Sep 12, 2023 City Council

30. WE WILL GET STARTED A LITTLE EARLY TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THAT MEETING TO ORDER.

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

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ITEM NUMBER ONE, DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

NUMBER TWO, WHO WANTS TO LEAD THIS ONE? I'M GOING TO.

YEAH. I DON'T THINK IT'S ON.

I THINK THAT DEPENDS ON OR NOT.

ONE TO CHECK.

GOT IT. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS PHIL SAID, I'M ANDREA BARNES WITH P3 WORKS.

P3 WORKS WAS HIRED BY THE CITY TO ADMINISTER THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AS WELL AS ASSIST WITH THE PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE TOURS, WHICH IS A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

BOTH ARE APPLICABLE TO THE RIVERWOOD RANCH DEVELOPMENT.

THE ZONE WAS CREATED ON JULY 14TH OF 2020 AND IT CONSISTS OF 78.1 ACRES AND IT IS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOURS AND THE PID DO

[CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL]

THE PURPOSE OF THE TOURS WAS TO HELP FUND THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE WAY THAT THEY ARE HANDLING THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IS BY A BUY DOWN OF THE ASSESSMENT.

[1. Presentation of the Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation.]

AND SO THAT WAS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR IT.

WHEN THE PID WAS CREATED, IT WAS PLANNED TO CONSIST OF 318 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

AND THE TOURS ACTUALLY APPLIES TO 205 OF THOSE 318 HOMES BECAUSE THAT'S PHASE ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OTHER PHASES, THEN WE WOULD DO WHAT WE CALL AN AMENDED AND RESTATED TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORDS. AND THEN WE WOULD ADD THOSE ADDITIONAL HOMES IN THE PLAN AT THAT TIME.

WE ALSO HAVE NOTED IN THE FINANCE PLAN THAT IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE TOURS WILL GENERATE $10.5 MILLION AND NEW TOTAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY, OF WHICH YOU WOULD RETAIN 7.6 MILLION.

SO THE CITY WOULD RETAIN THE BULK OF THE REVENUES THAT ARE GENERATED OUT OF THE PROPERTY ADDED AS A RESULT OF THIS TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. THE BASE VALUE WHEN THE TOURS WAS CREATED WAS $125,440.

SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF A FINANCIAL BENEFIT CREATING THE TOURS WILL PROVIDE FOR THE CITY.

TAX YEAR 2022, THAT VALUE HAD GROWN TO 7,000,417.

SO IT'S ALREADY DOING AS WAS ANTICIPATED AND ON TRACK.

THE ZONE IS SET TO EXPIRE IN 2051, SO IT'S A 30 YEAR TERM ON THE TOURS AND THE CITY IS CONTRIBUTING 27% OF THE VALUES RECEIVED OR THE PROPERTY TAXES RECEIVED ON THE INCREMENT WITHIN THAT ZONE TOWARDS THAT BUY DOWN OF THAT PIT ASSESSMENT.

SO THOSE MONEYS BY STATUTE MUST BE PUT IN A SEPARATE FUND, AND WE REFER TO THAT AS THE RIVERWOOD RANCH TOURS NUMBER TWO, TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE FUND.

AND SO THOSE MONIES ARE CARVED OUT AND SET ASIDE WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN THEY ARE USED TO PAY FOR THE BUY DOWN OF THAT PIT ASSESSMENT EACH YEAR.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN DOES COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE STATUTES AND THE PROPERTY TAX CODE.

CHAPTER 311 THERE IS A LONG LIST OF ITEMS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN SUCH A FINANCE PLAN, AND I'M HAPPY TO GO OVER IN DETAIL ANY OF THOSE SECTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW.

BUT I WANTED TO LEAVE AMPLE TIME FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

OKAY. ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE A QUESTION? SO WHAT STRUCK ME WAS THAT YOU.

CITY IS GETTING APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TAX.

IT'S 73.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

YES, MA'AM. AND THEN ONCE THE 30 YEAR PERIOD IS UP, IT WOULD GET 100%.

QUESTION I HAVE IS REALLY RELATING TO AND IT'S NOT SO MUCH LOCALLY, BUT AS WE SEE CHANGES IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND SOME CHANGES IN LAWS AND TAX RATES AND WHAT CAN

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[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

AND SO IT WOULD BE BASED ON THOSE CAPTURED APPRAISED VALUES.

SO IF THE LEGISLATURE WERE TO SAY YOU COULD NO LONGER, YOU KNOW, GO ABOVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE EACH YEAR, INCREASE IN THOSE APPRAISED VALUES, WHAT IF THEY CUT THEM? WHAT IF THEY CUT OUR VALUATIONS OR OUR OUR TAX RATE? LET'S JUST SAY THEY SAY YOU CAN YOU CITIES CAN NO LONGER HAVE MORE THAN $0.30 ON THE DOLLAR.

I'M JUST THROWING OUT IDEAS THAT SUDDENLY WE'RE LIKE NOT EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT BEFORE, BUT NOW MIGHT BE IN THE REALM OF POSSIBLE.

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SO THE WAY WE CALCULATE THAT INCREMENT IS WE TAKE THE ADDED NEW VALUE TO REACH WHAT THE INCREMENT IS, SO WE TAKE THE ADDED NEW VALUE, LESS THE BASE VALUE, AND THEN WE USE THAT AMOUNT AND THAT IS MULTIPLIED BY YOUR CURRENT TAX RATE.

SO IF THE STATE LEGISLATURE WERE TO ADJUST THAT TAX RATE DOWN CONSIDERABLY, AS YOU'RE SUGGESTING COULD HAPPEN AND YOU'RE PROBABLY CORRECT, THEN THAT AMOUNT THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO GOING INTO THE TERS FUND WOULD REDUCE NATURALLY.

SO BECAUSE WE TAKE IT BASED ON THE CURRENT THE CITY'S CURRENT TAX RATE FOR THAT YEAR.

SO IF THERE WAS A LOSS, THERE WOULD BE A LOSS ON BOTH SIDES.

IT WOULDN'T BE JUST US ABSORBING ALL THE COST AND REVENUE GOING OVER ACROSS IF FOR WHATEVER REASON IT WENT DOWN.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER BOOTH SAID, IT'S A 75, 25, ROUGHLY 20, 23, 73, 27

[6. Conduct a Public Hearing, discussion and take possible action on Ordinance No 20230912-006 to adopt the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Annual Budget for the City of Angleton, Texas for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on September 30, 2024; and declaring an effective date. THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $500,229 OR 5.68%, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $317,213 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.]

AND I'M JUST I'M KIND OF QUESTIONING IF THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HOLD TRUE WITH PROPERTY TAX RATE FREEZES AND ALL THESE OTHER IDEAS BEING FLOATED.

SO THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY IS A PROJECTION FOR THE CITY TO GO BY.

ITS SOMETHING, SOMETHING TO USE.

YOU ALSO DO GET WHEN THEY'RE CALCULATING YOUR TAX RATE EACH YEAR, YOU KNOW, YOU GET THE THREE DIFFERENT ONES, THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND ALL THE NEW ONES THAT WERE CREATED A FEW LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AGO.

BUT YOU DO ACTUALLY GET CREDIT DURING THAT CALCULATION FOR THE MONIES THAT YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE TWO-YEAR INCREMENT FUND.

SO I'M SURE THAT IF SOME OF THOSE VARIABLES THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, CHANGE THOSE CALCULATIONS WILL ALSO CHANGE AND HAVE MORE OF, I GUESS WHAT YOU COULD SAY, A POSITIVE IMPACT ON WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO ADOPT AS YOUR NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.

BUT IT'S REALLY SPECULATION ON ANYBODY'S PART IN REGARDS TO WHAT THE LEGISLATURE MAY OR MAY NOT DO.

BUT EACH YEAR, AS PART OF THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN UPDATE, THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION LATER TONIGHT, THOSE THE IMPACT OF THE TERS IS RECALCULATED EVERY YEAR AND THEY ARE BASED ON THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT ARE ACTUALLY PAID BY EACH PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN THAT ZONE.

AND SO THE TWO PLANS KIND OF WORK TOGETHER.

AND SO THERE WERE MAXIMUM TAX CREDIT AMOUNTS SET IN THAT SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2021.

SO THOSE HOMEOWNERS ARE GUARANTEED NEVER TO RECEIVE MORE THAN THAT ANNUAL MAXIMUM TAX CREDIT AMOUNT.

SO IF WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS THE LEGISLATURE ADJUST OR CREATE SOME LIMITATIONS FOR YOU AS A CITY ON HOW HIGH YOU CAN GO WITH THE APPRAISED VALUES.

AND OF COURSE, IF THOSE COME DOWN, THEN SO IS THE AMOUNT THAT THE CITY CONTRIBUTES INTO THAT TERS FUND.

AND SO THOSE HOMEOWNERS WOULD THEN RECEIVE A REDUCED CREDIT AMOUNT SO THEY CAN RECEIVE LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM SET IN 2021, BUT THEY CAN'T RECEIVE ABOVE THAT AMOUNT. DOES THAT DOES THAT HELP? IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED.

IT IS. THANKFULLY, WE HAVE YOU.

YEAH, YEAH. I GET TO DO ALL THOSE CALCULATIONS AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, TAKE A LONG, HARD LOOK AT IT AND MAKE SURE BECAUSE IT CAN BECOME VERY COMPLICATED WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THOSE CALCULATIONS.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, SIR, THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU HIRE A CONSULTING FIRM TO DO THAT.

THE OTHER THING WAS THE PROJECT COSTS.

YES. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

CORRECT. THE NON PROJECT COSTS ARE ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS.

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AND THEN THE NON PROJECT COSTS ARE THE ACTUAL HOMES.

SO THE DEVELOPER CAN'T SEEK ANY REIMBURSEMENT ON THOSE MORE PRIVATE COST.

AND SO WE CLASSIFY THOSE AS NON PROJECT COST OR ALL THESE COSTS ALREADY INCURRED.

YES. FOR THIS PARTICULAR PHASE.

SO LIKE I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER, AS THEY ADVANCE WITH THE OTHER PLATS AND DEVELOPMENT, THEN WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU WITH AN AMENDED AND RESTATED PLAN THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THOSE.

SO, SO YES, THIS IS ALL COSTS THAT HAS BEEN INCURRED AT THIS POINT.

SO THIS IS PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO ONLY, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S OR WHAT WE CALL IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE.

AND THAT'S ALL BEEN AUDITED.

AND EVERYONE AGREES WITH THOSE NUMBERS THAT THOSE ARE THOSE WERE SPENT THAT THAT'S REALLY MORE A QUESTION FOR FINANCE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE YOUR INDEPENDENT AUDITOR DOES AUDIT THE WORK OF P THREE AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CALCULATIONS RELATED TO THE TOURS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S PART OF YOUR ANNUAL AUDIT. AND THAT ALSO IS COST THAT THAT GETS CHARGED TO THE PID AND OR TOURS AS PART OF YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS THAT YOU SEE IN THOSE TWO PLANS.

AND SO I WOULD I WOULD SAY THAT MOST LIKELY BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE AUDITORS, THAT THAT, YES, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN AUDIT REPORT SOMETIME IN THE SPRING. AND THEY NUMBER TWO, THEY PUT IT AS PART OF THE CITY'S AUDIT.

IT SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE AUDIT.

INCLUDED INSIDE OF IT? YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE CONTINGENCY OF 360,000 AND THEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF 405.

I WAS JUST WANTING TO KNOW WHAT WERE THE LARGE ITEMS THAT MADE UP THAT? THOSE ARE JUST SIMPLY PROJECTIONS.

AND ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, WHAT WE DO IS WE START OUT WITH $10,000 IN THAT FIRST YEAR AND ASSUME A 10% ESCALATION, NOT TEN 2% ESCALATION EACH YEAR AFTER THAT.

SO IT'S JUST A PROJECTION, BUT WE ACTUALLY BASE THE CREDIT CALCULATION OFF OF THE ACTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF THE CITY.

SO WE JUST USE THAT BECAUSE WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE STANDARD THAT MOST CITIES USE.

THEY START WITH THAT 10,000 A YEAR.

OKAY. SO I GUESS IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION.

WHAT WHAT ACTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE? OKAY. THEY WERE LOUD.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR LEGAL MISS JUDITH.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE THAT WAS APPROVED BY PRIOR COUNSEL OR COUNCILS PRIOR TO THIS YEAR THAT SAY THAT THIS IS A MOVING FORWARD ADMINISTRATIVELY? OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO THAT HAS NOT BEEN FORMALLY APPROVED THROUGH THE COUNCIL AND THROUGH THIS BOARD? SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? I THINK I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

SO THERE WAS A PRELIMINARY PLAN THAT WAS SET FORTH IN 2020, 20, 2020, BUT THAT WAS.

THIS IS THE FINAL.

AND WE HAVE TO THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE THIS IN ORDER FOR US TO GO AHEAD WITH THE SAP ON THE BID.

OKAY. SO THIS IS THE FIRST ONE.

THIS IS THE FIRST FINAL.

NO CITY COUNCIL HAS NOT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACTION ON THE FINAL FINANCING YET.

GOTCHA. AND THERE'S NOTHING IN ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS WITH THE DEVELOPER THAT SAYS THAT COUNCIL WOULD AGREE TO EIGHT YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITTEN IN A CONTRACT OR ANY OF OUR AGREEMENTS, WHETHER IT WAS THE SPA AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THOSE THAT SAYS THEY CHARGE WILL BE CREATED OR DOES IT SAY SHALL BE CREATED.

SO IN THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, IT STATES THAT THE PAYMENT FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED BY WAY OF. THE PATIENT TURNS OVER TO 27% PAIN THAT THE DEVELOPER OF WHATEVER.

SO THAT IS ALL SET OUT IN THE FACILITIES AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS EXECUTED BACK IN.

2020. 2020.

THANK YOU. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I RECALL.

THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION, BECAUSE I SENT THAT TO JUDITH THIS MORNING, PROBABLY 10:00 THIS MORNING.

SAME QUESTION. THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO HEAR.

EXACTLY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

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SO WE'VE DONE PRIOR ASSESSMENT PLANS UNDER THE PID, BUT BECAUSE THE TERS DIDN'T KICK IN YET, HADN'T APPLIED YET, WE COULD APPROVE THOSE WITHOUT THIS FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN.

BUT NOW THAT THOSE CREDITS APPLY, WE HAVE TO DO BOTH.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE BOTH EVERY YEAR.

LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION.

THE I GO BACK TO THE THE ACTUAL CALL HERE, AND I KNOW IT'S AUDITED, BUT SHOULDN'T THE BOARD GET TO SEE AND THE PROOF OF THAT BEFORE WE GO AND VOTE ON SOMETHING? I MEAN, THAT SEEMS KIND OF OH IT'S IN THE AUDIT AND WE SAW THAT MONTHS AGO BUT NOT HAVING IT, IT'S, YOU KNOW, TRUST BUT VERIFY. RIGHT. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY ACTUAL PROOF THAT THOSE ARE THE ACTUAL COSTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING WITH YOU, PHIL? I CAN I'VE GOT AN EMAIL.

I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING YOU HAVE TO RIGHT NOW, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT JUST TO MAKE SURE.

AND I WOULD ASK THAT ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD TONIGHT IS SUBJECT TO THE, THE ACTUAL, THE ACTUAL COST BEING DOUBLE CHECKED OR VERIFIED.

YEAH. BECAUSE, I MEAN, I TRUST YOU, MICHAEL, BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE CHECKING THAT BECAUSE I KNOW AUDITORS, TOO. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T CHECK EVERYTHING.

THEY JUST SPOT CHECK.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN FOR THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

NUMBER TWO. I'LL SECOND THAT.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PERES.

A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOOTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS.

SO WE'LL MOVE TO ADJOURNMENT AT 548.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DON'T TELL TOWNSEND I SAT IN HIS SEAT.

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

IS IT? YES. YEAH. NO, I DO HAVE ONE IN MY BAG.

THE ONE THING I DO WANT TO MENTION IS THAT EVERYONE'S TERM ENDS IN OCTOBER 26TH.

SO SORRY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER.

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JUST RIP IT OPEN. IT WAS ACTUALLY LESS NOISE.

YEAH. DID I DO IT RIGHT OR NOT? BIG SHIFT. IT WAS KIND OF MEDIUM.

LET'S TRY AGAIN. IT'S $300 MILLION EACH.

300 MILLION LESS.

THAT'S CRAZY. WHEN THEY FIRST OPENED IT.

GOOD EVENING. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON TO ORDER AT 6:01 P.M..

WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM, AND I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND I GUESS WE'LL MOVE ON.

IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION.

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.

THANK YOU ALL. PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE.

LORD GOD, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE THE GOODNESS THAT COMES FROM YOU, FATHER.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

WE HAVE TO SERVE YOU TO FATHER FOR THE NATION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, FOR THE STATE YOU'VE GIVEN US FOR THE CITY.

FATHER. GOD, JUST LEAD US TONIGHT.

GIVE US YOUR WISDOM.

HELP US TO MAKE WISE AND PRUDENT DECISIONS.

DECISIONS, FATHER, THAT WOULD BENEFIT OUR CITY, OUR CITIZENS AND FATHER THAT WOULD BE PLEASING TO YOU.

AND WE LOVE YOU. WE THANK YOU ALWAYS FOR THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE FOR US.

AND IT'S IN CHRIST NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN. AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON.

CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL FOR ANY ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT BY THE BACK DOORS.

LITTLE SLIP. IF YOU GIVE THAT TO THE CITY SECRETARY, SHE CAN GET YOU UP HERE.

DO WE HAVE ANY SO FAR? OKAY. MOVING ON, CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS.

ITEM NUMBER ONE PRESENTATION OF THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION COUNCIL.

IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD, PLEASE.

AND MISS HOOPER, ARE YOU IN? AUDIENCE COME FORWARD, PLEASE.

SO THEY GAVE ME A BOOK TO READ.

SO LET'S BEAR WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, MAYOR STEVE ANGLETON TEXAS PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS TRADITIONALLY CELEBRATED NATIONWIDE EVERY YEAR SINCE 1968 TO HONOR THE CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTION OF BOTH HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS AND TO SHARE THEIR HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

WHEREAS PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON ISSUED THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1968, DECLARING THE FIRST HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK AND TO HAVE MORE TIME TO PROPERLY OBSERVE AND COORDINATE CELEBRATORY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN PASSED A LAW ON AUGUST 17TH, 1988, TO EXTEND HIS HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK TO HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, AND PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W.

BUSH BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO DECLARE SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 15TH WAS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE FOR COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA.

ON SEPTEMBER 16TH BEING THE ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE FROM MEXICO IN SEPTEMBER 18TH FOR CHILE AND SEPTEMBER 21ST FOR BELIZE.

WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY HISPANIC AMERICANS ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY WITH CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE BECAUSE OF THEIR SERVICE AS DOCTORS, ENTREPRENEURS, EDUCATORS, PUBLIC SERVANTS, LEADERS, COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS.

WHEREAS THEIR VALUES FOR SERVICE TO OTHERS, RESPECT FOR LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

CELEBRATING PROUD COMMUNITIES AND PRIORITIZING FAMILY AND FAITH HAVE SHAPED OUR COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER BEYOND MEASURE.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF ANGLETON ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE, RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT THAT HISPANIC HERITAGE HAS MADE TO SOCIETY, AND TO REAFFIRM THE DIVERSITY IS ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S GREATEST STRENGTHS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I JOHN WRIGHT MAYOR, CITY OF ANGLETON, ALONG WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH IS RECOGNIZED AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO MISS COOPER FROM THE HISPANIC CHAMBER, WHO'S OUR HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND MISS CHERYL LOPEZ.

WE ARE WITH THE LATINO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

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CAN WE GET SOME MARIACHIS ONE ONE TIME? MICHELLE? TWO HOURS AND 15 MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT. YOU MAKE ME STRETCH, THOUGH.

IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING. WE DON'T HAVE KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFULS TONIGHT.

BUT I FEEL SORRY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO BE THE BEST, BEST RESIDENTIAL HOUSE RIGHT NOW WITH THE WATERING RESTRICTIONS AND THE LACK OF RAIN.

SO I'VE GOT THE COLOR BROWN IN THE WHOLE TOWN, I BET.

I'M KEEPING DIRT BEAUTIFUL IN MY HOUSE.

KEEPING DIRT BEAUTIFUL.

MIGHT BE SWITCHING TO ROCK SOON.

HAD A PIPE BURST AND I HAVE TO REALLY DO HAVE A REALLY NICE GREEN SPOT IN MY YARD, ABOUT 18FT WIDE BY 18FT.

SO. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED THEREIN.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO SECTION 551 .071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 323 DASH CV DASH 282.

CHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER HILL VERSUS CITY OF ANGLETON AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, GALVESTON DIVISION.

WE WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 607.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[7. Conduct a Public Hearing to discuss Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Proposed Tax Rate.]

[8. Discussion and possible action to accept HDR Engineering's Letter of Recommendation to approve Matula and Matula Construction, Inc. for Bid 2023-06 2023 Concrete Paving & Maintenance.]

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ITEM NUMBER THREE, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE ANGLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM THE FIELD TO BOOT CAMPAIGN TO RAISE MONEY FOR MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.

[9. Update, discussion and possible action on the active Drought Contingency Plan Stages.]

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS THE MINUTES.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL AUDIT AND SINGLE AUDIT ENGAGEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023 WITH BELT HARRIS AND BACHIK LLP CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.

COUNCIL MAYOR.

I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOOS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS, ITEM NUMBER SIX CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 20230912-006 TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $500,229 OR 5.68%.

AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $317,213 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR? YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR PRESENTATION FIRST? SURE. OKAY.

BEFORE WE GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING, HE'S GOING TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENTS.

THE ENGINEERING COUNCIL.

I'D LIKE TO FIRST DO A QUICK RECAP OF OUR PROPERTY TAX CALCULATION.

THE PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR IS 26.760 PER $100 VALUATION.

OUR ADJUSTED VALUE FOR 2023 WAS $1,000,417,000, 417 MILLION.

I'M NOT USED TO THOSE MANY COMMAS IN THERE.

OUR TOTAL LEVY FOR 2223 FOR O WAS $8,774,253.

OUR TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR IS 1,773,000,000.

OF THAT 60,348,000 IS NEW PROPERTY.

SO WE HAVE AN ADJUSTED TAXABLE VALUE OF 1,000,712,712 MILLION, WHICH GIVES US A NO NEW REVENUE RATE OF 51 TO 2315 PER $100 VALUATION.

OUR 2022 LEVY WAS ONE.

7,351,000. AND SO OUR NO NEW REVENUE, OUR NO, NO NEW REVENUE RATE FOR 2223 IS 42 9 TO 61 PER $100 VALUATION.

THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE FOR 23, 24 FOR M AND O IS 0.444285 PER $100,100 VALUATION. OUR DEBT SERVICE FOR 2324 IS 1,203,000 GIVES US A DEBT RATE OF 0.067906, WHICH THEN GIVES US A TOTAL A TOTAL VOTER APPROVAL RATE OF 0.512191.

AND THEN WE HAVE WE CAN DO WHAT'S CALLED THE DE MINIMIS.

DE MINIMIS RATE, WHICH IS THE RATE NECESSARY TO GENERATE $500,000 IN REVENUE.

THAT RATE, THAT RATE NECESSARY TO DO THAT IS 0.028 201 PER $100.

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OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE AT THE DE MINIMIS RATE IS 7,948,000.

THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS 7,458,000.

THE GENERAL FUND.

THE BUDGET THAT YOU'VE BEEN PRESENTED INCLUDES THE DE MINIMIS RATE, WHICH IS 0.417648 ON THE O&M SIDE.

WE'VE WE ARE ASSUMING AN INCREASE IN SALES TAX OF 10% AND WE'VE INCREASED THE WATER AND SEWER TRANSFER GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT WE'VE BEEN THAT YOU WERE PRESENTED ON AUGUST 8TH HAD $19,070,000 IN REVENUE AND 18,822,000 IN EXPENSES FOR AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF $247,000.

THE BUDGET I'M PRESENTING TONIGHT HAS A REVENUE OF 19,076,000 AND EXPENSES OF 18,413,000, WHICH GIVES US AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF $663,000.

SINCE THE LAST MEETING THAT WE DISCUSSED THE BUDGET, WE'VE REDUCED THE NON DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET BY $409,000 AND WE'VE HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE IN BURGLAR ALARM PERMITS OF $6,500.

THE WATER AND SEWER FUND BUDGET IS WE HAVE 11,249,000 IN REVENUES AND 11,238,000 IN EXPENSES FOR AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF $10,010,638.

THE WATER AND SEWER FUND BUDGET INCLUDES A RATE INCREASE TO COVER THE BWR WATER PRICE INCREASE, A 5% INCREASE IN OUR WATER AND SEWER RATES, AN INCREASE IN OUR DISCONNECT FEES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECONNECT FEE.

DEBT SERVICE FUND.

THE TOTAL REVENUE IS 3,478,000.

TOTAL EXPENSES OF 3,472,000 FOR AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF $5,751.

THE RECREATION FUND HAS REVENUES OF 428,000 AND EXPENDITURES OF 428,000.

THE RECREATION CENTER HAS REVENUES OF $1,007,000 AND EXPENDITURES OF 1,007,000.

THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION REVENUES ARE ESTIMATED OR BUDGETED AT $2,016,000 AND EXPENDITURES ARE 2,016,000. AND THAT'S MY PRESENTATION AT THIS POINT.

THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO, COUNSEL, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? MAKE A MOTION. SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. WE'RE NOW IN A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THE BUDGET PROPOSED? PLEASE STEP UP TO THE MIC.

STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK.

GOING ONCE.

ANYBODY. IT'S WHERE I NORMALLY WOULD SAY BUELLER.

QUITE A FEW TIMES. BUT.

ANYONE. LAST CHANCE.

OKAY. MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

NONE SO FAR. OKAY.

OKAY. PART OF IT, WE DO GIVE YOU UNLIMITED USAGE WITH THE SERVICE.

SO PHONE, TEXT, EMAIL.

THERE'S NO LIMITS ON THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE YOU A LARGER CHARACTER COUNT FOR TEXTING.

SO, YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES YOU CAN GO, YOU KNOW, 5 OR 600 CHARACTERS RATHER THAN A LIMITED COUNT.

SO SOME OF THE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT FEATURES THAT THAT WE OFFER WITH THE SERVICE.

WHAT ABOUT TIME LIMIT ON MESSAGES? UM, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT OUR TIME LIMIT IS.

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I COULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND SEE WHAT THAT IS.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYTHING. WELL, I APPRECIATE CHRIS.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ZOOM IN WITH US.

OH, YEAH. THANKS, EVERYONE. I APPRECIATE IT.

IF ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COME UP, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.

SURE WILL. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THE NEXT UP IS GOING TO BE ON SOLVE WITH MISS STEPHANIE HENSON.

I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START MY VIDEO AND THEN SO JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME IS STEPHANIE HANSEN.

I AM THE ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR YOUR CURRENT CODE RED SYSTEM.

I HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

I'VE BEEN AN ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR SIX YEARS.

I STARTED IN THE SUPPORT ROLE FOR CODE RED, SO I KNOW CODE RED LIKE THE BACK OF MY HANDS.

TYPICALLY NOT SUPPOSED TO ANSWER TECHNICAL TYPE OF QUESTIONS, BUT I'M VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE SYSTEM AND THE COMPANY ITSELF.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO ON SOLVING GOVERNMENT ON SOLVE HAS BEEN PROVIDING HIGH SPEED, HIGH PERFORMANCE, RELIABLE CRITICAL EVENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS TO ORGANIZATIONS FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS.

WE STARTED IN MY HOMETOWN OF ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA, DURING A VERY SEVERE WILDFIRE CRAZE, AND WE EXPANDED TO THE COMPANY THAT, YOU KNOW, TODAY IS ON SALE.

WE DELIVER MORE THAN 2 BILLION ALERTS ANNUALLY FOR OVER 30,000 CUSTOMERS, AND WE ARE THE PROVIDER FOR 24 STATE WIDE ALERTING SYSTEMS. WE ARE LEADING THE FOREFRONT OF CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS CURRENTLY.

AND WITH OVER 1200 CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ALONE, WE PLEDGE AND TO UTILIZE OUR BROAD EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE WORKING WITH AND ALONGSIDE YOUR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BEST AND MOST RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM ON THE MARKET.

TODAY, YOU CAN MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THANK YOU. SO A LOT OF YOU ARE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY ON SOLVE, THERE'S MANY VENDORS ON THE MARKET, MORE THAN SOME THAT ARE MORE COST EFFECTIVE, WHAT HAVE YOU.

WE HAVE PUT A HUGE EMPHASIS ON THE SIMPLICITY, THE INNOVATION, RELIABILITY.

THOSE ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR BUSINESS.

WE ARE A GLOBAL COMPANY, SO WE HANDLE ALL OF THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

OUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFERS 24 OVER SEVEN 365 DAYS A YEAR SUPPORT IF YOU EVER NEED US.

WE ARE THERE TO HELP YOU.

IT'S PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE OFFICE.

THEY WE DON'T OUTSOURCE OUR SUPPORT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WHEN YOU NEED HELP, WE'RE THERE.

WHEN I WAS IN SUPPORT, I HELPED MAN THE PHONES.

WE HAVE AN ON CALL LINE AND IT COULD BE 3 A.M.

AND WE'LL ANSWER THAT CALL.

HELP YOU WITH WHATEVER YOU NEED, WHAT HAVE YOU.

WE ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU AND THAT IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR SUPPORT.

WE REALLY BELIEVE IN HELPING THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE AND INFORMED WITH QUITE A FEW OTHER VENDORS IN THE MARKET. LIKE I MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN SOLELY FOCUSED ON MASS NOTIFICATION, CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SIDE ENDEAVORS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

OUR CORE DELIVERABILITY IS CRITICAL COMMUNICATION.

SO THAT'S OUR FOCUS AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL ALWAYS REMAIN FOCUSED ON.

SO KIND OF GOING INTO OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT, WE PARTNER WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES.

FEMA, NATIONAL CENTER OF MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN AND A CHILD IS MISSING, OR SOME OF HER MORE NOTABLE ONES.

IN 2020, WE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN, AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE HELPED THEM SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS WHICH HAVE ASSISTED IN THE EFFORTS TO FIND OVER 90,000 MISSING CHILDREN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. SO WE TAKE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, HELPING THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, YOU KNOW, GETTING THE WORD OUT AND KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE AND INFORMED AS QUICKLY AND AS RELIABLE, AS RELIABLE AS POSSIBLE.

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SO THAT ALSO ALLOWS US TO CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND WE HAVE A VERY HIGH STANDARD OF SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION THAT WE HAVE TO ADHERE BY DUE TO OUR FEDRAMP CERTIFICATION. I KNOW THAT IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MANY RESIDENTIAL WORRIES.

THEY DON'T WANT THEIR DATA GETTING OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, CONCERNED.

AS THEY SHOULD BE ABOUT ANYONE GETTING ACCESS TO THEIR DATA.

WITH OUR SYSTEM, WE NEVER, EVER SHARE ANY DATA.

IT'S PROPRIETARY.

HONESTLY, WE CAN'T EVEN ACCESS IT, WHICH HAS SOMETIMES BEEN, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT WORRISOME TO THE COMMUNITIES.

YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS, BUT WE WILL NEVER, EVER SHARE IT WITH ANYONE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.

UM, MOVING FORWARD OVER TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THANK YOU. SO OUR CLOUD BASED CRITICAL EVENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM, WE HAVE GLOBAL SCALE.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A MOBILE APP.

WE ARE ACCESSIBLE VIA MOBILE PHONE, TABLET, DESKTOP CALLING, LANDLINES, SATELLITE.

WE HAVE A CAD INTEGRATION THAT WE CAN INTEGRATE DIRECTLY WITH YOUR CAD SYSTEM ANY TIME YOU SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT CAN INTEGRATE WITH CAD, YOU CAN USE OUR SYSTEM TO POST MESSAGES ON HIGHWAY SIGNS, WHAT HAVE YOU.

WE ARE FULLY INTEGRATED WITH IPASS.

WE HAVE OUR OWN IPASS PLATFORM THAT IS INTEGRATED WITHIN YOUR SYSTEM AND WE HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH FEMA.

I HAVE PERSONALLY ASSISTED CITIES AND COUNTIES IN GETTING THEIR DIGITAL CERTIFICATES.

THE CITY OF WICHITA WAS HAVING A HARD TIME A FEW MONTHS AGO GETTING THEIR DIGITAL CERTIFICATES AND I EMAILED MY INTERNAL CONTACTS AND WE HAD THEM BY THE END OF THE DAY. SO WE ARE HIGHLY DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR CITIZENS AND STAFF SAFE AND INFORMED. MOVING FORWARD WITH TV AND RADIO, IPAWS ALLOWS YOU TO PUT NOTIFICATIONS ON THE TV AS WELL AS RADIO DIGITAL SIGNS CLOUD BASED SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SERVERS.

WE ARE FULLY REDUNDANT.

IF ANYTHING WERE TO EVER HAPPEN, GOD FORBID WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SERVER.

SO YOU HAVE US.

NOTHING WILL EVER HAPPEN HOPEFULLY.

UM, SO WE HAVE THE FULLY INTEGRATED SUITE OF SOLUTIONS.

WE ALSO HAVE RISK INSIGHTS, RISK MANAGEMENT, THAT SORT OF THING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST OR QUESTIONS, I CAN ALWAYS PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

GLOBAL REACH FOR 170 COUNTRIES AND 29 LANGUAGES.

WE PROVIDE ALSO THE AUTOMATED WEATHER WARNINGS POLYGONS.

SAME WAY. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, YOUR RESIDENTS CAN OPT IN TO OVER 170 DIFFERENT ALERT TYPES, SELECT EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO RECEIVE, WHERE THEY WANT TO RECEIVE IT, AND THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET THAT CALL WHEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SENDS OUT THAT ALERT.

[10. Presentations given by Genasys and OnSolve Code Red for Request for Quotations for the City of Angleton's Mass Notification System.]

UM, SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, FEEL FREE TO ASK.

I AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT TODAY AND GIVING ME THE INVITATION FOR THE QUOTE.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED AT ALL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW. OKAY.

THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. I REALLY APPRECIATE, AGAIN, TAKING THE TIME OUT TO DO THIS TODAY.

YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AWARDING ONE OF THE TWO SUBMISSIONS FOR THE REQUEST FOR QUOTATION MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

YES, SIR. SO AS PREVIOUSLY PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT, IT DID GO THROUGH THE RFQ PROCESS.

I DID INCLUDE ALL THE SCORECARDS AND INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET.

SO NOW IT IS UP TO YOU GUYS ON WHICH ONE YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO GO TO.

I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THERE IS A COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.

GENESIS IS SUBSTANTIALLY $2,781.14 CHEAPER THAN CODE RED.

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NOW, BECAUSE OF THE USABILITY, SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN SOLVED WITH THEIR NEW PLATFORM, BUT IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU GUYS.

SO WHEN YOU PUT ALL THE SUBMISSIONS TOGETHER FROM THE ART, FROM THE SCORES, WHICH ONE WAS THE BEST? OH, GENESIS SCORED HIGHER.

I WAS MAKING SURE. COMMENT MADE.

YEAH. GENESIS SCORED 17.03 AND UNSOLVED CODE RED SCORED 16.21.

WE ALSO HAD A DEMONSTRATION WITH THE STAFF, WITH THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM WHERE WE DID A COMPLETE DEMO AND MOST OF THEM AGREED WITH GENESIS, BUT IT WAS KIND OF SPLIT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK. IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A BIG LEARNING CURVE SWITCHING TO A NEW SYSTEM.

BUT IF IT SEEMS SO, MY PERSONAL OPINION AND WORKING WITH THESE IS I LEAN TOWARDS GENESIS BECAUSE OF THE EASE ABILITY AND THE ABILITY THAT WE CAN USE OUR EZERRA AND OUR GIS SYSTEM.

AND I HOPE THAT EVENTUALLY WE'LL HAVE ALL OF OUR WATER STRUCTURES, HYDRANTS, GAS LINES, EVERYTHING IN THERE AND THE FUTURE PLAN SO WE CAN ACTUALLY MAP IT OUT AND SEE EVERYTHING.

SO WE'LL GET MORE USABILITY OUT OF IT.

WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE CONTACT LIST AND I CAN USE IT FOR OUR STEER.

THERE'S JUST A WIDER BREADTH OF USABILITY, BUT WE ALSO CAN INTEGRATE ANY DATA THAT WE HAD IN CODE RED INTO THAT.

SO THERE SHOULD NOT BE THAT MUCH OF A TRANSITION.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. SO THEY'LL HAVE TO BE A CAMPAIGN TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW AND NEW APP TO LOAD AND ALL THAT REREGISTER AND YES, BUT SO ON THE REGISTRATION PART, WE'RE BRINGING ALL THE DATA OVER.

YES. SO THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S GREAT. RIGHT. AND THEN GIVING PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPT OUT IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF THE SYSTEM AND GET THE ORDERS, THEY OPT OUT.

BUT THE THE EASE IS WE BRING EVERYONE OVER AND THAT'S GREAT.

YES. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SIGN UPS.

IT'S REALLY A CAMPAIGN OF, YOU KNOW, IF WE CHANGE, HERE'S YOUR NEW APP AND THEN HERE'S WHERE YOU DOWNLOAD IT AND GO TO YOUR APP STORE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

IF THEY USE THE APP BUT SAY THEY DON'T USE THE APP AND I SEND OUT A MESSAGE, IT'LL JUST LOOK THE SAME.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD. CAN I? MY CURIOSITY IS WHAT BROUGHT US TO THIS.

WHAT BROUGHT US TO THE RFQ? YES. WHY WOULD WE NEED DID WE DID WE FEEL LIKE CODE RED WAS ALREADY FALLING BEHIND OR NOT DOING THEIR JOB? OR IS IT I MEAN, THERE WAS A COUPLE SPECIFIC INCIDENT.

I'M JUST TRYING TO CURIOUS BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING NEGATIVE, SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S LIKE, BOOM, HERE WE'VE GOT THIS.

INITIALLY THERE WAS A PRICE INCREASE OF UPWARDS OF $8,000.

BUT AFTER I TALKED TO CODE RED AND WORKED WITH THEM, THEY DID LOWER IT TO 6000 FOR THE INCREASE.

AND THEN WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF ISSUES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND THEY GOT DROPPED.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED TO CODE RED.

WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT.

AND TO BE HONEST, THE PLATFORM THAT CODE RED WAS USING IS NOT USER FRIENDLY.

I WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE CONTACT LIST.

I COULD NOT SEE WHO WAS SIGNED UP.

SO I WOULD HAVE PEOPLE CALL IN AND BE LIKE, HEY, CAN YOU SEE IF I'M ON THE LIST? WHAT AM I ON THERE? YOU I'M GETTING TEXT MESSAGES, BUT I WANT THE EMAIL AND I'M NOT I WASN'T ABLE TO QUICKLY GET ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION, SO IT MADE ME TALK TO MR. WHITTAKER AND REACH OUT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WAS USER FRIENDLY, THAT WE HAD ACCESS TO THE DATA AND WOULD ALLOW ME TO SEND OUT CODE RED OR SEND OUT EMERGENCY MESSAGES IN A LOT QUICKER, FASTER FASHION KNOWING WE WERE GOING IN A TIGHT BUDGET SESSION AND COST INCREASE AND HOW DO YOU PAY FOR IT AND.

HOW DO YOU IS THIS IS THERE ANY CAPITAL COST GOING ON INTO THIS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION SET UP, TRAINING, ANY OF THAT? IT'S NO, SIR.

IT'S ALL INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.

YES, SIR. AND THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS? YES, SIR. THE QUESTION I ALSO WAS GOING TO ASK YOU WAS AROUND THE THE TIME FRAME OF THE CONTRACT, WHAT'S THE CONTRACT WITH GENESIS AN ANNUAL OR IS IT A CERTAIN PRICE FOR.

SO GENESIS IS WILLING TO GO INTO A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH US WHERE THAT PRICE WILL BE SET FOR FIVE YEARS.

AND THEN CODE RED IS A THREE YEAR CONTRACT SET FOR THAT PRICE.

THE 6000. WE'VE BEEN IN CODE RED FOR THREE YEARS, CORRECT? YES. THE CONTRACT JUST IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER.

SO WE'LL HAVE A 30 DAY TRAVIS OF THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE SCORING.

WHAT JUMPED OFF THE PAGE AT THEM TO GET TO GO TO GENESIS OVER CODE RED? A LOT OF IT WAS HONESTLY A LOT OF IT WAS THE REFERENCES.

A REFERENCES SWAYED QUITE A BIT.

I WAS I REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLE AGENCIES THAT USE BOTH.

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AND THAT WAS A BIG THING WITH IT SEEMED TO BE WITH ALL THOSE WAS THE REFERENCES.

YEAH I WANT TO I WAS ON THE SCORING AND ONE OF MY THE ONLY DIFFERENCE I REALLY HAD BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM WAS THE USABILITY.

BECAUSE OF THE COMMENTS FROM THE REFERENCES AND THEN THE REFERENCES THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEY, THE FEEDBACK THEY GAVE.

THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE FOR ME.

OKAY. THEY WERE RIGHT THERE NEXT TO EACH OTHER THE WHOLE TIME.

YES. SHOULD WE GO TO THIS GENESIS WHO ALL WITHIN THE CITY ENVIRONMENT IS GOING TO BE HAVE ACCESS TO THIS IS GOING TO BE PURELY YOU? OR IS THERE GOING TO BE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER DESIGNATED OFFICIAL TO IN CASE YOU DIE IN A CAR WRECK AND WE NEED SOMEBODY TO STEP IN.

NONE OF THAT. DON'T JINX ME LIKE THAT.

NO, I WILL HAVE ACCESS ALONG WITH JOHN, MY COUNTERPARTS.

MR. WHITTAKER, I KNOW MARTHA CURRENTLY ALSO HAS ACCESS TO IT.

THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF US THAT HAVE ACCESS TO IT AND WE CAN MAINTAIN THAT.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO SOUND UGLY, BUT I MEAN, YOU'RE GOOD.

I PREFER YOU SAY IF YOU WIN THE LOTTERY AND YOU LEAVE.

ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM, A MOTION? WE ACCEPT GENESIS AS THE MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

I'LL SECOND IT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH FOR TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO GENESIS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WHEN WOULD THEIR CONTRACT START? WHEN DOES WHEN DOES CODE RED IN? AND THAT'S WHEN THIS WOULD START.

NO, THERE'LL BE A THERE'LL BE A DOUBLE UP.

SO IN OCTOBER WE'LL BE DOUBLING UP.

SO TECHNICALLY IN OCTOBER WE'LL STILL HAVE CODE RED AND WE WOULD HAVE GENESIS.

SO THAT WAY THERE'S NO LAPSE IN CASE SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN AND THE CODE RED CONTRACT OR ENDS IN NOVEMBER, THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.

AND SO THAT'S HOW IT A SHORT OVERLAP.

OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO BOTH OF THE EMERGENCY.

YEAH. THE APPLICANTS FOR THE MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND AND EFFORTS.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. TO CODE RED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, TOO.

YES. YES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU EVER NEED IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL OVER THE YEARS, AND I'M ALWAYS HERE IF YOU NEED ME.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

SO WE JUST THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

AND I'LL WORK WITH JAMIE ON GETTING THINGS SET UP.

THANK YOU. GREAT. THANKS.

A QUICK JAMIE COULD ASK A QUESTION REAL QUICKLY.

YES, SIR. IF SOMETHING COMES UP AND WE NEED TO GET SOME MASS NOTIFICATION TO PEOPLE TO UPGRADE THEIR WHATEVER.

YES, SIR. LET'S GET THAT OUT TO US AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE WE HAVE WE HAVE ACCESS TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT BODIES OF PEOPLE THAT WE COULD OUR CHURCH BODIES AND SCHOOL PEOPLE AND STUFF. WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION OUT PRETTY QUICK.

GREAT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER 12 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION DATE OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF THE ASHLAND PROJECT MOBILE OR MOBILE HOME PARK DUE TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2023.

OTIS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS A REQUEST, AS YOU STATED, THE ASHLAND DEVELOPMENT IN OUR ETJ.

THIS IS A PLAT OF COURSE APPROACHING ITS 12 MONTH TIME PERIOD AND EXPIRATIONS OF COURSE WOULD OCCUR ON THIS PARTICULAR PLAT.

PRELIMINARY PLAT, THAT IS, THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PRESENTING A NUMBER OF FINAL PLATS FOR ASHLAND.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND YOU ARE SEEING, I THINK, A SERIES OF PLATS BEING PRESENTED TO YOU.

SO CAITLIN KING, AGENT FOR THE DEVELOPER, IS HERE TO PRESENT THE ITEM IN CASE THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS.

BUT THEY'RE REQUESTING AN EXTENSION UP TO 12 MONTHS.

THIS WOULD ALLOW THAT PLAN NOT TO EXPIRE.

WE ANTICIPATE THE PROCESS GOING IN OCTOBER BEFORE YOU AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION REQUESTING ACTION TONIGHT.

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EXCUSE ME. A YEAR? I'M SORRY.

12 MONTHS. YOU HAD ME AT A MONTH.

YOU HAD ME AT A MONTH. YOU MAY HAVE LOST ME.

WE HAVE A DEFINITION, SIR.

12 MONTHS FOR THIS SPECIFIC.

YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER 12 MONTHS IS WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.

ANOTHER 12 MONTHS WITH NO EXTENSIONS AFTERWARD FOR THE ASHLAND PROJECT.

YEAH. WELL, THIS PARTICULAR PLANT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL UP TO ONE YEAR FOR THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. IT'S A LOT FOR TWO.

YES, IT IS.

752. I'M GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

WE WILL RESUME AT 8:00.

FIVE OR HARD? FIVE.

APPARENTLY HARD. 8:00.

WE'RE STARTING BACK. ALL RIGHT.

IT IS 8:00.

WE WILL COME BACK TO ORDER AND WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 13.

THIS IS UPDATE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE HENDERSON ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

THE REASON WHY I JOKINGLY TOLD CHRIS THIS THE OTHER DAY, I SAID, CAN WE PLEASE PUT THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA AND CAN WE JUST MAKE IT A STANDING ITEM ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE IT'S THAT IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO GET AN UPDATE AND KEEP THE BALL ROLLING ON HENDERSON ROAD.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JOHN.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL ON WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY.

WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF TO KEEP LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH H-GAC ON THE TIP FUNDING.

THAT APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE'RE GOING TO REALLY FOCUS IN ON.

THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE THAT I BELIEVE Y'ALL ARE Y'ALL ARE IN GOOD POSITION TO GET.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HAC STAFF.

THEY'VE REQUESTED SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY IN CONTACT WITH THEM AND PROVIDING THEM THAT INFORMATION.

SOME OF THE THINGS CHRIS ASKED US, WHAT CAN WE DO TO KIND OF EXPEDITE THE PROCESS? WELL, EVENTUALLY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT TO RFQS FOR SELECTING AN OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

AS LONG AS YOU GO OUT AND YOU REQUEST IT PER THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES AND THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, YOU'RE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND SELECT SOMEBODY FOR THAT AS LONG AS IT'S SELECTED UNDER PROCUREMENT THAT APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE'VE DONE THAT ON SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES HERE.

REAL QUICKLY. YES, SIR.

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE FEDERAL GUIDELINES? BECAUSE TIP FUNDING IS GOING TO BE PAID FOR BY FEDERAL FUNDING.

IT WILL BE ADMINISTERED.

THAT'S THE BIG CATCH. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK TO THE US GOVERNMENT IF WE DO THAT.

OKAY. THEN THEY'VE GOT WE'VE GOT RULES THAT WE'LL EXPLAIN ABOUT LATER ON.

CORRECT. SO THERE'LL BE RULES, THERE'LL BE THINGS SUCH AS YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED TO DO AN AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE OPENING UP FOR MORE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA, NOISE ANALYSIS, POTENTIAL, THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE WE WILL BE ENCROACHING INTO OR CLOSER TO PEOPLE'S PROPERTY WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO THERE'LL BE THINGS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE AND ESPECIALLY ON LAND ACQUISITION AND SUSIE WILL GET INTO THAT SHORTLY.

SOME OF THE PROCESSES AND WHY IT HAS TO BE DONE THE WAY IT'S DONE AND SOME OF THE COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

SO WITH THE PROCUREMENT, ONCE THE CITY GETS INTO PROCUREMENT, THEY CAN PROCEED FORWARD OR THEY COULD WAIT TILL FUNDING DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

BUT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE REALLY WANTED TO KIND OF TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT IS THE LAND ACQUISITION PORTION.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY HAS WENT OUT AND WE'VE SURVEYED AND IDENTIFIED 115 PARCELS THAT WILL NEED TO BE ACQUIRED.

WE'LL WE'LL I'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.

WE NEED TO BE ACQUIRED.

THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 18 TO 24 MONTHS.

IT'S IT'S A LONG PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK EACH BOX OFF.

IF YOU DON'T, IT COULD POTENTIALLY PUT YOUR FUNDING AT RISK.

SO WITH THAT, WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE PRESENTATION TODAY.

I'LL COME OVER HERE.

AND SO SO LET ME JUMP IN REAL QUICK.

SO YOU KNOW, THE HVAC FUNDING AND SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS.

I MEAN, THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN QUICKLY.

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[11. Discussion and possible action on awarding one of the two submissions for the Request for Quotation Mass Notification System. ]

SORRY, JOHN. ALL RIGHT.

SO I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF HENDERSON.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE, SO WE PUT TOGETHER THIS SLIDE TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT WE'VE DONE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY, VERY AGGRESSIVE IN THIS IN THIS CORRIDOR, TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE IMPROVEMENTS AND TO PUT IN A POSITION TO WHERE NOBODY THAT I CAN THINK OF HAS DONE THE STUFF THAT YOU'VE DONE AND CREATED THE KNOWLEDGE NOT ONLY WITH STAFF BUT HDR, BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE ALL THIS STUFF TO PUT US ON THROUGH TO GET US DONE.

THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE MOBILITY AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE AREA.

IT'S ALMOST TWO MILES LONG.

CURRENTLY IT'S A TWO LANE ROADWAY WITH SEVERAL TURN LANES IN IT.

SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND WITH WINDROSE GREEN THAT WAS TO DO THE BOX CULVERTS AT RANCHO DITCH THAT SOLVED THE DRAINAGE OR ADDRESSED THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT WAS GOING ON RANCHO DITCH.

SO THAT WAS A VERY BIG PLUS FOR EVERYONE.

IT BROUGHT THE FLOODPLAIN WITHIN THE BANKS, WHICH WAS NOT THAT WAY PRIOR TO.

WE ALSO DID A TRAFFIC STUDY IN 2021 WHERE WE IDENTIFIED AND I'LL HAVE SOME SLIDES TO KIND OF REMIND YOU ALL OF HOW BIG SOME OF THIS STUFF IS BASED OFF OF THE POTENTIAL GROWTH THAT'S COMING AND CONNECTING THE TWO TEXT CORRIDORS.

AND THEN IN 2022, WE DID A DRAINAGE STUDY WHERE WE IDENTIFIED WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE TO FILL IN SOME OF THOSE LARGE DITCHES AND IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE IN THE AREA.

AND WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO ON SOME SOME TEAMING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TO REALLY DRIVE THAT HOME THAT WE STARTED THIS IN 2020 THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT WHERE WE STARTED TRYING TO PUT THE PIECES IN PLACE SO THAT WE COULD GET THE GRANTS AND BE BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO BE AWARDED THE GRANT WITH ALL THE ITEMS WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN.

SO THE MAP HERE IS JUST TO DRIVE HOME THE POINT, THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THAT AREA THAT'S GOING TO ATTRIBUTE TO SOME OF THE LOADING, THE TRAFFIC LOADING ON HENDERSON ROAD, YOU CAN SEE THE ONES IN GREEN ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IN PROCESS OF BEING BUILT.

AND THE ONES IN RED ARE THE ONES THAT WE'VE CONTINUOUSLY TALKED TO DEVELOPERS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

BACK ON, BACK OFF, BACK ON, BACK OFF.

SO THERE IS INTEREST AND IT WILL BE DEVELOPED AT SOME TIME.

SO THIS WILL ALSO ADD CONGESTION.

ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF THE TRAFFIC IS ALSO DRIVEN BY THE SCHOOL.

THERE'S A MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE THAT HAS A LOT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC DURING PEAK HOURS.

AND IT'S ALSO A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME TO THE FOOTBALL GAMES.

THEY COME AND USE THAT CORRIDOR TO GET TO THE STADIUM.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC, THERE'S A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC THAT CURRENTLY THERE ARE LIMITED SIDEWALKS IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS.

SO THIS THIS WILL BE A MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY TO THE COMMUNITY.

OKAY. SO WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED, LIKE I SAID, WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC LOADING.

WE IDENTIFIED A BOULEVARD SECTION.

WE IDENTIFIED TURN LANES AT INTERSECTIONS.

WE IDENTIFIED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A SIGNALIZATION AT THREE OF THESE INTERSECTIONS TO HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC LEVEL, THE 90 FOOT MINIMUM ROADWAY RIGHT OF WAY.

CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE IT VARIES BETWEEN 65 AND 80.

SO IT VARIES DOWN THROUGH THAT CORRIDOR.

SO THERE WILL BE SOME ACQUISITIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE HAPPEN.

AND WE ALSO JUST TO TO IMPROVE, LIKE I SAID, THE SAFETY.

WE HAVE A SHARED PATH ON ONE SIDE THAT WE IDENTIFIED WHERE BICYCLERS AND ALSO PEDESTRIANS CAN USE A WALKWAY.

AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE WANT TO PUT A SIDEWALK OVER THERE SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO CROSS THE ROAD.

THEY CAN ACTUALLY WALK FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALL THE WAY DOWN.

OKAY. SO THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE FROM THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WE LOOKED AT, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT EACH ONE, I TALKED ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD BE DONE.

WE DID TRAFFIC COUNTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FOR INSTANCE, THIS ONE HERE AT DOWNING, WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE WITH WITH ADDITIONAL TURN LANES AND SIGNALIZATION.

ALL RIGHT. GO TO THE NEXT ONE.

AND WHEN YOU START APPROACHING BUSINESS TO 88, THE RIGHT OF WAY ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE 93FT IN ORDER TO GET IN THE AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL TURN LANES NEEDED TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC LOADING AND THE TURNING MOVEMENTS, ALONG WITH PUTTING IN A SHARED PATH IN THERE.

NOW RECOGNIZE THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE A SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER SIDE, JUST A JUST ON ONE SIDE.

BUT THAT'S THAT AREA RIGHT THERE IS GOING TO BE LIMITED ACCESS ANYWAYS BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.

[01:30:01]

OKAY. SO AS I STATED BEFORE, WE'VE WE'VE ALREADY DONE A FULL SURVEY.

SO AGAIN, WE'VE DONE A TRAFFIC STUDY, WE'VE DONE A DRAINAGE STUDY, WE'VE DONE A SURVEY, WE'VE TAKEN A LOOK AT WHAT PROPERTIES ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED, WHAT PROPERTIES WE WOULD NEED TO TALK TO. AND WE CAME UP WITH A LIST OF 115 PROPERTIES AND WE'VE GOT ADDRESSES, INFORMATION ON THAT.

SO WITH THAT, WE LAID DOWN A PRETTY GOOD GROUNDWORK FOR FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE ACCEPTED.

AND WITH US TODAY, I BROUGHT SUSIE WITH US.

SHE'S PART OF HDR RIGHT AWAY.

SHE'S DONE SOME REALLY GREAT WORK.

SHE'S DONE SOME WORK IN WHARTON, THINGS IN THAT NATURE HERE IN ANGLETON AS WELL.

AND I'LL LET SUSIE INTRODUCE HERSELF.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS JOHN JUST MENTIONED, MY NAME IS SUSIE RAMSIER BROADWAY.

CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME OKAY? OKAY. I WANTED TO JUST IDENTIFY MYSELF AS SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 19 YEARS.

SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE.

I'M SORRY. YES, SIR.

IS THAT BETTER? OKAY.

IS THAT BETTER? YES. OKAY. MORE.

I'M JUST SAY SOMETHING SO I CAN HEAR.

OKAY. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. AND AS I WAS JUST MENTIONING, I HAVE 19 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SPECIALIZING IN ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION SERVICES.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AS I'M A RESIDENT OF BRAZORIA COUNTY, MYSELF AND I HAVE DONE BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

THIS PROJECT IS CRITICAL TO IMPROVING YOUR SAFETY AND MOBILITY FOR AN AREA THAT IS DEVELOPING FAST AND WILL PROVIDE THE MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT FOR YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

WHAT IS REQUIRED WHEN YOU'RE ACCEPTING MONEY FROM FEDERALLY FEDERAL FUNDS, FROM FHWA OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF GRANT PROGRAMS, ANYTHING THAT'S COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU USE THEIR PROCESS AND EACH STEP THAT YOU DO.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WHAT COMES INTO ACQUIRING THE RIGHT OF WAY.

SO IF YOU'RE NEEDING THAT TO DO YOUR CONSTRUCTION OR YOUR PROJECT, THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF THAT THAT WE HAVE TO SET UP.

SO DEPENDING ON YOUR FUNDING AND THE THE THE FEDERAL GRANT THAT YOU'RE GETTING TO DO YOUR PROJECT, WE HAVE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS NEEDED, WHAT ARE THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT'S CRITICAL ANY RIGHT OF WAY CONSULTANT CAN DO.

YES, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING THOSE PROCEDURES.

HOW DOES THAT IMPACT YOU? IT IMPACTS YOUR PROJECT.

IT CAN PAUSE THE PROJECT OR IT CAN CAUSE YOU TO HAVE TO REIMBURSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE FUNDS THAT YOU'VE USED.

SO I'M GOING TO GO INTO PARTS OF THE SCOPE, WHAT IS REQUIRED WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT, AS WE DO AUDITS REGULARLY WITH FEDERAL FUNDS.

THAT CAN HAPPEN DAY ONE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.

IT CAN HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR PROPERTY.

IT CAN HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR PROJECT, OR IT CAN HAPPEN TOWARDS THE END OF YOUR PROJECT.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

ALTHOUGH THIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT YOU MAY HAVE STRUCTURED CURRENTLY IN PLACE, IT DEPENDS HOW THAT STRUCTURE IS BASED ON THE TYPE OF SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR THE PROJECT AND THE TYPE OF FUNDING YOU ARE RECEIVING.

WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS YOUR PLANNING, YOUR SCHEDULING, REPORTING, PREPARATION OF THE REQUIRED FEDERALLY FUNDED CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

RIGHTS OF ENTRIES WOULD HAVE TO BE OBTAINED.

THAT GIVES YOU LEGAL ACCESS TO ACCESS SOMEONE'S PROPERTY FOR THEIR SURVEYORS TO USE IT TO OBTAIN METES AND BOUNDS AND ANY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OR RESEARCH THAT YOU NEED TO DO.

BY NOT DOING SO, YOU COULD LAND A SURVEYOR OR AN APPRAISER IN JAIL.

AND MOST OF US DON'T LIKE GOING TO JAIL ANYWAY.

APPRAISAL REVIEW.

THAT'S ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT IF YOU'RE ACCEPTING FEDERAL FUNDS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSED CERTIFIED APPRAISAL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, BOTH THAT DOES THE APPRAISAL AND ALSO DO THE DOES THE REVIEW SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS, WHAT DOES THAT INCLUDE? THAT INCLUDES TAKING WHAT WE OBTAINED ON THE SURVEY, YOUR TITLE COMMITMENT, REVIEWING AND RESEARCHING, AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL THAT IS CONCURRENT, ANY TYPE OF SCHEDULE C AND LIENS THAT NEED TO BE RELEASED TO YOU IN REFERENCE TO PURCHASING THE NEW RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PROJECT AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED. THAT MEANS ALL YOUR LANDOWNER BILL OF RIGHTS, THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE.

THAT MEANS THE ACQUISITION.

YOU'LL HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S IN PLACE.

GREAT. WE CAN RIGHT AWAY.

CONSULTANT CAN USE THAT IF IT'S NOT.

THOSE ARE THINGS AND TEMPLATES AND PROCEDURES THAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE CREATED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING THOSE FEDERAL POLICIES AND RULES AND REGULATIONS.

EVERY PROPERTY OWNER'S LETTER HAS TO BE SENT OUT.

CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT.

IT HAS TO BE IN WRITING.

YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM 30 DAYS TO NEGOTIATE.

AFTER 30 DAYS, DAY 31, YOU CAN SEND OUT A FINAL OFFER LETTER THAT GIVES THEM ADDITIONAL 14 DAYS.

AFTER THAT, YOU CAN NOW FILE FOR SUIT.

[12. Discussion and possible action on a request to extend the expiration date of a preliminary plat of the Ashland Project Model Home Park, due to expire September 27, 2023. ]

THOSE DELAYS COST YOU MONEY, TIME AND YOUR PROJECT DEADLINES COULD CREATE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.

A PART OF ACCEPTING ANY FORM OF FEDERAL FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

[01:35:03]

YES, YOU HAVE TO. YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PRO BONO, A BONA FIDE OFFER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

BUT IF WE'RE ALSO IMPACTING THEIR PROPERTY, THEY ALSO MAY BE ENTITLED TO CERTAIN PARTS OF RELOCATION.

SO NOW YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE ACQUISITION, MEANING THE LAND AND THE IMPROVEMENTS.

AND NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO, MAYBE RELOCATION.

SO WHEN WE PUT THIS TOGETHER, WHEN JOHN APPROACHED ME, WE LOOKED AT ALL THE FACETS THAT YOU MAY BE USING ON YOUR PROJECT, WHETHER IT'S TIP FUNDING, WHETHER IT'S BEING ADMINISTRATED BY TEXSTAR OR ANY OTHER ENTITY THAT YOU'RE ACQUIRING IT.

$1 FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE FOLLOW ALL OF THESE PROCESSES.

AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY, WHAT'S CRITICAL ABOUT IT IS WE OFTEN FIND A LOT OF AGENCIES OR ENTITIES, THEY LOOK FOR SHORTCUTS.

THEY DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

I CAN GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE PROJECT MANAGEMENTS ON THE SCHEDULE AND WE CAN KIND OF TALK ABOUT EACH ONE IF YOU'D LIKE.

BUT ULTIMATELY, WHAT I WANT TO JUST SAY, I KNOW ULTIMATELY WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, THAT IT IS CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THOSE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE.

IF NOT, YOU MAY TAKE SHORTCUTS THAT SAVE YOU MONEY NOW, BUT IT WILL COST YOU MONEY AND MORE MONEY IN THE LONG TERM.

AND WE HAVE SEEN THROUGH AUDITS THAT HDR HAS DONE WITH OTHER CONSULTANTS.

WE'VE BEEN PARTS OF FHWA AUDITS AND NOT PASSING IT AND GETTING DINGS ALSO HURTS YOU FROM GETTING FUTURE FUNDING ON ANY FORM OF PROJECTS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO WHY THAT'S CRITICAL IS THAT ALSO HEEDS THE GROWTH THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE.

THE NEXT SLIDE HERE, WE JUST BROKE OFF, WHAT, RIGHT AWAY? CONSULTANT FEES TYPICALLY CHARGE ON A MAGNITUDE OF A PROJECT ABOUT THIS SIZE.

THOSE COSTS I KNOW CAN BE SHOCKING.

IT'S STICKER SHOCK, BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND IT'S A PROCESS OF HELPING YOU COME IN AND CREATE THOSE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES AND GUIDELINES AND TEMPLATES FOR YOU TO USE EITHER ON FUTURE PROJECTS AND SUCH FUNDING IN THE FUTURE.

THOSE COSTS CAN RANGE BETWEEN RIGHT OF WAY COSTS AND OTHER LITIGATION COSTS.

YOUR COMMISSIONERS, YOUR SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU HAVE YOUR JUDGES APPOINT, THAT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE.

YOU MAY HAVE THOSE ALREADY IN PLACE, BUT THOSE HAVE TO BE THREE SPECIAL LANDOWNERS THAT HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING CONDEMNED AND NO CONNECTION AND THE PARTIES OF THE AND THE CONDEMNATION.

[13. Update, discussion and possible action on the Henderson Road Improvement Project.]

RIGHT NOW, LOOKING AT THE 114 PARCELS THAT WE ESTIMATED JUST FOR RIGHT OF WAY COSTS, THAT WOULD BE YOUR RIGHT OF ENTRY.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPRAISALS REVIEW.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT A COST OF 1.556 MILLION OTHER CONSULTANT FEES THAT YOU CAN IF YOU HAVE TITLE COMPANIES THAT YOU USE WITHIN THE AREA THAT YOU HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT CAN HELP PULL THOSE METES AND BOUNDS.

IT IS A LEGAL CLOSING.

CLOSING BY DEED. THERE'S NO SHORTCUTS WHERE I CAN GO CLOSE OUT AT THE TABLE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.

IF THERE'S RELEASES OF LIENS THAT NEED TO BE OBTAINED, WE ASSIST WITH THAT.

ALL YOUR RIGHT OF WAY CONSULTANTS NEED TO DO THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING THOSE PROCESSES TO HAVE THAT REMOVED SO THAT YOU HAVE NO CLOUD ON TITLE IN YOUR RIGHT OF WAY. AND WHILE WE MEAN THAT IS IMPORTANT IS MAINLY BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE PROVIDING THOSE TITLE COMMITMENTS THAT ARE BEING INSURED BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THEY GET A OF WHAT YOU HAVE USED AS A GOOD STEWARD TO THEIR MONEY, THEY AUDIT THAT FILE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE COMPLIANT AND ALL THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT WE NEED TO BE WHEN WE'RE ACQUIRING ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.

SO I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS.

OKAY. A LOT OF INFORMATION.

JOHN, WANT ME TO GO OVER THE AMOUNT JUST QUICKLY FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY CONSULTANT FEES.

SO FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY, CONSULTANT FEES FOR ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 114 PARCELS, THAT COST WAS ESTIMATED AT 1.556 MILLION.

FOR OTHER CONSULTANT FEES, THAT'S YOUR LITIGATION, YOUR APPRAISAL, YOUR COMMISSIONER FEES, AND POSSIBLY THE COST OF CONDEMNATION THAT CAN RUN YOU FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 1.183 MILLION. YOUR LAND COST ALONE, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY THAT IF YOU FIND THAT THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF YOUR PROJECT THAT MAY CHANGE AS ESTIMATED CURRENTLY AT 500,000.

SO YOUR TOTAL COST ON 114 PARCELS IS 3.239 MILLION.

ANY QUESTIONS? I SAW YOU RUBBING YOUR HEAD.

OH, YEAH, I KNOW. IT'S A BIG NUMBER.

SO I THINK YOU SAID IT BEFORE.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT.

SO IF WE WERE TO DO THIS ON OUR OWN, SAY WE BORROW MONEY IN A BOND, AND WE DO IT PROPERLY, AND THEN WE GET A GRANT, ARE WE ELIGIBLE FOR

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NO, I DON'T. I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO BE APPROVED FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

YOU DO. SO IF IT'S BEING ADMINISTERED BY TIP OR COMING THROUGH TIP, ANY OTHER TYPE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING TEXDOT WE WE FOLLOW THE PROCESS SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS IN GETTING REIMBURSED.

BASICALLY, YOU'LL HAVE TO GET INTO WHAT'S CALLED AN RFA, AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT.

AND UNTIL THAT THAT IS EXECUTED, ANY COSTS THAT THE CITY SPENDS OR ANY ACCEPTS, IT CAN'T BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT.

AND THE MAIN GOAL WAS TONIGHT WAS TO SHOW YOU, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE COSTS THAT YOU'RE SEEING AND THAT NUMBER THAT WE'VE THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE AND REPORTED ON.

THERE ARE SOME DRIVERS IN IT THAT THAT ARE FROM REGULATIONS THAT YOU HAVE NO CHOICE IN IF YOU'RE GOING TO ACCEPT THAT MONEY.

YOU HAVE THOSE.

YOU HAVE TO CHECK THOSE BOXES OR YOU AS AS SUSIE SAID, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY YOU COULD HAVE TO REIMBURSE FOR THOSE COSTS.

OKAY. SO WHEN YOU CAME TO US BEFORE AND YOU SAID $60 MILLION TO DO HENDERSON THAT INCLUDED THIS 3 MILLION? YES, SIR. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE BUDGET NUMBERS.

I KNOW. AND AND THERE MAY BE SOME THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO.

I MEAN, WHAT I WANTED TO DO IS MAKE SURE I HIT ANYTHING THAT POTENTIALLY THEY COULD ASK YOU TO DO, LIKE LIKE SOUND WALLS, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN.

MY WORST NIGHTMARE WAS TO SAY, HEY, GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, HEY, NOW YOU GOT TO DO SOUND WALLS.

NOW YOU GOT TO DO AN AIR QUALITY BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING MORE TRAFFIC DOWN IN THIS AREA.

YOU KNOW, NOW YOU GOT TO DO A NOISE STUDY.

NOW YOU GOT TO DO THIS HISTORICAL RESEARCH, YOU KNOW, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO ALL THAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER.

SO. THE PROBLEM IS, IS THE STICKER SHOCK IS WHAT STOPPED US IN THE LAST 20 YEARS OF DOING ANYTHING WITH THIS ROAD.

I WANT TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT GET US THERE.

AND AS FAR AS FILLING IN THE DITCH FIRST, PUTTING THE SIDEWALK IN JUST THE SIDEWALK FOR WALKABILITY AND SAFETY OR BREAKING IT UP INTO PHASES, HOW DO WE DO 35 TO 2 BUCK TO OR TO TO DOWNING? I MEAN, HOW DO WE WE'VE GOT TO START BITING THIS THING OFF AT PIECE BY PIECE.

SOMEHOW. WE CAN'T JUST KEEP SAYING, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY AND WE JUST STOP, RIGHT? WE CAN WE CAN LOOK AT THE PHASING AND COME UP WITH A PHASING.

BUT UNTIL YOU DO THAT FOR AGREEMENT, THAT'S GOING TO BE CITY FUNDING.

AND I REALLY THINK YOU'VE POSITIONED YOURSELF WITH ALL THE UPFRONT WORK, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CORRIDOR STUDY, WITH THE DRAINAGE STUDY, WITH THE SURVEY.

I MEAN, YOU'VE DONE A LOT MORE WORK THAN MOST MUNICIPALITIES HAVE IN ORDER TO GET SELECTABLE.

YOU KNOW, Y'ALL HAVE SOME REAL COSTS.

YOU ALL HAVE SOME REAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU NEED OTHER THAN, HEY, I NEED AN INTERSECTION.

WELL, NO, WE KNOW WE NEED THREE LANES, YOU KNOW, HERE WITH TWO TURN LANES TO THE WEST TO TURN, YOU KNOW, SO ON AND SO ON.

BUT YEAH, I COULD. WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT BREAKING THAT DOWN IF I KNEW KIND OF WHAT THE CITY WAS WANTING TO EXPECT.

JUST REMEMBER THOUGH, WHEN WE GET BACK UP TOWARDS VALDERAS, THOSE PIPES ARE 310 BY TEN BY EIGHTS.

SO I MEAN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ADDS UP EXPONENTIALLY IN THAT AREA.

NOW YOU CAN GO DOWN TO THE SOUTH, BACK TOWARDS 35.

THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME LARGE PIPES IN THERE, BUT IT'S NOT AS LARGE AS THE ONES BACK OVER THERE BY RANCHO AND STUFF.

THAT'S WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF THE ACQUISITION IS GOING TO BE.

RIGHT. THE ACQUISITIONS ARE ALL THROUGHOUT THE THE WHOLE THE WHOLE PROCESS IS THAT INCLUDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PAYING THEM TO SAY THAT IS THAT INCLUDING PAYING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL THAT INCLUDES THAT WE JUST PUT SOME COSTS IN THERE FOR ACQUIRING.

YES. FOR ACQUIRING PROPERTY AT THE SCHOOL ANYWHERE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FROM, FROM AN ACTUAL PLATTED LOT HAS BEEN INCLUDED. AND SO WE ADD THE PART OF THE BUDGETING WAS IS WE HAD TO TAKE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY PROPERTIES DO WE THINK ARE GOING TO SAY, ALL RIGHT, YEAH, IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR ANGLETON.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND WE'LL SELL IT.

BUT WE HAD TO TAKE SOME ESTIMATES ON WHICH ONES TO SAY, NO, YOU'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO GO TAKE THIS THING ALL THE WAY OUT.

SO THAT'S WHY SOME OF THESE NUMBERS ARE SO BIG.

IT'S NOT THE MAIN GOAL WAS TO SHOW YOU THAT IT'S NOT JUST HDR FUNDING, IT'S NOT JUST LAND FUNDING.

THERE'S ALSO OTHER SERVICES THAT THAT THERE ARE DRIVERS AND COSTS IN THIS.

AND AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST THING THAT WE NEED TO DO BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET THE RIGHT OF ENTRY BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN GO OUT AND SURVEY THE ADDITIONAL WORK TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.

AND THE TIFF GRANTS, THAT IS.

[01:45:02]

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, SOMEBODY SAID UP TO 20 MILLION AT A TIME OR WE'VE GOT IT IN FOR 50.

I THINK IT'S 52, 53, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S 53.

THEY HAVEN'T REJECTED ANYTHING BACK AS OF YET.

AND MAYBE THEY COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, YOU NEED TO PHASE IT.

AND AT THAT POINT WE CAN WE CAN PHASE IT.

BUT THE THE MAIN DRIVER IS YOU GOT A TWO LANE ROAD WITH OPEN DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FILL THOSE IN AND THEN BUILD YOUR BOULEVARD SECTION.

SO YOU'RE GOING FROM FOUR, YOU'RE GOING FROM 2 TO 4.

SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT COST FOR TWO MILES.

YOU KNOW, BASICALLY SAY PHILOMELION, BUT THERE WOULD STILL BE DRAINAGE, RIGHT? CULVERTS, BOX CULVERTS UNDERNEATH.

YES, SIR. IT'LL BE THE DITCHES WILL BE GONE.

WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF THEM. NO, NO.

THEY'LL BE THEY'LL BE IMPROVED DRAINAGE.

ACTUALLY IT'LL HELP OUT THE AREA SIGNIFICANTLY IS WHAT WE IDENTIFIED IN THE DRAINAGE STUDY.

SO LIKE I SAID, THE CORRIDOR STUDY IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR GROWTH, FOR FOR MOVING, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC FROM ONE CORRIDOR TO THE OTHER.

THE DRAINAGE STUDY TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE AREAS DRAINING INTO THOSE DITCHES TO GIVE IT A BETTER DRAINAGE SYSTEM, A MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THAT HAVE TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS THING TO WHERE WE DON'T IMPACT EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

MR. BOOTH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? WELL, I DON'T.

I DIDN'T. I DON'T WANT TO TURN THIS INTO A DESIGN STUDY TONIGHT.

THAT'S. THAT'S AT ANOTHER TIME AND ANOTHER PLACE.

BUT I LOOKED AT THIS, AND I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU.

WITH YOU ALL. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD CRACKING THE POPCORN HERE AND THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD LOOK AT ALIGNMENT, MODIFICATIONS.

MODIFICATIONS POSSIBLY TO THE TYPICAL SECTION TWO.

IT'S GETTING REAL ANNOYING.

GO AHEAD. I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD WE COULD MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE THE OVERALL THE SEGMENTAL ALIGNMENTS, POSSIBLY TYPICAL SECTIONS TO AVOID HAVING TO TAKE PROPERTY OFF OF RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY AT WHATEVER DEPTH THEY ARE AND IF THE CITY GOES IN.

I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO FIGHT THAT BATTLE.

YOU TAKE RANCHO, YOU START TAKING FIVE, EIGHT FEET OFF THEIR PROPERTIES.

THAT'S THE WHOLE YARD.

THAT'S THAT'S A LOT OF BACKYARD.

OTHER OTHER LOTS THROUGH THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE REAL HARD TO CONVINCE ME TO TAKE LAND FROM THEM.

IF WE COULD MAKE SOME MAKE SOME CHANGES TO OTHER THINGS AND LOOK AT IT EARLY ON OR SO.

I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A DESIGN.

NO, NO, NO. YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IS THE ALIGNMENT ONCE WE COME DOWN THERE AND MAYBE SHIFTING IT OVER, LIKE YOU SAID, BACK TOWARDS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT INTO THE TO THE RESIDENTIAL, BUT THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL DO IN THE DESIGN PHASE IS IDENTIFYING WHAT WE CAN DO THAT THAT MEETING NEEDS TO BE LIKE THREE FEET SO WE DON'T GO INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S BACKYARD.

RIGHT. THERE'S AND I JUST QUICKLY LOOKED TODAY AT TRAFFIC MAP, AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS AND STUFF.

I MEAN, TEX-DOT IS MOVING 9 TO 15,000 CARS A DAY THROUGH TOWN.

TWO LANES WITH A CONTINUOUS TURN LANE, POSSIBLY FOUR LANES WITH A CONTINUOUS TURN LANE.

THAT'S FAR EXCEEDS THE TRAFFIC LOADING THAT'S ANTICIPATED FOR HENDERSON ROAD.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST.

BEG THAT WE LOOK AT IF TEXDOT CAN DO IT THROUGH TOWN, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAYBE RECONSIDER THE TYPICAL SECTIONS THAT WE HAVE THERE.

[01:50:03]

YEAH, NO, NO. OUTSIDE THIS MEETING.

AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WHAT WE DID WAS DO YOU KNOW, THE TRAFFIC COUNTS IN THERE AND THE BEST TURNING MOVEMENTS AND TRYING TO ELEVATE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT THOSE INTERSECTIONS USING TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

THOSE ARE THE BIG BUGABOOS RIGHT THERE.

THE INTERSECTIONS. YES, THAT'S THAT'S THE DRIVERS.

THOSE ARE THE DRIVERS.

YES, SIR. COUNSEL.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? BUT THANK YOU.

I MEAN, WE ALL NEED STICKER SHOCK, YOU KNOW, BUT WE GOT TO KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE.

UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN FAVOR OF TAKING UNCLE SAM'S MONEY.

I'D PREFER DOING IT MYSELF OR GETTING IT FROM FROM STATE MONEY.

BUT BECAUSE ANY PROJECT, LIKE Y'ALL ALREADY SAID, IF YOU HAVE SOME FEDERAL MONEY INVOLVED, IT OPENS UP A WHOLE NOTHER AVENUE OF STUFF YOU GOT TO DO.

AND IT'S IT'S ALL MONEY.

I DO WANT TO SEE US KEEP THIS BALL ROLLING.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO BRING IT BACK EVERY MONTH, BUT I WANT IT ON THE AGENDA EVERY LIKE I WANT TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT.

LET'S KEEP THE BALL ROLLING.

SO. SO CAN I SUGGEST THAT WE GO OUT FOR AN RFQ FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES BECAUSE THEN THAT WILL COME BACK FOR SELECTION AND THEN WE CAN HAVE PERIODIC UPDATES ON WHERE WE'RE AT.

WHERE ARE WE AT ON THE TIFF GRANT? I MEAN, IS THERE A TIMELINE THAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE THIS OR WE'RE WE'RE WAITING ON THE CALLS.

THEY CALL THEM CALLS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.

THEY HAVE ONE THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S FOR MARKETING GOODS, WHICH THAT'S NOT GOING TO FALL UNDER.

OURS IS GOING TO BE MORE OF A DEVELOPMENT OR SAFETY AND MOBILITY.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND WAITING ON.

WE IT SHOULD BE COMING SOONER THAN LATER, JOHN.

IT SHOULD BE COMING SOONER THAN LATER.

TIMEFRAME, SIX MONTHS, THREE MONTHS.

I WOULD I WOULD HOPE SO. YES, I WOULD HOPE SO.

IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, PEOPLE WERE HOPING TO COME OUT SOMETIME THIS YEAR, THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR.

MM. YEAH. MY IGNORANCE IS TIFF HAVE FEDERAL MONEY INVOLVED IN IT? YES, SIR. OKAY.

I THINK WE TRIED STATE MONEY, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING AVAILABLE.

YEAH. SAFE SIDEWALKS, I THINK WE TRIED.

TALKED ABOUT. YEAH, BUT YOU GOT TO.

THE PROBLEM IS, YOU GOT TO DO THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

WE DON'T HAVE A GRANT. I JUST.

WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING. WE GOT TO GET MOVING.

BUT AGAIN, IS, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT UPFRONT WHEN WE GO LOOK AT WE TALKED TO JOE AT THE END OF THE MONTH WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FUTURE PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE JUST BITE THE BULLET AND SPEND $3 MILLION ON PROPERTY ACQUISITION.

WELL, THAT'S. AND YOU COULD PUT IT OUT.

YOU COULD PUT IT OUT AS A VOTER.

YOU KNOW, THE VOTERS VOTE ON IT.

YOU WANT TO DO THIS PROJECT? START THE PROJECT? YEAH. AND KNOWING THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE ANYTHING IMMEDIATELY, BUT IT'S GOING TO MAKE US THAT MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE AND AND DO A PROJECT.

LIKE JOHN SAID, IT'S GOING TO TAKE 18 TO 24 MONTHS TO GET DONE.

WELL, APPRECIATE US WANTING TO GO GET THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT AWAY, BUT IN ORDER TO GET THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT AWAY, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD WITHIN THAT RIGHT OF WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ENOUGH OR YOU DON'T GET TOO MUCH.

SO THAT'S THERE'S THERE'S ALWAYS SOME OTHER STUFF THAT YOU GOT TO DO TO GET TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

RIGHT. WELL, WE'VE KIND OF IDENTIFIED WE NEED THE 90, BUT IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, CAN WE PUSH IT OVER? YOU KNOW, CAN WE STAY AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTS OVER ON THAT ONE SIDE? YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT.

AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES.

THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I'M JUST STATING I'M GOING TO GO OUT FOR A FEW FOR ENGINEERING FOR THIS PROJECT.

OKAY. AND WE'LL BE BACK WITH A LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND FOR YOU ALL TO MAKE A DECISION.

GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 14 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BRAZORIA COUNTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 STREET OVERLAYS.

STAYING WITH THE ROADS BUT ALSO DISCUSSED.

I NOTICED ONE OF THE ROADS GOT TAKEN OFF.

SO WE HAVE HAD SOME DEVELOPMENT SINCE THE LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED THE OVERLAYS, WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, GOING OVER THE

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BUT SINCE THEN I'VE MET WITH THE COUNTY AND THEY'VE MADE A PRETTY BIG CHANGE TO THE WAY THEY WANT TO OPERATE THE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

THEY NO LONGER WANT TO HAVE A SELECTION OF STREETS THAT ARE ALL OVER, ALL OVER TOWN.

THEY WANT TO STICK TO ONE AREA.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, AND, YOU KNOW, WITHIN YOUR PACKET AND ALSO THE PAPER I JUST HANDED EVERYONE HAVE THE THE NEW LIST THAT I'VE CREATED NOT ONLY FOR 2023 BUT 2022 AND 23, BUT ALSO 23 AND 24, AND JUST REVISE THEM IN A MANNER TO WHERE KIND OF MIX MOVE SOME OF THEM AROUND FROM THAT YEAR TO THIS YEAR AND ADDED A FEW OTHERS JUST TO GET THEM ALL INTO ONE BROAD AREA PER YEAR.

AND THAT'S JUST HOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO OPERATE.

THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FROM HERE ON OUT IS SELECTING CERTAIN AREAS AND FINDING ALL THE STREETS WITHIN THOSE AREAS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST KIND OF LOOKING TO GET APPROVAL ON THESE AREAS JUST TO GO AHEAD AND START MOVING FORWARD WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY ON THE 20 TO 23 YEAR BEING THAT WE'RE ALREADY BEHIND ON THAT AND TRYING TO GET THAT ONE TO THE TO THE COURTS BY THE 20TH TO GET ACTUALLY GET SIGNED AND APPROVED.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. SO WHAT'S IN THE PACKET IS 2223 FINAL OVERLAYS AND THEN WHAT'S HERE IS 23.

24? YES.

OKAY. SO WHEN WE TALKED LAST, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE 2324.

YES. AND ON THE BOTTOM DOWN THERE, IT SAYS WEST LOCUST PARISH TO WALKER.

I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LIVE OAK, NOT LOCUST.

THE WHERE ALL THAT DAMAGE WAS DONE WAS ON LIVE OAK, NOT LOCUST.

I THINK LOCUST WAS JUST.

OR WAS IT LOCUST THAT WAS JUST REPAVED IN THAT SECTION.

WHENEVER THIS THIS PORTION OF LOCUST IS ASPHALT AND IT'S IN BAD CONDITION.

OKAY. BECAUSE THE ONE I WAS REFERRING TO WHERE THE CITIZEN CAME TO ME AND COMPLAINED AT AN EVENT WAS, I WANT TO SAY LIVE OAK.

THERE'S MARSHALL. LIVE OAK, TWO LIVE OAK.

HOW'S THAT? YEAH, I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THAT, TOO.

YEAH, MARSHALL SAYS FROM WEST LIVE OAK TO WEST.

LIVE OAK. YEAH.

THAT LOOP. THE MARSHALL.

BECAUSE MARSHALL LOOPS BACK INTO WEST LIVE OAK.

MARSHALL'S. MARSHALL'S ON NORTH STREET.

OKAY. YEAH. YES, I KNOW.

SO IT'S ALL. IT'S ALL OF MARSHALL STREET.

YES. AND THE WEST LIVE OAK PORTION.

WHEN I DROVE, THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE IS IN BAD CONDITION, AS MARSHALL ITSELF IS.

MAYBE THAT'S THE ONE I'M REFERRING TO.

YEAH, ESPECIALLY AROUND THAT LAST CURVE.

CLOSER TO THE.

TO THE BATTERY PLANT BACK THERE.

THAT LAST CURVE. THAT ONE'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE BACK THERE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, FOR US, FOR STAFF, THIS WAS JUST KIND OF A REACTION TO THE NEW INFORMATION.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GET OVERLAYS DONE.

THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THEM FOR THEM.

I GUESS THE COST DRIVER WAS THE MILLING MACHINE HAVING TO LOAD IT UNLOADED, COST COST MORE MONEY THAT WAY AND EXTENDS THE TIME PERIOD THEY HAVE TO RENT IT.

SO THEY'VE APPARENTLY THEY'VE COME TO ALL THE ENTITIES THEY HAVE IN OUR LOCALS WITH TO PRESENT PRESENT THEM THE SAME INFORMATION AND HAVE THEM CHANGE THE WAY THEY OPERATE THE INTER-LOCAL. OKAY.

SO I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ON MARSHALL.

I'M REFERRING TO WHERE NORTH WALKER TURNS INTO WEST CEDAR AT COLUMBIA AND WEST CEDAR.

IF WE CAN'T FIX IT IN AN OVERLAY, CAN WE AT LEAST GO? PATCH THAT AND FIX IT AND BURN NORTH END OF WALKER.

IT'S BAD ON WEST CEDAR.

WEST CEDAR WHERE IT CURVES BACK INTO WALKER AND ALL THAT.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO I ACTUALLY HAVE THAT ON HERE.

WEST CEDAR FROM NORTH PARISH TO NORTH WALKER.

THAT'S WHERE IT CURVES ALL THE WAY BACK AROUND TO NORTH WALKER.

THANK YOU. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY READY.

IT IS, YEAH.

AND SO I NOW HAVE THESE BRONCO BIN ON THERE, WHICH MIGHT BE CONFUSING BECAUSE I JUST SAID THEY HAVE TO STAY IN ONE AREA, BUT THEY KIND OF MENTIONED THAT IT WAS OKAY TO PUT MAYBE ONE OVER THERE ACROSS, BUT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL TRIPS FOR THEM IS JUST NOT NOT FEASIBLE FOR THEM ANYMORE.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THESE ARE ALL KIND OF IN ONE AREA.

AND ALSO ON SOUTH WALKER FROM FROM BRIAN, I PROPOSED FROM BRIAN ALL THE WAY TO THE LAST RESIDENTIAL DRIVE, WHICH IS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

THAT'S WHAT I PROPOSE THAT WE DO.

OKAY. THAT RIGHT AROUND THE CURVE.

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THE RAMOS IS. BUT THE THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT WE'RE STOPPING EXACTLY WHERE WE STOPPED BEFORE.

SO THAT SECTION BETWEEN THE CITY LIMIT MARKER AND THAT LAST RESIDENTIAL DRIVE STILL GOES UNFIXED, WHICH IS 30 YEARS FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD.

THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED.

BUT HEY, SOMETHING'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.

SO I KNOW WE'VE GOT SO MANY PLACES AROUND.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT.

I THINK BETWEEN THE 2223 OVERLAY AND THIS ONE, WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS A LOT.

YES. YES.

AND I'M GLAD THAT SHADY LANE AND MCBRIDE ARE ON THE 2223, BECAUSE THEY THEY DEFINITELY NEED IT.

YES. I JUST HATE THAT.

SO THIS ONE'S THE 22.

23 IS ABOUT TO BE DONE, CORRECT? THAT'S COMING UP IN THE NEXT MONTH, TOO.

IT HASN'T GOTTEN STARTED YET BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GO TO THE COURTS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO REVISE IT.

RIGHT. AND THEN.

ON THE 22. 23? YES. AND THEN WE MIGHT BE WAITING ANOTHER YEAR FOR THIS, AS IT ALWAYS IS, AND PRETTY MUCH EXPECT THAT.

YEAH, WELL, GET IT GOING, GET SOME STUFF.

THERE WAS NO LACK ON OUR PART, JUST TO MENTION THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON NOVEMBER 15TH OF 22.

MY LAST DISCUSSION WITH THE BRAZORIA COUNTY ENGINEERING OR DEPARTMENT WAS THAT WE ARE NOT FOLLOWING THEIR SCHEDULE, THAT THEY HAVE ASKED REPEATEDLY THAT WE FOLLOW THEIR SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE LIST ACCORDINGLY SO THAT WE GET PUT IN THE FRONT AND NOT THE BACK OF THE LINE WHERE NORMALLY WE'RE LATE AND THEY SAY, WELL, WE PUT YOU RIGHT BEHIND EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO YES.

COUNCIL EARLIER.

I STATED. SOUNDS GOOD.

THE SECOND THERE. I NEED.

I NEED MORE THAN THAT, GUYS.

I'M JUST SAYING, I'VE KIND OF MADE A MOTION ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO.

IT'S DISCUSSION, BUT YES, LET'S DO IT.

MOTION AS PRESENTED.

MOTION AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU.

ABOUT MAKING MOTION. I THINK THAT PASSED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH FOR APPROVAL AS THE FOR THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BRAZORIA COUNTY FOR THE OVERLAYS AS PRESENTED.

YES, SIR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. COULD YOU.

HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

NUMBER 15 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 20230912015.

NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR A POSITION ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BRAZORIA COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THIS IS A NEW ONE BECAUSE, WELL, IT'S NOT NEW.

WE'VE DONE IT THE SAME WAY.

BUT WHAT CHANGED? OR WHAT IS CHANGING? I THINK. ARE.

WE AREN'T. ISN'T THERE SOME NEW STATE LAW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ELECTED? NO, I THINK AT LEAST ONE POSITION.

IS IT ONE POSITION? YEAH.

OKAY. IF THERE IS, IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE NOW.

MAYBE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR COUNCIL WILL NOMINATE CAMERAS TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT.

THE BALLOT FOR VOTING IN DECEMBER FOR THE BY THE BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. SO COUNCIL WE HAVE NOMINEES.

SUSAN SPAW AND MARK GONGORA.

WE WANT TO TAKE ANYBODY OFF OR ADD ANYBODY.

PROBABLY WILL TAKE ME OFF.

TAKE YOU OFF. OKAY. DO WE KNOW? SUSAN SPAW WANTS TO DO IT AGAIN.

SAYS SHE'S. I KNOW IT SAYS SO, BUT.

DO WE WANT TO ADD? ANYBODY? YES. JOHN WRIGHT.

THEY DON'T WANT ME ON THAT BOARD.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED YOU ON THAT BOARD.

WE NEED YOU ON THAT BOARD.

NO, THEY DON'T WANT ME ON THAT BOARD.

TRUST ME. IS THERE A PLACE? SO CAN YOU ALSO EXPLAIN AGAIN HOW THIS WORKS? THE WE GET SO MANY VOTES CORRECT? AND THEN THEY CHOOSE FROM WHOEVER YOU SUGGEST.

BUT WE THROW ALL OF OUR VOTES ON THIS ONE PERSON AND THEN THEY CAN DO MORE THAN YOU CAN SUGGEST, MORE THAN ONE PERSON.

RIGHT? BUT THEN WE SPLIT OUR VOTES UP, RIGHT? I THOUGHT AT ONE POINT THERE WAS ABOUT POPULATION.

WE HAD SOME TYPE OF WE HAD SO MANY VOTES TO GIVE TO ONE PERSON AND THE OTHER CITIES HAD SO MANY VOTES.

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I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING.

IS IT CHANGED? I RECEIVED THE MINUTES AND IT JUST SAID THAT YOU COULD CHOOSE PERSON OR PERSONS.

OKAY. AND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION ON THE ELECTION, THAT'S FOR THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

WE'LL HAVE TO BE ELECTED STARTING IN JANUARY 2024.

THAT'S A GOOD THING. THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WELL, CAN WE CAN WE NOMINATE SUSAN TONIGHT AND THEN SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE IS WILLING TO TO SERVE AS A SECOND PERSON? IF WE WANT A SECOND PERSON.

I MEAN, WE'RE JUST REMEMBER IF THERE'S A DEADLINE.

OCTOBER 15TH IS THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE RESOLUTION.

THE DAY BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO ASK.

DO YOU WANT US TO NOMINATE OR DO WE NEED TO? LIKE, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THIS HERE'S THE POSITION I'M IN.

DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY WHO HAS NO INTEREST OR WOULD NOT HAVE THEIR HEART INTO IT.

SO HOW DO WE FULFILL THAT ADDITIONAL PERSON? DON'T WE NEED TO AT LEAST INQUIRE? YEAH. SO.

I MEAN, DOES ANYBODY UP HERE WANT TO? JOHN SAID HE WOULD TECHNICALLY COULD DO IT THE MEETING.

RIGHT. BUT WE DO IT AT THE OCTOBER MEETING.

WE'D HAVE TIME TO PUT IT OUT LIKE WE DO FOR ANY OTHER BOARD.

ADVERTISING ANY OTHER NOMINATION.

I SUGGEST WE TABLE IT FOR THAT REASON.

WELL, HERE'S WHAT I WAS READING, AND THIS IS WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION.

IT SAYS, THE CHIEF APPRAISER BEFORE OCTOBER 30TH WILL SUBMIT TO EACH VOTING TAXING UNIT A BALLOT LISTING THE NOMINEES BY EACH CANDIDATE'S LAST NAME OR PROVIDES THE NUMBER OF VOTES IT MAY CAST WITH THE RESOLUTION SAMPLE.

SO THEY GIVE YOU A NUMBER OF VOTES AND YOU CAN PUT THEM ALL TO THIS ONE PERSON, OR YOU CAN SEPARATE THEM INTO THESE OTHER PEOPLE, BUT YOU GET A NUMBER OF VOTES.

THAT'S. RIGHT THERE.

BECAUSE YOU CAN NOMINATE UP TO FIVE CANDIDATES.

I'M ON PAGE 115 OF OUR PACKET.

BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WAS ALWAYS EXPLAINED IN THE PAST, AND THAT'S HOW WE DID IT.

WE'D ALWAYS THROW ALL OF OUR VOTES AGAINST ONE PERSON, BUT ULTIMATELY YOU ONLY HAD SO MANY VOTES, AND SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES AND TAXIS HAD MORE VOTES.

SO EVEN IF WE PUT ALL OF OUR VOTES BEHIND ONE PERSON, SOMETIMES WE DIDN'T WIN.

I'M OKAY WITH TABLING THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO THE.

THE NEXT MEETING OR THE ONE YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT BY THE 30TH.

THE FIRST ONE IN OCTOBER GIVES US TIME TO PUT IT OUT IN THE PUBLIC TO SEE IF THERE.

BY 15TH OF OCTOBER.

SO, YEAH, WE'RE GOOD. YEAH.

WE'LL MEET ON THE 10TH.

NOT. COUNCIL.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE? SO MOVE. SECOND.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.

SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL TO TABLE THIS TO THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER AND FURTHER DISCUSSION.

CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 16 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20230912-016.

AMENDING THE UTILITY RATE TABLES IN ARTICLE THREE OF SECTION 26 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

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PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE TO ME.

HERE WE GO. THE ORDINANCE IS BEFORE YOU.

INCREASES OUR WATER AND SEWER RATES.

OUR WATER RATES TO COVER THE 29 CENT PER 1000 GALLON INCREASE FROM THE.

[14. Discussion and possible action on approving an interlocal agreement with Brazoria County for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Street Overlays.]

THE NET EFFECT OF ALL THIS IS IF YOU USE RESIDENTIAL, A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER USES 5000 GALLONS OF WATER A MONTH, ABOUT A $7 AND 20 SOMETHING CENT INCREASE IN THEIR MONTHLY BILL.

SO BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN.

OR WE USE THE 5000 GALLONS AS A GAUGE.

BUT WHAT ARE OUR CITIZENS ACTUALLY USING? ON AVERAGE? IS IT 5000? BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE IN SOME CASES.

AND THIS IS SOMEBODY'S FAMILY OF FOUR, BASICALLY USING 5000.

AND THEN THE 5% INCREASE THAT WE'RE DOING.

PHIL, DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT'S RAISING THE OUTSIDE? BUE THE 5% ON TOP OF BUE NO EXCLUDED EXCLUDED.

BUE THE 5% THAT WE'RE RAISING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T HAVE IT.

I CAN I CAN GET IT FOR YOU.

BUT SO I THINK LAST YEAR IT WAS 800,000 BETWEEN WATER AND SEWER, SO IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE.

OKAY. AND.

THE PLAN FOR THAT 800,000.

WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A NECESSITY TO RAISE THE RATE SO WE CAN FIX THIS INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT WE NEED TO BE VERY SPECIFIC TO THE PUBLIC.

HEY, THIS IS WHY YOUR RATE IS GOING UP.

THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE FUNDED IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO TO FIX YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING WITH THIS MONEY.

WE'RE NOT POCKETING IT. WE'RE NOT DOING OTHER THINGS WITH IT.

THIS IS GOING DIRECTLY BACK INTO THE GROUND TO FIX OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE'VE HAD A LIST. YEAH, I'D LIKE US TO BE VERY WELL.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE DIDN'T DO SEBESTA ROAD.

WE DIDN'T DO WIMBERLEY WATER LINES BECAUSE WE GET THEM ENGINEERED UNTIL WE GET THEM ENGINEERED.

YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE HAD 400 WATER LINE BREAKS.

THIS YEAR WE'VE HAD 140 TO DATE.

SO SOME OF THOSE ARE GOOD CANDIDATES.

AGAIN, THAT, YOU KNOW, ASBESTOS, CONCRETE, 1960S LINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

YEAH. INSTEAD OF JUST THE FOUR FOOT SECTION BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING ASBESTOS CONCRETE INTO YOUR WATER SYSTEM, TOO, AND IT'S A CRUMBLING PIPE.

SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED A WORKING WITH JOHN AND HDR.

WE'VE IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY $6.5 MILLION WORTH OF WATER AND SEWER LINE REPLACEMENTS AT DIFFERENT AREAS.

SEBASTIAN WIMBERLEY, OTHER PORTIONS OF CHEVY CHASE, EAST CEDAR GROVE AND VINE STREET FOR SEWER.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS REVENUE.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO GIVE US A FLEXIBILITY OF, YOU KNOW, PICKING AND CHOOSING SO MANY, SO MANY LINEAR FEET TO DO PER YEAR BASICALLY IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

SO ALSO, REMEMBER, WE DID $250,000 FOR HERITAGE OAKS FOR THE SEWER LINE THAT WAS ARPA FUNDING.

RIGHT. SO THAT COMES OUT OF CITY BUDGET NEXT YEAR.

WE HAVE A SIMILAR SITUATION.

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE RAISING OUR RESERVES AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE RESERVE MONEY, FUND BALANCES THAT WE CAN TAP INTO WHEN WE NEED TO.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE FOR.

THE I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A GOOD CAMPAIGN FACEBOOK BLAST.

I DON'T CARE HOW WE ADVERTISE, BUT THESE ARE THE PROJECTS WE DID THIS YEAR WITH THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE.

THESE ARE THE PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT YEAR OFF THIS ADDITIONAL REVENUE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WATER AND SEWER RATE MONEY OR WHAT THAT WHAT THAT'S DOING. WHERE IS IT GOING? I DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS EDUCATED AND UNDERSTANDS MARTHA IS HAPPY TO DO THAT.

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IT'S TO FIX INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS OVER 60 YEARS OLD AND CRUMBLING, LIKE THE HERITAGE OAKS ONE THAT WAS OLD INFRASTRUCTURE THAT JUST COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND EVERYTHING IDENTIFIED IS OLD INFRASTRUCTURE THAT JUST CORRECT. IT'S BEEN PUT OFF AND WE'RE TACKLING IT.

HAPPY TO DO THAT. YEAH.

AND RIGHT NOW WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT TIME TO BE DOING SMOKE TESTING NOW THAT WE'RE IN A DROUGHT.

SO IF WE COULD ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THAT BEFORE THE RAINS SET BACK IN.

YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE ANY AVENUE TO DO THAT.

BUT THE FINDING, THE FINDING THE HOLES IN THE SANITARY SEWER, THAT'S THE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HARP ON THAT BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THAT.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RESIDENTIAL INDIVIDUAL METER AND A MULTIFAMILY MASTER METER? A MULTI-FAMILY MASTER METER WOULD BE LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

OKAY. WHY WOULD THEIR RATE BE OVER $1 OR LESS BASE MONTHLY THAN A RESIDENTIAL METER? GREAT STRUCTURE WAS SET UP BEFORE I GOT HERE.

I HAVE. CAN'T ANSWER IF YOU.

THIS SEEMS CONTRARY TO ME.

YOU HAD THAT A RESIDENTIAL METER IS GOING TO BE CHARGED A BASE RATE HIGHER THAN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.

METER BASE RATE.

NOW THIS IS THE SAME.

AND AND SO FOR YOU.

OKAY, WELL, IF YOU LOOK ON THE RIGHT, THE THOUSAND OR 2000 OR 10,000, THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.

THEY'RE ALL THE SAME. THAT'S WEIRD.

SO YOU'RE WAY I'M READING THE THING YOU AND I AS RESIDENCES ARE ARE PAYING PAYING A SURCHARGE FOR BEING A RESIDENT.

AND IT'S A DOLLAR AND A HALF, BUT IT'S THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE THING.

IS IS 1.2 IS 1.2.

AM I? ONE IS. I DON'T WONDER IF IT'S YOU.

BEAUTIFUL HAT LIKE.

MAKE THIS GO AWAY.

OKAY. IT JUST HAPPENED.

THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IS 1.25 A FACTOR OF 1.25.

IS THAT MAX? WE COULD DO I MEAN, IT'S THAT SET IN STONE FOR ORDNANCE OR.

WE? 9.25.

[15. Discussion and possible action on Resolution No. 20230912-015 nominating candidate(s) for a position on the Board of Directors of the Brazoria County Appraisal District.]

WE COME THAT NEXT.

YOU WOULD BASICALLY BE CHARGING THE COUNTY JAIL, RIGHT? THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE.

I MEAN, THERE'S A COUPLE HERE AND THERE, BUT PREDOMINANTLY MOST MOST OF THE COUNTY OUT IN THE COUNTY, OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, THEY'RE GENERALLY JUST SEWER RATE IS WHAT WE'RE CHARGING THEM GENERALLY, BECAUSE THEY GENERALLY HAVE A WELL AND THEY JUST TAKE SEWER.

SO WHEN ROSE GREEN WHEN ROSE GREEN IS OUT THERE OUTSIDE.

YES. BUT IS THAT COVERED UNDER THE CONTRACT? THEY GET THE COUNTY RATE? YES, THEY DO GET THE COUNTY RATE, YES.

AND THEY'RE STILL WATERING.

I TURNED MINE OFF A WHILE AGO.

YEAH. OKAY.

WELL, I'LL JUST TURN.

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FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW. WE'VE NEVER REALLY HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ON A COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE'VE HAD THIS.

WE TAKE LIGHTLY. I DON'T I HATE THAT WE KEEP HAVING TO RAISE THESE RATES, BUT THE COST OF WATER IS GETTING.

AND THAT'S JUST, UNFORTUNATELY, HOW IT'S BEEN GOING LATELY.

ABSORBING A'S COST INCREASES EACH YEAR BECAUSE IT'S GETTING COSTLIER FOR THEM TO PROCESS WATER.

ON TOP OF US TRYING TO FIX OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN SITTING FOREVER IS WHAT I THINK IS THE BIG DRIVER BEHIND THIS.

BUT AS I SAID BEFORE, I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT AND PROACTIVE IN MAKING SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE WILL DO THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I SPOKE OUT ONCE BEFORE.

I'VE GOT MORE QUESTIONS ON WATER.

SAME. AND.

YOU KNOW, SINGLE PEOPLE LIVING IN HOUSES WONDERING WHY THERE'S BEEN A.

INCREASE IN THE COURSE.

LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S A LARGE COMPONENT OF THAT IS CWA, WHICH WE'RE TIED TO.

I MEAN, WE'RE MARRIED, SO IT'S WE HAVE TO ACCEPT WHAT IT GOES WITH.

AND WHEN WE STARTED THE BUDGET PROCESS, I DID THROW THIS OUT THERE THAT I THOUGHT THIS WAS ESSENTIALLY A TAX.

AND YOU ALL TOLD ME, NO, THIS IS JUST A SERVICE WE PROVIDE, BUT SO IS OUR POLICE FORCE AND SO IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE'RE PAYING THEM FOR THAT WITH TAX DOLLARS.

SO THIS IS A TAX IN MY MIND.

YOU ALL CAN PUT A BOW ON IT AND CALL IT NOT A TAX.

IT IS IT'S A TAX RATE INCREASE FOR A SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE AND WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

I GET THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T DO IT OR WE SHOULDN'T DO IT.

WE SHOULD DO IT. IT'S TOUGH TO STOMACH AND WE HAVE TO STAND BY OUR VOTES.

AND I'LL AND I'LL BE I'LL VOTE FOR IT.

BUT I THINK WE YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT ARE HERE FOR NEXT BUDGET YEAR, WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THIS IN MIND.

YOU KNOW, WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS EVERY YEAR.

WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS EVERY OTHER YEAR.

THIS NEEDS TO BE AS NEEDED BASIS, NOT NOT A WAY FOR US TO DRIVE REVENUE WHEN INFLATION EATS THINGS UP OR IF OUR EXPENSES BECOME OUT OF SORTS, SO TO SPEAK, THEN WE MAY HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN.

BUT JUST IN MY OPINION, IT CAN'T BE AN EVERY YEAR THING.

NOW AGAIN, LIKE WE'RE MARRIED TO CWA.

WHAT THEY DO WE HAVE TO DO, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY.

BUT BUT WE DO HAVE PROJECTS AND THAT'S FINE.

WE CAN WORK ON THEM. YES, THAT'S OUR WAY.

UNTIL I SUGGEST THAT WE ALL KEEP OUR EAR CLOSE TO THE GROUND, TO THE WATER ISSUES STATEWIDE.

WE ARE KIND OF ON THE DOWNSTREAM END OF EVERYTHING, BOTH THE BRAZOS RIVER AND THE AQUIFERS THAT BRING OUR WATER UNDERGROUND.

AND WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO BE FORCED TO BE LOOKING AT WATER IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT VERY SOON. WITH AS MANY PEOPLE COME INTO TEXAS, AS MANY PEOPLE USING THE WATER.

IT'S INTERESTING COMMENT I HEARD AT A AT A RECENT PRESENTATION OUT HERE IN HERMETICS.

A WATER GURU SAID.

WHISKEY'S FOR DRINKING WATER, FOR FIGHTING.

SO THAT'S.

SAYING PEOPLE IN THE LAWS WE HAVE IN TEXAS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE.

MODIFIED. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE REALLY.

I HAVE TO LOOK AT WATER MUCH MORE DILIGENTLY.

TWO. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND READ UP ON IT.

LISTEN TO IT.

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ONE THING. YOUR PROGRAM.

TOWNSEND YOU MAKE A POINT AND I ECHO IT.

WE DISAGREE ON TAX SERVICE, BUT.

FROM AN ENTERPRISE PURPOSE, I COULD SEE US MAKING SOME HARD DECISIONS.

YOU SAY? WELL, I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSUMPTION RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE TO USE OUR WELLS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE USING OUR WELLS NEAR TO THE EXTENT THAT WE ARE THAT WE COULD.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME DIFFERING OPINIONS ON WHY AND HOW, BUT OUR COST MODEL IN ANGLETON IS HIGHER BECAUSE OF THE DUAL SYSTEM. THAT'S JUST A FACT.

IF WE WERE 100% BWR, WE'D HAVE PROBABLY A LOWER COST STRUCTURE OR IF WE WERE 100% ON OUR OWN WELL SYSTEM, THAT'D BE A DIFFERENT COST

[16. Discussion and possible action on approving Ordinance No. 20230912-016 amending the utility rate tables in Article III of Section 26 of the Code of Ordinances of the city of angleton; revising and providing for an increase in the rates to be charged for utility services by the City of Angleton; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; providing a severability clause; providing for an open meetings clause and providing an effective date.]

BUT WE REALLY NEED TO BE MINDFUL THAT IT IS A SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING WE HAVE A MONOPOLY ON.

AND SO TO MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND'S POINT, IT'S LIKE A TAX BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO BUT THE. THE 5% THAT WERE INCREASING THIS YEAR.

WE NEED TO MAKE THAT LAST FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

WE SHOULD. WE SHOULD NOT BE RAISING RATES EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD.

WE'RE WE'RE GETTING UP THERE NOW AND WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS NEXT YEAR ON HOW WE PROCEED, WHAT THE COST STRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE AND HOW WE DO THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING WE DO IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR ALL THE TIME.

YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT MAKES MONEY, WHAT DOESN'T MAKE MONEY, WHERE CAN YOU CUT BACK? YOU HAVE TO BE COMPETITIVE.

WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT. YOU KNOW, OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A TAX.

MAYOR PRO TEM, I HAVE MAINTAINED THAT FOR YEARS.

THAT THAT WATER PART OF WATER IS SHOULD BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

WE'RE TAKING WATER.

WE'RE COLLECTING WATER AND TURNING AROUND AND TAKING THAT MONEY AND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH IT.

SO ALL THAT ALL THAT MONEY IS NOT JUST.

PAY FOR THE WATER. IT'S PAYING TO FIX STUFF.

PAYING TO PUT IN NEW PUMPS, PAYING TO PUT IN NEW WATER TOWERS, PAYING TO PUT IN REPLACE WATER MAINS.

BUT WE GO IN AND FIX STREETS AND FIX DRAINAGE.

THAT'S FROM TAX MONEY.

SO. IT'S.

IT'S. WE COULD.

IF WE COULD RESTRUCTURE.

THE THE WAY WE SPEND MONEY AROUND HERE.

BUT WE'D HAVE TO TAX PEOPLE FOR FOR WATER LINES SO THEY WATER.

OKAY. BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE, WHEN WATER GOES OUT, WE'RE WE'RE IN CRISIS MODE TYPICALLY.

AND PEOPLE NEED THEIR WATER AND THEY NEED THEIR TOILETS TO FLUSH.

THEY NEED THE WATER FAUCET TO TURN ON.

SO. WE'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

TRYING TO SET UP PODS. WE'RE TRYING TO DELIVER WATER.

CHAOS. COUNCIL.

LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

HEY. AND I'LL SECOND THAT.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING UTILITY RATE TABLES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, HECTOR. RIGHT.

NUMBER 17. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20230912-017.

ADOPTING THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

WE'RE BACK. YES.

WOW. YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M ANDREA BARNES WITH P3 WORKS, AND WE SERVE AS THE CITY'S TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

MET WITH THE CHURCH BOARD EARLIER, AND THEY APPROVED THE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND IT

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THE ZONE WAS CREATED IN JULY OF 2020 AND IT CONSISTS OF 78.1 ACRES OF LAND THAT AT THE TIME OF CREATION WAS OWNED BY RIVERWAY CAPITAL PARTNERS.

SINCE THEN THEY HAVE PLATTED AND THIS PARTICULAR CHURCH IS ALSO TIED TO WHAT IS KNOWN AS RIVERWOOD RANCH PID, WHICH STANDS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AND THE PURPOSE OF CREATING THE TRS WAS TO PROVIDE A SECOND FUNDING MECHANISM TO PAY FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND THEY DO THAT BY WAY OF PROVIDING A BUY DOWN OF THE PIT ASSESSMENT WITH THE TRS DOLLARS THAT ARE COLLECTED FROM THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THAT ZONE, WITHIN THE TRS ZONE.

AND SO SINCE THOSE PROPERTIES ARE NOW STARTING TO PAY AND WE ARE COLLECTING TAXES WITHIN THAT ZONE, IT IS TIME TO GET THAT FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN APPROVED SO THAT WE CAN THEN BEGIN TO APPLY TERS CREDITS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO THOSE PROPERTIES THAT PAID IN THE TAXES.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE.

FOLLOWING THIS ITEM IS THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.

MR. MAYOR, DURING THE FIRST BOARD YOU INQUIRED ABOUT THE COST AND WHETHER THEY HAD BEEN PROVED UP.

AND I MUST SAY THAT IT DIDN'T DAWN ON ME.

I DIDN'T THINK TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT IN THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN ON PAGE THREE, WE DO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

SO, SIR, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THAT ORIGINAL BUDGET COLUMN, AND EVEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE DETAIL, THEY WILL MATCH EXACT TO THE TRS PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN AS WELL AS THIS FINAL PLAN, BECAUSE STATE LAW SAYS THAT WE CAN'T MATERIALLY DIFFER BETWEEN THE TWO VERSIONS.

AND THEN AS YOU'LL SEE, THE DEVELOPER UPDATED THEIR BUDGET.

SO THEY ARE EVEN HAVE THEY EVEN HAVE COST BEYOND WHAT THE TRS HAS? AND THEN WE ALSO ALSO SHOW IN THE ACTUAL COST SPENT TO DATE COLUMN HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT.

AND THAT NUMBER IS 5.375 MILLION AND THAT'S AS OF MARCH 31ST OF THIS YEAR.

SO HE'S LIKELY INCURRED OR THEY HAVE LIKELY INCURRED ADDITIONAL COSTS SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR.

SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT TO YOU.

AND THE AUDITORS DO OFTENTIMES AUDIT NOT ONLY THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN NUMBERS AND ANNUAL REPORT, BUT THEY ALSO AUDIT THE TRS FUND AS WELL.

CORRECT. AND SO I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID THERE.

WHAT I WAS ASKING WAS, IS SOMEBODY SOMEBODY.

PUT THEIR SEAL OF APPROVAL AND SAID, YES, WE AUDITED THIS AND WE'RE GOOD WITH IT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFTER, WAS MAKING SURE THAT, YEAH, WE ALL PUT NUMBERS DOWN ON THE PAGE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF SOMEBODY ACTUALLY DOUBLE CHECKED THESE NUMBERS RIGHT.

AND ALSO I DON'T SEE THAT PAGE THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE REFERRING TO IN THE FILE THAT I HAVE.

IT WILL BE WHERE IT SAYS SPENT VERSUS.

YES, SIR, IT'S A TABLE.

IT SHOULD BE ON FOR THREE UNDER AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT SECTION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM.

OH, IT'S ON THE FOLLOWING. YES, SIR.

YES, SIR. THAT'S. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, MR. MAYOR, HOW THAT HOW THAT WORKS.

WHEN THE DEVELOPER IS PROVING UP THEIR COST, THEY WANT TO BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S OPERATING AS A CASH FLOW PID, WHICH MEANS THEY GET PAID OVER THE 30 YEAR LIFE OF THE PID BASED ON THE ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE MADE BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

SO BEFORE HE CAN BE REIMBURSED EACH FEBRUARY MARCH TIME FRAME, HE HAS TO PROVE UP TO P THREE WORKS THAT HE HAS SPENT THOSE DOLLARS OR THAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE IN THE GROUND IS ANOTHER WAY THAT WE COMMONLY PUT IT.

AND THEN THAT INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED, PACKAGED AND SUBMITTED TO PHIL HERE AT THE CITY.

HE REVIEWS IT AND THEN HE HAS TO SIGN OFF ON IT AND OR THE CITY MANAGER.

AND THEN IT ALSO AFTER THAT GOES TO THE TRUSTEE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PID.

IF IT WERE A BONDED PID, THIS ONE IS NOT.

SINCE IT'S A CASH PID, IT DOESN'T GO THAT FAR.

BUT PHASE TWO, PHASE THREE AND FOUR, IF IT IS CREATED LATER ON TONIGHT ON THE AGENDA, THAT ONE IS INTENDED TO BE A BONDED PID AND IT WILL OPERATE WHERE IT GOES FROM P THREE WORKS TO THE CITY TO THE TRUSTEE.

AND DOES THAT DOES THAT HELP SUPPLEMENT THAT ANSWER? SO WHEN THOSE EXPENSES ARE SUBMITTED TO P THREE, P THREE NOTIFIES US.

AND THEN I PERSONALLY SENT OUT EMAILS TO THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND SAID, I NEED YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND CONFIRM THAT THIS IS IN THE GROUND.

SO THERE WAS A COUPLE OF LAYERS.

SORRY, IT TOOK ME A COUPLE OF HOURS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE ASKING, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF LAYERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT'S BEEN BUILT OR WHAT'S GOING ON.

OKAY. OKAY, BUT THE ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS 4.5.

UPDATED BUDGET 7.5.

THE TERS IS FOR THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.

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THAT IS CORRECT, SIR. NOT THE TERS.

RIGHT. AND THEN AN ADDITION ON THE TERS, THOUGH WE DO HAVE A LITTLE OVER 400,000 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS LIKE WE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD EARLIER.

SO THE TOTAL COST, INCLUDING THE PROJECT COST, IS 4.9 MILLION WITH THE TERS.

OKAY. AND SO SINCE THE TWO ARE TIED TOGETHER, THE PID WAS SET UP TO BE A TOTAL OF 318 HOMES.

THE TERS RIGHT NOW IS ONLY TO PROVIDE THE ANNUAL TERS CREDIT FOR THE 205 HOMES AFFILIATED WITH IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE, WHICH YOU ALL KNOW IS PHASES ONE AND TWO ARE SECTIONS ONE AND TWO OF RIVERWOOD RANCH.

OKAY. AND SO THE ANTICIPATED REVENUE TO BE GENERATED BY THE TERS IS TEN AND ONE HALF MILLION, OF WHICH 7.6 MILLION IS EXPECTED TO BE RETAINED BY THE CITY.

AND SO IT CAN BE UTILIZED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND.

HOWEVER THE CITY COUNCIL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO NUMBERS IS WHAT THAT THE TERS INCREMENT IS THAT IS USED TO BUY DOWN THE PIT ASSESSMENT ON THE PID 27%.

CORRECT? IT IS. IT EQUATES TO 27% AND THE BASE VALUE WHEN THE TERS WAS CREATED IN 2020 WAS 125, $125,440. AND AS IT SITS TODAY, IT IS 7000 $7,417,869. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THOSE PROPERTIES ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND SOLD TO HOME BUYERS WHO ARE THEN PAYING PROPERTY TAX. AND THOSE MONIES ARE BEING COLLECTED BY BRAZORIA COUNTY AND PASSED ON TO THE CITY AS APPROPRIATE.

OKAY. THE ZONE DOES EXPIRE IN DECEMBER, ON DECEMBER 31ST OF 2051.

SO IT'S A 30 YEAR TERM WHICH MATCHES THE 30 YEAR PID.

AND THERE IS A MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS SET BY THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN THAT YOU APPROVED IN 2021.

SO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE PID THAT RECEIVED THE BUYDOWN TERS CREDIT CAN ONLY RECEIVE UP TO THOSE AMOUNTS DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF LOT THEY HAVE WITHIN THE PID DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO IF THEY PAY IN LESS THAN THAT MAXIMUM AMOUNT, THEY CAN'T GET BACK THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT, THEY CAN ONLY GET UP TO THE AMOUNT THAT THEY PAY IN NOT TO EXCEED THAT MAXIMUM AMOUNT.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO YOU CAN'T GET BACK MORE THAN YOU PAY IN, WHICH IS FAIR.

SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THE FINANCE PLAN DOES COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS.

THERE'S A LONG LIST OF WHAT IS REQUIRED TO BE IN THE PLAN IN CHAPTER 311 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO GO OVER EACH OF THOSE IF YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT TO YOU A PLAN THAT DOES COMPLY WITH THE STATE STATUTE.

SO I JUST WANT TO LET'S BREAK THIS DOWN IN A VERY SIMPLISTIC WAY.

SURE. LET'S SAY THAT MY PIT ASSESSMENT IS $100, BUT I'M BUYING DOWN THROUGH THE TOURS AT $0.27, BASICALLY.

RIGHT. SO.

OR $27.

RIGHT. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER IS PAYING THE $100 PIT ASSESSMENT.

THAT'S GOING BACK TO THE DEVELOPER AFTER THEY PROVE UP THEIR COST.

YES, SIR, THAT'S CORRECT.

THEN THE TOURS COMES IN AND KICKS IN.

WHERE'S THAT GOING? IS THAT GOING TO THE DEVELOPER OR IS IT GOING TO THE RESIDENT? SO THE RESIDENT RECEIVES THE REDUCTION IN THEIR PIT ASSESSMENT.

CORRECT. BY THAT CREDIT AMOUNT.

THE PROPERTIES THAT THE DEVELOPER STILL OWNS, WHICH I THINK RIGHT NOW IS LIKE TEN LOTS.

HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID NOT ONLY THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT, BUT THAT PIT CREDIT AMOUNT.

I MEAN THAT CREDIT AMOUNT.

OKAY. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, IT DOES. SO AS LONG AS HE OWNS THOSE PROPERTIES, HE'S ENTITLED TO THAT SAME CREDIT.

HE WOULD THEN AS LONG AS HE OWNS THOSE PROPERTIES, HE'S BASICALLY GETTING PAID OUT OF TWO BUCKETS OF MONEY.

HE'S GETTING PAID OUT OF THE PIT ASSESSMENT MONEY AND THE CREDIT MONEY.

SO ONCE HE SELLS THOSE TO A HOMEOWNER, THEN THE HOMEOWNER IS THE ONE WHO RECEIVES CREDIT.

YES, SIR. RIGHT.

IS THIS COMMON? THEY ARE THERE HAVE A PIT AND A TOURS TOGETHER.

THEY'RE BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMMON.

THEY THEY ARE MORE COMMONLY USED TO BUY DOWN THE PIT ASSESSMENT THAN THEY ARE TO FUND OTHER PROJECT COST ASSOCIATED WITH A PIT OR JUST SEPARATE SEPARATELY.

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BLESS YOU, CHRIS.

AND. AND I'VE WORKED WITH CHURCHES FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

SO WHEN I WAS IN PEARLAND, I WORKED ON SHADOW CREEK RANCH TOURS.

SO THAT'S HOW COMMON THEY ARE, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE.

BUT THEY'RE USED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES AND IT'S REALLY UP TO THE CITY AND THEIR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU DO WHAT WE CALL A COMBO.

A COMBO, RIGHT.

I GUESS MY QUESTION SPECIFICALLY WAS A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAD BOTH A PIT AND A TERS OVER THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA.

THAT'S NOT VERY COMMON.

CORRECT? THAT'S HOW IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY.

FIRM THAT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS US.

NOT LEGAL.

NOT LEGAL. BUT YEAH, THEY SAID IT WAS VERY RARE THAT YOU SAW THAT.

YOU DON'T SEE THEM AS OFTEN AS YOU DO.

JUST THE STRAIGHT KIDS.

BUT THEY ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON.

IT'S A BENEFIT TO YOUR HOME OWNERS TO HAVE TO HAVE THAT STRUCTURE.

AND THE ONES THAT I DO SEE, I SEE A LOT OF 5050 PARTICIPATION.

SO YOU ARE PRETTY CONSERVATIVE, RIGHTFULLY SO, BUT PRETTY CONSERVATIVE.

SO COUNCIL, THIS WAS ALREADY ACTIONED BY THE BOARD EARLIER.

SO I NEED ACTION FROM COUNCIL.

MAYOR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20230912-017.

ADOPTING THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO.

I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I WILL SECOND IT.

OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GONGORA FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE TOUR'S NUMBER TWO ORDINANCE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NAY. IT'S THREE.

THREE. IN THIS CASE, I'M.

WE'RE BOUND LEGALLY, RIGHT? YOU ARE. SOMETHING I WOULDN'T DO IN THE FUTURE.

BUT. I ECHO THAT SENTIMENT.

I'LL CHANGE MY VOTE TO AN I.

HIGH IN FAVOR. HIGH IN FAVOR.

THE MOTION PASSES FOUR TO.

IN THE FUTURE, THOUGH I DON'T BELIEVE IN TOURS AND A PIT AT THE SAME PLACE.

AGREED. I THINK WE'RE ALL JOINED AT THE HIP ON THAT ONE.

LIVE AND YOU LEARN. YES, SIR.

HAPPENS. ITEM NUMBER 18 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20230912-018 2023 ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATE FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN RIVERWOOD RANCH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND APPROVING THE UPDATES TO THE 2023 ASSESSMENT ROLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

AGAIN, I'M ANDREA BARNES WITH P3 WORKS, AND WE SERVE AS YOUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR AS WELL.

THIS IS THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO PROVIDE TO THE CITY COUNCIL EVERY YEAR.

AND IT JUST UPDATES YOU ON THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN WHEN YOU APPROVE THE ORDINANCE, IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO THIS EVENING, YOU ARE NOT ONLY APPROVING THE PLAN, BUT YOU'RE ALSO APPROVING THE PIT ASSESSMENT THAT IS TO BE BILLED AND WILL BE DUE BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE PID JANUARY 31ST OF 2024. THAT WILL BE THE DEADLINE FOR THEM TO MAKE THOSE ASSESSMENT PAYMENTS.

JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE CHURCH CREDIT THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT ASSOCIATED WITH OR AFFILIATED WITH THE PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN IS IDENTIFIED ON PAGE FIVE OF THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT IT REDUCED THE INSTALLMENTS ON THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE PID THAT ALSO BELONG IN THE TERS WAS $6,633.20.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT AS PROPERTIES COME ON THE TAX ROLLS AND VALUES INCREASE BECAUSE THAT FIRST YEAR WHEN THE TERS IS

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SO ONCE THE HOMES ARE BUILT, THEN THOSE ASSESSMENTS, I MEAN THOSE.

APPRAISALS GO UP AND THEN AS A RESULT OF THAT, SO WILL THOSE TURTLE TOTAL CREDIT AMOUNT WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE YEARS.

SO AND THEN THE TOUR'S TOTAL MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT THAT I MENTIONED IS ALSO LOCATED ON PAGE FIVE AS WELL.

[17. Discussion and possible action on approving Ordinance No. 20230912-017 adopting the Final Project and Finance Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 2.]

AND THERE IS A SEPARATE COLUMN THAT SHOWS THE CREDIT AMOUNT FOR EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING ASSESSED.

SO YOU CAN SEE IF YOU KNOW THE PROPERTY ID NUMBER, YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL AND SEE THE EXACT CREDIT AMOUNT THAT THAT PROPERTY OWNER RECEIVES AS A RESULT OF THE TOURS. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

SO JUST TO UNDERSTAND THIS ONE, THE.

THIS IS JUST UPDATING THE SERVICE PLAN TO INCLUDE THE OTHER SECTIONS, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT, SIR.

SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS YEAR'S AND LAST YEAR'S IS THE TERS IS NOW APPLICABLE THIS YEAR.

RIGHT. AND THEN THE OTHER DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AS YOU GO DOWN IN YEARS, OBVIOUSLY THAT YOUR ONE YEAR DROPS OFF.

SO THE OUTSTANDING ASSESSMENT AMOUNT REDUCES EVERY YEAR.

WHY DO I SEE THE.

THE TOUR'S CREDIT, NOT FOLLOWING ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO EVERY LOT BECAUSE THE LOTS THAT HAVE NO TOURS CREDIT ON THEM MEANS THEY DID NOT PAY PROPERTY TAXES FOR THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, NOT BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO PAY, BUT BECAUSE IT WASN'T ASSESSED TO THEM.

IT WILL IN FUTURE YEARS.

AND REMEMBER EARLIER, MR. MAYOR, I HAD MENTIONED THAT THEY CAN'T RECEIVE A CREDIT IF THEY DON'T PAY.

WE HAVE TO PAY JUST SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THIS.

EACH HOUSE THAT'S BUILT IN RIVERWOOD RANCH IS PAYING ABOUT ON AVERAGE $1,300 A YEAR IN THEIR PIT ASSESSMENT ON TOP OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX.

CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.

AND THEN THEY'RE GETTING A CREDIT OFF THE TOURS OF SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $34.

AND IN SOME CASES, I SEE $100, $200 CREDIT BACK TO THEM, WHICH IS THEIR 27% OF THE ADDED VALUE.

WITH 73 GOING TO THE CITY.

73% DOES DOES GET RETAINED BY THE CITY UNTIL THE 30 YEARS IS EXPIRED AND THEN THE CITY RECEIVES 100%.

BUT 30 YEARS FROM THE THE FIRST FROM THE HOUSE BEING BUILT OR 30 YEARS FROM APPROVAL OF THE TERMS. 30 YEARS FROM APPROVAL OF THE TERMS, SIR.

SO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WON'T SEE ON A 30 YEAR MORTGAGE, WON'T SEE THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND I EXPECT SO.

THE COUNCIL KNOWS THOSE TOURS.

CREDIT AMOUNTS WILL INCREASE FOR THE REASONS I MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT THEY'RE GUARANTEED NOT TO GO ABOVE THE CEILING AMOUNT THAT IS LOCATED ON PAGE FIVE IN THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.

SO IF THEY OWN A LOT TYPE ONE, WHICH I BELIEVE THE DEVELOPER TOLD ME EARLIER, WAS A 45 FOOT LOT.

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BUT LET'S SAY THEY ONLY PAID IN 300.

THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO GET A $300 CREDIT.

THEY CAN'T GET MORE THAN THEY PAID IN.

OKAY. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? NOW, DOES THIS COME BACK TO US EVERY YEAR? YES, SIR. FOR 30 YEARS.

FOR 30 YEARS.

IF I'M STILL HERE IN 30 YEARS.

ENJOY THAT. OKAY.

WELL, YOU ALL STAY. ALL OF US, THEN.

NO, DON'T PLAN ON IT.

WE GOT SIX, SIX YEAR TERM.

YOU'LL BE SEEING SO MANY NEW FACES.

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING EXACTLY? WELL, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD THING.

AT SOME POINT. IT JUST GOES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, RIGHT? OKAY. I GUESS I DO HAVE MORE QUESTIONS.

AND JUST LIKE THE FIRST, WE'RE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED, CORRECT? LEGALLY CORRECT.

YES. CITY ADOPTED AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE TIME EXECUTED THE FACILITIES REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT THAT SETS ALL OF THIS OUT.

THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE.

MR. MAYOR, MY MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

NUMBER 20230912-018.

APPROVING THE 2023 UPDATE TO THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT ROLE FOR RIVERWOOD PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOOS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 19, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 20230912-019 AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION, CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING AND PROVIDING FOR THE PREPARATION OF A SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.

DO WE HAVE TO CREATE A PIT HERE? SO THE PIT WAS ALREADY CREATED, BUT YOU HAVE BOND COUNSEL NOW THAT IS DEALING WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO TRY AND GET THE BOND APPROVAL. AND I MIGHT NOTE THAT ORIGINALLY THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT WAS GOING TO BE A BOND PIT.

RIGHT? BUT THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE.

PHASES ONE AND TWO ARE CASH PAID.

PHASES THREE AND FOUR ARE GOING TO BE BOND PAID.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TOLD OUR BOND COUNSEL THAT THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED PATH TO DO AN OVERLAY PID, WHICH IS IN ESSENCE CREATING.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE CREATING A NEW PID, BUT IT'S A PID YOU ALREADY DID.

WE'RE JUST DOING IT AGAIN. WE'RE TAKING THE STEPS AGAIN.

THE EVERY PROCEDURAL STEP SO THAT WE CAN PROVE IT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

THIS IS THE PATH THAT THEY RECOMMENDED.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

IT'S AN OVERLAPPING. SO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL COULD BE HAPPY WITH IT.

WELL, ANY OF THE BONDS, AS YOU KNOW, HAVE TO BE HAVE TO BE APPROVED FOR THE.

SO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TELLS YOU TO JUMP PRETTY MUCH.

HOW HIGH? CITY SAY, OKAY, WELL, WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST BE CONSISTENT AND DO CASH THROUGH THE REST OF IT? THAT'S A DEVELOPER QUESTION.

THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO I'LL ADDRESS THAT FIRST.

THE ABILITY TO BOND SECTION ONE AND TWO ISN'T ACTUALLY DEAD IN THE WATER.

WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND IT TOOK US SIX MONTHS TO GET THIS SOLUTION FROM THEM.

SO IT'S IT'S KIND OF A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD FOR US.

DO WE WANT TO TRY TO KEEP GOING TO GET BONDING FOR SECTIONS ONE AND TWO, BUT IT COULD COST US ANOTHER SIX MONTHS.

SO IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE HOLDING UP OUR BUILDERS BECAUSE AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 113 SALES, OVER $30 MILLION OF VALUE CREATED SO FAR.

AND OUR BUILDER, LENNAR, IS DOWN TO THEIR LAST TEN LOTS.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, SALES FORTUNATELY, FORTUNATELY, SALES ARE GOING REALLY WELL.

IF YOU CATALOG THAT AGAINST THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN ANGLETON GIFFORD, GREYSTONE KYBER AND WINDROSE WERE ACTUALLY OUTPACING ALL OF THEM

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EXCEPT A CASH FLOW AND MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING ONLY HALF THE DEAL.

I THINK IT'S A WIN WIN GOING THIS ROUTE.

THE CITY ONLY HAS HALF THE AMOUNT OF BONDS AND WE DON'T HAVE TO HOLD OUR BUILDERS UP.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS HAPPY.

SO MY QUESTION, THOUGH, MICHAEL, SORRY, YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION.

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST DO A CASH PIT ON THE REST OF IT? SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR. SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR.

WELL, I MEAN.

YOU ASKED ME JUST LIKE A MORAL QUESTION, LIKE IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO THAT AS A CHARACTER? LIKE TO AVOID THE BOMBS? YES. WELL, HOW I'LL ANSWER THAT IS WHAT I'LL SAY IS THE INTENT GOING INTO THIS DEAL, BASED OFF OF OUR REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, WAS TO HAVE A BONDED PAID FOR THE WHOLE DEAL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO SELL BONDS, BUT EVERYTHING DRAWN UP FROM THE BEGINNING WITH THIS AGREEMENT WAS WITH THE ASSUMPTION THE WHOLE DEAL WAS GOING TO BE BONDED.

SO I THINK THAT IT'S A WIN WIN THAT WE'RE COMING BACK AND SAYING, WELL, WE'LL ONLY BOND HALF THE PID NOW.

SO INSTEAD OF $12 MILLION IN BONDS, THE CITY WOULD ONLY HAVE TO DO 6 MILLION.

SO THE AMOUNT OF RISK ON YOU GUYS WORKS OUT A LOT BETTER.

OKAY. I CAN ADD TO THAT.

AND I MEAN, I.

CLEARLY WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE DEAL POINTS ON THIS BACK THEN.

BUT THE AGREEMENT DOES STATE AND I'LL READ IT.

THE CITY AGREES THAT UPON REQUEST OF THE DEVELOPER AND UPON AT LEAST 25% OF THE LOTS HAVING A HOME CONSTRUCTED THEREON, THE CITY AGREES TO ISSUE FROM TIME TO TIME BONDS SECURED SOLELY BY THE ASSESSMENTS LEVIED ON SUCH LOTS AND THE TOURIST INCREMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF REIMBURSING DEVELOPER FOR THE COST OF THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS, SERVING SUCH LOTS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW.

BUT THE REST OF THE SENTENCE IS THAT PROVIDED THE CITY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PURSUE ANY ISSUANCE IN AN AMOUNT LESS THAN 1,500,000.

THAT'S NOT HELPFUL IN ANY WAY.

THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T FINISH THE SENTENCE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE SEPARATED THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND THE PID INTO BASICALLY TWO IMPROVEMENT AREAS.

SO THE SECTIONS ONE AND TWO, WE GOT TO 5 MILLION.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BOND INSTEAD OF I FORGET THE CAP YOU GUYS HAVE, BUT SOMETHING AT 10 MILLION TRIGGER SOMETHING WITH THE CITY.

SO WE WANTED TO SEPARATE IT INTO TWO BOND ISSUANCES.

THAT'S WHAT WE DID. IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE AND IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO.

SO RIGHT NOW FOR BONDING PURPOSES, WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR.

I GUESS THE FRUSTRATION, MICHAEL, IS EVERY TIME WE ASK FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, LIKE LARGER LOTS OR WIDER STREETS OR ANY OF THAT.

IT'S ALREADY WE ALWAYS GO BACK TO THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT AND WE ALREADY SAID, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.

BUT EVERY TIME THERE'S A ISSUE, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN.

WE HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS ON COUNCIL TO APPROVE IT, TO MAKE IT WORK.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS ONE SIDED.

THAT'S THAT'S THE FRUSTRATION THAT I HAVE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT AND THAT WAS LOCKED IN 2019, 2020, AND WE'RE STILL SITTING HERE HAVING TO FIX ISSUES WITH IT OR MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS ONE SIDED.

THAT'S THE FRUSTRATION, AND I GET THAT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

BUT YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF COMING FROM OUR SIDE, TOO.

SO YOU JUST KIND OF SEE WHAT'S PRESENTED IN FRONT OF YOU.

BUT I DO THINK IT'S A WIN FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY HAVING TO BOND HALF THE DEAL AND I WILL SAY THE MISTAKE OF WHY WE'RE HERE WAS NOT IT WAS NOT ON THE DEVELOPER'S SIDE.

SO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING WE WE MISSED.

I'M NOT SAYING IT'S ON YOUR SIDE.

I'M JUST SAYING EVERY TIME AN ISSUE ARISES AND WE HAVE TO FIX IT, WE HAVE TO FIX IT.

[18. Discussion and possible action approving Ordinance No. 20230912-018 2023 Annual Service Plan Update for the public improvements in the Riverwood Ranch Public Improvement District (PID), and approving the updates to the 2023 Assessment Roll, in accordance with chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code.]

WELL, I WOULD I DON'T WANT TO PUSH BACK TOO HARD ON THAT, BUT I WILL SAY THAT I DID COME BACK AND DO MORE 60 FOOT LOTS IN THE LAST TWO SECTIONS BECAUSE THAT WAS A DISCUSSION WE HAD, I THINK, ALMOST DOUBLED THE AMOUNT BASED OFF THE PLOTS AND ALL THAT.

AND WE CAME BACK AND WE PLOTTED BOTH THE SECTIONS TOGETHER.

SO WE WOULD WE WANT TO WAIT ON THE 60 FOOT PLOT TO GET THEM ALL UP FRONT.

SO I'VE TRIED WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO CHANGE IT TO BETTER THE CITY BASED OFF OF YOUR FEEDBACK.

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YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S LANDSCAPING STUFF LIKE I SHOWED YOU THE LANDSCAPING PLANTS TODAY, IF YOU LOOKED AT THOSE AND YOU'RE LIKE, YEAH, I HAD SOME COMMENTS ON THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW? WELL, DID YOU EVER MAKE IT BACK TO YOU? MY. DID YOU EVER MAKE IT BACK TO YOU? MY COMMENTS ON THE STREET LIGHTING OR THE LACK THEREOF? YES, SIR. I DID TALK TO CHRIS ABOUT THAT AND HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT, HOW WE COORDINATE WITH METRO AND WE CAN PUT THAT POLE IN THIS DANGEROUS, SUPER DANGEROUS.

COUNCIL WILL READ THIS AS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'RE NOT AUTHORIZING TONIGHT.

WE'RE HAVING A. OKAY.

WELL, THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING, AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING.

JUST TONIGHT. WE NEED A RESOLUTION.

RIGHT. BUT COUNCILMAN BOOTH IS SAYING IS ACCURATE.

THE RESOLUTION READS THE CITY COUNCIL CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CREATION OF A KID.

I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT A RESOLUTION NUMBER 20230912-019 CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATING WITHIN RIVERWOOD RANCH.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AS I STATED BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I ONE THING I DON'T WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE IS PITS.

I THINK THIS IS THAT TIME HAS PASSED.

AND I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE HERE AND THE LEGAL BOUNDS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.

BUT WE ARE WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THAT'S THE END OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN.

GONGORA. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO INFORM EVERYONE THAT FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 26TH MEETING.

SEE MY LAST MEETING AS A ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

I'M GIVING UP MY SEAT FOR CAREER REASONS, PERSONAL REASONS.

I'LL BE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA AND.

NOT ABLE TO SERVE ANYMORE.

BUT I WILL SAY IT'S BEEN MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TRY TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY.

AND MAKE IT MORE ENJOYABLE TO LIVE HERE.

BUT IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE.

SO THANK YOU. WE WILL DEFINITELY MISS YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SERVICE YOU.

DEFINITELY. IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO FILL A VOID.

THANK YOU, MARK. I APPRECIATE IT.

BEFORE. GOOD FAITHFUL SERVANT.

COMMITTED TO OUR COLLEGE.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

THAT SAID, WE WILL MOVE TO ADJOURNMENT AT 943.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.