1 00:09:05,680 --> 00:09:12,140 Okay, it is five o'clock. I'll call the meeting to order. We do have a quorum this evening and I'll declare the meeting open. 2 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,800 So before we get started, I would like to invite councilmember Justin Dobbs to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3 00:09:17,620 --> 00:09:33,460 Please face the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God and indivisible with liberty and justice for all. 4 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:34,700 Please join me in prayer. 5 00:09:34,700 --> 00:09:37,660 Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this day. 6 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,400 Thank you for the many blessings you have bestowed upon us. 7 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,320 Please watch over us tonight as we make decisions for the betterment of the City of Sherman. 8 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,740 And as always, keep a watchful eye on all of our first responders. 9 00:09:48,300 --> 00:09:49,140 In your name we pray. 10 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:50,280 Amen. 11 00:09:56,560 --> 00:10:01,680 Okay, Council, we have a couple of sets of minutes to approve. 12 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:06,360 One from the Budget Workshop on June 11th, 2026, and one from the City Council meeting 13 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:11,540 dated July 20th, 2026. Did you guys have an opportunity to review the minutes? And if so, 14 00:10:11,580 --> 00:10:15,340 do we have a motion? Move for approval of the minutes as presented. Seconded. Okay, we have 15 00:10:15,340 --> 00:10:20,680 motion in second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. 16 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:26,420 Council? Okay, we are now the citizen comment portion of our meeting. Terry, 17 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,980 do we have any citizen comment cards this evening? I do not have any. Okay, 18 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:35,200 do we have any members of the audience here that would like to comment on any 19 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:36,980 of our public agenda items this evening. 20 00:10:39,610 --> 00:10:43,730 Okay, I see none. So we will move on to the consent agenda. 21 00:10:44,150 --> 00:10:48,110 The consent agenda is meant to be routine and regular business of the city enacted in one vote 22 00:10:48,110 --> 00:10:51,670 and let's say member of the audience or member of the city council would like to remove an 23 00:10:51,670 --> 00:10:56,270 item for discussion. And so before we get to the city council we'll first ask in the audience 24 00:10:56,270 --> 00:11:00,590 do we have anyone here this evening that would like to remove one of the consent agenda items 25 00:11:00,590 --> 00:11:04,430 for discussion. Those are items F1 through F4 and G1. 26 00:11:07,230 --> 00:11:08,910 Okay. I do not see any members of 27 00:11:08,910 --> 00:11:12,170 the audience here. Council, do we have anyone on the council that would like to remove any 28 00:11:12,170 --> 00:11:12,930 items from consent? 29 00:11:13,470 --> 00:11:15,150 Mr. Mayor, I'd like to pull 7664. 30 00:11:16,350 --> 00:11:23,150 Okay. We will pull 7664, which is F4. And other than that, we'll take a motion on 31 00:11:23,150 --> 00:11:24,030 the balance of consent. 32 00:11:25,470 --> 00:11:28,250 Move for approval of the balance of the consent agenda as presented. 33 00:11:28,670 --> 00:11:28,870 Second. 34 00:11:29,210 --> 00:11:31,430 Okay. We have motion to second. All those in favor, please say aye. 35 00:11:31,750 --> 00:11:32,090 Aye. 36 00:11:32,090 --> 00:11:37,030 Any opposed? Okay consent agenda is approved less item F4 which we will get 37 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:41,790 to for discussion when we get at that point in the meeting. All right we are 38 00:11:41,790 --> 00:11:47,830 now to proclamations and so we will first start out with make sure the 39 00:11:47,830 --> 00:11:53,290 recipient is here this evening. Oh there he is in the front row. Okay all 40 00:11:53,290 --> 00:11:57,270 right we will move first to a proclamation for International Boxing 41 00:11:57,270 --> 00:12:06,510 day and so okay and we will go to council member Darren Holland for the 42 00:12:06,510 --> 00:12:11,130 reading of the proclamation. Hi Darren Holland duly elected counselor of the 43 00:12:11,130 --> 00:12:15,430 city of Sherman by the authority vested in me by the state of Texas do 44 00:12:15,430 --> 00:12:23,850 hereby proclaim August 27th, 2026 as International Boxing Day in the city of 45 00:12:23,850 --> 00:12:27,850 Sherman and call upon the citizens to join me 46 00:12:28,090 --> 00:12:30,830 and the special observance. 47 00:12:32,050 --> 00:12:35,130 Be it further proclaim that the city of Sherman proudly 48 00:12:35,130 --> 00:12:39,170 honors the camp and the fond founder, Andre Luper, 49 00:12:39,450 --> 00:12:41,750 for the outstanding commitment to developing 50 00:12:42,710 --> 00:12:45,970 young athletes mentoring at-risk youth 51 00:12:46,690 --> 00:12:50,830 and building strong futures throughout the Sherman 52 00:12:50,830 --> 00:12:52,190 and the Texama region. 53 00:12:52,690 --> 00:12:59,070 given under my hand and the official seal of the City of Sherman, Texas, this 54 00:12:59,070 --> 00:13:03,190 third day of August 2026. Congratulations. 55 00:13:12,300 --> 00:13:14,660 We'll take a picture after we give you an opportunity to say a few words. 56 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:22,920 Oh you want to go ahead and get the picture now? 57 00:13:24,140 --> 00:13:25,520 Yeah, whichever you want to go. 58 00:13:26,460 --> 00:13:26,860 All 59 00:13:31,250 --> 00:13:33,090 right, Mr. Looper, the floor is yours. 60 00:13:33,090 --> 00:13:33,330 First, 61 00:13:40,700 --> 00:13:43,880 giving honor to God, that's my Lord and Savior. 62 00:13:46,260 --> 00:13:49,060 I wanna tell y'all, it's an honor, man, 63 00:13:49,180 --> 00:13:50,200 to be here before y'all. 64 00:13:50,860 --> 00:13:52,400 Y'all are great leaders, man, 65 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,400 and we all striving to make a better city, man, 66 00:13:55,540 --> 00:13:57,920 and we don't take it very lightly. 67 00:13:58,080 --> 00:13:59,900 Me and the camp family, we really appreciate 68 00:14:00,420 --> 00:14:04,000 what y'all've done, and we appreciate the recognition, 69 00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:07,520 man, and I can't say enough 70 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,980 about how important it is to me, 71 00:14:09,980 --> 00:14:15,880 because man, I got a belief that everybody knows I believe in building leaders and men when when we 72 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:21,760 bring y'all before the kids and the youth in this community man, it's very important. I'm always 73 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:27,180 striving to make the kids know who y'all are and what y'all stand for and what y'all do. It's very 74 00:14:27,180 --> 00:14:32,040 important because if you don't know, they ain't gonna know. So somebody got to be the one to 75 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:37,540 tell them. So that's very important. So being here today is very, it's a very special moment 76 00:14:37,540 --> 00:14:43,620 to me but I want to tell y'all that I'm uh I don't know if any y'all have ever 77 00:14:43,620 --> 00:14:49,060 been to a boxing match right I'm a certified USA boxing coach and 78 00:14:49,060 --> 00:14:55,080 official and when you uh when you are at the end of the match you know 79 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:59,960 somebody here to get raised as the winner what I want our child to 80 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:04,880 Two real quick, if y'all don't mind, I want y'all to stand up for a second, stand up. 81 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,740 Hey, the Bible says obedience is better than sacrifice. 82 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:10,720 Stand up. 83 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,760 So, hey, listen, break the right hand. 84 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:19,400 All of y'all win us. 85 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:21,420 All of y'all win us. 86 00:15:21,780 --> 00:15:24,680 If y'all be winners, man, be in the camp, family. 87 00:15:25,420 --> 00:15:25,860 I'm going to 88 00:15:29,380 --> 00:15:33,260 go to the council. 89 00:15:34,020 --> 00:15:37,500 May your team and councilman, this is your own personal bill. 90 00:15:38,380 --> 00:15:41,000 I just want y'all to put this up and remember us well. 91 00:15:42,020 --> 00:15:42,900 Wow, how cute. 92 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:44,140 It's the longest count. 93 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:45,120 That's sad. 94 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,420 That's the stuff I get on my own when I hand it straight to you. 95 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:10,060 That means that much to me. 96 00:16:10,500 --> 00:16:11,560 I need the word to know that. 97 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:13,560 Also, although, you know I do, 98 00:16:15,540 --> 00:16:17,720 I don't know how much my team is doing. 99 00:16:18,300 --> 00:16:20,000 So, we're gonna sign, 100 00:16:20,580 --> 00:16:21,300 we're gonna get the status, 101 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,420 we're gonna get the status of Francis Love, 102 00:16:25,620 --> 00:16:26,660 we're gonna sign this, you know, 103 00:16:27,020 --> 00:16:28,340 so we're gonna sign on my name, 104 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:28,760 you know. 105 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:30,860 I love that. 106 00:16:31,220 --> 00:16:31,860 I love it. 107 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:32,580 I love it. 108 00:16:32,660 --> 00:16:33,060 When 109 00:16:36,770 --> 00:16:37,810 I come back to y'all, 110 00:16:38,090 --> 00:16:39,270 I need to bring to my team 111 00:16:39,270 --> 00:16:41,130 just to get the status of Francis Love, 112 00:16:41,730 --> 00:16:43,670 so y'all make sure that status is correct. 113 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:48,570 All right, we're 114 00:16:52,090 --> 00:16:56,310 gonna come around take a photo with you with the proclamation and the belt to 115 00:17:46,050 --> 00:17:46,530 Well, 116 00:18:06,190 --> 00:18:08,550 we do have another proclamation this evening before we get to that 117 00:18:08,550 --> 00:18:14,290 I would like to say I've had the honor and privilege of visiting the camp and seeing that 118 00:18:14,310 --> 00:18:19,230 activities that Coach Looper is doing over there with those kids and to say 119 00:18:19,230 --> 00:18:23,890 that they are that's changing those kids lives or changing the future of our 120 00:18:23,890 --> 00:18:28,270 community as an understatement. You know the work and the discipline that you're 121 00:18:28,270 --> 00:18:32,310 teaching those children and the leadership that you're giving them and 122 00:18:32,310 --> 00:18:34,970 allowing them to experience and bringing them to places like here at 123 00:18:34,970 --> 00:18:38,590 the City Council and of course your advocacy for this community and being 124 00:18:38,590 --> 00:18:42,370 involved does not go unnoticed. We appreciate you and everything you 125 00:18:42,370 --> 00:18:47,450 do and I know that you are bringing up some exceptional athletes and I believe 126 00:18:47,450 --> 00:18:53,850 you had one recently that went out of state to compete but also there she is 127 00:18:53,850 --> 00:18:57,850 right there so the 128 00:19:03,830 --> 00:19:08,390 proud Papa moment so keep up the good things you're doing 129 00:19:08,390 --> 00:19:10,950 over there and we appreciate everything that you're up to so thank you very 130 00:19:10,950 --> 00:19:17,310 much okay we will move on now to a proclamation for professional 131 00:19:17,310 --> 00:19:33,510 International Engineering Day, and a lot of times when we discuss engineering, we need boxing gloves sometimes up here at the City Council, so I appreciate you bringing those, but I would like to go ahead and have Council Member Clay Barnett present and read the proclamation for the Engineering Day. 132 00:19:33,850 --> 00:19:34,750 Sure, I'd be happy to. 133 00:19:35,510 --> 00:19:41,490 I, Clay Barnett, duly elected counselor of the city of Sherman, do hereby, by the authority 134 00:19:41,490 --> 00:19:49,910 vested in me by the state of Texas, do hereby proclaim August 5, 2026 as professional engineers 135 00:19:49,910 --> 00:19:56,130 day in the city of Sherman and call upon all citizens to join me in this observance. 136 00:19:56,650 --> 00:20:02,570 Given under my hand and the official seal of the city of Sherman, Texas, this third 137 00:20:02,570 --> 00:20:05,190 day of August 2026. 138 00:20:11,050 --> 00:20:15,790 Hey if you're a professional engineer here could you please stand up? I'm gonna go 139 00:20:15,790 --> 00:20:18,750 one step further and I'll ask you to come down from the front. Let's get a picture. There we go. 140 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:39,820 Yeah no we already know who you are we could tell. I was gonna say before this we've got 141 00:20:45,500 --> 00:20:50,520 But this is just a good opportunity to recognize these engineers and engineers across the state. 142 00:20:51,340 --> 00:20:56,000 I always tell our guys and our consultants if we do our job right, we don't ever know we exist. 143 00:20:56,860 --> 00:21:02,540 And so a lot of what we do is a thankless job. So I appreciate these guys coming here tonight. 144 00:21:02,540 --> 00:21:10,320 And I want to invite the EITs and anybody who may or may not teach at Austin College. 145 00:21:15,220 --> 00:21:15,780 Clint, 146 00:21:57,930 --> 00:22:00,170 did you have anything that you'd like to say on this item? 147 00:22:00,250 --> 00:22:01,050 No, I think that's good. 148 00:22:01,290 --> 00:22:01,470 Okay. 149 00:22:02,250 --> 00:22:08,870 I will add one thing is that the Northeast Texas chapter of professional engineers, 150 00:22:08,870 --> 00:22:15,670 is that the correct terminology you know they meet here regularly in Sherman but 151 00:22:15,670 --> 00:22:20,650 I would say that I believe Clay has been the president it isn't are you the 152 00:22:20,650 --> 00:22:24,370 president currently I'm not the president currently currently our 153 00:22:24,370 --> 00:22:31,710 president is Interim President is Manil okay Manil and I know Wayne has been 154 00:22:31,710 --> 00:22:37,390 actively involved with that group Tom for some time before that and Clint and 155 00:22:37,390 --> 00:22:43,630 And so that group is a group that has representation from a number of counties all throughout northeast 156 00:22:43,630 --> 00:22:44,050 Texas. 157 00:22:44,590 --> 00:22:48,070 And folks travel from as far away as Greenville or Texarkana. 158 00:22:48,910 --> 00:22:49,630 Is that right? 159 00:22:50,330 --> 00:22:50,630 Yeah. 160 00:22:51,310 --> 00:22:56,170 So anyways, I just wanted to recognize that at the city of Sherman that several of our 161 00:22:56,170 --> 00:23:01,690 leaders here like Clint Tom Wayne and Clay and probably several others that I'm just 162 00:23:01,690 --> 00:23:05,850 unaware of have been actively involved in participating in that group and helping 163 00:23:05,850 --> 00:23:11,350 lead the way for that. It's just important for engineers, much like these fellows here to get 164 00:23:11,350 --> 00:23:15,710 together because that's what they enjoy doing. But I've had the opportunity to speak at their event 165 00:23:15,710 --> 00:23:20,730 and it's a great group of guys and they also are affecting our community in many, many ways 166 00:23:20,730 --> 00:23:25,130 that often go unnoticed and unseen. So we're thankful for each one of you and your service 167 00:23:25,130 --> 00:23:33,470 to that group. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Sir. So we do not have a public hearing this 168 00:23:33,470 --> 00:23:40,670 evening or is this Ryan? Do I need to open public hearing for this item? Okay, 169 00:23:40,750 --> 00:23:44,370 all right, so we will now open the public hearing and we will start with the 170 00:23:44,370 --> 00:23:49,270 reading. Do we need to untable this item first? Okay, so I'll take a motion to 171 00:23:49,270 --> 00:23:53,730 untable item 6954. So moved. Second. A motion to second. All those in favor, 172 00:23:53,890 --> 00:23:59,310 please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Okay, all right, so Terry if you would 173 00:23:59,310 --> 00:24:03,610 read item 6954 for us, please. Closing and abandoning an alley in the city of 174 00:24:03,610 --> 00:24:06,850 Sherman, Grayson County, Texas being more particularly described in the 175 00:24:06,850 --> 00:24:12,670 exhibits A and B. Okay, and I know this item originated with Wayne and it was 176 00:24:12,670 --> 00:24:16,530 something that there need to be some changes made in the last before the 177 00:24:16,530 --> 00:24:19,410 before it could be considered. So Wayne welcome and tell us what we're 178 00:24:19,410 --> 00:24:28,070 looking at. Mayor Counsel, good evening. So Austin College owns both sides of 179 00:24:28,070 --> 00:24:30,810 the alley along the portion that's proposed to be abandoned 180 00:24:33,670 --> 00:24:36,410 for incorporation into the future replatting 181 00:24:36,410 --> 00:24:39,810 of this property and facilities they're gonna build. 182 00:24:41,170 --> 00:24:43,330 The only city facility in the alley 183 00:24:43,330 --> 00:24:44,730 is an existing wastewater line, 184 00:24:44,770 --> 00:24:47,070 but it serves only them and will only serve them. 185 00:24:48,710 --> 00:24:51,990 So it'll just become a private line in that portion. 186 00:24:52,850 --> 00:24:55,690 We've got no opposition from the utility companies. 187 00:24:56,310 --> 00:24:58,270 There's no other utilities in there. 188 00:24:58,450 --> 00:25:00,330 Staff recommends approval of abandonment. 189 00:25:00,890 --> 00:25:01,970 Okay, thank you, Wayne. 190 00:25:04,270 --> 00:25:06,170 Okay, do we have anyone here in the audience 191 00:25:06,170 --> 00:25:08,350 that would like to make a public comment on this item? 192 00:25:11,710 --> 00:25:12,450 Okay, I see none. 193 00:25:12,730 --> 00:25:14,070 So we will close public hearing, 194 00:25:14,130 --> 00:25:15,090 consider adoption of the ordinance. 195 00:25:15,370 --> 00:25:16,970 Council, do we have any questions for Wayne? 196 00:25:17,810 --> 00:25:20,270 Move for approval, ordinance number 6954. 197 00:25:20,650 --> 00:25:20,750 Second. 198 00:25:21,070 --> 00:25:21,750 And motion is second. 199 00:25:21,830 --> 00:25:23,010 All those in favor, please say aye. 200 00:25:23,370 --> 00:25:23,650 Aye. 201 00:25:24,070 --> 00:25:24,490 Any opposed? 202 00:25:25,330 --> 00:25:26,050 Motion carries. 203 00:25:26,630 --> 00:25:27,490 All right, thank you, council. 204 00:25:28,510 --> 00:25:49,230 Okay, we are now down to our loan resolution that was pulled from consent. That is item number 7664 and I believe that we do have representatives here that on behalf of this item where you guys planning to present or say any words about the item or were you just here for answering questions. 205 00:25:50,410 --> 00:25:53,930 Okay. All right. Perfect. Okay. Council, I'll open up the floor on this 206 00:25:53,930 --> 00:25:54,130 item. 207 00:26:00,660 --> 00:26:09,480 For years had stuff happening down there. Closing State Highway 56, moving it to a 208 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:16,340 temporary route. What would that route be? And if you don't mind, if you would step 209 00:26:16,340 --> 00:26:21,080 up to the podium and state your name and address for the record so that we have it 210 00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:37,040 I'm sorry, but you're gonna have to say your last names and your addresses for the record 211 00:26:58,300 --> 00:27:01,900 And I'm Lisa Rutledge and we are moving into CCC. 212 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:04,800 Okay, all right, thank you. 213 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:06,240 Okay, council. 214 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:08,180 Our questions. 215 00:27:09,020 --> 00:27:12,600 Yeah, my question is about the route in 56 is shut down. 216 00:27:12,780 --> 00:27:16,120 Is there not a map, a challenge? 217 00:27:19,500 --> 00:27:28,560 I think it's... 218 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:34,480 Trevor is there a map in the ACH? I didn't see one but if there's not that the map with the 219 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,060 Alternate route is not in the ACF 220 00:27:39,140 --> 00:27:43,360 What they did propose were there were multiple routes 221 00:27:45,180 --> 00:27:48,380 Yeah, it was it wasn't in the ACF, but okay 222 00:27:49,980 --> 00:27:56,390 here so I was in contact with Brian the area engineer with 223 00:27:57,530 --> 00:28:04,590 and he asked me to provide several different detours, which I have provided two on the map. 224 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:07,220 Very good. 225 00:28:07,380 --> 00:28:08,720 Let me take a moment to review that. 226 00:28:22,470 --> 00:28:32,350 So just for clarity right now, the proposed pathway on the map that was provided is turning on Crockett, going down Laurel or Pecan, 227 00:28:33,230 --> 00:28:38,510 basically back to working your way around the closure and or going out to Highway 75. 228 00:28:38,910 --> 00:28:39,310 Yes, correct. 229 00:28:39,590 --> 00:28:39,810 Okay. 230 00:28:39,810 --> 00:28:42,670 The secondary option was to turn on Travis, I believe. 231 00:28:43,170 --> 00:28:43,870 Travis Street, OK. 232 00:28:45,850 --> 00:28:48,710 Yeah, I think some of the probably the origination 233 00:28:48,710 --> 00:28:50,750 of that question isn't necessarily 234 00:28:50,750 --> 00:28:55,090 related to normal vehicles, cars, and trucks, 235 00:28:55,230 --> 00:28:59,410 but more so that that is a 18-wheeler, big truck, 236 00:28:59,730 --> 00:29:03,250 designated transportation pathway. 237 00:29:03,690 --> 00:29:07,130 And so figuring out during this time of this event 238 00:29:07,530 --> 00:29:09,350 where those big 18-wheelers are going 239 00:29:09,350 --> 00:29:10,790 to be able to make terms and travel. 240 00:29:18,020 --> 00:29:21,220 Jeff Coat, 241 00:29:27,910 --> 00:29:28,510 would you like to add? 242 00:29:40,690 --> 00:29:41,670 And let me get clarity 243 00:29:41,670 --> 00:29:48,510 on that. We had spoken before. Are you requesting the entire shutdown or just one lane of traffic? 244 00:29:48,510 --> 00:29:49,530 Got 245 00:29:58,420 --> 00:29:58,600 it. 246 00:29:59,140 --> 00:29:59,520 Okay. 247 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:11,600 We are open to suggestions, though. As I was talking to Brian, I asked him if any of those detours did not work, he would provide his expertise in which way he did that. 248 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:26,800 Got you. Okay. And just for council's clarity, I don't know if this is a Ryan or a Zach question, and there may be other questions here from council, but if the council did want to show some support for closing down the roadway, if there was transportation, 249 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:31,800 and pathways for the 18-wheelers that would accommodate, 250 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,740 how could a motion be made that would allow 251 00:30:36,740 --> 00:30:42,060 for those pathways to be designated before it was complete? 252 00:30:42,660 --> 00:30:44,720 Yeah, council obviously has the authority 253 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:47,700 to table the item and work with staff 254 00:30:47,700 --> 00:30:49,640 to bring the agreement back 255 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,560 in a way that the council might support. 256 00:30:51,940 --> 00:30:52,440 That's one option. 257 00:30:52,980 --> 00:30:54,940 Another option is to approve the agreement 258 00:30:54,940 --> 00:31:01,400 with the condition that certain routes be used or certain routes not be used in accordance 259 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:02,160 with the agreement. 260 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:08,480 And that might require changes to the agreement that TechStyle would need to approve, so depending 261 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:13,240 on the timing of when the screaming needs to be in place, that might determine the 262 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:17,480 table of the item or approve it with conditions that delegate the staff to work through 263 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,580 these notes based on the direction. 264 00:31:20,420 --> 00:31:23,720 Yeah, I don't even think it's finalized. 265 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:31,420 Okay, well, this is impressive. They're not they're not playing on start until September. 266 00:31:35,860 --> 00:31:39,400 I thought I saw it advertise for August and that's why I thought. 267 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:44,800 Yeah, the decision had. Okay, so it's this this was just something that we're in. 268 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:52,360 Okay, so mayor, I think that if you if you wanted to make a motion that. 269 00:31:52,360 --> 00:32:16,280 Um, was consistent that that the board approves, uh, something for a lot of the traffic plans that staff and text dot, uh, agree upon, uh, because our engineers and police department could, could communicate with text dot, and, um, I would be comfortable supporting that that staff and text dot communicate on this issue, come to an agreement. 270 00:32:16,620 --> 00:32:21,620 And to me, that's the safest thing from keeping, um, the issue from getting crossed between us. 271 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:28,360 I would say, first off, thank you for doing what you're doing. 272 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:33,280 Everything in downtown Sherman is, you know, we're happy that you're in downtown Sherman. 273 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:41,040 And we have lots of events downtown, and having 56 be a state highway really does put a damper 274 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:41,480 on things. 275 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:45,880 And I think everyone up here, I don't want to speak for everybody, but I guess I just 276 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:49,240 did, is interested in finding a way to do this. 277 00:32:49,860 --> 00:32:55,780 and finding a way that does it that works but once we set a precedent we have 278 00:32:55,780 --> 00:32:59,520 opened the door for everybody else and before we open that door for everybody 279 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:05,020 else I would for one want to make sure that we have a good solution and that 280 00:33:05,020 --> 00:33:11,680 it is thoroughly vetted and mapped out so for me it isn't a no but I would 281 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:16,300 say we probably should table this and have city staff study it so that when 282 00:33:16,300 --> 00:33:22,240 we say yes it could be yes for everybody for all those events. So I do think we 283 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:27,520 just need to make sure that we have a good route and a good plan because you 284 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:34,360 know it takes one truck running over one thing or one bad event and everything 285 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:40,460 sort of gets smeared and it makes it harder to do anything. So I would make 286 00:33:40,460 --> 00:33:44,520 a motion just to table this so we can study it further and then when city 287 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:49,440 staff has a solution and they work with TextDOT, we can bring it back and vote for a solution. 288 00:33:49,580 --> 00:33:55,960 I do have a question. I know we have a motion, but I mean, I know this isn't the first time 289 00:33:55,960 --> 00:34:02,700 we've closed this area off. I mean, we closed off just a few months ago for the 290 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:11,060 Sherman food truck competition. What the tour route that we have then? 291 00:34:11,060 --> 00:34:17,640 They didn't close Houston State Open, they closed Crockett and Travis. 292 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:18,500 Okay. 293 00:34:18,940 --> 00:34:18,960 Yeah. 294 00:34:20,380 --> 00:34:25,200 And for Cinco de Mayo step down there, it also has stayed open in the past. 295 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:31,500 So I think we do need a solution, but I just want to make sure it's the right solution. 296 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:35,980 Well, and I will say that the amount of traffic that you guys have generated there 297 00:34:35,980 --> 00:34:37,080 has been incredible. 298 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:42,340 And you know I and I definitely see a need to accommodate in some form or fashion because 299 00:34:43,060 --> 00:34:48,120 You know right now your booths are in the parking spaces backed right up to a edge of a street where 300 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:53,620 And we're 18 willers and cars and you know, so 301 00:34:56,230 --> 00:34:58,730 I know my preference would be to 302 00:34:59,450 --> 00:35:01,770 Come up with a solution but close 303 00:35:02,750 --> 00:35:03,730 Houston Street 304 00:35:04,290 --> 00:35:08,510 Not have just one lane where somebody could be in the other lane 305 00:35:08,710 --> 00:35:14,050 Yes, you know that type of thing if we're gonna do it then I think and what hours I know that you all 306 00:35:14,890 --> 00:35:19,670 Are in the evening, but what hours of the day would you have to shut it down in order to get it ready? 307 00:35:19,890 --> 00:35:21,010 Do you know I think honestly? 308 00:35:22,810 --> 00:35:24,050 It starts at six 309 00:35:24,950 --> 00:35:33,050 Okay, it just depends on whoever's putting the items out to do the need for I don't know who's responsible for that yet 310 00:35:33,050 --> 00:35:36,610 And I think in our item. I think it said 430 to 10. Yeah, I believe 311 00:35:39,010 --> 00:35:40,850 Two Fridays a month basically 312 00:35:44,830 --> 00:35:52,130 John I'll second the motion. Okay. We have a motion in a second to table the item to bring it back with a comprehensive plan for 18-wheeler traffic 313 00:35:52,130 --> 00:35:59,950 Yes, ma'am question. So aside from closing, our other request was to be able to utilize the parking spaces 314 00:35:59,950 --> 00:36:04,190 along West Houston. Are we not able to do that moving forward until we can 315 00:36:04,950 --> 00:36:08,810 Is that the ones that you currently have the ones that are yellow that you're currently using now? 316 00:36:09,150 --> 00:36:15,330 Yeah, I believe that's handled administratively. I don't think it even takes counsel action for that right back 317 00:36:16,970 --> 00:36:17,930 Oh really 318 00:36:20,010 --> 00:36:20,490 Okay 319 00:36:26,850 --> 00:36:32,030 Sure, we will have to address this item that is currently pending with a motion in a second so 320 00:36:32,030 --> 00:36:35,890 So, the last council member, Stevenson would like to amend this motion. 321 00:36:37,510 --> 00:36:42,070 Yeah, it's all going to be tabled and reviewed, so can we just add that into the review? 322 00:36:42,870 --> 00:36:49,850 So, I would say that that, my input would be that that would need to be part of the totality 323 00:36:49,850 --> 00:36:54,450 because I would be very concerned about people crossing Houston Street to get to the other side. 324 00:36:55,910 --> 00:36:57,590 So, let's finish this item. 325 00:36:58,290 --> 00:37:03,450 We're going to have to take a vote on this item since there's been a motion made and really discussion should be shut down on this item now. 326 00:37:04,450 --> 00:37:05,850 He could if he wanted to. 327 00:37:07,190 --> 00:37:07,830 But you. 328 00:37:09,270 --> 00:37:12,930 He hasn't there there could be a Ryan there could be a motion to amend correct. 329 00:37:13,730 --> 00:37:16,670 So somebody else can amend by motion if they want. 330 00:37:16,890 --> 00:37:19,810 And then we could take the motions in order of precedent. 331 00:37:20,510 --> 00:37:20,890 Am I correct? 332 00:37:21,770 --> 00:37:23,250 What would the amendment be? 333 00:37:24,110 --> 00:37:25,110 Whatever y'all want. 334 00:37:27,970 --> 00:37:31,810 Let me add some clarification before we take a vote on this item. 335 00:37:32,470 --> 00:37:37,450 You guys have already currently been getting approval for this administratively and I don't 336 00:37:37,450 --> 00:37:42,070 think that anything right now is pressing to change with that that they can continue 337 00:37:42,070 --> 00:37:46,190 to approve it administratively and I'm assuming that they will continue to approve it. 338 00:37:46,570 --> 00:37:51,570 So us not taking action on that does not prevent you from continuing to do what you've 339 00:37:51,570 --> 00:37:52,090 already been doing. 340 00:37:52,250 --> 00:37:54,790 So we're not eliminating your ability to do that. 341 00:37:54,790 --> 00:37:57,470 But you're just saying, for the next one, do it the same way you've always been doing 342 00:37:57,470 --> 00:37:57,710 it. 343 00:37:58,050 --> 00:37:58,210 The 344 00:38:02,630 --> 00:38:04,950 courthouse is going to allow us to use the ground. 345 00:38:05,390 --> 00:38:05,690 Got it. 346 00:38:05,870 --> 00:38:07,430 So we're super excited about that. 347 00:38:07,950 --> 00:38:12,350 So we were just going to amend it and not do that this time on the other side of the 348 00:38:12,350 --> 00:38:15,210 street, but just go straight down to the courthouse. 349 00:38:15,430 --> 00:38:15,770 Okay. 350 00:38:16,070 --> 00:38:16,810 On Houston Street. 351 00:38:17,530 --> 00:38:17,670 Yep. 352 00:38:17,890 --> 00:38:18,870 That's excellent. 353 00:38:19,310 --> 00:38:21,730 It was when we were knowing that we had the option in the future. 354 00:38:22,030 --> 00:38:22,170 Yes. 355 00:38:22,570 --> 00:38:23,590 Now you can finish your amendment. 356 00:38:24,230 --> 00:38:24,630 Okay. 357 00:38:24,790 --> 00:38:25,250 All right. 358 00:38:25,310 --> 00:38:27,930 So, council, let's take a vote on the motion that's been made. 359 00:38:27,930 --> 00:38:31,030 and then we'll take it from there. 360 00:38:31,730 --> 00:38:35,070 So all those in favor of the current motion on the table? 361 00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:37,480 Aye. 362 00:38:38,420 --> 00:38:38,580 OK. 363 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:39,880 Any opposed? 364 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:42,080 All right, motion carries. 365 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:46,360 So you were currently tabled for a transportation plan. 366 00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:49,040 And then we can take care of that as soon as that transportation 367 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:50,540 can't plan to come back. 368 00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:52,440 And we can untable it and take action on it. 369 00:38:52,660 --> 00:38:54,920 So keep doing what you've been doing 370 00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:56,900 until if this takes a week or two, 371 00:38:56,980 --> 00:38:58,820 or however long it takes to figure that out. 372 00:38:58,820 --> 00:39:06,100 Thank you guys. I would like to mention, if you guys are going to take off, this event 373 00:39:06,100 --> 00:39:12,240 really has been special to watch in downtown and we are extremely thankful. The city can 374 00:39:12,240 --> 00:39:17,200 only do so much with its time and resources to host and do events and to have business 375 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:22,020 owner buy in and to have you all orchestrating it yourselves, bringing it to the forefront 376 00:39:22,020 --> 00:39:26,160 and really handling all of the planning and organization. That is something that 377 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:28,780 We've been meeting in our downtown is that type of buying from business owners. 378 00:39:28,980 --> 00:39:30,820 And so we greatly appreciate your efforts. 379 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:31,800 So thank you so much. 380 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:34,160 Okay. 381 00:39:35,620 --> 00:39:36,140 Okay. 382 00:39:36,340 --> 00:39:49,780 So we are to the end of our resolutions and we only have a couple of board appointments to make unless council would like to go to executive session. 383 00:39:50,460 --> 00:39:52,380 We can make those four appointments now. 384 00:39:52,940 --> 00:39:55,920 And I believe we can probably do that without exact. 385 00:39:55,920 --> 00:40:00,960 Yeah, Mr. Mayor, I'd move to reappoint Lori Mealy to the library board and reappoint Dr. 386 00:40:01,240 --> 00:40:04,020 Lander Bethel to the Texan Moe Community Center Board of Trustees. 387 00:40:04,420 --> 00:40:04,620 Second. 388 00:40:05,080 --> 00:40:05,860 Okay, we have motion in second. 389 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:07,180 All those in favor, please say aye. 390 00:40:07,500 --> 00:40:07,700 Aye. 391 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:08,580 Any opposed? 392 00:40:09,500 --> 00:40:10,160 Motion carries. 393 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:14,900 Okay, Council, we have made it to the end of our meeting, so we are now down to 394 00:40:14,900 --> 00:40:15,480 Council comments. 395 00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:18,100 So I will start with Council Member Barnett. 396 00:40:18,860 --> 00:40:21,940 I do want to echo your comments about the Bend-Light Market. 397 00:40:22,100 --> 00:40:23,000 It's been phenomenal. 398 00:40:23,740 --> 00:40:25,080 The attendance has been really well. 399 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:33,980 the vendors have all been great and the food there has been awesome. So, I bought our 400 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:41,920 distinguished businesses that started that effort and want to encourage them to continue that effort. 401 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:53,320 All right, well then I just have a couple of comments here. Coffee with the Mayor 402 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:59,340 There is this Friday at 903 Brewers starting at 8 a.m. and that will be featuring some updates 403 00:40:59,340 --> 00:41:01,840 about some exciting things we have happening in downtown. 404 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:07,480 There is a ribbon cutting at Woodland Cottages by the Sherman Chamber of Commerce and that 405 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:10,620 will be Thursday, August 13th at 3 p.m. 406 00:41:10,860 --> 00:41:13,600 That's Sherman's newest senior living community. 407 00:41:14,780 --> 00:41:18,820 The Sherman Arts Fest is only about six weeks away and that's on Saturday, September 408 00:41:18,820 --> 00:41:24,220 September 19th, 9 a.m. at Kid Key Park, and it's not too early to get tickets to sponsor 409 00:41:24,220 --> 00:41:30,060 the 42-bed Bash Benefitting Texoma Family Shelter at Mustang Creek Event Center on Thursday, 410 00:41:30,460 --> 00:41:35,580 September 24th, at 5.30 p.m. So those are all of our announcements this evening, and 411 00:41:35,580 --> 00:41:40,940 we thank you all for being here, and I would take motion a second to adjourn. We are adjourned.