Jul 30, 2026 Regular Council Meeting

[I. COMMENCEMENT]

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DOSES HEREBY GIVEN OF A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027, SUBJECT TO THE TAXES, WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 30TH, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M. AND IS LOCATED AT 107 7531 GOVERNING BODY CITY COUNCIL DRIVE TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME.

HE WISHES TO DISCUSS ANY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY.

5511072 DELIBERATION REAL PROPERTY. 5514073 DELIBERATION ABOUT THE USE OF DONATIONS.

5514074 PERSONNEL MATTERS. FIVE. 1.076 DELIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES.

551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 4184175.183 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE, INCLUDING THE NOMINATION SECTION OF 321.3022 SOUTH DAKOTA INFORMATION.

THE AGENDA PACKET ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT WWW.TEXAS.GOV.

ADDRESS CAPITAL PUBLIC COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENT FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE START OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.

SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

THE RECORDING OF THE VIDEO MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC AT THE TIME.

EACH HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER. OR. IN ANY OTHER CASE, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ASKING FOR YOUR BLESSINGS ON THE CITY, ON OUR STATE, ON OUR COUNTRY. WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US THE WISDOM TO MAKE THE DECISION FOR THE BEST, FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CLUJ, THAT THEY MAY PROSPER AND HAVE A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND RECREATION ASSOCIATED WITH ALL THE OTHER CITIZENS IN TOWN.

WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER OUR CHILDREN AS YOU HAVE DONE, TO KEEP THEM SAFE, THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR ALL OF OUR NEEDS AND THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US YOUR BLESSINGS ON THIS MEETING TONIGHT.

WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

I HAVE NO PROBLEMS. MEMBERS. PRESENT. PRESENT.

PRESENT. PRESENT. PRESENT. PRESENT. PRESENT. PRESENT.

PRESENT. FIRST NIGHT. FIRST NIGHT OF THE NIGHT'S AGENDA AND

[II. VACANCY AND RESIGNATION MATTERS]

COUNCIL MEMBER. A LETTER OF RESIGNATION AND A DECLARATION OF A VACANCY IN BOARD MEETINGS.

ALTHOUGH WE GOT MARRIED AND THEY HAVE MOVED INTO A DIFFERENT WARD, SO HE IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR SERVE AS A WARD AND SEE WHAT THE CONSTITUENT. SO. THAT BEING SAID, AND I HAVE A MOTION.

ARE WE MOVING THIS TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA? SPELL DISASTER? OKAY. THIS IS THIS IS A CONSIDERATION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP. WITH THE PROCLAMATION.

I'M SORRY. YES. OH, MAN. CAN I SAY SOMETHING NOW, OR SHOULD I WAIT TILL THE PROCLAMATION? PART OF THIS MOTION IN A SECOND. MRS DISCUSSION.

SO IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. YEAH. I MEAN, THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS WORKING IN THE CITY INCLUDE. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT HAVE HELPED ME OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

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IN A SECOND I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THEN THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE DISCUSSED.

CONSIDER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. AUGUST THE 2ND.

AUGUST THE 12TH, 2026 AND SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2026, WHICH IS EIGHT TO APPOINT A CANDIDATE FOR THE VACANT POSITION.

HOW MUCH? DO I HAVE? TO DO THIS DISCUSSION. THIS TIME THE GUIDANCE OF THE SMART CITY ORDINANCE OR CHARTER.

30 DAYS. 30 DAYS. FIVE DAYS. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.

FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? MADAM. THEN WE WILL MOVE DOWN TO THE BUSINESS ITEMS UNDER ITEM AYE.

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

UPON HIS RESIGNATION, THE CITY PROCLAMATION HONORING ERIC AGUILAR FOR HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF TEXAS. WHEREAS, COUNCILMEMBER ERIC AGUILAR, REPRESENTING WARD, BEING FIRST ENTERED THE CALL TO PUBLIC SERVICE OF MAY 2019.

AT THE AGE OF 21, HE BECAME THE YOUNGEST INDIVIDUAL EVER ELECTED TO OFFICE OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND.

WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE, HE HAS DEMONSTRATED DEDICATION, THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS. WHEREAS, AFTER RESIGNING IN JANUARY 2020, HE CONTINUED HIS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE LED TO HIS REELECTION IN MAY 2021, REFLECTING THE CONFIDENCE OF THE COMMUNITY HE SERVES.

WHEREAS, COUNCIL MEMBER AGUILAR HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE TO THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL CENTER TASK FORCE, HELPING IN INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND VITALITY.

WHEREAS, DUE TO HIS RECENT MARRIAGE AND RELOCATION TO ANOTHER WARD UNDER THE CITY, WITHIN THE CITY, HE HAS MADE THE DECISION TO RESIGN WHILE CONTINUING HIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND HONORS.

COUNCIL MEMBER. ERIC FOR DEDICATED SERVICE, HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO BE IT. FURTHER PROCLAIMING THAT THE CITY EXPRESSES ITS SINCERE GRATITUDE AND BEST WISHES FOR THE CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE CITY.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 30TH DAY OF JULY 2026 AND SIGNED BY MYSELF AND I WROTE THE CITY.

Y'ALL CAN GET A BIT CLOSER.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHIEF.

THANKS.

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MUCH. THIS IS ONE. OF THE WORKSHOP AND I WAS DISGUSTED WITH THE FISCAL YEAR

[III. WORKSHOP ITEMS ]

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK. OH.

YEAH. SO. LIKE COUNCILMAN ECOMMENTS DOWN THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION FROM 214,105. SO I HOPE EVERYBODY BROUGHT A PILLOW.

THE OPERATIONAL REALITY IS, IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE RELATIVE STAGNATION IN REVENUE GROWTH OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE ID TO CATCH UP CURRENTLY STANDING AND WE'RE DISCUSSING MATTERS RELATED TO THE IDEA LATER.

BUT ON THE LOW END WE'RE GOING TO GENERATE ABOUT 106% MORE REVENUE OVER THE PRECEDING 15 YEARS UNDER THAT CONTRACT.

HOWEVER, PART OF THAT AGREEMENT TO ENABLE A FLOOR AND A MINIMUM SPEND BY DOW TOWARDS THE CITY WAS THE ALLOWANCE FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS TO REMAIN BASICALLY AT STATIC LEVEL IN TERMS OF PAYMENT TO THE CITY.

AND SO GOING THROUGH THE CHANGES FROM WHAT WAS PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY WE'VE INCREASED THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE TOTAL TO REFLECT THAT.

UPDATED AT BOARD TAX AT A REVISED RATE OF 0.4700.

THAT WAS AS WE GOT OUR TAX NUMBERS IN THIS MORNING.

WE'RE ACTUALLY LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THE COUNTY HAD SUGGESTED AN INCREASE TO 0.48.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A RATE DECREASE IS WHAT FOR SALES DOWN FROM 0.4717, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE AT CURRENTLY PER $100 VALUATION.

BUT THAT WILL GENERATE ABOUT $300,000 MORE IN REVENUE THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED.

SO THE MEETING THIS YEAR, KEVIN, THE RATE AND YOU'RE INCREASING THE REVENUE, THE BAD NEWS IS EVERYBODY'S APPRAISALS WENT UP, SO THEY'LL STILL SEE IT AS A TAX INCREASE. TAKING A LOOK AT THE CURRENT MODEL AND WE'LL DISCUSS KIND OF SOME OF THE MACHINATIONS HERE. BUT WHEN WE ALLOCATED CAPITAL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND FUND 413 TO PRESERVE THE CITY'S FUND BALANCE.

IF YOU RECALL, PREVIOUSLY, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT 106 WE WERE GOING TO GO INTO THE NET NEGATIVE.

BUT WE HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO REMEDY THAT AND THEN WE ALSO, BASED ON SOME CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE, WE'LL BE RESTRUCTURING THE CONTRACT FOR THE GRANTS WITH RELATED TO THE HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM AND THE MITIGATION MODIFICATION METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

SO WE'VE HAD TO REALLOCATE THOSE COSTS AND REVENUES IN FUND NUMBER FIVE.

WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE REVISED HEALTH CARE COVERAGE COSTS FOR STAFF.

SO THIS STILL INCLUDES A 25% INCREASE IN THE BASE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.

WE BELIEVE THAT THAT INCREASE IS GOING TO BE MUCH LOWER.

AND IF I'M RECALLING CORRECTLY, WE HAVE ONE BID THAT IS A GREAT PASS THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE A RATE PASS OF THE CONTINUING COST THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING THIS YEAR WITH MINOR INCREASES DIVISION IN DENTAL.

AND THEN THE ARMY PROJECT. AND I APOLOGIZE, WE DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A QUORUM.

I ASKED THE CONSULTANT THAT WAS GOING TO BE HERE TO PRESENT NOT TO COME BECAUSE HE WAS PREGNANT FROM HOSPITAL. SO WE'LL BRING HIM BACK.

BUT LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE FINANCING FOR THAT PROCESS, I DID SPEAK WITH DUSTY TRAYLOR, THE CITY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR.

HE THINKS THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY IN THE ENTERPRISE FUND TO HANDLE A SMALL DEBT ISSUE RELATED TO THAT WE COULD ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT FUNDING THE SOLID WASTE VEHICLES IF WE DECIDE TO DO THAT THERE.

AND ALSO SOME CITY DRAINAGE WORK. AND THEN WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE ACTUAL BIDS TO COME IN FROM THE RFP FOR THE SOLID WASTE PROGRAM.

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BUT THAT'S THOSE ARE KIND OF WHERE THOSE ARE KIND OF THE, I GUESS THE CHANGES AND QUESTIONS, THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET GOING INTO THAT WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A PROJECTED TOTAL REVENUE ON THE GENERAL FUND OF 15.3 MILLION.

THAT SAYS 3.5% INCREASE IN ANYONE TAXES, SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THAT BASED ON THE 0.4700 NUMBER.

WE ANTICIPATE STAGNANT SALES TAX GROWTH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A POSITIVE FOR A REGION.

AS I STATED IN OUR WORKSHOP THAT SATURDAY, OUR SISTER CITIES IN THE AREA ARE ALL EXPERIENCING DECLINES IN SALES TAX GROWTH.

WE DO WANT TO CONTINUE TO URGE FOLKS TO HAVE ITEMS DELIVERED TO THEIR HOME BECAUSE THE CITY DOES RECEIVE THAT SALES TAX AS THE POINT OF SALE.

WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US AND HELPED US A LOT.

AGAIN, THE IDA PAYMENTS WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

IT'S ACTUALLY TWO YEARS AND THEN THE THIRD YEAR IT STARTS TO GO UP SLIGHTLY, BUT IN YEARS, FOUR THROUGH 15 IS WHERE WE SEE THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE IN OVERALL REVENUE RELATED TO THE PAYMENT OF THE TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT INTEREST.

YEAH. ONE THING ON THAT. NOW, IT'S NOT JUST ME.

ONE PAPER, TWO PAPERS. CORRECT. YES, SIR. UNDER THE AGREEMENT WITH RESTRUCTURING THE PAYMENT PROGRAM.

SO INSTEAD OF A TWICE A YEAR PAYMENT TO THE CITY, WE WILL SEE ONE PAYMENT ON DECEMBER 31ST OF EACH YEAR.

ON THE ENTERPRISE FUND, WE ANTICIPATE TOTAL REVENUES OF JUST SLIGHTLY MORE THAN $9.7 MILLION.

THAT INCLUDES THE SLIGHT WASTEWATER WATER WASTEWATER INCREASE WITH NO SOLID NO INCREASE IN SOLID WASTE FEES.

DEPENDING ON WHAT WE DO WITH THOSE OPTIONS, AND WE'VE GOT TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS SOME LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE TO KEEP PACE WITH WHAT PWA IS DOING.

THEIR RATE INCREASE THIS YEAR IS $0.30 $0.30 PER THOUSAND GALLONS.

SO THEIR COST IS GOING UP AS THEY TRY TO RETIRE SOME DEBT.

I BELIEVE THAT SCHEDULE WILL INCREASE SCHEDULE INCREASE WITH BWR RUNS THROUGH 2031, CORRECT? WAS IT 2032? I THINK IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE PWA INCREASE THEIR RATES OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 7 YEARS.

SO WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET. WE CONTINUE TO HOLD THE 2% COLA FOR ALL STAFF.

THE ELIMINATION OF CURRENTLY UNFILLED BUT BUDGETED POSITIONS IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING PD AND MS, A POTENTIAL REALIGNMENT OF STAFF OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND REVISITING THE OPTIONS OF SOLID WASTE.

WE HAVE THREE NEW PATROL VEHICLES, SOME DITCH MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, THE CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS FOR ADA, THE COMPLETION OF THE INCO TEN TRANSITION, AND THEN CIP PROJECTS, AND A REVISED PLAN FOR OUTSOURCE OF THE MOWING AND LANDSCAPING.

AND I WOULD NOTE THAT THE CIP INCLUDES FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL ENTERPRISE AND DEDICATED 505.

SO LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE, BASED ON THE REVISED REVENUE STREAMS THAT WE DISCUSSED YOU CAN SEE THIS, THIS COLUMN IS WHAT IS PROPOSED CURRENTLY. OPTION ONE WOULD INCLUDE THE ELIMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL, SOLID WASTE SERVICE AND THE OUTSOURCING TO A PRIVATE FIRM, BUT MAINTAINING THE RUSH AND HEAVY, HEAVY GARBAGE PICK UP. THE OPTION TWO IS THE ELIMINATION OF ALL SOLID WASTE SERVICED BY THE CITY, AND A COMPLETE TRANSITION TO A PRIVATE SERVICE FOR THE ENTIRE FOR THE ENTIRE SERVICE.

THIS AFTERNOON, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS CULPEPPER AND CHRIS, AND COUNCILMEMBER CULPEPPER HAD AN IDEA ON POTENTIAL.

I GUESS WE CALL IT OPTION THREE OR OPTION TWO.

AYE NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT WE WOULD CALL IT, BUT WHICH WE MAY SEE AS MAINTAINING RESIDENTIAL SERVICE TRANSITIONING MODELS.

SO WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO OBVIOUSLY MODEL THAT BECAUSE WE DISCUSSED A COUPLE HOURS AGO, BUT WE'LL BE DOING THAT AND BRINGING THAT BACK TO YOU, AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL ALTERNATE OPTION WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE IMPACT ON THE CITY'S BOTTOM LINE IS PRETTY DRAMATIC.

AND SO WE'RE, AGAIN, AT THAT CROSSROADS PLACE, A PLACE, A VERY HEAVY CHOICE, LOOKING AT THE REMAINDER OF THE FUNDS, THE BIG HITTER, AGAIN, IF WE WERE TO INCLUDE THE $500,000 IN THE OVERALL ASK FROM THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND, WE WOULD BE APPROACHING A NET NEGATIVE. THIS PRESERVES SOME FUND BALANCE IN THE FUND TO COVER THE POLICE CARS.

AND I THINK THERE'S AN ALTERNATE FINANCING MECHANISM THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO US.

LOOKING AT THE SOLID WASTE PROGRAM. AND THAT COULD INCLUDE LEAKS OR POTENTIAL DEBT ISSUE.

THE OTHER MAJOR CHANGE IS IN FUND OH FIVE. AND I WILL REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THAT IS FUNDED THROUGH A SEPARATE STREAM OF SALES TAX REVENUE.

$0.40 OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE EARN COMES INTO THAT FUND.

SO WE HAVE A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE ISSUE.

THE MAJOR CHANGES HERE WERE THE CHANGES TO THE GRANT TOTALS IN TERMS OF REVENUES AND THE EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE DRAINAGE PROJECTS

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SO THAT FUND OH SIX AND FUND OH FIVE ARE CONSIDERED GOVERNMENT FUNDS, BUT THEY ARE NOT ENTANGLED WITH THE GENERAL FUND.

SO THE FUNDS ARE DEDICATED PROJECTS. RUNNING AN ENTERPRISE FUND.

WE DO PROJECT TO FINISH THIS YEAR IN THE BLACK, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD NEWS.

WE PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN DRAWING AND SO WE LOOK TO FINISH A LITTLE BIT HEALTHIER THIS YEAR IN THE COMING YEAR.

AND THEN DEPENDING ON WHAT WE DO WITH THE AMR AND HOW THAT'S FINANCED.

AND MY PROJECT, WE PROJECT A MODEST NET REVENUE IN THAT FUND IN THE NEXT YEAR.

LOOKING FOR ANCILLARY FUNDS AND THEIR BASE FUND.

WE DO ANTICIPATE CONTINUING A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE IN THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS AS WELL.

THIS MARKS THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CYCLE.

YEAR ONE IS MARKED BY SOLID PROGRESS. WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRIVATE ENTITIES IN THE RIGHTS OF WAY AS WELL AS COSTING.

SO WE'VE HAD TO REEVALUATE WHAT THOSE COSTS ARE.

AND WE'VE READ THOSE PROJECTS FROM YEAR ONE, FROM YEAR ONE INTO YEAR TWO, AND WE'LL SEE THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.

WE STILL HAVE MORE THAN 50 COMBINED MILES OF WATER AND SEWER LINES THAT ARE IN PLACE.

WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT DETAIL ON OUR STREETS, DRAINAGE AND THE CONTINUATION OF SIDEWALK EXPANSION THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND SO TO KIND OF EDUCATE FOLKS, WE DIVIDED THE CITY, IF YOU RECALL, WITH ALL THAT NEED, THE TOTAL NEED IN THE CIP WAS MORE THAN $500 MILLION.

SO ANYBODY THAT'S HALF $1 MILLION LAYING AROUND IN THEIR COUCH CUSHIONS, WE DO APPRECIATE DONATIONS AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO NAME ANYTHING YOU LIKE.

BUT THE REALITY IS, IS YOU CAN'T SEE THE ELEPHANT IN ONE BITE.

SO WE DIVIDED IT INTO 12 ZONES TRYING TO PLAY ON THE GEOGRAPHIC OR MAN MADE DIVISIONS BETWEEN THE TWO.

SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO, OUR GOAL IS, IS BEFORE THIS CYCLE DISCIPLINES THAT WE'VE TOUCHED EVERY SINGLE ZONE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BEGINNING THIS YEAR WITH THE BRYAN SUBDIVISION, AND I'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS ON THAT IN JUST ONE MOMENT.

BUT THE IDEA IS, IS EACH SECTION, EACH ZONE WILL BE TOUCHED OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS AS THE PROGRAM PROGRESSES.

THIS IS THE RENDERING FOR WHAT WE HOPE TO GET OUR STREETS TO LOOK LIKE.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE VARYING WIDTHS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY SOME AS NARROW AS 12FT, OTHERS OUT TO 28FT.

BUT WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE 20 FOOT, 20 FOOT, NINE FOOT WIDE STANDARD PROFILE WITH THE, WITH THE DITCHES ENCLOSED AND ENHANCED MAINTENANCE AND STABILITY RELATED TO THE STREET ITSELF. AND SO THIS IS THE REVISED GENERAL FUND CIP.

I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE CHANGED AREAS IN YELLOW.

THOSE INCLUDE THE GLOW AND THE GLOW PROJECTS RELATED TO THIS.

WE ANTICIPATE THOSE COSTS IN ABOUT $2.6 MILLION.

WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH GLO CURRENTLY ON THE REVENUE.

RELATED TO THAT, THE GRANT FUNDS THAT WILL BE DEDICATED TOWARDS THAT.

AND WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT BY OUR NEXT MEETING.

THIS DOES INCLUDE $1.5 MILLION FOR THE STANDARDIZATION AND RESTRUCTURING OF LINCOLN ROAD FROM THE POINT IN WHICH IT TRANSITIONS FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE JUST SOUTH OF MONKEYS, ALL THE WAY BACK TO MAIN STREET.

IT INCLUDES KYLE ROAD EXTENSION ENHANCEMENTS, AND THEN STRADA BRIDGE FROM THE LEVY BACK TO WHERE IT MEETS THE CONCRETE, THE CURRENT CONCRETE EXISTING SECTION COMING OFF HIGHWAY 288.

IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE SIDEWALK EXTENSION FROM WHERE IT TERMINATES CURRENTLY, ALONG A LONG STRETCH OUT TO STRATMAN SPORTSPLEX, SO THAT WE COULD TAKE THE BIKES. THEY COULD WALK SAFELY AND NOT HAVE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OUT THAT WAY.

FINALLY, WE HAVE INCLUDED THE IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY HALL FOR ADA, AS WELL AS THE COMPLETION OF THE REMEDIATION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS THERE RELATED TO THE WATER DAMAGE. THE EDC WOULD BE FUNDING A PORTION OF THAT, ABOUT $100,000.

THE GENERAL FUND SHOULD BE ABOUT $130,000 TOWARDS THOSE PROJECTS.

AND THEN THE COMPLETION OF THE CLEARING AND STARTING OF THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS AT SHANKS LAKE AND ALSO THE MAIN STREET POCKET PARK PROJECT.

SO THE TOTAL CIP SPEND ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE COMES TO JUST AND I CAN'T READ THAT FROM HERE, ABOUT $6 MILLION DOWN FROM WHERE WE WERE PREVIOUSLY AS WE AS THE PROJECTS HAD TO COME IN TO COME INTO FLUX.

AND AGAIN, SO WE'VE GOT THE OLD ANGLETON RECONSTRUCTION DISTRICT RECONSTRUCTION AND SIDEWALK,

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$220,000. THAT'S A $600,000 PROJECT. $220,000 FROM CDBG COUNTY FUNDS.

BUT THEN WE WOULD ALSO LOOK AT REDOING THE SIDEWALKS, STREETS, AND DRAINAGE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL THIS COMING YEAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAGNOLIA. IT'S A IT'S A BEAST IN AND OF ITSELF.

SO. THEN WE HAVE THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PIN MONEY CHANNEL.

SO CHANNELING MORE WATER MORE QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE DIXIE PLANTATION INTERSECTION.

AND THEN IMPROVING THE SOUTH FROM PLANTATION BACK TOWARDS THE CANAL.

WE WOULD INCLUDE OR WE CURRENTLY INCLUDE, BUT WE MAY HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY TO SKIN A CAT OF INSTALLING THE SIDEWALK, THE CONNECTOR THAT WOULD ATTACH THE SIDEWALK THAT TERMINATES ON DIXIE AND PICKS BACK UP ON PLANTATION, COMPLETING THAT LOOP. SO YEAR TO DATE, WE'VE ACTUALLY COMPLETED ALMOST FIVE MILES AND YOU SIGN THEM UP THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHICH WE HOPE IS ENHANCED PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THAT'S MORE DISCUSSION ON THE GLOW.

WE'RE LEFT WITH SEVERAL OPTIONS, AND WE'LL KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE IN OUR NEXT MEETING.

IN TERMS OF THE ENTERPRISE FUND CIP PROJECTS WE DO ANTICIPATE STILL CONTINUING WITH THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE LIFT STATION AT BOMBAY ROAD AS COUNCILWOMAN.

THE PUBLIC WILL RECALL, ABOUT 65% OF ALL OF OUR WASTEWATER TRAVELS THROUGH THAT PUMP STATION.

AND RIGHT NOW, THE PUMPS OUT ALMOST 24 HOURS CONSECUTIVELY EVERY DAY.

SO WE NEED TO ENLARGE IT. WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE PUMPS ALONG WITH THAT OR SOME PLUMBING CHANGES THAT WOULD HELP WITH THE INFLOW AND OUTFLOW OF WATER AND STABILIZE AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE THE HEAD PRESSURE THAT'S FACED IN NEIGHBORHOODS BACK BEHIND THAT LIFT STATION. FINALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SEWER REPLACEMENT FOR EMERALD SUBDIVISION AND BRYAN ENVIRONMENT OF DIVISION AS WELL, SINCE THEY ARE IN CONJUNCTION. THE ENGINEERS FELT LIKE IT WOULD BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO TO CHANGE THE SEWER LINES OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT THOSE PROJECTS LOOK LIKE. WE DID INCLUDE LAST YEAR, THE ARMY PROJECT, BUT SINCE CHAD'S NOT HERE, WE WON'T DISCUSS THAT AT THIS TIME TO REVISIT THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING.

SO THIS IS WHAT PUBLIC WORKS, THE SDS OR 5.5 LOOKS LIKE.

WE ANTICIPATE A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF JUST OVER $10 MILLION AND A DRAW DOWN TO THE RESERVE BALANCE OF ABOUT 7.1.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS FUNDED THROUGH SALES TAX. AND SO THIS YEAR WE LOOK TO FINISH A LITTLE BIT STRONGER THAN WE HAVE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

BUT WE WANT TO GO CONSERVATIVE. AND SO WE REVISED THE FIGURES DOWN FOR NEXT YEAR'S COMING SALES TAX INCOME OR REVENUE.

AND THEN ALSO THE GRANT REVENUE TIED TO THE PROJECTS.

WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE COUPLE WILL BE DOING WITH THE DISTRIBUTION COSTS, AND GRANT THE AMOUNT OF $1.26 MILLION.

ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE. WE'VE INCLUDED THE RED HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MOWING AND LANDSCAPING CONTRACTS ON THE RIGHT OF WAY.

AND THEN I PUT A PLACEHOLDER NUMBER IN 2.6 FOR THE RELATED PROJECTS.

BUT WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THAT WHAT THAT WOULD BE. THAT NUMBER ALSO INCLUDES A DRAINAGE STUDY FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CITY.

EVERYTHING. WESLEY TEMPLE HAS BEEN STUDIED AND OBSERVED, BUT IN ORDER FOR US TO GET FUTURE GRANT FUNDING, WE DO NEED TO CONDUCT A DRAINAGE STUDY ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF TOWN.

SO THAT'S OUR HOPE FOR THE COMING YEAR. ENTERPRISE FUND OH TWO.

AGAIN, WE LOOK TO FINISH THE YEAR CLOSE IN THE BLACK DEPENDING ON WHAT WE DO WITH THE ARMY PROJECT REVENUES THERE, WE ANTICIPATE ABOUT $3.4 $4 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER WATER SERVICE ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE.

BUT IF COUNCIL WILL RECALL, WE ONLY GENERATE ABOUT 65 TO 70% OF THAT REVENUE GOES BACK TO THE CWA.

SO OF THAT, 3.4 WILL RETAIN APPROXIMATELY. I THINK IT'S 1.4, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AND I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS ON IT. I WOULD NOTE THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS. WE MET WITH OUR PARTNERS IN RICHWOOD.

THEY HAVE AGREED TO HELP US RECOUP THE COSTS RELATED TO THE LIFT STATION MAINTENANCE IN COLLEGE PARK.

ABOUT 70% OF THE WATER THAT GOES THROUGH THERE BELONGS TO RICHWOOD.

30% IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND SO THE NUMBER REFLECTED THERE IS 70% OF THE COST ALLOCATION FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS OF MAINTENANCE.

AND THEN THEY'VE ALSO AGREED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LINE LEASE THE SERVICE, THE DEBT ON THAT 70% PLUS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ON THAT PROJECT.

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WE ANTICIPATE A BASE INCREASE OF 7.5% TO HELP US RECAPTURE.

AND AGAIN, WE ONLY MET WE MET AND I CAN'T READ THE NUMBERS THERE.

AND I DON'T HAVE THE PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WE MET BASICALLY $81 OUT OF 150 THAT THE AVERAGE THAT WOULD GO TO ASSUMING CONSUMPTION STAYS, THAT IT STAYS WHERE IT'S AT. ENTERPRISE FUND REVENUES OR EXPENDITURES.

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER THE SENIOR CREDITS FOR WATER AND SEWER.

WE WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO APPLY FOR THAT. ONCE THEY'RE OVER 65, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A WATER AND SEWER CREDIT.

AND THEN THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO READ FROM THIS DISTANCE.

AND AT THAT SIZE, I APOLOGIZE. AND THEN WE HAVE THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND THEN THE DEBT SERVICE, WHICH IS FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT REFLECTED ON THIS SLIDE.

BUT WE ARE RETIRING YET MORE RAPIDLY THAN WE ANTICIPATED, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

THERE'S A THIS I WAS ON THE ON THE WATERFRONT.

MY APOLOGIES. SO ALL TOLD, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $9.7 MILLION IN REVENUE, ABOUT $9.7 MILLION IN EXPENDITURE FOR.

WE ANTICIPATE FINISHING IN THE BLACK. MOVING ON TO GENERAL FUND.

AND THIS IS JOHN SECTION 411. I STILL HAVE THE STRUCTURE OF THE STRUCTURE HERE.

AND THE OTHER OPTION ONE THE BASE BUDGET FOR OUR BASE TOTAL FOR THIS DEPARTMENT IS 1.85. WE CARRY THAT NUMBER ACROSS BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE IF WE DO EITHER ONE OF THE OPTIONS RELATED TO SOLID WASTE, WE WOULD COLLECT SOME OF THAT STAFF AND MOVE THEM OVER TO MAINTAIN SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS.

AND SO WE'RE AT THE SAME JUNCTION OR CROSSROADS THAT WE WERE PREVIOUSLY WITH SOLID WASTE.

WE CAN CONTINUE SERVICES AS THEY ARE. WE WILL NEED TO EXPEND SOME CAPITAL AND FINANCE ON INVESTING IN NEW TRUCKS.

AND WITH THAT COMES SOME DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL COSTS.

WE CAN INNOVATE. WE CAN ADAPT AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGIES AS OUR COMPETITION DOES MOVE TO AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM, REDUCING THE HUMAN CAPITAL INVOLVED IN THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE.

BUT THAT REQUIRES A SHIFT IN THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, AND IT ALSO WOULD REQUIRE A LARGE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

OPTIONS ONE AND TWO BOTH REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

OPTION THREE WOULD BE AN AMALGAM OF OPTION 1 OR 2 AND REVOKING ALL THE FRANCHISES, PLACING THE CITY WITH A MONOPOLY ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

AS YOU'LL RECALL, WHEN THE CITY I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT THEY OFFERED A NONEXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO WASTE MANAGEMENT TO COLLECT COMMERCIAL GARBAGE. I THINK WE HAVE ONE OTHER LICENSED PROVIDER ALLOWING A CLOUD PROVIDER WITHIN THE CITY FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICE.

THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO CAPTURE A LITTLE BIT MORE REVENUE IF WE WERE TO TAKE AN EXCLUSIVE MONOPOLY ON THAT SERVICE.

AND THEN OPTION FOUR WOULD BE TO PHASE OUT OUR SERVICE AND CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE PROVIDER FOR BOTH AN EMOTIONAL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ENDPOINT.

THIS IS THE LEAST APPEALING OPTION. THE ONLY UPSIDE IS THAT THE RATE PRICE INCREASES WOULD, IN THEORY, BE TEMPERED BY OPEN MARKETS, AND VERSION ONE AND TWO OF THIS BUDGET REFLECTS THE PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT OF OPTION FOUR.

SO I HOPE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE ACTUAL COSTING WHEN WE ESTIMATED THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS.

THE IDEA WAS THAT WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE. ALL THE CITIES SOUTH OF I-10, WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 25,000.

AND WHAT THEIR CONTRACT RATES INCLUDED IN THEIR BUDGETS WERE FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICES.

THAT CAME TO A TOTAL OF ROUGHLY $1.7 MILLION IN EXPENDITURE, SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

AND SO IF WE WERE TO GO WITH VERSION ONE OR OPTION ONE, WE WOULD SEE A NET BENEFIT OF ABOUT $1.1 MILLION IN ACTUAL DOLLARS.

AND THAT INCLUDES THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR NEW VEHICLES. OPTION TWO WOULD BE AN ABANDONMENT, OR WE WOULD REMOVE OURSELVES ENTIRELY TO, YOU KNOW, BRUSH PICKUP AND ITS ESTIMATED COST BASED ON THAT MAP.

THAT MODEL THAT I JUST DISCUSSED WOULD BE ABOUT $1.6 MILLION.

EITHER OPTION IS GOING TO CREATE MORE FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR THE CITY, BUT AT WHAT COST? BECAUSE WE ARE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEKING YOUR GUIDANCE ON.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF THEM TONIGHT. BUT WE WANT THAT TO, TO, TO LAY WITH YOU AND HOPEFULLY GET YOUR GUIDANCE ON IT IN THE FUTURE.

UNDER EITHER MODEL. IF WE WERE TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM IN-HOUSE SERVICE, THERE WOULD BE ABOUT A SIX MONTH TOTAL LEAD TIME TOWARDS THAT, WHICH MEANS WE WOULD HAVE TO CARRY OVER AND CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES AND CONTINUE STAFFING IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS NOT.

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WE WOULD REMOVE THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND OPTIONS TWO AND THREE SAVING THE CITY ABOUT $500,000.

ANY QUESTIONS ON PUBLIC WORKS? LOTS OF LOTS AND LOTS OF NUMBERS.

AND I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S REALLY HARD TO READ.

AND I ALSO APOLOGIZE. I WAS GOING TO PRINT THE PACKET THAT WE FINISHED UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE WE CAME OVER HERE.

SO MOVING ON TO QUALITY OF LIFE BUDGETS ARE PRETTY WELL STATIC, BUT QUALITY OF LIFE INCLUDES PARKS, LIBRARY AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

IF THEY ADD VALUE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY LOOKING AT THE OVERALL NUMBERS, EVERYTHING PRETTY MUCH STAYS STATIC.

OTHER THAN WE WILL REDUCE THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE RELATED TO PARK IMPROVEMENTS UNDER THE CURRENT BUDGET AND BOTH PROPOSALS TO BE EXPENDED ABOUT $500,000 THIS PAST YEAR, THAT WAS.

ABOUT THREE AND A HALF. THREE AND A HALF. 350.

SO WE WOULD DRAW THAT ABOUT $150,000, WHICH WOULD HELP US WITH SOME OF THE PARK PROJECT, BUT NOT AT THE SAME LEVEL AS WE HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED.

BUT THAT WOULD BRING THE BUDGET DOWN FROM 1.2 LAST YEAR TO ABOUT 980 THIS YEAR.

LIBRARY IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME, A SLIGHT DECREASE OVERALL.

AND THEN THE HOT SEAT. THIS IS ANOTHER, I CALL IT A CANARY IN THE COAL MINE FOR THE CITY.

IN TERMS OF REVENUE AND THE OVERALL ECONOMIC HEALTH WE CONTINUE TO SEE DECLINING REVENUE.

AND I'LL KIND OF GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

BUT WE HAVE A PROJECTED REVENUE FOR THIS YEAR BUDGETED AT $400,000 IN HOT TAX RECEIPTS.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO COME UP SHORT OF THAT MARK. AND SO WE REVISED THAT REVENUE FIGURE DOWN AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR.

I THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES WE FACE IS LAKE JACKSON HAS ADDED A TON OF CAPACITY, WHICH HAS REALLY PUT US IN A SPOT WHERE WE HAVE A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE TO THE MARKET AS A WHOLE.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE REFLECTING THE END OF YEAR PROJECTIONS, JUST SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $300,000 IN TOTAL REVENUE OR HOT RELATED REVENUE.

WE DO GENERATE SOME ADDITIONAL, HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY PENALTIES AND INTEREST AS WE DID THIS YEAR.

COURTNEY AND CHRIS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF STAYING ON TOP OF OUR HOTELIERS AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE PAYING ON TIME, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW THAT OLD HABITS DIE HARD. AND THEN INTEREST INCOME RELATED TO THAT, BUT OVERALL DECLINE AGAIN IN NET TAX REVENUE TO ABOUT $305,000. LOOKING AT THE EXPENDITURE LINE, WE CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE SAME PROGRAMS THAT WE DID, ALTHOUGH IN SOME CASES AT A REDUCED RATE. WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LOOKING AT ELIMINATING SOME OF THE OR REDUCING SOME OF THE SUPPORT WE OFFER TO SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AND WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE HURTING JUST AS BAD AS WE ARE.

SO FINISHING THE YEAR SLIGHT DECREASE IN OVERALL BUDGET.

LAST YEAR WE HAD A BUDGET OF 313,000. LOOKING AT THE BUDGET THIS YEAR OF 268,000.

MOSQUITO FESTIVAL. WE ANTICIPATE ANY AGAIN. THOSE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT TOO NEW.

WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS FROM THIS YEAR.

SO THE PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON PRIOR YEARS EXPERIENCE.

BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO FINISH. WE HOPE THIS YEAR WE FINISHED A LITTLE BIT HEALTHIER BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TWO DAYS OF WATER INSURANCE ONE DAY WITH OUR INSURANCE.

SO OVERALL ATTENDANCE ISSUE WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY.

AND WE HOPE TO APPROVE A REBOUND NEXT YEAR. I DON'T KNOW, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO SHARE IN RELATION TO THAT.

AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE DON'T HAVE MUSIC ACTS THAT EVERYBODY GETS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS A PORTION OF SALES TAX THAT IS DEDICATED TO THIS FUND IN TERMS OF REVENUE AS YOU CAN SEE, REVENUE WE HOLD BASICALLY FLAT EXPENDITURE WISE, WE USE A SLIGHT INCREASE THERE RELATED TO, SOME ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS.

WE ANTICIPATE OVERALL REVENUE OF ABOUT 1.2 BASED ON CURRENT TREND INTEREST INCOME OF 25,000 AND A CHANGE IN VALUE AT UBS OF LESS THAN 1000, OR RIGHT AT $1,000 FOR A TOTAL REVENUE LINE, ADDING JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE WHERE WE'RE AT THIS CURRENT YEAR.

IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURE, SUPPORTING THE SAME PROGRAMS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME LEVEL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS,

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BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE. AND WE, I, WE HAVE ONE MORE OR TWO MORE YEARS ON THAT DEBT RETIREMENT.

2929 OKAY. SO THREE MORE YEARS, SORRY, I'M LATE.

27 MINUTES. PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET. THE BIG ONE IS ALWAYS PLEASED.

AND I WOULD REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE POLICE NOW INCLUDES THE FIRE MARSHAL AND CODE ENFORCEMENT.

SO THE BUDGET INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO THAT WE MADE THAT TRANSITION.

WE'RE STARTING BUILDING PERMITS WHERE EVERYTHING IS HOLDING THE SAME. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TIM.

TIM, CAN YOU STAND AND BE YOUR BEST WAY? TIM IS ALREADY BUILDING OFFICIAL.

HIS FIRST DAY WAS MONDAY AND HE HASN'T LEFT YET, SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

TIM COMES TO US FROM BOLTON AND HOLDS ALL. CERTIFICATIONS AND HIS PLUMBING INSPECTOR'S LICENSE, SO HE AND JERRY WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER THIS WEEK, AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

MOVING INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAIN, THE MAJOR CHANGE HERE WAS AN INCREASE TO THE OVERTIME BUDGET.

CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A REVIEW TO TRY AND PINPOINT WHERE THOSE HOTSPOTS ARE.

WE'VE GOT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.

CHIEF AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH IT IN DEPTH YET.

BUT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO SKIN THAT CAT IN TERMS OF STAFFING.

BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CALLS AND A LOT OF CALLS FOR SERVICE.

SO WE'VE GOT THAT OVERALL INCREASE TO THE ACTUAL PROJECT BUDGET IS JUST OVER $400,000 ON THE, THAT NUMBER REFLECTS A DIFFERENT NUMBER THERE. IT'S ACTUALLY 6.18.

I FAILED TO UPDATE THE SPREADSHEET. MY APOLOGIES.

BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE THE WE DO ANTICIPATE CONTINUING SERVICE AT OUR CURRENT LEVEL.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE OVERTIME ISSUE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT CONTAIN A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF GARCIA HAS BEEN VERY DISCIPLINED IN DISCIPLINE IS A REQUEST FOR EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR VERSUS PREVIOUS YEARS.

ONE THING I WILL MENTION, PLEASE BUDGET IS PART OF THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM, NOT INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL FUND IMPACT, BUT INCLUDED IN THE FORFEITURE FUND WOULD BE THE ADDITION OF A BLOCK FROM THIS FIRST RESPONDER.

WE CAN DISCUSS THAT MORE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.

ALRIGHT. BUT WE ANTICIPATE BASICALLY FLAT FUNDING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

BUDGET LAST YEAR WAS FOR 15 AND THIS YEAR IT'S FOR 13.

NINE. OVER IN THE MS, AGAIN, THINGS BASICALLY STAY THE SAME.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE DRASTICALLY REDUCED OVERTIME, BUT COREY ACTUALLY IS IN THE PROCESS OF RESTRUCTURING THE NONEXEMPT SALARY.

SO THE NET TOTAL REMAINS BASICALLY THE SAME IN TERMS OF OPERATIONAL SUPPLIES AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT.

GINGER WAS VERY FRUGAL IN HER ASS AND SHE CONTINUED TO MANAGE HER BUDGET VERY WELL.

IT DOES REFLECT A SLIGHT DECREASE, BUT THAT'S THE ELIMINATION OF THAT POSITION THAT WAS UNFILLED.

ANY QUESTIONS ON PUBLIC SAFETY? AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT.

THE MOST BORING PART AGAIN WE'RE LOOKING AT A IN ADMINISTRATION.

AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONE THAT COUNTS THE MOST, A SLIGHT DECREASE, BUT THAT DOES INCLUDE $230,000 FOR THE ANTICIPATED RAPE REMEDIATION AND RENOVATION OF OF CITY HALL RELATED TO THE ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

YOU'LL NOTE THAT WE ANTICIPATED THE CARRYOVER ORIGINALLY HAD THAT PROJECT BUDGETED WITH THAT JUST SLIGHTLY OVER $1 MILLION.

SO WE ARE SEEING A DRASTIC BENEFIT SAVINGS RELATED TO GOING WITH THE FLAT ROOF.

LEGISLATIVE FUND WHERE ALL YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR, YOUR PARTY'S BASICALLY FLAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

NO CHANGES REALLY IN CONTRACTS. AND YOUR COSTS HAVE COME DOWN ABOUT $15,000 RELATED TO SOME ADDITIONAL SAVINGS WE WERE ABLE TO FIND.

LEGAL EXPENDITURES CONTINUE TO HOLD THE SAME.

WE DID ADD THE PROSECUTOR TO THE COURT THIS YEAR.

AND THAT WAS ALREADY REFLECTED IN THAT TOTAL FINE THERE.

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AND SO I THINK IT'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB, ESPECIALLY DURING THE TRANSITION.

I WANT TO CALL HIM OUT FOR THE TRANSITORY AND TEMPORARY RELOCATION.

HE DID A GREAT JOB, KEPT US THE WORK FLOW GOING AND REALLY WITH MINIMAL INTRUSION.

THAT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE HIM WORK. THANK YOU.

I KNOW HE'S LIKE, YEAH, BUT NO, I REALLY WAS.

HE DID A GREAT JOB. THANKS. LOOKING AT CONTRACT WISE AS YOU CAN SEE, WE SPEND A TON OF MONEY ON SERVICE SERVICES AND SOFTWARE. SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE.

ESPECIALLY RELATED TO TYLER. WE'RE CLOSING OUT THE TRANSITION TO INDIGO TEN, WHICH WILL AID US DRASTICALLY IN OUR ABILITY TO FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY THROUGH FINANCE. THAT SAID, HIS BUDGET IS DOWN SLIGHTLY BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE AS MUCH HARDWARE TO BUY.

AND AS MANY, I THINK WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT THE ELIMINATION OF ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS.

SO FOR THOSE OF US WHO USED IT VERY WELL. AND FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T, YEAH, WE'RE NOT MISSING ANYTHING AND WE'RE SAVING A CHUNK OF MONEY.

THIS REPORT BASICALLY HOLDS THE SAME. WE ARE LOOKING AT A TOTAL BUDGET OF JUST UNDER FOUR OR JUST OVER FOUR.

30. THE SLIGHT REDUCTION THERE, I THINK, WERE SOME OF THE CAPITAL STUFF THAT WE WERE TRYING TO KNOCK OUT THIS YEAR.

IF WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT KNOCKED OUT, WE CAN CARRY IT OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR. AND THEN WE'RE ALL THE WEIRD STUFF HAPPENS.

THIS IS THE NON-DEPARTMENTAL FUND FOR 17. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE TRANSFERS TO AND FROM THE GENERAL FUND OCCUR RELATED TO DEBT SERVICE FROM OTHER FUNDS.

SO WE HAVE ABOUT 200. EXCUSE ME. I GET EMOTIONAL WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE DEBT SERVICE ON IN 2013, BUT THE 2013 NOTE AGAIN, WE CONTINUE TO RETIRE THAT DEBT.

AND WE HAVE CORRECTED THE TOTAL BALANCE COMING OUT OF THE EDC TO RETIRE THAT.

AND THEN WE CARRIED OVER THE, THE OTHER ACTIVITIES.

SO TYPICALLY SPEAKING, BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO RETIRE THE 2009 NOTE FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUND.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE -170 AND THE -36 THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU.

WITH YOUR FUNDS. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE INITIAL ONES.

EXCUSE ME. UNTIL WE GET INTO THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND I'VE CARRIED OVER THE SAME SLIDE FROM LAST TIME.

SO THE ORIGINAL ASK WAS $1 MILLION FOR THE FOR ALL THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT.

IF WE MOVE THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT RELATING TO SOLID WASTE, AND IF WE DECIDE TO MAKE A CHANGE THERE THAT BRINGS THAT COST DOWN BY ABOUT $500,000. THAT'S REFLECTED ON THE FIRST SLIDE.

AND THEN FINALLY IN THE IN THE ENTERPRISE FUND AND ANCILLARY FUNDS, BASICALLY NO REAL CHANGE FROM WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY.

DEBT SERVICE AS OF NINE 3027, WE OWE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN $7.1 MILLION IN TOTAL DEBT.

2.3 OF THAT IS CHARGEABLE TO TAX. THE REST OF IT IS FUNDED UNDER EITHER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND OH FIVE OR THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. SO WE'RE SITTING IN A MUCH HEALTHIER POSITION THAN WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR OR EVEN THREE YEARS AGO.

AND THAT WAS WHAT PROMPTED OUR FAA TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, TO RENDER AN OPINION THAT WE MIGHT BE IN A POSITION TO START LOOKING AT TAKING ON SOME ADDITIONAL DEBT. WE'LL HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

WE STARTED A PRELIMINARY MEMBERS AS WE SPEAK.

AND THEN WHAT THAT SERVICE LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST TOTALING ROUGHLY $284,000 CHARGEABLE TO THE GENERAL FUND.

SO THE OTHER FUNDS PAY INTO THIS FUND, AND THEN WE DETERMINE HOW MUCH RESIDUAL IS THERE THAT'S CHARGEABLE TO TAX.

AND SO THAT'S THAT NUMBER HAS COME DOWN BY AM I $80,000? AND THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW IT'S AS CLEAR AS MUD. SO. WE GET ALL OF OUR NUMBERS IN A LITTLE CLEAR.

QUESTION. COMMENT.

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I THINK THEY'RE TRYING. I WILL SAY THAT THE. COMPARING THE TWO CALCULATIONS, I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST. YOU KNOW, WE'VE ASKED FOR COMMENT AND COMMITMENT AND.

THE MORE COMMON QUESTION STILL SOAKING IN. THE NUMBERS FOR SIX HOURS IN THE LAST TWO DAYS.

I'M SORRY. SO, YEAH, YOU MAKE ME ALMOST SNOW BLIND.

YEAH. NO. THAT'S JUST NOT TRUE. NO DOUBT AN EXPLANATION FOR YOU.

THANK. YOU VERY. MUCH. VERY MUCH. I.

ECHO THE THANK YOU TO ALL OF Y'ALL FOR I KNOW THAT Y'ALL GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO.

PRECISELY. YOU GET THE OTHER THINGS DONE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN AGENDA. OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BEGINNING JULY THE 10TH.

[IV. CONSENT AGENDA]

BUILDING PERMITS. MS. MONTHLY MUNICIPAL COURTS.

PARKS AND RECREATION. PD CODE. FIRE MARSHAL. HEALTH AND PUBLIC WORKS.

AND THEN MINUTES FROM THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

PUBLIC MEETING AND COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY THE 9TH.

AND A BUDGET WORKSHOP ON JULY THE 1ST. THAT WAS.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED BY COUNCILOR CHRIS.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ANY.

DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE OUT OF MOTION IN A SECOND.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU. THE LORD DID I PRAY AND WITH CONSIDERATION THAT WE PROBABLY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE A

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

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A MOTION OUT FOR CHRIS, BUT I DO.

I HAVE A SECOND SESSION FOR PURPOSES. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR SEAT WHICH IS.

CONSIDERATION AND ADOPT RESOLUTION 38 2046. THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF LONDON FOR THE TIME OF SPECIAL COUNCIL ANNEXATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S 24TH JULY JACKSON.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 38-2026. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, TEXAS, HE HAD KELLY LLP TO PROVIDE SPECIAL COUNSEL SERVICES TO THE CITY, AUTHORIZING JOINT REPRESENTATION WITH THE CITY OF FREEPORT, TEXAS. THE CITY OF LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS DESIGNATED ATTORNEY IN CHARGE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT.

PROVIDING THAT YOU FILL THE SEPARABILITY, LEGAL COMPLIANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS.

DO YOU WANT ME TO READ IT? OKAY, SO WE JUST FINISHED UP THE THREE CITIES, JUST SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS NEGOTIATING WITH DAO REGARDING THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENTS. AND THE FUNDAMENTAL BASIS OF THAT AGREEMENT IS THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IS IN THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF ALL THREE CITIES.

AND SO PROPERTY THAT'S IN THE ETJ, THE CITY CAN ANNEX AND BRING THAT PROPERTY INTO THE CITY LIMITS AND THEN CHARGE REGULAR PROPERTY TAX

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BUT THEN WE'RE NOT PROVIDING CERTAIN SERVICES FOR THEM EITHER.

RIGHT. SO THAT NEGOTIATION IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT WE AGREE WE'RE NOT GOING TO ANNEX THE PLANTS INTO THE CITY LIMITS.

WE, WHEN WE GET INTO THE NEGOTIATION, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT WE WOULD BE BETTER PREPARED IF THE CITIES WERE ACTUALLY PRIMED AND READY TO ANNEX.

SO, SO FIRST OFF, WHEN WE'RE DOING THIS, YOU KNOW, THE AGREEMENT IS NOT SIGNED YET.

AND IT RUNS OUT. OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT RUNS OUT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, DECEMBER 31ST.

AND SO AT ONE POINT WE WERE HITTING SOME, YOU KNOW, YOUR RESISTANCE IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS.

AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD AND TALK ABOUT ANNEXING THE PLANTS AND AND GOING THROUGH THOSE STEPS, WHICH TAKES APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE ANNEXATION PROCESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE THE DISCUSSION SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN A LOT BETTER POSITION IF WE HAD A GAME PLAN AND EVERYTHING LINED UP IN ADVANCE BEFORE WE GOT TO THE NEGOTIATIONS.

AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH DOW.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR FINAL VERSION THAT WE SUBMITTED TO THEM ON THE, ON THE THE WORDING OF THE CONTRACT.

AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED TO LOOK AT ANNEXATION THIS ROUND.

BUT THE, THE IDEA IS TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY THAT IS AN EXPERT IN ANNEXATION.

AND MISTER, MISTER HYDE IS SUCH AN EXPERT. AND THE THREE.

ALL THREE CITIES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HIS FEE SO THAT WE CAN DEVELOP AND HAVE IN PLACE AN ANNEXATION PLAN THAT'S READY TO GO.

AND SO THAT IF. THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WILL PREPARE THAT FOR THE FUTURE CITIES FOR FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS SO THAT WE JUST HAVE IT KIND OF LIKE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS, EVERYTHING'S ALREADY READY TO GO.

ALL THE DOCUMENTS ARE READY. WE HAVE OUR GAME PLAN, WE HAVE OUR STEPS.

AND HOPEFULLY IDEALLY, WE WOULD ALSO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE THREE CITIES AS FAR AS WHO'S GOING TO ANNEX WHAT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO, HOW WE'RE GOING TO CUT UP AND SPLIT THE SPLIT THE PIE.

SO CITY MANAGERS AND THE MAYORS IN THE COURSE OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS DECIDED THAT THEY ALL AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO HIRE THIS LAWYER TO HELP US PUT TOGETHER OUR GAME PLAN FOR ANNEXATION.

AND SO THAT'S THE BASIS THAT WE TALKED TO THIS.

WE INTERVIEWED ATTORNEYS, WE TALKED TO THIS GUY AND HE'S, HE'S A.

WELL-KNOWN EXPERT IN THE FIELD. AND I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE HIM MUCH, MUCH WORK TO GET TOGETHER A PLAN FOR US.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. THE BASIS OF THIS IS FOR.

I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT WHAT PROPERTY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SO THIS THIS WOULD BE THE. WHEN YOU TAKE. WE DON'T HAVE A MAP, BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE THE ASPHALT COMPLEX FROM PLANT B ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PLANT A OYSTER CREEK. THE BROCK.

INTEREST OUT ALONG STRATTON RIDGE, ALL THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY.

YES, SIR. BUT IT'S ALL IT'S ALL THE IT'S ALL THE CHEMICAL COMPLEXES THAT ARE BASICALLY.

ALONG 332, 288 AND 283 ALL THE WAY TO THE BEACH OR ALL THE WAY TO BUCKY'S BASICALLY, AND THEN BACK TOWARDS TRUCK AND DROVE BACK THAT WAY.

OKAY. SO I THOUGHT, FREEPORT DON'T HAVE THAT.

WELL, RIGHT NOW IT'S OVERLAPPING. SO RIGHT NOW ALL OF THAT IS IN ALL OF THAT IS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT, INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT CONTRACT. SO AS I WAS TALKING ABOUT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY BEEN 25 YEARS AGO THE CITY HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE ALL THAT. OH, IT'S BEEN LONGER THAN THAT, BUT WE THAT WAS LATE.

JACKSON. MIDNIGHT MEETING. YES. CITY DECIDED NOT TO TAKE IT.

THEY. JACKSON HAD A MEETING IN IT, SO I DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAVE THEY HAVE THE ETJ.

THEY. YEAH. THEY'VE GOT THAT. THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY IN THEIR CITY LIMITS, BUT THEY HAVE A STRIP THAT'S THROUGH THERE THAT'S IN THERE.

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MOST OF OUR VISITORS. TO OUR ETJ. BUT THEY HAVE A LITTLE STRIP THAT GIVE THEM ACCESS TO STUFF THAT'S, LIKE YOU SAID, PROBABLY BELONG TO.

AND IF YOU EVER NEED A SLEEP AID, GO WITH THE.

WHAT I SAID, IF YOU EVER NEED TO FALL ASLEEP OR EVEN MINUTES FROM THE BACK WHEN THAT WAS GOING ON AND THE ENSUING LAWSUITS THAT FOLLOWED BETWEEN THE THREE CITIES.

YEAH. AND ACTUALLY, I THINK WE'RE ALREADY WE'RE TAX DOLLARS.

I THINK THIS IS IN PREPARATION. THIS IS THIS IS IN PREPARATION.

IF THE INDUSTRIAL CONTRACT DOESN'T GO THROUGH.

SO WHEN Y'ALL SIGNED A CONTRACT, WHAT KIND OF.

THIS IS ACTUALLY PROBABLY MORE IN PREPARATION IN CASE THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE STARTS THE INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTS, HOW LONG ARE THEY STICKING THEIR FINGERS IN INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTS? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL CONTRACT, THERE'S IT'S THE STATE HAS NO CONTROL OVER IT AT THE MOMENT.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, JOSH, THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT IS 15 YEARS.

RIGHT. 15 YEAR SEGMENTS. ANYTHING LONGER THAN THAT IS PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW.

AND DECREASED ADVANTAGE IS TO HAVE THIS CONTRACT BECAUSE IN THIS PARTNERSHIP, THIS THREE WAY PARTNERSHIP, WE'RE THE JUNIOR PARTNER. AND SO AND WE'RE NOT AS DEPENDENT UPON THE ADA PAYMENT AS OUR SISTER CITIES ARE.

IN FREEPORT, I THINK IT'S CLOSE TO 60% OF THEIR OVERALL REVENUE.

IT COMES IN. SO IT REPRESENTS ABOUT 3,030% OF OURS IN COMPARISON.

BUT. WHAT IF IT CAME TO ACTUAL ANNEXATION? WE WOULD PROBABLY BE LOSING REVENUE.

YEAH. YEAH. BECAUSE PROBABLY TWO INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENTS AGO OR MAYBE LONGER THAT THE THREE CITIES AGREED TO PERCENTAGES OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DIVIDE UP. SO PRETTY MUCH ALL THE INDUSTRIAL THAT YOU SEE IN THIS AREA IS IN THAT DISTRICT.

AND AND SOME, SOME OF IT'S IN THE FREEPORT ETJ SOME OF IT'S IN OUR ETJ.

SOME OF IT'S IN LAKE JACKSON'S ETJ. AND SO THE PERCENTAGE THAT GETS IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IS GREATER THAN THE PERCENTAGE THAT'S ACTUALLY IN OUR ETJ. SO THAT'S WHY THE MAYOR SAID THAT IF WE ACTUALLY ANNEX, WE LIKELY WOULD BE GETTING LESS A MUCH SMALLER PIECE OF THE PIE THAN. THERE ARE. THERE ARE OTHER ENTITIES LIKE LNG, AND THEY'RE.

THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY IN THE INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT.

BUT TYPICALLY THE DOW, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'VE SOLD TO ROLAND BRASKEM, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'VE SOLD TO ALL THE ALL THE OTHER LITTLE PLANTS THAT HAVE BEEN BASSI STATE, NEW AG IS PART OF IT. ANYTHING THAT IS BUILT IN BUILT INSIDE THOSE DOW OR PROPERTIES, WHETHER THEY BELONG TO B, S, F TO THE ONE THEY ARE PART OF THE. THEY ARE PART OF THE AGREEMENT AND THEY.

THEY PAY A PORTION TO DOW.

NOW AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CONTRACT. THE LAST CONTRACT THAT WE SIGNED, WE DECIDED THAT BASF OFFERS.

SO. SO WE NEED A MOTION TO CONSIDER GOING THROUGH THIS.

YES, SIR. WE NEED A MOTION TO. WE NEED A MOTION TO PARTICIPATE IN.

THIS. THE COST WILL BE CAPPED AT 25,000 OVER THE COST.

WE CAN HAVE THE COST. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OTHER. OH, YEAH.

IF IT'S IN THE IF IT'S IN THE IN THE DOCUMENT ITSELF, I BELIEVE IT'S 25.

YES. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND BY COUNCIL. HOPE WE DON'T NEED IT.

HOPE WE DON'T NEED IT. YOU NEVER KNOW. ANY QUESTIONS?

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NEXT ITEM WILL BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 39 DASH 2026.

APPOINTING KATHY PATTERNS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION.

IT WILL BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 39 DASH 2026. APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHERE COUNTY, TEXAS PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN NOR MORE THAN NINE CITIZENS OF EACH OPPOSING SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AND PROVIDED THE VACANCIES OF A BUNCH OF OUR TERMS, SHALL BE FILLED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM, AND PURSUANT TO THE PROVISION OF SECTION ONE OF THE ZONING ENABLING ACT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CODIFIED AS 1011 AYE REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS, 1925.

CITY COUNCIL SAID CITY ADOPTED ORDINANCE NUMBER 75-41 AT THE 31ST DAY OF NOVEMBER 1975, PROVIDING THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SAID TO BE APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SAID SECTION 14.03 OF THE HOME RULE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE DECISIONS THAT ORDINANCE.

75-41 NOW WE'VE GOT RIGHT OF SECTION TWO, DASH 101 AND GO TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF TEXAS, WHEREAS POSITION FOUR IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND THE CITY COUNCIL SAID CITY DESIRES TO FILL THE POSITION.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE JOINT COUNTY, TEXAS FIRST.

AND KATHY PATTON IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO FILL THIS VOID, WHICH EXPIRES IN JULY 2029.

THE SECOND DISTRICT RESOLUTION ADVERTISEMENT ATTESTATION SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF TEXAS RED PAST THROUGH THE 30TH DAY OF JULY 26TH. THEY DIDN'T FIND OUT MUCH. WE CARE ABOUT THE NUMBER 39 DASH 2026. DO I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU. BACK OUT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 40 DASH 2026 THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 818, ETC., THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING TODAY FOR APPROVAL OF THE JOINT VENTURE.

BETWEEN 46. RESOLUTION NUMBER 40-126. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KILLEEN, TEXAS, APPROVED A PROPERTY LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM TEXAS, WHERE THE CITY HAS AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND REPLACE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

WHEREAS, THE REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 18 BROCKTON STREET TO THE TEXAS CABARET IS ONE LOT AND THREE LOTS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR THE SETTING OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT SECTION ONE OF THE PROPERTY AT THEY LOST CONTACT WITH A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR AUGUST 27TH, 2026 AT 7 P.M.

SECOND, THIS RESOLUTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON PASSAGE AND EXECUTION BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EL PASO, ADOPTING THIS DAY OF JULY 2026.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I'LL HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.

DISCUSSION. AND WE'RE GOING TO DIVIDE THIS PROPERTY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.

YEAH, I GUESS IT'S ALL RIGHT CURRENTLY. AND HER GOAL IS TO SEPARATE IT SEPARATED INTO THREE TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSE ON THE FIRST LOT AND THEN MARKET THE OTHER TO.

SHOW THAT THE BUILDING NUMBER IS GROWING. I THINK THAT'S THE SETBACK LINES.

OKAY. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE ACTUALLY STRUCTURED DOWN THERE.

AND I WOULD NOTE THAT THE DIMENSIONS. I MESSED THIS UP IN PNC WITH 17.5 OUT OF 25. SO.

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DOCTORS NOTES OF ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING MEETINGS, WORKSHOP ON TAX RATES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR

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

HERE, PLEASE, SIR. WE'LL HAVE THE RECORD OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AT 7 P.M. HERE AT THE.

EVENT CENTER AND WE'LL HAVE THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 27TH, 7 P.M.

THIS LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 7TH AND PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET AND TAX RATE. ROLL CALL. VOTE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET ORDINANCE AND TAX RATE ORDINANCE.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH AT 630 HERE AND THEN COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER THE 10TH AT 7 P.M.

AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2021.

AND I WILL BE OBSERVED. IF YOU WANT TO CALL. FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TONIGHT, SIR? OR ARE YOU WANTING TO SPEAK TONIGHT AT ALL OR. I CAN.

YEAH. I THINK WE'VE SKIPPED OVER THAT BECAUSE IT'S MY ERROR.

I FORGOT TO PUT IT IN THERE. I'M SORRY, BUT I WAS ASKED IN ADVANCE IF HE COULD SPEAK BY THE JUDGE.

WELL THANK YOU. NO THANK YOU. WELL, COME ON UP HERE.

ALRIGHT. MY NAME IS SAM CISNEROS. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN FREEPORT.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SAM CISNEROS. I WAS BORN HERE IN FREEPORT IN 1972.

WE MOVED TO CLUTE RIGHT HERE ON CANNON STREET.

AND ABOUT A YEAR AND 20. AIR FORCE ACCOUNTS FOR FOUR YEARS.

CAME BACK, STARTED WORKING IN THE PLANTS. LIVED IN LAKE JACKSON UNTIL 1998.

THEN I GOT REMARRIED AND MY WIFE SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE IN LAKE JACKSON.

SHE WOULD LIVE IN CLEVELAND. I SAID, OKAY, SMART MAN.

YEAH. I MEAN, HER NAME IS MARIA. SHE WORKS AT THE COLLEGE.

SHE'S BEEN OUT THERE FOR 30 YEARS NOW. ANYWAY, I'M RETIRED NOW, 72 YEARS OLD, AND I RAN FOR THIS POSITION.

COUNCIL A FEW YEARS BACK AGAINST DON HOLMES, AND I COULDN'T BEAT DON.

SO, ANYWAY I HEARD ABOUT THIS POSITION COMING UP HERE, AND I WAS ASKED IF, YOU KNOW, IF I THROW MY NAME IN THE HAT.

I SAID, SURE, WHY NOT? SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN IT GROW SINCE 1972, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

YOU KNOW, PROSPER AND I'D LIKE TO GO BE WITH AND CONTINUE TO SEE IT GROW, YOU KNOW, I SEE SOME GOOD THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN AND WILL HAPPEN, YOU KNOW. OF COURSE, I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.

SO I'LL HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I'M GOING TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

COUNCILMAN, CJ AND EVERYBODY HERE, IF IF I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN THIS POSITION.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SEEMS LIKE THAT'S THE HARDEST THING WE HAVE IS GETTING PEOPLE TO APPLY. YEAH.

I DID JUST GIVE YOU A PASS. I'M SORRY. NO. THAT'S GOOD.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE. SOME MORE COUNCIL THAT'S HOW I GOT HERE.

I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY THAT WE. WE HAVE A SAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. YESTERDAY. TODAY BIRTHDAY. I THINK IT'S 8080 TODAY.

65. THAT'S WHAT. IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. A FEW YEARS.

YOU COULD HAVE IT. I THOUGHT I WAS ALREADY DONE.

IT BEATS THE ALTERNATIVE, BUT NOT HAPPY ANYMORE.

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I'LL GET YOU A CAKE. I'LL GET YOU A CAKE. PUT THAT HAT ON.

I'LL PUT IT. ON AND DANCE AROUND. THAT'S RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.