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PRETTY CLOSE TO MINE.

THERE IT GOES.

[ I. COMMENCEMENT]

MOSES IS HEREBY GIVING OF A RECORD COUNCIL MEETING.

HE BE HELD ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE NINTH, 2023 AT 7:00 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CLUTE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET, KLU, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1.

FOR THE BELOW LISTED ITEMS, CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071.

CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY, 5 5 1 0 7 2 DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0 7 3.

DELIBERATION ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS 5 5 1 0 7 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS.

5 5 1 0 7 6 DELIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES 5 5 1 0 8 7.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 8 7 5 8 3 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO.

SECTION 3, 2 1 3 2 2 SALES TAX INFORMATION.

THE AGENDA MEETING PACKET AND VIDEO LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.KLUTEXAS.GOV.

PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED IN PERSON WILL OCCUR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM.

TO REGISTER TO SPEAK OR SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE EMAIL CITY CLERK ROSIE POBE AT ROSIE@KLUTEXAS.GOV.

AT LEAST TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, A RECORDING OF THE MEETING VIDEO WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER.

MR. VAUGHN, WOULD YOU CARE TO GIVE US AN INVOCATION? DEAR, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY.

US UP.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR US AND OUR COMMUNITIES, JUST ALL OUR FAMILIES, LORD, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.

WE JUST WANNA LIFT UP ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE'RE THANKFUL FOR WHAT THEY DO AS A PRACTITIONER, THE NURSES, DOCTORS, IT'S JUST ALL, IT'S ALL ONE, ONE BIG GROUP THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, GO ABOVE AND BEYOND BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.

THEY WANNA HELP PEOPLE MORE.

WE JUST, UH, WANNA JUST CONTINUE TO LIFT ALL THESE PEOPLE UP, ESPECIALLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

YOU ALL YOUR HOLY FAMILY PRAY.

AMEN.

JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE PLEDGE PREACH 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.

THANK YOU.

NOW I HAVE ROLL CALL GAL SHIFFLET.

PRESENT.

ERIC .

PRESENT.

JOE LOPEZ PRESENT.

FRANCIS VAUGHN PRESENT.

OKAY, UH, FIRST ITEM, ISOR VISITOR CITIZENS, VISITOR'S, COMMENTS.

I SEE NONE IN THE PACKAGE, ROSIE.

HE SAYS, WE HAVE NONE.

WE'LL FOREGO READING THAT AND MOVE INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA, AND

[IV. BUSINESS ITEMS (Part 1 of 2)]

WE'RE GONNA KIND OF SKIP AROUND A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO THE PROCLAMATION, HONORING OUR LOCAL VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE.

AND IT WOULD BE CITY OF CL TEXAS PROCLAMATION, VETERANS DAY 2023.

WHEREAS THE FREEDOM WE JOY AS AMERICANS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED AND MAINTAINED AT A HIGH PRICE THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY.

WHEREAS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORIGINAL 13 STATES, AMERICANS HAVE BEEN WILLING TO FIGHT AND DIE TO PRESERVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AS GUARANTEED IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS.

WHEREAS WE OWE A GREAT DEBT TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN DEFENSE OF THIS NATION.

AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE GENERATIONS, THEIR SACRIFICES HAVE PRESERVED OUR UNIQUE FORM OF GOVERNMENT DEDICATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.

AND WHEREAS FOR MANY THAT SACRIFICE ENDED IN PERMANENT INJURY OR DEATH, YET THEIR SPIRIT REMAINS AND CONTINUED PRESERVATION OF OUR FREEDOMS AND THE PROMISE OF LIBERTY ESTABLISHED AS AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL OPPRESSED PERSONS OF THE WORLD.

WHEREAS IN HONOR OF THESE DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN, WE PLEDGE CONTINUED DEFENSE OF OUR NATION SO THAT THEIR SACRIFICE WILL STAND BEFORE THE ENTIRE WORLD AS A TRIBUTE TO THE SPIRIT DETERMINATION OF PEOPLE DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I CALVIN SHIFFLET BEAR, THE CITY OF CLU, DO HEREBY CALL UPON THE RY OF THE CITY OF CLU TO PARTICIPATE IN SERVICES AND TO OBSERVE THE 11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH WITH EXPRESSIONS OF GRATITUDE TO ALL VETERANS KNOWN TO THEM.

AND TO FURTHER EXTEND THIS GRATITUDE TO THE FAMILIES OF DECEASED VETERANS AND DO SOLEMNLY AND TO SOLEMNLY REMEMBER THE

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SACRIFICES OF ALL THOSE WHO FOUGHT SO VIOLENTLY ON THE SEAS, IN THE AIR, AND ON FOREIGN SHORES TO PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE OF FREEDOM, LET US RE CONSECRATE OURSELVES TO THE TASK OF PROMOTING IN A JURY PIECE SO THAT THEIR EFFORTS SHALL NOT BE IN VAIN.

A WITNESS WE OF HERE IN TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CL TO BE AFFIXED THIS NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023.

AND IT'S SIGNED BY MYSELF AND IS TESTIFIED BY ROSIE EMPLOYMENT CITY CLERK.

WE HAVE SEVERAL PROCLAMATIONS HERE FOR ALL THE VETERANS THAT ARE IN THE ROOM, WE, IF Y'ALL WOULD COME TO THE FRONT, WE WILL PASS 'EM OUT.

OKAY.

WELL, I,

[III. CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE BACK TO THE, UH, TOP OF THE AGENDA.

AND FIRST ITEM IS CONSENT.

AGENDA ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.

THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE ACTIONS.

TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSIST OF MINUTES, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, OCTOBER THE 12TH, 2023 AT 6:30 PM DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED.

MOVED BY COUNCIL PERSON VAUGHN, SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND.

COUNCILMAN LOPEZ.

ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED? ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, A UNANIMOUS NEXT

[IV. BUSINESS ITEMS (Part 2 of 2)]

ITEM WOULD BE OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. AND THE FIRST ITEM IS A PRESENTATION FROM BRASSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BODY OFFICERS.

HELLO, I'M LYDIA PEREZ, BRASSWOOD, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT.

I'M MADDIE WHITEWOOD, STUDENT BODY SECRETARY.

AND I'M ALISON BER, STUDENT BODY PARLIAMENTARIAN.

SO WE BROUGHT Y'ALL A GIFT.

IS THERE ANYWHERE YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO PUT IT? OH, UH, IT'S JUST SNACKS.

OH, EVEN BETTER.

UH, YOU CAN SET THOSE IN THE MIDDLE, I GUESS.

THANK Y'ALL.

.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

YOU BETTER GRAB IT.

OKAY.

NEXT WEEK, NOVEMBER 15TH AND 16, WE WILL BE HOSTING OUR BLOOD DRIVE.

STUDENT COUNCIL HOLDS A BLOOD DRIVE EVERY OTHER MONTH IN THE FRESHMAN CAMPUS LIBRARY.

OUR BLOOD DRIVES ARE OPEN TO ANYONE

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ON CAMPUS, 16 OR OLDER, AND ANYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO REACH, WHO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS.

OUR LAST BLOOD DRIVE WAS SEPTEMBER 12TH THROUGH THE 13TH, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET 182 PINTS OF BLOOD, WHICH SAVED 546 LIVES.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

SO, A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE HELD OUR HOMECOMING DANCE ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, UH, OUR DANCE WAS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY.

SO GRADES NINTH THROUGH 12TH, THE STUDENT BODY CHOSE THE THEME GOLDEN MELODIES, WHICH IS A MIX OF SILVER AND GOLD AND STARS.

WE HAD 986 STUDENTS SHOW UP.

SINCE THE STATE OF TEXAS WAS UNDER A BURN BAN, WE OPTED TO HAVE A NON-FIRE RATHER THAN AN ACTUAL BONFIRE.

NOT BEING ABLE TO BURN WAS A HUGE LETDOWN FOR OUR CLASS, BUT WE TURNED THE DISAPPOINTMENT INTO A CELEBRATION.

THIS EVENT WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.

ON SEPTEMBER 21ST AT CLUT PARK.

MANY PARENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES DONATED FOOD AND DRINKS.

WE EVEN CROWNED OUR HOMECOMING KING AT THIS EVENT.

SENIORS WHO MADE BONFIRE BOARDS WERE ABLE TO HANG THEM ALL ALONG.

BRAESWOOD DRIVE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH Y'ALL AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

A FEW UPCOMING AND SERVICE HOURS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS OUR MILITARY MOMS AND WIVES SUPPLY DRIVE.

WE HAVE A CONTEST AT BRASSWOOD TO SEE WHAT CLASS CAN BRING THE MOST ITEMS DESIGNATED BY THE MILITARY MOMS AND WIVES, WHICH THAT CONTEST WILL END TOMORROW, AND THAT CLASS WILL BE REWARDED WITH THE SURPRISE THAT WINS.

AND WE ALSO PARTNERED UP WITH THE ZORIA COUNTY ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN.

WE WORK TO COLLECT ITEMS FOR THEIR TEENS FOR CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THEY'RE OVERLOOKED AGE GROUP WHEN IT COMES TO CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL.

THANK Y'ALL.

NEXT TIME WILL BE A PRESENTATION FROM AGRILIFE EXTENSION AND THE STRAWBERRY JAMBOREE.

HOWDY THIS EVENING.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION.

MY NAME IS KIMBERLY MAYER, AND MY JOB AS THE BRAZORIA COUNTY HORTICULTURE AGENT IS NOT ONLY TO OVERSEE THE BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE ROBUST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ON ALL THINGS HORTICULTURE RELATED.

SO FROM TREES TO TURF TO TOMATOES, IT'S MY JOB, MY RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND CULTIVATE THE KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO BE A GREAT GARDENER.

I'VE HEARD SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT AGRILIFE EXTINCTION IS THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN TEXAS, BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP IT A SECRET ANYMORE.

THE TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE IS A UNIQUE EDUCATION AGENCY WITH A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, AND COUNTY OFFICES.

FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, THE AGENCY HAS IMPROVED LIVES ACROSS TEXAS BY DELIVERING INNOVATIVE SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND EDUCATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENT IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.

TODAY, WE CONTINUE THAT LEGACY OF SERVICE, BRINGING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL RE UH, TRADITIONAL OUTREACH AND MODERNIZED TOOLS TO REACH TEXANS RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE.

ONE SMALL PART OF MY JOB IS TO SHARE OR WHAT EXTENSION CALLS INTERPRET TO CITY LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS LIKE YOURSELVES AND SHARE WHAT WE DO AS AN AGENCY.

AND THAT'S WHAT TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS ALL ABOUT.

ONE SUCH EXAMPLE OF A HORTICULTURAL PROGRAM THAT I HELD RECENTLY WAS THE STRAWBERRY JAMBOREE.

THIS FUN AND EDUCATIONAL EVENT TAUGHT HOMEOWNERS WHEN AND HOW TO PLANT STRAWBERRIES.

YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT, BUT NOW IS THE TIME, UH, THE BEST TIME TO PLANT THE STRAWBERRIES NOT IN THE SPRING WHEN THE NURSERIES AND THE BIG BOX STORES, UH, CARRY THOSE STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

SO WHAT WE DID WAS BRING IN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND ACRO LIFE EXTENSION SPECIALIST, DR.

RUSS WALLACE, TO SPEAK ON THIS EXACT TOPIC.

AND IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT HE WAS AN ABSOLUTE HIT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, TYLER FREBERG FROM FREBERG FARMS CAME AND HE GAVE US A BRIEF HISTORY OF HIS FIFTH GENERATION FARM IN ALVIN AND HOW FRO BIRD'S, PLANTS AND GROW STRAWBERRIES FOR THEIR PICK YOUR OWN STYLE FARM.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAD ONE OF OUR VERY OWN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENTS, AND SHE SHARED A PRESENTATION ON CANNING STRAWBERRIES.

IT WAS A JARRING EXPERIENCE.

IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS, WE ALSO PROVIDED THE PARTICIPANTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE STRAWBERRY PLUGS SO THAT THEY COULD PLANT THEM AT THE RIGHT TIME OF YEAR AND HARVEST THEM IN THE SPRING.

THE PROCEEDS FROM

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THIS SALE GO TO THE BRAZORIA HORTICULTURE COMMITTEE SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY PROGRAMMING FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

SO NOT ONLY WAS THIS, UM, AN ENGAGING EXPERIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT BEHIND THE SCENES, I'VE CREATED A MULTI-COUNTY DEMONSTRATION TRIAL TO TEST AND COLLECT DATA ON THE SAME TYPE OF SAME VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES THAT WE WERE SELLING.

SO THIS SIMPLE VARIETY TRIAL WILL HAVE HORTICULTURE AGENTS FROM BRAZOS, GALVESTON, FORT BEND, HARRIS COUNTY, AND OF COURSE, MYSELF IN BRAZORIA COUNTY, WILL BE TRIALING THESE BERRIES AND DETERMINING WHICH ONES GROW BEST IN OUR AREA.

I ALSO HAVE SEVERAL MASTER GARDENERS WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING AND SHARING THEIR DATA, AND WE HOPE TO GET SOME VERY GREAT RESULTS FROM THIS, UH, TRIAL.

SO IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL EXHIBITORS, A STRAWBERRY PHOTO BOOTH REFRESHMENTS, UM, AND A FOUR H STUDENT, UM, AND A STRAWBERRY COSTUME WALKING AROUND TAKING PICTURES WITH PEOPLE.

BUT THE REAL ICING ON THE CAKE WAS THE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CONTEST.

WE HAD FIVE JUDGES WHO GENEROUSLY TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY DAY TO COME AND EAT STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE IN VARIOUS FORMS. WE HAD BRAZORIA COUNTY CONSTABLE EDDIE VARGAS, RICHWOOD MAYOR, MICHAEL DURHAM, RICHWOOD, CHIEF OF POLICE, STEVEN MAYER, AND GALVESTON COUNTY HORTICULTURE AGENT STEVEN BRUGER HOFF, AS WELL AS LAKE JACKSON MAYOR GERALD ROSOVSKY, UM, AS JUDGES IN THE CONTEST, IT WAS A VERY TOUGH JOB, BUT SOMEBODY HAD TO DO IT.

AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE THAT THEY DID THANKS TO THEIR JUDGING, WE WERE ABLE TO AWARD FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS WITH THE RIBBON AND A CERTIFICATE.

ALL OF THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE, UM, IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE GENEROSITY OF THE CITY OF CLUT AND ITS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

THIS EVENT KIND OF, UM, BLEW UP ON US OVERNIGHT, AND I WAS SCRAMBLING TO FIND AN EVENT CENTER THAT WOULD HOLD THE 200 PEOPLE THAT HAD ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THE JAMBOREE.

SO THANKS TO YOUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR WILL BLACKSTOCK AND HIS STAFF, WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE BR HESTER EVENT CENTER AT NO COST TO OUR ORGANIZATION.

WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OVER 180 PEOPLE WITH SOME REALLY GREAT, UH, RESEARCH BASED INFORMATION ON STRAWBERRIES.

WE WERE ABLE TO SELL ABOUT A THOUSAND STRAWBERRY PLUGS.

AND THEN THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT OUR BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS MADE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS WAS ABOUT $3,600.

SO TONIGHT I'M HERE JUST TO SAY, UM, HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF AGRILIFE EXTENSION.

BEFORE I PRESENT THIS, UM, CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION, UM, TO YOUR COLLEAGUE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? QUESTION? YES.

I THINK YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT IT.

WHEN YOU SAID A AND M, YOU KNOW YEAH, .

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

I I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND , I APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS ON A STRONG PUN GAME AS WELL.

YES, THANK YOU.

I TRIED.

YES.

MY MASTER GARDENERS ARE VERY TIRED OF ALL OF MY BAD DAD STRAWBERRY JOKES, BELIEVE ME.

.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

SO IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, UM, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT.

PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR WILL BLACKSTOCK WITH THIS SMALL TOKEN, UH, OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE GENEROSITY AND, AND HOSPITALITY THAT HE PROVIDED TO AGRILIFE EXTENSION AT OUR FIRST ANNUAL STRAWBERRY JAMBOREE.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

YEAH, GOOD.

AND I BROUGHT SOME TOO SAY, HOWDY WILL WELCOME .

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE A PROCLAMATION FOR THE KLUTE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IT WOULD BE CITY OF KLUTE PROCLAMATION, CLUTE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT APPRECIATION.

WHEREAS THE CITY LOO RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE HARD WORK SACRIFICE AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION THAT THE CLUTE FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS AND AUXILIARY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE CLU VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN OUR, IN OUR AUXILIARY IS COMMITTED TO SAVING LIVES AND PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN A TIMELY, COURTEOUS AND EFFECTIVE MANNER.

WHEREAS OUR CL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS ARE READY TO RESPOND TO SAVE LIVES AND PROPERTY TO THOSE IN NEED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

AND WHEREAS THE ROLE OF A FIREFIGHTER TODAY IS ONE OF DEDICATION, COMMITMENT, SACRIFICE,

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AND WILLINGNESS TO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE.

AND WHEREAS WHILE NATIONALLY, THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUES TO DECLINE, KLU FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF ATTRACTING NEW VOLUNTEERS TO ITS RANKS.

AND WHEREAS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR EFFORTS, THE KLU VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED THE READER'S CHOICE BY THE FAX, NEWSPAPER, AND FIRE CHIEF MIKE DOUCETTE WAS NAMED HOMETOWN HERO BY THE BRAZORIA COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KLU WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS EFFORTS TO APPROVE THE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, OUR CALVIN SHIFFLET MAYOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITIZENS AND THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CLU DO HEREBY OFFER RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION THROUGH THIS PROCLAMATION HONORING OUR KLU VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS IN AUXILIARY, IF WITNESS AWARE OF HEARING TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF KLU TO BE AFFIXED THIS NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023.

IT'S SIGNED BY MYSELF AND TESTIFY BY ROSIE APPOINTED, BUT CITY CLERK.

SO IF WE CAN GET ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS UP FRONT AND AUXILIARY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU GUYS.

NEXT ITEM WOULD BE A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK.

IT WOULD BE CITY PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS NURSE PRACTITIONERS NPS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE AS TRUSTED PROVIDERS OF HEALTHCARE FOR PATIENTS IN OUR STATE, WHERE IT AS NPS WORK TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE ACROSS CARE, ACCESS IN UNDER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND CARE.

AND WHEREAS PATIENTS DEPEND ON THE MORE THAN 355,000 LICENSED NPS IN THE UNITED STATES TO DIAGNOSE, MANAGE, AND TREAT THEIR CHRONIC AND ACUTE HEALTHCARE PROBLEM CONDITIONS.

AND WHEREAS NPS PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, PRIMARY ACUTE AND SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE SERVICES WHILE EMPHASIZING HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND COUNSELING, GUIDING PATIENTS TO MAKE SMARTER HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE LIFESTYLE CHOICES EVERY DAY.

AND WHEREAS THE CONFIDENCE THAT PATIENTS HAVE IN NP DELIBERATE HEALTHCARE IS EVIDENCED BY THE MORE THAN 1 BILLION VISITS MADE ANNUALLY TO NPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND WHEREAS MORE THAN FIVE DECADES OF RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THE HIGH QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED BY NPS.

AND WHEREAS BETTER UTILIZATION OF NPS THROUGH MODERNIZATION, MODERNIZED STATE LAWS AND IMPROVED POLICIES CREATES BETTER HEALTHCARE THROUGH A MORE ACCESSIBLE, EFFICIENT, COST EFFECTIVE AND HIGHER QUALITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

WHEREAS MORE THAN HALF THE NATION, INCLUDING 26 C EIGHTS, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM, AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, HAS ADOPTED FULL PRACTICE AUTHORITY LEGISLATION OFFERING PATIENTS FULL AND DIRECT ACCESS TO THE OUTSTANDING CARE PROVIDED BY NPS.

WHEREAS LEADING GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENTAL AND POLICY ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION, AND FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAVE TAKEN NOTICE OF THE BENEFITS PROVIDING PATIENTS FULL AND DIRECT ACCESS TO NP DELIVERED CARE.

WHEREAS NPS SERVE AS THE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR MANY TEXAS RESIDENTS THAT PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLUE IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SERVICE OF NMPS TO OUR STATE NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT I MAYOR CALVIN SHIFFLET DECLARED NOVEMBER THE 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH 2023 AS NATIONAL NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK IN THE CITY OF CLU, IN RECOGNITION OF THE COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS MPS HAVE MADE OVER THE PAST CENTURY, IT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CITIZENS IN OUR STATE.

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READ UP AAI THIS NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023.

I JUST SIGNED BY MYSELF AND JUST BY ROSIE POINTMENT CITY CLERK.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO ACCEPT THE, ALL RIGHT, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE VETERAN TODAY.

SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE SECOND READING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 57 DASH 2023.

THERE'LL BE A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS CONTAINED THEIR PREAMBLE, APPROVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO BE ENACTED BY THE CL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24, PROVIDING THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT TO BE OF FORCE FROM IT AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND ADOPTION.

UH, WE'RE GONNA SKIP THAT PART UP THERE.

GO DOWN TO THE NOW.

THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF INCLUDE TEXAS FIRST.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY INCLUDE, FINDS THAT THE FACTS ARE CITED IN THE PREAMBLE HERE OF ARE TRUE.

SECOND, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY INCLUDE HEREBY APPROVES THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR THE 2023.

2024 FISCAL YEAR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE PROJECT, 100,000 IN TOTAL FUNDING TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE CITY, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND BRANDING INITIATIVE, 75,000 IN TOTAL FUNDING TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE, DEVELOP AN ECONOMIC STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND COMPLIMENTARY BRANDING FOR THE KLU SLASH KLU EDC AND THE E-COMMERCE INITIATIVE.

$25,000 FOR 10 BUSINESSES TO TRANSITION TO ONLINE.

THIRD, THE FUNDS TO FUND THE ABOVE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN BUDGETED.

NO FURTHER AUTHORIZATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE EDC TO IMPLEMENT THE ABOVE PROJECTS.

FOURTH, THIS RESOLUTION TO TAKE EFFECT AND BEING FORCED FROM IT AFTER ITS PASSAGE AND ADOPTION, IT'S READ PASSES, ADOPTED THIS NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023, SIGNED BY MYSELF, UH, ROSE, APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK, AND APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CHRISTOPHER DUNCAN, CITY ATTORNEY.

HAVE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE TO ADOPT.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 57 DASH 2023 SHALL MOVED.

MOVED BY COUNCIL PERSON.

VAUGHN, SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND.

COUNCILMAN AGUILAR DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR A AYE.

UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU.

UM, STILL A SHORT WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE FUNDS CAN BE DISPERSED.

CORRECT.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING ABOUT A MONTH THEN FIVE DAYS BEFORE WE CAN START DISPERSING FUNDS.

SO, AND WE SHOULD HAVE THE NEW APPLICATIONS ON THE WEBSITE, BUT WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

SO GOOD.

I THINK THAT'S, SOMEONE CALLED ME TODAY ASKING ABOUT IT.

SO YEAH, I HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T, THEY COULDN'T FIND IT UNTIL THEY CALLED ME.

I SAW IT'S UNDER BUSINESS AND THEN EDC AND THEN GRANTS.

YEAH, AND THEN THE DOCUMENT CENTER CAPTURED SOMETHING ELSE.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE, IT'S A STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT WE'LL GET IT, MAKE SURE, AND IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE HAVE 'EM CONTACT ME.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 59 DASH 2023 APPROVING THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF RIDGEWOOD FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 59 DASH 2023.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS, APPROVING A NEW INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF RICHWOOD FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND PROVIDING FOR A REVISED BASE FEE.

WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLU PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES EMS TO THE CITY OF RICHWOOD.

AND WHEREAS THE CURRENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON DECEMBER THE 31ST, 2023, AND WHEREAS THE CITY'S ARE DESIRES OF CONTINUING THIS RELATIONSHIP AND HAVE AGREED TO A NEW CONTRACT, WHICH, WHICH TERMS INCLUDE A TWO YEAR TERM WITH A TWO YEAR OPTION, WITH ONE WITH TWO ONE YEAR OPTIONS.

I'LL GET IT RIGHT IN A MINUTE.

AND BASE ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF $160,000 WITH AN ESCALATOR CLAUSE.

NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED AT THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS HEREBY APPROVES THE NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE, FOR THE PROVISION OF EMS SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF RICHWOOD ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A.

IT'LL BE READ PAST AND ADOPTED THIS NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER APPROVED BY THESELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSIE POVI CITY CLERK.

WE'VE PROVIDED, UH, EMS SERVICES TO THE CITY OF RICHWOOD FOR WELL OVER A DECADE NOW.

UH, DESPITE SOME EARLY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THEM LOOKING ELSEWHERE, UH, THEY HAVE ASKED US TO RENEW THE CONTRACT.

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AND SO WE WOULD, UH, WE SAT DOWN WITH MR. UH, MR. FORRESTER AND MISS DITTO FROM THEIR STAFF TO KIND OF MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THE CONTRACT AND THE AMOUNTS.

UH, AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE VERY BACK OF THE DOCUMENT, WE, UH, DETAIL THE RUNS BY TYPE AND LOCATION TOTAL, AND THEN AGGREGATE COST BASED ON A COST ALLOCATION MODEL THAT GOES TO, UH, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RUNS DIVIDED OUR, OUR TOTAL EXPENSE DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF RUNS ASSIGNED TO KLU, KLUT, AND RICHWOOD.

AND THEN THE ACTUAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE, UH, INSURANCE COMPANIES OVER TIME.

WE AGGREGATED THAT OVER FIVE YEARS CAME TO AN AVERAGE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE COST BASIS COMES FROM.

SO, UH, PLUS 5% FOR ADMINISTRATION AND THEN ALLOWING FOR ACPI.

SO AS THE, AS INFLATION GOES UP, WE CAN ADD THAT TO OUR, UH, TO OUR BASE IN THE YEARS GOING FORWARD.

I KNOW LAST TIME THERE WAS CONCERN OVER THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT BEING, I THINK IT WAS TWO YEARS AND THREE ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS.

SO WE ALL AGREED THAT WE WOULD DO A TWO YEAR CONTRACT INITIALLY WITH TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS.

SO HAS, HAS THERE BEEN MUCH GENDER? WE STATED, HAS THERE EVER BEEN A, UH, AN INSTANCE WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN RIDGEWOOD AND WE'VE BEEN NEEDED ? NO, SIR.

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

UH, WE'VE MAINTAINED USUALLY TWO, UH, AT LEAST TWO OPERATIONAL VEHICLES AND THREE, MOST OF THE TIME WE WILL HAVE OUR THIRD COMING ONLINE SHORTLY.

UH, SO WE'LL BE BACK UP TO A FULL, FULL CREW.

BUT WE'VE NEVER HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE WE'VE BEEN OUT OF THE CITY LIMITS WITHOUT COVERAGE.

AND WE'VE GOT, IF, IF THERE WAS A MAJOR EVENT IN RIDGEWOOD THAT WE WERE RESPONDING TO, WE HAVE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF LAKE JACKSON, THE CITY OF FREEPORT, FREEPORT, THE CITY OF ENGLETON, TO PROVIDE COVERAGE IF WE'RE NOT HERE.

SO, UH, I KNOW IN A FEW WEEKS FREEPORT WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY AT FIRE AND EMS, WE'LL ACTUALLY STATION A UNIT IN FREEPORT AND THEY'LL PROVIDE US THE SAME COURTESY.

IF THERE'S AN EVENT LIKE THAT, WE'LL HAVE THEM PROVIDING EVERYTHING SERVICE FOR OUR, UH, YEAH, OUR CHRISTMAS PARADE'S COMING UP AS WELL.

SO YEAH, WE, WE'VE GOT A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES.

I THINK THAT, I THINK THAT THE ONLY TIME THAT I CAN EVER REALLY REMEMBER WHERE WE WERE IN A BIND IS WE WERE, WE HAD TWO AMBULANCES OUT ON TRANSFERS.

YEAH.

BUT THEY WEREN'T, THEY WEREN'T RICHWOOD.

THEY WERE JUST TAKING PEOPLE FROM LIKE TO, FROM THE, FROM HERE TO HOUSTON HOSPITALS.

AND WE ONLY HAD ONE AMBULANCE AND WE HAD TWO CALLS AND LAKE JACKSON RESPONDED.

SO WE DO HAVE THE, UH, AGREEMENT AMONG ALL THE OTHER CITIES, GET THAT, UH, IDENTIFIED.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE FREEPORT WITH THEIR, UH, S COVERING AGAIN AND WOULD COVER THE PRODUCT.

SO WE ALL INGREDIENT, AND I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THIS SHEET EARLIER, UH, I MEAN, TO, TO LOOKING AT IT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE NEVER LOST MONEY.

IS THERE AN INSTANCE WHERE WE LOSE MONEY WORKING WITH THE CITY WITH, UH, NO, BECAUSE IT'S A DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT.

I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE LOST MONEY.

WE, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LOSING MONEY, WE HAVE SUNK COSTS THAT GO INTO THE SERVICE.

WE HAVE NEVER CAPTURED A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR COSTS BACK TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

UH, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO AGGREGATE THE COST AND OFFSET THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES UP THERE.

IT'S NOT BEEN A DRAIN TO OUR RESOURCES.

IT'S BEEN A BENEFIT TO US BECAUSE EVEN IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS CONTRACT, WE WOULD STILL HAVE TWO TRUCKS AND THE CREW AND THE TIME AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES INTO THAT ON CALL.

SO THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES RELATED TO OUR OPERATIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE ANYWAY.

SO RIGHT.

TYPICALLY, TYPICALLY EMS IS, IS A, OPERATES IN THE RED .

YEAH, I DO.

I DO WANNA NOTE FOR COUNCIL'S, UH, EDUCATION, THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FROM INSURANCE AND MEDICARE HAS INCREASED THANKS TO SOME EFFICIENCIES WE CREATED, UH, IF YOU RECALL, WHEN WE REDID OUR BILLING STRUCTURE A COUPLE YEARS BACK, AND THEN ALSO THE REPORTING, UH, THAT, UH, THE REPORTING AND CODING THAT GOES INTO, IT'S GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, I GUESS EXACT, WHICH HAS HELPED US GAIN, UH, WE'VE GONE, I THINK FROM A LOW OF 0.24% TO, UH, 0.32.

SO 32 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR FOR EVERY, UH, EVERY CLAIM THERE, WHICH IS A NICE INCREASE.

SO I'LL CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 59 DASH 2023 I.

MOTION.

MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.

SECOND BY, I'LL SECOND BY COUNCILMAN

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LOPEZ.

ANY, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? ANY MORE QUESTIONS? COMMENT, HEARING NONE ALL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU.

NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 60 DASH 2023 DENYING AN INCREASE IN REVENUE AND A CHANGE IN RATES PROPOSED BY CENTER POINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION, DBA CENTER POINT ENERGY, INTEX, AND CENTER POINT ENERGY, TEXAS GAS AUTHORIZES CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS COAST UTILITIES COALITION OF CITIES REPRESENT REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY BY SPECIAL COUNSEL AND INTERVENTION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CENTER POINT, STATEMENT OF INTENT, AND REQUIRES A REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL RATE CASE EXPENSES.

ONE MORE FAVOR? YES, SIR.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 60 DASH 2023.

IT IS RESOLUTION OF CITY, TEXAS CITY DENYING THE STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE RATES FILED ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER THE 30TH, 2023 BY CENTER POINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION, DBA CENTER POINT ENERGY IN TEXAS CENTER POINT ENERGY, TEXAS GAS, AUTHORIZING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS COAST UTILITIES COALITION OF CITIES AUTHORIZED INTERVENTION AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CENTER POINT STATEMENT OF INTENT REQUIRING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL RATE CASE EXPENSES AUTHORIZING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY BY THE SPECIAL COUNSEL, FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND MAKING THE OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.

AND THIS IS JUST A CONTINUING RELU OR A NEW RESOLUTION FOR THE CONTINUING.

THIS IS THE, UH, CONTINUATION OF THE DANCE WE DO JUST ABOUT EVERY YEAR WITH CENTER POINT, UH, ENERGY AND CENTER POINT GAS ON THEIR RATE SETTING.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR A FAIRLY SIZABLE INCREASE TO OVERALL RATES, UH, TO OFFSET THEIR, UH, COST OF OPERATIONS.

UM, I WOULD NOTE THAT WE ARE ALSO STILL, UH, LINGERING ON OUR FRANCHISE FOR GAS AGREEMENT WITH THEM, UH, RELATED TO THEIR REQUEST TO REIMBURSE US FOR DOING OIL WITH ORIGINAL JU JURISDICTION, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE EXERCISING WHEN YOU ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.

THIS IS THE KIND OF RESOLUTION AND THE KIND OF AUTHORITY THAT YOU HAVE UNDER STATE LAW CURRENTLY TO HELP IMPACT THE RATES THAT IMPACT OUR CUSTOMERS.

SO, UH, BASICALLY THIS RESOLUTION DENIES THE RATE CLAIM THAT THEY'RE MAKING, UH, AND ALLOWS US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TCUC, WHICH IS A COALITION OF CITIES THAT WILL THEN NEGOTIATE ON OUR BEHALF AND ADVOCATE ON OUR BEHALF AT THE RAILROAD COMMISSION AND THE PLANT, THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION.

SO I'LL CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 60 DASH 2023.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.

I'LL HAVE A SECOND.

COUNCILMAN LOPEZ DISCUSSION.

LEGAL JUMBO .

I MEAN, I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA DO THIS EVERY YEAR.

THEY KNOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT EVERY YEAR.

THEY HAVE, THIS IS JUST PART OF THE DANCE WE ALL HAVE TO DO UNDER THE UTILITIES.

WELL, I MEAN, THEY, IT'S JUST PART OF THE, PART OF THE PROCESS.

I MEAN, THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR.

WE DO IT EVERY YEAR.

WE USUALLY HAVE THE SAME LAW FIRM AGAINST THEM EVERY YEAR.

SO AFTER THE, I GUESS THE RESCISSION OF OUR FRANCHISE AUTHORITIES AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL OUR RIGHTS OF AWAY.

THIS IS KIND OF OUR LAST GASP.

SO JUDGE.

YEAH.

YEAH.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

UNANIMOUS.

NEXT ITEM WILL BE ENCLO

[ V. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - 551.087]

EXECUTIVE SESSION 5 5 1 0.087 CLOSED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPENS MEETINGS ACT.

SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY CONCERNING, PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITTLE GATE LITIGATION, SETTLEMENT OFFICERS, OR OTHER MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF STATE BAR TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 5 5 1 GOVERNMENT CODE.

TONIGHT'S MEETING WILL CONSIST OF DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL IMMINENT DOMAIN AND DISCUSSION OF LITIGATION WITH, WITH WASTE CONNECTIONS.

WE WILL RETURN, WE WILL RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

YEAH, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO COME BACK.

HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR THAT WE COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.

SECOND.

SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LOPEZ PENDING NO DISCUSSION.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

WE'RE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

ITEM B IS ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THERE IS NO ACTION TAKEN THIS EVENING.

WE'LL MOVE TO

[ VI. NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS]

ANNOUNCE NOTICE

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AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS.

EVERYONE WILL REMEMBER THAT SATURDAY IS VETERAN'S DAY AND THAT THE OFFICE, THE CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY THE 10TH.

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS ARE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER THE 23RD, 24TH, THE CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.

AND I PRESUME WE WON'T HAVE A MEETING THAT THURSDAY.

NO, SIR.

WE'VE ALREADY CANCELED.

OKAY.

THEN CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK IS LISTED AS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BUT IT'S ONLY FRI SATURDAY, DECEMBER THE NINTH.

AND IT WILL BE AT THE FLUTE MUNICIPAL PARK BEGINNING AT 5:00 PM NOT 6:00 PM OH, GOOD TO KNOW.

OKAY.

IS YOUR CHURCH GONNA DO THE ? YES, WE ARE GONNA DO THE, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON DECEMBER THE 24TH.

2023 AT 7:00 PM AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS OR DECEMBER THE 25TH, THE 26TH AND CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.

CAN DECEMBER THE 14TH? HMM.

I I MEAN I'M ALL FOR DOING A CHRISTMAS EVE SASOON, BUT YOU SAID THE 24TH FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.

OH.

OH.

DECEMBER THE 14TH.

.

I SAW ROSIE JUST ABOUT COME OUT OF HER CHAIR 'CAUSE SHE DID I SAY THE 24TH? OH, SORRY.

HEY, BUT IF Y'ALL WANNA GET TOGETHER AND SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS, WE CAN DO THAT AND HAVE HOT CHOCOLATE AND I'LL GIVE YOU HATS.

WELL, I'VE MET DECEMBER, DECEMBER THE 14TH.

.

SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET OLD? YOU GET DYSLEXIA, .

NEXT I WILL BE ADJOURN.

I'LL MAKE MOTION.

MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.

SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND FRANCIS VAUGHN.

AND PENDING NO DISCUSSION.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR.