* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN OF A PUBLIC HEARING, CITY COUNCIL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, FOLLOWED BY A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026 AT 7:00 PM FROM THE COUNCIL. CHAMBERS OF INCLUDE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET CREEK, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1. FOR THE BELOW LISTED ITEMS, CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN TO 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 INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTION 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 MINERS 5 5 1 0 7 6. DELIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES 5 5 1 0 8 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUR 8.1 7 5 4 1 8 0.183 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTION 3 2 1 0.3022 SALES TAX INFORMATION. THE AGENDA AGENDA PACKET, A MEETING LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.CL TEXAS.GOV. TO ADDRESS COUNCIL DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE START OF THE MEETING. SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING. THE RECORDING OF THE MEETING VIDEO WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED IN ORDER. IF Y'ALL WILL JOIN US, WE WILL HAVE AN INDICATION. DO WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER OR Y'ALL WANT ME TO WIN? I GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT, . FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GATHERING OF PEOPLE HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MASTER YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THIS MEETING, MR. BLESSINGS UPON THIS COMMUNITY, CHRIST NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE. THE PLEDGE PLEDGE OF TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR THANK YOU. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL SHIFFLET PRESENT, JEFF CHRIS PRESENT. NICOLE MADDOX PRESENT. DAVID COPER PRESENT. [ITEMS II & III] FIRST ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL SETTING AS BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. CONTINUE HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF DECLARING THE BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED ON THE FOLLOWING. REAL PROPERTY LINE IS SITUATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FLUTE TO BE A DANGEROUS, UNSAFE BUILDING. AND FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF CONDEMNATION, PROPERTY ID NUMBER 1, 5 4 6 1 1. LOCATED AT NORTH DIXIE DRIVE, FLUTE, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1. UH, FIRST ITEM IS PRESENTATION BY THE OF EVIDENCE BY THE CITY. ARE WE GONNA REPEAT OURSELVES? NO, NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER. WE COVERED LAST ITEM. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AND THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE REBUTTAL BY THE PROPERTY OWNER LIEN HOLDER. Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO ADD TONIGHT? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN COOPERATING AND MEETING WITH MR. HASLIP. THEY HAVE, UH, THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO NEGOTIATE, UH, THE DEMOLITION AND THE REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM THE FACILITY. IS THAT CORRECT? AND SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND, OH, SORRY. STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND A 30 DAY , 30 DAY EXTENSION. STATE YOUR NAME. I WAS WAITING FOR THEM TO FINISH TALKING. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M JOSH RAMEZ, UH, PROPERTY OWNER IS MY MOTHER. UH, YVONNE MANLEY. I'M HERE TO REPRESENT HER IN THE ISSUES, UH, AT HAND. UM, I THINK LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED IT WAS MORE OF A, UH, FINDING, UH, MEETING WHAT WAS, UH, THE ISSUES, WHAT WERE WE HERE FOR DISCUSSING, UH, SITUATION IS HOW I TOOK IT. UM, AND THEN I WAS, WE WERE, WE LEFT WITH THE IDEA THAT WE WERE GONNA RECONVENE AND AT, IN THAT TIME, COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN, UH, PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL, EH, WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN HERE IN A MOMENT AND THEN, UH, AGREE TO IT OR NEGOTIATE AND DISCUSS. SO WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING IS, UM, I'M GONNA GET A SHIPPING CONTAINER DELIVERED, UM, BECAUSE THE RESIDENCE [00:05:01] IS FULL OF PERSONAL ITEMS, IT'S BEING USED AS A STORAGE MORE THAN IT, I MEAN, IT'S, NOBODY'S LIVING THERE. UH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE IN AGREEANCE LAST TIME. YES, WE ARE, UH, GONNA DEMOLISH IT. UH, JERRY, YOUR CITY PERIMETER HAS GIVEN PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH, UH, THREE DIFFERENT DEMOLITION COMPANIES, WHICH I'M GOING TO REACH OUT TO JUST AS SOON AS I CAN GET THAT SHIPPING CONTAINER DELIVERED. I WAS DOING THAT EVEN JUST TODAY. I'M WAITING ON A PHONE CALL FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AND THEN ONCE I CAN GET THE RESIDENTS EMPTIED, THEN UH, I'LL HAVE THE DEMOLITION TEAM, WHOEVER THEY MAY BE, UM, COME IN DEMOLISH THE TRAILER. BUT WHILE I'M THERE, THEY'RE THERE. I'M ALSO GONNA HAVE 'EM GO AHEAD AND DEMOLISH SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, SHEDS AND WHAT, UH, STUFF THAT HAD BEEN DESTROYED IN A HURRICANE THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. ANYWAY, SO, UM, BECAUSE I HAVE COME UP WITH THIS MONEY, I FEEL LIKE IT'S KIND OF LAST MINUTE, IT'S CASH. I DON'T HAVE IT IN SAVINGS. UM, I'M ASKING FOR A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, UH, TO DO THIS, UH, MORE THAN 30 DAYS. I'M GONNA ASK FOR SIX MONTHS. I, I DON'T PLAN ON TAKING SIX MONTHS, BUT IT'S, WE, WE KNOW THE PLACE HAS BEEN IN DISREPAIR FOR QUITE A WHILE. I UNDERSTAND IT IS AN EYESORE, BUT JUST IN THE TIMEFRAME, NOBODY'S LIVING THERE. JUST SO I CAN FINANCIALLY BE ABLE TO DO THIS, I REQUEST SIX MONTHS. PLEASE. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST TO DO ALL THE DEMOLITION STUFF YOU NEED TO DO? UH, JUST TODAY I GOT THE QUOTE OF JUST THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS ALONE ARE GONNA BE A LITTLE $4,000 DELIVERED. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE DEMOLITION, I AM GONNA HAVE THEM COME, COME OUT, ALL THREE OF 'EM. GIMME A QUOTE. I'M EXPECTING A DEMOLITION TO BE A WELL OVER THAT PRICE. SO YOU DO NOT HAVE A PRICE ON THE DEMOLITION? NOT AT THE MOMENT, SIR. NO. UH, OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, SO, UH, JUST A CLARIFICATION AS FAR AS THE RULE, RIGHT? SO, UM, THE, THE STANDARD RULE IS, UH, UH, REPAIR OR DEMOLISH IN 30 DAYS, RIGHT? YES, SIR. UM, IF THE, UM, UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER COMES UP WITH A, A PLAN OF, UH, A REMEDIAL PLAN, RIGHT? THEN, UH, UNDER THE LAW, Y'ALL CAN GIVE UP TO, UH, 90 DAYS TIME. AND SO WHAT, WHAT HOW THAT WORKS IS, IS THAT, UH, THE MAXIMUM Y'ALL COULD GIVE WOULD BE 90 DAYS, BUT THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, COME BACK AND REPORT IN PROGRESS, RIGHT? SO Y'ALL COULD GIVE HIM 30 DAYS, OR 60 DAYS OR 90 DAYS, HAVE HIM COME BACK AND REPORT THE, THE PROGRESS AND THEN, UH, Y'ALL WOULD THEN HAVE THE OPTION TO HOLD HIM TO THAT TIME PERIOD OR GIVE HIM AN EXTENSION BASED ON PROGRESS THAT HE'S MADE, RIGHT? SO, UM, SO WE COULD EXTEND IT 90 DAYS, HAVE HIM COME BACK, REPORT WHAT THE PROGRESS IS, AND THEN AT THAT TIME WE WOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE TO GIVE, EXTEND THE TIME, 30, 60 OR 90 DAYS AGAIN OR CORRECT. BUT, UH, BUT, UH, UNDER LAW, IF YOU, IF YOU GO PAST THE 30 DAYS, UH, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE HIM COME BACK AND GIVE, UH, UH, GIVE UPDATE OF PROGRESS RIGHT BEFORE YOU CAN EXTEND IT AGAIN, RIGHT? SO, UH, IT COULD BE EITHER 30, 60, 90 DAYS Y'ALL BRING THEM BACK FOR A, UH, UPDATE. UM, YOU WOULD NEED TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE FINDING TODAY THAT IT'S A, YOU KNOW, IT'S UNSAFE, UNSAFE BUILDING, UNSAFE CONDITION, AND UH, AND VOTE TO APPROVE THE ORDER. AND SO LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL JUST PICK THE MIDDLE NUMBER, RIGHT? LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, Y'ALL GAVE THEM SIX 60 DAYS TO REPAIR OR DEMOLISH, RIGHT? UM, YOU WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE MEETING BEFORE THAT TIME BECAUSE WHEN 60 DAYS IS UP, IT'S UP, RIGHT? SO, UH, Y'ALL WOULD HAVE TO HAVE HIM COME BACK, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THAT 60 DAYS RUNS OUT TO THEN EXTEND THAT ORDER SO IT DOESN'T GO INTO EFFECT, RIGHT? SO, UM, UH, SO LIKE I SAID, UH, OR EVEN IF YOU GIVE HIM, LET'S SAY I'M JUST GONNA STICK WITH 60 DAYS, IT COULD BE 30, 60 OR 90, RIGHT? UH, EVEN IF YOU GIVE HIM 60 DAYS, UM, YOU COULD STILL REQUIRE HIM TO COME BACK EARLIER. YOU MIGHT SAY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU 60 DAYS, BUT IN 30 DAYS YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR US, RIGHT? SO COME BACK AND DO A CHECKUP WITH US IN, IN, IN 30 DAYS, RIGHT? SO, UH, Y'ALL HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY. UH, THE KEY CONSIDERATION IS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, HE'S PRESENTED A PLAN AND SOME DETAIL OF HOW HE'S GONNA REMEDY THE SITUATION, AND THEN Y'ALL ARE ALLOWED TO, YOU KNOW, ACCEPT THAT PLAN OR NOT. SO, UH, AND, AND HE DOES HAVE, YOU KNOW, A FEW DETAILS MISSING AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH THE COST IS GONNA BE AND SO FORTH. UM, BUT, UH, THOSE ARE YOUR, THOSE [00:10:01] ARE Y'ALL'S OPTIONS. AND I THINK THAT Y'ALL, Y'ALL WOULD PROBABLY AGREE THAT, UH, THE MOBILE HOME THAT WE'VE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF THIS, THAT, YOU KNOW, IT NEEDS TO COME DOWN, RIGHT? YEAH. YES. I THINK WE ESTABLISHED THAT LAST TIME. THAT'S GONNA BE THE PLAN THAT'S GONNA, YES. SO THE ONLY THING THAT WE REALLY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, UH, AS FAR AS TIMEFRAME FOR THE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS TO, UM, MAKE A MOTION AND VOTE ON IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF TIMEFRAME AND WHEN DO THEY WANT YOU TO COME BACK FOR, FOR UPDATE, RIGHT? I'M ONLY REQUESTING SIX MONTHS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GONNA TAKE SIX MONTHS. I JUST WANT TO LITTLE BIT OF LEAVEWAY, MAKE PHONE CALLS, DO WHAT I NEED TO DO, PHYSICALLY EMPTY THE PROPERTY. YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN'T GRANT 180 DAYS. YES. WE'RE WE'RE TALKING 90 DAYS MAX AT THE MOMENT. YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. OKAY. I JUST, ARE YOU, I HEARD YOU SAY CONEX IS, ARE YOU DOING MULTIPLE OR ONE, UH, IT'S CHEAPER TO DO, UH, THE MULTIPLE. SO AT THE MOMENT I'M GONNA DO TWO BECAUSE THE UNIT IS PRETTY FULL, SO I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW MUCH I'M GONNA NEED. I'M DOING TWO 20 FOOTERS. SO YOU SAY ONE OR 2, 1 40 FOOTER, TWO TWENTIES. THAT'S NOW EACH UNIT, EACH UNIT OUTTA 20 FOOTER IS ONLY 150 SQUARE FOOT. THE ONLY REASON I ASKED IS AT ONE TIME THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH CONEX BOXES OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE ALLOWED FOR STORAGE DUE TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 'EM BEING OVER ORDINANCE. IS THAT, AM I JUST RATTLING OR IS THAT OUT THERE? NO, THAT'S, I CAN, YEAH, I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I'M NOT FAMILIAR. I'M NOT SURE IF, UH, MR. HASLIP LOOKED AT THAT WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT IT OR NOT. SO WHAT I QUE MR. HAYSLIP, WHAT I ASKED WAS, IS THERE A MAXIMUM SIZE FOR A STORAGE BUILDING THAT'S ALLOWED? SAY IT AGAIN. IS THERE A SIZE, A MAXIMUM SIZE OF A STORAGE BUILDING OR CONTE PROVIDING THERE'S ENOUGH ROOM ON THAT PROPERTY, THEY CAN USE A SHIPPING CONTAINER. STATE SAYS THEY CAN HAVE ONE, A FULL 40 FOOT SHIPPING CONTAINER. THAT'S KIND OF WHY I WAS ASKING WHERE YOUR PLAN WAS. YOU'D HAVE TO DO IT AND YOU GO, WELL GOLLY, NOW I GOTTA DO SOMETHING ELSE. YEAH, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. SO YOU CAN HAVE TWO 20 FOOTERS OR, OR ONE 40 FOOTERS AS MUCH PROPERTY THEY'VE GOT THERE. I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM. YEAH. I, I DON'T SEE THIS HAD JUST COME UP ON SOMETHING ELSE AS THE REASON I, THERE'S OVER THREE ACRES THERE. DO, DO THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE HAVE TO TIE DOWN AND, AND NOT THEM SHIPPING CONTAINERS? THEY'RE NOT MOVING, THEY'RE NOT GOING, THEY'RE PLENTY HEAVY. IT'S TEMPORARY FOR THE COUNTY. YEAH. OKAY. EVEN WHEN I, I SPOKE TO THE COUNTY, UM, SO THEN MY, UH, PROPERTY TAXES LAST YEAR, THE, UM, EVEN THE WOMAN WHEN I WAS, UH, PROTESTING MY TAXES, I WAS DISCUSSING HOW THE, THE SHEDS THAT ARE THERE ARE IN DISREPAIR DUE TO THE HURRICANES AND STUFF. AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY SUGGESTED A SHIPPING CONTAINER. THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITHIN THE CITY AS WELL. OKAY. I, I DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE WHEN I, WHEN I PUT MY PORTABLE BUILDING IN, I HAD TO TIE IT DOWN. RIGHT. AND IF IT DOES STAY THERE AS A PORT PERMANENT UNIT, I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO DO THAT TOO BECAUSE OF THAT. BUT THOSE SHIPPING CONTAINERS EMPTY ARE A LITTLE OVER 5,000 POUNDS. OKAY. IT'S HORRIBLE. OKAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T GO THROUGH SOME PLOT. I, I HAD THE SAME CONCERNS. THANK YOU, . OKAY, SO, SO WE'VE AGREED THAT IT'S GONNA BE DEMOLISHED. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO COME TO THE TIMEFRAME AND GET IT DONE. YES SIR. TIMEFRAME REALLY NEEDS MORE EXTENSION DUE TO FUNDING. NOT SO MUCH THE ACTUAL ACTIONS OF HAVING SOMEBODY COME. DEMO, DEMO IT. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM GRANTING TIME. I'LL JUST BE FRANK. UH, I THINK BY NOW WE SHOULD HAVE HAD SOME PRICES AND BEEN A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG ON YOUR END. I WAS DOING ONE THING I FOR CONSIDERATION TO LET AND KEEP DRAGGING OUT. RIGHT? ONE THING AT A TIME FOR ME WAS GET THE SHIPPING STUFF TAKEN CARE OF FIRST, THEN I WAS GONNA HAVE 'EM COME OUT. 'CAUSE I CAN'T, I DON'T, I DIDN'T WANT TO GET A QUOTE ON THE DEMOLITION AND THEN IT NOT HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER TWO, THREE MONTHS AND THE PRICES CHANGE OR SOMETHING. I JUST HADN'T GOTTEN TO THAT YET. AND I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT OF TOWN FOR THE LAST WEEK AND I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH FROM OUTTA STATE. I KNOW THE CITY HAS PAID TO, OF COURSE PROBABLY MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW WITH INFLATION AND EVERYTHING. BUT HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO TEAR DOWN A ONE STORY HOUSE? APPROXIMATELY? I MEAN, ARE WE TALKING 25,000 OR [00:15:01] ARE WE TALKING STILL GOES OUT BID INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT. RIGHT. SO THERE'S NO LIKE A WELL I WAS JUST THINKING LIKE A, AN IDEA. ARE WE TALKING TENS OF THOUSANDS? 2000? THEY AVERAGE AROUND 8,000, SOMETIMES 10. OKAY. FOR OUR AVERAGE, UH, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. OKAY. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO BE LIKE $50,000 AND WE'RE LIKE, YOU GOT 30 DAYS. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, THANK YOU. IT'S NOT GONNA HELP. YEAH. OKAY. AND SO I FOUND THIS HOUSE REQUIREMENT AS FAR AS ACCESSORY BUILDING IN THE REAR OF YOUR YARD, UH, IT CANNOT, UH, BE MORE THAN 40% OF YOUR REAR YARD, BUT WE'RE TALKING 40% OF NOTHING. BUT WE CAN CONSIDER ONE OF THE OTHER HOUSES, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE CONTAINERS IS ACTUALLY GONNA REPLACE ONE OF THE SHEDS THAT IS AT THE OTHER HOUSE THAT IS BEING DEMOLISHED. UH, I'M GONNA PUT IT IN THAT LOCATION. WHAT, WHAT WE FILL IT UP WITH WILL BE THE, THESE CONTENTS OF THIS HOUSE. BUT, UM, WE DO HAVE SIX ADDRESSES ON WITHIN THIS THREE ACRE LOT IS I'M GONNA OPEN UP WITH OTHER CAN OF WORDS. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I KNOW YOU'RE ALREADY JOINED. WE NEED A MOTION TO CONDEMN AND A CORRECT WITH WITH A TIMEFRAME ALLOWANCE. YES, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. UH, WITH 90 DAYS THAT YOU AGREE TO CONDEMN IT, TEAR IT DOWN WITHIN 90 DAYS, SEE HOW YOUR PROGRESS IS. WE'LL NEED TO REPORT WITHIN 60 DAYS. CORRECT. IS THAT OKAY? WE CAN START WITH THAT. I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN. ALL, ANY OF US CAN HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. DISCUSSION. HEARING DONE? I HAVE A MOTION THEN A SECOND TO CONDEMN THE, CONDEMN THE BUILDING FOR DEMOLITION. GIVE YOU 90 DAYS TO MAKE PROGRESS AND COME BACK A REPORT IN 60 DAYS. YES SIR. REPORT IN 60 DAYS. YEAH. YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK TO GIVE US A, A REPORT WHERE YOU'RE AT. IT IT 60 DAYS FROM TODAY. YES. DOES DOES HE HAVE TO GET BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT? YEAH. WE'LL WE PUT IT ON THERE. OKAY. WE'LL PUT, PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. A. IT'S UNANIMOUS. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA START. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND UH, WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN AN ACTION AS A RESULT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. [IV. ADJOURN PUBLIC HEARING] WE WILL NOW ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE INTO CITIZENS VISITORS COMMENTS. I SEE NONE. [VI. CONSENT AGENDA] SO WE WILL MOVE INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE ARE GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEMS BE REMOVED. THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE ACTION, THE TONIGHT'S AGENDA CONSISTS OF COUNTS PAYABLE WEEKENDING FEBRUARY 13TH THROUGH 2026 AND WEEKENDING FEBRUARY 20TH, 2026 MINUTES FROM A PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. FEBRUARY THE 12TH, UH, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY THE 12TH, AND A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY THE 19TH. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR DISCUSSION? FOR CLARIFICATION, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ACCOUNTS PAY OVER THE WEEK. FEBRUARY 20TH. I CAN'T PICK ON JOHN. SO CITY MANAGERS, YOU YES SIR. WE HAVE TWO IDENTICAL AMOUNTED POS UNDER, UH, I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE NAME OF IT. STRATTON RIDGE CANOPY REPAIRS? YES SIR. IS THAT A DUPLICATE PRINT OR IS THAT WE SPLIT THE FEE IN HALF AND REACH YOU TWO POS I'LL LET WE'LL SPEAK TO THAT. SO THERE'S ACTUALLY, THAT WAS THE FIRST OF, OF THREE DRAWS OR THE FIRST TWO OF THREE DRAWS ON THAT PROJECT. THE TOTAL PROJECT AMOUNT WAS I THINK 59,000. UH, IT WAS SPLIT INTO THREE DRAWS BASED ON THE DELIVERY OR I GUESS IT WAS SITE PREP, DELIVERY AND MATERIALS AND COMPLETION. SO THIS SAYS REPAIR. DID WE REBUILD IT WAS THE CANOPIES OVER THE BLEACHER AREAS THAT GOT DAMAGED THERE IN THE BARREL. AND THIS WAS ONE OF OUR FEMA PROJECTS. SO WE'RE SOMEWHERE ON JUST UNDER $60,000 ON? YES SIR. THE TOTAL [00:20:04] WAS, I THINK IT WAS 59, 4 70 OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. I JUST DID 20 TIMES HERE. ? YES SIR. OKAY, WELL THAT CLARIFIED IT. I'M NOT, NOT SURE STILL HOW CLEAR I OKAY, THANK YOU. CERTAINLY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ITEMS NEED TO BE DISCUSSED OR REMOVED? HEARING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CON OR WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND HEARING. NO FURTHER COMMENTS. I WILL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. [VII. BUSINESS ITEMS] NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND AL ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER OH SEVEN DASH 2026 APPOINTED MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR UNEXPIRED TERMS. UH, CITY OF INCLUDE RESOLUTION NUMBER OH SEVEN DASH 2026 APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. WHEREAS KLUTE, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN, NOR MORE THAN NINE CITIZENS OF CLUE EACH OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS EACH. AND PROVIDE THAT THE VACANCIES OF AN UNEXPIRED TERM SHALL BE FILLED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM. AND WHERE PURSUANT TO PROVISION SECTION ONE OF THE ZONING ENABLING ACT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CODIFIED AS ARTICLE 10 11 A REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS 1925 CITY OF COUNCIL OF SAID CITY ADOPTED ORDINANCE NUMBER 75 DASH 2041 ON THE 31ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1975, PROVIDING THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER SAID CITY APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISION OF SAID SECTION 14.03 OF THE HOME RURAL CHARTER SHALL BE THE ZONING COMMISSION OF SAID CITY. IT SAID ORDINANCE 75 DASH 41 NOW BEING CODIFIED IN SECTION TWO DASH 1 0 1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS POSITION TWO ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HAS RECENTLY BEEN VACATED AND CITY COUNCIL NOW DESIRES TO FILL SAID VACANCY NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF KLU, MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS. THAT BRANDON GAR IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO FILL THE RECENTLY VACATED POSITION TWO ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING IN JULY OF 2028. AND SECOND THAT SAYS, RESOLUTION UPON EXECUTION AND ATTESTATION SHALL BE MADE, FI SHALL BE FILED AND MAINTAINED IN THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS. READ PAST AND APPROVED THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026. SIGNED BY MYSELF TO BY ROSIE APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER OH SEVEN DASH 2026. SO MOVED. MOVED BY COUNCIL COUNCILMAN COPER, SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND COUNCIL PERSON. MADDOX DISCUSSION. YOU GOT BIG SHOES TO FILL AND THAT TAKES US DOWN TO STILL ONE VACANCY, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. YES SIR. YEP. SO, OKAY. SO IS THAT A SIGN UP VOLUNTEER SLASH DOES THERE FORM TO FILL OUT? YES SIR. THERE'S A FORM ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED THEY CAN GET WITH ROSIE AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET ONE IF THEY CAN'T FIND IT ON THE WEBSITE, THEY DO HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY ON THIS ONE. MS. ROSIE CAN HOOK 'EM UP IF THEY WANT ONE. I WAS JUST GOING BY SOMETHING FRANCIS HAD SAID SOMEONE WANTED ON, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY'D FILLED OUT AN APPLICATION. WE TALKED TO THAT INDIVIDUAL. THERE'S SOME, UH, CIRCUMSTANCES. GOTCHA. YEAH. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY JUST FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. WELCOME A BOARD. MR. GARDNER . NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER OH EIGHT DASH 2026 REAPPOINTED CJ SNIPES AS THE CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM ON THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION BOARD. IT WOULD BE CITY OF CL RESOLUTION OH EIGHT DASH 2026. RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CL BRA RESORT COUNTY TEXAS APPOINTED THE CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION BOARD, WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS THE CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION BOARD, WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL DESIRED TO FILL THIS POSITION FOR A TWO YEAR TERM NOW THEREFORE IT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY CLUB, BRAZO COUNTY, TEXAS SECTION ONE THAT CJ SNIPES IS HERE [00:25:01] HEREBY REAPPOINTED AS A CITY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PITCHING BOARD FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, TWO YEAR TERM EXPIRING IN FEBRUARY OF 2028. AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION UPON EXECUTION IN THAT TESTATION SHALL BE FILED TO MAINTAIN IN THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF THE CITY, INCLUDE TEXAS READ PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026, SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSIE APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK. AND I WILL HAPPILY VOLUNTEER SOMEBODY ELSE IF THEY WANNA. OH, WHAT I SAID. I WILL HAPPILY STEP A LITTLE CLOSE TO IT ALREADY. YEAH. CITY GOVERNMENT THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE ASSIGNED SEATS ON THE BOARD. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I MEAN, BUT IS THAT ANYBODY FROM THE CITY GOVERNMENT? ANY, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY YES SIR. OR ANY APPOINTED OFFICIALS? I THINK YOU'RE DOING A HECK OF A JOB. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. HAVE A MOTION FOR COUNCIL PERSON MAD THAT RESOLUTION OH EIGHT DASH 2026 BE PASSED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN . 32 BUDDIES. THANK YOU. PENDING NO DISCUSSION. I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU AGAIN. AGAIN. NEXT ITEM SHALL BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER OH NINE DASH 2026 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COUNCIL LIAISON. NOW THAT NARROWS IT DOWN TO THE CD LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TO FILL THE RECENTLY VACATED POSITION. DUTIES INCLUDE ATTENDING QUARTERLY MEETINGS FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER. AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER OH NINE DASH 2026, THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS APPOINTED A COUNCIL MEMBER AS A LIAISON TO THE KLU LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TO FILL A RECENT VACANCY PROVIDING FOR DUTIES AND MEETING ATTENDANCE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHERE THE CITY KLU MAINTAINS A LIAISON POSITION TO THE KLUT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION, SUPPORT OF REPRESENTATION BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE ASSOCIATION AND MATTERS CONCERNING THE CL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY LIBRARY SERVICES. WHEREAS A VAC VACANCY HAS RECENTLY OCCURRED IN THIS COUNCIL UH, LIAISON POSITION, WHEREAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENCE TO FILL THIS VACANCY PROPERLY TO ENSURE CONTINUED COUNSEL OVERSIGHT AND PARTICIPATION AND WHERE THE DUTIES OF THE LAYOUT LIAISON PRIMARILY CONSIST OF ATTENDING THE ASSOCIATION'S REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETINGS, WHICH ARE HELD IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST, AND NOVEMBER AT 6:00 PM AT THE KLUT LIBRARY, LOCATED AT TWO 15 NORTH SHANKS, KLU, TEXAS. WHEREAS THE 2026 MEETING DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS, FEBRUARY THE 10TH RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 17TH, MAY 12TH, AUGUST 11TH AND NOVEMBER THE 10TH. NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TOLU, TEXAS, THAT A DULY ELECTED MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE CL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY TO FILL THE RECENT VACANCY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM OR UNTIL ITS ASSESSORS APPOINTED. THE APPOINTED LIAISON SHALL ATTEND THE KLU LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S QUARTERLY MEETINGS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS IT MAY BE REASONABLY REQUESTED BY THE CITY OR THE ASSOCIATION IN FURTHERANCE OF LIBRARY RELATED CITY INTEREST. SECTION THREE. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE AND APPROVAL. READ PASSAGE AND APPROVED THIS 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 AD SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSA APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK COUNCIL LOPEZ. DID HE HAVE VOICE? THINK HE DID. I WELL IS THAT MR. LOPEZ? YES. OKAY. Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE A, IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT, I'M NOT ON THE SPCA BOARD ANYMORE. I OH, WELL THAT'S A GOOD, I'LL TAKE IT IF Y'ALL, I THOUGHT YOU WERE, WHAT EXACTLY? I DON'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. YOU JUST GO TO THE MEETING AND IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE CITY, YOU BRING THEM BACK TO MR. SNIPES FOR US TO ADDRESS. OH, THAT'S SOMEBODY THAT SAID THE TOILET SEAT WAS BROKEN IN THE LIBRARY. I JUST THINK IT'S WEIRD THAT THIS IS COMING UP AGAIN. OKAY. WELL, I MEAN THAT, THAT COULD BE ONE OF THE THINGS I GUESS. OKAY. YEAH. UH, WE HAVE HAD REPORTS OF, UH, TILE THAT WAS SLICK WHEN IT RAINED ON IT AND DOORS THAT LEAKED AND WE [00:30:01] PAY THE LIGHT BILL AND OTHER STUFF DOWN THERE. YEAH. OKAY. OH, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT, IT'S ALL YOU. I MEAN, I MEAN, YOU TALK ABOUT FOUR NIGHTS A YEAR. I THINK I CAN PROBABLY HANDLE THAT A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN SPCA THOUGH. SOMETIMES FOUR DAYS A WEEK. . WELL, SO DO I MAKE A MOTION THAT YES, MAYOR SHOULD BE THE, UH, OUR LIAISON TO THE LIBRARY. OKAY, I'LL SECOND ELECTED MEMBER. I'LL SECOND THAT. HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL, COUNCIL PERSON MADDOX THAT, UH, CALVIN SHIFFLET SERVE AS THE ELECTED MEMBER FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND A SECOND BY DAVID . PENDING NO DISCUSSION. I ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. IT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. I'LL DO ANOTHER FOUR DAYS. YEAH. NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 10 DASH 26 APPROVING ENGINEERING CONTRACTS AND TASK ORDERS FOR THE BRYAN EMERALD SUBDIVISION WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THESE ARE THE, UH, PROJECTS DISCUSSED IN THE CIP AND ADOPTED IN THE BUDGET. UH, TARA PAYNE FROM MCMANUS PAIN IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT THIS IS, THOSE TWO SUBDIVISIONS AS WE KNOW, LAY RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. THEY ACTUALLY INTERCONNECT. UH, WE REDID ALL THE WATER UNDER THE CDBG PROJECT TWO SUMMERS AGO OR LAST SUMMER. WE GOT, YEAH, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ROUND OF CDBG COMING TO OFFSET THAT COST IN THE BRYAN SUBDIVISION. UH, AND THEN THE WASTEWATER FACILITIES AND THE, THE LINES UNDERNEATH EMERALD ARE NOW AT AN AGE WHERE THEY'RE NEEDING REPLACEMENT. AND SO THIS WILL KNOCK BOTH OF THOSE OUT. AND TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE, I THINK IS THE OLD SAYING. SO, OKAY, SO THIS IS FOR, THIS IS BASICALLY FOR THE OLD LINE THAT'S INNUMERABLE FOREST AND THE AND THE ONES ON BROWN. YES SIR. WHERE DOES THAT LINE RUN? IT RUNS BACK DOWN TO, UH, OLD ANGLETON. IT GOES, TIES INTO THAT TRUNK LINE THAT GOES FROM THE SAME LINE THAT WE SHARE WITH RICHWOOD THAT RUNS DOWN INTO THE, THE WEST WATER DEPARTMENT PLANT. SO IT'S GRAVITY FLOW IRONICALLY THROUGH THERE, UH, UNTIL YOU GET TO THE, UH, THE POINT DOWN BY, UH, , THE WILSON BRIDGE. HOW, HOW LONG WAS THAT PROJECT PROJECTED TO LAST? I'LL DEFER TO THE ENGINEER ON THAT ONE. WHICH ONE ARE YOU REFERRING TO? UH, EMERALD AND BRIAN, THE REPLACEMENT SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT. SO ONLY THE BRIAN SUBDIVISION IS PART OF THE CDBG PACKAGE, CORRECT? YES. SO THOSE ARE TECHNICALLY TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS AND THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR, YOU HAVE A HARD DEADLINE TO GET IT BUILT I BELIEVE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. UH, DECEMBER OF 2026 IF I RECALL. UM, SO THAT ONE HAS TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY FOR US TO GET TO BID IN THE GROUND AND WE HAVE TO DO ALL THE CLOSEOUT PAPERWORK BEFORE THAT DEADLINE. UM, I'M TRYING TO CATCH UP ALL THE ENGINEERS BEEN DONE AND ALL. NO SIR. SO THIS IS TO START MR. TO DO IT TO THE ENGINEER AND THIS IS THE ENGINEER. SHE'LL HANDLE THE DESIGN BID THE WHOLE NINE YARDS AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. OKAY. SAME, SAME COMPANIES DOING THE, THEY HANDLE THE DESIGN AND THE ENGINEERING AND THEN WE'LL BID OUT THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION. OKAY. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS, OKAY? UM, AND BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU WITH, UH, A RECOMMENDATION ON OUR PART. WE'LL VET THEM, WE'LL GO THROUGH THEIR REFERENCES, UH, AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL PRESENT THAT. AND ULTIMATELY IT'S YOUR DECISION. AND WE PACKAGED THE TWO CONTRACTS TOGETHER TO EXPEDITE 'EM 'CAUSE THEY'RE CO-RELATED SO WE CAN DO 'EM TOGETHER. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE TWO, SHE'S, IT'S TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS AND TWO, TWO SEPARATE TASK ORDERS. WE JUST BUNDLED THEM INTO ONE RESOLUTION. AND THIS ONE IS THIS CONTRACT, THIS RESOLUTION IS JUST BASICALLY FOR THE ENGINEERING PORTION. THIS IS THE ENGINEERING PORTION? YES. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 10 DASH 2026. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL PERSON. MADDOX, WE'LL HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND. SECOND IT BY COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN CULPEPPER DISCUSSION HEARING DONE? I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AND I PRESUME THE NEXT ONE IS CONSIDERATION OF [00:35:01] POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 11 DASH 2026 APPROVING ENGINEERING CONTRACT TASK ORDER FOR THE BUMPY ROAD LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THAT IS CORRECT. THIS IS THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE PUMPS, THE BASIN, UH, AS WELL AS THE LINES IT CONNECTED INTO IN THE TRUNKS. AND IT IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING, JUST APPROVING THE ENGINEERING. AND THIS IS JUST THE ENGINEERING THE DOCUMENTATION TO GO OUT FOR BID, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. FOR THE MAJOR LIFT STATION IN THE CITY? YEAH. I MOTION HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CHRIS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 11 DASH 2026. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECONDED BY COUNCIL PERSON. MADDOX, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. Y'ALL GET TO GO TO WORK. THANK YOU. THANKS TARA. NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERATION AND A POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2026 DASH OH OH SIX CANCELING ALL NON-CON CONTESTED RACES IN THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION. AND IT WOULD BE ORDERS NUMBER 2026 AND ORDERS OF CITY INCLUDE TEXAS CONTAINING THAT PREAMBLE CONTAINING FINDINGS OF FACT CANCELING ELECTION OF SPECIFIC POSITIONS ON THE MAY 2ND, 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR MAYOR AND FOR POSITIONS OF THE CITY, COUNCIL OF CITY SAID CITY FOR AWARDS, AC AND E AND DECLARING EACH OPPOSED CANDIDATE ELECTED TO THE RESPECTIVE OFFICERS SOUGHT BY SUCH UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE. PROVIDING THIS ORDINANCE SHALL THANK, SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES PROVIDING A CIVIL CLAUSE OF PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE. CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH OH OH SIX. I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION. MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL PERSON MADDOX, SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND. COUNCILMAN CULPEPPER. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL ENTERTAIN A VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NO ELECTION. WELCOME THE BOARD . [VIII. NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS] NEXT ITEM WOULD BE NOTICE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS. TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY IS MONDAY, MARCH THE SECOND CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED. PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD AT THE CL EVENT CENTER FROM SEVEN TO AM TO 7:00 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2026 AT 7:00 PM AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 7:00 PM AND THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE ADJOURN. I, WE'LL MAKE A MOTION. SO MOVED BY COUNCIL FIRST MADDOX AND SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND COUNCIL COLE PEPPER PENDING. NO DISCUSSION. I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL THAT FAVOR, AYE. UNANIMOUS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.