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WHAT YOU MISSED AT COUNCIL YESTERDAY

Heard a presentation from Artificial Grass Liquidators who will be donating and installing a turf field at Sprott Park.

Authorized the City Manager to apply to be a Film Friendly Certified Community, a no-cost certification program.

Approved the City’s 11 Legislative Priorities for 2023-2024, which will be taken to Golden Triangle Days in Austin next week. These include the 1. qualified hotel program, 2. water and wastewater infrastructure, 3. economic development, 4. public health, 5. public safety, 6. resiliency, 7. transportation and mobility, 8. revenue, 9. to restore and preserve local control, 10. tourism, parks, natural resources and the arts, 11. and planning and development.

Approved the recommendations for the Parks Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2023, which includes: 1. replacing Imagination Station in Central Park, 2. replacing the playground in Charlton-Pollard Park, 3. installing playground equipment at Combest Park, 4. a drainage study at Henry Homberg Golf Course, 5. adding a shelter at Sprott Park, 6. resurfacing the tennis courts into basketball courts at Magnolia Park, 7. purchasing a turf tank striping system, 8. installing a playground at Babe Zaharias Park, 9. replacing nine scoreboards at the Athletic Complex, 10. a dog park at Rogers Park, 11. a general maintenance budget. Exact project budgets per project and scope tbd.

Supported Abiding Grace as proposed Housing Tax Credit (HTC) project.

Held a work session to review and discuss Water and Sewer Revenue Fund Balance and Operations. The CFO presented recommendations for ways to generate more revenue which is needed to increase the minimum fund balance to improve our bond rating.

Held a work session to approve putting a mural on the wall of the Lakeside Center that overlooks Beautiful Mountain Skatepark during Muralfest.

If you missed the meeting, you can always watch the recording on our website https://beaumonttexas.gov/city-council/council-agenda/

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