[0:41] yeah, I demand more money.
[0:48] Blue. Uh. Good evening and
[0:49] welcome the north first annual
[0:50] city council work session. It
[0:52] is 530 and I will call the
[0:54] monday AUGUST 24th, 2026 city
[0:55] council work session to order a
[0:57] quorum of the city council is
[0:58] present in the meeting has been
[0:59] duly passed in accordance with
[1:00] the texas openings act of the
[1:01] texas government code item is
[1:03] listed for discussion of the
[1:04] work session agenda. Provide an
[1:05] opportunity for the city
[1:06] council to discuss the items
[1:08] and receive information from
[1:09] staff. The city council will
[1:10] not take action on any of the
[1:12] items listed in the discussion
[1:13] during the work session. Any
[1:14] members of the public wishing
[1:15] to address the council
[1:16] regarding items listed on the
[1:18] work session agenda MAY do so
[1:19] during the public comments
[1:20] portion of the regular meeting.
[1:22] Moving to the first item give
[1:23] the opportunity the city
[1:26] council the opportunity to uh
[1:27] ask any questions of the items
[1:29] on the regular agenda that the
[1:30] council has not had a
[1:31] clarification done at this time
[1:35] I MAY. Need to. Seeing everyone
[1:36] shaking their head no. The next
[1:38] one we begin the uh stephanie
[1:41] martinez show uh, discuss
[1:43] amendments to the adopted 2024
[1:46] international codes. Well,
[1:47] thank you and welcome to my
[1:50] show this evening. Um, so the
[1:51] first item I wanted to go over
[1:53] is the, uh, proposed amendments
[1:55] to the 2024 international
[1:57] codes. Um, if you recall, back
[1:59] in FEBRUARY of this year we did
[2:00] bring forward, uh, the adoption
[2:02] of all those codes to council.
[2:06] Um, that document was over 140
[2:08] pages ish. Um, so there was
[2:10] quite a bit involved in that
[2:11] adoption of all those codes.
[2:13] There's a total I think nine
[2:16] books and the um um national
[2:18] electric code. Um but with all
[2:20] that we did identify now that
[2:23] there are a couple of um items
[2:24] that do need to be corrected
[2:26] with typographical errors or
[2:28] omissions. Um, so we're asking
[2:30] to come back to you all with
[2:32] that change. Um, we're also
[2:33] going to look at eliminating
[2:35] some what we believe overly
[2:37] restrictive commercial uh
[2:39] energy requirements that were
[2:41] adopted in FEBRUARY. And then
[2:43] with this amendment we'd look
[2:45] to um align some of the
[2:47] standards throughout all of
[2:49] those code books. So just a
[2:51] summary really quickly, um,
[2:53] regarding the erc or the
[2:55] residential code we're looking
[2:57] at amending um the accessory
[3:00] permit where for an accessory
[3:02] structure of 144ft we would
[3:04] not ask for any there would be
[3:07] exempt from any permit fee. Uh
[3:09] we would like to look at it
[3:11] though however for the
[3:13] placement of that shed um again
[3:15] that's for safety oversight
[3:17] without any fees associated
[3:20] with that. Um, on the ibc we're
[3:21] looking at deleting a couple of
[3:23] items um, and additionally
[3:27] match the fire code with the
[3:29] address number size um fire
[3:31] code has one size specific for
[3:32] the numbers on the address
[3:34] where the ibc is a little bit
[3:35] different we're trying to make
[3:37] those align better for
[3:40] emergency response um on the an
[3:42] energy code this is what I
[3:44] talked about a little bit ago.
[3:45] We're going to go further in
[3:46] depth with that on the next few
[3:48] slides. Um but we do believe
[3:49] that there's some uh,
[3:51] problematic energy requirements
[3:53] that we'd like to have removed
[3:56] .And then also on the plumbing
[3:57] code we're going to talk about
[4:00] the clean out and the change to
[4:02] the placement of that so that
[4:03] it doesn't impact our residents
[4:04] but it's accessible to the
[4:06] city, um, crews that have to go
[4:10] out. So on the residential code
[4:13] um on the accessory permits
[4:15] like I said it would delete the
[4:16] blanket permit exemption for
[4:19] accessory accessory structures
[4:20] regardless of size. Um, so that
[4:22] we can maintain that and look
[4:23] at where the placement of that
[4:25] structure is going to be. So
[4:26] the permit would be required
[4:28] but we would eliminate any fee
[4:29] that would be associated with
[4:30] that just to confirm that the
[4:32] placement of it is appropriate.
[4:34] Um again the next item says for
[4:36] exemption there would be no fee
[4:38] for that. Um we're not trying
[4:39] to charge anybody anything. We
[4:40] just want to make sure where
[4:42] it's placed is appropriate. Um,
[4:44] additionally on the roofing
[4:46] right now we'd ask that it be
[4:48] amended to so that if it's
[4:51] 300ft or three squares, um,
[4:52] that the permit would be
[4:53] required at that point nothing
[4:55] below that. And then on the
[4:58] plumbing clean out as I said,
[5:00] um, we would require that a
[5:02] city clean out and when we say
[5:03] city just accessible to the
[5:05] city not belonging to the city
[5:06] that it be placed um in the
[5:10] right of way. So on the next
[5:12] item the international building
[5:13] code again we're just trying to
[5:15] align the irc in the ibc with
[5:17] this square footage of the um
[5:20] I'm sorry the shed of 144ft or
[5:21] smaller just looking at the
[5:23] placement of it and then
[5:26] requiring the uh permit for the
[5:30] roofing of 300ft or more. Um,
[5:31] additionally, we're trying to
[5:33] align the size of the addresses
[5:35] for emergency and emergency
[5:38] responders and then cleaning up
[5:39] any grammatical errors that
[5:42] were also captured in that
[5:45] adoption on the 2024 energy
[5:48] conservation code or the icc.
[5:50] Um, we did recognize that there
[5:52] are some items in there that
[5:55] are detrimental to or what we
[5:57] propose could be detrimental to
[5:58] development here within the
[6:00] city. Um, some of those
[6:01] requirements are burdensome for
[6:03] the developers. So we're asking
[6:06] that we remove those um, so
[6:08] that it it doesn't cost them as
[6:09] much to bring their development
[6:12] here. Um, so we would be
[6:13] eliminating a couple of
[6:15] sections uh, those are
[6:18] referenced there. It's ac 405
[6:24] 13 c0 4405 15 c406 and the c50
[6:25] 2.3.7 and I believe there was
[6:26] another one we just recognized
[6:28] today that we will be adding as
[6:32] well um, so that we can attract
[6:33] more business here without our
[6:34] development here without
[6:36] putting that burden of the
[6:38] additional energy um
[6:43] conservation on them. As far as
[6:44] the plumbing code, I talked
[6:46] about this a second ago with
[6:49] the city clean out I want to
[6:50] reiterate it's not belonging to
[6:51] the city it's just accessible
[6:53] to the city so that clean out
[6:55] would be on the right of way
[6:57] line or um, somewhere
[6:59] accessible so that it's not
[7:02] it's easier for us to get to um
[7:03] I had to learn a little bit of
[7:05] this. I am not a plumber at any
[7:07] point. So just so you know, uh,
[7:09] right now the clean outs are
[7:11] not set up so that they would
[7:12] sweep away um, if there's
[7:14] something that were to happen,
[7:15] it would it's the potential to
[7:17] be a mess inside the structure.
[7:19] So we were asking that we, uh,
[7:20] place this clean out in the in
[7:24] the right away. And then the
[7:27] next item is the 2026, uh,
[7:29] national electric code. So when
[7:30] we brought brought the codes to
[7:31] you back in FEBRUARY, we asked
[7:35] to adopt the 2023. Uh, the 2026
[7:36] is already out. It's going to
[7:39] be adopted by the state, um, on
[7:40] SEPTEMBER 1st. And although the
[7:42] city automatically would
[7:43] recognize that and work with
[7:46] developers, um and builders
[7:47] that would bring that forward,
[7:49] we're asking that when we bring
[7:50] this amendment back to you in
[7:52] SEPTEMBER that we also go ahead
[7:53] and move forward with adopting
[7:56] the 2026 national energy code.
[7:57] So we although we just adopted
[7:59] the 23 in FEBRUARY, we're
[8:00] asking that we go ahead, move
[8:03] forward with the 26 um later on
[8:05] this fall. So again it's just
[8:06] going to align everything uh
[8:07] with what the state already
[8:08] recommends and will have
[8:11] adopted um as of SEPTEMBER 1st.
[8:13] So that would be part of the
[8:16] revision as well. Uh, we would
[8:18] ask for one amendment in that
[8:21] adoption and that's um for a
[8:23] disconnect mainly on the
[8:25] commercial but a disconnect on
[8:30] the exterior of the building.
[8:31] So the next steps in the
[8:33] adoption timeline. So right now
[8:34] we're here with you. I'm just
[8:37] kind of presenting the ideas
[8:39] uh, we will move forward with
[8:40] adopting or finalizing that
[8:42] language that will bring
[8:43] forward to you later on this
[8:45] fall. Um, again, we'll bring it
[8:46] back to you more in depth with
[8:49] the final product um, later on
[8:51] this fall in place that on a
[8:54] regular agenda item and then uh
[8:56] we will also be working with
[9:00] our developers and uh,
[9:01] contractors to let them know
[9:03] what is coming and give them
[9:04] time to conform to those
[9:08] changes as well. That was
[9:10] really quick. Any questions?
[9:13] You know I got one. I'm sorry.
[9:15] Uh. Did I understand when you
[9:16] you said that we're putting
[9:19] clean outs? We're just asking.
[9:20] The right of way. Is that
[9:22] automatic or is that as we need
[9:25] them? So that would be moving
[9:26] forward from the time of
[9:28] adoption. So those that are
[9:30] there would remain the way they
[9:31] are. But anything new coming in
[9:33] would have to conform to this
[9:33] okay. Thank you.
[9:39] >> on the fee exemption on
[9:41] storage ships I think that's
[9:42] great uh I guess uncertain
[9:44] situation. So thank you for
[9:47] that. Um, do you have the
[9:47] average turnaround time at
[9:48] there's still going to require
[9:49] a permit. So do we have an
[9:50] average turnaround time on the
[9:52] permits though? So on the shed
[9:53] specific yes, ma'am. Uh we were
[9:55] looking at making those kind of
[9:56] an over-the-counter adoption
[9:58] and approval something that the
[9:59] clerical staff could do
[10:02] upfront. Um, so as long as it
[10:04] meets the, um, the setbacks and
[10:06] there's no additional, um,
[10:08] construction to it, that would
[10:09] be a pretty quick turnaround.
[10:10] So they would come in with like
[10:11] a drawing or something like
[10:12] that where they're going to
[10:13] place on their property. Is
[10:15] that right? Yes okay with with
[10:16] along with the site plan so
[10:18] they know where specifically on
[10:19] that property it would go.
[10:19] Okay.
[10:21] >> and then the electrical
[10:25] disconnect um is that for going
[10:28] to be for our new businesses or
[10:30] going to be for remodels or
[10:32] how's that going to. That would
[10:33] be for the newer construction.
[10:35] So if it's already there. Are
[10:35] we.
[10:37] >> for the newer construction
[10:38] if it's there we're not going
[10:40] to make them. Um retrofitted or
[10:41] anything like that okay. And if
[10:43] they do any type of remodel or
[10:43] anything like that at.
[10:44] >> that point yes they would
[10:48] have to make it conform. Okay
[10:50] okay. Thank you. On the roofing
[10:52] permit what is it currently and
[10:54] are you. Talking about if it's
[10:56] more than minimum 300ft they
[10:59] need to get a permit. Is that.
[11:00] Right now what is it right now
[11:01] yeah right.
[11:03] >> now it's anything so any
[11:04] roofing they should be coming
[11:06] in to do a permit okay. But now
[11:08] we're going to relax and relax
[11:10] it a little bit to those three
[11:15] squares or the 300ft okay.
[11:15] Emails.
[11:20] >> thank you. Okay we want to
[11:21] move along with my show
[11:22] tonight.
[11:23] >> you bet. Okay the second
[11:25] half. And second half. So the
[11:27] next is the 2024 international
[11:28] property maintenance code.
[11:30] Again when we came in FEBRUARY
[11:32] we discussed bringing this as
[11:34] well. Um we are now prepared to
[11:37] do that. Um so the draft
[11:40] tonight is just a general draft
[11:42] that so we're not going to go
[11:44] in-depth too much on this. Um
[11:47] the overview of this. The
[11:49] property maintenance uh I'm
[11:50] sorry the international
[11:51] property maintenance code was
[11:53] established just to be the
[11:55] minimum standards for
[11:56] maintenance, um, public safety
[11:59] items and to preserve property
[12:01] values. So here's a couple of
[12:03] photos that I wanted to show
[12:04] you. These are the types of
[12:05] things we're looking at
[12:07] addressing. We're not trying to
[12:09] be over burdensome or anything
[12:10] like that. These are the things
[12:12] that we routinely get calls on
[12:16] from our citizens. So why would
[12:19] we look to adopt this? Um, we
[12:21] have a lot of these items
[12:23] already in our city codes. Uh,
[12:24] we're looking to just bring
[12:27] them all together and have one
[12:29] standard across the board with
[12:37] some consistency. Um, so. Again
[12:38] we're establishing the minimum
[12:40] standards for structural safety
[12:43] uh, fire sanitation and
[12:44] habitability across all
[12:46] residential and commercial
[12:48] property. So this is like it
[12:50] says international property
[12:51] maintenance. So it's not just
[12:52] residential. It's not just
[12:53] commercial. It's it's not just
[12:54] multifamily. It would be across
[12:56] the board. Um this would be
[12:58] proactive maintenance. Um so
[13:00] we'd be looking to help our
[13:02] property owners identify some
[13:03] items that need to be corrected
[13:05] before they get even worse then
[13:07] uh, they could potentially
[13:10] become and then it reduces any
[13:14] um, conflicts or confusion
[13:16] between all the different um
[13:19] sections of our current codes.
[13:21] So right now it I pmc is
[13:23] adopted across the nation so
[13:26] there are 600 jurisdictions and
[13:29] then 40 states um that already
[13:30] have this in place. There are a
[13:32] few states that actually have
[13:33] adopted it across the board.
[13:35] And then they allow the cities
[13:38] to adopt um specific amendments
[13:40] to that to the code. Um there
[13:42] is another city south of here
[13:43] that has actually taken this
[13:45] entire book and made it their
[13:47] own, put their city on the
[13:48] front and adopted the whole
[13:50] thing is their own um their own
[13:52] code, their maintenance code.
[13:54] So we would not be any
[13:55] different than many cities
[13:58] throughout the nation. So the
[14:00] core standards uh, on the
[14:02] exterior we're looking at
[14:04] weatherproofing or painting
[14:06] just to help preserve that wood
[14:09] or any exterior um, on the
[14:10] interior again, we're not being
[14:12] overly aggressive. Uh we're
[14:14] just looking at what everyone
[14:17] should be comfortable with the
[14:19] natural lighting, proper room
[14:20] ventilation and then minimum
[14:21] ceiling heights and then
[14:24] plumbing as well on safety
[14:26] systems and sanitation on the
[14:27] mechanical and fire. It
[14:29] requires functional heating. Um
[14:31] heating is required throughout
[14:33] um the codes and we're just
[14:34] bringing it forward to make
[14:35] sure that they're maintaining
[14:38] an adequate temperature. Um and
[14:39] then sanitation and pest
[14:41] control this is really what you
[14:43] get in all your reports every
[14:44] month for the code report where
[14:46] you hear or you see the the pie
[14:48] chart it's typically the
[14:50] nuisance um, that is the
[14:51] biggest piece of the pie.
[14:52] That's what we get all the
[14:54] calls on. So again this that's
[14:55] going to be another huge part
[15:00] of this um code just as a
[15:01] comparison like I said earlier
[15:03] we already do have a lot of
[15:05] this in our codes. Um it's
[15:06] spread out through all
[15:08] different chapters. Chapter 34
[15:10] is our nuisance code. That's
[15:11] what talks about our high grass
[15:13] and weeds, our junk vehicles.
[15:16] Um, that code has not been
[15:17] revised since the time I've
[15:18] been here and I've been here 11
[15:21] years. So it's time to to
[15:22] revise that we're going to look
[15:24] to eliminate some, um, some
[15:25] things that are listed in there
[15:27] that we really have never um,
[15:28] addressed. I don't know if you
[15:31] all know, but um, the duration
[15:33] of tobacco products is against
[15:34] our city code. We'd probably
[15:36] look to remove that. Um, and
[15:37] then also looking at removing
[15:39] the handbills and placement of
[15:42] handbills um, there's the uh
[15:44] there's some state law out
[15:46] there that eliminates our
[15:47] ability to do that as far as
[15:49] the high grass and weeds right
[15:51] now, um, it's a violation if it
[15:53] gets to be ten inches or more
[15:55] we would look to consider
[15:57] possibly moving that up to 12in
[16:00] or more. Um, a lot of the
[16:01] states are a lot of the cities
[16:02] around the state already have
[16:05] it at 12in. Um, so we would
[16:07] look to be more um, relaxed and
[16:09] give those citizens a couple of
[16:10] more inches, uh, before it
[16:11] becomes in violation that we
[16:13] would respond to as far as code
[16:15] enforcement, we would also
[16:17] retain the wildflower permit.
[16:18] There is a permit that citizens
[16:21] can apply for um to as long as
[16:22] they apply by the end of MARCH
[16:24] to keep a wildflower patch or
[16:26] their yard of wildflowers and
[16:28] they would be exempt from any
[16:29] high grass um and weed
[16:32] violations. As far as chapter
[16:34] 66 that is our solid waste
[16:36] ordinance. Um property
[16:37] maintenance code would bring
[16:40] that in line as well that talks
[16:41] about the placement of the
[16:43] trash carts. We do get a number
[16:44] of calls that trash carts are
[16:46] either out at the curb or in
[16:48] front of the property. We look
[16:51] to um, make sure that that
[16:54] placement is adequate and not
[16:56] overbearing on chapter 98
[16:57] that's the minimum standards
[16:59] that talks about the structure
[17:01] uh, the sub standards building
[17:02] board all of that is within
[17:05] chapter 98. So we would make
[17:06] sure that all of those codes
[17:07] that we've already adopted
[17:10] align with this as well. And
[17:11] then it would also establish a
[17:13] boarding standard. Um when I
[17:15] talk about boarding securing a
[17:16] structure. So if there's a
[17:17] structure that's open to
[17:19] unauthorized entry uh right now
[17:20] we just tell them to secure it.
[17:22] There's no requirements on how
[17:24] to do that. The pmc actually
[17:25] does have specifications on
[17:27] what they need to do to
[17:29] properly board those so that
[17:30] people cannot just break down
[17:31] the door or take off the wood
[17:33] and enter again. Um, on chapter
[17:35] 50 we do have a section
[17:37] regarding graffiti. Uh we would
[17:38] just make sure that that is up
[17:39] to date. It's been 20 years
[17:41] since that ordinance was
[17:42] adopted and it's time for some
[17:44] revisions on how we can address
[17:48] the graffiti and eliminate it.
[17:49] As far as penalty and
[17:50] enforcement, I know that
[17:52] there's some concerns from the
[17:54] public that by adopting this we
[17:55] would be looking at putting in
[17:57] more fees. That is not the case
[17:58] at all. We would continue with
[18:00] our same type of enforcement if
[18:02] we have to write a ticket it
[18:03] would go through the
[18:04] administrative court. That
[18:05] court was adopted back in 23
[18:07] and we would adhere to all of
[18:08] those penalties um again on the
[18:11] fees until city uh code have to
[18:14] take action and mow the yard or
[18:15] clean the yard, there would be
[18:17] no fees assessed and those fees
[18:18] would only be those that would
[18:20] be charged to the city from the
[18:25] contractor. As far as the
[18:27] implementation again we're just
[18:28] we're presenting tonight for
[18:30] ideas. Uh, we will have the
[18:32] draft ordinance available
[18:34] hopefully later on in SEPTEMBER
[18:36] to bring forward to you. We
[18:38] would also again work to
[18:40] educate our landlords and
[18:41] tenants. Um that's a lot of
[18:42] what code enforcement does is
[18:44] the education. We'd rather
[18:45] teach people what they need to
[18:47] do to maintain their properties
[18:48] because citations are are not
[18:50] necessarily going to get us
[18:51] what we where we want to be. We
[18:53] want to educate them to prevent
[18:55] the nuisances. Um, so we would
[18:57] work with all of those folks.
[19:00] Um, we'd also update our
[19:01] websites to be conforming to
[19:03] the information that we adopt
[19:05] and then we would deploy it um,
[19:07] throughout the city. So um, I
[19:08] wouldn't anticipate it
[19:10] happening quickly. I would ask
[19:11] that once it's adopted we have
[19:13] that time to work with our
[19:14] citizens and constituents and
[19:17] then maybe 90 days after it's
[19:18] adopted roll it out to
[19:21] everyone. So our next steps
[19:23] again it's to finalize the
[19:25] legal review of the draft. Um
[19:27] we are talking with our
[19:28] citizens as a matter of fact
[19:30] today I was I emailed with two
[19:31] different people about high
[19:34] grass and weeds. Um, so they
[19:37] they have some feedback on what
[19:39] they'd like to see as far as
[19:41] um, pollinator plants and the
[19:43] ability to keep their grass a
[19:45] little bit higher to promote
[19:47] that. And then uh, we would
[19:49] look to update our technology
[19:51] so all of us use the um tyler
[19:53] system to send our notices out.
[19:54] We'd have to update all of the
[19:56] code changes within that and
[19:59] then we'd bring it to council
[20:04] for adoption. Okay. Any
[20:07] questions on that. Then as it
[20:10] relates to residential um an
[20:12] hoa is this in. Any way. Shape
[20:15] or form um affect the ability
[20:17] of an hoa to still govern the
[20:19] way they govern? Not at all.
[20:22] The governing uh hoa um
[20:23] documents are completely
[20:25] separate from the city and code
[20:28] enforcement does not do any of
[20:29] those hoa enforcements. Okay.
[20:31] >> another question I have
[20:32] relates to commercial property
[20:36] that's for sale. Um how is that
[20:38] policed or how do we if
[20:39] somebody have to report
[20:41] something or do we go around
[20:42] looking for things like that
[20:43] because you know, occasionally
[20:44] we'll see uh something that's
[20:46] for sale and the grass is
[20:47] really grown. How how does that
[20:49] work? Uh, I would say a
[20:50] majority of the time the calls
[20:52] do come in from the public
[20:53] because they get around a whole
[20:54] lot more than code enforcement
[20:55] does. But if code enforcement
[20:56] does see something that is a
[20:58] violation they will address it
[21:00] at that point. Uh we don't I
[21:01] hate to say it but we don't
[21:02] want to spend any additional
[21:05] time in vacant properties. Um I
[21:06] will say though. There are a
[21:08] few that. Because they've been
[21:09] vacant for so long they do
[21:10] attract a lot more attention
[21:11] from code enforcement. So they
[21:13] are visited a little bit. More
[21:16] like you. Okay just a couple of
[21:18] questions. So uh the apmc on
[21:19] those guidelines we're going to
[21:21] basically just adopt those
[21:23] those like 100% and then we
[21:24] won't have any call outs or
[21:26] special call outs. We will have
[21:27] some special call outs. So when
[21:28] we come back with the draft
[21:30] those are the items that we
[21:31] will address with you that we
[21:33] would be changing or modifying
[21:33] okay.
[21:34] >> and you'll have a table or
[21:35] some like that with here's what
[21:37] have you yes versus what we're
[21:40] proposing. Yes okay. And I
[21:41] guess the age old question on
[21:43] education how do you plan on
[21:44] doing that because that's where
[21:45] the thing you hear from
[21:46] everybody else but I didn't
[21:48] know about that, brian. And
[21:50] even the ordinances we have now
[21:51] people say why I didn't know
[21:52] even though they've been on the
[21:53] books for a long time. So what
[21:55] I propose is visiting with our
[21:57] hoa. Representatives, letting
[21:59] them know. Visiting with our
[22:00] neighborhood. Association so
[22:02] not even those that. Are hoa.
[22:04] >> fees um. Specifically but
[22:05] people that are. Active in the
[22:06] community. To get the word out
[22:08] that way of course we will
[22:09] update our. Websites and and
[22:10] also get information out on
[22:12] social media. Um, and we'll
[22:12] work.
[22:13] >> with our. Communications
[22:15] groups to get those those
[22:16] announcements out. I don't
[22:18] foresee sending out something
[22:21] um, like a mailer to. Everyone
[22:21] because.
[22:23] >> that would be a lot uh to
[22:23] to.
[22:24] >> pay for. But we.
[22:25] >> will. Definitely get the
[22:27] word out. We have at times gone
[22:28] door to door passing out
[22:29] information and fliers.
[22:31] >> so. We could potentially. Do
[22:33] that maybe on some of the more
[22:35] active communities. Um, so the
[22:35] word.
[22:37] >> is out okay. Maybe some of
[22:38] the groups that do the uh
[22:39] national night out sign up for
[22:42] that and definitely list um and
[22:45] the pollinators. Uh, I really
[22:47] like that part. Uh, however
[22:49] native plants that could be a
[22:50] gamut of things. Johnson
[22:51] grasses is a native plant. Some
[22:53] of us has a yard of johnson
[22:55] grass. How do you. Right was
[22:57] there and that was part of the
[22:59] conversation I was trying to
[23:00] engage with the. Citizen this
[23:01] morning that was concerned
[23:03] about um, the requirement of
[23:05] having to mow down her or her
[23:07] flowers. Um, I wanted to. Get
[23:08] with her more because I not
[23:10] really participated in that as
[23:11] far as pollinator plants or
[23:13] anything like that. So I'd like
[23:14] to engage with those that
[23:16] community a little bit more to
[23:16] see what they can share with
[23:20] us. Um, I wouldn't necessarily
[23:21] anticipate johnson grass. I
[23:22] would look at something
[23:23] flowering. I would assume
[23:25] that's what would attract the
[23:26] bees in the pollinators. I
[23:28] don't know though I'm no I'm
[23:29] not an expert on that part of
[23:30] it. Well I guess it depends on
[23:31] if you're saying native plants
[23:34] versus your pollinator plants
[23:36] go together. Okay.
[23:38] >> well definitely um make note
[23:39] of that and see if we can do
[23:40] some more research on that
[23:41] okay. Thank you.
[23:44] >> uh go ahead. Oh, it. Just
[23:46] this is. Maybe on topic. Um, I
[23:47] was reading some of that. I
[23:49] forget where it was about, uh,
[23:51] not not here somewhere that
[23:53] they require air conditioning
[23:57] in buildings and homes. Uh, is
[23:58] that required at all in any of
[24:00] our. So air conditioning.
[24:02] >> is not required. Um, the
[24:04] amounts. I would bring this up.
[24:07] Right right there. Are uh there
[24:08] is. Already one section of our.
[24:11] Codes that does require. Air
[24:12] conditioning. Um, and it's
[24:14] that's in our multifamily in
[24:16] hotel ordinance. Um, it cannot
[24:18] go over I believe 85 degrees.
[24:23] Um we. Are looking at maybe
[24:25] possibly implementing that as
[24:26] well. Um, but I know there's
[24:28] some situations on commercial.
[24:29] Facilities if it's a. Warehouse
[24:32] you don't you don't typically
[24:35] um condition. Those areas and
[24:37] so. There's some room to make
[24:39] some amendments to that that
[24:41] section. Okay thank you.
[24:43] Anybody else so when it talks
[24:46] about oh. Sorry sorry um the
[24:47] nuisance part give you an
[24:50] example on driving. Here today.
[24:51] >> there was apartment complex.
[24:54] Close to my. House that uh.
[24:56] Folks there. Use it for the
[24:58] street for parking, which is
[25:00] okay. Not a problem is cars
[25:03] broke down flat tires and
[25:04] several um, they've been there
[25:08] for a while. So are those.
[25:09] Situations just where we just
[25:10] need. To see that. What is the
[25:12] call code enforcement? Yes.
[25:14] >> for any junk vehicles? Yes.
[25:15] Um, I will say right now the
[25:16] ordinance.
[25:17] >> that. We currently have
[25:18] talks about, uh, inoperable
[25:20] vehicles on private property
[25:22] uh, we can look at broadening
[25:24] that with the pmc uh, with
[25:27] their junk vehicles, um, and
[25:28] consider it in the road. I
[25:29] don't know, typically.
[25:30] >> the. Things that are in the
[25:31] right of way. It's something
[25:33] that we would send over to the
[25:34] police department. Uh, but we
[25:36] can work together on that to
[25:37] identify those junk vehicles.
[25:38] >> and that's what we're I was
[25:39] sort.
[25:40] >> of confused. I didn't know.
[25:41] Since they parking on the
[25:43] street. It's not on their
[25:45] private property so they. Have
[25:46] the. Requirements are go out
[25:49] the window. Of what has to be.
[25:51] As far as the junk vehicle. Um,
[25:53] but I think that's something I
[25:54] can work with the police
[25:55] department on because I think
[25:55] their time frame for storage.
[25:57] >> is a. Little bit different
[25:59] than what ours is on the code
[26:00] enforcement side, but we can
[26:03] definitely look into that. But
[26:04] as far as that trash I know the
[26:06] guy that does a recycling.
[26:07] >> truck. It goes by so fast
[26:09] those that can shut down. Takes
[26:09] off.
[26:12] >> if you don't have it can a
[26:14] certain area. He wanted to stop
[26:16] so he's got his own code that
[26:17] he goes by so we probably don't
[26:22] even have to look at that one.
[26:24] Anybody else okay so staying on
[26:25] junk junk vehicles for a
[26:27] minute. Yes. So where is a junk
[26:29] vehicle on somebody's property
[26:32] that is an issue like back
[26:35] backyard. So right now if it's
[26:37] behind uh privacy fence we
[26:38] don't see it. It's not it's not
[26:41] a violation. Um, the times.
[26:42] That code enforcement is.
[26:43] Typically called out is when
[26:44] they're in the driveway and
[26:46] they have flat tires, they're,
[26:48] um, wrecked something like
[26:49] that. But typically.
[26:49] >> if they're in.
[26:50] >> the backyard behind.
[26:52] >> a. Privacy fans or covered.
[26:53] Co enforcement won't even visit
[26:55] then. It's a vehicle include
[26:58] boat utv trailer. That is
[26:59] actually defined in the
[27:01] transportation code. So yes
[27:02] trailer would be part of that.
[27:06] Um I. Believe a. Boat is I'd
[27:08] have to. Dive into that a
[27:10] little bit more as far as the
[27:10] transportation.
[27:11] >> boats on a trailer so.
[27:15] Probably yeah. Yeah yeah well
[27:15] yours.
[27:16] >> it. Was yours. Yeah no sorry
[27:19] about and then you talked about
[27:21] um you know I know I know we
[27:23] don't have control over what
[27:25] people do for building
[27:26] materials and things that go
[27:27] on, but you're talking about
[27:28] generating property or
[27:30] deteriorating surf and siding
[27:32] painting whatever and we can we
[27:34] can say stuff about that and
[27:36] what defines something to be a
[27:38] deteriorating enough where you
[27:39] would say something about it.
[27:42] So in the both in our current
[27:43] ordinance and then the property
[27:45] maintenance code it talks about
[27:48] deterioration and uh. So would
[27:51] has to be. Maintained so that
[27:52] it's not rotting or has the
[27:54] potential to run. So if there's
[27:56] wood. That has chipping paint
[28:00] we can address that okay. Okay
[28:00] okay thank you. Anybody else?
[28:01] No thank.
[28:05] >> you okay. Next bradley on
[28:07] the legal guidelines government
[28:10] involvement in bond election
[28:16] advocacy. Good evening, mayor
[28:17] and council. First I want to
[28:18] apologize for.
[28:20] >> my voice. It sounds a little
[28:21] struggling but. Don't worry.
[28:23] I'm not. Hurting as bad as it
[28:24] sounds or as bad as it hurt
[28:26] your years. Probably. So we'll
[28:26] get through.
[28:29] >> this together. Um.
[28:30] >> as you.
[28:32] >> know. The city's called a
[28:33] bond election for NOVEMBER 3rd,
[28:35] 2026. Therefore measures that
[28:37] will be on that election
[28:39] proposition eight. Will be. For
[28:40] the reconstruction of fire
[28:42] stations two and three,
[28:43] proposition b for the
[28:44] reconstruction of 50 streets
[28:45] throughout the city.
[28:48] Proposition c will concern the
[28:49] reconstruction of the city
[28:51] services complex. Proposition
[28:52] d. Will.
[28:55] >> uh, concern certain library
[28:57] improvements tonight. What are
[28:59] we going to talk about? Want to
[29:00] talk with you tonight about
[29:01] advocacy for bond election. Is
[29:02] it something that's important
[29:05] as the election uh. Uh comes
[29:07] closer? Specifically we'll
[29:08] answer the question what are
[29:10] the rules concerning advocacy?
[29:12] Forgive me by the city city
[29:15] staff and the city council
[29:17] related to the bond election.
[29:20] State law defines the unlawful
[29:21] use of public funds for
[29:23] political advertising. Election
[29:27] code 255.03 makes it uh. It
[29:28] says that an officer employee
[29:29] of the city MAY not have
[29:31] knowingly MAY not knowingly
[29:32] spend or authorize the spending
[29:35] of public funds for political
[29:37] advertising and political
[29:38] advertising. This section is
[29:40] broad enough to encapsulate
[29:42] advertising or advocating for a
[29:43] bond election like we've
[29:46] called. This section continues
[29:48] on subsection b provides. This
[29:51] limitation does not apply to a
[29:52] communication that factually
[29:53] describes the purpose of a
[29:55] measure. The communication does
[29:57] not advocate passage or defeat
[30:00] of the measure. I italicized a
[30:02] few words we want to key on.
[30:06] First is factually. So the city
[30:08] can can pursue efforts that
[30:10] will allow us to factually
[30:12] describe the election what it's
[30:14] about, what the propositions
[30:15] are, what it will do. Um so
[30:18] that is acceptable where that's
[30:20] not acceptable and when that
[30:22] crosses a line is if it gets to
[30:23] the point of advocating passage
[30:26] or defeat of a measure, that's
[30:29] where. It becomes tricky to
[30:30] understand where the line is.
[30:32] But it's important to note the
[30:33] ethics commission has
[30:35] interpreted that very broadly.
[30:37] Not only do they interpret what
[30:38] is advocating passage or defeat
[30:41] of the measure broadly, the
[30:42] fact is they've also
[30:43] established that no matter how
[30:45] much factual information about
[30:47] the purpose of a bond election
[30:49] is in a communication, any
[30:51] amount at all of advocacy is
[30:53] impermissible. You can put
[30:54] together the best explanation
[30:56] you could and at the end you
[30:57] could close it with a nice
[30:59] little tagline not even
[31:00] intending anything bad it just
[31:02] says do what's best for our
[31:04] city or help our city take care
[31:06] of such and such. That line
[31:08] alone could be enough to make
[31:08] all.
[31:10] >> of. That communication and
[31:12] presentation impermissible.
[31:15] It's hard to to address every
[31:16] particular circumstance that
[31:18] could come up, but I did pull a
[31:19] few examples from ethics
[31:21] commission opinions. These are
[31:23] some actual statements that
[31:24] have been found to be
[31:26] advocating for passage of a
[31:29] measure. The first one is that
[31:30] light rail is a solution that
[31:32] contributes to the long term
[31:33] sustainability of our region,
[31:35] and we support it 100%. That
[31:36] pretty clearly illustrates that
[31:38] they're supporting and want it
[31:39] to be passed. So if they were
[31:40] to cut off right before. At
[31:42] the. After the word region
[31:47] they'd probably be okay.
[31:49] There's a few words in the
[31:50] first half that I can point to
[31:51] that we MAY want to use a
[31:52] little bit different language
[31:55] for instance a solution height
[31:57] that would indicate hey this is
[31:58] the right thing to do. This is
[31:59] going to fix something that's
[32:01] otherwise broken. Um we would
[32:03] want to present it as light
[32:07] rail is an option that
[32:09] contributes to the long term
[32:10] sustainability by and we want
[32:11] to put factual things that
[32:13] light rail does provides or
[32:15] accomplishes. So that's
[32:17] presenting information that
[32:18] will then enable the public to
[32:20] make a decision rather than
[32:21] trying to push them towards a
[32:23] particular conclusion. I think
[32:25] the second one doesn't go quite
[32:26] as far but it's still still
[32:28] there, right? The bond proposal
[32:30] provides the best solution to
[32:31] the needs generated by the
[32:32] school districts population
[32:36] growth. That MAY be factual, it
[32:37] MAY actually be the best and
[32:39] people could read all the
[32:40] information and they themselves
[32:42] MAY determine it's the best but
[32:44] it's our job not to make that
[32:45] conclusion just give the
[32:46] information to allow them to
[32:49] reach those conclusions. The
[32:50] last one given today's
[32:52] construction costs and the
[32:53] needs of the district, a long
[32:54] term bond is the only viable
[32:57] financial solution. So again,
[33:00] even if that is a factual
[33:02] conclusion that's that's true.
[33:04] It's pushing people to that
[33:06] conclusion and into that
[33:07] position that would then
[33:09] require them in essence if they
[33:12] agree to pass that measure. So
[33:13] if we say we have. Numerous
[33:15] roads in need of. Repair and
[33:17] the bond helps address those
[33:21] needs. That's pretty factual. I
[33:22] mean they know what that's
[33:24] addressing. It will help to
[33:28] address the need. Um if yeah. I
[33:29] think. That would be pretty
[33:31] close to the line. I want to
[33:32] give one more example that
[33:34] didn't make the cut here. Um,
[33:36] we've there's there's one
[33:38] example where colors alone on a
[33:40] presentation was enough for the
[33:42] commission decide that because
[33:43] they had what they called
[33:46] gloomy colors on one side and
[33:49] happy colors on the other that
[33:51] advocated for the passage of
[33:53] the of the measure. So you just
[33:55] need to be really cautious in
[33:57] how we put this forward from a
[34:00] city perspective. So let's get
[34:01] right down to it. What does
[34:02] this mean? What are the what
[34:04] are the lines city advocacy
[34:06] this city can and should
[34:07] communicate factually about the
[34:09] bond election right. Because
[34:11] we've called the election it's
[34:12] important that the public know
[34:14] what it is, what it says and
[34:16] what it would do what it's for
[34:18] the first of I think many
[34:19] efforts the city will make to
[34:20] get out that factual
[34:22] information is the bond
[34:24] election education web page
[34:25] included. The url here should
[34:27] be a link if somebody uh can
[34:28] get in and open the
[34:30] presentation as well. Um so
[34:32] that is perfectly acceptable.
[34:33] It's legal and frankly it
[34:35] should be done to help the
[34:37] public understand and have a
[34:38] reliable source for information
[34:40] about what the the election
[34:43] will actually accomplish. Next.
[34:46] City staff at the city staff
[34:47] level individual advocacy by a
[34:49] staff member is allowed. It's
[34:51] appropriate so long as it does
[34:53] not utilize any city funds.
[34:55] This needs to be it has been
[34:56] interpreted by the commission
[34:58] broadly again. So it needs to
[34:59] be understood that this is a
[35:02] very broad application. So
[35:04] before staff member before you
[35:06] go you know make your opinion
[35:07] known which everybody has the
[35:09] right to do. Make sure the way
[35:10] you prepare to give that
[35:13] opinion to how you prepare any
[35:14] materials that you use in
[35:16] presenting that opinion and the
[35:18] method or manner in which you
[35:19] present it are not utilizing
[35:22] either the resources or funds
[35:24] of the city and specifically
[35:26] thinking about the staff level.
[35:27] Um, you know it shouldn't be
[35:30] done while you're on city time
[35:32] .Uh, in preparing for that as
[35:35] well the city council advocacy
[35:37] very similarly individual
[35:38] advocacy by council members
[35:39] allowed so long as it does not
[35:41] utilize any city funds. A lot
[35:42] of the same things that just
[35:43] discussed are going to apply
[35:45] here as well the way you
[35:46] interact as council members
[35:48] with city resources where you
[35:49] utilize those is a bit
[35:50] different. But again you'll
[35:52] just want to ask yourself as
[35:54] I'm preparing for this, does
[35:55] this material does this
[35:56] resource am I utilizing
[35:58] anything from the city and if
[36:00] so you need to find another
[36:02] method to accomplish what you
[36:03] want to do for your advocacy
[36:06] either for or against a
[36:08] particular measure. Want to
[36:09] close with just a few things
[36:12] little just a couple examples
[36:13] again to try to speak to every
[36:15] possible situation. Is that
[36:17] really possible is to think you
[36:18] know you can't use a city
[36:19] vehicle if you happen to have
[36:21] access to one for any of your
[36:23] advocacy efforts a computer or
[36:24] a phone that's issued by the
[36:26] city paid for by the city that
[36:27] shouldn't be utilized in
[36:28] carrying out any of those
[36:30] efforts at either city staff
[36:32] members uh, either for
[36:34] themselves, uh, for another
[36:36] staff member or for an elected
[36:37] official. They shouldn't be
[36:39] used to perform tasks to
[36:40] support your individual
[36:41] advocacy either..
[36:43] >> is that when they're on the
[36:46] clock not off the clock. But
[36:49] if. You want to have a very
[36:53] clear distinction uh, in it
[36:55] would be concerning if the the
[36:56] things they're doing off the
[36:58] clock, if they're very similar
[36:59] to the duties they have while
[37:01] they're on the clock. That
[37:03] raises a question still but
[37:04] assuming there's a clear
[37:05] separation between those
[37:06] efforts that would be
[37:07] acceptable. Yeah.
[37:10] >> and then lastly not to use
[37:11] city resources to prepare
[37:13] materials related to the bond
[37:15] election again unless it's
[37:17] simply to present factually
[37:19] what the election is about. So
[37:21] with that I'll stop, you know,
[37:23] offending you with my voice but
[37:24] I am willing to answer any
[37:25] questions you might have. So so
[37:26] if.
[37:27] >> we were doing advocacy. Um.
[37:29] >> things that we.
[37:29] >> have. From the.
[37:31] >> city that are monogrammed
[37:32] for. Instance or our nametags
[37:34] we should not. Wear those I
[37:35] would presume when we're out
[37:38] advocating for the bond just to
[37:39] avoid. The possibility of that
[37:41] being viewed as you're here on
[37:42] behalf of the city. That would
[37:43] be my recommendation. Yes, sir.
[37:46] Yeah, that's at least.
[37:47] >> you brought that up to me.
[37:49] I'll give credit where credit
[37:53] is due. I'll just say that. Um
[37:55] well, I do actually have a
[37:55] question, bradley.
[37:57] >> because. I think this. Gets
[37:58] confused.
[38:00] >> advocacy for a bond
[38:03] election. Can be confused with
[38:05] ,uh, campaigning for
[38:07] individuals. So our charter
[38:09] specifically prohibits city
[38:12] employees. From supporting or
[38:14] opposing any. Candidate in an
[38:15] election. Um.
[38:17] >> and so you might. Talk about
[38:18] that a little bit. How that's.
[38:20] >> different from the bond
[38:22] election but. Also uh, sworn
[38:25] police and fire are exempt.
[38:26] From that to.
[38:28] >> the extent that they are not
[38:29] on the clock, that they are
[38:32] not. In city. Uniform in a city
[38:33] vehicle, anything like that.
[38:35] And then the last thing I'll
[38:37] say is that so for me and. Most
[38:37] of.
[38:39] >> you know, pretty much all of
[38:40] the full time staff. It's a
[38:42] pretty gray area whether we're
[38:44] on the clock or not. Because we
[38:47] work all the time. So um. So
[38:50] you won't see us, um, advocate
[38:51] for the bond election. We're
[38:52] going to be very measured in
[38:55] what. We say. And put out and
[38:57] then anything mary does as you
[38:58] know, is is purely factual. In
[39:00] fact. In fact, the. Website
[39:02] that uh, it MAY be live now or
[39:04] it's going live soon we had
[39:06] bradley review the. Language
[39:08] because. We want to be. Careful
[39:11] that nothing could be viewed as
[39:12] advocating one way or another.
[39:14] So anyway, you know, address
[39:15] that question. Yeah.
[39:17] >> with respect to the charter
[39:19] provision, uh, I think it kind
[39:20] of speaks for itself in the
[39:22] language. Right. It it's very
[39:24] clearly identified as not
[39:25] advocating for or against a
[39:28] candidate for a position uh, in
[39:32] in in limiting speech and the
[39:34] ability uh to engage in that
[39:35] manner it's going to be very
[39:37] narrowly um interpreted and
[39:39] applied. So the language in
[39:41] your charter would not extend
[39:43] to uh a bond election that's
[39:45] not a person or candidate in
[39:47] that particular scenario. Uh.
[39:50] >> was there another piece of
[39:51] that, paul that you think I
[39:53] need to talk to. Just uh maybe
[39:56] the. List the. Exemption of
[39:58] sworn police and fire when
[39:59] they're not on duty? Um,
[40:01] because I know you've seen in
[40:02] the past we've had
[40:04] associations, uh, endorse.
[40:06] Candidates before. And that
[40:08] that's allowed they're exempt
[40:10] and those association. Folks
[40:11] just. So you know, when they're
[40:13] doing that they're not on the
[40:15] clock. They don't use. Any city
[40:16] resources or. Anything like
[40:19] that. Paul it's and that
[40:24] perfectly. So so just to to to
[40:26] uh kind of tie that up weren't
[40:28] so I, I don't know that
[40:29] firefighters own anything other
[40:31] than close it look like their
[40:34] firefighters um but uh the I
[40:35] know that the associations they
[40:38] come they can go to their polls
[40:40] on their off time and and
[40:41] advocate for the. Fire stations
[40:44] just say right. That's correct.
[40:46] Okay. All right. I just wanted
[40:46] to make sure that we were.
[40:48] >> good on that. Yes, sir. But
[40:49] not in their working uniform.
[40:51] They in the their uniform at
[40:53] home that looks like their
[40:56] working. Uniform but it should.
[40:56] Yes.
[41:03] >> right but. Okay thank you.
[41:08] Thank you riley. Next item is
[41:09] future agenda items. The
[41:10] purpose of this item is to
[41:11] allow the city council an
[41:12] opportunity to bring forward. A
[41:14] proposal to put an item or
[41:15] issue they wish to discuss for
[41:16] a future agenda item in
[41:17] accordance with take so means
[41:18] acting discussion shall be
[41:19] limited to the proposal to
[41:21] place that item on a future
[41:22] agenda. Council shall not vote
[41:24] or take any action on the items
[41:25] during the meeting. Council you
[41:27] have any items you want to put
[41:27] on a future agenda?
[41:29] >> nope nope. And no.
[41:34] >> no seeing none. Uh at this
[41:35] time the city council will
[41:37] convene into executive session
[41:41] at 610 on AUGUST 24th, 2026 to
[41:42] consider matters as authorized
[41:45] by text government code 6551071
[41:47] consultation with city attorney
[41:48] seeking advice about pending or
[41:49] contemplated litigation as
[41:52] listed in the posted agenda
[41:54] 55107 for personnel matters as
[41:56] deliberate and appointment
[41:57] employment and duties of
[42:00] public. Officers or employees
[42:02] municipal court judge 55108
[42:04] which I wish we weren't having
[42:07] that conversation uh 551087
[42:08] deliberation regarding economic
[42:09] development negotiations as
[42:16] >> it's just oh. Okay. 99
[42:19] bottles of beer. Did you get
[42:22] one? You get. $8.
[42:25] >> oh he'll top. Securities
[42:27] okay. Got it. Such a mom thing
[42:29] to say I don't eat.
[42:30] >> I'm. Not hungry. Young just
[42:32] could have all the food you
[42:36] want. It's like. My grandmother
[42:37] said that she cooked the entire
[42:37] or she ate the entire. She
[42:44] cooked so. Oh oh. Good evening
[42:45] .Welcome to the richardson
[42:46] hills city council meeting. It
[42:49] is 7:01 P.M. And I will call
[42:51] the AUGUST 24th, 2026 city
[42:52] council meeting to order a
[42:53] quorum of the city council is
[42:55] present and the meeting has
[42:56] been duly. Posted and in
[42:58] accordance with the texas open
[42:59] meetings act of the texas
[43:01] government code, we will start
[43:03] with item a1 and two is the
[43:04] invocation in the pledge
[43:06] council member getz will lead
[43:07] us and we invite you to join us
[43:09] in prayer as well as the pledge
[43:10] to the united states and texas
[43:15] flags as you choose. Dear
[43:16] heavenly father, we thank you
[43:18] for the opportunity to serve
[43:19] our city here in the council
[43:21] chambers today. Please help us
[43:22] make the best decisions for all
[43:24] of us keeping in mind our
[43:25] residents, city staff, first
[43:27] responders as well as those
[43:29] whom we interact with on a
[43:31] daily basis, we are grateful
[43:32] that we have been brought
[43:33] together today understanding
[43:35] not only the burden of public
[43:37] service but also the
[43:38] fulfillment that we obtained
[43:40] from it. Continue to watch over
[43:42] our students and families
[43:44] keeping us all safe from harm.
[43:47] In your name we pray. Amen and
[43:50] pledge to the american flag
[43:52] pledge allegiance. To the flag.
[43:54] Of the united states of
[43:56] america. And to the. Republic
[43:59] for which it stands. One
[44:02] nation. Under GOD, indivisible.
[44:04] With liberty. And justice for
[44:07] all. And now the texas flag
[44:10] honor the texas flag. I pledge
[44:13] allegiance. To the texas one.
[44:21] Under GOD. One and indivisible.
[44:25] You can go ahead and keep
[44:27] checking in there. Um next item
[44:30] is public comments. Um it's an
[44:31] opportunity for citizens to
[44:32] address the city council on
[44:33] matters which are scheduled on
[44:34] this agenda for the
[44:36] consideration by the city
[44:37] council but not scheduled this
[44:38] public hearing in order to
[44:40] address the city council during
[44:41] public comments, a public
[44:42] meeting appearance form must be
[44:44] completed and presented to the
[44:45] city secretary prior to the
[44:46] start of the meeting. Do we
[44:48] have anybody sign it? We have
[44:50] no one signed up. We will move
[44:53] on to the next item is it is
[44:55] the consent agenda item a5
[44:56] provides the council the
[44:58] opportunity to remove an item
[44:59] from the consent agenda
[45:00] council. Do you have any items
[45:01] you wish to remove from the
[45:03] consent agenda? Seeing everyone
[45:05] shaking their head no the item
[45:08] is on the consent agenda. Uh
[45:09] excuse me considered routine
[45:11] and require little to no
[45:12] deliberation by the council for
[45:13] the audience's information the
[45:15] list of items on the consent
[45:16] agenda will appear on the
[45:20] screen. I'd like to call for a
[45:22] motion. I move we approve the
[45:23] consent agenda as presented.
[45:24] Council PRESIDENT For the
[45:27] first. Was that. To go? Council
[45:28] member mitchell on the second.
[45:32] Any discussion? Seeing none.
[45:38] Call that question please vote.
[45:43] Passes seven zero. Moving on to
[45:45] c one public hearing on fiscal
[45:47] year 2027 proposed operating
[45:49] capital budget I will open the
[45:51] public hearing for the fiscal
[45:53] year 2027 proposed operating
[45:55] and capital budget colin chase
[46:04] proceed to present the item.
[46:10] He's coughing now to spreading
[46:12] all right. City council.
[46:14] Members will be presenting on.
[46:17] Fiscal year 2027 budget
[46:21] microphone on. There for higher
[46:23] up to you whatever okay am I
[46:25] good all right there you.
[46:26] >> go here to talk about the
[46:29] proposed 2027 budget. So the
[46:30] notice for this evening's
[46:31] public hearing was published in
[46:33] the city's newspaper of record
[46:35] on the city's website on the
[46:36] tarrant county property tax
[46:38] website, in the city's
[46:40] newsletter and on city cable.
[46:41] Public comments can be
[46:43] submitted through the city's
[46:44] website and social media
[46:49] channels via tax info at nj.Com
[46:52] via tarrant dot true prodigy
[46:55] dash tax transparency.Com or in
[46:56] person during this evening's
[46:58] public hearing. Comments
[46:59] received as of 4:00 this
[47:01] afternoon were printed off and
[47:04] are available at your seats.
[47:05] Key drivers of the budget
[47:07] development process this year
[47:08] included results from the most
[47:10] recent citizen survey direction
[47:13] from city council input from
[47:14] the public collected throughout
[47:17] the year and an assessment of
[47:20] needs by city staff. As I
[47:21] proceed through tonight's
[47:23] presentation you'll hear about
[47:24] investments the proposed budget
[47:26] makes in the city's core
[47:27] services including public
[47:29] safety, infrastructure and
[47:33] community development. These
[47:34] investments are made possible
[47:36] by a proposed property tax rate
[47:37] that is higher than last year's
[47:39] adopted tax rate, but that is
[47:41] below the voter approval tax
[47:43] rate. I will share more on the
[47:44] proposed tax rate during my
[47:48] next presentation. Part of how
[47:50] we're able to propose a tax
[47:52] rate below the voter approval
[47:53] rate is by being very mindful
[47:55] of the city's head count as the
[47:56] population of north richland
[47:58] hills has increased, the number
[48:01] of employees per resident has
[48:03] decreased, remaining relatively
[48:05] stable over the last six fiscal
[48:09] years. Another way the city has
[48:11] controlled costs is by adopting
[48:13] new perspectives. This year in
[48:14] particular, staff were
[48:16] challenged to rethink old
[48:17] assumptions and develop new
[48:19] ways of delivering services. As
[48:21] a result, there are a number of
[48:23] items that are not in the
[48:25] proposed budget. Over 458,000
[48:28] are not in the budget due to
[48:29] savings from efficiencies or
[48:31] outdated programs that have
[48:35] been sunset over $591,000 in
[48:37] credit card processing fees are
[48:40] also not in the budget due to
[48:41] implementation of convenience
[48:42] fees for customers who choose
[48:44] to utilize these payment
[48:47] methods. Finally, over $31,000
[48:49] in travel and training expenses
[48:51] were eliminated from the budget
[48:53] with only the highest roi
[48:55] trainings making it into the
[48:58] proposed budget. The proposed
[49:00] budget contains a number of
[49:01] changes to the city's revenue
[49:03] sources starting with property
[49:05] tax certified values are lower
[49:07] than last year due to the
[49:07] tarrant appraisal district's
[49:10] reappraisal plan record protest
[49:12] activity and a new business
[49:13] personal property exemption
[49:15] that shifts taxes from
[49:18] businesses to residents.
[49:20] Despite these challenges, the
[49:22] proposed tax rate is below the
[49:24] voter approval rate. Sales tax
[49:26] is projected to be nearly 5%
[49:27] higher than last year's adopted
[49:29] budget due to new business
[49:31] activity. Other revenues are
[49:33] mostly flat with short term
[49:35] rental revenue, shared services
[49:37] revenue and charges for service
[49:38] higher than current year
[49:41] levels. Finally, the proposed
[49:43] budget makes strategic use of
[49:46] reserves in some funds for one
[49:47] time expenses and capital
[49:49] projects with no proposed
[49:50] drawdown of general fund
[49:54] reserves. The proposed budget
[49:55] also contains a number of
[49:57] expenditure changes primarily
[49:59] driven by costs outside of the
[50:01] city's control. Inflation
[50:04] driven costs account for $3.8
[50:06] million in total increases with
[50:08] water and sewer rate increases
[50:09] making up the majority of these
[50:11] costs. The proposed budget also
[50:13] includes funding to implement
[50:15] changes recommended by the
[50:16] city's efficiency studies,
[50:19] including for its fleet
[50:20] facilities and the water and
[50:23] sewer utility. Six new public
[50:25] safety positions are included
[50:27] in the budget, including four
[50:29] that will serve in schools, one
[50:32] new dispatcher and an emergency
[50:34] management position. Finally,
[50:36] the proposed budget includes
[50:37] funding for the restaurant
[50:39] rewards program aeds at
[50:42] community parks, the new heart
[50:43] of our community appreciation
[50:48] luncheon and more. Residents
[50:50] continued to identify streets
[50:52] as a top priority and the city
[50:54] has invested accordingly. City
[50:56] council has allocated $4
[50:57] million for street maintenance
[50:59] over each of the last two
[51:00] fiscal years, with an
[51:03] additional $3.56 million
[51:06] proposed for 2027. Separate
[51:07] from the story of funding
[51:09] levels is the story of how much
[51:10] preventative street maintenance
[51:12] work is actually getting done
[51:14] due to the city prioritizing
[51:16] completion of the 2020 bond
[51:18] program, street projects and a
[51:19] comprehensive pavement
[51:21] condition analysis conducted in
[51:23] 2020 for a portion of the
[51:25] previously approved funds for
[51:26] street maintenance remain
[51:30] available. $3.8 million in
[51:30] street maintenance projects
[51:32] were completed between fiscal
[51:35] years 23 and 25, with a
[51:37] significant ramp up this fiscal
[51:39] year to $6.3 million and
[51:42] projects being completed as
[51:44] proposed. The 2027 budget would
[51:48] facilitate over $7.56 million
[51:49] in preventative street
[51:50] maintenance projects, reaching
[51:52] completion before the end of
[51:55] fiscal year 2027. The budget
[51:58] does include an adjustment to
[52:00] water and sewer utility rates
[52:02] based solely on the through of
[52:04] rate increases from fort worth
[52:05] and the trinity river
[52:07] authority, which the city
[52:08] purchases water and sewer
[52:11] treatment services from the 35
[52:13] cent increase for water and 47
[52:15] cent increase for sewer
[52:20] translates to a $6.23 bil
[52:21] increase for the average
[52:25] residential customer. A list of
[52:27] funds with their corresponding
[52:29] expenditure amounts is
[52:31] presented on this slide. The
[52:33] total proposed operating budget
[52:35] which omits internal service
[52:37] funds to avoid double counting
[52:47] is $181,886,865. Switching
[52:49] gears to the capital budget, a
[52:50] list of capital project
[52:51] categories with their
[52:52] corresponding proposed budget
[52:55] amounts for fiscal year 2027 is
[52:58] presented on this slide. New
[52:59] investments included in the
[53:05] proposed budget totaled
[53:08] $24,395,222, which is added to
[53:11] the over $122 million in
[53:12] previously approved capital
[53:14] projects that are in varying
[53:18] stages of completion. Included
[53:20] in the proposed capital budget
[53:22] for fiscal year 2027 are a few
[53:25] funding additions that were not
[53:26] discussed during the work
[53:30] session on JULY 31st. The first
[53:32] additional funding for the
[53:33] reconstruction of smithfield
[53:35] and main street is due to bids
[53:36] coming in higher than
[53:38] anticipated. The second
[53:40] additional funding for the big
[53:42] fossil interceptor, a sewer
[53:44] infrastructure upgrade project,
[53:46] is due to an engineering cost
[53:48] estimate coming in
[53:48] significantly higher than
[53:51] anticipated. Finally, staff are
[53:53] requesting additional funding
[53:54] for miscellaneous drainage
[53:56] repairs to address water flow
[53:59] near the bridge on onyx drive.
[54:02] All three of these funding
[54:03] requests developed two recently
[54:05] to be included in the
[54:07] presentation on JULY 31st but
[54:08] were added to the proposed
[54:10] budget online and filed with
[54:13] the city secretary's office on
[54:17] AUGUST 7th. Other highlights
[54:18] from the proposed capital
[54:20] budget include several projects
[54:22] to improve parks and recreation
[54:25] amenities and spaces. $500,000
[54:26] is proposed to redesign
[54:29] ridgefield park, while $430,000
[54:31] is proposed for replacement of
[54:33] playground equipment at clyde
[54:37] zellers and founders park. $3.5
[54:38] million is proposed for the
[54:40] renovation of the near h2o
[54:42] kitty area, which is original
[54:44] to the park and is now over 30
[54:46] years old. The renovated kiddy
[54:47] area will create a more
[54:49] engaging space for young
[54:50] children and families while
[54:54] reducing operating costs.
[54:57] Finally, highlighted equipment
[54:59] replacements included in the
[55:00] proposed capital budget include
[55:02] replacements of several end of
[55:04] useful life vehicles including
[55:06] a fire aerial truck, seven
[55:08] police vehicles for public
[55:10] works dump trucks and an
[55:14] ambulance. To continue
[55:15] gathering feedback from
[55:17] residents. City staff sent out
[55:19] a short flash vote survey that
[55:20] was open from AUGUST 18th
[55:23] through the 20th. Full results
[55:24] have been printed out and have
[55:25] been placed at your seats. The
[55:27] first question asked
[55:28] respondents whether they felt
[55:29] they are getting their money's
[55:32] worth for their tax dollars.
[55:36] 68% said yes, 19% said maybe or
[55:40] were unsure and 14% said no.
[55:42] Last year during this time we
[55:44] asked the same question in a
[55:45] flash vote survey which allows
[55:47] for a comparison in comparison
[55:50] to last year. Those saying yes
[55:53] increased 4% maybe and not sure
[55:55] increased 1% and those saying
[56:01] no decreased by 3%. The second
[56:04] question provided some of the
[56:05] highlights from the proposed
[56:07] budget and asked residents for
[56:10] their overall reaction 75%
[56:12] approved, 14% were neutral or
[56:16] were unsure and 11 disapproved,
[56:20] 11% disapproved. The third
[56:21] question asked residents how
[56:23] the city should adapt to
[56:26] inflation in the future.
[56:27] Respondents could select up to
[56:29] four options. The top answer
[56:32] was by improving efficiency
[56:35] while the bottom answer aside
[56:37] from other and not sure was by
[56:40] having fewer services. We also
[56:42] asked this question during a
[56:43] survey last year and have
[56:45] displayed the results of the
[56:47] two surveys side by side. The
[56:48] percentage of residents that
[56:50] believe the city should
[56:52] implement more technology and
[56:54] self-service options fell the
[56:56] most, while the largest
[56:58] percentage increase was for
[56:59] respondents indicating they
[57:03] were not sure. The final
[57:04] question asked residents for
[57:06] any other comments or
[57:08] suggestions from the proposed
[57:11] budget. Over 140 comments were
[57:12] submitted by respondents which
[57:14] are available for review in the
[57:16] packets by your seats. For the
[57:18] purpose of this slide. A word
[57:20] cloud has been provided that
[57:21] identifies the most frequently
[57:26] used words in responses.
[57:27] Finally, I'd like to conclude
[57:28] by highlighting the city's
[57:30] efforts to discuss the proposed
[57:32] budget and tax rate with
[57:34] residents. So far the city has
[57:36] hosted two budget road shows on
[57:38] thursday, AUGUST 13th at city
[57:40] hall and on saturday, AUGUST
[57:43] 22nd at kindred coffee.
[57:44] Additional opportunities for
[57:46] public input are still
[57:48] available. Public hearings and
[57:50] adoption of the budget and tax
[57:51] rate are scheduled for the next
[57:52] regularly scheduled council
[57:54] meeting on SEPTEMBER 14th.
[57:56] Additional information on the
[57:57] proposed budget and tax rate
[57:59] can be found on the city's
[58:03] website at nd.Com/budget or the
[58:05] tarrant county property tax
[58:08] website. Instructions on how to
[58:09] submit comments can also be
[58:10] found on those pages, or
[58:13] residents can email tax info at
[58:17] no h t.Com. That concludes my
[58:18] presentation. Happy to answer
[58:23] any questions. Any questions?
[58:24] Russ your lights on. Do you
[58:27] have a question? Answer yes.
[58:28] Okay.
[58:30] >> um I'll say it's just. A
[58:32] couple of comments. Um, you
[58:34] know with the efficiencies
[58:35] being the top thing I think we
[58:36] did really well this year. You
[58:38] know the staff did a bang up
[58:39] job of coming back with a lot
[58:41] of good cuts that were there as
[58:44] far as in and savings. Um, you
[58:45] know this has been a tough
[58:46] budget year with the inflation.
[58:50] Um but I was seeing them the 45
[58:52] I think 44%. Through user fees
[58:54] .If I'm not mistaken that's
[58:55] the legislature's kind of limit
[58:57] those this next time we're
[58:58] talking and talking about it
[59:00] right. Yeah. Um so that would
[59:02] be that would be a tough thing.
[59:04] But anyway I, I think just I
[59:07] think this is as good a job as
[59:08] we could have done through all
[59:10] things considered on what we
[59:12] need to spend to to keep things
[59:13] going. So thank you. Thank you
[59:19] all. Thank. Any questions? No
[59:21] more questions now. Okay this
[59:22] is public hearing already open
[59:23] the public hearing at this time
[59:25] i'll ask the city secretary if
[59:26] she has any request for people
[59:28] to speak at public. Yes, mayor.
[59:29] >> I've got one form and I'm
[59:30] sorry if I pronounce your name
[59:33] incorrectly. Sarah said. If you
[59:34] can please approach.
[59:36] >> the podium. State your name
[59:36] and address for. The record,
[59:37] you've got three.
[59:38] >> minutes. To address the
[59:40] mayor and council. I say. And
[59:42] also if y'all are running for
[59:43] something, don't announce it
[59:44] here. That's, uh, something
[59:45] we're not going to so I
[59:47] appreciate that. Well, I'm.
[59:47] Always running.
[59:49] >> and I'm not announcing
[59:51] anything by the way I'm say it
[59:54] as I said and uh, my address is
[59:55] 6705 sapphire circle
[59:59] north colleyville, texas 76034.
[1:00:01] Well in your presentation you
[1:00:04] said and uh, I talked to mary
[1:00:06] mccarthy in privately and ask
[1:00:08] her about how much money and
[1:00:10] how much valuation you are
[1:00:12] going to lose because of the bp
[1:00:14] exemption. And at that day he
[1:00:16] did not have the answer. But I
[1:00:18] don't know if he has answer
[1:00:19] today or not. Uh.
[1:00:21] >> by the uh that's a new
[1:00:24] exemption $125,000 per bp
[1:00:27] account. But uh, we consider
[1:00:31] that every business has one bp
[1:00:33] account. That is not true. Some
[1:00:36] businesses are two accounts
[1:00:39] some businesses that have 345
[1:00:40] bp accounts. So instead of
[1:00:43] getting $125,000 reduction in
[1:00:46] their uh valuation taxable
[1:00:48] valuation, they are going to
[1:00:52] increase $375,000 uh reduction
[1:00:56] overall for one business. Uh
[1:00:59] another thing about uh bp 75%
[1:01:02] of tarrant county will pay $0
[1:01:05] in bp taxes 75% of their
[1:01:08] accounts. So that is either
[1:01:11] 125,000 or below 125,000. Uh
[1:01:13] last entity meeting chief
[1:01:16] appraiser mentioned that uh in
[1:01:19] 2025 tax year tarrant county
[1:01:21] lost 12% of their taxable
[1:01:23] value. This year we lost 13.2%
[1:01:26] and next year we are going to
[1:01:30] lose 17% of the taxable value
[1:01:32] and we will never able to
[1:01:33] recapture it. Although they
[1:01:36] promised to increase 15% that
[1:01:38] is not going to happen because
[1:01:40] in the last two years it
[1:01:43] creates so much unequal and
[1:01:44] non-uniform and unequal all
[1:01:46] over tarrant county that
[1:01:48] appraisal district is not able
[1:01:51] to recapture everything and to
[1:01:52] make it uniform and equal they
[1:01:55] have to reduce more valuation
[1:01:57] next year. So let's see what
[1:01:59] will come up next year but it
[1:02:01] is not going to be 15% increase
[1:02:03] that the way they promised
[1:02:07] right now. So that's all they
[1:02:09] said in the last entity
[1:02:12] meeting. But hey there is so
[1:02:14] much other stuff that I would
[1:02:16] like to tell you what happened
[1:02:17] during the entity meeting and
[1:02:19] I'm chasing appraisal district
[1:02:21] for over a year because they
[1:02:23] hide some accounts under one
[1:02:25] account a consolidated account
[1:02:28] number and you pay if you use
[1:02:30] the services at texas assessor
[1:02:32] collector office you paid per
[1:02:34] account to tax assessor
[1:02:36] collector and when they uh
[1:02:38] consolidate the account numbers
[1:02:40] some of the delinquent taxes in
[1:02:42] the account number they are not
[1:02:44] able to recapture it. Again
[1:02:47] this is the problem uh probably
[1:02:48] you will see in future but
[1:02:49] thank you for your time mayor
[1:02:51] and council to give me thank.
[1:02:52] >> you thank you. And he's
[1:02:54] going to cover the exemption in
[1:02:56] the next presentation so thank
[1:03:01] you. Anybody else? I'd like to
[1:03:02] see if there's anyone in the
[1:03:03] audience who wishes to speak in
[1:03:04] support or opposition to the
[1:03:06] request or so please approach
[1:03:11] podium. Um seeing none I will
[1:03:13] close the public hearing. Uh,
[1:03:14] there being no action required
[1:03:16] by the council we'll move on to
[1:03:18] the next item. The next item is
[1:03:20] ,uh, the proposed tax rate for
[1:03:21] the next year. I'll open the
[1:03:23] public hearing this tax year
[1:03:25] 2026 fiscal year 2027 proposed
[1:03:26] tax rate and carl chase foster
[1:03:30] again to present the item.
[1:03:32] Hello again mayor city council
[1:03:35] members uh I do not have
[1:03:37] detailed information to present
[1:03:39] uh included as part of my
[1:03:41] presentation on the bpp. Uh,
[1:03:42] but we're happy to be uh to
[1:03:43] include that in my next
[1:03:48] presentation on SEPTEMBER 14th.
[1:03:49] As I mentioned during the
[1:03:51] budget public hearing, uh, the
[1:03:52] notices for tonight's public
[1:03:53] hearings were published in
[1:03:55] multiple locations. Public
[1:03:57] comments received as of four
[1:03:58] this afternoon were printed off
[1:04:01] and available at your seats.
[1:04:04] Approximately 64% of the
[1:04:05] north richland hills tax base
[1:04:06] is made up of residential
[1:04:09] properties, with 35% being
[1:04:11] commercial and 1% being
[1:04:14] industrial and other. The total
[1:04:17] net taxable value for tax year
[1:04:20] 2026 is approximately 8.8
[1:04:23] billion, a decrease of 4.6%
[1:04:26] from the prior year. This is
[1:04:28] due to a number of factors,
[1:04:29] including the tarrant appraisal
[1:04:30] district's decision to not
[1:04:32] reappraise properties for
[1:04:33] multiple years in a row, a
[1:04:36] record number of protests and
[1:04:38] the new business personal
[1:04:39] property exemption that was
[1:04:41] discussed earlier. Additionally
[1:04:44] ,new construction is down
[1:04:47] 58.5% from the prior year which
[1:04:49] further suppresses property tax
[1:04:53] revenue. These lower certified
[1:04:56] values have the effect of
[1:04:57] raising the no new revenue and
[1:05:00] voter approval tax rates. The
[1:05:04] proposed tax rate of 55.514
[1:05:07] $0.04 per $100 a value is
[1:05:09] higher than the current year's
[1:05:11] adopted tax rate but is below
[1:05:15] the voter approval rate.
[1:05:16] Looking at the two components
[1:05:18] of the overall tax rate, the
[1:05:20] maintenance and operations rate
[1:05:22] has increased while the
[1:05:23] interest and sinking rate has
[1:05:25] stayed the same. While some
[1:05:27] debt was paid down this year
[1:05:29] new debt was issued for an
[1:05:31] ambulance and fire aerial truck
[1:05:33] which stabilized the initial
[1:05:38] rate. This is a comparison of
[1:05:41] the tax year 2025 adopted rate
[1:05:44] to the tax year 2026 proposed
[1:05:45] rate. The information shown
[1:05:47] here was included in the public
[1:05:48] notice for the tax rate public
[1:05:50] hearing as required by state
[1:05:53] law while the average homestead
[1:05:55] taxable value is presented here
[1:05:58] ,individual homeowners tax
[1:05:59] increases or decreases will
[1:06:02] vary depending on changes to
[1:06:04] their specific property values.
[1:06:06] The total levy on all
[1:06:08] properties includes revenue
[1:06:11] from the general fund. Tiff and
[1:06:13] debt service fund that is
[1:06:16] generated from property taxes.
[1:06:17] The city of north richland
[1:06:20] hills is not the only taxing
[1:06:22] entity, and our residents pay
[1:06:24] property tax to the city
[1:06:26] portion of the total tax rate
[1:06:28] paid by our residents makes up
[1:06:31] approximately 25% of the total.
[1:06:35] This matters as the collective
[1:06:36] actions of these entities,
[1:06:38] including the city have
[1:06:40] resulted in actual property tax
[1:06:43] savings for our residents
[1:06:46] compared to five years ago, the
[1:06:48] average home in north richland
[1:06:50] hills has increased in value by
[1:06:55] over $85,000 or 32.2%,
[1:06:56] significantly increasing the
[1:07:00] net worth of many families over
[1:07:02] that same time period. Total
[1:07:05] taxes do have decreased over
[1:07:09] $726 or 11.9% based on the
[1:07:11] proposed tax rates from all
[1:07:13] entities that MAY impose
[1:07:16] property tax on nra residents.
[1:07:18] The estimated total tax bill
[1:07:25] for 2026 is $7.51. Or 0.1%
[1:07:28] higher than last year, far
[1:07:32] below the pace of inflation. To
[1:07:33] assist with affordability, the
[1:07:35] city of north richland hills
[1:07:37] offers a 20% homestead
[1:07:38] exemption for eligible
[1:07:40] residents, which translates to
[1:07:45] savings of $390.66 for tax year
[1:07:47] 2026 for the average nra
[1:07:49] homeowner. The city also offers
[1:07:52] an exemption of $36,000 and a
[1:07:55] tax revenue ceiling for seniors
[1:07:56] and residents with qualifying
[1:08:00] disabilities. 32.3% of
[1:08:02] residential accounts have a
[1:08:04] senior tax ceiling. Property
[1:08:06] owners with a tax ceiling or
[1:08:08] freeze in place will not pay
[1:08:10] more property. Taxes unless
[1:08:13] they purchase a new home or add
[1:08:17] on to their existing home. This
[1:08:18] slide illustrates all city
[1:08:19] functions funded through the
[1:08:23] property tax rate 51% of all
[1:08:24] property tax dollars support
[1:08:26] public safety functions.
[1:08:28] Investments in streets make up
[1:08:31] 24% of property tax spending.
[1:08:33] Other city functions including
[1:08:34] facilities, community
[1:08:36] development, parks, the library
[1:08:38] and others round out the
[1:08:42] remainder. This slide shows the
[1:08:44] 25 largest cities in tarrant
[1:08:47] county sorted by the average
[1:08:49] residential tax bill based on
[1:08:52] each city's proposed tax rate
[1:08:54] and average residential home
[1:08:56] value. North richland hills
[1:08:58] falls perfectly in the middle
[1:09:00] of this comparison, with 12
[1:09:01] cities producing higher bills
[1:09:04] and 12 cities producing lower
[1:09:08] bills. I'll end this
[1:09:10] presentation with a brief recap
[1:09:12] of the long term financial
[1:09:14] forecast I shared on JULY 31st
[1:09:16] and how next year's adopted tax
[1:09:19] rate helps to shape the future.
[1:09:21] The actions taken by city
[1:09:23] council over the last few years
[1:09:26] to reduce property taxes plus
[1:09:27] limitations imposed by state
[1:09:29] law have created a tax
[1:09:34] increment representing $647,000
[1:09:36] in potential property tax
[1:09:38] revenue that is set to expire
[1:09:41] after this year. Put plainly,
[1:09:44] if this amount is included in
[1:09:45] the tax rate city council
[1:09:48] adopts for fiscal year 2027, it
[1:09:50] becomes a part of the tax rate
[1:09:51] calculations for the city in
[1:09:52] the future which preserves
[1:09:55] flexibility if this amount is
[1:09:56] not included in the tax rate
[1:09:59] adopted for fiscal year 2027,
[1:10:02] this increment is lost forever.
[1:10:04] Future no new revenue rates and
[1:10:06] voter approval rates will
[1:10:09] permanently generate $647,000
[1:10:12] less in property taxes than
[1:10:13] they otherwise would have in
[1:10:15] lost city council calls and
[1:10:17] elections for voters to vote on
[1:10:20] the tax rate. Before I jump
[1:10:22] into the forecast, I'd like to
[1:10:23] provide a little more context
[1:10:25] the city has been able to
[1:10:27] maintain service levels while
[1:10:29] adopting a tax rate at or below
[1:10:31] the no new revenue rate over
[1:10:32] the past three years by putting
[1:10:34] our reserves to work. This
[1:10:35] slide shows how the fund
[1:10:37] balance for all of the city's
[1:10:39] capital funds added together
[1:10:41] has changed since fiscal year
[1:10:43] 2023. While each individual
[1:10:45] fund has limitations on what
[1:10:48] revenue can be spent on this
[1:10:49] consolidation is helpful to see
[1:10:50] how things have changed over
[1:10:54] time. The 2027 budget as
[1:10:55] proposed will continue to
[1:10:58] convert capital reserves into
[1:10:59] projects that benefit.
[1:11:00] >> the. Community, ending next
[1:11:03] fiscal year with 46% of the
[1:11:04] resources that were available
[1:11:08] in 2023. This slide conveys the
[1:11:10] same information but for the
[1:11:12] city's operating funds in
[1:11:13] comparison to the city's
[1:11:15] capital funds, utilization on
[1:11:17] the operating side has been
[1:11:19] lower, including growing the
[1:11:20] fund balance as recent as
[1:11:24] fiscal year 2024. However, in
[1:11:26] order to balance the 2026
[1:11:28] adopted and 2027 proposed
[1:11:30] budgets, these operating fund
[1:11:32] balances have begun to be spent
[1:11:34] as well. While every fund in
[1:11:36] the fiscal year 2027 budget
[1:11:38] complies with the city's
[1:11:39] minimum fund balance
[1:11:41] requirements, monitoring this
[1:11:43] trajectory is important for
[1:11:44] ensuring the long term fiscal
[1:11:48] health of the organization.
[1:11:49] Shown on this slide our
[1:11:50] projected expenses over the
[1:11:52] next five fiscal years
[1:11:54] increases are based on the
[1:11:56] impact of inflation on existing
[1:11:58] core services as well as
[1:12:00] planned expenditure increases
[1:12:02] including increasing tax rail
[1:12:04] costs and the addition of
[1:12:06] staffing for a fifth ambulance
[1:12:10] starting in 2028. We can then
[1:12:12] compare those expenditures to
[1:12:14] planned growth in revenue
[1:12:16] including from sales tax
[1:12:17] charges for service and
[1:12:20] property tax assuming that the
[1:12:23] increment discussed earlier is
[1:12:25] included in this year's adopted
[1:12:28] property tax rate, the
[1:12:30] difference between expenditures
[1:12:32] and revenues in this scenario
[1:12:34] create the balance. This
[1:12:36] analysis shows the city still
[1:12:37] has work to do to ensure high
[1:12:39] quality services continue to be
[1:12:42] delivered in a financially
[1:12:45] sustainable manner. For
[1:12:47] comparison, we can also model
[1:12:48] what projected revenue looks
[1:12:50] like assuming the same growth
[1:12:52] in sales tax and other revenue
[1:12:54] sources but with a property tax
[1:12:56] rate that does not capture this
[1:13:00] year's expiring increment. In
[1:13:02] comparison, long term budget
[1:13:05] deficits are approximately
[1:13:07] $648,000 higher each fiscal
[1:13:09] year, with a projected deficit
[1:13:13] of over 3.2 million in 2031.
[1:13:15] While these analyzes do
[1:13:17] represent the best effort of
[1:13:18] staff to predict the future,
[1:13:20] they are based on a number of
[1:13:21] assumptions that could turn out
[1:13:23] different in reality. In
[1:13:25] particular, this analysis does
[1:13:27] not assume any changes to state
[1:13:29] law. Audience members
[1:13:31] interested in a more thorough
[1:13:32] review of the long term
[1:13:35] forecast are invited to visit
[1:13:37] our.Com/budget where there is a
[1:13:40] link to the JULY 31st budget
[1:13:41] work session video where the
[1:13:43] forecast is explained in
[1:13:46] greater detail. City council
[1:13:47] has scheduled one additional
[1:13:50] public hearing for 7:00 pm on
[1:13:52] monday, SEPTEMBER 14th during
[1:13:54] the next regularly scheduled
[1:13:55] city council meeting. The vote
[1:13:57] to adopt the tax rate is also
[1:13:58] scheduled for this same
[1:14:01] meeting. That concludes my
[1:14:04] presentation. Happy to answer
[1:14:04] any questions.
[1:14:09] >> any questions? Um I think uh
[1:14:11] obviously in the out years
[1:14:11] we're going to have to figure
[1:14:13] out how to do savings from
[1:14:15] technology because uh, that's a
[1:14:17] pretty good cap that's out
[1:14:19] there and facing us. So um,
[1:14:21] this did you want to say
[1:14:22] something on it? I was.
[1:14:23] >> just going to add so on the.
[1:14:25] Business personal. Property tax
[1:14:27] exemption. So this year it.
[1:14:29] >> was a $68.
[1:14:31] >> million uh loss in value and
[1:14:35] .A which is equivalent to
[1:14:37] 382,000 in revenue uh, based on
[1:14:42] the proposed rate. So what
[1:14:43] you're looking for side.
[1:14:47] >> this is a public hearing and
[1:14:48] I've already open the public
[1:14:49] hearing at this time. I'll ask
[1:14:50] secretary as he MAY request to
[1:14:52] speak. Yes, mayor.
[1:14:53] >> we've got um one person to
[1:14:56] speak on item c2. Ambika sharma
[1:15:00] .Are you in the audience? If
[1:15:02] you can. Please step up. Uh,
[1:15:03] approach the. Podium and state
[1:15:05] your name and address. For the
[1:15:05] record, you've.
[1:15:06] >> got three minutes to.
[1:15:08] Address the mayor and council.
[1:15:09] If you are running for
[1:15:10] something, please don't say
[1:15:12] okay. Um.
[1:15:13] >> hi. My name is ambika sharma
[1:15:14] and I wanted to speak on the
[1:15:16] tax rate. I got some of. The.
[1:15:18] >> um, uh, presentation made by
[1:15:19] one.
[1:15:20] >> of your colleagues. Uh, it's
[1:15:21] unfortunate that you have to
[1:15:22] consider increasing tax rate.
[1:15:25] Um, I wanted to vocalize I
[1:15:27] guess my support that that from
[1:15:28] a perspective that's the only
[1:15:30] lever left. Uh, when
[1:15:30] appraisals.
[1:15:32] >> are. Frozen and appraisal
[1:15:34] appraisals are also allowed to
[1:15:36] be protested. Uh, when I
[1:15:37] studied the. Appraisals that.
[1:15:41] Came out for 2026 uh, tax year,
[1:15:42] uh year over year, the. Total
[1:15:44] equity. For residential
[1:15:45] properties went down by 39
[1:15:48] billion which is about 12%. Um
[1:15:49] so you know north richland
[1:15:50] hills I'm not so I'm not sure
[1:15:51] specifically how much of that
[1:15:53] was your share. But overall at
[1:15:55] the county level it was about
[1:15:57] $39 billion year over year. Um
[1:15:59] so when appraisals are down you
[1:16:01] have no other lever but to
[1:16:02] increase the tax rate which is
[1:16:04] extremely unfortunate. Uh, so
[1:16:06] I'm here uh, to encourage you
[1:16:08] to send a stern letter back to
[1:16:09] the town. Appraisal district.
[1:16:12] Um, you know, telling them that
[1:16:13] you do not condone this, uh,
[1:16:15] know uh, the whole um, freezing
[1:16:17] of appraisals year over year
[1:16:18] and asking them to. Return back
[1:16:20] to, uh, yearly appraisals.
[1:16:22] Thank you. Thank you. And yes,
[1:16:24] our experience is about the
[1:16:26] same percentage drop as the a
[1:16:31] county, so. Anyone else? No.
[1:16:33] >> mayor. This is a public
[1:16:34] hearing. I've already open a
[1:16:35] public hearing. This, uh, will
[1:16:37] go to the next one. Sorry. Um,
[1:16:38] I'd like to ask if there's
[1:16:39] anyone in the audience who wish
[1:16:40] to speak in support or
[1:16:42] opposition to the request if,
[1:16:46] um, please approach podium.
[1:16:48] Seeing none, I will close the
[1:16:50] public hearing. There is no
[1:16:51] action at council this time.
[1:16:55] We'll move to the next item. To
[1:17:01] e1. Uh, that is award rfp 20
[1:17:03] 6-017 uh quality excavation llc
[1:17:06] the construction main street
[1:17:08] project from smithfield road to
[1:17:10] davis boulevard in the amount
[1:17:15] of $4,030,707.39 including
[1:17:17] alternate one and alternate two
[1:17:18] and authorize the city manager
[1:17:19] to execute the related
[1:17:22] construction agreement. Nathan.
[1:17:29] You are a.
[1:17:37] Thank you mayor. Good evening
[1:17:39] council. Tonight staff is.
[1:17:39] Seeking your.
[1:17:40] >> approval of a construction
[1:17:42] contract for the main street
[1:17:43] street scaping and snyder
[1:17:44] street extension project
[1:17:46] project will reconstruct main
[1:17:47] street, snyder street and
[1:17:48] center street near the
[1:17:49] smithfield station located
[1:17:52] within the smithfield todd. The
[1:17:53] specific scope of work for the
[1:17:55] project consists of uh
[1:17:57] reconstruction of main street
[1:17:58] between davis boulevard and
[1:18:00] smithfield road with on street
[1:18:02] parking and sidewalks.
[1:18:03] Reconstruction of both snyder
[1:18:05] street and center street south
[1:18:07] of main street uh with on
[1:18:09] street parking and sidewalks.
[1:18:10] Construction of a sidewalk
[1:18:12] along the west side of davis
[1:18:14] boulevard from main street to.
[1:18:18] Odell and um todd style
[1:18:19] infrastructure for street
[1:18:20] light, street furniture and
[1:18:23] streets trees on. Main street.
[1:18:25] The bid was structured as a
[1:18:26] base bid plus alternate bid
[1:18:28] format to provide council some
[1:18:29] flexibility. Uh, the two
[1:18:31] alternates uh that are shown
[1:18:32] serve as complementary
[1:18:33] strategies in attempt to
[1:18:35] protect the large tree located
[1:18:37] at the southeast corner of main
[1:18:39] street and snyder street. Uh,
[1:18:40] just for reference, alternate
[1:18:43] one is using flexible base
[1:18:44] material in lieu of lime
[1:18:47] stabilized subgrade uh near the
[1:18:48] tree to be less destructive to
[1:18:49] its root system. Alternate
[1:18:52] number two is using trench list
[1:18:53] water line installation in lieu
[1:18:55] of open cut construction to
[1:18:56] minimize ground disturbance
[1:18:58] near that root system. Because
[1:19:00] these alternates work in tandem
[1:19:01] to provide the best chance of
[1:19:02] preserving the tree, staff
[1:19:04] recommends um if you do approve
[1:19:07] one to approve both of them um
[1:19:09] the project received 14 bids
[1:19:10] from reputable contractors.
[1:19:12] Staff in the design engineer
[1:19:13] are recommending award of the
[1:19:14] base bid plus alternates one
[1:19:16] and two to the lowest
[1:19:17] responsible bidder quality
[1:19:19] excavation llc quality
[1:19:20] excavation is successfully
[1:19:22] completed prior city projects
[1:19:24] including bedford u.S road and
[1:19:25] glenview drive west which were
[1:19:27] both part of the 2020 bond
[1:19:31] program. Um funding for this
[1:19:33] project is available in the fy
[1:19:35] 2026 capital projects budget
[1:19:36] under the main street street
[1:19:37] scaping and snyder street
[1:19:38] extension project and the
[1:19:40] utility project. A significant
[1:19:42] portion of this funding for the
[1:19:43] project comes from the
[1:19:44] north central texas council of
[1:19:46] governments grant nick cog is
[1:19:49] contributing $2,223,100 in
[1:19:52] grant funding, which will cover
[1:19:54] an estimated 53% of eligible.
[1:19:58] Project costs. Uh and finally
[1:19:59] by this generally it every one
[1:20:00] of my street projects here is
[1:20:02] um should the council award a
[1:20:03] contract tonight uh this slide
[1:20:04] here to show some of the ways
[1:20:06] we keep the community informed
[1:20:09] you can text main to uh, 888777
[1:20:11] .Um, interesting enough when
[1:20:12] uh, the other side of davis
[1:20:14] main street was the same one so
[1:20:15] they'll probably be a little
[1:20:16] bit of confusion but we're
[1:20:17] going to. Try to.
[1:20:17] >> pass that message out.
[1:20:19] >> we're just going to keep
[1:20:21] main being the number here. Um
[1:20:22] we'll also update our website
[1:20:24] as needed and specifically on
[1:20:25] main street kind of the
[1:20:26] corridor it is we'll probably
[1:20:27] go out there and do a little
[1:20:28] bit of doorknocking ourselves
[1:20:29] and just kind of giving them
[1:20:31] some updates. Um so tonight
[1:20:33] recommendation for council uh
[1:20:34] is to approve a construction
[1:20:35] contract with quality
[1:20:37] excavation llc for the
[1:20:38] construction of the main street
[1:20:39] street scaping and snyder
[1:20:41] street extension project in the
[1:20:47] amount of $4,030,707.39
[1:20:48] including alternate one and
[1:20:50] alternate to and authorize the
[1:20:51] city manager to execute the
[1:20:52] related construction agreement.
[1:20:53] And with.
[1:20:54] >> that I'd be happy to take
[1:20:56] any questions. Any questions
[1:20:57] now. Okay.
[1:20:59] >> hey, nathan. Uh, so first of
[1:21:00] all, thanks for trying to save
[1:21:02] the tree. I appreciate that.
[1:21:03] Uh, I know it's, uh, special.
[1:21:05] Try to there's a it's a old
[1:21:08] tree, so thank you. Um, what
[1:21:09] about the is this road going to
[1:21:10] be closed down similar to the
[1:21:12] way that main street was on the
[1:21:13] other side? Is it going to be
[1:21:14] in stages or how is that going
[1:21:15] to work to make sure that
[1:21:16] businesses like back 40 and
[1:21:17] other places like that. So
[1:21:19] right now we're going into it
[1:21:21] with the uh you know our
[1:21:22] anticipation is there will be
[1:21:24] one lane shut down so it'll be
[1:21:25] one lane either way they're
[1:21:27] doing construction part of this
[1:21:28] what will happen is should this
[1:21:29] be awarded tonight one of our
[1:21:30] first steps is getting with the
[1:21:31] contractor and seeing what
[1:21:33] their. What they're thinking.
[1:21:35] Um, uh, as we're talking right
[1:21:36] now, I don't see a scenario
[1:21:37] where we just close down the.
[1:21:39] Street for. The duration like
[1:21:39] we did.
[1:21:40] >> the. Other side. The other
[1:21:43] side had a lot less impact. Um,
[1:21:44] we were able to close that
[1:21:45] because there was ways around
[1:21:48] it on this side there's not
[1:21:50] that same flexibility. Okay.
[1:21:51] >> and it is the contract. Is
[1:21:52] there any type of performance
[1:21:54] uh requirements for them to
[1:21:55] finish by x number of dates?
[1:21:56] Yes.
[1:21:58] >> uh I believe it's 12 months
[1:22:00] is our 365 calendar days. Uh
[1:22:01] and then just like any one of
[1:22:02] our. Projects there's lrd or
[1:22:03] liquidated damages attached to
[1:22:04] and other things like. That
[1:22:07] okay fantastic thank you sir.
[1:22:10] Anybody else okay. He said uh,
[1:22:11] this contractor had done work
[1:22:13] force in the past. And I could
[1:22:16] be completely wrong. Uh, but I
[1:22:17] think. Remembering something.
[1:22:19] About some being some problems.
[1:22:20] On bedford road.
[1:22:21] >> is this this is the same.
[1:22:22] Contract that we had a lot of
[1:22:23] problems with. In that project.
[1:22:25] Is it. Uh it is the same
[1:22:26] contractor that we used on
[1:22:27] bedford julius road. What I
[1:22:28] will say I mean I worked.
[1:22:30] Directly with that. Team uh,
[1:22:31] that whole team has gone from
[1:22:32] quality but they have a new
[1:22:34] team in that we worked with on
[1:22:35] glenview. Um, and they
[1:22:36] provided.
[1:22:37] >> a. Good product and
[1:22:38] ultimately the end of the day
[1:22:39] bedford used did turn out to be
[1:22:40] a good product. It just was
[1:22:43] maybe a little bit of. Um
[1:22:45] friction between contractor and
[1:22:46] city on that. Okay. Thanks.
[1:22:51] >> anybody else? Thank you carl
[1:22:57] for a motion. Motion that.
[1:22:59] There you go. Okay I make a
[1:23:01] motion that we will award rf b.
[1:23:05] 20 6-017 to quality excavation
[1:23:07] llc for construction of the
[1:23:10] main street road project st1
[1:23:12] 1102 from smithfield road to
[1:23:14] davis boulevard in the amount
[1:23:21] of $4,030,707.39 including
[1:23:23] outlet number one in ultra that
[1:23:24] number two and authorize the
[1:23:26] city manager to execute the
[1:23:28] related construction agreement.
[1:23:30] Thank COUNCILMAN Roberts. Thank
[1:23:32] you, second circuit. Thank you.
[1:23:34] Councilmember matt got the
[1:23:40] second question. Please vote.
[1:23:45] Passes seven zero. Next
[1:23:46] consider the 2026 preventive
[1:23:49] maintenance program. Call
[1:23:50] kenneth garvin to present the
[1:23:56] item.
[1:24:05] Good evening. Mayor city
[1:24:07] council members tonight. Staff
[1:24:09] request. Approval of the. 2026
[1:24:10] preventative street maintenance
[1:24:12] program. This program is one of
[1:24:13] the most visible investments
[1:24:16] the city makes. It's the work
[1:24:17] residents drive over every
[1:24:20] single day, and it's also one
[1:24:21] of the most cost effective.
[1:24:23] Every dollar we put into
[1:24:24] preventative maintenance is a
[1:24:27] dollar we don't spend to have
[1:24:29] to spend later on full
[1:24:32] reconstruction. In the 2024
[1:24:34] 2025 cycle, public works
[1:24:35] delivered preventative
[1:24:37] maintenance on 79 streets
[1:24:40] totaling 11.62 centerline
[1:24:42] miles, supported by 6.4 million
[1:24:44] in funding. All planned work
[1:24:46] was fully completed including
[1:24:49] two inch asphalt overlays and
[1:24:51] the rehabilitation of mercy
[1:24:54] road. Over the past five years
[1:24:55] preventative treatments have
[1:24:58] improved 54.5 centerline miles
[1:25:01] or about 21% of the city's
[1:25:03] street network, demonstrating
[1:25:05] consistent forward progress in
[1:25:09] maintaining pavement quality.
[1:25:10] Each year's program is built
[1:25:13] upon a data driven process
[1:25:15] using roadway surveys conducted
[1:25:17] by roadway asset services,
[1:25:19] which we refer to as. Repairs
[1:25:21] include pavement scissor
[1:25:22] sensors and ground penetrating
[1:25:27] radar. Raz identifies candidate
[1:25:31] street public works staff then
[1:25:33] performs full build
[1:25:36] verification before before
[1:25:38] preparing cost estimates and
[1:25:39] routing the program through
[1:25:41] city leadership, the cip
[1:25:43] committee and finally to
[1:25:45] council for approval. This
[1:25:46] development process ensures
[1:25:48] that each year's program is
[1:25:50] data driven, feel verified and
[1:25:53] aligns with both budget goals
[1:25:55] and long term pavement
[1:25:58] management strategy. Well, our
[1:26:03] 2024 2025 funding totaled $6.28
[1:26:05] million that was spread across
[1:26:07] two full project tiers for the
[1:26:09] 2026 program, we are proposing
[1:26:15] a single year budget of
[1:26:17] $4,121,745. The 2026 program
[1:26:18] delivers a higher volume of
[1:26:20] streets and centerline miles
[1:26:22] within the single construction
[1:26:25] season than either of the
[1:26:27] individual years of the
[1:26:30] previous cycle. This curve is
[1:26:31] one of the most important tools
[1:26:33] we have for explaining pavement
[1:26:35] management. Pavement
[1:26:37] deterioration accelerates
[1:26:39] non-linearly a roadway loses
[1:26:42] its first 40% in quality over
[1:26:46] 75% of its life span, but the
[1:26:49] next 40% drop occurs rapidly
[1:26:51] over just 12% of its remaining
[1:26:54] service life intervening
[1:26:56] intervening early with cracks
[1:27:00] sealing at $2 and 64 a linear
[1:27:02] foot or slurry sealing at $9.01
[1:27:05] per linear foot preserves
[1:27:06] infrastructure at a fraction of
[1:27:08] the cost of milling overlay at
[1:27:11] roughly $90 a linear foot or
[1:27:16] full re habilitation at 180 to
[1:27:20] $280 per linear foot. The
[1:27:23] proposed 2026. Scope covers 44
[1:27:26] streets and 6.77 centerline
[1:27:33] miles at $4,121,745. This slide
[1:27:34] displays our candidate street
[1:27:37] map for 2026, which focuses
[1:27:39] strictly on two inch asphalt
[1:27:41] overlays and targeted
[1:27:43] rehabilitation for overlay
[1:27:45] streets we utilize turnkey
[1:27:47] contractors like pavement
[1:27:49] perform milling and paving
[1:27:51] consecutively minimizing
[1:27:53] neighborhood disruption for
[1:27:55] deeper rehabilitation on
[1:27:57] streets like holiday lane, we
[1:27:58] continue our inner local
[1:28:00] partnership with tarrant county
[1:28:03] precinct three, leveraging
[1:28:05] county crews and machinery to
[1:28:07] stretch taxpayer dollars to
[1:28:11] minimize or to maximize capital
[1:28:13] efficiency. We also request
[1:28:16] pre-approval for three
[1:28:18] contingency streets greenleaf
[1:28:20] drive, chris street and
[1:28:22] waterford waterford court. If
[1:28:24] program savings materialize,
[1:28:26] crews can immediately complete
[1:28:27] these streets while equipment
[1:28:30] is already mobilized. Any
[1:28:32] unselected contingency street
[1:28:34] will carry forward to fiscal
[1:28:40] year 2027 program. We recognize
[1:28:41] that street maintenance is
[1:28:42] disruptive. Residents deal with
[1:28:45] lane closures, noise, dust and
[1:28:46] restricted driveway access
[1:28:48] sometimes for several days at a
[1:28:50] time. How we communicate
[1:28:52] directly shapes how the program
[1:28:54] is received. Our approach is to
[1:28:56] notify residents well in
[1:28:58] advance of work on their
[1:29:00] streets, provide clear
[1:29:02] information about what to
[1:29:03] expect and how long it will
[1:29:05] last. Keep the city website and
[1:29:07] social media channels current
[1:29:09] as the schedule progresses and
[1:29:11] maintain a responsive point of
[1:29:12] contact for questions and
[1:29:14] concerns during construction.
[1:29:17] We also coordinate closely with
[1:29:19] contractors so that the on the
[1:29:20] ground notifications such as
[1:29:22] door hangers, no parking
[1:29:24] notices and driveway access
[1:29:26] arrangements are consistent
[1:29:28] with what we've communicated
[1:29:31] centrally. The objective is
[1:29:33] that no resident is surprised
[1:29:38] by work on their street. On
[1:29:39] AUGUST 10th of 2026, the
[1:29:41] capital improvement projects
[1:29:43] committee thoroughly reviewed
[1:29:45] and recommended the 2026
[1:29:47] program for council approval.
[1:29:49] Once we recognize the committee
[1:29:50] members who reviewed the
[1:29:52] proposal the chair danny
[1:29:54] roberts, mayor pro tem kelvin
[1:29:56] dupree, council member matt
[1:29:58] blake and mayor jack mccarty
[1:30:00] the committee evaluated the
[1:30:02] data driven selection process,
[1:30:03] the interlocal partnerships,
[1:30:05] the budget efficiencies and
[1:30:08] overall program's scope before
[1:30:09] issuing its formal
[1:30:12] recommendation. Staff
[1:30:13] respectfully recommends that
[1:30:16] city council approve the 2026
[1:30:17] preventative street maintenance
[1:30:20] program for 44th street and
[1:30:26] 6.77 cinnamon levels models at
[1:30:28] $4,121,745 along with the
[1:30:30] pre-approval to utilize program
[1:30:33] savings on our three
[1:30:34] contingency streets. Thank you
[1:30:36] for your support and I'm
[1:30:37] available for any questions.
[1:30:39] Any questions. I didn't thank
[1:30:40] you for the presentation. Um
[1:30:42] you're doing a lot more streets
[1:30:44] than. Ever before. Uh, and I
[1:30:45] know you're working with a
[1:30:46] couple different entities. Do
[1:30:48] you anticipate having enough
[1:30:51] resources crews equipment to
[1:30:52] feasibly do 44 streets or
[1:30:55] somewhere close to that in the
[1:30:56] next year? We do so.
[1:30:59] >> a comparison would be is the
[1:31:01] 2024 or 2025 program. We did 79
[1:31:03] streets. We did that in about
[1:31:05] eight months and and it has a
[1:31:06] lot to do with the. Fact that
[1:31:08] we've went to uh turnkey as
[1:31:10] pape mentioned in the
[1:31:11] presentation with being able to
[1:31:13] have them come and pave the.
[1:31:13] Streets.
[1:31:14] >> we we.
[1:31:15] >> have. A lot of success. So
[1:31:17] with that so we do. Believe
[1:31:19] that. We have the resources to
[1:31:20] be able to complete that and
[1:31:25] within the next year. Um so
[1:31:26] kind of thanks for the
[1:31:27] presentation. So you know
[1:31:28] sometimes we hear from
[1:31:29] residents. Saying well.
[1:31:31] >> my streets terrible. Um, I
[1:31:32] guess with this. Ground
[1:31:33] penetrating radar radar system
[1:31:34] I guess you're using basically
[1:31:36] a scientific method and then
[1:31:37] you're back in that up also
[1:31:39] with a visual inspection. Is
[1:31:40] that correct? That is correct.
[1:31:43] So there great it out. We we uh
[1:31:46] we use oci which is our overall
[1:31:49] overall condition index and uh
[1:31:51] that number helps us to
[1:31:52] identify where we're trying to
[1:31:54] be because once once the street
[1:31:55] falls into that reconstruction
[1:31:57] or rehabilitation process it's
[1:31:58] not considered for overlay
[1:32:00] anymore because it's way way
[1:32:03] past the. Ability to be able.
[1:32:05] To do that. So there are. Some
[1:32:07] streets that are out there that
[1:32:08] 100% they they've already
[1:32:10] they're they're too far gone
[1:32:11] for us to invest the money into
[1:32:13] them because it wouldn't be
[1:32:14] would be smart on our part to
[1:32:15] be redoing those streets with
[1:32:18] as a mill an overlay. So uh, we
[1:32:19] absolutely take that data.
[1:32:21] That's the data that helps
[1:32:22] identify hey, what's the
[1:32:24] direction that we're going uh,
[1:32:26] with which streets.?
[1:32:27] >> okay. So I appreciate that
[1:32:28] scientific method. There and
[1:32:30] then um. But tarrant county,
[1:32:31] uh, can you explain us a little
[1:32:32] bit how that works?
[1:32:32] >> I know.
[1:32:34] >> that we approach them and
[1:32:35] are we paying for what
[1:32:37] materials or how does that work
[1:32:39] exactly? Uh, so what we do with
[1:32:42] them is is that we we, uh,
[1:32:44] identify the street the that we
[1:32:45] ask for their help on, uh and
[1:32:47] then what we do for the payment
[1:32:50] side of it is is that we pay
[1:32:52] for the materials and then they
[1:32:54] supply materials and fuel and
[1:32:56] then they supply the labor a
[1:32:58] part of a part of that. Let's
[1:32:59] hear their side.
[1:33:00] >> of it. So I appreciate you
[1:33:02] all doing that and saving a lot
[1:33:04] of money. Thank you sir anyone
[1:33:07] else. So yeah thank you thank
[1:33:12] you. Call for a motion. MR.
[1:33:14] Mayor I. Move that we approve
[1:33:16] the 2026 preventative.
[1:33:18] Maintenance program.
[1:33:19] Councilmember getz thank you.
[1:33:19] So I.
[1:33:22] >> guess I can thank you.
[1:33:23] Councilmember delaney the
[1:33:27] second. Call a question please
[1:33:34] vote. Passes seven zero moving
[1:33:36] on citizens presentation. This
[1:33:36] is an opportunity for citizens
[1:33:38] to address city council matters
[1:33:39] which are not scheduled for
[1:33:40] consideration by the city
[1:33:41] council. In order to address
[1:33:42] council, please complete a
[1:33:44] public meeting appearance form
[1:33:45] presented to city secretary.
[1:33:46] Prior to the start of the
[1:33:47] council meeting. Takes up
[1:33:48] meetings act prohibits action
[1:33:49] by the council in any subject
[1:33:51] that is not posted on the
[1:33:53] agenda. Uh not on the posted
[1:33:55] agenda. Therefore the council
[1:33:58] will not take action on items
[1:33:59] brought up during the citizens
[1:34:01] presentation. As a reminder,
[1:34:02] there's a time limit three
[1:34:03] minutes per speaker.
[1:34:04] >> not. To exceed 30 minutes
[1:34:06] for all speakers. Do we have
[1:34:08] anyone signed up? Yes mayor
[1:34:09] we've got one form from.
[1:34:10] >> eric kreyol. Eric.
[1:34:11] >> are you still in the
[1:34:12] audience? If you can please
[1:34:13] approach. The podium.
[1:34:14] >> state your name and address.
[1:34:15] For the record. You've got
[1:34:16] three minutes to. Address the
[1:34:20] mayor and council. And like
[1:34:21] I've said in the past, if
[1:34:23] someone if you're running for
[1:34:25] something don't talk about it.
[1:34:27] But thank you for coming here.
[1:34:29] You're welcome. Mayor council
[1:34:30] good evening. For those of you
[1:34:32] don't know me I sit on the
[1:34:32] appraisal district board.
[1:34:33] >> so I want.
[1:34:34] >> to come give you guys an
[1:34:35] update on the. Reappraisal
[1:34:36] plan. And I want to raise.
[1:34:37] Awareness for. Uh.
[1:34:38] >> northwestern hills
[1:34:39] residents. Uh.
[1:34:41] >> I also want to say. Mayor
[1:34:42] mccarty, thank you for your
[1:34:44] letter on. The, uh, budget.
[1:34:44] This.
[1:34:47] >> um we. Uh, tad. Ended up
[1:34:49] passing a budget of. 2.35%
[1:34:52] raise the entities down from
[1:34:54] 3.61 and uh overall it was uh,
[1:34:56] 2.6 increase down from 4.05
[1:34:59] that was proposed. So I hope it
[1:35:00] helped. Thank you.
[1:35:04] >> so in that. Packet um. Look
[1:35:06] at it at. Your leisure but on
[1:35:08] the first page residential
[1:35:09] ratios I want to talk about
[1:35:11] those your 2027 budget the
[1:35:12] average home value you're using
[1:35:16] according to your tax notice is
[1:35:17] $281,489. If you look.
[1:35:19] >> at the ratio sheet we see
[1:35:20] homes in this range are valued
[1:35:22] at roughly 91% of what sales
[1:35:23] data. Indicate they should be
[1:35:25] valued. The correlation for
[1:35:27] people to understand is that
[1:35:28] they're paying taxes on 91% of
[1:35:31] their home's value. Contrast
[1:35:32] that to homes above 1 million
[1:35:34] and we see homeowners only
[1:35:36] paying taxes on 71% of the
[1:35:38] home's value. The data shows
[1:35:39] the plan is created a
[1:35:40] non-uniform and an equal
[1:35:42] overall tax burden for lower
[1:35:44] value homes specifically homes
[1:35:47] below 500,000 the way the
[1:35:48] system's designed, the only way
[1:35:49] to guarantee is close to
[1:35:50] uniform and equal as possible
[1:35:52] to conduct yearly appraisals.
[1:35:53] So how does it affect
[1:35:55] north richland hills residents?
[1:35:58] Simple when the higher value
[1:35:59] homes are not contributing an
[1:36:00] equal shares the lower value
[1:36:02] homes then the tax rate must be
[1:36:04] set higher than necessary to
[1:36:05] obtain the required revenue.
[1:36:07] Now in a city as diverse as
[1:36:09] north richland hills, the
[1:36:10] disparity will start to present
[1:36:11] itself between neighborhoods
[1:36:13] when considering even larger,
[1:36:14] more diverse entities such as
[1:36:16] tarrant county and the school
[1:36:17] district. The disparities are
[1:36:19] larger and your residents are
[1:36:21] shouldering more of the overall
[1:36:23] burden. As you can see from the
[1:36:24] protest data, agents do a
[1:36:25] respectable job of representing
[1:36:26] homeowners from across the
[1:36:28] value spectrum. The difference
[1:36:30] in the ratios is not the result
[1:36:32] of lower home values receiving
[1:36:33] inadequate representation
[1:36:34] during the protest process. The
[1:36:36] difference is the higher value
[1:36:37] homes are appreciating faster
[1:36:39] than the lower value homes as a
[1:36:41] matter of policy I do not
[1:36:42] believe the appraisal district
[1:36:43] should be creating these
[1:36:46] inequities. 2027 is scheduled
[1:36:47] to be a year in which property
[1:36:49] is appraised and the current
[1:36:51] issues should resolve, but as
[1:36:52] long as every other year
[1:36:53] appraisal occurs, the
[1:36:54] inequities will continue into
[1:36:56] the nine appraisal years. Of
[1:36:57] course there are those that
[1:36:59] will say that what tad is doing
[1:37:00] is providing price stability
[1:37:02] for homeowners and to that I
[1:37:03] say well tide MAY lock the
[1:37:05] value. It cannot predict the
[1:37:06] various tax sensitive rates
[1:37:09] from that perspective price
[1:37:10] stability is moot.
[1:37:11] Additionally, protests continue
[1:37:13] to grow so I'm not sure it's
[1:37:15] price stability people seek
[1:37:16] when I ultimately believe
[1:37:17] people are seeking is a
[1:37:18] reduction in the overall tax
[1:37:19] burden and that's not the
[1:37:20] purview of the appraisal
[1:37:22] district. But what is in its
[1:37:23] purview is to ensure each
[1:37:24] taxpayer pays the same
[1:37:25] proportional share of the value
[1:37:28] of his or her home. It needs to
[1:37:29] be uniform throughout the
[1:37:31] county and uniformity allows
[1:37:33] for lower rates. That's how the
[1:37:34] appraisal district can best
[1:37:35] help taxpayers with the part.
[1:37:36] >> of the. Property tax
[1:37:37] equation. Thank you all for
[1:37:39] your time. Thank you eric nice
[1:37:46] job. Anyone else? Um there's no
[1:37:49] one else can speak. Um so I
[1:37:51] have a question. Um, if I
[1:37:52] request rogers status room I'm
[1:37:53] asked.
[1:37:54] >> city. Secretary. Lloyd
[1:37:55] called. Um, we move on to the
[1:37:57] next item. Okay, so I was
[1:37:59] reading through it there. Um,
[1:38:04] consider ordinance 3972
[1:38:06] authorizing the issuance of the
[1:38:08] ceo's uh series 2026 in the
[1:38:10] amount of $3 million for a fire
[1:38:17] engine and an ambulance.
[1:38:18] Good
[1:38:20] evening, mayor and. City
[1:38:22] council. Um, with this
[1:38:23] particular ordinance. You are.
[1:38:25] >> being requested, um, for
[1:38:27] your approval. To issue
[1:38:28] certificate of obligation. Um,
[1:38:30] to fund a. Fire truck. And an
[1:38:32] ambulance and an amount of $3
[1:38:35] million. So it.
[1:38:37] >> was on the JUNE 22nd. City
[1:38:40] council meeting. That the. City
[1:38:42] council did. Approve for. Staff
[1:38:44] to. Issue a. Notice of
[1:38:46] intention to issue the
[1:38:47] certificate of obligation. The
[1:38:49] notices did appear in the.
[1:38:52] Commercial recorder on. JUNE
[1:38:56] 26th and then. Again on. JULY
[1:38:56] 2nd.
[1:38:58] >> the notice has. Also been.
[1:39:00] Placed on the city's website
[1:39:05] in. Accordance with state law.
[1:39:07] The bond. Proceeds anticipated
[1:39:11] from this issuance totals
[1:39:12] 3,000,002.5 will. Be spent.
[1:39:16] >> for. A fire engine. And then
[1:39:17] 500,000 for an ambulance
[1:39:20] replacement. As a.
[1:39:23] >> part of. It is a
[1:39:24] certificate. Of obligations.
[1:39:26] The city did. Request credit
[1:39:30] ratings. From both s&p and
[1:39:33] moody's. For s&p. The rating
[1:39:37] was a plus which is snp's
[1:39:41] second. Highest rating. Moody's
[1:39:43] also. Issued a rating of two
[1:39:45] which is their. Third highest
[1:39:48] rating. And these are the same
[1:39:51] ratings. That the city did
[1:39:52] receive when the last debt
[1:39:55] issuance occurred. These rates
[1:39:58] do reflect. The city's stable
[1:39:59] financial position. Strong
[1:40:01] financial. Management and also
[1:40:03] a commitment to long. Term
[1:40:05] planning. These rates also help
[1:40:08] the city to secure a lower
[1:40:11] borrowing cost. The
[1:40:12] preliminary. Official
[1:40:12] statement.
[1:40:15] >> and notice of sale were made
[1:40:18] available on AUGUST 17th and
[1:40:21] the bid deadline was this
[1:40:24] morning at 10 A.M. The city did
[1:40:27] receive eight bids. Uh the
[1:40:28] funding from the certificate of
[1:40:31] obligations are expected to be
[1:40:36] received SEPTEMBER 22nd. We do
[1:40:37] have with us here this evening
[1:40:39] uh, stephen murray with uh
[1:40:41] hilltop securities who will now
[1:40:44] go over the details of the bids
[1:40:45] that were received.
[1:40:52] >> this morning. Um, I. Hope
[1:40:54] good evening, mayor and
[1:40:55] council. I'm stephen murray
[1:40:55] with hilltop securities. Good
[1:40:56] to.
[1:40:56] >> be with.
[1:40:58] >> you this evening. Um, by a.
[1:41:02] Quick way of. There it is. Um.
[1:41:04] By way of a reminder.
[1:41:05] >> um, steven alluded to this.
[1:41:05] Uh.
[1:41:06] >> when he brought the notice
[1:41:07] of. Intent to issue back.
[1:41:09] >> on JUNE 22nd. We also.
[1:41:10] >> introduced the. Possibility
[1:41:12] of issuing. Refunding bonds and
[1:41:13] the city has several
[1:41:15] outstanding uh, older issued
[1:41:16] bonds that are currently
[1:41:18] callable and eligible to.
[1:41:19] Produce um interest cost
[1:41:21] savings. Um, you know, the
[1:41:22] original plan of finance was
[1:41:24] that we. Would but.
[1:41:25] >> we were anticipating back
[1:41:26] throughout the spring and early
[1:41:28] summer actually a 1% increase
[1:41:30] in taxable values. You know,
[1:41:31] you're all well versed on what
[1:41:32] actually did happen with
[1:41:33] taxable values. And so once
[1:41:36] once we saw the 4.6% reduction
[1:41:38] um it sort of made that that
[1:41:39] argument a little bit more.
[1:41:40] What we were going to do was
[1:41:41] accelerate some principal on
[1:41:43] the refunding bonds to create
[1:41:44] some additional savings on the
[1:41:46] the latter years. And so the
[1:41:47] removal of that.
[1:41:48] >> that taxable value kind of
[1:41:49] eliminated that possibility for
[1:41:51] us. And so uh in discussions
[1:41:53] with staff we decided to um,
[1:41:54] you know, while those savings
[1:41:55] were still there they're not
[1:41:57] necessarily material or all
[1:41:59] that meaningful for you all and
[1:42:00] knowing we have a bond election
[1:42:01] coming up in NOVEMBER, we've
[1:42:03] got some big issue ones plans
[1:42:05] coming up as a result of that
[1:42:06] um, so to speak. It was a good
[1:42:07] idea to kind of keep our powder
[1:42:09] dry for that because we don't
[1:42:10] know what's going to happen
[1:42:11] with future appraisals and kind
[1:42:12] of having that flexibility in
[1:42:13] our back pocket and so we
[1:42:14] haven't.
[1:42:15] >> lost that opportunity. To to
[1:42:16] refund bonds. It's still with
[1:42:17] us. We just think it's going to
[1:42:19] make more sense for us about a
[1:42:20] year from now when we start to
[1:42:21] implement those does a double
[1:42:23] in sales. So while you're on
[1:42:24] that for a second steven yeah
[1:42:26] so what eric just said if they
[1:42:27] were doing the appraisals like
[1:42:28] they're supposed to we'd have
[1:42:29] been able to get a bond for
[1:42:31] lower rate and retire some of
[1:42:32] the higher rate bonds. Well
[1:42:33] what we would have done
[1:42:34] actually was is include the
[1:42:36] refunding um accelerate that
[1:42:38] that debt service and so yeah
[1:42:40] so that's. Overall savings for
[1:42:41] retiring more expensive debt.
[1:42:43] That's correct yes sir. Yep.
[1:42:44] >> add that to your
[1:42:47] presentation eric. Okay so
[1:42:49] before you hear as steven
[1:42:50] steven barnes mentioned this he
[1:42:52] did receive eight bids on the
[1:42:53] ceos this morning. Um td
[1:42:55] financial products was the
[1:42:57] highest bidder in terms of
[1:42:57] dollar price. There is your
[1:42:59] your lowest true interest cost
[1:43:05] of 3.368579%. Um also I should
[1:43:06] have mentioned this in front of
[1:43:07] you. You should have little
[1:43:08] booklets. We've included this
[1:43:09] we're a little bit old school
[1:43:10] that way like hard copies of
[1:43:13] everything here. So um the
[1:43:15] results are inside tab one as
[1:43:18] displayed here on the screen
[1:43:20] and side tab two is the debt
[1:43:21] service requirements on the
[1:43:25] ceos. Um three are copies of
[1:43:26] the rating reports that that
[1:43:28] steven mentioned. Again both
[1:43:29] ratings were affirmed by s&p
[1:43:32] and moody's. Um again they
[1:43:33] speak to the strength of the
[1:43:35] local economy are very strong
[1:43:38] budgetary practices. Um and uh
[1:43:40] and our financial policies here
[1:43:41] are strong strong indicators
[1:43:43] for us to to retain those
[1:43:46] ratings. Um, we also get this
[1:43:47] question quite a bit is, you
[1:43:48] know, how did this true
[1:43:50] interest costs compare to our
[1:43:52] prior issuances? So inside tab
[1:43:54] number four is a listing of all
[1:43:55] of the issuances in kind of
[1:43:57] reverse chronological order.
[1:43:59] And then inside tab number five
[1:44:01] is the preliminary official
[1:44:02] statement that was used to
[1:44:04] market the obligations to
[1:44:05] investors um to receive bids
[1:44:09] this morning. So with with all
[1:44:10] of that being said is our
[1:44:11] recommendation along with staff
[1:44:13] to award the ceos. To td.
[1:44:26] Financial products. Well.
[1:44:27] Very
[1:44:30] good thank you. Any questions
[1:44:35] guys. No no. Any questions to
[1:44:38] steven either no. Okay I'll
[1:44:42] call for the motion. MR. Mayor
[1:44:44] I move that we approve
[1:44:46] ordinance 3972 authorizing
[1:44:48] issue to amend the right
[1:44:50] number. Okay. Authorizing the
[1:44:52] issuance of certificates of
[1:44:54] obligation series 26 in the
[1:44:56] amount of $3 million for a fire
[1:44:59] engine and ambulance. Thank
[1:45:02] councilmember gets. Second
[1:45:04] second. Can mayor thank you.
[1:45:06] Mayor might I ask if the motion
[1:45:09] can. Include two td financial
[1:45:11] products. Llc at an interest
[1:45:15] rate of. 3.368579% to td
[1:45:17] financial products llc at an
[1:45:22] interest rate of 3.368579%. And
[1:45:23] now I know the second. One
[1:45:24] second. Okay.
[1:45:27] >> thank you. Any discussion?
[1:45:29] Well yeah just real quick here
[1:45:31] I nobody. I think likes to.
[1:45:34] >> uh have any additional cds
[1:45:35] that we don't necessarily need.
[1:45:38] To I know we've uh. Done as
[1:45:39] much as we can on this and
[1:45:40] these are obviously for, uh,
[1:45:41] support the fire trucks and uh
[1:45:43] uh, really appreciate the fact
[1:45:44] that, uh, our bond rating has
[1:45:45] not gone down at all for uh,
[1:45:47] s&p and moody's so over the
[1:45:49] last numerous years. So it just
[1:45:50] shows how uh, financially
[1:45:52] viable we are. Yes good good
[1:45:55] job by all and that and uh also
[1:45:58] uh in the climate as well of
[1:46:00] things that are happening so
[1:46:02] thank you. Call a question
[1:46:09] please vote. Passes seven zero
[1:46:14] next one is g2 uh amendment two
[1:46:15] excuse me cooperative purchase
[1:46:17] customer agreement for data box
[1:46:19] inc to increase the spending
[1:46:23] authority $721,728 for the
[1:46:24] accumulative amount not to
[1:46:29] exceed 1,431,578 through MAY
[1:46:30] 31st 2028 for the purchase
[1:46:32] access hardware, software and
[1:46:35] related services utilizing the
[1:46:38] local purchasing system
[1:46:43] cooperative agreement 230105
[1:46:48] amy stevens please come up.
[1:46:51] Mayor and council. This item.
[1:46:52] >> supports the.
[1:46:53] >> city's ongoing.
[1:46:55] >> effort to standardize access
[1:46:56] control. Across city facilities
[1:46:58] under a. Single enterprise
[1:47:00] platform. The completed. First
[1:47:02] phase included all. Fire
[1:47:03] stations, the public. Safety
[1:47:05] training facility. The library
[1:47:07] and outreach. Center and.
[1:47:08] Facilities and. Construction
[1:47:10] building. This next phase will.
[1:47:11] Move city. Hall to.
[1:47:13] >> the same platform.
[1:47:15] Standardizing on one platform.
[1:47:16] Provides greater consistency.
[1:47:18] In system management and.
[1:47:19] Maintenance and.
[1:47:20] >> creates a more. Sustainable
[1:47:25] foundation. For future needs.
[1:47:26] This is a significant building.
[1:47:28] >> wide project involving the
[1:47:31] migration of approximately 250
[1:47:32] access. Control doors along
[1:47:33] with the supporting hardware
[1:47:35] needed to move city hall to
[1:47:37] the. Standardized platform. The
[1:47:39] original project. Scope was
[1:47:40] based on. Migrating only that.
[1:47:43] Access control software. During
[1:47:45] detailed. Project evaluation,
[1:47:46] staff. Determined that the
[1:47:48] supporting hardware should also
[1:47:50] be included. Upgrading the
[1:47:51] software and. Hardware together
[1:47:54] will. Ensure compatibility.
[1:47:55] Continued manufacturer support
[1:47:57] .And a reliable long.
[1:48:02] >> term system. As shown on the
[1:48:04] slide. Expanding the city. Hall
[1:48:06] scope to include. A hardware.
[1:48:08] Refresh and a 10% contingency
[1:48:10] created a funding gap of
[1:48:13] approximately $275,500. Staff
[1:48:15] has identified savings from
[1:48:17] other completed. Projects
[1:48:18] within. The it capital.
[1:48:21] Projects fund. Those existing.
[1:48:22] Funds are sufficient.
[1:48:23] >> to. Cover the funding gap so
[1:48:24] no new. Funding is.
[1:48:29] >> being requested. Separate
[1:48:29] from.
[1:48:30] >> the project. Funding is.
[1:48:31] >> the. Contract spending
[1:48:34] authority. The existing data
[1:48:37] box. Agreement amount is
[1:48:39] $709,850. Most of this has
[1:48:40] already been used for
[1:48:43] previously completed projects.
[1:48:44] Staff is requesting an.
[1:48:45] Amendment to increase.
[1:48:47] >> the. Contract spending.
[1:48:50] Authority by an. Additional
[1:48:52] $721,728. That includes.
[1:48:53] >> the. New quote amount for
[1:48:55] the city hall phase and
[1:48:59] additional. And an additional
[1:49:01] $43,686. To be used for future.
[1:49:02] Phases at other.
[1:49:05] >> city facilities. The
[1:49:06] amendment would result in a
[1:49:07] cumulative. Agreement amount
[1:49:07] not.
[1:49:12] >> to exceed $1,431,578.
[1:49:15] >> through MAY of 2028. That
[1:49:16] total. Includes previously
[1:49:18] completed. Projects.
[1:49:20] >> the city hall phase and
[1:49:23] future work purchases will be
[1:49:24] made through the tips
[1:49:25] cooperative purchasing program.
[1:49:26] Which satisfies state.
[1:49:27] Competitive procurement
[1:49:30] requirements. With that. I will
[1:49:32] answer any questions. Any
[1:49:35] questions. No thank you. Good
[1:49:36] job. Thank you. I call for the
[1:49:39] motion. MR. Mayor I move we
[1:49:40] approve. Amendment number. Two
[1:49:42] to the cooperative. Purchase
[1:49:43] customer. Agreement with data
[1:49:45] of inc to increase the spending
[1:49:48] authority of $721,188. For a
[1:49:51] cumulative amount not to exceed
[1:49:54] $1,431,578. Through MAY 31st.
[1:49:55] 2028 for the purchase of access
[1:49:56] control. Hardware, software.
[1:49:58] And related services utilizing
[1:49:59] the. Interlocal purchasing
[1:50:00] system cooperative. Agreement
[1:50:03] 23. 0105 and gets management
[1:50:04] second. Thank you.
[1:50:06] >> councilmember parks. Thank
[1:50:09] you for the second um any
[1:50:12] discussion. I call the question
[1:50:18] please vote. Passes seven zero.
[1:50:19] Next item consider resolution
[1:50:22] 2020 6-051 authorizing.
[1:50:22] >> the recovery.
[1:50:25] >> of credit and debit card
[1:50:26] processing costs through fees.
[1:50:27] Establish maximum recovery
[1:50:29] amount of 5% of the transaction
[1:50:31] amount authorizing city manager
[1:50:33] and or designee to establish
[1:50:34] and implement the appropriate
[1:50:36] recovery method in the amount
[1:50:37] of different departments,
[1:50:39] payment processors and
[1:50:40] transaction types providing the
[1:50:41] compliance with the application
[1:50:44] laws and applicable laws and
[1:50:45] providing the effective date
[1:50:45] treaty.
[1:50:48] >> uh mayor council this is an.
[1:50:49] >> item that we discussed at
[1:50:50] the last city council work
[1:50:52] session uh that was held two
[1:50:53] weeks ago. We are. Bringing
[1:50:54] forward additional information
[1:50:56] that we want to be sure to
[1:50:58] include for your for you all
[1:50:59] consideration. Payment
[1:51:00] processing.
[1:51:01] >> by the city at this time is
[1:51:03] a decentralized function. It's
[1:51:04] happening in conjunction with
[1:51:06] different departments divisions
[1:51:07] of those departments but also
[1:51:09] is driven by relationships with
[1:51:11] our point of sale systems. Um,
[1:51:13] just to give you one example of
[1:51:14] some of that uh,
[1:51:15] differentiation when people are
[1:51:18] paying their um online fees
[1:51:20] through deckard in order to pay
[1:51:21] for short term rentals, that's
[1:51:22] a different credit card
[1:51:23] processor than when people are
[1:51:25] paying online for a permit. It
[1:51:26] could be happening under the
[1:51:27] same department but depending
[1:51:29] on the actual service they
[1:51:30] could be going through a
[1:51:31] different software system. So
[1:51:32] much of the variation we're
[1:51:34] seeing in cost and also in
[1:51:35] processors is driven first and
[1:51:37] foremost by the point of sale
[1:51:38] that the customer is
[1:51:40] interacting with. We need to
[1:51:42] serve the unique needs of our
[1:51:43] divisions and programs of
[1:51:45] various departments. Our
[1:51:46] transactions do include credit
[1:51:48] cards, debit cards and
[1:51:49] electronic payments. The costs
[1:51:51] for processing these payments
[1:51:53] are paid to processors and
[1:51:54] currently are mostly absorbed
[1:51:55] by the city. We'll go through a
[1:51:57] few instances where that is not
[1:51:58] the case but in general they
[1:52:00] are observed by the city. Some
[1:52:01] of these transactions are
[1:52:03] processed directly by the
[1:52:05] city's bank and in those
[1:52:06] instances we are not incurring
[1:52:10] a fee. This shows you all an
[1:52:12] example uh, our comparisons to
[1:52:14] other communities and what uh
[1:52:15] we've got other payments. This
[1:52:17] is specifically for utility
[1:52:18] billing. This just provides an
[1:52:20] overview confirming that
[1:52:22] everyone is charging fees um,
[1:52:24] for what it costs to process
[1:52:25] uh, payments. But for those
[1:52:27] that are charging you see the
[1:52:30] amounts listed here also for
[1:52:31] recreation center payments you
[1:52:33] can also see a comparison for
[1:52:35] neighboring communities for
[1:52:36] what it is that they are
[1:52:38] charging uh, what it is that
[1:52:39] we'd be proposing and also what
[1:52:43] people are charging. We showed
[1:52:45] you all this information during
[1:52:46] the work session it over lines
[1:52:48] each of our departments, the
[1:52:50] service areas or the types of
[1:52:52] costs that are being associated
[1:52:54] with the payments and also with
[1:52:55] that current annual cost is
[1:52:57] what we did was look at 2025
[1:52:59] for actual costs. We had a full
[1:53:01] year's worth of data for the
[1:53:02] purpose of comparison. Um, to
[1:53:05] do our analysis you will note
[1:53:06] that the highest cost is
[1:53:08] certainly under utility
[1:53:10] billing. Um, we touch every
[1:53:12] business, we touch every
[1:53:14] resident every month uh, for
[1:53:15] utility billing it certainly is
[1:53:16] going to be our highest volume
[1:53:18] and therefore is our highest
[1:53:19] cost center. So we're going to
[1:53:20] spend a little bit of time
[1:53:21] talking specifically about
[1:53:25] utility billing. Customers can
[1:53:26] and do pay us a number of ways
[1:53:28] they can pay by phone. They can
[1:53:29] pay in person, they can pay
[1:53:32] online by mail, dropbox people
[1:53:33] can actually drive through uh
[1:53:35] to city hall and drop into our
[1:53:37] dropbox. We also have automatic
[1:53:39] payments as well as bill pay
[1:53:41] through people's bank. And what
[1:53:42] you see here in the screenshot
[1:53:44] is our website that shows
[1:53:45] people all of those different
[1:53:46] options, explains to them how
[1:53:48] they can pay by uh these
[1:53:52] various ways. And on top of
[1:53:53] that we do receive various
[1:53:55] payment types credit cards,
[1:53:58] debit cards, cash money orders.
[1:53:59] Yes we do have people that pay
[1:54:01] us via money order bank draft,
[1:54:04] electronic bank transfer uh
[1:54:06] bank bill pay and also by
[1:54:07] check. There's a few things I
[1:54:08] want to be sure to point out
[1:54:10] here. Uh, debit cards and
[1:54:11] credit cards can also include
[1:54:13] people who are doing automatic
[1:54:14] payments. So some people are
[1:54:15] going to do an automatic
[1:54:17] payment on our debit or credit
[1:54:18] card. So that's included here
[1:54:21] as one type of payment that's
[1:54:23] accepted. Those that have an
[1:54:24] asterisk next to it are options
[1:54:26] that are handled through our
[1:54:27] bank. And so they're not
[1:54:28] incurring a processing fee. The
[1:54:29] city's not paying a fee when
[1:54:32] people use these options with
[1:54:34] checks that can incur a fee if
[1:54:36] someone is paying online or by
[1:54:39] phone. And that's because the
[1:54:40] processor charges fees for
[1:54:42] those. So if you're using a
[1:54:43] check in person, it's not going
[1:54:44] to charge you if you're
[1:54:44] dropping in the mail is not
[1:54:46] going to charge you if you're
[1:54:47] doing online bill pay through
[1:54:49] your bank and your bank mails a
[1:54:51] physical check. Some banks send
[1:54:53] us money electronically. Some
[1:54:54] of them MAY also physical check
[1:54:56] and that case you're not being
[1:54:57] charged for that either. But if
[1:54:59] you are going online um and
[1:55:01] you're using an e check there
[1:55:04] is a small fee that we are
[1:55:05] charged for that or if you're
[1:55:09] doing that over the phone. What
[1:55:11] we see here is the utilization
[1:55:13] of the different payment
[1:55:14] options that has happened in
[1:55:15] utility billing year to date.
[1:55:18] You can see 86% is from online
[1:55:20] payments the vast majority that
[1:55:21] are for credit and debit cards
[1:55:25] at about 65%. And then you can
[1:55:27] see we do have some some
[1:55:28] electronic checks. So those
[1:55:29] debit credit card fees are
[1:55:32] sitting at 2.95% for the online
[1:55:35] or check payments. Those are at
[1:55:37] $0.95 per transaction. Our next
[1:55:38] biggest category are people
[1:55:40] paying. Over the phone.
[1:55:41] >> so over the phone is going
[1:55:43] to charge both a percentage for
[1:55:45] that transaction and also $0.50
[1:55:47] .That's just the dollar amount
[1:55:48] added on top. And then if
[1:55:50] people are using that uh phone
[1:55:51] service to pay with an
[1:55:52] electronic check it is going to
[1:55:55] be a cost of $1.45. We do have
[1:55:57] people who come in person and
[1:55:58] so you can see that that's
[1:56:00] about 1% of the transactions
[1:56:02] and then all other are sitting
[1:56:04] there is one big group uh where
[1:56:06] we've got our cash, our checks,
[1:56:07] money orders, monthly bank
[1:56:10] draft uh bill pay and also
[1:56:12] mail. So again we're clustering
[1:56:15] quite a bit for those online
[1:56:16] payments. We would love to
[1:56:18] encourage people uh to move to
[1:56:19] another mode of payment. We'd
[1:56:21] love to do auto draft um if
[1:56:22] people are interested in
[1:56:25] utilizing that opportunity. Our
[1:56:26] proposal for cost uh recovery
[1:56:29] is um to accommodate the fact
[1:56:31] that there are some different
[1:56:33] methods for recovery and also
[1:56:34] different amounts which is
[1:56:36] really based on which option
[1:56:39] the payee is utilizing. Um, the
[1:56:41] city would look to recover the
[1:56:43] fee equal to the amount of the
[1:56:44] processing fee. But we are not
[1:56:45] asking to do any sort of um
[1:56:47] charges or make any money on
[1:56:48] these types of transactions. We
[1:56:50] would limit that to 5% which is
[1:56:52] uh the total limit that is
[1:56:54] allowed for local governments
[1:56:57] on recovery. And we're
[1:56:58] proposing this to be considered
[1:57:00] as a total maximum amount, but
[1:57:02] the actual percentage would be
[1:57:03] based on what it cost. So
[1:57:05] because different processors
[1:57:06] charge different amounts, we
[1:57:06] could certainly submit
[1:57:08] something that has 57 different
[1:57:10] fees on it which we'd have to
[1:57:12] change anytime the processor
[1:57:13] changes or for efficiency sake
[1:57:15] we could ask council to allow
[1:57:17] for recovery and an amount not
[1:57:18] to exceed a set percentage,
[1:57:20] which is how we have proposed.
[1:57:22] Customers still can't avoid
[1:57:23] paying processing fees uh by
[1:57:25] using other payment methods.
[1:57:26] There are times where we might
[1:57:29] not necessarily uh want that to
[1:57:30] happen. For example, at our
[1:57:31] water park we don't want people
[1:57:32] to start paying in cash. We
[1:57:34] still would like for them to
[1:57:35] pay um in a cashless method.
[1:57:38] But in general we certainly
[1:57:39] want to encourage folks to pay
[1:57:40] with a way that it's not going
[1:57:43] to charge fees. For utility
[1:57:45] customers in particular we
[1:57:47] would look to do a number of
[1:57:48] different notifications um, to
[1:57:50] our customers we know again
[1:57:52] this is our largest area of of
[1:57:54] fees and processes and the
[1:57:55] largest quantity of people that
[1:57:57] would be impacted by this. We
[1:57:58] would sit out information in
[1:57:59] our news and notes that goes
[1:58:01] out in SEPTEMBER on the utility
[1:58:02] billing website as an
[1:58:04] additional form in water bills
[1:58:06] going out next month as a
[1:58:07] prefilled form going out in
[1:58:09] water bills in OCTOBER. And I
[1:58:10] want to distinguish those two
[1:58:12] options. We utilize a service
[1:58:13] that helps us with our utility
[1:58:15] billing, which makes it much
[1:58:16] less expensive than if we were
[1:58:19] trying to actually print and
[1:58:20] stuff and mail envelopes
[1:58:22] ourselves with our staff. So we
[1:58:23] do use a third party to help us
[1:58:25] with that. They're able to
[1:58:27] cross-reference information
[1:58:28] like your customer number, your
[1:58:30] account number, that kind of
[1:58:31] information and create that is
[1:58:33] one form that can proactively
[1:58:34] be sent out to customers. We
[1:58:36] want to utilize that service so
[1:58:38] that we can catch people early
[1:58:40] with the exact information they
[1:58:42] need to give us if they wanted
[1:58:43] to switch over their their bill
[1:58:46] uh payment option. We also will
[1:58:49] provide a banner on our youtube
[1:58:50] portal page where people go
[1:58:52] online to pay those 86% of our
[1:58:54] customers who like to pay us
[1:58:56] online. We are going to provide
[1:58:57] notification via email, text
[1:58:59] and phone call. So whatever
[1:59:00] information we have from
[1:59:01] customers we want to utilize
[1:59:02] that to provide the
[1:59:04] notifications. We also would
[1:59:06] provide the information in our
[1:59:07] e-newsletter and as a flier on
[1:59:09] the counter window at utility
[1:59:14] billing. We did talk last time
[1:59:16] about the need to come in
[1:59:18] person in order to submit a
[1:59:19] monthly bank draft form. We
[1:59:21] have since updated our
[1:59:22] processes. We will allow for
[1:59:24] people to do that online. So we
[1:59:25] now have an online feature
[1:59:27] where people do not have to
[1:59:28] come in person if they want to
[1:59:29] make that change they can go
[1:59:31] into our website right now
[1:59:32] what's shown here is what is
[1:59:34] what is on our website right
[1:59:35] now to allow for people to do
[1:59:37] that. Um, if they'd like to
[1:59:38] online they certainly can come
[1:59:40] in person um to provide us with
[1:59:41] a physical check to do that or
[1:59:43] they could utilize the option
[1:59:47] in order to switch it one line.
[1:59:48] In terms.
[1:59:50] >> of other departments and
[1:59:52] what those fees look like, this
[1:59:54] is really just giving you an
[1:59:55] overview of what those fees
[1:59:56] are. Again you can see that
[1:59:58] they vary depending on who the
[2:00:00] processor is for the library we
[2:00:03] do have in person copy fees
[2:00:04] depends on the type of credit
[2:00:05] card you're using as to what
[2:00:07] the fee is, which is pretty
[2:00:08] typical for a lot of these
[2:00:09] processors. A discover card or
[2:00:11] an rm card does not cost the
[2:00:12] same as a visa or mastercard
[2:00:15] for example. Uh, what we see in
[2:00:17] that average rate is about
[2:00:20] 2.31% for library charges. But
[2:00:21] you can see what's happening
[2:00:23] here on on all the other areas
[2:00:25] what's highlighted uh what's
[2:00:26] shown here in bold are areas
[2:00:29] where um we actually think it
[2:00:31] is going to be better for our
[2:00:33] customer and for the city for
[2:00:35] us to continue to absorb those
[2:00:36] fees. We'll go through some of
[2:00:40] that rationale in just a second
[2:00:41] specifically for the water park
[2:00:43] we currently are charging
[2:00:45] convenience fees if people are
[2:00:47] paying online. So these are
[2:00:49] fees that are right now charged
[2:00:51] only for online transactions.
[2:00:54] The amount varies based on the
[2:00:56] transaction amount. So you can
[2:00:57] see on the chart on the left
[2:00:59] hand side the transaction range
[2:01:00] and then you see on the right
[2:01:02] hand side what is the current
[2:01:05] convenience. Fee the average uh
[2:01:06] cost that we're seeing the
[2:01:08] average transactions amount are
[2:01:09] actually falling in that bucket
[2:01:12] of 91 to $120. So most of them
[2:01:14] are really clustering around
[2:01:15] that dollar amount in
[2:01:17] transactions. We are going to
[2:01:18] update these fees to be in line
[2:01:20] with a maximum of 5% cost
[2:01:22] recovery. So there will be some
[2:01:23] instances depending on what it
[2:01:25] is that people are doing online
[2:01:26] and engaging with us
[2:01:27] specifically for the aquatic
[2:01:29] park where they could see some
[2:01:30] reductions in fees. Um, just
[2:01:31] because we're going to get
[2:01:33] these back in line to match um
[2:01:38] that total not to exceed 5%.
[2:01:40] For the library, the processor
[2:01:42] for copies very very small
[2:01:44] dollar amounts. Um,
[2:01:46] logistically they're not able
[2:01:48] to reconfigure the system to
[2:01:50] assess a fee to the customer.
[2:01:51] It is such a low dollar amount,
[2:01:53] um, that we find that, you
[2:01:54] know, sort of the juice really
[2:01:55] isn't worth the squeeze there.
[2:01:57] Um, to make those changes for
[2:01:59] the golf course, kemper sports
[2:02:00] utilizes a vendor for
[2:02:01] tournaments. So one processor
[2:02:03] they're using every day for
[2:02:04] merchandise and to purchase
[2:02:06] food and those sort of
[2:02:07] activities when you're inside
[2:02:09] of the facility but a different
[2:02:11] vendor if you're booking for
[2:02:12] tournaments again that's kind
[2:02:14] of like that best in class um
[2:02:16] point of sale system they're
[2:02:18] not able to pass along
[2:02:20] transaction fees um in those
[2:02:21] instances. So there are some
[2:02:23] fees will continue to absorb on
[2:02:25] the golf side of the house. We
[2:02:26] want to pass the fees along
[2:02:27] where it makes sense to do it,
[2:02:28] but we certainly don't want to
[2:02:30] hurt the overall revenue um or
[2:02:32] activity within some of our uh,
[2:02:35] recreational activities as well
[2:02:36] for the inner center and also
[2:02:38] for the tennis center.
[2:02:39] Currently the cost for
[2:02:41] electronic check payments is
[2:02:43] $0.14 each. That's a cost we
[2:02:44] want to go ahead and continue
[2:02:46] to absorb because we don't want
[2:02:47] to create some sort of fee
[2:02:49] issue that in any way creates
[2:02:51] um any sort of distraction from
[2:02:53] people to continue to utilize
[2:02:54] services that we hope they
[2:02:56] enjoy. And then finally for the
[2:02:59] aquatic park um, we do look at
[2:03:00] cost recovery for that
[2:03:02] operation every year as part of
[2:03:03] an overall comprehensive effort
[2:03:06] of our of our city team, the
[2:03:07] in-person transactions or
[2:03:09] something we recognize if we
[2:03:10] were to start charging fees for
[2:03:12] that, it MAY inadvertently
[2:03:13] reduce people's spending within
[2:03:16] the park and what we would lose
[2:03:17] overall would be potentially
[2:03:19] more than what we would gain
[2:03:20] from passing along the fee. So
[2:03:22] we don't want to create a
[2:03:23] hindrance to our revenue lines.
[2:03:25] So we believe it's actually in
[2:03:28] um in the best overall need for
[2:03:30] the park to not pass along
[2:03:32] transaction fees for in-person
[2:03:33] transactions at the aquatic
[2:03:35] park. So the online piece for
[2:03:36] the aquatic park would still
[2:03:39] have fees associated with
[2:03:40] convenience fee. Some of them
[2:03:41] will come down because we don't
[2:03:43] want to go about that 5%. But
[2:03:44] if you're inside of the park
[2:03:46] itself we would not pass along
[2:03:49] those fees um to customers. I
[2:03:50] do want to point out to city
[2:03:52] council that the packet went
[2:03:54] out um earlier last week that
[2:03:55] did include resolution
[2:03:57] ordinance that talked about
[2:03:58] processing fees for credit
[2:04:00] cards only. So it didn't
[2:04:02] include information there about
[2:04:04] online um or over the phone
[2:04:06] payments. We really we spent
[2:04:07] time talking about that
[2:04:08] specifically for utility
[2:04:09] billing in this presentation.
[2:04:11] If those things were left out
[2:04:13] then utility billing would have
[2:04:15] about a $92,000 expense added
[2:04:18] to fiscal year 27. That was not
[2:04:19] our intention. So we did uh,
[2:04:21] email to city council a revised
[2:04:23] resolution, an overall cover
[2:04:26] sheet that would include
[2:04:28] terminology for electronic
[2:04:29] payments that allows us then to
[2:04:30] be able to charge for those
[2:04:33] phone payments and also for um,
[2:04:35] those those electronic checks
[2:04:36] that would eliminate the need
[2:04:38] to have an additional $92,000
[2:04:40] expense going into the utility
[2:04:43] .Um, the utility fund for for
[2:04:46] next fiscal year based on the
[2:04:48] changes that I just outlined
[2:04:50] for when we would look to
[2:04:51] continue to absorb some cost
[2:04:53] and when we would look to do
[2:04:54] full cost recovery, this is
[2:04:56] what we anticipate for the
[2:04:57] differences. So you see the
[2:04:58] column that shows the annual
[2:05:00] the current annual cost, what
[2:05:01] sort of recovery method we
[2:05:03] would look to put into place
[2:05:05] and then the remaining cost for
[2:05:08] for fiscal 27. So there's a
[2:05:09] significant decrease in overall
[2:05:11] cost but it doesn't go to zero.
[2:05:12] Uh we want to make sure again
[2:05:14] that we're balancing uh what we
[2:05:15] would look to receive in
[2:05:16] revenue from people continuing
[2:05:18] to provide transactions while
[2:05:20] also providing for necessary
[2:05:24] cost recovery. In terms of
[2:05:25] implementation this evening we
[2:05:26] do have on your city on your
[2:05:29] agenda, um, to allow for a
[2:05:30] maximum recovery amount of 5%
[2:05:32] of the transaction amount. If
[2:05:34] you all were to approve that
[2:05:35] then we would start as of
[2:05:36] tomorrow morning notifying
[2:05:38] customers of fees across
[2:05:39] departments. We also have a
[2:05:41] frequently asked. Questions
[2:05:42] that we'll provide to city
[2:05:44] staff who interface with
[2:05:45] customers that we have
[2:05:47] consistency in our discussions
[2:05:49] with all of our customers. Our
[2:05:50] finance team will begin working
[2:05:51] with departments and also our
[2:05:53] processes in order to implement
[2:05:55] the cost recovery program and
[2:05:58] this would be effective as of
[2:05:59] OCTOBER the 1st to align with
[2:06:00] the fiscal year and with that
[2:06:02] mayor council I'm happy to take
[2:06:04] any questions you MAY have.
[2:06:06] Thank you truly. Um I know that
[2:06:07] you did this during the work
[2:06:08] session and there was a lot
[2:06:09] that obviously the same but
[2:06:11] there's very good I will say
[2:06:13] this of course what I've seen
[2:06:14] everybody is starting to charge
[2:06:16] these fees on everything that I
[2:06:16] did added.
[2:06:17] >> on. All the.
[2:06:18] >> stuff that.
[2:06:20] >> didn't matter what it is.
[2:06:22] It's added. Everywhere now and
[2:06:23] I understand because the cards
[2:06:24] have gotten high. So
[2:06:26] councilmember lee. Yeah uh.
[2:06:27] Great job on this. I think
[2:06:29] it's. A creative way. To kind.
[2:06:31] Of help. Our budget given the,
[2:06:33] you know. Struggles going
[2:06:34] forward. And the.
[2:06:35] >> mayor's right. You know
[2:06:36] everybody does. This now it's
[2:06:38] commonplace. I do in my
[2:06:40] business everybody. Online does
[2:06:41] it. Ticketmaster pioneered.
[2:06:43] This decades. Ago service fees.
[2:06:44] >> all that stuff.
[2:06:46] >> so um. One question I did
[2:06:49] have. Is you know. It was going
[2:06:51] to see the notification. Uh is
[2:06:53] there anything. If people are
[2:06:54] just like okay fine.
[2:06:55] >> I'm just going to keep
[2:06:55] paying how I'm going to pay. Do
[2:06:56] they need to.
[2:06:57] >> go change anything.
[2:06:58] >> or. Is it just rock and
[2:06:58] roll? They don't.
[2:06:59] >> as long as you're making
[2:07:01] those changes you don't need to
[2:07:05] take any action okay. Anybody
[2:07:11] else thank you thank you. Any
[2:07:14] call for a motion? MR. Mayor I
[2:07:15] move that we approve resolution
[2:07:18] number 2020 6-051 authorizing
[2:07:20] the implementation of
[2:07:22] electronic payments uh
[2:07:23] processing cost recovery
[2:07:25] program and establishing a
[2:07:26] maximum recovery amount of 5%
[2:07:29] of each transaction. Thank you,
[2:07:31] council member dupree. Second
[2:07:32] thank you, council member
[2:07:35] delaney the second any
[2:07:37] discussion seeing none call the
[2:07:43] question please vote.
[2:07:47] Passes
[2:07:51] seven zero. Move on to the
[2:07:54] executive session items city
[2:07:55] council MAY take action on the
[2:07:56] items that were in the
[2:07:57] executive session listed on the
[2:08:01] work session agenda. Um I think
[2:08:02] we have some motions when you
[2:08:05] start with the first. But with.
[2:08:06] Which ones has the first
[2:08:14] motion? Sorry huh h1. Mayor I'd
[2:08:16] like to. Make a. Motion to
[2:08:17] authorize the city manager to.
[2:08:18] Negotiate and.
[2:08:19] >> execute a commercial
[2:08:20] contract. Improved property.
[2:08:22] >> and execute all. Necessary
[2:08:24] and related documents for the
[2:08:26] contract and for closing with g
[2:08:29] and g property management llc.
[2:08:30] 453 32 davis boulevard in the
[2:08:33] amount of. $500,000 subject to
[2:08:34] survey plus. All closing costs,
[2:08:36] commissions. Fees and taxes.
[2:08:38] Thank councilmember delaney do
[2:08:39] I get second second thank
[2:08:41] councilmember matt for the
[2:08:42] second. Does anyone have any
[2:08:43] discussion item somebody that
[2:08:45] you want to have no authority
[2:08:47] okay thank you I call the
[2:08:54] question please vote. Passes
[2:08:57] seven zero second item that was
[2:08:59] discussed in um executive
[2:09:01] session. Yeah. Mayor I. Make a
[2:09:01] motion.
[2:09:02] >> that we. Authorize the.
[2:09:03] >> city manager to negotiate,
[2:09:05] execute a. Commercial contract.
[2:09:07] Unimproved property and
[2:09:08] execute. All necessary and
[2:09:09] related. Documents for the
[2:09:11] contract. And for.
[2:09:13] >> closing with dream the.
[2:09:14] Fortunes llc.
[2:09:17] >> for. 5336 davis boulevard in
[2:09:20] the amount of $185,000. Subject
[2:09:20] to survey.
[2:09:22] >> plus. All closing. Costs.
[2:09:23] >> commissions.
[2:09:25] >> fees and taxes. Okay
[2:09:27] councilmember. Parks do I get a
[2:09:28] second second council mayor
[2:09:30] against second. Anybody any
[2:09:32] discussion don't think that
[2:09:37] color question please vote.
[2:09:40] Passes seven zero last item
[2:09:42] councilmember mitchell I think.
[2:09:44] Mayor I. Would authorize.
[2:09:46] >> the. City manager negotiate.
[2:09:47] Executed commercial. Contract
[2:09:48] unimproved. Property and.
[2:09:49] Execute all.
[2:09:50] >> necessary related. Documents
[2:09:51] for.
[2:09:52] >> the contract. And for.
[2:09:54] >> closing with saint. Paul
[2:09:55] presbyterian. Church for.
[2:09:58] >> 2.2 acres or 4517. Bruce no
[2:09:59] drive more. Specifically a.
[2:10:02] >> portion of. Tracks to be
[2:10:04] zero. To e to be zero to.
[2:10:06] Health and. To be zero.
[2:10:07] >> to. G of.
[2:10:09] >> the john. M values and.
[2:10:11] Survey abstract. 1588 in.
[2:10:14] >> the. Amount of. $649,000
[2:10:17] subject. To survey. Plus all
[2:10:18] closing. Costs, commissions,
[2:10:21] fees and taxes. Councilmember
[2:10:23] mitchell do I get second? Okay.
[2:10:26] Councilmember map second. Any
[2:10:29] discussion on that? The only
[2:10:30] thing I'll say is that's
[2:10:31] bargain. That's a that's a
[2:10:33] great that's a great deal for
[2:10:34] what we're down so I'll call
[2:10:42] the question please vote.
[2:10:47] Passes seven zero moving on to
[2:10:48] announcements councilmember.
[2:10:53] >> roberts our next. There you
[2:10:56] go. Yeah our next. In our. H
[2:10:57] bike and hike will be held
[2:10:59] tuesday SEPTEMBER the 1st. 6
[2:11:02] P.M. Starting with the inter
[2:11:04] center. The monthly event is a
[2:11:05] great opportunity. To get
[2:11:06] outside, be. Active and.
[2:11:08] >> meet others in a fun and.
[2:11:10] Welcoming setting. Visit the
[2:11:12] city's. Website for more
[2:11:13] details. City hall.
[2:11:14] >> and. Other non-emergency
[2:11:17] city. Offices will be closed on
[2:11:18] monday. SEPTEMBER the 7th.
[2:11:21] >> for the labor day holiday.
[2:11:22] The inner city.
[2:11:24] >> center, iron horse. Golf
[2:11:24] course. And inner.
[2:11:27] >> h2o will be open. Garbage
[2:11:29] and recycling. Will not be
[2:11:32] collected on labor day monday.
[2:11:33] Collections will occur on
[2:11:35] tuesday and tuesday.
[2:11:36] Collections will move to
[2:11:39] wednesday. Join in our. Parks
[2:11:41] and recreation for play today
[2:11:44] in rh on saturday SEPTEMBER
[2:11:45] the.
[2:11:46] >> 12th. They will be at
[2:11:50] adventure park. Playground from
[2:11:52] 9:30 A.M. To 11 A.M. A special
[2:11:54] nature walk will leave from the
[2:11:56] pavilion at. 10 A.M.. We hope
[2:11:58] to see you there and kudos.
[2:12:00] Corner every. Council meeting.
[2:12:02] >> we spotlight our employees
[2:12:04] for the great things they do
[2:12:07] tonight we recognize spencer
[2:12:09] lopez and our neta marshall in
[2:12:12] animal services. A resident
[2:12:14] recently. Left a five. Star
[2:12:16] google. Review for animal.
[2:12:18] Services officers marshall and
[2:12:20] lopez, who responded to her
[2:12:22] call about a dog that was being
[2:12:24] neglected from the moment they
[2:12:26] arrived. They handled the
[2:12:27] situation with total
[2:12:30] professionalism, deep empathy
[2:12:31] and genuine care for the
[2:12:33] animal's well-being. They
[2:12:34] guided me clearly through the
[2:12:37] entire process, tapped into the
[2:12:39] right resources immediately.
[2:12:40] And followed. Through afterward
[2:12:43] to ensure the dog received the
[2:12:45] medical attention and care that
[2:12:48] it deserved. Their dedication,
[2:12:49] quick action and thoroughness
[2:12:51] made all the difference. Keep
[2:12:55] up the good work. Thank you.
[2:12:57] With that it is 831 and we are