6.A. 2245 SW Wilshire Blvd (Case 25-305): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for a zoning change request from “A” Agricultural to “SF7” Single-family for development of approximately 13 single-family lots. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony D. McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 8-0)

[6.A. 2245 SW Wilshire Blvd (Case 25-305): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for a zoning change request from “A” Agricultural to “SF7” Single-family for development of approximately 13 single-family lots. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony D. McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 8-0)]

THAT BRINGS SECTION 6, DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, 6.A IS 2245, SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, CASE 25-305.

THIS IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER TO TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM A, AGRICULTURE TO SF7, SINGLE-FAMILY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 13 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS.

THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS TONY MCLAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. MR. MCLAIN.

>> HAPPY NEW YEAR, COUNCIL.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST ZONING CASE FOR THE NEW YEAR.

THIS LOCATION IS PROPERTY THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE BEAR RIDGE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY CITY STAFF.

SLOW OVER THREE ACRES.

MATT POWELL IS THE AGENT REPRESENTING MR. MATYASTIK, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

THEY'RE SEEKING TO LOOK AT CHANGING THE PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL USE TO ALLOW FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SF7 ZONING.

JUST BY WAY OF WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE SUBDIVISION PLATS THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY CITY STAFF, THIS IS A REMAINDER TRACK JUST NORTH OF ONE OF THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT WALTER MATYASTIK HAS PLATTED.

EXCUSE ME. IT WOULD ALLOW ROUGHLY 13 RESIDENTIAL LOTS IF APPROVED AND DEVELOPED.

THIS IS THE SUBDIVISION PLAT CONCEPTUAL LAYOUT THAT STAFF HAS BEEN REVIEWING.

THE PROPERTY WOULD ESSENTIALLY TIE INTO LOUIS LANE THAT'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPED BY MR. MATYASTIK, AND AGAIN, WOULD YIELD APPROXIMATELY 13 LOTS BASED ON A CONCEPTUAL LAYOUT.

WE NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE SITE, RECEIVED NO FORMAL OPPOSITION, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THEIR REVIEW OF THE CASE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF EIGHT TO ZERO.

I'D LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE PRIOR TO OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER.

>> ANYBODY? I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:51.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS IN THE AUDIENCE?

>> YES, SIR. I DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD.

ARE YOU THE APPLICANT, SIR? SO WE WON'T BE TIMING YOU.

WALTER MATYASTIK.

>> HELLO, I'M WALTER MATYASTIK, ADDRESS OF 1520, THOMAS PLACE, FORT WARD, TEXAS.

AS YOU SAW BY THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN, THIS PIECE OF LAND TIES DIRECTLY INTO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY FINISHING UP.

IN FACT, OUR STREETS HAVE BEEN PAVED FOR THE FIRST PHASE.

WE'LL HAVE THE FINAL WALK THROUGH DONE THIS NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS BY MICHELLE AND THE STAFF THAT, WILL COMPLETE IT.

ALL WE'RE DOING IS EXTENDING LOUIS LANE A FEW MORE LOTS DOWN AND TURNING IT IN CAVE LANE, WHICH WILL TIE INTO ANOTHER PIECE THAT'S BEEN CONCEPTUALLY LAID OUT FOR ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT GROUP.

WE'RE REALLY SMACKING OR PUTTING 13 LOTS IN BETWEEN SF7 AND SF7, AND JUST TYING IT TOGETHER.

THE REASON I DIDN'T DO THIS BEFORE IS WE WEREN'T SURE IF WE WERE GOING TO DEVELOP THIS OR IF IT'S GOING TO BE SOLD OFF AS A SINGLE TRACK, BUT THIS IS WHERE WE CURRENTLY STAND.

ANY QUESTIONS?

>> ANYONE? THANK YOU, SIR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS.

>> THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:52.

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IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS?

>> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> A MOTION BY ADAM, A SECOND BY VICTORIA.

PLEASE VOTE. PASS IS UNANIMOUS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEMS 6.B AND 6.C AT THIS TIME.

[6.B. 1500 CR 602, Voluntary Annexation (Case 25-260): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for the voluntary annexation of approximately 80.122 acres of land in the exclusive Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Burleson, generally located at 1500 CR 602. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (No Planning and Zoning Commission action was required for this item)]

BEFORE I ANNOUNCE THE ITEMS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THAT THESE ITEMS BE MOVED FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO THE FEBRUARY 2, 2026 COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:30.

WE WILL, HOWEVER, ARE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW ANYBODY IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.

HOWEVER, AFTER ALL THE SPEAKERS HAVE GONE, WE WILL THEN CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AS LONG AS THE MAYOR JUST SPECIFICALLY SAYS, CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BATE DATE SPECIFIC, PLEASE, TO FEBRUARY 2, 2026 AT 5:30.

THERE WILL BE NO OTHER CONSIDERATION ON THIS ITEM OR NO ACTION TAKEN THIS EVENING.

>> I KNOW THE IMPACT THAT PEOPLE HAVE ON COUNCIL AND STUFF.

DO Y'ALL WANT TO SPEAK NOW OR WAIT TILL FEBRUARY 2?

>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE THE ITEMS IF YOU DON'T MIND.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> CALL THEM INTO THE RECORD. THANK YOU, SIR.

6.B IS 1500, COUNTY ROAD 602, VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.

THIS IS CASE 25-260.

TONIGHT IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 80.122 ACRES OF LAND IN THE EXCLUSIVE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF BURLESON, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1500 COUNTY ROAD 6602.

THIS WAS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

>> WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION BACK THERE RIGHT NOW. YOU'D LIKE TO WAIT?

>> MAYOR, YOU ARE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, HOWEVER.

>> I'M SORRY. I WANT TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:54.

DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT OR WAIT? THEN I WANT TO PUT THIS OFF UNTIL FEBRUARY 2.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING?

>> I'LL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL FEBRUARY 2ND.

>> AT 5:30.

>> 5:30.

[6.C. 1500 CR 602 (Case 25-258): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for a zoning change request from defaulted “A” Agricultural to “SF10” Single-family for the development of a single-family subdivision with minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony D. McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended disapproval 8-0)]

>> SIR, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN FOR ITEM 6.C, SIR? 6.C IS 1500, COUNTY ROAD 602, CASE 25-258 IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM DEFAULTED A AGRICULTURE TO SF7 SINGLE-FAMILY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISION WITH A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET.

THIS WAS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

>> I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THIS ITEM OF PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:56.

WE'RE GOING TO TABLE THIS, ALSO, AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED A VOTE ON THIS.

>> SURE. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A MOTION TO THE TABLE OF ITEMS 6.B AND 6.C UNTIL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 2ND AT 5:30 PM.

>> SIR, WHAT WE WILL DO SINCE YOU OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL JUST ASK FOR SPEAKERS, YOU'LL CONTINUE IT, AND THEN WE'LL GO.

I'LL TAKE US BACK TO 6.B FOR MOTIONS THAT WE NEED.

IF YOU'LL JUST CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING?

>> IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NOBODY.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. NOW, WE'LL GO BACK TO 6.B FOR AN APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR TO TABLE THE ITEM.

>> IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM?

>> CONTINUE THE ITEM.

>> THE CONTINUE THE ITEM 6(A).

>> CONTINUE 6.B.

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION, CONTINUE 6.B UNTIL THE FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026, REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 5:30.

>> I'VE GOT A MOTION BY LARRY, SECOND BY ALEXA.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUS.

>> I'LL TAKE US TO 6.C, SIR.

IF YOU'LL ASK FOR A MOTION ON THAT, TOO, PLEASE?

>> IS THERE A MOTION ON 6.C?

>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE ITEM 6.C TO THE FEBRUARY 2ND, REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 5:30.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY ALEXA,

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PLEASE VOTE. PASS UNANIMOUS.

>> THANK YOU. WE GOT THROUGH THAT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENTS AUDIENCE, TOO.

THAT'LL MOVE US ON TO SEVEN, GENERAL.

[7.A. Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance amending ordinances CSO#1215-12-2019 and CSO#200-06-2022, to modify the Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, and Replat policies; selecting the Development Assistance Committee as the approval body for Preliminary Plats, Final Plats, and Replats. (First Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony D. McIlwain, Development Services Director)]

SO 7.A IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER CSO 1215-12-2019, AND CSO NUMBER 200-06-2022, TO MODIFY THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, FINAL PLAT, AND REPLAT POLICIES, SELECTING THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE AS THE APPROVING BODY FOR PRELIMINARY PLATS, FINAL PLATS AND REPLATS.

THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST READING.

THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS TONY MCLAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. MR. MCLAIN.

>> THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, BACK ON NOVEMBER 3RD AT THAT COUNCIL MEETING, YOU DIRECTED CITY STAFF TO MODIFY THE PLAT APPROVAL PROCESS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHANGES TO THE SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WAS TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING; ALLOW FOR THE APPROVAL PROCESS TO BE COMPLETED AT THE DAC LEVEL, WHICH RESULTS IN SOME TIME SAVINGS BY THE APPLICANTS BY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR PRELIMINARY PLATS, REPLATS, AND FINAL PLATS TO BE PLACED ON A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S CONSENT AGENDA FOR COMPULSORY APPROVAL.

THIS PROCESS WILL NOT ELIMINATE ANY OTHER REVIEW RELATED TO ENGINEERING.

THE PLATTING PROCESS WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO SATISFY PLATTING POLICIES, AND ALSO COMPLY WITH HOUSE BILL 3167, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL A 30-DAY SHOT CLOCK.

THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET HAS BEEN REVISED TO ESSENTIALLY EFFECTUATE THE CHANGE THAT WE JUST MENTIONED.

ITEMS WOULD COME IN AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD.

THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW IT.

IF THE PLAT MEETS ALL OF THE COMMENTS, IT WILL BE SIGNED BY AN OFFICER, MORE THAN LIKELY MYSELF AND THE PLAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED APPROVED.

THOSE PLATS THAT REQUIRE WAIVERS OR VARIANCES WOULD THEN GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

STAFF WOULD NOT APPROVE ANY PLATS THAT REQUIRE WAIVERS AND VARIANCES, THAT WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THERE ARE CERTAIN INSTANCES WHERE PLATS WOULD BE PLACED ON YOUR AGENDA, AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL A RESERVE OF AUTHORITY.

THAT'S TYPICALLY WHEN THERE'S A FISCAL IMPACT RELATED TO THAT PLAT, AND NEITHER THE STAFF COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

THOSE ARE THE NARROW WINDOWS IN WHICH A PLAT WOULD LEAVE THE DECK, GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, OR IN SOME INSTANCES, GO ON TO CITY COUNCIL.

ON THE SCREEN, I HAVE WRITTEN APPEAL FOR DENIED PLATS, WILL GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THAT IS INCORRECT.

THEY WILL GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

IF DOING A REVIEW OF OUR SUBDIVISION PLAT WE CAN'T REACH UNDERSTANDING WITH THE APPLICANT, WE WOULD THEN TAKE THAT PLAT WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WILL BE THE BODY THAT WOULD HEAR EITHER CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OR ANY CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO A PLAT BEING DENIED, AND WILL BE DONE UPON WRITTEN APPEAL BY THE APPLICANT.

ESSENTIALLY, WE'LL SPEED UP THE PROCESS FOR ANYONE SUBMITTING A PLAT TO THE CITY.

IF YOU MEET THE RULES, YOU SHOULD SEE AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE IN TIME SAVINGS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME TO GET YOU LOADED ONTO A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA.

THIS WOULD BE FIRST READING OF THIS ITEM.

IF YOU SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE OR ANY CHANGES.

I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

>> COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY QUESTION?

>> TONY, IF IT GETS DENIED AT THE DAC LEVEL, AND THEN THEY APPEAL IT TO THE P&Z, AND P&Z WERE TO APPROVE IT, DOES IT STOP THERE?

>> YES.

>> SO IT WOULD. THEN IF IT GOT DENIED THERE, THEN THEY'D APPEAL TO US, AND THEN CITY COUNCIL.

>> AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE CONSTRUCTED THAT WAY TO ALLOW A SECONDARY APPEAL. WE CAN PUT IT IN.

>> SO THEY'RE STILL THE FINAL.

>> YES. STAFF WILL NEVER HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BE THE FINAL ARBITER OF A SUBDIVISION PLAT THAT IS DENIED, FOR INSTANCE.

IF YOU'RE NOT MEETING THE CITY'S RULES AND YOU DON'T HAVE AN APPEAL THAT YOU WANT TO PROCESS, THEN, OF COURSE, IT STOPS THERE, BUT ANY APPEAL, ANY WAIVE OR ANY VARIOUS WOULD LEAVE THE CITY STAFF.

>> YOU GOT ANYTHING?

>> THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR BEING WILLING TO DO THIS AND MOVE THIS FORWARD.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEEDED.

I'M ENTIRELY CONFIDENT THIS IS GOING TO BE A BETTER WAY TO DO IT THAN WE'VE BEEN DOING IT BEFORE.

>> ANYONE ELSE? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:02.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:03.

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IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I GOT A MOTION BY DAN, A SECOND BY ADAM. PLEASE VOTE.

>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I MAY, THIS IS, I THINK ON THE JENNIFER FIRST READING.

THIS IS A TEXT AMENDMENT.

IT'S GOING TO BE ON YOUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA JUST AS AN FYI.

IF IT'S SUCCESSFULLY APPROVED, WE WILL BRIEF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON THE COUNCIL'S DECISION AND THEN CHANGE COURSE ACCORDINGLY.

>> PASSES UNANIMOUS.

>> THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE NEXT THREE ITEMS

[7.B. Consider and take possible action on a Resolution ordering the May 2, 2026 General Election, electing the Mayor, Place 2, Place 4, and Place 6. (Staff Contact: Amanda Campos, City Secretary)]

HAVING TO DO WITH THE ELECTION THAT I WILL BE PRESENTING, SO I'LL CALL ALL THREE OF THEM UP.

I WILL HAVE SEPARATE PRESENTATIONS, HOWEVER, 7.B IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION, ORDERING THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION, ELECTING THE MAYOR, PLACE 2, PLACE 4, AND PLACE 6, 7.C IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A JOINT ELECTION RESOLUTION WITH THE BURLESON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION, AND 7.D IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN IN LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH JOHNSON COUNTY FOR THE USE OF JOHNSON COUNTY SUB-COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 2:47 ELK DRIVE, TO BE HELD SPECIFICALLY IN ROOM 212 FOR THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION AS THE POLLING LOCATION.

>> THAT'S NECESSARY TO SET UP.

>> THEY WERE A SINGLE PRESENTATION.

>> OKAY.

>> THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY THERE.

ALL MADE BY ME, BY THE WAY.

NOT TONY.

TONY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

THIS IS TO PRESENT THE MAY 2ND 2026 GENERAL ELECTION TO YOU.

IF YOU'LL REMEMBER BACK IN DECEMBER, I MADE A FULL PRESENTATION ON ALL THESE THREE ITEMS TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL.

THIS IS YOUR ELECTION. YOU ARE THE GOVERNING BODY THAT ORDERS THE ELECTIONS.

I'M THE ONE THAT HOLDS AND CARRIES OUT YOUR ORDERS.

BUT THAT SAID, THE ELECTION OVERVIEW IS FOR THE FOUR PLACES THAT ARE UP, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 2, 4 AND 6.

THEY ARE ALL FOR FULL TERMS, SO THOSE ARE THREE YEAR TERMS. WE MUST HOLD THE ELECTION ON A UNIFORM ELECTION DATE, WHICH IS ALWAYS THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, WHICH THIS YEAR HAPPENS TO BE MAY 2ND.

AS I SAID, THE GOVERNING BODY IS THE AUTHORITY.

HOWEVER, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ORDER THIS GENERAL ELECTION 78 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, SO THAT'D BE FEBRUARY 13TH.

YOU HAVE UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH, BUT WE DON'T EVER WANT TO WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE.

THIS RESOLUTION ORDERS THE ELECTION.

WE STATE THAT IT IS DONE IN AN OPEN MEETING BECAUSE THIS MUST BE DONE IN AN OPEN MEETING.

WE ARE GOING TO CONDUCT OUR OWN ELECTIONS.

AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN TWO COUNTIES, JOHNSON AND TARRANT COUNTY, HOWEVER, JOHNSON COUNTY ON EVEN NUMBERED YEARS DOES NOT CONTRACT WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

I'VE TOLD YOU THIS FOR YEARS, I'M STILL WORKING ON THAT.

I THINK I CAN WEAR THEM DOWN.

THEY'RE EVENTUALLY GOING TO TELL ME TO QUIT COMING TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

THEN ALSO TO ENTER INTO A JOINT RESOLUTION WITH THE BURLESON SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONDUCT THEIR ELECTIONS, BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THE SAME VOTE THAT WE ARE.

THEY'RE HAVING A GENERAL ELECTION AND THE COUNTY WILL NOT CONTRACT WITH THEM, BUT THEY ARE OBLIGATED.

THEY HAVE TO CONTRACT WITH SOMEBODY.

THE ELEMENTS OF THE ORDER THAT ARE IN PLACE BEFORE TONIGHT, SO WHAT YOU'LL DO IS YOU HAVE TO STATE THE ELECTION DATE, THE RACES, THE FILING DATES, THE BALLOT ORDER.

WE'VE DONE ALL THAT, ESTABLISHED THE ELECTION PRECINCT, YOUR ELECTION JUDGES, YOUR EARLY VOTING JUDGES, ADOPTING YOUR VOTING EQUIPMENT, EARLY VOTING BY MAIL AND IN PERSON, ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES AND YOUR RUNOFF ELECTION DATE.

I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT RUNOFF DATES NOW ARE DICTATED BY THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE ELECTION DIVISION.

THOSE USED TO VARY BETWEEN CITIES AND JURISDICTIONS AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES MADE THAT THAT THE SOS TELLS US WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR ELECTION RUNOFF DATE.

WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE EVERYBODY DOES IT ON THE SAME DAY.

WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT DIFFERENT DATES.

WHAT WE'VE DECIDED IS THE POLLING LOCATION WILL BE THE BURLESON SUB-COURTHOUSE AT 247 ELK DRIVE, ROOM 212 TO BE SPECIFIC. THAT'S UPSTAIRS.

THERE ARE ELEVATORS, SO IT IS ACCESSIBLE.

THIS IS THE LOCATION THAT JOHNSON COUNTY DOES USE FOR THEIR OWN ELECTIONS.

WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT IN THEIR ADA REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY MEET.

EARLY VOTING IN PERSON STARTS ON MONDAY, APRIL 20TH TO FRIDAY, THE 24TH FROM 8:00-5:00, SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH FROM 9:00-3:00 AND THEN ON MONDAY,

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IT'S GOING TO BE MONDAY THE 27TH, ON TUESDAY, THE 28TH AND THAT'S GOING TO BE 8:00-5:00.

ON ELECTION DAY, IT WILL BE IN THE SAME LOCATION.

WE'RE NOT CHANGING ANYTHING THERE, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT IT'LL BE SATURDAY, MAY 2ND AND THE HOURS ARE 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM.

IF YOU HAVE A BALLOT BY MAIL THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, THE ADDRESS IS RIGHT UP THERE.

EARLY VOTING CLERK IS MYSELF.

YOU'LL MAIL THE APPLICATION HERE TO 141 WEST RENFRO.

HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IT DOES NOT STOP.

IF YOU SEND IT ANYWHERE ELSE IN TEXAS, IF THEY SEND IT TO BURLESON COUNTY INSTEAD OF CITY OF BURLESON, THAT'S OKAY.

THEY'LL FORWARD IT ON TO ME.

WE ALL HAVE A BIG COOPERATION.

THE COUNTIES COORDINATE ALL OF US ON THAT.

IF YOU SEND IT TO TARRANT COUNTY AND YOU'RE JOHNSON COUNTY, DOESN'T MATTER.

IT'S SILL GOING TO GET TO THE RIGHT LOCATION.

I DON'T WANT TO DISCOURAGE ANYBODY NOT TO DO AN APPLICATION FOR BALLOT BY MAIL IF THEY QUALIFY.

THE RUNOFF DATE, AS I SAID BEFORE, IS ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE JUNE 13TH.

I SAID 2024. THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE 2026.

I THOUGHT I CUT ALL THE TYPOS.

WITH EARLY VOTING, STARTING JUNE 1ST TO JUNE 9TH.

LET'S SEE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR WOULD THERE, IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE ME TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WHILE I HAVE THIS ITEM BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ANYBODY WATCHING?

>> ANYONE?

>> IF YOU COULD HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE?

>> IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS?

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE MAY 2ND GENERAL ELECTION, ELECTING THE MAYOR, PLACE 2, PLACE 4 AND PLACE 6.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE.

>> I'M SORRY. I FORGOT I DO THAT PART OF THE MEETING, TIM.

[LAUGHTER]

>> PASS IS UNANIMOUS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. YOU CAN PUT IT OUT THERE.

[7.C. Consider and take possible action on a Joint Election Resolution with the Burleson Independent School District for the May 2, 2026 General Election. (Staff Contact: Amanda Campos, City Secretary)]

THIS IS THE JOINT ELECTION WITH BISD, THE BURLESON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS US TO HOLD THEIR ELECTION.

IT'S ON THE SAME DAY, WHICH ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.

IS A HELP TO THEM.

BELIEVE ME, THEY CONSTANTLY ARE ASKING ME EVERY YEAR WHEN THEY'RE HOLDING ELECTIONS, CAN YOU RUN OUR ELECTION? THEY'RE HAPPY TO KNOW THIS YEAR WILL BE A JOINT ELECTION, TOO.

IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR THE CITIZENS WHO ARE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THERE.

WE'VE GOT OBLIGATIONS ARE STILL RETAINED BY EACH ENTITY FOR THEIR NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

WE WON'T BE DOING THEIR NOTICES, THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENT, NOTICES THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.

THERE ARE CERTAIN PUBLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

THEY RETAIN THAT DUTY.

THIS DOESN'T FALL TO US.

HOWEVER, I WOULD BE THEIR EARLY VOTING CLERK SO BALLOTS BY MAIL DO FALL TO THE CITY AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

WE WILL SPLIT THE COST 50/50.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE HAVE THIS FULLY BUDGETED AND SO THIS IS ONLY A SAVINGS FOR US IF WE HOLD THE ELECTION.

IF THEY HAPPEN TO CANCEL THEIR ELECTION, THEN WE WOULD STILL MAINTAIN OUR ELECTION AND MAINTAIN THE FULL COST.

HOWEVER, IF WE CANCEL OUR ELECTION, LET'S JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE, MANIFEST THAT.

IF WE CANCEL OUR ELECTION, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONDUCT THEIR OWN ELECTION AND IN THAT WAY, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

I'VE SEEN SOME ENTITIES SCRAMBLE AND TRY TO DO IT TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT'S HAVING TO DO THE SAME THING, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY DO.

WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY ALLOW THEM TO USE OUR RESOURCES, OUR VOTING MACHINES SO THAT WAY THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THAT ADDED COST.

WE SHARE POLLING LOCATIONS, WE SHARE ELECTION WORKERS, WE SHARE EQUIPMENT, EARLY VOTING CLERKS AND THE SAME HOURS.

THEY AGREE TO THE SAME HOURS.

THOSE ARE OUR SHARED RESOURCES.

OUR SHARED RESOURCES AGAIN, ARE GOING TO BE THE SAME POLLING PLACE WITH THE EXACT SAME HOURS, 247 ELK DRIVE, ROOM 212.

OUR PRESIDING JUDGE AND ALTERNATE JUDGE ARE ALL THERE AND THEY'RE ALL APPOINTED.

THE EQUIPMENT IS STILL THE SAME THAT WE'VE USED BEFORE.

WE'RE NOT CHANGING ANY OF THAT AND I'M STILL THE EARLY VOTING CLERK.

HERE ARE THE TIMES AGAIN.

WE PRINTED THIS OUT AGAIN, JUST EVERYBODY.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL START PUTTING OUT NOTICES OF EARLY VOTING TIMES AND WHEN THEY ARE.

I WILL TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL EVERYBODY, WE'LL START PUSHING THIS OUT TOO IS THAT I WILL, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, CONDUCT TWO ZOOM INFORMATIONAL CLASSES.

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ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL OR JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW OUR PROCESS IS, I'LL BE ON ZOOM TWO DAYS, ONE DAY IN JANUARY AND ONE DAY IN FEBRUARY AT NIGHT, OF COURSE, PEOPLE CAN ATTEND.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE?

>> ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION? DO WE NEED TWO DIFFERENT VOTES?

>> YOU WILL NEED A MOTION ON THIS ONE.

JUST ON THIS ONE AND THEN WE'VE GOT ONE MORE YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO VOTE ON. JUST ONE VOTE ON THIS.

>> IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS?

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN ACTION ON A JOINT ELECTION RESOLUTION WITH THE BURLESON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION.

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY LARRY AND A SECOND BY ALEXA, PLEASE VOTE. PAGE IS UNANIMOUS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT ITEM,

[7.D. Consider and take possible action on an interlocal agreement with Johnson County for the use of the Johnson County Sub-Courthouse located at 247 Elk Dr, Room 212, for the May 2, 2026 General Election, as the polling location. (Staff Contact: Amanda Campos, City Secretary) ]

WHICH IS AN INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH JOHNSON COUNTY FOR THEIR POLLING LOCATION.

NOW THAT WE'VE NAMED IT, NOW WE HAVE TO AGREE TO THEIR PARAMETERS HERE.

WE ORDERED THE ELECTION.

THE POLLING PLACE WILL STILL BE THE SAME.

THEY'VE AGREED TO THE HOURS THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR.

THE EARLY VOTING STARTS ON APRIL 20TH ON ELECTION DAY AND THEY HAVE ALSO AGREED TO OUR RUNOFF DATE, SO THEY'RE BOOKING THE WHOLE THING FOR US.

THEY WILL PROVIDE ANY AND ALL SECURITY AT THAT LOCATION, SO IT WILL NOT BE OUR OWN POLICE FORCE BECAUSE THAT IS A COUNTY BUILDING.

THE CONSTABLES WILL BE PROVIDING THAT FOR US, WHICH THEY HAVE IN THE PAST, VERY NICELY.

THE ONLY THING WE WILL USE OUR OWN FORCE FOR IS TRANSPORTATION OF BALLOTS.

THEY'LL ESCORT THE BALLOTS FROM THE JOHNSON COUNTY SUB COURTHOUSE TO HERE TO YOUR CENTRAL COUNTING STATION AND THEY WILL STAY WITH THE BALLOTS UNTIL THE VERY END.

OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL.

ARE IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT, AS YOU SEE THERE IS IN USE.

THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO US FROM THE 17TH OF APRIL TILL JUNE 13, THAT CLEARS UP THE RUNOFF IF THERE'S A RUNOFF.

THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE US $10 FOR THE FACILITY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY IS GOING TO PITCH IN FOR THAT ONE.

I HAVE TO GET THAT CLEARED FROM FINANCE.

WE'LL PAY THE JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO HAVE A PRESENCE.

IT'S THE CONSTABLES THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE, SO WE CLARIFIED THAT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE?

>> ANYBODY? IS THERE A MOTION ON 7D? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH JOHNSON COUNTY FOR USE OF THE SUB COURTHOUSE FOR MAY 2ND, 2026 ELECTION.

>> HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM AND SECOND BY PHIL.

PLEASE VOTE. PASS IS, UNANIMOUS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 8, REPORTS AND PRESENTATION.

[8.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on an overview of the 2025 Mosquito Season. (Staff Contact: Errick Thompson, Director of Public Works)]

SORRY, MR. THOMPSON, I DID. I'M GOING TO MESS IT UP THERE.

>> EARLIER THAN I THOUGHT. GOOD EVENING AND HAVE A NEW YEAR TO COUNCIL.

>> EIGHT A IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2025 MOSQUITO SEASON.

VERY INTERESTING STUFF HERE.

STAFF PRESENTER IS ERIC THOMPSON, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

>> I SAY THE BEST LAID PLANS.

THE PLAN WAS ACTUALLY TO HAVE KRISTIN TANS PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TONIGHT.

THOSE OF YOU ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE HEARD HER PRESENTATION NOVEMBER, I THINK, [LAUGHTER] TIME FLIES.

BUT SHE'S THE FORCE BEHIND THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM, SO I REALLY WANTED TO LET HER STAND BEFORE YOU AND DELIVER ALL OF THIS INFORMATION.

I WAS REALLY JUST GOING TO INTRODUCE HER AND LEAVE IT IN HER CAPABLE HANDS, BUT SHE'S A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER THIS EVENING SO WE GET TO SEE HOW I PRONOUNCE SOME OF THESE SCIENTIFIC MOSQUITO NAMES.

ACTUALLY, I'M NOT GOING TO.

[LAUGHTER] SO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OUTLINE HERE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT WE MEAN BY THE INTEGRATED MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THE DATA.

HOW DID OUR LAST SEASON UNFOLD FOR US? TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RESISTANCE TESTING.

THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF NEWS OR A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT IN THE REGION, NOT NECESSARILY IN BURLESON, BUT IN THE REGION THIS PAST SEASON, SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

GIVE YOU A LITTLE RECAP OF WHAT WE SPENT, WHAT WE TYPICALLY SPENT AND THEN TALK ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROGRAM FOR NEXT YEAR.

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SO THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU THE FIVE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM, WE CALL IT.

THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES, WE'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE FIVE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

BUT HOPEFULLY, I DON'T PUT ANYONE TO SLEEP.

THE FIRST PHASE IS PUBLIC EDUCATION.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO START WITH SHARING INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF WAYS THAT THEY CAN HELP.

HERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT'S PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND THEN THEY ALSO HELP US PUSH THIS INFORMATION OUT.

SOCIAL MEDIA AND FLYERS AND INCLUDED IN NEWSLETTERS FROM TIME TO TIME.

THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE FIVE PART PROGRAM.

THE NEXT WOULD BE SOURCE REMOVAL.

HERE WE ENJOY SIGNIFICANT COLLABORATION BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS AND RECREATION AND SOMETIMES PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS TO TRY AND IDENTIFY AND THEN REMOVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STANDING WATER.

SOME OF YOU WELL, MOST OF YOU LIKELY RECALL THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SIMILAR THINGS WITH THE STORM WATER UTILITY FEE DISCUSSION.

THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES THAT SUCH A PROGRAM COULD POTENTIALLY FUND IN THE FUTURE.

THE THIRD COMPONENT IS LARVA TREATMENT.

FROM TIME TO TIME, KRISTIN PRIMARILY IS OUT, SCOUTING FOR THESE STANDING AREAS OF STANDING WATER AND THEN SHE'S GOT DUNKS OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT SHE CAN PLACE IN THAT WATER TO HELP CONTROL MOSQUITOES FROM BREEDING IN THAT STANDING WATER.

>> AND THEN PROBABLY ONE OF HER MORE EXCITING PARTS OF THE PROGRAM IS THE MOSQUITO MONITORING.

DURING THE SEASON, ROUGHLY APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER EVERY YEAR, SHE'S SETTING TRAPS EVERY WEEK ALL ACROSS THE CITY.

TYPICALLY IN YOUR FRIDAY REPORT, IF WE'VE GOT A POSITIVE RESULT BACK FROM THE LAB, YOU GET ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION IN THAT WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, E NEWSLETTER, TELLING YOU WHERE IT IS, AND IT ALL TIES BACK TO THESE INDIVIDUAL TRAPS.

I THINK THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT SHOWS A LITTLE OVER 300 MOSQUITOES IN THAT ONE SAMPLE.

AGAIN, ALL THE SAMPLES ARE SET OUT BY KRISTIN.

SHE LATER COLLECTS THEM.

THEY GO OFF TO THE LAB AT TARRANT COUNTY.

TARRANT COUNTY ACTUALLY ANALYZES THE SAMPLES AND IF THEY FIND POSITIVE OR MOSQUITOES THAT TEST POSITIVE FOR, WEST NILE OR ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS, THEN THERE'S A WHOLE WHOLE OTHER PROTOCOL THAT WE GO THROUGH TO GET SPRAYING SET UP TO GET SIGNS POSTED TO GET A VENDOR THAT DOES OUR SPRAYING SETUP.

IT'S A FAIRLY WELL OIL MACHINE THAT SHE MAKES LOOK A LOT EASIER THAN I THINK IT ACTUALLY IS.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF HER EFFORTS.

THEN THE FIFTH PHASE OR FIFTH COMPONENT WOULD BE THE STRATEGIC FOGGING.

WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS IN PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SPRAYING, SO WE TRY TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS ON A CONSISTENT OR A STRATEGIC BASIS.

WE'RE ONLY TESTING IN THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE A POSITIVE SAMPLE.

PART OF THAT IS ALSO SO THAT WE DON'T HELP THE MOSQUITOES BECOME RESISTANT TO THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN THE SPRAY THAT WE USE.

THERE'S ONLY A SET NUMBER OF THOSE CHEMICALS AVAILABLE, SO WE DON'T WANT TO WEAR ONE OUT BECAUSE THAT JUST MEANS WE'LL HAVE REALLY ONLY ONE OPTION THAT HAS SOME NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES THAT COME ALONG WITH IT.

WE'D LIKE TO STAY WITH WHAT WE USE NOW AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

STRATEGIC FOGGING HELPS US DO THAT.

IT USUALLY HAPPENS ON TWO CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS, BETWEEN 9:00 PM AND 5:00 AM.

THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF A TRUCK DRIVING THROUGH IN THAT LITTLE MIST.

IT'S NOT SMOKE, BUT IT'S THE ACTUAL FOGGING OF THE SPRAY.

NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE 2025 SEASON WRAPPED UP DATA WISE.

BUSY GRAPH THERE TO THE KIND OF TOP OF THE SCREEN.

THE BRIGHTER BLUE LINE WOULD BE REPRESENT LAST YEAR, 2025 SEASON.

YOU SEE IT STARTS ON THE LEFT AT APRIL AND GOES THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER AND THEN THE BLACK LINE WOULD REPRESENT THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE.

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YOU CAN SEE WE HAD A BIT OF A PEAK IN THE MID JUNE TIME FRAME.

THAT WAS OUR PEAK FOR LAST SUMMER.

THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE HAS A LARGER PEAK, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATER IN JUNE.

YOU COULD PROBABLY STUDY THIS GRAPH FOR 20, 30 MINUTES AND COME UP WITH A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT SEEM SIGNIFICANT OR RELEVANT, BUT, FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAD A RELATIVELY AVERAGE YEAR FOR 2025.

THREE PICTURES ON THE BOTTOM ARE THREE SPECIAL TYPES OF MOSQUITOES.

IT'S REALLY THE ONE ON THE LEFT, IF I HAVE THIS RIGHT THAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT.

THE QLX. THAT'S THE ONE THAT IS TYPICALLY CARRYING THE VIRUSES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR OR THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE GRAPH SHOWS YOU STATEWIDE DATA FOR WEST NILE POSITIVES, AND IT'S LOOKING AT THE LAST THREE YEARS.

YOU PROBABLY RECALL THAT 2024 WAS JUST A VERY OUTRAGEOUS YEAR FOR WEST NILE VIRUS, STATEWIDE.

HOPEFULLY YOU SEE IT AS BLUE.

THE TALLEST GRAPH LINE IS THE 2024 YEAR.

2025 IS IN THE ORANGE BARS.

YOU CAN SEE WE WERE MUCH LOWER IN 2025 THAN THE OBSCENE NUMBERS IN 2024.

THEN IF YOU WENT BACK ANOTHER YEAR TO 2023, IT'S IN THAT LIGHTER BLACK LINE, THAT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE LESS THAN WE EVEN SAW IN 2025.

WE ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE COUNTY LOOKED LIKE TARRANT COUNTY, THAT IS VERSUS THE CITY OF BURLESON FOR EACH OF THOSE THREE YEARS.

ELEVEN POSITIVES IN BURLESON IN 2023 COMPARED TO 244 ACROSS ALL OF TARRANT COUNTY THAT YEAR.

THE COUNTY HAD NINE HUMAN CASES THAT YEAR.

BURLESON HAD NONE, 2024 AGAIN, THAT WAS THE VERY ACTIVE YEAR.

OVER 800 POSITIVES FROM TRAPS IN THE COUNTY AND 81, SO ABOUT 10% OF THOSE IN BURLESON COUNTY HAD 45 HUMAN CASES THAT YEAR, AND BURLESON ACTUALLY HAD ONE.

IN 2025 CLOSER TO A NORMAL YEAR, IF THERE IS SUCH A THING, 330 POSITIVE TRAPS IN THE COUNTY AND 27, SO A LITTLE LESS THAN 10% IN THE CITY OF BURLESON, 12 HUMAN CASES FOR THE COUNTY, BUT NONE IN THE CITY.

WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SNAPSHOT OF HOW LAST WEEK OR LAST WEEK, LAST YEAR, [LAUGHTER] COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS FEW YEARS.

THIS IS ACTUALLY IF COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN IT, SOMETHING WE WOULD PLAN TO PRESENT ANNUALLY.

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ENCEPHALITIS.

WE HAD ONE POSITIVE ENCEPHALITIS CASE FOR ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS LATE IN THE SEASON.

THAT WAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025.

THERE'S A PROTOCOL FOR THAT AS WELL.

WE GET A POSITIVE FOR THAT AND WE SET SUPPLEMENTAL TRAPS.

THEY GET COLLECTED, SENT TO THE LAB FOR RESULTS.

WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THAT ALL THE SUPPLEMENTAL TRAPS TESTED NEGATIVE.

WE FELT LIKE ALL THE- LIKE WE WERE IN DECENT SHAPE THERE.

STATE WIDE, THERE'S THIS EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS THAT CAN BE AN ISSUE.

THERE WAS ONLY ONE CASE OF THAT IN THE STATE IN '25, AND THAT WAS DOWN AROUND THE BEAUMONT AREA.

IN THE SPRING OR EARLY SPRING, TARRANT COUNTY REPORTED SOME SUSPECTED RESISTANCE TO THE PERMETHRIN.

THAT'S THE ACTIVE OR THE MAIN CHEMICAL IN THE SPRAY.

THEY SUSPECTED THAT MOSQUITOES MAY BE BECOMING RESISTANT TO IT IN PORTIONS OF THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY.

BURLESON STAFF, WHICH MEANS KRISTIN MONITORED THAT HER PRE AND POST FOGGING NUMBERS WHEN A ZONE WAS TREATED TO EVALUATE HOW EFFECTIVE THE SPRING WAS,

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AND WE WERE STILL SEEING GREAT GREAT RESULTS OF THAT.

YOU'D HAVE A SAMPLE GET COLLECTED, AND THE LAB TELLS US HOW MANY OR SHE TELLS US HOW MANY MOSQUITOES ARE IN THE SAMPLE MALE VERSUS FEMALE OF THE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPECIES.

THEN AFTER SPRAYING, IF WE GO BACK AND SAMPLE THAT SAME AREA, SHE HAD DATA THAT WOULD SHOW THAT WE WOULD HAVE, MUCH LOWER NUMBERS SHOWING THAT THE CHEMICAL WAS STILL BEING EFFECTIVE.

BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO JUST STOP THERE.

WE WENT ANOTHER STEP OR MORE STEPS FURTHER TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL SAMPLES TO SEND THEM TO A SPECIAL STATE LAB FOR RESISTANCE TESTING, AND SPECIAL TESTING.

THEY SHOWED GOOD RESULTS FOR US THAT THE PER ME THE RING WAS STILL VERY EFFECTIVE WITHIN THE BURLESON MOSQUITO POPULATION.

THAT WAS GOOD NEWS. LATER, THE COUNTY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY CONDUCT FOGGING AFTER THEY HAVE THREE WEEKS OF CONSECUTIVE POSITIVE RESULTS AT A SINGLE TRAP SITE.

THAT BASICALLY ALLOWS THEM TIME TO GO OUT AND DO MORE OF THE THINGS THAT KRISTIN ALREADY DOES NOW.

THEY'RE ON A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PROGRAM, AND FOR THEIR OWN REASONS.

BUT WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE ARE.

I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW MUCH WE SPEND.

THIS GIVES YOU FIVE YEAR HISTORY OF FOGGING AND LARVA SIDE EXPENSES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, BACK IN '21, WE SPENT ABOUT 62,000.

THAT WAS A PRETTY ACTIVE YEAR.

BUT '22 AND '23 UNDER 12,000.

'24 AGAIN, THAT WAS THE VERY ACTIVE YEAR, 83,000 PLUS.

THEN THIS PAST YEAR WE SPENT 32,000.

LOOKING AHEAD AT SOME POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR.

THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS PRESENTED HERE.

THE FIRST IS JUST TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROGRAM WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW.

BASICALLY, EVERY TIME WE HAVE A POSITIVE RESULT FOR WEST NILE OR ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS, WE WOULD FOG THAT ZONE.

IN EACH OF THESE IN ORDER TO TRY TO COMPARE, WE USE THE 2025 DATA.

HOW MANY POSITIVES FOR EACH ZONE THAT WE HAVE? BASED ON OUR CURRENT PROCEDURE, THAT MEANS THAT WE WOULD, WE FOG 24 ZONES IN '25.

FOR '26, WE WOULD PROBABLY FALL SOMEWHERE AROUND '24, '25 ZONES.

ANOTHER OPTION MIGHT BE THAT WE CREATE THIS PHASE RESPONSE PLAN.

IT'S INTENDED TO BE RISK BASED.

WE COULD ONLY SPRAY IF WE HAD MORE THAN 50 OF THESE THE CERTAIN FEMALE MOSQUITO TYPE.

THEN THE HIGHER RISK LEVEL MIGHT BE, IF WE BASED IT ON 50 NOW, THAT MEANS THAT WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ONLY SPRAYED 20 ZONES INSTEAD OF 24.

NOT A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN COST.

I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND $6,000 OR ABOUT $4,000.

OR ANOTHER THIRD OPTION WOULD BE TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE COUNTY IS MOVING, AND THAT'S WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE THREE WEEKS OF CONSECUTIVE POSITIVE RESULTS IN A SINGLE ZONE.

IF WE USE THAT APPROACH, WE WOULD NOT HAVE FOGGED ANYWHERE IN 2025.

THOSE ARE THE THREE SCENARIOS WE'VE PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO SEE IF YOU, WOULD CARE TO DIRECT US TO MOVE IN EITHER OF THOSE THREE DIRECTIONS.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE DO NOW, WHICH IS SPRAY EACH ZONE FOR EVERY POSITIVE VERSUS THE RISK BASE, LOOKING FOR 50 OF THE CERTAIN MOSQUITO IN THE TRAP VERSUS MOVING TO THE COUNTY, THE DIRECTION THE COUNTY IS MOVING, AND THAT'S WAIT FOR THREE WEEKS IN A ROW.

I'LL MENTION AGAIN, WE HAVE THE ONE HUMAN WEST NILE CASE IN 2024, NONE IN 25, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THAT ZERO NUMBER.

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FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE FEEL LIKE THE STATUS QUO GIVES US THE BEST CHANCE OF KEEPING THE HUMAN CASES AT ZERO.

THERE ARE SOME OTHER IDEAS WE COULD TALK ABOUT.

ANOTHER ONE TOPIC THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP HAS BEEN BAT HOUSES OR BAT BOXES.

RELATIVELY LOW COST.

BUT THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CHALLENGES.

THEY'RE NOT A HUGE COMPONENT OF MOSQUITOES DIET.

THEY REQUIRE SOME MAINTENANCE; CLEANING AND MONITORING.

AT LEAST A COUPLE OF CITIES IN THE AREA HAVE INSTALLED SOME OF THESE OVER THE LAST DECADE, AND NEITHER CITY HAS REPORTED ANY INHABITANTS IN THEIR BOXES TO DATE.

THAT'S NOT TO SAY IT'S A BAD IDEA.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO OVERESTIMATE THE BENEFITS THAT WE MIGHT GET FROM IT WHEN IT COMES TO MOSQUITO POPULATION.

SOME SITE CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT WHERE YOU WANT TO PUT THOSE, MOUNT THEM AT LEAST 15 FEET HIGH.

IDENTIFIED A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS WHERE THEY MIGHT BE SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE, REALLY THINK FLOOD ZONE OR FLOODPLAIN, HEAVILY VEGETATED AREAS.

COYOTE LOOP TRAIL, THE CHISENHALL BIKE TRAIL, AT THE BACK LOOP OF THAT MIGHT BE POTENTIAL AREAS TO CONSIDER.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PAINTED AND SEALED WITH NON TOXIC PAINTS, [NOISE] BE NICE.

WE SHOULD INSPECT THEM ANNUALLY.

AGAIN, COSTS 400-500 PER BOX PLUS MOUNTING.

YOU WOULD WANT TO INSTALL THOSE IN THE WINTER SO THAT YOU COULD MONITOR FOR ACTIVITY IN THE SPRING.

ALSO, TALKING TO TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE.

THEY ACTUALLY RECOMMEND THAT WE CONSIDER HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, SO PLANTING SPECIFIC PLANTS THAT MIGHT HELP WITH THE MOSQUITO POPULATION.

A LITTLE MORE COSTLY FOR THE LANDSCAPING.

BUT THEN THAT STILL SPRING INSTALLATION SO THAT YOU'VE GOT THE NATIVE PLANTS OR THE PLANTS THAT YOU NEED IN THE SUMMER DURING THE MOSQUITO SEASON.

AS I MENTIONED, WE WENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE BACK IN NOVEMBER AND THAT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE FULL CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT CONTINUING WITH THE CURRENT PROCEDURES AND NOTED THAT THERE'S A PRETTY SMALL COST DIFFERENCE, AND IT WOULDN'T BE WORTH THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH RISK.

AS IT RELATES TO THE BAT HOUSES OR BOXES.

I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF ENERGY AROUND THE IDEA OF ENGAGING WITH SCOUTING OR OTHER GROUPS THAT COULD BUILD THESE AS PROJECTS.

THEN THEY ALSO SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF TRYING TO FOCUS THOSE INSULATIONS ALONG AREAS LIKE THE COYOTE LOOP TRAIL AND OTHER FLOODPLAIN AREAS.

WITH THAT, I'M NOT KRISTEN TANS, BUT I'LL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE BAD HOUSES.

I'VE HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT THEM, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD SEE HOW THEY'RE WORKING.

I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR JEN.

DOES THE PARKS EVER HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT MOSQUITOES AT THE PARKS OR IS PARKS A PROBLEM WITH MOSQUITOES?

>> ANYWHERE WE HAVE OPEN BODIES OF WATER, YOU'LL HAVE ISSUES WITH MOSQUITOES.

WE DON'T ACTUALLY REALLY GET ANY SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR THAT ANTS ARE MORE PREVALENT OF AN ISSUE.

EVERY TIME WE GET A RAIN AND THE ANTS POP UP, THAT'S A CONCERN THAT WE TRY TO TACKLE MORE PREVALENTLY.

THAT BEING SAID, BAT BOXES ARE BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND COULD SERVE SOME PURPOSE.

IT'S SOMETHING WE'D LOVE TO EXPLORE IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S DESIRE.

>> WHO'S GOING TO TEST ONE.

MAYBE I DON'T KNOW ONE OF THE PARKS, I WOULD THINK. YOU'D BE GOOD WITH IT?

>> YES, SIR.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, ERIC? SORRY YOU GOT THROWN INTO THIS.

>> KRISTEN DID AN AWESOME JOB TO OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE.

SHE WAS SO ENGAGING.

SHE IS SO KNOWLEDGEABLE.

WE ARE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE KRISTEN WORKING IN THIS CITY.

SHE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE.

SHE WAS REALLY AND I PERSONALLY THINK THE BAT BOXES ARE SOMETHING VERY NEAT.

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THEY'RE TWOFOLD, LIKE JEN SAID.

THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL.

PLUS, IF WE HAVE BATS, THEY'RE EATING THE BUGS.

IT MAY NOT ONLY BE MOSQUITOES, BUT THEY'RE EATING BUGS, AND WHO DOESN'T WANT LESS BUGS.

I THINK THEY'RE REALLY NEAT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD EXPLORE.

PARTICULARLY, WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT ENGAGING WITH SCOUTING AND OTHER GROUPS.

OUR COMMUNITY IS JUST SO OUTGOING AND ALWAYS WILLING.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THINGS TO BUILD AND BE INVOLVED AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

THERE'S A GENTLEMAN RIGHT DOWN THIS ROAD WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THAT HIMSELF.

HE AND HIS WIFE SAW A NEED AND FILLED A NEED BY BUILDING BLESSING BOXES.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD SEVERAL THINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT THE BOY SCOUTS OR A SCOUT LOCALS HAS TAKEN ON AS A PROJECT, I THINK THIS IS A TREMENDOUS FIT FOR THAT.

WE HAVE WILLING BODIES, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE SO COOL TO SEE THEM.

MAYOR, WE TALKED ABOUT THE COYOTE LOOP TRAIL WOULD BE AN AWESOME SPOT.

I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT ANYONE BIKING BACK ON OUR TRAILS OR WALKING DURING THE SUMMER GET EATEN ALIVE.

YOU JUST DO. IT'S TEXAS.

BUT IF WE SOMEHOW COULD RECRUIT A BAT OR TWO TO COME LIVE HERE, AND HERE'S YOUR MILL HAVEN.

JUST EAT THEM ALL.

I THINK IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.

I THINK IT'S A REALLY COOL IDEA.

AT LEAST WE CAN EXPLORE IT, AND IF WE COULD PARTICULARLY GET IT DONATED BY SOMEONE, AND I BET WE CAN.

>> THE ONLY OTHER THING I HEARD ABOUT THESE WAS THE FACT THAT THE HAWKS, YOU DON'T BUILD THEM CLOSE TO A GROUP OF TREES BECAUSE THE BATS ARE AN EASY TARGET.

I THINK IT'S WORTH A TRY.

>> WE THOUGHT SO AS WELL.

I DIDN'T WANT TO SET THE EXPECTATION THAT OUR MOSQUITO POPULATION IS GOING TO JUST SIGNIFICANTLY DROP BECAUSE WE INSTALL A BUNCH OF BAT BOXES BECAUSE THE DATA JUST DOESN'T BEAR THAT OUT.

>> IT'S JUST AN EXPERIMENT?

>> IT'D BE ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX.

>> THE BATS DO EAT OTHER BUGS AS WELL, TICK POPULATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHICH WE'RE NOT GOING ON THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT I DO HAVE TO SAY KRISTEN DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THIS PRESENTATION THAT KEPT US VERY ENGAGED.

>> I AGREE.

>> I THINK THE BAT BOXES ARE A GREAT WAY AGAIN TO GET SOME MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH SOME OTHER GROUPS AND SO ON.

WE'RE REALLY GOING MORE OF AN ORGANIC WAY OF TRYING TO STAY ON TOP OF OUR MOSQUITOES.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN ELIMINATE THE SPRAYING AND SO ON WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, BUT I THINK THIS COULD BE SOMETHING TO HELP CURB IT JUST A LITTLE BIT OR WE CAN AT LEAST TEST AND SEE.

>> COMPLIMENT WHAT WE ARE DOING, ADDING ONE MORE TOOL IN OUR TOOL BOX.

IT'S NATURAL. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE IN THE BOXES, LIVING THEIR LIVES, AND HOPEFULLY THE HAWKS AREN'T COMING AFTER THEM.

BUT I THINK IT'S JUST NEAT.

I THINK MAYOR, YOU AND I AND ANOTHER COUNCIL PERSON.

WE HAVE A FRIEND IN COMMON WHO HAS BAT BOXES, AND HE SPOKE HIGHLY OF THEM.

HE DOESN'T KNOW IF THEY'RE EATING MOSQUITOES, BUT HE THINKS HE HAS INHABITANTS, SO I THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL.

>> HE WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.

>> HE WILL.

>> IF WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS UP AS PROJECTS, I WOULD CONSIDER A STANDARD LIKE MAYBE PUTTING THEM ON METAL POLES INSTEAD OF A WOOD POLE, BUT GET POLE WORK INVOLVED IN THIS AND MAKE SURE IT'S MAINTAINABLE.

LET'S DON'T CREATE ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR US.

BUT I THINK WE OUGHT TO TRY. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? YOU GUYS ARE AWFULLY QUIET.

>> THE ONLY COMMENT I'VE GOT, I LIKE THE IDEA OF ENGAGING LETTING SCOUTS OR GROUP DO IT IS JUST FROM GROWING UP IN THE COUNTRY, BATS DO CARRY RABIES.

MAYBE PUT A SIGN BY THE BAT BOX THAT SAYS, DON'T PICK UP DEAD BATS OR SICK BATS BECAUSE KIDS ARE CURIOUS AND SO JUST BE MINDFUL AND LET THEM DO THEIR THING AND LEAVE THEM ALONE.

>> I KNOW WE DO HAVE BATS IN BURLESON.

WHEN I GO FOR A WALK AT NIGHT, AROUND ALL THE STREET LIGHTS THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE MAYOR'S NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S BATS FLYING EVERYWHERE.

MY CONCERN IS I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET BIT ON THE NECK BY ONE.

THAT'S PRETTY SPOOKY WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THERE, BUT WE DO HAVE BATS, AND THEY COME OUT AT NIGHT, AND I GUESS WE WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE STREET LIGHTS OFF BECAUSE THEY FILL UP AT THE STREET LIGHTS IN THE CITY.

NOW OUT ON THESE TRAILS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THEY DON'T HAVE STREET LIGHTS.

THAT MIGHT BE THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR THEM.

>> I'M SURE WE CAN WORK WITH OUR ATTORNEY AND GET SOME GREAT LANGUAGE ON A SIGN TO TAKE CARE OF THAT CONCERN.

>> ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS, I THINK THE WASPS ARE GOING TO LOVE THESE BOXES, AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THEM ONCE A YEAR AND HEAD THOSE THINGS OFF BECAUSE THEY CAN GET IN THERE IN A MATTER OF DAYS AND MAKE IT UNINHABITABLE FOR BATS.

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>> KRISTEN DID ACTUALLY ADDRESS THAT. SHE TALKED ABOUT IT.

>> SHE TALKED ABOUT IT.

>> SHE COVERED ALL GROUND. SHE WAS PHENOMENAL.

WE HAD A VERY IN DEPTH CONVERSATION, AND IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING, I THINK, JUST AS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, IF WE HAVE SPECS, AND WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, AND WE LOOK FOR THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

BUT WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS STAFF PERSON WHO REALLY KNOWS HER STUFF.

>> I'M TOTALLY ON BOARD.

>> YOU GOT DIRECTION?

>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, WITH REGARDS TO THE BAT HOUSES, I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD DIRECTION IN TERMS OF HOW WE MIGHT PILOT THAT, AND WE CAN COME BACK TO COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FULL COUNCIL TO SHARE AT A LATER DATE, WHAT SUCCESS WE'RE SEEING WITH THAT.

ANOTHER BIG COMPONENT OF THIS TOO IS UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU'D LIKE TO HANDLE ABATEMENT IN THE SPRAYING, THE THREE OPTIONS THAT MR. THOMPSON SPOKE TO, SO WE'D LOOK FOR SOME DIRECTION ON THAT.

>> I'M ASSUMING THE SPRAYING IS EFFECTIVE BECAUSE I DON'T SEE ANY DATA, BUT YOU WOULDN'T BE DOING IT IF IT WASN'T WORKING.

IF THE COST DIFFERENCE IS MINIMAL, JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

>> AGREE.

>> WE LIKE TO KEEP THAT ZERO.

>> ZERO.

>> ZERO IN THE HUMAN CASE COLUMN.

>> IT IS CONCERNING THAT TARRANT COUNTY MAY BE SEEING SOME PYRETHRIN RESISTANCE, BUT IF WE'RE NOT SEEING IT YET, THERE'S NO POINT IN REDUCING IT.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW TARRANT COUNTY BECAUSE THREE CONSECUTIVE MOSQUITOES BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE RESISTANCE.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A RESISTANCE. WE'RE DOING GOOD.

>> OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S A MUCH LARGER AREA, AND THEY WERE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.

EVEN THOUGH MOST OF BURLESON IS NOT IN TARRANT COUNTY, WE'RE ABLE TO USE THEIR LAB FOR TRAPS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A NUANCE TO THAT DATA, BUT STILL WE THINK WE WENT THROUGH PRUDENT STEPS TO GIVE US A BETTER COMFORT LEVEL THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE RESISTANCE.

>> EVERYBODY AGREE, LEAVE IT ALONE?

>> I'M NO EXPERT, BUT ITEM 1, CONTINUE WITH CURRENT PROCEDURES SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

>> I THINK WE HAVE OUR DIRECTION.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU ERIC.

>> EIGHT B, THIS WILL MOVE ON.

ARE YOU DONE, MR. THOMPSON?

>> TRYING TO BE.

>> EIGHT B IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION,

[8.B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on a proposed Neighborhood Empowerment Zone incentive policy. (Staff Contact: Tony D. McIlwain, Development Services Director)]

AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON A PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE INCENTIVE POLICY.

THE STAFF PRESENTER ON THIS ITEM IS TONY MCILWAIN, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

>> THANK YOU. ME AND COUNCIL, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WE HAVE BRIEFED YOU MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

JUST BY WAY OF JUST A RECAP, CHAPTER 378 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ALLOWS A MUNICIPALITY, SUCH AS BURLESON TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

WHAT A MUNICIPALITY TERM IS THAT THE CREATION OF THE ZONE WOULD PROMOTE THOSE BULLET POINTS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

BY WAY OF THE POLICY THAT WE'VE PLACED IN YOUR PACKET, THE STAFF IS BRINGING THIS FORWARD BECAUSE BY WAY OF ADOPTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE POLICY, YOU COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REHABILITATION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

THE POLICY WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ENACTED CITYWIDE WITH YOU COMING IN AT A LATER DATE AND DOING DETERMINED AREAS FOR SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU DOES ALLOW YOU TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND INCENTIVES AS YOU SEE FIT AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 378 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OR BY COUNCIL RESOLUTION.

WHAT WE'VE PLACED IN YOUR PACKET IS A POLICY THAT HAS A 10 YEAR PERIOD, AND UPON THE END OF THAT 10 YEAR PERIOD, THE LIFE OF THE NEZ CAN BE EXTENDED BY CITY COUNCIL.

COUNCIL, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP ME AS QUESTIONS ARISE.

SOME OF THE PROPOSED INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH YOU PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT FEE WAIVERS AND RELEASE OF LIENS.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT FEE WAIVERS AS WELL AS THE RELEASE OF LIENS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.

STAFF EVALUATED TAX ABATEMENTS AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL, AND THEN SUBSEQUENT TO THAT AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE THINK IT IS MORE PRUDENT FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH

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THE DEVELOPMENT FEE WAIVERS AND RELEASE OF LIENS.

IN THE PACKET THAT YOU HAVE, I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE LIEN RELEASE, SPECIFICALLY, THE SECOND SENTENCE, I NOTICE AS A RUN ON SENTENCE, I WANT TO SPEAK INTO THE RECORD THAT WITH THE LIEN RELEASE, THE RELEASE OF SUCH LIENS WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION OF ELIGIBLE FACILITIES WITHIN THE TARGET AREA.

WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET GOES ON TO SAY ADDITIONAL TEXTS, BUT WE WANT TO REVISE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS CONFUSING.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY MANAGER POINTED OUT IN A PREVIOUS MEETING WITH ME.

IT GAVE CONTRADICTORY INFORMATION REGARDING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR LIEN RELEASE.

ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS A 20% INVESTMENT BASED ON THE VALUATION OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THAT'S THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

IF YOU HAVE LIENS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN USE THE LIEN RELEASE IN ADDITION TO THE DEVELOPMENT FEE WAIVER.

I KNOW THERE'S A QUESTION THAT YOU RAISED COUNCILWOMAN BOEDEKER REGARDING PLUMBING.

IF YOU CAN VERBALIZE IT, I CAN ANSWER IT FOR YOU.

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS QUESTIONING ON HERE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE LIENS.

WE HAVE SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT STILL HAVE CAST IRON PLUMBING.

WHEN WE'VE HAD PROGRAMS BEFORE, IT WAS MORE FOR COSMETIC, BRINGING THE HOUSE TO LOOK NICE.

BUT WE HAVE CAST IRON PLUMBING AND SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DETERIORATING, COULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP THEM?

>> IT COULD BUT THE HELP WOULD BE, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'LL BE MINIMAL IN NATURE BECAUSE THE THRESHOLD IS FOR YOU TO HAVE ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION.

IF YOU ACHIEVE 20% OF THE VALUATION OF YOUR TAX APPRAISED VALUE, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS SIMPLY REMOVING THE PERMIT APPLICATION.

FOR A TYPICAL PLUMBING PERMIT APPLICATION, YOU'RE LOOKING AT $65.

IT'S NOT OFFSETTING THE COST OF THE WORK THAT THE HOMEOWNER IS GOING TO HAVE TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE COST OF BRINGING IN A PROFESSIONAL PLUMBER.

THIS IS JUST A SMALL INCENTIVE THAT ONE CAN UNDERTAKE IF YOU'RE DOING A PROJECT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

TO GET TO THAT TYPE OF ROBUST INCENTIVE, YOU'D ALMOST HAVE TO HAVE A MATCHING PROGRAM, WHICH WE NO LONGER HAVE ON A BOOKS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WHERE THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD PUT IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT, THE CITY COULD MATCH THAT IF FUNDS WERE MADE AVAILABLE.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE IS MORE ON THE COSMETIC SIDE WITH REGARD TO NEW CONSTRUCTION AND ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION.

>> JUST SO I'M CLEAR.

THIS LIEN WOULD JUST BE $65.

>> IF YOU HAVE A LIEN ON A PROPERTY AND YOU HAVE AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT, YOU WOULD MEET WITH CITY STAFF AND WE WILL RELEASE THE ENTIRETY OF THE LIENS ON THE PROPERTY.

NOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LIENS AND YOU'RE REMODELING YOUR HOME, AND YOU'VE GOT TO CAST IRON PLUMBING.

YOU COULD COME IN AND WE WOULD WAIVE THE PERMIT FEE, BUT THE PERMIT FEE IS ROUGHLY $65.

IS IT A SAVINGS? SURE, BUT NOTHING THAT COMES CLOSE TO OFFSETTING THE COST THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS GOING TO HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN DOING THAT TYPE OF WORK.

>> WE ARE TALKING BASICALLY, LIKE A MECHANICS LIEN THAT THEY [INAUDIBLE].

>> THE LINE COULD BE ANYTHING FROM HIGH WEEDS AND GRASS.

IT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU DEMOLISHING A BUILDING ON THE SITE.

IT'S ALL LIENS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, AND LISA DUELLO TYPICALLY HANDLES THAT FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

THEY WILL COME IN AND SATISFY THE LIENS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, YOU CAN SIMPLY COME IN, MEET THE CRITERIA, IT GETS EVALUATED, AND THEN YOU CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE YOUR LIENS RELEASED IN ADDITION TO GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THE WAVE PERMIT FEES AS WELL.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN INCENTIVE TO ATTRACT INDIVIDUALS THAT MAYBE WANT TO INVEST IN ANY PART OF THE CITY THAT HAS A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE TO KNOW THAT IF THEY PUT IN A 20% MINIMUM INVESTMENT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WOULD EVALUATE AND GRANT.

I'M THROWING OUT THE NUMBER OF 20%.

THAT'S SIMPLY A BASELINE AMOUNT THAT

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THE CITY STAFF PUT IN AFTER EVALUATING OTHER CITIES HERE IN THE REGION AND STATEWIDE.

THE POLICY, AS IT'S WRITTEN, IS VERY MUCH YOUR DOCUMENT TO CHANGE AS YOU SEE FIT.

THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED TONIGHT OTHER THAN YOU TELLING US, HEY, YOU CAN TAKE THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, OR IF YOU WANT TO HAVE US BRING IT BACK FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO DO THAT.

BUT WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS PUT IN THE POLICY FIRST THAT IS CITYWIDE, AND THEN YOU CAN COME IN AND OFF THE HEELS OF THAT, GOING TO HAVE MORE DISCRETE CONVERSATIONS AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL WITH CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY WHERE YOU WANT TO PUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

JUST BY WAY OF ELABORATING ON THAT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU'LL GET REACHED OUT BY CITIZENS THAT WANT TO UNDERTAKE PROJECTS.

THE CITY HAS IN THE PAST, PUT IN PROGRAMS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR SOME MATCHING ASSISTANCE, WHETHER IT'S WITH PLUMBING OR THINGS OF THIS NATURE.

THAT'S NOT THE PROGRAM FOR THIS.

YES, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE I PROCEED OR HOPEFULLY, AND CONFUSE ANYBODY.

>> ANYBODY?

>> SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE'VE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED IS USING THIS AS A TOOL TO REDUCE BLIGHT EXTENDED LIFE CYCLE OF HOUSING AND ENCOURAGE NEW INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE'VE PREVIEWED THIS, BUT THESE ARE THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FEES THAT WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD FOR RELIEF, YOUR BUILDING PERMIT FEES, DEMO FEES, ELECTRICAL IRRIGATION, MECHANICAL FEES, PLAN REVIEW FEES, AND WE'RE ALSO EXTENDING THAT TO THE LAND USE SITE, PLAT APPLICATION FEES, SIGN PERMIT FEES, ZONING APPLICATION FEES, AND OF COURSE, PLUMBING.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEFT OFF WERE IMPACT FEES THAT ARE NOT BEING CONSIDERED UNDER THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL.

BUT IF YOU COME IN AND YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLETELY DEMO PROPERTY, BUILD A NEW HOUSE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, YOU CAN COME IN AND GET ALL OF THESE FEES WAIVED, AND THAT WOULD BE SOME BENEFIT TO AN INVESTOR OR A PROPERTY OWNER TO COME IN AND DO THAT AS OPPOSED TO SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE LIEN RELEASE.

ESSENTIALLY, YOU'RE A PROPERTY OWNER, YOU CAN COME IN.

ONCE YOU MEET THE MINIMUM CRITERIA, IT WILL BE EVALUATED BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF, AND THE RELEASE OF LIENS WILL BE ALLOWED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION OF ELIGIBLE FACILITIES.

WHEN WE MEET ELIGIBLE FACILITIES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND NOT THINGS SUCH AS FURNITURE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

IT'S THE REAL PROPERTY, THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.

WE WOULD LOOK AT THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY, AND THEN PROVIDE THE LIEN AMOUNT IN APPROXIMATE INTEREST TO BE INCURRED DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT COMPLETION DATE.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE WITH OUR STAFF IN CODE COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THEY TYPICALLY DEAL WITH THE LIENS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES NOW.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A CARROT TO ENTICE SOME INVESTMENT IN ADDITION TO THE PERMIT RELEASES.

ANOTHER OPTION. AGAIN, I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER IS THE TAX ABATEMENT THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED.

DEPENDING ON YOUR TAX SITUATION, EVERY CITY IS DIFFERENT.

WE HAVE SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AND THE TIMING OF TAXES, AND WE THINK THAT WOULD BE AN UNDERTAKING THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED AND SOMETHING WE'LL PROBABLY LOOK AT LATER IF THE PROGRAM HAS SOME SUCCESS.

BUT WITH THIS POLICY, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS US TO CONSIDER AND INCLUDE, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CERTAINLY DO.

THIS IS JUST THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THAT WE'VE LISTED IN THE ORDINANCE, IN THE PACKET FOR YOU.

SOME OF THIS IS SELF EXPLANATORY.

IT'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE SEE IN CITIES LIKE FORT WORTH AND SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES WE USED AS MODELS.

WE TALK ABOUT THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OR ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION, MINIMUM 20% OF THE BASE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.

YOU CAN'T HAVE OTHER OUTSTANDING NON-CONFORMANCE ISSUES SUCH AS ANY URBAN DESIGN STANDARDS, ZONING OR LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.

THEN WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE DEFINITIONS PARSED OUT FOR YOU, COUNCIL, DEFINITION FOR BASE VALUE, ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION, AND NEW CONSTRUCTION.

THOSE BULLET POINTS ON THE RIGHT ARE PRETTY MUCH THE MEAT POTATOES OF WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK

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AT IN TERMS OF HOW WE ARE DEFINING YOUR PROJECT WITH THE THINGS ON THE LEFT BEING SOME OF THE ANCILLARY THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE MET.

>> THE ONLY THING I'D COMMENT ON THAT.

>> YES, SIR.

>> IS WHAT COMPRISES ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT PLUMBING IMPROVEMENTS, REPLACING OUTDATED PIPES, ELECTRICAL COULD BE SOMETHING, BUT THE PURPOSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE IS TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK BETTER.

IMPROVING THE WIRING OR THE PLUMBING DOESN'T ACCOMPLISH THAT.

I WONDER IF WHEN WE SAY PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS, IF WE SHOULDN'T BE A LITTLE MORE DEFINITE, THAT THAT MEANS THINGS THAT IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE PROPERTY AND NOT INCLUDE PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC AND OTHER THINGS THAT HVAC.

>> I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE CONFUSION IS THAT, ARE WE JUST LOOKING AT COSMETIC THINGS ARE WE LOOKING AT TRULY IMPROVING THE PROPERTY?

>> I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT COSMETIC THINGS.

BASICALLY, IF WE'RE WAVING LIENS OR USING CITY FUNDS TO ASSIST THIS, WE'RE TAKING MONEY FROM ALL THE RESIDENTS AND MAKING AN IMPROVEMENT THAT SHOULD BE ENJOYED BY ALL THE RESIDENTS AND NOT JUST THE HOMEOWNER IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

THE HOMEOWNER WOULD HAVE NICE NEW PLUMBING OR ELECTRICITY, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK ANY BETTER.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THE NEIGHBORHOODS MONEY AND GIVE IT TO THEM, THEN YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THE NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFITS.

>> WELL, JUST BY WAY OF EXPLANATION, WE'RE FOREGOING REVENUE IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE AND THAT WE'RE NOT COLLECTING FEES FOR THE PERMIT APPLICATIONS NOW WITH THE LIENS AND THE LIEN WAIVER.

YES, THAT WOULD BE ALSO THE CITY FOREGOING COLLECTION OF THOSE MONIES IF YOU HAVE ELIGIBLE PROJECT.

THE REMODELING ASPECT FOR A HOUSE AND LET'S SAY THE PLUMBING FOR THE HOUSE, WOULD PROBABLY NEVER RISE TO 20% OF THE VALUE OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY UNLESS YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING REALLY INCREDIBLE.

MAYOR PRO TEM IS CORRECT.

THE BASIC BACKBONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE IS TO ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT AND THEN SEE THAT INVESTMENT PUT FORWARD ON THE STREET WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE VALUE AND BENEFIT OF THE PROGRAM.

THE QUESTION IS, IN MY MIND, ARE YOU GOING TO PARSE OUT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF PLUMBING IS AN ISSUE AND A COST THAT WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN ELECTRICAL.

WE CAN LOOK AT HOW MUCH OF THAT WORK AND WHETHER OR NOT A PERCENTAGE OF THE WORK HAS TO BE SHOWN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PROPERTY, IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO, FOR SURE, TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE MAXIMUM OUTWARD BENEFIT.

>> TONY, ONE ASPECT OF THE NEZ ZONE IS TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE HOME WHICH MEANS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS ALSO IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, NOT JUST COSMETIC.

THAT SOMETHING TO CONSIDER WHEN WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS.

>> YES. ALL OF WHAT WE LOOK AT INTERNALLY AS, ALL OF THIS IS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE STRUCTURE.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS WITH REGARD TO SOMEONE REHABBING A PROPERTY.

COULD YOU EXPECT TO SEE A NEW ROOF? SURE. COULD YOU EXPECT TO SEE NEW PAINT OR SIDING? ABSOLUTELY. WHAT STAFF DID NOT DO WAS BREAK DOWN HOW MUCH OF A PERCENTAGE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO BE DEMONSTRATED.

SOME YOU CAN SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE.

WE COULD KEEP A TALLY, FOR INSTANCE, OF THE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE.

BUT FOR US, IS BASICALLY, WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING IN TO US? IS IT 20% OF THE BASE VALUE OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT? THAT'S THE MINIMUM THAT YOU NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM? WE WILL CERTAINLY EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN LOOK FOR SOMETHING MORE DISCRETE, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, THAT COULD BE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, FOR INSTANCE.

BUT EVERY HOUSE IS A LITTLE DIFFER.

SOME PEOPLE WILL COME IN AND PUT IN NEW WINDOWS, FOR INSTANCE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE COULD SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE DOWN SPOUTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT THROUGHOUT ALL OF THIS, THE BENEFIT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER IS JUST WAVING OF THE FEES, I DON'T WANT TO SAY JUST IS WAVING OF THE FEES AND ALSO WAVING OF THE LIENS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

>> I'M CURIOUS. THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR COUNCILMAN BECKER, BUT WHEN PEOPLE BUY AND SELL PROPERTY, THE TITLE COMPANIES CLEAR THE LIENS UP AT CLOSING.

HOW DO WE REFUND LIENS TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GET COLLECTED AT CLOSING?

>> IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CONSIDERED. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

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IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT EXPERTISE IN HOUSE.

IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, ONE THAT I CAN GO AND EVALUATE.

I'VE SEEN MOST OF LIENS, TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED A SHERIFF SALES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE OR THE INDIVIDUAL, THAT'S LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

IT'S ALSO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S INCURRING THE LIEN, SO THERE IS NO SEE OF THE HOUSE.

THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS AS THE POLICY IS WRITTEN, WELL, AS THE POLICY IS WRITTEN, YOU CAN HAVE THAT CIRCUMSTANCE.

YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE IT OUTSIDE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WELL, YOU CAN BE THE PROPERTY OWNER.

HAVE LIENS ON YOUR PROPERTY, TURN IN AN ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION PROJECT THAT GETS EVALUATED, AND WE CAN RELEASE THOSE LIENS.

BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE AND YOU HAVE LIENS ON IT, THAT WOULD BE A DISQUALIFYING METRIC TO YOU PARTICIPATING IN THAT ASPECT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

IT'S LIKE THE BAD ACTOR CLAUSE, BUT ONLY APPLIES OUTSIDE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

>> I THINK I'M HAVING A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS.

JUST HEAR ME OUT. I WILL NOT SAY THE ADDRESS.

BUT THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THERE IS A HOUSE THAT IS ABOUT TO GO INTO FORECLOSURE.

THIS HOUSE IS NOT.

I HAD A BUYER ON IT. WE WALKED AWAY BECAUSE THE PLUMBING IS DETERIORATING.

THERE ARE OTHER COMPONENTS TO IT THAT DOES FALL QUESTIONABLE.

SHOULD THE CITY HELP THEM OUT WITH THIS OR NOT? BUT THIS HOUSE, IT IS DETERIORATING FROM BIGGER ISSUES BEING THE PLUMBING.

>> IS IT PEER AND BEING?

>> NO, IT IS NOT PEER AND BEING.

BUT THE OUTSIDE OF IT, YES, THE FOUNDATION IS DETERIORATING AT THIS POINT AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE PLUMBING.

THERE ARE WINDOWS THAT ARE NOW POPPING OUT BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDATION, BECAUSE OF A HOUSE IS IT'S A SYSTEM.

IT'S JUST LIKE OUR SKELETON SYSTEM.

EVERYTHING HAS TO WORK TOGETHER, OR IT'S GOING TO FAIL.

SO YES, THE OWNER COULD GO THROUGH AND PUT PAINT ON IT AND PLANT SOME TREES OR REMOVE SOME TREES.

BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT HOUSE BETTER, THAT IS NOT GOING TO MAKE A LIVING CONDITION BETTER, AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE.

UNTIL THOSE ISSUES, WE CAN'T PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

>> IT DOES. FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DICTATE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU MAKE TO THE PROPERTY.

WE'LL EVALUATE THOSE, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT THE BENEFIT IS AND THE COST, AND THAT'S ALWAYS REPORTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER.

HERE'S HOW MUCH I'M SPENDING ON THIS REMODEL.

MR. WHITEHEAD STAFF WILL EVALUATE THAT TO MAKE SURE THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE THEY MAKE SENSE BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MARKET.

WITH THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY MEET AT LEAST 20%.

THE ISSUE IS WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE INFLATING THE AMOUNT OF IMPROVEMENTS THEY'RE PUTTING INTO THE PROPERTY NOW.

THE NATURE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE UP TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

IF THEY WANT TO PUT IN $100,000 INTO THE HOUSE AND THE HOUSE IS VALUED AT $150,000, THEY'VE MET THE MINIMUM 20%.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO IN AND SAY THAT DOES HELP, THAT DOESN'T HELP, THAT DOESN'T QUALIFY.

WHAT, INSTEAD, WE'LL DO IT SAY, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'VE MET THE 20%, THE BENEFIT NAILS THAT WILL WAIVE THESE FEES, OR IN SOME CASES, WAIVE THE LIEN.

I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BTX REBATE PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S PART OF MAYBE SOME OF THE CONFUSION WITH THE PREVIOUS PROGRAM.

THAT PROGRAM DID ALLOW FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN WITH AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT, CERTAIN COST AMOUNT.

WE HAD A POT OF MONEY, IF YOU WILL.

WE WOULD OFFSET SOME OF THAT TO THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER.

WE HAD A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY UTILIZING THAT PROGRAM.

THAT PROGRAM WAS TABLE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE FUNDING FOR IT.

THIS PROGRAM IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, AND THAT STILL EXTENDS THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE HOUSE, BUT IT'S DONE UNDER MORE RIGOROUS REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A LOCAL SPECIFIC PROGRAM LIKE BTX REBATE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER, IT MAY BE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADD IN THE ADDED BENEFIT OF SOME TAX ABATEMENT.

BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE CONTEMPLATED IN THIS POLICY. IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN.

BUT THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT IS DONE IN THE FUTURE.

THEY COME AND MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS.

THEY'RE GOING TO GET A TAX ABATEMENT RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR, A YEAR FROM THE DATE.

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JANUARY 1ST FROM THE DATE AFTER THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO SEE WHAT CHANGES HAPPENED.

THAT'S A LITTLE IFFY SOMETIMES BECAUSE WE HAVE NO CONTROL OF WHAT THE TAX VALUATION WILL BE FOR THAT PROPERTY.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IF YOU'RE DOING ALL INTERIOR WORK, WELL, THE TAX APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS NOT GOING TO KNOW THAT YOU PUT IN NEW PLUMBING.

MOST OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT IS ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEY SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE MAYOR PRO TEM WAS GETTING AT.

THERE'S CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF OF THE PROGRAM, WHERE IF YOU LOOK AT IT IN 100% OF WHAT YOU CAN DO, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW SOME DEMONSTRABLE IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE OUTSIDE.

ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT IS CORRECT, YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE EXTENSION OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE HOUSING, WHICH ARE THOSE SYSTEMS THAT WILL BENEFIT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, PLUMBING, STRUCTURAL, HVAC ELECTRICAL.

IT'S ALL OF IT IN CONSIDERATION OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM.

>> TONY I'M GO TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED IF IT COULD BE.

WHAT ALEXI IS TALKING ABOUT, AND WHAT SHE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION JUST NOW IS IF WE HAVE A FAILURE IN A HOME, SAY IT'S A SLAB LEAK, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE PLUMBING IN THE SLAB? IT COMES UP TO 15% OF THE 20% WE NEED TO REDO THE NEZ.

IT'S A INSURABLE ITEM, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T START BECOMING THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY.

>> SURE. BUT YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK AT WHAT INCENTIVE IS THE CITY PROVIDING, AND YOU'RE SIMPLY WAIVING THE PERMIT APPLICATION FEES.

IT IS A SMALL AMOUNT RELATIVE TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND.

WE'RE NOT OFFSETTING ANY OF THAT COST THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND.

WE'RE JUST SAYING WHEN YOU COME IN, YOU APPLY FOR A PERMIT IS FREE.

OUR PERMITS ARE NOT EXPENSIVE PERMIT.

YOU MAY HAVE $2,000 WITH OF WORK YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PAY A $2,000 PERMIT FEE TO US.

YOU'RE GOING TO PAY A PERMIT FEE THAT MAY BE 25 OR $50.

IT'S NOT IN KIND PROGRAM.

IT'S NOT A MATCHING PROGRAM.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS ABOUT.

IT'S NOT A 60 40 MATCH, FOR INSTANCE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNSEL UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS NOT A MATCHING PROGRAM.

THIS IS A FEE WAIVER PROGRAM.

IT'S A LIEN RELEASE PROGRAM.

IT IS A MINOR AMOUNT COMPARED TO WHAT A 20% IMPROVEMENT TO A HOUSE WHAT WE THINK SEEM TO COST.

>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE PENNIES TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING, BUT IT'S AN INCENTIVE TO SAY, HEY, YOU ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY, AND YOU'RE WILLING TO INVEST SOMETHING.

LET'S REWARD YOU BY WAIVING A $25 FEE.

WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PROPERTY COULD HAVE A LIFT IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM THAT DOES SOMETHING FOR THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> YES. THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT.

AS SOMEONE WHO'S HAD RECENT WORK DONE ON MY FOUNDATION, I COULD TELL IT'S PAINFUL, BUT THAT'S ALL PART OF THE HOME OWNERSHIP.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HAD A MATCHING PROGRAM, BUT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A FAILURE IN YOUR HOUSE, AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT BECOMES MORE AND MORE LIMITED, THE MORE EXPENSIVE THESE REHABILITATION PROJECTS TAKE AND THEY BECOME.

THE ROLE OF THIS POLICY IS TO PUT SOME BROAD-BASED PARAMETERS IN PLACE THAT WOULD SERVE AS A BASIS FOR A SPRINGBOARD FOR YOU TO COME IN AND HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT FEE WAIVERS, LIEN RELEASES.

WE'VE NOT CONTEMPLATED THE TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

BUT I LOVE THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE IF THERE'S CONFUSION, IT MEANS THERE'S MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S COMFORTABLE, WHICH IS PERFECTLY FINE.

WE WANT TO GET THIS IN FRONT OF YOU AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

>> TONY, DO WE HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR BOTH PROGRAMS, MEANING THAT WE DO THE NEZ AND WAIVE THE FEES, AND THEN WE USE THE OTHER PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN THE REMODELING?

>> THE BTX REBATE PROGRAM IS GONE.

WE DIDN'T FUND THAT THIS FISCAL YEAR.

THAT POSSIBILITY NO LONGER EXISTS.

I WILL TELL YOU IT WAS A ROBUST PROGRAM.

WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION, AND THEN WE HAD TO CUT THE BUDGET.

IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO HAVE AS AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF AN NEZ, TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT THAT'S A FUNDING ISSUE AND A WHOLE ANOTHER CONVERSATION.

>> IF THE ECONOMY GETS BETTER, I THINK WE NEED TO REVISIT THAT.

I UNDERSTAND THE CUTTING OF IT BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET NOW, BUT IN THE FUTURE, IF THE ECONOMY HAS A GOOD UPTICK, WE MIGHT RECONSIDER THAT BECAUSE IT COVERS THE ENTIRE CITY.

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>> YES, SIR. IT DOES.

WE THOUGHT WAS BENEFICIAL.

I THINK THAT THE NEZ WOULD BE BENEFICIAL, BUT IT IS A VERY SMALL ELEMENT THAT THE STATE PROVIDES FOR EXTENDED LIFE CYCLES AND SOME IMPROVEMENTS.

THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT IS.

YOU CAN'T MAKE IT MORE ROBUST THAN WHAT THE STATE PROVIDES.

WE'RE TRYING TO PUT IT IN A BURLESON-SPECIFIC LENS THAT WE THINK WILL BE BENEFICIAL.

>> TONY, ONE OTHER QUESTION.

THIS NEZ, THIS IS FUNDS THAT WE ESSENTIALLY GET CREDITED FROM THE STATE.

THE STATE IS ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THESE.

>> NO. WHAT IT IS IS THE STATE PUTS IN THE PARAMETERS.

WE TAKE FROM WHAT WE WANT.

IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO FOREGO REVENUE.

WE'RE NOT GIVING OUT ANY MONEY.

YOU JUST WON'T PAY IF YOU COME TO THE PERMIT COUNTER, IS WHAT WE'RE SAYING.

IT WILL BE A IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE YOU'RE FOREGOING REVENUE.

>> ARE YOU ALLOWING PERSONNEL TO MANAGE THIS? ARE YOU GOING TO NEED MORE PEOPLE TO MANAGE THIS PROGRAM?

>> NO. IT DEPENDS ON THE SCOPE AND THE NUMBER OF NEZS THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO PUT FORWARD.

NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO UTILIZE THE NEZ.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME AND REMODEL YOUR HOUSE, YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT WITHOUT A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE, IT'S GOING TO BE WITH OR WITHOUT A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

THE FACT THAT WE'LL HAVE ONE IS JUST A COST SAVINGS FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER.

I DON'T EXPECT US TO BE OVERRUN WITH PEOPLE COMING IN TO DO WORK WOULD BE GREAT.

BUT I THINK FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING MORE ROBUST WITH A 60/40 OR 50/50 MATCHING SPLIT WITH ANOTHER PROGRAM.

>> WHERE I'VE SEEN THE NEZS COME IN BIG.

THERE'S IN FORT WORTH WHERE A DEVELOPER BUYS A WHOLE BLOCK, OR HALF A BLOCK, OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, AND DOES SEPAL HOMES AT ONE TIME.

IT'S TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO DO THAT.

>> YES. THOSE LARGER CITIES WILL MAKE IT MORE OF A BENEFIT, ALSO FROM A TAXING STAND POINT FROM THAT DEVELOPER AS WELL. YES.

>> IN THE LONG RUN, THE PAYBACK IS THROUGH THE PROPERTY TAX?

>> YES, SIR.

>> I LIKE IT. I THINK WE GOT SOME GOOD QUESTIONS HERE.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS.

GOOD, MR. CITY MANAGER. I'M SORRY.

>> NO, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, WE'VE BRIEFED THIS MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THERE'S STILL MULTIPLE SLIDES FOR TONY TO GO THROUGH, BUT TO GET SOME CLARITY ON THE DIRECTION, IT SEEMS THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL'S CONCERN OR CONSTERNATION WAS CENTERED AROUND WHETHER OR NOT THE IMPROVEMENTS HAD TO HAVE SOME AESTHETIC EXTERIOR NATURE TO IT.

AM I PICKING THAT UP CORRECTLY?

>> I COULD HAVE WORDED WHAT I SAID BETTER.

BASICALLY, WHAT THE MONEY GETS SPENT ON TO GET TO THE 20% THRESHOLD DOESN'T MEAN ALL THAT MUCH, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT ANY QUALIFYING PROJECT WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE AN AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENT THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST TO THE BENEFIT OF THE HOMEOWNER HIMSELF.

>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO RECOMMEND, RATHER THAN GETTING TO SOME NUANCE OF X PERCENT, BUT JUST SAYING THAT THE ELEMENT OF THE PROJECT MUST INCLUDE SOME EXTERIOR COMPONENT.

>> GARAGE DOORS.

>> CORRECT.

>> FENCES.

ANYTHING THAT MAKES THE PROPERTY LOOK BETTER.

BUT BELIEVE ME, I KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN SPEND ON A HOUSE WITHOUT NECESSARILY CHANGING THE EXTERIOR MUCH.

IT CAN BE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THAT ONLY BENEFITS THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.

IT DOESN'T BENEFIT ANYONE THAT DRIVES BY OR WANTS TO MOVE INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WOULD LIKE IT TO LOOK BETTER.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

>> IF WE MODIFIED THE POLICY TO INDICATE THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS MUST INCLUDE SOME EXTERIOR AESTHETIC COMPONENT, THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE COUNCIL'S CONCERNS.

>> THE LOOSER YOU KEEP IT, THE BETTER, BUT YES.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL, BUT MEET THE COUNCIL'S OBJECTIVE.

>> TO COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT'S POINT, IF THEY GET A ROOF FOR THESE HOUSES, BY 20 GRAND AND SO 2% DEDUCTIBLE, AND THESE HOUSES ARE WORTH 250 THAT'S $5,000 DEDUCTIBLE.

OBVIOUSLY, INSURANCE IS GOING TO PAY 15, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FIVE.

THE FIVE GOES TOWARD THE 20% THAT THEY PAY.

BUT WE DON'T COUNT THE 15 THAT INSURANCE IS PAYING, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> WELL, AND AGAIN, IN THIS SCENARIO, THE ADVANTAGE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER IS GOING TO BE THE WAIVER OF THE FEES.

>> COUNTING IT TOWARDS THE 20%, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO COUNT THE DEDUCTIBLE,

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THE OUT-OF-POCKET MONEY THAT THE HOMEOWNER IS ACTUALLY SPENDING, NOT WHAT INSURANCE IS PAYING, OR DO YOU COUNT WHAT INSURANCE IS PAYING?

>> WE TYPICALLY DON'T.

IF YOU COME IN NEXT SPRING, OR WE'LL HAVE ALL THESE HAILSTORMS AND DAMAGE ROOFS, WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR COME IN AND JUST PULL A ROOFING PERMIT.

THE PERSONAL BUSINESS OF HOW MUCH THE INSURANCE IS GOING TO PAY, WE'RE NEVER INVOLVED IN THAT.

WE'LL DO THE VALUATION OF THE ROOFING PERMIT.

IF THAT BY ITSELF IS 20%, THEN SO BE IT.

BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE ONLY BENEFIT IS THE ROOF PERMIT FEE.

>> BUT TONY, THAT PERMIT IS BASED ON THE FULL JOB VALUE, NOT ON THE DEDUCTIBLE.

>> CORRECT.

>> TO ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT IT LESS DIRECTED, OTHERWISE ON THE JOB VALUE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE WAS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE ULTIMATE IMPROVEMENT IS.

CHANCES ARE, IF IT'S SOMEBODY COMING IN TO FIX UP YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET A NEW ROOF, EXTERIOR-WISE, THAT INSURANCE IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF, SO YOU'LL HAVE SOME EXTERIOR BIT, BUT I LIKE THAT REQUIRING SOMETHING PAINT, BECAUSE, YES, THE INTERIOR IS IMPORTANT.

YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT THE HOUSE TO FALL APART BECAUSE THE PLUMBING IS BAD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, EXTERIOR, YOU WANT IT TO LOOK NICE.

WELL, TONY, THE 20% AGAINST MARKET VALUE, IF THEY DECIDED TO ADD AN ADDITION ONTO THE HOUSE OR AN ADU, WHICH WE REALLY DON'T HAVE NOW, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE IN THE FUTURE, WOULD THAT BE CLASSIFIED AS PART OF THE 20% TOWARDS THE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE HOME?

>> YES, CAUSE A BRAND NEW STANDALONE ADU IS NEW CONSTRUCTION, AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING HOME WILL BE ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION.

WE'LL LOOK AT THE TOTAL COST OF THE JOB.

IF IT'S A NEW CONSTRUCTION COMPONENT THAT GETS THEM TO 20%, SO BE IT.

>> ANY CONCERNS WITH THE CAVEATS OR THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD HERE WITH HOW WE MODIFY THE POLICY? TONY.

>> WITH REGARDS TO CERTIFICATIONS AND DENIED APPLICATIONS, STAFF WAS CERTIFIED A PROPERTY OWNERS' ELIGIBILITY, RECEIVE INCENTIVES BASED ON THE CRITERIA IN THE POLICY.

THESE CERTIFICATIONS ARE OWNER AND ADDRESS-SPECIFIC.

MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING CERTIFICATION MAY BE MADE TO THE CITY WITH CORRECT DOCUMENTATION, AND NEW OR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AT THE SAME ADDRESS OR THE SAME DEVELOPMENT WILL REQUIRE A NEW APPLICATION FOR PROJECT CERTIFICATION.

I'LL USE THE EXAMPLE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT JUST USED WITH ADU.

YOU COULD COME IN AND DO A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE APPLICATION FOR AN EXISTING HOME.

GET THE BENEFIT FROM THAT.

TIME GOES BY, AND YOU SAY, I WANT TO PUT IN AN ADU.

THAT'S A NEW STRUCTURE, IT'S A NEW APPLICATION.

WE'LL TREAT IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

IF THE COUNCIL CHANGES THE BOUNDARIES OF A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE OR TERMINATES THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE AREA, THE CERTIFIED PROJECTS WILL STILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATION DATE.

THEY HAVE MORE TIME TO GET THE PROJECT DONE, EVEN IF YOU SAY, HEY, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE.

THEY'VE GOT 36 MONTHS AFTER THAT DATE THAT YOU MAKE THAT DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD.

NOW, IF YOU GO BEYOND THAT 36-MONTH DATE, THAT'S A HARD STOP.

WE DON'T MODIFY THAT DATE OR EXTEND THAT DATE BEYOND COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, SO 36 MONTHS, IF THE COUNCIL FEELS THAT YOU WANT TO GIVE MORE TIME FOR A PROJECT, YOU CAN.

IF WE'VE GOT A PROJECT LAGGING FOR 36 MONTHS, THAT'S A CONCERN IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

WE THINK IT'S FINE.

BUT NORMALLY, IF YOU HAVE THAT MUCH TIME, YOU'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WHERE YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME ISSUES, BUT TYPICALLY NOT RESIDENTIAL FOR SINGLE-FAMILY.

ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO APPEAL ON A DENIED APPLICATION WILL DO THAT BEFORE YOU.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME BEFORE A CITY STAFF, AND YOU WOULD MAKE THAT DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION.

BASED ON YOUR DIRECTION TONIGHT, WHAT ARE SOME POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS? ULTIMATELY, WE WILL HAVE TO BRING THIS BACK TO YOU FOR AN ACTION ITEM, NOT JUST A REPORT.

WE WOULD HAVE TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING TO ESTABLISH A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THAT PUBLIC HEARING.

WE WOULD HAVE TO DO ROBUST OUTREACH, DIRECT MAILERS, HAVE AT LEAST A COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING FOR ANYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND WHAT THE BENEFIT MIGHT BE.

ALSO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE MEETING SO THEY COULD SHOW UP WITH SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFIT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE WOULD PROVIDE.

THE ACTUAL APPROVAL WOULD HAPPEN THROUGH

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A RESOLUTION THAT THE COUNCIL WILL PASS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

NOW, THAT'S THE PART WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF THE ZONE BENEFITS, AND IT'S FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE PERSONS IN THE MUNICIPALITY.

THERE ARE SOME HARSH LANGUAGE IN SOME OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN.

THOSE ARE THE FINDINGS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO HAVE WITH REGARD TO ANY AREA THAT YOU ESTABLISH THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

HILLARY MONTCLAIR COMMUNITY WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AS A TARGET AREA.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL IS STILL WILLING TO LOOK AT.

WE'VE GOT 464 RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

WE WOULD NOTIFY ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THE STRUCTURES ARE ON AVERAGE 60-YEARS-OLD, AND AS OF 2024, THE PROPERTY APPRAISAL VALUATION WAS A LITTLE OVER $218,000.

YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONES AS YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A POLICY FIRST.

THIS WOULD BE SIMPLY THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ACTION.

YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY, AND YOU CAN CHANGE IT TO WHAT YOU THINK IS BENEFICIAL, WHETHER IT CAN BE JUST FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES OR IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE WOULD CONDUCT SOME OUTREACH.

FROM THE START TO FINISH, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD BLANKETING OF PROBABLY A GOOD MONTH TO MAKE SURE THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE REACHED PRIOR TO ANY ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE.

DURING THE COURSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE ZONE AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY THINK THAT THE BENEFITS BEING PROVIDED BY THE CITY ARE ENOUGH, OR IF THE THRESHOLD IS TOO HIGH, OR IF YOU THINK YOU WANT TO INCLUDE SOME TAX INCENTIVES INTO THAT AS WELL.

IS COUNCIL COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROPOSED INCENTIVES, FEE WAIVERS, AND LIEN RELEASE? DO YOU WANT TO SEE THAT INVOLVE PROPERTY TAXES IN SOME CAPACITY?

>> ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE 10-YEAR LENGTH? DO YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT SHORTER? I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND GOING LONGER, BUT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE IT SHORTER THAN 10 YEARS WITH THE INITIAL LENGTH OF A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE? THIS IS ALL THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE POLICY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS WITH HAVING IT.

IT'S JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, BECAUSE THE COST OF THE CITY IS NOMINAL, AND IT'S REALLY WHAT'S THE INCENTIVE FOR THE PERSON DOING IT.

BUT SINCE IT'S A FIRST TIME DEAL, I MAYBE CUT IT IN HALF TO FIVE YEARS WITH ALLOWING US TO EXTEND IT.

>> YOU CAN DO THAT. I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THAT CONSISTS, I'LL JUST HAVE IT REFLECTED IN THE POLICY.

>> IS THAT 10 YEARS JUST FOR THIS ONE AREA?

>> THE 10 YEAR IS PUT IN TO THE POLICY ITSELF.

WHEN YOU SET UP YOUR SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, YOU CAN HAVE THAT RUN A DIFFERENT LENGTH IF YOU THINK THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.

IT COULD BE THREE YEARS, IT COULD BE FIVE YEARS, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T SEE THE LENGTH OF TIME IN THE IN THE POLICY ITSELF.

SO TYPICALLY, 5-10 ARE EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THAN THE ODD NUMBER, OTHER NUMBERS LIKE THREE OR SEVEN, FRANCIS.

>> IS FIVE YEARS LONG ENOUGH TO GET IT ROLLING AND GET THINGS TO HAPPENING AND IDENTIFY THE GOOD AND THE BAD IN ORDER TO MAKE A SECOND DECISION?

>> GOOD QUESTION. THE LARGER THE AREA, THE LONGER YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD TAKE TO ACTUALLY SEE SOME FRUITFUL BENEFIT.

>> [OVERLAPPING] IF WE HAD THE FIVE-YEAR, AT FOUR YEARS, THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING.

THAT GOES WITH THE THREE-YEAR EXTENSION.

>> YES.

>> THAT INCORPORATES THAT FIVE YEARS.

>> YES, SIR. YOU CAN COME IN ON THE LAST DAY OF THE LENGTH OF THE TIME FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, AND THEN YOU GET THE THREE YEARS BECAUSE THAT'S IN THE ACTUAL POLICY.

SO TO GET BACK TO THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE THINK FIVE IS SUFFICIENT, I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK THAT'S A POLICY DISCUSSION FOR THE COUNSEL.

YOU CAN DO LESS THAN 10 IF YOU THINK YOU WANT TO START AT 10 AND THEN TWEAK IT.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST, YOU CAN DO THAT.

BUT WE THREW 10 OUT AS A GOOD MEASURING STICK.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD LENGTH OF TIME.

YOU COME ABOUT A DECADE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, AND TYPICALLY, YOU CAN GET A LOT OF BENEFIT IN THAT DECADE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU'VE GOT SOME COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES [OVERLAPPING]

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>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE ENOUGH IN FIVE YEARS.

I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE IMPACTFUL ENOUGH.

I THINK THAT'S QUICK.

IT TAKES TIME TO GET WORD OUT.

NEIGHBORS HAVE TO SEE, OH, THAT IS A GOOD IMPROVEMENT.

MAYBE I SHOULD INVEST AND DO SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH MY PROPERTY.

YOU MULL IT OVER AND BUDGET FOR IT.

I JUST DON'T THINK FIVE YEARS IS LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO ACTUALLY SEE AN IMPACT.

>> LARRY WAS TALKING ABOUT FORT WORTH DID THIS, AND YOU ACTUALLY SAW ONE.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS GOING UP BY 35 ROUND ROADS DOWN THAT AREA, THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH THERE, WHERE A LOT OF THOSE HOMES DISAPPEARED AND THEN CAME BACK AS NEWER HOMES.

>> AS [INAUDIBLE] IS.

>> A LOT OF THAT, THAT'S AN NEZ ZONE, AND A LOT OF WAS [OVERLAPPING]

>> THERE BY JOHN PETER SMITH.

BEEN OVER THERE QUITE A BIT.

>> THOSE HOUSES WERE 80, 90-YEARS-OLD.

A LOT OF THEM WERE ABANDONED, AND VAGRANTS HAD MOVED IN, OTHER THINGS HAD GOING ON, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO TRY TO PREVENT.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT GETTING THE WORD OUT.

HOW DO YOU GET THE WORD OUT? IS THIS STRICTLY BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD? SOMETHING LIKE FORT WORTH AND LARRY'S TALKING ABOUT, THAT WASN'T JUST NEIGHBORHOODS TALKING ABOUT IT.

A DEVELOPER KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

>> SURE. FORT WORTH HAS A VERY, VERY ROBUST NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE PROGRAM.

THEY MASTER PLAN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS DELIBERATE AND VERY THOUGHTFUL, AND IT PUSHES AN INVESTOR TO A CERTAIN DESIRED OUTCOME.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, AS FAR AS GETTING THE WORD OUT, CERTAINLY DIRECT MAIL.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND ALSO CONDUCT AT LEAST ONE COMMUNITY MEETING WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN COME IN AND ASK STAFF QUESTIONS.

WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT CONFUSING TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF A PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL FROM ANOTHER PART OF THE CITY THAT SAYS, WELL, WHAT IS THIS? I WANT TO PARTICIPATE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST FOCUSED ON THE HILLARY MONTCLAIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO AND HAVE SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, LARGELY RESIDENTIAL AND HAVE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, PUT TOGETHER FIRES.

WE CAN CANVASS THE AREA WITH CO-COMPLIANCE STAFF, PLANNING STAFF, TO GET THE WORD OUT, TO HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING, SOMETHING ON ORDER OF WHAT WE RECENTLY DID WITH THE STAFF DEALING WITH THE DRAINAGE FEES.

I WANT TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF OUTREACH, BUT ON A MORE MICRO LEVEL TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED AND INFORMED PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING TAKING PLACE.

>> ANYONE ELSE?

>> JUST A THOUGHT AS AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE.

IS THERE FOR AN EXPEDITED PERMIT PROCESS REVIEW?

>> SURE. WE CAN PUT THAT IN. THAT'S EASY TO DO.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ADD AS AN INCENTIVE AND MOVE UP TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE, SO TO SPEAK.

IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, CERTAINLY, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ADD IF THE COUNCILS WANTED TO DO THAT.

>> LOOKING AT YOUR MAP ON SLIDE 10.

WE GO DOWN ONE SIDE OF RENFRO AND WE GO DOWN ONE SIDE OF CINDY, AND WE DON'T COVER THE OTHER SIDES OF THE STREET.

WOULD THERE BE ANYTHING TO BE GAINED FROM INCLUDING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, THE HOUSES ON BOTH SIDES OF RENFRO THROUGH THAT LIMIT AND BOTH SIDES OF CINDY?

>> SURE.

>> OTHER THAN THAT, WE DO BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET ON ALL THE STREETS, EXCEPT ON THOSE TWO?

>> YES. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE CAN DO THAT.

THIS MAP WAS BASICALLY DONE AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL.

WHEN WE GO THROUGH AND SET UP THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, THE COUNCIL AT THAT POINT IN TIME, CAN EXTEND THAT ZONE ANYWHERE YOU'D LIKE.

THIS IS THE TARGET AREA.

THE COUNCIL WANTS TO HAVE STAFF EXTEND THAT ZONE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET AND CAPTURE THE HOUSES SO THAT YOU HAVE THE HOUSES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET RIGHT AWAY.

CERTAIN COULD BE DONE. NOT A PROBLEM.

>> YEAH, ESPECIALLY ON RENFRO BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A HIGH VISIBILITY STREET.

>> YES, SIR.

>> I COULD I COULD SEE THAT.

THAT'S ABOUT ANOTHER APPROXIMATELY 50 HOMES.

>> I THINK WHEN IT FIRST CAME TO COMMITTEE, THERE WAS FIVE OR SIX ZONES IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THEY HAD CRITERIA THAT YOU USED.

I BELIEVE IT WAS AGE OF THE HOME, CRIME RATE, TAXES.

IT WAS SEVERAL CRITERIA.

BUT I LIKE DAN'S THINKING IF WE INCREASE THE SIZE OF IT SOMEWHAT, MAYBE THAT AREA WILL NOT FIT THE CRITERIA,

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BUT WE'LL HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> SURE. WHILE THE CRITERIA WAS VERY SPECIFIC, THE AREAS WERE NOT.

WE STARTED OUT WHAT WE CALL HEAT MAPS WORKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TRIED TO FINE TUNE THOSE ALONG ESTABLISHED RIGHTS OF WAY, JUST TO GIVE A HARD EDGE.

SO IF WE WANT TO EXTEND THAT HARD EDGE TO INCLUDE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THE HOUSES ADJACENT TO THAT, IT'S JUST A SIMPLE MAPPING EXERCISE.

>> WELL, I HATE TO KEEP CHANGING THIS EVERY TIME WE HAVE A CONVERSATION, IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT.

>> THESE ARE SIMPLE CHANGES. NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL.

>> WE GOT ONE CHANCE TO GET IT RIGHT.

>> YEAH. NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M FINISHED THE PRESENTATION, FORGIVE ME.

I'M SITTING HERE LOOKING MY MOUTH OPEN.

NOT A GOOD LOOK. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.

I WILL BRING THE POLICY BACK BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THIS APPROVED, AND I'LL INCORPORATE THE CHANGES.

THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, DOES THE COUNCIL FEEL THE NEED TO HAVE THIS GO BACK? YOU COUNSEL WOULD BE JUST BRINGING IT BACK TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO ASK.

>> TOMMY, WAS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT?

>> NO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT TONY TOOK MY QUESTION.

SO JUST GETTING DIRECTION ON, IS THIS SOMETHING YOU THINK IS READY FOR POLICY ADOPTION? THEN THAT POINT, GETTING CLEAR DIRECTION IN TERMS OF THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND MAKING SURE YOU'RE CLEAR AND OKAY WITH THIS PROCEEDING WITH OUTREACH, BECAUSE BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP.

>> I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO GO TO COMMITTEE AGAIN BEFORE IT COME TO COUNCIL, JUST SO WE ALL TRY TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

IS THAT OKAY TO YOU GUYS?

>> WE CAN DO THAT. I THINK BASICALLY YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF NEW IDEAS TO GO THROUGH RIGHT NOW AND TO POSSIBLY MAKE A FEW CHANGES.

IF WE GO TO COMMITTEE, IT'S GOING TO DELAY IT FURTHER.

IF THAT'S THE COUNCIL'S PREROGATIVE, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COMMITTEE.

>> WHICH WAY?

>> I THINK [INAUDIBLE] IT'S MY OPINION.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING MORE BRAINSTORMING UP HERE.

BECAUSE COMMITTEE, WE'RE ALL JUST, DO WE WANT TO DO THIS, BUT THEN WE'RE WORKING OUT THE NUANCES AT THIS POINT. [OVERLAPPING]

>> I THINK WE JUST HAD A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION TONIGHT.

>> LET'S JUST BRING IT BACK TO COUNSEL.

>> I'M AFRAID IF IT GOES TO THE COMMITTEE AND WE MAKE DECISIONS, AND IT COMES BACK TO COUNCIL, WE'LL DO THE SAME THING TONIGHT.

>> I AGREE WITH THAT. LET'S JUST BRING IT BACK TO COUNSEL, IS IT, ALEX?

>> YES. THANK YOU.

>> I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GETTING TIRED OF SITTING THERE AND LISTENING TO US, REPEAT THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I'LL WORK WITH CITY MANAGER AND GET THIS BACK ON YOUR AGENDA.

[INAUDIBLE] HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED CHANGES.

>> THANKS, TONY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[8.C. Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff direction regarding plaza maintenance. (Staff Contact: Jen Basham, Director of Parks and Recreation)]

THAT BRINGS US TO 8(C), RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING PLAZA MAINTENANCE.

THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS JEN BASHAM, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. HI, JACK.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY APOLOGIES, CITY SECRETARY.

I WANT TO PREFACE THIS PRESENTATION BY SAYING THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A GROUP EFFORT.

SO WHILE SOME OF THE ELEMENTS YOU'LL BE SEEING THIS EVENING ARE MANAGED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, MANY OTHER ELEMENTS WERE ASSISTED BY PUBLIC WORKS AND BY OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT WHO OVERSEES WASTE MANAGEMENT.

SO THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A COLLECTIVE EFFORT, AND I WILL ANSWER EVERYTHING I CAN, AND I WILL DEFER TO EVERYTHING I CANNOT.

WE'LL GET STARTED WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

WE WERE REQUESTED TO BRIEF THIS ITEM BY THE COUNCIL, AND SO JUST TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND, THE PLAZA WAS OPENED IN 2020 DURING COVID.

IN 2021, WE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NOBODY REALLY ASSIGNED TO ACTUALLY TAKE CARE OF IT.

IT WASN'T A PARK, IT WASN'T A PUBLIC WORKS AREA.

SO HOW DO WE TAKE CARE OF THIS? SO WE ADDED A PART TIME EMPLOYEE TO SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAZA.