* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. Call to Order] [00:00:06] GOOD EVENING. I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WHETHER YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM OR NOT, UH, THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT THE WONDERFUL CITY THAT WE LIVE IN AND RAISE OUR FAMILIES AND, UH, ALL CARE SO MUCH ABOUT. UH, WITH THAT, IF YOU WOULD STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, PLEASE JOIN WITH ME AS THE GO OF THE LORD IN PRAYER. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU PROVIDED FOR US. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SERVE THE CITIZENS OF WAXAHATCHEE. UH, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS UNITED STATES THAT WE LIVE IN, AND MOST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, WHO GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ETERNITY WITH YOU. LORD, JUST ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THESE PROCEEDINGS. GIVE THE COUNCIL WISDOM AS THEY, UH, DELIBERATE AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS CITY. CHRIST NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. IF YOU WOULD 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 RAW HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, ALL ALLEGED ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE UNDER THANK YOU. [5. Public Comments] THAT BRINGS US TO 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 IS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 4 2 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. WE HAD ONE PERSON SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND THAT IS HANNAH SHELBY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY. MY NAME IS HANNAH SHELBY. MY ADDRESS IS 1 31 ARIA DRIVE, WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS. JUST REAL QUICK, OUR TIMER ISN'T WORKING. I JUST KNOW DO IT ON THE PHONE, SO I'LL DO IT ON MY PHONE AND STUFF. USUALLY WE HAVE IT TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT UH, I'LL DO IT ON MY PHONE IF YOU GIMME JUST A SECOND. OKAY. GO AHEAD. READY? OH, IT'S UP HERE. OKAY. OKAY. MY NAME IS HANNAH SHELBY AND I AM HERE TO ANNOUNCE MY CANDIDACY AND A WRITING CANDIDATE FOR THE ELLIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT TWO. ALLOW ME TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF. I WAS THE CFO FOR MY FAMILY'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN ITALY, TEXAS, AND I HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF FINANCE AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT. I'M THE OWNER OPERATOR AND CFO OF SHELBY SYMMETRY HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE AND HAVE BEEN FOR OVER 10 YEARS. I HAVE A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO OPERATE ON A TIGHT BUDGET. I AM EXPERIENCED WITH MANAGING UP TO 50 EMPLOYEES AT MULTIPLE JOB SITES AT ONE TIME. I HAVE LIVED HERE IN ELLIS COUNTY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I AM THE PROUD MOTHER OF THREE RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOMPLISHED ADULT CHILDREN. I AM THE PROUD MILITARY SPOUSE OF A UNITED STATES AIR FORCE VETERAN. I UNDERSTAND AND HAVE LIVED BY HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND DISCIPLINE MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE. I AM A CHRISTIAN, I'M A CONSERVATIVE, AND I AM A REPUBLICAN. IN CLOSING, I AM KNOWN FOR MY INTEGRITY AND MY HONESTY. I'M HANNAH SHELBY, AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. I WILL BE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOM IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [6. Consent Agenda] ALRIGHT, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER ITEM SIX OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL NOT BE SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS WILL BE FOR ITEMS A, B, AND C COUNSEL MADAM TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS PRESENTED ABOVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. [7. Hear update on services provided at The Heights] [00:05:04] NEXT ITEM IS TO HEAR AN UPDATE ON SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE HEIGHTS. UH, THIS WILL BE BY JENNIFER SALZMAN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRMAN RICHARD ROSER. COME ON UP. WELL, GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT. I'M GONNA BE BRIEF IN MY COMMENTS AND I'M GONNA LET JENNIFER KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. BUT WE'VE HAD SOME EXCITING TIMES AT THE HEIGHTS IN THE LAST, UH, YEAR, OR I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU, BUT A LOT OF, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. THE MAIN THING THAT WE WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT IS, UH, ALL THE WORK THAT WE'VE PUT IN OVER THE YEARS TO BUILD OUR SHELTER AND, AND, AND A PLACE WHERE WE CAN, UH, HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS IS NOW OPEN AND OPERATING. AND WE'RE NOW HELPING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN DOING IT, BUT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING 'EM IN HOTELS AND OTHER PLACES. BUT WE NOW HAVE AN OPERATING, UH, SHELTER ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN. WE ARE THE COUNTY'S. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE WANNA FOCUS ON IN THE YEAR AND LET PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE A, UH, CRIMINAL, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE WORKING AGAINST CRIME IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE WORKING AT CRIM, UH, A CRIMINAL, UH, PREVENTION AGENCY. UH, WE WORK WITH ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE. UH, MOST OF THOSE FOLKS, INCLUDING YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAVE PEOPLE THAT SERVE ON OUR BOARD. UH, AND, AND WE ARE ABOUT TRYING TO CURB AND HELP CURB NOT ONLY CURB CRIME, BUT DEAL WITH IT WHEN IT HAPPENS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UH, WE HAVE, UH, WE'RE OUT WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND SO FORTH. WE ARE THE SEXUAL ASSAULT, UH, DESIGNATED, UH, CENTER, AND JENNIFER WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. UH, FOR OUR COUNTY. NOW, WE HAVE THAT IN OUR COUNTY. WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT BEFORE, BEFORE THE HEIGHTS STARTED. WE DIDN'T EITHER HAVE A SEXUAL ASSAULT, UH, PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD GO THAT WERE, THAT WERE, HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF THAT CRIME, UH, AND GET TREATMENT AND GET, UH, THE EVIDENCE, COLLECT THE EVIDENCE AND THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR PROSECUTION. IF YOU THAT HAPPENED TO YOU, YOU HAD TO GO TO JOHN PETER SMITH, OR YOU HAD TO GO TO, TO DALLAS, TO PARKLAND HOSPITAL, WE NOW PERFORMING THOSE, UH, SERVICES RIGHT HERE IN ELLIS COUNTY. UH, WE ALSO ARE PROVIDING, UH, HOUSING AND, AND, UH, TREATMENT TO THOSE WHO ARE, UH, VICTIMS OF, OF, UH, VIOLENCE IN THEIR FAMILIES. UH, AGAIN, RIGHT HERE IN ELLIS COUNTY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO WACO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO DALLAS OR, OR FORT WORTH OR SOME OTHER PLACE TO SEEK TO, TO SEEK HELP. WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT HERE IN ELLIS COUNTY. AND, UH, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE. WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE PAST. Y'ALL BEEN VERY KIND TO SUPPORT US FROM DAY ONE, UH, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO, TWO OTHER THINGS, QUICK NOTES. WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING ANNUAL LUNCHEON. HOPE YOU'LL ALL JOIN US FOR THAT ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER. UH, WE'RE ALREADY EXCELLING OUT. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 10 TABLES LEFT. IT'S BEEN REALLY, AS Y'ALL KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN HERE, BEEN TO IT BEFORE. IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND WE'RE REALLY EXPECTING ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR THIS YEAR. AND I WANNA RECOGNIZE WE'VE GOT SOME Y'ALL STAND OR WA WAVE YOUR HANDS OR WHATEVER. SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND WE, WE APPRECIATE THEIR ATTENDANCE. SO, JENNIFER, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO HELP, UH, BUILD THE HEIGHTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH YOU ALL. UM, AND SO REALLY MY, UH, RESPONSIBILITY IS TO COME BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED FUND US AND SUPPORT AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THOSE, UM, BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH THOSE FUNDS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THAT NEED. UM, AND SO KIND OF POST COVID NUMBERS, WE'VE GOT 41% OF WOMEN AND 26% OF MEN ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. AND THREE OUTTA FOUR KIDS WHO ARE RAISED IN THOSE HOMES WILL REPEAT THAT CYCLE, WHETHER THEY'RE A PERPETRATOR OR A VICTIM. AND SO REALLY IMPORTANT, SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS THAT ARE, UM, COMING AT US. IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR IN 2025, WE HAD A LITTLE OVER A THOUSAND REPORTED CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN ELLIS COUNTY. AND WHAT WE KNOW FROM NATIONAL STATISTICS IS LESS THAN 50% OF THOSE ARE REPORTED CASES. UM, AND ON AVERAGE, A VICTIM RETURNS BACK SEVEN TIMES BEFORE THEY LEAVE. THAT'S REALLY BECOME SUPER, UM, IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT WHEN YOU DEAL WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT RETURNING TO THOSE SAME, UH, HOMES, THOSE SAME PLACES, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN LETHALITY INCREASES. UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT, IN YOUR PACKET, AND I THINK ON OUR SLIDES, WE'VE GOT, UM, A CHART THAT SHOWS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THE SPREAD OF WHAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LOOKS LIKE ACROSS ELLIS COUNTY. UH, AND WE SAW JUST A LITTLE UNDER 5,000 REPORTED CASES IN THAT SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THE HEIGHTS HAS SEEN ABOUT 2000 ALMOST. UM, AND THE, AND IT LOOKS VERY REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY AND HOW IT'S SPREAD OUT. THE THING THAT WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON AND LET PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IS THE HEIGHTS IS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND IT'S PARTNERING, UM, WITH OUR [00:10:01] LAW ENFORCEMENT, WITH OUR COURT SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THERE'S KIND OF FIVE AREAS IN WHICH WE FOCUS ON, AND I WANTED TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH THOSE WITH YOU GUYS. THE FIRST ONE IS REDUCING LETHALITY. UM, AND SO WE KNOW THAT OVER HALF OF THE CLIENTS WHO COME INTO THE HEIGHTS SCORE IN THAT EXTREME DANGER, AND THAT INCLUDES BEING NON FATALLY STRANGLED. AND WHAT WE KNOW IS WHEN A VICTIM IS STRANGLED, THEY'RE 750% MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY THEIR PERPETRATOR. UM, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT NONE OF OUR CLIENTS THAT WE HAVE SERVED, WE HAVE LOST TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE. WE WOULD LOVE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY, UM, IF POSSIBLE. THE OTHER AREA THAT WE ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IN PUBLIC SAFETY IS BREAKING THE CYCLE. THAT NUMBER OF THREE OUT OF FOUR KIDS, THAT IS A TSUNAMI OF A STATISTIC COMING AT US THIS YEAR. WE, OR THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAD A 175 KIDS COME THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING. UM, MOST OF THESE KIDS ARE KIDS WHO ARE WITNESSING IT, EXPERIENCING THOSE THINGS IN THEIR HOMES. WE ALSO PROVIDE ON-CAMPUS CHILDCARE. SO WHEN A CLIENT COMES TO SEEK SERVICES, WE'LL WATCH THEIR KIDS. SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY FEEL SAFE AND CARED FOR. UM, AND WE'VE HAD OVER 373 HOURS OF CHILDCARE THIS LAST YEAR ON OUR CAMPUS. AND THAT IS JUST GROWING. AND WE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TAKING 58 KIDS TO CAMP HOPE IT'S A WEEK LONG CAMP. THINK TRAUMA CAMP, ABOUT 16 HOURS OF THERAPY EQUIVALENT. ANOTHER AREA OF THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS REDUCING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. WE KNOW STATISTICS TELL US THAT ALL VIOLENT CRIME IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND SO 68% OF MASS SHOOTINGS HAVE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HISTORY. AND 80% OF THE OFFENDERS WHO KILL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE A RECORD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. RESEARCH ALSO TELLS US THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF CRIMINALS HAVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A CHILD. SO THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE OF REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE OTHER AREA, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE EXPANDING OUR SERVICES IN THIS AREA, IS PROVIDING IMMEDIATE SAFETY. AND LIKE RICHARD MENTIONED, WE, UM, ARE NOW HAVE OPEN OUR HIGHLY LETHALITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER FOR FAMILIES SEEKING EMERGENCY SHELTER, UM, TO KEEP THAT, UH, LETHALITY REDUCTION DOWN. LAST YEAR WE HAD 157 CLIENTS REQUEST EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND WE DID NOT HAVE OUR SHELTER OPEN, BUT THROUGH PARTNER AGENCIES, UM, WORKING WITH THE OTHER SHELTERS IN THE AREA, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE 290 NIGHTS OF SHELTER. AND VERY ENCOURAGED THAT WE WILL HAVE THAT SERVICE AS WELL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UM, AT OUR OWN UNDISCLOSED, UH, SHELTER LOCATION. AND THEN ON OUR SURVEYS, IT TELLS US THAT, UH, 87% OF OUR VICTIMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO LEAVE AFTER COMING AND SEEKING OUR SERVICES. SO AGAIN, GOING BACK TO WHEN THEY GO BACK TO THEIR ABUSER TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THAT IS PUTTING OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AT RISK OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS THEY GO BACK TO THOSE SAME HOMES. THE LAST AREA OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON IS STRENGTHENING THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. UM, AND THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT I'M VERY, UM, PROUD TO SAY. WE'VE STEPPED INTO EVEN STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT SYSTEM. UM, AS RICHARD MENTIONED, WE, UH, BEFORE WE OPENED OUR CLINIC, APRIL 30TH, UM, IF YOU WERE A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT OF OUR COUNTY TO GET THOSE SERVICES TO RECEIVE AN EXAM. NOW, IF YOU'RE AN ADULT VICTIM, YOU HAVE AN OPTION TO COME TO THE HEIGHTS CAMPUS AND GET YOUR SEXUAL ASSAULTS EXAM DONE. AT OUR CAMPUS LAST YEAR, WE HAD 84 CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BETWEEN ADULT AND CHILDREN, AND 33% OF OUR CLIENTS WHO CAME THROUGH LAST YEAR REPORTED THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT WAS A PART OF THEIR, UM, VICTIMIZATION. TODAY, SINCE WE OPENED, UH, WE HAVE HAD EIGHT SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS, UM, HAPPEN ON CAMPUS ALL FROM OUR ONE, UH, CLINICAL SPACE. AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO PUT IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS AND SHARE WITH YOU GUYS WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THESE RESOURCES. UM, WE NEED FUNDING. UH, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE FUNDING THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, BUT IT IS GONNA BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE STILL RECEIVE SUPPORT. UM, I'M VERY GRATEFUL WE'RE DIVERSELY FUNDED, BUT THAT INCLUDES NEEDING OUR COUNTY AND OUR CITIES TO STEP UP AND HELP US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES. UM, AND WE WENT FROM ABOUT A ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS OPERATING BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THESE 24 7, 365 SERVICES TO NOW ALMOST A $3 MILLION OPERATING BUDGET. UM, SO ULTIMATELY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR PARTNERING WITH US. IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES WITHOUT SUPPORT, UM, BUT WE NEED CONTINUED SUPPORT AND WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. CAN I JUST CLOSE REAL QUICK JUST TO SAY THAT THE, UH, THE MONEY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, HOW WE'VE DEALT WITH IT, UH, THAT YOU AND OTHERS, WE GO OUT [00:15:01] AND OBVIOUSLY WE'VE RAISED A LOT OF MONEY OUTSIDE OF WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE GIVEN US, BUT, UH, OUR, WE ARE, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, HOW OLD WE ARE, BUT WE'VE ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY, BUILT ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE AND WE'RE DEBT FREE. UH, WE'VE TRIED TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN OUR BUDGETING LIKE YOU DO HERE AT THE CITY, BUT WE ALSO, UH, ARE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RETIRE ALL OF OUR DEBT. AND, UH, AS JENNIFER SAID, OUR BUDGET HAS GROWN, BUT IT JUST COSTS MONEY. Y'ALL KNOW THAT IT COSTS MONEY TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. SO WITH THAT, I WANNA THANK YOU AGAIN AND APPRECIATE Y'ALL SUPPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, QUESTIONS. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING I HAVE. ANYTHING? YEAH, I MEAN, JUST FOR, FOR CLARIFICATION FOR THOSE HERE TONIGHT AND ONLINE, AND TO PUT ON THE RECORD, UM, WHEN WE DISCUSS JOINT EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTY, UM, TO ADDRESS OTHER ISSUES, UM, THIS IS ONE THAT, THAT, THAT IS A JOINT EFFORT ACROSS THE COUNTY, RIGHT? I MEAN IT IS AND IT IS. AND IT'S A MULTIFACETED ISSUE. UM, AND TRAGEDY IN MOST CASES. UH, WELL IN ALL CASES, UM, THAT INVESTING IN THIS WITH PUBLIC DOLLARS RELIEVES SOME OF THE PRESSURE, UM, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY. IT'S DEFINITELY A, A PIECE OF THAT PUZZLE AND A PARTNERSHIP LIKE YOU SAID. UM, AND WHEN, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR EITHER EXPANDING OR INVESTING FROM THE CITY SIDE, UH, WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY DOLLARS TO GO AROUND. RIGHT? UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER AREAS THAT, THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE CITY COULD PARTICIPATE AND, AND ASSIST IN, UM, THAT MAYBE MIGHT NOT BE PUBLIC DOLLARS, UM, BUT EFFORTS, COORDINATION, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE? I MEAN, I THINK THERE'S CONTINUED EFFORTS ACROSS, YOU KNOW, GETTING INVOLVED AND A, A GAMUT OF THINGS FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT TO, UM, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND SO JUST YOUR AWARENESS, YOUR EDUCATION, UM, THINGS LIKE, IT'S TAKING AN ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS TO GO THROUGH A SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE TRAINING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT BASIC PIECE THAT LEGISLATIVELY WE'RE MANDATED TO PROVIDE, AND YET IT'S UNFUNDED. SO THERE'S ABSOLUTELY WAYS IN WHICH THE COMMUNITY CAN COME ALONG AND GET INVOLVED, UM, AND HELP WHEN WE LOOK AT, UM, FROM A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT OR INVESTMENT STANDPOINT. UM, HUD HOUSING IS A GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED THING. UM, IT'S NOT REALLY AN OPTION THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY ON THE BOOKS FOR THIS. UM, I KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT OR THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE CURRENTLY THE EMERGENCY PLACEMENT, BUT ARE THERE ANY PLANS OR ARE, ARE THERE NEEDS, I'M SURE THERE ARE FOR LONG TERM PLACEMENT, LIKE LONG TERM SECURE PLACEMENT. YEAH, SO, UM, AS GRATEFUL AS WE ARE TO HAVE OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER PIECE, THAT IS A PIECE. UM, AND THEN THE HEIGHTS HAS A ENTIRE HOUSING PROGRAM. UM, WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A HUD GRANT, SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. UH, AND WORKING WITH OUR LANDLORDS, OUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES OWNERS. SO ABSOLUTELY THERE'S THIS NEED FOR TRANSITIONAL. UM, AND ULTIMATELY WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS TAKE VICTIMS FROM CRISIS TO THRIVING. AND WHAT THAT'S DOING IS PUTTING THEM BACK IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY'VE COME FROM AS THRIVING CITIZENS WHO ARE NOW CONTRIBUTING. UH, AND SO WE ABSOLUTELY NEED LONG-TERM PLACEMENT FOR THEM TO BE BACK IN THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY CAME FROM, THAT THEY WANNA RAISE THEIR FAMILY IN. SO FOR ANY PROPERTY OWNERS OUT THERE OR MANAGERS THERE, THERE IS THE HUD OPTION THROUGH THE HEIGHTS FOR PLACEMENT, CORRECT? I WOULD, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, YES. . OKAY. UM, AND THEN, UH, CHIEF WISER, I, IF YOU COULD COME UP, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO, TO SPEAK ON THIS. UM, I KNOW WE'VE, WE'VE SPOKEN OFFLINE A FEW TIMES, BUT, UM, THE BENEFITS OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY DO PROVIDE, AND I MEAN, FEEL FREE TO SPEAK FREELY, I KNOW THAT, THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT. WELL, IN, IN BIG TERMS, THE HEIGHTS SERVES AS AN ANCHOR FOR THE ELLIS COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. UH, THEY HAVE BROUGHT US TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT'S ALMOST INDESCRIBABLE, UH, FOR WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE OUT THERE. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD SAY ABOUT THE HYATTS IS, UH, THE MAYOR KNOWS THAT WE'VE OPERATED IN ELLIS COUNTY IN A RESOURCE DESERT FOR DECADES. AND THE FIRST PEOPLE WHO CAME FORWARD, THE FIRST GROUP THAT CAME FORWARD TO PROVIDE THESE KIND OF SERVICES, DIDN'T JUST STOP WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THEY SAID, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? WHAT [00:20:01] ELSE DOES LAW ENFORCEMENT NEED? AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THAT, AND IT'S BROUGHT THE ENTIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO, TO SERVE IN THAT PURPOSE. NOW, I COULD SIT AND TELL YOU ALL KINDS OF DETAILS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'D PROBABLY BE HERE A LOT LONGER THAN YOU GUYS WANNA BE FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT. 'CAUSE AGAIN, IT'S PUBLIC DOLLARS. UM, THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE, UM, I KNOW IT'D BE IMPOSSIBLE TO QUANTIFY. UM, BUT I THINK CURRENTLY WE, WE, WE GIVE, WHAT'S IT 3 75 A YEAR TOWARDS IT THAT WE, WE, TO THEM, TO THE HEIGHTS 50. SO 50,000 A YEAR. UM, DO THEY OFFSET THAT COST IN THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE? STRAIGHT OFF THE BAT, WE'RE MANDATED FOR, UH, ADVOCACY, ADVOCACY FOR THESE VICTIMS. AND WE DON'T CURRENTLY EMPLOY SOMEONE TO DO THAT. AND WITHOUT THEIR HELP, WE WOULD BE, UH, OUT OF COMPLIANCE FOR STATE MANDATES FOR THAT. THAT ALONE, UH, WOULD PROBABLY GET, GET YOU CLOSE TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SAVINGS RIGHT THERE. UH, NOT TO MENTION THE OVERTIME TO GO UP TO JOHN PETER SMITH HOSPITAL TO WAIT SIX, EIGHT HOURS. THAT'S A BUSY HOSPITAL UP THERE WITH A VICTIM. IT'S TERRIBLE WHAT THE VICTIMS HAVE TO GO THROUGH. UH, AND THEN THERE'S THE ISSUE OF THE FINANCE TO GET THE, GET ALL THAT DONE. AND THEY'RE, THEY STOOD IN THE GAP FOR US ALREADY WITH THAT. I CAN'T OVERSPEAK THE BENEFIT OF THE SAME, UH, CLINIC THERE WITH THE HEIGHTS. AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY ADDED AFTER THE FACT. THEY SAW THE NEED AND THEY STEPPED UP. YEAH. YOU GUYS SHOULD BE PROUD. THIS CAME RIGHT FROM YOUR CHIEF HERE FOR REQUEST TO HAVE THOSE SERVICES FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY. YEAH. THANK YOU CHIEF, AND THANK YOU ALL BET. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE ANYTHING? NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JENNIFER. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. YEP. [Items 8 & 9] THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, A PUBLIC HEARING. AND I BELIEVE THE, UM, APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW ON THIS TRENTON. UH, CORRECT. UH, AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON, WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM, UM, DR. SMOKO, WHO IS THE APPLICANT REQUESTING THIS ITEM BE WITHDRAWN FROM CONSIDERATION. OKAY. SO THERE WON'T BE A PRESENTATION TO THAT. THANK YOU. SO THAT COVERS ITEM EIGHT AND NINE. MADAM MAYOR, IF I COULD, I'D JUST MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT. YOU SURE CAN. JUST AT THE REQUEST OF DR. SMOKO, 'CAUSE SHE CONTACTED, I DON'T KNOW WHO ALL SHE CONTACTED, BUT SHE DID SEND OUT A MESSAGE. YEAH. AND I, AND I SPOKE WITH THE ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE I WAS CORRECT ON THIS, BUT I WANNA JUST MAKE IT CLEAR FOR THE RECORD. I KNOW Y'ALL ALL KNOW WHAT SHE REQUESTED. HOWEVER, THE ITEM DID NOT GET APPROVAL ON THE THREE TO TWO VOTE, BUT THERE WAS NEVER A DENIAL. THERE WAS A POSTPONEMENT TO, TO THIS MEETING. MM-HMM . SO THE NOTES, THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, THE NOTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING SHOW HOW THE VOTES WENT, BUT IT WAS NEVER A DENIAL. IT WAS NOT AN APPROVAL OF THE MOTION NEEDS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT NEEDS A POSITIVE ACTION. CORRECT. CORRECT. SO I WANNA JUST PUT THAT ON THE RECORD SO THAT SHE KNEW THAT WE DID ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, I, SORRY. IF YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION, THE ITEM'S BEEN WITHDRAWN. WE DON'T NEED IT. WE DON'T, BUT WE NEED A POSITIVE ACTION. CORRECT. DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING WITHDRAWN? THERE'S NOTHING FOR US TO TAKE ACTION ON. SO I THINK, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE MOTION WOULD BE SINCE WITHDRAWN, TO DENY, BECAUSE WE POST, WE POSTPONED, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. SO WE TABLED IT. SHOULD WE NOT HAVE A POSITIVE ACTION? WELL, WHEN THE, WHEN THE APPLICANT REMOVES IT VOLUNTARILY, I THINK THE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. SO WE DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION. THEY'VE TAKEN IT OFF THE TABLE FOR US. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S [10. Public Hearing on a request by Megan Hillen, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a ShortTerm Rental use within a Planned Development-Single Family-3 (PD-SF-3) zoning district located at 220 Chesterfield Circle (Property ID 228853) – Owner(s): Megan and Alexander Hillen (ZDC-65-2026)] GO TO ITEM 10. PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY MEGAN HILLEN FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM RENTAL USE WITHIN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT SINGLE FAMILY THREE ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT TWO 20 CHESTERFIELD CIRCLE OWNERS, MEGAN AND ALEXANDER HILLEN, TRENTON. UH, THANK YOU. THIS IS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM RENTAL, UM, LOCATED AT TWO 20 CHESTERFIELD CIRCLE. UM, WITH THIS, UH, PROPERTY, WHEN THIS, THIS IS A SIMILAR SO THAT WE'VE SEEN OTHER CASES, UM, CAN GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES ON IT. UH, THEY'RE REC, IT'S A FOUR BEDROOM, APPROXIMATELY 2300 SQUARE FEET. UH, ACCORDING TO THE OPERATIONAL PLAN, WHAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED, THEY WILL BE, AND THE SITE PLAN, THEY WILL BE PROVIDING FOUR OFF STREET PARKING SPACES. UH, THIS PROPERTY, UH, WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY OPERATING AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL. THEY CAME IN REQUESTING, UH, THE SUP FOR THE SHORT [00:25:01] TERM RENTALS. UM, JUST LIKE OTHER CASES, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THE WAXAHATCHEE PD TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY, UH, BEEN ANY CALLS REGARDING THIS, UH, PROPERTY. UM, THE PD HAS RECEIVED TWO CALLS FOR SERVICE INVOLVING THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY THAT WERE NOT OPERATING ANY SORT OF SHORT TERM RENTAL. THERE'S JUST BEEN TWO CALLS THERE RECENTLY. UM, THE, THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EMERGENCY CONTACT AND ECA IDENTIFIES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS A HOMESTEAD. THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN DIRECTED THAT THEY DO NEED TO CHANGE THIS DESIGNATION FROM A HOMESTEAD. FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING, THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE FLOOR PLAN, UH, FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SHOWING WHERE THE, UH, FOR THE STR SHOWING YOU WHERE ALL THE LIVING AR AREAS ARE GONNA BE WITHIN THE FACILITY. HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN, UH, SHOWING THE PARKING, SHOWING THE DRIVEWAY, UM, WHAT'S ON THE PROPERTY. UH, THIS SUB, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL BE MEETING ALL REQUIREMENTS, UH, THAT ARE ALSO REQUIRED FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE CITY REGARDING SECURITY SYSTEM, UH, SECURITY MONITORING OF THIS THROUGH CAMERAS, UM, WHICH THEY WILL BE COMPLYING WITH. UM, WHEN WE, WHEN WE MAILED OUT, UH, NOTICES TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN, UH, 200 FEET AND 500 FEET, WE DID RECEIVE SEVEN LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. UM, WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER OF, UH, ONE OF THESE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION THAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE ON THE MAP, UM, IT PREVIOUSLY OPPOSITION, AND THEY DID GO AHEAD AND REVOKE THAT AND CHANGE IT TO SUPPORT. UM, HERE'S THE, I KNOW SHOWING ANY OTHER SHORT TERM RENTALS THAT ARE WITHIN A CERTAIN, UH, ONE MILE RADIUS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS ONE, UM, DRUGG TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY A COUPLE BLOCKS OVER. WHEN THIS WENT TO THE PNZ, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO APPROVE THIS WITH FIVE ONE VOTE, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. UH, SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AS THE APPLICANT HERE. YES, MA'AM. COULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? UH, MEGAN HILLEN, 3 0 8 NORTH FLAT STREET, WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS 7 5 1 6 5. OKAY. UH, MA'AM, MAY I ALSO ADD, I'M SO SORRY, I EMAILED ALAN, I ACTUALLY HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT LETTERS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO HAND THOSE TO YOU, OR IF COUNSEL WANTS THOSE. DO Y'ALL, ARE Y'ALL, WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO SEE THOSE? NO. OKAY. OKAY. WE BELIEVE YOU. OKAY. . UM, NOW I BELIEVE FROM THE LAST MEETING, UH, YOU EXPLAINED, YOU KNOW, KIND WHAT YOU WERE DOING AND THAT YOU, YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE, RIGHT? ANOTHER STR NOT IN WAXAHATCHEE, BUT SOMEWHERE ELSE IN RUIDOSO. IT IS OWNED BY MY AUNT, BUT I DO MANAGE IT. OKAY. YEAH, THAT WAS, I, I KNOW YOU OWNED ANOTHER ONE OR, OR MANAGED ANOTHER ONE THAT WASN'T, COULDN'T REMEMBER WHERE IT WAS FROM. UM, AND YOU PURCHASED THIS HOUSE FOR THIS SPECIFIC REASON, CORRECT? YES. IT WILL BE A FAMILY OWNED SECOND HOME AS WELL. SO MY MOTHER LIVES IN RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO, AND MY BROTHER ALSO LIVES IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. SO THE INTENTION IS TO HAVE SOMEWHERE FOR OUR FAMILY TO GATHER WHEN THEY'RE HERE. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT WOULD ALLOW US TO RENT IT OUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT HERE. OKAY. AND YOU UNDERSTAND ALL THE RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR IF YOU ARE APPROVED TO OPERATE AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL? 100%, YES, MA'AM. OKAY. WE'RE, WE'RE VERY STRICT ON THESE RULES, UM, BECAUSE WE HAD A, A BAD STR HERE IN, IN WAXAHATCHEE, AND, UH, THAT'S WHAT CAUSED US TO PUT ALL THESE RULES IN PLACE AND, UM, TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE. AND THE RULES HAVE SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED AS FAR AS STR BEING A PROBLEM. UH, SO AT, AT ANY POINT AN STR BECOMES A PROBLEM, THEN WE WILL TAKE SWIFT ACTION, UH, SO THAT YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO OPERATE THAT ANYMORE. AND I LIKE TO TELL EVERYBODY THAT, THAT THAT'S APPLYING FOR THESE. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. COUNSEL, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MY, MY ONLY CONCERN, AND IT'S NOT REAL CONCERNS, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE THAT THIS IS BE ONE OF THE LARGER ONES AND HAVING A POOL AND BEING THAT LARGE, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY UNDERSTAND IT, BUT ANYBODY YOU RENT TO UNDERSTANDS THAT'S NOT A PARTY HOUSE, ONE OF OUR, IT'S NOT FOR THEM TO BRING EVERYBODY IN THE, THE, A BASEBALL TEAM FROM WHEREVER AND BRING EVERYBODY. 'CAUSE THE NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT THAT. YES, SIR. YEAH, WE HAVE A MAXIMUM OCC OCCUPANCY OF 10, UH, AT ANY GIVEN TIME, DAYTIME OR OVERNIGHT. UM, FOUR CARS WILL HAVE TO BE EITHER IN THE GARAGE OR DRIVEWAY. WE'LL HAVE THE EXTERIOR CAMERAS, NOISE MONITORING. WE'RE ALSO DOING A THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE SCREENING. UM, ALL APPLICANTS ARE, EXCUSE ME, THE PEOPLE WHO BOOK HAVE TO BE 25 YEARS OR OLDER. SO WE DO HAVE SOME PRETTY STRICT RULES IN PLACE THAT THEY ALL HAVE TO AGREE TO. UM, AND THIS IS ALSO LIKE OUR FAMILY HOME. WE DON'T WANT A PARTY HOUSE, UH, . SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. [00:30:02] UH, SO, UH, I GUESS I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED. UM, WHAT WAS THE, IN THE ORIGINAL INTENTION BEHIND PURCHASING THE HOME? WAS IT TO TURN IT INTO A SMALL BUSINESS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WAS WHAT, WHAT WAS THE PLAY IN? UH, YES. IT WAS JUST A FAMILY OWNED SECOND HOME THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY AS A FAMILY. WHEN MY FAMILY'S IN TOWN, UH, WE ARE A GROWING FAMILY, OBVIOUSLY, AND SO MY FAMILY USUALLY STAYS WITH US, BUT WE'RE OUTGROWING THE, OUR HOME FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO THE INTENTION WAS TO BUY A PROPERTY IN TOWN THAT WE COULD USE AS A FAMILY WHEN THEY'RE HERE, BUT THEN ALSO RENT OUT TO HELP US COVER EXPENSES WHEN THEY'RE NOT. IT JUST GIVES ME A LOT OF PAUSE WHEN THERE'S THAT MANY LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FROM THE NEIGHBORS AND THEY HAVE THE PROPERTY RIGHTS AS WELL. UM, AND THE HOME WAS PURCHASED FOR THE PRIMARY REASON BEING TO GENERATE A SECOND INCOME AS A SMALL BUSINESS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING. UM, SO WE, WE DO HAVE SEVEN OPPOSITION LETTERS. I'VE ACTUALLY PERSONALLY GONE AND DROPPED OFF LEVIT UH, LETTERS TO THOSE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS. I'VE HAD SOME REALLY POSITIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. A LOT OF THEM ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, THE CONGESTION ON THE STREETS, WHICH WE'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT GONNA ALLOW, SO THERE WON'T BE THAT ISSUE. UM, AND THEN ALSO THERE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE, WHICH WE'VE ALSO ADDRESSED THAT WITH THE MEASURES THAT WE'RE TAKING. AND THEN AGAIN, I'VE GOT THREE SUPPORT LETTERS FROM MY NEIGHBORS DIRECTLY RIGHT NEXT TO ME. UM, AND THEN I BELIEVE, AGAIN, THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE OPPOSITION LETTER THAT WAS PULLED AND CHANGED TO A SUPPORT LETTER. SO WE'VE TECHNICALLY GOT FOUR SUPPORT LETTERS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS DIRECTLY SURROUNDING US. IF I MAY, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR DOING, DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND GOING AND SPEAKING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. THAT'S, THAT AVOIDS A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN THE LONG RUN. YEAH, AND I THINK WITH ANYONE TRYING TO GET A SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT, THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND UNCERTAINTY. SO WHEN I SHOW UP AT THE DOOR AND I'M LIKE, THIS IS OUR INTENTION AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, I ALSO GAVE THEM MY PHONE NUMBER IF THERE'S ANY, ANY KIND OF QUESTION OR CONCERN TO REACH OUT TO ME. UM, AND AGAIN, I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS THAT WERE NOT GONNA ALLOW AT THIS PROPERTY. SO, UM, , THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. BE HONEST. YOU'RE WELCOME. BECAUSE THE ONE THAT WITHDREW HONESTLY REFUSED TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE EXTRA STEP TO ACTUALLY GO ENGAGE WITH THE NEIGHBORS, UM, AND FLIP A LETTER OF OPPOSITION. UM, OF COURSE, YEAH. I MEAN, I, I WANNA EARN ALL OF MY NEIGHBOR'S TRUST. UM, I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THE STREET. I WANT THEM TO HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER. I WANT THERE TO BE OPEN COMMUNICATION. I WANT THERE TO BE TRUST. SO I'M JUST A NORMAL PERSON THAT THEY CAN REACH OUT TO IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF CONCERNS. IF YOU WERE TO ESTIMATE HOW, HOW OFTEN OR HOW, HOW MANY WEEKS A YEAR WOULD YOUR FAMILY UTILIZE THE HOME? I'M HONESTLY NOT SURE. JUST BECAUSE MY BROTHER LIVES IN BARCELONA. IT'S EBBS AND FLOWS HOW MUCH HE CAN BE HERE FOR TAX PURPOSES. UM, AND THEN SAME THING WITH MY MOM. SHE IS RUNNING A BUSINESS IN RUIDOSO, BUT SOMETIMES SHE'S HERE ONCE A MONTH. SOMETIMES SHE'S HERE A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR. WELL, SHE EVER WANTS TO SWITCH AND THIS IS NOT AVAILABLE. I'LL GLADLY TAKE THE FAMILY OVER THERE INSTEAD. UH, UM, , . THE WEATHER'S A LOT NICER UP THERE RIGHT NOW, THAT'S FOR SURE. , THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. [11. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-65-2026] ITEM NUMBER 11, CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING CDC 65 20 26. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 65 DASH 2026. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. [12. Public Hearing on a request by Jose Castillo for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Major Auto Repair Shop use within a Commercial (C) zoning district located at 407 W. Franklin (Property ID 170507) – Owner: Big Blue Truck, LLC (ZDC-57-2026)] ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY JOSE CASTILLO FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MAJOR AUTO REPAIR SHOP USED WITHIN A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 4 0 7 WEST FRANKLIN STREET. OWNER IS BIG BLUE TRUCK, LLC TRENTON. THANK YOU. THIS IS, UH, LOCATED AT 4 0 7 WEST FRANKLIN STREET. UM, WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS A, UM, A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR MAJOR AUTO REPAIR SHOP. UM, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR THEY WILL NOT BE DOING ANY BODY WORK AT THIS LOCATION OR ANY KIND OF PAINT BOOTH THAT WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED PER THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. UH, THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS TIED TO, UM, [00:35:01] THE, THE USE AND THE, UM, CURRENT BUSINESS THAT'S ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. UM, WHEN, UH, THE SURROUNDING AREA HAS A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT USES RANGING FROM CENTRAL AREA TO, UM, GENERAL RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL. THERE IS SOME SINGLE FAMILY, UM, PROPERTY TO THE REAR AND TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. UM, THE BUSINESS, UM, HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 2016 WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. UM, THE APPLICANT DID REQUEST A CO ON, UH, APRIL 15TH, 2026. UH, HOW THAT CAME ABOUT WAS THAT THERE WAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT, UM, THE ALLEYS NOT BEING ACCESSIBLE DUE TO TRASH. UM, WE, CODE ENFORCEMENT WENT OUT THERE, UM, REACHED PLANNING, AND WE DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO CO ACTIVELY FOR THE PROPERTY. UM, ONCE AGAIN, MAINLY THEY'LL BE DOING ENGINE MECHANICAL REPAIRS. UM, AS SOON AS THEY WERE TOLD THEY NEEDED TO APPLY FOR A CO, THEY IMMEDIATELY STARTED APPLYING FOR A CO. AND WHEN THAT TRIGGERED THE SUP, THEY IMMEDIATELY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. HERE'S THE PROPOSED, UH, SITE PLAN WHERE THEY'LL BE PROVIDING, UM, PARKING ON THE SITE OFFICE AND REPAIR SHOP FLOOR. UM, WHEN WE MAIL OUT NOTICES, ALL PROPERTY ORDERS WITHIN 200 FEET, WE RECEIVED ONE BACK IN SUPPORT, ONE IN OPPOSITION. WE DID RECEIVE A PETITION, UM, TWO, TWO PETITIONS, UH, SUPPORTING THE PROJECT. UM, NONE OF THE, UH, THE SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION, UM, RANGED AN AREA, UM, FROM BEING WITHIN CITY LIMITS TO OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. UM, NONE OF THOSE WERE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. AND SO THAT'S WHY THOSE NUMBERS WERE NOT REFLECTED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. WHEN THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND, UH, APPROVAL WITH THE SIX ZERO VOTE. UM, AS PART OF THAT REQUEST, UM, THERE ARE, UH, VARIOUS, UH, CONDITIONS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY BY STAFF. UM, SUCH AS SHOULD THE CURRENT BUSINESS, UH, CEASE OPERATIONS FOR A PERIOD EXCEEDING 60 DAYS, THIS SEP SHALL EXPIRE AND THE NEW SP SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE ESTABLISHED AS THE MAJOR AUTO REPAIR SHOP USE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S UM, A CONDITION THAT NO, UH, VEHICLES SHALL BE STORED OUTSIDE AT ANY TIME. UM, AND THAT ANY ANY VEHICLE BEING WORKED ON, UM, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE, INTO THE SHOP. UM, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT THEY BE ALLOWED TO HAVE, UH, PARKING OF THOSE VEHICLES, UM, THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. IF THEY'RE WAITING FOR PARTS OR THERE'S SOME REASON WHY THEY CAN'T BE FULLY REPAIRED AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME, THAT THEY'D BE ALLOWED TO BE, TO UTILIZE ONE OF THOSE PARKING SPACES, UM, ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF THE DEVIATION THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING AS PART OF THIS. UM, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY DID STATE IF THEY DO, UM, HAVE CARS OUTSIDE PARKED A A MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE BROUGHT IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF 'EM THROUGH LIKE A WRECKER OR SOMEONE HAD A BREAKDOWN. AND SO THEY DROPPED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN HE'S NOT OPEN TO BE ABLE TO START WORKING ON IT. UM, OTHER, OTHER CARS ARE WAITING FOR PARTS. UM, BUT HE DID, UH, HE DID SAY THAT HE WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO MAKE IT SO THAT THEY COULDN'T BE LIKE MISSING A HOOD OR MISSING WINDOWS OR MISSING A PART OF THE, SO THEY WEREN'T VISIBLY, YOU COULDN'T TELL THAT THEY WERE, UM, I'VE HEARD IT ALL BE ENGINE WORK THAT WAS COVERED UP BY THE EXISTING CAR. SO, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH OUR CONDITIONS THAT WE STATED IN, IN THE P AND Z VOTE FOR. UM, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THIS TIME. THANK YOU, TRENTON. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. UM, JUST A MOMENT. UM, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, IF THE APPLICANT'S HERE, HE CAN COME TO THE PODIUM. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS OF TRENTON. NOW, THIS AREA, THIS STREET IS A VERY NARROW STREET. IT ALREADY IS VERY, VERY CONGESTED. YOU CAN BARELY GET UP AND DOWN IT IF THERE'S CARS, IF THERE'S A CAR PARKED ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET OR THE OTHER, THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN OF MINE. ANOTHER CONCERN OF MINE IS, IS THAT THE APPLICANT IS NOW ASKING US TO TRUST HIM, THAT HE'S GONNA FOLLOW THE RULES WHEN HE HADN'T FOLLOWED THE RULE FROM 2016 TILL NOW. THAT'S ANOTHER CONCERN OF MINE. IS THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS, TRENTON, AS FAR AS PARKING ON THE ROAD AND ADDING TO THIS CONGESTION? UM, RIGHT NOW IN HOW THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING WRITTEN IN THERE, SUCH AS, LIKE WITH [00:40:01] OUR STR, WHERE WE SAY NO ON STREET PARKING, WE CAN DEFINITELY ADD THAT AS A CONDITION. UH, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WHEN HE OPENED UP IN 2016, HE WASN'T OPENED UP AS A BUSINESS. IT WAS MORE OF A HOBBY SHOP FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL VEHICLES. SO HE DIDN'T, HE WAS, HE WASN'T UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE HAD TO GET A CO IT WAS HIM AND HIS BUDDIES WOULD WORK ON THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES THERE. UM, AND THEN OVER TIME HE HAD FRIENDS THAT WOULD COME TO HIM ASKING TO REPAIR HIS AND START PAYING HIM FOR IT. AND IT WAS JUST KIND OF GOTTEN BIGGER. UM, SO HE WAS, HE WAS NOT UNDER THE IMPRESSION OF, UM, NEEDING A CO AS SOON AS HE WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED A CO IN THE SUP, UM, IT WASN'T ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE WE WERE HOUNDING HIM AND GIVING HIM, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT WHERE HE, WE CITED HIM. HE IMMEDIATELY CAME IN AND APPLIED FOR THOSE THINGS THAT AS NECESSARY. UM, SO THAT'S WHERE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. UM, BUT YEAH. UM, HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS. IT DOES. I I JUST, UH, THERE'S NO WAY I CAN APPROVE THIS IF THERE'S GONNA BE ADDED TRAFFIC ONTO THE STREET. ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT'S, THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. MAD MAYOR. I, I CAN ADD A LITTLE BACKGROUND HERE. UM, I GUESS UNIQUE BACKGROUND HERE. UM, TRACE CAN PROBABLY ADD THE SAME, BUT, UH, THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A REPAIR SHOP. I KNOW, UM, OF SOME KIND O OBVIOUSLY I KNOW WHY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A, I KNOW REPAIR SHOP. BUT, UM, SO THE USE ITSELF IS, I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT ALWAYS WAS. UM, AND HAS BEEN, I MEAN, EVEN BACK TO THE SIXTIES WHEN THEY HAD THE PARTS STORE ACROSS THE STREET, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A REPAIR SHOP OF SOME KIND. MM-HMM . UM, THE ZONING CHAINS AND THAT'S, THAT'S ON THE CITY, UM, BACK BEFORE ANY OF US WERE HERE. UH, SO THE USE I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH. UM, THE OFFICE IS IN THE SAME SPOT. IT'S BEEN FOR FOREVER. I BET THE BATHROOM IS IN THE SAME PLACE. IT'S, IT'S BEEN FOREVER. UM, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME RACING FLAGS SOMEWHERE IN THERE THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR FOREVER. BUT, UH, I, I, I WOULD ASK FOR, UH, THE PARKING TO BE STRIPED, UM, FOR THE SIDEWALK TO BE CLEARLY MARKED AND NOT BLOCKED. UH, 'CAUSE THAT IS AN ISSUE ON THAT. IN IN THAT, IN THAT YOU MEAN SIDE WALLED IN THE ALLEY? NO, I MEAN ON FRANKLIN IN THE STREET, UH, 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BLOCKED REGULARLY AND ODDLY ENOUGH, UH, THE HEIGHTS WAS JUST HERE AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE, UH, THAT THEY ASSISTED WITH, UH, WITH ONE OF THE QUADPLEXES NEXT DOOR THAT OCCURRED RIGHT OUT FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO ON FOUR SEVEN. YEAH. AND THERE WAS NO SECURITY CAMERAS THAT WERE ACTIVE UNFORTUNATELY. BUT, UM, ANYWAYS, THE SIDEWALKS WERE BLOCKED, SO IT CAUSED, IT CAUSED AN ISSUE THERE. UM, SO KEEPING THAT IN MIND, UH, PARKING VEHICLES THAT ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE, THAT'S NEVER BEEN A THING. NO, I DO A LOT OF PLANNING AND I, RIGHT NOW I AM TWO WEEKS OUT, SO I TRY TO GET IT WHERE I CAN WORK THE NEXT DAY OR THE SAME DAY AND GET IT OUT WITHIN TWO DAYS. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE HARDEST PART. YEAH. BUT WITH UNMARKED PARKING SPACES, UM, WITH WHAT OCCURS NEXT DOOR? NO, THEY, THEY HAVE MARKED AND THEY STACK UP. AND THEN HAVING VEHICLES BROUGHT IN AS STATED AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, UM, GIVES ME A LOT OF PAUSE. I UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND HOMES AND APARTMENTS. UM, AND WHAT OCCURS THERE. SO IT GIVES THE LOOK OF BEING MM-HMM . UH, SOME OF THEM PARK AT MY SPOT. , YOU PARK AT SOME OTHER SPOTS TOO. SO I MEAN THAT'S, WE WORK IT OUT. YEAH. FOR THE MOST PART, YOU KNOW, UM, VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED, PARKED OUTSIDE, I, I CAN'T GET BEHIND THAT. UH, WHEN I MEAN OUTSIDE, I MEAN ON THE PARKING SPOT ON FRONT OF THE BUILDING, I GOT A SPOT AND REQUESTING FIVE AND THAT'S JUST TO BE MOVING AROUND ON A DAILY BASIS. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY BE THERE FOR A WEEK OR MONTH. IN SOME WEIRD CASES, IF IT TAKE ME LONGER TO GET ANY PARTS OR SOMETHING, YEAH, THEY MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. BUT IF I CAN, I ALWAYS MOVE IT IN. DO YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO STORE THOSE, THOSE VEHICLES INSIDE AT NIGHT? YES. MOST OF THEM, YEAH. DO. SO IF YOU HAD TO PUSH ONE OUT INTO A PARKING SPOT, 'CAUSE YOU'RE WAITING ON A PART MM-HMM . AND THE PART DOESN'T COME IN, YOU, YOU [00:45:01] WOULD ROLL THAT CAR BACK INTO THE SHOP BEFORE YOU LEFT AT NIGHT? MULTIPLE CASES? I DO. I GOT TWO RIGHT NOW. I'M WORKING ON THEM. THEY'RE GO IN AND OUT DAILY BASIS. LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ON MARCEL. I'VE BEEN IN WASHI FOR 25 YEARS. I USED TO WORK IN MY GARAGE. I USED TO WORK ON MY DRIVEWAY. UM, ALL THIS WHOLE THING HERE. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT SOMEBODY COMPLAINED ABOUT US WORKING ON THE ALLEY. THAT'S WHERE I COME FROM. I DO NOT WORK ON THE ALLEY. I DO NOT WORK OUTSIDE. I NOT, YOU MEAN YOUR ALLEY GOT YOU ALLEY? THERE'S STREET. NO, THE ALLEY'S GONE BECAUSE THERE'S A SIDEWALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. YEAH. I, I DO NOT WORK OUTSIDE AT ALL. I WORK INSIDE ANYTHING I GOTTA DO. IT'S INSIDE. AND I BELIEVE PROOF OF THAT, I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 10 YEARS. THE FIRST FIVE YEARS IT WAS ME AND MY FRIEND HOBBY PLAYING ME STUFF. I WORK FOR AL CONING. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS AND THE LAST FIVE YEARS IT IS BOOMING. I DON'T WANNA LIE. UM, I WORK AT CONNING. THIS IS MY SIDE BUSINESS AND TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING ROLLING ONE DAY AT A TIME. SO THAT'S, YES. RIGHT. SO IN, IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HIM, UM, I, I DID TALK ABOUT THE CONCERN THAT COUNSEL WOULD HAVE ABOUT STORING VEHICLES OUTSIDE. UM, AND HE, HE DID MAKE THE REQUEST, HE WAS WILLING TO, I, ONE OF HIS BIGGEST FEARS IS WHEN CUSTOMERS LEAVE THEIR CAR OVERNIGHT WITHOUT HIM EVEN KNOWING THAT THEY'RE GONNA LEAVE HIM THERE 'CAUSE IT BROKE DOWN OR THEY HAD AN ENGINE ISSUE AND THEY HAVE TO LEAVE IT, IT, 'CAUSE THEY WORK IT EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO CODE TO COME OUT THERE AND GIVE HIM A CITATION FOR BEING OVERNIGHT WHEN IT WAS OUTSIDE HIS CONTROL. SO THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN THE RARE OCCASION, HE SAID HE COULD EVEN LIMIT IT TO A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CARS THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE OUTSIDE FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO YOU HAVE? JUST YOU ONE AND ONE. SO IF WE LIMIT FOUR OF THOSE SPOTS TO EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER USE AND 4 4 24 HOUR PARKING MAX, WOULD THAT BE AN OPTION? WE COULD DEFINITELY WRITE THAT IN THE ORDINANCE AND NO ON STREETE PARKING AS A CONDITION. UM, IF EVERYONE'S AGREEABLE TO THAT. SO IT'D BE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CARS THAT COULD BE PARKED OVERNIGHT FOR NO LONGER THAN 24 HOURS. I CAN WORK WITH THAT FOUR SPACES, WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE THE FOUR THAT ARE IN FRONT. RIGHT? I MEAN 'CAUSE THAT'S THE EASIEST PLACE FOR LIKE THE TOW TRUCK TO GET INTO THAT. YEAH. ANGLED SPOTS AREN'T GONNA BE THE EASY ONES. I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP AT LEAST TWO ON THE MAIN DOOR. 'CAUSE SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING I GET A TEXT, HEY, WE DROP A CAR THERE. BUT IF YOU LEAVE THOSE FOUR IN FRONT AS THE MORE THE BETTER. YEAH. UM, BUT THOSE FOUR THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE DOORS, RIGHT? MM-HMM . IF THOSE ARE FOR YOUR DROP OFF OR 24 HOUR STORAGE AND THEN YOUR PERSONAL PARKING PLUS CUSTOMER COULD BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. YES. I CAN PARK. UH, AND IT'S CLEARLY MARKED. YES. THE NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWS WHERE EVERYTHING IS MARKED AT THAT. THAT'S BEEN SAID ALREADY. AT FIRST WHEN I MOVE IN, I WILL FIND CARS IN THERE THAT DON'T MEAN ANYTHING. JUST SOMEBODY PARKING THERE. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH GONE OUT. MR. CASTILLO? YES, SIR. I, UH, THE ONLY REAL QUESTION I HAVE TO THE BUSINESS 'CAUSE EVERYBODY AT PLANNING AND ZONING SUPPORTED, YOU SAID YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOREVER AND YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD NEIGHBOR. YEAH. BUT WHEN THEY SAID YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CERTIFICATE OR OCCUPANCY AND YOU SAID YOU USED TO BE YOUR HOBBY PLACE AND ALL THAT. I HAVE MY ONLY, MY ONLY QUESTION IS DID YOU GO THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE STATE AND GET, WERE YOU CHARGED SALES TAX AND YOU, YOU'VE GOT A PERMIT TO DO ALL OF THAT STUFF? THIS BOMBING ON THE LAST COUPLE YEARS? WE WORKING ON THAT. WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE PAPER, BUT DO YOU HAVE A PERMIT TO CHARGE SALES TAX AND DO EVERYTHING ELSE, WHICH YOU'RE REQUIRED BY LAW TO DO? I KNOW, BUT NOT AT THE MOMENT. WELL, THEN I WOULD PUT A CONDITION THAT HE DOESN'T GET THE CO UNTIL HE HAS THE PERMIT FROM THE STATE TO CHARGE SALES TAX. OTHER THAN THAT, I'M GOOD WITH IT. OKAY. YOU JUST NEED TO BE, THAT'S WORK. YOU NEED TO BE DOING THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA I GET IT. WE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW ALSO. I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT THE STATE WANTS THEIR PART IN, THE CITY WANTS THEIR PART. I UNDERSTAND THAT. TRUST ME. YES SIR. I'VE BEEN ON THE SYSTEM FOR OVER 25 YEARS, SO I KNOW HOW YES SIR. YES SIR. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO YOUR, YOUR BUSINESS OTHER THAN THAT. IF THIS GETS APPROVED TONIGHT, I, I REALLY WANT YOU TO WORK ON BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR. I KNOW THAT YOU THINK THAT EVERYBODY IS HAPPY AND, AND GLAD YOU'RE THERE, BUT EVERYBODY'S NOT. SO I WANT YOU TO WORK ON BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR SO THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING CALLS. MM-HMM . OF YOU BLOCKING VEHICLES, BLOCKING SIDEWALKS AND, AND ALL THAT STUFF. OKAY. SO I'M JUST SAYING I UNDERSTAND. I'M LISTEN, DO YOUR PART SO THAT WE DON'T GET CALLED. I LISTEN. SO WHEN WE GET CALLED, THERE'S GONNA BE CHANGES. I GET IT. I GET IT. I WANT YOU TO, IF YOU WANT RUN A BUSINESS HERE, I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. ME TOO. BUT WHEN WE GET WORN OUT WITH [00:50:01] PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS, THEN WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I UNDERSTAND. TRUST ME. I APPRECIATE THAT. I GET IT. YEAH. MADAM [13. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-57-2026] MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 57 DASH 2026. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MAJOR AUTO REPAIR SHOP USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? CAN REAL, REAL QUICK, CAN WE ADD, OH YEAH, WE NEED TO ADD SOME STUFF. CAN WE ADD THE, UH, PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNAGE AS DISCUSSED? YES. WILL YOU ACCEPT THAT? I WILL ACCEPT THAT. SO THAT'S THE FOUR. YEAH, I HAD A MAXIMUM OF FOUR CARS BE PARKED OUTSIDE FOR NO MORE THAN 24 HOURS. UH, NO ON STREET PARKING, NO SIDEWALK BLOCKAGE AND NO, NO BLOCKING. YEAH. NO BLOCK TO THE SIDEWALK. SALES TAX. AND THE SALES TAX IS HE'LL HAVE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF, OF APPLICATION FOR SALES TAX, SALES TAX, UH, TO BE ALLOCATED FOR THE STATE PROOF OF BUSINESS FORMATION DOCUMENTS, WHATEVER, WHATEVER THAT DOC WOULD BE TO SHOW, SHOW BEING PAID. I ACCEPT IT. OKAY. WITH ALL THAT, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [14. Public Hearing on a request by Stephen Mott, WISD, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Electronic Message Sign use within a Single Family-1 (SF-1) zoning district located at 265 Broadhead Rd (Property ID 211021) - Owner: Waxahachie Independent School District (ZDC-48-2026)] THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 14, A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY STEVEN MOTT, WISD FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGN USED WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY, ONE ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 2 65 BROADHEAD ROAD. OWNER IS ATCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. TRENTON, THANK YOU. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR SIGN REGULATIONS, ANY, UM, USE REQUESTING AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER IS REQUIRED TO GET A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. UM, THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS FOR 2 65 BROADHEAD ROAD, WHICH IS A SCHOOL FOR THE ACHI SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM, WHEN THIS ONE BE, I'LL MAKE THIS REALLY QUICK. UH, WE HAVE TWO OF 'EM THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR. UH, THE NEXT TIME YOU'LL ALSO SEE SIMILAR LAYOUT, SIMILAR DESIGN, SIMILAR REQUESTS, JUST DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. SAME AS ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. CORRECT. AND SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WHEN THIS ONE BE BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. UM, THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. WE MAIL OUT. NOTICE IS ALL PROPERTY OWNER IS ZERO, CAME BACK IN FAVOR, ZERO IN SUPPORT, AND THEY CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP, UH, TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL CLOSE THAT. [15. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-48-2026] AND ANY, UH, QUESTIONS, CONVERSATION FROM COUNSEL, UH, BEFORE I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION ON NUMBER 15. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF NOT MAD. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 48 DASH 2026. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGN SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. TRENT, YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY, AND FOR 16, IT'S THE SAME AS ALL THE REST OF THEM. I'LL SAY DITO. [16. Public Hearing on a request by Stephen Mott, WISD, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Electronic Message Sign use within a Single-Family-1 (SF-1) zoning district located at 275 Indian Drive (Property ID 224060) - Owner: Waxahachie Independent School District (ZDC-49-2026)] THIS IS FOR 2 75 INDIAN DRIVE. UH, ITEM NUMBER 16, TRENTON. UH, JUST, UH, REWIND AND WATCH MY LAST PRESENTATION, BUT THIS IS AT COLEMAN JUNIOR HIGH. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SAME AS EVERY SCHOOL. OKAY. NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE'LL [17. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-49-2026] CLOSE IT. AND THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 17. COUNSEL, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 49 DASH 2026. A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGNED SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. [18. Public Hearing on a request by David McDill, Davis & McDill, LLC, for a Replat of Lot 3, Block A of the Teddo Crossing Phase One Addition, to create Lots 3-A, 3-B, and 3-C, Block A of the Teddo Crossing Phase One Addition, three nonresidential lots, being 8.695 acres located at the northwest corner of US Highway 77 and West Butcher Road, (Property ID 310843) – Owner(s): Crux Jefferson LLC (SUB-75- 2026)] AND THAT BRINGS US TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER 18, A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST. WAS THERE AN EXTENSION REQUEST ON THIS ONE? TRENTON? DID I SEE SOMETHING? NO, THIS WAS, NO, THIS WAS A, A REQUEST FOR VARIANCE FOR OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. OKAY. SO PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY DAVID MCDILL DAVIS AND MCDILL LLC FOR RELA OF LOT THREE BLOCK A OF THE TITO CROSSING PHASE ONE ADDITION TO CREATE LOTS THREE A, THREE B, THREE C BLOCK A OF THE TITO CROSSING PHASE ONE ADDITION, THREE NON-RESIDENTIAL LOTS BEING 8.695 ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF US HIGHWAY 77 AND WEST BUTCHER ROAD. UH, TRENTON, GO AHEAD. UH, THANK YOU. GENERALLY REPOS DON'T GIVE BE POOR CITY COUNCIL, EXCEPT IF THEY'RE ASKING FOR SOME SORT OF VARIANCE. UM, WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS, UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, EACH LOT HAS TO HAVE THEIR OWN, UM, FRONTAGE AND ACCESS DIRECTLY ONTO, [00:55:01] UH, THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. UM, HOWEVER, WITH THIS LAW AND THE FORMATION, UM, THEY ARE REQUESTING TO SHARE ACCESS WITH THE NEIGHBORING LOT. UM, WHEN THIS ONE BEFORE STAFF, WE FELT THIS IS A BETTER, SAFER OPTION TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF INGRESS EGRESS POINTS THERE ARE ON THIS ROAD. WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WHEN THIS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OR BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION. THEY ALSO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, TRENTON. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS ITEM, SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THAT [19. Consider approval of SUB-75-2026] BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 19. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SUB 75, 20 26, TRENTON FLOODING, FLOODING, FLOODING, FLOODING, FLOODING. I HAVE AN ISSUE HERE. UM, WHAT HAVE WE GUARANTEED? LIFE SCHOOL WITH THE FLOODING ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THAT'S BEING CAUSED, I IDENTIFIED PRIMARILY AND VERY LIKELY AS THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST OF BUTCHER ROAD. BUT WHAT PARAMETERS DO WE HAVE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROJECT DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE FURTHER TO THE FLOODING THERE? AFTER THE I 35 IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE, UM, THAT MITIGATED THE FLOODING THAT WAS THERE ON THE SURFACE ROAD AND MOVED IT DOWNSTREAM. LIFE HAS PUT, UH, THREE TO $400,000 INTO DREDGING OUT THEIR PORTION OF THE CREEK. IT HAS HELPED SOME, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BACK UP. UM, HAVE WE PROACTIVELY PUT ANYTHING IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THEY DON'T CONTRIBUTE FURTHER? SO ACCORDING TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND ARE OTHER ORDINANCES, UM, DURING THE CIVIL PROCESS IS WHEN NOW WILL BE LOOKED AT AND ANALYSIS WILL BE GIVEN. UM, DURING THE PLATING STAGE, WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS THE REPL. UM, THEY MEET ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, UM, AND IT'S MORE OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. SO THEY WILL, SO AFTER THIS PLAT IS APPROVED, THEY WILL STILL BE REQUIRED. AFTER THIS RE REPLY IS APPROVED, THEY WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL CIVIL REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS THEY CAN'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE OR FLOODING GOING ON TO ANY NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. UM, I KNOW JUSTICE KER, UH, ONE OF OUR CITY ENGINEERS CAN BETTER ANSWER THAT. UM, HE MIGHT SOUND A LITTLE MORE CLEAR THAN I AM. UM, FORTUNATELY I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT HE COULD PROBABLY ANSWER THAT A LITTLE BETTER. I CAN SPEAK ABOUT MY PROPERTY TO RECOGNIZE ME. PIECE OF PROPERTY. YEAH. UH, SURE. YEAH. COME ON UP, DOCTOR, FOR YOU, BECAUSE YOU'VE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA THANK YOU. YOMI FA 1111 WEST MAIN ATCH. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL. UM, WHEN WE SOLD THE UPMOST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TO MCDONALD'S AND AUTOZONE, WE WENT THROUGH EXTENSIVE DRAINAGE STUDIES AND DRAINAGE PLANTS AND WHETHER IT'S RETENTION OR UNDERGROUND AND ALL THAT TO, TO SOLVE ALL THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT COULD BE RELATED TO OUR PROPERTY. NOW THE ISSUE WITH LIFE SCHOOL IS A, IS A BIG ISSUE THAT GOES WAY BACK TO JEFF CHAMBERS AND THOSE GUYS, SO I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S NOTHING WE'RE GOING TO DO IN OUR PROPERTY THAT'S GOING TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE DRAINAGE, EITHER TO THE LIFE SCHOOL OR SOUTH ON GROVE AREAS. THANK YOU. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, YOU READY? IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR 19. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE SUV 75 DASH 2026 FOR A REPL OF BLOCK, A LOT THREE OF THE TEO CROSSING PHASE ONE EDITION, AND THE ASSOCIATED PETITION OF RELIEF WAIVER. REQUESTED TO CREATE THREE NON-RESIDENTIAL USE LOTS, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. [20. Public Hearing on a request by GRBK EDGEWOOD LLC, for a Petition to rename a portion of Harrington Road to “Brickman Lane”, starting at Waterfront Drive to the beginning of Treelyn Drive] NEXT ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY GRBK EDGEWOOD, LLC FOR A PETITION TO RENAME A PORTION OF HARRINGTON ROAD TO BRICKMAN LANE, STARTING AT WATERFRONT DRIVE TO THE BEGINNING OF TREE LAND DRIVE. TRENTON. THANK YOU. WELL, THEY'RE, UH, AS I JUST PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THEY'RE REQUESTING TO RENAME, UH, THE ROAD, HARRINGTON ROAD TO BRICKMAN LANE. UH, THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU CAN SEE WHERE, UH, THE PARAMETERS OF THAT ROAD NAME CHANGE WOULD OCCUR AT. WHEN THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, THEY DID [01:00:01] RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH A SEVEN ZERO VOTE. UM, WITH THIS REQUEST, UH, THERE IS A, A PROCESS THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH. UM, WHENEVER ANYONE REQUESTS TO REQUEST A NAME, THEY SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. UM, IN THE APPLICATION, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S TWO, UH, PLANNING, ZONING, COMMISSION TALKED ABOUT QUITE OFTEN. UM, THEY HAVE BOTH BRICK, UH, BRICK MEN AND BRICK. UH, THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS, UH, WHEN WE REVIEW STREET NAME, PROPOSED STREET NAMES THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. AND THEY WERE JUST GIVING US TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS WITH BRICKMAN BEING, UM, THEIR TOP OPTION. UM, AND, BUT WHEN WE RE AND WHEN WE POSTED THAT, UH, P AND Z REPORT, WE HAD NOT YET HAD THE DETERMINATION THAT BRICKMAN WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. UM, BUT THAT HAS CLEARED ALL OF OUR, UM, CHECKS AND BALANCES REGARDING IF IT'S A VALID NAME THAT CAN BE USED FOR A STREET NAMING PROCESS. SO I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, TRENTON. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING THIS ITEM, [21. Consider proposed Ordinance to rename a portion of Harrington Road to “Brickman Lane”, starting at Waterfront Drive to the beginning of Treelyn Drive] SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 21. CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO RENAME A PORTION OF HARRINGTON ROAD TO BRICKMAN LANE, STARTING AT WATERFRONT DRIVE TO THE BEGINNING OF TREE LAND DRIVE. IS THERE A, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE ACTUAL WHY HERE? UM, SO, UH, THE, THE DEVELOPER OF THIS, THE OWNER, I GUESS, OF THE COMPANY, UH, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING HIS LAST NAME IS BRICKMAN. UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY THEY'D LIKE TO NAME AFTER HIM. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I WAS GIVEN. SO, GREEN BRICK, UH, CORRECT, YES, SIR. MAD MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. UH, ARE YOU STILL TALKING? YEAH, I, NO, YOU HAD STOPPED. I'M SORRY. UH, SORRY. I'LL BE HONEST. THERE'S POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS THERE. UM, NAMING A ROAD AFTER A DEVELOPER THAT INVEST IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS DID, DID, WAS THE QUESTION ANSWERED? WHY IS THAT WHAT YOU ASKED TO NAME AFTER THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY? OH, OKAY. IS THERE ANY, ANY OBJECTION TO IT FROM ANYBODY OR THAT WE'RE AWARE OF? UM, SO WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE DID MOUNT NOTICES TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE A PHYSICAL PROPERTY THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIS. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING, UM, ANY RESPONSES BACK. UH, THE APPLICANT ALSO, UM, SENT MULT, I BELIEVE, THREE ROUNDS OF CERTIFIED LETTERS TO EACH ONE OF THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS. AND THEY ARE HERE AS WELL. THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT. UM, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEY RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES BACK AS WELL. DID WE FOLLOW OUR NAMING ORDINANCE AND PROCESS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE A FEW YEARS AGO? SO, UH, UNDER OUR NAMING, UH, REGULATIONS FOR STREETS, IT, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY VAGUE. IT MENTIONS THE ONLY TIME. SO THERE IS A PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE REQUIRED. IT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED. A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE AREA, NOT TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPERTIES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A PETITION, WHICH THEY DID PROVIDE. DID WE NOT APPLY THE NAMING ORDINANCE THAT WE PUT IN PLACE TO STREETS AS WELL AS BUILDINGS AND PARKS AND THOSE THINGS? THE NAMING ORDINANCE, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT WAS VERY SPECIFIC TO BUILDINGS ALONE, THE STREET PROVISION, THE ONLY VERBIAGE IT HAS IS IF IT'S, IF IT WAS PREVIOUSLY NAMED FOR HISTORICAL FIGURE. UM, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL PROCESS PROCESSES THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE USED IN ORDER TO CHANGE THAT NAME FROM THAT HISTORICAL FIGURE. BUT THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFIC. UM, I, I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LINK TO IS THAT NAMING AFTER SOMEONE WHO'S ALIVE VERSUS SOMEONE WHO HAS, WHO'S DECEASED. UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING REGARDING THAT. I KNOW THERE'S OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE NAMING PROVISIONS WHERE THEY DON'T LIKE TO NAME SOME SOMETHING AFTER SOMEONE WHO'S ALIVE. WELL, THAT'S THE, FOR VARIOUS REASONS. WE PUT A, WE PUT A NAMING, WE PUT A NAMING ORDINANCE IN PLACE, UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO NOW. MM-HMM . UM, TO, TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS OF NAMING, I PRETTY SURE IT WAS ANYTHING WITHIN THE CITY, UH, PARK STREETS, BUILDINGS, FIRE TRUCKS, WHATEVER. I MEAN, IT WAS, IT WAS PRETTY BROAD, BUT IT WAS BROAD FOR A REASON. UM, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS HAS FOLLOWED THAT ORDINANCE. RIGHT. THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO FROM WHEN I READ THE CITY REGULATIONS WERE SPECIFIC TO BUILDINGS, UH, CITY BUILDINGS, UM, THAT, THAT EXISTING POLICY OR REGULATION DID HAVE A PREVI WHEN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED. YEARS PRIOR TO THAT IT SPOKE ON STREETS. BUT FROM WHAT I WAS READING, UH, THE POLICY OR, OR ORDINANCE [01:05:01] DIDN'T CHANGE THE STREET PORTION OF THAT REGULATION. MAYOR WALLACE, IS THAT HOW YOU REMEMBER THAT AS WELL? I'D LIKE TO. DOES ANYBODY HAVE THAT ORDINANCE AVAILABLE? JUST TO REFRESH OUR MEMORY? UH, AMBER, I CAN BRING THAT UP. I REALLY DO THINK THAT THE SPIRIT OF THAT WAS TO, IF WE NAMED ANYTHING IN THE CITY, UH, WAS TO FOLLOW THAT PROCESS. WELL, NOW YOU GOT ME CURIOUS, SINCE YOU'RE THE ONE THAT BROUGHT IT UP. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT POLITICAL DONATIONS. I DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE. GREENBERG, IS THERE AN OBJECTION TO WHOEVER THE POLITICAL DONATION WENT TO? WELL, NOT ANYBODY UP HERE THAT I'M AWARE OF. THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. DOES IT AFFECT ANY OF US? I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. NO, SIR. THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YOU WANT ME TO COME UP HERE? MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS. CAN YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. UM, TANNER VINCENT WITH, UH, GREEN BRICK PARTNERS ADDRESS 55 0 1 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. CAN YOU GIVE US SOME HISTORY ON HOW WE GOT HERE? SURE. UM, TRENTON HAD THE MAP PULLED UP HERE. UM, OUR CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, UM, ACTUALLY OWNS THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT HAVEN RANCH. AND HE LOVES WAXAHATCHEE. THIS WAS A NOD TO HIM. HE'S ACTUALLY THE ONLY HOME THAT IS ADDRESSED OFF OF THIS HERR, THIS PORTION OF HARRINGTON ROAD AT THE MOMENT. SO THAT'S THE BIG REASON WHY, YOU KNOW, HE, HE LOVES ATCH. HE LOVES THIS AREA. AND, UM, WANTED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE NAME. WHAT DUE DILIGENCE WAS DONE TO CONTACT IT. ARE THERE NEIGHBORS THERE? I MEAN, HOW MANY THERE, THERE, THERE IS A PROPERTY OWNER TO THE NORTH. UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'T LIVE THERE. UM, THE ADDRESS IS A PO BOX. WE WENT THROUGH THREE ROUNDS OF CONTACTING, UH, MAILING CERTIFIED MAILERS TOO. UH, THAT INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WERE ADJACENT TO THIS PORTION OF HARRINGTON ROAD. AND WE DID GET SOME POSITIVE RESPONSES. WE GOT SOME, UM, SIGNED PETITIONS AGREEING TO CHANGE THE NAME. OTHERS WE JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH, TRIED TO REACH THEM THREE TIMES. AND THEN THE CITY, UH, TRENTON SENT OUT ONE NOTICE AS WELL. SO, UH, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR PROBABLY TWO MONTHS NOW. SO THERE'S BEEN A LONG WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE, UM, ADJACENT RESIDENTS TO REACH OUT. AND I JUST, IT'S MY SUSPICION THAT THEY JUST DON'T CARE WHAT THE NAME, THE NAME OF IT IS AT THIS POINT. HOW MANY HOMES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? THIS AFFECTS APPROXIMATELY, UM, TRENTON, WHAT IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 15, UH, RESIDENTS THAT WERE ON LISTED ON THE PETITION. AND AGAIN, THOSE WERE, UM, PROPERTIES THAT WERE EITHER IMMEDIATELY ON THIS STRETCH OF HARRINGTON ROAD OR THEIR PROPERTIES BACKED UP TO IT. SO THEY'RE ADJACENT TO. AND, UM, SEVERAL OF THE PROPERTIES, GREEN BRICK ACTUALLY OWNS RIGHT THERE ON THAT HARRINGTON. SO WE GOT ALL THOSE SIGNATURES AS WELL AS, UM, GUNTHER STRENGTH. I THINK HE'S AFFILIATED WITH THE CITY IN SOME WAY. AND THEN RIGHT AT THE CORNER, THERE WAS ANOTHER, UM, THERE'S ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER THERE AS WELL. GUNTHER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, I'M, I HAD A MISUNDERSTANDING THERE, SO APOLOGIES FOR THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF FOUND COUNSEL? AND ONE, ONE MORE THING I GOTTA ADD IS, UM, RIGHT NOW THIS ROAD, HARRINGTON ROAD, IT GOES IN AND OUT OF CITY LIMITS. AND SO WE HAD, UH, DUE TO THE HAVEN RANCH HAVING A, UM, A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, WE HAD TO GET A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR JUST FOR THE FUTURE, THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO NAME THE STREET IN THE FUTURE AND TO, UM, UH, ISSUE BUILDING PERMITS. SO THERE IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OF THE CITY HAVING THE AUTHORIZATION TO NAME THE ROAD, EVEN PORTIONS IN THE COUNTY UNTIL THE GEX. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ONCE AGAIN, I MOVE TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO RENAME A PORTION OF HARRINGTON ROAD TO BRICKMAN LANE BETWEEN WATERFRONT DRIVE AND THE PROPOSED TREELINE DRIVE AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. [22. Consider proposed Ordinance changing to the speed limit for portions of FM-813 (Brown Street)] ITEM 22, CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE CHANGING THE SPEED LIMIT FOR PORTIONS [01:10:01] OF FM EIGHT 13, WHICH IS BROWN STREET. JUSTIN? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. IT, UH, CAME TO OUR ATTENTION A NUMBER OF MONTHS AGO THAT, UH, THE SCHOOL SPEED ZONE IN FRONT OF FINDLAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, UH, WAS POSTED AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, THE SAME AS THE PERMANENT SPEED LIMIT. SO WE, UH, DISCUSSED THAT WITH TXDOT. TDOT COMMISSIONED A SPEED STUDY THROUGH ALONG FM EIGHT 13 FOR BROWN STREET, AND THE RESULTS OF THE SPEED STUDY IDENTIFIED A REDUCTION IN THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED FROM 30 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR, AND THEN FURTHER UP THE ROAD FROM SPRING CREEK LANE TO THE CITY LIMITS WOULD, UH, BE REDUCED FROM 55 TO 50. AND SO, UH, IT'S REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND GET YOUR APPROVAL TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMITS. I'M WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. NOW, THE REDUCTION IN THE SPEED LIMIT TO 20, IS THAT JUST DURING, UH, SCHOOL ZONE HOURS? YES, MA'AM. IT'S JUST THE SCHOOL ZONES. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT. THANK Y'ALL FOR DOING THAT. IT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED TO, TO BE DONE. IT'S A VERY CONGESTED THROUGH THERE, UH, WHEN SCHOOL'S GOING ON. UH, SO I COMMEND Y'ALL FOR LOOKING INTO THAT AND, AND, UH, SPEAKING WITH TDOT ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. YOU READY FOR A MOTION? I AM MADAM MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE MODIFYING THE SPEED LIMIT FOR FM EIGHT 13 BROWN STREET. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. [23. Consider contract for the Full-Service Chlorine Dioxide Generation Program] NEXT ITEM, CONSIDER CONTRACT FOR THE FULL SERVICE CHLORINE DIOXIDE GENERATION PROGRAM. KUMAR. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. UM, THE REQUEST IS FOR AN ANNUAL CONTRACT, UH, AN AWARD OF AN ANNUAL CONTRACT TO EVOKE WATER TECHNOLOGIES, UH, FOR SUPPLYING CHLORINE DIOXIDE. UM, THE CHLORINE DIOXIDE IS USED AT OUR HOWARD AND SO-CALLED WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, AND IT IS USED FOR DISINFECTANT, UH, DISINFECTING OUR RAW WATER. UM, WE WENT THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS, UM, ADVERTISED THE PROPOSAL, AND THROUGH OUR OPEN GO, WE REACHED OUT TO 2000 VENDORS. AND ALSO WE SAW 17 VENDORS DOWNLOADING THE PROPOSAL. UH, THERE WERE THREE POTENTIAL VENDORS. AND FINALLY WE GOT, UH, THE PROPOSALS FROM TWO VENDORS AND STAFF WENT THROUGH AN EVALUATION PROCESS. UH, THEY LOOKED AT THE QUALIFICATIONS, THE PRICING, THE EXPERIENCE, AND CHECK THE REFERENCES. AND BASED ON THOSE EVALUATIONS SCORES, UH, EVOKE WATER TECHNOLOGY, UH, CAME TO BE THE BEST, UH, FIT FOR THE CITY. UH, SO WE ARE REQUESTING THE ANNUAL CONTRACT TO AWARD TO EVOKE QUO. UM, THE FUNDING FOR THE, FOR THIS CONTRACT IS APPROVED THROUGH, UH, ANNUAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNSEL, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOT I ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MAAM. MAYOR, I MOVE TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO EVOKE A WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC FOR A FULL SERVICE CHLORINE DIOXIDE GENERATION PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ON NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. [24. Consider budget transfer for the Indian Hills Alley Reconstruction Project in the amount of $50,000] ITEM 24, CONSIDER BUDGET TRANSFER FOR THE INDIAN HILLS ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000. JAMES MAYOR. COUNSEL, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE INDIAN HILLS ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SO WHEN WE DID THIS PROJECT AND WE GOT THE AWARD FOR THE PROJECT, IT WAS UNDER BUDGET. UH, HOWEVER, IT WAS JUST SLIGHTLY, UH, MORE THAN $5,000 WE HAD EXTRA IN THIS PROJECT. SO AS A POLICY, WE CANNOT, UH, DO WE HAVE TO GO TO COUNCIL TO ASK FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY. ONE THING THAT WE DISCOVERED WHEN WE'RE DOING THE, THE ALLEYS THAT THE, TO BE ABLE TO TIE INTO THE, THE DRIVEWAYS, THERE'S AREAS THAT WE HAD LIKE CRUMBLING DRIVEWAYS, UH, OR, UM, WE COULDN'T REALLY CONNECT TO THE, THE DRIVEWAYS. SO WE HAD LIKE TO REPLACE UP THREE FEET, YOU KNOW, THAT'S LIKE THE AVERAGE, THE, THE AMOUNT OF, UH, ADDITIONAL DRIVE WE HAD TO REPLACE. BUT WHEN WE STARTED ACCUMULATING THAT IT, IT ADDS UP. SO, UH, ONE THING THAT WE HAD OUR INSPECTORS DO IS GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROJECT AND YOU SEE K HOW MUCH MORE DO WE NEED? AND SO BASICALLY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE $26,000, UH, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL. SO THE PROJECT RIGHT NOW, THEY GOT DONE WITH HALF OF THE PROJECT, SO FROM INDIAN HILL TRACE TO, [01:15:01] UM, UH, CHITON THAT'S COMPLETE RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE GONNA START WORKING FROM CHITON. SB IS BEHIND CHIEF RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT WE'RE ALSO ASKING IS FOR THIS INITIAL $24,000, JUST FOR ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, CHANGE ORDERS, UNFORESEEN, UH, CHANGE ORDERS THAT, UH, WE'RE HOPING WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE THAT EXTRA $24,000, BUT JUST IN CASE I WANT, WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNSEL TO ASK FOR MORE MONEY IN THIS PROJECT. I GOT A QUESTION. SURE. AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE ANSWER RIGHT OFF, UH, TONIGHT, JAMES, BUT HOW MANY ALLEYS ARE WE REDOING OVER THERE? JUNE? SO THERE, THERE'S, UH, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, LIKE, OF, UH, FEET RIGHT HERE, BUT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING BASICALLY, I WANNA SAY A THIRD OF THE ALLEYS RIGHT THERE ON ANY HILLS, UH, SUBDIVISION. WE HAVE ANOTHER PHASE TO DO ADDITIONAL ALLEYS IN FUTURE. BUT, UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON, ON COLLEGE HILLS WHERE WE HAVE MONEY FOR REPLACING SEWER AND SOME ALLEYS OVER THERE TOO. ANY IDEA WHERE THE ALLEY IS, UH, IN THAT ORDER, IF IT'S PLANNED TO, UM, TO BE RECONSTRUCTED, THE ONE THAT RUNS BEHIND BUFFALO CREEK DRIVE? UM, I DO NOT RIGHT NOW AT THIS MOMENT. SO I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL AND ASK YOU, AND THAT WAY YOU CAN GIMME INFORMATION. I'VE HAD, UH, JUST SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE NEIGHBORS ON THAT ONE, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT, UH, IN GOOD SHAPE AS WELL. RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND. WE CAN'T DO ALL OF THEM, YOU KNOW, AT, AT ONE TIME, UM, OR IN ONE BUDGET, SHOULD I SAY. UM, BUT I WILL EMAIL YOU AND WHAT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE, JAMES, IS THAT, THAT WE WORK, UH, CLOSER WITH, WITH ALICE AND HER COMMUNICATION TEAM AND US START PUTTING THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC OF ALL THIS WORK THAT'S BEING DONE. THERE'S PEOPLE COMPLAINING THAT THE STREET'S THIS AND THE ALLEY'S THIS AND THAT, AND WE'RE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN WORK. OUR TEAM IS, AND I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT INFORMATION BEING PUSHED OUT. YOU KNOW, THIS MONTH WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS MONTH WE'RE GONNA BE THIS. I JUST, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE MORE TRANSPARENT. NOTHING ON Y'ALL'S PART. THIS IS JUST SOMETHING I'M ASKING AS THE MAYOR THAT ADDITIONALLY THAT WE DO, JUST SO THAT MORE FOLKS KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND HOW HARD YOU'RE WORKING. DEFINITELY WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT. WE'LL DEFINITELY COORDINATE WITH ALICE. I WANNA SAY WE HAD A PUBLIC MEETING LAST WEEK WITH ALL THE SHIELDS SUBDIVISION, UH, BECAUSE WE WERE GETTING, YOU KNOW, TO THE 60% PLAN, WELL, WE'RE DONE WITH 60% PLANS, SO WE WANTED TO MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS AND I WAS SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE COME TO THAT MEETING. SO WE CAN'T GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM. WE CAN EXPLAIN ALSO HOW OUR TAX MONEY IS BEING USED HERE IN THE CITY. MM-HMM . AND SO IT, IT'S, IT WAS A GREAT MEETING TO HAVE THAT GROUP THERE. USUALLY WE GET A PUBLIC MEETING, WE ONLY HAVE LIKE THREE PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS COMPLAINING THIS, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT AND WE ACTUALLY DID ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO BACK TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, TALK WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS, TO INVITE THEM TO COME TALK WITH US AS WELL MM-HMM . SO WE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THEM. OKAY. JAMES, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES JAMES, TO THE MAYOR'S POINT I KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HAPPENED. NO, I, NO, I'M, I'M SAYING I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT OCCURRED. SO IF I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHERS DIDN'T KNOW THAT, THAT OUR STAFF IS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH THEIR TAX DOLLARS. RIGHT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE POINT HERE. IT, IT'S SILLY THAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT AS A SOCIETY, BUT EVERYBO, EVERYONE HAS ONE OF THESE DAMN THINGS. RIGHT. TAKE A PICTURE SENT TO ALICE, POST IT, SAY WHATEVER IT WAS. IF A CREW WAS OUT THERE RESETTING A MAILBOX, SOME, THERE'S AN EXTRA PERSON THAT HAS A PHONE TO TAKE A DAMN PICTURE. YEAH. SEND IT OVERSATURATE IF WE HAVE TO. BUT I KNOW, AND WHAT THE MAYOR IS SAYING IS SHE WON'T SAY IT AS BLUNTLY AS I WILL POST THE S**T ONLINE. LIKE IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO THAT POINT, BUT PEOPLE THINK WE AREN'T DOING EVERYTHING THAT OUR PHENOMENAL STAFF IS DOING. UM, AND IT'S UNFAIR TO Y'ALL TAKE A PICTURE POST IT. YEAH, WE CAN DO DEFINITELY DO THAT. YEAH. A YOU KNOW, A LOT IS PUSHED OUT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PARKS AND THAT TYPE STUFF, BUT, BUT I JUST REALLY, I WANT THE REST OF THE GOOD WORK THAT'S BEING DONE TO BE PUSHED OUT. RIGHT. IF WE CAN PLEASE. AND SINCE I, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT, BEING RECORDED RIGHT HERE, I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO TO THE CITY WEBSITES [01:20:01] UNDER PROJECTS. 'CAUSE WE DO PUT THEIR MONTHLY UPDATES ON THAT, SEE PROJECT PICTURES THAT WE, OF EVERYBODY THINKING THAT THEY'RE DOING OUT THERE. AND SO THAT'S A GOOD LOCATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO GO INTO TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE DOING WITH ALL THESE PROJECTS. WE, BUT THEY'RE LAZY. YOU GOTTA FEED 'EM, YOU'VE GOTTA FORCE FEED 'EM. I, I GET IT. I GOT MADAM MAYOR. YES. YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION? YES, . ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. WELCOME. I MOVE TO APPROVE A $50,000 BUDGET TRANSFER FROM STREET CAPITAL FUND TO THE INDIAN HILLS ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ON THIS SIR. DOCUMENTS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. [25. Consider approval to enter into a contract for a Type 3 fire apparatus identified as 4244- BME-International HV 507-Type 3 for $673,590 with Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, LLC] ITEM NUMBER 25. CONSIDER APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR A TYPE THREE FIRE APPARATUS IDENTIFIED AS A 4 2 4 4 DASH BME INTERNATIONAL HV 5 0 7. TYPE THREE FOR 673 500 $90 WITH SID'S MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP, CHIEF SAFFORD. MADAM MAYOR, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT WORDY AGENDA ITEM MAYOR'S. OKAY. UH, WE POLITELY REQUEST A CONTINUANCE ON THIS TO SEPTEMBER 8TH AFTER WORKING FURTHER WITH CITY STAFF. WE FEEL IT'S PERTINENT TO TIE IT CLOSER TO THE FISCAL YEAR 27 FUNDS. OKAY. COUNSEL, IS THIS THE BRUSH TRUCK? YES, SIR. WELL, THERE'S NO, NO, I KNOW, BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS TO SEPTEMBER 8TH, RIGHT? YOU WANNA DO IT? NOPE. YOU GOT IT ALL. I WOULDN'T REPEAT ALL I MEAN, YEAH, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVED, UH, TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE SEPTEMBER 8TH MEETING. DO I NEED TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO THAT, TERRY? NO, THAT'S, THAT'S FINE. , DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. [26. Consider Resolution for Eminent Domain to acquire Water, Sewer, and Temporary Construction Easements Associated with Howard and Sokoll Water Treatment Plant Boundary Separation Project] NUMBER 26, CONSIDER RESOLUTION FOR IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE WATER, SEWER AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH HOWARD AND SOCAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT BOUNDARY SEPARATION PROJECT. JAMES. THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNSEL, I'M BACK. SO WE HAVE, UH, CHIEF SAFFORD SOPHOMORE FOR THIS NEXT ITEM RIGHT HERE. SO THIS IS A, TO BE ABLE TO DO A RESOLUTION FOR EMINENT DOMAIN, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOWARD SOCAL, UH, WATER TREATMENT PLANT BOUNDARY SEPARATION. THIS IS FOR WATERLINE, UH, PROJECT. WE, AND WE HAVE LIKE SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE CITY, UH, THAT WE ARE BASICALLY SEPARATING OUT THE, THE PRESSURE BOUNDARIES. AND SO THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A LOT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, WE ARE TO A POINT THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THIS RESOLUTION RIGHT HERE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS. AND SO, UM, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE RELATED TO THIS. HOW MANY PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE WE NOT ACCOMPLISHED, UM, A RESOLUTION WITH? SO TO, SO WE HAVE A, AT LEAST, UH, THREE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WE HAVE NOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT YET. WHAT THREE ARE THOSE? I, I CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. UH, BUT I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE TALKING ABOUT IT RIGHT HERE. ARE ALL THREE OF THOSE CURRENTLY PAYING PROPERTY TAXES, YES OR NO? I WOULD SAY THAT SOME YES, SOME NO. OKAY. ARE ONE OF THOSE REPRESENTED BY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN OUR DISCUSSIONS? I, NOT THAT I KNOW OF. I DON'T KNOW THAT PART. I JUST WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT, THAT THE, IS THAT I, ONE OF THE KNOWN ISSUES HERE, UM, DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO PROPERTY TAXES, UM, BY RIGHT. AND THAT'S FINE. UH, BUT IS BEING REPRESENTED IN DISCUSSIONS BY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, THAT INDIVIDUAL KNOWS WHO THAT INDIVIDUAL IS. UM, I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S A MISUSE AND A MISREPRESENTATION. UM, SO IF THIS WERE TO COME BACK ON US, UM, TO APPLY THIS, UM, I JUST WANT THAT ON THE RECORD IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. UM, BUT MAD MAYOR, I'LL MOTION WHEN YOU'RE READY. CLARIFY. THERE'S NOBODY HERE AT THIS COUNCIL? AT THIS COUNCIL? NO, NOT LEMME SAY THAT. YEAH. NOT AT THIS COUNCIL. BE REPRESENTED BY THIS COUNCIL THAT IS REPRESENTED. CORRECT. THIS PROPERTIES, LEMME SAY THAT. [01:25:01] WHAT IF THAT WASN'T, WEREN'T THE CASE? UH, MAYOR PRO, PRO TEM SMITH, UH, WOULD YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY WITH THIS BEING A PROJECT THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD? UM, I, I, I, I BELIEVE WE NEED TO, TO EXERCISE ALL OPTIONS THAT, THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. UM, BUT AGAIN, KNOWING WHAT ONE OF THE PROPERTIES IS, UM, I JUST WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE HAVE NOT SETTLED. HMM. THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT IS THE CASE, AT LEAST TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SO OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM. BASICALLY, THIS IS, THIS IS, UH, THE WHOLE PROCESS OF M DOMAIN IS TO BE ABLE TO BRING THEM BACK TO THE TABLE AND BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM. AND SO AS FAR AS LIKE MY, MY CAREER I ASSEMBLY ACTUALLY NEEDED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND DOMAIN. UH, AND SO, AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF EASEMENTS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DFW AREA. AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, GET TO A RESOLUTION. AND SO THAT'S OUR GOAL, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THIS RESOLUTION TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THOSE NEGOTIATIONS. SO IF THIS PASSES, YOU CONTINUE WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES, BUT WE'LL START THE PROCESS TO, SO THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO DELAY THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TOO. 'CAUSE THAT IT, THE, SO WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE'RE SAVING, UH, IN THIS CASE WATER RATES. THE, BASICALLY TO PURCHASE THESE EASEMENTS, BUT ALSO THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS AS WELL. THE MORE WE DELAY THAT, THE MORE THE CO CONSTRUCTION'S GOING COST. SO WE NEED TO BE, IN A WAY, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EFFICIENT WAY TO NEGOTIATE THESE PROJECTS. WILL THIS COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL ONCE THERE'S EITHER A RESOLUTION OR THERE'S STILL NOT A RESOLUTION? SO I WAS GONNA SAY, IF WE GET INTO AN AGREEMENT, THEN WE DON'T NEED TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND EXECUTE THAT EASEMENT. MM-HMM . I, IF WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE TO, UH, DO ENT DOMAIN, UM, TERRY, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO ACTUALLY COME BACK TO COUNCIL, BUT, UH, NO, NO. THIS AUTHORIZES UH, THE, THE FILING OF A, OF A SUIT IF WE NEED TO GO THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN. OKAY. SO IT WON'T COME BACK. IT WON'T COME BACK. IF THERE IS A RESOLUTION OF A LAWSUIT, IT WOULD'VE COME BACK AGAIN, IT STARTS OFF AT, AT THE, AT THE, WITH THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS, IT'S NOT, YOU FILE IT IN COURT, BUT THEY, THE COURT APPOINTS THREE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS THAT HEAR IT. THEY COME UP WITH A VALUE. THEY CAN EITHER, THE, THE LANDOWNER CAN EITHER ACCEPT THAT OR THEY CAN APPEAL THAT TO GO INTO, TO, UH, UH, UH, DISTRICT COURT FOR A TRIAL ON THE VALUE THAT, UH, I MEAN JAMES IS RIGHT. THAT VERY, VERY RARELY HAPPENS HAPPENED. AND THIS WILL NOT RAISE ANY PROPERTIES. IT WON'T DE DEMOLISH A HOME IS NOT THE PLAN FOR ANY OF THIS, CORRECT? IT IS, IT IS ESSENTIALLY IT, IT IS EXPANDING THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND BASICALLY IT IS THE GIMME A SPACE TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE WATER, WATER LINE ALONG THE, THE STREET FRONTAGE. SO, BUT IT'S GONNA BE INSIDE PROPERTY BECAUSE LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, ON BROWN STREET, THAT'S A TEXA ROAD. IF TEXA DOES ANYTHING, WE HAVE TO MOVE THE, THE WATER LINE AT OUR OWN COST. SO WE LIKE TO HAVE OUR WATER LINES IN AN EASEMENT SO THAT WAY IF TEXA DOES ANY WORK, WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO SPEND THE WATER. UH, PAYERS, AND I PROBABLY READ THIS SOMEWHERE, BUT HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT JAMES? UH, THAT I DON'T, NOT RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT DOLLAR AMOUNTS. NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT SIZE. I MEAN, HOW MUCH ARE WE, HOW MUCH LAND WE TALKING ABOUT? SO FOR, FOR WHAT PROPERTY IS LIKE 20 FEET WIDE ALONG THE FRONTAGE? UH, I THINK, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE ONE THAT'S 30 FOOT, BUT MOST OF IT'S LIKE 20 FOOT WIDE. AND THEN WE HAVE LIKE THE CONSTRUCTION, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION THAT'S, SO IT'S LIKE 20 FOOT PLUS ANOTHER 20 FOOT OR 30 FOOT MM-HMM . THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. AND WE, WE RESTORE ALL THE PROPERTIES BACK TO PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS LIKE PARKING LOTS, LANDSCAPING AND EVERYTHING BACK TO PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS. AND IF THEY WERE TO GO THROUGH THE IMMINENT DOMAIN ROUTE, IF WE WERE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS, UM, TERRY CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THEN THAT, THAT BECOMES A TAX FREE PURCHASE, CORRECT? UM, AS IN THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY A TAX ON THAT. WELL, IF, IF SOMEONE DONATES PROPERTY, THERE IS A TAX BENEFIT FOR THEM. I THINK IF THEY, IF THEY'RE, IF YOU'RE COMPELLED TO GO LITIGATION AND PAY THEM FOR IT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT SO SURE THEY GET THE, THE TAX FREE BENEFIT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT DONATING THE PROPERTY, THEY'RE BEING COMPENSATED FOR THE PROPERTY EVEN THROUGH THE IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF IT'S, [01:30:01] I'M NOT A TAX LAWYER, I DON'T WANT TO, BUT I KNOW THAT IF THEY DONATE THE PROPERTY, THERE'S A TAX BENEFIT AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A FORM THAT, THAT WE, WE CAN FILL OUT TO, TO SHOW THEM THAT . JAMES, ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY OF THAT? I'VE HEARD OF THAT, BUT I, I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY. UH, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IS, THAT IS THE CASE. THAT'S SOME PEOPLE PREFER TO GO THROUGH THE DOMAIN PROCESS SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON THE, THE PAYMENTS OF THE, BUT UM, I, I'VE NOT DEALT WITH THAT MYSELF. I JUST, THAT'S MORE RUMORS. SO I'M NOT, AGAIN, I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY AND I'M NOT CLAIM THAT TO BE ONE. SO I'LL HAVE TO DEFER THAT ONE. I BELIEVE IT'S A SECTION ONE 70 TRANSFER, BUT AGAIN, I'M NOT A TAX ATTORNEY. BUT, UM, BUT IF THAT'S A DONATION OF THE PROPERTY TO GET THAT BENEFIT. THANK YOU JAMES. APPRECIATE IT. COUNSEL. MAYOR, I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY EITHER, BUT ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION? ? YOU SURE YOU GOT THIS ONE? YEAH. AND A RECER VOTE IS REQUIRED I GUESS FROM EACH COUNCIL. SURE. GOT ALRIGHT. BUCKLE UP. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE POWER OF IMMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE WATER, SEWER AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS AS REFERENCED IN THE RESOLUTION, DETERMINING THE PUBLIC USE AND NECESSITY FOR SUCH ACQUISITION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY RIGHTS NECESSARY FOR SUCH WATER AND SANITARY SEWER EASEMENTS, APPOINTING AND APPRAISER AND NEGOTIATOR AS NECESSARY, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ESTABLISH JUST COMPENSATION FOR THE PROPERTY RIGHTS TO BE ACQUIRED, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND HER REPRESENTATIVE TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE NEEDED PROPERTY RIGHTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY RIGHTS IF PURCHASE NEGOTIATIONS ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU. WE'LL START TO THE RIGHT. UM, A SECOND. UH, OKAY. YEAH, GET US A SECOND. TRACY, IF YOU ACCEPT ONE AMENDMENT, YOU SAID MAYOR AND HER REPRESENTATIVE. . OH, DID I? SORRY. MAYOR OR MAYOR OR HER REPRESENTATIVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. UM, NOW WE'LL TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MAAM. CORRECT. START TO MY RIGHT? YES. OKAY. I'M A YES. YES, YES. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT. AND WE, AND WE CAN ENDEAVOR TO KEEP GOING INFORMED ON HOW THIS, AS IT GOES ALONG, EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME BACK, THE COUNCIL WILL MAKE SURE WE GIVE YOU THE PROGRESS AS, AS WE KNOW IT. THANK [27. Consider Resolution denying SiEnergy Gas, LLC rate increase request] YOU. ALRIGHT, ITEM 27. CONSIDER RESOLUTION DENYING S SI ENERGY GAS LLC RATE, INCREASE REQUEST. DUSTIN MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS DUSTIN DILL, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION DENYING C ENERGY'S GAS LLCS PROPOSED NATURAL GAS RATE INCREASE REQUEST. AS YOU MAY RECALL, IN MAY, COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASED AND UH, TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR REVIEW BY THE CITY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE COALITION'S, LEGAL COUNSEL, AND UTILITY RATE CONSULTANTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED RATES ARE UNREASONABLE AND EXCESSIVE. AS A RESULT, THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT ALL PARTICIPATING CITIES DENY THE REQUESTED RATE INCREASE. THIS RESOLUTION REPRESENTS THE CITY'S FINAL ACTION ON C ENERGY'S RATE REQUEST AND MUST BE ADOPTED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 4TH, UH, 2020 SIX'S STATUTORY DEADLINE. FOLLOWING ADOPTION, SEA ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO APPEAL THE CITY'S DECISION TO THE RAILROAD COMMISSION, UH, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE WHAT THE RATE WILL BE SET AT. THERE IS NO ANTICIPATED NET COST TO THE CITY. ALL LEGAL AND CONSULTING EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RATE INCREASE OR THIS RATE CASE ARE REIMBURSED BY C ENERGY AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU DUSTIN. COUNSEL, I'M JUST CURIOUS, I THOUGHT WE GOT OUR GAS FROM ATMOS IS WHO? C ENERGY. SO C ENERGY IS ANOTHER PROVIDER OF, OF NATURAL GAS. WE GET GAS. YEAH. THERE'S NO EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FOR ATMOS OR ANY PARTICULAR GAS INDUSTRY GAS PROVIDER. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR? I MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION DENYING THE RATE INCREASE REQUEST FILED BY SEA ENERGY GAS LLC, FINDING THE PROPOSED RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE, PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CITY'S REASONABLE RATE CASE EXPENSES, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION [01:35:01] CARRIES. THANK YOU. [28. Consider approval of a Resolution adopting the Atmos Energy Mid-Tex 2026 Rate Review Mechanism Settlement] IT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 28. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ATMOS ENERGY, MID TEXT 2026. RATE REVIEW MECHANISM SETTLEMENT. DUSTIN MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, BEFORE YOU AS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE NEGOTIATED 2026 ATMOS ENERGY, MID TEXT RATE REVIEW MECHANISM, SETTLEMENT ATMOS ENERGY ORIGINALLY REQUESTED 291 MILLION. UM, SYSTEMWIDE REVENUE INCREASE OR DOLLARS IN SYSTEMWIDE REVENUE INCREASES. UH, AFTER AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW AND NEGOTIATION, A SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED AT 260 MILLION, WHICH IS MORE THAN A $30,000,030 MILLION. $30 MILLION BELOW THE COMPANY'S ORIGINAL REQUEST. THIS RESOLUTION, UH, ADOPTS THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT AND UP THE UPDATED RATE TARIFFS, WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR. THERE'S NO ANTICIPATED COST, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AS THE LEGAL EXPENSES AND CONSULTING EXPENSES, UH, WILL BE REIMBURSED BY ATMOS AND THEN STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS WELL. DO WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF RATE INCREASE THIS IS GONNA CAUSE? I, FOR FOR THE RESIDENTS? YES. UH, FOR THE RESIDENTIAL RATE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A LOOKS, I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT A 14% INCREASE, IS WHAT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME, UM, WE, WE VOTED FOR THIS INCREASE? DO WE KNOW? UH, THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVERY YEAR. YEAH. YEAH. 'CAUSE IT COMES UP ALMOST EVERY YEAR. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT WAS LAST YEAR? OH, GOODNESS. UH, NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I DON'T, SO I'M ASSUMING SINCE THIS SAYS IT'S A MECHANISM SETTLEMENT, WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THAT OTHER PROCESS. YES. AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THEY GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO WHERE IT CAME IN ORIGINALLY WITH A, UH, A TOTAL REVENUE INCREASE WAS GONNA BE ABOUT 291 MILLION ACROSS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. UM, AFTER GOING THROUGH THAT SETTLEMENT PROCESS AND GOING THROUGH WITH THE, UH, RAILROAD COMMISSION, IT'S COME DOWN TO THE, THE, THE 30 MILLION LESS, GIVE OR TAKE A LITTLE MORE THAN 30 MILLION LESS THAN WHAT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY ASKING FOR. AND IT'S A PRETTY STANDARD PROCESS. AND, UM, WE'RE PART OF AN ALLIANCE OR A COALITION OF OTHER CITIES THAT ALL GO INTO TO TRY TO KEEP THE RATES AS LOW AS WE CAN. UM, AND WE PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE A MEMBERSHIP TO THAT AS WELL. AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S HATE TO SAY IT'S KIND OF A STANDARD PROCESS, BUT WE DO TRY TO FIGHT AS FAR AS WE CAN TO KEEP THOSE RATES AS LOW AS THEY ARE. BUT THAT'S WHERE IT WAS NEGOTIATED AFTER IT CAME OUT OF THE ROTO COMMISSION. AND IF WE ALL VOTED NO, WHAT HAPPENS ? THERE'S SOMEONE BACK HERE WHO HAS A, I'M JUST, I'M JUST CURIOUS. I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S PRETTY MUCH AN OBLIGATORY VOTE, BUT I, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL, UH, MICHAEL COX. I DO OFFICE HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE. UH, SO IF THERE, IF IT IS, UH, NOT APPROVED, THE, UH, THE RATES WILL GO INTO EFFECT, UH, BY OPERATION OF LAW, UM, DUE TO THE RRM TARIFF THAT WAS PASSED. YEAH. AND THAT, THAT TARIFF ALLOWS YOU GUYS TO ACTUALLY HAVE REPRESENTATION IN NEGOTIATING THESE RATES. UH, THERE, THERE IS ANOTHER WAY, UM, ANOTHER COALITION, UM, AND THEY DON'T GET, THEY DON'T HAVE THE REPRESENTATION. THEY JUST KIND OF, IT WAS TAKEN TO EM. WELL, I'LL YOU DENY THE RATE AND THEN, BUT WE'RE JUST GETTING WHAT'S TAKEN TO US. YEAH, I JUST, I'M JUST ASKING YOU BECAUSE THAT WAY I CAN SIT THERE AND SAY WE HAD NO CHOICE , IT'S GONNA STILL GO UP 14% REGARDLESS. SO IT'S ASSOCIATED BETWEEN THE COALITION, THE, THE ATTORNEY THAT REPRESENTS THE COALITION, UH, THE RAILROAD COMMISSION AND ATMOS ENERGY. UM, AND AGAIN, THE RAILROAD COMMISSION IS THE REGULATOR. THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE KIND OF . OUR OPTION WOULD BE WHEN, WHEN THERE'S A DENIAL OF THE RATE, WELL, I THINK THAT WAS IN DOES IN MAY. IF WE DIDN'T, IF WE DON'T JOIN WITH THE COALITION OF CITIES, THEN WE'D HAVE TO FILE OUR OWN SEPARATE LAWSUIT WITH THE RAILROAD COMMISSION, WHICH IS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. SEPARATE SEPARATE ACTION WITH THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. SO THAT'S WHY THE, THE COALITION OF CITIES GETS TOGETHER AND REPRESENTS ALL THE CITIES. SO THAT, THAT THAT MEANS WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE 72 CASES WITH THE RAILROAD COMMISSION AND GET DIFFERENT RESULTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. BUT WE JUST DENIED THAT'S THE FIRST STEP. SO, BUT WE DENIED ANOTHER GAS COMPANY FOR THEIR RATE. AND THAT'S THE FIRST STEP ON S ENERGY, WHICH WE, WE, WE DENIED THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR [01:40:01] ATMOS AS WELL. SO THIS IS THE FOLLOWING THE SAME PROCESS. UM, WE BASICALLY AGREED, OR THE COUNCIL AGREED SOME MONTHS AGO TO PROTEST THE ATMOS ORIGINAL REQUEST BY JOINING THE COALITION, WHICH WE, THE STEP THAT WE TAKE EVERY YEAR. SO IF WE VOTE NO RIGHT NOW, THE RATE STILL GOES INTO EFFECT WITH THE 14% INCREASE IN OCTOBER. YES. I MEAN THIS JUST WHAT IT IS, THE RATE INCREASE IS GONNA GO INTO EFFECT IN OCTOBER 1ST DUE TO THE TARIFF THAT WAS PASSED. UM, ON TOP OF THE, THE RATES GOING INTO EFFECT. THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD KIND OF TAKE EFFECT AS WELL. THE, UH, TRADITIONAL RATE CASE WHERE YOU GUYS WOULD GO AND NEGOTIATE AND THEN THOSE FEES WOULD ALSO GO TO YOUR CITIZENS, WHICH WOULD MAKE THE BILL EVEN HIGHER. SO IF WE VOTE NO, WE'RE BEING THREATENED WITH OR CONTRACTED WITH ADDITIONAL FEES. NO, THE, THE TARIFF WAS PASSED BY THE COUNCIL A WHILE BACK. SO THE, THE TARIFF THAT WAS PASSED ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THIS WAY AGAIN. BUT WE'RE NOT NEGOTIATING. WE ARE NOT NEGOTIATING. OUR LAWYERS DO, OR OUR LAWYERS HAVE YOUR ATTORNEY THAT THAT IS PAID FOR BY YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS VOTE TO BE A PART OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH REPRESENTS YOU TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THOSE RATES. DO YOU KNOW RIGHT OFF YOUR HEAD WHAT THE, HOW MUCH THE INCREASE WAS LAST YEAR? UH, LET ME SEE IF I HAVE IT. I, SO IT WAS 9%. YEAH, I THINK IT WAS 9%, BUT LET ME SEE IF I HAVE, LAST YEAR. SO ABOUT 23% IN TWO YEARS. I, I JUST, MAN , THIS IS CRAZY. I MEAN, I KNOW I HAD A $600 GAS BILL THIS WINTER AND WE HAVE A 1600 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE. I HOPE ATMOSPHERES THAT WE HAVE A 1600 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE AND HAD A $600 GAS BILL. SO I HAVE IT HERE THAT IN 23 IT WAS, UH, 8.8% FROM 22, AND THAT WAS IN 23 FROM 22. UM, LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND THE NEXT ONE. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP HERE AND GIVING US THE INFORMATION. I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT HAPPENS IF WE SAID NO, I WAS PRETTY CERTAIN AND WE DIDN'T MATTER WHAT WE SAID ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, BUT THANK YOU. 24, THE, THE SIDE I WAS ABLE TO FIND, UM, 17.7% FROM 23. I'M TRYING TO FIND 25. AND THEN JUST TO REITERATE THOUGH, I, WE WOULD, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE PART OF THAT, THAT SETTLEMENT, IT'LL END UP GOING INTO EFFECT AT THAT RATE JUST SIMILAR TO THE OTHER FRANCHISE IF ONCE IT GOES PAST THE, THE APPEAL TO THE RAILROAD COMMISSION AND THEN SIMILAR SCENARIO. SO IT'S A FORMALITY YES. APPROVING IT. THERE'S A LEVEL OF THAT. YEAH. , I, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION AND I KNOW THIS ISN'T YOUR FAULT, BUT WELL, AND AND I DO WANNA SAY TOO THAT THIS, THIS IS A COST RECOVERY. SO I MEAN, YES, IT IS AN INCREASE, BUT THAT, THAT'S DUE TO THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING IN THE, THE SAFETY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE. JUST LIKE YOU GUYS. I MEAN, THE COST OF DOING CONSTRUCTION HAS SKYROCKETED. AND SO IN ORDER FOR US TO RECOVER THOSE COSTS, THIS IS YEAH. BUT WE DO THAT THROUGH IMPACT FEES WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU'RE DOING THAT THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS A GAS APPLIANCE IN THEIR HOME. WE ARE HAVING TO PASS THAT TO THEM. LIKE THERE, THAT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE. SO YES, IT'S RECOVERING THE COST OF UP UPGRADES AND INCREASING THE SERVICE, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE SAME REALM WHATSOEVER. UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PASS THIS ON TO EVERY, EVERYONE ON A FIXED INCOME. EVERYONE, UH, THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S ALREADY STRUGGLING. WE TALK ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES ALL THE TIME. AND THEN NOW HERE WE ARE WITH 14 PLUS 20 TH 23, 30, 40 1% INCREASE IN THREE YEARS TO THEIR GAS BILL. ANY IDEA HOW MANY YEARS THIS RECOVERY'S GONNA TAKE? UH, I CAN TRY TO GET YOU AN ANSWER TO THAT. I I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT RIGHT NOW. YOU DON'T? NO, MA'AM. IF WE VOTE AGAINST THIS, WHAT HAPPENS, DUSTIN, [01:45:01] FOR NEXT YEAR EVEN? I MEAN IT'S, I MEAN, WE KNOW IT GOES INTO EFFECT REGARDLESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT YEAR. ARE WE, ARE WE SLAPPED WITH EXTRA FEES ANYWAYS? ARE WE REMOVED FROM THIS MYTHICAL COALITION THAT MET WITH THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONER AND NEGOTIATED? SO IT'S, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND, AND IT'S KIND OF WHAT, UM, MR. COX WAS TALKING ABOUT THE TWO, BUT IS THAT THE RAY WILL END UP GOING INTO EFFECT FROM THE RAILROAD COMMISSION, WHATEVER THAT, WHAT THAT SETTLEMENT IS. OR WITH THAT NEXT YEAR, I SUSPECT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT THAT'LL END UP COMING UP. UM, AND THEN WE WILL AGAIN GO THROUGH THAT SAME PROCESS AGAIN OF HAVING THE COALITION OF CITIES GO AND GET LEGAL INVOLVED. UM, AND THEN TRY TO REDUCE THAT RATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN. HOW DID WE SELECT THE COALITION OF CITIES? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? UH, IT'S, THERE'S 182 CITIES I THINK IT IS, THAT'S INVOLVED IN THAT. SO A LOT OF CHIEFS IN ONE ROOM. THERE'S, THERE'S, UH, IT'S LARGELY I THINK LED BY YOUR, BY THE LEGAL THAT WE HAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. BUT YEAH, ACTUALLY HISTORICALLY IT WAS LED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY OF ARLINGTON. 'CAUSE HE HAD AN EXPERTISE IN, IN UTILITY CONSULTATION. SO, UM, MOST OF THE, THERE, THERE ARE, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THEY'RE MEMBERS OF A BOARD AND THAT WORK WITH, UH, THEY, THEY HAVE OUTSIDE COUNSEL OUT OF AUSTIN. SO IT'S, IT IS A, AND I I BELIEVE THIS IS, THIS WAS A TWO YEAR GAP THIS TIME AROUND. I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE CERTAIN. I THOUGHT THE LAST TIME WE DID AT THIS WAS 2024, IF I MAY BE INCORRECT ON THAT. BUT THE COALITION TO CITY, THIS IS ALL STATUTORILY, UH, UH, THERE'S A STATUTORY SCHEME. ALL THE CITIES, ANY CITY THAT CONTEST IT GETS THEIR LEGAL FEES BACK FOR THE, FOR THE CONTESTING THE RATE. SO, SO THE CONCERN ON THE CITY SIDE IS THAT EVERY YEAR THERE'S A FUDGE FACTOR ON THAT RATE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE PAYING THE LEGAL FEES FOR ALL THE CITIES THAT CONTEST IT. AND AGAIN, THE CITIES GET TOGETHER BECAUSE OF THE, THE, IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR 180 SOME CITIES TO NEGOTIATE VERSUS CITY BY CITY AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. IN THE OLD DAYS, CITIES DID DO THAT, AND THAT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. AND IT, IT LED TO, I MEAN THIS IS MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, IT, IT LED TO DIFFERENT RATES FOR DIFFERENT CITIES FOR THE SAME PRODUCT. AND THAT'S WHY THEY, THAT'S WHY THE, THE STATUTES HAVE CHANGED. THAT'S WHY THE CITIES, THE COALITION AND CITIES, IT OPERATES WITH MORE EFFECTIVENESS THAN THEY DID IN TIMES PAST. AND I APPRECIATE THE BACKGROUND. I DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING EFFECTIVE. UM, IN THREE YEARS WE'VE ALMOST DOUBLED THE GAS BILL. NO, BUT I MEAN JUST IF, IF EACH CITY DID IT INDIVIDUALLY, I MEAN, IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE SENSE OF, BUT WOULD THAT NOT INUNDATE THE RAILROAD COMMISSION AND THEN CAUSE THEM THE BACKLOG BEFORE A RATE WAS ADJUSTED OR CHANGED OR INCREASED OR DECREASED? LIKE IT WOULD, IT WOULD, IT WOULD REQUIRE CITY TO HIRE, UM, PROBABLY OUTSIDE COUNSEL AUSTIN, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE RATE CONSULTANTS TO, YOU SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO RETAIN RATE CONSULTANTS AND THAT'S A, THAT, THAT IS A SMALL UNIVERSE OF PEOPLE WHO DO THAT TYPE OF WORK. WERE YOU CONSULTED IN ANY OF THIS AS OUR ATTORNEY? I GET, I GET THE UPDATES, IT'S LLOYD GOSLING AS A LAW FIRM AND OFFICE. WE GET UPDATES FROM THEM ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT THEY DO THE ACTUAL NEGOTIATION WITH THE, WITH UTILITY COMPANIES. AND IT IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FORMAT FOR EVERY, EVERY UTILITY COMPANY. SO IT'S NOT, ABMI IS DIFFERENT THAN COSER OR ONE OF THE OTHERS. ENCORE, ENCORE. I I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, IF THIS PASSES THAT THE INFORMATION IS ALSO PUT OUT THAT IT WAS GONNA PASS WHETHER WE PASSED IT HERE OR NOT. OFTENTIMES THOSE IMPORTANT PIECES ARE LEFT OUT OF THE NEWS REPORTS, THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS, THE SOCIAL MEDIA, ALL OF THAT. I MEAN, THIS IS CONCERNING. IT'S VERY CONCERNING. NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ATMOS, BUT JUST HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE, IF THIS WERE TO BE DENIED, KNOWING THAT THE TARIFF SAYS WE HAVE TO, IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT REGARDLESS. UM, WOULD THERE BE ANY, ANY CHA ANY OPERATIONAL CHANGE ON THE ATMOSPHERE SIDE OF THINGS? COULD THERE BE ANY, I GUESS AS WE'RE SPEAKING HYPOTHETICALLY, IF ON THE OPERAT ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THINGS FOR MATT, MISS WITH THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE. SO THE, THE THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS IF, IF THERE IS ANY CON IN CONSIDERATION OF IT NOT PASSING, I, I WOULD THINK ABOUT MAYBE ASKING IF YOU GUYS COULD TABLE IT TILL THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN COME IN, WE CAN HAVE EACH GROUP COME IN AND TALK TO, TO, [01:50:01] TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME, SOME MORE INFORMATION ON IT. UM, BUT AGAIN, IIII DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT IT TO NOT GET APPROVED AND THEN WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. UM, BECAUSE I I I, WE DON'T WANT ANYMORE TO GO ONTO YOUR CITIZENS. SO WE HAVE A DEADLINE ON SEPTEMBER 4TH TO THE NINTH. YEAH, SEPTEMBER. UH, SO OURS GO INTO EFFECT OCTOBER 1ST. I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEADLINE TO ACT ON THIS, ON S FIRST SEPTEMBER 4TH. I THINK THAT WAS, THAT'S THE ENERGY, CORRECT. OURS GO INTO EFFECT OCTOBER 1ST REASON I SAY THAT IS I GOT SOME NEXT MONTH THAT I GOTTA GO TO AS WELL. SO I BELIEVE OURS IS OCTOBER 1ST. OKAY. I PERSONALLY APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING THAT STUFF, AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO COME BACK, , I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE ALL THE INFORMATION IS PUT OUT. WE'LL MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THIS IS A PRETTY CRUMMY PROCESS. NOT TO YOU. I JUST, IT'S ABOVE ALL OF OUR PAY GRADES, BUT IT'S A PRETTY CRAPPY PROCESS. 41% IN THREE YEARS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NEGOTIATED 2026 ATMOS ENERGY, MID TEXT RATE REVIEW MECHANISM SETTLEMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AT TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. [29. Consider approval of a supplemental appropriation for legal services in the amount of $90,000] ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 29, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000. DUSTIN, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY LAST ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 90,000 FOR LEGAL EXPENSES. AS WE'VE MOVED THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, WE'VE EXPERIENCED HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED LEGAL EXPENSES, PRIMARILY RELATED TO, UH, MUNICIPAL, UH, UTILITY DISTRICT MATTERS AND OTHER ONGOING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. THE ADDITIONAL 9,000 IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO COVER THE LEGAL EXPENSES THROUGH THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. FUNDING WILL COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND ON RESTRICTED RESERVE, WHICH HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE APPROPRIATION, AND THEN STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THIS . COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF DUSTIN ON THIS ONE? NO, I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR DUSTIN TO REITERATE IT WAS FOR WHAT? AGAIN? FOR FOR MUDS. YOU CAN GO AND SAY IT. MUDS, YOU'VE GOT MUDS AND THERE'S, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, BUT IT'S BEEN A BUSY YEAR HAS, OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAY MAYOR MOVE TO APPROVE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN RESTRICTED RESERVE FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000. DO SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. THAT BRINGS [30. Convene into Executive Session to deliberate economic development incentives, as permitted by Texas Government Code Section 551.087; to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property for municipal purposes, as permitted by Texas Government Code Section 551.072; to deliberate personnel matters, including the appointment, evaluation, duties or dismissal of any member of a City board or commission, as permitted by Texas Government Code Section 551.074; to consult with City Attorney regarding legal issues associated with City Code and Charter provisions and consultation with City Attorney regarding pending and anticipated litigation, as permitted by Texas Government Code Section 551.071, and all matters incident and related thereto] US, UH, TO ITEM NUMBER 30 TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, UH, I WILL ASK FOR COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGEMENT, AND I'LL START TO MY LEFT DOWN THERE. TRENT, YOU GOT A BREAK? , SEAN? NO, MA'AM. COUNCILMAN SMITH? YES, MA'AM. UM, I WANT OUR STAFF TO KNOW THAT Y'ALL DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB. AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THAT TAKE SHOTS, UH, BLIND SHOTS AND THEY THINK IT'S JUST AFFECTING, UH, AND JUST DIRECTED AT THE FIVE OF US UP HERE WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING OUR TIME. UM, BUT OUR STAFF DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB. SO WHEN THEY, WHEN, WHEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE CLAIMING THAT WE ARE MISUSING AND MISAPPROPRIATING AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY WANNA SAY, UM, ABOUT TAXPAYER DOLLARS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE FOGGIEST IDEA WHERE THAT FUNDING COMES FROM. AND THEY DON'T SIT IN THESE MEETINGS, THEY DON'T SIT IN THE WORKSHOPS, THEY DON'T SIT IN THE 47, THE 47 MEETINGS THAT I FEEL LIKE RICKY HAS ON A THURSDAY. UM, BUT Y'ALL DO AND Y'ALL DO IT WELL, AND Y'ALL SERVE US WELL. UM, CHAD, I KNOW THAT YOU COULD TALK SOME OF THEM UNDERNEATH THE TABLE AND THEN SOME, AND THEN STILL HAVE THE ENERGY TO TAKE 'EM OUT BACK. UM, SO JUST KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE APPRECIATED. UM, AND I, I PERSONALLY HATE AND I TAKE OFFENSE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, UM, WHEN THEY TAKE THOSE SHOTS, UH, WHEN, WHEN THEY MAKE THOSE BASELESS CLAIMS. [01:55:01] UM, SO IF, IF SOMETIMES MY DEFENSE OF Y'ALL AND THOSE AND OUR ACTIONS, UM, COMES OFF AGGRESSIVELY, UH, IT'S BECAUSE I APPRECIATE Y'ALL AND WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL AND THE CITIZENS APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THE CITIZENS AT LARGE. UM, THE LOUDEST VOICES ARE OFTEN IN THE MINORITY, SO JUST KNOW THAT THE ONES THAT APPRECIATE THE EVERYDAY WORK, THEY'RE JUST GOING ABOUT THEIR LIVES BECAUSE Y'ALL HAVE MADE IT EASY. UM, AND WITH THAT I WILL ADD, UH, I EXPECT BETTER FROM SOME OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. UH, WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL CURRENTLY THAT IS, UM, BEING THREATENED BECAUSE AN INDIVIDUAL AT OUR STATE LEVEL WILL NOT, UM, ADDRESS THREATS THAT ARE BEING MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY HAVE INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE AT THEIR HOMES, AND I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THAT SON OF A GUN AT ANY OF OUR MEETINGS. SO RON HARRISON, WHERE YOU AT AND QUIT TRASHING OUR CITY AND QUIT TRASHING OUR STAFF. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ATKINS? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER RICKY BOYD. I DO APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCIL'S SUPPORT AND YOU'RE RIGHT. UM, OUR STAFF DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB AND, UM, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. THEY PUT A LOT OF LONG HOURS AND A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO WHAT WE DO AROUND HERE. AND, UM, WE DO DEHE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS, UH, AND, AND DELIVER THE BEST SERVICE AND DELIVER MORE SERVICE WITH WHAT WE HAVE. SO I APPRECIATE THE, UH, SUPPORT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, TERRY. I HAVE NOTHING MAD MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN RIOT. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ANNA SHELBY ON DECIDING THAT SHE WANTED TO RUN FOR PRECINCT TWO. I KNOW THAT WAS AS A RESULT OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THE ELECTION, AND WE HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME GETTING PEOPLE TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND RUN FOR POSITIONS THAT SOMEONE STEPPING UP UNDER A CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE NOT THE BEST IN THE WORLD. BUT GOOD, GOOD LUCK TO HER. I COULDN'T TELL YOU THAT. I KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THAT, BUT I'M GLAD THAT SHE'S STEPPING INTO THE PROCESS AND, AND TRYING TO DO WHAT SHE CAN TO HELP THINGS. UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK RICHARD ROSER AND, AND JENNIFER ALWIN FROM THE HEIGHTS FOR COMING ON AND, AND GIVING US A, A BACKGROUND TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT. UH, I WOULD HOPE THAT OUR, OUR CITY COUNCIL, WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ABILITY TO HELP, UH, A ORGANIZATION LIKE THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THAT THAT'S NOT JUST A 5 0 1 C3 CHARITY. IT'S ACTUALLY A QUASI HELP TO OUR DEPARTMENT WITH, WITH ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE DON'T OFFER THROUGH OUR CITY SERVICES THAT HELP OUR CITY SERVICES. AND THAT WE WOULD HOPEFULLY TREAT THAT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE OTHER CHARITIES THAT COME IN AND ASK US FOR MONEY. AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE STAFF BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS COME ACROSS HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO WHEN WE DISAGREE AND US DISAGREEING ON THINGS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU AND YOUR INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED. YOU'VE GONE THROUGH AND DONE EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN ASKED OF YOU BY THE CITY MANAGER OR THE MAYOR OR COUNCIL, TO BRING US INFORMATION AND GIVE US WHAT WE NEED TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE A DECISION THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL MAKES THAT THEY THINK IS THE BEST DECISION FOR THE CITIZENS OF WAXAHATCHEE. AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE Y'ALL KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE INFORMATION YOU GAVE IN, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE DISAGREE ON THINGS. THAT SAID, I CERTAINLY HOPE WE DO A MUCH, MUCH BETTER JOB ON COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY GOING FORWARD AS A COUNCIL. THANK YOU. I COULD JUST CON CON CONCUR WITH MANY THINGS THAT'S BEEN SAID UP HERE TONIGHT. UM, I TRY TO MAKE IT VERY KNOWN HOW MUCH COUNSEL I APPRECIATE OUR STAFF, EVERY DEPARTMENT, UH, Y'ALL DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. YOU DON'T GET THE CREDIT THAT YOU DESERVE AND THE LITTLE BIT THAT, UH, WE CAN GIVE YOU, UH, WE CERTAINLY TRY TO DO THAT AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE STREETS AND [02:00:01] YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK, LAST YEAR, $14 MILLION WAS BUDGETED FOR STREETS. THIS NEXT BUDGET WE'RE LOOKING AT $11 MILLION. HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD WE SPEND ON STREETS? AND I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T SPEND THAT, BUT FOR PEOPLE TO COMPLAIN THAT THE ROADS ARE BAD AND THE SIDEWALKS ARE CRAP, HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU WANT US TO SPEND IN THOSE AREAS? I I JUST CONCUR THAT THAT STAFF, CITY MANAGER, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, FIRST RESPONDERS, Y'ALL DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. AND AS COUNCIL, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF HERE. WITH THAT, WE WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE A RECONVENING AND TAKING NECESSARY ACTION. I BELIEVE MAYOR PRO TEM SMITH HAS A MOTION. MIDDLE MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CHAPTER THREE 80 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND INCENTIVE PACKAGE WITH ROADHOUSE ENTERPRISES INC. AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WITH THAT, UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING AT 10 0 5. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.