[2:56] All right, afternoon everybody. Notice hereby given that a regular council

[3:00] meeting will be held by the governing body of the city of Bertram on this 8th

[3:03] day of September, 2026 at 12 p.m. in the council chambers here at 110 East Bond

[3:09] Street, Bertram, Texas. I call this meeting to order.

[3:13] » Roll call. >> Council member Fischer

[3:15] » present. >> Council member Wilson

[3:17] » here. >> Council member Fredmore,

[3:18] » present. Mayor Pro Tim Baladez. Oh, Mayor Baladez, sorry.

[3:23] » Here. >> Mayor Proima Francis

[3:26] » here. >> Council member Global

[3:28] » present. >> Mayor, you have quorum.

[3:29] » Thank you. She keeps trying to demote me.

[3:34] » I'm so used to it. >> All right. Uh Mike, could you lead the

[3:37] invocation, please?

[3:54] We are

[4:28] I also

[4:44] Consent agenda items 1.1 August 25, 2026 regular meeting minutes.

[4:49] » Make a motion we approve the August 25, 2026 regular meeting minutes.

[4:54] » I'll second. >> A motion by Betty, second by Randall.

[4:56] All those in favor? >> So moved.

[5:02] Department reports 2.1 police department monthly activity. Chief,

[5:08] » afternoon. Total calls. We've been running at least

[5:12] a man short. We've had a pretty significant increase in call volume.

[5:19] We're at 549 this last month from 527 that includes stuff like

[5:29] bunch of traffic related arrests arrests

[5:35] of them increase from 22 month

[5:40] total traffic violations

[5:46] » out of those 2.7 wound up in arrests. Um,

[5:52] we've had a uh slight decrease from last month.

[6:02] » Thank you. 2.2 code enforcement monthly activity. Ted,

[6:06] most popular man in Bertram. >> Morning. Well, last month we had four

[6:11] rubbish and yard calls, four uh building permit issues.

[6:16] uh 30 signs removed, bandit signs, uh 15 weed in yard sign uh issues, uh four

[6:25] items in streets, and being that the trash can ordinance was just new, we I

[6:30] handed out 47 letters to homeowners about the trash cans last month. Um we

[6:36] had two animal control issues. Both of them were resolved. Uh I did not take

[6:40] any dogs to the Hill Country Humane Society last month at all.

[6:46] All right. Thank you. >> I sent two.

[6:49] » You sent to the to >> Gotcha.

[6:55] All right. Not yet.

[7:01] 2.3 municipal court report and monthly activity.

[7:08] So, for the month of

[7:13] August 2026, there was $8,2525.

[7:19] There were 16 new cases and 44 cases disposed of, 20 new warrants and 21

[7:26] warrants closed, and three pre-trial hearings.

[7:35] » All right. 2.4 for develop development report monthly activity. Georgina

[7:41] » the reports that were submitted um there were 24 various permits issued with a

[7:47] valuation of $4,379,850

[7:51] and there were bunch of inspections.

[7:57] There's 93 various inspections performed on the permits that are currently there

[8:03] is a new permit a new report um that was generated. I was emailed this from

[8:08] Aayoka. I think it's got some good information on it.

[8:13] It's provided. I just included in your packet so that

[8:17] you knew. >> All right. Thank you. 2.4.1 4.1 utility

[8:24] engineering group PLLC city project status. Gary?

[8:28] » Yep. Just uh one update to the memo. Uh we had a progress meeting on lift

[8:32] station B and lift station D this morning um on the way up here.

[8:37] Everything's going well on that one. They're about 50% done with time, but 73

[8:41] or 4% done with construction. So, they're ahead of schedule. U so that

[8:45] one's moving forward. They made some good progress over there. Uh they're

[8:49] working on lift station B to get it bypassed and going through Bertram Oaks.

[8:52] Um and that should be they should pull their pump uh bypass pump on Thursday is

[8:57] what they told us. That one's going well. Other projects are moving forward.

[9:01] All All projects are in progress. So forward with everything.

[9:06] » I went by lift station B this morning. Looked good. They just have the they had

[9:10] two bypass pumps. >> Yeah, they have to have a standby in

[9:13] case something goes down. >> Thank you.

[9:15] » Very good. 2.5 utility department report monthly

[9:20] activity Adam >> we had nine links for month of August

[9:24] completed 217 work orders pumped roughly 16.9 million gallons of water did have

[9:30] one leak on a sewer force guys put out roughly three tons of

[9:34] asphalt and we also installed the new electrical service the conduit at plant

[9:40] has about 1500 feet

[9:45] » appreciate

[9:50] 2.6 current financial status of the city.

[9:53] » So in the general fund um operating accounts there's 3,517,715.99.

[10:02] in the enterprise or utility fund accounts 22,279,176.52

[10:10] for combined total of 25,796,892.51

[10:17] preparing for the next year's fiscal audit. Um getting those files together

[10:22] so you'll see a lot of boxes um in and around city hall coming soon.

[10:26] » And do we have a date for the audit yet? um they try to get us in with the first

[10:30] with being one of their first two audits because we're usually um prepared. So

[10:36] probably in the first two by he wants to get us done before the first

[10:41] of the year. So probably mid October, maybe first part of November.

[10:46] » Thank you.

[10:56] » All right. 3.1 Publish date August 19, 2026.

[11:01] Notice is hereby given that the city council of the city of Bertram, Texas

[11:04] will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, beginning at 12 p.m.

[11:09] in council chambers located at Urum City Hall, 110 East Vaughn Street, Bertram,

[11:13] Texas on the proposed 2026 2027 budget. This budget will raise more total

[11:21] property taxes that than last year's budget by $12,117

[11:27] and 9.21%. And of that amount, 110,83

[11:33] is tax revenue due to be raised from new property added to the tax role this

[11:38] year. The proposed budget is available for inspection by any person at city

[11:42] hall or on the city's website at cityofram.org.

[11:46] Anyone who has concerns will have an opportunity to be heard during this

[11:51] public meeting. So that starts now. Would anyone like to speak on the

[11:56] budget?

[12:01] » I'll give you a minute. Does anyone up here have anything to

[12:09] » Whenever you're Whenever you're ready, if you could uh when you're speaking,

[12:12] come up to the mic. Just tell us where where you live and

[12:18] » take your take take your time. You'll be fine.

[12:24] » My name is Joyce Apple and I live in Dub Meadows or 09 Dub Meadows. And I have

[12:31] several things to ask, but I've already talked to Andy about some of them, but

[12:36] my deal is about the fees. They're too damn high. I'm sorry to say

[12:41] that, but they're too high. What fees are you speaking of, ma'am?

[12:43] » Well, I had a new roof put on my $375. I'm budgeted. I have social security and

[12:49] a pension. That's it. And I can't and the taxes I you're going

[12:56] to phase me out eventually and I'm going to have to sell my house

[13:01] and I don't want to. And that's one of the reasons why I

[13:07] I'm up here because of those fees and the budgets and the taxes.

[13:12] because I'm set at a certain budget and I can't go any higher.

[13:20] » So, um I I can address well both of those. The the fees, permitting fees. Um

[13:27] all of our permits are pass through fees. We we have a third party inspector

[13:32] and this, you know, coming from a small town to get away from the good old boy

[13:37] network, we hired a third party inspector that we're not involved with.

[13:43] So, the majority of that is pass through fees. Is that correct, Georgina? Um, but

[13:48] I will address your the roofing thing because I've already talked to uh Ted

[13:53] about this. Um, I'm working on getting rid of a lot of the current permitting.

[13:59] For example, if your roof is damaged from a storm, I don't feel you should

[14:04] have to get a permit to fix it. Uh, and some of the building code I looked at

[14:09] says that unless it changes the structure of the property,

[14:14] uh, you don't need a permit. >> Okay.

[14:17] » Uh, also to include fencing. We talked about fencing last week. uh what was the

[14:22] building code? As long as it's under six foot, you don't need a permit. 7 foot to

[14:27] replace your uh current fence. So, we are working on those to to kind of take

[14:32] those out of the fee process >> and and the permitting process.

[14:37] » I have a problem, medical problem that I have to go sit down.

[14:39] » Sure. Sure. >> Because if I don't, I'm going to scare

[14:42] you to death. >> Does that answer your question?

[14:44] » Some of it. Yes. But uh I >> No. Go ahead.

[14:49] » Okay. I I will pass out and then you >> or you can you can sit down.

[14:55] » All right. Thank you. >> I pass out and

[15:00] » you you already scared me. I already forgot the second part of your question.

[15:03] No. Uh and the second part of your question as far as the the taxing uh the

[15:08] tax rate did go up for everyone that that looked at it. Um what that equated

[15:12] to to my home for example here in Bertrram, Texas. I I have to pay $2

[15:16] extra next year that I didn't pay this year. Uh it's very minimal. Uh the re

[15:22] and that tax rate was the no new tax revenue rate that we adopted. What that

[15:27] means is they we took all the tax that we received last year and that was the

[15:32] rate that brought us to that number. The reason there was an increase is if if

[15:37] y'all voted last May, there was something on the bud on the um on the

[15:42] ballot for MDD sales stacks. Yes, >> we were trying to get a 0.05 I believe

[15:50] uh sales sales tax >> and it failed

[15:53] » that would come to all the infrastructure stuff we're working on.

[15:57] Um it failed. So instead of everyone that spends a dollar in Bertram paying

[16:02] for our roads, it falls on the property owners of Bertrram. And I hate that

[16:07] system by the way, but that's a system we have. So does that answer your

[16:11] questions? >> And that and I got one more if you don't

[16:13] mind. Uh, I have

[16:16] water system and why do I have to have inspected in one year? I checked this

[16:21] out. Uh, Leander is three times. Round Rock is four times uh, every year, four

[16:28] years. Uh, Liberty Hill, I haven't couldn't find out, but we have to have

[16:33] ours every year. And that's $90 out of my pocket.

[16:36] » You talking about backflow? >> Back flow back. Are you saying they only

[16:39] do it for four years and then they no longer do it? Is that what you're

[16:42] saying? four years and then they every four years. Yes.

[16:45] » So the the the the permits every four years. So you don't you don't have to do

[16:48] it annually. >> No, I have to do it every year.

[16:51] » Here is what you're saying. >> Yeah.

[16:52] » Our city ordinance requires all that. >> Okay.

[16:55] » Yeah. And I'm wondering why they have a different and then we have this one.

[17:01] » I I appreciate things like that because that's stuff I want to look into. Um

[17:06] Gary, do you have anything on that? like,

[17:12] okay, Gary's our engineer, by the way. So, those are things I want to fix.

[17:17] » It's just I'm trying to save money. >> I I'm with you.

[17:20] » I know. I get that little letter every year, too.

[17:22] » I'm with you. I I don't >> Certain devices are required every year.

[17:28] » I believe they just

[17:32] » Some of them are required every year by the state, some are not.

[17:34] » Gotcha.

[17:38] Is that grinder pump? >> No, this is strictly most of the time

[17:41] it's mostly double check for irrigation systems.

[17:44] » Gotcha. >> Mechanical devices. They will fail.

[17:50] » But >> get the idea why they did it that way.

[17:52] But >> we'll we'll look into that because if it

[17:55] that's what we're working on right now. If it doesn't make sense, let's try to

[17:58] fix it. >> You want some more?

[18:00] » Well, I appreciate it. >> You want some more?

[18:01] » If you'd like, you can send them in an email.

[18:04] » I've already talked to Andy. I already gave it a hand list.

[18:07] » Uh but and I'd be more than willing to sit down with you also and and talk

[18:11] about things. >> Oh, I've got it on my computer.

[18:13] » Okay. Send it to me. >> I can't because my computer filed up.

[18:17] Don't ask me why. I don't know. >> But sure, that's okay.

[18:22] » All right. >> Yeah.

[18:23] » And I'm sorry. >> And no, I appreciate it. Uh this is this

[18:27] is your government. This is your town. So

[18:30] » Oh, no. I don't >> we expect

[18:32] » Yes, I do. >> input. Thank you.

[18:48] » Anyone else want to speak about the budget? 2026 2027 budget

[18:58] time is now 12:16. We'll close that. Thank you.

[19:07] glass water. >> Okay.

[19:13] » Now, in closing that, there will be another public hearing at 6 PM on the

[19:17] 22nd uh in the same spot. So, if you're

[19:23] listening out on YouTube, you didn't come today, you can speak next meeting.

[19:30] 4.2 2 discuss and consider resolution number 618090826.

[19:36] Oh, I skipped one. Sorry. 4.1 discuss and consider 2627 employee

[19:43] benefit provider options and select selection proposal for medical, life,

[19:48] dental, and vision coverage. Everyone loves insurance.

[20:02] Good afternoon. Javier Reyes, president insurance brokers. Thank you all for

[20:07] your time. My partner in business is vice president of Morrison Dena Ker. And

[20:13] with the city's permission, we went out to all the carriers you've heard of, the

[20:17] Etnas, the Sigas, the Blues, the Bet Lives, the Hartfords, and we asked them

[20:23] real simple question. Can you give us the same benefits at a lower price or

[20:29] for the same price? Give us better benefits. Well, two years ago, we were

[20:34] able to offset or avoid an increase from Blue Cross where we were at the time

[20:39] because of like a 30% increase. We're able to avoid that by jumping over to

[20:43] Baylor, Scott, and White because we're an independent agency. We don't work for

[20:47] any insurance company. We're appointed with all of them. So then we bring the

[20:52] quotes from all of them. We narrow it down to the best bang for your buck.

[20:56] Then you all let us know who you want to go with.

[20:59] Well, like I said, two years ago, we avoided 30% increase. Last year, Baylor

[21:04] Scott and White to keep your business was willing to only increase 2%. Well, I

[21:08] think they're trying to make up for it this year. So, I was pretty sure you all

[21:12] were going to have to move because they had a horrible renewal. Maybe they're

[21:15] bleeding internally because you guys healthwise look pretty good on paper at

[21:19] least. I don't know the personal, but on paper looked pretty good. Well, most of

[21:24] them came back declining, not competitive. And that was blowing my

[21:27] mind. I'm going like really? Well, no wonder what was Baylor. We switched over

[21:32] because they were the best at the time. Texas held benefits pool for 1%

[21:38] difference than what Baylor Scott and White is willing to improve your

[21:42] benefits a lot. What do I mean by that? Right now, when you go to a doctor's

[21:47] office visit, you're susceptible to a deductible. If they swab your cheek, you

[21:53] know, swab your ear, you start paying your deductible for that in the office

[21:58] just for laying a hand on you. Other than just talking, you start paying your

[22:01] deductible. Well, Texas Health Benefits Pool is saying you don't have to worry

[22:05] about that anymore. As long as you go to a contracted doctor and they swab your

[22:10] cheek, they draw some blood and that's all included. They code it in with their

[22:14] visit, it's covered under your office co-pay. That is awesome because I mean,

[22:19] we're looking at $3,000 deductibles. You don't want to start paying that at your

[22:23] doctor visit. Okay, so that was uh one big uh improvement that Texas Health

[22:29] Benefits Pool. Do you all have a spreadsheet of the medical in front of

[22:32] you? Okay. >> So, I'm looking at the medical

[22:35] spreadsheet right now. Column B is your current plan. And yeah, that's a that's

[22:41] a horrible increase right there for 1% difference. Texas Healthput benefits

[22:47] will go from a $3,250 deductible to 3,000. So, it's a little improvement.

[22:52] They'll go from a 60% plan to an 80% plan. So, they're willing to pay more

[22:58] upfront sooner. That's a good thing for the employees and for the patients.

[23:02] They're out of pocket right now. Worst case scenario, you're a you're possibly

[23:08] owing $9,100 if you got a $100,000 claim. They're going to minimize that to

[23:14] $5,000. Another big improvement for those that have to be hospitalized. Now,

[23:19] everybody doesn't have to, but the doctor visits, everybody's got to go to

[23:22] doctor visit before something else happens. So, that's a big improvement.

[23:26] And we still keep the co-pays on the medications, so no deductible there.

[23:30] Your wellness are still covered at 100%. Okay? And um and you can keep most of

[23:36] your doctors, okay? Because believe it or not, we used to have them like 15

[23:40] years ago, but they got crazy on us, so we moved you to someplace else because

[23:44] that's our job. Find out who's got the best bang for the buck, bring it to the

[23:48] table like here, and then you all tell us if you want to make the move or not.

[23:51] So, our recommendation this year will be Texas Health Benefits Pool because yes,

[23:56] it is a 1% more than what Baylor wants benefit-wise. You're getting a lot more

[24:02] for your employees, for your bank because you pay 100% for the employees.

[24:06] So, why not get a better deal for what you're already paying for? That would be

[24:10] our recommendation on the medical portion. Any questions on that?

[24:14] » I have a question for um our employees that are paying for their family members

[24:19] to be on the policy. Is that rate higher with this?

[24:23] » Okay, if you look at the the prices below where it says employee child

[24:28] average, that's whether you have one child or a dozen kids. Now, deduct from

[24:33] that 116536. >> Deduct what the city pays the 67508 or

[24:39] if that's who they elect. Okay? You subtract the employee portion and the

[24:44] balance is what the employee pays for their children. Now, where it says

[24:48] employee spouse, you would deduct the employee cost from that amount. The

[24:52] balance would be the cost of the spouse. Sorry, just one spouse. And then on the

[24:57] family side, again, you deduct the employee portion that the city pays and

[25:02] they would pay that balance. >> So, it's it's important to note that it

[25:06] was multiple. You can have multiple kids under the Texas health benefits pool on

[25:11] the Baylor Scott and White, our current plan,

[25:15] » pay per per person. You pay that fee per person. So it was the 512 per person.

[25:21] » It's a total no matter if you have one child, five children. Okay.

[25:24] » Exactly. Okay. >> So that's another improvement on what

[25:27] they're offering. So that's why we're kind of recommending this year.

[25:31] Ultimately, you all call, but that would be our recommendation. Any questions on

[25:34] the medical? Okay. On the dental side, currently we have dental, vision, and

[25:40] life with equitable. Why? Because two years ago they gave us a great price and

[25:45] you know for all three benefits because we have no problem you all buying dental

[25:50] from one company vision from another. Our job is to bring you the best bang

[25:54] for your buck. Okay. But if we can save you some administrative cost that's also

[25:58] a savings. Okay. So on the dental side again last we got a two-year rate

[26:03] guarantee the first time. Why? Because they were really low. And I always tell

[26:08] them I want to make sure you're not buying the business. So, you got to

[26:10] guarantee everything at least two years. I don't want you to lowball me one year,

[26:14] then next year you want your money back. Okay. Well, they waited till the third

[26:17] year to try to get their money back. I don't think you should because I can get

[26:21] the same benefits with Kansas City with only a fourth of the increase that

[26:27] Equitable wants. Now, there's also an improvement on the Kansas City. You

[26:33] still get to go to any dentist you want, just like you have right now. $50

[26:36] deductible just like right now. still a $1,250 benefit just like right now. The

[26:42] addition that you're going to get with Kansas City if you decide to go with

[26:45] them that next year anybody that uses half of the 1250 or less because they

[26:51] have great dental as long as they get their teeth cleaned twice a year next

[26:55] year they're going to add 50% more to that limit. So if I'm employed this year

[27:00] and I use less than 1250, less than 600 just for my cleanings, next year they're

[27:05] going to add an additional $625 to my benefit if you stay with Kansas City. So

[27:09] that means next year I'll have $1,875. I'm sorry, $2,875. No, hold on my math.

[27:15] $1,875 next year. Even though you're not going

[27:19] to buy more benefit, I personally will have more benefit because I saved them

[27:22] money this year. And that just keeps accumulating till you're double your

[27:27] original amount. Okay. That way eventually someone needs a, you know,

[27:31] expensive root canal, an implant or something like that, they will have more

[27:34] benefit. Because in the past, I've heard people say, "Man, I don't ever use. All

[27:37] I do is clean my teeth. You know, what's what's the point?" Well, in this case,

[27:40] there's a good point. Eventually, we'll have a rainy day. That's extra money for

[27:45] you to use. So, that would be an improvement uh by switching over to

[27:49] Kansas City besides avoiding 75% of the increase that Equitable wants. So, as

[27:55] far as a dental, I would recommend the Kansas City dental for now. Questions on

[28:00] dental? >> I have a question on on everything here.

[28:05] Just what do and I asked about this earlier, semifirm rates.

[28:09] » Okay. All contracts in the fine print. Say that on the last day when you submit

[28:14] all your enrollments, if you're off 10% from what they quoted, they have the

[28:19] right to come and rerate. That's all it is. Okay?

[28:21] » You all pay 100%. So nobody's going to no employees going to drop their

[28:25] coverage. It be foolish because it's good benefit and it covers.

[28:30] » So I don't I don't see us crossing it, but it has to be disclosed.

[28:34] » I have to warn you, prepare you for the worst and hope for the best.

[28:38] » Okay. Thank you. >> Any questions on the dental before we go

[28:42] over the vision? Okay. On the vision, again, we've been with Equitable because

[28:47] it was the right thing at the time, but again, they're going crazy. I don't know

[28:51] if they're bleeding internally. I know they got bought out by another insurance

[28:54] company, so maybe those big wigs are coming in and I don't know what they're

[28:57] trying to do, but regardless, we don't have to pay for it. Kansas City again is

[29:02] offering a very good price. Um, we'd be avoiding 33% of their increase that

[29:07] Equitable wants by considering Kansas City. Okay, you'd still get to use most

[29:12] of your same eye doctors. You still have the same amount of benefit. And again,

[29:17] because it came in much lower, I told them, you got to guarantee the rate for

[29:21] two years. I want to make sure you're not buying the business just for a year.

[29:24] Then next year I got to move you again. And they did. They guaranteed that price

[29:27] for two years. Any questions about that?

[29:33] Nope. Okay. No. By the way, IMEID is a little lower, but their network is not

[29:38] very strong out here. So, you might have a lot of people upset that they're

[29:42] paying for a vision that they have to drive too far to go get or they have to

[29:47] go out of network and instead of getting a full uh full $150 for their lenses,

[29:53] they're only getting a reimbursement of, you know, 4050 bucks because they didn't

[29:56] go to their vision network. So, yeah, it's a what 60 uh $46 46 cents less a

[30:03] month per employee, but you're going to have a lot of complaints. But I have to

[30:07] disclose there's one out there that's 46 cents a month less. I wouldn't recommend

[30:12] it but you know not up to me. Okay. Questions on the vision? Nope. Okay. On

[30:18] the life again used to have it with equitable. They did not increase their

[30:23] price to keep you but since you're considering Kansas City they said oh

[30:29] heck yeah. We'll give you a discount there. You going to go with our dental

[30:32] and our vision? Yeah we'll give you a discount on the v on the life. Why not?

[30:36] And it will also save you administrative like now you have one carrier for three

[30:41] of your benefits, what we would call your ancillary

[30:44] benefits, non-medical benefits. Okay. So, all of these are semi-firm, but I

[30:50] don't see a Yeah, I mean, yeah, there's a 1% chance if all of a sudden you lose

[30:54] half your employees, you know, but uh I don't see that happening. Okay. Any

[30:59] questions about that? >> And all of these are two years.

[31:03] » Uh not the medical. The medical is for 12. It's it's it's almost impossible

[31:08] especially with u healthcare reform. Um since you have to have a guarantee

[31:14] issue, they want the right to load it up if we had a very bad year.

[31:19] » Okay. Which I guess is what Baylor Scott White trying to do

[31:22] » since they're moving uh switch having to switch companies. I mean pre-existing

[31:27] conditions >> always covered. Always covered. Always

[31:30] covered. So, I see uh the Baylor Scott and White and I see two Blue Cross Blue

[31:36] Shields. Did y'all quote Etna and Yes, sir. other carriers.

[31:40] » Right on Q. Right on Q. Uh out of professional courtesy to the other

[31:44] carriers that submitted uh that submitted quotes. Thank you for allowing

[31:48] me to share what they were willing to offer for your business. But uh for

[31:52] example, the runner up to Blue Cross Blue Shield for the same deduction

[31:56] » because usually Blue Cross Blue Shield's a little on the expensive side on

[31:59] » You're right. It is. United Healthcare wanted for a $4,000 deductible.

[32:06] $1,199

[32:09] a month. That's why they didn't make the cut. Okay, that's them. Then, um, Etna

[32:16] just said, um, declined to quote due to high medical risk score. Again, I saw

[32:22] some numbers that look good. They have what's called an RX underwriting. With

[32:28] our senses that you all give us permission to share to get quotes, we

[32:31] include an employees name and their zip code. That's it. Somehow in the

[32:37] insurance world with that information, they can go find out how much what

[32:41] prescriptions you're taking. And some prescriptions are so expensive, they're

[32:45] declining because for prescriptions, not heart conditions, not diabetes, because

[32:50] of the medications that now exist that I mean, they're wonderful. They don't let

[32:54] us die no more, but they cost an arm and leg. And because of that, Etna said,

[33:00] "Thank you, but we we'll pass." Uh we also did what's called self-insured

[33:05] uh groups because you all are in a healthc care reform, aka Obamacare

[33:10] guarantee issue, no matter how sick they got to take you. That's why the prices

[33:12] are so high. We went to the insurance carriers that can give you discounts.

[33:16] That's what's called level funding. you're a healthy group, which I thought

[33:20] you were. I send it to those groups and carriers like um this is curative.

[33:26] That's a fairly new insurance company here like Santa in this area. By new in

[33:31] the insurance world to me that's 10 years. Okay. Curative. They said uh

[33:36] unfortunately we are not able to put forward a competitive quote for this

[33:41] group at this time. That was from curative. Okay. Uh, also from Santa, one

[33:46] of those other new, they said, uh, sorry, due to Orisa, government entity.

[33:51] We can't quote that, uh, that industry. Hey, they're lost. They don't get your

[33:55] business. Okay. So, those are some examples of some other carriers that we

[33:59] reached out to, but they said, "Thank you, but we can't help you at this

[34:02] time." That kind of answer your question there.

[34:05] » Yes, sir. Thank you. >> Excellent.

[34:07] » And by the way, I thank you for these questions because, man, I see a lot of

[34:11] new faces up here. So, thanks for the opportunity to to share a little bit

[34:15] about what Dean and I do as independent agencies. I'm repeating myself now. We

[34:21] don't work for any insurance company. You know what I'm saying? We just have

[34:24] to know the product. So, we can explain the pros and the cons because there is

[34:29] no perfect company. There is no perfect plan. They all go up and down in cycles.

[34:34] One time I asked a carrier who gave us an ugly like Baylor. The next year

[34:38] they'll come back and give us a real great. I'm like, why did you do this? We

[34:43] were already with you. Their answer, algorithms. They've been doing this for

[34:47] hundreds of years. Algorithm said it's about to hit. We wanted to avoid it and

[34:52] we'll welcome you back next year. Come on back next year. So, who knows what it

[34:57] is because of course they're not going to disclose that. I'm just going to say

[35:00] they're bleeding internally. They have to do adjustment to survive.

[35:04] » I I do have some questions. So like when I'm seeing you know 30%

[35:10] increase 31% 45% increase of course this is the the month the monthly premium

[35:17] » but do that times 12 times all the employees

[35:21] » horrible >> what what kind of number are we looking

[35:23] at total >> okay I didn't do the total I'm sorry

[35:27] » for the year over there

[35:30] » oh yeah what we budgeted um council member goal was 600 for per employee

[35:35] Obviously, I brought the mayor in when I was originally getting these numbers cuz

[35:39] I was a little bit freaked out by the percentage increase because I did not

[35:43] anticipate them going up as high cuz I anticipated them going up because

[35:47] currently we had in the budget 512 per employee in this year's fiscal budget.

[35:52] When I was proposing these, I still didn't have firm numbers back from

[35:56] Javier. So, I estimated $600 per employee. Obviously, when these came in,

[36:02] they came in at 675. So, we moved that up and I believe there was an additional

[36:07] 24,000 that was going to be needed to add to this year's fiscal budget, which

[36:11] there's wiggle room in the budget from the line item transfer to reserve um

[36:18] number that we just knew these were coming in. We just didn't know where

[36:22] those could place. So, you'll see that in your in your budget at the next

[36:26] meeting where those that adjustment was made. Bottom line is it's costing us 20

[36:31] over over 20,000 more than it cost us last year. Correct.

[36:35] » To ensure all our employees >> at 100% um medical and 100% on life and

[36:41] and accidental death and dismemberment. >> What I'm seeing here, I'm also an

[36:45] independent insurance agent. What I'm sending here is is really good, fair,

[36:49] equitable plans that I typically would even pitch. These are HMOs, not PPOs.

[36:56] So, these aren't the highest tier policies.

[37:00] So, as far as what I'm seeing as also as an insurance agent,

[37:06] these are right on par. >> Sure. Appreciate that.

[37:09] » Thank you for your work. >> Our pleasure. Thank you for the

[37:11] opportunity. >> Thank you. On that note, I need a

[37:14] motion. Um, taking >> I make a motion um that we choose Kansas

[37:21] City Life for our vision, dental, and life insurance and Texas Health Benefits

[37:26] Pool for our medical.

[37:35] » We got a I want to make sure everybody understood.

[37:38] » All right, we got a motion by Betty, second by Randall. All those in favor?

[37:43] » Can you repeat? I didn't sorry I didn't hear the first part.

[37:46] » Um that we go with the now I gota find my paper again and Kansas City live for

[37:54] vision dental and life and that we choose the Texas health benefits pool

[37:58] for medical. >> That Texas health benefits pool is TML.

[38:03] » Right. All right. So

[38:07] » okay. Thank you all. >> Thank you.

[38:09] » Thank you very much.

[38:18] did. All right. 4.2 discuss and consider

[38:22] consider resolution number 618090826 a resolution of the city council of the

[38:28] city of Bertram accepting dedication of streets infrastructure and the

[38:32] subdivision known as the village.

[38:38] » For the village we had the walkth through there was a punch list.

[38:41] Everything has been completed on that. We have the asbuilts. We have everything

[38:44] that we need to. So we recommend approval and acceptance of the

[38:47] infrastructure.

[38:51] » Any questions? >> All good.

[38:59] » All right. I make a motion we accept resolution

[39:03] accepting the dedication of streets and infrastructure in the village.

[39:09] Have a motion by Anthony, second by Randall. All those in favor

[39:13] that passes you building this afternoon.

[39:22] » Already did. >> All right. Thank you, Gary.

[39:30] 4.3 discuss and consider water tap application request from Bertram 29

[39:34] Property LLC for property located at 2829

[39:39] West Highway 29. That's going to be a 1 and a half inch meter.

[39:45] » Yeah, the request is for a one and a half inch meter. This is where the uh

[39:49] convenience store is going out uh west of town, west of the sewer plant. Um,

[39:55] all the standard conditions of the that we normally put in the letter are in

[39:59] there. This one does have a waterline extension of uh 3,850 ft. Some easements

[40:05] that need to be acquired. Um, I know Georgina, I guess you had some input on

[40:10] a path forward on that or at least uh some thoughts from the city perspective,

[40:14] but um it's all pretty standard. U if they want to annex and pay the fees, all

[40:20] all of that, we can provide them service.

[40:24] Is anyone here from that property?

[40:30] » I did speak with them directly via email um back and forth. They are um

[40:36] entertaining the numbers that were provided. Um they did not question the

[40:40] tap fees or anything like that. Um they are questioning the linear feet because

[40:44] we didn't propose them a number because we're still working on the direction on

[40:47] how to get the water there from the front or the back. um because there's

[40:51] some other players involved. But um I think there's a a path forward if they

[40:58] agree to annexation um of that property for the 1 and 12 inch tab.

[41:04] » Everybody understand that?

[41:11] I will need a motion.

[41:17] » If we're waiting on some questions they have about the linear feet and the

[41:22] annexation and so forth, should we even motion vote on this?

[41:30] » Yeah. On

[41:37] All right. Well, that being considered and I'll make a motion to

[41:42] accept a tap application fee dependent on our numbers coming in

[41:49] with the on the linear feet and regarding annexation. Is that good

[41:54] enough? Michael

[42:01] » and agree with all engineering recommendations.

[42:03] » Yeah. All that stuff done when there's with agreements. So there's easements,

[42:07] annexation, um, water rights, all that stuff.

[42:11] » You can put it in >> Yeah.

[42:13] » attorney lawyer speak >> and that's what's in that recommendation

[42:16] letter >> as long as fees are paid and all of

[42:19] those documents are obtained. >> So we have a motion by Anthony.

[42:22] » I'll second that. >> Second by Betty. All those in favor

[42:26] » and that speak >> 4.4 for discussing consider request for

[42:33] proposal submitts and recommendations to contract IT services.

[42:39] So, um, Mayor Pro Tim Francis and I met with um the

[42:46] proposers the proposals um well, we met to discuss the proposals

[42:52] that were um submitted um by the noon deadline um and I believe uh council

[42:58] member de Francis has a recommendation um to move forward. Yes, we met with uh

[43:04] Imagine Solutions on the first day and they gave us a very good proposal at a

[43:10] much lower cost and with the same or better services that we currently have

[43:19] and what

[43:22] » okay and from what I understand when Georgina had several questions with our

[43:28] current company you had a hard time getting anyone to return calls or help

[43:33] you, which is not something that we really want to deal with. But Imagine

[43:38] Solutions came in, they tooured everywhere that they needed to tour,

[43:43] they saw what we needed, updates and so forth, and came in at a lower price. And

[43:48] I believe that we should consider going with Imagine Solutions.

[43:52] » I'm assuming the Imagine shirts. Is that you guys?

[43:56] » That was a dead giveaway. >> Okay. So, um, IT services has been a

[44:02] tough one. Um, about a year ago, last October, city council, um, recomm

[44:13] we went out for RFP back in October um, right around Christmas time. They

[44:18] were due. We got one back, which was, um, Click at the time. We went

[44:22] month-to-month with Click um, because I didn't think that the RFP reached

[44:26] anybody. So then I reached out to my Hill Country City Secretaries

[44:30] Association group and I asked who you guys are you who they were using for IT

[44:34] services and we did the RFP again to see if we could get more people out. I sent

[44:39] the RFP out to multiple um people only two submitted. Um I wouldn't necessarily

[44:44] say that Click Computers was doing a bad job. They always did an excellent job

[44:48] for Georgina. It was more PD related questions and concerns regarding phone

[44:53] calls after hours, things of that nature. Um but they were going to be

[44:57] going up on their price was the original reason for the RFP, not because their

[45:00] their services were were technically bad, but um their their proposal did

[45:07] come in at around $5,800, which is a whole lot higher than the imagined

[45:11] solutions proposal did, which is a considerable amount that we did not

[45:15] impose into this budget, this this year's proposed budget. So, um if if the

[45:21] recommendation is to go with Imagine Solutions, which I think defense stated,

[45:25] I I believe that um I would have to agree with that recommendation just

[45:29] based on the fees alone, but they do have real uh real good references. They

[45:33] do use other municipalities, which was not in the proposal for click computers.

[45:37] Um they had a lot of housing authorities, uh not necessarily

[45:42] municipalities. I think they um they contract with Marble Falls, Lano. Um

[45:47] they're shaking their head. Yes. Um but some other municipalities in the Hill

[45:51] Country, which is how I got their name. >> And if I recall, they had some good

[45:56] answers for you in regard to after hours PD calls and help and so forth that we

[46:02] did not have at the current time. So I'm >> pardon.

[46:09] » All right. Amaze away. Is this >> I have a question. Is this monthtomonth

[46:14] or is it a year contract? It's a cont It's going to be a contract.

[46:19] We have a motion. >> I make a motion that we Go ahead, Tracy.

[46:24] » I need a motion first. >> Oh, okay.

[46:26] » I'll make a motion we use Imagine Solutions as our new IT provider.

[46:30] » We have a motion by Anthony. >> I'll second.

[46:33] » Second by Randall. All those in favor? >> When I saw you'all walk in, I thought

[46:37] you were here to protest something. >> Not yet.

[46:43] 4.5 discuss and consider Dell Technologies quotes for new computer

[46:47] equipment for up to $28,500.

[46:52] So, this was the place marker that we put in the current budget for uh

[46:55] additional computers to replace the current computer systems that we have

[46:58] that are aging. Um, I'm going to work with Imagine Solutions to make sure that

[47:03] this is the best bang for our buck. um obviously before we purchase anything uh

[47:09] moving forward, but I would like this place markers to be set so that we don't

[47:13] have to bring this back to council and say, "Hey, can we have 28,500

[47:17] up to this amount?" >> Proposing that we change the budget.

[47:25] » No, it it's already there. >> It's already there. Um I actually put in

[47:29] more because I wasn't sure what this number was going to be. So we can

[47:32] actually make some adjustments to that line item based on that current actual

[47:36] once we figure out what we need because there may be some server stuff that

[47:38] wasn't included in this quote that we'll need to do for PD.

[47:41] » But what is proposed is Dell Technologies.

[47:45] Um Mike, we'd have to

[47:49] » you could since it's proposed for Dell, you could go ahead and say we use Dell.

[47:54] » Yeah. >> Cap of 25.

[47:58] » Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah, we're going to need to

[48:02] adjust adjust the numbers and I don't mind bringing it back and I and I

[48:04] explained that to another council member that I don't mind bringing it back. Um

[48:08] but the place markers are in this year's current budget because I did have kind

[48:13] of what we were going to be using but wasn't sure on the number that we needed

[48:16] at that time. >> Right. So remind me of like the

[48:19] purchasing process. So anything over a certain amount you're getting three

[48:22] quotes for or you're buying it >> over 75,000.

[48:25] » Okay. >> So

[48:26] » over 75,000 you have to get three quotes. You don't have to

[48:30] small. >> And I for the citizens, the big push for

[48:34] this is um obviously technology has a shelf life. Uh but we're seeing it with

[48:41] the PD. Everything is going electronic. Everything is going digital. Um a lot of

[48:47] the paper reports are going away and there's this these systems that they

[48:52] send stuff to the cloud. Uh, so everything's changing as far as

[48:56] technology, but we're having to catch up.

[48:59] » Yeah. Everything um since I've been here has been um refurbished or

[49:05] » um band-aid um computers. So, I I think that it's time that we um progress

[49:11] forward and, you know, get the office products that this we need to get our

[49:16] jobs done. >> We've been getting a lot of

[49:17] handme-downs, too. So,

[49:22] or the or gift to do to us. It's the end of life

[49:26] from another agency. >> End of life for them gave us just a

[49:31] little bit of life. >> And you're right, John. Um everything

[49:35] now is going paperless. The county attorney just no longer accepts flash

[49:40] drives, hard paper, anything like that based.

[49:48] This will also get us moving with our emails too so that that state agencies

[49:52] can now receive emails from the Bertrram PD that has been being rejected. So this

[49:58] will also um get that complete >> blacklisted from

[50:07] » All right. Motion.

[50:13] » Yeah. Go ahead. So, do we need So, we need a motion. It sounds like to

[50:19] I don't really understand. >> Yeah.

[50:22] » Yeah. I'd rather see it tabled until we find the provider.

[50:26] » This is our target.

[50:35] » October. >> Do we need Maybe I can find something

[50:37] cheaper. >> Do we need to do we need to make a

[50:39] motion to table? >> This number came from the byboard. So,

[50:42] we're part of the byboard. Um, you know, so these numbers are are but I just want

[50:46] to make sure this is actually what we need

[50:49] » to get moving forward because again this was somebody that was a reserve officer

[50:53] for the PD that put this proposal together.

[50:56] » Not that I don't trust him just that he's not

[50:58] » double check >> it.

[50:59] » Yeah. >> For the city.

[51:00] » And is the quantity correct? >> That's the questions. There's still a

[51:04] question there. I don't know. >> I would like to know the exact quantity

[51:07] though. >> Yeah. Okay. And the buy board is

[51:09] something where the state of Texas has already gone out and did bids and

[51:12] approved. It's like a list that we can purchase off of and we know we're

[51:17] getting a good >> Yeah.

[51:20] » So I make a motion that we table 4.5 the consider Dell Technologies

[51:28] computer equipment. >> We have a motion by Andis, second by

[51:33] Betty. All those in favor?

[51:38] Sorry, I'm looking for some numbers here real quick.

[51:45] All right. 4.6. Discuss and consider oatmeal festival

[51:50] committee request for hotel motel tax funds for 2020 or 2025 2026 oatmeal

[51:56] festival advertisement reimbursement of up to $5,000.

[52:01] Uh so we use uh hot money to reimburse advertisement. Uh

[52:08] just to give y'all some numbers real quick. LA last year oatmeal festival we

[52:12] had approximately approximately 3,800 visitors that came downtown for the

[52:17] oatmeal festival. And I can give you a breakdown because big brother's watching

[52:22] and we pulled that off everybody's cell phone data. Um there are 1,200 residents

[52:26] from Bertrram, 699 from Bernett, 322 from Liberty Hill, 203 from Leander, 176

[52:34] from Mar Falls, 77 from Kingsland, 67 from Round Rock, 47 from Florence, 46

[52:39] from Lamp Passes, 45 from Copper Scope. I'm giving you all those numbers to tell

[52:45] you this. Uh these festivals bring people in. That brings tax dollars. um

[52:50] that brings business to local businesses and it brings eyes to our community

[52:54] where they see it and say, "Oh, I need to come back, you know, again to to

[52:59] enjoy Bertram." Uh so that's the importance of

[53:02] » just for clarity >> festivals.

[53:04] » We do not pay for that um that information. We get that from the

[53:10] county. >> Yeah.

[53:10] » We the city of Bertram does not pay to have that kind of information available

[53:14] to us. That's something that the county does for all of the

[53:18] » tourism office >> all through the tourism office for all

[53:20] of the um cities and the festivals and things that they put on just so that it

[53:25] can help them understand where to gear their advertising and if if the

[53:29] advertising is paying off but the city of Bertram does not pay anything for

[53:33] that. Mayor um it should also be stated that the um hotel motto tax where it's

[53:38] derived from is not from the citizens of Bertrram. It is from the people who stay

[53:42] at the motel and the Airbnbs here in town.

[53:45] » So the hot funds >> are a separate hotel restricted account.

[53:49] » Yes, sir. >> Just like people know where the money's

[53:53] going. >> I make a motion that we give the oatmeal

[53:59] festival $5,000 as stated in 4.6. A second.

[54:03] » A motion by Andis, second by Tracy. All those in favor?

[54:08] » That passes. four points. Actually, before I go in, we do need to

[54:14] » All right, let's go ahead and go into community input. Uh, Filamina, you got

[54:17] your questions.

[54:22] » This, >> sure.

[54:24] » Okay. I wasn't planning to speak, but since

[54:27] » Do you have the community input roster thing?

[54:30] » I didn't sign in, but go ahead. >> I didn't sign in. I wasn't planning on

[54:33] speaking. I came here hoping to gather some information.

[54:37] Um because right now all I'm hearing is rumor. Although I did see the street

[54:41] roped off. Okay. Something. There was an incident here Saturday and evidently

[54:44] y'all aren't ready to talk about it. >> I can tell.

[54:47] » But I live right downtown and I want to know that I'm safe and there's not

[54:50] somebody out on the loose or whatever. >> The police put a statement out saying

[54:53] there's no danger to the public. >> No, I saw something from Hill Country

[54:56] Scanners. All I saw and that was a delayed message 12 hours after the fact.

[55:00] The police was on I didn't see that. >> It's a personal matter. We didn't feel

[55:04] like it's necessary to, >> but I just want to make sure we're safe.

[55:07] » But yeah, every everyone's safe >> and that's all you can tell me about it.

[55:11] There's a report. >> That's all I want to say. Uh it's a

[55:14] personal matter for for a family and we I'd just rather not see.

[55:19] » I mean, can we >> Okay. All right. I fig that's why you

[55:21] couldn't talk about it. >> There was no threat to

[55:23] » Oh, no. No threat to the community. >> Okay. Yeah. I just wanted to make sure

[55:27] that >> Yeah. No threat to the community. That's

[55:29] what the police statement said. >> I'll have to look. I'm sorry.

[55:32] » Yeah. Bon Police Department put out a notice. Thank y'all very much.

[55:36] » Thank you, >> Famina. You had a couple questions

[55:41] earlier when I cut you off. Sorry.

[55:46] » That was one and I wasn't going to ask. Um, I wanted to

[55:52] Andis on his get together that he had at gathering grounds.

[55:59] I went a couple should have gone

[56:05] » working on an evening. I get a few more participants.

[56:11] » Thank you. I went too by the way.

[56:19] » Is there anything

[56:24] » Jerry Leblanc LJ Acres

[56:31] Afternoon, mayor. Good afternoon, council members. Good afternoon,

[56:33] everyone in attendance. Um, my name is Jerry Leblanc. My wife, Nicole, and I

[56:38] operate LJ Acres Animal Life Center here in Bertram. LJ Acres is a veteran 501c3

[56:45] rescue and sanctuary that currently cares for approximately 140 animals

[56:50] across 24 different species. We are all domestic, no wildlife.

[56:56] Many of the animals that come to us cannot be accommodated by traditional

[57:00] shelter. Some are adopted into appropriate homes while others require

[57:06] lifelong sanctuary because of their age, health, behavior or specialized care

[57:12] needs. I'm here today because LJ Acres is

[57:16] facing a serious financial shortfall. We currently we recently determined that we

[57:22] have approximately 90 days to secure enough support to remain open.

[57:27] That clock is already running. Without immediate assistance, we may be forced

[57:32] to close and begin the difficult process of finding safe placement for all of the

[57:38] animals that are in our care.

[57:42] Closing LJ Acres would not affect only our family. It would affect um it would

[57:49] all it would remove an important resource from Bertrram and the

[57:53] surrounding central Texas um community. We accept animals that families

[58:00] um we accept animals that families and other organizations may have nowhere

[58:05] else to place. We also provide educational tours and

[58:10] programs that teach children and adults about responsible animal ownership,

[58:15] species appropriate care, adoption, and long-term commitment involved in

[58:20] bringing an animal into a home. Also, we have had volunteers of all ages um come

[58:27] out to us giving them the opportunity to work with and learn about animals. This

[58:31] is especially a great opportunity for kids. Most of the animal shelters have

[58:36] an age limit for volunteering, but we do not.

[58:40] We have visited the local school, nursing home, um, and done animal

[58:47] displays. We have also had Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts out. We've worked with a

[58:51] lot of other organizations like Highland Lakes Boys and Girls Club. That's does

[58:55] serve a lot of the Bertrram kids as well.

[58:59] Another service we provide is microchip scanning to help reunite pets and the

[59:03] families. For instance, one of the dogs came to us on Saturday for a microchip

[59:08] scan. Um on Thanksgiving, we were at Judge Wilson's house for a dog that

[59:14] showed up at his house for a micro for a microchip scan and that dog was reunited

[59:19] with his family. We're seven days a week. Doesn't matter the day of the

[59:23] week. Doesn't matter holidays. We start at 7 in the morning and finish at 9:00

[59:27] at night. seven days a week. Um, we are not waiting for someone else to solve

[59:33] this problem. We are pursuing grant, contacting local businesses, requesting

[59:39] food and product donations, seeking sponsors, and asking the community for

[59:43] help. We have submitted requests to the Highland Lake Service League and Oxbow

[59:48] Animal Health, but grant decisions take time, and the animals must be fed and

[59:54] cared for every day. Today, we respectfully ask the city of

[59:58] Bertram to help us identify any lawful emergency funding, sponsorship, inind

[1:00:04] access, assistance, or community partnership that may be available. We

[1:00:09] also ask the city to help share our urgent need with residents and local

[1:00:15] businesses um and to meet with us about ways LJ Acres can continue to serving as

[1:00:21] an educational and animal welfare resource for Bertram. We're not asking

[1:00:26] the city to carry the this responsibility alone. We are asking our

[1:00:31] hometown to stand beside us while we work to stabilize LJ acres and protect

[1:00:38] the animals that depend on us. So just give you last year we were about $42,000

[1:00:45] in the red and that comes out of pocket. So

[1:00:52] » thank you. Um, this is being broadcast over YouTube, so

[1:00:57] » your message is getting out there. >> Yeah, just anything we can do. We love

[1:01:01] what we do. We do it because it's a passion of ours. We don't do it because

[1:01:05] of any other reason, but just because of what we can provide for the community

[1:01:09] and the animals in our care. So, we have had to close intakes. We have had to

[1:01:14] stop off-site um activities because of lack of funding and lack of volunteers.

[1:01:21] We have some brochures that we'd like to leave with whoever we can that for you

[1:01:25] guys to get. >> You can hand them to George again,

[1:01:27] please. >> Thank you'all.

[1:01:32] » Thank you.

[1:01:38] » Um I don't want to butcher your name, Joyce. Uh

[1:01:42] » oh, you already spoke. Gotcha. And Filamina, you're good.

[1:01:49] All right. 4.7 discuss and consider city's permitted water supply and

[1:01:54] expansion of water and sewer system and supply options. 4.8 discussing an update

[1:01:59] on pend pending litigation easement disputes.

[1:02:03] The city council of the city of Bertam reserves the right to adjourn into

[1:02:06] executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any

[1:02:10] matters listed on this agenda as authorized by the Texas Government Code

[1:02:14] section 551.071.

[1:02:18] At this time it is 12:59 and we're going to go into close session.

[1:20:59] All

[1:21:13] right, time is now 1:18. I call this meeting back to order.

[1:21:18] Uh 4.7, we have nothing. >> 4.8, we had nothing going forward. Uh

[1:21:25] future agenda items

[1:21:34] opportunities

[1:21:40] » got that. Anything else?

[1:21:45] All right. >> Motion we

[1:21:49] » motion by Betty, second by Tracy. All those in favor? This meeting is

[1:21:53] adjourned. Thank you.

[1:22:13] » Okay. Thank you.

[1:22:17] » Yeah. Yeah. Thank you.

[1:22:22] Hold on. Hold on.

[1:22:27] Guess

[1:22:31] » DNA.

[1:22:42] So, we don't wear the same shirts. >> I actually changed my shirt, too. I had

[1:22:48] a different shirt on it, but it would match my jeans.

[1:22:50] » I love that. Blue on blue. I couldn't do it. I was

[1:22:54] like, >> again, if we match,

[1:23:00] » they're going to talk anyways. >> That's right.

[1:23:06] » Going to lunch. >> No, I probably won't make it.

[1:23:18] I love that for you.

[1:23:29] » All right, I'll talk to you later. Couple hours.

[1:23:34] Couple hours.

[1:23:41] Hi Johnson.

September 8, 2026 Bertram City Council

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