Aug 11, 2026 City Council

JUSTIN WEATHERS. DO YOU NEED MY ADDRESS? NO, YOU'RE FINE.

AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. WE ARE THE DEVELOPER AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

AS MR. OTIS SAID, WE PLAN ON EXTENDING THE UTILITIES TO THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF OUR PROPERTY AND MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE TO THE ALL THAT AGRICULTURAL LAND TO THE NORTH AND TO THE WEST.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE THE SURVIVAL PROJECT.

SO, I DON'T REALLY. IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON FOR ME TO GO ON.

WE'LL PROBABLY ASK YOU QUESTIONS AFTER WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR AGAINST THIS ITEM? COUNCIL. MAKE A MOTION CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

I HAVE A MOTION CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. WE'RE NOW AT A PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY, OTIS, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY ADDITIONALLY? NO, SIR. IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD IT'S FOR THE PURPOSES OF A 711 TRUCK STOP. THEY WOULD NOT HAVE SHOWERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, JUST LIKE THE OTHERS. OTHER THAN THAT, I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING THAT I'D LIKE TO ADD. I WILL SAY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT DENIED THEIR REQUEST TO ACCESS OFF OF THE FEEDER ROAD WHICH WOULD BE WHAT LEADS TO THE BUSINESS AS YOU SEE ALONG 288 TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST OF THIS PROPERTY.

THEY DENIED ENTRANCE OFF OF HERE.

THEY DID NOT ENTRANCE OFF OF THE FEEDER ROAD, WHICH IT'S NOT A HEAVY TRAVELED ROAD. I THINK IT'S JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF THAT BUSINESS.

FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL, IT'S PRETTY HEAVILY TRAVELED THESE DAYS.

IN TERMS OF THE TRUCK ACCESS TO THAT BUSINESS, YOU MEAN NOW, THIS IS NOT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY FEEDER.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PRIVATE.

THERE'S A SERVICE.

THE SERVICE ROAD.

THEY WERE DENIED ACCESS OFF OF THE SERVICE ROAD. EXCUSE ME.

OKAY, IF I DIDN'T MAKE THAT CLEAR. THAT FRONTAGE SERVICE ROAD WHICH LEADS TO NOWHERE BUT THAT BUSINESS.

THE GATE TO THE BUSINESS.

SUNBELT.

SO, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A PROCESS FOR GETTING PAST THAT, BUT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH. BUT THAT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE HELPED US IN TERMS OF AN ACCESS MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE.

WE FELT. SO, THEY'LL ONLY HAVE ONE ACCESS COMING OFF OF HERE OR TWO INTERESTS RIGHT THERE.

JUSTIN, IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT. I CAN'T RECALL IF YOU MODIFIED IT SINCE YOU GOT YOUR DENIAL.

DID YOU GIVE THAT SOME CONSIDERATION? YES, SIR.

TXDOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PINCH POINT, I GUESS I'LL CALL IT, BETWEEN THE PRIVATE ROAD THAT GOES TO SUNBELT AND PEOPLE COMING OFF THE FREEWAY.

THAT WOULD BE. THEY WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND THAT WOULD BE HEAVILY, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE. SO, THEY DENIED US. WE WANTED. WE WANTED ACCESS FOR OUR AUTOS TO HELP INCREASE TRAFFIC FLOW.

AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO GET IN. GET IN AND OUT OF. AND THEY DENIED THAT.

SO, YES, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE HAVE ONE ACCESS POINT OFF OF 523.

OKAY. AND, ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU ONLY BUY THIS PORTION RIGHT HERE THAT'S IN LIGHT BLUE? YES, SIR. 5.2 ACRES.

SO, YOU DON'T OWN ANY OF THE REST OF THIS OR ARE YOU PLANNING TO OWN ANY OF THE REST OF THIS? NO, SIR.

AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF A TRAFFIC STUDY.

I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION.

WE'RE, MATTER OF FACT, TOMORROW AT ONE O' CLOCK WE HAVE OUR SCOPING MEETING. SO, WE'RE ABOUT TO KICK THAT OFF AND THAT WILL HELP JUST DETERMINE, I GUESS, DRIVEWAY WIDTHS AND IF WE NEED A DIESEL LANE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

OKAY, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? I GUESS MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS GOING TO BE THAT INTERSECTION RIGHT THERE OFF OF 523 COMING DOWN RIGHT BEFORE LOVES, IT...

YES, IT'S IN THE PHOTOS.

NO, KEEP GOING RIGHT THERE.

WITH OUR CURRENT SITUATION ON 523, WITH OUR NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LIGHT OR LACK

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OF A LIGHT CONTROL AT THAT INTERSECTION AND COMING AROUND THAT CORNER. SO, I WONDER HOW TXDOT WILL REVIEW THAT.

IS THAT COMING OFF OF 288? YES.

WELL, THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS RIGHT HERE, WHEN YOU'RE GOING 523, YOU GO AROUND THAT CURVE BACK THERE.

THAT'S FURTHER DOWN.

WELL, OUR, OUR, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW. HOW MUCH OUR TRAFFIC STUDY WILL IMPACT THAT.

THAT MUCH FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. WE'LL SEE, BUT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT BEYOND MY SCOPE, SO.

SURE.

AND OUR ENGINEER WAS. WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE. HE'S ON. HE'S ON THE ZOOM, BUT HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BECAUSE HIS WIFE GOT ILL, SO. BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU GUYS.

I'M HERE, JUSTIN.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT'S THE TIMING? BECAUSE WE'RE HAVE TO BORE.

WELL, RUNNING WATER.

GIVEN, I THINK, NINE MONTHS, SOMETHING. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES TO GET THROUGH PERMITTING, WE WILL.

WE'LL BE CLOSING IN NOVEMBER ON THE PROPERTY.

GRANTED WE GET THE ZONING AND THE ANNEXATION APPROVED.

WE WILL.

AND IF TXDOT DOESN'T DENY US OUR ONE AND ONLY ACCESS POINT, WHICH IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT THEY WILL, BUT THEN WE'LL BE CLOSING IN NOVEMBER AND MOVING, YOU KNOW, FULL SPEED AT THAT POINT TO GET ALL PERMITS. AND SO, IT'S TOUGH TO SAY RIGHT NOW, BUT PROBABLY I WOULD SAY NINE MONTHS TO 12 MONTHS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

NO, I KNOW THEY'RE, WE'LL GET, LIKE, THE PRICE OF THE BORE WHEN THEY'RE.

WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR CONTRACTOR PRICE OUT THEIR ENTIRE UTILITY SCOPE, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL KNOW WHAT OUR COST OF THE BORE WOULD BE.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 202-608-808-11005, INDEXING AND SIGNING AS A COMMERCIAL. JOE.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL.

COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONE DISTRICT TO THAT 5.234 ACRE TRACK.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH FOR APPROVAL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. A MOTION CARRIES.

EACH IS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL INC. PROVIDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS AND DELETIONS TO SET A STANDARD CODES. NOTE THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING REMAINED OPEN AND CONTINUED.

[6. Conduct a public hearing, discussion and take possible action on approving Ordinance No. 20260714-006, amending Chapter 5, buildings and Chapter 7, "fire prevention and protection", of the code of ordinances to adopt and upgrade existing codes to the 2024 international building code, the 2024 international swimming pool and spa code, the 2024 international residential code, the 2024 international plumbing code, the 2024 international mechanical code, the 2024 international fuel gas code, the 2024 international energy conservation code, the 2024 international existing building code, the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), and the 2024 international property maintenance code, each as published by the international code council, inc.; providing certain amendments and deletions to said standard codes. (Note that this public hearing remained open and continued).]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LENGTHINESS, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS PROBABLY READING NUMBER THREE OF THE ORDINANCE. WE HAVE HAD OUR CONSULTANTS EXHAUST EFFORTS TO GET PUBLIC INPUT FURTHER.

WE HAD OTHER DISCUSSIONS AND UPDATED THE COUNCIL IN YOUR LAST MEETING.

IN THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, THE ONLY NEW INFORMATION THAT WE'VE CONSIDERED TO KIND OF ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE AN APPEALS PROCESS.

THE NEW CODE DOES HAVE AN APPENDIX THAT ADDRESSES THAT.

WE TOOK SOME THOUGHT TO IT AND IT'S STILL BEING, I THINK, FINE TUNED. BUT WHAT THIS VERSION DOES IS IT ALLOWS YOU TO ADOPT A CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY DEAL WITH ANY TYPE OF BUILDING VARIANCES THAT WERE TO COME UP BY A BUSINESS OR PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S TRYING TO SATISFY A CODE THAT'S CAUSING THEM A HARDSHIP WHERE THEY

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COULD GO BEFORE THAT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND DEAL WITH WHATEVER THAT WAIVER NEEDS TO BE. THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THAT TECHNICAL REVIEW.

WITH THAT APPEALS PROCESS WE THOUGHT THAT A CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS COULD BE AN OPTION, BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH LEGAL AND OTHERS, THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS IT'S HARD FILLING UP MOST OF OUR BOARDS CURRENTLY. AND THEN WE DO HAVE A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS ALREADY IN PLACE THAT HANDLES THE ZONING ISSUES.

SO, THE COUNCIL COULD, AS AN OPTION, LEAVE THAT AUTHORITY UNDER THAT PARTICULAR BOARD BECAUSE WE DON'T TYPICALLY GET VARIANCES TO BUILDING CODES BECAUSE OUR CBO CHIEF BUILDING CODE OFFICIAL IS AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE CERTAIN WAIVERS AND ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON SAFETY.

SO, THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THOSE VARIANCES DON'T REALLY NEED TO GO BEFORE A COMMITTEE BECAUSE THERE ARE ALWAYS OTHER OPTIONS TO MEET A CODE IN TERMS OF INTERPRETATION.

SO, I DO HAVE AN AUDIO AVAILABLE WHICH YOU'VE MET HEATHER AND HER TEAM FROM THE CONSULTANTS, ESPECIALLY ON THE BUILDING SIDE, WHICH THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND VERY THOROUGH ADDRESSING YOUR CONCERNS. AND ALSO, LATA IS HERE FROM ARDURRA, ALSO ON THE AUDIO. WE DO HAVE A VERY BRIEF, I THINK, TWO OR THREE SLIDES IN WHICH IT WILL PULL UP AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CUE THEM ONCE YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WANT TO HEAR FROM US REGARDING WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. SO, I WOULD, IF YOU WANTED TO GO ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANY MORE COMMENTS AND THEN GO FROM THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.

OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'RE ALREADY IN NOW. IT'S ALREADY OPEN. SO, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR OPINION.

I DON'T SEE ANY, OTIS.

SO, THE ONLY THING I WILL COVER THAT WE DIDN'T KIND OF TALK ABOUT IS IF THE CONCERN COUNCIL WERE SO TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE. JUST KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT IT ON THERE IN TERMS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT IT IMMEDIATELY, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT IT 30, 60, 90 DAYS, SO THAT THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN TERMS OF A GRACE PERIOD.

SO, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN NOW WILL BE UPON ADOPTION. BUT JUST KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY AS WELL. THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM THE CONSULTANTS REAL QUICKLY AND THEN VOICE ANY QUESTIONS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO HANDLE IT.

ALICE, CAN YOU REAL QUICK, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT. I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING BACK TO THE AUDIO ON THE LAST ONE, BUT DID I ASKED ABOUT ALVIN AND WHAT TROUBLES THEY'VE HAD? WHAT DID Y' ALL FIND OUT? YES, I THINK BOTH KYLE AND ALSO THE CONSULTANTS HAD THE TIME TO SORT OF CONTACT ALVIN, BASICALLY. ALVIN CAME BACK AND BASICALLY, THEY HAVE NOT DISCOVERED ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH THEIR CURRENT ADOPTION, WHICH THEY DID IN 2025. THEY DID MENTION THE APPENDIXES.

IF YOU WERE TO ADOPT THOSE, SOMETIMES THAT CREATES COMPLICATIONS. SO, THE OTHER APPENDIXES, BESIDES THE ONE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON APPEALS, WE WON'T BE ADOPTING THOSE, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY'VE ADVISED.

SO, HEATHER AND LATA WILL BE ON THE LINE, AND IF THEY WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT, PLEASE ALLOW THEM TO DO SO.

OR KYLE, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING. I THINK I'VE CAPTURED WHAT YOU FOUND OUT, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST TIME YOU WRITE.

BUT YEAH, THEY CAN BRING THAT BACK TO OUR REMEMBRANCE IN TERMS OF DISCUSSION.

BECAUSE I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY'VE, THEY STRUGGLED WITH THE ADOPTION.

SO, YEAH.

AND THERE WERE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH. AND OF COURSE, YOU HIT. YOU HIT IT RIGHT ON ABOUT THE APPENDIXES.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST.

AND THAT MAY BE WHAT IT WAS THAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN RID OF.

BUT THE ONE CODE THAT SPECIFICALLY IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE. THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S THE KILLER. THAT IS IT COSTS BUILDERS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY WITH ALL THE ADDITIONAL ENERGY STUFF THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO THROW IN THERE. I THINK WHEN THEY STARTED THE PINNACE, IT CAUSED A LOT OF HEADACHE.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY JUST KIND OF. THEY DROPPED THEM.

AND THE ENERGY WILL BE THE MOST COSTLY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE NEW HOUSES, THEY'RE MEETING THAT, YOU KNOW, TO GET THAT STAR RATING

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ON THEIR ENERGY. SO, AS FAR AS NEW NOW, IN SOME OLDER, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT REALLY LOOKING AT THE SAME. I MEAN, THEY GOT TO MEET THE CODE IF THEY'RE DOING CERTAIN THINGS, BUT A NEW HOME SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE AT ALL.

ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SEE IS FOR ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CODES, SOMEBODY PUT A POWERPOINT SLIDE TOGETHER FOR EACH ONE AND JUST LIST BY BULLET THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO CHANGE AND SOMEWHERE WHERE IT CAN BE EASILY ACCESSED SO THAT BUILDERS KNOW, LOCAL HOMEOWNERS KNOW. YEAH, THE ONE THING I KEEP HEARING ABOUT ALL THE TIME IS AFFORDABILITY.

WELL, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THIS IS. MAKES IT HARDER, RIGHT? I MEAN, THE NATIONAL BUILDERS DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. CONTRACTORS, NOW THAT WE SEE ALL WEEK, YOU KNOW, EVERY WEEK, THEY'RE.

THEY'RE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, IN BIG MAJORITY.

THEY'RE ALREADY DOING IT OR Y' ALL STILL.

OH, Y' ALL ARE 15, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST THE COMMON.

THEY'RE USED TO THE 21 OR UP, SO THEY'RE. THEY'RE FOLLOWING IT NOW.

OKAY, DID YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN SHOWN ON PAGE 69? A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, YEAH.

JUST LIKE A VERY SPECIFIC.

YOU WANT SOMETHING JUST FOR Y' ALL OR SOMETHING WE CAN PUT OUT TO EVERYBODY. RIGHT.

SOMETHING'S EASY JUST TO.

TO WALK THROUGH ON. PUT A LOT OF BLANK HERE.

ON THE WEBSITE. DO THE PEOPLE ONLINE WANT TO CHIME IN? GO AHEAD, HEATHER OR LATA.

HI THERE. GOOD EVENING. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? OTIS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HEATHER? THEY CAN KEEP DOING THE CHECK MIC.

OKAY. YOU ALL CAN HEAR ME? YES.

OKAY, PERFECT. I'M SO SORRY.

THE DOWNFALL OF THESE ELECTRONIC MEETINGS. I APOLOGIZE. SO, SAFEBOAT, WE DID PUT TOGETHER THE LIST OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND THAT WAS. I THINK IT'S THREE, PAGE 69 IN YOUR PACKET OF THOSE CHANGES FROM WHAT YOU ALL HAVE NOW TO WHAT IS COMING. THAT MAY BE A LITTLE TOO DETAILED FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, BUT THAT WAS THE ALL ENCOMPASSING.

THAT'S WHAT WE FIGURED WOULD HIT THAT TARGET FOR WHAT COUNCIL WAS LOOKING FOR. WE DID A COMPARISON TO WHAT ALVIN HAD ADOPTED COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAD PROPOSED IN THIS ORDINANCE. AND OVERALL, THE AMENDMENTS THAT ALVIN MADE SPECIFICALLY TO THEIR CODE ACTUALLY ARE A BIT MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN WHAT JUST THE ICC CODES RECOMMEND AS THEY ARE WRITTEN. AND THAT WAS REALLY THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY.

ASIDE FROM, YOU KNOW, THE APPENDIX ISSUES. DID COUNCIL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR US? WHAT ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME THAT WE EITHER DIDN'T HAVE CURRENT ORDINANCES THAT COVERED IT OR JUST DIDN'T WANT THOSE.

THOSE WERE NOT INCLUDED.

SO, AGAIN, I'LL REITERATE, THE VITAL WAY THAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ICC CODES WORK IS THAT THEY WILL ADDRESS ANY KIND OF ISSUE POSSIBLE, BUT IT'S YOUR CITY ORDINANCES THAT

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WILL ALLOW IT AND TELL IT WHERE IT CAN BE. SO, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU HAVE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN CITY ORDINANCES IS BY CITY CODE, THEN THAT IS GOING TO SUPERSEDE WHAT THE ICC CODES CAN DO FOR YOU. THE ICC CODE JUST TELLS YOU HOW IT CAN BE BUILT GIVEN WHATEVER PARAMETERS. I WANT TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. I WANT TO PUT A PYRAMID ON ITS TIP IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN. IT'S GOING TO TELL YOU HOW TO DO THAT ACCEPTABLY. BUT YOUR TOWN'S ORDINANCES AND YOUR ZONING CODE IS WHAT'S GOING TO SAY, WELL, NO, YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN'T PUT A PYRAMID HERE. SO, EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR ORDINANCE THAT YOU DO LIKE, THAT YOU DO APPRECIATE, AND THEN THE UPDATES THAT ARDURRA'S TEAM IS WORKING ON FOR THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THOSE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THOSE SPECIFIC CONCERNS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO ANGLETON, BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE ADDRESSED IN THE ICC CODES.

AND JUST AN ALERT CONSOLE. THE NEXT STEP WITH ARDURRA IS THE ACTUAL CITY ORDINANCES AND ZONING. SO, ALL OF YOUR PAST MONTH'S CONVERSATION ON SOME THINGS IN THE ZONING CODE THAT ARE CHALLENGING OR WE NEED TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE ON THE USES THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU, SUCH AS DATA CENTERS AND THE UNDESIRABLE USES AROUND THE COMMUNITY. ALL OF THOSE ITEMS ARE BEING COLLECTED AND FORWARDED AS PART OF THAT REVIEW THAT WILL COME TO YOU NEXT. OR IF THERE ARE ITEMS THAT, LIKE COUNCIL, ONE WOMAN, DANIEL, BROUGHT UP IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE ZONING VERSUS THE BUILDING CODE, IF YOU WANT TO USE THE MORE RESTRICTIVE, WHICH IS HOW OUR ORDINANCES ARE WRITTEN, WE CAN DO THAT. BUT IN TERMS OF THAT HEIGHT THING THAT YOU SAW, I THINK SAFETY WOULD OVERRIDE IN THAT CASE. AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO WITH WHAT THE BUILDING CODE IS REQUIRING IN THAT INSTANCE, BECAUSE THE CITY HEIGHT OF 7FT MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT. I'M JUST SAYING THAT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES THAT WAS BROUGHT UP. BUT WE CAN WORK IT FROM WHICHEVER ANGLE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE OR LESS RESTRICTIVE ON. THAT'S ALL THAT WE'RE MAKING CLEAR ON THAT LEVEL.

SO FOR OUR CEILING HEIGHT, OUR CEILING HEIGHT IS 7.

AND THE NEW CODE WOULD MAKE IT 6' 6.

AND IT'S PRETTY STANDARD, I THINK, KYLE. THE 6' 6, THE MINIMUM HEIGHT THAT'S BEEN IN MOST BUILDING CODES I THINK FOR A WHILE. BUT WE CAN WORK WITH WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WANTS US TO MODIFY ON THE ZONING SIDE.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS TO THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE? WHAT HAPPENS IF WE PASS THIS AND THEN IN THE COMING MONTHS WHILE WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ORDINANCES.

WE CAN COME BACK AT ANY TIME TWO MONTHS FROM NOW, ONE MONTH, AND DO AN AMENDMENT THAT'S JUST A TEXT AMENDMENT TO OUR ORDINANCES THAT WOULD COME TO, TO ONLY UC THE COUNCIL. SO, THAT'S JUST BY REQUEST, AS YOU WOULD SEE ANY ISSUES OR ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WOULD BRING THOSE TO COUNCIL, WE'LL RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO MAKE THOSE SORT OF CHANGES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

OTIS. GO AHEAD.

I'M SORRY.

I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE DRAFT ORDINANCE THAT IS IN THE AGENDA PACKET DOES NOT INCLUDE THE IBC AND THE PLUMBING EXCEPTIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE THAT UPDATED COPY OR THEY JUST GOT MIXED UP, BUT IF THAT EXCEPTION IS A CONCERN OF COUNSEL AND THEY DON'T WANT IT EXCLUDED, THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ADDED INTO THIS.

WOULD YOU SUMMARIZE THAT REAL QUICK THAT WAY FOR ANYONE THAT WASN'T HERE? IF YOU WOULD SUMMARIZE THAT REAL QUICK? SURE. SO, THERE IS AN EXCEPTION IN THE BUILDING CODE AND THE PLUMBING CODE THAT BEGAN IN.

IT TOOK PLACE FIRST IN THE 2021 CODES, BUT IT IS THE RESTROOM.

THERE'S AN EXCEPTION IN THE CODE THAT SAYS FOR OCCUPANCIES, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY NEED 10 MEN'S ROOMS AND 10 WOMEN'S TOILETS FOR THEIR OCCUPANCY, THE EXCEPTION IN THERE SAYS THAT THEY COULD MAKE THAT A ONE ROOM BATHROOM AS LONG AS THERE WERE 20 TOILETS PROVIDED WITH STALLS.

AND I FEEL THE COUNCIL ADDRESSED THAT AND SAID WHICH DIRECTION TO GO, IF YOU WOULD CORRECT ME.

BUT I THINK WE DISCUSSED THAT LAST TIME.

YEAH, THAT'S WHY I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT IT'S NOT IN THIS DRAFT. SO, IF THAT'S STILL THE DESIRE

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OF COUNCIL THAT THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, INCLUDE THAT AMENDMENT IN THERE AS WELL.

OKAY. I MEAN, MY OPINION IS WE DON'T PASS IT TONIGHT, WE LEAVE IT OPEN AND MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYTHING WE'VE ASKED FOR UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.

YEAH, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE HAVING THE ORDINANCES ON THE BOOKS PRIOR TO PASSING.

I WORRY ABOUT THE IN BETWEEN.

LIKE WE PASS IT AND THEN SOMEONE COMES AND BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE THE ORDINANCE TO COVER, LIKE, THE SHIPPING CONTAINER OR THE TINY HOME OR ANY OF THE OTHER NEW THINGS THAT THEY'VE MADE.

OKAY. YEAH.

OUR DIFFICULTY IS THIS IS FUNDED BY THE GLO GRANT. WE'VE MET WITH FINANCE AND THE TEAM AND THE CONSULTANTS WITH OUR GLO CONSULTANTS JUST TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE WAY WE TYPICALLY DO PLANNING AND ALSO CITY, YOU KNOW, MUNICIPALITY PLANNING.

THAT THE WAY THEY WANTED US TO CAPTURE THIS. THEY PUT THESE DEADLINES AND RESTRICTIONS ON US THAT WE WOULD ADOPT THE BUILDING CODES AT THIS POINT.

WELL, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FIRST, BUILDING CODES AND THEN THE ZONING, IN THAT ORDER.

MY PREFERENCE WAS TO HOLD THE ADOPTION OF THE COMP PLAN UNTIL EVERYTHING IS COMPLETED AND THEN PACKAGE THE WHOLE DEAL.

SO, WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO.

LATA, IF YOU WOULD CORRECT ME THAT IF WE GO PAST YOUR AUGUST DEADLINE, THE ONLY THING CONSUL WOULD HAVE TO DO IS AMEND YOUR CONTRACT.

IS THAT TRUE, LATA? YOU MIGHT BE ON MUTE IF YOU'RE SPEAKING.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN.

OKAY, GREAT. GOOD AFTERNOON.

YEAH, SO YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE WITH THE CONTRACT. I CAN CHECK IT ONE MORE TIME, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE MAY BE ABLE TO STRETCH IT TO ONE MORE MEETING IF THE COUNCIL SO DESIRES. IF NOT, THEN WE CAN GO BACK AND SEE HOW. WHAT THE GLO WOULD SAY ABOUT CHANGING SOME OF THE DATES, JUST EXTENDING THE DATES A LITTLE BIT. BUT LIKE I SAID, I THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND IT BY. WHEN IS YOUR NEXT MEETING? I'M SORRY? IS IT IN, LIKE, TWO WEEKS OR THREE DAYS? AUGUST 25TH.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND IT TO SEPTEMBER AS LONG AS WE GET IT DONE, LIKE I SAID. IF NOT, THEN WE CAN TALK TO GLO AND SEE WHAT THEY WOULD THINK ABOUT EXTENDING THE CONTRACT.

I DON'T SEE THE REASON WHY WE CAN'T EXTEND THIS ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. GET MORE FEEDBACK AND MAKE THE ADOPTION.

SHOULDN'T BE IN ANY RUSH TO ADOPT THESE NEW STANDARDS THAT QUICKLY.

SURE.

I TOTALLY AGREE.

MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL TWO WEEKS.

SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DANIEL TO TABLE TO THE NEXT MEETING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THIS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING? THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO YOU JUST LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN? YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN BY TABLING? YEAH.

OKAY. MAKING THE RECORD CLEAN.

SO, I DON'T NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE TABLING BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY OPEN. IT STAYS OPEN.

YEAH, IT JUST STAYS OPEN.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO MOVE SOMETHING.

[8. Update and discussion on the King Municipal Operations Center Project. ]

SO, REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON THE KING MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS CENTER PROJECT.

YEAH, APPARENTLY BRIAN HAD MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO.

WE'LL LET HIM KNOW ABOUT THAT NEXT TIME.

HEY, HE SAID TO, YOU KNOW, BE A LITTLE BIT MEAN TO HIM.

WE ARE. WE ARE.

MUST SEE TV HERE.

SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M ZACH MOKWIN. I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. OF COURSE, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN ME BEFORE.

THIS IS LOUIS SALAZAR. HE WAS OUR SUPERINTENDENT OUT ON SITE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO BRING HIM HERE TODAY. SO, YOU KNOW THE GUY WHO REALLY MADE IT HAPPEN. WHILE I WAS DOING PAPERWORK IN THE OFFICE, I GOT A LITTLE PRESENTATION HERE FOR YOU JUST TO SEE WHERE SO YOU CAN ALL SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AND SEE HOW FAR WE'VE COME.

IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO SEE, BUT JUST A QUICK LITTLE RECAP OF THE TIMELINE. SO, LAST JULY, WE STARTED WHEN WE REALLY BROKE GROUND, STARTED DEMOING THE OLD BUILDING ON SITE, WORKING ON THE NEW BUILDING PAD, UTILITIES. SEPTEMBER,

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OCTOBER, FOUNDATIONS SLAB.

LATER IN THAT FALL, STRUCTURAL STEEL AND ROOF SHOWED UP.

DECEMBER, JANUARY, CONTINUING THE STRUCTURE STARTING TO CLOSE IN. MEP ROUGH IN PAVING, STOREFRONT MASONRY STARTED FEBRUARY, APRIL INTO THE LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER, MAY AND JUNE.

FINISHES, SYSTEMS, FIXTURES, CONTROLS, ALL THAT STUFF. JULY AND AUGUST, WHERE WE ARE NOW, FINISHING UP PAVING, STRIPING, PUNCH LIST AND CLOSEOUT. SO, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS A PUNCH LIST AND A COUPLE OF REMAINING ITEMS TO CLOSE OUT. YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE PHOTOS BEFORE. THIS IS LAST SUMMER ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, DEMOING THE EXISTING BUILDING, THE BUILDING PAD, GRADING, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, FOUNDATIONS UNDERGROUND SLAB.

SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER. TOP LEFT IS GRADE BEAM REBAR, GRADE BEAM CORE. TOP RIGHT, SOME GRADE BEAMS AND SPREAD FOOTINGS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT.

AND THEN REMOVING FORMWORK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT. OCTOBER, NOVEMBER. REALLY GIVES YOU A VIEW OF HOW FAR WE'VE COME IN THE LAST YEAR. BUILDING STRUCTURE WAS COMING ALONG.

YOU CAN SEE THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER AT THAT NORTHWEST CORNER WHERE THE MASONRY IS. WE HAD INSULATION STARTING TO GO IN UNDERNEATH THAT DECK AT THE SAME TIME. DECEMBER, JANUARY, AFTER MOST OF THE STRUCTURE WAS DONE AND RACKED EXTERIOR PANELS STARTED GOING UP. INTERIOR WALLS BEGAN TO GET FRAMED MEP ROUGH IN ABOVE CEILING. PRIMARILY DUCT WORK AND EVERYTHING. AND THEN OVERHEAD DOORS STARTED TO COME IN AROUND THAT TIME AS WELL.

GOT THOSE INSTALLED. SPRING SUMMER IS A LITTLE BIT MORE GENERAL, BUT EVERYTHING FROM MASONRY TO FINISHING UP THE EXTERIOR.

METAL PANELS, FLAG POLE PAVING AND MORE RECENTLY, ASPHALT STRIPING. STRUCTURE GOING INTO INTERIOR BUILD OUT. GOING BACK IN TIME A LITTLE BIT.

MARCH, APRIL, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ABOVE CEILING ROUGH, FAN TAPE AND FLOAT THE WALLS AND ELECTRICAL WORK IN THAT BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER AND EVEN MORE RECENTLY, MAY, JUNE, TILE, MILLWORK, AIR WAS ON PERMANENT POWER IN MAY AS WELL. FIXTURES, FINISHES, PAINT. AND THEN INTO JULY AND AUGUST, FINISHED UP THE ASPHALT PAVING, STRIPED THE PARKING LOT, PUT THE FENCE UP THE GATES AND THEN STARTED PUTTING ALL THE FURNITURE.

STARTED BRINGING FURNITURE.

A COUPLE COMPARISONS. THESE AREN'T EXACTLY THE SAME ORIENTATION, BUT AS CLOSE AS I COULD GET FROM HER PHOTOS. LEFT HAND SIDE WAS FROM AUGUST OF LAST YEAR COMPARED TO WHERE WE ARE. AUGUST OF THIS YEAR AND THEN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR TO JULY OF THIS YEAR. ROUGHLY THE SAME VIEW OF THAT NORTHWEST CORNER, THE BUILDING, ANOTHER BEFORE AND AFTER OF THE INTERIOR.

DIFFERENT ORIENTATION, BUT THE SAME CORRIDOR. YOU COULD SEE BACK IN MARCH WE WERE STILL INSIDE INSULATING WALLS INSTALLING DRYWALL TAPE AND FLOAT. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IN JUNE, FLOORING WAS DOWN. FIRST COAT OF PAINT WAS ON THE WALL. STARTED TO GET THINGS TOUCHED UP, READY FOR BASEBOARD. QUICK RUN THROUGH SOME CHALLENGES AT ITS SCOPE AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT. SOME EARLY PROJECT CHALLENGES. WE STRUGGLED WITH TEXTILE A LITTLE BIT.

THAT STORM TIE IN, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT REMEMBER THAT FROM LAST LAST YEAR WE HAD THAT POTENTIAL UNIDENTIFIED LINE THAT WAS IN THE WAY OF THAT TIE IN AS WELL THAT WE HAD TO USE. WE HAD TO DO A CONFLICT BOX TO GET AROUND THAT OBSTRUCTION.

SANITARY SEWER ELEVATION LINE.

THAT WAS WHERE THE MANHOLE LOW LINE ELEVATION OF THE SANITARY SEWER WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. SO, WE HAD THREE ROUTE THAT WHILE DOING BUILDING UNDERGROUND AND THEN THE RAIN AND MUDDY SITE CONDITIONS DURING THAT EARLY WORK REALLY SLOWED US DOWN THERE. LUCKILY THE PROCESS WORKED AND THIS IS PARTIALLY WHAT BRENT WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THAT WE WERE DOING. WE WERE VERY HEALTHY FINANCIALLY ON THIS PROJECT TO WHERE NOT ONLY WERE WE ABLE TO COVER ALL THE INCIDENTALS THAT WE CAME ACROSS, WHICH WAS NOT AS IT WASN'T A HUGE PORTION OF THE CONTINGENCIES WE HAD AVAILABLE TO US, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD A GENERATOR AND AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH, HAND DRYERS, EXTERIOR SIGNAGE, DEDICATION PLAQUE, CORRIDOR WALL PROTECTION, AMONG A FEW OTHER SMALL THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE AND THEN UPCOMING AS WELL. SO, IN ALL THAT TO SAY WE STILL HAVE NOT HIT OUR GMP.

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CARE TO GIVE US A NUMBER? RIGHT NOW WE HAVE $20,000 LEFT OVER IN THE PROJECT THAT MIGHT BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT AS WE GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF, BUT WE DON'T SEE ANOTHER $20,000 COMING OUT AND THAT INCLUDES MONEY FOR A COUPLE OTHER LITTLE CHANGES AND INSTALLATION OF THE GENERATOR AND ATS. CURRENT ATATUS LIKE I MENTIONED, WE'RE GETTING READY TO START CLOSEOUTS, ASPHALT PAVING, STRIPING, WHEEL STOPS, ALL THAT STUFF IS COMPLETE. A COUPLE OF LITTLE THINGS THAT LUIS HERE IS TAKING CARE OF IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO A WEEK. HAVE TO REPLACE SOME WALL PROTECTION AND WHATNOT IN A FEW WEEKS AS WELL. WE ARE STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND BATTERY BACKUPS. WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S HOLDING UP OCCUPANCY AT THIS POINT.

GOLLY. ABOUT TO.

THAT'S IT.

WE DO HAVE A PLAN ON THAT. WE HAD A CONTINGENCY WE CAME UP WITH THAT WE WERE WORKING ON, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE TOMORROW OR FRIDAY, RIGHT? FRIDAY.

FRIDAY. OUR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AND A REP FROM THE LIGHTING COMPANY ARE COMING OUT AND WORKING ON SOME TROUBLESHOOTING. SO, WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.

BUT WE ARE PLANNING ON HAVING OUR NEXT INSPECTION NEXT WEEK.

SO, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK WE CAN ACTUALLY ACHIEVE OCCUPANCY AND START HANDING IT OVER. THAT WILL STILL BE FINISHING UP SOME PUNCH LIST ITEMS. WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING ALL THAT SIGNAGE ORDERED ON THE BOOKS SO THAT CAN COME AND GET INSTALLED HERE. AND THOSE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF WEEKS OUT. AND WE DID STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT WITH A ROOF LEAK IN THAT VALLEY ROOF WHERE THE WEST BUILDING KIND OF COMES TOGETHER TO FORM THAT L SHAPE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE THAT PATCHED UP AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME PHOTOS TO SEND TO THE METAL BUILDING SUPPLIER SO WE CAN START TYING UP THAT WARRANTY FOR YOU GUYS AS WELL.

WHAT IS THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THAT? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WELL, WE CARRY A TWO YEAR WATER TIGHTNESS WARRANTY. I HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK WHAT THE METAL BUILDING MANUFACTURER SPECIFIES FOR THEIR WATER TIGHTNESS.

I HAVE A FEELING THAT WILL COME BACK TO GET US ONE DAY.

ANYTIME YOU HAVE THOSE WEIRD ANGLES ON A CONNECTION, JUST...

YOU ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF SEALANTS. YOU HAVE THAT BUTYL TAPE IN THERE, WHICH IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. WE WERE LIGHT ON SOME SCREWS AS WELL. SO, PART OF THE FIX FOR THAT WAS TO COME THROUGH, PULL UP THOSE PANELS, REPLACE THE FIELD TAPE.

THEY PUT A THICKER TAPE IN 3 INCHES OF 1 INCH, 3 INCH, CUT BACK SOME OF THE RIBS, CLEAN THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN WE USED DIFFERENT COLOR SCREWS UP THROUGH THAT ENTIRE VALLEY SO WE COULD TAKE SOME AGAIN, TAKE SOME PHOTOS OF IT AND THEY COULD SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE. AND NOT JUST, YEAH, WE PUT A SCREW IN HERE, SCREW IN HERE.

IT'S VERY OBVIOUS. I'LL DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT. ACCORDING TO FROM MENU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? NO.

I MEAN IF YOU HAVE ANY PUNCH LIST ITEMS FOR LIKE SPECIFICALLY FOR HECTOR'S OFFICE, IT'S YOU CAN SAVE THOSE FOR LAST. HE DOESN'T REALLY WANT TO MOVE OVER THERE YET.

HE'S GOOD WITH STAYING OVER HERE FOR NOW. YOU WANT ME TO SHUT THE OFF? SURE.

WE'LL SAVE SOME MONEY.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD OR MENTION? NO.

LIKE YOU SAID, THAT'S MINOR STUFF LIKE TOUCH OF PAINT. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE PRETTY MUCH. AND WE WAIT UNTIL THE END SO THEY CAN FINISH ALL THE FURNITURE SO WE CAN GO BACK AND CLEAN IT ONE MORE TIME.

TOUCH UP.

GOOD.

YEP.

AND JUST FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ALONG, THIS IS FROM WHAT YEAR BOND WAS THIS TO 24. 2024 BOND ISSUANCE, SO.

ONE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND WITH ID AND BRENT PROJECT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT WAS WITHOUT EVERYONE'S CONSTANT ASSISTANCE AND HARD WORK ON THIS PROJECT. SO, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE IT GET TURNED OVER AND USED BY PEOPLE WHO WE KNOW ARE GOING TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF IT.

SO GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

THANK YOU ALL.

MARTHA'S DONE A GOOD JOB ON THAT. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT. AND I'D LIKE TO MENTION PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD WITH COMMISSIONER LENDER AND PRECINCT FOR THE PLACES THAT ARE NEEDING SOME THAT WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO PUT ASPHALT OR CONCRETE ON.

WE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH COMMISSIONER LENDER FOR THEM TO HAUL SOME ASPHALT MILLING

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FROM TXDOT TO THE SITE. AND HECTOR AND HIS CREW WILL BE SPREADING IT AND LAYING IT OUT, MAKING IT LOOK PRETTY VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, MOVING

[7. Discussion and possible action on a tank maintenance contract with Utility Service Co., Inc. ]

TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON A TANK MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH UTILITY SERVICE COMPANY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

SO, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY GOTTEN INTO MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS WITH USG UTILITIES AS THE REPAIRS OF NORTHSIDE TANK AND WHICH IS COMPLETED, AS I'M SURE EVERYONE CAN SEE.

AND ALSO WITH THE JAMESON TANK, WHICH THOSE REPAIRS WILL BE COMING SOON. IT WAS NOTED DURING ALL THESE DISCUSSIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A DESIRE TO GET EVERY TANK WE HAVE IN THE SYSTEM EVENTUALLY ON THIS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

AND SO, THAT'S WHAT TONIGHT'S ABOUT.

IT'S JUST TO DISCUSS OPTIONS IN THE AGENDA SUMMARY. THE BOTTOM PORTION, THOSE NUMBERS ARE WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING TO PAY BASED ON OUR CURRENT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS. WE'RE ALREADY IN WITH USG. THE TOP PORTION IS WHAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY PAY IF AN AGREEMENT WAS FINALIZED IN THE FUTURE FOR THE REST OF THE TANKS. AND ALSO HAVE MICHAEL WILLIAMS HERE WITH USG BECAUSE HE HAS SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT AREN'T ON THIS AGENDA SUMMARY OR IN THIS SLIDE THAT WAS PROVIDED THAT'S ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THAT. SO, HE HAS SOME OTHER OPTIONS. AND WE'RE ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE ON ANY OF IT.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. FIRST OFF, HOW DOES EVERYBODY LIKE THE NEW TANK LOGO? EVERYTHING GOOD? LOOKS GOOD.

WELL, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND ONE THING I DO FOR MY CLIENTS IS I HAVE SOMETHING DONE. IT'S ACTUALLY COMPLETED BY A LOCAL RESIDENT HERE IN ANGLETON, BRIAN CORONA, AND KIND OF SPECIAL TO ME. I THINK YOU GUYS WILL LIKE IT. HECTOR TOLD ME NOT TO BRING IT AND GIVE IT TO YOU GUYS. I TOLD MY HAD TO.

SO, PUT IT IN CITY HALL WHEREVER YOU WANT.

YOU GUYS CAN FIGHT OVER IT.

BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A REPLICA OF YOUR WATER TOWER, OKAY? OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

PUT IT UP HERE.

YOU AREN'T GOING TO SHARE...

PUT IN THE NEW OFFICE.

IT'S ONLY MISSING ONE LITTLE SCARE.

MISSING ONE THING.

YEAH, WE'RE.

THERE'S A MAYOR'S PORTRAIT.

I'M JOINED HERE WITH THE BOARD. HE'S OUR TANK AND WATER QUALITY DIRECTOR.

SO, IF YOU DON'T LIKE ANYTHING I SAY, IT'S HIS FAULT.

BUT WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS.

AND ONE THING WE WANT TO OFFER IS IF WE WAIT, PRICE IS GOING TO GO UP.

SO, WE HAVE A SOLUTION TO LOCK PRICING IN THIS YEAR FOR YOU GUYS. YOUR TANKS ARE COVERED. YOU'RE GETTING YOUR INSPECTIONS, YOU'RE GETTING YOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES.

EVERYTHING'S COVERED. SO, ONE THING WE'RE OFFERING TO DO.

CHENANGO CONCRETE GROUND STORAGE TANK. IT'S YOUR NEWER TANK, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INTERIOR WORK NEEDS TO BE ON THAT TANK AS WELL AS HENDERSON. SO, WHAT WE'RE OFFERING TO DO IS YEAR ONE, DO AN INTERIOR WASHOUT AND THEN TAKE CARE OF ANY EXTERIOR WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE IS A VENT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH TANKS. SO, WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE SOME SANITARY ISSUES, VENTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF THE TANK UP. HENDERSON PRESSURE WASH IT. SO, TAKE CARE OF THINGS LIKE THAT AND GET EVERYTHING LOOKING GOOD. THE WASHOUT, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT INTERIOR WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE DID NOT WANT TO LOAD THIS THING DOWN WITH NUMBERS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE INTERIOR NEEDS. SO, YEAR ONE, WE WANT TO DO AN INTERIOR WASHOUT, DETERMINE WHAT THE FUTURE, FUTURE SCOPE NEEDS TO BE, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND DISCUSS THAT. FIRSTENANGO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO LOCK YOUR PRICING IN THIS YEAR. WE'VE ALREADY GOT TWO TANKS. WE UNDERSTAND BUDGET. WE'RE TRYING TO HELP WITH THAT. SO, TO LOCK IN YOUR NUMBERS, $2,500 TO GET YOU STARTED FOR THIS YEAR.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR INSPECTION, IT'S GOING TO GET EVERYTHING STARTED WITH YOUR WASHOUT.

AND THEN YEAR TWO IS GOING TO BE $65,992 WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THE EXTERIOR WORK THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE ON THAT TANK.

SAME THING WITH HENDERSON.

HENDERSON, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TO DO. THERE IS NO HANDRAILS AROUND THE HATCH ON TOP. THERE'S A SAFETY CONCERN THERE. SO, WE'RE GOING TO BRING EVERYTHING UP TO PAR WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE FOR SAFETY, NOT JUST FOR US, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THAT TANK EVERY YEAR.

BUT IF YOU HAVE EMPLOYEES ON THE TANK THAT THEY HAVE SOMEWHERE TO CLICK OFF TO WITH THEIR SAFETY HARNESS AND THERE'S NOT A FALL HAZARD AND IT'S JUST A SAFETY CONCERN.

SO, WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO ON HENDERSON. AND THEN THE SOUTH SIDE ELEVATED, WE HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS.

SO, THIS IS NOT SET IN STONE. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. THIS IS JUST AN IDEA SO WE CAN GET DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL

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ON WHICH WAY TO GO. SOUTH SIDE ELEVATED, WHAT WE'RE OFFERING TO DO IS INSTALL A MIXER ON YEAR ONE, DO A CHEMICAL CLEAN ON THE INTERIOR, TAKE CARE OF ANY SANITARY ISSUES, VENTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT MAY NEED TO BE DONE, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S UP TO CODE. AND WE'RE OFFERING A FOUR YEAR SPREAD OF $25,000 TO GET THAT STARTED.

NOW, THE RENOVATION ON THAT TANK WILL HAPPEN IN YEAR SIX OR FIVE, SORRY, FOR THE EXTERIOR. AND THE COST OF THAT ONE WAS RIGHT AT $159,000 A YEAR FOR THREE YEARS. THE OVERALL COST FOR THE RENOVATION ON THAT TANK IS A LITTLE OVER $400,000. SO, WE'RE OFFERING A SPREAD. WE ALSO HAVE AN OPTION TO SPREAD IT OUT OVER A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD AT $83,000 A YEAR. SO, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST THROWING OUT OPTIONS THAT LOCKS YOUR COST IN. IF WE WAIT ANOTHER YEAR, TWO YEARS, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO DO. SO, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO OFFER A SOLUTION TO HELP OUT.

HECTOR, HOW'S THIS IN YOUR BUDGET? WHAT DO YOU HAVE COVERED? WHAT DO YOU NOT HAVE COVERED? SO CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET, WE JUST HAVE THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE ALREADY SOLIDIFIED.

THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR FISCAL YEAR BUDGET? YES. IS THE CURRENT CORRECT? THAT'S THIS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY THIS COMING PHYSICAL YEAR IS THE 152,368. WE'LL PAY THAT AGAIN THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR AND THE LAST FISCAL YEAR IT DROPS OFF BECAUSE MOST OF THE PAYMENTS FOR NORTHSIDE TANK HAVE BEEN.

THE BULK OF IT HAS BEEN PAID AT THAT POINT. SO, YEAH, SO NONE OF THIS IS BUDGETED, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST ONE DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE CAN, IT'S ALWAYS AN OPTION TO PUSH, PUSH IT OFF ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER TWO YEARS. YOU KNOW, WE JUST, MICHAEL JUST WANTED US TO REALLY TALK ABOUT IT JUST BECAUSE THE WAY THEY CAN LOCK IN COST FOR US TO WHERE WE'RE NOT HAVING TO SEE THAT COST INCREASE THE FOLLOWING YEAR, YEAR AFTER.

SO, THAT'S WHY WE REALLY WANTED TO BRING IT TO ATTENTION. NO, IT'S NOTHING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN OUR BUDGET THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WE'RE WORKING ON, BUT JUST SOMETHING WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, DISCUSS, GET YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO WITH THIS. AS I SAID BEFORE, I THINK IT WAS A DESIRE TO GET ALL THESE TANKS ON THERE AND JUST KIND OF WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND SLOWLY ADD THEM AS WE GO. YOU KNOW, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK WE COULD ALSO LIKE ADD ONE TANK, ADD ANOTHER TANK, HOWEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO DO IT. YOU BREAK IT UP.

DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO DUMP THEM ALL IN THERE AT ONE TIME. WE CAN EVEN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THAT'S ALL WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR IS JUST DIRECTION ON HOW TO PROCEED.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND A LOW COST SOLUTION TO GET EVERYTHING LOCKED IN BECAUSE AGAIN, IF WE PUSH THESE OUT, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO DO. SO, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO THROW A SOLUTION OUT TO HELP OUT. AND IF WE WANT TO JUST ADD ONE NEXT YEAR AND ONE THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WE CAN DO THAT. IT'S JUST THE PRICING I HAVE NOW, I CANNOT PROMISE. I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO GO UP.

NOT NITPICKING, BUT, SUSIE, THE BUDGET HAD 152, 270 AND WHAT'S ON HERE IS 152, 368, IT'S CLOSE BUT, SAYING THEY DON'T TIE.

YOU DO HAVE 110,000 IN WELL MAINTENANCE. IS THAT ALREADY SPOKEN FOR, FOR SOMETHING ELSE? SO, WELL MAINTENANCE IS WE HAVE SEVERAL WELLS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE IN SERVICE THAT CURRENTLY OPERATE. AND SO, THE PROBLEM IS WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY MAINTENANCE TO THOSE WELLS. AND I BELIEVE EIGHT YEARS, I THINK THAT WAS THE LAST TIME A PUMP WAS PULLED OUT OF ONE OF THOSE WELLS AND REPLACED.

AND SO, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS WE'RE GOING TO RUN THESE WELLS TILL FAILURE AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS REPAIRS GOING ON. SO, THAT'S WHAT THAT INITIAL $110,000 IS COMING BUDGET YEAR IS TO INSPECT ALL THOSE WELLS, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM. AND THEN FROM THERE WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COST, YOU KNOW, JUST TO REHABILITATE THEM. IT'S NOT GOING TO COST AS MUCH AS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THOSE WELL 6 AND 67 THAT ARE COMPLETELY OFFLINE. IT'S GOING TO BE NOTHING TO THE EXTENT OF THAT.

BUT WE DON'T START NOW. WE'RE JUST GOING TO, YOU KNOW, FURTHER INCREASE THOSE COSTS AS WE DID IF WE END UP DAMAGING THOSE WELLS. SO, THAT'S WHAT THAT COST IS FOR.

IT JUST. YOU PROBABLY CAME AT THE RIGHT TIME, BUT PROBABLY THE WRONG TIME TOO, BECAUSE I STILL HAVE THE BUDGET RIGHT UP IN FRONT OF ME. HECTOR, YOU'VE GOT A MOWER IN THERE FOR $9,000, YOU CAN GET RID OF A MOWER AND YOU CAN GET TWO SERVICES.

HOW MUCH LAND IS IT? I COME MOW IT.

IT'S NOT A LACK OF MOWERS, COUNCIL, ANYTHING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT? AND AGAIN, THESE ARE IDEAS. IF THERE'S SOMEWHERE WE NEED TO BE, IF WE NEED TO SPREAD SOMETHING, IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOMETHING, WE CAN DO THAT.

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THIS IS JUST AN IDEA. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR DIRECTION. IF YOU GUYS DO WANT TO LOCK EVERYTHING IN THIS YEAR, I CAN GO TO WORK AND START WORKING ON SOME FINAL NUMBERS. WE'RE JUST THROWING THIS UP THERE AS AN EXAMPLE.

THE SHENANGO PLANT HAS ONLY BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. A YEAR.

CORRECT. AND THE POINT OF SOMETHING LIKE A SHENANGO TANK, RIGHT, IT'S JUST TO GET IT ON EARLY AGAIN. HE DID MENTION A VENT REPAIR THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE ON IT, BUT BEYOND THAT, IT'S JUST INITIALLY TO GET IT ON THIS PLAN. SO, THAT WAY, WHEN IT DOES COME TIME FOR THESE REPAIRS, IT'S ALREADY IN THE COST.

WE DON'T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL COST COME UP ON US OR WE DON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY REBUILD A TOWER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS THING, GETTING THEM ON EARLY IN THAT MANNER.

WOULDN'T THE VENT REPAIR BE UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS POINT? NO.

DID WE CHECK? YEAH.

PRETTY BRAND, THAT'S PRETTY NEW.

I THINK IT'S BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE THE END OF 23, I BELIEVE, OR BEGINNING OF 24. ONE OF THE TWO, YEAH.

SOMEWHERE IN 24.

WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDING A PALLET VENT ON TOP SO IT'S FREEZE PROOF, EASIER TO MAINTAIN, INCREASING SIZE A LITTLE BIT.

SO, IT ACTUALLY HELPS WITH THE INTERIOR OF THAT TANK. PART OF THAT COST IS A LOT OF THE INTERIOR WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING. WE'RE GOING TO DO A FULL BLOWN CHEMICAL CLEANUP THE INTERIOR OF THAT TANK, DO A FULL BLOWN INSPECTION, FIND OUT WHAT THE FUTURE WORK NEEDS TO BE. SO, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THAT COST IS. SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR THAT WE DIDN'T FRONT END LOAD THIS FOR INTERIOR WORK BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

SO, THIS IS TO CLEAN IT OUT, SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THIS IS ALSO PRESSURE WASHING EXTERIOR, DOING DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHY SO MUCH FOR THE SOUTH SIDE TOWER? 25,000 SINCE IT'S PRETTY BRAND NEW TOO.

OH, THE MIXER COST. SO, YEAH, THAT'S BRAND NEW. BUT WE'RE INSTALLING A MIXER YEAR ONE.

SO, WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE SPREADING COSTS. YOU HAVE YOUR MAINTENANCE FEE, THAT'S GOING TO KICK IN. SO, THAT'S THE REASON FOR THAT. AND THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING WHENEVER WE DO THE RENOVATION DOWN THE ROAD YOU HAVE A HIGHER COST. OR WE CAN DO A SEVEN YEAR SPREAD AT $83,000 A YEAR AND WE CAN SPREAD THAT OUT OVER SEVEN YEARS. SO, YOU DON'T HAVE A HIGHER COST DOWN THE ROAD. AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF FULL BLOWN INTERIOR, EXTERIOR, EVERYTHING'S DONE.

WASHOUTS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EVERYTHING'S TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE MIXER.

AND PART OF THAT COST FOR THE MAINTENANCE FEE.

AND ALL THESE ARE THE MIXER AS WELL.

WHY WOULDN'T THEY PUT A MIXER IN THERE WHEN THEY BUILT IT, HECTOR? I DON'T KNOW.

I WASN'T HERE WHEN ALL THAT WAS FINAL.

SO CAN WE RECOMMEND ONE OF THE NEW JOHN WRIGHT TOWER? IT WILL BE.

THERE'S A PICTURE FLOATING AROUND HERE, SOMEBODY ELSE ON THAT WATER.

THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER LIKE INSTRUMENTATION THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ADDED. I MEAN YOU CAN ADD ANALYZERS, YOU CAN DO ALL THESE THINGS JUST TO TRY TO GET AS MUCH AS YOU CAN UP FRONT WITH THE INITIAL PROJECT.

BUT YES, WASN'T THOUGHT OF OR WASN'T RECOMMENDED. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE.

CHIEF AND SUSIE, DO YOU HAVE BUDGET INPUT ON THIS? I KNOW JOHN HAS LOOKED THROUGH THE NUMBERS, BUT.

SO, WHAT'S THE TOTAL FOR. IS THAT 30,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR? THAT WOULD BE THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR BUDGET THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

BUT THEN WE ALSO GOT TO REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL. WHAT IS IT? YEAH, 181,000. SO, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMMIT TO DOING IT, YOU KNOW, GETTING ALL OF THEM ON THERE, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT THAT'S THE YEAR TWO PRICE AS WELL.

AND I'M SURE I CAN GO BACK AND WE CAN LIKE YOUR YEAR TWO FEET, WE CAN PROBABLY BREAK THAT UP INTO YEAR TWO AND THREE AND GET THAT LOWER. SO, AGAIN, IDEA DIRECTION, I GO TO WORK FOR YOU GUYS AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO. WHAT ABOUT THE CURRENT TOWERS? WHAT IS THE COST NEXT YEAR FOR THOSE? THE ONES WE ALREADY HAVE UNDER CONTRACT? DO THEY FALL A LITTLE BIT LIKE THOSE? DO I HAVE THOSE IN THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE, OF THE ACTUAL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY. SO, IF YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW.

OH, I SEE. YEAH.

SO, IT'S THE SAME PRICE, BUT YES, AFTER THAT IT DOESN'T DROP 28.

YEAH, CORRECT. YEAH, NOT UNTIL 28, 29 FISCAL YEAR, WE GAVE A THREE YEAR SPREAD ON THOSE FOR THE OVERALL FRONT RENOVATIONS. SO, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE ALL THAT MONEY UP FRONT. SO, WE SPREAD THAT OUT TO HELP YOU OUT.

SO, THIS COMES AGAINST THE WATER AND SEWER.

THIS COMES AGAINST THE WATER BILLS? YEAH.

THIS ISN'T A GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS A WATER FUND.

SO, WHEN YOU REDID THE NORTH SIDE TOWER, WHEN YOU REPAINTED IT AND REWORKED IT, WHAT WOULD THAT HAVE COST US WITHOUT A CONTRACT? THAT ONE APPROXIMATE AROUND 330. 360 SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. I'M JUST GUESSING.

YOU'RE IN THE 300 PLUS ENGINEERING COST.

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SAYING WHAT WE'VE SAVED SO FAR.

THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

WELL, ONE THING IS WE HAVE ENGINEERING, SO EVERYTHING WE DO IS ENGINEERED IN HOUSE.

SO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE.

IT'S ALL PART OF OUR PROJECT.

SO, WE'RE SAVING YOU ENGINEERING FEE ON ALL THESE PROJECTS WE'RE DOING.

AND ONE LAST OPTION I'LL THROW OUT THERE IF YOUR BUDGET'S ALREADY SPOKEN FOR, FOR THE SOUTH SIDE ELEVATED TANK.

INSTEAD OF DOING THE MIXER IN YEAR ONE, WE CAN DO IT IN YEAR TWO. AND FOR YEAR ONE, WE CAN DO JUST A $2,500 WASHOUT.

IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN, THAT'S SOMETHING.

THAT'S AN OPTION AVAILABLE.

THAT WAY YOU CAN LOCK IN THE PRICE FOR THE REST OF THE RENOVATION YEARS. MY QUESTION THOUGH IS TO SUSIE. I MEAN, IF ANYTHING ELSE ADDITIONAL THAT WE'RE ASKING THAT AFFECTS THE WATER BILL, YOU HAVE TO RAISE THE WATER RATE MORE.

CORRECT.

I'D HAVE TO SEE HOW MUCH MORE WE'D HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE A BUDGET OF 152.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD BRING BACK AND LOOK AT TOO. YOU KNOW, WE CAN SIT OUT AND KIND OF LOOK AT, OKAY.

IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE PLAN ON. WE ALREADY HAVE THESE CURRENT COSTS IN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. IF WE'RE GOING TO ADD THESE COSTS IN THERE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE VERSUS REVENUES WE ANTICIPATE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT IT THAT WAY AS WELL TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE OF WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS IN THE COMING YEARS. RIGHT.

HOW LONG ARE THESE PRICES GOOD FOR? 1 YEAR.

IF WE DON'T DO THAT TONIGHT, IN A YEAR WE CAN HAVE THE SAME PRICE.

NO, NO. SORRY.

WATCH OUT WHAT YOU SAY.

SO, I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK INTO LOCKING IN, BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE LONG TERM AS WELL. AND SO, I ALWAYS HATE PUTTING MORE ON SUSIE'S DAY LIGHT, TABLE, DESK, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. AND BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS BEFORE WE SIGN INTO THIS.

BUT I DO THINK IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A GOOD OPTION THAT WE SHOULD SINCERE SINCERELY CONSIDER.

AND I'M NOT ASKING THAT WE DON'T HAVE CONTRACT IN FRONT. I'M NOT ASKING FOR SIGNATURE. I KNOW EVERY TIME I COME ASKING FOR MONEY, I'M NOT ASKING FOR MONEY TODAY I WILL BE.

BUT I'M JUST ASKING FOR DIRECTION HOW WE CAN HELP YOU GUYS. AND I MEAN, I JUST NEED TO GO BACK, SPEAK WITH OUR TEAM, FIND OUT WHAT BEST SOLUTION WE CAN FIND, UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BUDGET IS SO WE CAN MAKE IT FIT YOUR BUDGET. SO, THAT'S, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING. SO, AGAIN EXAMPLE, I CAN WORK WITH HECTOR, WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE BUDGET, FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR THE THE CITY AND GET IT LOCKED IN.

SO, THREE ALWAYS WORKS.

CAN WE PAY FOR TWO AND GET ONE, BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE.

SO, I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION SINCE WE'RE. WE INKED THE DEAL TODAY ON ANOTHER WATER TOWER. IS THERE SOME WAY THAT WE CAN WORK YOUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM INTO THAT NEW TOWER AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU WORK WITH OUR ENGINEER TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A MIXER AND ALL THAT STUFF ALREADY IN THERE. SO, WE DON'T COME UP WITH THIS BECAUSE WE GOT A BRAND NEW TIRE THAT NEEDS A MIXER.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE ALREADY HAD THAT CONVERSATION ON US GETTING IN FRONT OF IT AND LOOKING AT DOING THE COATINGS PLUS THE MIXER AND HAVING EVERYTHING ON THE MAINTENANCE PLAN SO IT'S ALWAYS COVERED.

I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD SOURCE FOR US TO WORK WITH THEM BUT COMMUNICATE. SO, LIKE YOU SAID, IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROGRAM BUT PUTTING IT INTO THE DESIGNS OR AT LEAST AS YOU SAID. IT MAY SOUND LIKE TO ME, HECTOR, THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING, BUT WE CAN MAYBE PICK SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WILL HELP.

EXACTLY. LONG TERM. SO, SEEMS LIKE A GOOD RESOURCE.

I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY, I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.

IS IT THE SADDLE SIDE TOWER THAT IS MISSING THIS TILE? THE SAFETY HARNESSES? THAT'S HENDERSON.

THAT'S HENDERSON.

THE GROUND STORAGE.

IT'S OLD.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE ON IT BEFORE 90 DAYS WHEN WE MAKE A DECISION? ONCE WE COME TO A SOLUTION. IF WE COME TO A SOLUTION, AND THEN WE MOVE FORWARD AFTER SIGNATURES ARE DONE, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL ACTUALLY MOVE IN AND START EXECUTING WHAT WE NEED TO START DOING ON THAT TANK.

SO, YOU HAVE NO JOB SCHEDULED ON THERE? NO, WE HAVE NOTHING SCHEDULED ON THERE. AGAIN, WE'RE JUST HERE ASKING FOR DIRECTION. IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO LOOK AT. AND THEN IT'S MY JOB TO GO AND FIND WHAT FITS FOR YOU AND THEN COME BACK AND PRESENT.

OKAY, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

SAFETY FIRST.

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OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU.

WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

OKAY, WE'LL COME BACK WITH SOME NUMBERS ON THIS AND BUDGET. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU.

[9. Discussion and possible action on the Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement for the Austin Colony Public Improvement District between the City of Angleton, Texas and Austin Colony Development LLC, the Developer.]

ITEM NUMBER NINE, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE AMENDED AND RESTATED REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE AUSTIN COLONY PID, OR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS AND AUSTIN COLONY DEVELOPMENT LLC AND THE DEVELOPER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS STATED, THIS IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR THE PID OF AUSTIN COLONY. THIS WOULD BE A SUSAN ITEM THAT TYPICALLY WOULD BE PRESENTED, BUT I'LL INTRODUCE IT. WE DO HAVE ON AUDIO ANDREA BARNES FROM P3, WHO IS OUR MANAGER OF THE PIDS. AS YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR PID WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY BY RESOLUTION A WHILE BACK IN 2021. AND THEN THERE WERE OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL ON THE ACTUAL REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU IS JUST TO PUT IN A LITTLE DETAIL ON SECTION OR AREA ONE THAT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR, WHICH WOULD BE SECTION 1A, THE FIRST 50 LOTS IN TERMS OF HOW WE WOULD REPORT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE ANNUAL COLLECTION COSTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY CALCULATED AND SUBMITTED SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR. SO, ANDREA, AS STATED, IS HERE TO ASSIST WITH THIS ITEM JUST TO SEE IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CHANGES. AND I THINK THAT MARKUP IS IN YOUR PACKET.

WE WOULD JUST DEAL WITH THAT ONE CHANGE WOULD BE ON PAGE 102 IN YOUR PACKET.

SO, ANDREA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE THERE TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES OF THE CONSOLE AT THAT 50% REQUEST IN THAT PERIOD IN WHICH AREA ONE WOULD BE CONSIDERED AND REPORTED IN TERMS OF THAT REIMBURSEMENT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

HELLO.

SO, AS OTIS STATED, TYPICALLY THE ANNUAL COLLECTION COSTS IN THE FIRST YEAR ARE AROUND $40,000. AND THE DEVELOPER HAS REQUESTED THAT WE MAKE IT 20,000 TO KEEP THE ANNUAL INSTALLMENT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THEREFORE, THE DEVELOPER WILL BE SUBSIDIZING THAT DIFFERENCE OF $20,000 FOR THAT FIRST YEAR, AND THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPOSITING THAT $20,000 DIFFERENCE WITH THE CITY THROUGH SUSIE IN ORDER TO COVER ANY SHORTAGE THAT MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THAT REDUCTION IN THE ANNUAL COLLECTION COST WHEN THE INSTALLMENTS ARE COLLECTED THAT ARE DUE 131 27. I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT TO SAY IN ONE FELL INTRODUCTION, SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ELABORATE ANY FURTHER IF THAT'S NECESSARY.

JUST THE RAY IS AVAILABLE ALSO.

OKAY. SO, ANDREA, SINCE YOU'RE ONLINE, BECAUSE THE PID WAS. IT WAS AGREED TO BACK IN 2021, 2? YES, SIR. IT WAS CREATED IN 2021.

THE BEING THAT THERE'S NOT A HOUSE ON THE GROUND YET THAT.

ARE THERE ANY. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS IN THAT PID THAT HAVE CHANGED SUBSTANTIALLY THAT WOULD AFFECT A HOMEOWNER IN THAT AREA IF THEY. ONCE THAT HOUSE HAS BEEN BUILT? NO, NO, SIR.

THERE ARE NOT. AND JUST SO THAT IT'S CLEAR, MAYOR, THE INITIAL INSTALLMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE DUE 13127 RIGHT NOW IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO BE PAID BY THE DEVELOPER BECAUSE HE.

HE HASN'T FLATTED THE PROPERTY YET, AS YOU STATED, HE HASN'T SOLD ANY HOMES.

THEREFORE, HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT INITIAL INSTALLMENT.

BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THIS REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT DOESN'T HAVE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE HOMEOWNER BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER HAS

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DECIDED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COVER THAT $20,000 DIFFERENCE. AND THAT WAS AT THEIR REQUEST TO KEEP THOSE INSTALLMENTS IN LINE WITH WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE AFFORDABLE AND, I'M ASSUMING, APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR? IT DOES.

AND YOU DO HAVE TWO ITEMS REGARDING THIS PID. THE NEXT ONE WILL DEAL WITH THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT PLAN AND OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT MIGHT BE MORE DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED.

I'M JUST CURIOUS. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. MAYBE I SHOULD.

HOW LONG DOES THIS PID RUN? TYPICALLY, THEY RUN. AND ANDREA, YOU CAN CORRECT ME, BUT 25 YEARS OR SO TYPICALLY.

AND SO WE'RE ALREADY FIVE YEARS IN.

WELL, HAVEN'T STARTED ASSESSING YET. SO, THAT'S WHAT, WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

GO AHEAD.

FIRST THIS ONE IS 30 YEARS, SIR. AND THAT IS WHAT'S PRETTY STANDARD IN THE INDUSTRY, IS TO HAVE THESE RUN FOR 30 YEARS.

AND IT DOES BEGIN, AS OTIS WAS SAYING, WITH THE INITIAL LEVY THAT TAKES PLACE. SO, EACH IMPROVEMENT AREA THAT THEY LEVY AND ASSESSMENT ON WILL HAVE ITS OWN SEPARATE ANNUAL INSTALLMENT SCHEDULE. AND YOU CAN FIND THAT ANNUAL INSTALLMENT SCHEDULE IN THE PSAP DOCUMENT. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT PAGE NUMBER THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET, BUT I CAN TELL OTIS WHERE IT IS AND HE CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU ALL THE EXACT PAGE NUMBER. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ANNUAL INSTALLMENT SCHEDULE, IT'S GOING TO BE EXHIBIT G, OTIS, IF YOU CAN POINT THEM TO THE EXACT PAGE NUMBER.

AND THAT'LL BE PAGE 165 IN THE PACKET.

AND SO THAT ANNUAL INSTALLMENT SCHEDULE THAT OTIS HAS POINTED YOU TO IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE INSTALLMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THE PSAP, OTIS, THAT IS GOING TO HAVE THE ANNUAL INSTALLMENT SCHEDULE FOR WHAT WE WERE REFERRING TO AS LOT TYPE 2, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE 60 FOOT LOTS.

AND THEN IF YOU GO UP ABOUT FOUR PAGES, THERE WILL BE THE INSTALLMENT SCHEDULE FOR A LOT TYPE ONE. SO, THOSE SCHEDULES SHOW YOU HOW MUCH THE ANNUAL INSTALLMENT IS PER LOT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO, YOU CAN SEE THE RUN OUT FOR THE FULL 30 YEARS. NOW, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M NOT TRYING TO COMPLICATE IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ISSUING BONDS AT THIS TIME. IF THE DEVELOPER OR THE CITY DECIDES AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE THEY WANT TO BOND THIS, THE INSTALLMENT SCHEDULES WILL BE REVISED BASED ON WHAT PARAMETERS ARE UTILIZED WHEN THE BONDS ARE SOLD OR AGREED TO WHEN THE BONDS ARE SOLD, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ASSESSMENT HAS A MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT ON IT THAT CANNOT BE EXCEEDED.

SO, WHEN THEY REWORK THAT SCHEDULE, IT'S GUARANTEED NOT TO EXCEED A CERTAIN MAXIMUM ANNUAL INSTALLMENT.

ANNUAL INSTALLMENT, LOT TYPE ONE, PAGE 89. AND THEN THE OTHER FOR LOT TYPE TWO WOULD BE PAGE 195.

ANDREA, CAN YOU POINT ME TO THE TOTAL WHAT'S IN THE PIT ITSELF? WHERE'S THAT IN TERMS OF THE EXPENSES, MR. MAYOR? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY, SO OTIS, IF YOU CAN POINT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS EXHIBIT, EXHIBIT C. YES.

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THAT'S WHAT SHOWS YOU WHAT THE COSTS ARE, PAGE 161 ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT MR. MAYOR, IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, IF YOU GO DOWN TO SCHEDULE E, THAT'S YOUR SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS, IT SHOWS THAT THIS REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATION IS ONLY GOING TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER 2.2 MILLION AND SOME CHANGE.

SO, THE DEVELOPER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS A WATER LINE, AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR 1.8 MILLION OF THOSE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT COSTS. SO, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE HOMEOWNERS ARE ONLY PAYING FOR A PORTION OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED AND DEDICATED TO THE CITY IN ORDER TO GET TO FINISH LOT VALUE SO THAT THE HOMES CAN BE CONSTRUCTED.

AND, ANDREA, THAT WAS ON THE SPECIAL BENEFIT? YES, SIR. IT'S IN THE SPECIAL BENEFITS SECTION LANGUAGE, AS WELL AS ON THOSE TWO EXHIBITS.

YES, SIR. THAT'S WHAT SHE JUST QUOTED TO YOU.

PAGE WHAT? 140.

140.

YEP.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

AND MR. MAYOR, JUST TO POINT OUT SO THAT YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT 40,000 IN FIRST YEAR ANNUAL COLLECTION COST THAT I MENTION TO YOU, IF YOU LOOK BACK AT EXHIBIT C THAT YOU WERE ON A MOMENT AGO, IT'S GOING TO SHOW THE FULL 40 ON THAT EXHIBIT.

BUT THEN IF YOU GO TO THE VERY FIRST EXHIBIT THAT OTIS GAVE Y', ALL, THE PAGE NUMBER FOR WHICH IS THE ANNUAL INSTALLMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE ENTIRE IMPROVEMENT AREA, NUMBER ONE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WHAT'S BEING CHARGED TO THE RESIDENTS IS ONLY HALF OF THAT, WHICH IS 20,000. AND THAT'S WHERE IT SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE OF THE DEVELOPER'S GOING TO HAVE TO PUT UP THAT 20,000 IN CASH WITH SUSIE THERE AT THE CITY BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO COVER YOUR EXTERNAL AUDITOR, OUR FEES.

THERE'S COUNTY FEES. THERE'S A LOT OF FEES THAT GO INTO. AND THOSE FEES ARE GOING TO TOTAL 40. SO, THEY HAVE TO BE COVERED. SO, THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO COVER THAT DIFFERENCE.

BUT MOVING BACK TO THAT OTHER ITEM, THAT WOULD BE THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT, IS WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY ON THE TABLE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU DO A LOT OF SCROLLING.

THERE IS.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ACTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED RESTATED REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE AUSTIN COUNTY COLONY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH TO APPROVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS. OKAY.

HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 10.

[10. Discussion and possible action on approving Resolution No. 20260811-010 accepting Preliminary Service and Assessment Plan (PSAP) and setting the Assessment Levy public hearing date for September 8, 2026, for the Austin Colony Public Improvement District.]

DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 202600811-010, ACCEPTING PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND SETTING THE ASSESSMENT LEVY PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 FOR THE AUSTIN COLONY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

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THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT DOES TWO THINGS THIS EVENING IN WHICH COUNCIL IS ASKED TO ACCEPT THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN IN WHICH WE SORT OF HINTED TO JUST NOW, IN WHICH ANDREA INTRODUCED ALSO SOME OF THE INFORMATION AND FINDINGS OF THAT PRELIMINARY SAP. AND THEN TONIGHT, WE WILL ALSO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH OF 2026, IN WHICH YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WOULD LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE PID.

ALSO, WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR SECTION AND AS DESCRIBED BY ANDREA, ALL OF THE SUMMARIES OF THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED BY P3, WHICH THEY'RE OUTLINED IN THE AGENDA SUMMARY FURTHER DOWN, WHICH ANDREA HAS PRESENTED.

ALSO INCLUDED WITHIN THAT PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT PLAN WOULD BE THE AREA PLAN IN WHICH WE'LL SORT OF REFER TO ALSO IN THIS DISCUSSION.

SO, THAT IS WHAT'S BEFORE YOU, ANDREA, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO WHAT YOU JUST COVERED IN TERMS OF THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT PLAN.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE WILL HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLE AND EVERYTHING ON THAT SEPTEMBER DATE AND THEN POST IT AS REQUIRED. WE'RE TRYING TO CHECK OFF ALL OF THE BOXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WORKING WITH SUSIE AS WELL. SO, ANDREA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? THANK YOU, OTIS. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WOULD JUST STRESS THAT THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AS OTIS INDICATED, AND THE ONLY ACTION THAT YOU ARE TAKING TONIGHT IS AGREEING TO ACCEPT THIS AS THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN WILL BE ON FILE AT THE CITY. IF ANY RESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THE DOCUMENT, IT SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO THEM FOR VIEWING AND THEN ALSO TO SCHEDULE THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING UNDER THE PID ACT.

SO, THOSE ARE THE ONLY FORMAL ACTIONS THAT YOU ARE TAKING TONIGHT? YOU READ MY MIND. EXACTLY THE PAGE I WANT YOU TO GO TO.

CAN YOU BLOW THAT UP, PLEASE? CAN YOU SCROLL DOWN? HAVE WE CONFIRMED THIS SECTION HERE? WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS THAT? YOURS, MR. RAY.

MR. ROSSLER'S HERE AND HE'S PUT.

IT WILL BE BUILT IN SECTIONS.

WHEN WE BUILD SECTION 1 1B, WHICH IS THE NEXT 50 LOTS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHICH AT THE CURRENT RATE, THAT WILL BE SOMETIME WITHIN THE NEXT 50 YEARS.

I WAS GOING TO SAY IT IF YOU DIDN'T.

I THOUGHT I WAS.

WE FINISHED THESE LOTS IN MARCH. WE GOT THEM ACCEPTED BY THE CITY. THE CITY DID A GREAT JOB.

THEY WERE QUICK.

HOLLAND OTIS WILL REALLY DO A GOOD JOB.

WELL, WE DIDN'T.

WE STILL DON'T HAVE THE MATERIALS FOR THE ELECTRICITY.

NORTHEASTERN POLE'S GOING TO PUT IN THE ELECTRIC LINES, BUT DETECTORS. NEW MEXICO HAS TO PROVIDE THE MATERIALS.

WE STILL DON'T HAVE THEM.

SO, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME.

WE WILL BUILD THAT SECTION 1B AT OUR EXPENSE.

SO, THE FIRST PHASE IS THIS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? YEAH. IT'S THE YELLOW. IT'S THE YELLOW. IT'S THE ENTRY ROAD COMING IN.

WHICH IS ALREADY THERE. IT'S JUST DEAD ENDS RIGHT HERE.

IT IS.

YES, SIR. IT'S THERE.

WONDER IF THIS IS A POINT.

AND THEN B IS THIS ONE. IT IS.

I'M SORRY, MAYOR. GO GRACE WITH BAKER AND LAWSON. YES. B.

IS THIS GREEN AREA HERE? YES, SIR.

THIS IS THE DEAD END AT WALMART. IT'S TIGNER AVENUE OR DRIVE. IT'S GOING TO BE EXTENDED UP TO THIS POINT.

THERE'S LIKE A 10 INCH WATER LINE IN HERE THAT'S GOING TO BE EXTENDED UP ALSO TO EVENTUALLY LOOP IN TO BACK OVER TO HERE. SO.

BUT THAT'S.

THAT'S SECTION 1B. YELLOW IS 1A. WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S DESIGNED, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

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AND SINCE YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT, MR. RACELER, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANKS FOR COMING BY DRAINAGE AGAIN. YOU KNOW, THIS HAS COME UP A COUPLE TIMES AND I JUST WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION AGAIN.

THIS PROPERTY IS DRAINING DOWN TO THE DITCH. CORRECT. AND TO THE WEST.

CAN YOU PULL IT DOWN? I'M SORRY.

WHO.

WELL, NO, I'LL GO UP, I GUESS. I'M SORRY.

THIS. IT.

ODDLY, THIS IS THEIR JOURNEY'S PROPERTY RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT KIND OF DRAINS UP THIS AWAY, ODDLY ENOUGH. THERE'S A.

THERE'S A HUMP IN HERE. SO, HIS LAND GOES UP HERE. AND WE SENT OUT. DID Y' ALL SEE THIS? HAVE THEY SEEN THIS? I MEAN, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT YES, THE LAND AND I AREA ALWAYS. IT ALL DRAINS TO THE SOUTHEAST GENERALLY.

AND NORTH IS UP ON THIS PICTURE.

THIS JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE A LOW SPOT THAT GOES UP TO THIS COUNTY ROAD UP THERE FOR SOME REASON. THAT'S FROM THE LIDAR.

FROM MISSOURI COUNTY'S LIDAR.

THEY GOT FROM FEMALE, SO. BUT NORMALLY IT DRAINS SOUTHEAST AND DOWN. WE'VE GOT DITCH THIS DITCH THAT RUNS AROUND THERE.

WHAT DITCH THAT? 10 8.

I THINK IT'S DITCH 10. OKAY.

NOW IF YOU. I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PULL IT DOWN OR GO BACK THE OTHER WAY.

THERE YOU GO.

KEEP GOING UP. KEEP UP.

THERE'S THIS DITCH RIGHT HERE.

YEAH. THIS DITCH RIGHT THERE AND IT GOES INTO THE. WAS THAT.

LET ME SEE WHERE I'M AT.

IS THAT FREEDOM PARK OR WHAT'S THAT? LAKESIDE.

LAKESIDE PARK, YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S. IT GOES BY THERE AND IT DRAINS THAT WHEN WE HAVE OVERFLOWS.

IS THIS SECTION HERE SUPPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED AS WELL OR IS THAT GOING TO STAY RETENTION? THAT'S A BIG OLD DETENTION POND.

BIG DETENTION.

WHICH IS GOING TO GO INTO THAT DISH RIGHT THERE? YES, SIR, ON THIS SIDE. I'VE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS AS WELL. WELL, IS THAT GOING TO GO INTO THAT? THIS IS THE DETENTION POND HERE.

IT'S GONNA HAVE A PATH COMING DOWN THIS ROAD THAT GOES BACK INTO THIS DITCH HERE.

THAT IS NOT OUR PROPERTY THERE.

THAT'S JACK GRAY. IS IT JACK GRAY, I THINK. YEAH. BENNY.

YEAH, JACK'S PASSED.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS. YOU GOT MR. RACELER HERE TONIGHT.

DON'T PUNISH ME.

OH, MR. RAY, WE STILL HAVE THE AGREEMENT RIGHT ON THE.

ON THE LIGHT ON THE DARK BLUE. OH, SORRY, YEAH, RIGHT THERE.

THAT COMMERCIAL AFTER THE FIRST PLATTING OF THE HOUSE, THE FIRST HOUSE THAT GETS PLATTED OCCUPANCY, THAT'S WHEN THIS CLOCK STARTS, RIGHT? I BELIEVE SO.

SEVEN YEARS AFTER.

AND I THINK YOU AND I BOTH HAVE GREAT HOPES THAT ONCE WE GET IN THAT THAT PROPERTY'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF VALUE, A LOT MORE COMMERCIAL VALUE.

YOU HAVE YOUR SALES TAX AND I'LL HAVE SOME.

SO, WHAT'S THE REALITY OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF STARTING HOME CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY TIMES SOON? SORRY? WHAT'S THE REALITY OF WHEN WE'LL HAVE CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY AND IN SECTION ONE? I KNOW WE NEED ELECTRICITY, BUT WHAT'S THE REALITY? I MEAN PERMITS ARE BEING ISSUED.

THERE'S EIGHT PERMITS ALREADY PULLED. THEY HAVEN'T STARTED.

THAT'S MY POINT.

MY QUESTION IS WHEN IS IT GOING TO GET STARTED? I MEAN THEY'RE GOOD FOR SIX MONTHS.

THANK YOU. THE LATEST IS EARLY THIS WEEK. THAT'S YESTERDAY. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH NORTH HOUSTON POLL AND THEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY TEXAS MAY SHOW THEY'LL PICK UP THE ELECTRICITY.

THANK YOU, DOUG.

TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WALK THROUGH WITH CENTERPOINT ENERGY, WHICH IS NATURAL GAS A AND T WHICH IS TELEPHONE LINE AND TEXAS, NEW MEXICO AND NORTHEASTERN POLE.

AND OUR CONSULTANT WORKS FOR

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DOUG, STEVE AND TALA. THEY'RE GOING TO WALK IT. AND OUR BEST GUESS TODAY IS ASSUMING WE GET THE MATERIALS AND ASSUMING WE DON'T HAVE A MACHINE, MAJOR STORE OR SOMETHING, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT OCTOBER 1ST. AND THE BUILDER, SHERENE HOLMES, MIKE LUCAS IS THE OWNER, IS VERY OPTIMISTIC AND SO HE'S GOING AHEAD AND BUILDING HIS MODEL AND WE WILL HAVE THE. IN SEPTEMBER WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE SIGN IN.

SURELY, WE'LL HAVE. NO, WE DON'T GET ELECTRICITY, BUT WITH THE SIGN AND THE IRRIGATION.

JOHN GROVES WITH HIS AS A LANDSCAPING SERVICE IS GOING TO PUT IN LIGHTING AND IRRIGATING THAT WHOLE ENTRY PERIOD. WE WON'T PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF VEGETATION BECAUSE WE'LL PROBABLY WAIT UNTIL THE FALL TO GET BETTER PLANTS. IT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD TIME, HE SAID, TO BUY THE PLANTS NOW. SO, ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

OCTOBER 1ST.

HAVE YOU BEEN CONTACTED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT ABOUT MOWING, KYLE? HE'S BEEN, YES, I HAVE. AND BENNY GRAY, WHO'S A RANCHER, SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO IT AND HE DIDN'T. AND I GOT A NICE LETTER FROM KYLE AND HE WENT OUT AND MOWED IT AND WE GOT AN ISSUE WITH THE MEDIUM.

AND LATE LAST WEEK WE SCRAPED THE MEDIUM SO IT WON'T GROW BACK. AND THE OTHER IS A LOT EASIER TO MOW BUT TO GET THE TRACTOR UP AND NOT KNOCK UP THE CURBS AND TEAR UP THAT MEDIUM.

SO, WE JUST SCRAPED IT AND THEN HOPEFULLY THE SIGN WILL COME IN AND THE LANDSCAPING FOLLOWS THAT.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

COUNSEL ANY QUESTIONS. I GOT ONE MORE FOR YOU, SERENE HOLMES. WHERE ARE THEY FROM? HOUSTON. HE LIVES IN HOUSTON.

HE'S GOT A HOME THAT HE LOVES.

SPENDS A LOT OF TIME THERE WITH HIS FAMILY JUST OUTSIDE OF WEST COLUMBIA ON THE ST.

BERNARD RIVER, I THINK. SO, HE LOVES THIS AREA. LOCAL GUY, HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON.

DOES HE HAVE ANY OTHER PRODUCTS SIMILAR.

NO, HE WAS A PARTNER IN CARLINA HOMES AND THEY, THEY WERE BUILDING HOMES ALL OVER THE. ALL OVER THE CITY.

THEY WERE BUILDING ABOUT 700 HOMES A YEAR.

AND THEN HE'S.

THAT PARTNERSHIP BROKE UP AND HE STARTED SERENE HOMES. AND HE'S GOT, I THINK HE'S GOT, HE'S GOT THREE OR FOUR OTHER SUBDIVISIONS.

IF YOU COULD SEND ME AN EMAIL OR CHIEF OR SOMEBODY WITH EXAMPLES OF THOSE, PLEASE.

I'LL SEND YOU HIS WEBSITE.

HE'S GOT EXAMPLES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AND THEN THE OTHER BUILDERS, GUY NAMED JASON GUSTAFSON AND IS A SECOND OR THIRD GENERATION HOUSTONIAN AND HE HAS A BRAND NEW COMPANY.

EARLIER YOU ASKED ABOUT THE. I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY MR. RACELER ABOUT THE WATER FLOW, THE DRAINAGE AROUND THE JOURNEY TRACT.

YES, I FORGIVE MY FAILURE TO REMEMBER THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT AN EASEMENT AND ACCESS.

DID THAT EVER GET SQUARED AWAY, HAVING TO RELOCATE AN EASEMENT AND.

OKAY, YES, HE HAS. THE JOURNEYS HAVE A OVERHEAD POWER EASEMENT THAT COMES THROUGH HERE THAT ACTUALLY CLIPS THAT LOT RIGHT THERE.

AND WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD I GUESS THAT EASEMENT WASN'T KNOWN, BUT IT'S THERE. TOMMY.

MR. JANITOR AND I GAVE THAT.

HE'S BEEN DOCUMENTED TO ME.

SO, WE'LL JUST ADJUST THOSE LOTS AND JUST LEAVE THAT LAND OFF AND TAKE CARE OF THAT.

WE. WE MAY END UP PUTTING A DETENTION POND HERE SINCE HIS WATER GOES THAT WAY AND RELOCATE LOTS OVER HERE SOMEWHERE.

BUT THAT'LL BE DOWN THE ROAD.

THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON THIS EXHIBIT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT CAN BE ADJUSTED AT A LATER DATE.

JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WE DON'T FALL RIGHT.

FORGET TO LEAVE THAT OPTION.

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COUNCIL. MAKE SURE IN YOUR MOTION IF YOU'RE APPROVING, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH.

WHICH MEETING WILL THE SYSTEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND SET THE ASSESSMENT PUBLIC LOVING HEARING DATE FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2026. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HADN'T MOVED IT.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH FOR APPROVAL AND SETTING THE HEARING DATE FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2026. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

[11. Discussion and possible action on the Final Plat of Ashland Development Street Dedication 5, southeast extension of the Future Sapphire Springs Trail. ]

THAT MOTION CARRIES.

NUMBER 11, DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FINAL PLAT OF ASHLAND DEVELOPMENT STREET DEDICATION 5 SOUTHEAST EXTENSION OF THE FUTURE SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAIL. THANK YOU, MR. RAY.

THANK YOU, MR. RACELER.

I'M SORRY.

MAYOR, YOU READY FOR ME? JUST TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU. THIS IS A FINAL PLAT AS STATED. ASHLAND DEVELOPMENT DEDICATION NUMBER FIVE, INTRODUCTION TERMS OF STREET DEDICATION. THE GRAPHIC HERE WOULD SHOW THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THIS PARTICULAR STREET DEDICATION WHICH WOULD ACCESS AND GIVE ACCESS TO SECTION 7, 5, 6 AND 7. AS YOU SEE THERE, THIS PARTICULAR PLAT DID GO BEFORE OUR CITY ENGINEER IN WHICH SOME TEXTUAL NOTES WERE LISTED. THE ITEMS WERE CLEAR.

THIS WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN THEIR LAST MEETING. AND I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE OF THE AGENDA POSTING DEADLINES I COULD NOT GET YOU THAT 6 TO 0 VOTE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS PARTICULAR PLAT BEFORE YOU FOR THE FINAL STREET DEDICATION OF THIS SECTION. AND THEN THERE WAS JUST SOME NOTES THERE IN TERMS OF COORDINATING WITH THE REFERRAL AGENCIES.

OTHER THAN THAT THIS PARTICULAR FINAL PLAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.

LIQUIDITY ENGINEERING IS HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.

I WANT TO BE FUNNY AND ASK IF THERE'S A ROUNDABOUT IN THE STREET, BUT NOT AT THIS POINT.

WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, THERE'S A LITTLE BITTY LIKE ROUND CIRCLE RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S A CUL-DE-SAC IN THE INTERIOR.

NO, NO, NOT THAT. NOT THAT ONE.

THERE'S LIKE A LITTLE CIRCLE RIGHT THERE. AND I WAS THINKING MAYBE THERE'S A ROUNDABOUT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THEY PLANTED A TREE.

YEAH, THEY PLANTED A TREE.

THERE'S TWO THINGS I HAVE I'M STILL HUNG UP ON, ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. ONE IS GOING BACK AND REDOING THE TRAFFIC IMPACT, IF THAT'S BEING DONE. AND THEN YOU SAID THAT THIS ROAD RIGHT HERE FOR SAPPHIRE SPRINGS WOULD HELP SECTION 6 AND 5.

IT ACCESS.

JUST GIVES ACCESS TO.

I MEAN, WHAT. YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THAT CIRCLE, THOUGH. THERE IS NO MAYBE AT THE VERY BOTTOM. ACCESS TO SECTION FIVE. BUT I MEAN, THAT ONLY ACCESSES SECTION SEVEN.

YES, SECTION SEVEN THERE. IT'S JUST IN BETWEEN THE TWO.

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AND THEN YOU SAID THE GENERAL AREA OF THE ROAD. I MEAN, I'D LIKE IT TO BE SPECIFIC IF IT'S A FINAL PLAT, BUT I'M SORRY, YOUR QUESTION, YOU SAID A MINUTE AGO THAT WAS THE GENERAL AREA OF THE ROAD.

I APOLOGIZE.

AND I WAS SAYING, SHOULDN'T IT BE A FINAL FLAT? YOU KNOW, IT'S FINAL. THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING.

IT IS A FINAL PLAT.

IT WOULD ADDRESS THE AREA AS YOU SEE TO THE WEST AT THE BOTTOM THERE. IT'S JUST A LITTLE SMALL AREA THERE WHERE THAT DRIVE GOES INTO THAT SECTION. CAN'T REALLY READ IT RIGHT NOW, BUT. YEAH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

SO IS IT GOING TO TIE INTO THE ROAD AT THE VERY BOTTOM, IF YOU WOULD. WHICH IS.

THERE'S 31, 32.

GO TO THE FINAL PLAN.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT NAME THEY CALL IT.

OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE ROAD NAME IS THERE. AND I APOLOGIZE, I JUST CAN'T SEE IT. ROSE QUARTZ. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I THINK THAT'S ROSE QUARTZ. AND 10 VIEW LANE TO THE RIGHT THERE. AND ROSE QUARTZ ON THE BOTTOM, THAT GOES INTO SECTION FIVE.

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ON ANOTHER TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS? SO, WHAT HAS OCCURRED? WE DID MEET WITH THE COUNTY. OUR CITY ENGINEER IS WELL AS THEIR ENGINEERS. THE RECOMMENDED NOTES AND REVIEW BY HDR HAVE BEEN SENT TO BOTH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND THE APPLICANT. SO, WE'RE JUST WAITING ON A RESPONSE OF THAT TO SEE. BUT JOHN PETERSON IS MAKING. ENSURING THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF OUR QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE DID HAVE OUR TRAFFIC IN ENGINEER REVIEW THE TRAFFIC IMPACT AND THERE WERE SOME NOTES. WE'LL FORWARD THOSE TO YOU ALL SO THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT AS WELL. BUT WE ARE ENSURING THAT THEY ARE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE HDR DID LOOK AT IT REAL DEEP IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT WE FELT THEY DID NOT FOCUS ON IN THEIR REVIEW.

SO, IT'S WORK IN PROGRESS.

I SPEND WAY TOO MUCH TIME IN THAT SUBDIVISION.

COUNCIL.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN FOR APPROVAL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE.

CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY

[12. Discussion and possible action on the Final Plat of Ashland Section 7, located northeast of the intersection of the future Ashland Boulevard/County Road 32 and the future Sapphire Springs Trail.]

BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER 12. DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FINAL PLAT OF ASHLAND SECTION 7 LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE FUTURE ASHLAND BOULEVARD, COUNTY ROAD 32 AND THE FUTURE SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAIL.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS ALSO ABOVE COUNTY ROAD 32. IT'S A PROPOSED MAJOR CORRIDOR THERE.

BUT THIS FEEDS OFF OF WHAT WE JUST LOOKED AT, SECTION 7, WHICH WILL BE 117 LOTS AND SEVEN DRAINAGE LANDSCAPE RESERVES AS WELL AS UTILITY RESERVES. SIX BLOCKS.

THESE PARTICULAR LOTS ARE 50 AND 55FT IN WIDTH. THIS WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND ALL OF THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN CLEARED BETWEEN PRELIMINARY PLAT AND FINAL PLAT HERE. COORDINATION OF COURSE WITH ANY OF THE REFERRAL AGENCIES AND PLANNING COMMISSION DID VOTE 6 TO 0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND FORWARDED THIS TO YOU FOR FINAL ACTION ON THE FINAL PLAT.

IN TERMS OF APPROVAL.

TO THIS POINT, OTIS, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NUMBERS OR THE BREAKDOWNS, BUT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RATIO PERCENTAGE THAT WAS GOING TO BE OF CERTAIN DIFFERENT SIZES FROM WHAT WE'VE PLOTTED SO FAR.

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ARE WE SEEING THE VARIETY THAT WAS PROPOSED TO US THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN PLAY? YOU'RE SAYING THAT MIX AND I APOLOGIZE, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO. WE TYPICALLY WOULD BRING YOU THE PIE CHART AND JUST TRACK THEM BY TYPE AND I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T BRING THAT TONIGHT.

CAN YOU BRING THAT THE NEXT TIME? I KNOW THEY STILL HAVE NUMBER OF FLATS.

WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO.

MAKING SURE WE'RE STARTING TO BALANCE OUT.

YES, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE BRING PROMISED. THAT IS A GOOD POINT.

BUT YEAH, THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE TYPICALLY BEEN SEEING. AS I STATED, QUIDDITY IS HERE IN TERMS OF THE HOUSING STARTS IN NUMBERS. AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIG SLOW IN THE AREA IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF I GUESS SALES PER SE. BUT THEY'RE STILL PULLING THE PERMITS. WE STILL, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY THE MARKET WILL, YOU KNOW, CHANGE REAL SOON. BUT I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE.

BUT IT'S NOT MOVING AS FAST, I THINK AS THEY WOULD HOPE.

THAT IS SUCH A DISCONNECT BECAUSE YOU KEEP HEARING THERE'S A HOUSING SHORTAGE BUT HOUSES AREN'T SELLING.

THAT SHOULD BE A WAKE UP CALL TO THE DEVELOPERS AND TO THESE BUILDERS. YOU'RE BUILDING THE WRONG PRODUCTS.

THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT PRETTY SOON. YEP, WE'LL HAVE A REPEAT OF 2004, 2005 AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A 2008, 2009 AGAIN. THIS TIME THE BELL OUGHT TO BE A COOL TRILLION.

AND OTIS, ALL THIS IS THE SAME THAT'S IN THE DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT THAT WAS ADOPTED YEARS AGO? YES, SIR.

IT WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DA ALSO. YES, SIR.

AND ALSO, THE PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT WAS APPROVED.

FUNNY THAT THEY'RE ON SECTION SEVEN.

I'M SORRY, WHAT ABOUT SEVEN? THEY'RE STARTING PLANS FOR SECTION SEVEN.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

SO, THE FIRST SIX, HOW MANY COS HAVE BEEN. I MEAN, ARE ALL THAT. IS ALL THAT DONE? I DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T DO THE COS. BUT WE'RE TRACKING PARKLAND AND I WANT TO SAY THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THIS.

YEAH, WE ARE TRACKING THOSE.

WE DO GET THE INFORMATION FROM THE MUD. SO, THEY ARE REPORTING THAT SCHEDULE. I FORGOT THE INTERVAL.

BUT THEY'RE KEEPING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DA? THEY ARE, YES, SIR. AND WE CAN SEND YOU THOSE NUMBERS IN OUR.

IN OUR NEXT REPORT OR BEFORE.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY JASON IS NOT HERE, BUT WE TYPICALLY COORDINATE WITH HIM JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S GETTING THOSE.

BUT HE IS GETTING SUSIE, THE PARKLAND FEES AS PLANNED IN THE DA. SO, I JUST DON'T HAVE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COS TO DATE, BUT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.

ARE THEY IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE DA? AS FAR AS WE KNOW? YES, WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THAT. YES, SIR.

THE ONLY THING THAT IS WE'RE WORKING ON IN THE BACKGROUND, I WILL SAY THE CITY HAS MET WITH THE COUNTY AND THE DEVELOPER. WE'RE TRYING TO TRIGGER THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AS YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

SO, THAT'S IN MOTION PER SE, BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE SOME UNIQUE FINANCING MECHANISM THAT THEY'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH, WHICH WOULD BE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY, US AND THE DEVELOPER, ALL PARTICIPATING, BUT DEVELOPER PAYS HIS SHARE INTO THAT IN TERMS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE COMMERCIAL HAPPEN.

BUT IN ORDER FOR THE COMMERCIAL HAPPENED, THAT COLLECTOR CONNECTION TO 288 AND FEEDER ROAD, THEY'RE TRYING TO FINANCE THAT. SO, THAT WAS OUR LAST MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL UPDATE THE COUNCIL ON THAT. THEY'LL BE COMING BACK BEFORE YOU TO PRESENT THAT AS AN UPDATE.

AND THEIR WATER SYSTEM AND THEIR SEWER SYSTEM IS ALL IN COMPLIANCE? YEAH, IT'S ALL BEING DONE BY THE MUD IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE AND EVERYTHING, BUT.

AND DRAINAGE. COUNTIES MAINTAINING THE DRAINAGE, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

THE DRAINAGE THROUGH BRAZILIA COUNTY, THEY HAVE THAT AGREEMENT. SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT. SO, WE'RE STILL REPORTING ALL FUTURE PLATS TO THE COUNTY.

WHICH WE ONLY HAVE

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TO DO AS A COURTESY REVIEW. WE STILL DO THAT AND WE'RE STILL IN CONVERSATION, AS I NOTED, WITH THE COUNTY.

OKAY. I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.

OKAY, COUNCIL, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLATE OF ACTION ON SECTION 7.

SECOND.

MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH FOR APPROVAL.

BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER, IRON HARBOR.

JUST THE NAME OF THESE ROADS.

IRON HARBOR.

JASON, DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ON.

HE WAS JUST GIVING US THE UPDATE ON THE AMOUNT PAID UP TO DATE.

SO, THEY CAN CONFIRM THEY'VE MADE TWO PAYMENTS THEY DID HAVE.

THEIR FIRST INITIAL PAYMENT WAS IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.

WHEN THEY DID THAT, THEY ACTUALLY DID REALIZE THEY HAD AN ERROR. SO, THEY DID MAKE A CORRECTION TO THAT. I BELIEVE IT WAS IN JUNE, WAS THEIR SECOND PAYMENT.

THEIR INTER BILLS ARE ON A TWICE A YEAR CYCLE AND THE NEXT ONE IS ACTUALLY DUE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, SO HAVEN'T GOT AN UPDATE ON THAT ONE JUST YET.

BUT IT'LL BE JUNE OR. SORRY, GOES THROUGH JULY. PAYMENT WILL BE DUE BY THE END OF AUGUST AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE IN FEBRUARY.

OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. SO, 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, OTIS.

DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FINAL PLAT OF ASHLAND SECTION 8, LOCATED NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE FUTURE ASHLAND BOULEVARD, COUNTY ROAD 32 AND THE FUTURE SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAIL.

[13. Discussion and possible action on the Final Plat of Ashland Section 8, located north of the intersection of the future Ashland Boulevard/County Road 32 and the future Sapphire Springs Trail. ]

DISCUSSION ITEM 13.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS FINAL PLAT, SECTION EIGHT OF ASHLAND, DOES HOLD 86 LOTS ON 26.11 ACRES. WE HAVE A FEW, I THINK THREE OR SO UTILITY, LANDSCAPING AND OPEN SPACE RESERVES IN THIS SECTION WITH FOUR BLOCKS. YOU'VE GIVEN THE GENERAL LOCATION. THESE ARE 55 FOOT LOTS, 120FT IN DEPTH.

THE CITY ENGINEER ALSO REVIEWED THIS PARTICULAR PLAT AND CLEARED IT FOR YOUR ACTION, AS WELL AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION HOLDING THEIR MEETING AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. SIX TO ZERO APPROVAL OF SECTION EIGHT, FINAL PLAT.

JUST NITPICKING. NOTICE NEXT TIME ON THE PICTURE, CAN THEY ACTUALLY UPDATE THE ONE THAT HAS THE LOTS AND THE ROADS? BECAUSE IT STILL SAYS JUST SECTION 8 AND DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THERE.

I CAN GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM AND SEE THE. THE PLANS. BUT IN YOUR HEADER.

IN MY HEADER.

THE HEADER PICTURE IS STILL JUST THE OLD ONE.

NOT UPDATED WITH THE.

OH, WITH THE LOTS.

AND ON THE CONCEPT PLAN IS.

YEAH, WE PULLED THAT OFF THE CONCEPT PLAN. SOME OF THOSE SECTIONS WERE UPDATED EARLY. AS YOU KNOW, THAT CONCEPT PLAN HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME. AND SOME OF THESE SECTIONS WERE LAID OUT, I THINK, EARLY ON. SO, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, I THINK.

BUT THE GRAPHIC IS JUST TO GIVE YOU THE VICINITY. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

I AGREE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND. SOME OF THE NAMES OF THESE STREETS.

HATA LAKE, RHODIUM BAY.

COMMISSION, FOR THIS, JUST START OVER AND START CALLING THEM 01, 2, 3, 4.

I LEAVE ON LIVE ON ONE STREET.

RED STREET, FIRST BLUE STREET.

GO ALPHABETICAL. AVENUE A.

OKAY, COUNCIL.

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT OF ACTION, ACTION ON SECTION 8.

SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SMITH. FOR APPROVAL OF SECTION 8. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE. CAL THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. MOTION CASE.

[14. Discussion and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 20260609-005 of the Angleton City Council, approving the finding of a public necessity by Angleton Drainage District and approving the use of eminent domain by Angleton Drainage District to condemn in fee simple a tract of 0.169 acres, more or less, of property generally located at the northwest corner of Valderas Street and Brushy Bayou in Angleton, Texas for the public purposes of drainage, flood control, and related purposes. (Item was tabled on June 9, 2026) ]

ITEM 14. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 202-606-09005 OF THE ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE FINDING OF A PUBLIC NECESSITY BY ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT AND APPROVING THE USE OF AN EMINENT DOMAIN AT ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO CONDENSE AND FEES SIMPLE ATTRACT OF 0.169 ACRES MORE OR LESS OF PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF VALDERAS STREET IN BRUSHY BAYOU IN ENGLAND, TEXAS FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSES OF DRAINAGE, FLOOD CONTROL AND RELATED PURPOSES.

HELLO, MR. BOYD.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF MAJOR DRAINAGE CHANNELS.

BRUSHY BAYOU HAS OBSTRUCTIONS THAT HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM WITHIN THE BANKS TO PREVENT FLOODING IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN ANGLETON. AS YOU KNOW, MY NAME IS LARRY BOYD. I'M THE LAWYER FOR ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT. AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU JUST A VERY BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'LL BE PRESENTING THIS EVENING. AND THEN I'LL ASK OUR ENGINEER DOUG REISLER TO COME MAKE A PRESENTATION TO YOU. THE BANKS OF BRUSHY BAYOU IN BETWEEN VALDERAS STREET AND VELASCO STREET ARE OBSTRUCTED WITH BRUSH AND TREES. AND THOSE RESTRICT THE CAPACITY OF THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL TO CARRY FLOODWATERS OUT OF ANGLETON AND INCREASE THE FLOODING RISK HERE AND MEAN THAT HOUSES CAN FLOOD WITH LESS WATER THAN OTHERWISE.

SO, THOSE HAVE TO BE REMOVED.

THE BRUSH AND TREES DOWN WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE DRAINAGE WAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STRETCH BETWEEN VALDERAS STREET ON THE DOWNSTREAM END AND VELASCO STREET ON THE UPSTREAM END. AND THERE IS ONE PROPERTY IN THAT STRETCH, JUST ONE PROPERTY, WHERE THE DISTRICT.

THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER THE PROPERTY AND CLEAR THE OBSTRUCTIONS OUT OF THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL. AND THAT IS THE HASSO'S PROPERTY.

AND WE HAVE TRIED TO ACQUIRE THAT RIGHT BY NEGOTIATIONS, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL.

WE HAVE YET TO GET AN ANSWER TO OUR OFFERS. SO, THE ONLY OTHER OPTION I KNOW IS TO ACQUIRE IT BY EMINENT DOMAIN OR TO BE STRAIGHT CONDEMNATION.

NOBODY LIKES THAT WORD. NOBODY WANTS TO DO THAT. LEAST OF ALL THE HOMEOWNER, I'M SURE. BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE FLOODWAY. AND WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE, THAT LEAVES JUST CONDEMNATION.

UNLESS SOMEONE HAS ANOTHER IDEA. AND IN ORDER TO EXERCISE THAT RIGHT OF CONDEMNATION, THERE'S.

THERE'S A SPECIAL STATUTE JUST FOR US THAT SAYS THAT ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT CANNOT CONDEMN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF CITY COUNCIL. SO, BEG YOUR PARDON, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD RULE. BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE HERE TO REQUEST THAT CONSENT SO THAT WE CAN DO THE JOB OF FLOOD PREVENTION. SO, WITH THAT, I WILL ASK DOUG REISLER, OUR ENGINEER.

OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW HIM. DOUG'S BEEN DOING DRAINAGE ENGINEERING FOR DECADES AND DECADES AND ALSO HAS REPRESENTED DRAINAGE DISTRICTS FOR DECADES AND DECADES. AND HE CAN EXPLAIN HOW THIS IMPAIRS DRAINAGE AND HOW MUCH IT IMPAIRS DRAINAGE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

HEY, MR. LLOYD, REAL QUICK.

DID YOU DO ANY INVESTIGATION ON AS TO WHY ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT IS SO UNIQUE IN THAT WHY IT HAS TO COME TO ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL? I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF THE ONLY ONES, RIGHT? AS FAR AS I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT ANYWHERE ELSE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS OR NOT.

JUST WONDERING.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I THINK THE LAST MEETING Y' ALL HAD THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT REQUESTING AN ENGINEER TO COME UP HERE AND EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE

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CHANNEL CREATES PROBLEMS. SO, I BROUGHT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU. ON THE SECOND PAGE, THERE'S AN EQUATION. IT'S CALLED MANNING'S NORMAL DEPTH EQUATION. IT IS THE GOD WITH LITTLE G OF HOW ENGINEERS DESIGN CHANNELS. IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1930S, I THINK, OR MAYBE EARLIER THAN THAT, LONGER THAN MYSELF.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT ON THE SECOND PAGE, THAT EQUATION, WHICH HAS ITS BOX AROUND IT, LITTLE ARROW POINTING TO IT.

THE A IS THE AREA, R IN THE EQUATION IS A RATIO BETWEEN THE WETTED AREA OF FLOW AND THE WETTED PERIMETER. S IS THE SLOPE. AND THE LITTLE N IN THE BOTTOM IS A VARIABLE THAT IS ASSIGNED A VALUE FOR THE FRICTION OF THE SIDE SLOPES IN THE BOTTOM TO RESTRICT FLOW OR HELP FLOW OR WHATEVER. AND IT'S IN THE DENOMINATOR. SO, THE N, THE SMALLER THE N, THE BIGGER THAT EQUATION 1.49 OVER N IS. AND SO, THE SMALLER THE N, THE BIGGER THE Q, WHICH IS THE FLOW RATE THAT THIS THING CALCULATES. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU'RE ALREADY BORED. BUT IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, THAT IS, THIS IS MANNING'S N VALUES.

AND YOU READ THROUGH ALL THESE DESCRIPTIONS HERE AND YOU CAN ASSIGN A VALUE AND YOU CAN VERY. SEE, THE FIRST ONE'S CONCRETE IS A 0.011. AND THEN YOU GO DOWN HALFWAY, DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, I HAVE THE TWO ARROWS. AND THIS IS VERY SIMPLISTIC EXAMPLE, SO I'LL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT.

BUT IF YOU DRIVE BRUSHY BAYOU ALMOST EVERYWHERE YOU SEE IT, IT'S A GRASS, IT HAS SOME WEEDS IN THE BOTTOM. DEPENDS HOW MAINTENANCE IS. THAT HAS A N VALUE OF 0.03.

WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN CONCRETE, BUT STILL IT'S 0.03. AND THEN IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE ONE RIGHT UNDER IT, WHERE MY ARROW IS, THAT'S DENSE WOODS, AQUATIC PLANTS, AND DEEP CHANNELS WHICH IS KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT'S ADJACENT TO THE CHANNEL. THAT'S NOT CLEAR, AND IT'S A 0.035. SO, IF YOU DIVIDE THOSE OUT, THAT TELLS YOU THAT THERE'S A 17% LOSS OF FLOW CAPACITY WITH A CHANNEL THAT HAS TREES AND UNDERBRUSH IN IT. NOW, I SAY THIS IS A SIMPLISTIC EXAMPLE BECAUSE THE CHANNEL WE ARE DEALING WITH ONLY HAS THE BRUSH ON THE NORTH SIDE. SO, IN REALITY, THAT 17% IS A LITTLE HIGH SOMEWHERE BELOW THAT. BUT STILL WITH THE BRUSH ON THE NORTH SIDE, IT'S NOT QUITE HALF THE CHANNEL. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF IT.

OKAY, AND SO THIS TELLS YOU THAT OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE CHANNEL CREATE PROBLEMS. ALL RIGHT, NOW I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS. THE CHANNEL BETWEEN VALDERAS AND VELASCO, IT'S A SHORT SECTION, PROBABLY. WHAT COMES UNDER VELASCO BRIDGE IS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT THAT GOES UNDER VALDERAS. LET'S JUST SAY IT'S 500 CFS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. THAT'S A FICTITIOUS NUMBER. JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE. SO, WHEN IT LEAVES HIGHWAY 288B AND FLOWS DOWN TO VALDERAS, THERE'S 500 CFS AND IT'S MOVING. IF THIS IS A GRASSED, SMOOTH CHANNEL, THAT WATER JUST FLOWS AT A REGULAR RATE AND WHATEVER THAT VELOCITY IS, AND THERE'S NO CHANGE TO IT.

IF ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT WENT IN AND CLEANED FROM VELASCO DOWN TO WHERE THEIR EASEMENTS STOP, WHICH IS PROBABLY TWO THIRDS OF THAT LENGTH. I'M NOT SURE.

IT'S A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK. SO, YOU'D HAVE THE GOOD GRASS CHANNEL WHEN IT CAME UNDER THE VELASCO BRIDGE. IT WOULD GO SMOOTHLY UNTIL IT HIT TO WHERE WE RUN INTO THE TREES AND THE SHRUBS.

THERE'S 500 CFS IT'S GOING TO GO NO MATTER WHAT IT'S GOING DOWN. AND THERE'S 500 CFS BEHIND IT. THAT'S A CONSTANT FLOW RATE. SO, WHEN IT HITS THAT IMPEDIMENT OR THE TREES AND IT CAN'T GO THROUGH QUICK ENOUGH, IT MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTH SIDE AND IT'S PUSHED WITHIN THAT PUSHING THE WATER SURFACE ELEVATION RISES TO GET THE PRESSURE TO PUSH IT THROUGH THE SMALLER OPENING BECAUSE THE TREES AND THE SHRUBS ARE BLOCKING THE OVER HERE. WHAT THAT DOES IS ELEVATES THE WATER SURFACE ELEVATION AT THAT POINT AND THAT WHETHER IT INCREASES, IT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK

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FROM A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL IT MATCHES THE WATER SURFACE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LASKA OR WHEREVER IT IS. I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT IS. SO, WHAT THE IMPEDIMENT DOES, IT CREATES AN ELEVATED WATER SURFACE UPSTREAM TO WHERE THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE HASSO'S PROPERTY AND MS. HASSO'S OR THE HASSO HOUSE, THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER WATER SURFACE. I DON'T KNOW HOW HIGH. YOU HAVE TO RUN A MODEL TO KNOW THAT.

BUT IT CREATES A PROBLEM IN THAT IF THEY HAVE PONDING ON THEIR LAND DURING A FLOOD, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BECAUSE THAT WATER'S HIGHER. THE ROADSIDE DITCHES, THAT TINY WATER WAY, IT WOULD BE, IT WOULDN'T DRAIN AS QUICK.

WE HAVE THE PICTURE UP THERE.

THAT LOOKS LIKE IT. THAT'S THE BALDERAS BRIDGE LOOKING AT IT. YES. OH, YEAH. WE HAVE SOME MORE PICTURES THAT WE COULD HAND OUT. CAN I TALK WHILE I'M WALKING AROUND? YES.

OKAY. SO, WHAT HAPPENS? IT CREATES AN ELEVATED WATER SURFACE UPSTREAM. AND DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE HAVE, DEPENDS ON HOW HIGH THE WATER IS GOING TO GET THAN IT NORMALLY WOULD IF YOU HAD A GRASS CHAMBER.

THE SECOND PAGE OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH, THAT TOP PAGE, WHAT I JUST HANDED OUT WAS JUST THE.

YOU GOT TO KIND OF FLIP IT OVER. THAT'S A PICTURE OF THE PLANTS.

BUT WHAT. WHAT IT DOES, IT CREATES AN ELEVATED WATER SURFACE UPSTREAM OF THE. THE BRUSH. AND DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH IT RAINS, IF IT GETS BIG, IT COULD BE PROBLEMS UPSTREAM AND UPSTREAM.

YOU GOT. THEY GOT SEVERAL NEIGHBORS ON THEIR SIDE ON THE NORTH SIDE, I THINK, ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THERE'S THAT OLD STRIP SHOPPING CENTER. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THERE. AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF LASKA, YOU GOT THE MOTEL AND YOU GOT MARCELLA TIGNOR STATE FARM AND MLS OR WHATEVER THE THAT IS, AND WILLIAM STICKNER'S PLACE, ALL THOSE PLACES. I MEAN, IF IT'S BIG ENOUGH. RIGHT. IT COULD BE AFFECTED. SO, I'M JUST TRYING TO POINT OUT THAT BY THE EQUATION, THE VEGETATION CAUSES A PROBLEM, IT ELEVATES THE WATER SURFACE.

AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO BEAT THIS AROUND TOO MUCH, BUT I WAS ASKED TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION.

AND SO, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TREES AND GRASS AND EROSION? WELL, NO. ALSO, TREE ROOTS IN THE BANKS OF DITCHES, THEY LOOSEN THE SOIL, AND AS WATER RUSHES BY, THAT LOOSENED SOIL WASHES AWAY.

EVENTUALLY THE TREE ROOTS ARE EXPOSED AND THE TREE FALLS OVER. THEN YOU HAVE A TREE IN THE BAYOU. IT'S SEEN EVERYWHERE. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PULL TREES OFF THE NEBRAZOS RIVER BRIDGE BY HOPPER FIELD WHEN THEY HAD THAT TURNSTILE THERE. AND THAT WASN'T FUN. BUT, I MEAN, THE BRAZOS RIVER IS A BIG FLOWING RIVER, BUT THAT'S. BUT STILL, IT CAN HAPPEN. AND ONCE THOSE TREES ARE IN THERE, ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT CAN ONLY TAKE ONLY PART OF THEM OUT.

AS IT STANDS NOW.

WHAT ABOUT GRASS ON THE SLOPES? WELL, GRASS. WE HAVE GRASS ON THE SLOPE. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I MEAN, IT HOLDS THE SOIL TOGETHER. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE BIG ROOTS. IT UPROOTS THE SOIL LIKE TREES DO.

WHAT DOES THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS SAY ABOUT GRASS AND TREES ON SLOPES? THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS DOES NOT ALLOW TREES ON SLOPES OF LEVEES, MAINLY BECAUSE THEIR ROOTS CAN ALLOW PIPING THROUGH THE LEVEE AND THEN WASH OUT THE LEVEE. THEY STILL HAVE THE ROOT PROBLEMS AND THE EROSION PROBLEM, BUT GRASS SLOPES ARE GOOD BECAUSE THEY HANDLE IT.

I GOT A QUESTION.

SURE, GO FOR IT.

SO, YOU'RE SAYING IT WAS A DEFECTIVE EASEMENT FROM 1981.

THAT YOU CAN'T GO ON THERE AND CLEAR THE TREES AND THE GRASS AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS OUT.

RIGHT? RIGHT. THE DISTRICT GOT AN EASEMENT FROM A GUY THAT DIDN'T OWN IT.

SO WHY ARE YOU CONDEMNING FEE OWNERSHIP? BECAUSE THAT'S OUR POLICY.

EVERYWHERE NOW, IS WHEN WE ACQUIRE PROPERTY, IT'S MORE EFFICIENT TO HAVE THE FEE INSTEAD

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OF JUST AN EASEMENT. AND ALONG THE REST OF THAT STRIP STRETCH, WE'VE ALREADY GOT AN EASEMENT, SO IT WOULD NOT BE ECONOMICALLY WISE TO GO OUT AND PAY MONEY NOW TO UPGRADE. BUT THE ONE, THE HASSO PROPERTY IS THE ONE WHERE WE DON'T ALREADY HAVE AN EASEMENT. AND SO, IT MAKES SENSE TO GO WITH OUR POLICY OF ACQUIRING FEES.

WOULD AN EASEMENT ACCOMPLISH THE SAME THING? AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, NO, IT WOULDN'T.

WOULDN'T.

AND THE, THE REASON, AND I DON'T SAY THIS TO BE OFFENSIVE, BUT JUST TO BE STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH YOU. WE'VE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING ALONG WITH THE HOSPITALS. WE'VE HAD A HARD TIME DISCUSSING TRYING TO ACQUIRE THIS BY NEGOTIATION. AND THE PROSPECT OF US BEING CO OWNERS IN A STRIP OF LAND.

IT DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SUCCESS.

OKAY. MR. RACELER, I'M GONNA ASK MS. HASSO SHE COME UP. SHE'S GOT THIS FILLED OUT.

MS. HASSO, THE PODIUM IS YOURS.

I HAVE A POWERPOINT.

YOU HAVE A POWERPOINT.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I'M LAURA HASSO. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON MY PROPERTY OFF OF THE BRUSHY BAYOU ON VALDERAS. WE ALREADY KNOW WHY WE'RE HERE. WE'RE HERE FOR EMINENT DOMAIN. THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT IS WANTING TO CONDEMN THE PROPERTY AND I DISAGREE WITH THAT. LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEIR TERMS, THEY WANT FEE SIMPLE, THEY WANT TITLE TO THE PROPERTY. WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE REASON. THEY SAY THAT IT'S FOR DRAINAGE, FLOOD CONTROL AND RELATED PURPOSES.

SO, AFTER THE LAST MEETING I FILED AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST.

I ALSO INFORM YOU GUYS THAT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT HAS NOT BEEN POSTING THEIR PUBLIC MEETINGS, THEIR MEETING MINUTES. YOU CAN GO ON THEIR WEBSITE AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THOSE FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR 2026. THERE'S NO POSTED MEETING MINUTES SO THERE'S NO SAYING WHO VOTED FOR WHAT.

BUT YET THEY WANT TO SIT HERE AND THEY WANT TO CONDEMN. WHEN I SUBMITTED THAT PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, IT WENT IGNORED. DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM FOR WEEKS UNTIL TODAY AT 3:30 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THAT COMPLAINT.

FOR THEM NOT FULFILLING AND WITHHOLDING INFORMATION. I ALSO ENGAGED WITH THE BRAZORIA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BECAUSE IT'S NOT FAIR AS A TAXPAYER FOR US TO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE. COUNCIL CANNOT LOOK INTO THIS MATTER WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION BEING PUBLIC. SO, TODAY I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO TABLE THIS ITEM AGAIN AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME REASONS WHY.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST THAT I FILED ON JUNE 23, 2026. I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM AFTER THEIR 10 DAY PERIOD. SO, I FILED ANOTHER ONE. I FILED ANOTHER LETTER HERE. THIS LETTER WAS INFORMING THEM THAT THEY WERE NOT COMPLIANT WITH THAT REQUEST.

AND I ALSO INFORMED THEM OF WHAT I WOULD DO, THAT I WOULD ENGAGE THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I

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ALSO MADE SURE THAT THIS TIME I DID HAVE TRACKING ON MY EMAIL. I STILL DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM UNTIL TODAY.

TODAY I GOT AN EMAIL FROM THEIR ATTORNEY. IT WAS AT 3:22, RIGHT BEFORE WE HAD THIS MEETING TODAY. HE SENT ME A LINK, TRIED TO GET IN THERE. LINK DIDN'T WORK.

SO, SUPPOSEDLY THERE'S PARTIAL INFORMATION THAT I REQUESTED.

WELL, THERE'S SOME INFORMATION THAT I REQUESTED HE'S GOING TO GIVE, PROVIDE ME.

BUT THE REST I'M GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL HE MENTIONED CLOSER TO THE END OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2021. SO, AS OF TODAY, I STILL DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION? NO ONE HAS ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.

BUT YET THEY WANT YOU TO VOTE TO CONDEMN PROPERTY. SOMETHING ELSE THAT I NOTICED WAS I WENT ON THEIR WEBSITE, ON THEIR WEBSITE, THEIR HOMEPAGE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS DIFFERENT. I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE WHAT I FOUND ON THERE.

PROMOTING SAVING WATER FOR GENEROUS PURPOSES. THERE'S WIND FARM STUFF LISTED ON THERE. I MEAN IT'S. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. SO, WHAT MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THIS DRAINAGE OR FLOOD CONTROL DEFICIENCY THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET ADDRESSED IS REAL? THAT IS THEIR WEBSITE. THAT'S THE BOTTOM PART OF THE WEBSITE.

SOMETHING ELSE THAT I ALSO NOTICED WAS I WENT INTO THEIR AGENDA FOR TOMORROW. THEY'RE GOING TO BE COVERING A DATA CENTER.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE REVIEWING A DRAINAGE PLAN FOR WHAT? WHITE OAK DATA CENTER. AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL IT SAYS. THIS IS THE AGENDA. IT ALSO NOTES SOMETHING ABOUT A WAIVER FOR A MARATHON LAY DOWN YARD AREA WHICH WE'LL DISCUSS LATER.

ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS WHAT ARE THE DRAINAGE IMPACTS OF THIS DATA CENTER GOING TO BE ATTENDING THEIR MEETING TOMORROW? BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT. AND THEIR MEETINGS ARE NOT RECORDED. SO, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO FIND OUT. SO, I WILL BE AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW. IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR AGENDA FOR THE ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL, IT SAID IT MENTIONS SOMETHING ABOUT FLOODING DOWNSTREAM.

SO, I WANTED TO VERIFY THAT.

SO, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I FOUND THAT DOWNSTREAM OF BRUSHY BAYOU, CLOSER TO WHERE ALL THE FARMS ARE AT PAST 523, OVER BY CR210, THERE'S FARMS OUT THERE AND THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE PERMITS FROM THE STATE SAYING THEY CAN PULL WATER FROM BRUSHY BAYOU.

AND BASED ON THEIR, ON THEIR PRESENTATION TODAY, THEY WANT TO INCREASE WATER FLOW SO IT CAN GET THERE. SO, AT THIS POINT, THAT MAKES ME BELIEVE THEY JUST WANT TO INCREASE FLOW SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN BENEFIT FROM DOWNSTREAM.

SOMETHING ELSE I DID FIND WAS IN REGARDS TO THIS MARATHON LAY DOWN AREA, THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING A WAIVER FOR DRAINAGE. IF DRAINAGE IS BAD, WE SHOULDN'T BE GIVING OUT WAIVERS. WE SHOULD BE PROTECTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE NOW AND PROTECTING THE HOMES AND EVERYBODY WE HAVE NOW. SO, GIVING WAIVERS DOWNSTREAM IS A BAD IDEA. I ALSO FOUND WHERE BAILEY'S FARMS IS BEING. THEIR PROPERTY IS BEING CONDEMNED BY THIS PIPELINE. AND I PROVIDE THE RECORDS RIGHT HERE.

SOMETHING THAT NO ONE KNOWS.

SOMETHING ELSE ALARMING THAT I FOUND WAS AFTER THE MEETING WE WERE. WE HAD LAST TIME IN JUNE. AS SOON AS I LEFT THIS PLACE, I MET MY HUSBAND FOR DINNER AT CHILI'S AND I FOUND TWO BOARD MEMBERS. MY HUSBAND WAS THERE BEFORE I GOT THERE. HE WAS SITTING DOWN RIGHT BEHIND THESE INDIVIDUALS. HE HEARD THEM SPEAK BEFORE I ARRIVED. THAT'S A WALKING FORUM WHEN THEY'RE SPEAKING. DISTRICT BUSINESS.

THAT ALSO LED ME TO LOOK

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INTO MORE INTO THIS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR BUDGET. I NOTICED A NAME THAT'S VERY FAMILIAR TO EVERYBODY HERE IN ANGLETON, IN DANBURY.

GARRETT'S, ROBY AND GARRETT. I REMEMBER ROBYN GARRETT. I USED TO PAY TAXES TO HER. WE ALL DID. SHE'S ASSISTING WITH BUDGET STUFF. BUT THEN ALSO FOUND THAT THERE WAS CHANGES AND PROPERTIES. THAT'S WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION, THE NAMES. I LOOKED INTO IT. I FOUND OUT. I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WORKED FOR THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

NO, SHE WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT COLLECT OUR PROPERTY TAXES. SAME BUILDING WHERE MOST OF THESE TRANSACTIONS HAPPEN. I DO KNOW MIKE DARLOW. I'VE MET HIM SEVERAL TIMES. REACHED OUT TO HIM. HE PLED THE FIFTH. HE DOES NOT WANT TO TELL ME WHETHER THAT'S LEGAL OR NOT, IF IT'S PRACTICE OR IF IT WAS A BAD IDEA. I RAN INTO HIM AT THE AIRPORT AS WELL. HE WALKED OFF, WOULDN'T ANSWER.

HE WAS WALKING VERY FAST.

SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IS I TOOK A DRIVE DOWN TO CR210. IT'S VERY NICE AREA. THEIR DRAINAGE DITCHES ARE NICE. VERY NICE. I WENT OUT THERE ONE DAY WHEN IT WAS DRY AND THEN I WENT BACK OUT THERE WHEN IT WAS RAINING.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WATER IS GOING PRETTY GOOD.

HOWEVER, EVERYBODY HAS SEEN JUSTIN GAMBINO'S POST OF HIS PROPERTY BEING FLOODED. I WENT OUT TO THAT PROPERTY LAST FRIDAY. I DROVE, I WALKED.

THERE'S NO DRAINAGE DITCHES THERE. I CAN SEE WHY HE'S GOT PROBLEMS. IF YOU NOTICE IN THIS NOTE HERE, THEY TOOK CREWS AND EQUIPMENT DOWN TO SOME FARM AND THIS IS WHAT THE FARM LOOKS LIKE.

PRETTY NICE. PERHAPS WE NEED TO SEND THE CREWS AND THE EQUIPMENT TO ANOTHER SECTION OF ANGLETON THAT REALLY NEEDS THE HELP BECAUSE THAT'S TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. AND BACK AGAIN, TAXPAYER PAID.

WESTSIDE APPEARS TO BE OUT OF SCOPE OF THE INTENT OF A SPECIAL DISTRICT. LOOKS MORE LIKE MARKETING AND INVITING SPECIAL INTEREST TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO, TODAY I'M ASKING YOU TO POSTPONE THE APPROVAL OF THIS. REQUIRE QUESTIONS ON RECORD. REQUIRE NECESSITY.

STUDY. I WAS HOPING I WAS GOING TO COME TODAY AND I WAS GOING TO SEE A PROJECT. DATES, TIMELINES. MS. HASSO, IF YOU SIGNED THIS, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THAT. NEITHER DID YOU. IT'S TIME FOR US TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC USE STANDARD IN THE IMMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS.

AND PEOPLE OF ANGLETON NEED TO SEE THEIR PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WE DESERVE FULL PICTURE AND SO DOES THE CITY COUNCIL. I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO TABLE THIS.

HOWEVER, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SENDING A STRONG MESSAGE OF WHAT WE'RE ALLOWING HERE IN ANGLETON FROM THE ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT. AND THIS IS THE MAIN REASON WHY THEY REQUIRE THEM TO COME AND ASK YOU FOR PERMISSION TO CONDEMN PROPERTY. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO QUESTIONS. I WILL POINT OUT ONE THING FOR YOU THOUGH.

I DON'T.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION ON THAT, BUT.

MIKE DARLOW, PURDUE FIELDER, MONK. THAT'S THE COLLECTIONS GUY. WE USE HIM TOO.

I'M PRETTY SURE THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEM, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE DON'T PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES, THEY HIRE THEM TO GO GET THE MONEY AND REMIT IT BACK TO THEM. SO, HE WORKS FOR US TOO. JUST. YEAH, TOTAL TRANSPARENCY THERE.

YEAH, HE'S. HE'S A NICE GUY.

I. I KNOW HIM. I MET HIM BEFORE. BUT HE ALSO DID MENTION HE SAID, OH, I DON'T WANT TO SAY NOTHING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO CLEAR HIM ON OUR SIDE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. SO, THOSE. THOSE WERE MY CONCERNS WITH WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING HERE. THEY SAY THAT I'M DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH. I JUST ASKED FOR INFORMATION. I HAVE NEVER BEEN GIVEN THAT INFORMATION AS OF TODAY.

OKAY. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. HOSSA WHILE SHE'S STILL AT THE PODIUM?

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MAYOR, COULD WE HAVE MR. RACELER ADDRESS THE COUNCIL A LITTLE BIT MORE? SURE.

THANK YOU, MS. HASSO.

REAL QUICK.

MAKE A VERY FEW QUICK POINTS FOR THESE GUYS.

MS. HASSO REQUESTED A WRITTEN PLAN FOR THIS AREA HERE AND I DON'T HAVE A WRITTEN ONE. I JUST KNOW WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. AND THE PLAN IS THEY HAVE ALREADY CLEANED THE SOUTH BANK AND THEY HAD GONE THROUGH AND THEY'VE CLEANED THE BOTTOM OF THE CHANNEL BETWEEN VELASCO AND VALDERS. THE PLAN WAS TO START AT THE DOWNSTREAM END AND START CLEANING THE NORTH BANK AS SOON AS THEY GOT THE NEXT EASEMENT WITH THIS EASEMENT IF THEY'RE ABLE TO GET IT.

SO THAT, THAT IS THE CURRENT PLAN. THEY JUST HADN'T PUT IT DOWN ON PAPER BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF OR WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET THE EASEMENT, SO.

AND I ASSUME THAT EASEMENTS CLEANED FROM THE OPPOSITE BANK WILL ALWAYS PROBABLY BE CLEANED FROM NOW.

WE WE'RE GETTING. WE HAVE BIDS FROM TREE TRIMMERS TREAT TO COME IN. SAW EVERYTHING OFF WHEN IT'S DRY ENOUGH FOR THEM WORK. OUR OTHER EQUIPMENT'S WORKING ELSEWHERE ALSO. SO, WE UTILIZE EVERYTHING AND WE DO HAVE BIDS IN FOR THAT. WE ARE JUST WAITING TO GET PERMISSION TO START CLEANING THAT PART OF THE BAYOU AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET UNTIL WE DO THAT. WE ARE NOT GOING TO MOVE. IT DOES NO GOOD TO DO ANYTHING THEN. SO, THAT'S. WE ARE PREPARED TO CLEAN THAT OFF WITH CONTRACT LABOR AS BEFORE THAT WE DID IT THREE YEARS AGO CLEANED OFF THE BOTTOM OF IT AND WE WERE JUST STARTED AND WE HAD A PLAN BUT WE HAVE THE MONEY BUDGETED FOR IT. WE'RE READY TO GO AS SOON AS WE GET THE PROPERTY.

COULD YOU EXPLAIN ABOUT GOING FROM THE DOWNSTREAM END? YEAH, YEAH.

AND THEN MOVING UP TO THE UPSTREAM.

YEAH. IT'S BETTER TO START DOWN DOWNSTREAM AND GO UP BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY YOU GET THE WATER OFF FASTER. AND IT'S.

THIS IS ONCE YOU START IT'S A THREE WEEK PROJECT DEPENDING ON WHETHER COULD LAST SIX WEEKS AND THAT THAT FOR. AND WE GOT TO START. WE WOULD LIKE TO START FROM THE BRIDGE AND GO BACK TO VELASCO. YOU'RE GOING UPSTREAM AND YOU HEARD THE CALCULATION OF ANY LITTLE BIT ONE INCH MAKES A LOT OF DIFFERENCE ON THIS FLAT LAND. AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT GOING TO STORM SEASON ON THE NORTH SIDE OF VELASCO STREET WHERE THE ROADS ALREADY FLOOD ALREADY ON BIG RAINS.

BUT LUCKILY SINCE THE CHANNEL'S BEEN DUG OUT, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BIG RAINS GETTING INTO HOUSES DOWN THERE.

BUT WE DO HAVE PROBLEMS. BUT WE HAD NOT HAD A BIG RAIN EVENT.

EVERYBODY THINKS HARVEY WAS AS A FOUR DAY EVENT AND YES, WE GOT A LOT OF RAINFALL THEN THAT WAS NOT A HUNDRED YEAR EVENT. AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO ONE EVERY DAY AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IT, BUT WE WANT TO BE READY FOR IT. AND THAT'S, WE NEED, WE NEED THAT. THE SLOPE, SLOPE. I TOOK SOME PICTURES TODAY OF SOME REALLY BIG TREES ON THAT SLOPE AND UNDERBRUSH IS PRETTY, PRETTY HEAVY NOW. SO, WE GOT TO CLEAN SOME OF THAT UP, GET THE NATURAL GRASS GROWING BACK ON IT AND GET THAT PORTION OF THE BAYOU OPEN OR DITCH WHAT IT.

BUT IT'S A MAIN CHANNEL AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

BUT ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

JUST A FEW POINTS. THIS REALLY IS A UNIQUE SITUATION WHERE THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT CAN'T GET LEGAL ACCESS TO CLEAR THE BRUSH FROM WITHIN THE BANKS OF A MAJOR DRAINAGE CHANNEL.

AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT IS NOT SINGLING OUT THE HOSPITALS.

THAT'S THE ONLY TRACT ON THAT WHOLE STRETCH WHERE WE DON'T HAVE ANY LEGAL RIGHT OF ACCESS OR ANY LEGAL RIGHT TO REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTIONS.

AND SO, WE'RE TRYING

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TO TREAT THAT TRACT LIKE ALL THE OTHER TRACTS WHERE WE DO HAVE THAT RIGHT AND WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAR THAT ONE LIKE ANY OTHER. THE PLAN IS TO CLEAR ALL OF THEM, BUT IT'S POINTLESS TO DO THAT IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE THAT REMAINS UNCLEAR.

IT'S LIKE OPENING UP. IT'S LIKE A FREEWAY THAT CLOSES DOWN TO A SINGLE LANE. YOU GET, GET BACKUPS AND YOU CAN OPEN ALL THE LANES FOR MILES AND MILES AND MILES.

BUT IF YOU'VE STILL GOT A 50 YARD STRETCH OR A FIVE FOOT STRETCH WHERE IT'S NARROWED DOWN TO ONE LANE, YOU GET BACKUPS. AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THE HASSO PROPERTY. AND SO, IT DOESN'T HELP TO CLEAR THE OTHERS WITHOUT CLEARING UNLESS WE CAN CLEAR THAT ONE AS WELL. SO, IT ALSO IS NOT FAIR TO THE REST OF ANGLETON. BRUSHY IS A MAJOR CHANNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING WATER OUT OF MOST OF NORTH ANGLETON. AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO THAT WHOLE AREA TO HAVE IT NOT BE FUNCTIONING AS IT SHOULD BECAUSE OF ONE PROPERTY. ANOTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT WE'RE ASKING TO CLEAR WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL ONLY.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT GETTING UP IN THEIR BACKYARD OR CLEARING THEIR BACKYARD. IF YOU LOOK AT THE AERIAL MAP, IT'S HARD TO TELL, BUT ACTUALLY THERE IS A NARROW LITTLE STRIP THAT'S IRREGULAR THAT GETS JUST BARELY UP ONTO THE FLAT. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE TOP OF THE BANK IS NOT A STRAIGHT EDGE. IT GOES IN AND OUT A LITTLE BIT. AND SO, THE ONLY PART WE NEED TO CLEAR IS WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE DRAINAGEWAY, THE FLOODWAY. ANOTHER THING IS LANDSCAPING. ONE PERSON'S LANDSCAPING IS ANOTHER PERSON'S DRAINAGE OBSTRUCTION. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THEY CAN STILL LANDSCAPE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FLOODWAY. THEY COULD HAVE TREES THERE OR NATURAL VISUAL BARRIER HEDGES OR FORMAL HEDGES OR EVEN A FENCE. THEY CAN STILL HAVE LANDSCAPE BARRIERS AND LANDSCAPE FOR AESTHETICS, BUT NOT WITHIN THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL.

YOU CAN'T PUT THAT KIND OF THING IN A DRAINAGE CHANNEL OR IT DOESN'T WORK. WE'VE COVERED NEGOTIATIONS AND THEY HAVE NOT BORNE FRUIT. AND SOMETHING I MENTIONED THE LAST TIME IS THAT IF THE COUNCIL SAYS, VELASCO, NO, YOU CAN'T USE THE LEGAL PROCESS TO OBTAIN THIS EASEMENT. YOU HAVE TO DO IT BY NEGOTIATION OR NOTHING. IT DOESN'T TAKE A CRYSTAL BALL TO SEE WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF THAT. THAT BRUSH WILL STAY THERE AND IT WILL BE OBSTRUCTED AND THE FLOOD WILL COME.

THAT'S ENOUGH TO DO DAMAGE. WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN. LET ME POINT OUT WHAT THE DISTRICT IS NOT ASKING FOR. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THE COUNCIL TO TAKE AWAY ANY LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE HASSOS. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE RIGHT TO ASSERT OUR STATUTORY RIGHTS IN COURT. WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL NOT TO THROW OUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE COUNTY COURT JUDGE OR TO TELL THE JURY, NO, YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS ONE. OR TO TELL THE THREE APPOINTED CONDEMNATION COMMISSIONERS, NOPE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET YOU DO ANYTHING. OR TO TELL THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT THAT, NO, THE TEXAS LANDOWNERS BILL OF RIGHTS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, AND ALL OF THE OTHER STATUTORY PROTECTIONS FOR LANDOWNERS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. WE, THE ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL, ARE GOING TO THROW ALL OF THOSE AUTHORITIES AND ALL OF THOSE PROTECTIONS OUT THE WINDOW AND JUST SAY WE'RE GOING TO FREEZE THE PROCESS. YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE OUR CHANCES. AND WE'RE REQUESTING THAT YOU DON'T DO THAT, THAT YOU ALLOW THE ORDINARY LEGAL PROCESS TO RUN ITS COURSE WITH ALL OF THE ORDINARY LEGAL PROTECTIONS.

AND WE THINK THAT'S WHAT'S THE BEST THING FOR THE PEOPLE OF ANGLETON. AND WE SURE DO HOPE YOU'LL AGREE.

THANK YOU, MR. FLOYD.

COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, ACTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.

JUST WONDERING, MR. RACELER. I

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PROMISE, DESIREE, I'M NOT GONNA GET YOU WITH THIS THING THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT HERE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW IT JUTS OUT. AND THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO CLEAR RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? YES.

HOW MUCH EASEMENT DO YOU HAVE ON THIS SIDE OF THE.

OF THE BANKS? I MEAN, COULDN'T YOU JUST.

THE EASEMENT WE GOT CAME STRAIGHT ACROSS, DIDN'T HAVE THIS BEND IN IT.

SO, THIS LINE COMES OVER THIS ONE. THIS LINE COMES OVER THIS WAY. SO, WE HAVE EVEN IN THIS AREA HERE.

AND THEN A PART OF THIS, WE WOULD HAVE IF THE GUY WHO GAVE IT TO US THAT OWNED IT.

I. I AGREE WITH THAT.

BUT I'M SAYING NOW, IN ITS CURRENT FORM, COULDN'T YOU JUST BRING THIS CHANNEL DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT RIGHT HERE TO MAKE UP FOR THE DIFFERENCE ON THIS? SINCE YOU ALREADY OWN THIS, IT'S GOT TO GO UNDER THE FIRST.

BUT IT WIDENS OUT RIGHT HERE AT THE BRIDGE. I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S PROBABLY A WASHOUT. I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT A. I'M LOOKING AT A VIDEO, A PICTURE HERE ON GOOGLE MAPS. IT'S A LOT CLEARER TO READ, BUT IT JUMPS OUT AND GOES BACK DOWN.

BUT THIS IS A WIDE BERTH THROUGH HERE. I'M JUST SAYING, WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST. JUST MOSEY DOWN A LITTLE BIT ON THIS SIDE AND COME IN? THAT'S WHY. THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION I CAN'T ANSWER SINCE YOU ALREADY OWN IT.

BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU ARE AT THE BANKS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT DITCH, RIGHT ON EACH HOMEOWNER ALONG PINEY WAY. AND GOING UP, YOU'RE RIGHT THERE ON THEIR, THEIR PROPERTY. AND SO, YOU ALREADY OWN THE SOUTH SIDE.

COULDN'T YOU JUST.

IF YOU HAD TO EXPAND, COULDN'T YOU EXPAND THAT WAY? YOU'RE STILL WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE BRIDGE.

YOU PUT DITCH BOTTOM DOWN THERE. THAT'S RIGHT ON THE BACK FENCE. THIS IS.

THIS IS THE DITCH GOING DOWN THERE.

CORRECT. BUT IT'S WIDE. THAT'S WHY I'M JUST ASKING THE QUESTION.

DOES THE SLOPE AFFECT THE ANSWER TO HIS QUESTION? WELL, IT WOULD. YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT AN AREA, IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT IF, IF WE WERE TO WIDEN IT, THEN WOULDN'T IT HAVE TO BE STEEPER TO STILL FIT WITHIN THE EASTMAN? YES, AND STEEPER IS UNSTABLE.

SO, YOU GOT TO HIT THE BRIDGE BOTTOM, HITS THE BRIDGE, GO RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE, SHOVE IT OVER, START THIS HEADING EFFECT.

BUT HOW MUCH ARE YOU GOING TO.

HOW MUCH ARE YOU. YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE. WHAT'S THE BIRDS, WHAT'S THE WIDTH? IT'S ALREADY THERE. THE DITCH IS ALREADY. THE SLOPE'S ALREADY THERE.

CORRECT. AND YOU'RE NOT ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

ON THE NORTH SIDE, IT HITS THE BRIDGE EXACTLY.

FOR THE WATER FLOW LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. THAT'S THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED TO DO THAT.

SO THERE. THERE'S A BRIDGE IN AND THERE'S A BRIDGE IN.

YEAH, RIGHT.

AND THAT'S THE DITCH GOING THROUGH THERE. SEE, THERE'S OUR FENCES RIGHT HERE SLOPING DOWN.

AND WE'RE JUST. WE THINK THAT IT WORKS BETTER INSTEAD OF MOVING THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL OUT FROM UNDER THE BRIDGE TO JUST CLEAR THE BRUSH THAT'S OBSTRUCTING THE CHANNEL, WITHIN THE CHANNEL, NOT UP IN THEIR BACKYARD. AND THIS DOESN'T AFFECT ANY BUILDINGS, ANY OUTBUILDINGS, ANY SHEDS, ANY PAVEMENT, ANY DRIVEWAYS OR SIDEWALKS, JUST BRUSH WITHIN THE SLOPE.

HOW DO YOU GUARANTEE NO EROSION ON THAT SIDE? HAVE YOU SEEN EROSION ON THE OTHER PIECES THAT YOU CLEAR? SO ALL THE WAY DOWN THAT CHANNEL, ALL THE WAY BACK TO VELASCO WHERE YOU CLEARED, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN EROSION COME THROUGH? WE. NO, WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY YET. NATURAL GRASSES SHOULD TAKE OVER ONCE WE CLEAR THE.

AND THAT'S WHAT MR. RACELER WAS SAYING, IS THAT TREES ARE WORSE AT CONTROLLING EROSION AND PRESERVING A SLOPE THAN GRASS IS.

I MEAN, YOU'RE THE ENGINEER, BUT I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IT'S.

IT'S HELD SO FAR. VERY GOOD.

WHAT DOES WORK PRETTY GOOD? ALL THE TREES OVER THERE.

IF WE GET A VENT LIKE WE DID IN 79, WE'D BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

POSSIBILITY, WHICH WHEN? I

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DON'T KNOW.

BUT DO YOU THINK. I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT, MR. SPORE, BUT I'D ASK YOU ALSO, IF YOU TOOK IN THE ENTIRE DRAINAGE DISTRICT'S CHANNELS, ALL THE DITCHES, DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE THE ONE ISSUE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE, THAT YOU WOULD SAY WE SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING, OR WOULD THERE BE OTHER AREAS IN THE.

THAT'S THE NAME. IN THE 79 RANGE FLOOD WE GOT.

I READ THE REPORT FROM THE SOIL CONSERVATION IN THE SURVEY WAY BEFORE I GOT ON THE BOARD. AND THEY WROTE THAT THE FLOODING OF RUSHY BAYOU CAUSED THE REST OF THE TOWN TO FLOOD ONE SYSTEM TO ANOTHER. CAPITAL IS THE MAIN CHANNEL. WE HAVE IT DUG OUT.

TAXPAYERS SPENT A LOT OF MONEY MAKING SURE THAT FIRST TO START WITH, HELP PREVENT AND YES, PROPER MAINTENANCE. WE GOT BEHIND ON OUR MAINTENANCE. ALL MUNICIPALITIES DO, TOO. WE'RE ADDRESSING IT NOW. THIS IS WHEN WE FOUND OUT WE DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT WE HAD.

MS. SURVEY NOT MIS ENGINEERED.

WHEN WAS THE BRIDGE PUT IN? ABOUT 80.

AFTER THE 79, 84.

SOMEWHERE OUT THERE.

DID YOU LIVE UP THERE? YEP.

I DON'T REMEMBER BEING. MY MOTHER LIVES THERE.

YEAH, I DON'T REMEMBER.

I CAN'T REMEMBER EITHER. I WAS ON THE BOARD WHEN IT HAPPENED.

BUT IT WAS AFTER THE 79 FLOOD.

YES, IT WAS.

WAS IT PUT IN SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE 79TH FLOOD OR BECAUSE WE WERE DOING BECAUSE OF THE 100 YEAR FLOOD. IT WAS DESIGNED THE DITCH AND BRIDGES AND EVERYTHING FOR THE 100. THE SPACE WAS DESIGNED TO CARRY THAT FLOOD.

IT WAS DESIGNED TO CARRY THE 13 INCH IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.

100 YEAR. NOW THE POLICY IS 17 INCHES AND 24 HOUR.

AND HOW WILL IT DO? I MEAN IT CAN ALWAYS RAIN HARDER.

WILL IT WITHSTAND 17 INCHES? PROBABLY NOT IN THE BANKS, BUT IT'S DESIGNED FOR THE 13 INCH. WE ARE REQUIRING ALL HOLDING MODELS OVER 17 INCH.

THAT'S OUR POLICY.

SO, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE GET THE 17 OR THE 13 IF IT'S NOT CLEANED OUT? WHAT HAPPENS ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE IT'S SKINNY, WHERE IT'S NOT A NICE GOING EAST? GOING EAST. IT'LL KEEP FLOWING BETTER GOING EAST.

IT'S WIDER ON THE EAST.

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS JUST THE CHANNEL.

THAT'S THAT MEANDERING CHANNEL THAT THE WATER HAS ERODED IN THE BOTTOM. THAT'S NOT THE BAYOU. THAT'S JUST A TINY LITTLE CHANNEL IN THE BOTTOM OF IT.

THE BAYOU IS, IS WIDER AND CLEARER.

THAT WHEN THE WATER COMES THROUGH AND IT FITS IN BIG RUSH.

IT HAS A BIG EXPANSE. IT'S NOT JUST THE LITTLE SKIFF.

OH GRADUALLY GETS LARGER.

SO JOHN, YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SHIFTING IT. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER. I WOULD IMAGINE IF YOU DID AS MUCH, YOU WOULD HAVE TO START LOOKING AT THE SOUND STRUCTURE OF THAT BRIDGE, ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTH SIDE BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA PUSH IT, THAT WATER TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT BRIDGE. SO, JUST ASKING THE QUESTION.

THAT'S JUST A. I MEAN IT'S.

I THINK IT WOULD START WASHING OUT UNDER HERE BECAUSE IT'S GOT TO GET BACK INTO THIS CHANNEL OVER HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD THINK IF YOU MOVED IT OVER. IT WASN'T DESIGNED THAT WAY. I THINK THAT THE BRIDGE WAS DESIGNED TO GO WHERE THE WATER IS.

IT COULD BE DONE, BUT IT'S JUST AT A COST.

I THINK WE COULD SIT HERE AND BEAT THIS, THIS POINT TO DEATH. DOUG, WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? YES, SIR, MISS HOSSA, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. SO, I'M GOING TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU, I SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE

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OF THE LEAST FAVORITE PARTS OF MY JOB HERE. I DON'T LIKE HEARING ABOUT CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY. WE'VE DONE IT TO.

PEOPLE INVESTING IN ANGLETON WITH THEIR RUNDOWN SHACKS AND BUSINESSES, AND WE'VE HAD TO DEMO THOSE. I'M NOT A FAN OF IT. I WOULD MUCH RATHER THEM BE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND TAKE CARE OF THINGS. I'LL ALSO GO ON TO TELL YOU THAT I BELIEVE I HEARD A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS IN YOUR. IN YOUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. I MYSELF, I MEAN, I LOVE CONSPIRACY THEORIES. I BELIEVE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO DON'T ARE THE CONSPIRATORS.

THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE WAY THAT I AM AND THE WAY THAT MY MIND WORKS. I WILL SAY THAT I AM FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, AND I THINK THAT YOU'RE A LITTLE.

WELL, I THINK ON THE CURL OFF.

AGAIN, MY OPINION, THE, WHAT I WANT TO HEAR IS WHAT YOUR ATTACHMENT IS TO THIS. JUST UNDER 7,400 SQUARE FEET. NOT ANY OF THE OTHER STUFF, JUST THAT BANK OF THE DITCH.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.

WHAT THESE GUYS DON'T SAY IS THAT ONCE THEY TAKE A CERTAIN EASEMENT, THEY GIVE THEMSELVES MORE FEET INTO YOUR PROPERTY.

WELL, WE. WE GOT IT RIGHT HERE ON. ON PAPER IN THE SURVEY.

WHAT THEY PLAN.

NO, THEY'RE. THEY HAVE A PLAN LIKE A. I GUESS A PROCEDURE FOR THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. AND ONCE THEY GET AN EASEMENT FOR A SET AMOUNT LIKE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PAY FOR, THEY GIVE THEMSELVES EXTRA FOOT, EXTRA FEET, AND THEY CALL IT WORKING AREA.

AND I DID SPEAK TO ANOTHER PERSON THAT WAS IN THE ANGLETON DRAINAGE DISTRICT. AND I WAS TOLD IF I WANTED. IF THEY WERE GOING TO GO CONSTRUCT, IT WAS GOING TO TAKE 75FT INTO MY PROPERTY. THAT'S UP TO THE HOUSE, BASICALLY.

SO I'M, I'M NOT AWARE OF THIS. AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THIS IS NOT. THIS IS NOT MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF.

WITH THIS TYPE OF EASEMENT IN DRAINAGE. AND I FEEL LIKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE BEING TARGETED WITH THIS AND. HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON. LET ME, LET ME FINISH.

AND IF YOU FEEL THAT WAY, IT'S PROBABLY. THERE'S PROBABLY SOME ACCURACY TO IT BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE AN EASEMENT.

I CAN TELL YOU THIS. I'VE ASKED, SINCE I OWN ALL THAT, THAT THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE ASKING WHAT THEY'RE WANTING. I'VE ASKED FOR THE PLANS. WHAT IS THIS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE? PROVIDE IT TO ME. I WILL HIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO CLEAR IT OUT.

THEY WON'T GIVE IT TO ME.

THEY DON'T RESPOND TO OTHER RECORDS REQUEST. AND I'M SURE THEY HAVE A DRAWING OF SOME SORT OF WHAT THEY EXPECT THIS TO LOOK LIKE.

BUT THAT DEVIATES FROM STANDARD PROCEDURE WHEN IT COMES TO THEM MAINTAINING THEIR DITCH.

IT'S NOT THEIR DITCH. I CAN MAINTAIN IT. I JUST NEED TO BE GIVEN THE INFORMATION AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DON'T PROVIDE.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THE REST OF US FEEL ABOUT THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE THIS MATTER AND GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET WITH THEM AND MAKE SOME SORT OF AN AGREEMENT TO GET THIS SORTED OUT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ATTEND THAT WITH US? I HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THAT.

MR. BOYD DID CONFIRM IN AN EMAIL TODAY THAT I SHOULD BE GETTING THIS DOCUMENTATION AUGUST 21ST.

AS I SAID, AND I DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY, I. JOHN, YOU AND I HAD A DISCUSSION WHEN I WAS, I DON'T KNOW, SOMEWHERE IN NEW MEXICO OR ARIZONA.

YOU KNOW, AND YOU KNOW, I TOLD MR. SPOOR THE EXACT SAME THING, THAT THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE WITH. I DO NOT LIKE THESE TYPE OF PROCEEDINGS AND NONE OF THE COUNCIL DOES. I MEAN, I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT SIT HERE. I THINK THAT THEY ARE. THAT THEY ARE GOOD, KIND, CARING PEOPLE.

I'VE HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE

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FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE, AND I CAN'T. I CAN'T SEE THAT.

THIS. 1.69 ACRES OF DITCH SLOPE. OH, YEAH.

0.169. THANK YOU. I DON'T.

HELP ME UNDERSTAND. HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD FOREGO HAVING THE TAX DOLLARS YOU PAY TO THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT GO TO MAINTAINING A DITCH BANK THAT YOU'RE.

I DON'T GET IT.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

HELP ME UNDERSTAND IT.

WHY SHOULD I SHIFT THE LIABILITY TO THE TAXPAYERS? IF I OWN IT, I CAN MAINTAIN IT. I JUST NEED THE INFORMATION TO WANT STANDARD.

I MEAN, I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY, BUT I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD OPEN UP SOME LIABILITY.

IT WOULD BE COMPLICATED ASSEMBLING. THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO GO IN AND DO IT IF WE NEEDED TO.

AND YOU SAW THE PICTURE THAT MR. RACELER PASSED OUT. IT'S NOT MAINTAINED. SHE COULD MAINTAIN IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S NOT.

IS THERE A DRAWING OF HOW THIS WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT? THERE'S NO SPECIFICATION TO IT.

JUST A 2 TO 1 SLOPE. THAT NORTH SIDE WAS DONE YEARS AND YEARS AGO. I THINK SOMETIME IN THE 70S. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE THAT.

RUSH MILE IS 19.

GRADUALLY WIDENED OUT OVER THE YEARS SINCE THE INCEPTION. SO, IT MOSTLY WOULDN'T LAND UNDER PERMISSION.

AND EVERY DAY IT'S DELAYED.

I DON'T SEE ANY SENSE IN LAYING THIS BOAT. WE GET ONTO THIS PROJECT NOW, THIS YEAR.

SO, I THINK YOU USED TO THE WRONG WORD THERE, THOUGH, JOHN. I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK.

I KNOW, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I, I THINK THE WORD IS OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T LIKE PUTTING THE CITY.

WE DON'T LIKE. WE'VE ONLY BEEN TOLD THE COUNCIL IS ONE TIME.

WE HAD TO GO IN FRONT OF THE THREE JUDGES SINCE 1981. ONE TIME THAT WAS ANOTHER SIMILAR TO THIS OF THIS SURVEY. SO, GOT TO THE THREE, WORKED OUT IN, IN FAVOR OF THE LANDOWNER.

HE, HE WAS HAPPY ONCE WE GOT THERE, SO GOT MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE OFFERED. SO, YOU GOT TO GET IT THERE, WE GOT TO DO IT HERE. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TO GET IT THERE WHERE NEW PROCESS CAN BE DONE.

SO, MS. HASSO, IF I MAY.

MY BACKGROUND, THE TRIAL LAWYER TRIED A LOT OF CASES, SAT FOR AND ARGUED IN FRONT OF A LOT OF JUDGES.

I'VE NEVER BEEN A JUDGE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT NEVER. NEVER HAD TO FILL THOSE SHOES. DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS ME TO DO THAT. THE POINT I'M

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MAKING IS WHEN I SIT IN FRONT OF A JUDGE, A LOT OF TIMES WHAT A JUDGE HAS TO DO IS, YES, HE HAS TO FALL THE LAW AND HE HAS TO FOLLOW CASE LAW AND STATUTES AND ALL THAT.

BUT WHAT HE ALSO HAS TO DO OR SHE HAS TO DO IS BALANCE THE INTEREST OF THE INDIVIDUAL VERSUS THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL VERSUS THE INTERESTS OF SOCIETY.

OKAY. AND SO, AS WE SIT UP HERE, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE, OH, MY GOSH, I'M HAVING TO ACT LIKE A JUDGE BECAUSE I WANT TO RESPECT YOUR RIGHTS AS A PROPERTY OWNER. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT JUST YOU, BUT TO THE OTHER 20,000 PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE CITY OF ANGLETON. I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM UNDERSTANDS THAT BRUSHY BAYOU IS A SERIOUS NAVIGATOR OF WATER THROUGH THE CITY.

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY MAJOR RAIN EVENTS LATELY, BUT IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, THEN THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY, NOT NECESSARILY THE LIKENESS. I GET THAT IT SAYS AN AUTOMATIC THAT THERE COULD BE SOME RAMIFICATIONS FOR THEIR NOT MAINTAINING THIS BAYOU TO THE DEGREE OF WHICH THEY'VE BEEN ELECTED TO DO. WE'VE BEEN ELECTED TO DO CERTAIN THINGS, THEY'VE BEEN ELECTED TO DO THOSE THINGS. THAT'S HOW THIS WAS DECIDED UPON, I DON'T KNOW WHO DECIDED THAT THERE WOULD BE A DRAINAGE DISTRICT VERSUS THERE WOULD BE A CITY COUNCIL, BUT THAT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. AND SO, I'M ECHOING WHAT TANNER IS SAYING IS I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE AN ACTUAL FAITH, GOOD FAITH CONVERSATION WITH THESE GENTLEMEN. I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU CAN, NO OFFENSE, ADEQUATELY KEEP UP WITH THE DRAINAGE ON THAT PROPERTY, ON THAT SLOPE. YOU ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF YOU WERE SOLID DRAWING WHAT YOU WOULD DO.

IT'S PRETTY CLEAR WHERE THERE'S A PROPERTY LINE AND WHERE THEY WOULD ADDRESS FROM THAT POINT DOWN, WHICH MAKES UP THAT EASEMENT.

THEN WE GET INTO ALL THE LIABILITY ISSUES. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO TALK TO THEM. I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO TRY TO MEET BACK WITH US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BUT AT SOME POINT, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION. OKAY? WE CAN'T KICK THIS DOWN THE ROAD AND JUST KEEP ON PUNTING IT. AND I LEAVE COUNCIL IN MAY OF NEXT YEAR.

IF I JUST PUNT LONG ENOUGH, SOMEBODY ELSE CAN HAVE TO MAKE A HARD CHOICE, BUT I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE CASE. OKAY? SO I'M ASKING YOU TO ACTUALLY SIT DOWN IN GOOD FAITH. AND I KNOW YOU SAID THERE'D BE DOCUMENTS HOPEFULLY MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ON AUGUST 21ST. I WISH YOU COULD GET THEM A LITTLE BIT SOONER. I KNOW THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, NOTHING YOU'VE DONE.

I KNOW YOU ASKED FOR THEM A WHILE BACK, SO I WISH YOU COULD HAVE GOT THEM SOONER. MAYBE THAT WILL ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. I DON'T REALLY KNOW.

BUT WE CAN'T JUST KEEP HUNTING.

WE CAN'T JUST KEEP ASKING THE TABLE THIS ISSUE.

AT SOME POINT, THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION AND. AND THEN VOTE ON THAT MOTION. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TONIGHT, BUT AT SOME POINT, WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION AND VOTE ON THE MOTION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

YES. AND I'LL TELL YOU, I MEAN, I GOT SITTING THERE CALLING DAVID, HIS BROTHER. I MEAN, I'M REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS. THIS IS NOT. AND I DON'T GET IT. I MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. THIS IS NOT MY DEAL, AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. AND I'LL GO A STEP FURTHER. THIS NEEDS TO BE DECIDED. BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION TO CONDEMN IT.

MAYOR, CAN I ADD SOMETHING REAL QUICK? IF YOU ALLOW THE PROCESS, THE LEGAL PROCESS, TO MOVE FORWARD BY VOTING YES ON THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT, THAT DOESN'T END ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THERE COULD STILL BE SETTLEMENT TALKS AND ANYONE WHO'S EVER LITIGATED, CRIMINAL OR CIVIL KNOWS THAT WHEN THE LEGAL PROCESS IS LOOMING IN FRONT OF YOU, THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE REALLY LOOK AT THEIR WHOLE CARD AND REALLY COME DOWN AND DO SETTLEMENTS.

PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY NEVER WOULD DO.

I UNDERSTAND. I BASICALLY JUST DID THAT WITHOUT DOING IT RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE TO ALLOW THE LEGAL PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD. AND I'LL TELL YOU, WE WOULD STILL BE OPEN TO SETTLING THIS. I'M PESSIMISTIC, BUT MAYBE WE'RE MAKING A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY PREFER TO SETTLE IT. IT'S CHEAPER AND LESS AGGRAVATED.

BUT BY ALLOWING THE PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD, YOU ENHANCE THE ACTUAL CHANCE OF SETTLEMENT IF IT HELPS ANY FROM SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT CONNECTED WITH IT.

THE DESCRIPTION, THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR THE

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LAND IS VERY DETAILED AND IT'S FROM IRON ROD STAMP BAKER LAWSON TO IRON ROD STAMP BAKER LAWSON. IT GOES ON. IT HAS FOUR CORNERS NOW. IT'S MORE THAN. IT'S A POLYGON. IT'S MORE THAN JUST A RECTANGLE.

THEY CANNOT GET OUT OF THAT PROPERTY. THERE'S NO CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. THERE'S NO TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS LIKE SOME OF THEM SAY. YOU ARE CORRECT.

SOMETIMES IT SAYS THAT. IT DOESN'T SAY IT HERE. IT'S THAT .69 OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS 0.169 AND THAT'S IT. THEY ARE TRESPASSING IF THEY STEP OUT OF THAT. SO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT COMING TO YOUR HOUSE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FOOT OR FIVE FEET OUTSIDE THAT. IT IS JUST THAT LEGAL DESCRIPTION. AND THAT'S ONLY. AND IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CONTRACTOR OR BACKHOE OR TRACK HOE OR WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO CHOP ALL THOSE TREES DOWN, THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM. THEY CAN'T GET ON YOUR LAND WITHOUT IT. THAT'S JUST FREE LEGAL. WELL, NOT FREE, BUT FREE TO USE LEGAL ADVICE.

ARE YOU LIVING THE CITY? YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT.

YOU'RE A CITIZEN. YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT EITHER WAY.

I'M SURE MR. BOYD KNOWS WE HAVE JENNIFER MUELLER THAT'S ASSISTING WITH THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. SHE'S ALSO OFFERED TO HELP WITH THIS PROCESS.

WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR HIS DOCUMENTS TO.

COULD. COULD YOU.

WHAT IS THIS PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST? WHAT IS. THERE'S BEEN A SERIES OF PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY THAT THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT HAS NOT COMPLIED WITH. SO, AS SOON AS HE GIVES THAT. THAT INFORMATION, WE WILL REACH OUT TO THEM AND HAVE A MEETING.

I GUESS MY QUESTION. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WHAT DO WE HOPE TO FIND IN THESE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS? WE'RE HOPING TO FIND ANY DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THAT PROPERTY COME FROM. WE'RE WANTING TO SEE MEETING MINUTES FROM 2026. WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING.

THEY HAVEN'T COMPLIED WITH THOSE. BUT MR. BOYD SAID HE WILL COMPLY BY AUGUST 21ST.

SO, ONCE WE GET THAT INFORMATION, WE'LL REACH OUT AND START TALKING. START TALKING TO ANGLES AND DRAIN DISTRICT ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

GIVING THEM A MONTH TO GET ALL THIS. AND THEN WE TAKE ACTION.

THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS THE 25TH.

WHY DON'T YOU TABLE IT TO A DATE CERTAIN? SO THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE IS THERE, ALL THE PRESSURE'S ON.

I MEAN, I THINK SEPTEMBER 8TH MEETING WOULD BE THE BEST, BUT IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO DO THE LAST MEETING IN AUGUST. IT'S AFTER THE 21ST IF YOU'RE GOING TO MEET WITH THEM. YEAH. YOU DO THE JOHN WRIGHT HANGING TOWER.

I DON'T KNOW WHY MY NAME JUST PUT ON EVERYTHING. WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT? IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE OVER THERE TOMORROW.

WHAT'S YOUR FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER? THE 8TH.

TUESDAY AFTER LABOR DAY.

Y'ALL CAN GET IT DONE BY THE 8TH, CAN'T YOU? I BELIEVE SO, YES.

MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS MATTER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 8TH.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH TO TABLE THIS ITEM TILL SEPTEMBER 8TH, AND WE WILL TAKE FINAL ACTION.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WOULD REQUEST.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE EASEMENT OF EVERYONE ON PINE BAY TO SEE HOW MUCH TREES ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED. WHENEVER THEY'LL GO THROUGH.

ANYBODY ELSE? I THOUGHT WE SAW. ALL RIGHT, CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL.

[15. Discussion and possible action on approving Resolution No. 20260811-015 designating a representative, alternate, and proxy to the Gulf Coast Transit District Board of Directors. ]

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ITEM 15, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 0811015, DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE, ALTERNATE AND PROXY GULF COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MS. HOSSA, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE SO DEDICATED.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A.

AM I TOO LOUD? NO, NO, YOU'RE GOOD.

THIS IS A REQUEST FROM GULF COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THEIR BOARD. AND IT WOULD JUST BE ONE MEMBER SERVING WITH AN ALTERNATE AND A PROXY.

ACCORDING TO THEIR BYLAWS, THE REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE WOULD BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. AND THE PROXY CAN BE ANYBODY DESIGNATED BY THE ELECTED OFFICIAL TO SERVE AS A VOTING MEMBER IN THEIR ABSENCE.

THE CITY MANAGER USED TO BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE, CORRECT? THAT IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, YEAH.