[I. COMMENCEMENT]
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE NINTH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM IN 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 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 0.072 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0 7 3 DELIBERATIONS 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 8 7 5 1 8 3 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE.
INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTION 3 2 1 0.3022 SALES TAX INFORMATION.
THE AGENDA MEETING PACKET AND VIDEO LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.CLUTEXAS.GOV.
TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE 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.
ACCORDING OF THE MEETING VIDEO WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORD WITH THE HELP OF MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER.
MR. BOND, WOULD YOU CARE TO GIVE US A BLESSING? THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU PROVIDED FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY.
LORD, WE JUST, UH, ALWAYS LIFT UP ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUREMPLOYEES MAKE EVERYTHING HAPPEN.
WE JUST ASK OUR COMMUNITY, BLESS ALL OF OUR FAMILIES YOU WANT SAY THE PLEDGE PLEASE.
IP TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE SPRAWL.
NOW I HAVE ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL.
FIRST ITEM IS CITIZENS VISITORS COMMENTS.
SO WE WILL FOREGO THAT AND MOVE INTO THE
[III. CONSENT AGENDA]
NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS A CONSENT AGENDA.AND ITEMS LISTED UNDER CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.
THE ACCEPTED OF THIS RULES, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEM BE REMOVED, THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE ACTION AND THAT'S THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORTS ENDING SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2025, AND WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 3RD, 2025.
AND ITEM B WOULD BE MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING TAX RATE, PUBLIC HEARING BUDGET, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2025 AT SIX 30 AND A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL MAKE, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
OH, I'LL MOTION AND IT'LL SECOND ANY BY COUNCILPERSON MADDOX.
AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED OR ANY DISCUSSION? JUST, UH, I SEE THE COMMENTS NOW, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
AN AGENDA IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
[IV. BUSINESS ITEMS]
NOW MOVE INTO BUSINESS ITEMS AND THE FIRST ITEM IS A PROCLAMATION FOR FIRE PROVISION WEEK, WHICH WE COULD, UH, REALLY USE THIS WEEK.IT WOULD BE CITY OF CLU PROCLAMATION FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLU IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN AND VISITING OUR CITY.
AND WHEREAS FIRE REMAINS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, AND THE PRESENCE OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND MANY HOUSEHOLD DEVICES INTRODUCED UNIQUE FIRE RISK, WHEREAS MOST OF THE ELECTRONICS USED IN HOMES DAILY INCLUDE
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SMARTPHONE, TABLETS, LAPTOPS, POWER TOOLS, E-BIKES, E SCOOTERS, AND TOYS ARE POWERED BY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, WHICH IS MISUSED, DAMAGED, OR IMPROPERLY CHARGED, CAN OVERHEAT START A FIRE OR EXPLODE.AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NFPA REPORTS AN INCREASE IN BATTERY RELATED FIRES, UNDERSCORING THE NEED FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE SAFE USE OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES.
WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THREE KEY CALLS TO ACTION BY ONLY LISTED PRODUCTS CHARGED BATTERIES SAFELY AND RECYCLE THEM RESPONSIBLY TO PREVENT BATTERY RELATED FIRES.
AND WHEREAS LITHIUM ION BATTERIES STORE A LARGE AMOUNT OF ENERGY IN A SMALL SPACE AND IMPROPER USE, SUCH AS OVERCHARGING, USING OFF-BRAND CHARGERS WITHOUT SAFETY CERTIFICATION OR EXPOSING BATTERIES TO DAMAGE CAN RESULT IN FIRE OR EXPLOSION.
AND WHEREAS THE PROPER DISPOSAL OF RECYCLING OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES HELP PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND REDUCE FIRE RISK IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLUTE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF FIRES THROUGH PREVENTION, SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WHEREAS THE 2025 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THEME CHARGED INTO FIRE SAFETY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN YOUR HOME SERVES TO REMIND US OF THE IMPORTANCE OF USING CHARGING AND RECYCLING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES SAFELY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRES IN HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.
NOW THERE ARE CALVIN SHIFFLET MAYOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER THE FIFTH THROUGH THE 11TH 2025 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CLUT, BRAZO COUNTY, TEXAS.
THE WITNESS WHERE I'M HEARING TWO SET MY HAND AND CALLS THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CLUT TO BE AFFIXED THIS NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025.
AND IT'LL BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTEST BY ROSE POINT AT THE CITY CLERK.
UH, WE HAVE A COPY FOR THE CHIEF DON'T YES, WE YEP.
IF WE HAVE A COPY OF Y'ALL TO UH OH.
OH, THERE GONNA STAND WAY UP THERE.
JUST SAYING Y'ALL NAMES, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE ENGAGED IN EVERYTHING, NOT JUST THIS WEEK BUT THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AS FAR AS EDUCATION AROUND YOUNG ONES.
WE GOT A LOT OF, UH, WE'RE GOING THROUGH MEETING STUDENTS TOMORROW AND THROUGHOUT THERE EDUCATING OUR YOUNG ONES SO THEY CAN EDUCATE THE ADULTS.
YES, THERE'S A LOT OF TRUTH TO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE IT TO A PRESENTATION COLLECTIONS REPORT BY PURDUE BRANDON FEL COLLINS AND MIKES MAYOR COUNSEL MIKE BROUGHT WITH ME MY ASSOCIATE DAVE MARKLEY HAS PLEASURE OF WORKING COUNTY WITH ME, BEEN WITH FOR ALMOST THREE.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'LL HIM I'D COLLECTION REPORT REAL QUICK AND THEN WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MAY HAVE.
SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES.
UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE A DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX PROBLEM.
UH, CHRIS AND HER STAFF ARE DOING A GREAT JOB COLLECTING Y'ALL'S PROPERTY TAXES AND JUST LEAVING A SMALL, UH, CHUNK FOR US TO WORK.
AND SO WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE REMAINING SHARE THAT'S LESS THAN 5%.
OH, SO THIS FIRST, UH, FIRST CHART KIND OF GIVES US AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE ALL THE ACCOUNTS ARE.
UM, AND SO THIS CHART IS FOR ALL TAX YEARS.
SO WHEN WE WERE PREPARED THIS REPORT, THERE'S 192,000
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AND AS, UH, NOW THERE'S $178,000 IN PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL PROPERTY TAX YEARS.SO IT COLLECTED ROUGHLY $14,000 SINCE WE SENT THEIR SUPPORT OVER.
SO THE FIRST CATEGORY I'D LIKE TO CALL OUT IS ACTION PENDING.
THIS IS GONNA BE WHERE WE'RE MAKING OUR PHONE CALLS.
WE'RE SENDING LETTERS TO THE TAXPAYER.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET IN FRONT OF THEM AND GET THE TAXES PAID.
WE'RE REACHING OUT TO LIE HOLDERS, TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM, SETTING UP THEM ON PAPER ARRANGEMENTS WHEN THE LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS DON'T WORK.
THEN WE MOVE THE ACCOUNT TO LITIGATION.
UH, SO THAT'S WHERE WE'LL BE DO RESEARCHING THE TITLE, UH, LOOKING AT THE TITLE REPORT, ADDING LIEN HOLDERS AND THEN, UH, FILING THE LAWSUIT, SERVING EVERYBODY, ALL THE DEFENDANTS, AND THEN SETTING IT FOR TRIAL.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A TRIAL TOMORROW, SO I'LL BE DOWN HERE FOR THAT.
AND THEN IF THEY STILL DON'T PAY OVER THIS TIME, THEN WE WILL ACTUALLY SET UP A SALE.
WE HAD A TAX SALE SET ON TUESDAY.
THERE ARE TWO PROPERTIES IN THE CITY.
ONE OF 'EM WAS PAID IN FULL, WHICH IS GOOD.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE MADE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL PAYMENT.
AND SO WE PULLED THAT FROM THE TAX SALE.
SO NO PROPERTY SOLD ON TUESDAY, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T AND YOU'D LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR TAX SALES AND YOU CAN SIGN UP@PCM.COM AND SEE, UM, WHAT PROPERTIES WE HAVE FOR SALE, NOT JUST IN THE COUNTY BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
AND THEN THE OTHER CATEGORY I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE DEFERRAL CATEGORY.
SO THE TEXAS TAX CODE ALLOWS CERTAIN TAXPAYERS, TYPICALLY THEY'RE OVER 65 ON A RESIDENT HOMESTEAD TO ALLOW THEM TO GET A DEFERRAL, UM, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUE AT A LOWER RATE.
AND THEN ONCE THAT DEFERRAL GOES AWAY, THEN WE'LL TAKE IT APPROPRIATE ACTION.
HOT AND HEAVY WOULD BE, UH, MOUSE HERE.
SO NEXT UP WE HAVE THE DOLLAR RANGE CHART.
SO WE WORK THE ROLE FROM THE TOP DOWN TO TRY TO GET THE MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO THE CITY AS SOONEST WE CAN.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE TAX YEAR CHART.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE MAJORITY OF THE TAXES ARE THE 2024 TAX YEAR, WHICH IS GOOD 'CAUSE THE NEWER THE TAXES ARE, THE EASIER THEY ARE TO AT NOW INCLUDED SOME HISTORICAL DAMAGE CHARGES.
I'M SKIP AHEAD TO THIS 23 TAX YEAR.
SO WE THINK THE REASON THAT THIS, UH, INITIAL OUTSTANDING BASE TAX WHICH JUMPED UP FOR PREVIOUS YEARS WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAD LITIGATION LAWSUIT ON 30,000.
IT WAS $30,000 OF BASE TAX OWE TO THE CITY.
AND SO WE THINK THAT THAT WAS KIND MEAN ROUGHLY ONE SIX OF THE DELINQUENCIES, UH, ONE SIX OF THE DELINQUENT AMOUNTS.
AND SO WE THINK THAT'S WHY THERE WAS A BUMP UP THERE.
BUT FOR LAST YEAR, UH, IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL AROUND 129,000 DEALING WITH PROPERTY TAX, OR SORRY, 173,000 WAS BASED.
AND THAT FIRST YEAR FROM JULY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH, WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT $111,000 OR OVER 64% AND WE PREPARED THESE NUMBERS IN AUGUST.
AND SO IN THE FIRST MONTH AND A HALF OF THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE AND ADD ANOTHER COUPLE OF BRANDS TO THE 23 TAX YEAR NOW FOR 24.
SO WE GOT EVERYTHING TURNED OVER TO US IN JULY 1ST AND WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT OVER $54,000 IN THAT FIRST TWO MONTHS.
SO COLLECTED OVER 42 UM, PERCENT OF THE QUI BASE TAXES FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH IS $129,000.
UH, PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT, BUT MORE WORK TO DO.
UH, BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX PORTION OF THAT? ALRIGHT.
SO WE ALSO DO FINE FEE COLLECTIONS FOR THE CITY.
UM, THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT, WE'VE BEEN TURNED OVER 5.6, ALMOST $6 MILLION OR $5.8 MILLION.
AND, UH, MONEY WE HAVE DRIVEN ENOUGH PEOPLE TO THE COURT AND THEN ALSO GOT CASH PAYMENTS FOR A TOTAL RESOLUTION OF ABOUT 68%.
UM, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY ROLLED OUT IS TEXTING.
SO WE'VE MADE OVER 8,000 TEXTS TO PEOPLE AND TRYING TO GET THEM BACK TO THE COURTHOUSE AND THEN THE COURT WILL EITHER ALLOW 'EM TO PAY OFF THEIR DEBT OR THEY CAN DO A NON-CASH SOLUTION.
SO WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED SOME MAPS, UH, BUT I'M SKIP TO THE LAST MAP, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE.
SO THIS SHOWS EVERYONE THAT'S BEEN THROUGH THE CITY OF KLUTE GOTTEN A TICKET AND THEN THEY GO BACK TO THEIR HOME.
AND SO OUR JOB IS TO FIND THESE PEOPLE AND GET THEM BACK HERE.
SO THERE'S PEOPLE IN KEY WEST AND IOWA AND OUR JOB IS TO GET THEM BACK HERE AND PAY THEIR NETS.
SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINDING B PORTION? ALL RIGHT, WELL THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S BUSINESS AND IF YOU CAN EVER DO ANYTHING, PLEASE REACH OUT.
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I'LL MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT.Y'ALL KNOW THAT IN NOVEMBER THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF CONSTITUTIONAL YEAH.
THE ONE THAT IS OF INTEREST TO ALL TAX AUTHORITY TO THIS PAID IS THE ONE THAT WOULD RAISE THE EXEMPTION ON BUSINESS PERSONAL, YES.
RIGHT NOW'S $2,500 IS EXEMPT ON YOUR BUSINESS.
SO FOR YOUR INVENTORY FURNITURE, ASSUMING THAT THAT EVENT PASSES, WHICH THERE'S REALLY NO REASON TO BELIEVE IT'LL NOT, THAT EXEMPTION IS GONNA GO UP TO HUNDRED $25,000 PER BUSINESS.
SO AS YOU LOOK UP AND DOWN RIGHT, INCLUDE MANY OF THE BUSINESSES RIGHT NOW THAT PAY YOU A BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX WILL NOT.
SO I ONLY KNOW RIGHT NOW ROUGHLY COUNTY BY WHAT THAT IMPACT COULD BE.
AND THERE'S ROUGHLY 13,000 BUSINESS ACCOUNTS WITH A VALUE OF ROUGHLY A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.
SO BOTH AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES, THIS DOES NOT, DOES NOT IMPACT 2025.
SO THE BILLS THAT ARE ABOUT TO GO OUT FROM THE TAX AUGUST NORMAL VALUE DURATION 2026.
HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT I THINK THAT, UH, CJ AND MANY OTHER CITY OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE TALKING TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO TRY TO GET A HANDLE ON WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN TO, AS YOU GUYS START YOUR NEXT YEAR, YOU JUST FINISHED THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SO YOU'RE NOT REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT BUT KNOW.
AND SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO PUT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND AS YOU TRY TO SKETCH TOGETHER WHAT THE CITY WILL NEED TO, UH, HAVE.
SO I JUST WANTED POINT THAT OUT.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS AND AS HAYDEN SAID, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR YOU AND FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON.
APPRECIATE THE WORK Y'ALL DONE FOR US IN THE PAST AND THE WORK YOU'RE GONNA DO FOR US IN THE FUTURE.
THANK, YEAH, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER THE 30TH, 2025, WHICH WILL BE THE END OF THE YEAR.
MAYOR, WE'RE GONNA ASK FOR A PUNT THOUGH BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE OUR FINAL NUMBERS IN UNTIL THE 10TH.
WHICH MEANS WE WON'T HAVE RECONCILED UNTIL THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
ON THE 23RD, I WOULD CONSIDER A MOTION TO TABLE ADAM C PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE END OF THE YEAR AUDIT OR END OF THE YEAR.
COUNCIL, MATICS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO SCHEDULE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO BUILD A RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR PROPERTY.
LOCATED AT 2 49 SOUTH MAIN STREET, TEXAS.
AND RECOMMENDED DATE IS NOVEMBER THE 13TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM I MOVE.
OH THE, IT SAYS TO BILL, BUT THE HOUSE IS EXISTING ALREADY.
WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WITH P AND Z ABOUT THIS BEFORE.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES, UH, THAT WERE PRIOR, PREVIOUSLY RESIDENCES THAT WERE REZONED.
AND WHEN WE CHANGED THE MAP IN 2016 INTO COMMERCIAL, AND IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE APPROVED AN SUP LAST YEAR FOR A SIMILAR PROPERTY.
UH, THIS WOULD BE A, AN SUP APPLICATION SO THAT THEY COULD GET THEIR BUILDING PERMITS TO RENOVATE THE HOME AND THEN RESIDE IN IT.
I MOVED TO APPROVE THAT PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER THE 13TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM YES SIR.
I SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCIL PERSON BOND.
WE'LL HAVE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS SERIOUS.
SOME POSSIBLE ACTION ON CLAIMS ZONING COMMISSIONS.
RECOMMENDATION TO REZONE PROPERTY AT 9 0 7 LEWIS STREET FROM C TWO TO C ONE AND SCHEDULE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING.
THE RECOMMENDED DATE IS NOVEMBER THE 13TH, 2025, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS ONE.
I SECOND THE MOTION FIRST JOHN MAKES A MOTION AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
WE WILL HAVE TWO JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS ON NOVEMBER THE 13TH, ALONG WITH A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING,
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I PRESUME.NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH OH 20 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLUE REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF MATTRESSES, FURNITURE, AND OTHER OVERSIZED MATERIALS AND INSTITUTING A FEE FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF BY THE CITY.
IT WOULD BE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH OH 20.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KLU, MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS.
CONTAINED A PREAMBLE AMENDING CHAPTER 94, SOLID WASTE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY AMENDING SECTION 94 DASH FOUR RELATED TO THE COLLECTION OF HOUSEHOLD BULK ITEMS, PROVIDING A SEVERANCE CLAUSE, PROVIDING A S SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING THAT THE DESCRIPTIVE CAPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE PUBLISHED FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN THE BRADFORD FACTS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS ORDINANCE.
I WOULD PRESUME THAT THIS IS THE COMMENDATION OF PRIOR DISCUSSIONS.
THIS IS THE, UH, THIS IS THE OUTCOME OF THE PRIOR DISCUSSIONS AROUND MATTRESS DISPOSAL.
UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A GRANT PENDING WITH HR GETTING READY TO SUBMIT A GRANT FOR HJC TO GET A A, A SHREDDER, BUT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE HAVING TO PAY AND IF, IF WE HAVE TO CART THEM OURSELVES, UH, THIS PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN COVER THAT COST BECAUSE THE FEE WE WOULD BE CHARGED AT THE LANDFILL IS $65 PER ITEM.
SO, UH, WE WANTED TO MAKE IT, WE WANT TO URGE THE RESIDENTS TO TAKE CARE OF THE DISPOSAL THEMSELVES.
AND SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH US THAN TO TAKE IT THEMSELVES.
AND THE FEE, HOW DOES THE, THE 85 YES.
HOW DOES THAT CORRELATE WITH THE, WHAT WE HAVE TO PAY? SO CURRENTLY, IF WE HAVE TO HAUL IT TO SEA BREEZE AND THEY, THEY'VE STOPPED ACCEPTING THEM TEMPORARILY, IT'S $65.
WHEN YOU FACTOR IN TIME, MATERIALS, LABOR, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, UPKEEP, THE OVERHEAD COMES ACTUALLY PROBABLY CLOSER TO 90.
AND FOR YOU TO HAVE A MATTRESS TAKEN AWAY, THAT'S THE TYPICAL CHARGE IS ABOUT $85.
SO NOW IS THERE A SEPARATE FEE FOR EACH ITEM? YES, MA'AM.
ONE MATTRESS, ONE BOX SPRING, ONE COUCH, ONE RECLINER.
'CAUSE WE ARE CHARGED AN 80, A $65 FEE WHEN WE PICK IT UP A TANK.
SO DOES IT SAY ANYWHERE THAT YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE A DUMPSTER FROM THE CITY BROUGHT TO YOUR HOUSE AND FILL IT UP WITH ALL THESE ITEMS FOR CHEAPER? NO, WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROVISION IN THERE.
WE DON'T TYPICALLY PROVIDE, WE DON'T HAVE A ROLL OFF SERVICE.
AND SO, UH, THIS WOULD BE, THE ONUS WOULD BE ON THE PROPERTY OWNER TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE MANAGING THEIR OWN GARBAGE THAT WAY.
UH, IN ALL HONESTY, IT WOULD BE CHEAPER FOR THEM TO HIRE A AND I DON'T WANT, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PRIVATE PROVIDERS THAT WILL COME PICK THESE THINGS UP AND THEY MAY BE CHEAPER THAN WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR.
AND THAT'S OUR, WE'RE ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THAT TAKE, TAKE THAT INITIATIVE ON THEMSELVES.
I SAW, I SAW SOMETHING IN HERE ABOUT PUTTING, PUT IN AN ESTIMATE ON THE, I PRESUME THAT'S FOR A LARGE PILE.
THAT'S FOR THE OVERSIZED PILES OF OTHER HOUSEHOLD JUNK.
IF YOU GET LIKE BOXES THAT YOU'RE CLEANING OUT AT TILLY'S ATTIC, WHEN YOU SET THOSE BOXES OUT, AND IT'S BIGGER THAN THAT THREE BY THREE SECTION ALREADY CALLED OUT IN THE CODE.
THIS JUST AMENDS WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TO INCLUDE THE DEFINITION FOR THE BULKY ITEMS AND THE FEES THAT'LL BE CHARGED ALONG WITH THOSE BULKY ITEMS. AND, AND THAT WAS, AND THAT WE PROVIDE THEM WITH AN ESTIMATED FEE, BUT THEY PAY THE ACTUAL COST OF WHAT IT COSTS.
IF THIS IS APPROVED, HOW SOON WOULD IT TAKE EFFECT AND HOW SOON COULD WE PUT SOMETHING ON A WATER BILL? UH, WELL THE WATER BILLS HAVE ALREADY GONE OUT, SO WE WOULD DO A SEPARATE MAILER.
WE DISCUSS THAT IN LEADERSHIP THIS WEEK.
WE PLANNED ON DOING A MAILER TO LET FOLKS KNOW, HEY, THIS IS, THIS IS COMING DOWN THE PIPE.
I BELIEVE WE CALLED FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NOVEMBER ONE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
FROM THE PUBLIC DATE OF PUBLISHING.
BUT WE WOULD SET IT TO NOVEMBER ONE.
BUT WHEN WOULD THE MAILER GO OUT? UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE'VE ALREADY PREPPED IT THANKS TO OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT CHAT.
GPT SO IS, UH, PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
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WAY THAT WE CAN GIVE IT MORE THAN WHAT, 28 DAYS? 27 DAYS? IF COUNSEL WANTS TO PUSH IT BACK TO DECEMBER 1ST, WE ABSOLUTELY CAN DO THAT.THAT'S Y THAT'S Y'ALL'S IF Y'ALL'S DISCRETION.
WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK? THE, THE WAY THAT IT, THAT IT READS IS IT DOESN'T GO INTO TO EFFECT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN THE FACTS.
YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT DAY YOU WANT TO START THE PUBLICATION, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
WE COULD, WE COULD PUBLISH IT ONCE IN OCTOBER, ONCE IN NOVEMBER, AND THEN BE EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1ST.
IT'S THEY HAVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
I'M SORRY, TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
THAT'S WHAT OH, CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
SO WE'D HAVE TO DO IT ON HALLOWEEN AND THEN THEN NOVEMBER 1ST FOR TO, OH YEAH.
IF THAT'S HOW YOU WANTED US TO STRUCTURE.
BUT WE WHERE OUR JOB IS TO EXECUTE YOUR WISH.
I MEAN, DO YOU WANT TO, DO YOU WANT TO DO IT THAT FAST OR DO YOU WANT TO DO IT JANUARY 1ST, THE SECOND? WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE 'EM A LITTLE TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO, TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAN, 'CAUSE I MEAN, IT, IT'S LESS THAN A MONTH MEAN IT'S LESS THAN 30 DAYS.
YOU HAVE THANKSGIVING COMING UP, YOU HAVE CHRISTMAS COMING UP, YOU'RE GOING TO MY PERSONAL OPINION JANUARY 1ST OR SECOND.
WELL, I BELIEVE SO IS IF SOMEBODY SAY, I HAVE A MATTRESS RIGHT NOW AND I PUT IT OUT THERE FOR HEAVY COLLECTION, IT'S NOT GONNA GET PICKED UP ANYWAY.
SO WE ARE STILL PICKING THEM UP UNTIL JANUARY 1ST OR WHAT? I THINK, I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL WHAT PROCREATES FASTER RABBITS OR RATS OR MATTRESSES.
BUT WE'RE STILL PICKING 'EM UP.
WE'RE HAVING 'EM DISPOSED OF IN AN ALTERNATE METHOD RIGHT NOW.
UH, BUT YET NO, WE'RE STILL COLLECTING 'EM.
AND WE'RE, THERE'S QUITE A FEW OUT THERE FOR A COLLECTION ALREADY.
I'M AFRAID THAT THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS THE, OH, WE'RE GONNA SEE AN ONSLAUGHT AS SOON AS WE ANNOUNCE THIS ORDINANCE.
WELL, I, I, I I MEAN WE HAD 430 AT ONE POINT THAT WE HAD COLLECTED IN ONE SPOT.
I, IT'S, IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE AND IT'S GONNA BE AN ONGOING ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S CHRISTMAS OR JANUARY.
AND EVEN AFTER JANUARY, AFTER THIS GOES INTO EFFECT, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
I'M SURE THERE'LL BE A LOT OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS AS, UH, BEDS.
THAT'S JUST WHAT ALL THE KIDS WANT THIS YEAR.
UH, WELL, BUT I IT MIGHT JUST BE WHAT THE PARENTS DECIDE THEY'RE GETTING
BUT I DO, I, MY OPINION FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL IS TO GIVE 'EM AT LEAST MORE THAN 27 DAYS.
I AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO GET AROUND FACEBOOK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, PAPER, SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH JANUARY.
NO, I DON'T HAVE PROBLEM WITH JANUARY 1ST JUST DUE TO DECISION ON THE DATE TO START THE PUBLICATION, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT HAS TO BE PUBLISHED TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
SO MERIT A MONTH FROM TODAY IS 30 DAYS.
SO WE HAVE TO PUBLISH IT TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT STARTS.
UH, THE ONLY THING IS, IS THAT CITY HALL'S GONNA BE CLOSED DOWN OKAY.
SO ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS? THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CALL UP HERE.
WELL, WE'LL PUT A Q AND A ON THE WEBSITE AND THEN WE'LL BE OPEN ON THE 31ST.
SO LEAVE, NO, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
I JUST DON'T WANT CITY HALL TO BE CLOSED AND PEOPLE ARE CALLING, TRYING TO ASK QUESTIONS.
BUT WE CAN PUT IT UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEFOREHAND, RIGHT? YES.
WE WILL START PUBLICIZING IT RIGHT AWAY.
NOW LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE WILL BE.
I MOVE TO, UM, PASS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 20.
UH, BUT SET THE PUBLICATION DATES FOR DECEMBER 30TH AND DECEMBER 31ST.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR THAT ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 DASH 2025 BE APPROVED WITH A PUBLICATION DATE OF THE ORDINANCE OF DECEMBER THE 30TH AND DECEMBER THE 31ST, 2025.
DO I HAVE TO GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST? YES.
HEARING NONE, ALL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
WE'LL BUBBLE THROUGH UNTIL NEXT.
[V. NOTICE/ ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS]
ITEM IS NOTICE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS.COUNSEL AS BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS PUBLIC HEARING.
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AT 6:30 PM REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE 23RD, 2025 AT 7:00 PM WITH, UH, THEN SPOOKTACULAR DRIVE THROUGH WILL BE TRICK OR TREAT WILL BE AT THE CL MUNICIPAL PARK ON THURSDAY, AUGUST THE 30TH, 2025 AT 5:30 PM UNTIL CANDY RUNS OUT FIVE 30 TO EIGHT 30.
AND WE HAVE A NO LONGER A TENTATIVE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE DO HAVE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER THE 13TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM AND WE HAVE A TENTATIVE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, DECEMBER THE 11TH, 2025.
AND I PRESUME MISSING IN THERE IS THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE A MEETING ON THANKSGIVING, BUT IF WE NEED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ANYTIME BETWEEN THAT, WE WILL GET ONE SCHEDULED.
[VI.A. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT]
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND IT WOULD BE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 4, GOVERNMENT CODE PERSONNEL MATTERS DELIBERATIONS CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINES, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC, PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, OR TO HEAR A COMPLAINT OR A CHARGE AGAINST AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO WIT ANNUAL EVALUATION OF CITY MANAGER.
THAT BEING SAID, HE WILL RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
JUST GO OVER, CONSIDER A MOTION TO COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
SO I SECOND BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR OR YOU SLOW TONIGHT? I KNOW
[VI.B. ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
WILL BE ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.UH, MS. ROSIE, WE WOULD NEED YOU TO EMAIL EVERYONE THE LAST PAGE OF THE EVALUATION FORM.
IN A, IN A FORM THAT CAN BE TYPED ON.
UM, NOT EVERYBODY CAN TYPE ON PDF LIKE ME.
I THINK, I THINK WE CAN, I THINK WE CAN GIVE CAN GET IT, SET IT UP.
BUT JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS EMAIL ON JUST THE LAST PAGE.
AND THEN, UH, WE'RE GOING ASK YOU TO CHECK THE CHECK FOR, UH, POSTING A SECOND MEETING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ONLY FOR A SPECIAL MEETING.
A FOR A TUESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY NIGHT OR WHATEVER.
JUST TO NEXT WEEK OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE WANT TO ALL BE HERE, NOT JUST THREE OF THEM.
I TELL YOU, IF YOU SEND EVERYBODY AN EMAIL AND ASK THEM WHAT DAY THEY CAN COME AND THEN SCHEDULE IT FOR THAT DAY.
SO THE SOONEST THEY MEET NEXT WEEK WOULD MOST LIKELY BE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.
OR I CAN PUT THE, PUT IT ON THE NEXT MEETING FOR THE 23RD.
I THINK THEY WERE WANTING SOMETHING BEFORE THE 23RD AS A SPECIAL ITEM.
JUST THE, THE RULES HAVE CHANGED.
SO YEAH, I WOULD HAVE TO POST THE AGENDA TOMORROW FOR SOMETHING FOR THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.
AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF, IF JEFF AND JOE WERE AVAILABLE, THAT'S WHAT SAYING JUST FIRST, FIRST SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO AND, AND FIND OUT WHAT, WHAT DAYS.
PUT A CO PUT IT, PUT THE DAY THAT, THE FIRST DAY THAT YOU COULD GET IT ON THERE.
PUT THAT DAY DOWN AND FIND OUT IF YOU CAN GET EVERYBODY HERE.
THE FIRST DAY, THE FIRST DAY THAT EVERYBODY'S AVAILABLE IS WHEN WE NEED TO TRY TO SCHEDULE IT.
AND THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE A SO MOVED.
I'LL SECOND MOVE BY COUNCIL PER ONE.