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I will call the August 17th, 2026
regular City Council meeting to order at

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7:05.

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The next item on the agenda is the
invocation and pledge. The invocation

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will be led by Councilman Gann, and the
pledge will be led by Councilwoman

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Tisdale. If you'll please stand.

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» Pray with me, please.
Dear Lord, thank you for bringing us

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together tonight.
Please continue to give us your wisdom

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so that we can help all the issues that
we we need to go through, and continue

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to help
>> [clears throat]

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» everyone through everything that they're
going through. Thank you for your love.

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Thank you for your sacrifice.
In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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» Amen.
>> Everyone pledge allegiance.

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» I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America, and to

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the republic for which it stands, one
nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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» Please take your seats.

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The next item on the agenda is citizens'
comments. This is a time where

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anyone in the audience would like to
come up and visit about anything that's

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not on the agenda. Just as a reminder,
we we give citizens 3 minutes, but

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Council cannot deliberate on anything
that you comment on.

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If you want to comment on something
that's on the agenda, I would ask that

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you just
wait until that agenda item comes up and

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then comment. So, anyone wishing to come
forward, please do so. You can come to

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the podium and state your name and
address for the record.

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Not everybody at once.

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» It landed perfectly.
>> Straight up and down.

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» Uh I I have a

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» Please come up to the podium. I would
ask that we do have citizen consent

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forms and before you leave if you could
just write your name on there so we have

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it for the record.
>> Okay, yeah.

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» Please state your name and address for
the record.

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» Uh my name is Nehemiah Herrera. I live
at 8153 Prepper at 60th 6605 over there

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on the other side of uh
the 35. It's on 2450

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uh Chisholm.
>> Mhm.

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» And uh I was able to attend the McKinney
City Council meeting a couple weeks ago

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when they presented the new mosque. And
uh there were a lot of things I learned

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there. A lot of some of them were
disturbing and

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um I was just wondering one thing that I
learned is that uh

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this isn't really related to the mosque
per se, but or at least the the council

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meeting, but Islam
is very much a religion that believes in

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conquering and um
they're they're planning mosques all

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over our metro area.
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McKinney is where they're at right now,
but it's very much a religion that

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believes that they they believe that
they will conquer eventually in every

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political
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every political position that's taken,
every new mosque that's built is kind of

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uh victory towards that uh jihad that
they believe in. And so I was wondering

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um like for instance one thing they'll
do is they will build mosques that

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purposely don't have enough parking so
that way they can

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uh the parking will flood into the
nearby neighborhoods and then um

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that forces everybody that's not Muslim
to move out of the neighborhoods because

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they can't get out of their driveways
cuz of there's too much there's not

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there's too many cars not enough parking
at the mosques.

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And um and they're able to do that get
away with that because they'll get into

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the city council boards like a decade
before that change the ordinances to

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allow that. And so it's technically
legal. Um

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and so I was wondering if there's
anything that we're doing or if there's

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anything we could be doing to kind of
pre- prepare for that when it eventually

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does come to either to Denton or to
Sanger if there's Is we can kind of

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preemptively do to uh prepare or even
just um

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I don't know, maybe put bullwark up, I
guess, against that incoming

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uh threat. It really is a threat in a
lot of ways, and I think we're really

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unprepared for how vastly different
Islam is

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um than our own what we're used to in
the West. Uh they're permitted to lie to

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gain favor, and and we're just we're
completely I learned so much from that

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city council meeting and attending
several different caucuses afterwards.

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We're completely not ready for what's
coming, and if we're not preparing now,

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it will it will what's happening in
McKinney will be happening here before

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long. So, I was just wondering anyway.
Uh thanks.

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» Thank you.
>> Thank you.

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» Anyone else wishing to come forward?

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Seeing no one else, then I will close
the citizens' comments.

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The next item on the agenda is special
presentation and announcements, and we

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have a proc- proclamation recognizing
the program partnership with Excel High

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School.
I do have a couple of things here for

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that. The first thing I'd like to read
is the actual proclamation, and I

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understand someone may want to come
forward, but but let me read this first.

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Let me read it first.
It's going to take a few minutes. You

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don't want to be standing up here.
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» Proclamation. Whereas Excel High School
was founded in 2004 by visionary

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educators and business professionals
with the mission of providing

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accessible, flexible, and accredited
educational opportunities for students

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of all ages.
And whereas Excel High School

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delivers high-quality, innovative online
learning through modern technology,

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empowering students nationwide to
achieve academic success,

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learn at their own pace, and earn a
recognized high school diploma. And

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whereas the City of Sanger recognizes
the a partnership

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established in 2024
between Excel High School and the Sanger

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Public Library, which provides adults or
adult residents with a second chance to

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earn a fully accredited high school
diploma at no cost. And whereas these

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library-sponsored scholarships break
down financial and structural barriers

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to education, empowering adult learners
to gain critical skills, pursue higher

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education, and secure better economic
opportunities. And whereas lifelong

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learning is a is vital to the strength,
prosperity, and vitality of the Sanger

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community, demonstrating that it is
never too late to achieve an educational

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milestone.
And now therefore, I Gary Bilyeu, Mayor

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of the City of Sanger, on behalf of the
entire City Council, do hereby recognize

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the program partnership with Excel High
School for its innovation and

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accessibility, and express sincere
appreciation for their shared commitment

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to expanding educational opportunities
for the residents of Sanger.

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Laura, would you like to come forward?

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» [clears throat]

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» And Laura, we just can you let everybody
know who you are?

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» Yes, I'm Laura Klinke, the Library
Director here at the Sanger Public

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Library, and this is Ashley Needham.
>> Mhm.

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» And he is one of my students who has
accomplished many things, and I'm I'm

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very excited, and I just wanted to say a
few words about Ashley. Ashley,

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congratulations on earning your high
school diploma, achieving this milestone

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through the Sanger Public Library and
Excel High School program is a true

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testament to your grit, dedication, and
ambition. Balancing life's

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responsibilities while prioritizing your
education is no small feat, and watching

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you cross this finish line is an
inspiration to our entire community.

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Your hard work has opened new doors and
proven that it's never too late to

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achieve your goals. We are immensely
proud of you and excited to see where

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your journey leads next.
>> And Ashley,

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CONGRATULATIONS.
>> [applause]

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» AND ASHLEY, I have here a certificate of
recognition

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for your achievement.

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And you know what? Should we get a
picture of you and the city council?

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» Yes.

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» Yes, so much is great.
Big smiles.

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Big smiles.
Big smiles.

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It's not good enough for you.
Congratulations.

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Congratulations.

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Thank you.
Ashley.

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Thank you.

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Big smiles.

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Thanks.

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The board. Oh.

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Council, the next item on the agenda is
a consent agenda. As a reminder, uh

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if you have any questions about any of
the five items listed, then let's pull

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those items and discuss them
individually. Otherwise, what's your

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pleasure?

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» Mr. Mayor, I'll make a motion that we
approve the consent agenda as presented.

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» We have a motion by Councilwoman
Leete.

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Do I hear a second?
>> I second.

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» Second.
>> We have a second by Councilman Burris.

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Any other discussion?
All those in favor, please raise your

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hand.
It carries unanimously. Thank you.

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» [sighs]
>> And the next item on on the agenda is

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public hearing.
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there's actually two of them. We'll
tackle them one at a time.

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First item is conduct a public hearing
for the city of Sanger's proposed

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property tax rate. I'll open that public
hearing at 7:15.

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Does anyone from staff want to make any
introduction?

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So, it's open.
Nothing

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uh presented by staff. Anyone wishing to
come forward to speak on behalf of this

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public hearing, please do so, whether in
favor or against.

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Not seeing anyone come forward, then we
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» [clears throat]
>> The second public hearing is a public

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hearing for the city of Sanger's annual
budget for the fiscal year 2026-2027.

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I'll open that public hearing at 7:16.

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Staff, I'll give you the opportunity if
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preparatory comments.

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All right. Anyone else wishing to come
forward to speak either for or against

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this item, please do so at this time.

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» [snorts]

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» Not seeing anyone come forward, I will
close the second public hearing at 7:17.

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The next item on the agenda is action
items. It's number 10 in your agenda.

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Consider and possible action on
resolution

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number 2026-10,
directing staff to prepare and

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annexation service plan and call a
public hearing for property known as RBB

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survey A-29
and J. Morton survey A-7992,

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being approximately 387.515

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acres of land and generally located on
the north side of FM 455 and east of

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Union Hill Road.
>> Mayor and Council, we will be pulling

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this item tonight and not be taking
action on it. There's some incorrect

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language in it. We will be bringing that
back to you on September the 8th.

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» You could have told me that before I
read.

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» [laughter]
>> I wanted you to have the practice.

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» I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
>> to ask him to read it twice.

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» No, so
>> [laughter]

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» Okay, so officially it's been pulled.
>> It's been pulled, yes.

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» Okay.
>> Thank you.

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» All right, there's one thing one
announcement I'd like to make

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concerning the proposed property tax
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So, the city council

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The city council is is required to
announce at the public hearing the date,

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time, and place of the meeting at which
it will vote on the proposed tax rate.

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This vote is scheduled for Tuesday,
September 8th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

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right here in this building.

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Any questions?

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Okay.

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The next is future agenda items. Does
anyone on council have any future agenda

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items
you'd like to recommend to staff?

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The one thing I did, I know this was an
email that sent out and it's further

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along save the date. So, just keep that
in mind.

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You probably will learn from our class
earlier that there will be a possible

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quorum.
All right. December 8th it is uh

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» Mhm.
>> a staff lunch luncheon.

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Do you know what day of the week that
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» It's a Friday.
>> Okay. It's Friday.

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One one other thing, if you um
if you have not completed the uh cyber

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security the required training, please
do so. The 20th of August is the

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deadline.
And I will tell you, don't be shocked, I

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I have not done it yet, but
it is on my schedule for tomorrow.

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» I did mine today
>> too after she sent that.

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» Yes.
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» I literally wait till the last minute on
purpose.

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» Yeah.
>> I don't think I've ever

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» just reminders.
>> I saved it to

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» Is there any any other item you'd like
on a future agenda?

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Anything on the right?
Anything on the left? Good.

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Uh there's information informational
items in your in your packet. Is there

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any questions that anyone on council has
for staff in that?

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» [snorts]
>> Is there anything staff has for us?

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Anything that uh
we may have forgotten or left off.

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Okay.
All right.

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I'm going to try to get one more minute
out of this.

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» No. Not really. I would like to just
point out that December 8th is a

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Tuesday.
>> So, you you got bad information?

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» I got bad information from
>> I would like to formally apologize for

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providing bad information.
>> And tell tell me to get my life

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together.
>> I can assure you the city secretary will

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post it on the right day. I'm confident
in that.

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All right.
Not seeing anything else on the agenda,

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then we'll adjourn the meeting at 7:21.
Thank you.