBMIT A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MICHAEL, I'LL IT FOR A SECOND.
ALRIGHT, ALL GUYS HEARING NO QUESTIONS, NO DISCUSSIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.