[3.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget and related items. (Staff Contact: Tommy Ludwig, City Manager)]

ONE, JUST WHAT GOES INTO BUILDING THE BUDGET, OUR FIVE-YEAR FUND PROJECTIONS, AS WELL AS OUR SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGES.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR FIVE-YEAR CIP, WHICH NO SURPRISES THERE, WE'VE SEEN MANY, MANY TIMES.

I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A FEW ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGES THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER TODAY, AND THEN SOME SUMMARY INFORMATION AND NEXT STEPS.

ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION THAT I WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE GET STARTED IS, THIS IS THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET.

ON AUGUST 5TH, I FILED THAT BUDGET PRIOR TO THE TIME OF HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL CONCERNING TAX RATE OR WHAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT DO WITH THE TAX RATE.

EVERYTHING THAT'S PRESENTED TODAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 0.6325 TAX RATE.

THAT'S WHAT THE ASSUMPTIONS WERE BUILT ON.

ANY DISCUSSIONS HAPPENED AFTER I'VE FILED THE BUDGET ARE NOT A PART OF THIS.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO ULTIMATELY MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE BUDGET, THOSE WILL BE ADOPTED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND READING OF THE FINAL BUDGET.

IN TERMS OF BUILDING THE BUDGET, THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL TIMELINE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE.

THE FIRST ITEM HERE STARTS IN MAY, BUT REALLY, FROM A DIRECTOR STANDPOINT AND STAFF STANDPOINT, WE STARTED IN MARCH WITH SUBMITTING DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS.

BUT IN MAY, WE DID OUR SPECIAL SESSION, COVERING OUR MAJOR FUNDS, BEING THE GENERAL FUND 4A, 4B-GOLF, WATER WASTEWATER, TIF.

THEN WE ALSO REVIEWED OUR FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.

THE FOLLOWING MEETING IN JUNE, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR OTHER FUNDS, OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, HEALTH FUND, IT, PEG, COURT, SOLID WASTE, DEBT SERVICE.

IN JULY, WE TALKED ABOUT SUPPLEMENTALS, AS WELL AS UPDATED FORECAST, DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND THEN AGAIN, CMO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST.

FINANCE COMMITTEE SAW THIS LAST WEEK, AND THEN HERE WE ARE TODAY.

THEN MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL PUBLISH A NOTICE OF THE TAX RATE AUGUST 22ND.

THEN WE'LL HAVE FIRST HEARING AND PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, AND THEN FINAL ADOPTION, SECOND READING ON THE 9TH.

AS A REMINDER, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS REALLY TIED TO FOUR KEY FOCUS AREAS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY THE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS FOR OUR CITY.

A HIGH PERFORMING CITY ORGANIZATION, DYNAMIC AND PREFERRED CITY, BEAUTIFUL, SAFE, VIBRANT COMMUNITY, AND GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.

AS A REMINDER, IT'S BEEN THE EXISTING STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE UPDATE, BUT BASED ON THE COUNCIL RETREAT THAT WE HAD IN FEBRUARY, WE'RE UPDATING THAT DOCUMENT, AND YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE THAT AND ADOPT IT AS PART OF THE BUDGET, BUT IT'LL BE TYING EVERYTHING BACK TO THOSE STRATEGIC AREAS, AND REALLY THE BUDGET WAS BUILT WITH THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL AND MINE.

JUST IN TERMS OF OUR KEY FOCUS AREAS FOR THE BUDGET, THIS IS REALLY NOTHING NEW.

WE WANT TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN OUR ESTIMATES, AND WE WANT TO BE RESILIENT FOR IMPACTS OF ECONOMICS THAT WE CAN'T REALLY FORESEE.

WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING FROM A FIVE-YEAR PROJECTIONS, STRONG FUND BALANCES, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS, AND THEN REALLY WHAT WE TRY TO FOCUS IN ON, WHAT'S CHANGING FROM BUDGET TO BUDGET? WE ALWAYS DO A BUDGET SURVEY.

THIS YEAR, WE DID A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST SURVEY THAT WE PROVIDED TO YOU THROUGH EMAIL.

WE'VE ALSO RELEASED ONLINE, AS WELL AS THE WEEKLY REPORT.

BUT IN TERMS OF COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES, WE WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE IN PRIOR YEARS TO THIS YEAR IN TERMS OF RANKING THE TOP THREE PRIORITIES.

AGAIN, NO SURPRISE, STREET AND TRAFFIC CONTROL, NUMBER 1, POLICE, NUMBER 2.

THEN LAST YEAR, PARK AND RECREATION WAS NUMBER 3, AND THIS YEAR FIRE IS NUMBER 3.

FROM A COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT STANDPOINT, YOU ALL KNOW THIS YEAR WE'RE NOT REALLY PLANNING ON SIGNIFICANT MARKET-BASED INCREASES.

WE ARE MAKING SOME CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH COMPENSATION TO COMPLY WITH FLSA NEW OVERTIME REQUIREMENTS.

FROM A MERIT AND STEP PERSPECTIVE, OUR STEPS ARE STILL BUDGETED 3%.

MERIT FOR NON-SWORN EMPLOYEES IS AN AVERAGE OF 3%.

ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE SIDE, JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU ALL KNOW THAT OUR FISCAL YEAR AND BENEFITS YEAR ARE DIFFERENT.

OUR BENEFITS YEAR IS ON A CALENDAR YEAR, AND FISCAL YEAR, OBVIOUSLY IT RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH.

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RIGHT NOW, AND AS WE GET A LITTLE BIT LATER INTO THE HEALTH FUND ITSELF, WE'RE NOT RUNNING FIVE-YEAR PROJECTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE LOOKING AT FULLY-INSURED VERSUS SELF-INSURED OPTIONS TO DETERMINE WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE MOST VIABLE OPTION MOVING FORWARD FOR THE CITY.

WE DO ANTICIPATE SOME STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND POTENTIALLY SOME PREMIUM CHANGES AS WELL.

ONCE WE KNOW THAT INFORMATION LATER IN THE SUMMER, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND HAVE A CONVERSATION, BUT THAT WON'T BE TIED TO BUDGET.

IN TERMS OF BENEFITS, WE ARE GOING TO BE PROPOSING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL PERSONAL HOLIDAY FOR EMPLOYEES THAT GETS US BACK IN LINE WITH 11, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR PEER CITIES DO.

THE THING THAT I WANT TO MENTION OF HERE IS THAT THIS IS A USER LOSE DAY.

FOR POLICE AND FIRE, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS, THEY GET THEIR HOLIDAY TIME IN A BANK, BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET TO TAKE OFF TRADITIONAL HOLIDAYS NECESSARILY.

AS A RESULT, IF THEY DON'T USE THAT DAY, THEY WOULD LOSE THAT DAY.

BUT OF COURSE, IT'S A PAID DAY OFF.

WE'RE GOING TO BE TRANSITIONING TO A 48/96 WORK SCHEDULE FOR FIRE SOMETIME NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

WE'RE EXPLORING AND GOING TO BE ADDING ADDITIONAL PAYROLL DEDUCTION FOR EMPLOYEES SO THEY CAN DONATE MONEY TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

WE'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING PET INSURANCE AS A VOLUNTARY ADDITIONAL COVERAGE THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE PAID FOR BY THE CITY.

COUNCIL MAYOR ANDERSON, IF SOMEBODY ELECTS FOR IT, THEY'LL BE PAYING IT ON THEIR OWN.

THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DOING CATASTROPHIC LEAD PULL AS WELL.

THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, AND THEN WE HAD SHORT-TERM DISABILITY ADDED.

IT WENT AWAY, BUT THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE ANOTHER OPTION FOR EMPLOYEES.

MOVING FORWARD WITH THE GENERAL FUND, BEFORE I GET THERE, ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INFORMATION WE'VE COVERED SO FAR? ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE, A BIT OF GOOD NEWS.

IF YOU LOOK, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, REALLY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE ALMOST DOUBLE EVALUATION OF THE CITY, VERY STRONG GROWTH.

WE HAD OVER 6% GROWTH LAST YEAR, SO ABOUT $5.5 BILLION IN VALUATION.

AS IT RELATES TO TAX RATES, OUR CURRENT TAX RATE IS 0.6325, AND THAT PUTS US IN THE UPPER QUARTER OF WHERE OUR PEER CITY IS AT, BUT STILL VERY COMPETITIVE.

WHEN YOU LOOK HISTORICALLY OVER A 10-YEAR HORIZON, WE'VE HAD TAX RATE AS HIGH AS 74 CENTS, AND THEN DROPPED DOWN TO 63.

YOU REALLY SEE THAT DROP COINCIDE WITH THE ADOPTION OF SENATE BILL 2, WHICH CAPPED OUR REVENUES FROM 8-3.5%.

THEN JUST LOOKING AT A MORE HISTORICAL STANDPOINT FROM TAX RATE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, YOU REALLY SEE AN UP AND DOWN EBB AND FLOW THERE WITH THE RATE.

BUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, A STEADY DROP.

IN TERMS OF AVERAGE HOME VALUATION, THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE EXERCISE TO SHOW OUR HOMESTEAD CHANGING FROM 2-3%.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A DIFFERENT VALUATION FROM THE VALUE OF A HOME INCREASING FROM 282-299, BUT THE NET IMPACT ON YOUR TAX BILL WITH THE HOMESTEAD IS ABOUT A $21 REDUCTION.

IN TERMS OF SALES TAX, A SIMILAR STORY OF WE'VE SEEN REALLY GREAT GROWTH, AND HISTORICALLY, WE'VE SEEN ANYWHERE FROM BETWEEN 3-6%.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN A LEVELING OFF, AND THAT'S NOT JUST OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WE'RE HOVERING AROUND 1%.

FULL DISCLOSURE AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE DID RECEIVE A REQUEST TO DIVE INTO THOSE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.

OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS LOOKING AT WHAT INDUSTRIES ARE SUFFERING? IS THAT ACROSS THE BOARD? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND SO? THEY HAVE SENT ME A DRAFT OF THAT.

I NEED TO REVIEW IT, BUT THEN I WILL ULTIMATELY SEND THAT TO THE FULL COUNCIL SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

I KNOW IN JULY, WE COVERED THESE SUPPLEMENTAL, SO I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THEM, BUT I AM GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM.

OF COURSE, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

THE FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL THAT I'M RECOMMENDING FOR THE GENERAL FUND SIDE IS OUR ITS EQUIPMENT AND STAFFING.

THIS IS GOING TO HAVE THE ONGOING EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THAT PROJECT, AS WELL AS ONE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.

THERE'S A SLOPE MOWER THAT I'M RECOMMENDING FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE, JUST HELPS MORE SAFELY MOWING GRADES.

ALSO, I THINK IT WILL RESULT IN A BETTER MOWING PRODUCT.

WE SEE CONTINUATION OF OUR REAL TIME CRIME CENTER WITH THE ADDITION OF EIGHT PAN TILT ZOOM CAMERAS AND FOUR FLOCK CAMERAS.

YOU SEE YOUR AXON TETHERED DRONE, AND IF YOU RECALL, THIS WAS ACTUALLY A CARRYOVER FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR.

WHEN PD IS HAVING THEIR DRONES, PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMER AT SPECIAL EVENTS, THE HEAT DRAINS THE BATTERIES FAIRLY QUICKLY.

THEY'RE CONSTANTLY BRINGING THOSE DOWN, PUTTING NEW DRONES IN THE AIR, CHARGING BATTERY.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A DRONE THAT ESSENTIALLY IS TETHERED TO A CONTINUAL POWER SOURCE,

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SO THERE'S NEVER GOING TO BE A NEED TO BRING IT DOWN.

THE AXON AIR STREAMING SERVICE, THIS IS AN INTEGRATION WITH AXON, WHICH IS OUR BODY WORN CAMERAS SOFTWARE, AND THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY STREAM THE VIDEO FROM OUR EXISTING DRONES INTO AXON, AND WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO EXTRACT FOOTAGE SHOULD WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FROM EVIDENCE PERSPECTIVE.

SEE, THE PART-TIME VET HERE, JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU SEE $64,000 IN PART-TIME EXPENDITURES, BUT THEY'RE OFFSET BY ABOUT $57,000.

WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH A CONTRACTED VET.

HE'S NOT AN EMPLOYEE, BUT HE PERFORMS ESSENTIALLY CONTRACT WORK.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF ANIMAL CARE THAT WE WOULD TRANSITION, AND THAT'S WHY YOU ONLY SEE THAT $7,500 DELTA.

THIS IS ONE THAT I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE GROW OVERTIME, MAYBE TO A FULL TIME POSITION.

IF WE DO THAT, I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO OFFER LOW COST SPRAIN NEUTERING TO OUR RESIDENTS FOR THEIR PERSONAL ANIMALS, WHICH, HOPEFULLY, IN TURN, WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

THERE'S A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY ABOUT $70,000 FOR ONE TIME PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

YOU SEE YOUR ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE FOR THE BURLESON OPPORTUNITY FUND, WHICH DROPPED SLIGHTLY THIS PAST YEAR.

THEN BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM JULY, THE COUNCIL DID GIVE US DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LOW WATER CROSSING ENHANCEMENTS AT THREE LOW WATER CROSSINGS, AND THEN YOU SEE THE ONGOING COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AT $9,500.

BEFORE WE TRANSITION AWAY FROM THE GENERAL FUND, I DO WANT TO MENTION, AND JUST REMIND YOU THAT WE ARE PROPOSING A SLIGHT INCREASE TO OUR SOLICITATION PERMITS THAT ARE PROCESSED THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS A REMINDER, THERE ARE BACKGROUND CHECKS, ETC THAT ARE PERFORMED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

TO THAT END, LOOKING AT THIS NEXT SLIDE, I KNOW THIS IS PERMIT FEE HERE, BUT WE'RE REALLY TRANSITIONING MORE TO AN APPLICATION FEE.

WHAT WE SEE SOMETIMES IS THAT SOMEONE WILL APPLY FOR A NUMBER OF PERMITS, AND WE'LL RUN BACKGROUND CHECKS, WE'LL DO ALL THE DUE DILIGENCE WE NEED TO, AND THEN THEY DON'T COME AND PICK THEM UP.

THE CITY IS ULTIMATELY AT THE TIME AND THE MONEY AND NOT BEING REIMBURSED.

ONE, IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION THIS TO AN APPLICATION FEE.

TWO, IS WE'RE GOING TO BE ESSENTIALLY TRANSITIONING TO $100 PER APPLICATION.

YOU SEE THAT SUBSEQUENT FEE THERE, I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON THAT.

WHEN WE PRESENTED IT ORIGINALLY, THE INTENTION IS EVERY APPLICATION MADE, WE WOULD CHARGE $100.

TODAY, WE CHARGE $75, AND THEN AFTER THE 5TH PERMIT, IT'S $10 PER.

I THINK THIS PUTS US MORE IN LINE WITH OUR PEER CITIES AND HELPS US RECOUP COSTS FROM THE PROCESSES WE'RE DOING TODAY.

ON THE GENERAL FUND FORECAST, REALLY NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED HERE.

WE STILL IN OVER THE FIVE YEARS WITH A VERY STRONG FINANCIAL FORECAST FUND BALANCE OF BEING ABOUT ALMOST 23%.

IF YOU RECALL THE LAST TIME I SHOWED YOU THIS, YOU'RE ABOUT A PERCENT HIGHER IN THE FIFTH YEAR.

WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES FROM AN ACCOUNTING STANDPOINT ON HOW WE'RE HANDLING SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY PARTLY REIMBURSED FROM CAPITAL OR GRANTS.

REALLY WHAT WE WERE SHOWING THOSE PREVIOUSLY HAS BEEN JUST ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE AND BEING ESSENTIALLY NETTED OUT WITH A NEGATIVE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

RATHER THAN A $61.5 MILLION BUDGET, YOU WERE SHOWING 59.

WE'RE SHOWING $2 MILLION MORE REVENUE, $2 MILLION MORE EXPENDITURES.

IT'S JUST A MORE TRANSPARENT WAY OF DOING THAT.

BUT AS A RESULT, YOUR PERCENTAGE OF FUND BALANCE TO OPERATIONS CHANGES A LITTLE BIT.

NOTHING REALLY CHANGED IN THE NUMBERS SHORT OF THE FACT OF HOW WE'RE SHOWING THEM.

ON MEDICAL TRANSPORT FUND, THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, WE STILL HAD SIX FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL THAT WERE EMBEDDED IN THE GENERAL FUND.

THE DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME WAS TO TRANSITION ESSENTIALLY ALL COSTS FROM MEDICAL TRANSPORT INTO ITS OWN SEPARATE FUND.

YOU COULD REALLY TRACK AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU.

ON THE PERSONNEL REIMBURSEMENT, YOU SEE THAT DROPPING OFF AND ESSENTIALLY THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE'LL BE USING ARPA DOLLARS TO OFFSET THAT COST.

THE USE OF THAT HELPS US BUILD UP A DECENT FUND BALANCE IN THE MEDICAL TRANSPORT FUND.

THEN YOU'LL SEE IN THE OUT YEAR STARTING IN 26-27, YOU HAVE A TRANSFER IN FROM THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH ESSENTIALLY SUBSIDIZES THE MEDICAL TRANSPORT FUND.

THE INTENTION HERE IS ESSENTIALLY HAVE A ZERO FUND BALANCE, IT'S JUST A CARRY THROUGH ON OPERATIONS, NOT UNSIMILAR TO HOW WE HANDLE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND.

I THINK FROM A REVENUE PERSPECTIVE, I'M PLEASED WITH WHERE WE ARE WITH REVENUE.

I THINK THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HIT THESE NUMBERS, AND I HOPE, DO BETTER, BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS ON THE TIMING OF WHEN THAT TRANSFER OF COMING IN AND SUBSIDY FROM THE GENERAL FUND IS GOING TO BE NEEDED.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE TOO IS THAT THIS DOES NOT, AT THIS TIME, HAVE A FOURTH AMBULANCE COMING IN.

IF AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE SUBSIDY WOULD ABSOLUTELY INCREASE AS A RESULT.

ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENERAL FUND OR THE MEDICAL TRANSPORT FUND?

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A DEBT SERVICE FUND.

IF YOU LOOKED AT YOUR THREE-YEAR FUND SUMMARIES OR YOU LOOKED AT THIS, YOU'D SEE A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SWING IN TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.

THAT'S NOT BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A TREMENDOUS SHIFT IN THE DEBT THAT WE'RE ISSUING.

THIS WAS A STRATEGIC DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL IN TERMS OF COLLAPSING ALL OF OUR DEBT SERVICE FUNDS INTO A SINGLE DEBT SERVICE FUND.

YOU'LL SEE TRANSFERS IN FROM 4A, 4B, FROM TIF, AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT INCREASE THERE.

WE ALSO HAVE A RELATIVELY LARGE FUND BALANCE AS IT RELATES TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, AND IT'S ABOUT $6.5 MILLION, AND YOU SEE THAT PLAN DRAWDOWN IN FY 24-25 AND 25-26, WHICH GETS US TO A LITTLE OVER THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH KEEPING IN THE DEBT SERVICE FUND AS A POLICY WITH THE COUNCIL.

THEN JUST A SNAPSHOT IN TIME OF OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL OF ALL OF OUR DEBT, ESSENTIALLY, ALMOST $170,000,000 IN PRINCIPAL AS OF JULY.

I'LL BE TRANSITIONING TO PROPRIETARY FUNDS, BUT THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEBT SERVICE FUND OR ANYTHING LEFT OVER FROM THE GENERAL FUND, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT.

>> WATER AND WASTEWATER, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT REALLY ONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAPITAL PROGRAM.

ON THAT END, I'M JUST GOING TO REMIND YOU THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A PROPOSED DEBT ISSUANCE THIS YEAR.

THE INTENTION THERE IS WILL BE OPERATING UNDER REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

THAT'S A TOOL THAT WE EMPLOYED BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL TO TRY TO KEEP OUR RATES FOR NEXT YEAR TO A REASONABLE AMOUNT BETWEEN 5-6%.

THEN IT ALSO HELPS US CONTROL OUR RATE INCREASES THAT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED IN OUR OUT YEARS AS WELL.

FOR NEXT YEAR IN TERMS OF RATE INCREASES, WE'RE LOOKING ANYWHERE FROM A 5.9%-6.5% RATE INCREASE BASED ON HOW MUCH CONSUMPTION THERE IS.

THEN, JUST AS A REMINDER, WELDING CONSULTING CAME IN AND HELPED US WITH OUR RATE ANALYSIS AND LOOKING AT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WHICH THEY CAME AND PRESENTED MANY TIMES WHAT THAT PLAN LOOKS LIKE.

WATER AND SEWER FUND, AGAIN, VERY MUCH REMAINS UNCHANGED FROM THE LAST TIME YOU'VE SEEN IT WITH VERY STRONG WORKING CAPITAL NUMBERS IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF ALMOST 38% FUND BALANCE.

A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO ADD.

OVER THE NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY MAYBE TAKING A SHIFT OF SOME OF THIS WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS AND SHIFTING TO THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND PROPRIETARY FUND, WHICH SUPPORTS THE WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATION AND THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEED, SO THAT HELP US DRAW DOWN SOME OF THE FUND BALANCE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

THEN IN TERMS OF SOLID WASTE, THERE'S NOT A LOT TO PRESENT HERE SHORT OF.

WE DO HAVE A RELATIVELY SMALL INCREASE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CONTRACT, AS WELL AS TO SHIFT OVER ABOUT $1 FOR OUR OVERHEAD FOR A LITTER ABATEMENT, ESSENTIALLY TAKING LITTER ABATEMENT FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND PUTTING IN THE REFUSE FUND REALLY WHERE IT BELONGS.

BUT YOU SEE RATES GOING FROM 2184-2423.

THEN THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT OUR SMALL COLLECTIONS AND LARGE COLLECTION RATE INCREASES LOOK LIKE.

FROM A FUND BALANCE PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS NOT A FUND THAT NEEDS OR REQUIRES A MINIMUM FUND BALANCE.

WE'RE KEEPING PRETTY STEADY AROUND 10-14, 15%.

IT'S NOT A BAD PRACTICE TO HAVE SOME SMALL FUND BALANCE HERE, JUST IN THE EVENT THAT IF YOU HAD TO IN A SHORT TERM SUBSIDIZE RATES BECAUSE OF A RATE INCREASE, BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD SUSTAIN LONG TERM, AND REALLY THE PRACTICE IS GOING TO BE INTENDING TO ANY INCREASE WE GET FROM WASTE CONNECTIONS TO PASS ON TO THE RESIDENTS.

ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER SEWER OR SOLID WASTE? ON AN INTERNAL FUND SIDE, I'LL START WITH THE IT DEPARTMENT.

JUST AS A REMINDER, JAMES AND HIS TEAM DO AN AMAZING JOB OF ALL THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CITY.

THEIR BUDGET IS ABOUT $6.5 MILLION.

I'M GOING TO BE PROPOSING ONE SUPPLEMENTAL THAT I'LL TOUCH ON IN A MOMENT.

I WON'T COVER ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, BUT SUFFICE TO SAY THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THE IT DEPARTMENT.

I DO ANTICIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL JUST WITH THE REALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR CAP PROJECT, WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR RADIOS, AIR FIBER PROJECT, AND ITS.

THAT ALONE, IN AND OF ITSELF IS GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS LIFT, AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE TO LIFE CYCLE AND REPLACE SERVERS THAT HAVE TO BE RECONSTRUCTED.

IN TERMS OF POSITIONS HERE, I KNOW THIS IS AN IT SERVICE FUND, BUT REALLY THIS IS A GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE OR SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A RADIO TECHNICIAN THAT'S GOING TO HELP WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR MOTOROLA RADIOS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THEN THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF THAT SYSTEM AS WELL.

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THEN IT SUPPORT SERVICE FUND. RIGHT NOW WE'RE AROUND 4%.

WE ARE INTENTIONALLY GROWING THAT FUND BALANCE A LITTLE BIT AS WE GET OUT OF THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST HERE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE.

WE'RE TRYING TO PLAN FOR THAT.

YOU'LL SEE A STEADY INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE THERE.

ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND SIDE, AGAIN, I ALLUDED THIS A LITTLE BIT.

THE INTENTION HERE IS NORMALLY WE SHOW A FIVE YEAR FORECAST, AND WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU AND WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT TO DO MOVING FORWARD WITH HEALTHCARE, WE'LL ABSOLUTELY SHOW YOU WHAT A FIVE YEAR PROJECTION LOOKS LIKE, BUT AT THIS TIME, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A POTENTIAL CHANGE IN CARRIER, BUT AT MINIMUM, LIKELY, A VERY CHANGE IN STRUCTURE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.

ANYTHING THAT WE SHOW YOU RIGHT NOW LIKELY WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD REMAIN THE SAME FOR LONG.

IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEALTHCARE FUND OR WHERE WE ARE IN THE RP PROCESS, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR DISCUSSION HERE WITH THE NEXT FEW FUNDS AS WELL, EQUIPMENT SERVICES FUND THAT SUPPORTS THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND AND THE EQUIPMENT PROPRIETARY FUND.

WE KNOW, IN TERMS OF OUR VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE SPENDING NEXT YEAR RE EVALUATING HOW WE DO THAT.

WHEN DO WE NEED TO ISSUE DEBT FOR EQUIPMENT? WHAT'S OUR LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENT? HOW LONG SHOULD WE BE KEEPING VEHICLES? WHEN DO WE GET THE MAXIMUM VALUE FOR RESALE? WHEN'S LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS FROM A MAINTENANCE PERSPECTIVE? WE'RE NOT REALLY RUNNING OUT A FIVE YEAR THERE BECAUSE SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT IN THE REPLACEMENT FUND MAY ULTIMATELY NOT EVEN BE IN THERE ANYMORE, EQUIPMENT, WE MAY NOT NEED TO REPLACE, AND THERE MAY BE OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE THAT'S NOT.

BUT AS A REMINDER, THE EQUIPMENT SERVICE FUND, ESSENTIALLY SUPPORTS THE PERSONNEL THAT WORK ON THE EQUIPMENT, AND THEN IT'S ALSO OUR FUEL, AS WELL.

THERE'S NOT REALLY A NEED TO CARRY A BIG FUND BALANCE HERE.

IT'S JUST VERY SIMILAR.

IT JUST NEEDS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS.

THEN HERE IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND FOR GOVERNMENTAL.

THEN HERE FOR PROPRIETARY AND AS I ALLUDED TO BEFORE, YOU SEE THE ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $560,000, ESSENTIALLY.

THAT IS ONE THAT WE LIKELY WILL NEED TO SUPPLEMENT.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME BIG EQUIPMENT, AT LEAST ON THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SIDE THAT IS GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE VECTOR TRUCK AT SOME POINT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, WHICH ALONE CAN BE OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLAR.

THOSE ARE ALL THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THINKING ABOUT.

BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THESE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS.

SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

WE'LL START WITH 4A.

AGAIN, ALWAYS VERY STRONG IN THE 4A.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INCENTIVES THAT ARE PLANNED FOR NEXT YEAR, ALMOST $4.8 MILLION WORTH OF WHICH 3.7 ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CRAFT MASTERS.

THEN YOU SEE THESE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANNED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND INCENTIVE PAYOUTS.

YOU DO SEE A SLIGHT DRAW-DOWN IN FUND BALANCE.

OF COURSE, THAT'S PLANNED WITH LARGELY CONTRIBUTING TO CRAFT MASTERS.

I AM GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING ONE ADDITIONAL POSITION HERE AS A SUPPLEMENTAL.

THIS IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANALYST.

THE QUESTION CAME UP ABOUT SALES TAX AND REALLY DIVING INTO THAT.

THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF ANALYSIS WORK THAT WE INTEND FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL TO DO.

A LOT OF LOOKING BACK HISTORICALLY FROM A PRO FORMA PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT DEALS HAVE DONE WELL, AND THEN PURSUING THOSE DEALS MOVING FORWARD, HELPING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ALSO RUNNING THE NUMBERS, AND THEN THERE'LL BE SOME ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL TAKE ON AS WELL.

THEN FROM A FUND BALANCE PERSPECTIVE, I THINK THE LAST TIME YOU SAW THIS, WHERE WE'RE A LITTLE OVER 90%, IN THE FIFTH YEAR, WE'RE AT 122%.

THIS LARGELY HAS TO DO WITH THIS DIALING IN OUR INTEREST RATES ON WHAT OUR BOND SALES ARE GOING TO BE, AS WELL AS REFUNDING AND WHAT THAT IMPACT HAD ON 4A.

ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH 4A AT ALL? 4B, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT SUPPORTS PARK OPERATIONS.

IT DOES SUBSIDIZE THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND AND GOLF, AND THEN IT ALSO PAYS FOR OUR PLANNED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR FIVE YEAR CIP.

YOU DO SEE A DRAW-DOWN IN FUND BALANCE.

AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE A PLANNED DRAW-DOWN BASED ON OUR CIP FUNCTIONS.

THERE IS A RECOMMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL HERE OUT OF THE 4B.

THIS IS FOR TREE REPLACEMENT IN OUR PARKS WHEN THEY DIE.

IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THOSE TREES AND AS WELL AS THE NECESSARY BUBBLERS TO SUPPORT THOSE TREES SO THEY CAN ROOT AND NOT DIE AS SOON AS THEY'RE PLANNING.

I WILL SAY THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY REQUESTED FROM THE DEPARTMENT AT 20,000.

I DID RECOMMEND TO PARTIALLY FUND THAT AT 10.

IF WE GO THROUGH NEXT YEAR,

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AND WE SEE THAT WE ARE LOSING A NUMBER OF TREES AND WE NEED TO REPLACE THEM, WE'LL COME BACK WITH THE MID YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.

I THINK OUR FUND BALANCES ARE SUCH IN THE 4B THAT WE'D EASILY BE ABLE TO ABSORB THAT.

THEN 4B OVERVIEW, AGAIN, YOU SEE A FAIRLY STRONG UPTICK IN THE FIFTH YEAR, AT ALMOST 43%.

AGAIN, THAT HAS TO DO WITH INTEREST RATES AND REFUNDINGS.

ON THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND, JUST AS A REMINDER, IS GOING TO SUPPORT THE BRICK, ATHLETICS AND THEN RUSSELL FARMS. THERE IS NO FUND BALANCE BECAUSE IT OPERATES ON A SUBSIDY.

YOU SEE OPERATING REVENUE, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, AND THEN A PLANNED 4B SUBSIDY OF A LITTLE OVER $3.2 MILLION.

THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS HERE THAT I'VE MENTIONED.

AS YOU KNOW, JISTS TRANSITION TO A FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK NEXT WEEK.

WE'LL BE OFFERING A MONDAY DAY CAMP TO SUPPORT THOSE KIDDOS.

THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, BUT OFFSETTING REVENUES ACTUALLY GENERATE MORE MONEY THAN WHAT THEY COST.

THERE'S SAFETY RELATED CONCRETE REPAIRS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE AT CHISENHALL.

THERE'S A WIRELESS ALERT SYSTEM AT THE BRICK.

ESSENTIALLY SERVES AS A PANIC FUNCTION IN THE EVENT THERE'S SOME EMERGENCY SITUATION THERE.

THEN WE HAVE SCOREBOARD CONTROLLERS AS WELL.

THOSE ARE GOING OUT IN THE SCOREBOARD CONTROLLERS, IN THE SCOREBOARDS THAT WE HAVE.

THERE WAS DISCUSSION AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ABOUT POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT FULLY FUNDING THIS REQUEST.

AGAIN, THERE'S A NOTE THERE THAT I PARTIALLY FUNDED IT.

THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS 20,000, AND I RECOMMENDED TO FUND 10.

BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE HAD STRONGER THAN ANTICIPATED FUND BALANCE NUMBERS, THIS IS ONE THAT WE COULD PROBABLY GO AHEAD AND DO $20,000 AND DO THAT.

I THINK THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I'LL PAUSE HERE FOR FEEDBACK ON THAT, OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

BUT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE NO ISSUE, AND THE CONTROLLERS ARE GOING OUT.

THEN FROM A PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND, YOU SEE THAT BOTTOM LINE, WHICH IS REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IS WHAT PERCENTAGE.

AROUND 40, WE'RE GOING TO BE INCREASING UP TO 43.

THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ABOUT PLANS TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THAT.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO DO.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE GET INTO GOLF.

IN TERMS OF GOLF, I JUST WANT TO THANK JAMES AND JEN AND ERIC.

THEY'RE DOING AN AMAZING JOB HERE.

SUBSIDIES CONTINUE TO GO DOWN.

THE PLANNED SUBSIDY FOR NEXT YEAR IS A LITTLE UNDER $1.2 MILLION.

THAT'S BECAUSE OF RECORD BREAKING ROUNDS AND RECORD BREAKING REVENUE.

JUST WHEN YOU LOOK OVER THE PAST 4,5 YEARS, YOU JUST SEE HOW A STEADY UPTICK AND ROUNDS PLAYED IN REVENUE.

I'M RECOMMENDING ONE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST HERE.

IT'S A CHEMIGATION SYSTEM, SO WE USE WELL TO IRRIGATE THE GOLF COURSE.

THERE'S A HIGH SALT CONTENT IN THAT WATER, AND SO THE CHEMIGATION SYSTEM WILL HELP TREAT THAT.

ESSENTIALLY RESULT IN MORE EFFECTIVE WATERING AT THE GOLF COURSE.

HOPEFULLY, THICKER GRASS.

THEN WE DID TALK ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL FEE INCREASES AT THE GOLF COURSE.

YOU SEE THOSE HERE.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASKED WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS TO THE COUNCIL WAS ABOUT POTENTIAL INCREASE FOR THE GOLD CLUB MEMBERS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL.

WE TALKED OFFLINE WITH GOLF PERSONNEL.

THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THERE'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF PLAYERS 20 OR LESS IN THAT BRACKET.

I DID NOT RECOMMEND TO INCREASE THAT AT THIS TIME.

THERE WAS ALSO DISCUSSION ABOUT POTENTIAL DISCOUNT FOR YOUTH MEMBERS.

WHAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH THAT IS ESSENTIALLY WE DON'T WANT TO DO A FEE ANALYSIS LIKE THAT IN A VACUUM.

WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTFUL ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT I'LL GET INTO A MINUTE.

BUT THE LONG STORY SHORT, AFTER WE FINISH WITH BUDGET AND THE BUDGET IS ADOPTED, AT SOME POINT, IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, WE'LL BE COMING BACK WITH A GOLF PLAN TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS, JAMES, JEN, AND ERIC WANT TO MAKE.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW MANY YEARS IT'S GOING TO TAKE, AND THEN CAN WE GET TO 100% SELF SUSTAINING? BECAUSE THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FROM A COMPETITIVE STANDPOINT, HOW DO WE LOOK LIKE AGAINST OUR PEERS, AND THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL ROOM TO EVEN INCREASE OUR FEES MORE.

WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHEN WE FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING THAT FROM A COMPETITIVE STANDPOINT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? YOU DO SEE SOME FEE INCREASES HERE THAT ARE PROPOSED.

THESE FEES ARE ACTUALLY FACTORED INTO THE PERCENT OR THE REVENUE AND THE PERCENT SELF SUSTAINING.

THAT WAS ANOTHER QUESTION THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THOSE FEES ARE PROJECTED IN THERE.

BUT ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THE FEES OR THE COMPARISONS?

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THEN GOLF FUND, YOU SEE US INCREASING UP TO 76% SELF SUSTAINING.

AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO BETTER THAN THAT.

THAT'S THE PLAN IS TO TRY TO DO BETTER THAN THAT.

WE WANT TO APPROACH 100%.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT PLAN LOOKS LIKE, AND WHEN WE THINK WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT.

TIF. NOTHING REALLY SURPRISING HERE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES, AND WE'RE GROWING OUR FUND BALANCE.

THEN OVER THE FIVE YEAR TRAJECTORY, YOU SEE ALMOST 150% FUND BALANCE IN THE TIF.

AS A REMINDER, WE DID TRANSITION SOME OPERATIONS OUT OF THIS, WHICH HAS HELPED THAT FUND BALANCE GROW, INCORPORATED THOSE IN 4A.

THEN OTHER FUNDS HERE, THESE ARE REALLY SMALLER FUNDS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY SELF SUSTAINING OPERATIONS FROM MUNICIPAL COURT, JUVENILE CASE MANAGEMENT FUND, PEG, HOTEL MOTEL.

I DON'T INTEND ON GOING OVER EACH ONE OF THESE, BUT IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.

TRANSITIONING TO OUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THIS FIRST SLIDE IS ESSENTIALLY A SUMMARY OF ALL OF OUR PLANNED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

BUT $287 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS, OF WHICH $281 MILLION WILL BE DEBT ISSUANCE, THE MIX OF GOS AND COS. THAT REMAINDER IS ESSENTIALLY IMPACT FEES.

THEN I WON'T GO OVER EACH ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, BUT IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO THESE PROJECTS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE YOUR GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS UP AT THE TOP.

THE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, ESSENTIALLY THOSE PROJECTS YOU'RE FUNDING THROUGH CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION BONDS.

A COUPLE OF CHANGES, YOU SEE THERE THE ADDITIONAL PAVEMENT, AND YOU SEE YOUR QUIET ZONE AS WELL.

THEN 4A, 4B AND TIF, AND OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS AS WELL.

IN SUMMARY, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE REVISED BUDGET, ABOUT $249 MILLION PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, A LITTLE UNDER 253 MILLION, SO $3.6 MILLION VARIANCE.

THAT'S ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 1% IN TERMS OF SHIFTING BUDGET.

BEFORE I GO INTO SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGES FOR YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER, ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CIP, QUESTIONS WITH ANY OF THE FUNDS, OUR FEE STRUCTURES, ANYTHING AT ALL, BECAUSE REALLY WE'RE TRANSITIONING FROM THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET AT THIS TIME?

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> WELL, THANK YOU, SIR. MY HOPE IS THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY SURPRISES HERE.

I THINK THE LACK OF QUESTIONS A TESTAMENT TO GOOD PROCESS.

EXACTLY. WELL, I'LL MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S AWAKE WITH THIS NEXT PART.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT THE FINANCE. YES, SIR.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> UNDERSTOOD.

>> AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME NESTING EGRETS IN THE TIMBER RIDGE SUBDIVISION.

I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW THIS AS WELL, BUT EGRETS ARE FEDERALLY PROTECTED, AND ONCE THEY START TO ROOST, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING YOU CAN DO, THEY CAN'T BE TOUCHED.

THEY DO AND CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND THEY CAN CERTAINLY POSE A PUBLIC HEALTH RISK IF THEY ACTUALLY DO START NESTING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH THEY HAVE.

AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE MIGRATORY BIRD ACT OF 1918, THERE'S REALLY VERY LITTLE WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF MITIGATION.

REALLY, THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS TO PREVENT THEM FROM NESTING IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING TO DATE? THERE'S NOT A LOT WE CAN DO, BUT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN.

WE'RE COLLECTING THE DEAD BIRDS TWICE A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

I KNOW SINCE JULY, THE LAST NUMBERS I'D SEEN EARLY LAST WEEK WAS WE'VE COLLECTED 75 DEAD BIRDS OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW FREQUENTLY THEY FALL OUT OF TREES OR GET SICK AND DIE.

ALSO, WE'VE BEEN SWEEPING THE STREET, AND THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

NOW WE'RE WASHING THE STREET BEFORE WE DO THAT, AND WE'RE DOING THAT ONCE A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK, SO NOT ON THE WEEKEND, BUT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

BUT WITH THAT SAID,

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THE EGRET CONCERN MANIFEST ITSELF, AT LEAST TO ME, OUTSIDE AND BEYOND AFTER I'D REALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE BUDGET WAS COMPLETE.

SO YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGES AS A RESULT BACK IN JULY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

REALLY, WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TODAY IS DOES THE COUNCIL WANT TO ENTERTAIN A SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE OR PACKAGES FOCUSED ON EITHER PREVENTING EGRET ROOSTING IN THE FUTURE AND POTENTIALLY TRYING TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT IMPACTED THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE HAVING TO LIVE THROUGH THAT? JUST AS A REMINDER, I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER ON, BUT ANYTHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT TODAY OR ANYTHING THAT YOU GIVE ME DIRECTION ON, AND SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO ACTUALLY WOULDN'T BE INCORPORATED UNTIL YOU MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET ON THE THIRD AND THEN SECOND READING ON THE NINTH. YES, SIR.

>> [INAUDIBLE] AND THIS WILL BECOME MOMENT.

>> YES.

>> WE WON'T THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

[NOISE] WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT'S GOING ON ON THAT.

>> YES, SIR.

>> WE MIGHT SUGGEST ORGANIZING THE NEIGHBORS AND OTHER AREAS TO [INAUDIBLE] THIS HAPPENED TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR?

>> OR MORE, YES, SIR.

>> BUT THE SIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE FOUR HOUSES. NOBODY ELSE AROUND?

>> YES, SIR.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MYSELF AND INDIANA, AND WE'VE ACTUALLY PROPOSED TO MEET WITH THEM AFTER THIS NESTING PERIOD HAS ENDED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER IN TERMS OF OUTREACH FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT ALSO TO JUST WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO AS THE CITY, BUT CERTAINLY THERE'S GOT TO BE PROACTIVE STEPS ON THE PROPERTY OWNERS' STANDPOINT AS WELL.

WHAT'S THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN DO THAT? MAYOR, AT THAT POINT, WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT AND SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT REALLY, THERE'S NOT A LOT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF THE MIGRATORY BIRD ACT, BUT MAYBE CONGRESSMAN OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN HELP STEP IN AND DO THAT.

KNOWING WHO THE REPS ARE AND WHO THEY CAN CONTACT, I THINK, WILL BE A BIG COMPONENT OF IT.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS, AT LEAST AT STAFF LEVEL WITH FOCUSED ADVOCACY.

I BELIEVE MANY OF YOU DID AS WELL IN TERMS OF TRYING TO REACH OUT TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP AS WELL BECAUSE REALLY, IT EXCEEDS OUR AUTHORITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

I DID TALK TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ABOUT SOME SPECIFIC POLICIES, AND I'LL BRIEFLY MENTION THEM HERE.

FULL DISCLOSURE, WE DID NOT DRAFT FULL POLICIES.

IT WAS MORE DISCUSSION POINTS WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

WE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIAL REIMBURSEMENT, A GRANT OF TREE PRUNING OR REMOVAL.

I KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ANIMAL SERVICES DOES RECOMMEND IN PART OF THEIR OUTREACH TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE NESTING.

THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW EFFECTIVE THAT IS AND WHAT ARE THE BEST COURSES OF ACTION? WHAT ARE THE RESIDENTS REALLY NEED? WHAT'S GOING TO PREVENT? I AM BY NO MEANS AN EGRET EXPERT, AND SO I THINK THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

THERE WAS CERTAINLY A DESIRE, AT LEAST AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE STANDPOINT, TO PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT.

THE OTHER THING THAT I HAD RECOMMENDED WAS POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT A WATER BILL CREDIT FOR CONSUMPTION MAYBE OVER THE PAST THREE-YEAR AVERAGE UP TO A CERTAIN POINT, SO A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR CREDIT, MAYBE UP TO 125 OR 100% OF WHAT THEIR BILL IS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WASHING AND CLEANING THAT THEY'RE DOING, AND SO THAT WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT.

WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO ARE GOING TO REQUIRE SOME ADDITIONAL WORK AND TIME THAT REALLY GO OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE BUDGET PROCESS IS.

WE NEED TO BRING THOSE THINGS FORWARD TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS POTENTIALLY DISCUSSED WAS ESSENTIALLY TO ESTABLISH SOME ABATEMENT FUNDS.

I KNOW THAT SAYS AN ABATEMENT FUND, BUT REALLY WE PROBABLY BUDGET, WHATEVER.

IN NON-DEPARTMENTAL, WE'D HAVE SOME FUNDING SET ASIDE FOR ABATEMENT.

WHETHER THAT'S CAN WE COME BACK AND WE HAVE A REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR CLEANING OR PROPERTY REPAIRS, WHETHER IT IS OR IS A TREE PRUNING OR REMOVAL, OR PURCHASING OF OTHER DETERRENT DEVICES, THOSE COULD ALL BE OPTIONS.

I THINK AT LEAST WHAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS AT IS MAYBE LET'S BUDGET SOME MONEY, USE IT AS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR NEXT YEAR, SEE HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS, AND THEN COME BACK AT A LATER DATE IN THE FALL TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE POLICIES SHOULD BE.

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I'LL PAUSE HERE, SEEK DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL ON WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SEE HERE, WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO DO, IF ANYTHING.

>> TOMMY, DO WE KNOW, ACTUALLY, AT WHAT POINT IN TIME A HOMEOWNER OR US OR ANYONE ELSE CAN TAKE ACTION ON THE BIRDS? WE KNOW PRETTY MUCH TO A WEEK OR TWO ABOUT WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR THEY COME INTO TOWN.

DO WE HAVE ANY STEPS? LET'S SAY A HOMEOWNER CALLS IN AND SAYS, HEY, I SAW A COUPLE OF THESE WHITE BIRDS, WHAT CAN YOU DO AT THAT POINT? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT DETERRENT, PUTTING NOISE MAKERS OR REFLECTORS OR LIGHTS OR WHATEVER.

WOULD WE BE ABLE TO HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE WE COULD DISPATCH SOME PERSONNEL TO DRIVE THROUGH THESE AREAS TO SEE IN THE EARLY EVENING WHEN THESE BIRDS START FLYING IN, WHERE THEY ARE.

MAYBE THE CITIZENS DON'T TAKE ACTION QUICKLY ENOUGH, BUT WE'RE ALERTED TO IT, AND WE'RE ON GUARD IF WE HAVE ANIMAL CONTROL STAFF OR SOMEONE THAT CAN PATROL DURING THIS BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND SEE WHERE THESE THINGS ARE, AND THEN TAKE SOME QUICK ACTION THAT THE HOMEOWNERS MAY NOT BE AWARE THEY CAN TAKE.

>> YES, SIR. I THINK THERE'S SOME ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE.

I'M GOING TO GET OVER MY SKIS PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME SCOUT BIRDS THAT COME PRIOR TO THE NESTING OF THE EGRETS, AND SO THAT'S A BIG SIGNAL RIGHT THERE THAT THEY MAY BE COMING.

THEY'RE ALSO PRONE TO COMING BACK TO AREAS WHERE THEY'VE NESTED BEFORE, SO WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION OF WHERE THEY MAY COME BACK TO.

WE DO HAVE TWO NOISE MACHINES THAT WE DEPLOY THAT AT LEAST HELP TRY TO DETRACT.

WE MAY NEED TO LOOK AT PURCHASING ADDITIONAL ONE, DEPLOYING THOSE MORE ACTIVELY.

I THINK ANOTHER PART OF YOUR QUESTION TOO IS AT WHAT STAGE CAN WE START DISTURBING THE BIRDS TO DISCOURAGE THEM TO LEAVE? WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE URBAN BIOLOGIST THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH.

THERE'S NOT A DATE SPECIFIC, BUT I THINK THERE'S SIGNALS THAT WHEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY DISTURB THEM, BUT I WANT TO TREAD AND BE VERY CAREFUL THAT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND WHEN WE CAN SO WE DON'T RUN AFOUL OF FINES.

THAT'S ALL THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT AND CONSIDER.

I DO THINK THERE'S THINGS, AT LEAST ON THE UPFRONT OF WHEN WE KNOW THAT THEY MIGHT BE COMING.

I THINK I'VE GOT BIGGER QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF WHEN WE CAN DISTURB THEM TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO LEAVE.

>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR A CITIZEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THIS ITEM.

BILL JANISCH. MR. JANISCH, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I WILL BE TIMING YOU HERE.

YOU WILL NOT SEE IT ON THE SCREEN, BUT I WILL REMIND YOU WHEN YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT.

>> I SPOKE THE OTHER DAY BRIEFLY.

MY NEIGHBOR STANDS OUT THERE.

ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO THAT THEY NESTED IN THE TREES STRAIGHT BEHIND MY HOUSE, LIKE THIS FAR FROM ME TO YOU GUYS.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF TREES IN MY BACKYARD, JUST BIG AROUND 60, 80 FEET TALL.

ME AND MY NEIGHBOR RIGHT BEHIND ME HAD THE BIGGEST TREES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

LUCKILY, THEY DID NOT NEST IN MY TREES, THEY'RE JUST STRAIGHT BEHIND ME.

THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN 10,000 BIRDS.

BIRD DROPPING'S INCH AND A HALF, TWO INCHES THICK ON THE PART OF THE ROOFS THAT HUNG ON THE HOMES JUST RIGHT BELOW THE TREES.

LIKE I SAID, LUCKILY, THEY WEREN'T IN MY BACKYARD.

THE NEIGHBOR HOUSE BEHIND ME IS ABOUT THIS MUCH HIGHER THAN MINE.

SMELL WENT OVER MY HOUSE, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE STREET, IT STUNK PRETTY BAD.

THE NEXT YEAR, MY NEIGHBOR, WE GET OUTSIDE THIS KIND OF RUSTIC.

I'M A HILLBILLY AT BEST.

IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE DOLLARS AND STUFF RIGHT HERE, HOOKS UP TO AN AIR COMPRESSOR.

WHEN THE SCOUT BIRDS COME IN, AS THEY'RE FLYING IN ABOUT 5:30 EVERY DAY FOR 4-6 WEEKS, AS THEY'RE FLYING IN JUST LIKE YOU SPRIT A CAT THAT JUMPS UP ON THE COUNTERTOPS, YOU BLAST THIS WHILE THEY'RE GETTING READY TO LAND IN THE TREE.

THEY'LL FLY OFF, THEY'LL CIRCLE BACK, AND THEY'LL DO THAT SAME THING FOR 4-6 WEEKS.

THEN YOU'LL START TO SEE THEM GO AWAY, AND THEY MAY GO 6, 8, 10 BLOCKS.

THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S WORKED.

I'VE SEEN NEIGHBORS GET OUT THERE AND TOP THE TREES, DOESN'T MATTER.

THERE'S STILL [INAUDIBLE] ON IT.

THEY BASICALLY PICK MOST OF THE LEAVES OFF JUST TO BUILD THEIR NEST, MOST OF THE LEAVES OFF THE TREES, SO IT CAN BE JUST BARE BARK.

ONCE THEY'RE DETERMINED THAT SCOUT BIRDS TELL THEM WHERE TO GO, THEY'RE COMING BACK.

LIKE TOMMY SAID, THEY WILL COME BACK THE NEXT YEAR.

BUT MY NEIGHBOR GETS OUT THERE EVERY DAY FOR 4-6 WEEKS, BLASTED AND CHASED THEM AWAY.

ONE HORN WITH HIS COMPRESSOR COVERS PROBABLY ABOUT 20-30 HOUSES.

MY STREET'S A LITTLE BIT OF A HILL, SO HE CAN COVER FROM HIS FRONT YARD, HIS BACK YARD, MY YARD, AND THE STREET BEHIND ME, AND ALL THOSE HOUSES.

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST ECONOMICAL WAY TO GO.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING ELSE THAT WORKS BETTER THAN THIS.

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BUT TOPPING THE TREES AND STUFF, I THINK IT'D BE JUST A WASTE OF MONEY.

YOU CAN TOP TREES AND THEY'LL GO RIGHT TO THE NEXT YARD. APPRECIATE IT.

>> TOMMY, I THINK YOU NEED A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HERE.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT I THINK, WHICH I DO.

I DON'T THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD CARE LESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN BURLESON, TEXAS RIGHT NOW.

>> YES, SIR.

>> I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CITIZENS.

THIS POOR LADY THAT WAS HERE THE OTHER NIGHT, HER DAUGHTER HAD A BREATHING PROBLEM, AND SHE'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

I'VE BEEN THERE. IT SMELLS HORRIBLE.

WE'RE TRYING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP HER RIGHT NOW.

THEY PAY TAXES, THEY PAY CITY TAXES, THEY PAY HOUSING TAXES, THEY PAY EVERYTHING.

THEY DESERVE SOMETHING, AND YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB HELPING.

YOU KEEP OUTSIDE OF THE TROUBLE, GETTING FINED, I KNOW THAT.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, BUT HOW CAN WE HELP THESE PEOPLE? WE NEED A SUPPLEMENTAL FUND TO DO SOMETHING TO SHOW THE CITIZENS OR AT LEAST CARE IN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO, WHETHER IT'S NOW OR WHETHER IT'S IN THE FUTURE.

WE NEED A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FUND FOR THIS PARTICULAR THING BECAUSE I COULD SIT OUT THERE ALL DAY WITH ONE OF THOSE THINGS, AND I DO, I HAVE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT BILL HAS, BUT NOT A THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

THEY'RE FLYING AROUND IN TOO.

>> SURE.

>> I THINK WE NEED TO HELP THESE PEOPLE.

DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF ENVIRONMENTAL AIR QUALITY READINGS FOR THIS LADY, WHAT THEY MAKE? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

>> I DO NOT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO WITH ANIMAL SERVICES, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING I HAVE AT THIS TIME, NO, SIR.

>> SEE, IT'S JUST LIKE AIR QUALITY TODAY IS GOING TO BE BAD.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'D MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THEM OR NOT.

>> SURE.

>> YOU NEED TO STAY INSIDE BECAUSE THIS STENCH IS TERRIBLE.

IT IS HORRIBLE. IT IS FLAT HORRIBLE, AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN THERE.

>> YES, SIR.

>> BUT WE NEED TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE.

WE'RE BURLESON, WE NEED TO HELP THEM.

SORRY, I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, I KNOW WRITING LETTERS.

I'VE CALLED NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR THING, BUT I'VE MET SOME OF THEM AND THEY JUST NOD THEIR HEAD AND MAKE IT GOOD AND GO ON TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN WASHINGTON.

THEY DON'T CARE LESS ABOUT BURLESON, SO I THINK WE NEED TO HELP.

WE NEED TO DO IT. WE GOT THE POWER TO DO IT. WE CAN HELP.

>> YES, SIR.

>> TOMMY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW, DESPERATELY NEED.

BUT THERE IS LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR THIS, AND THERE IS AN END GAME TO IT.

WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT AND START AS A CITY AND A NATION AND NOT MAKE IT POLITICAL, IT'S A BASE OF FACTS.

IN 2021, IT WAS A BILL SIGNED THAT TOOK THE EGRETS OFF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY.

IN 2022, THAT BILL WAS REVERSED.

SO FOR A SHORT TIME, THE EGRETS WERE TAKEN OFF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES, AND IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL TREATY AND THEY'RE ENDANGERED IN OTHER COUNTRIES, BUT I CAN'T SPEAK FOR UNITED STATES, BUT I SEE PLENTY OF THEM.

MY WIFE HAS ALREADY SENT SEVEN LETTERS TO FEDERAL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES.

WE HAVE TWO MORE TO GO, SHE DOES TO FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND I THINK AS A COMMUNITY, AS A CITY AND AS A NATION, IF PEOPLE WILL START REACTING TO THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING IN EVERY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND START WRITING THESE LETTERS, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT TREATY REVERSED AS FAR AS THE EGRETS BEING ON THE ENDANGERED.

THAT WOULD BE THE END GAME IF WE CAN GET THAT DONE TOO.

>> YES, SIR.

>> BUT WE CAN START THE MOVEMENT HERE IF WE NEED TO.

>> LARRY, I AGREE 100%.

WE NEED TO BE NOT JUST THIS TOWN, WE NEED TO HAVE COUNTIES TOGETHER.

WE NEED TO HAVE STATES TOGETHER, ANY PLACE.

THIS IS ANOTHER THING ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS.

WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE, AND I'LL START WITH TALKING TO MAYORS.

BUT WE NEED TO GET AS A GROUP STRONG ENOUGH WHERE THESE PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO US UP THERE.

IT'S NOT A SENSE OF URGENCY TO THEM.

THEIR HOUSE IS NOT GETTING BOMBARDED LIKE THESE PEOPLE.

SO I AGREE WITH WHAT LARRY'S SAYING ON THIS.

>> TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT, THE REASON IT WAS TAKEN OFF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES BEFORE WAS FOR DRILLING OIL INDUSTRY.

THEY HAD THE STRENGTH TO PETITION IT AND GET IT TAKEN OFF.

THEY WERE KILLING A LOT OF EGRETS AND RELOCATING THEM DUE TO THE DRILLING.

IF WE CAN GET COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THAT STRENGTH AND THAT KIND OF BACKING AND THAT KIND OF AUTHORITY TO HELP US OUT, WE'D BE A LOT BETTER OFF.

>> I THINK AN OPPORTUNITY, AS YOU'VE BOTH MENTIONED, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS FROM A MUCH LARGER PERSPECTIVE OF JUST OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST US THAT ARE FACING THIS.

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I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'LL MENTION AT THE COG AND SEE IF I CAN GET IT ON OUR NEXT AGENDA.

IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE USE WE'RE STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, AND WE CAN GET A LOT OF ATTENTION IF WE COME TOGETHER.

THIS ISN'T JUST ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ONE TEENY COMMUNITY, IT'S EVERYWHERE.

IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL THING.

LIKE YOU'VE SAID, TO GET THINGS ON THE FEDERAL RADAR, THEY'RE NOT SEEING IT IF IT'S NOT IN THEIR BACKYARD, SO WE HAVE TO BRING IT TO THEM, EVEN IF THEY NEED TO COME VISIT THE SMELLY NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> SURE.

>> I GUESS QUESTIONS ON MY END.

THERE'S NOTHING MAGIC ABOUT THAT $30,000.

I CALL IT A PILOT PROGRAM ON PURPOSE BECAUSE IT'S A TRIAL AND ERROR.

HOW MUCH WOULD WE ACTUALLY NEED? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? I THINK SOME OF IT'S TALKING TO THE RESIDENTS ABOUT WHAT RELIEF THEY'RE ASKING FOR.

WHEN I'VE PERSONALLY TALKED TO THEM, IT'S BEEN ABOUT CLEANING, IT'S BEEN ABOUT REIMBURSEMENTS FOR WATER CONSUMPTION, REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS, AND TREE REMOVAL.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AT A STAFF LEVEL.

IF YOU GUYS ARE COMFORTABLE, WHAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT, AGAIN, WHEN YOU ADOPT THE BUDGET THAT YOU MAKE A MOTION ABOUT WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HERE AND JUST IN TERMS OF FUNDING, WE CAN COME BACK AT A LATER DATE TO COME THROUGH WHAT THE POLICIES ARE, BECAUSE MANY OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE PREVENTATIVE IN NATURE.

IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SEE FROM A REIMBURSEMENT FOR WATER COULD BE PAID FOR OUT OF AN ABATEMENT FUND.

THE WATER AND SEWER FUND ARE BEING ESSENTIALLY REPAID BACK.

THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS YOU COULD DO THAT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH WATER CONSUMPTION FORGIVENESS AND DIRECT US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A POLICY ON THAT NOW OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.

WE CAN DO ANYTHING YOU ASK AND JUST LOOK FOR SOME DIRECTION ON BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS.

>> IF I WERE TO OUTLINE A FOCUS FOR YOU, I WOULD PUT IT ALL ON DETERRENCE OF THIS ISSUE.

I DON'T THINK THE LADY THAT CAME TO THE PODIUM OR ANYONE ELSE AFFECTED BY THESE BIRDS FEELS THE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO ANYWHERE NEAR THE EXTENT THEY FEEL THE IMPACT ON THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND PEACE AND ENJOYMENT OF THEIR PROPERTY.

ANY OF THOSE OTHER THINGS ARE A SYMPATHETIC GESTURE, BUT THE MEANINGFUL CHANGE WOULD BE IN US TRYING TO WORK TOWARDS PREVENTING THESE THINGS FROM NESTING AND SENDING THEM OUT IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.

>> TOMMY, WILL THERE BE A RISE AND A SUNSET DATE ON THIS OPPORTUNITY, NOT YEAR ROUND, BUT SEASONAL?

>> IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING OR IN TERMS OF THE NESTING?

>> IF WE GO WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO ABATEMENT AND WATER BILL CREDIT, PROPERTY REPAIR, CLEANING, TREE TRIMMING.

NOW, ABATEMENT, IT CAN GO YEAR ROUND, BUT THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES HERE WOULDN'T BE YEAR AROUND, SO WE'D HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THE SEASON WHILE THEY'RE NESTING.

>> CORRECT. THE INTENTION WOULD BE IS THAT THOSE THINGS WOULD COME TO AN END, AND THEN IF WE EVER NEEDED TO RE ESTABLISH THOSE OR TO RE OFFER THEM, WE COULD DO THAT IN THE FUTURE.

EVEN THE FUNDING FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I WOULD PROPOSE IS A ONE TIME FUNDING TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO TO REEVALUATE.

NOT TO SAY THAT IT WOULDN'T BE RE OCCURRING OR THAT WE WOULDN'T NEED TO BUDGET SOME ABATEMENT FUNDS EVERY YEAR, BUT AT THIS TIME, FROM MY RECOMMENDATION, IT WOULD BE A ONE TIME COST TILL WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S EFFECTIVE.

>> I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS APPROPRIATE.

RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST LIKE A SHOT IN THE DARK AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE CITIZENS ABOUT WHAT THEY TRULY NEED.

LIKE, MAYOR PRO TEM SAID, IT'S A GESTURE AT THIS POINT OF, YOU'VE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY PUT OUT AND WE SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU, AND THIS IS JUST A KIND GESTURE, BUT THAT'S NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM.

THAT'S NOT REALLY ADDRESSING IT.

I THINK JUST LETTING IT BE A ONE TIME, LIKE, LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I APPRECIATE THE CONCEPT OR THE IDEA OF THE WATER BILL CREDIT, BECAUSE CLEANING RIGHT NOW, AT THIS POINT, WE'RE TOWARD THE END OF WHAT THIS IMPACT IS GOING TO BE THIS ROUND, SO WE HAVE A WHOLE FEW MONTHS TO REALLY DIVE INTO HOW WE CAN DETER THEM IN THE FUTURE, AND THAT'S HOW WE SHOULD REALLY DIRECT OUR ATTENTION AND GET INTO THE REGIONAL CONVERSATIONS, COMMUNICATE WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND BUILD SOME RELATIONSHIPS, MAKE OUR CONNECTIONS WITH MAYORS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AND GO FROM THERE.

BUT I THINK CLEANING, IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S THE BIGGEST IMPACT THAT WE COULD HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

>> UNDERSTOOD.

>> TOMMY, HAS THE PERSON THAT CAME OUT AND SAID, WE'VE GOT TWO WEEKS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE GONE.

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DO THEY HAVE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS ON HOW DO WE COMBAT THIS ISSUE FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, OR HAS HE SAID THAT?

>> THEY DO. HONESTLY, COUNCIL BOEDEKER, MOST OF THAT STUFF APPEARS IN OUR OUTREACH MATERIALS TODAY.

SOME OF THAT STUFF DOES INVOLVE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, BUT THERE'S NOISE BOXES, THERE'S THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN HANG IN THEIR TREES, THERE'S ALL THESE THINGS THAT CHALLENGES WITH THAT IS ESSENTIALLY, YOU COULD HAVE ONE NEIGHBOR THAT DOESN'T TAKE ACTION, AND IF THAT'S WHERE THEY NEST, THEN EVERYBODY'S IMPACTED, AND THAT'S I THINK SOME OF THE CHALLENGE ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO SEE WHETHER THERE'S ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO.

WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE THEM REVIEW OUR OUTREACH MATERIALS AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE WITH THAT REGARD.

>> COULD YOU DO ME ONE FAVOR?

>> YES, SIR.

>> WHEN WE WENT OUT THERE AND LOOKED AT IT, THIS IS AMAZING THAT YOU CAN BE AT THE END OF THE BLOCK AND THERE'S NO BIRDS.

THEN YOU COME DOWN THE STREET AND HERE'S TWO OR FOUR HOUSES, AND THE TREES OVERLAP, AND THEY'RE INUNDATED.

COULD YOU GET THE ARBORIST TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT TREES THESE ARE OR IF THERE WAS A HEIGHT SITUATION THAT THEY PICKED THOSE TREES OR YOU TALK ABOUT ISOLATED.

SURE OUT OF ALL THE TREES YOU COULD PICK, WHY DID THEY GO THERE?

>> THOSE ARE QUESTIONS WE CAN ABSOLUTELY EXPLORE AND LOOK WHETHER THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIFIC ABOUT CERTAIN SPECIES.

I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.

>> I'M GLAD.

>> I THINK GOING ON WITH WHAT I WAS SAYING AND WHAT THE MAYOR WAS SAYING IS, YES, IT IS A GREAT GESTURE ON US GIVING MONEY TO HELP CLEANUP AND SO ON, BUT DOES THIS ARBORIST OR BIRD EXPERT, WHATEVER HE MAY BE CALLED, ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN GET HIM TO STUDY FURTHER TO SEE WHY IS IT ATTRACTED TO THESE FOUR OR FIVE HOUSES BECAUSE YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WHERE IS THIS BUBBLE? WHY IS THIS BUBBLE JUST ON THESE PARTICULAR HOUSES?

>> SURE. THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY PROVEN THAT IF YOU TRIM THE TREES BACK A CERTAIN WAY TO DO THAT, AND THE CITIZENS ARE TALKING ABOUT THE EXPENSE OF DOING THAT, BUT SOME OF THEM DON'T WANT TO TRIM THE TREES BACK.

SOME OF THIS IS BACK ON THE OWNER.

>> CORRECT.

>> TO DO SOME OF THIS.

THERE'S JUST DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHETHER WE WANT TO PICK UP THE CAB WHICH I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO PICK UP THE TOTAL CAB ON THAT.

ONE LADY PLANTED A TREE WHEN THEY FIRST MOVED INTO THE HOUSE 40 YEARS AGO, AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CUTTING THE TREE DOWN BECAUSE OF THIS.

THAT'S THEIR CALL. THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, BUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF OWNERSHIP ON SOME OF THIS.

>> ABSOLUTELY. IN TERMS OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET, AT THIS TIME, IT WOULD BE SOME ABATEMENT FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR, IT'D ALSO BE ANOTHER $10,000 TOWARD THE SCOREBOARD CONTROLLERS.

WE'LL TRACK THOSE AS WELL.

THEN, OF COURSE, POTENTIALLY ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR STREET MAINTENANCE BASED ON THE TAX RATE.

THERE'S STILL CONVERSATIONS OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ON THAT, BUT ONCE YOU TAKE ACTION, WE'LL GET DIRECTION FROM YOU IN THOSE AMENDMENTS.

IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, WE'LL BE PUBLISHING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD.

THERE'LL BE TWO SEPARATE HEARINGS, ONE ON THE TAX RATE, ONE ON THE BUDGET ITSELF, AND THEN THE SECOND READING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 9TH.

HARLAN'S GOING TO COME UP AND GIVE A PRESENTATION BEFORE WE ASK YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. WHEN WE TALKED AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE DID TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TAX RATE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCING A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION UP TO 5% IN FY 26.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DISCUSSION THERE.

ONCE HARLAN'S DONE WITH HIS PRESENTATION, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH YOU GUYS TAKING ACTION.

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION.

MY PRESENTATION'S COVERING THESE, BUT ONE IS ESSENTIALLY TO APPROVE AMENDED ORDER SETTING THE DATE TIME FOR OUR TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET, SO THAT WOULD BE THE THIRD AT 5:30.

THEN THERE'S ALSO A SECOND ITEM, WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A MAXIMUM TAX RATE OF 0.6627 THAT DOESN'T LOCK YOU IN.

YOU GUYS STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON THE THIRD AND THE NINTH ABOUT THE TAX RATE, BUT THIS IS FOR PUBLIC NOTICE PERSPECTIVE.

ANY QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTION ITEMS? THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[3.B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on the proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and the proposed homestead exemption for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. (Staff Contact: Harlan Jefferson, Deputy City Manager)]

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THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 3B, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025, AND THE PROPOSED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026.

THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS MORNING IS HARLAN JEFFERSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. MR. JEFFERSON.

>> THANK YOU, MRS. CAMPOS. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THIS AGENDA ITEM IS DESIGNED TO GET FEEDBACK ON THE FUTURE INCREASE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THAT YOU MAY CONSIDER NEXT MONTH.

FIRST, WE'LL BEGIN WITH SOME HISTORY ON THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED HIS BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 5TH, AND ALSO SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

BACK IN FISCAL YEAR 2021-22, YOU APPROVED THE FIRST 1% INCREASE IN THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

WHEN YOU DID THAT, IT'S 1%, BUT THE MINIMUM THAT EVERY PROPERTY OWNER RECEIVES IS $5,000.

THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR '23, YOU APPROVED ANOTHER 1% FOR A TOTAL 2% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND THEN LAST SEPTEMBER, FOR FISCAL YEAR '24, YOU APPROVED ANOTHER 1% TO TAKE THE CITY TO A 3% TOTAL, AND THAT'S WHERE WE SIT TODAY.

TO APPROVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, YOU HAVE TO APPROVE IT BEFORE JULY 1 OF THE TAX YEAR YOU'RE IN BEFORE IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE.

YOU'RE SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER ANOTHER 1% INCREASE THIS COMING SEPTEMBER.

WHEN YOU STARTED, THE PLAN WAS TO APPROVE 1% A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS FOR A TOTAL OF 5% INCREASE.

AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE RECEIVED THE REQUEST TO CONSIDER GOING FROM 3%-5%.

WE WANTED TO PUT TOGETHER SOME DATA SO THE COUNCIL CAN CONSIDER THAT.

THIS IS WHERE WE STAND TODAY IN TERMS OF THE 3% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS ACTUALLY TRY TO ENCAPSULATE THE CURRENT RATE STRUCTURE, THE OPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, AS WELL AS NOT ONLY THE SOLID WASTE, BUT THE WASTEWATER AND SOLID WASTE RATE INCREASES.

YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL IMPACT ON RESIDENTS GOING FORWARD.

THE FIRST COLUMN REALLY REPRESENTS THE DIFFERENT TAX RATES, THE NO NEW REVENUE, THE CURRENT TAX RATE, THE VOTER APPROVAL WITHOUT THE INCREMENT, AND THEN THE VOTER APPROVAL WITH THE INCREMENT.

YOU CAN SEE THE IMPACT ON EACH RATE IN THE NEXT COLUMN, WHICH BASICALLY USES THE $299,889 AVERAGE VALUE FOR JOHNSON COUNTY TO COME UP WITH THE FINANCIAL IMPACT.

THE NO NEW REVENUE SHOULD BE LEVEL SET WHERE IT'S NOT IMPACTING RESIDENTS AT ALL.

THE CURRENT RATE WOULD INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE OF $2.15 CENTS A MONTH, AND THEN THE VOTER APPROVAL WITHOUT THE INCREMENT IS ADDITIONAL $3.52, AND THEN THE VOTER APPROVAL WITH THE INCREMENT IS $4.02 ADDITIONAL.

CUMULATIVE, IT COMES DOWN TO $9.69.

WE TAKE THE 3% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AT EACH RATE AND THEN SUBTRACT THAT, THEN WE ADD IN THE SOLID WASTE, THEN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER INCREASES.

YOU COME DOWN TO A TOTAL IF YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM ROW FOR TOTAL AVERAGE MONTHLY INCREASE OF $14.02, AND THE ANNUAL INCREASE IS $168.24.

WHEN YOU GO TO 4%, THE ONLY NUMBER THAT CHANGES REALLY IS THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION NUMBER.

YOU COME DOWN TO $148.44 ANNUALIZED.

THEN IF YOU GO TO 5%, AGAIN, THE NUMBER THAT CHANGES IS THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION NUMBER, AND THEN THE TOTAL ANNUAL INCREASE IS $182.52 AS YOU CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION NUMBER.

THAT'S THE IMPACT ON THE AVERAGE RESIDENTS IN JOHNSON COUNTY.

THE OVERALL IMPACT TO THE CITY REVENUE IN TERMS OF LOSS OR BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS, DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

IN '23, THE TAXABLE VALUE THAT BECAME EXEMPT IS $51.8 MILLION.

THAT REVENUE IMPACT WAS $340,000.

IN '24, THE TAXABLE VALUE INCREASED BY 14.6 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF 66.5 MILLION.

THAT YEAR, THEIR TOTAL REVENUE LOSS WAS 420,000.

THEN THE NUMBER WE RECEIVE WHEN WE RECEIVE THE CERTIFIED THIS YEAR, THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE FISCAL YEAR '25 IS $40.1 MILLION ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION.

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THAT TAKES US TO 106.6 MILLION IN TERMS OF TAXABLE VALUE THAT'S EXEMPT AND REVENUE LOSSES OF $706,000.

WHAT WE DID GOING FORWARD BASICALLY IS A PROJECTION, AND WE THINK THIS IS THE WORST CASE, CONTINUE TO BE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE.

WE USE THE SAME NUMBER OF THE EXEMPTION THIS YEAR.

I THINK IT REALLY IS ON THE HIGH END.

IF IT'S ADDITIONAL 1%, IT'S ADDITIONAL $40.1 MILLION FOR TOTAL 146 MILLION.

IF YOU GO 2%, THEN IT GOES TO 80.2 MILLION ADDITIONAL.

NORMALLY, THAT 1% DOESN'T GENERATE SUCH A HIGH NUMBER OR CLOSE TO THE FIRST YEAR BECAUSE OF THAT $5,000 THAT EVERYBODY RECEIVED, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN FISCAL YEAR '24, BUT FOR SOME REASON, '25 JUMPED SUBSTANTIALLY.

AGAIN, WE'RE USING THAT AS THE WORST CASE SCENARIO.

BASED ON THIS PROJECTION, IF YOU WERE TO GO WITH THE 5%, THEN THE REVENUE LOSS WOULD BE $1.2 MILLION, AND THAT'S NOT THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, THAT'D BE THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

THAT CHANGES IN TERMS OF WE'RE NOT SURE HOW THE TAXABLE VALUE IS GOING TO CHANGE OVERALL AND WHERE NUMBERS ARE HEADED.

THAT'S WHY WE JUST USE THE WORST CASE SCENARIO AS A PROJECTION.

THE QUESTION FOR THE COUNCIL IN TERMS OF THE DIRECTION WE'RE ASKING IS IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE NEXT MONTH, THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BY A 1% GOING FROM 3-4, OR YOU WANT TO INCREASE IT BY 2% GOING FROM 3-5%.

FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED INCREASING IT BY 2% GOING FROM 3-5% WAS THE RECOMMENDATION.

THEY PASSED ON US, AND WE'RE DELIVERING TO YOU.

WITH THAT, I STAND READY FOR ANY DIRECTION OR RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> I ALWAYS LEAN ON OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THAT'S OUR BRAIN TRUST OVER THERE, SO I'M FOR THE 2%.

>> I THINK WE PROMISED THE RESIDENTS GOING TO FIVE, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT A YEAR EARLIER THAN WAITING.

THE IMPACT TO THE CITY IS NOT, IT BENEFITS THEM MORE THAN IT HURTS US.

>> I'LL GO ALONG WITH THE COMMITTEE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF ITEM 3A.

IN TERMS OF DIRECTION, WE NEED FOR 3C AND D, AND THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE OF HIS PRESENTATION, SETTING THE DATE FOR THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD AT 5:30 IS THE FIRST ITEM. I'M SORRY.

>> HARLAN'S TAKING OVER.

[LAUGHTER]

>> THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS MORNING, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT WE ARE NOT USING ELECTRONIC VOTING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO BRING THE LITTLE VOTE BOX IN FRONT OF YOU AT THE TABLE.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY HAS THEIR MICS ON THAT THEY'RE SPEAKING VERY CLEARLY FOR THE RECORDING, AND FOR THE AUDIENCE.

WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE MAKING YOUR MOTION, WHETHER YOUR APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF WHAT THE ITEM IS BEFORE YOU.

THEN ON THE SECOND ITEM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT A RECORD VOTE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW EVERYBODY WHO VOTED IN THE WAY THAT THEY VOTED.

THE FIRST ITEM BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION IS ITEM 3C.

[3.C. Consider approval of a minute order setting the date and time of the public hearings on the proposed 2024 tax rate and proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget for September 3, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. (Staff Contact: Harlan Jefferson, Deputy City Manager)]

THIS IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A MINUTE ORDER, SETTING THE DATE AND THE TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED 2024 TAX RATE AND THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024 AT 5:30 PM.

>> IS THERE A MOTION. I'M LOOKING AT THE SCREEN UP HERE.

IS THIS TWO DIFFERENT VOTES? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS?

>> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTE ORDER SETTING THE DATE AND TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED 2024 TAX RATE AND PROPOSED 2024/25 BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD AT 5:30 PM.

>> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> I'LL SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY DAN.

ALL IN FAVOR. PASSES UNANIMOUS?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 3D,

[3.D. Consider approval of a resolution proposing a tax rate for the 2024 tax year with a record vote. (Staff Contact: Harlan Jefferson, Deputy City Manager)]

WHICH IS NUMBER 2 ON THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A TAX RATE FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR, DOING THIS WITH A RECORD VOTE.

IT JUST MEANS THAT WHAT WE JUST DID, WE'RE GOING TO DUPLICATE THAT, SO IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT EVERYBODY VOTING EITHER FOR OR AGAINST IT.

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>> IS THERE A MOTION ON D?

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A TAX RATE OF $0.6627 PER $100 VALUE FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR WITH A RECORD VOTE.

>> IS THERE A SECOND ON THE MOTION?

>> I'D LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> A MOTION BY DAN AND A SECOND BY LARRY.

ALL IN FAVOR. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 4 REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[4.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding vertical construction projects included in the capital improvement program. (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]

FOUR A IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS MORNING IS ERIC OSCARSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, MR. OSCARSON.

>> CAN WE TAKE A BREAK BEFORE HIM?

>> JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER]

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TODAY, WE WANTED TO BRING FORWARD AN UPDATE ON A FEW OF OUR VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

OVERALL, HOPEFULLY, IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, THE INTENT IS TO COME BACK TO ALL OF COUNCIL WITH JUST A GENERAL CIP UPDATE, I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON ALL OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

BUT TODAY, WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THREE OF OUR LARGE VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

TODAY, I'LL BE UP HERE FOR A QUICK SECOND, AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE CHIEFS TO GIVE YOU UPDATE ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPANSION, FIRE STATION ONE REMODEL, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK UP AND TALK ABOUT CITY HALL REMODEL ON A VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.

THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BILLY CORDELL CHIEF OF POLICE.

IT'S MY HONOR TO BRING YOU AN UPDATE ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING PRETTY DILIGENTLY BEHIND THE SCENES, AND I THINK WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THAT, I JUST WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THE PIPELINE.

NO, WE'RE NOT BUILDING A MOAT.

WE'RE NOT PUTTING A BERM AROUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALTHOUGH THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

GETTING AN UPDATE FROM THEM TODAY.

THEY CUT THE DRIVEWAY SATURDAY AND WELDED ALL THAT, WHICH WE APPRECIATED THAT WAS THE LEAST IMPACT ON OUR CITIZENS AND OUR OFFICERS.

THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO FINISH THAT UP TODAY, THAT CAN BACKFILL THAT HOLE SO THAT WE CAN RESUME THAT DRIVEWAY.

WHAT I WAS LAST TOLD THIS MORNING WAS THAT THEY PLAN ON DOING THE TIE IN.

I THINK ALL THE PIPE IS LAID ON BOTH ENDS, GO TO START TRYING TO TIE THAT IN ON THE 20TH, THEN HOPEFULLY BY THE 22ND, BE COMPLETE WITH EVERYTHING.

THAT GIVES YOU AN UPDATE ON THE PIPELINE.

LET ME GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND HOW WE GOT HERE IN MAY OF 2022.

THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AS PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY GO BOND ELECTION.

JANUARY 23, BRINKLEY SARGENT WIGINTON ARCHITECTS WAS SELECTED AS THE ARCHITECT FOR THIS FACILITY.

JULY 2023 BURN CONSTRUCTION WAS SELECTED AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK OR SEMAR.

OCTOBER OF 2023, STAFF PRESENTED OPTIONS TO COUNCIL RECOMMENDED AN EXPANDED SCOPE OF THE BUDGET WITH A ONE-STORY BUILDING.

IN NOVEMBER OF 23, COUNCIL APPROVED THE RELOCATION OF THE GAS PIPELINE THAT I JUST BRIEFED YOU ON.

THEN, IN JANUARY 2024, STAFF PRESENTED AN UPDATED OPTION THAT INCLUDED TWO-STORY BUILDING WITH THE IMPROVED ALLOCATION OF SPACE.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THE SITE PLAN.

A COUPLE OF SLIDES DOWN THE ROAD, WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATED ONE, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO THE SAME.

LOOKING AT THE PROGRESS, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE ALL OF THESE DECISIONS BEEN MADE SO JANUARY TO MAY OF 2024, SCHEMATIC DESIGN MEETINGS.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN MEETINGS GET A BASIC FOOTPRINT, THE BIG BOXES, LITTLE BOXES, AND WHERE ALL THE ALLOCATIONS OF SPACE, THE ADJACENCIES AND SO FORTH.

MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH ALL DIVISIONS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS, IT, AND FACILITIES, AND OTHERS WERE INVOLVED IN THESE MEETINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OVERLAPPED EACH AREA SO THAT WE MAKE SURE WE GET THE BEST DESIGN IN THE PLAN.

WE CREATED THE LAYOUT OF THE NEW BUILDING AND RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, AND THEN FROM JUNE UNTIL NOW, WE BEGAN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN.

THIS IS THE UPDATED SITE PLAN.

SHOWING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALL THE VERTICAL SPACES.

THE BUILDINGS ON HERE, YOU SEE THE EXISTING BUILDING ON THE LOWER RIGHT, THE COURT BUILDING TO THE LEFT.

YOU SEE THE DRIVE ENTRANCE IN THERE THAT GOES INTO THE WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL THE MAIN POLICE BUILDING.

THAT'S A LARGER BUILDING THERE.

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THEN YOU'VE GOT TWO ASSET BUILDINGS, AS YOU KNOW, WE CAN BUILD THOSE FOR A MUCH LESS COST.

THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE HARDENED TO THE STANDARDS THAT THE MAIN BUILDING DOES.

I'LL GO OVER EACH OF THOSE.

I'M PRETTY THOROUGHLY HERE IN A LITTLE WHILE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SITE PLAN, THE ENTIRE FOOTPRINT OF THAT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE USED FOR THE EXPANSION, WHETHER IT BE FACILITIES OR PARKING.

THE PARKING SPACES ARE PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN.

THE SPACES IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AS WELL AS THE COURT BUILDING WILL REMAIN THE SAME, OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC.

YOU SEE 10 SPACES THERE BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS, THOSE ARE SPACES THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE.

RIGHT BELOW THAT 86 THERE'S A ROAD THAT COMES IN OFF A MILES THAT SHOULD GO INTO A SECURED PARKING SPOT SO THAT THE COURT FACILITY WILL HAVE A CONTINUED SECURED PARKING SPACES.

OVER MILES THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.

THESE WILL BE IN AND OUT PUBLIC SPACES GOING TO THE MAIN BUILDING.

THESE ARE 57 PARKING SPACES TO BE ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THEN COME OVER INTO THE TRAINING AREA, WHICH WILL BE OVER ON THIS SIDE.

THE 26 SPACES OVER HERE IS GOING TO BE PATROL PARKING, PATROL WILL REMAIN IN THE EXISTING BUILDING, AS WE ARE DETECTIVES.

THEY'LL BE AN ENTRANCE DOWN IN THIS AREA.

THEN THE NEW ENTRANCES TO THE BACK PARKING LOT WILL BE ON THE BACK END OF IT AND THOSE ARE THE SPACES FOR PATROL.

>> CHIEF.

>> FOR ALL BPD PERSONNEL. YES SIR.

>> WHERE IS THAT PIPELINE RELOCATION RELATIVE TO OUR PARKING LOT? IS IT UNDER THE PAVEMENT OUT IN A PERIMETER?

>> THE PIPELINE RIGHT NOW GOES THROUGH THE BACK PARKING LOT, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT IN THIS AREA HERE.

WHERE THE BACK GATES ARE.

IT WENT STRAIGHT ACROSS FROM ALLEY OVER IN TOWARD WALMART.

>> THE RELOCATED LINE.

THEY'RE GOING TO TIE IN RIGHT IN THIS AREA HERE IN THE CORNER OF THE ALLEY.

THERE'S A BIG PILE OF DIRT THERE.

THEY TUNNELED UNDER ARNOLD.

IT BASICALLY CUTS THE CENTER OF THIS PARKING.

THIS IS THE AREA. THEY CUT SATURDAY.

THEN IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE OVER HERE, AND THEN IT TURNS AND GOES UP MILES ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK AREA HERE.

WHERE THAT PUBLIC STORAGE IS OVER IN THIS AREA, THE PIPELINE CUTS THROUGH THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THAT DRIVE.

THEY'LL CONNECT THERE AND BACK OVER HERE.

>> IN MY LONG YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, IT'S BECOME PAINFULLY AWARE TO ME THAT PIPELINE COMPANIES TEND TO BE INSOUCIANT AT BEST AT MAKING SURE THAT DIRT THAT THEY PUT BACK IN THE TRENCH IS COMPACTED WELL SINCE WE'RE BUILDING A PARKING LOT OVER THE TOP OF IT, DO WE KNOW WHAT THEIR CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS ARE, AND ARE WE OURSELVES MONITORING FOR COMPLIANCE?

>> WHERE THEY'RE CUTTING, [OVERLAPPING]

>> WHERE THEY'RE PUTTING IT YOU LINE IN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MOAT AND ALL THAT.

AS THAT DIRT GOES BACK IN, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A PARKING LOT ON TOP OF IT.

IT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE COMPACTED THIS CORRECTLY, AND THEY TYPICALLY DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THAT ON PIPELINE PROJECTS.

>> WHAT I'VE SEEN AND I DON'T KNOW IF ERIC CAN SPEAK FURTHER TO IT, WHAT I'VE SEEN IS THEY'RE HAULING IN A REAL FINE DIRT THAT'S GOING IN AROUND THE PIPE ITSELF.

THEY'VE GOT THE TWO HEAVY DUTY RENTALS THAT THEY'RE PACKING IT IN PRETTY WELL.

THEN THEY'VE GOT A WATER TRUCK THAT THEY'RE SPRAYING IT DOWN AND PACKING IT IN.

I DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE DOING THAT.

>> WELL, FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BUILD OUR PARKING LOT ON TOP OF SOMETHING THAT HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF HOLDING IT UP, AND THAT'S ONE EASY PITFALL RIGHT THERE.

>> YES, SIR. LET'S GET INTO, THIS IS THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE MAIN BUILDING.

AGAIN, THAT'S THAT BUILDING THAT YOU RUN INTO WHEN YOU COME BETWEEN THE TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS.

IT IS A TOTAL FOR THE FIRST FLOOR OF APPROXIMATELY 22,129 SQUARE FEET.

OUR RECORDS TEAM TRY TO GIVE YOU SOME ORIENTATION.

WHEN YOU COME INTO THE LOBBY HERE, THE RECORDS TEAM WILL BE HERE SIMILAR BUILDING WHERE WHEN YOU COME IN, YOU'LL BE GREETED BY THE RECORDS TEAM THAT WILL GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO GO.

THE AREA OVER TO THE LEFT, THIS ENTERS INTO THE TRAINING SPACE.

WE HOPE TO HAVE A KIOSK THERE WHERE THEY CAN CHECK-IN.

WE HAD TO OPEN ALL OF THIS UP, DUE TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BE THERE AT ANY GIVEN TIME TO GIVE US A GOOD GATHERING AREA FOR BREAKS AND FOR CONVERSATIONS.

ALSO, I THINK IN THIS AREA, THERE'S A SMALL KITCHEN AREA THERE.

THESE ARE TWO CLASSROOMS. ONE HOLDS 50, AND ONE HOLDS 40.

THEN THERE'S THE HARD WALLS THAT CAN GO IN THERE SO WE CAN DIVIDE THEM, HAVE TWO SEPARATE SPACES, OR WE CAN HAVE THE ONE MAIN SPACE.

YOU'VE GOT SOME TRAINING COMPONENTS BACK HERE FOR STAFF.

THIS I THINK IS AN AREA WHERE VISITORS THAT CAN COME IN THAT ARE GOING TO BE TEACHING THESE CLASSES AS INSTRUCTORS CAN WORK IN THAT AREA.

THIS IS A SIMULATOR ROOM, DEFENSIVE TACTICS, OR RESTROOMS IN THIS.

IF YOU SEE THE ORANGE THAT GOES AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THAT, THAT SERVES AS THE HARDENED SPACE THAT'S REQUIRED WITHIN THIS FACILITY.

A LOT OF MECHANICALS OVER IN THE BACK CENTER PART OF THE AREA.

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TO THE RIGHT IN THE BACK IS OUR HOLDING FACILITY.

DESIGNED THERE ALONG WITH THE SALLY PORT.

YOU HAVE YOUR CIRCULATION THAT COMES DOWN THROUGH THE MIDDLE ACCESS INTO THE BACK AND INTERVIEW ROOMS FOR THE DETECTIVES CAN KEEP SOMEBODY THEY'RE INTERVIEWING THAT'S IN JAIL IN A SECURED SPACE.

THEN THIS IS ACCESS FOR THE PROPERTY ROOM.

IF YOU COME OUT OF THE JAIL, SECURED SPACE, COME IN AND YOU NEED TAG PROPERTY, THEN PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE IS ALL OF THIS AREA UP HERE.

ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE'LL HAVE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY COME IN NEEDING THEIR PROPERTY.

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO INTO THAT AREA AND PICK THAT UP.

ALSO, I'LL POINT OUT, I THINK IT'S BETTER ON THE SITE PLAN.

I FORGOT TO POINT OUT, BUT THIS RIGHT HERE IS A CONNECTOR BREEZEWAY THAT'S COVERED THAT GOES FROM THE MAIN BUILDING INTO THE BACK OF THE EXISTING BUILDING.

PLEASE STOP ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY.

AS YOU RECALL, WE CHANGED AND ADDED THE SECOND FLOOR TO THE MAIN BUILDING.

THIS REPRESENTS ABOUT HALF OF THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING TOWARD THE FRONT.

THIS WILL HOUSE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND PD ADMINISTRATION, AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS CHANGE.

I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO ASHLEY A LOT ABOUT IT AND HER TEAM, OUR TEAM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS CHANGE, AND BELIEVE IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND THE GOALS OF THE PD.

THIS FLOOR HAS APPROXIMATELY 10,378 SQUARE FEET COMMUNICATIONS IN CASE YOU ASKED, WAS 3,697 OF THAT.

THAT MAKES THIS ENTIRE BUILDING 32,507 SQUARE FEET APPROXIMATELY.

THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SECOND FLOOR AS THEY DO NOW, IT'LL BE ESCORT.

THERE IS AN ELEVATOR THAT COMES UP INTO THE PUBLIC AREA.

THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS DESIGN, WHEN YOU COME OUT OF THE ELEVATOR, IF YOU COME OVER TO THE LEFT.

THIS IS ALL POLICE ADMIN, THAT'LL BE UP IN HERE.

THERE IS A NICE SIZED CONFERENCE ROOM HERE.

THEN YOU'VE GOT A WALKWAY THAT GOES IN THE BACK THAT HAS SOME SHARED SPACES FOR BREAK ROOM FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND PD.

THEN THIS COMES INTO, WHEN YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT HERE, THIS COMES INTO YOUR BULLPEN AREA FOR COMMUNICATIONS.

THERE ARE 10 CONSOLES SLATED TO GO IN THERE.

THEN YOU SEE THE SPACES FOR THEIR ADMIN AND SUPERVISION.

THERE'S ALSO A QUIET ROOM IN THERE.

THERE'S A BALCONY ON EACH END THAT YOU CAN STEP OUT AND GET A BREAK COMMUNICATIONS.

THAT CREWS WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS, SO TO BE ABLE TO WALK OUT ON A BALCONY AND SEE SOMETHING SIDES A CONSOLE IS IMPORTANT.

THESE ARE TWO ASSET BUILDINGS.

AS YOU RECALL, THESE SPACES DO NOT NEED TO BE HARDENED AT THE LEVEL THAT THE MAIN BUILDING DOES, SO WE'RE ABLE TO BUILD THOSE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE.

THE BOTTOM PIECE OF THIS, WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE MEDCATS AND STUFF, THAT I'M CALLING IT AS A VEHICLE BAY, BUT IT SERVES A BIGGER PURPOSE IN THAT.

THESE ARE ALL OF OUR SPECIALTY VEHICLES.

THIS INCIDENT COMMAND VEHICLE IS BEING BUILT NOW.

IT'S PROBABLY A MONTH AND A HALF, TWO MONTHS OUT.

THEN WE'VE RECEIVED THE MEDICAL BEARCAT AND THE GOLF CATS, PUTTING ALL THESE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES IN HERE.

OVER ON THIS SIDE, WE'LL RELOCATE OUR SWAT LOCKER ROOMS AND SWAT SPACE FROM THE EXISTING BUILDING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING THAT TO EXPAND OUR PATROL FOOTPRINT OVER THERE.

THIS DOES HAVE A SECOND FLOOR ON TOP OF IT THAT SERVE AS A SWAT BRIEFING AREA AND NOT USING LOCKERS FOR THAT.

IT'S FUNNY-LOOKING LITTLE DESIGN RIGHT HERE.

THIS WAS AN IDEA THAT OUR SWAT GROUP CAME UP WITH, AND WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH, I SAID, EVERY UNIT LOOKED AT THESE AREAS, AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAXIMIZE WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE? ORIGINALLY, THESE VEHICLES HAD SEPARATE WALLS FOR ALL OF THEM, AND SINCE THEY WERE NOT LOAD-BEARING WALLS, WE MADE THE DECISION TO TAKE ALL OF THOSE WALLS OUT.

THESE ARE TEMPORARY WALLS THAT BSW CONSTRUCTS SO THAT WE CAN COME BACK IN, TAKE THE VEHICLES OUT, WE CAN RECONSTRUCT WHATEVER CONFIGURATION WE WANT, WHETHER IT'S AN APARTMENT, A HOUSE, A BUSINESS, CLASSROOMS, WHATEVER IT IS WE WANT, AND BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SHOOT AMMUNITION THERE, WHICH IS LIKE A PAINTBALL ON STEROIDS, IF YOU WILL.

BUT TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME USE OUT OF THAT AREA.

RIGHT NOW, WE CURRENTLY BISD ALLOWS US TO USE THE OCR MIDDLE SCHOOL.

BUT WE KNOW AT SOME POINT THAT'S GOING TO GO AWAY, BUT THIS GIVES US ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT TRAINING THAT WE FOUND VERY VALUABLE.

THE UPPER BUILDING OF THAT ONE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, THIS IS A WORKOUT AREA.

THEN YOU MOVE DOWN HERE, AND YOU'VE GOT A VEHICLE BAY HITTING THE HIGH LIGHTS.

THIS IS A VEHICLE BAY TO BRING A VEHICLE IN FOR SECURED STORAGE OR TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT UP ON A RACK IF WE'VE GOT SUSPICION THAT THERE'S HIDDEN COMPARTMENTS FOR TRANSFORMING NARCOTICS.

THE BIKE WILL MOVE INTO THIS AREA FROM THE AREA IN THE EXISTING BUILDING BESIDES A BREAK ROOM BECAUSE WE

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NEED TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THAT FOOTPRINT.

THEY'LL MOVE OUT HERE.

THEN ON DOWN, YOU'VE GOT STORAGE HERE FOR PATROL, AND FOR SWAT, AND TRAFFIC UNIT, CONES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

ALSO, IN ONE OF THESE LITTLE AREAS HERE, THERE'S A KENNEL AREA.

I THINK IT'S WITH A COUPLE KENNELS AND A WASH BAY FOR THE DOGS.

>> THIS IS THE REMODEL OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE EXISTING BUILDING.

THESE ARE AREAS THAT I THINK WERE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE ON.

THERE MAY BE A LITTLE TWEAKING IN THESE AS WE MEET FOR THE NEXT GO AROUND.

THE MAIN LOBBY, AS YOU KNOW, STAYS INTACT WITH THE INTERVIEW ROOMS BECAUSE THE DETECTIVES WILL STAY ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING SO THAT THEY HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WALKS IN, THEY'D INTERVIEW THEM, THEY CAN GET THEM OUT OF THE PUBLIC.

WHEN YOU COME OVER TO WHERE RECORDS IS NOW, THIS WILL BECOME OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICER AND OUR CITIZEN PARTNERSHIPS LIKE CITIZEN ON PATROL.

CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY, WILL WORK OUT OF HERE.

WE PLAN ON HAVING AUDIO VIDEO ROOM IN HERE FOR THE VIDEOS AND THINGS THAT ARE BEING PRODUCED.

THIS AREA JUST UP FROM THAT IS WHERE OUR STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM WILL MOVE AND HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE SHARING A COUPLE OFFICES.

THIS IS THE BREAK ROOM.

AS YOU REMEMBER, IT'S PRETTY SMALL ON THIS SIDE, BUT IT'S GOING TO GET EXPANDED THROUGH THAT BIKE AREA.

THEN THE CIRCULATION SPACE, THAT HALLWAY, WILL GET EXPANDED OUT HERE TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE FOOTPRINT FROM THERE.

THESE WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFFICES ALONG THIS BACK ROW.

WE'VE HAD TO RECONFIGURE SOME OF THEM SO WE CAN ADD THE LIEUTENANTS INTO THEIR SPACE.

THIS WILL GET EXPANDED FOR PATROL.

THERE'S A QUARTER MASTER THERE WHERE WE CAN FINALLY GET EVERYTHING OUT OF MULTIPLE CLOSETS AND PUT IT IN ONE ROOM.

THEN THE CENTER PART OF ALL OF THIS IS THE LOCKER ROOM BATHROOM, AS YOU KNOW, THE SWAT WILL HAVE THEIRS IN THE ASSET BUILDING, BUT WE WILL NOT HAVE A LOCKER ROOM, LARGE BATHROOMS IN THE MAIN BUILDING.

WE'VE HAD TO COMPLETELY REMODEL THIS TO EXPAND OUR LOCKER SPACE.

IT'LL COME DOWN. THIS IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY ROOM IS NOW.

ADD SOME BATHROOMS TO THAT SPACE, BUT THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT REMODEL ON IT.

THIS IS THE UPPER FLOOR.

WE'VE HAD TO DO CONSIDERABLE REMODEL ON IT.

THIS IS WHERE THE DETECTIVES ARE NOW WHEN YOU COME UP, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SOME BREAK INTERVIEW ROOMS HERE.

WE NEEDED TO EXPAND THAT SPACE.

SIGNIFICANTLY, WE HAD TO DOWNSIZE THE CUBICLES FOR THE DETECTIVES QUITE SOME TIME AGO, MOVE SOME INTERVIEW ROOMS AROUND.

THIS IS A LARGE CONFERENCE AREA OR MAJOR CASE ROOM.

IF WE HAVE A MAJOR CASE, WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THE EVIDENCE OUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A LONGER DURATION AND BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT IN A SECURITY ENVIRONMENT.

THIS BACK SPOT HERE RIGHT NOW IS SLATED FOR TRAFFIC.

I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH IF WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY NEED THAT SPACE.

THERE'S SEVERAL ROOMS BACK HERE.

THESE WILL BE OCCUPIED BY ONLINE INVESTIGATIONS, COMPUTER FORENSICS.

EVERYTHING WE DO NOW INVOLVES DOWNLOADING CELL PHONES, COMPUTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

COMPUTER FORENSICS, AND THEN ALSO PARTNERING AGENCIES LIKE IF THE STOP TASK FORCE WAS WORKING IN THERE, AND WE DO HAVE HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATORS THAT COME AND WORK ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK WITH US ON THAT.

BATHROOM STAY THE SAME HERE, MOVING DOWN HERE, VICTIMS ASSISTANCE.

THIS IS THE CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS AREA, WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL BECOME OUR REAL TIME CRIME CENTER, AND THEN THESE OFFICES HERE FOR THE LIEUTENANT, SOME DIFFERENT OFFICES THERE.

NOW TO THE FUN PART, THE ELEVATIONS OF THE BUILDING.

THIS IS THE MAIN BUILDING, AS YOU CAN SEE, BETWEEN THE TOP PICTURE, SEE AND BETWEEN THE TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS.

YOU GOT THE PD PATCH IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS PATCH ON THE FRONT OF IT, AND CLEARLY MARKED A DEFINED FRONT ENTRANCE TO IT.

GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF THAT AND WHAT THE ELEVATION LOOKS LIKE, THE GREEN SPACE OVER HERE.

THAT'S THE WALKWAY WE TALKED ABOUT CONNECTING THESE TWO BUILDINGS.

WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PUT FLAG POSTS.

WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED ALL THAT YET, AND MEMORIAL FOR OFFICERS AND THINGS SIT THAT BACK BEHIND THIS BUILDING GETS YOU OFF OF WILSHIRE, SO YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS THAT YOU CAN HAVE OUT THERE.

BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE A CLEARLY DEFINED PATHWAY INTO THE MAIN PART OF THE BUILDING.

THAT PARKING OVER HERE, EVERYBODY COMING TO TRAINING WILL COME AROUND AND GO INTO THE MAIN PART OF THE BUILDING.

THAT'S THE VEHICLE ASSET BUILDING, AND THEN THE LONGER ASSET THAT ADJOINS MILES OVER THERE.

THIS IS THE BACK VIEW OF THE ELEVATION.

THIS IS THE ARNOLD STREET SIDE.

THIS IS THE LONGER ASSET BUILDING, AND AGAIN, THE OTHER VEHICLE BUILDING IN THAT AREA.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT ELEVATION. NEXT STEPS.

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WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT'S AHEAD FOR US, AUGUST 19TH, AS ERIC SAID, YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL WITH AN AMENDED DESIGN CONTRACT WITH BRINKLEY SERGEANT WILLINGTON, JUNE TO SEPTEMBER, DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, PRICING ANALYSIS, DECEMBER, YOUR REVIEW AGAIN.

THEN IN JANUARY TO APRIL, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, STAFF REVIEW, MARCH 2025, FINAL COUNCIL REVIEW, AND THEN MAY TO JUNE, WE'LL BE BIDDING THE PROJECT AND GETTING OUR BUILDING PERMITS INLINE.

THEN AUGUST 25TH, HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BREAK YOUR OWN OVER THERE AND BEGINS CONSTRUCTION.

WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE CHIEF DAVIS COMES UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YOU DID GOOD. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CASEY DAVIS, FIRE CHIEF.

JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE STATION 1 REMODEL.

I WANTED TO GO BACK AND JUST SHARE BRIEFLY SOME HISTORY ON THE STATION 1 REMODEL AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND SOME OF THE WHY.

SHARE SOME OF THE PICTURES OF SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, JUST TO REVISIT THAT FOR COUNCIL.

I THINK IT'S BEEN A WHILE BEFORE IT'S BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGE IN COUNCIL.

IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME AS WE WALK THROUGH THAT, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE THINGS SIT WITH THE CURRENT PROJECT.

BUT JUST TO REMIND YOU THE STATION OPENED IN 2003, AND QUITE A BIT HAS CHANGED IN THE CITY SINCE 2003.

WE'RE 23 YEARS REMOVED FROM WHEN IT FIRST OPENED.

CITY POPULATION BACK THEN WAS 21,000.

WE'RE OVER 53,000 NOW.

CALL VOLUME IS QUITE CONSIDERABLY DIFFERENT.

IT WAS 2,300 BACK IN 2003 VERSUS WE PROJECT 9,200 CALLS FOR SERVICE THIS YEAR.

AT THAT TIME, IN 2003, WE STILL HAD A PARTLY VOLUNTEERED DEPARTMENT WITH 15 PAID FIREFIGHTERS BETWEEN TWO STATIONS.

ACTUALLY, STATION 2 WASN'T EVEN FULLY STAFFED AT THAT POINT.

WE WERE STILL WORKING ON FULLY STAFFING STATION 2 AT THAT TIME.

THEN CURRENTLY, NOW WE HAVE 66 FIREFIGHTERS IN OPERATIONS.

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL BACK THEN WAS THREE VERSUS THERE'S 13 IN ADMINISTRATION NOW.

BUDGET 2003 WAS 2.2 MILLION VERSUS 13.7 MILLION NOW.

A LOT HAS CHANGED IN 23 YEARS, AND THIS FACILITY, STATION 1 HAS GONE THROUGH A LOT OF CHANGES IN THAT TIME FRAME.

AS WE WALK THROUGH THE PICTURES, AND I EXPLAIN TO YOU SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO UTILIZE THE SPACE FROM HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY USING IT TODAY.

STATION 1, THE CURRENT SITUATION IS IS THAT FULL TIME OUT OF THERE, WE HAVE OUR BATTALION CHIEF, AN ENGINE COMPANY, AN AMBULANCE COMPANY NOW.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE RESERVE EQUIPMENT THERE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE WHENEVER WE HAVE PRIMARY EQUIPMENT THAT GOES DOWN.

WE HAVE A RESERVE LADDER, AN ENGINE THERE, AND THEN A RESERVE AMBULANCE, AND THEN A MASS CASUALTY TRAILER, AND OUR EMS UTV.

ALL OF THOSE ARE HOUSED OUT OF STATION 1.

WE'RE UTILIZING ALL OF THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE THERE.

EVERYTHING IS FULL UP.

EVEN SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT IS IN BETWEEN BAYS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THE STATION WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND OPERATED WITH THREE FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY OUT OF THAT SPACE BACK IN 2003.

THERE WAS BASICALLY SLEEPING QUARTERS FOR SIX PERSONNEL.

VERSUS TODAY, WE HAVE EIGHT PEOPLE ON DUTY AT THAT STATION, SO THERE'S NOT EVEN ENOUGH SLEEPING SPACES, AND WHEN WE GET INTO THE PICTURES, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEARLY.

THERE ALSO WAS ONLY OFFICE SPACE FOR ONE OFFICER ORIGINALLY ON THE FIREFIGHTER SIDE.

THEN THERE WAS TWO WORK STATIONS FOR THE FIREFIGHTER.

AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE FOR A LIEUTENANT AND TWO FIREFIGHTERS TO BE ABLE TO WORK OUT OF THAT SPACE.

BUT THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY EXPANSION BUILT INTO THE ORIGINAL PROJECT ON THE FIREFIGHTERS SIDE.

THEN MOVE OVER TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE.

WE HAVE 11 PERSONNEL HOUSED OUT OF STATION 1 CURRENTLY.

YOU HAVE MYSELF, ASSISTANT CHIEF OVER OPERATIONS, ASSISTANT CHIEF OVER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OVER BUSINESS OPERATIONS, THE FIRE MARSHAL ARSON INVESTIGATOR AND A FIRE INSPECTOR, OUR EMS CHIEF AND EMS LIEUTENANT, A TRAINING CHIEF, AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.

THAT SPACE BACK IN 2003 WAS ORIGINALLY

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DESIGNED WITH THREE DEDICATED OFFICE SPACES AND A TRAINING ROOM, AND A LOBBY AREA FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.

JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND WHENEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PICTURES HOW WE'VE HAD TO REUTILIZE THAT SPACE.

AREAS OF DEGRADATION.

OBVIOUSLY, IN 23 YEARS, WE'VE SEEN LOTS OF THE AREAS START TO HAVE ISSUE AND CONCERN.

AS WE WALK THROUGH THE PICTURES, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.

REST AND RECOVERY AREAS, OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH REST AND RECOVERY AREAS FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS TO REST IN BETWEEN CALLS AND AT NIGHT.

EMS BIOHAZARD AREA.

WE HAVE NO DEDICATED AREA TO CLEAN UP EQUIPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE BASICALLY WASH SINK OUT IN THE BAY AND WE UTILIZE THAT AREA, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY DEDICATED SPACE FOR THAT.

PERSONAL HYGIENE AREAS.

LIKE OUR BATHROOMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE REALLY ONLY HAVE TWO MALE SHOWERS AND ONE FEMALE SHOWER, SO YOU'LL SEE IN THE REMODEL WHERE WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES.

FOOD AND NUTRITION, THE KITCHEN.

WHENEVER YOU LOOK AT THE KITCHEN, REALLY, IT WAS SPACED FOR THREE FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY AT A TIME.

NOW, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE EIGHT IN THAT SPACE AT ONE TIME.

RISK OF CARCINOGENS.

WHENEVER THE STATION WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED, THERE WAS NO WORKOUT SPACE BUILT INTO STATION 1.

WE'VE RETROFITTED ONE AREA OF OUR BAY FOR THAT.

BUT THAT'S A REAL RISK WITH THEM WORKING OUT OUT IN THAT BAY WHEN TRUCKS ARE COMING THROUGH AND THERE'S CONSTANT CARCINOGENS IN THE BAY, AND WE KNOW THAT THAT BIG RISK FOR FIREFIGHTERS IS DEVELOPING CANCER.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO REDUCE THAT RISK, WE NEED TO DO THAT.

THEN STORAGE AREAS, WE HAVE A MAJOR LACKING OF STORAGE AREAS, OFFICE SPACE, AS WE'LL SEE IN THE PICTURES, EMS SUPPLY STORAGE.

THAT'S ANOTHER MAJOR ISSUE FOR US, ESPECIALLY NOW TAKEN ON THE AMBULANCE PROGRAM.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE SOME SPACE, BUT IT'S JUST NOT OPTIMAL.

THEN WE'LL GET INTO OUR MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, WHICH ONCE UPON A TIME WAS OUR TRAINING ROOM, BUT WE'RE UTILIZING IT FOR ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT SPACES, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT HERE IN THE PICTURES.

OUR MULTI USE SPACE, WHICH USED TO BE OUR TRAINING ROOM.

NOW WE UTILIZE AS A CONFERENCE ROOM, EMS STORAGE, A MAKE SHIFT OFFICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THERE, OUR CONFERENCE ROOM BREAK AREA.

THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LUNCH AND MEETINGS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

I THINK THE MOST TELLING PICTURE IS HERE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BED IN THERE FOR REST RECOVERY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR EVERYONE.

THERE'S STORAGE EVERYWHERE.

THIS SPACE IS REALLY OVER UTILIZED AT THIS POINT, AND WE NEED MORE SPACE THAN WHAT WE HAVE FOR THIS.

ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE NICE THINGS WHEN WE GET TO LOOKING INTO THE REMODEL, WE'RE NOT REALLY ADDING ANY MUCH ADDITION TO IT.

WE'RE REALLY JUST REPURPOSING THE CURRENT SPACE THAT WE HAVE TRYING TO REALLY UTILIZE THAT.

HEALTH ISSUES, WE HAVE SOME MAJOR MOLD CONCERNS ON THE FIREFIGHTER SIDE.

THIS PICTURE HERE IS OUR LIEUTENANT'S OFFICE AND BEDROOM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S MOLD COMING DOWN THE WALL IN THIS AREA HERE, THAT DARK SPOT THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL IT VERY WELL FROM THE PICTURE.

THERE'S MOLD AROUND A LOT OF THE VENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THIS STATIONS HAD MULTIPLE ROOF FLOODING ISSUES, BATHROOM FLOODING ISSUES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WE'VE TRIED TO ADDRESS.

IN THE BAY, WE HAVE MOLD AND ROTTING WOOD FROM THE CABINETS THAT WERE CHOSEN FOR THAT AREA.

WE'RE WASHING TRUCKS.

THIS IS OPEN TO THE ENVIRONMENT, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT AREA IS AN ISSUE.

THEN THE GYM, OF COURSE, THIS IS THE GYM AREA THAT I WAS SPEAKING OF THAT'S A CANCER RISK TO THE FIREFIGHTERS.

OFFICE SPACE. AGAIN, THE STATION WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP TO HOUSE THREE OFFICES.

WE'VE HAD TO ADD A LOT OF OFFICE SPACE.

THIS ORIGINALLY WAS LIKE A COPY ROOM AREA WHERE WE KEPT FILES, HAD OUR COPY MACHINE, A LITTLE BREAK AREA, BUT WE'VE HAD TO TURN THAT INTO AN OFFICE.

WE'VE HAD TO RETROFIT A CLOSET BASICALLY INTO AN OFFICE.

THE VERY MINIMAL ROOM IN HERE.

THIS IS WHERE WE WALLED OFF A SECTION OF THE TRAINING ROOM, AND WE HAVE THREE.

THE WHOLE FIRE MARSHALS TEAM IS IN HERE.

I KNOW THIS ISN'T A VERY GOOD PICTURE, BUT BASICALLY, THERE'S THREE DESK AREAS HERE.

THEN THIS IS THE MAKE SHIFT OFFICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAINING ROOM THAT WE'VE HAD TO ADD THE LITTLE FICUS TREE AROUND HERE.

THEN AGAIN, THE REST AND RECOVERY AREAS THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, THIS IS THAT SAME PICTURE WITH THE BED IN THERE, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT EMS SUPPLY STORAGE AROUND THAT.

THEN WE ALSO HAD TO PUT A BUNK IN THE REPORT WRITING ROOM.

THIS SPACE IS WHERE THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE THEIR REPORTS, AND ALSO SOMEONE'S SUPPOSED TO REST AND RECOVER IN THAT SAME AREA.

IT'S WAY OVER UTILIZED.

THEN YOU GO TO THE KITCHEN AREA AGAIN.

THIS IS VERY SMALL AREA COMPARED TO STATION 3 OR STATION 16,

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BUT THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HOUSING THE MOST FIREFIGHTERS CURRENTLY FOR OPERATIONS.

OUR LAUNDRY ROOM, WE HAD TO PUT TWO REFRIGERATORS IN THERE JUST TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR REFRIGERATORS.

AGAIN, INADEQUATE SHOWER SPACES WE'VE DISCUSSED.

WE ONLY HAVE THREE SHOWER SPACES.

THEN WE'VE HAD TO ADD LOCKERS IN THE HALLWAY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE IN EACH ONE OF THE BUNK ROOMS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEIR BEDDING AND THEIR UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT.

WHAT ARE THE ENHANCEMENTS GOING TO BE FOR THE PROJECT? ADEQUATE REST AND RECOVERY AREAS, WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH BUNKS, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PLANS, ADEQUATE OFFICE SPACE ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE AND ADEQUATE WORK STATION SPACE ON THE FIREFIGHTER SIDE.

LIKE I SAID, NOW, THERE'S ONLY SPACE FOR TWO WORK STATIONS.

REALLY, WE NEED FOUR WORK STATIONS, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT IN THE REMODEL.

THERE'S NO SPRINKLER SYSTEM OR FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE CURRENT FIRE STATION WHENEVER IT WAS BUILT, I GUESS IT WASN'T REQUIRED BY CODE AT THE TIME.

BUT NOW WITH DOING A REMODEL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPGRADE THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE PROPER FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE BUILDING.

ALSO, ADDING AN ICC STORM SHELTER.

THIS IS REQUIRED BY CODE NOW AS WELL, AND THIS IS SO THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS WILL HAVE A PLACE OF REFUGE TO GO WHILE THE STORM OR TORNADO PASSES.

THAT WAY THEY'LL BE SAFE AND THEN AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO CALLS, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WHATEVER WEATHER EVENT PASSES.

WE'LL HAVE A DEDICATED WORKOUT AREA FREE FROM CARCINOGENS.

WE'LL HAVE A DEDICATED CONFERENCE SPACE AREA, EMS STORAGE, AND THEN A PLACE TO DO EMS BIOHAZARD CLEANUP.

>> KOMATSU WAS CONTRACTED TO DO OUR ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND THEIR CONTRACT WAS FOR $301,000.

BUT THE SCOPE EXCLUDED SEVERAL THINGS AS PART OF THE BUDGET, SO THE GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION, SITE TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVESTIGATION, FURNITURE SELECTION, THE ICC SHELTER, THIRD PARTY REVIEW, BUILDING PERMITS, BIDDING DOCUMENTS, MATERIAL TESTING, OWNER FURNISHED WASN'T INCLUDED IN THAT, OF COURSE, AND THEN G2 ALERTING.

THAT'S OUR SYSTEM THAT ALERTS THE FIREFIGHTERS, THAT THEY HAVE A CALL, AND IT SAVES ON DISPATCHER TIME, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO SAY ALL OF THOSE WORDS.

THEY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND THE COMPUTER WILL SAY THAT FOR THEM.

THAT WAS ALL RECENTLY INSTALLED IN THE STATION, BUT NOW WE NEED THAT SYSTEM PULLED OUT, LET THE REMODEL HAPPEN, THEN PUT BACK IN, AND THEN ADD SOME ADDITIONAL PIECES TO THAT BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE MORE BUNK ROOMS, OF COURSE.

GETTING INTO THE STATION AND PROJECT STATUS.

WE DID A DESIGN BID CONTRACT, SO A SEPARATE DESIGN CONTRACT AND THEN A SEPARATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

WE'RE COMING UP FINISHING ALL OF THE DESIGN AREA NOW.

WE'LL BE GOING OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT SOON.

THE CURRENT PROJECTED BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT IS 3.9 MILLION AND WE'LL GET INTO THESE HERE IN A SECOND AND TALK ABOUT THIS.

THIS INCLUDES THE BASE BID AREA, WHICH IS THE FIREFIGHTERS SIDE, AND SOME IMPROVEMENTS OF TAKING OVER THE BAY AND THE COURTYARD AREA.

THEN ALTERNATIVE 1 AREA IS BASICALLY THE TRAINING ROOM, AND ALTERNATIVE 2 IS BASICALLY THE FRONT END OF ADMINISTRATION.

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, OWNER FURNISH AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS, ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $4.7 MILLION CURRENTLY.

THAT'S JUST THE ESTIMATE THAT'S COMING BACK FROM KOMATSU, AND THEN OUR INTERNAL OF WHAT OWNER FURNISH WOULD BE IN THOSE PIECES.

NOW, OF COURSE, WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR CONTRACTS AND GET BIDS BACK IN FROM CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES TO SEE WHAT THAT ACTUALLY IS.

ALL OF THIS RIGHT NOW IS JUST ESTIMATES.

ONCE WE GO THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS AND WE GET THOSE BACK WE'LL BRING THAT BACK BEFORE COUNCIL, AND THEN ANY FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE BUDGET VARIANCES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK THROUGH WITH YOU ALL AT THAT TIME, AND CITY MANAGEMENT'S TEAMS WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH US ON ALL OF THE OPTIONS AND THINGS AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT.

THIS IS WHAT THE REMODEL WILL LOOK LIKE.

BASE BID IS BASICALLY ALL OF THE FIREFIGHTERS SIDE THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE, TAKING IN A BIG PORTION OF THE COURTYARD, AND THEN TAKING IN THE FIRST BAY TO BE ABLE TO ADD ENOUGH SQUARE FOOTAGE SPACE.

BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE EXACT SAME FOOTPRINT THAT WE HAVE.

WE'RE NOT GOING OUTSIDE OF THE FOOTPRINT AT ALL.

ALL OF THAT IS BASICALLY STAYING AS IS.

REALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE UTILIZING THIS FIRST BAY IN THAT COURTYARD SPACE.

I THINK THE BIG THING TO SPEAK TO HERE IS THIS IS GOING TO ADD ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 3,000 SQUARE FOOT TO THE LIVABLE AREA ON THE FIREFIGHTER SIDE, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED.

THIS WILL GIVE US NINE DORM ROOMS PLUS THREE OFFICERS QUARTERS.

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THE OFFICERS QUARTERS INCLUDES A DORM AND AN OFFICE AREA.

NOW WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF OFFICE SPACE ON THAT SIDE.

PLUS THIS AREA HERE, THIS WHERE IT SAYS, RESEARCH, SHELTER.

THAT IS ACTUALLY THE ICC SHELTER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THAT AS FOUR WORK STATIONS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS.

THEY'LL HAVE COMPUTERS AND ALL.

THAT SPACE WILL BE USED EVERY DAY ON A REGULAR BASIS, PLUS IT WILL SERVE AS THE SHELTER WHEN NEEDED.

AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE FIVE SHOWERS, AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH HERE, THERE'S SHOWERS THROUGHOUT.

THESE ARE INDIVIDUAL SHOWER RESTROOM AREAS, SO THEY CAN BE UTILIZED EITHER WAY.

THEY'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY MALE OR FEMALE.

IT'S A PRIVATE SPACE FOR THEM.

PLUS WE'LL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL RESTROOM THAT'S REQUIRED IN THE SHELTER, SO THAT WILL GIVE US SIX RESTROOM AREAS.

AGAIN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE ICC STORM SHELTER SPACE.

DAY ROOM, WE'LL HAVE A BIG ENOUGH DAY ROOM AND KITCHEN AREA TO HOST ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVING THERE.

NOW, IT DOESN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF THAT.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL HAVE THE RIGHT KITCHEN FACILITY, WORKOUT AREA.

THAT'S WHERE THIS WILL BE HERE.

THEN, OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL, BUT THIS KIND OF CONNECTS TO THE TRAINING ROOM RIGHT HERE.

WHEN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW THIS ALL CONNECTS TOGETHER.

THEN THEY'LL STILL HAVE A PATIO AREA WHERE THE COURTYARD IS NOW, WHERE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME OUTDOOR SPACE FOR OTHER EQUIPMENT.

ALTERNATIVE ONE IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING THIS, AND WHAT THIS IS IS THIS IS BASICALLY THE TRAINING ROOM SPACE AS IT IS NOW AND IT'S STAYING WITHIN THE SAME FOOTPRINT.

REALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE COMING IN AND REMODELING THAT AREA AND ADDING WALLS TO MAKE OFFICE SPACE OUT OF ALL OF THAT.

I THINK THE BIG THING TO HIGHLIGHT HERE IS THAT WE'LL HAVE DEDICATED CONFERENCE SPACE AREA HERE.

THIS IT CLOSET THAT IS HERE, THIS IS ALREADY CURRENTLY HERE.

NOTHING'S REALLY CHANGING WITH THAT OTHER THAN UPDATING FLOORING AND WALLING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A LOT MORE OFFICE SPACE THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

WE'LL GET AWAY FROM THIS MAKESHIFT OFFICE AREA.

THEN ALTERNATIVE 2.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE EXACT SAME FOOTPRINT THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY.

IT'S JUST REMODELING THE AREA SO THAT WE HAVE MORE WORK STATIONS AND OFFICE SPACE.

THIS ELECTRICAL ROOM AND RESTROOMS, THESE ARE CURRENTLY HERE TODAY.

THOSE WILL REMAIN AS IS OTHER THAN JUST MINOR UPDATES.

THIS MECHANICAL ROOM, ALL OF THAT IS STAYING AS IS.

REALLY, WHAT'S HAPPENING IS IS THIS SPACE IS JUST BEING RETHOUGHT SO THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE OFFICE SPACE AND AREA THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS DEDICATED AREA FOR THAT.

ANOTHER THING THAT I THINK OF NOTE HERE IS NOW WE'LL HAVE A PROPER BREAK ROOM FOR ALL OF THE STAFF THAT ARE OVER THERE.

WE'RE NOT HAVING TO UTILIZE THE CONFERENCE ROOM OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

PEOPLE CAN HAVE LUNCH WHILE THERE'S STILL MEETINGS GOING ON, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

THIS IS WHAT THE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE AS A WHOLE.

AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE BASE BI AREA, YOU HAVE THE ALTERNATIVE 1 AND ALTERNATIVE 2, AND WE'RE BIDDING IT OUT THAT WAY SO THAT WE CAN COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH ALL THE FULL OPTIONS OF THE PROJECT.

WHENEVER YOU LOOK AT THE BASE BID, 72% OF THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST IS FOR THE FIREFIGHTER SIDE, WHICH THAT'S THE BIG PART OF IMPROVEMENT THAT DRASTICALLY NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE AND IS THE TOP PRIORITY.

BUT RIGHT BEHIND THAT IS THE NEED FOR OFFICE SPACE ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

ALTERNATIVE 1 IS 10% OF THE COST, AND ALTERNATIVE 2 IS 18% OF THE COST.

WE BELIEVE WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS ENTIRE THING.

WE KNOW THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET AT LEAST 10 PLUS YEARS OF UTILIZATION OUT OF THIS FACILITY, MOVING FORWARD.

WHAT ARE NEXT STEPS FOR US? WE NEED TO ADVERTISE BIDDING.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT IN SEPTEMBER.

WE NEED TO SELECT THE VENDORS.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PIECES TO THAT, ONE, WE NEED A CONTRACTOR TO DO THE REMODEL.

BUT THIS STATION IS GOING TO HAVE TO STAY OPERATIONAL.

THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT IN PHASES.

PHASE 1 WE'LL BE DOING THE FIREFIGHTER SIDE.

ALL OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WILL HAVE TO MOVE INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE.

WHENEVER THEY MOVE INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, THERE'S NO KITCHEN OR SHOWER AREAS SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO WHAT TRAILERS WOULD BE FOR THAT SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE OUT OF THAT SAME FOOTPRINT.

WE'LL HAVE TO GO OUT TO BIDS FOR THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING AT IS IT TO OUR ADVANTAGE TO PURCHASE THOSE, OR DOES IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO RENT THOSE? WE'LL COME BACK WITH OPTIONS THERE.

FIRE ADMINISTRATION WILL MOVE FROM WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE OVER TO THE NX RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY HERE WITH HR,

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AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO STAY THERE AND UTILIZE THAT SPACE UNTIL THEY DO THE FULL REMODEL AND WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE BACK IN.

ONCE THEY FINISH THE FIREFIGHTER SIDE, THE FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE BACK TO THAT SIDE, AND THEN IF COUNCIL SO CHOOSES FOR US TO REMODEL THAT SIDE AS WELL, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REMODEL OVER THERE, AND THEN ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE BACK AFTER THAT.

IN NOVEMBER, WE PLAN TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH THE CONTRACT BIDS AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO AWARD A CONTRACT AND HAVE A GOOD BUDGET THEN.

CONSTRUCTION BEGIN IN JANUARY, AND THEN WE EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO BE DONE DECEMBER OF 2025 FULLY.

WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

>> LAST BUILDING. THIS ONE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT CITY HALL.

A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND, BACK IN '22 IN FEBRUARY, COUNCIL APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH BSW TO LOOK INTO RENOVATION OPTIONS, INCLUDING EVERYTHING, BUT RENOVATING THIS BUILDING, WE KNEW WERE GOING TO HAVE TO DEMOLISH THE ANNEX BUILDING AT SOME POINT AND GIVE US OPTIONS OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

IN SEPTEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR, COUNCIL APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH BRINKLEY SERGEANT TO DESIGN A CITY HALL WITH RENOVATIONS FOR EIGHT HUMAN RESOURCES, THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS AND IT.

THE FIRST RENDERING IS WHAT CAME OUT OF IT ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE.

BACK IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO AMEND THE DESIGN AND TO BUILD A NEW CITY COUNCIL WORKROOM AND A NEW AREA FOR THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT THE FRONT OF THIS BUILDING.

WITH THAT, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH BRINKLEY SERGEANT OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO AND HAS COME UP WITH THESE PLANS.

THIS IS 100% PLANS.

AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS NEW BUILDING, WE WILL HAVE A NEW COUNCIL WORK ROOM, A SIGNIFICANT LARGER COUNCIL WORK ROOM THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS IN HERE.

THIS WILL BE TWO SPACES.

UP HERE IS THE ROOM WE'RE IN CURRENTLY.

AS YOU GO THROUGH THE BACKDOOR, YOU'D HAVE ACCESS INTO THIS NEW WORK ROOM.

YOU COULD ALSO ENTER THIS NEW WORKROOM HERE.

THIS ROOM WILL BE ABLE TO BE DIVIDED.

DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS, WE CAN BREAK THAT OFF FOR A MEETING SPACE FOR COUNCIL.

WE CAN HAVE WORK SESSIONS LIKE THIS IN THAT SPACE RATHER THAN IN HERE, SOME STORAGE SPACE.

THEN FOR THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AREA, WE HAVE AN ENTRANCE AREA FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND WAIT TO BE MET WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

THERE'S A SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM HERE SO CITY SECRETARY CAN MEET WITH PEOPLE IF THEY HAVE OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS OR DIFFERENT MEETINGS THEY NEED TO HAVE, THEY HAVE A SMALL WORK ROOM HERE.

THESE ARE ALL OFFICES FOR THE CITY SECRETARY STAFF.

THIS IS ALL THE STORAGE.

AMANDA AND HER TEAM HAVE A TON OF STORAGE NEEDS.

THESE ARE ALL CABINET SPACES FOR HER AND HER TEAM THAT CAN BE LOCKED.

THIS IS A SMALL CLOSET AREA, AND THEN AN OFFICE FOR COMPUTER PRINTER, AND OTHER OFFICE SUPPLY STORAGE.

THIS IS THE OUTLAY OF WHAT THE RESTRUCTURE OF THIS BUILDING WOULD LOOK LIKE. REAL HIGH LEVEL.

THE HOPE IS TO GO OUT TO BID HOPEFULLY IN SEPTEMBER, PROBABLY COME BACK IN NOVEMBER AT SOME TIME TO AWARD THE PROJECT FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN AGAIN IN JANUARY, START CONSTRUCTION, AND THE HOPE TO BE COMPLETED WITH CONSTRUCTION IN OCTOBER.

DURING THAT TIME, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE OF THAT BACK ROOM, OBVIOUSLY, WE GO BACK THERE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DIFFERENT MEETINGS, THAT WILL BE UNAVAILABLE.

WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT TEMPORARY SPOTS WE HAVE FOR MEETINGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT WHILE WE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YES, SIR.

>> GO BACK ONE SLIDE.

WHERE ARE THE REST ROOMS IN THERE?

>> RIGHT. WE'RE NOT TOUCHING THE REST ROOMS. THE REST ROOMS, ALL THIS STORAGE, THIS IS MOSTLY, I THINK, VOTING EQUIPMENT AND DIFFERENT STORAGE FOR AMANDA AND HER STAFF.

THIS ALL STAYS UNTOUCHED AT THIS POINT, THE BATHROOM STAY IN TOUCH.

THIS IS THE KITCHEN AREA THAT IS THERE TODAY.

WE'LL BE REDOING A LITTLE BIT TO PUT A DOOR IN.

WE'LL BE SWITCHING PIVOTING STUFF.

THERE'LL STILL BE SOME STORAGE IN THIS AREA AS WELL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT CITY HALL? LAST ONE, REAL QUICK IS VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME MAJOR PROJECTS COMING UP THAT NEED VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING DOES HAVE A CMR THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD.

WE'RE GOING TO BE ADMINISTRATIVELY EXECUTING A CONTRACT FOR PRE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK WITH THE GMP FOR THOSE PROJECTS.

THEY HAVE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER ON BOARD,

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OR WE WILL HAVE ONE ON BOARD FOR THAT PROJECT.

WITH THESE TWO OTHER PROJECTS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING BRINGING A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT TO HELP US CONSTRUCT THESE TWO PROJECTS.

THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER WE'LL BE SUMMONING THEY'LL BE WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO OVERSEE ALL ASPECTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

THEY'LL WORK WITH OUR PURCHASING GROUP TO MAKING SURE THEY'RE REVIEWING THE BIDS THAT THE DOCUMENTS ARE GOOD TO BE BID OUT, MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING GOOD BIDS BACK, AND THEN THEY'LL COORDINATE THE CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AT THIS TIME TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY FIRM JUST DUE TO RECENT REORGANIZATIONS, CAPITAL GROUP.

I'M TECHNICALLY THE DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL CURRENTLY, AND WE'RE SHORT A FEW ENGINEERS SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING BRINGING ON A THIRD PARTY TO HELP US WITH THAT.

STAFF REACHED OUT TO VIDAURRI MANAGEMENT GROUP TO ASSIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECTS, AND THE INTENT IS THAT MOVING FORWARD AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, YOU'LL HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM TO HELP MANAGE THOSE.

IT'LL BE ABOUT $149,000 TO MANAGE IT, AND THAT'LL BE BOTH CITY HALL AND FIRE STATION.

IN THE FIRE STATION BUDGET ORIGINALLY, THERE WAS FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

WE BROUGHT THAT FORWARD BACK WHILE AGO, THERE WAS $100,000 SET ASIDE FOR THAT AT THE BEGINNING.

THE HOPE IS THAT THROUGH SALARY SAVINGS AND OTHER PROJECTS WE'RE ABLE TO FUND, WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME FUNDING TO FUND THIS.

THE INTENT WOULD HOPEFULLY BE TO TAKE THE $100,000 THAT WE SET ASIDE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HOPEFULLY MOVE THAT TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND MULTIPLE WAYS TO DO THAT.

BUT WE'LL BE COMING BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH THAT CONTRACT.

WITH THAT I'LL ASK ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 4B.

[4.B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the naming of City Hall. (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]

RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING THE NAMING OF CITY HALL.

THE STAFF PRESENTER IS ERIC OSCARSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. MR. OSCARSON?

>> THANK YOU, AGAIN. LAST ITEM FOR TODAY.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CITY HALL AND FUTURE USE.

OBVIOUSLY, AS WE KNOW, CITY HALL IS FINISHING UP DESIGN.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION.

WE'RE GOING TO START IN JANUARY.

THIS PROVIDES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY REBRAND THE SITE AND INCLUDE ANY CHANGES AND SIGNAGE IN THAT BUDGET.

MAYOR PRO TEM MCCLENDON REQUESTED BRINGING AN ITEM FORWARD TO DISCUSS THE NAMING OF THE SITE AFTER A FORMER MAYOR KEN SHETTER, WITH A COUPLE OF OPTIONS WITH THE NAMES BEING MAYOR KEN SHETTER MUNICIPAL BUILDING OR MAYOR KEN SHETTER CITY HALL BUILDING.

JUST A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE FOR NAMING OF BUILDINGS.

ANYTIME YOU NAME IT AFTER A PUBLIC OFFICIAL THAT SERVED WITH DISTINCTION, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE OUT OF OFFICE FOR TWO YEARS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY THIS FOLLOWS THAT.

CITY COUNCIL, YOU HAVE THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO NAME ANY OF THE MUNICIPAL PROPERTIES.