[4:37] grass fire.
[4:40] >> I mean, I I feel for them. I really do.
[4:43] >> Oh, volunteers and regular paid. I mean,
[4:47] >> no.
[4:49] Mayor, I've already got
[4:51] >> what?
[4:54] » Oh, uh, Councilwoman Burn's gonna leave
[4:56] us tonight.
[4:57] >> She is the She is the queen. the goat.
[4:59] >> Hey, we've seriously we're thinking
[5:02] about just making you the go-to prayer
[5:03] version.
[5:04] >> That's right.
[5:06] >> Make a motion.
[5:07] >> You have a you have a short abbreviated
[5:10] version and a long
[5:15] » I'll now call to order this meeting of
[5:17] the White House City Council for today,
[5:18] August 24th, 2026. It is 6 p.m. Nichols,
[5:22] will you please call the RO?
[5:23] >> Yes, sir. James Wley,
[5:25] >> here.
[5:25] >> Zack Brisco,
[5:26] >> here.
[5:26] >> Bronell Burns,
[5:27] >> here. John Chambers
[5:28] >> here.
[5:29] >> Michael Love
[5:30] >> here.
[5:30] >> Matt Lazar
[5:31] >> here.
[5:31] >> We have
[5:32] >> Excellent. Thank you. Please stand if
[5:34] you're able and join Councilwoman Burns
[5:35] as she leads us in a word of prayer.
[5:37] >> God, now we thank you for today. We
[5:39] thank you for your blessings. God, we
[5:40] thank you for your son, Jesus. God, we
[5:43] thank you for yet another opportunity to
[5:44] come back together again. God, thank you
[5:46] for the opportunity to serve this great
[5:48] community of White House, Texas. God, we
[5:51] ask that you continue to bless and give
[5:53] wisdom to the mayor, the city council
[5:56] members, Leslie White, and the entire
[5:58] staff that serves White House Texas.
[6:01] God, we ask that you continue to help us
[6:03] to listen to each other. Help us to
[6:05] consider each other views. And then,
[6:07] God, seek common ground. God, we ask a
[6:10] special blessing over those that are
[6:12] fighting the fires, those that are
[6:14] serving the people, um those that are
[6:17] serving the schools. God, just everyone
[6:19] that's serving, but in your name, we ask
[6:22] that you continue to keep us together.
[6:25] God, help us to remember words like
[6:26] unity and integrity as we move forward
[6:29] in today's discussion. God, we thank you
[6:32] and we love you. We ask that you bless
[6:33] the city that we all call home. In Jesus
[6:36] name we do pray. Amen.
[6:38] >> Amen.
[6:39] >> Please join the council in the pledge of
[6:41] allegiance. I alian to the flag of the
[6:44] United States of America and to the
[6:47] republic for which it stands. One nation
[6:50] under God indivisible with liberty and
[6:54] justice for all
[6:55] >> and the Texas flag.
[6:57] >> Honor the flag. I aliance to thee Texas
[7:02] one state
[7:04] one and indivisible.
[7:06] >> That sounded amazing. Thank you. Please
[7:07] be seated.
[7:10] Thank you, Councilwoman, for the prayer.
[7:12] >> All right, that takes us down to item D,
[7:14] presentations,
[7:17] of which we have none. So, we will move
[7:19] to item E, matters of community
[7:21] interest. Mrs. Black,
[7:23] >> mayor and council, as most of you all
[7:24] know, the climate vision weather radar
[7:26] has been placed to top the tower on.
[7:32] » I do know that they
[7:35] are expecting to have that fully
[7:38] operational. within the next 30 to 60
[7:40] days. So, we're really excited about
[7:41] that. National Night Out will be held on
[7:44] Tuesday, October 6th from 5 to 7 p.m.
[7:47] here at City Park. That's always a great
[7:48] time with our law enforcement,
[7:50] firefighters, other public safety
[7:51] personnel. Everyone can join us for
[7:53] that. And then, as of this past Friday,
[7:57] we have met our election deadlines and
[8:00] all candidates are unopposed. So, the
[8:02] next council meeting, we'll be bringing
[8:03] something before you cancel the November
[8:06] election for the mayor position
[8:10] two
[8:12] and mayor. Yes, sir.
[8:14] >> We can add the cost of that back to our
[8:16] budget, right?
[8:17] >> Yes, sir.
[8:17] >> Excellent.
[8:19] >> All right. Anything else on the matter
[8:21] of community interest from council?
[8:25] » All right. That takes us down to the
[8:27] consent agenda.
[8:29] Um,
[8:31] shall provide for items that require
[8:32] action by the council but where no
[8:34] discussion is anticipated by a single
[8:35] motion second majority vote. Items under
[8:38] this section are approved without
[8:39] further discussion or action. Any
[8:40] council member may request the removal
[8:42] of any item from the consent agenda in
[8:44] which case these items shall be
[8:45] discussed and voted upon separately.
[8:47] It's only one item on the consent agenda
[8:48] and that is approval of the minutes of
[8:49] the city council meeting on August 7th
[8:51] of 2026 and August the 10th of 2026. If
[8:55] there's no findings in those meeting
[8:56] minutes, I'll enter entertain a motion
[8:58] to approve the consent agenda as
[9:00] presented.
[9:01] >> I'll make a motion to approve as
[9:02] presented.
[9:03] >> Second. All right. I have a motion and a
[9:05] second. Any further discussion?
[9:08] >> Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
[9:11] >> Any oppose say no.
[9:13] >> With that, the agenda is completed.
[9:15] >> On to item G. Other action items,
[9:17] ordinances, resolutions, and public
[9:19] hearings. This is a continuence of the
[9:21] public hearing on a proposed 2026 27
[9:24] budget. So go ahead and enter into
[9:29] uh public hearing. So the time is 604
[9:34] and we will move from the regular
[9:38] council meeting into the public hearing.
[9:42] Is there anyone present that would like
[9:45] to speak to
[9:47] um the 2026 27 budget?
[9:56] All right,
[9:57] after a long pause, I see there's no
[10:00] one. So, the time is 6:05 and I'll go
[10:03] ahead and close the public hearing and
[10:05] enter into the regular
[10:08] council agenda.
[10:11] And that takes us to item G2.
[10:15] >> So there is some required G1. I don't
[10:18] know if you want me to go back through
[10:20] some of the budget tax rate update
[10:21] before we get to proposing tax rate or
[10:23] if you'd rather wait.
[10:24] >> I think the more information the better.
[10:26] >> So I'll run through this presentation
[10:28] pretty quickly. We've covered most of it
[10:29] in our two prior public meetings, but
[10:31] I'll run through it pretty quickly here
[10:33] tonight. Tonight we have two action
[10:35] items before you. The first one is the
[10:37] budget public hearing. At the conclusion
[10:39] of the budget public hearing, state
[10:40] statute requires that you take some sort
[10:42] of action at the conclusion of tonight's
[10:44] public hearing. So the action needs to
[10:46] be that you will set formal action on
[10:48] September 22nd at 6 p.m. here at city
[10:50] hall. The second item before you tonight
[10:53] is a tax rate proposal and again that
[10:56] has very specific wording that you must
[10:57] make your motion when we get to that
[10:59] point. A look back at kind of where we
[11:02] are in the budgeting process. We
[11:04] presented the initial base budget in
[11:05] July. We held our budget workshop on
[11:07] August 7th. Took that feedback from the
[11:10] council and opened the public hearing on
[11:12] August 10th with a revised budget. We'll
[11:14] go over what all that includes here
[11:16] shortly. Tonight, we're continuing the
[11:18] public hearing and proposing the tax
[11:20] rate and then we will set everything for
[11:22] final adoption on September 22.
[11:26] Um, a little bit of note, as you all
[11:28] know, we've talked about this year
[11:30] significantly different than what we've
[11:32] seen in at least recent property tax
[11:34] setting years. our certified appraisal
[11:37] role was up just.7%.
[11:39] Um, typically in years past, we've seen
[11:42] that number up around five or six%. Um,
[11:45] but the biggest change this year was
[11:47] that our net taxable value decreased,
[11:50] which means our opportunity for revenue
[11:52] to fund city operations also decreased.
[11:55] Um, the taxable base did not keep pace
[11:58] with community growth, inflation, and
[11:59] service demand. The biggest reasoning
[12:02] for this reduction was due to changes in
[12:04] exemptions for business personal
[12:06] property and then a correction of an
[12:08] error that was made related to business
[12:10] personal property tax and last year's
[12:12] tax rate calculation. So while yes, we
[12:14] all look around and we see all the
[12:16] growth that's happening that's not
[12:18] translating into tax revenue growth for
[12:20] the city this year.
[12:22] >> So that wasn't a city error.
[12:24] >> No sir, it was with the appraisal
[12:26] district.
[12:30] Um, so as I mentioned, we came back to
[12:32] you with a revised budget. This is just
[12:34] an overview of what changed in the
[12:36] general fund where we stand with
[12:38] revenues, expenditures, and then a
[12:40] forecasted margin of only 57,272,
[12:43] which is very thin for a budget of about
[12:45] $10 million the year. We feel like this
[12:48] is the best most prudent use of funds
[12:52] for the upcoming year. So that's kind of
[12:54] where we stand there. Um, and then was
[12:58] revised in the budget was to allow for
[13:00] four additional public safety positions,
[13:03] an investigator patrol officer, two
[13:05] full-time firefighters, the replacement
[13:07] of tasers for our police department, two
[13:10] AED replacements. Those are all
[13:14] external.
[13:17] I don't know what the A I can't remember
[13:18] what the A stands for.
[13:21] >> Yes,
[13:22] >> you do have to press the button.
[13:23] >> Critical equipment if your heart stops
[13:26] and then an increase to and storm water
[13:28] repairs for both Rosebrook street
[13:30] repairs of about 50,000 and then a
[13:32] citywide roadway commission assessment.
[13:35] Um all of those things are added in the
[13:36] revised work program. Again, this will
[13:39] allow for three officers on every patrol
[13:42] shift for our police department and
[13:45] provide a second investigator which is
[13:46] critically needed as our population has
[13:48] continued to grow. Um our public safety
[13:51] departments have done a great job of
[13:52] keeping up but we're at a critical
[13:54] tipping point where we've got to have
[13:56] some additional if we want to maintain
[13:58] those service levels. Same for the fire
[14:00] department. This would allow for three
[14:01] full-time and one part-time firefighter
[14:04] per shift and would allow us to need
[14:08] those staffing models that are needed.
[14:12] A quick look at the tax rate reference
[14:14] points. The last time you we all spoke,
[14:16] we were thinking that the the rate would
[14:17] need to be at the divinous rate of 828.
[14:20] Um after speaking with Mayor Wansley,
[14:24] Miss Le and I did their financial
[14:26] advisors and tax attorneys and feel like
[14:29] that tonight we would recommend that you
[14:31] propose a rate of 792891
[14:34] which is three and a half cents below
[14:36] the minimum rate and five and a half
[14:38] cents below the voter approval rate. Um
[14:41] we understand that this is still a
[14:44] significant increase in what the current
[14:46] adopted tax rate is but it it is going
[14:49] to be used strictly to provide critical
[14:51] public safety services and roadway
[14:53] repairs. Um
[14:56] so this is how we came up with that
[14:58] scenario. So the M rate would be 493059
[15:03] the INS rate of 299832.
[15:07] One thing to note here we have to do
[15:09] statutos on our 2026 tax rate
[15:12] calculation sheet. What that rate showed
[15:14] what that worksheet showed was that the
[15:17] debt rate should be 335717.
[15:22] We were looking for any opportunity to
[15:24] not go up to the diminish rate of 82
[15:26] cents. And so what we are asking for the
[15:29] council to do is to use some fund
[15:31] balance both the general fund and the
[15:33] INS fund to help lower that rate.
[15:37] Um we feel like that's important. We
[15:39] think some of it will provide permanent
[15:43] rate relief, but a portion of it will
[15:44] only be for one year. We're we realized
[15:47] we're asking a lot here and so we wanted
[15:49] to make sure that we were doing what we
[15:51] can to find the right mix, but
[15:54] as we move forward.
[16:00] So, what this looks like is that the
[16:01] general fund would assume scheduled
[16:03] payments for the 2007 bond refunding and
[16:06] the 2021 fire truck obligations as they
[16:09] come due. Both of those two notes are
[16:11] scheduled to be paid off by the end of
[16:13] next year. The general fund would assume
[16:15] those payments out of the debt
[16:17] calculation.
[16:19] Then we would use additional funds from
[16:21] the debt service fund balance to pay
[16:24] interest only on the 2022 refunding and
[16:27] the 2018 C. That's that one time
[16:31] lowering of the rate just slightly so
[16:33] that we can keep it 80 cents for the
[16:36] upcoming year. We will see that again in
[16:39] our tax rate calculation next year. It's
[16:41] a one time thing. Jennifer, as I said,
[16:43] Jennifer and I did speak to our
[16:44] financial advisors. They felt like we
[16:46] had healthy fund balances in both the
[16:49] INS fund and the general fund to support
[16:51] this recommendation.
[16:53] So that again we can limit that increase
[16:54] as much as possible. So we would take
[16:56] that rate from 335717 to 29932.
[17:03] » Any questions on that? So, if you're if
[17:05] you were budgeting at home and you were
[17:07] looking for a way to lower basically
[17:10] your monthly payments on things, you
[17:12] would look for any savings that you
[17:14] might have that's beyond what you would
[17:16] need for emergency. And you would say,
[17:18] is there any debt that is one or two
[17:20] years away from being paid off
[17:22] completely? And if we put that excess
[17:25] fund balance towards it, then that's
[17:28] where the INS that's where the INS
[17:29] pennies. So, this change in the compared
[17:34] to what you saw last time doesn't
[17:35] represent anything falling off the
[17:36] budget. Any of those services that we
[17:38] saw that were that were there. It's just
[17:40] a way to pay off debt a little bit
[17:42] early, which we're paying principal only
[17:44] on at this point. Like the interest was paid. One of them was widening 346.
[17:49] You know, that's how old some of that
[17:51] debt is. Uh and just a way that we can
[17:53] use fund balance uh not for something
[17:56] that would be recurring again next year,
[17:58] but for permanent removal of the
[18:00] pennies. So, that seemed like a good use
[18:02] of fun balance. We're doing a onetime
[18:04] payment out of it to get rid of a
[18:06] permanent tax burden.
[18:10] » And again, we it's not paying it off
[18:12] early. It's just paying it as it comes
[18:14] to you. We didn't ask about paying it
[18:15] off early, but because it's principal
[18:16] only, there's no
[18:18] >> Oh, right. That's right. Yeah.
[18:20] >> So, we wouldn't save any on interest by
[18:22] paying it off early. It's just putting
[18:24] fund balance towards those payments,
[18:26] which is even smarter. I mean that that
[18:28] allows that money to stay in fund
[18:29] balance uh and be interest bearing while
[18:33] we while we make those payments. So even
[18:35] better.
[18:36] >> So again what this what this strategy
[18:39] does it uses our available reserves to
[18:41] reduce that INS levy requirement
[18:44] and you are allowed to do that. So you
[18:46] can go lower than what the tax rate
[18:48] calculation worksheet shows to be paid.
[18:51] You just cannot go above. So by lowering
[18:53] it we're well within state law to do so.
[18:56] Again, it does not or it does not
[18:58] eliminate our future debt service
[19:00] requirements. We have a 30year debt
[19:03] schedule that's planned out well in
[19:05] advance. One of the things that we run
[19:07] into is that we plan 30 years out based
[19:10] on the rules and allocations that we
[19:13] have today. So, when we issue debt in
[19:16] 2025, we made those decisions based on
[19:18] our property tax values, how they've
[19:21] grown, and what the state legislature
[19:23] had those numbers at then. What they've
[19:25] done has changed the rules. So every
[19:28] time they give one group a greater
[19:30] exemption
[19:32] another we either have to cut services
[19:34] or another group has to make up the
[19:36] difference. And so that's one of the
[19:37] things that we're running into this
[19:38] year.
[19:41] I'm going to skip this. We covered where
[19:43] we've been and where we're headed again
[19:45] tonight. So this first item is to set
[19:49] the date for action and adoption for the
[19:51] budget for September 22nd at 6 p.m. And
[19:54] then on item number We will need to
[19:56] determine the tax rate to be formally
[19:58] proposed and the required public hearing
[20:00] and adoption also September 22.
[20:13] » So the first item needs to come out of
[20:14] act item G1 which is the public hearing.
[20:18] That's an action public hearing.
[20:19] Correct.
[20:20] >> Yes sir.
[20:20] >> So we are still in public hearing. Um,
[20:23] is there any more discussion from
[20:26] council?
[20:28] Okay.
[20:29] Yeah.
[20:31] >> So, I'd make a motion to schedule
[20:32] discussion, consideration, and possible
[20:34] adoption of FY25 and 2026 27.
[20:38] >> I'm sorry, 2627 annual operating budget
[20:41] for the regular meeting on Tuesday,
[20:42] September 22nd, 2026 at 6 p.m.
[20:47] >> All right. I have a motion and a second.
[20:49] Any further discussion on that item?
[20:51] Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
[20:53] >> I.
[20:54] >> Any oppose say no.
[20:58] » All right, with that the motion passes.
[21:01] We are ready to exit the public hearing.
[21:04] Yes.
[21:05] >> Yes, sir.
[21:06] >> All right, the time is 6:16. The public
[21:08] hearing is over. We're now back into the
[21:10] regular agenda. That brings us to item
[21:16] G2. Set the proposed 2026 27 tax rate.
[21:20] take a record vote and setting a public
[21:22] hearing date.
[21:27] » So, it's the PowerPoint you just did
[21:28] basically what you're going to do on
[21:29] this one.
[21:29] >> Yes, sir. I don't have anything
[21:30] additional to add. It's hard to cover
[21:32] one without the other. So,
[21:34] >> I've just got those numbers back up
[21:36] here.
[21:40] » We need a motion.
[21:41] >> We do. If there's no further discussion,
[21:44] >> I'll make the motion to propose a total
[21:45] tax rate of 792891.
[21:49] per evaluation for the 2026 2027 fiscal
[21:54] year where 4493059
[22:00] will be used for maintenance and
[22:02] operations at 299832
[22:05] for interest and syncing funds
[22:08] and set the public hearing on the tax
[22:09] rate for 6 p.m. on September 22nd, 2026
[22:13] at 311 East Main Street, White House,
[22:16] Texas.
[22:16] >> Second.
[22:17] >> All right. Motion in a second. Further
[22:19] discussion
[22:21] hearing? None. All those in favor say I.
[22:24] >> Any opposed say no. That motion passes.
[22:29] >> All right. We'll see you all then. Um
[22:31] item G3. This is a long one. Public
[22:33] hearing discussion consideration action
[22:35] on a reasoning request from Hagen Oak
[22:36] subdivision at 600 block Hagen Road
[22:38] track 56 and 57. A two plus minus acre
[22:42] land in the E Brown survey A87 Smith
[22:45] County, Texas residential medium
[22:48] density. Planned development RMPD to
[22:50] residential medium density planned
[22:53] development RMPD amending planned
[22:56] development by constructing single
[22:58] family attached units with a minimum
[22:59] home size of 1600 square ft removing the
[23:02] private gate the dog park age
[23:04] restrictions and this is ordinance
[23:07] number 26-824-1
[23:10] Mr. Hooter.
[23:16] » Good evening Mayor and council.
[23:19] This request is to amend the existing
[23:22] residential medium density plan for
[23:24] approximately 2 acres and subdivision on
[23:28] road. The current proposal includes
[23:30] attached single family homes with the
[23:32] same footprint of what's already been
[23:34] approved medium home size of 1600 square
[23:38] ft. The removal of the private gate dog
[23:42] park and age restriction. A proposal for
[23:45] this same property was presented by a
[23:47] different developer and was denied by
[23:49] PNC and city council in January.
[23:51] However, the proposal had a different
[23:53] layout and development standards. This
[23:56] was presented to the planning and zoning
[23:57] commission last week and PNC recommended
[24:00] denial of this item. Uh the developer
[24:03] has decided to appeal and is also here
[24:06] to answer any questions that may come
[24:07] up.
[24:10] >> Okay.
[24:11] Any questions for Mr. before I go to
[24:13] public comments.
[24:14] >> So, what was the main difference between
[24:16] the one we denied back in January and
[24:18] this one?
[24:22] » Yes, sir. They were smaller and attached
[24:26] or detached. So, they were not
[24:31] » these are supposed to be 1600.
[24:37] » Any more questions for Mr.
[24:40] » Thank you, sir.
[24:44] All right, we had several people sign
[24:45] up. I'll start in the order that they
[24:47] were received. The first one to speak is
[24:49] Mr. Jimnip. If you come up and state
[24:51] your name and address for the record,
[24:52] please
[24:56] I'm sorry. Let me let me proceed. We got
[24:58] this is three minutes. So, public
[25:00] speaking is limited to to three minutes
[25:02] unless you are uh disabled and in need
[25:05] of assistance uh an interpreter or any
[25:07] other type of assistance. So, I'm going
[25:09] to start my clock. Mr.
[25:11] He probably already has it timed, but
[25:12] for anybody else that's speaking, I'm
[25:14] going to start the clock and uh I'm
[25:16] going to raise my hand at three minutes
[25:17] to let you know you've been address.
[25:19] >> Yes, sir. Uh name and address for the
[25:21] record, please.
[25:22] >> Jim 813 Blackbird Wag here in White
[25:25] House. Mayor and council, thanks for
[25:27] allowing me to speak. Hey, I'm opposed
[25:30] uh to the proposed amendment in item G3,
[25:32] but I want to be very clear about why. I
[25:34] don't live in the Sunny Meadows
[25:36] neighborhood. My concern is bigger than
[25:38] this particular piece of property.
[25:40] Frankly, it's bigger than that one
[25:42] neighborhood. When city approves a plan
[25:44] development, people make decisions based
[25:46] on that approval. They buy homes, they
[25:48] build homes, they invest hundreds of
[25:51] thousands of dollars. They choose one
[25:53] neighborhood over another because they
[25:54] have a reasonable expectation about
[25:57] what's going to be built around them. I
[25:59] believe the city has an obligation to
[26:01] respect that revise. The development
[26:03] contemplated here was approved with
[26:05] certain characteristics as almost a
[26:07] retirement community. It was gated. It
[26:09] had an age restriction. It included a
[26:12] dog park. These things help define the
[26:14] nature of the development that people in
[26:16] the surrounding area reasonably expected
[26:18] would be built. The entire neighborhood
[26:20] was developed after the entire
[26:22] neighborhood community has been
[26:24] established. Those homeowners have
[26:26] already made their investment. Now we're
[26:28] asking to materially change uh that
[26:31] plan. That troubles me and I believe it
[26:33] should trouble every one of you. I've
[26:35] spoken about it here before and I
[26:37] believe very strongly that this should
[26:39] be prevented by ordinance. Homeowners
[26:41] should not be forced to stay vigilant to
[26:44] protect their investment in our city.
[26:45] That's what P&Z is supposed to do and
[26:48] frankly that's what you guys are
[26:49] supposed to do. So these citizens, these people built and invested in our
[26:54] community with the belief that this
[26:56] quiet little over 50 neighborhood was
[26:59] going to be built in this little nook.
[27:01] And then that's not we're planning for.
[27:03] I'm not against small homes. I'm not
[27:05] against affordable housing. I don't
[27:06] think anybody is. But they're against it
[27:08] where they built because that's the
[27:10] condition that they built under. And I
[27:12] believe that's a contract we all have to
[27:14] keep. Whether it's a legal contract or a
[27:16] moral contract, I believe it's one we
[27:18] all have to keep.
[27:20] Thank you.
[27:20] >> Thank you.
[27:25] » All right. Next to speak is Thomas
[27:28] Mosley. If you could come up and state
[27:30] your name and address for the record,
[27:31] please.
[27:33] >> Yes. Do you have the pictures of the
[27:36] houses that he's going to build in that
[27:38] area or wants to build?
[27:44] Look at that.
[27:46] Now, we live around
[27:50] all around the fence. Now, when they
[27:53] build this, is going to be well over.
[27:58] So, they're down looking down.
[28:03] Now, what are y'all?
[28:06] Because that is invasion of privacy.
[28:10] He knows that.
[28:12] But he wants to still build
[28:19] This is my neck.
[28:22] That tree is fully on his property. He
[28:26] will not do anything with that tree. It
[28:31] the line I mean the tree is growing into
[28:34] the lines now. And if it pumps that
[28:36] where I get my electricity, boom, run
[28:39] out of electricity.
[28:41] He he doesn't do anything with it. He
[28:44] never cleans it up. No. And now he wants
[28:49] it.
[28:51] I say no.
[28:54] >> Thank you, Mr. Mosley.
[28:57] » Pass.
[28:58] >> You're gonna pass. Okay.
[28:59] >> Thank Thank you, ma'am. We'll go to the
[29:01] next name.
[29:05] » Uh Vicky Lancaster.
[29:09] Come up and state your name for the
[29:11] record.
[29:16] Hi,
[29:18] my name is Lancaster. I live at 802.
[29:23] So, this really
[29:26] >> put that microphone closer.
[29:28] >> I have not.
[29:31] But my problem is I spoke to the
[29:34] gentleman after planning zoning
[29:36] commission and said, you know, if you
[29:39] want this approved,
[29:41] you need to build
[29:44] or a little smaller two bedrooms for
[29:47] seniors.
[29:48] The first thing he said to me was, "No
[29:51] bank will give for a twobedroom home." I
[29:54] see him build all the time for seniors.
[29:59] Then I questioned him
[30:02] about why did he have a problem building
[30:05] for seniors? And he said, "Well, you
[30:08] know, if you don't want seniors,
[30:11] I can can build three bedroom homes. We
[30:13] can put seniors in there. They can stay
[30:15] for 72 hours. We even rent it out. So
[30:19] now I'm questioning
[30:22] what type of person is this that is
[30:24] wanting to build next to me that says
[30:27] this to me outside of me.
[30:32] My next question is they are wanting to
[30:35] build threebedroom homes, family homes.
[30:39] I have lived on road
[30:41] since 1984.
[30:44] So I have seen growth.
[30:46] The little bit of growth that that will
[30:49] cause with families is going to be
[30:54] I can I used to live on Christopher. I
[30:56] can remember when I could go to the end
[30:58] of Christopher
[31:00] 5 seconds and be on my way. You can't do
[31:03] that on any road anymore at all. And now
[31:06] you're going to have this family
[31:08] community that close to our
[31:12] neighborhood.
[31:16] Where are all these people going to
[31:17] park?
[31:22] How is EMS going to get into something
[31:26] where families live where there will end
[31:29] up being cars parked in the road? If you
[31:33] look at the in and out of this,
[31:37] there There's no way that you're going
[31:39] to be able to get fire truck in there
[31:42] and get it out. You can't get a school
[31:45] bus in there. The school bus will have
[31:48] to, which I ran. The school bus does
[31:51] stop on road. I love the bus driver. She
[31:54] stops right in the middle of both lanes
[31:56] and make sure all those cars stop. My
[31:58] kids are safe. So, kudos to her.
[32:03] But, I mean, this is just more added
[32:06] congestion.
[32:08] what it was originally planned for and I
[32:11] gentlemen
[32:13] it was on what this was originally
[32:15] planned for was what we built our house
[32:18] where we built it.
[32:22] » Thank you ma'am.
[32:26] All right. Up next is Mike Cherry. Come
[32:30] on up. State your name and address for
[32:31] the record.
[32:37] Hello, my name is Mike Cherry. I live at
[32:39] 10:03 Jackie Ray White House in the
[32:42] sunny edition. Uh it's good to see you
[32:45] all again. We're back again.
[32:47] >> Yes.
[32:47] >> Uh I was here in January and I'm going
[32:49] to sound like a broken record again, but
[32:52] I said we start off with safety stuff
[32:53] being old oil field guy. And if you go
[32:56] up, excuse me, if you go up memory lane
[32:59] and you take a left to go down, there is
[33:02] a fence right there close to the road
[33:04] and you cannot hardly I've been hit
[33:07] twice turning left to go to my house.
[33:11] You can't see around that fence and it
[33:13] is a definite safety hazard. So you put
[33:15] people right there on that corner, it's
[33:18] going to be even a bigger safety hazard.
[33:20] So I agree agree with her and you know I
[33:25] think this uh these guys are going to
[33:27] build it for rental property and if
[33:30] there's no gated community or 55 old,
[33:33] who knows what we're going to get in
[33:35] there and it'll decrease our property
[33:37] values again.
[33:39] So, I guess you guys could quit seeing
[33:41] us if we could get somebody to agree
[33:43] what was originally designed, the
[33:45] private gate and the dog park and the
[33:47] age restrictions.
[33:49] So, I guess we'll just keep showing up
[33:51] as long as they keep bringing it up.
[33:53] >> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
[33:57] All right. And our final speaker is
[34:00] Lauren Hayden. Come up and state your
[34:03] name and address for the record, please.
[34:10] » Hello. Good afternoon. My name is
[34:12] Lauren. I
[34:15] in the Sunny Meadows neighborhood. I
[34:18] wrote something today and I also emailed
[34:19] all of you guys. Um, I was in a time
[34:22] crunch. I found out about this meeting
[34:23] at
[34:24] trying to rally our neighborhood, get
[34:27] everybody here together to just voice
[34:29] our opinions and our concerns. And I
[34:30] know some of us did that last week. Um,
[34:33] so I'm just going to kind of reiterate
[34:34] what a bunch of other people said and
[34:36] some as well. Um, I'm really not
[34:40] bothered with removing the gate or the
[34:42] dog park. What I am most worried about
[34:44] is the age restriction being removed.
[34:47] Um, and just like Mr. said, a lot of
[34:50] uses, the biggest investment we make in
[34:53] our entire lives is our home. Um, so I
[34:55] know when we, me and my husband built
[34:57] our home, the original land was 55 and
[35:01] up, the dog park, the gate, and that was
[35:04] just kind of reassuring to us. Um, I'm a
[35:07] little hesitant about the transpar the
[35:09] lack of transparency with this meeting.
[35:12] called today. I didn't even know about
[35:14] it. I guess I feel like I need to pay
[35:16] more attention to the city council
[35:17] agendas every month to see what's going
[35:20] to pop up. Um I learned a little bit
[35:22] about this process. I did not realize
[35:24] when you get denied planning and zoning,
[35:26] they can let come back to city council.
[35:27] So note to self learned that um learning
[35:31] moment for me. Um he did mention at
[35:34] planning and zoning that there will be
[35:37] an HOA and he will manage that. That's
[35:39] all. That's great. What if you your
[35:42] house and somebody else moves in or what
[35:44] if it gets resed again? You know,
[35:46] there's all these what ifs. We don't
[35:47] know what's going to happen. Um,
[35:50] and who's to say someone rental property
[35:52] can't come in and buy six houses and
[35:54] then rent them out to whoever they want
[35:56] to rent out to. Um, I'm also concerned
[36:00] about the traffic, the amount of crime.
[36:02] Um, and again what Mr. Cherry said, that
[36:06] intersection at memory and when you turn
[36:08] left, I mean it's roll dice.
[36:11] might not be really careful. Um, those
[36:14] are just a few pieces of my concerns. I
[36:17] hope I don't have to come back here, but
[36:19] I hope you do see that we're persistent.
[36:21] We welcome back voices. Um, and thank
[36:24] you so much for your
[36:25] >> Thank you. Thank you.
[36:28] >> All right, that is everyone who signed
[36:30] up to speak. Um, I understand that the
[36:34] developer is here as well if council has
[36:37] any questions of them. Um otherwise it's
[36:41] open for conversation here.
[36:44] >> How often can a developer come and
[36:46] appeal?
[36:48] >> So after this happened in January
[36:50] brought an ordinance before you that
[36:52] states that they have to wait at least
[36:53] six months. If there aren't any substant
[36:57] substantive
[36:58] changes have a hard time talking tonight
[37:01] without substantive changes they have to
[37:03] wait six months. This is a different
[37:05] developer than the law proposes in
[37:08] January.
[37:09] >> Can the same developer come back again
[37:11] in six months?
[37:12] >> They can.
[37:18] So I was I was sitting where Miss uh
[37:21] Councilwoman Burns is sitting whenever
[37:23] we first approved uh this plan
[37:25] development in March 24th of 2020. And I
[37:29] went back and listened to the recording
[37:30] of that of that meeting and we were
[37:32] super excited because the the plan
[37:34] development was somewhat new for the
[37:36] city. Like we wanted we wanted
[37:38] developers to have the opportunity to
[37:40] take what was then residential low. I
[37:42] think all eight people that have bought
[37:44] uh that property half of you bought the
[37:46] property when it was res bought your
[37:48] homes when it was residential low. The
[37:49] other half bought your property with
[37:52] this this zoning in place where it was
[37:55] going to be a retirement community. you
[37:56] know, was going to be 50 or older, it
[37:58] was going to be a dog park, a picnic
[37:59] area, a gate, sidewalks. They talked
[38:01] about sidewalks in that meeting. Um, and
[38:04] definitely the age restriction. And I'd
[38:06] imagine, you know, buying your property
[38:08] with the idea that, hey, maybe one day
[38:10] mom and dad will live back there, right?
[38:11] It's the retirement community. So, it
[38:13] was almost a value ad to have it, you
[38:15] know, as it was zoned, which is the
[38:16] purpose of of a plan development. You
[38:18] take property that's residential low and
[38:21] it's negotiation between the city and
[38:23] the developer to try to make changes to
[38:25] it but changes that still retain the
[38:27] value that you would get out of a
[38:28] residential low development. So that's
[38:32] what was that's what was proposed and it
[38:34] was it was hard to get it through
[38:35] planning and zoning even with those you
[38:36] know with those concessions because a
[38:39] couple of things people just see that it
[38:40] was being reszoned as residential medium
[38:42] plan developments were new to the city
[38:44] they didn't trust that the city was
[38:46] going to hold a developer to the
[38:47] requirements that they put in place. Um
[38:50] but it got through planning and zoning
[38:51] there was about a month of conversation
[38:53] before it finally made it to council
[38:54] while they were talking to the citizens
[38:55] and mitigating those concerns. And then
[38:58] it came to council and it was about a
[38:59] 20-minute conversation just full of
[39:00] excitement, you know, that we had this
[39:02] plan development that it was going to be
[39:03] built this way. This was brand new to
[39:05] White House, you know, for how it's
[39:07] being built and the amenities is going
[39:08] to bring. So, I think that that was I
[39:11] mean that was a that was a hard thing to
[39:13] move from residential low to residential
[39:15] medium with all of those concessions in
[39:17] place. And I would think as I've spoken
[39:21] to tonight, we're kind of the stewards
[39:23] of of the property here in White House.
[39:26] When it's planned that way, when it's
[39:28] negotiated that way, it's up to planning
[39:30] and zoning and the city to make sure
[39:32] that developers uh stick to those
[39:34] negotiations that are made during that
[39:36] process.
[39:37] Now, if we want to start over, we're
[39:39] going to go back to residential low and
[39:41] then enter into a new contract where we
[39:42] try to figure out what residential
[39:44] medium plan development would look like.
[39:47] That's great. But to me at this point to
[39:48] take what was kind of hard to get
[39:50] through in the first place and start
[39:51] knocking stuff off of it. I feel like it
[39:53] knocked some of the value off of what
[39:54] was negotiated in the first place.
[39:56] >> I think you hit the nail on the head
[39:58] when you said that even at the time it
[39:59] was hard to get through as it was
[40:01] because they didn't trust that PNZ or
[40:04] the council would uphold that endeavor.
[40:07] I think that says a lot. You know, to me
[40:10] this is nothing different than January
[40:11] where we had to overrule P&Z. This time
[40:14] I think P&Z got it right.
[40:21] All right. Any further discussion?
[40:24] See, I'll entertain a motion.
[40:26] >> I'll make the motion to deny the
[40:27] resoning request for residential low
[40:29] density R-M to residential medium
[40:32] density R-M for property located in
[40:36] Hagen Oak subdivision at 600 block Hagen
[40:38] Road, track 56 and 57 for their
[40:41] construction.
[40:42] >> Second.
[40:43] >> I have a motion and a second. Any
[40:44] further discussion? Hearing none. All
[40:47] those in favor say I.
[40:49] >> I.
[40:49] >> Any opposed say no. All right. With
[40:52] that, the motion carries.
[40:54] That brings us down to item G4.
[40:57] Discussion, consideration, and action on
[40:59] awarding a bid for the Austin Bank
[41:01] elevated storage tank rehabilitation
[41:03] project. Mr. Anderson
[41:06] here to talk about the rehabilitation
[41:09] elements.
[41:13] This is something that we need to
[41:17] with the TCDQ
[41:18] and we've been working closely with
[41:24] cost as much as we can to
[41:27] make it as effective as we can and now
[41:30] that we're done with the final design.
[41:32] We've already done the bids and bids
[41:34] came back ranging from $259,90
[41:39] to $647,950.
[41:45] The engineer's opinion of probable
[41:48] construction cost was approximately
[41:51] $578,000.
[41:54] The lowest bidder that came in had to
[41:57] withdraw due to lack of electrical
[42:00] certification requirements as was put in
[42:03] the attachment that I attached to
[42:05] report. So the next lowest bid was for
[42:10] code in
[42:12] it at $38,700
[42:17] which
[42:19] bid it was $189,300
[42:23] below the
[42:27] That's
[42:30] » we're seeing that more and more council
[42:32] right now that projects are coming in
[42:34] slightly or significantly under OBCC.
[42:39] I think with the way the construction
[42:41] market has changed since 2020 numbers
[42:44] are kind of all over the place and you
[42:46] never know which trade is going to be
[42:48] where. So we saw that a little bit. Um
[42:51] some things on for sale. I think it was
[42:53] a little bit under the OPCC as well. We
[42:56] told the OPCC a little bit high and that
[43:00] are a little bit lower than try and
[43:01] figure it out after the fact. So this is
[43:04] good news. I will say council Lazarine
[43:07] asked me earlier today could we apply
[43:09] those savings to another project and the
[43:11] short answer is no. We were already
[43:13] going to be using some fund balance for
[43:15] some projects that were coming out of
[43:16] the ACOS. It would just reduce the
[43:18] amount of fund balance that we would
[43:19] need to use to get these projects across
[43:21] the finish line.
[43:23] >> So when you say during this process you
[43:25] were trying to find ways to cut cost.
[43:28] Did that pay play a lot into this being
[43:30] $189,000 cheaper or less expensive? No,
[43:33] it's basically it'll be based on
[43:36] alternates like say with the ladder on
[43:41] the tank and they knew there was some
[43:43] damage but
[43:48] » so we had to bid those items separately.
[43:50] It's not an automatic contractor gets
[43:52] it. It's one of those things that the
[43:54] process keep
[44:00] » but if we put it in the basement
[44:02] >> it's going to get done and it's going to
[44:04] get spent and that's not always the best
[44:07] >> question. This is inside and outside
[44:11] paint.
[44:11] >> Yes sir.
[44:12] >> Um will the logo on the exterior of the
[44:15] tank still is all included in this?
[44:18] >> Yes sir. There be four logos
[44:20] >> and a better lighting.
[44:21] >> Yes sir. Any
[44:26] more questions from council? You got a
[44:28] price that came in below below estimate.
[44:30] This one's easier than what it usually
[44:32] is.
[44:33] >> One more question. How long has it been
[44:35] since the interior painted? I wonder
[44:45] when the hanger was built
[44:50] » and according to the
[44:53] last hopefully.
[44:59] » Any any other questions?
[45:02] >> All right. Thank you, sir.
[45:04] >> All right. Any discussion from council?
[45:08] There's none. I'll entertain a motion.
[45:10] >> I'd like to make a motion to award the
[45:13] contract for the Austin Bank elevated
[45:15] storage tank rehabilitation project to
[45:18] Tanks Co. incorporated in the amount of
[45:21] $388,700
[45:24] and to authorize the city manager to
[45:27] execute the necessary contract
[45:29] documents.
[45:30] >> Second.
[45:32] >> All right, we have a motion and a
[45:33] second. Any further discussion?
[45:36] Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
[45:38] >> I.
[45:38] >> Any opposed say no.
[45:41] >> With that, the motion carries.
[45:44] Thank you for your work on that, TJ.
[45:46] All right. Item number five, discussion,
[45:48] consideration, and action on the request
[45:50] for qualifications municipal complex.
[45:52] This one doesn't have money, just has
[45:55] skills, right? They are.
[45:56] >> Well, you can't base it on money. You
[45:57] can't basically pick on money. There is
[45:59] money involved.
[46:00] >> We just don't know yet.
[46:01] >> There always is.
[46:04] >> Mayor Council, we received 10
[46:07] submitts for the request for
[46:09] qualifications complex. All from highly
[46:12] qualified architecture firms. Just as a
[46:14] reminder, this project would include
[46:17] We have slated some funding for the
[46:19] renovation and expansion of city hall to
[46:21] include a new council chamber courtroom
[46:24] um a new fire station and some
[46:27] improvements to city park. So that was
[46:30] all included in the scope. We did
[46:31] receive again 10 subs for that. Staff
[46:34] reviewed the subs and is recommending
[46:36] that we move forward with Fitzpatrick's
[46:38] architects for the project. As you all
[46:40] know Fitzpatrick did the preliminary
[46:42] planning for that. One of the biggest
[46:44] factors that we were looking internally
[46:46] was not only qualifications, experience
[46:48] and how well they work together as a
[46:50] team, but also we wanted someone in the
[46:52] local area this time. We felt like that
[46:54] would serve us better.
[46:57] So again,
[47:00] » I worked with them a ton of class
[47:04] >> and they're the ones that found a way
[47:06] for the fire station to go over there to
[47:07] take what was going to be unused space
[47:09] out of the middle of the the renovations
[47:12] here. So
[47:13] >> I think they're already They're already
[47:15] kind of showing their value now. Did I
[47:17] hear that right? It's gonna be
[47:18] everything. It's just all of it, right?
[47:21] So, is that going to be done
[47:24] mobilization wise? Are those projects
[47:26] going to be done?
[47:27] >> So, we are working with half on phasing
[47:28] and when we get Fitzpatrick SEC procured
[47:33] as our architect, we will work together
[47:35] on what that phasing will look like. The
[47:37] scope of services for architecture will
[47:39] cover all of those projects the intent.
[47:41] >> So, I know it's a game of cups and balls
[47:43] like where we're going to wind up
[47:44] putting while things are getting done.
[47:46] So everything's getting built at
[47:48] >> order that'll be in but we like having
[47:50] one architect team for all of those
[47:51] projects even if they're not all done
[47:54] >> simultaneously was important for the two
[47:57] >> every year it gets more expensive. I
[47:59] mean if we can build if we can get them
[48:00] built tomorrow that'd be great all of
[48:02] them.
[48:02] >> But you're hoping to have them all done
[48:03] at one time right you enjoy the city
[48:05] center that much.
[48:05] >> I really um anything we can do to
[48:08] shorten that process that really painful
[48:10] construction process I'm all for.
[48:13] Well, the cool part with them doing all
[48:14] three projects, the the
[48:17] everything should be using the same
[48:19] stone
[48:21] idea and thought process.
[48:23] >> Yeah. Mobilization, delivery, like all
[48:25] those things that you can say matter.
[48:27] All those things.
[48:28] >> Yeah, the stone changes. If you got a
[48:30] different query, it's a different color.
[48:32] Yeah, it's weird.
[48:33] >> All the things you'd never think you
[48:34] have to think of. Um, so
[48:38] any discussion from council on this
[48:40] recommendation? Hearing
[48:46] no discussion, I'll entertain a motion.
[48:48] >> I'll make a motion to move to authorize
[48:51] city to negotiate and execute a
[48:54] professional service agreement with
[48:56] architect
[48:58] complex.
[49:00] >> Second.
[49:00] >> All right, I have a motion and a second.
[49:02] Any further discussion?
[49:04] Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
[49:07] >> Any opposed say no. With
[49:09] >> that motion carries. On to item G6,
[49:15] consider future agenda items. Oh my
[49:17] gosh,
[49:19] we have a shaping up to be a very full
[49:22] evening on September 22nd. As you all
[49:24] know, budget and tax rate items will be
[49:26] back before you. Some of these other
[49:28] things will be consent items like
[49:31] cancellation of election. We have a
[49:33] proclamation for national night out
[49:35] current year budget amendments. Jennifer
[49:38] was laughing the other day. We were
[49:40] working in three budget years all at the
[49:41] same time. And so we've got some work to
[49:43] do to clean up the current fiscal year
[49:45] budget amendments, water, waste water,
[49:47] and garbage rates that are approved in
[49:48] your budget for the year. And then also
[49:52] we will be holding a public hearing for
[49:54] a substandard structure on Blackird.
[50:01] So that will be on September 22nd. This
[50:03] is moving through
[50:05] >> a substandard structure that
[50:07] >> this is to move through the legal
[50:08] process
[50:11] a structure up to code or to get it
[50:13] removed if it cannot be brought up to
[50:15] code
[50:17] >> and at this point it's well below
[50:19] standard. So substandard is kind of
[50:22] yeah,
[50:24] right
[50:29] for release from ETJ.
[50:30] >> Oh yes, we do have someone that is
[50:32] requested to be released from the
[50:35] >> hurts my feelings.
[50:39] » Yeah, the proclamation. Um, so
[50:44] yeah, this proclamation for National
[50:46] Night Out, it'll be after National Night
[50:48] Out. When are we holding our
[50:50] >> September 22nd is our
[50:52] one month? Okay, good. Yeah. So, we'll
[50:54] get it ahead of that and I'll read it
[50:56] again that night. Um, the of National
[50:59] Night Out. Okay.
[51:02] >> Are we going to take a uh car apart,
[51:04] Chief? Take the top off
[51:07] >> for safety reasons probably. Oh, the
[51:09] jaws of life. Yeah,
[51:11] >> man. It's not the It's not the early
[51:13] 2000s.
[51:14] >> Wave pressure.
[51:17] » They used to disassemble couches. Like
[51:19] they get an old couch and, you know,
[51:20] jerk that thing apart, but yeah.
[51:22] >> Oh, well, maybe one year.
[51:25] >> There we go. All right. Anything else to
[51:26] add to this list? We're almost out of
[51:28] room. There's only like two more items
[51:29] you can add on there. We reduce our
[51:31] font. Um, anything else to add?
[51:36] All right. Hearing none. That takes us
[51:38] down to item H, administrative reports.
[51:40] Going to receive the reports from staff
[51:42] for July.
[51:44] >> The part where we test our Wi-Fi.
[51:50] » Okay. Push through on that.
[51:56] » This is our smart sheet.
[52:02] » Here we go. The property tax, sales tax.
[52:06] Um,
[52:08] >> still up slightly, which is good.
[52:10] >> Yeah.
[52:11] >> Are we seeing a hit in our water? I
[52:12] mean, this report's a month behind, but
[52:14] we're just now getting like some really
[52:16] dry, crispy grass out there. So,
[52:19] >> I'm hoping we'll have August building
[52:21] will go out here.
[52:27] As always, this last
[52:29] >> two or three months to lag behind a
[52:32] little bit.
[52:32] >> Part of the budgeting thing. You always
[52:34] hope we sell enough water to pay for it.
[52:40] » The sewer is always consistent. Oh,
[52:42] sorry.
[52:42] >> So, so that's why you see that
[52:46] >> it's a little ste
[52:54] » fees have definitely improved the last
[52:57] couple of years.
[52:58] >> They have. I was talking to Tom today.
[53:01] They are
[53:04] makes a difference.
[53:05] >> Well, actually look at 2025 looked like
[53:07] we were getting more than the green line
[53:09] showing
[53:10] >> up now. I think 2025 was it cooler? Is
[53:14] that why we sold
[53:17] >> I think we had an
[53:20] onboard based on
[53:23] >> so when it's hot the kilowatt hours.
[53:25] >> Yeah. We also had a we had a service
[53:28] come in and identify additional
[53:30] franchise fees that might be exposed if
[53:32] we get any
[53:33] >> big fines off of that.
[53:35] >> Um we did have some fines. I don't know
[53:38] they how significant they were but I
[53:41] think we're closing in on the end of
[53:44] that agreement with them. I think we'll
[53:46] hit our third year in the spring.
[53:49] >> And they were commission based basically
[53:51] so we didn't lose any money if they
[53:52] didn't find
[53:54] Excellent.
[53:59] » Yeah, it's good to know what you got.
[54:02] >> Okay,
[54:07] see permitting
[54:11] residential permits. Man, 22 was a year,
[54:14] wasn't it? Look at that.
[54:20] » I know, right?
[54:28] Okay, looks good.
[54:32] » So, if you can pass on to the the young
[54:35] lady that does our code enforcement,
[54:36] she's doing very good.
[54:40] » Very responsive.
[54:42] >> Yes. And her job is seldomly easy. I'd
[54:45] imagine it's not always good news she's
[54:47] delivering there.
[54:48] >> Well, it seems like she has the right
[54:49] demeanor for it, too. It's not about
[54:51] just writing tickets and finding about
[54:53] correcting the problem. I appreciate
[54:54] that.
[54:55] >> She does a great job of getting
[54:56] compiance, not so much, you know,
[54:59] >> not enforcement.
[55:00] >> It's nice to have somebody without a gun
[55:02] on their head going up and telling their
[55:03] grass is too.
[55:06] >> Where possibly would the next future
[55:09] neighborhoods go in town? Any ideas
[55:12] about where they're headed?
[55:14] >> We have Park Meadows that's under
[55:15] construction. Um,
[55:18] that's the big one right now. I haven't
[55:20] heard any others. 346 East.
[55:24] We got plenty of property.
[55:27] >> Yeah, there's a lot of development.
[55:30] >> Yeah. Going in down there.
[55:33] >> Um Chief, there any uh any issues with
[55:36] people adhering to the burn ban that you
[55:38] know of?
[55:40] had any complaints any
[55:48] » the grass fire is just unbelievable and
[55:50] it across the county potential is too
[55:53] high.
[55:54] >> Yeah.
[55:54] >> Sorry, the chiefs were sitting together.
[55:56] I didn't realize I said chief over there
[55:57] and they both both perked up. I mean can a can a pasture spontaneous combust
[56:04] just for heat
[56:07] >> without extremely extremely low
[56:11] >> electricity
[56:15] squirrel run through the grass.
[56:22] » All right.
[56:25] Service orders looking good.
[56:31] garage sale. Nobody wants
[56:36] » I'll just keep my stuff.
[56:49] Let's see. Crime by type.
[56:53] Those those graphs always look tall and
[56:55] you realize it's like two.
[56:57] >> Yeah, it's not there's not a times 10
[56:58] anywhere. Just
[57:01] >> chief Robson just stand on top of crime
[57:03] and
[57:04] >> three police on duty on a shift. That
[57:08] could that could decrease sometimes of
[57:10] course sickness, illness, whatever. But
[57:14] that's what we're shooting at in
[57:18] You just have to factor in training time
[57:22] FMLA. You have to factor in if one guy
[57:24] goes to jail, he could be there for two
[57:25] or three hours.
[57:27] >> Take someone.
[57:30] >> It's a lot easier to work down from
[57:32] three to two than it is to
[57:34] >> then if you go to a domestic then the
[57:36] countyy's either going to back you up or
[57:37] another city.
[57:45] people still speaking through our town.
[57:50] » We've had a change in the schedule for
[57:52] the school this year with the high
[57:54] school, you know, starting later.
[57:56] >> It's been a noticeable amount of traffic
[57:59] decreased. Uh I think not just I mean on
[58:02] Acap of course because that's where the
[58:04] drop off is, but it seems like
[58:06] >> talking about the morning.
[58:07] >> Yes.
[58:08] >> Yeah. They they start late. You can
[58:11] actually get down Acertap at 7:30 in the
[58:13] morning. Afternoon's a little different
[58:15] now because you weren't used to that
[58:16] traffic in the afternoon,
[58:17] >> right?
[58:19] >> And it is great to see our police making
[58:21] the rounds during school after school
[58:25] time for the children and there's no
[58:28] tolerance I hope for speeders.
[58:31] >> Yeah, we don't want anybody hurt.
[58:34] >> That was a big gamble from the school.
[58:35] You know, they had to it got a lot of
[58:37] push back on those on those staggered
[58:38] start times, but it helped the bus
[58:40] routes. It helped the traffic appreciate
[58:42] that. our largest employer.
[58:45] >> Well, the chief police chief may cringe
[58:47] when I say this, but because the traffic
[58:49] has spread out more, it does give them a
[58:51] better opportunity to make traffic stops
[58:54] because there's a way to safely do it
[58:55] now.
[58:58] enforcement.
[59:04] » They could they could sit out in front
[59:06] of hallway school at when the high
[59:08] school lets out and they could swap
[59:11] lives with how many people they could
[59:13] probably get. You know,
[59:21] sales tax
[59:28] measure as your population grows.
[59:30] >> Yeah. The sales tax.
[59:37] » Yeah. If it would diminish, then that
[59:38] would insinuate that the retail economy
[59:41] is not evolving with it, right? So
[59:43] that's Yeah, that's a great thing to
[59:44] look at there. Appreciate that.
[59:47] Y'all had a good workshop in EDC last
[59:50] time.
[1:00:08] » Wow,
[1:00:11] they're in the lead.
[1:00:14] All right, zooming on through some of
[1:00:16] these
[1:00:18] city center.
[1:00:19] >> The city center is doing good.
[1:00:21] >> Yeah, that graph is going in the right
[1:00:23] direction.
[1:00:24] >> Co-working day passes.
[1:00:25] >> Every time I go back there's
[1:00:27] >> Yeah, I never know what's going on
[1:00:28] there. There's some event or something.
[1:00:31] I think it's great.
[1:00:33] that the custodians of the city city
[1:00:36] center very
[1:00:40] » that's great
[1:00:48] » maybe a blood drive coming up maybe
[1:00:52] >> okay
[1:00:56] done it before I'll do it again
[1:00:58] all right any questions on the KPIs that
[1:01:02] we saw Any question comments from
[1:01:04] council?
[1:01:06] We also had an income statement as a
[1:01:07] part of our agenda packet. Uh if there's
[1:01:09] any questions on that, we can take this
[1:01:11] at this time.
[1:01:14] » All right. Hearing none, there's no
[1:01:16] action on this item. So we're going to
[1:01:17] move to item I, executive session, which
[1:01:19] we have none. So we're not going to J
[1:01:20] reconvene. That leads us to K adjourn.
[1:01:23] There's nothing else for this meeting.
[1:01:24] No old business or what have you. I'll
[1:01:26] entertain a motion to adjurnn. I'll make
[1:01:27] a motion council and mayor that we
[1:01:30] adjourn for the evening and everybody be
[1:01:32] cool and safe.
[1:01:34] >> Second.
[1:01:35] >> All right. I have a motion and a second.
[1:01:36] Any further discussion?
[1:01:39] Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
[1:01:40] >> I.
[1:01:41] >> Any oppose can stay here. The time is
[1:01:42] 656.
[1:01:44] We are done.