1 00:10:37,279 --> 00:10:47,040 All right, we're opening the city council meeting. It's 6 PM Tuesday, June 2 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:50,279 2nd, 2026. Uh we do have a quorum and the invitation. 3 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:55,640 All right, thank you. H 4 00:10:59,680 --> 00:11:05,519 Heavenly Father, thank you for this opportunity to gather in service to this 5 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:13,079 community. Please grant us the wisdom to make decisions as we seek to do what's 6 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:13,079 best for the city of Mount Pleasant. Uh 7 00:11:14,560 --> 00:11:20,399 please bless this council, our employees, our first responders, and the 8 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:25,160 citizens of Mount Pleasant. In your name we pray. Amen. 9 00:11:21,519 --> 00:11:25,160 » Amen. Thank you. 10 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:35,600 » To the flag of America to the republic. 11 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:39,880 One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty, justice for all. 12 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:47,920 All right, we're going into open session. Public comments. The city 13 00:11:46,399 --> 00:11:51,760 council welcomes citizen participation and comments at all council meetings. 14 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:55,200 Citizens comments are limited to three minutes 15 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:58,880 out of respect for everyone's time. Council is not permitted to respond to 16 00:11:56,959 --> 00:12:02,160 your comments. The Texas Open Meetings Act requires that the topics of 17 00:12:00,399 --> 00:12:06,480 discussion deliberation be posted on the agenda not less than three business days 18 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:10,480 in advance of the council meetings. If your comments relate to the topic that 19 00:12:08,959 --> 00:12:13,920 is on the agenda, the council will discuss the topic on the agenda at that 20 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:16,920 time that the topic is discussed and deliberated. 21 00:12:20,560 --> 00:12:26,959 My name is Kyle Moing. Um, Mount Vernon, Texas. Good evening, council. My name is 22 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:31,200 Kyle Moring. I live in Mount Vernon, Texas. When public officials talk about 23 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:35,519 integrity, the test is not the slogan. The test is the record. On December 3rd, 24 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:39,360 2025, I sat across from city manager Rob Vine. He told me, "My integrity is all I 25 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:42,240 have. Once it's gone, it's gone." He said, "I'm not going to change my name 26 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:45,600 to defendant." And he gave me his motto. Do the right thing at the right time for 27 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:49,839 the right reasons. Those are the words. Here's the record. On the city's open 28 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:53,519 gov transparency portal, over 600 social security number entries, at least 20 29 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:56,720 distinct social security numbers, including at least one apparently 30 00:12:54,880 --> 00:13:00,639 associated with current city personnel, and about 35 sexual assault forensic 31 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:04,560 exam payment records containing victim identifying personal information, 32 00:13:02,399 --> 00:13:08,720 including dates of birth and exam dates, one apparently involving a 13-year-old. 33 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:11,519 In a in a records production, the city also released Schneider Schneider 34 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:15,040 Electric banking information and customer level water meter and lead 35 00:13:13,279 --> 00:13:19,200 service line records with account data, addresses, GPS coordinates, meter 36 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:21,839 readings, and work orders. And the city released a full unredacted Mount 37 00:13:20,639 --> 00:13:25,600 Pleasant Police Department report connected to an active federal case, 38 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:29,519 including information concerning minors. On May 27th, 2026, the city certified to 39 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:33,120 the state in a sworn no record certification that it had no responsive 40 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:36,959 records showing investigation, remediation, or even contact with open 41 00:13:34,959 --> 00:13:41,200 gov. The only record it found was my email reporting what had happened to the 42 00:13:38,399 --> 00:13:45,120 city. Based on the city's p pattern, I anticipated this response, protect 43 00:13:42,959 --> 00:13:48,240 itself, minimize the problem, and shift the burden onto the person who reported 44 00:13:46,639 --> 00:13:51,600 it. That is why I had already taken it upon myself to notify open Gov, 45 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:55,200 Schneider Electric, the US Department of Justice, the Texas Department of Public 46 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:59,199 Safety, and other appropriate regulatory and oversight authorities. The city 47 00:13:57,199 --> 00:14:02,160 should have done that. It did not. When I notified this council about the 48 00:14:00,399 --> 00:14:06,480 unredacted police report, the response was not an apology. The city's outside 49 00:14:04,639 --> 00:14:10,639 attorney, Austin Beck, invoked Texas government code 552.352 50 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:14,639 against me, a criminal statute carrying a possible fine and up to six months in 51 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:17,920 jail. The city released the record. I reported it. Then the city pointed a 52 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:21,519 criminal statue at the reporter. Tonight, the city's open gov financial 53 00:14:19,839 --> 00:14:24,240 transparency portal is still down, and the SharePoint link that the city 54 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:28,079 provided for the records I paid to receive remains inaccessible. Thomas 55 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:31,920 Payne warned, "A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought 56 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:35,519 not to be trust by trusted by anybody." That is the issue before you tonight, 57 00:14:33,519 --> 00:14:39,360 not personality, not politics, accountability. So again, I request that 58 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:43,120 my formal ethics complaints be placed back before this council for a public 59 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:46,959 vote. And again, I request an outside investigation and independent audit into 60 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:53,399 the city's internal controls or the lack thereof. Those are the right things. 61 00:14:48,959 --> 00:14:53,399 This is the right time. Thank you. 62 00:14:54,959 --> 00:15:03,519 Does anybody have anything to say? All right, we're good. Let's go ahead 63 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:08,079 and move on to uh item number one. Consider approval of May 19th, 2026 64 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:11,519 meeting minutes. >> Get a motion. 65 00:15:08,959 --> 00:15:16,040 » I'll make a motion to approve the meeting minutes from May 19th, 2026. 66 00:15:16,079 --> 00:15:22,720 » I second. >> Madam Secretary, you get a vote, please. 67 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:26,720 » Yes. >> I 68 00:15:25,279 --> 00:15:30,000 » I >> I. 69 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:34,079 » All right. Motion passed unanimously. We move on to item number two. Discuss and 70 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:38,800 consider adding one position to approve positions list by adding another water 71 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:43,440 plant operator for the Lake Bob Sandland LBS water plant. And this is our utility 72 00:15:41,839 --> 00:15:49,199 director, Marshall. >> Good evening. So, tonight I was going to 73 00:15:46,399 --> 00:15:56,240 bring up um adding a new position. We were going to wait until budget to 74 00:15:51,680 --> 00:16:00,320 introduce this, but um I believe maybe a month or two about well, it's been more 75 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:04,320 than that. Uh few councils ago, we discussed a filter project that we're 76 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:10,000 going to move forward with. It's still in a process of being put together. So, 77 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:16,959 uh it's not ready to go, but one of our filters at our plant has gone down. So 78 00:16:13,759 --> 00:16:22,000 we decided to try to move this up ahead because of our weekend. We shut down our 79 00:16:19,519 --> 00:16:27,519 LBS plant on the weekends because it just never was turned on or to in that 80 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:32,480 process of doing it. But lo doing that when we turned it off, we lose 5 million 81 00:16:29,279 --> 00:16:37,440 gallons a day on the weekend for no reason. So with us losing that one 82 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:42,800 filter, we al we're already losing 3 million gallons a day no matter what 83 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:47,519 happens. So instead of us losing that amount on a weekend basis, especially 84 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:52,480 during the summer, we decided we needed to go ahead and just move it ahead with 85 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:58,639 this and ask permission creating this position. The benefits 86 00:16:55,519 --> 00:17:05,039 astound are are astounding that we never have done it. I mean, we lose 13 million 87 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:09,679 gallons a year just because we turn it off. We have to flush everything every 88 00:17:06,799 --> 00:17:15,439 time we turn it off. So that's if we turn that around and sold that, that's a 89 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:19,919 profit. And then the new LBS plant is actually more efficient than the old 90 00:17:17,039 --> 00:17:26,480 one. So it would lower the cost of us not having to run the older plant as 91 00:17:23,120 --> 00:17:33,600 much. We can lessen it on our chemicals and our energy. So it would it would 92 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:37,200 balance itself out with with these. From what I remember, um, you were 93 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,760 saying that we're basically going to be making money off of adding another 94 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:44,960 position, right? >> Just the water loss alone would pay for 95 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:48,880 two positions, but we only need >> That's what I was thinking. I was Okay. 96 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:53,919 » Any discussion? >> And council, I would add too that this 97 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:59,160 this is already budgeted for >> Yes. Yes. This would not change my 98 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:59,160 budget whatsoever. 99 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,520 » So, this will allow us to not have to shut that down ever again. We'll have it 100 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:07,520 247 >> 247 101 00:18:05,919 --> 00:18:12,360 until we decide we don't want it to be that way, but there's no reason for it 102 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:12,360 not to be that way. 103 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:17,120 » Um, what's going on with the filter? I know 104 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:20,559 you said something about a filter project as well. I mean, obviously, we 105 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:23,039 need disposition because no one's manning that that facility. Just 106 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:28,320 curious. >> So, the the the filters we have on the 107 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:34,559 the old plant from the 70s, we were going to upgrade to an air scour system. 108 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:39,039 The base of it cracked a couple weeks ago. So now it has to be 100% rebuilt on 109 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:43,679 at least one of the filters to even do the project. But we lost the whole 110 00:18:41,039 --> 00:18:47,120 filter itself because of >> No, that's fine. Just make sure we kind 111 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:50,400 of touched on it then we talked about just folks paying attention to making 112 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:54,320 sure we kind of heard >> the project actually hasn't come in 113 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:57,120 front of the public. It was it was just discussed but it hasn't actually been 114 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,760 finalized. >> I know. I'm just marrying the the 115 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:03,520 position. Yeah, >> that's all. You're good. Thanks, sir. 116 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:06,960 » And that is a project that will be funded by a bond and it's about to go 117 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:10,480 out for RFB >> next month. 118 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:13,600 » It should be just the filter breaking kind of put a little snag in it. So, we 119 00:19:12,559 --> 00:19:20,080 have to see what >> it forward a little bit. 120 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:25,200 I talked to Rob about this last week and when you see what we can say and we 121 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:30,640 always wondered when it was built well we didn't open it up 24 hours a day 122 00:19:28,559 --> 00:19:34,320 seven days a week just like the one here but anyway I was impressed with the 123 00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:38,720 numbers and I appreciate what you've done with it to show the the need for it 124 00:19:37,039 --> 00:19:44,000 and I'm I'm all >> Yes ma'am. 125 00:19:41,360 --> 00:19:47,600 » All right have a motion. I'll make a motion to approve adding another water 126 00:19:45,679 --> 00:19:50,640 plant operator to the approved position list. Second. 127 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:54,240 » I second that motion. >> Madam Secretary, can you get a vote, 128 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:58,400 please? >> I 129 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:02,640 » I >> Yes. 130 00:20:00,799 --> 00:20:06,320 » I motion was unanimous. Let's go ahead and 131 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:10,880 move on down to number three. hold a public hearing per the city unsafe 132 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:16,480 building abatement code found in chapter 150 of the code of ordinances and to 133 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:22,960 consider order 26-002 a declaration of dilapidated structure 134 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:27,600 at 1007 west pan street within the city of Mount Pleasant Texas find it to be 135 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:32,880 dilapidated and or deteriorated and damaged so as to require repair 136 00:20:30,159 --> 00:20:36,799 rehabilitation or demolition providing a time within which the owner should 137 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:42,080 rehabilitate repair or demolish the structure and to consider ordering a 138 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:50,640 city abatement and subsequent lean on dilapidated structure at uh 107 West 139 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:54,960 Bonan Oakan Edition block 4 lot one and start Mr. 140 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:58,320 Good evening, mayor, uh, council members. So, I got a couple substandard 141 00:20:57,039 --> 00:21:01,840 structures I want to bring before you tonight. Um, just to kind of let 142 00:20:59,919 --> 00:21:05,200 everybody know the process that we go through. It's, uh, dictated by our city 143 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:10,000 ordinance, chapter 150, as well as state statute 214. Properties are identified 144 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:14,159 by staff as unsafe, dilapidated, dangerous. Owners are notified. If we 145 00:21:12,559 --> 00:21:19,440 don't receive any kind of response from the not owners, then it does come before 146 00:21:16,159 --> 00:21:22,960 city council hearing. Um at this time then we do ask council to make a 147 00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:27,679 decision to either grant us permission to demolish the structure or agreed upon 148 00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:31,200 plan by the property owner and if it's not demolished in 30 days the city has 149 00:21:29,360 --> 00:21:35,840 the right to do so and we will recoup the money through a lean if the bill is 150 00:21:32,799 --> 00:21:39,280 not paid. And so the first two actually I just want to kind of bring to your 151 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:42,640 attention. This is 1206 Rambo. I know Debbiey's really familiar with this 152 00:21:40,559 --> 00:21:45,679 property, but um we sent out notices to them kind of to go through the same 153 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:50,240 process, but it actually transferred ownership and the new owner demolished 154 00:21:47,360 --> 00:21:53,440 it. So, that property is now gone. Um we also had another issue here at 111 155 00:21:51,919 --> 00:21:56,960 Hoverard actually police chief brought this one to me. They were having issue 156 00:21:54,640 --> 00:22:00,159 with vagrants and uh trespassers and that sort of thing. And uh we ended up 157 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:03,520 send them a notice, they sold it and also to demolish that property. So, I 158 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:09,280 just wanted to kind of bring those to your attention. Um as far as this goes, 159 00:22:05,679 --> 00:22:13,760 107 West PCON um actually this morning. I just found out about 10:00 that the 160 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:18,880 owner of the property sold the property um to a new owner. She came in and met 161 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:22,960 with me this morning. Um they did pull a permit to put in new windows and they 162 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:27,360 are going to rehabilitate the property. And so she's here if you want to talk to 163 00:22:24,799 --> 00:22:31,520 her as well as the existing uh uh the owner that was that had sold her the 164 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:36,559 property. And so if you guys want to give it an extension or um order 165 00:22:35,039 --> 00:22:42,720 demolish, that's up to you. but she's here um to explain her situation. 166 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:46,679 » All right. Any more discussion? >> We'll go ahead and open the hearing. 167 00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:09,840 » Hello, I'm Magna. I will be Sorry, I'm going to be her translator. 168 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:14,400 » Uh, she's saying that she's only coming here alone cuz her husband is a truck 169 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:19,360 driver. He couldn't come, but she's the one she's the new owner and she's going 170 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:22,159 to be um starting to work on the house. >> Okay. And so, y'all are the one in the 171 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:26,159 extension? >> Yes, we 172 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:32,159 » All right. Any discussion? H >> how much time uh can can you ask her how 173 00:23:29,120 --> 00:23:37,491 much time is she planning to need to get it up to to standard? 174 00:23:35,471 --> 00:23:37,491 » [laughter] 175 00:23:40,159 --> 00:23:44,880 » What's the maximum amount y'all can give her? 176 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:48,240 » What's the normal amount you'll give? >> Typically, so far we've given 90 days. 177 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,799 » Do and that's to at least get the exterior up. Obviously, they can take 178 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:54,480 longer, but to get the exterior cleaned up, new windows put in, roof if need be, 179 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:56,559 and get it painted and and then they can work on the interior as as they have 180 00:23:56,159 --> 00:24:00,559 time. >> Yeah. And I just I think if if we see 181 00:23:58,559 --> 00:24:06,039 progress on all of that stuff, then everybody's going to be reasonable to 182 00:24:03,039 --> 00:24:06,039 Right. 183 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:19,000 » So, is that is that possible for her to be able to get that much done? 184 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:34,400 » She said she's going to do it in 90 days. She'll do it in 90 days. 185 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:34,400 » Well, yeah, that's 186 00:24:35,679 --> 00:24:38,960 the interior. I She didn't speak English, so she probably didn't hear all 187 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:43,400 that. >> Well, she was here with her and I 188 00:24:54,880 --> 00:25:02,640 » So, you you want to do 90 days and then have them come back after 90 days? 189 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:08,360 » Just ask John and as long as she's working on it, you know, within a 190 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:18,880 longer than 90 days. So, we would love to see it brought it's a beautiful house 191 00:25:16,159 --> 00:25:23,159 and so we would love to see it done right and so 192 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:39,080 So I think report back to Mr. John. 193 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:45,640 » Yeah. Thank you. 194 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:09,840 All right. So, we'll go ahead and close the hearing and uh make a motion. 195 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:19,360 I make a motion uh to extend um by 90 days uh for the new owner to 196 00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:23,120 make put work on 0007 West Pan Street. We would circle back in 90 days, see on 197 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:31,120 progress. We get a second. >> A second. And I want to say um good luck 198 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:35,120 and I can't wait to see new pictures. >> All right, Madam Secretary, can you get 199 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:38,960 a vote, please? >> I 200 00:26:37,039 --> 00:26:42,799 » I >> Yes. 201 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:47,760 » I modem. Uh the motion passed 202 00:26:45,919 --> 00:26:51,120 unanimously. We'll go ahead and move on to item number four. hold a public 203 00:26:49,120 --> 00:26:57,520 hearing for the city unsafe building abatement code found in chapter 150 of 204 00:26:55,039 --> 00:27:02,240 the code of ordinances and to consider order 26-003 205 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:07,120 declaration of dilapidated structures at 702 circle drive within the city of 206 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:12,960 Mount Pleasant, Texas finded dilapidated and/or deteriorated and damaged so as to 207 00:27:09,360 --> 00:27:16,880 require repair rehabilitation or del uh demolition providing a time within 208 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:21,919 which the owner should rehabilitate, repair or dem demolish such structure 209 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:27,520 and to consider ordering city abatement and subsequent lean of the dilapidated 210 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:35,039 structure at 702 Circle Drive, Mineral Springs Edition, 211 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:37,840 aka Red Springs block 15, lot 8. >> All right. On this particular property, 212 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:40,400 um I don't know how long it's been vacant. One of our code officers, 213 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:43,279 Daniel, has been here a long time. He says it's been vacant as long as he can 214 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:47,520 remember. But I know they haven't had water service since 2022, and they're 215 00:27:45,039 --> 00:27:52,960 about 5 years behind on taxes. And so I sent out letters. It's in an estate. Um 216 00:27:49,679 --> 00:27:56,960 it was in um Wy Roy C. Junior or senior estate. Um I didn't get a response from 217 00:27:55,200 --> 00:28:00,080 anybody. Um but as you can see, the house is pretty much dilapidated. The 218 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:04,640 windows are all busted out. That's how I got a picture of the uh interior of the 219 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:07,840 house. Um but um I don't think it's worth saving or even possible to 220 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:11,600 possibly save this one. So I'm asking the council allow us to demolish the 221 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:16,080 house in 30 days if not done so by the property owner. 222 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:18,720 » Any discussion? >> All right. Have you been in touch with 223 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:21,360 the property owners? They know we're doing this or 224 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:25,120 » No, nobody reached out to me. I It's in an estate and so I don't know if it was 225 00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:28,159 deceased and there's no next to kin. I mean, I tried to get a hold of I didn't 226 00:28:26,399 --> 00:28:32,480 see anybody. I went down to the uh tax roles. There's nobody on the tax roles 227 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:35,520 and so I just it ended up going to the same address which obviously nobody's 228 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:39,120 been there for a decade or so. >> All right. Thanks. 229 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:42,640 » So with that, John is like does it take um a longer period of time for us to 230 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,559 actually be able to move on that property? 231 00:28:43,279 --> 00:28:48,000 » No. If if you guys go ahead and issue the demo demo, I'll send the notice out 232 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:50,640 today saying that you've issued the demo that they need to do it in 30 days. If 233 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:55,520 they don't, then we'll go ahead and move forward in 30 days and get it cleaned 234 00:28:52,000 --> 00:29:01,520 up. All right. Anything else? Go ahead and close the 235 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:07,279 hearing. I get a motion. I'll make a motion that we declare uh 236 00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:11,760 the structure at 702 circle substandard and order it to be demolished by the 237 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:16,399 owner within 30 days and to authorize abatement by the city after that time 238 00:29:14,559 --> 00:29:20,640 according to procedures in the city ordinance and state. 239 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:23,919 » Second. >> Madam secretary, can you get a vote, 240 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:28,399 please? >> I 241 00:29:25,919 --> 00:29:32,080 I >> Yes. 242 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:34,640 I >> motion passed unanimously. Let's go 243 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:38,000 ahead and move on to item number five. Discuss and consider approving a 244 00:29:36,559 --> 00:29:41,120 government lease purchase agreement between the city of Mount Pleasant and 245 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:46,240 American National Leasing Company for lease purchase of vehicles. And this is 246 00:29:43,039 --> 00:29:52,080 our police chief. >> Evening council, mayor, Mr. Vine. So, 247 00:29:49,679 --> 00:29:56,080 I'll introduce you to uh Eric Reid who is vice president with American National 248 00:29:54,399 --> 00:30:01,679 Leasing Company. We have been looking for several months 249 00:29:57,919 --> 00:30:06,320 now a way to improve our um fleet situation and an affordable option and 250 00:30:04,159 --> 00:30:09,520 we believe we have found a good good option for you. In your packet there is 251 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:14,640 a copy of a brochure from American National Leasing as well as a a contract 252 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:19,440 that we enter into upon purchase of vehicles. And that contract just as a 253 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:24,240 side note can either be entered into for a particular vehicle or or multiple 254 00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:29,279 vehicles at once. So I'll let Mr. read give you a good brief rundown. 255 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:33,200 » Good evening. Uh again, I'm with American National 256 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:38,480 Leasing. We are based out of Witchaw Falls. Uh for right around 30 years, uh 257 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:43,600 we have primarily dealt with governmental agencies. Um and so our 258 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:48,399 primary focus is cities, counties, school districts, hospital districts, 259 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:53,279 things of that nature. Um working with vehicles, heavy equipment. Uh so with 260 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:59,600 cities we do public works, we do police, fire uh and then city vehicles as well 261 00:30:56,159 --> 00:31:06,240 as heavy equipment. Um our program is very very simple I would like to say. Um 262 00:31:03,039 --> 00:31:11,279 and so we don't have uh a lot of the uh allocart charges a lot of the different 263 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:15,279 uh stipulations. And so with us it is what we call a lease purchase a 264 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:20,240 governmental lease purchase. Um and so because of that the city is on the title 265 00:31:18,159 --> 00:31:25,440 from day one as the owner. Uh we are simply a lean holder. Um therefore there 266 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:30,720 are no mileage restrictions. Uh there are no maintenance requirements. Um you 267 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:34,799 you only have the dock fee and the interest is all that there is. Uh so at 268 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:39,039 the end of the term we typically on a vehicle will do three, four or five 269 00:31:36,799 --> 00:31:43,600 years. Uh at the end of the term there's just a $1 buyout and then it's yours. 270 00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:47,760 It's an asset to the city. Uh it's something that you can keep for a few 271 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:52,640 years especially if it's got low hours, low miles. Um, and then we can help you 272 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:56,880 with an exit strategy to unload it if you wanted to trade it in uh down the 273 00:31:54,480 --> 00:32:01,519 road on something else. Uh, and I just made a couple of notes here. Um, some of 274 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:07,279 the agencies that we work with in the area, uh, Mount Vernon ISD, Hopkins 275 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:10,480 County, Cass County, uh, City of Pittsburgh, and City of Jefferson. And 276 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:15,840 that's just right here in the local area. We help agencies across the state 277 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:20,240 of Texas, like I say, have for 30 years. So, just wanted to come in and introduce 278 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:24,640 myself to you. Um, again, in your packet, there is a brochure uh a blank 279 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:28,799 contract so you have kind of how the verbiage and language uh is read and 280 00:32:27,039 --> 00:32:33,519 then also be able to answer any questions that you may have. 281 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:41,760 » I have one. >> Go ahead. Just a couple tidbits real 282 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:45,919 quick. So, um so in listening to Mr. Reid, a couple things. It's a leasing 283 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:49,760 company, but it's really a purchase uh is what it is. It's a purchase with a 284 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:54,159 we're about two points lower than our current lease program, that interest 285 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:59,440 rate, and like he mentioned, uh that dock fee is $150, I think, um which 286 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:03,840 covers the initial dock fee. Um the fees are much lower than we currently are 287 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:08,559 under. Um as as he said, they can sell the car using their um I guess pool of 288 00:33:07,039 --> 00:33:14,080 resources, but we because we're the owners, we can also sell the car upon 289 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:21,120 when we decide we're done with that. uh equipment or vehicle, I guess. Um and so 290 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:25,760 um we did have Lee review the contract. Um there was one piece of language. She 291 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:30,559 just had a question about they very quickly sent me a memo clarifying that 292 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:34,559 the intent and um so she has been satisfied with with it. So 293 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:37,600 » go ahead, Mr. >> Okay. You said at the end of five years 294 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:40,559 there's a $1 buyout. >> Yes, sir. 295 00:33:38,159 --> 00:33:44,960 » That means $1 and it belongs to us. We pay you no more money. That's correct. 296 00:33:42,559 --> 00:33:49,039 » Yep. >> Yeah, we could do three, four, or five 297 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:53,440 on vehicles. And also, it's important to note um if the city wanted to pay them 298 00:33:51,679 --> 00:33:57,679 off early, that is an option and there's no repayment early repayment penalty. 299 00:33:55,440 --> 00:34:02,080 So, uh you know, sometimes we'll have cities, especially if they're 300 00:33:59,039 --> 00:34:06,960 anticipating uh revenue from a project, um they can go ahead and do say a 301 00:34:04,159 --> 00:34:12,399 four-year deal uh and then year two go in and just pay it off. Um and so one 302 00:34:09,839 --> 00:34:16,879 other is in the contract um that you'll see. But um let's say that you don't 303 00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:20,399 have it in the budget right now, but you're needing a vehicle, needing 304 00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:24,560 equipment, you've added an officer, whatever the case may be. We can go 305 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:28,159 ahead and get that vehicle in service, get it upfitted, and then the first our 306 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:33,599 first payments are always 12 months to first. So, you have a year to get that 307 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:37,359 first payment. >> Yeah. So, we're going to own more of our 308 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:40,000 vehicles. And uh something Rob mentioned to me that I thought was really nice is 309 00:34:38,879 --> 00:34:44,560 we're actually going to be able to keep these vehicles around that with the low 310 00:34:42,079 --> 00:34:48,159 mileage, low hours or low use, we can we can move a department that you know 311 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:50,879 aren't aren't critical response or anything like that. So we'll be able 312 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:54,159 hopefully be able to keep some around for you know seven 10 years or whatever. 313 00:34:53,679 --> 00:34:56,159 » Rob, >> so I have a question. 314 00:34:55,359 --> 00:35:00,960 » Yes, ma'am. >> Um I'm assuming Mark is sitting behind. 315 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:06,880 » Yeah. >> Okay. I can't see. I'm so sorry. I can't 316 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:12,079 see. So my The question is because um I've been concerned about this fleet 317 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:18,079 that we've had leased and so I'm not that person. So 318 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:22,400 » So are you going to buy our lease agreement that I wasn't sure how 319 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:27,119 » No. So those vehicles under that contract with the current lease program 320 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:31,520 actually belong to the lease company. Um even if we pay them off, we continue to 321 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:36,320 pay a management fee. Um and they eventually go back and they sell them at 322 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:40,880 their through their dealership pool. We cannot sell them. They are not our 323 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:44,520 vehicle. So, um we will make a plan to slowly back out. 324 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:55,440 » I'll defer to Mr. >> If it pleases the council, but staff 325 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:59,440 recommends that we do. >> Okay. Rob and Mark, what's your interest 326 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:02,960 rate? >> 5.3. 327 00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:06,480 » 5.3. Have we shopped the interest rates? We went to our local banks and we tried 328 00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:11,839 to keep it local to see if we can get as good a deal. 329 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:16,720 » So, they base their rates on um the current rates under the federal 330 00:36:13,839 --> 00:36:20,480 government. Um and I have not shoed local banks to see what those rates, but 331 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:25,599 this program is a little bit different where they're uh we we we look for a 332 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:30,000 line of they they grant us a line of credit to purchase vehicles and it's a 333 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:32,400 program where we continue to do that. So they already have the contract written 334 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:36,320 up that they do with government agencies. Okay. 335 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:40,480 » And so it's kind of their specialty. Um and I can tell you that points lower 336 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:43,680 than what we're currently paying. >> I'm not trying to to derail your 337 00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:46,480 project. I just >> just want to know. 338 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:50,640 » One of the one of the things I'll bring up too, and you may just be about to 339 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:53,920 mention it, Mr. Reed, correct me if I'm wrong, but there is a one-time 340 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:55,839 opportunity to refinance. >> That's correct. 341 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:58,480 » If the interest rate drops. >> Yeah. So, if the if the interest rate, 342 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:04,560 let's say that you're in the middle of a five-year term, you do have a one-time 343 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:08,720 option to refinance to a lower term. Uh, we do want to repric everything that we 344 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:12,320 have with the city. Instead of doing one thing at a time, we do want to repric it 345 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:16,800 across the board, but that's at no charge as well. Just the 15. 346 00:37:15,119 --> 00:37:19,280 » If we if we elect to use the one-year deferred, does that increase our 347 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:24,640 interest rate? >> It doesn't change. In fact, most I would 348 00:37:21,359 --> 00:37:28,640 say 95% of the deals that we do, say if we we contract something in June, the 349 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:33,680 first payment is due in June of next year. U you have the ability to put 350 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:37,839 money down if you want to. It's not a requirement. Um for instance, on law 351 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:43,599 enforcement, fire department, things that do require an upfit. Uh let's say a 352 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:49,280 public works truck needs a bed uh or something like that, we we will allow 353 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:54,079 all of the upfit uh into the deal. um crazy, but we've seen upfits be more 354 00:37:51,359 --> 00:37:59,440 than the vehicles. Yeah, it can happen. >> Um and so one other thing when we talk 355 00:37:56,880 --> 00:38:04,400 keeping things local, uh we obviously have a large uh fleet dealers that we a 356 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:07,760 large amount of those that we work with, but we're happy to work with any dealer. 357 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:11,599 So if you have a local dealership, you have a local upfitter, uh anybody that 358 00:38:10,079 --> 00:38:13,920 you want to work with, we're happy to do that. So 359 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:17,960 » is this a tax exempt loan? >> It is. It is. Okay. 360 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:25,440 Yeah. So, just looking at the contract, curious, 361 00:38:23,839 --> 00:38:28,560 is this going to be set up like a master service agreement and then you have 362 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:31,920 multiple contracts underneath? I'm just I'm asking that because you're going to 363 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:36,079 have multiple cars or >> we typically do and and chief referenced 364 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:39,680 that I can go in and get more or less what we call pre-approval because we're 365 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:41,520 owned by a bank. We're located in a bank. 366 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:45,440 » Um >> we want to get preapproval before we 367 00:38:43,359 --> 00:38:49,680 move forward. Um, and so essentially what we did is kind of got a ballpark 368 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:54,480 idea of the number of vehicles that we were looking at for the first wave and 369 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:59,839 it was right around that 500 mark, a little lower. So I just went in and got 370 00:38:56,079 --> 00:39:05,680 a pre-approval for 500, but we can contract per vehicle. So, and typically 371 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:09,040 it's it's obviously easier if we put multiple vehicles on a contract, but if 372 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:12,240 one's totaled, >> something happens, you decide you want 373 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:16,160 to sell one of those, >> then we just have to go in and get a 374 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:20,400 payoff and divide it amongst the number of units that are remaining. So, I 375 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:24,480 typically will get with the auditor uh or whoever I need to to make sure 376 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:29,599 everybody's on the same page, but each VIN can have its own contract, and 377 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:33,440 that's that's very easily done. Um, typically we will uh get the paperwork 378 00:39:31,839 --> 00:39:37,760 done on however many vehicles we're looking at at that time uh and then send 379 00:39:35,599 --> 00:39:41,839 it for docy sign whatever we need to do on that but it's not a big deal at all. 380 00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:46,400 We don't do like one master service agreement for for all of them. Um but 381 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:51,280 like for instance if the chief was wanting three vehicles that were similar 382 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:54,000 in price uh similar in vehicle we could put those three on one contract that 383 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:57,280 that can >> Yeah. Yeah. I'm following you. I was 384 00:39:55,599 --> 00:40:00,400 just you kind of explained it out. I was like, "Well, if we're doing this long 385 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:04,560 term, at some point it's going to, you know, which contract do we have car 12 386 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:07,520 on?" You know, >> that's kind of where my head was at. 387 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:11,440 » So, like I say, we do have some that want one contract per vehicle so they 388 00:40:09,839 --> 00:40:13,119 can reference that particular lease number 389 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:17,280 » and and that >> I'm not getting in the weeds on that. 390 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:20,880 I'll let I'll let Chief do do what he needs to do there. I just was curious on 391 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:27,040 on the management side. Uh the other thing and you and it's really on us here 392 00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:30,720 um not y'all on the maintenance of these vehicles like we just going to go to the 393 00:40:29,119 --> 00:40:33,119 dealerships until because I know we have a maintenance department. So how are we 394 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:36,240 managing that? >> So to see warranty 395 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:40,079 » the way we kind of currently stuff is your your oil changes and stuff is all 396 00:40:38,079 --> 00:40:43,680 done in house. Any warranty work we take to the dealership while those vehicles 397 00:40:41,599 --> 00:40:48,480 are under warranty. after they're under warranty. Um, we have a couple mechanics 398 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:53,040 and we and and they may repair some of it. Um, depending on their how busy they 399 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:56,560 are and if they're comfortable with it or they may send it to a dealership as 400 00:40:54,640 --> 00:41:00,880 well for repairs after the warranty is up. But so a lot of it's done in house 401 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:02,800 but not when they're under warranty. They usually send them out for warranty 402 00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:07,359 or repair. >> Yeah, that Yeah. So we're on the same 403 00:41:04,319 --> 00:41:09,680 page. Okay, cool. Thanks, Mark. >> Is our interest rate based on our bond 404 00:41:09,119 --> 00:41:13,920 rating? >> No, it is not. No, it's the same rate 405 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:21,760 for all of our governmental agencies. >> Okay. Any more discussion, 406 00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:25,480 Chief? I appreciate the effort. >> All right. We had a motion. 407 00:41:27,359 --> 00:41:33,119 » I'll make a motion that we approve the leasing contract with American National 408 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:38,720 Leasing Company. >> I second the motion. Madam Secretary, 409 00:41:35,599 --> 00:41:43,440 you vote, please. I 410 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:47,280 » I >> I 411 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:51,440 » Yes. >> All right. Motion passed unanimously. 412 00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:56,800 Move on to item number six. Discuss and consider an 413 00:41:54,000 --> 00:42:00,880 interlocal agreement for the city of Mount Pleasant to operate, maintain, and 414 00:41:58,720 --> 00:42:05,280 train for use of self-contained breathing apparatus bill station 415 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:10,560 provided by Titus County, Texas. And this is going to be our attorney and our 416 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:15,520 fire chief. Actually, mayor, I'll go ahead and jump in on 417 00:42:12,560 --> 00:42:21,119 this. Okay. There. Uh, we are going to ask that that council tables this 418 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:25,520 particular item. And the reason being is that the agreement that is in our packet 419 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:28,880 that is signed by the judge is a different agreement that we had sent to 420 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:32,800 them. So, we're going to make sure that we have the correct agreement, send it 421 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:38,079 back to the comm, ask them to approve it, send it back to us, and we will have 422 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:42,480 this on the very next agenda item as quickly as we can. But it would be our 423 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:49,680 recommendation table. >> You get a motion. I'll make a motion 424 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:52,960 that we table the um SCBA fill station at this time. 425 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:57,440 » I'll second that. Madam Secretary, we got a vote, please. 426 00:42:55,440 --> 00:43:00,440 » Yes. I 427 00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:05,760 » I >> I 428 00:43:03,839 --> 00:43:08,400 » All right. Motion passed unanimously. Let's go ahead and move on to item 429 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:11,599 number seven. And this is the city manager report. 430 00:43:09,599 --> 00:43:15,280 » Mayor, council, uh just a few quick things. Uh budget meetings and 431 00:43:13,119 --> 00:43:19,040 preparation efforts continue as we move closer into the budget season. Uh if you 432 00:43:17,839 --> 00:43:23,440 notice, I might have a little bit more gray hair than I had last week. We are 433 00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:27,200 getting down into the weeds. I think one of the things I will acknowledge Chief 434 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:32,000 and his efforts tonight and and Aaron also played a part in bringing that 435 00:43:29,680 --> 00:43:38,720 agreement with with with our the vehicles. We are changing things for the 436 00:43:35,119 --> 00:43:43,119 better as as we can. So, um I've sent to each of you department heads and council 437 00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:47,280 members a five-year horizon strategic planning survey. As soon as I get all 438 00:43:45,359 --> 00:43:53,280 those back, I will compile information and I'll be presenting that to you at an 439 00:43:50,319 --> 00:43:56,480 upcoming budget workshop. Um, a few of you and a few staff members over the 440 00:43:54,720 --> 00:44:02,079 weekend received some emails about a dog. Um, I just wanted to touch base on 441 00:44:00,079 --> 00:44:06,400 that. The information uh, information that is false travels very quickly. This 442 00:44:04,560 --> 00:44:11,359 information made it all the way to Norway. Uh, the email came back said 443 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:17,520 that we had a dog in our shelter. No effort was taken to uh, rescue this dog 444 00:44:13,839 --> 00:44:22,160 or adopt the dog and was put down basically because that's the only option 445 00:44:19,119 --> 00:44:27,119 we gave and that's not accurate. staff, Dr. Chief. Um, the dog, a picture was 446 00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:32,480 posted on our Facebook page as was as we do with all of our animals. Uh, the dog 447 00:44:29,440 --> 00:44:37,760 was dog aggressive. It wasn't adopted. Rescue efforts or rescue efforts were 448 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:41,760 made to be uh with rescue organizations once they learned the dog was dog 449 00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:47,119 aggressive, which means not play well with other dogs, they decided not to 450 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:52,720 rescue the animal. So, unfortunately, because of the time that we did have 451 00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:56,880 that was staff did make every effort they could 452 00:44:54,400 --> 00:45:00,319 to adopt the dog. So, I just wanted to address that 453 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:02,640 » false information with accurate information. 454 00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:05,200 » Rob, and the one thing you told me right before we came out here. Yeah. I just 455 00:45:04,240 --> 00:45:07,280 want to make sure that everybody understands where did they get the 456 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:10,000 picture from? >> From our Facebook page. 457 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:15,599 » Okay. Yeah, from the Facebook page. So, it was put out there and I'm 458 00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:19,839 we're we're looking into other things making sure that we're doing everything 459 00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:23,040 right. And it is. I mean, for Rob and for all of us, we're we're making sure 460 00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:27,280 we're doing the right things for the community and for the animals. So, we're 461 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:31,680 some stuff and make sure everything's being done right. 462 00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:35,200 » Okay. No, you're fine. Uh, lastly, I would say congratulations to the Mount 463 00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:39,520 Pleasant Rodeo Association and to Prefforts. They had two very successful 464 00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:44,000 events this last weekend. The 62nd annual Mount Pleasant Rodeo and the 465 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:47,920 Preffort Ranch Open. uh the economic impact that both of these events have on 466 00:45:45,680 --> 00:45:51,839 our community. And not only that, but it brings people here. Uh and then when 467 00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:57,440 they leave, they talk about how great we are, how how much Pleasant is uh 468 00:45:54,319 --> 00:46:02,000 welcoming to them. You see uh trucks, you see horse trailers everywhere for 469 00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:07,040 for a full week. Uh it's in both events. I was able to go to both some of both 470 00:46:03,839 --> 00:46:10,319 events. Really enjoyed it. But well, the city is already talking to the rodeo 471 00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:15,440 association about how we can help make the rodeo even better. 472 00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:19,280 Just wanted to say that those events event coordinators thank you for what 473 00:46:18,079 --> 00:46:25,920 you do >> and for the rodeo that 250th anniversary 474 00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:31,920 there is I believe there is something planned but it's not cool 475 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:39,359 » that's all I have >> all right so council comments limited uh 476 00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:44,319 council actually we're moving uh we're moving the executive discussion 477 00:46:42,319 --> 00:46:46,480 Um the one thing we had in executive 478 00:46:45,680 --> 00:46:51,440 session, we're going to go ahead and move it out to the public meeting and 479 00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:56,400 that is uh discussion and actions on ethic 480 00:46:53,920 --> 00:47:01,920 complaint filed against Mayor Wesley line the second. So u basically I put 481 00:47:00,079 --> 00:47:06,960 this item in here because I wanted to make sure that there weren't you know 482 00:47:03,680 --> 00:47:14,000 what do I need to do? I know I divulged close session uh details felt like it 483 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:17,359 was necessary and I'm ready to accept whatever 484 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:23,599 whatever there is whatever repercussions are. So discussion. 485 00:47:19,680 --> 00:47:27,760 » I disagree, mayor. You did not break any ethics. 486 00:47:25,359 --> 00:47:33,440 Ethics was already broken. You went in and defended the truth. 487 00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:38,359 So I say we dropped it right now. Over and done with. You did nothing wrong. 488 00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:47,839 I wasn't here for for that meeting. So, but I'll just kind of refer to Lee uh 489 00:47:44,720 --> 00:47:51,839 based on the information and you I'm assuming we're part of that meeting. Uh 490 00:47:50,079 --> 00:47:57,839 you know, what does that look like from your perspective? 491 00:47:54,319 --> 00:48:03,200 » Uh council. So, two things. First, um the the mayor does have the right to 492 00:48:00,319 --> 00:48:09,599 have the discussion of the deliberation about this in uh open session, but the 493 00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:14,560 council has the right to have legal advice in close session. So he that 494 00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:22,160 piece is still available to you if you decide to exercise that. In terms of the 495 00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:28,960 uh provision that's an issue, um it would concern section 34.03C 03C 496 00:48:26,559 --> 00:48:33,599 which is uh disclose disclose information that could adversely affect 497 00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:38,240 the property, government or affairs of the city or directly or indirectly use 498 00:48:35,839 --> 00:48:43,680 any information gained by reason of his or her official position or employment 499 00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:48,559 for his or her her own personal gain or benefit or for the private interest of 500 00:48:46,240 --> 00:48:54,800 others. And so it's really for council to decide whether or not you believe 501 00:48:51,200 --> 00:49:01,680 that um the mayor's I believe we're talking about his uh his uh public post 502 00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:04,880 on Facebook. Is that correct? >> That's correct. 503 00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:10,160 » That's really for council to decide is whether or not you believe uh or you 504 00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:15,200 consider that that disclosure uh violated that section of the ethics 505 00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:21,160 ethics code. And it's so it's really for you to decide um how you see that. 506 00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:24,760 » Thank you. 507 00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:30,760 » I would like to say that um 508 00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:41,839 our mayor um did not divulge things from our executive meeting first. 509 00:49:40,319 --> 00:49:48,400 Um it h it seems like that was like it 510 00:49:44,319 --> 00:49:53,760 happened once and we did it again. So um according to our charter I'm 511 00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:59,040 looking at Miss Lee. There wasn't anything that we could do. We couldn't 512 00:49:56,800 --> 00:50:07,599 find, we couldn't do anything when we were finding um Miss U 513 00:50:04,319 --> 00:50:13,760 Melanie Knight Deoya uh that she had been um guilty. 514 00:50:10,319 --> 00:50:19,760 And so I'm kind of like Carl. It's like let's just drop it. Let's go on. There's 515 00:50:16,800 --> 00:50:24,640 not anything else that can be done. And I think as I look at my cohorts up here, 516 00:50:22,319 --> 00:50:30,160 let's just not let's just keep our mouth shut and not do it again and just try to 517 00:50:28,160 --> 00:50:34,040 try to live by the rules that they've given us to live by. 518 00:50:34,720 --> 00:50:43,359 I agree. But I want to thank Wesley Lion for standing up. You can only get kicked 519 00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:49,559 so many times before you want to fight back. But I will say what he did was uh 520 00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:58,880 it was understandable. He defended his council and he didn't speak the truth. 521 00:50:55,280 --> 00:51:02,640 And u as far as benefit, no one benefited from anything during all of 522 00:51:01,119 --> 00:51:08,559 that. The mayor certainly didn't benefit, but I admire anyone who will 523 00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:13,599 stand up and say, "Yep, I did it and here I am. You you deal with me." And I 524 00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:18,440 appreciate that very much. And as far as I'm concerned, I'm done with it. 525 00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:27,200 » All right. Is there a motion that we need to make? 526 00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:30,200 » I make a motion that we don't take any action. 527 00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:33,960 » Second. 528 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:39,480 » A second. Madam Secretary, take a vote, please. 529 00:51:40,240 --> 00:51:45,920 » Yes. I 530 00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:48,400 » I >> So, because I wasn't here for any of 531 00:51:47,200 --> 00:51:53,079 this, I'm going to abstain from this vote. So, I just don't know. 532 00:51:53,599 --> 00:51:59,680 All right. It was 3 to one and motion passed. 533 00:51:57,680 --> 00:52:03,520 So, we don't have to go into executive session. And we do want to do the 534 00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:08,000 council comments, limited announcements of upcoming events, recent council 535 00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:12,800 member activities or requests to agenda items for upcoming meeting. Two minutes 536 00:52:10,240 --> 00:52:18,400 for council. I've got two comments. Uh neither one 537 00:52:15,119 --> 00:52:23,040 are going to be popular, I'm sure, but uh I would like us to uh I know 538 00:52:21,359 --> 00:52:27,680 we've talked about this for the last couple of years about charter 539 00:52:24,640 --> 00:52:32,160 amendments. I would like in the next uh maybe month or two that we make a 540 00:52:29,920 --> 00:52:37,040 decision, bring it before the council as to how we're going to do that, if we're 541 00:52:33,920 --> 00:52:43,280 going to uh have a group or whatever. But uh we do need to address that. And 542 00:52:40,319 --> 00:52:47,920 uh the second thing is um as Kelly and I have met with the finance people and 543 00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:52,640 we've met with directors and everybody else over the new budget. It's not going 544 00:52:50,319 --> 00:52:56,800 to be an easy sale one way or the other. It's going to be a difficult budget. But 545 00:52:54,960 --> 00:53:00,960 we did look at things and we asked questions about what the benefits are 546 00:52:58,960 --> 00:53:05,359 that we have here in the city that maybe not all the other cities have. And we 547 00:53:03,599 --> 00:53:10,319 talked about insurance, we talked about the benefits, we talked about TML, we've 548 00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:15,839 talked about everything. One thing that we didn't bring up that I would like to 549 00:53:12,720 --> 00:53:21,839 have the council and the manager and directors kind of chew on a little bit 550 00:53:19,920 --> 00:53:27,760 is possibly maybe looking at alternative ways of 551 00:53:24,640 --> 00:53:31,920 work if it's a I know that we've done it before. I know it was done when I was 552 00:53:29,680 --> 00:53:38,000 here. I know that one of the departments are doing it now is maybe a four and a 553 00:53:34,400 --> 00:53:43,839 half day work week or maybe moving hours around or rotating schedules so that it 554 00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:49,200 will be at least one incentive that we can use if if it's agreeable to 555 00:53:46,160 --> 00:53:54,240 everybody and uh I'm sure some people be happy about it but maybe not everybody 556 00:53:51,119 --> 00:53:57,920 but even if we give it a test run uh pull the facts from other cities just 557 00:53:56,079 --> 00:54:02,400 see if it's a viable solution to at least help in 558 00:53:59,920 --> 00:54:04,800 to help the employees and to help the city. 559 00:54:04,640 --> 00:54:08,720 It's >> a good idea. We used to have um summer 560 00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:12,960 summer hours at a couple of different companies that we would that I worked 561 00:54:10,720 --> 00:54:17,440 at. So, and basically that's what it was. I think half day Friday 562 00:54:15,520 --> 00:54:20,880 and then another one you actually would in the summertime you would work your 563 00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:24,480 extra hours through the week to make up for your time and then you would have 564 00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:27,960 every other Friday off. That was that I thought was pretty cool. 565 00:54:28,079 --> 00:54:35,760 » Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that's what we did. So, yeah, pretty good. 566 00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:43,520 All right. Anybody else? >> Yes. I would like to say um I said this 567 00:54:38,880 --> 00:54:50,559 before. We had a a budget workshop and uh because this is a light uh 568 00:54:47,440 --> 00:54:55,920 agenda, I wanted to say it from here. Two years ago, well, I'm 569 00:54:53,520 --> 00:55:02,240 fixing to start my sec my second term. So, two years ago when I got elected, 570 00:54:58,880 --> 00:55:07,119 uh, Jonathan and Carl and I, we had a mass exodus. 571 00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:12,480 And when we had this mass exodus, we found ourselves literally within the 572 00:55:09,920 --> 00:55:18,480 first two weeks of our term, missing five directors, no city manager, and um, 573 00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:23,119 we were looking at each other saying, "Okay, we're going to have to learn 574 00:55:21,119 --> 00:55:30,720 quick." And in the last two years or a year and 575 00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:36,880 a half, I've watched you guys step up. Um, most of you guys were uh working in 576 00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:44,680 other departments or maybe you were not in a director position and you were 577 00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:44,680 given that opportunity to step up 578 00:55:44,720 --> 00:55:54,400 and you guys knew as we knew the mess that it was in. 579 00:55:51,839 --> 00:56:01,359 And so when I see people that are willing and have the backbone to step 580 00:55:56,720 --> 00:56:07,760 into a situation that it's a mess, it is so admirable this day and age for 581 00:56:04,720 --> 00:56:13,920 people to say, "I can take that on." And I'm so proud of all of our directors for 582 00:56:10,559 --> 00:56:19,839 doing that. It has been hard for us as council people to take it on. And I know 583 00:56:17,440 --> 00:56:27,040 that it's been hard for you guys taking it on and learning as you go. So I know 584 00:56:25,119 --> 00:56:32,880 a lot of you when you stepped into these positions might not have had tenure. 585 00:56:30,640 --> 00:56:37,200 Y'all might not have had years and years of all this training and stuff. But what 586 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:43,040 I'm seeing and I'm hearing is that you guys are getting the training. You guys 587 00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:48,880 are trying to step into those positions and be the best you can be. And because 588 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:53,119 because we all went through it together two years ago. 589 00:56:51,359 --> 00:56:58,000 Now, y'all might not feel this way, but I really feel akin to you guys. And the 590 00:56:55,680 --> 00:57:02,640 reason I do is because we all pulled together. 591 00:56:59,680 --> 00:57:12,079 My team up here, I'll add Debbie. She came later. But I mean, it's been um 592 00:57:07,200 --> 00:57:17,680 it's been rocky and we've learned a lot. and knowing what you guys are doing and 593 00:57:14,720 --> 00:57:22,319 we've all done it together. I really think that Mount Pleasant has an amazing 594 00:57:20,319 --> 00:57:30,079 team. I think the citizens of Mount Pleasant are so so fortunate to have you 595 00:57:26,480 --> 00:57:35,839 guys here as part of family that we are. I think every one of you dig in and take 596 00:57:32,480 --> 00:57:42,480 care of each other. And I I'm serious. I just want to know you rock and um we are 597 00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:48,200 fortunate to have you and keep going and I look forward to the next two years 598 00:57:44,400 --> 00:57:48,200 working with you all. 599 00:57:48,799 --> 00:57:57,200 » All right. Uh well, looks like somebody did a lot of work uh putting this nice 600 00:57:54,000 --> 00:58:01,920 summer fun 2026 uh pamphlet together for the public library. So, if you don't 601 00:57:59,839 --> 00:58:05,520 know what's going on at our library, I would recommend you get one of these. 602 00:58:03,920 --> 00:58:10,720 Um, looks like there's a lot of fun planned uh for all ages. So, just great 603 00:58:09,839 --> 00:58:13,920 job. >> Thanks, Lupe. I was That's what I was 604 00:58:12,400 --> 00:58:17,200 going to say is that I hear a lot of stuff on Facebook that the kids don't 605 00:58:15,760 --> 00:58:22,880 have anything to do, don't anybody anywhere to go and this this is just 606 00:58:19,520 --> 00:58:26,319 it's just filled with stuff. So, as a community, I want to say thank you. It's 607 00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:29,839 awesome. >> All right, we have anything else? 608 00:58:27,680 --> 00:58:33,599 » And just to add, I did believe I read something in there about celebratory. 609 00:58:31,839 --> 00:58:39,440 Y'all are doing something trying to celebrate the 2000 or 250 year 610 00:58:36,559 --> 00:58:44,799 anniversary of America. You want to add to that because all I saw one line. 611 00:58:41,920 --> 00:58:50,319 » Um so we are partnering with D. So Daughters American Revolution. They're 612 00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:55,200 going to be doing a um a program for us about talking about the women in from 613 00:58:53,119 --> 00:59:00,880 Titus County or that have ties to Titus County with this chapter um for America 614 00:58:58,480 --> 00:59:03,839 250. So, that's our and we're going to do a couple other little things, but 615 00:59:02,319 --> 00:59:06,559 that's going to be the highlight of what we're doing at the library for America 616 00:59:05,440 --> 00:59:09,040 250. >> Hey, how's the the participation been 617 00:59:08,640 --> 00:59:13,680 with? >> Great. Uh, we had this past Saturday was 618 00:59:11,599 --> 00:59:20,559 our summer kickoff at Caldwell Park. So, we had Bubble Mania and we handed out 619 00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:27,280 over um 200 uh dilly bars from Dairy Queen. Um, and we had a great turnout. 620 00:59:24,720 --> 00:59:29,440 So, it it's been it kicked off well and we've been feeling it the rest of this 621 00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:33,520 week. So, >> great. That is awesome. Thank you. 622 00:59:31,359 --> 00:59:36,160 » Thank you. >> Anything else? 623 00:59:34,640 --> 00:59:40,960 » I have a shout out to the police department. 624 00:59:39,040 --> 00:59:46,000 » Yesterday evening, my wife had me going to a house she has listed to check some 625 00:59:43,440 --> 00:59:51,359 breaker boxes. It's a house that's been vacant for a year. Open the door, I go 626 00:59:48,960 --> 00:59:56,319 in, there's a window open in the house. I close the window going through the 627 00:59:53,839 --> 01:00:01,359 house. the breaker box. I come out the back to the patio and the window is 628 00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:04,079 open. Somebody's in that house, right? And 629 01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:08,880 I've been in houses before. I didn't spend money there and it's not pleasant. 630 01:00:06,240 --> 01:00:14,240 So, we called the police and we had Officer Palma, Burns, Vendia, and 631 01:00:12,720 --> 01:00:18,079 Marilyn. They came. They were very polite. They 632 01:00:16,240 --> 01:00:23,359 were very nice. They checked the house out. They were very professional. They 633 01:00:20,640 --> 01:00:31,119 even helped me find the breaker box. All right. So, a blanket was uh Officer 634 01:00:28,640 --> 01:00:36,720 Palma went and closed the door, the window, 635 01:00:34,240 --> 01:00:41,440 and we were in the kitchen and she saw the window coming up. 636 01:00:39,839 --> 01:00:47,280 So, we put it down. We all stood there and that window opened all by itself. 637 01:00:44,400 --> 01:00:51,839 Can't explain it, but anyway, I called the police over a ghost apparently last 638 01:00:49,359 --> 01:00:56,480 night and they they were great and and they were very helpful. So anyway, Mark, 639 01:00:54,000 --> 01:00:59,880 you got some great officers. >> Yeah, you do. 640 01:01:00,480 --> 01:01:04,040 » All right, boogeyman. 641 01:01:05,359 --> 01:01:12,079 » All right, I appreciate the light meeting. Thank 642 01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:15,079 y'all. We'll go ahead and adjourn 650.