* 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. [00:00:05] GOOD EVENING. [1. Call to Order] WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 7 0 1. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND, UH, IF YOU WOULD, UH, STAND FOR THE INVOCATION. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU AT THIS TIME, LORD, TO THANK YOU FOR LOVING US. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR BLESSINGS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS. LORD, BE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US HERE ON COUNCIL TONIGHT AND CITY STAFF AS WE MAKE DECISIONS, UH, LORD, TO, UH, MOVE THE CITY FORWARD AND TO KEEP THE CITY HEALTHY. LORD. UH, JUST BE WITH, UH, ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE, UH, MOURNING, UH, FOR, FOR, UH, LOSS OR SICKNESS. LORD, JUST BE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND AND HELP THEM TO, TO FILL YOUR PRESENCE DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY SON'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN. WHO WOULD JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE, TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY. LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS, TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG P PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TO TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. [4. Announcements/Presentations ] THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. WE WILL BE, UH, INTRODUCING THE HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER PATRICK SUITER. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. IT IS MY SINCERE HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU WAXAHATCHEE CITY COUNCILS OCTOBER, 2026. HONORARY COUNCIL PERSON, MARY WILBERTON BARRY HAS BEEN LEGALLY BLIND SINCE BIRTH, HOWEVER, IT NEVER STOPPED HIM FROM PURSUING THE PASSION HE HAS HAD SINCE HE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. BEING IN THE RADIO BUSINESS, HE OBTAINED HIS FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY WITH KCLE IN CLEAVER, TEXAS WHEN HE WAS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD. AND THAT WAS WHEN HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE RADIO BUSINESS BEGAN. HE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN 1986 AND A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER, HIS LIFE CHANGED AND WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. HE BEGAN SELLING RADIO ADVERTISING AND MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE LUCRECIA, AND HAS SINCE HAD TWO SONS WITH HER, WHO PROVIDED THE TWO OF THEM WITH SIX GRANDCHILDREN THAT HE SAYS BRINGS HIM ENDLESS JOY. IN 1993, HE OBTAINED A POSITION WITH HOMETOWN RADIO, KBEC 1390 AM AND 99.1 FM, AND MOVED TO ELLIS COUNTY FOR THE LAST 33 YEARS. HIS BARITONE VOICE IS A RECOGNIZABLE DAILY SOUND AS HE HAS CO-HOSTED THE FLEA MARKET SHOW IN THE MORNINGS WITH HIS PARTNER KEN ROBERTS, AS WELL AS HIS OWN SHOW IN THE AFTERNOONS. IT IS ON THESE SHOWS WHERE THOSE WHO LISTEN WILL ISSUE COLLECTIVE GROANS WHEN HE MAKES ONE OF HIS PATENTED DAD JOKES. WHILE HE IS ROUTINELY SAID THAT HE HAS A FACE FOR RADIO, IT IS COMMON TO SEE HIM ON A WEEKLY BASIS MAKING PERSONAL APPEARANCES AT A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND SPORTING EVENTS. FINALLY, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I FAILED TO MENTION ONE LAST ACCOLADE THAT IS BEING BESTOWED ON WAXAHATCHEE OWN BARRY WOLVERTON ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2026. HE WILL BE INDUCTED AS PART OF THE 2026 INDUCTION CLASS OF THE TEXAS RADIO HALL OF FAME AND THE TEXAS BROADCAST MUSEUM. BARRY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WA, UH, CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, I WANT TO THANK NOT ONLY YOU BUT LUCRECIA FOR BEING SUCH VALUABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. AND, UM, BEFORE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT YOUR CERTIFICATE, UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I'VE, I'VE, NO, NO, I'M KIDDING. . OH, IT'S NEVER STOPPED YOU BEFORE, RIGHT? I'M GONNA DO IT. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO CERTAINLY THANK LUCRECIA AND THE WHOLE FAMILY FOR BEING HERE. BARRETT'S ACTUALLY NOT HERE 'CAUSE HE IS IN DENVER AND, UH, JUST TOOK OVER A NEW CHURCH UP THERE. BUT, UH, I GUESS THIS WORKS, RIGHT? OH, YEAH, THERE YOU GO. I'M NOT USED TO THIS. NO. SO, UH, THANK EVERYBODY FOR THAT. THANK THE GOOD LORD TOO FOR WHAT HE'S DONE FOR ME ALL MY LIFE, AND SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T [00:05:01] TELL A JOKE BEFORE. THIS IS ALL NOW. I KNEW WE COULDN'T GET PAST THAT, THAT NOW LUCRECIA, DON'T WORRY. I I REHEARSE THIS ONE A LOT. SO WHAT DO THE US POSTAL SERVICE AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS HAVE IN COMMON? OH BOY. THEY BOTH DON'T DELIVER ON SUNDAY . SO THERE'S THAT. AND I'M GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR THIS TONIGHT. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH, AND I'M JUST WANNA LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. BETTER. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. YOU WANT TO WANNA TAKE A PICTURE DOWN THERE? YEAH, YEAH. HEY CHRIS, COULD YOU TAKE THAT DOWN FOR ME? SURE. FIX TIME. ALRIGHT. I'M, I'M STAND IN THE BACK IN CASE. OH, OKAY. HERE I GO. THIS UH, SURE. MAYOR WALLACE, WHILE THEY GET UP THERE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE BARRY STORIES DOES NOT INVOLVE, DOES NOT INVOLVE DRIVING HIM TO A STOCK SHOW OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, BUT IT WAS DURING COVID AND, AND, UM, I THINK IT GOES TO SHOW JUST, JUST, UH, THE CHARACTER AND ENTHUSIASM THAT HE HAS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. UM, WE HAD THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS GET CANCELED. BARRY HOSTED AN, A UNQUOTE LIVE SPECIAL O OLYMPIC SHOW ON KBEC. HE NAMED EVERY ATHLETE THAT WAS SET TO PARTICIPATE, AND HE, QUOTE UNQUOTE, WATCHED ALL OF THEM RUN FASTER THAN ANYBODY, THROW THINGS OUT OF THE STADIUM, UH, JUMPED HIGHER THAN ANYBODY HAS EVER JUMPED, BUT HE MADE SURE TO INCLUDE EVERY SINGLE SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETE IN THAT BROADCAST. SO IT WAS PRETTY COOL. YEP. OUTSTANDING. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR B TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 19TH THROUGH THE 23RD AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK. WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE BY PROMOTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE. AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE, AND WHEN NECESSARY, THE FAIR AND CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT OF ADOPTED CODES AND ORDINANCES. AND WHEREAS THEIR WORK HELPS PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS, PROTECT PROPERTY VALUES, ADDRESS UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, REDUCE PUBLIC NUISANCES AND MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ROUTINELY WORK WITH RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, BUSINESSES, NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO IDENTIFY PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO CONDITIONS AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FREQUENTLY REQUIRE PROFESSIONALISM, SOUND JUDGMENT, PATIENCE, TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, AND A COMMITMENT TO TREATING EVERY CITIZEN WITH FAIRNESS, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. AND WHEREAS THESE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS OFTEN PERFORM DIFFICULT [00:10:01] AND LARGELY UNSEEN WORK, BALANCING INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE BROADER INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE RECOGNIZES AND APPRECIATES THE DEDICATION OF ITS CODE, IMPORT CODE ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS, AND THE IMPORTANT ROLE THEY PLAY IN MAKING WAXAHATCHEE A SAFE, ATTRACTIVE, AND DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, VISIT, AND CONDUCT BUSINESS. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, BILLY WALLACE, MAYOR OF WA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS, ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 19TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2026, AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, AND ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM, SERVICE AND COMMITMENT OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. PROCLAIM THIS 19TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026, MAYOR BILLY WALLACE, JASON MAD MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO UPDATE YOU ON THE AMAZING WORK OUR CODE OF ENFORCEMENT TEAM HAS DONE. UH, WE HAVE A SLIDESHOW THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER, AND I'M GONNA KINDA LET THE, UH, THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. SO, WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO THIS POSITION, UM, WE HAD TWO CODE OFFICERS AND ONLY ONE OF THOSE CODE OFFICERS WAS LICENSED TO, UH, DO CITATIONS. NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR OFFICERS FULLY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS TO DO AMAZING WORK. AND I WILL SAY THE ONE THING THAT REALLY, UH, MAKES OUR TEAM STAND APART FROM OTHER CITIES IS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING AROUND TRYING TO FIND PROBLEMS HANDING OUT CI UH, CITATIONS OR NOTICES OF VIOLATION, BUT WE'RE GETTING TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS, SEE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, AND TRYING TO FIND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HELP THESE PEOPLE. SO WE HAVE HAD A RASH OF DONATION BINS. UM, ONCE WE SEE THEM, WE, UH, WE, UH, GET ON THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UH, SAME THING WITH THE ILLEGAL SIGNAGE. UH, WHENEVER WE START SEEING THESE, WE PICK 'EM UP ON THE SPOT. UH, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, WE'RE ADDRESSING JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES. UH, FOR A LONG TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY GO AFTER, UH, THESE VIOLATIONS. BUT NOW, UH, WE HAVE MADE THIS A PRIORITY AND WE ARE SEEING A, UH, A HUGE DIFFERENCE. AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT, UH, FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO HELP THESE PEOPLE. UH, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST OVERWHELMED. SOME PEOPLE ARE, UH, JUST UNABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THESE PROPERTIES. AND SO, UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER, UH, UM, UH, A NETWORK FOR PEOPLE TO HELP. AND BEING THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS ONE COMMUNITY EVENT, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMING OUTTA THE WOODWORK WANTING TO HELP AS WELL. SO, UH, THESE NUMBERS ARE GONNA BE EVEN BETTER, UH, NEXT YEAR. AND JUST WANT TO APPLAUD, UH, MY TEAM. SO, UH, WE HAVE OFFICER, UH, RZ TAYLOR, WE HAVE OFFICER, UH, UH, JOSEPH KELLER. WE HAVE OFFICER, UH, STEVEN MENDOZA AND OFFICER, UM, DEON ANDERSON. SO IF Y'ALL COULD STAND UP, PLEASE. CAN WE GET A PICTURE UP THERE? THIS WOULD LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO GET A PICTURE. OKAY. I, I JUST WANT TO ADD TO WHAT YOU SAID, JASON. UM, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I KNOW THIS COUNCIL WANTED MORE FROM THIS DEPARTMENT MM-HMM . AND THIS COUNCIL, UH, PURPOSELY STAFFED UP THIS DEPARTMENT FOR THAT REASON. MM-HMM . AND I, I THINK I CAN PROBABLY SPEAK, UH, FOR EVERYBODY UP HERE. WE'RE SO PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. UM, AND I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW MUCH STAFF, YOU CAN'T GET MUCH DONE. AND I THINK Y'ALL ARE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH, WITH THE STAFF THAT YOU HAVE. KEEP IT UP. WE APPRECIATE IT. THIS COMMUNITY [00:15:01] APPRECIATES IT. AND, UM, AGAIN, Y'ALL ARE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB AND IT'S, IT'S NOTICED. AND A LOT OF THOSE THINGS THAT I SAW UP THERE IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ME. 'CAUSE I MEAN, AS THE CALLS COME IN, I, I GENERALLY FILTER THEM TO HIM AND HE FILTERS 'EM TO YOU AND, AND SO ON AND SO ON. BUT Y'ALL ARE JUST, I MEAN, USUALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GET A PICTURE. SO MUCH THANK [5. Public Comments] NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. PERSONS MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ISSUES. THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY CONCERN WHETHER ON THIS AGENDA OR NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE COUNCIL MAY NOT COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 4 2 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. WE DID HAVE ONE PERSON SIGN UP TO SPEAK. KAREN ALSUP, COME ON UP. IF, IF I PRONOUNCE THAT WRONG, I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S KYRON. OKAY. KYRON, I GOT IT NOW. GO AHEAD. UH, NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. UH, MY NAME IS KYRON ALSUP. I AM A RESIDENT OF THE BELLEVUE EDITION ON RICHMOND LANE IN WAXAHATCHEE. UM, I'M REQUESTING THE NEEDED EXTENSION OF THE CITY'S SIDEWALK PROJECTS ONTO RICHMOND LANE. WHILE NEARBY MONTICELLO DRIVE AND PEN PENSACOLA AVENUE ARE RECEIVING UPDATES, OUR STREET REMAINS DISCONNECTED AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS. WE URGENTLY NEED SIDEWALKS DUE TO THREE CRITICAL HAZARDS. ONE PARK AND SCHOOL BUS STOP TRAFFIC. OUR STREET FEATURES A PUBLIC PARK AND ACTIVE SCHOOL BUS STOPS. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WALKING TO THESE LOCATIONS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO WALK ON ACTIVE VEHICLE LANES OR UNPAVED UNEVEN SHOULDERS. MY FAMILY HAS WITNESSED CAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS AND CHILDREN WHILE LIVING ON RICHMOND LANE. TWO, SEVERE A DA BARRIERS DUE TO PERSONAL DISABILITIES IN MY HOUSEHOLD. A PAVED BARRIER-FREE SURFACE IS A MEDICAL NECESSITY. THE CURRENT TERRAIN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND PREVENTS MY FAMILY FROM SAFELY LEAVING OUR HOME NEIGHBORHOOD. RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ARE NOT ABLE TO SAFELY ACCESS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. THREE, SPEEDING. EMERGENCY VEHICLES. POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS FREQUENTLY TRAVEL DOWN RICHMOND LANE AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH NO SIDEWALKS. PEDESTRIANS ARE FORCED DIRECTLY INTO THE PATH OF THESE FAST MOVING VEHICLES. ME AND MY FAMILY SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS. THE USE OF SIRENS AND LIGHTS ON EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON RICHMOND LANE WOULD BETTER HELP TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS. EXTENDING THE NEARBY SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE DOWN RICHMOND LANE IS THE MOST LOGICAL STEP TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. I URGE OUR CITY LEADERS TO TAKE ACTION FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY, PLEASE CONSIDER MY REQUEST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CO. ALL RIGHT. UH, THAT BRINGS [6. Consent Agenda ] US TO ITEM NUMBER [00:20:01] SIX. THE, UH, 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 OR CITY MANAGER TO EX EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION IN CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS FOR ITEMS A THROUGH F . YEAH, MADAM MAYOR, MOVE TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE 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. ITEM [7. Public Hearing on a Resolution of no objection for Bent Tree Townhomes (TX) Owner LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for 4% Non-competitive Housing Tax Credits for the rehabilitation of Bent Tree Townhomes, 1721 IH 35E S ] NUMBER SEVEN IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION FOR REE TOWN HOMES OWNER LPS APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. THAT IS T-D-H-C-A FOR 4% NON-COMPETITIVE HOUSING TAX CREDITS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF BENT TREE TOWN HOMES. LO, LOCATED AT 1721 IH 35 E. WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, APRIL HOUSING. WILL MOYERS. YES. OKAY. COME ON UP. HI. GOOD EVENING. UH, WILL MOYERS, UH, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, APRIL HOUSING MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. UH, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO, UH, REQUEST THE RESOLUTION OF NO OBJECTION. SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR, UH, TAX CREDIT APPLICATION AND BOND FINANCING, UH, THROUGH THE, UH, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, UH, TO RECEIVE, UM, FUNDING TO DO THE SIGNIFICANT REHABILITATION, UH, VENTRE TOWN HOMES. UH, APRIL HOUSING WAS, UH, FOUNDED, UM, IN 2022, UH, WITH THE SOLE MISSION OF PRESERVING, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE LONG TERM. UH, WE OWN THE PROPERTY, UH, LOCATED THERE AT, UH, 1721, UH, IH 35 EAST. UM, THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT, I BELIEVE, IN, UH, 1999 WITH CONSTRUCTION COMPLETING IN 2001. SO IT'S ABOUT 25, 26 YEARS OLD. UH, IT'S GETTING TO THE END OF ITS, UM, OF ITS USEFUL LIFE, UH, AND GETTING TO THE END OF ITS AFFORDABILITY RESTRICTIONS. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO, UH, TAKE THE, THE PROJECT BACK THROUGH THE HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM, UH, TO MAINTAIN ITS AFFORDABILITY, UH, AND TO GIVE, UH, THE PROPERTY, UH, A SIGNIFICANT, UH, UPDATES, UH, AND RENOVATIONS TO BRING IT UP TO CURRENT MARKET RATE STANDARDS, UH, TO RENOVATE THE UNITS, TO PUT IN, YOU KNOW, ENERGY EFFICIENT, UM, APPLIANCES, LIGHTING FIXTURES, UH, NEW H VS. NEW WATER HEATERS. UH, IMPROVE THE SITE TO MAKE IT MORE, UH, A DA, UH, COMPLIANT. UH, AND, AND JUST BRING IT UP TO, TO STANDARD, UM, AS WELL AS PRESERVE THE AFFORDABILITY FOR, UH, AN ADDITIONAL 30 YEARS WHERE, UH, THE RENTS WILL NOT EXCEED, UH, 60% OF THE AREAS MEETING INCOME FOR THAT, UM, FOR THAT DURATION. SO IT'LL WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN AFFORDABLE FOR FOR FAMILIES WHO, WHO NEED IT. UM, SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNSEL, Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? YEAH. ARE YOU AWARE, AS YOU STATED, BEING PART OF THE OWNERSHIP GROUP IN SOME FORM OR FASHION, UH, THE SIGNIFICANT CRIME ASSOCIATED WITH THESE APARTMENTS? SO WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY OPERATOR THAT MANAGES THE PROPERTY FOR US. UM, THOSE ISSUES ARE BEING, OR HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT OVERSEES THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. UH, I'M NOT AWARE OF SIGNIFICANT CRIME, UH, IN THAT AREA. BUT AS PART OF OUR RENOVATIONS, WE DO, UH, DO SITE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS, UH, GATES, THE, UH, MECHANICAL GATES, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE, ARE FUNCTIONING AND OPERATING. THOSE GET PREPARED AS PART OF OUR SCOPE OF WORK. WE DO, UH, ADD, UH, SECURITY SYSTEMS, UPGRADED SECURITY SYSTEMS TO THE SITE. WE DO ADD ADDITIONAL SITE LIGHTING, UH, TO THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE BUILDINGS BY, UH, INCREASING THE, UH, THE LIGHTING THERE AT [00:25:01] THE PROPERTY, UH, AS WELL AS THE, UH, UH, SECURITY CAMERAS THAT WE DO, UH, ADD IN THE CLUBHOUSE AND THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. ARE THE SECURITY CAMERAS MONITORED? I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE. YOU BELIEVE, OR, YOU KNOW, I, I BELIEVE THEY, THEY ARE MONITORED AS PART OF THE I CAN, I CAN OWNERSHIP GROUP YOU BELIEVE? I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE MONITORED. WE HAVE A, AN ACTIVE MONITORING SERVICE. WE USE, UH, BUTTERFLY SYSTEMS AS OUR SECURITY PROVIDER. IS THERE ANY ONSITE SECURITY? UH, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S AN ONSITE SECURITY THAT, THAT WE EMPLOY. THERE MIGHT BE, UH, POLICE OFFICERS THAT LIVE AT THE PROPERTY, BUT WE DON'T, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. AS PART OF THE OWNERSHIP GROUP, YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT'S BEING DONE ON THE PROPERTY IS A PROBLEM 'CAUSE YOU'RE ASK 'CAUSE ESSENTIALLY YOU'RE ASKING FOR A TAX CREDIT, UM, AND, AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO SUBSIDIZE YOUR TAX CREDIT REQUEST. UM, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. AND THEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, FOR, UH, THE ALLOWANCE TO BE MADE IN HINDSIGHT, AFTER 25 YEARS TO NOW UPGRADE YOUR SYSTEMS AND YOUR HVACS AND HOT WATER HEATERS AND NOW MAKE AND, AND NOW MAKE THE GATES WORK. SO, SO TO, BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ADDRESSED IN 25 YEARS. YEAH. SO TO, SO TO CLARIFY, WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY THROUGH A PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION. SO WE'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY FOR THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS. WE WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL. AND YOU'VE DONE WHAT SINCE THEN? I'M SORRY? YOU'VE, AND YOU'VE DONE WHAT TO ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ISSUES SINCE THEN? WELL, THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO BY GOING THROUGH THIS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM SO WE CAN GENERATE THE FUNDING NEEDED TO GO IN AND MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY, THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING. IT'S MAKE, WELL, IT, IT'S A, IT'S A PROGRAM THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS. IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM. EVERY STATE HAS A LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. WE'RE SIMPLY TRYING TO USE THIS TOOL TO GENERATE FUNDS TO DO THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY. BUT SINCE YOU ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO, WHAT, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE SINCE THEN? JUST THE TYPICAL, UM, YOU KNOW, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE IS NEEDED. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY GENERATED BY THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO DO THIS, THIS TYPE OF RENOVATION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE, THE BOND FINANCING AND THE TAX CREDIT FINANCING TO GENERATE THE MONEY TO GO THROUGH AND PUT IN, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY 75 TO $80,000 PER UNIT TO BRING THESE UNITS, TO BRING THE PROPERTY UP TO STANDARD AND THEN MAINTAIN THE AFFORDABILITY YOU'RE TRYING TO PASS OFF TO US. LIKE, WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL OF US SITTING HERE FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ISN'T ENOUGH MONEY IN THE QUOTE UNQUOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH IS A, IS A TAX CREDIT. IT'S A VOUCHER. NO, NO, NO. THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S SECTION EIGHT. THAT'S A DIFFERENT PROGRAM. THAT'S A HUD SUBSIDIZED PROGRAM. THIS IS STRICTLY TAX CREDITS THAT WE PURCHASED, THAT WE AWARDED. IT'S, IT'S STILL A VOUCHER. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL VOUCHERS, IT A TAX CREDIT. IT'S A TAX CREDIT PROGRAM THAT YOU THEN SELL. YES. YOU THEN SELL THE TAX CREDIT. WE DO SELL THE TAX CREDIT TO AN INVESTOR FOR, FOR S ON THE DOLLAR. SO IT'S A VOUCHER. IT'S NOT A VOUCHER PROGRAM, IT'S A PROCESS IN WHICH WE BUY, OR WE ARE AWARDED TAX CREDITS THAT WE TURN AROUND AND SELL TO AN INVESTOR. 80 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. 60 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. IT DEPENDS, BUT THE, THE INVESTORS ARE TYPICALLY LARGE INSTITUTIONAL BANKS LIKE WELLS FARGO OR PNC OR CHASE OR WHOEVER. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT PUT IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF EQUITY THAT WE USE TO DO THE REHABILITATION. AND THEY PROVIDE THE CONSTRUCTION LOAN FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT THAT ALLOWS US TO RENOVATE THE, THE PROPERTY TO BRING IT UP TO STANDARD. MR. MOYERS, I, REAL QUICK, I'D LIKE TO CALL CHIEF WISER UP FOR A SECOND. YES, MA'AM. YES, MAYOR. UM, I'M TRYING TO, TO THINK, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE FORCE IN ABOUT 10 YEARS, BUT, UH, WHEN I WAS, UH, WE HAD OUR FAIR SHARE OF CALLS AT BENT TREE, BUT IT WASN'T ANY WORSE OR IT WASN'T A STANDOUT PROBLEM, UH, AREA. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? UH, NOW I WOULD, I WOULD CHARACTERIZE IT THE SAME WAY COUNCILMAN SMITH DID. IT'S SIGNIFICANT, BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE SHEER NUMBER OF UNITS OUT THERE, THAT ALONE IS GONNA BRING A LOT OF, UH, POLICE ACTIVITY. BUT I WOULD, I WOULD HAVE TO CHARACTERIZE IT AS SIGNIFICANT THE SAME WAY COUNCILMAN SMITH DID WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE OUT THERE PROBABLY SINCE YOU WERE AWARE OF THAT? YEAH. UH, AND SIGNIFICANT IS W WOULD YOU SAY IT'S, UH, WORSE THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS? OR IS IT THE WORST? OR IS IT JUST SIGNIFICANTLY MORE? I WOULD SAY SIGNIFICANTLY MORE. AND IF YOU'RE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WHERE THAT WHOLE AREA THAT DOESN'T INCORPORATE [00:30:01] THE, THE PARTICULAR LIVING UNITS THAT WE'RE THERE'S TALKING ABOUT THERE YEAH. THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S OTHER THINGS OUT THERE THAT'S CAUSING THAT CRIME AS WELL. WE KNOW THAT THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF CHIEF? NOT FOR THE CHIEF. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. MARIA. DO YOU HAVE ANY POLICIES IN PLACE AT YOUR APARTMENTS OR YOUR TOWN HOMES TO BASICALLY GET RID OF THE TROUBLEMAKERS, THE ONES THAT ARE GETTING ARRESTED, THE ONES THAT ARE BRINGING THE CRIME? ARE THEY EVICTED? ARE THEY MOVED OUTTA THE PROPERTY? ARE THEY NOT ALLOWED TO LIVE THERE? IF THEY'RE BRINGING THAT TO THE, YES. THERE, THERE IS A, A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR LEASE VIOLATIONS, WHICH INC INCLUDES ANY SORT OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT, I'M NOT FULLY AWARE OF ALL OF THE, THE ISSUES THAT OCCUR AT THE PROPERTY. UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY MORE HANDLED BY OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT SIDE. UM, BUT I DO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY LEASE VIOLATIONS, CODE VIOLATIONS THERE AT THE PROPERTY, UH, THOSE TENANTS, UH, ARE IMMEDIATELY, UH, SUBMITTED TO THE EVICTION PROCESS AND REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. SO, HONESTLY, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I, I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH 'EM AND YOUR SIDE OF THE PROBLEM. AND IF WE DON'T APPROVE IT, WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE A WORN DOWN, GOING DOWNHILL, GET WORSE PROPERTY, THAT'S JUST GONNA BRING WORSE TENANTS, LOWER INCOME, AND DO THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHOLE PROCESS. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT SOMEHOW WE NEED TO DEVELOP SOMETHING TO WHERE, IF THERE'S PROPERTIES THAT ARE BRINGING IN THAT KIND OF TROUBLE WHERE WE CAN HELP ABSOLUTELY. TO ELIMINATE AND AS PART OF OUR ONGOING COMPLIANCE, BECAUSE WHEN WE DO ENTER, ENTER IN THESE AGREEMENTS, WE ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, SUBJECT TO THE LENDER AND INVESTOR, UH, WHO'S THE MAJORITY OWNER IN THE, IN THE ASSET. AND THEY'RE GONNA HOLD US TO A HIGHER STANDARD TO ENSURE THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THE PROJECT, THAT WE ARE NOT LETTING IT, UM, UH, SORT OF, YOU KNOW, FALL INTO DISREPAIR. THEY ARE GONNA REQUIRE US TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THEIR COMPLIANCE STANDARDS. I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR MR. SMITH, BUT I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE HE COMES FROM WHEN YOU'VE GOT INVESTORS THAT DON'T LIVE ANYWHERE AROUND HERE THAT DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, AND YOU'VE GOT THIRD PARTIES TAKING CARE OF IT AND NOBODY REALLY DEALING WITH THEM AND JUST SAYING, OKAY, TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY. WHEREAS WE PREFER SOMEBODY THERE THAT'S HANDS ON THAT IS COMMUNITY RELATED, THAT DOESN'T WANT THAT KIND OF THING. AND, AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT, THAT CORPORATIONS SUCH AS YOURSELF HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT THAT'S INVOLVED OR WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OR CREATE A PROGRAM WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WHERE YOU MAYBE HAVE SOME POLICE OFFICERS THAT PURPOSELY LIVE ON THAT PROPERTY. SO THAT IT, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT AND BRING THAT TO OUR, OUR TEAM. LIKE I SAID, WE, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT, THAT WE WORK WITH IS, UH, THEY DO HAVE AN OFFICE HERE IN DALLAS. OUR ASSET MANAGERS THAT MANAGE THIS PROPERTY DO LIVE, I BELIEVE IN, IN ENNIS. SHE'S LOCAL TO THIS AREA. UM, SO WE DO HAVE A LOCAL PRESENCE, UH, IN THIS AREA AND IN THE STATE. UM, AND, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO. I KNOW I'VE BEEN PART OF OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WHERE WE'VE DONE SORT OF LIKE COP ON THE BLOCK WHERE WE'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF OUR, OUR OPERATIONS AS, YOU KNOW, WE WILL, YOU KNOW, HAVE A SECURITY, UH, OFFICER OFF DUTY COME THROUGH, YOU KNOW, A FEW TIMES A WEEK OR WHATEVER, WALK THROUGH THE PROPERTY, UH, AFTER HOURS. UH, SO THOSE ARE OPTIONS THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO AND CONSIDER. BUT, UM, AT THIS MOMENT, I'M, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I CAN, THAT ALL OFFER AND SAY, SURE, WE DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT Y'ALL WANT TO PUT MONEY INTO IT AND UPGRADE THE PROPERTY AND UPGRADE IT AND KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU. NOT LIKE THE HOTELS DOWN THE STREET. RIGHT? YEAH. AND I, I'M SURE THE RESIDENTS WOULD, WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THEIR UNITS RENOVATED MM-HMM . GETTING KICKED OUT OF THEM. BUT, BUT YOU NEED TO HEAR THE CONCERNS HERE TONIGHT AND YOU NEED TO TAKE THESE CONCERNS BACK TO WHOEVER, WHOEVER NEEDS TO HEAR THAT. ABSOLUTELY. UM, I MEAN, YOU HEARD FROM THE POLICE CHIEF THERE'S PROBLEMS OUT THERE MM-HMM . SO THEY, THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, WHETHER IT BE, YOU KNOW, PUTTING A COP LIVING OUT THERE OR, OR, YOU KNOW, SECURITY PATROLLING SOMETHING TO BRING DOWN THE CALLS THAT OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE HAVING TO ANSWER OUT THERE. YES, MA'AM. ABSOLUTELY. MADAM MAYOR, TO THAT EXACT POINT, UH, ITEM TWO ON THE RESOLUTION STATES THAT THE GOVERNING BODY, AND IF THIS IS APPROVED, THEN THIS WOULD BE US AS A COUNSEL SAYING THAT WE AGREE THAT THIS OBLIGATION HAS BEEN MET, THAT THE GOVERNING BODY HAS HAD SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A RESPONSE FROM THE APPLICANT REGARDING ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. AND I HEARD A LOT OF, I DON'T KNOWS THIS EVENING WITH THAT, I, I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION AS WELL. SO [00:35:01] YOU MENTIONED IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILMAN WRIGHT'S QUESTION ABOUT, UH, PROBLEM TENANTS AND THOSE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO, UH, UH, REMAIN TENANTS THERE. AND YOU'VE MENTIONED THAT Y'ALL HAVE OWNED IT THREE TO FOUR YEARS. CORRECT. UM, IN THIS PROCESS THAT IT'S MANAGEMENT COMPANY WILL GO BY TO ADDRESS THIS. LET ME ASK YOU THIS, ARE YOU AWARE OF THE NUMBER OF TENANTS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS IN THE PAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS THAT ARE, WOULD DEEMED TO BE IN THE MOST GENERIC TERM PROBLEM TENANTS THAT HAVE BEEN EVICTED, JETTISON, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY IT, SO THEY'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE? DO YOU KNOW THAT NUMBER? I, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. NO, SIR. I THINK THAT GOES BACK TO WHAT COUNCILMAN SMITH'S WORRIED ABOUT. UM, THIS IS, AND, AND, AND I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF RENOVATING IT AND GET, GETTING THAT THERE TO THAT TO, UH, UM, BETTER STANDARDS THAN, OR THERE NOW AFTER 25 YEARS, I DON'T WANT TO SAY DISREPAIR, BUT THINGS JUST AGE NATURALLY MM-HMM . UM, BUT I'M NOT REAL EXCITED ABOUT ALLOWING THIS TO GO FORWARD WITHOUT NO KNOWING THE INFORMATION AS, AS COUNCILMAN SMITH SAID. AND, UM, GO BACK IN THERE, USE TAXPAYER MONEY TO, TO GET THESE ALL UP AND GOING. AND THEN YOU STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM JUST IN A NICER, NICER, UH, UNIT BUILDINGS. WHICH OTHER I'M, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. THAT'S, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, WHICH DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY DID THIS GO THROUGH TO COME TO US? DO YOU KNOW? DID IT GO THROUGH PLANNING OR IT ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE, CAME DIRECTLY FROM AMBER THAT HER AND THE MAYOR HAD A MEETING ABOUT. THIS DIDN'T GO OVER, IT DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T REALLY COME THROUGH P AND Z OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT CAME FROM THE NORTH WHAT, THE NORTH, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS, TEXAS HOUSING AUTHORITY OR WHATEVER IT IS. WELL, MY, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT YOU COME BACK WITH A SECURITY PLAN ON WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO YOUR COMPANY WOULD DO TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE ISSUES. WHETHER YOU, WHETHER IT'S HAVING SECURITY ON THE PROPERTY OR IF IT'S HAVING SOMEBODY MONITORING THAT SO THAT IT'S SO THAT WE'VE GOT SOME KIND, SOMETHING TO GIVE US A WARM FUZZY THAT SOMETHING'S BEING DONE ABOUT IT. AND AT THAT TIME, WE CAN PRESENT NUMBERS OF EVICTIONS THAT HAVE NOT, THAT AREN'T BASED ON NOT PAYING ANY RENT. RIGHT. THEY'RE BASED ON VIOLATIONS OF THE LEASE FOR THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, AND I, I KNOW WHAT THEY GET IN TROUBLE FOR. 'CAUSE I MANAGE PROPERTY, SO I KNOW WHAT THEY GET IN TROUBLE FOR. RIGHT. THOSE DIFFERENT ISSUES AND WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST THREE OR FOUR TO GIVE US A, A A MAKE US FEEL GOOD THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YOUR FACILITY IS TIED DIRECTLY TO OUR PARK SYSTEM. OUR PARK SYSTEM IS BEING USED TO WALK ACROSS A LAND BRIDGE TO GET TO YOUR FACILITY TO BUY DRUGS, BUY AND SELL DRUGS. AND THAT'S THE, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A REAL THING THAT'S HAPPENING AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING. AND IT'S, IF, IF I KNOW THAT, AND I'M NOT ON THE POLICE FORCE, AND I HAVE NOT ASKED CHIEF WISER ONE TIME ABOUT THAT, AND I KNOW THAT, AND THE FACT THAT YOU'VE OWNED THIS FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS AND YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR GROUP HAS OWNED THIS FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS AND DON'T KNOW THAT IS A, IS A, THAT'S A BIG CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR TAXPAYER FUNDS TO REINVEST INTO A PROPERTY U. UNDERSTOOD. UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S A STATEWIDE PROGRAM. IT'S, IT'S, I DON'T CARE. THAT'S FINE. IT'S OUR COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND. WHAT WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT IS WHY CITIES ARE RELUCTANT TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, APARTMENTS, HOUSING IN THEIR CITIES, AND CITIES NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THEY DON'T NEED ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT COME WITH 'EM WHEN PEOPLE DON'T MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PROBLEMS ARE MITIGATED. SO PLEASE TAKE THIS INFORMATION BACK TO WHOEVER NEEDS TO HEAR IT. YEAH, AB ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL DO, WE'LL, WE'LL CERTAINLY COME BACK WITH A, UH, A MORE STRUCTURED PLAN AND I GUESS THE INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED IN TERMS OF, DO YOU WANT TWO WEEKS OR FOUR WEEKS? NOT NUMBER OF EVICTIONS. TWO WEEKS IS FINE. ARE YOU SURE TO HAVE AN ACTUAL PLAN TO PRESENT TO US? WE CAN DO FOUR WEEKS. THAT WOULD BE THE 16TH. 16TH. I THINK 16TH WOULD BE, YEAH. 16TH. AND TERRY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH POST, WITH TABLING THAT UNTIL THE 16TH. NO, I JUST POSTPONE IT TO THE 16TH. NO PROBLEM, [00:40:02] MADAM MAYOR, IF YOU'RE READY FOR A, WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT CALLING FOR A MOTION. THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. IT'S JUST A OPEN PUBLIC HEARING AND A CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING. OH, WE HADN'T PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING YET, BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU GOT REAL EARLY OUR CONCERNS. ABSOLUTELY. UM, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. AND, UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM, SO ANYTHING ELSE NEED TO BE DONE, TERRY? NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. BRINGS [8. Consider a Resolution of no objection for Bent Tree Townhomes (TX) Owner LP’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for 4% Non-competitive Housing Tax Credits for the rehabilitation of Bent Tree Townhomes, 1721 IH 35E S ] US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. THAT'S ACTUALLY, YEAH. DO WE NEED TO CON DO WE NEED TO MOVE NUMBER EIGHT OR DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT? SINCE THAT SAYS CONSIDERED TO TABLE, TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 16TH? YEAH, MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO TABLE A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION, UH, TO THE APPLICATION OF REE TOWN HOMES OWNER L LP TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR 4% NON-COMPETITIVE HOUSING TAX CREDIT FOR REE TOWN HOMES UNTIL OUR NOVEMBER 16TH MEETING. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. ITEM NUMBER [9. Consider proposed ordinance re-establishing classified positions under Civil Service] NINE, CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE REESTABLISHING CLASSIFIED POSITIONS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE. YOU WANNA TAKE IT JAMIE? JAMIE, YOU GONNA TAKE IT? NO. OKAY. FOR SERVICE? YEAH. YEAH. SO LINDSAY WOULD NORMALLY TAKE THIS, BUT SHE'S, UM, OTHERWISE TIED UP AND MISHAWN WAS TONIGHT AS WELL. SO, UH, THIS IS JUST THE ANNUAL REALLOCATION OF POSITIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, UH, FOR POLICE AND FIRE. THE ONLY CHANGES IS TO PATROL OFFICER FOR THE SIX EXTRA POSITIONS THAT WAS ADDED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. AND THEN FOR FIREFIGHTER AND THE 15 EXTRA POSITIONS THAT WAS ADDED, UH, WITH THE SAFER GRANT. SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE, THE MONIES HAVE BEEN APPROVED THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR ALL THESE POSITIONS. AND IT'S JUST THAT ANNUAL REALLOCATION OF POSITIONS. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION DISCUSSION OR A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO REESTABLISH CLASSIFIED POSITIONS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE IN THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COUNSEL. [10. Discuss and consider appointment to the Waxahachie Community Development Corporation to fill unexpired term ] ITEM NUMBER 10, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO THE WAXAHATCHEE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO FEEL THE UNEXPECTED OR UN UNEXPIRED TERM. JAMIE. GOOD EVENING. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A VACANCY ON THE WCDC BOARD, AND, UH, WITHIN THIS ITEM, THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT CHRIS OCHOA TO THE BOARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW HIM. HE WENT THROUGH LEADERSHIP WAXAHATCHEE. HE'S ATTENDED SEVERAL OF THE MEETINGS, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, UH, THAT WAS DISCUSSED BY ME AND, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TEM SMITH. MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO LOOK, I WAS OUT OF TOWN. IT WAS IN THE, IN THE LIST OF GROUP. YES, HE WAS THE APPLICANT. YEAH, HE WAS AN APPLICANT. YEAH. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . DO WE HAVE A MOTION I MOVE TO APPOINT CHRIS OCHOA TO FILL THE TERM ON THE WAXAHATCHEE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. ITEM NUMBER [11. Consider and act upon a Resolution of the City of Waxahachie, Texas determining the costs of certain authorized improvements to be financed by the Haven Ranch Public Improvement District; approving a Preliminary Service Plan And Assessment Plan, including proposed assessment rolls; calling a regular meeting and noticing a public hearing for November 16, 2026 to consider an ordinance levying assessments on property located within the Haven Ranch Public Improvement District; directing the filing of the proposed assessment rolls with the City Secretary to make available for public inspection; directing city staff to publish and mail notice of said public hearing; and resolving other matters incident and related thereto] 11, CONSIDER AN ACT UPON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WASATCH TEXAS, DETERMINING THE COST OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FINANCED BY THE HAVEN RANCH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, APPROVING A PRELIMINARY SERVICE PLAN AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, INCLUDING PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLES, CALLING A REGULAR MEETING, AND NOTICING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 16TH. TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LIVING ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE HAVEN RANCH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, DIRECTING THE FILING OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLES WITH [00:45:01] THE CITY SECRETARY TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO PUBLISH AND MAIL NOTICE OF SAID PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO. JENNIFER, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JENNIFER SLOAN. I'M WITH UNICAP. WE'RE YOUR PIT ADMINISTRATORS. UM, AND SO TONIGHT I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE HAVEN RANCH PIT. THERE YOU DO HAVE A PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF YOU. PROVIDES THE MAPS, THE LOCATION, UM, WITHIN THE CITY, AND THEN ALSO THE OUTLINED OR BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT AND THE, UM, VARIOUS IMPROVEMENT AREAS. UM, THIS, UM, PIT IS ANTICIPATED TO HAVE AROUND 2,600 HOMES WHEN COMPLETED. UM, WITH ABOUT 45,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE IN THIS FIRST IMPROVEMENT AREA. THERE ARE 287 HOMES, UM, IN FOUR DIFFERENT LOT CLASSES. UM, THERE ARE, UM, COSTS FOR THIS, UM, IMPROVEMENT AREA OF AROUND 20.4 MILLION. AND CURRENTLY, UH, THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT IS 11,120,000, UH, WITH A PID TRE OF 68 CENTS. WITH AVERAGE ANNUAL INSTALL, UM, ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENTS OF BETWEEN 4,020, UM, 2,400 A MONTH OR 2,400 A YEAR. UM, TONIGHT, IF YES, BIG DIFFERENCE, RIGHT? . UM, SO TONIGHT YOU'RE HERE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, UM, CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING. NEXT, UH, MONTH WE WOULD HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UM, BOND ISSUE. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. COUNSEL, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? JUST WANNA CLARIFY, THIS IS, HAVEN RANCH IS THE ONE THAT'S OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AT THE MOMENT, BUT AS THEY FINISH EACH PHASE, IT WILL BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. AND TO ALSO CLARIFY, THEY WERE REQUESTING TO GO FRESH WATER DISTRICT AT SOME POINT NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND THEN PHASE IN AFTER 20 YEARS OR 25 YEARS OR SO. IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. BUT NOW WE'RE, WE'RE THEY'RE STICKING BACK TO THE ORIGINALLY APPROVED BID. NO. SO THE ORIGINAL, UM, DEVELOPMENT HAD A FRESHWATER SUPPLIES DISTRICT THAT THEY HAD PROPOSED TO USE. UH, WE HAD DISCUSSED AND MADE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPER, UH, THUS LEADING TO THE PIT. AND SO THIS WAS AN AGREEMENT. AS PART OF THAT IS TO, RATHER THAN USE THE FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT, UH, FOR THE FINANCING MECHANISM, THEY WOULD USE THE PIT. WEREN'T THEY GONNA GO BACK TO A FRESHWATER AFTER WE DISCUSSED THE, THERE, THERE WAS, THERE WAS POTENTIAL TO USE THE FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT MORE SO FOR, UH, UM, LIKE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION. UM, BUT FOR THE FINANCING OF THE, THE HOMES, UM, YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS THE BID. AND THERE'S NO DELAYED ANNEXATION IN THIS AGREEMENT. IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING IN, IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, NO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T THINK SO. NOBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD, 'CAUSE WE'VE ALL DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES. I KNOW. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO IT. THE P IS, THAT IS A TAX FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS ONLY THAT LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT ONLY. UM, AND THAT'S THE COST THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S THE COST FOR THEM TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE CITY AND RECEIVE OUR SERVICES. UM, IT IS NOT A TAX ON CURRENT HOMEOWNERS, ON FUTURE HOMEOWNERS OUTSIDE OF THIS DISTRICT. THE PI IS THE PI. SO JUST SO THAT'S CLEAR. AND WE, WE HAVE THAT ON THE RECORD AGAIN FOR THE HUNDRED AND 12TH TIME. AND IN THAT SAME VEIN, THAT, THAT HOMEOWNERS DESIRING TO LIVE IN THAT AREA, TO PURCHASE IN THAT AREA, THAT THEY'RE AWARE THAT IT IS A P DISTRICT. AND THEY WILL HAVE THAT, THAT, UH, EXTRA FEE, UM, MONTHLY UNTIL IT'S PAID OFF. UH, JUST ALWAYS WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR AS WELL. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. MAD MAYOR, I MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE COST OF DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE HAVEN HAVEN RANCH PI AREAS ONE A AND ONE B, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, EXECUTING, [00:50:01] EXECUTING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 16TH, 2026 TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING THE ASSESSMENTS. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. [12. Consider acceptance of Firehouse Subs Grant in the amount of $17,649.09 for 16 Seek FirePRO 300 Thermal Imaging Cameras] ITEM NUMBER 12, CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF FIREHOUSE SUBS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,649 AND 9 CENTS FOR 16. SEEK FIRE PRO 300 THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS. CHIEF SAFFORD, MADAM MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. UH, BACK EARLIER THIS SUMMER, WE WERE WORKING WITH THE CITY GRANT WRITER TO TRY AND SECURE SOME FINANCING FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. IT'S, UH, PERSONAL THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS FOR EACH RIDING SEAT ON OUR APPARATUS. KEEPS OUR FIREFIGHTERS SAFER, UH, HELPS THEM DO THEIR JOB QUICKER AND SAFER, WHICH ULTIMATELY LEADS TO A SAFER COMMUNITY. SO, WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS FIREHOUSE SUBS GRANT, UM, SUBMITTED FOR IT WITH HER ASSISTANCE AND FOUND OUT, UH, LAST WEEK, MATTER OF FACT, THE DAY AFTER THE SAFER GRANT. SO WE'RE ON A GRANT ROLL RIGHT NOW, BUT FOUND OUT ABOUT IT. I DID WANT TO NOTIFY Y'ALL OF, UH, A COUPLE THINGS REAL QUICK. Y'ALL MAY SEE IT AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PROCUREMENT THEY SELECT, THEY CAN EITHER BUY THE EQUIPMENT AND GIVE IT TO US DIRECTLY OR THEY CAN CUT US A CHECK, IN WHICH CASE WE WOULD REAPPEAR ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AT A LATER TIME. SO I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO BE AWARE OF THAT AND ZERO COST TO US. SO THE FIREHOUSE SUBGRANT COVERS IT ALL. DO WE HAVE ANY OF THOSE RIGHT NOW? CHIEF? WE CURRENTLY HAVE A MUCH BIGGER THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA THAT JUST THE OFFICER ON THE RIGS HAS. AND THEN AS PART OF OUR, UH, NEWEST APPARATUS, OUR TRUCK THREE, WE'RE ABLE TO BUY TWO OF THEM. AND THEY'RE ON TRUCK THREE, BUT NO OTHER RIGS HAVE 'EM. SO THEY'LL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR SCBA PACK. SO IF YOU'RE WEARING AN SCBA PACK, YOU'LL HAVE ONE OF THESE TICKS, EXCUSE ME, THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS. YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT SUB SANDWICHES ARE GONNA PAY FOR THESE CAMERAS? YES, SIR. HELL YEAH. MY MAN, AS A GREAT ORGANIZATION, THEY DO THIS ALL OVER THE NATION. SO I JUST GOT A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE GRANT PART. YES, SIR. BECAUSE I'M NOT CLEAR ON HOW WE ENDED UP WITH OUR GRANT GUYS, THAT GRANT PERSON ON OUR PAYROLL, OR DO WE HAVE TO PAY THE GRANT PERSON TO WRITE THE GRANT? THIS WAS AMANDA HUDDLESTON WHO'S ON A RETAINER, UH, THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR. UH, AND AND IT'S IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR AS WELL. I'M, I'M NOT KNOCKING HOW IT IS, I JUST NO, NO, NO. I WAS JUST EXPLAINING. UH, BUT THAT, THAT WAS SOMETHING Y'ALL APPROVED AS A NEW ITEM LAST YEAR, DUSTIN? YES, SIR. YEAH. AND, AND IT IN THE BUDGET AGAIN THIS YEAR. IN FACT, I JUST SIGNED THE PAPERWORK TO RENEW HER CONTRACT JUST TODAY FOR THE FY 27 YEAR. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. YEAH. 'CAUSE I KNOW THERE WERE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. THERE WAS HIRING ONE, GETTING A THIRD PARTY. YEAH. AND THEN THERE WAS ONE THAT I SAW AT T-L-A-T-M-A ONE YEAR OR WHEN THEY DID IT BASED ON A PERCENTAGE. YEAH. IF THEY GOT YOU THE GRANT, THEN THEY GOT A YEAH, YOU GOTTA PAY 'EM A CHARGE. SHE'S ON A RETAINER FOR A SET AMOUNT A YEAR. AND THEN SHE HELPS US WITH VARIOUS GRANTS THAT SHE CAN HELP US WITH. YES, SIR. SHE'S BEEN OUTSTANDING. SHE'S WORKED WITH US ON THREE GRANTS. THIS IS OUR FIRST ONE THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH HER, BUT SHE'S AMAZING TO WORK WITH. SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. YES SIR. LOVE GRANTS. GOOD JOB. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. YOU HAVE A MOTION. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FUND GR FOUNDATION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,649 9 CENTS TO PURCHASE 16. SEEK FIRE PRO 300 THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND THE FIRE CHIEF TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ACCEPT AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. ITEM 13, [13. Consider recommendation from the Cultural Arts and Heritage Commission regarding the distribution of hotel occupancy tax dollars for fiscal year 2027 ] CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CULTURAL ARTS AND HERITAGE COMMISSION REGARDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX DOLLARS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. COME ON UP, MAYOR COUNCIL, UM, THE CULTURAL ARTS I INHERITANCE COMMISSION. WE MET AND RECEIVED NINE APPLICATIONS, ALL FAMILIAR ORGANIZATIONS. WE LOOKED AT THOSE. AND Y'ALL HAVE THE SUMMARY OF THE DECISIONS WE MADE BASED ON THOSE APPLICATIONS. UM, WE GOT A COUPLE OF COPIES OF THOSE APPLICATIONS. [00:55:01] MS. MOSLEY HAS PHYSICAL COPIES OF ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS HERE, IF YOU WANNA LOOK AT ANY OF THEM. AND, UH, I'LL ANSWER OR TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE ABOUT NAME AND ADDRESS. MY NAME'S RYAN PHILLIPS. I LIVE AT 6 0 7 POLARIS LANE IN WAXAHATCHEE. AND I'M THE CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL ARTS AND HERITAGE COMMISSION. ANY QUESTIONS? UH, BRIAN, I APOLOGIZE THAT I WASN'T AVAILABLE TO COME TO YOUR MEETING AND IT, IT CONFLICTS WITH ANOTHER ONE THAT I ATTEND. SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, THAT I'M NOT CUR CURIOUS. I KNOW YOU POINTED OUT THE TWO BIG ONES, ON HERE. UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A PERCENTAGE OF HOTEL MOTEL TAX TO FUND THIS. YES, SIR. IS THAT CORRECT? SO WHEN I SEE IT SAYS THE BUDGETED AMOUNT AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM IN HERE, 316 3 55, AND THEN WHAT OUR, OUR DISTRIBUTION IS, DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BALANCE? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD A BALANCE. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I MEAN, 'CAUSE NO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. JUST LIKE WE DON'T WANT THOSE OTHER ONES TO HAVE A BALANCE JUST SITTING THERE. SO COUNCILMAN WRIGHT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THERE'S BEEN A BALANCE IN THE POSITIVE. UM, 'CAUSE TH THIS IS A, THIS IS, THIS IS A COMMISSION THAT WE STARTED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, UM, THAT GOT THEIR BYLAWS DONE, GOT, GOT THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW, AND THEN MADE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT THEY'RE DOING NOW. THIS FUNDING USED TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE PURVIEW OF THE CITY. UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID CHARGE THEM WITH EARLY ON WAS NOT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT ON DAY ONE IN CASE SOMETHING ELSE ROLLED IN. UH, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT'S OCCURRING HERE IS THAT THERE'S, THERE'S SOME BEING KEPT BY THIS COMMISSION THE SAME AS WCDC, UM, OR, UH, TURS TO KEEP SOMETHING IN THE COFFERS IN CASE A REQUEST COMES IN DOWN THE LINE. IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE, THE FUNDS, NOTHING HAPPENS TO THEM. WE KEEP THEM FOR NEXT YEAR AND WE CAN ADD 'EM TO WHATEVER THE PROJECTED BALANCE IS. AND THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT, CHAD? IT JUST STAYS IN THEIR FUND BALANCE. IT'S A RESTRICTED FUND, CORRECT? YES, IT CAN BE. YEAH. THIS IS ALL IN THE HOT FUND, THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE PROJECT, UH, THE HOT COLLECTIONS THAT ARE COMING IN, WHICH IS OF COURSE IS 7% OF GROSS RECEIPTS FOR OUR HOTELS. UM, THAT REVENUE, WE DEDICATE 25% TO, UH, UH, ARTS, UM, TYPE PROJECTS. AND SO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHEN WE DID, WHEN I DID OUR BUDGET PROJECTION, I GAVE THEM THAT NUMBER OF ABOUT $316,000. AND, UH, WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WAS BASED ON THAT BUDGET AMOUNT, UM, THE COMMISSION WOULD GO AHEAD AND PLAN OUT AND ALLOCATE BASED ON PERCENTAGE WHERE THAT $316,000 WOULD GO. AT THE END OF EACH QUARTER, WE'D BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THOSE ACTUAL COLLECTION ACTUAL COLLECTIONS ARE, AND BASED ON THAT PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION, WRITE A CHECK TO EACH ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES. AND SO WE'LL DO THAT EACH QUARTER SO WE'RE NOT, UM, YOU KNOW, WAITING TILL THE END OR WE'RE NOT, UH, IF IT'S, IF WE'RE BUDGETING 316,000, WE DON'T WANT TO, UM, PAY THAT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALLY SEEING THOSE COLLECTIONS COME IN. THEY MORE MAY COME IN MORE, THEY MAY COME IN LESS. AND WE WOULD ALLOCATE THAT, UH, THAT THOSE FUNDS, UH, TO THE ART AGENCIES BASED ON THAT PERCENTAGE. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS ANY, ANY OUTSTANDING BALANCE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD, WE WOULD, WE WOULD ALLOCATE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE 25% OF HOT COLLECTIONS. SURE. SURE. SO IT JUST STAYS IN THEIR RESTRICTED ACCOUNT FOR THEM. SO IT COULD BUILD UP FOR A LITTLE BIT. CORRECT. LIKE MR. SMITH SAID. SO IF SOMETHING CAME IN LATER ON, THERE'S LIKE BACK, I GUESS THEY COULD, BUT, UM, OUR, OUR, FROM THE CITY SIDE, FROM OUR STANDPOINT IS WE'RE, WE'RE I GONNA DEDICATE 25% OF THOSE, OF THOSE HOT COLLECTIONS? THANK YOU. 'CAUSE SOMETIMES YOU GOT HOTELS THAT DON'T PAY ON TIME. BUT MY MAIN QUESTION WAS GONNA BE BUILDING UP TO THAT, JUST LOOKING AT THE LIST. AND I, LIKE I SAID, TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND BEFORE ABOUT THE TWO BIG ONES. UM, IS THE ELLIS COUNTY, WHERE'S IT AT? ELLIS COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION. I WAS LOOKING, I WAS TRYING TO SEE DO THEY HAVE A RELATIVELY BIG BALANCE SITTING IN THEIR ACCOUNT OR SOMETHING? I JUST SEE THAT THEY WERE, THEY ASKED FOR AN AMOUNT AND WE GAVE THEM LESS THAN HALF OF THE AMOUNT AS I RECALL WITH THE ART ASSOCIATION. IT WASN'T THAT THEY HAD A SIGNIFICANT BALANCE. AND THE REASON THAT WE GAVE THEM LESS IS THAT THE PROJECTED BUDGET THEY GAVE US FOR THE NEXT YEAR INCLUDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF, UM, SCHOLARSHIP [01:00:01] AWARDS TO BE GIVEN FOR THEIRS. UM, AND THAT IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, THE SCHOLARSHIPS FELT LIKE NOT SOMETHING THAT THESE FUNDS WERE NECESSARILY SUPPOSED TO GO TO. THAT IF THEY RAISE FUNDS, THEY GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS. THAT'S GREAT. THEY CAN GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS. BUT THAT WASN'T, WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE GIVING OUT SCHOLARSHIPS WAS, WAS A PURPOSE FOR THESE FUNDS. THANK YOU. SO LIKE, PUTTING ON THEIR PROGRAMMING AND THAT SORT OF STUFF, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY. SURE. AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT, BECAUSE WE'VE GIVEN YOU GUYS THE, THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED YOU GUYS TO, YOU GUYS AND GO THROUGH ALL THESE AND FIGURE OUT WHETHER THEY WERE GOOD OR BAD OR NOT AND ALL THAT. SO YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO NO, YOU GO AHEAD AND SIT DOWN. I, I JUST WANT TO, I, I SAT IN ON SEVERAL OF THESE, UH, UH, MEETINGS AT LEAST TWO WHERE THIS WAS THE PRIME FOCUS AND THE COMMISSION DID A GREAT JOB. THEY TOOK THEIR JOB SERIOUSLY AND THEY ASKED THE QUESTIONS AND THEY DUG INTO THE INFORMATION AND IF THEY NEEDED MORE INFORMATION, THEY WOULD GET IT AND COME BACK. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WAY THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THESE THINGS ARE, ARE, ARE ONE PUBLIC FUNDS, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO FURTHER QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN, IN WAXAHATCHEE. AND UH, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR HOW SERIOUS Y'ALL TOOK IT AND EVERYBODY SHOWED UP AND HAD ASKED THE QUESTIONS. SO, UM, THANK Y'ALL. AND BE SURE TO PASS THAT ALONG TO YOUR OTHER, OTHER, UH, COMMISSION MEMBERS AS WELL. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE. I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRIBUTION OF MUNICIPAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE CULTURAL ARTS AND HERITAGE COMMISSIONS. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. NEXT ITEM [14. Consider Resolution authorizing participation in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Scofflaw Program ] 14, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SCOFF LAW PROGRAM. DUSTIN MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS DUSTIN DILL, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THIS ITEM IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE, UM, SCOFF LAW. SO, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE DISCUSSED THE PROGRAM AT OUR MOST RECENT COUNCIL WORKSHOP AND COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD TO BRING THIS FORWARD. UM, AS A RE RESOLUTION, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION, THE PROGRAM ALLOWS THE CITY TO REQUEST A HOLD ON VEHICLE REGISTRATION RENEWALS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH QUALIFYING OUTSTANDING FINES OR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. THIS PROVIDES OUR MUNICIPAL COURT WITH ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO, UH, RESOLVE THOSE OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS AND IMPROVE THE COLLECTION OF THE UNPAID FINES AND FEES. ALL THE COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM WILL BE COVERED BY OUR COLLECTION COMPANY. UM, AND SO THERE'S NO COST TO THE CITY FOR THIS. SO TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING COUNSEL TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, UH, TO SIGN ALL OF THE FORMS IN THE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. UH, AND WITH THAT, WE REQUEST STAFF'S APPROVAL OR COUNSEL'S APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE SCOFF LAW PROGRAM. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU COUNSEL. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 15 TO CONVENE AND TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, WHICH, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR TONIGHT. UH, SO [17. Comments by Mayor, City Council, City Attorney and City Management ] WE'LL DO COMMENTS BY MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGEMENT. TERRY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? UH, NOTHING. MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN WRIGHT. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, I APOLOGIZE THAT I WAS ABSENT LAST WEEK. I WAS DOWN IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS WITH THE FIREMAN'S RETIREMENT BOARD. I'M ON THEIR BOARD FOR THEIR RETIREMENT FUND DOING CONTINUING EDUCATION. SO SORRY I WASN'T HERE TO VOTE ON THOSE MANY IMPORTANT FIREFIGHTER THINGS THAT WERE ON THE AGENDA LAST WEEK. [01:05:01] UH, I WANNA THANK MR. OUP FOR YOUR REQUESTS ON THE SIDEWALKS, AND I'M SURE SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT AFTERWARDS OR AT SOME POINT. BUT I AGREE WITH YOU. I PUT FLAGS OUT THERE FOR THE ROTARY CLUB IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SINCE WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND PUT SIDEWALKS ON ALL THE OTHER STREETS, UH, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE COMING, WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM ON THAT. UH, I WANNA CONGRATULATE MR. WILBERTON. I KNOW HE IS GONE HOME TO BE WITH HIS FAMILY AND HE'S GETS UP EARLY, EARLY, EARLY TO BE ON THE RADIO IN THE MORNING. BUT HE HAS BEEN A VOICE AND WALKS HATCHIE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME RIGHT ALONG WITH KEN AND REALLY WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HIM. MR. RYAN SIMPSON BACK HERE ON THE BACK ROW. I WANNA CONGRATULATE HIM. HE'S NOW THE CHAIRMAN OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING MADE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THAT, THAT COMMISSION, MR. OCHOA FOR WCDC, I THINK THE CODE ENFORCEMENT GUYS, I THINK THEY'VE ALL GONE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THOSE GUYS ARE PUTTING THEIR HOURS IN AND PUTTING THE WORK IN. AND I WENT OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO AND OVER BY THE STATION ON CLEAVER STREET, THEY WERE WORKING ALONGSIDE OF KEEP WASATCH BEAUTIFUL. AND THEY WERE CLEANING UP A PROPERTY AS A CODE THING, AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT GUYS THERE WERE WITH THE KEEP WASATCH BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. AND THEY HAULED OFF TRAILER AFTER TRAILER AFTER TRAILER OF THINGS ON THAT ONE PROPERTY, BUT THEY DID SEVERAL PROPERTIES THAT DAY. SO THOSE GUYS WERE REALLY PUTTING THEIR, THEIR EFFORTS INTO IT. AND THEN I WANNA THANK MR. PHILLIPS FROM THE CULTURAL ARTS, OXFORD COMMISSION FOR BEING HERE SO THAT WE HAD SOMEONE WE COULD ASK IF WE HAD ANY QUESTIONS ON, ON THAT NEW. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THAT BULL BY THE HORNS AND RAM RIDING THAT, THAT NEW COMMISSION THAT WE CREATED AND, AND ALL THE HARD WORK YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE HAVE PUT INTO IT. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SUITER. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. UH, A COUPLE THINGS. UH, FIRST OFF, THANK YOU TO BARRY. UM, HE IS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND, UH, I TELL YOU WHEN I HAD APPROACHED HIM ABOUT THIS, UH, THE, THE EXCITEMENT THAT HE HAD TO, TO BE RECOGNIZED, AND AS WE MENTIONED, UH, HE AND HIS PARTNER KEN ROBERTS OR FIXTURES ON THE RADIO, BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS OUT AT, WHETHER IT'S ANY TYPE OF PUBLIC EVENT, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, WHAT OUT, WHATEVER, THEY'RE OUT THERE. SO, UM, I WAS HONORED THAT HE ACTUALLY, UH, WANTED TO DO IT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WAS EXCITED ABOUT DOING IT. UH, MR ALSO IFIELD YOUR, YOUR PAIN, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE DISABILITIES THAT THIS, I'VE GRADUATED FROM A WALKER TO A CANE AND Y'ALL, THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO KNOW ME, I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING, ESPECIALLY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, EXPANDING THINGS FOR THOSE WHO ARE MOBILITY CHALLENGED AND, UM, UH, BEING IN THIS CONDITION OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS. PLUS I'VE EVEN NOTICED IT MORE MY WIFE WHEN SHE'S DRIVING ME AROUND ALREADY TIRED OF ME SAYING, LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT. MM-HMM . SO BE PREPARED FOR ME TO, TO, TO COME BACK AND CHIEF, YOU'RE GONNA GET SICK OF ME COMING TO YOU . UM, BUT YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO WORK. . NO, THAT'S NOT, THAT IS WORK. THAT'S FINE. BUT YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT IN, IN PLACES LIKE, UM, IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREAS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOSE THAT ARE MOBILITY CHALLENGED. UM, SO, UH, I'M GONNA DIG BACK UP MY PAPERS THAT I HAD PRE PRESENTED A SIX, SIX OR 18 MONTHS AGO AND, AND REALLY PUSH FORWARD WITH IT. CODE ENFORCEMENT GUYS, YOU, YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME. THE CITIZENS ARE RECOGNIZING IT. WE HAVE, UH, LIKE KE WAXAHATCHEE BEAUTIFUL. THEY'RE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THEM, OTHER, OTHER PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS. THEY'RE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THEM AND JUST DONE A HUGE JOB. SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY. UM, BUT WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, YOU REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE. AND THEN FINALLY, UM, I JUST DO APPRECIATE, UM, ALL THE WELL WISHES THAT, THAT Y'ALL HAVE, UH, PUT OUT THERE FOR ME AND, AND ALSO FOR LORI HAVING TO PUT UP WITH ME. UM, BUT THANK Y'ALL AGAIN. AND, UM, WITH THAT, I'M, I'M THROUGH. I'LL SHUT UP . ALRIGHT, DONE. OVER TO MY LEFT TRENTON. SEAN, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE, THE THANKS FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT GUYS. UH, IT'S, IT'S NOT A, A JOB THAT GETS A LOT OF THANKS A LOT OF TIMES. UH, OBVIOUSLY I'M PROUD OF ALL OF OUR STAFF, BUT, BUT ESPECIALLY TONIGHT, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, TEAM, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT [01:10:01] AND, AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THOSE GUYS. UH, WE'VE ASSEM ASSEMBLED QUITE A TEAM AND THEY GET ALONG REALLY WELL, AND THEY DO A LOT OF WORK. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR Y'ALL'S REC REC, UH, RECOGNIZING THEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM SMITH. UH, FIRST, UH, CHIEF WEISER, THANK YOU FOR HAVING SOMEONE OUT THERE, UM, OVER AT PIN PARK FOR, UH, SHAQUILA HAYDEN'S, UH, IMPROMPTU SURPRISE TURNOUT, UM, CANCER WALK. UH, IT'S A CLASSMATE OF MINE AND THEN SHE SENT ME A TEXT AND SAID, HEY, I THINK I SCREWED UP. UM, THIS THING GOT BIGGER THAN I PLANNED ON, AND I BELIEVE IT. I MEAN, THIS 300, 350 FOLKS WHO, UM, WERE ALL WALKING IN SUPPORT, UH, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO A, HER, HER ENTIRE GOAL WAS THAT EVERY CANCER WALK THAT SHE LOOKED FOR, UM, AND SHE DOES, SHE, UH, WAS DI DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER LAST YEAR. UM, EVERY WALK THAT SHE LOOKED FOR WAS FIVE MILES, 10 MILES, 15 MILES, AND SHE JUST WANTED TO WALK THE BLOCK. UM, SO THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. AND, UH, CHIEF THANK YOU FOR HAVING SOMEONE OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THEY GOT ACROSS, UM, MLK TWICE SAFELY, TWICE IN TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS. 'CAUSE THE GROUP DID NOT KEEP UP WITH THE FRONT AND BACK, BUT, UM, THAT WAS, THAT WAS C THAT WAS COMMUNITY AT WORK. UM, AND THEN JUST TO CITY STAFF, GO TAKE A NAP OR TWO OR THREE. WE'VE GOT A BIG WEEKEND COMING UP. UM, STARTS OFF WITH THE, THE FABULOUS PRAIRIE DOGS AT 9:00 AM ON SATURDAY. YES, SIR. , AND THEN ENDS WITH, UH, JAKE WORTHINGTON, UH, AT 6:00 PM ON THE MAIN STAGE, UH, FOR OUR CROSSROADS OF TEXAS FESTIVAL. AND JUST ANOTHER LITTLE FUN PLUG FOR MR. BARRY WOOLVERTON. UM, THE FIRST TIME JAKE WORTHINGTON CAME TO WAXAHATCHEE WAS MYSELF AND BARRY AND MAYBE FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WHO STAYED LONG ENOUGH AFTER THE HOME RUN DERBY AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX TO HEAR JAKE'S FULL BAND PLAY LIVE. SO I HOPE , I HOPE THAT THERE'S MORE THAN FOUR PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP FOR THAT, AND THERE SHOULD BE, BUT THAT WAS ALL THE WORK OF MR. BARRY WOLVERTON, WHO ALWAYS FINDS A WAY TO GIVE BACK. UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM. AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER RICKY BOYD. YEAH, NOT TO REPEAT A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I DO APPRECIATE, UM, Y'ALL RECOGNIZING THE HARD WORK OF OUR STAFF AND, UH, SO MANY OF 'EM GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO FIND A GOOD SOLUTION. UM, SO I DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL RECOGNIZING THAT AT ALL TIMES. AND I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT LORI'S WORK ON THE ARTS COMMISSION AND HER LEADERSHIPS AND THAT. AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT A LOT. I, IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT TO THE PARK ON THIS PAST SATURDAY FOR THE, UH, TRUNK OR TREAT, UH, YOU MISSED A HUGE CROWD. THERE WAS, UM, I THINK DANIELLE SAID THERE'S LIKE 137 BOOTHS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF 'EM THAT DIDN'T HAVE A HUNDRED KIDS IN LINE. AND, UM, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WENT WAY OUT, UH, DRESSING UP LIKE THE ADAMS FAMILY OR, UH, COUSIN. YEAH, COUSIN IT RIGHT OUT THERE IN THE HALLWAY. UM, UH, THEY REALLY WENT ALL OUT ON THAT. BUT IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT AND THAT WAS A HUGE EVENT BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS PUTTING THAT ON. SO I WAS GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU A REMINDER OF OUR NEXT WORK SESSION, WHICH IS THE 30TH. UH, WE'LL START AT EIGHT 30. WE WILL HAVE A LIGHT BREAKFAST AND A LUNCH FOR YOU. WE WILL TRY TO GET YOU OUTTA THERE AT ONE O'CLOCK. UH, BUT WE GOT A LOT OF IMPORTANT TOPICS TO COVER, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT'S ON YOUR CALENDAR. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. UH, NOT TO REPEAT A LOT OF WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, THAT'S, UH, SO IMPORTANT TO MENTION. UH, BUT IF I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SAY, UM, MR. SUP, IF YOU WOULD, JAMIE, WILL YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'LL STOP BY AND GIVE HER YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER? SOMEBODY WILL GIVE YOU A CALL ABOUT WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT. OKAY? YES. THANK YOU ALL. YEP, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND ONE OF THE, THE, UH, THINGS THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, UH, BY CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT I'M REALLY, REALLY VERY PROUD OF, AND IF Y'ALL WILL, WILL RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IT SEEMED LIKE THE DONATION BOXES WERE MULTIPLYING REALLY, REALLY FAST. I MEAN, LIKE, WE HAD DONATION BOXES, SEVERAL IN EVERY PARKING LOT IN WAXAHATCHEE. AND, UH, TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, UH, AND CURTAIL THAT IS HUGE BECAUSE I MEAN, WE WERE GETTING JUNKED UP AROUND HERE QUICKLY. AND, UH, [01:15:01] SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ADDRESSING THOSE, UH, DONATION BOXES. AND, UH, LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I JUST WANNA THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, WE GET MONTHLY STATS OF, OF ALL THE CALLS THAT Y'ALL GET, AND THANK Y'ALL FOR PROVIDING COUNSEL WITH THAT. BUT TO SEE THE DISTURBANCES, YOU KNOW, THAT Y'ALL ANSWER. AND KNOWING THAT A, UH, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CALL THAT YOU WILL GO ON. UM, AND I KNOW Y'ALL HANDLE THOSE PROFESSIONALLY. UM, AND YOU'RE ALWAYS AS SAFE AS YOU CAN BE AND IN DOING YOUR JOB, KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. SO I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK Y'ALL. PLEASE TAKE THAT BACK TO YOUR OFFICERS. AND WITH THAT, UH, THAT, UH, CONCLUDES OUR MEETING AT EIGHT 16. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. * 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.