[0:04] I will call this meeting of the Balcones
[0:05] City Council to order on Tuesday, August
[0:07] 11th, 2026 at 6:30.
[0:12] For the record, all council members are
[0:13] present.
[0:16] Welcome everyone.
[0:18] We'll start this meeting with the
[0:19] invocation.
[0:21] We'll begin the meeting with the
[0:22] invocation. Now, we'll ask
[0:24] Pastor Jacob Forrest from Bridge Street
[0:26] Church to please come to the podium and
[0:28] give the invocation and lead us in
[0:30] reciting the pledge.
[0:39] » Heavenly Father, we come before you
[0:40] today, Lord, in the mighty name of
[0:41] Jesus. We thank you, Lord, for the city
[0:44] of Balcones, God. We thank you, Lord,
[0:45] for every person, every family, every
[0:48] business, and every church, and every
[0:49] school, Lord, that is represented in
[0:52] this city. God, we pray, Lord, that you
[0:55] would just touch this city, Lord, by the
[0:56] power of your spirit. God, we just
[0:58] cancel any assignment of darkness, Lord,
[1:01] that would come against this city,
[1:02] against any marriages, against any
[1:05] people, young people of the city. And we
[1:07] declare in Jesus' name that you are Lord
[1:09] over the city of Balcones. God, we just
[1:12] ask you, Lord, to touch, Lord. Let there
[1:14] just touch this this city council, the
[1:17] mayor, Lord, our city manager, Lord.
[1:19] Touch our police department, our fire
[1:21] department. We give you praise and we
[1:22] thank you for these. Help them to make
[1:24] godly and right decisions, Lord. I pray,
[1:27] God, that you would bring unity to this
[1:28] city, Lord. I pray that you would just
[1:30] bring your will, Lord, and God, just have your way and bless this city
[1:35] in the mighty name of Jesus we pray. And
[1:37] bless this meeting that we're having
[1:39] here today in Jesus' name. Now, let's
[1:41] say the pledge of allegiance.
[1:44] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:46] United States of America and to the
[1:49] Republic for which it stands, one nation
[1:52] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:55] justice for all.
[2:01] Thank you, sir.
[2:11] Acknowledgement of guest and visitors,
[2:12] public comment. This time is for
[2:14] citizens to address the the council on
[2:17] issues and items of concern that are not
[2:20] on the agenda. Citizens will be allowed
[2:22] a comment time
[2:23] on any
[2:25] requested agenda item. There will be no
[2:28] city council discussion
[2:30] or action at this time.
[2:34] There's a 3-minute
[2:36] time limit per person.
[2:39] Personal attacks on council staff will
[2:41] not be tolerated. Doing so will forfeit
[2:43] your remaining time. Persons engaged in
[2:46] disruptive behavior
[2:48] will be escorted from the meeting.
[2:50] Have I received all comment cards
[2:52] from those who would like to address the
[2:54] council?
[3:00] As I call your name, please come to the
[3:02] podium. State your name and address
[3:05] for the record. You will be given 3
[3:07] minutes to speak.
[3:11] Stacy Herzog.
[3:14] >> It's Herzog.
[3:21] I've lived at my address for
[3:23] approximately 30 years.
[3:25] I know Mr. Moore. He knows where I live.
[3:28] I want to address the quality of the
[3:30] water
[3:31] here lately.
[3:33] Specifically in the past
[3:35] month, 3 weeks. It's not just me, my
[3:38] neighbors also.
[3:40] It's like mud. It's not drinkable.
[3:43] I have pictures. Uh I've talked to my
[3:46] neighbors today. I have two that can't
[3:49] be here. One's at a volleyball game. It
[3:50] did send me a text that their their
[3:52] water is still
[3:54] terrible, also. I have spoken to
[3:57] Mr. Reed.
[4:00] Uh they did come and flush the hydrant
[4:04] twice.
[4:06] To me, I don't know if it needs to be
[4:07] for a longer period of time or what, but
[4:10] that hasn't done
[4:12] too much for my situation.
[4:15] Um
[4:17] it's to the point when I flush my
[4:19] toilet, it looks like it needs to be
[4:21] clean. It's It's brown. It It's
[4:25] You can't drink it. You don't want to
[4:27] shower in it.
[4:28] Um
[4:30] I I don't know how to solve this issue.
[4:33] To me, somebody had stated to me that
[4:35] there was a break in a main line
[4:38] several weeks ago. Not sure if that's
[4:41] true or not. I'm beginning to wonder now
[4:43] after it was fixed, was it fixed
[4:45] properly?
[4:47] I'm not sure. I just want to get this
[4:49] resolved because this has been a long
[4:51] time. I mean, around 3 weeks is a long
[4:53] time not to be able to have any water to
[4:55] cook with or anything else. I do have
[4:57] pictures of water coming into my home.
[5:00] If you would like to look at those
[5:01] pictures, Mr. Reed has already seen
[5:03] them,
[5:04] but I would love to show them to some of
[5:06] the other council members if you would
[5:07] like to see them.
[5:10] >> Yeah. Would you Would you mind emailing
[5:12] them to me and I'll distribute them to
[5:14] the council, also?
[5:15] >> They're on my phone. I mean, I can print
[5:17] them out and turn them on.
[5:18] >> Oh, no. Can you email them to me? That
[5:20] way they can all have copies of them.
[5:21] >> Yes, sure. Yeah, I'll do that.
[5:23] >> Yeah, just email them to me.
[5:24] Um and I will be
[5:25] >> Hey, your address again, please, ma'am.
[5:27] >> It's 2001 O'Dowd's Road. I'm on the
[5:29] corner.
[5:32] Another thing I'd like to address is
[5:34] when they did come and flush the
[5:37] hydrant,
[5:39] they shoot that out into my yard, which
[5:41] causes large ruts in my yard. Mr. Reed
[5:44] has stated to me that they did have a
[5:47] elbow
[5:48] >> Yeah.
[5:48] >> that would uh prevent that from
[5:50] happening. But when the guys came over
[5:52] there to do that, they stated to me that
[5:54] there is not an elbow.
[5:57] So, when that is done, it ruts up my
[5:59] yard.
[6:00] Um
[6:02] They did the last time they they shot
[6:05] the water out instead of shooting it to
[6:07] the side where it ruts out and has
[6:11] pretty much destroyed my corner, which I
[6:13] had St. Augustine on. They They did
[6:15] reroute it where it would go out the
[6:17] front, so it wasn't quite as bad.
[6:20] But, um
[6:22] pretty much vandalized my yard is what
[6:24] it did.
[6:25] You know, I try to keep a nice yard.
[6:29] I believe Mr. Moore can vouch for that.
[6:31] I've got one of the nicest yards in the
[6:32] neighborhood, and I try to keep it like
[6:34] that.
[6:35] But, this water is It's been a long
[6:38] time. I'm sure I'm going to get a water
[6:40] bill at the end of the month for water
[6:41] that I haven't been able to use.
[6:46] » I did.
[6:46] >> Miss Tate, did you get put your
[6:48] number on the comment card? A contact
[6:51] number?
[6:53] Did you put it on there?
[6:54] It's right there.
[6:55] >> No, I It's just
[6:57] >> I'm very sorry to hear this.
[6:59] >> Yeah, it's it's been going on for a
[7:01] while.
[7:13] Yeah, and the water isn't just a little
[7:15] discolored.
[7:16] I don't want to think that I'm being
[7:17] just a little nitpicky. Not a little
[7:19] discolored. It's a shade lighter than
[7:21] this.
[7:22] >> Wow.
[7:23] >> It's really bad.
[7:23] >> Wow.
[7:26] Thank you, ma'am.
[7:27] >> Thank you.
[7:44] Is there anyone else that like to speak?
[7:49] Thank you for your comments.
[7:53] Council and the city manager report, Mr.
[7:55] City Manager.
[7:57] >> Thank you, Mayor. Um if I would ask Mr.
[7:59] Reed to uh please come forward and give us a
[8:02] just a brief real quick update on
[8:04] Wheeler and Pecan, please, sir.
[8:15] » Mayor and Council, it's my pleasure to
[8:16] be here today to give you a little
[8:17] update on a very exciting project to me.
[8:19] It's a
[8:21] project that's moving at a pretty rapid
[8:23] pace. Uh we are finding a few items that
[8:25] we have discovery related to drainage
[8:28] that we're trying to
[8:29] uh race through those challenges, keep
[8:31] the project on schedule, but I want to
[8:33] just give you a few updates and a few
[8:34] reminders. Notice to proceed was issued
[8:36] June 15th. The original contract was 1.6
[8:39] million.
[8:41] Work completed to date is about
[8:42] $240,000.
[8:44] Um percentage complete on construction
[8:47] is about 14%.
[8:49] Uh we have not mobilized over to Pecan,
[8:51] so we're pretty much staying on Wheeler
[8:53] and trying to get the contractor to
[8:54] focus on moving that project forward.
[8:57] Um original days for the entire contract
[9:00] is 180.
[9:02] Days used is about 40% complete. Um time
[9:06] is about 22%
[9:08] to date.
[9:09] No days have been added to the contract,
[9:12] nor have any change orders been issued.
[9:14] We do have two drainage-related
[9:16] uh change orders that we're looking at,
[9:19] negotiating. Our engineer's been out in
[9:21] the field as of today,
[9:23] uh trying to figure out the best
[9:24] solution. It's about old drainage sewer
[9:27] network that is not tied together
[9:29] properly, so it's not flowing when we
[9:31] get everything tied together in the
[9:33] existing contract.
[9:35] Um
[9:36] but we're trying to manage that. We're
[9:37] trying to work through it and keep the
[9:39] project moving.
[9:41] Current impacts to the community of full
[9:44] closure is now between Cain and Fisher.
[9:47] We've moved away from the school and St.
[9:50] Paul's. I mean it looks like a base
[9:52] roadway, but that's the intent of where
[9:54] we're at today.
[9:55] That base roadway has been tested. It
[9:58] has been graded and it is fully
[9:59] compacted. So once we get all of Wheeler
[10:03] done, we'll come in there with one
[10:04] asphalt course that gives you a lot
[10:06] better uniform look, but it also gives
[10:08] you something more structural that keeps
[10:10] water from penetrating down into the
[10:12] road.
[10:13] >> How thick is that asphalt layer going to
[10:15] be?
[10:16] The top coat. You're going to do a top
[10:17] coat of 2 in? 2 in, okay. 2 in. Good.
[10:20] >> And that's pretty standard.
[10:21] >> Yeah.
[10:23] >> We do have a meeting
[10:25] on
[10:26] Thursday. A few things we're going to be
[10:28] talking about is how we reconcile some
[10:30] of the time
[10:31] ideas that we have or additional
[10:33] construction crews, extended work hours.
[10:36] We've already started letting them work
[10:37] on Saturdays and we do inspection on
[10:39] those Saturdays to keep the project
[10:41] moving for some catch-up time.
[10:44] We're talking about them bringing
[10:45] additional equipment and maybe starting
[10:47] on Bacon a little earlier than what they
[10:49] had originally planned.
[10:51] From a standpoint of the project, I know
[10:54] it's a big inconvenience to the
[10:55] community when you have that many
[10:57] traffic control devices out there. We've
[10:59] got road closures, we've got partial
[11:01] road closures.
[11:02] We're trying to communicate with the
[11:04] community when they reach out to my
[11:05] office. We do meet them in the field and
[11:07] try to explain where we're at and where
[11:08] we're headed.
[11:10] I do need to do an update cuz school's
[11:12] starting pretty quick and that will be
[11:13] update will go out tomorrow morning.
[11:16] That kind of gives everybody a status of where we are within the
[11:19] limits of Wheeler
[11:21] and what we're looking at in about 30
[11:22] days to come. So that will go out
[11:25] tomorrow.
[11:26] Beyond that, I just want to thank the
[11:28] community for being patient with us.
[11:30] Most of the people we talked to have
[11:32] been very courteous.
[11:33] They've reached out to us. We go out in
[11:35] the field and they're welcoming us for
[11:37] answers and we try to give them those
[11:39] answers and if not, we follow up with
[11:41] them on another day.
[11:43] So, that's my update. If you have any
[11:44] questions, I'd be glad to
[11:46] >> With the all open and up to Cain Street
[11:49] so far to help with school, is that it?
[11:52] That Does that all the way down to their
[11:53] main entrance or just the one entrance
[11:55] closer between Cain and Maxwell?
[11:58] >> It's the one right at right at Cain.
[11:59] >> So, the school I just have to detour the
[12:01] parking lot for the
[12:02] >> Yes, sir. And they've been briefed.
[12:04] Contractors been in their door and I've
[12:06] sent out some messages about that.
[12:08] >> Awesome. Thank you.
[12:09] >> We're very sensitive to that and I think
[12:11] the progress that the contractor has
[12:13] made in that particular segment, we can
[12:15] start moving those barricades that are
[12:16] road closure even further down towards
[12:18] the civic center.
[12:20] So, we're going to work with the school
[12:22] anyway. That first day of school, it's
[12:24] always an adventure.
[12:25] >> Yes, sir.
[12:26] >> And we'll be out in the field monitoring
[12:27] that and making sure that it functions
[12:29] well.
[12:30] >> Thank you.
[12:30] >> Yes, sir.
[12:37] » Thank you, sir.
[12:38] Um the next couple items I'll catch you
[12:40] up on is
[12:41] please keep in mind October sounds like
[12:43] a long time away, but it's not. Our
[12:46] October and November meetings will start
[12:48] at 5:30 with um strategic visioning and planning
[12:53] council workshop with SGR coming in and
[12:56] then after the after 7:30, we hope to
[12:59] have short quick meetings to get those
[13:02] moving forward. Uh and followed by that,
[13:05] then what we will do is hopefully after
[13:07] that session, we will uh bring in our
[13:10] financial consultants to give council
[13:12] some options on what they can do in the
[13:16] future, whether they want to go bonds,
[13:18] certificates of applications or they
[13:19] want to do nothing. Uh but that's what
[13:22] we are uh moving forward to.
[13:24] We are still
[13:26] anxious and awaiting the um
[13:30] one big grant for 21 million. Hopefully,
[13:33] it'll come through. Uh but, I I assume
[13:36] you'll probably be the third to know it.
[13:38] After Jim and Karen and I will
[13:40] immediately let you know if that's
[13:41] awarded or not. So, we're anxiously
[13:43] awaiting that one. And the county did us
[13:46] a uh favor
[13:48] uh by rejecting the agricultural
[13:50] district proposed by data center. So, we
[13:53] do not have to take any action on that.
[13:55] I talked to the county judge, and he
[13:57] felt that the uh action that they took
[13:59] covers the entire county.
[14:01] And I would be happy to address any
[14:03] questions you have or anything that
[14:05] you've heard.
[14:09] Thank you.
[14:30] » Next up is presentations.
[14:34] PR 20 26-10,
[14:37] presentation of lifesaving award
[14:40] to Sergeant Rendon and Officer Mills
[14:44] and Smallridge.
[14:45] Chief.
[14:48] » If um
[14:49] while I was coming up here, I know I've
[14:50] asked uh
[14:52] Chief to come up here and
[14:53] recognize these outstanding
[14:56] uh officers for uh the actions that they
[14:59] took.
[15:02] » Mayor, city council, thank you for your
[15:04] time.
[15:05] Ladies and gentlemen of the audience,
[15:07] thank you for being here and those that
[15:09] are here in support of each individual.
[15:11] If I could get uh Officer Smallridge
[15:15] and Officer Mills.
[15:19] Uh tonight, Sergeant Rendon was not able
[15:21] to attend. He apologizes for his uh
[15:24] absence.
[15:25] And Lieutenant Rowe, if you and Officer
[15:27] Solace would come up front, please.
[15:31] >> Guys, would y'all stand closer to the
[15:32] dais?
[15:38] » While we're doing that, if family
[15:39] members want to stand up and come over
[15:41] here and take pictures, you are
[15:42] perfectly welcome to do so.
[15:48] The reason that we're here tonight um
[15:50] these officers, along with our
[15:53] uh
[15:53] team players here from the Waco Police
[15:55] Department, was also on the scene.
[15:57] Officer Solace was a part of this. We've
[15:59] invited him here tonight uh to accept an
[16:03] award uh for a life-saving award for all
[16:06] of these officers' efforts.
[16:09] And so, if you'll bear with me for just
[16:10] a minute,
[16:13] on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, at
[16:16] approximately 10:25 a.m.,
[16:20] officers were called upon to to respond
[16:24] to an unresponsive male that was lying
[16:26] on the roadway who was not breathing.
[16:31] Once the officers
[16:33] began to arrive, they immediately
[16:35] assessed the situation,
[16:37] recognized the severity of the medical
[16:38] emergency, and without hesitation began
[16:41] to administering chest compressions
[16:43] while simultaneously
[16:45] notifying responding officers and
[16:47] emergency medical personnel of the
[16:49] subject's condition.
[16:52] As other additional officers began to
[16:53] arrive, which included Sergeant Rendon,
[16:56] Luis Rendon of the Bellmead Police
[16:58] Department, Officer Dustin Smallridge of
[17:00] the Bellmead Police Department,
[17:03] Officer John Mills of the Bellmead
[17:05] Police Department, and Waco Police
[17:07] Officer Ivan Solace,
[17:10] they joined in providing life-saving
[17:12] care to this individual.
[17:14] Officer Smallridge retrieved a medical
[17:16] bag from his patrol unit and began
[17:19] administering oxygen to the subject
[17:21] while CPR efforts continued.
[17:24] Upon arrival of the Bel Meade Police Bel
[17:26] Meade Fire Department and AMR personnel,
[17:28] Officer Smallridge further
[17:31] utilized his training and experience as
[17:33] a paramedic to assist medical personnel
[17:35] with advanced patient care.
[17:39] Because of this immediate response,
[17:41] teamwork, and unwavering commitment dis-
[17:45] demonstrated by each and every police
[17:47] officer and individual here,
[17:50] medical personnel
[17:51] were able to restore the subject's pulse
[17:54] and began breathing on his own before
[17:56] being transported by ambulance to the
[17:58] hospital for further treatment.
[18:01] There is little doubt that had
[18:04] each and every one of you
[18:08] um not acted as quickly and decisively
[18:12] as you did, the outcome would have been
[18:13] tragic. And that individual, by the way,
[18:16] for an update, he is still alive and
[18:17] well and doing fine. Uh he is retired
[18:20] but doing well.
[18:23] The Life Saving Award is one of the
[18:24] highest honors bestowed upon a Bel Meade
[18:27] police officer or any police officer.
[18:30] It's received for those extraor-
[18:32] extraordinary occasions when an
[18:34] officer's decisive actions, sound
[18:37] judgment, courage, and commitment to
[18:39] preserving human life directly
[18:41] contributed to saving another person's
[18:43] life. It recognizes those rare moments
[18:48] when training, professionalism,
[18:50] dedication to public service come
[18:52] together under the most critical
[18:54] circumstances.
[18:57] They're going to be presented with a red
[18:59] and white pin tonight.
[19:02] And let me tell you the meaning of that
[19:04] red and white pin.
[19:05] The white symbolizes hope, compassion,
[19:09] and preservation of life.
[19:11] While the red represents courage,
[19:13] sacrifice, and the willingness to act
[19:16] without hesitation when another person's
[19:18] life hinges hangs on the balance.
[19:22] In the balance. The colors embody the
[19:24] values of our professional profession
[19:27] and serve as a reminder of the oath that
[19:30] has been taken to protect and serve our
[19:33] whole community.
[19:36] Now, to each and every one of y'all,
[19:39] I want to tell you your actions on June
[19:41] 3rd exemplified those values.
[19:45] Each and every one of you just
[19:47] demonstrated exceptional composure under
[19:49] pressure,
[19:50] exercised sound judgment, and displayed
[19:53] unwavering commitment to preserving
[19:55] life.
[19:56] Because of your your efforts,
[19:59] this individual was given another
[20:00] opportunity of life and able to return
[20:03] home to his family.
[20:05] While law enforcement officers rarely
[20:07] seek seek
[20:09] recognition for simply doing their job,
[20:12] it is important that we encourage those
[20:14] whose actions rise above the ordinary.
[20:18] Your professionalism, courage,
[20:20] dedication reflect credit upon yourself,
[20:25] the Bellmead Police Department and La
[20:26] Vega Police Department,
[20:28] the city of Bellmead,
[20:30] and the community that we serve.
[20:34] So, on behalf of the city of Bellmead, Police Department, it is my
[20:38] honor
[20:40] to present you each and every one of
[20:41] you, and I'm going to let Lieutenant
[20:43] Raul present Officer Solis, but each and
[20:45] every one of y'all at the Bellmead
[20:47] Police Department
[20:49] with the life-saving pin.
[20:52] And if y'all will give a round of
[20:54] applause for each and every one of these
[20:56] officers and their brave actions.
[22:38] » The last thing that I'll mention is I
[22:40] want to thank each and every one of the
[22:42] family members of the officers that are
[22:44] here
[22:45] because without your support them not
[22:48] being home every night when you want
[22:50] them home
[22:51] they're out here doing great things like
[22:53] this and we appreciate you loaning them
[22:55] to us for the the time that they're here
[22:57] and serving us. We appreciate it.
[23:13] » Thank you all very much.
[23:22] And we've got another
[23:24] recognition for Lieutenant Gresham
[23:28] for successfully completing the Texas
[23:30] Police Chiefs Association Law
[23:32] Enforcement Command Officers Program.
[23:35] LECOP
[23:38] Secretary
[23:39] >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh LECOP is not an
[23:41] easy program. It's an intense program.
[23:44] And I believe uh Lieutenant Gresham
[23:46] would
[23:47] totally concur
[23:49] uh that is not it's not a piece of uh
[23:51] cake. It is an intense program created
[23:53] by Texas Police Chiefs.
[23:55] And we are very proud of um
[23:57] Lieutenant Gresham for completing that.
[23:59] Chief.
[24:02] » You want me to back up? Okay. Sorry.
[24:04] Mayor, city council, thank you for your
[24:06] time again.
[24:08] Lieutenant Gresham, if you'll come up
[24:09] here and join me.
[24:15] This is one of the his most favorite
[24:17] things to do in his job.
[24:31] This is a very special thing for me to
[24:33] do. Uh I get to work with uh Lieutenant
[24:35] Gresham every day, Monday through
[24:37] Friday, and
[24:38] his growth
[24:40] um is beyond any words that I can
[24:42] express to you all tonight. So, it is
[24:44] definitely an honor and a privilege to
[24:45] be able to
[24:47] talk about this and and recognize him
[24:49] for this and all the hard work that he's
[24:51] put in tonight.
[24:54] I have the privilege of recognizing
[24:55] Lieutenant Gresham for his outstanding
[24:57] professional
[24:58] achievement that reflects his commitment
[25:01] to leadership, service, and the future
[25:04] of the Balch Springs Police Department.
[25:07] Lieutenant Grisham has successfully
[25:08] completed the Texas Police Chiefs
[25:10] Association
[25:12] command
[25:15] law enforcement command officer program,
[25:17] which is called LECOT,
[25:19] and has earned the distinction of LECOT.
[25:22] And when I say earned, he did earn it.
[25:25] The modules are not simple.
[25:27] This is not simply another training
[25:30] course or a certificate. It is a
[25:32] rigorous
[25:33] leadership development program designed
[25:37] to prepare
[25:38] law enforcement leaders to meet
[25:40] challenges of today's profession while
[25:42] developing the character,
[25:44] judgment, and vision necessary to lead
[25:47] tomorrow's agencies.
[25:49] One of the things I appreciate most
[25:51] about this recognition is that it
[25:53] represents far more than the classroom
[25:55] instruction. The LECOT LECOT award
[25:58] symbolizes a commitment to servant
[26:01] leadership, ethical decision-making,
[26:04] accountability, and willingness to
[26:06] continually
[26:08] grow both professionally and personally.
[26:10] It reflects someone who understands that
[26:13] leadership is not about rank, it's about
[26:15] influence, integrity, and earning the
[26:18] trust of those that they lead.
[26:21] As a part of this achievement,
[26:24] Lieutenant Grisham received a LECOT
[26:27] certificate,
[26:28] a com- a commemorative coin,
[26:31] an award bar, and a label pin. I want to
[26:33] talk about that for a minute.
[26:36] The label pin has certain colors, and I
[26:38] want to tell you what those colors
[26:40] represent. They're very symbolic
[26:44] the of the values of law enforcement
[26:47] that a leader should have or strive to
[26:49] uphold. They represent honor,
[26:53] integrity, courage, professionalism, and
[26:56] an unwavering commitment to serving
[26:59] others.
[27:00] Those are the values that Lieutenant
[27:02] Grisham demonstrates every day
[27:04] in the way that he leads our officers
[27:06] and serves the citizens of Belle Meade.
[27:10] As the chief, one of my priorities is
[27:12] developing future leaders within the
[27:14] department. Lieutenant Grisham has
[27:17] embraced that responsibility.
[27:20] He leads by example. He mentors younger
[27:22] officers and continually looks for ways
[27:25] to improve himself and the organization.
[27:29] His willingness to invest in his own
[27:31] professional development makes our
[27:32] department stronger today and better
[27:35] prepared for tomorrow.
[27:37] Lieutenant Grisham, thank you for your
[27:39] dedication, your professionalism, and
[27:41] your commitment to excellence. Your
[27:43] accomplishment is one
[27:46] that you, your family, this department,
[27:49] and the community should be proud of.
[27:51] On behalf of the City of Belle Meade and
[27:53] the Belle Meade Police Department,
[27:55] congratulations on earning this
[27:56] prestigious designation of Lee Cop.
[28:00] Please join me in congratulating
[28:02] Lieutenant Grisham on this well-deserved
[28:04] accomplishment.
[28:36] » No No speech?
[28:37] >> Thank you.
[28:41] sir.
[29:26] » Next consent agenda.
[29:29] All consent items listed below are
[29:31] considered routine and non-controversial
[29:34] by the City Council and will be approved
[29:37] by one motion. However, any City Council
[29:41] member or city manager may remove an
[29:44] item
[29:45] from the consent agenda to allow for
[29:47] discussion and voting on the item
[29:49] individually.
[29:51] Mr. City Manager, we can go through the
[29:52] consent agenda.
[29:53] >> Thank you, sir.
[29:54] Um
[29:56] First one is 008.
[29:58] That is the approval of the minutes of
[29:59] the July 14th City Council meeting.
[30:03] The next item is 009, which is the
[30:07] approval of a special
[30:10] uh City Council meeting held on July
[30:12] 28th.
[30:14] The next item is the memorandum
[30:17] approving the City of Bellaire
[30:19] investment
[30:20] report, and you have all the details
[30:22] there.
[30:23] Um resolution 32
[30:25] is consider resolution appointing Brooks
[30:27] Watson uh to uh finish or start their um audit, which they've already started,
[30:35] and they will continue to do um until
[30:38] they get it complete, and will be
[30:39] presenting it uh to the City Council.
[30:42] Uh I would ask you to please fill out
[30:44] the surveys when you do get them. Uh
[30:47] they all they really rely heavily on
[30:48] those.
[30:50] The uh next item is resolution 33,
[30:53] which is uh to consider uh setting September 8th as the official
[31:00] date for the
[31:02] public hearing on the proposed 2027
[31:05] budget.
[31:06] Um item 34,
[31:09] uh resolution 34
[31:11] is the resolution uh setting
[31:14] the upcoming tax rate at 409351
[31:20] per $100, which is the voter approval
[31:22] rate.
[31:23] And the last resolution, resolution
[31:26] 035 is authorizing the purchase of four
[31:31] patrol cars
[31:32] and the additional equipment. Patrol
[31:35] cars at 225628
[31:37] and the
[31:39] additional equipment uh hopefully at 124
[31:43] uh 372.
[31:45] Uh just for um some may wonder why we're
[31:48] ordering equipment cars now. Last year
[31:51] we uh put the order in for July and we
[31:54] just received those cars and put them in
[31:56] service in the last couple of weeks.
[32:00] So, with that um Mayor, we would uh
[32:02] recommend your
[32:04] uh
[32:05] council's approval on the resolutions.
[32:07] Thank you.
[32:11] Yes, sir.
[32:12] >> Uh the special meeting was changed.
[32:14] >> It was to 49.
[32:15] >> No, 4.40.
[32:16] >> Auction of those surplus police
[32:17] vehicles.
[32:18] >> Yes, sir.
[32:18] >> What do you think they would bring in
[32:20] How much have they done in the past?
[32:23] >> Um do you recall off the top of your
[32:25] head
[32:26] what happens when we're getting for
[32:28] those cars?
[32:29] >> Well, two of them have motors that are
[32:30] blown.
[32:31] So, I'm not sure that they're going to
[32:33] bring in that much.
[32:34] >> Yeah, they'll bring some Two of them
[32:36] Okay, two of them are going to bring
[32:37] salvage value, but the other two I don't
[32:39] recall what we've been roughly getting
[32:41] for them.
[32:41] >> I don't either.
[32:43] >> But we can we can get that.
[32:44] >> Yeah, two of them got two blown motors.
[32:46] >> Yes, sir.
[32:47] >> We hadn't even used them.
[32:49] >> I'm sorry?
[32:50] >> We hadn't used them, but how long have
[32:51] they been sitting around with blown
[32:52] motors?
[32:53] >> Um couple of months.
[32:55] >> Yes, sir. That's correct.
[32:57] >> By the time you get the estimates and we
[32:58] got the estimates and the chief made the
[33:00] correct decision of not reinvesting that
[33:03] much money in cars
[33:05] when we could just
[33:06] share.
[33:08] >> And the other two, they were kind of
[33:11] indisputable.
[33:13] >> Well, they're police cars that have been
[33:15] driven safely, but hard. Chief, you can
[33:18] add to that.
[33:19] >> be an That would be an accurate
[33:21] statement. They're both '21 models. Um
[33:25] it's hard to tell. Sometimes we do
[33:27] really well with the auction and then
[33:29] sometimes we do less than what we
[33:32] uh anticipated. So, it's it's really
[33:34] hard to tell, sir, what we'll get for
[33:36] them because
[33:37] uh police cars are not a big demand for
[33:41] somebody buying a personal vehicle.
[33:43] >> Yeah.
[33:43] And so, when we know the new vehicles
[33:45] that we're going to purchase, when we do
[33:46] we expect to get those in?
[33:48] >> Well, as the city manager alluded to a
[33:51] while ago, sir,
[33:52] uh the reason that we do this early is
[33:55] it takes time and we get in line. So, if
[33:57] we order them now, um
[34:00] if y'all approve this tonight, uh we
[34:03] will
[34:05] put them on order and I anticipate about
[34:07] around February
[34:09] before we receive them or March of next
[34:12] year.
[34:14] And just to keep in mind, sir, that's
[34:17] just getting the vehicles here. That's
[34:19] not including the time to get them
[34:21] upfitted, sir.
[34:23] It usually takes about a month to a
[34:25] month and a half to have that taken care
[34:27] of.
[34:28] >> Thank you.
[34:29] >> Please, Chief, would you happen to know
[34:31] roughly how how much mileage do we get
[34:34] on a car? car before it needs to be
[34:36] retired? I know that it's mostly city
[34:39] driving. I I know, but I I'm just
[34:41] curious.
[34:42] >> So,
[34:44] um
[34:45] it varies in miles.
[34:48] One thing you have to keep in mind is
[34:49] what we try to follow as an industry
[34:51] standard. And our industry standard is 5
[34:54] years. You start getting beyond that,
[34:56] maintenance cost to keep the vehicle is
[34:58] going to cost you more than keeping it
[35:00] in
[35:00] >> So, it's not miles, but it's years.
[35:02] Okay.
[35:02] >> It's years in use of service, and then
[35:05] also cost is what that's based on.
[35:08] >> Okay. Thank you, sir.
[35:09] >> Yes, sir.
[35:13] » Are there any other questions?
[35:15] >> Yeah, I got one question on
[35:18] Sorry.
[35:19] On uh RS 2026 uh 035,
[35:24] I was looking over the contract proposal
[35:28] for the to put them out for the bids,
[35:31] and I noticed that there is no HUB men
[35:34] on there.
[35:36] They're all three big.
[35:47] The contract for the vehicles,
[35:50] there is no HUB bids on there.
[35:55] » There's typically not any HUBs for
[35:57] vehicle purchases. You're talking about
[35:59] historically underutilized businesses.
[36:01] >> Mhm.
[36:02] >> That's also no longer a requirement for
[36:04] the state comptroller.
[36:07] >> I'm pretty sure that I read it on here.
[36:09] Where is it at?
[36:12] >> Those rules changed under the um
[36:15] previous comptroller.
[36:25] » I just
[36:36] » But even with the prior rules, what we
[36:37] had to do was we were supposed to look
[36:39] to see if there was a hub in McLennan
[36:41] County and if there's not, then you
[36:42] don't have to have a hub.
[36:44] >> there is. Yeah, I don't think there is
[36:46] one here.
[36:47] >> Right.
[37:15] » And we're going through buy board,
[37:16] right?
[37:20] » Yes, sir. It is a buy board contract.
[37:28] » That's all I have.
[37:37] Any other questions?
[37:43] Is there a motion to approve RS
[37:45] 2026-035?
[37:49] 1 through 9.
[37:50] >> Yeah.
[37:57] » I make a motion to approve the consent
[37:59] agenda um number 3 through 9.
[38:04] » Is there a second?
[38:06] » I'll second it.
[38:09] >> Do any have discussion?
[38:14] Will the city secretary please call the
[38:15] council?
[38:16] >> Mayor Cleveland?
[38:17] >> Yes.
[38:18] >> Mayor pro tem Bainbridge?
[38:19] >> Yes.
[38:20] >> Councilman Gibson?
[38:21] >> Yes.
[38:21] >> Councilman Moore?
[38:25] » Abstain.
[38:31] » Councilman Wingate?
[38:32] >> Yes.
[38:33] >> And Councilman Boxford?
[38:35] >> Yes.
[38:35] >> The motion passes.
[38:42] » Next regular agenda,
[38:44] ordinances.
[38:47] OR 2026-08,
[38:50] consider memorandum
[38:52] ordinance amending chapter 9
[38:55] health and human services article 1 in
[38:57] general
[38:58] to make changes to local regulations
[39:01] relating to operation of mobile food
[39:04] units, MFUs,
[39:06] food trucks and mobile food truck mobile
[39:09] food vendors
[39:10] in conformance with House Bill 2844
[39:17] and regulations of the Texas Department
[39:20] of State Health Services first first
[39:22] reading.
[39:25] » Mayor, thank you. Um
[39:27] I'll I'll turn this over to our director
[39:30] of community development, uh Mr. Morris,
[39:32] but what we're basically trying to do is
[39:35] come in compliance with the new rules
[39:37] and regulations, and this effort has
[39:39] been coordinated with the public works
[39:41] department, the fire marshal, and the
[39:43] building official.
[39:47] Uh Mr. Mayor and council, y'all may
[39:48] recall back in March of 2025,
[39:52] we made a lot of amendments to our to
[39:55] our ordinance uh because we had so many
[39:58] illicit connections to our sewer system.
[40:02] Uh food trucks, mobile food units were
[40:04] dumping grease
[40:06] down the sewer, down cleanouts, and we
[40:09] had a lot of backups
[40:12] causing backups of of sewer into
[40:14] businesses and backing up into homes. We
[40:16] had just a lot of problems. We had
[40:19] illicit connections to our water system
[40:21] that were risking uh contamination of
[40:24] the entire water system. So, we made a
[40:27] bunch of changes back in March of 2025.
[40:30] Since then, the state of Texas has
[40:32] decided they're going to take over
[40:34] regulation of all mobile food units and
[40:37] the licensing and regulation of those,
[40:40] and they enacted new standards through
[40:42] the Texas Department of State Health
[40:44] Services. Uh basically, they've removed
[40:47] all local authority to regulate and
[40:48] oversee food trucks. Uh state will
[40:51] provide the inspections, and the state
[40:53] will collect the fees, and the state
[40:56] will issue the licenses. Um the city, we
[41:00] will continue to regulate locations. Uh
[41:05] they will be allowed in business and
[41:08] industrial zoning districts, and we will
[41:11] continue to limit the ability to connect
[41:14] to our water and sewer system so that we
[41:17] don't have sewer backups, and we don't
[41:19] have uh risk of cross-contamination to
[41:22] the potable water system.
[41:24] Our previous ordinance also restricted
[41:28] mobile food units to generators
[41:31] for power. We would like to rescind that
[41:34] and allow our food trucks uh in our
[41:37] community to hook up to a dedicated
[41:40] circuit
[41:41] uh from a uh from a a property, uh but
[41:46] they cannot daisy chain a bunch of
[41:48] extension cords and run it down the
[41:50] block. They got to plug into a dedicated
[41:53] outlet, uh and that's going to be for
[41:56] fire safety. We don't want We don't want
[41:58] fire issues. And
[42:00] um
[42:01] we we want to maintain that prohibition
[42:03] on connecting to the water and sewer
[42:04] system because we don't want to contaminate our
[42:07] drinking water, and we don't want to
[42:09] clog up our sewers.
[42:10] Um
[42:11] that's kind of the s-
[42:13] down and dirty summary. I'd be glad to
[42:15] try and answer any questions.
[42:16] >> Will they still have to move every 24
[42:18] hours?
[42:19] >> Nope.
[42:21] Kind of going back to the way we were.
[42:24] >> We're going to try to get all the ones
[42:25] we lost back to Bell Mead.
[42:28] >> That would be the hope. I think folks
[42:30] like their food trucks.
[42:32] There's a couple of them that I'm pretty
[42:33] fond of.
[42:34] >> Yep.
[42:38] » So, how how we going to monitor the
[42:39] illegal connections that they were doing
[42:41] illegal connections to the water system?
[42:43] >> I'm sorry, sir.
[42:44] >> How we going to monitor the You said
[42:45] that they were doing illegal connections
[42:46] to the water system.
[42:48] Is that correct?
[42:49] >> Correct.
[42:50] >> going to monitor that?
[42:51] >> We're going to
[42:51] >> And the grease trap?
[42:52] >> drive by and look and and check.
[42:56] >> Who is we?
[42:57] >> Code enforcement, fire department,
[42:59] public works. We're all of
[43:02] everybody chips in.
[43:04] >> I mean, so so how many food trucks have
[43:06] we lost since we put that ordinance into effect?
[43:09] >> Oh, I'd have to City secretary ran those
[43:13] licenses. I I
[43:16] if I was going to just ballpark it, I'd
[43:18] say three or four.
[43:21] Most of them complied. They didn't like
[43:24] having to move every 24 hours. It was
[43:26] inconvenient for them.
[43:27] >> We've also gained a couple, too.
[43:30] >> That's true.
[43:31] >> So, how many we have altogether?
[43:34] >> Right now?
[43:36] Maybe a dozen.
[43:39] » We got the one back up the street that
[43:40] was pretty good.
[43:41] >> Yeah, there's uh
[43:44] there's the red one up the street at the gas station. There's the one on
[43:47] the corner at the
[43:50] uh at the car wash. And and they those
[43:53] guys that's a big trailer and they're
[43:55] moving that.
[43:59] So, they you know, they can continue to
[44:01] move if they want to. They can continue
[44:02] to use generators if they want to, but
[44:04] if they want to connect to the power, we'll make sure that it's
[44:08] not going to catch on fire.
[44:12] » Will they be allowed to put the lights
[44:13] we had that
[44:15] one truck was asking about the the pole
[44:17] being put back in place that was
[44:18] removed? Are we going to allow that or
[44:20] >> I'm sorry. You do
[44:21] >> The one food truck that had contacted
[44:23] you and I
[44:24] in a while back
[44:25] >> in Hogan Lane and Burnside Circle.
[44:28] >> Like she was asking about the previous
[44:29] pole that
[44:30] >> Yeah, they're on the property They're on
[44:32] that property that's by that at the
[44:34] convenience store. Or if that
[44:35] convenience store wants to put a circuit
[44:37] in
[44:38] a plug for that, then they can connect
[44:41] to it.
[44:42] They will not have an in There won't be
[44:44] a like a vacant lot
[44:45] with a pole and a meter. It has to come
[44:48] off that
[44:48] >> off the store itself. Okay, I got you.
[44:54] » Any more questions?
[44:57] I think this is going to make a lot of
[44:58] people cuz a lot of people were
[45:00] not real happy when we enacted that
[45:02] other ordinance and now we're kind of
[45:04] going back. Thank you all.
[45:06] Appreciate it.
[45:09] » Is there any other questions?
[45:18] Is there a motion to approve the first
[45:21] reading
[45:22] for OR 2026-08?
[45:25] >> I'll make a motion to approve it.
[45:30] » Is there a second?
[45:32] >> I'll second it.
[45:34] >> Is there any Any other discussion?
[45:39] Will the city secretary please call the
[45:40] council?
[45:41] >> Councilman Gibson?
[45:42] >> Yes.
[45:43] >> Councilman Moore?
[45:44] >> Yes.
[45:46] >> Councilman Wingate?
[45:47] >> Yes.
[45:48] >> Councilman Box Board?
[45:49] >> Yes.
[45:50] >> Mayor Cleveland?
[45:51] >> Yes.
[45:51] >> And Mayor Pro Tem Bainbridge?
[45:53] >> Yes.
[45:54] >> Thank Motion passes.
[45:59] » OR
[46:01] 2026-08
[46:04] Consider memorandum ordinance amending
[46:06] chapter 9 health and human services
[46:08] article 1 in general to make changes to
[46:12] local regulations relating to the
[46:13] operation of mobile food units MFUs
[46:17] food trucks and mobile food truck
[46:18] vendors
[46:20] in conformance with HB 2844
[46:23] and the regulations of the state of
[46:25] Texas Department of State Health
[46:27] Services second reading.
[46:30] Any council members have any questions?
[46:34] Is there a motion to approve OR 2026 or
[46:37] 2026-808?
[46:39] Second reading.
[46:40] >> Motion to approve second reading.
[46:42] >> Is there a second?
[46:45] >> Second.
[46:47] >> Is there any other discussion?
[46:51] Will the city secretary please poll the
[46:52] council?
[46:53] >> Councilman Moore?
[46:55] >> Yes.
[46:55] >> Councilman Wingate?
[46:57] >> Yes.
[46:57] >> Councilman Foxworth?
[46:58] >> Yes.
[46:59] >> Mayor Kleinman?
[47:00] >> Yes.
[47:01] >> Mayor pro tem Bainbridge?
[47:02] >> Yes.
[47:03] >> And Councilman Gibson?
[47:04] >> Yes.
[47:05] >> Motion passes.
[47:15] » Next item
[47:16] OR 2026-09
[47:20] Consider ordinance
[47:22] amending master fee schedule attached
[47:25] appendix A for the city of Bellaire mean
[47:28] code of ordinances appendix B repealing
[47:30] all ordinances or of parts of the
[47:33] ordinance in conflict herewith providing
[47:36] for certain medical calls
[47:38] providing for in inclusions
[47:40] in code and providing for an effective
[47:42] date first reading first and second
[47:45] reading.
[47:48] » Thank you, Mayor. Um
[47:51] what you have before you is all the
[47:53] updates we have.
[47:54] Um this is what is new, what is
[47:58] required, what the new state laws are,
[48:01] what the new fees are,
[48:03] and what we always want to do is is
[48:05] always put them in one
[48:07] um,
[48:09] area.
[48:10] That way any council member or any
[48:11] citizen can literally go on the website
[48:14] or literally Google
[48:16] um,
[48:18] how much is something or what does this
[48:19] cost, if it's a fee, and they can
[48:22] literally pull it up without having to
[48:23] dig through the entire ordinance books
[48:25] and the various documents. So, this is
[48:27] the master fee schedule. And all these
[48:30] have been reviewed and approved by every
[48:33] uh, department director.
[48:35] Uh, the only fees that city council
[48:37] really doesn't have any control over, of
[48:38] course, are the court fees, cuz they're
[48:40] set by the judge.
[48:44] » I had a question, Mr. L.
[48:48] So, the drainage monthly drainage fund,
[48:49] is it actually working? Have we seen a
[48:51] reduction in in drainage and we had no
[48:54] rain early early part of the summertime.
[48:57] >> I'll address the first part of that, Mr.
[48:58] Reed. Yes, I have definitely seen an
[49:00] improvement in the
[49:02] in in at least the areas being cleaned.
[49:06] Um,
[49:07] for example, Concord, they probably hit
[49:09] that once a month.
[49:11] Um, and they hit the major areas. I know
[49:15] they've hit
[49:16] So, to answer your question, yes. Have
[49:18] we solved the problem? No. But, have we
[49:20] made it significantly better?
[49:22] Absolutely.
[49:23] Mr. Reed, do you want to add anything to
[49:24] that or does that kind of summarize it?
[49:28] >> Yeah.
[49:29] I think you did a great job summarizing.
[49:31] I would say that drainage is more than
[49:33] just structures that drain from one side
[49:35] of the road to the other. It's curbing
[49:36] gutters. So, we've started a program.
[49:39] Uh,
[49:40] council gave us uh, money to buy a
[49:41] Gator.
[49:43] And we use that Gator to go around the
[49:44] city and start spraying curbing gutter
[49:46] to kind of eliminate the grass that
[49:48] inundates some of our curbing gutter,
[49:49] which that grass introduces water into
[49:52] the sub layer of any street which causes
[49:55] a lot of problems.
[49:57] So, yes, I think you all have covered it
[49:58] very well.
[50:00] And we we got improvements to make. I
[50:02] think all the way across our department
[50:04] we can look at different things, but I
[50:05] think the drainage crew they put a lot
[50:08] into each day and they do everything
[50:09] they can. So, we'd love to hear feedback
[50:12] if there's certain areas that you feel
[50:14] like we may be missing.
[50:16] >> How much revenue is that generated?
[50:19] A a year?
[50:21] >> Yeah, I don't I don't know those exact
[50:22] figures today, but
[50:39] » I think that's on page 225 in your book.
[50:43] Somewhere around there.
[50:53] » The drainage fees generate about
[50:56] $450,000
[50:57] a year.
[50:59] >> And that 450 goes for like the the the
[51:02] equipment that we bought and
[51:04] paying those guys go out there and clean
[51:05] those gutters out.
[51:08] >> That is correct.
[51:10] » Anything else?
[51:13] » No, I I would just say we've got a a
[51:15] small team of three individuals and
[51:17] they're very committed. I'm very lucky
[51:19] to have them. So, I don't think they do
[51:20] a great job with the money that we have
[51:22] and and try to spend it
[51:24] uh I'd say in the best interest of the
[51:25] citizens here in Belmont.
[51:28] >> Thank you.
[51:35] » The water rate increases in the master
[51:37] fee schedule, is that for what's going
[51:39] forward on this next budget or are these
[51:42] going up and then it's going up again
[51:43] with the new budget?
[51:44] >> No.
[51:45] >> You want You want me to say something,
[51:46] Aaron? I Go ahead.
[51:48] >> Those are the rates that are included in
[51:49] the in this next upcoming budget.
[51:54] » So, are we able to approve them today
[51:56] with us not approving the budget yet?
[51:59] >> We're approving the master fee schedule.
[52:01] We can always amend that if you change
[52:02] it.
[52:04] >> The reason we have it on this
[52:07] on today's is because we have to take it
[52:10] to y'all twice.
[52:12] So, this is the first and second
[52:13] hearing.
[52:15] I can't talk today. First and second
[52:17] reading, and then the third reading will
[52:19] be at the September council meeting when
[52:22] you actually do approve the budget.
[52:25] » And then I see also that
[52:28] the carport permits, we ain't even had
[52:30] that permit out a year and it's already
[52:32] doubling on the permit fee.
[52:34] >> I saw that, too.
[52:58] » What page are you on?
[52:59] >> It would be page 92, sir.
[53:01] >> We compared all of these fees with our
[53:03] surrounding cities.
[53:14] » The only thing that's inspected during a
[53:15] carport is the footing, so I believe. Is
[53:18] that correct, or am I wrong? So, it's
[53:20] just a concrete
[53:23] inspection.
[53:25] No?
[53:25] >> Location.
[53:28] Setbacks, widths, depths.
[53:41] » Page uh
[53:42] Did you say
[53:44] >> 92.
[53:48] At least on my
[53:50] tablet it shows paid or sorry that we
[53:52] have carports is 92.
[54:02] Listed right under general permits.
[54:27] » You're in the council packet?
[54:29] >> Mhm. We're trying to find the page
[54:30] number.
[54:31] Oh, well, I don't have a hard copy. I'm
[54:33] on the tablet.
[54:34] >> Okay. Thanks.
[54:56] » Yes.
[54:57] >> It's in under the general permit. Keep
[54:59] going.
[55:00] >> In your budget book at 271.
[55:07] » I just figured they were numbered the
[55:08] same.
[55:20] So, which surrounding communities do we
[55:22] take these prices off of
[55:24] in comparison to what other cities are
[55:26] charging?
[55:41] » Yeah.
[55:42] >> It's under air urban that's
[55:55] » What was it before?
[55:57] >> What was the permit before? It was $100.
[55:59] It went from 100 to 200.
[56:02] >> It will next month.
[56:04] >> Or it will. Yeah, it will
[56:06] next month after the third reading.
[56:12] And I don't think that was I don't even
[56:13] think it's been a full year. I think we
[56:15] approved it in March or April. So, it
[56:17] ain't even been 6 months.
[56:54] » Do you want to
[56:56] move forward with that and have them do
[56:58] some more research and bring it back to
[57:00] you?
[57:00] Cuz you can always amend it.
[57:02] >> I was just curious cuz we I mean, it
[57:04] ain't even been an ordinance for 6
[57:06] months and it's already doubling before
[57:07] most people even get a fair shake at the
[57:09] first price.
[57:11] But, what's what other cities do we
[57:12] compare the ordinances to?
[57:15] >> Our peer cities usually around here. I
[57:17] don't know which one specifically on the
[57:19] carport, but
[57:20] >> We compare to Waco, Hewitt,
[57:23] um Robinson,
[57:26] all of the surrounding cities of this
[57:28] area.
[57:30] >> Well, I was just checking cuz I'm
[57:32] I've heard in the past on comparisons
[57:34] we've compared on different stuff from
[57:36] cities in the Metroplex and other
[57:38] places.
[57:39] So I was just curious if it was outside
[57:42] of McLennan County or everything inside
[57:44] McLennan County.
[57:45] >> No, we don't compare with cities outside
[57:47] McLennan County. We compare with the
[57:49] ones inside.
[57:50] >> I'm not aware of any comparison that we
[57:52] ever done.
[57:52] >> Well, when y'all done ordinance changes
[57:54] and stuff like that I've heard where
[57:55] y'all mimicked off of Grand Prairie or
[57:58] different places up in the Metroplex and
[58:00] compared Metroplex and compared to
[58:03] ordinances before. So I was just curious
[58:05] if we go outside.
[58:07] >> That is a valid that is a valid
[58:10] point
[58:11] and it is because
[58:13] their legal has already drafted it and
[58:16] I'd much rather give our city attorney a
[58:19] draft to review and approve
[58:21] rather than draft. Sorry, sir. It's
[58:24] cheaper.
[58:25] Because their legal has already approved
[58:27] it. So we just basically
[58:28] take what other cities have done and
[58:30] particularly when it comes to ordinances
[58:32] because they're very complex and very
[58:33] detailed. So yes, that is a good point
[58:36] but we I don't I don't believe in the
[58:38] last 8 years that we've ever compared
[58:40] fees
[58:42] to any Metroplex cities.
[58:45] >> Okay, thank you.
[58:50] And what's the garbage rate increases? I
[58:52] thought we were locked in in a deal.
[58:55] I see the dumpsters and everything have
[58:56] increased. Is that from the fuel rates
[58:59] or did that just naturally go up?
[59:02] >> Commercial those are all commercial.
[59:04] Residential rates did not go up at all.
[59:06] The only thing that went up
[59:08] were the
[59:10] commercial rates
[59:12] and we do compare those with our other
[59:15] peer cities.
[59:23] What I'm sorry, go ahead.
[59:25] >> And that's how we keep the residential
[59:27] rate low.
[59:29] >> Okay, well, it didn't say right here on
[59:32] commercial, so that's why I was asking.
[59:36] It just showed dumpster rates based on
[59:38] monthly billings.
[59:46] » Good questions.
[59:53] » I would also like to point out that many
[59:55] of these fees we are trying to recu-
[59:58] rec- recoup the cost of the employees
[1:00:02] that are going out there. It's supposed
[1:00:04] to be fee for service.
[1:00:06] So, we don't want the taxpayers to be
[1:00:08] subsidizing the services that are being
[1:00:11] provided, which is the reason that we
[1:00:14] try to
[1:00:15] think about how much does it cost for
[1:00:18] the specific employee to go out and
[1:00:20] provide this service.
[1:00:22] And so, how many times do they have to
[1:00:25] go out and provide this service? And
[1:00:27] then that's part of also how we try to
[1:00:29] come up with this fee so as to
[1:00:32] recoup the cost of the services.
[1:00:37] » I know one year I don't know if it was a
[1:00:39] couple of years ago they kept the tax
[1:00:41] rate
[1:00:41] >> Can you speak into the mic cuz we can't record it in the morning, yeah.
[1:00:44] >> Yeah, a couple of years ago, I don't
[1:00:45] know if it was 2 years ago, but doing
[1:00:47] the budget we kept the tax rate the
[1:00:49] same, but we increased everything on the
[1:00:51] master fee schedule. What year was that
[1:00:52] in?
[1:00:55] >> Ooh.
[1:00:56] >> That was 24.
[1:00:58] >> It would've been one of It wasn't last
[1:00:59] year, probably the maybe the year
[1:01:00] before.
[1:01:01] >> I don't remember.
[1:01:03] >> I will say that increasing the rates on
[1:01:06] the master fee schedule
[1:01:07] are they do not bring in significant
[1:01:10] revenues
[1:01:14] other than the water sewer rates.
[1:01:16] So, the onesy-twosy fees they just they
[1:01:20] don't bring in significant revenues.
[1:01:28] » I got a one quick question. The addition of a fee for the hometown
[1:01:34] hero banner program.
[1:01:37] >> Yes, sir. I'm glad you asked that.
[1:01:40] That's an exciting program.
[1:01:41] >> out of her. I'm happy now.
[1:01:44] >> That's an exciting program that we want
[1:01:46] to bring to y'all.
[1:01:47] Um so
[1:01:50] Civic Center I I hope you've noticed the
[1:01:52] banners that are that we have flying out
[1:01:54] front.
[1:01:55] >> Mhm.
[1:01:55] >> We're going to have more. And one of the
[1:01:58] new programs that we have come up with
[1:02:00] is Hometown Heroes. And so what we want
[1:02:02] to do is promote this to the citizens
[1:02:06] and if you are a veteran, your family
[1:02:09] member's a veteran, you're a first
[1:02:11] responder,
[1:02:12] you can basically buy a banner and we
[1:02:14] will put it out there. We'll say
[1:02:17] um
[1:02:18] Jonathan Smart is a hometown hero and
[1:02:21] we'll put his face on that banner and
[1:02:24] we'll fly it during, you know, specific
[1:02:27] times of the year. And then when we're
[1:02:29] done, he gets to keep that banner and
[1:02:32] then his family can fly it on their
[1:02:33] little flagpole and it costs $75. And
[1:02:36] we'll do that every year.
[1:02:39] And so
[1:02:40] >> Well, they used to do that in the
[1:02:41] newspaper back in the day, back in the
[1:02:44] 80s, 90s up till about then and then
[1:02:46] social media kind of took over the
[1:02:48] program. So
[1:02:49] the verbage caught my attention, so
[1:02:52] >> Yeah, so we're thinking like around
[1:02:54] Veterans Day, Memorial Day, those type
[1:02:56] of days will be those type of
[1:02:59] around that time of year will
[1:03:02] we'll fly those banners. And so we we
[1:03:05] had to get it on the fee schedule before
[1:03:07] we can develop it and kick it off.
[1:03:12] » I got one more question.
[1:03:14] The senior room, that's that little
[1:03:16] building right behind the baseball field
[1:03:18] that we use for storage now, or has it
[1:03:20] been completed and remodeled?
[1:03:22] >> No, actually the senior room is in the
[1:03:24] civic center. We have the senior room,
[1:03:26] the Lions room, and the auditorium.
[1:03:29] You're thinking of the old senior
[1:03:32] center, which has been uh
[1:03:34] re-commissioned into the parks
[1:03:36] maintenance building.
[1:03:39] >> Okay.
[1:03:58] Do you have any other questions?
[1:04:06] » I have one real quick.
[1:04:10] I don't know where I read this so and it
[1:04:12] may have been one of the tow shops that
[1:04:15] I deal with. I heard that
[1:04:17] the towing fees are going to change for
[1:04:20] McLennan County here soon.
[1:04:27] » Y'all actually passed an ordinance
[1:04:29] regarding tows and we have a maximum uh
[1:04:33] for Bell Mead of what they can
[1:04:35] >> Okay.
[1:04:36] >> Mhm.
[1:04:37] >> All right. That's it.
[1:04:38] >> And that's actually in this fee
[1:04:39] schedule.
[1:04:40] >> that's what I was saying. That's That's
[1:04:41] up here in the master fee schedule right
[1:04:42] here.
[1:04:43] Record resolution.
[1:04:45] It's a $100 tow.
[1:04:47] >> Yeah, that's what we were talking about
[1:04:48] earlier with the registration.
[1:04:49] >> Yeah, she caught where I was fixing to
[1:04:51] go with it so yeah, we're good.
[1:04:55] That's all I had there.
[1:05:04] » Is there a motion to approve OR 2026-09
[1:05:08] first and second reading?
[1:05:12] » I'll make the motion to approve OR
[1:05:15] 2026-09.
[1:05:19] » Is there a second?
[1:05:20] >> I'll second it.
[1:05:22] >> Is there any other discussion?
[1:05:26] Will the city secretary please call the
[1:05:27] council?
[1:05:28] >> Councilman Wingate?
[1:05:31] » Yes.
[1:05:32] >> Councilman Boxpart?
[1:05:34] >> Yes.
[1:05:34] >> Mayor Cleveland?
[1:05:35] >> Yes.
[1:05:37] >> Mayor pro tem Bainbridge?
[1:05:38] >> Yes.
[1:05:39] >> Councilman Gibson?
[1:05:40] >> Yes.
[1:05:41] >> And Councilman Moore?
[1:05:42] >> Yes.
[1:05:43] >> Okay, motion passes.
[1:05:48] » Is there a motion
[1:05:51] to approve OR 2026-09 second reading?
[1:06:06] » I'll make a motion to um pass OR 2026-09
[1:06:11] second reading.
[1:06:13] >> Is there a second?
[1:06:19] » I'll second it.
[1:06:21] >> Is there any other discussion?
[1:06:25] Will the city secretary please call the
[1:06:27] council?
[1:06:27] >> Councilman Boxpart?
[1:06:28] >> Yes.
[1:06:29] >> Mayor Cleveland?
[1:06:30] >> Yes.
[1:06:31] >> Mayor pro tem Bainbridge?
[1:06:32] >> Yes.
[1:06:33] >> Councilman Gibson?
[1:06:34] >> Yes.
[1:06:35] >> Councilman Moore?
[1:06:36] >> Yes.
[1:06:37] >> And Councilman Wingate?
[1:06:38] >> Yes.
[1:06:39] >> Motion passes.
[1:06:44] » Now we go to executive session.
[1:06:50] Uh
[1:06:51] Adam 12
[1:06:54] DS 2026-02
[1:06:57] budget Q&A.
[1:07:02] » Thank you, Mayor.
[1:07:03] We've had three workshops and I talked
[1:07:05] to the mayor, asked him how we wanted to
[1:07:07] handle this and he figured this would be
[1:07:09] as good of a time as any that anybody
[1:07:11] that has any questions we would sure
[1:07:13] like to discuss them and give you
[1:07:15] appropriate answers, hopefully.
[1:07:40] » Anybody like to ask any questions over
[1:07:41] the budget?
[1:07:52] » Did y'all say we're not giving cost of
[1:07:54] living allowances this year you all are
[1:07:56] trying to change to a new program?
[1:07:59] If I remember correctly from 2 months
[1:08:02] ago.
[1:08:03] >> Yes, sir. There are no Cola uh increases
[1:08:06] for employees this year.
[1:08:14] » Surrounding cities are giving employees
[1:08:16] a Cola.
[1:08:18] >> Yeah, they're doing anywhere from about
[1:08:19] 2. I think 2.8 to 3.5, 3.8.
[1:08:24] Um
[1:08:25] what we are going to try to offset it
[1:08:27] with is
[1:08:28] uh they've been after asking for a
[1:08:30] while. What we'll do is we'll go to the
[1:08:32] uh retirement system which will benefit
[1:08:34] the employees in the long run.
[1:08:36] Which the state now authorizes from 7 to
[1:08:38] 8 so we will do that.
[1:08:40] Um but I
[1:08:43] You've asked for conservative budgets.
[1:08:45] >> Yes, sir.
[1:08:47] >> Would Would I love to do a Cola?
[1:08:51] But the numbers just were not there this
[1:08:53] year.
[1:08:54] >> Yeah, isn't that no good, man?
[1:08:56] >> I I
[1:08:57] >> but I'm like you know, we got we got
[1:08:58] some hard working employees.
[1:09:00] >> We do.
[1:09:00] >> That's the around the town
[1:09:01] >> So, how
[1:09:02] >> is working hard.
[1:09:02] >> And they will get married. They will get
[1:09:04] married increases.
[1:09:05] >> His own is this kind of that's uh
[1:09:07] subjective.
[1:09:09] merits
[1:09:10] >> Right. And if I'm
[1:09:13] I know finance. The rest of directors
[1:09:15] don't want to hear this, but if if the
[1:09:17] numbers look favorable
[1:09:19] I won't I've never done this before, but
[1:09:21] if the numbers look favorable, I'll be
[1:09:22] the first one to come back to you
[1:09:25] mid-year, January and say, "Hey, can we
[1:09:27] amend the budget to give COLAs?" I want
[1:09:30] to feel comfortable with the numbers.
[1:09:32] We're only going with the voter approval
[1:09:34] rate.
[1:09:35] So, that's really all the money that we
[1:09:37] had.
[1:09:39] You want to add anything? I mean, we've
[1:09:40] tried to
[1:09:41] every which way.
[1:09:44] And this isn't not a surprise to the
[1:09:46] employees. We've talked to them. They
[1:09:48] understand.
[1:09:50] Um
[1:09:51] >> But will we see any drop from employees?
[1:09:54] Will they look to seek elsewhere because
[1:09:56] they'll get those COLAs or is that going
[1:09:58] to affect anything on us losing
[1:10:00] employees?
[1:10:01] >> I don't think so because the directors
[1:10:04] have done a pretty good job.
[1:10:06] Now, some some positions just have a high
[1:10:09] turnover. Let's just be honest with it.
[1:10:11] They just do.
[1:10:13] But I think overall the employees see
[1:10:17] what this council is trying to do and
[1:10:19] that is retain employees and get them
[1:10:22] thinking long-term. Why don't you think
[1:10:25] about staying at Bel Meade for 5, 10, 15
[1:10:28] years instead of coming here for 2
[1:10:31] years?
[1:10:32] I think the retirement system will be an
[1:10:35] absolute huge draw.
[1:10:38] Because employees are looking at that
[1:10:40] now. They're thinking
[1:10:41] um
[1:10:42] What am I going to do 10 years from now?
[1:10:45] Am I going to have a paycheck? And yes,
[1:10:47] TMRS retirement system is as good as
[1:10:49] they come.
[1:10:51] >> When is that going to go into When is
[1:10:52] that going to affect?
[1:10:53] >> January is when we have it programmed,
[1:10:56] correct?
[1:10:57] >> 27
[1:10:59] >> Yeah, I'm going yeah, like four four
[1:11:01] months.
[1:11:02] >> And when you say program, what what do
[1:11:04] you mean?
[1:11:05] >> The um
[1:11:07] the TMRS right now is 7 to 1, it'll go 8
[1:11:10] to 1. Karen, you want to add any more
[1:11:12] details to that?
[1:11:16] » I have the rate built into the budget to
[1:11:19] go into effect January 1st. So, what we
[1:11:22] will need to do is bring an ordinance
[1:11:25] resolution to y'all um in November,
[1:11:28] December for y'all to approve that, and
[1:11:31] that way we'll send that to TMRS and it
[1:11:33] can become effective in January.
[1:11:38] » And it's going to be better is it going
[1:11:40] to be better for the employees?
[1:11:41] >> Absolutely, yes, sir.
[1:11:42] >> And and what way?
[1:11:45] How's it going to be better? I'm just
[1:11:46] asking cuz
[1:11:47] I know there's a lot of people with the
[1:11:49] everything going up except paycheck, and
[1:11:51] it's just tough.
[1:11:52] So, I'm just asking cuz I've always had
[1:11:54] a good
[1:11:55] employee.
[1:11:56] >> Right.
[1:11:57] >> And I would
[1:11:58] hire an employee.
[1:12:00] >> Right. And we actually talked to some of
[1:12:02] our employees. What Which would you
[1:12:03] rather have? That was a That was a
[1:12:05] discussion point. Would you rather have
[1:12:06] a COLA, or would you rather us increase
[1:12:09] your TMRS?
[1:12:10] And the answer was increase your TMRS
[1:12:13] because that's long-term. We could look
[1:12:15] at the short-term, or we could look
[1:12:17] long-term. And our employees said we
[1:12:19] want to look long-term.
[1:12:21] Um
[1:12:22] >> have we had
[1:12:23] that was with the city over 10 years?
[1:12:25] >> Sir?
[1:12:25] >> How many employees have we had that has
[1:12:27] been with the city
[1:12:29] 10 years?
[1:12:29] >> 10 years.
[1:12:33] » I don't know offhand.
[1:12:34] >> Yeah, off top of my head I don't know. I
[1:12:36] know that it's gone from like 3 and 1/2
[1:12:38] to over 5. They have correct.
[1:12:41] >> When
[1:12:42] back in 2018, 2019, I was track I've
[1:12:45] been tracking the average tenure, and
[1:12:47] our average tenure was around three years.
[1:12:51] Um and now it's ticking up to around six
[1:12:53] years. And we're hoping to push that up.
[1:12:55] And we think that raising the re
[1:12:57] uh, increasing our retirement rate will
[1:12:59] continue to make people stay here
[1:13:01] longer.
[1:13:02] Because when people leave, it
[1:13:07] we have to retrain, we have to recruit.
[1:13:09] It costs the city more money, and we
[1:13:10] lose all of that knowledge that they
[1:13:13] have.
[1:13:14] Um,
[1:13:16] so we we do think it's going to be a
[1:13:17] huge benefit to the city.
[1:13:20] And to our employees to raise that
[1:13:21] retirement benefit.
[1:13:23] >> one more question. What what's the
[1:13:24] increase on the retirement?
[1:13:26] And what's it going to increase to?
[1:13:27] >> It's going to go from a 7%
[1:13:30] um, employee contribution with a
[1:13:33] two-to-one match to 8%.
[1:13:38] » It's um, while while we're up in that up
[1:13:42] it's probably not going to benefit
[1:13:45] somebody like perhaps me or
[1:13:49] perhaps Fred that's that's towards the
[1:13:51] end of their career that maybe has you
[1:13:54] know, three, four, five years left.
[1:13:56] Where you will see a tremendous benefit
[1:13:59] is for that employee
[1:14:01] um, well, I'll just pick on those two
[1:14:04] back there, Mr. Womack and Mr. Smart. It
[1:14:06] will make a tremendous benefit to them
[1:14:09] when they get ready to retire at 25 or
[1:14:12] 30 years.
[1:14:14] Um,
[1:14:15] if I would have had
[1:14:17] this back when I started,
[1:14:21] my retirement check in the future would
[1:14:23] have been considerably
[1:14:25] much more.
[1:14:26] So it it's a significant change.
[1:14:29] Um,
[1:14:30] I I think it's a good long-term
[1:14:33] solution. Especially for the young ones,
[1:14:35] cuz the young ones are who we're trying
[1:14:37] to
[1:14:38] and nothing against the guys that have
[1:14:39] been here, the Billy Havinkers that have
[1:14:40] been here
[1:14:41] what, 310 years or what or is it 31
[1:14:44] years? I can't don't
[1:14:46] 34.
[1:14:47] Um, but it is a huge benefit to the ones
[1:14:50] that are coming in.
[1:14:51] And I know it'll be a huge recruiting
[1:14:55] tool
[1:14:57] because we're going to be one of the few
[1:14:58] that have that in the area.
[1:15:01] >> I would have to my last question to you.
[1:15:02] What about those employees that are
[1:15:04] going to like those uh
[1:15:05] See the lady watching on the windows
[1:15:07] every day.
[1:15:08] I come up here. Is it going to benefit
[1:15:09] her? Is that a no?
[1:15:11] She benefit from it or does she or does
[1:15:13] it have tiers on it or might
[1:15:16] » It'll It'll benefit everybody. It's just
[1:15:18] going to benefit the younger ones that
[1:15:20] plan on staying here 5, 10, 15 years a
[1:15:23] lot more than it will somebody
[1:15:25] like our custodian.
[1:15:27] >> And they left with them, what would they
[1:15:30] find? It's not the It's not the
[1:15:31] >> No. Teacher retirement system follows
[1:15:33] them.
[1:15:33] >> It follows them but they're going to
[1:15:36] have to find a city
[1:15:38] that goes
[1:15:39] My retirement follows me from Woodway to
[1:15:43] Bellmead.
[1:15:44] But
[1:15:45] they're If they leave here, they're
[1:15:47] going to have to find a city, correct me
[1:15:49] if I'm wrong, a city that matches it
[1:15:52] eight has the 8% or else they're going
[1:15:53] to take a pay a cut in pay.
[1:15:56] You want to clarify that?
[1:16:01] » I I can't hear everything that's being
[1:16:03] asked.
[1:16:04] Um but I think I
[1:16:07] Did you ask if it follows from
[1:16:09] >> No, I was like I'm working for my school
[1:16:10] teacher right now that Texas Teacher
[1:16:12] Retirement
[1:16:13] The teacher retirement system follows
[1:16:15] me. I left them WISD and I went to
[1:16:17] Conroe this year, right? But my
[1:16:18] retirement follows me.
[1:16:20] >> Okay.
[1:16:20] >> was at My question was those employees
[1:16:22] that
[1:16:23] say on the lower scale of the pay and
[1:16:25] they go somewhere else with the
[1:16:27] this TMRS, did I say it correctly? Would
[1:16:29] that follow that employee?
[1:16:31] >> Yes, sir. If they go So and we also are
[1:16:37] It also uh
[1:16:39] So the counties and the school districts
[1:16:41] we could it
[1:16:43] it's kind of like a sister program with.
[1:16:46] Um but yes, it does. So, if if one of
[1:16:49] our employees was to go to the city of
[1:16:50] Hewitt, city of Lorena, city of
[1:16:52] Robinson, yes, that time goes to that
[1:16:55] other city. So, it does follow them.
[1:16:58] >> Okay. That was my question.
[1:17:00] >> Yes.
[1:17:00] >> Sorry, I complicated it.
[1:17:05] Okay.
[1:17:07] >> Any other thoughts? I'm sorry. Yes, sir.
[1:17:11] I'm just going to say any other
[1:17:12] thoughts, questions?
[1:17:13] >> So, one of the things that came up,
[1:17:16] I believe it was the parks
[1:17:18] uh
[1:17:19] during the discussion, there was some
[1:17:21] things about like them needing a dump
[1:17:23] trailer. Now, some of the big equipment
[1:17:25] I know is way out of out of reach. But
[1:17:27] is there's some of the
[1:17:29] where we could work it where they could
[1:17:31] get the dump trailer so that they can
[1:17:32] move
[1:17:34] I think it's a two-wheel trailer to
[1:17:37] haul the lawnmower.
[1:17:40] I have to go back and look at my notes,
[1:17:41] but
[1:17:41] >> Yeah, there there is there is trucks,
[1:17:44] drainage trailers, server patrol units,
[1:17:47] consoles, and a fire marshal's truck all
[1:17:49] in the capital outlay. So, yes, all
[1:17:51] those have been addressed.
[1:17:52] >> Okay. Because that's one of the things,
[1:17:54] you know, if you can't
[1:17:58] pay more
[1:17:59] because of restraints, then what can we
[1:18:02] do to help improve their job and make it
[1:18:04] easier? So, you know, that's why I'm
[1:18:06] looking at it that away is, you know,
[1:18:09] even if we're trading one piece of
[1:18:10] equipment from one department to another
[1:18:12] and buying a piece of equipment that
[1:18:14] department needs and swapping, you know,
[1:18:15] to kind of
[1:18:17] help balance out instead of buying two
[1:18:19] trailers.
[1:18:20] >> Yes, sir.
[1:18:21] That's pretty valid. Yes, we're taking
[1:18:23] care of that.
[1:18:43] » All right.
[1:18:45] Thank you unless there's any other
[1:18:46] questions.
[1:18:49] » I think Councilman Gibson had to
[1:18:51] run to the back room real quick.
[1:19:25] » Executive session?
[1:19:28] >> Waiting on Gibson.
[1:19:29] >> Waiting to see if there's any other
[1:19:30] questions.
[1:19:32] Mr. Gibson's not in here.
[1:19:43] » I do have a water question, but it's not
[1:19:46] particular with the budget while we're
[1:19:47] waiting.
[1:19:49] So,
[1:19:50] the building on
[1:19:53] Hogan and Paris that we tore down.
[1:19:59] >> Yes, sir.
[1:20:00] >> Okay. So, we removed that and well, I
[1:20:03] think they're still in the middle of
[1:20:04] cleaning up on part of it and the
[1:20:06] concrete and stuff.
[1:20:07] Is there
[1:20:09] any thoughts from our last meeting that
[1:20:12] we discussed about
[1:20:14] because of the room constraints behind
[1:20:16] the building of maybe possibly moving
[1:20:20] the animals to that location and putting
[1:20:22] a privacy fence around the tower?
[1:20:30] » I I we have a we can look at that, sure.
[1:20:33] >> Yeah, I was just
[1:20:34] >> Yeah, but can look at that.
[1:20:35] >> the last time we talked it was during
[1:20:37] y'all's meeting is that, you know, some
[1:20:39] of the restraints that they had was like
[1:20:42] parking area out back that
[1:20:45] >> But that was in public
[1:20:46] >> Pro wants to expand a little bit, but
[1:20:48] that takes parking space. So,
[1:20:51] since we cleared off that space is that
[1:20:53] something that y'all have looked at?
[1:20:56] >> We're talking about for public works
[1:20:58] vehicle or moving animal control out
[1:21:00] there from here?
[1:21:02] >> Well, where the animals are, not
[1:21:03] control. Control is part of the PD, but
[1:21:06] I'm saying like
[1:21:08] where the animals are housed.
[1:21:09] >> They're housed here on this parking lot,
[1:21:11] right?
[1:21:12] >> Right.
[1:21:12] >> Yeah.
[1:21:13] so
[1:21:14] to create more space here
[1:21:17] moving it to that tower area and looking
[1:21:20] at what it would cost to build a a fence
[1:21:23] or a building.
[1:21:24] I've seen other cities around here that
[1:21:27] they've built a a steel building with
[1:21:29] air conditioning and they've got kennels
[1:21:31] inside which are basically
[1:21:34] chain link fence with the steel fence poles anchored to the
[1:21:38] concrete and they're usually 6-8 ft
[1:21:41] tall.
[1:21:42] And they have, you know, open
[1:21:43] ventilation across them. I mean, you
[1:21:45] know, that's money, but it's
[1:21:48] some of the problems looking forward is
[1:21:51] that something we're looking at maybe
[1:21:52] possibly doing in that area because
[1:21:55] that's kind of a where the old fire
[1:21:56] station was is kind of an empty spot
[1:21:59] now.
[1:21:59] >> Right.
[1:22:00] We can sure look at it.
[1:22:02] >> You know what I'm saying? And then
[1:22:05] it's Chief Hall, but I'm just saying,
[1:22:06] you know, like trying to come up with a
[1:22:08] solution to a problem before it becomes
[1:22:11] a bigger problem.
[1:22:12] >> Okay, we can sure look at that and we're open to any suggestions.
[1:22:25] » I'm sorry.
[1:22:30] » Councilman Gibson, did you have any more
[1:22:32] Q&A questions?
[1:22:33] >> I'm good.
[1:22:34] >> Okay.
[1:22:35] There'll be no more Q&A questions. We'll
[1:22:37] close that part out.
[1:22:39] Go to executive executive session.
[1:22:48] Constitution
[1:22:49] with legal counsel
[1:22:52] for the city pursuant to Texas
[1:22:54] Government Code
[1:22:56] 551071
[1:22:59] to receive confidential legal advice
[1:23:01] concerning written complaints regarding
[1:23:03] the conduct of an elected
[1:23:05] city council member including
[1:23:08] the member's request for
[1:23:11] and use of attorney fees attorney
[1:23:13] services and authority
[1:23:16] of the individual council member to
[1:23:19] request such services on behalf of the
[1:23:21] city the city responsibility for
[1:23:24] resulting legal fees
[1:23:27] and the city's available options to
[1:23:29] remedy.
[1:23:31] We'll convene an executive session at
[1:23:33] 7:54.
[1:24:58] » Mics are on.
[1:25:02] >> Okay.
[1:25:04] Reconvene at 9:17.
[1:25:07] Line item 13, the city council may
[1:25:10] reconvene in a regular session and take
[1:25:13] any action
[1:25:14] authorized by law on the matters
[1:25:16] considered in the closed meeting as
[1:25:19] required by the Texas Open Meetings Act.
[1:25:22] At this time, we've given the city
[1:25:24] attorney direction and we will reconvene
[1:25:28] on that on the next meeting.
[1:25:34] Last item, adjournment.
[1:25:36] Is there a motion
[1:25:38] to adjourn there being no further
[1:25:40] business on the agenda?
[1:25:41] >> So moved.
[1:25:42] >> Is there a second?
[1:25:44] >> I second it.
[1:25:45] >> I see a second. Please call the council.
[1:25:47] >> Mayor Cleveland.
[1:25:48] >> Yes.
[1:25:49] >> Mayor Pro Tem Bainbridge.
[1:25:51] >> Yes.
[1:25:51] >> Councilman Moore.
[1:25:53] >> So
[1:25:54] moved.
[1:25:55] >> Councilman Wingate.
[1:25:56] >> Yes.
[1:25:57] >> Councilman
[1:25:59] >> Motion passes.
[1:26:06] » I was about to
[1:26:06] >> We're adjourned at 9:18.
[1:26:10] >> Did you have anything