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          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY IS MONDAY,
JUNE 15TH. 
          [1. CALL TO ORDER]
IT IS 5:30 AND THERE IS A QUORUM OF COUNCIL PRESENT. 
          MAYOR, IF YOU COULD START THE MEETING. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:30. 
          WE HAVE TONIGHT BOB MASSEY, ONE OF OUR GREAT PREACHERS. 
          WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND GIVE US OUR INVOCATION? EVERYBODY, PLEASE RISE FOR OUR PRAYER AND OUR PLEDGE. 
          LET US PRAY. OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN. LORD,
WE HONOR YOU. 
          LORD JESUS, YOU HAVE TAUGHT US TO PRAY. YOUR KINGDOM COME. 
          YOUR WILL BE DONE, LORD, ON AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. 
          LORD, YOU'VE ALSO SAID THAT YOUR KINGDOM IS NOT FOOD AND DRINK,
BUT RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
          SO FATHER GOD, WE PRAY, YOUR KINGDOM INFLUENCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
PEACE AND JOY. 
          INFLUENCE EVERY AGENDA DISCUSSED AND EVERY DECISION MADE TODAY FOR THE GOOD OF OUR
COMMUNITY, THE SATISFACTION OF THIS COUNCIL AND TO THE HONOR OF YOUR NAME. 
          AND IT'S THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. 
          AND WE ALL SAY. 
          AMEN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 2. 
          PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. 2.A. IS PROCLAMATIONS AND 2.B. 
          IS PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE NONE THIS EVENING. NO PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING. 
          2.B. IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT TO RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNICATION DIVISION FOR STATE-WIDE
MARKETING AWARDS. 
          [2.B. Presentations]
THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS DEANNA PHILLIPS,
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. 
          I FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY SET ME UP FOR FAILURE FOR THIS ONE. 
          OKAY, I'M GOING TO GET THERE. I'M HELPING EVERYBODY OUT. NOW WE'RE DOWNLOADING IT. 
          I COULD SING TO PASS THE TIME IF Y'ALL WANT ME TO. 
          ALL RIGHT. YEAH. GO AHEAD. ARE YOU GOING TO SING FIRST? YES, I'M GOING TO SING. THAT WOULD BE THE WORST. 
          THAT WOULD ACTUALLY PROBABLY GET ME FIRED. THAT WOULD BE THE THING. 
          OKAY. 
          WE'RE READY. OKAY. IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND PRESENT THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
STATEWIDE RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK THAT WAS CREATED OVER THE LAST YEAR. 
          FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY BE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM,
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TINA BRINKMAN, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, AND MARCUS JACKSON, VIDEO PRODUCTION SPECIALIST. 
          JESSICA PELLENZ, OUR MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST, IS ON VACATION,
WHICH IS GOOD FOR HER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SHE WON'T BE HERE TONIGHT. THIS YEAR, THE STATEWIDE CONFERENCE 711 ENTRIES WERE SUBMITTED
FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS TO COMPETE IN 33 CATEGORIES, AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO HIGHLIGHT THE STAFF'S AWARD WINNING
WORK. 
          THIS YEAR WAS ESPECIALLY EXCITING FOR US BECAUSE WE RECEIVED FOUR FIRST PLACE AWARDS,
THE MOST FIRST PLACE FINISHES IN OUR PROGRAM'S HISTORY. 
          FIRST UP IS OUR AWARD FOR BEST USE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEM,
AND IT WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF JESSICA POUNDS. 
          COLORING WITH CLIFFORD USED CUSTOM COLORING PAGES FEATURING THE BURLESON ANIMAL SHELTERS
OUTREACH DOG TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT KINDNESS, PET ADOPTION AND THE ROLE OF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS. 
          THIS INTERACTIVE PROMOTIONAL ITEM HELPED INCREASE LIBRARY PROGRAM ATTENDANCE,
BOOST SOCIAL MEDIA REACH AND CONTRIBUTED TO 30.7% INCREASE IN PET ADOPTIONS DURING THE WEEK OF THE EVENT. NEXT IS PLANNED SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN. 
          LED BY TINA BRINKMAN, THE SAVE A LIFE SATURDAY CAMPAIGN USED STRATEGIC BRANDING AND SOCIAL
MEDIA OUTREACH TO TRANSFORM A LITTLE KNOWN CPR TRAINING PROGRAM INTO A HIGHLY RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. THE CAMPAIGN INCREASED REGISTRATIONS BY MORE THAN 1000
AND 100%, HELPING EQUIP HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS WITH LIFE SAVING SKILLS. 
          THE NEXT AWARD WAS IN A BRAND NEW CATEGORY FOR BEST CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT,
AND WE ARE HONORED TO BECOME THE INAUGURAL FIRST PLACE TROPHY. 
          AS YOU ALL KNOW, CITY FEST IS BURLESON'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT,
BRINGING TOGETHER EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT TO CONNECT RESIDENTS DIRECTLY WITH THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, HANDS ON DEMONSTRATIONS AND TARGETED
MARKETING, THE 25 EVENT WELCOMED MORE THAN 5000 RESIDENTS IN JUST 2.5 HOURS. 
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AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, WE ARE HONORED TO BRING HOME THE FIRST PLACE TROPHY FOR
BEST USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY. 
          TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL RESCUE DOG DAY, BURLESON FIREFIGHTERS TEAMED UP WITH THE BURLESON
ANIMAL SHELTER FOR A HEARTWARMING PHOTO CAMPAIGN FEATURING ADOPTABLE DOGS. 
          THE PHOTOS PROMOTED THE PETS ACROSS CITY PLATFORMS AND HELPED ALL FOUR FEATURED DOGS FIND
LOVING HOMES. 
          LAST YEAR, WE ALSO WON THIS CATEGORY WITH PHOTOS FEATURING PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL AND
SHELTER DOGS, SO I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE SECRET SAUCE. 
          NEXT, WE MOVE TO BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR ANSWER THE CALL,
BURLESON'S FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN. 
          THIS WAS TRULY AN ALL HANDS ON DECK PROJECT,
WITH TINA, MARCUS, AND JESSICA WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING THIS MULTIFACETED CAMPAIGN TO LIFE. THE TARGETED FACEBOOK RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN LED TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
FIREFIGHTER APPLICATIONS DURING THE DEPARTMENT'S HIRING WINDOW. 
          TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, THE FACEBOOK CAMPAIGN ALONE GENERATED MORE THAN TWICE AS
MANY INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AS ANY OTHER RECRUITMENT SOURCE, AND DROVE MORE THAN 1900 VISITS TO THE FIREFIGHTER APPLICATION PORTAL. 
          AND THEN OUR FAVORITE CATEGORY THAT WE LIKE TO CONSIDER OUR BREAD AND BUTTER IS MOST
CREATIVE WITH LEAST DOLLARS. 
          AND WE HAVE PLACED IN THIS CATEGORY FIVE OUT OF THE LAST NINE YEARS. 
          THIS YEAR, WE EARNED THIRD PLACE WITH A PIKACHU MASCOT,
A DO IT YOURSELF POKEMON STYLE TRAINING CARDS, AND A $0 BUDGET. WORKING ALONGSIDE LOCAL BUSINESS GEEK OUT,
WE CREATED A CAMPAIGN THAT HELPED SHOWCASE ADOPTABLE SHELTER DOGS IN A FUN AND ENGAGING WAY. WHILE THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM GETS TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN SHARING BURLESON'S STORY AND
HELPING DEPARTMENTS ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE KNOW WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF CITY MANAGEMENT AND CITY COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING US TO BE CREATIVE, FOR SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE IDEAS,
AND FOR GIVING US THE FLEXIBILITY TO OCCASIONALLY TRY SOMETHING A LITTLE UNCONVENTIONAL. 
          WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE AN HONOR TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS
OF BURLESON THROUGH CREATIVE AND ENGAGING COMMUNICATIONS. 
          AND WE'D LOVE TO GRAB A PICTURE WITH ALL OF YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 2.C. 
          [2.C. Community Interest Items]
COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS. I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING BURLESON FIRE DEPARTMENT'S 100 YEAR
CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY. 
          THAT WAS FUN. I KNOW SOME OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY TALK ABOUT IT,
BUT WE DID RECEIVE TWO NEW FIRE TRUCKS THAT ACTUALLY WERE ORDERED BEFORE COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ANDERSON AND I GOT ON COUNCIL, AND THEY'VE NOW BEEN DELIVERED. 
          SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW LONG IT TAKES,
BUT ENGINE ONE AND THREE, IS THAT RIGHT, CHIEF? OKAY, SO WE GOT TWO NEW ENGINES AND GLAD TO HAVE THEM IN SERVICE. 
          I'LL TAKE IT. ONE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT TO HOT SUMMER SOUNDS THIS YEAR,
IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. 
          LAST FRIDAY, WE DANCED AND SANG OUT LOUD TO 90S COUNTRY THAT JUST CAN'T BE BEAT. 
          BUT THIS COMING FRIDAY WE HAVE A WHITNEY HOUSTON COVER AND I MAY NOT HAVE THE BEST VOCALS
LIKE MISS DEANNA. 
          BUT DON'T JUDGE ME WHEN YOU HEAR ME SINGING AT THE BACK AS LOUD AS I POSSIBLY CAN. 
          IT IS GOING TO BE SO FUN. SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME DOWN TO THE PLAZA,
CATCH DINNER, CATCH A SHOW. IT'S SO FUN AND IT'S AWESOME TO SEE THE TURNOUT OF THE COMMUNITY. 
          UPCOMING JULY 4TH. YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY LIKES TO DO JULY 4TH. 
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BIG COME OUT TO SEE THE PARADE. YOU CAN WATCH IT FOR FREE. 
          IT'S ALL OVER OLD TOWN, SO CLAIM YOUR SPOT EARLY. 
          DON'T FORGET EXTRA WATER AND MAYBE A FAN. I'M SURE IT'LL BE TOASTY,
BUT ANYONE LOOKING TO HAVE ENTRIES INTO THAT CAN CONTACT THE LIONS CLUB. 
          THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL ENTRIES INTO THE PARADE. 
          WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. THERE WILL BE A STARS AND STRIPES AND SPLASHES EVENT ON
JULY 4TH FROM 1 TO 5 AT THE BRICK FOR FREE, SO THE OUTDOOR POOL WILL HAVE A FUN EVENT THAT'S FREE TO ATTEND. 
          AND THEN OUR RED, WHITE AND BTX, AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY,
WILL BE AT ATCHISON HALL SPORTS COMPLEX, THAT'S ALSO FREE TO ATTEND. GET YOUR SPOT EARLY. 
          THE GATES OPEN AT 5. CONCERT STARTS AT 7:30 AND FIREWORKS AROUND 9:15,
09:20. 
          SO GET ALL YOUR RED, WHITE AND BLUE GEAR READY. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD TIME. I HADN'T BEEN OUT AT RUSSELL FARMS IN A WHILE,
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, IT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. PARKS HAS BEEN HELPING OUT. 
          THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING CLEANED UP. IT WAS REALLY,
REALLY NICE TO START WITH, BUT IT IS AMAZING RIGHT NOW AND HHATS OFF TO PARKS AND ELIZABETH FOR DOING WHAT THEY'VE DONE. THE OTHER THING IS. 
          I'M BRAIN DEAD HERE. I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. 
          THANKS A LOT, DAN. I KNOW WHAT IT WAS. ON THURSDAY,
I WENT TO THE RCC MEETING. IT WAS VERY ENTERTAINING. WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION. 
          HATS OFF TO COMMISSIONER BAILEY AND HIS PARTICIPATION IN THAT. 
          AND I WANT TO HOLD OUR PRESIDENT OF THE COG UP HERE,
VICTORIA. 
          FRIDAY WE HAD A MEETING AT THE COG AND IT WAS PACKED. 
          IT WAS NOT A LOT OF FUN. AND OUR VICTORIA SAT THERE AND SHE HANDLED THAT MEETING AS BAD AS
WELL AS ANYBODY COULD IF IT GOT REALLY, REALLY NASTY. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW PROUD I AM OF HER OF DEFENDING HER
POSITION. 
          SO THANK YOU VICTORIA. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE BURLESON,
AND I'M VERY GLAD TO PASS THAT TORCH. 
          I WILL GLADLY SIT AS PAST PRESIDENT IN AN ADVISORY ROLE. 
          BUT IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR, BUT ALWAYS SO HONORED TO REPRESENT BURLESON AT A
REGIONAL LEVEL. 
          THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 3. CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA. 
          [3. CHANGES TO POSTED AGENDA]
3.A. IS ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN, AND 3.B. 
          IS ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION BY THE CITY
COUNCIL STAFF OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE. 
          MR. CITY MANAGER, DO YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME ITEMS TO ADD? YES, MADAM SECRETARY, I RECEIVED A REQUEST TO MOVE ITEM 7.B. 
          AND 7.F. TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. 7.B. AND 7.F. 
          OKAY. ALSO ON THAT, I RECEIVED A REQUEST TO REMOVE ITEMS 5.E. 
          5.F. AND 5.G. FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE PRESENTED AT A LATER COUNCIL MEETING. 
          OKAY. IF THERE'S NO OTHER. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? NO. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 4. CITIZENS APPEARANCE. 
          EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT
POSTED ON THE AGENDA SHALL SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION. 
          A 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 PERSON 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. 
          DO I HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM
NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA? I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS EITHER, SIR. THAT MOVES US TO SECTION 5. 
          [5. CONSENT AGENDA]
CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SHALL BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY
COUNCIL 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. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THE CONSENT AGENDA NOW CONSISTS OF ITEMS 5.A. 
          THROUGH 5.D. 5.H. THROUGH 5.O. 7.B. AND 7.F. 
          IS THERE A MOTION ON CONSENT AGENDA? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA 5.A. 
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THROUGH 5.D. 5.H. THROUGH 5.O. 7.B. AND 7.F. I'LL SECOND. 
          I HAVE A MOTION BY LARRY, A SECOND BY ADAM. PLEASE VOTE. 
          PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 6. DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS. 
          [6.A. 9028 CR 1019, Voluntary Annexation (Case ANN26-001): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for the voluntary annexation of approximately 32.252 acres of land in the exclusive Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Burleson, generally located at 9028 CR 1019. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (No Planning and Zoning Commission action was required for this item)]
EXCUSE ME. 6.A IS 9028 COUNTY ROAD 1019, VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. 
          TONIGHT'S TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE
FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 32.252 ACRES OF LAND IN THE EXCLUSIVE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION,
ETJ, OF THE CITY OF BURLESON, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 9028 COUNTY ROAD 1019. 
          THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING. 
          THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS TONY MCILWAIN,
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          MR. MCILWAIN. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. AND GOOD EVENING,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THIS ITEM DOES INVOLVE A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION REQUEST SUBMITTED BY MR. JUSTIN BOND IN CONJUNCTION WITH MR. DAVID SHANKS,
WHO REPRESENTS MPC18, LLC. 
          THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU. 
          AS THE CITY SECRETARY MENTIONED, THIS PROPERTY SITS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, BUT IT IS IN AN AREA THAT IS SETTLED LONG FOR NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. 
          AS PART OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, WE PUBLISHED THIS NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER,
POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND NOTIFIED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SEND UTILITY LETTERS TO OUR FRANCHISE UTILITY PROVIDERS FOR THE ANNEXATION HEARING. 
          WE RECEIVED NO OPPOSITION TO THOSE LETTERS. STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT A RESIDENTIAL USE
WITH FITNESS AREA AND WOULD ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE VOLUNTARY
ANNEXATION REQUEST. 
          AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THEN I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:47. 
          IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS OR HAS A QUESTION? THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:48. IS THERE A MOTION? PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, 
          [7.A. Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on a resolution designating and creating the Burleson Neighborhood Empowerment Zone number one designated as Burleson NEZ #1: Hillery Heights-Montclair Addition. (Staff Contact: Tony D. McIlwain, AICP, CFM, Development Services Director) (No Planning and Zoning Commission action was required for this item)]
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 7. 
          7.A. IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION
DESIGNATING AND CREATING THE BURLESON NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE #1, DESIGNATED AS BURLESON NEZ #1. HILLARY HEIGHTS MONTCLAIR ADDITION. 
          THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS TONY MCILWAIN,
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. 
          MCILWAIN. ONE MORE TIME. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. 
          MAYOR, COUNCIL, AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE IS AN AREA THAT THE
STATE ALLOWS MUNICIPALITIES TO CREATE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE TARGETED INCENTIVES. THESE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONES ARE SET UP TO
ENCOURAGE NEW DEVELOPMENT, REVITALIZE EXISTING COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. 
          IT ALSO HAS THE EFFECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
EDUCATION OR PUBLIC SAFETY PROVIDED TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE. 
          EARLIER THIS YEAR, CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO ESTABLISH A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT
ZONE POLICY, WHICH WE'VE DONE, AND ALSO IDENTIFY A TARGET AREA FOR THE ZONE. 
          IN FEBRUARY, WE ADOPTED THE NEZ INCENTIVE POLICY WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING THE
REHABILITATION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
EMPOWERMENT ZONE. 
          THE POLICY THAT WAS APPROVED ESTABLISHES AN NEZ LENGTH OF TEN YEARS,
UPON WHICH THE END OF THE POLICY DURATION, IT COULD BE EXTENDED WITH APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. THE POLICY THAT WE PUT IN PLACE
PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INCENTIVES. IT WAIVES THOSE FEES THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU. 
          IT DOES NOT WAIVE IMPACT FEES, HOWEVER, AND ALSO PROVIDES FOR A PRIORITY PLAN REVIEW AND
PERMITTING. 
          THERE'S A LIEN RELEASE INCENTIVE THAT'S ALSO ADDED AS PART OF THE POLICY. 
          IT AFFORDS THE PROPERTY OWNER A RELEASE OF LIENS ATTACHED TO A PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF
DEMOLITIONS OR EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH CUTTING HIGH GRASS 
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OR NUISANCE ABATEMENTS. THE LIEN RELEASES WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW
CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION OF WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FACILITIES WITHIN THE TARGET AREA. AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, IF APPROVED,
STAFF WOULD DISCUSS THE LIEN AMOUNT, LIEN RELEASE PROCESS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND THEN DISCUSS THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT THAT THEY'RE DOING ON THEIR HOME AND DETERMINE
THE ELIGIBILITY. 
          THIS SCREEN IS THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED. 
          I WON'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THAT, BUT ESSENTIALLY THIS LAYS OUT THE FRAMEWORK WHERE A
PROPERTY OWNER WHO'S DOING A REMODELING OF THEIR HOME CAN GO IN AND SEEK THE INCENTIVES THAT THE CITY IS OFFERING. 
          WE'VE GOT THE DEFINITIONS ON THE RIGHT AND THE BASE VALUE,
COUNCIL, AS A REMINDER, IS WHAT'S SET THROUGH THE JOHNSON COUNTY OR TARRANT COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AS OF JANUARY 1ST. AND WE PUT IN A MINIMUM 20% THRESHOLD THAT MUST BE
MET FOR AN ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION OR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IN A NUTSHELL,
IS IF YOU COME IN AND YOU HAVE A BASE VALUE OF YOUR HOME, SET AN AMOUNT, EXCLUDING THE LAND AROUND IT,
BUT THE BASE VALUE OF THE HOME, WOULD LOOK FOR A PROJECT TO MEET OR EXCEED THAT 20% BASE VALUE, AND THEN THE CITY WOULD GO IN AND PUT IN THE INCENTIVES WITH THE FEE WAIVERS AND
LIEN RELEASE, IF APPLICABLE, FOR THE PROPERTY. AND I'LL PAUSE THERE JUST IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS
FOR THE COUNCIL. 
          I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU'VE SEEN THIS. 
          ONE THING I'M INTERESTED IN IS THAT 20%. YES,
SIR. 
          I WOULD THINK WE'D BE BETTER OFF FOR THE CITIZENS AND THE CITY IF WE LOWERED IT TO 5%. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, IN YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT,
IF YOU'RE SEEKING TO APPROVE THE NEZ, CERTAIN STAFF DOESN'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT. 
          WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE. 
          BY WAY OF A SNAPSHOT OF HILLARY HEIGHTS AND MONTCLAIR,
THIS IS DATA THAT WE PRESENTED EARLIER IN THE YEAR. 
          BELOW US ON THE SCREEN ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE COUNCIL. 
          THIS NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, AS IS BEING PROPOSED,
IS LIMITED TO RESIDENTIAL USES ONLY. 
          WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 500 RESIDENTIAL LOTS. SOME OF THE HOMES ARE OLDER THAN 60 YEARS OLD, AND THE 2024 PROPERTY APPRAISAL AVERAGE WAS A LITTLE OVER $218,000. 
          THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS THE TARGET AREA. WE ALSO NOTIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THIS TARGET AREA
TWICE, ONCE BEFORE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AND ONCE BEFORE THIS MEETING. 
          JUST TO GET THE WORD OUT REGARDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE PROCESS. 
          SO DURING THE PUBLIC MEETING, WE CONDUCTED THAT ON MAY 7TH. 
          THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS THAT SHOWED UP AND IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION AS FAR AS QUESTIONS
BEING ASKED. 
          AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS, I THINK IT WAS 21 THAT WE COUNTED. 
          I MAY MISS A FEW, BUT SOME OF THE RESIDENTS EXPRESSED THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS AT THE
MEETING. 
          I'VE TRIED TO CAPTURE THAT WITH REGARD TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE ITSELF. 
          THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SELECTED? DOES THIS APPLY TO RENTAL
PROPERTIES AND INVESTORS? DID THE CITY CONSIDER OTHER INCENTIVES, SUCH AS THE UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES? WHEN WOULD THIS BE IMPLEMENTED? DID WE CONSIDER CHANGING STREET SIGNS TO DESIGNATE
HISTORICAL AND MATURE AREAS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY? IS THERE A COST TO PARTICIPATE? THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS CONSTITUTED
GENTRIFICATION, AS AN IMPROVED HOUSING STOCK RAISES INCREASES TAX VALUES AND BENEFIT TO THE CITY. 
          AND AGAIN, AS COUNCILMAN SCOTT MENTIONED, THE 20% THRESHOLD WAS A CONCERN FOR A LOT OF
RESIDENTS THAT WAS UNATTAINABLE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS INTEREST IN UTILIZING THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE. IN TERMS OF
CERTIFICATIONS AND DENIED APPLICATIONS, STAFF WOULD CERTIFY ANY PROPERTY OWNERS ELIGIBILITY TO
PARTICIPATE, AND WE WILL GO OVER ANY MINOR MODIFICATIONS. IF THE CITY COUNCIL CHANGES THE NEZ BOUNDARY, OR TERMINATES THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE AREA,
THOSE CERTIFIED PROJECTS WILL MAINTAIN THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATION DATE. WE THINK THAT A THREE YEAR TERM IS ENOUGH TO WRAP UP ANY
RENOVATION OR REMODELING, OR NEW PROJECT WORK BEING DONE AT THE HOUSE. IF A APPEAL IS DENIED BY STAFF,
WE 
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WILL PRESENT THAT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. 
          SO WE DON'T WANT STAFF AS THE FINAL SAY ON A DENIED NEZ APPLICATION. 
          SO YOU HAVE THE REQUIREMENT OF A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. 
          I'M HOPEFUL THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY IN
QUESTION. BUT FOLLOWING THAT, THERE'S A RESOLUTION THAT IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO APPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, WE'VE ATTACHED A RESOLUTION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,
AS FAR AS THE TAX CODE. 
          312.202 TAX CODE WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY. 
          THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE PRIOR
TO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          COUNCIL, ANYBODY? YES. OKAY. SO I DIDN'T SPEAK ON THIS A LOT THE LAST TIME THAT THIS WAS
BROUGHT UP. 
          I'M NOT A FAN OF THIS. I'M NOT A PROPONENT FOR IT AT ALL FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. 
          ONE, FROM A REAL ESTATE STANDPOINT, THIS PUTS A STIGMA ON A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DOESN'T NEED
TO HAVE IT ON THERE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PENNIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SAVE MONEY,
PENNIES ON PERMITS AND SO ON. I'M ALSO VERY FAMILIAR WITH FLIPPING AND INVESTMENT PROPERTIES AS WELL. 
          I DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE UTILIZED ADEQUATELY. 
          MY OTHER PART ON IT IS, LIKE I SAID, IT'S GOING TO PUT A STIGMA ON THAT NEIGHBORHOOD,
MAKING IT WHERE THE VALUES, THEY NEVER INCREASE. EVERYBODY WANTS TO BUY A HOME AND THEY WANT TO SEE THEIR VALUE
INCREASE, AND THEY CAN BE PROUD OF IT. IN A WAY, WHEN YOU PUT THIS TYPE OF LABEL ON A NEIGHBORHOOD,
IT'S SAYING THAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT INTENDED TO BE BETTER. DOES IT MAKE SENSE? I DON'T WANT TO PUT A HARDSHIP ON THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD OTHER PROGRAMS BEFORE WHERE WE COULD HELP OUT DOING,
YOU KNOW, SOME BENEFITS AND SOME REBATE TYPE THINGS FOR WORK THAT'S DONE ON A HOUSE. THAT, I THINK IS AMAZING. THAT IS NOT GOING TO PUT A STIGMA ON A NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THAT ONE WAS OPENED UP FOR ANY HOUSE OVER 25 YEARS OLD. 
          CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THAT. THAT, I COULD SEE AS A BENEFIT. 
          MY OTHER PART ON THIS, LOOKING AT IT FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT,
I THOROUGHLY BELIEVE THAT TIME IS MONEY. 
          RIGHT NOW, OUR TIME, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT,
WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO GO AND DO RESEARCH ON IT, FOR THEN A PERMIT TO BE PERMITTED OR BEING DENIED WHERE YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO PAY FOR IT AS WELL. 
          WE'RE TALKING $65 UP TO A HIGH AMOUNT. TONY,
THE HIGHEST PERMIT IS ABOUT 400? IS THAT CORRECT? I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE WRONG THING,
BUT. 
          CORRECT. 
          I FEEL LIKE THIS WILL WASTE OUR STAFF'S TIME THAT WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO GAIN. 
          WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PROPERTY VALUES, YOU KNOW,
A LOT OF IT, IT COMES BACK TO WE HAVE TO. 
          YOU NEED TO BE PROUD OF YOUR HOME, TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOME. 
          A LOT OF TIMES AS WELL, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,
WELL, INVESTORS ARE GOING TO BUY THESE AND SO ON. 
          WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE CLEARED. THOSE LANES AND SO ON GET CLEARED AT TITLE BEFORE THE NEW
OWNER BUYS IT. 
          THAT AGAIN, I KNOW FROM A PROFESSIONAL STANDPOINT. 
          I'M JUST NOT A PROPONENT FOR THIS. I DON'T WANT TO PUT A STIGMA ON A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT
DOESN'T FIT. 
          WE HAVE SURROUNDING AREAS OUTSIDE OF BURLESON WHERE THIS WOULD BE A GREAT FIT. 
          THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, IT DOES NOT FIT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          AND THERE ARE CRITERIAS FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE. 
          AND TONY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT ISN'T THERE AN AGE LIMIT? WELL, THE CRITERIA ARE SET OUT THROUGH THE STATE. 
          RIGHT. SO I DON'T HAVE THAT IN THE SLIDE. BUT THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC CRITERIA,
SO. 
          THERE WERE 7 OR 8 ZONES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY OF BURLESON. 
          YES. AND WE CHOSE TO DO THIS ONE FIRST BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A STIGMA. 
          THERE'S NO STIGMA OR NO JUDGMENT, BUT IT GIVES THE CITIZENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT HAVE TO
PAY 
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PENALTIES OR FINES WHENEVER THEY DECIDE TO MODIFY THEIR HOME OR INCREASE THE VALUE OF
THEIR HOME, WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO. AND I NOTICED THERE WAS A STATEMENT ABOUT PROPERTY TAX. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO GRAB PROPERTY TAX. IT'S NOT ABOUT INCREASING THE PROPERTY TAX. 
          WHAT WE'RE NOT SEEING HERE IS, ONCE WE ESTABLISH A REINVESTMENT ZONE,
IT OPENS THE DOOR TO APPLY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS OUT THERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR REINVESTMENT
ZONES. 
          SO THAT IS ONE THING THAT I'LL BE PUSHING FOR. 
          AND WE WILL BE DOING ONCE THIS REINVESTMENT ZONE IS ESTABLISHED. 
          AND THAT WAS THE MAIN GOAL, IN MY OPINION, OF ESTABLISHING THIS ZONE. 
          AND BY APPLYING FOR THESE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS,
IF WE DO GET THEM, THAT IS A MAJOR SAVING ON THE TAXPAYERS. 
          AND IT ALSO IMPROVES THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO LAST FOR ANOTHER 50 YEARS. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, IS HOW TO HELP THESE CITIZENS MANAGE THEIR HOMES FOR
ANOTHER 50 YEARS SO THEY CAN ENJOY IT. 
          IT'S NOT A STIGMA. IT'S NOT POINTING FINGERS AT ANYBODY. 
          IT'S FOLLOWING THE LAW AND TRYING TO ASSIST AND HELP AND SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY ANY WAY WE
CAN. 
          TONY, CAN WE GO BACK TO SLIDE 31? OKAY. ON HERE,
IT GOES BACK TO WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT THE STIGMA, THE FIRST QUESTION THAT COMES UP IS,
WHY ARE YOU PICKING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? WE PUT THIS ON THERE, AND IT WILL BE LABELED AS AN NEZ PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT TYPE DISTRICT,
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. 
          IT IS GOING TO BE LABELED ON THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          SO YES, IT DOES PUT A STIGMA ON IT. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IF IT'S APPLICABLE TO RENTAL
PROPERTY AND INVESTORS, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE AN INVESTOR IS GOING TO COME ALONG AND THEY'RE GOING
TO SAY, HOW AM I GOING TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY? AND IT WILL ESSENTIALLY BE CAPPED OUT THAT, OH,
THIS IS AN EASY NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE STIGMA IS DEFINITELY THERE, AND IT WILL BE SEEN. 
          IT WILL BE A PUBLIC DOCUMENT THAT IS THERE FOR THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK AT JUST THE AGE OF THE HOUSE,
WE'VE GOT BEAUTIFUL HOMES THAT WERE BUILT IN THE 40S, 50S, 60S. WE'VE GOT BEAUTIFUL HOMES THAT ARE,
YOU KNOW, ONLY 25 YEARS OLD AND JUST NEED SOME HELP. 
          BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE JUST ONE PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WE OPEN IT UP WHERE THEY CAN COME AND ASK FOR REBATES BASED ON WHAT THEIR HOUSE NEEDS. 
          THEN YOU'RE NOT PUTTING A STIGMA ON THERE. BUT ON THIS,
WE ARE, BECAUSE IT WILL BE VISIBLE TO THOSE INVESTORS, TO THE REALTORS, TO WHOEVER IT IS THAT IS LOOKING TO BUY THAT HOUSE. 
          AND IT WILL AFFECT THE PROPERTY VALUE. AND PLEASE DON'T CONFUSE WHAT I'M SAYING ABOUT
PROPERTY VALUE AND TAX VALUE. 
          YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOME, SO IT MAINTAINS A VALUE WHERE YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO
LIVE IN IT. 
          WHEN A HOUSE GOES UP FOR SALE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S GOING TO BE BOUGHT BY AN INVESTOR
AND IT'S GOING TO BE TURNED INTO A BED AND BREAKFAST OR A RENT HOUSE, THERE'S NEIGHBORS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THINK THAT'S A STIGMA ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          IT IS. BUT REALTORS DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH SELLING THAT HOUSE TO AN INVESTOR. 
          SO I'M CONCERNED IS WHY WE'RE LABELING THIS ONE AND NOT ALL OF THEM. 
          IT'S NOT LABELED. WE ARE LABELING THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD,
WHEN WE PUT THIS IN NEZ COMMUNITY ON THERE. 
          WE ARE LABELING THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT JUST AN INVESTMENT NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I MEAN, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY IT. MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I LIVE IN,
IT IS FULL OF RENTAL PROPERTIES. 
          I'M ONE OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          BUT IF YOU WENT AND YOU PUT THAT LABEL ON THERE,
THE PROPERTY VALUES WILL GO DOWN. 
          THEY WILL GO DOWN. THIS IS THE FIRST OF SEVEN THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY OF
BURLESON, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT TO SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL IT IS,
IF IT PASSES. 
          IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL, WE'LL MOVE TO ZONE 2, 3,
4 AND SO FORTH TO TRY TO GET THESE GRANTS AND TO HELP THE CITIZENS OUT. 
          SO I'M NOT LOOKING TO APPOINT FINGERS OR STIGMAS OR JUDGMENT ON ANY COMMUNITY IN THIS
CITY. 
          WHAT THIS IS LOOKING FOR IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE LIFE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          I GUESS WHAT INTERESTED ME IN THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD ABOUT THIS IS THE SUCCESS
THAT, YOU KNOW, A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY LIKE FORT WORTH HAS HAD. 
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I, THROUGH SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS I'M INVOLVED IN,
HAVE VOLUNTEERED OVER THE YEARS IN COMO, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS STARTING TO OCCUR IN COMO IS EXTREMELY
IMPRESSIVE. 
          AND IT'S TURNING AROUND THE V VIEW OF THAT COMMUNITY. 
          I MEAN, FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS, OVER THE YEARS,
I'VE DONE DIFFERENT WORK IN COMO AND TO SEE WHERE IT USED TO BE AND ALREADY WHERE IT'S TURNING AROUND TO, I DON'T KNOW THAT I SEE IT AS PUTTING A LABEL AND I'M NOT IN THE REAL
ESTATE WORLD. 
          AND SO I'M VERY MUCH VALUING THE CONVERSATION THAT'S TAKING PLACE. 
          BUT I WANTED TO. MY FEELINGS BEHIND THIS WAS TO ENCOURAGE HOMEOWNERS TO DO THE WORK. 
          YOU KNOW, EVERYONE HAS THIS. ANYTIME YOU OWN A HOME,
THERE'S ALWAYS A LIST OF, YOU KNOW, TO BE DONE. 
          I SWEAR, AND IT GETS LONGER AND LONGER EVERY YEAR. 
          LIKE, WELL, IT'D BE REALLY GREAT IF WE COULD DO THAT. AND WHILE I DO ABSOLUTELY HEAR
COUNCILWOMAN'S IN THAT IT'S KIND OF PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR BECAUSE THESE CAN BE SMALLER PERMIT FEES, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S THE PETTINESS OF THAT THAT KIND OF
WITHHOLDS YOU FROM GOING TO DO IT. 
          AND, YEAH, I JUST, I DON'T KNOW. I SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING SAID. 
          AND LIKE I SAID, I TRULY VALUE IT. I JUST SEE IT AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT. 
          LIKE, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO PAY THAT FEE OR,
YOU KNOW, LIKE, IS THIS WORTH IT? BUT MAYBE, WITH THIS FOCUS ON THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BY IDENTIFYING IT AS A ZONE,
I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON. IF I OWNED A HOME IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,
I WOULD FEEL LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO MIGHT BE INVESTING IN MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW. 
          MY NEIGHBORS MIGHT BE DOING IT TOO. AND SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A JOINT EFFORT BECAUSE
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE WALKING AROUND A NEIGHBORHOOD, MY DAD LIVES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN TOWN AND THERE'S TONS OF RENTALS AND YOU CAN DRIVE BY
AND YOU CAN JUST. 
          THERE'S SOME OF THEM THAT ARE NOT WELL TAKEN CARE OF. 
          THE GRASS NEVER GETS MODE. AND, YOU KNOW, THE FOUNDATION CAN'T POSSIBLY BE DOING GOOD
BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GROWING ALONGSIDE THESE HOMES. 
          AND YOU'RE LIKE, AS A RESIDENT WHO LIVES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD,
ISN'T IT KIND OF FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU'RE LIKE, I LIVE TWO HOUSES OVER. IS THAT A REFLECTION OF MY PROPERTY? BUT AS A WHOLE, IF I FELT LIKE THE CITY IS PUTTING A FOCUS AND MY NEIGHBORS ARE PUTTING A
FOCUS ON INVESTING IN WHAT MANY PEOPLE. LIKE, THAT'S THEIR BIGGEST INVESTMENT OF THEIR ENTIRE LIVES,
IS PURCHASING THEIR HOME AND TAKING CARE OF IT AND KEEPING IT UP. 
          AND SO I FEEL LIKE I WOULD BE MORE ENCOURAGED TO DO STUFF,
EVEN IF IT'S A SMALLER PROJECT. 
          AND IF I KNEW OTHERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WERE DOING IT TOO,
BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSPECTIVE. 
          I DON'T WANT TO PUT A NEGATIVE STIGMA, BUT I HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S THE CASE. I
KIND OF HEAR COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT IN THAT IT MIGHT OPEN UP SOME DOORS FOR US TO SECURE OTHER FUNDING, BUT I THINK IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE. 
          LIKE I SAID, COMO IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. STOP 6 HAS MADE BIG CHANGES. 
          AND I KNOW THOSE ARE VERY GLARING EXAMPLES. AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS,
FORTUNATELY, ARE NOT EVEN IN COMPARISON. 
          AND THIS IS A DARLING LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE'RE TALKING,
YOU KNOW, WE'RE PUTTING A FOCUS ON THEIR OLDER HOMES THAT I HOPE PEOPLE WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE CARE OF AND KEEP. BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY BUILD HOMES LIKE THAT ANYMORE. 
          AND THERE'S SO MUCH CHARACTER IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AND I WOULD JUST. I'M IN FAVOR OF IT BECAUSE OF WHAT THE DOORS THAT IT CAN OPEN FOR THE
NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE THERE, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WILL LIVE THERE IN THE FUTURE,
FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE AROUND THE AREA, AND FOR THE DOORS THAT MIGHT OPEN AS A MUNICIPALITY FOR US TO POTENTIALLY SECURE OTHER
GRANTS. 
          I DO ALSO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ON THAT. 
          I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THE 20% IS STEEP. I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO MEET. 
          NOW, GRANTED, ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THESE DAYS COST ARM,
LEGS AND KIDNEYS, BUT I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO YOUR HOME TO CHANGE THE APPEAL OF IT THAT
DOESN'T HAVE TO COST ASTRONOMICAL. 
          AND SO IF THEY'RE LIKE, I WANT TO DO THESE SMALLER PROJECTS AND THEY'RE STILL NOT GOING TO
MEET THE 20%, THAT MIGHT BE A DISADVANTAGE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS,
BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LOWER THAT IF WE DO CONSIDER THIS. 
          ANYONE ELSE? I'VE HEARD A LOT SAID ABOUT WHAT A REAL ESTATE INVESTOR WOULD PERCEIVE. 
          WELL, I HAPPEN TO BE A REAL ESTATE INVESTOR IN A VERY,
VERY SMALL WAY. 
          BUT ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT I PERSONALLY LOOK AT IN INVESTING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IS, WHAT ARE THE SIGNALS THAT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO MAINTAIN ITSELF IN ITS PRESENT
CONDITION, IMPROVE ITSELF IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION OR DECLINE FROM ITS PRESENT CONDITION. 
          I TAKE THE NEZ, THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE AS A CLEAR SIGNAL TO NOT ONLY THE
RESIDENTS AND OWNERS OF OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTIES, BUT TO OWNERS OF RENTAL PROPERTIES AS WELL THAT THAT'S A CLEAR SIGNAL THAT THE
CITY SUPPORTS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, 
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AND THE CITY WANTS TO HELP THE NEIGHBORS KEEP THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD NICE. 
          AND I WOULD CONSIDER NOT A NEGATIVE AT ALL, BUT A POSITIVE OF A SIGNAL FROM THE CITY THAT THE CITY SUPPORTS THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I WOULD CONSIDER THAT A POSITIVE VALUE IF I
WAS CONSIDERING PURCHASING A HOUSE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAD AN NEZ, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE MY INVESTMENT WOULD BE MORE LIKELY PROTECTED. 
          AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, ON LARRY'S COMMENT ABOUT THE VALUE. 
          IF THE AVERAGE VALUE OF A HOME IS NORTH OF $200,000 A LITTLE BIT,
THEN A 20% REQUIREMENT WOULD MEAN THAT THE OWNER WOULD BE SPENDING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $40,000 OR MORE ON THAT HOUSE, YOU KNOW. SO TO SPEND $40,000,
YOU'RE GOING TO PROBABLY INCLUDE A NEW ROOF, UPGRADES TO APPLIANCES, REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED DRIVEWAY PAVEMENTS. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON A LOT OF THINGS TO GET TO THE 20%
THRESHOLD. I'D BE CONTENT JUST TO SEE NEW COATS OF PAINT ON HOUSES OR UPDATED EXTERIORS, WITH NEW TRIM PATTERNS AND NEW COLORS AND STYLES TO MODERNIZE,
NOT NECESSARILY TO CHANGE THE SHAPE OF THE HOUSE OR TOTALLY REBUILD IT FROM THE GROUND UP, BUT JUST ENOUGH TO SHOW THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS STAYING
UP. 
          AND I WOULD SUPPORT LOWERING THE THRESHOLD TO 10% VALUE,
PERHAPS EVEN DOWN TO FIVE, AS LARRY SUGGESTS, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS UNTIL WE REACH A CONSENSUS. 
          BUT I TEND TO AGREE THAT THE 20% THRESHOLD IS HIGH. 
          THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CORRECT SOMETHING I SAID A WHILE AGO. 
          I WAS CALLING IT A REINVESTMENT ZONE. I MEANT EMPOWERMENT ZONE. 
          JUST BY WAY OF JUST A REMINDER TO THE COUNCIL AND ALSO FOR PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE THAT
ACTUALLY ATTENDED THE PUBLIC MEETING, WE HAD A HOME REBATE PROGRAM THAT IS GOING AWAY AS A CASUALTY OF THE CITY TIGHTENING ITS
FISCAL COFFERS. 
          BUT IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT, I THINK THIS PROGRAM OFFERS SOME RELIEF TO INDIVIDUALS THAT
ARE LOOKING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY THE ADDED BURDEN OF PERMIT FEES. 
          NOW, I WILL TELL YOU THAT OUR PERMIT FEES ARE NOT EXORBITANT,
BUT THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE. 
          RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. AND I THINK FOR SOME OF THE
PEOPLE I TALKED TO AFTER THE MEETING, THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT A 20% THRESHOLD, BUT VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT
LEAST MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOUSE. 
          AND COUNCIL, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND YOU WANT TO ADJUST THE
THRESHOLD, THAT'S YOUR DECISION. WE JUST HAVE A BASELINE THRESHOLD IN THE POLICY. 
          YOU CAN TAILOR IT TO ANY AMOUNT RESPECTIVE TO ANY NEZ. 
          AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THE NEZ WAS, WE DIDN'T REACH THIS AREA BASED ON ANY CRIME
STATISTICS. 
          WE ACTUALLY MET WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE'S NO NARRATIVE THERE TO SUPPORT THAT
THIS IS A HIGH CRIME AREA, MORE SO, IT WAS AN AREA OF THE CITY WHERE THE HOUSING STOCK,
WE ACKNOWLEDGED WAS OLDER. 
          AND SO WE BASICALLY THOUGHT THAT THE OLDER HOMES WOULD NEED MORE OF A SHOT IN THE ARM THAN
THE NEWER HOUSING PRODUCT. 
          BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD, PRIOR TO YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          TONY, ONCE THIS GETS, IF THIS GETS ESTABLISHED,
ANY OF THE CRITERIA LIKE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE PERCENTAGE THRESHOLD. 
          CAN THAT BE CHANGED DURING THE TENURE OF THE PROJECT? OR ONCE WE SET IT, IT'S. THAT'S SET BY THE COUNCIL. 
          SO TONIGHT, YOU SET THE. IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS,
IF THERE'S SUPPORT, YOU WOULD SET THE THRESHOLD. 
          THE DEFAULT WILL ALWAYS BE 20% UNLESS WE CHANGE THE POLICY. 
          BUT AS WE COME FORWARD, IF SAY, FOR INSTANCE,
THERE'S A. 
          A RESIDENT HAS A PROJECT THAT DOESN'T MEET THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD. 
          WE WILL DENY THAT AND BRING IT FORWARD TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. 
          OKAY. WE WON'T SAY YOU'RE DENIED, AND THAT'S THE END OF IT,
BECAUSE THE POLICY IS WRITTEN IN A WAY TO GIVE THE AUTHORITY TO THE COUNCIL, NOT CITY STAFF. OKAY. COUNCIL WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE POLICY AT A FUTURE
DATE. 
          YOU CREATE THE THRESHOLD AND YOU CAN AMEND AND CHANGE THE THRESHOLD,
IF YOU SHOULD DEEM IT TO BE ADVISABLE TO ALLOW THE PROGRAM TO MOVE IN A NEW DIRECTION. 
          SO WHEN WE HAVE A PROJECT AND THEY COME IN AND THEY UTILIZE THE NEZ PROGRAM,
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY TIME THEY CAN USE IT, IS IT? THEY FINISH ONE PROJECT AND THEY CAN COME BACK AND GET ANOTHER PROJECT? YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE. WE JUST LOOK AT THE PROJECT ELIGIBILITY. 
          IF YOU HAVE RECURRING IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR HOUSE,
FIRST OF ALL, THAT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT? 
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YES. BUT WE THINK THAT IF YOU HAVE RECURRING ELIGIBLE PROJECTS,
YES, WE WILL CONSIDER THAT ON A RECURRING BASIS IF IT'S APPLICABLE. 
          AND WE'LL GIVE IT A REVIEW BASED ON THE CRITERIA. 
          SAY I'M FOR THE 5%, IF THEY CAN COME BACK AND GET IT AGAIN,
BECAUSE THAT WAY IT PROMOTES THE HOMEOWNER DOING THEIR OWN WORK. AND ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE GRANT WE HAD WAS GIVEN OUT A GRANT,
AND THEN THE CITIZEN WAS GOING OUT HAVING THE WORK DONE AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY COST SAVINGS. THEY WERE PAYING FULL RETAIL TO GET THE WORK DONE,
AND THEY WEREN'T GETTING AS MUCH FOR THEIR DOLLAR. 
          SO IF WE COULD GET A 5% AND LET INDIVIDUALS DO THE WORK THEMSELVES,
WHICH A LOT OF THEM WOULD DO, MAYBE THAT WOULD BE A PLUS FOR THEM TOO. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL? I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:16,
AND I HOPE SOMEONE OUT THERE WANTS TO SPEAK. 
          IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT? STATE YOUR NAME,
PLEASE, AND YOUR ADDRESS. 
          YOU YANK IT DOWN. THERE YOU GO. SORRY, I'M A LITTLE BIT SHORT. 
          MY NAME IS AINSLEY CROOK. DO YOU NEED HELP SPELLING THAT,
OR DO YOU? WELL, WE'LL HAVE YOU FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AFTER YOU'RE DONE SPEAKING. 
          OKAY. THANKS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR TEN
YEARS NOW. 
          I LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S VERY QUIET, VERY CHARMING. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THE CHARM IS BECAUSE OF THE OLD BUILDINGS,
AND I DON'T THINK A BUILDING SHOULD BE DISCREDITED JUST FOR BEING 60 YEARS OLD. 
          I DON'T BELIEVE THAT DEVALUES IT AT ALL. AND I THINK IT IS REALLY INTERESTING THAT MR. MCCLENDON USED THE TERM MODERNIZE, BECAUSE WOULDN'T THAT MEAN REMOVING THE OLD CHARM THAT
LITERALLY MAKES THESE HOMES SO BEAUTIFUL? TAKING AWAY THE TRIM, TAKING EVERYTHING OUT FROM THE INSIDE,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHAT A LOT OF RENOVATORS WOULD BE DOING IN THESE HOMES. 
          AND IF THEY WANT TO RENT OUT THE PROPERTY, THEY'D CLEAR EVERYTHING OUT,
COMPLETELY MODERNIZE, AND IT'S NO LONGER THE SAME HOME IT WAS. ARE YOU GUYS TRYING TO COMPLETELY REDEVELOP THIS
AREA? AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE ALREADY HERE? ARE YOU GUYS THINKING OF US WHO ARE HERE LIVING HERE ALREADY? OR ARE YOU GUYS THINKING OF THE FUTURE OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT COME IN AND PRICE US OUT OF OUR
HOMES? OR YOU THINK OF THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE AND HAVING FAMILIES? OR ARE YOU THINKING OF RENTAL PROPERTIES AND PEOPLE BUILDING PORTFOLIOS,
CORPORATIONS? ARE WE THINKING OF THE PEOPLE OR ARE WE THINKING OF THE MONEY? I AM CONCERNED THAT. I KNOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND A LOT OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT. 
          I'VE BEEN LISTENING AND ALL I'M HEARING IS ABOUT THE MONEY. 
          AND ALL IT SEEMS TO BE PRIORITIZING IS THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME IN AND HAVE RENTAL
PROPERTIES AND BUILD THEIR PORTFOLIO INVESTORS, CORPORATIONS, RATHER THAN THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVING HERE. 
          AND THAT CONCERNS ME. ARE YOU GUYS THINKING OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS,
OR ARE YOU GUYS THINKING OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FILLING YOUR POCKETS? THAT'S JUST MY CONCERN. I WANT YOU GUYS TO REMEMBER THAT. 
          JUST BECAUSE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS OLD, DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S DEVALUED,
THAT IT'S NOT WORTH ANYTHING, THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY CHARM. A LOT OF THE CHARM IS BECAUSE IT'S OLD. 
          AND PEOPLE LIVING HERE LIKE IT HERE. WE LIKE THAT IT'S QUIET. 
          WE DON'T FEEL MUCH NEED FOR MORE DEVELOPMENTS. 
          AND I AM CONCERNED THAT RAISING PROPERTY VALUES PRICES OUT THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE AND
PRICES OUT FUTURE FAMILIES. 
          I MEAN, HIGHER PROPERTY VALUES MEANS LESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          SO THAT IS ANOTHER ONE OF MY CONCERNS. AND I THINK IT'S ALSO INTERESTING THAT THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN KIND OF IGNORED BY THE CITY UNTIL NOW. 
          WE HAVEN'T HAD SIDEWALKS IN THE TEN YEARS I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE. 
          THEY PUT SOME DOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE A HALF A MILE FROM TAYLOR ELEMENTARY,
BUT WE STILL DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS. 
          I GREW UP RIDING A BIKE IN THE STREET. I'D BE MORE INTERESTED IN SIDEWALKS THAN WHATEVER
IS GOING ON HERE. 
          SO THAT'S JUST. I WANT TO REMIND YOU GUYS THAT THERE'S PEOPLE LIVING HERE THAT ARE
CONCERNED. 
          A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED. AND PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD. 
          SO I'LL FILL THIS OUT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          ONE SECOND, I NEED TO CLARIFY. I WANT TO SAY ONE THING. 
          I KNOW THE HEART OF EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL AND WE ARE FOR THE CITIZENS. 
          BUT I DO WANT TO ASK YOU ONE THING. CUT AND DRY. 
          YOU'RE AGAINST IT. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. MA'AM, YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. 
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HI, MY NAME IS LISA CRAIG. I LIVE AT 300 NORTH EAST TAYLOR STREET. 
          SO WE'RE RIGHT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT AREA. 
          I HAVE A LOT OF THE SAME CONCERNS. WE'VE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE FOR OVER 12 YEARS,
AND I ACTUALLY BOUGHT THIS HOUSE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE BIGGER TREES, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE EVERY HOUSE IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU GO TO IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS. AND YES, MY HOUSE IS 60 YEARS OLD,
BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT APPEAL I HAVE IN THE HOUSE. MY QUESTIONS WOULD BE,
I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE NEED FOR DISCUSSION SO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON SO WE CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS. 
          I ALSO KNOW THAT A LOT OF WHEN THEY DID THE UPGRADES IN COMO AND STOP 6,
A LOT OF THE HOMEOWNERS THERE WERE PRICED OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE THEY WERE OLDER PEOPLE AND THEY WERE PRICED OUT OF THEIR
HOMES. 
          I KNOW THAT A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE OLDER. 
          WE WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE KNOW A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS,
THE TWO ON THE SIDE OF US ARE OLDER PEOPLE. 
          AND I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING PRICED OUT OF MY HOME AND NOT HAVING, YOU KNOW, THAT RESPECT TO ME. I ALSO REITERATE WHAT MY DAUGHTER SAID ABOUT,
WE'VE BEEN HERE 12 YEARS. 
          NOBODY'S CARED ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, STREETS NOT BEING FIXED. 
          THE STREET LEAKS, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT FLOODS, IT FLOODS. 
          AND WE DON'T HAVE VERY GOOD LIGHTING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          SO I'M WONDERING WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S THIS BIG PUSH TO DO THESE UPGRADES IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          PLUS ALSO, I AM A SINGLE PARENT. I LIVE BY MYSELF. 
          I'M A SINGLE MOTHER. I'M NOT ABLE TO DO UPGRADES TO MY HOUSE THAT MAY NEED TO BE DONE. 
          SO HOW WOULD I BENEFIT FROM THAT? THANK YOU,
MA'AM. 
          I DIDN'T PLAN ON SPEAKING, BUT I'LL JUST HIT IT REAL QUICK. 
          AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND THIS IS NOT ANYTHING ABOUT STREET APPEAL,
CURB APPEAL, CHARACTER OF THE HOUSE OR ANYTHING. IT'S LIKE POSSIBLY MAKING A HOUSE HEALTHY AGAIN,
JUST LIKE YOUR BODY. 
          YOU LOOK THE WAY YOU LOOK. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON THE INSIDE. 
          ALL THESE HOUSES IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE 50,
60, 70 YEARS OLD, THEY HAVE GALVANIZED PIPES. 
          STILL SOME HAVE CAST IRON DRAINPIPES, SOME STILL HAVE CLAY PIPES IN THE YARD. 
          A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE, THEY'RE NOT AWARE THAT THERE'S SOME CERTAIN UPGRADES THAT YOU CAN
DO. 
          AND IF YOU DON'T DO OR YOU DON'T TAKE PRECAUTIONS,
THEN THESE CAN COST YOU TEN, 20, 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE TO TAKE CARE OF. 
          A LOT OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS, IF YOU UPGRADE YOUR ELECTRICAL,
YOUR PLUMBING, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM RIGHT THERE, YOU CAN GET UP TO A 25% DISCOUNT ON YOUR PREMIUMS. AND WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PAYING 3, 4,
05, 6, 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS UNDER PREMIUMS. HOUSES HAVE LEAD PAINT. THEY HAVE ASBESTOS NOT JUST IN THE GLUE THAT USED TO HOLD DOWN
TILES. 
          THE VINYL TILES IS IN YOUR TEXTURE. YOUR POPCORN CEILINGS IS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS YOUR
MIRRORS ON THE WALL. 
          LEAD PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO IT'S MAKING IT HEALTHY. 
          IT'S NOT TAKING AWAY FROM THE CHARACTER OF THE HOUSE. 
          YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY IT LOOKS. IT'S GIVING THESE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THEIR HOUSE HEALTHY. 
          THANK YOU, BILL. AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT COSMETICS. 
          IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE HOME INSIDE. 
          I KNOW THAT WE KIND OF PUSHED PAINT AND ROOFS AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE,
BUT THIS IS ANYTHING TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR HOUSE. 
          IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? COME ON. 
          HELLO, COUNCIL. I'M STEVE OWENS. I OWN THE HOUSE AT 312 NORTH CRAIG STREET IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          CORNER OF CRAIG AND DOUGLAS. A LOT OF Y'ALL PROBABLY CAN RECOGNIZE IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE
HOUSE THAT BURNED DOWN BACK IN 18. AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THE HELP OF THE CITY,
IT WOULDN'T HAVE GOT PUT BACK LIKE IT IS NOW. 
          MOVED INTO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN 98. I WAS A YOUNG GUY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN I MOVED IN
THERE. 
          I'VE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS. AND I'VE JUST WATCHED THEM GO,
YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHAT BEING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD A LONG TIME DOES. 
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AND IT'S A TIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A LONG TIME. 
          BUT WE DO SEE, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT THESE PEOPLE,
AS THEY PASS AND THE KIDS DON'T WANT THE HOME AND THEY SELL IT AND THEY SELL IT TO AN INVESTMENT DEAL. BUT I MEAN, AS THE GUY LIVING THERE,
I SEE THE RENTAL DIFFERENCE IN THE RENTAL PROPERTIES, UPKEEPS AND THEN DIFFERENCE IN THE OWNERSHIPS. 
          BUT STILL, ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,
WE STILL TAKE PRIDE IN OUR HOUSES, TAKE PRIDE IN OUR YARDS AND WE HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. 
          SO WE'RE JUST CONCERNED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO AN EMPOWERMENT DEAL WHERE WE
DON'T HAVE A SAY IN WHAT GOES ON IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THIS EMPOWERMENT THING HAS KIND OF BROUGHT TO MY
ISSUE. 
          I WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW,
I THINK Y'ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. 
          AND BECAUSE I'VE LIVED HERE, LIKE I SAID, ALMOST 30 YEARS NOW IN THIS SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AND WE WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. WE WANT TO SEE WHAT WE DO. 
          IT'S A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. ARE YOU FOR IT OR AGAINST IT? SIR? OR COULD YOU JUST SAY IF YOU'RE FOR OR AGAINST THIS,
WHICH WAY DO YOU WANT TO GO? I'M KIND OF AGAINST IT. I MEAN, WHEN I REBUILT MY HOUSE,
I HAD A PERMIT FEE FOR EVERYTHING. 
          EVEN THE FENCE AFTERWARDS. I'M NOT UP FOR GIVING SOMEBODY THAT BOUGHT A HOUSE TO RENT,
GET WAIVED FEES WHILE EVERYBODY ELSE HAD TO PAY THEM. YOU KNOW,
THAT PART OF IT? NO, MAN, THEY WANT TO COME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY WANT TO DO THAT? MAKE THEM PAY JUST LIKE WE DID, YOU KNOW. I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU DID GO AND GET
YOUR PERMITS, THOUGH, BECAUSE MANY OF THEM DO NOT. I HAVE SEEN THAT WITH MY OWN EYES IN MY OWN STREET. 
          AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM THE LAST. WE HAD A GROUP OF US GUYS ON THE END OF THE STREET
THERE. 
          WE'D ALL GATHER AROUND ONE GUY'S TRUCK IN THE EVENINGS,
AND KIDS USED TO CALL US TO HANK YOUR GROUP, WE'D ALL DO THAT. I'M THE LAST ONE IN THAT GROUP ON MY STREET. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. WE APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE IT. 
          IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING. 
          MY NAME IS CARLOS MARTINEZ. MOM LIVES AT 101 SOUTHWEST MURPHY. 
          AND I'M AGAINST THIS FOR SEVERAL REASONS. ONE,
WELL, AS WE SPOKE ABOUT IN COMO, IT LOOKS GORGEOUS NOW. 
          BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE POPULATION OF THE PEOPLE THAT USED TO LIVE THERE THAT GOT TAXED,
PRICED OUT OF THERE, IT'S CHANGED A LOT. GENTRIFICATION. OKAY? SECOND OF ALL,
TO LOOK AT 20% THRESHOLD OR ANY THRESHOLD ON THE PERMITS,
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE. 
          IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND 20, 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A RESTROOM REMODEL,
A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF FEES IS NOTHING. SO THERE'S NO POINT IN REALLY TRYING TO DO AWAY WITH THAT SO THAT WE CAN PUT A
STAMP ON SOMETHING AND CALL IT WHATEVER IT IS, SO THAT WE CAN ATTRACT A CERTAIN CLIENTELE OR WHATEVER IT HAPPENS TO BE TO THIS LITTLE
PLACE. 
          I KNOW THAT THE CITY LIMITS ARE VERY LIMITED,
AND I KNOW WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS DONE IS FOR WHATEVER REASONS, BUT THE GENTRIFICATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT COMES ALONG WITH THE STIGMA IS ONE OF THE
REASONS THAT I'M AGAINST IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE IT. 
          IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THEN I'M GONNA CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT
06:29. 
          I'M HEARING EVERYBODY'S. NOBODY'S STANDING UP FOR THIS. 
          AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN TAKE A POLL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          IS THAT POSSIBLE? I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE INPUT OF WHERE PEOPLE STAND ON THIS. 
          I WANT YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DO THIS JUST FOR THE MONEY. WE'RE TRYING
TO INCREASE THE LONGEVITY OF THE HOMES, MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER ON YOU TO DO THIS. BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,
AS FAR AS IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE HAVE LIVED THERE A LONG TIME AND WE ARE FIGHTING A PROBLEM WITH PROPERTY VALUES. 
          AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'VE GONE UP THE WAY THEY HAVE. 
          [01:00:03]
BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY. IT REALLY ISN'T. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE OUT. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN DO A POLL,
OR. 
          TONY, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE OUTREACH THAT'S BEEN DONE TO DATE? BUT WE SENT OUT TWO MASS DIRECT MAILS, ONE IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 7TH PUBLIC MEETING,
AND THEN ONE IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HEARD FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS,
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO ATTEND MEETINGS. 
          I HAVE ENTERTAINED PHONE CALLS AND HAVE HAD PEOPLE WALK IN TO CITY HALL AND HAVE TALKED
ABOUT THE PROGRAM TO THEM. 
          BUT THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO GIVE THE COUNCIL KIND OF A TEMPERATURE CHECK
AS TO WHAT THE FEEDBACK IS. 
          WE COULD POSSIBLY LOOK AT PUTTING A POLL ON THE WEBSITE OR QUESTIONS ON THE WEBSITE. 
          I DON'T KNOW THE MECHANICS OF THAT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. 
          I WILL HAVE TO TALK TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THE DIRECT MAIL
AND IT'S 500 PLUS INDIVIDUALS. 
          WE DON'T GET A HIGH RATE OF RETURN IN TERMS OF FEEDBACK. 
          WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE YOU GUESS? 10%? WHAT I TYPICALLY HAVE HEARD IS THAT PEOPLE ARE
SOMEWHAT INTERESTED, BUT I THINK THE THRESHOLD AT 20% WAS TOO HIGH FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS. 
          SOME INDIVIDUALS DIDN'T THINK THE RETURN OF INVESTMENT WAS WORTH IT. 
          I THINK THAT THE CRITICAL THING IS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW IT'S VOLUNTARY AND THE CITY
LOSES REVENUE. 
          WE'RE NOT GAINING ANYTHING. WE'RE FORGOING COLLECTING PERMIT FEES WITH THIS PROGRAM. 
          AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WASN'T THE REVERSE. THAT WAS IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE'RE NO LONGER COLLECTING PERMIT FEES. NOW,
AS I SAID IN THE MAY 7TH MEETING, IF YOU WANT TO REMODEL YOUR HOME, THAT'S FINE. IF YOU WANT TO PAY THE FULL PERMIT PRICE,
THAT'S FINE. 
          BUT FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO REMODEL THEIR HOME AND NOT PAY PERMIT FEES,
THIS IS WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS FOR. 
          SO OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD PREFER THAT EVERYBODY PAY THE PERMIT FEE. 
          THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO GET THE FEEDBACK. BUT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR A LITTLE LESSENING OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH DEALING WITH THE CITY. WHAT WE DON'T HAVE, MR. MAYOR, IS IT DOESN'T OFFSET THE BURDEN ON THE HOMEOWNER
BECAUSE IT'S NOT A PROGRAM WE DO A COST SHARE. 
          AND SO WE ALSO DON'T DO A TAX ABATEMENT, WHICH IS POPULAR IN FORT WORTH. 
          WE DON'T OFFER THAT IN THIS PROGRAM. IT IS STRICTLY,
YOU ARE FOREGOING PAYMENT OF PERMIT FEES. 
          AND I AGREE WITH ONE GENTLEMAN THAT SAID THAT THE PERMIT COST IS VERY,
THE LOW END OF ANY REMODEL OR REPAIR. 
          IN SOME CASES, YES. IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO FORGO $65,
YOU MAY MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THE PAPERWORK IS NOT WORTH YOUR TIME AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PARTICIPATE. BUT THERE ARE OTHERS IN THERE THAT I'VE TALKED TO THAT,
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE IN ATTENDANCE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE FOLLOWING THE MAY 7TH MEETING THAT EXPRESSED INTEREST,
BUT THEY COULD NOT MEET THE 20% CRITERIA. 
          MAYOR, BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL QUESTION, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO MORE OUTREACH. 
          WITH REGARDS TO POLLING, PROBABLY THE CLEANEST WAY OF DOING THAT WOULD BE A DIRECT SURVEY
THAT WOULD BE MAILED. 
          SO IF THERE'S A DESIRE FROM THE FULL COUNCIL TO DO ADDITIONAL OUTREACH,
BUT WE HAVE DONE DIRECT MAILING AND HELD TOWN HALLS TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK. 
          I LIKE THE IDEA OF REDUCING THE CRITERIA. 10% SOUND. 
          OKAY. IS THAT KIND OF A EQUALIZATION BETWEEN EVERYBODY? OF 250,000, 010% WOULD BE 25,000. 5% WOULD BE 12.5. 
          AND 15% WOULD BE SO MUCH MORE. WELL, A LOT OF THIS STUFF,
THOUGH, IS IT COULD BE UTILIZED JUST FOR REPAIRS, NOT FOR THE COSMETIC SIDE OF IT. BUT YOU BROUGHT UP A POINT OF THE CLAY PIPES AND STUFF OF
THAT NATURE THAT COULD HELP OUT ON THAT SORT OF THING. 
          THAT'S A SEPARATE THING, THOUGH. 
          YES. THE PERMITS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ARE YOUR TYPICAL PERMITS ASSOCIATED WITH A
REMODEL, FOR INSTANCE. NOW, I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILWOMAN BOEDEKER MONTHS AGO
REGARDING THE APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HOUSE, RIGHT? SO IF YOU'RE HAVING TO GO IN AND REPLACE SEWER
LINES THAT ARE RUNNING THROUGH, THAT'S NOT THIS TYPE OF PROJECT, IT'S NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THAT TYPE OF OFFSET. WHY NOT? IT'S THE WAY THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE IS STRUCTURED. 
          IT IS MEANT TO THE REHABILITATION OF THE HOME THAT,
AS WE HAVE IT CONSTITUTED, DOES NOT GO IN. 
          AND YOU START LOOKING AT UNDERGROUND WATER AND WASTEWATER LINES. 
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YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BENEFITS THAT, AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE POLICY,
ARE SEEN BASICALLY FROM THE CURB LEVEL. 
          SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME IMPROVEMENTS, SIDING,
ROOFING, IN THE PARTICULAR CASE OF BURLESON, YOU CAN MAKE ALL THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE DON'T OFTENTIMES CHARGE A PERMIT FEE FOR SOME
OF THAT WORK. ANYBODY WANT TO HELP ME OUT HERE, COUNCIL? SO I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE ON THAT. 
          SO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU WANT TO GO AND PAINT THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE,
YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT YOURSELF, WHICH WAS WHAT WAS SAID. YOU WERE GOING TO DO IT YOURSELF. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PAY IT. SO
YOU'RE GOING TO GO AND SPEND 100, $250 AT WHICHEVER HARDWARE STORE. IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. 
          ALSO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A PERMIT FOR THAT. 
          WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT GOING IN AND REDOING THE SEWER LINES,
WHICH WE DO HAVE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH CAST IRON AND SEWER LINES, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED BEFORE. THIS DOES NOT COVER THOSE LARGE EXPENSES WHEN IT
COMES TO AS SEWER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS IS LITERALLY TALKING ABOUT COSMETIC THINGS TO YOUR HOUSE. 
          SIDING IS COSMETICS. AGAIN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS,
BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING UP THE CHARACTER OF THE HOUSES AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD,
IT HAS GREAT CHARACTER, BUT COULD YOU DO SOME UPGRADING ON IT? YES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PAINTING, REPLACING SOME TRIM,
DOING THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          THAT'S NOWHERE CLOSE TO 20%. AND THOSE THINGS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO AND GET A PERMIT FOR. 
          I CAN GO PAINT MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW AND I DON'T HAVE TO GET A PERMIT FOR THAT. 
          YOU CAN DECIDE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WAKE UP TOMORROW AND PAINT YOUR HOUSE FOR A COUPLE
HUNDRED DOLLARS. 
          SO THAT'S WHERE THE STIGMA COMES IN ON IT. WHY ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD? WOOD HAS A LIFETIME ON IT. SLATE TILE HAS A LIFETIME. 
          FENCES HAVE A LIFETIME. THEY EXPIRE AND THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. 
          AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE THEM WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY THE PERMITS. 
          AND AS FAR AS THE FACADE, THERE ARE BEAUTIFUL FACADES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AND YOU CAN GO BACK WITH THE SAME FACADE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE THAT,
BUT YOU CAN USE MORE MODERN MATERIALS THAT WOULD LAST YOU LONGER IF YOU WANT TO GET 20 OR 30 YEARS OUT OF IT. AND SO IT'S A BENEFIT THERE. 
          WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BRING IN DEVELOPERS AT ALL. 
          THAT'S NEVER BEEN DISCUSSED EXCEPT BY THE CITIZENS. 
          AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT GOT STARTED, BUT THAT'S NOT AN OPTION THAT WE'VE EVER
DISCUSSED OR EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT. 
          AND I KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEAUTIFUL AND I WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. 
          AND THERE IS NO INTENTION HERE TO CHANGE THE LOOK OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WE JUST WANT TO HELP ANY WAY WE CAN. AND SINCE WE HAD TO RELEASE THE OTHER PROGRAM WE HAD, WE HAD TO COME UP WITH A SEPARATE PROGRAM TO HELP THE CITIZENS OUT THAT NEEDED HELP OR
THAT WANTED THE HELP, NOT NECESSARILY NEEDED IT. SO IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE,
IF YOU'VE GOT SLATE TILE THAT HAS ASBESTOS AND YOU GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE IT OUT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY THE PERMITS. I MEAN, 2 OR $300 HELPS OUT WHEN YOU'RE BUYING SCHOOL
CLOTHES OR WHATEVER, AND YOU GET RID OF WHATEVER YOU HAVE. IF YOU SAVE THE MONEY TO CHANGE THE FACADE ON YOUR
HOUSE, CHANGE ALL THE WOOD OUT ON THE FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE OR THE BACK OF YOUR HOUSE THAT MAY HAVE
ROTTED OVER THE YEARS. 
          AND I KNOW I'VE DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT, SINCE YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY AND NOT HAVE TO PAY THE PERMIT. 
          IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE ASKING ANYBODY TO DO IT. WE'RE TELLING ANYBODY TO DO IT,
AND THERE'S NO ONE HAS TO DO IT. 
          IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY,
IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SO DESIRE TO DO TO YOUR HOME. 
          BUT THERE'S NO ONE FORCING ANYONE TO DO IT, THERE'S NO ONE FORCING ANYBODY TO USE IT. 
          WE'RE NOT ASKING TO CHANGE ANYTHING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. WE LOVE IT THE WAY IT IS. 
          WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO REPLACE A. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD CALL IT. WE HAD A PROGRAM BEFORE THAT HELPED OUT,
BUT WE CAN'T USE THAT PROGRAM ANYMORE. 
          SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO REPLACE IT,
EVEN IF IT'S JUST A SMALL AMOUNT. 
          IT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE'S NO STIGMA. 
          IT'S KEEPING A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFUL AND GIVING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO WORK
ON YOUR HOME AND SAVE 4 OR $500. 
          I KNOW 4 OR $500 MAY NOT BE A LOT TO ANYBODY,
BUT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, IT BOUGHT SCHOOL CLOTHES FOR MY CHILD, SO I WOULD HAVE JUMPED RIGHT ON IT IF I HAD TO REPLACE SOMETHING ON MY HOME. 
          BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BRING IN DEVELOPERS. 
          WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BRING IN A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CHANGE ANYTHING. WE ALSO LOVE OUR BURLESON. 
          [01:10:01]
WE'RE HERE. WE'VE LIVED HERE ALL OUR LIVES. WE LOVE IT THE WAY IT IS,
AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS. 
          WHAT WOULD EVERYBODY THINK ABOUT DROPPING IT DOWN TO 5% AND GETTING ANOTHER SURVEY DONE? IS THAT OKAY? I DON'T KNOW. BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. 
          I THINK WE BROUGHT IT UP IN POLICY. IT WAS THE POLICY COMMITTEE. 
          I THINK WE BROUGHT IT UP LAST. WE BROUGHT IT UP ORIGINALLY IN THE RETREAT,
OUR RETREAT TWO YEARS AGO, TWO YEARS AGO. AND AT THE TIME I WAS STILL SKEPTICAL ABOUT IT FOR FOR THE REASONS THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE STIGMA. 
          I DID LIKE THE OTHER PROGRAM WE HAD. THE REASON WHY IT WENT AWAY IS BECAUSE OF BUDGET
CUTS. 
          AND I FEEL LIKE BASED ON FEEDBACK, THAT THE JUICE ISN'T WORTH THE SQUEEZE ON THIS EITHER. 
          NOW, AN IDEA THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE COULD DO,
WE HAD THAT OTHER PROGRAM, BUT WHAT IF WE HAD A GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PERMIT FEES? YOU COULD APPLY TO HAVE THE FEES WAIVED AND MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA,
AND THEN IT'S. 
          OF COURSE THAT'S A BUDGET ITEM, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE THE 5000. 
          YOU KNOW, IT WOULDN'T BE THE BUDGET AMOUNT, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING THAT YOU'RE
DOING HERE. BUT NOW YOU HAVEN'T LABELED THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT YOU'VE ALLOWED, YOU CAN CREATE CRITERIA THAT CAN APPLY TO ALL OF BURLESON TO HAVE
PEOPLE WANT TO DO IT. 
          BECAUSE I BET THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT PEOPLE PUT A FENCE UP. 
          THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PULL A PERMIT. SOME PEOPLE PULL PERMITS,
BUT I BET THERE'S A LOT OF NEW FENCES IN BURLESON THAT DON'T HAVE PERMITS IF WE WERE TO DO A CHECK. SO I JUST I DON'T THINK THE JUICE IS WORTH THE SQUEEZE. 
          SO I DON'T EVEN FEEL LIKE HAVING ANOTHER REACHING OUT. 
          I THINK WE JUST MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT UP OR DOWN AND GO FROM THERE. 
          I AGREE. I THINK THAT THERE'S HEARING FROM THE CITIZENS,
WHICH WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE. 
          WE CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE EDUCATED WITHOUT HEARING FROM YOU ALL. SO GREATLY
APPRECIATE YOU. 
          YES, MA'AM. SHOWING SOMETHING? CAN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE? I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP, WHEN YOU GUYS MENTIONED DOING AN ONLINE POLL,
ESPECIALLY ONE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, NOT EVERYONE HAS FACEBOOK, IF YOU'RE GOING TO POST ABOUT IT ON FACEBOOK. 
          PLUS, THIS IS AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD OF OLDER PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO USE THEIR
PHONES OR COMPUTERS VERY WELL, AND THEIR KIDS MIGHT NOT BE AROUND TO DO IT FOR THEM. 
          SO IT DOES CREATE BIAS IN THE SURVEY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT KNOWN. 
          APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. I JUST THINK THAT HEARING FROM THE CITIZENS THERE,
AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S EVEN LIKE. 
          WHILE I GENUINELY BELIEVE WE ALL HAD GOOD INTENTION,
I HAVE NO INTEREST IN SEEING. 
          AND THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FEAR OF MINE. I DON'T WANT INVESTORS TO COME IN AND BUY UP
EVERYBODY'S HOMES. 
          WE SEE IT ALREADY. I MEAN, THERE'S HOMES THAT ARE OWNED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE RENTED
OUT FROM A COMPANY IN COLORADO AND IN ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT PLACES, AND THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE UPKEEP OF THAT. 
          I GENUINELY CARE ABOUT OUR CITIZENS BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE UPKEEP OF THEIR HOME SO
THAT THEY CAN HOLD ON TO IT FOR AS LONG AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO. 
          AND THIS IS JUST LIKE A. IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY,
BUT IT'S A THUMBS UP TO SAY, HEY, YEAH, WE ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT YOU GOING TO GO TO MAKE THIS CHANGE. 
          BUT I NEVER WANT OUR CITIZENS TO FEEL LIKE IT'S OUR EFFORT TO MOVE OUT PEOPLE FROM AND
PRICING THEM OUT FROM BEING ABLE TO LIVE HERE. 
          BECAUSE BURLESON IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE HERE. I GREW UP HERE TOO. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SPEAK, YOU CAN COME BACK TO THE MIC. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF THAT WAS SAID ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS AND REMODELING AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
BUT A LOT OF US WITH THESE 60 YEAR OLD HOMES, AND I KNOW THIS WAS SAID, HAVE PIPES THAT ARE IN THE MUD,
HAVE METAL PIPES. 
          AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A MORE BENEFICIAL PROGRAM FOR US AND MY NEIGHBORS THAN A LOT OF
THESE IMPROVEMENTS OR REMODELING THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO REMODEL OUR BATHROOM BECAUSE OUR PIPES ARE IN THE
DIRT AND WE'RE SAVING UP FOR THAT, OR WE'RE GOING TO THE BURLESON CIVIC CENTER TO TAKE SHOWERS BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX
OUR PIPES. 
          AND I'VE HEARD THAT FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THAT TYPE OF PROGRAM WOULD BE MORE
BENEFICIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR ME AND A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT I'VE TALKED TO SPECIFICALLY. 
          THEN AN ABOVE THE GROUND REMODELING. BECAUSE IF I'M FIXING UP MY HOUSE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. 
          I'M JUST GOING TO HIRE SOMEONE TO DO IT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT FOR A THOUSAND BUCKS. 
          SO I'M NOT GETTING THESE PERMITS AND ALL OF THAT STUFF. 
          DOESN'T REALLY HELP ME. IT'S NOT BENEFICIAL TO ME. 
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SO THAT'S. AS I SAID, I'VE HEARD IT LOUD AND CLEAR. 
          AND SO I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL, WE JUST NEED TO VOTE THIS UP OR DOWN AND MOVE
FORWARD, AND. AS FAR AS A GRANT FOR PLUMBING IN THE YARD OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE,
THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DISCUSS. 
          WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROPER PROCEDURES TO DISCUSS THAT,
TO SEE IF IT'S LEGAL, TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO SEE IF ANYTHING'S AVAILABLE. 
          AND THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME BEFORE BUDGET TO DISCUSS THAT. 
          BUT THE BENEFIT OF HAVING BOTH, I MEAN, WE COULD GO AHEAD AND GET THE NEZ AND THEN DISCUSS
THAT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANOTHER OPTION. THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA. WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS
NOW REVIEWING SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN. I'M NOT GOING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE,
BUT OPTIONS FOR OTHER GRANT BASED PROGRAMS AND FUNDING. 
          I KNOW WITH LEAD AND COPPER, THERE'S SOME THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. 
          I NEED TO SPEAK WITH MR. THOMPSON ON THAT, BUT CERTAINLY WE COULD BRING BACK AT A LATER
DATE. 
          OKAY. WE'VE GOT A DECISION TO MAKE HERE. DO WE WANT TO GO FURTHER WITH THIS OR STOP OR
MODIFY IT? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEZ WITH A 5%. 
          AND WE COULD ALWAYS CHANGE IT WITH AN ORDINANCE LATER IF THE 5% IS NOT WORKING. 
          I'LL SECOND. I'VE GOT A MOTION BY LARRY, A SECOND BY DAN. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION FAILS. 4 NO AND 3 YES. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO 7.B, WHICH WAS ADDED ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          [7.B. Consider and take possible action on a contract with Lone Star Consulting for federal advocacy services in the amount of $50,000. (Staff Contact: Janalea Hembree, Assistant to the City Manager)]
SO THAT BRINGS US TO 7.C., D. AND E., WHICH WERE PRESENTED IN ONE PRESENTATION BUT REQUIRE
THREE MOTIONS. 
          [7.C. Consider and take possible action on an ordinance amending the five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Year 2026-2030. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]
          [7.D. Consider and take possible action to approve a resolution declaring intention to reimburse an amount not to exceed $800,000 for certain capital expenditures with proceeds from debt; and placing time restrictions on the issuance of tax-exempt obligations. (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]
          [7.E. Consider and take possible action on a contract with Motorola for the purchase of AXS Consoles, backend equipment migration, staff training, and five years of support through a DIR contract for $1,008,069. (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]
7.C. IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIVE YEAR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, CIP, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2030. 7.D. IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A
RESOLUTION DECLARING INTENTION TO REIMBURSE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800,000 FOR CERTAIN CAPITAL EXPENDITURES,
WITH PROCEEDS FROM DEBT AND PLACING TIME RESTRICTIONS ON THE ISSUANCE OF TAX EXEMPTION OBLIGATIONS. AND 7.E. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA FOR
THE PURCHASE OF A AXX CONSOLES, BACK END EQUIPMENT MITIGATION, STAFF TRAINING AND FIVE YEARS OF SUPPORT THROUGH A DIR
CONTRACT FOR $1,000,869. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS ERIC OSCARSON,
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. 
          MR. OSCARSON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU, AMANDA. SORRY FOR THE LONG INTRODUCTION. 
          I HAVE A THREE FOR ONE SPECIAL FOR YOU. TONIGHT. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE THREE AGENDA ITEMS AND ONE PRESENTATION. 
          A LOT OF THEM ARE BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS. AND OBVIOUSLY THE LAST ONE IS FOR THE CONTRACT
FOR THE DISPATCH CONSOLES. 
          SO THE DISPATCH CONSOLES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY ARE COMING TO THE END OF LIFE. 
          SO THE UPGRADE PROJECT SUPPORTS OUR CONTINUING EFFORT TO IMPROVE OUR DISPATCH SYSTEMS. THEY ARE THE PRIMARY FUNCTION FOR OUR 911 DISPATCHERS TO COMMUNICATE AND MANAGE OUR RADIO
TRAFFIC WITH ALL OF OUR FOLKS. 
          AND THESE SYSTEMS, OBVIOUSLY AS TECHNOLOGY CHANGES,
WE HAVE IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY WITH NEWER ONES. 
          SO WE'RE CURRENTLY OPERATING ON A OLDER MCC 7500 COUNCIL. 
          THOSE ARE IN OUR EXISTING FACILITY. OBVIOUSLY AS ANY OR END OF LIFE,
WE'RE PREPARING TO TRANSITION OFF OF THEM. 
          WE ARE ENDING THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND SUPPORTABILITY ON THEM. 
          SO IT'S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT TRANSITIONING TO THE NEW ONES. AND WE HAD ALWAYS
IDENTIFIED THAT AS WE BUILT THE NEW PROJECT, WE WOULD LOOK AT TRANSITIONING TO A NEW MODERNIZED SYSTEM AS WE MOVED INTO THE NEW
BUILDING. 
          SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE LEGACY SYSTEM, WHICH IS THE MCC 7500 PLATFORM,
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO TRANSITION OVER TO THE NEW AXS. I'LL GET IT OUT. I SEE I'M WITH YOU, AMANDA. 
          TO TRANSITION TO THE NEW PLATFORM WHEN WE GET THE NEW FACILITY. 
          THIS IS A NEW, MODERN AND FULLY SUPPORTED DISPATCH ENVIRONMENT,
OBVIOUSLY WILL HELP IMPROVE OUR EFFICIENCY AND HELP OUR DISPATCHERS OUT. 
          FOR PROCUREMENT FOR THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, THIS IS PART OF THE DIR CONTRACT. 
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AND SO THAT OBVIOUSLY GUARANTEES COMPETITIVE PRICING THROUGH STATE PROCUREMENT. 
          WE DO HAVE ONE TIME COUNCIL COSTS, THAT'S THROUGH THIS NEW CAPITAL PROJECT WE'LL BE
DISCUSSING TODAY. 
          AND THEY'LL ALSO BE REOCCURRING COSTS WITH THE. 
          THEY'LL BE INCLUDED IN THE IT BUDGET. SO WHAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS A ONE TIME
COST OF $775,000 AND THEN THE ONGOING OF 232. 
          FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAD A CAPITAL PROJECT UPDATE. 
          RANDY PRESENTED THE CIP FOR WHAT WE ANTICIPATED WAS FOR 27 TO 31,
WE HAD OVER $900,000 IN YEAR 27 FOR THE CAPITAL PLAN. 
          SO WE PLANNED ON BUYING THESE NEXT YEAR, BUT OUR FRIENDS AT MOTOROLA HAVE OFFERED US A
DISCOUNT IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD EARLIER. 
          AND SO WE ANTICIPATED HARDWARE AND EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS WELL OVER $1 MILLION
OR NEAR $1 MILLION. 
          BUT WITH THE DIR DISCOUNT OF $81,000 AND A TIMING INCENTIVE OF $176,000 WE'RE ABLE TO
PROCURE SIX CONSOLES FOR THE PRICE OF FIVE. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT,
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING MOVE FORWARD WITH PURCHASING THEM THIS YEAR AND AMENDING THE CAPITAL PLAN. AND SO THAT'S WHY TONIGHT YOU HAVE A CAPITAL PLAN AMENDMENT AS WELL AS THE
REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION TO FUND THAT ADJUSTMENT. 
          SO, OBVIOUSLY TRANSITIONING TO THESE NEW CONSOLES,
IT PRESENTS SOME LONG TERM OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY. 
          THESE CONSOLES DO LAST 20 YEARS. AND SO WE WILL BE FUNDING THEM THROUGH THE CAPITAL PLAN
THROUGH 20 YEAR DEBT. 
          AND SO WE WILL BE RECOMMENDING A CHANGE TO THE CIP TO SUPPORT THIS. 
          AND SO YOU'LL SEE A CHANGE TO THE CAPITAL PLAN WITH CE2603 TO ADD THE $800,000 IN FUNDING
NECESSARY TO PURCHASE THE CONSOLES THIS JUNE. WE DO ALSO HAVE ONE OTHER CHANGE TO THE CAPITAL PLAN WE'RE PRESENTING. 
          AND THAT IS THE SHIFTING OUT OF ISSUING DEBT FOR THE HUMAN WINDING. 
          THAT PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO ISSUE THE DEBT TOO SOON FOR
CONSTRUCTION. 
          WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON GOING TO WORK CONSTRUCTION UNTIL NEXT YEAR. AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO
ISSUE THAT DEBT UNTIL NEXT YEAR AS WELL. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT CHANGE AS WELL. HERE'S THAT RED LINE VERSION WHERE YOU SEE US MOVING OUT THE FUNDING FOR THE HUMAN PROJECT AND THEN
ADDING IN THE CAD CONSOLES. 
          AND THIS IS A TOTAL SUMMARY OF ALL OF OUR CIP,
AS AMENDED. 
          AND THEN THE FINAL ACTION THIS EVENING IS FOR REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION. 
          AGAIN, A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION ALLOWS US TO EXPEND FUNDS UP TO THE $800,000. 
          WE PLAN ON ISSUING THE DEBT THIS AUGUST. AGAIN,
THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT AUTHORIZING THE BONDS, BUT JUST SIMPLY ALLOWING STAFF TO EXPEND THE FUNDS IN THE NEAR TERM. 
          AND SO BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ARE THREE ACTIONS. ONE IS TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
CAPITAL PLAN. 
          THE SECOND IS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO REIMBURSE. 
          AND THE THIRD AND FINAL ACTION IS TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH MOTOROLA TO ACQUIRE THE
CONSOLES, AS WELL AS FIVE YEARS OF SUPPORT. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. 
          ANYBODY? IS THERE A MOTION ON 7.C.? IS THERE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA. 
          SECOND BY PHIL. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. 
          IS THERE A MOTION ON 7.D.? I GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA. 
          SECOND, ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. 
          AND IS THERE A MOTION ON 7.E.? I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY ALEXA. 
          PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO 7.F., WHICH WAS ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          SO THAT BRINGS US TO 7.G. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
CITY OPERATING BUDGET 
          [7.G. Consider and take possible action on an ordinance amending the City operating budget (CSO#5910-09-2025) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 by increasing appropriations in the General Fund in the amount of $50,000, by increasing appropriations in the Equipment Replacement Fund - Proprietary in the amount of $300,000; and finding time is of the essence. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Kevin Hennessey, Deputy Director of Finance)]
CSO5910-09-2025 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026, BY INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL
FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000. BY INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS IN THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND,
PROPRIETARY IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000, AND FINDING TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. 
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ON FIRST AND FINAL READING. THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS KEVIN HENNESSEY,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. 
          MR. HENNESSEY. THANK YOU, AMANDA. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          AS MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS A MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT PROPOSAL. 
          AND AS OUR NORMAL PRACTICE, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE CITYWIDE,
THE TABLE, LOOK AT IT BY FUND, AND THEN DISCUSS THE REASONS FOR EACH PROPOSAL. 
          AND THEN LOOK AT THE TABLE PER FUND. SO HERE'S THE CITYWIDE TABLE. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, $50,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE AFOREMENTIONED $300,000 IN THE
PROPRIETARY ERF FUND. 
          SO LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND, THIS IS FOR SOME FORENSIC TESTING,
FOR TESTIMONY, DNA, BLOOD ANALYSIS SERVICES. 
          THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR THAT THIS YEAR. 
          SO THE REQUEST IS TO INCREASE THE BUDGET BY $50,000 TO CARRY THE POLICE TEAM THROUGH THE
REST OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 
          AND THEN THE $300,000 FOR THE ERF, THIS WILL FULLY ALLOW FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM TO
ENCUMBER THE ENTIRETY OF THE LIST THAT'S BEING PROPOSED THIS EVENING FOR THE 27 REPLACEMENTS. 
          SO THIS WOULD BE IN THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT IN THE PROPRIETARY ERF FUND. 
          SO THE RECOMMENDATION REQUEST THIS EVENING IS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE MID-YEAR
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $350,000 IN VARIOUS FUNDS FOR THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL NEEDS DISCUSSED THIS EVENING. 
          AND I GLADLY STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION,
IT'S AN ORDINANCE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, NOT A RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL. THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY? OKAY. IF YOU'LL WAIT JUST A MINUTE. 
          THE IT PERSON HAS STEPPED OUT SO I CAN SWITCH IT OVER. 
          THERE A MOTION ON G? I MOVE TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION BY ADAM. 
          A SECOND BY ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 7.H. 
          [7.H. Consider and take possible action on a resolution directing publication of notice of intention to issue combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation. (Staff Contact: Harlan Jefferson, Deputy City Manager)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO ISSUE COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS HARLAN JEFFERSON,
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. 
          THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 
          THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO PERSONAL, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY I AGREE WITH THE EARLIER SPEAKER
THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE SOMETHING REACHED 60 YEARS OLD DOESN'T MEAN IT'S LOST ITS CHARM OR VALUE OR SENSE OF HUMOR. 
          USE A REMODEL. ARE YOU TELLING ON YOURSELF, MR. JEFFERSON? OKAY. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM. 
          IT IS TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE A RESOLUTION ALLOWING US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
ALL THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. 
          WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, THOUGH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE
PRESENTATION ON ALL THE DEBT ISSUANCE ITEMS. SO WE BRIEFLY MENTIONED GENERAL OBLIGATIONS,
TIMELINE, REVENUE BOND TIMELINES, REFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS A PARAMETERS ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE ASKING COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THIS YEAR. 
          REGARDING THE NOTICE OF INTENT, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW
US TO ISSUE A $34.4 MILLION IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS. THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT IS $5 MILLION FOR GENERAL FUND OF $23.3
MILLION FOR THE WATER AND SEWER FUND, $5 MILLION FOR THE 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND
$990,000 FOR THE 4B COMMUNITY SERVICES CORPORATION. 
          ON AUGUST 17TH, WE WILL ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE PERIMETER ORDINANCE ALLOW US TO
ISSUE THE DEBT TO GO FORWARD. 
          BECAUSE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MARKET, BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT WAR THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN,
THE COUNTRIES THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER, $17.2 MILLION IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND $6 MILLION IN REVENUE BONDS FOR THE FOR A
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, 
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THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS WERE AUTHORIZED BY THE VOTERS IN MAY OF 2022. 
          AND FINALLY, WE WERE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A REFUNDING OPPORTUNITY OF THE 2012
WATER AND SEWER SERIES REVENUE BONDS THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN LATE MAY OF THIS YEAR. 
          AND THEN THE BOND ISSUANCE WILL BE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST $5,000 WHEN IT COMES FORWARD. 
          THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE ACTUAL DEBT ISSUANCE BY CATEGORY. 
          YOU CAN SEE THE $17.2 MILLION IN GENERAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS,
AND THEN THE $5 MILLION IN CHANGE FOR THE SEALS FOR THE GENERAL FUND. 
          THE TOTAL OF 23.3 FOR. CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR THE WATER AND SEWER FUND. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN FOR THE WATER SIDE AS WELL AS THE SEWER SIDE. 
          THEN WE HAVE THE. THE SEALS OF $5 MILLION FOR THE FOR A CORPORATION,
THEN THE 6 MILLION FOR THE FOR A CORPORATION AS WELL. 
          AND THEN THE FOR B DOLLAR AMOUNT. AND THEN YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN AT THE BOTTOM AS WELL. 
          THIS IS A THE CIP FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          SO IT SHOWS THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT THE FUNDING WOULD BE SPENT ON AS A POINT OF
REFERENCE. 
          I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE PREVIOUS ITEM,
THE CAD REPLACEMENT CONSOLES OR THE LAST ITEM, THE 800,000. SO IT'S BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE THAT THAT DEBT ISSUANCE FOR THAT DOLLAR
AMOUNT. 
          IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE PUT THE ASTERISKS ON HERE FOR OTHER FUNDING SOURCES WHERE THERE
CAN BE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES OR GRANT FUNDING. 
          THIS IS THE FUND BALANCE OF THE DEBT SERVICE FUND IN THE COUNCIL'S POLICY FINANCIAL
POLICIES, YOU SET A LIMIT OF $1 MILLION IS A THRESHOLD IS OUR GOAL. 
          THIS SHOWS THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST FUND BALANCE PROJECTIONS. 
          SO YOU'LL SEE WE HIT OUR LOW POINT IN FISCAL YEAR 2027. 
          AND SIMPLY BASED ON OUR PROJECTIONS AND WE ANTICIPATED THIS,
THE NUMBERS WOULD SLOWLY RISE OVER TIME. 
          AND WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE SOME STEPS TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER IN THE FUTURE BACK TO $1 MILLION. 
          THIS THIS SHOWS THE WATER AND SEWER FUND DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE AS WELL. 
          THAT WOULD MATCH THE AMOUNT OF THE CEOS THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD AS A POINT OF
REFERENCE. 
          AND THIS IS THE FUND BALANCE OF THE WATER AND SEWER FUND OF THE EQUITY WE HAVE IN THE
FUND. 
          IT HITS ITS LOWEST POINT IN TERMS OF PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES IN FISCAL YEAR 2030,
EXCUSE ME, 2031 AT THE $11.3 MILLION. THIS IS THE CIP FOR THE FOR A CORPORATION. AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 5 MILLION FOR THE WEST SIDE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN THE LAND BANKING OF HIDDEN CREEK PARKWAY AT AT I 35 PROPERTY AT THE $6 MILLION BASED ON BOND COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION. 
          WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT SEPARATELY AS A REVENUE BOND,
AND IT WILL BE RATED SEPARATELY AS WELL. 
          THIS IS THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE FOR A CORPORATION. 
          AND IT'S LOW POINT IS $47.8 MILLION IN, EXCUSE ME,
47.8% IN FISCAL YEAR 27. 
          AND THE FOR B CORPORATION IS LISTED HERE WITH OUTSIDE FUNDING FOR A GRANT FOR THE GREEN
RIBBON FUNDING GRANT 400,000. 
          THE REST IS COS. AND THEN THE FUND BALANCE IS LISTED HERE FOR YOU AS WELL. 
          AND THIS LOW POINT IS IN FISCAL YEAR 26 WITH 27 POINT EXCUSE ME. 
          37.7% IS WHAT'S FORECAST. AND THIS IS THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE TIF TWO FUND. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROPOSED DEBT FOR IT IN TERMS OF REFUNDING
OPPORTUNITY. 
          REFUNDING FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON IS SIMILAR TO REFINANCING OPPORTUNITIES THAT RESIDENTS
EXPERIENCE. 
          SO WHENEVER BOND RATINGS ARE INTEREST RATES ARE LOW,
YOU TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFINANCE THE DEBT AND AS A RESULT, REDUCE YOUR LONG TERM INTEREST COSTS. IN THIS CASE,
WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE LOOKING AT REDUCING INTEREST COSTS, GENERATE A BUDGETARY SAVINGS AS WELL, AND IMPROVE OUR CASH FLOW FLEXIBILITY AS WE GO
FORWARD. 
          AND WE REGULARLY MONITOR CASH OR REFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ANNUALLY,
WE REVIEW OUR EXISTING DEBT FOR OPPORTUNITIES, 
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PARTICULARLY WITH DROPS IN INTEREST RATES, DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO NECESSARILY PROPOSE
REFINANCING DEBT, BUT WE DO DO THE ANALYSIS. WE THINK THAT'S A GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR FUNDING. 
          AND THEN WHILE EVERY YEAR WE DON'T NECESSARILY RECOMMEND REFUNDING,
WE DO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITIES. 
          SO THIS REFUNDING OPPORTUNITY STARTED DISCUSSION BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2025,
WHEN STANDARD AND POOR'S HAD APPROACHED THE, THE CITY AND REALLY REVIEWED OUR REVENUE BONDS AND RECOMMENDED DOWNGRADING THE BONDS
OUTLOOK FROM STABLE TO NEGATIVE. AS A RESULT, WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY OF
DOWNGRADE IN THE FUTURE. 
          THE CITY STOPPED ISSUING REVENUE BONDS BACK IN 2020. 
          FEBRUARY 2012. SO IT'S BEEN OVER 14 YEARS SINCE WE ISSUED ANY,
AND SINCE THEN WE'VE BEEN USING CEOS AS A DUAL PLAYER REVENUE SOURCE AS WELL AS PROPERTY TAX. 
          SO WE CAN GET A LOWER INTEREST RATE BECAUSE CEOS HAVE A HIGHER,
HIGHER BOND RATING. 
          SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS REALLY TO NO LONGER REALLY USE REVENUE BONDS,
REFINANCE THE EXISTING ONES WE HAVE WITH CEOS AS WE GO FORWARD. 
          CURRENTLY, WE ONLY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT FOR THE 2012 WATER AND SEWER BOND FUNDS REVENUE
BONDS. 
          WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER REFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. 
          WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY BRINGING THOSE FORWARD NOW,
BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR MONITOR THOSE. 
          SO MAYBE THEY MIGHT MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE. YOU HAVE A PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS THRESHOLD OF
3.5 THAT WE HAVE TO MEET. 
          SO IF THOSE DO MEET THAT THRESHOLD, WE'LL BRING THEM FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION. 
          THE NEXT ON THE LIST IS THE PARAMETER ORDINANCE. 
          ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REFUNDING OR ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS? IF NOT, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO PARAMETER ORDINANCE. 
          IT APPLIES TO NEW REVENUE OR NEW MONEY, AS WELL AS REFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. 
          AND IT ALLOWS TO ALLOWS YOU TO DELEGATE FINAL BOND ISSUANCE TERMS AND SO FORTH TO ANOTHER
PARTY. 
          BASICALLY, YOU WANT TO USE PARAMETER ORDINANCE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE MARKET CONDITIONS. 
          WHENEVER THEY'RE FAVORABLE RATINGS, IT ALLOWS FOR EFFICIENCY. 
          YOU AVOID A REPEATED COUNCIL MEETINGS. IT STILL PROVIDES CONTROL OVER THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT
BECAUSE THE COUNCIL SETS THE PARAMETERS UNDER WHICH DEBT CAN BE ISSUED, AND IT DELEGATES TO REALLY EXPERTS. 
          IN THIS CASE, IT WOULD BE THE TOWN MANAGER BASED ON ADVICE FROM FINANCIAL ADVISERS AND
BOND COUNCILS. 
          THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN YOU WOULD USE THE PARAMETERS ORDINANCE OR THE WAY YOU WOULD USE
IT. 
          YOU COULD SET THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, WHICH WE'VE DISCUSSED EARLIER. 
          YOU CAN SET THE PARAMETERS FOR THE INTEREST RATES THAT YOU CAN'T EXCEED TO PAY FOR THE
BONDS, YOU CAN SET THE TERMS. WE TYPICALLY USE 20 YEARS OF DEBT. 
          AND THEN YOU CAN SET THE TIME IN WHICH THE DECISION HAS TO BE MADE. 
          SAY NO LONGER THAN 180 DAYS. I THINK THE LAST TIME WE WE DID THIS WAS THIS PAST AUGUST,
AND IT WAS LESS THAN 60 DAYS. 
          WAS THE LIMIT YOU HAD SET? THIS PROVIDES A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE MARKETPLACE WHEN RATES ARE BOUNCING AROUND AGAIN,
IT'S USEFUL FOR NEW MONEY AS WELL AS REFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. AND IT EMPOWERS YOU TO ACT STRATEGICALLY AND REALLY UNCERTAIN TIMES. 
          THIS IS A SCHEDULE OF THE OF THE DEBT ISSUANCE FOR ALL OF OUR BONDS. 
          THINGS NOTICE REALLY IN BOLD IS THE COUNCIL MEETING. 
          SO TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER THE NOTICE OF INTENT FOR THE CEO'S. 
          THEN THE FIRST NOTICE TO GO OUT ON JUNE 18TH. 
          WE HAVE TO GIVE NOTICE 60 DAYS BEFORE THE ISSUANCE. 
          YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION 60 DAYS BEFORE THE ISSUANCE NOTICE,
AT LEAST 45 DAYS BEFORE THE ISSUANCE. 
          SECOND NOTICE WOULD BE ON JUNE 25TH. AND THEN WE WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE
ACTUAL PARAMETER ORDINANCE ON AUGUST THE 17TH. SO I'VE LISTED HERE OPTIONS TO CONSIDER EITHER APPROVAL OR NOT. 
          APPROVAL OF THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. 
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BE HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? HARLAN DO YOU MIND GOING BACK TO SLIDE THREE? I PROMISE I WAS FOLLOWING ALONG THE WHOLE TIME,
BUT I'VE BEEN STUCK ON THREE. 
          I JUST HAD A QUESTION. DO WE HAVE TO GO OUT THE FULL 20 YEARS FOR THOSE CAD CONSOLES,
OR CAN WE DO 15 YEAR BONDS? OH, THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. WHAT WE ATTEMPT TO DO IS IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE RIGHT BELOW
SEAL BONDS, THE BREAKDOWN OF 20 YEARS, 12 YEARS, WE ATTEMPT TO LOOK AT THE ITEMS ON THE CAPITAL PLAN
AND MATCH UP THE DEBT ISSUANCE TIME FRAME WITH THE LIFE EXPECTANCY. 
          SO I THOUGHT MR. OSCARSON MENTIONED THAT IT WAS 20 YEAR LIFE ON THOSE 20 YEAR LIFE. 
          I JUST I LOOK AT THAT. IT'S LIKE THE DIFFERENCE IS 13000 A YEAR. 
          IF IT WAS 0% INTEREST TO CUT IT FIVE YEARS SHORT,
SAVE 120 000. 
          AND THEN MAYBE BY THEN. BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF IN 15 AT 15 YEARS,
MOTOROLA COMES BACK AND SAYS, HEY, YOU WANT TO UPGRADE NOW AND THEN WHAT DO WE DO WITH THAT EXTRA DEBT FOR FIVE YEARS? WE PAY IT OFF, WE REFUND IT AND PAY IT OFF? YEAH,
YOU CAN SHORTEN IT. 
          I WAS JUST MATCHING UP THAT WE DO. OKAY. BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION WITH THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL, WE DO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE INTENTIONAL ABOUT MATCHING UP THE DEBT SCHEDULE WITH THE LIFE
EXPECTANCY OF THE PRODUCT, BUT YOU CAN'T REDUCE IT. AND BASICALLY OUR STRATEGY HERE,
HOW WE REDUCE IT IS WE SIMPLY INCREASE THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT, SO IT WOULD BE PAID OFF IN 15 YEARS IF THE COUNCIL ELECTS TO GO TO 15 YEARS OR IF
YOU HAVE SOMETHING ON HERE FOR 12 YEARS, WE ADJUST THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS. SO THAT SEGMENT WILL BE PAID OFF IN A 12 YEAR PERIOD. 
          SO WE'RE ADJUSTING INSTEAD OF ISSUING MULTIPLE DEBT. 
          RIGHT. 
          YOU'D SAVE GOING FROM 20 TO 15. BUT THE SAME THING WITH THE 12 YEAR. 
          YOU COULD PROBABLY DO IT IN TEN. NOW, IF IT WAS A $40 MILLION DEAL,
I CAN SEE EXTENDING IT OUT. 
          BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING JUST A LITTLE BIT. AND IF YOU WERE MAKING EXTRA PRINCIPAL
PAYMENTS, WELL, WE WOULDN'T DECIDE TO MAKE EXTRA PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS UNTIL THE 15TH YEAR. 
          SO THEN NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A. YEAH. 
          GIANT PRINCIPAL PAYMENT. YOU KNOW, WE DECIDE NOW. 
          YEAH. YOU WOULD DECIDE NOW. SO IF THE DESIRE IS TO REDUCE IT TO 15 YEARS,
THEN WE WOULD SIMPLY WE WOULD. 
          ISSUE A 20 YEAR BOND BUT DO 15 YEARS. YEAH. FOR THIS $800,000,
WE'LL ADJUST THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS TO PAY THAT OFF IN 15 YEARS. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF. WHAT'S THE 12 YEAR ONE? THE 325? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT ITEM IS? OH, I SEE IT. ONE TIME REPLACEMENT FOR A STREET SWEEPER. 
          OKAY. I DON'T THINK THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE HAS OBJECTION TO CHANGING THE AMORTIZATION
SCHEDULE ON THESE COUPLE OF ITEMS. I THINK IF THEY WERE LARGER DOLLAR AMOUNTS MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN
WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND RELOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT WASN'T GOING TO BE A DETRIMENT OR CAUSE SOME NEGATIVE IMPACT AS REGARDS TO THE RATE. 
          I JUST STARTED TO THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAVINGS ON
THE CAD CONSOLES. 
          WELL, LAST YEAR WE GOT SAVINGS ON REPLACEMENT VEHICLES. 
          WE BASICALLY GOT ONE VEHICLE FOR FREE. SO JUST SOMETHING TO BE MINDFUL FOR IN THE FUTURE. 
          IF WE'RE ISSUING DEBT FOR EQUIPMENT, KNOWING THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY 1 OR 2 YEARS
BEFORE THE BOND MATURES, THAT WE MAY BE OFFERED A CHANCE TO TRADE IT IN EARLY. 
          TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, THOUGH, AND I'M NOT NECESSARILY ADVOCATING FOR THIS PRACTICE,
BUT YOU COULD STILL BE MAKING DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT ON SOMETHING THAT'S REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW DEBT. AND THAT'S STILL. I DON'T WANT TO .I DON'T DISAGREE,
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S A LEGAL OPTION. YEAH, I JUST BRING IT UP BECAUSE I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER
MCCLENDON BROUGHT IT UP ONE TIME ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ROADS, YOU DON'T WANT TO FUND YOUR MAINTENANCE. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO PAY IT OFF AND ENJOY IT PAID OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT BEFORE YOU'VE GOT
TO REDO IT AGAIN. 
          BUT THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. IF IF IT'S EASIER TO DO A 20 YEAR BOND AND A 12 YEAR, I WOULD AT LEAST RECOMMEND, LET'S MAKE A LITTLE BIT BETTER PRINCIPAL PAYMENT. 
          I DON'T THINK 13,000 IS GOING TO BREAK THE BANK A YEAR TO PAY IT DOWN AND GET IT PAID OFF
IN 15. 
          IT'S NOT ANY EXTRA EFFORT AT ALL TO PAY IT OFF EARLY. 
          SO IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, FOR THE CONSOLE,
ADJUST THE AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE TO PAY THOSE OFF IN 15 YEARS. 
          FOR THE STREET SWEEPER, TEN YEARS. 10. YES. OKAY. 
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BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CURRENT STREET SWEEPER,
BUT IT'S BECAUSE IT PROBABLY POOPED OUT A LOT LONGER BEFORE ITS USEFUL LIFE. 
          OR DID IT EXCEED ITS USEFUL LIFE? IT EXCEEDED ITS USEFUL LIFE. 
          BUT STREET SWEEPERS ARE NOTORIOUS WITH REGARDS TO MAINTENANCE,
AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT OUR NEW STREET SWEEPER WILL INEVITABLY BE DOWN. 
          YEAH. IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE JOB. ALL RIGHT. 
          SO YEAH, IF WE COULD, IF WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT,
I MEAN, ISSUE LIKE YOU GOT IT. 
          BUT THEN LET'S JUST MAKE SOME EXTRA PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS. 
          OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. ADAM, YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? YEAH. 8.H. 
          I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 7.H. WITH THE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF PAYING OFF THE 20 YEAR
AND THE 12 YEAR BONDS IN 15 YEARS AND 10YEARS, RESPECTIVELY. SECOND. 
          I GOT A MOTION BY ADAM. SECOND BY DAN. PLEASE VOTE. 
          PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 8. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. 
          [8.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff direction on sign regulations concerning billboards on City property. (Staff Contact: Alex Philips, Economic Development Director) ]
8.A. IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON SIGN
REGULATIONS CONCERNING BILLBOARDS ON CITY PROPERTY. 
          THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS ALEX PHILLIPS,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          MR. PHILLIPS. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          I'M HERE TO DO A REPORT ON PRESENTATION FOR DIGITAL BILLBOARD SIGNS. 
          WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL REQUESTS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS REGARDING REVENUE PRODUCING
BILLBOARDS. 
          WE DID PRESENT THIS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE,
AND THEY RECOMMENDED A BROADER DISCUSSION WITH CITY COUNCIL. 
          SO ONE OF THE PROPOSALS THAT WE DID RECEIVE WAS A BURLESON MONUMENT BILLBOARD,
AS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND PICTURE, THEY WERE OFFERING $50, 000 ANNUAL BASE REVENUE GUARANTEE,
A 30% REVENUE SHARE ON TOP OF THE BASE RENT ESTIMATED AT 120,000 PLUS ANNUAL REVENUE. WE WOULD GET TWO ADVERTISING TURNS PER MONTH FOR THE CITY. 
          ALSO URGENT MESSAGING PRIORITY FOR AMBER ALERTS OR SILVER ALERTS. 
          CONTROLLED ADVERTISING CONTENT, WE COULD CONTROL THAT ADVERTISING CONTENT. 
          WE COULD DICTATE THE CONTENT OF NO DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR SEX RELATED CONTENT ON THE SIGNS. 
          THE COMPANY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE,
FOR OBTAINING ALL NECESSARY ENTITLEMENTS AND APPROVALS FROM THE CITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE BOARD. THIS IS KIND OF WHAT THEY PROPOSED TO US,
AND A SYNOPSIS OF THE COST AND ON REVENUE PROJECTIONS FOR IF THEY HAD 80% OCCUPANCY ON THE SLIDES OF THE SIGNS,
THE FACES SOLD AVERAGE RATE, THE GROSS REVENUE. 
          AND THEN LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LINE, THE ANNUAL REVENUE TO THE CITY BEING ALMOST $125,000. 
          DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT HOW BILLBOARDS ARE VIEWED. 
          ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE, BEFORE STATIC WAS JUST,
YOU KNOW, THE UP LIGHTS BASICALLY ON BILLBOARDS THAT YOU WOULD SEE. 
          AND YOU COULD SEE THE BILLBOARDS FROM ALL ANGLES USING THE DIGITAL BILLBOARD,
ILLUMINATING TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY USE NOW. 
          YOU DON'T SEE THE SUN FROM ALL ANGLES. NOW YOU SEE IT WHEN YOU'RE JUST FACE ON WITH THE
SUNS NOW WITH THE DIGITAL BILLBOARDS. 
          PERMANENT OFF PREMISE SIGNS OF OUR CODE OFF PREMISE SIGN,
A SIGN THAT DIRECTS ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OR ENTERTAINMENT OTHER THAN ONE CONDUCTED,
SOLD OR OFFERED UPON THE PREMISES WHICH IS SUCH SIGN IS LOCATED. 
          DEFINITION ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD, THEIR SIGN THAT CAN CHANGE ITS COPY OR SIGN FACE BY
CHANGING OR ALTERING A FIXED DISPLAY SCREEN. 
          CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PERMANENT OFF PREMISE SIGNS SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2002. CONVERTING AN EXISTING SIGN TO DIGITAL SHALL BE CONSIDERED FACE CHANGE AND WILL BE
ALLOWED, BUT WILL NOT CHANGE THE NONCONFORMING STATUS OF THE SIGN. 
          PERMANENT OFF PREMISE SIGNS ARE ALLOWED ON CITY PROPERTY,
BUT STAFF WOULD NOT WANT TO TREAT THIS ANY DIFFERENT THAN IF IT WASN'T. 
          EXISTING PERMANENT OFF PREMISES SIGNS. THERE'S 55 LEGALLY NON-CONFORMING PERMANENT OFF
PREMISES SIGNS IN THE CITY. 
          ALL THESE SIGNS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE SWITCHED OUT TO ELECTRONIC BILLBOARDS. 
          NON-CONFORMING BILLBOARD SIGNS MUST ADHERE TO THE CITY CODE STANDARDS THAT GOVERN
NONCONFORMING SIGNS. 
          SIGN REGULATIONS IN OTHER CITIES. ALL THESE CITIES BASICALLY PROHIBIT PERMANENT OFF
PREMISES SIGNS, BUT ALLOW FOR THE FACE TO BE CHANGED OUT AND STILL STAY NON-CONFORMING,
THAT BEING CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, 
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CITY OF LEWISVILLE, DUNCANVILLE, IRVING. I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS,
BUT HERE'S JUST A SYNOPSIS OF WHAT WE FOUND. 
          WHAT WE WOULD DO. A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IF CITY COUNCIL WANTED TO DO THIS. 
          THIS IS ONE OPTION WE COULD DO. USE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PRIVATE
ENTITY WOULD REQUIRE AN RFP. 
          CITY CANNOT EXCLUDE ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTY FROM RESPONDING TO THE RFP. 
          THE CITY CANNOT VIOLATE PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING SIGN CODE VIA THE RFP. 
          THERE IS AN EXEMPTION. SIGNS OF GOVERNMENTAL BODY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE SIGN REGULATIONS IN
CHAPTER 63. 
          IF THE SIGN IS ON OUR PROPERTY AND ACHIEVES A GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE,
SOME SCREENS DISPLAYING GOVERNMENTAL BUSINESS. 
          THE OPTIONS THERE. THE CITY COULD UTILIZE THIS EXEMPTION FOR THIS PROPOSAL IF THE COUNCIL
GAVE STAFF THAT DIRECTION. 
          COUNCIL COULD MODIFY CHAPTER 63 TO ALLOW FOR DIGITAL BILLBOARDS ON CITY PROPERTY. 
          ALSO ANOTHER OPTION, MODIFY THE CHAPTER 63 TO ALLOW FOR DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN CERTAIN
INSTANCES LIKE ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR WITH CERTAIN SPACING, SIZE, HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. SO, DIRECTION. STAFF IS SEEKING DIRECTION REGARDING NEXT STEPS
IN THIS PROCESS. 
          IF COUNCIL WANTS TO PROCEED WITH ALLOWING NEW BILLBOARDS,
TEXT AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 63 WOULD BE REQUIRED. 
          AND ANY AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWS NEW PERMANENT OFF PREMISE SIGNS MUST MAY RESULT IN A
PROLIFERATION OF BILLBOARDS IN THE CITY. 
          JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND GET COUNCIL DIRECTION FOR STAFF. 
          AND TONY IS HERE STUCK AROUND. 
          AND THAT'S MINE TOO. IT WAS AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE,
BUT I JUST THINK THIS OPENS UP A CAN OF WORMS I DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH. 
          [INAUDIBLE]. I DON'T WANT MORE BILLBOARDS. I'M ABSOLUTELY IN FAVOR OF IF SOMEBODY SWAPS AN
EXISTING ONE OUT FOR DIGITAL, BUT I DON'T THINK THE JUICE IS WORTH THE SQUEEZE,
MR. ADAM. I DON'T THINK WE GET ENOUGH FOR IT THAT YOU. 
          I THINK, HONESTLY, THEY'RE MORE OF A DISTRACTION. SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE THE ONE ON THE
SPLIT OFF ON 174 AND 35, AND IT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING I WANT TO READ, I FIND MYSELF LIKE,
OH MY GOSH, I'M GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT JUST BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS WHAT THAT BISD BILLBOARD SAID. AND I'LL JUST GO CHECK IT OUT ON THE WEBSITE LATER. BUT I THINK
ABSOLUTELY, I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THIS. OKAY. I LOVE THE THOUGHT OF MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA. 
          AND I DO LIKE MONUMENT SIGNS, BUT HAVING TO GO BACK AND CHANGE OUR ORDINANCES NOW,
BECAUSE WHY SHOULD WE GET TO DO SOMETHING AS THE CITY, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW OUR OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS TO DO SO. 
          I JUST DON'T THINK THAT'S A CAN OF WORMS WE WANT TO OPEN UP. 
          THEY SAY MONUMENT SIGN, BUT IT IS 42FT TALL,
SO. 
          YEAH, AND I DON'T LIKE THAT PART. SO I WAS GOING TO CORRECT YOU ON THAT. 
          NO, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS DRAWING YOU PUT IN HERE MAKES IT LOOK LIKE IT'S ABOUT
EIGHT FEET TALL AND TEN FEET WIDE. 
          IT'S 42FT TALL. THAT IS THE WIDTH OF THE BACK OF THIS ROOM AND THE HEIGHT OF THE CEILING
APPROXIMATELY, SO. YES, SIR. SO. PRETTY SURE I GOT DIRECTION. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. 
          TEN MINUTES. LET'S TAKE A BREAK FOR TEN MINUTES. SO WE BASICALLY STRUCTURED EVERYTHING ON
THE CONSERVATIVE NUMBER OF 
          [8.B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on adopting a potential  stormwater utility in conjunction with FY27 budget development. (Staff Contact: Harlan  Jefferson, Deputy City Manager)]
$3.7 MILLION. SO THAT WOULD COVER A NEW DRAINAGE CREW,
THEIR EQUIPMENT CONTRIBUTION OF 20% INTO A RESERVE FOR THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT DOWN THE ROAD. 
          AND THEN YEAR ONE, OUR OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF $762,000. 
          THEN IT WOULD ALSO COVER $1.8 MILLION OF EXISTING DRAINAGE STORMWATER FEES. 
          AND THEN THE BALANCE WOULD COVER THE DEBT SERVICE ON $20 MILLION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          WE DID DO A COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN THE FALL-WINTER OF 2026. 
          WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT 26,000 RESIDENTS. 38,000 DIGITAL VIEWS,
19 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, THEN 3 NEWSLETTERS. WE HELD TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETINGS AS
WELL. 
          AND DIRECT OUTREACH TO THE INDUSTRY AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. 
          WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DURING THE LATTER PART OF MAY OF THIS
YEAR, AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE PROCEED WITH SYNCHRONIZING THE STORMWATER,
UTILITY AND FEE DISCUSSION WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR. 
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SO THIS IS WHAT THE REQUIREMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE,
THE TIMELINE. 
          WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION AND GET COUNCIL'S
APPROVAL TO RUN THOSE PROCESSES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEN IN JUNE AND JULY, WE'LL DO THE PUBLIC ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OUTREACH
ABOUT THE UPCOMING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND CONSIDERATION OF THE UTILITY AND THE ORDINANCE FOR THE FEE. AND THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AND THEN ON
SEPTEMBER 14TH. IN ADDITION WITH CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCES FOR FIRST AND SECOND
READINGS. 
          AND THEN WE WOULD IMPLEMENT THE NEW FEE AND STORMWATER UTILITY STARTING OCTOBER 1ST OF
THIS YEAR. 
          SO STAFF WILL, IF COUNCIL IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS ALIGNMENT,
WE'RE GOING TO INITIATE THE PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM AS MENTIONED ABOVE. 
          THEN BY AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL START THE REACHING OUT TO THE NEWSPAPERS SO THEY CAN
START PUBLISHING THE APPROPRIATE NEWSPAPERS. 
          SO WE'LL MEET THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THE PUBLICATION OF THE FULL ORDINANCE. 
          SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING STORMWATER UTILITY,
BUDGET TIME FRAME. 
          AND REGARDING THE TIMELINE IN CONGRUENCE WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 BUDGET PROCESS. 
          WE'LL BE HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANYBODY? I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OPPOSITION ON THIS AT ALL. 
          WE'VE BEEN KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD TOO FAR. 
          I MEAN, LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, CORRECT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 8.C. 
          [8.C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the forecasts for the General Debt Service Fund, Health Insurance Fund, IT Support Service Fund, Medical Transport Fund, Hotel/Motel Fund, Public Education Government Fund, Municipal Court Funds, Solid Waste Fund, Cemetery Operating Fund, Cemetery Endowment Fund, Equipment Replacement Funds, and Equipment Services Fund. (Staff Contact: Kevin Hennessey, Deputy Director of Finance)]
RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING THE FORECAST FOR
THE GENERAL DEBT SERVICE FUND, HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, IT SUPPORT SERVICE FUND,
MEDICAL TRANSPORT FUND, HOTEL MOTEL FUND, PUBLIC EDUCATION GOVERNMENT FUND, MUNICIPAL COURT FUND,
SOLID WASTE FUND, CEMETERY OPERATING FUND, CEMETERY ENDOWMENT FUND, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND AND EQUIPMENT SERVICES FUND. 
          IT'S A LOT OF FUN. STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS KEVIN HENNESSEY,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND KING OF FUNDS, APPARENTLY. THANK YOU, AMANDA. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. 
          AND AS WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE FUNDS THAT AMANDA INTRODUCED,
WE'RE CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION THAT WE STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO WHERE WE LOOKED AT OUR MAJOR FUNDS. AND SO WE'RE STILL IN THE SAME PHASE OF THE BUDGET AS WE DISCUSSED LAST
MEETING, WHERE THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR BUDGET PROPOSALS. 
          `WE'VE HAD OUR CMO MEETINGS WHERE WE'VE LOOKED AT THE BASE BUDGET PROPOSALS. 
          AND SO WE ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH, AS TOMMY ALLUDED TO EARLIER THIS EVENING,
THE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS. 
          AND SO IN THESE, JUST LIKE IN THE LAST MEETING,
THESE DON'T HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATION AT THIS POINT. THAT OCCURS. IF YOU REMEMBER OUR CALENDAR IN THE JUNE,
WE LOOK AT OUR FIVE YEAR FORECAST AND THEN INTO JULY, WE BEGIN PROPOSING PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTALS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION LEADING INTO AUGUST,
WHERE WE ACTUALLY PROPOSE THE BUDGET FOR SEPTEMBER HEARINGS AND ADOPTION. AND THEN AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER,
AS SUPPLEMENTALS ARE APPROVED OR CONSIDERED OR PROPOSED, THERE'S POTENTIAL CHANGES THAT COULD COME TO THE COST ALLOCATION. 
          SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT COULD BE MODIFIED AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE SUMMER AND ARE
CONSIDERING THE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS. 
          SO I WON'T MAKE YOU SUFFER THROUGH THE LIST OF FUNDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS AGAIN
THIS EVENING. 
          BUT THIS IS THE LIST. AND THIS IS KIND OF THE ORDER IN WHICH WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THEM. 
          AND SO TO START WITH, WE BEGIN WITH THE GENERAL DEBT SERVICE. 
          WE'VE ALREADY SEEN VIA HARLAN'S PRESENTATION WHAT THE ENDING FUND BALANCES ARE GOING TO BE
BASED ON THE PROPOSED C CIP. AND AGAIN, AS HARLAN HAD MENTIONED,
WE'RE DROPPING DOWN PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT MILLION DOLLAR GOAL OF WHERE WE WANTED THE FUND BALANCE TO BE AND SLIGHTLY INCREASES INTO THE FUTURE,
BUT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO HAVE SOME SOME FLEXIBILITY AS WE LOOK AT THE CIP IN THE FUTURE. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO OUR HEALTH INSURANCE FUND. SO WITH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE FUND,
WE ASSUME THAT 5% INCREASES TO EMPLOYEE AS 
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WELL AS THE CITY CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLAN, WHICH WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR SOME TIME NOW. 
          AND THEN WE WORK WITH OUR BENEFITS CONSULTANTS. 
          OUR HR TEAM DOES LOCKTON, AND THEY PROVIDED THE PROJECTIONS AND THEY HAD 4 TO 8% ANNUAL
INCREASES TO OUR CLAIMS IS WHAT THEY WERE PROPOSING IN THE OUT YEARS. AND SO WITH THAT,
HERE IS OUR FIVE YEAR FORECAST FOR OUR HEALTH INSURANCE FUND. AND SO WE SEE THE CLAIMS THERE. AND THEN THE OTHER MAIN DRIVER OF EXPENDITURES
INSIDE THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND IS THE STOP LOSS PREMIUM THAT WE HAVE. AND OUR CONSULTANT, LOCKTON,
WAS PRETTY AGGRESSIVE WITH THEIR PROPOSALS OR THEIR PROJECTIONS FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE THE POTENTIAL FOR OUR STOP LOSS PREMIUM GROWTH COULD BE. 
          AND KNOWING THAT IF THERE IF IT GROWS AT THE RATE THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING THAT WE WOULD
HAVE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL POLICY CHANGES. 
          SO WHAT STAFF DID IS WE LOOKED AT THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF ACTUALS FOR OUR STOP LOSS
PREMIUMS AND LOOKED AT THE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF THAT. 
          AND WE TOOK THE HIGHEST YEAR TO YEAR GROWTH FOR THE STOP LOSS PREMIUM AND USE THAT AS OUR
PROJECTION INTO THE FUTURE FOR OUR FIVE YEAR FORECASTS. 
          AND THEN HAD A. WE'VE SEEN STOP LOSS REIMBURSEMENTS CAN GO UP AND DOWN DEPENDING ON THE
YEAR AND WHAT THOSE CLAIMS LOOK LIKE. 
          AND SO WE TOOK. AGAIN, WE LOOKED AT THE LAST FIVE YEARS OF WHAT OUR PERCENT OF PREMIUM
THAT WE RECEIVED BACK IN A REIMBURSEMENT. 
          AND WE TOOK KIND OF A MEDIAN NUMBER OF 45% AND PROJECTED THAT OUT AS WELL. 
          AND SO THIS IS WHAT THE RESULT OF THAT ANALYSIS GETS US WITH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE FUND. 
          AND WE DO SEE OUT IN THE FURTHEST OUT YEAR THAT WE LOOK AT FY 2031,
THERE IS A NUMBER THERE FOR PROJECTED BUDGET BALANCING MEASURES. SO AS WE TRY TO KEEP OUR FUND BALANCE AROUND THAT 30%,
WE JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THERE MAY BE SOME NEED IN THE FUTURE. BUT AS WE GET CLOSER, THOSE NUMBERS,
THINGS CHANGE, THINGS GO UP AND DOWN, BUT IT IS ON OUR HORIZON TO CONSIDER SHOULD THAT ACTUALLY NEED TO OCCUR. WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES TOO FAR IN ADVANCE. 
          AND IN FIVE YEARS WE ACTUALLY DON'T END UP NEEDING THEM. 
          SO WITH THAT, IT BRINGS US TO OUR SUPPORT SERVICES FUND. 
          THIS IS OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUND THAT SUPPORTS OUR IT NEEDS. 
          SO THIS DOES INCLUDE OUR LAST TRANSFER TO AN EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND TO SUPPORT OUR
RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          AND SO THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF THAT TRANSFER OUT. IT'S SLATED FOR 700,000 TO PUT IN
THAT EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. 
          AND AS YOU CAN TELL, THE EXPENDITURES DROP OFF NEXT YEAR IN FY 28. 
          THIS ALSO ASSUMES THAT OUR COMMUNICATION COSTS ARE MOVED AND HOUSED IN OUR SUPPORT
SERVICES FUND, AS IT GROUP MANAGES THOSE CONTRACTS. SO THIS WOULD GIVE THEM THE OVERSIGHT THEY NEED TO
MANAGE THOSE CONTRACTS AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO OUR MEDICAL TRANSPORT FUND. 
          SO THIS FUND IS SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND. 
          AS WE SAW THE OTHER DAY, THERE'S A TRANSFER OUT IN THE GENERAL FUND TO HELP SUPPORT THIS
FUND INTO THE FUTURE. 
          AND SO THAT IS UP THERE IN THAT TRANSFER IN ITS GENERAL FUND SUBSIDY. 
          AND AS WE'VE HEARD AND WE KNOW THIS YEAR, OVERTIME IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN A NORMAL YEAR. 
          AND SO WE'RE SEEING THAT IN THE PROJECTION. SOLID WASTE FUND. 
          SO OUR SOLID WASTE FUND. THIS IS A PROPRIETARY FUND THAT HAS THE CHARGES FOR REFUSE
RECYCLING AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF OVERSEEING THAT PROGRAM. AND SO THERE WAS NO RATE CHANGE IN 2019 TO 2023. 
          AND AS WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH WASTE CONNECTIONS,
IT WAS APPROVED FOR A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT IN MAY OF 23, WHICH WAS EXTENDED. SO THAT WILL CARRY US THROUGH 2029. 
          AND THIS IS THE HISTORY HERE. YOU SEE A LITTLE TABLE OF THE HISTORY OF WHAT THE ACTUAL CPI
INCREASES WERE. 
          SO THAT'S A CALCULATION. IT'S THE CPI PLUS FUEL ADJUSTMENT. 
          SO OF THAT PERCENT THAT ENDS UP GOING THEY LOOK AT THIS IS ALL LAID OUT IN THE CONTRACT. 
          BUT YOU LOOK AT THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS TO SEE WHAT THE CPI WAS FROM JUNE TO JUNE. 
          AND THAT CALCULATES INTO 91% OF THAT NUMBER THAT WE COME TO. 
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AND THEN A FUEL ADJUSTMENT. LOOKING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DATA FROM JUNE TO JUNE AS
WELL FOR THE COST OF DIESEL. 
          AND THAT ENDS UP BEING 9% OF WHAT THAT CPI INCREASE ENDS UP BEING. 
          SO AT THIS STAGE, BECAUSE WE GET THAT INFORMATION,
IT'S JUNE TO JUNE. 
          WE HEAR FROM THE COMPANY IN JULY WITH THEIR PROPOSAL,
AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT NUMBER WE SETTLE ON. 
          BUT FOR THIS STAGE OF THE YEAR, WHAT WE DO IN OUR PRACTICES IS TO TAKE A 6% AS THE
ASSUMPTION, AS WE BUILD OUR FORECAST AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME. 
          AND THEN AS WE GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE COMPANY AND WORK WITH THEM ON WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO SETTLE ON, WE USE THAT 6% TO CARRY US TO THAT POINT IN TIME. 
          AND SO AS I MENTIONED, THERE WAS NO RATE INCREASES FROM 19 TO 23. 
          THIS SHOWS THE DETAIL OF WHAT THAT TABLE IS SINCE THEN AND WHAT THE ANNUAL INCREASES WERE. 
          AS ALSO NOTED IN 25, YOU CAN SEE THAT DOLLAR INCREASE TO THE ADMIN AND OVERHEAD. 
          THAT WAS FOR LITTER ABATEMENT. AND SO THESE ARE THE RATES FOR 27 THAT WE HAVE AT THIS
POINT, ASSUMING THE EXPENDITURES INCREASED BY THAT 6%. 
          LAST SUMMER THEY CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LESS. SO WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN ADJUSTED RATES AS
THE SUMMER CONCLUDED. 
          AND WE ACTUALLY PROPOSED THE BUDGET IN AUGUST. 
          BUT WITH THOSE ASSUMPTIONS, THAT 6% ASSUMPTION,
THIS IS WHAT THE FUND LOOKS LIKE FOR THE PROJECTED 2027 BUDGET YEAR AND INTO THE FUTURE THROUGH 2031. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CEMETERY OPERATING FUND. 
          SO THIS IS THE FUND THAT SUPPORTS THE DAILY MAINTENANCE OF THE CEMETERY. 
          SO THE PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS A LITTLE OVER $661,000. 
          THE PROJECTED REVENUES, EXPENDITURES FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR,
WITH THE PROPOSED FUND BALANCE INCREASING TO JUST UNDER $709,000 AT THE END OF 2027 FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CEMETERY. 
          THIS IS THE ENDOWMENT FUND. SO STATE LAW REQUIRES 15% OF PRINCIPAL IS KEPT IN AN ENDOWMENT
FUND TO BE ABLE TO FUND FUTURE MAINTENANCE. SO WE DO A 77-23% SPLIT. SO 23% IS HOW WE'VE BEEN RECORDING THAT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS HERE IN BURLESON. 
          SO THIS IS THE TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES PROJECTED FOR THE CEMETERY ENDOWMENT FUND
FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO THE ERF, THE GOVERNMENTAL FUND. 
          SO THIS IS TAKING A LOOK AT HOW WE ANTICIPATE ENDING THIS YEAR AND WHAT THE PROPOSED
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NEXT YEAR. 
          SO THOSE REVENUES CONSIDER THE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CITY AS WELL AS PROPOSED AUCTION
SALES AND INTEREST EARNED IN THE FUND. 
          AND THEN THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES. THOSE ARE PROPOSED VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE BEING
BROUGHT TO YOU THIS EVENING. 
          AND THEN THE PROPOSED ENDING FUND BALANCE, WHICH AT THE END OF 27 WITH THE PROJECTION OF
THE FUND, THE ESTIMATED FUNDING LEVEL IS GOING TO BE JUST UNDER 70%. 
          AND SO WHAT THAT ALLOWED US TO DO THIS YEAR IS RECONSIDER THE FUNDING PERCENT OF THE
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND WHAT THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING TO THE FUND. 
          AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO DROP THAT DOWN TO 90% OF THE CALCULATED CONTRIBUTION,
WHICH IS REDUCES WHAT THE CITY WIDE IS PAYING INTO THE FUND BY 250,000 VERSUS WHAT WAS BUDGETED LAST YEAR. SO WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT,
WHILE STILL MAINTAIN A HEALTHY ENDING FUND BALANCE OR ENDING COVERAGE BALANCE. THAT BRINGS US TO THE PROPRIETARY FUND FOR THE ERF. 
          THE ENDING FUND BALANCE PROPOSED AT 1.8. AND WE SEE AGAIN THE CALCULATED CONTRIBUTIONS,
PLUS PROJECTED AUCTION SALES AND INTEREST IN THE FUND FOR THE REVENUES,
THE 27 REPLACEMENT LIST COST, AND THEN THE PROPOSED ENDING FUND BALANCE, WHICH THAT PROPOSED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS ABOUT 58% OF THE FUNDING
LEVEL. 
          AND THIS DOES ASSUME THAT WE DO THOSE TRANSFERS THAT ARE ALLUDED TO AT THE BOTTOM,
WHICH WILL BE PART OF THE ENDING IN THE YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT. AND THIS ALSO CONSIDERS THE ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER FOR THE
BUDGET AMENDMENT A FEW MOMENTS AGO. 
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THE EQUIPMENT SERVICES FUND. THIS IS THE FUND THAT SERVICES AND MAINTAINS OUR EQUIPMENT. 
          AND SO THIS IS SUPPORTED VIA CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL. 
          ALSO EARNS A LITTLE BIT OF INTEREST. SO THE PROPOSED ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THIS YEAR,
THE PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE IS 526. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE THE PROPOSED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. 
          SO NO FUEL COSTS HAVE INCREASED SINCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR WITH THE PROPOSED ENDING FUND
BALANCE. 
          IT'S RELATIVELY FLAT. SO WE HAVE SOME OTHER FUNDS THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING. 
          THE PUBLIC EDUCATION GOVERNMENT FUNDS. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR SOME COMMUNICATION THINGS, ITEMS. AND SO WE ARE KEEPING THAT 90,000 IN FOR THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS WITH SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT. 
          AND THEN THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND, THAT'S 7% TAX THAT'S IMPOSED ON RENTALS OF HOTEL AND MOTEL
ROOMS. AND AS YOU KNOW, THE FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED TO PROMOTE TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS WITHIN THE
CITY. 
          SO THE ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE THAT WE BELIEVE THE 26 YEAR IS GOING TO END,
PROJECTED TO BE A LITTLE OVER 634,000 REVENUES, 573 EXPENDITURES BELOW ANTICIPATED REVENUES,
INCREASING THAT FUND BALANCE TO 680,000. 
          THIS BRINGS US TO MUNICIPAL COURT FUNDS, WHICH WE HAD SOME LEGISLATIVE CHANGES LAST SUMMER
CREATING A NEW FUND THAT IS TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY FUND COMBINED TOGETHER. 
          SO WE CREATED THAT NEW FUND, AND WE HAVE SOME CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES ON THE REVENUES FOR
GOING INTO THE NEXT YEAR BEING THAT IT IS A NEW FUND. 
          BUT WITH THAT LEGISLATIVE ACTION, WE CANNOT CONSOLIDATE OUR OLD FUNDS AND TAKE THE OLD
FUND BALANCES THAT WERE DEVELOPED BY THE OLD RULES. 
          AND THEY HAVE TO STAY IN THEIR OWN GROUPING OF FUNDS. 
          AND FOR THE WAYS IN WHICH THOSE FUNDS CAN BE SPENT. 
          SO WE'RE KEEPING THE LEGACY FUNDS UNTIL THOSE FUND BALANCES ARE DEPLETED. 
          AND SO THIS IS A PICTURE OF THOSE THREE. TWO LEGACY,
ONE NEW FUND. 
          KEVIN, FOR CLARITY, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE REVENUE AND THE TWO LEGACY FUNDS BEING INTEREST? CERTAINLY, YES. SO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE LAWS THAT REVENUES RECORDED AFTER THAT
SNAPSHOT IN TIME OF END OF LAST SUMMER. ANY REVENUES RECORDED AFTER THE FACT WOULD GO INTO THE NEW
FUND. 
          AND SO THE FINES AND FEES GO INTO THE NEW COMBINED FUND,
THE REVENUES IN THE TWO LEGACY FUNDS, THE TWO AT THE BOTTOM, THERE ARE PURELY INTEREST BASED ON THE FUND BALANCE THAT THOSE
FUNDS HAVE. 
          LET ME SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT. WE HAVE TO PAY DOWN THE TECHNOLOGY FUND AND THE BUILDING
SECURITY FUND BEFORE WE CAN CREATE THE NEW FUND? NO, SIR. LET ME TRY TO BREAK THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN I DID,
I APOLOGIZE. 
          SO THE FUND BALANCES IN THE PREVIOUS FUNDS IS NOT THAT WE CAN CREATE THE NEW FUND,
BUT WE CAN'T INTERMINGLE THE FUND BALANCES IN THOSE OLD FUNDS BECAUSE THEY WERE RECEIVED AND RECORDED IN THE TIME WHEN THEY WERE TIED SPECIFICALLY TO TECHNOLOGY. 
          SO WE CAN'T TAKE THE 41 AND THE 140 AND SPEND IT ON EITHER ONE. 
          THAT $40,000 IN THE TECHNOLOGY FUND HAS TO BE SPENT ON ONLY TECHNOLOGY. 
          THE 141 CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON BUILDING SECURITY,
BUT ANY REVENUES GOING FORWARD COULD BE SPENT ON EITHER ONE. 
          THAT'S IN THE COMBINED FUND. THEY LOOSENED THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEM BEING SPLIT. 
          SO WHEN THE NEW FUND BE CREATED WITH THIS BUDGET IN 2026,
OR NEXT YEAR? WE HAVE IT CREATED THIS YEAR. IT IS CREATED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT'S GOING TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS FOR GOING FORWARD. 
          BUT THE FUND IS CREATED AND THERE IS ACTIVITY RECORDED. 
          I MAY HAVE JUMPED AHEAD. IS THAT WHAT'S ON THE NEXT PAGE? NO. 
          THE NEXT PAGE IS THE JUVENILE FUND. OKAY. YEAH. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I LOVE HOW THEY GIVE YOU THIS OPTION. 
          AND THEN THEY DON'T ALLOW YOU TO DO A ONE TIME TRANSFER TO COMBINE THEM TOGETHER. 
          NOW YOU GET TO KEEP THREE FUNDS. YES, SIR. COOL. 
          WE NEED TO START SPENDING THAT MONEY TO BUY NEW TECHNOLOGY. 
          LET'S GO. THAT COUNTS FOR THIS TOO, RIGHT? WE USE THAT MONEY FOR THIS? FOR WHAT? FOR THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS? NO, IT CAN ONLY BE IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT. 
          OKAY. IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT. YES. AND WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT. 
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COOL. THE PEG FUND, THE AFOREMENTIONED PEG FUND IS. 
          WE USE SOME EFFORT HERE. YES, SIR. SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE LAST FUND,
THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGEMENT FUND. 
          SO, PRETTY. FUND BALANCE OF $927,000. AND HERE'S OUR CONSERVATIVE PROJECTED REVENUES FOR THE YEAR AND OUR PROPOSED ENDING FUND BALANCE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          AND WITH THAT, I'D GLADLY STAND FOR ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. 
          BUT BEFORE I TURN IT OVER, I WILL JUST SAY ONE MORE THING. 
          HE SAID AT THE BEGINNING. BUT HERE WE ARE IN JUNE,
LOOKING AT THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST. WE'LL MOVE INTO THE SUPPLEMENTAL PROCESS AND PROPOSALS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN JULY FOR WHEN WE BRING THE COMBINED FULL BUDGET TO YOU IN AUGUST
FOR CONSIDERATION FOR SEPTEMBER HEARINGS AND ADOPTION. FOR THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 9. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS. 
          ANYBODY? WE'RE GOOD. OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 10. 
          [10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE,
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE CITY COUNCIL WORKROOM IN CITY HALL TO CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA OR ANY OF THE
SUBJECTS BELOW. 
          PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, 551.072 AND 551.087. 
          COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:56. 
          WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AT 8:31. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. I'VE GOT A MOTION BY ADAM AND I'VE GOT A SECOND BY DAN. 
          PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. 
          WE'RE OUT OF HERE. 
          WE'RE OUT OF HERE AT 8:31.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.