[00:00:03] WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED. EVERYBODY GOT QUIET. [1. Call to Order] THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I AM MAYOR BILLY WALLACE. I'M HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE. WHETHER YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM OR NOT. THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL CITY OF WAXAHACHIE. AND WITH THAT, IF YOU WOULD STAND FOR THE INVOCATION. MR. BELL. COME ON UP. Y'ALL WILL JOIN ME IN PRAYER, PLEASE. FATHER, WE COME TO YOUR LONGING TO KNOW THE PLANS YOU HAVE FOR US IN OUR CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE SHOW US THE RIGHT PATH AND TEACH US YOUR TRUTH. HELP US ALL HEAR YOUR VOICE IN EVERY DECISION THE COUNCIL MAKES AND FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD THEM. WE TRUST IN YOUR SALVATION, LORD, AND GIVE IT ALL TO YOU AS THEY DISCUSS, DEBATE AND WAIT FOR YOUR DIRECTION. WE LIFT UP OUR CITY FOR YOUR DIVINE INTERVENTION INTO THE PLANS YOU HAVE FOR US, AND PRAY FOR YOUR PROTECTION THAT WE MAY SUFFER FUTURE CALAMITIES WE TRUST YOU WILL ALWAYS HOLD US IN YOUR PROTECTIVE HANDS AND THE PROMISE OF A JOYFUL FUTURE FOR THOSE WHO TRUST IN YOUR PROVISIONS. LORD, WE ALSO GRIEVE WITH OUR FELLOW TEXANS FOR FOR THE LOSS OF THOSE WHO LOST LOVED ONES. LORD IN THE HILL COUNTRY FLOODS. LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR DIVINE INTERVENTION IN THAT. AND THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THE THE SUSTENANCE YOU GIVE US, LORD, EVEN IN TIMES OF DISASTER. FORGIVE US ALL IF WE FALL SHORT OF YOUR GRACE, LORD, AND LIFT US UP IN EVERY WAY YOU CAN. IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. IF YOU WOULD REMAIN STANDING. WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TONIGHT. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW HER DOWN ON THE FAR END, NATIVE TEXAN JADE FLORES IS A HOMEGROWN COUNTRY MUSIC POWERHOUSE. HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND POWERFUL DELIVERY HAVE TAKEN HER FROM ELLIS COUNTY TO NATIONAL APPEARANCES ON TWO SEPARATE SEASONS OF AMERICAN IDOL, WHERE SHE HAS EARNED THE COVETED GOLDEN TICKET NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE. SHE'S PERFORMED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING NASHVILLE, BUT STILL FINDS TIME TO SHARE HER ENTHUSIASM FOR MUSIC AND GOD AT THE ELLIS COUNTY COWBOY CHURCH, AND STILL LOVES PLAYING SMALL VENUES WHERE SHE CAN RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE FANS THAT ENJOYS HER MUSIC. IF YOU'VE SEEN HER IN PERSON, YOU KNOW WHY IT'S SO SPECIAL THAT SHE'S AGREED TONIGHT TO JOIN US IN SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. TAKE IT AWAY. OH, SAY CAN YOU. BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT. WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED. AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING. WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS. THROUGH THE PERILOUS. FIGHT! O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED. WERE SO GALLANTLY. STREAMING. AND THE RED GLARE, THE BOMBS BURSTING. AND GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS THEY. ALL SAY THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER. YET WAVE. O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE. AND THE. HOME OF THE BRAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [00:05:02] IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONORABLE TEXAS, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU SEE JADE IN CONCERT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLOWN AWAY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE HER OUT AT BLUEBONNET BARBECUE SATURDAY NIGHT, AND SHE HAD A PACKED HOUSE. THERE WASN'T AN EMPTY SEAT IN THE PLACE, SO. JADE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOR COMING. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT AN HONOR. THAT. DON'T GET YOUR BLOOD BOILING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL. ALL RIGHT, THAT MOVES US TO ITEM FOUR. [4. Announcements/Presentations ] WE WILL HAVE AN HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER THE NEXT TIME. SO THAT TAKES US TO ITEM B, PRESENT PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. I WILL READ A PROCLAMATION AND PRESENT AND WILL TAKE A PHOTO. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING WAXAHACHIE. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING, AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS, AND ALZHEIMER'S. AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF HEALTHY MEALS, NUTRITION SERVICES AND EDUCATION. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION, PROGRAMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUT OF SCHOOL TIME, PROGRAMING, YOUTH SPORTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASES A COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES, AND CRIME REDUCTION. AND WHEREAS, PARKS AND RECREATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS ESSENTIAL AND ADAPTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITIES RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. AND WHEREAS OUR PARKS AND NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A SPACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS. AND WHEREAS THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WHEREAS WAXAHACHIE RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I'M BILLY WALLACE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. COUNCIL, THANK YOU ALL FOR RECOGNIZING JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. I'M PROUD TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THIS INCREDIBLE DEPARTMENT, ONE THAT'S DEEPLY SUPPORTED BY CITY MANAGEMENT AND CITY COUNCIL. AND THAT SUPPORT IS SOMETHING WE NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED. OUR DEPARTMENT IS DIVERSE AND UNIQUE. WE OVERSEE FAR MORE THAN JUST PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS. OUR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER, SPORTS COMPLEX, PINE PARK, POOLE CITY CEMETERY, AND THE CONVENIENT STATION. WE ALSO PROUDLY SUPPORT SPECIAL EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND PARTNER WITH SUCH BEAUTIFUL ON PROJECTS AND EVENTS THAT ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY. YOU'LL FIND OUR TEAM BEHIND THE SCENES AT NEARLY EVERY CITY EVENT SETTING UP, CLEANING UP, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE THINGS RUN SMOOTHLY. [00:10:04] OF COURSE, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF OUR 52 EMPLOYEES ACROSS SIX DIVISIONS THAT TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THE WORK. WHETHER IT'S PREPPING A BALL FIELD, MAINTAINING A TRAIL, HELPING A SENIOR, OR WELCOMING, WELCOMING A NEW FAMILY TO THE POOL. THEIR PASSION IS WHAT TRULY MAKES WAXAHATCHEE WAXAHATCHEE SHINE. THAT'S A FUN ONE TO SAY. SO TONIGHT, AS WE CELEBRATE PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, I WANT TO THANK EACH MEMBER OF OUR TEAM FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY, AND THANK CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR MISSION TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. AND PARK BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF, IF YOU GO OVER FOR A PICTURE. ARE YOU READY? ONE, TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW I'M BIASED, BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME OF THE PRETTIEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL PARKS IN TEXAS. I KNOW HOW HARD THE TEAM WORKS, AND I KNOW FOR ME, BEING HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THE PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN WAXAHACHIE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. PRESENT. KEEP WAXAHACHIE. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. COMMITTEE. PRIDE IN NEIGHBORHOOD PEN AWARD. KYLE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MADELINE BRACKETT, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF KEEP LOXAHATCHEE HAITI BEAUTIFUL TO PRESENT THE PRIDE AND NEIGHBORHOOD AND AWARD. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THE SEIBERT FAMILY. THEY'RE JUST BACK HERE. THEY'RE A WONDERFUL COUPLE WHO LIVE ON 1617 EAST MARVIN THE SEABIRDS. AND THIS IS THEIR HOME RIGHT THERE. THE BIRDS HAVE CALLED WAXAHACHIE HOME FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS. AND THEIR LOVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY SHOWS, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR BEAUTIFUL YARD. MR. SEIBERT IS OFTEN SEEN OUTSIDE PLANTING AND CARING FOR THE MANY FLOWERS THAT BRING COLOR AND JOY NOT ONLY TO THEIR HOME, BUT THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT MADE THIS AWARD ESPECIALLY FUN IS THAT IT WAS THAT TWO SEPARATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOMINATED THE BIRDS DURING THE SAME MEETING, WITHOUT REALIZING THAT THE OTHER HAD PLANNED ON NOMINATING THEIR HOME, WHICH WE'VE NEVER HAD HAPPEN BEFORE. WITH. THEIR DEDICATION TO MAINTAINING AND BEAUTIFYING THEIR PROPERTIES. EXACTLY WHAT THE AWARD IS ALL ABOUT. RECOGNIZING RESIDENTS WHO TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR HOMES AND HELP MAKE WAXAHACHIE A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR EVERYONE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THE SEIBERT FAMILY. THANK YOU. MADELEINE. ALL RIGHT. NOW IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. [5. 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, COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551042 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. ANYONE? PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY. MY NAME IS IRA TENPENNY. I LIVE ON 109 ROSA STREET HERE IN WAXAHACHIE. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE RAILROAD INSPECTIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I HAVE DEALT WITH THE SITUATION FINDING WHO TO COMMUNICATE WITH. [00:15:02] I FEEL THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO ASSIGN SOMEONE THAT A CITIZEN WHEN THEY REPORT SOMETHING THAT WILL LISTEN TO THEM. AND AND EVEN THOUGH YOU GOT THE EMERGENCY NUMBER ON THE TRAIN TRACKS AND ANYWAY, SOME OF THESE CITIZENS THAT WALK DOWN THESE TRACKS WILL BE REAL HELPFUL IF THEY SEE A PROBLEM AND LEARN HOW TO REPORT IT TO THEIR PARENTS OR WHOEVER. AND THAT COULD BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY ATTENTION TO HELP THEM DETERMINE IF IT'S AN UNSAFE ISSUE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF TRACK OUT THERE FOR HIM TO WATCH TODAY, I HAVE DEALT WITH KAUFMAN STREET AND KAUFMAN STREET BECAME A REAL PROBLEM WHEN GETTING HELP. A DISPATCH I THINK HELPED ME OUT WITH IT AND TOOK MY NAME AND HEARD MY COMPLAINT. AND I THINK THEY ACTUALLY CALLED THE RAILROAD COMMISSION ON IT. AND BECAUSE I ASKED THE RAILROAD COMMISSION WHEN I MADE MY COMPLAINT BY CALLING THE EMERGENCY NUMBER, I ASKED THEM, THEY SAID THEY HAD A RECENT COMPLAINT, WHICH WAS SUNDAY. THAT WAS SUNDAY. I TALKED TO DISPATCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WAS WANTING TO TALK TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BECAUSE I THOUGHT SUNDAY WAS MONDAY. SO ANYWAY, I WENT AHEAD AND CALLED THE EMERGENCY NUMBER AND REPORTED WHAT I WAS SAYING. AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM ON KAUFMAN STREET AND BACK IN MARCH OF SEVEN, I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RAIL JUMPING ON THE ROAD, GOING ACROSS THE ROAD, THAT IT WAS MAKING MOVEMENT AS CARS GO BY, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. THEY HAD A PERSON COME OUT THERE AND LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT WAS A GOOD CALL, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HAVE IT FIXED. SO I DIDN'T SEE ANY CHANGES ON THE TRACK OR NOTHING BE FIXED EVEN AFTER THAT, AFTER THE DERAILMENT. AND SO NOW I SAW THE TRACK GETTING WORSE. AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED ON THE TRACK RIGHT THERE OFF KAUFMAN THAT Y'ALL CAN SEE WITH YOUR OWN EYES. THE SPIKES ARE STICKING UP. THE TIRES RIGHT THERE ARE SO ROTTEN THAT THEY'RE CRUSHED IN AND THEY'RE PLUCKED UP LIKE THIS. AND I REPORTED THAT PART ALSO REPORTED THE PART THAT I OBSERVED AND THAT THE TRACKS AT EACH WHEEL PUSHES DOWN, THEN THE TRACK SPRINGS BACK UP, THE NEXT WILL PUSH IT DOWN, SPRINGS UP AS IT GOING FASTER. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S DOING THIS. AND SO I REPORTED THAT WHEN I TOLD THE LADY ABOUT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET BACK THERE ON JULY THE 3RD, ON THE OTHER SIDE, YOU COULD SEE THE TRACK COMING FROM THE MARTIN LUTHER KING ON COUGHING WHEN YOU BEAT THE TRACK. YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK JUMPING. WELL, ON THIS SIDE YOU CAN'T SEE THE TRACK COMING TO MARTIN LUTHER KING. YOU CAN GET STUCK, WHICH I TRY TO BEAT, BUT I WAS GLAD I ACTUALLY GOT STOPPED BY THE TRAIN. I USED MY HIGH BEAMS TO TRY TO SEE THE TRACK FROM A DISTANCE, BECAUSE THE TRAIN WAS GETTING FASTER AND FASTER. WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVEN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF MY COMPLAINT IN THAT AREA. SO I EXPLAINED TO THE LADY MY HIGH BEAM WERE ACTUALLY HITTING THE RAIL, SOMEHOW CASTING A SHADOW THAT WAS JUMPING. AND WHEN SHE HEARD ME SAYING ABOUT THE SHADOW JUMPING, SHE TOOK IT MORE SERIOUS. AND THE TRAIN HAD FOUR CARS AT THE TIME I TALKED TO HER. FOUR CARS CAME BY THERE WITH BIG ENGINES LARGER THAN I NORMALLY SEE, BUT IT HAD FOUR INCHES OF THEM. THEY CAME TO PRACTICALLY A SLOW CREEP, MAKING IT TO THE CORNER. THE REASON PARTLY FOR THAT IS BECAUSE I TALKED TO ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOTICED THE TRACK JUMPING. THEY NEVER HAD TO TIME BECAUSE CALLING IT ONE 800 NUMBER, THEY WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO REALLY EXPLAIN TO THEM PROBABLY WHERE I WAS TAKING IT. AND SO THERE'S FRED PROBABLY AND DIDN'T BOTHER WITH IT. THAT'S THE REASON I WANT THE CITY TO GET INVOLVED AND TRY TO FIND SOMEONE THAT A CITIZEN CAN COME TALK TO AND SHARE THAT WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN, THAT THEY SEE WRONG AND EVERYTHING. IT'S LIKE THIS KID WITH THAT SAME FAMILY MEMBER TOLD ME THAT UP THERE THERE'S NO SPIKES. AND AS I SAID UP THERE, HE SAID, YEAH, THERE'S A CORNER UP THERE. A LOT OF SPIKES WERE, YOU KNOW, GONE. AND I IMAGINE THERE'S KIDS GET THESE SPIKES AND COLLECT THEM. I SEEN SPIKES AT DIFFERENT ADDRESSES WHEN I WAS GROWING UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE NOT AWARE OF THAT'S GOING TO BE A HAZARD. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DEALT WITH TODAY. BUT I THIS LADY UP THERE AT UNION PACIFIC LISTENED TO ME. SHE SHUT DOWN THE TRAIN. SOMEBODY THE THE OH, HELP ME OUT, SON. BUT ANYWAY, AT THE POLICE STATION ON DISPATCH. THEY HELPED ME ON SUNDAY AND THEY ACTUALLY MADE THE CALL IN TWO, AND THAT HELPED ME OUT AS FAR AS THEY GOT THAT CALL INTO AS WELL FROM THE POLICE, IT SHOWED POLICE ON IT. SO I KNEW IT WAS A HATCHET ON A SUNDAY, YOU KNOW. SO ANYWAY, I DON'T WANT THAT PERSON GETTING IN TROUBLE. THEY TOOK MY WORD ON WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, BUT THEY TOOK MY NAME PHONE NUMBER THAT I MADE THE REPORT BECAUSE THEY TOOK ME SERIOUSLY. LIKE WHAT I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW THAT I EXPERIENCED WITNESSING. Y'ALL CAN WITNESS THE SAME THING. I MEAN, IT'S NO PROBLEM ON DAYTIME NIGHT TIME, YOU GET OVER THERE, YOU CAN SHINE YOUR BRIGHT LIGHTS ON IT AND YOU'LL SEE THE TRACK SHADOW JUMPING. AND SO IT'S THE IT'S GOT SOME REAL TIME, MR. TENPENNY. [00:20:01] OKAY. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [6. Consent Agenda ] ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER ITEM SIX. CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL NOT BE SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR AND OR 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. MADAM MAYOR BEFORE THE MOTION, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT ITEM E FOR MR. SNODGRASS WILL BE A MUD. HE'S HAD THAT APPROVED FOR A WHILE FROM THE STATE. HE'S ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO BRING THAT INTO THE CITY LIMITS FOR OVER A YEAR, AND FINALLY JUST KIND OF GAVE UP ON IT. SO POINTING THAT OUT JUST FOR CLARITY AND TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZES 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. COUNCIL. NEXT ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING [7. Public Hearing on a request by Chad Tustison for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Accessory Structure exceeding seven hundred (700) square feet use within a Planned Development Single Family-1 (PD-SF-1) zoning district located at 116 Homestead Lane, (Property ID 269664) – Owner: Chad Tustison & Jennifer Tustison (ZDC-77-2025)] ON A REQUEST BY CHAD GUSTAFSON FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE EXCEEDING 700FT². USE WITHIN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. SINGLE FAMILY ONE ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 116 HOMESTEAD LANE. OWNER CHAD GUSTAFSON AND JENNIFER GUSTAFSON. TRENTON. OH, SHAWN. YES, MA'AM. THIS EVENING, BEFORE YOU DO HAVE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A 1600 SQUARE FOOT ACCESSORY BUILDING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE, IN HOMESTEAD ESTATES, THERE ARE SIMILAR STRUCTURES OF SIMILAR SIZES. THIS REQUEST IS BY CHAD GUSTAVSON. THE ZONING IS A PD FOR SINGLE FAMILY ONE. AGAIN, THIS IS IN HOMESTEAD ESTATES, 116 HOMESTEAD LANE. THE THE SHOP WILL NOT HAVE ANY PLUMBING. IT WILL HAVE ELECTRICAL AND IT WILL NOT HAVE WATER. IT IS SMALLER THAN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. AND AGAIN, THERE ARE SIMILAR STRUCTURES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND STAFF DOESN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS REQUEST. WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS WELL AS THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THANK YOU. SHAWN. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM FOR OR AGAINST, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE CITY SECRETARY. OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM EIGHT CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZC 77 DASH 2025 COUNCIL. [8. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-77-2025 ] MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZC SEVEN SEVEN DASH 2025, A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE EXCEEDING 700FT². SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF, REPORT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ITEM NINE. CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY ALEX [9. Continue Public Hearing on a request by Alex Lohmann, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Amusement, Indoor (Haunted House) use within a Light Industrial-2 (LI-2) zoning district located at 500 W Madison Street, Suite B (Property ID 171075) - Owner: Big Blue Truck LLC (ZDC-69-2025)] LOHMAN FOR A SPECIFIC USE. PERMIT FOR AN AMUSEMENT INDOOR HAUNTED HOUSE. USED WITHIN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TWO ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 500 WEST MADISON STREET, SUITE B. OWNER BIG BLUE TRUCK, LLC. SEAN. YES, MA'AM. AS YOU STATED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE FROM A CONTINUANCE, RATHER FOR A SPECIFIC USE. PERMIT FOR INDOOR AMUSEMENT HAUNTED HOUSE, AS YOU STATED, LOCATED THERE ON MADISON. MR. LOHMAN WILL BE THE APPLICANT FOR REINDEER MANOR, WHICH WOULD BE THE THE HAUNTED HOUSE THERE. THE ZONING IS LEE TWO. THIS IS AGAIN A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THE APPLICANT HAS WORKED WITH STAFF AND HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOLLOWING LAST, LAST MEETING WHERE IT WAS CONTINUED. [00:25:02] SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE REQUESTED BY COUNCIL WERE THE ADDITION OF AN ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICER TO DIRECT TRAFFIC. THEY HAVE AGREED TO A LIGHT TOWER TO BE PLACED AT 307 PATTERSON, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE. AND THEN THEY HAVE AGREED TO MOVE THE PORTLET AND CLEAR THE WALKWAY AROUND THE BUILDING. AGAIN, THE QUEUING FOR THE PROPERTY FOR THE THE HAUNTED HOUSE WILL BE INSIDE THE SUITE AS WELL AS THE THEY WILL WORK ON SECURING PARKING AND ALL THE OFFSITE LOTS THROUGH HAVING ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES WITH, WITH LIGHT FLASHLIGHTS TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS AS WELL. SO ALL OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST IS INTERIOR TO THE THE BUILDING THERE. THEY WILL HAVE AGAIN PARKING OFFSITE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT PARKING. AND AGAIN, THEY'VE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE ALL REQUESTS BY COUNCIL. SO THAT REQUEST IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. IT IS A A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE IS REQUIRED, AS IT WAS RECOMMENDED DENIAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SO WE DO NEED A VOTE OF FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE MEMBERS FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING, SHOULD YOU SO DESIRE. AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM FOR OR AGAINST? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CITY SECRETARY. MADAM MAYOR, TO CLARIFY FIRST THE THE REQUIRED PARKING SPACES DECREASE SOMEWHAT SIGNIFICANTLY. RIGHT. SO WE DID GET AN UPDATED FLOOR PLAN THAT INDICATED EXACTLY WHERE THE HAUNTED HOUSE VERSUS SOME OFFICE AREA WAS. AND WITH THAT, WE DID HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOWER THAT PARKING AMOUNT, I BELIEVE IS 50, 53 OR 57 SPACES. SO YES, IT WAS LOWERED FROM THE 110 TO ABOUT HALF OF THAT. THROUGH AN UPDATED SITE PLAN. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD MORNING. I'M. EVENING. YES. MY NAME IS IRA TENPENNY. I LIVE ON 109 ROSA STREET. I LIKE THAT IDEA ABOUT HAVING THAT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITHIN THE CITY TO HAVE. I HOPE IT'S JUST MORE THAN A HAUNTED HOUSE. IF IT'S ALLOWED, IT BECOMES OTHER KIND OF THINGS LIKE CHRISTMAS, THANKSGIVING OR ANYTHING. YOU KNOW THAT IT ALSO SUPPORT TO AS WELL, INSTEAD OF SITTING THERE ALONE ALL THROUGH THE YEAR. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. AND SO IF IT CAN DO THAT I LIKE TO SUPPORT THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY. YOU KNOW, IT'D BE GREAT FOR WALKS OF HATCHING. NOW, I KNOW Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT PARKING PLACES. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT EVER SINCE Y'ALL GOT THAT PARKING PLACE BY THE NEW THE NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING RIGHT THERE WHERE THE BASEBALL MURALS ARE ALL AT AND EVERYTHING. OKAY, I WAS KIND OF WONDERING, LIKE, YOU CAN DO THE PARKING PLACE, LIKE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT PARKING, THE TRIPLE DECKED THING LIKE YOU DO OVER HERE FOR THE COURTHOUSE, AND THAT WILL HELP OUT FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING IN THE, YOU KNOW, THE AREA RIGHT THERE FOR GUEST AND EVERYTHING ELSE. ANYWAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. MY NAME IS JOHN WEDDLE, AND MY WIFE AND I LIVE AT 417 WEST JEFFERSON. WHEN WE MOVED HERE IN 2010, THE WAREHOUSE AT PATTERSON AND MADISON STREETS ACROSS FROM OUR PROPERTY WAS OVERGROWN AND VERMIN INFESTED. THAT WAS A VANDALISM MAGNET AND EYESORE. IT MADE THAT INTERSECTION AND THE AREA AROUND IT OVERALL A BAD LOOKING AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE AREA FOR US IN THE CITY. THE RECLAMATION OF THE WAREHOUSE HAS BEEN A BLESSING. STILL MISSING WOULD BE A STREETLIGHT BEING PLACED ON THE UTILITY POLE ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. IT REMAINS A VERY DARK PLACE AT NIGHT. I HOPE THE CITY WILL PUT THAT ON ITS AGENDA IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. HOWEVER, THE PERSISTENT PROBLEM IS THAT THE AREA ONLY HAS ACCESS AND EGRESS FROM TWO DIRECTIONS IN BOTH STREETS ARE NARROW AND PATTERSON NEEDS REPAIR. THERE IS SOME AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC FLOW THAT EXISTS WHICH SEPARATES REASONABLE AND CONTROLLED CONGESTION FROM SOMETHING THAT HAS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT EXIST WITHIN AND EXTENDING PAST THE IMMEDIATE AREA DURING THE DAY. CARS ARE OFTEN PARKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD ON MADISON. TWO WAY TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME IS A GAME OF WHO GOES FIRST. FORTUNATELY, AT THAT TIME, TRAFFIC IS LIGHT AS IT IS PHYSICALLY NOT POSSIBLE TO HAVE FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON MADISON, TWO WITH PARKED CARS PLUS TWO WAY TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, WITH A BUSINESS AND IN THE WAREHOUSE DRAWING A MUCH HIGHER VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC IN A CONFINED TIME PERIOD AND WITH LIKELY WOMAN'S BUILDING ACTIVITY ON THE WEEKEND, YOU COULD HAVE MULTIPLE CARS WAITING IN LINE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHO CONTINUES ON AND WHO WAITS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS AFFECTS THE CARS WAITING BEHIND THEM. IN THIS CASE, IT COULD MEAN TRAFFIC WHEN TRAFFIC IS TURNING FROM MONROE HAS TO STOP COMPLETELY ON MADISON. I'M SORRY WHEN TRAFFIC TURNING FROM MONROE HAS TO STOP COMPLETELY ON MONROE OR GET STUCK HALF ON MONROE AND HALF ON MADISON. [00:30:03] TO VISUALIZE THIS, LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS ON WEST JEFFERSON ON ELECTION DAY OR WHEN TWO AMIGOS IS HAVING A GOOD DAY, IT BEGS FOR REAR END COLLISIONS. AS AN ASIDE, IT WOULD BENEFIT THE JEFFERSON SITUATION IF THE CITY WERE TO MARK AND ENFORCE NO PARKING AREAS NEAR THE INTERSECTION THAT CONFORMS TO STATE LAWS CONCERNING HOW CLOSE TO STOP SIGNS AND CROSSWALKS PARKING IS ALLOWED. IN THE CASE HERE, NIGHTTIME WILL EXACERBATE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IF THERE CANNOT BE FREE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. ONCE A VEHICLE WANTS TO ENTER MADISON FROM MONROE. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MUCH TRAFFIC WILL ACTUALLY BE SEEN ON THE NIGHTS WHEN THE BUSINESS IS OPEN, WHILE TIMED TICKETING HAS BEEN PROMISED. IS THERE A LIMIT ON TOTAL TICKETS TO BE SOLD AND WILL WALK UP TRAFFIC, OR THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THEIR TIMES BE TURNED AWAY? THIS ATTRACTION MAY INCREASE TOURISM AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER BUSINESSES TO SEE MORE PATRONAGE, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL. BUT THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT IF PEOPLE COMING HERE ARE CONFRONTED WITH CONFUSING OR OVERLY CONGESTED TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. WHAT MIGHT THEIR IMPRESSION OF WAXAHATCHEE BE IN THAT CASE? THERE ARE MANY GOOD REASONS FOR HAVING THIS BUSINESS IN OPERATION, BUT THE AREA TO SUPPORT IT IS CONSTRAINED. I HAD HOPED SINCE THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 16TH, THE OWNER WOULD HAVE REACHED OUT TO MY WIFE AND I TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON SENSE CONCERNS, AS WE'RE THE ONLY RESIDENTS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. BUT THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. I HAVE NO IDEA AS TO WHAT MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR PLAN THEY MAY BE PROPOSING. AS SUCH, I REQUEST THE COUNCIL TO BE SATISFIED THAT CERTAIN ITEMS ARE ADDRESSED. ON STREET PARKING HAS TO BE PROHIBITED ON MADISON AND PATTERSON IN ORDER TO ENSURE BOTH STREETS HAVE CLEAR, TWO WAY TRAFFIC LANES. IF SOME OTHER SOLUTION TO HAVING ACCEPTABLE TRAFFIC FLOWS ON THE STREET IS NOT BROUGHT FORWARD. BUT DOES THE CITY ALLOW SUCH ACCOMMODATIONS TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES OR TO JUST CITY BACKED EVENTS? YES. WHO WILL ENFORCE THE BAN? AND WHAT IF CARS ARE STILL PARKED THERE FROM PRIOR IN THE DAY? IS PARKING ON PATTERSON AT 501 WEST JEFFERSON, TWO NEAR THE STOP SIGN TO NOT INTERFERE WITH ENTERING AN EXISTING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF VEHICLES HAVING TO BACK OUT ONTO PATERSON. HOW CAN THE ELECTION DAY AND TWO AMIGOS WEST JEFFERSON PROBLEM MENTIONED EARLIER BE PREVENTED ON MADISON? NO PARKING HAS THE LACK OF A STREET LIGHT AT MADISON AND PATTERSON BEEN ADDRESSED BY TEMPORARY LIGHTING? YES. I'M SORRY, I DID NOT HEAR THAT. IT'S IN THE BACKGROUND. TO BE CONSIDERATE OF BOTH THE CITY AND THE BUSINESS AND RESIDENTS OF THE IMMEDIATE AREA. THE BUSINESS, AFTER CLOSING, MUST SEEK OUT AND PICK UP TRASH THROWN ONTO THE EASTERN SIDES OF PATTERSON STREET TO AVOID IT LOOKING LIKE A TRASH DUMP THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I SHARE MANY OF THE COMMENTS OF THOSE SUPPORTING THE BUSINESS, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION INTERJECTS RESTRAINING LIMITATIONS ON BEING ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED LEVELS OF CONCENTRATED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND STILL PROVIDE A SATISFACTORY ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT TEMPORARY LIGHTING WAS OVER THERE IN THE PARKING LOT, AND PATTERSON STREET IS NOT AT THE INTERSECTION OF PATTERSON AND MADISON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCIL. DO YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT TO MR. WEDEL. YOU'RE CORRECT THAT THE TOWER IS GOING BY THE PARKING DOWN THERE AROUND THE CORNER. HOWEVER, THE TWO POLICE OFFICERS ARE TO BE LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF MADISON AND PATTERSON, RIGHT THERE TOGETHER. WE'RE BOTH POLICE. AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, THAT'S WHERE BOTH POLICE OFFICERS WOULD BE LOCATED, DIRECTING AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NOT AN ISSUE AT THAT CORNER. ALSO, I'M SORRY TO BE IN THE DARK. RIGHT. AND I SPOKE ALSO WITH BOTH THE OWNERS OF RAIL PORT AND THE OWNER OF D'S RESTAURANT TO SEE WHAT THEIR CONCERNS WERE AS WELL, OR WHAT THEIR ACCOMMODATIONS WOULD BE WILLING TO BE. AND IF IT BECAME A PROBLEM OR IS A PROBLEM WITH PARKING FROM RAIL PORT, THEY'RE AMENABLE TO US MAKING CORRECTIONS IF WE NEED TO. THAT BEING SAID, I ALSO SPOKE TO. LEADERSHIP. I'LL CALL IT AT OUT AT THE CITY. AND WE'RE NOT IN THE HABIT OF NORMALLY CLOSING DOWN PARKING ON STREETS FOR ANYTHING BUT CITY SPONSORED FUNCTIONS FROM WHAT I GOT OUT OF IT. I DON'T THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ASK THE POWERS THAT BE, BUT BASICALLY WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. MR. WHITTLE, I DID GET YOUR YOUR NEXT EMAIL. I WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN IT GOT SENT. AND THEN I'VE GOT BACK AND I'VE BEEN BEHIND CATCHING UP SINCE THEN. HOWEVER, WE WILL TRY TO ADDRESS AS MANY OF THE ITEMS IN THERE, BUT THE IFS AND THE WHAT'S AND IT COULD BE AND IT CAN BE AND ALL THAT, [00:35:09] THAT WE CAN'T FIX THOSE KIND OF THINGS BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAPPEN. AND ALL WE CAN DO IS, I GUESS, WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS DISCUSSING LAST TIME WHEN WE HAD THE LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION AND ALL THAT, AND FROM WHAT I GOT OUT OF IT, WAS THAT THE GENTLEMAN IS ASKING FOR A ONE YEAR STOP, AND WE'VE MADE SOME A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS AND THINGS TO MAKE IT TO WHERE TIME TICKETING AND ALL THOSE THINGS TO WHERE WE CAN SEE HOW IT WORKS. AND WE'LL HAVE A WEEK OR TWO AT THE BEGINNING, WHETHER IT'S I'M ASSUMING MOST OF THESE PLACES DON'T DO THAT MUCH BUSINESS AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF OCTOBER, OVER. IT'S AS YOU GET ON. SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADJUST WITH THE THINGS. AND I THINK I'D HAVE TO ASK MR.. MR. LOMAN IF HE'S AMENABLE TO MAKING CHANGES. AS IN, ON THE FLY, IF WE HAVE TO, IF THERE'S IF IT CREATES REAL ISSUES. COUNCILMAN. RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT IN, IN OUR PACKET, WE ALREADY DID. WE ALREADY DID IN OUR PACKET UNDER THE STAFF REPORT CONDITION NUMBER FOUR SAYS THAT THE DRIVE AISLE AROUND THE 500 WEST MADISON STREET AND PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO 500 WEST MADISON STREET SHALL REMAIN UNOBSTRUCTED. NO VEHICLES, TRAILERS, OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES ARE PERMITTED TO OBSTRUCT THE DRIVE AISLE OR RIGHT OF WAY. AND THEN CONDITION SIX SAYS ON STREET PARKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED ALONG PATTERSON STREET AND WEST MADISON STREET. BUT THE CITY AGREED TO THAT. THAT'S. IT'S RIGHT HERE IN THE PACKET. THEN I'M GOOD WITH THAT. JUST THE CONVERSATION I HAD AT THE TIME WITH THE PERSON I HAD WAS THAT, WHICH IS WHAT HE WAS REQUESTING, WAS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARKING THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO BASICALLY, MY WHOLE POINT IS, IS WE'RE TRYING AS BEST WE CAN TO WORK WITH BOTH BOTH PARTIES TO MAKE THIS WORK AND TRY IT OUT FOR A YEAR. AND IF IT'S HORRIBLE, WE'LL LEARN. AND IF IT'S GREAT, THEN HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORKED ON. AND THEN THE STREET LIGHT THERE AT THAT CORNER, HOPEFULLY SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE MIGHT BE ADDED. I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED INTO AND WHETHER IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT. I'M, I'M I'M SORRY. WE'RE PROJECTING. YOU HAVE TO BE AT THE PODIUM. WE'RE PROJECTING ON TRASH, THOUGH. I MEAN, TO BE FAIR, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF TRASH THERE IS GOING TO BE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OVER, AND IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY SPEAKING RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE DONE BY COUNCIL ONLY. SO ON THE I'M SORRY. SO, SO ON THE PROJECTIONS LIKE COUNCILMAN. RIGHT. JUST SAID WE CAN SAY, WELL, THERE'S GOING TO BE THIS THERE'S GOING TO BE THAT, THERE'S GOING TO BE TRASH. THERE'S GOING TO BE FOLKS THAT CROSS THE STREETS THAT DON'T PAY ATTENTION. BUT THOSE ARE UNKNOWNS. AND, AND AND YOU WE CAN'T VOTE ON COMPLETELY FABRICATED UNKNOWNS. MR. LOMAN, CAN YOU COME UP RIGHT QUICK? BECAUSE ON THE ON THE ISSUE OF PARKING AND WE HAD AN OFFLINE CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO BRING IT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. WE DID SPEAK AFTER THE MEETING BRIEFLY AND THEN AGAIN TODAY JUST KIND OF ON THE APPETITE FOR THERE BEING A SHUTTLE SERVICE OF SOME KIND WITH LIKE THE SATELLITE PARKING LOTS. I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE, AND THIS IS FOR THE COUNCIL AT WHOLE TO KIND OF DIGEST AND THINK THROUGH, BUT IT MIGHT BE A WWDC FUNDED TYPE OF THING. BUT IF WE WANT TO REALLY EMBRACE THIS, NOT JUST THE HAUNTED HOUSE PART, BUT THERE THERE'S ALSO THAT THAT KIDS HALLOWEEN TOWN TYPE THING THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE POCKET PARK. WE HAVE THE THE LIKE THE LATE NIGHT GHOST TOURS, THINGS LIKE, IF WE REALLY WANT TO EMBRACE THE HALLOWEEN TOWN IDEA, WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO A SHUTTLE SERVICE ON THOSE WEEKENDS ON THAT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND BETTER ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO PARK IN THE SATELLITE SPOT. SO AT, AT AT THE BEATY BUILDING AT THE, AT LIKE THE PARKING GARAGE. AND THEN WE HAVE SET PICKUP POINTS. AND I THINK IF IT BECAME AN ISSUE WITH PARKING FOR THIS CASE THAT YOU DID CONFIRM THAT WHEN THEY PURCHASED THEIR TICKETS THAT YOU CAN ESSENTIALLY PROVIDE THEM THE, OH YEAH. WE CAN GIVE THEM A WHERE TO PASS IF IT'S A SATURDAY NIGHT TICKET. THEY PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGE. IF IT'S A FRIDAY NIGHT TICKET, THEY PARK IN THE LOT BACK OVER ON RAILROAD STREET. SO WE COULD EVEN, LIKE, STAGGER THAT TO WHERE THE FIRST, FIRST HOUR THAT THEIR TICKET SAYS TO GO PARK IN THE GARAGE. THE SECOND HOUR SAYS TO GO PARK HERE, THIRD HOUR THERE. [00:40:02] OKAY. BECAUSE THEN THAT, TO ME, WOULD PROVIDE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE SHUTTLE PICK UP FROM THE PUB OR BIG OWLS OR WHEREVER IT IS IN TOWN, AND THEN DRIVE THEM OVER THERE. SO IF IT'S ON A SHUTTLE SERVICE ON A ROUTE, THEN THEY KNOW WHERE TO GO. AND IT JUST KIND OF OPENS UP THE WHOLE AREA. IT DOES START TO GET DARKER EARLIER. SO IT MIGHT IT MIGHT IMPROVE THE SAFETY. IT MIGHT IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE IF THE SHUTTLES ARE THEMED NOT JUST FOR THIS, BUT EVEN FOR FUTURE THINGS. SO IF THEY'RE DOING LIKE THE TITANIC TYPE THING, THE SHUTTLE COULD BE THEMED IN THAT AND THAT KIND OF MINDSET. SO JUST TO PLANT THAT SEED WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, THEY'RE OPEN TO IT TO ASSISTING WITH COST. WERE YOU ABLE TO FIND ANY OF THOSE COSTS? YEAH, WE'VE BEEN DOING SOME DIGGING THIS YEAR ANYWAY. WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS TO GET 256 PASSENGER BUSSES LICENSED, INSURED FROM A SEPARATE THIRD PARTY COMPANY FOR TO GET TWO OF THEM FOR A SIX HOUR BLOCK FROM SIX TO MIDNIGHT. THE COST ON THAT IS SOMEWHERE JUST UNDER. IT WAS 2280 SOMETHING. DOLLARS WAS KIND OF THE AVERAGE WE WERE FINDING ON THAT SOMEWHERE IN THAT BALLPARK. AND THEN THAT WOULD GIVE US TWO BUSSES ON THE OPPOSITE OF END OF TOWN. AND WE FIGURED IF WE WERE GOING TO BOTHER TO HAVE TO START GETTING INTO THE SHUTTLE BUS ASPECT OF IT. WE WERE ALSO VERY MUCH ON THE BOARD AND HAD PROPOSED THE FIRST YEAR. YEAH. COLLEGE STREET, THE THEATER. BIG OWLS, YOU KNOW. RAIL PORT. SOUTHERN ROUTES. I MEAN, ANY SPOTS WE WANT TO HAVE. BUT THAT WAY THERE'S THINGS TO STOP OUT ON THE WAY TO. THERE'S THINGS TO STOP OUT ON THE WAY FROM. AND THEY JUST KIND OF CREATE THESE TWO LOOPS. LET'S MAKE THIS PERFECTLY CLEAR. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE FUTURE, CORRECT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR, THIS YEAR IF THE PARKING BECOMES AN ISSUE. SO THAT'S THE PIVOT POINT. OKAY. YEAH. SO WE MIGHT STILL POSSIBLY DO THAT THIS YEAR IF WE HAD TO PIVOT. CORRECT. YEAH. THIS YEAR BEING THE INAUGURAL YEAR I'M NOT SURE HOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW FEASIBLE THAT ASPECT OF IT WOULD BE. BUT I MEAN, WE'RE CERTAINLY WE ARE CERTAINLY AMICABLE TO THE IDEA. AND IT KIND OF GOES BACK TO OUR INTENT BEHIND THIS WHOLE THING TO BEGIN WITH. AND THAT'S THAT. WE WANT TO SEE FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS IN OCTOBER AS A DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND SPEND THEIR MONEY DOWN HERE. AND THAT WOULD JUST FURTHER, FURTHER PUSH THAT AGENDA. AND DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME CHANGES NOVEMBER 2ND THIS YEAR. I LOOKED AT CLOSE ENOUGH. YEAH, THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US FOR THE LAST DECADE OR SO. YEAH. SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ON THAT STREET THAT ARE GOING TO BE OPEN, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO PARK ON WHERE THEY NORMALLY PARK, WHICH IS ON THE ROAD. AND THIS AGREEMENT, THEY THEY CANNOT PARK ON THE ROAD. ARE THEY AWARE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THEIR PATRONS ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PARK WHERE THEY NORMALLY PARK. I MEAN, JUST TO BE HONEST. AND I'M A PATRON OF RAIL PORT FREQUENTLY. IT'S NOT SAFE TO BEGIN WITH. THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY MAYBE 12 PARKING SPOTS. THEY ALREADY PARK IN THE WOMAN'S BUILDING WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. THEY PARK IN THE THEY PARK IN THAT AUTO BODY SHOP WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THERE NOT BE ANY CARS ON THAT, THAT ROAD WHEN ALL THESE EVENTS ARE GOING ON, BECAUSE THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, THAT THAT'S MY BIG ISSUE. I, I SAID IT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THAT WE SHOULD PUT NO PARKING SIGNS ON THE FIRST BLOCK OF EACH OF THOSE TWO STREETS BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE. I MEAN, IF YOU'RE PARKING, IF TWO AMIGOS, IF THEY PARK THERE, IF IT'S FROM RAIL PORT OR DS OR WHOEVER, IF THEY'RE PARKING THERE, IT I MEAN, WE'VE ALL WORKED THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY. THAT PARKING LOT IS A DISASTER ZONE. SO IT'S A TO ME, THERE SHOULD BE NO PARKING THERE TO BEGIN WITH. AND I SPOKE TO BOTH OWNERS AND BOTH OWNERS WERE OKAY WITH IT. I MEAN, BECAUSE IT COULD BEEN, YOU KNOW, NOT GETTING THE BUSINESS THEY NORMALLY GET. THE OWNER HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT AND SHE BASICALLY SAID, YEAH, BUT THE VISIBILITY I'LL GET FROM THE PEOPLE ALL COMING DOWN HERE THIS YEAR, RIGHT. THEN THEY'LL KNOW I'M HERE THE REST OF THE YEAR. THAT WAS HER. THAT WAS HER STATEMENT. RICHARD. RICHARD. RICHARD AT THE AIRPORT SAID, WE'LL WORK WITH IT. SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE LOT ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER DOWN THERE THAT HAS THE 70 SPOTS IS GOING TO [00:45:07] ACCOMMODATE 80 TO 85% OF OUR TRAFFIC ANYWAY. SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE PARKING DOWN THERE. AND THEN JUST MAKING THE SHORT WALK UP TO THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING WITHOUT ACTUALLY EVEN GETTING ON TO THAT CORNER WHERE PATTERSON AND MADISON MEET. MADAM MAYOR, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE WHAT PUSHES US AS A COUNCIL AND THEN OUR STAFF. TO REALLY, REALLY AND QUICKLY LOOK INTO ADDRESSING WALKABILITY ON THAT SIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN. BECAUSE, I MEAN, TRACE NOT TO CALL YOU OUT, BUT IT'S HARD TO WALK TO ATKINS. I MEAN, I MEAN, IT REALLY IS HARD TO WALK TO THE SEAFOOD PLACE BECAUSE IT IT JUST IS. AND THEN YOU GET FURTHER FROM THERE, AND THEN THERE'S NO LIGHTS. AND MAIN STREET HAS BECOME I MEAN, IT'S MOSTLY BUSINESSES FOR THE FIRST FOUR BLOCKS. FIVE BLOCKS. THE HOMES DON'T START TILL WE GET WAY DOWN THE STREET. SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD BE TO. I FEEL LIKE COULD BE A BLESSING FOR US TO START TO LOOK INTO. HOW CAN WE REALLY ADDRESS THAT AND, AND REALLY EXPAND OUR DOWNTOWN FOOTPRINT. WE DEFINITELY NEED A LIGHT YOU KNOW, TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. THERE WITH THE SOUTHEAST CORNER, I BELIEVE. YEAH. SOUTHEAST CORNER THE STORE. YEAH. I MEAN, I AND I, ALL OF US HAVE WENT AND CHECKED AND LOOKED AND TALKED AND, I MEAN, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION HERE. WE REALLY ARE. YES, MA'AM. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY THAT'S THAT'S NOT HAPPY WITH THE DECISION, AND WE'RE USED TO THAT. BUT AS A COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION AND BE FAIR TO EVERYBODY. THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS WHAT IS YOUR PLANS AS FAR AS SECURITY, ARE YOU GOING TO CONTRACT WITH THE WAXAHACHIE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT PRIVATE SECURITY? WHAT? WE HAVE OUR OWN STAFF FOR THAT WE HAVE INTERNAL SECURITY, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PARKING LOT SECURITY. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. I WANT SOMEBODY THAT CAN ARREST ON SCENE IF THEY NEED TO. WELL, THAT'S YOUR PEOPLE DO THAT. POLICE WILL BE FOR. CORRECT. WELL, YEAH. THE. YEAH THAT'S WHAT I ASKED. ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE WALKS. ARE YOU GOING TO PAY WALKS AHEAD. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE TWO PAID OFFICERS. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'LL HAVE ONE PERSON AT EACH OF THE PARKING AREAS TO GUIDE TRAFFIC, TO BE ON RADIO, TO KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS. CHIEF WASSER, IS THERE A CONFLICT WITH THESE WEEKENDS? AND DO WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GET THIS SECURITY COVERED? THE CONCERN WHAT I WILL DO IS IF THERE'S IF YOU ALLOW ME TO TALK ABOUT MY HOPES AND MY FEARS, MY HOPES WOULD BE IS BECAUSE THIS IS AN ORGANIZED ATTEMPT TO DO THIS, THAT IT IS SOMEBODY WE CAN WORK WITH. YOU KNOW YOURSELF WHAT IS LIKE ON HALLOWEEN, NOT JUST WITH ALL THINGS NORMAL. WE HAVE THE SITUATION THAT HAS ARISEN OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AT MARVIN THAT TAKES ABOUT TEN PERSONNEL FOR THAT ON TOP OF THE NORMAL NIGHT. SO NOW WE'VE GOT THIS AS WELL. SO MY HOPE IS THAT WOULD TAKE SOME OF THAT MARVIN STREET ACTIVITY AND DIVERT IT OVER HERE. MY FEAR IS THAT IT WILL NOT AND WILL BE SPREAD OUT TOO MUCH. SO HOW MANY HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE VIRGINIA AREA OVER THERE? I KNOW WE WE DIDN'T USED TO DO THAT, CHIEF, BUT WE DO NOW. HOW MANY HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE ASSIGNED TO THAT? AND BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES AND THE TRAFFIC, ABOUT TEN OFFICERS ANNUALLY NOW. CHIEF, WOULD THAT BE EASIER FOR. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GO ABOUT THIS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IT'S AN OFFICE. IT'S AN ELECTED OFFICE, NOT A DEPARTMENT. THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THAT THEY ENCOURAGE THE USE. AND I FORGET THE NAME OF THE APP, BUT THERE IS AN APP WHERE YOU CAN POST AN EVENT AND THAT YOU NEED 2 OR 3. THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT. SO WHAT WOULD IT WOULD IT BENEFIT US TO KIND OF LOOK INTO THAT, TO USE THAT FOR MARVIN. YEAH, AND THAT WOULD BE THE SAME THING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE HERE, I WOULD ASSUME. SO IT COULD BE AN OFFICER FROM LUFKIN OR TYLER OR WHATEVER. TROUBLE WITH ROLL CALL FOR THAT KIND OF EVENT IS THAT'S OVERTIME PAY FOR THE CITY OF LOXAHATCHEE. YOU CAN'T DO IT ON ROLL CALL, RIGHT? SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THOSE OFFICERS OVER THERE. AND TRULY, THAT'S MY CONCERN. MY HOPE WOULD BE, IS THAT WITH THIS ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW, THAT WE AT LEAST WOULD HAVE SOME SAY OVER THERE. IT'S UNSANCTIONED, AND WE JUST RESPOND AND ARE REACTED TO THAT SOLELY HERE. NOW, WE MAY HAVE TWO SITUATIONS ON TOP OF WHAT IS HISTORICALLY A TREMENDOUSLY BUSY NIGHT FOR ALL FIRST RESPONDERS. [00:50:04] SO MY HOPE WOULD BE, IS THAT THIS WOULD DIVERT SOME OF THAT ACTIVITY OVER THERE THAT HAS GROWN. YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT QUITE A BIT. YES, SIR. AND LEANING INTO THAT AND THE HOPE WOULD BE IS MAYBE HERE WE WOULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE SAY. MY FEAR IS, IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO PRIMARY LOCATIONS WITH A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC ON A BUSY NIGHT AND LONG WAY AROUND. ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION. CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF STAFF. SO. SO WOULD YOU RATHER THEY USE ROLL CALL THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT THE FOUR WEEKENDS OR LEAN ON THE PD? THAT WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION FOR SINCE THEY'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT. AND IT'S NOT THE COME OUT OF CITY OVER TIME. OKAY. IF THEY WOULD USE THE ROLL CALL, THEN WE MAY GET SOME MORE OFFICERS IN THAT WE MAY NOT. IS THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS BUSY BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE NOT. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. I DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DOES. I THINK I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS POTENTIAL TO HELP US OUT, OR IT HAS POTENTIAL TO BE OR NOT. BUT WE'RE DISCUSSING THE ONE NIGHT HALLOWEEN. CORRECT? THE OTHER NIGHT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. NUMBER 25TH MIGHT BE. YEAH. WHAT IS THAT, THE 25TH. CROSSROADS. CROSSROADS. YEAH, YEAH. IT'S A LONG DAY FOR ME. YEAH, YEAH, BUT, ALEX, YOU GUYS HAVE NO ISSUES WITH USING ROLL CALL OR SOMETHING? NO, NOT A PROBLEM. SIMILAR OFFICERS WILL STILL HAVE ARREST POWERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. HOW MANY? HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE ON DUTY AT A TIME, CHIEF? ABOUT 12. NOW, IF EVERYBODY'S THERE. YES. AND WE WOULD HAVE EXTRA HELP. NORMALLY THAT THAT WOULD COME IN. PART OF THE PROBLEM OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SO IS WE HAVE TO DRAIN THOSE NORMAL RESOURCES THAT WE WOULD ADD ON, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THEM SPECIFIC TO THAT LOCATION. BY ALL ESTIMATIONS, WE WERE PROBABLY AT ABOUT 8000 PARTICIPANTS AT THAT UNSANCTIONED EVENT. ONE OR MORE OF IT. YOU PROBABLY DON'T APPROVE VACATION ON HALLOWEEN, BUT IF SOMEBODY'S SICK, YOU CAN'T DENY THAT. THAT'S CORRECT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GETS LOST IN THIS, AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. HE MENTIONS ALL THE TIME AND HOW WITH ALL OF THESE EVENTS, THE CITY STAFF IS ALWAYS A RESOURCE TO THE MAX. AND THOSE OFFICERS AND PARKS DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY, THEY'VE GOT KIDS TO, THEY LIKE TO ENJOY HALLOWEEN FROM TIME TO TIME AND THAT THAT GETS LOST IN THERE. AND I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT REGULARLY. I APPRECIATE IT, CHIEF. DO YOU HEAR THE CONCERNS? YES, MA'AM. IT SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN WAXAHACHIE FOR EVERYBODY. AND IF THIS PASSES TONIGHT, AS I TOLD YOU LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS, IT REALLY IS A TRIAL BASIS. I HOPE IT GOES WELL. I HOPE IT GOES SMOOTHLY. I REALLY DO. IF THIS PASSES TONIGHT, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW EVENTS FOR EVERYBODY TO ATTEND AND ESPECIALLY OUR, OUR KIDS. AND I KNOW THIS ISN'T GOING TO JUST BE KIDS. WE ALL RIGHT? WE'RE ALL BIG KIDS, AREN'T WE? YES. I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING. YOU AND YOUR TEAM WORKING, TRYING TO WORK ALL THESE FINE DETAILS OUT AND TAKING EVERYTHING INTO CONSIDERATION. THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF A NEW ADVENTURE FOR US TO I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS. THIS WILL BE REINDEER MANOR'S 52ND OR THIRD YEAR, AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR, I THINK, 27 YEARS. BUT NAVIGATING CITY WORKS HAS BEEN KIND OF A NEW THING FOR US. AND TRUTHFULLY, NOBODY'S REALLY EVER TRIED TO OPEN A HAUNTED HOUSE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THIS BEFORE WITH THIS PURPOSE IN MIND TO IT. SO WE'VE THERE'VE BEEN A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVEN'T HAD A BOX TO CHECK. SO WE'VE KIND OF BEEN AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST THAT YOU'VE WANTED TO DO OTHER THINGS IN THE CITY, AND A LOT OF TIMES IT DOESN'T WORK OUT. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT OUR INTENT. BUT WE REALLY DO HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND TRY TO MAKE AS MANY PEOPLE HAPPY AND SATISFIED AS WE CAN. BUT ALWAYS PUTTING SAFETY FIRST. AGREED. MR. LOWMAN, WOULD WOULD WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED THAT ON THAT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, JUST TO KINDA KIND OF HELP ALLEVIATE AHEAD OF TIME ANY, ANY STRESSORS ON CHIEF WEISER? GOING FROM 2 TO 4 OFF-DUTY OFFICERS. WE ALSO HAVE A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY THAT WE'VE HIRED IN THE PAST FROM TIME TO TIME. [00:55:03] THAT WOULD ALSO BE AN OPTION. ARE THEY ABLE TO ENFORCE ANY STATE LAWS? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEIR LEVEL OF SECURITY IS. OKAY. BUT IF LEVEL THREE. YEAH, LEVEL THREE, WHATEVER, WHATEVER THAT TRANSLATES TO, I'M NOT REAL. THAT IS DEFINITELY OUTSIDE OF MY AREA OF EXPERTISE. BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO BUMPING UP SECURITY. JUST HALLOWEEN ON THAT ONE DAY. JUST JUST BECAUSE YEAH, THAT IS GOING TO BE A LOT GOING ON. AND IT'LL HONESTLY BE A PRETTY SLOW NIGHT FOR US. BUT THE REST OF THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE A LOT GOING ON. ODDLY ENOUGH, HALLOWEEN NIGHT IS NOT A BIG NIGHT AT HAUNTED HOUSES, WHICH SEEMS VERY COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT THAT THAT IS GENERALLY HOW IT WORKS. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. LOWMAN? I'M READY. I ACTUALLY DO WANT I HAVE ONE, BUT I'M GOING TO LEAD UP TO IT. OKAY, SO PREVIOUS PLANNING AND ZONING, PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING. THE WHITTLES AND MISS BOWEN HAD COME IN AND AND A LOT OF THEIR CONCERNS DEALT WITH SAFETY. AND AS THE MAYOR JUST MENTIONED, THAT SAFETY'S PRIORITY. AND WORKING WITH STAFF, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GONE THROUGH HERE. THERE'S GOING TO BE FURTHER LIGHTING FOR PEDESTRIANS, INCLUDING STAFF MEMBERS, WITH LIGHTED PARKING BATONS AT JEFFERSON STREET, PATTERSON STREET, MADISON PATTERSON AND AN ALL OFFSITE PARKING LOTS. AND WE HAVE THE THE. WE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO DISRUPT THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND DRIVE AISLES AND THE ON STREET PARKING SHALL BE PROHIBITED ALONG PATTERSON STREET IN WEST MADISON. THESE ARE ALL NEW THINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY TO DO. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING THAT THAT DOES ADDRESS THE CONCERNS ON THE SAFETY NOT ONLY FROM THE PEDESTRIANS, BUT FROM THE FROM THE PARKING AND JUST THE, THE GOING THROUGH THERE. SO ONE LAST THING I WOULD REQUEST OUT TO YOU AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. COULD YOU SEND A STAFF MEMBER OR TWO DOWN MADISON AND PATTERSON TO PICK UP TRASH THAT'S OUT THERE? EVERYONE WHO WORKS OUTSIDE IS ON TRASH DUTY. FROM THE TIME THEY START TO THE TIME THEY END, AND THEIR ABSOLUTE LAST THING THEY'LL BE DOING EVERY NIGHT IS DOING ONE FINAL SWEEP WITH FLASHLIGHTS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO TRASH LEFT. OKAY. BECAUSE, YEAH, THAT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T WANT TRASH BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THE SAFETY. BUT THEN, I MEAN, MR. WHEATLEY BROUGHT UP AN EXCELLENT ISSUE AND A VALID ONE, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONE LAST THING. YOU MADE ME THINK OF IT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A FLUID CONVERSATION, AND I HOPE YOU ALL WELCOME THAT AFTER THE FIRST NIGHT, IF, IF AND I'M SURE ALL THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE DRIVING THROUGH AND CHECKING AND LOOKING AND AND ANSWERING THEIR PHONE CALLS. SO IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES AFTER THE FIRST NIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT. WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO CALL ONE OF YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET IT RESOLVED, BECAUSE WE WANT THIS TO BE A SUCCESS. WE WANT THE NEIGHBORS TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT THAT END UP NOT BEING AS BAD AS WE THOUGHT IT WOULD. AND AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. THAT'S THE HOPE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION IF YOU'RE READY. [10. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-69-2025 ] CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZC 69 DASH 2025. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZC 69 2025 A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR AN AMUSEMENT INDOOR HAUNTED HOUSE USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT. WITH THE ADDITION OF UPPING THE OFF DUTY OFFICERS FROM 2 TO 4 ON OCTOBER 31ST AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 11. CONSIDER SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE WAXAHACHIE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE 2025 [11. Consider supplemental appropriation from the Waxahachie Community Development Corporation for the 2025 DFW Youth World Baseball Classic] DFW YOUTH WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC. LORI, BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, KATELYN NEEDS TO KNOW HE'S GOT A BIRTH BABY JESUS RIGHT AFTER THE HAUNTED HOUSE. SORRY. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. WHAT A WONDERFUL NIGHT IT IS TO BE WITH YOU ALL. WELL, TONIGHT YOU HAVE A CONSIDERATION FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE WAXAHACHIE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE 2025 [01:00:05] DFW YOUTH WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC, AND THIS IS A JOINT SPONSORSHIP WITH THE WAXAHACHIE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. WITH PART OF THE PROCEEDS OR THE FUNDING COMING FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX, WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY LINE ITEM FOR ITEMS SUCH AS THIS, ALONG WITH A PORTION FROM CDC. WITH THIS TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE THE EVENT ORGANIZER, MISTER MIKE LANGFORD. HE'S NO STRANGER TO YOU AS HE'S COME TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS EVENT IN THE PAST AND DO A LITTLE WRAP UP FOR US, BUT HE HAS A PRESENTATION THAT'S ALL FILLED WITH DETAILS IN CASE THERE'S QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. SO INSTEAD OF HEARING FROM ME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MIKE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. HELLO. THANKS FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THE EVENT FROM LAST YEAR, BUT IT WAS WILDLY SUCCESSFUL WITH ABOUT 73 TEAMS. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE SITTING AT 130 TEAMS, 18 OF WHICH ARE COMING FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES. WE WERE HOPING TO BE AROUND 25, 30 TEAMS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES, BUT OUR NEW ADMINISTRATION HAS RESTRICTED SOME OF THE VISAS IN ORDER TO COME HERE AND PLAY ESPECIALLY FOR THE OLDER KIDS. SO WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK, AND I'LL TRY TO BE SHORT. YEAH, WE'VE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE ALREADY. WE WERE ANTICIPATING 140 TEAMS. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA BE ABOUT 130. WALK STATUE BEING THE PRIMARY LOCATION. WE DO HAVE BURLESON AS AN OVERFLOW. CURRENTLY WALKS ACTUALLY CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 88 TEAMS COMFORTABLY. THE REST OF THOSE TEAMS WILL BE PLAYING IN BURLESON. FRIDAY NIGHT WE HAVE A ALL 140 TEAMS WILL BE HERE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR OUR OPENING CEREMONIES. WE'LL HAVE GAMES FOR THE KIDS, LIKE A HOME RUN DERBY. WE'LL DO A PARADE OF TEAMS WHERE WE ANNOUNCE EACH COUNTRY, AND THEN WE'LL CONCLUDE WITH ABOUT A SEVEN MINUTE FIREWORKS SHOW. SO. SO WHILE IT WALKS AT YOU. WELL, I'M A WALK AT YOUR NATIVE. GRADUATED 1999. I DID A TEN YEAR STINT WORKING FOR TWO DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES AND THEN PROMPTLY MOVED BACK HOME. SO THIS IS OUR HOME. THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO SPEND OUR MONEY, AND THIS IS WHERE WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME IN AND SPEND THEIR MONEY. AND THAT EXCITES US. ANY TIME WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE HOST ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 20 EVENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAVE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND SO, AGAIN, THIS ISN'T JUST THIS ONE EVENT. THIS IS OUR HOME, AND THIS IS WHERE WE WHERE WE BRING OTHER FAMILIES IN TO EXPERIENCE OUR HOME. COUNCIL. IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE? YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE SEVERAL ONES. I WANT TO GO FIRST. WELL, I WAS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. WELL, I'VE GOT QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE. NO, SIR. BUT WHEN I'M GIVING AWAY THE TAXPAYERS MONEY, I WANT FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO SHOW ME THE HISTORY OF YOUR ORGANIZATION. WHERE YOUR MONEY'S COME FROM IN THE PAST. I MEAN, I CAN READ HERE AND IT SAYS THAT YOU'RE WANTING $25,000, AND IT SAYS TO HELP DEFRAY COSTS OF THE FOOD AND TRAVEL FOR THE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR YOU'VE HAD ANYBODY FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY. INCORRECT. CORRECT. ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT. WELL, LET ME FINISH. I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT'S INCORRECT. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU LET ME ASK MY QUESTIONS. HAVE YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? WELL, HE PRESENTED THIS. DO IT AFTER LAST YEAR ALSO. YES, BUT THERE WAS NO INTERNATIONAL LAST JUNE. HE DIDN'T. THAT'S NOT CORRECT. THAT'S INCORRECT. LET'S LET HIM FINISH. EVERYBODY GETS OLDER. WAS A COACH LAST YEAR, SIR. AND LOOKING AT THE PRESENTATION YOU MADE TO CDC, AND I APOLOGIZE, I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT. I WAS OUT OF TOWN, AND I WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO THAT MEETING AND HEARD YOUR PRESENTATION THERE. BUT ON HERE IT SAYS THAT THE PROJECTED REVENUE IS $500,000, BUT WITH THE PROJECTED EXPENSES OF 460. YES, SIR. AND IN MY MATH, THAT'S A $40,000 PROFIT. YES, SIR. SO WHY DO YOU NEED US TO SUPPLEMENT THIS? WELL, I BELIEVE THAT I DON'T LIKE TO WORK FOR FREE. AND SO I HAVE THREE PARTNERS AND 40 GRAND. DOESN'T GO FAR ON A NINE MONTH PROJECT. HOW MANY OF THESE TOURNAMENTS DO Y'ALL PUT IN A YEAR? WE DO 30 TOURNAMENTS A YEAR, BUT NOT LIKE THIS ONE. WE HAVE REGULAR TOURNAMENTS THAT ARE ANYWHERE FROM 80 TO 100 TEAMS A WEEKEND. RIGHT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR YOU UNTIL WE TALK. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. YEAH. SO THERE WERE, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW INTERNATIONAL TEAMS LAST YEAR. I MEAN, FOR INSTANCE, I COACHED AGAINST THE OLDER THE FATHER, NOT THE SON THAT PLAYED FOR THE RANGERS, [01:05:04] BUT HE WAS THERE. ELVIS WAS THERE AS WELL. WHEN I TELL YOU THAT IT WAS EYE OPENING, BEING OUT THERE AND SEEING HOW MANY INTERNATIONAL KIDS WERE HERE, AND NOT JUST KIDS, BUT THEIR FAMILIES. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. AND TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE WE'VE GOT 18 TEAMS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THEY'VE GOT TO STAY SOMEWHERE. SO THEY'RE STAYING HERE. AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COME BACK HERE IF THEY'RE PAYING WHATEVER THE COST ARE TO GET HERE, PLUS THEIR VISA COSTS. IF THEY'RE IF IF THE EXPERIENCE ISN'T TOP NOTCH, IT GOES TO THE EVENT. IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE TO KNOW THAT WAXAHATCHEE IS THE MELTING POT, THAT IT COULD BE AROUND THE SPORT OF BASEBALL FOR ALL OF THE FAMILIES INVOLVED. IT THERE WERE INTERNATIONAL TEAMS HERE LAST YEAR AS WELL, BUT WE DIDN'T GIVE. THERE WAS NO MONEY GIVEN TO THEM LAST YEAR. SO IN THE SAME WAY THAT IT TAKES IT TAKES A LITTLE FROM THE CITY. IF WE EVER WANT TO RECRUIT A DIVISION TWO LIKE A DIVISION TWO BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, OR IF NELSON WANTS TO HOST THE MEN'S FIRST THREE ROUNDS OF THE HOOPS TOURNAMENT. WELL, WE'VE GOT TO KICK IN SOME CASH TO RECRUIT THEM HERE. IF WE DON'T DO THAT WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WITH INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE COMING HERE TO SPEND THEIR MONEY, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL. SO EITHER I GUESS THE DECISION WOULD BE FOR THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT A MELTING POT OF YOUTH SPORTS OR NOT. I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. YES, SIR. YOU SAID 88 TEAMS OR MORE ROUNDED UP TO 90 TO MAKE IT. EVEN 90 OF THE TEAMS WOULD PLAY HERE AND THE REST WOULD PLAY IN BURLESON. YES, SIR. IS BURLESON PARTICIPATING IN A IN A DONATION TO THE THEY ARE PROGRAM. YES SIR. AND HOW MUCH ARE THEY GIVING UP. THEY'RE RIGHT AT ABOUT 15,000. SO THEY'VE DONATED THEIR PARK FOR THE WEEKEND WHICH IS THE 15,000. I'M SAYING THAT THEY'VE DONATED THE PARK. SO THE USE OF THE PARK, THEY DIDN'T DONATE ANY CASH? NO CASH. BUT, YEAH, THEY DONATED THE PARK FOR THE USE OF THE EVENT. SO THAT HELPS US FUND EVEN MORE OF THIS. SO WHAT I'VE ASKED FOR IS, IS TO HELP COVER SOME TRANSPORTATION, SOME HOUSING AND SOME FOOD FOR THE KIDS THAT ARE COMING OVER HERE. UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTRIES THEY'RE COMING FOR ARE VERY POOR. WE HAVE SOME OF THEM FLYING INTO CHICAGO AND TAKING A 24 HOUR BUS RIDE TO GET HERE. SO THAT'S NOT AN EASY TASK TO COME HERE. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON THIS? THE REASON I'M ASKING IS THIS. THIS IS LIKE, IN TWO WEEKS FROM NOW. RIGHT. IT'S AUGUST 1ST. YES. FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS WITH THE CITY, TRYING TO GET THIS MONEY BECAUSE. OH, WITH THE CITY. DOES IT COME IN? COME IN TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT? YEAH. SEEMS LIKE THE MONEY MUST HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING OVER. WELL, IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO MADE THEIR PLANS. IT ALL HAD TO. SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR VERY LONG, BUT BECAUSE WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHO WAS GOING TO GET APPROVED AND WHO WASN'T ON THE VISAS, THEY ALL HAVE TO GET VISAS TO COME HERE. SO I MADE A TRIP IN FEBRUARY. I'VE. IT IS FIVE COUNTRIES OVER EIGHT DAYS TO MEET WITH THESE PEOPLE AND ASK THEM TO COME PLAY. AND THEY'VE ASKED US TO COME PLAY IN THEIR TOURNAMENTS. AND WE'VE AGREED TO THAT. AND SO AFTER THAT, THEY HAVE THERE'S A WINDOW WHERE THEY, EACH COUNTRY CAN GO AND ASK FOR VISAS. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY CAN JUST APPLY IN FEBRUARY. THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT'S ALMOST THE TIME TO GO BECAUSE THE VISA IS ONLY GOOD FOR TEN DAYS. SO ONCE WE KNOW THEY GET THEIR VISAS APPROVED, THEN WE KNOW WHO'S COMING AND WHAT TO ASK FOR. I DIDN'T WANT TO COME TO THE CITY AND SAY, HEY, I NEED $100,000 AND THEN WE DON'T ACTUALLY USE IT BECAUSE VISAS DON'T GET APPROVED. SO THE 90 TEAMS THAT WOULD BE PLAYING HERE, IS THAT ONLY BECAUSE THAT'S THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GAMES YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GET IN AT THAT TIME? YES, SIR. IS THERE NOT GOING TO BE ANY CHANCE TO GROW IT? THIS WOULD BE THE BIGGEST IT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE THIS YEAR. WE COULD GROW IT, BUT WE'D HAVE TO SPREAD IT OUT OVER TWO DIFFERENT ONES WITH THE WALL TAXI PORTION. THIS WOULD BE THE MAX IT WOULD EVER BE. NO, SIR. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WE COULD GROW IT AND DO. WE COULD DO EVENS ON ONE WEEKEND, ODDS ON THE NEXT, SO WE COULD EXPAND IT. BUT IT WOULD JUST TAKE MORE, MORE WEEKENDS TO DO IT. IS THIS GOING TO BE A YEARLY REQUEST? I'M NOT SURE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I MEAN, IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL, I WOULD ASSUME SO. YES, SIR. I'M ANTICIPATING IT BEING VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE TEAMS THAT WERE HERE LAST YEAR ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. AND THEY'RE RETURNING. SO CAN I ASK YOU A FAVOR? IF WE DO PASS THIS? I KNOW TRAVIS IS REAL ANXIOUS TO MAKE THE MOTION DOWN THERE, BUT THAT IF YOU DO COME BACK NEXT YEAR, [01:10:03] THAT YOU BRING US THE RECORDS FROM THIS YEAR SO WE CAN SEE WHAT ABSOLUTELY WHAT ACTUALLY CAME OF IT AND WHAT THE COSTS WERE AND WHAT EVERYTHING ELSE IS. BECAUSE I GUESS MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS, IS WE GIVE YOU A CHECK FOR $25,000. HOW IS IT GETTING DISTRIBUTED? YES, SIR. NOT A PROBLEM. WE DO. WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE OUR MONEY WENT AND HOW IT GOT THERE. WE KEEP PRETTY GOOD BOOKS BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO MESS WITH THE IRS, SO I GOT NO PROBLEM SHARING THAT WITH YOU. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THAT THAT WOULD REALLY HELP US IN THE FUTURE. IT WOULD. IT WOULD REALLY HELP US RIGHT NOW TOO. YES, MA'AM. IF WE WERE TO SEE KIND OF BREAKDOWN, YOU KNOW, WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD GO. I DON'T HAVE THAT WITH ME. BUT WE DO HAVE AN EXPENDITURE LIST ON WHAT WE'RE SPENDING ON EACH KID. SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT IF YOU IF YOU COME BACK NEXT YEAR, BE PREPARED TO OKAY TO TO HAVE THAT. YES, MA'AM. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I WAS AT CDC, AND I DO THINK IT'S A WORTHWHILE EVENT, BUT AS IT RELATES TO. DISTRIBUTING STIPENDS, IS IT ON A TEAM BASIS? YES, SIR. AND IS THAT IS THAT STIPEND GIVEN TO A COACH OR A REPRESENTATIVE? YES, SIR. SO EACH EACH COUNTRY HAS ONE REPRESENTATIVE THAT MANAGES THOSE TEAMS, WHETHER IT'S 1 OR 5. AND SO WHAT WE'LL END UP DOING IS I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM CASH OR, LIKE, A VISA GIFT CARD OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE TWO. IF IT'S CASH, IT'LL JUST BE IN AN ENVELOPE AND THAT'LL BE THERE. THERE. PER DIEM, PER SE, FOR THEIR MEALS AND TRANSPORTATION WHILE THEY'RE HERE. AND SO ARE THEY REQUIRED TO GIVE YOU RECEIPTS OR ANYTHING? I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. BUT IF WE NEED TO DO THAT, WE CAN DO THAT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE IT. OKAY. FOR SURE. SO THE HOTEL ROOM IS ALREADY RESERVED FOR THEM HERE IN TOWN. THEY'VE RESERVED THEIR OWN STAYS. YES, SIR. SO THEY'RE HERE IN TOWN. THEY'RE NOT HERE YET? NO, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE HOTEL ROOM. OH, YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. THE HOTEL AS WELL? YEAH. WE'RE ALMOST. I'M GETTING CALLS EVERY DAY THAT WE'RE OUT OF SPACE. SO HOTELS ARE BOOKED. WELL, WE SUPPOSE WE GOT SOME HOTELS COMING. YEAH, AND THIS IS. WE DID DO THIS AS A STATE OF PLAY EVENT, WHICH MEANS ANYBODY THAT LIVES OUTSIDE OF 60 MILES HAS TO STAY HERE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE. SO. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THIS. IT'S IT'S. I DIDN'T GET TO GO LAST YEAR. BUT STRANGELY ENOUGH, A GENTLEMAN THAT I'VE FISHED ON THE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS IS BRINGING HIS, HIS KID AND THEIR WHOLE TEAM FROM FREEPORT, TEXAS, TO PLAY IN THIS EVENT. OH. VERY COOL. SO VERY COOL. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. YEAH. I INVITE ALL OF YOU OUT FRIDAY NIGHT. IT SHOULD BE A VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IF YOU'VE NEVER WITNESSED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. SO. MADAM MAYOR, IF YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SEATED. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $17,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION UNRESTRICTED RESERVE FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT THE 2025 DFW YOUTH WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS BEFORE THERE'S A VOTE. TRAVIS, WOULD YOU MIND ADDING TO THAT THE THE RECEIPT ISSUE THAT I BROUGHT UP THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO. VIEW RECEIPTS OF THE EXPENDITURES? YEAH, I'LL ACCEPT THAT. AN AMENDMENT TO THE PREVIOUSLY CALLED MOTION. TO ADD IN THAT RECEIPTS FOR EXPENDITURES FROM CITY ISSUED FUNDS BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO ANY FUTURE REQUEST. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. NEXT ITEM 12. [12. Consider professional services agreement and supplemental appropriation for grant writing services] CONSIDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANT WRITING SERVICES. DUSTIN. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. DUSTIN DILL, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BUXTON CONSULTING, LLC FOR GRANT WRITING SERVICES. THIS AGREEMENT WILL HELP US IDENTIFY, APPLY FOR, AND MANAGE COMPETITIVE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT PRIORITIES SUCH AS INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANTS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND MAYBE EVEN BLOCK TRUCKS. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR 12 MONTHS FROM. [01:15:04] IT'LL GO ON FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2025 THROUGH AUGUST 30TH OF 2026, WITH THE TOTAL CONTRACT OF 86,000. IT'S STRUCTURED AS A MONTHLY RETAINER, WHICH CAN BE TERMINATED WITHIN 30 DAYS NOTICE. IF APPROVED, FUNDING WILL COME FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND'S UNRESTRICTED REVENUE OR RESERVE. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, IF ANY QUESTIONS. THE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE IS FIRST IS A STATEMENT THAT I REALIZE THIS IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN US HIRING ONE AND PAYING BENEFITS AND DOING ALL THAT TO SEE WHAT THE VALUE OF GETTING ONE OUT. BECAUSE WE DID ALL SAY LAST YEAR WE WANTED SOME WRITE SOMEBODY WRITING GRANTS. THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL DOING IT. IS THERE ANY ANY GUIDELINES ON THIS OF THEIR PERFORMANCE ON GETTING GRANTS APPROVED, OR ARE WE JUST GOING THAT IT'S A MONTHLY RETAINER? AND IF THEY'RE NOT IF THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANY APPROVED, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DROP IT AND GO ON TO A NEW. YEAH, I THINK THE PERSPECTIVE THAT WE'RE TAKING IS THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A MONTHLY RETAINER. IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT, THEN WE CAN REEVALUATE THAT WITH ONLY A 30 DAY CANCELLATION. I REALIZE THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A REAL SHORT WINDOW ON GRANTS. THEY DRAG AND YOU KNOW THAT. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S THAT JUST THAT, THAT IT CAN GO ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE. BUT I MEAN, I THINK WE'LL WE'LL KIND OF GET AN INDICATION RELATIVELY EARLY ON WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ADVENTURE OR NOT. WITH THAT, A LOT OF WHAT THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY IS GOING TO BE DOING FOR US IS BUILDING A PROGRAM THAT KIND OF GIVES US INSIGHT INTO LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT THEN GOING OUT AND SEEING WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE LANDSCAPE, GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY OF A BUNCH OF THE GRANTS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT COULD APPLY TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. I'M REALLY KIND OF DOING DISCOVERY INTERNALLY OF WHAT KIND OF GRANTS WE'RE ALREADY APPLYING FOR, PUTTING ALL THAT AND KIND OF ORGANIZING THAT TOGETHER FOR US. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT INTO IT. WHILE WE'RE KIND OF FIGURING OUT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD USE OF OUR DOLLARS. WHEN WE WERE INTERVIEWING THEM, DID THEY GIVE US ANY INDICATION OF WHAT THEIR SUCCESS RATE HAS BEEN IN THE PAST? SO THIS THE THE PERSON THAT WE'RE INTERVIEWING WITH OR WE HAD WORKED WITH, I MEAN, THEY WORKED WITH SOME SHE'S NEWER INTO MUNICIPAL GRANTS AND EVERYTHING HERE, BUT SHE WORKS WITH THE CITY OF BURLESON, CITY OF CLEBURNE, SOME OTHER ENTITIES. BUT IT IS. SHE'S DONE. IT HAD MORE SUCCESS IN THE PRIVATE SIDE. I'M SORRY. IN THE, ME NONPROFIT SIDE. AND JUST STARTING UP IN SOME OF THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES LIKE THAT. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IMPRESSED US ABOUT HER WAS JUST HER METHODOLOGY, WHERE SHE'D COME IN AND BASICALLY ASSESS WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND KIND OF WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE, AND NOT JUST FISHING FOR GRANTS FOR THE SAKE OF FISHING FOR GRANTS, BUT ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY ADDING VALUE. THEN ALSO, SHE WOULD RANK THEM IN THE ABILITY OF OURS TO BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THOSE. SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT CHASING A BUNCH OF, YOU KNOW, RABBITS AND UNSUCCESSFUL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. AND SO REALLY, HER METHODOLOGY, I THOUGHT, MADE A LOT OF SENSE. AND IT SEEMS VERY PRAGMATIC. BUT TO DUSTIN'S POINT, I MEAN, IT'S A $6,000 A MONTH RETAINER THAT WE CAN TERMINATE WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE AND, YOU KNOW, GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION IF WE DEEM THAT NECESSARY. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, YOU COME BACK AND TELL US WHAT THE SUCCESS OR WHAT THE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN. IF THAT'S. YEAH. OKAY. IF I COULD SPEAK TO THAT. SO. SO ACTUALLY, SIX MONTHS MAY NOT BE ENOUGH OF A BIG, BIG ENOUGH WINDOW TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. JUST BY THE TIME THE TIME GRANTS GET IDENTIFIED, APPLIED FOR. PURSUED. AND THEN SHE ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATION AS WELL. IT MAY REALLY TAKE A ONE YEAR WINDOW TO LOOK AT BEFORE YOU REALLY HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF IS IT SUCCESSFUL OR IS IT NOT? NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT JUST THE FACT OF WHAT SHE'S FINDING AND MAYBE WHAT THE PROCESS. WE'VE STARTED PUTTING THE PROCESS TOGETHER. YEAH, YEAH. JUST JUST TO SAY THAT SHE HAS BEEN IDENTIFYING THINGS NOT NOT NECESSARILY BEING ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE MONEY'S IN THE BANK. BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST AT SOME POINT YOU COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, BY THE WAY, SHE'S DONE THIS. SHE'S IDENTIFIED A HALF A DOZEN IN THESE PARTICULAR AREAS. AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY JUST BE AT THAT AT THAT LEVEL. YEAH. YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT FOR SURE. WILL THE PEOPLE LIKE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STILL WRITE THEIR OWN SAY FOR GRANTS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT? SO YEAH, I MEAN SHE'LL COME IN AND SHE'LL INTERVIEW ALL OF OUR STAFF, SEE WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON, SEE WHERE SHE'LL BE ABLE TO BEST FIT. SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE GONNA END UP DOING THEIR OWN STUFF, AND THAT MAKES SENSE. BUT WHERE SHE CAN JUMP IN AND HELP US IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. HOPEFULLY FOR YOU, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN REAL SUCCESSFUL ON THIS SITE. FOR GRANTS IN THE LAST 31, PARKS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR TEXAS TECH SUPPORT GRANTS FOR LIKE THE TRAIL, FOR INSTANCE. SO THERE ARE SOME GRANTS ALREADY IN Q THAT SHE SHE WILL, YOU KNOW, TAKE NOTE OF BUT WON'T NECESSARILY BE INVOLVED WITH PURSUING AND ADMINISTERING. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. I'M JUST HAPPY I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS ONE SINCE MY FIRST DAY IN OFFICE, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM TO SEE THAT. I SPENT TWO DECADES, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATING FOR FISHERIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. [01:20:02] AND WHAT A GOOD GRANT WRITER CAN DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY IS IS BEYOND EXPLANATION. SO I'VE I'VE GOT HIGH HOPES FOR HER, AND I HOPE SHE'S READY TO DIG IN AND GO TO WORK BECAUSE I GOT LOTS OF PROJECTS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION? I WOULD LOVE TO. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BUXTON CONSULTING, LLC FOR GRANT WRITING AND CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $86,000 AND A CORRELATING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE GENERAL FUND UNRESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED RESERVE TO FUND THE EXPENSE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. ITEM 13. CONSIDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE COLLEGE HILLS ALLEY. [13. Consider Professional Services Agreement for the College Hills Alley Paving and Sewer Rehabilitation] PAVING AND SEWER REHABILITATION. JUSTIN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. SO THE COLLEGE HILLS SUBDIVISION HAS SEWER LINES IN THERE THAT WERE BUILT BACK IN THE 1960S. HE WAS AN OLD CLAY PIPE. THEY'RE LEAKING REALLY, REALLY BAD. THEY ABSORB A LOT OF GROUNDWATER. SO THE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES A PROJECT TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THOSE SEWER LINES IN THE COLLEGE HILL SUBDIVISION, AS WELL AS THE ALLEYS WHERE THOSE SEWER LINES ARE LOCATED. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH LIQUIDITY ENGINEERING TO BE ABLE TO BEGIN DESIGN TO REPLACE THOSE SEWER LINES AND THE ALLEYS IN WHICH THEY'RE LOCATED. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LIQUIDITY ENGINEERING, LLC FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLEGE HILLS ALLEY PAVING AND SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT AND THE AMOUNT OF $401,400, AS WELL AS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET TRANSFER OF $85,365 FROM THE STREETS CAPITAL FUND, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. YOU HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. NEXT ITEM 14. [14. Discuss and consider voting process for City Council meetings] DISCUSS AND CONSIDER VOTING PROCESS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. YEAH. MAYOR, I DEFER THIS ONE TO COUNCILMAN WRIGHT. HE REQUESTED THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. I JUST SENT A MESSAGE AND GOT A HOLD OF MICHAEL TO ASK, BECAUSE I'VE HAD SEVERAL CITIZENS THAT BROUGHT UP TO ME THAT BACK WHEN WE WERE IN CITY HALL AND WE WERE VOTING, WE HAD A BIG SCREEN BEHIND US. AND WHEN WE VOTED, WE PUSHED THE BUTTON AND WE HAD NO CLUE. BUT THEY DON'T ATTEND. BUT THEY WATCHED THE VIDEO AT HOME AND THEY SAID, WHEN YOU GUYS ARE ALL UP HERE ON THE CONTROVERSIAL VOTES. YOU LOOK AT THE COUNCIL AND YOU SEE THEM LOOKING UP AND DOWN AND THERE'S DELAYS AND WHEN WE'RE RAISING OUR HAND OR NOT. AND SO I ASK HIM, BASICALLY, COULD WE GO TO A MARKET DOWN THING UNTIL WE GET BACK TO WHERE WE HAVE THE OTHER? SO IT'S PATENTLY CLEAR TO ANYBODY WATCHING IT THAT EVERYBODY'S VOTING THEIR CONSCIENCE, NOT LOOKING TO SEE HOW EVERYBODY ELSE IS VOTING BEFORE THEY RAISE THEIR HAND. AND HE SAID, WELL, THERE'S A SYSTEM POSSIBLE OR WHATEVER. SO HE SAID HE'D PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AND WE'D TALK TO THE CITY. YEAH. AND ACTUALLY, AMBER AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS WITH WHAT OPTIONS THERE MIGHT BE AVAILABLE WHERE IT'S MAYBE NOT SOMETHING THAT'S A PERMANENT DEAL, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE KIND OF IN A TEMPORARY LOCATION, BUT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SAY 18 MONTHS OUT BEFORE REALISTICALLY BEFORE WE'RE IN THAT NEW FACILITY. AND SO REALLY JUST BE AN APPETITE, A QUESTION OF YOUR APPETITE FOR HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO INVEST IN A SYSTEM. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT LIMITED TECHNOLOGY HERE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WOULD HAVE IN OUR PERMANENT LOCATION. YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT SOME, SOME IPHONE, APPS THAT ARE A POSSIBILITY. NOTHING JUMPS OUT AT US. I MEAN, UNLESS YOU FOUND SOMETHING OVER THE WEEKEND OR WHATEVER. YEAH. SO THAT THERE'S NOT THERE'S NOT A GREAT SOLUTION. I THINK I THINK COUNCILMAN WRIGHT HAD SUGGESTED EVEN JUST WRITING IT DOWN AND TAKING UP SLIPS OF PAPER, WHICH, OF COURSE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, BUT THAT CERTAINLY WOULD BE AN OPTION IF THAT WOULD BE THE WILL OF COUNCIL. AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS THERE ARE. AND I'M NOT MARRIED TO ANY SOLUTION OR ANYTHING AS LONG AS IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STILL GOT THE TRUST THAT WE'RE VOTING INDIVIDUALLY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS, YOU KNOW, THOSE OPTIONS EXPLORED AND THEN SOMETHING BE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL, [01:25:01] AND THEN COUNCIL MAKE A DECISION. YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY COST MONEY. COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THAT AND DECIDE IF WE WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY. YOU KNOW, BEING THAT WE ARE 18 TO 24 MONTHS OUT OF GETTING BACK IN THE OTHER BUILDING. OR NOT. THAT IS, THEY'RE NOT THROWING US OUT THERE. IT WOULDN'T PROJECT ON THE SCREEN, BUT I BET SOMEWHERE THERE'S A RED LIGHT AND A GREEN LIGHT, AND YOU CAN PUSH A BUTTON, AND IT'S GOING TO LIGHT UP IN FRONT OF YOU. I DON'T I MEAN, THEY MAKE LED LIGHTS IN ALL KINDS OF COLORS, SO I'M SURE THAT'S PROBABLY AN OPTION. WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE? THAT'D BE ABOUT THE EXTENT OF THE INVESTMENT THAT I WOULD WANT TO MAKE. WOULD BE A PUSH LIKE THE BIG RED BUTTON AT OFFICE DEPOT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 14? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. BUT IF WE COULD, GOOD. I THINK I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS BY THE MAYOR, [17. Comments by Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and City Manager ] CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY MANAGER BEFORE WE CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL START TO MY RIGHT. CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NOTHING, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILMAN. RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO RESERVE MY RIGHT TO HAVE MY COMMENTS AFTER WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM SUTER. I THINK THAT MR. LOWMAN AND HIS EFFORTS HERE. AND ALSO THE WEEDS AND MISS BOWMAN A BONE ALL RAISED GOOD ISSUES, BUT I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW THE PARTIES HAVE WORKED TOGETHER OR THE STAFF HAS TRIED TO ADDRESS ISSUES. IT'S A ONE TIME DEAL. I HOPE IT WORKS OUT. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT IT WORKS OUT. AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE WHEELS AND MISS BONES AND OTHERS IN THE AREAS CONCERNED AS AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED. AS TO SAFETY. BUT I'M HOPING THAT THIS SATISFIES EVERYBODY AND WE GET THERE. AND IF NOT, THEN WE'LL BE BACK HERE AGAIN IN A IN A YEAR OR SO. THAT AND ALSO JUST WANT TO SHARE MY CONDOLENCES, MY PRAYERS TO ALL THE FOLKS SOUTH OF HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS. I ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT LOST CHILDREN IN THAT AND JUST HAVE THEM IN OUR PRAYERS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. TO MY LEFT. SEAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, ALBERT? SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE HAD SEVERAL EVENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. OF COURSE, OUR STAFF ALWAYS DOES GREAT. SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO ON ABOUT THAT LIKE I USUALLY DO. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND COUNCILMAN TOUCHED ON IS OVER THE, OVER THE WEEKEND, EVERYTHING YOU SAW ON TV AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE FLOODS AND THE RESPONSE AND EVERYTHING. AND SO IT HAD ME THINKING. AND WHEN I WAS IN THE MILITARY, I WAS INVOLVED IN SOME NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSES. BUT I STARTED THINKING ABOUT OUR OWN COMMUNITY, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE AND, AND ALL THE TRAINING THAT WE'VE DONE AND THE CERTIFICATIONS WE'VE GONE THROUGH, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE. LIKE I SAID, I'VE WORKED AT SEVERAL CITIES IN IRVING, IN GARLAND, BIG CITIES. THEY ARE NOT TRAINED AND THEY'RE NOT CERTIFIED LIKE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE HERE. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE OUTSIDE OF POLICE AND FIRE, BUT JUST OUR GENERAL EMPLOYEES, ALL OF OUR DIRECTORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT IT, AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THINGS THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER AND. AND THINGS THAT YOU MAKE MISTAKES. BUT I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN OUR STAFF THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO RESPOND AND HANDLE IT AND, AND DO IT WITH GRACE AND PRIDE AND MAKE US ALL PROUD FROM OUR, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OUR PARKS, EMPLOYEES, PUBLIC WORKS, BECAUSE WE SEE THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS, DO THESE THINGS. AND LIKE I SAID, I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A COUPLE AND, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY WOULD DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SMITH. OUTSIDE OF I MEAN, ALFRED JUST KIND OF STOLE EVERYBODY'S WIND THERE. THAT WAS THAT WAS PRETTY FANTASTIC, SIR. SO MY, I GUESS KIND OF CORNY THINGS FOR STAFF FOR ALL OF THE WORK THIS WEEKEND ON THE GREAT MYRTLE FEST AND ALL THAT ENCOMPASSES THERE. IT WAS FANTASTIC. I DO HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR CITIZENS, THOUGH. IT WAS A LITTLE DISHEARTENING DURING THE PARADE THAT VERY FEW STOOD FOR THE VETERANS WHEN THEY CAME BY. [01:30:07] I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT CHANGED THIS YEAR. BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB AS A COMMUNITY AND LEADERS WHEN YOU'RE THERE TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PAY THAT TRIBUTE. COUNCILMAN ADKINS. IT'S PRETTY MUCH ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT 4TH OF JULY PARADE WAS WAS EXCELLENT. IT RAINED AT THE PERFECT TIME. AND I KNOW FOR SOME OF US OF OUR, OUR EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES AND JUST THOSE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW, BUT FELLOW TEXANS ARE ARE GOING THROUGH A REALLY TOUGH TIME RIGHT NOW. AND, AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM. YOU KNOW, I'VE. I'VE. I'VE BEEN THROUGH. MY FAIR SHARE OF THAT KIND OF STUFF. AND IT'S IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT FUN. SO SAY A PRAYER FOR HIM. THANK YOU. MICHAEL. MAYOR, JUST REAL QUICK, I WANTED TO THANK CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. I THINK WE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE BUDGET WORKSHOP. WE COVERED OUR OPERATING BUDGET TODAY, AND AND REALLY, I THINK, MADE A LOT, OF LOT OF HEADWAY ON THAT. AND YOU KNOW, JUST JUST JUST TO MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE BUDGET TOGETHER SOUNDS LIKE JUST SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST KIND OF DO WITH HAPPENSTANCE, BUT REALLY, IT TAKES A LOT OF INTENTIONALITY. AND OF COURSE, HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS NOW TO EVEN GET US TO THIS POINT. SO I COMMEND STAFF FOR TAKING ON THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR DAILY DUTIES. AND SO I THINK I THINK IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETING TODAY. I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM CITY COUNCIL. WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS PUTTING A BOW ON THAT BUDGET AND MOVE TOWARDS ADOPTION LATER THIS SUMMER. SO THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I WON'T REPEAT WHAT EVERYTHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT I DO WANT TO ECHO A LOT OF IT. YOU KNOW, THESE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND, AND JUST SEEING ALL THE PHOTOS AND THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN RELATE BECAUSE THEY'VE LOST, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND SUCH. SO YOU KNOW, THESE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE REALLY BEEN HUMBLING, AND THEY'VE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY. AND WITH THAT, I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL OF THOSE FAMILIES, IF WE COULD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [15. Convene into Executive Session to review performance evaluation and employment for City Manager as permitted by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code ] FEEL FREE TO HANG AROUND OR GO GET SOME REST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [16. Reconvene and take any necessary action ] WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AND BACK ON THE RECORD AT 1138. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO SEPARATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF THE SEVERANCE PROVISIONS AND THE CITY MANAGER'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. NO. HE DOESN'T. OKAY. 1139. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.