[I. COMMENCEMENT]
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IS HEREBY GIVING A COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 2026 AT 7:00 PM ON THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF KLUTE CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET, KLUTE, 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, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071.
CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0.073 DELIBERATION ABOUT GIFTS OF 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 0.1 7 5 1 8 3 DELIBERATION ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE.
INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED IN TWO SECTIONS.
3 2 1 0.3022 SALES TAX INFORMATION.
THE AGENDA, AGENDA, PACKET, AND MEETING LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.CLUTEXAS.GOV.
TO ADDRESS COUNSEL DURING THE 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 LIMIT, FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.
NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF A MEETING.
THE RECORDING OF THE VIDEO MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER.
IF Y'ALL WILL JOIN US, WE WILL HAVE AN INVOCATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO PREFACE THIS MEETING BY EVERYONE TO HAVING A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT IN THE CITY OF CLU TODAY.
UH, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN, UH, WE'LL HAVE A PRAYER.
UH, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR BLESSINGS ON THIS MEETING, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US ALL THE KNOWLEDGE AND COURAGE TO DO THE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR THE CITY AND TO DO THEM ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BLESS THEIR FAMILIES, KEEP THEM ALL SAFE, RETURN THEM ALL HOME, BLESS EACH AND ONE EVERY ONE OF OUR CITY WORKERS AS THEY TO GO THROUGH THEIR DAILY TASK, KEEP THEM SAFE AND RETURN THEM HOME THE SAME WAY THEY CAME TO WORK EVERY DAY.
WE ASK ALL THESE BLESSINGS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON JESUS.
GOD, US IN THE BLESSED BE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UM, NOW I HAVE ROLL CALL CALVIN CHICKLET.
PRESENT ERIC AGUILAR PRESENT, NICOLE MADDOX PRESENT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY SIGN IN SHEETS FOR SPEAKERS.
SO WE WILL FOREGO SENATOR VISITOR'S COMMENTS AND MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[Ill. CONSENT AGENDA]
AND THE FIRST AGENDA IS THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA OR CONSIDERED ROUTINE OR GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.THE EXCEPTION OF THIS RULE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE ACTION.
TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WEEKEND IN APRIL 24TH, 2026, WEEKEND IN MAY 1ST, 2026, AND WEEKEND IN MAY 8TH, 2026 AND MINUTES FROM A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING IN CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 23RD, 2026.
ANYONE CARE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MAY I MAKE A MOTION MOTIONS MADE BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR? DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
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BY COUNCIL PERSON.MADDOX, ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED OR ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
[IV. BUSINESS ITEMS]
UH, WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, RUNNING IT A LITTLE LATE, SO WE'RE GONNA FOREGO THE FIRST TWO ITEMS ON THE BUSINESS AGENDA AND MOVE BACK TO THEM WHEN HE ARRIVES.AND THE FIRST ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOLLOWING THOSE TWO WOULD BE A PROCLAMATION HONORING CORPORAL TORY STICKLEY FLUTE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT WOULD BE CITY OF CL PROCLAMATION OF RECOGNITION.
WHEREAS CORPORAL TORY MURPHY STICKLEY OF THE FLUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH HER PROACTIVE EFFORTS TO COMBAT COMBAT IMPAIRED DRIVING.
WHEREAS CORPORAL TORY MURPHY STICKLEY HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE AN HONORABLE MENTION AWARD FROM THE TEXAS IMPAIRED DRIVING TASK FORCE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS PART OF THE TEXAS IMPAIRED DRIVING SAFETY AWARDS.
WHEREAS THIS COMPETITIVE AWARD HONORS INDIVIDUALS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION TO ELIMINATE IMPAIRED DRIVING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WHEREAS CORPORAL STICKLEY'S EXCEPTIONAL WORK, PROFESSIONALISM AND VIGILANCE REFLECT THE HIGH STANDARDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE AND HAVE MADE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO SAVING LIVES ON TEXAS ROADS.
NOW THERE I FOR NOW THERE FOR I CALVIN SHIFFLETT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF P FLUTE TEXAS, PROUDLY RECOGNIZED AND HONORED CORPORAL TORY MURPHY STICKLEY KLUTE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR HER WELL-DESERVED HONORABLE MENTION AWARD PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS IMPAIRED DRIVING TASK FORCE IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR HER CONTINUED SERVICE, DEDICATION, AND COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF KLU AND THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.
A WITNESS WHERE I'M HEARING IN TWO SET MY HAND BECAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF KLU TO BE AFFIXED THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2026.
AND IT'S SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSIE T CITY CLERK CORPORAL TUR.
PARTICULARLY IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US DOWN HERE FOR A PHOTO OUT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION AND IT WOULD BE PROCLAMATION DECLARING PUBLIC WORK WEEK, MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2026.
AND IT WOULD BE NATIONAL PUBLIC WORK WEEK PROCLAMATION MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2026.
ROOTED IN SERVICE POWERED BY COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS PUBLIC WORK PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE A VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ALU.
WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC
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BUILDINGS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS.WHEREAS IT IS IN THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN OF THE CITY ECLU TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS A YEAR 2026 MARKS THE 66 ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION.
NOW, NOW THEREFORE OUR CALVIN SHIFFLETT MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KLUTE, TEXAS DO HEREBY DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH 20 THROUGH THE 23RD, 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORK PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ADVANCING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.
WITNESS WHEREOF HEARING TWO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE A SEAL OF THE CITY LOO TO BE AFFIXED IN THE 14TH DAY OF MAY.
SIGNED BY MYSELF TO TESTIFY BY ROSIE APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK.
JOHN, WOULD YOU AND THANK YOU.
ONE MORE AND ROLLING RIGHT INTO OUR THIRD PROCLAMATION, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 2020 THROUGH THE 23RD OF 2026 AS NATIONAL EMS WEEK AND THEN THE CITY OF CLU PROCLAMATION EMS WEEK.
WHEREAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IS A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE WHERE THE MEMBERS, WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF A MEDICAL ME EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAMS ARE READY TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE TO THOSE IN NEED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
WHEREAS ACCESS TO QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES THE SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY RATE OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ILLNESS OR INJURY.
WHEREAS AMERICA, MY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FILL HEALTHCARE GAPS BY PROVIDING IMPORTANT OUT OF HOSPITAL CARE, INCLUDING PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, FOLLOW UP CARE AND ACCESS TO TELEMEDICINE.
WHEREAS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM CONSISTS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHERS, FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, PRE-HOSPITAL NURSES, EMERGENCY NURSES, EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, TRAINED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND OTHER OUT OF HOSPITAL MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS.
WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAM WITH A CAREER OR VOLUNTEER ENGAGE IN THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR LIFESAVING LIFESAVING SKILLS.
WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS BY DESIGNATING THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
WE NOW, NOW THEREFORE OUR ATE SHIP BEAR, THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS, AND RECOGNITION OF THIS EVENT TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2026 AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK.
THE 52ND ANNIVERSARY OF EMS WEEK IS THEMED IMPROVING OUTCOMES TOGETHER.
I ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE THIS WEEK WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS, CEREMONIES AND ACTIVITIES IN HONOR OF THE EMS PROFESSION AND THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES IT PROVIDES THE WITNESS WHEREOF I HEARING TWO SET BY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF CL TO BE AFFIXED.
THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2026 SIGNED BY MYSELF AND I TESTIFIED BY ROSA CL, CITY CLERK ROAD, FLORIDA ONE ONE.
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THANK YOU.THE NEXT ITEM ON THE KNIGHT'S AGENDA WILL BE AN UPDATE ON THE WOOD SHORE WOOD SHORE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BY MR. STEVE CHANDLER.
YEAH, MY NAME'S STEVE CHANDLER WEITZMAN, UH, DEVELOPMENT OWNER OF THE KROGER ANCHORED SHOPPING CENTER HERE TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE, UH, WAS COMPLETED IN 16, RIGHT NOW WE'RE 40 SOMETHING PERCENT LEASED, DEPENDS HOW YOU RUN IT, BUT ROUGHLY 44, WE JUST GOT NOTICE, UH, SPORTS CLIP IS NOT GONNA RENEW.
THEY'RE GONNA RELOCATE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UH, SO WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES OBVIOUSLY ON THAT SIDE.
UM, WE HAVE SOME PLAY THERE WE'RE WORKING ON WITH SOME PEOPLE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THERE AND OBVIOUSLY HAVING TO GIVE SOME CONCESSIONS AND TRY TO WORK THROUGH THAT.
SO WE HAVE SOME PROSPECTS BUT NOT, NOT TO GET IT TO 90%, WHICH IS TYPICAL OF WHAT THESE ANCHORED CENTERS KIND OF FALL INTO ON OCCUPANCY.
IT'S CLOSER TO THAT 90% RANGE AND REALLY HIGHER THAN THAT.
SO THIS HAS BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE FOR US.
UM, WE'RE WORKING WITH SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.
I'M ACTUALLY MEETING, SEE, SO PEOPLE NEXT WEEK WE HAVE A BIG CONVENTION, OUR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT WEEK IN LAS VEGAS AND I HAVE SOME MEETINGS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME, UH, GOOD PROSPECTS COME THROUGH FOR US.
KROGER SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL, Y'ALL KNOW BETTER THAN WE DO ON THOSE THINGS.
WE'RE THRILLED TO BE HERE, HONORED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THE CITY WORK WITH US ON IT AND WE'RE THERE.
SO, BUT WHY I'M HERE IS THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM KNOWS BETTER THAN I DO IS THAT, UH, CLUT BEING DRY AND ALSO LAKE JACKSON IS THAT, UH, LIQUOR CELLS STILL EXIST, BUT THEY EXIST IN ANGLETON, FREEPORT SURF SITE AND WE'VE CLEARLY HAD INTEREST IN DIFFERENT LIQUOR STORES BEING INTERESTED.
AND SO I WOULD ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER GETTING IT IN FRONT OF THE CITIZENS, UH, TO ALLOW CLUT TO BE WET FOR LIQUOR STORES, WHATEVER DESIGN THAT Y'ALL HAVE ON THAT, AND UH, GIVE US THAT OPTION TO GET THAT THERE'S REAL TAX DOLLARS THERE.
CLEARLY THEY'RE GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE AND I WOULD ASK Y'ALL TO CONSIDER THAT, UH, TO LET CLU HAVE LIQUOR STORES IN THE CITY AND, AND, BUT US AND ESPECIALLY Y'ALL BENEFIT FROM THAT REVENUE.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHY I'M HERE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LEMME KNOW.
I HAVE A, I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT, WITH THE VACANCY, WITH THE VACANCY PERCENTAGE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN THAT, IN THAT AREA, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THOSE BUSINESSES THERE? WELL, I THINK IT'S VOLUME.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHY SPORTS SPLITS LEAVING.
THAT'S WHY WE HAD, UH, ACE HARDWARE COME IN.
I, I THINK THAT THEY SAID THEY LIKE TO SEE NUMBERS IN THE TWO EIGHT RANGE, $2.8 MILLION A MINIMUM TO APPROVE A DEAL.
CAME IN AT MAYBE ONE SIX, NOT SURE ON THEIR MODEL.
WE'RE GONNA VISIT WITH THEM AGAIN ON THAT.
BUT RIGHT NOW THEY JUST DON'T SEE THE VOLUME.
SPORTS CLIPS COULDN'T MAKE MONEY.
UH, PET SUPERMARKET, IT'S A VOLUME THING.
WE HAVE SOME STIFF COMPETITION HERE.
WE HAVE THE MALL AREA, WE HAVE THE HEB AREA AND THEN WE HAVE US.
AND SO WE HAVE TO COMPETE AS HARD AS WE CAN.
WE HAVE GOOD DRAW WITH THE KROGER GROUP.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE CENTER.
I THINK WE GET SUPPORT FROM THE CITIZENSHIP, BUT THERE'S OPTIONS HERE.
AND SO WE'VE HAD A FIGHT TO GET, IT'S JUST A DIFFICULT MARKET.
PEOPLE ARE HERE TO MAKE MONEY AND IF THEY CAN'T MAKE MONEY, THEY'RE NOT COMING IN.
UH, WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT DOOR, AND I'M SURE Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THE MCDONALD'S AT SOME LEVEL.
KROGER HAS A STORE INSIDE THERE AND UH, SOMETHING'S CHANGED IN THE LAST X AMOUNT OF YEARS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY OWN THEIR OWN STARBUCKS.
SO THEY'RE NOT SAYING GO PUT ONE IN.
SO WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
WE'RE BUILDING TWO KROGER'S IN THE DALLAS AREAS WE SPEAK.
SO I'M TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THAT BUT ALSO SEE IF THAT CAN HAPPEN AND HOPEFULLY GET THE SUPPORT THERE SO WE COULD GET THE MCDONALD'S TO COME THROUGH.
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CAN GET THAT, IT ALL HELPS 'CAUSE VOLUME BE, YOU KNOW, BENEFITS EVERYBODY ELSE.SO THE MORE TRAFFIC WE GET, THE MORE TRAFFIC WE GET.
SO IT BENEFITS, SO ON, ON THOSE THINGS.
THE STARBUCKS DEAL IS 21 TO 2300 FEET AND THEY WANT OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FROM US.
SO THEY'RE A VERY DIFFICULT DEAL TO DO.
VERY RARE, BUT THEY WANT YOU TO BE THE BANK ALSO AND FINANCE IT.
SO WE GOTTA WORK THROUGH THAT.
UH, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO GET THAT THERE AND I'M HELPING DOUG AND ACTUALLY TALK TO HIM THIS WEEK AND HE TOLD ME, OBVIOUSLY HE'S IN SUPPORT OF WHAT I'M HEARING PROPOSING TO GET OUR HELP THERE.
SO, UH, DOUG AND I ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO BE SURE THAT THAT MCDONALD BILL HAPPENS.
SO, BUT IT'S PURELY WE NEED MORE TRAFFIC.
I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE TRY TO TALK ABOUT A, SOMETHING TO GET THE CLU CITIZENS TO BE PROUD OF THIS, KNOW IT STAYS IN THE CITY.
ARE THEY GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE? WOULD THEY LOOK AT US TO USE OUR SHOPPING CENTER? EVERYTHING IN INCLUDE, THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TYPE DISCUSSION.
BUT I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS.
IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE IS THAT, UH, YOU HAVE A FINITE MARKET.
YOU ALWAYS DO AND YOU HAVE COMPETITION.
ARE YOU ABLE TO SHARE LIKE WHAT THE AVERAGE, UH, LEASES FOR AROUND THERE? DO YOU THINK IT'S AROUND THE AVERAGE OF THE AREA? YES.
I MEAN IT'S AVERAGE, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S AVERAGE FOR WHAT? THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION IS THAT WE HAVE TO UNDERWRITE IT.
SO IT CALL, IT'S LIKE ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU HAVE A RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
SO WHEN WE UNDERWRITE, I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE ARE WAY BELOW A NORMAL KROGER ANCHORED SHOPPING CENTER ON OUR RENTS.
AND WE'RE BELOW THE COMPETITION IN THIS COMMUNITY.
ARE WE HIGHER THAN WHAT'S ON MAIN STREET AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT? ABSOLUTELY.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE HEAVY DEBT AGAINST IT.
'CAUSE IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO DO WHAT WE DID.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVING TO FEED IT AND SO IT'S A BATTLE.
BUT ARE WE, AND I BROUGHT IT UP EARLIER, IS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO GIVE CONCESSION, WELL CONCESSIONS END UP BEING LOWER RENTS AND MAYBE FREE RENT, MAYBE MORE DOLLARS INTO IT.
SO WE'RE HAVING TO GET MORE CREATIVE, MORE AGGRESSIVE TO GET THAT.
SO, SO IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, BUT IT'S A STRUGGLE FOR THE OWNERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S THAT, RIGHT? WE GOTTA, YOU KNOW, RUN THE BUSINESS, MAKE MONEY LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
SO IT'S A REAL TOUGH SITUATION, BUT WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO GET THAT OCCUPANCY OUT.
JUST QUICKLY, IS ALCOHOL SALES, IS THAT A CHARTER ISSUE? WELL, IN THE, UH, UNDER THE CITY CODE, WE WOULD HAVE TO HOLD AN ELECTION TO ALLOW FOR PACKAGE SALES.
RIGHT NOW YOU CAN, YOU CAN PURCHASE AT A PRIVATE CLUB OR YOU CAN PURCHASE AT, AT A RESTAURANT FACILITY WITH MORE THAN 50% FOOD SALES.
BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A VOTER INITIATIVE TO, TO ALLOW YEAH, WE WERE, WE WERE APPROACHED ONE TIME BY A WAREHOUSE, BUT IT'S STILL THE, STILL THE SAME THING.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS, UH, UH, A CHARTER ISSUE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO THAT EVERY ODD ODD YEAR TO WHERE ANY CHANGES IN THE CHARTER COMES UP FOR, FOR A VOTE.
IT, I, THERE'S, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY CHARTER PROVISION THAT I THINK IT'S OKAY.
IT'S JUST, YEAH, I THINK IT'S AN ORDINANCE, ISN'T IT? IT'S AN ORDINANCE.
IT IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ORDINANCE CHANGE.
RIGHT, BUT IT WOULD, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE, REQUIRE AN ELECTION.
SO IT'S SOMETHING, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COULDN'T SNAP YOUR FINGERS AND DO IT.
AND, AND MR. CHANDLER UNDERSTAND THAT I EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO FALL ANY UNIFORM ELECTION DAY AND IN FACT, CAN INTERJECT, WE ARE TALKING TO LIQUOR STORES BEHIND THE SCENE JUST SAYING THAT I'M COMING HERE TO TALK TO Y'ALL.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT WE'RE NOT ACTIVELY NEGOTIATING.
I'M NOT HERE OR THERE ABOUT THE SALES, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD REQUIRE.
I'D ASK CJ AND HE'D WALKED ME THROUGH IT.
SO YEAH, I LIKE TO, FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO THE NEXT ELECTION OF MAY 26TH, THERE'S NO WAY IT'S HAPPENING.
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
A YEAR, YEAR AWAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU, YEAH.
IS IT A YEAR AWAY OR, OR IS IT NOVEMBER? NO, IT WOULD BE NOVEMBER WOULD BE THE NEXT ONE I WOULD THINK.
AND, AND KNOWING, AND IF I CAN INTERJECT AGAIN, IS THAT IT TAKES US A WHILE TO ACTUALLY GET A DEAL DONE.
LET'S SAY THAT SOMEBODY WANTS IT, THERE'S A PERIOD OF TIME TO GET EVERYTHING BUTTONED DOWN.
SO IF WE THOUGHT WE HAD MOMENTUM FROM THIS GROUP, WE WOULD CERTAINLY TRY TO GET SOMEBODY INTERESTED ENOUGH THAT WE WOULD HAVE THEM NOT NECESSARILY SIGNED UP FOR SOMETHING, BUT THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO Y'ALL'S POSITION.
YEAH, IT, IT, IT TAKES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO EVEN GET IT ON THE BALLOT.
SO THAT'D BE A JOB FOR MS. ROSIE.
I THINK HE STARTS OFF WITH A PETITION.
NOW THE ONE MORE QUESTION, THE, THE FRONT SHOPPING AREA IS, THAT'S PART OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT? IT IS.
AND IT'S TOTAL, IT'S TOTALLY VACANT RIGHT NOW.
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BOX, THE COFFEE AND THE PET SUPERMARKET ARE ALL ALL OUT DONE.AND SO, AND WE'RE NOT GETTING GREAT INTEREST ON IT LIKE WE HAD HOPED.
WE'RE HAVING TO BE CREATIVE THERE.
BUT WE DO HAVE, LIKE I SAID, STARBUCKS THAT WOULD WANT TO GO ON THE END THERE.
WE HAD A RESTAURANT LOOKING, BUT THEY DECIDED TO GO CLO CLOSER TO THE MALL LOCAL, UH, DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE TRAFFIC COUNTS LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW? TRAFFIC COUNT ON MOISTURE CREEK? NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
UH, UH, THEY WERE ALWAYS FINE.
I MEAN, IT'S CERTAINLY A, WHAT WE CALL AN INTERIOR NEIGHBORHOOD TYPE DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S MORE OF A T AS OPPOSED TO A STRONG CROSS.
YOU DO HAVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FEEDING IN ON THE EAST SIDE, SO IT'S NOT AS STRONG AS YOU TYPICALLY SEE.
CJ HAS THE, HAS THE EDC HAVE BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF CONVERSATION WITH THE, I KNOW WE SPEAK TO DOUG, YOU KNOW, HERE AND THERE WITH WEITZMAN.
DO WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM THROUGH THE EDC? NOT WITH THE EDC, OTHER THAN THE RETIREMENT OF THE, THE MAJOR NOTE IN THE INCENTIVIZATION THAT WE DID UNDER THE 2016 AGREEMENT, IF YOU RECALL BACK IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO, TWENTY TWENTY TWO OR 2023, WE HAD A BALLOON NOTE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN DUE THIS PAST YEAR AND WE PAID THAT OFF EARLY.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BENEFIT BOTH PARTIES IF WE HAD DISCUSSIONS IN ANY TYPE OF WAY THAT WE, THAT THE EDC COULD HELP ANOTHER CHAPTER THREE 80 PERHAPS ON OUR SALES TAX, WE COULD ALWAYS EXPLORE THAT.
AND I, I KNOW YOU DO THIS FOR A LIVING, BUT DO, DO YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT THE CITY CAN DO TO ENHANCE? I DON'T HAVE ANY MA I DON'T HAVE ANY MAGIC DUST UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT IT, TO ME, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU BORDER ANOTHER CITY AND WE KNOW THAT DOLLARS TRANSFER BACK AND FORTH AND WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE GO TO SPECS AND ANGLES AND THE THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CONVINCE THE PEOPLE TO TAKE THE PRIDE IN THE CITY TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO KEEP THE DOLLAR WITHIN THE CITY.
THAT'S WHAT I'LL ALWAYS ASK ANYBODY, IS THAT CIVIC PRIDE OF THIS IS CLUE THAT'S NOT LAKE JACKSON ON ANGLETON.
IT'S NOT FREEPORT, BUT I DON'T, I SAID I DON'T HAVE ANY MAGIC DUST.
THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO, WE YEAH, WE DON'T EITHER.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY, UH, WE COULD PUT UP ROADBLOCKS AND MAKE 'EM DRIVE IN THERE
BUT NO QUESTION THAT WE WOULD GATHER DOLLARS INTO THE CITY THAT OTHERWISE BE GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THAT WOULD BE LIKE JACKSON'S, UH, CITIZENSHIP AND THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
'CAUSE THAT CAN, THAT CAN, WHEN SOMEBODY GOES TO ONE STORE, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE GOING TO TWO OR THREE STORES IN CASES.
SO IT WOULD HELP DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC.
CHIEF, I SEE YOU RUBBING YOUR HEAD OVER THERE,
I I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE.
UH, DID IT TURN OUT GOOD OR BAD? OKAY, YOU WANT HAVE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. CHANDLER? OH, I WAS, I WAS, I WAS ASKING IF IT TURNED OUT GOOD OR BAD.
UH, NO, THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEMS. UM, OKAY, HUNTSVILLE, PART OF HUNTSVILLE WHEN I WAS THERE WAS, WAS DRY.
UH, THEY STILL HAD, UM, THE ESTABLISHMENTS COULD ONLY, UM, STAY UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
IT DOES TAKE, IT STARTS WITH A PETITION FROM THE VOTERS.
THE VOTERS ARE THE ONES THAT DRIVE THAT INITIAL THING TO GET IT PUT ON THE BALLOT, BUT THEY HAD NO ISSUES, UH, AFTER THEY PASSED THAT.
SO IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, ADDING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO, TO FIGURE OUT IS, IS ARE YOU LOOKING AT JUST A LIQUOR STORE? ARE YOU GOING TO START ALLOWING ESTABLISHMENTS AS WELL? THAT'S WHERE YOU KIND OF OPEN UP THAT.
AND THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S THE QUESTION FOR THE CITY.
A PACKAGE STORE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN A, THAN A BAR CORRECT.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKING FOR.
PACKAGE STORE, NOT NOT AN ENTERTAINMENT AREA.
NOT LOOKING FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
I I GOT A QUESTION ON THE, ON THE TRAFFIC COUNT WHEN YOU MENTIONED THE, HOW ARE WE GAUGING THAT TRAFFIC COUNT? IS IT TRAFFIC COUNT ON THE MAIN ROADWAYS, LIKE ON DIXIE AND OYSTER CREEK OR THE TRAFFIC GOING INTO THE SHOP STRIP? SO WHAT WE'RE BA THE, THE OTHER MECHANISM WE HAVE TO COUNT AND UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T CONTROL THE RIGHTS AWAY THERE, SO WE CAN'T CONSTITUTE A STUDY.
UM, THAT'S WHY I WAS WONDERING IF MAYBE YOU WERE PRIVY TO DATA THAT WE WEREN'T.
SO I WILL, I WILL CIRCULATE WHAT I CAN FIND AND BECAUSE I DID NOT EVEN PREPARE FOR THAT FOR THIS MEETING, AND I'LL SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE AND UH, NO, I KNOW LAKE JACKSON'S PROBABLY NOT MOTIVATED TO PUT ANYTHING OUT THERE, SO, BUT THERE, IN THIS DAY AND AGE, THERE'S WAYS TO FIND TRAFFIC AND NOW YOU CAN MONITOR TRAFFIC INSIDE A SHOPPING CENTER
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WHERE A DECADE AGO WE, I STARTED HERE IN 14.THAT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.
BUT THERE'S WAYS TO DO IT THE WAY THEY TRACK AND Y'ALL CAN EXPLAIN THAT.
BUT, UM, SO I'LL DO WHAT I CAN TO KIND OF LET YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF TRAFFIC COMPARE AND CONTRAST EVEN WITH WHAT MAY BE AROUND US TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THAT.
SEND US, SEND US WHATEVER INFORMA OR SEND CJ WHATEVER INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN HA THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT CENTER AND SEE HOW WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER.
YEAH, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, I KNOW THIS, IT WAS AT 80% COMPARED TO IT BEING 20% FIRST STORE WAS BUILT ON THE CORNER.
HE HAD ANOTHER BIG OAK TREE WITH A LAWN CHAIR AND A NICE CHEST, A BEER AT COUNTY CARS.
THAT'S WHY HE BUILT THAT STORE THERE.
SO I WOULD SAY IF BEAVER HAD A, IF BEAVER HAD A, UH, INCLINATION TO BILL THERE, THAT IT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY GOOD TRAFFIC FLOW.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IF Y'ALL PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE? WHAT'S LAKE JACKSON GONNA DO IF YOU PUT A TRAFFIC COUNT, UH, LINE ACROSS THERE?
WE HAVE TO GET, WE HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FROM THEM TO PUT A COUNTER IN.
WE, BASED ON THE, I'LL JUST SAY THAT OUR, OUR PARTNERS AT LAKE JACKSON ARE SOMETIMES, UH, VERY CHOOSY ABOUT WHAT INFORMATION THEY SHARE ABOUT THAT ROADWAY AND THE ACCESS THAT IS PROVIDED OFF THAT ROADWAY.
I THINK THEIR MAJOR CONCERN IS THEY HAVE A FIRE STATION, EMS STATION RIGHT THERE IN THAT AREA.
AND SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRYING TO CONTROL AS MUCH AS THEY CAN TO KEEP 'EM INTERFERING WITH OPERATION OF THAT FACILITY.
I DON'T, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PULLING FORCE.
YEAH, WE NEED TO TAKE IT BACK.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THAT.
LOOKS LIKE I MISSED ONE, FOLKS.
WE HAVE A FINANCIAL REPORT FOR QUARTER ENDING MARCH, 2026.
SORRY, CORY, THEY'RE ALL TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.
TONIGHT I'M GONNA PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S FINANCIALS THROUGH QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2026.
OVERALL, DEPARTMENTAL SPENDING IS TRACKING VERY WELL AT ABOUT 48% YEAR TO DATE, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE MIDPOINT.
BENCHMARK PUBLIC SAFETY CONTINUES TO REPRESENT THE CITY'S LARGEST OPERATIONAL INVESTMENT.
WHILE MOST DEPARTMENTS ARE REMAINING VERY CONSISTENT WITH BUDGET EXPECTATIONS.
THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT REVENUES ARE CURRENTLY OUTPACING EXPENDITURES BY ABOUT 1.27 MILLION, WHICH STRENGTHENS THE CITY'S OVERALL FINANCIAL POSITION.
REVENUES, REVENUE, PERFORMANCE OVERALL REMAINS HEALTHY, ESPECIALLY IN PROPERTY TAXES, WATER AND SEWER REVENUES, SALES TAX AND INTEREST INCOME.
YOU'LL NOTICE GRANTS AND MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES ARE CURRENTLY LOWER THAN BUDGET PROJECTIONS, BUT THAT'S PRIMARILY TIMING RELATED.
SEVERAL GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS HAVE ONLY RECENTLY STARTED.
FEMA REIMBURSEMENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED AND SOME PLAN RESERVE TRANSFERS SIMPLY HAVEN'T BEEN NEEDED YET.
SO OVERALL REVENUES ARE PERFORMED AS EXPECTED MIDWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR EXPENDITURES, UH, CITYWIDE EXPENDITURES CONTINUE TO TRACK BELOW THE MIDYEAR BENCHMARK ACROSS MOST SPENDING CATEGORIES.
PERSONNEL RELATED COSTS REMAIN STABLE AND RIGHT IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS POINT IN THE YEAR.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE SO LOW RIGHT NOW 'CAUSE MANY LARGER PROJECTS AND PURCHASES ARE SCHEDULED LATER IN THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO OVERALL OPERATIONAL SPENDING REMAINS CONTROLLED WHILE WE PREPARE FOR INCREASE CAPITAL ACTIVITY IN THE UPCOMING QUARTERS.
HERE ARE A FEW CAPITAL PURCHASES.
UH, THIS, THIS QUARTER THE CITY CONTINUED INVESTING IN PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY, AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS.
SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE HIGHLY VISIBLE TO RESIDENTS LIKE THE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, WHILE OTHERS ARE BEHIND THE SCENES.
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS LIKE THE GENERATOR AND PUMP STATION UPGRADES THAT STRENGTHEN RELIABILITY FOR OUR UTILITY SYSTEMS. WE ALSO CONTINUING THE TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING UPGRADES TO COUNCIL
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CHAMBERS AUDIO SYSTEM, AND OUR ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION OF TYLER.SO OVERALL THE CITY REMAINS STABLE, UH, IN THEIR FINANCIAL POSITION MIDWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR WITH EXPENDITURES TRACKING APPROPRIATELY AND REVENUES PERFORMING STEADILY AND SEVERAL OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL PROJECTS CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
ANY QUESTIONS? NOW? I WANT TO GET CREDIT THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR THEIR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND STEWARDSHIP.
I NOTICED THAT, I NOTICED THAT HOTEL MOTELS IS DOWN ABOUT 25%.
IS THAT LAKE COLLECTION A AGAIN, OR IS IT THE VACANCIES? A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
SO THEY, OH, THEY SUBMIT THEIR SECOND QUARTER OR OUR, OUR SECOND QUARTER.
SO THIS ISN'T GONNA REFLECT WHAT WE RECEIVED YET, BUT THEY ARE, THEY ARE, THEY ARE LOW, BUT WE'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN AGGRESSIVELY COLLECTING.
UM, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE THEY'RE PROVIDING THEIR PORTION.
MR. DUNCAN, THEY'VE KEPT MR. DUNCAN AND COREY BUSY THERE TRYING TO KEEP THEM IN CHECK.
I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT RES THEIR OCCUPANCY THOUGH ACROSS THE BOARD IS VERY, VERY LOW.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME OWNERSHIP CHANGES AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT THEY WOULD COMPLETELY VACANT DURING ALL THAT OR NO, THEY, THEY REMAINED IN BUSINESS DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD, BUT EVEN WITH THAT, THE, THE OCCUPANCY, LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SLOWING DOWN PAYMENTS OR WHATEVER.
OH, I WISH THAT WERE THE CASE
I SAID I WISH THAT WERE THE CASE.
YOU WANNA HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR FINANCIAL REPORT? WHAT ELSE GOES IN THE MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY THAT WE HAVE? MISCELLANEOUS, IT SHOWS HER LIKE AT 341 THERE'S LIKE 4 MILLION.
I WAS LIKE, MISCELLANEOUS IS MY FAVORITE.
UM,
AND UM, OUR CAPITAL RESERVES, THAT'S ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILLION.
SO THAT PRETTY MUCH IS COMPOSITE FOR MISCELLANEOUS.
ONCE YOU SAID FEMA, I WAS LIKE, OH, VERY
AND I THINK WE SUBMITTED PAPERWORK AGAIN THE THIRD TIME.
SO ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU COREY, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE THAT.
OKAY, THEN THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE, LEMME MAKE SURE I'M RIGHT.
ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OATH OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR, STATEMENT OF OFFICE AND OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE UNPOSED CANDIDATE TO THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE POSITIONS OF MAYOR COUNCIL'S WARD A, C, AND E FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.
SO Y'ALL, Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE A PIECE OF PAPER IN FRONT OF YOU THAT REQUIRES YOUR SIGNATURE TO GIVE TO MS. ROSIE AFTER SHE GIVES US OUR OATH.
Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS.
YOU COULD STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ARE WE GONNA STATEMENT OF OFFICER I I I MATIC DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, PAID, OFFERED PROMISE TO, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE, ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OF, FOR THE, OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION OR APPOINTMENT FOR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
SO HELP ME GOD, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
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THEN WE'LL DO THE OATH OF, OKAY, YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AGAIN.OATH OF OFFICE I, I NICOLE DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY, OF THE CITY, OF CLU, OF THE CITY OF CLU, STATE OF TEXAS.
AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE OF TEXAS, OF STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CLU, CHARTER ORDINANCES OF CITY OF.
AND Y'ALL ALL GOT CONGRATULATIONS.
OKAY THEN THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ELECT THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR AN ANNUAL TERM AS DIRECTED BY THE CITY CHARTER.
I'M MAKE A MOTION THAT WE'LL APPOINT MS. MADDOX AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT IT.
YOU GAVE ME THAT I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN COLE PEPPER THAT MS. MADDOX BE, UH, NOMINATED AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
ANY OTHER NOMINEES? HEARING NONE.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SHOW ME WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
EVEN IF YOU'RE SICK, I'M GONNA DRIVE YOU OUTTA BED.
IF I'M NOT HERE, YOU, IF I'M NOT HERE, YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT I DO.
DRAG OUTTA BED AND BE LIKE, JUST SIT HERE AND READ THIS
UH, OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM OF THE END WOULD BE BACK TO ITEM H.
CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2021 OR 21 DASH 2026 APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE PARKS OF RECREATION BOARD.
AND IT WOULD BE INCLUDE RESOLUTION NUMBER 21 DASH 2026 APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE PARKS OF RECREATION BOARD.
WHEREAS SECTION 82 DASH 36 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF CITY OF CLUT, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS PROVIDES FOR A RECREATION FOR A CREATION OF A PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CONSISTING OF EITHER FIVE OR SEVEN CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CLU, EACH OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.
AND WHEREAS POSITIONS ONE, TWO, AND THREE EXPIRE IN MAY, 2026 IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY DESIRES TO FILL THESE TWO TWO OF THESE POSITIONS NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KLU, MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS.
FIRST THAT BRIAN COLE IS HEREBY REAPPOINTED TO FIELD POSITION TWO, WHICH EXPIRES IN MAY 20, 28 AND SECOND THAT MICHAEL MCCULLEY IS HEREBY REAPPOINTED TO FIELD POSITION THREE, WHICH EXPIRES IN MAY, 2028.
THE THIRD THAT THIS RESOLUTION AFTER EXECUTION AND THAT TESTATION SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CLARK, TEXAS.
READ PAST AND APPROVED THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2026.
AD SIGNED BY MYSELF, ATTESTED BY ROSA PO.
CITY CLERK SHALL HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 21 DASH 2026.
SO MOVED, MOVED BY COUNCILMAN CHRIS.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR DISCUSSION.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
JUST APPRECIATE THE ONES THAT DO WELL.
I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION IS SAYS FIVE OR SEVEN AND THERE'S THREE VACANCIES AND ONLY TWO FIELDS.
ARE WE STILL OUTTA QUORUM? WE'RE STILL OUTTA QUORUM.
WE HAVE TWO OTHER MEMBERS THAT
I MAY HAVE SOMEBODY INTERESTED.
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WOULD BE GREAT.IF YOU REACH OUT, HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO ROSIE SO THEY CAN FILL OUT THE APPLICATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
UNANIMOUS, MR. MCCULLEY AND MR. COLE ARE BACK ON THE BOARD.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION THAT POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 22 DASH 2026.
ACCEPT ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY RELA FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT NINE 11 BRADFORD BOULEVARD AND SET IN A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT.
THE PROPOSED JOINT PUBLIC HEARING IS JUNE 11TH AT 2026 AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 22 DASH 2026.
THE RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL CITY CLU, TEXAS APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY RE PLAT OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT NINE 11 BRADS PORT BOULEVARD, CLUTE, TEXAS, WHERE THE CITY LOO HAS AUTHORITY TO REVIEW PLATS AND RE PLATS WITHIN ITS LIMITS AND EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
AND WHEREAS A REQUEST TO REPL PROPERTY LOCATED AT NINE 11 BRAD PORT BOULEVARD, TEXAS COMBATING THE TWO ADJACENT LOTS INTO ONE LOT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR THE SETTING OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF INCLUDE TEXAS.
THAT SECTION ONE, THE PRELIMINARY REPLAY OF PROPERTY AT NINE 11 BRAD PORT BOULEVARD, CL TEXAS IS APPROVED WITH A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR JUNE 11TH, 2026 AT 7:00 PM SECTION.
THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON PASSAGE AND EXECUTION BY THE MAYOR.
CITY CLERK READ PASSAGE AND ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2026, SIGNED BY MYSELF AT THE TESTIFY BAY ROAD APPOINTMENT.
SUSAN CLERK TO CLARIFY FOR COUNSEL, THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT'S OWNED BY KIM FAB.
THEY RECENTLY, UH, ANNOUNCED PLANS TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATION HERE IN INCLUDE AND UH, WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT BACK PORTION INTO A SINGLE LOT.
WE'VE MET WITH THEM SEVERAL TIMES TO TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC FLOW.
UH, WE'VE TRIED TO FACILITATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH TDO BUT THAT DID NOT GO AS WELL AS WE WOULD'VE HOPED.
SO THAT THEY'VE MADE, UH, THEY'VE MADE ACCOMMODATION ON THEIR OWN SITE FOR MOVING VEHICLES IN AND OUT.
WE'VE ENSURE THAT THEY'VE GOT WATER, SEWER, GAS, EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED AND THEY AGREE THEY'RE GOING TO TREAT THE EFFLUENT, UH, IN A MANNER THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR IT.
IT'LL BE TYPE ONE WATER COMING OUT.
THEY GOING TO ENLARGE YOUR FACILITIES.
ULTIMATELY, THEIR PLAN IS TO DOUBLE THE FACILITY SIZE FOR CAPACITY.
UM, BUT THIS INTERIM STEP IS BASICALLY ABOUT A 30% INCREASE IN THE, THE ACTUAL, UH, CAPACITY AT THE SITE RIGHT NOW.
SO, AND WE'RE WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TRAFFIC, YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT EVERYDAY TRAFFIC FLOW.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING THEY IN AND OUT OF, OF UH, VESSELS AND STUFF THAT THEY'RE YES SIR.
THEY DO A LOT OF TANK, UH, A LOT OF TANK CLEANING, A LOT OF TANK REPAIR.
UH, THEY JUST DID A HUGE FAB, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'VE MOVED THAT BIG TANK OUT OF THERE OR NOT YET, BUT IT'S ALL RELATED TO THE PLANT SO IT'LL BE COMING IN AND OUTTA THE PLANTS.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 22 DASH 2026.
SECOND IT BY COUNCILMAN CULPEPPER FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 23 DASH 2026 AUTHORIZING THE FREEZING NICHOLS MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT EXTENSION AND THIS WILL BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23 DASH 2026.
RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY
FOR THE PROVISION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO CERTAIN DRAINAGE PROJECTS AND SYSTEMS. WHEREAS FREEZE NICHOLS, INC.
FNI THROUGH FORMAL REQUEST PROCESS WAS REWARDED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES ON THE MASTER SERVICE PLAN BETWEEN THE CITY OF CLUE F AND I INC FOR THE G-L-O-C-D-B-G HAZMAT GRANT OF MORE THAN 9.6 MILLION FOR REGIONAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF INCLUDE FNI IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY THE SIXTH, 22 3 AND INCLUDES A TWO YEAR TERM WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND AS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE C-D-B-G-M-I-T PROJECT.
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FNI HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES THROUGH AN APPROVED TASK ORDER UNDER THE MASTER SERVICE PLAN AND WHEREAS UPON EXPIRATION OF THE INITIAL TERM IN JANUARY, 2025, THE CITY PROVIDED VERBAL AUTHORIZATION TO FNI TO CONTINUE PROJECT DESIGN AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROJECT CONTINUITY AND MEET GRANT REQUIREMENTS.WHEREAS THE CITY AND FNI HAVE CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN GOOD FAITH UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ORIGINAL MSA AND THE PARTIES NOW DESIRE TO FORMALLY RATIFY AND DOCUMENT THE CONTINUATION AND EXTENSION OF THE MSA FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY, 2025 THROUGH JANUARY, 2027, WHEREAS THE CITY INCLUDES HIS DESIRES TO EXTEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE AGREEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE C-D-B-G-M-I-T PROJECT THROUGH JANUARY, 2027 AND SUCH.
EXTENSIONS RATIFIES THE CONTINUATIONS OF SERVICES PERFORMED SINCE JANUARY, 2025 PURSUANT TO PRIOR VERBAL AUTHORIZATION BY THE CITY.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CL TEXAS THAT THE MASTER SERVICE PLAN BETWEEN THE CITY OF INCLUDE AND FNI INC IS EXTENDED THROUGH JANUARY, 2027.
RED PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2026, SIGNED BY MYSELF AND TESTIFIED BY ROSE 20.
THIS RELATES BACK TO THE ISSUES WE HAD ALONG FLAG LAKE WITH OUR PARTNERS THAT ENERGY TRANSFER REFUSING TO RELOCATE THEIR, UH, PIPELINE CENTER POINT AGREED TO.
BUT WE'VE BEEN STUCK WAITING FOR TWO YEARS FOR THEM TO MAKE THE AGREEMENT THEY FAILED TO DO SO.
UH, WE'VE BEEN GRANTED AN EXTENSION AGAIN BY, BY GLO THROUGH JANUARY 27TH TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.
IF WE DID NOT UNDERTAKE THIS EFFORT, WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO RFQ AND BASICALLY FOREGO THE ENTIRE GRANT, THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT FUNDING.
SO DO YOU SEE THAT HAPPENING? DO I SEE THAT HAPPENING? I WOULD PREFER NOT AS FAR AS COOPERATION.
OH, WITH ENERGY TRANSFER? NO SIR.
BUT AS YOU'LL RECALL, BACK IN JANUARY WE BRIEFED COUNSEL ON THE STATUS QUO.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE ELECTED TO DO IS MOVE SOME OF THE MONEY THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR THAT PORTION OF THE PROJECT TOWARDS THE PEN MONEY IMPROVEMENTS.
ORIGINALLY THE PLAN WAS TO JUST ENCLOSE THE DITCH ALONG PLANTATION.
WE'VE NOW INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK TO CONNECT DIXIE TO PLANTATION AS WELL AS MAKE SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BOX CULVERT SIZE GOING UNDERNEATH PLANTATION FROM THE NORTHERN CHANNEL THAT CURRENTLY RUNS BEHIND PENN MONEY AND BACK AROUND TOWARDS WHAT WE THINK OF AS PENN MONEY DITCH BY DOLLAR GENERAL.
SO THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECT ON FLAG.
SO FLAG, YEAH, BASICALLY BASICALLY DELETING THE FLAG LAKE PROJECT.
WE HAD TO HAD TO BASICALLY DELETE THE FLAG LAKE PROJECT DUE TO THE ALTRAN OF, AND THERE'S NO, NO STATE HELP WE CAN GET FROM, FROM WE UH, WE'VE TALKED TO TDOT, WE'VE GOT THEM TO MAKE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION ON AN EXPEDITED PERMIT ON BEHALF OF ENERGY TRANSFER.
WE TALKED TO THE RAILROAD COMMISSION, UH, BECAUSE THE STATE OF TEXAS GRANTS INDEPENDENT UTILITIES, THE SAME POWERS OF CONDEMNATION, WE WOULD BE TIED UP IN A LAWSUIT FOR YEARS.
AND QUITE FRANKLY THEIR BUDGET IS BIGGER THAN OURS.
I'M SURE IT DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23 DASH 2026.
MOTION MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL PERSON.
MADDOX, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COUNCILMAN LOPEZ MAKES A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW THIS IS CLEAR MUD BUT YEAH,
WHEN I THINK BACK TO WHEN WE DRAFTED THIS GRANT BACK IN 2020 AND THEN IT TOOK US THREE YEARS TO GET THE CONTRACT STAGED WITH THE STATE.
THIS IS LINGERED ENTIRELY TOO LONG.
IF THEY WOULD'VE DEPOSITED OUR, THAT MONEY IN OUR ACCOUNT, WE COULD'VE DRAWN SOME INTEREST ON IT.
I'M SURE THE TAXPAYERS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE
THE RAINY DAY FUND IS GETTING IT.
THE RAINY DAY FUND IS GETTING IT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THE NEXT ITEM ON MINE IS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH 2026 AUTHORIZING THE DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTRACT EXTENSION AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH 2026.
A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY CL TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH
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DRC EMERGENCY SERVICES LLC FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.WHEREAS THE CITY INCLUDED ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH DRC EMERGENCY SERVICES LLC IN JULY 22ND, 2023 FOR THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.
AND WHEREAS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT TERM WAS FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE OPTION OF TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS.
AND WHEREAS THE CURRENT YEAR IS SET TO EXPIRE ON JULY THE 22ND, 2026, WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLU DESIRES TO EX EXERCISE THE FINAL AVAILABLE ONE YEAR EXTENSION OPTION.
AND WHEREAS THE PRICE PRICING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ORIGINAL CONTRACTS SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE IN EFFECT DURING THE EXTENSION PERIOD.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT APPROVING THIS EXTENSION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF INCLUDE AND ITS RESIDENCE NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF INCLUDE TEXAS, THAT SECTION ONE CITY COUNCIL HERE BY AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EX EXECUTE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH DRC EMERGENCY SERVICES LL FEE EFFECTIVE JULY 22ND, 2026 AND EXPIRING JULY 22ND, 2027.
ALL PRICING TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE DURATION OF THIS EXTENSION.
SECTION THREE, THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION.
READ PAST PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY CL TEXAS ON THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2026.
SIGNED BY MYSELF AND TESTIFIED BY ROSA POINT WITH CITY CLERK.
AND IF COUNCIL WERE RECALL, THEY, UH, WE HAD THE STAFF OO, IN THE MIDDLE OF BARREL WHERE THE PRIOR DEBRIS REMOVAL GROUP WITH BELLY UP AND WE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT.
THIS WOULD PUT BOTH CONTRACTS, THE MONITORING AND THE DEBRIS REMOVAL INTO SYNC WITH EACH OTHER FOR REPLACEMENT IN 2027.
SO WE'LL TAKE THAT OUT TO BID IN EARLY 2027 AND AWARD A NEW CONTRACT.
BUT THIS GETS US THROUGH THIS STORM SEASON AND MOST OF NEXT STORM SEASON, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILPERSON ATTICS TO APPROVE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COUNCILMAN AGUILAR MAKES A SECOND DISCUSSION.
HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS IN ABOUT SIX WEEKS.
I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE IT THEN, ACTUALLY.
AND THEY'VE BEEN JOHNNY ON THE SPOT WITH I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY RFIS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED NOW FOR FROM FEMA AND FROM TA.
SO FURTHER DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 DASH 2026 AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSITION OF THE TAX LIEN AT SEVEN 16 EAST MAIN STREET.
IS THIS THE BUILDING THAT HAD THE BIG TREE ON IT FOR THE LONGEST TIME? YES MA'AM, IT IS.
DID SOMEBODY GIVE US THE LAND OR GIVE US THAT? YES MA'AM.
THE OWNER? WELL, NO, THE OWNER, UH, DID A VOLUNTARY, VOLUNTARY DEMOLITION.
SO WE PUT A, A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY FOR THE VALUE OF THE DEMOLITION.
WE ALSO HAVE A TAX LIEN ON THE PROPERTY 'CAUSE IT'S IN DEFAULT.
SO, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MECHANICS OR THE LIEN FOR THE DEMOLITION, WE HAVE THE FIRST RIGHT, UH, ON THE PROPERTY.
NORMALLY WE WOULD FALL BEHIND THE COUNTY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE COLLEGE, ALL OF THOSE BECAUSE OF OUR TAX RATE.
BUT IN THIS CASE, WE MOVED TO THE FRONT AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE MAKING THE DECISION ON WHAT THE SALE PRICE, WHAT A NEGOTIATED SALES PRICE MIGHT BE.
AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 DASH 20 OF 26 OF THE CITY INCLUDE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELU ON THE 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2026 AT THE REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF INCLUDE A MOTION WAS DULY MADE AND SECONDED FOR THE CITY TO, OF CLU TO RESELL PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED THROUGH TAX FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.
THE CITY OF CLU REQUEST THAT THE SHERIFF OF BRAZORIA COUNTY CONDUCTS SUCH SALE THAT ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 35.04 A C AND D PROPERTY TAX CODE.
AND THAT THE SUCH SALE BE HELD AT THE EARLIEST AVAILABLE DATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND FURTHER THAT THE CITY INCLUDE NOTIFY THE SHERIFF THAT IT WOULD NOT OBJECT TO A SALE OF SUCH PROPERTY IN THE SUM DESCRIBED BELOW.
DISCUSSION AMONGST CITY COUNCIL WAS THEN CONDUCTED AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE SAME MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KLU CALLED A MOTION VOTE ON THE MOTION.
AND THE SA SAME WAS PASSED BY MAJORITY, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KLU, THAT CITY INCLUDE OFFERED FOR RESALE IN ACCORDANCE
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WITH SECTION 35.04 AC AND D PROPERTY TAX CODE THAT THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND THAT THE SHERIFF IS HEREBY REQUESTED TO CONDUCT SUCH SALE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH STATUTES AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE.AND FURTHER THAT A MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE SALE PRICE OF SERVICE PROPERTY IS SET FORTH ABOVE.
AND IN THAT, IN THAT PLACEHOLDER, IT IS $50,000 THAT WOULD MAKE US HOLD FOR BOTH THE LIEN AND THE BACK TAXES AS WELL AS GET GENERATE EXTRA FOR THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES THAT THOSE ARE HELD AGAINST.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN CHRIS.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN COLE PEPPER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS.
CAN WE NOW? YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
UH, ALL THE OTHER ENTITIES WILL BE PAID.
SO THAT'S THAT THEY BACK ON THE, LIKE THE COLLEGE AND THE YES SIR.
SO WE'LL BE MADE WHOLE FIRST AND THEN THE OTHERS WILL RECEIVE A PORTION OF WHATEVER THAT SALE IS.
THIS IS BASICALLY SETTING THE MINIMUM BID.
WE RECEIVED A TENDER OFFER, UH, THAT WAS BELOW THIS.
AND AFTER TALKING WITH THE LAW FIRM, WE, WE BELIEVE THIS IS A, A, AN ADEQUATE PRICE TO AT LEAST MAKE US WHOLE.
AND THAT IS, IF IT DOESN'T COME IN FOR THAT, IT GOES BACK, IT GOES BACK ON THE MARKET.
ANY OTHER, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, HEARING NONE? I ENTERTAIN A VOTE ALL IF EVER.
NEXT ITEM WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN TONIGHT.
IF YOU, YOU WANT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING POSTPONEMENT OF THIS ITEM.
UH, WE DID OPEN BIDS ON TUESDAY.
THE BIDS WERE, UH, EXCEPTIONAL IN THEIR, UH, PRICING.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO, UH, REEVALUATE AND BRING SOMETHING BACK FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
SO CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON THIS? YES, SIR.
UH, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE STRUGGLING TO GET SOMEBODY TO, SO WE CAN GET THIS FIXED ROLLING INTO HURRICANE SEASON HERE.
I GUESS OUR BLUE TARPS MAY MAKE IT ONE MORE YEAR.
ANY PART OF THIS THAT WE CAN'T CONSTITUTE THAT WE'RE IN A STATE OF, UH, EMERGENCY FOR PICTURE NEED? WELL, I, WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF EMERGENCY, IF THAT THAT'S THE WORD I'D LIKE TO USE, THAT WE CAN'T HIRE A CONTRACTOR AS A NEED TO GET THROUGH THE STEP OF DOING THIS AND HAVE THE CONTRACTOR DO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH POSSIBLY BETTER RESULTS.
ARE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE NO, I'M TALKING PLAIN ENGLISH GUY.
I'D ALREADY HIRED A CONTRACTOR.
AND THEN HE WOULD'VE HAD TO JUMP THROUGH THE HOOPS THAT WE SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO GET ANY, ANYBODY.
IS THAT AN OPTION OR AM I JUST WAY OUT LEFT HERE? SO THE PROCUREMENT AND I'LL DEFER TO LEGAL COUNSEL ON PROCUREMENT BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF THE JOB WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO SEAL BID OR TO OPEN MARKET.
NOW WE'RE REEVALUATING WHAT OUR POSITION IS AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO.
I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH MR. DUNCAN THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PROCURE THE, THE MATERIALS AND THEN SPLITTING THE CONTRACT INTO A DIFFERENT MODULE.
SO WE'LL DO THE HVAC AND THE ROOF USING SEPARATE CONTRACTORS INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HIRE ONE GENERAL.
WHEN I TALKED TO THE BIDDERS WHO ATTENDED THE PRE-BID, UH, I ASKED WHY THEY HADN'T SUBMITTED A FINAL BID.
AND THE THREE THAT DIDN'T, THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE, THAT DIDN'T RESPOND TO THE RFQ, BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY A COULDN'T GET THE PRICING OR A PARTNER ON THE PRICING FOR THE STEEL FOR THE TRUS WORK, OR B, THEY DIDN'T DO HVAC WORK.
AND OF COURSE IT'S NOT WITHIN OUR PURVIEW TO MARRY THOSE PARTIES UP BECAUSE WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT HVAC CONTRACTORS AND ANOTHER ROOF CONTRACTOR THAT WERE HERE.
SO IN TALKING WITH THEM, WE'VE GOT SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO SPLIT THE WORK UP AND MAYBE HANDLE, ALLOW THE CITY TO PROCURE THE MATERIAL TO REDUCE THE PRICE THAT'S PAID.
BUT WE GET OURSELVES IN THE TRAP THERE.
THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING FAILS.
WELL, IT WASN'T MY LABOR, IT WAS YOUR MATERIAL.
WELL, I NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
THE PROBLEM IS, IS WITH THE, WITH THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
I UNDERSTAND GOVERNMENT BUILDING AND GOVERNMENT BIDDING AND THE PRICING JUST BLOWS MY MIND.
UH, AND MAY ONCE AGAIN, I, I'M JUST SHOWING MY IGNORANCE HERE, BUT I TALKED TO SOMEBODY SAID I TALKED TO THREE ROOFERS.
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HEY, HOW DO YOU GET A ROOF PUT ON A COMMERCIAL BUILDING THAT BELONGS TO CITY? WELL, YOU JUST PUT ONE ON IT.BUT WHILE I'M HEARING THIS, THREE AND A HALF AND $4 MILLION VERSUS A THIRD OF THAT AS AN ESTIMATED COST, OF COURSE YOU GOTTA PUT YOUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO SEE THAT.
AND IS IT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY? NO, SIR.
THAT WE CAN'T TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE.
I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT IT FROM ME.
WELL, I'M, AND I KNOW YOU WANT TO CURE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FEEL LIKE, IS THIS TUNNEL VISION THAT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING WE'RE MISSING? NO.
SO YOU'VE GOT MULTIPLE SYSTEMS THAT ARE AFFECTED.
WE'VE GOTTA, IF WE, WE PUT A ROOF ON, THEN WE EITHER HAVE TO RAISE THE, THE EXISTING H-V-A-C-H-V-A-C SYSTEM, WHICH HAS ALREADY FAILED US.
NINE OF THE 11 UNITS HAVE NEW BLOWERS, ALL 11 NOW HAVE NEW MOTHERBOARDS.
IT NEEDS TO COME DOWN AND IT'S INEFFICIENT.
SO WE'VE GOTTA GET THE HVAC OFF THE ROOF, WE'LL RAISE IT, WHICH THEN INCREASES THE PROFILE AND THE UPLIFT ON THE ROOF.
SO THE FIRST STORM WE GET, THE ODDS ARE WE'RE GONNA LOSE BOTH JUST LIKE BAY CITY DID LAST YEAR IN BARREL OR TWO YEARS AGO NOW IN BARREL.
SO THE IDEA IS, IS THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT A ROOF ON HERE THAT'S SUSTAINABLE TO THE WIND, GET THE HVAC SYSTEM OFF, AND THAT'S WHERE IT, IT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLEX THAN JUST SLAPPING TRUSSES ON TOP.
WHY DON'T ANY OF THESE COMPANIES, THEY CAN JUST DO IT, SUBMIT A BID, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW.
OKAY, WELL TELL 'EM WE'RE PUTTING OUT RF QS OR IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? RRP, RRP, RPS, WHATEVER.
AND THEY GO, WHAT IS THAT? WELL, I TALKED TO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN.
SO IS THAT, IS THAT A REQUIREMENT THAT I'M YEAH, I'M SORRY.
IT'S SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LOCAL, WE'VE GOT SOME ROOFERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, JUST DUNNO HOW TO SUBMIT AN R FUNCTION UNDER THAT, THOSE STEPS MAY, I WOULD THINK DUE TO JUST LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, MAYBE NOT.
THEY MIGHT GO IN HERE AND GO, OH, WELL NO, THIS AIN'T JUST A ROOF.
BUT I, I JUST WOULD THINK FROM THE CITY'S POINT OF VIEW, A CONTRACTOR PER SE, THAT'S ALL THEIR PROBLEMS, NOT OURS.
THEY WOULD GO, WELL, WE CAN'T DO THIS 'CAUSE THE TRU HAS GOTTA BE THIS, OR WE DON'T WANNA PUT FLAT ROOF ON 'CAUSE OF THIS.
OR HEY GUYS, Y'ALL THOUGHT ABOUT ALL THIS O AIR CONDITIONER.
YEAH, THAT'S WHY WE HIRED YOU.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO, IS THAT A OPTION VERSUS THIS OTHER WAY? OR HOW DO YOU, HOW DO WE LET PEOPLE KNOW POSSIBLY, THIS IS NOT AN EXAMPLE, WHO KNOWS? GUY ACROSS THE STREET MAY KNOW SOMETHING.
HE WAS, HE WAS PART OF A BID PACKAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED HERE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, I JUST, I JUST KNOW IF THIS WAS SOMEBODY'S HOUSE, WE DIDN'T, THIS WOULD BEEN FIXED.
WELL, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN DO YOU SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH? LET'S FIX THE ROOF.
I GUESS I, I DON'T WANT TO SEE, WE'RE ALMOST AT AN EMERGENCY STATE AT THIS POINT.
IF NOT, WHAT WE'RE GOING END UP WITH IS HEARING ALL THE, OH, CHANGE MY WORD.
WE'RE GONNA HEAR ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE, Y'ALL JUST WAITED THE CITY HALL ROTTED DOWN SO YOU COULD BUILD A NEW ONE.
I DON'T WANT THAT ON MY SHOULDER.
I DON'T, YEAH, I WOULDN'T, I WOULDN'T WANT THAT EITHER, SIR.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALREADY ACCUSED OF, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED AT THE PARK.
YOU KNOW, WE LET THAT TREE LAY IN IT FOR X NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT RAIN FULL ROTTED AND WE END UP HAVING TO PUT A NEW BUILDING UP IT.
BUT THAT'S A, THAT'S, THAT'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.
YEAH, I MEAN, SO I MEAN, WE'RE JUST REQUIRED TO DO SEALED BIDS AND THE, AND THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO IS PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND SAY, OKAY, THESE ARE THE SPECS TO THE JOB, MAKE A BID.
AND I WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE PLENTY OF INDUSTRIAL ROOFING PEOPLE IN THIS AREA THAT COULD DO IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE NOT SUBMITTING BIDS.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF MY QUESTION.
DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT ON, DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT ON ROADS? DO WE HAVE TO WE DON'T HAVE YOU, YOU HAVE TO DO THAT ON EVERY, WE HAVE A CREW.
WE HAVE A CREW THAT CAN GO OUT AND REPAIR ROADS OR SEWER LINES, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
FIGURE THAT WITH THAT, WHERE YOU HAVE TO SAY, SO WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU'RE GONNA EXPEND MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS UNDER TEXAS PROCUREMENT LAW, I REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO GO OUT FOR BID.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S COMPETITIVELY ADVERTISED.
WE ADVERTISED HERE IN THE LOCAL PAPER, WE A ADVERTISED THROUGH JOB BOARDS, CONSTRUCTION, JOB BOARDS, TRYING TO GENERATE INTEREST.
I WILL SAY THAT THE FOLKS ACROSS THE STREET WERE A PARTICIPANT IN, IN, IN ONE OF THE BIDS.
WE'VE TALKED TO ANOTHER LOCAL CONTRACTOR WHO ATTENDED THE PRE-BID.
HE COULDN'T FIND THE HVAC COMPONENT TO IT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROPOSING THAT MAYBE WE BREAK THE HVAC INTO ONE CONTRACT, THE ROOFING INTO ANOTHER CONTRACT, AND THEN FIND THOSE CONTRACTORS THAT WAY.
C CJ IS THERE A WAY THAT THE CITY, IF WE CAN ROUND UP, LIKE, UH, COUNCILMAN CHRIS SAID, THESE SMALLER BUSINESSES OR SMALLER CONTRACTORS, IF WE CAN ROUND THEM UP AND TAKE THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OF AN RFP.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DO THAT ALREADY OR IF YOU DON'T.
SO WE, WE TRY TO MAKE THE R THREE AS UNDERSTANDABLE AS POSSIBLE FROM A BIDDER'S PERSPECTIVE.
WE TRY AND BREAK IT DOWN AND PROVIDE THEM THE SPECIFICATIONS AND, AND WHAT MATERIALS THE CITY INTENDS TO USE IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE WE
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MADE THE, MADE THE DECISION TO TRY AND HIRE A, A GC TO HANDLE ALL OF IT AND MAKE IT ALL OF THEIR PROBLEM.THE ONE SMALL BUSINESS WAS LIKE, I JUST DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT.
SO WE THINK THAT MAYBE BREAKING IT INTO TWO PARTS MAKES IT MORE PALATABLE.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT WOULD MAKE IT ANY CHEAPER.
WHY IF, IF YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT THIS BID ON, AND I REALIZE IT'S PROBABLY WAY MORE THAN WHAT WE HAD THOUGHT.
BUT IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN, THAT'S, IS IT GONNA BE ANY CHEAPER? AND IS IT, IS IT GOING TO EXTEND THIS PROCESS ANOTHER SIX, SIX MONTHS WHERE WE STILL, YOU KNOW, WITH A BUILDING THAT'S, THAT'S 'CAUSE YEAH, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT USING FEDERAL FUNDS, WE CAN OPEN THE RFP AND CLOSE THE RFP IN A, IN A MUCH MORE EXPEDIENT MANNER.
I THINK THIS TIME IT WAS ONLY OPEN FOR 15 DAYS IN THE, IN THE EVENT OR IN THE HOPE THAT WE WOULD HAVE THIS PROJECT LAUNCHED AND UNDERWAY BY JUNE.
SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO, BUT THE, THE ONE THING AND ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER, WE CAN SHOW THEM HOW TO RESPOND TO AN RPQ, BUT WE CAN'T PROVIDE THE ANSWERS AND NOR CAN WE PROVIDE, HEY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO TALK TO X, Y, AND Z ABOUT SUPPLY AND YOU MIGHT WANNA TALK TO X, Y AND ZAB, C ABOUT LABOR.
SO THIS REALLY COMES DOWN TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
YEAH, THAT'S A NICER WAY I WAS GONNA SAY IT.
UH, BUT IT COMES DOWN TO A DOLLAR VALUE TOO.
SO ANYTHING OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS REQUIRES 14 DIFFERENT HOOPS.
IF YOU GO THROUGH 'EM THREE TIMES, IT'S 14.
OKAY, WELL I, AND I, AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE SAYING, SO INSTEAD OF PICKING UNGODLY NUMBER OF $2 MILLION, WE, WE MIGHT, WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I MEAN, WHETHER THE ACS A MILLION DOLLARS AT THE ROOF'S, A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE SUBSTRUCTURE, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I GUESS THAT STILL PUTS US AT THE SAME SPOT.
WELL, I DON'T THINK, I THINK PRICE WISE WE'RE GONNA BE MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE.
I THINK THERE'S WAYS TO, I HATE TO USE EUPHEMISM, BUT SKIN THE CAT.
AND I ALSO THINK BREAKING IT INTO SEGMENTS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW ESSENTIALLY YOU HAVE FOUR PROJECTS IN ONE, YOU HAVE TWO BUILDINGS, TWO HVAC SYSTEMS, TWO ROOFING SYSTEMS. THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD BREAK IT INTO SMALLER COMPONENTS AND ALLOW FOR MORE COMPETITIVE PRICING.
UM, AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME MATERIAL FLEXIBILITY THAT WE COULD LOOK AT AS WELL.
SO THE TRUE ANSWER, THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING THE LOCAL PEOPLE OTHER THAN THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR JUST THE LACK OF THE ABILITY TO DO IT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT AND SAY, AS A CITY, HEY, YOU SHOULD COME OVER HERE AND LOOK AT OUR ROOF AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED.
THE ONLY THING WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO, WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T BREAK THE CONTRACT UP SO IT COMES IN SMALLER THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND PER PIECE TO TRY TO GET AROUND THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PART.
BUT, UM, YEAH, I MEAN GENERALLY USUALLY YOU'LL GET A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? AND THEY'LL GET ALL THE TRADES, THEY'LL GET A, A ROOF PERSON, THEY'LL GET A HVAC PERSON AND THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, COME IN.
BUT APPARENTLY IN THESE BIDS, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY THAT COULD DO THE ROOF AND THE HVAC BOTH.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER AND SAY, HEY, LET'S DO THIS PROJECT TOGETHER.
YOU DO THE ROOF, WE'LL DO THE HVAC AND WE'LL SUBMIT ONE BID, THE SQUARE, THE SQUARE FOOT PRICE FOR A ROOF AND A AC YOU COULD BUILD A BRAND NEW BUILDER.
WELL, YEAH, THAT'S THE WHOLE, THAT WAS MY THIRD AWAKENING POINT OF
WHAT? YEAH, I MEAN THE SQUARE FOOT PRICE WAS, WAS MORE THAN WHAT IT WOULD COST TO BUILD A BRAND NEW BUILDER RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY DEALING WITH, I'LL JUST PICK HIM UP.
I THINK IF WE JUST THREE SPECIFIC REPAIR OR CONTRACTORS, THAT'S JUST THE ONES THAT HAVE A $5 MILLION CHECKBOOK THAT CAN SELL OUT ALL THE CONTRACTORS.
THAT'S, AND ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE PRE BIDDERS EXPLAINED THAT HE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPITAL.
NOT LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY BE MADE HERE.
WELL, HOPEFULLY NOT 30% ON EVERY CONTRACT.
PRETTY GOOD CHECK ON $3 MILLION JOB.
I MEAN, I AIN'T IN NONE OF IT, BUT ALL THAT TAKES IS MONEY AND I DON'T HAVE NOTHING, BUT I GOT GOOD CREDIT.
AND IF WE SPLIT UP THE HVAC AND THE ROOF, I MEAN THAT WE MIGHT SAY, HEY, MAYBE WE CAN GET MORE BIDS THAT WAY.
BUT THEN YOU'RE GOING, THOSE TASKS HAVE TO BE PERFORMED WORKING TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THEN YOU MIGHT HAVE PROBLEMS. SURE.
YOU KNOW, THE BEST THEY'RE GONNA HAVE PROBLEMS. THE BEST PLAN IS IF THERE'S THIS CONTRACT, THEN MAKE A BID RIGHT.
THERE BE, THERE WAS SOME OVERLAP IN THE TWO PROCESSES.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE REASON.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE BASIC REASON THAT IT WAS TRIED TO PUT OUT AS ONE BID SO THAT THEY COULD COORDINATE THAT.
SO THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION BASICALLY IS YEAH, IF YOU THINK YOU CAN FIND SOMEBODY, TELL 'EM TO GET THE CITY ALTERNATIVE A BID ONCE WE RESPECT IT.
WELL, I MEAN, WITHIN REASON, BUT, AND IT, AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY DOING, THE BID'S REALLY NOT THAT COMPLICATED.
IF WE NEED TO GIVE A WORKSHOP, YOU KNOW, PRE-BID CONFERENCE, WE GIVE, YOU KNOW, TELL
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'EM TO, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PRE-BID MEETINGS, RIGHT.IF WE NEED TO INCLUDE AS PART OF THAT PRE-BID MEETING THAT HEY, WE WILL GO THROUGH IT AND EXPLAIN HOW TO RESPOND TO AN RFP.
RIGHT? I KNOW THAT'S NOT NORMAL, BUT WE'RE REALLY DEALING WITH A SITUATION.
WELL, WE GOTTA GET SOMETHING DONE.
I MEAN, I, I THINK THAT'LL BE, I MEAN, I MEAN, TRUTHFULLY WE'VE BEEN GOING AT IT AT THIS FOR TWO YEARS.
I MEAN, WE NEED TO GET SOMETHING DONE AND THAT WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO, WE NEED TO DO IT.
AND IF IT'S LIKE MR. CHRIS SAID, IT'S ROUNDING THEM UP AND, YOU KNOW, HOSTING A LITTLE SOMETHING AND MAYBE TALKING TO THE CHAMBERS AND SEE HOW THEY CAN HELP.
I MEAN, WE, WE JUST HAVE TO, AND EVEN IF IT'S JUST, WE JUST FIX THIS ROOF.
AND, YOU KNOW, WORRY ABOUT THAT ANOTHER DAY.
I MEAN, IT, IT HAS, WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHERE WE'D BE WITHOUT MISS ROSIE'S WATER CATCHMENT? YEAH.
IT JUST SEEMS SO LIKE, EH, IT'S JUST A PROBLEM AND THEY'RE JUST MEANT TO BE SOLVED.
I'M NOT DOWNGRADING, I'M TRYING TO BE DESPERATE WITH YOU OF WHAT WE CAN DO.
AND SO, I, I MEAN THIS IS JUST MY BRAINWAVE THOUGHTS THAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND.
YOU KNOW, THEY, THESE PEOPLE THAT BID THIS JOB PUT ALL KINDS OF CONTINGENCIES IN IT BASED ON THE FACT THAT THIS BUILDING IS OCCUPIED.
AND I, I MEAN, I I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET MY OH, THE INSURANCE LOT.
I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET MY TWO OR $3 I GOT IN MY POCKET THAT THAT WAS SOME OF THE REASON THAT THE BIDS WERE AS HIGH AS THEY WERE.
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN REMODELING MY HOUSE FOR 20 YEARS BECAUSE WE LIVE IN IT.
I LIVED ON CINDER BLOCKS FOR A WHILE.
SO I HAVE A FEELING THAT THAT WAS SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE ISSUE WITH THE PRICING.
BUT I MEAN, THE PRICING THAT THEY TURNED IN, LIKE I SAID, IT'S THE SQUARE FOOT PRICE IS MORE THAN NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR A, FOR A ROOF AND AN AIR CONDITIONER.
CAN WE MAKE POSTCARDS THAT SAY WE NEED A NEW ROOF.
CALL US NOW THE CLUES SEE ON IT AND JUST START MAILING 'EM OUT TO ROOFING COMPANIES.
AND WE'VE HAD INTEREST FROM, FROM VARIOUS ROOFERS.
IT'S, IT'S THAT COMBO PROBLEM.
IT'S GETTING THE HVAC UNITS OFF.
BECAUSE AFTER WE TAKE THOSE OFF, YOU'RE, YOU'VE BASICALLY GOT 11 LARGER HOLES THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW IN THE CEILING.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A SIMPLE ISSUE, BUT IT'S NOT A SIMPLE ISSUE BECAUSE THIS IS A GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
IT HAS TO MEET GOVERNMENT CODES.
IT DOESN'T, IT IS NOT LIKE IT BELONGS TO ME AND I WANT TO PUT A NEW ROOF ON IT AND I DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE ROOF, THE, THE EXISTING ROOF IS EXISTING ROOFS BE BEYOND REPAIR.
I MEAN WE, WE'VE SPENT, WE'VE PUT A NEW ROOF ON THIS IN 2021 OR 2022 NEWUM.
AS LONG AS WE HAVE A FLAT ROOF, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THESE ISSUES.
I MEAN, THE REALITY IS, IS FLAT ROOFS ON THE TEXAS COAST ARE AN INVITATION TO DISASTER.
I I I UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF IT.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW THE ATTEMPTS TO RE NO.
THE, THE BUILDING ITSELF WILL HAVE TO REMEDIATE AND CLEAN UP AND RENOVATE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SO MUCH DAMAGE.
BUT THE BUILDING ITSELF, THE SHELL IS GREAT.
YOU'VE GOT A, A CONCRETE SHELL.
THE ROOF, THE SUBFLOOR, ALL THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.
AND SO IF WE WOULD, I FEEL LIKE IF WE PUT ANOTHER FLAT ROOF ON HERE, WE'D SAVE SOME MONEY.
'CAUSE I THINK WE DID IT LAST TIME FOR $90,000.
BUT WE WOULD ONLY BE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR ANOTHER 5, 6, 7 20.
WE'D BE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
WE'D BE RIGHT BACK IN THIS, IN THIS SITUATION WITH WATER COMING IN THE BUILDING, AS LONG AS WE MAINTAIN IT AS A FLAT ROOF, WELL FLAT ROOFS CAN BE MADE NOT TO LEAK.
I OWN THREE BUILDINGS WITH FLAT ROOFS AND THEY LEAKED FOR FIVE YEARS UNTIL I FOUND SOMEBODY THAT COULD FIX A FLAT ROOF.
AND NOW I WILL TELL YOU, I SOLD 'EM, WELL, I SOLD KIND OF I'M OWNER FINANCING AND ROOF AIN'T LEAKED IN THREE YEARS, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT APPLICATION.
I'M NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT PUT THE LAST ONE ON, BUT THERE'S A BIG CHIEF NOTEBOOK PAD FULL OF PEOPLE THAT AREN'T HAPPY WITH THE LAST ROOF THEY PUT ON.
UH, SO, OKAY, I YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
I I I'M JUST APPALLED THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE STUCK.
WELL, I FEEL LIKE I JUST DON'T TAKE THAT POSITION WELL IN ANYTHING I DO.
I UNDERSTAND THAT NIGHT WHEN THESE BIDS CAME IN, WE WERE EQUAL.
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OKAY.I I LEMME THINK, ASK SOME QUESTIONS MAY BE WORSE OFF WHEN I ASK QUESTIONS.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'S NOT, THERE'S NO RESOLUTION AND THERE'S NO ACTION BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GONNA CONSIDER EITHER BID.
SO, SO OUR TRUE HOPE THEN IS JUST BLOWS OFF COURSE MY HOUSE WOULD BE RIGHT ALONG WITH IT, BUT I MEAN IT, SORRY, THAT WAS A BAD COMMENT.
WOULD IT BE FEASIBLE JUST TO ENTERTAIN SOME, SOME COST ON REPAIR IF, IF OH YEAH.
I MEAN, I MEAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FIVE YEARS AIN'T $20,000 A YEAR AND WE'VE COME OUT OF REPAIR THAN WE ARE NOW.
I THINK THE MAIN THING, YOU KNOW, IS, IS TO, IS TO GET IT FOR, IT'S NOT LEAKING.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THE ENVIRONMENT WITH, WITH THE MOISTURE INSIDE THE BUILDING, WHAT IT COULD BE CAUSING TO THE EMPLOYEES IN HERE.
YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE MOLD REMEDIATION WHEN IT'S, WHEN IT'S OVER WITH AND IT IS A HEALTH HAZARD.
SO I WOULD JUST ENTERTAIN THAT.
WE JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE GET SOME PEOPLE LOOK AT IT JUST TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE.
LIKE JEFF, IF YOU GET FIVE YEARS OUT OF IT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT, WE'LL SIGN THE NEXT NEW AND IMPROVED ROOF IN FIVE YEARS THE WAY TECHNOLOGY'S GOING.
WELL, I MEAN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT JUST SETTING POSTS OUT AND RUNNING.
I MEAN RUNNING A CANVAS TOP OVER THE TOP.
I MEAN THERE'S, AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE'S GOTTA BE A, YOU KNOW, AT, WELL ON TOP OF BAD JOKES, IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE.
WELL, I MEAN, MY CONCERN AT NOBODY'S FAULT, I'M NOT BY ANY MEANS.
WE WE'RE KIND OF, KIND OF OFF SUBJECT.
WE, WE COULD HOLD A WORKSHOP IF WE NEED TO, TO DISCUSS OUR NO, I JUST TIED THAT INTO THE ROOT QUESTION.
I'M SORRY I WENT A LITTLE TOO FAR.
BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO HOST A WORKSHOP AND GET SOME CONTRACTORS IN HERE AND GET THEIR IDEAS AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
AS LONG AS WE STAY FROM PEOPLE, STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE TO BUILD FIRE AND STATION.
AND THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CON CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 27 DASH 2026 RESOLUTION RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL DOCUMENTS YET, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO POSTPONE THAT ITEM TOO UNTIL WE GET THE FINAL CONTRACT IN FOR REVIEW.
YEAH, THE RED LINE CAME IN TUESDAY, SO IT SHOULD BE, WE SHOULD HAVE A PROPOSED AGREE, A PROPOSED AGREEMENT BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.
SO WE WE'LL IN TIME TO POST IT FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.
ARE YOU ANTICIPATING A COUNTERPROPOSAL? NO.
WELL, I DON'T FINALIZATION THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS.
I HAVE, THIS IS THE, I HAVE CHANGES.
THIS IS THE ACTUAL CONTRACT THAT WE'VE GOTTA REVIEW.
[V. NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS]
SO NEXT ITEM WOULD BE NOTICING ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS.UH, PEACE OFFER FROM MEMORIAL DAY IS TOMORROW AT NOON.
AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FLAG GARDEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF NIKKI CAN BE THERE TOO.
YEAH, YOU MAY HAVE TO DO THAT.
IF, SEE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU, I'M GONNA MAKE THE NEWSPAPER.
MAYOR PRO TIM EMBARRASS THIS ENTIRE CITY OF CLU.
I PROMISE I'M NOT NORMALLY NOT THERE, BUT I HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT IN HOUSTON TOMORROW AT ONE 15 AND I CAN'T BE THERE AT 12.
WOULD BE IN HOUSTON AT ONE 15.
I'M SETTING ALL MY ALARMS. YEAH, I'LL BE THERE TOO.
MEMORIAL DAY IS MONDAY, MAY 25TH.
WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL AS BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 2026 AT 6:30 PM WE HAVE A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 28TH, 2026 AT
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7:00 PM WE HAVE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND A CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY, JUNE THE 11TH, 2026 AT 7:00 PM AND WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 25TH, 2026 AT 7:00 PM THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE WE WERE GONNA UPDATE THE CONTRACT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE IT.SO WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION EITHER, RIGHT.
UNLESS SAY A CITY ATTORNEY THINKS WE NEED ONE THERE.
THERE'S NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE LAST ONE.
THE ONLY, THIS WAS GONNA BE A DISCUSSION OF THE CONTRACT, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE.
SO DO YOU NEED A MOTION TO TABLE THAT OR NO? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO, NEXT ONE WILL BE ADJOURN.
HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR TO ADJOURN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COUNCILMAN LOPEZ MAKES A SECOND PENDING.
NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.