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[14:53] Good evening everyone. Uh with the time being 7:00 p.m., we're going to call

[14:57] this regularly scheduled council meeting to order. Uh the date is September 3rd,

[15:02] 2026. Uh our invocation tonight will be led by

[15:06] Council Member Scott Salter. Our American pledge led by Councilman Martin

[15:11] Veila and our Texas pledge by Councilman Richard Gerve. Please rise.

[15:21] Please bow your heads. Heavenly Father, we ask for your

[15:25] protection over our community, over our state, and over our nation. We ask that

[15:29] you guide us in our decisions, and may they please you in all things that we

[15:33] do. In the 25th anniversary of 911, we ask for your

[15:39] guidance for all of our world leaders to make sure they are making decisions that

[15:44] are in the best interest of all. Guide us in the decisions that we will make

[15:48] tonight during this council meeting and watch all over watch over all of our

[15:51] first responders. Amen. >> Join the pledge of allegiance

[15:57] to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it

[16:02] stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice

[16:07] for all. [clears throat] >> Texas

[16:12] to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

[16:23] » Okay, thank you. Uh, first item, we will have a public hearing. Uh the public

[16:28] hearing is to receive comment on the proposed tax rate of.70635

[16:34] per $100 evaluation for the fiscal year 2026 through 2027. So with the time

[16:41] being 701, I will open up the floor for the public hearing. If you would like to

[16:46] come forward, please come to the podium. State your name and address.

[16:53] Again,

[17:01] we have before us on the floor is a public hearing. The public hearing is to

[17:04] receive comment on the proposed tax rate of.70635

[17:08] cents per $100 evaluation for the fiscal year 2026 through 2027 for the city of

[17:13] Alvin. If you would like to be heard, please come forward. Come to the podium.

[17:17] Say your name and address. >> Tim Klene. I live at 280 East Adu. I

[17:21] signed up for the public uh comment section, but

[17:23] » that's a separate if you'd like to that's a separate section if you'd like

[17:26] to. But >> the tax rate was one of the things.

[17:28] Would you like to comment on that? Now >> have at it.

[17:30] » Okay. First and foremost, thank you for y'all's service, be it police officers,

[17:34] city employees, or councilman. Uh uh if you review the city website, it mentions

[17:39] the decrease in the tax rate over the years. And uh I appreciative of that. Uh

[17:44] I do believe on this time around there's been a lack of information about what

[17:48] this tax uh increase would be going for and uh I think uh that anytime there's

[17:54] an increase. I like to vote and I don't see my opportunity to vote yes or no, up

[18:00] or down. I tried to keep an eye on the paper to see if it would list out what

[18:04] we were in need of in the city of Alvin and why we needed this tax rate. I might

[18:08] have missed it, but I feel like there's been a communication uh breakdown on

[18:12] this one, and I'd love to vote on every tax rate. I know that some are below the

[18:17] uh limit that requires that, but as a citizen of Alvin, I'd like to vote on

[18:22] all those. Thank you for your time.

[18:33] » Is there anyone else who would like to come forward?

[18:37] We've got someone coming in

[18:45] again. We've got a public hearing to discuss the public tax rate. For those

[18:48] who who just joined us, we've got a public hearing that's open. If you would

[18:51] like to comment on the proposed tax rate, uh please come forward and do so,

[18:55] sir.

[19:01] Okay. Going once, going twice. All right. There being no other folks coming

[19:06] forward, we will close the the session at 7:04 p.m. And uh sir, our our CFO is

[19:12] is in the crowd as as we're a city manager. We've got if you guys questions

[19:15] and we'd be they'd be happy to I can't Where did you go? There you are.

[19:20] [laughter] We'll be happy to answer any questions you do have before the end of

[19:22] the night. Um next we'll move forward for for public comment. Um

[19:28] [clears throat] Mr. Klein, would you like to come back?

[19:37] Thank you. I I had put all my thoughts together uh all at one time uh uh simply

[19:42] because I thought they wrapped together well. Uh recently, I guess the last year

[19:46] and a half, I've been able to attend four four or five city council meetings

[19:50] and uh just kind of trying to observe what's going on in the city, trying to

[19:54] understand it. I've lived on Adoo Street there for 29 years and uh over the years

[20:00] I've uh had a couple of small issues and the city's been very responsive. But I

[20:04] came to one meeting and it was y'all were discussing the AI and I think

[20:08] Representative Daiser you mentioned that uh you said something that got my

[20:12] attention that was that uh you do your research and that we can trust you

[20:19] and uh for me it's uh trust with verification

[20:23] and I'm having some lack of verification in a few areas for instance uh the

[20:29] quality water that's coming out of my pipe has been the same for 29 years and

[20:33] about 10 years ago, I quit calling the city of Alvin to say, "Hey, I've got a

[20:37] lot of debris in my pipe." Because they would open up the fire hydrant and flush

[20:40] it, and then my screens on my faucets would clog up and such. And I hired a

[20:45] plumber and cut my lines open and made sure that my copper and my PVC lines

[20:49] didn't have debris in them. And so, uh, uh, for me, as I pay a higher water bill

[20:54] each year, I kind of look to see, has have things gotten any better? And it

[20:57] looks to me like that higher water bill I'm having to pay is just to keep what

[21:01] I'm getting, which is water with a lot of debris in it. And uh if you were to

[21:07] say to me, hey, that falls back to you, Tim. Yeah, it is partially my

[21:11] responsibility. That's why I have filters on things and such like that.

[21:13] But I'll be brief. Uh my other issue is crime and safety living on East Adu. Uh

[21:19] in the past a number of times the city has set up the speed limit signs the uh

[21:24] police officers have and they've ramped up the amount of uh of uh patrols they

[21:28] do because people treat ADU street as a racetrack. They turn off a Gordon Street

[21:32] and they're up to 45 50 miles an hour by the time they get to the bridge. And uh

[21:36] this summer it was extremely high and I got to witness my neighbors 11year-old

[21:41] head towards the street for a ball with a truck coming 40 miles an hour from

[21:44] Gordon Street. So I thought you know what it's worth coming down here. in the

[21:47] past when I've come uh one other time I spoke what I spoke about y'all were all

[21:51] over and I was very appreciative of that the police department got all over the

[21:54] issue at the park which is my other issue dealing with a high level of

[21:58] mental instability and homelessness on that end of East Ad Street the park and

[22:03] then the church that gives out free food and then the church on house street that

[22:07] lets them sleep on the front sidewalk on a regular basis when I'm outside I'm

[22:11] being approached by mentally unstable people and people who are living out of

[22:15] their backpack and neither Neither one of those issues are easy. If they were

[22:18] easy, y'all would have solved them a long time ago. But as my representative

[22:23] representatives here, I am asking you to consider what you can do because that

[22:27] part of town is being pounded. We've got the bio, we've got the park, we got the

[22:31] church giving out free food. We got the church letting them people sleep on

[22:34] sidewalks. And so those are my issues and uh I'm thankful that I can come

[22:38] before you and uh uh mention them. Thank you.

[22:41] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[22:47] Amy, will you get his number? Um, next we have uh David Corland.

[22:55] David, you like to come forward, please?

[23:04] » Mayor Adami, members of the council, my name is David Carlin. I'm 24 years old.

[23:10] I'm married with three wonderful children. I'm a disabled veteran and I

[23:14] hold a degree in political science. I am new to the city of Alvin and so are

[23:20] 3,000 of my neighbors who have arrived since 2020.

[23:24] I've been told that this is a reason to stay quiet.

[23:29] I see it differently. I believe it is the patriotic duty of every American,

[23:33] young and old, to a new city or not, to be involved in the political process we

[23:37] hold dear to our hearts. Being an American citizen who believes

[23:42] in our constitutional rights, in good financial management, and in making the

[23:46] lives of those around us better is not bound to any one city.

[23:52] So over the summer, I pulled that belief or I put that belief to work. I reviewed

[23:57] every budget the city has posted since 2006,

[24:00] every audited financial report since 1997, 237 ordinances and resolutions,

[24:06] about 320 sets of council minutes, 27 council packets, the city charter, both

[24:11] charter review reports, the election register back to 1980, and every flood

[24:16] insurance claim ever filed in this zip code. Before I begin, Mayor,

[24:22] you and I both follow Christ, I assume. So let me start there. I forgive you for

[24:29] what was said about my family this week and I ask your forgiveness for anything

[24:32] I have said that has come across as a personal attack to you and it was not

[24:36] meant to be.

[24:40] As brothers in Christ, we should be working to advance the kingdom of God

[24:43] rather than attacking each other personally in public the way so many

[24:47] politicians do. And I hope we can be reconciled.

[24:50] That being said, I have significant concerns about the trajectory of this

[24:53] city and the burden it is placing on taxpayers. I will be raising children

[24:58] here for what looks to be 15 more years. So, I have a real stake in the

[25:02] well-being of this city. In the last three years, Alvin's debt has rose

[25:07] 36.8%. The water and sewer minimum rose 38.3%

[25:12] across four ordinances bearing your signature. The tax levy rose 23% while

[25:18] you advertised the rate cut. The share of your budget allocated to

[25:23] paying debt rose 67%. And while all of that was happening, the general fund

[25:28] reserve went down from 10.5 million to a projected 8.2 million. Now, on the July

[25:35] 2023 variance, I would like to propose an amendment.

[25:44] Any requests for a sex offender residency variance would require notice

[25:47] to the school district and to every household within 1,000 ft, a posted

[25:52] public hearing at least two weeks before the vote, and a written finding by the

[25:56] council explaining why the exception is justified, and five votes of the seven

[26:00] council members rather than a bare majority decided by a tiebreak. A rule

[26:04] written to protect children should not be set aside on a three to three vote

[26:08] with the school and the parents in the affected area never formally notified.

[26:12] Thank you and I hope we can work together.

[26:15] » Thank you, sir. Next, we will move to the consent agenda. Uh, starting over

[26:21] here, Councilman, uh, council member, do you have anything you'd like to remove

[26:24] since consent agenda? >> No, mayor.

[26:26] » No, mayor. >> You don't? Okay.

[26:28] » No mayor. >> No.

[26:29] » Nope. No mayor. Then we will entertain a motion for the consent agenda.

[26:33] » Mayor, I move to approve the consent agenda as published.

[26:36] » Second. >> Thank you. Please vote.

[26:42] Motion passes unanimously. Items approved on the consent agenda are the

[26:47] August 11th, 2026 city council workshop meeting minutes. Item B, August 2026

[26:52] city council [clears throat] workshop meeting minutes. Item C, August 20th

[26:55] city council meeting minutes. Item D, resolution 26R28, approving the 2027

[26:59] interlocal agreement for emergency services with Brazoria County Emergency

[27:03] Services District number three. Authorize the mayor to execute the

[27:06] agreement and setting forth other matters related there too. Item E,

[27:09] consider terminating the janitorial services provider contract with Marson

[27:13] South LLC pursuant to section 2.01 of the current contract and authorizes city

[27:18] manager to take all necessary actions related there too. Item F, resolution

[27:22] 26R29, awarding bid 2603, janitorial services provider contract to American

[27:28] janitorial service services for janitorial services at city-owned

[27:32] buildings and park restrooms for initial term of 12 months uh beginning October

[27:36] 1st, 2026 with an option to renew for up to three additional one-year terms with

[27:40] a base annual contract amount of $233,892

[27:45] authorizing the city manager to execute the contract and setting forth other

[27:48] matters related there too. Item G, resolution 26R30, approving the

[27:52] interlocal cooperation contract between the city of Alvin and the University of

[27:56] Texas at Austin for participation in the regional security operations center

[28:00] program authorizing the city manager to execute the agreement and setting forth

[28:03] other matters related there too. Mayor, >> thank you Dixie. Moving on to other

[28:08] business, we have first item A, consider resolution 26R31,

[28:13] approving addendum number five to the contract for refuse collection and

[28:16] disposal services between the city of Alvin and Texas Pride disposal,

[28:20] authorizing the mayor to execute the addendum and setting forth other matters

[28:23] related thereto.

[28:29] » Good evening, mayor, council. Um before you tonight is a uh proposal to

[28:36] um amend our current uh contract with Texas

[28:41] Pride. Um this is a contractual um option in in our current contract

[28:49] with them. Um, it's based on a CPI blended rate between the an annual CPI

[28:56] 12-month average um of the surrounding area as well as um the opportunity for

[29:04] adjustments based on cost to dispose of the trash. So, um, what Texas, um, Pride

[29:10] has proposed is a little over 6% increase to to our trash, um, bill. Um,

[29:21] the city is has been made aware of that. We have included that in our current

[29:26] budget and at this time we are not um, planning to go pass that cost on to the

[29:32] citizens. Um so the city will be using um reserve funds to kind of offset that

[29:39] that increase. Um we are entering the final year of the

[29:45] contract. Um we're having internal discussions now as far as what what

[29:51] steps we'll take after this. But uh for now before

[29:56] you the 6% is being proposed and I'll be happy to answer any questions. I know

[30:02] Texas Pride has a representative here if y'all have any questions for her as

[30:06] well. >> I have some questions.

[30:09] » Okay. >> Okay. So, um I see that the 6% increase

[30:14] is based on a combination of three things. The CPIU, the fuel adjustment,

[30:19] and then a 3.6% increase cited as a requested operating adjustment pursuant

[30:26] to section 11 number four. So, I looked at section 114.

[30:31] Um, and so I'm just wondering, uh, because from the letter from Republic

[30:36] Pride disposal, um, it just generally states that

[30:41] the cost to use the landfill would be going up. And so I'm just wondering

[30:47] where the 3.6% figure actually what that's actually based on uh, numbers

[30:53] [clears throat] wise. Um and like the difference between the initial landfill

[30:57] and the subsequent landfill like I need to know more about that.

[31:02] » Okay. Um I would assume that that three 3.6%

[31:07] uh increase on the disposal is a a pass on fee from the landfill to Texas Pride.

[31:14] » Right. But I would Right. But I I'd like to understand what it's actually being.

[31:20] » Mike, can we have Texas Pride answer these questions please?

[31:23] » Happy to do it. >> Thank you.

[31:24] » Hello everybody. Amy or No. Yes. So the increase from Republic is not in the

[31:30] actual increase is not in >> Can you step up to the mic so people can

[31:33] listen on? >> Sure. Can you hear me now better?

[31:35] » I just want to make sure the video can pick you up.

[31:37] » So the actual increase was higher than what we were asking for for the city of

[31:41] Alvin. We did not have them explicitly state that because it wasn't I know all

[31:47] of this goes into public records and it's not something I wanted to share

[31:50] what the total increase was. So we only passed on a portion of the total.

[31:56] » But is it because you're not able to use the same landfills?

[31:59] » No, no, no, no. It's just it's take it. So,

[32:02] » so then that's where I have a problem because section 114 says in the event

[32:07] the contractor is unable to use the initial landfill or any subsequent

[32:11] landfill, >> then you can increase the cost. You can

[32:16] ask us for an increase based on the difference that you're going to have to

[32:19] pay by [clears throat] not being able to go to the initial landfill and having to

[32:22] go to the second landfill, right? So, okay, I can't go there anymore. I have

[32:26] to go here. There's a difference in cost. It's going to cost more money.

[32:29] That makes sense to me, but that's not what's happening here. And so I'm going

[32:32] to say that we should not pay the 3.6% increase because it's not supported by

[32:38] the contract that we have and right now that given the fact that it's going to

[32:44] cost an extra $225,000 from our reserves and we're voting on the budget today. I

[32:50] don't think we can afford that. So my position is that we vote no.

[32:56] » Okay. Can I do I have a second? Okay. I'm just saying that I looked

[33:01] » Sure. No, I understand what you're saying. So, we base this

[33:04] » doesn't apply to the contract that we have. Okay.

[33:07] » And we really can't afford it right now. >> I completely understand where you're

[33:10] coming from. So, just to give you a little bit of clarification, the

[33:13] landfill that we use for the city of Alvin is routed that way because of

[33:18] where you are in relation to that landfill. If we don't get this increase

[33:24] and we are forced to haul to another landfill, just I just need everybody to

[33:28] understand we use what is most efficient to the city of Alvin to collect

[33:33] everything in a timely manner and that if there's ever special halls or

[33:37] anything that needs to happen unique, we get there quicker and we can get back on

[33:41] route. So on heavy days after storms, after spring break, and all the kids are

[33:46] at home, spring clean, all of those heavier days that that you know about or

[33:51] you don't, when my truck is full and I leave the city of Alvin to go to a

[33:57] different landfill that is 50 miles away versus 20 miles away, it eats away at

[34:03] the time that I'm in the city collecting the trash.

[34:06] » Right? I understand that. But what what I'm simply pointing out is that section

[34:10] 114 which is cited in the packet for this agenda item does not apply to the

[34:15] situation that exists. Right? And so because of that I think we need to maybe

[34:21] table this and look at it a little bit further before we can decide what that

[34:24] number should be because I saw the number that Republic

[34:28] » put in the packet which was about 6% and so randomly saying well we're just going

[34:34] to ask you for 3.6 six and not really tell you exactly why or what those

[34:38] numbers are based on. That doesn't work for me. So, because it's not fitting

[34:43] with the contract that we have, I'm going to have to say no. But I'm not

[34:47] opposed to revisiting it or amending the lang or doing something that's going to

[34:53] help us make it right for both parties. So, I'm just saying as it's written

[34:57] today, I have to vote no. That's it. >> Okay.

[35:00] » Okay. I appreciate that. I'm going agree with council member Daiser because as a

[35:04] part of doing business and writing contracts, I think you and your attorney

[35:08] should have considered that from the original contract just because you your

[35:14] company has to use an additional landfill because you're full on heavy

[35:17] days, which aren't so often. I mean, thank God we haven't had a huge storm in

[35:21] a very long time and please God don't give us another one. But if you know

[35:26] that's an opportunity, that's a that's a possibility to do that. you should have

[35:29] incorporated that into the original contract. I'm not comfortable with

[35:33] giving an increase based on what you just said right here. I

[35:39] understand the fuel. I get that. But the fuel went down.

[35:42] » So that's I get I get that. Um so I agree with that. But I'm

[35:47] » the contract spec specifically says if you're unable to use that landfill and

[35:52] right now which land you using? >> Republic

[35:54] » which is which location? Uh, it depends on the day and what we're hauling.

[35:59] » Okay. So, you're still able to use it, right?

[36:02] » Yes. >> Okay.

[36:04] » To me, it I mean, I'm not an attorney, but that doesn't constitute a raise in

[36:08] that in my in my opinion. >> Okay. I I'll respect that.

[36:12] » Yeah, I agree. >> I I don't think we should table it

[36:15] honestly because we are in our last year of the contract and if they want to make

[36:22] that adjustment, they can do that when they bring their new contract. But as

[36:26] far as right now, the way it's written and the situation we're in, I don't

[36:30] think that adjustment should be made, period. I don't think we should table

[36:32] it. It doesn't matter what the real number was from Republic for what she

[36:36] didn't disclose. I mean, I I really don't understand why you wouldn't want

[36:39] to put that out there because at the end of the day, we vote on it to pay for

[36:43] that. That's using our taxpayers money. That's public record, but they should be

[36:46] able to see that. So, if they have questions, like Mr. Carlin just brought

[36:50] up some transparency here. If they have a question of why we increased whatever

[36:54] we increase, they should be able to say, "Oh, that's a huge number. I get it

[36:57] now." >> And we're going to use the city's taking

[36:59] a taking the side of using reserves >> to offset that cost. So, we don't pass

[37:04] that cost on to the city to the citizens. Okay.

[37:07] » But in reality, we do because that's their money already.

[37:10] » Sure. >> So, I I think we should vote on it

[37:12] tonight. >> And I would encourage you all to vote

[37:15] no. >> And only only allow the fuel what's in

[37:18] contract, >> right? So, I'm not opposed to the first

[37:21] two increases, the 2.8 for the >> No, I get that. That's part of the

[37:25] contract and I get that CPI [clears throat] understand, but as far

[37:27] as the other part, I don't think we should do that.

[37:30] » Yeah. >> I don't think we should table. I think

[37:31] should we vote on it now because at the end of the day, we're passing a budget

[37:35] tonight. We need to he needs to know and he needs to know what he's working with

[37:40] » and we need to know what we're working with,

[37:41] » right? >> So, we need to vote on it tonight in my

[37:44] opinion. Mayor, >> I was just simply saying I agree. I I

[37:49] wish there would have been discussion beforehand if we knew the ask didn't

[37:53] match the contract. Then we could have discussed this, you know, at an earlier

[37:56] point before we're voting on it today. >> I would have loved that. I submitted

[38:00] this uh several months ago. So I I just I failed, I guess, on that and and

[38:05] following through with >> No, just on y'all's end. So if you were

[38:07] submitting under different terms to say, "Hey, we're staying at the same place,

[38:10] but here's the reason we want to raise the cost." And we could have already had

[38:13] this discussion or told you what the numbers should be if we agreed or

[38:17] didn't. Okay. >> All right.

[38:21] » Any other questions? >> No.

[38:22] » No. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you.

[38:27] » Any more questions? >> A motion.

[38:30] » Well, Mark, how we need to push this if we're not going to

[38:35] » Someone needs to make a motion to amend the resolution to if you're if if what

[38:41] you're planning on doing is raising it by the first two or the 2.8 8 minus

[38:46] the.357 whatever that comes to

[38:49] » 44 2.443 >> 2.443

[38:53] Yeah.

[39:03] Mayor move to amend resolution 26R31 approving

[39:08] addendum number five to the contract for refused collection disposal services

[39:12] between the city of Alvin and Texas private disposal. Is that why I need to

[39:16] put that in there? >> Yes.

[39:18] » At the rate of 2.443

[39:23] authorizing the mayor to execute the addendum and setting forth others

[39:26] matters other matters related there too. Y'all put me on the spot on that.

[39:30] » Second. >> Thank you. Please vote. I'm not always

[39:32] like that. I promise.

[39:36] » Motion passes unanimously. >> Thank you. Item B, consider ordinance

[39:41] 26R granting consent to the addition of approximately 128.5284

[39:46] acres of land situated within the corporate city limits of Alvin to Brazor

[39:50] County Municipal Utility District number 51, making findings of fact, providing a

[39:55] severility clause, providing for an effective date, and providing for other

[39:58] matters related there too. Mayor, city council. Um, this is ordinance 26R.

[40:05] Um, it has to do with adding 128 acres to MUD 51. On January 17th, 2019, the

[40:14] city council adopted Ordinance 19B, consenting to the creation of Brazoria

[40:19] County MUD 51. In 2024, the city also approved the addition of approximately

[40:25] 107 acres to the mud. This was for originally the benefit of Lando

[40:31] Development. Uh later on, Lando transferred their interest to Beaser

[40:35] Homes. Uh Beaser Homes is now the developer um for that 107 acres.

[40:41] This ordinance um grants the city specific written consent to the addition

[40:47] of property to Brazoria County Municipal Utility District number 51. Uh it's an

[40:53] addition of 128 acres and it'll be for the benefit of KB Homes.

[41:00] Uh the this preserves the conditions contained in ordinance 19B and any prior

[41:05] agreements between the city and the district. Staff recommends approval of

[41:09] ordinance 26R. And if you have any questions, I'll try

[41:13] to answer them.

[41:19] » If there's [clears throat] no questions, we'll entertain a motion.

[41:23] Mayor move to approve ordinance 26R granting consent to the addition of

[41:26] approximately approximately 128.528584 acres of land situated within the

[41:33] corporate districts limits of the city of Alvin to Missouri county municipal

[41:37] district number 51 making find making findings of fact providing a

[41:42] severability clause providing for an effective date and providing for other

[41:46] matters related there too >> second thank you please vote that was

[41:51] Motion passes unanimously. >> Uh, next is item C. Consider resolution

[41:58] 26R32 approving amendment number one to the utility services contract between

[42:03] the city of Alvin, Texas, Beaser Homes Texas LP, KB Home, Lonear, Inc., and

[42:10] Brazorian County Municipal Utility District number 51. Adding KB Home,

[42:14] Lonear, Inc. and its approximately 128.53 acre track to the existing

[42:20] utility services contract upon closing on the property and authorize the mayor

[42:24] to sign the agreement upon legal review. >> Mayor and city council, this is just a

[42:29] followup to the annexation of that 128 acres into MUD 51. Uh the existing

[42:35] utility services contract was originally entered into in 2021 between the city

[42:40] and Lando development on behalf of MUD 51. In 2023, Lando assigned its

[42:46] development rights and responsibilities to Beaser Homes. And now with the

[42:53] addition of the 128 acres, KB Homes will be added as a

[42:59] developer under that agreement. And this is a condition procedent to KB

[43:06] Homes purchasing that property. If they do not end up purchasing the property by

[43:11] December 31st, 2026, the amendment will automatically terminate

[43:23] » question. No motion. Mayor, I move to approve resolution

[43:29] 26R32 approving amendment number one to the

[43:33] utility services contract between the city of Alvin, Texas, Beer Homes, Texas

[43:37] LP, KB Homes, Lonear, Inc. and Brazor County Municipal District Utility

[43:44] District number 51 adding KB Homes Lonear Inc. and it's approximate 128.53

[43:52] acre track to the existing utility service contract upon closing on the

[43:57] property and authorize the mayor to sign the agreement upon legal review.

[44:02] » Second. >> Thank you. Please vote.

[44:06] » Motion passes unanimously. >> Thank you. Uh next item D. Consider

[44:10] resolution 26R33 approving a lift station force main

[44:15] oversized cost participation agreement with Pori County Municipal Utility

[44:20] District 51 and KB Home Lonear Inc. and authorized the mayor to sign the

[44:25] agreement upon legal review. Mayor, City Council, on November 20th,

[44:30] 2025, the city entered into an oversizing agreement with MUD 51 and

[44:35] Beaser Homes. Under this um amendment to the agreement, KB Homes will step in and

[44:43] pay the city's allocated share. The original price of the lift station was

[44:48] to be 2,152,850.

[44:52] The city's projected allocation share was estimated at $1,172

[44:57] 6 $65740. KB Homes will take over that um

[45:04] obligation depending on at the time that they take over the obligation, how the

[45:09] city has paid it, whether it's been through um cash or grant of impact fees,

[45:16] whatever it's going to be, KB Homes will pay back the city.

[45:21] » So, has any of this been paid already? >> I don't know yet. I know they have done

[45:26] some construction. Uh at the time when I asked that we didn't know if the city

[45:31] had actually paid any money or granted any of the um

[45:36] » they give credits for the um >> impact. We we haven't we haven't paid

[45:41] anything. >> So KB Homes is stepping into the shoes

[45:44] of the city and taking over the obligation to pay this money back.

[45:47] » That's correct. >> So um in the event that happens as

[45:51] planned, how does that affect our budget? Does it does it go into like a

[45:55] special fund or is it like where the impact fee money would sit or can you

[46:01] explain? >> Yeah, we have we have a se separate

[46:02] impact fee fund uh particularly designated for impact fee funds. So, uh

[46:08] » the money we received from KB Homes would go there.

[46:11] » It would it would go there until it's time to pay.

[46:13] » Okay.

[46:18] » Good morning. Mayor move to approve resolution 26R33 approving a lift

[46:22] station force main oversized cost participation agreement with Brazoria

[46:25] County Municipal Utility District 51 and KB Home Loanar, Inc. and authorize the

[46:30] mayor to sign the agreement upon legal review.

[46:32] » Second. >> Thank you. Please vote.

[46:36] » Motion passes unanimously. >> You uh moving on to item E. Consider

[46:41] resolution 26R34 approving the proposed collective bargaining labor agreement

[46:47] between the city of Alvin, Texas, and the Alvin Police Officers Association,

[46:51] authorizing the mayor to execute the agreement and setting forth other

[46:54] matters related there too. >> Yes. Good evening, Baron Council. Um

[46:58] before I start this uh agenda item, I would just like to

[47:02] first uh thank Sergeant Cade and John Gear K. Did I say that right? Uh we had

[47:12] about five meetings and the meetings were very professionally done. Um

[47:17] might not agreed on everything but uh everything was done professionally and

[47:22] and in good good faith. So I just want to start that off. Uh

[47:29] I think I forgot the

[47:37] All right.

[47:42] Okay, we we concluded negotiations on August 27th

[47:48] and tonight I want to provide uh just a high level brief recap of the

[47:54] proposed changes to the to the agreement.

[47:58] Uh the current agreement was approved by council September 18, 2025 and it covers

[48:05] one year, one fiscal year from October to September 30th and includes two

[48:11] additional uh fiscal years of Evergreen.

[48:18] the the proposed uh agreement

[48:23] uh would be a one-year contract starting October 1st through uh September 30th,

[48:29] 2027 and it maintaining the 2-year evergreen

[48:34] uh time frame.

[48:40] Okay. article 9 uh you're going to see in your in your packets at the end of

[48:46] the the CBA there are two two pay scales uh pay scale two is the one proposed by

[48:52] the association and pay scale one uh proposed by the city's bargaining

[49:00] bargaining team uh elements of the pay scale that was proposed by the

[49:05] association would include a 3% increase between all steps

[49:10] on the anniversary date or pro promotion date. uh the current

[49:16] uh CBA the steps are they range from anywhere from 1.17

[49:23] to 3.3%

[49:26] and so uh both the association and and city staff uh felt that there was this

[49:32] was time to at least clean that up to where all of the steps between all the

[49:36] percentages between the steps are uh are are uniform and so uh the association's

[49:43] pay scale 3% between the steps and the city's pay

[49:48] scale two 2 and a2%.

[49:55] Okay. Uh but this what this slide is going is showing is

[50:01] the percentage increase from the beginning of

[50:10] the contract to and the ending

[50:16] uh salary per hour at the end of the

[50:19] contract. And so the how the contract is on October you

[50:26] shift to another uh pay scale and then on your anniversary date you move a

[50:31] step. So this is not intended to reflect the percentage of increase but only the

[50:37] percentage change between the uh hourly pay from the time the contract starts

[50:45] until the end of the of of the fiscal year. And so we provided two examples

[50:50] for for a three-year officer. Uh I mean you you can kind of just kind of peruse

[50:55] peruse through that. And we did an example for a a six-year officer as well

[51:01] corporal and for all ranks. And I'll pause to see if you have any

[51:06] any any questions on on that. You talked about the that it was a

[51:12] uniform percent increase from step to step.

[51:18] » Yes. >> Previously we saw

[51:21] » um a step scale that was had multiple different

[51:27] » Yes. >> percentages all the way through that

[51:30] process. So what is that percentage from step one between step one and two, two

[51:38] and three, three and four? What is that percentage?

[51:40] » So that would that would be these. So 3% from for the pay scale that the

[51:45] association is proposing and two and a half from what the what the city is

[51:49] proposing. >> And what you stated is that now it's

[51:52] uniform we corrected it. This is now fixed.

[51:55] » Yes. >> What we has been attempted to do years

[51:58] past. >> Yes.

[51:59] » This is corrected. >> Yes. That that that part be corrected.

[52:02] » Okay. Have we corrected the overlap on a senior officer to sergeant?

[52:06] » We have not corrected that. What about a senior sergeant to lieutenant and so

[52:10] forth? >> Uh I don't think we corrected any of

[52:13] that. That was definitely too costly. >> Oh yeah, it's brought up every every

[52:16] every year. It's just too costly to uh to correct all of that.

[52:22] » That to me that hinders us dramatically, especially with this year we promoted

[52:27] how many supervisors? A good handful. it to me

[52:34] ju just being my background it takes a lot for a senior officer who's topped

[52:38] out it you don't have anything to incentivize them to promote like why am

[52:43] I going to promote to sergeant and get a minimal p pay pay raise when I can stay

[52:48] as an officer or or or back and forth because I know they go to the next step

[52:52] up >> right okay yeah that's what I'm about to

[52:53] say >> to me that's that's hard for an officer

[52:56] to sit there and say why am I going to lose my seniority as an officer has been

[53:00] here 10 20 years. I'm out on day shift with week well we all have the same days

[53:04] off but didn't go to the bottom sergeant and have last pick on their shift and

[53:10] you know that to me that's just hard to incentivize senior officers to promote.

[53:14] » Yes sir. I'm I don't debate you on that at all. Not debating you on that at all

[53:20] but it is brought up and and you know every every renewal year. So the APOA

[53:25] proposal on the pay scale the 3% increase between steps was the 2.5 our

[53:31] first counter or only counter.

[53:36] » Can we discuss that? >> Yeah. Yeah. We discuss discuss

[53:40] everything. Uh I want to know how much the city

[53:46] compromised with APOA. That's what I'm asking.

[53:48] » Yeah. >> Um

[53:50] » Sergeant K, do you know that answer? I can't

[53:53] » Sergeant answer. >> What was the city's first counter

[53:57] » to the 3%. >> Oh, I I can't I can answer that.

[54:02] » Okay. >> Okay. Sergeant, you can come on up if

[54:05] you want to. Uh >> I'll wait. [laughter]

[54:07] » Please come up here, Sergeant. We'd love for you to be up here.

[54:10] » Yeah. So, so how how how we how we prepared the budget this year due to the

[54:19] the uh lack of funds. >> Yes. Uh the initial proposal from the

[54:26] city was to provide everybody 3% starting October 1.

[54:32] » Okay. So, so we just kept with that that same

[54:36] amount of funding and uh that was that was our proposal. So, I guess that that

[54:41] would be the counter, but that wasn't a counter to the 3% that was a counter to

[54:46] their their initial proposal. >> And what was their initial proposal?

[54:51] » Uh 2 million.

[54:54] » Yeah. It it it would have brought cost two million.

[54:56] » What was their initial? We counted with 3%. What was their what increase were

[55:01] they asking for? >> [sighs]

[55:04] » Sorry, do you know that answer? >> I can't remember.

[55:09] [clears throat]

[55:11] » So, the initial proposal uh from APOA varied between the ranks simply because

[55:16] the the what we presented to y'all at the budget workshop and doing the market

[55:20] median survey. And so um our initial proposal was to we presented the the

[55:26] difference in the pay scales and the deficiencies in the the ranks and the

[55:30] percentages that they were underpaid and then we proposed bringing all those up

[55:34] to market median. That was our initial proposal

[55:37] » and it was in their their presentation that they

[55:39] » I remember that I just can't remember. >> I believe for a captain's rank uh the

[55:42] market median survey showed they they were roughly 22% under market median and

[55:47] so our proposal was to bring everybody up to that market median over a

[55:50] three-year contract >> over three years.

[55:55] » Yes, sir. That that was the initial proposal.

[55:59] So, you didn't ask like not this last contract, the year before, the contract

[56:03] before where we did $5 across the board and $6 for Sergeant to try to fix that

[56:09] gap. We didn't ask for that. Y'all didn't ask for that this time. Y'all did

[56:12] more of a percentage to bring it up to the medium. Basically,

[56:16] » I don't think it was a dollar amount. >> It was It wasn't a dollar amount. And as

[56:20] I explained in the budget workshop, if you do a dollar amount to to across the

[56:24] board, and that's why we have the compression and the pay scales because a

[56:28] dollar amount to a younger officer making $30 an hour, a dollar amount

[56:32] significantly larger percentage to him than it is a topped out captain making

[56:37] top out pay. >> And so if you do a percentage across the

[56:40] board, um, you know, an even [clears throat] percentage, then what

[56:43] that did is that's significantly more to a topped out captain than it is to a

[56:47] starting officer. And so that's why we did the market median survey because we

[56:50] felt it would bring every position, every step within the department up to

[56:55] market median. We knew that we were not going to be at the top of the market

[56:59] median, but we were hoping to get everybody to that middle of the road um

[57:02] area. And so that's that was our initial proposal which was presented to you on

[57:07] the budget show. >> Yeah. I have their their initial Okay.

[57:12] » You want to see it? >> Can I?

[57:13] » Yes, sir. A lot's happened since then. Sorry.

[57:18] Sorry, I can't remember those numbers. >> I got you.

[57:31] » I'd like to see us, not during this bargain agreement everything, but on the

[57:35] next one, at least try to do something multi-year out instead of doing one

[57:40] thing every year. Yes. Well, we normally do three years, but because we couldn't

[57:43] come they couldn't come to an agreement last year.

[57:45] » Why not go to a six year? I mean, I I don't It doesn't have to be a threeear,

[57:48] two-year, whatever. I'm just saying I know we know what they're asking for on

[57:52] everything. It'd be easier for us to budget out something over a longer term

[57:57] to do something than doing a whole, you know,

[58:00] » Absolutely. >> huge chunk at one time.

[58:02] » Absolutely. And uh >> yeah,

[58:05] » so these things are uh >> I don't think that's in the best

[58:08] interest of the city or the APOA, honestly. I and that's what I was about

[58:11] to say. I mean, they have some new uh I was just surprised of some new

[58:14] legislation that might be coming and impacting cities that especially with

[58:20] all of the, you know, the property tax relief that

[58:23] » to do it one year every year >> until everything comes down in Austin. I

[58:26] I wish we could do three years, but I mean

[58:30] I I just I just don't feel comfortable with uh what's going on in Austin at

[58:35] this time.

[58:39] So I have a question. Do how how much I mean I know nobody has a crystal ball

[58:44] but how much do we think this will help with retention? Um I know we have

[58:49] significant amount of overtime as well since it should help with retention.

[58:53] Will it also in turn help with overtime? How much overtime we have?

[58:58] » Yes. Well, currently they're they're fully staffed. So we did uh reduce their

[59:02] the overtime budget to to reflect that. Okay. Uh,

[59:08] but whether they stay or not, I mean, you just it's kind of their I don't want

[59:13] to guarantee that that they're going to hopefully they will, but I want to

[59:18] guarantee. Okay. So, uh,

[59:23] so that so like I said, that's not that's just the increase or the change

[59:28] in their hourly pay from the time the contract starts until the end end of the

[59:32] of the fiscal year.

[59:37] Another thing that that they proposed and that uh we agreed to was uh a f

[59:42] physical fitness comp time. And that gives them the opportunity to earn comp

[59:47] time uh by score by particular score on a physical uh eva fitness evaluation.

[59:56] And so we we we agreed to that. if you have any specific questions. I mean,

[1:00:01] Sarge is here or or uh >> So, just to touch on the uh I'm sorry,

[1:00:07] just to touch on the physical fitness part, it it's currently in our

[1:00:10] » SEG, can you go up here, please? Thank you, sir.

[1:00:16] » Ju just to touch on the uh physical fitness uh part. It's in our current

[1:00:20] contract as it stands now, but it what it does is you have to do a 2,000 meter

[1:00:26] row. And so what we asked the city's team to do is at least consider going to

[1:00:30] what DPS's standards are. And so you have the option between choosing between

[1:00:34] a 2,000 meter row, a 4m minute row, or a um 400

[1:00:42] 500 meter row for time. And so it's DPS's standards. It's what they use. And

[1:00:47] we just ask that we adopt the same standards that DPS has used. And so it

[1:00:50] just gives you three different options. Again, it's in the contract right now as

[1:00:53] a 2000 meter that was in there. So it's it's not costing anything to the city.

[1:00:57] It's just a different awarding um allowing us to go to the DPS standard.

[1:01:04] » But the the comp time just to um touch on that, what what is it? And so say an

[1:01:11] officer meets the the physical agilities or the standard and is able to earn comp

[1:01:16] time >> to

[1:01:19] » and it's and it expires at the end of the end of the year.

[1:01:22] » End of the year. So use it or lose it. >> Yeah. Okay. And and is to supplement um

[1:01:27] additional training or additional um um

[1:01:36] » time for for physical fitness or what what is the purpose?

[1:01:40] » I I think so it's additional it's encouraging our officers to participate

[1:01:45] in a physical fitness um and it's compensating them for doing so. It's

[1:01:49] four hours. >> And so it's you have to the first um

[1:01:53] » I think it's 90% you have to Lieutenant Eller is it 90% for the first one? 90%

[1:01:58] for the first one. The next one is 70 >> 70

[1:02:00] » 70%. Yes, sir. >> And so you get time based on where you

[1:02:03] qualify within that. So you have to row over the 70% to get the

[1:02:06] » Yeah, I've got that part in order. But it's four hours I guess. Or how many

[1:02:09] hours? >> 40 hours, right?

[1:02:12] » 40 40 for 90, I think. 24 >> 24

[1:02:18] » I think it's 24 between 70 and 89% or an approval of 40

[1:02:23] hours if you get 90% or above. >> Got it.

[1:02:30] » That's enough. >> We got it right there.

[1:02:36] But another thing that's uh we're adding um

[1:02:42] or that we agreed to and this is to incentivize experienced officers uh was

[1:02:49] that if an applicant with two two plus years of experience moved to if if we

[1:02:56] hired them uh they would move to the uh the step that corresponds to their uh

[1:03:02] total number of police experience. So we agreed to that. Uh also with that

[1:03:09] uh the association proposed uh if an applicant comes from an agency

[1:03:15] with at least 30 sworn officers

[1:03:20] um or yeah at least 30 sworn officer chief

[1:03:26] would chief would uh get the final say so on their where they would land and so

[1:03:32] we felt that from the city's perspective we felt that since our officers

[1:03:36] are more trained. We get more training here. And uh with 60 a place with 60

[1:03:43] sworn officers, they have more experience in uh and so we felt that

[1:03:48] changing that to 60 sworn officer, police officers. [snorts] Uh

[1:03:55] anything less than the 60 sworn sworn officers, chief would have to uh

[1:04:01] get the final say. So on the I guess the step that they end up

[1:04:06] » that's their right of storage. >> Yes sir.

[1:04:09] » That sure would have helped when we were 11 officers short.

[1:04:14] » Yeah. Okay. So uh any more any more questions? I think that's probably it.

[1:04:20] I'm going ask have Sergeant and uh Mr. Kerr if they want to say anything. But

[1:04:25] so the impact on the on the budget is this. Uh

[1:04:30] if you approve pay scale, the city's pay scale, no pretty no change on the

[1:04:35] budget. Uh if you approve the APOA, uh it's a 2808 80,000

[1:04:42] change to the budget that that you currently have. And so that that's

[1:04:46] that's pretty much the ask on tonight. And so with that, um I'm going allow

[1:04:51] Sergeant to have words or what he wants to do.

[1:04:58] Uh, mayor mayor council, thank you for allowing me to speak to you all this

[1:05:03] evening. It's greatly appreciated. Uh, for those of you that don't know me in

[1:05:08] the crowd, many of you do. I'm Aaron Concincaid. I'm the uh, president for

[1:05:11] the Alvin Police Officer Association and Chief Bargaining Officer. Um, before

[1:05:17] discussing the two pay proposals before y'all tonight, I first want to reiterate

[1:05:21] what Mr. Roland said and thank him and his team, entire team um for everything

[1:05:26] they've put forth in in bargaining with us this year. Since negotiations began

[1:05:31] on July 9th, we've spent a considerable amount of time at the bargaining table.

[1:05:35] As you well know, while we have not always agreed, the discussions have

[1:05:39] remained professional and we generally appreciate the time and effort and

[1:05:43] consideration that Mr. Roland and his entire team have put uh into this

[1:05:47] process. I also want to make something very clear. The APO rec recognizes that

[1:05:53] our civilian employees and our other city employees work hard and are very

[1:05:57] deserving of a competitive compensation. Our position has never been that police

[1:06:03] officers are the only employees who deserve a raise. Our responsible our

[1:06:07] responsibility at the bargaining table, however, is to represent the police

[1:06:11] officers covered by our collective bargaining agreement and address the

[1:06:15] spec specific compensation and retention issues facing our department.

[1:06:21] Prior to negotiations, the APOA conducted an extensive salary survey uh

[1:06:25] surveying agencies within the market area of Alvin that we all compete with

[1:06:30] for police officers. That analysis identified several significant concerns.

[1:06:35] We found that a majority of our ranks are below the market median with some

[1:06:40] supervisory ranks significantly below the market median. We documented

[1:06:44] substantial employee attrition and the considerable financial cost associated

[1:06:48] with recruiting, hiring, equipping, and training officers only to lose

[1:06:53] experienced personnel to surrounding agencies.

[1:06:56] We also identified a fundamental problem within our existing step system. As Mr.

[1:07:02] and discussed the percentage increases between the steps are inconsistent

[1:07:07] and in many cases the longer the officer served within the department the smaller

[1:07:11] the percentage the raise was in the step program.

[1:07:15] We did not simply identify these problems and asked the city for more

[1:07:19] money. We presented a proposed solution which we talked about earlier. At the

[1:07:23] beginning of the process, we were advised that approximately a 3% police

[1:07:27] salary increase, roughly $27,000, had already been placed in the proposed

[1:07:32] budget before collective bargaining even began. Our initial comprehensive

[1:07:36] proposal, including compensation steps, and benefits, was estimated by the city

[1:07:40] to cost approximately $2.1 million over a three-year contract. We understood

[1:07:45] that was a significant request, so we negotiated. We listened to the city's

[1:07:50] concerns, evaluated its proposals, spoke with our membership, and moved

[1:07:55] substantially from where we began. The city initially proposed a 3%

[1:08:00] increase while maintaining the existing step structure. We respectfully declined

[1:08:05] because although it provided an immediate raise, it did not correct the

[1:08:08] inequities within the step system or meaningfully address the structural

[1:08:13] compensation issues we had identified. The city subsequently proposed a 1%

[1:08:18] raise October 1st and restructuring the steps to 2.5%.

[1:08:23] We absolutely recognized the city's willingness to address the step problem.

[1:08:27] That was movement by the city and we greatly appreciated it. However, when we

[1:08:32] analyzed the proposal, we discovered that 33 out of our 62 members

[1:08:36] anniversary dates fell on or after June. As a result, more than half of our

[1:08:42] membership would not receive that two and a half percent increase on their

[1:08:45] anniversary dates until very late in the fiscal year. The city would only fund

[1:08:50] many of those increases for approximately four months or less during

[1:08:53] that budget year. Our analysis also showed that the city's 1% 2 and a half%

[1:08:59] proposal would cost approximately $22,000 less than roughly the $27,000

[1:09:05] that had already been budgeted for. The APOA therefore presented what we

[1:09:10] believe is a reasonable compromise. A 3% increase effective October 1st, 2026,

[1:09:16] combined with restructuring the step plan so that each step represents a

[1:09:21] consistent 3% increase. The additional cost implementing our proposed pay scale

[1:09:26] is approximately $280,000 above the approximately 27,000 already

[1:09:31] included in the proposed budget before you tonight.

[1:09:35] I want to put that into perspective. We began this process with a proposal the

[1:09:40] city estimated at approximately $2.1 million over three years. Today, we're

[1:09:45] asking for approximately $280,000 in additional funding beyond what was

[1:09:50] already budgeted. That represents significant movement by our association.

[1:09:55] We have attempted to bargain in good faith. We've listened. We've

[1:09:59] compromised. and we have dramatically reduced the financial impact of our

[1:10:03] proposal. At the same time, we believe a compromise has to meaningfully address

[1:10:07] the problems that we brought before y'all at the bargaining table. This is

[1:10:12] not simply about giving employees a raise. It's about creating a

[1:10:16] compensation structure that makes sense. It's about correcting a step system

[1:10:21] where an officer should not receive a smaller percentage increase simply

[1:10:24] because he or she has more tenure. It's about bringing positions that have

[1:10:29] fallen significantly below the market closer to where they need to be. It's

[1:10:34] about recruitment. It's about retention. And it's about protecting the city's

[1:10:39] investment in the experienced officers that we already have. We also recognize

[1:10:43] council's responsibility to protect the financial health of the city. We agree

[1:10:48] that Alvin should maintain a strong reserve and based on the financial

[1:10:52] information we have reviewed, however, the city's maintaining its required 25%

[1:10:56] reserve while also carrying approximately 9.2 million in additional

[1:11:01] unassigned funds, resulting in reserves of approximately 35.6%.

[1:11:06] We are not asking council to jeopardize the city's reserves. We are asking

[1:11:10] council to consider whether investing an additional 280,000 into correcting the

[1:11:14] police compensation structure, improving retention, and protecting the city's

[1:11:18] investment in its officers is a reasonable use of small portion of those

[1:11:22] available resources. Our membership believes that it is, as you can well see

[1:11:27] that they're here tonight in in a large number.

[1:11:31] There's another point I believe that is important. Regardless of whether a new

[1:11:35] agreement is ultimately reached, eligible officers have not that have not

[1:11:39] topped out remain entitled under our existing uh contract

[1:11:45] to their applicable anniversary step increases. In other words, a portion of

[1:11:50] these compensation costs already exist under their under the current structure.

[1:11:56] So, just to kind of clarify things, in in the city's agreement, the starting

[1:12:01] officer would get a 1% raise and then the steps would move to 3% across the

[1:12:06] board.

[1:12:11] Our proposal takes the existing obligation and creates a more

[1:12:14] consistent, equitable, and competitive system going forward. Tonight, council

[1:12:19] has an opportunity to do more than approve a raise. You have the

[1:12:23] opportunity to uh correct a structural problem. You have an opportunity to tell

[1:12:28] our younger officers that Alvin intends to remain competitive enough for them to

[1:12:32] build their careers here. You have the opportunity to tell our experienced

[1:12:36] officers and supervisors that their tenure, institutional knowledge, and

[1:12:40] commitment to this community have value to each of you. and you have the

[1:12:44] opportunity to make an investment that we believe will ultimately save the city

[1:12:47] money by reducing the tremendous cost associated with the continued turnover,

[1:12:51] recruitment, training, and loss of experience. The APOA has moved

[1:12:56] considerably from where we began July 9th. We believe our 3% increase and 3%

[1:13:01] step proposal represents a fair and reasonable compromise between what a

[1:13:06] salary data demonstrates is needed and what we recognize the city can

[1:13:10] reasonably afford. We respectfully ask council tonight to

[1:13:14] support our proposal. Regardless of council's decision, I want to again

[1:13:18] thank Mr. Roland and the city's bargaining team for the time and effort

[1:13:22] that they have invest invested in this process. Collective bargaining naturally

[1:13:26] involves disagreement, but disagreement does not have to be mean disrespect.

[1:13:31] We appreciate their willingness to sit across the table from us, listen to our

[1:13:35] concerns, and work towards a resolution. We also appre appreciate each of you

[1:13:39] listening to us from both sides and considering what is best not only for

[1:13:43] the officers but the city of Alvin as a whole. Our officers are not asking to be

[1:13:47] paid the highest. They are asking for a compensation structure that is fair,

[1:13:52] competitive, consistent, and sustainable. We believe the 3% and 3%

[1:13:58] proposal accomplishes just that. On behalf of the men and the women in this

[1:14:02] room and the Alvin Police Officers Association, we say thank you.

[1:14:08] Thank you.

[1:14:13] » Okay. So, so with that, what what we need is you all to vote on which pay

[1:14:17] scale to incorporate into the to the CPA.

[1:14:26] » Mayor, just before we vote, I just want to say

[1:14:30] I think $280,000 dip into our reserves. although

[1:14:35] I know we don't want to is a very very very small investment compared to the

[1:14:43] investment we've already put forth in these officers and I believe that

[1:14:49] honestly I think we can do more I really do but I know at this time we're voting

[1:14:54] on one or two and I believe that 280,000 is a very small price to pay for what

[1:15:00] we're getting out of the return on the investment

[1:15:07] Yeah, I agree. I think that um you know if we're having to dip into our reserves

[1:15:11] to pay costs to the waste disposal company and you know the current budget

[1:15:17] as proposed includes things that are expensive that I don't necessarily agree

[1:15:22] with. I'd much rather use money from the reserves to pay our police

[1:15:28] officers. I mean, >> that that's two separate funds.

[1:15:32] » No, I understand that. But it's all it's all the city's money. It's all the tax

[1:15:36] money. >> Not two separate funds, but two separate

[1:15:37] functions and two separate uh >> No, not not uh like paying for zoning

[1:15:44] and paying for hike and bike trail and all that kind of stuff. All that stuff

[1:15:47] comes out of the general fund and so does payroll. No.

[1:15:51] » Yes. But not sanitation. That's what I'm talking about.

[1:15:53] » Okay. Well, that's that's fine. But uh Mr. Gibbs said that the plan to pay for

[1:16:00] the proposed increase earlier this evening was to dip into reserves in the

[1:16:03] amount of $225,000. And that's simply what I'm referring to. And so instead, I

[1:16:07] would prefer to use that money to pay our police officers. Um, most

[1:16:11] definitely. So >> what money? The sanitation.

[1:16:14] » I'm saying the amount of money. >> Oh, the amount

[1:16:17] » that would otherwise be used to pay anyone out of the reserves. Okay. I

[1:16:24] would rather use the money to pay our police officers if that money too would

[1:16:29] be coming from reserves. So that's simply the point I'm making. So I agree

[1:16:33] with Councilman Gerave. >> I think what she's trying to say if

[1:16:37] we're going to pay anything in reserves, we're going to use it for this.

[1:16:40] » Exactly. >> What he's what city manager is trying to

[1:16:43] say. There's two different reserve stashes. What he was trying to explain.

[1:16:46] » Yeah, that's that's all I was trying. Mayor move to approve resolution 26R34

[1:16:52] approving the proposed collective bargaining labor agreement between the

[1:16:54] city of Alvin, Texas and the Alvin Police Officer Association APOA to

[1:16:58] include pay scale two. That's correct. Right. Two, I'm sorry. Authorizing the

[1:17:04] mayor to execute the agreement and setting forth other matters related

[1:17:06] there too. >> Second.

[1:17:08] » Thank you. Please vote.

[1:17:12] » Motion passes unanimously. >> Thank you.

[1:17:19] Item F, consider ordinance 26s, adopting the

[1:17:24] annual budget for the city of Alvin, Texas for fiscal year 2627, excluding

[1:17:29] the fire department and fire capital budgets, directing the city secretary to

[1:17:32] post a copy of the budget on the city of Alvin website and setting forth other

[1:17:37] provisions related there too.

[1:17:41] » Uh we've had several workshops. Uh so tonight I don't have anything in

[1:17:48] particularly prepared just unless you have questions

[1:17:53] for

[1:17:57] all mayor. I move to uh hold on. Yeah. I move to approve ordinance 26s adopting

[1:18:03] the annual budget for the city of Alvin, Texas for fiscal year 2627 excluding the

[1:18:08] fire department and fire capital budgets directing the city secretary to post a

[1:18:13] copy of the budget on the city of Alvin website and setting forth other

[1:18:16] provisions related there too. >> Second.

[1:18:18] » Thank you. Please vote.

[1:18:23] » Motion passes with council member Kaiser and Salter voting no.

[1:18:31] Item G, consider ordinance 26T, adopting the fire department and fire capital

[1:18:38] budgets for city of Alvin, Texas for fiscal year 2627, directing the city

[1:18:43] secretary to post a copy of the budgets on the city of Alvin website and setting

[1:18:47] forth other provisions related there too.

[1:18:49] » Mayor, I'd like to say that council member Salter has filed an affidavit. He

[1:18:53] will be abstaining from this since he is a volunteer firefighter.

[1:18:56] » Thank you. Any

[1:19:00] questions or comments regarding item G?

[1:19:05] » Mayor, I move to approve ordinance. >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry, council member.

[1:19:09] » Um, if if a member of a council has recused themselves from the agenda, are

[1:19:15] they allowed to speak on it? >> They shouldn't take part in any

[1:19:18] question.

[1:19:22] » Anybody else? >> Any any questions or comments on this

[1:19:25] side of the table? >> No.

[1:19:27] » All right. Mayor, I move to approve ordinance 2016 adopting the fire

[1:19:31] department and fire capital budgets for the city of Alvin, Texas for fiscal year

[1:19:35] 2627, directing the city secretary to post a copy of the budgets of the city

[1:19:40] of Alvin website and setting forth other provisions related there too.

[1:19:43] » Second. >> Thank you. Please vote.

[1:19:49] » Motion passes with council member Salter abstaining.

[1:19:52] » Thank you. Item H, consider ordinance 26U, adopting and levvening the ad

[1:19:57] balorum tax rate for the tax year 2026. Uh, fiscal year 27 commencing October 1,

[1:20:04] 2026 and ending September 30th, 2027. >> Yes. On this one, um, I just want to

[1:20:10] clarify that the public hearing uh tax rate was 700 635.

[1:20:18] Uh, the budget is not proposing that tax

[1:20:21] rate. The budget is proposing a 69 12 cent t tax rate.

[1:20:34] » Any questions or comments? >> Yeah, I have comments. I'll try to be

[1:20:40] brief. Um, Alvin already has one of the highest tax

[1:20:45] rates in Brazoria County. are members of this community have one of the lower

[1:20:50] median average incomes of surrounding communities. Um, I think that matters

[1:20:56] and because of that, knowing what I know about the budget and the money that is

[1:21:01] being spent um for the city um specifically things

[1:21:07] like the rec center operating at a $600,000 loss and the animal uh adoption

[1:21:12] center operating um at about $450,000 uh loss. those kinds of things while

[1:21:19] they provide a value to the city that I understand and I agree with that I think

[1:21:24] that there are ways that we can meaningfully

[1:21:27] reduce the expenses from our city budget. And I think that when we're

[1:21:32] asking taxpayers for more money um by way of a tax increase or issuing

[1:21:37] certificates of obligation, increasing the debt, then we really need to

[1:21:41] scrutinize all every single dollar that's going out because every single

[1:21:44] dollar that's wasted by a government was a dollar that was earned by a taxpayer.

[1:21:49] And so for that simple reason, um like I said, knowing what I know about the

[1:21:55] money that's going out of the city's budget every year, um I think we need to

[1:22:01] redo the way that we approach budget season at the beginning of the year. Um

[1:22:06] I think and I'm going to ask that we start televising the budget workshops

[1:22:09] like we do the meetings because I think it's important for transparency. the

[1:22:13] public is they're they're talking about it and they are saying we want

[1:22:18] transparency. We want to know what's going on and we want to know where our

[1:22:21] money is being spent. And I think that it's important for us to answer the call

[1:22:26] and say, "Okay, we're going to make these things public and more trans in an

[1:22:30] effort to be more transparent." And so I think that um

[1:22:35] because of the things that I've seen and the discussions that we've had during

[1:22:39] the workshops, I'm uncomfortable increasing the tax rate at all and I'm

[1:22:43] going to vote no and I encourage my fellow council members to do the same.

[1:22:47] » I like to say I agree with with televising the workshops or streaming or

[1:22:51] whatever you call it. I think it'd be a great help to folks that are coming in

[1:22:55] the last minute. I like that idea. Any

[1:23:06] other questions or comments?

[1:23:12] Mayor move to approve ordinance 26U to adopt and levy adarm tax rate for tax

[1:23:18] year 2026 FY27 commencing October 1st 2026 and ending September 30th 2027 be

[1:23:26] adopted at a rate of 695 per $100 evaluation second.

[1:23:34] » Thank you. Please vote.

[1:23:38] Motion passes with Daiser and Salter voting no.

[1:23:42] » Thank you. Um next we will uh consider item I if any

[1:23:49] requests from individual council members for any items to be placed on the

[1:23:52] upcoming agendas. Member Davis.

[1:23:58] » Um I'd like to have the budget workshops televised for the public um in the

[1:24:03] future and I want to discuss how we can do that.

[1:24:07] Uh, I would like to recommend a [clears throat] agenda item that's just

[1:24:11] a discussion of how council feels about a flock camera system, not to take

[1:24:17] action on our contract or um, make any current changes, just to have an open

[1:24:23] discussion with that the public can, you know, speak their mind and allow them to

[1:24:28] hear where we stand on the software system.

[1:24:31] » Thank you. >> Nothing, mayor. No, sir. No, mayor.

[1:24:35] » No, mayor. >> Thank you.

[1:24:38] » Okay, next we will move to reports from the city manager.

[1:24:42] » Yes, mayor and council. The recreation center will be open on Labor Day from

[1:24:45] 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. However, all other non-emergency city offices will be

[1:24:50] closed for Labor Day. Uh, the next coffee with the cops will be held at

[1:24:54] Texas Advantage Bank on Tuesday, September 8th at 8 8:00 a.m. Uh, on

[1:25:00] Saturday, September 19th 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Hispanic Heritage

[1:25:05] Fiesta will be held in downtown Alvin. Uh, there will be vendors and

[1:25:10] performances throughout the day. Uh, Mayor Dammy will be delivering the Alvin

[1:25:14] State of the City address on Tuesday, October 6 at 11:30 a.m. at Heights

[1:25:19] Baptist Church. And lastly, October 10th from 8:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. is the Great

[1:25:25] Alvin Cleanup located on the ACC parking lot 9. And that's all I have, Mayor.

[1:25:31] » Thank you, sir. Okay. Next, we've got items of community

[1:25:35] interest. Uh, we'll start on the other side. Councilman Gerve.

[1:25:39] » No, mayor. >> No, mayor.

[1:25:40] » No, sir. I want to reiterate that comment earlier about uh broadcasting

[1:25:45] the workshops. They're currently are open. The [clears throat] public can't

[1:25:48] attend them and they're and they're published in advance just like the

[1:25:50] council meeting is. So, they've always been available, but additionally, it'd

[1:25:54] be nice to have them streamed. I just want to clarify that.

[1:26:00] » Anything? >> October 17th is the Alvin Volunteer Fire

[1:26:03] Department and Alvin EMS open house at station 1 from 10 to 2. October 17th.

[1:26:12] Uh, Saturday, September 12th, Alvin College is having a career connection

[1:26:16] fiesta from 9 to 12. >> Awesome. Thank you. All right. Uh, next

[1:26:22] we will adjourn into executive session under section 551.871 871 of the Texas

[1:26:29] government code which provides as follows for deliberation regarding

[1:26:32] commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from

[1:26:35] a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate,

[1:26:39] stay or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and which the

[1:26:44] governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations. So with the

[1:26:48] time being 8:12 p.m. we are going to adjourn into executive session.

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[1:32:46] Therefore, in May 17, we are ajourned.

City of Alvin - City Council Meeting - 9/3/2026

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