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We'll now call the bulk spring city council meeting to order, May 12, 2025, at 7.02 p.m. After the identification of a quorum, we'll have the implication led by a Dr. McCall and the president of the legislative chief, heri, the secretary would you call the roll?

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Councillor Member Hill.

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Councillor Member Hill.

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Council Member Garcia here, Council Member Gabriel,

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he's supposed to be online and he's not.

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Council Member Gabriel is absent.

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Council Member Whitley here, Mayor Potemiles here, Council Member Salil here, Mayor Gordon

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here, you have a form.

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Thank you very much.

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Would you please stand for the invocation followed by the pledge of allegiance to both flags, Dr. McCall?

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Good evening, Council Mayor, City Manager and the community.

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I'm honored and blessed to be here.

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I pray that I pray to God that this strengthens someone here tonight and his power and grace be with them throughout life's most difficult moments.

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Lord God Almighty, the great creator, father of all fathers, who sits high and look low,

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who hears our prayers and hold our lives in the palm of his hands.

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We thank you.

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Thank you for allowing us to come together on this day, at this time, in this place.

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I know I'm just your messenger, but I pray that you get wisdom, guidance, and understanding

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to those on this council as they move this city onward and outward, Heavenly Father.

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I pray that the citizens come together to spring this city to new heights.

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Father God, I ask you to continue to bless each and every box brings department that serves this community and see that it's done with dignity and compassion.

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I believe in your word, Father, and I know that one day every need shall bow and every tongue shall confess as to how we treated each other, what we did and how we did.

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I thank you for the leaders that dedicated themselves to this community father and the ones that remain continue to stay in firm in your actions in Jesus name.

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And those that are leaving, thank you, thank you for having a voice that rang loud, that took chances for making those decisions only to make this place better than you found it.

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I know you could have chosen anyone else to pray tonight, Heavenly Father, but you chose me and for that I am truly grateful, humble and thankful, Heavenly Father, that all God's true to say, Amen.

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Thank you very much, Dr. McCall. Thank you very much, Chief Hurley.

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Next item.

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Mayor, Council Member Gabriel is online. He needs to, okay, can you show him present at 704, please.

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Councilmember Gabriel present at 7.04 p.m.

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Items of community interest, one presentation by Councilmember Whitley.

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That was quick.

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So again, speaking from the heart because that's what I seem to do best.

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I had four council members that we kind of started this thing together.

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One came in on my second year that have impacted my life.

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they have changed me in ways that I could never imagine and I just, you know, I've been

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giving awards out to staff, mostly health and safety, but I just felt on my very last

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meeting to not work before I leave here as a regular citizen that I wanted to honor four

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of the council members that have set with me, that have taught with me, that have prayed

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with me and then have some cried with me. I want to give you all a award tonight so I'm

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going to come down and grab them and I'm just going to give them to you I guess one at a time.

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So the first award is going to go to council members Salal.

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So how long to say about each and every one of you individually but the guy told me you can't put all that on the award

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So,

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just for you, we came in this together and we're not going out together, you're staying, but thank you for being my friend, and friends forever.

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You made it a lot to me, yummy.

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Stay there.

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Okay, this next one is for Councilmember Paula Garcia.

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We had a rough start in the beginning, but we ended up working together for the community.

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And given a lot of awards,

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we gave a lot of awards out together for a lot of the city.

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Like I say, it was a rough start.

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Yeah, we got here.

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The truth did come out quickly.

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And I appreciate you.

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Yeah, and also for you that they I was like I can't I can't put all the stuff in writing on this thing

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Okay, keep on going forward praying for your mother, you know, I'm there. I know you are. Thank you very much

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this one was gonna be my last one

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But now it's not

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Mayor pro Tim miles

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I just have no words.

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If it wasn't for you, I would have walked out of here months ago.

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You have taught me more than anybody in this whole city environment that I have been

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a part of.

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You have taught me strength.

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You have listened to me go crazy at times, not knowing what to do.

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And if it's because of your leadership and all of the things that you've done for me,

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and I appreciate you more than anybody.

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And so, this one's for you,

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same situation, they were like, this is way too much verbiage

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for one little plaque.

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Yeah, I'm going to miss all of you guys.

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That's all I got for now.

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Thank you.

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Well, I appreciate you saying that.

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And that's all folks.

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the Scholarship Board, please.

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Scholarship Bishop.

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Best Southwest Partnership 2025

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Merrill Scholarship Presentation.

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Going to ask Miss Amanda Skinner,

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Miss Nassaya Denise Foreman to come forward

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as a part of the best Southwest Partnership

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Memorial Scholarship.

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And if you share a bit about,

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and I have some on Miss Nassaya,

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about the actual program and our participation.

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Okay now, okay.

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Good evening mayor, councilmembers, Mr. Fender and yes.

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Thank you. My name is Amanda Skinner. I'm the president and executive director of the best Southwest partnership.

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We are a regional organization and we have ten member cities and the city of ball springs being one of those.

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And currently, Mayor Gordon is the chair of our organization.

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But annually we give away scholarships to a resident of every city that is a member

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and Miss Nassaya Foreman here is a resident of Baltimore Springs and a graduating senior

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from Vanguard High School.

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She is going to pursue a degree in nursing at Texas Women's University where I went.

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So that's awesome.

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And so with the help of the Baltimore Springs, we are giving her $1,500 in a little gift

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back and get through college to come down there.

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She's holding more so on today

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package than this many of you.

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would you join us please because it's all the part of our scholarship program.

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I want to thank everybody for choosing me for this reward.

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I am truly grateful, and it will help me pursue a bachelor of science in nursing at TWU, so thank you again.

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Thank you very much, and all the best.

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Next item, Mayor.

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Yes ma'am. Council Member Hill is present at 7.15. Council Member Hill shone present at 7.15 PM and Miss Whitley wants to do her

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Okay, real quick.

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Will you miss the others?

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We've been for instance the beginning you have always been kind and nice to me

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you gave me a lot of information when I came on council on what you can do, what you can't do,

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what you should do, what you shouldn't do. And I have appreciated it. And so I wanted to give you

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this award for me to you. Just to thank you for, I know we've only been here together for a year,

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but you got to come down and get it.

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I told the other part of the crew that I had this big

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long thing I wanted to say and the guy was like, that's going to be a no man. We can't do that.

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So, and then here's a little, here's your little boy.

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Thank you for everything.

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This is bitter sleep, I know, but it's time. I know.

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Item number three, presentation by Mayor Gordon.

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At this time, I'm going to ask the, and I never pronounce it correctly, and I know you're going to get me

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Raida, family to come to the podium.

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Two members, I don't see that head, well, Mr. Dicer is, I think he's out, Mr. Gibson representing the Chamber of Commerce. And I think it was someone else that was supposed to have been here this evening. But the small business administration, business person of the year, Alex Rada has served as president of J. Rada's trucking since November

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Number 2002, 2022.

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Prior to that, Alex served as executive vice president.

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Alex served his country in the United States Marine Corps.

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Today, Jay Rhaedis, please forgive me.

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Trucking LLC is certified as a disadvantaged, small, minority enterprise business,

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a part of the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association and

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committed to being the number one trucking company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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the City of Bulk Springs presented to J. Ruretis trucking LLC for over 20 years of unwavering commitment to offer trucking services to the region with the start in Bulk Springs with one truck.

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Now expanding services to Houston and El Paso, we commend you as the recipient of the 2025 small business administration business

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on the other year and being recognized out of over, and I have to say it again, 900,000

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businesses here in the city of Bulk Springs, you're representing our community will.

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We attended the luncheon with you.

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I think we have pictures from the luncheon, the small business administration.

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I know you were nervous the other day, but I think you've gotten over there.

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Would you have some words, please?

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Good afternoon, everyone.

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My name is Alex Réda, I am the son of the CEO and founder, Jesus Réda, this is my

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sister Jessica Réda, my mom, Juanita Réda. So we started our company in 2002

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and after the years, many, plus 20 plus years, we've been able to do some great

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achievements and thankfully we've been in the city of Boschbrings and we

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appreciate everyone for this recognition. Thank you, City of Boschbrings.

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right, again, congratulations to every individual that received a plaque this evening

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in honor of what you bring to not only the community but to the world.

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Next item.

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Mayor's message to

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everyone here at this evening. I just wanted to

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impart some words as my last mayor's message. Tonight marks my final

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regular City Council meeting as your mayor. As I sit here this evening I'm

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filled with deep gratitude, pride and joy. This moment closes a five-year chapter,

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a chapter that has made me incredibly proud and deeply humbled. And what a

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chapter it has been. We've come a long way together. When I look back, I don't see policy decisions

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or projects completed. I see people. I see dedication. I see a community that stood tall

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through uncertainty and a team that leaned into the hard work of governing the resilience

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and resolve we know that we have. One of the challenges we faced head on was housing

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And we did it, we built more, we expanded opportunities, we created housing choices for

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working families, for seniors, for those seeking a place to call home.

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We laid not just a foundation of concrete, but a stability and belonging.

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Economic development didn't just happen on its own.

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It was built carefully and intentionally on solid policy.

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We created an environment where businesses could trust, invest, and grow.

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We showed that bulk springs was not just open for business, but grounded in accountability

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and transparency.

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We also made a concerted effort to take care of the everyday essentials.

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Sidewalks, we walked through, we just recently had safe routes to school and other targeted

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areas where you see new sidewalks have been placed. The roofs over city buildings,

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the potholes field throughout the city. These things matter. They tell the story of a city

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that doesn't just dream big but tries hard to take care of its citizens, businesses, and property

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owners. Then came the storms, some literal, some figurative, the pandemic, devastating winter storm

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from Yuri, wildfire, and flooding emergencies that stretched our systems and our spirits.

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There were moments when leadership had to wear many hats, and I did.

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At times I was the police, fire, and even interim city manager.

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Not because I saw it, but because the city needed continuity, calm, and direction.

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and through all of it, from the uncertainty of COVID to the transitions of not one but two

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city managers, we kept going. We balanced the budget. We held the line. We stood together,

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but more than anything, what I would care with me are the relationships, the kind that

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sustained progress far beyond a term of office. Internally, we became stronger as a team.

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externally, we forged partnerships that insured our city head, not just a voice, but a seat at the table.

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I served on local, regional, national, and state level boards, not just for title, but

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to make sure that bulk springs was represented, respected, and never overlooked.

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That was my promise, and I kept it.

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This isn't just the end of a term, it would be the passing of a baton.

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And I just saw with full confidence because we built something strong, our city.

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Our city isn't a great position to continue moving forward under new leadership.

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And I will continue to pray for our unity in the community to sustain us.

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To the City Council, City staff and our first responders, our community partners as well

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as our residents. Thank you. Thank you for allowing me the honor of serving you, for standing

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with me to close. I'll share the words of my angel that have resonated with me. I've learned

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that people will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but people will never forget

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how you treat it. How you made them feel. I hope I made you feel seen. I hope I made you feel heard and

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above all, I hope I made you feel proud to call Bulk Springs your home. Thank you for the last five

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years I served six before, so a total of 11 years. I want to thank you for that from the bottom of my

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heart. Thank you. Next item.

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Thank you. Next item.

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Community announce

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announcements. The canvassing for the general and special election will be held on May 14th at 6pm at the Civic Center.

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Our next city council meeting will be made the 27th at 7pm here at City Hall. We had to move it due to the memorial holiday.

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La Quinta-Sole groundbreaking ceremony is May 28th from 11 a.m. to noon at 24 hundred

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dutestones behind the QT if you need information contact the SPART department. The Box Springs

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Chamber of Commerce celebrity golf tournament is May 29th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 9509 Water

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View Parkway. Again contact the SPART department if you need more information regarding this.

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The Park Fest summer reading kickoff is May 30th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Luda Kee Park.

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That's 32 11 Hickory Tree Road.

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Juneteenth Jubilation is June 21st at 5 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park.

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That's 1,200 Elim Road.

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PNC Bank Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is July 8th at 12, 601 Lake June Road.

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Again, if you need more information, contact the SPART department.

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Starbucks Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is July 14th.

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For the new restaurants, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 12304 Elam Road, again, contact the

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SPART department if you need more information.

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That's all I have, Mayor and Council.

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That's a busy summer.

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Thank you so much.

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Next item.

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There are no public comments for items on the agenda.

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Thank you.

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If you now move to individual items, item one presentation of the 2025 capital improvement

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program.

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Mr. Banner.

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Mayor, Council, Caves, traffic signals and parks, improvements, economic development

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issues, policy document updates such city centers, so forth, marketing and branding your city

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and so forth.

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Next screen.

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And this is just the business capital as we wrote the strategic plan.

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We just follow our strategic themes and you'll see right there what those are.

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You can go ahead and scroll.

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So project categories, finance, administrative costs, our streets, our actual parks and

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trails, utilities, public safety, and economic development, the next screen.

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So funding sources, we've talked a lot about that, so if you remember we're working now on a street maintenance project, it's going to be kicking off, you know, it was 3.84 million.

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You saw that one of the streets that we put in there, you see how much things cost and so how this money can go really quick and so a lot of that you have to use for these other funding sources, which would be bonds.

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see your CIP budget, your general fund.

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As you all know, we had a pretty aggressive last couple of years.

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What we call aggressive with our street general fund operating, 55 or so streets trying to attack a little bit here and there.

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You'll see tonight on our budget amendment, we actually ran out of that 750 because we did so many projects.

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And so that's kudos to the group here and we're asking for 400,000 more to finish out the year in that general fund operating.

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That's aside from all the CIP, but that's just talking about funding sources there.

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And then, obviously, in utility funds, your water and sewer fund will fund a lot of

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your infrastructure, what we talked about, with pie bursting, new lines, new growth, and

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all that.

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EDC, funding's creative, this past year with RADC, our committee development, that we were

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were able to use several of those, several, a couple million to actually ingest into the

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community parks and streets and so forth, and then of course

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Mr. Public Private Partnerships, which have been really growing in our development agreements that we've had. You recall past couple meetings, we've produced some subdivision ordinances, and we've approved the developers agreements where they're contributing financially to our city center, and they're contributing for trails and so forth, and just other. So click next one. So this is going to be hard to see. So

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let's just on this. Can you turn it? Hey, Freeman, can you turn it?

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That light off up there, if you don't mind.

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I'm gonna try to use

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this real quick.

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What we did, we had a bond option as we were going through

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this in the past several months to put things together.

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Like I said, it's easy to come up with, it's easy to come up

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with dollars, there's no doubt about that and what we need.

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But it's harder to sectionize out everything

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so we can produce what we needed to.

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So what we had been talking to and what I've been mentioned

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of the council was between $11 and $13 million issuance that we wouldn't have to raise taxes

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at this time, and that we would need to engage pretty quick because of the tax rate and

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keep protecting that INS rate, especially with new legislation.

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And then, of course, the bigger projects that would come with facilities or anything else

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that we may do, bigger, we would have to look at doing something more creative because that

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that could be affecting your tax rate.

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So in your left corner over here,

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we basically have all the projects.

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We developed this into three different categories,

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the economic development, which include the parks,

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peace, and we included the streets.

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And then, can you move over a little bit?

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No, the other way, I'm sorry.

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So you got the streets, the parks, economic development,

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and that's the 360 drive, okay.

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So if you go up and start a little bit, you'll see on the left-hand corner is where all

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these projects are, the next column where it says cost, this is the total cost.

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And then on the third column is what we are talking about actually utilizing the funding

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for to issue, to allocate towards some of these projects, because some of these projects

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will be partially funded, so excuse

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me.

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So if you go all the way down on the left hand side,

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all the way down, you'll see that there's 297 million

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will get there.

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And that's going to be comprised of all these projects.

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If you look up here, you'll see right now we have

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the first project, Elom Road from Peach Tree Road to Pioneer.

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We've gotten a grant for that.

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We have a match for that.

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it's going to be a reconstruction of four lane divided road where in that process and so what

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we'd be doing is utilizing four hundred thousand of that for our match. You can see over if you go

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back to the left you can see 21 that's a twenty one million dollar project.

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If you move down

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down the column now the other way I'm sorry go back. If you move down you'll see the city center

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Our master plan, there's a $500,000 there for land acquisition in the city center and as y'all know, we have several projects going and we can talk a little bit more about that.

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And then as you go down, you'll see the master plan.

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This is part of the city center master plan for the trails piece and the parks piece for the economic development to do a design project to connect the new multipurpose

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this would build in in that area of the city center to the continuous trail

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system that we'll have and the park system that we would have in the city center as

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you'll know that y'all proved before. If you go down under the section where you

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see it really in big so it's not working streets 11 million so 11 million of

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this 13 million would be for streets and if you go down you can see the spring

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Oaks Drive, that was the S&T project that we were not able to do because it was 4.8 million.

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So we included that in this issue so we could complete it, be the reconstruction of

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the spring lake from Pioneer Road completely to Belt Line.

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Then you'll see some of these areas in gray and you'll see like Belt Line Road, I-20 to

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Mercury Road.

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That's just part of the plan.

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It's a 17 million dollar project, but we're not able to fund it.

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So that's why those are grayed out.

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And then you'll see the Shepard Lane Elom Road to the wreck center we've talked about that quite a bit because I'll that growth area over there

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And some of that of course that being the city center and then no sidewalk Shepard Lane's in bad situation in bad state

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And you can't just pothole it today. So but that's a approximately $17 million dollar rebuild all the way down from Elom to

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Cigaville

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So what we're doing

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Is including two lane two to three lane

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with sidewalks through from Elam to the Rec Center, so that would be a portion of that, okay?

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That's the 6 million. So if you scroll down,

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scroll down more, can you go down more?

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Well, I mean, zoom out please, but I'm just saying to scroll down, I'm sorry.

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Maybe I'm not saying,

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okay.

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Mr. Finter, I believe they have it in front of them, but it is kind of hard to see.

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If you have it in front of you, so the street section there would be $4.8 million for the street spring hoax, okay?

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That was the Tulane, I mean, that's the reconstruction of spring lake from Pioneer Road.

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And then you have $6.2 million, which is the shepherd piece from Elam to the rec center.

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And that eats up your 11 million.

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And if you scroll down, keep going.

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You can see all these projects to the left.

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McKenzie, all these big dollar projects and what they're for the Reconstruction 16th

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Road on Lake June McKenzie Road. Obviously we need a lot of road work because it

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hasn't been done in 30 years, but this is not the time because we only have 13 million

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dollars. So as you keep scrolling down, keep going and then you'll get to the parks and

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wreck, the next down to that. You talked earlier about trying to have one of our

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initiatives is couldn't write there connectivity in the city we just did the

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safe routes to schools a huge success for for the elementary we did get we are

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going after a grand did get that for the match it's about 8,000 foot of five

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foot sidewalk hot for colleges elementary the sidewalk of the trails grant

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there that's a 2.2 million dollar project and we're utilizing 250,000 of this

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for our match towards that project to keep going.

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So as you get down all the way to the end, you'll see in blue, okay, right here, let me

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just say some of these are huge projects right here, so if you look at your Hickory Tree

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Dittitions Pond System, that's a $30 million project.

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You look at your other pump station, $735,000.

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Obviously, our drainage and water and sewer funds would be utilized for that but we'd have

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I have to have some other funding for that.

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If you move down and see the public safety,

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that's also comprised of, it's not just the public safety,

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but it's the actual trigger of the public safety building

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because the $18 million multi-complex

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that would be eventually built in the city center,

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whether it's through private partnership

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or however we handle that,

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which would move, utilize all civic center library,

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municipal court, police, administration,

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and everything in one building and then we would actually be rebuilding a fire station

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and then remodeling this building for public works and another second fire station.

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All in all, if you scroll down, you'll see 296 million, 343,000.

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Obviously we can't do all that but you'll see on the right side in the yellow, the 13 million.

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And that's part of what we're talking about now with the cost of issuing that without raising the tax and doing the projects that I just talked about that we're highlighted in yellow there so now

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if you'll look right here we have an abundance of streets we have plenty of to do this is an altered alternative project that we could utilize some of that money obviously there's $24 million set aside there for all those roads minor collections.

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We could pick and choose instead of doing the two major streets that we were talking about

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because it's going to hit your 11 million real quick.

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And you couldn't do all these streets and a lot of these are just partial

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and there are a lot of the reclamation projects.

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So that's an alternative.

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The bottom line is we've got plenty to do.

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We need to go ahead and protect that three cents that we have right now to get that debt service because we have the residual to get the 13 million and we have the projects to do it.

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So either way we do it, we need to do it. And this is part of the presentation to you is giving you the CIP project plan.

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Now you're going to hear the process of why the whole debt issuance and why we need to do it.

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And then the next item will be, can we continue with this for the 13 million to work on a framework of financing a CIP project for 13 million?

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There's a lot of information in that.

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But again, we've been talking about for months about utilizing that residual piece that we have, so the task we would be raising taxes.

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And obviously, we wouldn't be taken on the huge projects of any kind of recreation center, sports complex, municipal facilities, or anything like that until we actually go out for the big bond, but then that's when we have to re-evaluate the way we fund our maintenance and operation, which 60% of that is taken up by public safety as we know.

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you know, and so that's an operation M&O, that's our biggest part of that

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tax rate is 76 cents and then we have three cents in the M&O and so if we were to

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go issue a ton of debt then you're talking about raising that M&O rate,

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excuse me, an IS rate way up and so that means raising taxes and so back in

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a way from that, that's why we had been, I had been mentioning the 11 to 13

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million was what we were going to come out to possibly have to issue so we could

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Do these projects,

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any questions?

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No, sir.

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Yes.

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Council member Gabriel, you got a question.

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Yeah, can we go back?

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Oh, well, I have it here.

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I was looking at the last screen, and I was asking,

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going to ask, are the concrete reclamation streets?

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Those, is it reasonable to assume those streets have never been, those are the original streets that were laid down for the, for the city?

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Sorry, yes, or I would say that there's not been, there has been overlays and additions in the past, but I would say the majority of those streets would not have had total reclamation.

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Yes, I was asking because I spoke to several residents on each one of those streets and their parents purchased the houses, and now their kids now live in the houses and the streets were put down in the 70s.

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Yes, sir.

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And they have not been, they haven't been maintained or replaced or in any capacity since then.

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That was the first and last time, so I appreciate seeing the information on and

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asked that we play special attention to the concrete reclamations, because the city has moved on several times and

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and left these particular neighbors behind, and they've been here for generations.

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Thank you.

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Council Member Whitney.

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I would like to double back off that.

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I actually do live on one of those streets, and that house was a pond in the 70s.

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And so my street has not been redone and quite since 1985.

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But I would, I'm going to fight for the Hickory Tree from Lake June to Bruton.

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like I believe that that street is very heavily traveled and I feel like it would

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trump any of these small residential streets including my own that is the

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road that we all have to travel every single day. I think the fine line with

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that road is when you get to Bruton between Hickory Tree and Peach Tree half of

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that's Mesquite and half of that spot spring so it's like well which

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old you want us to fix or what you know but I think that Hickory Tree from late

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June to Bruton is so important and I know that he's gone out and done major patches.

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But if he could just go a little further, you know, because right there at McWhorter

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where the turn in is, it is just so, so beaten up.

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There was one hole in front of 7-11 that, I mean, your cargo had gone in.

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So I would personally be willing to say, you know, that is a main traveled road.

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Rodney is also the the road that you travel. Thank you. Rodney is also the road

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that travels where you that filters the neighborhood. Right so that's a main

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thoroughfare but Hickory Tree most important more than anything. That's a

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super important street and we have a school on that street as well and the kids

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are still walking in the ditches and there's no safe streets inside.

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I just want

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great points that you're making and that's why we threw this in here and do

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realize we are really trying hard to figure out what we can do because 30 years

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Yeah, it is true that they have not

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I'm in touch. Every time, I think we come to this and we go, well, we may need to want to rethink this a little bit more and rethink it. We just get further and further behind. But, you know, just what we put up there to say two streets, or we'll total 11 million, doesn't mean we have to do those. Those can, we still can be working through something else and what you'll hear from from Mr. Sponus in just a minute. But yes, we can go through and pick and select some of these and see what we can do. I think the main thing here is, let's

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proceed. Let's be able to proceed with the issuance and say it's going to be for the streets

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and this is what we're going to, this portion will be for the streets and then come back

434
00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:42,700
and select those streets so we can get the process rolling because you'll hear from

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Sponus that we really need to do, have this done in June before legislation takes hold.

436
00:45:49,620 --> 00:45:52,740
Right. I just, yeah, I just think it's super, oh my, I speak mayor.

437
00:45:53,520 --> 00:45:54,800
Yeah, I agree with you.

438
00:45:54,800 --> 00:46:00,100
I think that the majority, 95% of the complaints out there are the streets.

439
00:46:00,660 --> 00:46:05,000
You fix the streets, then people will stop complaining and they will be more engaged.

440
00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:09,140
My personal opinion, or at least I hope so.

441
00:46:09,620 --> 00:46:10,000
Thank you.

442
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:10,560
Thank you, Mayor.

443
00:46:11,260 --> 00:46:11,940
Any other?

444
00:46:12,440 --> 00:46:13,020
Mayor, I have a question.

445
00:46:13,020 --> 00:46:24,440
Mayor Pro Tem, so this 13-9, Mr. Finner, you're saying this is the max that a bond that we

446
00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:27,480
we can issue without to tax our citizens.

447
00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:28,580
Yes, ma'am.

448
00:46:29,180 --> 00:46:29,580
All right.

449
00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:33,020
And I, if you'd remember back in several months,

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00:46:33,020 --> 00:46:35,200
I'd been kind of talking about the 11 million.

451
00:46:35,860 --> 00:46:37,680
And luckily, we were able to get it up.

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00:46:38,140 --> 00:46:40,500
But again, you remember, you have your M&O rate

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00:46:40,500 --> 00:46:42,160
for maintenance and operation for everything

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00:46:42,160 --> 00:46:43,120
in your INS rate.

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00:46:43,500 --> 00:46:45,280
And you'll see here in the presentation

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how that rate, that INS rate has,

457
00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:50,860
we've lost 10 cents over the past eight,

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00:46:50,860 --> 00:46:56,740
19 years I think has been okay something like that but right now we have that residual

459
00:46:56,740 --> 00:47:05,150
because debt has been paid down to issue it without raising taxes you know and again that's

460
00:47:05,150 --> 00:47:11,130
something is better than us not being able to do anything and then save the taxpayers

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00:47:12,530 --> 00:47:18,970
money at the same time and I think that's important to look at and then a few more years

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00:47:18,970 --> 00:47:24,210
or less than that a couple of more years from now we'll be able to go after a bigger one

463
00:47:24,930 --> 00:47:30,570
as well as you were explaining. And as you're going through the process of explaining this

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00:47:30,570 --> 00:47:37,510
to residents, M&O because everybody doesn't know about our maintenance and operations and all

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00:47:37,510 --> 00:47:43,730
that if you can state those terms you know so our residents can understand what that actually means

466
00:47:45,050 --> 00:47:53,330
instead of using an immunode because you know we're familiar with that but they're not and so that's really break it down for them so that you can get it.

467
00:47:53,770 --> 00:47:54,490
Thank you.

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00:47:56,090 --> 00:47:56,790
Any other?

469
00:47:58,030 --> 00:47:59,190
Okay, thank you, Mr. Frenner.

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00:47:59,570 --> 00:47:59,890
Thank you.

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00:48:02,340 --> 00:48:03,120
Dick, please.

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Long.

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Item number two, presentation of plan and finance to fund the 2025 capital improvement program.

474
00:48:12,120 --> 00:48:13,260
Good evening, Mr. Supponis.

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00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:21,800
Thank you, Charles.

476
00:48:25,720 --> 00:48:26,900
It's good to be here tonight.

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00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:32,000
Over many years, I've been asked by the staff to come forward and talk about the city's

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00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:32,680
debt capacity.

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00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:39,940
The fact matters, we have an issued new city debt in over 10 years and at the end of

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00:48:39,940 --> 00:48:43,900
this year, we'll have only two years of debt remaining for less than a million dollars.

481
00:48:44,280 --> 00:48:45,580
We have an issued debt.

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00:48:45,580 --> 00:48:50,800
And the death that we have on standing, our INS tax rate, and I'll show this in a minute,

483
00:48:51,180 --> 00:48:57,580
has consistently gone down as our values have gone up about level debt service of pay.

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00:48:58,440 --> 00:49:05,100
And if you go back 12 years ago, our INS tax rate was 12 cents, it's 3.1 cents now.

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00:49:06,100 --> 00:49:13,520
That being said, about two months ago, I reached out to the city senior staff and made them

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00:49:13,520 --> 00:49:33,940
We're not aware of some bills that are being considered for the legislature and there are a number of bills that are starting to be consolidated that will limit the city's ability to issue debt for the purposes that they can issue debt for and the amount of debt they can issue debt and how they go about issue the debt.

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00:49:33,940 --> 00:49:40,880
very restrictive that will take place forwarded a summary of the legislation that's being proposed

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00:49:40,880 --> 00:49:49,280
currently, but it's very draconian that could really limit your ability. And so at the time that

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00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:54,520
we originally reached out to the city, the way that it worked previously in previous legislative

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00:49:54,520 --> 00:50:03,080
sessions is when the legislature passed a bill, it would become effective September 1st. And the

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Attorney General previously indicated that if we authorize new debt prior to September

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00:50:10,140 --> 00:50:16,080
1st, we could close it after September 1st in October and it takes about 30 days to

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00:50:16,080 --> 00:50:22,820
go through an attorney general's review process that we have a little buffer time as long

494
00:50:22,820 --> 00:50:24,860
as we follow the law and issue prior to that.

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00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:32,640
But just a couple weeks ago, we found that the proposed legislatures were where a significant

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00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:40,400
amount of debt was issued previously in September that closed in October. And they actually made amendments

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00:50:40,400 --> 00:50:46,260
to the bills to say they become effective September 1st and that would have to be issued and closed

498
00:50:46,260 --> 00:50:54,040
before they become that legislation takes effect. And so we reached out, again, Charles, Chris,

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00:50:54,500 --> 00:50:59,860
the senior staff, and said, we're going to have to, if you want to go forward under the current

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00:50:59,860 --> 00:51:05,880
legislative ability of a city to issue we need to move forward quickly and that's why this is

501
00:51:05,880 --> 00:51:11,880
coming forward very kind of quickly for you. So I've actually handed pages out to you a copy

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00:51:11,880 --> 00:51:17,080
of the presentation. It's very slightly different in format than what I've actually forward previously

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00:51:17,080 --> 00:51:21,400
to the city secretary. And here's the reason why it's kind of interesting because of the previous

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00:51:21,400 --> 00:51:25,220
presentation. When I put it out I had difficulty reading. I'm a little bit older and I had to

505
00:51:25,220 --> 00:51:28,520
And I said, I'm going to have to separate a couple pages up.

506
00:51:28,660 --> 00:51:32,460
So, it's the same information, but it's just a little bit more,

507
00:51:32,940 --> 00:51:34,860
I've added a page and split it in,

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00:51:35,020 --> 00:51:36,940
and so I asked you to refer to yours.

509
00:51:37,580 --> 00:51:41,360
So if you go to the next page, you're going to see that our capital plan

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00:51:42,540 --> 00:51:46,380
indicates the exact reflex what Charles presented earlier.

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00:51:46,740 --> 00:51:53,120
These projects, 2.1 million for economic development oriented projects,

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00:51:53,120 --> 00:51:56,300
which include roads, land,

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00:51:56,500 --> 00:51:57,560
position, and trail projects,

514
00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:00,560
11 million streets, 250,000,

515
00:52:00,900 --> 00:52:03,940
for the sidewalk and trail, 13.3 million.

516
00:52:04,640 --> 00:52:06,500
So that's what we're trying to fund here.

517
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:10,320
And so, page three, if you go to the next page,

518
00:52:10,560 --> 00:52:12,060
let's talk about how we issued that.

519
00:52:12,400 --> 00:52:14,260
We're gonna issue certificate obligation,

520
00:52:14,700 --> 00:52:15,540
and this is where it differs.

521
00:52:15,700 --> 00:52:17,660
I split this in two pages for your council member

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00:52:17,660 --> 00:52:18,740
and your presentation,

523
00:52:19,360 --> 00:52:21,580
but the same information that's there.

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00:52:21,580 --> 00:52:27,260
And what a certificate obligation, it's called the Texas double barrel pledge.

525
00:52:27,760 --> 00:52:33,660
And what it means by double barrel, it says that we can actually pledge our ad-lorm taxes,

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00:52:34,040 --> 00:52:39,420
which gives us our investment grade, double A minus rating and revenues.

527
00:52:40,120 --> 00:52:42,460
Now, there's two kinds of bonds that are issued there.

528
00:52:42,920 --> 00:52:49,620
We can issue utility bonds, fund utility system, or we issue bonds to fund our general improvements.

529
00:52:49,620 --> 00:52:55,080
And the way the lawyers write the actual document would indicate whether we actually are going

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00:52:55,080 --> 00:52:57,980
to love it, INS tax or utilities.

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00:52:58,280 --> 00:53:04,060
In the case of our program, the document is going to put a limit, for instance, when it

532
00:53:04,060 --> 00:53:09,820
says that there's a combination of emblem taxes and net revenues, it might be a maximum net

533
00:53:09,820 --> 00:53:11,920
revenues for the entire loan of $1,000.

534
00:53:12,580 --> 00:53:14,740
So it's never going to beat our utility system.

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00:53:14,740 --> 00:53:20,780
If we actually were doing utility improvements, we would actually say unlimited net revenue

536
00:53:20,780 --> 00:53:25,040
pledge with the thought that we'd always budget our revenues from the utility system to

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00:53:25,040 --> 00:53:25,520
pay the debt.

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00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:31,800
But in case, and we needed to do this, and I represent some East and West Texas small communities.

539
00:53:32,300 --> 00:53:37,900
Sometimes they have to use taxes to augment their utility revenues to fund their debt programs.

540
00:53:38,400 --> 00:53:39,100
They choose to do it.

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00:53:39,160 --> 00:53:40,360
You can do a combination of it.

542
00:53:40,900 --> 00:53:43,240
But in this case, it's 100% ad-blorm taxes.

543
00:53:43,840 --> 00:53:51,380
These are tax exempt. We're expecting to have a 25-year ammarization. These are actually

544
00:53:51,380 --> 00:53:57,560
in bond just technicalities. These are callable in 10 years. And the reason in 10 years

545
00:53:57,560 --> 00:54:04,200
is there is that the investors buy bonds and they want to have a specific known time to

546
00:54:04,200 --> 00:54:10,500
get their investment, that they can understand their rate of return. And the 10 year in today's

547
00:54:10,500 --> 00:54:15,260
we'd call it an equilibrium position where if you set an investor we'll give you 12 years of

548
00:54:15,260 --> 00:54:20,080
call protection you wouldn't get a lower industry but if you start to go nine years or eight years

549
00:54:20,860 --> 00:54:25,420
you actually get a higher industry because you have to buy that bond they'd want the same

550
00:54:25,420 --> 00:54:32,400
amount of funding. We're using interest rates as they are of your AA-credit and we're adding about

551
00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:39,280
25 basis points to buffer on that industry. The timeframe that we put together

552
00:54:40,260 --> 00:54:45,720
indicates that we would issue in August 11th and close on August 29th.

553
00:54:45,820 --> 00:54:50,180
It's about the last day you could issue because administratively the Attorney General

554
00:54:50,180 --> 00:54:55,500
Texas reviews these in his municipal bond department and they require 15 days from receipt

555
00:54:55,500 --> 00:54:56,600
of executed documents.

556
00:54:57,340 --> 00:55:01,960
So this would anticipate Joe and Rudy who's your bond council getting things executed and submitting

557
00:55:01,960 --> 00:55:02,500
them immediately.

558
00:55:03,100 --> 00:55:05,320
So we have the 15 days to close this transaction.

559
00:55:05,320 --> 00:55:10,500
And one reason we did this, and you'll see, is that we tried to set the first real action

560
00:55:10,500 --> 00:55:14,860
on which is a notice intent a little bit forward, so you can have time to look at different

561
00:55:14,860 --> 00:55:19,040
scenarios and think through this process, but we want to start the process going forward.

562
00:55:19,960 --> 00:55:25,920
So on page four, if you go back to page three for the audience, but page four on the written

563
00:55:25,920 --> 00:55:29,520
handout I gave to the council members, it actually has the impact.

564
00:55:30,660 --> 00:55:37,300
The current market interest rate would be about 4.72%, we've added about 25 basis points

565
00:55:37,300 --> 00:55:38,040
across the board.

566
00:55:38,500 --> 00:55:45,540
We issue about 13,885,000, we pay issuance costs which involve bond rating agencies,

567
00:55:46,740 --> 00:55:52,400
bond council, my fee financial advisor, fee for the attorney general to review and approve

568
00:55:52,400 --> 00:55:59,520
this fees for the rating agency and produce an offering document to submit and market

569
00:55:59,520 --> 00:56:05,340
to the citizens. And underwriter's discount of about one, we've actually figured in

570
00:56:05,340 --> 00:56:15,360
here about 173,000 dollars, about 1.5 percent, though I anticipate that when we actually sell

571
00:56:15,360 --> 00:56:20,260
these, we'll actually probably sell these at premium. And what it means is that this assumes

572
00:56:20,260 --> 00:56:28,820
a par bid that when someone buys a bond, they buy it at $5,000 for $5,000 segment of the bond issue.

573
00:56:30,240 --> 00:56:34,940
And the way the underwriter makes a profit is based on the discount that they actually charge on it.

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00:56:35,080 --> 00:56:41,580
So in today's market, what we've seen is a lot of bonds being sold were the true interest cost might

575
00:56:41,580 --> 00:56:50,160
be 4.79%, but the actual coupon rate would be 5.5%. As a result, we might issue

576
00:56:50,260 --> 00:56:54,320
to $12.8 million of bonds and receive $13.8 million

577
00:56:54,320 --> 00:56:55,380
because you get a premium

578
00:56:55,380 --> 00:56:57,540
because we're occupying slightly higher in market.

579
00:56:59,300 --> 00:57:03,540
And we use the total funding is the same as it is here.

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00:57:03,660 --> 00:57:07,340
The whole goal is to give the investor the opportunity

581
00:57:07,340 --> 00:57:10,500
to structure a bond that meets his needs,

582
00:57:10,500 --> 00:57:11,880
but gives us the lowest interest

583
00:57:12,480 --> 00:57:14,600
and principal cost to pay the bond issue back.

584
00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:19,960
The total principal interest on this is gonna be

585
00:57:19,960 --> 00:57:26,720
And I apologize, we've got an error in my linking there, but the total

586
00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:34,180
principal of interest on this is going to be about 24,226,000 of that for

587
00:57:34,180 --> 00:57:39,300
25 years, it'll be an average of $1 million. So what's the impact on your tax

588
00:57:39,300 --> 00:57:44,940
rate? Right now, our tax rate is 3.12 cents. And we use ultra-conservative

589
00:57:44,940 --> 00:57:53,160
scenario where we used the only grew our ad volume tax over the next 5 years at our 10

590
00:57:53,160 --> 00:58:00,680
year historical growth rate, which would only be $67 million a year. It would be a half

591
00:58:00,680 --> 00:58:07,480
of one cent. A moderate growth rate that would be 3 years at our 3 year average growth rate

592
00:58:07,480 --> 00:58:19,140
and five years at our five year historical growth rate, we only have a 0.2 cent tax rate impact.

593
00:58:19,780 --> 00:58:23,260
And both these scenarios are growing much slower than we've had before.

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00:58:24,020 --> 00:58:33,350
So it doesn't break us exactly even at the 3.1, but I think on a moderate assumption, which

595
00:58:33,350 --> 00:58:38,810
is less than our historical growth, but using some numbers, it's about two tenths of one

596
00:58:38,810 --> 00:58:43,030
penny that would impact us, which we believe can be absorbed in the city's overall budget.

597
00:58:43,810 --> 00:58:47,870
We turn to the next page. This is an important page for the city.

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00:58:50,370 --> 00:58:51,710
Pretty stunning growth.

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00:58:52,510 --> 00:58:56,210
The numbers in black are your actual taxable values and the blue issue of preliminary that

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00:58:56,210 --> 00:59:01,130
that we received just recently from the Dallas Central

601
00:59:01,130 --> 00:59:01,850
Prasal District.

602
00:59:02,610 --> 00:59:06,410
And we've had significant growth over the last few years.

603
00:59:06,730 --> 00:59:07,690
It's slowed somewhat.

604
00:59:08,530 --> 00:59:12,490
And so we've grown from, in the last 10 years,

605
00:59:12,670 --> 00:59:17,670
from $676 million to over $2 billion in tax

606
00:59:17,670 --> 00:59:18,530
will assess value.

607
00:59:19,290 --> 00:59:22,690
Our five-year growth rate on average is about $190 million.

608
00:59:23,350 --> 00:59:31,070
It's higher than a 10-year growth rate, 135 million, and only this last year shows a slight

609
00:59:31,070 --> 00:59:31,970
slowdown in growth.

610
00:59:32,210 --> 00:59:37,530
And this is consistent, we see, with the Dow's area communities, everyone seems to be

611
00:59:37,530 --> 00:59:42,570
growing just a little bit less in this last year than they have in the previous years.

612
00:59:42,890 --> 00:59:47,410
And it's something we think may continue, and we have to consider it, it takes continued

613
00:59:47,410 --> 00:59:47,930
going forward.

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00:59:47,930 --> 00:59:52,690
on the next scenario is the next page we go forward.

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00:59:52,810 --> 00:59:59,350
This is an important one and this actually looks at the last 10 years and as our values

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00:59:59,350 --> 00:59:59,970
This has been tricky.

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01:00:00,920 --> 01:00:09,500
We've almost tripled in value. Our INS tax rate has gone down by two thirds, and it's because

618
01:00:09,500 --> 01:00:13,760
we haven't issued new debt. We've had the same annual approximately level debt service outstanding.

619
01:00:14,560 --> 01:00:20,740
So, when you look at ten years ago, we were at 9.4 cents on our INS tax rate, and that's

620
01:00:20,740 --> 01:00:27,580
only for debt service. It's not subject to the truth and taxation limitation of M&O. If

621
01:00:27,580 --> 01:00:29,920
if it's authorized by the council that pays it,

622
01:00:30,260 --> 01:00:34,980
but the current rate is 3.12 cents.

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01:00:35,060 --> 01:00:36,960
And we'd gone back farther, just two or three years,

624
01:00:37,460 --> 01:00:38,540
we'd have been about 12 cents

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01:00:38,540 --> 01:00:39,820
when we actually issued the debt.

626
01:00:40,380 --> 01:00:42,820
And it's just an example of just

627
01:00:43,680 --> 01:00:45,560
our bigger base needs a lower tax rate

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01:00:45,560 --> 01:00:46,360
to pay that debt service.

629
01:00:47,100 --> 01:00:49,560
It's kind of interesting because as I told Charles,

630
01:00:49,580 --> 01:00:52,520
when I first got together, when he first was named,

631
01:00:52,840 --> 01:00:54,820
a city manager, I talked to him about some

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01:00:54,820 --> 01:01:01,580
The presentation I made over time, and you may remember that for years, maybe the most

633
01:01:01,580 --> 01:01:05,780
scope of this entire time, I'd actually come to a council workshop and say, what's your

634
01:01:05,780 --> 01:01:06,340
debt capacity?

635
01:01:06,340 --> 01:01:07,340
No tax rate increase.

636
01:01:08,160 --> 01:01:12,600
And year after year was kind of decreasing, not because your values were changing, because

637
01:01:12,600 --> 01:01:13,700
our tax rate was going down.

638
01:01:13,880 --> 01:01:20,020
So, when I made the assumption hypothetically in fiscal year 21, when you had a five cent

639
01:01:20,020 --> 01:01:26,760
tax rate or five percent tax rate, your debt capacity was more because you had a higher

640
01:01:26,760 --> 01:01:33,360
tax rate for it, but right now it's at 3.12 percent. So, you now you turn to page 7 and

641
01:01:33,360 --> 01:01:40,440
this, the next page right here, this actually shows how we do the mathematics. And a couple

642
01:01:40,440 --> 01:01:47,400
of things I'm going to bring to your attention is one is that you look at the third column

643
01:01:47,400 --> 01:01:52,700
to the left of what our growth is. Our growth is really not significant. We're actually

644
01:01:52,700 --> 01:01:58,480
matching our current growth for the next few years and it's lower than what we had in

645
01:01:58,480 --> 01:02:03,380
each of the last four years. But we're assuming this lower growth would take place. Secondly,

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01:02:04,760 --> 01:02:08,840
I'd like you to look at the fifth column from the left. And what that is that shows you how

647
01:02:08,840 --> 01:02:13,580
the debt we have outstanding. So at the end of this fiscal year, we have approximately

648
01:02:13,580 --> 01:02:17,980
only $1,8,000 total debt principal interest payments.

649
01:02:18,720 --> 01:02:23,780
And you can see it's level at about $500 and just slightly over $40,000, spend that

650
01:02:23,780 --> 01:02:24,720
way for a number of years.

651
01:02:25,180 --> 01:02:28,660
Just we have just slightly over a million dollars of principal that we pay.

652
01:02:29,320 --> 01:02:35,280
So what happens is we issue the new debt around it and when you look at the new debt, we have

653
01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:36,280
our total existing debt.

654
01:02:36,960 --> 01:02:39,620
The city's been very conservative in budgeting.

655
01:02:39,620 --> 01:02:44,340
as a result, we have some access that's service funds and that's service interest in seeking

656
01:02:44,340 --> 01:02:50,240
account, that we can use to modify and buffer our tax rate impact, and we'll have some

657
01:02:50,240 --> 01:02:55,860
interest earnings on the time that we have this. So the net result of this is that we would

658
01:02:55,860 --> 01:03:03,420
actually have about one half a one cent impact on our INUS tax rate based on these assumptions.

659
01:03:03,420 --> 01:03:14,960
We take the same spreadsheet and we use three years that are a historical five-year growth rate and then two years based on our 10-year growth rate, which is just slightly higher.

660
01:03:15,760 --> 01:03:24,740
It's about two tenths. Now, but one thing I told charge is the reason I went with the two tenths is because we actually buffer this by 25 basis points.

661
01:03:24,740 --> 01:03:31,060
If you ran it at today's interest rates, the scenario that we use the moderate three-year

662
01:03:31,060 --> 01:03:39,720
average growth rate, and instead of this very low 135 million, we have no tax rate impact.

663
01:03:40,020 --> 01:03:44,880
So as of today, based on what I would consider moderate growth assumptions, I could say, and

664
01:03:44,880 --> 01:03:51,580
we price bonds as of today, then I think we're at a break even at your current tax rate.

665
01:03:52,240 --> 01:03:55,920
If you go forward two more pages, I'm going to go to the time frame.

666
01:03:57,720 --> 01:04:02,760
So this is the important thing, and I'm going to kind of work backwards in that, and

667
01:04:02,760 --> 01:04:07,240
I can tell you the logic, and I've got it by your staff and how they want to propose it.

668
01:04:09,100 --> 01:04:15,240
We're actually issuing bonds on, based on this schedule, on August 11th, which we think

669
01:04:15,240 --> 01:04:19,300
is probably the last state that you could actually issue and close by the, in the time frame

670
01:04:19,300 --> 01:04:25,840
do again we need the 15 working days to go forward and it's going to be a busy time

671
01:04:25,840 --> 01:04:28,840
for attorney general's office so I don't think there are going to be many exceptions.

672
01:04:29,860 --> 01:04:34,940
And to do that what we have to do is to do a notice of intent and a state of Texas currently

673
01:04:34,940 --> 01:04:41,820
the notice intent indicates you do a publication, a publish on your website and on your paper

674
01:04:41,820 --> 01:04:48,700
record and in that published that document the City Secretary publishes the resolution

675
01:04:48,700 --> 01:04:54,580
authorizing the notes 10 and it says we were to issue up to 13.9 million of certificate

676
01:04:54,580 --> 01:05:01,960
obligation to be paid back by a commission of ad-villorum taxes and net revenues are

677
01:05:01,960 --> 01:05:05,040
system and it's going to fund a detailed list of projects.

678
01:05:05,780 --> 01:05:10,100
The two things I want to mention in that is that each of those three items that it indicates

679
01:05:10,100 --> 01:05:17,680
updates are not take seat numbers so you can say 15 million and you know what we for

680
01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:23,120
pricing after the council decides you know we we don't want it to be 15 we do 13.9

681
01:05:24,400 --> 01:05:30,000
and we can just downsize issue and reduce it and the list of projects but you can't go

682
01:05:30,000 --> 01:05:30,260
up.

683
01:05:30,920 --> 01:05:37,520
And so a lot of a couple of our clients being considered that some of legislation is going to significantly

684
01:05:37,520 --> 01:05:42,460
really restrict what you can issue debt for, they're actually going to be a little bit higher

685
01:05:42,460 --> 01:05:48,780
in their notice of intent with the thought that between now and when they publish, when

686
01:05:48,780 --> 01:05:54,620
we actually get ready to issue, we'll know certainly of what the final bill that was passed

687
01:05:54,620 --> 01:05:57,340
and what how it finally affects our future debt issuance.

688
01:05:57,960 --> 01:06:03,800
And I'll use the most examples that right now we can use such a preservation of unpark

689
01:06:03,800 --> 01:06:06,380
improvements and facilities for cities.

690
01:06:07,120 --> 01:06:11,540
In the future, if this bill passes,

691
01:06:12,020 --> 01:06:17,020
the certification can't be used for parks or recreation facilities or any municipal facility.

692
01:06:17,540 --> 01:06:21,920
So I have a number of clients that are looking at public safety or fire stations or park improvements,

693
01:06:22,720 --> 01:06:27,940
because they feel that if they don't do this, they won't be able to go forward and use certificates.

694
01:06:27,940 --> 01:06:33,680
And in the future, the bill indicates that it can only be one election date in November.

695
01:06:34,220 --> 01:06:39,380
And if the election is a failure, you can't call another election for five years, which is, again, pretty severe results.

696
01:06:39,980 --> 01:06:44,860
So people are thinking about what risk they put themselves in going forward.

697
01:06:45,080 --> 01:06:57,660
So right now, we have this on May, and the reason being is by the time that you pass it, our city secretary provides that to your paper of record.

698
01:06:58,340 --> 01:07:04,720
published that, you know, we have, that 45 days, we won't have it, we went to two weeks

699
01:07:04,720 --> 01:07:08,180
later, it would be too short time for him to meet the process.

700
01:07:08,460 --> 01:07:14,580
And with the thought being that between now and if you decide to, for my recommendation

701
01:07:14,580 --> 01:07:20,340
to be that you'd have the notice on the ninth and you don't have to make a final determination,

702
01:07:20,840 --> 01:07:23,260
you have to make a determination of a not to exceed number.

703
01:07:23,760 --> 01:07:32,160
So I mean you had to talk about a variety of streets that you want to consider and you know I've been around for a while and I've gone through this with many cities.

704
01:07:32,800 --> 01:07:39,200
I'm sure you have a hard discussion about what streets should have been included and some of those streets that were in the last place should they be included.

705
01:07:39,780 --> 01:07:50,140
You know a variety and I look to your judgment to do that but you know we might say we could do a higher number and you could bring it down or just it.

706
01:07:51,300 --> 01:07:53,340
prior to actually us issuing the debt.

707
01:07:53,560 --> 01:07:56,380
But I do think the important thing is to go forward here

708
01:07:57,320 --> 01:08:00,440
and to be able to make the time frame to issue

709
01:08:00,920 --> 01:08:05,480
and to go forward and close before.

710
01:08:05,960 --> 01:08:08,340
So in summary, the fact of matters of cities

711
01:08:08,340 --> 01:08:10,300
and the strongest financial condition financially

712
01:08:10,300 --> 01:08:12,840
has been, it's got a double A minus.

713
01:08:13,100 --> 01:08:15,280
We went through a rating review within the last year.

714
01:08:15,500 --> 01:08:19,620
It was confirmed in our rating, very positive notes

715
01:08:19,620 --> 01:08:26,560
about the city. The unfortunate thing is that our INS tax rates gone down over the years

716
01:08:26,560 --> 01:08:31,400
and as you as a council and the next council that sits there will have to make decision if they

717
01:08:31,400 --> 01:08:37,100
want to issue debt within the current INS rate or do they want to increase the INS rate now.

718
01:08:39,020 --> 01:08:43,740
Unfortunately, cities overall, Texas, I haven't go through the same discussion that we're having right

719
01:08:43,740 --> 01:08:48,100
now. It's been busy, I can remember running numbers for cities and sitting presenting them.

720
01:08:48,100 --> 01:08:52,420
I think we have four different meetings tonight for different communities to talk about this.

721
01:08:52,940 --> 01:08:58,260
As everyone has to decide, do they move forward now under our current laws?

722
01:09:00,120 --> 01:09:06,000
And again, as I said, that we can monitor the market, you know, as I indicate some clients

723
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:07,360
that said, we're moving forward.

724
01:09:08,300 --> 01:09:12,720
If the legislation passes, they'll move forward.

725
01:09:12,840 --> 01:09:16,940
If the modification of the legislation, they might change how they're doing their debt

726
01:09:16,940 --> 01:09:23,660
issue where they might abandon it, but it is very severe and today during our Monday

727
01:09:23,660 --> 01:09:28,020
morning forum discussion we were talking about the legislation and some of the buying

728
01:09:28,020 --> 01:09:32,380
council lobby said we talked to you were saying that intriguingly we've seen bills but

729
01:09:32,380 --> 01:09:36,860
coincidentally they said there's momentum growing for people to make amendments to existing

730
01:09:36,860 --> 01:09:43,920
bills. It's not just the bills on debt specifically limitations, but it could be a bill that

731
01:09:43,920 --> 01:09:51,080
addresses another issue they could have. Someone put a rider in to get it approved and that rider might even have a more severe

732
01:09:51,080 --> 01:09:53,280
implication to the city's status. So

733
01:09:54,340 --> 01:09:55,420
and so in summary

734
01:09:56,580 --> 01:10:01,000
First of all, I want to congratulate your staff. You know, we've they've worked hard to do something

735
01:10:01,000 --> 01:10:06,000
in a very constrained time frame to provide you with this information and the

736
01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:12,480
to address the issues that we're facing and opportunity to move forward to City prior

737
01:10:12,480 --> 01:10:20,340
to do legislation and we'll continue to monitor legislation with them to see what takes

738
01:10:20,340 --> 01:10:22,660
place and how it would impact you.

739
01:10:24,180 --> 01:10:29,560
And so, you know, as your financial advisor, we're here to serve and answer any of the questions

740
01:10:29,560 --> 01:10:34,900
that provide any additional information, size, what we have here for you, mayor, council members.

741
01:10:34,900 --> 01:10:37,520
Thank you.

742
01:10:37,720 --> 01:10:38,220
Any questions?

743
01:10:38,840 --> 01:10:39,320
Mayor Potem.

744
01:10:42,570 --> 01:10:43,850
I do have one question.

745
01:10:44,030 --> 01:10:50,430
I just want to make sure I heard you right in your explanation because you did say that

746
01:10:51,010 --> 01:10:56,650
you are embedding about a 25% basis point.

747
01:10:57,330 --> 01:10:59,750
Why so much?

748
01:10:59,830 --> 01:11:02,230
And you said two tenths and one tenths.

749
01:11:02,770 --> 01:11:05,790
Well, I will say that it's been an interesting spring.

750
01:11:05,790 --> 01:11:12,270
And it's quite a down a little bit, but if you remember, there was some initial discussion with tariffs, no tariffs.

751
01:11:13,030 --> 01:11:18,610
And within that week alone, it straights going up 50 basis points down 60 up 40.

752
01:11:19,250 --> 01:11:20,290
And they kind of stabilized.

753
01:11:21,810 --> 01:11:27,250
And there's been some positive news about resolutions of some of those issues.

754
01:11:27,770 --> 01:11:31,430
But, you know, the goal is we want to buffer what it was.

755
01:11:31,430 --> 01:11:37,490
But again, so if we had issued today, we would have been somewhere around,

756
01:11:39,900 --> 01:11:41,120
I think, somewhere

757
01:11:41,120 --> 01:11:46,760
around 4.72 percent, but we just put a buffer in there because we have that time frame.

758
01:11:47,640 --> 01:11:54,720
But we're hoping that in general, some of the uncertainty clears out before we go to

759
01:11:54,720 --> 01:11:55,640
the market for that process.

760
01:11:56,360 --> 01:12:00,560
And I will say that from a conservative perspective,

761
01:12:00,940 --> 01:12:03,060
and I'm gonna be careful and say,

762
01:12:03,260 --> 01:12:04,620
I don't know where interest is going,

763
01:12:05,420 --> 01:12:09,200
but we are near 20-year highs in interest rates right now.

764
01:12:09,540 --> 01:12:12,140
It's unfortunate that the legislature is giving us

765
01:12:12,140 --> 01:12:13,560
this absolute deadline,

766
01:12:14,500 --> 01:12:16,860
but I think we're kind of like bumping up

767
01:12:16,860 --> 01:12:18,340
against where rates could go.

768
01:12:18,540 --> 01:12:20,280
And so, wow, I've got 25 basis points.

769
01:12:21,580 --> 01:12:24,780
I think it's highly likely we will be more within the range

770
01:12:24,780 --> 01:12:30,080
change of where rates are today at the 472 versus the 4.97%.

771
01:12:30,630 --> 01:12:30,880
Okay.

772
01:12:31,340 --> 01:12:32,540
That makes sense.

773
01:12:32,760 --> 01:12:32,980
Okay.

774
01:12:33,320 --> 01:12:33,480
All right.

775
01:12:33,720 --> 01:12:34,040
Thank you.

776
01:12:34,860 --> 01:12:35,900
Any other questions?

777
01:12:36,520 --> 01:12:36,760
Come in.

778
01:12:37,760 --> 01:12:39,520
And let me follow up.

779
01:12:39,680 --> 01:12:45,100
And one thing is that on SNS area two, you know, we're very moderate growth at current rates.

780
01:12:45,440 --> 01:12:46,540
We have no tax rate impact.

781
01:12:46,800 --> 01:12:47,860
Based on that circuit.

782
01:12:49,480 --> 01:12:50,220
Thank you.

783
01:12:50,860 --> 01:12:51,280
Okay.

784
01:12:51,440 --> 01:12:52,260
Thank you, Mrs. Collins.

785
01:12:52,260 --> 01:12:53,360
Just

786
01:12:55,660 --> 01:13:24,400
ma'am, just one more comment to say to Mr. Fender, you know, thank you once again, and that speaks to your leadership, because again, you was being very creative and reinvesting the city money and getting our debt capacity down, which was very important because it allowed us to be able to show citizens the ability of what way you do that.

787
01:13:24,400 --> 01:13:33,440
that we can have a bond out there that will not increase or force us to have to put that back on taxpayers.

788
01:13:34,140 --> 01:13:40,200
And so I commend you for doing the things that you have done since you have been in that seat.

789
01:13:40,980 --> 01:13:47,940
And it's not easy, not everybody has a background in bonds and mutual funds and all those things.

790
01:13:48,160 --> 01:13:51,440
Because I do and I completely understood what you were talking about.

791
01:13:51,440 --> 01:13:55,440
That's why when you say the basis points in our eye that was, that caught my attention.

792
01:13:56,060 --> 01:13:59,580
So that's why I asked that question, so thank you for that.

793
01:14:02,340 --> 01:14:03,460
Okay, next item.

794
01:14:04,840 --> 01:14:05,440
Item three.

795
01:14:06,880 --> 01:14:08,160
Oh, Councilmember Gabel.

796
01:14:09,440 --> 01:14:14,680
Yeah, I just want to leave it open to ask more about the CII to email and ask more about

797
01:14:14,680 --> 01:14:15,380
the CIP.

798
01:14:15,860 --> 01:14:20,480
I realize we're going through a contraction of the economy.

799
01:14:20,480 --> 01:14:26,120
So I realize we're going to need data is tentative by the hour.

800
01:14:26,720 --> 01:14:32,660
So I just need to make sure I'm able to ask email to questions.

801
01:14:35,550 --> 01:14:36,050
Mr. Finney,

802
01:14:38,830 --> 01:14:44,010
I'm sorry, what did you, would you repeat your request councilmember Gaber?

803
01:14:44,970 --> 01:14:46,130
Oh, can you not hear me?

804
01:14:46,250 --> 01:14:46,690
I'm sorry.

805
01:14:49,110 --> 01:14:49,990
Can you hear me now?

806
01:14:50,110 --> 01:14:52,370
Well, staff's trying to understand what the request is.

807
01:14:52,550 --> 01:14:53,110
What question?

808
01:14:53,630 --> 01:14:54,790
Do you have a question about that?

809
01:14:54,790 --> 01:14:59,970
No, no, no, I was the questions I had.

810
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:18,600
I actually would be more answerable in a stable world. So I guess I need an email because this, well, I guess I'll, the questions I need to ask, things would have need to have been steady, but we'll see how things are in about 30 days.

811
01:15:20,850 --> 01:15:31,210
And in 30 days, I would like to revisit and probably refine my questions once I have more data. Okay?

812
01:15:31,210 --> 01:15:35,150
It's more of a statement in the question more of a statement. Mr.

813
01:15:35,270 --> 01:15:45,030
bonus a mayor and apologize I didn't mention this previously to you and and I think it directly I'm glad the councilman brought that question up between now

814
01:15:45,030 --> 01:15:51,810
And if you were to have the notice we're available to run as many different that sizing scenarios and update it on going base

815
01:15:51,810 --> 01:15:57,310
The interest rates and so you'll have updated revised information for your quest

816
01:15:58,370 --> 01:16:00,530
Thank you good start to city manager

817
01:16:01,470 --> 01:16:05,910
and he'll direct us and we'll respond quickly to your questions.

818
01:16:07,130 --> 01:16:08,550
Okay, thank you.

819
01:16:08,810 --> 01:16:09,750
Next item.

820
01:16:10,570 --> 01:16:19,710
Item 3, consideration, action, gun approval of the 2025 CIP and plan of finance and direct staff to work with the finance team to implement.

821
01:16:21,150 --> 01:16:22,050
Mr. Fender?

822
01:16:22,050 --> 01:16:28,650
If I just need a motion, if Council was agreeable to allow me to work through this process,

823
01:16:29,050 --> 01:16:36,150
I've heard your concerns or needs, desires, and I need to work with Mr. Subonus.

824
01:16:36,630 --> 01:16:37,350
Mayor Gordon.

825
01:16:38,150 --> 01:16:38,830
Council Member Heal.

826
01:16:39,350 --> 01:16:45,810
I'd like to make a motion that we approve the 2025 CIP and plan of finance and direct staff

827
01:16:45,810 --> 01:16:47,910
to work with the finance team to implement.

828
01:16:48,470 --> 01:16:48,710
Second.

829
01:16:49,350 --> 01:16:51,370
Motion made by Council Member Heal.

830
01:16:51,370 --> 01:16:53,450
No second by Mayor Pro Tem, Miles.

831
01:16:54,750 --> 01:16:56,530
Any discussion or comments?

832
01:16:58,110 --> 01:17:08,210
The motion on the floor is to approve the 2025 CIP and plan of finance and direct staff to work with the finance team to implement.

833
01:17:08,950 --> 01:17:10,270
That is the motion on the floor.

834
01:17:11,730 --> 01:17:13,250
Madam Secretary, call for the vote.

835
01:17:13,950 --> 01:17:14,650
Council Member Hill?

836
01:17:14,930 --> 01:17:15,170
Yes.

837
01:17:15,730 --> 01:17:16,530
Council Member Garcia?

838
01:17:16,770 --> 01:17:16,950
Yes.

839
01:17:17,390 --> 01:17:18,070
Council Member Gabriel?

840
01:17:18,710 --> 01:17:19,270
Yes.

841
01:17:19,270 --> 01:17:28,070
Council Member Whitley. Yes. Mayor Pro Temmiles. Yes. Council members allow. Yes. Motion has passed. Thank you, Mr. Finner. Thank you, Mayor Counsel.

842
01:17:28,570 --> 01:17:41,230
So much. Thank you, Mr. Suppano and Mr. Finner. Next item. Item 4 reconsideration action on rezoning ordinance 002-2024 by Marie today in

843
01:17:41,230 --> 01:17:49,170
and play strategies for property located at 4708 Pioneer Road from the C commercial zoning district

844
01:17:49,170 --> 01:17:54,930
to a PD development district development of a mixed-use community incorporating commercial

845
01:17:55,470 --> 01:17:57,810
agriculture and residential uses.

846
01:17:58,770 --> 01:17:59,790
Councilmember Whitley.

847
01:18:00,550 --> 01:18:06,150
Yes, we've been going back and forth with this for like two years.

848
01:18:06,150 --> 01:18:13,830
I know the applicant couldn't be here this evening or last meeting, so we brought it back tonight.

849
01:18:15,390 --> 01:18:16,410
Point of order.

850
01:18:17,950 --> 01:18:19,570
There's no point for you to make.

851
01:18:19,850 --> 01:18:23,750
Okay, proceed, Councilmember Whitley.

852
01:18:24,090 --> 01:18:24,950
Thank you, Madam Mayor.

853
01:18:26,490 --> 01:18:32,590
And I feel like that after this sitting here for two years, nothing's really happened.

854
01:18:32,590 --> 01:18:36,630
and she still doesn't own the land that she would like to cut through.

855
01:18:36,810 --> 01:18:40,390
We still don't have the, okay, from the fire department.

856
01:18:40,630 --> 01:18:46,690
I feel like we need to just simply close out the item, either approve or deny it, either way.

857
01:18:48,350 --> 01:18:52,070
Okay, before we can go into discussion, is that it Council Member Whippie?

858
01:18:52,270 --> 01:18:52,630
Yes, ma'am.

859
01:18:52,830 --> 01:18:52,970
Okay.

860
01:18:53,530 --> 01:18:54,690
I'll entertain a motion,

861
01:18:58,670 --> 01:18:59,210
Madam Mayor.

862
01:18:59,970 --> 01:19:00,670
Council Member Whippie.

863
01:19:01,090 --> 01:19:03,250
I would like to make a motion to deny.

864
01:19:03,250 --> 01:19:26,310
I, the rezoning ordinance 002-2024, by Marie today, to rezoning subject parcel totaling 13.6822 acres located at 4708 Pioneer Road from sea commercial zoning district to PD, plan development district to develop a mixed use community incorporating commercial agriculture and residential uses.

865
01:19:27,550 --> 01:19:28,970
Is there a second?

866
01:19:31,510 --> 01:19:36,010
Second, motion made by Councilmember Whitley, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Miles.

867
01:19:36,210 --> 01:19:39,830
Why is this happening again when the mayor today hasn't asked for this second?

868
01:19:39,830 --> 01:19:46,450
Point of order, I can come to you, Councilmember Gabor, after Councilmember Whitley and Mayor Pro Tem Miles.

869
01:19:46,770 --> 01:19:48,950
And I'll entertain your question, Councilmember Whitley.

870
01:19:49,410 --> 01:19:50,330
No questions or comments?

871
01:19:51,130 --> 01:19:53,190
Mayor Pro Tem Miles, none.

872
01:19:54,490 --> 01:19:55,330
Councilmember Gabor.

873
01:19:55,330 --> 01:20:04,090
So, you know, this is just another obstructionist attempt for, I guess, Councilor Whitley to burn the house down before she leaves.

874
01:20:05,010 --> 01:20:19,610
But Ms. Today wasn't invited to speak or her business partners were not even allowed to.

875
01:20:19,610 --> 01:20:22,010
I believe two of them are out of town.

876
01:20:22,310 --> 01:20:23,870
One of them is burying their mother.

877
01:20:26,330 --> 01:20:26,850
Miss,

878
01:20:28,930 --> 01:20:31,530
the counselor would know that if she would have

879
01:20:32,290 --> 01:20:34,610
done a research to even speak to Miss today.

880
01:20:35,330 --> 01:20:38,190
Miss today is not informed about this situation.

881
01:20:38,630 --> 01:20:40,230
She did not ask for it.

882
01:20:40,410 --> 01:20:44,370
She emailed last time and wondered why it was even on the agenda.

883
01:20:45,110 --> 01:20:46,450
We knew it was a nefarious investigation.

884
01:20:46,450 --> 01:20:48,290
One of the words is that of control.

885
01:20:48,290 --> 01:20:49,670
by Ms. Whitley.

886
01:20:49,670 --> 01:20:50,650
He still has the floor.

887
01:20:50,830 --> 01:20:52,270
By Ms. Whitley?

888
01:20:52,570 --> 01:20:59,170
Yeah, we knew it was in the various decision or a nefarious attempt at making this decision.

889
01:21:00,750 --> 01:21:02,530
This should not be happening.

890
01:21:02,750 --> 01:21:07,650
This is trouncing on her rights and setting up the city for a very powerful lawsuit.

891
01:21:09,130 --> 01:21:15,210
And someone like a counselor that's on her last night shouldn't be making decisions based

892
01:21:15,210 --> 01:21:20,410
based upon someone's future when they don't even know what their future is,

893
01:21:20,410 --> 01:21:23,350
because they can't even build, because of the tear of situation.

894
01:21:24,570 --> 01:21:36,190
So this is another weaponized attempt at using a city position to stifle a community

895
01:21:36,190 --> 01:21:42,050
members, a former council members rights as a builder for her own property.

896
01:21:42,050 --> 01:21:47,190
and she's on that property before anybody was up there on that

897
01:21:47,190 --> 01:21:52,130
dius telling her that she can't do something but she deserves as much of a

898
01:21:52,130 --> 01:21:57,630
right to go through the full process as anybody else who's built and asked for an

899
01:21:57,630 --> 01:22:08,360
S.U.P. in this town. It is not up to Alistema Miles or Sherry Wittley or any of

900
01:22:08,360 --> 01:22:13,480
the rest to compromise and stay in the way from the agenda.

901
01:22:13,480 --> 01:22:18,440
It's your main, remain to the, this is getting to the item.

902
01:22:19,180 --> 01:22:20,040
I proceed at this point.

903
01:22:20,620 --> 01:22:24,580
He is now stating my name, this is getting away from the agenda.

904
01:22:24,760 --> 01:22:30,620
I know exactly what's going on and this is who is running the city.

905
01:22:30,900 --> 01:22:31,460
A bunch of folks.

906
01:22:31,500 --> 01:22:32,480
Thank you, Mayor.

907
01:22:34,720 --> 01:22:35,540
Thank you.

908
01:22:37,700 --> 01:22:43,020
If it is your main to the discussion, it was not.

909
01:22:43,040 --> 01:22:46,480
If it is your main to the discussion, and as the presiding officer,

910
01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:51,360
let me make that call, anyone else?

911
01:22:52,020 --> 01:22:55,140
Madam Mayor, Councilmember Whitley, second round.

912
01:22:56,080 --> 01:22:58,300
So I have a piece of paper here.

913
01:22:58,560 --> 01:23:02,720
This was a public Facebook post made May 13th.

914
01:23:02,720 --> 01:23:06,340
I would like to thank the folks who spoke and wrote in support of this project.

915
01:23:06,780 --> 01:23:10,060
I would like to thank the city staff and my team who have been working together on this

916
01:23:10,060 --> 01:23:14,640
project for the last six months ever since we made the initial presentation to council.

917
01:23:15,380 --> 01:23:18,460
And my team has been working with me for the last two and a half years.

918
01:23:19,060 --> 01:23:23,360
There were four members of council who decided they needed a workshop for questions but never

919
01:23:23,360 --> 01:23:23,900
brought that up.

920
01:23:24,060 --> 01:23:26,200
Two and a half years ago, this person was on council.

921
01:23:27,580 --> 01:23:30,980
Two and a half years ago, there was a, I should probably stop there.

922
01:23:30,980 --> 01:23:34,360
but that would make this start in 2022.

923
01:23:35,340 --> 01:23:37,660
Ms. Kluz retired April of 2023.

924
01:23:38,220 --> 01:23:43,310
So the people continue to talk about it.

925
01:23:43,410 --> 01:23:44,790
You continue to talk about it.

926
01:23:46,270 --> 01:23:47,330
You want to vote?

927
01:23:48,010 --> 01:23:48,630
Let's vote.

928
01:23:52,410 --> 01:23:54,310
Anyone's trying to burn the house down?

929
01:23:57,450 --> 01:24:00,050
Mayor, she's constantly with you still has time.

930
01:24:01,010 --> 01:24:02,330
And that's all I'd like to say.

931
01:24:02,430 --> 01:24:04,130
This isn't a personal vendetta.

932
01:24:04,130 --> 01:24:05,810
I don't know the woman personally.

933
01:24:06,570 --> 01:24:10,430
This is simply something that has been here.

934
01:24:10,650 --> 01:24:20,730
I have been getting repeatedly tagged on Facebook over this stuff on Mother's Day on Easter to the point I had to deactivate it because it's completely ridiculous and out of control.

935
01:24:21,390 --> 01:24:23,130
So why aren't you doing anything?

936
01:24:23,310 --> 01:24:24,130
Why is it sitting?

937
01:24:25,230 --> 01:24:28,150
And so we brought it back.

938
01:24:28,870 --> 01:24:31,230
It's our right, kind of like the car washed with you.

939
01:24:31,530 --> 01:24:32,790
We had the right to bring it back.

940
01:24:32,790 --> 01:24:36,310
So, council, just so the view is-

941
01:24:36,310 --> 01:24:36,850
Mr. Grafita?

942
01:24:37,210 --> 01:24:39,050
Just so the viewing public and the watching public understands,

943
01:24:39,210 --> 01:24:40,010
when this ordinance,

944
01:24:40,630 --> 01:24:43,050
when this case was brought before us previously,

945
01:24:43,590 --> 01:24:46,250
it did have a public hearing, the public hearing was closed,

946
01:24:46,250 --> 01:24:47,790
and then we acted on the ordinance.

947
01:24:48,170 --> 01:24:52,010
We actually, the ordinance itself did not,

948
01:24:52,230 --> 01:24:54,110
as I recall, did not obtain a second,

949
01:24:54,270 --> 01:24:57,430
so the ordinance failed for lack of a second.

950
01:24:58,170 --> 01:25:01,110
So in your zoning code, if an ordinance is not,

951
01:25:01,110 --> 01:25:12,270
If the ordinance is denied, then it's basically barred from coming back probably one period of one year, unless there's a substantial change to that ordinance.

952
01:25:12,950 --> 01:25:19,630
So where it was left last time without it being denied, it just did not pass for lack of a second, then the ordinance can come back.

953
01:25:19,750 --> 01:25:23,750
Basically, it was not denied with prejudice, the ordinance, or the zoning case could come back.

954
01:25:24,030 --> 01:25:26,750
However, the zoning case would have to go back through the entire process.

955
01:25:26,750 --> 01:25:30,850
would have to go back to the planning and zoning and start the entire process over again.

956
01:25:30,930 --> 01:25:37,630
So I just want for clarity to say all we're looking at today is that that ordinance was brought back because of a policy that you all have in place where it

957
01:25:37,630 --> 01:25:40,110
Council member may put an item back on the agenda.

958
01:25:41,610 --> 01:25:45,250
So the ordinance was brought back not the zoning case itself, but just the ordinance.

959
01:25:47,270 --> 01:25:51,130
Okay. Any other questions, ma'am?

960
01:25:52,270 --> 01:25:57,050
Council member Gabriel, second round and let's make sure you remain germane to

961
01:25:57,050 --> 01:25:59,330
to the content of this agenda item.

962
01:25:59,810 --> 01:26:00,570
Thank you, Mayor.

963
01:26:00,830 --> 01:26:07,910
We all know when we've added this planning and zoning approved this, the staff approved this.

964
01:26:08,610 --> 01:26:14,750
Mr. Finner has spoken personally about the approval of this project and how it needed to go through.

965
01:26:16,430 --> 01:26:24,290
It's an obvious due process violation by this council.

966
01:26:25,030 --> 01:26:30,170
to vote this woman when she has purposely said that I am not,

967
01:26:33,560 --> 01:26:36,300
I don't have due to the

968
01:26:36,300 --> 01:26:42,900
economic instability, I don't have the answers, and now there's a council member or council

969
01:26:42,900 --> 01:26:51,260
members working against her and we know why. Because she was on the council formally and

970
01:26:51,260 --> 01:26:57,120
And stuff was said and so it's time to make sure that she suffers, I get it, I get it.

971
01:26:57,970 --> 01:27:08,220
And it was a concern on overpopulating the site and how anybody that would be visiting the property and

972
01:27:08,220 --> 01:27:16,900
the so-called retail upfront would cause a chain reaction of traffic entering in and out of the property.

973
01:27:17,480 --> 01:27:19,460
And those things were discussed at the meeting.

974
01:27:19,460 --> 01:27:32,800
And so there were several issues that came up, including the fact of the staff asking of a way to exit the property on the back of the property as well.

975
01:27:33,480 --> 01:27:40,300
And these things were ignored and then they were discussed and they were brought to the applicant and they were not addressed.

976
01:27:41,040 --> 01:27:48,040
And so there were some major concerns that were brought forth and unfortunately they were just not addressed.

977
01:27:49,460 --> 01:27:56,000
there's nowhere in any city where you will see an enclosed narrow area where

978
01:27:56,000 --> 01:27:59,900
there is one way in and one way out. That just doesn't exist and that is very

979
01:27:59,900 --> 01:28:05,420
concerning where you have retail space in the front and where we have narrow

980
01:28:05,420 --> 01:28:09,900
streets where now you're going to probably have a backup of traffic where

981
01:28:09,900 --> 01:28:15,700
someone is trying to do multiple things on a narrow piece of property. Retail

982
01:28:15,700 --> 01:28:19,160
entertainment and residential and farming.

983
01:28:19,960 --> 01:28:23,480
No one is trying to stop anyone from being innovative

984
01:28:23,480 --> 01:28:25,940
and trying to create things on their property,

985
01:28:26,180 --> 01:28:29,260
but we want our city and we want people to be safe.

986
01:28:30,680 --> 01:28:32,480
We have, we talk about speeding,

987
01:28:32,660 --> 01:28:35,600
we talk about traffic accidents all the time in our city.

988
01:28:36,160 --> 01:28:38,980
And think about the fact that somebody's trying to turn

989
01:28:38,980 --> 01:28:41,160
into a very narrow piece of property

990
01:28:41,160 --> 01:28:43,880
and there's a backup on Pioneer.

991
01:28:43,880 --> 01:28:57,920
and someone now can't get out, and now our public safety can't get in, and our public safety trucks can't turn around on the property because there was nothing built to allow them to be able to do that.

992
01:28:58,480 --> 01:29:04,660
All of these things were brought up and discussed, and so let's get factual information out there.

993
01:29:04,660 --> 01:29:09,520
no one is trying to shut something down. We just want to make sure that it is built

994
01:29:09,520 --> 01:29:16,860
decent in an order where we can keep our residents safe and I just want to

995
01:29:16,860 --> 01:29:22,860
make sure that gets out there because again trying to put four things on a very

996
01:29:22,860 --> 01:29:30,100
narrow property where our fire trucks does not cannot turn around and then we have

997
01:29:30,100 --> 01:29:38,280
If something in the front that can create traffic is very concerning, time is up, Mayor Protein.

998
01:29:39,700 --> 01:29:40,780
Councilmember Salau.

999
01:29:42,920 --> 01:29:50,340
I just want to say, there are a lot of things about this project I disagree with, and

1000
01:29:50,340 --> 01:29:55,700
I spoke about them when initially we had the workshop about this project.

1001
01:29:55,700 --> 01:29:59,120
but my, well based on

1002
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:22,060
I think sometimes was it today or sometimes last week about pulling this from the agenda. So I don't know why, you know, we're gonna vote on this today. And the next thing is, you know, if we're gonna vote on something, at least let the person

1003
01:30:24,240 --> 01:30:31,120
that owns the project, you know, be here to defend themselves. That's, you know, what I feel.

1004
01:30:32,980 --> 01:30:33,380
And

1005
01:30:35,810 --> 01:30:40,970
whatever way the vote goes, I believe everyone should get their due process.

1006
01:30:41,170 --> 01:30:45,510
And last time, I believe they didn't get a second when it was brought up.

1007
01:30:46,630 --> 01:30:52,370
So if based on what I've heard, it has to go through the whole process again for it to get a vote.

1008
01:30:53,590 --> 01:30:56,490
You know, if I'm wrong, but that's what I understand.

1009
01:30:56,490 --> 01:30:57,470
and any

1010
01:31:00,160 --> 01:31:01,180
other questions or comments?

1011
01:31:04,200 --> 01:31:09,380
What was the applicant contacted to be here tonight

1012
01:31:10,100 --> 01:31:12,520
to discuss any outstanding items?

1013
01:31:13,520 --> 01:31:18,660
Did the council member or applicant communicate

1014
01:31:18,660 --> 01:31:22,340
with each other before placing the item back on the agenda?

1015
01:31:23,360 --> 01:31:27,460
Reconsideration usually happens the night of,

1016
01:31:27,460 --> 01:31:32,200
If we adopted as much as possible Roberts rules of order, is that correct?

1017
01:31:32,840 --> 01:31:36,380
Not only when you do a reconsideration, it will be that same issue.

1018
01:31:36,560 --> 01:31:37,060
It might come up.

1019
01:31:37,340 --> 01:31:37,420
Yeah.

1020
01:31:39,020 --> 01:31:39,500
Show.

1021
01:31:39,760 --> 01:31:40,680
He just has to have a close.

1022
01:31:40,920 --> 01:31:42,060
You get, okay, close to you.

1023
01:31:42,340 --> 01:31:45,920
Normally on a Roberts rule of order a reconsideration is done at that same meeting correct.

1024
01:31:46,480 --> 01:31:46,660
Correct.

1025
01:31:47,000 --> 01:31:47,180
Okay.

1026
01:31:47,620 --> 01:31:56,700
And then the timeline has not been established in terms of, it was left, as council members

1027
01:31:56,700 --> 01:32:01,660
It was left without a second.

1028
01:32:02,560 --> 01:32:07,060
There's nothing that says that applicant has to, because it's just kind of a paying

1029
01:32:07,060 --> 01:32:08,360
charge, it's kind of out there.

1030
01:32:09,740 --> 01:32:15,120
Well, no, the ordinance, the ordinance failed, it's not a hanging charge, the ordinance failed.

1031
01:32:15,420 --> 01:32:18,640
It just, it changes it procedurally on what can happen next.

1032
01:32:19,020 --> 01:32:22,660
So being that it failed, but it failed for lack of a second versus an eight and

1033
01:32:22,660 --> 01:32:25,920
an out right denial, they have to go back through the process.

1034
01:32:25,920 --> 01:32:39,200
Yes, if you reconsider tonight and you vote it down, then it's basically barred from coming back for one year, unless there's a substantial change to the zoning case itself.

1035
01:32:40,160 --> 01:32:45,100
Has the case been sent back to PNZ?

1036
01:32:47,700 --> 01:32:49,720
No, the case is not sent back to PNZ.

1037
01:32:49,720 --> 01:32:55,580
So, therefore, tonight, what we have before us and the motion that's on the floor to deny this,

1038
01:32:56,340 --> 01:33:03,660
what's the applicability of that knowing what we know, what has been resurfaced about this particular case?

1039
01:33:03,900 --> 01:33:11,620
Because there's not a timeline on when an applicant, if they decide it, because it failed, I'm just trying to get a chronology going here.

1040
01:33:11,620 --> 01:33:15,120
I don't have that for no reason.

1041
01:33:15,480 --> 01:33:16,220
Mr. Fanner?

1042
01:33:18,170 --> 01:33:18,610
No.

1043
01:33:19,310 --> 01:33:20,190
No chronology.

1044
01:33:20,390 --> 01:33:23,690
I mean, it's was recommended by PNZ, came to counsel.

1045
01:33:23,690 --> 01:33:24,230
It failed.

1046
01:33:24,990 --> 01:33:29,470
And so, as Mr. Norfield has said, it wasn't denied, so it can be reconsidered.

1047
01:33:30,790 --> 01:33:34,950
Councilwoman Whitley asked for it to be on twice to be reconsidered.

1048
01:33:35,370 --> 01:33:38,550
So, I'm lost on how it can be reconsidered if it failed.

1049
01:33:38,910 --> 01:33:39,730
Because we have a policy.

1050
01:33:39,750 --> 01:33:40,710
And we'll pass that night.

1051
01:33:40,710 --> 01:33:47,410
But we have a policy that allows a councilman to bring something back on to the agenda for reconsideration and it's an ordinance, yeah

1052
01:33:48,210 --> 01:33:50,530
That's not the zoning case. It's just it's the ordinance

1053
01:33:51,750 --> 01:33:56,390
Can you further expound on elaborate on that just a little bit more?

1054
01:33:56,630 --> 01:33:58,810
We already had the public hearing the public hearing was closed

1055
01:33:58,810 --> 01:34:03,470
So that's what requires the notice the due process is the public hearing portion of it

1056
01:34:03,470 --> 01:34:10,370
And then the ordinance of course anyone can can can speak on any of these agenda items even though it's an ordinance not a public hearing

1057
01:34:10,370 --> 01:34:13,290
And if they were here, they would be given the opportunity to speak.

1058
01:34:13,450 --> 01:34:18,530
Obviously, they're not here and don't have the opportunity to speak because of some conflict on an email that you all received.

1059
01:34:19,450 --> 01:34:29,290
And staff, Council, do you receive an email requesting that this item be postponed, hailed, or from the applicant?

1060
01:34:29,710 --> 01:34:36,030
Council did, that one, that came through today, or the mayor, staff came through today, and there's a word on that.

1061
01:34:36,030 --> 01:34:46,430
Okay. So whatever action the board takes. Okay. Okay. So are there any ramifications if it is denied and

1062
01:34:48,860 --> 01:34:50,200
that's a loose ending question.

1063
01:34:50,540 --> 01:34:58,320
ramifications as far as for the applicant, they won't be able to bring the exact zoning case back to have to be a substantial change to afford to be considered within the next year.

1064
01:35:01,360 --> 01:35:08,360
Any other questions or comments? I just trying to get some clarity. Any other questions or comments?

1065
01:35:08,360 --> 01:35:09,320
Okay,

1066
01:35:11,580 --> 01:35:11,780
the motion.

1067
01:35:13,080 --> 01:35:16,140
Councilmember Gabriel, that's round three.

1068
01:35:18,640 --> 01:35:29,900
Yeah, I would just like to make it clear, I would like to piggyback a little off of what Mayor Proton stated.

1069
01:35:32,220 --> 01:35:36,800
We hire people that went to college, we hire for various things.

1070
01:35:36,800 --> 01:35:46,080
So, when our staff approves a project such as they did with Mr. Days, we pay them a lot of money.

1071
01:35:47,380 --> 01:35:56,440
We entrust them with the care of the city while we are home or doing something else 98% of that time.

1072
01:35:57,320 --> 01:36:05,600
I don't think it's fair to belittle or besmirch the work that they do.

1073
01:36:07,720 --> 01:36:14,940
considering planning and zoning is the one who presented this, well, this was presented

1074
01:36:14,940 --> 01:36:19,900
to planning and zoning from staff, staff, recommended that it be approved.

1075
01:36:20,420 --> 01:36:25,020
Planning and zoning approved it, I know because I was on planning and zoning and so was

1076
01:36:25,020 --> 01:36:26,480
the new Councillor that will be here.

1077
01:36:27,320 --> 01:36:29,880
This is also doing him and injustice too.

1078
01:36:31,000 --> 01:36:31,560
I,

1079
01:36:34,410 --> 01:36:39,890
not when our city manager speaks up and backs all those other free up and says that

1080
01:36:39,890 --> 01:36:46,030
this project is a good, as a go, it's, and the people have written us letters and gave

1081
01:36:46,030 --> 01:36:53,090
us personal testimonials. It is not up to anyone on that dius to deny the city what they tell

1082
01:36:53,090 --> 01:36:59,470
you to do. You work for them. You, they don't work for you. Each one of you works for them.

1083
01:36:59,470 --> 01:37:09,670
You will do what they tell you to do, not what you want to do because it's your last night and because you want to be mean.

1084
01:37:10,550 --> 01:37:12,550
Point of order, this guy.

1085
01:37:13,290 --> 01:37:14,150
You need a control.

1086
01:37:14,570 --> 01:37:24,650
She has been respectful enough to email twice and say that she does not know why you are all putting her on gender just to talk behind her back.

1087
01:37:24,650 --> 01:37:27,430
Councilmember Gabriolus, stay on point.

1088
01:37:28,550 --> 01:37:29,210
Thank you.

1089
01:37:29,370 --> 01:37:30,310
Thank you, Mayor.

1090
01:37:30,850 --> 01:37:31,050
Mayor.

1091
01:37:31,550 --> 01:37:32,330
Councilmember Hill.

1092
01:37:33,390 --> 01:37:53,190
I wasn't going to say anything, but due to the evidence that I researched and found out, it was a conflict of interest for former councilmember Marie today to even try to start the project

1093
01:37:53,190 --> 01:38:00,010
because she was on council at the time and she was on council probably about two

1094
01:38:00,010 --> 01:38:03,690
years. So she started working on the project a little bit before that. So that's

1095
01:38:03,690 --> 01:38:10,430
a conflict of interest. So all the things that is portrayed on social media

1096
01:38:10,430 --> 01:38:14,730
that they say that we do appear as city council members is the things that they

1097
01:38:14,730 --> 01:38:19,690
have been doing. So it's probably kickbacks as well coming with that. And so for

1098
01:38:19,690 --> 01:38:26,530
that should be looked into if that did come back to council as a whole because

1099
01:38:26,530 --> 01:38:30,490
that needs to be addressed as well. You can't sit on City Council and get

1100
01:38:30,490 --> 01:38:36,250
kickbacks to make your house look better. Just like I heard a roof was done

1101
01:38:36,250 --> 01:38:43,110
I don't remember he'll just make certain we don't have any evidence. No she was

1102
01:38:43,110 --> 01:38:43,730
on council.

1103
01:38:46,170 --> 01:38:49,590
You agree with me we don't have any evidence before us okay

1104
01:38:49,590 --> 01:38:50,630
That's all those statements, correct?

1105
01:38:51,290 --> 01:38:52,790
Well, we can go pull the records.

1106
01:38:54,050 --> 01:38:57,650
Do we have any evidence for us of kickbacks?

1107
01:38:58,370 --> 01:38:59,090
Oh, I don't know.

1108
01:38:59,130 --> 01:38:59,310
I don't know.

1109
01:38:59,410 --> 01:39:03,130
And as any proof or records of a read today's thinking process,

1110
01:39:03,370 --> 01:39:06,050
not even Tartisha Hill, that was in the last month.

1111
01:39:06,050 --> 01:39:06,670
Please don't say that.

1112
01:39:06,830 --> 01:39:07,870
I'm not even a council member.

1113
01:39:08,090 --> 01:39:08,450
He'll see you.

1114
01:39:08,470 --> 01:39:09,210
Council member Gabriel.

1115
01:39:10,250 --> 01:39:11,310
Let's stay on point.

1116
01:39:12,710 --> 01:39:13,850
And Mayor, can I speak?

1117
01:39:14,190 --> 01:39:14,670
Mr. Fanner.

1118
01:39:15,190 --> 01:39:15,370
Okay.

1119
01:39:15,770 --> 01:39:18,950
It's been said that I want to make the record very,

1120
01:39:18,950 --> 01:39:23,510
very, very, very clear, it's been said that I supported this wholeheartedly.

1121
01:39:24,150 --> 01:39:31,370
I made this, I made it a very big point that I would not support this development without proper circulation.

1122
01:39:32,090 --> 01:39:39,130
The innovation of the project was great, staff, bring your project, we're not going to tell you what to do, okay?

1123
01:39:39,350 --> 01:39:43,250
You're in the private world, you bring it, there was some innovative things there.

1124
01:39:43,250 --> 01:39:50,510
But we constantly push back on the no circulation, I would not dump traffic into another subdivision.

1125
01:39:51,030 --> 01:39:53,890
There had to be circulation out throughout that property.

1126
01:39:54,270 --> 01:39:58,830
I made that very clear, I made it very clear with staff, staff made it very clear back to them.

1127
01:39:59,210 --> 01:40:03,130
And they met, we had four, five, seven meetings and they kept denying it.

1128
01:40:03,510 --> 01:40:04,970
So I want to set the record straight.

1129
01:40:05,850 --> 01:40:08,870
Why it could have been a good project and there could have been some good innovation there.

1130
01:40:09,050 --> 01:40:10,650
It still had to have proper planning.

1131
01:40:11,210 --> 01:40:12,250
And that's where I was.

1132
01:40:12,330 --> 01:40:14,150
And that comes at a second step.

1133
01:40:14,150 --> 01:40:16,170
The three today deserves to be here.

1134
01:40:16,430 --> 01:40:17,110
Point of order.

1135
01:40:17,570 --> 01:40:18,670
Is it not due process?

1136
01:40:19,930 --> 01:40:21,290
It's been due process.

1137
01:40:21,630 --> 01:40:23,130
Go ahead, complete, Mr. Fanner.

1138
01:40:23,450 --> 01:40:23,890
I'm done.

1139
01:40:24,830 --> 01:40:24,870
Okay.

1140
01:40:25,070 --> 01:40:29,230
And the circulation issue comes, comes at a, and we talked about this, this was just zoning.

1141
01:40:29,270 --> 01:40:29,970
That's all that it was.

1142
01:40:30,150 --> 01:40:34,610
And the circulation issue that comes at the, at the next zoning first, then we look at,

1143
01:40:34,650 --> 01:40:38,090
then we look at site planning, plating site planning and so forth.

1144
01:40:38,090 --> 01:40:40,510
That's what we address those issues, such as circulation.

1145
01:40:41,850 --> 01:40:42,350
Correct.

1146
01:40:42,890 --> 01:40:43,330
Any other?

1147
01:40:44,610 --> 01:40:46,330
And that's an excellent point.

1148
01:40:46,630 --> 01:40:50,890
This was only the first phase, if you're going to say phases of a project, that was the

1149
01:40:50,890 --> 01:40:51,110
first.

1150
01:40:51,770 --> 01:40:58,430
And to my knowledge, there hasn't been a meeting to go back with the applicant to revisit

1151
01:40:58,710 --> 01:41:02,270
the ingress, egress, number of land uses, et cetera, et cetera.

1152
01:41:02,270 --> 01:41:02,810
Yes, there has been.

1153
01:41:03,230 --> 01:41:04,430
Yes, ma'am.

1154
01:41:04,790 --> 01:41:05,170
I'm sorry.

1155
01:41:05,650 --> 01:41:06,690
Since the last meeting.

1156
01:41:06,690 --> 01:41:13,390
Since this was last on the agenda, we've had several meetings with them, we've had several emails back and forth.

1157
01:41:13,710 --> 01:41:24,350
It's all about having that circulation from time to the end of the property to have other circulation, not to them across a dead man's own piece of property into another neighborhood residential street.

1158
01:41:24,810 --> 01:41:27,690
We've had that conversation that had to show up on the plans.

1159
01:41:27,690 --> 01:41:34,810
Correct. So I'm stating since the last time this was on when it was, there was no motion

1160
01:41:34,810 --> 01:41:39,050
with me and there was no second. There has not been that communication since that point.

1161
01:41:39,170 --> 01:41:45,310
That's what I'm referencing. So that what we have before us and I'm getting ready to, unless

1162
01:41:45,310 --> 01:41:52,490
someone else has a comment, I'm getting ready to restate the motion, just making sure everyone

1163
01:41:52,490 --> 01:41:57,630
understands where we are. And it's not miscommunicated that I didn't give ample time

1164
01:41:57,630 --> 01:42:03,350
I'm to try to gain a better work and knowledge and understanding of where we are and where we go from here.

1165
01:42:04,410 --> 01:42:06,390
So are there any other questions or comments?

1166
01:42:06,930 --> 01:42:07,090
Yes.

1167
01:42:08,350 --> 01:42:09,830
My question is from Mr. Finner.

1168
01:42:10,470 --> 01:42:20,730
Mr. Finner, I know the mayor pointed and asked you, have you discussed this with them since the motion failed?

1169
01:42:21,190 --> 01:42:25,470
We'll just say in the last 90 days, not talking about the tariffs.

1170
01:42:26,030 --> 01:42:29,910
have this been discussed in the last 90 days?

1171
01:42:32,810 --> 01:42:33,210
No, no.

1172
01:42:33,630 --> 01:42:35,410
I don't know when I had the last meetings.

1173
01:42:36,430 --> 01:42:36,550
Okay.

1174
01:42:36,630 --> 01:42:38,750
I do know, we sent information back.

1175
01:42:38,850 --> 01:42:40,130
I don't know what dates those are.

1176
01:42:40,450 --> 01:42:45,130
I don't have it about the same thing that I had one-on-one meetings

1177
01:42:45,130 --> 01:42:46,590
with the actual applicant, too.

1178
01:42:47,450 --> 01:42:51,010
So since the motion didn't get the second, correct?

1179
01:42:51,450 --> 01:42:53,630
Since the motion failed, I can't recall.

1180
01:42:54,130 --> 01:42:54,410
Gotcha.

1181
01:42:54,930 --> 01:42:55,650
Thank you, Mr. Finner.

1182
01:42:55,910 --> 01:42:56,550
That's all I have, Mayor.

1183
01:42:56,550 --> 01:43:08,330
Okay? The motion on the floor is for denial to rezone ordinance 002-2024 by Marie today,

1184
01:43:08,910 --> 01:43:17,390
DBA, place strategies, Ivan Gonzalez to rezone subject parcel totaling, plus or minus 13.6822 acres

1185
01:43:17,390 --> 01:43:25,390
located at 47.08 Pioneer Road from C commercial zoning district to PD, plan development district to

1186
01:43:25,390 --> 01:43:30,850
to develop a mixed-use community, incorporating commercial, agricultural, and residential

1187
01:43:30,850 --> 01:43:31,590
uses.

1188
01:43:32,110 --> 01:43:33,390
Madam Secretary, call for the vote.

1189
01:43:34,130 --> 01:43:34,770
Council Member Hill?

1190
01:43:35,070 --> 01:43:35,270
Yes.

1191
01:43:36,250 --> 01:43:37,530
Council Member Garcia?

1192
01:43:37,910 --> 01:43:38,090
Yes.

1193
01:43:38,830 --> 01:43:39,590
Council Member Gabriel?

1194
01:43:40,390 --> 01:43:41,310
No, of course not.

1195
01:43:42,410 --> 01:43:43,710
Council Member Whitley?

1196
01:43:44,090 --> 01:43:44,170
Yes.

1197
01:43:45,150 --> 01:43:46,050
Mayor Pro Temmiles?

1198
01:43:46,610 --> 01:43:46,810
Yes.

1199
01:43:47,610 --> 01:43:48,470
Council Member Salil?

1200
01:43:49,070 --> 01:43:49,550
Abstain.

1201
01:43:53,210 --> 01:43:54,390
Motion has passed.

1202
01:43:57,650 --> 01:43:58,310
Okay.

1203
01:43:58,310 --> 01:44:05,490
item number five, discussion regarding the March 2020-25 financial report and the second quarterly report.

1204
01:44:06,310 --> 01:44:09,850
Hello Ms. Tan. Good evening, Mayor and Council. Good evening.

1205
01:44:10,410 --> 01:44:18,770
Yeah, I got five items so bear with me, okay. I am Tan, baby, the interim chief financial officer

1206
01:44:18,770 --> 01:44:27,090
for the City of Boston Springs. You scroll down just a little bit. I will be presenting the March 2025

1207
01:44:27,090 --> 01:44:29,070
a monthly financial report.

1208
01:44:29,550 --> 01:44:35,630
It is important to note that staff has been actively addressing balancing corrections

1209
01:44:35,630 --> 01:44:40,770
and ensuring the accuracy of financial records as a result certain revenues will

1210
01:44:40,770 --> 01:44:41,910
trend lower than expected.

1211
01:44:42,530 --> 01:44:47,250
As of March, we are at 35% of budget for comparison.

1212
01:44:47,830 --> 01:44:53,650
As always, we start out with the memo to the city manager, which provides an overview of how

1213
01:44:53,650 --> 01:44:56,830
each fund is trending in relation to what we expect to have happened.

1214
01:45:00,140 --> 01:45:30,120
In relation to the general fund revenues, for the month of March, it reflects that the projections are within our expectation. Franchise fees have exceeded our budgeted projections for the month of March. Of course, due to on-court paying all of their Franchise fees up front. As mentioned last month, sorry, property taxes are now at 100% collections, which is within our budgeted expectations. Sales tax revenue is at 33.17%.

1215
01:45:30,120 --> 01:45:30,820
percent of budget.

1216
01:45:32,080 --> 01:45:36,080
As stated each meeting, sales taxes collected two months in the

1217
01:45:36,080 --> 01:45:36,300
rear.

1218
01:45:36,720 --> 01:45:37,880
I need to go ahead.

1219
01:45:41,260 --> 01:45:43,920
Sales taxes collected two months in the rear.

1220
01:45:44,180 --> 01:45:45,980
Therefore, sales tax is going to train low.

1221
01:45:47,420 --> 01:45:52,220
As it relates to other taxes, the revenue collected is at 26.5%.

1222
01:45:52,220 --> 01:45:55,580
Other taxes include bingo and mixed beverage tax.

1223
01:45:56,620 --> 01:46:02,960
Bingo is collected at a quarterly basis, October is accrued back into fiscal year 2024.

1224
01:46:04,060 --> 01:46:06,980
And the first quarter was received in February.

1225
01:46:08,880 --> 01:46:15,600
Mixed beverage tax is collected as well, two months in a rears, which is at 38%.

1226
01:46:16,300 --> 01:46:19,280
Interest earnings are below the budgeted projections for the month.

1227
01:46:19,940 --> 01:46:25,220
As it relates to our interest earnings, the interest revenue is at 20.42%.

1228
01:46:25,220 --> 01:46:30,320
As you all know, in April 24th, the city implemented a new investment policy.

1229
01:46:30,560 --> 01:46:40,240
As a result, the city reallocated funds originally in the city's depository account to an existing investment account in logic, yielding a higher interest rate.

1230
01:46:41,300 --> 01:46:44,220
The interest receipt from logic was incorrectly recorded.

1231
01:46:44,800 --> 01:46:54,300
As only general fund revenue, the interest revenue was currently being reallocated to the correct funds based on the percentage of cash invested per each fund.

1232
01:46:54,300 --> 01:46:58,480
And we'll talk about that a little bit more during the budget amendment presentation.

1233
01:46:59,420 --> 01:47:04,080
Moving on to the general fund expenditures, they're at 39.92%.

1234
01:47:04,960 --> 01:47:16,040
That's largely due to vacancies and we'll move on to the utility funds revenue, which is at 55.99% which is slightly above our projections.

1235
01:47:16,040 --> 01:47:20,260
Our water tower released an interest earnings are trending higher than expected.

1236
01:47:21,040 --> 01:47:27,080
And water tap fees are trending low at 6.35%.

1237
01:47:27,720 --> 01:47:30,800
This revenue will be adjusted at the budget limit as well.

1238
01:47:32,740 --> 01:47:39,360
For utility fund expenditures, we're at 31.90% which is also due to vacancies.

1239
01:47:40,160 --> 01:47:45,540
Moving on to our special revenue funds, we're at 28.6%.

1240
01:47:45,540 --> 01:47:50,280
and revenues in 29.37% in expenditures.

1241
01:47:51,440 --> 01:47:57,800
For the capital improvement, we are trending up high because of the interest we've collected

1242
01:47:57,800 --> 01:48:02,760
in that fund for revenues, and we have no expenses at this time recorded.

1243
01:48:06,010 --> 01:48:14,930
For the vehicle replacement program, we are at 50.60% for revenues and 58.22% for expenses

1244
01:48:14,930 --> 01:48:25,410
That service for the general fund, we are at 94.90% in revenues and 5.18% in expenditures.

1245
01:48:27,880 --> 01:48:37,360
For the tax increment re-investment zone, we are at 108.16% in revenues and 100% in

1246
01:48:37,360 --> 01:48:38,820
the transfer expenditures.

1247
01:48:38,820 --> 01:48:48,580
For the debt service tip, red at $69.35 in revenues and $25.94 in expenditures.

1248
01:48:49,980 --> 01:48:59,060
EDC, both type A and B, red at $33.43 in revenues and $15.55 in expenditures.

1249
01:49:00,380 --> 01:49:07,880
That service for EDC, revenues were at 50.61%, expenditure is 15.45%.

1250
01:49:09,990 --> 01:49:16,850
On our last page, we have all cash and investment reconciliation balances, and without

1251
01:49:16,850 --> 01:49:18,310
taking any questions you have.

1252
01:49:20,350 --> 01:49:21,450
Any questions or comments?

1253
01:49:24,120 --> 01:49:24,560
Hearing none.

1254
01:49:24,820 --> 01:49:25,560
Thank you, Ms. Tam.

1255
01:49:27,180 --> 01:49:28,580
Always a thorough report.

1256
01:49:29,220 --> 01:49:29,620
Thank you.

1257
01:49:31,060 --> 01:49:31,660
Next.

1258
01:49:32,260 --> 01:49:32,760
All righty.

1259
01:49:32,760 --> 01:49:36,040
We're going to move on to our investment report for the city.

1260
01:49:39,560 --> 01:49:44,760
This is for the second quarter, which is January 1 through March 31st.

1261
01:49:46,330 --> 01:49:55,190
The total portfolio is at 53.6 million, which is a change of 13.7 million.

1262
01:49:56,870 --> 01:50:04,830
In our investments for total, at the end of March, we're at 33.5 million.

1263
01:50:05,850 --> 01:50:13,490
and in our regular depository we're at 20.1 million which is the 53.6 and

1264
01:50:15,990 --> 01:50:16,110
I'll

1265
01:50:16,110 --> 01:50:16,750
take any questions.

1266
01:50:21,940 --> 01:50:24,540
We'll move on to the EDC investment report.

1267
01:50:33,920 --> 01:50:34,520
The end of

1268
01:50:34,520 --> 01:50:43,860
March EDC had a total of 757,000 with 105,000 in investments.

1269
01:50:47,220 --> 01:50:48,500
I'm sorry I looked at

1270
01:50:48,500 --> 01:50:58,420
the wrong 10 million in EDC that is the net change between March and January. When I

1271
01:50:58,420 --> 01:51:06,020
let's have the other page I was like hold on now. In investments we have 105,000 and in

1272
01:51:06,020 --> 01:51:11,680
our depository we have 9.9 million. I don't take any questions.

1273
01:51:15,910 --> 01:51:16,690
Here are no seeing no

1274
01:51:16,690 --> 01:51:19,610
I want to read this at hand next.

1275
01:51:23,460 --> 01:51:26,160
You may proceed next item.

1276
01:51:27,000 --> 01:51:41,060
Consideration action on approval of an ordinance amending the annual budget for the City of Box Springs for fiscal year October 1st, 2024 through September 30th, 2025, providing that the expenditure shall be made in accordance with said budget as amended.

1277
01:51:41,060 --> 01:51:41,860
All

1278
01:51:44,330 --> 01:51:44,550
right.

1279
01:51:44,830 --> 01:51:50,770
As mentioned in the financial reports, we have been actively addressing some bounce corrections

1280
01:51:50,770 --> 01:51:54,870
that's needed within finance and ensuring that our financial records are accurate.

1281
01:51:55,570 --> 01:52:00,790
Since we're halfway through the budget, we did review revenues and expenses to determine

1282
01:52:00,790 --> 01:52:02,490
what adjustments needed to be made.

1283
01:52:03,190 --> 01:52:10,070
In your packet, you will see the combined fund summary, which summarizes the effect of the

1284
01:52:10,070 --> 01:52:14,290
requested amendment by fund for fiscal year 2025

1285
01:52:14,730 --> 01:52:18,010
for the adopted ending fund balance.

1286
01:52:19,630 --> 01:52:21,810
So let's start on the next page.

1287
01:52:22,370 --> 01:52:24,190
So I'll go through a couple of things

1288
01:52:24,190 --> 01:52:27,730
that's important to note, next page.

1289
01:52:30,010 --> 01:52:34,490
So I have created a color legend for you all

1290
01:52:34,790 --> 01:52:37,150
and just so that we're all on the same page.

1291
01:52:37,610 --> 01:52:39,930
Light green is for reallocation

1292
01:52:39,930 --> 01:52:45,410
of previously budgeted funds from one line item to another, which does not affect fund balance.

1293
01:52:46,390 --> 01:52:53,410
All of the yellow highlights are revenue reductions, meaning we are looking at trends.

1294
01:52:53,990 --> 01:53:00,450
We are seeing, you know, either last year we didn't collect or we're seeing sales tax go down.

1295
01:53:00,650 --> 01:53:07,070
So we're trying to ensure that we be more modest with what we're intending to collect and

1296
01:53:07,070 --> 01:53:09,230
and being transparent with how things are going.

1297
01:53:10,830 --> 01:53:12,810
And then the light pink are expenditures

1298
01:53:12,810 --> 01:53:14,350
that affect fund balance.

1299
01:53:15,130 --> 01:53:19,670
So the general fund has majority of the corrections

1300
01:53:19,670 --> 01:53:23,970
that will affect the overall budget.

1301
01:53:24,790 --> 01:53:27,270
So we'll start out by discussing the revenue reductions.

1302
01:53:29,600 --> 01:53:33,560
All right, so we've noticed that over the last couple of years

1303
01:53:34,000 --> 01:53:35,840
in the property revenue collections

1304
01:53:35,840 --> 01:53:41,960
the link line item and the interest we've not been collecting what we have historically budgeted

1305
01:53:41,960 --> 01:53:47,060
but we continue to budget at that rate so we're reducing it down to a more realistic number.

1306
01:53:48,560 --> 01:53:55,140
In addition the sales tax is trending low and I think it has a lot to do with the uncertainty.

1307
01:53:55,480 --> 01:53:58,640
We don't really know how things are going to go so we don't buy as much.

1308
01:54:00,140 --> 01:54:06,540
We're also proposing to reduce revenue in some of the permit line items, parts and

1309
01:54:06,540 --> 01:54:08,580
rates and conditions sales.

1310
01:54:09,780 --> 01:54:14,340
So we've kind of been talking about the interest revenue and how everything was allocated

1311
01:54:14,340 --> 01:54:20,240
to the general fund and what the pot is consistent of all of the different funds.

1312
01:54:20,680 --> 01:54:26,640
So because of that, we are proposing a reduction in interest revenue of $500,000.

1313
01:54:27,520 --> 01:54:34,500
But on the flip side of that, you will see an increase in revenue in other funds, such as the street maintenance,

1314
01:54:35,560 --> 01:54:41,140
those other water and sewer, things of that nature, drainage, and things like that.

1315
01:54:43,650 --> 01:54:49,690
On the expenditure side, for the workers' compensation, we tend to get the updated information

1316
01:54:49,690 --> 01:54:54,250
after we've already budgeted it, so we're doing the estimation as it is.

1317
01:54:54,250 --> 01:54:59,270
So this adjustment is to true up to what we'll actually have to pay out.

1318
01:54:59,830 --> 01:55:04,130
For the vehicle maintenance budget, if you scroll down to a

1319
01:55:10,500 --> 01:55:10,880
little more.

1320
01:55:13,960 --> 01:55:17,800
All right, for the vehicle maintenance budget and fire, that budget actually got cut.

1321
01:55:18,260 --> 01:55:23,500
So this is the amount that's needed in order to do preventative maintenance and

1322
01:55:23,500 --> 01:55:27,100
annual testing for the, on their older apparatuses.

1323
01:55:28,220 --> 01:55:33,780
Also, their contracted services was cut as well and so we're needing to add money back

1324
01:55:33,780 --> 01:55:39,020
for the cancer screening, bunker gear cleaning and things of that nature.

1325
01:55:40,080 --> 01:55:45,420
As you all know, the cost of construction increases over time, we might start a project

1326
01:55:45,420 --> 01:55:49,580
a year ago and then as we progress with that project, we need more money.

1327
01:55:50,140 --> 01:55:54,660
So as a result, we are proposing and Mr. Fender spoke to this earlier when he was talking

1328
01:55:54,660 --> 01:56:01,740
about the CIP plan, we are proposing a $400,000 increase in our contract services for

1329
01:56:01,740 --> 01:56:06,940
the streets department as well as $100,000 in our contracted services for the construction

1330
01:56:06,940 --> 01:56:08,260
management department.

1331
01:56:09,700 --> 01:56:14,660
So I just wanted to touch on some of those big ticket items to kind of give you a little

1332
01:56:14,660 --> 01:56:20,340
background, but if there's more questions in regards to the overall, if you'll go back

1333
01:56:20,340 --> 01:56:27,420
to the summary page that kind of shows the impact and I did not mention those revenues

1334
01:56:27,900 --> 01:56:33,460
that have been increased especially in the general fund it's just not enough to cover

1335
01:56:33,960 --> 01:56:41,440
especially that interest that we had to reduce down by so with that I'll take any questions

1336
01:56:41,440 --> 01:56:42,200
you may have.

1337
01:56:42,200 --> 01:56:42,660
In

1338
01:56:50,410 --> 01:56:51,370
that case, I don't

1339
01:57:13,130 --> 01:57:14,030
know if that is a mistake.

1340
01:57:14,530 --> 01:57:15,650
I didn't say no motion.

1341
01:57:19,720 --> 01:57:21,140
She's seeking a motion.

1342
01:57:21,740 --> 01:57:22,420
Oh, sorry.

1343
01:57:22,600 --> 01:57:24,800
I didn't say I didn't say no motion.

1344
01:57:25,080 --> 01:57:25,540
Madam Mayor.

1345
01:57:25,940 --> 01:57:26,920
Council Member Wheatley.

1346
01:57:27,160 --> 01:57:30,860
I move to approve and well, the sad thing is I close my computer.

1347
01:57:31,020 --> 01:57:31,580
I'm sorry guys.

1348
01:57:32,500 --> 01:57:33,260
I move to approve.

1349
01:57:33,800 --> 01:57:34,320
What?

1350
01:57:38,180 --> 01:57:41,720
I move to approve and ordinance amending the annual budget for the city.

1351
01:57:42,520 --> 01:57:45,080
For the fiscal year, October 1, 2024.

1352
01:57:45,080 --> 01:57:51,920
4 through September 30th, 2025, providing that expenditure shall be made in accordance with said budget as amended.

1353
01:57:52,300 --> 01:57:55,260
Second, motion made by Council Member Whitley.

1354
01:57:55,540 --> 01:57:57,120
Second by Mayor Pro Tem Miles.

1355
01:57:58,040 --> 01:58:00,160
Mayor Pro Tem, I'm sorry, Council Member Whitley.

1356
01:58:00,960 --> 01:58:02,920
I think you're doing a great job.

1357
01:58:03,240 --> 01:58:08,780
I'm glad that you're part of the city of Boltsprings, and I just appreciate everything you're doing for us.

1358
01:58:09,420 --> 01:58:11,580
And I don't think we say it enough, but thank you.

1359
01:58:11,580 --> 01:58:14,480
Thank you. Mayor Pro-Chem-Mouse.

1360
01:58:16,720 --> 01:58:20,260
Ditto, you're doing an excellent job. Thank you for the

1361
01:58:20,260 --> 01:58:26,640
detailed explanations for the presentation. It's very thorough, so I appreciate it.

1362
01:58:29,100 --> 01:58:35,460
Councilmember Garcia. Just thank you, Mr. Fender. Thank you. For all y'all do. Yeah, awesome.

1363
01:58:35,920 --> 01:58:42,500
You're bringing names that we need to make our city better. Thank you. Councilmember Hiegel.

1364
01:58:46,200 --> 01:58:47,160
Councilmember Vincent?

1365
01:58:48,750 --> 01:58:50,060
Yes, ma'am.

1366
01:58:50,300 --> 01:58:51,620
Appreciate you, Mr. Nese.

1367
01:58:52,510 --> 01:58:56,920
We have to stay liquid in these tumultuous times.

1368
01:58:58,860 --> 01:59:03,260
With the way the world is working, you may be revising that again, before we get back.

1369
01:59:05,440 --> 01:59:13,000
So, I appreciate you when you're energy and your youth and I hope hopefully we're treating you right.

1370
01:59:13,380 --> 01:59:14,520
I appreciate you, thank you.

1371
01:59:14,520 --> 01:59:14,560
Yes.

1372
01:59:14,940 --> 01:59:15,740
Thank you.

1373
01:59:16,300 --> 01:59:17,220
Council Member Salau.

1374
01:59:18,160 --> 01:59:19,440
I just want to say thank you, staff.

1375
01:59:21,560 --> 01:59:21,800
Okay.

1376
01:59:22,220 --> 01:59:26,440
The motion on the floor, again, is for approval of an ordinance amended in the annual

1377
01:59:26,440 --> 01:59:34,560
budget for the city, for fiscal year, October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, providing

1378
01:59:34,560 --> 01:59:38,520
that expenditure shall be made in accordance with said budget as amended.

1379
01:59:39,980 --> 01:59:41,380
Madam Secretary, call for the vote.

1380
01:59:42,380 --> 01:59:43,020
Council Member Hill.

1381
01:59:43,320 --> 01:59:43,620
Yes.

1382
01:59:43,620 --> 01:59:46,760
Yes. Council Member Garcia. Yes. Council Member Gabriel.

1383
01:59:48,870 --> 01:59:52,090
Yes. Council Member Whitley. Yes. Mayor

1384
01:59:52,090 --> 01:59:59,150
Potem Miles. Yes. Council Member Salão. Yes. Motion has passed. Thank you very much. One more.

1385
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:29,960
All right, next item. Item 7, discussion regarding the budget calendar for fiscal year 2025 is keeping our things budget. I wanted to get you guys on the budget train. So last week, myself and the directors, we all had a meeting. We wanted to start this budget process early. So this is a rough draft. We wanted to put something in front of you guys so that you know what we're doing that we're working on it. And so you'll get a periodic updates of the

1386
02:00:29,960 --> 02:00:36,600
different changes because decad is you know putting out preliminary numbers and we're working in the

1387
02:00:36,600 --> 02:00:41,380
background to get those things done but we want to do budget a little bit differently so I won't go

1388
02:00:41,380 --> 02:00:47,980
through the whole thing but I just want to say of course we have a legend blue is decad yellow is city

1389
02:00:47,980 --> 02:00:54,200
council and what's really important is yellow for you guys everything else is internal for us just

1390
02:00:54,200 --> 02:00:59,080
to talk about a couple of things today is highlighted because of course I had the budget amendment and I'm

1391
02:00:59,080 --> 02:01:06,920
talking to you guys about the budget calendar. But on May 30th and May 31st, we will start our

1392
02:01:06,920 --> 02:01:12,360
first discussions with council. We want to do it early so that you guys know what we have

1393
02:01:12,360 --> 02:01:17,200
going on and we know what you guys want to see happen so that we can try to make a budget that

1394
02:01:17,920 --> 02:01:25,060
works for everyone. So this is just a draft to get us started as we're working through the process

1395
02:01:25,060 --> 02:01:28,120
and as we see fit we're going to try to bring things forward.

1396
02:01:28,360 --> 02:01:33,480
We have already projected out the dates that we want to bring things to council for presentations,

1397
02:01:33,480 --> 02:01:40,180
for example, on June 17th, and then also workshops on July 22nd.

1398
02:01:40,420 --> 02:01:45,240
And then we've also put the dates on there for the agenda items as well.

1399
02:01:45,460 --> 02:01:47,780
So those are the dates that we're striving for,

1400
02:01:47,900 --> 02:01:50,680
and we just want to be transparent and keep you all in the loop.

1401
02:01:52,700 --> 02:01:55,080
All right. Thank you, Ms. Tane. Appreciate you.

1402
02:01:55,400 --> 02:01:57,680
Thank you. Next item.

1403
02:01:58,520 --> 02:02:00,000
Item A, consideration, action,

1404
02:02:00,140 --> 02:02:02,140
monitoring, approval of the child care awareness

1405
02:02:02,140 --> 02:02:02,880
proclamation.

1406
02:02:05,520 --> 02:02:09,140
Council, we can remain as individual items

1407
02:02:09,140 --> 02:02:12,320
or if you'd like to take all three proclamations at one time.

1408
02:02:12,980 --> 02:02:13,660
Your discretion.

1409
02:02:16,790 --> 02:02:19,530
The first is the child care aware proclamation.

1410
02:02:19,710 --> 02:02:21,750
Would you give a little insight

1411
02:02:21,750 --> 02:02:33,510
Like as the proclamations intake to you and how it ends up with the new process that we have some people might not be enlightened, Ms. Gross.

1412
02:02:35,010 --> 02:02:38,830
Proclamations are submitted to my office or the mayor's office.

1413
02:02:39,630 --> 02:02:49,670
If she gets them or he gets them, they will forward them to my office and we put it together and we'll bring it to council for approval.

1414
02:02:49,670 --> 02:02:52,610
that's what these are forged not so

1415
02:02:55,170 --> 02:03:00,470
hearing not hearing a consolidation of

1416
02:03:00,470 --> 02:03:06,830
the items you're gonna obtain number eight a motion regarding the child here

1417
02:03:06,830 --> 02:03:10,130
aware proclamations and you have those in your packet is

1418
02:03:13,330 --> 02:03:13,910
their motion

1419
02:03:19,730 --> 02:03:20,750
hearing

1420
02:03:20,750 --> 02:03:27,330
not removed to the next item no mayor I'll make a okay councilmember Salah I like

1421
02:03:27,330 --> 02:03:31,830
We have to make a motion to approve all three proclamations.

1422
02:03:33,750 --> 02:03:34,690
Is there a second?

1423
02:03:36,710 --> 02:03:37,250
Second.

1424
02:03:38,690 --> 02:03:45,230
Motion made by council members allowed second by council member Gabriel for consideration

1425
02:03:45,230 --> 02:03:55,410
to approve proclamation, child care, aware proclamation, front line workers appreciation month,

1426
02:03:55,410 --> 02:04:01,250
which is May, and third, Jewish American Heritage Month Proclamation.

1427
02:04:03,450 --> 02:04:04,130
Discussion?

1428
02:04:04,990 --> 02:04:06,010
Councilmember Salau.

1429
02:04:09,980 --> 02:04:11,740
I don't think there's anything to be said.

1430
02:04:11,920 --> 02:04:20,120
This is a good proclamation to be observed, so thank you,

1431
02:04:22,190 --> 02:04:22,710
yes, ma'am.

1432
02:04:22,770 --> 02:04:23,630
Councilmember Gabel.

1433
02:04:25,130 --> 02:04:27,250
These are great proclamations.

1434
02:04:27,250 --> 02:04:36,250
I hope society and I hope as all we have a deteriorated to a point to where we don't

1435
02:04:36,250 --> 02:04:46,110
see the beauty and the responsibility that we hold in bringing awareness to child

1436
02:04:46,110 --> 02:04:51,510
care and awareness and frontline workers.

1437
02:04:51,510 --> 02:04:59,850
We employ a few of those, and Jewish-American heritage, proclamation, long overdue.

1438
02:05:00,290 --> 02:05:04,750
I don't see why anybody would have a problem with this, unless thank

1439
02:05:07,690 --> 02:05:08,030
you, Mayor.

1440
02:05:08,770 --> 02:05:11,790
Okay. Council Member Heel.

1441
02:05:12,490 --> 02:05:14,550
No comment. Council Member Garcia.

1442
02:05:15,190 --> 02:05:17,610
No comment. Council Member Wheatley.

1443
02:05:18,250 --> 02:05:21,530
I was just curious who brought these proclamations before us.

1444
02:05:21,530 --> 02:05:22,290
I

1445
02:05:25,110 --> 02:05:28,830
do, because for the policy now they have to come before council.

1446
02:05:29,330 --> 02:05:32,130
Obviously you came up, you wanted us to approve these.

1447
02:05:32,870 --> 02:05:33,870
Like these are your items.

1448
02:05:34,370 --> 02:05:42,530
They're not my items on requesting the proclamations that the mayor is recommending approval of.

1449
02:05:42,750 --> 02:05:43,450
Okay, yes, ma'am.

1450
02:05:43,850 --> 02:05:44,210
Thank you.

1451
02:05:45,150 --> 02:05:46,250
I was just asking.

1452
02:05:47,530 --> 02:05:48,890
Yes, ma'am.

1453
02:05:49,910 --> 02:05:51,370
Councillor, Mayor Portilla Mouse.

1454
02:05:52,130 --> 02:06:19,930
Yeah, I do have a comment because I think I stated this before that I would like for your procedure that you were creating as gross to come back to City Council so we can have a more streamlined way that we approved these proclamations because right now I know most of us get a lot of emails that are not verified.

1455
02:06:19,930 --> 02:06:22,150
And there is no backup information.

1456
02:06:23,110 --> 02:06:29,690
It would be better to instead of just receiving a proclamation written as a draft,

1457
02:06:30,250 --> 02:06:32,130
but to have some background information on it.

1458
02:06:32,190 --> 02:06:36,350
Like one of these emails I saw it said, such person grass roots.

1459
02:06:37,110 --> 02:06:40,870
So to me, that's not viable, right?

1460
02:06:41,130 --> 02:06:44,090
Because we get emails all the time asking to support things.

1461
02:06:44,450 --> 02:06:47,770
And they're not actually coming from legitimate sources.

1462
02:06:47,770 --> 02:07:02,570
And so that concerns me and so I want to make sure that we do have a true process where we can verify information and that we have back up when things are brought before us and that process is put in place.

1463
02:07:02,850 --> 02:07:13,850
Like again, I know for a fact one of the things listed on this didn't say that the inactual body or entity or that supported is it something, something grass roots.

1464
02:07:13,850 --> 02:07:22,950
And so, when our city is backing things, let's make sure that we're backing things that's coming into us, that are legitimate sources.

1465
02:07:23,850 --> 02:07:29,930
And so, let's make sure that we put a process in place to do this.

1466
02:07:30,490 --> 02:07:31,030
Okay.

1467
02:07:32,130 --> 02:07:32,530
Just ma'am.

1468
02:07:32,770 --> 02:07:33,050
Any other?

1469
02:07:33,990 --> 02:07:34,270
Okay.

1470
02:07:34,850 --> 02:07:40,330
There was a process, I believe the city secretary, I don't have the date on it.

1471
02:07:41,050 --> 02:07:46,170
That's the one I'm referring to that now it's going to remove the mayor and now have City Council

1472
02:07:46,910 --> 02:07:53,170
Have that process come to us and we look over each one that comes before us with backup information

1473
02:07:53,170 --> 02:07:57,730
That's the one I'm referring to. Okay, so since we voted for a change

1474
02:07:58,290 --> 02:08:00,790
Okay, again, this was

1475
02:08:02,130 --> 02:08:05,890
Presented a proclamation process to the council

1476
02:08:05,890 --> 02:08:11,070
So, the proclamations come to either the mayor or

1477
02:08:11,710 --> 02:08:15,750
the city secretary's office, and there was background information.

1478
02:08:15,930 --> 02:08:19,470
It did not reach the council with the proclamations.

1479
02:08:20,270 --> 02:08:24,750
I have an email in a request to us in order to initiate the process in the first place.

1480
02:08:25,230 --> 02:08:29,550
And that's why the process that we tried to put in place previously would,

1481
02:08:29,970 --> 02:08:34,990
these individuals would have to do their work on the backside and provide all the information

1482
02:08:34,990 --> 02:08:40,890
and input there where as is in a stuff to the proclamation, but yes, I have emails.

1483
02:08:41,690 --> 02:08:47,890
I didn't, I was, it's not been translated to me of what all we need in order to get

1484
02:08:47,890 --> 02:08:55,150
these approved until tonight, so okay, but there is backup information on these individuals

1485
02:08:55,150 --> 02:08:55,930
request.

1486
02:08:55,930 --> 02:08:56,450
Yes.

1487
02:08:56,750 --> 02:08:56,970
Okay.

1488
02:08:57,010 --> 02:08:58,810
Just didn't make it to the council members.

1489
02:08:59,110 --> 02:09:03,150
Yes, I wasn't aware that they wanted those until tonight, so going forward, they will

1490
02:09:03,150 --> 02:09:03,530
get those.

1491
02:09:03,530 --> 02:09:13,270
Okay, so just trying to clarify and confirm that this process is not, it was never voted

1492
02:09:13,270 --> 02:09:13,990
on by Council.

1493
02:09:14,390 --> 02:09:14,810
No, ma'am.

1494
02:09:15,350 --> 02:09:23,630
So do you have a process so that Council is astute to when an intake comes in how it's

1495
02:09:23,630 --> 02:09:30,950
going to flow out to Council before it comes to this body for approval because at the

1496
02:09:30,950 --> 02:09:36,070
last meeting this was before the council and it was held until this meeting so that could

1497
02:09:36,070 --> 02:09:38,590
have been some communication in between that time and now.

1498
02:09:39,250 --> 02:09:40,490
And again that has been.

1499
02:09:40,490 --> 02:09:44,890
I have the floor between that time and I'm just trying to get and all I get is getting

1500
02:09:44,890 --> 02:09:46,790
understanding that's what we're about to do.

1501
02:09:47,130 --> 02:09:47,730
Go ahead Ms. Gross.

1502
02:09:50,120 --> 02:09:57,340
As I'm learning tonight that process will come back to council what I presented and it'll

1503
02:09:57,340 --> 02:10:03,980
be just proclamations, it won't say mayor or if it could say mayor and council proclamations,

1504
02:10:03,980 --> 02:10:09,900
it's going to do some changing in that procedure, but we have not got that approved at this

1505
02:10:09,900 --> 02:10:10,260
point.

1506
02:10:10,760 --> 02:10:11,160
No, ma'am.

1507
02:10:11,640 --> 02:10:13,660
So you're bringing the process back for council's approval?

1508
02:10:14,300 --> 02:10:16,580
That's what I believe that's what they want.

1509
02:10:16,940 --> 02:10:17,100
Okay.

1510
02:10:17,580 --> 02:10:17,820
All right.

1511
02:10:18,440 --> 02:10:19,560
And not this process.

1512
02:10:20,860 --> 02:10:22,840
Will it incorporate any of this process?

1513
02:10:22,840 --> 02:10:31,660
It'll be in the same realm of that process, it just won't have just mayoral proclamations

1514
02:10:31,660 --> 02:10:32,140
in there.

1515
02:10:34,420 --> 02:10:34,560
Okay.

1516
02:10:35,100 --> 02:10:35,480
We're approaching.

1517
02:10:36,000 --> 02:10:36,640
You had a question?

1518
02:10:37,860 --> 02:10:46,780
Again, as I stated before, I asked for this a while ago in conjunction when we first brought

1519
02:10:46,780 --> 02:10:53,960
before the rest of the council for the change to also implement a new process to make

1520
02:10:53,960 --> 02:11:00,520
make sure that everything is consistent and done decent in the city, not only that this

1521
02:11:00,520 --> 02:11:07,720
current governing body would follow, but the governing body after us would also have

1522
02:11:07,720 --> 02:11:12,160
a path to follow as well so things could be done in a consistent manner.

1523
02:11:15,500 --> 02:11:23,440
The motion on the floor is for approval of agenda item, proclamations for number 8.

1524
02:11:23,440 --> 02:11:23,540
8.

1525
02:11:24,440 --> 02:11:25,160
Child, here.

1526
02:11:25,360 --> 02:11:26,280
Aware proclamation.

1527
02:11:26,640 --> 02:11:27,080
9.

1528
02:11:27,980 --> 02:11:29,800
Frontline workers appreciation month.

1529
02:11:30,640 --> 02:11:31,040
10.

1530
02:11:31,780 --> 02:11:33,640
Jewish American Heritage Month.

1531
02:11:35,200 --> 02:11:36,660
Madam Secretary, what you call for the vote?

1532
02:11:38,000 --> 02:11:38,700
Councillor Member Heal?

1533
02:11:39,260 --> 02:11:39,500
Yes.

1534
02:11:40,820 --> 02:11:42,000
Councillor Member Garcia?

1535
02:11:42,400 --> 02:11:42,520
No.

1536
02:11:43,200 --> 02:11:44,360
Councillor Member Gabriel?

1537
02:11:45,200 --> 02:11:45,640
Yes.

1538
02:11:46,520 --> 02:11:47,460
Councillor Member Whitley?

1539
02:11:50,080 --> 02:11:50,420
No.

1540
02:11:50,640 --> 02:11:51,980
Just because it didn't come to us first.

1541
02:11:51,980 --> 02:12:05,080
First. Mayor Pro Tem miles. No. Council members allow. Yes. Mayor Gordon. Yes. Motion has passed. Thank you.

1542
02:12:07,200 --> 02:12:13,680
Item. Public comments, items on the agenda are not on the agenda. I'm sorry.

1543
02:12:14,620 --> 02:12:15,720
Carrie Marshall.

1544
02:12:22,940 --> 02:12:24,460
Good evening, Mayor and Council.

1545
02:12:24,800 --> 02:12:25,140
Good evening.

1546
02:12:25,560 --> 02:12:26,520
Good evening.

1547
02:12:27,220 --> 02:12:32,480
I am here to Carrie Marshall, one, two, six, zero, one, Natalie Drive-Balk Springs.

1548
02:12:33,280 --> 02:12:38,980
I'm here to talk to you a little bit about the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the

1549
02:12:38,980 --> 02:12:45,660
largest grass root mental health organization within these United States.

1550
02:12:45,660 --> 02:12:53,700
Named Dallas seven sector is the area that all of the area that is south of

1551
02:12:53,700 --> 02:12:59,420
Interstate 30 is the southern sector and that is the area that I represent as

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02:12:59,420 --> 02:13:05,540
the designated affiliate leader and those cities include the seven part of

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02:13:05,540 --> 02:13:11,060
Dallas City of Dallas, Seagaville, Brand Prairie, Duccanville, DeSoto-Balves Springs,

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02:13:11,060 --> 02:13:18,160
Mosque, Wil Montgomery Hill, Cedar Hill, Lancaster, Sunnyvale, and Hutchins.

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02:13:18,540 --> 02:13:24,000
And what we do in that area is that we bring mental health awareness and education and

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02:13:24,000 --> 02:13:26,420
resources to those areas.

1557
02:13:26,860 --> 02:13:32,840
You may have heard during the pandemic that the southern sector was identified as having

1558
02:13:32,840 --> 02:13:33,620
disparities.

1559
02:13:34,300 --> 02:13:37,060
We knew those disparities was there all along.

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02:13:37,060 --> 02:13:46,820
But just as you're reading, whether it's digital or a hard copy, it was highlighted that these things were there.

1561
02:13:46,940 --> 02:13:51,720
They were already there, we knew it, but the pandemic brought a light to them.

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02:13:52,040 --> 02:14:00,820
So what we're doing now is that we're in those areas, and we are helping people to understand what mental illness is all about.

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02:14:00,820 --> 02:14:08,040
understanding what the diagnosis of the symptoms and signs of it, and how they can get help.

1564
02:14:08,460 --> 02:14:19,520
Now, the Dallas Southern sector, as well as all the the anatomy affiliates, we offer free, free, free mental health support groups, education and awareness.

1565
02:14:20,140 --> 02:14:29,940
So at the box frames library, we are blessed to bring speakers into that space to share information with you

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02:14:29,940 --> 02:14:36,880
in terms of youth, teens, adults, family members, as well as yourself.

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02:14:37,540 --> 02:14:46,800
So, May is mental health awareness month, and the theme is in every story there is strength.

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02:14:47,300 --> 02:14:54,820
And the reason that the theme is such, because when a person share their story, share their concern,

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02:14:54,820 --> 02:14:58,380
It benefits others. It benefits help them too.

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02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:29,980
It's a support for themselves as well as their loved ones. So there is strength. You gain strength in hearing someone else's story. So you may say that, well, you know, that that doesn't impact me. I don't, I don't, I don't have a mental health concern. And I don't know anybody. One out of five. One out of five. One, two, three.

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02:15:32,500 --> 02:15:39,240
Thank you all and just remember this is mental health America. Where this one? Thank you.

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02:15:40,380 --> 02:15:42,220
Former state rep Carl Sherman.

1573
02:15:46,730 --> 02:15:50,830
Good evening. Good evening mayor. Mayor Gordon.

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02:15:59,670 --> 02:16:00,470
Mayor

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02:16:00,470 --> 02:16:08,570
marks. I simply wanted to experience your council meeting. I'm going to tell you that I was very

1576
02:16:08,570 --> 02:16:17,750
impressed with Councilwoman Whitley in expressing her gratitude to various members on the council.

1577
02:16:19,190 --> 02:16:26,050
I am grateful for your civic engagement and involvement and when I see the folks here in

1578
02:16:26,050 --> 02:16:38,590
ballsprings from Mr. Finner to Madam Secretary Gross to your city attorney. I think the

1579
02:16:38,590 --> 02:16:40,090
guy's name is Joe Gorfita.

1580
02:16:42,980 --> 02:16:47,560
You know I'm grateful for your commitment and dedication

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02:16:47,560 --> 02:16:56,600
to this work. Too often people sit on their couch and they express frustration about things

1582
02:16:56,600 --> 02:16:58,500
that are happening in politics.

1583
02:16:59,580 --> 02:17:02,880
In fact, there are people who play politics,

1584
02:17:03,760 --> 02:17:05,820
and they know that all they have to be

1585
02:17:05,820 --> 02:17:11,740
is the manifestation of the regular citizens' frustration.

1586
02:17:12,580 --> 02:17:13,620
And they'll score points.

1587
02:17:14,880 --> 02:17:17,940
But I believe that you are all engaged sincerely

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02:17:18,500 --> 02:17:21,480
in focusing on what you believe is important

1589
02:17:21,800 --> 02:17:23,020
for the citizens here.

1590
02:17:23,020 --> 02:17:31,880
And it shows in having former mayors here as well, like former Mayor Marshall and other council

1591
02:17:31,880 --> 02:17:38,220
members that have been here and continue to show up when lose a draw, they're engaged.

1592
02:17:39,240 --> 02:17:47,620
I enjoyed hearing the financial report from Miss Tanbati, quite energetic and I hope that

1593
02:17:47,620 --> 02:17:53,040
She will be the person you select here, but I don't get a vote on that.

1594
02:17:53,400 --> 02:17:56,940
I think that would be Mr. Finner in this council manager form of government.

1595
02:17:58,500 --> 02:18:05,180
So I just wanted to tell you, Mayor Gordon personally, to have your son.

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02:18:05,180 --> 02:18:10,840
He was sitting behind me, I noticed, and I know he's proud of his mother and your service

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02:18:10,840 --> 02:18:11,660
to this city.

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02:18:11,660 --> 02:18:18,080
This city is going to be around long before or long after, we're all not.

1599
02:18:18,960 --> 02:18:24,760
Lord's will, if it continues, if time continues, I just don't know considering what's happening

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02:18:24,760 --> 02:18:28,340
in politics higher up, where we're going to be.

1601
02:18:29,580 --> 02:18:36,900
But since June 13, 1953, when this city was incorporated, we've had citizens who were willing

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02:18:36,900 --> 02:18:44,400
to step up to the plate and say I will serve and I open pray that you will be

1603
02:18:44,400 --> 02:18:49,560
proud of your service and look back and say I did it not for selfish

1604
02:18:49,560 --> 02:18:57,240
reason not for self-interest but because you love this community well I would

1605
02:18:57,240 --> 02:19:04,340
think that as a state rep you would allow me to close and that's okay if not

1606
02:19:04,340 --> 02:19:04,980
Please proceed.

1607
02:19:05,320 --> 02:19:05,620
Okay.

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02:19:06,020 --> 02:19:18,260
In the interest of democracy, I ask that you continue to fight for local control because

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02:19:19,580 --> 02:19:28,640
every day more and more of your authority and your ability to serve the community is being

1610
02:19:28,640 --> 02:19:29,620
stripped from you.

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02:19:30,600 --> 02:19:38,300
We need you, and we need you to continue to hire good people to represent the community

1612
02:19:38,580 --> 02:19:41,820
and make sure we're focused on the issues.

1613
02:19:43,520 --> 02:19:53,460
Mr. Jim Sabona, when he left, Sabonis, I pronounce his name wrong, but we had a good conversation

1614
02:19:53,460 --> 02:19:58,140
on the parking lot, and I didn't ask him if I could say this.

1615
02:19:58,140 --> 02:20:01,360
But he boasted about ballsprings.

1616
02:20:02,390 --> 02:20:09,480
He boasted about your city manager and your focus on being conservative and making sure

1617
02:20:09,850 --> 02:20:12,540
that you achieve the things long-term.

1618
02:20:13,980 --> 02:20:15,640
And it grieves him.

1619
02:20:15,800 --> 02:20:23,400
It vexed his spirit that you're not being helped by elected officials higher up.

1620
02:20:24,400 --> 02:20:33,100
But stay focused, you're moving things, and it's worth me, for me, to stay to the end

1621
02:20:33,540 --> 02:20:35,340
to be able to say this to you.

1622
02:20:35,520 --> 02:20:42,600
God bless you, and the citizens of Ball Springs should be thankful to have you volunteer

1623
02:20:42,600 --> 02:20:43,700
your time here.

1624
02:20:44,240 --> 02:20:44,580
Thank you.

1625
02:20:45,120 --> 02:20:45,660
Thank you.

1626
02:20:47,960 --> 02:20:50,140
You'll always be State Representative Sherman.

1627
02:20:50,820 --> 02:20:51,560
Thank you very much.

1628
02:21:04,400 --> 02:21:08,440
I have also got a slide to show, just quickly, a few.

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02:21:09,680 --> 02:21:17,680
This is just public comment for office column, the address for the record please.

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02:21:18,240 --> 02:21:24,820
My name is James Cedorani, the address for the property is 11916.

1631
02:21:24,820 --> 02:21:30,940
I am representing ARC architects. I just wanted to introduce this project. We are working

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02:21:30,940 --> 02:21:33,680
the planning. What was the street?

1633
02:21:35,860 --> 02:21:36,240
Seagalville Road.

1634
02:21:36,520 --> 02:21:38,020
Seagalville Road. Okay. Thank you.

1635
02:21:39,500 --> 02:21:45,440
So we were working the planning department. We are requesting a zoning change and this

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02:21:45,440 --> 02:21:52,460
suggested that we can, well, before we go through the council meeting, we can gain some

1637
02:21:52,460 --> 02:21:59,720
feedback. If I can just introduce the project and then if you can give us some feedback

1638
02:21:59,720 --> 02:22:06,120
that would be very beneficial for us. So, we applied for rezoning for this property

1639
02:22:06,120 --> 02:22:08,520
from retail to commercial.

1640
02:22:12,140 --> 02:22:17,280
It's 14,000 square feet of retail and workspace that we are

1641
02:22:17,280 --> 02:22:23,660
proposing. It will be divided into two portions to accommodate potential tenants who will

1642
02:22:23,660 --> 02:22:33,920
be able to use it for small mixed-use spaces. The spaces that we are proposing are it could

1643
02:22:33,920 --> 02:22:42,660
be a DAS studio, karate studio, small shops, flower shops, art studios. We presented it to

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02:22:42,660 --> 02:22:50,560
the zoning department. They thought it was just a warehouse space, so they denied it. But

1645
02:22:50,560 --> 02:22:58,000
But what we wanted to discuss and propose is, it is not just a warehouse building, it's

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02:22:58,000 --> 02:23:00,000
a multi-use building that we are suggesting.

1647
02:23:01,320 --> 02:23:10,120
So before, I know it's been denied by planning, but we wanted to gain some feedback so that

1648
02:23:10,120 --> 02:23:15,880
we can change our plans for that to be approved.

1649
02:23:27,810 --> 02:23:32,410
I'm not, excuse me, I'm not sure what the project is, but I do have the address.

1650
02:23:32,410 --> 02:23:37,050
I'll find out, you know, because obviously if they come to the PNZ, our plain zoning department,

1651
02:23:37,170 --> 02:23:42,990
everybody has the right to come to make application to come to PNZ and then on to council.

1652
02:23:43,570 --> 02:23:45,150
So they don't just stop with this.

1653
02:23:45,310 --> 02:23:49,830
I mean, we obviously give them zoning information and then they can go from there.

1654
02:23:49,950 --> 02:23:52,810
So I'll have to find out a little bit more about this.

1655
02:23:52,810 --> 02:24:03,010
And we want you to hear that because we can't engage into conversation with you back and forth, but staff is deferred as city managers indicated they will follow up with you.

1656
02:24:03,430 --> 02:24:04,890
Thank you so much.

1657
02:24:05,010 --> 02:24:05,410
Thank you.

1658
02:24:08,190 --> 02:24:09,150
Item 11.

1659
02:24:09,610 --> 02:24:12,550
I'm sorry, that's all I have there in Council on public comments.

1660
02:24:13,730 --> 02:24:14,110
All right.

1661
02:24:16,400 --> 02:24:18,280
Next item 11.

1662
02:24:18,620 --> 02:24:24,240
In accordance with the Texas Government Code Chapter 551, the City Council recess an executive session.

1663
02:24:24,240 --> 02:24:31,380
Pursuant to the following sections A, section 551 of 74 personnel deliberations regarding

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02:24:31,380 --> 02:24:36,580
the appointment evaluation, reassignment duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer

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02:24:36,580 --> 02:24:39,420
employee, one city manager to city secretary.

1666
02:24:41,810 --> 02:24:45,550
We'll now move into executive session at 9.28 p.m.

1667
02:24:50,560 --> 02:24:53,520
We're reconvening an open session at 10.59 p.m.

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02:24:55,240 --> 02:24:56,420
Take action if any.

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02:24:56,560 --> 02:24:58,480
On matters discussed in executive session.

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02:25:03,660 --> 02:25:05,240
Councilmember Salau.

1671
02:25:05,560 --> 02:25:08,160
Yeah, I'd like to say something before we close.

1672
02:25:09,280 --> 02:25:16,580
And yeah, I just want to say it's been a journey this last two years.

1673
02:25:17,620 --> 02:25:24,460
And I remember my first interaction with Councilwoman Sherwidley.

1674
02:25:25,380 --> 02:25:30,400
Was it after midnight on Facebook, asked me a lot of questions.

1675
02:25:31,320 --> 02:25:34,520
you know, and I was just like what the hell does she want.

1676
02:25:35,480 --> 02:25:39,520
So it was like, you know, you know, I got to know her

1677
02:25:39,520 --> 02:25:45,680
and really value a lot of, you know, you really love the city.

1678
02:25:45,960 --> 02:25:48,980
And even from that day, I didn't know where you were coming from,

1679
02:25:49,360 --> 02:25:54,580
but she really cares about the homeless situation in the city

1680
02:25:54,580 --> 02:25:57,480
and it played a lot of homeless

1681
02:25:57,480 --> 02:26:00,300
accountments, so thank you for your contribution to the city.

1682
02:26:01,200 --> 02:26:06,800
Then to the mayor, as I've been here for a long time,

1683
02:26:07,040 --> 02:26:11,380
you've been like the mayor for a long time, so I don't,

1684
02:26:12,200 --> 02:26:15,640
you've been a mayor for almost all the time I've been here in the city.

1685
02:26:16,400 --> 02:26:20,560
And I appreciate the day after my election, you calling me and

1686
02:26:20,560 --> 02:26:29,400
talking to me and always have an open door to talk to me if I had any questions and a

1687
02:26:29,400 --> 02:26:38,520
couple of events we attend it so I really appreciate mentorship, leadership and guidance.

1688
02:26:39,600 --> 02:26:46,800
I hope you guys well and I hope you guys don't stay away from the city, I get it still

1689
02:26:46,800 --> 02:26:53,120
be active in the city as much as you can. I know it's been a... I know what's

1690
02:26:53,120 --> 02:26:56,720
worth to say, but it's been a tough two years, you know, a lot of personalities

1691
02:26:56,720 --> 02:27:03,280
here and trust me. I didn't know what I was getting into the first, the first, first

1692
02:27:03,280 --> 02:27:09,300
year was all women except me. It was, you know, it was something else. I'll just

1693
02:27:09,300 --> 02:27:13,980
leave it at that, you know, but it's been a journey and I really appreciate each

1694
02:27:13,980 --> 02:27:25,100
I wish one of you, we don't agree on everything, but I really value your friendship and your conversations, your advice, and thank you guys for your service to the city.

1695
02:27:25,760 --> 02:27:27,000
Thank you, Councilmember Salau.

1696
02:27:28,540 --> 02:27:32,120
If there's nothing further, I'll entertain a motion.

1697
02:27:32,680 --> 02:27:35,040
May I make a motion to adjourn?

1698
02:27:35,960 --> 02:27:42,260
Motion made by Mayor Pro Tem, Miles, Seconded by Council Member Hill to adjourn.

1699
02:27:42,420 --> 02:27:43,280
Any discussion of that?

1700
02:27:44,080 --> 02:27:45,940
If not, may the Secretary call for the vote.

1701
02:27:46,640 --> 02:27:47,300
Council Member Hill?

1702
02:27:47,540 --> 02:27:47,780
Yes.

1703
02:27:48,100 --> 02:27:49,020
Council Member Garcia?

1704
02:27:49,360 --> 02:27:49,620
Yes.

1705
02:27:49,880 --> 02:27:50,560
Council Member Gabriel?

1706
02:27:51,660 --> 02:27:52,180
Yes.

1707
02:27:52,700 --> 02:27:53,660
Council Member Whitley?

1708
02:27:54,160 --> 02:27:54,440
Yes.

1709
02:27:54,820 --> 02:27:55,720
Mayor Pro Tem, Miles?

1710
02:27:56,140 --> 02:27:56,320
Yes.

1711
02:27:56,840 --> 02:27:57,800
Council Member Slyle?

1712
02:27:58,100 --> 02:27:58,300
No.

1713
02:28:03,540 --> 02:28:04,940
motion has passed.

1714
02:28:05,180 --> 02:28:08,480
Thank you and we stand adjourned at 11.02 pm.

1715
02:28:08,960 --> 02:28:09,560
Thanks everyone.

1716
02:28:10,080 --> 02:28:11,120
Thank you mayor.

1717
02:28:12,120 --> 02:28:13,180
Have a blessed evening.