1 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:11,200 All right. Everybody, welcome. We are now about to start our regular schedule meeting with City of 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:17,480 Bridgeport, Texas on August 10th at 6.01 p.m. We're going to start with an invocation by our city manager, 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,120 Mike Murray, and then we're going to go rot into the pledges. So if you can stand, please do. 4 00:00:23,570 --> 00:00:23,890 All right, 5 00:00:23,950 --> 00:00:27,790 let's bring it. Father, God, we love you. We thank you for loving us first. We thank you, Father, 6 00:00:27,930 --> 00:00:32,890 for your blessings, for these folks that are here in the audience, our citizens that we serve, Father, 7 00:00:32,890 --> 00:00:35,310 We thank you for them and ask you to bless them as well. 8 00:00:35,870 --> 00:00:38,570 But thank you for this council, for staff, 9 00:00:39,550 --> 00:00:42,510 and for all that you do for us, and for most of all for Jesus. 10 00:00:42,810 --> 00:00:44,090 And that's the things that Jesus think. 11 00:00:44,250 --> 00:00:44,610 May we have them? 12 00:00:44,910 --> 00:00:45,190 Amen. 13 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:54,180 In the state of America, and in the state of America, 14 00:00:54,420 --> 00:00:58,080 for which it stands, one nation under God, 15 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:01,680 indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 16 00:01:01,980 --> 00:01:03,180 And now the text is flagged. 17 00:01:03,740 --> 00:01:05,300 On the text is flagged. 18 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:35,940 So we'll do we have. That's okay. That's okay. We'll forgive you since you've been out on vacation. So I'm sorry. We're not going to have the slides tonight. But if you there is an agenda on the back table. If you want to grab one of those so you can follow along. Just a few calendar items and 19 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:41,220 One that's not on here, you know, the summer comes to an end when the swimming pool closes. 20 00:01:41,540 --> 00:01:43,260 It's always just a depressing day, anyway. 21 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,980 August 12th, this week is the first day of school, so please be cognitive of when you're 22 00:01:47,980 --> 00:01:49,060 out driving around. 23 00:01:49,660 --> 00:01:50,440 So we have a lot of kids. 24 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:57,900 August 15th, early willing at Northwest OHV Park to start 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and August 22nd 25 00:01:57,900 --> 00:02:02,500 we have extended willing at Northwest OHV Park 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. 26 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,720 and if you're one of those citizens that's out walking early in the morning, 27 00:02:05,740 --> 00:02:08,700 you can go down to Harwood Park all the lots will be on and you will have to 28 00:02:08,700 --> 00:02:13,280 worry about all the kids and all the traffic that's happening. All right, 29 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:18,980 let's go right into Adams of Community Interest. Is this where I can talk 30 00:02:18,980 --> 00:02:23,680 about this? Okay, I'm going to talk about this sweet little war. Do you all see it? 31 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:28,260 I know it's a gas pump, but it's something to be very proud of. So last Thursday, 32 00:02:28,260 --> 00:02:35,120 We had the mayor's dinner, which is where they bring all the mayors into the Decatur Comfort 33 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:40,460 Center, and they basically give every mayor five to seven, maybe eight minutes, some 34 00:02:40,460 --> 00:02:45,880 longer, ten minutes to brag on their town to talk about all the great things that are 35 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:47,060 happening in their community. 36 00:02:48,260 --> 00:02:54,800 And so one of the things that was part of, I don't write speeches or read speeches, so I 37 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,620 and Steve told me he said you better grab that microphone and walk. 38 00:02:58,060 --> 00:03:02,340 Don't stand behind the podium and I didn't, but one of the things that I talked about 39 00:03:02,340 --> 00:03:07,840 a lot were our parks and how many people come into Bridgeport because of all the amazing 40 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:08,580 parks that we have. 41 00:03:08,940 --> 00:03:12,560 I did say Chris that they wanted to go out to OHV Park, they don't have to have a Jeep 42 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,940 or a Bronco, they can do the hiking and backing trails, could possibly be snakes and if you don't 43 00:03:17,940 --> 00:03:21,520 want to do a snake you need to go down to Harwood Park where you can also walk a trail, 44 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:30,500 know snakes lots of lots but we talked about just our main street and just the 45 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:33,460 amount of people that come to the nightlife that we have in downtown Bridge 46 00:03:33,460 --> 00:03:36,460 Fort of course and then all of our parks I don't really remember the speech 47 00:03:36,460 --> 00:03:40,000 Kevin very much because it was Kevin recorded it for me not probably should go 48 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:46,780 back and listen to it again but then we I just went on about that I talked about 49 00:03:46,780 --> 00:03:51,380 our housing developments I talked about all the other 50 safe cities and then 50 00:03:51,380 --> 00:03:53,260 and all the things that happened in our police department 51 00:03:53,260 --> 00:03:55,420 and our fire department, I talked about all of that. 52 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,580 But shortly afterwards, the Wast County Chamber 53 00:03:58,580 --> 00:04:00,980 was giving out what they called kind of bogus awards. 54 00:04:01,180 --> 00:04:02,920 They were making fun of the awards. 55 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,460 So that's why this is a guest month, by the way. 56 00:04:05,860 --> 00:04:09,560 But I honestly was so excited that we won this award 57 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,620 and it was the destination and experience 58 00:04:11,620 --> 00:04:13,140 worth the drive award. 59 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:16,000 In other words, it's worth the drive to come to Bridgeport. 60 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,000 And so honestly, all that is a really big deal 61 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,720 that people in Wast County, 62 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:26,540 I will tell you that somebody from Decatur came up to me and she said my husband works for Decatur 63 00:04:26,540 --> 00:04:32,960 But now I want to move to Bridgeport after listening to you. So kiddos, we didn't and we convinced them that this was the best city in 64 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:40,620 All of us county. Honestly, a lot of great things happening in our counties. So we're very, very proud of that. But I look around that we won the gas pop 65 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:51,150 Anybody else? It's about how I talk that not too. I want to talk about the ribbon cutting at the park 66 00:04:52,150 --> 00:04:57,470 thank you Chris for putting that together it was really great there wasn't a lot 67 00:04:57,470 --> 00:05:01,450 of people but it was just a really nice little atmosphere happening down there 68 00:05:01,450 --> 00:05:06,610 so thank you for that thank you for attending I'm sorry we couldn't be there 69 00:05:06,610 --> 00:05:11,330 since it was simultaneously happening as the other map I did try I did try to get 70 00:05:11,330 --> 00:05:17,070 down there but apparently all the hot dogs were gone go ahead I just would say 71 00:05:17,070 --> 00:05:21,370 the last they look really nice it's a good addition to the park after all the 72 00:05:21,370 --> 00:05:23,530 the ballers are finally gone. 73 00:05:24,010 --> 00:05:24,810 Those laps will grow nice. 74 00:05:27,700 --> 00:05:28,460 OK, anybody else? 75 00:05:29,740 --> 00:05:30,320 All right. 76 00:05:30,820 --> 00:05:32,820 Then we're going to go rot into public comment. 77 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,740 Did we have anybody sign up in the back? 78 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:37,940 OK, then we're going to skip reading all of that. 79 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,200 OK, so now it's time to go into our consent agenda. 80 00:05:41,280 --> 00:05:42,660 There's only two things on there. 81 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:44,720 One of them is approving the minutes, 82 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,300 and the other one is approving the ordinance. 83 00:05:46,980 --> 00:05:47,980 Oh, that's a long one. 84 00:05:48,060 --> 00:05:48,940 I'm not going to read all of that. 85 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,740 But there are two things on the consent agenda. 86 00:05:51,740 --> 00:05:55,860 Does anybody want to pull anything from the consent agenda or have any comments on it? 87 00:06:04,540 --> 00:06:07,800 Okay, if there's nothing we want to pull or if there's no comments, I will look for a motion 88 00:06:10,450 --> 00:06:15,250 Go ahead. I'm going to approve the consent agenda as presented. Thank you 89 00:06:15,250 --> 00:06:20,990 Data second go ahead Preston and then so all in favor please raise your hand 90 00:06:21,830 --> 00:06:23,330 Pass this five zero Holly 91 00:06:25,570 --> 00:06:28,210 All right, now we are going to go into a public hearing 92 00:06:29,830 --> 00:06:31,430 Okay public hearing for the annual 93 00:06:33,450 --> 00:06:36,870 October 1st, 2026 through September 30th, 2027. 94 00:06:37,790 --> 00:06:39,330 Is Cory coming up here, or are you doing? 95 00:06:39,350 --> 00:06:40,050 Yes, I'm. 96 00:06:41,390 --> 00:06:43,750 So we're going to go into a public hearing at 607. 97 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:50,880 OK, so I don't know through all of our many, many budget workshops we've had. 98 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,520 The budget was very tight, very difficult this year initially. 99 00:06:55,440 --> 00:07:00,760 To the point we had to ask the department has to cut back on their on their requests 100 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:06,940 and even got into some of the meat from some of the previous years, and it was a very, very tight budget for a long time there. 101 00:07:08,300 --> 00:07:14,280 Luckily, there was, well, and the reason was because we've had a couple of hits on our sales tax. 102 00:07:14,620 --> 00:07:21,840 We've also, the state was generous and gave everybody extra deductions on their property tax, which was nice to the state to do, but it could end to ours pretty bad. 103 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:27,860 So, but having said that, we've got all of those priorities in there, I think. 104 00:07:35,740 --> 00:07:40,480 we've all been trying desperately hard to get for the past five years is to get some firemen. 105 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,880 And so this year we've actually added a couple of firemen to the roles. 106 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:51,620 Travis is not the lone ranger anymore, he's going to have some help during the daytime. 107 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:56,140 And so it's going to be a really, really good thing to see some more folks down there full 108 00:07:56,140 --> 00:07:56,440 time. 109 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,420 I'm just completely full-time in the fire department. 110 00:07:59,100 --> 00:08:00,280 Sorry, Paul does. 111 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,980 My printer was acting up, and so I didn't realize 112 00:08:03,980 --> 00:08:04,720 that I was running late. 113 00:08:05,180 --> 00:08:08,200 So, sorry, no, I appreciate that. 114 00:08:09,420 --> 00:08:10,360 Okay, so, 115 00:08:12,660 --> 00:08:14,700 oh well, I'm completely embarrassed 116 00:08:14,700 --> 00:08:15,460 to come in that late. 117 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,440 Everything out, but we're getting too farman. 118 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:18,820 We're getting too farman, yes. 119 00:08:20,540 --> 00:08:22,440 Yes, you're right, fire people. 120 00:08:22,460 --> 00:08:24,060 Fire people here, fire people. 121 00:08:25,380 --> 00:08:32,980 So I'm going to throw a little bit in with the sheer department heads cut back and then 122 00:08:32,980 --> 00:08:34,640 we actually cut for them a little bit more. 123 00:08:34,900 --> 00:08:35,060 Yes. 124 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:40,280 Did and visited with those and they said, well, make a work and then if you know, if something 125 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:45,860 breaks then we'll be, we'll be back looking for an amendment at that time, but hopefully 126 00:08:45,860 --> 00:08:51,280 everything, they were, you know, hopefully everything will be fine on the operating budgets. 127 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,220 and then go ahead I didn't mean that 128 00:08:56,220 --> 00:08:57,280 interrupted. No, that's fine. 129 00:08:57,420 --> 00:08:59,780 I'm looks at them. We've done it so many times. 130 00:08:59,860 --> 00:09:00,960 I've already heard it so many times. 131 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,720 We're just kind of like we beat it. 132 00:09:02,820 --> 00:09:04,580 We're going to beat the dead horse continually 133 00:09:04,580 --> 00:09:05,360 if we keep on going. 134 00:09:05,620 --> 00:09:09,160 But honestly, this is really time for the public to have any 135 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,100 public has any questions. It's time for them to be able to. 136 00:09:11,420 --> 00:09:12,440 It is a public hearing. 137 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:14,720 So if anybody has anything that they want to comment on 138 00:09:15,900 --> 00:09:18,160 our budget year, I'm sure is it public? 139 00:09:18,380 --> 00:09:18,900 Is it been published? 140 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:19,820 Oh, yeah. 141 00:09:19,820 --> 00:09:21,240 So it's been in the paper. 142 00:09:21,460 --> 00:09:24,520 Well, there was a notice in the paper. 143 00:09:24,740 --> 00:09:27,700 Yes, the actual budget, proposed budget, 144 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:29,360 is on the city website. 145 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,740 And then it's been available for the citizen to come up 146 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:36,200 and get a copy from city secretary. 147 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,880 But it's been on the, it has been published on the website 148 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,600 as a proposed budget. 149 00:09:41,780 --> 00:09:43,920 And then once that, once it gets adopted, 150 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:46,420 then it will change the title on it. 151 00:09:48,530 --> 00:09:48,730 Okay. 152 00:09:48,730 --> 00:09:54,390 Okay. Does anybody in the public in the audience have anything that they want to add? Say comment. 153 00:09:59,780 --> 00:10:00,160 Okay. 154 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:05,020 So if the summer you're ready to close the public hearing are we giving that you're ready, Holly? 155 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:09,500 Yeah. We're going to close it. Oh, sorry. I want to say and once we close it, we are. 156 00:10:10,420 --> 00:10:16,060 It's autumn number two. Voting on is that what you're talking about? Well right now, but then we're going to postpone the actual voting on the 157 00:10:16,060 --> 00:10:25,680 budget until next week because that's when we will also vote on the tax rate. So there is no actual motion made, I guess motion is to postpone it tonight. 158 00:10:26,220 --> 00:10:31,020 Well, tonight's just the public hearing, but we need to announce the date and time of when the budget is going to be considered. 159 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:32,600 So you sort of did that. 160 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:41,740 Okay. The budget will be on Monday, August 17th at 6 p.m. here at City Hall. 161 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:50,180 Public hearing at 6-11. Holly. That was very loud. 162 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:58,960 All right, so we're going to go rot into our action items. The very first one is to discuss and consider approving the appointment of the Bridgeport Housing Authority board members. 163 00:11:01,020 --> 00:11:13,180 That I will. So the Housing Authority has been around since the 1950s. It's something that there's not a great deal of relationship between the Housing Authority and the city. 164 00:11:13,560 --> 00:11:19,140 But the city is kind of like the oversight, not even oversight. 165 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,900 But there is a relationship in that y'all don't point their board members. 166 00:11:22,580 --> 00:11:24,520 And so it's been a while since board members were appointed. 167 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:30,520 And the lady that is the housing authority director has gotten us a list of appointments now. 168 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:35,240 And if y'all could look over those folks and approve them, I think they'll be able to continue to operate. 169 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:36,900 They do a really good job down there, by the way. 170 00:11:37,060 --> 00:11:39,760 If you hadn't, if you'd remember them by the director, does a great job. 171 00:11:40,180 --> 00:11:42,160 The tenants are all pretty happy. 172 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,420 and it's a well-run place. 173 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:50,760 Okay, does anybody have any comments concerns? 174 00:11:52,870 --> 00:11:55,290 If not, we'll look for a motion for action item number one. 175 00:11:57,560 --> 00:11:58,160 Go ahead, Jessica. 176 00:11:59,780 --> 00:12:03,400 Madam Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to approve 177 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:07,440 the Bridgeport Housing Authority board members as presented. 178 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:09,680 Okay, we have a motion. 179 00:12:09,780 --> 00:12:10,280 Do we have a second? 180 00:12:11,460 --> 00:12:11,940 Matt? 181 00:12:12,680 --> 00:12:14,520 All in favor, please raise your right hand. 182 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:17,760 Okay, 183 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,520 the next one is discussed and consider taking a record vote on a maximum tax rate. 184 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:25,220 Are we doing that? 185 00:12:25,660 --> 00:12:26,080 We are. 186 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,840 Her 100, valuation for the fiscal year, beginning October 1st and ending September 30th, 187 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:36,700 2027 and scheduling the public hearing and adoption of the ad rule arm tax rate on August 188 00:12:37,340 --> 00:12:37,780 17th. 189 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,240 Next week, meeting to be held at 6 p.m. at City Hall, located at 900 Thompson Street. 190 00:12:42,220 --> 00:12:42,620 Okay. 191 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:43,020 Yes. 192 00:12:43,420 --> 00:12:43,860 Alright. 193 00:12:44,140 --> 00:12:44,640 Well, thank you. 194 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:54,620 So the property tax code makes us vote on what the max tax rate would be before we actually approved the tax rate. 195 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:04,940 So in the years past what we've done is that the minimum rate we have went ahead and elected that as a max tax rate. 196 00:13:05,300 --> 00:13:06,820 This year we did not go that high. 197 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:12,760 So we are setting the max tax rate as the proposed tax rate, which we have in the budget, 198 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:25,680 everything. So we're setting that that 0.6999 0.6999 5 as the max tax rate. And so again, 199 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:31,260 we have the voting right now on the max tax rate. Then next week we will vote on we have the public 200 00:13:31,260 --> 00:13:36,460 hearing and vote on the actual tax rate. Not confusing at all. 201 00:13:36,460 --> 00:13:37,700 Oh, yes, I get it. 202 00:13:38,060 --> 00:13:41,380 And, uh, well, go ahead, Rob. 203 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:45,040 No, just for clarity, what you're doing 204 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:46,880 is you're setting a maximum tax rate 205 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:48,860 that you cannot go above. 206 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,140 So you can always come down from it, but you can't go above it. 207 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:56,860 So that's why in the past, you've actually set the proposed 208 00:13:56,860 --> 00:14:00,520 tax rate higher than you actually come in and set it at. 209 00:14:00,620 --> 00:14:02,920 It sounds like this year we're going to set the max rate 210 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,780 at pretty much what you'll need. 211 00:14:05,180 --> 00:14:05,500 Correct. 212 00:14:05,620 --> 00:14:07,820 In the past, like I said, we've set the, at the 213 00:14:07,820 --> 00:14:11,260 Demenemissary and Case Council decided for some reason they wanted to raise it higher. 214 00:14:12,260 --> 00:14:16,160 We know y'all are pretty firm on not raising it any higher than what we already have it. 215 00:14:16,340 --> 00:14:19,540 So, um, so yeah, so we just, we didn't even do that. 216 00:14:19,620 --> 00:14:21,620 I think the Demenemiss was like 0.72 or something. 217 00:14:21,620 --> 00:14:21,800 Yes. 218 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:22,920 Correct. 219 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:26,420 So we don't do a motion on this. 220 00:14:26,460 --> 00:14:27,740 We just do a roll call on this. 221 00:14:28,020 --> 00:14:32,880 Well, it's a, it's a motion, uh, and it has a roll call, like, individual, but. 222 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:33,060 Okay. 223 00:14:33,060 --> 00:14:37,060 Okay, so somebody has to make the motion and then I'm going to call each person to agree your district. 224 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,200 Correct. Go ahead, Matt, were you going to do it? 225 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:39,740 I'll make it. 226 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:50,060 I moved to approve by record vote the maximum tax rate of 0.699950 for $100 valuation. 227 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:57,080 For the fiscal year beginning October 1st, 2026, and ending September 30th, 2027, and 228 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,980 Scheduling the adoption of the Adulurum Tax Rate on August 7th. 229 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:05,480 17, 20, 26, with a meeting to be held at 6 p.m., city all located at 900 Thompson Street. 230 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:13,720 Okay. So do we second or do I just go down the road? Okay. So Bobby seconds it. 231 00:15:16,420 --> 00:15:20,960 And now you call for the vote, but just call them and call them out individually. Okay. 232 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:33,400 All right. We're going to start with you, press in place. One third. Five. He's five. One. One. One. Sorry. I can't say it from this side. I just know what mine was. Okay. Preston. 233 00:15:34,740 --> 00:16:03,380 Yes. Yes. Place two. Yes. Place three. Place four. Place five. Yes. Okay. Five to zero. Holly. Sorry. All that was my first time to do that one. Thank you very much. 234 00:16:03,380 --> 00:16:13,960 Number three, discuss and consider changing the Posted Speed Limit from 30 to 20 on Frost Street, Gray Street, John Strav, First Avenue, and Second Avenue. 235 00:16:14,620 --> 00:16:15,220 Chief Stanford. 236 00:16:15,980 --> 00:16:16,920 Thank you, Mayor. 237 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:18,420 I'll make this quick. 238 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:23,440 Quick, I have this whole neighborhood as part of this item and the next. 239 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:31,060 As you know, Frost Hartzels, what I refer to it as there, it's a small neighborhood. 240 00:16:31,060 --> 00:16:38,080 just north of the reserve north east of the reserve all of those streets are 241 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:44,940 one block streets and a a survey of myself driving out in that area revealed 242 00:16:44,940 --> 00:16:50,960 there's no signage so the signage was there at one point it is no longer so 243 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:56,420 that's why we're here we paid the street what two years ago maybe something like 244 00:16:56,420 --> 00:16:59,120 that so that the whole area was rehabbed. 245 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,780 We have one stop sign still intact. 246 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,840 They couldn't have gone more than 20 miles an hour before. 247 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:11,940 It's very smooth and for sure, they are smaller streets and width, 248 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,040 but they are smooth. 249 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:15,320 There's a lot of kids out there. 250 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:21,960 As now the state has changed our authority to reduce the speed to 20. 251 00:17:22,140 --> 00:17:25,020 So we're asking for that to be reduced to 20 miles an hour. 252 00:17:25,020 --> 00:17:30,180 that's probably the safest someone can drive through there due to the congestion 253 00:17:30,180 --> 00:17:36,420 and the houses and so forth. So that is the request for Frost Grace John's first 254 00:17:36,420 --> 00:17:41,880 and second avenue to reduce that speed from 30 what was previously done to 20 255 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:47,720 miles per hour. Steve was there some some also some community feedback that you 256 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:52,420 guys took an consideration as well kind of talking about the need for safety and 257 00:17:52,420 --> 00:17:52,940 improvements there. 258 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:53,660 Yeah, yes, sir. 259 00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:57,180 And, you know, we get those requests a lot about, you know, 260 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,840 children at play signs and quite frankly, 261 00:18:00,860 --> 00:18:02,480 that could be on every street in town. 262 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,620 But when we were doing the streets on Cates, 263 00:18:08,900 --> 00:18:10,120 someone had mentioned that. 264 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:11,940 We were already looking at that location 265 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:13,900 because of our previous complaint, 266 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,300 but yes, it came back up again as well. 267 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:21,720 Any questions? 268 00:18:25,630 --> 00:18:26,190 Anybody else? 269 00:18:28,020 --> 00:18:29,440 Just for the fun of it. 270 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:33,360 So state has now given us authority to lower the speed limit down to a 20. 271 00:18:33,980 --> 00:18:35,680 Wow, for residential. 272 00:18:35,900 --> 00:18:36,600 Okay, that's cool. 273 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,520 For every today, it was 30, wasn't it? 274 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:40,160 25. 275 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:41,000 Yeah. 276 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:45,820 Okay. 277 00:18:46,100 --> 00:18:46,900 Anybody has any other comments? 278 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,600 I'll look for a motion on this item. 279 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,120 Madam Mayor, I'll make a motion. 280 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:52,420 Go ahead, Preston. 281 00:18:53,260 --> 00:18:57,520 I move to approve an ordinance, changing the posted speed limit from 30 miles per hour 282 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:03,300 to 20 miles per hour on Frost Street, Grace Street, John's Drive, First Avenue, and Second 283 00:19:04,980 --> 00:19:11,140 Okay, we have a motion by person. Do we have a second? Go ahead, Jessica. All in favor, please raise your hand. 284 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:14,280 Passes 5-0, Holly. 285 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:22,980 All right, move it on to number 4. Discuss and consider installing stop signs of the intersection of John Strav and Second Avenue, 286 00:19:23,220 --> 00:19:29,680 stopping Southbound traffic and the intersection of John Strav and First Avenue, stopping Eastbound Westbound traffic. Steve, take it away. 287 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:40,420 Same neighborhood, same issue, there was a lack of any kind of traffic control at those intersections and at one point there were stop signs there. 288 00:19:41,220 --> 00:19:51,980 So just for clarification, we want to make sure that that was added years ago in the ordinance, we could not find that so this is just for clarification and documentation. 289 00:19:51,980 --> 00:20:06,920 but it's much needed, there's several different intersections as you see there that are uncontrolled at this point and I believe it by installing those stop sign, it will increase safety for the pedestrians and motor vehicles traffic. 290 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:19,530 Does anybody have any questions for Chief Stamford? Comments? If not, we'll look for a motion for item number four. 291 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:22,220 Bobby, go ahead. 292 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,680 Mayor, before I make a motion, I think we've lost over the fact that if I heard earlier, 293 00:20:28,700 --> 00:20:32,180 if we leave the potholes in the street, it actually serves as a safety feature. 294 00:20:32,700 --> 00:20:36,280 I could, so maybe we can work on Mark being that, okay? 295 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,820 Modern day speed bumps, literally. 296 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:52,640 We have a motion, do we have a second? 297 00:20:53,220 --> 00:20:53,580 Sylvia? 298 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:54,960 All in favor? 299 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:55,580 Raise your hand. 300 00:20:56,660 --> 00:20:57,940 Passes 5-0, Holly. 301 00:20:58,680 --> 00:20:59,240 Thank you so much. 302 00:20:59,500 --> 00:20:59,860 Thank you. 303 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:01,500 All right. 304 00:21:01,500 --> 00:21:07,140 But last thing on the action items, we have this discussion consider approving the tax increment reinvestment zone, 305 00:21:07,460 --> 00:21:13,820 Turs, boards funding, the remaining local share of the 11th Street Training Improvement Project not covered by grant funding. 306 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,720 That was, intense, that was a mouthful. 307 00:21:16,780 --> 00:21:22,220 I got it, and I'm going to, so I took the time last time when y'all tried to get me all emotional and 308 00:21:22,220 --> 00:21:26,020 said there's so many nice things that took the time to watch the recording. 309 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:30,920 And I noticed that I talked really, really fast, so I'm going to see how good I can do and 310 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,500 not talk fast on this terrors. 311 00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:38,740 So, okay, terrors, y'all remember that a terrors is a tax increment, reinvestment zone, 312 00:21:39,180 --> 00:21:40,320 the city has two of them. 313 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:49,300 One of them was put in, oh gosh, probably in the 2008, 2007 era, was designated for downtown 314 00:21:49,300 --> 00:21:50,520 improvements and things of that nature. 315 00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:53,400 That is what is paying for the hub. 316 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,720 The hub is being completely paid for by the terrors. 317 00:21:57,380 --> 00:21:59,720 It's dedicated to certain projects and that was one of them. 318 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:07,680 One of the other projects that a tourist can do is our drainage and street improvements and things like that. 319 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:16,500 And so back when the Housel Street Concrete was put in, didn't have the money at that time to put in underground drainage. 320 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:22,180 So it drains down the road and it gets really deep in places. 321 00:22:22,180 --> 00:22:24,060 So, you know, this is kind of a fix for that. 322 00:22:24,860 --> 00:22:29,320 It's very appropriate to pay for with the tours, and the tours board met, oh, last week 323 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:33,400 or so, and agreed to pay for the remainder that the grant is not paying for. 324 00:22:33,660 --> 00:22:39,740 So we're just taking this opportunity to get you all to bless it, and say one more, one more 325 00:22:39,740 --> 00:22:41,500 good example of why the tours is working well. 326 00:22:45,740 --> 00:22:47,960 That was fine. 327 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:53,880 Next last meeting. 328 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,700 Anybody have any comments, questions, thoughts? 329 00:23:03,300 --> 00:23:03,460 Okay. 330 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,040 If not, we'll take a motion on action item number five. 331 00:23:08,340 --> 00:23:09,940 Madam Mayor, your head, Sylvia. 332 00:23:10,780 --> 00:23:15,620 Separate commences, the City Council approved the Terce Board's commitment to fund the remaining 333 00:23:15,620 --> 00:23:20,060 costs of the 11th Street Drainage Improvement Project that are not covered by grant funding 334 00:23:20,060 --> 00:23:24,240 and authorize the city manager to execute any necessary agreements and 335 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,320 budget amendments to implement this action. 336 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:29,720 Sylvie, in motion, do we have a second? 337 00:23:30,020 --> 00:23:32,260 Matt, all in favor, please show us your hand. 338 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:34,700 Passes 5-0. 339 00:23:35,660 --> 00:23:37,600 I do want to do a quick thank you to that dashboard. 340 00:23:37,820 --> 00:23:42,720 They were very open and understanding, and they've been amazing for our downtown area, 341 00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:46,280 making sure that all these projects turn out to be top notch. 342 00:23:46,580 --> 00:23:46,840 Yes, ma'am. 343 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,080 And it's an in conjunction with the partnership with the county as well. 344 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:54,520 So there's some county folks on that so it's very nice of the county to participate as well. 345 00:23:58,990 --> 00:24:03,290 All right at this time we're going to go into an executive session and the City Council 346 00:24:03,290 --> 00:24:07,690 reserves the right to convene an executive session from time to time being necessary during this meeting 347 00:24:08,150 --> 00:24:12,730 to seek legal advice from the City Attorney regarding any item or agenda as for medieval law. 348 00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:16,150 In addition, the Council may convene into executive session to discuss the following. 349 00:24:16,150 --> 00:24:20,970 We have two things about personal matters with the City Manager and be 350 00:24:20,970 --> 00:24:26,830 building real property of 1105 Hossel Street. So at this time 625 we will go into 351 00:24:26,830 --> 00:24:27,610 executive section. 352 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:52,140 We were coming out of executive session and we're going to 353 00:24:52,140 --> 00:25:00,300 talk about first section 551 0.074. So is there anything that came out of 354 00:25:00,300 --> 00:25:03,920 executive session that we need to talk about? Yes Mayor there's a couple of 355 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:07,980 things we're going to bring forward. On the first thing on that we're going to make 356 00:25:07,980 --> 00:25:13,220 a motion to appoint Steve Stanford to the position of interim city manager for an additional 357 00:25:13,220 --> 00:25:19,080 $1,800 compensation per pay period in a point couriering room for an additional compensation 358 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:27,400 of $1,450 per pay period to the position of interim assistant city manager for the duration 359 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:28,580 of the city manager search. 360 00:25:31,070 --> 00:25:31,470 All right. 361 00:25:31,550 --> 00:25:32,050 Thank you very much. 362 00:25:32,130 --> 00:25:32,630 We have a motion. 363 00:25:32,810 --> 00:25:33,550 Does anybody have a second? 364 00:25:33,770 --> 00:25:35,290 Mr. Rodriguez, all in favor. 365 00:25:35,430 --> 00:25:36,130 Please raise your hand. 366 00:25:39,730 --> 00:25:48,510 Okay, is there anything else on a second piece of that first out of May. 367 00:25:49,170 --> 00:25:54,410 We also come to make a motion to select clear career professionals as the executive search 368 00:25:54,410 --> 00:25:59,250 firm to fill the position of city manager and authorize the interim city manager to execute 369 00:25:59,250 --> 00:26:01,130 in agreement with clear, clear professionals, 370 00:26:01,470 --> 00:26:02,150 and lead that effort. 371 00:26:03,330 --> 00:26:04,790 Okay, we have a motion, do we have a second? 372 00:26:05,730 --> 00:26:07,310 Kristen, all in favor raise your hand. 373 00:26:08,110 --> 00:26:09,430 Pest is 5-0 again, Holly. 374 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:13,740 Anything else coming out of the executive session? 375 00:26:14,360 --> 00:26:15,100 No, that's not. 376 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:15,600 Okay. 377 00:26:16,820 --> 00:26:20,140 And anything on item B, 551.072. 378 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:22,360 No action taken to that. 379 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:23,360 Okay, thank you very much. 380 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,360 All right, do we have anybody that has anything 381 00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:26,760 for future agenda items? 382 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,460 I think you should recognize the esteem Mrs. Brown. 383 00:26:31,460 --> 00:26:39,850 So glad you came. Both of y'all so dressed up to not love 384 00:26:44,110 --> 00:26:48,850 it. Thank you for hanging 385 00:26:48,850 --> 00:26:53,770 with us through executive session. All right well if there's nothing further we 386 00:26:53,770 --> 00:26:57,790 are gonna adjourn at 714. There that was some power.