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[15:47] We will officially call this meeting of the Venus Community Service Development Corporation
[15:52] to order Tuesday, September the 1st at 6.30. Kelly, would you do the roll call, please? Yes, sir.
[16:02] Place 1, Jeannie Prezak. Present. Place 2, Bosch Chair, Katie Drembrino. Present. Place 3 is vacant.
[16:23] please stand with the invocation and the pledges.
[16:30] I must praise the only Father.
[16:32] We just thank you for this day.
[16:33] We thank you for the privilege of serving you
[16:35] and serving this community.
[16:37] Lord is we meet tonight.
[16:39] We pray for wisdom.
[16:41] We pray for guidance.
[16:43] Lord that what we do would be pleasing to you and be pleasing to the citizens of this community.
[16:49] Lord, we ask you to watch over us, watch over the ones that protect us,
[16:53] where the uniforms of the fire department, the police department, and the military. Lord,
[17:00] forgive us when we fail you. Cross name, I ask. Amen.
[17:18] with liberty and justice for all.
[17:22] Honour the Texas flag.
[17:24] I pledge allegiance to the Texas 1st day
[17:28] under the 1nd and individual.
[17:41] Thank you.
[17:42] Moving on to item two.
[17:44] Citizens public comment period.
[17:46] And we have one person signed up to speak.
[17:49] Miss Alicia Rosales.
[17:51] You're up.
[17:56] Good evening.
[17:57] Alicia Rosales, 1215.
[17:59] County Road, 213.
[18:00] Venus, Texas.
[18:01] I know you can't answer me, but I just have a couple of rhetorical questions about what's
[18:10] on your budget because in a few weeks I'll be making decisions about budgets too.
[18:15] So I just need clarification, especially since some of your line-on-ones are similar
[18:21] to what's on the public works budget.
[18:26] So the transfer out of 223,730 dollars, then there's an acronym, DSF, what is that exactly for?
[18:43] And then what was decided on the park improvements of $100,000, have you all decided on that?
[18:52] and then what is the line item for $10,275,000 for city contracted for admin?
[19:04] Just those three questions. $10,000 item for city contracted services for admin
[19:10] and then what we're going to do for park improvements if you have that idea and then the transfer.
[19:18] Thank you.
[19:20] Thank you, ma'am.
[19:21] Awesome. Thank you. Thank you for y'all's awesome work on the budget. No, it did amazing. Thank you.
[19:30] Okay, Adam 3. 3.1 is the approval of the meeting, meeting minutes of the special call meeting on August the 18th.
[19:43] If you had the opportunity to look over those, see any corrections, changes, comments.
[19:49] If
[19:54] not, the floor is open for a motion to approve or disapprove those minutes.
[20:01] I make a motion. We approve the minutes of the special call meeting on August 18, 2026.
[20:11] I'll second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion?
[20:19] All in favor of the motion? Please raise your hand. All in favor? None opposed? Motion carried.
[20:24] item
[20:32] 4.1 is discussed and consider the approval of the physical year 26 27
[20:40] annual budget. We've spent numerous hours on this.
[20:49] Just walk to remind everyone
[20:52] that there are some major items that Oscar has been working on, such as the major
[21:03] improvements to field of park, the shade structures, the rubber malls and everything that are
[21:10] not in this budget, that they will have to be a budget amendment if and when we do that.
[21:16] So, but we are presenting a balanced budget, this will go to the council for their approval.
[21:27] Oscar, what you got?
[21:28] Hi, I would even in ADC board members and public attendance.
[21:32] So, like Mr. Russell, the chair mentioned, we have this budget with the workshop last time that we did a special committee.
[21:42] It's been balanced now, but if you have any questions, let me know.
[22:00] Since the person that spoke at the beginning have three questions for us, can you refresh
[22:05] our memory with that 10,275 for city contracted services again and explain the transfer out
[22:12] just one more time?
[22:13] Yes.
[22:15] So, let me see the 10,000, sorry, can you remember it?
[22:19] What item is that?
[22:20] What number?
[22:20] Sorry.
[22:26] The park improvement we had adjusted the budget to the 100,000 from the 180 just in eights to help balance our budget.
[22:37] So I kind of understand the park improvement that's the budget, but the 10,275 for city contracted services.
[22:44] We left that the same and I know in our special meeting you guys elaborated what that was.
[22:49] Can you refresh my memory?
[22:50] Yes, CD contracted services or CD contracted and we traded costs because that's ten thousand two hundred and seventy
[23:00] If you see if the item that it says CD contracted and we stray the cost that's far of the
[23:09] Administrative cost from you know paying
[23:13] Salaries and things from other departments, but like our parks workers and things like that what we pay part of that
[23:19] No. Chair, if I may.
[23:23] That one, Adam, that was asked about that is for the city secretary, the finance director
[23:32] and the finance assistance time that we spend on the board through the year.
[23:40] And the transfer in and out, I'm sorry you didn't even get it.
[23:44] Yeah, the transfer in and out is money that was moved from the general fund to balance
[23:49] the budget.
[23:50] and chair if I may on that that is also the salary of the one full-time parts
[23:59] person half of the other person and everything that goes into the salary for
[24:07] that that is also in the bond debt and us payment comes out of that as well
[24:11] your transfer in and out those salaries are not paid directly from the 4B it's
[24:21] They go through the city who does all of the workers comp, the retirement and everything.
[24:32] So it is a money transfer from the 4B funds into the city, then the city disperses those
[24:40] out to the employees and to the various places that they go.
[24:49] Do we have an itemization of that number?
[24:51] I understand what it's used for but do we have a like a breakdown of or do we strictly just
[24:59] agree to that dollar amount and they transferred into another general fund and then they use it accordingly?
[25:04] Does that make sense? What am I saying?
[25:07] It does.
[25:08] Yes.
[25:11] We do have a breakdown.
[25:12] I just do not have it with me.
[25:15] Let me see if I have it.
[25:16] I don't know if I have it with me.
[25:19] No.
[25:19] But that transfer out is part of what the City Council uses to balance their budget to run no okay no these budget
[25:33] Just know the four B funds
[25:37] The city cannot use them
[25:45] Kelly one thing
[25:46] That I would ask if possible I know that the city at one time I guess they still do as a monthly check register
[25:59] Is that possible for the forbreath to get that I'm going to say yes because usually on
[26:06] else consent agenda in the past you would have the approval of your
[26:12] financials I'm not finance I don't know that report and when it falls on when
[26:18] they run that I don't know if it's like a monthly that could be present but I
[26:22] definitely will check on that and I will get you an answer if it can be every
[26:26] meeting, if it's a quarterly thing, but yes, so you all can have your financials.
[26:32] And that would give everybody an up-to-date on what for-be-fonds and have been spent
[26:37] for the month through the quarter or something?
[26:39] I would like that.
[26:40] I think since we're especially since we're really trying to be very proactive on how we're
[26:44] spending our money, the more knowledge that we have on each one is spent as best.
[26:56] So what else do you have?
[26:57] I think those were the three questions that the person from the public asked.
[27:04] I don't know if you have any other questions.
[27:11] In keeping everybody informed, you guys have expressed an interest in having some training.
[27:19] I have been in contact with someone and Oscar has also been in contact with that person.
[27:25] so we're in the process of trying to set up some in-house training so we
[27:33] should have something by the next meeting date so we can do that.
[27:43] Anything
[27:44] else? Any other questions?
[27:48] The passing of the budget is the only item on the
[27:52] agenda but if anyone needs any more information for our next meeting please get a
[28:01] Oscar and have me and have that put on there and we will one of the items that is likely
[28:10] to be on the next month's agenda is the bids for improvements at Shana Park and Field
[28:21] of Park. The rubber mulch and the shades, you know, Oscar has been working on that.
[28:31] It's
[28:31] and there may be some other items that were working on that will be on that agenda also.
[28:41] Also, I know the last meeting we gave you a lot of once and I was just wondering if maybe by the next meeting
[28:47] you could give us a brief update if you've been able to locate any possible grants
[28:51] that we might be able to apply for to improve our parks in our community.
[28:58] Yes, thank you.
[29:03] Kelly, do you have anything that we need to know about?
[29:07] No, sir.
[29:09] No.
[29:19] Can I get a front?
[29:23] Item 4.1, discuss and consider the approval of the fiscal year 2026, 2027 annual budget.
[29:33] So do we have a motion to approve or disapprove as presented?
[29:40] Excuse me. I'll make a motion that we approve the fiscal year 2627 annual budget as presented.
[29:49] Okay. We have a motion.
[29:50] I second it.
[29:51] And a second.
[29:53] Last chance for discussion.
[29:58] All in favor, please raise your hand.
[30:01] All in favor, none opposed, motion carried.
[30:05] Okay. That is everything that is on the agenda item
[30:11] for tonight. So is anybody have anything that they know over at now that you would want
[30:19] to put on next month's agenda?
[30:28] Okay. Okay. If not, I will adjourn this meeting at 6.45.
[30:37] Thank you, sir.
[30:39] Thank you.