>> IT IS 5:30. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING OF [DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE RIGHT ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1, [1. Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Angleton Better Living Corporation meetings of November 13, 2023, December 4, 2023, January 2, 2024, January 9, 2024, and February 13, 2024.] DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 13, 2023, DECEMBER 4, 2023, JANUARY 2, 2024, JANUARY 9, 2024, AND FEBRUARY 13, 2024. >> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS READ. >> SECONDED. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 2, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON PARK COMPONENT PRIORITIES OF [2. Discussion and possible action on park component priorities of the Active Recreation Area within the Freedom Park Master Plan.] THE ACTIVE RECREATION AREA WITHIN THE FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN. >> YES. GOOD EVENING, ABLC. WE ARE PRESENTING THIS [INAUDIBLE] TO YOU BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE LISTED PROJECTS WITH THE UPCOMING BOND THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING AND HOPEFULLY MOVING FORWARD WITH. ALL LOOKS WELL, AND WE HAVE ITEMIZED IT IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET. AGAIN, THE DEDICATED PORTION FOR THE FREEDOM PARK IMPROVEMENTS IS 900,000. WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR YOUR REFERENCE IS ENCLOSED IN THE AGENDA PACKET, A VISUAL OF THE ORIGINAL BREAKDOWN OF AMENITIES, THE UPDATED OPINION OF PROBABLE COST OF THE CORE COMPONENTS LIKE THE FIELD. EXCUSE ME FOR THAT ERROR IN YOUR AGENDA SUMMARY WITH THE MEASUREMENTS. [LAUGHTER] THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE 325 AS WELL AS A SNIPPET OF THE PAGE OF THE FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN. YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE AMENITIES IN THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN, THERE WAS OUTLINED A PARKING AND PARKING LOT LIGHTING, 325 FOOT BASEBALL FIELD, COVERED BATTING CAGES, BASEBALL CORE SHADE, CONCESSION UPDATES, LARGE PAVILION, STORAGE SHED, SIDEWALK, SMALL PLAYGROUND, GRANITE PLAZA, TRAILS, SIGNAGE, FURNISHINGS, AND LANDSCAPE PLANNINGS. WE DID HAVE A PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, WHERE WE DISCUSSED THESE PARK COMPONENTS AND THEIR PRIORITIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE ANGLETON LITTLE LEAGUE PRESIDENT AND THEIR BOARD. ROBERT MARTIN WAS THERE TO EXPRESS THE TOP FOUR PRIORITIES FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION. YOU'LL SEE THAT PRIORITY LISTING BELOW, WHICH IS THE BASEBALL FIELD COVERED BATTING CAGES, CONCESSION, AND STORAGE UPDATES, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL STORAGE BUILDING. IF YOU REFERENCE THE MASTER PLAN DOCUMENT, YOU'LL SEE THAT WALL THERE IS STORAGE AND THE EXISTING CONCESSION STAND BUILDING, THERE'S ALSO A PROPOSED ADDITIONAL STORAGE SITE CLOSER TO THE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES THAT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED IN THE PLAN. WHAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE CONSIDER THE PRIORITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALL OF THE AMENITIES LISTED. STAFF'S PROPOSAL IS ALSO THAT YOU PROCEED WITH THE ENTIRE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE SO THAT IF YOU DECIDE TO ADD THESE COMPONENTS LATER, IT'S ALREADY DESIGNED, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GO OUT FOR BID AND PHASE THOSE IN AS MONEY IS AVAILABLE. THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM GOING BACK INTO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE AMENITIES AT A LATER DATE. AGAIN, THE SUGGESTION THAT WE PRESENTED TO PARKS BOARD WAS MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGNING THE ACTIVE AREA ZONE, GOING OUT FOR BID, ITEMIZING ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS, AND JUST LIKE WE DID WITH LAKESIDE PARK, WE SELECT THE ONES THAT ARE OF THE UTMOST PRIORITY AND MOVING FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION ON THOSE ITEMS. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, 900,000 TO WORK WITH, IF WE GO OUT FOR DESIGN FOR THE WHOLE ACTIVE AREA, THAT'S GOING TO EAT INTO THAT 900,000. >> IT WOULD OR IT WOULD EAT INTO WHATEVER FUNDS YOU'VE ALLOCATED COMPREHENSIVELY FOR ALL YOUR PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED WITH THIS DEBT. >> DO WE KNOW WHAT A PROBABLE COST OF THAT DESIGN? >> TYPICALLY, WITH THE DESIGN SERVICES, THAT'S ANYWHERE FROM 10-15%. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE FIRM AND YOU CAN NEGOTIATE THAT PRICE WHEN YOU SELECT A FIRM. >>DO WE HAVE THOSE FUNDS AVAILABLE IN CONTINGENCY FOR ABLC? >> ONE THING THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONTINGENCY, WE ARE USING THE CONTINGENCY IN ABLC AS OUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENT. I WOULD HATE TO TELL YOU TO UTILIZE CONTINGENCY WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THAT FOR ANNUAL PAYMENTS. >> BECAUSE I SAW THE OPINION OF THE UP, HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST ON THE LOW SIDE FOR THE FOR THIS FIELD, AND THAT'S ALMOST 1.1 MILLION. >> YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW, [00:05:02] SO WHAT THEY DO WITH THE OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS THEY ARE TAKING CONSTRUCTED PROJECTS AND THIS COULD RANGE FROM, AND THIS IS WHAT WE DESCRIBED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. MONT BELVIEU HAS CONCRETED BLEACHERS WITH COVERINGS. WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAVE CONCRETED BLEACHERS AT THIS NEW FIELD. WE COULD HAVE BLEACHERS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AT THE OTHER FOURPLEX. WHAT WE CONSIDER TO PUT IN DESIGN IS REALLY UP TO US. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A BIG RANGE WHEN WE HAVEN'T YET DESIGNED ANYTHING. THESE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ARE GIVING YOU THEIR BEST OPINION OF PROBABLE COST BASED OFF OF A VERY LOW END DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND A VERY HIGH END DESIGN. AGAIN, IT'S ONLY FOR THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE LISTED HERE. THAT'S NOT COMPREHENSIVE FOR THE ENTIRE ACTIVE RECREATION AREA. MEANING, YOU COULD EXPECT THAT THAT COST WOULD GO UP IF YOU WERE TO INCLUDE ALL THOSE ITEMS. >> I HEAR IT. I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW UNLESS WE WERE TO SHIFT SOME OF THE DRAINAGE PROJECT MONEY OVER, WHICH I WOULD HATE TO DO. WE HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE BECAUSE WE WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO FINISH ONE LITTLE PIECE OF THIS WITH THE 900,000 WE HAVE. >> MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS THERE ARE A COUPLE LOWER END DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT YOU COULD PAIR TOGETHER AND STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SAVINGS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE THOUGH. >> WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN FOR THE FIELD AND BASICALLY ANGLETON, THE LEAGUE'S RECOMMENDATION, PARING THAT DOWN, AND THEN IN THE BUDGET FOR ABLC NEXT YEAR, DO THE FULL PLAN. >> SURE. WHAT WE COULD DO IS KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A SCHEMATIC DESIGN WHICH IS IN YOUR PACKET, WE COULD ASK THE FIRM THAT WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH ON THIS, IF WE ONLY WANTED TO INCLUDE THE TOP FOUR PRIORITIES OR IF YOU WANTED TO EVEN SCALE THAT DOWN, TOTALLY UP TO YOU ALL TO PROVIDE US GUIDANCE. BUT WE CAN ASK FOR WHAT THAT PROPOSAL WOULD BE AND GO FROM THERE AND EITHER NEGOTIATE THAT DOWN OR GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, WHAT HAVE YOU. THE ONLY THING THAT I WILL NOTE IS WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST THE FIELD OR THE DUGOUTS, OR THE LIGHTING, OR ALL OF THOSE THINGS. IT REALLY ISN'T JUST THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ADA ACCESSIBLE. EVERY TIME WE'RE BUILDING AN AMENITY, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CORRECT PATHWAYS, ET CETERA. YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ON SITE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING PATHWAYS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ELIMINATE THAT TO [OVERLAPPING] THAT. >> I KEEP GOING BACK TO THE BUDGET ESTIMATE OF THE 1.1 BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST GUESS AT THE MOMENT, AND I SEE SOME OF THE SCAPING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT THERE WAS ONE THING I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PARKING LOT, RIGHT? >> IT DOES NOT. >> WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TO EXTEND THE ROAD TO GET TO THE PARKING LOT ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN. >> CORRECT. >> MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAMMER OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE DOWN THE ROAD. LONG TERM THERE'S GOT TO BE A PARKING LOT THERE. WE'RE ADDING A FIELD, WE HAVE MORE CITIZENS IN THE CITY, EVEN THOSE WHO AREN'T PLAYING BASEBALL. THEY CAN THEN ACCESS THE TRAIL AT A DIFFERENT SPOT. ESPECIALLY AS THE NORTHERN PASSIVE RECREATION AREA BECOMES AVAILABLE, THEN PEOPLE, IN THEORY, WOULD WANT TO WALK THE WHOLE PARK, BUT THEY MAY WANT TO JUST CUT THEIR WALK DOWN TO THE SHORTER WALK FROM THE PARKING LOT AND THAT WOULD PROVIDE THAT OPTION AS WELL. WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. TREES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLANTED, SO WHEN THE FUTURE SETS UP, IT SHOULD SET UP NICELY ALONG THAT TRAIL. >> THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I'LL MENTION JUST FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY, IS THAT IF YOU DO DELAY THE DESIGN OF THE OTHER AMENITIES, IT'S ONLY GOING TO INCREASE IN COST LATER SO AS LONG AS YOU ALL KNOW THAT. >> ZERO FROM ZERO IS STILL [LAUGHTER]. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO, WE'RE WORKING ON A VERY TIGHT BUDGET HERE. >> YEAH, SO $900,000 TO ME IS A LOT OF MONEY. HOWEVER, WE ALL KNOW THAT COSTS HAVE RISEN AND SO [00:10:03] THE IDEA THAT WE COULD DEVELOP A BASEBALL PARK AND STILL NOT BUILD IT OUT AT $900,000 I THINK MOST PEOPLE WHO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WILL UNDERSTAND, BUT ALSO, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME PEOPLE WHO JUST THINK THAT WE'RE TOO FOCUSED ON SPORTS OR TOO FOCUSED ON WHATEVER, AND I JUST GOT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT, THEY HAVE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. I'M NOT TRYING TO DISREGARD SOMEBODY ELSE'S THOUGHTS. I'M MORE IN LINE WITH JOHN. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY COST A LECTURE, I WOULD RATHER SEE HIS FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BALLPARK SANDS LOSING FUNDING. I'M ASSUMING ALMOST $100,000 PROBABLY IN THE PICTURE OF 10 PERCENT, SO NOW THAT'S $800,000 ON A BASEBALL FIELD. IT'S GOT ALMOST CLOSE TO A QUARTER OF A MILLION SHORT OF WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT'S AND IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY, LIKE JOHN SUGGESTED THAT IN THE NEXT BUDGET SESSION, THE PLAN THAT YOU KIND OF DISCUSSED, IF THAT MAY BE AN OPTION, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK ON THE SITE LIGHTING, WE SAID 267,000. WE JUST LIT UP ONE FIELD AT BANKS AND IT WAS WHAT, 150, 170? >> I WAS GOING TO NOTE THAT AS WELL, BUT I WAS APPREHENSIVE TO DO SO ONLY BECAUSE [OVERLAPPING] I REALLY HAVEN'T DONE IT. >> YEAH. >> AS RECENT AS THIS YEAR. BUT I THINK THAT COULD BE A POTENTIAL COST THAT WE COULD BRING DOWN. >> YEAH. >> ESPECIALLY WITH THE VENDOR THAT WE HAVE UTILIZED THAT'S A BI-BOARD VENDOR AND HAS COME IN VERY COMPETITIVELY. >> JUST LOOKING AT THIS LIST, IT GETS US PRETTY FAR DOWN THE ROAD. I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A PARTNERSHIP WITH ANGLETON LITTLE LEAGUE ON SOME PIECES OF IT. >> THEY ARE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING ON SOME COMPONENTS OF THAT. I THINK THEY JUST WANT TO SEE THAT THE MONEY IS ACTUALLY ALLOCATED, IT IS ADDRESSED TOWARDS THEIR PRIORITIES AND YES, I DO THINK THAT THEY WILL BE INTERESTED IN CHIPPING IN. >> I AM WHOLEHEARTEDLY ON BOARD WITH COVERING THE SPECTATOR SEATING UP FRONT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COME BACK AND DO THIS LATER. I THINK WE'RE ADDRESSING THE EVERY LITTLE PIECE OF THIS. I AGREE TRAVIS, 900,000. YOU WOULD THINK WHY CAN'T YOU DO A FIELD FOR 900,000 AND THEN YOU LOOK AT LIGHTING OF 267,000 AND DUGOUTS AND COVERED SEATING OF 2,000. >> AGAIN, THOSE THOSE IN AND OF ITSELF JUST KNOWING WHAT THE SHADE STRUCTURES WERE AND WE JUST RECENTLY GOT A PROPOSAL FOR BATES COVERINGS. AGAIN, THIS REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU DESIGN, SO THEY ARE PULLING FROM CONSTRUCTED PROJECTS AND WE WANT TO MAKE THIS SIMPLE. WE CAN REDUCE A LOT OF THESE COSTS. >> I WOULD DEFINITELY SUGGEST THE DUGOUTS TO BE AS BASIC AS POSSIBLE. WE CAN ALWAYS FIND WAYS TO ENHANCE THEM. I'M TRYING TO SAY IN TIME WHERE WINDSCREENS, THERE'S WAYS THAT THE LEAGUE ITSELF CAN INVEST TO IMPROVE THOSE DUGOUTS. YOU COULD START OFF WITH JUST VERY BASIC CHAIN LINK TO BUILDING ALL THE WAY UP TO A CINDER BLOCK, OR BRICK DUGOUT. IT COULD BE DONE INCREMENTALLY IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. >> I MENTIONED THE POSSIBILITY OF GOING OUT FOR GRANTS, LIKE IS THIS A PROJECT THAT COULD BE AND LIKE, WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD AND POTENTIAL FUNDS THAT COULD COME FROM THAT? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WHEN YOU GO OUT FOR LIKE, A TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT, FOR INSTANCE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT CRITERIA. SOMETIMES IT COULD BE BASED ON THE GROUP THAT YOU'RE SERVING. SO WE MAY NOT GET AS MANY POINTS IF WE'RE NOT SERVING A MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT. AGAIN, THEY REALLY DIFFER BASED ON THE TYPE OF GRANT THAT IT IS, SO THIS MIGHT BE CONSIDERED. BUT WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IN OUR EXPERIENCE IS THAT THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE DESIGNED READY, THEY KNOW THAT YOU'VE PUT IN THE TIME, YOU'VE ALREADY INVESTED FUNDS, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND SO THEY WANT TO SEE THOSE ON THE GROUND PROJECTS READY TO GO, SO THAT WOULD BE TO OUR BENEFIT. >> IN THAT CASE, THEY WOULD WANT TO SEE LIKE THE DESIGN FOR THOSE PIECES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LITTLE LEAGUE. LIKE IF WE WERE TO SUBMIT THAT, WOULD THAT BE COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH OR WE WOULD [OVERLAPPING]. >> ABSOLUTELY, YES. [00:15:02] I MEAN, EVEN THE CONCEPTS THAT WE HAVE OFTENTIMES IS BETTER THAN WHAT TPW IS SEEING AS SUBMISSIONS. WE'VE SEEN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HAD A PENCIL DRAWING ON AN EIGHT BY A HALF BY 11 SHEET OF PAPER, AND THEY SUBMIT THAT AS AN ATTACHMENT. WE'RE ALREADY AHEAD OF THE BALL GAME BY HAVING NOT ONLY OUR MASTER PLAN FILED WITH TPW WITH THE STATE SO THAT THEY KNOW THAT THIS WAS A LISTED IMPROVEMENT. WE ARE CARRYING OUT SOME OF OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES NOW WE'VE MASTER PLANNED THIS PARK AND HERE ARE EVEN THE DESIGNS, WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT, SO THEY SEE THAT AS A HUGE COMMITMENT. >> DO YOU NEED ACTION FROM US? >> REALLY, WE DON'T AT THIS TIME. WE WILL BE BRINGING THIS, WE JUST WANTED TO CONVEY ANGLETON LITTLE LEAGUE'S PRIORITIES AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, WE ALREADY HAVE BURDETT CONSULTANTS AS THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT THAT WAS IDENTIFIED FOR THE FIRM TO THE FREEDOM PARK MASTER PLAN. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE WORKING ON THE PASSIVE AREA AND THE NORTHERN TRACK OF FREEDOM AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DEVELOP THE SCHEMATIC PLAN, SO THIS IS THE NEXT STEP. SO ONCE WE GIVE THEM THE OKAY AND WE HAVE FUNDING READY TO PROCEED, STAFF CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH IF YOUR DIRECTION IS THESE PRIORITIES DESIGNING IN THIS ORDER, WE CAN ASK VERDICT CONSULTANTS FOR A PROPOSAL. SO IF YOU WANT TO SOLIDIFY THAT THIS EVENING, YOU CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT OR WE CAN JUST PROCEED WITH GETTING A PROPOSAL ON THE TOP AMENITIES. >> DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY ACTION THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON? >> LOOKS LIKE YOU WANTED TO GET THE COVERED SEATING AND THE COVERED DUG OUT. THAT SEEM TO BE PRIORITY, SO CAN WE MOVE ON THAT? >> WELL, I THINK ONCE WE GET THEM TO PUT THE DESIGN IN, THEY WOULD THEY WOULD DESIGN THE PART OR THE FIELD FOR US. >> WHAT THE PROCESS WOULD BE IS WE WOULD ASK BURDETT CONSULTANTS PLEASE GIVE US A PROPOSAL FOR X, Y, AND Z SCOPE. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THAT SCOPE IS. THEY WOULD GIVE US A PROPOSAL FOR DESIGN SERVICES THAT WOULD PAY FOR THEM DEVELOPING BASICALLY DESIGNING THE REST OF THE PARK. WE WOULD HAVE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS REGARDING, DO YOU WANT CONCRETE, BLEACHER SEATING OR DO YOU WANT BLEACHER SEATING THAT ALREADY EXISTS AT OUR PARK? IT WOULD REFINE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. THEN THEY WOULD MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. IT WOULD ALSO PAY FOR THEM BIDDING IT OUT AND DOING CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE REMAINING AND WE'VE APPROVED TO DO AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION. ONCE WE GET BIDS BACK FROM THOSE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, WE MAY FIND, WOW, WE CAN'T DO THE SATELLITE STORAGE AREA. WE CAN ONLY ADDRESS THE FIELDS, IN WHICH CASE WE DO, AND THEY HELP WITH CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AND THAT'S WHAT THEIR PROPOSAL WOULD CONSIST OF. >> MY IDEA WOULD BE IS TO SCALE IT ON THE LOW END WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE PRIORITIES. >> THE ANGLETON LITTLE LEAGUE SPECIFY THE TOP FOUR. >> RIGHT. >> OKAY. >> EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE ON THE LOW END AND THEN WE'LL SCALE IT FROM THERE. THAT'S WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US TO IT. SOMETHING THAT MAY BE ABLE TO INCLUDE MAY HAVE TO GO. BUT I THINK LOW END WOULD STILL PROVIDE US, WELL, LIKE JOHN SAID, IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING. >> AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT GOING BACKWARDS ON CERTAIN THINGS LIKE LET'S TRY NOT TO CUT THE COVERED SEATING OUT AND THAT JUST MAYBE SOMETHING THAT GETS BORDERED FOR YOU LOSE THE STORAGE, YOU GET THE COVERED. YOU JUST MADE SOMETHING HAVE TO COME UP WITH TEMPORARILY. >> [OVERLAPPING] WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IN THE SUMMERTIME, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS COVERED SEATING [OVERLAPPING]. >> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING IN ORDER TO GET ONE, YOU MAY NOT GET EVERYTHING TRUE. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. >> WHAT I HEAR ALSO JUST TO RECAP THE TOP FOUR PRIORITIES FOR THE ASSOCIATION, IT IS THE BASEBALL FIELD, AND RATHER THAN ASSUMING, LET'S JUST SAY THAT INCLUDES THE BLEACHERS, THE COVERED SEATING, THE LIGHTING, THAT IS IN THE ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST OR MAYBE YOU JUST LOOK AT THE ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST WHICH LISTS THOSE PRETTY BASIC ITEMS, COVERED BATTING CAGES, CONCESSION STORAGE, UPDATES, AND ADDITIONAL STORAGE BUILDING. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING? >> YES. >> YES. >> I THINK WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT A MOTION. >> I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. >> IT'S SET. YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. [00:20:02] ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK IT'S ALL COVERED IN HIS MOTION. >> YES, I UNDERSTAND. >> CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN, MOTION CARRIES. GOOD. NUMBER 3. [3. Discussion and possible action on drainage improvement priorities in flood-prone areas in the City limits, which are beyond the responsibility of the Angleton Drainage District.] DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH ARE BEYOND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT. TELL US HOW LITTLE OUR $350,000 IS GOING TO GO. [OVERLAPPING] SAW ONE AND IT'S LIKE 1.3 MILLION. >> YES. WE JUST KIND OF WANTED TO SOME OF THESE TOPS. >> OUR LOWER ONES. >> THESE ONES THAT WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF RESIDENT INPUT ON IS THE ONES THAT WE WANTED TO INCLUDE AND THE REASON THAT WE SELECTED TEXIAN TRAIL AS WHAT WE RECOMMEND IS BECAUSE, NUMBER 1, THE DRAINAGE LINE, IT IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. WE ACTUALLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT ON JANUARY 22 AFTER A RAINSTORM. WE HAD TO GO IN THERE AND DO SOME MAINTENANCE ON IT. WE HAD TO CLEAR THAT ENTIRE LINE OUT AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AN EASEMENT ISSUE ALONG THAT ONE RESIDENT, IT'S ACTUALLY ON HIS PROPERTY VERSUS THERE'S A DEDICATED DRAINAGE EASEMENT THERE, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE WAY THE DRAINAGE LINE WAS ALIGNED, IT ENDED UP ON HIS PROPERTY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER POINT OF IT IS RECTIFYING THAT SITUATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS ON ANY OF THEM? >> IS THE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE PROPERTY IT'S ON, ARE THEY LIKE GETTING ANY KIND OF PAYMENT FOR THAT EASEMENT, ENCROACHING ON THEIR PROPERTY, OR THAT LINE ON THEIR PROPERTY, OR IS THERE ANY ARRANGEMENT THERE? >> NO, NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. WHEN I SPOKE TO HIM, HE WAS PRETTY UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION. BUT IT'S BEEN THERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME SINCE THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS CONSTRUCTED, BUT HE'S NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. >> WITH THE WAY THE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN GOING, DO YOU THINK 379 IS REALISTIC? I BELIEVE SO. I BELIEVE IT'LL COME UNDER THAT, YES. >> YOU THINK IT WILL. >> YES. >> YOU ONLY ON 350? >> YES. FOR ME, GETTING THAT FIXED AS A PRIORITY AND WE'LL SQUEEZE SOMETHING OUT OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET, WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO IF IT GOES OVER 350. >> OKAY. >> YOU THINK THE TEXIAN TRAIL 1 IS THE PRIMARY OR IF YOU HAD TO LIST THEM IN ORDER OF [OVERLAPPING]. >> YES, I BELIEVE I DID LIST THEM IN ORDER. YES, THAT'S IN ORDER. >> IT'S THE FIRST ONE ON THERE. >> YES. >> BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT MEANT ANYTHING TO YOU. >> YES, THAT'S ORDER OF IMPORTANCE FOR ME IN OUR DEPARTMENT. >> I'M STILL PRETTY PARTIAL TO THE LORI LANE ISSUE THAT THEY'VE BEEN REQUESTING THAT FOR YEARS, AND WE HAVE YET TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM. EVERY TIME IT RAINS, I GO OVER THERE AND THOSE ROADS ARE COMPLETELY UNDER WATER AND THEY'RE NOT DRAINED. I UNDERSTAND ROADS ARE FOR DRAINAGE, BUT IT JUST HOLDS IT AND PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT OF THEIR YARD OR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAYS. >> YES. THIS IS JUST STRICTLY MAINTENANCE. THAT'S ALL IT IS. IT'S AN OPINION OF PROBABLE COST ON MAINTENANCE. REGRADING DITCHES AND CLEANING OUT CULVERTS IS WHAT THAT IS. >> BUT WE'VE TRIED THAT, WE'VE TRIED REGRADING AND FIXED IT. >> THE REAL ISSUE WITH THIS FROM THE WAY, AND I'M SPEAKING ON JOHN, HE'S NOT HERE. JOHN PETERSON, BUT THE DRAINAGE ENDS UP OVER THERE BY UNION PACIFIC OVER THERE ON SOUTH FRONT STREET WITHOUT BUYING FROM ALL THOSE OTHER PARTIES, WE'LL NEVER GET THE DEPTH WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE. IT JUST WON'T HAPPEN WITHOUT ALL THAT HAPPENING. THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS WELL. >> WHAT CHANGED? WHY IS IT THAT THE RESIDENTS BEFORE IN THE LAST 5-6 YEARS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING, BUT BEFORE THAT, I NEVER HEARD A PEEP. >> YEAH. ONE THING I WILL SAY IS WE DON'T GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS FROM THAT PLACE, NOT DIRECTED TO WORK ORDERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. NOW, I KNOW PEOPLE VOICED THEIR OPINIONS AND THE ISSUES THEY'RE HAVING, BUT THEY'RE NOT IN THAT MANNER. TO US THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WORK ORDERS FOR IT AND A WHOLE LOT OF INPUT FOR IT AS FAR AS PROPER CHANNEL. >> THEY COMPLAIN TO EACH OTHER BUT THEY DON'T COMPLAIN TO THE CITY. >> YES. >> IT JUST SEEMS THAT THAT DITCH THAT RUNS ALONG THE BACK OF LORI, RICE AND WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE? >> BERT. >> BERT'S FURTHER UP. WHICH IS FUNNY, BECAUSE BERT DOESN'T REALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS LORI. I THINK IT'S PRAIRIE. >> YEAH, YOU HAVE BERT, LORI AND RICE. >> I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE BETWEEN LORI AND RICE. >> THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE HERE ON THE MAP, [00:25:01] BERT, LORI, RICE, YES. >> THAT BACK DITCH IS VERY SHALLOW AND THERE'S REALLY THERE'S NO WAY TO GET THAT WATER OFF THOSE STREETS INTO THAT DITCH AND OUT TO DWYER. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD FIX IF DWYER WAS EXTENDED? >> NO. BECAUSE, AGAIN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND ACROSS THE TRAIN TRACKS WHERE THE ACTUAL DEPTH OF BEING ABLE TO DIG THE DRAINAGE DEEPER [OVERLAPPING]. >> YOU DO NEED MORE CAPACITY TO PASS THROUGH DWYER IF YOU WERE TO CONCRETE AND CURB AND GUTTER. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES, YOU COULD. >> YEAH. IF YOU PUT A LARGER PIPE IN THERE, YES. THAT'S THAT'S WATER YOU'RE ABLE TO HOLD, STORE, YES. WHAT TYPE HOW BIG OF AN EFFECT WOULD THAT HAVE ON IT? WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT. >> YOU SAY IT WOULD JUST HOLD THE WATER THERE INSTEAD OF MOVING IT? >> YES. >> WE JUST HAVE SOMEWHERE FOR IT TO GO, BUT IT'S GOING TO BACK UP ANYWAY. >> YES. IT'S JUST LIKE LIKE AN OPEN DITCH DRAINAGE SYSTEM. THE GRASSY AREAS THAT ARE OPEN ARE MEANT TO HOLD THE WATER AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A PIPE THAT'S VERY SMALL IN COMPARISON TO THE REST OF THE DITCH AND [OVERLAPPING] IT'S JUST MADE TO SLOWLY METER OUT AND YOU HOLD THE WATER THERE SO IT'D BE THE SAME CONCEPT. >> ALL THE OTHER ONES TOO, THEY'RE ALL IMPORTANT BUT IF YOU'RE RECOMMENDING TEXIAN TRAIL. >>YEAH AND THAT'S JUST BASED ON WE HAVE HAD, AGAIN, WE'VE HAD A FAILURE THERE ON THE 22ND AND WITHOUT US BEING ABLE TO GO THERE AND CLEAR THE LINE OUT, IT DEFINITELY RAISED SOME CONCERNS FOR US BEYOND THE EASEMENT ISSUE. >> THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW THAT THE PIPE HAS FAILED. >> YES. >> IT KIND OF MAKES THE CITY MORE LIABLE THEN. >> GOOD POINT. THAT MAKES A GOOD POINT. >> IT JUST MEANS THAT YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING SO IT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. >> YES. >> DOES THE BOARD WANT TO MAKE A MOTION ON TEXIAN TRAIL? >> JUST BEFORE WE DO THAT. >> SURE. >> I GUESS LIKE SOMETHING TRAVIS BROUGHT UP IS WE COULD ACCOMPLISH SEVERAL OTHER OF THESE PROJECTS WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY. IS THAT SOMETHING WORTH DISCUSSING AND HAVING MORE THAN ONE PROJECT KNOCKED OUT? INCLUDING THE ONE THAT YOU NOTED? >> YEAH. >> I DON'T SAY YES OR NO [OVERLAPPING]. >> I DO LIKE YOUR IDEA AND THAT'S WHY I THREW THAT OUT THERE. HOWEVER, BUT A CONCERN WOULD BE POTENTIALLY FUNDING. THIS IS ALREADY 380, IT WOULD LIKELY INCREASE IN PRICE AS ALL WOULD. WE HAVE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE. WE COULD TOUCH MANY WHICH COULD MAKE AN ARGUMENT FOR MORE RESIDENTS. IN THEORY, WE COULD MAKE AN ARGUMENT THAT WE TOUCH MORE RESIDENTS BY DOING MULTIPLE PROJECTS. >> CAN I ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE CALL AND THE CITY, HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY VISIT OUT THERE, CLEAN, SOMETHING TO GET THE WATER MOVING. IS IT COSTING THE CITY LIKE IN OVERTIME OR SHORT NOTICE CALLING PEOPLE OUT OR ANYTHING? >> YEAH, IF WE HAD TO COME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT OR ON A WEEKEND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN YES. IT WOULD BE A COURIER YOU'RE SENDING OUT. >> THERE'S NO PUMPING STATION THAT YOU HAVE TO CHECK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> NOT WITH STORM WATER, NO. IT'S MORE OR LESS MAINTENANCE OF MAKING SURE DRAINS ARE CLEARED, DITCHES ARE CLEARED, YOU KNOW, AND CULVERTS ARE CLEARED. IN THE INSTANCE OF TEXIAN TRAIL FOR INSTANCE, THAT'S WHAT WE HAD TO DO. WE WERE OUT REALLY LATE THAT NIGHT CLEARING OUT THAT LINE. >> WELL, YEAH, YOU ALL HAD TO DO THAT WHILE IT WAS FLOODED? >> YES. WHILE IT WAS FLOODED, YES. >> THAT SEEMS DANGEROUS TO ME, SO I THINK IT PROBABLY SHOULD BE FIXED. [OVERLAPPING] >> I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU. >> ALSO, WHEN I WAS A KID, WE USED TO CRAWL THROUGH ALL THAT STUFF UNDERNEATH THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD AND ALL THAT. >> YEAH. I FEEL LIKE I USED TO HAVE FUN AS A KID TOO AND THEN IT'S NOT SO MUCH FUN. [LAUGHTER]. >> IT'S BEEN A WHILE. >> YOU SAID THAT YOU ALL GOT MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ONE THAN THE OTHER ONES IS THAT CORRECT? >> ON TEXIAN TRAIL, YES, WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS. >> IS IT MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS? LIKE IN TERMS OF VOLUME? >> I WOULD SAY YES. >> PLUS YOU HAVE PIPE ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. >> YES. >> EITHER BUY THAT GUY'S THREE FOOT OR WHATEVER, BUT TO ME I'M TELLING HIM WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO. TALKING ABOUT BRING HIM MONEY, COST HIM MONEY FOR SOMETHING. THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG COMPLAINT TOO. HE'S NOT GOING TO CARE ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE FLOODING HE CARES ABOUT NOW THAT HE KNOWS ABOUT IT, HE OR SHE KNOWS ABOUT IT, PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT TILL NOW. >> YEAH. [00:30:03] >> THAT'S KIND OF TWO PROBLEMS IN ONE. >> YES. >> WE THINK SO. >> HOW MUCH IS THAT SUPPOSED TO COST, THAT ONE PROJECT? >> TEXIAN? >> TEXIAN TRAIL? >> 380 [OVERLAPPING]. >> YEAH, CLOSE TO $380,000, $379,306. >> MAN, I WAS WORKING AT THE WRONG PLACE. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU [LAUGHTER]. >> YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE A BIG DEAL. >> SO IF THAT COST CAN'T BE LOWERED TO 350, THEN THAT'S A CONSIDERATION OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PULL FROM THE OTHER PART OF THE MONEY THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED IN DIFFERENT AREAS? >> NO, HE'S SAYING HE WILL PULL FROM HIS BUDGET, HIS OPERATING BUDGET? >> YES. IN MY I NEED TO GET THIS DRAIN PIPE FIXED. >> OKAY. >> YEAH, IT'S GOOD. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I UNDERSTAND THAT. CITY COUNCIL GIVES THEM A BUDGET AND THEY FOLLOW WITHIN WHATEVER THEIR PROJECTS. LAST YEAR Y'ALL DID. PUBLIC WORKS WENT OUT AND FIXED, WHAT ROAD WAS THAT? THAT ENGLEWOOD? >> YES. >> THEY HAD EXTRA MONEY LAYING AROUND AND THEY WENT OUT AND POURED A NEW ROAD. IT WASN'T THAT MUCH, IT'S A SMALL. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE ALL WERE JUST SITTING ON HORSEY CASH NEW ROAD. >> YEAH, I THINK THAT ONE WAS $38,000 I BELIEVE [OVERLAPPING]. >> MY POINT IS, IS Y'ALL DID THAT ON YOUR OWN PRINT. IT WASN'T CITY COUNCIL PROMPTING. THEY LITERALLY WENT OUT IN THEIR BUDGET AND DID SO. THERE MUST BE SOME FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THEIR BUDGET TO. >> YEAH, THE CHOICE WE HAVE IS DO WE DO TEXIAN FOR 380 WHICH IS STILL OVER. DO WE DO MEADOWVIEW, LORI, AND NORTHVIEW? TOGETHER WE COULD GET THOSE THREE DONE FOR THE SAME PRICE. AND RAYBURN RIDGE AND REMINGTON ARE JUST OUT. THEY'RE WAY OVER OUR BUDGET, $1.4, $588,000. SO REALLY THAT'S YOUR CHOICE. TEXIAN TRAIL OR THE OTHER THREE. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S SAYING HE RECOMMENDS TEXIAN TRAIL. >> SO YOU STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH THREE DIFFERENT AREAS OF TOWN, YOU STILL WOULD RECOMMEND TEXIAN? >> I'D STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY JUST BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL OF IT THAT I KNOW IS THERE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE MY RECOMMENDATION, YES. >> DOES THE BOARD HAVE A RECOMMENDATION THEMSELVES? >> I'M FINE WITH TEXIAN TRAIL IF THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. >> OKAY. >> AS LONG AS WE'RE WORKING ON STUFF, GETTING IT FIXED. >> AND AGAIN IN FUTURE, FUNDING COMES UP. WE HAVE THIS LIST TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON AND ALSO ADD TO. SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY I LIKE TO LOOK AT THINGS AS WELL. >> CERTAINLY AND THAT'S ONE OF MY POINTS EARLIER IS THAT WE MAY BE IN A POSITION IN A COUPLE MORE YEARS TO, AND HOPEFULLY SOME OF US ARE STILL ON THIS BOARD AND WE'LL REMIND OURSELVES THAT PARKS ARE GREAT, BUT IF WE CAN PICK DRAINAGE, THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO. HOPEFULLY, I'LL STILL BE HERE, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. >> I'M IN DARK THERE, TRAVIS. >> NO [LAUGHTER] I JUST TOLD, ELECTIONS AND THINGS HAPPEN. I THINK THIS BOARD, IN MY OPINION, I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY WHAT POLITICIANS DO, BUT THEY THINK THEMSELVES FOR THEIR GOOD WORK. I DO THINK WE'VE TAKEN A FIRST TIME AND A LONG TIME A HARD LOOK AT LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES. A LOT OF TIMES, ABLC HAS BEEN USED TO, AND DON'T GET ME WRONG, QUALITY OF LIFE IS IMPORTANT IN PARKS AND SAFE SPACES, BUT DRAINAGE AND KEEPING PEOPLE FROM BEING FLOODED OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND UTILIZING THEIR HOUSES IS PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT, QUITE HONESTLY. I'M OKAY WITH EITHER ONE. MY HEART ALWAYS TENDS TO JUST WANT TO DO FOR MORE PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU THINK PROTEX AND TRAIL IS A PRIORITY, THEN I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. WAS THERE A MOTION? I THOUGHT THERE WAS A MOTION. >> I JUST SAID THAT'S WHAT I RECOMMEND BUT I DIDN'T MAKE THE MOTION. >> I'M SORRY. >> YOU MADE THE MOTION? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO PRIORITIZE TEXIAN TRAIL. >> I'LL SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION ON THE SECOND FOR TEXIAN TRAIL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION CARRIES. >> HECTOR, IF YOU CAN SOMEHOW GET IT UNDER THAT 380, WE APPRECIATE IT. >> YEAH, PLEASE DO. >> I WILL DO MY BEST [OVERLAPPING]. >> THERE YOU GO. THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO TELL YOU. >> THEY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE FILED TICKETS. >> LET'S NOT BE DOING ENOUGH [OVERLAPPING]. >> WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PAGE. >> THEY'RE PROBABLY LETTING ONE OR TWO PEOPLE SPEAK FOR THE REST OF YOU. [00:35:04] >> I'VE BEEN OVER THERE THOUGH. IT'S UNDERWATER. >> OH, REALLY? >> YES. >> WHERE'S THIS? >> IT'S OVER HERE RIGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS. TAKE KHYBER, GO RIGHT ON SOUTH MORGAN. >> BACKS UP TO WHERE IT IS. >> THERE'S MORE SOUTH MORGAN, SOUTH VALDEZ AND TAKE SOUTH VALDEZ RIGHT THERE AND THEN YOU GO RIGHT. THERE'S BURKE, THERE'S LORI, THERE'S RICE AND YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO DRIVE DOWN INTO RICE. SO IT'S PRETTY BAD. GOING ON TO NUMBER 4, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON [4. Discussion and possible action on the Angleton Better Living Corporation, Recreation division, and Angleton Recreation Center division YTD financial statements as of December 31, 2023.] ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION, RECREATION DIVISION, AND ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER DIVISION, YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023. >> GOOD EVENING. AS OF DECEMBER 31, ABLC HAD A FUND BALANCE OF $328,000. IF YOU NOTICE ON THE BALANCE SHEET, THERE'S A DEFICIT IN THE FUND BALANCE CALCULATION, AND THAT'S SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SALES TAX REVENUE. IT LOOKS WORSE THAN IT ACTUALLY IS. THE RECREATION CENTER HAD A FUND BALANCE OF $382,323 AND THE RECREATION DIVISION HAD A FUND BALANCE OF $100,193. >> IS THAT AFTER CLOSING YEAR? >> MOST OF THE CLOSING ENTRIES ARE IN, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED IN HERE MOVING SOME OF THE FUND BALANCE FROM THE RECREATION CENTER BACK TO ABLC. I HAVE NOT DONE THAT YET. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IT TO THE COUNCIL AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT BEFORE I DO MOVE THAT MUCH MONEY. >> WE HAD AN AGREEMENT. THEY WOULD KEEP 100,000 ON HAND AND THE REST WOULD GET TRANSFERRED, CORRECT? >> YES. >> OKAY. >> RIGHT. AND NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER DIVISION. I THINK WE HAD WAS IT A SIMILAR AMOUNT FOR THE RECREATION DIVISION? >> YEAH. >> [OVERLAPPING] WE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD MAKE TO THAT [LAUGHTER] BUT I HEAR WE HAVE. >> BE OPTIMISTIC ONE DAY. >> I THINK IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE WE'D EXPLORE GOING UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT ON THAT BALANCE, IF YOU WILL BUT THAT'S ANOTHER DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER DAY. >> I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR ME. ANYBODY OVER HERE HAVE QUESTIONS? [NOISE]. >> DO YOU NEED AN ACTION ITEM FROM US? >> JUST AN UPDATE OR? >> IT'S JUST A DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION. I DON'T KNOW. >> I THINK WE NEED AN ACTION. >> I DON'T THINK WE NEED ACTION. >> JUST A PRESENTATION ON THE BUDGET OR THE FINANCIALS AS IT STANDS. WELL, ANYBODY HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 4 BEFORE WE ADJOURN? >> YEAH, I WILL I'LL ASK. JUST FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, IS THAT WHERE WE WANT TO BE? WE'RE GOING BACK TO DECEMBER 31. >> NO. >> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WHERE WE ARE, MAYBE THAT'S A BETTER QUESTION. WHERE WE WANT TO BE. >> AS AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER? YEAH, I THINK IT'S DOING PRETTY WELL. >> ALL RIGHT. >> THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS. >> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS? WE WILL ADJOURN AT 6:09 P.M. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.