[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:02] OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT TONIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING IN ATTENDANCE. GREAT TO SEE A PACKED HOUSE. WE WISH WE HAD IT ALL, ALL THE TIME, MORE OFTEN. BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET TO CELEBRATE A SPECIAL THING TODAY. SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE ALL THE ARISTOCATS HERE. AND THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING ONLINE, THANKS FOR TUNING IN AND HOPE YOU GET SOMETHING OUT OF THIS. IF YOU ALL WILL, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVITATION. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NOW THE INVOCATION WILL BE DONE BY PASTOR MICHAEL GABEL WITH THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HERE IN ANGLETON. IF YOU BOW YOUR HEADS, OH LORD, WE COME TO YOU TODAY ON A SPECIAL EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DULY ELECTED AND ARE GIVING OF THEIR TIME AND OF THEIR WISDOM FOR THE GOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY. LORD, THANK YOU FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO BE SO SPECIFICALLY MINDED. IMPRESS UPON THEM THE PURPOSE OF THEIR OATHS AND ALLOW THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT THEY'RE TAKING ON. GOD BLESS THE REST OF THE BUSINESS THAT'S GOING ON THIS EVENING. ALLOW THERE TO BE THOUGHTFUL DIALOG, HONEST QUESTIONS, AND PURPOSEFUL RESOLUTION. IN CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. BE SEATED. [1. Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert will administer the Oath of Office to Christiene Daniels, Council Member Position No. 1; Barbara Simmons, Council Member Position No. 3; and Tanner Sartin, Council Member Position No. 5.] THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY. WE USED TO DO THIS ONCE A YEAR. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER ONE. ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE JEFFREY GILBERT WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO CHRISTIENE DANIEL COUNCIL MEMBER, POSITION NUMBER ONE, BARBARA SIMMONS. COUNCIL MEMBER, POSITION NUMBER THREE AND TANNER SARTIN COUNCIL MEMBER. POSITION NUMBER FIVE. WILL THE THREE OF YOU PLEASE GO TO THE FRONT? CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU REPEAT AFTER ME. AND WHEN I GET TO THE POSITION, YOU KNOW WHAT POSITION YOU ARE. SO JUST STATE THAT IN YOUR OATH AND WE WILL START AND YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES. EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. POSITION THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL POSITION. FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS. TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY, AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY. SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. YOU GOT IT. GOOD. I'M GONNA SHAKE HANDS WITH YOU. YES. IT'S GOING TO BE. THE THREE OF YOU WOULD LIKE A PICTURE REAL QUICK. I'M GOING TO JUMP OUT. FAMILY MEMBERS NEED. TO GET OUT OF THE WAY FOR IT. OH. PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT. CHRISTIENE. BELONGS TO YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE OF YOU. [00:05:02] THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS. [2. Presentation of May 2026 Keep Angleton Beautiful Yard of the Month and Business of the Month.] WE'LL START WITH NUMBER TWO PRESENTATION OF THE MAY 2026. KEITH ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL YARD OF THE MONTH AND BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. HERE THEY ARE. COME TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND YOUNG LADIES. WHO ARE Y'ALL REPRESENTING? ALL RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. WE HAVE YARD OF THE MONTH. STEWART AND TONYA, PLEASE. HI. HOW ARE YOU? AND Y'ALL WERE NOMINATED IN. SUZANNE AND HEATHER TOOK CARE OF IT THIS MONTH. SO THEY'RE IN GREYSTONE, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. YES. AND IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL. SO WE HAVE TO KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL. THE CITIZENS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. AND WHEN SUZANNE. AND THEN WHEN SHE WAS ACTUALLY WORKING IN THE YARD. I DO MY YARD. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. OKAY. JANEY, PLEASE. OUR BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. THIS IS A REALLY COOL HONOR. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME. THIS IS JANEY AND SITS ON THE BOARD OF THE ANGLETON CEMETERY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL NOTICED THE FIRST. LET ME ASK, HOW MANY ACRES IS IT? 27. 27. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW. THROUGHOUT Y'ALL LATELY. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S THAT'S A HARD PROJECT, BUT THEIR LANDSCAPING, THEY'RE KEEPING IT CLEAN. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, I HAVE SO MANY LOVED ONES LAID TO REST OUT THERE AS EVERYBODY DOES. SO WE APPRECIATE IT FROM THE CITIZENS OF ANGLETON. SO ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. YOU GO AHEAD AND SWITCH IT UP. OKAY. YOU. TWO. THANK YOU. ALL THE HATS YOU WEAR. THANK. YOU. ARE YOU ON OUR TEAM? NO, NO. I'M A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TOMORROW. OH, NO WORK TOMORROW. [3. Presentation of the Angleton High School Aristocat Dance Team Day Proclamation.] OKAY. ITEM NUMBER THREE. PRESENTATION OF THE ANGLETON HIGH SCHOOL ARISTOCAT DANCE TEAM DAY PROCLAMATION. IT'S TIME. GIRLS. I JUST HAVE ONE REQUEST. CAN I STAND IN FRONT OF IT? YES. QUITE A FEW OF YOU. I DON'T. KNOW HOW TO READ, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO POSE YET. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, STEVE ANGLETON TEXAS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, THE ANGLETON HIGH SCHOOL ARISTOCAT DANCE TEAM IS A DISTINGUISHED ORGANIZATION THAT EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE, DISCIPLINE AND SCHOOL SPIRIT WITHIN THE ANGLETON COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE ARISTOCAT DANCE TEAM DEDICATE COUNTLESS HOURS TO RIGOROUS PRACTICE, TEAMWORK AND PERFORMANCE, DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. WHEREAS, DURING THEIR TIME IN NEW YORK, THESE TALENTED STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ONCE IN A LIFETIME LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ELEVATED BOTH THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THAT WAS INCLUDING LEARNING DIRECTLY FROM A CAST MEMBER OF THE BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF WICKED AND RECEIVING ONE ON ONE INSTRUCTION FROM A PROFESSIONAL RADIO CITY ROCKETTES PERFORMER. AND WHEREAS THE ANGLETON HIGH SCHOOL ARISTOCATS SHOWCASED THEIR TALENT AND SCHOOL SPIRIT BY PERFORMING A SURPRISE FLASHMOB IN TIMES SQUARE, CAPTURING THE ATTENTION OF VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHILE PROUDLY REPRESENTING ANGLETON, SERVING AS EXCEPTIONAL AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ANGLETON HIGH SCHOOL ARISTOCAT DANCE TEAM. NOW THEREFORE, I JOHN WRIGHT MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM TUESDAY, [00:10:03] MAY 12TH, 2026, AS ANGLETON HIGH SCHOOL ARISTOCAT DANCE TEAM DAY. PROCLAIM THIS 12TH DAY OF MAY 2026. I. DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. I CAN'T SEE YOU. OKAY. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. FOR THE PAPER. I JUST WANT TO SAY MY DAUGHTER IDOLIZES EVERY ONE OF YOU. SHE'S PART OF THE WEST WARD FOR WEST SIDE, AND WE DID THREE WEEKS OF ARISTOCAT PERFORMANCES, AND SHE GOT TO WATCH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE ALL HAD VERY, VERY GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU. ALL THE DANCING IS AMAZING. THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS, IT'S. I HOPE MY DAUGHTER WANTS TO BE LIKE YOU ALL. SO YOU SET THAT EXAMPLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [4. Presentation of the National Police Week Proclamation.] DO WE HAVE A MOB OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP? THEY ARE STANDING OUTSIDE. YES, SIR. OKAY. I'LL READ IT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK PROCLAMATION. GOOD LOOKING GROUP. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. CITY OF ANGLETON. TEXAS. PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2026 IS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND SAFEGUARDING OUR DEMOCRACY. WHEREAS, THERE ARE MORE THAN 800,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING INCLUDING THE DEDICATED, DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE ANGLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WHEREAS, SINCE THE FIRST RECORDED DEATH IN 1786, THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 24,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS OBSERVED MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST AND PEACE OFFICERS. MEMORIAL DAY IS OBSERVED MAY 15TH IN HONOR OF ALL FALLEN OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND U.S. FLAGS SHOULD BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ANGLETON PUBLICLY SALUTES AND THE SERVICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE NATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I. JOHN WRIGHT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 15TH TO THE 21ST 2026 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. PROCLAIM THIS 12TH DAY OF MAY 2026. THANK YOU OFFICERS. CHIEF, YOU WILL BE IN THIS PICTURE. COME ON, COME ON. AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO, SIR. OH! COME ON. LUKE. COME ON. WHAT AM I GOING TO GET BEHIND THE BIGGEST DUDE HERE WEARING MY VEST? YOU GOT TO OPEN IT UP. OH, GOOD. LOOK. I JUST PRETENDED TO TAKE A PICTURE. CHIEF, I HAVE MY ORDERS. [00:15:02] ONE. TWO. THREE. I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP TAKING IT. THERE YOU GO. GET THAT FACE. TO THE OFFICERS. THANK YOU. YES. MA'AM. SAY SOMETHING QUICK ABOUT ALL THESE GUYS. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. I'M PROUD OF YOU. DON'T FORGET HIM. TONIGHT. WE'RE WE'RE DOING ANOTHER PRESENTATION FOR A SCHOLARSHIP IN DANBURY. WE DID TWO LAST WEEK IN ANGLETON. TWO $1,000. WE'RE DOING ONE ON FRIDAY. FRANKLIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. SO THEY DO A GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. OUR OLD TIME TO COME. OKAY, NOW I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL. [CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL] I'M GOING TO GO. THERE'S TWO THAT ARE SPEAKING ON, I THINK, ITEMS SPECIFIC TO I'LL CALL YOU UP AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF YOU WANT. NOW I'M GOING TO GO. ALEXIS KING FIRST. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS ALEXIS KING. I AM EMPLOYED WITH ADAPT PROGRAMS, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE TREATMENT SERVICES SPECIFIC TO DRUG AND ALCOHOL. BUT I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT TODAY OUR PREVENTION DEPARTMENT, WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, I HAVE BEEN EXCUSE ME, I HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN SEVERAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY SCHOOLS SUCH AS FREEPORT BISD ANGLETON, ISD AND SO FORTH. AND OUR PREVENTION DEPARTMENT SERVES THE ENTIRETY OF BRAZORIA COUNTY TO GIVE OUT DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTATIVE SERVICES. AND THIS OFTEN CAN SCARE PARENTS WHEN THEY SAY, OH, WE HEAR THAT YOU'RE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN ABOUT DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, BUT THIS IS MORE SO ABOUT THE CHOICE OF DECISION MAKING. ADDRESSING RISK FACTORS WHILE ALSO TAMING THOSE PROTECTIVE FACTORS. AND WE DO A LOT MORE THAN DRUG EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO DO THINGS SUCH AS POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES, WHICH IS ANY ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITY OR EVENT THAT YOU CAN THINK OF TO POSSIBLY GIVE KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF DRUGS. THIS CAN BE SOMETHING LIKE A VISION BOARD PARTY, OR MAYBE AN OPEN MIC STYLE EVENT FOR THE YOUTH TO DO SOME POETRY OR POETRY RIGHT OUTSIDE OF POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES. WE ALSO OFFER SCHOOL SUPPORT. ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE 100 FOR FREE. FREE TO THE COMMUNITY AND PAID FOR BY OUR GRANT. WE ARE FUNDED BY HHS AND WE DO HAVE OUR CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, A TOTAL OF FIVE YEARS. SO I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE THAT I DETAILED SOME OF THE SERVICES SO FOLKS CAN NOT JUST READ THE PAPER, BUT ALSO HEAR IT IN REAL LIFE AS WELL. JUST A FEW MORE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AS WELL. OUR PRESENTATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS COULD BE NOT ONLY ABOUT DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, BUT ABOUT SOCIAL REGULATION OR EMOTIONAL REGULATION. WE HAVE A NICE SECTION ON HOW TO BE A GOOD FRIEND IN OUR YOUTH. TEND TO LOVE THAT SECTION. ONE OF THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE CURRICULUM SERVICES. AND OUR CURRICULUM SERVICES ARE EDUCATIONAL BASED SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TWO CURRICULUMS. I'LL LIST THEM ONE BY ONE. OUR FIRST CURRICULUM IS TITLED CURRICULUM BASED SUPPORT GROUP, AND THAT SPECIFIC CURRICULUM TARGETS YOUTH AGE 4 TO 14 TO ADDRESS THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS, ADDRESS TO ANY TRAUMAS THEY MAY HAVE IN THEIR LIFE. AND WE DO IT LESS IN THE TEACHER STUDENT STYLE, AND WE DO IT MORE OF A SUPPORT GROUP. SO IT REALLY GIVES THE YOUTH OF THE OF THE COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD. AND THEN OUR SECOND CURRICULUM WOULD BE OUR STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM. IT IS A FAMILY CLASS TARGETED FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE FAMILY. I HATE TO CALL IT A PARENTING COMPONENT, BECAUSE WE LIKE TO BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO THE TABLE. AND WITHIN THAT 12 TO 14 WEEK COURSE, WE BRING THE CAREGIVER AND WE BRING THE YOUTH TOGETHER TO KIND OF IMPLEMENT THE SAME ACTIVITIES WE'VE TAUGHT THEM INDIVIDUALLY. SO THEREFORE, IT GIVES US A REAL CHANCE TO STRENGTHEN THAT FAMILY BOND. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I DETAIL SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. WE'RE LOCATED AT 2512 NORTH VELASCO, WHICH IS SEVEN MINUTES UP THE WAY, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM CHILI'S. AND WE DO HAVE A FREE SUMMER PROGRAM THAT WE'RE ENROLLING YOUTH INTO. [00:20:04] SO IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN THOSE SERVICES, I HAVE MY BUSINESS CARD. I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE OUT. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK UPON THAT PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. GLENN MOODY. GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE BASICALLY TO REPRESENT ONE OUR AMERICAN LEGION POST 241 HERE IN ANGLETON AND ALSO THE VETERANS OF OUR AREA. I WANT TO REMIND THE CITY COUNCIL, THE THE MAYOR AND ALL OF THE CITIZENS THAT UPCOMING MEMORIAL DAY, THE 25TH. WE WILL BE HAVING A PROGRAM AT THE RING OF HONOR ON THE GROUNDS OF THE COURTHOUSE. AND THAT STARTS AT 9 A.M.. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT ON SATURDAY, THE 23RD OF MAY, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR CEREMONIES AT THE CEMETERY, WHERE WE WILL BE PLACING FLAGS ON ALL OF THE GRAVES OF OUR FALLEN VETERANS. AND WE INVITE EVERYONE, THE PUBLIC, EVERYONE, TO COME OUT. MAYOR, IF YOUR SCOUTS HAVE TIME THEY'RE WELCOME. WE WILL START AT 9:00, AND WE WILL BE PLACING. WE HAVE OVER 1200 VETERANS NOW BURIED IN OUR ANGLETON CEMETERY. SO WE COULD USE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET TO PLACE THE FLAGS AND HONOR THE VETERANS ON THAT DAY. WE JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE MEMORIAL WEEKEND IS JUST THAT IT'S NOT A WEEKEND THAT WE CELEBRATE LIGHTLY. IT'S A WEEKEND THAT WE REMEMBER AND MEMORIALIZE, AND WE JUST ASK EVERYONE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND REMEMBER THE VETERANS, ONE THAT ARE PROTECTING US TO THIS DAY. AND THEN THOSE THAT HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY. AND JUST IF, IF ANYTHING, GIVE US THE ONE DAY TO HONOR THOSE, TO GIVE US OUR FREEDOMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. CAN WE POST THIS ON THE FRONT? PEOPLE KEEP COMING UP TO SEE. PETER. CAM TWO. THAT'S IT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS PETER CANTU AND I'M THE FOUNDER OF JUVENILE RIGHTS. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, BECAUSE OUR ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN STEADILY EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVICES HERE IN BRAZORIA COUNTY. AND I BELIEVE THAT COMMUNITY THAT THIS COMMUNITY IS AT A VERY IMPORTANT TURNING POINT. WE CURRENTLY WORK WITHIN BRAZORIA COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION AND DETENTION SERVICES, AND WE ALSO HAVE MEETINGS IN PLACE WITH THE ADULT FACILITY AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO DISCUSS EXPANDING OUR PROGRAMING TO THE ADULT POPULATION. THIS WORK IS PERSONAL TO ME BECAUSE I WAS ONCE INCARCERATED AS A CHILD AND SENTENCED TO SERVE TEN YEARS AS A YOUTH FOR BEING WRONGLY CONVICTED, AND I WENT TO SOMETHING CALLED THE TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO COME OUT OF A SYSTEM CARRYING TRAUMA, ANGER, AND INSTABILITY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO REBUILD YOUR LIFE WITHOUT STRUCTURE OR SUPPORT. TODAY I SERVE AS AN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, POLICY WRITER, AND GRANT WRITER RESPONSIBLE FOR FEDERAL LAWSUITS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WORK WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND 21ST CENTURY POLICE TASK FORCE WITH THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE NEW JUVENILE FACILITY THAT'S BEING BUILT IN BRAZORIA COUNTY. I BELIEVE THIS COMMUNITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THINK BEYOND SIMPLY BUILDING ANOTHER SECURE FACILITY. THE REAL QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHILE THEY ARE INSIDE, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY RETURN BACK INTO THIS COMMUNITY? BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT BUILDING WORKFORCE PATHWAYS, BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT, OR REAL REENTRY ECOSYSTEMS ALONGSIDE THESE FACILITIES, EXCUSE ME, THEN WE ARE SIMPLY RECYCLING INSTABILITY FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. AT JUVENILE RIGHTS, WE ALREADY HAVE OUR CURRICULUM IN PLACE, OUR TRAININGS, OUR IMPLEMENTATION MODELS, OUR COACHES, OUR LOGIC MODELS. AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, CONSULTANTS THAT ARE READY TO WORK AND BE A SUPPORT IN ANY CAPACITY. WE'RE NOT APPROACHING THE CITY EMPTY HANDED ASKING WHAT COULD BE DONE FOR US. WE'RE APPROACHING THE CITY ASKING HOW CAN WE COLLABORATE TOGETHER BEFORE THESE PROBLEMS GROW LARGER, MORE EXPENSIVE, AND MORE HARMFUL FOR FAMILIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY LONG TERM? [00:25:05] WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER CONNECT WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP. WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, YOU KNOW, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH LUCK. BUT AGAIN, WE WOULD GENUINELY VALUE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN TOGETHER AND DISCUSS HOW BRAZORIA COUNTY CAN BECOME A MODEL FOR WHAT MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL YOUTH SUPPORT AND REENTRY COLLABORATION COULD LOOK LIKE. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HOPE THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A LARGER CONVERSATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. BOUTTE, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW OR WAIT FOR THE AGENDA ITEM? THANK YOU ALL FOR SPEAKING TONIGHT. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST. PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WE'VE HAD IN A WHILE. [CONSENT AGENDA] MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANGLETON AND ADAPT PROGRAMS PREVENTION DEPARTMENT. ITEM NUMBER SIX DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVING A PROPOSAL WITH CELESTIAL DISPLAYS, LLC FOR THE 2026 FREEDOM FIREWORKS EVENT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 28TH, 2026. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTRACT WITH CROWDER GULF COUNCIL. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER NINE CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RECEIVE COMMENTS REGARDING THE 2026 STANDARDS OF CARE [9. Conduct a public hearing, discussion, and possible action to receive comments regarding the 2026 Standards of Care under which the Angleton Parks and Recreation Department will operate youth recreational programs and to approve Ordinance No. 20260512-009 amending and adopting the 2026 Standards of Care for Youth Programs by revising Chapter 17 – Parks and Recreation, Article 1 – In General, Section 17-3 Standards of Care for Youth Recreational Programs.] UNDER WHICH THE ANGLETON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WILL OPERATE YOUTH RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20260512-009. AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE 2026 STANDARDS OF CARE FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS BY REVISING. CHAPTER 17 PARKS AND RECREATION. ARTICLE ONE IN GENERAL. SECTION 17-3 STANDARDS OF CARE FOR YOUTH RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO REQUEST THAT WE PULL THIS AND TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING. PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ON REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN. [10. Discussion and possible action to appoint a Mayor Pro Tem to City Council.] DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPOINT A MAYOR PRO TEM TO THE CITY COUNCIL. CAN'T MAKE A MOTION, BUT I THINK I SAW BARBARA RAISE HER HAND. I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT TRAVIS TOWNSEND LAST TIME. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL TRAVIS TOWNSEND AS MAYOR PRO TEM FOR ANOTHER TERM. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK. [11. Discussion and possible action regarding an update from Cecil Booth regarding Brazosport Water Authority.] NUMBER 11 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN UPDATE FROM CECIL BOOTH REGARDING WATER AUTHORITY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. STANDING ON THIS SIDE OF THE PODIUM. YOU KNOW, I'LL START BY THANKING YOU AGAIN FOR APPOINTING ME AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CITY OF ANAL TO THE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY. I NOTICED AFTER LAST MEETING THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME THINGS AND QUESTIONS WERE ASKED AND ANSWERS WERE NOT GIVEN. AND SO CHIEF, CHIEF LUPI AND I GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED, LET ME COME TONIGHT AND VISIT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AUTHORITY MEETS ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, WHICH WOULD BE A CONFLICT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO COME IN. SO THE ONLY TIME WE CAN COME INTERACT EASILY WOULD BE ON THE ON THE SECOND TUESDAY. SO THAT'S WHY I'VE ASKED TO COME UP HERE TONIGHT. LET ME GIVE EVERYONE A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WATER AUTHORITY. [00:30:10] THE BRADFORD WATER AUTHORITY WAS CONSTITUTED, OR WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ON JUNE 11TH, 1985, AS A RESULT OF HOUSE BILL 650 OF THE 69TH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE BILL WAS AUTHORED BY JOHN WILLIE HERE, HERE IN TOWN, HERE IN BRAZORIA COUNTY. SPONSORED BY J.E. BUSTER. OH MY GOSH. BUSTER BROWN, SENATOR AT THAT TIME HAD SERVED OUR BRAZORIA COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. SIGNED INTO LAW, SIGNED BY MAYOR MARTIN GOVERNOR MARK WHITE. IT ESTABLISHED THE CITIES OF ANGLETON, BRAZORIA. CLUTE. FREEPORT AT THE TIME. JONES. CREEK. LAKE. JACKSON. OYSTER. CREEK. RIDGEWOOD. AND SURFSIDE. AS THE MEMBER. CITIES FOR THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY, THE CITIES OF JONES CREEK AND SURFSIDE ELECTED TO EXIT THE BOARD EXIT SO THEY'RE NO LONGER MEMBERS. I HAVE NO PART OR PORTION OF THE WATER AUTHORITY. THE. I CONSIDER THEM SO GREAT FOR THINKING PEOPLE THAT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF OF RESORTING TO SURFACE WATER RATHER THAN DEPENDING FULLY ON GROUNDWATER FOR THE FUTURE OF THE WATER FOR SOUTH BRAZORIA COUNTY. AT THE TIME, I'M PRETTY SURE ALL THE CITIES AROUND HAD GREAT, GREAT WATER, GROUNDWATER WELLS AT THE TIME, AS I REMEMBER, THE CITY OF FREEPORT HAD A HAD ITS OWN LITTLE SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THEY WERE DRAWING WATER OUT OF THE BRIDGEWATER CANAL, AND THEY HAD A HAD A PLANT OVER THERE ON ON 523, JUST ACROSS JUST ACROSS THE WASTEWATER CANAL, ON THE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AS YOU GO INTO FREEPORT. AND I THINK THEY THEY GOT TIRED OF TREATING THEIR WATER. AND ANYHOW, THEY WANTED TO GET ON THE WATER AUTHORITY. SO THESE CITIES GOT TOGETHER AND BECAME THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY IN COOPERATION WITH DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, WHO HAS, WHO HAD AND HAVE THE SURFACE RIGHTS TO THE BRAZOS RIVER THROUGH THE HARRIS AND BRAZORIA RESERVOIRS, WHERE THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY PUMPS THE WATER OUT OF THE OUT OF THE BRAZOS RIVER INTO THEIR RESERVOIRS FOR STORAGE UNTIL TIME IS NEEDED. THEY NEED TO DISCHARGE THEIR WATER FOR THEIR USE. THE. THE NORTHERN RESERVOIR, HARRIS RESERVOIR DISCHARGES ITS WATER INTO OYSTER CREEK, WHICH FLOWS DOWNSTREAM TO A POINT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 BEHIND THE MALL, WHICH IS WHERE THEY PICKED THAT WATER UP. DOW PICKS IT UP AND PUMPS IT INTO THEIR FRESH WATER CANAL. THE BRAZORIA RESERVOIR. THAT WATER IS DISCHARGED INTO BUFFALO CAMP BAYOU, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS DOWNSTREAM INTO THE BRAZOS RIVER, BUT IT IS INTERCEPTED JUST SOUTH OF WHAT USED TO BE THE THE GIRL SCOUT CAMP THERE AT 2004 AND 332. THEY, THEY PICK UP THE WATER THERE AND DUMP IT INTO THE FRESHWATER CANAL, AND THE BRIDGEWATER CANAL FLOWS ON DOWNSTREAM UNDER 2004 AND ON DOWN INTO PLANTS A AND B. SO THE WATER AUTHORITY ACQUIRED A PIECE OF PROPERTY THERE ON THE. ON THE EAST SIDE OF 2004, JUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RESERVOIR, EXCUSE ME, THE DOW FRESHWATER CANAL. AND THAT'S WHERE THE SURFACE WATER PLANT IS. THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY PICKS UP THEIR WATER OUT OF THE DOW CANAL. TREAT IT. THEY GET ALL THE DIRT AND BUGS AND STUFF OUT OF THE WATER AND GET IT READY AND PUMP IT TO THE VARIOUS VARIOUS CITIES. THE. THE [00:35:01] FIRST. THE FIRST WATER THAT THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY PRODUCED WAS IN 1989. SO BETWEEN JUNE OF 1985, WHEN IT WAS CREATED THROUGH THE DESIGN, DESIGN AND ALL THE ALL ACQUIRING THE FUNDS TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. TO START WITH, IT WAS 1989 BEFORE THE PLANT FINALLY BEGAN TO PRODUCE WATER TO PUMP TO THE VARIOUS CITIES IN. PRIOR TO THAT, THE TRANSMISSION MAINS WERE INSTALLED TO THE CITIES OF BRAZORIA. THAT ONE GOES ACROSS THE RIVER ON 2004 TO THE OLD RIVER ROAD, COUNTY ROAD 400 INTO BRAZORIA. THE LINE INTO DOWN INTO FREEPORT. IT ALL LEAVES OUT OF THE PLANT DOWN IN 2004 AND TURNS OFF DOWN THROUGH LAKE JACKSON. LAKE JACKSON GETS THEIR WATER TO THE OAK DRIVE PLANT. THE OTHER CITIES ALONG 332, THEIR WATER TEAS OFF TO WHERE IT FINALLY GOES DOWN. 523 INTO FREEPORT. IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A MAZE OF LINES. THE THE CITY OF ANGLETON GETS ITS WATER VIA A WATER MAIN, PREDOMINANTLY ALONG THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHWAY 288 FREEWAY. IT TEES OFF OF A LINE IN OFF OF 2004, THEREBY. DUNBAR PARK COMES UP THE WEST SIDE OF 288 FREEWAY TO HENDERSON ROAD AND THEN TEES OFF IN DOWN HENDERSON ROAD TO THE. TO THE HENDERSON ROAD WATER PLANT. THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL. ORIGINAL POINT OF DELIVERY WAS THAT THE HENDERSON ROAD PLANT. THERE AT BRUSHY BOW. I FORGET WHAT YEAR THE CITY DECIDED IT NEEDED A SECOND POINT OF DELIVERY THAT THE JAMISON WATER PLANT, WHICH IS BEHIND THE JAMISON SURGERY CENTER THERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF AIRPORT ROAD, COUNTY ROAD 220 EAST OF EAST OF THE TWO FREEWAY. ANYHOW, THAT'S THAT'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THE CITY OF ANGLETON GETS ITS WATER AT AT THE. WHEN THE CITY OF ANGLETON ELECTED TO GET ON WITH THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY THROUGH ANOTHER LOAN FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, THE CITY OF ANGLETON BUILT A 1 MILLION GALLON GROUND STORAGE TANK OUT THERE AT AT HENDERSON ROAD, DRILLED A DEEP WATER WELL THERE AND BUILT SOME HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION AND TRANSFER PUMP STATION TO PUMP THE WATER INTO THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER SYSTEM THERE, AS WELL AS TRANSFER WATER FROM THAT LOCATION OVER TO THE CHENANGO STREET PLANT INTO THE GROUND STORAGE TANK, WHICH WE READ THE CITY RECENTLY REPLACED. SO WATER IS TRANSFERRED FROM FROM HENDERSON ROAD PLANT OVER TO THE CHENANGO STREET PLANT. IT IS THEN PUMPED INTO THE SYSTEM BY HIGH SERVICE PUMPS. THERE. THE. A LITTLE BIT MORE HISTORY. IN 1992, BRIDGEPORT WATER AUTHORITY CONTRACTED WITH THE TEXAS PRISON SYSTEM TO DELIVER WATER TO THE CLEMENTS PLANT. THAT'S DOWN. THAT'S. CLEMENTS PRISON SYSTEM IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF 2004 AND STATE HIGHWAY 36 SOUTH OF LAKE JACKSON. IN 1995, THE RESERVOIR WATER AUTHORITY STARTED DELIVERING WATER TO THE RETRIEVE PRISON, WHICH HAS UNDERGONE NAME CHANGES. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY CALL IT NOWADAYS, BUT CLEMENTS TO. YES. IN 2004, DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DECIDED TO CONTRACT WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE WATER. THEIR WATER, INSTEAD OF WHATEVER THEY WERE DOING, TREATED THEMSELVES. THEN IN 2014, THE CITY OF ROSENBERG CONTRACTED WITH THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY TO HAVE TO TO BE A SOURCE OF WATER FOR THEM. THE CITY OF ROSENBERG CAME UNDER AN ENFORCEMENT ORDER, AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM TEQ BECAUSE OF GROUNDWATER ISSUES THEY WERE HAVING. SO THEY WERE UNDER A MANDATE TO GET ON SURPLUS WATER IMMEDIATELY. [00:40:04] THAT'S WHAT PROMPTED THE. THE CONTRACT WITH THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY TO TO DELIVER THEM WATER. AND IT TOOK A. IT TOOK THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 33 MILE PIPELINE TO TAKE THIS WATER FROM THE AUSTIN TOWN SITE OUT HERE JUST NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 45, WEST OF THE FREEWAY IS A BIG TANK OUT THERE. THAT'S THE RESERVOIR WATER AUTHORITY'S GROUND STORAGE TANK. IT'S PUMPED FROM THERE UP ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF 521. IT CROSSES OVER AT DARRINGTON, ACROSS THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS. TO. TO TO ROSENBERG. SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY. SOME ADDITIONAL HIGH SERVICE PUMPS WERE REQUIRED JUST BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN VOLUME THAT'S BEEN NEEDED TO BE PUMPED. THE. THE WATER AUTHORITY ALSO DECIDED TO DRILL SOME DEEP. WE'LL CALL THEM SALTWATER WELLS. THEY'RE NOT AS SALTY AS THE OCEAN, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S SAILING DOWN THERE AND THEY'RE GOING IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A DESALINATION PLANT. THERE ARE THREE WELLS THAT HAVE BEEN AT LEAST THREE WELLS THAT HAVE BEEN DRILLED OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FINISHED WHICH WILL DELIVER UPWARDS OF 12 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY OF WATER. THE GROUNDWATER. AND THANKFULLY, THE, THE, THE BRINE WATER AS A RESULT OF THIS DESALINIZATION COULD BE PUMPED RIGHT BACK INTO THE BRAZOS RIVER, WHERE A LOT OF PLACES UPSTREAM, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT PRIVILEGE. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT LIBERTY. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT FREEDOM TO PUMP THE SALT WATER BACK INTO. THEY USUALLY HAVE TO GO INJECT IT INTO A WELL SOMEPLACE. IT'S JUST. BUT BECAUSE OF WHERE THIS IS SITUATED, PUMP IT INTO THE PUMPING INTO THE BRAZOS RIVER AND NOT HAVE TO DISPOSE OF IT UNDERGROUND. JUST MORE SPECIFICALLY NOW TO TO ANGLETON ANGLETON. AND RECENTLY, ITS ORIGINAL CONTRACT WITH THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY FROM 1985, OR WHENEVER THEY FIRST STARTED RECEIVING WATER, WAS 1.8 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY, THAT THAT CONTRACT STAYED AT 1.8 MGD UNTIL THE EARLY 20S. I FORGET WHEN THE CITY OF ANGLETON ELECTED TO ASK FOR ANOTHER HALF MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY, WHICH INCREASED ITS CONTRACT TO 2.3 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY TO BE DELIVERED TO THE CITY OF ANGLETON. THAT'S GOING TO BE DELIVERED BOTH AT THE COMBINATION OF THE HENDERSON ROAD PLANT AND THE JAMESON PLANT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IS DIVVIED UP OR WHATEVER, BUT THE WATER AUTHORITY HAS HAS THE ABILITY TO KIND OF REGULATE THE FLOW AT THESE DIFFERENT PLANTS BY THEIR CONTROL VALVES THAT THEY HAVE. AND. BUT THAT'S THE CONTRACT THAT THE CITY HAS WITH THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY. I'M FIXING TO GET INTO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU POSED THAT YOU ASKED JOHN AT THE LAST MEETING. AND SOME OF THIS MAY ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS WHICH WERE ASKED. THEN THE THE 18 INCH LINE THAT COMES UP TO ANGLETON. BRINGS THE 2.3 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY TO ANGLETON, AS WELL AS THE ROSENBERG'S 3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. THE COMBINED FLOW OF THE TWO IS 5.3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, AND IN THAT, THAT WATER LINE IS MAXED OUT. TO TO DO IT ECONOMICALLY. WHEN WE'RE WHEN WE'RE DESIGNING, WE THE CIVIL ENGINEERS, THE BORINGEST JOB ON THE PLANET. BUT. YOU TRY TO KEEP YOUR FLOW RATE OF WATER TO FIVE FEET PER SECOND IN A [00:45:03] PIPELINE OR LESS. ONCE. ONCE YOU HIT FIVE FEET PER SECOND, THE DYNAMICS OF WATER, PUMPING IT AND TRANSMITTING IT, IT JUST GETS EXPONENTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE. IT TAKES AN EXPONENTIAL AMOUNT OF POWER TO PUSH IT THROUGH THAT WATER, PUSH IT THROUGH THAT PIPE. UNLIKE A GAS OR A BACKUP, WATER IS A NON-COMPRESSIBLE FLUID. UNLIKE OIL OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT CHEMICAL PLANT MAY PRODUCE, OR A GAS THAT MAY BE PUT INTO A PIPELINE. IT'S COMPRESSIBLE. ITS DYNAMICS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN WATER. WATER, ON THE OTHER HAND, IT JUST TAKES A WHOLE LOT OF POWER TO PUSH IT DOWN A PIPE. AND THAT ALL EQUATES TO DOLLARS AT SOME POINT IN TIME. YOU GOT TO SAY, YOU GOT TO. THAT'S IT. YOU JUST YOU JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT ANYMORE. SO. THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY SOME MORE POTENTIAL CLIENTS, POTENTIAL USERS NORTH OF 2004, ONE OF WHICH IS THE THE TEXAS PRISON SYSTEM. THE RAMSEY UNIT AND THE DARRINGTON UNIT. THEY'RE NOT CALLED THAT ANYMORE, BUT WE GREW UP KNOWING RAMSEY AND DARRINGTON. THEY WANT TO GET OFF THEIR WATER WELLS. THEY'RE SEEING A DEGRADATION IN THEIR WATER. THE WATER THAT THEY'RE PUMPING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DEGRADATION THEY'RE FINDING, WHETHER IT'S TASTING BAD, IF STUFF IS FLOWING INTO THE AQUIFER, BUT THEY WANT TO GET OFF OF THEIR GROUNDWATER. THEY'VE ASKED US BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY TO SUPPLY THEM WITH WATER. THE CITY OF ROSENBERG. THEY'RE UNDER A MANDATE TO GET ON SURFACE WATER. MORE AND MORE, UP TO UP TO 80% OF THEIR CONSUMPTION MUST BE SURFACE WATER BY THE YEAR 2035. THAT'S NINE YEARS FROM NOW. IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RECEIVE THAT WATER FROM THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PIPELINE IN THE GROUND TO GET IT TO THEM. THERE'S ENOUGH PIPELINE IN THE GROUND TO GET IT TO THEM FROM AUSTIN TOWN, BUT UP TO ANGLETON. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ADDITIONAL WATER WATER MAIN INSTALLED IN ORDER TO TAKE THIS WATER UP. EITHER THAT OR TELL THEM, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT. OH THAT'S THOSE. THOSE ARE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE BY THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH OF THE. NOW SIX OF US, THERE SHOULD BE SEVEN. THERE SHOULD BE SEVEN. OYSTER CREEK DOESN'T HAVE A MEMBER ON THE BOARD. THEY. WHATEVER. AND IF THEY CAN'T FIND SOMEONE HERE. SO THE SIX VOTERS THAT ARE THERE EACH HAVE ONE VOTE APIECE. DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH WATER THAT CITY TAKES, HOW MANY HOW BIG A POPULATION THAT CITY TAKES. BUT THAT'S THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES A VOTE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO. SO I, AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, I GET ONE OF THE SIX VOTES. AND I, AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, COME TO THE CITY EXPLAINING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS AT THE WATER AUTHORITY THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP YOU KNOW, TO TAKE TAKE YOUR WISHES BACK TO THE RESERVOIR. I'M GOING TO REFER NOW TO THE QUESTIONS THAT JOHN, THANK YOU FOR. PENNSYLVANIA'S IN. BUT ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASKED WAS, WHAT'S THE DRIVER OF THIS TRANSMISSION? MAIN UPSIDES. WELL, IT'S TO PROVIDE WATER FOR POTENTIAL USERS NORTH OF 2004. [00:50:04] THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THE AREA AROUND THE AIRPORT MIGHT GET DEVELOPED. THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN UP IN THE AIR. YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY'LL NEED WATER AND THEY'LL PROBABLY GET THEIR WATER FROM LAKE JACKSON. BUT LAKE JACKSON GETS ITS WATER FROM RESERVOIR WATER. THIS THIS SECOND LINE WOULD PROVIDE REDUNDANCY AS A AS A MORE OF A PRIMARY LINE BEING MUCH BIGGER LINE. BUT INSTEAD OF HAVING TO FORCE THIS MUCH WATER THROUGH A PIPELINE WHICH WOULD OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AT A SLOWER AT A SLOWER SPEED THAN THAT, IT'S MAXED OUT NOW. IT COULD THEN IT MIGHT GIVE CAPACITY TO THE CITY OF ANGLETON. SHOULD THE CITY OF ANGLETON WANT TO INCREASE ITS DEMAND AT SOME FUTURE POINT IN TIME? MR. BOOTH. I'M JUST GOING TO THIS IS KIND OF RELATED TO THAT. I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. SO MY BUDDY OVER HERE, RONNIE WOODRUFF, IS HERE. SO THEY WERE KIND OF A YOU'RE KIND OF A COOPERATIVE ENTITY WITH ALL OF THE CITIES INVOLVED. HOW HOW DOES UPGRADING THAT LINE AFFECT DOWNSTREAM CITIES THAT DON'T NEED THE UPGRADE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN IF YOU HAVE, LET'S SAY YOU HAD A CITY EVEN NORTH OF LET'S JUST FOR ARGUMENT'S SAKE, SAY IOWA COLONY, RIGHT? WOULD THEY HAVE TO PAY SOME SORT OF CAPACITY ACQUISITION FEE IF AN AGREEMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THAT LINE UPGRADED? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE WHERE ANGLETON CITIZENS WOULD WANT TO UPGRADE A LINE THEY DON'T NEED UPGRADED SO THAT SOMEBODY ELSE CAN HAVE TRANSMISSION CAPACITY? COUNCILMAN. SARTIN. EACH ONE OF THOSE DECISIONS IS MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF. WE DON'T HAVE A STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE ON EACH AND EVERY EACH AND EVERY THING. THIS IS CURRENTLY SO, SO SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WHAT ALL THIS MEANS, BUT BUT I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT. SO YOU'RE SAYING THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS TO PROVIDE WATER TO A CITY NORTH OF US WHEN OUR TRANSMISSION LINE IS ADEQUATE FOR US AND WE HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THAT. BUT THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. HAS IT BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE VOTERS? WE HAVE BEEN. NO. IT'S VERY PRELIMINARY. BY GOD, THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED. YEAH. IT WILL BE. IT WILL BE. I CAN ASSURE YOU. IT WILL BE. AND AS I SAID, I'M. I'M THE VOTE FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON. OKAY. AT THE MOMENT. LET ME LET ME GET THERE. YES, SIR. I'M NOT I'M NOT GOING TO AVOID YOUR QUESTION WHILE WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT AS AS AS AS THERE HAVE BEEN THESE THESE UPGRADES TO THE TRANSMISSION LINES, AS YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT WE WERE HERE FIRST AND AND AS FAR AS ALL THESE CAPACITY ISSUES AND, AND WATER SPEED THROUGH THE PIPE, I MEAN, SOUND INSENSITIVE, BUT I DON'T CARE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM. I'LL COME BACK TO THAT. YES, SIR. IN JUST A MOMENT. HERE. YES. THERE HAVE BEEN ADDITIONAL ENTITIES ASKING FOR WATER. AS I SAID, RAMSEY AND BARRINGTON ROSENBERG. ROSENBERG GETS 3 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER TODAY. THEY HAVE TWO. IT'S AN ODD THING. THEY HAVE 2.7. AN ADDITIONAL 2.7 IN RESERVE. WHERE IS THAT RESERVE AT? IN THE AIR. LITERALLY. THE PLANT HAS THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE THAT WATER. BUT THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT TAKING IT TODAY. SO SIMILAR SITUATION. YEAH. THEIR DAILY THEIR DAILY CONTRACT IS 3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. THEY'RE PAYING A DEBT SERVICE ON 2.7 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. SO. SO IN ADDITION TO THEIR PRICE PER THOUSAND FOR THE 3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, THEY PAY DEBT SERVICE ON THIS 2.7 MILLION, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT GETTING IT RIGHT, BECAUSE THERE'S NO CAPACITY IN THE LINE TO SERVICE THAT ADDITIONAL. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT WOULD HELP PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL 36 INCH WATER MAIN TO COME TO COME TO TO COME UP FROM LAKE JACKSON TO ANGLETON. BUT IN THIS CURRENT CAPACITY, THEIR THEIR DEBT SERVICING THAT 2.7 AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THAT 2.7. THEY ONLY HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THE THREE THAT THEY'VE GOT. SO THE NEW 36, THEY BEING THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY, CAN ONLY SEND THEM 3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY TODAY. [00:55:08] THAT'S RIGHT. THERE IS NO MORE CAPACITY IN THAT. I'LL JUST MAKE SURE WE QUIT USING PRONOUNS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PROPER NAMES ABOUT WHO THEY IS AND HIM AND HER AND WHATEVER. YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. WE THROW THAT AROUND A LOT, RIGHT. ROSENBERG IS PAYING AN ADDITIONAL 2.7 MILLION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2.7 MILLION GALLONS IN RESERVE. IN RESERVE THAT YOU SAID IS BEING ROSENBERG IS DEBT SERVICING THAT. YES. BUT THEY CAN'T GET IT. THEY. AS IN ROSENBERG, BECAUSE BW DOES NOT HAVE THE LINE TO SERVICE. IT WOULD BE TOTALLY UNECONOMICAL TO SHOW THAT ADDITIONAL 2.7 MILLION GALLONS THROUGH THAT 18 INCH WATER MAIN. YOU COULD HEAR IT SCREAMING OVER HERE. THAT'S HOW ALMOST. THAT'S HOW. OKAY. WELL, I'M GOING TO SIDETRACK AND GET OVER ON TO THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY HAS GONE TO THE TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND HAS REQUESTED A GRANT OF 30. $5 MILLION. THE PORT AUTHORITY HAS AN APPLICATION INTO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR $25 MILLION TO HELP PAY FOR THAT 36 INCH WATER MAIN. YOU KNOW WHAT? THE TOTAL IS ON THE PROJECT. WELL, THAT VARIES FROM DAY TO DAY. TANNER. BUT IT'S I MEAN, IF IT'S 75 MILLION, ABOUT $28 MILLION, IT'S IT'S IT'S NOT DOUBLE THAT BY ANY MEANS. IT WE'LL SEE WHAT THE 25 WOULD EAT UP MOST. THE $25 MILLION WOULD EAT UP THE MOST OF IT. OKAY. THE. THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY HAS MONEY IN RESERVE WHICH CAN HELP PAY FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION OF THAT LINE. LOAN MONIES, BOND MONIES, I'LL CALL THEM LOANS. ALL THIS HADN'T BEEN DECIDED YET, BUT ROSENBERG PAYS A HIGHER RATE FOR THEIR WATER THAN ANY OF THE MEMBER CITIES DO. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE PER THOUSAND. THEY, ROSENBERG AND DOW PAY AN ADDITIONAL $0.18 PER THOUSAND GALLONS OVER AND ABOVE WHAT THE MEMBER CITIES PAY. THE PRISON SYSTEM. BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THAT THE WATER AUTHORITY HAS WITH THEM, THEY HAVE TO RENEW THEIR CONTRACT EVERY TWO YEARS. THE PRISON SYSTEM, THEIR PRICE IS HOW MUCH MORE? THEIR PRICE IS $0.35 PER THOUSAND MORE THAN THE CITY OF THE CITIES DO. SO THEY'RE PAYING THEY'RE PAYING A PREMIUM FOR THE WATER THAT THEY RECEIVE. SO BETWEEN NOW AND ROSENBERG AND THE PRISON SYSTEM, THEY PAY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, MORE PER THOUSAND THAN THE MEMBER CITIES DO. YOU KNOW, IN OUR CAMPAIGN FOR TAKING THAT EXTRA MONEY, SPENDING IT TOWARD AND PUTTING IT, DEDICATING IT TOWARD THE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER MAIN. BUT I'M ONE VOTE. THAT MAKES SENSE, SIR. MAKES SENSE. I'M SORRY I SAID IT MAKES SENSE. YEAH, I. ALMOST WENT OFF THE RAILS ONE NIGHT HERE WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT ROSENBERG GOT MOST OF OUR CAPACITY HERE IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON. 2020 HINDSIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO BEAT UP ANY COUNCILMAN BECAUSE THEY CAN GANG UP ON ME, BUT IT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE. THEY PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. I DON'T KNOW. ALSO, THE WATER AUTHORITY GOES TO EACH MEMBER CITY ROUTINELY AND ASKED THEM WHAT? WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUR PROJECTED NEED? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? ARE YOU GOING TO BE NEEDING MORE WATER? WELL, THE CITY OF ANGLETON, WHO KNOWS? THERE HAVE BEEN. I'M. I'M NOT I'M NOT SURE IF I'M SAYING THIS CORRECTLY, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SOME PROJECTIONS OF UPWARDS OF 10 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. IF ALL THE AREA AROUND HERE WAS TO WANT TO GET ITS WATER FROM THE CITY OF ANGLETON. [01:00:09] THAT'S POTENTIALLY NEEDING THAT MUCH WATER. WHO KNOWS? I DON'T WE DON'T HAVE THE WE DON'T HAVE A CLEAR CRYSTAL BALL TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WHAT THESE DEVELOPERS ARE GOING TO DO. THE LAST COUPLE OF THEM WANT TO BE THEIR OWN MUD AND DO THEIR OWN THING. SO IT'S JUST. SO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE WATER, THE PLANTS HAVE TO BE COME UP WITH. HOW DOES THE WATER AUTHORITY DO IT? OR DO THEY JUST SAY, STOP, WE'RE DONE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE ANY MORE WATER. BUT. SO AT WHAT POINT DO YOU THINK THAT THAT BECOMES A THING? I MEAN, IT'S GOT TO AT SOME POINT, RIGHT? MAYBE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT IN TIME, I THINK THE ECONOMICS DRIVE IT DOWN YOUR THROAT, BASICALLY. SORRY, TRAVIS. NO. IT'S OKAY. I THINK I'M KIND OF ASKING THE SAME QUESTION. THAT POINT THAT TANNER'S MAKING. SO I'M SITTING HERE LISTENING TO YOU. SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A MANDATE FOR ROSENBERG IN 2014. THEY HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MANDATE TO COMPLETE BY THE YEAR 2035. THAT'S 20 YEARS. WE'RE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL LINE, POTENTIALLY. WHY NOT 20 YEARS FROM THEN? ARE WE NOT COMING BACK AND THEN DOING THE SAME THING TO ROSENBERG AND JUST WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP PUTTING ANOTHER LINE ON TOP OF ANOTHER LINE ON TOP OF ANOTHER LINE. AT SOME POINT, DO YOU JUST SAY, FINE, FIND ANOTHER PARTNER OR FIND ANOTHER WAY? I MEAN, THERE'S THERE'S SOME OTHER CONSTRAINTS. DOW OWNS THOSE RESERVOIRS. AND DOW'S CORPORATION COULD SAY ENOUGH. WE'RE AFRAID WE'RE GOING TO CUT OUR. I'M JUST I'M SPEAKING OUT OF AND I'M SURE YOU DON'T KNOW, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY COULD SAY ENOUGH. WE'RE CUTTING OUR THROAT, GIVING YOU ALL THIS, GIVING YOU ALL THIS WATER WHEN I WON'T GIVE YOU ANY MORE. THEY'RE JUST RIGHT. NOW, THIS THE PLANT? EXCUSE ME. THE ENGINEERS FOR THE WATER AUTHORITY ARE REASSESSING THE CAPACITY OF THE WATER PLANT. IT CURRENTLY IS IS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE ABOUT 17.5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. WE'RE TRYING TO UPGRADE THAT CAPACITY TO 22 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. THAT'S HOW MUCH WATER YOU CAN PRODUCE. BUT THERE'S JUST SO MUCH WATER YOU CAN PUMP. SO THE LIMITED TO LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT CAN BE PRODUCED. RAW WATER. THERE'S ANOTHER REASON FOR THESE SALINE WELLS. DESALINIZATION TO FIND ANOTHER SOURCE OF WATER. BESIDES BEING TOTALLY DEPENDENT UPON. NOW TOTALLY DEPENDENT UPON GOD TO MAKE IT RAIN FOREVER. SPEAKING. SPEAKING. LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CORPUS CHRISTI. EXACTLY. WELL, SPEAKING OF DEPENDENCY, AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE CALCULATIONS FOR THIS IN A BAD YEAR. WHAT IS THE LIMIT OF WHAT YOU CAN PULL OUT OF THE BRAZOS? WELL, THAT'S I MEAN, JUST LIKE AT WHAT POINT DO YOU DO YOU NOTICE THAT IT'S A PROBLEM? TO BE TRUTHFUL, THAT THAT FLUCTUATES. AND THAT DEPENDS UPON WHAT WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT GOVERNS. THAT. THAT DEPENDS UPON WHAT THE BRAZOS WATER MASTER SAYS. SO. SO WE'RE. HERE. OKAY, HERE WE ARE. WE'VE ALWAYS CONSIDERED WE'RE IN THE WETTEST PART OF THE STATE, AND WE'RE THE LAST PERSON ON THE PIPELINE FOR THE WATER TO GET HERE. IT JUST SEEMS COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT WE'RE HERE. WE'RE AT THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THE BRAZOS RIVER. BUT TO OWN WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE DROUGHT TIMES, WE SAW THE SALT WEDGE STARTS WORKING ITS WAY UP THE RIVER, WHERE YOU ALMOST CAN'T PUMP WATER AT THE RESERVOIR BECAUSE IT CAN GET IT CAN GET SO SALTY. THEN YOU'RE THEN THEY'RE BEGGING FOR THE WATER MASTER TO RELEASE WATER FROM UPSTREAM. POSSUM KINGDOM, OTHER DAMS ALONG THE WAY TO PROVIDE WATER. BUT AS THOSE ARE. SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT ANGLETON FUTURE THE QUESTION OR THE POINT YOU MADE OR RAISED WAS WHEN JOHN [01:05:09] WAS ECHOING THIS, IS THAT THESE NEW DEVELOPERS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY'S REACH AND MUD DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, GONE THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS AND THE SEEMS TO BE THE PATTERN IS OF DEVELOPMENT IS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN WELLS. YES, SIR. AND MY GUESS IF YOU'RE FREE LIBERTY TO SAY, DO THEY ENGAGE WITH BW A AND THEN THEIR COST ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT IT'S ACTUALLY MORE EFFICIENT FOR THEM TO DRILL AND DEVELOP THEIR OWN WATER. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR IN THEIR DECISION MAKING TIME. THE ASHLAND DEVELOPMENT HAS APPROACHED THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY. BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S OUR CONCERN. YEAH. WE AS A CITY DO NOT WANT ANY OF THE DEVELOPERS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY TO GO TO BWA AROUND US. WE WANT TO BE IN CONTROL AS A CITY OF THE WATER THAT GOES OUT, THAT COMING FROM BWA TO TO THOSE LOCATIONS. BECAUSE WE WE SERVICE ALL THOSE ALL AROUND THIS TOWN. SO WE DON'T WANT TO JUST OPEN IT UP. SO I'M WORRIED AS A MEMBER CITY, WE NEED TO BE IN CONTROL AND WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT GOING AROUND US. WELL, I'M ALSO WORRIED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GO AROUND THIS. WELL, WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS I'M WORRIED THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING THEM USING US, GOING OUT AND PURCHASING WATER OR WATER RIGHTS AND THEN HAVING THEM GO DEVELOP THEIR OWN WELL, AND THEN WE'RE JUST SITTING ON THIS EXCESS WATER WE DON'T NEED NOW. AND WE'RE PAYING A DEBT SERVICE. WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT UTILIZING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE CONTRACTED FOR MORE WATER THAN WE CAN ACTUALLY CONSUME. AND SO I'M JUST WORRIED THAT IF THE. IF THE MODEL IS FOR THE DEVELOPERS TO PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURE THEIR OWN WELLS AND WE'RE LIKE, OH, THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO US. BUT WE ACTUALLY PURCHASED THAT WATER. BUT THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WE DON'T NEED YOU RIGHT NOW. WE'RE JUST STUCK HOLDING THIS WATER THAT AND PAYING FOR THE DEBT SERVICE THAT IT'S JUST GOING TO COST THE TAXPAYERS IN ANTICIPATION THAT WE THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO JOIN US. I DON'T KNOW, THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT SORT OF THING, THAT SORT OF THING DRIVES THE SUBSIDENCE THAT DRIVES THE SALT WATER INTRUSION, THE THE GROUNDWATER REGULATORY DISTRICTS, WHICH WE'RE NOT IN. WE DON'T HAVE ONE YET. RIGHT. YET WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT DO NOT HAVE A DISTRICT LIKE THE COUNTY SURROUNDING US. GALVESTON, HARRIS, FORT BEND, EVEN UP TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS THEM. TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SPEAK, COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE MUD DISTRICT? BWA WILL NOT ENTER INTO ANY TYPE OF NEGOTIATIONS OR TALK WITH A MUD DISTRICT, UNLESS THE CITY WILL APPROACH THE CITY AND WE'LL TELL THEM. HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR CITY FIRST? AND BEFORE WE WOULD DO A CONTRACT WITH THEM, WE'D HAVE TO GET A LETTER FROM THE CITY STATING THAT Y'ALL HAD NO INTEREST IN SERVING THEM, AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD BE DONE. YOU KNOW, THE THE WEIRD THING ABOUT THAT IS, IS THAT THEY MAY NOT EVEN BE TIED TO THE CITY IN ANY WAY. BEING THAT THE WONDERFUL LEGISLATURE HAS ALLOWED THIS ETJ NONSENSE. AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS, IS UTTER NONSENSE. NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT THEY WOULD BE CHARGED A HIGHER RATE JUST LIKE ANYBODY, ANYBODY ELSE. THE MEMBER CITIES GET THE LOWEST RATE. THEN LONG TERM, LONG TERM CUSTOMERS WILLING TO SIGN ON FOR THE FOR THE TERMS OF THE BONDS AND THE OTHER WORDINGS IN THE CONTRACT. THEY THEY GET CHARGED THE $0.18 PLUS BACK TO WHAT? BACK TO ROSENBERG AND WHAT AND THE SINCE 2014, ROSENBERG HAD ON THEIR RESERVE WATER PAID ABOUT $26.5 MILLION TO BW A TO HOLD THAT WATER IN RESERVE, WHICH HELPS KEEP SOME OF THE PROJECT COSTS DOWN. AND SOME OF THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THAT PIPELINE. SO IT WOULD MAKE SENSE SINCE THEY'RE UTILIZING IT. WELL, ARE YOU STILL GOING? BECAUSE I, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET. WHO WANTS TO TACKLE THAT? I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION BEFORE BUDGET. THE BUDGET. THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW IS ALL PRELIMINARY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY WE DON'T HAVE A BUDGET ADOPTED FOR THE NEXT I I'M I'M REFERRING TO THE AUDITED STATEMENTS THAT CAME OUT THAT GOT SENT TO US LAST. WAS IT LAST MONTH? LAST MONTH WAS WHEN WE GOT IT. CAN I ASK YOU ONE QUESTION BEFORE WE GO THERE, JOHN? SURE. GO AHEAD. SORRY THAT YOU WERE RAISING THE ISSUE EARLIER ABOUT THE DESALINATION. I'M PROBABLY JUST TOTALLY BUTCHERED THAT. BUT WHEN DO WE THINK THAT'S COMING ONLINE? IT SEEMED KIND OF VAGUE. [01:10:05] SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE IN THE BY NOVEMBER OF 29. WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING A GRANT FROM THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THAT UP TO $23 MILLION. AND SO YOU SAY WE ARE GETTING IT? YES, SIR. SO IT'S BEEN PHASES OF IT. OKAY. WHEN DID WE START THE DESAL, SIR? WHEN DID WE START THE DESAL PROJECT? WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT DESAL 12 YEARS AGO. WE HAD TO DO THE OTHER PLANT IMPROVEMENTS. I THINK WE'VE GONE OVER THIS WITH THE COUNCIL HERE BEFORE, BUT I'LL GO OVER IT AGAIN. WE HAD TO GO. WE HAD OTHER PROJECTS WE HAD TO DO INSIDE THE PLANT FIRST BEFORE WE COULD EVEN START THINKING ABOUT GETTING THE DIESEL DONE, WE HAD TO BUILD THE 10 MILLION GALLON CLEAR WELL THAT PROVIDES DURING PLANT OPERATION, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE TO SHUT RAW WATER DOWN. THAT ALLOWS US TO KEEP FLOWING WATER TO THE CITIES CONTINUOUSLY. THE THAT HAD TO BE DONE FIRST BECAUSE THE AREA WHERE THE DESAL PLANT WOULD GO WAS ACTUALLY THE LAY DOWN YARD TO BUILD THOSE PANELS FOR THAT TANK THAT HAD TO BE DONE. PRIOR TO THAT BEING DONE, WE HAD TO BATTLE WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS TO GET GET THROUGH THE WETLAND ISSUES, WHICH WE FINALLY DID. SO THAT TOOK A WHILE. THEN WE HAD TO BUILD THE OTHER PLANT THE HIGH SERVICE IN THAT THAT CLEAR WELL, AND THAT TOOK A WHILE TOOK PLACE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID. AND THAT WAS CHALLENGING. AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE, WE'VE PURCHASED A PILOT PLANT. WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THE PILOT PLANT FOR 75 TO 80% FINISHED WITH THE DESIGN. WE ARE FINISHING UP THE PILOT STUDY. WE GOT A COUPLE MORE MONTHS TO GO ON IT, SO WE SO WE CAN DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT PRETREATMENT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED ON IT. AND ONCE THAT'S DONE, WE'LL GO INTO WE'LL ENTER WE'LL DO REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR OUR CONTRACTOR AND WE'LL GET STARTED ON BUILDING. BUT WE CANNOT TURN A SHOVEL LOAD OF DIRT ON THAT AREA UNTIL THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SIGNS THE CONTRACT WITH US ON THAT GRANT MONEY, OR ELSE WE BLOW $23 MILLION GRANT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ON IT. JUST JUST CURIOUS AGAIN, YOU ALL MAY HAVE THE ANSWERS FOR THIS. YOU MAY NOT, BUT BASED ON, ON CURRENT OPERATION OF THE PILOT PLANT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DESAL YOU KNOW, THE FINISHING PROCESS WAS PRETTY EXPENSIVE. IT'S A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR SEAWATER, BRACKISH GROUNDWATER. WELL, I MEAN, YOU AND YOUR. AND YOURS ISN'T ISN'T A BRACKISH GROUNDWATER. SO IT'S MUCH CHEAPER. IT'S IT'S RIGHT. IT'S VERY CLOSE TO WHAT THE COST OF TREATING SURFACE WATER ON THE LOWER BRAZOS RIVER IS. IT'S JUST WHAT I WAS. YES, SIR. THIS WATER IS NOT THE EASIEST TO TREAT OUT HERE IN THE RIVER. IT TAKES A LOT OF CHEMICALS, A LOT OF DISINFECTION. SO. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. NO, NO, NO. YOU'RE GOOD. HE LOOKED AT ME. I WAS MAKING SURE BEFORE I JUMPED INTO THE AUDIT. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, JOHN. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU WRITE YOUR QUESTIONS DOWN TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE AUDIT BECAUSE I AM TOTALLY INCAPABLE OF ANSWERING ANY AUDIT QUESTIONS. IT WON'T BE SO MUCH. I'LL ASK SOME QUESTIONS. I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO ANSWER THEM, BUT I WILL. I'LL PUT THEM IN WRITING FOR YOU. YEAH, I APPRECIATE IT. SEND THEM IF YOU WOULD SEND THEM TO THE FOLKS HERE AT THE OF WATER AUTHORITY. AND THEY WILL THEY'LL FIGURE OUT. THEY'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ANSWERS ARE AND GET BACK WITH YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW REAL QUICK. YOU KNOW, I, I READ THROUGH THE AUDIT AND FINANCIALLY, BUE IS DOING GREAT. IT LOOKS GOOD. HOWEVER, IT'S AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TAXPAYER OR THE WATER USERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY. WHEN I LOOK AT REVENUES OF 25.5 MILLION AND THAT'S A $3.2 MILLION INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR, 14.3% REVENUES GO UP, SALARIES AND WAGES GO UP BY 581,000, ALMOST 20%. SO ARE YOU ADDING A BUNCH OF HEADS? WE'RE WE'RE HAVING WE'RE STARTING TO STAFF UP FOR THE DESAL PLANT. WE GOT TO GET THESE PEOPLE IN. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THEM TRAINED. MEMBRANES ON THAT DESAL PLANT WOULD BE ABOUT $5 MILLION. AND ONE MISTAKE CAN WASTE $5 MILLION. I MEAN, WE HAD A RECENT ISSUE WITH IN THE PILOT PLANT THAT WE LOST. WE LOST. WE WERE LUCKY WE ONLY LOST THREE MEMBRANES, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN IN A BIGGER PLAN. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. WE HAD A HAD A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP. [01:15:01] DECIDED TO THE IMPELLER WANTED TO DISINTEGRATE IN IT AND PUT PUT TITANIUM MATERIAL INTO THE MEMBRANES. SO THESE, THESE ARE THINGS WE HAVE TO WORK WITH. AND WE GOT TO MAKE SURE OUR OPERATORS ARE TRAINED TO SEE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. SO WE ARE ADDING PERSONNEL. YEAH. YOU KNOW HOW MANY YOU'VE ADDED? OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD LAST YEAR, I CANNOT TELL YOU. I THINK THERE WAS 3 OR 4 ADDED LAST YEAR. AND OPERATING INCOME IS NOW AT 12.2 MILLION AT $2.5 MILLION INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR AND OPERATING INCOME, WHICH IS A 25% INCREASE. AND THEN I SEE THAT THE NET POSITION INCREASED 11.7 MILLION, A 20% INCREASE. SO YOU SAID THERE'S MONEY IN RESERVES THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP PAY FOR SOME OF THIS. BUT I MEAN, I AGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY HEALTHY RESERVE THERE. THE YEARS AGO, THE BOARD CAME UP WITH WHAT THEY CALLED A GENERAL SUPPORT FUND TO FUND THAT. SO WE CAN AVOID HAVING TO DO AS MANY BONDS, WHICH LONG TERM SAVES EVERYBODY MUCH MORE MONEY. I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU. YOU TAKE OUT A $30 MILLION BOND, YOU'RE PAYING OVER 60 MILLION BACK OVER THE LIFE OF THE BOND. SO THAT THAT'S WHAT THE THE BOARD HAD DECIDED THEY WANT US TO DO. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. PLUS, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT ROSENBERG BEEN OVER THE PERIOD SINCE THEY CAME ON. PUT $26.5 MILLION. SOME OF THAT MONEY HAS GONE TOWARD HELP WITH OTHER PROJECTS TO KEEP THE COST DOWN, BUT THERE'S STILL MONEY AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH THIS OTHER PROJECT. FOR EVEN IF WE DON'T GET GRANT, WE FEEL CONFIDENT WE'RE GOING TO GET IT, THOUGH. AND SO YOU'D SAY TO THIS POINT, ROSENBERG'S INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BW, A AS FAR AS FROM A FINANCIAL POSITION, HAS BEEN NET POSITIVE FOR THE BW A. ONE THING I GOT TO SAY ON THAT, WE'RE CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT 110 PSI THROUGH A PIPELINE THAT'S BEEN IN THE GROUND SINCE, WHAT, 1987, 87, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, 87. SO THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE. WE COULD HAVE A LEAK. WE END UP WITH A MAJOR LEAK OR A BLOWOUT IN THAT LINE. EVERYTHING FROM THAT POINT NORTH. ANGLETON ROSENBERG WE CAN'T SUPPLY WATER. THAT'S ANOTHER REASON FOR THE REDUNDANCY IS SO WE CAN, IF WE TO KEEP FROM HAVING AN ISSUE LIKE THAT, EVENTUALLY ANY GOOD SYSTEM WOULD LOOP THE SYSTEM. IT'S TOO HARD TO DO THAT ON A REGIONAL SYSTEM. IT'S MUCH EASIER TO DO A PARALLEL AND HAVE A TIE IN. AND WE WOULD TIE IN UP HERE AT HENDERSON ROAD. THERE'S A 42 INCH LINE THERE WE WOULD TIE INTO AND WE'D BE ABLE TO COME BACK SERVICE. SO I MEAN, I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR THE CITIZENS THAT I REPRESENT AND ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO GO BACK AND REVIEW THAT POLICY, BECAUSE WHAT IT'S DOING TO THE CURRENT USER IS IT'S HARD FOR FAMILIES TO MAKE THAT WATER PAYMENT. AND EVERY YEAR YOU'VE CONSISTENTLY, ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 10% YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASES FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR THE CITIZENS AT THE MOMENT. WELL, WE CAME TO THIS BOARD ALSO ON THAT RESERVOIR PROJECT AND GOT. THAT'S RIGHT. AND GOT PERMISSION FOR IT. AND THAT'S BEEN THE BIG DRIVER OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN THAT RESERVOIR PROJECT GETTING UP ON IT BECAUSE THE BONDS COME TO YOU AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS. STILL GOOD NET. YOUR NET POSITION IS STILL POSITIVE. YES, SIR. HIGHLY POSITIVE. SO THAT INCLUDES THAT. SO IT'S A GOOD PROJECT AND I TOTALLY SUPPORT THAT PROJECT IN THAT. COUNCILMAN ASKED QUESTION ABOUT DROUGHT AND WATER AND THAT THAT PROJECT OUT THERE YOU ARE ON BOARD. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU KNOW ABOUT IT. I CAN PROVIDE A SIX MONTH'S WORTH OF WATER FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. SO IF WE IF WE CAN CATCH SOME RAINFALL HERE AND THERE, WE MAY BE ABLE TO STRETCH IT TO 8 OR 9 MONTHS. WELL, I DO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE MAY KNOW ABOUT AND QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING THAT ARE FOR. ANYTIME YOU HAVE A QUESTION, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CALL ME AND I'LL I'LL ANSWER WHAT I CAN FOR YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. NO, NO, WE APPRECIATE IT. A LOT OF THINGS THAT I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THEM AND ASK THE QUESTION. I WAS DOWN HERE LAST WEEK IN PREPARATION FOR COMING UP HERE AND SEEING SEEING YOU GUYS. THE LET'S SEE AGAIN, ALL, ALL THE DECISIONS MADE ABOUT DOING PROJECTS, FUNDING THINGS, COSTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THAT THE PRICE OF WATER IS GOING TO BE ALL THOSE [01:20:02] ARE MADE BY THE BOARD. THERE'S NOT ONE PERSON THAT GOES DOWN THERE AND DECLARES THERE'S NO KING. OKAY? THEY'RE ALL MADE BY THE BOARD. AND, AND THE MAJORITY PARTY MAJORITY VOTE DECIDES, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY WHAT WHAT THE FINAL RESULTS ARE. WHO CHAIRS THE BOARD NOW? WHO CHAIRS THE BOARD? JESSE. JESSE. JESSE KNIGHT FROM THE CITY OF BRAZORIA. CORPUS CHRISTI JUST ADOPTED A PLAN TONIGHT, 7 TO 1, TO CURTAIL WATER USAGE BY 25%. THEY DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. JUST A LITTLE BIT, IF YOU DON'T MIND. A LITTLE BIT OF LEVITY. I WAS AT A MEETING HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, TALKING ABOUT THE WATER COMING DOWN THE BRAZOS RIVER AND OTHER RIVERS, AND THE COMMENT WAS MADE THAT WHISKEY IS FOR DRINKING, AND WATER IS FOR FIGHTING. AND THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID ABOUT THAT. SO WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GO TO WANT TO DRILL A WELL AND YOU CAN'T DRILL. YOU CAN'T DRINK THE WATER DOWN THERE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS CHANGE REAL QUICKLY. AND, YOU KNOW, I, AS A MEMBER OF THE WATER AUTHORITY, I WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE ALL THE WATER THAT THEY CAN THAT THEY CAN DRINK. IT HAS TO BE GOOD. IT HAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, IT HAS T-C-E-Q DECLARES WHAT, WHAT THE QUALITY OF THAT WATER IS. SO AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. AND I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND THIS. YOU'VE BEEN IN OUR POSITIONS BEFORE. AND SO THE QUESTIONS ARE, ARE COMING FROM A POSITION OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS, TAXPAYERS, KNOW THAT WE ARE EXPLORING ALL OUR OPTIONS TO MAKE AND MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING THE BEST VALUE FOR OUR DOLLAR. CORRECT. WE WANT QUALITY WATER, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ALSO A METRIC SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE OF LIZ JONES POINTING OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE VALUE, YOU KNOW, AND IS THE VALUE PROPORTIONATE TO WHAT WE'RE RECEIVING? SO THIS IS GETTING LONG. I KNOW YOU GOT A LOT OF OTHER STUFF TO TALK ABOUT, BUT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THE PRICE OF THE CONTRACTED PRICE FOR THE CITIES RIGHT NOW IS $4.96 PER THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER DELIVERED TO YOUR TANK. A GALLON OF WATER AT H-E-B DRINKING WATER IS $1.34. I'M JUST COMPARING WHAT I'M NOT ARGUING. IT'S IT'S A IT'S A PRETTY GOOD BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT PEOPLE IN IN CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HAVING TO DO. THERE'S OTHER CITIES AROUND THAT ARE THERE. IT'S COSTLY, BUT IT'S A VERY. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE EXACT NUMBERS I'VE ASKED. I'VE ASKED THE PEOPLE AT THE WATER AUTHORITY HOW DO WE COMPARE? HOW DOES THE WATER AUTHORITY COMPARE IN ITS PRICE FOR WATER, WITH OTHER WITH OTHER WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONS AND AUTHORITIES? AND IT'S PRETTY COMPARABLE. WELL, AND I UNDERSTAND I UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENT WHEN YOU WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE THE DOLLAR FIGURE AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OVER HERE MAKING REFERENCE TO TO AREAS IN THE SOUTH THAT WOULD GLADLY PAY THAT FOR WATER RIGHT NOW. SO, I MEAN, I I'M A REALIST. I WOULD. I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T COME HERE TO TRY TO, TO INTENTIONALLY TO, TO, TO STEP ON ANY TOES. BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIES I OLSON BEING ONE OF THEM WHO DOESN'T CONSUME THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR. THAT'S CORRECT. WE CAN TAKE THAT OFFLINE IF YOU WANT TO, BUT IT STARTS ADDING UP, RIGHT? WELL, I MEAN, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I WAS SITTING HERE, THAT DECISION WAS MADE. THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE TO TAKE THE WATER NOW OR LOSE YOUR CHANCES TO TAKE IT. I MEAN, IT WAS AND WE HAD A LONG DEBATE, AND I'M SURE YOU WERE A PART OF IT ABOUT TAKING ON WATER FOR FUTURE CITIZENS THAT ARE CURRENT. YOU KNOW, TAXPAYER MONEY, WATER PAYERS WOULD TAKE A BURDEN, I GUESS WOULD BE THE BURDEN PLACED ON THEM. [01:25:04] SO IT YOU KNOW, I PERSONALLY THAT WAS A VERY HARD, UNCOMFORTABLE DECISION BACK THEN BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE WE WERE A REAL GOOD POSITION TO NEGOTIATE. BUT THAT'S WHERE WE WERE. SO. WELL, AT THE TIME, THERE WERE THE DEVELOPERS WERE JUST KNOCKING THE DOORS DOWN, COMING IN HERE, AND NOW SOME OF THEM HAVE CHANGED THEIR MIND. THEY DON'T WANT TO BUY WATER FROM THE CITY. THEY WANT TO DO THEIR OWN THING. WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE AQUIFER IS WHEN THEY DRILL DOWN INTO IT. AND AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THERE'S GOING TO BECOME SOME GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY THAT'S GOING TO SAY, NO MORE HOLES. YOU'RE GOING TO YOU GOT TO COME UP WITH SOME OTHER PLAN TO GET YOUR WATER. BUT YOU KNOW, OR ELSE YOUR WELL IS GOING TO ONLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS MUCH WATER. AND IF YOU EXCEED IT, THEY WILL, THEY WILL FIND FIND THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF YOU. AND ALSO, WHEN WE GOT THE EXTRA WATER, WE STILL HAD RIGHTS TO THE ETJ FOR THE STATE. THAT'S CORRECT. FLIPPED THAT ON US AND REALLY SEVERED OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THAT WATER TO FUTURE USERS. I MEAN, THE TWO THINGS I STILL WANTED TO POINT OUT TO THE BOARD OF BW AND STAFF IS I'M CONCERNED. ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO COME TO BW A AND GET WATER. WE'RE AT THE END OF THE RIVER THAT WE CAN'T. WE HAVE NO GUARANTEES THAT THAT WATER IS GOING TO BE FLOWING. THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE. AND TO ME, I FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY'S BEST INTEREST TO ADD MORE MEMBERS TO THE BW A OR TO ADD MORE USERS FROM BW A, OTHER THAN THE MEMBER CITIES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PROTECT THAT RIVER. IT'S ALREADY. AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THERE WILL BE NO MORE MEMBER. THERE WILL BE NO MORE VOTING MEMBERS. THAT'S FINE. THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF BY STATE STATUTE. NOW IT'S CUSTOMERS IS A DIFFERENT THING. SEE, THAT'S MY THAT'S I SAY THE WRONG WORD. OKAY. SO YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO SEE MORE CUSTOMERS USING BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE WATER. AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR THIS SOUTHERN MISSOURI COUNTY IN THE NEXT 20, 30 YEARS AND SENDING WATER FURTHER NORTH, ROSENBERG BEING ONE OF THEM. I THINK THAT THAT GOES AGAINST THE PURPOSE OF WHAT BWP WAS CREATED FOR WAS FOR SOUTHERN BRAZORIA COUNTY, NOT FORT BEND COUNTY, NOT NORTHERN BRAZILIAN COUNTY. THAT THAT'S A CONCERN TO ME. AND, AND THEN SECOND IS QUALITY. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BWA WATER WHEN IT SWITCHES. AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S REASONS WHY, BECAUSE IT JUST HAS TO FLOW THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND COME OUT. BUT YOU KNOW, HANK HAS ALREADY TOLD ME A COUPLE TIMES WE CAN'T MIX BUE WATER WITH OUR WELL WATER AND IT HAS TO BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY. I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. I THINK IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE OF GROUNDWATER AND LOW WATER MINERALS THAT ARE IN THE WATER. BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT QUALITY, AND I HOPE THAT THAT'S TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. MORE ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE QUALITY OF THE WATER STAYS CONSISTENT. EVEN TC STANDARDS STARTED ON THAT. IT'S A CONCERN TO THE CITIZENS. IT IS. I WILL STATE EMPHATICALLY IT IS A CONCERN OF THE BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY. THE BRAZOS WATER AUTHORITY RECEIVES ITS WATER FROM DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DECIDES WHICH RESERVOIRS THEY'RE GOING TO DISCHARGE OUT OF. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT. I THINK THEY TELL. THEY'RE VERY COMMUNICATIVE ABOUT WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO START? BECAUSE IT'S FUNNY, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU THINK WATER IS WATER, BUT WATER IS WATER. H2O IS IS IT? IT'S WHAT IT CARRIES ALONG WITH IT. WHAT IT CARRIES ALONG WITH IT OUT OF THE BRAZORIA RESERVOIR IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL THAN WHAT COMES DOWN FROM THE HARRIS RESERVOIR. IF IT CAME DOWN FROM HARRIS RESERVOIR AND WE GOT IT EXACTLY LIKE IT CAME OUT OF THE RESERVOIR, IT WOULDN'T BE SO BAD, BUT IT COMES THROUGH ALL THE FIELDS, IT COMES THROUGH ALL THE CATTLE AND EVERYTHING, AND WHEN IT HITS RESERVOIR WATER, IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CRITTER. AND WHAT IT IS THIS YEAR AND WHAT IT IS NEXT YEAR IS NOT THE SAME THING. [01:30:03] THEY SCRAMBLE LIKE THEIR TAILS ON FIRE TO TRY TO GET THE WATER RIGHT. YOU KNOW, AND I CONCUR, I TELL YOU. I DRINK THE SAME WATER IN IT AS A SMELL TO IT OR SOMETHING. OR A BIT OF A TASTE. BUT IT'S POSSIBLE. IT IS HUNGRY. OKAY. AND SO SOME PEOPLE'S TOLERANCE IS MORE THAN OTHERS. AND I GUESS MINE, MY COUPLE MORE YEARS ON THIS EARTH THAN Y'ALL MIGHT BE MORE TOLERANT, BUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO COME HERE MORE LIKE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS OR SOMETHING RATHER THAN WE APPRECIATE THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, SHOOT THEM TO SOMEBODY AND WE'LL, WE'LL DO OUR LEVEL BEST TO GET YOU AN APPROPRIATE ANSWER. I DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR BACK FROM Y'ALL AS SOON AS YOU FIND OUT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT FOR NEXT YEAR. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF RATE. SO MOST OF THAT'S GOING TO BE MOST OF THAT INCREASE IS GOING TO BE DRIVEN BY THE BOND PAYMENTS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY IS GOING TO CHARGE ANOTHER NICKEL PER 1000 GALLONS TO PUMP IT. THEY WANTED $0.10 LAST YEAR. RONNIE WAS ABLE TO TELL THEM, HEY, WE'VE ALREADY SET THE BUDGET. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A NICKEL THIS YEAR. THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE EXTRA NICKEL. THERE'S ABOUT. TWO VERY FEW PAINTINGS OF O AND M INCREASE THE. THE STUFF FROM THE FROM THE BONDS AND STUFF IS LIKE $0.25 OR SO. IT STARTS. I DEFINITELY WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY HEADS YOU'RE ADDING, WHAT THE, WHAT THE AVERAGE SALARY INCREASE IS GOING TO BE. THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT I'M AFTER FOR THE MOST PART. SO YOUR, YOUR O AND M THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. THAT'S, I MEAN, THIS BOARD CAN'T DO MUCH IN THIS COUNCIL CAN'T DO MUCH FOR FOR DEBT PAYMENT BUT WE WANT TO. WE WANT IT LINED OUT. IT'LL BE DETAILED IN THE BUDGET WHEN IT COMES TO YOU. THE I THINK THEY PUT I THINK THEY PUT A TWO, TWO, TWO EMPLOYEES IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. 111 MORE FOR ROWE AND ONE FOR THE DISTRICT. WE ONLY HAVE A TWO MAN DISTRIBUTION CREW AND WE GOT A LOT OF DISTRIBUTION LINE. PLUS, I KNOW Y'ALL PROBABLY GET WORE OUT WITH THE 401, ALL THE LINE SPOTTING AND ALL WE DO, WE PROBABLY GET 30 OR 40 A DAY AND WE'VE GOT AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT ONE MAN PRETTY MUCH FULL TIME ON DOING THAT. I THINK THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ITEM NUMBER 12. [12. Discussion and possible action on the City Engineer's report.] DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON PROJECTS THAT WE'RE MOVING THROUGH RIGHT NOW FOR THE CITY. STARTING OFF WITH LORAIN STREET PROJECT. THIS IS A SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT. WE HAVE RECEIVED THE SURVEY. WE WALKED IT COORDINATED WITH THE SUB WITH OUR SUBCONTRACTOR TO GO BACK OUT AND COLLECT SOME MORE INFORMATION. WE HAVE NOW. TODAY I JUST SAW THE 30% DESIGN HIT MY DESK THIS AFTERNOON RIGHT BEFORE I LEFT. SO THE PROJECT IS MOVING ACCORDINGLY. WE ARE STILL AWAITING OUR GEOTECH REPORT. OUR UTILITY INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM UTILITY CONTRACTORS. H1N1 WAS CALLED DURING THE SURVEY, SO WE'RE PROCEEDING FORWARD ACCORDINGLY. THE PARRISH STREET SILVER SADDLE AGAIN. THAT'S GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD, AS WE LAST DISCUSSED. IT WILL BE BEGINNING IN THE 25TH OR 26TH. 25TH IS MEMORIAL DAY FOR THE 26TH, DAY AFTER MEMORIAL DAY. THEY SHOULD BE OUT ON SILVER SADDLE. I DON'T BELIEVE. THEY WE WE ARE MAKING SURE WE'RE. WE'RE HITTING THEM EVERY WEEK, TWO WEEKS TO LET THEM KNOW THIS IS THE END OF THE CONTRACT. THERE IS LIQUIDATED DAMAGE AS PART OF IT. AND THEY ASSURED US THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE IN THAT TIME. THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO GET IT DONE IN THAT TIME. AND THEN WILL THAT BE A SHOVEL IN THE GROUND? THAT WILL PROBABLY BE THE BEGINNING OF THE SW3P, WHERE THEY'LL PUT UP ALL THE FENCING TO PROTECT THE TREES AND, AND, AND STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION, BUT IT WILL COME FORWARD. SILVER SADDLE WON'T TAKE THAT LONG. IT SHOULD GO PRETTY FAST. [01:35:03] THE WAY WE DESIGNED IT WAS USING BLACK BASS TO WHERE THEY CAN OPEN THE ROAD UP EVERY EVENING AND THEY CAN PRETTY MUCH GO, OKAY. AND DO YOU KNOW WHICH END THEY'RE GOING TO START ON? THEY HADN'T GIVEN ME A SCHEDULE ON WHICH END, BUT I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE PROBABLY THE FIRST THING THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS COME AND MILL EVERYTHING OFF FIRST, TAKE IT DOWN, AND THEN AT THAT POINT, THEN TEAR OUT THE BASS AND COME THROUGH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? EXCITING NEWS ON THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH MISSOURI COUNTY. I BELIEVE WE'VE GIVEN THEM SOME COMMENTS ALSO. I THINK IT'S THE NINTH, 19TH, 19TH WE ARE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR RECEIVING THE PROPERTY FOR THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK THAT IT WILL BE DONATED TO THE CITY. SO THAT'LL BE A COST SAVINGS TO THE CITY ON THAT ONE. WE HAVE GOT THAT, THAT MOVING FORWARD, THAT WILL BE ON THE 19TH LOOP MYSELF. WE'LL BE THERE FOR THAT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. 2004 WATER LINE. WE HAVE THAT WAITING. IT'S BEEN SHELVED. THE SKATER PROJECT. WE'RE IN THE CLOSEOUT PROCESS OF THAT. WHAT IS SCADA? SCADA IS A CONTROLLING SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS YOUR WASTEWATER PROCESSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT WHERE YOU CAN REMOTE CONTROL IT. ALL FOR. YES. YES. LIFT STATION EIGHT AGAIN. WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH THE GLO. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING ON THEM TO GIVE US THE APPROVAL. CONTRACTOR HAS AGREED TO HONOR THE PRICES. WE HAVE THE CHANGE ORDER READY TO GO AS SOON AS WE GET THE APPROVAL FOR THE GLO. ALL ALL LINES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED. EVERYTHING'S ALREADY BEEN GIVEN. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON APPROVAL FROM THE GLO TO RELEASE THE FUNDING. SO THAT ONE'S COMING ON SOON. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. WE ARE GATHERING ALL THE CURRENT INFORMATION. ACTUALLY, I PUT A BIGGER, BETTER RIGHT UP DOWN HERE ON THE BACK SIDE. DIDN'T MAKE IT. MY APOLOGIES. IT DID NOT GET ON HERE. BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE DESIGNED EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED. THE ONLY THING WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ON THAT IS SUPPLIERS TO GIVE US THE COST FOR THE ACTUAL DIFFUSERS, PUMPS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I BELIEVE WE GOT IT IN FRIDAY. SO WE'RE WRAPPING IT UP. WE WILL BE PRESENTING THAT THAT THE FINDINGS NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. SO THAT'LL BE ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON A REPAIR ON A SANITARY SEWER LINE ON THE UPRR CROSSING OVER THERE AT LIFT STATION NUMBER NINE. KIND OF OVER THERE BY KAISER. WE'RE CURRENTLY ADDRESSING COMMENTS AND GETTING OUR PERMITTING PROCESSES LINED UP ON EVERYTHING ON THAT. HERE WE GO. LIFT STATION 24. LIST SECTION 24. SHOULD BE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETED. THE REHABILITATION OF THE SANITARY SEWER LINES, THEY WERE JUST ADJUSTING RING AND COVERS. THEY GOT CLEANED UP. I'M EXPECTING THEM TO START DOING THEIR TESTING AT THE END OF THIS WEEK. WE'LL PROBABLY DO A FINAL WALK THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WEEK. PUNCH IT OUT AND CLOSE THE PROJECT UP PROBABLY IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. BUT THAT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROJECT THAT OUGHT TO HELP THE CITY IN SOME AREAS THAT WE KNOW. WE HAD A LOT OF HIGH ANY. MOVING ON. UTILITY 288 UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE WE'RE STILL WAITING ON A COMMENT BACK FROM UTILITY PROVIDER. AS SOON AS WE GET THAT AND GET THEIR SIGNATURE, WE'RE READY TO GO. SO I'M SITTING ON GO TO WHERE WE GET THAT UTILITY. I'VE GOT TO GET THAT UTILITY IN CASE WE STRIKE SOMETHING IF I DON'T HAVE THAT UTILITY. IT DIDN'T. IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD NOT A GOOD DEAL. SO AS SOON AS I GET THAT DONE. SO ANY DAY NOW WE'RE EXPECTING IT. AND ONCE I GET THAT, THEN I'LL START COORDINATING WITH THE CITY. ON SETTING THE BID DATES, DOCUMENTS. EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO. PLANS HAVE BEEN SIGNED. THE 288 B DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS, 90% SET OF PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. WE'VE PROVIDED COMMENTS. WE'VE COORDINATED WITH TXDOT AND VISITED WITH THEM. THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP THE BIKE LANES IN THE BIKE LANES WILL REMAIN AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT THAT HAS TO BE THERE. THE STREET SIGNS HECTOR JUST PASSED Y'ALL OUT SOME STREET SIGNS. I'M JUST GOING TO SEE IF Y'ALL HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THOSE THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS Y'ALL HAD SEEN FROM THE LAST PRESENTATION. THE TOP ONE, THE BOTTOM, THE BOTTOM ONE, THE BOTTOM PAGE ARE THE REQUESTED ONES WITH THE A PURPLE, A WITH A WHITE BACKGROUND, AND THEN ALSO A PURPLE BOX WITH A WHITE A IN IT. [01:40:04] OKAY, SO NONE OF THESE. IT'S UP TO US WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO. OKAY. ARE YOU ADVERTISING? OH, WELL, THESE ARE, THESE ARE DIFFERENT, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE FIRST PAGE WE'RE LOOKING AT AT AT SIGNAGE FOR THE THE MAIN THE MAIN. 288. BUT THOSE ARE THE BOTTOM ONES HERE OR THE BOTTOM ONES ON THE SECOND PAGE. THE SECOND PAGE. THE SECOND PAGE ON THE BOTTOM. THOSE, THOSE ARE THE, THE STREET SIGNS THAT WOULD GO UP. YOU GOT A CHOICE OF EITHER THE FRONT PAGE OR THE BOTTOM ON THE SECOND PAGE. AND LIKE I SAID, THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SECOND PAGE IS A WHITE BLOCK WITH A, WITH A WHITE A, I MEAN A PURPLE A AND A PURPLE BLOCK WITH A WHITE A. SO THERE WILL BE THERE WILL BE CONTINUITY BETWEEN THESE SIGNS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PICKING DIFFERENT ONES EXACTLY WHATEVER WAY YOU DO. AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. THE SMALL STREET SIGNS ARE ON THE TOP OF THE PAGE ON LOCUS. THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE ON TOP OF A POLE THAT'S ON LOCUS. THERE'S NO STREET SIGNALIZATION THERE. LIKE I SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, WE SHOWED YOU THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK EXACTLY WHICHEVER WAY Y'ALL GO WITH IT, THE LOOK THAT WAY. SO I WAS HOPING I COULD GET KIND OF A, A DIRECTION ON, ON WHICH WAY Y'ALL WOULD. LOOK IN THE DARK. WELL, IT'S GOING TO, IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE THAT IN THE DARK. JUST IMAGINE THERE'S BLACK AROUND IT. YEAH. IT'S ILLUMINATED. WELL THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE REFLECTIVE TO IT. WELL THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BACKLIT TO BACKLIT. I, YEAH, I LIKE THE PURPLE. I'M WITH THE ONE ON THE RIGHT. YEAH, I'M WITH THE ONE ON THE RIGHT. WITH THE PURPLE BOX AND THE WHITE A. IS THAT WHAT COUNCIL WANTS? IS THE PURPLE BOX WITH THE WHITE A? I'M FINE WITH THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE, BUT I WILL SAY THAT I ONLY IF YOU WENT WITH THE WHITE BACKGROUND WITH THE PURPLE A SEEMS TO ME THAT COULD. I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY'S READING IT, NOT CLEARLY. I SAY EGG MAGNOLIA. MAGNOLIA. I THINK IT'S NICE TO MAYBE HAVE THE SET SET A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THE. MAYBE THAT'S BEING PICKY. HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WOULD CATCH THAT. BUT IF YOU WEREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, MAYBE THAT WOULD BE CONFUSING. SO I WOULD JUST GO WITH THE PURPLE WITH THE WHITE A JUST SO THAT THERE'S A CLEAR DELINEATION. AND JUST LIKE NOW THIS WILL BE TECH STOCKS RESPONSIBILITY IF THEY'RE KNOCKED DOWN OR BROKEN. NO, MA'AM. IF THEY'RE BROKEN OR, OR NOT EVEN ON THE DECORATIVE POLES THAT WOULD BE THE CITY'S TEXTILE WOULD JUST COME OUT, PUT A STANDARD POLE UP AS FAST AS THEY CAN. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE LIGHTED SIGN. THE LIGHTED SIGN THAT WOULD GO BACK TO JUST A TYPICAL STOP SIGN UNTIL THE CITY REPLACED IT. HOW MUCH ARE THESE? DOES A PURPLE GONNA FADE? MOST OF THE TIME COLORS DO FADE PURPLE, ESPECIALLY. IF THEY USE A SPECIAL, THEY USE A FILM OR IT'S COVERED WITH A FILM TO TRY TO PROTECT IT FROM UV RAYS. BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, TEN YEARS OF SUN IS THERE PAINT UNDERNEATH THE PLASTIC COVER? NORMALLY IT'S A IT'S A STICKER. IT'S A REFLECTIVE STICKER. OKAY, GOOD. AND THEN WHAT THEY DO IS THEY'LL COME OVER THE TOP OF IT WITH SOMETHING CUT OUT, PUT OVER THE TOP OF IT, AND THEN THEY'LL NOT $12 MILLION TO FIX A CRACKED OR BROKEN ONE. NO. NO, MA'AM. GOOD. AND WE WOULD HOPE THAT SOMEBODY BEING RESPONSIVE THIS MORNING FROM THE MOCK UP GUY, HE WAS LATE ON GETTING IT TO HIM FROM. WELL, WE WOULD HOPE THAT SOMEBODY WHO WOULD HIT HIM WOULD WOULD BE A RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUAL AND HAVE INSURANCE. RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. BUT BUT THEN AGAIN, I MEAN, THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT DOCUMENTED AND THEY'RE PROBABLY DRIVING A CERTAIN WAY AND IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS. YEAH. SO I STILL DON'T CARE. I MEAN, IT'S THIS IS WHAT IT IS. OKAY. SO I AM GOING TO REPORT BACK TO HIM THE PURPLE BOX WITH THE WHITE A, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. IS THIS THE FONT? YEAH. THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED UPON. YES, MA'AM. THE BRAIN IS THE BRAIN. OKAY. WE DISCUSSED THE LOWER CASE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS PICTURE HAD THE SAME FONT THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE DOING UPPERCASE, BUT THEN SOMEBODY SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A LICENSE PLATE. THAT WAS THE. [01:45:02] LOWERCASE. SO. ALL RIGHT, I THINK THAT'S ALL I NEED. ANY QUESTIONS? OH, YEAH. YOU WENT REALLY FAST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE STREET. BOMB PROJECT. YES, SIR. MR. BOOTH WAS SITTING HERE, AND WE JUST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE STREETS, AND HERE WE ARE. WE AWARDED THIS CONTRACT IN MARCH 20TH. MARCH 23RD. NOTICE RECEIVED WAS MARCH 23RD. AND THEY CONSISTENTLY COME AND PUSHED AND PUSHED THE START DATES BACK. WHAT'S DRIVING THAT? THEY HAVE A ANOTHER PROJECT THEY'RE TRYING TO FINISH. IT MUST BE REALLY BEHIND BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD ANYBODY TO COME OVER AND START. WE SHOULD START, SIR. MOBILIZATION SHOULD HAVE STARTED. THEY DIDN'T NEED. WHATEVER PROJECT THEY'RE WORKING ON. I MEAN, THEY THEY ACCEPTED THE BID AND THEY ACCEPTED THE TIMES. YEAH. WE WE'RE CALLING THEM. AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE WE'RE TELLING THEM ABOUT LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. THEY ASSURE US THAT THEY CAN GET IT DONE IN THE CONTRACT TIME. I'VE GOT REPEATED EMAILS TO WHERE IT'S DOCUMENTED. YOU HAVE TO THIS DATE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES THIS DATE. AND THEY REPLY BACK, WE HAVE THE RESOURCES. WE DON'T FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE. MR. MATULA, WHAT'S THE CONTRACT END DATE FOR SILVER SADDLE? SILVER SADDLE. THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC THING, BUT THEY'VE GOT TO FINISH THE SADDLE BEFORE THEY CAN GET TO. I DON'T THINK SILVER SADDLE WILL TAKE THAT LONG. I THINK SILVER SADDLE WILL PROBABLY BE ABOUT A FOUR WEEK. ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE THAT. IT'S IN THE SCHEDULE I PROVIDED LAST TIME. OKAY, GOOD. IT'S IN THAT SCHEDULE? YES. OKAY. I DO HAVE THAT. SCARES THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME THAT YOU KEEP SAYING. IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT LONG, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE CREEPY CRAWLY, DISINTEGRATED PIPES AND DRAINAGE UNDER THERE THAT. SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS TOO. ON PARRISH STREET, WHERE IT WAS, THE GAS COMPANY CAME OUT AND STAKED EVERYTHING AND MARKED EVERYTHING IS ALL THAT HAVE TO BE DONE AGAIN NOW? NO. IS THERE A TIME FRAME? NO, SIR. THEY'LL. THEY'LL DO ONE. CAUSE BEFORE THEY START CONSTRUCTION, THEY'LL HAVE TO DO AS PART OF THEIR THINGS. AND THEY HAVE TO GET IT UPDATED EVERY. WAS IT 14 DAYS? ABOUT TWO WEEKS. YEAH. 14 DAYS. IT'S JUST PART OF REGULAR CONSTRUCTION. BUT THERE'S NO MOVING OF THE LINES. SUPPOSEDLY, THEY TOOK OUR PLANS. THAT WAS THE REASON WHY IT TOOK SO LONG AND REMOVED THE WHOLE COMPLETE SYSTEM. THEY SAID THAT EVEN SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS AS PUTTING A LITTLE BIT OF DEPTH ON IT WAS GOING TO RUPTURE THEIR LINES. THEIR LINES WERE THAT SHALLOW. SO I'M THINKING THEIR LINES WERE AT THE BASE OR RIGHT BELOW THE BASE. WANTED TO GO TO THE. MENTIONED LIFT STATION NINE, LIFT STATION EIGHT. I WAS GOING TO SAY LIFT STATION EIGHT. YES, SIR. THAT ONE'S ALMOST DONE. NO, THIS STATION 24. THIS STATION 24. YES, SIR. THEY TODAY, I THINK THEY'RE FINALIZING THE RIMS AND COVERS ON THE MANHOLES. I THINK AT THAT POINT THEY NEED TO START DOING THE VACUUM TESTING ON THE MANHOLES, MANUAL PULLING AND SUCH. LIFT STATION EIGHT. WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET NOTIFICATION FROM DLO? WHEN WE TALK TO GLO. LAST WEEK THE GLO REPRESENTATIVE WAS ON AND SAYING SHE IS REALLY PUTTING A PUSH TO GET THIS GOING. AND WE LET HER KNOW THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS WAITING BECAUSE YOU, AS THE CITY CAN'T MOVE FORWARD, IF WE GET THEM TO START DOING SOME OF THESE, THESE THINGS THAT WEREN'T IN THE ORIGINAL BID. THE CITY IS ON THE LINE OR ON THE HOOK FOR THAT COST, AND THEY UNDERSTAND. SO THEY'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO PUSH THIS THROUGH. WE'RE HOPING A COUPLE WEEKS. IT'S JUST A CRAPSHOOT GOING THROUGH THAT MUCH BUREAUCRACY. I MEAN IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR WHAT A MONTH NOW? WE WANTED YOU TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT WAS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. YES. THAT IS, WE HAVE LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE ALL THE DESIGN DONE. ALL WE'RE WAITING FOR WAS THE SUPPLIERS. AND I BELIEVE THAT CAME IN, LIKE I SAID, EITHER FRIDAY, I BELIEVE. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT. WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WILL PROVIDE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. [01:50:03] DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE? TIMELINE PRESENTING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO? YES, WE HAVE A TIMELINE TO GO FOR BIDS, AND ONCE WE DECIDE WHICH DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO, THERE'S SOME DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE. AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL PUT TOGETHER THAT AFTER THAT. BUT WE NEED TO GET SOME INPUT FROM COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY MORE ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE WHERE THAT'S GOING TO BE, HOW Y'ALL WANT TO ADDRESS IT. WE HAVE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT THERE'S STILL OPTIONS. I'M JUST GOING TO THROW MY LITTLE I KNOW THINGS TAKE TIME. I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE LONG ENOUGH FOR A FEW YEARS, AND I WISH THINGS MOVED FASTER. AND I KNOW ENGINEERING IS IMPORTANT, SO I DON'T WANT TO RUSH THROUGH THE PROCESS. BUT WE NEED TO MOVE ON THIS PROCESS. YES, SIR. WE'RE ALREADY COLLECTING FEES TO HELP SUPPORT THIS. PEOPLE ARE ASKING, WHY ARE MY RATES GOING UP? AND WE'RE WE'VE WE'VE GONE OUT FOR MONEY TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. RIGHT? SO WE NEED TO START MOVING ON THIS PROJECT. IT JUST NEEDS TO GET DONE. AND I KNOW THERE WERE SOME OTHER THINGS. WE SWITCHED GEARS, BUT TIME TO GO. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, SIR. I'M JUST TRYING TO I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS. I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS. THIS GOES TO CITY MANAGER. YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS COUNCIL, WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE THIS A PRIORITY TO MOVE THIS PROJECT. THIS THIS IS THIS. THIS IS A LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY BECAUSE TC IS. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO LET Y'ALL KNOW I'M NOT OUT OF CONTRACT. I'M STILL DOING IT WITHIN MY CONTRACT TIME THAT WE SAID. I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT I JUST I WANT US TO REALLY WE'RE AT THAT POINT AND WE ARE TRYING TO EXPEDITE IT. AND ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO HAVE EVERYTHING HERE TONIGHT. BUT WE WAITED FOR WEEKS TO GET THE. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THAT'S ALSO WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, THOUGH. WE ONLY MEET A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH, SO IT'S HARD FOR US TO ACT IN BETWEEN THOSE MEETINGS, RIGHT? WE CAN ONLY GO HERE PUBLICLY MEET, MAKE A DECISION AGAIN PUBLICLY. SO I JUST REALLY, REALLY NEED TO MOVE AS, AS I KNOW, I'M, I KNOW I'M PUTTING A LITTLE PRESSURE, BUT I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND I COMMUNICATE WITH OLGA AND HECTOR ALL THE TIME ABOUT IT. I UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE Y'ALL ARE DEFINITELY UNDER. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE UNION PACIFIC SEWER LINE. THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THE DRAINAGE, RIGHT. THE DRAINAGE ALONG ARCOLA. COMPLETELY. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PIECE OF THIS THAT COULD HELP THAT. NO, NO, NO, THIS IS A SANITARY SEWER THAT HAS REACHED ITS SERVICE LIFE AND HAS COLLAPSED. AND THE CITY, HECTOR AND HIS CREW HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB BY BYPASSING IT. RIGHT NOW, IT'S HEADED TO ANOTHER STORM SEWER. WE HAVE A SURVEY BEING COLLECTED RIGHT NOW. GOING THROUGH UPRR. WE TRIED TO GET THEM TO SAY IT WAS AN EMERGENCY TO WHERE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND JUST DO THE REPAIR AND DO THE PERMITTING PROCESS. LATER. THEY DENIED US ON THAT. SO NOW WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A SET OF PLANS. WE'VE GOT TO FILL OUT ALL THE PERMITTING APPLICATIONS AND WE'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE RAIL PRO. SO WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO EXPEDITE THAT WHEN THAT ONE IS THE HOTTEST THING IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON RIGHT NOW. IS THAT THE ONE, HECTOR, THAT THE TEAM WAS OVER THERE BY THE RAILROAD TRACK THE OTHER DAY PARKING LOT CLIMATE. THAT WAS THAT WAS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. BUT YEAH, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THAT. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS, RIGHT BEHIND A AUTO REPAIR SS MOTOR. THAT'S WHERE THE ISSUE ACTUALLY WAS. THAT PIPE GOES UNDER THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO WHERE TO CLIMB IT. THAT'S THE PIPE WE HAVE TO REPLACE. SO THAT ONE IS THAT ONE DUE TO THE PROCESS AND THE REVIEW TIME. AND I'M PROBABLY WHEN WE GET THE PLANS READY TO SUBMIT, I'LL COME AND TALK TO TO COUNCIL ABOUT IT. FOR A LITTLE OVER $2,000. IT'S A 60 DAY REVIEW. ONCE THEY GET IT FOR $6,000, IT'S A 30 DAY FOR 12,000. IT'S A TEN DAY. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS LORAIN STREET, YOU KNOW, DO YOU HAVE THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT? I DON'T HAVE A SCHEDULE WITH ME, BUT WE ARE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE. I MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE RIGHT ON IT. WE'VE GOT THE, LIKE I SAID, 30% PLANS AT MY DESK TODAY. SO WE'RE PLANNING ON MEETING WITH HECTOR. WE HAD TO GO OUT AND DO SOME MORE SURVEYING, SOME MORE INFORMATION. ALL SUBS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, SO SPECS HAVE BEEN BEGAN. TECHNICAL DATA HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER. SO DETAILS HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER. SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. LIKE I SAID, I KNOW THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT, BUT I'VE GOT AT LEAST 7 OR [01:55:02] 8 GUYS WORKING ON ANGLETON. I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO COME TO THE OFFICE WHERE Y'ALL CAN MEET THE GUYS, OR MAYBE WE COULD DO SOMETHING TO WHERE Y'ALL CAN COME AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WORK ON THE JOB. SO YOU DON'T THINK IT'S JUST ME BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING? ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR JOHN? BY ALL MEANS, FEEL FREE. THE ELEVATED STORAGE. ELEVATED STORAGE TOWER. THIS IS NOT A HILL FOR ME TO DIE ON. OKAY. BUT WHEN THE HIGHWAY 523 WAS USED, IT WAS GOING TO BE THE HIGHWAY 35 STICKER. IT WAS GOING TO BE HIGHWAY 35. AND WHEN THE RIGHT OF WAY WAS DONATED FOR THAT, RIGHT FOR THAT, THERE WAS A LITTLE PIECE OF PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 523 EAST OF BRUSHY BOBO, JUST ACROSS FROM THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. THAT WAS THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD SPOT FOR A WATER TOWER AT SOME POINT IN TIME. SO IT SOUNDS AS IF THAT WAS THE WATER TOWER HAS BEEN MOVED TO SOME OTHER LOCATION. SO I JUST, I JUST FELT MY OBLIGATION TO MY FORMER BOSSES AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST, THAT HOPEFULLY THAT WAS GIVEN GOOD CONSIDERATION BECAUSE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THE CITY OWNS EASY ACCESS HAS A 12 INCH WATER MAIN IN FRONT OF IT. IT'D BE REAL, A REAL GOOD PLACE TO PUT THE WATER TOWER, BUT IT WAS ABOUT A ONE ACRE, LITTLE OVER ACRE PROPERTY OVER THERE. BUT MAYBE WE CAN FIND SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. THANK YOU. ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN. WE WERE SITTING THERE TALKING ABOUT IT. SO THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE LIKE, WHY DO WE HAVE THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY SITTING HERE? BUT WE FIGURED IT OUT WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE DETAILS JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, YOU KNOW, THIS ALL HAPPENED, BUT. IT WAS SOME LITTLE LEFTOVER PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IT REALLY COULDN'T BE ANYTHING DONE WITH IT. AND THE MAN'S NAME WAS JACK BABER. I CAN JUST REMEMBER THAT NAME. BUT THE GUY THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH ALL THAT, ALL THAT RIGHT OF WAY, DEDICATION AND STUFF, HE SAID, WELL, LET'S GIVE IT TO THE CITY. MAYBE THEY HAVE SOME USE FOR IT AND IT'S A GOOD PLACE FOR A WATER TOWER. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JOHN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ITEM 13 DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON PLAT EXTENSION REQUEST FOR THE ASHLAND DEVELOPMENT SECTION SEVEN EIGHT AND STREET DESIGNATION NUMBER FIVE, [13. Discussion and possible action on Plat Extension requests for the Ashland Development Sections 7, 8, and Street Dedication #5 Preliminary Plats. ] PRELIMINARY PLATS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM, AS STATED, IS A REQUEST FOR PLAT EXTENSIONS ON BEHALF OF META PLANNING. JACOB IS HERE. I WAS HERE REGARDING THIS REQUEST. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE COVER, ALL THREE ITEMS WOULD EXPIRE IN TERMS OF PRELIMINARY PLAT STARTING IN JUNE AND JULY OF THIS YEAR. AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR A ONE YEAR EXTENSION ON ALL THREE SECTIONS OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. ARE WE EXPECTING SOMEBODY TO SPEAK? NO, NO. OKAY. IT'S CUSTOMARY THAT WE TRY NOT TO LET THE PLATS EXPIRE. I UNDERSTAND. I JUST MEANT THAT JUST ENTERTAIN MY CURIOSITY. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE PLATES EXPIRE? IT JUST GETS COMPLICATED. THEY COULD ALWAYS RESUBMIT. HOWEVER, THEY'VE BEEN REVIEWED IN TERMS OF THE CITY ENGINEER, AND ALL THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN CLEARED AND THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A PROCESS. SO THIS PLANT REFLECT THE ROAD CHANGING AS HE'S PRESENTED TO US. THE LAST TIME HE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO GET THAT ENTRANCE, THAT FEEDER OFF TO 88, AND HE SAID HE HAD TO MOVE THE ROAD. IS THAT IN SECTION EIGHT, THAT FRONTAGE AS YOU SEE ON THAT, THAT PARTICULAR SECTION? YES. WOULD COVER THAT EXTENSION OF COUNTY ROAD 32 THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO. [02:00:06] SO YOU CAN SEE THAT MIDDLE GRAPHIC THAT COVERS THE BOULEVARD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A 12 MONTH EXTENSION AS REQUESTED FROM ASHLAND DEVELOPMENT, SECTION SEVEN EIGHT, SECOND STREET. DEDICATION NUMBER FIVE, PRELIMINARY PLAT. BEFORE I MOVE ON TO VOTE, WE'RE EXTENDING THEIR PLAT ANOTHER YEAR. BUT OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR OUR COMMERCIAL IS LIKE FROZEN IN LIKE WE AGREED THAT WHEN THEY STARTED BUILDING OUT ASHLAND, THAT THEY HAD SO MANY YEARS TO DEVELOP THE COMMERCIAL. BUT NOW WE'RE PUSHING BACK THEIR PLATS. SO WHAT I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO SEE WHEN THAT'S THREE YEARS OR WHATEVER YEARS IT WAS, IS TRIGGERED IF IT'S ON FINAL PLAT OR IF IT'S ON THE SUBMISSION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT, DEPENDING ON THAT, THAT'S IT MAY PUSH IT BACK. PROBABLY IT PUSHES IT BACK, BUT I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AGAIN. I WAS TRYING TO GET IT. MY MICROSOFT WORD IS NOT FUNCTIONING. YEAH. THAT WOULD TRIGGER WHEN THOSE SECTIONS NEED TO BE APPLIED FOR IN TERMS OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT TO COVER THE COMMERCIAL, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS CONTINGENT UPON THAT FEEDER ROAD. SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN. IS THAT CORRECT? APPROVAL. CONNECT OURSELVES. SHOULD WE AMEND THAT MOTION TO WORDING IN THERE THAT SUBJECT TO REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT AND WISHING THAT 12 MONTH EXTENSION TO THE 12 MONTH EXTENSION OF. JUST IN CASE TO PROTECT US IF IT'S ALREADY COVERED IN THE CONTRACT. I THINK IT'S COVERED. BUT YOU CAN MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS DOES NOT PUSH THAT DATE BACK BECAUSE THAT'S COVERED IN THE DAY. SO YOU'RE NOT EXTENDING THE COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENT AT ALL WITH THIS DECISION. RIGHT. RIGHT. CORRECT. BUT AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, HE'S NOT GOING TO BILL UNTIL HE GETS THE FINAL PLAT. HE'S NOT GOING TO GET A FINAL PLAT TO SOMETIME WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE COMMERCIAL. OKAY. SO I MEAN YEAH, YOU CAN MAKE A STATEMENT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S TRYING TO FORCE THEM. I MEAN, I KIND OF FEEL JUST THE WAY I HEAR WHAT I FEEL ABOUT IT. THAT DEVELOPMENTAL PIECE WOULD BE GREAT. I JUST DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? I MEAN, IT'S CLEARLY DESIGNED FOR DEVELOPMENT. I MEAN, IF HE FAILS TO REACH THERE, IS HE? I'D RATHER GIVE HIM MORE CHANCE TO DEVELOP COMMERCIAL THAN TURN IT INTO APARTMENTS OR WHATEVER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE. AND. DRIVING BY THERE, I MEAN THERE'S DEVELOPMENT IS PROGRESSING SLOWLY, BUT. I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY QUICKLY. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY SLOWLY, BUT IT'S BEEN PRETTY FAST. I MEAN, IT IS. AND IT. BUT WHAT I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS IT DOES MOVE. IT IS MOVING QUICKLY IN THE SENSE THAT THERE ARE HOUSES GOING UP. BUT I WOULD THINK TO, TO GET THE COMMERCIAL SIDE IT'S GOING TO HAVE THAT'S SLOWER. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MORE THAN JUST A FEW DOZEN HOUSES GOING THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO NEED SOME SIGNIFICANT OCCUPANCY. IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY FAST OVER THERE NOW ALREADY IN THE FOUR, FIVE, SIX. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE FINAL DRAFT OR NO FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT I FINALLY GOT MICROSOFT WORD TO WORK. IT HAS HIGHLIGHTED ISSUES ON IT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS ONE THAT THEY SENT TO US AND THEN WE SENT BACK. BUT IT SAYS THAT THE THE DEVELOPER WILL NOT DEVELOP THE COMMERCIAL TRACK AS RESIDENTIAL WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS FROM THE START DATE. IF THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY SECURE AN AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT AND THE COUNTY WITHIN THAT TIME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDING OF THOSE FRONTAGE ROADS. [02:05:04] AND THEN IT HIGHLIGHTS START DATE MEANS THE DATE NOTICE TO PROCEED AS ISSUED FOR THE FIRST CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE TRACT. THAT AGAIN, SO IT'S HIGHLIGHTED LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE FINAL ONE. I JUST PULLED IT OUT OF THE EMAIL. START DATE MEANS THE DATE NOTICE TO PROCEED IS ISSUED FOR THE FIRST CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE TRACT. OKAY, SO WHENEVER THEY STARTED BUILDING STREETS OR PUSHING DIRT OR WATER OR SEWER, WHATEVER THAT DATE IS, SO THEIR CLOCK FOR TURNING IT TO RESIDENTIAL HAS ALREADY STARTED AND WE'RE PROLONGING THEIR PLATS, BUT OUR FINANCES HAVE TO BE THERE IF IT'S ECONOMICALLY NOT FEASIBLE, HE'S NOT GOING TO START AS MUCH AS YOU MIGHT WHIP HIM. BUT I MEAN YEAH, I'D LOVE FOR HIM. I'D LOVE FOR THAT WINDOW TO ELONGATE. I MEAN, TO, TO GIVE US A BIT LONGER CHANCE FOR HIM TO DEVELOP COMMERCIALLY. BUT I THINK YOU'RE, I MEAN, YEAH, BUSINESS IS NOT GOING TO DO THAT DAMAGES OR HE JUST WALKS AWAY. MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS. CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. A. [14. Discussion and update on two (2) potential development projects located at 710 West Mulberry Street and 513 West Mulberry Street, Angleton, Texas by Jason Riley.] DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON TWO POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS LOCATED AT 710 WEST MULBERRY STREET AND 513 WEST MULBERRY STREET. ANGLETON, TEXAS. BY JASON RILEY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL INTRODUCE THIS ITEM. YOU HAVE TWO CONCEPT REVIEWS BEFORE THE CONSOLE. JUST TO GET A LITTLE FEEDBACK ON TWO POSSIBLE PROJECTS IN WHICH YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE MULBERRY FIELDS FRONTAGE OF COMMERCIAL WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE. AND THEN THE OTHER AS YOU SEE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD, BOTH PROPERTIES ARE ZONED COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND WE'VE HAD SOME INITIAL CONVERSATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER HERE. BOTH OF THE LAYOUTS IN YOUR PACKET. AND WE'LL HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION AND THEN TALK ABOUT SOME ALTERNATIVES I THINK ARE CHALLENGES THAT HE MIGHT BE HAVING. AND WE'LL SEE HOW WE CAN HELP MOVE THESE TWO PROJECTS FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR WAITING. BE PATIENT. OKAY. A SEVEN, SO THAT'S SEVEN. TEN. IF Y'ALL DROVE BY THERE LATELY, EVERYBODY FAMILIAR WITH WHERE 710 WAS AT? IF YOU DROVE BY LATELY, IT'S LOOKING A LOT BETTER THAN IT HAS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND PROJECT, BUT THAT'S KIND OF RIGHT NOW WHAT BAKER AND LAWSON BROUGHT UP FOR ME. I'M LOOKING TO ADD ABOUT 22,000FT² OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RIGHT THERE. I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS ON THAT. MR. OTIS HAD SAID PARKING MIGHT BE TIGHT ON THAT. WHAT'S ON THAT CORNER? OUT OF CURIOSITY. THAT'S THE THE TOWER. CELL TOWER. OH, OKAY. THAT'S A T-MOBILE TOWER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU ANTICIPATING FOR OCCUPANCY? THAT PARKING HAS RAISED A CONCERN. RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT HUSTLING, TRYING TO FIND ANYBODY THAT WRITE ME A CHECK IF ALL IS ALIGNED IN THE GOD'S WORD. SO IDEALLY, IN THE MIDDLE SECTION ABOUT 1400 ZERO FOOT. I'D LIKE TO SEE A WING OF, OF A HOSPITAL OF SOME SORT COME IN. AN EMERGENCY ROOM OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. AND THEN SHOPPING IN BOTH BUILDINGS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE RIGHT AND LEFT BUILDINGS WILL BE EXACT REPLICAS OF THE NEW BUILDING AT 620 THAT WE DID FOR SUITES IN EACH ONE OF THOSE I'M GOING TO HAVE A COURTYARDS IN BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND AND SECOND AND THIRD BUILDING RIGHT HERE. ABSOLUTELY. YES SIR. I LIKE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SMALL RESTAURANT OF SOME SORT THAT COULD, THAT COULD HAVE OUTSIDE SEATING AND ENJOY THE AREA. AND DO YOU ANTICIPATE ACCESS. YOU'VE GOT PARKING ON THE BACKSIDE. DO YOU ANTICIPATE ACCESS TO THOSE BUILDINGS OR THROUGH THE COURTYARD. [02:10:03] IF YOU PARK IN THE BACK THROUGH THE. THEY CAN WALK THROUGH THE COURTYARD. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. YEAH. SO THE T MOBILE TOWER REFERENCE IS UNDER CONTRACT THROUGH 2034. UNLESS THEY GET THEIR CHECKBOOK OUT, THAT'LL BE COMING DOWN AND AND GREENED UP AND ATTRACTIVE FOR US. PUT SOME LIGHTS ON IT. IT IS RIGHT NOW, I THINK ONLY MAJOR POWER RIGHT NOW HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE RIGHT BEHIND IT. AND MR. COREY'S PROPERTY. YES, SIR. YEAH, BUT THAT'S THE MAIN ONE. OH, IS IT OKAY? I'VE CALLED THEM AND TALKED TO THEM ABOUT IT BECAUSE I GET CALLS ON IT SOMETIMES. BUT THE ONLY THING I WORRY ABOUT IS THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT. IT'S JUST. I HOPE IT'S SUCCESSFUL. AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW, I WANT A LOT OF TRAFFIC FOR YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INGRESS AND EGRESS IS. SUFFICIENT. I KNOW YOU DON'T. I DON'T I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO EAT AWAY FROM PARKING SPOTS. SO THERE'S A BALANCE THERE, RIGHT? YES, SIR. BUT I DON'T KNOW JUST HOW WIDE IS THAT? I MEAN, THE FIRE LANE OR THE PROPERTY, THE THE ENTRANCE TO THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD CALL IT. TWO LANES. TWO INTERNS CAN GO IN. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE. IT CHANGED IT FROM THIS. NO, SIR. OKAY. I MEAN THAT. DOESN'T TELL ME HOW WIDE THE ENTRANCE IS, BUT. OKAY. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF SPECS ON THAT ENTRANCE YET. JOHN, DOES TEX DOT MAKE THAT DETERMINATION? I WAS WONDERING THAT'S I GUESS, ON HOW. ON MY LAST BUILDING. THEY DID. YEAH. IT ALL HAS TO GO THROUGH A PERMIT THROUGH TEX DOT. WELL, DOES IT. DOES IT FACTOR IN THE NUMBER OF. BUT NOT YET. NOT YET. DO YOU KNOW IF TEX-DOT FACTORS IN THE PROPOSED VOLUME OF PARKING INTO HOW I'M IGNORANT, I DON'T CARE, I JUST I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS. OKAY, THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. YOU ASKED. THAT WAS MY FEEDBACK. IT LOOKS GREAT. I'M JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY. I DON'T AGAIN, TEX-DOT I DON'T KNOW, IT'D BE REALLY NICE IF MAYBE THERE WAS A DESIGNATED RIGHT HAND TURN LANE. SO PEOPLE PULLING IN OFF OF 35 WOULD NOT PERHAPS BACK ONTO 35 AS A RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT. WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T I'M JUST THINKING ON WHICH WOULD BE THE NORTH SIDE OF 35 THERE, WHICH WOULD BE TRAVELING WEST. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE POTENTIALLY HEADING IN TO THERE AND YOU'RE, WAITING FOR, LET'S SAY, THAT FIRST PARKING SPOT TO COME OPEN. AND SO SOMEBODY ELSE IS BACKED UP WAITING, AND NOW THEY'RE ON 35. AND YOU REMEMBER THAT THAT DIVISION THAT WAS COMING IN AND IT WAS GOING TO MAKE IT A RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT. THAT'S CORRECT. WELL, I FIGURED THAT'S WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE FOR SURE. I'M SORRY. NO, SIR. THAT'S STILL PART OF HIS PROPERTY. THAT'S NOT A RIGHT OF WAY. THAT'S PART OF THE PROPERTY ON THE LEFT SIDE. YES, SIR. I MEAN RIGHT IN. RIGHT IN WOULD BE GREAT. RIGHT IN. RIGHT OUT WOULD BE GREAT. THIS IS STILL PRIVATE PROPERTY. WELL, THAT'S WHERE THE DAYCARE IS. OH, YES. I'M SORRY. THAT'S THAT'S STILL PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. THAT STILL GOES TO THE 13 ACRES IN THE BACK. SO IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THE RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT IS WHAT TEXDOT DOES. IF YOU HAVE AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT, IF YOU IF YOU HAVE JUST ONE ENTRANCE, THEY ALLOW IT BOTH WAYS. I MIGHT BE WRONG ON THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR. THAT'S MY ONLY THOUGHT JUST WOULD BE TO TRY TO PULL SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC OFF OF 35. I JUST WOULD HATE FOR SOMEBODY TO GET REAR ENDED BECAUSE THEY'RE FORCED TO WAIT ON THE. I LIKE TO PRETEND PEOPLE WOULD NOT LIKE. I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR THIS GUY TO GET OUT OF HIS CAR OR GET INTO THAT CAR THAT'S IN THE FRONT ROW, RIGHT NEXT TO THE DOOR. AND SO BUT THAT THEN PUSHES EVERYBODY ELSE TRYING TO ENTER INTO THE PROPERTY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. AND SCHOOL BUSSES. SO JUST WEST OR LEFT OF WHERE THEY HAVE THE INTEREST DRAWN RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW THE SPECS FROM TEX DOT, BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY A TURNING LANE THAT NARROWS DOWN RIGHT THERE BECAUSE. YES SIR. SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOOK AT ADJUSTING THAT OVER AND UTILIZING A TURNING LANE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? WELL, ABOUT THE ENTRANCE, I JUST WANTED TO MAYBE PUT IT IN YOUR HEAD, MAYBE TO SHIFT IT OVER TO THE EAST JUST A LITTLE AND ALIGN IT WITH THE CHURCH DRIVEWAY. OKAY. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TEXDOT TO COME BACK IN FIVE YEARS AND BE LIKE, WE'RE PUTTING MEDIANS. AND THEN. BUT IF YOU HAVE A DRIVEWAY ACROSS FROM A DRIVEWAY, YOU'LL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF HAVING AN OPENING. [02:15:01] FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE 620 PROJECT, I HAD TO SIT OUT THROUGH ENGINEERING A COUPLE TIMES TEXDOT SPECIFICALLY, I MEAN, EXACTLY WHERE THEY WANTED IT. OH REALLY? AND HE HAD TO CHANGE IT A COUPLE TIMES, SO. OH, NO. GOOD OLD TEXDOT. THIS IS YOUR PROPERTY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. THIS. THIS IS RIGHT AWAY. WHETHER OR NOT HE OWNS IT OR NOT. WHAT I WAS DENOTING IS HE ACTUALLY ABUTS THE MULBERRY FIELDS RIGHT AWAY. SO THAT WOULD BE CITY RIGHT OF WAY. SO THAT WOULD BE A CITY STREET. AND THAT'S SOMETHING OUR CITY ENGINEER COULD LOOK AT IN TERMS OF ACCESS OFF OF THAT LEG OF MULBERRY FIELDS RIGHT OF WAY. RIGHT AWAY. SEEMS LIKE AN IDEA WE SHOULD EXPLORE AS A SECONDARY. I UNDERSTAND, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD EXPLORE IT. WE SHOULD CONSIDER IT. YES. YES. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PART OF HIS PRIVATE PROPERTY. NO, THAT'S PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. LOVE IT. LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY. IF YOU'RE A PATRON, THERE WOULD BE MODIFIED ON IT. SO IF THAT WAS THE CASE, THAT WOULD GET US BACK TO THE TURNING LANE. IS. AND I THINK HE'S GOT 60 FOOT RIGHT THERE. SO MAYBE PROBLEM SOLVED. THAT PROJECT'S STILL ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE, OR AT LEAST A YEAR BEFORE OUR BREAK GROUND. I'M HOPING TO DO THE 513 PROJECT YESTERDAY. SO I'LL HAVE TO RECOUP SOME MONEY BEFORE I START THIS ONE. BUT THIS ONE IS IN THE WORKS, SO THAT'S GONNA BE NICE. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. SO IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE HANGOUT. UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR LAST DAY WILL BE THE END OF THIS MONTH. NO MORE CRAWFISH FROM THEM. WE ARE GOING TO PUT UP AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE 620 BUILDING. 620 IS CURRENTLY 400 ZERO FOOT. WE HAVE DETAILED HERE 5000 FOOT BUILDING. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOR. JUST LIKE IT SHOWS ENTRANCE OFF OF SOUTH WALKER THERE. AND THEN ANOTHER ENTRANCE OUT OF MY PARKING LOT INTO 35. EVERYBODY GO OUT TO THE HANGOUT THIS WEEKEND. IT'S STILL CRAWFISH. WHILE YOU CAN. SO ON THIS ONE RIGHT HERE SOUTH WALKER, IF WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AT ALL RIGHT NOW, THAT'S MY BIGGEST, NOT MY BIGGEST THING, BUT I'M HOPING TO GET THAT BROUGHT UP TO WHERE IT'S A PRESENTABLE ROAD. RIGHT NOW, IT DOESN'T APPEAR LIKE. I MEAN, YES, SIR. THAT'S SOUTH PARISH. COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA. COLUMBIA. I'M SORRY. COLUMBIA. YEAH, I'M HOPING TO GET THAT CLEANED UP. AND THIS GENTLEMAN I DISCUSSED. I MEAN, IF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, IF I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT, I CAN. BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO ALSO IS I THINK Y'ALL HAVE AN EASEMENT. YOU SEE THE 7 OR 8 PARKING SPOTS ON THE FAR LEFT, THAT'LL BE EASEMENT. I DON'T THINK WE'RE THERE YET, BUT WHERE I'M HEADED WITH THAT IS TO POTENTIALLY ASK Y'ALL TO ABANDON THAT SO I CAN PUT MORE PARKING SPACES RIGHT THERE. I'M GOING TO NEED THOSE IF I HAVE A 5000 FOOT BUILDING. ALSO ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE. WE DO ANTICIPATE PARKING ALL THE WAY ACROSS, NOT JUST THE 5 OR 6 IN THE BACK THERE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET AT 620. YES, SIR. BASICALLY AN EXACT REPLICA WITH ADDITIONAL 1000 FOOT. ANY IDEAS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO THERE IF YOU CAN SAY. THERE'S BEEN A FEW PEOPLE REACH OUT. I'VE GOT A LIST OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO COME TO TOWN. SO I'M HOPING TO BRING MORE PEOPLE IN INSTEAD OF JUST RELOCATE FROM OLD SIDE, THE NEW SIDE. SO THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. NOT A VAPE SHOP, A BAIT SHOP. OH NO NO NO NO NO NO, SIR. I'M HOPING TO MY IDEA FOR THE WEST SIDE FROM 20 TO 35. WE'RE GOING TO JAZZ IT UP TO WHERE EVERYONE WANTS TO COME TO THAT SIDE OF TOWN. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR. AND CITIZENS REALLY WOULD LIKE ANOTHER MEXICAN FOOD RESTAURANT AND A CAR WASH FOR PARKING, FOR A CAR WASH DRIVE THROUGH MEXICAN RESTAURANT CAR WASH. SO I DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING THERE FOR. I'VE HAD SOME HAIR SALONS REACH OUT. PILATES PEOPLE. NOTHING. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO REACH OUT SO FAR. A COUPLE OF THOSE GYM. YEAH THAT'D BE. YEAH, I KEEP I'VE GOT SOME IDEAS, BUT [02:20:07] I'LL SAVE IT TO MYSELF. THE ROAD BEHIND THAT. IS THAT AN ALLEYWAY? YES. IS IT DECAYING? YES. YEAH, IT'LL PROBABLY REMAIN. THERE'S A COUPLE OF HOUSES BACK IN THAT ALLEYWAY THAT. THAT'S THEIR ONLY ACCESS TO GET TO THE HOUSE FROM WEST ORANGE. FROM THE BACK SIDE. WE HAVE UTILITIES RUNNING THROUGH THERE AS WELL. CHANCE TO DRESS THAT UP SO THAT THAT BACK ALLEY PORTION, YES, IT'S ALL GRAVEL. THAT'S PRETTY SIMPLE TO DO. BUT THE SOUTH COLUMBIA PORTION IS IT WAS AN ASPHALT PAVED STREET THAT WAS JUST INFURIATING TO A PRETTY BAD STATE. WELL, IF HE'S TALKING ABOUT I MEAN, IT MAY NOT BE IMMEDIATE. BUT IF WE ARE LOOKING TO INVEST IN THAT SIDE OF TOWN AND TO BRING IT UP, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE NICE TO. HELP. YOU KNOW, I THINK IF YOU ABANDON THAT RIGHT AWAY AND LET HIM HAVE THAT, THAT HE MAY BE I'M TALKING FOR HIM, BUT HE MAY BE OKAY WITH REDOING THAT PART OF THE ROAD. ABSOLUTELY. I SOUND LIKE A PRETTY FAIR TRADE. I THINK A NUMBER THROWED OUT WAS ROUGHLY $10,000 TO REDO THE ROAD. I CAN HANDLE THAT. WE COME BACK WITH 5000. I'LL HAVE TO REGROUP. BUT I AM ASKING THE CITY FOR. HEY, LET ME HAVE SOME OF Y'ALL'S LAND SO I CAN BUILD PARKING. SO IN RETURN, I CAN WORK ON THAT ROAD. I'M OPEN TO THAT IDEA. THIS REQUIRE THE SAME DRAINAGE THAT THAT ONE REQUIRES? NO. NO, SIR. THANKFULLY. I'M JUST ASKING THAT QUESTION. WHAT HAPPENS? WHO OWNS THIS LOT HERE? MR. GARRETT? I'VE ALREADY ASKED. AND HE SAID NO. ONE LAST QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU. BOTH THIS LOCATION AND THE OTHER LOCATION YOU SHOWED BEFORE. WE TALK ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND ALL THE ARE THESE GOING TO BE EQUIPPED WHERE YOU CAN GET A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT OR SOME SORT SANDWICH SHOPS. I GUESS YOU DON'T NEED A GREASE TRAP, RIGHT? SO ON THAT PART OF IT, THAT'S ALL TO THEM AND THEIR GC TO PUT IN. I KNOW I THINK Y'ALL MADE REFINED GET ONE AND THEY JUST DID A REAL SMALL ONE IN THEIR KITCHEN, I BELIEVE. SO THAT'S 100%. I'M NOT GOING TO SET IT UP THAT WAY. RIGHT? YES SIR. THE TENANT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. HANG ON AND KEEP LISTENING. THANK YOU FOR VISITING ANGLETON. WE'RE EXCITED. THANK YOU. EAT LOCAL. SHOP LOCAL. AT NUMBER 15. DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON REQUEST TO APPROVE A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE EXTENSION BY MARATHON PIPELINE LLC FROM WEST TO EAST TRANSECTING COAL [15. Discussion and possible action on a request to approve a Natural Gas Pipeline extension by Marathon Pipe Line LLC, to run West to East transecting Coal Road, State Highway 288-Business, Shanks Road, Downing Road, and Farm-to-Market (FM) 523, originating from the City of Sweeny and ending in the City of Texas City, Texas. ] ROAD, STATE HIGHWAY 28 B SHANKS ROAD, DOWNING ROAD AND FARM TO MARKET FM 523. ORIGINATING FROM THE CITY OF SOOY AND ENDING IN THE CITY OF TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, US. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT'S BEING BROUGHT TO YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT REQUIRE THESE FORM OF APPLICATIONS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL IN TERMS OF MAJOR PIPELINE OR GAS LINES, THIS PARTICULAR PIPELINE, AS STATED, DOES, OF COURSE, TRANSECT FROM SWEENY ALL THE WAY THROUGH ANGLETON ON THE WAY TO TEXAS CITY. YOU HAVE IN YOUR COPY OF THE COVER ALL OF THE VARIOUS PROFILES THAT WOULD EXTEND IT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, JUST ABOVE COAL ROAD, AS YOU SEE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE PIPELINE HERE, WE DO HAVE AUSTIN HERE FROM THE APPLICANT THAT'S AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. HOWEVER, THE REVIEW DID GO BEFORE THE CITY ENGINEER WITH PROBABLY 2 OR 3 REITERATIONS OF CORRECTIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ON OUR END IN TERMS OF WHERE THE CROSSINGS WOULD TRAVERSE THROUGH BOTH 288 TO 88 B SHANK'S ROAD AREA AND WHAT HAVE YOU, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE PROFILES THAT [02:25:04] SHOW THE DEPTH AT 288 WHICH EXCEEDS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 AND 60FT IN TERMS OF DEPTH BELOW. AND THEN THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS IN THE DETAIL THAT HAVE THE MINIMUM DEPTH BE BELOW ANY OF THE DITCH DITCHES ALONG THE CORRIDORS. THERE WAS A CONCERN RAISED BY THE CITY ENGINEER WHERE IT WOULD TRAVERSE THROUGH FUTURE RIGHT OF WAYS IN TERMS OF OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN FUTURE PROJECTS. BUT SINCE THOSE PROJECTS ARE NOT ON THE BOOKS, IT'S SORT OF HARD TO ANTICIPATE THOSE PROJECTS IN ANY REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT WE WOULD HOPE THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD DO PARTICIPATE IN TERMS OF COORDINATING ANY FUTURE PROJECTS OF THE CITY. I KNOW THAT ON THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU HAVE ATTACHED, THERE ARE SOME NOTES THAT ALLUDE TO THE FACT THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT. I'M SORRY. IT ACTUALLY STATES THAT THE COUNTY WOULD NOT INCUR ANY COST IN TERMS OF THEM PUTTING THE RIGHT OF WAYS BACK INTO PLACE AS THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY. SO THEY WOULD MAKE THAT EDIT AND INCLUDE THE CITY IN, IN THOSE LEVELS OF DETAILS. WE DO HAVE SOME STIPULATIONS ON THIS APPROVAL IN WHICH THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH ANNUAL REPORTS. I THINK THAT'S JANUARY OF EACH YEAR IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT. AND THEN THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE PART OF SECTION FIVE OF THE CODE FIVE DASH 606, IN WHICH THEY WERE TO PROVIDE VARIOUS REPORTS AND PROOFS IN TERMS OF SAFETY, THE BONDS AND ALL OF THAT. ALL OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN CLEARED, AND THEN THEY WERE REQUIRED ALSO TO GET APPROVAL THROUGH TEX DOT AS WELL AS THE RAILROAD, AND THEN COORDINATION WITH BRAZORIA COUNTY ENGINEERING, IN WHICH THERE ARE UNDER REVIEW IN TERMS OF THOSE APPROVALS AS WELL. SO WE'VE CHECKED OFF THE BOXES AND PREPARED THIS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. WE ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE IN TERMS OF THE PIPELINE ALIGNMENT. AND THEN THERE MAY BE SOME TECHNICAL QUESTIONS IN WHICH AUSTIN CAN ANSWER AS WELL. SO I'LL DEFER TO THE COUNCIL AND THEN FOLLOW UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS 20 INCH PIPELINE EXTENSION PROJECT. AND ALSO, I WANTED TO ADD THAT BECAUSE OF THE BW 36 WATER LINE ALONG 288. THEY WOULD COORDINATE COORDINATE WITH THAT AS WELL AND WILL ENSURE THAT THAT HAPPENS AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AUSTIN. THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ADD IS TWO THINGS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME CONSIDERATION. AND OFTEN AT THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS, IT'S A BARRAGE OF WORK, BUT I ONLY HAVE A BARRAGE OF PRAISE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THE FOLKS THAT WE'VE COORDINATED WITH. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, THE CITY OF ANGLETON AND THE PROCESSES AND ORDINANCES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN PLACE AND FOLLOWING THESE IS FAR SUPERIOR TO OTHER CITIES THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH. SO YOU CERTAINLY DESERVE PRAISE FOR THAT. I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. WE OPERATE ANY OTHER PIPELINES IN OUR AREA IN THIS COME THROUGH OUR CITY, NOT THROUGH ANGLETON. NO, SIR. ACTIVE LITIGATION AGAINST YOU ON ANY PIPELINES THAT HAVE COME THROUGH OTHER CITIES AND HAD ISSUES. NO, SIR. WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY LIMITS OF ANGLETON, ARE THERE ANY RIGHT OF WAYS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ACQUIRED YET? RIGHT AWAY? NO. DO YOU HAVE APPROVALS FOR EVERYTHING THROUGH OUR CITY LIMITS? WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. WE HAVE A GREAT SAFETY RECORD. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE SHUT OFF VALVES AT THE CITY GATES? THE LAST PART, PLEASE. SHUT OFF VALVES AT THE CITY GATES. [02:30:04] CITY LIMITS? NO, SIR. VALVES ARE PLACED WITHIN FEDERAL REGULATION REQUIREMENTS, AND SO THEY'RE THROUGHOUT THE LINE. WE HAVE MULTIPLE VALVES. THEY ARE REMOTELY OPERATED. SO AS SOON AS WE WOULD HAVE ANY SIGNS OR ANY NEED TO SHUT DOWN, THEY WILL SHUT DOWN REMOTELY. SO HOW CLOSE IS ONE TO THE THE CLOSEST ONE TO THE CITY? 2004 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 2004, JUST EAST OF US. MAN, WHAT IS THAT? DOWNING LIKE JUST IT'D BE TO THE EAST OF THAT MAJOR INTERSECTION THERE. I'M SORRY. I'M FORGETTING THE. 23. 523 IN 2004 THE FIRST RESIDENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE, THERE'D BE A VALVE RIGHT THERE, PIPELINES GOING FROM SWEENY, TEXAS CITY OR TEXAS CITY BACK OVER TO FLOWING FROM TEXAS OR FROM SWEENY TO TEXAS CITY. YES, SIR. YEAH. IT'S AN LNG PIPELINE. THIS IS NGL NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS. SO IT'S I'M SORRY, IT'S A LIQUID GAS LIQUIDS. YES. SO IT'S LIQUID STATE AND WOULD BE YOUR MIDSTREAM YOUR CONGLOMERATE OF YOUR BUTANE, PROPANE ISOBUTANE ALL THAT TOGETHER. ONCE IT GETS INTO TEXAS CITY, IT WILL BE FRACTIONATED OUT INTO THE INDEPENDENT PRODUCTS. 523 IS A STATE REQUIREMENT. YEAH. SO, SO THEY REQUIRE AT LEAST TEN FEET BELOW THE HIGHWAY AND THE SUB DITCHES. I THINK IN THAT SPOT I'D HAVE TO LOOK IT UP FOR SURE, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE 12 OR 15. BUT IT'S IN THAT GENERAL BETWEEN 10 AND 20 RIGHT THERE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PIPELINE EXTENSION PROJECT AS PRESENTED. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ITEM 16 DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A PROPOSAL FROM A PROPOSAL FROM LANDMARK AQUATIC IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,704 FOR DECKING, [16. Discussion and possible action to approve a proposal from Landmark Aquatic in the amount of $61,704.00 for decking slope corrections and drainage improvements and a proposal in the amount of $9,090.00 for ADA lift replacement at the Angleton Recreation Center Natatorium under BuyBoard Contract No. 701-23 and authorize the Acting City Manager to execute the associated agreements.] SLOPE CORRECTIONS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND A PROPOSAL IN THE AMOUNT OF $99,090. ALMOST 69,000,008. ALMOST 9 MILLION. I HAD TO STOP FOR A SECOND. ADA LIFT REPLACEMENT AT THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER. NATATORIUM UNDER FIVE. BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER 701-23 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE WORDY CONTENT ITEM, BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE GRANT HAS TO HAVE APPROVAL FOR COUNCIL FOR THE FUNDING. SO IT JUST TEND TO GET A LITTLE WORDY ON SOME OF THEM. SO BEFORE YOU TODAY, THIS IS THE LAST COMPONENTS FOR THE POOL PROJECT TO BE ABLE TO GET WITHIN THE COMPLIANCE FOR ADA. AS YOU KNOW, WE RAN INTO SOME HICCUPS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT AS WE WERE REQUIRED TO GET STATE REVIEW TO COME OUT AND DO AN ACCESSIBILITY REVIEW ON IT. ONE OF THE THINGS IDENTIFIED IN IT WAS THE DECKING SLOPE DID NOT MEET THE CURRENT STANDARDS AS A 2% SLOPE, SO WE HAD TO FIND ALTERNATIVES TO THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR POOL IS A LITTLE UNIQUE THAT WE HAVE A DECK DRAIN THAT RUNS THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE POOL. SO ANY CHANGES YOU MAKE SEVERELY ALTER THAT AND HOW THEY TIE IN TO THE REST OF THE DECK DRAINS WITHOUT POTENTIALLY HAVING TO DO THE ENTIRE POOL DECK. SO WE HAVE MET WITH LANDMARK AND ONE OF THEIR ADDITIONAL CONTRACTORS TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AS WELL AS BROUGHT OUT TDLR TO DO AN OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT ON SITE, AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE BIGGEST AREA OF CONCERN WAS FROM THE LOCKER ROOMS AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE. SO WHEN YOU FIRST GO INTO THE POOL AREA. SO THEY ARE GOING TO BE ADJUSTING THAT DECKING TO GET WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE. THAT WILL CREATE THE PATH OF TRAVEL INTO FROM THE LOCKER ROOMS AND THE MAIN MAIN AREA OF THE REC CENTER. AND THEN IT WILL GIVE THEM ACCESS TO THE POOL TO CORRECT THAT COMPLIANCE ISSUE. THE SECOND COMPONENT OF THAT IS THE ADA LIFT. SO THAT'S JUST A TECHNICAL PIECE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE IN PLACE. THIS JUST UPGRADES THAT ONE AS THE ENVIRONMENT OF A POOL TYPICALLY BREAKS DOWN ANYTHING THAT'S IN THERE OVER TIME. SO THAT STARTED TO CORRODE THE BATTERY ON THE CURRENT LIFT HAS STARTED TO GO OUT AND WE'VE STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THAT CHAIR. [02:35:04] SO THIS SECONDARY PORTION OF THAT $9,000 REPLACEMENT IS TO REPLACE THE ADA LIFT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT AS WELL. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW CHAIR. ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TWO CHAIRS? IS IT ARE YOU JUST GOING TO REPLACE A BATTERY. BUT YOU BOUGHT A WHOLE NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. DOES IT ALSO HAVE A BATTERY? YES. SO IT'S ONE CHAIR. WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE CURRENT EXISTING CHAIR WITH A BRAND NEW CHAIR. BUT IT'S NOT BROKEN. THE CURRENT CHAIR IS NOT. NO, IT IS STARTING TO HIT ITS LIFESPAN. AND SO IT'S GOING THROUGH THAT AND BEING IN THE POOL ENVIRONMENT, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND SO WE'RE JUST AT A POINT WHERE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TIE THIS INTO THE GRANT FOR REPLACEMENTS. ARE THERE ANY NEW FEATURES ON THE NEW CHAIR OR JUST IT'LL TAKE YOU FROM THE POOL DECK AND INTO THE POOL, AND THEN TAKE YOU BACK OUT TO THE BATTERIES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WE USUALLY CAN GO A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THEY ARE REPLACED. WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE ONE ON OUR CURRENT ONE AT LEAST ONCE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS THAT I RECALL. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TYPICALLY CAN DO WITHIN OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGETS. THE COST OF A BATTERY A NUMBER, A COUPLE THOUSAND. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE, LIKE I SAID, ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE KIND OF TRY TO FACTOR IN OF MAKING SURE THAT IT'S COMPLIANT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWO POINTS OF ENTRY. AND SO ONE IS OUR STAIRS AND THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE OUR LIFT. SO. THIS IS BEING PAID OUT OF THIS IS ALL OUT OF THE GRANTS. YEP. SO THIS WOULD BE THE OTHER GRANT FUNDING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THAT GRANT FUNDING EARMARKED FOR ANYTHING ELSE. SO ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ARE WE PULLING IT OFF SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S ALREADY PLANNED? SO WE HAD A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO ADDRESS FOR THE REC CENTER. I MEAN, FROM THE LIST OF ADDITIONAL ITEMS IN THE POOL TO FLOORING IN THE WEIGHT ROOM. UPGRADES IN THE GYM. IT COULD, IN THEORY AFFECT THAT FOR SOME OF THE PLANS THAT WE HAD. BUT WE KNEW GOING INTO IT THAT WHEN WE SUBMITTED FOR THE GRANT AND HOW LONG THAT PROCESS TOOK, THAT WE PROBABLY WERE GOING TO SEE SOME THINGS INCREASE IN PRICE. KNOCK ON WOOD, SAY, WHEN I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE RENOVATIONS FOR THE GYM, BASED ON OUR INITIAL PROPOSALS FOR THAT, I SAW MORE FAVORABLE ONES COME IN. SO WE HAVE SOME FUNDING THAT HAS SHIFTED THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO COVER THIS. BUT PRIORITY NUMBER ONE IS THE POOL AND GET THAT DONE AND SEE WORK ON THE NEXT PROJECTS FIRST, AFTER I APPROVE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSALS FROM LANDMARK AQUATIC SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND APPROVAL. SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? YES. THERE WAS NO DICE ON ANY VARIANTS OR ANYTHING. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE PROJECT PRICE THAT WE HAVE OF THAT ALMOST $2 MILLION IN FUNDING, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO GET UP TO ABOUT HALF $1 MILLION. AND THANKFULLY, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE ATE QUITE A BIT OF THE GRANT. THE EARLIEST WE ARE LOOKING RIGHT NOW WOULD BE JUNE 1ST. EARLIEST. THERE IT IS. THERE IS A THE CURRENT TIMELINE IS TWO DAYS REMOVAL, THREE DAYS INSTALL, SEVEN DAYS OF CURE TIME FOR THE NEW CONCRETE. AN ADDITIONAL TWO DAYS TO FINISH UP THE COOL COVE DECKING AND PAINTING THE POOL. WATER IS ALREADY IN THE POOL. THE POOL IS PRETTY CLOSE TO READY. BUT IT IS. IT IS. THIS PROJECT WON'T. YOU WON'T HAVE TO FLUSH THAT SYSTEM OR THE WATER OR ANYTHING. NO, I MEAN, IT'S CURRENTLY IN OPERATION, SO THE WATER IN THE POOL IS. THE PUMPS ARE ALREADY ON CIRCULATING WATER. THEIR BIGGEST ISSUE IS EVERY TIME THEY DO ADDITIONAL WORK, THEY'RE HAVING TO COME BACK OUT AND CLEAN THE POOL. AND I SAY THEM AS IN LANDMARK HAS TO COME OUT AND CLEAN THE POOL, BUT THE, ONCE THE PLASTER WAS DONE WE HAD TO GET WATER BACK IN AND GET IT CIRCULATING TO ENSURE THAT THE PLASTER HELD WELL. SO. HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU IN THAT JUNE 1ST. UNTIL THEY'RE THERE DOING THE WORK. I WOULDN'T SAY THAT I WOULD HOLD IT TO THE JUNE 1ST, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I SEND A MESSAGE EVERY SINGLE MORNING FOR A CHECK IN. SO I'LL BE AT THE POOL FIRST THING TOMORROW WHEN THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL BE THERE. AND SO I PLAN TO PROVIDE A MORE REGULAR UPDATES ON THAT. [02:40:02] BUT UNTIL THEY'RE THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK. WE'LL SEE. LIKE AN IN STOCK ITEM. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. OH YEAH. NO, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET FAIRLY QUICK. AND BECAUSE OTHER ONES CURRENTLY IN WORKING CONDITION WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF IT. YEAH. BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF OUR POOL, HAVING THE TWO REQUIREMENTS, IF OUR CHAIR GOES DOWN WE AREN'T IN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE OF THAT. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING AHEAD OF THAT TO PROVIDE A SECONDARY OPTION. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. WELL I'M GLAD WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR BEING DILIGENT. I'M TRYING. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE IT REOPEN AND WE ARE AS WELL. AND I'VE GOT STAFF THAT ARE READY TO TO GET TO WORK, TO BE IN THERE. SO WE'RE WE'RE TRYING EVERY DAY TO GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. FURTHER DISCUSSION. APPRECIATE YOU JASON. CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 17 DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR 2025 TO 2026. [17. Discussion and possible action on the Mid Year Budget Amendments for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Budget.] FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WILL BE GOING OVER YOUR MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENTS. YOUR DIRECTORS HAVE GONE THROUGH THEIR. FUNDS AND THEIR DEPARTMENTS, AND BASICALLY ALL THEY'VE DONE IS MOVE MONEY AROUND. THEY HAVE NOT INCREASED THEIR BUDGETS. THEY'VE JUST LOOKED AT THEIR LINE ITEMS AND SEEN WHERE SOME OF THEM THEY WILL BE GOING OVER. AND SOME OF THEM THEY CAN MOVE THE MONEY AROUND. BASICALLY, THESE AMENDMENTS ARE AMENDMENTS THAT I HAVE INCREASED TO YOUR REVENUES FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT HAD NOT BEEN BUDGETED FOR. FOR INSTANCE, YOUR GENERAL FUND HAD AN INCREASE OF 831,446 OF AN ADJUSTMENTS TO YOUR REVENUE. THAT MONEY CAME AT THE PAYMENT THAT WAS DONE IN 2023 AS A RECEIVABLE THAT WAS COMING FROM YOUR WATER FUND. YOUR WATER FUND IS PAYING BACK THAT RECEIVABLE. THAT WAS IN YOUR AUDIT FOR 2023. SO THAT IS A SMALL INCREASE TO YOUR GENERAL FUND. IT'S TAKING IT FROM A RECEIVABLE AND PUT IT INTO A REVENUE. SO YOUR GENERAL FUND IS 831,446 INCREASED FOR THIS BUDGET YEAR. IN THE SAME TOKEN, YOUR WATER FUND HAD AN INCREASE OF 1 7,000,256, WHICH IS THE 831 WHICH THEY RECEIVED THIS MONEY FROM YOUR FOR 96, WHICH IS YOUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROJECTS. THAT WAS FOR CAFR FEES THAT WAS BEING PUT INTO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THAT WAS DUE TO YOUR WATER FUND. SO I JUST MOVED IT FROM YOUR FUND 96 TO YOUR WATER FUND, YOUR WATER FUND PAY. THAT WAS DUE TO YOUR GENERAL FUND. YOUR WATER FUND ALSO RECEIVED FOR $125,000 BACK FROM YOUR WATER AND SEWER PLANT THAT THEY HAD PAID FOR PROFESSIONAL FEES AND IT WAS DUE BACK TO THEM. THAT IS MONEY THAT IS PUT INTO YOUR WATER FUND, WHICH HAS BEEN DIVIDED UP FOR 225,000 AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND $200,000 FOR YOUR WATER, FOR YOUR WATER WELLS. SO THOSE ARE INCREASES TO YOUR EXPENDITURES AND AN INCREASE TO THE REVENUE. THE POLICE FUND. FUND TEN. WE DID NOT BUDGET FOR MONEY THAT WAS COMPENSATED, SO I WENT AHEAD AND BUDGETED FOR THAT AND JUST PUT IT IN AS AN EXPENDITURE FOR THAT PARTICULAR FUND. THE ABLC FUND THAT WAS FUND. 40 THOSE ARE FOR THE THREE PROJECTS THAT WE APPROVED DURING THE BUDGET SEASON FOR THE EXTRA FREEDOM PARK, BASE PARK AND THE ABIGAIL. THAT WAS ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT WAS GIVEN TO A B ELK FOR THOSE PROJECTS. SO THE REVENUE WAS PUT IN THERE. AND SO ARE THE EXPENDITURES THE, THE ESCORT ACCOUNT, THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY WAS PUT IN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WAS, HAS BEEN PUT INTO THE YEAR AND THAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THE ANGLETON ISD. THAT WAS THE 55,000 THAT I GAVE TO THEM FROM FUND 131. THEY HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE FUND BALANCE THAT WAS FOR A FIRE TRUCK. [02:45:03] SO IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE FUND. 131 AND GIVEN TO FUND 107 THE ISD SO THEY COULD PURCHASE THAT VEHICLE, THE CAPITAL LEASE. THIS IS JUST MONEY THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FUND. 115 THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT I TOOK OUT OF THE RESERVES OF. 114 WHICH IS THE MONEY THAT I HAVE TO BUY VEHICLES FOR, FOR I PURCHASE THE WATER TRUCK, THE, THE VEHICLE FOR UTILITY BILLING, THE BOND. 122 AND 133 WHEN THE BOND FOR 2022 WAS DONE, WHICH WAS A $10 MILLION BOND, IT WAS PUT ALL INTO ONE BOND, ONE FUND, WHICH IS 122. I SPLIT IT UP BECAUSE 5 MILLION OF IT WILL REALLY BELONG TO THE KMART BUILDING, WHICH IS A WATERFRONT PROJECT, AND THE OTHER 5 MILLION WAS FOR THE ANNEX BUILDING. SO I WENT AHEAD AND DIVIDED THOSE TWO, BECAUSE GENERAL FUND PAYS FOR ITS OWN 5 MILLION AND THE WATERFRONT PAYS FOR THAT 5 MILLION. WHEN THE 2024 TEX DOT AND THE 2025. THOSE ARE THE TWO NEW. THE 2025 IS THE NEW BOND THAT WE JUST DID. AND I JUST MOVED SOME MONEY FOR THE 288 PROJECT. THOSE ARE ALL THE AMENDMENTS THAT I HAD DONE. LIKE I SAID, THE EXPENDITURES THAT THE DEVELOP THAT THE DEPARTMENT, EXCUSE ME, HAVE DONE, THOSE WERE JUST WASHES. THE EXTRA REVENUES ARE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE AND GONE THROUGH THERE AND MOVED THEM FOR YOU. WE ARE LOOKING MUCH BETTER. THE GENERAL FUND HAS THIS NEW MONEY COMING IN. YOUR WATER FUND HAS AN ADDITIONAL MONEY COMING IN FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES THAT WERE NOT PART OF YOUR GENERAL FUND AND YOUR WATER FUND. ARE SALES TAXES UP OUR PROPERTY TAX? LOOKS GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? FEMA HAS SAID THAT THEY WILL LET US KNOW NEXT WEEK IF THEY NEED ANYTHING ELSE. THE LAST I TALKED TO THEM TODAY, THEY PROMISED TO HOPEFULLY GIVE US THE LAST OF OUR 02,000,008. HOPEFULLY BY THIS BUDGET YEAR. DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH. HOPEFULLY THE CHECK'S IN THE MAIL. CHECK'S IN THE MAIL. WHO HAS THE MONEY? THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STILL HAS IT? BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUBMITTED IT TO THE STATE, AND WE'RE WAITING ON THE STATE. WELL, FEMA TOLD ME TODAY THAT THEY HAVE TO LOOK IT OVER EVERYTHING BEFORE THEY SUBMIT IT TO THE STATE FOR THEM TO GIVE US OUR 25% OF WHAT THEY CLAIM IS CORRECT. BUT THAT THEY WERE WORKING REAL HARD TO GIVE US THE MONEY BY THIS BUDGET YEAR. OUR TOTAL IS ONLY 201,000 THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED SO FAR. THEY KNOW WE STILL HAVE OUTSTANDING 2,000,008 PLUS 50. THEY KNOW. THEY KNOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. RIGHT? THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL. THING FOR YOU TO DO ON THE TOP OF THE OTHER STEPS YOU HAD TO DO, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE EMERGENCY MANAGERS. SO CITY IS DOING A GOOD JOB IN TRYING TO COLLECT THAT, BUT YOU DON'T WANT THAT TO GO BY THE WAYSIDE. I APPRECIATE THAT. RIGHT NOW, WHERE DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO FINISH FOR THE YEAR? RIGHT NOW WE WILL BE FINISHING CLOSE TO 25% RESERVE. I DON'T WANT TO HOLD MY FEET TO THE FIRE. WE ARE GOING TO BE IN HURRICANE SEASON. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WILL BRING US. I DO NOT WOULD LIKE TO SPEND ANY OF OUR MONEY THAT WE DO HAVE IN RESERVE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE CANNOT GO OUT FOR ANOTHER BOND IN CASE WE DO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF DEBRIS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SINCE WE DO STILL HAVE THAT NOTE PENDING. IN 2029, IT IS DUE BLUE NOTE, SO WE'RE HOPING TO PAY THAT OUT BEFORE THAT. WE ARE GEARING UP. THE DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE LOOKING OVER THEIR BUDGETS. THEY DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT KEEPING THE SAME BUDGET, BUT EVERYONE IS WELCOME. EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD IS WELCOME TO COME AND SPEAK THEIR PIECE AND TELL THE COUNCIL WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT THEY NEED. [02:50:11] I'LL JUST I'LL START BY SAYING TO THE STAFF, I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING, EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING, AND THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO HELP YOU WHERE WE CAN. BUT JUST BECAUSE THE POSITION WAS THERE BEFORE DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S AN ENTITLEMENT TO HAVE THAT POSITION AGAIN. WE HAVE A LOT OF STAFF WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO LEARN AND TO GROW, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO FIND THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN YOUR DEPARTMENTS THAT ONE MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY. I THINK THIS COUNCIL WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO FIND WAYS TO PROMOTE AND TO EXPAND THE STAFF WE HAVE, BUT TO GO ADDING MORE PEOPLE OFF THE STREET JUST TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE STREET, OFF THE STREET. I DON'T THINK I MEAN, I PERSONALLY WILL NOT SUPPORT THAT UNLESS IT'S VERY MUCH WARRANTED. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NECESSITY FOR, FOR WHATEVER REASON. I WENT TO THE STAFF REPORTS AND I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, I WENT THROUGH COLLEEN'S, I THINK COLLEEN'S STAFF REPORTS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST EYE OPENING ONES THAT I SAW THIS LAST TIME. I WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THAT ONE. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY BECAUSE IT PERTAINS TO THIS. LOOK AT YOUR OVERTIME RATES. AND IF YOU HAVE THAT MUCH OVERTIME IN YOUR DEPARTMENTS, YOU ARE JUSTIFIED TO HAVE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. SO I'M GIVING YOU SOME AMMO. FIRE BACK AT ME. BUT OT RATES ARE LARGE AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE SPEND ON OT. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU GO HIRE PEOPLE AND YOU CONTINUE THE SAME LEVEL OF OT. THAT MEANS YOUR SAVINGS COMES FROM OT BACK TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. SO THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I SAW THAT I THINK I WANT TO ARM YOU WITH. NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MID-YEAR BUDGET. I THINK THAT THE FUNDING. I THINK IS DOING VERY WELL. WHAT'S OUR INTEREST RATE? HOW MUCH HAVE WE RECEIVED ON INTEREST? WE RECEIVED 2% AT THE BANK. WE HAVE THE. CAPITAL FUNDING PLAN THAT WE'RE INVESTING OUR INVESTMENT PLAN. YES. HOW MUCH ARE WE RECEIVED ON THAT? FIVE. STRAIGHT, 5%. YOU CAN'T GO UP OR DOWN. NO, BUT THE MONEY HASN'T BEEN SPENT, SO THE MONEY IS SITTING THERE. 5%. THAT'S ADDED REVENUE THAT WE THOUGHT HOW MUCH YOU RECEIVED OFF THAT ISSUE? NO, I, I HAVEN'T LOOKED. OKAY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER I DO NOT BUDGET INTEREST ON THE BONDS, BUT THAT IS SITTING THERE. IT IS SITTING THERE AND IT IS THE CURRENT INTEREST. BUT WHENEVER I HAVE A PROJECT, I DO NOT INCLUDE THE INTEREST THAT'S IN THERE BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE A SETBACK OR SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED THAT MONEY FOR SET ASIDE. DID WE DID WE COVER WHAT THAT THAT BALLOON PAYMENT ON THAT NOTE WE HAD COMING DUE IN 2029 WAS I HAD TO SCURRY OFF REAL QUICK. THAT BALLOON PAYMENT IS FOR THAT. THAT NOTE. NO, I KNOW WHAT IT'S FOR. I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW MUCH. HOW MUCH IN DOLLARS. HOW MUCH IN DOLLARS? I FORGOT I'D FORGOTTEN HOW. BALLOON PAYMENT. HOW MUCH MONEY? IT'S ABOUT 2 MILLION. EIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THE BALLOON PAYMENT IS. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, THE FEMA MONEY. SO IF WE RECEIVE THE FEMA MONEY, MY ANTICIPATION IS IF WE GET PAID THE FEMA MONEY, I CAN WE CAN PAY THE THE CITY CAN PAY OFF THE BOND. THE NOTE WE COULD GO UP FOR ANOTHER BOND. EXACTLY. FOR THE 4 MILLION. AND WE WOULD REPLACE THAT. I NS RATE THAT YOU'RE PAYING NOW. AND IT WOULDN'T HURT YOU IN ANY WAY. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO RAISE PROPERTY TAXES FOR, FOR THAT BOND, THAT PARTICULAR NEW BOND. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF YOU DON'T, YOU. THAT WOULD INCREASE YOUR INS RATE AND DECREASED YOUR M AND M. SO THAT'S WHY I SPECIFICALLY DID ASK FEMA WHEN WOULD THEY ANTICIPATE PAYMENT. AND SHE SAID THAT BY NEXT WEEK, WE SHOULD KNOW IF THERE'S ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR PAPERWORK THAT NEEDS TO BE RESUBMITTED. AND THEN IT WOULD TAKE ROUGHLY A MONTH TO TWO MONTHS THAT WE'RE NUMBER SIX IN THE PATHWAY OF TEN. [02:55:21] SALES TAX. WHAT DID WE BUDGET FOR? WE BUDGETED FOR SIX. WE'RE AT THREE. WE'RE AT THREE. AND FOR THOSE AT HOME LISTENING, WHERE YOU ASK THE QUESTION OF PARKS AND WHY WE SPEND MONEY ON PARKS. I THINK THE IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY AND YOU CAN BACK THIS UP, IS. ABLC IS FUNDING 80% OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE PARK SYSTEM. YES. AND THE OTHER 70% IS GOING TO PARK PROJECTS. YES. WE HAD ONE DRAINAGE PROJECT THIS YEAR, BUT THAT MONEY IS SET ASIDE STRICTLY FOR PARKS AND DRAINAGE. CORRECT. WHICH WAS VOTED ON BY THE VOTERS, CORRECT? YES. CHANGE THAT. THE VOTERS WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND CHANGE THAT. CORRECT. WE CAN ALLOW THAT MONEY TO BE USED FOR OTHER THINGS. CORRECT. AND OH, THIS ALSO, SINCE I'M ON THE STREETS. ONE SIN IS GOING TO THE GENERAL FUND. AND THAT GENERAL FUND. HOW MUCH ARE YOU MOVING NOW? BACK TO THE STREET FUND. 2%. 1%. IT'S NOT VERY MUCH, BUT IT'S A START. THAT GOES ONLY TO STREETS. ONLY TO STREETS. AND HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE IN THE STREET FUND? ABOUT 349,000. I HAVE THE 2 MILLION. BUT OF COURSE THAT 2 MILLION IS FOR IS FOR THE STREET PARRISH STREET. AND THAT BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE 683,000 LEFT IN THE 2018 BOND, THAT'S STRICTLY FOR STREETS. WHAT'S YOUR DAYS ON THE WATER? WASTEWATER AND WATER. WHAT AM I? WHAT DAYS? DAYS. YOUR OPERATION DAYS. HOW MANY DAYS ARE WE AT IN THE. IN THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE WATER. THE WATER FUND IS STILL REAL LOW. WE ONLY HAD A 4% RESERVE. BUT IT WAS POSITIVE LAST YEAR. WE DID END UP POSITIVE. IT IS LOOKING BETTER THIS YEAR. ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED? YOU NEED AN APPROVAL FROM THE MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENTS, RIGHT? YES, SIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS AS DISCUSSED. COUNCILMAN SARTIN. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS. THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 18TH APRIL DEPARTMENT REPORTS. [18. April Department Reports] I DO WANT TO REALLY TOUCH ON COLLINS REPORT. ONE QUESTION, CHIEF. CAN YOU ASK HER ON? SHE PUT AS OF 430, 2026, SINCE SHE DID TAKE OUT THE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS ACTUAL HEAD COUNT, RIGHT? THIS IS NOT OPEN POSITIONS. YES. I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE'S CHANGING TO, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE. WE WENT FROM FISCAL YEAR 24, 149 EMPLOYEES TO FISCAL YEAR 26. [03:00:02] 140 EMPLOYEES DROPPED FROM NINE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S STILL CORRECT. AND THEN. WHEN I LOOKED AT. HER COSTS, SUSIE. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THE GRAPH THAT SHE HAS ON THERE ON THE LABOR COST. SHOWS 13.5 MILLION FOR CURRENT YEAR BUDGET 300 000 FROM PRIOR YEAR. BUT GOING FROM 9.5 MILLION IN 22, 23. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE AND HEADCOUNTS DON'T JIVE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT JUST DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME. SO I WANTED TO FIND OUT MORE FROM HER. THE OVERTIME COST. YOU CAN SEE THAT'S THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE. AND THEN OPEN POSITIONS SHE HAD ON HERE. I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE FULL NUMBER FOR THE FULL VERSION. REPLACING STEWART RIGHT. I THINK THE REPORT WAS DONE PRIOR TO I NOTICED GOING IN. OKAY. I WANTED TO ASK. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? SERVICES. THE. THE CHARTS AND GRAPHS AND NUMBERS. I APPRECIATE IT, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME OVERLAP THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO. AND I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. YES. YEAH. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THEY HAVE A RUNNING SPREADSHEET AND WE HAVE TWO INSPECTORS INPUTTING LIVE INFORMATION. SO WE HAD TO MERGE A LOT OF THE CATEGORIES. SO THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THE DUPLICATION, WHERE ONE OF THEM MIGHT CALL SOMETHING OFFENSE AND SOMEONE ADDED SOME OTHER TEXT TO IT. SO IT DUPLICATED THE GRAPHICS. SO WE WILL BE WORKING ON FLUSHING THAT OUT. SO YOU WILL SEE JUST SOME MINOR DUPLICATION. BUT WE HAD A LOT MORE DUPLICATION THAN WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. SO WE DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. JUNK VEHICLES ON HERE SEVEN TIMES BECAUSE OF THE TWO INPUTS, AND THERE THEY'RE CALLING THEM DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE WILL WORK ON THAT. IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT WHEN THEY'RE WORKING ON A LIVE SPREADSHEET AND NOT TOGETHER. SO THEY'RE NOT DROP DOWNS TO CHOOSE FROM OR THERE ARE DROP DOWNS. WE'RE NOT THAT FANCY YET, BUT WE'LL GET THERE. YES. BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT THAT THEY'RE TAKING THE DATA AND ACTUALLY MAKING IT MORE ORGANIZED. SO WE WOULD HOPE THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT NEXT TIME, THAT'LL BE PERFECTED. OKAY. JUST THE TOOLS OF EXCEL AND THEY'RE LEARNING IT. LIKE EVERY, EVERY TIME, EVERY MONTH, THESE REPORTS ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. YES. YEAH. IT WAS A CHALLENGE AT FIRST. AND CHIEFS WORKING ON AN EXCEL CLASS. YES, MA'AM. WE DON'T WANT THE MAYOR TO TEACH US PIVOT TABLES. SAY YES. NOW YOU SAY NO. I TOLD HIM I'LL COME. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND GIVE A CLASS. I'LL ATTEND. I COULD USE SOME POINTERS. SO YOU'RE CLOSE? CHIEF. YOU'RE CLOSE. YOU'RE CLOSE TO HAVING THE CLASS. YES, MA'AM. YES. I'M FREE. DEPUTY MAYOR. WE LOVE YOU, MAYOR. DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. [03:05:08] WHILE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT US ON DEMOLITIONS AND SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES THE ONE AT VELASCO SIGNATURE CAME THROUGH. I SIGNED IT, AND IT'S MOVING FORWARD. THEY HAD 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT I GAVE THEM. CORRECT. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE COMING RIGHT DOWN THE PIPE. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS SET FOR LATE JULY. THOSE HAVE BEEN THE ADS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED. NOTICE NOTICES ARE OUT. WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING THE STAGES, BUT WE DO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING SET. I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THIS COUNCIL IS TAKING ACTION ON GETTING THESE OLD BUILDINGS TAKEN DOWN. YES, SIR. AND EVEN SOME RESIDENTIAL HOUSES TAKEN DOWN. YES, SIR. SUBSTANDARD. YES. THANK YOU. THERE'S A CERTAIN WAY WE HAVE TO GO ABOUT DOING IT. THAT'S WHY IT TAKES THE TIME IT TAKES. I. LIKE HOW YOU'RE TRYING TO ANTICIPATE OUR REQUEST. YOU HAVE MONTHLY REPORT TOPICS? YES. I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST TO YOU IS. I MEAN, FOR ME PERSONALLY, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THIS REPORT IS THERE'S FOUR BASIC THINGS I THINK I GET. WE GET THE MOST REQUESTS ON. ONE IS THE STREET OVERLAYS BECAUSE WE'VE INVESTED THE EQUIPMENT. SO WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT STREETS WERE OVERLAID OR FIXED OR EVERY MONTH. AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. SECOND IS DITCHES, BECAUSE WE REQUESTED THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES WHAT DITCHES HAVE BEEN DONE. WHICH ONES ARE IN THE QUEUE? THE STREET SWEEPER WHICH ALWAYS GETS REQUESTED IS WHAT STREETS WERE SWEPT AND WHAT'S BEEN WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. AND FOR ME, THE LAST ONE IS WATER LINE. SEWER LINE BREAKS AND FIXES. HOW MANY HOURS SPENT ON THAT? HOW MUCH IS THE COST PER MONTH THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON THIS? I THINK FOR ME, THOSE ARE THE BIG BOARD THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE EVERY MONTH AND LIKE A STANDARD REPORT. I LIKE HOW YOU'RE TRYING TO ANTICIPATE OUR QUESTIONS. SO YOU'RE DOING YOUR BEST. I WILL SAY THAT, STREETS. I DO HAVE A REQUEST THAT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT IN HERE THAT I DON'T SEE. AND IT WAS IN FRONT OF RANCHO WHERE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO PAINT THE SIDE OF THE CURB. DID THAT EVER GET DONE? THE STREET. THE THERE WAS ONE CROSSWALK THAT WAS PAINTED. RIGHT. CORRECT. ON THE SPANISH TRACE. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S MUSTANG OR LASSO. ONE OF THE TWO. YES. IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE SIDE OF SPANISH TRACE THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO PAINT. NO PARKING. PAINT. NO PARKING SIGNS UP THERE. YEAH, SO FAR, ONE DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, SIR. IT ONLY GOES SO FAR. RIGHT THERE. IT DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. AND THAT WAS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, PAINTING THAT CURB DOWN SO THAT THEY COULDN'T PARK RIGHT THERE ON TOP OF IT AND BASICALLY GO TO THE SPOT WHERE THE SIGN IS AND THEY GO RIGHT BEHIND THE SIGN. THAT WAS A REQUEST THAT I GUESS I BROUGHT THE GENERAL QUESTION OF STRIPING IN GENERAL. ARE WE DOING THAT IN HOUSE? NO, WE DON'T DO STRIPING IN HOUSE. WE DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT FOR IT. I THINK THEY USED TO YEARS AGO, YEARS AGO. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO IF YOU WOULD LIKE. SOMETHING WE CAN EXPLORE. AND I WILL SAY THAT YOU KNOW, REPAIRING ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE, ALL THE EQUIPMENT REPAIRS WE'VE HAD, WE ACTUALLY HAD TO MOVE THE FUNDING THAT WE HAD SET ASIDE FOR ROAD STRIPING TO GO TO EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE TO GET OUR EQUIPMENT REPAIRED AND BACK ON THE ROAD. SO BECAUSE THAT LINE ITEM WAS EXPENDED. [03:10:14] IT SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY THING WE EVER GET STRIPED CROSSWALKS. WE'RE NOT RESTRIPING OUR ROADS. A LOT OF THEM KNOW A LOT OF THEM. AND THEN SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WE GO AND OVERLAY A LOT OF THESE ROADS, RIGHT? AND WE DON'T GET BACK AND STRIPE THEM. SO THEY'RE JUST LEFT WITH NO MARKINGS. SO DOES THE COUNTY DO THAT AFTER WE TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO. BUT I CAN DEFINITELY INQUIRE AGAIN ABOUT IT. MIGHT BE NICE TO LOOK INTO THE COST OF THE EQUIPMENT AS WELL. YES, WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT. I KNOW HENDERSON ROADS ON OUR LIST AT ONE SPOT AND THAT ROAD NEEDS STRIPING ON IT. YES. ARE THEY GOING TO STRIPE IT OR DO WE NEED TO LOOK INTO AN OPTION TO STRIPE THAT AFTER IT'S OVER? LIKE BECAUSE THIS IS SAYING THAT IT SHOULD BE DONE THIS SUMMER? MORE WATER METERS HAVE TO BE CHANGED OUT. I SEE THAT ON THERE. SO WE THERE IS TWO LEFT ON THE LIST ON THE WORK ORDERS THAT WE, WE HAD A MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK WITH THEM. WE MEET WITH THEM WEEKLY. THERE WAS TWO LEFT OF WORK ORDERS FOR THE INCH AND A HALF AND TWO INCHES. AND THEN FROM THERE WE'RE GOING TO JUMP TO EVERYTHING THREE INCH AND ABOVE. AND I KNOW THERE WAS SOME COMPOUND METERS THAT DIDN'T GET INCLUDED ORIGINALLY, JUST DUE TO THE WAY THEY'RE ABLE TO PULL THE REPORTS OUT OF ENCODE. THOSE COMPOUND METERS JUST DON'T COME OUT WITH IT. I THINK THERE WAS A DOZEN OF THOSE AND WE ALREADY HAD 15 MORE TO DO. SO THAT'S WHAT, 20? ABOUT 27 LARGE METERS. ONCE WE FINISH THESE THREE INCH AND A HALF AND TWO INCHES. SO THEN WE HAVE THOSE LEFT. SO THEN WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE REGROUPING WITH AQUA METRIC TO SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO TACKLE THOSE. OR IF THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH FUNDING LEFT IN THE PROJECT TO DO ALL 27 OF THOSE LARGE ONES, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO LIKE RETROFITTING, RIGHT? WHERE WE CAN PULL THE PULL THE BASICALLY PULL THE GUTS OUT OF THAT METER OUT AND JUST PUT A NEW REGISTER IN THERE THAT'LL, YOU KNOW, READ ELECTRONICALLY. THERE'S THOSE OPTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WEIGH OUT EVERYTHING TO TRY TO SEE HOW MANY WE CAN GET DONE THROUGH THEM. AND THEN THE REST IS GOING TO BE UP TO US TO, TO FINISH. SO WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET MOST OF THEM COMPLETED AT LEAST. AND THEN AND THEN WE'LL STEP IN AND CHANGE ANY OTHER ONES THAT WE NEED TO. SO WE'RE GETTING REALLY, REALLY CLOSE. AND THE GOAL IS STILL TO HAVE THEM ALL DONE BY THE END OF THE BY THE END OF 26. SO STILL WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR. I WAS GOING TO TALK. IF POLICE WILL KILL US. I CAN'T HEAR YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE WAY BACK THERE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP HERE, PLEASE? WE GO LIGHT ON US. I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU KUDOS, CHIEF. SOUNDS LIKE YOU DON'T WANT THAT. I WAS GOING TO SAY. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE TRENDING DOWN. AND. LOOK AT APRIL 24TH VERSUS APRIL 26TH. AND YOU LOOK AT CLASS C. WE WENT FROM 160 CLASS C DOWN TO 27 APRIL 26TH. AND. THE NUMBERS IN 24 WERE MASSIVE COMPARED TO 25 AND 26. IF YOU COMPARE IT TO 25 AND 26. CHARGES ARE DOWN FIVE. CLASS C'S ARE DOWN. FELONIES ARE DOWN. THESE CALLS FOR SERVICE HAVE GONE FROM 8109 IN APRIL OF 24, DOWN TO 3239 APRIL 26TH. I. WANT TO SAY WELL DONE TO THE CITIZENS. I HEAR A LOT. SOMETIMES PEOPLE SAY, I HEAR THE SIRENS RUNNING ALL THE TIME. AND I HEAR, YOU KNOW, CRIMES ON THE RISE EVERYWHERE. WELL, IT SEEMS PRETTY GOOD. WE ALWAYS WANT LESS CRIME. ONE'S TOO MANY. DIDN'T SEE THAT. OUR BUSIEST DAY AND TIME IS THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 A.M.. [03:15:10] YOU'RE OUT ON THE ROADS THURSDAY MORNING AT 10 A.M.. OUR 410 WORKERS ARE WILING OUT BECAUSE IT'S THEIR FRIDAY. ONE THING ABOUT THE SIRENS I LIKE TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SIRENS THAT ARE GOING TO CALLS IN THE CITY. SINCE ALL OF OUR COVERAGE, WE HAVE THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTY FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT. SO THAT'S WHY WE HEAR THE AMBULANCES A BUNCH. YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD POINT, CHRISSY, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT FIRE CALLS WENT FROM 73 TO 70 8 TO 104. SO FIRE CALLS ARE WAY UP THIS YEAR. AND MS CALLS ARE ALMOST 100 MORE. ABOUT 75 MORE THAN WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE LAST YEAR. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE HEARING, MOSTLY. DO YOU. HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE WORKING WITH MR. TO LET YOU KNOW WE'RE WORKING WITH. WE HAVE FOUR OPENINGS. WE'RE WORKING TO GET SOME MORE. BUT AS SOON AS WE GET THEM FILLED, PEOPLE LEAVE AND THEY TELL THE COUNTY PEOPLE TO QUIT PAYING SO MUCH MONEY, WE'D BE BETTER. GUYS AND GALS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB. LIKE I SAID EARLIER DURING THE PRESENTATION, THEY DID A GREAT JOB OUT THERE. LOOK AT THE RESPONSE TIME. THE RESPONSE TIMES ARE GREAT. YOU WON'T SEE THAT. YOU KNOW, WE STILL GO OUT AND HELP WHENEVER WE NEED TO IN THE COUNTY. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CALLS TO COUNTY AND WE DO THAT. WE'LL NEVER SAY NO TO ANYBODY. ASK FOR HELP. SO THEY'RE WORKING HARD. WE'RE TRAINING RIGHT NOW. I THINK WE HAVE 2 OR 3 TRAINING. WE'RE ANTICIPATING HIRING FOR FOUR. THERE'LL BE FOUR MORE TRAINING. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP SOME FOLKS. BUT IT'S THOSE GUYS AND GALS OUT THERE DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB. DETECTIVES DISPATCH EVERYBODY'S DOING A GREAT JOB. TELL THEM THANK YOU. AND SO I WAS JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT PARKS FOR A SECOND. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YOU DON'T GO UP THERE UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU. GOOD TO SEE THE PARK PROJECTS CONTINUING. JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, IT'S LISTENING THAT THE FREEDOM PARK PLAYGROUND IS NOW OPEN. I DID WANT TO POINT OUT ON THE FIELD SIX AT BATES THAT THE DUGOUTS DON'T HAVE COVERS OVER THEM. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. OKAY. YEAH. ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS. I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS BRINGING THAT UP. I WAS LIKE, WELL, ARE THEY GOING TO NOT PUT A COVER OVER IT OR SOMETHING? DIDN'T MAKE THE BUDGET. THAT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL THOSE PROJECTS COMING ALONG. AND ABIGAIL, HER PART THAT IT'S NICE TO SEE. THEY'RE MOVING OVER THERE. A LOT OF DIRTY MOVING. JUST PRAY FOR NO MORE RAIN. WELL, NOT A LOT. JUST JUST ENOUGH THAT TURNS INTO MONEY ELSEWHERE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. IT CAN ONLY RAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHTS WHEN IT GETS TWO DAYS FOR IT TO DRY. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OH, I'M EXCITED ABOUT FREEDOM PARK. THE FOURTH GRADERS FROM RANCHO WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR DAY TRIP ON FRIDAY. THEY WERE WAITING TO SEE AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO. SO THAT'S EXCITING. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I WAS WAITING. ONE OF THEM ALREADY TEXTED ME. I GUESS IT WAS YESTERDAY. CAN WE OPEN NOW? A QUICK PROJECT DID A GOOD JOB. TURN AROUND ON THAT. STANDPOINT, CAN I JUST POINT OUT THAT ALL OF THESE DIRECTORS ARE DOING ONE HECK OF A JOB, AND I LIKE TO PRAISE HIM ALL THE TIME. THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, A GOOD JOB, THEY'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I'VE COME TO APPRECIATE HIM A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN YOU'VE HAD ME IN THIS POSITION, AND I TRY TO PRAISE HIM EVERY TIME I GET A CHANCE. [03:20:04] BUT JUST JUST KNOW THAT THEY ARE THEY'RE WORKING VERY, VERY HARD FOR YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? AS ALWAYS, APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. I'M GOING TO GO TO COMMUNICATIONS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL. A COUPLE THINGS. [COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL] ONE, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT ON THIS AGENDA. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO THOUGH, AND THAT WAS THE PURCHASING PLAN FOR. HOW WILL WE BUY LOCAL. WHAT STEPS ARE WE TAKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BUYING LOCAL AS MUCH AS WE CAN? IF THERE'S AN EDUCATIONAL NEED TO GIVE BUSINESSES HOW THAT WOULD WORK. I WANT TO BRING THAT TO COUNCIL AND HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT. AND LIKE ANY BUSINESS LEADERS THAT WANT TO COME TO THIS. THAT WAS ONE THE OTHER ONE WAS THE ROAD PROJECT. I THINK WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON THE NEXT COUNCIL AGENDA. IF YOU HAVE ANY ROADS THAT YOU HAVE SENT OUT. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU STILL WANT TO SEE, LET'S GET IT IN SO WE CAN HAVE IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO FIX THESE ROADS. SO WE CAN GET STAFF WORKING ON A PLAN FOR COST SO WE CAN GO TO THE VOTERS ON THAT WHEN'S OUR DEADLINE TO AUGUST? AUGUST. YEAH. AUGUST. AUGUST. THE THING WAS AUGUST 13TH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAS THE 1ST OF AUGUST. WELL, WE GOTTA MOVE FAST. YES. I BASICALLY MEANS YOU HAVE FIVE MEETINGS LEFT BETWEEN NOW. AND THE LAST ONE WAS YOU TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE ABOUT THESE DATA CENTERS. AND WE, WE TALK ABOUT CHANGING THE ZONING FOR THOSE. I WANTED I THOUGHT WE HAD A DISCUSSION ON THAT. YEAH. THAT WE WANTED TO BRING THAT BACK. SO RIGHT NOW, WHERE CAN THE DATA CENTER GO IN. PROBABLY CG DEPENDING ON THE NOISE IT COULD BE INDUSTRIAL. WE WOULD HOPE IT WOULD BE INDUSTRIAL. SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS BRING THAT TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND FIND OUT THE DETAILS OF WHERE OUR INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS ARE. WHAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS AND THE REQUIREMENTS WE WANT TO PUT ON THEM IF THEY COME INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WE'RE WE'RE LIMITED ON WHAT WE CAN DO OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. IT'S IN THE ETJ IF IT'S OUTSIDE THAT COUNTY, BUT IN WORKSHOP, IT MAY PROTECT THE CITY. OKAY. YES, A WORKSHOP NEXT MEETING? YES. YEP. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SEND IT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FIRST? TO YOU FIRST. ANY COMMISSION WOULD BE GREAT. I'LL DO THAT IN HERE, AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM. YES. THAT'S ALL FOR ME. OTHER THAN. THANK YOU. AS ALWAYS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE PROJECTS MOVING. I LIKE THAT WE'RE STARTING TO BE NIMBLE AND MOVING THINGS AND NOT THE GOVERNMENT THAT MOVES THAT. AND THANK YOU. KYLE. THE FORKLIFT IS GONE. BUT THE FORKLIFT IS GONE. A FORKLIFT THAT HAS NOT MOVED FROM UNION PACIFIC'S PROPERTY FOR SEVEN YEARS. EIGHT YEARS. SO IT TOOK A WHILE TO FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON. DID Y'ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE A FIRE HYDRANT? THAT'S FROM 1927. AND I SAW IT THE OTHER DAY. THAT WAS BACK THERE, FURTHER BACK ON MURRAY, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT ONE ON THE CORNER. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN, I THINK ON MAGNOLIA FUNCTIONING, 1927. IT STILL WORKS YES. AND THE ONE WE REPLACED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WAS FROM 1950 53 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. GOT OUR MONEY. THE AGE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. GOT OUR MONEY'S WORTH OUT OF IT. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. 70 PLUS. [03:25:01] I THINK A COUPLE OF THE ISSUES THAT I WOULD HOPE TO ADDRESS WERE ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP TONIGHT. SO I STILL WANT FEEDBACK ON. IT'S THE SAME IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT VOTER ISSUES FOR FINANCING BOND OBLIGATIONS. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CALL IT? LOANS. I DO WANT TO ALSO BRING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE CHARTER ON A BLC TO EXPAND THE ABILITY OF ABLC TO SPEND ITS FUNDS ON ROADS, IN ADDITION TO PARKS AND DRAINAGE LIKE THE DRAINAGE AND ROADS GO TOGETHER, AND ALSO THE PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CHARTER TO ALLOW FOR A FOURTH TWO YEAR TERM. AGAIN, I KNOW I'M ROLLING OFF. I WILL NOT RUN FOR REELECTION. I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. I DO THINK IT'S FOR THE BEST LONG TERM BENEFIT OF THE CITY. NOT A PERSONAL PLOY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NO, I JUST I JUST WANT THOSE THINGS. BUT. YOU BROUGHT IT UP. WE'RE GETTING TO AUGUST. I FEEL LIKE THOSE LANGUAGE HAS TO START BEING CRAFTED. ESSENTIALLY THE ONE ON TERM LIMITS. YES. YES. ONE THING TO POINT OUT ALSO IS THAT, YOU KNOW, BATES PARK HAS BEEN PACKED THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKENDS WITH THOSE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS. I HOPE TO SEE SALES TAX. PRETTY GOOD AFTER THAT. AND WE HAVE THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT COMING TO ANGLETON. IS THAT CORRECT? JULY. JULY. YEAH. SO PEOPLE ASK WHY DO WE INVEST IN OUR PARKS? WELL, HOPEFULLY THOSE PARKS ARE GOING TO PAY US BACK. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551 GOVERNMENT CODE, [EXECUTIVE SESSION] IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED THEREIN. ITEM 19. DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ONE TO DISCUSS AND DELIBERATE REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY AND WHICH GOVERNMENTAL BODY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS OR TWO TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT. SUBDIVISION ONE COUNSEL WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 930. COMING BACK OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 1019. [OPEN SESSION] COUNSELOR, DO YOU HAVE ANY ACTION? NO ACTION. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL ADJOURN. COUNSEL AT TEN, 19 AND 27 SECONDS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.