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[I. COMMENCEMENT]
NOTICE HERE BY PUBLIC HEARING BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FLUTE TEXAS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY THE 10TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM FROM THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF FLUTE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET, FLUTE, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1.FOR THE BELOW LISTED ITEMS, CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY DI 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 4 PERSONNEL MATTERS.
5 5 1 0 7 6 DELIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES 5 5 1 0 8 7.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 1 8 0.17 5.183 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE.
INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED SECTIONS 3 2 1 0.3022 SALES TAX INFORMATION.
THE AGENDA, AGENDA, PACKET, AND MEETING LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.FLUTEXAS.GOV.
TO ADDRESS COUNCIL DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE START OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.
SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING.
A RECORDING OF THE VIDEO MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORD WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER MR. BOND.
MR. KEENAN, ONE OF Y'ALL WANT TO GIVE US A PRAYER.
DEAR EVERYTHING, FATHER, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH THIS MEETING TONIGHT AND THAT ALL THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE WOULD BE WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEE FIT TO, TO BE FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, TO CONTINUE THE TRYING TO PROGRESS OUR CITY ALONG.
LORD, WE ALSO JUST, UH, WITH ALL THE STUFF THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, YOU KNOW, SINCE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, THE TRAGEDIES AND STUFF WITH THE FLOODING AND THE HILL COUNTRY AS WELL AS IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY THIS WEEK, OR WE JUST, WE ALWAYS PRAY FOR OUR, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT THIS REALLY SHOWS US THIS MONTH THAT, UH, HOW SPECIAL THEY ARE AND THE JOBS THEY DO AND THE, AND THE THINGS THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
AND IT'S JUST A SHEER CASE OF YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY HAPPEN, LORD.
SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THEM, AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, LORD, AND AS WELL AS BE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODS WHO MAY HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND THE ONES WHO STILL MISS THEM.
LORD, WE JUST, WE JUST PRAY AND JUST PUT, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL BLESSINGS TOWARDS THEM THAT, THAT THEY CAN HAVE ALL THE CLOSURE THAT THEY NEED.
LAURA, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU, UH, CONTINUE TO BE WITH OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE TRY TO GROW, WE DO ALL THIS IN YOUR NAME.
JOIN ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PRESENT, NICOLE MADDOX PRESENT.
JOE LOPEZ PRESENT FRANCIS VAUGHN PRESENT PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION CARRIED TO CALL UP TO ORDER AND HAVE ROLL CALL.
WE CALL PLANNING ZONING INTO ORDER.
AND ARNOLD VAUGHN PRESENT, DAVID, RICK, AWAY.
PRESENT GERALD KING, PRESENT MICHAEL
[II. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - REPLAT - 251 E. PLANTATION DRIVE]
UH, FIRST ITEM IS A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REPLANT OF 2 51 EAST PLANTATION DRIVE.FIRST ITEM IS TO READ THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE FIRST ITEM IS A NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS AND INTEREST CITIZEN CORPORATIONS, FIRMS, THEIR AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS, AND TO ALL PERSON FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS ON ANY INTEREST IN LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OR THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF CLUT, BRAZO COUNTY, TEXAS OVER THERE.
200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING.
A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING IS KLU CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 AT 7:00 PM FROM THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF KLUTE, MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 EAST MAIN STREET, CL TEXAS.
THIS JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.CREEKTEXAS.GOV, AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLAINTIFF'S ZONING COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE, THE APPROVAL PURSUANT
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TO SECTIONS TWO 12.014 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR A FLAT OF THE PROPER FOLLOWING SUBDIVISION LOCATED THEREIN, A REPL OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY LISTED BELOW.LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOWRY TR 360 7 A A 0 0 4 9 A CALVIN DIVISION 14 BCIC LOT 3 76 B THREE ACRES 1.44, LOT 3 76 B ACRES, 0.201 SABRA LOWRY KLU CIIS IS 2 51 PLANTATION, KLU, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1.
THE PURPOSE IS TO COMBINE, COMBINE THE 1.4 ACRE LOT AND THE 0.0201 ACRE LOT INTO ONE SINGLE LOT.
NEXT ITEM IS TO NOTE THE PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE BRASS PORT FACTS ON JUNE THE 20TH, 1 25 AS NOTED.
NEXT ITEM IS NOTE THE LIST OF PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED BY MAIL.
THERE WERE 18 NOTICES SENT OUT, NONE WERE RETURNED, SO WE WERE PRESUMED THEY WERE ALL DELIVERED.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
FIRST ITEM IS THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE REPL.
FIRST ITEM HERE IS TO READ LETTERS.
SO THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE PRESENT IN FAVOR OF THE REPL.
DID YOU SPEAK TO THE REPLY? UH, YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT IT? OKAY.
AND SO, UM, MY NAME'S CHRIS LEWIS, UH, ONE THE OWNER, THE CAR COUNTRY.
WE BOUGHT, UM, THE PROPERTY THAT I'M TRYING TO GET RELA, UH, ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, ALWAYS THE PLAN RELA IT JUST WE'RE, UH, WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER SHOP AND SO IT'S, WE WANTED TO GET IT ALL TO PART ONE PROPERTY, TWO TAX BILLS AND THEN ALSO, UM, IT, THE BUILDING MAY END UP GOING ACROSS THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO I WAS TOLD I WASN'T ABLE TO BUILD ACROSS IT WITHOUT THE RE THAT'S THE, THE REASON BEHIND IT.
I, I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
NEXT ITEM IS THOSE OPPOSED REPL FIRST ITEM TO READ LETTERS? I SEE NONE IN THE PACKAGE.
THEN THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE HEAR FROM ANYONE PRESENT AS OPPOSED TO
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE COMMENTS FOR PLANNING AND ZONING.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE COMMENTS FROM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL COMMENT, NO COMMENT.
AND HERE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLAN AND ZONING COMMITTEE.
A OPPOSED WE UH, RECOMMEND THAT, UH, COUNCIL APPROVE THIS RELA AS ALL THE STIPULATIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.
OKAY, NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE OR DENY THE RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE RELAP.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING AND ZONING THAT THE RELA BE GRANTED WITH, UH, TYPICAL STIPULATIONS.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILPERSON MADDOX.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
[III. ADJOURN JOINT PUBLIC HEARING]
ZONING COMMISSION CARRIED TO ADJOURN.YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
NONE OPPOSED? NONE OPPOSED? UH, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION AND MOVE INTO THE REGULAR, UH, COUNCIL MEETING.
AS SOON AS WE COMMENTS, I SEE NONE SIGNED UP.
WE'LL FOREGO READING THAT ITEM AND MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM.
[V. CONSENT AGENDA]
AND ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE OR GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.ACCEPTED THIS RULE AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REQUEST ONE MORE ITEM TO REMOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE ACTION.
TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS
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OF COUNCILS PAYABLE REPORTS, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE THE 12TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AND A CIP WORKSHOP ON JUNE 26TH, 1 25 AT 7:00 PM DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT? SO MOVE BY COUNCIL.CHRIS, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED? ANY DISCUSSION? ANY? NONE.
[VI. BUSINESS ITEMS]
WE'LL MOVE INTO BUSINESS ITEMS ARE ALRIGHT.FIRST ITEM IS PROCLAMATION TO THE CITY OF CLUE PROCLAIMING JULY 18TH, 2025.
AS PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL DAY PROFESSIONAL NO DAY, EXCUSE ME, CITY OF INCLUDE PROCLAMATION DESIGNATION OF JULY THE 18TH, 1 25 AS PARK FOR THE RECREATION PROFESSIONALS DAY.
WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY KLU, TEXAS RECOGNIZED RECOGNIZES THAT THE FIELD OF PARK FOR RECREATION IS A DIVERSE AND COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM THAT IMPROVES PERSONAL, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMICAL AND ECONOMIC HEALTH.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF PARK RECREATION SERVICES THAT ENRICH THE LIVES OF ITS CITIZENS AND HELP MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND VISIT.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL CITY INCLUDE TEXAS SUPPORTS THE SKILLED WORK OF PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY COHESION AND RESILIENCY, RESILIENCY, CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE IN EACH OTHER AND PROVIDE AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHFUL LIVING EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL CITY INCLUDE TEXAS VALUES, THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT PARK RECREATION PROFESSIONALS THAT VOLUNTEERS PERFORM TO PROVIDE RECREATION, RECREATIONAL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL ENRICHMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS, AND OLDER ADULTS, AND TO ENSURE OUR PARKS AND RECREATION SPACES ARE CLEAN, SAFE, INCLUSIVE, WELCOMING, AND READY TO USE, THEY ARE NOW, THEY'RE NOW FOR IT BE RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF TEXAS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 18TH, 2025 AS PARKS AND RECREATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DAYS IN THE CITY OF FLUTE TEXAS ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF JULY AND IT WOULD BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSA, ONE FOR CITY CLERK.
AS Y'ALL KNOW, THE NEXT ITEM IS A PRO PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF JULY AS PARTS AND RECREATION MONTH.
SO WE'LL READ 'EM BOTH AND THEN WE'LL DO THE PRESENTATION.
CITY OF FLUTE PROCLAMATION DESIGNATION OF JULY AS PARTS AND RECREATION MONTH WHERE PARTS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF CL TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS PARKS OF RECREATION PROMOTES HEALTH, WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS.
AND WHEREAS PARKS OF RECREATION PROMOTES TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE, COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESS SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS, ALZHEIMER'S.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, WALKING TRAILS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASES THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESS AND CRIME REDUCTION.
WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS OUR PARKS AND NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS.
AND WHEREAS THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND WHEREAS THE CITY INCLUDE RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.
NOW THEREFORE BEING RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DID JULY IS RECOGNIZE THAT PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH AND THE CITY INCLUDE TEXAS ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF JULY SIGNED BY MYSELF AND THE TESTIFIED ROSA POINT CITY CLERK WILL IF YOUR STAFF OR YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION AND WE GOT MOST OF THAT ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE FULL-TIME HARD START STAFF ARE VERY SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM.
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THANK YOU.THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 37 DASH 2025 DECLARING CERTAIN ITEMS OF SURPLUS AND SALVAGE AND OR APPROVING OF THEIR DISPOSAL.
IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 37 DASH 2025, RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF TEXAS APPROVING THE DISPOSALS OF CITY PROPERTY DECLARED SURPLUS AND OUR SALVAGE WHERE THE CITY INCLUDE HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND ITEMS ARE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHMENTS THEY HAVE BE HERE, ATTACHED HERE TO AND MADE PART HERE OF OUR SURPLUS OBSOLETE ARE UNUSABLE FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE CITY NEEDS.
WHEREAS THE CITY AUTHORIZES THE AUCTION OF SALVAGE VEHICLES, ITEMS DETERMINED TO BE SURPLUS, WHEREAS THE CITY DESIRES TO DISPOSE OF BY PUBLIC AUCTION THROUGH GOV DO DEALS.COM.
THE VEHICLES AND ITEMS DESCRIBED IN BOTH EXHIBIT A AND B ATTACHED HERE TO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, WHICH HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE SURPLUS OBSOLETE, ARE UNUSABLE FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE CITY NEEDS.
WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL CONCURS IN THE FINDING THAT THE VEHICLES AND ITEMS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBITS ARE SURPLUS AND NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY CL TEXAS THAT BB.DEALS.COM IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DISPOSE OF BY PUBLIC AUCTION SURPLUS VEHICLES AND ITEMS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A AND B READ PAST ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF JULY SIGNED BY MYSELF TO TESTIFY ROSIE PO.
CITY CLERK, ANYBODY NEED ANY, LET'S DO IT THIS WAY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN NAZAR.
DISCUSSION A LOT OF DOES NOT WORK.
NO, I DON'T THINK IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE AVERAGE AGE IN PUBLIC WORKS FOR 20 PLUS YEARS.
THE, THE SPARTAN MOTORS ARE 20 ONES.
I GUESS THEY DIDN'T SURVIVE THE TEST.
THEY THEY WEREN'T AS UH, STRONG AS THE UH, ACTUAL SPARTANS APPARENTLY.
SOMETHING WAS SAID ABOUT THE AGE AND I SAID WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE 20, 20 ONES.
I SAID THEY MUST NOT HAVE SURVIVED THE TEST.
THE SPART, THE SPARTAN MOWERS, S SMART SPARTAN, MORE HEAVY KIND REPAIR.
THOSE ARE ZERO AJOUR THAT WE TRIED TO GET REPAIRED.
YOU HAVE TO REPAIR, STILL HAVE MORE ISSUES WITH THEM.
SO THEY'RE THEY GO THROUGH A LOT.
IF YOU PUT 'EM IN A SHOP SHOP TWICE, THAT'S ABOUT WHAT THEY COST.
WE GET TWO THERE THAT ARE KOREAN WAR ERA APPARENTLY
ON THE TWO OF THE ONES THAT ARE ON ON SITE, I DON'T THINK THOSE TWO INCLUDED SAN ANTONIO OR SOMEWHERE AND PUT THEM UP AT THE YEAH.
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FORCE BASE OR SOMETHING.SO THE BEER GENERATORS THE ONE THAT WERE FLOORED OFF AND THEY'RE SITTING IN THE YARD OVER HERE TAKING UP SPACE.
UH, ONE WAS AT THE GROUND STORAGE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ADD A MOTION AND A SECOND I'LL ENTERTAIN THE VOTE.
NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 38 DASH 2025 REAPPOINTED TWO MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION SUB RESOLUTION NUMBER 38 DASH 2025 APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
WHEREAS KLU, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHICH SHALL ASSIST OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN OR MORE THAN NINE CITIZENS OF CLUE EACH OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A THREE FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS EACH.
AND PROVIDED THE VACANCIES OF AN UNEXPIRED TERM SHALL BE FILLED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF UNEXPIRED TERM.
WHEREAS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISION OF SECTION ONE OF THE ZONING AND ENABLING ACT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CODIFIED AS ARTICLE 1 0 1 1 A RISE CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS 1925, THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY ADOPTED ORDINANCE NUMBER 75 DASH 41 ON THE 31ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1975 PROVIDING THAT THE PLANNING IS ZONING COMMISSION OF SAID CITY APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISION OF SAID SECTION 14.03 OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER SHALL BE THE ZONING COMMISSION OF SAID CITY.
IT SAID ORDINANCE 75 DASH 41 NOW BEING CODIFIED AS SECTION 2.101 OF CODE OF ORDINANCES THE INCLUDE TEXAS AND WHEREAS POSITION ONES AND TWO ARE OPEN AND THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL SAYS CITY NOW DESIRES TO FILL THE POSITIONS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS.
FIRST IT DAVID REC AWAY IS HERE BY APPOINTED TO FIELD POSITION ONE WHICH EXPIRES IN JULY 20, 28 AND SECOND THE DAVID
THE THIRD THAT THIS RESOLUTION AFTER EXECUTION AND THAT TEST STATION SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE PERMANENT RECORD.
TEXAS 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 AD SIGNED BY MYSELF, CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 38 DASH 2025.
SO MOVE, MOVE BY COUNCIL PER BOND.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL PER MAD DISCUSSION.
HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN ABOUT ALL VOTE.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 39 DASH 2025 APPROVE FINAL PLAT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 51 EAST PLANTATION DRIVE AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 39 DASH 2025.
A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF FLUTE, TEXAS APPROVING THE REFL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 51 EAST PLANTATION DRIVE, FLUTE TEXAS.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF TO PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE OR DENY PLA AND RELA OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF LIMITS AND TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY.
AND WHEREAS AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION THE DISCUSSION, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF SAID REQUEST, WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT THE REQUEST THAT NEW BE MADE AND PERFORM DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR RELA NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL CITY INCLUDE TEXAS, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE REQUEST OF RE PLAT OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 51 EAST PLANTATION DRIVE THROUGH TEXAS.
THIS RESOLUTION IN THE RULES, REGULATIONS, PROVISIONS, REQUIREMENTS, ORDERS AND MATTERS ESTABLISHED AND ADOPTED HEREBY SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE FOR IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF PASSAGE.
AND UPON EXECUTION BY THE MARON CITY SECRETARY IS SET FORTH BELOW SECTION THREE, PROPER NOTICE MEETING.
AND BY FOUND IN, I FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS ATTENDED BY FORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THAT PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME, PLACE, AND PURPOSE OF SAID MEETING WAS GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY THE NOBLE MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 5 5 1 READ PASS AND ADOPTED THIS 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2025.
SIGNED BY MYSELF AND I TESTIFIED.
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CLERK, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 39 DASH 2025.SO MOVE, MOVE BY COUNCIL PER BOND.
COUNCIL PER MADDOX DISCUSSION.
HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION.
AUTOMATED METER READING SYSTEM STUDY PRESENTED BY AMARA AMCO THAT CLOSE I PRESUME FOR POTENTIAL INCLUSION IN THE WATER WASTEWATER.
CIP WE HAVE CHAD NOBLES HERE FROM ESCO.
UH, YOU CALLED IN CIP WORKSHOP.
WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE'RE HAVING AND CHAD SCATTERED PRESENTATION, UH, TO TALK ABOUT TRYING TO GET THAT THE RESOLUTION.
I APPRECIATE YOU A ALIVE YOU WORK HERE, MAYOR, YOU DID A GOOD JOB ON THE, ON THIS, ON THIS PRONUNCIATION I GUESS RECO.
SO EVERYBODY HAS BEEN FOOLED WITH THAT A LITTLE BIT.
SO, UM, I'VE SPENT PROBABLY THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS, WELL I HAVE, I'VE SPENT THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS WORKING WITH CITIES LIKE YOURSELF ON INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND THE PROJECT THAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT DEALS A LITTLE BIT, UH, WITH YOUR WATER SYSTEM ITSELF.
SO WE'VE KIND OF MET WITH STAFF A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES AND TALKED THROUGH SOME THINGS.
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY EXPERIENCING ARE THAT WE'RE HEARING IS YOU'VE GOT A DATA A METER SYSTEM OUT THERE THAT'S ACTUALLY PASSED ITS USEFUL LIFE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE METERS.
UM, THEY'RE FAILING, UH, WHICH CAUSES THE CITY STAFF TO HAVE TO PUT IN MORE EFFORT TO GO DO REREADS AND MANUAL READS.
UM, YOU'VE GOT SOME OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES RELATED TO JUST THE WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, TRANSITIONS HAPPEN IN READING METER.
YOU CAN'T SEE THE DATA, YOUR CITIZENS CAN'T SEE THE DATA, SO IT TAKES A LOT OF EXTRA TIME.
AND THEN THAT LACK OF DATA AVAILABILITY KIND OF DOESN'T, THE CITIZENS DON'T SEE THE TRANSPARENCY IN HOW THEY'RE USING WATER.
THERE'S SYSTEMS OUT THERE NOW THAT ARE ACTUALLY AVAILABLE TO YOU AND TO YOUR CITY TO BASICALLY PROVIDE GOOD DATA TO YOUR CITIZENS ON A DAILY BASIS.
SO WE'RE GONNA KIND OF TALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
UM, WHY FIX THIS? UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WATER'S BECOME A CRITICAL SOURCE OF LIFE, RIGHT? IT'S REALLY OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UPHOLDING THAT SYSTEM TO SPENDING MONEY WISELY ON THAT SYSTEM FROM A CITIZEN STANDPOINT.
UH, THEY WANT TO HAVE TRUST IN THAT THEIR METER IS WORKING CORRECTLY, THEY WANT TO HAVE TRUST AND THAT THEY'RE SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS.
THEY'D LIKE TO SEE THAT TRANSPARENCY AND HOW THEY'RE USING IT.
THAT BASICALLY HELPS EVERYBODY OUT WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THAT METER READ IS GOOD AND THAT THEY CAN TRUST THAT DATA.
SO WHAT IS ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE? AND I'M GONNA KIND OF TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT IS AND THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND KIND OF WHAT WE WOULD DO TO KIND OF TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
SO LET'S GO BACK A LITTLE BIT.
UM, WE USED TO READ METERS MANUALLY AND WE BASICALLY GAVE YOU ONE READ, WALK AROUND AND GET A READ RIGHT? YOU AS A CITIZEN OR YOU AS A BUSINESS OWNER, THAT'S THE ONLY REASON YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT WHERE OR WIN IT, WHICH YOU, YOU JUST KNOW YOU GOT READ IT.
THAT TRANSITIONED INTO KIND OF WHERE YOU GUYS TOOK THE CITY, WHICH WAS DOING A DRIVE BY READ WHERE YOU PUT A RADIO ON THE METER BUT YOU STILL ONLY GOT ONE READ.
SO REALLY WHAT THAT DID IS IT HELPED YOU KIND OF REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MAN HOURS ASSOCIATED WITH READING THAT, BUT IT DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE DATA.
WHERE THE MARKET HAS GONE FOR QUITE SOME YEARS NOW IS GOING TO WHAT THEY CALL A MI OR ADVANCED.
NOW WE GET READS EVERY SINGLE DAY A COUPLE TIMES A DATA COMES IN AND GIVES YOU HISTORICAL HOURLY CONSUMPTION OF WHAT'S BEEN TAKING PLACE IN THE SYSTEM AT YOUR PARTICULAR LOCATION.
THE OTHER BIG CHANGE IN THE INDUSTRY IS THAT WE'RE SHIFTING FROM MECHANICAL METERS OVER TO SOLID STATE.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? MECHANICAL METER BASICALLY HAVE A DEVICE IN THERE THAT'S FENCE THAT RECORDS BASICALLY THE WATER GOING THROUGH IT.
THOSE METERS ON RESIDENTIAL TYPICALLY HAVE A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY OR 500,000 GALLONS AND THEN IT WAS BASICALLY OUTTA WARRANTY.
THESE NEW METERS THAT ARE SOLID STATE, THEY USE AN ULTRASONIC MAGNETIC TECHNOLOGY TO READ THAT METER.
UM, THEY HAVE A BATTERY LIFE THAT'S ACTUALLY LASTED OR ACTUALLY WARRANTY FOR 20 YEARS.
SO YOU GO FROM BASICALLY A FIVE YEAR, 500,000 TO A METER THAT BASICALLY HAS NO MOVING PARTS AND HAS THE ACTUAL LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 20 YEARS.
SO IT CAN BE A BIG METER SIDE.
HERE'S KIND OF A LAYOUT, A SIMPLE LAYOUT.
I TRY TO MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR FOLKS, BUT BASICALLY YOU HAVE A WATER METER IN THE GROUND.
WE'RE GONNA PUT A RADIO ON TOP OF THAT METER.
IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA SEND A SIGNAL, WHETHER THAT'S EITHER SAILOR OR SOME TYPE OF LICENSE FREQUENCY, UM, OUT TO A DATA COLLECTOR OR EITHER AT AN EXISTING CELL TOWER DEPENDING ON THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S USED.
THAT THEN GETS PUSHED UP TO THE CLOUD WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY INTEGRATED INTO THE UTILITY BUILDING SYSTEM THAT YOU HAVE.
FROM THERE, WE'RE ABLE TO GENERATE A BILL, BUT THE NEW THING THAT WE'RE ALSO DOING IS GIVING THE CITIZENS A CUSTOMER PORTAL OR SOME TYPE OF DASHBOARD TO SEE THAT, WHETHER IT'S ON YOUR PERSONAL PHONE, WHETHER THAT'S ON A LAPTOP OR SOMETHING AND THEY SEE THE DATA.
THE SAME THING YOUR STAFF HAS SEEN UH, HERE AT CITY HALL.
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IF FOR SOME REASON ONE OF THOSE TOWERS, WE OBVIOUSLY ARE IN A HURRICANE AREA THAT GET HIT, KNOCKS IT DOWN AND YOU'RE STILL COLLECTING THE DATA THAT'S STILL BEING SEEN AND STORED IN THE ACTUAL METER ITSELF.BUT IT ALSO HAS THE ABILITY, SOME SYSTEMS HAVE THE ABILITY TO STILL DO THAT DRIVE, GO COLLECT THAT DATA.
OF COURSE MOST OF US HAVE A HURRICANE GOES THROUGH, WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT FOR TO BE THAT DAY.
SO AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, IT'S JUST STILL A SAFETY BACKUP AS WELL.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE BENEFITS.
THERE'S QUITE A FEW ON THE SLIDE THERE.
I ONLY HIT ON A COUPLE THINGS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT SYSTEMS OPERATION, WE TALK ABOUT THE EFFICIENCY, UH, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF WATER.
WE ARE ALL ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR LOST KIND FOR WATER.
UM, BY HAVING AN A MI SYSTEM, YOUR STAFF NOW HAS THE ABILITY TO SEE DAILY INSIGHTS OF HOW MUCH WATER THEY PUMP OR TREAT VERSUS WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY SITTING THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
SO THEY CAN ACTUALLY START TO PINPOINT SOME LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM, TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WATER'S GOING THAT SHOULDN'T BE GOING AND WHAT IT'S ACTUALLY BEING USED.
UM, FROM AN, FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT WITH THE METERS THEMSELVES, THEY ARE ACTUALLY HIGHLY MORE ACCURATE.
THE NEW METERS ARE, SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY CAPTURING EVERY DROP THAT GOES THROUGH THAT METER.
UM, SO YOUR ACCOUNTABILITY GOES UP WITHIN YOUR SYSTEM AS WELL.
AND THEN FROM AN OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, YOU'RE NO LONGER DRIVING AROUND READING THE CITY THE METERS.
YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THAT COMING IN ON A DAILY BASIS.
SO LET'S SAY YOU UM, WERE MOVING OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND SOMEBODY NEEDED TO GO GET THAT METER READ BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PAY THAT FINAL BILL RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE TO ROLL A TRUCK WITH THE NEW A MI SYSTEM.
YOU SIMPLY WOULD PUSH A BUTTON, GET A READ, YOU DON'T ROLL A TRUCK, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THAT READ RIGHT THERE.
YOU PROCESS THAT PAYMENT, GET IT DONE AND MOVE ON AND EVEN SET AN ALARM.
SOMEBODY ASKED ME WAS TO USE WATER.
SO THERE'S HUGE BENEFITS OPERATIONALLY TO YOUR STAFF.
WE JUST DID A PROJECT UP IN NORTH TEXAS.
UM, GOT FEEDBACK FROM THAT CLIENT.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE REDUCED THEIR INTERNAL CALLS.
ALMOST 40% COMING TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE JUST BECAUSE COMPLAINTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS NOW CITIZENS ARE ACTUALLY APPLYING LOOKING AT THEY'VE GOT SUCH A HIGHER UH, CUSTOMER SERVICE RATING FROM THAT STATE.
UM, THAT LEADS ME TO THE CITIZENS AND END USERS.
AGAIN, THEY NOW WILL HAVE THAT DATA.
THIS IT ALLOWS 'EM TO MAKE FACT-BASED DECISIONS ON HOW THEY'RE USING WATER.
WE ARE ALL KIND OF A FIXED INCOME.
LET'S SAY YOU DON'T WANT YOUR WATER BUILDING GO OVER $50.
WELL YOU CAN ACTUALLY START TO SEE, PUT SOME ALERTS FOR YOURSELF TO BE ABLE TO KNOW, HEY, AM I GONNA GET CLOSE TO THAT CONSUMPTION THAT TRIGGERS THAT 50.
IT ALSO ENCOURAGES CONSERVATION.
IF YOU BASICALLY ARE SEEING THAT YOU'VE GOT CONTINUOUS WATER USAGE, MAYBE YOU GO CHECK TO SEE IF YOU'VE GOT A LEAK, MAYBE THAT TOILET OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
SO THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TOO.
AND THEN FROM STAFF, OBVIOUSLY STAFF GETS TO BE ABLE TO NOT WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT READING METERS AS THEY ARE TO ACTUALLY FIXING OTHER PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE USED FOR AGAIN, IMPROVING THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS THEY'RE HAVING.
THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS TO THIS SYSTEM IS ENHANCING CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS.
GIVING THEM THE ABILITY TO SEE CONTINUOUS WATER USAGE, WHICH COULD MEAN LEAKS.
GIVING THEM THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY MAKE FACT BASED DECISIONS ON HOW THEY'RE DOING, PREDICTING KIND OF HOW THEY'RE USING WATER.
SEEING THAT HEY, OH BY THE WAY THAT IRRIGATION SYSTEM, IT REALLY DOES USE QUITE A BIT OF WATER AND IT GOES OFF AT TWO O'CLOCK EVERY MORNING AND NOW YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE THAT DATA AND UNDERSTAND THAT PROFILE.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS OF WHAT WE WOULD GO THROUGH TO KIND OF HELP YOUR CITY UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE LONG TERM.
YOU OBVIOUSLY LIKE MOST OF THESE, YOU HAVE CHALLENGES BEFORE YOUR BOMB BOARDED.
YOUR STAFF IS BOMB ONBOARDED BY MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS.
WE DON'T MANUFACTURE ANY OF THE LEADERS OR THE AVON SYSTEMS. WE PUT 'EM ALL IN.
YOU KNOW THE PROS AND CONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ONE OF THEM.
AND WE WORK KIND OF SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU TO KIND OF SELECT THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY.
EVERY CITY STARTS WITH A DIFFERENT TOPOGRAPHY.
YOU'RE VERY DIFFERENT THAN WEST TEXAS IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN NORTH TEXAS.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP YOUR STAFF KIND OF WORK THROUGH THAT.
THE OTHER THING IS, IS THERE'S LOTS OF CHALLENGES WITH IMPLEMENTATION.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE'RE DEALING WITH METERS OF THE PIT.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DATA THAT GETS PUSHED BACK AND FORTH.
ALL THESE DEPARTMENTS HAVE TO BE ENGAGED AND WE KIND OF HELP THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS KIND OF CHEESY, BUT WE REALLY LIKE TO SEE AND WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TOLD THAT WE'RE KIND OF THE EASY BUTTON.
WE BASICALLY WORK AS AN EXTENSION OF THEIR STAFF TO HELP THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
WE USE OUR EXPERTISE WITH HAVING DONE MANY OF THESE.
A LOT OF TIMES CITY STAFF MAY NEVER OR MAYBE THEY'VE DONE ONE PRODUCT IN THEIR ENTIRE CAREER.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY LOTS IS WE'VE DONE OVER A HUNDRED SYSTEMS JUST IN TEXAS ALONE.
UM, THESE ARE SOME CITIES THAT WE'VE GOT THAT I FIGURED YOU WOULD RECOGNIZE.
WE JUST FINISHED UP FREEPORT, WE'RE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FINISHING THAT PROJECT.
WE'RE WAITING ON SOME ADDITIONAL METERS TO COME IN.
EVERY DATABASE THAT I'VE EVER WORKED WITH IS INCORRECT.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF 'EM GOT ERRORS IN THE DATABASE.
SO PART OF THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROJECT TO FIX THOSE METER SIZES, METER ACCOUNTS, RATE STRUCTURES, THOSE ALL GETTING KIND OF OVER YEARS AND YEARS OF PEOPLE JUST KIND OF MOVING IN AND OUT, THINGS HAPPEN.
SO THE IDEA IS WE CAN CLEAN SOME OF THAT UP, BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE DID.
WE DID SEE BROOKE QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO.
IT'S BEEN, IT WAS ACTUALLY THE MAYOR STATE OF ADDRESS ACTUALLY ABOVE THE PROJECT.
UH, YOU SAID THAT WAS ONE OF THE ONLY PROJECTS HE'D EVER DONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A CHANGE ORDER ON.
SO THEY WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THOSE PROJECTS AND MOST OF OUR PROJECTS DO NOT HAVE CHANGE ORDERS.
AND YOU GOTTA ASK WHY I'M GONNA TAKE YOU WHY THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
ONE IS WE SPENT SOME TIME UP FRONT DOING QUITE A WEB
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ANALYSIS AND SURVEY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE SYSTEM.WE FOLLOW A PROCESS CALLED PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING OR TEXAS LOCAL CODE 3 0 2 BASICALLY SAYS THAT YOU CAN PICK A PARTNER LIKE WITH US.
WE BASICALLY GO THROUGH, CREATE THE SCOPE OF WORK, FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IS AND THEN WE HAVE TO GUARANTEE SOMETHING ON THE BACKSIDE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE GUARANTEE ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS IS METER ACCURACY.
METER ACCURACY THEN CAN TRANSLATE THE DOLLARS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA DO, I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THIS BRIEFLY, BUT WE'RE GONNA, THE IDEA STARTS WITH A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS BASICALLY, UH, THE NEXT STEP FOR US.
WE SIGN THAT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, HAVE A WALK AWAY IN IT.
WE HOPE YOU NEVER PAY THAT WALKAWAY FEE FOR IT BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY WE'D LIKE TO DO THE PROJECT WITH YOU.
UM, IF YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH A PROJECT THAT MONEY THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE WALKAWAY FEE GETS ROLLED INTO THE PROJECT, WE WOULD ACTUALLY GO OUT AND DO AN ANALYSIS, A SURVEY.
WE'LL TALK THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT AND THEN WE WOULD BRING BACK, BASICALLY AFTER WE MEET THE STAFF, WE EVALUATE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES.
WE COME BACK TO YOU AND BRING YOU A PROPOSAL TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT OR NOT.
IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD, WE END UP THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, WE GO THROUGH FULL DEPLOYMENT AND THEN WE WOULD ENTER A GUARANTEED PHASE FROM THAT STANDPOINT.
SO TO BREAK THESE DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, WE SPEND ABOUT A MONTH OR SO REALLY WORKING WITH STAFF.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT A COUPLE MEETINGS WITH DIFFERENT STAFF ON SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND GOALS.
UM, THE IDEA IS TO IDENTIFY THOSE, MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT.
WE THEN MOVE INTO THIS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.
IT TAKES US TYPICALLY TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
PART OF THAT IS WE COME IN AND RANDOMLY PULL A RANDOM SAMPLE OF METERS THROUGHOUT TEST TO SEE HOW ACCURATE THEY REALLY ARE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY ACCURACY MEANS THAT YOU COULD BE THE METER'S INACCURATE, YOU COULD BE LOSING REVENUE THAT THE CITY IS ACTUALLY THE PUMPING MAYBE 85 GALLONS AND ONLY OR PUMPING A HUNDRED GALLONS AND ONLY BUILDING FOR EIGHT FIVE.
SO WHAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOUR CURRENT ACCURACY IS, WE THEN GO OUT AND ACTUALLY FIELD SURVEY EVERY LARGE METER DREAMS AND LARGER.
THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE SMALLER METERS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S REQUIRED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK TO CHANGE THAT OUT OR PUT A RETRO RADIO ON IT.
WE LOOK AT ALL YOUR COMMERCIAL METERS, BASICALLY YOUR ENGINE HALF, TWO INCH, TWO UNDERSTAND THE LAY LENGTHS AND DIFFERENT THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTUALLY GOING OUT THE CHAIN.
BUT MORE DETAILS WE HAVE FRONT THE TIGHTER WE CAN GET THAT PRICE IN OUR BID DOCUMENTS WHEN WE PUT IT OUT FOR BIDS TO BASICALLY BRING THAT BACK TO YOU GUYS.
SO WE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME WITH YOU THROUGH THAT ALL THIS ENTIRE TIME WE'RE WORKING WITH STAFF.
WE'RE ALSO, DURING THIS PROCESS WE'RE HELPING THEM GO THROUGH EVALUATE DIFFERENT METER TECHNOLOGIES AND AI TECHNOLOGIES.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE EITHER, WE COULD BE POTENTIALLY BRINGING IN LEADERS FOR VENDORS TO TALK THROUGH AND LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT FEATURES AND BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH ONE, BUT ALSO USING OUR EXPERTISE HOW TO PUT THESE IN TO KIND OF HELP THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS OF EVALUATING THESE SYSTEMS. SHOULD YOU DECIDE AT THAT POINT WHEN WE BRING THAT PROJECT TURNKEY PROJECT BACK, YOU MOVE FORWARD WE IT INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
WE HAVE, WE ARE THE FULL-TIME PROJECT MANAGER, PRIME CONTRACTOR ON THAT.
WE BASICALLY STAFF IT WITH A FULL-TIME ONSITE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER WHO'S HERE EVERY DAY DEALING WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT COME UP AND MANAGING THIS STUFF.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO THAT'S UNIQUE, THIS IS NOT A PLUMBING PROJECT, IT'S MANY PEOPLE THINK IT'S ACTUALLY A DATA PROJECT.
SO INSTEAD OF YOUR STAFF HAVING TO ENTER ALL THIS DATA, WE TAKE THAT ON IN OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.
SO WE HAVE A FULL-TIME DATA INTEGRATION PERSON THAT HELPS WITH ALL THE TRANSITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT SOFTWARE AND DIFFERENT DATAS ASSOCIATED.
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING ALL STUFF CORRECTLY, RIGHT? UM, AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION IS DONE AND TRAINING AND WE DO THE FIELD AND INTERNAL TRAINING, WE COULD THEN MOVE INTO THE GUARANTEE PHASE.
AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, LET'S SAY WE COME IN AND WE TEST YOUR METERS AND WE FIND OUT THAT THEY'RE 90% ACTIVE.
WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL RE RERUN YOUR DATABASE.
WE USE A TYPICALLY A THREE YEAR CONSUMPTION AVERAGE KIND OF TAKES OUT A LOT OF WEATHER PATTERNS.
UM, BUT WE BASICALLY SAY OKAY, IF YOU'VE BEEN BILLING IT X AMOUNT OF REVENUE AT 90%, IF YOU WERE TO BUILD A HUNDRED PERCENT, THIS IS HOW MUCH REVENUE YOU WOULD ACTUALLY GAIN OR SHOULD HAVE COLLECTED AS PART OF THAT PROJECT.
THAT REVENUE, EXTRA REVENUE IS WHAT ALSO HELPS TO OFFSET THE COST OF A PROJECT LIKE THIS HELPS TO PAY FOR.
SO WHAT ARE THE DELIVERABLES FROM RESCO? OBVIOUSLY FOR US, WE'RE GONNA HELP YOUR STAFF PICK THE BEST TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATE MULTIPLE SYSTEMS. WE'RE GONNA BRING THEM BACK IN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE TURNKEY SCOPE OF WORK.
SO EVERYTHING THAT'S INVOLVED FOR THE PROJECT, THAT'S METER BOXES, THAT'S CURB STOPS, THAT'S LIDS, GASKETS, ALL THOSE THINGS.
UM, WE WILL ALSO DETERMINE WHAT REVENUE WALL YOU POTENTIALLY HAVE RIGHT NOW FROM INACCURATE METERS.
SOMETIMES IT LITERALLY FUNDS THIS ENTIRE PROJECT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
OTHER TIMES IT PAYS FOR 75, 80% OF THE PROJECT.
WE'LL WORK WITH STAFF TO BASICALLY KIND OF SHOW THEM WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE, DEPENDING WHAT THEIR CURRENT.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY PROJECT YOU WILL EVER DO THAT TOUCHES EVERY CITY CITIZEN THAT.
SO WE HAVE TO PUT THE RIGHT MESSAGING OUT TO THE STAFF AND THE CITIZENS TO KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN THIS PROJECT.
SO WE WORK WITH YOU TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS TO THE
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CITY, THE BENEFITS TO THE CITIZENS, THE BENEFITS TO COMMERCIAL.WE BUILD ALL THAT KIND OF WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH YOU TO HELP YOU GUYS GET THAT MESSAGING ON BEFORE THE PROJECT EVER STARTS.
AND THEN FINALLY WE TURN, WE WILL PROVIDE A TURNKEY FOR A FIXED PRICE FOR THIS PROJECT WITH A RETURN RESIDENT.
HERE'S GOT SOME OF THE DIFFERENT OUTREACH YOU CAN SEE.
UH, WHEN WE DID THE WOODLANDS, WE ACTUALLY MAPPED OUT, YOU KNOW WE, WHEN WE WERE THE DEPLOYMENT WE HAD DODGE DODGES CHANGED COLORS AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH AND CHANGING OUT METERS.
WHEN WE DID UH, MESQUITE, THEY HAD DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THEY PUT ON.
SOMETIMES WE WOULD WORK AND COLLECT VIDEOS TO ACTUALLY SHOW WHAT'S TAKING PLACE.
SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHETHER THAT'S SOCIAL MEDIA, TOWN HALL MEETINGS COULD BE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WILL WORK WE'LL.
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN BASED ON YOUR STAFF AND WHAT THEY WANT PROVE AND WHAT YOU WANT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS FAR AS MESSAGE CONCERNED.
SO BIG QUESTIONS THOUGH AIRS ALL THE FUNDING.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AND I HOPE THIS SLIDE KIND OF HELPS DEMONSTRATE A LITTLE BIT.
WE TALKED ABOUT EXISTING METERS.
IF THEY'RE INACCURATE, WE OBVIOUSLY ARE LOSING REVENUE.
SO THE IDEA IS IF WE PUT CHANGE THAT METER OUT AND WE PUT A NEW RADIO ON IT, WE'RE GONNA PICK UP REVENUE.
THAT REVENUE IS YOUR SEWER SALES ARE TIED TO YOUR WATER SALES, RIGHT? SO YOU WILL ACTUALLY HAVE BEFORE THE RETROFIT, YOU COULD BE READING DOWN HERE AFTER THE RETROFIT, YOU'RE GONNA ACTUALLY COLLECT THAT ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT IS GOING THROUGH THAT METER, THAT WATER.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS NOT EVERYBODY'S METERS GOING TO BILL OR POTENTIALLY IS GONNA GO UP.
BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS THAT MAKES IT FAIR AND EQUITABLE TO EVERYBODY.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IF YOUR METERS ARE INACCURATE, POTENTIALLY HAVE TO TO COVER YOUR COSTS.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU TYPICALLY RAISE RATES, RIGHT? WELL THAT MEANS YOU COULD HAVE A LEADER BILL THAT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT ACCURATE BUT HERS IS 85.
YOU JUST SUPPLEMENTED PER BILL BASICALLY WHEN YOU RATE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET EVERYBODY TO PAY FOR THEIR THEIR SHARE ACROSS THE BOARD.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT THE STAFF IS TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD ACCURATE TRUSTABLE READ AND METER IN THE GROUND.
OPERATIONALLY, AS WE TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE SPENDING TIME DRIVING AROUND, YOUR STAFF IS SPENDING A LOT OF TIME FIXING AND REPAIRING ALL DEAD METERS AND HAVING TROUBLE GOING THROUGH THAT.
THAT'S WHERE THEIR BIG FOCUS IS, IS HEY, THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING IN AND ADDRESSING THESE TYPE OF METERS.
WHAT THEY WANNA DO IS REDUCE THAT COST OF OPERATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME MORE EFFICIENT, BOTH INTERNAL AS WELL AS EXTERNAL IN THE FIELD FOR THAT PROCESS.
SO NEXT STEPS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, PAGE ONE IS KIND OF DOING THIS BASICALLY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT BASICALLY ALLOWS US TO GO DO ALL OUR FIELD SURVEY, GET PRICING WORK WITH STAFF TO EVALUATE TECHNOLOGIES AND BASICALLY BRING BACK A TURNKEY FOR FIXED PRICE FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY EVALUATE.
THAT THEN IS PRESENTED BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
COUNCIL WOULD DECIDE IF THEY WANT MOVE FORWARD.
IF YOU MOVE FORWARD, WE OBVIOUSLY ENTER INTO A SEPARATE CONTRACT TO DO THAT.
IF YOU DON'T MOVE FORWARD, YOU BASICALLY PAY US THE WALK AWAY FEE AND YOU TAKE THE DATA WE GO DOWN THE ROAD.
SO IT'S MULTIPLE STEPS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS SLIDE.
YOU MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION THAT MAY HAVE.
SO I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT, BUT I WANTED TO TRY METERS EVER READ FAST? YES.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? SO IN MY LIFETIME OF WORKING WITH METERS, THERE'S ONE METER MANUFACTURER OUT THERE THAT I'VE SEEN TEST FAST.
UM, MUCH TWO A LOT OF CITIZENS IN BUSINESSES OF LABOR.
UH, THERE'S ONE TYPE OF METER, A MULTIJET TYPE OF MIRROR AND I HAVE SEEN THOSE TEST ATIONS AND I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE ANY MULTI JETTS NO, NO WE DO NOT CHAT ON THE, GOING BACK TO THE CUSTOMER PORTAL AND TALKING ABOUT THE ALERTS THAT YOU CAN SET UP.
IT'S NOT JUST CONSUMPTION, BUT IF YOU HAVE CONTINUOUS USAGE, THEY'RE, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO SET THE PARAMETERS.
ARE WE ABLE TO AUTOMATE THAT AS WELL SO IT POPS UP WITH A TEXT? HOW IS THAT RELATE TO THE CUSTOMER WHEN THEY HIT THOSE MARKS? YEAH, SO GOOD QUESTION.
SO THE PORTAL, WHERE IS MY PORTAL CYCLE? UM, I UH, ON THE PORTAL SLIDE, WHAT HAPPENS IS, UM, YOU SET UP AS A CITIZEN, YOU OR A BUSINESS OWNER, YOU CAN ACTUALLY REGISTER YOUR ACCOUNT.
SO YOU'LL SEE A GRAPH OF CONSUMPTION, BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE WHETHER THAT GRAPH EVER GOES TO ZERO.
SO THAT'LL TELL YOU IF YOU'VE GOT CONTINUOUS USAGE.
WE HAVE CONTINUOUS USAGE IF WE USE THE TERM CONTINUOUS USAGE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF YOUR PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BUSINESS OR YOUR HOUSE ALWAYS USES WATER.
BUT IF YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE USED WATER, THEN YOU'LL SAY THAT CONTINUOUS USAGE OF THE NO, YOU'VE GOT A LEAK SOMEWHERE THAT CAN BE AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGE.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEND YOU AN EMAIL TO BASICALLY SAY I HAVE CONTINUOUS WATER FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS.
YOU NEED TO PROBABLY CHECK SOMETHING.
UM, THERE ARE THINGS WHERE YOU GET A HIGH BILL OR A HIGH CONSUMPTION.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, LET'S SAY UNDER ALARM PIPE BROKE AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN, YOU COULD ACTUALLY GET AN ALARM OR EMAIL THAT SAYS, HEY, SOMETHING BUSTED HERE.
I'M SEEING HIGH CONSUMPTION THAT'S UNUSUAL FROM YOUR PATTERN SENDS YOU A TEXT MESSAGE AND YOU CALL THE NEIGHBOR AND GO, HEY, SOMETHING'S GOING ON.
OR YOU CALL THE CITY AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU SOMEBODY GO OUT AND CHECK, KNOW
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WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? UM, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF THINGS EVEN ON SOME PORTALS THAT YOU ACTUALLY WANT AND WILL EVALUATE.THESE ACTUALLY HAVE DOLLAR THRESHOLD.
LIKE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SAY, HEY, IF I'VE EVER, I DON'T WANT MY BILL TO EVER BE OVER $50, AM I GONNA COME CLOSE TO THAT? SO A THRESHOLD AND GIVES YOU TIME AND WARNING TO ACTUALLY DO THAT.
I DUNNO IF THAT KIND OF ANSWERED SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT LOTS OF VALUE IN THAT PORTAL.
UM, THERE ARE EVEN SOME PORTALS THAT ACTUALLY IF YOU HAVE CONTINUOUS USAGE YOU CAN ACTUALLY CLICK ON ANOTHER SCREEN AND IT'LL TELL YOU YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR TOILET.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT? YOU CLICK ON A HOW TO VIDEO AND ACTUALLY GO SEE WHAT IT WOULD, HOW TO DO THAT.
THEY SAY CHECK YOUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
SO DEPENDING ON WHAT THOSE PORTALS AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO, UM, WE, WE WILL EVALUATE THOSE.
THEY'RE COMPLETELY WATERPROOFED, COMPLETELY WATERPROOFED THE ELECTRONICS.
UM, A LOT OF TIMES THESE PITS ARE COMPLETELY UNDERWATER, ESPECIALLY DOWN HERE.
BUT HOW MUCH? 10 FOOT, SIX FOOT.
BUT IT'S NOT, IT IS BASICALLY MEANT TO DESIGN.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS IF IT DOES LIKE YOUR, OBVIOUSLY YOUR METER'S IN THE GROUND IN THAT BOX, THEY'RE USUALLY THE BOXES DOWN HERE.
WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO IS WE PUT AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA ON 'EM THAT MOUNTS FLUSH WITH THE ACTUAL BOX.
SO IT WOULD BE LIKE THIS LITTLE LIGHT THING SITTING ON TOP OF THE ACTUAL HEATER LID ITSELF.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE TRANSMITTER SAID.
SO LET'S SAY YOU HAD A FLOOD AND IT RAINED TWO OR THREE INCHES AND IT GOT TWO FOOT OF WATER.
WELL IT MAY NOT HAVE SENT THE SIGNAL BACK FOUR HOURS, BUT AS SOON AS THAT WATER WENT DOWN ALL THAT DAY, YOU KNOW, GOES OUT, BASICALLY IT GOES INTO THE SYSTEM.
SO, BUT THEY'RE MEANT TO BE UNDER WATER.
THAT'S I TALKING THREE OR FOUR.
AND, AND THERE ARE TIMES WE UH, ON OUR LARGE METER PITS, EITHER LIKE WHEN WE GOT LARGE METER PITS IT COULD BE FIVE, SIX FEET IN THE GROUND AND THEY'RE ALWAYS FULL OF WATER.
WE RUN THAT ANTENNA AND THAT METER RUNS ALL THE TIME UNDERWATER.
IS THERE ANY WAY TO HAVE THE VOCABULARY TO UH, EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE? 'CAUSE I, LIKE YOU SAID, I DOUBT THAT WE HAVE SOME THAT'S FAST.
MOST OF 'EM ARE GONNA BE SLOW AND THEY GET THIS NEW WATER BILL INCREASE.
HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT? YEAH, THAT'S PART OF THAT CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY THAT WE WORK WITH.
SO WE BASICALLY HELP WITH THAT MESSAGING TO PROVIDE GIVING YOU, WE'VE GOT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
UM, WE'VE WORKED THROUGH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO GIVE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND UTILITY ABILITY.
WHEN PEOPLE CALL IN, WE'VE EVEN GIVE IT TO COUNCIL AND STAFF SO THAT WHEN CITIZENS CALL YOU, YOU'VE GOT A WAY TO ANSWER THAT STUFF.
UM, BUT, AND AGAIN, A LOT OF THIS SHOWED IN THE DATA ITSELF.
LIKE YOU, YOU, YOU GOT A NEW METER IN THE OLD DAYS.
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST KNOW THAT YOU USED 10,000 GALLONS.
WELL NOW I CAN ACTUALLY SAY, HEY, I'M LOOKING AT YOUR DAILY HOURLY USAGE.
IT LOOKS LIKE ON SATURDAY YOUR YOUR, YOU USED 2000 GALLONS OF WATER AND YOU TURNED IT OFF ON SUNDAY.
DID YOU WASH YOUR CAR THAT DAY AND LEAVE THAT WATER HOSE ON? OH YEAH, MY KID DID.
WELL THERE'S WHERE THAT WATER WENT OR HEY, YOUR POWER WENT OUT.
WE'RE NOTICING THAT, YOU KNOW, OR WHAT THE SITUATION IS IS WE NOTICE THAT AT EVERY MORNING AT ONE O'CLOCK WE SEE THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER BEING USED.
DO YOU HAVE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM? YEAH.
DID YOU EVER RESET IT? NO, I FORGOT TO RESET IT.
WELL IT'S GOING OFF EVERY DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THAT'S WHERE YOUR WATER'S GOING.
SO WE WORK WITH THOSE MESSAGING.
WE DON'T TYPICALLY SEE ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, HUGE SPIKES IN THE BILL.
THE PLACE WHERE YOU COULD HAVE SOME BIG SPIKES IS ON LARGE METERS.
LIKE MOST CITIES, WELL AMERICAN WATERWORKS SAYS THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TEST THREE INCH OF LARGER METERS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
I CAN PROBABLY ASK FOR PUBLIC WORKS GUY, I CAN TEST THEM EVERY YEAR.
HE PROBABLY WOULD'VE SAID NO, BUT THEY DON'T GIMME THE MONEY TO DO THAT
SO THAT BASICALLY THEN TURNS INTO THAT METER.
WE'VE HAD CITIES WHERE WE'VE SEEN THREE INCH TO FOUR INCH METERS TESTED 30%.
SO YEAH, THAT SCHOOL BILL OR EITHER THAT INDUSTRIAL PLANT THAT WAS USING A BUNCH OF WATER, IF THEY WERE AT 30%, THEY'RE GONNA SEE A PRETTY BIG NUMBER.
WE'LL KNOW THAT WE WORK WITH STAFF TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE MEETINGS AND BASICALLY SHOW 'EM HERE'S WHAT YOUR OLD METER TESTED, HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, SO WE DON'T TYPICALLY SEE BIG SPIKES IN RESIDENTIAL.
THIS IS TYPICALLY A COUPLE DOLLARS HERE OR THERE.
NOW IF YOU HAVE A METER THAT'S READING 60 50, 60%, YEAH YOU CAN SEE IT.
BUT MOST OF THE METERS ARE GONNA BE 80 TO 95% WHEN WE START SEEING DECLINE.
AND THEY'RE ALL USUALLY GONNA DECLINE ON THE LOW FLOW SIDE.
SO WE TEST THREE LEVELS, LOW FLOW, MEDIUM FLOW, HIGH FLOW, LOW FLOW IS WHERE WE TYPICALLY SEE BIG INACCURACIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
BUT WE'LL SHARE THAT TESTING WE SHOW YOU.
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS, WELL YEAH, JUST MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THEY HAVE THE, THEY'LL HAVE THE TOOL IN THEIR HAND TO BE ACTUALLY ABLE TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE GOT GOING ON.
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I MEAN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TELL 'EM, HEY, FROM TWO 30, THINKING ABOUT OUR FRIEND AT THE MOTEL MM-HMMZERO WHAT? SO ON THE MASS SETTINGS WE TYPICALLY SET IT UP, WE WORK WITH STAFF TO KIND OF KNOW AND THERE'S A ROCK THUMB ON MASS SETTINGS.
BUT WHEN YOU GET TO THE PORTAL, IF YOU SIGN UP ON THE PORTAL, YOU CAN GO IN AND SET DIFFERENT PARAMETERS ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO BASED ON YOUR CONSUMPTION.
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE GOT A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE OR A THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT HOUSE, YOU KNOW, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU GOT FIVE VETERANS WITH FIVE KIDS RUNNING AROUND VERSUS YOU'RE BY YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, SO YOU HAVE DIFFERENT USE FACTORS THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SET THOSE UP IN YOUR EXPERIENCE.
THE BATTERY LIFE HAS BEEN OUR BIGGEST ISSUE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO THE ANTENNAS ARE THERE, LIKE FOLKS WILL GO BOW WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS, SET THAT DECK A LITTLE LOW AND THEN THEY'RE CHOPPING US OFF.
SO WHAT WE'VE SEEN, UM, THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN WHAT I WOULD SAY THE ANTENNAS, THE
BUT THE OTHER THING THAT'S BEEN A BIG IMPROVEMENT IS THE BOX LIDS.
A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL DO A LID REPLACEMENT AS PART OF THIS 'CAUSE A LOT OF LIDS ARE BROKEN OUT THERE, BUT NOW MOST OF THE ALL LIDS HAVE A RECESSED FOR THAT ACTUAL ANTENNA.
SO IF YOU HIT THAT ANTENNA, YOU'D HAVE HIT THE WHOLE METER BOX BASICALLY FOR THAT.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF ADDRESSED THAT ISSUE.
UM, AS FAR AS BATTERY, BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES COME A LONG WAY, THAT'S REALLY KIND OF WHAT'S CHANGED THE INDUSTRY, THEY'RE LITERALLY, THERE'RE SOME METER MANUFACTURERS 15 YEARS AND FIVE, WHICH 15 FULL FIVE YEARS PRORATED OUT THERE ON BATTERY.
SO THEY'RE IMPRESSED WITH THEIR BATTERIES.
UM, WE EVEN HAD ONE METER MANUFACTURER THAT SAID THAT THAT METER FAILS OR ANYTHING HAPPENS WITH THAT METER THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.
IT'S NOT ONLY WILL THEY REPLACE THE METER, BUT THEY'LL PAY YOU FOR THE LABOR TO REPLACE IT.
SO I MEAN THERE'S DIFFERENT WARRANTIES THAT WE'LL ACTUALLY EVALUATE FOR YOU GUYS AND KIND OF WALK THROUGH THAT.
THERE'S, THESE MANUFACTURERS HAVE COME A LONG WAY AND YOU THINK ABOUT OUR CELL PHONES, I MEAN WE'RE ON 'EM ALL DAY LONG AND BATTERIES LAST A LONG TIME.
THIS METER'S ONLY SITTING ON A SIGNAL EVERY SO OFTEN.
IT'S SITTING IN THAT DATA PACKET.
IT'S RECORDED, IT'S ONLY SITTING IN THAT DATA PACKET.
SO OFTEN WE WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH OUR, WITH THE LAST ONES THAT WE INSTALLED, PEOPLE JUST PARKING OVER THE TOP OF 'EM AND THEY WASN'T READING.
IF THEY'RE PARKING OVER IT, YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE STREET, YOU BASICALLY AREN'T GETTING THAT SIGNAL.
WELL NOW AS SOON AS THEY MOVE THAT FAR AWAY IT GOES AWAY.
THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS A MI SYSTEM IS IT'S GETTING A DAILY READ, BUT IT'S RECORDING DATA ALL THE TIME.
HOURLY IS SENDING THOSE PACKETS ACROSS.
WELL, THE OTHER AND OUR OTHER MORE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF REGULAR LEAD THANKS TO LOCAL, WELL NOT A LOCAL AND NATIONAL CELL PHONE CARRIER THAT'S GONE DOWN INTO OUR YEP.
ARE WE ABLE TO ADJUST THE MODULARITY SO WE CAN I GUESS BOUNCE BETWEEN THEIR TEXT MESSAGING AND TELEMETRY? YEAH, SO DEPENDING ON THE ACTUAL TECHNOLOGY WE LOOK AT DOWN HERE FOR YOU, SOME OF THESE FREQUENCIES ARE LICENSED, RIGHT, WHICH MEANS YOU WOULD ACTUALLY OWN A LICENSE AND NOBODY ELSE CAN BE ON THAT INSURANCE, RIGHT? THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE GONNA USE THE CELLULAR CARRIERS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND THOSE CELLULAR CARRIERS ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OUR CELL PHONE IS.
IT'S A, IT'S A MACHINE TO MACHINE TYPE CARRIER.
UM, AND SOME MANUFACTURERS NOW OFFER ALL FOUR, YOU KNOW, VERIZON AT T FIRST N AND T-MOBILE THINK SO THEY CAN SWITCH TO WHATEVER CARRIER'S BEST.
SO THOSE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF THINGS WE'LL LOOK AT AND EVALUATE AND WE WOULD DO A PROPAGATION STUDY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT COVERAGE AND INTERFERENCE LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S PART OF KIND OF OUR INITIAL DESIGN STUFF.
WHAT KIND OF, UH, WHAT KIND OF ESCALATION HAVE YOU SEEN ON THESE PROJECTS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS? ESCALATION PRICING.
UM, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
SO WE HAVE SEEN, UM, COST, I WOULD SAY COST KIND OF HAVE LEVELED OUT ON SOME OF THE STUFF.
WHAT'S HIT US LATELY HAS BEEN SOME OF THE CHANGES WITH THE POLITICAL CLIMATE THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.
AND THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WE HAD WAS WHEN COVID CAME BECAUSE THE DELAYS, YOU KNOW, IN PRODUCTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN LEAD TIMES GET SO MUCH BETTER.
UM, BUT I WOULDN'T SAY THAT IT IS, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY PRICING HAS GONE UP AT LEAST THREE TO 5% ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, I WOULD SAY.
UM, WE DID GET IN RECENTLY FROM, I HAD ONE METER MANUFACTURER ACTUALLY.
UM, I PLACED THE PO WITH 'EM AND LITERALLY HAD A CONTRACT.
THEY, SIX MONTHS THEY HAD SHIPPED ME PRODUCT.
THEY FINALLY SHIPPED ME PRIME, UH, OR THEY FINALLY SENT ME A LETTER AND SAID, WE'RE RAISE YOUR 8% ON EVERYTHING WE HAD TO SHIPPED.
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LIKE, I HAVE A CONTRACT WITH YOU.SO THAT WAS A BIG BATTLE
UM, I'M LIKE, THE CUSTOMER'S NOT GONNA PAY THIS IF MY CONTRACT WITH THE CUSTOMERS GOOD.
YOU KNOW, SO WE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THE, THE INDUSTRY, UM, WITH THE TARIFFS THAT ARE STARTING TO COME OUT AND STUFF.
UM, BUT WE HAVEN'T, WHAT WE'VE SEEN MOSTLY FROM SOME MANUFACTURERS THAT MANUFACTURE OVERSEAS, WE'VE SEEN FOUR TO 6%.
UM, WE HAD ONE MANUFACTURER, SEVEN, EIGHT, UM, RECENTLY, BUT IT'S ALL JUST TINY.
SOME OF 'EM ARE SCARED I THINK AT THIS POINT.
SO JOHN, HOW MANY METERS DO YOU THINK WE HAVE? I'M SORRY.
HOW MANY METERS DO YOU THINK WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? WE HAVE, UH, METERS ABOUT 3,400 METERS IN THE SYSTEM.
MOSTLY OUR THREE FOUR INCH ABOUT, UH, THE LARGER METERS ABOVE THAT, I WANNA SAY RANGE, ANYTHING.
WE USUALLY GO FROM THREE, FOUR TO ONE INCH.
YOU CONSIDER THE, UH, LIKE OUR RESIDENTIAL, OUR VARI SYSTEM AND THEN IT GOES FROM INCH AND A HALF TO THREE INCH.
AND THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT ARE FOUR INCH UP TO, I WANNA SAY EIGHT.
AND BASICALLY, UH, YOU HAVE AS LIAISON BETWEEN CITY AND THE VENDORS WHO CHOOSES WHAT VENDORS COME AND PROVIDE WITH DIFFERENT, YEAH, SO WE WILL, WE WILL HELP YOU EVALUATE ALL THE DIFFERENT ONES.
LIKE WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION AND TALK THROUGH THAT AND THEN WE'LL NARROW.
WE TYPICALLY LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU TO NARROW IT DOWN AND THEN WE DECIDE WHO COMES IN.
SO IF YOU WANNA BRING IN EIGHT, WE BRING IN EIGHT.
YOU WANNA BRING IN THREE? WE BRING IN THREE.
I WAS GONNA SAY GOING THROUGH THIS ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, UH, I CAN SEE WHERE WE WENT FROM NOTHING, LIKE YOU SAID, MANUAL READING TO A SIMILAR SYSTEM.
THE GOING INTO IT MORE WITH OUR EYES OPEN IS WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE OUT THERE.
I HEARD THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP ABOUT BE GOING BACK WATER.
YOU MENTIONED LIKE YOUR CELL PHONE, YOU CELL PHONE EVERY SIX MONTHS.
NEW, THE SYSTEM WE HAVE IN PLACE NATURALLY IS, IS WE'RE EXPERIENCING THAT AGE LIFE ON THERE WHEN WE HAVE BATTERY.
SO I'LL HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO WARRANTIES ON THE METERS, UH, AS FAR AS BATTERY LIFE PRORATED, HOW LONG IT'S SUPPOSED TO LAST AND HOW, WHERE MATERIALS COME FROM AND LIKE THE, THAT WERE BROUGHT, THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTION SURE.
WE'RE SIDE THAT WE EXPERIENCED RIGHT NOW, BUT MAINLY WITH THE VENDORS AS FAR AS WHAT OPTIONS WE HAVE TO GO WITH THIS SYSTEM PORTAL THAT YOU HAVE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO THESE.
I'M THAT'S, YEAH, AND LIKE I SAID, WE, WE WILL, WE DON'T MANUFACTURE ANY OF 'EM.
TELL YOU THE, I'VE SEEN AND REALLY SET THE TABLE TO ASK THOSE HARD QUESTIONS BECAUSE I KNOW CHALLENGES WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE FIELD TOO AFTER.
BASED ON A DAY'S PRICE, 3,400 METERS, WHAT KIND OF DOLLAR ARE WE LOOKING AT? IT'S ALWAYS A BIG QUESTION.
I CAN TELL YOU WHAT OUR METERS COST RIGHT NOW.
JUST THE METER ITSELF IS AROUND 50 FOR THE METER.
WITHOUT THE RADIO, THE RADIO'S ANOTHER 50.
SO WHAT WE'VE SEEN TURNKEY INSTALLATION, UM, ON THESE PROJECTS WE SEE REALLY TURNKEY AVERAGING ANYWHERE FROM LET'S SAY 500 TO A THOUSAND HOLE.
SO HIGH END YOU COULD BE AT 3.5 MILLION OR LOW END, YOU COULD BE AT A MILLION AND A HALF.
AND WHAT THAT, THATS ALL IN TYPE STUFF BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS YOU GOT BIG METERS THERE A WHOLE LOT MORE.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE A 10, 12,000 METER OUT THERE THAN YOUR TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL.
IF YOU START REPLACING BOXES, YOU GOT MORE EXPENSE THERE TOO.
SO THOSE ARE ALL THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO EVALUATE IS PIPE BREAKS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE DONE YOUR LEAD COPPER SURVEY.
WE WOULD TYPICALLY DO THAT AS PART OF THIS.
THAT WAS BE DONE BY OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.
UH, THE COMMERCIAL METER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE NOW, IF YOU THE METER WHAT SIZE IT'S NOW YOU CAN GET A REGISTER TO REPLACE THE REGISTER AND WHEEL, BUT THEN YOU'RE HAVE TO GO IN THERE AND TAKE THE GUTS OUTTA IT AND PUT THAT REGISTER BACK IN.
AND YOU GOTTA BE VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW YOU DO THAT WITH PROB YOU DON'T GO IN THERE AND MESS UP THE, UH, THE WHEEL THAT'S IN THERE.
BUT YEAH, AGAIN, WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS ARE.
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THAT'S PART OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS WE'RE WORKING WITH STAFF ON.UM, AND THEN THE IDEA IS TO REALLY JUST DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S FEASIBLE FINANCIALLY, WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT YOUR LOSS IS AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU.
NONE OF THIS WAS IN THE ORIGINAL CI, SO USE SOFTWARE, GO IN AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE USING.
SO I, I ACT AS A PRIME CONTRACTOR, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? SO I'M KIND OF ACTING AS AN ENGINEER, YOU KNOW, THE DESIGN KIND OF WORKING THROUGH YOU WITH AS YOUR PRIME PARTNER BASICALLY FOR THAT WE WILL GO PROCURE THAT SOFTWARE OR METERS AND BASICALLY PUT IT ALL IN.
SO JUST LIKE WHEN YOU BUILD A NEW BUILDING, YOU HAVE A GENERAL CONTRACT THAT'S US, RIGHT? BUT WE'RE HELPING YOU BASICALLY ALMOST GO DO A DESIGN BUILD TYPE PHILOSOPHY.
BUT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING IT UNDERNEATH THE TEXAS LEGISLATION.
WE'RE PUTTING THE PERFORMANCE AND A GUARANTEE OF FINANCIAL 'CAUSE HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS.
IF WE DON'T HIT THAT METER ACCURACY, WHICH I DON'T THINK I MENTIONED THIS.
LET'S SAY WE GO AND TEST THE METERS OF ERROR AT 85% ACCURACY, WE'RE GONNA GUARANTEE A MUCH HIGHER ACCURACY.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA GUARANTEE AMONG OUR NUMBERS, IF WE DON'T, WE COME BACK IN FUTURE YEARS AND TEST THOSE METERS.
LET'S SAY WE COME BACK IN YEAR THREE AND I DON'T HIT 98.5% ACCURACY, THEN I GOTTA REPLACE METERS AND WRITE YOU A CHECK FOR THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS THAT WE PREDICTED.
SO THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S PART OF THE LEGISLATION.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE TAKING, I'M TAKING ON CONSTRUCTION RISK AND I'M TAKING ON PERFORMANCE RISK ASSOCIATED.
HAVE I HAD TO REPLACE THEM? YES.
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE AN ENTIRE SYSTEM WHEN THE METER MANUFACTURER DIDN'T TEST OUT, TESTED OUT AT 98.3, MY GUARANTEE 98.5.
WOULD THE CITY HAVE OR PROVIDE? WELL WE COULD GO IN THERE AND LOOK AT IT LIKE ONCE A WEEK OR SOMETHING.
SO THE, THE CUSTOMER PORTAL WILL BE A, IT'S AN APP ON YOUR PHONE OR YOU CAN GO ON YOUR LAPTOP, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION, YOU'D BE ABLE TO LOG IN AND SEE AND YOU COULD SET A ALERT.
SO IF YOU'RE LIKE, I DON'T, I I HIT THIS MUCH USAGE IN THE MONTH, IT'S GONNA SEND YOU A TEXT MESSAGE, HEY, YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE TO YOUR USAGE.
SEE WHAT'S, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THAT TO ME, UH, IS WORTH IT'S WEIGHT IN GOLD BECAUSE KNOW SOME ELECTRIC PEOPLE THEY SEND OUT SOMETIMES THOSE, HERE'S HERE'S WHAT YOU GET THIS WEEK.
YEAH, IT SAVE US A LOT OF HEADACHES.
UM, I WILL SAY CHAD ENDURED THE GAUNTLET OF ALL METER SELECTION PROCESSES.
WHEN I WAS AT SHORE, THE COUNCIL BROUGHT 'EM BACK NINE TIMES, UHHUH NINE TIMES TO REVIEW METERS AND METER CONSTRUCTION.
UM, SO, UH, HE, HE'S, HE DEFINITELY, THE THING THAT'S NICE ABOUT AMCO IS THAT THEY DO NOT, THEY ARE AGNOSTIC.
THEY DON'T HAVE A BRAND THAT THEY WANT TO SELL.
THEY HELP US SELECT WHAT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST AND WHAT'S IN OUR RANGE OF AFFORDABILITY.
I DID HAVE ONE PARTNER THAN THAT.
REALLY, WE HAD 10 BUD DISTRICTS THAT WE HAD.
THEY ALL HAD DIFFERENT SITUATIONS GOING ON.
SO I PRESENTED THREE TIMES TO 10 DIFFERENT COMPANIES.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE, THEY ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE HIGHEST USERS OF THEIR CUSTOMER CORE.
I THEY 80% USERS WITHIN THE CUSTOMER.
SO YOU TALK ABOUT REDUCING CALLS IN YOUR STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO GO DO OTHER STUFF.
I ONLY HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
IT'S PROBABLY IN THE TIME TO ASK.
BUT THE WALK AWAY FEE IS BASED ON PERCENTAGE I PRESUME, OR THAT'S YOUR OWN METHOD OF COMING UP WITH THAT.
THE WALKAWAY FEE FOR ME IS A LOSS LEADER.
UM, IT REALLY IS TO PUT, I WANT TO PUT SKIN IN THE GAME WITH YOU.
UM, WE'RE GONNA SPEND MORE THAN, THAN WHAT'S ON THE WALKAWAY FEE.
UM, IN MY CAREER, I'VE ONLY HAD TWO TIMES I THINK WHEN A CITY DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD.
UM, AND ACTUALLY THEY HAD DONE MULTIPLE PHASES WITH ME.
WE JUST, ONE OF THE PHASES THAT THEY DECIDED NOT TO DO.
UM, BUT THAT WALKAWAY FEE IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT I'VE GOTTA GO BUY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF METERS THAT I'M GONNA PUT IN THE GROUND TO DO THIS METER TESTING.
I GOTTA PAY FOR THIRD PARTY TESTING.
SO I'M PAYING THE TEST LAB TO TEST THEM.
I'M GONNA PAY TO CHANGE THOSE METERS OUT, THE SHIPPING AND ALL THAT STUFF.
AND THEN I PAY TO HAVE MY CREWS COME DO THE SURVEY WORK.
SO WE'RE GONNA SURVEY PROBABLY A HUNDRED TO 150 BOXES OF YOUR RESIDENTIAL.
WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE LARGE METER.
I'M GONNA HAVE A PICTURE OF EVERY SINGLE LARGE METER.
I'M GONNA MEET WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND SAY, THIS DOESN'T HAVE A BYPASS.
DO YOU WANT A BYPASS? THIS IS THE LABEL.
SO ALL THAT LABOR IS PART OF WHAT GOES INTO THAT.
AND THEN WE'VE JUST DONE THIS SO MANY TIMES, WE KIND OF HAVE THAT FIXED AMOUNT THAT WE
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JUST SAY, HEY, UNLESS WE'RE DOING SOME KIND OF CRAZY, I HAVE ONE PLANT RIGHT NOW THAT WANTS TO TEST ORBIT METER OR A LOT MORE.THEIR TEST, THEIR FEE IS HIGHER.
WE'VE TALKED TO STAFF ON KIND OF WHAT THE NUMBER OF THAT WE WOULD BE TESTING.
AND THEN, SO THAT'S WHERE WE, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.
CJ, UH, IS, UH, IS THIS COMPANY THE ONLY ONE THAT WE REACHED OUT TO? WE, UH, YEAH, IN, IN TERMS OF PROCUREMENT AND SOLE SOURCE THROUGH TIPS? SO, UM, I MEAN WE CAN TALK WITH OTHER PROVIDERS.
UH, WE'VE WORKED WITH SCHNEIDER IN THE PAST ON THE SETTLEMENT PROJECT.
UM, I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WAS 12.
HOW LONG AGO DID WE START THAT PROCESS? 2013 YOU SAID SCHNEIDER? YEAH, THAT WAS IN 2013.
WHAT YEAR DID YOU COME TO WORK? I'M SORRY? WHAT YEAR DID YOU COME TO WORK? WELL, IT, IT IS ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS THAT, THAT WAS ABOUT WHEN SNYDER WAS DOING ALL THE, THEY HIRED YOU TO CHANGE ALL THE LIGHT BULBS AND STUFF BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SNYDER WAS DOING ALL THE SURVEY.
IT, IT WAS IN PROCESS ALREADY WHEN I CAME HERE, BUT WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY PULL THE TRIGGER ON UNTIL, I WANNA SAY 13.
AND THAT'S WHENEVER WE CAME BACK A YEAR AND A HALF LATER.
THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT FOLLOW, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN COMPETITIVELY PROCURED THROUGH CO-OP.
SO STAFF WOULD BE USING COOP, MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY WENT AND APPLIED.
WE WERE AWARDED MULTIPLE CO CONTRACTORS CO-OPS FOR OUR, UH, QUALIFICATIONS AND SUCH.
SO THEY'RE JUST LEVERAGING THAT CO-OP.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER, UH, FOLKS THAT DO THIS.
I WOULD SAY FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE PROBABLY HAVE A LOT MORE LEADER PROJECTS THAN NEED THAT ANYBODY ELSE ACTUALLY OUT THERE FOR SURE.
I COULD SAY THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF OUR SPECIALTIES AND EXPERTISE.
SO MY QUESTION IS, IF WE GO AHEAD AND DO IT WITH, AND I GUESS, AND IT DOES COME BACK AND IT'S LIKE $3 MILLION.
DO WE HAVE THAT IN THE BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN PAY? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO LIKE THE $45 MILLION, UH, THING WHEN IT CAME OUT, IT WAS LIKE, I, I DON'T THINK THAT'S IN OUR BUDGET.
WELL, THIS NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR CIP UH, FOR YEAR ONE.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SATURDAY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF, IF WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE THING OF DOING ALL THE TESTING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HAVE THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET AND IT, WELL, I DID ASK HIM THE QUESTION WHILE AGO.
IT IS IN THE 560 SOMETHING MILLION, 5 34
IDEALLY FROM THE TESTING YOU'RE GONNA FIND THAT YOU'RE LOSING SOME REVENUE.
WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL OFFSET THAT.
AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO USE ALL THAT PATH FREE UP ELSE.
AND THIS IS, THIS IS REPLACING EVERY SINGLE WATER METER WE DON'T KNOW YET.
RIGHT? THAT'S PART OF THE TESTING.
SO I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH REVENUE YOU'RE LOSING AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONES ARE GONNA ACT.
SO WE'RE GONNA KIND OF TEST IT OUT.
WE MAY FIND THAT THE RESIDENTIAL METERS ARE PERFECTLY FOLLOWING.
WE WOULD WANT TO PUT A RADIO ON IT.
WE'LL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT STAFF WANTS TO WRITE, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT MATCH UP, YOU KNOW.
UM, BUT LIKE I'VE DONE OTHER CITIES WHERE WE JUST REPLACED ALL THE COMMERCIAL METER BECAUSE THEY WERE INACCURATE, NOT THE RESIDENTIAL.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS, IS THAT IF THE, LIKE THE RESIDENTIAL ONES LIKE YOU'RE SAYING ARE ACCURATE, YOU ARE ABLE TO JUST PUT SOMETHING ON 'EM THAT IT DEPENDS.
AND OUR, AND OUR, WE THINK OUR RESIDENTIAL METERS ARE ACTUALLY VERY PRETTY ACCURATE.
WELL, THE BATTERY'S WHAT THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT HERE.
BUT WHAT WE'RE THE END GAME IS THAT WE WANT TO GET THEM WE REPLACED AND PUTTING OUT THE SIGNAL 20 YEARS.
WE WOULD, WE WOULD LIKE THIS ONE TO ACTUALLY 'CAUSE SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, WE PUT THAT IN IN WE, OUR FIRST SERIES IN 2014.
THEY HAD TO COME BACK A YEAR LATER AND REPLACE ALL OF 'EM.
AND SO WE'RE AT YEAR 10 NOW OF THAT PERFORMANCE CYCLE.
AND JOHN WILL TELL YOU 10 YEARS, ONE MONTH WE CAN JUST ABOUT COUNT ON HOW TO REPLACE THAT BATTERY.
AND SO WE ARE TURN HOW MANY JOHN, HOW MANY DID WE SEND BACK LAST, THE LAST BATCH, UH, THEY, WE SENT IN 72, THEY REPLACED 71 AND PRORATED ONE BECAUSE IT WAS JUST AT THE 10 YEAR MARK.
THE, UH, THE THREE QUARTER INCH AND ONE EIGHT METERS, UH, ON THE METERS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW HAVE A 20 YEAR LIFE, BUT AT 10 YEARS.
SO IF IT WAS BEFORE THE 10 YEARS, WHICH FORTUNATELY 71 OF THE SEVEN TWO METERS I SENT IN, OR IN JANUARY WE JUST RECEIVED 71 REPLACEMENTS AND WE PRORATED ONE WHERE WE HAD PAY 95.
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AND ON THE LARGER METERS THERE'S A 10 YEAR LIFE ON THE, UH, BATTERY SHOULD SAY OF THOSE.AND UNFORTUNATELY 10 YEARS IN ONE MONTH WE WERE HAVING BATTERIES THAT FELL ON THESE, THESE BIGGER METERS.
I, IT WAS LIKE, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE SOMEBODY TURNED SWITCH OFF.
TYPICALLY, HOW LONG IS THE TESTING TAKES? UM, WE TYPICALLY CAN KNOCK IT OUT IN ABOUT TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
UH, REALLY WHAT TAKES THE LONGEST IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, EVALUATE DIFFERENT METER MANUFACTURERS TO DO TO COME BACK, RIGHT.
SO IT'S REALLY HOW FAST STAFF CAN MOVE AND WORK IT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE TO EVALUATE THESE DIFFERENT, BUT WE COULD GET A CREW AND BASICALLY DO OUR FIELD AUDITS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT TAKES US A COUPLE MONTHS AND THEN WE USUALLY SPEND, UH, A MONTH IN THE BID PROCESSES.
WE'RE GONNA GO OUT AND ACTUALLY GET FIRM BIDS FROM MULTIPLE VENDORS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY THREE, FOUR DIFFERENT PRICES FROM A I VENDORS AND THEN WE BREAK BACK BASICALLY A PRICING TRANSPARENCY MODEL TO LAY IT OUT AND SAY, HERE'S THE DIFFERENT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ONE STAFF AND LET PICK ONE THEY WANT LOOK AT.
WE LIKE TO LOOK AT LIFECYCLE COST BECAUSE INITIAL COSTS ON SOME SYSTEMS CAN BE LOWER, BUT THEN YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THE ONGOING FEES THAT THEY CHARGE FOR THE SOFTWARE.
YOU KNOW, AND SO YOU WANNA LOOK AT THAT AND EVALUATE ALL THAT.
ARE THESE METERS UNIVERSAL WITH WHAT WE, WHAT WE HAVE NOW, THE CONNECTIONS.
THE CONNECTIONS WERE THE SAME.
YEAH, PIPES ARE ALL STANDARD AND I THINK WHEN WE PUT THE LAST METERS IN THAT ALL THE CONNECTIONS WERE BASICALLY CHANGED OUT AT THAT TIME.
WE STILL FIND DIRECT CONNECTS
BUT MOST, MOST OF THEM ARE ALL STANDARD NOW OR YOU KNOW, THREE QUARTER INCH, FIVE EIGHTHS WITH ONE INCH ABOUT THE, TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL SUPPLY FROM THE CITY INTO THE BUILDING.
MOST OF THOSE WERE NEW, NEW UNIONS AND COUPLINGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT WE PUT ON THEM WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED THE LAST TIME.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IN OUR SURVEYS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CONDITION OF ALL THAT PIPE IS IN.
WELL HOW ABOUT THE, THE COMMERCIAL ONES AND STUFF? ARE THEY, BECAUSE YOU DEAL WITH THESE PEOPLE IN THESE NEW METERS, ARE THEY LOCKABLE WHEN YOU SHUT THE WATER OFF? IS THERE A WAY TO PUT A LOCK ON THAT AND LOCK THAT WHERE NOBODY CAN GO TURN IT ON? YEAH, SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOCK OUT METERS.
UM, THERE ARE SOME METER MANUFACTURERS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE A VALVE THAT YOU CAN REMOTELY LOCK OFF IF YOU WANT.
SO YOU CAN LITERALLY PUSH THE BUTTON IN THE OFFICE AND BASICALLY CLOSE VALVE.
THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE LOCKS.
YEAH, I MEAN IT'S, UH, THEY, THEY, THEY'VE ALL KIND OF, THE INDUSTRY IS KIND OF REGULATED TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE NOT GONNA CLOSE THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU ENOUGH LIFE SAVING WATER TO BASICALLY GET A SLOW DRIP TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE BILL IF YOU NEED TO.
BUT IF YOU'RE A, A LOT OF TIMES IF YOU HAVE WHAT WE CALL REPEAT OFFENDERS ON THE LEGAL ACCOUNTS, UM, YOU PUT A, YOU KNOW, ONE THERE, YOU SAVE A TROUBLE AND THAT'S JUST WHAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW? SO THERE'S DIFFERENT, MANY, THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'LL BRING TO THE STAFF AND LET 'EM EVALUATE WHAT THAT NOW THAT COST FOR, AND IT HAS A SHORT WARRANTY, BUT THERE'S A VALUE IN NOT ROLLING A TRUCK.
IF YOU'RE ROLLING A TRUCK EVERY MONTH TO TURN SOMEBODY'S WATER AND LOCK 'EM OFF, THEN THERE'S A VALUE IN THAT.
WELL, THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE'VE HAD IS TAMPERING.
WHERE SOMEBODY'S GONE BACK OPEN AND CRANKED UP AND ALMOST ALL OF THESE HAVE SOME TYPE OF TAMPER RESISTANT ON 'EM.
LIKE IF THEY SEE A DROP IN PRESSURE OR A DROP IN EMPTY PIPE, IT'S GONNA SEND AN ALARM.
LET, SO YOU GO TO TRY TO TAKE YOUR METER OUT THE GROUND AND IT SEES AN EMPTY, EMPTY PIPE IT SEND AN ALARM, SAY, HEY, SOMEBODY'S MESSING WITH THIS METER BECAUSE I SHOULD HAVE PRESSURE.
WE JUST NEED THE AGGRAVATION MODE.
WE WANT, WE WANT
SO IT SENDS AN ALARM BACK TO YOUR STAFF.
SO STAFF HAS IT, OBVIOUSLY IT GOES INTO THE CLOUD AND BASICALLY THAT COMES INTO WHOEVER, WHATEVER THAT PRIORITY.
SO IT COULD GO TO PUBLIC WORKS, IT COULD GO TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, IT COULD GO TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
YOU COULD HAVE A PRIORITY SCHEDULE OF WHAT CERTAIN ALARMS BEING CRITICAL.
LIKE IF YOU HAVE A PIPE BUS AND YOU SEE BIG PRESSURE DROPS AT MULTIPLE METERS, YOU WANT IT TO GO TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA TAMPER.
MAYBE IT GOES JUST TO UTILITY BILLING AND THE MORNING AND THEY PULL UP AND LOOK AT A QUICK SYSTEM.
IT SHOWS A SNAPSHOT REVERSE FLOW, IT DETECTS REVERSE FLOW, IT PROTECTS ALL THESE DIFFERENT TYPE OF THINGS.
AND THERE'S DIFFERENT DASHBOARDS THAT YOU CAN GUYS SET UP FOR.
ALL DEPENDS ON WHICH MANUFACTURER YOU CHOOSE AND WHAT SOFTWARE YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
IT IS, YOU WANT A LOT TO CONSIDER WHILE WE DID THE EVIDENCE
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THE SOFTWARE SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MORE TRANSPARENCY THAT WE CAN GIVE TO OUR RESIDENTS.I MEAN, IT'S WHAT WE'RE, LOOK, IT'S WHAT WE LOOK FOR.
SO, AND YOU HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION.
OKAY, THE DECK ITEM IS ITEM G AND I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TABLE THAT ITEM AT THIS TIME.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO SERVE? SO MOVED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL PER MADDOX DISCUSSION.
WERE WE NOT VOTING ON THE PA THE LAST ITEM? NO, NO, NO.
WE DISCUSS AND DISCUSS AND CONSIDER NO ACTION.
THE OTHER ONE IS, THE OTHER ONE IS AT A FUTURE DATE.
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THE TABLE ITEM OF G.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH 2025 DASH 15 AMENDING CHAPTER ONE, GENERAL PROVISIONS OF CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND IT WOULD BE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH OH 15, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FLUTE, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER ONE OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, SECTION ONE TO TWO DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND SECTION ONE, SIX AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO CODE AND CONTAINING PARTICULAR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
OKAY, SO OUR, UH, CODE OF ORDINANCES ARE OLDER THAN OUR WATER METERS.
UH, IT WAS WRITTEN PRIMARILY IN 1976.
AND, UM, AND THEN THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PATCHES THROUGHOUT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FROM TIME TO TIME.
AND THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS SOMETIMES THE PATCHES CREATE, UM, MISMATCHES OF, OF ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE CODE.
SO, UH, AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT, UM, GOING THROUGH THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND, AND REVISING THEM IN A METHODICAL MANNER, THIS IS THE, UH, THE FIRST, UH, STEP IN THAT AND IT'S CHAPTER ONE.
UM, AND IT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY EASY ONE.
AND I HAVE IN Y'ALL'S, UH, IN YOUR, UH, THE MEMO ABOUT THE CHANGES FOR CHAPTER ONE.
UH, ONE WAS, THERE'S A, A PORTION IN THERE THAT IT WAS, I THINK IT WAS PUT IN AS A, AS A PATCH.
AND IT SAYS WHENEVER YOU, THEY SAY ACCEPT OR THERE'S AN EXCEPTION, THAT IT MEANS SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE PENAL CODE BECAUSE IT WASN'T WRITTEN THE RIGHT WAY ON A LOT OF OUR, UH, PENAL ORDINANCES, UH, ORDINANCES WHERE THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, FINES AND SO FORTH.
AND SO, UH, I MADE A, A CHANGE TO THAT BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER PLACES IN THE CODE THAT USES THE WORD ACCEPT THAT ARE NOT CRIMINAL CODE.
SO THAT PATCH SAYS, ANYTIME YOU SEE THE WORD ACCEPT, IT MEANS A SPECIAL PHRASE AND IT DOESN'T APPLY MOST OF THE TIME.
SO, UM, I MADE A CHANGE TO THAT.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE CODE AND WE GET THROUGH ALL OF THE ORDINANCES THAT HAVE FINES, UM, AND PROSECUTION, UH, WE'LL CHANGE THE LANGUAGE IN THOSE TO MATCH THE PENAL CODE REQUIREMENT.
UM, SO THAT'S THE FIRST CHANGE TO FIX THAT BECAUSE IT JUST CAUSES SOME CONFLICTS THAT IT SAYS EVERY TIME YOU SEE THE WORD ACCEPT, IT MEANS THIS.
AND THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ORDINANCES THAT USE THE WORD ACCEPT.
UM, UH, NUMBER TWO, BACK IN 1976, THE, UH, CITY DESIGNATED THE, UH, COUNTY AS, UH, COUNTY HEALTH OFFICE AS THE, UH, HEALTH AUTHORITY.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL DIDN'T HAVE HEALTH INSPECTORS OR WHATEVER BACK THEN OR EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL ORDINANCES ADDED AFTER THAT, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UH, SANITATION, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANT, UM, INSPECTIONS AND FOOD TRUCK INSPECTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND, UH, AND THERE'S A MISMATCH AS FAR AS WHO DOES THAT ARE, ARE CITY INSPECTORS OR IS IT ONLY THE PROVISION OF THE, UH, COUNTY HEALTH INSPECTORS.
UM, AND SO, UM, UH, THIS ORDINANCE REMOVES THE DESIGNATION AS THE COUNTY AS A HEALTH AUTHORITY.
NOW WE WANT TO KEEP THE COUNTY AS A HEALTH, HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, DISEASES AND OUTBREAKS LIKE THAT, BUT NOT THE ONES THAT ARE CONDUCTING OUR HEALTH INSPECTION, RIGHT? SO, UM, UH, IN CHAPTER, I THINK IT'S CHAPTER 58 WITH REGARD TO HEALTH AND SANITATION, UH, THE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITY IS DESIGNATED THERE A SECOND TIME, SO I'M JUST GOING IN A METHODICAL ORDER.
SO WE'LL TAKE IT OUT HERE IN CHAPTER ONE.
WHEN WE GET TO CHAPTER 58 AND WE'RE DOING ALL THE HEALTH AND SANITATION PROVISIONS, WE'LL FIX ALL THAT INFORMATION AND
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MAKE SURE THERE'S A CLEAR, UM, DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN WHAT THE COUNTY HEALTH AUTHORITY DOES AND WHAT, WHAT OUR LOCAL HEALTH INSPECTORS DO.UM, NUMBER THREE, THIS ONE IS, UH, REALLY CONFUSING TO ME.
I'M NOT SURE WHY IT WAS EVER PUT IN THERE, BUT IT SAYS, ANYTIME YOU IN THIS CODE, YOU SEE, AND IT MIGHT MEAN, OR, AND ANYTIME YOU SEE THE WORD OR IT MIGHT MEAN, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULD EVER PUT THAT IN THERE, THAT KIND OF GIVES ANYBODY AN ARGUMENT TO ARGUE, WELL, YOU, IT SAYS, AND, BUT Y'ALL REALLY MEANT OR SO ANYWAY, UH, UH, I'M REQUESTING THAT Y'ALL REMOVE THAT LANGUAGE THAT AND MEANS OR, AND OR MEANS.
AND, AND THEN FINALLY NUMBER FOUR, IT HAS A SECTION ABOUT, UH, MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE.
UH, AND, UH, IT HAS SOME GENERAL PROVISIONS THAT ARE GOOD.
UH, BUT THEN THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE SAYING THAT ANYTIME Y'ALL PASS A ORDINANCE AND IT CHANGES, MAKES AN AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, THEN IT HAS TO HAVE SPECIFIC MAGIC WORDS AND PHRASES AND, UH, THAT'S JUST NOT NECESSARY
SO, UM, UH, AND, AND YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS SECTION IS DEFINITIONS AND, UH, CHAPTER ONE IS DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION, CODE INTERPRETATION PRINCIPLES OR WHATEVER.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I I I THINK THIS UNNECESSARY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PASS THE ORDINANCE, UH, IT'LL BE CLEARLY WORDED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE CHANGING AND WHAT THE AMENDMENT IS, UH, OR WHAT WE'RE DELETING.
AND, UH, THERE'S NO NEED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC PHRASES IN THERE.
SO, UH, CHAPTER ONE, PRETTY QUICK AND EASY, UH, JUST FOR, UH, RELATIVELY MINOR CHANGES.
UM, AND, UH, LIKE I SAID, THE, THE, THE DIFFICULTY, IF, IF YOU DON'T GO THROUGH THE, THE WHOLE CODE OF ORDINANCES IN SECTION BY SECTION COMPLETE SECTIONS IS THAT, UH, YOU, YOU KNOW, AS I WAS BEEN GOING THROUGH THESE, THERE'S A LOT OF THESE, WHAT I SEE IS LIKE TEMPORARY PATCHES, BUT END UP HAVING CAUSING CONFLICTS WITH OTHER SECTIONS.
SO, UM, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I, I RECOMMEND THAT Y'ALL PASS, UH, THIS ORDINANCE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES TO CHAPTER ONE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COUNCILMAN LOPEZ MAKES A SECOND DISCUSSION.
I CAN TELL YOU THIS MUCH RIGHT NOW.
HE'S PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON THAT UNDERSTAND
WELL, ACTUALLY WE WANT TO, THAT'S ONE OF THE GOALS, ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE ORDINANCES THAT THE CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS NEED TO READ AND UNDERSTAND AND AND FOLLOW.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE USE PLAIN LANGUAGE THAT ANYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND.
YEAH, THE AND OR JUST KIND WEIRD
IT WAS LIKE WHEN WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF INCLUDE AND 1 0 8 EAST MAIN STREET, COOK CITY HALL, NORTH COUNTY, TEXAS.
THIS ALL IN THE CITY OF THANK YOU CHRIS.
I READ THAT GIS HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION.
ALRIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT A JOB.
[VII. NOTICE / ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS]
NEXT ITEM WILL BE NOTICE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS.THIS SATURDAY, JULY THE 12TH AT 9:00 AM COUNCIL CHAMBER, WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST THREE MEMBERS HERE.
IS THE AC GONNA BE WORKING LIKE BILL AC IS NOT WORKING.
UH, IT'S, NO, THE SUN JUST WENT DOWN.
NO, THE AC UH, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT UNITS THAT ARE BOTH EXPERIENCING SOME MALFUNCTIONS.
WE HELP ME GET IT FIXED BEFORE WE'RE ALL IN HERE FOR A VERY, UM, VERY LONG SATURDAY.
SO HOPEFULLY, WE'LL, I WILL BRING A FAN.
WE, WE'VE GOT THE ACTUAL LARGE FAN.
WE DID RUN IT HERE IN THE MEETING BECAUSE IT DROWNS OUT THE, UH, AUDIO SYSTEM FOR THE RECORDING AND TRANS AND, UH, BROADCAST.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE THE 43RD GREAT TEXAS MOSQUITO FESTIVAL PROFESSIONAL.
JULY THE 24TH THROUGH THE 26TH AT THE KLUTE MUNICIPAL PARK, FINAL BUDGET WORK SESSION, AND A RECORD VOTE ON THE PRELIMINARY TAX RATE AND SAVING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR TAX RATE AND BUDGET.
OR WILL BE ON THURSDAY, JULY, THE 31ST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
AUGUST THE 14TH, 2025, 7:00 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
THURSDAY, AUGUST THE 28TH AT 7:00 PM LABOR DAY HOLIDAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE FIRST
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PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET AND TAX RATE ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT BUDGET ORDINANCE.AND THEN THE TAX RATE ORDINANCE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE FOURTH AT SIX 30.
RESTRICTION THAT WE HAVE THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
SEPTEMBER THE 25TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM AND I SAID, I CAN'T STRESS, I CAN'T STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE, THE QUORUMS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR SOME OF THIS STUFF BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, IF WE DON'T HAVE A FORUM FOR IT, THEN WE HAVE TO REVERT TO LAST YEAR'S.
AND WHAT DATES ARE THOSE? UH, SO THE, UH, THE, UH, RECORD VOTE ON THE TAX RATE JULY 31ST AND THEN SEPTEMBER 4TH.
THAT WE NEED EVERY, ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR AT LEAST A QUA.
THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE ADJOURN.
MOTION BY, BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.