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Home My WebLink About1997-03-20 (Town Hall Mtg) Town Hall Meeting Lakewood Elementary School Thursday, March 20, 1997 CALL TO ORDER Police Chief Gary McKamie called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. PANEL The panel for the Lakewood Townhall discussion included Mayor Mary Lib Saleh, Council Members Charlie Miller and Carl Tyson, City Manager Tom Hart, City Engineer Paul Kruckemeyer, Fire Chief Lee Koontz, Police Lieutenant Bob Freeman, Public Works Superintendent Clyde Cullum, Parks and Leisure Services Manager Julia Wakeley, Inspector Jerry Payton. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Police Chief Gary McKamie, Police Captain Rodney Davis, Police Captain Joey Ziemian, Police Lieutenant Bob Freeman, Police Lieutenant Steve Kockos, Fire Chief Lee Koontz, Deputy Fire Chief Don Wilson, Fire Prevent/Education Officer Franchot Thomas, Fire �., Marshal Mike Logan, Battalion Chief Scott Parsley, Police Sergeant Mike Brown, Police Corporal Gary Kopecky, Municipal Relations Coordinator Jenny Kratz, Police Corporal Pam Byers, Police Corporal Gary Landers, Assistant to the City Secretary Shelly Bird. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION Pro-active City Council Frustration with Voice Mail System The Mall On-call Code Enforcement Officers, why Street Repair this is not available Lighting in subdivisions Main Street reconstruction Gang graffiti Appreciation for sidewalks Gang activity/members Age of gang members Drug issues Added stress on police officers time to West runway & multi family housing manage calls to apartment complexes Can water supply quality be improved Testing of water supply Garbage collection survey response Stagnant business development in City Economic development Western Hills Inn Changing legislation for wine in grocery 1/2 cent sales tax for Athletic Complex stores Golf Course fees Tennis Courts at Athletic Complex Bridges/Walkways at Bob Eden Park Street Work Clean up of Main Street Widening of SH 183 High speed traffic at Bocowood/Lakewood Four Way Stop Sign at Bocowood/Lakewood How often neighborhoods are patrolled Bulk trash pick up Tejas building/Fire Department expansion Second ambulance Fire Department response times Opticom and how it works Citizens Fire Academy Child abductions Police manpower allocation Wood shingled roofs/treatments for ADJOURN Police Chief McKamie adjourned the Townhall meeting at 8:55 p.m. ATTEST: eft4 . .„ r Shelly '/:ird Assistant to the City Secretary