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          I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON TUESDAY,
JANUARY 20TH, 2026 AT 5:31. 
          [1. CALL TO ORDER]
FRANK, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FRANK PACE LEAD OUR INVOCATION. 
          EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGES AND OUR PRAYER. 
          FATHER GOD, I THANK YOU TONIGHT THAT YOU'VE GIFTED SO MANY PEOPLE WITH SO MANY TALENTS,
SO MANY SKILLS, SO MUCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING. WE THANK YOU THAT EACH ONE HAS DIFFERENT ABILITIES TO RUN
THIS CITY. 
          FATHER, I THANK YOU THAT IT'S COMING FORTH TONIGHT IN A MIGHTY AND POWERFUL WAY TO DO
WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON. 
          BECAUSE YOU LOVE BURLESON FATHER GOD, YOU LOVE EACH AND EVERY PERSON HERE. 
          WE THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE WATCHING OVER US. THANK YOU,
FATHER. 
          IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. 
          [2.B. Presentations (Part 1 of 2)]
PROCLAMATIONS, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE A WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS UNDER 2.B. 
          THE FIRST PRESENTATION IS ADOPTABLE PET OF THE QUARTER. 
          WE DON'T SEE THE DOG. [LAUGHTER]. GENERALLY NOT VERY ADOPTABLE. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. AND WHEN THE DOG COMES,
WE'LL BRING THE DOG FORWARD. 
          AT THIS TIME, WE'LL CALL FORWARD THE CITY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION UPDATE,
WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY AJ ARJANEN, GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE CITY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION,
AJ. 
          IF YOU WOULD OBLIGE ME QUICKLY BY A SHOW OF HANDS,
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH CITY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION? ALL RIGHT, CITY LEADERSHIP HAS IT. WE GOT SOME WORK TO DO WITH THE CITIZENS. 
          AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I'M HERE TODAY. OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES,
WHAT I WANT TO DO IS KIND OF BRIEFLY TOUCH ON WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO, WHERE WE WERE, WHERE WE ARE, AND WHERE WE'RE GOING. 
          FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY, IF YOU WONDER WHO WE ARE. 
          WHERE'S MY? AS AN ORGANIZATION. 
          TRANSPORTATION. WE PROVIDE DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICES,
BASICALLY CURB TO CURB PICKUP THROUGHOUT ALL OF JOHNSON COUNTY. 
          THAT'S 734MI². 68% OF OUR PEOPLE ARE ON A REDUCED FARE,
SO THAT'S EITHER DISABLED OR ELDERLY. 
          I HAD A DRIVER CALL ME AND THEY TOLD ME THE CUSTOMER WASN'T COMING OUT. 
          SO I CALLED THE CUSTOMER UP AND HE SAID, I'LL BE OUT IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. 
          HE DIDN'T COME OUT. SO I CALLED HIM BACK AND HE DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT,
AND I OVERHEAR HIM YELLING THE INDIVIDUAL'S NAME ON THE PHONE, TRYING TO GET HIS ATTENTION, ASKING HIM IF HE'S OKAY,
AND EVENTUALLY THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD JUST ANSWER AND YOU COULD HEAR. 
          IT WAS SLURRED. SO I KEPT HIM ON THE LINE. I CALLED OUR NON-EMERGENCY SERVICE. 
          THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE, CHECKED ON HIM,
AND TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. 
          LATER ON, HE CALLED ME UP AND HE'S LIKE, DID YOU CALL SOMEBODY TO COME GET ME? AND I WAS LIKE, YES, SIR. AND HE WAS LIKE, THANK YOU. 
          HE SAID, I COULD HAVE DIED. TIM IS GENUINELY JUST A GOOD PERSON. 
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AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE IS CARING. HE IS HUMBLE AND REALLY EMBODIES WHAT WE'RE ALL
ABOUT. 
          AND THAT'S A SERVANT'S HEART. THIS ONE WAS A PRETTY BIG THING THAT HAPPENED,
BUT THIS HAPPENS DAILY. 
          OUR DRIVERS ARE OUT THERE HELPING PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS GET ON THE BUS AND COMFORTING
THEM. 
          AND QUITE FRANKLY, A LOT OF OUR PASSENGERS, THAT'S THE ONLY ADULT CONVERSATION THEY'RE
GOING TO HAVE IN A DAY. 
          IT FELT REAL GOOD, AND I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO HELP HIM,
BECAUSE SOMEDAY I MAY BE IN THAT SAME SITUATION, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE TO HELP. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. HOW DO I GET OUT OF HERE? GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE ARE. WE PROVIDE CURB TO CURB PICK UP AND DROP OFF
THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT JOHNSON COUNTY, 734MI² TO INCLUDE HUGULEY HOSPITAL. OUR HOURS OF OPERATION ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
06:00 A.M. 
          TO 6:30 P.M. WITH LIMITED SATURDAY SERVICE. CITIZENS TRULY RELY UPON US FOR OUR SERVICES
AS A FORM OF MOBILITY FOR TRIPS SUCH AS VITAL MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, EMPLOYMENT,
GROCERY SHOPPING, SENIOR CITIZEN OR SENIOR CITIZENS AND LEISURE. 
          68%, AS I NOTED OF OUR TRIPS, ARE ATTRIBUTED TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED,
27% ARE THOSE WHO REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF MOBILITY ASSISTANCE, WHETHER IT BE A WHEELCHAIR OR SCOOTER, A CANE,
ETC. 
          OUR TEAM CONSISTS OF 16 DRIVERS, TWO DISPATCHERS,
ONE OF WHICH IS PART TIME, A MECHANIC, MYSELF AND MY LIEUTENANT, THE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR. AND THAT WAS TIM THAT YOU JUST SAW,
AND HE JUST HAPPENED TO BE THE CITY OF CLEBURNE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR SUPERSTAR. 
          FUNDING SOURCES. FTA. FTA IS OUR NUMBER ONE FUNDING SOURCE VIA TXDOT,
AS WELL AS NCTCOG AND PARTICIPATING CITIES SUCH AS BURLESON. SO WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEING TO REMAIN FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WITH THE CITIZENS TAX DOLLARS AND ALWAYS STRIVE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY. 
          OPERATING BUDGET. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS $1.97 MILLION. 
          80% OF THAT IS LABOR AND FRINGE, 9% AND 7%. SUPPLY AND MATERIALS. 
          PARTICIPATING CITIES. ALVARADO, BURLESON, CLEBURNE,
GODLEY, GRANDVIEW, JOSHUA, KEENE, RIO VISTA, AND JOHNSON COUNTY, WHICH I WILL BE PRESENTING AT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MONDAY MORNING. 
          SO THAT IS OUR THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING CITIES. 
          YOU MAY BE WONDERING, WHY DO I HAVE A QUOTE UP HERE? I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT, BUT COMING IN, I KNEW THERE WAS A I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX MONTHS. 
          I KNEW THERE WAS A CULTURE TRANSITION THAT NEEDED TO OCCUR AND THIS IS WHAT I USED. 
          I USED THIS TO INFLUENCE, INFLUENCE CULTURE CHANGE,
PROMOTE BUY IN AND SUPPORT THE VISION AND THE MISSION STATEMENTS TO ENRICH THE WORKFORCE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR JOB,
OF OUR DRIVERS JOBS AND WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS. 
          MISSION STATEMENT. OUR PURPOSE STATEMENTS ARE QUITE SIMPLE. 
          YOU KNOW, BUSINESS PEOPLE, THEY UNDERSTAND THE BRILLIANCE OF A BROAD VISION STATEMENT IS
YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU ARRIVE. 
          SO YOU CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO IMPROVE DAY BY DAY. 
          AND THAT'S HOW WE DO THAT AND WE GET THERE. OUR ROADMAP IS THROUGH OUR MISSION STATEMENT,
AS YOU CAN SEE. 
          NOW WE LOOK AT 2025. HOW DO WE DO? ENDED UP THE YEAR 8.4% INCREASE IN PASSENGER TRIPS. 
          THAT WAS 1700 BURLESON IN IN PARTICULAR, BURLESON HAD A 25.7% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR IN
RIDERSHIP. 
          IT WAS A STEEP INCLINE IN THE USE THAT YOU FOUND. 
          AND WHAT WE FOUND IN THE YEARS PAST, THERE WAS A LOT OF RIDERSHIP FROM BURLESON TO OTHER
CITIES. 
          BUT WHAT WE FOUND YOUR CITIZENS HERE IN BURLESON,
WE HAD A MASSIVE INCREASE IN IN-CITY DOMINANCE, THAT THOSE ARE TRIPS THAT ARE ORIGINATING AND TERMINATING RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF
BURLESON. 
          NUMBER ONE WAS MEDICAL TRIPS FOLLOWED SHORTLY BEHIND BY WHAT WE CALL OTHER. 
          AND THAT COULD BE GOING TO A COMMUNITY CENTER,
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER. 
          CROSS CITY TRIPS ORIGINATING FROM BURLESON. YOUR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO JOSHUA. 
          DESTINATION. THEY'RE COMING FROM JOSHUA AND THEY'RE COMING FROM CLEBURNE. 
          WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TRIPS PER REVENUE MILE, THAT'S THE 9.5% INCREASE. 
          THAT IS A KEY PRODUCTIVITY METRIC. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT EVERY DAY. 
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THAT'S TELLING ME HOW WELL WE ARE USING OUR SERVICE. 
          I CAN TELL YOU THAT 9.5% IMPROVEMENT DOESN'T TELL THE PICTURE. 
          I WILL TELL YOU AT THE END OF 25, WE WERE AT 1.25% REVENUE TRIPS PER HOUR. 
          WE ARE PRESENTLY AT A 1.38% AS WE STAND RIGHT NOW,
AND WE'VE GOT A GOAL BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO BE 1.76%. 
          THAT'S USING THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS EFFECTIVELY. 
          WHAT I'M MOST PROUD IS THE CULTURE CHANGE THAT WE'VE WITNESSED,
THE BUY IN FROM OUR PEOPLE, IMPROVED ATTENDANCE, ABSENTEEISM HAS ALL BUT COLLAPSED AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT. 
          DRIVERS ARE INQUIRING ABOUT OUR OPERATIONAL METRICS. 
          IT'S SOMETHING WE DID NOT THINK WE DID NOT SEE COMING. 
          BUT THAT TELLS YOU THE AMOUNT OF BUY IN AND SKIN THEY HAVE IN THE GAME. 
          SO WHAT ARE WE DOING RIGHT NOW? IMPROVED SERVICE OFFERINGS. 
          WE'VE ALREADY EXPANDED SERVICE. IN OCTOBER WE EXPANDED SERVICE. 
          ORIGINALLY, IT WAS ONLY AT CLEBURNE. THAT TRIP STARTED AT 6:00 A.M. 
          AND EVERYWHERE ELSE WITHIN THE COUNTY WAS 8:00 A.M. 
          IN OCTOBER I CHANGED THAT. ALL TRIPS ARE OPEN BEGINNING AT 6:00 A.M. 
          WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO DIALYSIS CENTERS. DIALYSIS CENTERS WHEN THERE IS A,
MIGHT SAY, A SMALLER HOLIDAY, NOT A MAJOR HOLIDAY. FOR INSTANCE, MARTIN LUTHER KING OR VETERAN'S DAY. 
          DIALYSIS PATIENTS STILL NEED THAT SERVICE. IN THE PAST,
WE DIDN'T PROVIDE THAT. 
          THAT CHANGED IN OCTOBER. WE ARE NOW PROVIDING THAT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          OCTOBER 2025. THAT WAS OUR HIGHEST RIDERSHIP IN OVER FIVE YEARS. 
          DECEMBER. THIS LAST MONTH IN DECEMBER WAS OUR SECOND HIGHEST,
AND IT WAS A 45% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR. 
          WE'VE BEEN DOING A DEEP DIVE INTO ANALYTICS,
ACTUALLY SENT IT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER, REALLY WANTING TO SEE WHERE THE RIDES ARE COMING TO, COMING FROM AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO. 
          WHAT'S THE NEED OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE MEDICAL PROVIDERS,
AND REALLY A REIMAGINING WHAT CAN BE AND EMULATION OF WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOULD BE. 
          BETTER SERVICE, QUICKER RESPONSE, IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY,
AND DOING EVERYTHING WITH A SERVANT'S HEART BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT OUR PEOPLE. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO WHERE ARE WE GOING? THIS IS THE THIS IS THE EXCITING PART. 
          SERVICE ENHANCEMENT. LIKE I SAID, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF CHANGES WE'VE
MADE. 
          WE ARE I'M GOING THROUGH AND I'M MAKING THESE PRESENTATIONS TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERING
CITIES TO INCLUDE JOHNSON COUNTY, REACHING OUT TO EMPLOYERS. WHAT ARE THE NEEDS THEY HAVE? HOW CAN WE HELP THEM? MEDICAL FACILITIES, PARTNERING WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THE MOST
VULNERABLE OF OUR SOCIETY ARE GETTING THE NEEDED TRIPS. BUSSES ASSET MANAGEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT ITEM. 
          WE HAVE A TXDOT FUNDED GRANT FOR THREE NEW BUSSES. 
          THOSE BUSSES WE DID EXERCISE AND WE WILL HAVE THOSE ON SITE HOPEFULLY MID TO LATE MARCH. 
          SOFTWARE. OUR SOFTWARE IS ANTIQUATED. WE PURCHASE THAT SOFTWARE IN 2009. 
          IT'S OVERLY MANUAL, UNRELIABLE, HIGH DOWNTIME COMPLAINTS ABOUT OLD TIMES TO SCHEDULE
RIDES. 
          SO RIGHT NOW, IF SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO SCHEDULE A TRIP,
THEY HAVE TO CALL INTO OUR OFFICE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 08:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. SIT ON HOLD FOR AN HOUR TO HOPE THEY CAN GET A TRIP SCHEDULED. 
          IF NOT, THEY'LL TRY BACK TOMORROW. THAT TIME HAS PASSED. 
          THIS NEW SOFTWARE, WE'RE COMING OUT, WE'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING IT HOPEFULLY MARCH,
MAYBE APRIL. 
          IT IS GOING TO BE 100% CUSTOMER FRIENDLY. IT IS GOING TO HAVE A MOBILE APP. 
          EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH LYFT AND UBER. IT WILL HAVE A MOBILE APP WHERE THEY CAN SCHEDULE
RIDES RIGHT THERE. 
          IT HAS A WEB PORTAL THAT THEY CAN USE. WE ARE NOT GETTING RID OF THE ABILITY FOR SOMEBODY
WHO OPTS TO CALL IN, BUT THAT IS GOING TO DRIVE DOWN THE CALLS THAT WE GET. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO GET NOTIFICATIONS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR ME,
IT'S GOING TO ALLOW ME THE ABILITY TO REALLY DIVE INTO THE ANALYTICS AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR PARTNERING SITTERS. 
          THE LAST THING, AND THE ONE THAT I'M REALLY MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS A RELAUNCH AND REBRAND. 
          YOU SAW IT FROM THE CITIZENS. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF OUR CITIZENS KNOW WHO WE ARE. 
          I CAN TELL YOU MY MOM DID NOT KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL. 
          I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. ME AND MY DAD HAD TO PICK MY MOM OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AND LOAD
HER INTO HER CAR SO SHE COULD GO TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. 
          THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO RELAUNCH. AND AS YOU SEE THAT GROW RIDERSHIP BY 30% THROUGH 2026,
THAT'S SELF-IMPOSED. 
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THAT'S WHAT I THINK WE CAN DO. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL DO. 
          AND WHAT'S THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE AFTER THAT? I SEE OPPORTUNITIES IN TALKING WITH MY LEADERS
BACK THERE FROM CLEBURNE, THAT WE THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME FIXED ROUTE SERVICE THAT MAKES SENSE ON A
LIMITED BASIS. 
          BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. 
          AND LIKE I SAID, I APPRECIATE IT. I WILL HAVE A MAJOR ASK FROM THIS COMMUNITY IN THE
COMING MONTHS AS WE RELAUNCH. 
          I NEED ALL MY PARTNER CITIES TO LEAN IN TO GETTING THE WORD OUT,
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO STRUGGLES TO FIND A TRIP. 
          SO I APPRECIATE AND I THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 
          DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SIR. 
          APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF THE DOG IS HERE YET OR NOT [LAUGHTER]. I HEAR WE'RE ONE MINUTE AWAY,
SO IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA, MS. SECRETARY. OKAY, WE WILL DO. THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO ITEM 2.C COMMUNITY INTEREST
ITEMS. 
          [2.C. Community Interest Items]
THIS PAST SUNDAY, I BELIEVE LARRY. LARRY AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO BE JUDGES FOR JOHNSON
COUNTY 4-H ROBOTICS PROGRAM. 
          FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A THERE'S A ROBOT PROGRAM FOR THE 4-H. 
          SO KIDS, IF YOU DON'T LIKE ANIMALS, THERE ARE ROBOTS THAT YOU CAN DO. 
          AND IT WAS PRETTY NEAT. THEY HAD IT AS THEIR FIRST ANNUAL. 
          THEY CALLED IT AGROBOTICS. AND THERE'S TEAMS OF CHILDREN. 
          THERE WERE EIGHT TEAMS, I THINK, FROM JOHNSON COUNTY. AND THEN THERE WERE TEAMS FROM
STEPHENVILLE, FROM BROWNWOOD, ALL THE WAY FROM FREDERICKSBURG WAS THE WAS THE TEAM THAT TRAVELED THE
FURTHEST. 
          AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY HAVE THIS GIANT GAME BOARD THAT THEY DO THERE. 
          THEY CALL IT GAMES ON. AND THERE'S TEN DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES. 
          SEVEN THEY KNOW, AND THEY HAVE A THEY HAVE A LITTLE ROBOT THAT THEY PROGRAM AND LEGO MAKES
IT. 
          AND THERE'S SOME OTHER ONES. AND THE KIDS HAVE THESE IPADS AND LAPTOPS AND WE'RE TALKING
FROM SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE YEARS OLD ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL. 
          AND THEY'RE THEY'RE CODING IT MUCH BETTER THAN PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND DOING THINGS. 
          AND THREE OF THE OBJECTIVES ARE UNKNOWN. AND WHEN THEY GET THERE,
THEY HAVE TEN MINUTES OF COACH TIME, AND THEN THEY HAVE AN HOUR AND A HALF TO FIGURE IT OUT ON THEIR OWN. 
          AND THE COACHES GO AND HANG OUT WITH THE PARENTS,
AND THE KIDS ARE THERE WITH THEIR IPADS AND FIGURING IT OUT. AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TIME TO DO THE PROGRAM THEY'VE GOT THEY HAVE TO STACK HAY BALES AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
AND THEY SEE THESE PIECES ON THE BOARD AND THEY ACTUALLY PUSH THEIR ROBOT, AND THE ROBOT KNOWS TO GO AND PICK UP THE HAY AND BRING IT BACK,
AND THEN THEY CAN STACK IT AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF. 
          I MEAN, IT WAS PRETTY PROBABLY THE NEATEST THING. I'M SORRY,
I'M GETTING ANIMATED BECAUSE I THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL ABOUT IT. BUT ANYWAY, SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IF Y'ALL HAVEN'T HEARD OF THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF 4-H PROGRAMS
ARE STARTING TO GET THIS. 
          AND SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IF YOU HAVE KIDS OR WANT TO SUPPORT SOMETHING REALLY
ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO DO THAT. 
          EXCELLENT ONE, WE'VE GOT COMING UP ON FEBRUARY 5TH IS THE BURLESON CITY FEST. 
          IT WILL TAKE PLACE OVER AT THE BRICK. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THIS EVENT. 
          I MEAN, IT'S LIKE, RIGHT AFTER WORK, BUT YOU GET TO SEE ONE LAST YEAR. 
          WE JUST GOT OUR BIG DRONE BUS THING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. BUT YOU CAN LOOK INSIDE AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. 
          AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALWAYS HAS ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS TO PLAY WITH THAT ARE VERY
HEAVY. 
          BUT IT'S REALLY A GREAT WAY TO GET OUT AND SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE FIRST
RESPONDERS GET TO WORK WITH AND HELP KEEP OUR TOWN REALLY AWESOME. SO KEEP US SAFE. SO IF YOU CAN GO FEBRUARY 5TH,
AND I BELIEVE IT STARTS AT 5:00 P.M. 
          OVER AT THE BRICK 4:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. AND THEN I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT ADAM WAS
JUST TALKING ABOUT. 
          OUR JOHNSON COUNTY. COUNTY FAIR JUST ENDED. IF YOU HAVE NOT EVER BEEN A PART OF THAT,
IT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. WE HAVE MANY KIDS FROM BOTH BURLESON AND JOSHUA THAT ARE IN
BURLESON CITY LIMITS THAT GET TO PARTICIPATE. 
          AND THEN THIS LAST WEEK, NOW THE KIDS ARE FILLING UP OVER AT THE FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW AND
RODEO. 
          IF YOU'VE NOT SEEN IT, IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. 
          I WILL SAY I WAS THERE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE RANCH RODEO,
AND THERE WERE THERE WAS ONE BURLESON KID AND ONE KID FROM JOSHUA HIGH SCHOOL THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE CALF SCRAMBLE. AND IF THEY WIN OR GET THEIR CALF INTO THE SQUARE,
THEY GET MONEY FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S 
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PROJECT. AND WHICH THAT CALF SCRAMBLE. THEY GET MONEY TOWARDS THEIR STEER FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          SO ANYWAY, WE'VE GOT LOTS OF GREAT THINGS GETTING TO SEE THE KIDS OUT THERE,
DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS AND LEARNING SOME WORK ETHIC AND SOME SELF VALUE. 
          IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. OKAY. SO WE HAVE THE GREAT GIVEBACK COMING UP ON JANUARY 31ST. IT IS FROM 9:00 A.M. 
          TO 11:00 AT OUR LIBRARY. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS
COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT AWESOME ENTITIES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AND DOING GOOD THINGS IN THIS COMMUNITY, YOU CAN JUST SWING BY. 
          IT'S ALMOST LIKE A FAIR, LIKE A NONPROFIT FAIR. 
          LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION. AND IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN A NONPROFIT THAT IS LOOKING TO SPREAD
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY, GIVE THE LIBRARY A CALL. MS. AMANDA, IS YOUR CONTACT FOR THAT. 
          AND THEN ONE OTHER THING I SAW THAT'S COMING UP THAT I WANTED TO MAKE A PLUG FOR. 
          I APOLOGIZE, I LOST MY CALENDAR. THIS FARMER'S MARKET? FARMER'S MARKET. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE VALENTINE'S DAY STARTS AT 8:00 A.M. 
          AND THERE ARE LOTS OF AWESOME LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOP. 
          AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE CITY,
ESPECIALLY TOMMY AND HIS GROUP. 
          WE HAD OUR 3RD CLASS ON 101 CIVIC ACADEMY. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE BRINGING PEOPLE IN. 
          AND LET THEM GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH AT THE CITY. 
          SO EVERY NIGHT THAT THEY'RE UP HERE, THEY'LL GO TO A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT AND DISCUSS IT. 
          AND WE STARTED THAT THIS LAST WEEK. THAT'S BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM FOR US IF YOU WANT TO GET
INVOLVED. 
          AND WHEN YOU PUT SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK, ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I
RECOMMEND DOING THIS. MAYOR, I GOT ONE MORE THING. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M NOT A METEOROLOGIST,
BUT THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE SNOW THIS WEEKEND. 
          AND AS YOU KNOW, IN TEXAS, EITHER WE GET ALL OF IT OR NONE OF IT. 
          BUT IN LIGHT OF THAT, I'VE ASKED CITY MANAGER LUDWIG TO KIND OF GO OVER WHAT CITY OF
BURLESON HAS PLANNED. 
          SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL. SO YES,
WE'RE AWARE IT'S GOING TO BE COLD AND POTENTIALLY IS GOING TO BE ICY. 
          SO EVERY DAY THIS WEEK WE'RE MEETING WITH OUR SITUATIONAL TEAM TO BE PREPARED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE OUR CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR WARMING SHELTERS, FOR SANDING OPERATIONS, FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP CITY OPERATIONS UP AS WE NEED TO. 
          SO WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSTANTLY MONITORING THE WEATHER,
LOTS OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE. BUT WE'RE AWARE WE'RE WELL PLANNED AND WE'RE READY TO GO. OKAY WE WILL STALL JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          ARE WE READY TO GO? OKAY. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO 2.B. 
          [2.B. Presentations (Part 2 of 2)]
AGAIN. THE ADOPTABLE PET OF THE QUARTER. MAKING HER GRAND ENTRANCE. 
          RANGER. HE IS A BELGIAN MALINOIS MIX. HE CAME TO US AS A STRAY. 
          HE'S ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD, BUT AS YOU CAN TELL,
HE STILL HAS A LOT OF ENERGY. 
          THINKS HE'S A LITTLE PUPPY STILL. HE IS READY TO FIND HIS HOME. 
          HE IS HOUSEBROKEN AND NEUTERED. HIS ADOPTION FEE IS CURRENTLY WAIVED. 
          THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS AT CAPACITY FOR DOGS, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HIM,
YOU CAN ADOPT HIM AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER. 
          I KNOW I WAS GOING TO SAY PERFECT PICTURE RIGHT THERE. [LAUGHTER]. YES,
PLEASE. 
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THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT WILL BRING US TO SECTION 3,
CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA, 
          [3. CHANGES TO POSTED AGENDA]
ITEMS TO BE WITH CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN, OR ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE. AND YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES? IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME TO THE MEETING FOR A CERTAIN ITEM,
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE AHEAD. 
          ITEM NUMBER. 8.A. 8.A. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 8.A WILL BE HEARD RIGHT AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 4 CITIZENS APPEARANCE. 
          EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED
ON THE AGENDA SHALL SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION. 
          SPEAKER CARD MUST BE FILLED OUT AND TURNED INTO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES. 
          EACH SPEAKER IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM POSTED ON
THE AGENDA, SHALL SPEAK WHEN THAT ITEM IS CALLED FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION. 
          I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS. OH, ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD HERE,
BUT IT IS FOR A SPECIFIC ITEM, SO I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 5. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE
CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, 
          [5. CONSENT AGENDA]
AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS AND
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF
RECOMMENDATIONS TONIGHT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 5.A THROUGH 5.F. 
          IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS IS 5.A THROUGH 5.F. HAVE A MOTION BY LARRY AND A SECOND BY ALEXA. 
          PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND AS MENTIONED BEFORE ON THE CHANGES TO AGENDA,
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE UP ITEMS. 
          [8.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on the selection of a firm to provide delinquent property tax collection services. (Staff Contact: Matt Ribitzki, Sr. Deputy City Attorney/Director of Legal Services)]
THE ITEM 8.A WHICH IS UNDER REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. 
          TONIGHT 8.A IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON THE
SELECTION OF A FIRM TO PROVIDE DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION SERVICES. 
          THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS MATT RIBITZKI,
SENIOR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES, MR. RIBITZKI. THANKS, AMANDA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          I DON'T HAVE AN ADOPTABLE DOG [LAUGHTER] OR A CUTE DOG WITH ME HERE TODAY,
BUT WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION SERVICES, WHICH IS JUST AS FUN, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS AGAIN IS A
DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING PROPERTY DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION SERVICES. 
          IN JULY OF THIS PAST YEAR, THE CITY MANAGER RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER TO
BRING FORWARD THIS ITEM FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. 
          IN PREPARATION OF THIS MEETING THE CITY MANAGER DIRECTED STAFF TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS FOR RFQ SEEKING VENDORS THAT WERE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION SERVICES TO THE CITY. 
          IN THIS PRESENTATION, WHAT I HOPE TO DO IS I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
CITY'S CURRENT DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION SERVICES ARRANGEMENT, AS WELL AS A SUMMARY OF THE RFQ PROCESS AND THE RESULTS. 
          THE CURRENT SERVICE, THE CITY OF BURLESON, HAS A CONTRACT WITH PERDUE BRANDON FOR
DELINQUENT SERVICES. 
          THAT CONTRACT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1989. YOU CAN SEE KIND OF A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS
THE SERVICES INCLUDE. 
          I WON'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT IT'S BASICALLY AN A TO Z REPRESENTATION. 
          EVERYTHING REGARDING DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION SERVICES. 
          REGARDING THE RFQ AND RFQ 2025-002 THAT WAS POSTED THE CITY'S BONFIRE E-PROCUREMENT PORTAL
ON AUGUST 17TH, 2025. THE RFQ PROCESS, OR SUBMISSIONS CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 11TH,
2025. 
          THE FIRMS WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS THAT INCLUDED
RESUMES OF KEY ATTORNEYS, FIRM QUALIFICATIONS, COLLECTION, PERFORMANCE HISTORY,
AND GOVERNMENTAL REFERENCES. YOU CAN SEE THE EVALUATION CRITERIA. 
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THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES FROM QUALIFICATIONS,
EXPERIENCE, COLLECTION RECORDS, CLARITY OF THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND REFERENCES. 
          AND THOSE ARE ALL DIFFERENT WEIGHTED. HAD DIFFERENT WEIGHTS ASSIGNED TO EACH CATEGORY. 
          THE EVALUATION TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING EACH SUBMISSION AND SCORING BASED ON THE
CRITERIA WAS MADE UP OF A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. WE HAD TWO HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRMS SUBMIT
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS, THAT BEING THE LINEBARGER FIRM AND PERDUE BRANDON FIRM. 
          OF COURSE, BOTH FIRMS EARNED A TIE FROM THE STAFF SCORING. 
          THEY EARNED A 96.7 OUT OF 100 POINTS, AGAIN WITH VARIATIONS IN EACH CATEGORY. 
          EACH FIRM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH RFQ
SCOPE. 
          BOTH HAVE EXTENSIVE TEXAS MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE,
STRONG REFERENCES AND GIVING THE MINIMAL SCORING DIFFERENCE. 
          STAFF SEEKS DIRECTION ON HOW TO PROCEED. AND YOU CAN SEE THE LINEBARGER. 
          LINEBARGER FIRM AND PERDUE FIRM, THE SCORINGS,
THEY'RE LISTED THE TOTAL POINTS THERE IS 96.67. 
          AND THEN YOU SEE THE SUBCATEGORY SCORES IN EACH ONE,
WHICH ARE SUBSETS OF THAT TOTAL SCORE. 
          ON DECEMBER 17TH OF LAST YEAR, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS ITEM AFTER COMMITTEE
MEETING AND REQUESTED STAFF TO BRING THE ITEM TO FULL COUNCIL WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE. STAFF REQUESTS THAT CITY COUNCIL PROVIDE DIRECTION ON SELECTION OF A
FIRM TO PROVIDE DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION SERVICES. 
          WE I THINK WE BOTH HAVE BOTH THE LINEBARGER AND PERDUE FIRMS HERE,
AND THEY'RE PREPARED TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL. 
          AS WE CONCLUDE, I WILL JUST RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE FIRMS THAT YOU
NOT DISCUSS, PRICE GENERALLY, IT'S AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY WHEN MAKING A SELECTION BASED ON PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES, NOT TO SELECT ON PRICE OR COST OF SERVICE, BUT INSTEAD SELECT ON OR DISCUSS THE
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM. 
          DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? OKAY PRESENTATION, AND THEN LET THE PERDUE FIRM COME UP AND GIVE A PRESENTATION IF Y'ALL DON'T
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FIRST OF COURSE. 
          DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? GO AHEAD. YEAH. YOU CAN COME UP RIGHT HERE AND WE'LL PULL UP THE
PRESENTATION. 
          GIVE US JUST A SECOND. AND YOU CAN JUST ARROW OKAY IT'S GOOD TO FOLLOW RANGER TO TALK ABOUT DELINQUENT TAXES,
BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. 
          MOST OF Y'ALL KNOW ME. MY NAME IS MARCUS HANNA. 
          BEEN IN JOHNSON COUNTY MY ENTIRE LIFE. BUT I'M VERY PROUD TO STAND IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY
AND TELL YOU I'M A PARTNER AT LINEBARGER. 
          I SPENT 12 YEARS AS A PROSECUTOR, AND THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE BEEN IN
LINEBARGER, AND I'VE BEEN AMAZED ABOUT WHAT I GOT TO LEARN ABOUT THIS FIRM AND THE NEW AVENUE,
A NEW CAREER THAT I CHOSE. 
          LET'S SEE HERE SOME OF THE ATTORNEYS DEPICTED HERE, AND TINA IS OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. 
          SHE'S HERE TONIGHT. IT'S ALWAYS IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THE ATTORNEYS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT LAW
FIRMS DO. 
          WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IS THE 50 PROFESSIONALS THAT WE TALK ABOUT,
THAT WORK IN OUR OFFICE. 
          EVERY TIME I WALK INTO A MEETING AND GET TO SAY ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT OUR FIRM. 
          IT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE 50 PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH
LEVEL. 
          I'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT IMPRESSED WITH EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO WORK WITH
AT LINEBARGER. 
          AND I'LL TELL YOU, THERE'S NOT A STAFF I'VE SEEN BETTER. 
          HERE YOU SEE OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. YOU'LL SEE THE GRANDVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
GODLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THERE. 
          BOTH OF THOSE CITIES HAD AN EVALUATION PROCESS WHERE WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE
CONTRACT FOR THE COURT COLLECTIONS, FOR THE FEES AND FINES, AND FOR THE DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS. 
          MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH CATHERINE REDDING. 
          SHE WAS THE CITY MANAGER IN GRANDVIEW AND IS STILL. 
          AND SHE PUT US THROUGH THE EVALUATION PROCESS. 
          I WAS PROUD TO GET THAT CONTRACT. I WAS PROUD ALSO OF THE WORK WE'VE DONE FOR THE CITY OF
GRANDVIEW SINCE THEN TO WHERE IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE PROPOSAL, YOU SAW WHERE CATHERINE REDDING WROTE A RECOMMENDATION LETTER FOR US. 
          COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF DOING THE THINGS THAT SHE ASKED US TO DO,
DOING THE WORK THAT IT TAKES TO COLLECT DELINQUENT TAXES. 
          WE'RE NOT COLLECTING TAXES FROM THOSE THAT PAY IT ON TIME. 
          THOSE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THAT'S WHAT CITIZENS DO. 
          BUT WHEN THEY DON'T, THAT'S WHERE MY FIRM COMES INTO PLAY. 
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WE DON'T DO THAT FOR YOU ALL YET, BUT THAT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE CAN DO. 
          YOU'LL ALSO SEE OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH TML, THE BURLESON OPPORTUNITY FUND,
AND THE BURLESON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 
          ALVARADO IS UP THERE. WE DO THE COURT COLLECTIONS IN ALVARADO. 
          WE'VE ALSO, FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, DONE THE COURT COLLECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON. 
          VERY PROUD OF THAT FACT. MARCEL NAVARRO HERE IS HERE TONIGHT. 
          I'VE GOTTEN TO LEARN A LOT. COMING FROM 12 YEARS OF BEING A PROSECUTOR,
I'VE LEARNED ABOUT FEES AND FINES COLLECTIONS FROM MARCEL, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT FACT. COREY FICUS IS UNDER THE WEATHER TONIGHT,
BUT HE'S ALSO SOMEONE THAT SHOWED ME A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE GET TO DO FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON. I'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES. I'M GOING TO GO A LITTLE QUICK ON THIS STUFF,
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING, THROW YOUR HAND UP STOP ME. YOU'LL SEE OUR OVERVIEW. 
          WE'RE THE LARGEST NATIONAL LAW FIRM COLLECTING DELINQUENT TAXES. 
          A LOT OF TIMES THAT COMES ACROSS AS JUST THIS BIG FIRM. 
          BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHAT, WE'LL WE'LL TAILOR ANYTHING WE NEED FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON AND
WHAT THEY NEED. 
          YOU ALSO SEE OUR COLLECTION SERVICES LINED OUT AND THE CITY SERVICES. 
          OUR VALUE ADDED SERVICES CAN BE MADE TO WHATEVER THE CITY NEEDS. 
          YOU GET TO HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION FIRM IN THE UNITED STATES TAILORED TO WHAT THE CITY
NEEDS. 
          BEING LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN IN JOHNSON COUNTY ALL MY LIFE,
STILL LIVE IN CLEBURNE. 
          DON'T PLAN ON BEING ANYWHERE ELSE. I'VE SEEN WHAT BURLESON HAS GROWN INTO. 
          I'VE SEEN WHAT YOU NEED. I DON'T KNOW IT LIKE Y'ALL DO,
BUT I'VE SEEN THE CAPACITY THAT Y'ALL HAVE AND WHAT'S STILL COMING. 
          LINEBARGER HAS THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE WHAT Y'ALL NEED IN YOUR DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTIONS. 
          I COULD HAVE JUST WALKED UP HERE AND SHOWED YOU THIS SLIDE AND SAT DOWN. 
          I WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION. YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE COLLECTING BETTER THAN THE
CITY OF BURLESON. 
          YOU'LL SEE ON HERE CROWLEY, EDGECLIFF VILLAGE,
KENNEDALE, EVERMAN AND MANSFIELD. 
          THERE'S SOME UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN THERE, BUT THIS IS THE BEST WAY I COULD SHOW YOU
WHERE YOU'RE AT. 
          AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU COULD BE. ONE THING TO SHOW YOU ABOUT THESE NUMBERS. 
          THESE ARE ALL FROM THE RESPECTIVE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. 
          SO SCOTT PORTER'S OFFICE OR RICK BARNES THERE IN TARRANT COUNTY. 
          ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS. 
          ANY NUMBER WE HAVE IS FROM THEM. AND THE COLLECTION PERCENTAGE IS SIMPLY THE TURNOVER
AMOUNT. 
          AND WHAT'S COLLECTED. THERE'S NO MAGIC IN THE NUMBERS,
BUT THEY'RE ALL VERIFIABLE. 
          YOU'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE WHEN ENTITIES DECIDE TO HIRE LINEBERGER,
YOUR COLLECTIONS IMPROVE. 
          AND I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE THE ATTORNEY THAT JUST GETS UP THERE AND SAYS WE'RE GREAT,
BUT THESE ARE TIME OVER TIME EXAMPLES OF WHAT HAPPENS. 
          YOU'LL SEE IT'S 21. 23 IS THE LAST TAX YEAR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DATA ON. 
          IF YOU SEE DATA ON THE 24 TAX YEAR IT'S NOT COMPLETE YET. 
          IT'S NOT FULLY ACCURATE. SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THROUGH 23,
THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE DATA IS COMPLETE. 
          WHEN I TALK. I'LL GO BACK TO THIS ONE. ONE THING I FORGOT TO MENTION THESE ARE ALL YOUR
COLLECTIONS. 
          CURRENT YEAR NUMBERS ARE A PHONE CALL OR A LETTER SENT. 
          ALL YOUR COLLECTIONS IS WHERE THOSE DELINQUENCIES BUILD UP OVER YEARS,
AND THAT'S WHERE LITIGATION COMES INTO PLAY. 
          THAT'S WHERE A LAW FIRM GETS TO WORK. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THE WORK
NEEDED. 
          I LOST MY TIMING, BUT I'M GETTING PRETTY CLOSE. 
          ONE THING YOU'LL SEE HERE WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE BEFORE AND AFTER. NEXT YOU'LL SEE
WHEN I TALK ABOUT GETTING TO WORK, A LAW FIRM WILL GET TO WORK FOR YOU. THESE ARE YOUR LITIGATION NUMBERS. 
          YOU'LL SEE BURLESON WITH AN AVERAGE OF 22 FILINGS OVER THOSE YEARS. 
          YOU'LL SEE IN BLUE OUR CLIENTS. EVERMAN HAS A SQUARE MILE FROM THE INTERNET,
WHICH IS ALWAYS TRUSTWORTHY, OF 1.8. CITY OF BURLESON IS 28MI² ROUGHLY. 
          YOU'LL SEE CROWLEY AT 7.3, CANNONDALE AT 6.6. 
          KELLER IS AT 18.5. WEATHERFORD IS AT 29 MILES. 
          DON'T WORRY [LAUGHTER] YOU OKAY. YOU ALSO SEE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS WITH 18MI² IN MANSFIELD WITH 36MI². 
          YOU'VE GOT THE NUMBERS OF FILINGS IN FRONT OF YOU. 
          AND THE QUESTION YOU HAVE TO ASK IS THIS IS THIS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE? DO YOU? I DON'T. I'M NOT HERE TO TELL YOU LITIGATION NUMBERS ARE EVERYTHING. 
          BUT WHEN I TELL YOU, WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DRIVE YOUR COLLECTION NUMBERS. 
          THIS SLIDE SPEAKS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. I CAN GET UP HERE AND TELL YOU. 
          HOW YOUR COLLECTIONS CAN IMPROVE AND HOW YOUR LITIGATION CAN IMPROVE OUR BANKRUPTCY
DEPARTMENT. 
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A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL MAKE STATEMENTS. WE DO THE SAME THING AS LINEBARGER,
BUT IT'S NOT AT OUR LEVEL. 
          CHERYL KNIGHTON IS HERE TONIGHT. SHE IS ONE OF OUR CAPITAL PARTNERS IN OUR BANKRUPTCY
DEPARTMENT. YOU'LL SEE ON THE BOTTOM OF THAT SLIDE THAT TOTAL BANKRUPTCIES HAVE INCREASED 11% IN 2025. THOSE ARE ALARM BELLS. THOSE ARE WHERE LAW FIRMS GET TO WORK. 
          GET YOU IN LINE. MAKE SURE WHEN THERE'S A RESOLUTION,
YOU GET THE MONEY THAT COMES TO THIS CITY. 
          AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE ATTORNEYS AND THE ABILITY TO GET YOU WHAT YOU NEED. 
          OUR VALUE ADDED SERVICES, LIKE I SAID, EVERYBODY SAYS WE DO WHAT LINEBARGER DOES TOO. IT'S
NOT AT OUR LEVEL. 
          THIS IS ONE OF MY LAST SLIDES, I PROMISE. AND I'LL SIT DOWN. THE JOHNSON COUNTY TAX
COLLECTOR, SCOTT PORTER, IS A GOOD MAN. HE USES OUR TNT SOFTWARE. 
          HE'S NOT OUR CLIENT, BUT HE KNOWS THE VALUE WE CAN BRING AND THE SOFTWARE WE'VE CREATED
AND THE VALUE ADDED SERVICES WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO THE CITY STAFF AND HELP GET THE JOB DONE FOR WHAT YOU NEED. YOU'LL SEE A BIG LIST. 
          I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT. THE BIGGEST ONE,
I'LL TELL YOU, IS NUMBER FIVE. 
          WE ARE SOLELY FOCUSED ON THE COLLECTION OF GOVERNMENT RECEIVABLES. 
          YOU WON'T SEE US DOING ANYTHING ELSE. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US. 
          THAT'S HOW WE MAKE A LIVING, AND THAT'S WHAT WE FOCUS ON. 
          I APPRECIATE THE TIME FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. 
          IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M WILLING TO ANSWER ANYTHING YOU GOT. 
          THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, JUST A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR THE PHOTO OF THE ATTORNEYS. 
          [LAUGHTER] OKAY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH I APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU AND SPEAK. THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS CHARLES DAVE. 
          I'M THE MANAGING PARTNER OF OUR ARLINGTON OFFICE. I'LL TRY TO GO THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. 
          I KNOW WE'RE ON TIME. ALSO, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON MYSELF. 
          YOU KNOW, I SPENT 20 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE,
BOTH MILITARY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BEFORE I TRANSITIONED TO PRIVATE SECTOR. 
          I STILL WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
AND I DID MY RESEARCH ON THE LAW FIRMS I WANTED TO JOIN. 
          AND THERE'S A REASON I CHOSE PERDUE BRANDON. RIGHT? AND THIS IS THE REASON BECAUSE OF OUR CORE VALUES,
OUR MISSION. 
          WE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, RIGHT? WE DO THINGS ETHICALLY. 
          WE'RE ABOVE BOARD AND WE HAVE GREAT INTEGRITY. 
          RIGHT? AND THAT TO ME IS WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT AND WHY WE'VE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL FOR THE
CITY OF BURLESON. 
          SO AS YOU KNOW, WE REPRESENT MANY ENTITIES IN JOHNSON COUNTY. 
          WE PUT A LOT OF RESOURCES IN JOHNSON COUNTY,
BUT WE ALSO REPRESENT ENTITIES IN 200 COUNTIES IN TEXAS AND NATIONALLY. 
          AND HERE'S YOUR BURLESON TEAM. YOU SHOULD KNOW BRUCE,
ALLISON AND ELIZABETH. 
          THE REST OF US ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THEM. WE HAVE 15 OFFICES IN TEXAS,
OVER 60 ATTORNEYS HERE, 425 PLUS STAFF, AND HAS BEEN, AS WAS MENTIONED,
WE'VE REPRESENTED CITY OF BURLESON SINCE 1989. 
          AND ACTUALLY, THE ATTORNEY WHO STARTED REPRESENTING BURLESON IS HERE,
BRUCE. 
          I MEAN, THAT IS A HUGE THING. SO BETWEEN BRUCE AND AS WE'VE ADDED ATTORNEYS ALONG THE WAY
AND STAFF, YOU HAVE 80 PLUS YEARS OF LEGAL EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE CITY OF BURLESON SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
WITH THE CITY OF BURLESON, ITS TAXPAYERS, ITS RESIDENTS, ITS BUSINESSES. 
          AND THAT MEANS A LOT. AND THAT IS WHY WE'VE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL. 
          I DO WANT TO GO BACK TO THE RFQ, PLEASE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE,
AS YOU DO SEE, IT WAS BROKEN UP INTO FOUR CATEGORIES. 
          IT IS ACCURATE. WE DID GET A TIE SCORE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE WEIGHTED RESULTS,
PERDUE BRANDON WON 4. 
          OR 3 OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES AND THE HIGHLY WEIGHTED ONES. 
          RIGHT. WE GOT A PERFECT SCORE WITH QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE. 
          WE GOT THE COLLECTIONS RECORD AND WE GOT THE REFERENCES. WE DID NOT WIN THE CLARITY OF OUR
RFQ SUBMISSION. 
          WE WILL WORK ON THAT. [LAUGHTER] I PROMISE YOU. WE WILL ENSURE IF WE EVER HAVE TO SUBMIT
AGAIN, WE ARE BETTER AT WHAT WE SUBMIT. BUT I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT. 
          SO OF THE 100 POINTS THAT WERE GRADED, WE WON 85 POINTS OF THOSE. 
          RIGHT. AND SO I THINK THAT SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD. 
          HERE'S QUICKLY THE NUMBERS. AGAIN. YOU'LL SEE OUR TURNOVER RATE HERE. 
          EVERY YEAR WE TAKE A TURNOVER YEAR. WE COLLECT OVER 70% OF WHAT YOU GIVE US. 
          WE'RE AT 55% NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO SURPASS THAT. 
          BUT WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT I THINK WAS MENTIONED WE CONTINUE TO COLLECT. 
          SO THE BLUE BAR ON THERE IS WHAT WE CONTINUE TO COLLECT,
AND YOU'LL SEE WE SURPASS 80%. 
          AND TYPICALLY WHAT'S LEFT OVER ARE DEFERRALS OR ACCOUNTS WE CANNOT COLLECT BY LAW. 
          RIGHT. AND AS AS MENTIONED, WE PROVIDE ALL KINDS OF SERVICES. 
          I THINK MATT STATED A TO Z. THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE BEEN SINCE 1989. 
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ONE THING WE DO, WE'RE MORE THAN JUST DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEYS. 
          WE WORK WITH BRUCE AND ALLISON. TELL ME THEY WORK WITH HARLAN,
THEY WORK WITH LISA IN CODE ENFORCEMENT. 
          THEY WORK WITH ALEX IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A FULL SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE AND HAVE
BEEN PROVIDING YOU. 
          WE ALSO HAVE A GOOD SYNERGY IN WORKING FOR YOU,
THE CITY AND YOUR TAXPAYERS BECAUSE WE REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF ALL ENTITIES YOU INTERACT IN JOHNSON COUNTY WITH, EXCEPT FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. 
          SO THAT REALLY GIVES YOU A GREAT EDGE IN WORKING WITH US AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US. 
          I KNOW TAX SOFTWARE IS IMPORTANT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S EVEN BETTER? BRUCE MEDLEY WHEN IT COMES TO TRUTH AND TAXATION MATTERS. 
          HE'S BEEN REPRESENTING AND HELPING BURLESON SINCE 1989,
AND I WOULD TAKE HIS BRAIN OVER ANY COMPUTER ANY DAY. 
          I'LL TELL YOU, HE'S AN AMAZING ATTORNEY AND WHAT HE DOES FOR THE CITY. 
          WE HAVE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BANKRUPTCY HERE LOCALLY. 
          ELIZABETH CALVO IS HERE. SHE HEADS OUR BANKRUPTCY FOR OUR OFFICE AND HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
YOUR CITY. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. SO WHAT ABOUT ELSEWHERE? I'VE TOLD YOU WHY WE'RE SO. WHY WE DO SUCH A GREAT JOB HERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY,
WHICH I THINK IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS. 
          BUT IF YOU TAKE OUR CITY COLLECTIONS, OUR AVERAGE CITY COLLECTIONS IN ALL COUNTIES,
THAT NEIGHBOR YOU. 
          WE BEAT LINEBARGER EVERY TIME, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE ALSO DO COLLECTION WORK. 
          WE'RE BOTH GREAT LAW FIRMS, AND WE BOTH DO GREAT WORK. 
          WE JUST HAVE A GREAT HISTORY AND KNOWLEDGE HERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY. 
          SO CITY OF GRANDVIEW WAS BROUGHT UP, AND THAT'S ACCURATE. 
          CITY OF GRANDVIEW DID GO TO LINEBARGER BECAUSE IT SAID,
HEY, WE'LL WE'LL INCREASE YOUR COLLECTION PERCENTAGE. 
          WE'LL DO BETTER. WELL, THE FIRST TURNOVER OVER YOUR CAME OUT AND IT'S LOWER THAN WHAT WE
WERE COLLECTING. 
          AGAIN, THAT'S NOT A KNOCK ON LINEBARGER WHATSOEVER. 
          IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE HERE. WE'RE WORKING THE ACCOUNTS DAILY. 
          WE'RE INVESTED HERE. WE'VE BEEN HERE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A BETTER POSITION LAW FIRM
TO DO THIS COLLECTION WORK AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS YOU ALL ARE WITH US. 
          AND WE HAVE OUR OWN CHART, RIGHT. AND SHOWING PERCENTAGE NUMBERS ON WHERE BURLESON MATCHES
UP WITH LINEBARGER. 
          BUT TAKE ALL THAT ASIDE. TAKE YOUR COLLECTION NUMBERS,
TAKE YOUR LITIGATION. 
          WHAT YOU'LL SEE WITH OUR LITIGATION NUMBERS. RIGHT. 
          WE DON'T FILE BULK FILINGS IN SEPTEMBER BEFORE SOMETHING COMES OUT OR OCTOBER BEFORE
SOMETHING COMES OUT. 
          WE WORK YOUR ACCOUNT EVERY DAY AND WE FILE CONSISTENTLY,
AND I'M NOT SURE THOSE NUMBERS ARE THERE. 
          IF YOU CHECK THE JOHNSON COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK NUMBERS,
OUR NUMBERS ARE WAY HIGHER, 3040 FILINGS THAT WE HAVE. 
          RIGHT? BECAUSE WE DO IT CONSTANTLY AND WE REPRESENT EVERYBODY. 
          BUT ALL OF THAT, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF DOING THAT WORK HERE. 
          BUT THIS, I THINK, IS WHAT MATTERS MOST IS OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HERE. 
          AND I COULDN'T PUT EVERYTHING, BUT THIS IS WHAT SETS US APART FROM EVERYBODY ELSE. 
          AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR DECADES. AND MY HOPE IS THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO ALLOW US TO
SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND REPRESENT YOU MOVING FORWARD. 
          I'M GOING TO STEAL A QUOTE FROM BRUCE. THAT'S OKAY. 
          IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. HE WOULD TELL ME. 
          AND THIS ISN'T JUST BROKE, THIS IS EXCELLING. 
          AND WE'RE VERY PROUD. THIS IS OUR GOLD STANDARD HERE,
AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO CONTINUE TO REPRESENT BURLESON IF YOU ALLOW US. 
          UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          ANYONE? MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I CAN JUST JUMP RIGHT BACK IN FOR A SECOND,
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS A REPORT AND PRESENTATION ITEM. SO THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM. 
          WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS DIRECTION. THERE'S THERE'S NO. 
          AGAIN, NO ACTION NECESSARY. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. WHICH WAY TO GO? AS FAR AS THE DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION SERVICES. 
          AND AGAIN, I'LL OPEN UP. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR PERDUE OR LINEBARGER? I DON'T WANT TO STAND THAT WAY. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW,
JUST AGAIN, SET THE LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THERE'S NO ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. 
          WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR DIRECTION. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR I CAN GO WITH THIS STATEMENT,
BUT I WILL SAY THIS WHEN I'M WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S DONE ME RIGHT OVER THE YEARS,
I LEAN TOWARDS THEM AND, AND I REALLY I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS,
BUT WE'VE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT, AND I'M GOING TO LEAN TOWARDS THAT WAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I HAVE THE SAME SENTIMENT. BOTH COMPANIES ARE INCREDIBLE. 
          AGREE. AT WHAT THEY DO AND BOTH COMPANIES THIS. 
          THIS IS REALLY HARD BECAUSE [LAUGHTER] I DO KNOW BOTH SIDES OF IT. 
          BOTH COMPANIES ARE VERY HEAVILY INVOLVED NOT JUST WITH THE CITY OF BURLESON,
BUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT I MUCH APPRECIATE. 
          AND I KIND OF TAKE COMFORT IN THAT. WE DO HAVE TWO COMPANIES INVOLVED WITH US,
YOU KNOW, ONE BEING ON THE MUNICIPAL COURT SIDE AND ONE FOR OUR TAXES. 
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SO I THINK IT KIND OF KEEPS THINGS AT AN EVEN KEEL. 
          IF IT'S NOT BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. IT'S GOOD. ANYONE ELSE? I TEND TO AGREE WITH YOU ALL TOO. AND WHAT YOU SAID. 
          BUT I ALSO AGREE FOR ANOTHER REASON. I BELIEVE THAT THE COLLECTION OF TAXES IS A VERY
PERSONAL THING THAT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH, INDIVIDUALLY, PERSON BY PERSON. AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PERIOD OF TIME THAT HAS
TO TAKE PLACE FROM INITIAL CONTACT TO THE POINT OF COLLECTING WHATEVER CAN BE COLLECTED. AND I THINK WE WOULD TAKE A STEP BACK IF WE CHANGED FIRMS AT ANY
PARTICULAR TIME BECAUSE THE CASES THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE WORKS ARE GOING TO LOSE THRUST. AND I FEEL LIKE WE WOULD LOSE TEMPORARILY. 
          NO, I THINK THE IDEA OF GOING OUT FOR AN RFQ FOR THIS WAS VERY SOUND. 
          IT'S VERY GOOD. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE GOOD SERVICE,
AND IT'S ALSO GOOD TO KNOW ONCE IN A WHILE IF THAT CONCLUSION YOU'VE MADE EVERY YEAR TO CONTINUE THAT SERVICE IS A GOOD ONE. AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO GO OUT AND JUST SEE
WHETHER THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE IN THE MARKETPLACE THAT MIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE OUR SERVICE OR OUR COLLECTION RATE OR, OR ANY OTHER FACTOR. 
          AND I THINK THE FACT THAT STAFF IS JUST UNABLE TO RATE ONE OF THESE COMPANIES HIGHER THAN
THE OTHER. 
          IT'S JUST SIMPLY TO SAY THAT WE'VE HAD A GOOD SERVICE ALL ALONG,
AND IT'S IT'D BE THE THIRD TIME THAT CLICHÉ WAS REPEATED. 
          BUT IF IT'S NOT BROKEN, DON'T FIX IT. WE'RE DOING WELL WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT. 
          I'VE GONE THROUGH THIS THROUGH A SIMILAR DELIBERATION IN MY OWN COMPANY WITH MY INSURANCE
POLICY. 
          I USED TO MAKE A COMPETITION OUT OF THAT EVERY YEAR AND COMPARE ONE COMPANY AGAINST THE
OTHER RATES, SERVICE, ETC., AND THE WHOLE THING JUST KIND OF GOT TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A BURDEN AND
REALLY DIDN'T PRODUCE MUCH RESULTS BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT COMPETE FOR THE SAME SERVICE IN A MARKETPLACE TYPICALLY TEND TO RISE TO ONE ANOTHER'S
LEVEL AND, AND STAY THERE. AND IF THERE'S EVER A GREAT DISCREPANCY,
THEN THE MARKET IS GOING TO CHOOSE WHAT'S CLEARLY AN ADVANTAGEOUS COMPANY AND GO WITH THAT. MY DELIBERATIONS FINALLY LED ME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT STAYING WITH MY AGENT WAS A
GOOD IDEA, BECAUSE MY AGENT COULD WORK WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND IMPROVE MY SITUATION BETTER THAN I COULD
IMPROVE IT BY GOING OUT AND AND TAKING COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. 
          SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD WHERE WE ARE. STAFF, AND WITH ALL APOLOGIES TO NEITHER ONE OF THESE
COMPANIES HAS A SMEAR ON THEM. 
          THEY'RE GREAT COMPANIES. WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. 
          WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE STAY WHERE WE ARE. 
          ANYONE ELSE? MY OPINION MAY BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. 
          I KNOW BOTH COMPANIES HAVE EXCELLENT ATTORNEYS. 
          EXCELLENT LAWYERS. YOU'RE BRILLIANT. YOU'VE GOT GREAT MINDS,
OR YOU WOULDN'T BE WHERE YOU'RE AT. 
          BUT WHAT I HEARD HERE IS WE'RE GOING INTO THE FUTURE,
NOT THE PAST. 
          IN MY OPINION, IN THE FUTURE, IT'S GOING TO BE DEPENDENT UPON SOFTWARE. 
          AND I HEAR SOFTWARE FROM LINEBARGER AND I HEAR WISDOM FROM PERDUE,
BRANDON AND WISDOM WILL TAKE YOU A LONG WAYS AS LONG AS WISDOM IS THERE. 
          SO MY OPINION GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, AND I KNOW THAT LINEBARGER. 
          HAS THE SOFTWARE TO TAKE US THERE. SO GOING THROUGH BOTH PRESENTATIONS,
THEY'RE FAIRLY EQUAL. 
          THE NUMBERS ARE FAIRLY EQUAL, BUT I'M LOOKING FAR INTO THE FUTURE THREE YEARS FROM NOW,
FOUR, FIVE, SIX. AND WE MAY HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN BEFORE THEN. 
          BUT LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, I'M LEANING TOWARDS LINEBARGER,
GUGGENBERGER AND SAMPSON. 
          I'M WITH I'M WITH COUNCILMAN SCOTT ON THIS. I DON'T THINK LINEBERGER HAS HAD A CHANCE TO
DO WHAT THE OTHER COMPANY HAS DONE. 
          YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, DON'T GET ME WRONG,
BUT I THINK I'D LIKE TO WRITE A NEW HORSE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BECAUSE I THINK IF THEY GET A CHANCE TO GET THEIR FOOT IN WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW, SO THEY DON'T HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SAY SO. 
          BUT IF THEY GET THEIR FOOT IN THE DOOR, I THINK YOU MIGHT FIND WE GOT A BIG GANGBUSTER
OVER HERE READY TO GET AFTER IT AND GO FULL FORCE. 
          AND I'M FOR THE NEW I'M FOR THE SOFTWARE. SAME AS YOU,
LARRY. 
          SO I'M GOING TO GO WITH LINEBERGER OVER HERE. 
          JUST MY OPINION. AND BEFORE I GIVE MY RECOMMENDATION,
I JUST APPRECIATE BOTH FIRMS FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE 
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PROPOSALS. AND I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, 37 YEARS IS A LONG TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THE SAME. 
          AND I THINK IT WAS TIME TO HAVE THE RFQ OR TO GO OUT AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT. 
          BUT I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER BOEDEKER LIKED HAVING TWO DIFFERENT ONES. 
          I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE IT ALL UNDER ONE AS FAR AS THE COLLECTIONS AND THE
AND THE DELINQUENT TAX, I THINK IT WOULD BE THERE ARE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS HERE. 
          IF WE'D HAVE GONE OUT FOR THE FULL RFQ FOR EVERYTHING THEY MIGHT HAD IT MIGHT HAVE CHANGED
THE SCORE A DIFFERENT WAY. 
          BUT LIKE I SAID, I'M KIND OF AGREEING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU
DO SOMETHING THE SAME WAY FOR A LONG TIME DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT OKAY JUST TO MAKE A CHANGE AND THEN GIVE THEM A TRY AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. 
          THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT. AND SO I'M GOING TO TIP MY HAT TO LINEBERGER ON THAT. 
          [LAUGHTER] SO YOU'RE WELCOME VICTORIA. RATS. THIS IS WHY I USUALLY TRY NOT TO GO LAST. 
          NO I'M JUST. I FIRSTLY WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATIONS AND THE
INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED. 
          I READ THROUGH BOTH IN ADVANCE, AND I'M ALSO WANT TO COMMEND YOU BOTH FOR BEING SO
INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT YOU SERVE. 
          IT'S MORE THAN JUST, YOU KNOW SHOWING FACE, BUT YOU'RE INVESTED AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES. 
          AND SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE INITIATIVES THAT YOU SUPPORT FOR BEING INVOLVED. 
          AND NOT JUST TAKING FROM, YOU KNOW, PUTTING YOUR NAME SOMEWHERE AND SAYING,
WE TAKE VERY WELL FROM, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE HERE, BUT YOU TURN IT AROUND AND GIVE BACK. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED WITH THE THE PIECE ON
TECHNOLOGY AND THAT ACTUALLY THAT PERKED MY EARS UP TO HEAR THAT OUR, THAT OUR TAX ASSESSOR IS UTILIZING A PROGRAM THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BUT
AND ALSO THAT HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO HIM DESPITE HAVING ANY KIND OF CONTRACTOR
RELATIONSHIP. 
          SO THAT PERKED MY EARS UP. I AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW,
YOU KIND OF THIS THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE DOESN'T ALWAYS GRAB ME, BUT WE DO NEED TO BE LOOKING LIKE, WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHAT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CAPITALIZE? AND BUT SEVERAL GOOD REMARKS WERE MADE BY MY
COLLEAGUES. 
          AND I WANT TO ECHO THOSE ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS. 
          AND I DON'T DOUBT FOR A SECOND BOTH OF THESE AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS VALUE THAT. 
          AND IT'S NOT JUST THIS IS A TOUCHY ISSUE. AND AND SO WE WANT IT HAS TO BE TREATED WITH
CARE AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE APPROACHING PEOPLE AT POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT TIMES. 
          AND SO YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH. AND SO I TRULY RESPECT THE THAT
PERSPECTIVE THAT MR. MCCLENDON RAISED. AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE,
WE DON'T LOSE SOME MOMENTUM, BUT ALSO THAT WE ARE REMINDED THAT THIS IS A GINGER SUBJECT AND IT'S NOT EASY TO JUST BE LIKE, WE'RE COMING. 
          AND AND SO IT JUST, I THINK, I THINK EITHER ONE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT,
BUT I WANTED TO JUST PUT A PIN IN THAT ONE OF LIKE, MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO. 
          I, I COULD GO EITHER WAY. I THINK THEY'RE BOTH PHENOMENAL. 
          YOU ALL HAVE GREAT STAFF, AND WE HAVE SO MANY OF US HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH OF YOU,
AND SO WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY. 
          I KIND OF LEAN TOWARD LINEBARGER JUST BECAUSE,
AS MENTIONED, IT'S A CHANGE. 
          WE DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN PROVIDE. WE KNOW THE HISTORY OF ONE,
AND WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP AND TO HAVE THE HISTORY AND THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAVE HAD. DOES IT HURT TO EXPLORE SOMETHING ELSE? I DON'T SEE WHEN YOU BOTH HAVE SUCH GOOD REPUTATIONS AND RANKINGS AND SCORES,
AND I TRULY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT STAFF PUT INTO THIS, TOO. SO I KIND OF LEAN TOWARD EXPLORING SOMETHING ELSE,
BUT I COULD DEFINITELY GO THE OTHER WAY, TOO, AND SAY, YOU HAVE A HISTORY AND YOU HAVE A YEP,
I KNOW I'M GETTING THE KARATE CHOP FROM THIS ONE, SO OKAY, [LAUGHTER] I CAN COME OFF THE FENCE. 
          I LEAN TOWARD US. CONSIDER BRINGING AN ITEM FORWARD TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT A DIFFERENT
PROVIDER. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I THINK STAFF HAS THIS DIRECTION. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO
BRINGING AN ITEM IN THE FUTURE. THANKS, GUYS. I DO WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATIONS. 
          YOU KNOW, THE GREAT THING FOR THE CITY WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO WRONG WITH EITHER ONE OF YOU,
BUT WE CAN ONLY HAVE ONE BUNCH. 
          SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 6 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS. 
          [6.A. 2650 SW Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300 (Case 25-219): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on a zoning ordinance change request from “GR, General Retail”, to “GR General Retail with a Specific Use Permit for a Liquor Store”. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7-0)]
6.A IS 2650 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 300. 
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THIS IS CASE 25-219. TONIGHT IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE
ACTION ON A ZONING ORDINANCE. 
          CHANGE REQUEST FROM GR GENERAL RETAIL TO GR GENERAL RETAIL WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR
LIQUOR STORE. 
          THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING. 
          THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS TONY MCILWAIN,
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          MR. MCILWAIN TAKE IT AWAY. YES GOOD EVENING,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          AS THE CITY SECRETARY MENTIONED, THIS ITEM IS A REZONING INVOLVING A LIQUOR STORE. 
          THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT 2650 SOUTHWEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD IN SUITE 300. 
          THIS OUTLINE THAT WE HAVE ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE SHOPPING PLAZA AND THE
BUILDING. 
          AGAIN, IT'S IN AN AREA CURRENTLY ZONED FOR GENERAL RETAIL AND IN THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL
PORTION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. 
          THIS IS A GRAPHIC WE SHOW YOU WITH EVERY ASSOCIATED LIQUOR STORE,
AND IT GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS ARE AND HOW THE APPLICANT HAS RESPONDED. WHAT WE WILL NOTE IS THAT AS IS THE CASE WITH SOME OF THESE
APPLICATIONS, THE SUITE ITSELF IS NOT 5000FT². THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY EXISTING LIQUOR STORES WITHIN 1000FT
OF THE PROPOSED SITE. 
          NO WALK UP OR DRIVE THROUGH WINDOWS AND IT WILL HAVE AN INDEPENDENT ENTRANCE,
AND THE EXTERIOR WINDOWS WILL MEET THE CITY'S CODE AND REQUIREMENTS. 
          SO THIS SITE PLAN SHOWS A CLOUD OUT OF THE LOCATION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT. 
          WE NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 300FT OF THE SUBJECT SITE,
AS WELL AS POSTED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY, AND RECEIVED NO FORMAL OPPOSITION. PNC DISCUSSED IT AND BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 0 RECOMMENDED
APPROVAL TO YOU, THE COUNCIL. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS. STAFF HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THE REQUEST FOR THE USE IN
QUESTION, AND I'D LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, TONY, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS. 
          I'M JUST. IS THIS OVER BY THE BRUNCH HOUSE? I'M CONFUSED WHERE THIS IS. 
          BY THE BRUNCH HOUSE. BRUNCH HOUSE OVER IN JOSHUA? BURLESON RIGHT THERE BY IT? NO, WE DIDN'T GET ANY OPPOSITION AT ALL. REALLY? YEAH. AND I'LL SHOW YOU THE I CAN GET TO IT. THE. 
          THEY'RE NOT OPEN ON SUNDAY IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:34. 
          IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? AND I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:35. IS THERE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE. WE GOT A MOTION BY ADAM. A SECOND BY LARRY. 
          PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 6.B 816 WICKER HILL ROAD. 
          [6.B. 816 Wicker Hill Road (Case 25-313): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on a zoning ordinance change request from “A”, Agriculture, to “SFE”, Single Family Estate District. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7-0)]
CASE 25-313 IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A ZONING
ORDINANCE. 
          CHANGE REQUEST FROM A AGRICULTURAL TO SFE SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE DISTRICT. 
          THIS IS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. ON FIRST AND FINAL READING,
THE STAFF PRESENTER IS ONCE AGAIN TONY MCILWAIN. 
          DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR MR. MCILWAIN. THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR AND COUNCIL PLANNING STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MR. CHARLES NORMAN ON HIS PROPERTY
TO GET IT REZONED TO ALLOW FOR A USE WITH A SMALLER LOT SIZE THAN THE DEFAULT AGRICULTURAL ZONING THAT HE HAS ON THE PROPERTY. 
          HE'S OPTING FOR SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE ZONING FOR HIS LAND. 
          RIGHT NOW, THE AREA IS SURROUNDED BY ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURAL ZONED PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH
AND SOUTHEAST. 
          AND THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS IN A NEIGHBORHOODS AREA OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. 
          THE ZONING REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 
          WE NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 300FT AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY,
AND RECEIVED NO FORMAL OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. 
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PNC RECOMMENDED SUPPORT AND APPROVAL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. 
          NO SPEAKERS AND STAFF HAS NO OPPOSITION TO THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING THAT MR. NORMAN IS SEEKING. AND OUR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE PRIOR TO OPENING THE PUBLIC
HEARING? TONY, I DO HAVE ONE. JUST THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU CAN HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON AG,
CORRECT? YES. SO JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF MOVING TO SINGLE FAMILY? SMALLER LOT SIZE. OKAY. SMALLER LOT. SO WHEN TYPICALLY WE GET SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO REPLAT
THE PROPERTY, WE'LL HAVE THEM ZONED FOR AG USE. SOMETIMES THEY'RE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. 
          IN SOME INSTANCES, PEOPLE WANT TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY BUT DON'T WANT TO HAVE SUPER
SMALL LOT, BUT SAY SUPER SMALL. SMALLER LOT SIZES. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE. 
          SO SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE HE MIGHT GIVE HIM FLEXIBILITY ON HIS ON THE PIECE OF PROPERTY
THAT HE HAS. 
          YES. GOTCHA. THANK YOU. TONY SFE IS IT THREE IS THREE ACRE? SO THE AG IS THREE ACRE. AG IS THREE ACRE OKAY. 
          YES SIR. AND SFE IS WHAT'S THE MINIMUM? ONE ACRE. 
          OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THEN I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:37. 
          IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS. I DON'T SEE ANYONE,
SO WE'LL CLOSE IT AT 6:38. 
          IS THERE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 7. GENERAL 7.A IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION
ON A RESOLUTION FOR PETITION SUBMITTED BY 
          [7.A. Consider and take possible action on a resolution for a petition submitted by AP-Groundwork Venture, LLC requesting the expansion and extension of the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) to include tracts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the North Johnson County Municipal Management District (MMD) No.1. (Staff Contact: Tony D. Mcllwain, Development Services Director)]
AP-GROUNDWORK VENTURE, LLC, REQUESTING THE EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF THE CITY'S
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, ETJ, TO INCLUDE TRACKS 1, 3, 4, AND 5 OF THE NORTH JOHNSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT MMD NO. 
          1. THE STAFF PRESENTER IS TONY MCILWAIN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          MAYOR COUNCIL THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE NEXT STEP IN OUR PROCESS WITH TALLGRASS,
WHICH IS THE NORTH JOHNSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, BACK ON OCTOBER 6TH,
THE COUNCIL ENTERED INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH AP-GROUNDWORK VENTURE, LLC PERTAINING TO THE NORTH JOHNSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. 
          AGAIN LOCALLY KNOWN AS TALLGRASS, SECTION 3.3 OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RELATES TO THE
CITY'S CONSENT TO THE EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF THE ETJ INTO THE MMD. 
          STAFF HAS RECEIVED A PETITION FOR THE EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF THE ETJ TO INCLUDE TRACKS
01, 03, 4 AND 5 OF THE TALLGRASS DEVELOPMENT. THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE TRACKS IN
QUESTION. 
          TRACK ONE IS THE BIG TRACK THAT YOU SEE TOWARD THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN,
JUST BY WAY OF WAYFINDING. 
          WE HAVE TRACK THREE OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT, TRACK FOUR SOUTH OF TRACK THREE,
AND TRACK FIVE IS JUST NORTH OF THE VICINITY MAP. TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF WHERE THESE TRACKS LAY. 
          THIS IS A GRAPHIC I'VE SHOWN BEFORE IS JUST THE PROJECT SITE FOR THE TALLGRASS MMD. 
          AND STAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE LANDOWNER'S PETITION REQUESTING EXPANSION
OF THE ETJ TO INCLUDE THESE TRACKS FOR THE TALLGRASS MMD. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONDITIONS IN THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT. 
          AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. ANYONE? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? MOTION TO PASS I'M SORRY. IT APPEARS THAT THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON TO APPROVE. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BOEDEKER. 
          YOU SEEING THAT UP THERE? YES, SIR. DO YOU NOT SEE IT IN FRONT OF ANYBODY ELSE OR JUST. 
          I'M NOT SEEING IT. OH DOWN HERE. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY ANDERSON AND A SECOND BY
[LAUGHTER] ALEXA. I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING EXCEPT. 
          HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO VOTE. OKAY, IF YOU WILL. 
          JUST A MOMENT, IT WILL COME UP THERE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME,
MAYOR, IF YOU WILL CALL FOR A VOTE AND THIS WILL BE A RAISE YOUR HAND KIND OF VOTE, 
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PLEASE. MY IT GUY JUST GOT IT UP. OKAY. [LAUGHTER] HAPPY TO DO IT IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE'RE ALL IN TROUBLE. I'VE GOT A MOTION BY PHIL AND A SECOND BY ALEXA. 
          PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          [7.B. Hold the first public hearing on a proposed strategic partnership agreement (SPA) with the North Johnson County Municipal Management District No. 1. (First Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony D. McIlwain, Development Services Director)]
7.B IS TO HOLD A HOLD. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT AND SPA WITH THE NORTH JOHNSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1. THE STAFF PRESENTER IS TONY MCILWAIN,
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          MR. MCILWAIN, YOU'RE ON AGAIN. YES THANK YOU. 
          MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND. 
          AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE ENTERED INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH AP-GROUNDWORK FOR THE
TALLGRASS MMD. 
          THE PROJECT IS BEING PROPOSED AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHISHOLM TRAIL PARKWAY AND FM 1902. 
          THE DISTRICT IS BRINGING FORWARD THIS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONDITIONS FOR ANNEXATION OF THE MMD AND LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF THE LAND. 
          LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 43.0751 REQUIRES THE CITY TO CONDUCT TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS,
WHERE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO PRESENT TESTIMONY OR EVIDENCE REGARDING THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. 
          PUBLIC HEARING DATES WERE SET FOR THIS EVENING,
WITH THE NEXT OR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OCCURRING ON FEBRUARY THE 2ND. 
          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY MUST BE
PUBLISHED AT LEAST ONCE, ON OR AFTER THE 20TH DAY BEFORE EACH DATE. WE'VE SATISFIED THAT REQUIREMENT. 
          WE'VE PROVIDED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS IN THE FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM ON JANUARY 9TH
AND AGAIN JANUARY 16TH. 
          THE PUBLIC NOTICE HEARINGS, PUBLIC NOTICES, RATHER,
CONTAINED A STATEMENT OF THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING, THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARING, AND THE LOCATION WHERE COPIES OF THE PROPOSED
AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO THE HEARING. 
          BY WAY OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE SPA PRIOR TO ANNEXATION,
THE MMD IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW. 
          THE SPA ALLOWS THE CITY TO ANNEX THE LAND WITHIN THE DISTRICT FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSES OF
IMPOSING AND COLLECTING THE CITY SALES AND USE TAX AT ANY TIME AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT, AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT. 
          I WANT TO NOTE THAT LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATIONS OF ANY PROPERTY DOES NOT REMOVE IT FROM
THE MMD, AND NOR THE CITY ABLE TO IMPOSE ANY AD VALOREM TAXES ON ANY PROPERTY. 
          THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION IS SOLELY FOR THE IMPOSITION OF COLLECTION OF THE CITY
SALES AND USE TAX. 
          ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE IN THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT INCLUDE THE CITY
NOT FULLY ANNEXING THE DISTRICT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS THAT YOU SEE BELOW IN THE BULLET POINTS HAVE BEEN MET, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE DISTRICT'S WATER,
SEWER, DRAINAGE, PARKS AND RECREATION AND ROAD FACILITIES HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND THE DEVELOPER HAS AND
THE DEVELOPER, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT AS ALLOWED BY THE RULES
OF THE COMMISSION OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW. 
          FOLLOWING ANNEXATION, THE MMD WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST AS A LIMITED PURPOSE DISTRICT,
AND THIS IS FOR OUR INITIAL TEN YEAR PERIOD FOR THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS PARKS,
TRAILS AND OPEN SPACES. 
          SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH REGARD TO THE ESD? SO UPON FULL FOR ANNEXATION. 
          THE CITY AGREES TO REMOVE PROPERTY FROM JOHNSON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT AND ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE ESD NO LATER THAN 180 DAYS FOLLOWING THAT ANNEXATION ACTION. THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO PAY THE COST FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE
PROPERTY FROM THE ESD AS ALLOW AS PROVIDED IN THE SPA. 
          THIS IS, OF COURSE, IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATION OF THE FUNDS AT CITY COUNCIL'S
DISCRETION IN THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH IT SEEKS TO REMOVE THE PROPERTY FROM THE ESD. 
          SO THAT WOULD BECOME A FUTURE BUDGETARY CONVERSATION PIECE. 
          FOLLOWING FULL ANNEXATION. TONY. HOLD ON A MINUTE. 
          WOULD YOU BACK UP ONE SLIDE? YES. ONE ADDITIONAL SLIDE? JUST ONE. ONE SLIDE BACK. ON THE LAST LINE OF THAT. 
          IT'S WRITTEN THE SAME WAY IN THE AGREEMENT. WHY DON'T WE SAY THE STREET ALLEYS? WHY NOT STREETS AND ALLEYS? THAT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S WRONG. 
          AND I KNOW I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY AND WHAT SHOULD BE SAID. 
          BUT WHY IS IT WORDED LIKE THAT? THAT'S. NO PARTICULAR WAY. 
          THE AGREEMENT'S WORDED THE SAME WAY. AND THAT'S WHY I KIND OF. 
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YEAH. SO. 
          TALLGRASS USES. WE DID EVALUATE AND LOOK AT IT. 
          WE DIDN'T BRING ANY ATTENTION TO THE WORDING. 
          MR. MAYOR PRO TEM SO IF THE COUNCIL WISHES TO HAVE SOME CHANGE OR TWEAK DONE,
CERTAINLY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED. 
          BUT YEAH, THAT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT WE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO. 
          MAYBE IT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE NOMENCLATURE THAN SOME PEOPLE,
BUT I THINK THE WORDING SHOULD BE FIXED. 
          MAYOR PRO TEM, IF I CAN ADD SOMETHING. SO IT'S NOT REGARDING THE STREETS. 
          RIGHT. SO DURING FULL PARKS ANNEXATION WILL BECOME LIKE ANY OTHER COMMUNITY. 
          WE WILL MAINTAIN THE STREETS, THE MMD THAT THEY THE LANGUAGE WE HAVE IN THE MMD IS TIED TO
SPECIFICALLY ALLEYS. 
          THEY CALL THEM STREET ALLEYS, BUT ALLEYS, THE WAY THE DEVELOPMENT SET UP IS THEY HAVE
PRIVATE ALLEYS TO ACCESS THEIR HOMES. 
          THE MMD, WHEN WE FULLY ANNEX THE MMD, WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR THOSE ALLEYS. 
          THE CITY WILL ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC STREETS. 
          OKAY, SO THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE,
YES. 
          OKAY. SO NO, WE ARE TAKING. 
          AN MMD FEE TO HELP MAINTAIN THE ALLEYS. THE CITY WILL TAKE OVER ALL PUBLIC ROADWAYS AT
FULL PURPOSE ANNEXATION. 
          OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. BUT WE'RE ALSO NOT TAKING OVER THE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AT THAT
POINT? ONLY THE STREETS? CORRECT. PRIVATE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. 
          SO IF THE IF THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE WITHIN THE ROADWAY,
THEY'LL BE THE CITIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. 
          BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE PRIVATE DRAINAGE PONDS AND EASEMENTS. 
          THOSE WILL BE MAINTAINED SEPARATELY BY THE MMD IF IT'S WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADWAY INLETS,
THE STORM SEWER SYSTEM WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. 
          THE CITY WILL TAKE OVER MAINTENANCE OF THAT. THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM. WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE
DETENTION PONDS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, THEY'LL HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE WILL BE CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE
DISTRICT ITSELF. 
          MOVING ON. SO TO SAVINGS, WE'VE WE'VE DRAFTED THE LANGUAGE IN THE SPA FOR THEM TO CONTINUE
TO MAINTAIN A LOT OF THINGS. 
          SO THE CITY IS NOT TAKING ON THAT EXPENSE IN THE FUTURE. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO NOTE WITH REGARD TO THE INITIAL TEN
YEAR PERIOD, THE SPA ALLOWS FOR THAT TEN YEAR PERIOD TO BE EXTENDED IN SUCCESSION SUCCESSIVE STAGES. 
          SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT A FUTURE COUNCIL CAN TAKE UNDER ADVISEMENT WITH REGARD TO THE THE
SBA, IS THERE IS THERE ANY KIND OF A PROCESS TO GET THAT DONE? YES, YES. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, IF THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT AGREE THAT IT'S IN THE BEST
INTEREST TO HAVE IT CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER TEN YEAR PERIOD, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT AND COUNCIL CONSIDER AT THAT POINT IN TIME. 
          TEN OR LESS. I MEAN, IS, IS THE TERM LENGTH CHANGE. 
          CAN YOU CHANGE THAT SOMETHING MORE SUITABLE. SO RIGHT NOW IS SET AT TEN YEAR PERIODS. 
          AND AS FAR AS THE DOCUMENT POSSIBLY COULD BE REVISED. 
          BUT THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH. YEAH IT CAN. EVERYTHING CAN BE LOOKED AT. 
          BUT YES TEN YEAR PERIODS AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE SUCCESSIVE PERIODS AFTER THAT. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. ONE MORE QUESTION, TONY. YES,
SIR. 
          ON THE NEXT SLIDE PERTAINING TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT,
WE ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE COST FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE PROPERTY FROM THE ESD, BUT WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY PAYING THE ESD, RIGHT? WE'RE PAYING LEGAL EXPENSES OR FILING FEES OR WHATEVER TO. 
          YES. AND I'LL DEFER TO THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER BECAUSE HE HAS SOME CONVERSATIONS SPECIFIC
TO THIS. 
          YEAH. SO WHENEVER WE TAKE PROPERTY, THAT IS WE ANNEX PROPERTY FROM THE COUNTY AND BRING IT
INTO THE CITY. 
          WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY ANY INDEBTEDNESS THAT IS BASED ON THAT PROPERTY. 
          SO IF THE ESD ISSUES DEBT AND THEY'RE BASING IT ON THEIR TAXABLE VALUE OF ALL THEIR
PROPERTIES, THAT PROPERTY HAS AN INDEBTEDNESS ON IT THAT THE THAT IS OWED TO THE ESD TO PAY OFF ITS
DEBT. 
          RIGHT. WE'RE LUCKY NOW. THE ESD REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY DEBT. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR RATES, THEY DON'T HAVE A TAX RATE. 
          THAT'S FOR DEBT. SO RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO INDEBTEDNESS. 
          BUT IN THE FUTURE, IF THEY WERE TO ISSUE DEBT,
THAT PROPERTY THAT WE ANNEX WOULD HAVE AN INDEBTEDNESS. 
          AND IT'S THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY THAT OFF PRIOR TO ACCEPTING THE PROPERTY. 
          OR WE KIND OF AT THEIR MERCY? YES, SIR. AND THE STATE LEGISLATION IS PUSHING THAT WAY EVEN
MORE SO. 
          BUT YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S THE PAYMENT WE MAKE. SO LIKE CURRENTLY I'LL GIVE A GOOD EXAMPLE. 
          WE'VE ANNEXED A DIFFERENT SECTION TO CHISHOLM SUMMIT INTO THE CITY. THAT AREA IS CURRENTLY
IN THE ESD, BUT AS IT'S BEING ANNEXED IN CURRENTLY THE ESD DOES NOT HAVE ANY INDEBTEDNESS ON THOSE
PROPERTIES. 
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SO WE'RE NOT PAYING ANYTHING. THIS IS SIMPLY WE'RE REQUIRED. 
          THIS IS LAW. WE ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THAT INDEBTEDNESS BECAUSE THEY'RE LEVERAGING THAT
PROPERTY VALUE TO PAY OFF THEIR DEBT. 
          SO THAT'LL BE SOMETHING WE'LL THINK ABOUT WHEN IT BECOMES ANNEXED INTO THE FUTURE. 
          SO BASICALLY IF THEY'RE SMART, THEY'LL BUY A BUNCH OF NEW AMBULANCES RIGHT BEFORE THE
CHANGE TAKES PLACE. 
          THEY'LL GET TO KEEP THE AMBULANCES AND WE GET THE DEBT. 
          WE GET A PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE OVERALL DEBT,
BUT WE DON'T GET THE AMBULANCES CORRECT. 
          YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PORTION THAT YOU'RE TAKING OUT OF THEIR DISTRICT,
AND YOU PAY A PORTION OF THAT INDEBTEDNESS BASED ON THEIR OVERALL TAX BASE, AND THAT'S BY LAW. YES IT IS, AND IT'S THE SAME PRINCIPLE IS APPLICABLE. 
          WE EVER ANNEXED AN AREA AND ATTEMPT TO TAKE A MICROPHONE. 
          PLEASE, SIR. THERE'S THE PEOPLE CANNOT HEAR YOU. 
          A WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT, FOR INSTANCE. IF WE TOOK IN AN AREA AND ANOTHER ENTITY WAS BEING
THE WATER SERVICE PROVIDER IF WE TAKE OVER THAT AREA, THEN IF THEY HAVE INCURRED DEBT IN ORDER TO SERVE THAT AREA OR TO BUTTRESS THEIR SYSTEM,
TO SERVE IT, WE HAVE TO PAY OFF THAT DEBT. BUT WE GET TO KEEP THE PIPE. 
          WE GET TO KEEP THE PIPE. IN THIS INSTANCE, WE I THINK ERIC HAS CORRECTLY SUMMARIZED THE
REALITY OF WHERE WE ARE ON THE ESD. 
          IF THEY INCUR DEBT, THEN WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRO RATA SHARE THAT WOULD BE
CHARGEABLE TO THIS DISTRICT. 
          IF WE SHOULD TAKE IT INTO OUR AREA AND REMOVE IT FROM THEIR AREA OF JURISDICTION. 
          SO WE'LL TAKE OUR ASSETS, WHICH WE'VE PURCHASED AND SERVE THIS AREA WITH IT,
BUT CONTINUE TO PAY THE ESD FOR AMBULANCES THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN FROM THIS AREA AND MOVED TO SERVE SOME OTHER AREA THAT COULD THEORETICALLY HAPPEN. 
          FOR THE RECORD, THAT SUCKS. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD IN THE PRESENTATION? THAT MAY BE THE LAST SLIDE. 
          LET'S SEE. SO JUST BY WAY OF THE INITIAL TERM OF SP-A,
YOU'RE LOOKING AT 45 YEARS, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WILL STILL BE ACTIVE. 
          BUT FOR SOME OF YOU THAT MIGHT BE YOU'RE LOOKING AT A 45 YEAR TERM UNLESS TERMINATED ON AN
EARLIER DATE, PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS UNDER THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE INITIAL
TERM. 
          AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS GETTING AT THE SP-A MAY AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND FOR SUCCESSIVE AND I'M
SORRY I SAID TEN YEARS SUCCESSIVE ONE YEAR PERIODS. 
          SO FORGIVE ME ONE YEAR PERIODS UNLESS EITHER THE CITY OR DISTRICT GIVES NOTICE TO THE
OTHER OF ITS INTENT TO TERMINATE. 
          SO MR. MAYOR IS MAYOR 19 YEARS IS ONE YEARS. LET ME CORRECT MYSELF ONE YEAR. 
          SUCCESSIVE PERIODS UNTIL SUCH TIME. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT AGAIN A 45 YEAR BUILD OUT WHICH
SPEAKS TO THE QUESTION OF INDEBTEDNESS. 
          WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE 45 YEARS IN THE FUTURE. 
          WE'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT ERIC HAS LED WITH THE WITH THE DISTRICT. 
          BUT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, THAT'S THE LANGUAGE AND FORMAT OF THE SBA. 
          BUT, TONY, LET'S JUST SAY RIGHT AT THE LAST MINUTE,
IF A WHOLE BUNCH OF DEBT GOT ON, WE WOULD HAVE TO BE THE ABILITY TO GO. 
          I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO ANNEX IT. SO, I MEAN,
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 
          THE YOU CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. A LOT OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THE
EVENTUAL 45 YEAR TERM. IT MAY BE THAT THEY MAY HAVE ISSUES AND WE DON'T KNOW. 
          THERE'S A LOT THAT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT IN TIME ASSUMING EVERYTHING WORKS THE WAY IT
SHOULD. 
          YOU'VE GOT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S BEEN IN THE GROUND FOR A WHILE. 
          THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE EVALUATED, OBVIOUSLY. 
          AND AS, AS THE CITY ATTORNEY MENTIONED, THERE ARE ACTIONS THAT HAVE TO HAVE TO HAPPEN JUST
BY ACT OF LAW. AND THEN THERE ARE SOME DISCRETION THAT THE COUNCIL HAS BASED ON THE STRUCTURE OF
THE SPA. 
          SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO THINGS BY LAW,
WE HAVE TO DO THEM. 
          OKAY. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE SPA IS CONCERNED,
IT'S 45 YEARS. 
          BUT IF WE GET TO A POINT IN 20 YEARS WHERE EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO AND WE'RE READY TO
ANNEX, WE CAN YES, WE CAN DO IT. YES. AND THAT WOULD YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THAT AGREEMENT,
OF COURSE, BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT. IF THE DISTRICT IS NOT READY,
THEN YOU CAN'T REALLY MOVE FORWARD IF THEY ARE READY EARLY IN 45 YEARS. 
          ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL AT THAT POINT IN TIME SHOULD
CONSIDER. 
          OKAY, TONY, YOU MAY JUST BRIEFLY SPEAK ON THE FACT THAT BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A LARGE
DEVELOPMENT, IT'S LIKELY GOING TO BE PHASED OVER TIME. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PORTIONS OF IT THAT
ARE GOING TO HAVE INDEBTEDNESS. 
          AND THEN SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REEVALUATE THOSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. 
          YEAH. SO YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT FIVE LARGE TRACTS,
ONE ONE OF WHICH IS ALREADY IN OUR ETJ, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE YOU DID THE PREVIOUS ACTION WITH TRACKS ONE, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE. 
          SO YOU'VE GOT MULTIPLE COMPONENTS. YOU'VE SEEN THE PRESENTATIONS. 
          OBVIOUSLY THE INITIAL INTEREST FROM INVESTORS IS TO GET THE RESIDENTIAL UP AND RUNNING. 
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THERE'S A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NON RESIDENTIAL
ENTITIES WITH THE PROJECT. 
          AND THAT OF COURSE IS BASED A LOT ON MARKET CONDITIONS AND DEPENDING ON WHAT THE USE
INVOLVES, IF IT'S NON RESIDENTIAL, HOW MANY ROOFTOPS DO YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT THE USE. RIGHT. SO
THAT'S GOING ON. 
          WE EXPECT THE PHASING AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED TO TAKE PLACE OVER TIME. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EBBS AND FLOWS IN THE MARKET AND I FULLY EXPECT TO SEE SOME OF THAT. 
          BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS RESIDENTIAL TAKING OFF FAST. 
          AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE CITY'S INTEREST IN HAVING A SMALL PORTION OF WHAT WOULD BE
COMMERCIAL BEING ANNEXED. 
          INITIALLY, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD SO 45 YEARS IS THE LENGTH OF THE SPA. 
          TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS ANNEXATION OCCURS WHEN THE MMD PAYS OFF DEBT. 
          SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS PHASE ONE IS THE PROPERTY THAT'S ADJACENT TO CHISHOLM SUMMIT
AS WELL AS THE FUTURE CRAFT MASTERS. 
          THAT PORTION, I BELIEVE, A PRELIMINARY PLAT OR HAS ALREADY BEEN FILED WITH THE CITY FOR
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WITH ALL THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES, THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE A SET OF DEBT TO PAY FOR ALL THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          WHEN THAT DEBT FALLS OFF, IF THEY DO TEN OR 15 OR 20 YEAR DEBT,
WHEN WE GET CLOSE TO THAT POINT, THAT'S WHEN THE CONVERSATION STARTS WITH THE CITY ABOUT ANNEXATION,
BECAUSE ONCE THEIR DEBT FALLS OFF, THEN WHEN THE CITY ANNEXES, THE CITY DOESN'T TAKE ON THEIR DEBT. THE CITY JUST GETS THIS. 
          THEY GET THE AD VALOREM ON THE TAX ROLL. WE HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICES 100% AND THAT'S
SOMETHING WE'LL. 
          THE FUTURE COUNCIL AND FUTURE MANAGEMENT WILL HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT. BUT USUALLY WHAT
HAPPENS IS WITHIN 15 TO 20 YEARS YOU START DOING A FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER OR NOT IT BECOMES BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY TO TAKE ON. 
          BECAUSE YOU TAKE ON 400 HOMES, YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE WOULD BE. 
          IF YOU HAVE TO PAY OFF THE ISD, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND THEN WHAT'S THE COST TO PROVIDE SERVICES? WE'RE ALREADY PROVIDING SEWER SERVICES.
THEY'RE PROVIDING WATER. 
          WE'LL TAKE OVER THE STREETS. WE'LL HAVE TO PROVIDE POLICE AND FIRE. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON, IS POSSIBLY PROVIDING POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES EARLIER. BUT THOSE TYPES OF THINGS YOU LOOK AT,
SO AS PHASES HAPPEN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY ANNEX THEM IN PHASES. 
          WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT DOING SOME KIND OF COMMERCIAL DEAL WITH THEM THAT COULD LOOK AT
DOING SOME ANNEXATION OF THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SOONER, IF IT MAKES SENSE. BUT WHAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS,
YOU USUALLY DON'T HIT THE 45 YEAR MARK ONCE THE DEBT ROLLS OFF, IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY TO TAKE ON AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES. 
          EVERYBODY GOOD? IS THERE ANY I'M SORRY. I'M OUT OF SYNC HERE. 
          IF YOU'LL OPEN THE. I'M OPEN. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 658. 
          IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? I DON'T SEE ANYONE, SO I'LL CLOSE IT AT 659. THANK YOU,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          NO VOTE. THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO SECTION EIGHT REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. 
          [8.B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the City’s current procurement methods and practices. (Staff Contact: Lauren Seay, Deputy Director of Administrative Services)]
EIGHT B IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING
THE CITY'S CURRENT PROCUREMENT METHODS AND PRACTICES. 
          THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS LAUREN SEED,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. 
          THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ASIDE FROM GIVING MR. MCILWAIN A LITTLE BREAK, I'M GOING TO TALK SHOP WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PURCHASING. 
          IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU. 
          WE'VE HAD A FEW INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL UPDATES THAT HAVE IMPACTED HOW WE CONDUCT PURCHASING
ACROSS THE CITY SINCE WE LAST MET, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THOSE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE
YOUR PRIORITIES INTO OUR CITYWIDE PURCHASING DECISIONS. 
          WE WANT TO HAVE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINFORCE OUR COMMITMENT TO BEING
GOOD STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, AND HIGHLIGHT HOW INTENTIONAL PROCUREMENT METHODS AND THOUGHTFUL SOLICITATION CAN ENSURE
BEST VALUE OUTCOMES FOR THE CITY. 
          AGAIN, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, THE STATE LEGISLATURE INCREASED THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING
THRESHOLD FROM 50,000 TO $100,000. 
          IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE COUNCIL PREEMPTIVELY INCREASED THE CITY MANAGER'S THRESHOLD TO
ACCOMMODATE THIS, SO IT WAS A FAIRLY SEAMLESS TRANSITION FOR STAFF. 
          WHILE THIS CAN IMPACT THE NUMBER OF FORMAL SOLICITATIONS THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD,
IT DOES NOT CHANGE OUR FOCUS. 
          THE PURCHASING DIVISION IS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING A PURCHASING AGENT TO OUR TEAM. 
          THIS IS NOT AN ADDITIONAL FTE. THIS IS A RECLASSIFICATION OF A OF AN EXISTING POSITION
WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS BEEN VACANT. 
          BUT THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL FTE DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PROCUREMENT DIVISION TO
THREE. 
          SO THAT WILL GIVE US TWO PURCHASING AGENTS AND A PURCHASING MANAGER. 
          ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES IS NOW A DIVISION OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. PREVIOUSLY IT HAS
FLOATED AROUND AMONG A FEW DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. 
          WE FEEL AT HOME WITH THE FINANCE TEAM. IT DOES TRULY GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MORE
HOLISTIC VIEW OF OUR PROCUREMENT. 
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WE START ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT BUDGET A LOT EARLIER IN OUR PROCESS THAN WE HAVE IN THE
PAST. 
          AND IT JUST HELPS SUPPORT OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS. 
          WE ARE WORKING TO INCORPORATE MORE ADDITIONAL PURCHASING INFORMATION INTO APES,
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF BEFORE. 
          THEY BRING ITEMS FORWARD TO YOU TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. 
          AND WE ARE WORKING ON A DEDICATED PROCUREMENT METHODS SECTION. 
          WE'VE ENCOUNTERED JUST A FEW MINOR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES IN GETTING THAT ROLLED OUT,
BUT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO AT LEAST FAMILIARIZE STAFF WITH THE LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL IN THE NEXT COMING MEETINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE A DEDICATED
PROCUREMENT METHOD SECTION TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW IT WAS PROCURED, WHETHER THAT WAS COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION OR A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT,
ETC.. 
          THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IS VERY PARTICULAR AND VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT A PUBLIC AGENCY
SHOULD BE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO PROCUREMENT. 
          PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE,
MITIGATING RISK, OBTAINING BEST VALUE, ADMINISTERING CONTRACTS, MANAGING SOLICITATIONS,
SUPPORTING OUR DEPARTMENTS AND PROVIDING VENDOR SUPPORT. 
          WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT A CENTRALIZED VERSUS A DECENTRALIZED PROCUREMENT
FUNCTION CAN LOOK LIKE. 
          SO WHILE IT TYPICALLY DEPENDS ON A CITY SIZE,
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BURLESON AS A MID-SIZE CITY HAS A LOT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN CENTRALIZED AND DECENTRALIZED PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS. 
          IN A CENTRALIZED ENVIRONMENT AND LARGE CITIES,
YOU TYPICALLY SEE ALL ACTIVITY FLOW THROUGH A DEDICATED PURCHASING DIVISION. 
          YOU USUALLY HAVE MANY FTES WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS EMBEDDED IN THEM. 
          SO TYPICALLY YOU WILL HAVE A PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, PROFESSIONAL WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH PARKS,
ETC. 
          BECAUSE THEY NEED TO FACILITATE THOSE SOLICITATIONS FROM START TO FINISH. 
          WE RELY A LOT ON OUR DEPARTMENTS TO BE OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS,
WHERE WE PROVIDE THEM WITH SUPPORT. 
          WE HAVE A SMALLER STAFF OF 2 TO 4 FTES THAT FOCUS ON MAJOR SOLICITATIONS. 
          POLICY AND COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENTS PRIMARILY PROVIDE SCOPES AND OPERATIONAL INPUT FOR US,
BUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN REALLY IS SPREAD ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. 
          HERE IN BURLESON, PURCHASING ENSURES COMPLIANCE FOR ALL PROCUREMENTS OVER $3,000. 
          THAT'S WHEN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODES REQUIREMENT FOR HUB SEARCHES KICKS IN. 
          SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING COMPLIANT THERE. SO THAT'S THE METHOD TO THE
MADNESS WHEN IT COMES TO THE $3,000 DEPARTMENTS DEVELOP SCOPES. 
          WE MANAGE THE PROCESS. PURCHASING FACILITATES ALL BIDS AND RFPS. 
          IN SOME CITIES, YOU'LL SEE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS OR LARGE SCALE PUBLIC WORKS KIND OF
FARMED OUT TO THEIR PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION. 
          BUT WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CAPITAL TEAM,
AND WE WORK DILIGENTLY, DILIGENTLY WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING ALL OF THE DETAILS ON THE SUBJECT
MATTER, AND THEN WE'RE ENSURING WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH THE PROCESS DEPARTMENT'S MONITOR DAY TO DAY
VENDOR PERFORMANCE. 
          BUT THE PURCHASING DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VENDOR MANAGEMENT AND VENDOR
ADMINISTRATION. 
          SO WE PLAY A REALLY VITAL ROLE HERE IN ENSURING THAT THE VENDORS WERE ONBOARDING ARE
LEGITIMATE, THAT WE ARE PAYING THEM AS WE SHOULD BE, AND THEN WE MAINTAIN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH
UPDATING THEIR INFORMATION IN OUR SYSTEM AND ENSURING THAT IT'S SAFEGUARDED. 
          WHAT IS BEST VALUE? SO I'VE SAID THIS PHRASE A LOT. 
          I KNOW INTERNAL STAFF PROBABLY GETS TIRED OF HEARING US SAY THIS,
BUT IT IS NOT JUST A PHRASE. 
          THERE IS AN ACTUAL DEFINITION FOR WHAT BEST VALUE IS. 
          IT'S SPELLED OUT BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. BEST VALUE CRITERIA CAN BE USED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH LOWEST PRICE. 
          TO DETERMINE THE BEST VALUE OF A BID. YOU CAN DETERMINE BEST VALUE BY INCLUDING FACTORS
SUCH AS REPUTATION OF THE VENDOR, QUALITY OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED,
AND EVEN PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MUNICIPALITY. 
          THE PURCHASING TEAM'S ROLE IN ASSESSING BEST VALUE IS,
OF COURSE, ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND ETHICAL PROCUREMENT STANDARDS, CONDUCTING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND FORMAL EVALUATIONS WHEN REQUIRED OR DEEMED
ADVANTAGEOUS. 
          WE REVIEW PRICING INFORMATION RATES TO ASSIST DEPARTMENTS IN MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS,
DEVELOP CLEAR SCOPES, EVALUATION CRITERIA AND VENDOR REQUIREMENTS. WE FOCUS ON USING COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS
STRATEGICALLY IN AN EFFORT TO LEVERAGE DISCOUNTS OR ACCELERATE TIMELINES AND MITIGATE CONTRACTUAL CONTRACTUAL RISK. WE ADMINISTER CONTRACTS IN SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS AND
MONITORING VENDOR PERFORMANCE TO SAFEGUARD QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          WHEN CHOOSING A PROCUREMENT METHOD, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS WE CONSIDER. 
          WE TYPICALLY WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE CAPITAL TEAM TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT DIRECTION
THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO AS IT RELATES TO LARGE SCALE CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          BUT THIS REALLY HIGHLIGHTS WHERE WE CAN KIND OF BUILD IN COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES. 
          DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT, THESE ITEMS CAN SHIFT LEGAL AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. 
          USUALLY CONTINUES TO BE OUR MAIN FOCUS. BUT ONCE YOU GET INTO NUMBERS TWO THROUGH SIX,
THESE THESE CAN SHIFT AROUND DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. 
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DO WE WANT TO FOCUS ON LOWEST PRICE? IF SO, THEN WE WOULD CONSIDER THE ESTIMATED COST OF
PROCUREMENT AS OUR NUMBER TWO DIRECTLY UNDER LEGAL AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. 
          WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT COSTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT CURRENT MARKET RATE. 
          WE REALLY FOCUS ON OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER CITIES AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE PAYING FOR
GOODS OR SERVICES. 
          DID THEY RECENTLY DO A SOLICITATION FOR THIS? IF SO, IF THEY'RE IN OUR AREA, WE CAN SAVE TIME AND RESOURCES IN LOOKING AT THEIR
CONTRACTS. 
          IF WE HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM,
OR IF WE DON'T, THEN WE CAN EXPLORE THAT OPPORTUNITY AS WELL. 
          THE NATURE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE PURCHASE PLAYS A ROLE. 
          WE CONSIDER TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY AND PROJECT DELIVERY NEEDS,
TIMELINE AND URGENCY. 
          DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS, OCCASIONALLY THINGS COME UP EMERGENCY PURCHASES. 
          SO IF THIS IS CONSIDERED AN EMERGENCY, WE LOOK AT OUR INTERNAL POLICIES AS WELL AS WHAT'S
DEFINED AS AN EMERGENCY BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. 
          QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS ARE FACTORS BEYOND PRICE A TOP PRIORITY? IF SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT BEST VALUE, WE'RE LOOKING AT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL,
ETC. 
          AND THEN OF COURSE INTERNAL CAPACITY AND RESOURCE AVAILABILITY. 
          WHAT OTHER PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MANAGED BY THE PROCUREMENT STAFF? UP UNTIL RECENTLY, WE'VE HAD TWO DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS THERE. 
          WE'LL SHOW YOU IN A FEW SLIDES HOW MANY COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS THEY FACILITATED LAST
FISCAL YEAR, AND HOW MANY COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS WE LEVERAGE SO THAT YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THEIR
WORKLOAD LOOKS LIKE. 
          AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, IS THIS A HIGH PRIORITY PROCUREMENT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION,
FOR OUR COUNCIL. 
          AND DOES THE CITY HAVE THE INTERNAL CAPACITY OR NEED FOR OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO MANAGE
THAT CHOSEN METHOD EFFECTIVELY WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION? WE DO HAVE SEVERAL ALTERNATIVE METHODS AVAILABLE TO US. 
          THESE ARE SOME OF THEM AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN LEVERAGED IN PAST YEARS. 
          BEST VALUE COMPETITIVE BIDDING. WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT THIS EVENING. 
          COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS. WE TYPICALLY USE THESE FOR HIGHLY TECHNICAL PROJECTS. 
          CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AGENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. 
          AT RISK. DESIGN, BUILD AND JOB ORDER CONTRACTING. 
          IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. THESE ARE. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS THAT THE
PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT FACILITATED 17 INVITATIONS TO BID, FIVE INVITATIONS, TO QUOTE. SOME OF THESE WERE PART OF AN INFORMAL PROCESS. 
          BUT OUR DEPARTMENTS, DESPITE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT BEING FAIRLY LOW,
THEY WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE GETTING BEST VALUE REQUESTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL. WE DID THREE AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WE FACILITATED TEN. 
          BENEFITS OF COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS. WE'VE SEEN THAT PLAY OUT THIS EVENING. 
          THEY MAY RESULT IN LOWER OVERALL BEST VALUE WHEN CONSIDERING MORE THAN JUST LOWEST PRICE. 
          IT'S A PULSE CHECK. IT GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING TO GET
THE BEST SERVICE FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 
          IT'S A VERY TRANSPARENT PROCESS. IT PROMOTES FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY,
AND IT ALSO ENCOURAGES OPEN COMPETITION. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY TAKE PRIDE IN AS A MID-SIZE CITY. 
          JUST BECAUSE WE'VE DONE SOMETHING ONE WAY FOR A LONG TIME DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT IS THE BEST
WAY. 
          SO GOING OUT FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION REALLY GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAUGE THAT. 
          AND THEN IT INCREASES SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT WHEN THE PROCESS IS FACILITATED. 
          WELL WE'VE ESTABLISHED A GOOD RAPPORT. THE PURCHASING TEAM WORKS REALLY DILIGENTLY TO
BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR VENDORS. 
          WE WANT TO BE A CITY OF CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO DOING BUSINESS WITH THOSE,
EITHER IN THE CITY OF BURLESON OR OUTSIDE THE CITY OF BURLESON. 
          SO. THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS THAT THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE SPELLS OUT FOR US ONE OF THOSE EXEMPTIONS TO THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS IS A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE STILL STRONGLY ENCOURAGE DEPARTMENTS,
EVEN IF THEY'RE LEVERAGING A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT, TO ENSURE THAT IT OFFERS BEST VALUE. AND THE WAY THEY DO THAT IS DOING GATHERING A COUPLE
OF QUOTES. 
          THAT'S TYPICALLY THE FIRST STEP OUR DEPARTMENTS TAKE TO EVEN UNDERSTAND WHETHER OR NOT
THEY NEED TO GO OUT FOR COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION. 
          THEY USUALLY HAVE TO GET A QUOTE TO EVEN SEE WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST. 
          SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT THOSE AREAS A SOLE SOURCE. 
          THERE ARE VERY FEW OF THESE. THEY SHOULD BE VERY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN,
BECAUSE THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM ONE SOURCE BECAUSE OF PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, SECRET PROCESSES, OR NATIONAL MONOPOLIES. 
          AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE ARE VERY FEW OF THOSE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT ITEMS HAVE COME BEFORE COUNCIL IN THE PAST FOR A SOLE SOURCE
PROCUREMENT FOR A PURCHASE THAT IS A COMPONENT OF SOMETHING WE ALREADY HAVE. 
          SO YOU MIGHT SEE A SOLE SOURCE COME BEFORE YOU FOR BATTERIES,
FOR DEFIBRILLATORS, OR A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE. 
          IF WE USE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BATTERY OTHER THAN THE ONE PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR
THOSE DEFIBRILLATORS, IT WILL VOID THE WARRANTY. SO WE CONSIDER THAT A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE. 
          THERE ARE ALSO SOME OCCASIONS WHERE IF WE ARE PURCHASING A MODULE FOR A SOFTWARE,
IT IS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH THAT SOFTWARE. 
          SO YOU MAY SEE THOSE NAMED AS A SOLE SOURCE AS WELL. 
          IT MEANS THAT THEY ARE A COMPONENT. PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. 
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THESE SHOULD ALSO BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, BUT THEY ARE OCCASIONALLY USED. 
          UNFORESEEN DAMAGE TO PUBLIC MACHINERY. YOU TYPICALLY SEE THIS AS IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH AN
EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER. 
          AND THEN SERVICES SERVICES FOR PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL OR PERSONAL SERVICES ARE EXEMPT,
BUT WE STILL MAY DO A COMPETITIVE PROCESS SHOULD WE WISH TO. THERE ARE BENEFITS TO THAT. 
          NOW, WHAT ARE BENEFITS OF COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS? CO-OPS ALLOW THE CITY TO LEVERAGE DISCOUNTS AND REBATES OFFERED THROUGH PURCHASING
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS. WE REALLY GET TO LEVERAGE ECONOMIES OF SCALE. 
          AGAIN, AS A MIDSIZE CITY. THERE ARE ADVANTAGES AND THERE ARE SOME DISADVANTAGES TO THAT. 
          WE DON'T GET TO WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH THAT WE TYPICALLY BID IN COMPARISON TO LARGE CITIES. 
          SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING TO BUY JUST A FEW OF SOMETHING,
IT MAY NOT BENEFIT US AS MUCH TO GO OUT FOR A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION. 
          IT ALLOWS CITIES TO COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS, ALLOW CITIES TO PARTICIPATE ON LARGER
PROCUREMENTS THAT HAVE BETTER PRICING. 
          IT CAN EXPEDITE THE PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES SUBSTANTIALLY,
CAN SAVE TIME AND MONEY AND STAFF RESOURCES, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT. AND THEN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AGAIN,
ALLOW US TO OBTAIN COMPETITIVE PRICING AND UTILIZE LOCAL AND REGIONAL VENDORS. 
          THESE ARE ALL OF THE FY 2025 COOPERATIVE PURCHASES OVER $100,000. 
          SO THESE ARE ALL OF THE ITEMS FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR. 
          KEEP IN MIND WE DIDN'T INCREASE OUR THRESHOLD TO 100,000 UNTIL I BELIEVE MARCH. 
          BUT HAD WE FACILITATED COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS FOR THE 35 PROJECTS THAT WE DISCUSSED A
FEW SLIDES AGO, AND THESE 32, THAT WOULD HAVE MEANT 67 COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS FACILITATED,
FACILITATED BY THE PROCUREMENT DIVISION. 
          THAT IS A LOT FOR A TEAM OF TWO PEOPLE. SO COOPERATIVE PURCHASES,
AGAIN, WE DO OUR BEST TO BE STRATEGIC WITH THOSE, BUT THEY DO ALLOW US TO GET MORE WORK DONE. HAD WE WAITED ON SOME OF THESE UNTIL WE COULD
FACILITATE A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION, WE COULD HAVE HINDERED OPERATIONS AND IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN PROJECT TIMELINES BEING
SUBSTANTIALLY PUSHED OUT. 
          COOPERATIVE PURCHASING SAVINGS CAN CAN OFFER DISCOUNTS. 
          IT CAN OFFER REBATES WHICH CAN BE BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY. 
          BUT WE REALLY SEE A HUGE TIME SAVINGS WHEN IT COMES TO COOPERATIVE PURCHASING. 
          THE GRAPHIC ON THE RIGHT IS ACTUAL DATA THAT WAS GATHERED FROM THE PROCUREMENT DIVISION'S
FRESH SERVICE TICKETING SYSTEM. 
          ANYTIME SOMEONE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OR OUTSIDE THE CITY SENDS AN EMAIL TO
PURCHASING@BURLESON.COM, IT GENERATES A TICKET FOR PURCHASING STAFF TO ADDRESS. 
          SO LOOKING AT COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS THAT WE HAD A TICKET FOR IN FISCAL YEAR 25,
APPROXIMATELY 50.9 DAYS IS THE AVERAGE TIME THAT TICKET WAS OPEN. THERE ARE 34 STEPS AND 109 TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETING A COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATION. 
          WE ALSO HAVE THE LEGAL EXPENDITURE OF ADVERTISING IN A NEWSPAPER,
WHICH IS STILL REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. 
          IT STILL RESULTS IN A COST FOR US AT MIDPOINT RANGE $2,307 WOULD BE SPENT PER PROJECT ON
FACILITATING A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION OF MODERATE COMPLEXITY. 
          SO THAT'S THE MIDPOINT RANGE FOR A PURCHASING AGENT POSITION. 
          ALL OF THAT EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY $80,000 THAT WAS SPENT ON FACILITATING COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. 
          AGAIN, THAT NUMBER COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY DOUBLED HAD WE FACILITATED COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATIONS FOR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THOSE PURCHASES. THESE ARE OUR CURRENT COOPERATIVE AND INTERLOCAL PARTNERS. 
          SO THESE ARE ACTUALLY TWO LISTS. THE LIST ON THE RIGHT ARE THE CITIES OR ENTITIES THAT WE
HAVE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH. 
          AND THE LIST ON THE LEFT ARE THE COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIPS THAT WE ARE A PART OF. 
          WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD TO BOTH OF THESE LISTS. 
          NOW THE CITY MANAGER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS. 
          AND SO WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY OTHER PARTNERS WHO WANT TO USE OUR CONTRACTS,
AND WE HAVE APPROACHED OTHER CITIES TO LEVERAGE THEIRS. 
          WE REALLY VALUE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, BOTH BETWEEN THE CO-OP AND THE INTERLOCAL ENTITIES. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO OUR COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIPS,
WE LEVERAGE ALL OF THESE REGULARLY. 
          THEY DO A LOT OF SPOT CHECKS FOR US. ANYTIME WE ARE USING A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT,
ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT COME BEFORE COUNCIL, WE WILL SEND A QUOTE THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS GATHERED TO THESE CO-OP ENTITIES AND SAY,
DO A PULSE CHECK FOR US. 
          CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THIS ACTUALLY FALLS IN LINE WITH YOUR CONTRACT THAT'S POSTED? ARE THEY OFFERING THE DISCOUNT THAT YOU DO? BECAUSE THOSE COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS ARE
TYPICALLY 50, 60, HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG. AND SO IT CAN TAKE US TIME. 
          THE PROCUREMENT TEAM HAS REALLY LEARNED HOW TO HONE IN ON THE IMPORTANT AREAS AND CUT DOWN
SOME OF THAT TIME. 
          BUT WE LIKE THE SECOND CHECK FROM THE COOPERATIVE ENTITY WHEN WE SEND THEM A QUOTE AND
SAY, THIS VENDOR OFFERED US THIS PRICING, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH YOURS? COOPERATIVES ALSO OFFER A COST COMPARISON WITHIN THEIR CONTRACTS. 
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SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A BY BOARD CONTRACT. 
          THIS IS JUST ONE WAY THAT WE CAN ENSURE BEST VALUE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT CO-OPS. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE VENDORS WERE REQUIRED TO BID MUCH IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE REQUIRE
VENDORS TO BID. 
          AND IN SOME INSTANCES, THEY WERE NOT AWARDED THIS PARTICULAR COOPERATIVE CONTRACT. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEIR BID PRICE WAS. AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM YOU CAN SEE THAT THE
CURRENT MSRP AT THE TIME THIS PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED ON A BASE MODEL FORD RANGER, EXCLUDING DESTINATION DELIVERY FEES, WAS AROUND $33,000. 
          SO WE DO HAVE OUTFITS FOR EACH OF OUR VEHICLES. 
          WE DO HAVE THINGS WE ADD ON TO THEM, BUT THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS. WE GO IN AND WE MAKE SURE THAT AUSTIN WAS ACTUALLY AWARDED THIS CONTRACT FIRST AND FOREMOST,
AND THEN WE ENSURE THAT THE BID PRICE THEY MADE ON THAT CO-OP IS WHAT THEY'RE EXTENDING TO US. JUST A SIDE NOTE, 34,000 FOR A BASE MODEL FORD RANGER. 
          THAT'S CRAZY, ISN'T IT? SO I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TOP THREE. 
          AS IT RELATES TO NEXT STEPS. ONBOARDING A NEW PURCHASING AGENT IS REALLY GOING TO GIVE US
SOME LEVERAGE TO EXTEND OUR BANDWIDTH AND KIND OF SPREAD OUR WORKLOAD ACROSS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE CITY STAFF
TRAINING. 
          WE HAVE BIG PLANS WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING AND MICRO SESSIONS. 
          WE WANT TO TALK CONTRACTS. WE WANT TO TALK HOW TO GET A GOOD QUOTE. 
          WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS OUTSIDE OF JUST OUR CHECK
THE BOX. 
          HERE YOU GO. WE DO A LOT OF SIDE BY SIDE COLLABORATION WITH DEPARTMENTS EVERY DAY,
AND WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'VE BUILT, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE THEM MORE. WE WANT TO BE A GOOD INTERNAL PARTNER. 
          WE LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVING SUPPORT TO OUR USER DEPARTMENTS BY ASSISTING WITH
SOLICITATION PREP, INITIATING STRATEGIC SOURCING PROJECTS, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CONTRACT LIBRARY. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE FOCUSED A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT ON,
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE BEING ACKNOWLEDGED, AND TO SAVE US SOME TIME WHEN SOMEONE APPROACHES US AND SAYS,
I WANT TO PROCURE THIS SOFTWARE OR I WANT TO PROCURE THESE WIDGETS, WE WANT A CONTRACT FOR THAT SO THAT THE VENDOR HAS TO AGREE TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANYONE. I'M GOING TO REALLY TALK OUT OF LINE HERE. 
          WHEN YOU WAS TALKING ABOUT 4 OR 500 PAGES YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH,
I'VE KIND OF WATCHED ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS UI. 
          YEAH. ARE Y'ALL CONSIDERING THAT? WE ARE. IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY BIG TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
IN ALL OF OUR TRAINING SESSIONS. 
          WE LEVERAGE IT WHEN IT IS PRACTICAL AND MAKES SENSE,
AND IT DOES SAVE US TIME. 
          EXCELLENT. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU, MA'AM. YEAH,
ABSOLUTELY. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO EIGHT C RECEIVE A REPORT,
HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON REGULATIONS ASSOCIATED 
          [8.C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on regulations associated with data centers. (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director)]
WITH DATA CENTERS. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS TONY MCILWAIN,
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          AT SOME POINT MAYOR, I DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD ON THIS ITEM. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM TONIGHT IS AS AMANDA MENTIONED,
ABOUT DATA CENTERS. 
          I'M NOT A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AS IT RELATES TO THE DATA CENTERS,
BUT AS IT RELATES TO LAND USE AND SITING, THE CONVERSATION IS MORE BASED ON THAT. AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT AS,
AS YOU SEE FIT DURING THE COURSE OF THE PRESENTATION. 
          SO BY WAY OF JUST A BRIEF EXPLANATION, DATA CENTERS ARE ESSENTIALLY FACILITIES THAT HOUSE
NETWORK COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT USED FOR DATA STORAGE AND PROCESSING. 
          HISTORICALLY, THESE CENTERS WERE LOCATED NEAR MAJOR FIBER ROUTES,
RELIABLE POWER GRIDS, AND IN AREAS WITH AMPLE WATER SUPPLY. 
          AS DEMAND FOR DATA SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS OF AI COMPUTING AND CLOUD COMPUTING DATABASES
INCREASED, SO DOES THE NEED FOR COMMUNITIES TO PROPERLY PLAN FOR THESE TYPES OF LAND USES. 
          ELECTRICITY CONSIDERATIONS. DATA CENTERS TYPICALLY RUN CONTINUOUSLY,
CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY, AND THESE CENTERS GENERATE WASTE HEAT, WHICH REQUIRES FANS OR SOME COOLING METHOD. 
          WITH AI AND CLOUD COMPUTING AS A MAJOR DRIVER OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW WITH SOME OF THE CENTERS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE. WATER, AS YOU KNOW, IS NECESSARY FOR MOST FORMS OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION. 
          AND A LOT OF THESE DATA CENTERS AND CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING OPERATIONS USE WATER AS A METHOD
FOR THE FOR COOLING EQUIPMENT. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT EL PASO APPROVED A META AI DATA CENTER. 
          THE WATER USAGE IS PROJECTED TO AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY 146 MILLION GALLONS IN ONE YEAR. 
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THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 400,000 GALLONS A DAY. NOW,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT'S NOT THE BIGGEST WATER USER IN EL PASO. 
          I THINK IT RANKED 8 OR 9 ON THE LIST, BUT IT GIVES YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT THE ONE DATA
CENTER WILL USE. 
          THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAVE ALLOWS FOR UP TO 1.5 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY FOR THE
USE OF THIS AI CENTER. 
          YOU MAY HAVE FOLLOWED IN THE NEWS COMPLAINTS VARIOUS AREAS HERE IN TEXAS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY REGARDING NOISE AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH THESE DATA CENTERS. WHAT YOU TYPICALLY HAVE IS A LOW FREQUENCY HUMMING SOUND
THAT RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT. 
          THIS TYPE OF NOISE IS CONSIDERED NUISANCE NOISE AND IT TYPICALLY AFFECTS QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE AMBIENT NOISE IS THE ISSUE AS IT TRAVELS ACROSS GREAT DISTANCES. 
          IT DOESN'T STOP JUST AT THE PROPERTY LINE. SO THE CITY'S CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE IS THE
PROTECTION AND THE ONLY PROTECTION YOU HAVE FOR ANY TYPE OF USE OF THIS SORT. SO WHAT IS HAPPENING AT A LEVEL GREATER THAN BURLESON? EXCUSE ME. PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDER 14318 IS TITLED ACCELERATING FEDERAL
PERMITTING OF DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE WITH AN AIM TO REDUCE PERMITTING DELAYS FOR LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS. 
          TEXAS SENATE BILL SIX, WHICH IN THAT INDUSTRY IS CALLED THE KILL SWITCH BILL THAT IMPOSES
COST ON LARGE ENTITY ENERGY, USES 75MW OR GREATER TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND ENABLE REMOTE DISCONNECTION AND
INSTANCES OF EMERGENCY. 
          THAT'S PRETTY APROPOS BECAUSE WE JUST MENTIONED INCLEMENT WEATHER,
AN OPPORTUNITY OF THAT POSSIBLY HAPPENING. 
          AND SO WHEN YOU GET A SURGE IN THE GRID AND YOU HAVE A HIGH VOLUME ELECTRICITY USER,
WHAT SENATE BILL SIX DOES IS IT PROVIDES A DISCONNECT PROCESS WHERE THEY WILL COME OFF OF THE SYSTEM TO RESERVE ELECTRICITY,
AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE PLAN IN PLACE TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER SERVICE. THAT WAY, YOU DON'T HAVE RESIDENTS BEING BOOTED OFF WHEN YOU HAVE THESE LIFE AND
DEATH SITUATIONS. 
          WE ARE LOOKING AT DATA CENTERS AS IT RELATES TO THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE. 
          FROM A REGULATORY STANDPOINT. WE'RE LOOKING AT SEEING WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. 
          WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THE STATE IS REQUIRING. 
          AND OBVIOUSLY FEDERAL IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE SECONDARY
EFFECTS, WHICH IS MORE THAN JUST THE A DATA CENTER, BUT SOME OF THE SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT THAT'S
NECESSARY, THE TRAFFIC THAT COMES INTO AND OUT OF THE FACILITY AS WELL. 
          WE HAVE A BITCOIN OR DATA MINING CENTER LOCATED ALONG CENTER DRIVE HERE IN THE CITY,
ALREADY IN AN AREA ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE. 
          THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE PROJECT, KNOWN AS ALTA VISTA,
ON SEPTEMBER 16TH OF 2019. 
          IT'S BASED IN A PRETTY INNOCUOUS LOOKING BRICK BUILDING. 
          MASONRY SCREENING WALLS, TREES AND LANDSCAPING FROM THE NAKED EYE LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER
FACILITY. 
          NOW, SINCE 2019. I ASKED THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WHAT UPGRADES HAVE HAPPENED. 
          AN ELECTRICAL AN ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL. EXCUSE ME? AN ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY STRUCTURE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE SITE. 
          A COOLING TOWER HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE SITE. AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE ELECTRICAL
TRANSFORMER HAS BEEN UPGRADED. 
          SO THAT GIVES YOU A REAL WORLD IDEA OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN JUST THOSE FEW YEARS,
AS HOW THE DEMAND FOR THE DATA HAS INCREASED AND YOU'VE SEEN THE SITE GO THROUGH SOME ALTERATIONS TO KEEP UP WITH THAT DEMAND. 
          THIS IS THE STREET VIEW FROM LAST, LAST YEAR OF THE CENTER WE HAVE HERE. 
          TO THE RIGHT, YOU SEE WHAT LOOKS LIKE A ROOFTOP. 
          WHAT THAT IS, IS A CONVEX IT'S A STRUCTURE OVER A CONVEX BUILDING. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE SERVERS. AND SO WITH THESE DATA CENTERS,
AS THE NEED FOR DATA INCREASES, YOU SEE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EXPANSION BEING REQUIRED. 
          BY WAY OF LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS. WHEN CITY MANAGER ASKED US TO PREPARE A PRESENTATION WE
LOOKED AT WHAT DOES OUR CODE TYPICALLY ALLOW FOR? WHAT IS OUR CODE DEFINED OR NOT SPEAK TO. 
          AND TERMS SUCH AS DATA CENTER OR CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING ARE NOT DEFINED IN OUR CODE OF
ORDINANCES. 
          IN OUR REVIEW OF OUR CODE. WE THINK THE CITY MUST DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE BY RIGHT
ZONING DISTRICT FOR THIS TYPE OF USE. 
          RIGHT NOW WE HAVE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL. DO WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT A NEW DISTRICT,
A NEW HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ENERGY DISTRICT, 
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JUST AS A WAY OF A MONIKER THAT YOU CAN USE,
BUT SOMETHING THAT IS BEYOND JUST YOUR INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. 
          THIS WOULD BE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES. YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHEN AND SOLAR FARMS,
POWER PLANTS, NUCLEAR ENERGY OPERATIONS, LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS,
OR HYPOCENTERS, AS THEY CALL THEM IN THAT INDUSTRY. 
          AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE COMING TO BURLESON ARE VERY REAL. 
          YOU FIND A SITE THAT YOU LIKE AND THEY WOULD COME IN AND UNDER CURRENT ZONING,
SEEK TO GET AN INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT OR SOME OTHER ZONING DISTRICT CONSIDERATION FROM THE COUNCIL. SO SOME FORESIGHT AND PROACTIVENESS IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING FOR THE CITY
TO CONSIDER. 
          WE THINK IN TERMS OF TIMING, IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WE WANT TO BE HASTY ABOUT,
TO BE PREPARED AND PROACTIVE BEFORE THESE USES START COMING IN OR INTEREST FOR THESE USES,
START COMING IN WITH ANY APPLICATION OF THIS SORT. 
          COUNCIL RESERVES. THE RIGHT FOR REZONING IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT DECISION. 
          YOU HAVE THE DISCRETION TO DO THAT. WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT DISCUSSING IS CONSIDERING
THESE APPLICATIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND THEN THE ADDITION OF A SITE PLAN THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THESE TYPES OF USES. 
          WE DID A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND,
AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. 
          AS FAR AS WHAT CONSIDERATION SHOULD THE COUNCIL LOOK AT? NOTHING YOU HAVEN'T CONSIDERED BEFORE, BUT YOU HAVE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS,
BUILDING HEIGHT, LANDSCAPE BUFFERS. EXCUSE ME? YOUR BUILDING SETBACKS,
YOUR SCREENING REQUIREMENTS, LOT COVERAGE, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GIVE CONSIDERATION TO FOR ANY OF THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          HOW COULD THOSE BE APPLIED IN A WAY TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE EFFECTS THAT YOU WOULD
ANTICIPATE WITH LARGE SCALE ENERGY USERS AND MINING OPERATIONS? FOR INSTANCE YOU CAN HAVE DEMONSTRATION OF CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN THE COMMERCIAL
SITE PLAN THAT WOULD GO FORWARD TO SOME APPROVAL BODY THE COUNCIL OR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OR CITY STAFF,
DEPENDING ON THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION FOR CONSIDERATIONS WITH THESE PROJECTS. 
          AND OF COURSE, ANY PROJECT COMING TO THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S
FUTURE LAND USE MAP. 
          SO AS DEMAND FOR THESE DATA CENTERS INCREASE,
CITIES IN GENERAL, NOT JUST BURLESON, SHOULD CONSIDER APPROPRIATE SITING NEAR AVAILABLE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE. YOU NEED TO EVALUATE THE DEMANDS ON ELECTRICITY AND WATER
CAPACITY, REGULATE BUILDING SCALE, MITIGATE GLARE BUFFERING AND SCREENING. 
          AND I CAN'T STATE THAT ENOUGH. THAT'S WHAT YOU TYPICALLY GET THE COMPLAINTS FROM FROM THE
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY ALONG WITH AMBIENT NOISE MITIGATION. 
          AND THESE CENTERS OFTENTIMES HAVE TO HAVE INCREASED SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES JUST
BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF WHAT THEY DO. 
          SO WHAT CAN YOU, AS A COUNCIL, LEGALLY DO? AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW,
WE'VE BEEN ADVISED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT THE CITY IS NOT PREEMPTED AND ITS ABILITY TO REGULATE THESE TYPES OF LAND USES VIA ZONING. 
          CITY CAN USE ITS DISCRETION IN THE APPLICATION OF ENHANCED STANDARDS. 
          AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY. 
          AS WITH ANY TYPE OF APPLICATION OF A STANDARD,
WE LOOK AT THE IMPACT AND ASK OURSELVES, IS WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING OF THE APPLICANT ROUGHLY PROPORTIONATE TO THE IMPACT? SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A DISCUSSION WITH ANY
USE. 
          THIS NOTWITHSTANDING THIS NOT BEING AN EXEMPTION. 
          EXCUSE ME. SO I'M NOT A DATA CENTER EXPERT. WE WERE ASKED TO CREATE A PRESENTATION TO
BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AND TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM YOU AND HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING WHAT THE COUNCIL'S
DIRECTION IS AS FAR AS EXPLORATION OF SOME OF THE ZONING OR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THESE TYPES OF USES,
AND WHAT YOUR DIRECTION WOULD BE TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. 
          THANK YOU, TONY, FOR BRINGING THIS UP. YOU ALL HAVE SEEN IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER
PLACES IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES THAT THIS IS KIND OF A HOT BUTTON. 
          SO I WANTED TO BRING IT UP SOONER THAN LATER. 
          AND MY OPINION IS THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN UNDER STATE LAW,
LEGALLY POSSIBLE TO REGULATE THESE THINGS, WHETHER THROUGH NOISE ORDINANCES AND ZONING CODES AND WHATEVER ELSE WE WANT TO DO. 
          NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT MENTIONED POSSIBLY ABOUT BRINGING THIS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. TO PIN IT DOWN. 
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IS THAT IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. BRING IT THROUGH THERE. 
          HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON A SMALLER SCALE. IS THAT SOUND OKAY TO YOU? WE SERVE AT THE WILL OF COUNCIL, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE. 
          I THINK WE'RE GOING THROUGH A PROCESS NOW OF THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS OF DISCUSSIONS AT
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ABOUT VARIOUS OTHER ASPECTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. 
          WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, IS THAT. WE SHOULD MAKE THESE CHANGES SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. 
          RIGHT. AND I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE'VE GOT DIFFERENT ELEMENTS GOING INTO
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS GOING TO PNC AND DIFFERENT ELEMENTS NEEDING TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. 
          I'M NOT TOO TERRIBLY WORRIED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE. WE'RE MAKING SOME GOOD PROGRESS,
AND I BELIEVE TONY IS GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO INDY WITH THE SECOND PART OF WHAT THAT COMMITTEE IS ASKED FOR IN TERMS OF DELIBERATION BEFORE IT GOES TO PNC. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO MANAGE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING COUNCIL'S EXPECTATIONS,
THAT WE'LL GET ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF FEEDBACK AND COME WITH ONE SET OF CHANGES FOR THE ZONING ORDINANCE. IF,
IF, IF THAT WORKS, THAT'S HOW WE'LL PROCEED. 
          OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON AN OVERALL ZONING POLICY,
BUT IS THIS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO GO BEFORE THAT JUST TO GET IT ON THE BOOKS THAT THAT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO YOU GUYS ON HOW YOU WANT TO DO? I THINK THE SOONER YOU MAKE THE CHANGES, THE BETTER. 
          WE'RE GETTING CLOSE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT WE COULD GROUP ALL OF THIS
TOGETHER, BUT IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO EXPEDITE THIS, WE CAN DO THAT. 
          I DON'T WANT TO SHORTCHANGE THE DISCUSSION AT INDY. 
          RIGHT. NOR THE DISCUSSION AT PLANNING AND ZONING. 
          WE'LL STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH BOTH OF THOSE ELEMENTS SO WE CAN PROBABLY TIE A LOT OF THIS
STUFF TOGETHER. 
          I JUST DON'T WANT TO MOVE SLOWER THAN THE EXPECTATION OF COUNCIL,
BECAUSE THIS HAS MULTIPLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO TO PNC REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CORRECT WHEN IT ENDS UP BACK TO US. SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO THROW OUT THERE. 
          AND IS THERE AN OPTION? YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE REVIEWING ZONING,
THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO THROW OUT IN ADVANCE OF AND THEN LUMPING IT WITH. BUT I WAS KIND OF JUST THINKING THROUGH THIS,
AN OPTION OF LIKE EITHER A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, SOME KIND OF TYPE OF SPECIAL ZONING THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY LIKE GO AHEAD AND,
YOU KNOW, FORESEEABLE THAT IF THIS COMES BEFORE US, WE KNOW AN AREA THAT THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT MIGHT FIT BECAUSE
WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND IDENTIFY LIKE BEFORE IT EVER COMES BEFORE US. THAT WAY WE ALREADY KNOW THIS IS THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE
GOT IS YOUR OPTIONS. 
          SO THAT IT'S ALREADY LIKE, IT'S NOT THEN IN FRONT OF US AND WE'RE GOING,
OKAY, WHERE DOES IT FIT NOW? AND HAVING TO BACKTRACK IF WE CAN ALREADY. AND SO IS THAT KIND OF WOULD IT BE BETTER TO
THERE'S, THERE'S ALWAYS OPTION AND THEN PUT IT BEFORE LUMP IT WITH THE ALL THE ZONING THINGS THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THEN APPROVE. 
          I CAN MAKE THE ARGUMENT EITHER CASE. WHAT I WOULD TELL YOU IS,
IS THAT ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL, I WOULD ALWAYS ARGUE TO TRY TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY CAN BE IMPACTFUL
IF WE CREATE A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ENERGY DISTRICT, IT DOESN'T PREVENT US FROM SUBDIVIDING INDUSTRIAL TODAY BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE A LIGHT AND
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IN THIS BE A THIRD DISTRICT IN AND OF ITSELF. AND THAT'S VERY LIKELY WHAT STAFF WOULD ULTIMATELY RECOMMEND SO WE CAN MAKE THE
CHANGE. 
          NOW, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS WANT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT HOLISTIC MORE
HOLISTICALLY, IT MIGHT BE A HEALTHIER EXERCISE. SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH DOING IT NOW AND WE CAN CHANGE IT LATER. IT'S REALLY HOW
QUICKLY DO YOU GUYS WANT TO MOVE? RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE LIQUOR STORES. JUST HOPEFULLY THAT THE
COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF ON THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF DISTRICT. 
          THE THE PIVOTAL THING HERE IS TO CREATE THE DISTRICT ITSELF IN THE TEXT. 
          WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PUT IT ON THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTIC OF THESE
KIND OF ENERGY ACTIVITIES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO VERY CAREFULLY REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON NOISE GLARE
BUFFERING, SCREENING RESOURCES. FOR INSTANCE, A WIND FARM HAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IMPACT ON THE
COMMUNITY THAN A SOLAR FARM. 
          A NUCLEAR POWER FACILITY WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT IMPACTS THAN A MAJOR,
MAJOR POWER SUBSTATION. 
          AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC SITES TO DESIGN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
UNIQUE TO THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT USE. 
          WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE VESTING CONCERN THAT TONY RAISED IS TO HAVE A A LOCATION IN THE
ORDINANCE WHERE AN APPLICANT WOULD KNOW WHAT 
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TO REQUEST FOR THE SPECIFIC SITE. SO THE CRITICAL THING IS TO IDENTIFY THE DISTRICT
STANDARD. 
          I MEAN, TO TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE AND SET UP SOME BASIC USE REQUIREMENTS,
BUT NOT TO PUT IT ON THE GROUND YET. 
          AND I LIKE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ENERGY AND THEN PUT WIND,
SOLAR, NUCLEAR DATA CENTER, ALL THAT IN THERE. YEAH. 
          MODULAR POWER PLANTS. NOW, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY? I GUESS THE ONE THE ONE ISSUE I HAVE IS ABILENE PUT IN A DATA BANK AND THEY MISCALCULATED
THE WATER NEEDS. 
          SO HOW LONG DID IT TAKE US TO GET A WATER LINE TO SERVICE OUR NEEDS NOW? AND WHAT'S THIS GOING TO DO TO OUR NUMBERS? VERY GOOD QUESTION AND VERY SALIENT ISSUE THAT
YOU RAISED BECAUSE IT COMES DOWN TO CAPACITY. 
          WE'VE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS INTERNALLY. WHEN YOU HAVE ANY DEVELOPMENT COMING INTO THE
CITY, WE LOOK AT AND EVALUATE WHAT ARE THE IMPACT AND WHAT ARE THE STRAINS ON INFRASTRUCTURE
CAPACITY, WHETHER IT BE SEWER CAPACITY WITH RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OR IN THIS CASE,
WATER CAPACITY WITH A HIGH ENERGY USER. 
          AND THAT'S WHERE YOUR DISCRETION COMES IN WITH REGARD TO ZONING AND ALSO WHERE YOUR
DISCRETION COMES IN WITH REGARD TO THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. 
          IF YOU THINK THAT A ENTITY THAT IS LOOKING TO DO BUSINESS IN BURLESON HAS TOO MUCH OF AN
IMPACT, THEN YOU WANT TO HAVE A CODE THAT'S STRONG ENOUGH TO NOT ALLOW THAT USE TO COME IN. 
          BASICALLY, BY RIGHT. SO WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT WE DO GET THIS PLACE AND
THEY'RE SUCKING THIS WATER DOWN AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECOURSE. 
          SO ANY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY IS SUBJECT TO CAPACITY,
AND WHOEVER GETS THERE FIRST TYPICALLY GETS THE CAPACITY THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE. RIGHT. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT. AND SO WHEN WE GO AND IF YOU IF
YOUR MIND WOULD, YOU KNOW, WANDER TO JUST ANY KIND OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND WE LOOK AT AND WE DO AN
ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE CAN HAVE WITH THE WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, WHAT WE HAVE WITH THE CAPITAL PLAN, WE HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT WE WILL HAVE WITH REGARD TO
WATER. 
          THIS IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL, JUST BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TAKE DOWN THAT YOU WOULD GET
WITH THE WATER USAGE AND ALSO THE ELECTRICITY STREAMS ON THE GRID TOO. 
          SO I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE THAT. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING. 
          MR. MAYOR. BUT I JUST GAVE YOU THE EL PASO EXAMPLE,
AND THAT'S PART OF A DISCUSSION THEY HAD. 
          BUT THAT'S FOR A LARGE HYPERSCALE CENTER. SOMETHING SMALL,
LIKE THE ONE WE HAVE ON CENTER DRIVE IS NOT CAUSING ANY ISSUE. 
          BUT THOSE ARE CONCERNS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO EMBED IN OUR THINKING WHEN WE BRING THIS
FORWARD BACK TO A COMMITTEE OR TO SOME OTHER BODY. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD DO IN THE IN REVIEWING ONE OF THESE ENERGY USES IS BECAUSE IT
WILL INVOLVE A SITE PLAN DISTRICT, AND SINCE WE WILL SET UP A SPECIFIC SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS AS PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS, WE WOULD ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE APPLICANT THAT IN ORDER TO MEET THE SITE PLAN
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, THERE WILL BE CAPS ON THE AMOUNT OF UTILITY SERVICE THEY CAN REQUIRE,
AND THAT WAY WE WILL DOCUMENT IN ADVANCE THAT THIS IS YOUR CAP, AND WE WILL ENSURE, THROUGH OUR PUBLIC WORKS ANALYSIS THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT
IT. 
          AND IF THEY EVER WANT TO EXPAND, THEY WON'T HAVE A UNILATERAL ABILITY TO DO THAT. 
          THEY WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AND AMEND THE SITE PLAN TO SECURE ADDITIONAL SERVICE CAPACITY
SO WE CAN LOCK THAT DOWN AND PREVENT GETTING AMBUSHED. 
          IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING ENABLING. THEY UNDERESTIMATED THEIR THEIR WATER USE ON PURPOSE. 
          SO THAT'S THE THING WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH IS THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU
CAN TRUST THEM TO START WITH. 
          AND WHAT'S THE FINANCIAL GAIN OF HAVING THESE? WHAT KIND OF PROPERTY TAX ARE WE GOING TO BE GETTING OFF OF THIS? THEY'RE EXPENSIVE. IS IT. OKAY. SO I PROVIDED A DOCUMENT. 
          AND I CAN'T DETERMINE THAT NOW. SO YOU OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS RIGHT
NOW. 
          WE, WE DISCUSS THE TAX REVENUE BENEFIT AND HOUSE. 
          AND PART OF WHAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT IS TO NOT PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF A TAXING
INCENTIVE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BENEFITS THAT THE CITY WOULD GET TO CAPTURE
ALL THE TAX REVENUE YOU COULD GET FROM THESE THESE PROVIDERS. 
          A LOT OF CITIES ARE DOING THAT AND RECOUPING QUITE A BIT OF TAX FROM THE PROVIDER,
BUT I CAN'T PROVIDE A CONCRETE ANSWER TO YOU RIGHT NOW, MR. MAYOR, BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON THE SCOPE OF THE PARTY COMING IN TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE
CITY. 
          TONY, I LIKE THE FACT THAT HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ENERGY,
IF AND WHEN WE DO PUT IT IN TEXT, WOULD BE A GOOD NOMENCLATURE FOR IT. 
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I AGREE WITH THAT. AND THEORETICALLY, WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT,
IF WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO DO IT GEOGRAPHICALLY AND THIS IS WAY TOO EARLY TO TALK ABOUT THIS. BUT ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WOULD BE IF WE DECIDED TO LAND THIS NEW ZONING. 
          OUT WEST, CLOSE TO THE TOLL ROAD WHERE ANOTHER ENTITY SUCH AS JASON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
WATER, CAN WE PLACE ZONING FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT WOULD REQUIRE A LOT OF WATER WITHOUT WORKING WITH
JAY-Z AHEAD OF TIME? HOW WOULD THAT WORK? YOU ALWAYS WANT TO COOPERATE WITH OUR OTHER PARTNERS,
OBVIOUSLY, AND WITH US NOT BEING THE WATER PROVIDER WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE'RE NOT THE WATER PROVIDER,
WE ASK FOR WHAT WE CALL A WILL SERVE LETTER FROM THE PERSON COMING IN DOING BUSINESS OR DOING DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. SO IF YOU'RE IN THE CITY LIMITS,
BUT YOU'RE GETTING YOUR WATER PROVIDED THROUGH ANOTHER ENTITY, THAT ENTITY WOULD NEED TO FIRM UP AND AGREE TO PROVIDE THE WATER NECESSARY FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT. 
          PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE CITY STAFF FOR REVIEW. 
          SO THIS WOULD BE BEFORE WE CONCRETE THE ZONING GEOGRAPHICALLY OR BEFORE WE BRING IN A
BUSINESS. 
          WELL, I WOULD TELL YOU, YES, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE,
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE OUR DUCKS IN A ROW. 
          AND I WOULD TELL YOU THAT FROM THEIR END, THEY WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET THE WATER THEY NEED FOR THE PROJECT. 
          WE WOULD BEGIN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FRANCHISE UTILITY PROVIDER FOR THIS TYPE OF USE. 
          I THINK AS SOON AS WE GOT AN APPLICATION, THAT WOULD BE ONE THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE
ELEMENTS THAT WE WOULD REVIEW IN THE ZONING APPLICATION, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC
WORKS AND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE USE. 
          AND IF THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION,
THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE NO INCENTIVE TO APPROVE THE REZONING. COUNCIL MEMBER TO YOUR QUESTION, THOUGH, ABOUT THE WHERE CAN WE ZONE? OR IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STAFF WOULD DO IS WHERE WHERE DOES THE ZONING MAKE THE MOST SENSE? WE WOULD CERTAINLY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CAPACITY IN TERMS OF TRANSMISSION LINES,
BUT WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PLACE ZONING A SPECIFIC AREA. 
          ULTIMATELY, THE USER IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE WATER SERVICE
THEY NEED IN THE EVENT THAT THEY WANT TO COME. 
          THEY ALSO IT DOESN'T PRECLUDE THE FACT THAT THEY COULD COME IN AND ASK FOR A REZONING OF
AN INDUSTRIAL PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE DIDN'T ENVISION AS THIS HEAVY ENERGY, AND YOU GUYS COULD REVIEW THAT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS,
EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN BASED ON UTILITIES ALONE. OKAY. SO THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS WE'D HAVE TO HAVE WAY BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO
COMMITTEE FOR ANY KIND OF GEOGRAPHICAL IN THE FUTURE. 
          YES, SIR. SO MY RECOMMENDATION, THE COUNCIL WOULD BE IS THAT WE BECAUSE THERE IS A LITTLE
BIT OF LEGWORK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO TO FIGURE OUT STRATEGICALLY WHERE THESE MAKES SENSE TO WORK WITH ALLEN ON LANGUAGE,
TO CARRY THESE FORWARD AS ONE CONSISTENT SET OF STANDARDS WITH ALL THE OTHER CHANGES THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH, BECAUSE A CHANGE HERE MIGHT NECESSITATE ANOTHER CHANGE SOMEWHERE
ELSE. 
          AND BUT IF THERE IS A DESIRE TO EXPEDITE THIS,
STAFF WILL ABSOLUTELY DO IT. 
          I MEAN, I'M FINE EXPEDITING IT AND MAKING THE CHANGE LATER BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON
ANYBODY'S TOES. 
          BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A ZONING CODE CHANGE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL,
AND THAT'S THREE YEARS AGO. SO AND PRIOR TO THAT ON PRNS. 
          SO ABSOLUTELY SOONER THAN LATER AND THEN WE CAN TWEAK IT. 
          NO, NO ISSUE TO GO WITH WHAT ALLEN WAS SAYING. 
          YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF SITE PLAN WHERE YOU CAN REVIEW IT CONSTANTLY THEN I LIKE THAT. 
          YEAH. NO ISSUE. ANYBODY ELSE? I DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD. 
          SPEAKER CARD READY? YES. RYAN. JP WRITES HERE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WHETHER LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS SHOULD BE
TREATED SEPARATELY FROM THE OTHER HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ASSETS SUGGESTED IN THE BY RIGHT ZONING DISTRICT. UNLIKE ENERGY PLANTS, THEY DO NOT PRODUCE MATERIAL GOODS,
AND TREATING A VOLATILE TECHNOLOGY ASSET LIKE CONVENTIONAL UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE MAY CAUSE LONG TERM GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL RISK FOR THE CITY. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU TONY. 
          THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO SECTION NINE CITY COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND
REPORTS. 
          ANYBODY? NOPE. OKAY. THAT'LL BRING US ON TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          [10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING PURSUANT TO SECTION 551 OF THE TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE, 
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THE TEXAS THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE CITY COUNCIL ROOM IN
CITY HALL PURSUANT TO SECTIONS FIVE, FIVE, 1.07155, 1.072 AND 551.087. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND. I GOT ADAM'S GOT A FIRST AND VICTORIA SECOND. 
          PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 746. 
          MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. COMING INTO REGULAR SESSION. 
          I'M SORRY. I GOT A MOTION BY ADAM. A SECOND BY VICTORIA. 
          PLEASE VOTE. MOTION. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IS THERE A VOTE TO ADJOURN? MOVED TO ADJOURN. GOT ONE. TWO. WE'RE OUT OF HERE AT 827.
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