[3. Ceremonial Presentation of recognition of the City of Angleton Parks & Recreation Department for their partnership and collaboration with Fig-toberfest.]

I APOLOGIZE. I JUMPED AHEAD.

NO. KEEP BEAUTIFUL YARD OF THE MONTH FOR RESIDENTS.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE OUR OCTOBER YARD OF THE MONTH, AND IT GOES TO KENNETH AND MARY HENSON.

AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE ADDRESS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

1500 HERITAGE PARK CIRCLE.

YES, AND IT IS A BEAUTIFUL YARD.

WE WENT DRIVING OUT THERE AND I WAS LIKE, MAN, THIS LOOKS NICE.

SO I WANTED TO PRESENT THEM WITH YARD OF THE MONTH FOR.

OCTOBER. LOOK AT THAT BIG BAG.

OH MY GOD.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ONE. TWO. THREE.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I LOVE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. REAL QUICK, BEFORE EVERYBODY LEAVES, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO KATE ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL FOR THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING AWARDED TONIGHT BECAUSE YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR YARDS, YOUR BEAUTIFICATION OF YOUR YARDS JUST SHOWS WELL UPON OUR CITY.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS, YOUR TIME.

YES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL. BACK TO BUSINESS.

WE HAD TO LEAVE NOW. NO, I SAID YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP.

GOTTA GO VOTE. THREE.

I'M SORRY. NOW WE'LL GET TO ITEM THREE.

CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION OF RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH FIG TOBERFEST.

SOUNDS EXCITING. I ACTUALLY HAVE A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR SEATS AND THEN WE'LL DO THE THE CERTIFICATES AND PHOTOS AFTERWARDS.

IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU GUYS? THAT'S FINE.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'VE GOT TO START OFF WITH A GREAT BIG TEXAS A&M.

HOWDY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.

ON BEHALF OF TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION, I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WHAT OUR HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS OUR BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST YEAR.

MY NAME IS KIMBERLY MAYOR AND I AM THE HORTICULTURE AGENT FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY.

MY JOB AT TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION IS TO.

ONE IS TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, AND ALSO TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS ON ALL THINGS RELATED TO HORTICULTURE.

SO FROM TREES TO TURF TO TOMATOES, WE WE LIKE TO SAY WE TEACH IT ALL.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AT EXTENSION WE VALUE PEOPLE PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE WE PUT ALL OF OUR RESOURCES AND ATTENTION DURING 2023, AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DO SO IN 2024.

WE HAVE INVESTED IN INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION.

WE HAVE REFINED OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY RESIDENTS, AND WE HAVE FORGED PARTNERSHIPS AND MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, ALL IN AN EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN OUR TIES TO THE COMMUNITY.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN.

AND THAT IS OUR 2024 MASTER GARDENER INTERN CLASS.

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THIS PAST JANUARY, WE BEGAN OUR 11 WEEK JOURNEY OF EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIP WITH 21 STUDENTS.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF MONTHS, WE LAUGHED, WE LEARNED, AND WE CREATED LIFETIME FRIENDSHIPS WITH PEOPLE THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE EVER MET OTHERWISE. WE HEARD FROM STATE EXTENSION SPECIALISTS ON TOPICS LIKE PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, TURFGRASS AND EARTH KIND GARDENING.

WE ALSO BROUGHT IN OUR OWN LOCAL EXPERTS TO TEACH ABOUT THINGS LIKE HERBS, VEGETABLES, PROPAGATION, ROSES AND PRUNING WOODY ORNAMENTALS. AND THIS YEAR WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED LOTS MORE HANDS ON AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF VITAL GARDENING SKILLS, SUCH AS TAKING A SOIL SAMPLE, PROPER FERTILIZATION OF YOUR LAWN, AND HOW TO PLANT A TREE.

THESE INTERNS RECEIVED OVER 50 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FROM AGRILIFE EXTENSION, AND ONCE THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR VOLUNTEER SERVICE, 50 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, WE MAKE THEM OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL AND MAKE THEM CERTIFIED TEXAS MASTER GARDENERS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

FROM THE FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED, THESE INTERNS REALLY APPRECIATED THAT THIS TYPE OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND BENEFITED FROM THAT TYPE OF INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE.

AND SO WE ARE THRILLED THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SUCH INNOVATIVE AND IMMERSIVE TRAINING TO OUR INTERNS.

A LITTLE BIT OF A FORMATTING PROBLEM THERE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS FOR 2023.

23. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 107 CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENERS AND 15 INTERNS.

THESE MEMBERS HAVE NOT ONLY VOLUNTEERED OVER 11,000 HOURS, BUT THEY ALSO ATTENDED MORE THAN 2500 CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS SO THAT THEY CAN REMAIN CERTIFIED AND CONTINUE TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE WITH THE PUBLIC.

AND ONE NUMBER THAT I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHARE ENOUGH OF IS THE NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN OVER OVER THE PAST YEAR.

IT'S A WHOPPING 81,000 MILES THAT THESE VOLUNTEERS HAVE DRIVEN TO COME TO DIFFERENT EVENTS AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE NOTE THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THEY'RE DRIVING THEIR OWN VEHICLES TO TO ALL THESE EVENTS.

AND WE SURE DO APPRECIATE THAT.

AND SO THESE NUMBERS ARE REALLY JUST A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER AND HOW WE PROVIDE OUR AUDIENCE WITH EDUCATION AND SERVICE. ONE OTHER ASPECT OF OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMING IS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON REACHING MORE AND MORE CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MAP THAT IN 2023, OUR PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WERE HELD IN NINE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT BRAZORIA COUNTY.

AND IN 2024, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF 12 CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY.

IT'S PROBABLY HIGHER BY NOW.

THOSE WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO BE UPDATED SOMEWHAT, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SOME OF THESE EVENTS INCLUDE MASTER GARDENER LED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, PLANTS AND TREE SALES, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT I OFFER LIKE THE TOMATO BASIL, BASH, TREE PLANTING 101 AND WHAT KILLED MY LAWN A MURDER MYSTERY BECAUSE BASICALLY NOTHING MAKES THE EXTENSION PHONE RING MORE THAN QUESTIONS ABOUT TREES, TURF, AND TOMATOES.

SO WHY NOT HAVE CLASSES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THOSE THOSE THOSE PARTICULAR TOPICS.

BECAUSE HONESTLY, NOBODY CALLS ME ABOUT THEIR KOHLRABI AND THEIR TURNIPS AND RUTABAGAS.

SO TREES AND TURF IT IS.

ALL RIGHT. AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL WRAP THIS UP AND TELL YOU THAT ALTHOUGH WE'RE DOING SOME REALLY GREAT THINGS HERE IN BRAZORIA COUNTY, NONE OF THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE IMMENSE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO MY JOB AS AN AGENT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, AND TOGETHER, WE COULDN'T REACH THE RESIDENTS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY WITHOUT THEIR HELP.

AND SO THIS IS JUST ONE LAST LOOK AT THE VALUE OF OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS AND WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.

ALL RIGHT. AND SO NEXT SLIDE, WAS RICHARD ABLE TO MAKE IT.

NO. OKAY.

I'LL JUST TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS OUR STRAWBERRY JAMBOREE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGER EVENTS THAT WE'VE HELD MOST RECENTLY, THAT AND OCTOBERFEST, WHICH I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT IN JUST A MINUTE.

THE STRAWBERRY JAMBOREE EVENT CAME ABOUT DUE TO A NEED FOR MORE EDUCATION, ABOUT WHEN THE PROPER TIME TO PLANT STRAWBERRIES WAS.

MOST OF THE BIG BOX STORES, YOU'LL NOTICE, WILL HAVE STRAWBERRY PLANTS OUT IN THE SPRING AND IN IN ALL ACTUALITY.

NOW THE FALL IS WHEN YOU SHOULD PLANT THOSE STRAWBERRIES.

AND SO WE PUT TOGETHER THE STRAWBERRY JAMBOREE LAST YEAR TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON WHEN TO WIN.

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THOSE STRAWBERRIES SHOULD BE PLANTED, AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND THIS YEAR'S EVENT WENT OVER EQUALLY AS WELL.

THE STRAWBERRY JAMBOREE HAD EXTENSION SPECIALISTS WE HAD THAT CAME AS SPEAKERS, WE HAD EXHIBITORS, WE HAD STRAWBERRY PLANTS THAT PEOPLE COULD PREORDER AND A REALLY GREAT STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CONTEST.

ALL IN ALL, WE HAD ABOUT 100 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE, AND SO FAR WE'VE SOLD ABOUT 2000 OF OUR BARE ROOT PLANTS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING SUCH AS THIS.

BUT AGAIN, WE CAN'T PULL THESE PROGRAMS OFF WITHOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS.

AND SO BESIDES OUR OUR AMAZING BRAZORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS, WE ALSO HAD JUDGES WHO HAD THE VERY TOUGH TASK OF JUDGING OUR STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CONTEST.

AND ONE OF THOSE JUDGES WAS YOUR VERY OWN RICHARD NELSON FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

AND SO TONIGHT, WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE HIM WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND A STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE PIN.

SO I'LL HOLD THAT FOR HIM AND MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS IT.

BUT WE JUST WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR HIS HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO AGRILIFE EXTENSION.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW, RICHARD IS ACTUALLY WAS JUST ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF OUR HORTICULTURE COMMITTEE.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HIM ON, ON OUR COMMITTEE AND PART OF OUR TEAM TO IDENTIFY ISSUES IDENTIFIED ISSUES IN OUR, IN OUR COUNTY.

AND SO FOR THE REAL REASON THAT WE'RE HERE FINALLY GOT TO IT.

BIG TOBERFEST, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO OKTOBERFEST WAS HELD HERE IN ANGLETON AT LAKESIDE PARK.

IT BROUGHT OUT SOME FIG TASTIC INDIVIDUALS AND ESPECIALLY INDIVIDUALS LIKE JUSTIN NOWAK, HE'S, TEXAS GARDEN GUY.

HE'S GOING TO GIVE HIM A MINUTE TO TO SPEAK IN JUST A JUST A MOMENT.

BUT WE ALSO BROUGHT IN, AGAIN, SOME OF OUR SPECIALISTS FROM TEXAS A&M.

WE HAD SOMEWHAT AN EXPERT CALLED TIM.

TIM HARTMAN, WHO CAME AND EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON THE RESEARCH THAT HE'S DOING WITH FIGS.

WE HAD STEPHEN JANAK, WHO IS A FRUIT SPECIALIST.

COME AND SHARE. JUST FIG.

101 CARE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE HAD DOCTOR KEVIN ONG FROM THE PLANT CLINIC COME AND TALK ABOUT OR ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ON DISEASES THAT FIGS MIGHT, MIGHT HAVE. AND SO WE ALSO HAD AN EXPERT PANEL WHERE ALL OF THOSE EXPERTS SAT DOWN AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS DIRECTLY FROM THE AUDIENCE.

AND I THINK THE PARTICIPANTS REALLY ENJOYED THAT PART.

WE HAD SOME AMAZING SPONSORS WHO ALLOWED US TO GIVE AWAY 24 FIG TREES AND SOME REALLY GOOD QUALITY SOIL.

WE ALSO RECEIVED 200 FIG CUTTINGS FROM THE FIG HUNTER OUT OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH ALLOWED US TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO PROPAGATE FIGS, AND ALMOST EVERYBODY WENT HOME WITH A TREE.

YOU CAN SEE DOWN THERE IN THE CORNER IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER, EVERYBODY KIND OF GATHERED AROUND THE TABLE PROPAGATING FIGS THERE IN THAT AREA. AND SO BUT WHAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD TO SAY WAS THAT THEY TRULY ENJOYED THE VENUE AND THAT LAKESIDE PARK WAS STUNNING.

THE WEATHER WAS GREAT THAT DAY.

WE HAD A COVERED STAGE FOR OUR SPEAKERS AND WE USED THE OUTLOOK AREA FOR OUR EXHIBITORS.

THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM TO OFFER REFRESHMENTS AND HAVE OUR FIG PROPAGATION.

THE KIDS PLAYED AT THE PARK WHILE THE PARENTS LISTENED TO THE LECTURE, AND SO IT MADE IT REALLY FAMILY FRIENDLY.

AND SO FOR THAT, WE WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MEGAN MAYNOR, JASON O'MARA, AND RICHARD NELSON OF YOUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN OUR BRAZORIA HORTICULTURE COMMITTEE BUT FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS PROGRAM AND ALLOWING US TO TO UTILIZE LAKESIDE PARK.

AGAIN, WE THOUGHT THE LOCATION WAS PERFECT FOR OUR EVENT, AND WE JUST WANTED TO COME AND THANK YOU IN PERSON FOR COLLABORATING WITH US ON OKTOBERFEST.

IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT AND WE'RE ALREADY MAKING PLANS TO HAVE A SECOND ANNUAL EVENT.

NEXT YEAR WE HOPE TO JUST MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER NEXT TIME.

AND SO BEFORE I GIVE OUT THE CERTIFICATES AND THE FIG TOBERFEST PINS, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS? HOW'S IT GOING? MY NAME IS DUSTIN NOWAK, TEXAS GARDEN GUY.

I'M A FIG HOARDER PLANT HOARDER IN GENERAL, SO I GET ALONG REALLY WELL WITH THE MASTER GARDENERS OVER HERE.

AND KIMBERLY'S BEEN GREAT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE VENUE THEY ALL PROVIDED FOR US.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

WE COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING BETTER.

SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LET ME SAY MUCH, SHE SAID. SHE SAID ENOUGH SO I'LL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET.

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SO I'VE GOT CERTIFICATES AND A FIG TOBERFEST PIN.

IF MEGAN AND JASON WANT TO COME ON UP, WE'D LOVE TO PRESENT THOSE TO YOU.

WE'LL HOLD ON TO RICHARD'S RIGHT HAND.

ABSOLUTELY. GET YOU A.

I GUESS WE CAN COME OVER HERE.

THERE'S NO CAMERAS. RIGHT THERE IS.

GOOD. OKAY.

ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK.

YOU APPRECIATE WHATEVER LIFE IS DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THE INVESTMENT YOU'VE MADE IN ANGLETON FOR DOING MORE BUSINESS WITH YOU.

GOOD. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE SHOULD ADD FIG NEWTONS FOR DESSERT OR SOMETHING TO THAT? YES. I'M GETTING HUNGRY NOW.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT ME TO SKIP TO CONTENT? EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE 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.

ITEM FOUR DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION AND REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF THE PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 55 ONE. EXCUSE ME. 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

PARENTHESES. PRESIDING MUNICIPAL JUDGE.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THEY DON'T NEED ME. YOU DON'T NEED ME THERE, RIGHT? I DON'T THINK SO. OKAY, THANKS.

BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[OPEN SESSION ]

DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO INSTITUTE A PAY INCREASE FOR THE PRESIDING MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE ON THE FIRST OF THE NEXT PAYROLL PERIOD.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL.

ANY SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE OPEN SESSION.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL, OF COURSE, JUST SAID THAT.

RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MOVING TO CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

I WILL READ THESE ITEMS. NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF VALIDATING THE EXPENSES OF SOFTWARE LICENSE AND FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION'S.

PARENTHESES. FCC LICENSE FROM INSTALLING RAPID.

WARN AND AUTHORIZE THE REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE SIREN.

GRANT. NUMBER SIX, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20241022006.

AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO JOIN THE 791 PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.

NUMBER SEVEN DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JUNE 25TH, 2020 FOR EMERGENCY MEETING JULY 9TH, 2020 FOR SPECIAL MEETING JULY 16TH, 2024.

JULY 23RD, 2020 FOR SPECIAL MEETING JULY 25TH, 2020.

FOR SPECIAL MEETING JULY 30TH, 2020.

FOR AUGUST 13TH, 2024 AND AUGUST 27TH, 2024.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

I CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR BY SIGNALING BY SAYING AYE.

AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

MOVING ON TO NUMBER EIGHT.

[8. Discussion and update from iAD Architect Brent Bowles on the King Municipal Operations Center Project.]

THE REGULAR AGENDA.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE UPDATE FROM I-80.

I'M GETTING THAT WRONG. I'M SURE ARCHITECT BRANT BOWLES ON THE KING MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS CENTER PROJECT.

MR. BOWLES, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR STICKING AROUND.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

HEY, GOOD NEWS.

WE ARE OFF AND RUNNING ON THIS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED PROJECT.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE COMING, BUT I CAN REPORT OUR TIMELINE.

MOST RECENTLY, AS OF SEPTEMBER THE 5TH.

TEAL CONSTRUCTION EXECUTED THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH THE CITY FOR A WHILE.

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THAT'S MOVING ON.

ON THE SAME DAY, WE ISSUED OUR SCHEMATIC DESIGN PACKAGE.

IT'S KIND OF A PRELIMINARY INTERMEDIATE STEP FOR THE DESIGN PACKAGE FACTOR WE ISSUED THAT SAME DAY TO TEAL CONSTRUCTION.

ON SEPTEMBER THE 30TH, THEY SUBMITTED THEIR FIRST CONTROL ESTIMATE.

AGAIN, JUST TO REMEMBER THAT WHOLE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, WE'RE BRINGING A POTENTIAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR ON BOARD AS WE ARE DESIGNING THIS PROJECT TO GIVE US THAT REAL TIME CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE.

SO WE GET TO BID DAY AND WE DON'T OPEN UP A BIG BAD SURPRISE.

THESE SHOULD BE DOLLARS AND SCOPE OF WORK THAT WE ARE WORKING IN CONCERT WITH COUNCILMAN STAFF MEMBERS, BUILDING OCCUPANTS, SO ON AND SO FORTH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET EVERYTHING IN THIS PROJECT THAT WE NEED.

AND THEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE CAN'T AFFORD AND REMAIN ON BUDGET.

SO WE GET THERE FIRST.

CONTROL ESTIMATE ON SEPTEMBER THE 30TH IN THE AMOUNT OF 5,239,000 AND SOME CHANGE.

THAT WAS ABOUT 13% OVER WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY PROJECTED SEVERAL MONTHS BACK, BUT STILL KIND OF WITHIN THAT MARGIN OF ERROR.

AND THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK WILL KNOWINGLY TELL US, HEY, THEY'VE GOT SOME PAD IN THERE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WORKING WITH A VERY EXHAUSTIVE SET OF DRAWINGS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE ARE SO EARLY IN THE GAME.

BUT MOVING ON.

WE WORKED WITH CITY STAFF.

WE'VE GOTTEN THAT GUIDANCE THAT, HEY, WE'RE ABOVE WHERE WE NEED TO BE, BUT LET'S WORK WITH STAFF, MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED.

LET'S WORK TO GET THAT BACK INTO BUDGET.

AND SO THEN WE'RE NOW TAKING THAT GUIDANCE.

WE'RE MOVING INTO THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE, WHICH WE'LL BE SPENDING THE REST OF OCTOBER AND IN NOVEMBER DOING THOSE THINGS.

AND SO IN SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, WE ANTICIPATE SUBMITTING THAT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE, MORE ROBUST SET OF DRAWINGS.

IT'S STILL NOT COMPLETE BUT ARE MORE ROBUST THAN OF DRAWINGS, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, SOME SITE WORK AND SOME INITIAL STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS WILL THEN BROADEN THAT SCOPE OF DRAWINGS WILL SUBMIT THAT BACK TO TIO CONSTRUCTION.

THEY WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS, PUT SOME MORE ESTIMATES ON THAT.

THEY'LL GET MORE SUBCONTRACTOR INPUT AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

SO WE GET MUCH MORE, MORE DETAILED COST INFORMATION.

WELL THEN OF COURSE SHARE THAT WITH THE CITY OR SEEK THEIR GUIDANCE.

HOPEFULLY WE'RE BACK CLOSER TO WHERE WE ARE IN BUDGET.

WE'LL HAVE MORE CONFIRMATION FROM CITY STAFF AND THE BILLING DOCUMENTS THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED.

EVERYTHING THEY WANT.

WELL, MAYBE NOT EVERYTHING THEY WANT, BUT EVERYTHING THEY NEED AND NOTHING THAT THEY DON'T.

AND THEN WE'LL SEEK COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO MOVE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE.

AND SO WE ANTICIPATE BEING IN THAT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE SOMETIME DECEMBER, JANUARY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR TO GET A LITTLE BIT SLIPPERY.

BUT SOMETIME IN, IN JANUARY DECEMBER, JANUARY, WE'LL HOPEFULLY HAVE THAT GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE WHERE WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY A 95% SET OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ALL DISCIPLINES OF ENGINEERING.

WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR REVIEW FOR STAFF AND BUILDING OCCUPANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANT IN THEIR TWO SPEC.

WE'LL GET THAT GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FROM CONSTRUCTION.

AND THEN WE WILL PROCEED IN EXECUTING, WITH THE CITY'S PERMISSION, ON EXECUTING THAT GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE PROPOSAL TO THEN START CONSTRUCTION. HOPEFULLY IN MARCH OF 2025.

AND THEN WE THINK MOVING FORWARD, FIRST QUARTER OF 2026, WE WILL REACH SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THE KEY MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS CENTER AND ALLOW THE CITY OCCUPANTS TO ENTER INTO THAT BUILDING.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING NOW IS JUST A COUPLE OF SHEETS THAT REPRESENT THAT INITIAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN PROPOSAL.

YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING FACILITY THERE TO THE NORTH, A PORTION OF THAT, THAT WESTERN PORTION, THE KIND OF THE HORIZONTAL AND THE VERTICAL KEY PORTION OF IT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DEMOLISHED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO TO ALLOW FOR THAT VERTICAL LEG MOVING NORTH, RUNNING UP ALONG THE MAIN FRONTAGE ROAD THERE TO EXTEND INTO.

SO THAT'S BEEN DONE.

WE HAVE A NEXT SLIDE THERE. WE KIND OF SHOW A FLOOR PLAN OF THE ELEVATIONS.

THE SPRINGER BUILDING IS ROUGHLY AROUND 16,000FT².

IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT, IT'S A FUNCTIONAL BUILDING.

WE'VE NEVER BEEN ADVERTISED TO BE, YOU KNOW, A SHOWSTOPPER OR A FIRST IMPRESSION TYPE BUILDING.

IT'S A FUNCTIONAL BUILDING. IT'S A NICE LOOKING BUILDING.

IT'S GOING TO SERVE THE BUILDING OCCUPANTS AND CITY STAFF VERY WELL.

THERE'S A FLOOR PLAN OF IT THERE.

THE LEFT SIDE OF IT IS CONDITIONED OFFICE SPACES, FRONT DOORS AT THE TOP OF THE BUILDING.

AND WE HAVE A CONTROLLED LOBBY.

SO IT'S A SECURE LOBBY.

WE CAN KEEP PEOPLE IN THERE THAT WE WANT AND THEN ONLY RELEASE THEM BACK TO SECURE ACCESS BACK TO STAFF AREAS.

WE HAVE PERIMETER OFFICES ALONG THE WALL.

WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBLE WORKSTATION SPACE IN THE INTERIOR.

WE'VE GOT A REALLY LARGE TRAINING ROOM KIND OF IN THE UPPER CENTER PORTION THERE.

WE'VE GOT LOCKER SPACE.

WE'VE GOT A GOOD SIZED KITCHEN AND BREAK ROOM THERE, AND THEN LOCKER SPACE TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT KIND OF A BLANK SPACE, WHICH IS A PASS THROUGH BREEZEWAY TO ALLOW

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SOME OF THE UTILITARIAN TRAFFIC TO COME IN AND OUT OF THERE, BUT THEN ALSO PROVIDE SOME COVERED AREA IF WORKERS NEED TO COME IN AND GET OUT OF THE RAIN, LIKE WE HAVE THESE SUMMERTIME SHOWERS EVERY NOW AND THEN.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE SHOP BAYS.

WE'RE WORKING WITH WITH STAFF ON THAT TO GET THAT IMPLEMENTED.

AND THEN KIND OF A LEAN TO PORTION THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SHEET.

THERE IS MORE UTILITARIAN TYPE FUNCTIONS IN THOSE AREAS THERE.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT THE THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE CAME IN AGAIN RIGHT AT 5.2.

AND WE'RE WORKING TO TO WHITTLE THAT BACK DOWN AS WE MOVE INTO THE DESIGN DOCUMENT PHASE OF THE DRAWINGS.

SO AGAIN, STILL A VERY PRELIMINARY IN THE DESIGN, BUT AGAIN, WORKING WITH STAFF AND BUILDING DOCUMENTS THIS MONTH OR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER TO VERIFY THAT SCOPE OF WORK AND THAT WE MEET ALL THEIR FUNCTIONAL NEEDS IN THE FACILITY.

ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE TO SAY THE SAME.

COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I APPRECIATE YOU. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GLAD TO HAVE SOME TRACTION ON THIS.

LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY AND STAFF AND KEEP THIS THING MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT MOVES US TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[9. Discussion and update on the proposed City of Angleton Comprehensive Fee Schedule Update related to the User Fee Study. ]

DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON PROPOSED CITY OF ANGLETON COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE UPDATE RELATED TO THE USER FEE STUDY.

THANK YOU. OTIS.

LET ME GET SOME WATER. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE WANTED TO BRING BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN WORKSHOP.

HOPEFULLY YOU'LL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THE DOCUMENTS OVER THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY ADORA GUNDA, OUR CONSULTANT THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE AND STUDY OVER THE PERIOD OF THE LAST YEAR.

THEY HAVE DONE.

I THINK THEY COMPREHENSIVE AND GREAT JOB AT CAPTURING SOME OF THE FEES.

WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS JUST ON APPENDIX TWO, IN WHICH I'VE GIVEN YOU A COPY OF.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SOME PRELIMINARY COMMENTS, GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW, AND HOPEFULLY THAT YOU CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS HOME AND LOOK IT OVER, PROVIDE US COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND POSSIBLY HOLD ANOTHER WORK SESSION AND TAKE ACTION ON NOVEMBER DECEMBER.

AT YOUR PLEASURE.

THE IDEA HERE IS TO BASICALLY PROVIDE YOU WITH A PRELIMINARY DRAFT.

SOME OF THE FEES, AS YOU KNOW, IN THE CURRENT SCHEDULE ARE BEING CHARGED BY THE CITY, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE REFLECTED IN THE ORDINANCES COLLECTIVELY. AND THEN SOME OF THE FEES ARE MISSING, SUCH AS FEES IN ORDER TO REVIEW THINGS LIKE OUR HERITAGE TREE PLANS, WE DO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

SOME OF THOSE DETAILS ARE NOT ORGANIZED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FORMALLY PROVIDE A USER FRIENDLY GUIDE WITH THE FEES BASED ON THE CODE SECTIONS, IN A MORE ORGANIZED WAY, AND ALSO TO CODIFY THOSE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CODIFIED.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE HANDED DOWN BY THE STATE IN TERMS OF OUR PLANNING PROCESSES.

ALSO ON THE PERMIT SIDE, WHERE PLUMBERS AND ELECTRICIANS, SOME OF THOSE FEES THE CITY CAN OR CANNOT CHARGE BASED ON LICENSING OR PERMITTING.

ALSO, WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE PROVIDED FOR A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO GIVE COMMENT AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPERS ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE.

SO THERE WERE SOME SESSIONS THAT WERE HELD SINCE JULY.

WE DID A WORK SESSION WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND THE PUBLIC IN AUGUST.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD TWO WORK SESSIONS, ONE IN SEPTEMBER AND 1ST OCTOBER THIRD, TO ALSO HAVE A WORK SESSION ON THE DOCUMENT.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO DO THE SAME.

WITHIN THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU, THE IDEA TODAY IS TO WORK QUICKLY THROUGH THESE.

IT WOULD GO BEFORE A LEGAL REVIEW AND THEN ADOPTION, AS I STATED BY COUNCIL IN ONE OF YOUR UPCOMING MEETINGS.

I THINK IT IS GOING TO HELP ME HONE IN ON JUST THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, AND WE'LL RUN THROUGH THESE QUICKLY.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM.

BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE TEAM HAS DONE IS THEY HAVE LOOKED AT SOME OF OUR BENCHMARK CITIES THAT WERE COMPARABLE IN SIZE, PROXIMITY TO OUR AREA, MAKE UP OF POPULATION AND GROWTH PATTERNS SUCH AS PEARLAND, MANVEL, ROSE, ROSENBERG, RICHMOND, ALVIN.

KATIE. BOWSHER.

BROOKSHIRE. BROOKSHIRE AND PATTERSON.

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SO THE NUMBER, THE FEES, AS YOU SEE THERE TO THE LEFT IN TERMS OF TYPE HAVE BEEN COMPARED TO THE RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE DOWN QUICKLY.

COLTON. THANK YOU.

PRELIMINARY PLANS, AS YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE STRUCTURE CURRENTLY IS, WE ARE ON A REIMBURSEMENT IN WHICH APPLICANTS SUBMIT $150 TO THE DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN ON THE BACK SIDE, WE INVOICE THEM BASED ON ENGINEERING OR LEGAL REVIEW OR ANY SUBMITTALS.

THOSE THINGS ARE BILLED AT A LATER TIME, OR THERE ARE SOME ACCOUNTS SET UP IN ESCROW, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT.

THIS APPROACH WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE AVERAGE COST TO DO THESE TYPE OF REVIEWS, AND TO CHARGE SOME OF THIS MONEY OR THESE FEES UP FRONT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF LOTS AND BASED ON ACRES, AS YOU SEE HERE.

SO THOSE COMPARISONS ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR YOU.

IF YOU WOULD ROLL DOWN SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS WOULD BE REZONINGS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT STRUCTURE BASED ON THE PROPOSED, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE GRAY FOR REZONINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL REZONING, ZONING COSTS $150 OR $250 PER COMMERCIAL HERE.

IT WOULD BE BASED ON A BASE FEE, ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, AND THEN A PER LOT COUNT ON A CERTAIN DOLLAR PER LOT ON THOSE TYPES OF APPLICATIONS. ALSO, ON THE VARIANCE SIDES SIDE, IF YOU WOULD GO DOWN, YOU WOULD SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE ON THE RESIDENTIAL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL MAYBE RELAX THE RESIDENTIAL A LITTLE BIT.

BUT ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE FOR APPEARANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE ARE BEING PROPOSED AS AN INCREASED RATE.

IF YOU CONTINUE TO GROW A LITTLE BIT, I'M SORRY, A MINOR PLANETS.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE LISTED.

BUT YOU SEE, IN THE YELLOW, IT'S JUST A COMPARISON BASED ON THE NEW FORM OF WHAT THOSE INCREASES WOULD BE.

A NUMBER OF THE FEES ARE COMPARED WITH PURE LAND AND SOME OF THOSE CITIES THAT ARE NEIGHBORING AND CULTURE.

SO YOU WILL SEE THOSE COMPARISONS AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THE TABLE.

IF YOU WERE TO GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

CONSTRUCTION SUBDIVISION PLANS, AS YOU SEE THE HERITAGE STREET PLAN, THERE WILL BE A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT REVIEW AS WELL.

KEEP MOVING DOWN.

DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, AS YOU KNOW, ON THE LARGER DEVELOPMENTS, WE'RE COMING UP WITH A FEE STRUCTURE WHERE A LOT OF THOSE THINGS WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH A PAYMENT UP FRONT FOR THINGS THAT REQUIRE LEGAL REVIEW.

COORDINATION ON THE FINANCIAL END.

OUR SPECIAL TYPE OF FINANCING.

ON THOSE THINGS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

IF YOU WROTE DOWN ANNEXATIONS.

THE ANNEXATIONS, THERE ARE NO COST TO THOSE THINGS TO ABANDON AN EASEMENT.

THERE ARE NO COSTS IN WHICH THE OCCUPANTS ARE PAYING THE CITY.

BUT THESE ARE THINGS THAT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LEGAL CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, IF THERE'S LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS, NOTIFICATIONS, ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE RECORDED.

THOSE INSTRUMENTS HAVE COSTS ASSOCIATED AND THOSE THINGS ARE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE STATUTE.

ANOTHER THING WE WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE PARK FEES.

AND OTHER FEES.

SOME OF THOSE WERE CODIFIED SEPARATELY AND NOT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.

SO WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS BRING EVERYTHING INTO ONE DOCUMENT.

THE CONSULTANTS WENT BACK RECENTLY AND DID COMPARISONS OF THE SAME SAMPLE CITIES BENCHMARK CITIES ON THE PARK SIDE.

SO THAT DETAIL HAS BEEN ADDED AND PARKS WILL BE REVIEWING THAT.

WE NOW HAVE NANCY, WHO WILL ALSO HELP US BECAUSE SHE WAS A PART OF THE OLD METHOD METHODOLOGY IN TERMS OF THE FEE STRUCTURE.

SO SHE'LL HELP US TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME COMPARISONS ON THAT SIDE AS WELL.

IN YOUR NEXT MEETING, WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME SAMPLING OF A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS.

THAT WAY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER COMPARISONS.

OTHER THAN WHAT'S SHOWN IN THIS PAPER, I KNOW THAT'S A LOT SAID, A LOT BEING PRESENTED TO YOU, BUT IF THERE ARE SOME INITIAL AREAS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO GO BACK TO THE CONSULTANTS AND TALK MORE WITH THEM OR MAKE CHANGES, WE'RE WILLING TO DO THAT AND WE WILL BRING THEM BEFORE YOU IN ONE OF YOUR FUTURE MEETINGS AS WELL.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY MANAGER WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF, WE CAN ANSWER THOSE.

SO. SO I'D LIKE TO ASK BECAUSE THIS IS A COMPLICATED PROCESS THAT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS OR SOMETHING THAT YOU EMAIL US IN ADVANCE SO WE CAN HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH IT INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, PUSH SOMETHING TO A FURTHER MEETING JUST IF YOU GET THE CHANCE.

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WE'D APPRECIATE THAT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND BRING THIS BACK SO IT'LL BE BACK BEFORE YOUR NOVEMBER 12TH.

OKAY. IN WORK SESSION STILL, UNTIL YOU DECIDE TO TAKE ACTION, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE STRUCTURE THE AGENDA ACCORDINGLY.

AND THE PUBLIC WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE COMMENT AS WELL.

IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? WHEN TO BRING IT BACK? I GUESS THE REAL QUESTION IS IF WE WERE TO ME, THE QUESTION IS HOW QUICKLY DO WE WANT TO GET THIS ON THE BOOKS.

THAT'S THAT'S MY QUESTION.

YEAH. SO I MEAN, THAT'S TO ME THEN IF WE WANT IT QUICKER, THEN OBVIOUSLY THE NEXT MEETING MAKES MORE SENSE.

IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'RE NOT IN A RUSH TO DO, THEN WE'VE GOT TIME TO DO IT.

SO THAT'S MY QUESTION.

WHAT WOULD BE THE TIMELINE? SAY WE GET A WORKSHOP PUT IN AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO THEM AND FOR ALL TO BE OFFICIAL, THEY'LL BE WORKING LIVE ON THE DOCUMENTS.

SO THEY'LL THEY'LL GET THESE RECORD RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS.

THEY'RE WATCHING THE VIDEO.

AS I STATED. THEY'LL BE IN THE NEXT MEETING, JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU COULD VERY WELL ADOPT IT IN DECEMBER, HAVE THE FEES READY FOR JANUARY.

WE COULD PUT A GRACE PERIOD IN THERE IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC, ACTUALLY THE DATA LIVE.

COULD BE 30 TO.

YEAH. SO UNLESS YOU UNLESS YOU CALL A SPECIAL MEETING.

WE ONLY HAVE TWO MORE SCHEDULED MEETINGS BEFORE JANUARY.

THAT'S THE ISSUE. OKAY.

OKAY. SO I THINK THAT'S THREE WEEKS FROM TONIGHT.

IS THAT GIVE EVERYBODY ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE TO REVIEW AND.

YEAH. OKAY. SO I'M FINE.

YES. LET'S LET'S MOVE IT ON.

NOVEMBER 12TH. ANY OBJECTION TO THAT? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'D LIKE TO JUST OFFER THAT THERE'S FEES ASSOCIATED WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY EVERY LINE ON YOU.

YES. YOU NEED TO YOU THE STAFF NEEDS TO BE READY TO BE ABLE TO TELL WHOEVER IS GOING TO PAY A FEE, WHAT THAT FEE IS FOR, WHERE THAT FEE GOES.

COFFEE FUND, STREET FUND, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, TO TO TO HAVE A LEGITIMATE REASON FOR CHARGING SOMEONE FOR SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, I REALIZE SOME OF THESE ARE HEAVYWEIGHT FEES BECAUSE THEY'RE USED TO COMPENSATE ATTORNEYS, THESE ENGINEERS, WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING DURING THEIR REVIEW.

SO CERTAINLY IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, I THINK THEY DID A GOOD JOB AT OUTLINING WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.

AND ONE OF THE OTHER REASONS IS THE LEVEL OF SERVICE INCREASES THAT WE'LL BE DOING.

FOR EXAMPLE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WILL BE UTILIZING A NEW TOOL, WHICH IS MY GOVERNMENT ONLINE, WHICH WILL EASE THE PROCESS OF REVIEW.

APPLICANTS WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK THEIR REVIEWS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

INSPECTORS, WHEN THEY GO OUT INTO THE FIELD, INSPECT, THEY WILL GET A LIVE MESSAGE, YOU KNOW, ON THEIR DEVICES, HEY, YOUR PROJECT HAS BEEN APPROVED.

YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEP.

SO THOSE SORT OF THINGS IN EACH DEPARTMENT, I THINK EACH DEPARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT IN THE NARRATIVE OF THE COVER THAT YOU SEE ATTACHED.

BUT THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

AND THAT'S IT FROM THE STAFF.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN.

[10. Discussion and possible action regarding the removal of the subdivision emergency access gate within the Rosewood Subdivision (Rosewood Ln. at E. Henderson Rd.).]

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF THE SUBDIVISION EMERGENCY ACCESS GATE WITHIN THE ROSEWOOD SUBDIVISION.

PARENTHESES, ROSEWOOD LANE AT EAST HENDERSON ROAD IN PARENTHESES.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAD A CITIZEN WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.

SPEAK TO COUNCIL.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL MR. ANDREW HAMILTON TO THE MICROPHONE IF YOU'LL GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO SPEAK.

OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T FILIBUSTER, BUT WE'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SPEAK, AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HELLO. MY NAME IS ANDREW HAMILTON, AND I LIVE AT 916 ROSEWOOD.

I'M HERE SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF ROSEWOOD EMERGENCY ACCESS GATE.

I ALSO RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM MY NEIGHBORS AT FIVE ROSE COURT.

12 ROSE COURT 756 ROSEWOOD, 764 ROSEWOOD AND 908 ROSEWOOD, EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE REMOVAL AS WELL.

ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO THIS TIME OF YEAR, MY NEIGHBORS AND I WERE WERE HERE WHEN THE DEVELOPERS OF ROSEWOOD INTENDED TO CLOSE OUR SUBDIVISION WITH THE CUL DE SAC, WHILE THE CITY WAS ADVOCATING FOR A CONNECTION TO HENDERSON.

THE RESIDENTS PREFERRED TO NOT BECOME A THROUGH STREET NEAR ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN TOWN.

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SO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, DEVELOPERS, ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, AND NEIGHBORS MET AND COMPROMISED IN THE EMERGENCY ACCESS GATE THAT'S THERE TODAY.

IT'S NOT WHAT ANYBODY'S ORIGINAL PLAN WAS, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE FOUND AGREEABLE TO EVERYBODY.

SO THE CITY ENSURED COMPLIANCE WITH FIRE CODES.

THE DEVELOPERS GOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

AND WE WERE EASED IN OUR CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC.

THE GATE HAS SERVED ITS PURPOSE WELL, AND WE FEEL THAT REMOVAL OF IT TODAY WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE TRAFFIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS GOING TO LEAD TO SAFETY INCIDENTS FOR RESIDENTS, FOR COMMUTERS ON HENDERSON AND FOR STUDENTS WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

ROSEWOOD WILL BECOME A THOROUGHFARE AS DRIVERS TRY TO AVOID THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HENDERSON AND DOWNING, WHICH ROUTINELY GETS CONGESTED DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE JUNIOR HIGH.

THE STADIUM AND FREEDOM PARK, BOTH NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON DOWNING AND EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON HENDERSON WOULD SEE ROSEWOOD AS A SHORTCUT NOT JUST DURING PEAK SCHOOL ZONE TIMES, BUT DURING FOOTBALL GAMES, JUNIOR HIGH EVENTS, CONCERTS, OPEN HOUSE AWARD CEREMONIES.

THERE'S EVENTS AT FREEDOM PARK, GRADUATION, ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT GO ON.

BUT BACK TO SCHOOL ZONE TIME'S A TOP ISSUE IS STUDENTS WALKING ON DOWNING TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

STUDENTS THAT WALK ARE USUALLY FOCUSED ON FRIENDS OR PHONES, AND THEY DON'T STOP AT THE INTERSECTIONS ALONG DOWNTOWN TOWARDS THE JUNIOR HIGH.

YOU CAN WITNESS KIDS BIKING WHILE TEXTING.

ROSEWOOD RESIDENTS KNOW ABOUT THIS AND WE LOOK FOR THIS.

BUT SOMEONE IN A HURRY TAKING A SHORTCUT, TRYING TO AVOID TRAFFIC PROBABLY WON'T.

VISIBILITY IS ALSO LIMITED WHEN YOU'RE EXITING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO DOWNING, AND YOU HAVE TO PASS THROUGH THE SIDEWALK PATH TO BE ABLE TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SO STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE AT RISK IF THIS CHANGE HAPPENS.

FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF, ROSEWOOD IS NOT FIT FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC.

IT'S DENSE. IT'S GOT 68 HOMES.

THE DRIVEWAY IS ABOUT 50FT APART.

THERE'S CARS PARKED ON THE STREET.

THERE'S DELIVERY TRUCKS ALL TIMES OF THE DAY.

UTILITY TRUCKS, YOU NAME IT.

JUNIOR HIGH PARENTS WILL USE THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR DROP OFF AND PICKUP AS WELL.

IF YOU TURN ONTO ROSEWOOD FROM EITHER SIDE, YOU'RE IMMEDIATELY CROSSING DRIVEWAYS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE'S NOT MUCH ROAD.

ONCE YOU GET TO THOSE, IF YOU TURN ON FROM HENDERSON, YOU'LL CROSS THREE STREET BASKETBALL GOALS EVERY 100FT.

KIDS ARE USED TO PLAYING IN THAT STREET.

EVEN IF WE WERE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE MAKE ROSEWOOD A ONE WAY STREET, THERE WOULD STILL BE ISSUES.

HENDERSON ITSELF IS COMPLICATED WHEN IT'S BACKED UP.

THERE'S EVEN PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC ON HENDERSON.

IF WE INTRODUCE TRAFFIC TURNING IN AND OUT OF ROSEWOOD INTO THAT, THAT COULD MAKE HENDERSON WORSE, MORE COMPLICATED.

ON THE DOWNSIDE, THERE'S ALSO CONGESTION, TRAFFIC TURNING FROM RESIDENTIAL STREETS, A GAS STATION.

AND IT'S SLOW AND IT'S FRUSTRATING.

I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH IT ON EITHER SIDE TO GET TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT IN THIS CASE, I THINK SLOW IS CONTROLLED AND SLOWER IS SAFER THAN A FREE FOR ALL OR PEOPLE TRYING TO GAUGE THE BEST ROUTE SHORTCUT TO TAKE.

SO RESIDENTS ALREADY COMPROMISED.

IF YOU REMOVE THE GATE, I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO GET REQUESTS FOR EXTRA SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, PAINTED SIDEWALKS, WIDER PAVEMENT, SPEED BUMPS, POLICE ENFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC STUDIES, ALL THESE THINGS HAVE COSTS AND ACCIDENT RESPONSE.

IF IT'S MINOR OR MAJOR, HAS COSTS.

SO I THINK THE CITY'S TIME AND MONEY IS BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE.

SO I'D ALSO ASK THAT YOU DON'T OPEN THE GATE AND THEN JUST WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE NEAR MISSES.

AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, IT'S TOO LATE.

SO THANK YOU VERY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THE ISSUE.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO ANGLETON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

MISS. OTIS IS NEXT.

YES. SO WE GAVE YOU THE RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHO GAVE A LITTLE INPUT TO CONSOLE.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE RECEIVED OTHER COMMENTS ALONG THE SAME MESSAGING.

AS A NEIGHBOR PRESENTED TO YOU.

SO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

SO TONIGHT HECTOR AND I ARE JUST LOOKING TO YOU.

IF THERE IS SOME FURTHER ACTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE STAFF TO TAKE IN TERMS OF EVALUATING WHAT'S BEEN MENTIONED, SIGNAGE ANY TYPE

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OF MOTIONS, WHETHER OR NOT ONE WAY NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED, THE TIMING OF ANY ACTIVITY, THOSE SORT OF THINGS.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION FROM YOU OR DIRECTION FROM YOU.

BUT WE SEND NOTICES TO THE 70 RESIDENTS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE OF OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.

ACTUALLY LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND GAVE COMMENTS, AS YOU SEE IN THE REPORT AS WELL.

I GUESS FROM MY VIEWPOINT, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE GATES STAY UP UNTIL THEY GET THROUGH WITH HENDERSON ROAD.

I THINK IF WE TAKE THE GATE DOWN NOW WITH HENDERSON ROAD LIKE IT IS, YOU'RE GOING TO SUBJECT TO ALL THAT TRAFFIC.

IF YOU GET HENDERSON, THE MULTI LANES BUILT, THE DIVIDER IN BETWEEN.

SO WHERE THEY HAVE TO TURN ONE WAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO THE OTHER WAY, I THINK IT'D BE A BETTER TIME TO DO IT.

YOU HAVE THE QUESTION OF ENFORCEMENT AND HOW DO YOU ENFORCE THE VIOLATORS CAME UP.

THAT'S ONE THING YOU MIGHT NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT AS WELL.

ON THE TIMING ISSUES AND THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN.

MY UNDERSTANDING THIS WAS A THIS WAS A COMPROMISE AT THE TIME THE STREET WAS PUT IN.

THAT LAST DEVELOPMENT OF ROSEWOOD COULD SO THAT THIS WAS THE DECISION THAT WAS MADE, THE COMPROMISE THAT WAS REACHED.

AND I'M GOING TO GO ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN ROBERTS HERE TO LEAD THIS GAME.

WE ALSO GOT INPUT FROM DOUG OVER AT BAKER LAWSON, WHO WAS A PART OF THAT WHOLE ARRANGEMENT.

AND HE MADE A GOOD POINT.

WITHIN OUR CODE, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GO OVER THE THRESHOLD OF 50 LOTS, YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT ACCESS FOR FIRE, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY HE REMINDED US, REMINDED US THAT IT WAS PUTTING OUT THIS INFORMATION.

I WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION, MR. BOOTH. I'M NOT A PART OF THIS HENDERSON GROUP, BUT YOU ARE.

JUST KIND OF SEE WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS.

WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE FOR THAT AREA? HOPEFULLY, AS WE WORK ON THAT CORRIDOR.

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S NOT FINAL AND IT'S JUST A CONCEPT OR A PLAN AND WORKING CONCEPT.

WELL, I'M GOING TO REFER TO THE WEST END DOWN BY THE BETWEEN BOUNDARIES AND GOODNESS 38 LOOKING AT WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING MEDIANS THAT COULD NOT BE HE CRAWLS JUST TO DIRECT TRAFFIC WHERE WE WANTED IT TO GO.

RIGHT. FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THIS COULD BE ANOTHER GOOD IDEA, TOO, BY PUTTING A RAISED MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO ALLOW TRAFFIC TO ONLY COME FROM ONE DIRECTION, RIGHT? TRAFFIC MOVING WEST TO EAST ONLY LEAD TO ONE DIRECTION.

LIKE GO BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF TOWN ON BUSINESS.

SOME ESTABLISHMENTS YOU CANNOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT IMMEDIATELY.

I SEE THAT THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YOU'RE RIGHT. THE FINAL DECISION HASN'T BEEN MADE.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY FULLY ADDRESSED THIS INTERSECTION.

WE'RE MAINLY ADDRESSING THE PRIMARY CROSS STREETS WITH THE IDEA EVENTUALLY BE TO HAVE, AS COUNCILMAN ROBERTS SUGGESTED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC HEADING EAST AND TWO LANES HEADING WEST.

OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.

WELL, AND I THINK THE I THINK WITH OUR DISCUSSION, THE, THE PLAN WAS TO ALWAYS HAVE THAT BE BE AN EXIT AND FOR IT TO BE DIRECTED TO THE RIGHT, BECAUSE IF IT'S DIRECTED TO THE RIGHT, NOBODY GAINS ANYTHING BY GOING THROUGH ROSEWOOD, RIGHT? THEY CAN THEY CAN COME FROM THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT OFF OF DOWNING, BUT THEY STILL WIND UP RIGHT BACK AT THE GAS STATION.

I'M FINE WITH THAT. I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT Y'ALL THOUGHT.

COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL. ANYTHING FROM YOU?

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I AGREE, THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHT.

I REALLY DON'T LIKE GOING BACK ON AGREEMENTS.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW.

AND WITH HENDERSON NOT BEING FINISHED AND US NOT HAVING THE FUNDS TO WIDEN THE STREET AND MAKE IT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 20FT RIGHT THERE, IT SHRINKS DOWN TO LESS THAN.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EXIT. THE EXIT WOULD STILL BE THE EXIT.

IT WOULD NEVER BE AN ENTRANCE.

AND IT'S A GOOD POINT BROUGHT ACROSS WITH THE CHILDREN THAT CROSS THE STREET RIGHT THERE, BECAUSE THERE'S NO CROSSING GUARD IN THAT IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

THERE'S ONLY THE CROSSING GUARD AT THE MAIN INTERSECTION.

SO IT'S UP TO THE CAR DRIVERS TO PAY ATTENTION AND LET THE CHILDREN CROSS.

AND THEY CROSS IN COURTS ACROSS ROSEWOOD TO GO TO KRUEGER AND ALL THE STREETS OVER THERE.

SO MY POSITION WOULD BE THAT I THINK IN THE PRESENT CONFIGURATION WE SHOULD MAINTAIN THE THE RAILING, THE GUARD, WHATEVER YOU SAY THE.

HOWEVER, I DO THINK LONG TERM, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S AN EXPANSION OF HENDERSON ROAD, THEN I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD COME A TIME THAT THAT IS OPEN TO PUBLIC ACCESS.

ONE DIRECTIONAL.

I THINK COUNCIL WOMAN HAD IT RIGHT FORCING TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE EAST.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE RAISED MEDIAN THERE TO PROTECT ANY SOMEBODY FROM TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OFF OF HENDERSON INTO THAT.

BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO SOMETIMES IT'S PAINFUL, BUT LOOK A LITTLE BIT INTO THE FUTURE.

AND FOR ME ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WORRY ABOUT AS THE CITY GROWS, IF WE DON'T HAVE CONNECTIVITY.

WE'RE REALLY HAMSTRINGING OURSELVES, AND THIS CAN BE A WAY THAT WE CAN ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC OFF OF HENDERSON, ESPECIALLY IF THOSE WHO ARE NEEDING TO GO THROUGH ROSEWOOD TO RATHER THAN FORCE THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE MAIN INTERSECTION AND THEN HAVE TO TAKE A RIGHT, AND THEN HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER RIGHT JUST TO GET INTO THEIR SUBDIVISION, WHEREAS THEY COULD JUST COME OFF OF HENDERSON ROAD, I'M SORRY, EXIT INTO HENDERSON.

BUT ANYWAY, YOU GET A POINT.

AND SO ANYWAY, JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

I'D LIKE TO KEEP THIS FOR ME.

JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF.

WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT, I THINK WE SHOULD BE EXPLORING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND NOT NECESSARILY BE SHUTTING THEM OFF AS A PER SE ACTION. I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST CONSIDER IT.

SO ANYWAY, THAT'S MY THOUGHTS.

SO SEEMS TO BE PRETTY UNANIMOUS UP HERE.

OTIS, IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE ANY MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO KEEP THE GATE UP AT ROSEWOOD EXIT UNTIL HENDERSON ROAD IS EXPANDED.

AND WE LOOK AT IT THEN.

SO? SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN ROBERTS.

ANYBODY HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BOOTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO IT AND GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11.

[11. Discussion and possible action on the TNMP Preliminary Plat, for property located north of 3343 E. Mulberry St/ HWY 35, Angleton, TX 77515 ]

ANOTHER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE TNP PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF 3343 EAST MULBERRY STREET.

SLASH HIGHWAY 35.

ANGLETON, TEXAS 77515.

ALL RIGHT. I GUESS WE'VE GOT OTIS UP HERE AGAIN.

YES. THANK YOU AGAIN, SIR.

MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A PRELIMINARY PLAT.

IF YOU WOULD JUST ROLL IT DOWN.

I THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENT VERSION THAN THAT.

THIS WENT BEFORE US AND SUP BACK IN JULY FOR THIS PROPERTY, FOR THE TWO SUBSTATIONS.

AS YOU KNOW, A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY DOES FRONT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND THE REAR IS WITHIN THE ETJ.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID CONSIDER THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT ON OCTOBER THE 3RD.

THE CITY ENGINEER HAS REVIEWED THE INITIAL PLAT, SUBMITTED, PROVIDED COMMENTS ABOUT 21 OR SO COMMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARED NOW.

AND THE CITY ENGINEER HAS ISSUED THE LETTER OF NO OBJECTION.

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I THINK THERE'S A THAT'S IT.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN WHICH WE COPIED YOU THE RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 4 TO 0 TO APPROVE THE PLAN.

WE DID BRING UP THE QUESTION OR CONCERN OF ANNEXATION, IN WHICH THE APPLICANTS DID GIVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AN UPDATE, THAT THE PROCESS FOR ANNEXATION IS WITHIN THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ARE MAKING A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO GET THAT DONE, AND ALSO ARE TRYING TO EXPEDITE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLOW FOR THIS ADDITIONAL POWER INTO THE PLANNING AREA.

SO YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION FROM THE MEETING.

YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE FINAL PLAT, WHICH WILL COME BEFORE YOU AS WELL.

AND HOPEFULLY BY THEN WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THE ANNEXATION PROCESS AND UPDATES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, OTIS.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION OR POSSIBLE ACTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TEXAS NEW MEXICO PRELIMINARY PLAT.

CAN WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS? SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND I DO HAVE CITY MANAGER WHITTAKER.

SO, JUDY, I'D LIKE TO ASK IS, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ON CONDITIONS OF ANNEXATION, HOW TO.

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THIS MOTION? WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS.

I MEAN, THE LAST I HEARD FROM THEIR ATTORNEY WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THE CITY WITH A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION.

AND APPARENTLY THE UPDATE IS IT'S STILL STUCK IN LEGAL.

OKAY. BUT WE HAVE THE SHOT CLOCK.

THEY DIDN'T GIVE US A WAIVER LETTER, DID THEY? THEY DID NOT.

AND I DID MAKE THEM AWARE THAT THIS IS A DISCUSSION.

I'M SORRY. WOULD BE ON THE COUNCIL TONIGHT AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY COULD NOT MAKE IT IN FROM AUSTIN.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE OPTION OF DOING THE 30 DAY WAIVER.

WE JUST CAN'T REQUEST THAT OR DEMAND IT, BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.

IF YOU WANTED TO TABLE THIS, IF YOU NEEDED MORE INFORMATION.

WHAT DO WE HAVE IN WRITING ABOUT THE ANNEXATION? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING? WE ONLY HAVE THE CONDITION OF COUNCIL DISCUSSING IT DURING THE SUP AS A CONDITION THAT THEY.

IF THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT YOU FEEL IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, YOU CAN ALWAYS APPROVE IT WITH THE CONDITION AND YOU COULD PUT A DATE.

I MEAN, WHY DON'T WE JUST SAY THAT WE WANT TO HEAR WE WANT TO HAVE THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AT THE TIME OF THE PLAT.

YEAH. BEFORE IT'S CONSIDERED OR BEFORE.

ON OR BEFORE? BEFORE.

YEAH. I THINK THOSE ARE SOME GOOD IDEAS.

DOES ANYBODY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS TOOK CARE TO AMEND YOUR MOTION.

WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE, I GUESS, THE AUTHORIZATION OR ANNEXATION BEFORE THE FINAL PLAT.

SO WHAT? WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THE PETITION BE FILED.

PETITION WITH THE CITY FOR THE ANNEXATION BEFORE THE FINAL PLAT.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH AN AMENDMENT BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS.

HOW ABOUT YOU, COUNCILMAN BOOTH? HE WILL SECOND THAT MOTION WITH AMENDMENT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OTIS. ALL RIGHT.

NUMBER 12, UPDATE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE.

[12. Update, discussion and possible action regarding drainage maintenance. ]

AND GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOW YOU DOING? MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL.

SO QUITE A FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO, AS REQUESTED, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE BRING BACK DRAINAGE UPDATES TO THE COUNCIL.

SO THIS IS US REFILLING FULFILLING THAT REQUEST.

YOU KNOW, IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IS PRETTY EXTENSIVE.

I WON'T READ EVERY SINGLE WORD, BUT I'LL JUST KIND OF GO OVER THE HIGHLIGHTS OF IT.

YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE WITHIN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND THAT THAT FUNDS OUR OUR STREETS AND DRAINAGE OPERATIONS.

WITHIN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVEN EMPLOYEES THAT ARE DEDICATED TO YOU KNOW, TREE TRIMMING, STREET STREET MAINTENANCE, DRAINAGE, MAINTENANCE, RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCE, SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, QUIET ZONE INSPECTIONS AND ALSO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE QUIET ZONES.

AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY, ONLY SIX EMPLOYEES ARE ACTUALLY DOING THAT WORK BECAUSE ONE OF THEM IS COMPLETELY DEDICATED TO OUR FLEET AND EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THIS WAS BASED ON A, YOU KNOW, AN INCREASE OF ISSUES WITH THE STORM.

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AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALKS OR, YOU KNOW CONCERNS OF DRAINAGE ISSUES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A 138 OPEN WORK ORDERS IN OUR SYSTEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE ALL PRIMARILY MOST OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE FROM, YOU KNOW, US HAVING TO GO IN AND CUT OPEN DRAINAGE DITCHES.

THAT'S WHAT MOST OF THOSE WORK ORDERS ARE DEDICATED TO.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALSO IN THE SPREADSHEET PROVIDED IT'S ALSO A LIST OF A LARGER DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY HAVE A, YOU KNOW, NO FUNDING SOURCE OR NO REALLY PLAN OF ACTION ON HOW TO FIX THESE LARGER DRAINAGE PROJECTS.

YOU KNOW, NOTHING'S A NUMBER HASN'T EVEN BEEN PUT ON A LOT OF THEM.

IT'S JUST AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE SURVEYED THE AREA IN A SENSE AND COME UP WITH, YOU KNOW, PRELIMINARY COSTS, BUT HAS NEVER GONE TO A DESIGN PHASE OR A PROCESS WHERE WE'VE BROUGHT IT TO YOU ALL FOR ANY TYPE OF FUNDING CONSIDERATIONS.

YOU KNOW, IN OUR CURRENT MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, YOU KNOW, INVOLVES, YOU KNOW, 3 TO 4 EMPLOYEES, YOU IDENTIFYING AN AREA AHEAD OF TIME, YOU KNOW, SHOOTING SOME GRADES, CATCHING THE FLOW LINES OF THE CULVERTS, DETERMINING, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO CUT, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO CUT, WHAT DIRECTION EVERYTHING FLOWS, ALL OF THAT AHEAD OF THE PROJECT.

THEN THEY'LL COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON WILL OPERATE THE GRADLE, ANOTHER ONE WILL DRIVE THE DUMP TRUCK.

THEY'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, CUTTING A DITCH, PUTTING IT IN A DUMP TRUCK, DRIVING IT OFF, COMING BACK AND CONTINUING THAT UNTIL THE SAID DRAINAGE AREA IS COMPLETED.

THAT SYSTEM IS COMPLETED.

AND THEN FROM THERE, THE SAME CREW WILL COME BACK AND, YOU KNOW, CLEAN OUT DRAINAGE CULVERTS AND, YOU KNOW, PICK UP ANY SPOILS, CLEAN UP ANY DAMAGE DONE TO ANY OTHER RIGHT OF WAY AREAS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

YOU KNOW, AND THEN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, IF IT'S A, IT'S A PROJECT WHERE IT'S A NARROW ROAD AND IT'S AN OPEN DITCH ON THE SIDE.

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO PARTIALLY CLOSE THE LANE AND THAT WILL INVOLVE SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, FLAGGING THE ENTIRE TIME AS WELL.

SO THERE'S ANOTHER EXTRA EMPLOYEE THAT GETS ADDED TO THE CREW FOR THAT FOR THOSE DAYS.

YOU KNOW, OVERALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THERE'S A 431,000FT OF OPEN DRAINAGE DITCHES.

67,000FT OF OF CULVERTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME CURRENT PROJECTS THAT I LISTED IN THE IN THE PACKET AS WELL.

THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THEM THERE.

THAT'S THE AREA BEHIND A K COURT THAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO 35 ALSO COLONY DRIVE, WHICH YOU KNOW, GOES SOUTH FIRST, THEN TOWARDS THE EAST TOWARDS 35.

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT WE COMPLETED RECENTLY.

AND ALSO THE AROUND BETTY STREET AND BEHIND THERE ON BATES PARK.

THAT WAS ANOTHER PROJECT WE HAD DONE RECENTLY.

SO WE USE THAT JUST TO GAUGE, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY DAYS EACH, HOW MANY WORKING DAYS THESE PROJECTS TOOK.

AND, YOU KNOW, DIVIDED THAT BY THE AMOUNT OF FEET THAT IT'S INVOLVED IN CUTTING OF THESE DITCHES AND JUST DIVIDED IT UP AND CAME UP WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME FIGURES OF, YOU KNOW, 250 TO 300FT IS ABOUT WHAT WE AVERAGE CAN, CAN CUT IN A DAY WITH THE CURRENT RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE IT TO A TOTAL AMOUNT OF DRAINAGE THAT WE HAVE ACROSS TOWN.

I MEAN, THAT'S YOU. TAKE US ANYWHERE FROM 1400 TO 1700 DAYS TO COMPLETE THIS.

BASED ON THAT.

NOW, OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABLES.

YOU KNOW, SOME SOME AREAS WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET DONE FASTER, SOME WILL MAYBE EVEN TAKE US LONGER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT THIS ISN'T BUSINESS DAYS.

IT'S SEVEN DAYS ACROSS THE BOARD.

SO, I MEAN, YOU GOT TO TAKE OUT WEEKENDS.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE OUT ANY RAIN DAYS.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE DRAINAGE AREAS LIKE THIS ONE, FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A DRAINAGE AREA THAT WE MUST MAINTAIN.

BUT THERE'S ALSO NOT A ROAD TO MAINTAIN IT.

THERE'S NOT A BERM TO MAINTAIN IT.

SO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY DRY IN AN AREA LIKE THAT BEFORE WE CAN EVEN GO OUT AND THINK ABOUT CUTTING, OR WE'LL JUST GET ALL OUR EQUIPMENT STUCK BACK THERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF OUR CURRENT DRAINAGE SITUATION OVERALL.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO LIST A FEW POTENTIAL CHANGES, YOU KNOW, JUST THOUGHTS, IDEAS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, INCREASING ALLOCATED RESOURCES TOWARDS OUR STREETS AND DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT. I MEAN, BUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THAT INVOLVES A PURCHASE OF A GRAY DOLL, A DUMP TRUCK, YOU KNOW, GRADING EQUIPMENT, HIRING MORE EMPLOYEES TO MAN ALL THIS EQUIPMENT.

YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY DOUBLE OUR EFFORTS, RIGHT? AND WE HAVE TWO CREWS GOING AROUND CUTTING DITCHES AT THE SAME TIME.

OR, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD MAKE IT THREE CREWS, ETC..

TO TRY TO START PUTTING A DENT INTO THIS YOU KNOW.

ANOTHER OPTION IS UTILIZING A CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE A LOT OF THIS DRAINAGE WORK.

BUT AGAIN, BASED ON PRICING WE'VE GOTTEN FROM CONTRACTORS AND THE LENGTH OF FOOTAGE THAT WE HAVE OF DRAINAGE AND CULVERTS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OVER $6 MILLION THAT YOU WOULD PAY THAT CONTRACTOR TO COME IN AND CUT ALL THESE SAID DITCHES.

BUT AGAIN, THEY'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO BE CUT AGAIN AT SOME POINT.

SO THIS WOULD JUST $6 MILLION WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU'D BE PERIODICALLY DOING TO, TO MAINTAIN THE DITCHES.

YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO COME UP WITH FUNDING, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNDING SOURCES JUST TO TRY TO BEGIN SOME TYPE OF PROCESS WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO CYCLE THROUGH SOME OF THESE LARGER PROJECTS, BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME, YES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OPEN CUT DITCHES HERE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DITCHES.

BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF LARGER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE NO SOURCE OF FUNDING.

AND WE HAVE NO NO PLAN OF ACTION TO, TO BEGIN FUNDING TO TAKE CARE OF ANY OF THESE PROJECTS.

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YOU KNOW, THE ONE WE RECENTLY APPROVED WAS TEXIAN TRAIL.

BUT THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH A BULK BOND.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE FIRST DRAINAGE PROJECT, FIRST DRAINAGE PROJECT.

THAT'S ONLY DRAINAGE.

THAT'S BEEN DONE SINCE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE THREE YEARS.

YOU KNOW, AND OF COURSE, ANOTHER OPTION IS TO JUST CONTINUE OUR CURRENT DRAINAGE PROCESS THE WAY WE ARE.

YOU KNOW, JUST CONTINUE ON THAT WAY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANTED TO UPDATE UPDATE EVERYONE ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR CURRENT PROCESS IS, HOW WE'RE GOING THROUGH THINGS.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT KIND OF GUIDANCE DOES COUNCIL HAVE FOR US AS FAR AS WHAT DIRECTION DO YOU WANT US TO GO? I MEAN, IS THERE ANY OPTION, ANY OF THESE OPTIONS LISTED THAT CHANGES LISTED THAT YOU POSSIBLY WANT US TO PURSUE OR OR WHAT EXACTLY DIRECTION WOULD YOU LIKE US TO GO WITH OUR CURRENT DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU HECTOR. APPRECIATE IT.

ANY COMMENTS? I FEEL LIKE THE CITY NEEDS TO DRAW A LINE WITH ANYTHING MORE EXTENSIVE THAN THIS.

HAS TO GO OUT TO A CONTRACTOR.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YOU DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO DO IT.

DON'T EVEN. DON'T EVEN TRY.

YOU'RE WALKING A MIGHTY FINE LINE HERE.

AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT YOU'RE ATTACKING THE WORST PROBLEMS FIRST.

YOU KNOW. MR. JOHN BROWN OVER HERE.

HE'S GOING TO TAKE HIS, HIS OR HER PROBLEM IS THE MOST CRITICAL PROBLEM IN TOWN.

BECAUSE IT'S IN THEIR FRONT YARD OR IN THEIR BACK YARD.

BUT YOU YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE OVERALL DRAINAGE AREA AND WHAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE MORE FOR WHAT? FOR THE EFFORT THAT YOU PUT IN.

CORRECT. I'D LIKE TO SEE US IDENTIFY.

SOME PROJECTS THAT REALLY, REALLY NEED TO BE DONE.

AND MAYBE YOU CAN.

MAYBE WE COULD JOINTLY DO IT WITH.

WITH THE ALASKA. EXCUSE ME.

ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

THEY'VE GOT MORE CAPABILITIES ON DIGGING DITCHES THAN THAN THE CFS.

YES. YEAH.

WE CAN WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO TRY TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM ANY WAY WE CAN, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IF OUR, OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ARE, YOU KNOW, RUNNING IN CONJUNCTION NEXT TO EACH OTHER, THAT WOULD BENEFIT BOTH OF US.

SO, YES, WE'LL DEFINITELY EXPLORE THAT OPTION.

AND I WOULD PROPOSE THAT JUST LIKE TEXTING TRAIL THAT WE PROVIDE A LIST TO ABLC.

SO THERE'S A STANDING LIST OF APPROVED DRAINAGE PROJECTS.

SO AS THEY TAKE OUT BONDS IN THE FUTURE.

NEXT IS NEXT IS OR MAYBE IT'S SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS THAT AREN'T.

ONCE WE GET PAST THIS THREE SIGNIFICANT ONES.

RIGHT. OKAY.

WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL.

YEAH I AGREE WITH THAT.

I THINK CHRIS IS RIGHT.

I THINK TO CREATE A LIST A WORKING LIST.

NO, THAT LIST IS ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

YES, BUT.

IT SURE IS NICE NOT TO BE IN THE DARK OR JUST THROWING DARTS.

TO KIND OF HAVE A PLAN AS BEST AS YOU CAN.

I FOLLOW CECIL AS WELL.

I THINK WE SHOULD BE ENGAGING WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND JUST GET SOME FEEDBACK AND SEE WHERE THEY ARE WITH THE POSSIBLE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CALLED, BUT OH, WE WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON WHAT THEY CALL THE LOCAL.

THANK YOU. LINCOLN.

OUT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

BUT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN EXPLORE TO MAXIMIZE.

COULD BE SOMETHING TO THAT WE LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES TO KIND OF SAME THING.

WE HAVE THIS TWO MILES OF STREET.

WELL, WHAT IF WE WORKED AT, YOU KNOW, TWO MILES OF DRAINAGE? I KNOW THAT'S MAYBE NOT THE RIGHT FOOTAGE, BUT SOME NUMBER WE CAN COME UP WITH TO WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH THEM AND COVER THEIR COST, YOU KNOW, AND THAT THEY HAVE RESOURCES THAT WE DON'T.

YEAH. I THINK THAT'S STANDING LIST SHOULD HAVE COST, WHETHER IT'S A PARTNERSHIP OR A CONTRACTOR AND ANNOTATED AT WHAT YEAR.

SO THIS IS A 2023 QUOTE OR 2021 QUOTE OR 2024 SO THAT WE KNOW, HEY, NOW WE'RE APPROACHING THIS ONE.

IT'S IT'S 2021.

WE PROBABLY NEED TO RE QUOTE IT OR REVISIT THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HASN'T CHANGED.

YES, WE WILL WORK ON THAT.

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WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, HECTOR? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU KIND OF LAID EVERYTHING OUT HERE, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF SO BIG, BIG IDEA OR BIG PICTURE? I'M GOING TO USE A COUPLE WORDS THAT I KNOW, YOU KNOW, NOBODY LIKES TO HEAR.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING CREATIVE THAT I'VE SEEN OTHER CITIES DOING AND IT'S STORMWATER FEES.

BUT YOU KNOW, AND I GET I GET IT, IT'S ANOTHER CHARGE, ANOTHER FEE, I GET THAT.

BUT YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE WHEN CERTAIN FEES ARE CREATED FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS OR CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE, I FEEL LIKE IF IF PEOPLE WANT TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE, PEOPLE WILL SPEND MONEY ON DRAINAGE.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I BRING IT UP, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE STORMWATER, CERTAIN FEES ARE WELCOMED IF IT BENEFITS CERTAIN AREAS OF TOWN OR, YOU KNOW, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO, FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW EVERYONE WHO HAS AN ISSUE ON DRAINAGE ON ONE STREET.

WELL, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MIND PAYING THAT STORMWATER FEE, RIGHT? THEY WANT THEIR DRAINAGE IMPROVED.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE DRAINAGE ISSUES.

OF COURSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO SEE THAT STORMWATER FEE, RIGHT.

BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S JUST MY OPINION ON IT.

AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO TO COME UP WITH SOME FUNDS TO COMPLETE SOME OF THESE LARGER PROJECTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.

I, I AGREE THAT WE'LL CALL THEM FEES.

SOME SAY THEY'RE A TAX.

BUT YES, WHEN GENERALLY SPEAKING, NOT EVERYBODY FITS INTO ONE BOX.

THAT'S EVERYBODY'S ENTITLED TO THEIR OWN OPINION.

BUT IF PEOPLE SEE THEIR PUBLIC DOLLARS BEING USED, THEN THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, INVEST, SO TO SPEAK, IN THOSE.

IF THEY DON'T THINK THOSE PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE BEING USED PROPERLY, THEN YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE CHALLENGES.

SO. BUT I AGREE WITH YOU.

IF WE CREATE A PLAN OF ACTION AND THEN YOU, THEN YOU CAN SHOW THROUGH ABLC OR OTHER PARTNERSHIPS OR CITY FUNDING OR WHATEVER THAT EXECUTION, RIGHT? OR NOT. AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE STATE GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND I GUESS COULD BE EVEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLACE UP THERE BILLBOARDS. YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT TO WIDEN THIS ROAD.

I MEAN, THEY JUST IT HELPS PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING.

SO EDUCATION IS ALWAYS INFORMATION IS ALWAYS RESOURCE, YOU KNOW, A GOOD RESOURCE TO, TO TO SHARE.

ANYWAY, SO ONE OF THE WAYS TO MAKE IT MORE PALATABLE IS IT'S, IT'S YET ANOTHER UNFUNDED MANDATE FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH STORMWATER REGULATIONS, CLEAN WATER ACT.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT NO MATTER WHAT, AND THEY'RE NOT GIVING YOU THE MONEY TO DO IT.

SO IT'S ONE OF THE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THIS TYPE OF FEE.

YEAH. SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.

PROBABLY NOT FOR TONIGHT, BUT DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK LOOK INTO AT LEAST EXPLORING.

SO WE'LL COME BACK WITH A LIST AND PRESENT IT TO ABLC AND LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

AND IF WE IDENTIFY PARTNERSHIPS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE CAN SAY THE FEE IS $25,000 AND IT'S A BUT IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH ATD OR IT'S, YOU KNOW, AD CAN'T DO IT.

SO IT WOULD BE A LOCAL CONTRACTOR AND THEN PRESENT THAT TO ABLC.

SO WE HAVE A RECORD OF IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION.

NO. YES. YES.

I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. BURN YOUR HOUSE.

NO, THE WATER RUNS FINE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

THANK YOU. SO EXPLAIN WHY THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HAVE DEDICATED CREWS.

WHAT? WHAT ARE THOSE CREWS DOING? WHAT ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT TASKS THAT THEY DO? SO. SO OUT OF THE SEVEN EMPLOYEES THAT ARE IN IN THIS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, INVOLVED STREET AND DRAINAGE, AGAIN, ONE OF THEM IS DEDICATED TO FLEET MAINTENANCE OR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.

YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF EVERY SINGLE TRAILER WE HAVE, EVERY SINGLE EXCAVATOR.

WE HAVE ALL THE FORKLIFT, EVEN ALL THE VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE.

THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL IS CHANGED ON THEM, ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO THAT'S ONE PERSON OUT OF THE PICTURE.

SO NOW WE HAVE SIX.

AGAIN 3 TO 4 OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE CUT IN A DITCH.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S THAT'S THOSE 3 OR 4 OUT OF THE PICTURE.

AND THEN THE OTHER, THE OTHER 2 TO 3 ARE GOING TO HANDLE ANYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, STREET SWEEPING, YOU KNOW, STREET MAINTENANCE WITH THAT WHICH THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER, WHETHER IT'S POTHOLE PATCHING, TRYING TO FIX CURBS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE OR, YOU KNOW, STORM DRAINS IN THE MIDDLE, YOU KNOW, KNOW, RE CONCRETING THOSE.

YOU KNOW, ALSO RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE SEEN THEM, YOU KNOW, DOWN DOWNING VALDEZ, YOU KNOW, THERE WEED EATING, SPRAYING, YOU KNOW, TREE TRIMMING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND ALSO TREE TRIMMING AROUND THE REST OF THE TOWN.

YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE SIGN IN TOWN HAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINED, WHICH THAT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY BIG UNDERTAKING FOR US SOON AS WE GO TO AS WE GET OUR DELIVERY OF SIGNS, WE'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING ALL THOSE THAT WE LOST HERE IN BARRELS.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO SET US BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS ON DRAINAGE.

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YOU KNOW, ALSO QUIET ZONE INSPECTIONS, MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW, WE GO AND WE DO THAT WEEKLY.

WE GO INSPECT THE QUIET ZONE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT DAY THEY'LL GO INTO WHERE THEY INSTALL A NEW DELINEATOR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

OR IF THERE'S OTHER PROJECTS WE NEED TO HANDLE WITHIN THE QUIET ZONES, WE'LL DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S AND THAT'S MOST OF OUR MAIN FUNCTIONS.

BUT AGAIN, I MEAN, THEY COULD GET PULLED TO DO SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, MINOR, MAJOR THINGS.

IT JUST DEPENDS. BUT YEAH, THERE'S A LOT ON THESE SEVEN SEVEN GENTLEMAN'S PLATE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

AND SO I'M TRYING TO PUT MY BEST JOHN WRIGHT HAT ON.

I THINK HE WOULD ASK YOU ABOUT DITCH MAINTENANCE.

IF I WERE THINKING WHAT THINGS HE MAY ASK.

IS THERE A REGULAR, I DON'T KNOW, CHECKLIST OF, YOU KNOW, WE THIS MONTH, WE ADDRESSED THIS AREA OF TOWN OR THIS THESE STREETS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S SO, NO, WE DON'T HAVE THAT.

WE'RE WE ARE WORKING WITH HDR TO GET A PROPOSAL.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT GIS.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO PULL ALL THAT FROM US AND KIND OF PUT IT IN A, A SIMILAR TO A SPREADSHEET I GUESS, BUT MORE OF A OF A PLAN, YOU KNOW, TO WORK THROUGH.

BUT CURRENTLY WHAT WE DO IS WE START OFF WITH WORK ORDERS, BUT WE ALSO GO, YOU KNOW, AS COUNCILMAN BOOTH HAD SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU WORK OFF WHAT'S THE BIGGEST PRIORITY.

LIKE THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY WE DID COLONY DRIVE AND CONCORD AREA IS NOT NOT TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS POOR DRAINAGE THERE, BUT ALSO IT WAS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS BACKING UP ON COLONY DRIVE SO BAD.

AND IT'S AN ASPHALT ROAD.

AND, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET MOISTURE UNDER A BLACKTOP ROAD, I MEAN, IT'S IT'S GOING TO START DETERIORATING VERY QUICKLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE FOUND AT THE END OF THAT CUL DE SAC.

THE ROAD HAD JUST DETERIORATED VERY BADLY.

SO THAT WAS A REASON WE HAD JUMPED ON THAT.

BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, NO, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY.

OKAY. WELL ANYWAY, THAT MAY BE I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT SOUNDS LIKE Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO PLANNING.

YES. I GUESS IF AND WHEN AND I'M SURE Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY THOUGHT THIS SOMETHING COMES THROUGH ON THAT END.

AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL WOULD PROBABLY BE GOOD TO JUST KIND OF TELL US WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, BECAUSE I KNOW FROM MY PERSPECTIVE UP HERE YOU KNOW, WE DO GET THOSE QUESTIONS ASKED TO US AND TO BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE BACK TO RESIDENTS OF ANGLETON CONSTITUENTS, YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, A GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION IF AND WHEN THAT'S COMPLETED.

YEAH. I MEAN, THAT WAS A YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THIS AS WELL WAS JUST TO KIND OF SHOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF AND WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.

YOU KNOW, JUST TO KIND OF SHOW EVERYONE BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE HAS EXPECTATIONS FOR THINGS.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO COME AND SHOW THE REAL REALITY OF IT.

NO. THAT'S EXCELLENT. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I THINK EDUCATION IS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE EDUCATING US ON WHAT WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

SO YES. SO SO IT SOUNDS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL AGAIN, WE'LL COME BACK, YOU KNOW, WITH A CONTINUING LIST OF, OF DRAINAGE PROJECTS.

AND ONCE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE PLAN FIGURED OUT, WE'LL BRING ALL THAT BACK TO YOU ALL AND REVIEW IT ALL AGAIN AND SEE IF ANY OTHER FURTHER STEPS WANT TO BE TAKEN. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

APPRECIATE IT. SO LET'S PLAN ON COMING BACK IN LIKE JANUARY TIMEFRAME JANUARY.

OKAY. OKAY. SO ALL RIGHT MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

[13. Discussion and possible action on leases to purchase a tractor and mower, two zero turn mowers, an excavator, two front end loaders and an asphalt truck. ]

I BELIEVE WE'RE ON ITEM 13.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO LEASE.

EXCUSE ME. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON LEASES TO PURCHASE A TRACTOR AND MOWER TWO ZERO TURN MOWERS AND EXCAVATOR, TWO FRONT END LOADERS AND AN ASPHALT TRUCK. AND I BELIEVE MR. WHITTAKER CHRIS WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

SO WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION DURING BUDGET ABOUT LEASING EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED INSTEAD OF PURCHASING AND INSTEAD OF IMPACTING THE BUDGET CYCLE.

SO WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH LEASING, LEASE, PURCHASING EQUIPMENT OVER A 5 TO 7 YEAR PERIOD.

AND, AND THAT WOULD BECOME PART OF OUR DEBT SERVICE.

FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

AND SO I'VE GOT THE TWO DEPARTMENT HEADS HERE THAT HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT PROBABLY WE COULD FALL IN THAT CATEGORY. OKAY, GREAT.

MRS. MAYNOR. YES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO BE PLACED IN YOUR PACKET.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE ALL OF IT WAS.

SO YOU SHOULD HAVE AN ATTACHMENT FOR PROPOSAL FOR LEASE EQUIPMENT FOR TRACTOR AND MOWER, AND THEN ALSO FOR TWO ZERO TURNS.

I WANT TO CLARIFY THE REQUEST.

CITY COUNCIL BUDGETED FOR US TO PURCHASE OUTRIGHT A ZERO TURN MOWER AS WELL AS A TRAILER.

WE PLAN TO DO THAT.

WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT WE WILL HAVE A FEW MORE THOUSAND.

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WE WOULD LOVE TO DO A LEASE ON AN ADDITIONAL ZERO TURN, SINCE WE WERE NOT AWARDED ONE LAST YEAR SO THAT WE CAN CATCH UP WITH OUR PM.

SO I HAVE THAT PROPOSAL THAT WAS PROVIDED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN YOUR PACKET.

AND THEN ALSO STEWART IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND GO INTO DETAIL AS TO WHY WE ARE REQUESTING THAT.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

AND SO, MEGAN, DO YOU WANT TO UPDATE THEM ON THE TRACTOR ISSUE? I'LL GIVE THIS TO THEM FIRST.

SURE. THANK YOU.

OKAY I DO. THANKS.

AND SO STUART IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN REGARDING WHAT INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH OUR TRACTOR AND MOWER.

AND THEN AGAIN PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS AS TO WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THE ADDITIONAL RETURN.

OKAY. THE ON THE SITUATION WITH THE TRACTOR AND THE MOWER.

THAT'S THE ONE. WE HAD THE ACCIDENT ON THE OVERPASS ON 288.

AND SO THAT'S JUST BASICALLY REPLACING THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND SHREDDER DECK SO WE CAN GET BACK TO OUR NORMAL CYCLE OF MOWING DURING, YOU KNOW, THE HEAVY MOWING SEASON.

LUCKILY RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING INTO THE SLOWER SEASON.

SO IT'S REALLY NOT HAVING AN IMPACT ON THIS RIGHT NOW.

SO BUT THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT INSTEAD OF PURCHASING IT OUTRIGHT, THEN WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, LEASE IT AND REDUCE SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, HIT ON OUR BUDGET.

SO AND ON THAT, JUST TO PROVIDE SOME CLARIFICATION, WE WERE AWARDED $50,000 FROM THE INSURANCE CLAIM IS NOT OUR STAFF'S FAULT.

WE WERE ABLE TO COLLECT THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.

THAT IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, BE THE DOWN PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, BECAUSE WE KNEW WE HAD THE 50,000 TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS YEAR AS A DOWN PAYMENT.

SO THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WOULDN'T START UNTIL NEXT FISCAL YEAR, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO BUDGET THE AMOUNT THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET.

SO I DIDN'T HAND THAT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS IN YOUR PACKET.

BUT THE SECOND PORTION OF OUR REQUEST.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND ON THE THE ZERO TURN, IT'S JUST LIKE I SAY IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE COME UP WITH FOUND A TRAILER CHEAPER.

WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE $3,000 ON A TRAILER SO WE COULD TAKE THAT MONEY AND USE THAT AS A DOWN PAYMENT ON THE EXTRA ZERO TURN, WHICH WOULD THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PAYMENT FOR THIS YEAR.

THEN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE'VE HAD THE LEASE THAT YOU SEE FOR 22, 53 FOR THE REMAINING FIVE YEARS ON THAT ZERO TURN.

AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO GET US CAUGHT UP FROM AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, ONE MORE THAT WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE RUNNING WITH HIGH OURS ON ON THE ZERO TURN.

SO THEY WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST ONE BEHIND ON OUR SCHEDULE REPLACEMENT AFTER THAT.

SO THAT'S.

WHAT'S THE THE FACT THAT THEY GOT RUN INTO ON THE BRIDGE OUT THERE AND WE GET ANY INSURANCE.

YEAH. WE WERE SAYING 5050 GRAND FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DOWN PAYMENT ON FOR THIS FOR THIS YEAR.

AND LIKE MEGAN SAID, THE THE LEASE PAYMENT WILL NOT START UNTIL OUR NEXT BUDGET.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO.

IT'S A IT'S A I THINK IT'S A 5120.

IT'S IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN IT'S THE SAME SIZE THAT WE HAD.

HOW MANY HORSEPOWER? 115 INCH SHREDDER.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STUART OR MEGAN? HECTOR. HECTOR YOU WANT TO ADDRESS? WELL, ACTUALLY, I HAVE A QUESTION, SIR.

IS THERE ON THE ON THIS.

THIS IS A LEASE PURCHASE PROGRAM, RIGHT? YES, SIR. SO WE END UP OWNING THE EQUIPMENT ULTIMATELY.

YES. AFTER FIVE YEARS, WE GIVE THEM A DOLLAR AND IT'S OURS.

OR IF WE PAY IT OFF, PAY THE LEASE OFF SOONER.

THERE'S NO THERE'S NO ODD CONTINGENCY THAT IF WE BREAK THE LEASE AND PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT OUTRIGHT AT A TIME RIGHT NOW, WE CAN.

I THINK WE CAN. YEAH, WE CAN PURCHASE IT OUTRIGHT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE FIVE YEAR TERM.

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OKAY. THANKS.

AND, ALAN, BEFORE WE, YOU KNOW, IF ANY DECISION MADE, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK JUST TO VERIFY THAT TO YOU BEFORE, BECAUSE I CAN'T SAY I'M 100% SURE ON IT, BUT I DID REMEMBER US DISCUSSING IT, SO.

ALL RIGHT. HECTOR.

AND FOR US, IT'S A IT'S THE SAME PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WE WERE BRINGING BACK.

MINUS THE THE SEWER CAMERA THAT WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE THAT OUTRIGHT.

DID THEY GET AN UPDATE ON THE ARPA FIASCO? THE ARPA? DID THEY GET AN UPDATE ON THAT? NO. OKAY.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THE CAMERA THAT GOT TAKEN OFF OF THIS LIST.

YEAH. SO SO LET ME JUST JUMP IN.

SO WE HAD WE HAVE TO WHAT'S THE WORD? OBLIGATE ALL OUR ARPA FUNDS BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

ITS CLOSEOUT OBLIGATION FUNDS WHATEVER.

SO WE HAD 400,000 SET ASIDE FOR SEWER PROJECTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GRANT.

THE PROBLEM IS, WE CAN'T EXECUTE THAT MONEY IN A IN A TIMELY MANNER.

BY THE TIME THE GRANT GETS GOING AND WE EXECUTE IT, IT'S NEXT YEAR.

SO WHAT WE CAME UP WITH AS AN ALTERNATIVE IS TO BUY THE SEWER CAMERA TRUCK SYSTEM AT WHAT'S THE 160,000? YEAH. 80 AND AN ATF SWITCH FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

WHICH IS A GREAT MITIGATION THING AND FALLS IN LINE WITH THE ARPA SPENDING.

AND SO THAT WILL OBLIGATE THAT MONEY, AND HE CAN PURCHASE THOSE THROUGH BY BOARD, WHICH TAKES US OUT OF THE GOING OUT FOR BIDS AND THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY GOT TWO MEETINGS LEFT AND MY BOARD IS JUST EASY.

SO THAT ITEM THAT HE TALKED ABOUT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF HERE SHORTLY.

SO WE CAN MEET THE ARPA REQUIREMENTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY BENEFITS US FROM THE CITY.

SO THAT'S WHY THE THE ATS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT HERE BEFORE.

I THINK I REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATOR HAS TO GO OUT AND START THE DISCONNECT GRID POWER, ENERGIZE THE GENERATOR AND RACKET END. RIGHT. YEAH, IT'S A HUGE BENEFIT BECAUSE THEN WITH THE SCADA, WE KNOW THE PLANTS OUT.

AND THEN IT AUTOMATICALLY SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY START BACK UP WITH THE ATS SWITCH INSTEAD OF SENDING AN EMPLOYEE OUT DURING, YOU KNOW, WEATHER EVENTS TO DO THAT.

IS THERE IF YOU HAVE IT.

FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF ATS SWITCH.

IS THERE STILL A MANUAL WAY TO DO THAT? YES. I MEAN, IN CASE THAT EVEN FAILS OR IN CASE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW.

SO WHERE DOES THAT PUT US IN THE FUTURE FOR THE GRANTS THAT WE WERE GOING TO USE THE MONEY FOR? I'M SORRY. THE WE WERE GOING TO USE THE MONEY FOR GRANT.

SO IT WAS FOR THE IT WAS FOR THE FOR STATION LIVE STATION 25 AREA, WHICH IS THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN ALONG SHANKS ROAD.

IT WAS TO REPLACE PROBABLY ABOUT 60% OF THE SEWER LINES THAT ARE GOING TO THAT LIVE STATION, WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE A LOT OF EYE AND EYE ISSUES IN THAT AREA.

SPECIFICALLY, WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT WAS AN LMI, A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREA WHEN WE INITIALLY IDENTIFIED THE PROJECT.

BUT NOW, FAST FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHERE WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE COUNTY NOW THAT THAT IS NO LONGER AN LMI ZONE, SO THAT PROJECT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT FUNDING, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING, BEING THAT THE LMI HAS SHIFTED.

SO NOW WE HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER PROJECT TO BE ABLE TO SECURE THAT CDBG FUNDING.

BUT AGAIN, US DOING THAT BY DECEMBER IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO WE HAD TO SHIFT GEARS.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT ARE OTHER NEEDS OF THE CITY.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT CAMERA AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH.

YOU KNOW, LET'S START. LET'S MAKE THESE PURCHASES ON THINGS.

WE'VE WE KNOW THAT'S A NEED TO THE CITY.

AND YOU KNOW ALSO THAT WAY WE DON'T LEAVE ARPA FUNDS LYING TO BE TAKEN BACK.

WELL, GOOD JOB BEING QUICK ON YOUR TOES.

YES, I WAS, I WAS. I DIDN'T WANT TO SURPRISE.

OH, SIX MONTHS FROM NOW.

OH, BY THE WAY, WE NEED THIS 20% MATCH.

YES. SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED.

OKAY. YEAH.

SO ON A I'LL JUST A LITTLE SIDE NOTE.

SO WE USED TO GET LMI FUNDING FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

WE FELL IN THAT THAT CATEGORY.

NOW WE JUST HAVE POCKETS OF THE CITY.

SO THE CDBG LIKE WE DID FOR THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK BECAUSE IT BENEFITED BENEFITED THE CITY.

WE COULD NO LONGER DO.

AND SO, AGAIN, WE WERE IN THAT POSITION WHERE WE WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TIE IT TO THAT.

THAT ONE PROJECT.

BUT THAT'S NOT AN LMI QUALIFIED PROJECT ANYMORE.

SO IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO APPLY FOR FUNDS.

AND WE WILL TRY TO IDENTIFY ANOTHER PROJECT THAT FALLS INTO THE NEW LMI AREAS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.

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BUT BUT YEAH, THAT WAS ALL TO SAY THAT THE OUT OF THE WE HAD FIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.

NOW WE ONLY HAVE FOUR AND WE'RE TAKING THE CAMERA OFF OF THERE.

SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THE FOUR, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE EXCAVATOR, THE TWO, TWO DIFFERENT PIECES OF DEBRIS REMOVAL EQUIPMENT AND ALSO THE, THE MINI PATCH, ASPHALT HOT ASPHALT TRUCK THAT WAS ALSO ON THE SLATE.

YOU KNOW, OUR OUR PREFERENCE IS OBVIOUSLY THE EXCAVATORS AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST WITH THE PATCH TRUCKS SECOND AND THE DEBRIS REMOVAL EQUIPMENT TOWARDS THE BACK JUST BECAUSE OF FROM A UTILIZATION STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULDN'T GET USED ON A DAILY BASIS OR A WEEKLY BASIS, I WOULDN'T IMAGINE, UNLESS WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT NOW.

WOULD IT BE NICE TO HAVE DURING THESE WEATHER EVENTS? YES, OF COURSE. BUT, YOU KNOW, TWO PIECES OF DEBRIS REMOVAL EQUIPMENT.

YES. ONE OF THEM WAS THE FRONT END LOADER WITH THE CLAW, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE TRUCK WITH THE BED AND THE CLAW ON THE BACK THAT JUST PICKS UP, PUTS IT IN THE BED.

OH, GOTCHA. OKAY. I WAS.

ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE HAVE ANY POSSIBLE ACTION? WELL, I THINK I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY.

AND YOU'LL CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG THAT WE WERE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THE.

WAS IT THE EXCAVATOR? THE FRONT END LOADER AND THE HATCH TRUCK? CECIL. IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK? THAT'S WHAT. AND THAT'S WHAT JOHN WORKED UP IN HIS SPREADSHEET.

TRAVIS. I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.

I'M. DON'T HOLD ME TO IT. I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE THAT SOUNDS RIGHT, THOUGH.

YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO GO BY WHAT WE KIND OF DISCUSSED IN THAT.

CHRIS. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING TO YOU.

OKAY. WELL, AGAIN, THE JOHN DEERE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE LAST, WHAT, TWO MONTHS, THREE MONTHS.

SO THAT'S PRETTY RECENT AND NOT PART OF THE BUDGET DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT. WELL.

I'LL MAKE THE.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

WHAT'S THAT MOTION? OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD SOMETHING TO ADD.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE.

THE LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT PROPOSED AS PROPOSED ON THE ON THE 5100 E TRACTOR AND THE MOWER TO REPLACE THE MOWER THAT WAS DAMAGED WITH THE INSURANCE PROCEEDS BEING APPLIED TO THAT AS THE DOWN PAYMENT.

LOOKING AT TWO ZERO TURN MOWERS.

OH ONE.

OKAY. 110 TURN MOWER.

THE Z WAS IT 950? AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THAT 308 CAT EXCAVATOR WITH THE BUCKET ATTACHMENT, THE SWIVEL.

AND THEN THE, FRONT END LOADER.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE MINI PATCHER TRUCK.

AND SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO, TO PROCEED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THOSE ITEMS. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON FRONT END LOADER? YES. YES.

AND THE ACTUAL LOADER, NOT A GRAPPLE TRUCK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AND THERE WAS ONE THING THAT I SAW, MAYBE THERE WAS ONE THING I SAW ON THESE MOWERS THAT IF YOU WERE GOING TO IF YOU WERE GOING TO DO, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU STAY AWAY FROM PNEUMATIC REAR TIRES.

SAY AGAIN, PNEUMATIC REAR TIRES.

WHAT DO YOU. WELL, Y'ALL BEEN RUNNING CARELESS THROUGH THE CITY.

IT'S KIND OF BEEN YOUR STANDARD.

AM I WRONG, HECTOR? WE'VE SWITCHED QUITE, QUITE A FEW OF OUR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT TO TWILL.

YEAH. HOW'S THAT BEEN WORKING OUT FOR YOU? YEAH. ESPECIALLY WITH LIKE, THE, THE, GOSH, THE SKID STEER BECAUSE WE HAD WE'D HAVE SOME BLOWOUTS WITH THAT ONE TURNING TOO FAST, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT REALLY HELPED WITH THAT.

DO YOU HAVE THAT OPTION ON THOSE ZERO TURNS? NO. WE JUST WE JUST NORMALLY WENT WITH A STANDARD CABLE.

YEAH. BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN I'M PRETTY SURE WE CAN GET CHANGED.

IT'S. JUST DROPPED IN THROUGH MULTIPLE TIRES ON MINE.

SO THEY'RE ABOUT $225 A PIECE.

AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH TWO SETS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

SO ANYHOW.

ALL RIGHT. IS THAT MOTION PRETTY CLEAR FOR EVERYBODY? ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE THE MOTION RIGHT.

DID WE CALL UP FOR IT? I DON'T THINK I CALLED A VOTE YET. NO YOU DIDN'T.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO EVERYBODY CLEAR ON WHAT THE MOTION IS.

OKAY, JUST MAKING SURE THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT ONE EXCAVATOR VERSUS TWO.

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ALL RIGHT. CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14.

[14. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 20241022-014 authorizing the issuance of an emergency note in the amount of $4,063,000. ]

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20241022014 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF AN EMERGENCY NOTE IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,063,000. AND I BELIEVE I SEE THE CITY MANAGER'S HAND UP.

CHRIS. SO TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT OF ACTION TO SEAL THE DEAL FOR THE EMERGENCY NOTE FOR THE FUNDS WE NEED FOR THE FEMA.

COVER US FOR THE FEMA COST THAT WILL GET REIMBURSED FOR AT 100%.

AND ALSO AND THAT'S A CHANGE.

AND ALSO THIS FUNDS THE DAMAGES TO CITY FACILITIES AND OTHER THINGS THAT WERE EITHER DEDUCTIBLE IZED, OR NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE.

THIS REALLY AGAIN, JUST RECALLING PAST DISCUSSIONS, WE WERE AT 22% FUND BALANCE FOR GENERAL FUND SOMEWHERE AROUND THE MARCH STORM. ONCE YOU PAY OUT ALL THE FEMA STUFF, WHICH WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING WE'D BE DOWN TO ABOUT 7%.

AND THAT'S THAT'S OUR CONTINGENCY FUND, NOT OUR BUDGET.

SO IF WE HAVE ANOTHER STORM BLOW THROUGH OR SOME OTHER CATASTROPHE, WE HAVE FUNDS TO PAY EMPLOYEES TO RECOUP, TO HIRE CONTRACTORS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

SO, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION BECAUSE FOR OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED OUR THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDS.

AND WE WANT TO REALLY DECEMBER AND JANUARY, WHICH IS OUR TAXES.

AGAIN, WE'LL GET SALES TAX IN.

WE'LL GET COURT REVENUE.