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» if you would please stand and join me

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for the pledge followed by the

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invocation led by Luke Olivars.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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>> Yes, sir.

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All right. At this time, please bow your

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heads and join me in prayer. As summer

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fades, oh, sorry. Dear Lord, as summer

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fades and new season begins, we ask for

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your wisdom and direction for our

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community. While we do not know all that

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lies ahead, we ask that you guide our

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discussions, decisions, and the steps we

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take and help us all to trust you even

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when the road is unclear. Open the right

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doors and gently close the ones that are

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not meant for us. Teach us to listen to

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your voice above above every

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distraction.

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right, even when it feels uncomfortable.

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May this new season be filled with

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opportunities to grow in your goodness

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and kindness, to love others well and

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honor you through the words, through our

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words and actions. Bless the students,

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teachers, staff, and administrators of

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the Rockdale as they begin a new school

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year. Bless our first responders and

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their families and keep them safe as

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they perform their duties. Bless us as a

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town and as we journey together to make

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Rockto a better place for all our

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citizens. guide and direct the

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conversations and decisions made here

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this evening. Bless our mayor and

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council and all those who serve in our

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community in Jesus name. Amen.

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>> Amen.

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>> Thank you, Luke.

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>> Thank you to our uh citizens that are

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present. Thank you to our staff that is

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present this evening. And thank you to

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that is also present. Uh

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do we have any announcements prior to

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getting to our head of the month? Yes.

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There's a couple of things, Mayor. Um I

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wanted to announce remind folks that uh

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coming up on September 6th and 7th um is

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our back to school pool party at the

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Veterans Park pool from 1 to six on both Sunday and Monday. The sixth is

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for fifth grade and younger and the

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seventh is for sixth grade and older. Um

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it's free admission. There will be food

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and drinks available and we want to

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encourage everybody to come out. Um,

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also I wanted to address um and make an

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announcement regarding the

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um comment from Councilman Cathy at the

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last meeting and following that um staff

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has gone up and sprayed the whole length

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of um Cameron Street, Cameron Avenue um

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and began weed eating it today. Um and

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so they're making headway on that. Um,

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and they have also gone east of downtown

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as well, uh, and and done a lot of

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weeding along there as well. This

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morning, um, Ben and I wrote out and

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identified a number of properties, um,

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that need some additional attention that

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he's going to be addressing. So,

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» Want to talk to us about our pet? That's

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Duke, right?

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July 1st at Sethco. And he was just

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along, but he knows sit. He's really

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well behaved. He There you go. Good boy.

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trained. He is kennel trained. Um he is

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loves everyone. He loves other dogs. We

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cats, but um yeah, he's a he's just a

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great um little guy. He's like 50

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poundsish, so he's not too big. Full

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grown though. And he's got these goofy

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little dew claws in the back. So, we

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don't know what he's mixed with, but

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he's definitely a katahula hound maybe

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of some kind based off his ears. So, and

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he's got these beautiful blue specks in

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his eyes. It looks like a trick on the

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camera like it's a shine, but it's

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really his eyes. So, um, yeah, and if

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you guys want to get to know him more,

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you can come on down to the Rockdale

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Animal Shelter, play with all the dogs,

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including Duke, and we'd be happy to see

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every meeting. Our, uh, ACOs do a great

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job for the city of Rockdale and our

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volunteer group, uh, does a great job as

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well. So, thank you for the work you're

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doing. I can't tell you how many pets

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we've uh adopted out uh out of our

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animal shelter and the numbers are just

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accomplish uh with the hard work of our

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ACOs and our volunteer group that works

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out there as well. So, thank you for the

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work you continue to do. And if you're

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interested in adopting a pet, please go

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out to the animal shelter and find your

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uh find your new favorite pet.

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» So, we're going to move on to citizens

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communications and uh first uh we'll

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call on Grady Hall. Grady, if you'll

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step up, I will remind you you'll be on

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the timer, sir. You have three minutes

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to uh speak.

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and your address, please. Looks like

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your topic of discussion is excessive

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noise.

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over on 1011 East Belton and it's these

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people driving around the community and

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around the city down Cameron banging

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these speakers like they are. When

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you're sitting in your home watching TV,

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there's no reason to hear somebody's

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speakers over your TV that's parked two

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blocks away at Muny's or driving down

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Cameron Avenue.

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few months back. Drove by the house down

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stuff came off the walls.

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live like this with these kids driving

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around and adults too. Does the guy had

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an altercation with was about my age in

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his 50s?

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some kind of noise ordinance?

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>> Tim Kelty.

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>> All right. Yeah. We can't go back and

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forth during citizen communication.

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>> If you'll address to the city manager,

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and that's for anybody in here during

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citizen communication.

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>> Uh Mr. Kelty will push it out to us,

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it'll get you an answer.

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kids back behind us

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>> that I've had to go back there and tell

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them because they're sitting there with

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the doors open and it turned up and all

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you're hearing is their base. And I

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mean, I don't think anybody in here

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wants to have to deal with that sitting

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in their home.

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to uh actually understand why Miss Bony

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is here uh to discuss her drainage and

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uh cleaning mud and debris uh concerns.

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the mayor. We and when we had all the

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rain, the drainage that comes through

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Pan and Second, someone dug up dirt did

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not place cement there for it to drain

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properly. So the mud collected there on

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the corner of PCON and second is still

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there. The concerns are will we be able

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to get that cleaned up and will

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something be able to get done about how

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it drains there. So that's a big

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concern. Also, um I didn't put that on,

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but it's one yard there. We pretty keep

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our neighborhood pretty clean, but one

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yard has weeds growing up and I thought

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the coding officer would take care of

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that, which we try to keep our community

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clean. Hopefully, you know, we all want

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to do that and take care of it.

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you would contact him in the morning,

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please. He and I have had several

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discussions regarding my visit to your

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street. Okay.

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>> Thank you. I appreciate it.

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please give him a call tomorrow, he can

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inform you of the discussions we've had

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and some um so as we can't go back and

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tonight. Yes, ma'am.

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>> how's it going?

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>> All right. Randy is here to discuss the

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creek behind his house, the waterway.

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>> It's M Branch. Yeah, it's been a it's

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been it's been an issue for a while.

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It's Randy Thompson, 302 West Bell. Um I

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have the the corner lot right there and

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it's been happening actually for years

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that uh that water that goes through

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that waterway there. It gets you've

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probably seen it before. It's been

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pretty deep through there. And uh I've

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actually had a couple of uh water

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rescues out of the house behind my new

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building there. And um that creek's just

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been grown up with vines and trees and

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just crap tires. I actually pulled nine

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trailer loads of tree limbs and debris

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and just stuff that was in there

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blocking the uh those three big

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openings, you know, that go underneath

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the the bridge. Right now, one of those

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is pretty much open, but the other two

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are basically almost halfway covered

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because there used to be a tree growing

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in there. And I guess just over the

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years, the things dropping out of it,

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you know, it built the land up inside

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there. So, you got a a deep section on

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one side and the other side is about

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half the amount of depth it should be.

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clean it out, you know, with like a skid

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steer. I was trying to get uh the core

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of engineers to like I guess they have

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to okay okay any kind of work you do in

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the waterway and uh they wouldn't call

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back or I left messages. I called the

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one in Georgetown. They actually

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answered but still didn't didn't call

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back but they answered and said they

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would call back but never did. But I

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just want to see if we could somehow

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address that waterway through there the

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creek through there because it's it's

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been bad but it's not so bad now. Like I

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said, I pulled a whole lot of stuff out

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of it, but the the land is still built

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up real high.

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>> We get it cut down some like kind of

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like y'all did with the other ones, you

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know, where they put the the concrete

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things in there. It didn't even have to

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have that. Just as long as it's it's

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probably a section 50t long probably

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that needs to be dug down,

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>> flattened out, you know, cuz it's it has

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to be about this deep before it actually

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starts going through those other two

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passages under the bridge. It it gets

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backed up pretty bad by my shop and the

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houses. just been about 6 feet from the

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back of my building before

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recently.

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>> Yes, sir.

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>> All right. I appreciate it.

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>> And I know I can't speak to you, but I

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participated in those water rescues on

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Memorial Day about 12 years ago, so I'm

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familiar with it.

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>> That was the night that it got in my

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shop.

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>> Yes, sir.

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>> A foot deep. Yeah, it was a foot deep in

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there.

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>> Thank you, Randy. Thanks. Appreciate it.

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>> Yes, sir. Point well taken. Thank you,

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Randy.

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Brother Dave Dave Melton

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here to speak about the peace

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celebration

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international day of peace. Mayor Ward,

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council, city employees, thank you all

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for your service to our community.

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Monday, September 21st is the 45th

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anniversary of the International Day of

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Peace. It will also be the fourth year

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of Rockdale Earth Day, holding

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celebrations to recognize this important

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day.

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In a big picture sense, Earth Day is an

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attempt to renew, respect, and restore

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our world. As an organization, we strive

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to stay in our lane within the Rockdale

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community and believe that these

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celebrations fit well with our mission

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statement, especially these words to

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provide educational opportunities to

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teach and inform community members on

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issues such as conservation, recycling,

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and the imperative to respect nature and

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all of its inhabitants. What a better

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way to respect our world than to promote

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peace. The theme for the International

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Day of Peace on September 21st, 2026 is

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invest in peace for everyone,

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everywhere, every day. This focus

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highlights daily actions and honors

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everyday peacemakers. In front of you

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this evening in your packet is a few

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pages of information with uh us

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collaborating with downtown businesses,

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the Rockdale Community Market, and the K

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Theater. Because the 21st falls on a

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Monday, we decided it was best to host

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our events on Saturday the 19th and

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Sunday the 20th. I would like to

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publicly invite each of you to any or

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all of these events. Peace is built in

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households, neighborhoods, and in

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communities like Rockdale. Our mayor and

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council can play a vital role in

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promoting peace and goodwill in this

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community. The Sidewalk Art Project on

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Saturday the 19th is an effort to

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promote peace while allowing artists and

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aspiring artists and those who quite

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frankly aren't artists at all like

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myself to help spread beauty, color, and

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messaging on the streets of downtown

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Rockdale. High school and junior high

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art teachers Lanny Young and Winton

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Thomas are encouraging their students to

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participate. If you have kids,

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grandkids, nephews, and nieces, Mayor

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Roy,

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uh, Councilman Perry, Miss Alveris, we

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encourage you, uh, to bring them to this

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experience and have some fun together as

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a family. We will set up that morning

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from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the

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community market at Wolf Park

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distributing sidewalk chalk to

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individuals and teams that would like to

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create a slab of beautiful mosaic on our

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uh downtown sidewalks. I have two humble

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requests for our city. Chief Meadows, if

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budget and staffing allows, we think

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that a downtown presence of police staff

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would be very much welcome. This would

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be a great opportunity for the officers

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to meet citizens. And then Mr. Kelty,

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while we are greatly appreciative of the

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weed spraying which we have seen in res

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in recent days, uh we hope that that

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continues and that litter is picked up

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because we may if the event is looking

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like it might be well uh well attended.

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We may have media coverage and we want

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to make sure that we're free of litter

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and that downtown looks as good. Sunday

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the 20th, K Theater showing. Remember

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the Titans 3 p.m. that evening at 700

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p.m. the night of peace celebration with

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Reverend uh Herbert Jones of Rockdale's

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Full Gospel doing the homaly this year.

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Thank you very much.

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>> Thank you Dave.

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>> And that is all I had signed up for

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citizens communications. Uh we're moving

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on to presentations. I don't see Dwayne

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David in the room. So, uh, we were going

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to recognize Dwayne David, uh, from his

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27 years after his retirement from the

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Rockdale Volunteer Fire Department. We

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will recognize him, uh, next month along

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with Trent, uh, wages also. So, we'll

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move on to item number two on the

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presentation, and that is a very

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welldeserved uh, proclamation and

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recognition. Bobby Joe, you want to come

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up here, please, sir? Come on up around

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here.

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So, I don't know if any of y'all know

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where Bobby Joe Tindle grew up,

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>> but Bobby Joe Tindle and I both grew up

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in Manurva, Texas. We're actually like

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family

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and uh at least I consider you family.

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>> And uh the Tindles and the Willox and

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you know, I get chills up here talking

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about that and I'm not exaggerating at

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all. Uh so we are like family and so

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this is very special to me uh to be able

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to read this proclamation to you. Um and

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we are honoring Bobby Joe today for his

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45 years of dedicated service to the

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city of Rockville. How special is that?

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Whereas the city of Rockdale is proud to

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recognize and celebrate individuals who

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whose hard work, dedication and

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commitment have made lasting difference

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in the lives of its citizens. And

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whereas Bobby Joe Tindle has faithfully

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served the city of Rockdale for 45

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years, demonstrating exceptional

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loyalty, professionalism, devotion, and

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public service throughout their

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distinguished career. And whereas those

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and whereas during those 45 years, Bobby

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Joe Tendle has contributed significant

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significantly

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the strength, progress, and daily

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operations of the city, earning the

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respect and admiration of colleagues,

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elected officials, and the community

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alike. And whereas the steadfast service

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of Bobby Joe Tendle reflects the very

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best of municipal government and serves

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as an inspiration to present and future

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generations of public servants. And

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whereas reaching a 45 year service

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milestone is a rare and remarkable

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achievement

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worthy of a special recognition and

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sincere appreciation by the city of

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Rockdale and all who call it home. Now

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therefore, I Ward Rodom, mayor of the

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city of Rockdale, Texas, on behalf of

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the city council and the citizens of

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Rockdale, do hereby proclaim August

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10th, 2026 as Bobby Joe Tindle Day

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in the city of Rockdale, Texas, and urge

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all residents to join in in honoring

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Bobby Bobby Joe Tindle for 45 years of

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outstanding service, dedication, and

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commitment to the city of Rockdale and

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its people. Bobby Joe, thank you and

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congratulations, sir.

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» Let me give this chair real quick.

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>> We're gonna get a picture,

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>> you and I together.

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>> Hey, Mayor Rad, I want to say something

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also.

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>> Yes, sir. And that is in 25 years as a

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city manager in five different cities.

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The closest that I've ever had anybody

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come to 45 years is 34 years. So he's

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blown that out of the water and is truly a great public servant.

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» How much space have

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one

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and I have to say he also makes the

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Jalapeno dressing.

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>> So if you ever get a chance to eat that,

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and you're welcome to say anything if

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you'd like to say anything, Bobby Joe.

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>> Oh, really?

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» And if you want to finish running the

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rest of the meeting, you can do that,

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too.

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>> No, I don't have nothing to say.

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>> My intention was not to work 45 years

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for,

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but I enjoy what I was doing, so I just

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stayed on to it. And I thank each and

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every one of y'all for for this. And I

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just my wife, she's sitting over there.

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>> If anybody met my wife, that's my wife

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over there.

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>> Congratulations.

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» Me and him grew up in Manurva.

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>> That's right. Football.

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>> We did. We did. Congrats.

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>> Absolutely.

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Yes, we did.

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» And you don't have to stay for the rest

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of the meeting.

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That's the best part of it.

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>> Enjoy your supper.

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>> Yeah,

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>> that's the extra gift.

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So now we will

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receive a presentation from Becca

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Trevinho with the Rockdale VFW charity

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regarding the Rockdale VFW charity

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dinner.

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» Actually, it's Rebecca and Shannon.

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>> Yes,

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>> I guess.

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>> Yeah, we we kind of ping pong off of

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each other.

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>> Shannon Miller, quartermaster for BFW

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Post 6525.

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We're having a charity dinner this

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Saturday. Um, we need help getting the

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word out to sell some tickets. We're a

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little short. Uh, we want to make this a

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success so I can stay open and, um,

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continue to help the vets that I need

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to. So, um, that's pretty much all I

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got.

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>> Yes. Come out. Um, the dinner ticket's

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50 bucks, but it includes a dinner from

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uh, the Thornell Meat Market. We have a

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guy from NBC's The Voice that's going to

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come and serve during dinner. There's

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all kinds of raffles and door prizes and

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stuff throughout the night and then

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we're gonna end the night with a dance.

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So, you really are getting a lot for

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your $50. And this event is pretty well

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paid for at this point. So, every penny

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that we raise will be going to the VFW.

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Nothing you contribute is going anywhere

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but to the hall. So, these guys really

540
00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,760
need it. Y'all don't want to lose your

541
00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,400
VFW. It's the only one around. And when

542
00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,240
you lose it, you lose your your ladies

543
00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,240
auxiliary as well. And they gave out 600

544
00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:29,039
backpacks last weekend. So it it would

545
00:22:29,039 --> 00:22:30,880
be a great loss to your community. We

546
00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,280
really need you guys to turn out.

547
00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:34,799
>> Where do you get tickets and what time

548
00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:35,919
is it?

549
00:22:35,919 --> 00:22:36,480
>> Right here.

550
00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,240
>> Tickets at at the hall.

551
00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,400
>> You can pick them up at BFW. You can get

552
00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,520
a hold of me or Becca. You can send a

553
00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,440
Facebook post.

554
00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,520
>> There's a Facebook um event page.

555
00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,840
>> You can buy tickets online. Go to v

556
00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:51,760
rockdealevfw.com.

557
00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:52,080
>> Yes,

558
00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,159
>> we got a web page set up for it.

559
00:22:54,159 --> 00:22:57,120
>> Um I mean there's a thousand ways to buy

560
00:22:57,120 --> 00:22:59,840
a ticket or you can just show up.

561
00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:00,640
>> Could you uh

562
00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,120
>> there's tickets left at the door?

563
00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:05,360
>> Could you take a little deeper dive on

564
00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:07,440
what the importance of this event is and

565
00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,720
why you're doing it and what the goal is

566
00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,039
of the outcome of this event for the

567
00:23:13,039 --> 00:23:15,360
reasons you're doing this event. Please,

568
00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:17,039
I understand it, but I don't know that

569
00:23:17,039 --> 00:23:19,280
all our citizens understand the reason

570
00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:23,750
behind this event.

571
00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,760
» Well,

572
00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:29,919
we're here for the veterans. I'm one uh

573
00:23:29,919 --> 00:23:32,400
I helped a guy today get some help with

574
00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,159
his uh disability claim.

575
00:23:36,159 --> 00:23:37,520
That's the main reason we're there.

576
00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,280
Yeah, we have a hall rental. We've got

577
00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:42,720
the canteen. Um, we meet once a month

578
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,000
for that camaraderie, but guys will come

579
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,600
there, they can speak to military guys

580
00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,960
and know what they've been through, and

581
00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,039
we can

582
00:23:55,039 --> 00:23:56,320
do a lot for

583
00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:59,039
>> people that that y'all don't see on a

584
00:23:59,039 --> 00:24:00,159
daily basis.

585
00:24:00,159 --> 00:24:02,799
>> These guys go out and mow the lawn for

586
00:24:02,799 --> 00:24:04,640
somebody or they will take them to the

587
00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,960
VA if they have a medical appointment.

588
00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,360
They have paid bills. They have if you

589
00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:13,279
need a chair or a walker or ramp or

590
00:24:13,279 --> 00:24:14,960
something as as a veteran, your

591
00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,159
resources in this com this general area

592
00:24:18,159 --> 00:24:21,360
of Texas are really limited. So when we

593
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:23,279
lose the VFW,

594
00:24:23,279 --> 00:24:24,960
there's really no place for our veterans

595
00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,039
to turn to anymore. Thornell already

596
00:24:27,039 --> 00:24:28,720
lost theirs. I think Lexington lost

597
00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:33,440
theirs. Cameron's is is struggling. So

598
00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,360
there's just not a lot of resources here

599
00:24:35,360 --> 00:24:38,400
for veterans except our VFW. And that's

600
00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:39,840
primarily what these guys have been

601
00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,159
doing for so long. But they need some

602
00:24:42,159 --> 00:24:45,919
help now. And I can guarantee you almost

603
00:24:45,919 --> 00:24:47,600
everybody in this room has some kind of

604
00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,480
memory from the past of the VFW. And

605
00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,559
that's really what we want to do is just

606
00:24:52,559 --> 00:24:55,679
revitalize it, do some updates, make it

607
00:24:55,679 --> 00:24:57,440
more familyfriendly. Like we would love

608
00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:59,279
to be able to get a patio on the back of

609
00:24:59,279 --> 00:25:01,120
that so that people can enjoy the

610
00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:03,919
outside, get some outdoor seating. You

611
00:25:03,919 --> 00:25:06,320
know, the hall needs a remodel

612
00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:09,440
desperately. Like 1970s is a few years

613
00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,080
ago. So, you know, we'd like to re

614
00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,279
revitalize that a little bit. So,

615
00:25:15,279 --> 00:25:17,760
>> it it needs some love and this community

616
00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,000
is capable of it. We just need some

617
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,679
help.

618
00:25:21,679 --> 00:25:22,880
>> There any information? Do you have any

619
00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,880
data on the number of veterans in

620
00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,600
Rockdale or Milm County?

621
00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:28,320
>> Approximately

622
00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,919
>> members we have. got 91. I I recruited

623
00:25:31,919 --> 00:25:34,320
four more members this year because

624
00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,039
Texas BFW has made a requirement to go

625
00:25:37,039 --> 00:25:39,200
to 103% because of the amount of people

626
00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:42,960
passing away. Um, we have to do that to

627
00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,720
keep the numbers built up. We've only

628
00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,830
got

629
00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:49,520
67,000

630
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,960
BFW members where we have 600,000 in

631
00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,559
Texas alone. So, we're trying to get our

632
00:25:56,559 --> 00:25:58,720
numbers back up. And that's not just us,

633
00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:00,720
you know, for our post, but the amount

634
00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,880
of people that live in Malm County.

635
00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,960
It's, you know, we can boost our

636
00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,279
numbers. I know they're out there. Um,

637
00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:09,120
especially with three beeped up just

638
00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:10,640
closing.

639
00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,120
So, I mean, it's it's a struggle every

640
00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:16,799
day just trying to keep the doors open,

641
00:26:16,799 --> 00:26:20,320
um, pay the bills, you know. Uh, I don't

642
00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,799
know if anybody's in here, but the

643
00:26:22,799 --> 00:26:25,679
Rotary Club just donated money. comfort

644
00:26:25,679 --> 00:26:28,159
AC replaced our air conditioner. That

645
00:26:28,159 --> 00:26:31,440
was awesome. Uh that's a $10,000 bill

646
00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:35,120
that I I could not pay. So, we went six

647
00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:37,200
months without that AC. It went out

648
00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,480
during our gun show. We were trying to

649
00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:42,559
raise money with uh the the Tony Troino

650
00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:46,559
gunsmith. So, there's a ton of things

651
00:26:46,559 --> 00:26:50,080
that happen every day that we have to

652
00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,960
raise money for and having the canteen

653
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,880
just doesn't do it. The hall rentals

654
00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,360
help um actually that's how I make

655
00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:00,080
payroll some months by people renting

656
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,440
the hall. I've had four funeral

657
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,279
receptions this year or not really

658
00:27:03,279 --> 00:27:05,520
reception but

659
00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,200
uh

660
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,400
you know uh kinias

661
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:13,440
um birthday parties whatever end of

662
00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,159
school graduation parties

663
00:27:16,159 --> 00:27:18,000
it's a heck of a lot cheaper than a KC

664
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,960
hall and it's smaller but it's 4,000

665
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,600
square feet more than big enough

666
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,840
um

667
00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,480
people would just use it and utilize it

668
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,600
um I remember the W around my hometown.

669
00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,919
It was always something going on. Trying

670
00:27:33,919 --> 00:27:38,240
to get bingo back. Uh try to do more. Uh

671
00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,440
we've had barbecue cookouts, fish fries,

672
00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:45,760
>> gun show, Some day some things are a

673
00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,799
hit, some things are a nose dive, and

674
00:27:48,799 --> 00:27:54,240
that just kills my budget. So, um

675
00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:55,919
>> it's pretty handmouth over there right

676
00:27:55,919 --> 00:27:58,559
now. So,

677
00:27:58,559 --> 00:28:01,440
>> support Every week I struggle to make

678
00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,559
the payroll and

679
00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:07,760
just trying to get above water.

680
00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:09,039
>> Can I say something?

681
00:28:09,039 --> 00:28:11,279
>> Our dinner can provide the money to keep

682
00:28:11,279 --> 00:28:13,039
the hall open. We can have some more

683
00:28:13,039 --> 00:28:14,960
events. We can do some more fundraising

684
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:16,399
and make the improvements that are going

685
00:28:16,399 --> 00:28:19,360
to bring the people in. But can't do it

686
00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:23,200
without you guys. And when it's gone, You won't get it back.

687
00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:24,960
There's there's no way to get it back.

688
00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:26,000
So

689
00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,840
>> keep that in mind. A great big giant

690
00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:29,600
building. thing when you come into

691
00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:31,200
Rockdale,

692
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:35,360
>> it's owned by Texas BFW. So when if we

693
00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:37,679
shut down, then that goes back to the

694
00:28:37,679 --> 00:28:41,520
state and we lose everything.

695
00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,360
>> So,

696
00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:45,200
you know, I don't want that to happen.

697
00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,039
>> If I could just say something, mayor,

698
00:28:47,039 --> 00:28:48,159
>> first of all, I just want to thank y'all

699
00:28:48,159 --> 00:28:50,080
for everything that y'all do. I got a

700
00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:51,440
little tearary just hearing um

701
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,720
everything that y'all do. Um I

702
00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,440
appreciate it. I feel like you guys are

703
00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:00,399
really helping um vulnerable population.

704
00:29:00,399 --> 00:29:02,320
I mean, already living in Rockdale and

705
00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,880
around here, it's already a challenge,

706
00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,039
not to mention if you're a veteran and

707
00:29:07,039 --> 00:29:08,960
struggling with different things like

708
00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,840
you've mentioned. Um maybe we could be

709
00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,080
creative, but I guess I'll ask him if

710
00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:15,840
there's any way that we can support them

711
00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,480
or partner with them. Um, I'm not sure

712
00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:19,760
how long your building has been there,

713
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,240
but can we go via the historic route to

714
00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,640
support them in some way and support

715
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,679
their building at least?

716
00:29:27,679 --> 00:29:29,440
>> I'll look into it.

717
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,039
>> I'm just asking. I'm not sure.

718
00:29:31,039 --> 00:29:34,080
>> We're open to suggestions on anything.

719
00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:35,760
If there's something that you think you

720
00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,720
can do to improve it, let us know. Like

721
00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,799
we've had different construction guys

722
00:29:40,799 --> 00:29:42,960
come out and give us bids on projects

723
00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:44,960
like, "Hey, I can fix this thing or that

724
00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:46,720
thing." But we still have to raise the

725
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,039
money for it. So, if there's something

726
00:29:49,039 --> 00:29:52,640
you could do, let us know. We're are

727
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,159
>> open to it all.

728
00:29:54,159 --> 00:29:57,760
>> Yeah. If if if I can do it. Uh and and I

729
00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:01,039
did. I replaced uh nine toilets in the

730
00:30:01,039 --> 00:30:03,679
hall and the canteen this past weekend

731
00:30:03,679 --> 00:30:06,080
with the help of her husband Tony and a

732
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,320
couple other uh vets that are part of

733
00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:12,080
our post. Um that's no easy task, but

734
00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,399
they those toilets were donated, the

735
00:30:14,399 --> 00:30:17,760
dispensers were were donated.

736
00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:20,399
So people are trying to help in in small

737
00:30:20,399 --> 00:30:22,559
ways and that's how we make a big

738
00:30:22,559 --> 00:30:25,039
difference. Um

739
00:30:25,039 --> 00:30:29,760
but um have an Amazon wish list even on

740
00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,720
the on the website. So even if you don't

741
00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,440
want to give money or service, a roll of

742
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:37,120
toilet paper, you know, those are

743
00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:39,840
valuable. So we'll take that. We'll take

744
00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:41,360
a roll of toilet paper.

745
00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:41,679
>> Yeah.

746
00:30:41,679 --> 00:30:44,799
>> I mean, we're not choosy right now.

747
00:30:44,799 --> 00:30:47,279
>> Yeah. I mean, when you got trash bags

748
00:30:47,279 --> 00:30:50,720
that are 75 bucks a box, you know,

749
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,919
because you got to hold the bottles. Um,

750
00:30:53,919 --> 00:30:56,000
it's expensive.

751
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,240
Awesome.

752
00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,640
Well, thank you for coming by to share

753
00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,440
your needs and your vision. And uh you

754
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,159
know, I I think I can safely speak for

755
00:31:06,159 --> 00:31:07,840
everyone sitting up here. We encourage

756
00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:11,520
our citizens to go out and support your fundraiser.

757
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,520
>> I mean, your your grandkids.

758
00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:13,840
>> Yes.

759
00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,480
>> I mean, that was awesome. You know,

760
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,520
>> your mayor's grandchildren had a

761
00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,399
lemonade stand in front of their house.

762
00:31:22,399 --> 00:31:24,320
They raised I think 300

763
00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:27,039
>> 350 $350

764
00:31:27,039 --> 00:31:29,200
in lemonade sales and they gave it to

765
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:29,840
the BFW.

766
00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,760
>> That's a very generous citizens come by

767
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:32,720
and support that.

768
00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:34,720
>> How awesome is that? If if little

769
00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,640
children can do that for us, think what

770
00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,480
the city as a whole could do for us.

771
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,799
Like

772
00:31:40,799 --> 00:31:43,519
>> we just need the help.

773
00:31:43,519 --> 00:31:46,960
>> So any help? Stop by Saturday. Uh buy

774
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:49,600
tickets. Buy tickets first.

775
00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,519
>> Uh then we know exactly where we're

776
00:31:51,519 --> 00:31:52,720
standing on Saturday.

777
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:54,320
>> Yeah. Tell your friends, tell your

778
00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:56,960
family, share our post. If you see us on

779
00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,519
Facebook, share share, please.

780
00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:00,559
>> Absolutely.

781
00:32:00,559 --> 00:32:02,799
>> WFW.com. You can buy tickets or raffle

782
00:32:02,799 --> 00:32:05,679
tickets. Raffle tickets. We got I know

783
00:32:05,679 --> 00:32:08,559
we got a lot of guns, but uh

784
00:32:08,559 --> 00:32:12,000
>> we got a lot of bets, but uh

785
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:16,230
>> we got five guns,

786
00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,559
» holsters,

787
00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:20,000
>> suppressors.

788
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,720
>> I mean, and it's that's pretty cheap for

789
00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,600
chances. So,

790
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,760
>> there's a really nice engraved gun in

791
00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,399
the auction that has no minimum bid.

792
00:32:30,399 --> 00:32:32,640
That thing's over $1,000 easily.

793
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,480
>> Yeah,

794
00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:38,080
>> a Ronin 1911. And we also have a gold

795
00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,120
gun, a Joker gun for auction.

796
00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:44,470
Pretty badass.

797
00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:48,080
Extremely nice weapons. Uh, and I'm

798
00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:49,200
probably going to get in trouble for

799
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,080
bidding on those, but

800
00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:52,720
>> but uh

801
00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:53,679
>> we'll take your money.

802
00:32:53,679 --> 00:32:59,110
>> I know.

803
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:00,240
» Great. Thank you.

804
00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,640
>> Appreciate you coming up.

805
00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,360
>> Okay. Now, we will receive the annual

806
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,679
presentation from the Rockdale Chamber

807
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of Commerce.

808
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>> Council, I passed out uh the annual

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report that Mr. Lockoff has put together

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and will be presented to council

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tonight.

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>> Welcome, Mr. Lockoff. You have

813
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>> Well, mayor and council, thank you'all

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for having us here today.

815
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>> He didn't hear me, did he?

816
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>> What' you say?

817
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>> I said you have one minute, sir.

818
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,240
>> Uh, just if you'll flip to your

819
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presentation. Thank you very much. Have

820
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a nice day.

821
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>> You know I'm joking. Uh I don't know the

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last time that we were here to present

823
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to the council, but what I thought we

824
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would do is do a quick recap of 2025 to

825
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current. Uh and in page one of the

826
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presentation that you have in your your

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packet. Uh it will show that the chamber

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did in 2025 we had 78 interactions both

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business and tourism events for the

830
00:34:01,279 --> 00:34:03,279
chamber and they're pretty

831
00:34:03,279 --> 00:34:05,519
self-explanatory there. I want to move

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on from there to talk about 2026

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which I'm going to entitle the tale of

834
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two cities.

835
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Uh as you know uh we had starting off in

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January

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uh and the first second page is January

838
00:34:22,079 --> 00:34:24,560
through April what we've done ribbon

839
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cutings and all that. Uh however in

840
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April

841
00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:34,320
we had uh a meltdown.

842
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We had a resignation of our executive

843
00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:39,919
director. they uh that board at that

844
00:34:39,919 --> 00:34:43,119
time cancelled the banquet

845
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and uh

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00:34:45,839 --> 00:34:48,159
it was a challenge.

847
00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:49,839
Uh we have a brand new board of

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00:34:49,839 --> 00:34:51,919
directors which is the last page the

849
00:34:51,919 --> 00:34:55,040
addendum to your packet. Uh we've

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00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:58,400
replaced the board. We have created new

851
00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,240
bylaws and I kind of want to really

852
00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:02,880
touch on what we've done since that

853
00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:05,200
April 2026

854
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,480
event took place. Uh we have a new board

855
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,359
of directors with a wide community uh

856
00:35:11,359 --> 00:35:14,400
influence and involvement. Uh we have

857
00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,640
equal representation from a lot of

858
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,240
different places that we didn't have

859
00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:21,599
before. Uh we've revised the bylaws to

860
00:35:21,599 --> 00:35:24,079
reflect a modern approach to doing

861
00:35:24,079 --> 00:35:27,280
chamber business which includes a

862
00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,079
financial policy that requires more

863
00:35:30,079 --> 00:35:32,400
board oversight.

864
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,480
Uh we have developed a new branding

865
00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:36,400
campaign. And if you've seen the logo

866
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:40,079
which is above that page uh which

867
00:35:40,079 --> 00:35:43,599
reflects where Round Rock has been in

868
00:35:43,599 --> 00:35:46,079
the relation to the railroad where the

869
00:35:46,079 --> 00:35:46,880
future

870
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:49,520
>> Rockdale did I say Round Rock that

871
00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,920
>> happens a lot. I was chair of that

872
00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:53,520
chamber and I thought I would get out of

873
00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:55,680
that business but they pulled me back in

874
00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,640
here. Uh Rockdale, the history of

875
00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:02,160
Rockdale from from the rail to the

876
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:07,680
future. Okay. Uh we are now uh in the

877
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,480
process and we have developed a a

878
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,920
clearer job description of what the city

879
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:16,400
of Rockdale

880
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:19,359
should have as the director and CEO of

881
00:36:19,359 --> 00:36:22,079
the Chamber of Commerce. We posted that

882
00:36:22,079 --> 00:36:24,320
job opening for a national regional

883
00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:29,119
search uh for our next CEO uh ED and we

884
00:36:29,119 --> 00:36:32,480
have received 21 applications of people

885
00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,599
that are interested in the position. Uh

886
00:36:35,599 --> 00:36:38,240
the committee leading the charge met

887
00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:41,760
Friday. We have selected five candidates

888
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,200
to further interview and uh see if they

889
00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:48,400
fit our criteria. Uh we're very so we're

890
00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:51,680
in the process of setting that up. Uh we

891
00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,000
have resolved issues with communications

892
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,200
within the chamber. Uh we have developed

893
00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:00,320
an IT program to get us back on track

894
00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:04,000
there. We now have audio visual in Hogan

895
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,640
Hall. So when people use that they

896
00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,960
actually can do an audiovisisual

897
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:13,119
presentation there in that facility. Uh

898
00:37:13,119 --> 00:37:15,839
we fostered a stronger relationship with

899
00:37:15,839 --> 00:37:20,880
MDD and the city council and uh we have

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00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:23,920
our very first board training meeting

901
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,599
tomorrow evening to train a board on how

902
00:37:27,599 --> 00:37:31,599
a board operates and the professionalism

903
00:37:31,599 --> 00:37:33,920
that I and the other board members are

904
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,800
expecting from the chamber.

905
00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,520
Uh since then we were very involved

906
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:43,599
helping promote the uh the community

907
00:37:43,599 --> 00:37:46,480
July 4th event in a partnership with the

908
00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:49,440
city. Uh we're in the planning process

909
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:51,440
of the Christmas parade and events in

910
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:54,320
partnership with the city. Uh we

911
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,440
continue to do hometown highlights here

912
00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:00,800
some rinky dink radio station in town.

913
00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:05,520
uh that we've given 96 plus hours of

914
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:09,280
programming to the city of Rottale uh to

915
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:13,760
promote uh tourism as well as uh foster

916
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:17,920
greater community support. Okay. Uh

917
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,320
right now we currently have 3,700

918
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,200
followers uh on our social media

919
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,599
platforms. Uh, and we're going to

920
00:38:25,599 --> 00:38:27,920
continue to promote shop, stay, and play

921
00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,880
in our home of Rockdale because together

922
00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:33,119
we are better.

923
00:38:33,119 --> 00:38:35,440
Okay. And that's my report. And I will

924
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take questions should you have any.

925
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,839
>> I would also just point out that they

926
00:38:39,839 --> 00:38:42,160
the chamber was also heavily involved in

927
00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,960
helping to promote uh the the tackle

928
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,680
fest that we had in May.

929
00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:49,520
>> Yeah. Well, that was Yeah, that was part

930
00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:51,280
of that.

931
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We get it. We appreciate it. Uh I will

932
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address and quell a couple of rumors

933
00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:59,280
about finances with the chamber. Uh

934
00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:01,280
while I I don't necessarily agree with

935
00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:04,480
the policy that we had before with the

936
00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:07,440
past, we're going forward in a different

937
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:10,400
direction with how we compensate the

938
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,320
person that we're reaching out to for

939
00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,720
the executive director's position. There

940
00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:17,119
is no money missing

941
00:39:17,119 --> 00:39:19,760
from the chamber. We've accounted for

942
00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:21,839
every dollar.

943
00:39:21,839 --> 00:39:26,240
So, if you've heard that, false.

944
00:39:26,240 --> 00:39:28,720
Uh, we ask uh I know our contract with

945
00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:31,680
the city that I have uh for our

946
00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:33,839
partnership ends this year. It was a

947
00:39:33,839 --> 00:39:37,119
two-year agreement. Uh, and we look and

948
00:39:37,119 --> 00:39:39,280
would hope that the uh city would

949
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,520
partner with us again. I think this ends

950
00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:44,240
September 30th, 2026,

951
00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:46,480
that we can develop a new plan to work

952
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:51,829
together to grow this community.

953
00:39:51,839 --> 00:39:53,599
Is your board full?

954
00:39:53,599 --> 00:39:56,880
>> Yes, 100%. We went from four members to

955
00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:58,800
13

956
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and you have that should have that in

957
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your packet who those individuals are

958
00:40:04,079 --> 00:40:07,599
>> and it's been active board meetings

959
00:40:07,599 --> 00:40:10,800
where you may may have one or two board

960
00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:12,800
of those 13 that might be missing at any

961
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:14,079
given time.

962
00:40:14,079 --> 00:40:15,680
>> Well, it's been summer. We're on

963
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vacation.

964
00:40:16,720 --> 00:40:18,400
>> Do Steve. Sir, do

965
00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:21,359
>> your bylaws have a requirement of the

966
00:40:21,359 --> 00:40:23,920
minimum number of board meetings that a

967
00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:25,440
member has to attend?

968
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,359
>> Yes, sir. We do have that policy.

969
00:40:27,359 --> 00:40:29,040
>> Okay.

970
00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:36,480
>> Like I said, I took that upon myself and we we made it modernized where it

971
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should have been.

972
00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:38,720
>> Excellent. Thank you.

973
00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:40,640
>> And I'll make a copy available if you'd

974
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,400
like one. You certainly

975
00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:44,160
>> Oh, it's not necessary for me, sir. I

976
00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:49,190
just had a qu that question.

977
00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:50,000
Well, then

978
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:51,599
>> y'all do y'all have a normal meeting

979
00:40:51,599 --> 00:40:52,400
time?

980
00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:56,240
>> Yes, sir. 5:15 uh the second week of the

981
00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:57,280
month.

982
00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:58,960
>> And are you usually on Tuesdays?

983
00:40:58,960 --> 00:40:59,280
>> Public.

984
00:40:59,280 --> 00:40:59,760
>> What day?

985
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:01,440
>> Normally on Thursdays, but this week

986
00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:02,000
it's on Tuesday.

987
00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:03,520
>> Well, we're having it on Tuesday this

988
00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:06,000
month because of the training. Okay.

989
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,079
>> Yes, we have standardized meetings.

990
00:41:08,079 --> 00:41:09,680
>> Happens sometime the second week of the

991
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:10,640
month. Mhm.

992
00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:11,280
>> Okay.

993
00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:14,000
>> Usually Thursdays like city manager

994
00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:15,440
Kelty

995
00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:17,599
>> open to the public.

996
00:41:17,599 --> 00:41:20,240
>> Well, if if you welcome to come in Hogan

997
00:41:20,240 --> 00:41:23,760
Hall anytime, uh we are a 501c3

998
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:26,319
nonprofit and you certainly have a right

999
00:41:26,319 --> 00:41:29,040
to attend it. We'd love to have you.

1000
00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,280
It's just a little tight with a bigger

1001
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:32,079
board. Oh,

1002
00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:34,000
>> that makes sense. But

1003
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:35,920
>> we do have AV and we'll eventually have

1004
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:39,040
Zoom where we'll zoom our meetings.

1005
00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:41,040
Gotcha.

1006
00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:41,839
>> Thanks.

1007
00:41:41,839 --> 00:41:42,480
>> Thank you all.

1008
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:43,520
>> Thank you, sir. Appreciate it.

1009
00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:44,800
>> Appreciate you very much.

1010
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:49,589
>> Keep up the good work.

1011
00:41:49,599 --> 00:41:51,839
» Now, we will receive a presentation from

1012
00:41:51,839 --> 00:42:03,270
Rachel Owens for Kasa Malm County.

1013
00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:05,200
» Good evening. My name is Rachel Owens

1014
00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:07,839
and I am with Kasa of Milm County. Kasa

1015
00:42:07,839 --> 00:42:09,119
stands for courtappointed special

1016
00:42:09,119 --> 00:42:11,680
advocates and we have been in Milm

1017
00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:15,119
County since 23 and have taken cases

1018
00:42:15,119 --> 00:42:18,960
since 24

1019
00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:22,400
and right now we have seven advocates.

1020
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:25,040
We need about 30 and if you know anyone

1021
00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:27,040
that has 10 hours to spare a month, we

1022
00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:28,640
would love to have them. They go through

1023
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:31,520
a 30-hour training which we give them

1024
00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:35,920
and 15 is in person um at 105 South Main

1025
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:37,680
where our offices are located and the

1026
00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:39,760
other half is 15 hours on their own time

1027
00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:41,680
reading through the training which which

1028
00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:44,560
we go over. Uh what happens with CASA is

1029
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:46,640
when kiddos are removed by CPS because

1030
00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:48,319
it's no longer safe in their homes.

1031
00:42:48,319 --> 00:42:50,079
Judge Young Bloodood appoints one of our

1032
00:42:50,079 --> 00:42:53,599
CASAs when they enter the um the court

1033
00:42:53,599 --> 00:42:55,440
system and our CASAs are with those

1034
00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:58,400
kiddos from the time that that court

1035
00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:00,000
they the time that they enter with the

1036
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:02,400
court system until it ends whether they

1037
00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:05,599
are reunified whether they are adopted

1038
00:43:05,599 --> 00:43:08,480
or whether they age out of care. I am

1039
00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:10,640
I'm the executive director but I also am

1040
00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:12,319
an advocate because we are short

1041
00:43:12,319 --> 00:43:14,000
advocates and I'm not telling Judge

1042
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,240
Young Bloodood no. So, he keeps giving

1043
00:43:16,240 --> 00:43:18,720
us cases as they come in, which we will

1044
00:43:18,720 --> 00:43:23,280
gladly take. Um, we have

1045
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,680
with the legislature, the numbers are

1046
00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:27,440
down right now. We only have about 40

1047
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:29,280
children in care, but that doesn't mean

1048
00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:31,040
that there is less abuse occurring. The

1049
00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:32,560
legislature has changed the definition

1050
00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:34,640
of abuse and are trying to give parents

1051
00:43:34,640 --> 00:43:36,800
more rights. I have my own opinions on

1052
00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:39,520
that and I'll just leave it at that. Um,

1053
00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:41,040
I don't want the government involved in

1054
00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:42,560
my business, but I'm not abusing my

1055
00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:45,760
children either. So um but with that the

1056
00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:47,839
children have to be in much dire straits

1057
00:43:47,839 --> 00:43:50,240
to be removed now. So when kids come

1058
00:43:50,240 --> 00:43:52,079
into care they are coming with more

1059
00:43:52,079 --> 00:43:53,920
issues more problems and they have been

1060
00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:56,160
sustaining that abuse for longer periods

1061
00:43:56,160 --> 00:43:59,599
of time. And we find that um they're

1062
00:43:59,599 --> 00:44:01,920
needing much more care while they're in

1063
00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:05,040
care because of the abuse that they have

1064
00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:07,520
sustained at the hands of those who were

1065
00:44:07,520 --> 00:44:09,359
supposed to take care of them. So right

1066
00:44:09,359 --> 00:44:12,000
now we only have 40 40 children uh in

1067
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:16,560
Milm County. We've had like 12970 in

1068
00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:18,000
care before in our county. We have

1069
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:22,400
around 5,300 youth and 1,323

1070
00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:24,160
of those around there have been through

1071
00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:25,839
the CPS system. That's more than our

1072
00:44:25,839 --> 00:44:27,520
surrounding counties. It's not something

1073
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:29,760
to be good uh it's not anything good to

1074
00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:31,359
be number one at when you're dealing

1075
00:44:31,359 --> 00:44:33,119
with that. So, that's something that we

1076
00:44:33,119 --> 00:44:35,119
work with. We find in our county in a

1077
00:44:35,119 --> 00:44:36,400
lot of counties with abuse, it's

1078
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:39,520
cyclical and familial. And that means

1079
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:41,680
that they're they were raised that way

1080
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:43,920
and they are continuing that cycle of

1081
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,560
abuse. 95 of our kiddos are not even

1082
00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:48,880
placed in Milm County. I drive about

1083
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:51,760
20,000 miles every three months. Uh I

1084
00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:52,960
didn't realize that because I just drive

1085
00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:54,640
a lot, but my husband notices that

1086
00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:56,079
because he has to buy me some new tires.

1087
00:44:56,079 --> 00:44:57,520
So which he told me, he's like,

1088
00:44:57,520 --> 00:44:58,720
"Rachel," he's like, "We got to change

1089
00:44:58,720 --> 00:44:59,839
tires." I'm like, "What are you talking

1090
00:44:59,839 --> 00:45:01,520
about? We just got tires." And so he's

1091
00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:03,200
like, he looks at that. I don't. I'm

1092
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:06,880
just going. Um but the we've got a lot

1093
00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:09,200
of kiddos to take care of and one of the

1094
00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:11,440
things that we do to raise funds we

1095
00:45:11,440 --> 00:45:13,280
receive a victims of crimes act grant

1096
00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:15,520
and a health and human service act or

1097
00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:18,240
care grant but in order to receive those

1098
00:45:18,240 --> 00:45:20,079
grants we have to match the funding that

1099
00:45:20,079 --> 00:45:22,400
they give us. Hence we have our event

1100
00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:24,480
taste of milum which is coming up on

1101
00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:26,000
September 19th. It's always going to be

1102
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:28,480
the third Saturday in in September. So

1103
00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:30,319
you can mark your county your calendars

1104
00:45:30,319 --> 00:45:32,240
from here on out. This year we're having

1105
00:45:32,240 --> 00:45:35,200
it at Keling Ranch again. We had it at

1106
00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:38,480
the venue in Cameron our first year. We

1107
00:45:38,480 --> 00:45:39,680
It was a good problem to have. We

1108
00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:42,000
outgrew that. They could take 300 I

1109
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:44,160
think 300 and we had 350 people show up.

1110
00:45:44,160 --> 00:45:45,920
So we were at Keling Ranch last year. We

1111
00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:48,880
had about 500 show up. They can take 550

1112
00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:50,640
as what we can fit in there. I hope we

1113
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:51,920
outgrow it, but I don't know where we're

1114
00:45:51,920 --> 00:45:53,760
going to go after that. My board will

1115
00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:55,680
kill me if I do an event in September

1116
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:58,000
that's outside. So I can't do that. So,

1117
00:45:58,000 --> 00:45:59,119
if you know of a place that's bigger

1118
00:45:59,119 --> 00:46:00,960
that can house that many people, we love

1119
00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:03,119
Keysling Ranch. Hopefully, we grow. Not

1120
00:46:03,119 --> 00:46:04,960
sure where we're going to go next after

1121
00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:08,240
that, but it you pay $50 to get in. One

1122
00:46:08,240 --> 00:46:11,680
of the things uh fundraising fun making

1123
00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:13,200
money off the event is number one, of

1124
00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:14,560
course. Number two, though, is one of

1125
00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:15,920
the reasons that we called it Taste of

1126
00:46:15,920 --> 00:46:18,480
Milm. And that is to showcase all of

1127
00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:20,960
what we have here in Milm County or Milm

1128
00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:23,200
County, our small mom and pop and those

1129
00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:24,800
types of businesses. Whether you do it

1130
00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:26,079
out of your kitchen, you have brick and

1131
00:46:26,079 --> 00:46:27,920
mortar, you have a food truck, the

1132
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:29,359
things that you can only get here in

1133
00:46:29,359 --> 00:46:31,680
Milm County are what we showcase at this

1134
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:33,599
event. So, they bring their samples. We

1135
00:46:33,599 --> 00:46:35,359
ask them to bring between four and 500

1136
00:46:35,359 --> 00:46:37,440
samples because our numbers have grown.

1137
00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:39,440
You get to sample all of that until it

1138
00:46:39,440 --> 00:46:41,520
runs out or until you're stuffed. The

1139
00:46:41,520 --> 00:46:44,160
other band uh will be playing for that

1140
00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:47,280
evening. And um David Hall will be the

1141
00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:51,680
MC and auctioneer. We too have guns. Um

1142
00:46:51,680 --> 00:46:53,920
everybody likes guns. Uh, but my husband

1143
00:46:53,920 --> 00:46:56,480
will be in town for this one, so going

1144
00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:59,119
to stop me from bidding. I love the man

1145
00:46:59,119 --> 00:47:00,640
dearly, though. But, um, one of the

1146
00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:03,839
things we'll have is a, uh, 2K11, Kimber

1147
00:47:03,839 --> 00:47:08,720
45, a Desert Eagle 50 caliber, and I

1148
00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:09,520
don't know, we're trying to think of

1149
00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:11,200
outside the boxes. Everybody's got ARs

1150
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:12,640
now, so we're not even doing ARs this

1151
00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:14,319
year. Um, but those are things that you

1152
00:47:14,319 --> 00:47:16,160
can look forward to. But I hope that you

1153
00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:18,480
can come to the event. This is some of

1154
00:47:18,480 --> 00:47:20,079
the things that folks have asked me is,

1155
00:47:20,079 --> 00:47:21,680
well, what do you spend your money on? I

1156
00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:23,280
am paid as the executive director and

1157
00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:25,599
then I also get to be an advocate and we

1158
00:47:25,599 --> 00:47:27,359
finally were able to get an advocate

1159
00:47:27,359 --> 00:47:29,200
supervisor because I'm only one person

1160
00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:31,440
doing a lot of work which I don't mind

1161
00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:34,480
but um we needed to do better and so we

1162
00:47:34,480 --> 00:47:36,960
got her Addie Garrison her husband will

1163
00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:38,640
start working at the uh Rockdale Police

1164
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:40,319
Department here pretty soon but all

1165
00:47:40,319 --> 00:47:41,839
everyone else are volunteers all of our

1166
00:47:41,839 --> 00:47:43,760
advocates are volunteers so they spend

1167
00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:46,960
all of that time doing it for free out

1168
00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:48,720
of the goodness of their hearts to make

1169
00:47:48,720 --> 00:47:50,240
sure that those kids are taken care of

1170
00:47:50,240 --> 00:47:51,520
and our whole point is to give those

1171
00:47:51,520 --> 00:47:53,119
kids a voice in court and to be with

1172
00:47:53,119 --> 00:47:54,560
them. And like I said, I have a case

1173
00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:56,079
that's lasted two years. I've been that

1174
00:47:56,079 --> 00:47:57,920
advocate for those kiddos and been with

1175
00:47:57,920 --> 00:47:59,520
them through that process that entire

1176
00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:01,359
time. We always strive for

1177
00:48:01,359 --> 00:48:03,680
reunification, but sometimes that can't

1178
00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:05,280
happen. So, we travel all over. We just

1179
00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:06,960
had a kid that was placed in Vegas. I

1180
00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:10,000
did volunteer to go see that kiddo. Um,

1181
00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:11,599
but you know, my mom lives in Vegas,

1182
00:48:11,599 --> 00:48:14,240
too. So, um, but that's we we go

1183
00:48:14,240 --> 00:48:16,079
wherever the children go, and they're

1184
00:48:16,079 --> 00:48:17,599
mostly placed out of our county. We

1185
00:48:17,599 --> 00:48:20,160
don't even have like 10 registered um or

1186
00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,400
certified foster homes in our county.

1187
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:24,800
That's why so many of them get sent out.

1188
00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:26,960
So that's what we do in a nutshell. And

1189
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:28,319
I'll answer any questions you have

1190
00:48:28,319 --> 00:48:30,000
because I can talk about this all day

1191
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:34,790
long.

1192
00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:39,829
» Yes. Yeah.

1193
00:48:39,839 --> 00:48:40,240
and

1194
00:48:40,240 --> 00:48:42,240
>> I don't have any questions, but I just

1195
00:48:42,240 --> 00:48:44,240
want to thank you and your advocates for

1196
00:48:44,240 --> 00:48:46,319
what you do for our children that need

1197
00:48:46,319 --> 00:48:49,040
that service. It's

1198
00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:50,880
>> well, and we've saved the county in

1199
00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:53,119
here. This one is 2425. The sheet that

1200
00:48:53,119 --> 00:48:54,160
you've got on the left, it says

1201
00:48:54,160 --> 00:48:56,079
$339,000.

1202
00:48:56,079 --> 00:48:58,559
It's up to about $800,000 now of what we

1203
00:48:58,559 --> 00:49:01,119
have saved the county. Um because our

1204
00:49:01,119 --> 00:49:02,720
volunteers, our volunteers, they don't

1205
00:49:02,720 --> 00:49:03,839
get paid. And that's money that they

1206
00:49:03,839 --> 00:49:05,520
would have had to have paid for someone

1207
00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:07,200
else to do this services for the

1208
00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:09,359
children. So, it benefits everybody.

1209
00:49:09,359 --> 00:49:11,119
number one our kiddos, but we do help

1210
00:49:11,119 --> 00:49:13,839
the county out um by that service also,

1211
00:49:13,839 --> 00:49:16,079
>> which that helps us as taxpayers out as

1212
00:49:16,079 --> 00:49:16,720
well. So, thank you.

1213
00:49:16,720 --> 00:49:18,480
>> It does.

1214
00:49:18,480 --> 00:49:19,200
>> Thank you.

1215
00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:21,040
Reggie. Thank you for the

1216
00:49:21,040 --> 00:49:24,000
presentation.

1217
00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:26,000
And moving along, council, you have your

1218
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:27,920
consent agenda before you. You've had

1219
00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:29,839
time to review the consent agenda. I'll

1220
00:49:29,839 --> 00:49:32,160
ask is there anything

1221
00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:34,319
uh you want to take out of the consent

1222
00:49:34,319 --> 00:49:36,880
agenda before I ask for action on the

1223
00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:40,079
consent agenda as written?

1224
00:49:40,079 --> 00:49:41,599
Make a motion that we approve the

1225
00:49:41,599 --> 00:49:43,680
consent agenda as read.

1226
00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:44,559
>> Second.

1227
00:49:44,559 --> 00:49:46,240
>> Have a motion and a second on the floor

1228
00:49:46,240 --> 00:49:47,680
to approve the consent agenda as

1229
00:49:47,680 --> 00:49:50,880
written. Is there any discussion?

1230
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:52,720
Be no discussion will vote. All in favor

1231
00:49:52,720 --> 00:49:54,559
said motion signify by raise your right

1232
00:49:54,559 --> 00:49:57,119
hand. Motion passes unanimously.

1233
00:49:57,119 --> 00:49:59,760
Moving on to the regular agenda agenda.

1234
00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:02,000
Item number eight. consider uh conduct a

1235
00:50:02,000 --> 00:50:04,400
public hearing on the proposed fiscal

1236
00:50:04,400 --> 00:50:09,359
year 2026 2027 budget October 1, 2026

1237
00:50:09,359 --> 00:50:12,720
through September 30th, 2027 for the

1238
00:50:12,720 --> 00:50:14,960
city of Rockdale.

1239
00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:18,480
Uh I am going to Tim, did you want to

1240
00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:20,240
say something before I open the public

1241
00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:20,960
hearing?

1242
00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:21,920
>> You can open it and

1243
00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:24,800
>> Okay. I have 6:22 p.m. The public

1244
00:50:24,800 --> 00:50:27,280
hearing is now open. Is there anyone

1245
00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:30,160
that wants to speak during the public

1246
00:50:30,160 --> 00:50:32,160
hearing phase

1247
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:35,680
regarding the proposed fiscal year 2026

1248
00:50:35,680 --> 00:50:39,119
2027 budget? If so, you're welcome to

1249
00:50:39,119 --> 00:50:41,280
step up step up to this podium and

1250
00:50:41,280 --> 00:50:47,109
speak.

1251
00:50:47,119 --> 00:50:50,240
Anyone present that would like to speak

1252
00:50:50,240 --> 00:50:52,319
during the public hearing phase in

1253
00:50:52,319 --> 00:50:55,440
regard to the proposed fiscal year 2026

1254
00:50:55,440 --> 00:51:04,150
2027 budget?

1255
00:51:04,160 --> 00:51:07,040
Yes, ma'am.

1256
00:51:07,040 --> 00:51:08,960
>> The budget will the budget is made

1257
00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:12,640
public. all uh information relative to

1258
00:51:12,640 --> 00:51:17,760
the uh budget hearings, meetings is open

1259
00:51:17,760 --> 00:51:19,920
to the public. So, yes, ma'am.

1260
00:51:19,920 --> 00:51:21,760
>> And it has been posted on our website

1261
00:51:21,760 --> 00:51:26,400
since the 27th of July.

1262
00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:28,079
>> Yeah, the the budget is posted on our

1263
00:51:28,079 --> 00:51:29,280
website.

1264
00:51:29,280 --> 00:51:30,240
>> Yes.

1265
00:51:30,240 --> 00:51:32,079
ma'am.

1266
00:51:32,079 --> 00:51:35,680
Any any one like to speak in regard to

1267
00:51:35,680 --> 00:51:44,870
the public hearing open for the

1268
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:47,920
23 p.m. and I am closing the public

1269
00:51:47,920 --> 00:51:52,319
hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026

1270
00:51:52,319 --> 00:51:55,440
2027 budget. Tim, go ahead.

1271
00:51:55,440 --> 00:51:57,119
>> So there is there's no action on this

1272
00:51:57,119 --> 00:51:59,359
tonight. Um but I would like to announce

1273
00:51:59,359 --> 00:52:01,359
that this this whole the public hearing

1274
00:52:01,359 --> 00:52:03,760
is part of the process required before

1275
00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:06,720
we adopt the budget. Um the information

1276
00:52:06,720 --> 00:52:08,319
on the budget has been posted on our

1277
00:52:08,319 --> 00:52:12,480
website since the 27th of of July. Um

1278
00:52:12,480 --> 00:52:14,400
and it's also been available at the city

1279
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:16,720
secretar's office for people to come in

1280
00:52:16,720 --> 00:52:18,720
and review. Some of the highlights of

1281
00:52:18,720 --> 00:52:21,280
the budget that I'm excited about. We

1282
00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:23,040
are programming another half a million

1283
00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:25,839
dollars um in the budget for street

1284
00:52:25,839 --> 00:52:28,720
reconstruction next year. Um, we've got

1285
00:52:28,720 --> 00:52:30,960
$35,000 for a skid steer for public

1286
00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:33,760
works, $50,000 in culvert and drainage

1287
00:52:33,760 --> 00:52:36,480
work planned. Um, we're setting aside

1288
00:52:36,480 --> 00:52:39,359
$100,000 for a future fire truck, and

1289
00:52:39,359 --> 00:52:42,240
$50,000 to help finance a new fire

1290
00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:44,400
station expansion. Um, we've got

1291
00:52:44,400 --> 00:52:46,960
$100,000 budgeted to make improvements

1292
00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:49,359
at Veterans Park Pool to replace the

1293
00:52:49,359 --> 00:52:52,720
deck. Um, there is a lease purchase of

1294
00:52:52,720 --> 00:52:54,559
two new patrol vehicles in the police

1295
00:52:54,559 --> 00:52:58,000
department. There's a 3% cost of living

1296
00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:00,079
um allowance in the budget for all

1297
00:53:00,079 --> 00:53:02,640
salaries. There's a $100,000 office

1298
00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:04,480
improvements for public works. There's a

1299
00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:07,200
$100,000 from hot funds for event

1300
00:53:07,200 --> 00:53:11,359
funding. Um there's $840,000 in home

1301
00:53:11,359 --> 00:53:13,680
partnership grant programming. And that

1302
00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:15,839
$840,000

1303
00:53:15,839 --> 00:53:19,440
is a lot, but it's actually kind of two

1304
00:53:19,440 --> 00:53:22,559
years worth of of of

1305
00:53:22,559 --> 00:53:25,280
um projects. Is that right, Ben?

1306
00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:28,319
a year and a half.

1307
00:53:28,319 --> 00:53:31,280
>> So, our match each year is 40,000. Um,

1308
00:53:31,280 --> 00:53:34,640
so, and then there's $225,000 in there

1309
00:53:34,640 --> 00:53:36,640
for the unified development code, which

1310
00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:39,040
is being funded through a grant um that

1311
00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:40,319
we're going to be talking about later in

1312
00:53:40,319 --> 00:53:45,280
the meeting. Um, but the budget will pull about $300,000 from reserves

1313
00:53:45,280 --> 00:53:48,800
in the general fund.

1314
00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:48,880
Is

1315
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:49,440
>> that it?

1316
00:53:49,440 --> 00:53:50,400
>> Yes, sir.

1317
00:53:50,400 --> 00:53:53,040
>> Thank you, council. Any questions for

1318
00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:54,559
Tim?

1319
00:53:54,559 --> 00:53:56,400
None of those numbers changed from our

1320
00:53:56,400 --> 00:53:58,160
last week's meeting. Is that correct?

1321
00:53:58,160 --> 00:53:59,760
>> Um the amount we're pulling from

1322
00:53:59,760 --> 00:54:02,160
reserves has gone down a little bit. Um

1323
00:54:02,160 --> 00:54:03,359
going to be budgeting a little bit more

1324
00:54:03,359 --> 00:54:07,359
from revenue in sales tax and um we got

1325
00:54:07,359 --> 00:54:09,920
some information today on some revenue

1326
00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:13,359
that we're going to generate from

1327
00:54:13,359 --> 00:54:15,680
development. What do you call them?

1328
00:54:15,680 --> 00:54:18,160
>> Site development permits um from this

1329
00:54:18,160 --> 00:54:20,800
year. So that'll help our bottom line

1330
00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:24,480
considerably. 31,000 delta between those

1331
00:54:24,480 --> 00:54:25,839
two that we were going to be short has

1332
00:54:25,839 --> 00:54:26,800
shrunk a little bit.

1333
00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:27,839
>> Yeah, we're still going to be we're

1334
00:54:27,839 --> 00:54:31,680
still going to be short, but it it'll instead of pulling we were looking

1335
00:54:31,680 --> 00:54:34,319
at pulling I think 323,000.

1336
00:54:34,319 --> 00:54:35,440
Um now we're probably going to be

1337
00:54:35,440 --> 00:54:38,240
pulling around 28,000

1338
00:54:38,240 --> 00:54:40,960
something like that.

1339
00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:42,960
>> Moving on to reg agenda item number

1340
00:54:42,960 --> 00:54:45,040
nine. conduct a public hearing on the

1341
00:54:45,040 --> 00:54:47,440
proposed tax rate for the revenues from

1342
00:54:47,440 --> 00:54:49,520
the properties on the tax role in the

1343
00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:51,040
preceding tax year for the city of

1344
00:54:51,040 --> 00:54:52,319
Rockdale.

1345
00:54:52,319 --> 00:54:53,680
>> And I will say before you call the

1346
00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:54,559
meeting, I probably should have said

1347
00:54:54,559 --> 00:54:56,240
that earlier so people have stuff to

1348
00:54:56,240 --> 00:54:58,240
comment on, but as part of the process

1349
00:54:58,240 --> 00:55:00,079
for adopting the annual budget, we are

1350
00:55:00,079 --> 00:55:02,079
required to conduct a public hearing on

1351
00:55:02,079 --> 00:55:04,400
the proposed tax rate. The tax rate

1352
00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:06,079
that's being proposed has a total rate

1353
00:55:06,079 --> 00:55:09,280
of 782141.

1354
00:55:09,280 --> 00:55:10,960
Um, this is down from the total rate

1355
00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:13,680
adopted last year of 85 cents. Um and

1356
00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:16,000
it's reflective of the no new revenue M

1357
00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:19,359
rate of 642333 and a debt rate

1358
00:55:19,359 --> 00:55:22,790
of.139508.

1359
00:55:22,800 --> 00:55:24,720
Um it is the rate that will generate

1360
00:55:24,720 --> 00:55:27,599
about $2.9 million from the general fund

1361
00:55:27,599 --> 00:55:29,119
which is reflected in the proposed

1362
00:55:29,119 --> 00:55:30,640
budget.

1363
00:55:30,640 --> 00:55:33,200
>> Thank you. The public hearing is now

1364
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:37,119
officially open at 6:27 p.m.

1365
00:55:37,119 --> 00:55:40,960
Is there anyone that would like to speak

1366
00:55:40,960 --> 00:55:43,839
during this public hearing?

1367
00:55:43,839 --> 00:55:48,079
Regarding agenda item number nine on the

1368
00:55:48,079 --> 00:55:50,000
tax rate for the revenue from the

1369
00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:56,630
properties on the tax ro

1370
00:55:56,640 --> 00:56:01,430
» Yeah.

1371
00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:03,280
Anyone want to speak during the public

1372
00:56:03,280 --> 00:56:05,520
hearing

1373
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:07,599
>> on the proposed tax rate

1374
00:56:07,599 --> 00:56:09,359
>> for the revenue from the properties on

1375
00:56:09,359 --> 00:56:11,280
the tax role in the preceding tax year

1376
00:56:11,280 --> 00:56:15,910
for the city of Rockdale?

1377
00:56:15,920 --> 00:56:17,520
Does it appear that we have anyone that

1378
00:56:17,520 --> 00:56:18,720
wants to speak during the public

1379
00:56:18,720 --> 00:56:21,599
hearing? So, I am going to officially

1380
00:56:21,599 --> 00:56:25,119
close the public hearing at 6:28 p.m.

1381
00:56:25,119 --> 00:56:26,799
Tim, did you have anything else you

1382
00:56:26,799 --> 00:56:27,839
wanted to say, sir?

1383
00:56:27,839 --> 00:56:28,799
>> Uh, no, sir.

1384
00:56:28,799 --> 00:56:30,720
>> Thank you. Moving on to agenda item

1385
00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:32,160
number 10. Consider and take any

1386
00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:34,960
necessary action on accepting a petition

1387
00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:36,720
requesting the creation of a public

1388
00:56:36,720 --> 00:56:38,880
improvement district for the military

1389
00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:40,960
landing subdivision and set dates for

1390
00:56:40,960 --> 00:56:42,559
the required public hearings. Go ahead,

1391
00:56:42,559 --> 00:56:43,119
Tim.

1392
00:56:43,119 --> 00:56:58,390
>> Uh, yes. So last,

1393
00:56:58,400 --> 00:57:03,190
sorry, mayor.

1394
00:57:03,200 --> 00:57:05,599
Few months ago, the city council adopted

1395
00:57:05,599 --> 00:57:09,280
a um development agreement with Militin

1396
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:11,200
Landing LLC

1397
00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:15,119
for the development of a new residential

1398
00:57:15,119 --> 00:57:17,040
subdivision. It was back in May on May

1399
00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:18,559
13th.

1400
00:57:18,559 --> 00:57:21,040
Um it is for a subdivision for about 400

1401
00:57:21,040 --> 00:57:27,280
new homes on um the county road 306

1402
00:57:27,280 --> 00:57:29,520
>> 306 just behind the um intermediate

1403
00:57:29,520 --> 00:57:31,599
school. Um it's an area that's outside

1404
00:57:31,599 --> 00:57:33,760
the city limits. Um they will be

1405
00:57:33,760 --> 00:57:36,480
submitting a petition for annexation um

1406
00:57:36,480 --> 00:57:40,319
here shortly. But they have part of the uh agreement in the

1407
00:57:40,319 --> 00:57:41,680
development part of the terms of the

1408
00:57:41,680 --> 00:57:43,920
development agreement was the adoption

1409
00:57:43,920 --> 00:57:46,079
of a PID. And so they have submitted

1410
00:57:46,079 --> 00:57:48,799
this this PID petition in accordance

1411
00:57:48,799 --> 00:57:52,160
with the terms that were outlined in the

1412
00:57:52,160 --> 00:57:54,160
development agreement. Um and so the

1413
00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:57,440
action tonight is basically to accept by

1414
00:57:57,440 --> 00:58:02,240
resolution to accept that um petition

1415
00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:05,440
and set the public hearing dates and

1416
00:58:05,440 --> 00:58:08,079
we're looking at a public hearing uh for

1417
00:58:08,079 --> 00:58:10,799
September 14th.

1418
00:58:10,799 --> 00:58:15,119
And Brian um Jared

1419
00:58:15,119 --> 00:58:16,799
Drad

1420
00:58:16,799 --> 00:58:18,720
and Jim Maddox are both here tonight to

1421
00:58:18,720 --> 00:58:22,720
ask any questions you might have.

1422
00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:24,480
But again, this is not to approve the

1423
00:58:24,480 --> 00:58:27,280
PID. This is just to accept the uh the

1424
00:58:27,280 --> 00:58:30,390
position.

1425
00:58:30,400 --> 00:58:32,400
» So, will we have you'll have to have a

1426
00:58:32,400 --> 00:58:33,599
public hearing? Do you have to have one

1427
00:58:33,599 --> 00:58:35,760
public hearing?

1428
00:58:35,760 --> 00:58:37,040
>> Uh, yes.

1429
00:58:37,040 --> 00:58:38,880
>> On the PID,

1430
00:58:38,880 --> 00:58:40,160
there'll be another public hearing on

1431
00:58:40,160 --> 00:58:42,720
the annexation. Um, I'm not sure if

1432
00:58:42,720 --> 00:58:45,839
there's a public hearing on the TUR.

1433
00:58:45,839 --> 00:58:48,960
And when we do the public hearing, will

1434
00:58:48,960 --> 00:58:52,160
we take an action immediately after that

1435
00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:55,920
or be another month?

1436
00:58:55,920 --> 00:58:58,400
>> You'll be able to take action at that

1437
00:58:58,400 --> 00:59:02,079
same meeting following the

1438
00:59:02,079 --> 00:59:04,079
um following the public hearing. I don't

1439
00:59:04,079 --> 00:59:06,079
know whether it will take one or two

1440
00:59:06,079 --> 00:59:08,799
readings. It's I'm sorry. The PIT is not

1441
00:59:08,799 --> 00:59:10,319
done by ordinance. It is done by

1442
00:59:10,319 --> 00:59:12,880
resolution. So, it just take one one

1443
00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:16,079
vote from council. Um but there the

1444
00:59:16,079 --> 00:59:19,119
terms that basically were all negotiated

1445
00:59:19,119 --> 00:59:22,720
in the in the

1446
00:59:22,720 --> 00:59:25,040
um development agreement will be part of

1447
00:59:25,040 --> 00:59:29,280
that PID document. Um and there will be

1448
00:59:29,280 --> 00:59:33,280
another more detailed document I believe

1449
00:59:33,280 --> 00:59:35,920
that will accompany that. But um Andrea

1450
00:59:35,920 --> 00:59:40,960
Barnes from P3 will be here. Um and Brad

1451
00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:42,480
um has been on the team that has helped

1452
00:59:42,480 --> 00:59:45,839
negotiate that that as well.

1453
00:59:45,839 --> 00:59:48,079
>> Brad is with by the way is a city

1454
00:59:48,079 --> 00:59:54,390
attorney with or with Barbara.

1455
00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:55,839
» No, he's talking about this gentleman up

1456
00:59:55,839 --> 00:59:57,680
here.

1457
00:59:57,680 --> 00:59:59,760
>> And tonight all we're doing is Tonight

1458
00:59:59,760 --> 01:00:01,359
all we're doing is setting a public

1459
01:00:01,359 --> 01:00:02,079
hearing date.

1460
01:00:02,079 --> 01:00:03,760
>> Yes. We're correct. There's a resolution

1461
01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:05,680
that accepts the

1462
01:00:05,680 --> 01:00:07,680
>> uh petition and then setting the public

1463
01:00:07,680 --> 01:00:09,520
hearing for September 14th.

1464
01:00:09,520 --> 01:00:13,280
>> Okay. Um so when will we see terms as

1465
01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:15,200
far as like financials? Will that be on

1466
01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:18,480
the the first hearing?

1467
01:00:18,480 --> 01:00:20,000
>> Yeah. So there'll be more information

1468
01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:22,319
forthcoming with the public hearing and

1469
01:00:22,319 --> 01:00:25,359
the actual PID the document for adoption

1470
01:00:25,359 --> 01:00:26,079
of a PID.

1471
01:00:26,079 --> 01:00:28,400
>> And uh I guess to clarify what

1472
01:00:28,400 --> 01:00:30,400
Councilman Perry was saying, we have to

1473
01:00:30,400 --> 01:00:32,880
we act

1474
01:00:32,880 --> 01:00:35,359
on that hearing or we have another week

1475
01:00:35,359 --> 01:00:39,119
or month to

1476
01:00:39,119 --> 01:00:42,319
>> um well you you can do what you want.

1477
01:00:42,319 --> 01:00:44,000
Basically the intention is I mean what

1478
01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:46,559
we've done in the past is would to take

1479
01:00:46,559 --> 01:00:48,720
action after the public hearing. I'll

1480
01:00:48,720 --> 01:00:50,480
have that information to you as soon as

1481
01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:54,000
possible prior to the meeting. I won't

1482
01:00:54,000 --> 01:00:56,240
wait for the packet to be sent out. So

1483
01:00:56,240 --> 01:00:59,040
you'll have to have to find review that

1484
01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:01,440
and if you have questions and if we if

1485
01:01:01,440 --> 01:01:03,200
you're not comfortable acting on it that

1486
01:01:03,200 --> 01:01:05,680
night without having further discussions

1487
01:01:05,680 --> 01:01:07,520
um we can certainly do that.

1488
01:01:07,520 --> 01:01:10,000
>> Um but it should be it the the documents

1489
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:13,040
should pretty much completely reflect

1490
01:01:13,040 --> 01:01:14,640
the

1491
01:01:14,640 --> 01:01:15,920
information negotiated in the

1492
01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:18,240
development agreement.

1493
01:01:18,240 --> 01:01:21,359
>> Right. Um to add a little more context,

1494
01:01:21,359 --> 01:01:25,200
essentially we're in the the formality

1495
01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:27,359
stages of creating the public

1496
01:01:27,359 --> 01:01:31,599
improvement district um which levies um

1497
01:01:31,599 --> 01:01:34,240
special assessments only on the property

1498
01:01:34,240 --> 01:01:37,440
that that we own. And so uh part of that

1499
01:01:37,440 --> 01:01:39,599
the first step of that process is to

1500
01:01:39,599 --> 01:01:43,280
submit a ID petition, which is what

1501
01:01:43,280 --> 01:01:46,799
we've done this evening. And so um uh as

1502
01:01:46,799 --> 01:01:50,160
Mr. Kelty said the next step uh will be

1503
01:01:50,160 --> 01:01:51,839
to hold that public hearing. So tonight

1504
01:01:51,839 --> 01:01:55,680
we'll um set the public hearing and then

1505
01:01:55,680 --> 01:01:57,599
in September we'll conduct that public

1506
01:01:57,599 --> 01:02:01,520
hearing. Typically speaking um council

1507
01:02:01,520 --> 01:02:06,799
then takes action um uh to create that

1508
01:02:06,799 --> 01:02:08,480
district. So then at that point the

1509
01:02:08,480 --> 01:02:11,280
district is created but no assessments

1510
01:02:11,280 --> 01:02:14,160
and things are levied until the service

1511
01:02:14,160 --> 01:02:16,559
and assessment plan uh which is I think

1512
01:02:16,559 --> 01:02:18,240
the next item on your agenda for another

1513
01:02:18,240 --> 01:02:21,839
development. But um that's where a lot

1514
01:02:21,839 --> 01:02:25,920
of the nuts and bolts and the um the

1515
01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:28,160
actual assessment numbers and the

1516
01:02:28,160 --> 01:02:31,040
engineering reports and all of these uh

1517
01:02:31,040 --> 01:02:33,359
things that also goes in with with some

1518
01:02:33,359 --> 01:02:35,359
of the tur stuff. So there's there's a

1519
01:02:35,359 --> 01:02:37,440
number of of steps to this process. This

1520
01:02:37,440 --> 01:02:39,280
is basically the first, you know, first

1521
01:02:39,280 --> 01:02:43,760
step of that. Um and uh uh and your

1522
01:02:43,760 --> 01:02:46,319
consultants and staff will will have

1523
01:02:46,319 --> 01:02:48,240
more at the upcoming months. And so

1524
01:02:48,240 --> 01:02:52,000
probably this is probably about a uh

1525
01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:53,760
four to five month process of

1526
01:02:53,760 --> 01:03:00,000
documentation and different steps and milestones um to to get to the to

1527
01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:03,680
the final um you know wrapping up of all

1528
01:03:03,680 --> 01:03:05,599
the documents and putting in place for

1529
01:03:05,599 --> 01:03:10,799
that uh for that PID and annexation and all that stuff. So

1530
01:03:10,799 --> 01:03:11,119
>> yeah,

1531
01:03:11,119 --> 01:03:12,400
>> basically he's saying at the next

1532
01:03:12,400 --> 01:03:14,640
meeting potentially we would create the

1533
01:03:14,640 --> 01:03:17,280
PID, but then we wouldn't actually set

1534
01:03:17,280 --> 01:03:20,079
the terms of the financing amount until

1535
01:03:20,079 --> 01:03:22,640
the the financing plan is completed and

1536
01:03:22,640 --> 01:03:27,039
presented and and given to councel.

1537
01:03:27,039 --> 01:03:30,150
>> Okay,

1538
01:03:30,160 --> 01:03:33,359
council, any questions? If there's

1539
01:03:33,359 --> 01:03:38,319
no nuts and bolts on it at that point,

1540
01:03:38,319 --> 01:03:40,240
what's the public hearing for? What are

1541
01:03:40,240 --> 01:03:41,440
they supposed to

1542
01:03:41,440 --> 01:03:45,520
>> It is It is required by state law.

1543
01:03:45,520 --> 01:03:46,640
>> What are they going to comment on?

1544
01:03:46,640 --> 01:03:47,440
there's nothing to

1545
01:03:47,440 --> 01:03:50,480
>> Well, and typically speaking, if I were

1546
01:03:50,480 --> 01:03:52,480
creating a PID

1547
01:03:52,480 --> 01:03:58,880
>> that affected other homeowners, that's what the intent of the law is, is

1548
01:03:58,880 --> 01:04:01,119
that, you know, folks could come and

1549
01:04:01,119 --> 01:04:03,280
voice their opposition and saying, "Hey,

1550
01:04:03,280 --> 01:04:06,400
I'm getting uh I'm getting encumbered."

1551
01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:08,559
Well, in this situation, we own all of

1552
01:04:08,559 --> 01:04:11,200
the all of the land within the proposed

1553
01:04:11,200 --> 01:04:15,680
district. So, I highly doubt anyone will come and object to that, but it is

1554
01:04:15,680 --> 01:04:18,319
a part of the process that we have.

1555
01:04:18,319 --> 01:04:19,039
>> Makes more sense.

1556
01:04:19,039 --> 01:04:21,200
>> It could be established with lots of

1557
01:04:21,200 --> 01:04:23,280
different property owners that might

1558
01:04:23,280 --> 01:04:26,079
object to an assessment being placed on

1559
01:04:26,079 --> 01:04:28,799
their property.

1560
01:04:28,799 --> 01:04:31,119
>> I spoke to Tim about this agenda item as

1561
01:04:31,119 --> 01:04:33,359
y'all probably thought I would. Um, I

1562
01:04:33,359 --> 01:04:35,039
have a lot of reservations about it, but

1563
01:04:35,039 --> 01:04:37,039
to clarify, I did go over some numbers

1564
01:04:37,039 --> 01:04:39,200
with you that we have already kind of

1565
01:04:39,200 --> 01:04:41,599
agreed with. Is that correct? But there

1566
01:04:41,599 --> 01:04:43,839
is a plan to answer your question about

1567
01:04:43,839 --> 01:04:45,680
there are some numbers about out there

1568
01:04:45,680 --> 01:04:47,440
already percentages and dollar amounts

1569
01:04:47,440 --> 01:04:49,280
and assessments. Is that your question?

1570
01:04:49,280 --> 01:04:54,160
>> There are there are numbers that their estimated investment is $30

1571
01:04:54,160 --> 01:04:56,400
million $29 million.

1572
01:04:56,400 --> 01:04:59,520
>> That's just in the in the public cost,

1573
01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:01,440
>> right? And not all of that will be

1574
01:05:01,440 --> 01:05:03,119
capturable by the Tur. There's a limit

1575
01:05:03,119 --> 01:05:05,359
on how much there's a there's a formula

1576
01:05:05,359 --> 01:05:08,240
determined to uh established in the

1577
01:05:08,240 --> 01:05:09,440
development agreement that will

1578
01:05:09,440 --> 01:05:11,280
determine how much they can actually

1579
01:05:11,280 --> 01:05:14,880
issue in bonds that will be recoverable

1580
01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:18,079
by the PID.

1581
01:05:18,079 --> 01:05:21,200
>> Correct. And just to clarify it, we were

1582
01:05:21,200 --> 01:05:22,720
assuming that maybe it would be about

1583
01:05:22,720 --> 01:05:24,720
the same at the as the other development

1584
01:05:24,720 --> 01:05:27,520
which is about 20 to $33,000 in

1585
01:05:27,520 --> 01:05:29,200
assessment. Is that correct?

1586
01:05:29,200 --> 01:05:32,079
>> Correct. So, the the the cornerstone pid

1587
01:05:32,079 --> 01:05:36,720
right now is um about $3,000 plus or

1588
01:05:36,720 --> 01:05:38,240
minus a couple hundred dollars depending

1589
01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:40,559
upon whether they're 40 or 50 foot lots.

1590
01:05:40,559 --> 01:05:43,039
And I think that the

1591
01:05:43,039 --> 01:05:44,960
uh PID assessment contemplated by the

1592
01:05:44,960 --> 01:05:48,160
development agreement was about 2800

1593
01:05:48,160 --> 01:05:50,400
plus or minus. It was a couple hundred

1594
01:05:50,400 --> 01:05:53,440
dollars less. And that interest rate

1595
01:05:53,440 --> 01:05:57,280
that is decided on, is that decided by

1596
01:05:57,280 --> 01:05:59,680
um you guys or is that something that we

1597
01:05:59,680 --> 01:06:01,039
negotiate? Because I know currently

1598
01:06:01,039 --> 01:06:02,240
>> $200.

1599
01:06:02,240 --> 01:06:05,520
>> Uh I think it's like 7.75

1600
01:06:05,520 --> 01:06:08,000
the interest rate on the assessment.

1601
01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:10,880
>> Oh, the interest based on what the bonds

1602
01:06:10,880 --> 01:06:13,760
um would would sell for. Um so there's a

1603
01:06:13,760 --> 01:06:17,280
formula based on uh and and P3 works.

1604
01:06:17,280 --> 01:06:19,119
your consultant would would have more

1605
01:06:19,119 --> 01:06:21,920
detail on that, but but there's a a bond

1606
01:06:21,920 --> 01:06:25,200
buyer index of which the service and

1607
01:06:25,200 --> 01:06:28,240
assessment plan follows um and it's

1608
01:06:28,240 --> 01:06:31,599
governed by state law um of of what the

1609
01:06:31,599 --> 01:06:34,160
applicable interest rate is based on

1610
01:06:34,160 --> 01:06:37,280
what municipal bonds are selling. So we

1611
01:06:37,280 --> 01:06:38,880
actually have a bond have bond council

1612
01:06:38,880 --> 01:06:40,960
that's involved in assisting with the

1613
01:06:40,960 --> 01:06:43,039
issuance of bonds for the public

1614
01:06:43,039 --> 01:06:44,640
improvement districts and so they're

1615
01:06:44,640 --> 01:06:48,799
sold on the open market competitively.

1616
01:06:48,799 --> 01:06:52,000
Um they're I think that PID bonds are

1617
01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:54,720
the reason the rates are higher than a

1618
01:06:54,720 --> 01:06:56,559
typical municipal bond. It's backed by

1619
01:06:56,559 --> 01:06:59,200
the full faith and credit of the city

1620
01:06:59,200 --> 01:07:02,079
and its total ability to raise revenues

1621
01:07:02,079 --> 01:07:04,720
through property taxes. It's limited and

1622
01:07:04,720 --> 01:07:07,920
so the rates are generally higher than

1623
01:07:07,920 --> 01:07:10,160
they would be for a typical general

1624
01:07:10,160 --> 01:07:11,359
obligation fund.

1625
01:07:11,359 --> 01:07:12,960
>> I think that's the important distinction

1626
01:07:12,960 --> 01:07:16,400
about what this pit is. It is that the

1627
01:07:16,400 --> 01:07:19,119
city is not pledging any of its assets

1628
01:07:19,119 --> 01:07:23,359
or um responsibility to to repay any

1629
01:07:23,359 --> 01:07:25,920
future bonds or pay any assessments. Uh

1630
01:07:25,920 --> 01:07:33,200
this these costs are totally borne u by our development. And so um had been

1631
01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:34,720
transferred to the citizen

1632
01:07:34,720 --> 01:07:36,480
>> uh

1633
01:07:36,480 --> 01:07:39,359
cover them but the taxpayer will though

1634
01:07:39,359 --> 01:07:41,520
future future homeowners will cover uh

1635
01:07:41,520 --> 01:07:43,920
>> that's what yes it'll fall on the backs

1636
01:07:43,920 --> 01:07:44,640
of the citizens.

1637
01:07:44,640 --> 01:07:47,920
>> Yes. It'll start as as our obligation um

1638
01:07:47,920 --> 01:07:50,640
and then as as that property develops

1639
01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:53,839
and and is subdivided uh those those

1640
01:07:53,839 --> 01:07:55,520
assessments will

1641
01:07:55,520 --> 01:07:57,200
>> be born by the beneficiaries of that

1642
01:07:57,200 --> 01:07:58,000
infrastructure.

1643
01:07:58,000 --> 01:07:59,680
>> We understand that. I believe we all

1644
01:07:59,680 --> 01:08:00,559
understand that. We're just trying to

1645
01:08:00,559 --> 01:08:03,119
look out for the citizens as well.

1646
01:08:03,119 --> 01:08:05,359
I think it's what Nathan said though

1647
01:08:05,359 --> 01:08:09,200
very important to be clear. It will be

1648
01:08:09,200 --> 01:08:11,599
the burden will be on the citizens

1649
01:08:11,599 --> 01:08:13,839
within that

1650
01:08:13,839 --> 01:08:14,799
>> correct

1651
01:08:14,799 --> 01:08:17,600
>> footprint of not

1652
01:08:17,600 --> 01:08:20,319
>> everybody else outside of Absolutely.

1653
01:08:20,319 --> 01:08:22,319
>> Right.

1654
01:08:22,319 --> 01:08:22,799
>> Correct.

1655
01:08:22,799 --> 01:08:24,880
>> Thank you for the clarification.

1656
01:08:24,880 --> 01:08:25,679
>> You good?

1657
01:08:25,679 --> 01:08:26,719
>> Yes, I'm good. Thank you.

1658
01:08:26,719 --> 01:08:30,159
>> Council, any other questions?

1659
01:08:30,159 --> 01:08:32,880
entertain a motion to uh schedule a

1660
01:08:32,880 --> 01:08:33,920
public hearing.

1661
01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:35,440
>> I make a motion that we accept a

1662
01:08:35,440 --> 01:08:37,040
petition and schedule a public hearing

1663
01:08:37,040 --> 01:08:38,880
on the petition for the regular council

1664
01:08:38,880 --> 01:08:43,120
meeting on September 14th, 2026. Second,

1665
01:08:43,120 --> 01:08:45,679
>> September 14th.

1666
01:08:45,679 --> 01:08:47,679
>> Have a motion and a second on the floor.

1667
01:08:47,679 --> 01:08:50,239
Is there any discussion?

1668
01:08:50,239 --> 01:08:51,839
Being no discussion will vote. All in

1669
01:08:51,839 --> 01:08:53,679
favor said motion signify by raising

1670
01:08:53,679 --> 01:08:55,199
your right hand. Motion passes

1671
01:08:55,199 --> 01:08:57,279
unanimously.

1672
01:08:57,279 --> 01:09:01,440
Moving on to uh reg agenda item number

1673
01:09:01,440 --> 01:09:03,120
11,

1674
01:09:03,120 --> 01:09:05,040
consider and take any necessary action

1675
01:09:05,040 --> 01:09:07,120
on the ordinance for the cornerstone

1676
01:09:07,120 --> 01:09:09,199
public improvement district annual

1677
01:09:09,199 --> 01:09:12,799
service and assessment plan SAP update.

1678
01:09:12,799 --> 01:09:18,000
Tim, so this is um a city's done this

1679
01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:19,279
before, but I wanted to make sure this

1680
01:09:19,279 --> 01:09:21,279
was in in the regular agenda, not

1681
01:09:21,279 --> 01:09:23,040
consent agenda, so you're fully

1682
01:09:23,040 --> 01:09:26,640
understand. Um every year um P3 as our

1683
01:09:26,640 --> 01:09:30,159
pit administrator um reviews and issues

1684
01:09:30,159 --> 01:09:32,159
a service and annual service and

1685
01:09:32,159 --> 01:09:34,880
assessment plan um that is that needs to

1686
01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:37,120
be approved by city council. Um that

1687
01:09:37,120 --> 01:09:39,920
plan goes through all the forecasting um

1688
01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:42,640
and and it slightly adjusts in in the

1689
01:09:42,640 --> 01:09:46,400
plan. There are part of the important is

1690
01:09:46,400 --> 01:09:50,000
the um disclosure notice um with all of

1691
01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:53,199
the the the full the balance of the uh

1692
01:09:53,199 --> 01:09:57,440
payments to the the PID. Um this is a

1693
01:09:57,440 --> 01:09:58,880
when this is approved, we will be

1694
01:09:58,880 --> 01:10:01,440
sending this directly to

1695
01:10:01,440 --> 01:10:05,920
um Ranch Road and Dr. Horton and we will

1696
01:10:05,920 --> 01:10:08,719
be posting this on our website. Um and

1697
01:10:08,719 --> 01:10:11,760
then Dr. Horton um when they go to sell

1698
01:10:11,760 --> 01:10:13,920
properties um under the terms of their

1699
01:10:13,920 --> 01:10:16,400
agreement, they will include this

1700
01:10:16,400 --> 01:10:18,880
disclos specific disclosure report in

1701
01:10:18,880 --> 01:10:21,040
their sales contract and their closing

1702
01:10:21,040 --> 01:10:25,840
documents and have it listed on the um

1703
01:10:25,840 --> 01:10:30,880
sale the what do you call it? The online

1704
01:10:30,880 --> 01:10:33,440
notice. Mayor, help me out.

1705
01:10:33,440 --> 01:10:34,159
I'm sorry.

1706
01:10:34,159 --> 01:10:35,520
>> What do they call when you re when you

1707
01:10:35,520 --> 01:10:37,440
sell a real realtor property on the

1708
01:10:37,440 --> 01:10:37,920
listing?

1709
01:10:37,920 --> 01:10:38,960
>> MLS.

1710
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:41,040
>> Yeah. MLS listing. It'll that

1711
01:10:41,040 --> 01:10:43,280
information will be there as well.

1712
01:10:43,280 --> 01:10:45,040
>> Um and just to make sure that we don't

1713
01:10:45,040 --> 01:10:47,199
have a repeat of last year. Um

1714
01:10:47,199 --> 01:10:48,560
additionally, just for your information,

1715
01:10:48,560 --> 01:10:51,040
now with the county handling the

1716
01:10:51,040 --> 01:10:52,719
collections rather than the third party,

1717
01:10:52,719 --> 01:10:54,719
they will property owners will get that

1718
01:10:54,719 --> 01:10:56,880
bill with their their regular tax bill.

1719
01:10:56,880 --> 01:10:59,120
So, they'll only get one one bill and

1720
01:10:59,120 --> 01:11:01,760
it'll be sent to their um escrow

1721
01:11:01,760 --> 01:11:03,520
holders. So hopefully they will be

1722
01:11:03,520 --> 01:11:06,159
having escroed that.

1723
01:11:06,159 --> 01:11:10,229
>> If what happens

1724
01:11:10,239 --> 01:11:13,440
all of this assessment or all of this is

1725
01:11:13,440 --> 01:11:15,199
being

1726
01:11:15,199 --> 01:11:18,400
burdened on the

1727
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:22,480
land owners, property owners within that

1728
01:11:22,480 --> 01:11:24,880
tur or pit

1729
01:11:24,880 --> 01:11:25,920
>> within the pit

1730
01:11:25,920 --> 01:11:29,110
>> pit.

1731
01:11:29,120 --> 01:11:32,000
if if they have lose the ability to sell

1732
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:33,840
tracks out there, how is that

1733
01:11:33,840 --> 01:11:35,760
guaranteed? Who's guaranteeing that?

1734
01:11:35,760 --> 01:11:38,239
>> So, the the developer, and this is what

1735
01:11:38,239 --> 01:11:40,239
Brian was suggesting, talking about

1736
01:11:40,239 --> 01:11:43,440
earlier, um until they sell any lots,

1737
01:11:43,440 --> 01:11:45,440
the developer is responsible for the

1738
01:11:45,440 --> 01:11:48,400
entire annual bond payment. So their

1739
01:11:48,400 --> 01:11:50,560
first B bond payment if it's a million

1740
01:11:50,560 --> 01:11:54,320
and a half dollars um the developer is

1741
01:11:54,320 --> 01:11:56,880
responsible for that 100% of that bond

1742
01:11:56,880 --> 01:11:59,760
payment. When they start selling lots to

1743
01:11:59,760 --> 01:12:03,440
home builders or to new homeowners then

1744
01:12:03,440 --> 01:12:05,600
that portion becomes the responsibility

1745
01:12:05,600 --> 01:12:07,920
of that homeowner. But until they sell

1746
01:12:07,920 --> 01:12:11,199
the lot they are responsible.

1747
01:12:11,199 --> 01:12:14,000
So if Cornerstone

1748
01:12:14,000 --> 01:12:16,640
was only ever to sell 50% of their lots

1749
01:12:16,640 --> 01:12:18,320
for whatever reason, they're

1750
01:12:18,320 --> 01:12:24,310
responsible. The developers responsib

1751
01:12:24,320 --> 01:12:25,280
» forever and ever.

1752
01:12:25,280 --> 01:12:27,760
>> Yeah. Well, until the bonds paid off.

1753
01:12:27,760 --> 01:12:29,360
>> 25 years.

1754
01:12:29,360 --> 01:12:30,400
>> 30 years.

1755
01:12:30,400 --> 01:12:34,000
>> It's a long time for me.

1756
01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:37,520
>> I know that's a long time for me, too.

1757
01:12:37,520 --> 01:12:39,520
Promise.

1758
01:12:39,520 --> 01:12:41,440
Okay. So the city does not have the

1759
01:12:41,440 --> 01:12:43,040
obligation

1760
01:12:43,040 --> 01:12:44,800
to fulfill that correct.

1761
01:12:44,800 --> 01:12:46,000
>> The developer does.

1762
01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:47,280
>> That's correct.

1763
01:12:47,280 --> 01:12:50,950
>> Okay.

1764
01:12:50,960 --> 01:12:53,600
» And until they build a house, there's

1765
01:12:53,600 --> 01:12:55,600
really not much of a TUR assessment that

1766
01:12:55,600 --> 01:12:57,120
they're going to be getting. They're not

1767
01:12:57,120 --> 01:12:59,199
really I don't think there's any TUR

1768
01:12:59,199 --> 01:13:01,520
credit they're getting for the property.

1769
01:13:01,520 --> 01:13:04,159
So they're paying 100% of that

1770
01:13:04,159 --> 01:13:07,040
development cost. What would the

1771
01:13:07,040 --> 01:13:10,239
charities in effect uh is beneficial if

1772
01:13:10,239 --> 01:13:13,520
they sell all of the lots for that

1773
01:13:13,520 --> 01:13:14,800
territory to kind of

1774
01:13:14,800 --> 01:13:17,760
>> Yeah. So if they if they actually sell

1775
01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:21,679
all 650 lots in Cornerstone and they

1776
01:13:21,679 --> 01:13:24,239
build 650 homes out there, then each

1777
01:13:24,239 --> 01:13:25,920
property owner is going to be

1778
01:13:25,920 --> 01:13:28,400
responsible for the $3,000 annual

1779
01:13:28,400 --> 01:13:30,560
installment the first year that they buy

1780
01:13:30,560 --> 01:13:32,719
the house. the next year they're

1781
01:13:32,719 --> 01:13:35,520
responsible for the $3,000 assessment,

1782
01:13:35,520 --> 01:13:37,679
but it'll be reduced by the amount of

1783
01:13:37,679 --> 01:13:41,280
the TUR credit that they receive um

1784
01:13:41,280 --> 01:13:43,280
based on the on the total tax payment

1785
01:13:43,280 --> 01:13:46,239
that they that they get. And there's a

1786
01:13:46,239 --> 01:13:51,199
limit to that. You I think it's 1,800.

1787
01:13:51,199 --> 01:13:53,760
I don't remember maybe 1,500 between

1788
01:13:53,760 --> 01:13:57,199
1500 and 1600 in cornerstone of tourist

1789
01:13:57,199 --> 01:13:59,120
credit that they can max. It's the

1790
01:13:59,120 --> 01:14:01,360
maximum tur credit they can get. So if

1791
01:14:01,360 --> 01:14:04,080
in the future their assessed value goes

1792
01:14:04,080 --> 01:14:07,040
from, you know, initially if it's

1793
01:14:07,040 --> 01:14:08,640
$275,000

1794
01:14:08,640 --> 01:14:12,800
and 10 years from now it's 300 or

1795
01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:15,120
$400,000

1796
01:14:15,120 --> 01:14:17,920
um and the city's tax rate stays

1797
01:14:17,920 --> 01:14:21,679
relatively level at 78 or 80 cents.

1798
01:14:21,679 --> 01:14:23,440
um then the amount of tax that they're

1799
01:14:23,440 --> 01:14:25,840
going to be paying is actually greater

1800
01:14:25,840 --> 01:14:27,600
than

1801
01:14:27,600 --> 01:14:30,000
um the original forecast amount. But the

1802
01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:31,679
maximum that the TUR credit will give

1803
01:14:31,679 --> 01:14:36,080
them is that $1,400 or $1,500. Whatever

1804
01:14:36,080 --> 01:14:37,920
is established

1805
01:14:37,920 --> 01:14:43,110
is the maximum TUR credit.

1806
01:14:43,120 --> 01:14:45,520
So, our action tonight

1807
01:14:45,520 --> 01:14:49,120
>> is to uh staff recommends council

1808
01:14:49,120 --> 01:14:50,560
approve the first reading of the

1809
01:14:50,560 --> 01:14:51,920
ordinance.

1810
01:14:51,920 --> 01:14:54,080
>> So, this one comes back next month.

1811
01:14:54,080 --> 01:14:54,320
>> Yes,

1812
01:14:54,320 --> 01:14:56,719
>> this will come back because in order for

1813
01:14:56,719 --> 01:14:58,719
it to pass in one reading, you have to

1814
01:14:58,719 --> 01:15:00,640
have all seven members voting and you

1815
01:15:00,640 --> 01:15:05,430
only have five of you tonight. So,

1816
01:15:05,440 --> 01:15:08,719
» I have a question. Am I allowed to vote

1817
01:15:08,719 --> 01:15:11,840
on this since I was uh censored on the

1818
01:15:11,840 --> 01:15:13,280
previous uh

1819
01:15:13,280 --> 01:15:16,239
>> Yes. No, I actually and Councilwoman

1820
01:15:16,239 --> 01:15:18,719
Ezmelier.

1821
01:15:18,719 --> 01:15:20,239
>> I had to talk to the attorney

1822
01:15:20,239 --> 01:15:22,000
>> um and got confirmation from the

1823
01:15:22,000 --> 01:15:24,640
attorney that this particular issue is

1824
01:15:24,640 --> 01:15:26,880
not the same because before we were

1825
01:15:26,880 --> 01:15:31,360
talking about potential litigation and kind of a mess. This is this is a

1826
01:15:31,360 --> 01:15:34,719
kind of a routine prefuncter notice.

1827
01:15:34,719 --> 01:15:37,040
This has to be approved. in order for

1828
01:15:37,040 --> 01:15:38,880
the assessment to be

1829
01:15:38,880 --> 01:15:39,920
>> very good. Thank you.

1830
01:15:39,920 --> 01:15:42,320
>> The only way I should say this, and this

1831
01:15:42,320 --> 01:15:44,239
is something for the attorney, the only

1832
01:15:44,239 --> 01:15:46,000
way the city would potentially be on the

1833
01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:49,040
hook for that bond is if we didn't adopt

1834
01:15:49,040 --> 01:15:51,520
this. Is that correct?

1835
01:15:51,520 --> 01:15:52,960
>> I'd have to double check that. I believe

1836
01:15:52,960 --> 01:15:54,640
that's correct.

1837
01:15:54,640 --> 01:15:55,679
>> Yes, sir.

1838
01:15:55,679 --> 01:15:57,280
>> Can you give us that answer before we do

1839
01:15:57,280 --> 01:15:58,480
this next month?

1840
01:15:58,480 --> 01:15:59,280
>> Yes, sir.

1841
01:15:59,280 --> 01:16:01,040
>> I want to know what I'm on the hook for.

1842
01:16:01,040 --> 01:16:05,760
So this this if we in other words if we didn't adopt this performance and

1843
01:16:05,760 --> 01:16:08,400
assess performance and payment plan we

1844
01:16:08,400 --> 01:16:11,920
would eliminate the the PID's ability to

1845
01:16:11,920 --> 01:16:14,159
levy that assessment

1846
01:16:14,159 --> 01:16:17,679
and the bond still is out there.

1847
01:16:17,679 --> 01:16:20,000
>> Okay. Council entertain action on the

1848
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:22,159
first reading of the ordinance. I make a

1849
01:16:22,159 --> 01:16:23,679
motion that we approve the first reading

1850
01:16:23,679 --> 01:16:27,760
of the ordinance for the uh public

1851
01:16:27,760 --> 01:16:29,600
improvement district annual service

1852
01:16:29,600 --> 01:16:32,239
assessment plan for cornerstone.

1853
01:16:32,239 --> 01:16:34,159
>> A second a motion and a second on the

1854
01:16:34,159 --> 01:16:37,120
floor. Is there any discussion?

1855
01:16:37,120 --> 01:16:38,880
Be no discussion of vote. All in favor

1856
01:16:38,880 --> 01:16:40,560
said motion signify by raising your

1857
01:16:40,560 --> 01:16:43,679
right hand. Motion passes unanimously.

1858
01:16:43,679 --> 01:16:45,679
Moving on to regular agenda item number

1859
01:16:45,679 --> 01:16:48,159
12. consider and take any ne uh

1860
01:16:48,159 --> 01:16:49,920
necessary action on a recommendation

1861
01:16:49,920 --> 01:16:52,800
from the city manager regarding a

1862
01:16:52,800 --> 01:16:54,480
request submitted by the Rockdale Fair

1863
01:16:54,480 --> 01:16:56,320
Association for funding reimbursement

1864
01:16:56,320 --> 01:16:59,199
from the hotel motel hotel occupancy tax

1865
01:16:59,199 --> 01:17:01,679
fund for the October Gosh is that coming

1866
01:17:01,679 --> 01:17:05,120
up so soon 2026 fairio

1867
01:17:05,120 --> 01:17:07,199
Tim and hello Christie

1868
01:17:07,199 --> 01:17:07,760
>> how are you

1869
01:17:07,760 --> 01:17:09,520
>> so they have submitted an application

1870
01:17:09,520 --> 01:17:14,320
for $25,000 but I I added uh the $5,000

1871
01:17:14,320 --> 01:17:16,400
from the interlocal agreement that we

1872
01:17:16,400 --> 01:17:18,640
have with them to make their total

1873
01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:21,440
payment $30,000.

1874
01:17:21,440 --> 01:17:22,239
Is that correct?

1875
01:17:22,239 --> 01:17:24,159
>> Yes, sir.

1876
01:17:24,159 --> 01:17:27,679
>> Um and this is for the their annual

1877
01:17:27,679 --> 01:17:30,000
um event that they have. Basically, the

1878
01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:32,080
$25,000 is the maximum amount that we

1879
01:17:32,080 --> 01:17:35,280
gave out as a grant for events, but this

1880
01:17:35,280 --> 01:17:39,120
also includes uh theou amount as well.

1881
01:17:39,120 --> 01:17:43,120
>> Yes. To help with parking control.

1882
01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:44,880
>> That's a bad word.

1883
01:17:44,880 --> 01:17:47,360
>> Yeah. in and my uh we actually do have a

1884
01:17:47,360 --> 01:17:49,920
plan though. Um my good buddy Steve has

1885
01:17:49,920 --> 01:17:51,360
taken that over for us. He's going to

1886
01:17:51,360 --> 01:17:53,600
work with some some guys from the city.

1887
01:17:53,600 --> 01:17:56,080
Um we've also made an arrangement with

1888
01:17:56,080 --> 01:17:58,000
our new security group. We hired a new

1889
01:17:58,000 --> 01:17:59,840
security group this year and they've

1890
01:17:59,840 --> 01:18:03,360
worked parking security before. So, I'm

1891
01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:04,800
not going to put a whole security team

1892
01:18:04,800 --> 01:18:06,400
in the lot out there, but they're going

1893
01:18:06,400 --> 01:18:09,040
to work with the the the team that we

1894
01:18:09,040 --> 01:18:10,800
have that's going to man the lot for us

1895
01:18:10,800 --> 01:18:12,640
just to kind of give them some some

1896
01:18:12,640 --> 01:18:15,120
teeth. Um, with I think some of our

1897
01:18:15,120 --> 01:18:16,960
crowd I don't know how well they're

1898
01:18:16,960 --> 01:18:18,159
going to listen to just, you know,

1899
01:18:18,159 --> 01:18:20,320
volunteers in the parking lot. So, I've

1900
01:18:20,320 --> 01:18:21,840
got some security out there to kind of

1901
01:18:21,840 --> 01:18:23,520
back them up for that. So, we'll be

1902
01:18:23,520 --> 01:18:25,920
paying for the team and then also for

1903
01:18:25,920 --> 01:18:28,000
our in park security is going to be in

1904
01:18:28,000 --> 01:18:28,880
the parking lot.

1905
01:18:28,880 --> 01:18:30,400
>> Awesome. Go ahead,

1906
01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:32,480
>> Christie. I was saying if you'd like I

1907
01:18:32,480 --> 01:18:34,239
can meet with you to kind of go over

1908
01:18:34,239 --> 01:18:36,640
what we did successfully.

1909
01:18:36,640 --> 01:18:38,159
>> I think Steve was gonna hit you up for

1910
01:18:38,159 --> 01:18:38,560
that.

1911
01:18:38,560 --> 01:18:38,960
>> Okay.

1912
01:18:38,960 --> 01:18:40,159
>> Yeah.

1913
01:18:40,159 --> 01:18:42,560
>> And just I'm not going to speak for

1914
01:18:42,560 --> 01:18:44,239
Chief Matters, but I did speak with

1915
01:18:44,239 --> 01:18:47,040
Chief Matters after talking to uh I

1916
01:18:47,040 --> 01:18:49,840
guess it was you and James in regard to

1917
01:18:49,840 --> 01:18:51,280
have y'all talked with Chief Matters

1918
01:18:51,280 --> 01:18:53,520
about having control over that parking

1919
01:18:53,520 --> 01:18:54,159
lot?

1920
01:18:54,159 --> 01:18:56,080
>> Not yet. Oh, control over it or

1921
01:18:56,080 --> 01:18:58,560
>> or being able to do what you need to do

1922
01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:00,480
out in that parking lot? I think

1923
01:19:00,480 --> 01:19:02,080
>> just have a meeting with Chief Meadows

1924
01:19:02,080 --> 01:19:02,560
is what I'm

1925
01:19:02,560 --> 01:19:03,679
>> Well, I think I have to have an

1926
01:19:03,679 --> 01:19:05,440
agreement with the city so that I can

1927
01:19:05,440 --> 01:19:06,800
tow from it

1928
01:19:06,800 --> 01:19:08,880
>> like okay like a rental agreement or

1929
01:19:08,880 --> 01:19:10,080
something like that because I can't get

1930
01:19:10,080 --> 01:19:11,600
a tow truck driver to come out there

1931
01:19:11,600 --> 01:19:13,600
since we don't own that land or that

1932
01:19:13,600 --> 01:19:14,080
lot.

1933
01:19:14,080 --> 01:19:16,159
>> I So yeah, I set up that meeting with

1934
01:19:16,159 --> 01:19:17,760
Chief Meadows to

1935
01:19:17,760 --> 01:19:18,400
>> Okay,

1936
01:19:18,400 --> 01:19:18,960
>> please.

1937
01:19:18,960 --> 01:19:19,600
>> We'll do.

1938
01:19:19,600 --> 01:19:20,880
>> Yes.

1939
01:19:20,880 --> 01:19:23,600
>> So, um we have it's been a rough year.

1940
01:19:23,600 --> 01:19:25,600
We had the fair last year. Um, we only

1941
01:19:25,600 --> 01:19:27,679
brought in about 225,000 on the gate,

1942
01:19:27,679 --> 01:19:29,600
which is about $30,000 less than we

1943
01:19:29,600 --> 01:19:32,320
normally do. Um, Red Farren did not work

1944
01:19:32,320 --> 01:19:35,360
out for us, but we've got a a pretty

1945
01:19:35,360 --> 01:19:38,000
strong lineup this year. Um, I can't

1946
01:19:38,000 --> 01:19:40,080
start publicizing in writing due to

1947
01:19:40,080 --> 01:19:41,760
contractual obligations, but we'll have

1948
01:19:41,760 --> 01:19:44,320
Shannondoa on Friday night and then

1949
01:19:44,320 --> 01:19:48,080
we'll have uh AOS in the rooftops, I

1950
01:19:48,080 --> 01:19:49,520
believe, on Saturday night, which they

1951
01:19:49,520 --> 01:19:51,199
have a pretty big following. We're

1952
01:19:51,199 --> 01:19:52,719
getting a lot of good feedback so far

1953
01:19:52,719 --> 01:19:54,880
from their websites and and their their

1954
01:19:54,880 --> 01:19:56,960
fan groups. Um we've learned over the

1955
01:19:56,960 --> 01:19:58,159
last two or three years to really kind

1956
01:19:58,159 --> 01:19:59,679
of get in touch with their their fan

1957
01:19:59,679 --> 01:20:01,360
groups. I didn't think that most of

1958
01:20:01,360 --> 01:20:03,120
these guys had really big ones, but they

1959
01:20:03,120 --> 01:20:05,199
do. Um and we're kind of marketing

1960
01:20:05,199 --> 01:20:07,760
towards them a little bit. So, we're

1961
01:20:07,760 --> 01:20:11,040
looking uh for a bigger fair this year.

1962
01:20:11,040 --> 01:20:12,719
Definitely need a bigger fair this year.

1963
01:20:12,719 --> 01:20:14,880
Um I think I told y'all the last time we

1964
01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:16,239
met, Lyn, that I wasn't ready to talk

1965
01:20:16,239 --> 01:20:18,400
about Jubilee Days yet. I don't know

1966
01:20:18,400 --> 01:20:20,400
that I'm ready yet either today, but if

1967
01:20:20,400 --> 01:20:21,520
you have any questions, I'll answer

1968
01:20:21,520 --> 01:20:24,320
them. Um, we were low on the gate and

1969
01:20:24,320 --> 01:20:25,760
the gate money that we bring in, the

1970
01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:28,080
majority of our income comes from uh

1971
01:20:28,080 --> 01:20:30,080
beer sales, ticket sales, and just

1972
01:20:30,080 --> 01:20:32,880
regular walkthrough gate sales. Um, but

1973
01:20:32,880 --> 01:20:34,640
our sale was the biggest one that we've

1974
01:20:34,640 --> 01:20:37,360
ever had. We raised $1.4 million uh for

1975
01:20:37,360 --> 01:20:40,239
the kids in MM County. So, we we still

1976
01:20:40,239 --> 01:20:41,760
kind of, you know, achieved the main

1977
01:20:41,760 --> 01:20:44,000
goal that we were setting out, but uh

1978
01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:45,199
the different things that we've done

1979
01:20:45,199 --> 01:20:48,400
this year. Uh we're adding the parking

1980
01:20:48,400 --> 01:20:50,239
um security. Uh we also have been

1981
01:20:50,239 --> 01:20:51,760
working on building projects out there

1982
01:20:51,760 --> 01:20:54,560
for the last probably four or five

1983
01:20:54,560 --> 01:20:55,840
months and it looks like we're getting

1984
01:20:55,840 --> 01:20:57,360
ready to start wrapping most of those

1985
01:20:57,360 --> 01:20:59,920
up. We're at the electrical and water

1986
01:20:59,920 --> 01:21:02,480
piece to all of that right now. So, I've

1987
01:21:02,480 --> 01:21:04,239
kind of lowered my savings account more

1988
01:21:04,239 --> 01:21:06,880
than what I would have liked, but

1989
01:21:06,880 --> 01:21:08,480
we're working through it.

1990
01:21:08,480 --> 01:21:10,159
Need a big fair this year.

1991
01:21:10,159 --> 01:21:11,360
>> Good.

1992
01:21:11,360 --> 01:21:13,280
>> Exciting to hear.

1993
01:21:13,280 --> 01:21:15,360
>> Pegasus in the rooftops and Shannondoa.

1994
01:21:15,360 --> 01:21:17,360
Great entertainment lineup for sure.

1995
01:21:17,360 --> 01:21:18,800
>> The only negative feedback I'm getting

1996
01:21:18,800 --> 01:21:20,080
is most people wish we could have done

1997
01:21:20,080 --> 01:21:22,159
Shannidoa on Saturday night.

1998
01:21:22,159 --> 01:21:23,440
>> We've been trying to book them for about

1999
01:21:23,440 --> 01:21:24,719
12 years now. And this is the first time

2000
01:21:24,719 --> 01:21:26,800
that they were available either night.

2001
01:21:26,800 --> 01:21:28,640
So we we grabbed them. I think we're out

2002
01:21:28,640 --> 01:21:31,040
of town on football that Friday. Um but

2003
01:21:31,040 --> 01:21:34,159
it's not Cameron this time. So to see

2004
01:21:34,159 --> 01:21:35,920
how that works out for us.

2005
01:21:35,920 --> 01:21:37,040
>> Awesome.

2006
01:21:37,040 --> 01:21:38,480
Do you have anything else you'd like to

2007
01:21:38,480 --> 01:21:39,520
say Christie or

2008
01:21:39,520 --> 01:21:40,080
>> No, just

2009
01:21:40,080 --> 01:21:41,600
>> council. Do you have any questions?

2010
01:21:41,600 --> 01:21:43,760
>> Support every

2011
01:21:43,760 --> 01:21:44,560
>> No.

2012
01:21:44,560 --> 01:21:46,239
>> I do want to publicly say though to

2013
01:21:46,239 --> 01:21:47,920
thank Shana for all her help. She stays

2014
01:21:47,920 --> 01:21:49,280
on top of me for this and I don't know

2015
01:21:49,280 --> 01:21:51,280
that I could get through this hot

2016
01:21:51,280 --> 01:21:53,199
process if it weren't for her. She's

2017
01:21:53,199 --> 01:21:54,080
awesome.

2018
01:21:54,080 --> 01:21:55,760
>> Thank you, Shana.

2019
01:21:55,760 --> 01:21:58,960
>> The degree of uh

2020
01:21:58,960 --> 01:22:02,320
information you give us annually is very

2021
01:22:02,320 --> 01:22:04,159
much appreciated. So, thank you. I told

2022
01:22:04,159 --> 01:22:06,159
you before I'm begging for money. I'll

2023
01:22:06,159 --> 01:22:09,440
give you all the information you want.

2024
01:22:09,440 --> 01:22:11,360
>> So, council, it looks like staff

2025
01:22:11,360 --> 01:22:13,040
recommends approve the application for

2026
01:22:13,040 --> 01:22:14,800
hot funds. I'll entertain action on this

2027
01:22:14,800 --> 01:22:17,040
agenda item.

2028
01:22:17,040 --> 01:22:19,440
>> I'll make a motion that we approve the

2029
01:22:19,440 --> 01:22:21,840
hot funds application with the amendment

2030
01:22:21,840 --> 01:22:26,880
that city manager Kelty has added to it

2031
01:22:26,880 --> 01:22:29,520
for the 2026

2032
01:22:29,520 --> 01:22:31,520
annual Rockville fair.

2033
01:22:31,520 --> 01:22:33,520
>> Second that. Have a motion and a second

2034
01:22:33,520 --> 01:22:36,960
on the floor. Is there any discussion?

2035
01:22:36,960 --> 01:22:38,560
Being no discussion, we'll vote. All in

2036
01:22:38,560 --> 01:22:40,480
favor said motion signify by raising

2037
01:22:40,480 --> 01:22:42,000
your right hand. Motion passes

2038
01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:43,679
unanimously. Thank you, Christie.

2039
01:22:43,679 --> 01:22:44,719
>> Thank you all very much.

2040
01:22:44,719 --> 01:22:49,040
>> Absolutely. Welcome to the fair.

2041
01:22:49,040 --> 01:22:52,800
>> Regular agenda item number 13.

2042
01:22:52,800 --> 01:22:54,480
consider and take any necessary action

2043
01:22:54,480 --> 01:22:56,080
on a recommendation from the city

2044
01:22:56,080 --> 01:22:57,840
manager regarding a request submitted by

2045
01:22:57,840 --> 01:23:00,000
the Rockdale Historical Society for

2046
01:23:00,000 --> 01:23:02,480
funding reimbursement from the hotel

2047
01:23:02,480 --> 01:23:05,360
occupancy tax fund for project access to

2048
01:23:05,360 --> 01:23:08,080
uh for the Rockdale Museum.

2049
01:23:08,080 --> 01:23:09,520
>> Hello ladies. How are y'all?

2050
01:23:09,520 --> 01:23:10,719
>> Howdy. Doing good.

2051
01:23:10,719 --> 01:23:12,639
>> Good. Thanks so much for having

2052
01:23:12,639 --> 01:23:15,040
>> Mr. Mayor, council members, uh city

2053
01:23:15,040 --> 01:23:17,280
manager. Uh thank you for having us here

2054
01:23:17,280 --> 01:23:19,040
this evening to talk about an important

2055
01:23:19,040 --> 01:23:20,719
improvement that we propose to make to

2056
01:23:20,719 --> 01:23:24,400
our downtown uh superstar the depot

2057
01:23:24,400 --> 01:23:28,239
museum. We are requesting funding, hot

2058
01:23:28,239 --> 01:23:30,960
funds not to exceed $5,000 to complete

2059
01:23:30,960 --> 01:23:35,120
the financial support and allow us to um

2060
01:23:35,120 --> 01:23:38,960
add 250 ft of hard surface improvement

2061
01:23:38,960 --> 01:23:41,679
sidewalks and improve our accessibility

2062
01:23:41,679 --> 01:23:44,320
to all of our depot

2063
01:23:44,320 --> 01:23:45,120
um

2064
01:23:45,120 --> 01:23:47,199
>> exhibits.

2065
01:23:47,199 --> 01:23:50,639
Great. Um, I would I noticed in the

2066
01:23:50,639 --> 01:23:52,080
staff recommendation, thank you for

2067
01:23:52,080 --> 01:23:54,320
that, Tim, that there's uh one

2068
01:23:54,320 --> 01:23:56,080
correction I would like to make that our

2069
01:23:56,080 --> 01:23:58,960
$3,000 sponsor is actually SLR rather

2070
01:23:58,960 --> 01:24:01,440
than Riot. So, they have already

2071
01:24:01,440 --> 01:24:02,800
provided

2072
01:24:02,800 --> 01:24:05,440
>> um that sponsorship and we are just

2073
01:24:05,440 --> 01:24:10,000
holding that those funds um until we

2074
01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:11,679
fund the remainder of the package at

2075
01:24:11,679 --> 01:24:16,239
which time we could start work immediately. Right.

2076
01:24:16,239 --> 01:24:20,480
What's the what's the total value of the work that you're trying to

2077
01:24:20,480 --> 01:24:23,520
achieve? You're asking for 5,000. Uh SLR

2078
01:24:23,520 --> 01:24:24,400
has given you

2079
01:24:24,400 --> 01:24:26,239
>> three What is that?

2080
01:24:26,239 --> 01:24:31,199
>> Uh MDD has also funded 7425

2081
01:24:31,199 --> 01:24:35,280
>> as a last their last meeting. So really

2082
01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:38,639
it's a 44.

2083
01:24:38,639 --> 01:24:40,800
>> It's a little less than $5,000. I

2084
01:24:40,800 --> 01:24:42,320
rounded it up to $5,000. It's

2085
01:24:42,320 --> 01:24:43,199
reimbursement.

2086
01:24:43,199 --> 01:24:45,440
>> Yeah. So if they end up spending less

2087
01:24:45,440 --> 01:24:47,199
than

2088
01:24:47,199 --> 01:24:49,360
>> if they if if the project contract goes

2089
01:24:49,360 --> 01:24:50,880
over a little bit, they would have up to

2090
01:24:50,880 --> 01:24:51,199
5,000,

2091
01:24:51,199 --> 01:24:53,520
>> right? If 5,000 applies for just

2092
01:24:53,520 --> 01:24:54,719
>> what they're I mean what they were

2093
01:24:54,719 --> 01:24:57,520
asking for was $4,850,

2094
01:24:57,520 --> 01:24:58,000
I think.

2095
01:24:58,000 --> 01:25:00,000
>> So my question is

2096
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:02,639
>> if we give them the 5,000, you got what

2097
01:25:02,639 --> 01:25:05,440
the money from SLR and something from

2098
01:25:05,440 --> 01:25:07,120
the MDD.

2099
01:25:07,120 --> 01:25:08,639
>> That will allow you to complete your

2100
01:25:08,639 --> 01:25:10,000
whole project that you're trying to do

2101
01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:12,000
>> the phase one. Yes. The sidewalk. That

2102
01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:12,400
was my question

2103
01:25:12,400 --> 01:25:13,040
>> specifically.

2104
01:25:13,040 --> 01:25:13,600
>> Mhm. Okay.

2105
01:25:13,600 --> 01:25:15,520
>> And it would enable a phase two.

2106
01:25:15,520 --> 01:25:16,159
>> Okay.

2107
01:25:16,159 --> 01:25:17,120
>> Immediately.

2108
01:25:17,120 --> 01:25:17,440
>> So,

2109
01:25:17,440 --> 01:25:20,159
>> and that's 14,850

2110
01:25:20,159 --> 01:25:20,480
correct

2111
01:25:20,480 --> 01:25:22,560
>> for the total project. So, project

2112
01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:24,560
access is split into two parts. What

2113
01:25:24,560 --> 01:25:26,960
we're uh what we're here um on behalf of

2114
01:25:26,960 --> 01:25:29,600
is to secure the funding to be able to

2115
01:25:29,600 --> 01:25:31,840
start and complete phase one, which is

2116
01:25:31,840 --> 01:25:34,239
all of our concrete sidewalks. that's

2117
01:25:34,239 --> 01:25:36,080
going to connect our property from the

2118
01:25:36,080 --> 01:25:38,480
bathrooms where our sidewalks end to the

2119
01:25:38,480 --> 01:25:40,800
caboose all the way down to the end of

2120
01:25:40,800 --> 01:25:43,520
our dining car and add a second

2121
01:25:43,520 --> 01:25:45,840
wheelchair accessible parking spot on

2122
01:25:45,840 --> 01:25:47,120
the road where there's already a curb

2123
01:25:47,120 --> 01:25:49,040
cut. In addition to that, it's going to

2124
01:25:49,040 --> 01:25:52,480
lay a necessary platform at the end of

2125
01:25:52,480 --> 01:25:54,800
our dining car on which we will be

2126
01:25:54,800 --> 01:25:57,360
building a wheelchair accessible deck.

2127
01:25:57,360 --> 01:25:59,600
So, the second phase of project access,

2128
01:25:59,600 --> 01:26:00,800
we're going to be seeking corporate

2129
01:26:00,800 --> 01:26:02,480
sponsorships. We already have two

2130
01:26:02,480 --> 01:26:05,120
committed verbally. Uh one person who's

2131
01:26:05,120 --> 01:26:07,760
committed to purchasing all or part of

2132
01:26:07,760 --> 01:26:10,000
the wheelchair lift. Uh we already have

2133
01:26:10,000 --> 01:26:12,159
our debt plans uh sent to an engineer.

2134
01:26:12,159 --> 01:26:13,760
So we're we're working on the planning

2135
01:26:13,760 --> 01:26:17,040
phases of that. Uh the $5,000 uh if the

2136
01:26:17,040 --> 01:26:18,719
council would approve would allow us to

2137
01:26:18,719 --> 01:26:21,120
actually execute this entire first step

2138
01:26:21,120 --> 01:26:23,360
and begin uh the sponsorship packages

2139
01:26:23,360 --> 01:26:25,600
for the people who have already donated

2140
01:26:25,600 --> 01:26:27,600
and get that publicity out so that we

2141
01:26:27,600 --> 01:26:29,520
can uh develop some momentum for phase

2142
01:26:29,520 --> 01:26:32,159
two. Do you do you have an estimate on

2143
01:26:32,159 --> 01:26:33,920
the phase one and two?

2144
01:26:33,920 --> 01:26:37,120
>> Phase one is 14825 from the concrete

2145
01:26:37,120 --> 01:26:38,800
contractor. He's ready to start this

2146
01:26:38,800 --> 01:26:41,280
week when when we have secured funding.

2147
01:26:41,280 --> 01:26:44,000
Um that that shouldn't take very long at

2148
01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:47,679
all. Um phase two, it's going to it's

2149
01:26:47,679 --> 01:26:49,280
we're going to have more hard numbers as

2150
01:26:49,280 --> 01:26:51,600
soon as I get the uh debt drawings back

2151
01:26:51,600 --> 01:26:55,120
from our engineer. Um, but we're aiming,

2152
01:26:55,120 --> 01:26:57,520
and this is just a ballpark, between 25

2153
01:26:57,520 --> 01:27:00,960
and 35,000 depending on, you know, how

2154
01:27:00,960 --> 01:27:03,040
our bids come back. So, and that's for

2155
01:27:03,040 --> 01:27:05,199
the for the full deck should be

2156
01:27:05,199 --> 01:27:07,520
including the wheelchair lift,

2157
01:27:07,520 --> 01:27:09,440
>> which we've already

2158
01:27:09,440 --> 01:27:11,520
>> we have a verbal uh commitment for the

2159
01:27:11,520 --> 01:27:12,400
wheelchair lift right now

2160
01:27:12,400 --> 01:27:14,400
>> is approved for the Okay,

2161
01:27:14,400 --> 01:27:15,199
>> great.

2162
01:27:15,199 --> 01:27:17,920
>> Awesome. I'll make a motion that we

2163
01:27:17,920 --> 01:27:22,000
approve the $5,000 recommendation from

2164
01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:25,840
uh city manager Kelty for the

2165
01:27:25,840 --> 01:27:28,000
reimbursement of the funding for the

2166
01:27:28,000 --> 01:27:30,639
Rockdale Depot Museum.

2167
01:27:30,639 --> 01:27:32,000
>> A motion on the floor. Is there a

2168
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:32,560
second?

2169
01:27:32,560 --> 01:27:33,280
>> Second.

2170
01:27:33,280 --> 01:27:34,800
>> A motion is second on the floor. Is

2171
01:27:34,800 --> 01:27:36,960
there any discussion?

2172
01:27:36,960 --> 01:27:38,960
>> Be no discussion will vote. All in favor

2173
01:27:38,960 --> 01:27:40,719
said motion signify by raising your

2174
01:27:40,719 --> 01:27:43,199
right hand. Motion passes unanimously.

2175
01:27:43,199 --> 01:27:43,840
>> Thank you very much.

2176
01:27:43,840 --> 01:27:45,920
>> Congratulations. Keep up the good work,

2177
01:27:45,920 --> 01:27:48,000
ladies.

2178
01:27:48,000 --> 01:27:50,239
>> Agenda item number 14, consider and take

2179
01:27:50,239 --> 01:27:53,040
any necessary action on a resolution

2180
01:27:53,040 --> 01:27:55,920
designating authorized signitories for

2181
01:27:55,920 --> 01:28:00,159
the CDBG MIT Resilient Communities

2182
01:28:00,159 --> 01:28:05,350
Program contract number 23-160-210-F792.

2183
01:28:05,360 --> 01:28:06,159
Hello, Ben.

2184
01:28:06,159 --> 01:28:08,639
>> Hey, mayor. Hey, council. Um, so this is

2185
01:28:08,639 --> 01:28:10,800
just some paperwork on the side of the

2186
01:28:10,800 --> 01:28:12,960
no match grant if you can recall for the

2187
01:28:12,960 --> 01:28:15,360
unified development code. All this is

2188
01:28:15,360 --> 01:28:17,280
doing is just giving us authorized

2189
01:28:17,280 --> 01:28:18,719
signatures. So we're asking for the

2190
01:28:18,719 --> 01:28:21,040
mayor to be one and Shana to be the

2191
01:28:21,040 --> 01:28:26,790
second

2192
01:28:26,800 --> 01:28:28,800
» pretty straightforward. Ben,

2193
01:28:28,800 --> 01:28:30,400
>> what's the second resolution do?

2194
01:28:30,400 --> 01:28:32,080
>> So the second resolution on the next

2195
01:28:32,080 --> 01:28:34,639
item is just a housekeeping item. It's

2196
01:28:34,639 --> 01:28:37,120
just reaffirming that we do follow civil

2197
01:28:37,120 --> 01:28:40,320
rights policies for the city. Um it's a

2198
01:28:40,320 --> 01:28:42,080
requirement on the grant to pass that

2199
01:28:42,080 --> 01:28:44,960
resolution and keep that updated.

2200
01:28:44,960 --> 01:28:46,880
>> I see staff is you're recommending

2201
01:28:46,880 --> 01:28:48,800
approval on both resolutions, Ben,

2202
01:28:48,800 --> 01:28:50,480
obviously. Okay.

2203
01:28:50,480 --> 01:28:53,040
>> Yes. And I was I was talking to Barbie.

2204
01:28:53,040 --> 01:28:54,239
I think you can do both of these

2205
01:28:54,239 --> 01:28:55,920
resolutions with one motion at the same

2206
01:28:55,920 --> 01:28:56,239
time.

2207
01:28:56,239 --> 01:28:56,639
>> Perfect.

2208
01:28:56,639 --> 01:28:56,880
>> Okay.

2209
01:28:56,880 --> 01:28:58,320
>> I'm saying the mayor and the city

2210
01:28:58,320 --> 01:29:00,239
secretary be authorized. I thought Did

2211
01:29:00,239 --> 01:29:01,840
you not say Shana

2212
01:29:01,840 --> 01:29:02,800
>> to sign

2213
01:29:02,800 --> 01:29:04,400
>> is the city secretary?

2214
01:29:04,400 --> 01:29:06,239
>> Okay. Oh, and the mayor. Yeah. Gotcha.

2215
01:29:06,239 --> 01:29:06,560
Okay.

2216
01:29:06,560 --> 01:29:07,040
>> Okay.

2217
01:29:07,040 --> 01:29:08,960
>> Great. I move that we approve line item

2218
01:29:08,960 --> 01:29:11,440
14 and 15 as read.

2219
01:29:11,440 --> 01:29:13,920
>> I have a motion to approve uh item 14

2220
01:29:13,920 --> 01:29:16,560
and 15 as read. Is there a second?

2221
01:29:16,560 --> 01:29:18,000
>> Motion is second on the floor. Is there

2222
01:29:18,000 --> 01:29:20,800
any discussion? All in favor said motion

2223
01:29:20,800 --> 01:29:23,920
signify by raise your right hand. Motion

2224
01:29:23,920 --> 01:29:26,400
passes unanimously with council member

2225
01:29:26,400 --> 01:29:28,239
Perry abstaining because he has stepped

2226
01:29:28,239 --> 01:29:34,470
out of the room.

2227
01:29:34,480 --> 01:29:36,880
Moving on to regular agenda item number

2228
01:29:36,880 --> 01:29:38,800
16. Consider

2229
01:29:38,800 --> 01:29:40,639
and take any necessary action on a

2230
01:29:40,639 --> 01:29:43,520
contract renewal with BVR waste and

2231
01:29:43,520 --> 01:29:45,360
recycling. Tim.

2232
01:29:45,360 --> 01:29:47,120
>> Yes. For the city solid waste contract

2233
01:29:47,120 --> 01:29:49,360
with BVR waste and recycling expires in

2234
01:29:49,360 --> 01:29:56,800
January uh actually January 2027. And I missed wrote that on on your memo. It

2235
01:29:56,800 --> 01:29:59,360
was a 5-year contract. It started in

2236
01:29:59,360 --> 01:30:01,600
2021.

2237
01:30:01,600 --> 01:30:04,560
Um

2238
01:30:04,560 --> 01:30:06,880
over the last five years, the the BVR

2239
01:30:06,880 --> 01:30:10,080
has provided uh good service. They

2240
01:30:10,080 --> 01:30:13,199
originally had proposed 5% rate increase

2241
01:30:13,199 --> 01:30:15,440
starting in January for residential

2242
01:30:15,440 --> 01:30:18,480
pickup with a 3% per year increase

2243
01:30:18,480 --> 01:30:20,400
thereafter for the for the term of the

2244
01:30:20,400 --> 01:30:23,199
new contract and then 10% for commercial

2245
01:30:23,199 --> 01:30:25,760
service and 5%

2246
01:30:25,760 --> 01:30:27,760
year after when I talked council

2247
01:30:27,760 --> 01:30:30,159
previously asked me to go back and kind

2248
01:30:30,159 --> 01:30:32,400
of work them over a little bit see if we

2249
01:30:32,400 --> 01:30:34,800
could do better and they came back with

2250
01:30:34,800 --> 01:30:37,760
a 4% residential increase in January

2251
01:30:37,760 --> 01:30:40,320
with 3% increases after thereafter in a

2252
01:30:40,320 --> 01:30:44,320
7 and a half% commercial increase um and

2253
01:30:44,320 --> 01:30:46,480
three and a half% uh increases

2254
01:30:46,480 --> 01:30:49,360
thereafter. All the other terms of the

2255
01:30:49,360 --> 01:30:53,440
current contract remain the same.

2256
01:30:53,440 --> 01:30:57,280
So my recommendation is to move forward

2257
01:30:57,280 --> 01:30:59,840
uh with this renewal.

2258
01:30:59,840 --> 01:31:02,719
It does keep us in in line with rates

2259
01:31:02,719 --> 01:31:06,239
being charged by cities in the area. Is

2260
01:31:06,239 --> 01:31:08,159
it the new contract going to be five

2261
01:31:08,159 --> 01:31:09,520
more years?

2262
01:31:09,520 --> 01:31:11,360
>> New contract would be an additional five

2263
01:31:11,360 --> 01:31:14,320
years.

2264
01:31:14,320 --> 01:31:18,239
>> Um, one of the things that happens when

2265
01:31:18,239 --> 01:31:24,080
we hire new contract uh switch uh solid

2266
01:31:24,080 --> 01:31:26,000
waste

2267
01:31:26,000 --> 01:31:28,560
uh providers is we get new trash cans

2268
01:31:28,560 --> 01:31:30,239
and that sort of thing. I'm not

2269
01:31:30,239 --> 01:31:32,080
promoting that we get new trash cans,

2270
01:31:32,080 --> 01:31:35,120
but what what happens when I've got one

2271
01:31:35,120 --> 01:31:36,880
that the bottom's pretty well gone out

2272
01:31:36,880 --> 01:31:39,199
of. Is that my responsibility or is BBR

2273
01:31:39,199 --> 01:31:41,360
is that part of their arrangement?

2274
01:31:41,360 --> 01:31:42,639
>> Uh, Mr.

2275
01:31:42,639 --> 01:31:43,040
>> Okay.

2276
01:31:43,040 --> 01:31:44,880
>> All right. You can uh you can call the

2277
01:31:44,880 --> 01:31:46,639
city and uh we'll get it replaced.

2278
01:31:46,639 --> 01:31:46,960
>> Okay.

2279
01:31:46,960 --> 01:31:47,760
>> Free of charge.

2280
01:31:47,760 --> 01:31:48,719
>> Okay.

2281
01:31:48,719 --> 01:31:52,239
>> No problem. As long as there 10 years in

2282
01:31:52,239 --> 01:31:53,440
there can

2283
01:31:53,440 --> 01:31:55,679
>> as long as it is due to normal wear and

2284
01:31:55,679 --> 01:31:57,840
tear they will replace it.

2285
01:31:57,840 --> 01:32:00,480
>> If it's any kind of abuse or

2286
01:32:00,480 --> 01:32:04,880
>> you know you use it to hold acid and

2287
01:32:04,880 --> 01:32:07,280
>> okay we've had that happen

2288
01:32:07,280 --> 01:32:09,760
>> fourth of July shenanigans.

2289
01:32:09,760 --> 01:32:12,400
>> Okay Tim if we looked into comparable

2290
01:32:12,400 --> 01:32:15,920
rates um and I'm just asking I was one

2291
01:32:15,920 --> 01:32:20,000
to visit a a lot of these sites um BVR

2292
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:22,080
being one of them and before we made the

2293
01:32:22,080 --> 01:32:24,320
decision to go with them.

2294
01:32:24,320 --> 01:32:26,159
>> Uh and I understand as Tim has mentioned

2295
01:32:26,159 --> 01:32:28,800
before, changing somebody's trash,

2296
01:32:28,800 --> 01:32:30,719
>> one of the most disturbing things for

2297
01:32:30,719 --> 01:32:32,960
citizens because you're getting a little

2298
01:32:32,960 --> 01:32:34,080
bit smaller,

2299
01:32:34,080 --> 01:32:34,480
>> but

2300
01:32:34,480 --> 01:32:36,719
>> um but if if it keeps I want to see how

2301
01:32:36,719 --> 01:32:38,639
we can keep rates competitive. I'm I'm

2302
01:32:38,639 --> 01:32:41,120
not opposed to the increase annually. Um

2303
01:32:41,120 --> 01:32:43,360
was that a was this a comparable

2304
01:32:43,360 --> 01:32:45,280
increase in the previous contract?

2305
01:32:45,280 --> 01:32:45,920
>> Yes, sir.

2306
01:32:45,920 --> 01:32:48,239
>> Three and a half%. It was yes it was

2307
01:32:48,239 --> 01:32:49,600
three to three and a half percent. We

2308
01:32:49,600 --> 01:32:52,320
held off on it for a couple years on the

2309
01:32:52,320 --> 01:32:54,560
increase just because it was we were in

2310
01:32:54,560 --> 01:32:56,480
a pretty tough time for everybody uh

2311
01:32:56,480 --> 01:32:58,639
during when we took over during COVID

2312
01:32:58,639 --> 01:33:01,360
which was a a nightmare for everybody

2313
01:33:01,360 --> 01:33:04,159
including us. Uh and then we did see

2314
01:33:04,159 --> 01:33:07,679
some huge um increases in diesel and

2315
01:33:07,679 --> 01:33:09,840
different things that went on at that

2316
01:33:09,840 --> 01:33:12,480
time. We did have an increase and then I

2317
01:33:12,480 --> 01:33:14,400
believe we held off this past year on on

2318
01:33:14,400 --> 01:33:16,960
doing any price increases as well.

2319
01:33:16,960 --> 01:33:18,880
So the the rates that they are proposing

2320
01:33:18,880 --> 01:33:21,600
to you know I did look at other cities

2321
01:33:21,600 --> 01:33:25,760
in the area um I looked at Giddings

2322
01:33:25,760 --> 01:33:29,920
Thorndale Cameron Hearn Caldwell and it

2323
01:33:29,920 --> 01:33:32,239
and and what they're proposing is is

2324
01:33:32,239 --> 01:33:34,880
competitive.

2325
01:33:34,880 --> 01:33:36,480
>> I'm not necessarily worried about the

2326
01:33:36,480 --> 01:33:37,840
cities we looked at. Did we look at the

2327
01:33:37,840 --> 01:33:39,360
other companies? Did we compare with

2328
01:33:39,360 --> 01:33:42,000
other companies rates? Well, those other

2329
01:33:42,000 --> 01:33:44,880
cities are being have have multiple

2330
01:33:44,880 --> 01:33:50,639
different companies. So, no, we when I came to council a few weeks ago,

2331
01:33:50,639 --> 01:33:52,880
you know, I asked or a few a couple

2332
01:33:52,880 --> 01:33:54,480
months ago, I asked if whether whether

2333
01:33:54,480 --> 01:33:58,239
we wanted to go out for bid and um

2334
01:33:58,239 --> 01:34:01,280
potentially select a new contractor with

2335
01:34:01,280 --> 01:34:03,600
a you know, if by going out for bid,

2336
01:34:03,600 --> 01:34:05,280
you're going to look at the low lowest

2337
01:34:05,280 --> 01:34:08,000
contractor and the and the desired

2338
01:34:08,000 --> 01:34:11,360
council was to stay with BVR and get the

2339
01:34:11,360 --> 01:34:15,590
best rate that we could from the person.

2340
01:34:15,600 --> 01:34:17,280
So without going through that process of

2341
01:34:17,280 --> 01:34:19,760
going out for bids, I really can't get

2342
01:34:19,760 --> 01:34:24,159
quotes from waste connections or

2343
01:34:24,159 --> 01:34:25,520
all I can look at see what they're

2344
01:34:25,520 --> 01:34:29,600
charging other cities. Okay.

2345
01:34:29,600 --> 01:34:31,520
>> Yeah.

2346
01:34:31,520 --> 01:34:33,600
>> I'm sorry I can't remember your name.

2347
01:34:33,600 --> 01:34:35,360
Yeah. Thank you. You were here a few

2348
01:34:35,360 --> 01:34:36,239
months ago. Yes, sir.

2349
01:34:36,239 --> 01:34:38,400
>> And we went through this process. Yes.

2350
01:34:38,400 --> 01:34:39,840
>> Right.

2351
01:34:39,840 --> 01:34:42,719
Um, and I remember having those

2352
01:34:42,719 --> 01:34:50,390
discussions then.

2353
01:34:50,400 --> 01:34:53,760
So, and I was out of the room when these

2354
01:34:53,760 --> 01:34:58,239
discussions started on this agenda item.

2355
01:34:58,239 --> 01:34:59,840
>> I'm sorry, mayor. So, I had mentioned

2356
01:34:59,840 --> 01:35:01,840
earlier that when I brought this to

2357
01:35:01,840 --> 01:35:05,280
council earlier, BVR was proposing a 5%

2358
01:35:05,280 --> 01:35:06,800
increase in January.

2359
01:35:06,800 --> 01:35:10,080
>> Okay. for residential collection and 3%

2360
01:35:10,080 --> 01:35:12,960
a year thereafter and 10% increase for

2361
01:35:12,960 --> 01:35:14,800
commercial service starting in January

2362
01:35:14,800 --> 01:35:17,440
with a 5% thereafter and council asked

2363
01:35:17,440 --> 01:35:19,760
me to go back and try to negotiate with

2364
01:35:19,760 --> 01:35:23,040
them and um they came back and offered

2365
01:35:23,040 --> 01:35:26,080
4% increase for residential and a 7 and

2366
01:35:26,080 --> 01:35:30,080
a half% increase for commercial still 3%

2367
01:35:30,080 --> 01:35:34,239
annual increase um and but they lowered

2368
01:35:34,239 --> 01:35:36,239
the three the 5% thereafter in

2369
01:35:36,239 --> 01:35:38,320
commercial to 3 and a2%.

2370
01:35:38,320 --> 01:35:41,360
>> So what would that do to a regular

2371
01:35:41,360 --> 01:35:44,480
homeowner? How would that increase? What

2372
01:35:44,480 --> 01:35:46,239
how much would that percent?

2373
01:35:46,239 --> 01:35:50,320
>> So if you look at the very back of the

2374
01:35:50,320 --> 01:35:53,920
uh you look at the very back

2375
01:35:53,920 --> 01:35:56,880
>> attachment number one.

2376
01:35:56,880 --> 01:36:00,000
>> Yes. Let me see.

2377
01:36:00,000 --> 01:36:01,120
>> Yes.

2378
01:36:01,120 --> 01:36:04,480
>> Number three. Um so the current rate um

2379
01:36:04,480 --> 01:36:06,000
for residential

2380
01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:08,480
>> is$1547.

2381
01:36:08,480 --> 01:36:10,480
>> Um the 4% increase would take that up

2382
01:36:10,480 --> 01:36:12,400
to609.

2383
01:36:12,400 --> 01:36:16,719
So it' be about a 50 62% increase per

2384
01:36:16,719 --> 01:36:19,520
month and then over the five years it

2385
01:36:19,520 --> 01:36:21,840
would take it all the way up to 1811 uh

2386
01:36:21,840 --> 01:36:25,040
by 2031.

2387
01:36:25,040 --> 01:36:28,639
>> That additional car that's uh

2388
01:36:28,639 --> 01:36:31,600
>> that's if if an individual requests a

2389
01:36:31,600 --> 01:36:32,239
second cart.

2390
01:36:32,239 --> 01:36:35,280
>> So it's 1609 plus the 1196. Correct.

2391
01:36:35,280 --> 01:36:36,960
>> Yeah. So if you have currently if you

2392
01:36:36,960 --> 01:36:41,360
have two carts the cost is uh 27 about

2393
01:36:41,360 --> 01:36:45,920
$27. Under the new terms uh it would be

2394
01:36:45,920 --> 01:36:50,070
about 28

2395
01:36:50,080 --> 01:36:52,960
for two carts

2396
01:36:52,960 --> 01:36:57,199
>> for 26 and 27. And then it goes up

2397
01:36:57,199 --> 01:37:00,320
>> 26 in in the very top of the page is is

2398
01:37:00,320 --> 01:37:04,870
the current rate.

2399
01:37:04,880 --> 01:37:08,639
» And you I know you said you did a a you

2400
01:37:08,639 --> 01:37:11,520
did research these other cities and I

2401
01:37:11,520 --> 01:37:14,639
see this camera pays $20 for twice a

2402
01:37:14,639 --> 01:37:16,800
week.

2403
01:37:16,800 --> 01:37:17,280
Um

2404
01:37:17,280 --> 01:37:19,040
>> and all those are comparisons are for a

2405
01:37:19,040 --> 01:37:20,639
single cart collection.

2406
01:37:20,639 --> 01:37:24,000
>> For a single cart.

2407
01:37:24,000 --> 01:37:26,159
What did you say on the commercial side?

2408
01:37:26,159 --> 01:37:28,400
It's you're doing 7%.

2409
01:37:28,400 --> 01:37:29,280
>> Yes, sir.

2410
01:37:29,280 --> 01:37:30,480
>> And then

2411
01:37:30,480 --> 01:37:32,400
>> 7% and three and a half%

2412
01:37:32,400 --> 01:37:36,550
>> annually as well.

2413
01:37:36,560 --> 01:37:39,199
» So four and seven and then the three is

2414
01:37:39,199 --> 01:37:39,840
consistent.

2415
01:37:39,840 --> 01:37:40,400
>> Yes, sir.

2416
01:37:40,400 --> 01:37:43,840
>> Between residential and commercial.

2417
01:37:43,840 --> 01:37:45,679
Here's

2418
01:37:45,679 --> 01:37:48,159
my concern

2419
01:37:48,159 --> 01:37:51,760
and I said this when we before we raised

2420
01:37:51,760 --> 01:37:55,600
our water and our sewer rates. My my my

2421
01:37:55,600 --> 01:37:57,600
concern is for our citizens overall. My

2422
01:37:57,600 --> 01:37:59,119
concern is especially for our fixed

2423
01:37:59,119 --> 01:38:01,679
income citizens. It's easy for us to sit

2424
01:38:01,679 --> 01:38:04,639
up here on this DAS and say okay let's

2425
01:38:04,639 --> 01:38:08,080
raise rates right

2426
01:38:08,080 --> 01:38:10,400
but it's hard for some of our citizens

2427
01:38:10,400 --> 01:38:12,239
to afford these increases in these

2428
01:38:12,239 --> 01:38:14,560
rates.

2429
01:38:14,560 --> 01:38:17,669
And

2430
01:38:17,679 --> 01:38:20,080
we've increased water rates. We've

2431
01:38:20,080 --> 01:38:22,480
increased waste water rates on our

2432
01:38:22,480 --> 01:38:25,360
citizens. And now here we are again

2433
01:38:25,360 --> 01:38:26,880
potentially going to increase some more

2434
01:38:26,880 --> 01:38:30,000
rates on our citizens.

2435
01:38:30,000 --> 01:38:33,040
And maybe it's just the timing,

2436
01:38:33,040 --> 01:38:34,560
but

2437
01:38:34,560 --> 01:38:37,920
it's just seems like poor timing to me.

2438
01:38:37,920 --> 01:38:41,440
And I'm not happy with it. I'm darn I

2439
01:38:41,440 --> 01:38:43,119
would use another word, but I'm darn

2440
01:38:43,119 --> 01:38:44,480
unhappy with it.

2441
01:38:44,480 --> 01:38:46,880
>> Let me say so the these these rate this

2442
01:38:46,880 --> 01:38:47,440
potential

2443
01:38:47,440 --> 01:38:49,119
>> and this is not directed at you, sir.

2444
01:38:49,119 --> 01:38:50,560
>> You're good. You're good. I understand

2445
01:38:50,560 --> 01:38:51,679
exactly where you're coming from.

2446
01:38:51,679 --> 01:38:54,080
>> This rate increase would actually not go

2447
01:38:54,080 --> 01:38:57,440
into effect until uh December, January.

2448
01:38:57,440 --> 01:38:59,760
So, it's the rate increase we did for

2449
01:38:59,760 --> 01:39:02,080
water and sewer was

2450
01:39:02,080 --> 01:39:03,679
uh the first one we' done in quite a

2451
01:39:03,679 --> 01:39:06,159
while. And it was we adopted it, I

2452
01:39:06,159 --> 01:39:10,239
think, finally in April.

2453
01:39:10,239 --> 01:39:12,880
Um, so

2454
01:39:12,880 --> 01:39:15,679
this would this this particular increase

2455
01:39:15,679 --> 01:39:18,159
of 62 cents on their trash rates would

2456
01:39:18,159 --> 01:39:20,560
be in

2457
01:39:20,560 --> 01:39:23,520
December, January.

2458
01:39:23,520 --> 01:39:25,280
>> So

2459
01:39:25,280 --> 01:39:28,320
I'm not promoting for BVR at all. Not

2460
01:39:28,320 --> 01:39:31,920
good or bad. But what I want everybody

2461
01:39:31,920 --> 01:39:36,000
to understand is if we go I don't like

2462
01:39:36,000 --> 01:39:37,600
increasing any more room, but if we go

2463
01:39:37,600 --> 01:39:39,760
to the open market and we don't get

2464
01:39:39,760 --> 01:39:42,719
something better, we're going up whether

2465
01:39:42,719 --> 01:39:43,760
we like it or not.

2466
01:39:43,760 --> 01:39:47,119
>> Valid point. Valid point.

2467
01:39:47,119 --> 01:39:52,159
>> Um and I don't know.

2468
01:39:52,159 --> 01:39:55,119
It's a rate increase. It's minimal. It

2469
01:39:55,119 --> 01:39:58,960
does add up, but you're playing with

2470
01:39:58,960 --> 01:40:00,960
fire when you go to the open market and

2471
01:40:00,960 --> 01:40:03,840
ask for numbers. At that point, you're

2472
01:40:03,840 --> 01:40:05,360
taking the lowest one you get, whatever

2473
01:40:05,360 --> 01:40:08,239
it is. You have no other options. And

2474
01:40:08,239 --> 01:40:10,320
anybody else, I don't know how much

2475
01:40:10,320 --> 01:40:12,480
money BBR is making out of this deal,

2476
01:40:12,480 --> 01:40:14,320
but anybody else that come in has a

2477
01:40:14,320 --> 01:40:17,199
tremendous startup startup expense that

2478
01:40:17,199 --> 01:40:19,520
they're going to share with somebody.

2479
01:40:19,520 --> 01:40:22,000
Um, and so we just have to be mindful of

2480
01:40:22,000 --> 01:40:26,320
that. And and my point that I'm trying

2481
01:40:26,320 --> 01:40:29,600
to make is not that BBR is overcharging

2482
01:40:29,600 --> 01:40:33,280
us with this increase.

2483
01:40:33,280 --> 01:40:38,159
>> It's just that these it seems very

2484
01:40:38,159 --> 01:40:41,119
unfortunately untimely to me for our

2485
01:40:41,119 --> 01:40:43,360
citizens.

2486
01:40:43,360 --> 01:40:47,760
>> Um and I wish I could change that. I

2487
01:40:47,760 --> 01:40:49,119
don't know where I'm going with this.

2488
01:40:49,119 --> 01:40:51,040
Unfortunately, I can't change it. It's

2489
01:40:51,040 --> 01:40:52,400
just

2490
01:40:52,400 --> 01:40:53,920
untimely.

2491
01:40:53,920 --> 01:40:56,880
>> We are we are lowering tax rate if that

2492
01:40:56,880 --> 01:40:58,000
helps at any

2493
01:40:58,000 --> 01:41:01,440
>> which is good. Yes, I agree with that.

2494
01:41:01,440 --> 01:41:02,800
Um

2495
01:41:02,800 --> 01:41:04,159
>> well, I think where you're going with it

2496
01:41:04,159 --> 01:41:06,639
is you're showing the citizens the true

2497
01:41:06,639 --> 01:41:09,520
concern that we hear, we see, we feel

2498
01:41:09,520 --> 01:41:11,600
it,

2499
01:41:11,600 --> 01:41:14,480
and we're expressing what we can do to

2500
01:41:14,480 --> 01:41:16,400
help

2501
01:41:16,400 --> 01:41:19,280
>> ease that. But at the same time, it is

2502
01:41:19,280 --> 01:41:21,760
what it is. Um

2503
01:41:21,760 --> 01:41:24,480
Well, yes, sir. I agree.

2504
01:41:24,480 --> 01:41:26,320
>> Um, so it's obvious that we need trash

2505
01:41:26,320 --> 01:41:28,239
services, right? And we've done business

2506
01:41:28,239 --> 01:41:30,000
with you guys for a long time.

2507
01:41:30,000 --> 01:41:30,880
>> Yes, ma'am.

2508
01:41:30,880 --> 01:41:33,040
>> What have you done for for us as far as

2509
01:41:33,040 --> 01:41:34,719
to prove that you're a good partnership

2510
01:41:34,719 --> 01:41:37,280
with our city other than providing your

2511
01:41:37,280 --> 01:41:40,080
services? If I recall, years back, you

2512
01:41:40,080 --> 01:41:41,840
had committed to doing a few things for

2513
01:41:41,840 --> 01:41:44,480
our citizens in the city. Can you remind

2514
01:41:44,480 --> 01:41:47,520
me? So, I know y'all were doing a lot of

2515
01:41:47,520 --> 01:41:49,040
there was a big project going on with

2516
01:41:49,040 --> 01:41:51,760
the historical building in downtown.

2517
01:41:51,760 --> 01:41:54,480
>> I know we contributed quite a bit uh to

2518
01:41:54,480 --> 01:41:57,679
the funding of that. Um we also have

2519
01:41:57,679 --> 01:41:59,679
contributed to other little activities

2520
01:41:59,679 --> 01:42:01,360
that have gone on that you know people

2521
01:42:01,360 --> 01:42:04,960
have asked for. Um we've also um sorry

2522
01:42:04,960 --> 01:42:08,400
we do the free events um the bulk pickup

2523
01:42:08,400 --> 01:42:09,840
events four times a year.

2524
01:42:09,840 --> 01:42:11,920
>> That's what I'm for sure.

2525
01:42:11,920 --> 01:42:14,960
>> We do contribute 10. actually 20 free

2526
01:42:14,960 --> 01:42:16,560
rolloff containers.

2527
01:42:16,560 --> 01:42:16,960
>> Okay.

2528
01:42:16,960 --> 01:42:18,960
>> Um that's

2529
01:42:18,960 --> 01:42:20,960
it's quite an expense for us to do that,

2530
01:42:20,960 --> 01:42:22,880
but we we do it for the citizens. And

2531
01:42:22,880 --> 01:42:24,800
then also, you know, twice a year we do

2532
01:42:24,800 --> 01:42:27,440
a free bulk pickup where we come by and

2533
01:42:27,440 --> 01:42:30,080
we pick up uh bulk pickup at the at

2534
01:42:30,080 --> 01:42:33,199
people's residences. So, um we do that

2535
01:42:33,199 --> 01:42:34,800
free of charge as well. So

2536
01:42:34,800 --> 01:42:37,600
>> they also have the last two two years I

2537
01:42:37,600 --> 01:42:39,520
think for three different events um

2538
01:42:39,520 --> 01:42:40,560
donated

2539
01:42:40,560 --> 01:42:43,920
>> portaotties and restrooms for our events

2540
01:42:43,920 --> 01:42:44,719
downtown.

2541
01:42:44,719 --> 01:42:46,480
>> Yes, I think I remembered that. Okay,

2542
01:42:46,480 --> 01:42:46,880
good.

2543
01:42:46,880 --> 01:42:48,560
>> I think you're vested in your commitment

2544
01:42:48,560 --> 01:42:50,639
to the city.

2545
01:42:50,639 --> 01:42:53,119
And I will tell you this, I I hear

2546
01:42:53,119 --> 01:42:55,280
exactly where you're coming from. And we

2547
01:42:55,280 --> 01:42:58,000
have been we have been hit with an

2548
01:42:58,000 --> 01:42:59,760
extreme

2549
01:42:59,760 --> 01:43:03,520
uh costing increases for us, operating

2550
01:43:03,520 --> 01:43:05,679
costs with diesel. Everybody's seen how

2551
01:43:05,679 --> 01:43:07,440
that's going on. We can't just pass that

2552
01:43:07,440 --> 01:43:08,560
off to our customers.

2553
01:43:08,560 --> 01:43:09,040
>> Sure.

2554
01:43:09,040 --> 01:43:11,280
>> You know, and so we do things, we try to

2555
01:43:11,280 --> 01:43:13,440
be as efficient as possible and make I

2556
01:43:13,440 --> 01:43:15,360
mean, you you saw us, you know, we kind

2557
01:43:15,360 --> 01:43:17,040
of changed the way we pick up trash. We

2558
01:43:17,040 --> 01:43:18,719
went from a rear load truck to a side

2559
01:43:18,719 --> 01:43:20,960
load truck to try to be more efficient

2560
01:43:20,960 --> 01:43:23,040
to minimize those costs. And then also

2561
01:43:23,040 --> 01:43:25,600
some of the trucks we buy, they were

2562
01:43:25,600 --> 01:43:28,239
$250,000 when we started this contract.

2563
01:43:28,239 --> 01:43:32,159
Now they're $500,000. So it's it's

2564
01:43:32,159 --> 01:43:36,320
the the and we had a 14 14% increase in

2565
01:43:36,320 --> 01:43:39,119
our disposal costs that we that that

2566
01:43:39,119 --> 01:43:40,719
we've incurred, you know, just over the

2567
01:43:40,719 --> 01:43:42,639
life of the contract. and we are well

2568
01:43:42,639 --> 01:43:47,520
aware of those costs and and and what goes on and and and then that's

2569
01:43:47,520 --> 01:43:48,800
also why we choose to honor our

2570
01:43:48,800 --> 01:43:50,480
commitments, you know, to the city. It's

2571
01:43:50,480 --> 01:43:52,800
not not your problem, but we we we're

2572
01:43:52,800 --> 01:43:54,239
trying to be as best we can be and

2573
01:43:54,239 --> 01:43:56,239
provide the best service as possible to

2574
01:43:56,239 --> 01:43:57,119
the city. And so

2575
01:43:57,119 --> 01:43:59,360
>> so we right now the city has what about

2576
01:43:59,360 --> 01:44:01,760
2200

2577
01:44:01,760 --> 01:44:03,760
uh how many residential properties are

2578
01:44:03,760 --> 01:44:04,560
there?

2579
01:44:04,560 --> 01:44:05,440
>> About 2200.

2580
01:44:05,440 --> 01:44:06,560
>> About 2,200

2581
01:44:06,560 --> 01:44:07,199
>> close.

2582
01:44:07,199 --> 01:44:08,159
>> Um are there

2583
01:44:08,159 --> 01:44:09,840
>> new with the new subdivision? It may be

2584
01:44:09,840 --> 01:44:11,840
above that now. Are there are I was

2585
01:44:11,840 --> 01:44:13,600
that's where I was going. Are there

2586
01:44:13,600 --> 01:44:15,360
economies of scales that we might be

2587
01:44:15,360 --> 01:44:19,360
able to re um realize in the future in

2588
01:44:19,360 --> 01:44:21,920
some of the proposed increases

2589
01:44:21,920 --> 01:44:25,280
um if we add another thousand household

2590
01:44:25,280 --> 01:44:26,639
residential households in the city?

2591
01:44:26,639 --> 01:44:28,239
>> I see that. Um I mean you could see that

2592
01:44:28,239 --> 01:44:31,199
but there's there's kind of a a give and

2593
01:44:31,199 --> 01:44:32,880
take because you get to one a certain

2594
01:44:32,880 --> 01:44:34,800
size and then we may have to then we

2595
01:44:34,800 --> 01:44:36,080
have to send two trucks,

2596
01:44:36,080 --> 01:44:40,080
>> right? we have to add, you know, more uh

2597
01:44:40,080 --> 01:44:41,440
>> what what's the word? I'm looking for

2598
01:44:41,440 --> 01:44:43,520
more assets to the area, more expense,

2599
01:44:43,520 --> 01:44:48,159
you know, that that's costing us. So, I can't really scale that. Um I'm with

2600
01:44:48,159 --> 01:44:49,920
you. I've I've done many cost

2601
01:44:49,920 --> 01:44:52,080
comparisons on on cities around and it's

2602
01:44:52,080 --> 01:44:53,679
kind of where we we come up with our

2603
01:44:53,679 --> 01:44:55,040
rates, just making sure we're staying

2604
01:44:55,040 --> 01:44:57,040
competitive and make sure you guys are

2605
01:44:57,040 --> 01:44:59,360
getting getting what you pay for. And uh

2606
01:44:59,360 --> 01:45:01,040
and then we're always, you know, open to

2607
01:45:01,040 --> 01:45:03,040
any considerations that that that you

2608
01:45:03,040 --> 01:45:05,440
would may want to want to take with us.

2609
01:45:05,440 --> 01:45:08,239
and uh and we just we try to provide the

2610
01:45:08,239 --> 01:45:10,480
best service at the best rate as

2611
01:45:10,480 --> 01:45:12,960
possible and um we have I have done a

2612
01:45:12,960 --> 01:45:18,719
lot of research on the rates around and we are very competitive. So,

2613
01:45:18,719 --> 01:45:19,679
>> thank you.

2614
01:45:19,679 --> 01:45:21,520
>> Yes, sir.

2615
01:45:21,520 --> 01:45:27,109
>> Council,

2616
01:45:27,119 --> 01:45:28,639
» I didn't get on here and make friends.

2617
01:45:28,639 --> 01:45:34,400
So, here we go. Well, I I I mean, it's a it's uh

2618
01:45:34,400 --> 01:45:36,239
the timing, as I said, the timing is

2619
01:45:36,239 --> 01:45:38,000
bad. It's it's a service we have to have

2620
01:45:38,000 --> 01:45:39,920
for our citizens.

2621
01:45:39,920 --> 01:45:42,159
>> Uh I agree, costs are going up. Diesel,

2622
01:45:42,159 --> 01:45:43,679
as we know, if you have a diesel truck

2623
01:45:43,679 --> 01:45:46,239
and you buy diesel or gas at the pump,

2624
01:45:46,239 --> 01:45:49,520
it's costs are going up.

2625
01:45:49,520 --> 01:45:53,270
>> Motor oil, whatever.

2626
01:45:53,280 --> 01:45:56,080
I make a motion that we accept staff

2627
01:45:56,080 --> 01:45:58,080
recommendation for the solid waste

2628
01:45:58,080 --> 01:46:00,239
contract extension

2629
01:46:00,239 --> 01:46:03,360
uh with uh BVR

2630
01:46:03,360 --> 01:46:07,280
waste and recycling for a five-year term

2631
01:46:07,280 --> 01:46:09,520
with the

2632
01:46:09,520 --> 01:46:11,679
increases that have been provided.

2633
01:46:11,679 --> 01:46:13,040
>> I'll second that

2634
01:46:13,040 --> 01:46:14,560
>> motion to second on the floor. Is there

2635
01:46:14,560 --> 01:46:17,440
any discussion?

2636
01:46:17,440 --> 01:46:19,520
All in favor said motion signify by

2637
01:46:19,520 --> 01:46:21,679
raise your right hand.

2638
01:46:21,679 --> 01:46:24,159
Motion passes unanimously.

2639
01:46:24,159 --> 01:46:24,320
And

2640
01:46:24,320 --> 01:46:26,159
>> again, mayor, I would remind you that

2641
01:46:26,159 --> 01:46:28,800
the effective date of this uh new

2642
01:46:28,800 --> 01:46:31,280
contract is not till January 1st.

2643
01:46:31,280 --> 01:46:35,520
>> January 1st. Okay, that's a good thing.

2644
01:46:35,520 --> 01:46:38,480
All right, it is 7:18. We will now

2645
01:46:38,480 --> 01:46:41,199
convene into executive session under

2646
01:46:41,199 --> 01:46:44,239
sections 551087 of the Texas Government

2647
01:46:44,239 --> 01:46:47,600
Code to a deliberate about economic

2648
01:46:47,600 --> 01:46:49,679
development negotiations for the city's

2649
01:46:49,679 --> 01:46:54,080
6 acres at 633 West Cameron Avenue owned

2650
01:46:54,080 --> 01:46:56,080
by the city of Rockdale, Texas right

2651
01:46:56,080 --> 01:46:56,400
now.

2652
01:46:56,400 --> 01:46:59,280
>> Okay, council, the time is 7:55 p.m. We

2653
01:46:59,280 --> 01:47:01,040
are reconvened into open session. Is

2654
01:47:01,040 --> 01:47:02,639
there any action coming out of closed

2655
01:47:02,639 --> 01:47:03,280
session?

2656
01:47:03,280 --> 01:47:04,000
>> No, sir.

2657
01:47:04,000 --> 01:47:05,600
>> No action coming out of closed session.

2658
01:47:05,600 --> 01:47:06,960
Is there other business? Any other

2659
01:47:06,960 --> 01:47:08,800
business to attend to tonight before we

2660
01:47:08,800 --> 01:47:09,600
adjourn?

2661
01:47:09,600 --> 01:47:11,360
>> No, sir. Being none, we are now

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officially adjourned at 7:55 p.m. Thank

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you for your attendance tonight.