Jun 20, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. CALL TO ORDER Invocation - Rev. Margret Fields, Pastor of Discipleship at First United Methodist Church of Burleson Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag Texas Pledge: Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God; one and indivisible]

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I'M GOING TO OPEN THE SESSION UP AT 5:33.

I'VE ASKED JIMMY STAFFORD TO SAY OUR INVOCATION.

IF EVERYBODY WOULD PLEASE RISE AND CONTINUE STANDING WHILE WE TAKE OUR PLEDGES.

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU'LL BOW YOUR HEADS, PLEASE.

FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE COMMIT THIS MEETING TO YOU.

COME AND REVEAL YOUR WILL IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIFE AND MINISTRY, AND AS WE DISCUSS THE AFFAIRS OF THE CITY, WE ASK FOR YOUR WILL TO BE DONE, SHOW US YOUR PURPOSES, ENLIGHTEN US SO THAT WE MAY KNOW HOW YOU WANT US TO ACCOMPLISH OUR TASK.

WE DESIRE YOUR GLORY AND BLESSING AND ALL WE DO.

DIRECT OUR THOUGHTS, WORDS, DECISIONS AND ACTIONS TOWARDS THE RIGHT PATH AND HELP US STAY ON TRACK.

LET YOUR WILL BE DONE AS WE PLAN AND MAKE DECISIONS.

AMEN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION TWO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

WE HAVE NO ITEMS UNDER 2A OR 2B FOR PROCLAMATIONS OR PRESENTATIONS THAT LEADS US TO ITEM 2C COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS.

[C. Community Interest Items This is a standing item on the agenda of every regular meeting of the City Council. An "item of community interest" includes the following: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognitions of city officials, employees, or other citizens; reminders about upcoming events sponsored by the city or other entity that is scheduled to be attended by city official or city employee; and announcements involving imminent public health and safety threats to the city.]

SO IT WAS A VERY, VERY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

I REALLY ENJOYED IT. I'M SURE YOU DID TOO.

MAYOR. FRAN HAS BAILED ME OUT A LOT OF TIMES, SO I APPRECIATE THAT A LOT.

[CHUCKLING] I DON'T WANT THAT PLACE TO EVER CLOSE.

WE ALSO HAD THE GRAND OPENING OF THE MEMORIAL GARDEN AT STATION 16, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY LOVELY.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO OUT THERE.

IT HAS BEEN CREATED AS A PLACE OF QUIET AND SOLEMN AND I WISH I COULD REMEMBER SOME OF YOUR WORDS, BUT A PLACE FOR HEALING AS WELL.

MAYOR PRO TEM HAD SOME FANTASTIC WORDS THAT DAY, SO I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT, BUT TODAY, BEING JUNE 20TH, COMMEMORATES THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR JUNETEENTH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REMEMBER WHAT YESTERDAY MEANS TO A GOOD PORTION OF OUR COUNTRY, AND THIS IS A DAY TO CELEBRATE FREEDOM.

IT'S ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME THAT WE CELEBRATE FREEDOM IN OUR COUNTRY, THIS TIME SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND I MENTION THIS BECAUSE OPAL LEE, WHO IS IN FORT WORTH, SHE IS THE ONE WHO PUSHED SO HARD TO GET THIS TO BECOME A NATIONAL HOLIDAY, AND THIS WOMAN IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH, QUITE FRANKLY, IF YOU'VE HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT HER, AND THEN THAT ALSO BRINGS ME TO I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO A PROJECT CALLED TRANSFORM 1012 NORTH MAIN STREET IN FORT WORTH.

THIS IS PUT TOGETHER BY A MULTIPLE GROUPS OF PEOPLE OR ORGANIZATIONS, ONE OF WHICH IS DNA WORKS, WHO HAPPENS TO BE A MEMBER OF MINE AND HAS BEEN WITH ME FOR SIX YEARS AT MY COMPANY, BUT THIS IS A MASSIVE PROJECT.

THEY JUST RECEIVED $3 MILLION FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

THEY WERE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE TODAY SHOW TODAY, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, YOU CAN GO TO TRANSFORM1012.ORG.

WHAT STARTED AS A FIGHT TO KNOCK DOWN A THE FORMER KKK BUILDING IN FORT WORTH, WHICH IS LIKE ONE OF THE MAYBE LAST ONE STANDING IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT YET TO TRANSFORM IT INTO A COMMUNITY AND ART CENTER FOR HEALING, IT'S QUITE AMAZING.

SO YOU CAN GO TO TRANSFORM1012.ORG, GO TO THE TODAY SHOW AND WATCH THE STORY OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO TRANSFORM THIS BUILDING THAT IS REALLY WAS AT THE NEAR OF COLLAPSING INTO AN AMAZING CENTER FOR HEALING AND TO CELEBRATE THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND THE FORT WORTH AREA. I WANT TO REACH OUT

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AS OUR THE ECONOMY HAS GOTTEN REALLY, REALLY BAD FINANCIALLY, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF HEAVY BURDEN UPON GROCERIES, ENERGY, THAT SORT OF THING, AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF HEAT.

I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR ELDERLY AND THOSE ON FIXED INCOME.

I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY BE MAKING THAT HARD CHOICE BETWEEN DO I EAT OR DO I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER? SO I KNOW OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS AWESOME.

I SAW ALL THE AWARDS, SO I'VE GOT A NEW CHALLENGE AND I WANT THEM TO POST SOMETHING ON OUR CITY WEBSITE, A LINK, IF YOU WILL.

A PAGE, IF YOU WILL, WITH LINKS OF WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO GET ASSISTANCE.

SOMETHING WHETHER IT'S CATHOLIC CHARITIES--I'M JUST THROWING STUFF OUT THERE--BUT YOU KNOW THE AREA FOOD BANKS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE WITHIN OUR CITY BUT JUST RESOURCES THAT PEOPLE CAN TURN TO.

SO THAT WAY WHICH FACILITIES HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, HOW LATE ARE THEY OPEN, THAT KIND OF THING, AND ALSO A PLACE IN CITIZENS.

I WANT YOU ALL TO HELP US OUT WITH THIS.

IF YOU KNOW OF ANY RESOURCES, PLEASE SHARE THAT WITH US, AND AT THE SAME TIME, PLEASE CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS.

YOU KNOW, IF IT'S 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON AND YOU'RE WALKING BY YOUR ELDERLY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND THAT AIR CONDITIONER OUTSIDE IS NOT RUNNING, THEY'RE PROBABLY MAKING A HARD CHOICE. PRIDE MAY PREVENT THEM FROM COMING OUT AND ASKING FOR HELP.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXTEND IT.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS TOO SERIOUS RIGHT NOW, AND I JUST I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO AS A CITY AND WE NEED TO AS A COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A PLUG FOR SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.

OUR LIBRARY HAS AN AWESOME SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, THERE'S TOUCH A TRUCK AT THE BRICK AND THERE WILL BE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CITY TRUCKS FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I'M SURE MANY OTHER COOL, COOL TRUCKS THAT'LL AMAZE THE KIDS.

SO COME OUT AT 10:00 AT THE BRICK AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER LIKE THIS LAST SATURDAY THEY DID DONUT STORY TIME, WHICH SEEMED TO BE SUPER FUN AND A BIG HIT AND LOTS OF STICKY STUFF GOING AROUND, AND I WANT TO THANK A LOCAL BUSINESS THAT SUPPORTED AND DONATED THE DONUT HOLES.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THOSE BUSINESSES THAT PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND HELP PULL OFF GREAT EVENTS.

THERE'S ALSO AN ICE CREAM STORY TIME COMING UP LATER THIS MONTH.

SO LOOK ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND THE LIBRARY HAS ITS OWN PAGE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW ALONG ON FACEBOOK, AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT THE LIBRARY IS DOING, AND IT GIVES THERE'S EVERYTHING FROM STORY TIME FOR TODDLERS AND BABIES TO TEENAGE CRAFT TIME THAT I KNOW THAT I HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT.

SO TAKE A GANDER AT THAT AND GET INVOLVED IN SOME OF THOSE FUN, FREE ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.

I MIGHT BE PREMATURE ON WHAT I'M FIXING TO ANNOUNCE.

THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION IN FORT WORTH CALLED COWTOWN WARRIORS, AND THEY DEAL WITH OUR VETERANS AND THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR NEEDS AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE, AND WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH THEM, AND THEY WANT TO.

.. WELL, WE ACTUALLY STARTED OUT DOING OUR OWN THING, AND WHEN YOU REINVENT THE WHEEL, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T GET IT RIGHT FOR A WHILE.

THEY HAVE BEEN KIND OF GUIDING US AND IT CAME UP SAID, WHY DON'T WE JUST BE A BRANCH OF COWTOWN WARRIORS? SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE COMING, BUT THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR VETERANS THAT ARE HAVING ISSUES, AND IT JUST STARTED OUT ABOUT A FORT WORTH COP COMMITTING SUICIDE AND EVERYBODY THOUGHT HE WAS OKAY.

SO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT.

I APPRECIATE WHAT JIMMY'S WANTING TO DO ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF ON THE SAME LINE.

THESE GUYS ARE VERY PRIVATE.

THEY'RE BY THEMSELVES.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND THEM, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BE ON ANY DATABASE.

THEY DON'T WANT TO BE ON A PHONE SYSTEM OR ANYTHING.

SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

SO IF THERE'S ANY PUT ON THIS, YOU CAN SEND ME AN EMAIL.

I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON THIS.

WE DON'T CLAIM TO HAVE IT ALL RIGHT, BUT IT'S A NEED.

IT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE COMING UP ON THE 4TH OF JULY AND SOME OF THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO STILL BE VERY LONESOME IN THEIR OWN HOME.

SO ANYWAY, I WANT TO WELCOME THE COWTOWN WARRIORS TO BURLESON.

OKAY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION THREE.

CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA 3A IS ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN, AND 3B IS ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION OR ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS AT THIS TIME? THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO SECTION FOUR CITIZENS APPEARANCES.

OTHER THAN PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ITEMS LISTED ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

CITIZENS IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL MAY SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION.

SPEAKERS IN ATTENDANCE, EACH PERSON WILL BE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

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SPEAKERS NOT IN ATTENDANCE, EACH SPEAKER MUST FILL OUT A ONLINE SPEAKER CARD.

ONLINE SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE POSTED START TIME OF THE COUNCIL MEETING AND THE ONLINE SPEAKER CARDS WILL BE READ OUT LOUD BY MYSELF AT THE TIME THAT THEY'RE PRESENTED TO ME.

AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO ONLINE SPEAKER CARDS AND I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS IN FRONT OF ME.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? I SEE NONE THAT MOVES US ON.

[10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Section 551.071, Texas Government Code, the Council reserves the right to convene in Executive Session(s), from time to time as deemed necessary during this meeting for any posted agenda item, to receive advice from its attorney as permitted by law. Pending or Contemplated Litigation or to Seek the Advice of the City Attorney Pursuant to Section 551.071 Land use, design standards, and density in the City's transit-oriented development district Discussion Regarding Possible Purchase, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property Pursuant to Section 551.072 Discuss and receive direction on certain parcels of real property for municipal purposes where deliberation in open session would have a detrimental effect on the position of negotiations with third parties. Deliberation regarding a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the state or the governmental body Pursuant to Section 551.073 Personnel Matters Pursuant to Section 551.074 Review, deliberate, and discuss the annual performance evaluation, duties, benefits, compensation, and contract for the City Secretary. Review, deliberate, and discuss the annual performance evaluation, duties, benefits, compensation, and contract for the Municipal Court Judge. Review, deliberate, and discuss the annual performance evaluation, duties, benefits, compensation, and contract for the Associate Municipal Court Judges. Review, deliberate, and discuss the annual performance evaluation, duties, benefits, compensation, and contract for the Municipal Court Judge. Review, deliberate, and discuss the annual performance evaluation, duties, benefits, compensation, and contract for the Associate Municipal Court Judges. Deliberation regarding (1) the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices; or (2) a security audit Pursuant to Sec. 551.076 Deliberation Regarding Commercial or Financial Information Received from or the Offer of a Financial or Other Incentive made to a Business Prospect Seeking to Locate, Stay or Expand in or Near the Territory of the City and with which the City is conducting Economic Development Negotiations Pursuant to Section 551.087 Pursuant to Sec. 418.183(f), deliberation of information related to managing emergencies and disasters including those caused by terroristic acts (must be tape recorded)]

SO PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, 551.072, 551.074, THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD CALL FOR A MOTION A SECOND AND STATE THE TIME.

IS THERE A MOTION TO CONVENE? SECOND.

I GOT A MOTION BY RICK, SECOND BY VICTORIA.

ALL IN FAVOR. SORRY.

I'M SORRY. I HIT IT RIGHT AS YOU.

JUST GO AND SHOW HANDS.

PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE'RE GOING TO CONVENE AT 5:44.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE SESSION UP AT 6:27.

MAYOR WE WOULD NEED A MOTION AND SECOND AND A VOTE BEFORE WE COULD GO BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? SO MOVED.

I'VE GOT A MOTION BY DAN AND A SECOND BY JIMMY.

ALL IN FAVOR. UNANIMOUS.

SO CAN YOU STATE--YEAH, GO AHEAD.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations.]

EXCUSE ME. ALL ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE CONSIDERED TO BE RETAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION FOR THE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 5A THROUGH 5J.

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL FOR A MOTION AND A VOTE, PLEASE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN, A SECOND BY RONNIE. IF YOU'LL WAIT JUST A MOMENT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.

[A. 3808 S Burleson Blvd, Lot 11, of Spring Valley (Case 22-039): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance amending ordinance B-582, the zoning ordinance of the City of Burleson, Texas, by amending the official zoning map and changing the zoning on approximately 2.07 acres of land, addressed as 3808 S Burleson Blvd, known as Lot 11, Spring Valley an addition to Johnson County, Texas, from SP, Site Plan (D-094-08) to I, Industrial, making this ordinance cumulative of prior ordinances, providing a severability clause; providing a penalty clause, and providing for an effective date. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Director of Development Services) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously)]

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 6A 3808 SOUTH BURLESON BOULEVARD LOT 11 OF SPRING VALLEY, CASE 22-039 . TONIGHT WE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND CHANGING THE ZONING ON APPROXIMATELY 2.07 ACRES OF LAND.

THIS LAND IS ADDRESS JUST 3808 SOUTH BURLESON BOULEVARD, KNOWN AS LOT 11 SPRING VALLEY IN JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS.

WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THAT ZONING FROM SP SITE PLAN D094-08 TO I INDUSTRIAL.

THIS IS BEFORE COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTED TONIGHT IS TONY MCELWAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

MR. MCELWAIN ARE YOU READY? YES, I AM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL, MR. CITY MANAGER AND MADAM SECRETARY.

THIS FIRST ITEM THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT IS FOR A REZONE BY MR. LARRY POOLE. HE IS LOOKING TO UTILIZE THE PROPERTY FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATED USES.

THE CURRENT ZONING ON THE SITE IS SP SITE PLAN ZONING, WHICH WAS PUT IN PLACE IN 2008.

IT WAS INITIALLY PUT IN PLACE TO ALLOW FOR STORAGE OF METAL CONTAINERS ON SITE AS THE ONLY PERMITTED LAND USE.

THE ORDINANCE HAD A TEN YEAR DURATION AND ACTUALLY EXPIRED IN 2018.

MR. POOLE HAS HAD A COORDINATION BETWEEN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND BUILDING INSPECTION STAFF TO ULTIMATELY GET TO PLANNING STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS REQUEST FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONING.

HE WENT THROUGH ALL THE PROPER CHANNELS.

IT WAS JUST US TRYING TO UNCOVER FACTUALLY WHAT HE WAS ALLOWED TO DO ON THE SITE.

IN DISCUSSIONS WITH PLANNING STAFF, IT WAS AGREED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY IN HIS BEST INTEREST TO REQUEST A SIMPLE INDUSTRIAL ZONING TO GIVE HIM SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR ALL THE FUTURE USES THAT HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT CONTEMPLATE HAVING ON THE SITE.

THIS AREA DOES SIT IN A PORTION OF THE CITY THAT'S DESIGNATED AS EMPLOYMENT GROWTH CENTER.

WE THINK WITH THE ANTICIPATED USES THAT MIGHT BE ON THE SITE, IT WOULD FIT IN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN YOU SEE THERE TO THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE

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WE THINK THAT INDUSTRIAL IS THE BEST FIT FOR WHAT HE IS ATTEMPTING TO DO ON THIS SITE COUNCIL.

THIS IS A ZONING LAYOUT THAT GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT'S SURROUNDING MR. POOLE'S PROPERTY.

WE HAVE COMMERCIAL ZONING IN RED.

HIS ZONING PURPLE IS ZONED SITE PLAN, AND THEN THE ZONING THAT YOU SEE IN GREEN IS FOR AGRICULTURAL ZONING FOR THOSE PROPERTIES JUST SOUTH OF HIS LAND.

WE NOTIFIED THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE SITE.

WE RECEIVED NO INQUIRIES REGARDING THIS REQUEST.

STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN ZONING FROM SITE PLAN TO INDUSTRIAL FOR THE PROPERTY AND QUESTION. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE PRIOR TO YOU OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE.

[INAUDIBLE] VOTE ON THIS. PRIOR TO THAT, WE'LL NEED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO IF YOU'D OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:32.

I'M SORRY. I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS OTHER THAN THE DEVELOPER.

IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM.

NO. ANY QUESTIONS? CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:33.

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD ASK FOR A VOTE, PLEASE, ON THIS ITEM.

MOVED, SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

[B. 2227 SW Wilshire Blvd (Oncor) (Case 22-047 & 22-048): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance zoning change request from “A”, Agricultural, to “SFE" Single-family estate dwelling district (Case 22-048) and associated commercial site plan (Case 22-047) for an electrical substation. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tony Mcilwain, Director of Development Services) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously)]

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 6B 2227 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD ENCORE.

THIS IS CASE 22-047 AND 22-048.

THIS IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM A AGRICULTURAL TO SF SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE DWELLING DISTRICT.

THAT'S CASE 22-048 AND THE ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN, WHICH IS CASE 22-047 FOR AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION.

THIS IS BEFORE COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTER AGAIN IS TONY MCELWAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

MR. MCELWAIN.

THANK YOU, MR. CAMPOS.

COUNCIL STAFF HAS BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH ONCOR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS ON THIS SITE.

YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS SITE AS THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL THAT CAME BEFORE YOU A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

ONCOR IS WAITING FOR THAT DECISION TO BE RENDERED BEFORE COMING IN TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF A ZONING CHANGE TO ALLOW FOR A SUBSTATION AND ALSO A CORRESPONDING COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN.

THIS IS THE PROPERTY AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY'S CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND ALSO THE CITY ZONING DISTRICT.

SO ON THE SPLIT SCREEN GRAPHIC, THE ONE TO THE LEFT IS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.

IT'S IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE SITE IS AGRICULTURAL, AND THAT LITTLE GOLDEN BOX ON THE RIGHT THAT IS SF-E IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TAKING TO SF-7 FOR THE ONCOR SUBSTATION.

SO BY WAY OF TRAFFIC, ONCOR WILL ASSESS THE SITE FROM EXISTING CRUSHED STONE ROADS THAT ARE BEING USED FOR A GAS WELL SITE.

THAT IS UNTIL THE BEAR RIDGE SUBDIVISION IS CONSTRUCTED AND THEN THERE WILL BE NO NEW INTEREST TO WILSHIRE BOULEVARD AS A RESULT OF THAT UTILITY DRAINAGE. THAT IS ALL BEING HANDLED BY THE BEAR RIDGE SUBDIVISION.

DETENTION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR THE SUBSTATION DUE TO PROXIMITY OF THE FLOODPLAIN.

WATER TRUCKS WILL BE USED TO MAINTAIN THE LANDSCAPING THAT IS SHOWN ON THE ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN.

UNTIL SUCH TIME, THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS DEVELOPED FOR BEAR RIDGE IN OUR TRANSITION TO THAT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THAT LOCATION.

WITH REGARD TO THE SITE PLAN, WHAT WE HAVE ON A SCREEN IS ESSENTIALLY THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO CITY STAFF BY ONCOR, ALONG WITH A GRAPHIC OF THE NELLY STEPHENS HOLLIES THAT THEY WILL USE FOR THE SITE.

SO WITH SITE PLANS, P AND Z AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL ARE REQUIRED SINCE THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A ZONING CHANGE.

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THERE'S AN EIGHT FOOT HEIGHT PRECAST PANEL WALL THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR REGULATIONS.

WITH THE ZONING CASE, WE DID NOTIFY SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET, POSTED NOTICES IN THE NEWSPAPER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSES.

P AND Z VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BOTH THE ZONING AND THE SITE PLAN UNANIMOUSLY.

THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION AT THE TIME.

STAFF IS ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE ZONING CHANGE AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED COMMERCIAL SITE PLAN, AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE COUNCIL PRIOR TO YOU OPENING THE PUBLIC, HEARING ANYBODY.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:37.

AT THIS TIME, MAYOR, I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MAYOR, IF YOU WOULD, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE.

I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:38.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? MOVE TO APPROVE. GOT A MOTION BY RONNIE AND SECOND BY DAN.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

[C. 1560 Broad Valley Ct, Lot 15 (Case 22-052): Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance amending ordinance B-582, the zoning ordinance of the City of Burleson, Texas, by amending the official zoning map and changing the zoning on approximately 4.6 acres of land, addressed as 1560 Broad Valley Ct, known as Lot 15, Broad Valley Farm an addition to Johnson County, Texas, from SFR, Single-Family Rural to SFE, Single-Family Estate, making this ordinance cumulative of prior ordinances, providing a severability clause; providing a penalty clause, and providing for an effective date. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Presenter: Tony McIlwain, Director of Development Services) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously) ]

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 6C 1560 BROAD VALLEY COURT LOT 15 THIS IS CASE 22-052. THIS IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND CHANGING THE ZONING ON APPROXIMATELY 4.6 ACRES OF LAND ADDRESSED AS 1560 BROAD VALLEY COURT.

KNOWN AS LOT 15 BROAD VALLEY FARM, IN ADDITION TO JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM SF-R, SINGLE FAMILY RURAL TO SF-E SINGLE FAMILY ESTATES. THIS IS BEFORE COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTER IS TONY MCELWAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

MR. MCELWAIN. THANK YOU, MA'AM.

AS MS. CAMPOS MENTIONED, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS A ZONING REQUEST TO TAKE THE PROPERTY FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY RULE TO SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE. THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS ARE BARNEY AND THERESA BASDEN AND THE APPLICANT IS MR. JAMES HILL. SO THIS GRAPHIC THAT YOU HAVE SHOWS TWO DIFFERENT COLORS OF YELLOW AND A GOLDENROD COLOR.

SO YOUR SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE IS THE LIGHTER OF THE YELLOW COLORS AND THE RULE DESIGNATION IS THE GOLDENROD COLOR.

SO JUST BY WAY OF A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, BACK IN 1984, THE SINGLE FAMILY RURAL DESIGNATION ALLOWED FOR THOSE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE CITY VIA NON VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION TO HAVE THIS ZONING PLACED ON THEM, AND IT WOULD STAY WITH THE PROPERTY CONTINGENT THAT THERE WERE NO CHANGES WITH THE USE ON THE PROPERTY, SELF INITIATED ZONING CHANGES OR ACTIVITY THAT WILL REQUIRE A SUBDIVISION OF THE LAND.

AND SO YOU WON'T SEE ANY NEW SF-R ZONING BECAUSE THOSE WERE LIMITED ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS THAT ENDED EFFECTIVE OCTOBER ONE OF 1997.

SO WHAT WAS THE TRIGGER POINT FOR THIS? THE PROPERTY OWNER LOOKS IS LOOKING TO SELL THE PROPERTY.

A HOME IS LOOKING TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND THAT NECESSITATES A SUBDIVISION PLAT AND THAT'S ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT BOOTS YOU OUT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RULE DESIGNATION.

SO [INAUDIBLE] WISDOM CREATED A SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE WHICH HAS THE SAME LOT AREA REQUIREMENT SO YOU WON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE ONE ACRE LOT MINIMUM LOT WITH LOT DEPTH OR SETBACKS.

SO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

WE ALSO HAVE IN THE HOUSE A SUBDIVISION PLAT THAT IS PENDING COUNCIL'S ACTION TONIGHT THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WHERE LOT 15 WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO DIFFERENT LOTS, BOTH OF WHICH WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO SATISFY THE SF-E ZONING DESIGNATION IF APPROVED BY YOU TONIGHT.

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SO THE AREA TO THE SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 714 IS ACTUALLY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS.

THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE ZONING DESIGNATION PLACED ON THOSE PROPERTIES.

EVERYTHING TO THE NORTH IS EITHER SF-R OR SF-E, BOTH OF WHICH REQUIRE ONE ACRE LOT MINIMUMS. WE NOTIFIED THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE SITE, POSTED SIGNS ON THE PROPERTY.

WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY INQUIRIES UP AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME.

THAT ITEM WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THERE'S AN INDIVIDUAL HERE TONIGHT THAT WILL SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE ZONING REQUEST, HOWEVER.

STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE ZONING REQUEST FROM SF-R TO SF-E.

PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF IT BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AND ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THEIR QUESTIONS DURING THE COURSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? MR. HARGROVE. IF YOU'LL JUST COME FORWARD TO THIS THIS PODIUM OVER HERE.

THANK YOU, AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.

HI, MY NAME IS JOHN HARGROVE, AND I LIVE JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM--EXCUSE ME, DID WE OPEN THE PUBLIC? SORRY, WE JUST NOTICED WE DIDN'T OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:43.

THANK YOU.

I THINK DURING THE EXECUTIVE MEETING, MR. MCELWAIN WAS ABLE TO ADDRESS VIRTUALLY ALL OF MY CONCERNS.

I GUESS. MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT SF-E IS A BROAD CATEGORY OF THINGS AND I COULD SEE ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT WOULDN'T BE CONDUCIVE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT HE'S PUT ALL THAT TO REST.

SO I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE LEFT IS TRAFFIC CONSIDERATIONS.

7:14 HAS BECOME EXTREMELY BUSY, AND I'VE SEEN TRAFFIC BACKED UP FROM [INAUDIBLE] IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR HALF A MILE OR MORE.

THE TWO HOUSES, DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE TRAFFIC THAT MUCH MORE OR WHAT DO YOU THINK? I THINK IT WILL AFFECT THE TRAFFIC AND IT'S GOING TO PLACE INGRESS AND EGRESS VERY NEAR TO THAT INTERSECTION.

WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, BUT ISN'T THERE OTHER DRIVEWAYS DOING THE SAME THING ON THAT ROAD? YES, BUT NOT THAT CLOSE TO IT.

OKAY, TONY, YOU GOT ANY ANSWERS ON THIS? WHEN WE EVALUATE THE CURB CUTS, A NUMBER OF INSTANCES, THAT'S DONE AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LEVEL DETAIL.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHAT WE DO HAVE IS A FIVE FOOT RIGHT AWAY DEDICATION AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DRIVEWAY SPACING FUNCTIONS AS BEST AS IT CAN FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT.

WHEN WE HAVE THAT INTERSECTING STREET AND YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF NEW INTRODUCTORY CURB CUTS FOR DRIVEWAY OPENINGS, THERE'S A LOT OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

IT DOES FACTOR INTO THE LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARD FOR THE ROAD, BUT IT IS NEGLIGIBLE WHEN YOU LOOK AT JUST THE ADDITION OF ONE HOUSE. I THINK WHAT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SIGHT DISTANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE DRIVER BEHIND THE PERSON WHO'S TURNING TO ALLOW FOR ENOUGH TIME FOR THAT TURNING MOVEMENT TO HAPPEN FOR THE DRIVEWAYS, AND OUR ENGINEERING STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THAT.

WOULD THESE TWO DRIVEWAYS BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE OUT THERE? I MEAN, LIKE THE SPACE BETWEEN THESE ARE TWO LOTS.

YES. EVENTUALLY THERE'LL PROBABLY BE TWO HOUSES.

YES. IS THERE A GAP REQUIRED BETWEEN THE TWO DRIVEWAYS? WELL, YES. SO THE SAME STANDARD THAT WE USE WHEN WE EVALUATE DRIVEWAY OPENINGS WILL BE APPLIED TO THESE PROPERTIES, AND SO WE AT THE STAFF LEVEL ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MINIMIZE WHAT I CALL TURNING CONFLICTS WHERE YOU HAVE A DRIVEWAY ALIGNED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM INTERSECTING STREET.

SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE.

I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE AN OFFSET HERE, OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THE STREET HITS THE FAR

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DOES THAT GIVE YOU SOME PEACE OF MIND? YES, IT DOES. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL'S TIME.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS NONE, MAYOR.

SO, IF YOU COULD CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE? I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:47.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I MAKE A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY JIMMY, A SECOND BY RICK.

PLEASE VOTE. LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET YOU SQUARED AWAY HERE, JIMMY. MOTION PASSES.

[A. Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance terminating the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 3, City of Burleson, Texas, dissolving the Board of Directors, and the tax increment fund for the Zone. (Staff Presenter: Tommy Ludwig, Deputy City Manager)]

7A IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TERMINATING THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE CITY OF BURLESON, TEXAS DISSOLVING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE TAX INCREMENT FUND FOR THE ZONE.

THIS IS BEFORE COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING STAFF PRESENTED TONIGHT AS TOMMY LUDWIG, THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU, AMANDA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

TOMMY LUDWIG, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

SO, AS AMANDA STATED, I WILL BE BRIEFING YOU ON TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE.

SO IF YOU RECALL BACK IN MARCH, I PROVIDED A BRIEFING TO THE CITY COUNCIL JUST REGARDING THE OVERALL STATE OF TIRZ NUMBER THREE, SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING SOME FEEDBACK ON WHY THAT DISTRICT WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED, AND ESSENTIALLY IT WAS THERE TO HELP FACILITATE THE PROPOSED W-4 COMMUTER LINE THAT WAS GOING TO RUN FROM CLEBURNE THROUGH BURLESON INTO FORT WORTH. IT WAS ALSO GOING TO DEVELOP BASICALLY A COMMUTER RAIL STATION IN THE CITY OF BURLESON IN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DISTRICT, AND OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH COG, BASED ON THE COST OF THAT COMMUTER RAIL, A NUMBER OF LOGISTIC CHALLENGES, IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT COMMUTER RAIL IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW OR IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE , AND BEYOND THAT, THE TIRZ IS YET TO ESTABLISH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ISSUED DEBT.

SO ON MARCH 21ST, I DID PROVIDE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS TO THE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF THE TIRZ, AND THE OPTIONS WERE ONE TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ AND TWO, TO EITHER RETAIN OR MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TIRZ.

AT THAT TIME, AT THE MARCH BRIEFING, COUNCIL DID PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BRINGING AN ORDINANCE FORWARD TO CONSIDER DISSOLVING THE TIRZ, WHICH APPEARED TO COUNCIL ON APRIL 18.

WHEN I PRESENTED THE ITEM ON APRIL 18TH, THE COUNCIL DID INDICATE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ME TO COME BACK IN JUNE WITH THIS ITEM AND SPECIFICALLY BRING SOME OPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH, IF WE WERE TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ, HOW COULD YOU UTILIZE THAT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY? SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE BRIEFING TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE.

THIS SLIDE'S REALLY A REHASH OF SOME INFORMATION WE'VE COVERED IN THE PAST, BUT THIS TIRZ WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012 AND IT'S SET TO EXPIRE IN 2037.

THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 780 ACRES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TIRZ, AND THIS IS 100% INCREMENTAL TIRZ, MEANING THAT WHEN THE TIRZ WAS CREATED IN 2012, WHAT THAT TAX VALUE WAS, ANY INCREMENTAL GROWTH GOES SPECIFICALLY TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE TIRZ.

SO AT THAT TIME IN 2012, THE TAX VALUE WAS APPROXIMATELY $18 MILLION.

THAT INCREMENT HAS GROWN TO ALMOST 47 MILLION, AND FINANCE IS PROJECTING THAT NUMBER TO BE APPROXIMATELY 62 MILLION NEXT YEAR.

SO WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU IN APRIL, THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAD, I PRESENTED YOU SOME POSSIBLE DEBT CAPACITY ISSUANCE NUMBERS SHOULD THE TIRZ BE DISSOLVED, AND THE NUMBERS THAT I PROVIDED YOU AT THAT TIME WERE APPROXIMATELY $4.8 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL DEBT CAPACITY COULD BE ISSUE SHOULD THE TIRZ BE DISSOLVED.

BASED ON THE LATEST TAX VALUATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR, FINANCE IS NOW PROJECTING THAT DEBT CAPACITY ACTUALLY BE $10.4 MILLION.

SO CERTAINLY MORE THAN WHAT I'VE BRIEFED YOU ON IN APRIL.

SO THESE TWO BULLET POINTS THAT I'VE PROVIDED BELOW ARE STRICTLY TO SERVE AS EXAMPLES, AND SO IF YOU WERE TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ AND ISSUE NO DEBT AT ALL AND YOU WANT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF, THAT WOULD EQUATE TO APPROXIMATELY $0.02 REDUCTION [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S SURROUNDED NUMBER, BUT THAT'S AN ESTIMATE THERE.

IF YOU WERE GOING TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ AND YOU WANT TO ISSUE SOME CAPITAL AND PROVIDE SOME TAX RELIEF, YOU COULD DO APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND STILL REDUCE THE TAX BY APPROXIMATELY ONE PENNY IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE LAST TWO BRIEFINGS, THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NOT JUST THIS TIRZ, BUT ANY TIRZ, RIGHT? WHEN YOU CREATE ONE, THE GENERAL FUND LOSES THE INCREMENTAL GROWTH AND THE DISTRICT UNTIL IT'S SET TO EXPIRE,

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IF THE TIRZ WAS TO BE DISSOLVED, ALL THE CAPACITY RETURNED TO THE GENERAL FUND AS WELL AS ANY EXISTING FUNDING DOLLAR AMOUNTS, AND SHOULD THAT HAPPEN CERTAINLY GENERAL FUND COULD FUND ANYTHING THAT DETERS CURRENTLY COULD TODAY.

SO THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME POLICY DECISIONS BEFORE YOU, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO SHOULD YOU DISSOLVE THE TIRZ, I THINK THE FIRST THING IS WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE COUNCIL WOULD WANT TO USE THAT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.

IS IT THROUGH ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS? IS IT FUNDING ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS? IS IT TO REDUCE THE TAX RATE? IT COULD BE A COMBINATION OF THOSE THINGS.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO RETAIN THE TIRZ AS IT IS, WE WOULD NEED TO ESTABLISH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GET A DETERMINATION FROM THE COUNCIL ON WHETHER THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES ARE SUFFICIENT AND ADEQUATE, AND THEN WE NEED TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS FOR FUNDING.

NEXT PART OF MY PRESENTATION IS GOING TO GO INTO SOME SPECIFICS ON PROJECTS YOU COULD UTILIZE THE TIRZ CAPACITY ON AS WELL AS EXISTING OTHER REVENUES AS WELL , AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THOSE PROJECTS, BUT REALLY TONIGHT, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS REALLY TO FOCUS MORE ON THE POLICY DECISION OF DISSOLVING THE TIRZ.

WE CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK AT A LATER DATE AND TALK MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT PROJECTS.

IF THERE'S PROJECTS THAT YOU DON'T SEE ON THE LIST THAT YOU'D WANT TO FUND OR YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD COME BACK WITH THAT, BUT AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WITH THAT SAID, WHEN THE CITIZENS BOND TASK FORCE WAS FORMED, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE THAT COULDN'T BE FUNDED, AND ALSO, TWO, THEY WERE LOOKING AT IT FROM THE GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT CAPACITY, RIGHT? SO WE WEREN'T LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE IMPACT FEES, CASH FUNDED CAPITAL, WHICH HAS BEEN PROPOSED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S FIVE YEAR PLAN AS WELL AS POTENTIAL CAPACITY FROM THIS TIRZ. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO THIS EVENING.

SO THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY FUND.

SO YOU'VE GOT THREE IMPACT FEE ZONES.

YOU'VE GOT THE $8 MILLION THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AND THE CAPITAL PLAN FOR CASH FUNDED CAPITAL, THAT EXCESS GENERAL FUND DEBT CAPACITY.

WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS WHEN WE MADE THE TRANSITION FROM THE $88 MILLION TO THE $86 MILLION FUNDING, THE CAD PROJECT, THE ARPA FUNDS, YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION IN CAPACITY THAT WE'VE NOT USED THERE.

THIS HAS GOT THE $10.4 MILLION IN TIRZ THREE, SHOULD YOU ELECT TO USE IT, AND THEN THAT TIRZ TWO I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A MISREPRESENTATION.

THAT'S ALL THE CAPACITY THAT HAS.

THIS IS JUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT THAT WE'VE PROPOSED HERE.

SO 192,000.

THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT'S ALL THE CAPACITY YOU HAVE.

SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, IF YOU WERE GOING TO USE ALL OF THESE FUNDING SOURCES, YOU'D HAVE ALMOST $24 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS YOU COULD FUND.

FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU NOT SPEND ALL OF THE $8 MILLION AT LEAST INITIALLY GIVING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HOLD SOME OF THAT BACK JUST FOR INFLATIONARY COSTS, SHOULD PROJECTS COME IN HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED, WE'D WANT A CASH FUND THAT DOES OVERAGES, AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND TO DO THAT.

SO HERE'S A LIST OF PROJECTS.

AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE, BUT THESE ARE REALLY MEANT MORE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THIS EVENING.

THERE'S APPROXIMATELY $44 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS THAT STAFF DEEMS AS VIABLE THAT YOU COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT POTENTIALLY FUNDING.

IF IT HAS AN ASTERISK BESIDE IT.

IT MEANS IT WAS ONE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS BOND TASK FORCE, BUT WAS NOT ULTIMATELY RECOMMENDED.

IF IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ASTERISK, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, BUT WITH THAT SAID, MANY OF THOSE ARE SIMPLY MEANT TO SUPPLEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE GO BOND PROGRAM. YOU SEE ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS, YOU SEE ADDITIONAL REHAB, YOU SEE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR ALSBURY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $44 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS THAT STAFF AGAIN DEEMS VIABLE.

THIS IS KIND OF A SERIES OF WHERE YOU COULD SEE THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR EACH OF THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE.

AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT ABOUT $23.8 MILLION.

IF YOU LOOK AT THAT BOTTOM LINE, YOU SEE FUND CAPACITY AND THEN YOU SEE TOTAL PROJECT COSTS, AND THOSE DON'T ADD UP EXACTLY BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE RECOMMENDING WITHHOLD ABOUT $1.7 MILLION OF CASH FUNDED CAPITAL JUST TO FIGHT ANY INFLATIONARY COSTS WE MAY SEE.

I THINK THIS IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT SLIDE HERE.

THIS GIVES YOU THREE OPTIONS.

SO THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE COULD FUND, SHOULD YOU ELECT TO OR AT LEAST THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU COULD FUND, SHOULD YOU ELECT TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ AND USE THE ENTIRE AMOUNT FOR DEBT, ADDITIONAL DEBT CAPACITY.

IF YOU WERE GOING TO SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE AND DO $5 MILLION WORTH OF CASH WORTH OF DEBT CAPACITY AND $0.01 REDUCTION ON THE TAX RATE APPROXIMATELY, YOU'D HAVE ABOUT $5 MILLION LEFT.

SO $18 MILLION OR $17 MILLION OF ACTUAL PROJECT COST, AND THEN IF YOU WERE GOING TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ AND EITHER NOT FUND ANY ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND GIVE THAT TO FULL TAX RELIEF OR NOT DISSOLVE THE TIRZ AT ALL, YOU'D HAVE $13 MILLION ESSENTIALLY IN ADDITIONAL CAPACITY THERE.

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YOU CAN STILL FUND ANYTHING THAT'S WITHIN THE TIRZ.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN FUND THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE TIRZ, OR YOU ALSO HAVE SOME ABILITY TO GIVE ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF IF YOU SO CHOSE.

IF YOU DENY THE TIRZ, I THINK IN TERMS OF JUST NEXT STEPS, WE WOULD RECOMMEND AGAIN ESTABLISHING THE BOARD AND IDENTIFYING PROJECTS, AND THEN IF YOU ELECT TO DISSOLVE THE TIRZ THIS EVENING ON FIRST READING, WE WOULD JUST NEED FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE THAT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, AND WITH THAT SAID, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM.

ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.

I HAVE A COMMENT.

THIS IS A CONCERN THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT.

THAT AREA THAT IT WAS CREATED IN CERTAINLY COULD HAVE A PRETTY BIG NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT AREA WHERE IT LIES.

IF WE TAKE THIS IF WE DISSOLVE THIS THING AND WE TAKE THE MONEY AND IT GOES WHEREVER IT GOES, IT'S GONE, AND WE'VE CREATED THIS MONEY IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

I UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE IS NO LONGER THERE.

I GET THAT, BUT I DO THINK IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE, WE NEED TO SOME OF THAT MONEY NEEDS TO GO TO THAT STATE, BACK IN THAT AREA WHERE IF THERE IS NEEDS IN THAT AREA, WE WILL HAVE IT VERY READILY, HAVE IT AVAILABLE TO USE AND EARMARK IT AND SAY YOU CAN'T USE IT UNTIL THERE'S A NEED IN THAT AREA.

AND THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU, RONNIE, BECAUSE I SHARE SOME OF THOSE SENTIMENTS.

SOMETHING I RAISED LAST TIME IS WE KNOW WE'RE GROWING IN THAT DIRECTION.

ALSBURY GOES DOWN TO TWO LANES THE WAY DEVELOPMENT IS HEADING.

IN THAT WAY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THE EXPANSION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THERE FOR TRAFFIC.

INEVITABLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE CARS COMING AND GOING FROM THAT SIDE OF TOWN AND WANTING TO CONNECT, AND WE'LL NEED ADDITIONAL WE WANT TO ALLEVIATE SOME.

THAT'S ON 174, ALSBURY CAN CAN PROVIDE US THAT ROUTE, AND SO I AM OKAY DISSOLVING IT.

IF AS YOU MENTIONED WE PUT BACK OR WE UNDERSTAND LIKE THIS PARTICULAR PORTION OF THIS CAPACITY NEEDS TO BE RESERVED FOR WHAT WE KNOW IS COMING ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN, PARTICULARLY ALSBURY IT'S AN OBVIOUS ONE IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S ONLY TWO LANES NOW AND WE KNOW THE GROWTH IS COMING, THE ESPECIALLY THE WAY IT'S ZONED CURRENTLY, IT COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON IT, AND THAT'S IF WE DON'T TOUCH THE ZONING OR WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS TAKING PLACE NOW THAT MIGHT ALTER SOME OF THAT, BUT I WOULD HATE TO ALLEVIATE ALL THE CAPACITY THAT IT HAS AND SPEND IT.

I KNOW IT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND THEREFORE THE GENERAL FUND.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT IT ANYWHERE IN OUR CITY, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IT WAS DRAWN SO THAT BECAUSE WE COULD FORESEE THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE GROWTH IN THAT DIRECTION, AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE KEEPING THAT IN MIND.

YES, MA'AM, AND I KNOW THAT MR. TAYLOR CAN SPEAK TO THIS BETTER THAN I CAN.

YOU KNOW, COUNCILS CAN'T [INAUDIBLE] FUTURE COUNCILS.

SO WHAT I WOULD SAY WITH THAT IS JUST SIMPLY THAT LEADS CREDENCE TO STAFF NEEDING TO BRING BACK AN ITEM TO YOU IN JULY TO GET CLARITY FROM YOU ON WHAT PROJECTS WE [INAUDIBLE] STANDING FUNDING STANDPOINT AND IDENTIFY THOSE IN THE TOD BECAUSE IN MY OPINION THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO PRESERVE THAT CAPACITY, AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT, AND I THINK ONE OF THE PROJECTS I THINK WE HAD LOOKED AT WAS EXPANSION OF ALSBURY FROM [INAUDIBLE] ALL THE WAY TO [INAUDIBLE] I THINK THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY $3.8 MILLION TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL LANES.

THAT COULD BE ADDED TO A CAPITAL PROGRAM AND AS A PLACEHOLDER, BUT IT COULD BE OTHER THINGS AS WELL, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK AND GIVE YOU OPTIONS OF HOW TO ADDRESS THAT. I REALLY BELIEVE THE COUNCIL'S MINDFUL OF THE NEEDS.

I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO PUT A DESIGNATION ON SOMETHING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO HANDCUFF US DOWN THE ROAD POSSIBLY.

BUT I'M AGREEING WITH EVERYBODY UP HERE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE HAVE THOSE NEEDS.

SO I'M OKAY, BUT REALLY, THE QUESTION RIGHT NOW IS JUST TO DISSOLVE OR NOT TO DISSOLVE, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S THE QUESTION BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS SIMPLY THAT, BUT AGAIN, HOW THE CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO BUILD HIS BUDGET.

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION TONIGHT, THOUGH, MAYOR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST A COMMENT.

NONE OF THIS HAS ANY BEARING ON HOW MUCH TAX REVENUE IS GOING TO BE COLLECTED; IT JUST HAS A BEARING ON WHERE THAT MONEY HAS TO BE SPENT.

I WOULD PREVIEW MY RECOMMENDATION THAT AFTER THE DISSOLUTION OF THE TIRZ WHICH I'M GOING TO SUPPORT, I WOULD LIKE TO RESTORE AS MUCH TO THE LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WE CAN THAT WERE CUT FROM THE BOND ELECTION JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF DEBT CAPACITY, AND NOW WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GET SOME OF THAT BACK.

WE TOOK SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT PROJECTS OFF THE LIST BECAUSE THERE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH MONEY TO DO EVERYTHING, AND I'M GOING TO BE INCLINED TO SAY, LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AND TRY TO GET SOME MORE OF THOSE PROJECTS BROUGHT ONLINE.

THERE YOU GO. YES, SIR.

MAYOR, WE NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE.

I OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:02.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNSEL ON THIS ITEM? IF YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:03.

MAYOR, IF YOU COULD ASK FOR A VOTE, PLEASE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO DISSOLVE? MOVE TO APPROVE.

THERE YOU GO. I HAVE A MOTION BY PAYNE AND SECOND BY MCCLENDON.

PLEASE VOTE. RONNIE.

SORRY. THERE YOU GO.

PASSES UNANIMOUS.

[B. Hold a public hearing and consider approval of an ordinance amending the code of ordinances by repealing and replacing Article 8 (Park and Recreation Development) of Appendix A (Subdivision and Development) for the purpose of modifying the parkland dedication requirements with subdivision development, modifying the percentage amount of floodplain that may be part of the parkland dedication, modifying the method in calculating the fee in lieu of parkland dedication, modifying the types of credits that may be issued, and modifying the method in calculating the park infrastructure fee; providing a cumulative clause; providing severability clause; providing a penalty clause; providing for publication; and providing an effective date. (First Reading) (Staff Presenter: Jen Basham, Parks and Recreation Director)]

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7B.

THIS IS ALSO TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING AND REPLACING ARTICLE EIGHT.

PARK AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT OF APPENDIX A SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MODIFYING THE PARK LAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS WITH SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT.

MODIFYING THE PERCENTAGE AMOUNT OF FLOODPLAIN THAT MAY BE PART OF PARK LAND DEDICATION, MODIFYING THE METHOD AND CALCULATING THE FEE IN LIEU OF PARKLAND DEDICATION. MODIFYING THE TYPES OF CREDITS THAT MAY BE ISSUED AND MODIFYING THE METHOD AND CALCULATING THE PARK INFRASTRUCTURE FEE.

THIS IS BEFORE YOU ON FIRST READING.

I DO NOT BELIEVE THE STOP PRESENTER IS JEN BASHAM BECAUSE I DON'T SEE HER IN THE ROOM.

YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME. THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT, WE HAVE A CHANGE.

IT'S TOMMY LUDWIG, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

SO JEN'S ON VACATION.

SHE OWES ME LUNCH. [CHUCKLING] SO, MAYOR, COUNCIL, IF YOU RECALL, ON MAY 2ND, JEN DID PROVIDE A BRIEFING ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO OUR PARKLAND DEDICATION ORDINANCE, AND AT THAT TIME, COUNCIL DID BASICALLY RECOMMEND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

UNANIMOUSLY, THERE WAS FEEDBACK FROM MAYOR PRO-TEM MCCLENDON ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED TREE CREDITS.

HE BROUGHT OUT A VERY GOOD POINT THAT NOT ALL TREES ARE CREATED EQUALLY.

SO WE'VE TRIED TO INCORPORATE THAT FEEDBACK INTO THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.

I WOULD ALSO MENTION THAT MR. RIBITZKI DID EMAIL YOU A MINOR TEXTUAL CHANGE THIS EVENING FOR THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS BASED ON SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY GIVING THE PARKS DIRECTOR A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY TO ACCEPT PARK LAND.

THERE'S A LIST OF 13 SPECIFIC CRITERIA, ONE OF WHICH COULD BE A NO LESS THAN THREE ACRE DEDICATION TO THE CITY.

RIGHT. SOME LEEWAY THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THERE WAS A TWO ACRE DEDICATION, THAT THE PARKS DIRECTOR, IF IT WAS FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PARK SYSTEM, COULD ACCEPT THAT LAND.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT CHANGE DID.

GIVEN THAT THE COUNCIL DID RECOMMEND BASICALLY UNANIMOUS APPROVAL, MY INTENTION WOULD BE TO NOT GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

IF YOU WANT ME TO GET TO THE PRESENTATION, I'M MORE THAN PREPARED TO DO SO.

DOES ANYBODY WANT THE PRESENTATION? MAYOR, IF YOU COULD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:05.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THE PARKLAND DEDICATION MODIFICATION? I SEE NO ONE. IF YOU COULD CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE.

I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:06.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND IF YOU COULD ASK FOR A VOTE.

I MOVE TO APPROVE.

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PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[C. Consider approval of a resolution related to the issuance of combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation, approving and directing the publication of notice of intention to issue combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation, and setting the consideration of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of certificates of obligation at a future City Council meeting on August 15, 2022. (Staff Presenter: Martin Avila, Director of Finance)]

THAT BEING AUGUST 15, 2022.

THE STAFF PRESENTED TONIGHT IS MARTIN AVILA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

YOU REALLY TRIED TONGUE TWIST ME THERE, DIDN'T YOU? CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

[CHUCKLING] NOT INTENTIONALLY.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL THIS ITEM IS, IN FACT, A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE BONDS. IT'S NOT THE AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUING BONDS.

IT'S JUST TO START THE PROCESS OF A NOTICE, TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS, NOT TO EXCEED 13.5 MILLION.

THESE ITEMS ARE ALL SELF SUPPORTED DEBT.

THERE'S NO TAX SUPPORTED DEBT IN THE NOTICE OF INTENT.

SO THERE'S NO SEALS THAT WILL BE ISSUED AS IT RELATES TO TAX SUPPORTED DEBT AND SO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE BREAKOUT OF THESE ITEMS, AGAIN, A LOT OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED IN THE PAST THROUGH EITHER TO CIP PRESENTATIONS. THE ELLISON STREET PROJECT WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS OUT THERE.

SO AGAIN, THE 13.5 IS MADE UP OF $6 FOR FROM THE WATER AND SEWER FUND, PRIMARILY FOR THE FORT WORTH SEWER RELIEF LINE. WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH FORT WORTH.

THE PROJECT IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETED.

THEY'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE THE NUMBERS.

SO AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT 14 MILLION.

WE ALREADY HAD 8 MILLION ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT.

SO THE 6 MILLION IS WHAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED HERE TO PRETTY MUCH COVER THE COST OF THAT SEWER RELIEF LINE.

THE OTHER ONE IS A $4 MILLION OF FOR RE PROJECTS.

THIS WAS PART OF THE APRIL PRESENTATION THAT JEN PROVIDED AS PART OF THE FIVE YEAR CIP PLAN, AND SO THERE IS $4 MILLION THAT WILL BE ISSUED IN TAX SUPPORTED OR SELF SUPPORTED DEBT FROM 4B, AND THEN WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION FROM THE TIFF AS IT PERTAINS TO THE ELLISON STREET PROJECT.

AGAIN, WHAT THIS NOTICE IS, IS TO IN ESSENCE, BEGIN THE PROCESS OF A PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF ISSUING BONDS.

THERE'S ABOUT A 45 DAY WINDOW IF EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN AUGUST 15, 2022, WE WILL COME BACK WITH A AGENDA ITEM REQUESTING COUNCIL TO APPROVE A AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS NOT TO EXCEED 13.5 MILLION.

AGAIN, IT MAY NOT BE 13.5.

IT COULD BE LESS THAN THAT.

IT'S JUST A SET NUMBER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE A THRESHOLD, AND AGAIN, ON AUGUST 15TH, AS PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM, IN REGARDS TO THE FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT WE PROVIDED ON THE $86 MILLION, WE WILL ALSO BRING IN AN ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION TO BEGIN THE PROJECTS ACCORDING TO PLAN AND AGAIN. OPTIONS IS TO APPROVE OR DENY THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO RESOLUTION OR AGAIN STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE? DO WE HAVE TO PAY A SEPARATE FEE FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE THAT WE ISSUE? OR IS IT JUST LIKE A ONE TIME? AS A CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION, IT IS GOING TO BE ONE BOND ISSUE.

WE, IN ESSENCE JUST SEPARATE THEM BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS GREAT QUESTION. ON THE RELIEF SEWER LINE, THIS IS $6 MILLION IS THE FINAL PAYMENT THAT WE MAKE.

IT IS ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW AN ESTIMATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT FINALIZED THE NUMBER JUST YET.

SO WE PREVIOUSLY FUNDED 8 MILLION OF IT? WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ALLOCATED ABOUT $8.2 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR US TO BE ABLE TO NOT PAY ANYTHING.

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AND SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE $6 BILLION.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT IS OVER THAT WE WILL UTILIZE ARPA FUNDS TO COVER THAT.

OKAY, THANKS. ANYBODY ELSE? NO, IF YOU'LL JUST VOTE.

WE JUST NEED A VOTE.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOVED, SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN, A SECOND BY TAMARA.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[D. Consider approval of a resolution designating a representative to the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. (Staff Presenter: Eric Oscarson, Public Works Director)]

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7D CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

THE STAFF PRESENTED TONIGHT IS ERIC OSCARSON.

HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

MR. OSCARSON.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS I TRY TO PULL UP, IT'S NOT WORKING.

IT'S NOT OPENING. NO.

THERE IT IS.

I FOUND IT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO TONIGHT I WAS SUPPOSED TO PRESENT TO YOU A PRESENTATION ON RTC AND A RESOLUTION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO JUDGE HARMON WITH REGARDS TO THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE RTC.

I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME SLIDES.

I'LL GET TO THE SUPPOSED TO PART HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

AS YOU RECALL, WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN RTC.

AS YOU KNOW, RTC IS THE COMMITTEE THAT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COG TO SUPPORT SPENDING AND FUNDING AND ALLOCATING FUNDS TO TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS WITHIN THE REGION.

AS WE HAVE EXPLAINED BEFORE, THE RTC HAS 44 SEATS ON IT.

27 OF THOSE SEATS ARE HELD BY INDIVIDUAL CITIES OR CITY CLUSTERS.

TEN OF THOSE SEATS ARE HELD BY CITY COUNTY CLUSTERS, AND THEN SEVEN OTHER SEATS ARE HELD BY TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS, AND POPULATION HELPS DESIGNATE WHAT STREETS, WHAT SEATS PEOPLE RECEIVE. AS YOU REMEMBER, WE ARE PART OF A COUNTY CITY CLUSTER.

WE ARE SUPPORTED WITH JOHNSON AND HOOD COUNTY, CLEBURNE, KING, JOSHUA AND GRANBURY.

BEING IN A COUNTY AND CITY CLUSTER, ONLY COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS MAY REPRESENT A COUNTY AND CITY CLUSTER, AND CURRENTLY JUDGE HARMON IS THE CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR OUR CLUSTER, BUT HE IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION INTO THAT SPOT.

SO HOLDING A SEAT ON THE CLUSTER ON THE RTC, THE COUNTY AND CITY CLUSTERS, THE JUDGES ACTUALLY CAST THE VOTES TO WHO IS THE MEMBER. SO IN THIS CASE, THE COUNTY JUDGE FOR JOHNSON COUNTY AND HOOD COUNTY VOTE, THOSE VOTES ARE BASED ON POPULATION.

JOHNSON COUNTY IS LARGER THAN HOOD COUNTY, SO JOHNSON COUNTY HOLDS THE VOTE.

IF WE WERE IN A CITY CLUSTER, THE MAYORS ALL VOTE AGAIN ON POPULATION AND THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION WOULD APPOINT WHO THAT MEMBER IS, AND THOSE VOTES HAVE TO BE CAST BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

SO TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU A RECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION.

SO, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PUT A LETTER INTO AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, WE ASKED FOR A RESOLUTION TO SEND A LETTER TO BE CHANGED FROM A COUNTY AND CITY CLUSTER TO A CITY CLUSTER SO WE COULD HAVE MORE PARTICIPATION.

THAT REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE BYLAWS COMMITTEE AND THEY ARE STILL CONSIDERING IT, BUT THEY WILL NOT HAVE A RESPONSE ON IF WE'RE GOING TO BE TRAINED TO CHANGE FROM A COUNTY CITY CLUSTER TO A CITY CLUSTER UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.

SO AS I STATED, JUDGE HARMON IS NOT SEEKING REELECTION.

WE HAD HEARD FROM JUDGE HARMON THAT HE WAS RECOMMENDING COMMISSIONER RICK BAILEY TO THE TWO YEAR TERM, AND WE WANTED TO COME FORWARD TONIGHT WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF WHO BURLESON WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS THAT REPRESENTATIVE.

UNFORTUNATELY, JUDGE HARMON HAS ALREADY MADE HIS ELECTION AND MADE HIS CHOICE.

HE HAS CHOSEN RICK BAILEY.

SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

AGAIN, BECAUSE JOHNSON COUNTY IS LARGER THAN HOOD COUNTY.

HIS VOTE IS REALLY THE ONLY VOTE THAT MATTERS, AND SO FORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A SAY IN THIS.

SO EVEN THOUGH TONIGHT'S RESOLUTION WAS SIMPLY TO GIVE OUR OPINION ON WHAT IT WAS, IT WAS A NON-BINDING RECOMMENDATION.

UNFORTUNATELY TONIGHT, THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

THAT DECISION'S ALREADY BEEN MADE.

COMMISSIONER RICK BAILEY WILL BE THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR JOHNSON COUNTY.

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THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TONIGHT.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN, BUT THE JUDGE HAS ALREADY HAS MADE HIS CHOICE.

WELL, HERE'S THE DEAL, THOUGH, ERIC.

WE CAN STILL HAVE OUR VOICE HEARD.

SO I WANT TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO GET MYSELF, HIM AND WHOEVER ELSE WANTS TO SHOW UP.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE DAN THERE.

WE HADN'T VOICED OUR NEEDS TO THE COUNTY, AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH RICK BAILEY.

I THINK THE WORLD OF JUDGE HARMON, BUT THESE GUYS NEED TO REALIZE WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST DOWN HERE, AND WE NEED REPRESENTATION, AND I THINK THEY'LL DO IT, BUT WE HADN'T ASKED THEM TO DO IT.

SO MAYBE SOME OF THIS IS ON US.

SO I WANT TO GET A MEETING.

I WANT TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT OUR NEEDS, HOW IT BENEFITS THEM FOR WHAT WE DO HERE, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY WE'RE THE GATEWAY.

WHAT WE DO HERE HELPS EVERYBODY IN OUR COUNTY.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE ON OTHER COMMUNITIES LIKE VICTORIA IS GETTING ON COG.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET DOWN ON THE RTC, BUT WE'RE KIND OF FIGHTING THAT BATTLE QUITE A BIT, WHICH IS WRONG.

SO THEY'LL LISTEN TO US.

LET'S GET THE MEETING TOGETHER, SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND LET'S VENT.

LET'S GET IT OUT. I'LL BE GLAD TO SCHEDULE THAT AND REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND WE'LL STAY ON THAT WITH OUR STAFF.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COG TRANSPORTATION GROUPS AND I THINK THEY'VE BEEN RECEPTIVE TO A LOT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT ON OUR END AND GIVE YOU GUYS SOME UPDATES IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND I'M NOT WANTING TO BE DISRESPECTFUL TO OUR COMMISSIONERS.

THEY'VE GOT A TOUGH JOB.

THEY'RE OUT THERE FIGHTING THOSE BATTLES KIND OF BY THEMSELVES, AND I DON'T WANT I DON'T WANT THAT TO COME ACROSS THAT WAY.

THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED.

THANK YOU. NOTHING IN THE DOCUMENT SAYS WHICH PRECINCT RICK BAILEY HAS.

IS HE AT ONE? HE'S IN ONE, WHICH INCLUDES, OF COURSE, CLEBURNE.

SO GO FIGURE.

THANK YOU.

[E. Consider approval of an amendment to contract CSO#2058-05-22, Steele & Freeman, Inc., for the purchase and installation of bid pack 2 of 2, for the construction of a new Parks Maintenance building for a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $2,884,835, for the total contract sum of $4,039,132. (The total contract sum includes the cost of bid package 1 ($1,154,297) and bid package 2 ($2,884,835). (Staff Presenter: David Lopez, Deputy Director of Parks)]

EXCUSE ME. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 7E, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO EXISTING CONTRACT CSO-2058-05-22 STEEL AND FREEMAN FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF BID PACK TWO OF TWO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PARKS MAINTENANCE BUILDING FOR A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF 2,884,835 FOR THE TOTAL CONTRACT SUM OF 4,039,132.

THE TOTAL CONTRACT SUM INCLUDES THE COST OF BID PACKET NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS AT 1,154,294.

THE STAFF PRESENTER TONIGHT IS DAVID LOPEZ, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS.

MR. LOPEZ.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL TONIGHT REPRESENTING ON PARKS BUILDING BID PACK TWO OF TWO.

SOME OF THIS MATERIAL IS OLD HAT AS YOU ALL JUST RECENTLY APPROVED BID PACK ONE OF TWO ON MAY 2ND, BUT JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON IT.

IN OCTOBER 2021, COUNCIL APPROVED A DESIGN CONTRACT WITH RON HOBBS TO DESIGN THE BUILDING THAT WOULD HOUSE THE PARK MAINTENANCE TEAM, AND THE FOLLOWING MONTH, THE CITY ISSUED THE RFP FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, AND IN MAY, YOU GUYS APPROVED THE FIRST BID PACK, WHICH WAS FOR THE STRUCTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ITEMS SO WE COULD GET A HEAD START ON THOSE HIGH LEAD ITEMS, ESPECIALLY THE PRE-ENGINEERED METAL BUILDING.

THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET WAS 4.5 MILLION, WITH AN ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF LATE MARCH, EARLY APRIL OF 2023.

THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WAS FOR A NUMBER OF ITEMS, INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE SETTLEMENT SOME GENERAL FUND AND THE SALE OF SOME PROPERTIES, AND THEN THE REMAINING BALANCE WOULD BE FUNDED BY 4B.

THE NEW SERVICE CENTER'S TO BE LOCATED AT WHERE THE MUNICIPAL CAMPUS IS AT 725 SOUTHEAST JOHN JONES, THE CURRENT BUILDING THAT HOUSES THE PARK STAFF, IS 12,600 SQUARE FEET.

THIS BUILDING WILL BE ROUGHLY 12,200 SQUARE FEET, SO ABOUT 400 SQUARE FEET SHORTER, BUT WE BELIEVE WITH SOME EFFICIENCIES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT IT WON'T INHIBIT THE WORKFLOW OF THE GROUP, AND SO SOME THINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED ARE GOING TO BE OFFICE SPACE, WAREHOUSE SPACE, CHEMICAL STORAGE, SPACE STORAGE, MEZZANINE

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THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT BUDGET, KIND OF THE 10,000 FOOT VIEW OF THE PROJECT WAS 2.7 MILLION, BUT THAT WAS PRIOR TO SOME OF THE GEOTECHNICAL STUDIES AND THE SURVEYS, AND SO WHEN WE GOT THE FIRST BLUSH AT THE OPCC WITH THE 60% DESIGN, THE PRICE HIKED UP TO 4.8 MILLION, AND SO WE NEEDED TO IDENTIFY SOME VALUE ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROJECT.

ORIGINALLY, THE PROJECT HAD A COVERED PARKING AREA WITH A METAL ROOF.

WE VE'D THAT FROM THE PROJECT AS WELL AS SOME MEZZANINE FLOOR MATERIALS.

WE FOUND AN ALTERNATIVE THAT WOULD COME IN A LOT CHEAPER AND THEN WE REDUCED THE PAVED SPACE SO THAT WE CAN MINIMIZE IT WITHIN FIRE CODE, BASICALLY, AND THEN WE CHANGED WAYNE'S COATING FROM LIMESTONE TO CMU, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO BRING THAT DOWN ABOUT 400,000 TO THE NEW PROJECT BUDGET OF 4.5 MILLION.

THERE'S A RENDERING OF WHAT THE BUILDING WOULD LOOK LIKE.

THAT'S NOT MY SILHOUETTE, AND SO JUST BY WAY OF REVIEW, THIS WAS AGAIN DIVIDED INTO TWO BID PACKS AND THEN BID PACK ONE WERE JUST THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS.

BID PACK TWO IS ELECTRICAL, PAVING, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, CIVIL AND LANDSCAPE.

I'LL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON THAT SHORTLY, AND AT A FUTURE DATE, WE'LL BRING THE OWNER FURNISHED ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE FF&E, THE CABLING, ALL THE MATERIALS TESTING THAT GETS PRETTY PRICEY ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS, AND OF COURSE, ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE.

SO WITH BID PACK TWO OF TWO, THERE'S SOME OF THE ITEMS BULLETED AS MENTIONED BEFORE AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A 303 DAY PROJECT SCHEDULE.

SO IF THE PROJECT WERE TO BE APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WANT TO ISSUE THE MTP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN MEET THAT LATE MARCH, EARLY APRIL DATE FOR THE DEADLINE AND THE TOTAL AWARD FOR BID PACK.

TWO OF TWO IS $2.88 MILLION.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES TO THIS.

SO THIS JUST IS A QUICK SUMMARY OR SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THAT ENTAILS.

SO COUNCIL APPROVED ON MAY 2ND, THE 1.154 MILLION FOUR BID PACK ONE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS CONSIDERATION FOR THE 2.8 MILLION FOR BID PACK TWO.

THE COMBINATION FOR THE CONTRACT IS JUST GOING TO BE BIT PACKS ONE AND TWO COMBINED OF 4.03 MILLION, AND AGAIN FOR FUTURE AUTHORIZATION, WE'LL BRING THE OWNER FURNISHED ITEMS AT A LATER DATE.

SO THE TOTAL PROJECT IS 4.5 MILLION, AND IF WE APPROVE TONIGHT BECAUSE THOSE PRE-ENGINEERED METAL BUILDING ITEMS AND THOSE FROM BID PACKET ONE ARE ALREADY ORDERED, WE ANTICIPATE DELIVERY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH OR EARLY JULY SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THE ONLY QUESTION I WOULD HAVE IS THE ROOF ITSELF.

YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING FROM METAL TO, I GUESS, WHAT COMPOSITION? THE ONLY THING I THOUGHT OF IS WHEN YOU HAVE A METAL ROOF, YOU DON'T REPLACE IT.

YOU'LL BE REPLACING THE OTHER.

SO ARE WE REALLY COMING OUT AHEAD? IT MIGHT BE A NITPICKING POINT, BUT THAT MONEY'S PROBABLY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE METAL VERSUS THE OTHER DIFFERENCE IS? VERSUS, LIKE A TILT WALL OR . OKAY, THAT WAS JUST A THOUGHT.

ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY. I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN, SECOND BY RONNIE.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

[F. Consider approval of a minute order authorizing the purchase of two Palo Alto 5410 firewalls and Palo Alto Panorama management system from Solid Border through the Department of Information Resources DIR-CPO-4850 for the replacement of the City of Burleson’s perimeter security infrastructure and authorize the City Manager to approve the reoccurring maintenance and support associated with the firewalls for five years in an amount not to exceed $755,543. (Staff Presenter: James Grommersch, Chief Technology Officer)]

[G. Receive a report, hold a discussion, give staff direction regarding an operational overview of the Information Technology Department, and consider approval of a minute order for the purchase of two Dell VxRail Servers and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) from GTS through the Department of Information Resources DIR-TSO-4299 for the replacement of the City of Burleson’s server and storage infrastructure in an amount not to exceed $846,862.59. (Staff Presenter: James Grommersch, Chief Technology Officer)]

HOWEVER, I'M GOING TO CALL FORWARD ITEMS F AND G SO THAT OUR CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER WILL PRESENT BOTH ITEMS AT ONE TIME.

SO HERE WE GO BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT.

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THEN WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AN OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A MINUTE ORDER FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO DELL VX RAIL SERVERS AND AN UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY UPS FROM GTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES DIR TSO 4299 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CITY OF BURLESON'S SERVERS AND STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $846,862.59.

WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, TONIGHT BEFORE US FOR THE FIRST TIME IS OUR CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER ALL THE WAY FROM MINNESOTA LOVING THIS WONDERFUL SUMMER WEATHER.

HE SAID IT'S NOT HOT ENOUGH YET, JAMES [INAUDIBLE] SORRY, JAMES.

[CHUCKLING] THE HEAT IS GETTING THERE, BUT PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

MAYOR, COUNCIL TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THAT DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW, OUR BUDGET AND OUR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN.

BTX-IT SITE IS COMPRISED OF LOVE AND STAFF MEMBERS.

WE EACH HAVE MULTIPLE AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT OF THE CITY OPERATIONS.

WE CONTINUALLY WORK TO IMPROVE OUR TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM FOR THE CITY AND WE COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ON THEIR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE. OUR SUCCESS IS REALLY DRIVEN BY EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS BEING SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY WITH THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT THEY RECEIVE FROM OUR DEPARTMENT.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT THAT I'VE CREATED FOR OUR DEPARTMENT IS TO BE TO PROVIDE A ROBUST AND COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM AND MAINTAIN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT TO FURTHER THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF EACH DEPARTMENT IN SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE STRIVE TO DELIVER QUALITY, PROMPT, COST EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

BTX-IT IS REALLY BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO GROUPS.

WE HAVE OUR APPLICATIONS GROUP, WHICH IS MOVING TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE 68 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE HAVE.

IT ALSO SUPPORTS OUR GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS UNIT, WHICH DOES ALL THE MAPPING FOR THE CITY, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE, WHICH REALLY PROVIDES OUR END USER SUPPORT. MICHAEL HERE IS PART OF THAT TEAM AND THEN WE HAVE OUR BACK END SUPPORT, WHICH IS OUR SERVER AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE REALLY SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT CONNECTS TO THE INTERNET OR HAS ANY KIND OF TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT IN IT.

WE SUPPORT THE POLICE AND FIRE TRUCKS, THE 68 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTAL APPLICATIONS.

WE HAVE OVER 50 NETWORKS THAT THE CITY SUPPORTS AND 54 SERVERS OVERALL.

OTHER SERVICES THAT WE OFFER, CYBERSECURITY WE REALLY PARTNER WITH, TRYING TO GET IN ON THE PROJECTS AND ENSURING THAT THEY'RE SECURE FOR THE CITY'S USE.

WE DO VENDOR MANAGEMENT, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.

OUR GIS SYSTEMS TEAM SUPPORTS CAD MAPPING, EMERGENCY SERVICES MAPPING AND ADDRESSING FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, WE ALSO MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTY AND STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES GOING INTO OUR BUDGET INFORMATION.

BTX-IT IS AN INTERNAL SERVICES FUND AND WE RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BASED ON WHAT TECHNOLOGIES THEY USE AND THE NUMBER OF STAFF THAT THEY HAVE.

OUR 21 STARTING YEAR BUDGET WAS 4.8 MILLION.

WE ARE SEEKING THAT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR $476,000, WHICH WILL BRING OUR YEAR END TO 5.3 MILLION.

THE REASON FOR THAT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION IS AS THE CITY MOVES TOWARD SUPPORTING NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, WE'VE NOTICED SEVERAL KEY ENHANCEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED IN OUR ENVIRONMENT TO ENSURE EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND A POSITIVE END USER EXPERIENCE WITH IMPLEMENTATIONS OF SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE BECOMING MORE COMMONPLACE WITH CAD ERP AND 311, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE INCREASE ON OUR OVERALL BANDWIDTH AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND OUR REGULAR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.

SO TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES BTX-IT, IT IS RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING: THE PURCHASE OF TWO NEW SERVERS AND THAT UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY TO HANDLE THE CITY'S CURRENT WORKLOAD, WHICH SOME OF THOSE DEVICES ARE NEARING END OF LIFE.

SO WE JUST WANT TO GET AHEAD OF GETTING THOSE MOVED OVER AND THEN ALSO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REDUNDANCY FOR THE CITY.

SO WE HAVE TRUE AREAS THAT WE CAN FAIL OVER AND IMPROVE OUR OVERALL FOOTING.

THAT IS FOR THAT 846,000.

WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING THE PURCHASE OF THOSE TWO NEW FIREWALLS AND THE ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS WITH THAT SO WE CAN START UTILIZING MORE BANDWIDTH FROM OUR ISP PROVIDERS.

WE ALSO WANT THOSE FIREWALLS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE PROPER SECURITY MONITORING OUR NETWORK AND BEING ABLE TO STAY AHEAD OF EVERYTHING.

THAT'S FOR 233,000.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THOSE NECESSARY ENHANCEMENTS WILL ENSURE THAT POSITIVE END USER EXPERIENCE AND AS THAT DEMAND CONTINUES TO GROW FOR OUR CITY'S TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

SO BTX-IT IS MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT TO PURCHASE THE FIREWALLS AND SERVERS IN FISCAL YEAR 21, DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE LEAD TIMES, THE CHIP SHORTAGE AND EVERYTHING.

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SO AS A RESULT, THAT IS WHY WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT 478,000 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.

THERE ARE SOME ONGOING MAINTENANCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW FIREWALLS AT 130,000 PER YEAR.

THESE MAINTENANCE COSTS GO TO IMPROVING OUR CYBERSECURITY POSTURE AND MONITORING ALL THE CITY'S NETWORK DATA.

THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST IS FACTORED INTO OUR IT OPERATIONS BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

AS PART OF OUR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN, THERE ARE A PART OF SMALL, NECESSARY COMPONENTS THAT WILL WORK WITH THOSE FIREWALLS AND SERVERS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN OUR FISCAL YEAR 22-23 BUDGET AT 124,000.

THOSE COMPONENTS ARE MADE UP OF ADDITIONAL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADDITIONAL REDUNDANCIES FOR THE VARIOUS SATELLITE SITES THAT THE CITY HAS IN THE EVENT THAT IN THE EVENT THAT AN EVENT SHOULD OCCUR.

TONGUE TIED MYSELF THERE; I APOLOGIZE.

THESE COMPONENTS REALLY CAN'T BE FULLY UTILIZED UNTIL AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THOSE NEW FIREWALLS AND SERVERS ARE IN PLACE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT GET PUSHED OUT INTO NEXT YEAR.

SO OUR FISCAL YEAR, 22-23 BUDGET REQUESTS, OUR PROPOSED BUDGET IS $5 MILLION WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST OF JUST SHY OF 600,000 . INTO THOSE SUPPLEMENTALS, WE ARE LOOKING TO FULFILL AN APPLICATIONS ANALYST POSITION.

AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE 68 DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THE GO LIVE COMING AVAILABLE OF ERP, CAD AND 311, AND THIS POSITION REALLY FACILITATE MAKING SURE THOSE GO-LIVES ARE SUCCESSFUL AND WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT VENDORS AND STAFF ON ENSURING THAT THE TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS THAT THEY HAVE OR SOFTWARES ARE ACTUALLY MEETING THOSE NEEDS.

ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO GET ABOUT 65,000 IN VARIOUS NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE OTHERS.

THIS IS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE PROPER NETWORK MONITORING TOOLS AND HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IN PLACE TO HELP US IMPROVE OUR RESPONSE TIME AND PREVENT OUTAGES GOING FORWARD.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO UTILIZE SOME OF THAT FUNDING TO SECURE AND IMPROVE VARIOUS DATA CENTER LOCATIONS THAT THE CITY HAS.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT CISCO DUO, WHICH IS A MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION TOOL THAT WILL HELP US IMPROVE OUR DEFENSE AND DEPTH AND OUR CYBERSECURITY POSTURE.

IT'S ALSO CRITICAL FOR US TO IMPROVE OUR CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE AS WELL.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO REPLACE 90 ACCESS POINTS ACROSS THE CITY.

THE CURRENT ACCESS POINTS THAT ARE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT ARE REACHING THEIR END OF LIFE, AND SO WE'D LIKE TO GET AHEAD OF GETTING THOSE UPGRADED AS WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR BANDWIDTH. THESE NEW ACCESS POINTS WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE BETTER BANDWIDTH AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY, LIKE THE BRICK AND THE LIBRARY.

SO IT WILL BE A BENEFIT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO REPLACE OUR TIME CLOCKS.

CURRENTLY, THEY'RE STARTING TO FAIL IN CERTAIN AREAS.

SO WE JUST WANT TO BE PROACTIVE IN GETTING THOSE REPLACED FOR THE CITY OVERALL, AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS THE 311 SYSTEM AT 275,000.

THAT NUMBER IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE RFPS THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING AROUND AND ASSESSING THOSE VENDORS, BUT THE 311 SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE THE HIGHEST AND MOST EFFICIENT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TO OUR CITIZENS BY PROVIDING THAT SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY TO GAIN ANY KIND OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CITY SERVICES OR WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT EASY TO REMEMBER NUMBER.

SO OUR GOAL THERE WITH THE 311 SYSTEM IS TO HAVE FIRST CALL RESOLUTIONS ON ANY KIND OF CITIZEN OR COMMUNITY NEED THAT COMES INTO THAT SYSTEM.

JESSE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THAT, I BELIEVE, ON JULY 5TH.

FOR A FOLLOW ON TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING 311.

OUR RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTIONS ARE TO APPROVE THE MINUTE ORDER TO PURCHASE THE TWO DELL VXRAIL SERVERS AND THE UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY THROUGH GTS THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE PRICE AGREEMENT FOR THE 846,000, AND OUR RECOMMENDATION IS ALSO TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE PALO ALTO FIREWALLS AND PANORAMA SOFTWARE FROM SOLID BORDER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON'S FIREWALL INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER THE APPROVAL TO FOR THE APPROVAL FOR THE REOCCURRING MAINTENANCE AND ASSOCIATED FIREWALLS FOR FIVE YEARS NOT TO EXCEED 755,000, AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I'M GOING TO COUCH MY QUESTIONS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF SOMEBODY THAT BELIEVES A FIREWALL.

IS THAT PART OF THE CAR WHERE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS BOLTED ON? GOOD TO GO. I HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH.

I KNOW CYBERSECURITY IS A PRIORITY TO YOU, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THE PURVEYORS OF RANSOMWARE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE SKILLED ALL THE TIME, AND WE KEEP HEARING NIGHTMARE STORIES OF LARGE BUSINESSES, WHICH I PRESUME HAVE PRETTY HIGH TECH I.T.

ECOSYSTEMS OF THEIR OWN BEING PENETRATED BY AND HELD HOSTAGE BY RANSOM ATTACKS.

DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT, OR ARE WE USING SOME KIND OF OF OFFSITE BACKUP THAT ROLLS? WHAT'S OUR OVERALL PLAN? SO CURRENTLY, WE DO HAVE TWO BACKUP LOCATIONS THAT WE BACK UP TO.

THEY ARE ACTUALLY UNABLE TO MAKE CHANGES.

SO IF ONE IS CENTER WAS TO BE COMPROMISED, THE OTHER ONE IS UNABLE TO BE AFFECTED BY THAT , AND SO WE DO HAVE THAT ABILITY CURRENTLY, AND THEN AS FAR AS OUR POSTURE, OVERALL, PART

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OKAY. YOU HAVE TWO SYSTEMS. ARE THEY DOWNLOADING THE SAME INFORMATION? SO ONE IS A BACKUP OF THE OTHER AND THEN THEY ACTUALLY RETAIN DIFFERENT INSTANCES OF THAT DATA.

RIGHT. WHAT'S THE REPEAT? WE ACTUALLY DO FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S OVER TWO YEARS OF DATA, AND FOR CITY DATA, WE HAVE TWO YEARS OF DATA AS WELL AND THEN 90 DAY INCREMENTAL BACKUPS. SO WE HOUSE QUITE A BIT OF DATA FOR THE CITY.

WHERE'S THE EQUIPMENT GOING TO BE HOUSED? WHERE DOES THAT GO? DIFFERENT DATA SITES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING A CLOUD BACKUP SOLUTION AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ONE OFFSITE AS WELL.

YEAH, THESE SERVERS IN OUR CURRENT SYSTEM, ARE THEY CERTIFIED OR IS IT FIPS COMPLIANT? SO THE FIPS CERTIFIED ONES ARE SITTING OVER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THESE OTHER SERVERS WILL HAVE THAT ABILITY AS WELL TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN SUCH A WAY.

WHAT LEVEL OF FIPS? I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIPS ONE COMPLIANCE ON THAT.

I WOULD RATHER SEE US BE AT LEAST FIPS LEVEL TWO, AS YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED ON THE FEDERAL STANDARDS.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO TO FOUR UNLESS YOU'RE HOLDING THE NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODES, BUT TWO WOULD DEFINITELY BE A BARE MINIMUM, I THINK.

GOOD TO GO, SIR. FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME.

THANK YOU. THIS IS YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION.

SECOND, I'D LIKE TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE THE APPRECIATE THE EXPEDIENCY IN WHICH YOU SPEAK.

BEING THAT I'M FROM NEW JERSEY, I REALLY CAUGHT EVERY WORD YOU SAID, WHEREAS I FEEL SOME PEOPLE IN THE ROOM MAY NOT HAVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY, I JUST BECAUSE WE APPROVED SOMETHING ON CONSENT FOR 478, YOU GOT A LOT OF NUMBERS GOING ON HERE.

SO I JUST WANT TO GET VERY CLEAR WITH THIS.

THE 478,666, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE BUDGET THAT YOU HAD THAT WAS PROPOSED AND THE TO ORDER THESE THINGS? IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. JUST TO GET THIS GOING BEFORE THE 23 BUDGET IS IN PLAY.

YES, MA'AM. THEN THESE TWO OTHER THE DIFFERENCE OBVIOUSLY, IS FOR MAINTENANCE AND TO PAY FOR THE BALANCE.

SO THERE WAS A SAVINGS IN THE ARP, WHICH IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE UTILIZED TO FUND THE 846 AND THE 233.

THAT ADDITIONAL 500,000 THAT IS FOR THE FIREWALLS ONGOING IS ACTUALLY FACTORED INTO OUR MAINTENANCE BUDGET GOING FORWARD.

OKAY, AND THERE'S AGAIN MORE NUMBERS THERE THAT NOW, I'M LIKE, OKAY, WHERE ARE WE? THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON THE PHONE THE OTHER DAY, AND IT'S GREAT TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU.

SO THESE NUMBERS ARE FOR A FIPS LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATION TYPE SYSTEM, RIGHT? WELL, WE CAN BASICALLY IMPLEMENT THAT HOWEVER WE WANT BEHIND OUR FIREWALLS.

SO THESE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE VIRTUALIZED SERVERS THAT HOST THE OTHER ENVIRONMENTS.

SO WE CAN UPGRADE THIS TO FIPS TWO AND YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THIS, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS YOUR CUP OF TEA, BUT A FIPS LEVEL ONE IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS A PRODUCTION FACILITY AS FAR AS THAT SECURITY SYSTEM GOES.

YES, AND THAT WOULD JUST BE ON OUR INTERNAL BASE THERE.

OUR PD SERVERS ARE ACTUALLY HIDDEN BEHIND FIPS COMPLIANCE FIREWALLS TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT FOR THE CE JUST AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND SO IN OUR IMPLEMENTATIONS, WE'RE ACTUALLY SECURED AT THE FIREWALL LEVEL WITH THAT HIGHER LEVEL OF SECURITY THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, AND I SAY I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE, LIKE DAN HAD MENTIONED ON THE CYBERSECURITY AND STUFF, I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO BE BECAUSE THE FIPS ONE ARE GETTING HACKED REGULARLY AND YOU KNOW THAT.

SO I'D REALLY LIKE US TO BE AT LEAST A TWO.

IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE THE PRICE? NO, THAT'S JUST AN IMPLEMENTATION ITEMS FOR US.

ONE OTHER QUESTION HERE, IF I COULD.

THE 311 SYSTEM THAT WE'RE GOING INTO HERE, THIS WILL GIVE CITIZENS ONE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL, TO ASK A QUESTION, TO BE ROUTED, TO RESOLVE THEIR ISSUE, WHATEVER IT IS.

IS THIS A CHAT BOT? THIS THING IS NOT GOING TO BE A LIVE ANSWER SYSTEM.

HOW DOES THIS WORK? IT LOOKS LIKE BOTH TOMMY AND I WERE TRYING TO CHIME IN AT THE SAME TIME, BUT IT WILL HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT CHANNELS THAT CITIZENS CAN ENGAGE WITH THE CITY.

SOME OF THOSE WILL BE THROUGH AN APP.

SOME WILL BE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, A CHAT BOT.

DEPENDING ON THE SYSTEM WE CHOOSE COULD BE USED, BUT WE'LL ALSO HAVE A LIVE OPERATOR DURING BUSINESS HOURS ANSWERING THOSE CALLS AND MAKING SURE WE PROCESS THOSE.

JESSE IS GOING TO HAVE A DETAILED PRESENTATION FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING TO KIND OF SHOW YOU THE OPTIONS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SYSTEM IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SELECT JUST YET BECAUSE WE'RE OUT IN THAT RFP PROCESS, BUT YOU'LL HAVE A VARIETY OF OPTIONS OF HOW WE INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC.

THE IDEA IS TO GIVE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR THEM TO INTERACT WITH US, BUT I THINK THE CALLS WILL BE A PRIMARY WAY PEOPLE CALL US AND WE'LL HAVE A LIVE PERSON ANSWERING THOSE

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THANKS. ANYBODY ELSE.

I DID WANT TO ALSO WELCOME JAMES TO THE CITY.

HE'S BEEN HERE WITH US ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN MAKE MARTIN'S ITEMS LOOK LESS COMPLEX BY HAVING AN ITEM LIKE THIS.

I KNOW MARTIN APPRECIATES THAT.

WE LIKE TO THROW IN LOTS OF ACRONYMS, TOO.

[CHUCKLING] WE APPRECIATE YOU, JAMES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE. SO, MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, IF YOU COULD CALL FOR A MOTION ON ITEM SEVEN F, WHICH IS THE PALO ALTO.

IS THERE A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 7F.

I'LL SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY JIMMY, A SECOND BY TAMARA.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, IF YOU COULD TAKE A MOTION ON 7G, WHICH IS THE DELL VXRAIL SERVERS.

IS THERE A MOTION ON G? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

MOTION BY JIMMY, SECOND BY TAMARA.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSAGE UNANIMOUS.

WELCOME, JAMES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding an update on the Water & Sewer debt service, financial overview, summary of 5 year capital improvement plan, and receive any additional direction from City Council regarding the annual budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. (Staff Presenter: Martin Avila, Finance Director)]

EIGHT A IS RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AN UPDATE ON THE WATER AND SEWER DEBT SERVICE FINANCIAL OVERVIEW SUMMARY OF FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023. STAFF PRESENTED TONIGHT IS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MARTIN AVILA.

MR. AVILA.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TALK AS FAST AS JAMES.

I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT. [CHUCKLING] SO I WOULDN'T EVEN TRY.

I’D PROBABLY STUTTER.

IN THIS PRESENTATION IN REGARDS TO THE WATER AND SEWER.

THE WATER SEWER IS PROBABLY THE SECOND LARGEST OPERATING FUND FOR THE CITY.

IT IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND.

IT IS A PROPRIETARY FUND.

ITS MAIN OPERATIONS IS TO PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER SERVICES TO THE CUSTOMERS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S A COMPONENT OF BILLING AND COLLECTING ON THOSE REVENUES FOR THOSE SERVICES.

SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE WATER AND SEWER FUND ALSO FUNDS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO THAT'S WHAT THIS PRESENTATION IS BASED ON.

ERIC OSCARSON, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, IS ALSO PRESENT TO PROVIDE SOME DETAILED INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE CAPITAL PLAN AND ALSO AS IT RELATES TO THE OPERATIONS WITHIN THE WATER AND SEWER.

SO CURRENTLY, AS IT RELATES TO THE FUND, HIGHLIGHTS OF WE ARE NO RATE INCREASES ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR 2024.

THERE IS A COMPONENT OF HAVING A 3% INCREASE IN WATER AND SEWER FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 AND 26 AND THEN THEREAFTER HAVING A PROPOSED RATE INCREASE OF 5% FOR BOTH WATER AND SEWER FOR YEARS 27 TO 32.

THIS WILL BE A TEN YEAR FINANCIAL OVERVIEW.

I THINK COUNCIL WILL HAVE REQUESTED TO DO A TEN YEAR FINANCIAL PROJECTION.

SO THAT'S IN ESSENCE WHAT SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE GOING TO COVER.

IN THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND AGAIN, WORK CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ERIC OSCAR.

SO RIGHT NOW IN THE NEEDS AND THE EVALUATION THAT WAS DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN HAS $77.9 MILLION.

FOR THE PROJECTS.

OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WATER PROJECTS WILL BE ABOUT $43 MILLION AND SEWER PROJECTS WILL BE ABOUT 34.7 MILLION. AS IT RELATES TO THAT AS BOND ISSUES, WHAT WOULD COVER FOR THE BOND ISSUES FOR THAT CIP PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED, 77.2 MILLION WILL BE IN ESSENCE ISSUED WITH BONDS TO COVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CIP PLAN, AND THESE WILL ALSO BE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

THERE IS SOME CASH FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR 700,000.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, FOR THIS COMING YEAR, WE DID PROPOSE A $6 MILLION BOND ISSUE FOR THE COVERAGE

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KIND OF GIVE A HISTORY OF WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE WATER AND SEWER FUND AS IT RELATES TO RATES.

GOING BACK TO FISCAL YEAR 16.

EVERY YEAR THERE WAS ALWAYS A RATE OF MAYBE 6%, 1%, 5% OF THE WATER, 4 TO 5.

IT WAS KIND OF LIKE, THERE WASN'T CONSISTENCY, BUT THERE WAS INCREASES, AND PRETTY MUCH THE IDEA OF WHAT I'M SEEING IS THEY'RE COVERING SOME OF THE COSTS AS IT RELATES TO THE PASS THROUGH OF THE WATER PURCHASES AND THE SEWER TREATMENTS, THE COST THAT WE INCUR WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, 22, PRETTY MUCH DID NOT INCREASE ANY OF THOSE COSTS AS WE RELAY TO THESE INCREASES OF RATES OVER TIME.

GOING BACK TO 2016, THE FUND BALANCE KEPT GROWING, AND SO ONE OF THE IDEAS WAS WHY CONTINUE TO ALLOW IT TO GROW? LET'S PROVIDE SOME SOME RELIEF, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.

WE KIND OF KEPT IT CONSISTENT.

WE REDUCED THE WATER RATE A LITTLE BIT AS WELL, BUT NOW AS WE'RE INTRODUCING THE COST OF THE CIP PLAN OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, PROBABLY MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE WATER AND THE SEWER SIDE, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COVERING ANY COST THAT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH IS PROVIDED TO US AS IT RELATES TO THE PURCHASE OF WATER AND ALSO THE INCREASES TO THE SEWER COSTS OF THE TREATMENT.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF A HISTORICAL.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE NOT GOING TO INCREASE RATES FOR 23, 24, BUT AS WE START FUNDING THIS CIP PLAN, IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT WE GO, THEN THAT IS IN ESSENCE, THE IDEA OF HOW SOME OF THOSE INCREASES IN RATES WILL FOLLOW.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT TRYING TO GO UP AND DOWN.

UP AND DOWN IS TRYING TO CREATE A SMOOTH INCREASE OVER TIME.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IN WORKING WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP PROJECTING A 3% RATE ON THE CUSTOMERS. IT'S PROBABLY IT'S ABOUT $1 A MONTH FOR A 3%, 3% SEWER RATE’S ABOUT $0.85 PER MONTH.

SO THAT'S IN ESSENCE, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AGAIN, THINKING ABOUT THAT, LOOKING AT A $77 MILLION INFRASTRUCTURE, THE IDEA OF POSSIBLY HAVING 5% INCREASES IN WATER PURCHASE COSTS FROM 3 TO 4 OR 5% INCREASES IN WATER AND SEWER TREATMENTS.

AGAIN, THESE ARE PROJECTIONS WE ARE PROJECTING TWO YEARS OUT; THAT COULD CHANGE.

IF THE COST INCREASE IF WE DON'T ISSUE AS MANY BONDS DURING THAT PARTICULAR YEAR AND WE'RE PUSHING CERTAIN THINGS OVER, THE RATES WILL BE ADJUSTED, AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE MADE SURE THAT WE WERE NOT INCREASING COSTS IN OUR FIRST TWO YEARS.

GIVE US SOME TIME TO LOOK AND SEE HOW WE'RE GOING IN THAT DIRECTION.

THIS IS THE CIP PLAN, AND AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THESE PROJECTS, ERIC OSCARSON IS HERE.

HE COULD ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT AGAIN, IT IS A FIVE YEAR PLAN, AND AGAIN, IT IS A PLAN AND THINGS CAN CHANGE OVER TIME, BUT NEXT YEAR IT COULD CHANGE AGAIN, AND SO WE WILL ADJUST OUR FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS BASED UPON THAT, BUT CURRENTLY OUR PROJECTIONS ARE BASED UPON US ISSUING THESE BONDS EACH OF THESE YEARS, AND SO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

ANYBODY? SO WITH THAT, THIS IS THE TEN YEAR, THE RESULT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THE INCREASES IN RATES.

IT DOES IT DOES CONTINUE, AND ONE OF THE FOCAL POINTS IS WE LOOK AT THE REVENUES, WE LOOK AT THE INCREASES OF THE RATES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN THE FUTURE YEARS. WE LOOK AT THE DEBT SERVICE AS WE'RE GOING TO ISSUE ACCORDING TO THAT CIP PLAN.

AND THEN WE ALSO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THAT FUND BALANCE PERCENTAGE TO EXPENDITURES, AND WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY ABOVE 20%, THAT WE NEVER GO DOWN BELOW THAT, AND IF WE DO GO DOWN CLOSE TO 20, THAT WE SEE SOME SOME YEARS IN WHICH IT STARTS RECOVERING BACK UP AGAIN, AND SO THAT'S IN ESSENCE WHAT THIS PLAN IS DOING.

IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, SOMETHING HAPPENS AND WE START SEEING THINGS GOING DOWN BELOW 20%, THEN AT THAT POINT WE WOULD RECOMMEND TO MOVE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS FURTHER OUT UNTIL WE HAVE SOME TIME TO RECOVER SOME OF THOSE COSTS, AND WITH THAT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

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[B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on the financial overview of other proprietary and special revenue funds and receive any additional direction from City Council regarding the annual budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. (Staff Presenter: John Butkus, Assistant Finance Director)]

THE STAFF PRESENT TONIGHT IS JOHN BUTKUS, ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR.

MR, BUTKUS, NICE TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OTHER PROPRIETARY AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

SPECIFICALLY, WE'LL GO THROUGH AN OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, THE IT SUPPORT SERVICE FUND, SOLID WASTE CEMETERY FUNDS AND THE TIF #2.

OVERVIEW ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND.

AGAIN, WE'RE SELF INSURED AS FAR AS THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

WE'VE GOT OUR OWN INTERNAL SERVICE FUND THAT HOUSES THE FUNDS FOR ALL THAT CLAIMS AND HEALTH COSTS ARE FUNDED BY THE CITY AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.

THE COMBINATION AND DENTAL PLAN PREMIUMS. FOR THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE BY 5.4% ON THE FISCAL YEAR.

IT'LL BE A BUDGET IMPACT OF $11,700 AND SOME OF OUR ASSUMPTIONS.

AGAIN, WE HAVE NO PROPOSED INCREASES FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND YEARS 24 THROUGH 27, WE'VE BUILT IN 5%, AND AS FAR AS THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS, AGAIN, NO PLAN FOR AN INCREASE THIS YEAR AND GOING FORWARD FOR THE FIVE YEAR PLAN WE'VE BUILT IN A 5% INCREASE.

OUR EXPENSE ASSUMPTIONS RIGHT NOW.

CLAIMS THAT WILL PAY, WE'RE BUILDING AT A 7% INCREASE AND THE STOP LOSS PREMIUMS HAVE A 13% INCREASE BUILT INTO THEM, AND AGAIN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN FROM OUR PROJECTION. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT A FUND BALANCE THAT, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, GOES DOWN 7% OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. WE WILL MONITOR THE CLAIMS, AND IT JUST DEPENDS ON IF IT'S A GOOD YEAR OR A BAD YEAR.

WE'LL MONITOR CLAIMS AND THEN ADJUST ANY PREMIUMS FROM THE CITY AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING.

SO THAT WILL BE MONITORED AS WE GO FORWARD.

THE SUPPORT SERVICE FUND.

AGAIN, JAMES, WHO'S REALLY A GOOD GUY TO WORK WITH, TO GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND, SOME OF THE DETAIL.

BUT AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REFRESH THIS A LITTLE BIT WITH THE NUMBERS.

AGAIN, WE'VE GOT CAPITAL OUTLAY THIS YEAR WITH THAT PROPOSED A BUDGET AMENDMENT OF 478,000.

AGAIN, FOR THE TWO SERVERS AND FIREWALLS THAT JAMES SPOKE OF.

WE'VE BUILT IN WITH THE ERP SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, THE IMPLEMENTATION COSTS NEXT YEAR OF $800,000, ANOTHER 800, AND THEN GOING FORWARD, $259,000 ONGOING AGAIN FOR THAT ERP SYSTEM.

WE'VE GOT SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS BUILT IN ALMOST 600,000 AS JAMES SPOKE OF THE SYSTEM ANALYST AND THE OTHER NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS OF 491,000. AS FAR AS THE FUND AGAIN, WE'VE GOT SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER OUR GAME PLAN AND MONITOR FOR CHANGES.

I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS.

YOU GET MOVING INTO THE SOLID WASTE FUND.

WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY RATE INCREASE FOR THIS BUDGET YEAR AND GOING FORWARD WITH THE FIVE YEAR PLAN WE BUILT IN A RATE INCREASE OF 5% AND.

AGAIN, AS MARTIN NOTED, THAT WILL IMPACT BASICALLY AN AVERAGE COST OF $2.50 ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH GROWTH RATE OF 2% BUILT INTO THE MODEL.

WE'VE GOT THE RECYCLING AND PICK UP OPERATIONS OUTSOURCED.

IT'S A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT.

IT EXPIRES IN MAY OF 2024 AND WE'RE PROJECTING A TEN 10% CONTRACT INCREASE FOR 23, AND THEN WE BUILT IN 3% AGAIN FOR THAT FIVE YEAR

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CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT SOLID WASTE? DO THEY HAVE FUEL COST ESCALATORS BUILT INTO THE CURRENT CONTRACT? I'M NOT READ THE CONTRACT--MAYOR PRO TEM, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT.

THEY DO HAVE A CPI INDEX INFLATOR IN THERE.

THE CONTRACT DOES NOT HAVE A MAX CAP ON THAT.

WE DO ANTICIPATE REACHING OUT TO WASTE CONNECTIONS JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY ANTICIPATE TO BE.

I BELIEVE THEIR RATE INCREASE ACTUALLY GOING INTO EFFECT IN APRIL.

SO IT'S A LITTLE EARLY FOR THEM RIGHT NOW.

WE DO ANTICIPATE SOME INFLATIONARY COSTS, THOUGH, AND I BELIEVE MARTIN BUILT THAT INTO HIS MODEL.

SO IT'S LIKELY WE'RE GOING TO SEE A RATE INCREASE IMMEDIATELY ON THIS.

I THINK MARTIN HAS PROJECTED THAT IN.

SO HE'S PROPOSING TO ABSORB THAT FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO WE WOULD EAT THAT--THE RATEPAYERS WOULDN'T SEE THAT INCREASE, BUT THEREAFTER, I BELIEVE HE'S PROPOSING INCREASES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THE INCREASE.

WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO PASS IT ALONG TO THE CUSTOMERS UNTIL.

THAT'S CORRECT. NOW, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT THAT IS, AND IT MAY CHANGE MARTIN'S ASSUMPTIONS AS THAT TIME GETS CLOSER.

SOME OF THE WILD THINGS GOING ON IN THE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT UPON FUEL RIGHT NOW ARE SHOCKING.

SO I NOTICED SOME SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR OUR OWN INTERNAL FUNDS OF A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND.

ALMOST FAINTED WHEN I SAW THAT, BUT I'M NOT SURPRISED CONSIDERING THE NUMBERS I'M HAVING TO DEAL WITH.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT, AND WE'VE PROGRAMMED INTO THE MODEL 10% FOR THE CONTRACT RATE FOR THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR AND 3% ONGOING. TIME WILL TELL IF THAT'S A REASONABLE ASSUMPTION OR NOT.

I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THE FUND BALANCE IS THERE IS TO HELP ABSORB THOSE SHOCKS SO THE RATEPAYERS DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO ABSORB IT, BUT AT SOME POINT WHEN WE BRING BACK CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS FOR THE CONTRACT, WE MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE'D WANT TO STRUCTURE THE RATES, WHAT TYPE OF SERVICES WE WANT TO PROVIDE. ALL THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN BRING BACK TO YOU IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS.

IT IS A DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT.

CERTAINLY FUEL IS AFFECTING ALL KINDS OF ASPECTS OF THAT OPERATION.

VERY DEFINITELY. THANKS, TOMMY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE INTO THE CEMETERY FUNDS.

AGAIN, WE HAVE THREE FUNDS, THE OPERATING THE ENDOWMENT FUND AND THE ROYALTY FUND.

AGAIN, THE OPERATIONS FUND IS BASED UP FOR ONGOING MAINTENANCE, AND WE'VE GOT A FUND BALANCE OF NEARLY A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS IN THAT, THE ENDOWMENT FUND. AGAIN, STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE 15% THE PRINCIPAL FOR LOT SALES TO BE KEPT IN THE ENDOWMENT FUND, AND THE ENDING BALANCE OF THAT FUND RIGHT NOW IS 164,000.

AND THE ROYALTY FUND, AGAIN, WE GET FROM THE NATURAL GAS ROYALTIES TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CEMETERY, AND OUR TEAMS HAVE WORKED. WE'VE GOT EXPANSION WORK AT THE TUNE OF 993,000 AND THE 16 MEMORIAL WHICH WAS COMPLETED, WHICH IS WHICH IS REALLY NICE FOR 93,000.

SO THOSE ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT FUND.

IN THE LAST ONE TIF #2.

IT'S THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE REINVESTMENT ZONE, AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING TO ISSUE APPROXIMATELY 3.2 MILLION IN COS FOR THE ELLISON STREET PROJECT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WILL INCLUDE THE PARKING LOT REDEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE WAY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY'S OWN OFFICE SPACE AND THE ELLISON STREET PROJECT ON THE ADJACENT LOT OVER THERE, AND IT WILL INCLUDE A POLICE STOREFRONT SUBSTATION AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF 1.4 MILLION IN CO'S IN 23, AND AGAIN, WE'LL DO THE COMPLETION OF THE PARKING LOT REDEVELOPMENT.

AGAIN, I THINK YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE FINANCIALS FOR THE TIF #2, AND WITH THAT, I'LL ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOHN.

[C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the use of a third party consultant to conduct an analysis of the Burleson Police Department for future staffing and facility needs. (Staff Presenter: Tommy Ludwig, Deputy City Manager)]

THE STAFF PRESENT TONIGHT IS TOMMY LUDWIG, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

MR. LUDWIG, ARE YOU CLOSING US OUT THIS EVENING? YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

TOMMY LUDWIG. SO, AS AMANDA STATED, I AM GOING TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON A PROPOSAL FOR A STAFFING, BEST PRACTICES AND FACILITY ANALYSIS FOR THE POLICE

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DURING THAT DISCUSSION, THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED REGARDING THE NEED TO POSSIBLY ENGAGE A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT TO LOOK AT AND REVIEW THE STAFFING MODEL AND HOW IT ALIGNS AND WHETHER OR NOT IT ALIGNS WITH BEST PRACTICES TO REVIEW AND VERIFY THE SPACE NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] HEADQUARTERS EXPANSION AND ALSO TO LOOK AT THE FEASIBILITY OF POSSIBLE SUBSTATIONS.

SO IN RESPONSE TO THAT STAFF IS ENGAGED MATRIX CONSULTING GROUP WHO HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE I BELIEVE 2002 AND PROVIDED A PROPOSAL FOR THAT SCOPE OF WORK. MATRIX SPECIALIZES IN WORK JUST LIKE THIS.

THEY ACTUALLY ONLY WORK WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THEY WORK WITH OVER 400 PDS NATIONALLY IN THIS LIST OUT THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE, BUT SPECIFICALLY IT'S IN RELATION TO STAFFING, DEPLOYMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES.

SO WHAT THIS SHOWS HERE IS THE PROPOSAL AS IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN, WHAT THAT SCOPE OF WORK WOULD BE FIRST WOULD BE EVALUATION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE STAFFING NEEDS AND VERIFICATION THAT ALIGNS WITH CORE SERVICES AS WELL AS ANTICIPATED GROWTH AND CURRENT GROWTH CURRENT POPULATION EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT TRAINING, RETENTION, RECRUITMENT, THE OVERALL DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE.

MAKING SURE THAT ALIGNS WITH BEST PRACTICES.

ALSO THAT IT IS ALIGNING WITH COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE EVALUATION OF THE OVERALL NEEDS FOR THE PROPOSED HEADQUARTERS EXPANSION, AND THEN AS WELL AS ANY SUBSTATION FACILITIES THAT MAY BE NEEDED, AND THEN FINALLY, THE EVALUATION OF A PROPOSAL FOR MAYBE A HOLDING FACILITY, WHETHER THAT'S COST EFFECTIVE AND WHETHER THERE'S A NEED TO DO THAT.

SHOULD WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROPOSAL? THE COST IS $100,000 AND THE WORK IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED IN APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS.

HERE'S JUST A SNAPSHOT OF KIND OF THE WEEKS, AND THE TASK IS IT GOING TO BE COMPLETED.

JUST IN TERMS OF PROCUREMENT, I KNOW IT'S A $100,000 ITEM.

WE'VE CONFERRED WITH THE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.

THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.

SO WE CAN MAKE THESE DETERMINATION TO AWARD SOLELY ON QUALIFICATIONS.

MATRIX IS MORE THAN QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE SCOPE OF WORK.

AGAIN, HAVING DONE THIS ANALYSIS AND OVER 400 PDS AND SPECIFICALLY CITIES IN TEXAS, AUSTIN, CEDAR HILL, FORT WORTH, LEWISVILLE, BOERNE, DENTON, KYLE, AMONG OTHERS.

SO JUST IN TERMS OF DIRECTION, I THINK THE FIRST THING IS WE JUST NEED VERIFICATIONS.

THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THIS SCOPE OF WORK AND THEN SHOULD THE COUNCIL LIKE TO PROCEED, WE WANT TO VERIFY THAT THE PROPOSAL, AS IT'S WRITTEN, IS IN LINE WITH WHAT THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION IS AND IT ADDRESSES ANY OUTSTANDING ISSUES OUT THERE.

IF WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED, WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH PUTTING AN ACTION ITEM ON FOR THE JULY 5TH CITY COUNCIL ITEM FOR FORMAL APPROVAL.

WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD DO THIS WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH REVIEWING ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AND GO TO THAT WHOLE RFQ PROCESS SIMULTANEOUSLY.

IT'S NOT TO STACK TIME.

BASED ON THE FIVE MONTH SCHEDULE, WE ACTUALLY WOULD LIKELY BRING A ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES CONTRACT BEFORE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE FINALIZATION OF THIS WORK, BUT IT'D JUST BE INITIAL ARCHITECTURAL WORK AT THAT POINT, AND WITH THAT SAID, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

GO AHEAD. WELL, ON THAT INITIAL ARCHITECTURAL WORK, THERE'S COST INVOLVED IN THAT, AND WHAT IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE CHANGES? I THINK THAT'S A VALID QUESTION.

WHAT I WOULD TELL YOU IS THAT WE WILL LIKELY HAVE AT LEAST A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION ON WHERE THE ANALYSIS IS GOING FOR MATRIX BY THE TIME WE GET READY TO AWARD.

ALSO TO THAT INITIAL ARCHITECTURAL WORK WOULD LIKELY BE ALSO PROGRAMMING VERIFICATION OF SPACE NEEDS AS WELL, AND IT'S BUILT ON AN HOURLY BASIS.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE IF YOU AWARD A $3 MILLION ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES CONTRACT, YOU'RE BOUND TO DO IT.

YOU CAN CEASE THAT WORK.

IT'S BILLED HOURLY, AND YOU SAID, WHEN WOULD THEY START THAT? I WOULD ANTICIPATE WE WOULD LIKELY COME BACK IN THE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER TIMEFRAME FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES.

AGAIN, THAT RFQ IS OUT RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT'S NOT A FIRM.

THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY ON THAT IS THE BEGINNING STAGES OF THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK WILL BE SOME SITE WORK TO LOOK AT, DOING SOME GEO TESTING OF THE SITE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF SOIL SAMPLES ARE THERE TO LOOK AT THE EXISTING BUILDING WITH ALL OF THE HVAC ROOF SYSTEMS, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

HOW DO YOU CONNECT THE BUILDING? WHAT KIND OF RENOVATIONS WOULD YOU DO? THEY'LL BE DOING A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH KIND OF VERIFYING, AS TOMMY SAID, SOME OF THE SPACE NEEDS THAT WERE IN THE BRW STUDY THAT WE DID BEFORE.

CERTAINLY, IT'S COUNCIL'S PURVIEW OF WHETHER YOU WOULD WANT TO DO THAT.

CONCURRENTLY, WITH THIS STUDY WITH MATRIX CONSULTING OR IF YOU WOULD WANT TO WAIT UNTIL YOU HAD THE MATRIX REPORT AND THEN START.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME DIRECTION OF HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK, AS TOMMY SAID, HOPEFULLY BY AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER WE'LL HAVE A FEEL OF DO WE NEED TO COME BACK AND REASSESS THE OVERALL BUILDING OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT LOOKS FAIRLY REASONABLE?

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PERHAPS WE COULD HAVE EVEN A MID STUDY UPDATE.

THEY COULD COME BACK. MATRIX COULD SAY, HERE'S WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE'VE DONE, WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.

BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE SAID THERE, IF THEY'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THINGS THAT ARE NOT DRAWINGS OF THE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU.

THAT TO ME WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION AND MY DIRECTION.

I DON'T WANT THEM GOING AND DRAWING BUILDINGS AND SPACES THAT WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, THAT THERE COULDN'T BE A BETTER PLACE TO DO IT AND/OR THAT PARTICULAR SPACE IS NOT NEEDED.

SO IF WE CAN ENSURE THIS IS MY OPINION AGAIN THAT THOSE ITEMS THAT'S ALL MAKE SENSE, THE ITEMS THAT YOU BROUGHT UP ARE THE THINGS BEING WORKED ON VERSUS THE ACTUAL ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, AND THEN I WOULD SAY YES, BUT TO ME, EVEN IF WE APPROVE THIS NOW IN AUGUST OR OCTOBER, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE WHERE WHEN YOU LOOK AT STAFFING ANALYSIS, SOMETHING COULD CHANGE.

THAT'S NOT TILL WEEK 12.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD POSSIBLY COME UP AND THEY SAY, YEAH, WE NEED A LOT MORE OR WE NEED LESS OR WE'RE GOOD WHERE WE ARE.

THAT COULD AFFECT FOR SURE, AND THEN THE FACILITY PROJECTIONS AREN'T EVEN ESTIMATED UNTIL THE 16TH.

SO I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH SPENDING THE MONEY TO DO WORK ON THINGS THAT WE DON'T KNOW YET WHAT'S GOING TO CHANGE.

WE CAN SAY WE'RE FAIRLY CONFIDENT BASED ON THE STUDY WE DID, BUT I ALSO I DON'T WANT TO GO WASTE EVEN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND. I UNDERSTOOD.

BUT I THINK STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF TRYING TO DO THAT CONCURRENTLY, WHICH IS BASED ON FEEDBACK OF NOT TRYING TO STACK THE TIME IF THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION DECISION IS THAT WE WANT TO HOLD OFF ON AWARDING ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES UNTIL WE GET TO A POINT WHERE THIS IS A FINALIZED SCOPE OF WORK, THAT'S A POLICY DECISION.

I WOULD MUCH RATHER WAIT TO AWARD THAT UNTIL WE GET TO THAT POINT.

YES, MA'AM. IS THE MAIN DISCUSSION TODAY WHETHER OR NOT JUST TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REVIEW? YES, SIR. SO THE DISCUSSION POINT TODAY IS SOLELY WHETHER OR NOT YOU GUYS, I THINK, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WANT TO PROCEED WITH THE STUDY, AND THEN IS THE SCOPE OF WORK APPROPRIATE? THOSE ARE REALLY THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO KNOW.

SO WE CAN DISCUSS THE ARCHITECTURAL PIECE LATER.

IF YOU GIVE DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, WE COULD BRING AN ITEM FORWARD FOR ARCHITECTURAL APPROVAL , AND YOU GUYS COULD SAY WE'RE NOT READY TO DO THAT YET.

I MEAN, CERTAINLY IF YOU GIVE BRIAN DIRECTION, WE WON'T BRING IT BACK.

I THINK A COUPLE OF THINGS IS WHEN WE WORK THROUGH THE ARCHITECTURAL PROCESS, THEY GIVE US THEIR SCHEDULE, TOO, FROM BEGINNING TO END.

THAT'S PROBABLY AT LEAST A YEAR, MAYBE MORE, AND THEY COULD BREAK THAT DOWN INTO PHASES OF THE PROJECT TO GIVE YOU MORE SPECIFICITY OF WHAT COULD BE DONE NOW AND WHAT COULDN'T BE DONE. AND WE COULD HAVE THAT DISCUSSION LATER, BUT AS TOMMY MENTIONED, I THINK THE FIRST THING WE'RE TRYING TO ASCERTAIN FROM THE COUNCIL IS DO YOU WANT TO DO THE STUDY? AND IF SO, IS THIS THE RIGHT FIRM AND THE RIGHT SCOPE? BECAUSE THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS COME BACK TO YOU IN 4 TO 5 MONTHS WITH A COMPLETED STUDY FROM A CONSULTANT, AND YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANTED TO ASK.

SO WE'VE TRIED TO DETAIL THAT FOR YOU AND THE PRESENTATION, AND ALSO IN THE ACTUAL PROPOSAL FOR MATRIX, WE TRY TO COMMUNICATE TO THAT FIRM THE QUESTIONS THAT WE THINK THE COUNCIL WAS ASKING, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SCOPE IS CORRECT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH, AND I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK IN OCTOBER OR SEPTEMBER WITH A COMPLETED STUDY AND IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANTED.

SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY WANT TO GET ON THE TABLE TODAY TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE STUDY YOU WANT AND THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH A FIRM.

WE'D RECOMMEND THEM TO YOU, BUT THAT'S THE COUNCIL'S PURVIEW.

I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE FIRM.

MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT WE'VE ASKED FOR, IS THAT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER AGENCIES AROUND US HAVE ASKED FOR? I SAW FORT WORTH ON LIST, AUSTIN, SOME OTHERS.

I THINK IT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT THEY'VE THE PREVIOUS WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.

I THINK THE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WERE REALLY BASED SPECIFICALLY ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD FROM JUNE 2ND AND OTHER AND OTHER FEEDBACK, BUT YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN THESE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

I CAN'T SPECIFICALLY SPEAK TO EACH ONE OF THOSE STUDIES BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THEM.

DOES THIS INCLUDE THE JAIL? YES, SORRY I SKIPPED OVER THAT, BUT IT DOES.

THAT'S ONE ELEMENT I THINK IS THE CHIEF HAD TALKED ABOUT EARLY JUNE.

I THINK I'M FORGETTING WHEN THAT WAS.

SEEMS LIKE IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY, WHEN WE DID THAT PRESENTATION, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT DOING A SEPARATE JAIL STUDY NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

WE THOUGHT IF WE WERE GOING AHEAD AND DOING THIS ANALYSIS TO GO AHEAD AND FOLD ALL OF THAT IN THERE TOGETHER SO YOU COULD SEE THAT COME BACK TO YOU.

SO THAT IS A SPECIFIC TASK THAT WE'VE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT AS THEY DO THE STUDY.

IN THE STUDY, DID IT ALSO INCLUDE ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATIONS AS FAR AS WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S BROKEN OUT FROM SEPARATE OR WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING INCLUDED OR IS THAT TOTALLY OUT

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I DON'T REMEMBER THAT EXPLICITLY CALLED OUT, BUT I MEAN I'M SURE THAT THEY'LL WEIGH IN ON WHETHER OR NOT IT SHOULD BE ATTACHED OR SEPARATED.

NO, I THINK THAT THE QUESTION THAT WE'VE ASKED THEM IS WHAT IS THE SPACE THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE NEXT 15 TO 20 YEARS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? AND THEY'RE NOT ARCHITECTS, SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT KIND OF BUILDING OR WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.

UNLESS IT'S A SUBSTATION FACILITY, I THINK THE LOCATION PROBABLY COULD BE WHAT TYPE OF REGIONAL APPROACH DO YOU NEED OVER THE AREA OF THE CITY? BUT IT'S MORE FOCUSED ON WHAT'S THE SPACE NEEDS THAT YOU HAVE AND DO YOU NEED A SUBSTATION.

I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.

LET ME REPHRASE IT, THEN. ARE THEY GOING TO PROJECT OUT, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW MANY CALL TAKERS OR COMMUNICATION PERSONNEL WE MIGHT NEED OVER THE NEXT FIVE, TEN YEARS BASED ON NOT ONLY THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING PD, BUT SOME ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES.

IT WOULD ALL BE FOCUSED ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IT'D BE LOOKING AT HOW MANY OFFICERS, WHAT TYPE OF OFFICERS, WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING PROGRAM THAT YOU NEED.

WHAT ARE THE TRAINING ELEMENTS? HOW MANY ARE ON PATROL? HOW MANY ARE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISIONS? HOW MANY ARE COMMUNITY RESOURCES? THAT KIND OF THING.

NOT REALLY [INAUDIBLE]? NO, SIR, AND WE HAVE THAT SEPARATE PROJECTION FROM PAUL BRADLEY'S GROUP.

WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD THAT IF YOU WANT US TO ADD THAT TO IT, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.

WILL THEY ALSO AND I DON'T KNOW IF I SAW ANYWHERE SS VEHICLES SINCE WE HAD A DISCUSSION FOR THAT SPECIFIC ARMORED VEHICLE, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT.

THE VEHICLES WE HAVE IN INVENTORY AND WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS NECESSARY FOR A CITY OUR SIZE IN REGARDS TO THOSE ADDITIONAL TYPES OF VEHICLES? THAT'S NOT IN SCOPE. WE CAN ADD IT.

WE'LL COORDINATE WITH THAT AND INCLUDE THAT AS A SPECIFIC, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE DID TALK ABOUT SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE BROUGHT UP, AND, YOU KNOW, I'D KIND OF LIKE TO KNOW ON A CITY OUR SIZE AND GROWING WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW FROM THEIR EXPERTISE WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE AND WHAT MAYBE IS OKAY, YOU MIGHT NEED THAT IN TEN YEARS VERSUS RIGHT NOW.

YES, MA'AM. IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLES, WOULD THAT ALSO MAYBE INCLUDE THE CONCEPT OF WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] VEHICLES FOR SWAT OR THAT KIND OF THING? THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY IN THE STUDY, BUT IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT, WE CAN ADD ANYTHING IN THE STUDY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO.

IF WE'RE GOING TO STUDY, I'D JUST HATE TO LEAVE OUT SOME PIECES OF WHERE WE COME BACK LATER, AND SO I WISH WE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.

OKAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES THAT THE PD NEEDS, NOT ONLY TODAY, BUT MOVING FORWARD.

YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS REALLY WHAT I CONSIDER THE 35,000 FOOT VIEW HERE.

WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A STAFFING AND SPACE STUDY DONE BY SOME VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED, VERY GOOD PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE THAT HAPPEN TO BE ON OUR OWN STAFF ALREADY AND KNOW OUR CITY INTIMATELY AND KNOW WELL OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR GROWTH IN THE CITY.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO GET OUT OF THIS INITIATIVE HERE IS TO GET ANOTHER GROUP OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OUR CITY AND OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH SIMILAR PROCESSES OF METAMORPHOSIS, AND I EXPECT AND FULLY HOPE THAT THESE CONCLUSIONS WILL MESH.

I'LL BE SURPRISED IF THEY DON'T, BUT I THINK WHERE WE'RE AT, AGAIN, MAINTAINING THAT HIGH LEVEL VIEW HERE, WE HAVE ASKED THE VOTERS TO SUPPORT A $36 MILLION UNDERTAKING, AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO EXPECT TWO THINGS OUT OF THAT.

ONE, THAT WE GET GOING WITH IT, AND TWO, THAT WE DO IT RIGHT, AND I WOULD MUCH RATHER BE ABLE TO MEET ALL THOSE EYES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON THIS PROCESS AND ALL THE EARS THAT ARE GOING TO LISTEN TO IT WITH MY COMMENTS THAT, YES, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND WE KNOW WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT BECAUSE OUR GUYS SAY THIS IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE AND SO DOES A CONSULTANT AND THAT PRETTY MUCH PUTS MY CONCERNS TO REST, AND THAT IS THAT WE'VE AVAILED OURSELVES OF ALL OPPORTUNITIES TO CONFIRM THAT THE PATH WE'RE GOING DOWN IS A WELL CHOSEN PATH AND IS THE CORRECT THING FOR OUR CITY TO DO.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS, AND I WANT TO DO IT AS TIMELY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE DON'T DELAY UNNECESSARILY GETTING THIS PROJECT GOING NOW THAT THE VOTERS HAVE DECIDED IT'S TO BE DONE.

SO THAT'S WHERE I AM.

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IS THAT POSSIBLE? ASK THAT AGAIN, MAYOR. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. IN OTHER WORDS, I DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP THE ARCHITECTURAL SIDE OF THE BUILDING ANY LONGER THAN WE HAVE TO.

I AGREE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO START SOMETHING AND HAVE TO CHANGE IT, BUT IS THERE A TIMELINE IN THERE WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO? SO WE'LL ENGAGE MATRIX AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THE INTENT WOULD BE TO BRING BACK THAT SCOPE ON JULY 5TH, I THINK THEY SAID THAT THEY ESTIMATED AGAIN 20 WEEKS WE'LL WORK AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE WITH THEM TO TRY TO GET THAT BACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF MONTHS IN TERMS OF EVALUATING THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FIRM.

WE'LL BRING IT BACK A RECOMMENDATION.

AS BRIAN SAID, WE CAN INDICATE WHAT THAT SCHEDULE WOULD LOOK LIKE AND THE COUNCIL CAN MAKE A DECISION ON IF THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AWARDING THAT AND THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT SCOPE OF WORK. IF IT'S PRIOR TO MATRIX FINISHING THEIR ANALYSIS AT THAT TIME, IF THE COUNCIL WISHES US TO HOLD THAT UNTIL THE MATRIX STUDY IS FINISHED, WE COULD DO THAT. IS EVERYBODY ON BOARD? EVERYBODY SHAKING HEADS, YES.

YES, SIR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION NINE.

[9. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR REPORTS]

CITY COUNCIL. ANYBODY? THE SPLASH PAD HAS BEEN A BIG HIT IN THIS COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF FAMILIES HAVE ENJOYED TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT.

TWO REQUESTS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL AT A FUTURE MEETING IS IDENTIFYING A SPECIFIC TIME FOR TODDLERS FIVE AND UNDER AND SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES.

A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND US HAVE DESIGNATED TIME SLOTS FOR THESE GROUPS AND IT ALLOWS THE YOUNGER KIDS TO ENJOY THE SPACE AND NOT FOR A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME, AND IT'S USUALLY LIKE I THINK THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD HAS ONE FROM LIKE TEN TO NOON AND MY FAMILY WENT AND ENJOYED THAT WITH MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS OVER THERE AND SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER THAT WAY FAMILIES CAN HAVE, ESPECIALLY THAT SPECIAL NEEDS GROUP CAN HAVE A DESIGNATED TIME THAT MAYBE ISN'T AS BUSY AND TRAFFIC IS A LITTLE BIT SLOWER DURING THOSE TIMES AND THEY'RE ALSO AMONGST THEIR COMMUNITY. SO I JUST LIKE TO BRING THAT FORWARD, IF WE COULD.

ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO PUT IN, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM OR AS MUCH AS JUST A REQUEST FOR AN ACTION THAT WE TAKE, BUT I KNOW WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF WHAT APPEARS GOING TO BE A VERY LONG AND HOT SUMMER.

I KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS SOME AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH CHURCHES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE CITY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY STATIONS THAT WERE BUILT AROUND THE IDEA OF MERCY HEATING, BUT THE POWER GRID IS JUST AS VULNERABLE TO FAILURE IN TIMES OF DEMAND LIKE WE'RE HAVING NOW AS THEY ARE IN COLD TIMES.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO PUT A BIGGER POSTURE OUT THERE ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER THE PUBLIC.

JIMMY VOICED HIS CONCERNS EARLIER ABOUT CHECKING ON THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE THAT WE FEEL MAY BE AT RISK TO HEAT EXPOSURE DURING THIS HOT TIME, AND I'D LIKE TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING THERE THAT THEY CAN AVAIL THEMSELVES OF IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND HOPEFULLY PRESENT SOME SIMPLE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO GO ABOUT ACCESSING THOSE.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE? WE'LL BE GLAD TO PUT TOGETHER A REPORT FOR YOU.

THIS IS JUST FUTURE ITEMS, BUT WE'LL PUT THAT TOGETHER AND GET SOMETHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC SO WE CAN IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE AREAS.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT.

CAN I PIGGY BACK ON THAT? I THINK THAT THERE'S ALSO LIKE I KNOW A COUPLE OF THE SCHOOL CAMPUSES DO THAT, BUT THE LUNCH THERE'S A LUNCH PROGRAM, A SUMMER LUNCH, AND I THINK OUR LIBRARY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PIGGYBACK AND ADD THAT IN THAT INFORMATION ON THERE WHERE FAMILIES CAN CAN ACCESS FREE LUNCHES.

I THINK IT'S FOR 18 AND UNDER.

SO THAT'D BE A GREAT RESOURCE TO SHARE.

THAT KIND OF GOES BACK TO WHAT I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER.

PUTTING IT ON THE PAGE AND NOT JUST WHAT WE HAVE LOCALLY, BUT EVEN OUTSIDE OF THAT, THE DIFFERENT FOOD BANKS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S HARVEST HOUSE, OPEN DOOR, THAT KIND OF THING, BECAUSE IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TURN ON THE ELECTRICITY OR EATING, IT'S NOT A GOOD CHOICE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING IT.

THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER THING AT HARVEST HOUSE DURING THE SUMMER WHEN THE KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL, THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR NEED OF FOOD

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NOW THE COST OF FOOD IS HITTING.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR US HERE TO STEP UP AND HELP OUT.

I APPRECIATE IT, JIMMY.

I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS, BUT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR CITIZENS NEED TO BE AWARE.

WE MIGHT PUT SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE SAYING OTHER NEEDS OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE THAT MUST BE MINDFUL OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.

I THINK IT'S ALL GOOD.

I APPRECIATE IT BY BRINGING IT UP.

I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS FUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ACCESS TO MONEY FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES DURING SUMMER FOR THAT VERY REASON, WHETHER IT BE HOT OR COLD OR IN BETWEEN, SOME JUST DON'T HAVE FOOD TO EAT AND THEY MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE IT TWO TIMES A DAY.

I'M VERY SURE OF THAT.

I'D LIKE TO TALK SOME MORE ABOUT IT.

MAYBE JUST JIMMY COULD TAKE THE LEAD ON IT OR ONE ON ONE OR TWO ON ONE OR WHATEVER, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING ELSE DONE.

ANYBODY ELSE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION TEN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY DISPOSED OF EARLIER IN THE MEETING.

SO WE HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO, MAYOR, IF YOU COULD CALL FOR A MOTION A SECOND AND NO VOTE TO ADJOURN.

A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY JIMMY, A SECOND BY DAN.

WE'RE CLOSING THE SESSION AT 8:23.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.