[0:08] Never mind. That's me.
[0:10] Can you hear me? Okay, you can.
[0:13] Okay, it's time to call to order the
[0:16] City Council meeting
[0:18] Thursday, August 27th, 2026.
[0:23] We'll start with the
[0:24] roll call
[0:25] of members. Alderman McDermott.
[0:28] >> Here.
[0:29] >> Alderwoman Hoffman.
[0:31] >> Here.
[0:32] >> And Alderwoman
[0:34] Sherone.
[0:35] >> Here.
[0:41] » No, I think it's okay.
[0:44] And not present this evening are uh
[0:49] Melissa Joseph, Alderwoman Joseph, and
[0:54] Mayor
[0:56] Mary Morris. Thank you.
[0:59] Sorry, I got a little discombobulated
[1:01] there. Uh Pledge of Allegiance, Alderman
[1:04] McDermott, can you please lead us?
[1:06] >> Happy to do so.
[1:09] Pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:12] United States of America, and to the
[1:14] republic for which it stands, one nation
[1:17] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:20] justice for all.
[1:23] Honor the Texas flag, I pledge
[1:25] allegiance to thee,
[1:26] Texas, one state under God,
[1:29] one and indivisible.
[1:34] » Okay.
[1:37] And
[1:38] next we have the
[1:41] invocation.
[1:43] Uh Pastor Trey.
[1:44] >> Yes.
[1:45] >> Welcome.
[1:46] >> Yeah, honored to be here. Thank you guys
[1:48] for allowing us to come and pray. Um
[1:52] I always, as a pastor, uh think it's
[1:55] important to pray for governmental
[1:56] leaders. Uh the scriptures declare for
[1:58] us to do that. I'm going to pray
[2:00] according to my own convictions which is
[2:01] in Jesus name. You can pray according to
[2:03] your convictions. So Father, thank you
[2:05] for your great mercy and love.
[2:08] God, in your word it says to pray for
[2:10] our leaders. Pray for them to have
[2:11] wisdom that we may live peaceably.
[2:14] So Father, I pray for all of the city
[2:17] council members here today.
[2:19] Father, I pray for
[2:20] uh
[2:21] Mayor Mary.
[2:22] God, would that you would be with all of
[2:24] them. Give them wisdom.
[2:26] Father, we pray for and lift up the fire
[2:28] department and the police department.
[2:30] All of the social services, God, the
[2:32] and we thank you for being with them as
[2:35] they step into harm's way and be
[2:37] courageous
[2:39] to protect our city.
[2:41] God, I pray for this city. I ask that
[2:44] you would bless it.
[2:46] Bring your blessing to the businesses
[2:48] here.
[2:49] Let homeowners thrive in this community.
[2:53] I thank you for this.
[2:55] I praise you in Jesus name I pray. Amen.
[2:57] >> Amen.
[2:58] >> God bless you guys.
[2:58] >> Thank you.
[2:59] Pastor Trey.
[3:01] Okay. Uh next we have conflicts of
[3:04] interest.
[3:06] Anyone have a conflict of interest?
[3:08] >> No, sir.
[3:11] >> Okay.
[3:12] We're good.
[3:14] And uh next on the agenda is uh public
[3:17] comment.
[3:24] » Sir, Mr. Renick, we have a Mr. James
[3:28] Snowden.
[3:29] 16705 Moby Dick
[3:32] uncut yards.
[3:33] >> Okay.
[3:35] >> I think you should speak in the mic.
[3:37] >> Yes.
[3:38] Good afternoon. As it stated, my name is
[3:41] James Snowden. I reside at 16705
[3:45] Moby Dick.
[3:47] And my concern is that on April of this
[3:50] year
[3:52] I had submitted a um
[3:56] violation to the HOA
[4:00] in reference to uncut yards. I followed
[4:03] that up in June of this year
[4:07] and with the city
[4:10] of Jamaica Beach.
[4:12] Um
[4:13] Mayor Morris did contact me back
[4:16] ensuring me that it would have
[4:18] communications.
[4:20] As of this day,
[4:22] I have not heard anything from anyone
[4:25] and the yards and the channels still
[4:28] remain uncut. So much that it causes a
[4:33] health violation with rodents
[4:35] and reptiles hiding in the areas.
[4:41] So I just trying to get an understand
[4:44] that there's a time and a
[4:47] legal process that it goes through. So I
[4:50] just want some type of updated so I'm
[4:52] informed here.
[4:55] >> Sure.
[4:56] Absolutely. And um Gilbert, do you have
[5:00] any information additional to this? Is
[5:02] that on
[5:04] the list of to-dos?
[5:05] >> Uh yeah, if this is concerning private
[5:08] property and there's a a process to get
[5:10] this done.
[5:11] Um if you're discussing
[5:14] right-of-ways then the city can go and
[5:16] cut some of those and we have a schedule
[5:18] for that. But if it's on public
[5:19] property, there is a process and it's
[5:21] can be time-consuming.
[5:22] >> Right. And you can't go on private
[5:24] property.
[5:25] >> Um are they um are they uh real estate
[5:29] or are they up for sale or are there
[5:31] residents living there?
[5:33] >> The previous residents have actually
[5:36] changed
[5:38] several times within the last year. I
[5:40] don't know what's going on with that,
[5:43] but it's the ownership has changed in
[5:46] the last
[5:48] year and a half a couple of times.
[5:49] >> Yeah, cuz I've had I've had some that um
[5:52] they've been for sale for a while.
[5:54] And nobody's done anything. So, I've
[5:55] contacted the agent and then they came
[5:58] out and cleared them out. So,
[6:00] um that's one of the means that we use,
[6:02] but I'll I'll go to your emails. I'm
[6:05] sure Mary responded then I should be on
[6:07] the email and we'll follow up. And I
[6:09] have your information here. I'll speak
[6:11] with you uh early next week.
[6:13] >> Is the yard you're talking about also 1
[6:14] mobile
[6:15] >> Yes, it is.
[6:16] >> Okay.
[6:17] >> It's 1670
[6:19] um
[6:20] 16700
[6:24] It's actually a yard of vacant lot
[6:28] townhome next to it which has the old
[6:30] mobile home.
[6:32] >> Okay.
[6:33] All right. Thank you.
[6:34] >> Thank you.
[6:35] >> We'll follow up.
[6:45] » Is that the only one?
[6:46] >> That's it, sir.
[6:46] >> Okay.
[6:50] No special presentation tonight,
[6:52] correct?
[6:54] >> No, sir.
[6:55] >> Wonderful.
[6:57] Okay. Now, uh we're moving on the agenda
[7:00] to reports from directors, uh police and
[7:03] fire.
[7:06] Mr. Administrator.
[7:11] » So,
[7:12] um uh
[7:13] it's off.
[7:14] I'll be brief. Um
[7:16] we did have a couple of those ADA
[7:18] required um updates to our website have
[7:21] been launched. Those are working.
[7:24] Um and we also have a nice little
[7:26] chatbot there. So, for anybody that has
[7:29] any questions or needs information or
[7:31] needs to go
[7:33] uh how do I fill out a permit, what
[7:35] website do I go to, you can click on the
[7:36] little chatbot at the bottom left of the
[7:38] city's website. It has a city's logo.
[7:41] And um it'll type in your question and
[7:44] it'll give you the answers you need. So,
[7:46] it provides links, the whole nine yards.
[7:48] So, that should help. Um if anybody
[7:51] needs help, go there first. If you can't
[7:52] figure it out or you still need more
[7:54] help, then contact the city. Um also, uh
[7:57] we've worked on
[7:59] a few um
[8:01] what is it? The agenda management
[8:03] software as well. So, that's going to
[8:05] allow
[8:06] what we spoke of earlier. That's going
[8:07] to allow us to better
[8:09] um organize our agendas, our meetings
[8:12] for the whole year, as far forward as we
[8:14] want. Like when we know the dates of tax
[8:17] rate budget or anything, we can apply
[8:19] those. Um that's being implemented as
[8:21] well, along with a couple others.
[8:24] Um the wastewater treatment plant
[8:26] project right now, they're waiting on
[8:28] additional parts, the MCC, which is a
[8:30] large portion of it. That's about two
[8:31] months out. But in the meantime, they're
[8:34] still running wire, doing some concrete
[8:35] work, and and building uh I believe
[8:37] they're building the platform for the
[8:38] generator. Um I purchased a generator
[8:41] last year to get ahead of it. So, the
[8:43] generator and the ATS are already ready,
[8:45] but we can't hook it up until the MTS is
[8:47] or MCC is in there. So, we're about two
[8:50] months out for that right now. But
[8:52] there's still progress going.
[8:54] >> Is that the same building as the uh
[8:56] blower uh controls?
[8:58] >> Uh no. There There was There's two sets
[9:01] of controls. There's one in the blower
[9:03] building, there's one in the main
[9:04] building, and I don't recall which one
[9:05] it was which right now. So,
[9:08] um
[9:09] and then uh
[9:11] let's see.
[9:12] We had a EEOC claim
[9:15] uh that we had, and they just closed
[9:17] that out. So, we're not liable.
[9:20] >> All right.
[9:20] >> So, um
[9:21] >> Thank you.
[9:22] >> and that is about it. That's everything.
[9:26] >> Thank you.
[9:28] And then
[9:31] uh Chief of Police Seretan has an
[9:33] attached report.
[9:36] So, that's available for the public.
[9:39] I don't think that he has anything
[9:40] verbally today.
[9:42] >> Chief? No.
[9:43] >> Okay.
[9:45] All right, moving on. Uh the consent
[9:47] agenda and approval of minutes for the
[9:50] last session.
[9:52] Um
[9:54] So, this is for the approval of the
[9:56] minutes from regular council meeting on
[9:58] 8 13 2026.
[10:01] Do I have a motion to a motion to
[10:04] approve the minutes from the regular
[10:06] council meeting on 8 13?
[10:10] >> I'll make a motion to approve the
[10:11] minutes from 8 13.
[10:13] >> Second.
[10:14] >> I'll second.
[10:15] >> Thank you.
[10:18] And
[10:19] all approved or all in favor, sorry.
[10:23] It's unanimous.
[10:29] Okay, next is comments from
[10:31] and or reports from members of council.
[10:34] We'll go in reverse order this week.
[10:38] And that's all right. Mix it up a little
[10:40] bit.
[10:41] Uh Alderwoman Sheran.
[10:44] >> Uh I actually don't have anything this
[10:45] week. Um oh, wait. One one thing real
[10:47] quick. Sunday Sunday is a deadline for
[10:50] the first group of packages that are
[10:52] going to be returned to sender in the
[10:53] mail room.
[10:54] So,
[10:55] if you've got anything that you're
[10:57] waiting in there that's been there for 6
[10:59] months, a year, longer, 30 longer 30
[11:01] days, go get it.
[11:03] So, and then we'll be every week after
[11:05] that will be 30 days out. And again,
[11:09] they if they've come from the US Postal
[11:11] Service, cuz this question has come up.
[11:14] We are not taking them, opening them,
[11:16] doing anything with them. We're
[11:17] returning them to the post office. We
[11:19] have no claim on those.
[11:21] Um the confusion I think came is if it
[11:24] came from UPS, FedEx, whatever, they
[11:27] don't want them back. You know, they
[11:29] said they don't want the packages back.
[11:31] So, we've got several options. Um we're
[11:34] still discussing that. One is
[11:36] uh actually an an idea that Alderman
[11:39] McDermott um brought up is like putting
[11:41] them in a big thing, $10 apiece. Pick
[11:44] out a mystery box. Maybe you get
[11:46] something cool. Maybe you get a plumbing
[11:48] part.
[11:50] Who knows? But, it would be fun and it
[11:52] would be a fundraiser that we could um
[11:55] we've had several options that have been
[11:57] brought forward. So, uh I think that
[12:00] would be a a a good thing to do. So,
[12:02] anyway, Sunday, 10:30, I'll be there
[12:05] supervising the removal of the packages.
[12:08] So, if you think you want to come over, you
[12:11] know, you can come see. So, and that's
[12:14] really all I've got today. Thank you.
[12:17] >> Thank you very much and Alderwoman
[12:20] Hoffman.
[12:20] >> I actually don't have anything either. I
[12:23] don't have any updates from fire cuz we
[12:24] haven't had the monthly meeting yet and
[12:27] I don't have anything personally.
[12:28] >> All righty, thank you. And Alderman
[12:30] McDermott, last but not least.
[12:33] >> Um
[12:34] I just wanted to
[12:36] uh bring up the entrance to the beach.
[12:38] It's pretty rough to get down there. I
[12:40] know even golf carts are getting stuck
[12:42] now. I don't know if
[12:43] there's much we can do about it outside
[12:45] of spraying it down and
[12:47] clearing it occasionally, but um
[12:50] anyway, just making sure we're aware of
[12:51] that. And then uh is this the last
[12:53] weekend for the pool? No, this isn't
[12:55] Labor Day weekend, right? Okay. So, we
[12:57] only have two more weekends at the pool.
[12:58] Let's everyone go get your swimming on.
[13:04] That's all I have.
[13:05] >> Okay, thank you.
[13:07] Uh moving on to uh new business. Tonight
[13:11] uh the first agenda item for under new
[13:14] business is discussing the fiscal year
[13:16] 2027 proposed budget.
[13:28] » Um so, I know that the tax rate was
[13:30] proposed last meeting, um but there is a
[13:33] correction to that.
[13:36] Uh but the amount of revenue reflected
[13:38] here is the actual
[13:41] calculations with the correct number of
[13:43] revenue that we're going to propose
[13:44] next.
[13:44] >> Okay.
[13:45] >> So
[13:46] um it's basically just a copy of what we
[13:49] did last year as well.
[13:51] Um we just really made a bunch of
[13:53] adjustments based on the expenditures
[13:55] that we actually made this year and kind
[13:57] of arranging where we needed it to go,
[13:58] so we have a better idea of what we're looking at. Um
[14:03] but I don't really have any big significant
[14:07] changes. Gilbert, do you remember us
[14:09] having any
[14:12] additional projects or anything that we
[14:13] put in here? I don't remember.
[14:15] >> No, um as far as the the major major
[14:18] things that are on this budget is we
[14:20] were looking at the budgeting for the
[14:22] covers for the park playground area.
[14:25] >> Mhm.
[14:26] >> Um the uh two 230,000
[14:31] dollars that we need to get for the uh
[14:33] wastewater treatment plant for
[14:35] uh completion of that project. Now, the
[14:37] original funding for that, the 600,000,
[14:40] was pulled from reserve
[14:42] in past years. Now, we have some We have
[14:45] money in the bank right now that we're
[14:48] um I've gotten clearance, but I'm going
[14:51] to need additional clearance to spend
[14:53] uh for funds that we received and uh
[14:57] that uh
[14:59] that's from the
[15:00] uh the state of Texas, the TEL. There's
[15:03] a file that I need to fill out.
[15:04] >> Mhm.
[15:05] >> And um so if we could spend that, great.
[15:07] If not, we might have to pull from the
[15:09] reserves. And again, our reserves are
[15:11] significantly more than 6 months
[15:15] for us to operate. Um
[15:17] and uh the wastewater treatment plant,
[15:20] obviously for the health and safety of
[15:21] the public, it's imperative that we get
[15:23] that. So,
[15:23] >> Yes. I'll have an answer for that as
[15:25] soon as I get an answer back from the
[15:27] state. Um, it's kind of difficult
[15:30] because when you're going in the website
[15:32] and you're filling everything out,
[15:33] there's no phone number, there's no
[15:35] there's nothing. There's no way to get a
[15:36] hold of anything. You have to do
[15:37] everything through the site.
[15:39] So, it's it's pretty difficult.
[15:42] Um
[15:43] So, we're working on that.
[15:44] Um, when I talked to the state on the
[15:46] other end where we received the the
[15:48] funds from, not who we have to report
[15:50] to,
[15:51] um, everything was cleared on that part.
[15:53] I just would hate to use it and say,
[15:56] "Hey, you know, where's it at? Or what's
[15:58] y'all use it for? Or was it used for the
[15:59] correct, um,
[16:01] items?" Which, again, I'm pretty sure
[16:04] they were because it was the COVID funds
[16:06] and all the relief that we got from
[16:07] that. Um, we've already spent that.
[16:10] We've sent the information to them. So,
[16:12] but again, just being super cautious.
[16:14] Um
[16:15] Other other items that we looked at, um,
[16:18] as far as major
[16:20] Um, there was the
[16:26] There was a wastewater treatment plant.
[16:28] There was the playground equipment. Oh,
[16:30] um,
[16:31] also putting funds aside for the
[16:33] completion of the project at the
[16:34] wastewater treatment plant. Um, so when
[16:37] the park board comes together, then
[16:39] we'll start throwing ideas on what we're
[16:40] going to do and come up with a concept
[16:42] and bring that to council. And
[16:45] what we'll do with that is, um, we're
[16:47] going to set aside
[16:49] What was it? 60 60,000 for that? Roughly
[16:52] 60,000 and that's hot funds,
[16:55] um, to complete that park there. But, I
[16:57] want to bring the park board in to, like
[17:00] I said, discuss design and bring it to
[17:01] council.
[17:02] >> Okay.
[17:04] >> But, uh, the wastewater, there's a plant
[17:06] there's the water projects. So, the
[17:09] water projects as well. Um We're running on, um
[17:17] on normal funds. In other words, we we
[17:18] don't have a lot of extra other than our
[17:21] regular maintenance for that. So, we'd
[17:24] have to
[17:25] we have to get a little creative, but we
[17:27] can use the 150,000, I believe, that we
[17:29] have there to do small projects.
[17:31] >> Okay.
[17:32] >> Um to do some upgrades on the like we've
[17:34] been doing the upgrades on the valves
[17:36] and and sections of pipe as we go along.
[17:39] Um
[17:40] but we'll need to really get a uh 5-year
[17:43] plan together in the future on what we
[17:46] can do and how we can set money aside
[17:47] for that.
[17:48] >> Do you have cost estimates for that
[17:50] already? For the water, I mean, is it
[17:52] something that can be measured by linear
[17:54] feet or what um
[17:56] No.
[17:57] >> How do we do that?
[17:57] >> We went by the amount that we have
[17:59] without having to raise water rates.
[18:01] >> Okay.
[18:01] >> So, we use that and then as we go, we'll
[18:03] go and replace the valves or, you know,
[18:06] but as far as water main and major
[18:08] projects, we have the one that still needs to be
[18:11] engineered to cross the canal. And that
[18:14] engineering for that that that project
[18:16] is going to be close to a million
[18:17] dollars.
[18:17] >> Sure.
[18:18] >> So, we got to figure out a way to do
[18:20] that as well. And again, um we have to
[18:22] take in consideration too um
[18:25] what the rates are going to look like
[18:26] with Galveston. They're raising their
[18:28] rates as well. So, we might that might
[18:29] have to come over to us. We might have
[18:31] to raise the rates also to match that so
[18:33] the city's not out of uh pocket. Doesn't
[18:36] mean we're getting extra revenue. We're
[18:37] just
[18:38] filling the gap that with the amount
[18:40] they increased.
[18:42] So,
[18:43] um
[18:44] but yeah, that's why we said everything
[18:45] stayed pretty much
[18:47] >> But we
[18:47] >> the same, but we did move money around.
[18:50] We're using less hot taxes um for
[18:53] infrastructure and things like like was
[18:55] done before. You know, we're we're
[18:57] trying to get everything back organized
[18:59] to be used where it should be used. A
[19:01] big chunk of change is also coming out.
[19:02] What was it? 50
[19:04] >> We did we had a budget for the right
[19:06] there for the EMS, the 40,000.
[19:07] >> Yeah, we budgeted for yeah, 40,000 for
[19:09] the EMS stairs.
[19:12] For the replacing the stairs over there.
[19:14] Oh, thank god we put it there.
[19:15] >> Yeah.
[19:15] So, we budgeted that and that's
[19:17] going off of the cost. We already got an
[19:19] estimate for that. We're going to need
[19:20] engineer drawings for that as well.
[19:22] >> Fire department stairs. Fire department,
[19:23] yeah.
[19:23] >> Yeah.
[19:24] we already did EMS, yeah.
[19:26] >> Yeah. So, the
[19:26] >> And they but it's the same
[19:28] >> Yeah.
[19:29] >> It doesn't matter for your budget.
[19:30] >> Yeah, as long as it's line out of 20,
[19:32] we're good. I mean, department 20, we're
[19:34] good.
[19:34] >> Yeah, so the overall cost was was around
[19:37] 36 or 32,000 last year. We put 40 just
[19:40] to
[19:41] you know, give us some cushion in case
[19:43] there's any any additional items needed.
[19:46] Um
[19:49] » Yeah, cuz they're roughly the same
[19:51] set up, right? Same
[19:53] >> I think the only difference is they
[19:54] don't have ACs on that side.
[19:56] >> Okay.
[19:56] >> And this side did, so.
[19:59] Yeah, hopefully.
[20:07] Like I always said, if there's a bad
[20:08] storm here, I'm chaining myself to those
[20:10] poles over there cuz
[20:12] they ain't going anywhere. Um
[20:15] But yeah,
[20:16] like we were discussing, a lot of our
[20:28] Anything you want to speak to, Chief?
[20:31] PD?
[20:33] All right.
[20:38] Then we're on
[20:39] >> And then public works
[20:40] um
[20:41] We again, we we budgeted based off of
[20:44] what we were actually expenditures for
[20:46] this past year. So, their budget's
[20:48] higher than it was last year, but
[20:50] >> Okay.
[20:50] >> it it so it's lower in like you said, in
[20:52] the hot area where we had for before for
[20:54] the previous contractor.
[20:55] >> Right.
[20:56] >> So, public works
[20:57] for the at for the general side
[21:00] >> And we're actually we're actually
[21:01] spending significantly less than we
[21:03] were. I mean, significantly less.
[21:05] >> Okay.
[21:06] >> On on materials and and
[21:08] equipment. In some areas, three times
[21:10] less.
[21:11] Really?
[21:14] Wow, okay.
[21:16] >> I have a question in general. Did we
[21:19] take anything from our strategic
[21:21] planning that we needed budget money for
[21:22] and plug it in here yet? I did not do my
[21:25] research and look back through our
[21:26] strategic strategic plan, but I do
[21:28] recall do we didn't we talk about ditch
[21:31] cleaning out ditches and stuff? Do we
[21:33] need to find a place to get on the
[21:34] budget?
[21:37] >> On the budget on the cleaning our
[21:40] ditches
[21:41] that's going to be an additional cost to
[21:43] our drainage to our our general fund.
[21:45] So, what I'm planning to do is reaching
[21:47] out to the county and seeing aside from
[21:49] this project that we're waiting on is
[21:51] there any routine maintenance that we
[21:53] can do. So,
[21:55] because again we pay everybody here pays
[21:57] county taxes. So, if we can get them to
[21:58] come in and help with routine
[21:59] maintenance, then that's the area we're
[22:02] going to go if if if we add additional
[22:05] maintenance to this,
[22:07] we'd have to find a way to generate
[22:08] revenue
[22:10] for the city.
[22:21] » Has there been any update to that county
[22:23] bond work that we have portion of?
[22:25] >> Uh no, sir. They're working their way
[22:27] down this way. So, they're they're doing
[22:29] every project as
[22:34] So, and and another another thing with that when we look at the general
[22:39] fund regarding public works, that's
[22:41] going to take up your signs, your
[22:44] streets, your ditch, your curbs, your
[22:46] sidewalk. That's all general fund. So,
[22:49] we have got to kind of balance those
[22:51] things out. What I'd like to do is I'm
[22:53] debating right now whether or not we do
[22:55] a we have a company come in and rate our
[22:57] streets. I know we've done that some
[22:59] years
[23:00] back, but they also have products where
[23:03] we put them on our trucks. And our truck
[23:05] drives the street, but again, you got to
[23:08] go 20 miles an hour and you go through
[23:09] every single street, so
[23:11] we'll we'll have to
[23:13] see what that brings, but again, all
[23:15] that comes from general fund.
[23:16] >> What about the issue on John Silver? Do
[23:18] we have any
[23:20] funds for
[23:22] doing any sort of mitigation for that?
[23:24] >> That's the one that floods really bad.
[23:25] >> Mhm.
[23:27] Yeah, um John Silver, there's a
[23:32] we'd have to I think we need to get an
[23:33] engineer involved to do that correctly.
[23:36] Now, we can raise driveways up, but that
[23:40] still doesn't alleviate the street and
[23:42] the flooding there, so
[23:44] that's a tricky one
[23:46] because of the way the flow of the water
[23:48] is and how it fills up. Um
[23:50] so there's some temporary things we can
[23:53] do, but either way, one driveway is
[23:54] going to be 15,000, you know, um so we
[23:57] got to be
[23:58] cautious with that.
[24:00] So.
[24:02] But yeah, definitely we are looking at
[24:03] John Silver to see what we can do.
[24:05] >> Good thing it's a short street.
[24:07] >> Yeah.
[24:08] >> Is it really?
[24:09] >> Yeah.
[24:10] >> Well, and and the challenge, too, of
[24:12] course, y'all know we're we're in the
[24:13] flood zone, so whatever we do one place,
[24:16] you know, we got to displace the water
[24:17] somewhere else, and that's where it gets
[24:19] kind of janky.
[24:20] >> Okay.
[24:23] Yeah.
[24:24] >> Um and then next we have the hot revenue
[24:28] um
[24:30] based off of what we got, I I we updated
[24:32] just a little bit.
[24:33] So, but but again, there was not many
[24:35] changes, and we
[24:38] moved some funds around again to cover for our
[24:41] public works and stuff, so that's the
[24:43] admin portion, and we don't really have
[24:45] anything big, no projects again.
[24:48] Uh you can keep going, Gilbert.
[24:52] And then that's the public works section
[24:53] of the hot.
[24:56] Um we do have
[24:59] I think we added a little bit more to
[25:00] beach maintenance.
[25:02] So, we'll look into I guess the
[25:05] entrance.
[25:06] >> Yeah, and
[25:08] as far as beach maintenance as well, GLO
[25:11] is going to help us with renting vehicle
[25:13] equipment.
[25:14] >> Okay.
[25:14] >> So, we'll get rentals up to I believe it
[25:17] was at $11,000 a year to rent
[25:20] equipment to smooth out the beach and
[25:23] work on some of this cuz our our little front end little tractor
[25:27] I I think it's had enough.
[25:31] So, our guys worked on it, mechanics
[25:33] worked on it. One of our one of our
[25:35] residents here, you know, he volunteered
[25:37] his time, Mr. King, and you know, we're
[25:38] very grateful for that, but it was that thing's just had it.
[25:42] >> Okay.
[25:43] Mhm.
[25:44] >> But that's a that's another good thing.
[25:46] That's $11,000 we don't have to spend.
[25:48] But
[25:49] >> That's good.
[25:52] » Um
[25:53] >> How much do those things usually rent
[25:54] for?
[25:56] >> Uh
[26:00] Oh, close to $60,000. Maybe Maybe it's
[26:03] 40.
[26:04] >> Yeah.
[26:05] 40 grand. Um no, for a year to to
[26:08] rent, but there's an agreement, so
[26:11] >> We probably only need it 3 months a
[26:12] year, if that.
[26:15] Just depends
[26:15] >> Depends on the rain and stuff we get.
[26:17] >> Yeah.
[26:18] Um
[26:20] >> Those pieces of equipment, they're
[26:22] always anywhere between 80 to 100,000.
[26:24] That's
[26:25] >> small.
[26:25] >> I would rather get a front end or a skid
[26:28] steer.
[26:29] >> Yeah.
[26:29] >> Um which is usually around 120
[26:32] for the type of work that we need to do.
[26:34] So
[26:37] » Need a big sale.
[26:38] >> I know. We need more packages.
[26:40] >> Hey, more packages.
[26:43] >> Yeah.
[26:48] Um you can keep scrolling over.
[26:50] >> I said we can get a dump truck and you
[26:52] can pay $20 and dump it to the city
[26:54] administrator.
[26:56] >> All right.
[26:56] >> Right on.
[26:58] >> All day.
[26:59] >> Um so I'm just going through we have um
[27:02] the community
[27:03] relations, nothing's really changed.
[27:06] Uh parks again,
[27:08] we we
[27:10] moved a lot of
[27:11] expenses to the public works because
[27:13] they were the ones who were taking care
[27:14] of it so it's actually tracked
[27:15] correctly.
[27:17] Um I believe this is what the project
[27:19] for the park
[27:20] >> pickleball court?
[27:21] >> Yes.
[27:21] >> And
[27:24] why this page
[27:25] printed wrong. Can you scroll down to
[27:27] the pool area?
[27:31] I think everything was good with the
[27:32] pool. There wasn't really anything
[27:35] They did the already remodel of the
[27:37] outside and then they did the
[27:38] countertops and and they really
[27:40] fixed it up nice over there.
[27:42] >> Yep.
[27:43] >> And then beaches and fees and we don't
[27:47] haven't revisited that yet.
[27:52] » Yeah, 30 keeps messing me up every time
[27:54] I see it I'm like cool.
[27:56] >> It's just there.
[27:58] And then
[28:00] um on the utility side
[28:03] nothing much has changed. Now the
[28:05] service fees
[28:07] not the service fees. Uh the water
[28:08] purchases, I think that is going to go
[28:10] up a little bit more. We did
[28:12] budget a little bit higher but
[28:14] we're we're not sure exactly where
[28:16] that's going to Keep going over. I'm
[28:18] sorry.
[28:20] » I'm on the wrong one.
[28:24] >> All right, good.
[28:27] The 440
[28:29] is um a little higher based off of what
[28:30] we've spent so far but again I'm not
[28:33] exactly sure what those rates are going
[28:34] to look like so we might have to make
[28:36] some adjustments later.
[28:37] >> Okay.
[28:38] >> Um cuz I didn't want to shoot too high.
[28:40] >> Right.
[28:41] >> Um
[28:45] I don't have anything else honestly that
[28:47] I can think of.
[28:48] Gilbert?
[28:49] >> It's expensive water.
[28:50] >> Just regular general maintenance. I
[28:52] mean, we got We are looking into doing
[28:54] meters,
[28:55] um newer meters, cuz the ones that we
[28:57] have were just
[28:59] I feel like we're replacing them
[29:00] regularly.
[29:01] >> Mhm, still.
[29:03] Really?
[29:03] >> Yeah.
[29:04] so we have a new vendor in that um
[29:07] a new meter that we're going to try out.
[29:09] And we already did a pre-run of it.
[29:11] >> Mhm.
[29:11] >> And uh they have
[29:12] >> a warranty on any of these things? I
[29:14] mean, that's
[29:15] >> There's some warranties there
[29:16] >> old meters.
[29:17] >> Yeah, so
[29:19] >> Well, they're
[29:21] The new meters, the ones that we're
[29:22] trying to get right now, we probably
[29:24] will. They are a little bit more
[29:25] expensive, but they do more. They paint
[29:27] a picture. They have um a front end um
[29:31] a front end option where it uses
[29:33] cellular service, so residents can see
[29:35] how much they're using.
[29:36] >> Mhm.
[29:37] >> And that'll go We actually checked with
[29:39] FundView, I think, and they they talk to
[29:41] each other, too. So, our new software
[29:43] for utility billing will talk to these
[29:45] new meters.
[29:45] >> Okay.
[29:46] >> Um
[29:46] but they're um it's one piece, also. So, we
[29:50] can track one number, not uh not the
[29:53] antenna and the body of the meter.
[29:56] >> Right.
[29:56] >> Cuz the other thing that I I didn't
[29:58] never really was too fond of is the
[30:00] parts on the inside of the meter. They
[30:01] all wear down, so if you're just just keep changing the top, you're still
[30:05] not getting an accurate reading. These
[30:07] have the um what is it? The sonar that
[30:09] it uses on the inside that'll uh keep an
[30:12] accurate reading throughout the life of
[30:14] the meter, which is roughly 20 years.
[30:16] >> So No moving parts.
[30:17] >> No moving parts. And um it also
[30:21] >> What powers the sonar? Just a battery?
[30:23] >> Yeah, yeah.
[30:24] >> 20-year battery? Wow.
[30:26] >> They have um and they have they have uh
[30:28] warranties, too. So, if the battery goes
[30:30] out or the screen display goes out, then
[30:33] you take it back to them and they'll
[30:34] swap it out. Usually, the way that works
[30:36] is you'll you'll pay for the new meter,
[30:38] you'll send them the old one, and
[30:39] they'll see that it's broken, and
[30:40] they'll give you credit towards your
[30:41] account. That's usually how that works.
[30:43] But some of these meters also have the
[30:45] capability to give you
[30:47] hydraulic information in your system. So
[30:50] the more of these meters that you have,
[30:51] you can get pressure tests and
[30:54] readings throughout so you can get the
[30:56] hydraulics of your system and kind of
[30:58] have a better understanding of the flow
[31:00] of water and volume.
[31:01] Some of these have
[31:03] There's also components that you can add
[31:05] to fire hydrants as well and even valves
[31:07] that that run that. So
[31:10] >> Okay.
[31:10] >> Um we can continually get numbers. We're
[31:12] also looking at
[31:14] on the wastewater side of getting the antennas
[31:19] and the sonars that it's a sonar that
[31:21] you drop in the manhole and you drop it
[31:23] about halfway. So as the water levels
[31:26] rise, you'll get alerts and it'll map
[31:29] out where your most the most amount of
[31:32] infiltration is coming into your system
[31:34] on the wastewater side. So
[31:37] it it'll it'll give you
[31:39] like hey, most of your infiltration is
[31:41] on this section. So we're planning on
[31:43] putting them in front on the on the
[31:45] inlet side of each lift station here so
[31:48] we can tell and that'll do a reading on
[31:50] the wastewater side.
[31:52] >> Okay.
[31:53] >> I've had those before. I've used them. I
[31:55] had all of San Antonio on my phone and
[31:57] it's just not fun when it rains but it
[31:59] tells a story so
[32:00] >> Sure.
[32:02] Now it's it's good to alert to and I
[32:04] like the water meters you can get that
[32:07] data cuz you always want to be able to
[32:09] reconcile that with the amount that
[32:11] we're being charged from the city and
[32:13] the meter that's at the front.
[32:15] That way we can determine if there's
[32:16] leaks,
[32:17] you know, internally that's you know,
[32:20] we're using more if more is coming in
[32:22] and not going through those meters then
[32:24] you've got a problem, right?
[32:26] And and if they talk to each other you
[32:29] kind of get a fix on where that position
[32:30] is maybe
[32:32] and catch it before it becomes, you
[32:34] know,
[32:35] a big issue.
[32:36] >> Right cuz then it's it's real time. So,
[32:38] like right now we're looking at what we
[32:40] the data we collected from the month
[32:41] before.
[32:42] >> Right.
[32:42] >> you got to wait for the close out and
[32:44] the two year review, so
[32:45] it's going to be beneficial that way,
[32:46] too.
[32:47] >> So, after after we finish everything
[32:49] with our wonderful audit, which is
[32:51] moving pretty good, by the way. Um we're
[32:55] Huh?
[32:56] >> Andrew's awesome.
[32:56] >> Yeah, and Andrew's knocking it out.
[32:59] >> Right.
[32:59] >> Um but after we get some of that
[33:01] information, we can apply for grants to
[33:03] replace all the meters in the city at
[33:04] once. So, we'll be pursuing that. We had
[33:06] a a meeting as well with a a grant
[33:10] company that has a software that we
[33:12] don't have to pay for. They give it to
[33:14] us for free, but we can use that. We're
[33:16] going to revisit discussions with them
[33:18] in
[33:18] >> Sorry, did you say free?
[33:19] >> January. Yeah.
[33:20] >> Yeah. Nice.
[33:21] >> Let's say it's a donation, right?
[33:23] >> Okay.
[33:24] >> Um but yeah, and and our budget, I mean
[33:26] there's
[33:28] The again, these are the reset years
[33:31] that we have to get our history and
[33:33] everything in order, so
[33:34] >> Mhm.
[33:35] >> don't want to shoot with too many big
[33:36] things right now.
[33:38] >> Mhm.
[33:38] >> Um
[33:40] >> Yeah, but we have a better picture of
[33:41] what we're doing, so
[33:42] >> Yeah. We need to be more conservative.
[33:44] >> Right. We just have to stay on top of
[33:46] the critical ones.
[33:47] You know,
[33:49] like the generator.
[33:51] One down, one to go.
[33:53] >> Yeah.
[33:56] You know what? I did order the year
[33:58] early.
[33:58] >> Yeah.
[34:00] >> Right, before the tariffs and
[34:02] everything.
[34:03] Pretty good.
[34:04] >> But um yeah, I think that's pretty much it.
[34:08] >> This is a
[34:10] That's still the water system.
[34:11] >> and then it's but then we're going into
[34:13] the waste water, which
[34:14] we don't have to pay taxes on that,
[34:16] either.
[34:16] >> Uh
[34:17] we've had a kind of
[34:20] We have our contract services, and then
[34:22] the general maintenance on the water
[34:23] side that's 145,000.
[34:25] Um
[34:27] If I'm not mistaken, we we have some
[34:29] left over, right? Like we haven't spent
[34:31] the entire amount.
[34:32] >> For this year?
[34:32] >> Yeah.
[34:33] >> Well, that's where we're going to do the
[34:34] meters, so
[34:34] >> Yeah.
[34:34] So, we can use this as the And
[34:37] what we did this year, too, is we used
[34:39] this for some upgrades in the city.
[34:41] Again, valves and things like that. So,
[34:43] we'll keep doing that. And as we come
[34:45] across
[34:46] identify some areas where we need to
[34:48] replace pipe, then we'll start moving
[34:50] forward towards that.
[34:51] >> Okay. So, you do have some encumbered
[34:53] funds.
[34:57] » Long as
[34:59] these leaks stay down, cuz we're having
[35:01] less now than we were before.
[35:03] >> even say it out loud.
[35:06] Okay. Great.
[35:08] >> Any questions?
[35:10] >> Nope.
[35:12] Anyone else?
[35:14] No, we're good.
[35:15] >> And I'll get with you
[35:16] or everybody
[35:18] to look at that.
[35:19] >> Okay.
[35:19] >> for the ditch waiting.
[35:21] >> Thank you.
[35:21] >> Yeah, that was the only thing off the
[35:22] top of my head. There might have been
[35:24] more in
[35:24] >> Okay.
[35:25] >> We've slept since then.
[35:27] A whole night.
[35:30] » Awesome.
[35:31] Thank you.
[35:34] » Okay, then. That ends that topic. And
[35:38] next is the discussion and possible
[35:40] action to propose a property tax rate
[35:43] for fiscal year 2026 to 2027.
[35:48] Um
[35:49] I think I need a
[35:52] motion to discuss.
[35:56] » I'll make a motion to discuss.
[35:58] >> I'll second.
[36:00] >> Okay.
[36:02] Let's chat.
[36:06] » Last
[36:08] um council meeting, I made a mistake and
[36:10] I read y'all the wrong number. So,
[36:12] that's totally on me. Um we have to
[36:14] revisit this. This doesn't change
[36:15] anything. It's still no new revenue. We
[36:18] just got to pro- propose the correct
[36:20] number,
[36:21] which is
[36:22] Write it down.
[36:24] I got it.
[36:25] It's a point zero one six two
[36:29] Nope.
[36:30] >> Zero.
[36:30] >> Oh.
[36:31] >> Point.
[36:31] >> There's a point in front.
[36:32] >> It's 0.162326.
[36:36] » There you go.
[36:37] >> I lost me.
[36:39] >> You know what? You just say cuz I keep
[36:40] messing that number up.
[36:41] >> It's okay.
[36:42] 0.1
[36:43] >> It's 0.162326.
[36:47] Um
[36:47] I believe what was read last time was
[36:49] just the new the no new revenue revenue
[36:51] rate from the year before. So, I didn't highlight that.
[37:00] And again, this with this tax rate the
[37:02] no new revenue is what is reflected for
[37:05] the revenue on the budget.
[37:06] >> On the budget, okay. Good.
[37:08] >> So, we did have the conversations and
[37:09] then trust up to the county and told
[37:11] them
[37:11] >> Hey, I made a mistake. I'm sorry. Is
[37:13] everything okay? What do we need to do?
[37:14] They said, "No, just go ahead and
[37:15] propose it and and then get everybody's
[37:18] vote." And
[37:19] Okay.
[37:20] >> I'll be one to merit.
[37:24] » So,
[37:26] We need a motion.
[37:29] >> Oh, that's right. Okay.
[37:31] So,
[37:32] we next we need to take a vote
[37:36] on the
[37:39] property tax rate for fiscal year 2026
[37:42] through 2027.
[37:46] And
[37:50] uh no new revenue rate, which is point
[37:54] one six zero two six.
[37:56] >> No.
[37:59] >> What?
[37:59] >> 0.162326.
[38:02] » Try it again. One person, please.
[38:05] >> 0.162326.
[38:10] » All right.
[38:12] Let's try that again.
[38:14] We're going to Yeah.
[38:15] >> to merit.
[38:16] >> Well, yeah. I know exactly.
[38:18] I'll get five by the time I'm done.
[38:20] Uh we're proposing a property tax rate
[38:23] for fiscal year 2026 through 2027 at a
[38:26] rate of 0.162326.
[38:33] May I have a motion? Do I need to make a
[38:37] motion to vote first or just a vote? And
[38:39] from each individual. Okay. Alderman
[38:41] McDermott, how do you vote?
[38:43] >> I.
[38:45] >> Alderman Hoffman, Alderwoman Hoffman,
[38:47] how do you vote?
[38:48] >> I.
[38:49] >> Say it in deep voice. Alderwoman Sharon.
[38:53] >> I.
[38:54] >> Okay, three eyes and that is a
[38:56] consensus.
[39:00] I can't vote.
[39:01] I'm in the wrong seat for that.
[39:05] Mhm.
[39:07] Three is all you need.
[39:10] Okay, it has passed.
[39:14] Now moving on to old business.
[39:17] Uh, first is the discussion
[39:19] consideration and possible action to
[39:21] approve planning and zoning ordinance
[39:23] 2026-06.
[39:26] Do I have a motion to discuss?
[39:31] >> Make a motion to discuss.
[39:33] >> And a second?
[39:35] >> I'll second.
[39:37] >> Okay.
[39:39] So, where are we at with this? Has
[39:41] everyone read it? We good?
[39:43] >> Second reading, yeah, I think so.
[39:45] >> All right.
[39:47] So, any questions? Any
[39:51] comments?
[39:53] Push back?
[39:54] Okay.
[39:55] >> Looks good.
[39:56] >> Okay.
[39:58] Uh, so now a
[40:00] um, has anyone Oh, no. Is it uh,
[40:03] proposed to vote?
[40:08] Okay. So, next we make a motion to vote.
[40:12] Um,
[40:13] >> To approve.
[40:17] planning and zoning ordinance 2026-06.
[40:22] >> I'll make a motion to approve planning
[40:23] and zoning ordinance 2026-06.
[40:26] >> Do we have a second?
[40:30] » I'll second.
[40:31] >> Okay.
[40:33] And
[40:36] vote at will.
[40:38] >> Aye.
[40:40] >> Perfect. It is passed.
[40:48] Okay, next on the agenda of old business
[40:50] is discussion consideration of possible
[40:52] action to approve park advisory board,
[40:55] which is ordinance 2026-07.
[41:02] Would anyone care to make a motion to
[41:04] discuss?
[41:06] >> I'll make a motion to discuss park
[41:07] advisors park advisory board ordinance
[41:10] 2026-07.
[41:12] >> I'll second.
[41:14] >> Okay.
[41:17] >> Nothing changed. Didn't seem like,
[41:18] right?
[41:21] » Just as full-time now.
[41:24] Full-time resident or
[41:25] >> Oh, yeah, right.
[41:26] >> Oh, yeah, we did change the language.
[41:32] » Looks good to me.
[41:33] >> Yes.
[41:34] section 3A.
[41:41] » Have we had applicants?
[41:45] » Yeah, we have one so far, but we'll have
[41:47] for sure a couple more.
[41:49] We've been having conversations.
[41:51] >> Okay.
[41:53] All right, good.
[41:55] Okay, so
[41:58] now we move on to
[42:01] >> I'll make a motion to approve
[42:02] >> Motion to approve
[42:05] a vote to
[42:08] approve park advisory board ordinance
[42:10] 2026-07.
[42:13] » I'll make a motion to approve Park Board
[42:15] Advisory Board Ordinance 2026-07.
[42:18] >> Do we have a second?
[42:19] >> I second.
[42:20] >> Okay, and the vote is
[42:23] three to approve.
[42:35] And last but not least, the mayor's
[42:38] report.
[42:40] And not much to report on other than we
[42:44] wish
[42:45] Mary Morse, uh, our lovely mayor, a
[42:48] speedy recovery.
[42:49] Uh, she's suffering again, and so
[42:53] uh, she couldn't make it to the meeting
[42:55] tonight, obviously.
[42:57] So, um, put her in your prayers, please.
[43:02] And your thoughts, and if you get a
[43:04] chance to say hi to her, please do so.
[43:07] Um, and that will conclude my report.
[43:11] And now we will be pausing the regular
[43:14] meeting to go into executive session.
[43:19] At
[43:21] 6:45 on the nose.
[43:23] Thank you all for joining us tonight.