[0:04] We were messing around one day and one

[0:06] of the girls at work her husband was

[0:14] in college.

[0:31] Hang on.

[0:50] » It's a queen.

[1:14] » [clears throat]

[1:14] >> Thank you for coming tonight. Um, I'd

[1:16] » Thank you for coming tonight. Um, I'd

[1:16] like to ask you to silence your phones

[1:18] and join us for an invocation and then

[1:20] the pledge.

[1:23] Stephanie, would you offer our

[1:25] invocation tonight?

[1:26] >> Sure.

[1:26] » Sure.

[1:26] >> Heavenly Father, we just come to you

[1:28] » Heavenly Father, we just come to you

[1:28] this evening and we just ask for your

[1:30] grace and your provision. We just ask

[1:33] that you help us with making decisions

[1:35] uh that is best for the community and we

[1:38] just ask for your peace and we thank you

[1:40] for this weather that we're having. We

[1:42] just ask that you cool it down just a

[1:43] little bit. And uh yeah, thanks Lord.

[1:47] And we pray these things in your

[1:48] precious name. Amen.

[1:49] >> Amen.

[1:50] » Amen.

[1:50] >> Please join me in the pledge. I pledge

[1:52] » Please join me in the pledge. I pledge

[1:52] allegiance to the flag of the United

[1:55] States of America and to the republic

[1:57] for which it stands, one nation under

[2:00] God, indivisible, with liberty and

[2:03] justice for all.

[2:12] » All right, the next item on the agenda

[2:14] is items of community interest. Um, I

[2:17] don't think there's a lot of big

[2:18] [snorts] events this month. If I'm other

[2:21] than school starting, if you guys think

[2:23] of anything, does anybody in the public

[2:24] have a meet um item they'd like for us

[2:27] to know about?

[2:29] If not, then we're going to move on to

[2:30] the city manager report.

[2:33] >> This is mostly good news for the week.

[2:35] » This is mostly good news for the week.

[2:35] Uh, the bid came in on the rock and

[2:38] draining project well below the

[2:39] engineers estimate and we will be

[2:42] awarding that project at the next

[2:43] meeting. The estimate within the $2

[2:46] million range and the base bid was

[2:48] alternative bids. All came in at

[2:50] a,ion300,000

[2:52] uh and change. The lowest bidder was

[2:54] wall contractor LLC from Denton. They're

[2:58] highly recommended company. We look

[2:59] forward to working with them. As you

[3:01] would will recall, we are self-funding

[3:04] this project with Surface Funds. This is

[3:07] uh the project that we're doing uh the

[3:09] resolution

[3:11] 2026-23

[3:13] for financing. If we'd need to borrow

[3:15] money for this project, I don't think we

[3:18] will, but better safe than sorry. And

[3:20] this was recommended by Governor

[3:22] Capital, our financial advisors. The low

[3:25] bidder for the Glenn Hills Lift Station,

[3:27] which you're voting on tonight, is Venus

[3:29] Construction Company. Their bid was of

[3:32] $800,299.79,

[3:36] was $400,000 lower than the previous bid

[3:39] that we had. Initially, we bid out the

[3:42] project before we had a clear easement

[3:43] to build the lift station. So that the

[3:45] project had to be rebid because of the

[3:48] amount of time it took to get get the

[3:50] easement. It turns out that we will save

[3:52] around $400,000.

[3:54] This project is being funded by alone

[3:56] with the Texas Water Development Board.

[3:59] Uh if you recall, the legislature passed

[4:02] the bill that requires we have a

[4:03] wildfireification plan in place by

[4:06] January 2027.

[4:10] uh which is this coming January. We g

[4:12] the information uh that the cost of the

[4:14] wildfire mitigation plan and utility

[4:17] pole inspection plan would both cost

[4:19] around $200,000 to have professional

[4:22] engineers write the plans for us. Javis

[4:25] Kirk Higgins uh met with a company to do

[4:28] the pole inspection for us and we'll be

[4:30] able to write a plan that should work.

[4:33] However, we con were concerned with the

[4:36] wirefire mitigation plan would be very

[4:39] difficult for us to figure out what the

[4:41] PUC wanted as a plan because they had

[4:44] not given anyone a template for what

[4:46] they wanted. Uh at the TPPA meeting last

[4:50] month, I let the head of the PUC know

[4:52] that smaller utilities like us were

[4:55] having problem financing the plant

[4:56] because we did not have the financial

[4:59] resources that larger utilities have.

[5:02] Right. After I spoke, a couple of people

[5:04] who work for Impact Engineering

[5:06] approached me and said that they could

[5:08] do a wildfireification

[5:10] plan at a reasonable cost. Two gentlemen

[5:13] from Impact came week before last and

[5:17] told us about their process and we've

[5:19] decided to work with them to put the

[5:20] plan together at a much lower cost than

[5:22] we initially thought. We should have a

[5:25] mitigation plan well before the date

[5:27] will outline in January.

[5:29] >> Any questions? So that 200,000 estimate

[5:33] » Any questions? So that 200,000 estimate

[5:33] is that for the pole inspection and the

[5:36] plan together?

[5:37] >> Yeah, that's what I put in the budget

[5:38] » Yeah, that's what I put in the budget

[5:38] for those things both together. So it

[5:41] looks like we're going to come out on

[5:42] the good on that.

[5:43] >> Is that the I mean what what is the I

[5:45] » Is that the I mean what what is the I

[5:45] mean what are they looking for? I guess

[5:47] you don't really know.

[5:48] >> We really don't know. Uh you just pretty

[5:51] » We really don't know. Uh you just pretty

[5:51] much have and see if they'll approve.

[5:54] >> Wow.

[5:56] » Wow.

[5:56] >> Yeah, that's what we say too. Wow.

[6:01] Any other questions?

[6:05] » All right. Well, let's move on to the

[6:06] public hearing which is for the

[6:08] municipal budget. We are going to open

[6:11] the public hearing at

[6:14] 605

[6:20] and Bart is going to present the

[6:23] the budget. Council members, you have

[6:25] budget in your packet.

[6:28] So would you mind presenting it to the

[6:30] council and the public?

[6:31] >> And a quick overview of the budget. You

[6:33] » And a quick overview of the budget. You

[6:33] all have a copy of it. Should have u the

[6:37] utility fund will have revenue of

[6:41] 13,50,90.

[6:44] Uh we budgeted for expenses 13,9,000

[6:50] 50 which will leave us a surplus of

[6:53] balance in the utility fund of $41,037.

[6:58] The general fund revenue should be

[7:01] around 13 million71,861.

[7:06] Uh expenses in the general fund uh will

[7:10] be in the vicinity of uh 13,278,431

[7:17] uh which will give us a $423,430

[7:21] surplus. The total surplus for both

[7:24] revenue and general fund will be

[7:26] $464,467.

[7:29] Hopefully the majority of that surplus

[7:32] we'll use on the rocking pillar along

[7:34] with some other surplus fund. Uh the tax

[7:38] rate uh is budgeted at 0.575 per $100

[7:43] valuation which will bring us in

[7:45] 2,990,988.

[7:49] Uh the certified values this year were

[7:52] 520,71,84.

[7:58] Any questions?

[8:01] the

[8:04] [snorts]

[8:06] departmental contract services, they

[8:07] went down quite a bit.

[8:08] >> Yeah.

[8:09] » Yeah.

[8:09] >> From last iteration to this one.

[8:11] » From last iteration to this one.

[8:11] >> That was that was a mistake I made when

[8:13] » That was that was a mistake I made when

[8:13] I was doing the budget. I left revenue

[8:15] of $200,000 out of the

[8:20] general fund, uh, which, uh, I shouldn't

[8:24] have left out because we're spending

[8:25] that money on Rocket Pillar.

[8:28] We're using surplus funds. So, messed it

[8:31] up. So, I had to move numbering around.

[8:33] So,

[8:34] >> I mean, it looks like

[8:35] » I mean, it looks like

[8:35] >> I fixed it before we did the budget. So,

[8:37] » I fixed it before we did the budget. So,

[8:37] >> it brings it in line with what we've

[8:40] » it brings it in line with what we've

[8:40] been actually spending.

[8:42] >> Yeah.

[8:43] » Yeah.

[8:43] >> So,

[8:46] » So,

[8:46] [clears throat]

[8:48] >> so I want I want the public to be aware

[8:49] » so I want I want the public to be aware

[8:49] that this budget is online. If you want

[8:52] to go through it [clears throat]

[8:54] at home, your phone, wherever. If

[8:56] anybody wants a copy of it, give me your

[8:58] email address and I'll send you a copy

[9:00] of it.

[9:06] » So, did anybody have any I'm assuming

[9:08] you all went all over it. So, if anybody

[9:11] had any questions

[9:13] >> or are we going with the

[9:16] » or are we going with the

[9:16] contingency for the health insurance? Is

[9:19] that going to be more most in line? I

[9:21] sent y'all an email this week about what

[9:25] our insurance advisory company said.

[9:28] They're still battling with Blue Cross

[9:30] Blue Shield. There was I think five or

[9:34] six companies that turned down uh our

[9:38] policies because of basically you could

[9:41] call it the experience rate. uh we have

[9:44] uh some sick people or a lot of claims,

[9:49] let's put it like that. And so they're

[9:52] trying to negotiate with Blue Cross Blue

[9:55] Shield and they still don't have us a

[9:57] solid number yet. That's why I left that

[10:00] contingency in there.

[10:03] >> Does the public have any questions?

[10:09] council.

[10:13] » Okay. Well, I'm about to close the

[10:14] public hearing.

[10:17] So, if that's the case, then we'll close

[10:19] the public hearing at 609.

[10:22] [snorts]

[10:24] Now, we'll open the podium to public

[10:26] comments if anybody has any.

[10:30] Um, I ask you to go to the podium and

[10:32] state your name. And if Barbara needs

[10:35] you to spell it,

[10:41] My name is uh Isaiah Durr.

[10:45] >> You want to spell that last name?

[10:46] » You want to spell that last name?

[10:46] >> Uh Durr. D E R R.

[10:52] » So

[10:54] am I. Good to

[10:55] >> go ahead.

[10:56] » go ahead.

[10:56] >> Okay. Uh, members of the council and

[10:58] » Okay. Uh, members of the council and

[10:58] citizens of Buouie, I'm Isaiah Durr and

[11:00] I'd like to publicly oppose the idea of

[11:02] having automatic license plate reader

[11:04] cameras or ALPRs, otherwise known as

[11:07] flock cameras in our town. In this day

[11:09] and age, we live in a uh constant

[11:11] surveillance state with our smartphones

[11:13] containing age verification, facial

[11:15] recognition, web cookies, ad tracking,

[11:17] and thumbrint scanning. It's no secret

[11:19] that online scr uh security should

[11:21] always be our priority. So, why are we

[11:23] not embracing further? So, why are we

[11:25] embracing a further breach of our

[11:27] privacy? A LPRs have been reported to

[11:29] identify your Bluetooth chips, uh, track

[11:32] your individual phone, not just your

[11:33] plate number, and have been reported to

[11:35] pick up residential conversations

[11:37] despite flocks claim that they are

[11:38] unable to do so. Some ALPR, such as the

[11:41] Flock Commodore, have been proven to

[11:42] physically track humans in their phone

[11:44] screens. The argument can be made that

[11:46] there is no expectation of privacy on

[11:48] public roadways but with devices like

[11:50] the flock drone and flock condor. How

[11:52] are we to feel safe in the fact that our

[11:53] residential privacy is not in jeopardy?

[11:55] In addition to this, there have been

[11:57] several reports of officers of the law

[11:59] misusing ALPRs for personal use or

[12:01] failing to use these tools for what they

[12:03] intended to do. The statistics for

[12:05] violent crimes being solved with ALPRs

[12:07] is shockingly low. and in an area with

[12:08] such a low crime rate, I failed to

[12:10] understand what our community would gain

[12:11] from the installation. Aside from an

[12:14] unnecessary infiltration of our daily

[12:16] lives, obviously, I'm not the only

[12:17] citizen concerned with this matter. I

[12:19] have lived in Buoie my entire life, and

[12:20] just like many of you, I contribute to

[12:22] the local economy, and my taxes benefit

[12:24] our local systems, just like many of

[12:26] you. The petition to have ALPR's banned

[12:28] in our city is nearing the required

[12:29] amount of signatures. And I implore you,

[12:31] my neighbors and friends, to consider

[12:32] adding your name to stand up for the

[12:34] privacy and safety of our people. Thank

[12:36] you for your time.

[12:37] >> Thank you. Thank you.

[12:42] » Anybody else?

[12:45] >> Oh gosh.

[12:49] » Uh, good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

[12:50] My name is Wes Stell. I've lived here in

[12:52] town uh I guess jeez since 1973.

[12:56] Uh, grandpa bought the shop, dad run it.

[12:59] I got to run it for a while. Um, as far

[13:02] as the flock cameras go, uh, I somewhat

[13:06] do agree with the young man. The

[13:08] residential privacy, especially in a

[13:10] town like this, is very important to a

[13:12] lot of us. That's why we've moved here.

[13:13] That's why we like living in a small

[13:14] town like this. Everybody knows

[13:16] everybody. It's kind of a secure place.

[13:18] It's safe for all of us. Um, the flock

[13:21] cameras being in town, I am

[13:25] somewhat opposed to that. However, on

[13:28] the other side of that coin, I would

[13:30] like to point out that down in

[13:31] Jacksboro, they've got a lot of flock

[13:33] cameras set up at the city limits and

[13:36] they have really cleaned up Jacksboro.

[13:38] They really have. Um, they've gotten a

[13:41] lot of drug busts. They've gotten a lot

[13:43] of arrests and anybody that's lived here

[13:45] in this town knows,

[13:46] [clears throat and cough]

[13:47] excuse me, knows that we have had a lot

[13:50] of problems with drugs in this town. I

[13:53] for one have been a victim of that in

[13:55] the 90s. Admittedly, if they had had

[13:58] flock cameras back then, I'm sure I

[14:00] would have gotten in a lot more trouble.

[14:02] And it's hard for me to admit that in

[14:03] front of everybody, but I'm 50. I guess

[14:05] it's time. But

[14:08] I would feel remiss if I saw flock

[14:11] cameras right downtown.

[14:14] I

[14:16] admittedly it is a major intersection

[14:18] where the highways come through, but I

[14:20] feel like if we had the perimeter like

[14:22] they do in Jacksboro and have the flock

[14:25] cameras set up. If somebody left town,

[14:28] say one of your family members left

[14:30] town, they would be able to know, well,

[14:31] they left Buoie at such a time they got

[14:33] through Decada, they got through Fort

[14:35] Worth, they left Fort Worth, they got

[14:36] through Decada, but they haven't made it

[14:38] home. I can understand how it's a very

[14:41] effective tool to help with the public.

[14:44] But again, as I'm trying to play devil's

[14:46] advocate, on the other side of the coin,

[14:48] there are have been several internet

[14:51] reports, nothing that I've seen

[14:53] personally, but you always read and you

[14:55] always see that uh some officers have

[14:58] used the flock cameras uh incorrectly.

[15:01] And I'm not saying that our police

[15:03] would. I'm saying that maybe a license

[15:06] plate reader might read a license plate

[15:07] number wrong or things like that. But

[15:10] these are the things that

[15:13] we as the public and we as the world are

[15:15] having to deal with now with the way

[15:16] technology is.

[15:18] I

[15:21] want to let you guys know that I

[15:22] somewhat I I I really oppose the flock

[15:24] cameras being in town. I don't know if

[15:26] we really need them. You know,

[15:30] I don't know if I need to get flocked

[15:32] running to Brook showers to grab a

[15:33] bottle of milk or not. But if I'm going

[15:35] to Fort Worth and I get caught on a

[15:37] flock camera and I don't make it back

[15:39] home, that flock camera might help to

[15:41] protect me. It's a slippery slope and I

[15:45] would advi I'm here to say that I would

[15:46] like to advise the city council and the

[15:49] public, all of us, to look at this with

[15:53] an open mind and try

[15:57] to work together. if the public doesn't

[15:59] want it in town,

[16:02] if that's what the resol because they're

[16:03] doing the uh they're they've got the

[16:05] thing where you can sign up now. Uh and

[16:10] >> if you want to sign up, I'm taking too

[16:12] » if you want to sign up, I'm taking too

[16:12] long. I'm sorry I ramble. Anyway, thank

[16:13] you for your time. Uh and y'all have a

[16:17] good evening.

[16:17] >> Thank you.

[16:18] » Thank you.

[16:18] >> I ramble. I'm sorry.

[16:24] » Anybody else?

[16:27] All right. Well, let's um move on from

[16:30] public comments. Let's go to the consent

[16:32] agenda items. In your packet, you had

[16:34] the meeting minutes from both the

[16:37] workshop and the regular meeting

[16:40] on the 28th.

[16:44] So, I would entertain a motion to accept

[16:46] the agenda items uh the consent agenda

[16:49] items as presented. So, move second.

[16:54] >> Post

[16:56] » Post

[16:56] second.

[17:00] Holstein.

[17:02] >> Hi,

[17:03] » Hi,

[17:03] >> Sprouls.

[17:03] » Sprouls.

[17:03] >> Hi,

[17:04] » Hi,

[17:04] >> Post.

[17:05] » Post.

[17:05] >> Hi,

[17:05] » Hi,

[17:05] >> Mcuan.

[17:06] » Mcuan.

[17:06] >> Hi,

[17:07] » Hi,

[17:07] >> Trux.

[17:07] » Trux.

[17:07] >> Hi,

[17:08] » Hi,

[17:08] >> and Shaw.

[17:08] » and Shaw.

[17:08] >> Hi.

[17:09] » Hi.

[17:09] >> Thank you.

[17:15] Next item on the agenda is

[17:18] the discussion of the proposed 2026 27

[17:23] budget for the Buoie Economic

[17:26] Development Corporation and the Buoie 4B

[17:28] sales tax of which we'll start with the

[17:30] Buoie Economic

[17:32] Corporation.

[17:39] Good evening, council. I'm Carlos

[17:41] Swaford. I'm president of the 4A board.

[17:44] In your packet, you have two pages of

[17:48] our budget, which is an expenditure

[17:50] budget. First page, all the line items

[17:54] you'll see are very close to last year's

[17:57] amounts. There's been very little

[17:59] changes. Um, the insurance is,

[18:04] as Bert was saying, we don't know for

[18:06] sure what ours is going to be either.

[18:08] So, we've just plugged in a flat fee,

[18:12] but other than that, it's very close to

[18:15] what our expenses run. And again, with

[18:19] very little change over last year. On

[18:22] page two, you'll see that our

[18:23] expenditures are 2.2 million. Sounds

[18:27] like a lot of money,

[18:29] >> but when you work under business

[18:30] » but when you work under business

[18:30] expansion and recruitment. You see that

[18:33] most of that money is going to finish

[18:36] our spec building in the industrial park

[18:39] and um we always try to have money left

[18:43] over for small projects that might come

[18:46] up during the year. But the big

[18:49] expenditure for our year is finishing

[18:51] that spec building and hopefully getting

[18:54] a a lease or a renter or get it sold.

[18:59] Anybody have any questions on anything

[19:02] you've seen?

[19:05] » What buildings are covered in your

[19:07] building maintenance? Is it just the

[19:08] office across the street?

[19:10] >> Well, no. I mean, we own the we call it

[19:14] » Well, no. I mean, we own the we call it

[19:14] the big green giant building out on 81

[19:17] where the waste management company is.

[19:20] Even though their lease they take care

[19:21] of most of little maintenance, but

[19:24] [clears throat] this last year we did

[19:25] have to do some work on the loading

[19:27] dock. So, we do have expenses that come

[19:30] up.

[19:30] >> We also own the building um

[19:35] » We also own the building um

[19:35] that's Montg Street, Sanders Street. Um

[19:40] the I call it the old dress factory, but

[19:43] most of you are not as old as I am, so

[19:45] you know it as something differently.

[19:48] But, uh we own that building and we've

[19:50] had some expense with it. We've had to

[19:52] do some roof repair that insurance

[19:54] didn't cover. replace a couple broken

[19:57] windows, you know, that kind of thing.

[19:59] And then, of course, we have maintenance

[20:01] on our office building.

[20:06] Anything else?

[20:08] Any other questions?

[20:11] » Thank you, Mr. Sford.

[20:18] » All right, let's go ahead and and hear

[20:19] the 4B sales tax corporation.

[20:23] [clears throat]

[20:24] >> Good evening. I'm Wallace representing

[20:27] » Good evening. I'm Wallace representing

[20:27] the 4B. Uh you also have our budget with

[20:30] you about two pages there. Overall, I

[20:33] know uh pretty much our expenses we

[20:37] budgeted a decline of about 8% and our

[20:40] revenues are approximately the same. So

[20:46] really, we've got a couple of projects

[20:47] that we're finishing the project uh out

[20:50] by the pickle ball court. We've got uh

[20:53] playground equipment, covered playground

[20:56] area, and we're in the process of

[20:58] working on some other stuff out there to

[21:00] improve the park system and make it a

[21:03] lot better for our citizens.

[21:07] » It's fantastic. Any questions?

[21:11] >> I know, council.

[21:13] » I know, council.

[21:13] >> Thank you.

[21:14] » Thank you.

[21:14] >> I like I love the length of your budget.

[21:17] » I like I love the length of your budget.

[21:17] [laughter]

[21:19] » Thank you.

[21:21] >> All right. So let's go ahead and go back

[21:23] » All right. So let's go ahead and go back

[21:23] to the vote on the Buoie Economic

[21:24] Development Corporation budget. I would

[21:26] entertain a motion to accept as

[21:27] presented.

[21:28] >> So moves,

[21:30] » So moves,

[21:30] do I have a second?

[21:31] >> Second.

[21:33] » Second.

[21:33] >> Truax.

[21:35] » Truax.

[21:35] >> Shaw.

[21:36] » Shaw.

[21:36] >> Yes.

[21:36] » Yes.

[21:36] >> Holstein.

[21:39] » Holstein.

[21:39] >> Yeah.

[21:40] » Yeah.

[21:40] >> Post

[21:41] » Post

[21:41] >> I.

[21:42] » I.

[21:42] >> Mcuan.

[21:43] » Mcuan.

[21:43] >> Hi.

[21:43] » Hi.

[21:43] >> Sprouls.

[21:44] » Sprouls.

[21:44] >> Hi.

[21:44] » Hi.

[21:44] >> And Trux.

[21:45] » And Trux.

[21:45] >> Hi. Again, I would entertain a motion to

[21:48] » Hi. Again, I would entertain a motion to

[21:48] accept the budget presented for a buoy

[21:49] 4B cell tax corporation.

[21:51] >> So moved.

[21:52] » So moved.

[21:52] >> Shaw. Do I have a second?

[21:54] » Shaw. Do I have a second?

[21:54] >> Second.

[21:57] » Second.

[21:57] >> Muan

[21:59] » Muan

[21:59] Trux.

[22:00] >> Hi.

[22:00] » Hi.

[22:00] >> Holstein.

[22:01] » Holstein.

[22:01] >> Hi.

[22:02] » Hi.

[22:02] >> Sprouls.

[22:03] » Sprouls.

[22:03] >> Hi.

[22:03] » Hi.

[22:03] >> Post.

[22:04] » Post.

[22:04] >> I

[22:04] » I

[22:04] >> Muan.

[22:05] » Muan.

[22:05] >> Hi.

[22:05] » Hi.

[22:05] >> And Shaw.

[22:06] » And Shaw.

[22:06] >> Hi. All right.

[22:09] » Hi. All right.

[22:10] So, the next item on our agenda is a

[22:12] reappoint to the Buoie Economic

[22:15] Development Corporation board. You'll

[22:16] see two names there.

[22:20] Uh first is Zack Gunner. The second is

[22:22] Randy West and

[22:25] you'll hang on a second. Let me get

[22:26] there on this. We have to um consider

[22:30] them individually. So, we will take Zack

[22:32] Gunner as the first. Is Zach in the

[22:34] room? I didn't see him come in. Um, so

[22:37] I'd entertain a motion to accept the

[22:39] reappoint of Zack Gunner to the Economic

[22:42] Development Corporation.

[22:44] >> So moved.

[22:45] » So moved.

[22:45] >> Post. Do I have a second?

[22:47] » Post. Do I have a second?

[22:47] >> Second.

[22:48] » Second.

[22:48] >> Sprouls.

[22:51] » Shaw.

[22:53] >> Yes.

[22:53] » Yes.

[22:53] >> Truax.

[22:54] » Truax.

[22:54] >> Hi.

[22:55] » Hi.

[22:55] >> Holstein.

[22:56] » Holstein.

[22:56] >> Hi.

[22:56] » Hi.

[22:56] >> Post.

[22:57] » Post.

[22:57] >> Hi.

[22:57] » Hi.

[22:58] >> Mcuan.

[22:58] » Mcuan.

[22:58] >> Hi.

[22:59] » Hi.

[22:59] >> And Sprouls.

[22:59] » And Sprouls.

[22:59] >> Hi.

[23:00] » Hi.

[23:00] >> The second individual is Randy. I think

[23:02] » The second individual is Randy. I think

[23:02] I did see him come in, didn't I? Yeah.

[23:04] There you are. You're hiding. I would

[23:07] entertain a motion to uh reappoint

[23:10] accept the reappoint of Randy West to

[23:12] the Economic Development Corporation.

[23:15] >> So moved.

[23:16] » So moved.

[23:16] >> Mcuan.

[23:18] » Mcuan.

[23:18] Do I have a second?

[23:19] >> Second rolls.

[23:22] » Second rolls.

[23:22] >> Holstein.

[23:23] » Holstein.

[23:23] >> Hi.

[23:24] » Hi.

[23:24] >> Sprouls.

[23:25] » Sprouls.

[23:25] >> Hi.

[23:25] » Hi.

[23:25] >> Post.

[23:26] » Post.

[23:26] >> Hi.

[23:26] » Hi.

[23:26] >> Mcuan.

[23:27] » Mcuan.

[23:27] >> Hi.

[23:27] » Hi.

[23:27] >> Trux. Hi.

[23:28] » Trux. Hi.

[23:28] >> And Shaw. Hi.

[23:29] » And Shaw. Hi.

[23:29] >> Thank you.

[23:32] » Thank you.

[23:32] Moving right along.

[23:36] Now we have a new one. We have a a

[23:40] recommendation for appointment to the

[23:42] Buoie Economic Development Corporation

[23:44] for the unexpired term of Dean Meyers.

[23:46] And that recommendation is Keith Mundy

[23:48] who is in the back of the room with us

[23:50] tonight. So I would entertain a motion

[23:53] to in case you don't know Keith is with

[23:56] American Hat. Um allow the appointment

[23:59] of Keith Mundy to the Buoie Economic

[24:00] Development Corporation.

[24:02] >> So moved.

[24:04] » So moved.

[24:04] Second.

[24:06] >> Wait a minute.

[24:08] » Wait a minute.

[24:08] >> Rolls.

[24:09] » Rolls.

[24:09] >> Hi,

[24:09] » Hi,

[24:09] >> Mcuan.

[24:10] » Mcuan.

[24:10] >> Hi.

[24:12] » Hi.

[24:12] >> Holstein.

[24:13] » Holstein.

[24:13] >> Hi,

[24:13] » Hi,

[24:13] >> Post.

[24:14] » Post.

[24:14] >> Hi,

[24:15] » Hi,

[24:15] >> Shaw.

[24:15] » Shaw.

[24:15] >> Hi,

[24:16] » Hi,

[24:16] >> Trux.

[24:16] » Trux.

[24:16] >> Hi.

[24:17] » Hi.

[24:17] >> Thank you.

[24:20] » Thank you.

[24:20] >> Thank you, Mr. Mandy. Thank you, Randy.

[24:23] » Thank you, Mr. Mandy. Thank you, Randy.

[24:23] >> And tell Zach we said thank you.

[24:26] » And tell Zach we said thank you.

[24:26] >> All right. So, for the next

[24:27] » All right. So, for the next

[24:27] appointments, reappoints, they are for

[24:28] the 4B sales tax corporation, which is

[24:31] also a two-year term. We'll also do them

[24:33] individually and they are Tim Hall, Seth

[24:37] Johnson and Kim Williams and I don't

[24:40] think any of them are here tonight.

[24:41] Okay. So the end the first one is Tim

[24:44] Hall of reappoint to the 4B. I would

[24:46] entertain a motion to accept.

[24:48] >> So moved.

[24:49] » So moved.

[24:49] >> Truax. Do I have a second?

[24:51] » Truax. Do I have a second?

[24:51] >> Second.

[24:52] » Second.

[24:52] >> Post

[24:54] » Post

[24:54] Holstein.

[24:55] >> I spray.

[24:57] » I spray.

[24:57] >> Post.

[24:58] » Post.

[24:58] >> I muan.

[24:59] » I muan.

[24:59] >> Hi.

[24:59] » Hi.

[24:59] >> Trux.

[25:00] » Trux.

[25:00] >> Hi.

[25:01] » Hi.

[25:01] >> Shaw. I

[25:02] » Shaw. I

[25:02] >> the next individual is Seth Johnson. I

[25:04] » the next individual is Seth Johnson. I

[25:04] would entertain a motion to accept Seth

[25:06] Johnson's reappoint.

[25:07] >> So moved.

[25:08] » So moved.

[25:08] >> I'm going to go with Shaw and then

[25:10] » I'm going to go with Shaw and then

[25:10] Sprouls.

[25:11] >> Thank you.

[25:14] » Thank you.

[25:14] >> Holstein.

[25:15] » Holstein.

[25:15] >> Hi.

[25:16] » Hi.

[25:16] >> Trux.

[25:16] » Trux.

[25:16] >> Hi.

[25:17] » Hi.

[25:17] >> Shaw.

[25:17] » Shaw.

[25:18] >> Hi.

[25:18] » Hi.

[25:18] >> Mchuan.

[25:19] » Mchuan.

[25:19] >> Hi.

[25:19] » Hi.

[25:19] >> Post.

[25:20] » Post.

[25:20] >> Hi.

[25:20] » Hi.

[25:20] >> Sprouls.

[25:21] » Sprouls.

[25:21] >> Hi.

[25:22] » Hi.

[25:22] >> And then the last individual is Kim

[25:24] » And then the last individual is Kim

[25:24] Williams. I'd entertain a motion. So

[25:27] >> moved.

[25:27] » moved.

[25:28] >> Post. Do I have a second?

[25:29] » Post. Do I have a second?

[25:29] >> Second.

[25:30] » Second.

[25:30] >> Shaw.

[25:32] » Shaw.

[25:32] Sprouls.

[25:34] >> Hi,

[25:34] » Hi,

[25:34] >> Post.

[25:35] » Post.

[25:35] >> Hi,

[25:36] » Hi,

[25:36] >> Mcuan.

[25:36] » Mcuan.

[25:36] >> Hi,

[25:37] » Hi,

[25:37] >> Holstein.

[25:38] » Holstein.

[25:38] >> Hi,

[25:38] » Hi,

[25:38] >> Trux.

[25:39] » Trux.

[25:39] >> Hi,

[25:39] » Hi,

[25:39] >> and Shaw.

[25:40] » and Shaw.

[25:40] >> Hi.

[25:43] » Hi.

[25:43] [snorts]

[25:45] >> All right, let's move on.

[25:49] » All right, let's move on.

[25:49] >> All right. As far as the Boo Economic

[25:51] » All right. As far as the Boo Economic

[25:51] Development Corporation, you're welcome

[25:53] to leave if you want to. If you want to

[25:54] stay, we're happy to have you, but don't

[25:57] feel like you're obligated to stay the

[25:58] rest of the meeting.

[26:00] I make lots of friends when I do that.

[26:01] >> You can't leave. [laughter]

[26:04] » You can't leave. [laughter]

[26:04] >> Ward, you better run.

[26:05] » Ward, you better run.

[26:06] >> Thank you.

[26:12] » Thank you guys.

[26:13] >> Thank you.

[26:14] » Thank you.

[26:14] >> Thank y'all.

[26:17] » Thank y'all.

[26:17] >> Well, there's a seat right there.

[26:18] » Well, there's a seat right there.

[26:18] [laughter]

[26:20] » Doing a good job.

[26:24] » Say, Randy.

[26:25] >> All right. So, the next item on your

[26:26] » All right. So, the next item on your

[26:26] agenda is to award the bid to Venus

[26:29] Construction Company for the Texas Water

[26:31] Development Board, Glenn Hills Lift

[26:34] Station, which you heard um Bert talk

[26:36] about earlier, and sludge pump

[26:37] replacement on the phase 2 project.

[26:41] >> Have we done work? Have they done work

[26:43] » Have we done work? Have they done work

[26:43] for us in the past?

[26:45] >> No, not not since I've been here. And

[26:49] » No, not not since I've been here. And

[26:49] it's

[26:49] >> but they came highly recommended. Their

[26:54] » but they came highly recommended. Their

[26:54] recommendations were good. So

[26:58] >> can you remind me a little bit about the

[27:00] » can you remind me a little bit about the

[27:00] funding of this? I don't.

[27:02] >> Well, this is Texas Water Development

[27:04] » Well, this is Texas Water Development

[27:04] Board loan money.

[27:06] >> This is in part of the initial project.

[27:08] » This is in part of the initial project.

[27:08] It's phase two. They call it

[27:12] >> the sewer project.

[27:13] » the sewer project.

[27:13] >> It's a different project than the rest

[27:15] » It's a different project than the rest

[27:15] of phase two. just that we got this uh

[27:20] the

[27:22] lift station pumps are under the lift

[27:25] station and the pumps are undersized and

[27:27] we have a lot of problems over there and

[27:30] we bid this out a couple of years ago

[27:33] but I we didn't have a an easement and

[27:35] it took me a long time to get the we

[27:37] finally got it been so long that we had

[27:40] to rebid it. We rebid it. It came in

[27:43] $400,000 cheaper than what the initial

[27:46] bid was. And

[27:47] >> Sounds great.

[27:48] » Sounds great.

[27:48] >> Well, and the reason it happened is is

[27:51] » Well, and the reason it happened is is

[27:51] when we bid it before, we were coming

[27:53] out of the COVID era and and the

[27:55] government money was flowing and

[27:58] everybody was busy and now they're not

[28:00] so busy and they're kind of hungry. So,

[28:01] we get better pricing. So,

[28:05] >> that's basically what it is.

[28:06] » that's basically what it is.

[28:06] >> So, this motion is to accept a bid for

[28:09] » So, this motion is to accept a bid for

[28:09] Venus Construction Company. I have a

[28:12] motion.

[28:14] >> So moved.

[28:15] » So moved.

[28:15] >> Supposed. Do I have a second?

[28:18] » Supposed. Do I have a second?

[28:18] >> Second.

[28:22] » Mcuan.

[28:23] >> Hi.

[28:24] » Hi.

[28:24] >> Post.

[28:24] » Post.

[28:24] >> I

[28:25] » I

[28:25] >> Shaw.

[28:26] » Shaw.

[28:26] >> I

[28:26] » I

[28:26] >> Truax.

[28:27] » Truax.

[28:27] >> Hi.

[28:28] » Hi.

[28:28] >> Sprouls.

[28:28] » Sprouls.

[28:28] >> I

[28:29] » I

[28:29] >> Holstein.

[28:30] » Holstein.

[28:30] >> All right.

[28:31] » All right.

[28:31] >> Thank you.

[28:34] » All right. So, let's move on to the next

[28:36] item on the agenda, which is resolution

[28:38] 2026-22.

[28:39] a resolution expressing the city

[28:42] council's intent to place a proposal on

[28:44] a future council agenda approving a

[28:47] property tax rate in accordance with the

[28:49] Texas property tax reform and

[28:51] transparency act of 2019 scheduling one

[28:55] public tax rate hearing and establishing

[28:57] the date to vote on same

[29:03] does everybody understand that

[29:05] >> yes

[29:06] » yes

[29:06] >> so the the tax rate will go on the next

[29:09] » so the the tax rate will go on the next

[29:09] agenda

[29:09] the next agenda on it. Yeah, the next

[29:11] agenda.

[29:13] >> Um, it was presented tonight to you as

[29:15] » Um, it was presented tonight to you as

[29:15] 575.

[29:18] >> So, I'd entertain a motion to accept the

[29:20] » So, I'd entertain a motion to accept the

[29:20] resolution 202622.

[29:25] That will go. So, the one we have,

[29:31] this resolution that we have is not

[29:34] says 09.59.

[29:40] should be

[29:40] >> no the budget that was presented tonight

[29:42] » no the budget that was presented tonight

[29:42] >> the budget has this one but this

[29:44] » the budget has this one but this

[29:44] >> right but the

[29:44] » right but the

[29:44] >> the resolution we're looking at

[29:46] » the resolution we're looking at

[29:46] >> the resolution will be presented at the

[29:48] » the resolution will be presented at the

[29:48] next meeting with the tax rate

[29:49] >> so gotcha you just want to schedule

[29:51] » so gotcha you just want to schedule

[29:51] something

[29:51] >> yes

[29:52] » yes

[29:52] >> got it so moved

[29:53] » got it so moved

[29:53] >> thank you

[29:55] » thank you

[29:55] >> Shaw do I have a second

[29:58] » Shaw do I have a second

[29:58] >> post it true

[30:00] » post it true

[30:00] >> I

[30:01] » I

[30:01] >> Shaw

[30:01] » Shaw

[30:02] >> I

[30:02] » I

[30:02] >> Sprouls I

[30:03] » Sprouls I

[30:03] >> Holstein

[30:04] » Holstein

[30:04] >> I

[30:05] » I

[30:05] >> muan

[30:05] » muan

[30:06] >> I

[30:06] » I

[30:06] >> post

[30:08] » post

[30:08] Thank you.

[30:11] » Next resolution is 202623. A resolution

[30:14] of the city council of the city of

[30:15] Buouie, state of Texas, declaring the

[30:17] intention of said city of Buoie to

[30:19] reimburse itself from the proceeds of

[30:21] one or more taxexempt financings for

[30:24] certain expenditures to be made in

[30:26] connection with the rock and bridge

[30:27] street. As Bert told you earlier, this

[30:29] gives us the option to borrow money

[30:32] should we need to. Although we do have

[30:34] it budgeted in our budget. You you saw

[30:37] that at the last meeting. So unless

[30:39] something goes tremendously wrong, we

[30:41] shouldn't need this. But we are covering

[30:44] all the legalities for making this

[30:46] happen.

[30:46] >> This was rec recommended by Government

[30:49] » This was rec recommended by Government

[30:49] Capital Corporation who is our financial

[30:51] advisor. I usually follow them exactly

[30:55] what they tell me to do because they're

[30:57] pretty bright.

[31:00] >> So we're not offering anything or doing

[31:01] » So we're not offering anything or doing

[31:01] anything at [snorts] this present time.

[31:03] This this thing if we got into the

[31:07] project and decided we need to borrow

[31:09] money, it would kind of be illegal. So,

[31:11] this makes it legal for future use. So,

[31:14] >> do we need to do that full amount, I

[31:17] » do we need to do that full amount, I

[31:17] guess, or

[31:18] >> you're just you're not doing any amount

[31:20] » you're just you're not doing any amount

[31:20] at all. You're just saying

[31:21] >> just not going to exceed this.

[31:22] » just not going to exceed this.

[31:22] >> You're just giving yourself the

[31:23] » You're just giving yourself the

[31:23] opportunity to be able to borrow.

[31:26] >> It's a legal maneuver maneuver to keep

[31:29] » It's a legal maneuver maneuver to keep

[31:29] us

[31:30] >> cut down the time as well.

[31:32] » cut down the time as well.

[31:32] >> Yeah.

[31:33] » Yeah.

[31:33] So I would entertain a motion to accept

[31:34] resolution 2026-23.

[31:38] >> So moved.

[31:39] » So moved.

[31:39] >> Sprouls. Do I have a second?

[31:42] » Sprouls. Do I have a second?

[31:42] >> Second.

[31:43] » Second.

[31:44] >> Muan.

[31:45] » Muan.

[31:45] >> Truax.

[31:46] » Truax.

[31:46] >> Hi.

[31:46] » Hi.

[31:46] >> Holstein.

[31:48] » Holstein.

[31:48] >> Hi.

[31:49] » Hi.

[31:49] >> Sprouls.

[31:49] » Sprouls.

[31:49] >> I

[31:50] » I

[31:50] >> post

[31:51] » post

[31:51] >> I

[31:51] » I

[31:51] >> Mcuan.

[31:52] » Mcuan.

[31:52] >> Hi.

[31:52] » Hi.

[31:52] >> And Shaw.

[31:53] » And Shaw.

[31:53] >> Hi.

[31:55] » Hi.

[31:55] >> Thank you.

[32:00] » We'll be awarding that bid. the next

[32:03] meeting.

[32:04] >> So the next item on the agenda is 2026

[32:07] » So the next item on the agenda is 2026

[32:07] tax rate to record vote of a proposal to

[32:10] consider a tax rate.

[32:13] Is that in two different votes?

[32:15] >> Yes.

[32:15] » Yes.

[32:15] >> Okay. So

[32:18] » Okay. So

[32:18] we have to record a vote to propose a

[32:22] and consider the tax rate. This seems so

[32:24] redundant,

[32:26] >> but it's state law. So, and then the

[32:28] » but it's state law. So, and then the

[32:28] next vote will be on a schedule a public

[32:30] hearing for August the 25th, 2026. So,

[32:33] again,

[32:34] >> did we not do that earlier?

[32:36] » did we not do that earlier?

[32:36] >> No.

[32:37] » No.

[32:37] >> We wrote we did a resolution.

[32:38] » We wrote we did a resolution.

[32:38] >> All we're doing is

[32:39] » All we're doing is

[32:39] >> we're following the law, Brent. We are

[32:41] » we're following the law, Brent. We are

[32:41] following the law.

[32:42] >> Oh my gosh. Okay.

[32:44] » Oh my gosh. Okay.

[32:44] >> So,

[32:44] » So,

[32:44] >> following the law.

[32:46] » following the law.

[32:46] >> Our first vote is a motion to record

[32:49] » Our first vote is a motion to record

[32:49] vote a proposal to consider a tax rate.

[32:53] Do I have a motion? So,

[32:56] >> do I have a second?

[32:59] » do I have a second?

[32:59] >> You want to go ahead and proposing?

[33:02] » You want to go ahead and proposing?

[33:02] >> You want me to propose? Okay. So, we're

[33:04] » You want me to propose? Okay. So, we're

[33:04] going to record a vote of proposal to

[33:05] consider a tax rate of 0.575.

[33:08] >> Yes.

[33:09] » Yes.

[33:09] >> So, I have a motion still from you. Do I

[33:12] » So, I have a motion still from you. Do I

[33:12] have a second?

[33:13] >> Second.

[33:14] » Second.

[33:14] >> Post.

[33:15] » Post.

[33:15] >> And the Sprouls made the second.

[33:17] » And the Sprouls made the second.

[33:17] >> Yeah.

[33:18] » Yeah.

[33:18] >> Um Post.

[33:19] » Um Post.

[33:20] >> I

[33:20] » I

[33:20] >> Mcuan.

[33:21] » Mcuan.

[33:21] >> I [snorts]

[33:21] » I [snorts]

[33:21] >> Shaw.

[33:22] » Shaw.

[33:22] >> I

[33:23] » I

[33:23] >> Truax. Hi,

[33:24] » Truax. Hi,

[33:24] >> Holstein.

[33:25] » Holstein.

[33:25] >> Hi.

[33:25] » Hi.

[33:26] >> And Sprouls.

[33:26] » And Sprouls.

[33:26] >> Hi.

[33:30] » I'm gonna I'm gonna tell you all

[33:32] something. Um, when we were in the

[33:34] budget workshop, we had proposed in the

[33:37] budget 5.9 I mean 0.594.

[33:40] >> But when Bert and I were looking at the

[33:43] » But when Bert and I were looking at the

[33:43] numbers again, we were able to bring

[33:44] that down to the 575. So that's why it's

[33:47] changed from the workshop.

[33:50] >> [clears throat]

[33:50] » [clears throat]

[33:50] >> So, the second part of this um [snorts]

[33:53] » So, the second part of this um [snorts]

[33:53] motion is to schedule a public hearing

[33:55] for August the 25th, 2026. Do I have a

[33:57] motion?

[33:59] >> So, moved.

[34:00] » So, moved.

[34:00] >> Sprouls.

[34:02] » Sprouls.

[34:02] >> Second.

[34:03] » Second.

[34:03] >> I um yeah, so moved.

[34:05] » I um yeah, so moved.

[34:05] >> Holstein. [laughter]

[34:07] » Holstein. [laughter]

[34:07] >> Jesus.

[34:08] » Jesus.

[34:08] >> It's okay.

[34:09] » It's okay.

[34:09] >> Mchuan.

[34:10] » Mchuan.

[34:10] >> Hi,

[34:11] » Hi,

[34:11] >> Post. Hi

[34:12] » Post. Hi

[34:12] >> Sprouls.

[34:12] » Sprouls.

[34:12] >> Hi

[34:13] » Hi

[34:13] >> Holstein.

[34:14] » Holstein.

[34:14] >> Hi

[34:15] » Hi

[34:15] >> Truax.

[34:16] » Truax.

[34:16] >> Hi

[34:17] » Hi

[34:17] >> And Shaw.

[34:17] » And Shaw.

[34:17] >> Hi.

[34:18] » Hi.

[34:18] >> Thank you.

[34:20] » Thank you.

[34:20] >> Couldn't find my words.

[34:24] » Couldn't find my words.

[34:24] >> All right. So the next item on the

[34:25] » All right. So the next item on the

[34:25] agenda, this is lengthy. Sorry, but I

[34:27] got to read the whole thing.

[34:29] >> Um it's resolution 2026 24 resolution of

[34:32] » Um it's resolution 2026 24 resolution of

[34:32] the city council of the city of Buouie,

[34:33] Texas approving a negotiated settlement

[34:36] between Atmas City Steering Committee

[34:38] ASCS and Atmas Energy Corporation.

[34:41] Midtex division regarding the company's

[34:43] 2026 rate review mechanism filing

[34:46] declaring existing rates to be

[34:48] unreasonable. Adopting tariffs that

[34:50] reflect rate adjustments consistent with

[34:52] the negotiated settlement. Finding the

[34:55] rates to be set by the attached

[34:57] settlement tariffs to be just and

[34:59] reasonable and in the public interest.

[35:01] approving an attachment establishing a

[35:03] benchmark for pensions and retiree

[35:05] medical benefits requiring a company to

[35:08] reimburse ACS sees reasonable ratem

[35:11] expenses determining that this

[35:13] resolution was passed in accordance with

[35:15] the requirement of Texas Open Meetings

[35:17] Act adopting an a savings clause

[35:20] declaring in effective date and

[35:21] requiring the delivery of this

[35:23] resolution to the company and ACSC's

[35:25] legal council. Would you like to

[35:27] approach?

[35:29] [laughter]

[35:32] U first I want to apologize for being

[35:34] late. I was at another city council

[35:36] meeting. So thank you so much Sandy for

[35:38] putting me at the end. I have documents

[35:40] if y'all want to see them but I mean

[35:43] feel free. Anyway, um I just I I'll be

[35:46] really brief first. I I just I wanted to

[35:48] inform the public that because uh your

[35:52] city council has chosen to be a part of

[35:54] the ACSC coalition. Um the rate for

[35:57] their attorney is rolled into the rate

[35:59] that's passed on and that rate is still

[36:01] much lower than what your rate would be

[36:04] if they weren't a member. So they're

[36:06] very conscientious about trying to do

[36:08] what's best for the community, all the

[36:10] residents and commercial customers and

[36:12] of Atmas Energy. So I just wanted to

[36:15] inform them. um on this. I I know that

[36:19] Mayor Burus has one, but um I just

[36:21] wanted to give you all an update of the

[36:23] city profile of how uh Atmas has

[36:25] partnered with the city of Buouie. Um we

[36:28] we show that we have spent uh 5.8

[36:31] million and plus dollars in capital

[36:34] expenditures within the city limits in

[36:36] the last five years with uh 2.2 million

[36:40] just last year. Um, that's for

[36:43] replacements, for repairs, for new new

[36:46] pipe in the ground, unfortunately, gas

[36:48] leaks that have to be, it's

[36:50] all-encompassing.

[36:51] So, um, and, um, we have 1,774

[36:56] customers that you are helping to save

[36:58] funding for. So, thank you for that. Um,

[37:01] we have roughly 22 employees that live

[37:04] within a radius of 30 miles of Buoie, if

[37:07] not within the city limits. So we we do

[37:10] that because we want our employees to be

[37:13] invested in the communities, not just as

[37:15] an employee, but as somebody who pays

[37:17] taxes and has their kids go to the

[37:19] school and eat in the restaurants. And

[37:21] so um the very last um piece of

[37:24] information that's important is in the

[37:27] past year, um Atmas has contributed

[37:30] $274,000

[37:31] in donations that have uh directly

[37:34] impacted Monte County in one way or

[37:37] another. Um 50% of that is for energy

[37:40] assistance though. So if you have a

[37:42] resident who is in need of services, you

[37:45] know, they have a leak on their side of

[37:47] the meter and they've lived in that

[37:48] house for 50 years and they just don't

[37:50] have it in their budget to pay for it.

[37:52] Um that money goes to helping citizens

[37:55] like that and I have my contact

[37:57] information on the bottom because people

[37:59] just don't want my card anymore. So, if

[38:02] you happen to have any questions or

[38:04] somebody asks you something and you want

[38:07] to know more about things like the

[38:08] energy assistance, please feel free to

[38:10] call me. On the back page, it does talk

[38:13] about rates here, but you received the

[38:14] big packet. Um, the back page is 811

[38:18] because today's National 811 day. So, I

[38:21] just wanted to plug in to remind people

[38:23] to call 811 before they dig so they're

[38:25] not cutting our lines because if they're

[38:26] cutting our lines, they're cutting your

[38:28] lines. And everybody pays a price. And

[38:30] the most important thing is that we just

[38:32] want people to be safe. So, um, does do

[38:35] y'all have any questions for me?

[38:39] >> When you're looking at your capital

[38:41] » When you're looking at your capital

[38:41] expenditures here on this, is that

[38:44] >> for our area?

[38:45] » for our area?

[38:45] >> It's within the city limits of Buouie,

[38:47] » It's within the city limits of Buouie,

[38:47] Texas.

[38:47] >> That's a lot.

[38:48] » That's a lot.

[38:48] >> It Yes, sir. But we do have some older

[38:51] » It Yes, sir. But we do have some older

[38:51] infrastructure that we're trying to

[38:52] replace because we want to be safe. You

[38:54] know, we want all of our piping to be

[38:56] safe in all of throughout our community.

[38:58] So little bits at a time, we're we're

[39:00] eating that elephant and and trying to

[39:02] go back in and put poly where old pipe

[39:05] might be. And you see the pie chart, it

[39:07] shows you coated steel, very good pipe,

[39:11] uh plastic, very good. That bare steel

[39:13] is what we'll be continuing to replace.

[39:15] And there's 8% steel left in the

[39:17] community.

[39:22] » Yes, sir.

[39:23] >> Is this request for consumption or is it

[39:36] Yes, sir.

[39:40] » Um, it's it's just the rate that the

[39:43] railroad commission deems reasonable for

[39:45] reimbursement per customer.

[39:48] $1,200.

[39:58] » If you were to contact uh customer

[40:00] service, we could see what we can do

[40:02] about reducing.

[40:04] >> Oh, dang. Okay. [laughter]

[40:07] » Oh, dang. Okay. [laughter]

[40:07] Yes, sir.

[40:11] » Yes, sir. Yes, sir. cheaper.

[40:17] » I know that commercial customers pay a

[40:19] higher rate than residents do.

[40:23] >> Wow.

[40:26] » Um I I also want Boy, you haven't been

[40:30] here very long, but this is something

[40:32] that we do every single year. and the

[40:34] group that does the negotiating for us.

[40:38] I know that they do negotiate a rate for

[40:40] the city of Buouie citizens because I

[40:42] also have a home on the outside of the

[40:44] city limits and there's considerable

[40:45] difference. So, it is a good savings for

[40:48] our residents.

[40:52] Any other questions?

[40:55] Pamela, thank you very much.

[40:56] >> Thank you so much. Thank you.

[40:57] » Thank you so much. Thank you.

[40:57] >> We appreciate it. Do you have to make

[40:59] » We appreciate it. Do you have to make

[40:59] another city council meeting tonight?

[41:00] >> No, [laughter] it was no Kona. That

[41:02] » No, [laughter] it was no Kona. That

[41:02] never happens. No, Conan and Buoie had

[41:04] the same night. So,

[41:07] >> okay. Well, then um we will take a vote

[41:11] » okay. Well, then um we will take a vote

[41:11] and I'm not going to reread all that,

[41:13] but we will take a vote on resolution

[41:14] 2026-24

[41:16] and I would accept a motion to accept as

[41:20] presented.

[41:22] >> So moved.

[41:24] » So moved.

[41:24] >> Shaw. How did I not

[41:28] second?

[41:29] >> Shaw. True X. All right.

[41:33] » Shaw. True X. All right.

[41:33] Uh Mcuan

[41:34] >> I

[41:34] » I

[41:34] >> Post

[41:35] » Post

[41:35] >> I

[41:35] » I

[41:35] >> Sprouls

[41:36] » Sprouls

[41:36] >> O I

[41:37] » O I

[41:37] >> Holstein

[41:39] » Holstein

[41:39] >> O I

[41:39] » O I

[41:39] >> Trux I

[41:40] » Trux I

[41:40] >> and Shaw

[41:42] » and Shaw

[41:42] >> next.

[41:43] » next.

[41:43] >> All right at this moment we are going to

[41:45] » All right at this moment we are going to

[41:45] slip off and go into executive session

[41:48] at 6:40. Council, please leave your

[41:50] phones and anything to write with or

[41:53] papers in here. Um and we will slide out

[41:56] and we'll just it'll just be the council

[42:04] Way to go.

[42:07] I don't I don't

[1:36:58] Well, we got I got two of them.

[1:37:01] >> Okay.

[1:37:02] » Okay.

[1:37:02] >> 6:42 to 7:35.

[1:37:15] » You got cold in here. Just get all those

[1:37:17] people out of here.

[1:37:22] » Warm it up.

[1:37:22] >> Where did everybody go?

[1:37:26] » Sometime in the morning when they come

[1:37:28] in.

[1:37:30] >> Is it cold?

[1:37:33] » Is it cold?

[1:37:33] >> I know. The girls too.

[1:37:36] » I know. The girls too.

[1:37:36] >> You know, we used to have those wooden

[1:37:37] » You know, we used to have those wooden

[1:37:37] things that we prop.

[1:37:39] >> I propped them open at one time and then

[1:37:42] » I propped them open at one time and then

[1:37:42] somebody

[1:37:50] No, they went to the bathroom.

[1:37:52] >> I told them they couldn't talk anymore

[1:37:54] » I told them they couldn't talk anymore

[1:37:54] until they got back in here.

[1:38:15] Just never know.

[1:38:17] [snorts]

[1:38:18] >> He's right there.

[1:38:27] » It got cold.

[1:38:30] >> It was warm.

[1:38:31] » It was warm.

[1:38:31] >> It was warm. Yes, there is.

[1:38:34] » It was warm. Yes, there is.

[1:38:34] >> It felt good. It felt good in there.

[1:38:37] » It felt good. It felt good in there.

[1:38:37] >> Okay,

[1:38:38] » Okay,

[1:38:38] >> I'm going to call us back to order at

[1:38:39] » I'm going to call us back to order at

[1:38:39] 7:37

[1:38:42] >> and I'm going to ask the council if they

[1:38:43] » and I'm going to ask the council if they

[1:38:44] have any action.

[1:38:50] All right, no action. Then uh I'm going

[1:38:52] to close our meeting tonight at uh 7:38.

[1:39:02] Two weeks it won't be as good and you'll

[1:39:04] just

[1:39:07] sate.

[1:39:09] Thank y'all.

Notice is hereby given that the City Council will hold a Regular Meeting - 11 Aug 2026

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