Sep 08, 2025 City Council Special Meeting

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WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

[1. Call to Order]

I AM MAYOR WALLACE AND, UH, GOT A COUPLE ITEMS TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING.

UH, BUT FIRST, IF WE COULD STAND FOR THE INVOCATION.

GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU, THANKING YOU, PRAISING YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN OUR LIVES, FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU PRESENT US WITH, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO LEAD.

AND, UM, FATHER, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE, UM, CITY STAFF, UH, THE EMPLOYEES THAT, UH, DO THE, UH, TOUGH JOB HERE, RUNNING THE CITY EVERY DAY.

UH, JUST THANK YOU FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE AND JUST BE WITH US IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

AND, UH, HELP US TO ALWAYS KEEP YOU BEFORE US.

WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY SON'S NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

IF YOU WOULD, UH, JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE PLEDGE, ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE, TO BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE.

THANK YOU.

MAY BE SEATED.

NEXT IS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

PERSONS MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ISSUES.

THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY CONCERN WHETHER ON THIS AGENDA OR NOT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THE COUNCIL MAY NOT COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 4 2 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

NEXT

[5. Public Hearing on the City of Waxahachie proposed Budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 and vote to set the date, time, and place for adoption.]

AND VOTE TO SET THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR ADOPTION, CHAD.

RIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO, JUST TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE THIS ITEM, AS YOU KNOW, THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S BUDGET IS A, UH, COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT THAT INVOLVES INPUT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, FROM STAFF, FROM FROM THE PUBLIC.

AND, UH, IT IS A LONG PROCESS AND WE'RE RIGHT AT THE GETTING TOWARD THE END OF IT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER FOR COUNSEL TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER AND, AND VOTE FOR THE BUDGET.

SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S REQUIRED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 1 0 2 0.007.

UM, WE ASK THAT, THAT AT THE CLOSE OF THE HEARING, THAT YOU MAKE A MOTION, UH, THAT SETS THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE ACTUAL ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, CHAD.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WANTING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE NEXT

[6. Consider proposed Resolution granting conditional consent to the creation of the Waxahachie Municipal Management District No. 1 and the inclusion of +/- 3,169.5531 acres of land into said district.]

I'M SORRY.

YEAH, WE MAKE A MOTION ON THIS.

YEAH, I, I JUST DIDN'T SEE THAT, UH, HERE.

ALRIGHT, PUT THAT ONE ON HOLD.

AND, UH, COUNSEL, NEED A MOTION? MAD MAYOR, I MOVE TO CONSIDER AND HOLD A RECORD COUNT VOTE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26.

BUDGET AT THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025 AT 7:00 PM AT THE WAXAHATCHEE CIVIC CENTER.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

AND I KNEW THAT AS, AS I WAS READING IT, I JUST CONTINUED TO READ IT THAT WAY.

I DON'T HAVE TO READ IT AGAIN.

RIGHT, .

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SO THAT IS BRINGS US TO ITEM SIX.

UH, DO WE HAVE A MENT REPRESENTATIVE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS STEVE ROBINSON.

I'M WITH ALAN BOONE, HUMPHREYS ROBINSON.

I MET, UH, REPRESENT, UH, MENTO.

UH, WHAT WE HAVE IN, UH, FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS A CONDITIONAL CONSENT, UH, FOR THE CREATION OF, UM, THE WIE MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

UM, THE NATURE OF A CONDITIONAL CONSENT IS EXACTLY THAT.

IT IS CONDITIONED UPON THE COMPLETION OF ALL OF THE AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

UM, WHAT IT REALLY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE IS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE WE ARE NEGOTIATING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UH, TO ALSO GO THROUGH THE CREATION PROCESS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

UH, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO RUN SEQUENTIALLY, UM, UH, AND TAKE A, UH, A VERY SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF TIME.

UH, THE, UH, UH, IF WE ARE UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE, UH, THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SUCCESSFULLY, UH, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT, UM, AS IS PROVIDED IN THAT RESOLUTION.

SO REALLY WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWING, UH, THE DEVELOPER TO DO IS GO FORWARD, UH, AND SPEND THEIR DOLLARS TO, UH, GO FORWARD WITH THE CREATION.

BUT IN THE EVENT WE ARE UNABLE TO REACH, UH, THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT, FULL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT YOU APPROVE, UH, THEN THAT, UH, UH, THERE WILL BE NO ABILITY TO UTILIZE THE DISTRICT FOR ANY PURPOSE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

COUNSEL.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION GRANTING CONDITIONAL CONSENT TO THE CREATION OF THE WAXAHATCHEE MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE AND THE INCLUSION OF PLUS OR MINUS 3169.5531 ACRES OF LAND NSAID DISTRICT, AND AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

SECOND, THEY WOULD TO DO IT THE BEGINNING.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM SEVEN.

MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION.

JUST YES, BECAUSE MR. CEDAR BROUGHT IT UP AND I JUST WANTED TO COME BACK AND BITE US IN THE LONG RUN.

YEAH.

IF THERE WAS ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WANTED, 'CAUSE IT DOES SAY IT'S PUBLIC HEARING.

IF THERE WAS ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC THAT WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS OR NOT, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO COME BACK AND SAY, WE DIDN'T GIVE 'EM THE OPPORTUNITY.

I BELIEVE THAT WOULD'VE HAD TO HAVE BEEN DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS IF THEY HAD ANYTHING ON.

WELL, I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE'S A PUBLIC HEARING, IS IT NOT? OH, IT'S NOT, IT'S, NO, IT'S NOT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT

[7. Comments by Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and City Manager]

UH, WE'LL START, UH, ON THE RIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO.

MAYOR PRO TEMS. YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, MA'AM.

OKAY.

AND TO MY LEFT STAFF DOWN THERE, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? ALBERT? COUNCILMAN SMITH, COUNCILMAN ATKINS? NO MA'AM.

JUST THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS BUDGET.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG, HARD PROCESS, BUT A LOT OF GOOD WORK TO, UH, STAFF FOR TAKING CARE OF EVERYTHING ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

AND I'LL JUST, UH, ECHO THAT SAME COMMENT.

IT TAKES MONTHS, UH, TO PREPARE A BUDGET, A LOT OF WORK, UH, THAT GOES INTO IT.

AND, UH, WE JUST, WE APPRECIATE THE LONG HOURS THAT, UH, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU PUT INTO YOUR BUDGETS.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

UH, WITH THAT WE'LL ADJOURN.

THANK YOU.