[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH. THERE IS A FULL QUORUM OF COUNCIL PRESENT. MAYOR, IF YOU COULD OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 05:31. WE HAVE FRANK PACE.
TONIGHT'S GOING TO LEAD US ON OUR INVOCATION. WOULD EVERYBODY PLEASE RISE FOR OUR PRAYER AND ALSO OUR PLEASURE.
FATHER. GOD, YOU REMINDED ME THAT YOU GAVE US A COUPLE OF SONGS. WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD? WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE WORLD STOPPED TURNING? LORD, WE RECOGNIZE TODAY THAT YOU WERE THERE AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT. AS THESE PEOPLE BEFORE ME, BEFORE THIS AUDIENCE, COME TO MAKE MAJOR DECISIONS CONCERNING OUR CITY. LORD, WE RECOGNIZE YOU ARE HERE. YOU'RE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM TONIGHT BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM ASKS, LORD, GIVE ME WISDOM CONCERNING THE DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE TONIGHT.
FATHER, I THANK YOU THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THE CITY OF BURLESON. I THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE GRANTING THE WISH OF WISDOM TO THESE MEN AND WOMEN AS THEY DO THE BUSINESS OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, LORD. THANK YOU. IN JESUS NAME AMEN? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION TWO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT. WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS, HOWEVER, WE
[2.B. Presentations]
DO HAVE A PRESENTATION PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO THE ATHENA SOCIETY OF BURLESON IN HONOR OF ITS SUPPORT AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BURLESON COMMUNITY. COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE ONE, VICTORIA JOHNSON WILL MAKE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MS. AMANDA. TONIGHT WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE AMAZING ORGANIZATION OF THE ATHENA SOCIETY OF BURLESON. YOU MAY HEAR OF ATHENA SOCIETY IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. MANY RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS ACTION OF WOMEN LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. BUT IN BURLESON, LIKE IN EVERYTHING, WE LED SUCH AN AMAZING FEAT.WE'VE LOST ABOUT SIX TREMENDOUS WOMEN WHO HAVE LED THIS COMMUNITY WITH SUCH COMPASSION, SUCH HEART. THEY'VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THEIR GIVEN, PRIMARILY FOCUSED IN CANCER AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO CONTINUE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THEY SUPPORT LOCAL FAMILIES AND THEY SUPPORT ALL OF US. THEY HAVE LED CHARGES SUCH AS THE NAMING OF THE PLAZA. THEY ATTENDED MANY, MANY MEETINGS TO ENSURE THAT THAT WAS IN REC OF A OF OUR FIRST FEMALE MAYOR AND A WONDERFUL WOMAN WHO LEFT A LEGACY AND A THUMBPRINT DEFINITELY IN THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL. BUT I JUST RECENTLY THEY HAVE DECIDED TO CLOSE THE CHAPTER OF THEIR ACTUAL NONPROFIT. BUT THESE WOMEN WILL GO AND CONTINUE TO LEAD IN AMAZING WAYS AND TOUCH ALL OF US IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST.
THESE ARE THE WOMEN THAT I'VE LOOKED UP TO FOR SO LONG, AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, I'VE WANTED TO BE THEM. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SETTING THE TONE IN THIS COMMUNITY, FOR GIVING, FOR LOVING, FOR TAKING CARE OF YOUR NEIGHBOR, FOR TAKING CARE OF YOUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU WITH SOME CERTIFICATES IN THE SAFE FOR EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION, SUPPORTING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CANCER, AND PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL STUDENTS THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITY FUND. BUT WE ALL KNOW YOU'VE DONE AND BEEN A PART OF SO MANY TREMENDOUS THINGS IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. I THINK ALEXA DID, TOO, AND I BELIEVE THE MAYOR DID. I WANTED TO SAY A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY WITH THE LADIES IN ATHENA. WE RECENTLY LOST MS. PEGGY BARNES. I MET HER IN 2007 WORKING FOR BISD AS A TEACHER, AND SHE ACTUALLY INTRODUCED ME THE ATHENA PROGRAM. AND ALONG
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WITH WORKING WITH RELAY FOR LIFE, WHICH USED TO BE A HUGE THING HERE IN BURLESON, SHE WAS A NATURAL LEADER. SHE DID SO MUCH FOR BURLESON. SHE TOUCHED SO MANY STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE TEACHERS AND FACULTY THAT SHE GOT TO WORK WITH. AND I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE HER AND THE. THE LEGACY THAT SHE'S LEFT. THE FIRST BOARD THAT I WAS ON WAS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND WHEN I HEARD THAT A BUNCH OF WOMEN WAS GETTING TOGETHER, IT KIND OF SCARED ME AT FIRST.BUT AS I SAW Y' ALL DO YOUR WORK AND BRING PEOPLE IN, YOUNG LADIES THAT WAS TRYING TO GET GOING AND HOW I SAW THAT YOU WERE THERE FOR THEM WAS PRETTY AMAZING, YOU KNOW, TO SEE SOMEBODY, TO REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY THAT'S REALLY NOT GETTING A CHANCE. I REMEMBER THE MARKET THAT Y' ALL DO AT THE CHAMBER BUILDING UP AT THE ISDS AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE. IT WAS. I DIDN'T HANG AROUND VERY LONG. I WAS KIND OF OUT OF MY ELEMENT.
BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE Y' ALL WORK. I'M PROUD OF YOU. WHERE'S PATSY'S? BEHIND THE PODIUM. THERE SHE IS. YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND THANK YOU. CAN WE ALL GO DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE? WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT? SEE YOU, MARY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT
[2.C. Community Interest Items]
BRINGS US TO ITEM 2C.COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS. EVERYTHING. ANYBODY? I HAVE A FEW. I'VE ACTUALLY BROUGHT A STACK. OKAY. DON'T START MY TIMER YET. OKAY. I WANT TO SEE. DO YOU SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING? I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE LIBRARY, AND I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT PROGRAMS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE HERE IN THE CITY OF BURLESON, AND MAYBE THEY'VE JUST BEEN OVERLOOKED OVER TIME. SO I'VE BEEN PULLING THINGS OUT, CALLED TOMMY AND AMANDA AND MONICA. I'M LIKE, WHAT IS THIS? HOW. WHAT CAN WE DO HERE? BUT I WAS AT AN INTERESTING CONFERENCE AND WAS TOLD, YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER PLACES THAT ARE VERY QUIET, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND BRINGING BACK THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LIBRARIES.
AND SO I WENT OVER AND I VISITED WITH SARAH
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AND SHE WAS LIKE, WELL, THANKS FOR COMING TO SEE ME, ALEXA.AND THAT TRULY IS HOW SHE SAID IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE SET UP. YOU CAN READ DIGITAL BOOKS OVER THERE, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THIS AWESOME 10 FOR A TRY. AND THEY ACTUALLY GIVE YOU A ROADMAP OF BOOKS THAT YOU CAN READ FROM MONTH TO MONTH. THE CURRENT ONE FOR SEPTEMBER ARE CLASS ACTS, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY AWESOME. I NO LONGER HAVE KIDDOS IN SCHOOL, BUT THE BOOK THAT I FOUND ABOUT CLASS ACTS WAS MOMENTOUS.
Y', ALL, THIS IS ABOUT MAKING MOMS, WHICH ALL OF YOU WITH STUDENTS THAT ARE IN A TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF A TEXAS SIZE MOM. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING THAT THIS IS THE BOOK THAT SARAH HAD PICKED OUT FOR ME. WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING OVER AT OUR LIBRARY. WE HAVE AN AMAZING LIBRARY WITH SOMETHING TO HIT ON EVERYBODY'S NEEDS AND WANTS AND WHAT THEY WANT TO READ ABOUT. GO AND USE IT.
YOU CAN ACCESS ANYTHING ONLINE AND YOU CAN ALSO GET BOOKS, BOOKS, AUDIO BOOKS AS WELL THAT ARE AVAILABLE. SO UTILIZE IT.
WE HAVE IT. MY NEXT ONE IS OUR KEEP BURLESON BEAUTIFUL. AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH A COUPLE OF CHANGES JUST IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH KEEP BURLESON BEAUTIFUL.
BUT WHO LIKES TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR YARD WHEN IT IS NOT DRIED UP? RIGHT NOW YOU CAN STILL MAKE IT PRETTY. AND WITH THE FALL COMING ON, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT'S A CONTEST, BUT IT IS KIND OF LIKE A CONTEST THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DEVISE IT WHERE IT WILL AFFECT DIFFERENT PARTS OF BURLESON BECAUSE, WELL, WE'RE PRETTY BIG. WE HAVE GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE. THE DIFFERENT AREAS. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING OUT SOME DETAILS, BUT YOU CAN FIND OUT ABOUT KEEPING BURLESON BEAUTIFUL AGAIN ONLINE ON OUR. AND OUR WEBSITE LOOKS REALLY AWESOME RIGHT NOW AS WELL. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE JUST AN INCENTIVE AND JUST ENCOURAGEMENT TO KEEP OUR YARDS AND KEEP BURLESON BEAUTIFUL. AND WE.
IT'S ALREADY. IT'S FREE LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO LOOK AT THESE. THE NEXT PART. I'M SUPER PROUD OF THIS. I'VE LET Y' ALL KNOW A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT WE HAVE SOME BIG TECH STOCK PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING.
I HAD THE HONOR OF SITTING DOWN WITH TWO OF THE DIRECTORS LAST WEEK AND GOT A GAME PLAN ON WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING. THE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO START NEXT MONTH LIKE OCTOBER. ISH. AND IT'S STARTING WITH OUR SOME LIGHT POSTS THAT ARE GOING UP.
EVIDENTLY IN OUR PLANS THAT WERE DONE OVER FOUR YEARS AGO WE PUT IN THERE THAT WE WANTED THEM TO BE POWDER COATED. AND SO ONCE WE GOT OUR OUR FUNDS AND SO ON AVAILABLE BACK IN JULY WILL IT TAKES FIVE ADDITIONAL WEEKS TO POWDER COAT THOSE LIGHTS.
THAT IS WHAT IS BEING DONE RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE STILL SAYING THAT OUR TECH STOCK PROJECTS ON 174 BEFORE THEY REALLY START TEARING IT UP.
THAT IS GOING TO START AGAIN IN JANUARY. SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU. GET READY.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE FUN ON 174.
BUT FIND YOUR ALTERNATE ROUTES.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE BUT THIS HAS TO HAPPEN. SO.
AND THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT FOR MULTIPLE YEARS FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT AND WHAT I AM STILL LEARNING IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T WORK ON MY IMMEDIACY TIME. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET THESE PROJECTS TO ACTUALLY GO INTO PLAY AND Y' ALL WHERE THEY ARE NOW. SO BE READY FOR THAT. JUST WANTED TO GIVE FAIR WARNING. COME UP WITH SOME ALTERNATE ROUTES TO GET TO AND FRO. I BELIEVE THE FIRST PROJECT AND I DO HAVE PERMISSION TO LET THIS OUT THE FIRST PROJECT WILL START BETWEEN ELK DRIVE AND WICKER HILL. SO DOWN TOWARDS HEB AND THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SO ON. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST PART THAT GETS BROKEN.
FORTUNATELY THIS PLAN THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ENCOMPASS ALL OF 174 AT ONE TIME. THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. WE DON'T WANT THEM TO DO THAT. THAT IS GOING TO BE CHAOTIC. BUT THOSE ARE IN THE WORKS. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HEADS UP AND BE TRANSPARENT. WATCH FOR THESE GUYS OUT. IT WILL BE TXDOT TRUCKS THAT YOU WILL SEE.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU REAL QUICK THAT WE HAVE A PLACE IN TOWN NOW THAT IS A DESTINATION AND
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I'M NOT KNOCKING ANY OTHER RESTAURANT IN TOWN BUT THIS ONE IS ONE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO IN AND ORDER CHICKEN NUGGETS OR CHEESEBURGER. IT'S RIGHT OVER HERE WHERE RAZOOS USED TO BE. IT'S CALLED ON THE ROCKS. AND THAT MEANS ON THE ROCKS IS NOT A DRINK TO WHERE YOU JUST. THAT'S NOT IT. I HAD ANOTHER PERSON SITTING THERE WITH ME. IT'S ON THE CANCEL. AND EATING THE OTHER NIGHT ON THE ROCKS MEANS THAT THEY BRING OUT A STONE.YOU COOK YOUR OWN STEAK. IF YOU LIKE STEAK. IT'S ITALIAN FOOD, BUT THEY DO HAVE STEAK AND YOUR VEGETABLES ON THIS STONE. AND THE STONE WILL STAY WELL ENOUGH FOR YOU TO COOK FOR AN HOUR.
IT COMES OUT ORIGINALLY 800 DEGREES. YOU DO NOT TOUCH. YOU DO NOT PUT SALT, DO NOT PUT WATER.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THIS IS A PLACE YOU GO FOR A DATE NIGHT FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO GET AWAY. A GLASS OF WINE WITH YOUR MEAL. IT IS A WONDERFUL PLACE. AND LORD, THEY'VE BEEN IN BEDFORD FOR 40 YEARS AND I HOPE WE CAN KEEP THEM BECAUSE THIS IS AN UPTOWN UP CLASS PLACE. YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE PARKING? WE'RE GIVING THEM FREE VALET PARKING FOR A YEAR. SO THAT'S ALL THEY WANTED FROM THE CITY. WE MET THE OWNERS THE OTHER NIGHT, THE DAD AND THE SON. AND YOU CAN JUST DRIVE UP, DROP EVERYBODY OFF RIGHT THERE AT THE DOOR AND THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAR. AND IT'S FREE VALET PARKING FOR A YEAR.
BUT IT IS A PLACE YOU NEED TO GO. AND WHEN YOU GO, I'M SURE THEY'LL TAKE IN ANY DRESS, ANY KIND OF WHAT YOU GOT ON.
BUT I WOULD SUGGEST A JACKET FOR THE MEN. AND THAT'S A NICE PLACE, BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO GO.
THANKS. THE ANNUAL BE HEALTHY 5K, 10K AND FUN RUN IS COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SIGN YOURSELF UP, YOUR FAMILY UP. MY KIDDOS AND I LOVE TO DO THE FUN WALK. WE DON'T REALLY RUN, BUT IT'S A.
IT'S A FUN LITTLE ROUTE THAT GOES IN AND AROUND OLD TOWN.
IT'S A GOOD TIME AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. WE ALSO HAVE THE TRASH BASH COMING UP THIS SATURDAY FROM 8 TO NOON.
AND PIGGYBACKING ON THE KEEP BURLESON BEAUTIFUL. THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT WE CAN PICK UP IN AND AROUND TOWN. AND SO ALL HANDS WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU,
[ 3.CHANGES TO POSTED AGENDA]
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 3. CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA. ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN.ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE.
[4. CITIZENS APPEARANCES]
TO SECTION FOUR, CITIZENS APPEARANCE. EACH PERSON WHO DESIRES TO SPEND SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA SHALL SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH HAT CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT TAKE ACTION ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA.ACCORDING TO TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, EACH ILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE ILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY THE COUNCIL OR STAFF AND COUNCIL AND STAFF WILL WAIT TILL AFTER THREE MINUTES TO ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME I HAVE SEVERAL ARDS. THE FIRST S JAMIE JONES. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS JAMIE JONES AND I AM CURRENTLY THE VP OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY PIONEER AND OLD SETTLERS REUNION ASSOCIATION. WE GOT A LITTLE BUMP START THIS YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN OCTOBER. SO FROM OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH THE 10TH WE'RE HOPING IT'S GOING TO BE COOLER AND WE'LL KICK OFF WITH THE PARADE ON THE 7TH GOES THROUGH TOWN AND WE WANT EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
WE WANT TO MAKE THIS BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR. AND THEN THAT NIGHT WE WILL DO THE JUDGING OF THE PARADE ENTRIES. WE'LL DO THE QUEEN CONTEST THAT NIGHT.
SO IF YOU'VE GOT A YOUNG LADY WHO IS IN HIGH SCHOOL OR READY TO GO TO VOTECH OR COLLEGE, HAVE THEM ENTER INTO OUR QUEEN CONTEST. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS $1,000 AND NOWADAYS $1,000 WILL GO A WAYS, MAYBE FOR ONE BOOK. BUT THEN THE NEXT NIGHT WE HAVE OUR KIDS BABY CONTEST. COME ON GUYS, YOU GOT GREAT GRANDKIDS AND GRANDBABIES. JUST BRING THEM ON OUT, GET THEM REGISTERED AND LET'S HAVE SOME FUN. FRIDAY NIGHT WE HAD DONE THE FIDDLERS CONTEST FOREVER AND EVER. SO THIS YEAR WE KIND OF CHANGED IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STRING CONTEST. SO WE'LL HAVE BANJO, FIDDLE, VIOLIN. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THE STRINGS. SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO COME OUT AND COMPETE FOR THAT, WELL, COME ON OUT WHEN YOU REGISTER THAT NIGHT, WHEN YOU GET THERE SATURDAY WE'LL HAVE OUR CONCERT. SONNY AND JOLIE BURGESS WILL OPEN AND THEN WE SHOULD SIGN OUR CONTRACT ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOR OUR LINER BAND. SO I CAN'T
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SAY ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. I WILL BE PRESENTING THE FIRST RESPONDER TRIBUTES AT 4PM ON SATURDAY. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AGAIN, THAT REALLY IS HUMBLING FOR ME.EACH NIGHT THE CARNIVAL WILL BE OPEN FROM 5 UNTIL 10 ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND 5 TO 11 ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
AT THE BACK OF THE PACKET I PASSED OUT, WE HAVE AN AMAZING SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT OR ASK ABOUT, MY INFORMATION'S ON THE CARD AND I LOOK TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT CARD I HAVE IS FRANK PACE. I DIDN'T KNOW MR. PACE. THANK YOU. MS. BOETTICHER TALKED ABOUT CLOSING ROADS. I LIVE ON COUNTY ROAD 1020 AND THERE'S BEEN SOME CONSTRUCTION GOING ON ONE END OF IT CLOSEST TO ALSBURY IN THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE THERE.
AND THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND WE'VE DEALT WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT. BUT ON AUGUST 24, THEY SHUT DOWN OUR ROAD. FOR ME, IT'S NOT TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE I LIVE CLOSE TO THE OPEN END. HOWEVER, THE HUNDRED OR SO FAMILIES THAT LIVE IN PRAIRIE TIMBERS ARE A MILE AND A HALF FROM THAT END. IT ADDS ABOUT SIX MILES TO OUR TRIP JUST TO GET BACK TO THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE ON COUNTY ROADS THAT ARE LESS THAN WONDERFUL RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE HAVE TO GO SLOW. SO TO GET THAT EXTRA MILEAGE ADDS 12 TO 15 MINUTES TO A TRIP.
ONE WAY FOR US TO GET TO WALMART. H E B CITY HALL TONIGHT, WE'VE ADDED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO OUR TRIP. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IN THE PLANNING FOR THIS THING THEY DIDN'T MANAGE TO KEEP AT LEAST ONE LANE OPEN FOR US TO GET TO AND FROM. AGAIN, LOTS OF CONSTRUCTION BEEN GOING ON.
WHY WASN'T IT PLANNED FOR SOME WAY TO HAVE A TEMPORARY ROAD, KEEP ONE LANE OPEN, SOMETHING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP ALL THIS EXTRA TRAFFIC? AND THEN ONE OF THE ROUTES THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE IS DOWN 174, WHICH IS ABOUT TO BE MESSED UP. AND SO OUR TRIP'S GOING TO GET EVEN WORSE. SEE IF WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR THREE MONTHS IF THE WEATHER HOLDS. THANKS. NEXT HAVE IS CHERYL STANTON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME A FEW MINUTES TO SPEAK TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU SAID. I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO BRING ATTENTION TO A SAFETY CONCERN ON COUNTY ROAD 914. WELL, I UNDERSTAND FROM SPEAKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE THAT THE ROAD IS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN FOR RECONSTRUCTION, THAT FUNDING HAS BEEN APPROVED AND THAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN SPRING OF 27, 2027. SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY IS WORKING TOWARDS A LONG TERM SOLUTION, BUT MY CONCERN IS MUCH MORE IMMEDIATE. THE ROAD RIGHT NOW, THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, IS VERY UNSAFE. LET ME TELL YOU WHY. YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES, THERE'S A VERY SEVERE CONDITION ON THIS ROAD THAT IT CAUSES PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF AND I WAS FOLLOWING FOUR OTHER CARS THE OTHER DAY, THAT CAUSES US TO GET ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE BUMPS AND DIPS AND HILLS ARE. AND THAT OF COURSE CREATES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION FOR HEAD ON TRAFFIC AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THAT. THERE'S ANOTHER REASON THAT I BELIEVE THIS ROAD NEEDS ATTENTION. EXCUSE ME. COUNTY ROAD 914 IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS A DETOUR ROUTE WHILE COUNTY ROAD 1020 IS BEING, OR JUST WE'LL SAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND YOU CAN SEE I HAVE THE DETOUR SIGN THERE. THAT MEANS THAT THE ROAD IS NOT ONLY CARRYING ITS NORMAL TRAFFIC, BUT IT IS ALSO ADDING ADDITIONAL DRIVERS BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURE ON 1020.
BY THE WAY, THIS LEADS OUT TO 174. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG ROAD FOR ME TO GET TO TOWN. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PATCH PROJECTS ON 9 14, RIGHT? INCLUDING SOME LEFTOVER ASPHALT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE PROBLEM AREAS.
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HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE IN CORRECTING ANYTHING. IT ACTUALLY CAUSES MORE DIPS. I LEARNED THAT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM INVOLVES DRAINAGE AND GETTING RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS FIGURED OUT AND THAT A LARGER RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS BEING DEVELOPED. I'M NOT HERE TO QUESTION THAT OR ANY OF YOUR PLANS. I SIMPLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CURRENT SAFETY HAZARD IS ON YOUR RADAR. MY REQUEST IS COULD THE CITY PLEASE EVALUATE COUNTY ROAD 914 FOR INTERIM SOLUTIONS WHILE 1020 IS NOT AVAILABLE AND 174 IS ABOUT TO BE BACKED UP FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.FROM TXDOT, PLEASE TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTION.
I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER FOR THAT, BUT I KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF WE'RE NOT GOING TO START UNTIL 2027 ON THIS ROAD AND IT'S A DETOUR ROUTE. THE VOLUME IS INCREASING EXPONENTIALLY.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON ANY LONG TERM RECONSTRUCTION. I APPRECIATE THE HELPFUL INFORMATION FROM ERIC OSCARSON AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
TON JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHILE WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM THAT WE DON'T OVERLOOK THE SAFETY AND THE CONVENIENCE OF THE RESIDENTS ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN. THANK YOU. NEXT ARD I HAVE IS FOR MATT COBB. GOOD EVENING. I SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES, BUT IF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW ME ALREADY, MY NAME IS MATT COB, A LONGTIME BURLESON RESIDENT.
BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH MY FRIEND MIKE BABCOCK.
AND WE ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2023 WE BROKE GROUND ON OUR NEW TEMPLE STRUCTURE OVER ON GREEN RIDGE DRIVE, ALONG WITH AN ACCOMPANYING CHAPEL FOR A REGULAR CHURCH SERVICE.
AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT A LOT OF YOU WERE ABLE TO JOIN US FOR THAT GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALREADY BEEN A FEW YEARS.
BUT I COME TONIGHT VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE TEMPLE IS NOW COMPLETE.
AND WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE ARE NOW PLANNING AN OFFICIAL OPEN HOUSE EVENT. FOR ANYONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN OUR TEMPLE AND OUR TRADITIONAL CHAPEL IS THAT CHAPELS ARE WHERE WE GO FOR OUR REGULAR SUNDAY WORSHIP.
IT'S WHERE WE MEET TOGETHER FOR OUR SOCIAL EVENTS AND OUR YOUTH EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
JUST AS ANY TEMPLE, AS ANY TYPICAL CHURCH WOULD BE USED.
AND THOSE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO COME AS A GUEST, COME AND VISIT US JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CHURCH WOULD BE.
THE TEMPLE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IT HAS A MORE SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND A MORE SPECIFIC FOCUS. AND WHAT WE LIKE TO SAY IS WHAT WE DO IN OUR TEMPLE IS CERTAINLY NOT SECRET, BUT IT IS VERY SACRED, ESPECIALLY TO US. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, TEMPLES ARE GENERALLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. SO WHEN A NEW TEMPLE OPENS, WE LOVE TO TAKE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD AN OPEN HOUSE, TO INVITE OUR FRIENDS, INVITE OUR NEIGHBORS TO GIVE TOURS SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHAT'S INSIDE OF THERE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT GOES ON.
FOR A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, THE LAST TIME THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS AVAILABLE IN OUR AREA WAS AT THE OPENING OF THE DALLAS, TEXAS TEMPLE, WHICH HAPPENED IN 1984. AND SO IT'S BEEN OVER 40 YEARS NOW SINCE PEOPLE IN DFW HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME INSIDE OF ONE OF OUR TEMPLES AND KIND OF SEE WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. WE ARE PLANNING TO SET ASIDE A FEW DAYS IN EARLY NOVEMBER TO HAVE SUCH AS YOURSELVES COME AND HAVE A GUIDED TOUR AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS CHANCE. YOU HAVE TO KIND OF COME THROUGH AND SEE WHAT WE DO.
AND THEN SOME OF YOU, I THINK, HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SOME SAVE THE DATE INFORMATION.
BUT I WANTED TO COME TONIGHT PERSONALLY AND JUST INVITE YOU, LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE IT. WE ALSO WANTED TO LET JUST THE GENERAL COMMUNITY KNOW THAT STARTING NOVEMBER 5TH AND GOING THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST, THE OPEN HOUSE IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE CITY OF BURLESON AND ANYONE THAT LIKE TO COME.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND IF NOT, WE'RE JUST REALLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU GUYS OUT. WE CAN'T HAVE A QUESTION ANSWER ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANKS. I HAVE NO OTHER ARDS. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON. MAYOR AND
[10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
COUNCIL, THERE IS A NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PRIOR TO THE CONSENT AGENDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551[00:30:01]
OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND IN THE CITY COUNCIL WORKROOM IN CITY HALL TO CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. AND ALSO PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071-55-1072 AND 551087, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:02.I'M GOING TO RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 6. 35.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 5 CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION.
THERE'LL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.
TONIGHT THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS 5A THROUGH 5L. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA 5A THROUGH 5L. GOT A MOTION BY LARRY AND A SECOND BY ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSAGE UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU MAYOR AND
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COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 6 BUDGET AND TAX RATE. TONIGHT THERE WILL BE ONE PRESENTATION FOR ITEMS 6A THROUGH 6M WITH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE ACTIONS TO FOLLOW THE PRESENTATION.THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS KEVIN HENNESSY, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. MR. HENNESSY, YOU'RE UP. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND BUDGET RELATED ITEMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20262027 FISCAL YEAR. SO HERE'S HOW WE GOT HERE. AS WE KNOW, WE BEGIN CONVERSATIONS IN JUNE WITH COUNCIL. WE REVIEW THE PRELIMINARY FIVE YEAR FORECAST FOR OUR MAJOR AND MINOR FUNDS IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, JULY. WE BRING FORWARD LISTS OF PROPOSED SUPPLEMENTALS. WE RECEIVE THE ESTIMATED CERTIFIED VALUES FROM THE COUNTIES AND THEN THE TNT CALCULATION IN AUGUST. THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST IS WHEN WE POST THE BUDGET TO THE WEBSITE AND THE CITY SECRETARY AND THEN WE REVIEW THOSE THAT PRESENTATION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN COUNCIL EARLY MID AUGUST AND THEN WE POST THOSE NOTICES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE. AND THEN HERE WE ARE THIS EVENING SEPTEMBER 8TH FOR THAT AFOREMENTIONED PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING OF THE BUDGET RELATED ORDINANCES. AND THEN THE ON SEPTEMBER 14 IS THE SCHEDULED FINAL READING OF THOSE ORDINANCES. SO THE BUDGET IS BUILT OFF OF THE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL.
HIGH PERFORMING CITY ORGANIZATION, DYNAMIC AND PREFERRED CITY.
BEAUTIFUL, SAFE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. SO IN THE BUDGET INCLUDES ACTION PLAN ITEMS THAT HELP US ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS AND IN THE MID AUGUST COUNCIL WAS BRIEFED AND WITH THIS AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE ULTIMATE APPROVED STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD ON THE 14TH WITH THE BUDGET. HERE'S A FAMILIAR SLIDE THAT DISCUSSES OUR CORE BUDGET AREAS, KIND OF CORE TENANTS OF THE BUDGET. IT'S PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL STABILITY IN THE LONG TERM AS WELL AS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS. ANNUALLY WE DO A SURVEY, A CITIZEN SURVEY. OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THIS AND THIS YEAR WE'RE AS CONSISTENT LEADING THE PACK OF STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL IN TERMS OF DEPARTMENT PRIORITY RANKING POLICE AS WELL AS THIS YEAR PARKS AND RECREATION WAS OUR NUMBER THREE DEPARTMENT.
WE SEE AT THE BOTTOM THE BREAKDOWN OF THOSE WHO FILLED OUT THOSE OF THE 426 RESPONDENTS JUST ABOUT 90% WAS RESIDENTS.
ANOTHER 17 AND A HALF WORK IN OR NEAR THE CITY. SO IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS 0.7218 PER $100
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OF EVALUATION. THAT EFFECTIVELY IS A 0 CENT INCREASE ON THE DEBT SERVICE OR THE INTEREST IN SINKING THE INS PORTION OF THE TAX RATE AS WELL AS A 0 CENT INCREASE TO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OR THE M AND O PORTION OF THE TAX RATE RESULTING IN A ZERO CENT INCREASE IN THE TOTAL RATE WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR CERTIFIED OUR ESTIMATED CERTIFIED VALUES IN JULY. THIS IS THE TABLE REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT INFORMATION SHOWING THE LAST 10 YEARS AND SLIGHT DIP IN 2026 FOR THE TAX YEAR. THIS NEXT TABLE SHOWS THE SAME TIME FRAME LOOKING AT THE TAX RATE HISTORY OF THE CITY HERE ALSO SHOWING THE BREAKOUT OF THE 0.302 STREET MAINTENANCE DEDICATED PORTION OF THE M AND O PORTION OF THE TAX RATE. SO WHEN WE RECEIVE THOSE ESTIMATED CERTIFIED VALUES IN JULY WE ALSO RECEIVE FROM THE JOHNSON COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR THE TNT OR TRUTH IN TAXATION CALCULATION.SO WE HAVE OUR CURRENT RATE THAT'S FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 OR 2025. 2026 TAX YEAR 25 AND THEN WE HAVE THE PROPOSED RATE AGAIN WHICH IS THE SAME RATE. THIS IS THE PROPOSED RATE IN THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET. THEN THOSE NEXT TWO ARE WHAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE ASSESSOR. WE GET THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WHICH IS THE SAME REVENUE LOOKING AT THE EXACT SAME PROPERTIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING ON THEIR VALUES AND THEN A 3.5% INCREASE TO THE M AND O PORTION. WE HAVE THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE. SO THESE ARE CALCULATED BY THE COUNTY AND PROVIDED TO THE CITY. THIS IS A SLIDE THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT WE LOOKED AT EARLIER IN AUGUST THAT SHOWS THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED IN THOSE JULY VALUES FROM THE COUNTY WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR THE CITIZEN IN THE AVERAGE WITH THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE OF $300,697. SO THAT LEADS US INTO THE PROPOSED FEES FOR THIS UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR, STARTING OFF WITH THE STORMWATER FEES. SO THIS EVENING THERE'S A HEARING AND ACTION FOR THE CREATION OF THE UTILITY AS WELL AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEE. SO TONIGHT IS THE SEPTEMBER 8TH, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THOSE ITEMS. THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE THE FINAL READING FOR BOTH THOSE ORDINANCES NEXT MONDAY ON THE 14TH, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1ST. SO IT'S ESTABLISHED AS THE BASE RATE NOT TO EXCEED $8 PER EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT ERU, WHICH IS AN ENGINEERING CALCULATION OF IMPACT, AND THAT IS 3,500 SQUARE FEET OF IMPERVIOUS AREA. SO THE PROPOSED RATE SCHEDULE IS A TABLE OF TIERED RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. AND THEN ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF IT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A CAPITAL COMPONENT.
THERE'LL BE A CIP PLAN FOR THE STORMWATER UTILITY AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE CREW STAFF TO HANDLE THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS WAS DECIDED TO RECEIVE A 75% DISCOUNT, WHICH BRINGS THEIR NOT TO EXCEED ERU DOLLAR FIGURE TO $2. THE AFOREMENTIONED TABLE OF THE TIERED RESIDENTIAL SCHEDULE IS HERE SHOWING THE TIER NAME, THE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT FIT INSIDE THAT TIER, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SIZE OF THE IMPERVIOUS AREA, AS WELL AS WHAT THAT AMOUNT PER MONTH PAYMENT WOULD BE. SO AS WE SEE, WE LOOK AT THOSE TOP TWO TIERS, TIER ONE AND TIER TWO, 90% OF ALL THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY WOULD BE PAYING LESS THAN 8 OR WOULD BE PAYING 8 OR LESS DOLLARS A MONTH, WHICH EQUATES TO $96 OR LESS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO HOW WE GOT HERE, THIS CONVERSATION STARTED AROUND TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, FEBRUARY OF 24. AND SINCE THEN THERE'S BEEN INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS, CONVERSATIONS IN THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND PARTICULARLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY
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THROUGH DIGITAL COMMUNICATION, PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION, TOWN HALLS, INTENTIONAL OUTREACH TO DIFFERENT GROUPS, THE BILLING METHOD, FOR MOST CASES, THE BILL IS GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING WATER, SEWER OR SOLID WASTE UTILITY CITIZENS HAVE. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE SOME THAT DON'T HAVE THAT EXISTING BILL AND THEY WILL ALSO BE BILLED AS WELL. BUT FOR THE MOST PEOPLE, IT WILL COME THROUGH IN YOUR WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE BILL.SIMILAR SITUATION FOR NON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, THE BULK WILL COME THROUGH THE WATER BILL.
HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE SOME DIFFERENCES DEPENDING ON HOW THE METER ARRANGEMENT IS SET UP. SO ONTO THE GENERAL FUND FEES. SO WE HAVE SOME CODE ENFORCEMENT FEES THAT WE WERE TAKING OFF OF THE FEE SCHEDULE DUE TO NEW RULINGS. AND THEN HERE FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AS WELL. THERE ARE SOME ASSESSMENTS OF OUR CURRENT FEES AND BRINGING US UP TO MARKET SINCE IT'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF TIME SINCE WE HAD INCREASED THOSE FEES TO WATER AND WASTEWATER FEES.
SO IN TERMS OF THE WATER AND WASTEWEWATER BUDGET, THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE WATER AND SEWER BUDGET.
AND SO FOR THE FIVE YEAR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027 THROUGH 2030, 2031 HAS A $78.8 MILLION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN THE FIVE YEAR CIP AND THE BUDGET IS PROPOSING A 7% INCREASE FOR BOTH THE WATER AND THE SEWER RATES FOR FY 2026, 2027, SOME ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATION FEES.
THERE WAS AN INITIATION FEE AND THEN A TRANSFER FEE, GETTING DOING AWAY WITH THOSE AND CREATING A SINGULAR FEE FOR MORE CLARITY OF COMMUNICATION, JUST A SINGLE APPLICATION FEE FOR $15 AND THEN ADDING A SAME DAY TURN ON FEE AS WELL AS INCREASING THE TEMPORARY SERVICE FEE. THEN THERE'S A MINOR QUALIFICATION TO THE AFTER HOURS TURN ON FEE, ADDING THE DEFINITION OF WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS ONTO THE FEE SCHEDULE. HERE'S A GRAPH SHOWING 10,000 GALLON USE OF WATER AND 5,000 OF WASTEWATER. AND THIS SHOWS HOW WE COMPARE TO THE CITIES THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED AS OUR PEERS. AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS US WITHIN THE GROUP OF OUR PEERS THAT ARE OTHER FORT WORTH WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS.
SO IT SHOWS OUR CURRENT FEE AND PROPOSED FEE ON BOTH OF THOSE SLIDES ONTO SOLID WASTE FEES.
SO IN THE SOLID WASTE FEE ANNUALLY OUR VENDOR IS ALLOWED TO REQUEST A CPI INCREASE.
THEY REQUESTED 4.5, BUT OUR TEAM DID A GREAT JOB LOWERING THAT DOWN TO A 4.25 WHICH THEY AGREED TO. SO AND THEN THERE'S ALSO INCREASE INTO THE LITTER ABATEMENT AS WE HAD TO GO OUT FOR BID FOR THAT SERVICE. SO THIS SHOWS THE IMPACT TO THE RESIDENTIAL RATE TABLE.
AND THE NON RESIDENTIAL RATE TABLES. HERE IS A TABLE SHOWING COMPARATIVE CITIES SHOWING THE RATES. AND THEN IT GOES INTO WHAT THE SERVICE PACKAGES ARE AND THOSE COMPARABLE CITIES, THE FREQUENCY OF PICKUP AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARTS OR BAGS AND THEN WHO THE PROVIDER IS FOR REFERENCE. HIDDEN CREEK GREEN FEES SO THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM RATES FOR THE GREEN FEES. WHICH SHOULD INCREASE AS NEW IMPROVEMENTS ARE IMPLEMENTED.
HERE'S A SLIDE THAT IS A REQUESTED FEE TO BE CONSIDERED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER. AND SO THIS FEE WOULD BE A NO SHOW FEE. AND SO SINCE IT IS A NEW FEE TO THE BUDGET CONVERSATION, WE DID INCLUDE, LIKE WE DO IN OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FEES, A COMPARISON OF OUR SOME BENCHMARK CITIES. A GOLF COURSE HAS SOME DIFFERENT
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BENCHMARK CITIES THAN WE DO FOR NORMAL MUNICIPAL FEES. AND SO THIS IS A GROUP OF CITIES THAT DO OR DO NOT HAVE THAT FEE FOR CONSIDERATION. SO THIS WOULD BE IF THERE'S A CANCELLATION AND THEY FAIL TO NOTIFY THE GOLF COURSE PRIOR TO THE 24 HOURS BEFORE THE RESERVATION IS WHAT THAT FEE IS IN PLACE FOR. AND THIS AGAIN IS TIED TO THE MAXIMUM FEE OR THE MAXIMUM RATES. EXCUSE ME, PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND FEES.SO THIS HAS SOME INCREASES BEING PROPOSED TO THE RENTAL DEPOSITS. AND THIS IS TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE THOSE UTILIZING OUR FACILITIES TO ADHERE TO THE TERMS OF THEIR RENTAL AGREEMENT.
THESE HERE ARE LATE FEES RELATED TO ITEMS BEING UTILIZED. AND THIS FEE IS PER MINUTE. SO THIS WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE THAT WAS NOT ON THE FEE SCHEDULE.
SO THIS IS AN EFFORT TO MEMORIALIZE IT ON THE FEE SCHEDULE AS WELL AS TO STANDARDIZE THE FEE TO WITHIN THE GROUP THAT THE FEE RELATES TO HAVING A STANDARD FEE ACROSS THE BOARD. SO THESE SHOW THOSE RATES AT $3 FOR THESE ITEMS. AND THEN THIS NEXT PAGE SHOWS A FEW ITEMS AT $4 AND $6. THERE'S ALSO A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE CAMP FEES INTRINSICALLY TIED TO INCREASING THE QUALITY OF THE CAMP AND THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT THOSE CAMP ATTENDEES GET TO ENGAGE IN.
AND TO BE CONSISTENT WITH HOW WE'RE ASSESSING CREDIT CARD FEES BY UTILITY, CUSTOMER SERVICES, THE MUNICIPAL COURT AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS TO SHIFT THE PROCESSING FEE FOR THE CREDIT CARD FEE TO THE CLIENTS. SO THIS DOES RESULT IN COST SAVINGS OF AROUND $74,000, WHICH WE ARE SHOWING IN THE PPF BUDGET AS A BUDGET REDUCTION. AND HERE ARE SOME PROPOSED INCREASES TO THE RUSSELL FARM. THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH AND REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT TO ADJUST THESE FEES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
WHICH BRINGS US TO THE BUDGET SUMMARY INFORMATION SECTION OF OUR DISCUSSION THIS EVENING.
SO IN THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET, IN THE GENERAL FUND, THERE WAS PROPOSED REDUCTIONS OF A LITTLE OVER $155,000. AND AS OUR ANNUAL PRACTICE, WE DO BUDGET SALARY SAVINGS DUE TO ATTRITION. AS POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AND OPEN. WHILE WE LOOK TO FIND NEW EMPLOYEES, SOME OF THAT ORGANICALLY OCCURS. SO THAT'S AN ORGANIC SAVINGS RATHER THAN AN INTENTIONAL ACTION SAVINGS. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT $1 MILLION IS TOTALING IN $1.15 MILLION IN A REDUCTION IN THE GENERAL FUND IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. HERE IS A CITYWIDE TABLE THAT INCLUDES OUR OPERATING FUNDS AS WELL AS OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE PROGRAMMED IN THE CIP FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS A $302.1 MILLION PROPOSED BUDGET. AND WE DO SEE AN INCREASE. THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS IN CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT IS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET. ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM JOHNSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT THAT WHEN THEY SENT THE ESTIMATED CERTIFIED ROLES ON JULY 27, THE ROLES THAT THE BUDGET WAS, THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS BUILT ON.
AND THAT HAS BEEN IN ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD UP TO THIS EVENING. THE APPRAISAL ROLL WAS AT 94.7%, WHICH IS BELOW THE 95% THRESHOLD WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION. SO THEY SENT US UPDATED ROLLS. NOW THAT THEY MET THAT 95% THRESHOLD, WE ASKED THEM IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTER RECEIVING THESE UPDATED NUMBERS. AND THEY WERE AT 96% FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON. SO VALUES DID DECREASE. AND HERE'S A TABLE HERE SHOWING THE REVENUE IMPACT ON THE THREE
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FUNDS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES.SO GENERAL FUND GOING DOWN NEARLY 145,000. THE TIF DID GO UP SLIGHTLY AND THE DEBT SERVICE GOING DOWN ANOTHER 97,000. SO THIS IS THE IMPACT ON THE UPDATE TO THE CERTIFIED ROLLS. AND THESE ASSUMPTIONS ARE CALCULATED AT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.7218. SO HOW THAT LOOKS.
HERE'S THE UPDATED CERTIFIED VALUE HISTORY TABLE. SO THE FORMER TABLE THAT WE VIEWED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET WE SAW EARLIER IN THIS PRESENTATION WAS 5.57.
SO THIS DOES DROP DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER THAN WHAT WE RECEIVED IN JULY. AND HERE IS THE PROPOSED CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET WITH THOSE UPDATED RECORDS REVENUES FOR REFERENCE. HERE'S THE TIF ON SLIGHTLY INCREASING $800.
AND THEN THE IMPACT TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND. THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUND RECEIVES THE DIRECT TRANSFER OF THAT 0.302 CENT TAX. AND SO IT'S MARGINALLY DECREASED BY ROUGHLY $10,000. THIS SUMMER AFTER WE'VE BUILT THE BUDGET, THE LIBRARY WAS AWARDED A GRANT, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD NEWS.
THEY RECEIVED A GRANT FOR A LITTLE OVER $9,000 FROM THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION. AND SO WE WOULD PROPOSE A MODIFICATION TO THE LIBRARY GRANT FUND OF INCREASING THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BY THE AMOUNT OF THAT GRANT AWARD, WHICH EQUATES TO A ZERO FUND BALANCE IMPACT.
WE ARE PROPOSING ADDING THAT TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET SO THEY CAN USE THAT GRANT AWARD. AND FOR THE FEW SLIDES THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO LOOK AT, THERE ARE SOME CHANGE REQUESTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE HAD IN AUGUST, AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL REQUESTS THAT WERE SENT IN AFTER THAT PARTICULAR MEETING.
AND SO THERE IS CHANGES TO THE EXPENSE ASSUMPTIONS.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS A BALANCING OF THOSE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS THAT WE HAD IN THE OUT YEARS TO ADJUST THOSE DOWN TO WHERE WE COULD KEEP THE ENDING FIVE YEAR FUND BALANCE AT 25%. SO WHILE THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE ENDING FUND BALANCE, THERE'S A CHANGE IN WHAT THE CAPACITY COUNCIL HAS TO UTILIZE FUNDING FOR SUPPLEMENTALS, ONGOING COSTS THAT ARISE IN THE FUTURE. SO WE WANT TO QUALIFY THAT. SO COUNCIL DIRECTION. SO AFTER THE AUGUST 10 COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE BUDGET. THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AS PROPOSED AT THE 7218, WE WERE ASKED TO MOVE A $20,000 SUPPLEMENTAL FOR A KID ZONE SHADE STRUCTURE FROM THE UNFUNDED LIST TO THE FUNDED LIST. AND SO THAT IMPACTS THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND AS WELL AS THE 4B FUND, WHICH INCREASES THEIR SUBSIDY TRANSFER TO THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND BY THAT CORRESPONDING $20,000.
AND THEN TAKING THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY FTES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED IN THE GENERAL FUND AND HAVING THEM HAVE AN EFFECTIVE START DATE OF JANUARY 1ST WITHIN THE BUDGET AND THEN TO DEVELOP A SCENARIO ADDING ONE POLICE OFFICER AND ONE LIEUTENANT TO THE 2627 FISCAL YEAR IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR CONSIDERATION. SO WITH THAT, HERE IS THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET WITH THE UPDATED APPRAISAL VALUES WITH THAT ONE POLICE OFFICER AND ONE LIEUTENANT ADDED INTO THE FY27 PROJECTED BUDGET.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE BEFORE WE GET TO THAT TOTAL EXPENDITURES ROW THE TWO ROWS ABOVE THAT ARE THE ONE TIME AND ONGOING COSTS FOR THOSE TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS. KEVIN, WILL YOU BRIEFLY SPEAK TO THE CHANGE REGARDING THE ASSUMPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ONE TIME OR REOCCURRING SUPPLEMENTALS IN THE FIVE YEAR PROJECTION, HOW THOSE CHANGE AS WELL AS TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES? CERTAINLY. SO THE WE DID HAVE
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IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET ONE TIME SUPPLEMENTALS IN THE OUT YEARS, 500,000 A YEAR, ESCALATING AT 3% AS A HOLDER FOR FUTURE ONE TIME SUPPLEMENTALS. AND THEN THERE WAS A $1.25 MILLION FUTURE SUPPLEMENTAL BEGINNING IN FY28. AND SO THAT IN THIS SCENARIO ALL THOSE ONE TIME COSTS OF $500,000 A YEAR HAVE BEEN REMOVED TO MAINTAIN THAT 25% FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF 2031, AS WELL AS TAKING AWAY THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTAL IN 28 AND THEN BEGINNING IT A YEAR LATER WITH A LOWER AMOUNT, ABOUT $500,000 LESS THAN WHAT WAS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET TO BEGIN IN 2018 NOW IS BEGINNING IN 29, HALF A MILLION DOLLARS LESS.AND THAT GOES FORWARD AT THAT ESCALATING 3%. AND KEVIN, THOSE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS, WE'RE THINKING THAT WOULD BE PERSONNEL, RIGHT? WHAT THE ORIGINAL INTENT FOR THOSE POSITIONS WAS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET? YES, SIR. SOMETHING THAT HAS CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AND I RECOGNIZE THAT I'M THE ONE WHO THREW OUT THIS AUDIBLE HERE AGAINST THE AGAINST A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME. SO I DIDN'T GIVE US MUCH TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT THE NUMBERS WOULD LOOK LIKE WHAT CONCERNS ME IS RIGHT NOW, WHILE WE CAN MAKE THE TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT I ASKED MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER, THE ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICER AND THE LIEUTENANT TO ASSIST WITH TRAINING NOW THAT WE HAVE WILL BE CERTIFIED AND ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE TRAININGS IN HOUSE AND THE BENEFITS THAT WILL BE THERE WITH THAT. BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS REVENUE. IF YOU JUST LOOK AT 20, 28 REVENUE, 66, 9, 10, 08, 27, AND THEN YOU DROP DOWN TO EXPENDITURES AND IT'S 662-79921. AND AGAIN, I RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S NOT EASY FOR US TO DISCUSS MOVING THE TAX RATE, BUT THIS ISN'T FOR THE SAKE OF GROWING GOVERNMENT, JUST TO GROW GOVERNMENT. IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR STAFFING WITH THE PACE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S GROWTH AND TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE THAT OUR RESIDENTS EXPECT. OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE PEOPLE THAT OUR RESIDENTS COUNT ON THE MOST WHEN THEY NEED THEM IN THAT TIME OF NEED. AND SO AS OUR COMMUNITY GROWS, THE DEMANDS ON THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE GROWING. AND WE HAVE TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT ADDING POSITIONS INCREMENTALLY, IN MY OPINION, SO THAT WE'RE KEEPING UP OR ATTEMPTING TO KEEP AS CLOSE AS WE CAN WITH THE PACE OF OUR GROWTH. I KNOW WE'RE BEHIND IN A LOT OF THINGS, AND THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME IS IF WE DON'T DO THIS INCREMENTALLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE FACED WITH A MUCH HARDER DECISION AT SOME POINT THAT'S LIKE, OKAY, YOUR SERVICES HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DECLINED. YOU ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF ADDING 06, 8, 10 IN EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS, AND WE FINANCIALLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT. SO WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT STAFF HAS GET PROVIDED THIS FOR US TO DIGEST AT THE 0.7218, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IF WE'RE TRULY. IF WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER ADDING THESE TWO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY POSITIONS, WHICH IN MY OPINION I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT WE DO, I DON'T THINK WE CAN STAY AT THE 0.7218. I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE TO THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, IN A FEW SLIDES FROM NOW, WE'LL SHOW A SCENARIO OF WHAT THE NO NEW REVENUE WOULD RATE WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH THESE POSITIONS FUNDED.
OBVIOUSLY FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, AS CITY MANAGER, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT WHAT OUR REVENUES COMPARED TO EXPENDITURES IN THE PREVIOUS SCENARIOS WE'VE LOOKED AT OR THAT WERE PROPOSED WITH THE BUDGET. THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS WERE THERE AND THEY COULD OFFSET THE REDUCTION OF REVENUE VERSUS EXPENDITURES IN THIS SCENARIO. THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS ARE INSUFFICIENT TO OFFSET THE EXPENDITURES.
NOW, AGAIN, AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES, ONCE WE MOVED BEYOND ONE TO TWO YEARS, OUR CRYSTAL BALL BECOMES A LITTLE FOGGIER BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT GROWTH WILL BE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS WILL BE.
THESE ARE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES. BUT WE DO, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE,
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REALLY WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE TWO. COMPARING THOSE TWO LINES, WELL, 2028 DOESN'T SEEM THAT FAR AWAY, AND WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING UPSIDE DOWN.WE'LL BE DIPPING INTO OUR FUND BALANCE. AND WHILE NOW THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE I BELIEVE, LIKE THAT'S APPROPRIATE, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE THAT CAN BAIL US OUT IN THE EVENT OF SOME CATASTROPHE AND SOMETHING WE DIDN'T KNOW OR DIDN'T EXPECT IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. AND WE START. I KNOW YOU SAID IF YOU GET TOO FAR OUT, IT'S HAZY, THE NUMBERS, IT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY 25% IN 2031. COULD BE LESS, IT COULD BE MORE. AND WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED IS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SUPPLEMENTALS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STAFF, AND THAT THESE ARE THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR CITIZENS. AND THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF WHAT WE EXPECT WHEN WE CALL 911. WE EXPECT THEM TO ANSWER AND GET TO US IN AN APPROPRIATE TIME, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S US OR A LOVED ONE THAT'S IN DESPERATE NEED OF THAT SERVICE. AND SO I JUST.
IT'S. IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS ELECTED OFFICIALS TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER MONEY, BUT IT'S ALSO OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PLAN AHEAD AND PROTECT THE QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR CITIZENS. I'VE GOT ONE STATEMENT TO MAKE ON THAT, AND YOU'RE CORRECT. WE'RE RUNNING THE FUND BALANCE DOWN.
BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO INTENTIONALLY RUN THE FUND BALANCE DOWN. THAT'S ONE OF OUR UNIQUE FUNDS THAT HAS TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 25%. AND IN ORDER FOR THE BOND COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN OUR GRADE, WE'RE TRYING TO INTENTIONALLY RUN IT DOWN TO 25% FOR THE CITIZENS THAT SEE IT GOING DOWN. IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE LOSING MONEY, IT'S INTENTIONAL SO THAT WE CAN GET IT DOWN FIFTH YEAR TO 25% SO IT'LL FIT WITHIN OUR RULES. YEAH. I THINK WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT IN THESE SPECIFIC SCENARIOS, WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IS END WITH OUR POLICY IN MIND, AS COUNCILMEMBER SCOTT HAS SAID.
SO WE'VE GEARED ALL OF THESE TO HAVE EXPENDITURES TIED DOWN TO A DRAWDOWN OF 25%. AND COUNCILMEMBER SCOTT IS ALSO CORRECT THAT OUR POLICY IS BETWEEN 20 AND 25%. OBVIOUSLY TODAY CURRENT FUND BALANCES OVER THAT. SO THERE IS, IT'S OKAY TO BE SLIGHTLY OVER THAT AMOUNT TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST UNKNOWN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.
BUT THERE IS WISDOM IN NOT HAVING THAT NUMBER TOO HIGH WITHOUT A PURPOSE OR A PLANNED DRAWDOWN, AS COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT HAS SAID. SINCE WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT, CAN WE JUST JUMP TO THE, THE SLIDE OF. WITH ALL THE NUMBER WE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOURS IS. MINE'S 61.
YOURS IS PROBABLY 62. YEAH. SO LET YOU DO THIS ONE. YEAH. AND THEN IF I, IF I COULD. SO THIS SHOWS THAT $20,000 INCREASE IN SUPPLEMENTAL FOR THE KID ZONE IN THE PARTIAL PERFORMANCE FUND, HOW IT IMPACTS THE 4B FUND.
AND THEN TO MENTION, WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED IT, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO TAKE THAT SAME SCENARIO AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.
AND SO HERE IS THAT REQUEST AND GO AHEAD AND GO ONE MORE, KEVIN. AND JUST SO EVERYBODY SEES, SO WE. OR TWO MORE, SORRY, THIS IS TAKING OUT ALL THE SUPPLEMENT FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS TO SEE WHERE THE FUND BALANCE WOULD END UP. AND IT'S STILL POSITIVE EVERY YEAR EXCEPT FOR 31. OF COURSE.
LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE YEAR AT A TIME. BUT, BUT JUST LOOKING AT 28, YOU'VE STILL GOT A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF MONEY YOU COULD TO HIRE PERSONNEL GOING FORWARD. BUT ANYWAY, THAT KIND OF LUMPS IT ALL TOGETHER. IF WE ADDED THE TWO NEW POSITIONS AND THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER RECOMMENDED POSITIONS THAT WERE ALREADY IN THE BUDGET FOR THOSE WONDERING WHICH WAS TWO MORE FIREFIGHTERS, A TRAINING CAPTAIN AND A FULL TIME REC RECORDS COORDINATOR. AND THEN ALSO ADDING THESE TWO MORE AND ALL THOSE POSITIONS HAVE THAT EFFECTIVE START DATE OF JANUARY 1ST WHICH IS REFLECTIVE IN THE BUDGET IN YEAR ONE. AND WE HAVE THEM AT 100% IN THE OUT YEARS. OKAY. SO YEAH, WE'LL JUST START THESE HIRES IN JANUARY TO GIVE US A LITTLE THREE MONTH CUSHION. AND THEN KEVIN, YOU CAN GO BACK TO. AND THEN THIS, THIS IS JUST SHOWING THE. THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS AND DRAWING DOWN THE FUND BALANCE LIKE LARRY WAS TALKING ABOUT.
BUT NOW YOU'VE PICKED UP SUPPLEMENTALS IN 28, WHEREAS WITHOUT DOING THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, THERE ARE NO SUPPLEMENTALS.
IN 23. IT DOES GO SLIGHTLY UPSIDE DOWN AS YOU MENTIONED, OR IN 31. EXCUSE ME, BUT A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT. I
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THINK BY THEN IN FIVE OR FOUR YEARS WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS BY THEN TO.SO WITH THAT, HERE'S THE THOSE TWO VERSIONS AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WITH THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS AND THIS ONE WITHOUT THE FUTURE SUPPLEMENTALS SHOWING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
EXCUSE ME. AND HERE IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BEING PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET. AND OUR CAPITAL TEAM WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO MAKE THIS GREAT SLIDE TO LOOK AT NOT ONLY WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR CIP, BUT OTHER REGIONAL PROJECTS THAT ARE OCCURRING AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, OUR NEXT STEPS ARE SEPTEMBER 14TH. THE FINAL READING OF THE BUDGET RELATED ORDINANCES AND FOR THE ACTION REQUESTED THIS EVENING IS TO APPROVE OR DENY THE FIRST READING OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AND THEN THE APPROVING OF THE 4A AND 4B BUDGET RATIFICATION.
AT THIS TIME, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF YOU'LL ALLOW, I CAN OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON SEVERAL ITEMS AND I'LL CALL THOSE ITEMS AND THEN I'LL ASK THE MAYOR TO CALL THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO ORDER. SO THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2727 PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ON THE PROPOSED AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2026. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON SCHEDULE FEES, INCLUDING REAUTHORIZATION OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 82 UTILITIES TO ADD ARTICLE 7 MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEM DIVISION 1. AND THE NEXT ONE WILL BE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING ARTICLE 7 MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEMS OF CHAPTER 82 UTILITIES TO ADD DIVISION 2.
MAYOR, IF YOU COULD OPEN UP THE CITY OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ALL OF THESE ITEMS. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING UP AT . LET'S ALSO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME FOR FIVE MINUTES, PLEASE. YES, SIR. SO EVERY HO COMES FORWARD WHO HAS FILLED OUT A ARD OR IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD LATER, WILL BE GRANTED FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK. SINCE THESE ARE KIND OF HEAVY ITEMS HERE, THE FIRST ARD I HAVE IS PHILIP SANDERS. GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON. ARE WE JUST DOING A OR ARE WE GOING TO DO A AND B OR WHAT ARE WE DOING? MR. SANDERS HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ALL THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA UNDER BUDGET AND TAX RATE. SO YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND I CAN DO A AND B UNDER ONE SETTING, I BELIEVE. OKAY, THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO THIS COUNCIL WENT UP ON OUR TAXES LAST YEAR. DO NOT ALLOW ANOTHER TAX INCREASE.
PLEASE FIND A WAY TO STOP SPENDING AND CUT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS FROM ANY INCREASE. IF YOU CAN NOT CONTROL YOUR SPENDING, PLEASE STOP HIDING BEHIND THE LEGAL LOOPHOLES AND LET THE CITIZENS VOTE FOR ANY INCREASES.
WITHOUT A VOTE, THE COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO SAY NO TO MORE SPENDING AND NO MORE TAXES OR FEE INCREASES.
AND IN ADDITION TO THIS PRESENTATION, EVERY TIME WE SEE THESE PRESENTATIONS POP UP ON THIS SCREEN, IT'S A LOT TO ABSORB SITTING IN A SEAT AND YOU REALLY CAN'T GET IT ALL. I KNOW WHAT'S IN THE AGENDA, BUT WHAT MY PROBLEM IS THAT I DON'T SEE WHERE YOU'VE GOT A GRAPH THAT SAYS YOU'VE GOT A LAST YEAR'S TAX VERSUS THIS YEAR'S TAX, THE NEXT YEAR'S TAX AND SO FORTH.
CAN YOU SHOW US WHAT THE GROSS INCOME IS THROUGH THOSE YEARS INSTEAD OF JUST A GRAPH THAT SAYS IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS POINT AND THIS POINT. I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW MUCH COMES IN TOTAL GROSS. WHERE DOES IT GO? JUST IN GENERAL, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE BROKE DOWN LIKE THEY SHOW ON THAT SCREEN, BUT WHERE, WHERE'S THE MONEY GO? HOW MUCH IS LEFT OVER? OKAY, LET THE CITIZENS SEE WHAT YOU'RE SPENDING AND MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. I KNOW Y' ALL GO THROUGH A LOT OF WORK AND SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON IT, BUT SITTING IN THAT SEAT, IT'S NOT THE SAME THING BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT ON THAT SCREEN AND YOU CAN'T ABSORB IT ALL. AND IF YOU WANT TO GO STUDY THE AGENDA,
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GREAT. NOT A CPA. IT'S HARD TO GRASP. I DON'T. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL OF IT. CAN YOU MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE AVERAGE CITIZEN TO SEE WHAT YOUR GROSS COMING IN, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND? DOES IT GO TO 4A, 4B? WHAT YOU'RE ADDING ALL THAT STUFF? JUST A COUPLE OF LINE ITEMS. THAT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER.THAT'S MY OPINION. SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT ON A AND B.
THANKS. OKAY. WOULD YOU. HEY, PHILIP. YES, SIR? WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME UP AND KIND OF HELP US ON THAT? I MEAN, IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING PACIFIC.
WE SENT YOU SOME DATES ONE TIME WE DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM YOU, BUT WE'D LIKE TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU. OKAY. OKAY. I RESPONDED TO HIM. OKAY, LOOK AT ALL, LOOK AT ALL THE EMAILS. AND THEN THE LAST ONE I HAD TOLD HIM PREVIOUSLY, BEFORE THE LAST EMAIL, I TOLD HIM, I SAID, LOOK, I'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS. I EVEN HAD A MEETING WITH YOUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
AND I GOT THE EXACT SAME STUFF YOU SHOWED ME AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
DIDN'T ANSWER ANY OF MY QUESTIONS. AND SO I EXPLAINED MY CONCERNS AND I TOLD THEM IF WE COULD GET SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY DISCUSS THIS AND ANSWER SOME OF MY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO COME BACK.
BUT I'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH YOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND I DIDN'T MISS ONE OF THEM BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT WAS AN IMPORTANT ONE. I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR SURE. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU. IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILWOMAN JOHNSON, I KNOW YOU WANT TO GO UP ON THE TAXES YOU JUST SAID AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S IN THAT, I CALL IT RAINY FUND. WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, IF YOU CANNOT INCREASE THAT, LOWER THE TAXES INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO, WHY ARE YOU GOING UP ON EVERYTHING? I WANT YOU ALL TO CONSIDER SOMETHING THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN MY HEART. JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN SHOULD NOT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD GO AFTER ALL THE CITIZENS OF BURLESON TO FORCE THEM TO PAY YOUR BILLS, LOOK AT THE OTHER WAY AROUND AND START LOWERING THE PRICES AND THINK OF THEM. OKAY, THESE DEPARTMENTS NEED TO CUT BACK.
FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. MR. SANDERS, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE BURLESON'S FED SKI FEE SCHEDULE? SORRY, FEE SCHEDULE OR THE MUNICIPAL. IS THAT GOING TO BE STARTING EITHER C, D OR E? YOU'RE SIGNED UP FOR ALL OF THOSE. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, WE CAN ADD YOU ONE MORE TIME.
THERE YOU GO. SO THE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BURLESON STORMWATER TAX STARTING ON D, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY.
STORMWATER HAS GENERALLY BEEN CALCULATED AND APPROVED AS PART OF THE SUBDIVISION DESIGN, BUT THE ASSOCIATED FEES MAY BE EITHER INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL APPLICATION FEE OR BILLED SEPARATELY. THE DEVELOPER, NOT THE FUTURE HOMEOWNER, NORMALLY PAYS FOR THE DESIGN, REVIEW, CONSTRUCTION, AND REQUIRED DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE, ALTHOUGH THOSE COSTS ARE ULTIMATELY REFLECTED IN A LOT OF PRICES AND ASSESSMENTS.
ADDING A STORMWATER TAX IS DOUBLE, IF NOT TRIPLE TAXATION. THE CITIZENS PAY WHEN THEY PURCHASE THE. WHEN THEY PURCHASE THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. NOW THE GOVERNMENT AND CITY COUNCIL WANTS US TO PAY EVEN MORE.
THIS CURRENT GOVERNMENT AND CITY COUNCIL MUST LEARN TO MANAGE THE TAXES THAT ALREADY EX. THEY ALREADY EXTRACT FROM THE CITIZENS THEY REPRESENT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO CREATE MORE WAYS TO EXTRACT MONEY FROM US. TOP SPENDING. STOP SPENDING SO MUCH. THE CITY OF BURLESON MUST STOP OVERSPENDING, PAY OFF ALL THE BOND DEBT THAT THEY HAVE, STOP BORROWING BY ADDING MORE BOND DEBT, AND START A RAINY DAY FUND. IF YOU COULD LEARN HOW TO MANAGE THE MONEY PROPERLY, YOU COULD LOWER THE TAXES INSTEAD OF TRYING TO INCREASE TAXES ON OR MANUFACTURE NEW REVENUE STREAMS. I REGRET VOTING FOR EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER UP HERE IF YOU DON'T STOP SPENDING. I VOTED FOR EVERY PERSON UP HERE AND I'VE SPOKE ON THIS MULTIPLE TIMES, AND Y' ALL JUST KEEP SPENDING AND IT'S REALLY UPSET ME. YOU TOLD US NOT. NOT TO WATER OUR GRASS MORE THAN TWO WEEKS ON THIS LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND NOW YOU WANT US TO PAY YOU MORE MONEY WHEN WE HAVE OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN GRASS ON OUR PROPERTY. OKAY, SO I'M TALKING ABOUT THE STORMWATER TAX THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO EXTRACT FROM US. AND I HAVE AN ISSUE, AND YOU CAN ANSWER THIS IF YOU WANT TO, BUT I FEEL LIKE FROM WHAT I'M SEEING AND WHAT I'M HEARING, Y' ALL ARE. YOU'RE A MEMBER OF COG, AND Y' ALL ARE COPYING
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ALL THESE COG MEMBERS, WHICH IS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND EVERY CITY COMES UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS TO MAKE MORE MONEY. AND THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE IS HAPPENING HERE. JUST HOW I FEEL. WELL, YOU CAN. YOU CAN SAY WHETHER IT'S. IT'S TRUE OR NOT, BUT IT CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE IT. SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY ON THOSE THREE ITEMS. I'LL BE DOING H AND I NEXT.OKAY, THANK YOU, SIR. THE NEXT ARD I HAVE IS DIANE SHELTON.
GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING PUBLIC HEARINGS. I DON'T COME TO THESE VERY MUCH. WE ELECT YOU TO TAKE CARE OF US. I AM OPPOSED AGAINST, NOT FOR. NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH. COMPLETELY AGAINST ANY NEW FEE THAT Y' ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT OF WHATEVER DIVISION THAT'S VERY LENGTHY ON THE AGENDA. I LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU ARRIVED AT THE ERU, SOMETHING. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT IT'S CALLED. SORRY, I'M VERY CASUAL RIGHT NOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS RIDICULOUS THAT YOU WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR WATER THAT DRAINS OFF OF MY HOUSE OR THE WORKSHOP OR THE SHED OR THE PATIO THAT DRAINS INTO MY YARD. I WOULD BE. I'M PART OF THE LOWER 2% FOR SQUARE FOOTAGE, I BELIEVE.
BUT EVEN THE AVERAGE IS $8 ON TOP OF MY WATER BILL. BEFORE I OPEN A FAUCET AND LET ONE DROP OF WATER COME OUT OF MY FAUCET IS $60. $60 FOR THE RIGHT TO TURN ON MY FAUCET? THAT'S INSANE.
AND NOW YOU WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER ONGOING MONTHLY FEE FOR WATER THAT GOES INTO CREEKS, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, ETC. RIGHT NOW, THE CREEK BEHIND MY HOUSE IS BEING WORKED ON. IT'S GONE LONGER FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT THAT'S PART OF THE STORM DRAINAGE, LITTLE BOOGER CREEK. TO ME, THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE THERE AS A CAPITAL EXPENSE. AND THIS ALL ROLLS INTO THE FEE THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO CHARGE ME EVERY MONTH. WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE AND WHAT I EXPECTED TO HAVE DONE WAS ALL THE DIRT THAT SHIFTED FROM ONE SHORE TO THE OTHER, INSTEAD OF FURTHER DIGGING THAT OUT TO WITHIN ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF OF MY BACK FENCE TO PUT THE GABIONS, THE CAGED ROCKS, AS A BANK FOR THE WATER TO JAM INTO AND GO ON. TAKE THE SOIL THAT HAD WASHED OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE, REPACK IT AND GRADE IT. JUST LIKE AT WARREN PARK.
BETWEEN THE PARK AND THE NEWTON STREET BRIDGE, THAT LITTLE BIT IS GRADED. IT DOESN'T FLOW AWAY. IT DOESN'T GET GAPS IN IT. AND IT'S GOT GRASS GROWING THERE TO KEEP THE SOIL IN PLACE. A WHILE BACK, Y' ALL CAME AND DUG OUT RIGHT BEHIND MY HOUSE AND PUT LOOSE BOULDERS THERE AND BEGAN THAT WATER BEGAN TAKING OUT THE SHORE ON MY SIDE.
ON THE NEWTON STREET SIDE, WHAT USED TO BE TAKE TWO PASSES OF A LARGE TRACTOR TO MOW IT ERODED SO MUCH THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO EVEN WALK BACK THERE. SO I'LL CUT THIS DOWN AGAIN. I'M OPPOSED TO SOME NEW FEE THAT CHARGES ME. AND I DON'T EXPECT THAT FEE TO EVER GO
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DOWN BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THIS BUDGET, MOST EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING UP. I'LL YIELD MY TIME. I HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER CARD. KEVIN FISK. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS KEVIN FISK. I'M WITH LKQ CORPORATION. WE HAVE A FACILITY ON NORTH BURLESON DOWN BY HIGH POINT. WE ARE AN AUTO PARTS COMPANY AND THE FOREMOST RECYCLER OF MOTOR VEHICLES. WE BUILT OUR FACILITY DOWN THERE 14 YEARS AGO. AND WHEN WE DESIGNED THE PROPERTY, IT WAS GRADED SO THAT ALL THE DISCHARGED STORMWATER WOULD GO TOWARDS OUR IN GROUND STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THREE DETENTION SEDIMENT PONDS WHICH WE PUT IN THOSE DETENTION PONDS RECEIVED OR DO RECEIVE CHANNELIZED STORMWATER FROM VEGETATED SWALE ALONG OUR PERIMETERS. OUR PARKING LOT AND ENTRANCE FROM NORTH BURLESON WAS DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED GRADED TO DIRECT ALL STORMWATER TO OUR CATCH BASINS SO THAT IT WOULDN'T GO IN TO THE CITY OF BURLESON'S STORMWATER SYSTEM.WE'VE INSTALLED A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO PREVENT ANY IMPACT FROM ANY STORMWATER FROM OUR FACILITY TO SURROUNDING AREAS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WAS THERE WAS A STREAM THAT. A NATURAL STREAM THAT WENT THROUGH OUR PROPERTY.
TO PRESERVE THAT STREAM, WE'VE ALLOWED IT TO GO UNDER THE PROPERTY. THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT TO REDUCE THE IMPERVIOUS NATURE OF SOME OF THE LOT, WE USE ROCK INSTEAD OF PAVING. WE USE VERY LARGE ROCK. WE WERE GOING TO USE IT FOR DEMONSTRATION, BUT WE DIDN'T THINK IT MAYBE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO BRING THAT GIANT ROCK IN HERE. EIGHT INCHES OF ROCK SURFACE IN NEARLY 70 ACRES. AND THAT'S TO ALLOW WATER TO INFILTRATE DOWN THROUGH THAT SURFACE INTO OUR OWN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT IT DOESN'T GO OFF SITE.
WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS FEE, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST US ROUGHLY $5,400 A MONTH, $70,000 A YEAR.
IT SEEMED AWFULLY HIGH GIVEN THE INVESTMENT THAT WE MADE INTO THIS FACILITY 14 YEARS AGO TO MITIGATE ANY TYPE OF STORMWATER RUNOFF. WE WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO THINK THAT THERE COULD BE SOME, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE. WE'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE FACILITY FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MEASURES THAT WE'VE TAKEN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE STORMWATER RUNOFF.
THE MEASURES THAT WE'VE USED TO MITIGATE THAT SORT OF THING AND TO REDUCE THAT SORT OF EXPOSURE TO THIS KIND OF FEE. IT IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST FEE THAT WE WOULD PAY IN NORTH TEXAS FOR ANY OF OUR FACILITIES. WE DID A COMPARISON AND THE OTHER FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE REGION PAY A FRACTION OF WHAT THIS WOULD BE. THIS MONTHLY FEE WOULD FAR UP OUT, WOULD FAR EXCEED OUR ELECTRICITY BILL. AND WE'RE USING ELECTRICITY, STORMWATER. THE SYSTEM HERE,
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WE'RE NOT USING IT. WE'VE GOT OUR OWN. SO WE THINK THAT THIS IS QUITE EXCEEDS THE NORM.AND MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CALLING ME FRIDAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. WE HOPE YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE WITH OUR FACILITY AND ADJUST THIS ACCORDINGLY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DURING A PUBLIC HEARING? DURING THIS SECTION OF PUBLIC HEARING? MR. JANISH. BILL JANISH. I AM IN FAVOR OF THE STORMWATER FEE. IT'S SOMETHING I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU GUYS ABOUT FOR OVER SIX YEARS ABOUT SOME OF THE AREAS. I'VE LIVED HERE 59 YEARS. I'VE SEEN WATER COME AND GO. I'VE SEEN IT RIGHT, REALLY RISE IN AREAS WHERE I REMEMBER BEING A TEENAGER, MAYBE KNEE DEEP IN A FEW. I'VE BEEN IN IT HIP DEEP. I'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT IT WHERE A FRIEND OF MINE, SHE BARELY GOT OUT OF THERE. SHE'S 5, 10 AND SHE IS JUST DEEP IN THE WATER. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU PUT DOWN A PAVER ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL, IF THE WATER CAN'T ABSORB IN, IT'S GOING TO RUN OFF SOMEWHERE. THE BOULDERS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT OR YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT ACTUALLY DEFLECTS AND SLOWS DOWN THE WATER. THE RUSSIAN WATER CREATES A LOT OF DAMAGES. WHENEVER YOU TALK ABOUT STORMWATER FEES, YOU GOTTA WEIGH OUT, YOU KNOW, RISK, BENEFITS, VALUE AND LONGEVITY AND ALSO CATASTROPHE.
I WANT TO SPEAK1 MAY 2024, HUSBAND, WIFE AND HER 4 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING A COUNTRY ROAD, ROAD THAT THEY HAD DRIVEN ON OVER A HUNDRED TIMES. COMING FROM A FAMILY MEMBER'S HOUSE, WATER STARTED TO RISE. THEY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE COUNTRY ROAD. A CAR PASSED THROUGH RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. NO PROBLEM. THEY WERE GOING THROUGH SLOW. JUST HAPPENED TO GRAB THEIR TRUCK TIRES JUST RIGHT, SLID THEM OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
THEY MADE A DECISION TO TRY AND GET OUT, TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND. THE WATER SWEPT ALL THEIR FEET OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THEM AS PITCH BLACK.
THE BEST THEY COULD DO IS GRAB ONTO SOMETHING. THE HUSBAND WAS WASHED AWAY FROM THE WIFE. THE WIFE WAS HANGING ONTO A LITTLE KID FROM 2 O' CLOCK IN THE MORNING TILL 5 O' CLOCK BEFORE THE SWIFT RESCUE TEAM COULD GET OUT THERE TO HIM.
SADLY, BEFORE THEY GOT THERE TO HIM, THE LITTLE BOY WAS SWEPT OUT OF THE MOTHER'S ARMS. THEY FOUND HIM ABOUT IN THE MORNING. I'M TALKING ABOUT RUSHING WATERS THAT YOU TYPICALLY SEE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE'VE SEEN IT HERE. TREE THAT'S BIG AROUND, WASHED OVER. I KNOW THAT AREA.
I'VE DRIVEN IT PROBABLY A THOUSAND TIMES. I'VE GOT PICTURES OF IT. I WOULDN'T SHOW IT, BUT I'VE GOT PICTURES OF ALL THE DAMAGE TO THAT CREEK IN THAT WHOLE AREA. THIS FEE IS FOR UPKEEP, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE NOW, WATERWAYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT IN FUTURE. WHAT ARE THE RISK? WHAT'S THE VALUE OF LIFE? YOU TELL ME. THE DAMAGES THAT YOU TYPICALLY SEE, LIKE IN MY LINE OF WORK, I'M A GENERAL CONTRACTOR. I SEE FOUNDATIONS AND FENCES AND TREES AND CULVERTS AND DRIVEWAYS. I'VE SEEN CULVERTS, 24 FOOT CULVERT RAISED UP ABOUT 20 DEGREES. IT WAS IMPACTED WITH SAND, GRAVEL, THE WAY TO THE DIRT ON TOP.
YOU JUST DON'T SEE THAT. AND IT HAPPENED HERE IN BURLESON.
IT'S JUST A FREAK THING, BUT IT HAPPENS. WATER LIKE THE MAN WHO SPOKE ABOUT A MINUTE AGO THAT OKQ, THEY'VE TAKEN PROACTIVE IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
BUT YOU HAVE WATER IN BURLESON THAT FLOWS OTHER PLACES. YOU HAVE OTHER COMMUNITIES, THEIR WATER COMES THROUGH BURLESON. SO IT'S NOT JUST OUR ROOFTOP WATER, OUR GROUNDWATER, THE WATER, YOU KNOW, SHEDDING OFF OUR DRIVEWAYS. IT'S COMING FROM MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
DAMAGES. I MEAN WE CAN TOUCH ON ROADS. I MEAN A LOT OF THE POTHOLES. WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? WATER GETTING UNDERNEATH THE STREET. WHERE'S THE WATER COME FROM? IT WORKS ITS WAY, YOU KNOW, THE GROUNDWATER THAT ARE THE GROUND SOILS THAT ARE COMPACTED FOR THE ROADS. THE WATER GETS UNDERNEATH THERE, IT LOOSENS IT UP AND YOU END UP WITH A DEFECTIVE GROUND.
PEOPLE CAN SAY, BLAME THE HOMEOWNERS THAT LIVE NEAR A CREEK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN HAVING A PRETTY YARD.
YOU'RE NOT THERE ONE DAY, YOU STEP IN, YOU KNOW, HOT WET DOG MESS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO OWN A DOG. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE NEAR A CREEK. THE FLOODING CAN STILL COME TO YOUR PROPERTY. AND IT HAPPENS. WE SEE IT EVERY TIME DURING A BIG STORM. WE'VE SEEN IT IN OTHER COUNTRIES. THE $8.
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I'VE ATTENDED A LOT OF THESE MEETINGS, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS TOO. THE $8 I THINK IS ON THE LOW END. I THINK IT SHOULD REALLY BEEN AROUND 12. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU GUYS DO. YOU TRY TO DO IT TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THE PEOPLE AS MUCH. IF YOU DO NOT PASS THIS FEE, I GUARANTEE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND RAISE TAXES TO COVER IT. THERE'S SOMETHING YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM. A FEW YEARS AGO I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE GUYS FROM KIMWAY HORN AND I'D ASK THEM, HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IT'LL BE? I WAS THINKING IT'S GOING TO BE 40, 50 MILLION. 150 MILLION IS WHAT THEY GUESSED AND THEN COME IN AT 147 MILLION. THAT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO PRICE. IT'S PROBABLY OVER THAT NOW. IF YOU DON'T PASS THIS NOW IN A COUPLE YEARS, I GUARANTEE IT'S GONNA BE OVER $200 MILLION. WHO ELSE MIGHT BE AT RISK OF, YOU KNOW, DYING BETWEEN NOW AND THEN? APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND PASS THIS THING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? MAYOR, IF YOU COULD CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS PLEASE. I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:35.THANK YOU. MAYOR. I DO NEED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT ADOPT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE TONIGHT FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THE FINAL READING OF THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE TAX RATE WILL BE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026 AT HERE AT 5:30 PM HEARE AT BURLESON CITY COUNCIL HALL. 141 W. RENFRO ST.
BURLESON, TX 76028. NOW, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE WILL NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AND I WILL ASK FOR SPEAKERS AGAIN BECAUSE THERE ARE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT ITEMS THAT WERE LISTED.
THE FIRST ITEM BEFORE YOU IS 6 SORRY, 6F. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 82 UTILITIES TO ADD ARTICLE 7 MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEM DIVISION 1, CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION TO ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEM AND PROVIDING FOR A DRAINAGE SERVICE, BILLING EXEMPTIONS, DRAINAGE CHARGE AND APPEALS.
THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST READING. I DO HAVE.
MR. SANDERS, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE, TOO? YOU'VE SIGNED UP FOR IT. WILL THIS ALSO BE. IS THAT JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR F. YES, SIR.
THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL RIGHT NOW FOR ACTION.
OKAY, I'LL MAKE THIS ONE SHORT.
THE STORMWATER. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH MONEY. IF YOU'LL STOP SPENDING, YOU CAN ADJUST YOUR. YOUR MONEY THAT YOU'VE GOT IN GENERAL FUND AND OTHER FUNDS AND ALL THESE BONDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THE HARD DECISIONS TO SAY NO. Y' ALL APPROVE 99% OF THE STUFF. I'VE EVER BEEN TO THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND Y' ALL APPROVE SO MUCH STUFF.
JUST FIND A WAY TO SAY NO OR LET THE CITIZENS VOTE. IF THE CITIZENS VOTE TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT, I'LL SHUT UP. IF THEY APPROVE IT, I'LL SHUT UP.
BUT I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO STOP SPENDING YOUR MONEY.
QUIT ADDING STUFF TO US. WE READY? BILL JANISH HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE, TOO.
WE'RE READY ON 6F. IS THERE A MOTION ON 6F? BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION REAL QUICK. IF. IF WE WERE GONNA DISCUSS ANY CAPS OR ANYTHING, THAT WOULD BE ON THE NEXT ITEM WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY SETTING THE FEE. THIS IS JUST TO ESTABLISH THE ORDER. THIS IS JUST ESSENTIALLY CREATING THE UTILITY. IF YOU WERE GOING TO EXPLORE A CAT, YOU WOULD DO IT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE PIECE. IS THERE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I GOT A MOTION BY LARRY. A SECOND BY DAN. PLEASE VOTE. PASSAGE NANOS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 6G. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING ARTICLE 7, MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEM OF CHAPTER 82 UTILITIES TO ADD DIVISION 2 MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY, SCHEDULE OF DRAINAGE CHARGE, ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE
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UTILITY SYSTEM FEE AND PROVIDING A SCHEDULE OF DRAINAGE CHARGES. THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST READING. MR. SANDERS, YOU ALSO WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE. TAXES INCREASE MUST NOT BE ALLOWED.THE CITY COUNCIL IS HUNTING FOR AS MANY WAYS AS POSSIBLE TO EXTRACT AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE CITIZENS WITHOUT CONTROLLING THEIR SPENDING. YOU KEEP SAYING THIS CITY HAS INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BY A LOT. WHERE'S THE TAXES FROM THE INCREASE? THE CITY COUNT? THE. THE COUNCIL CARES MORE ABOUT THE CITY DEPARTMENTS THAN THEY DO THE CITIZENS, THEY ARE FORCED TO PAY THE BILLS WHEN THEY COME DUE, PAY OFF ALL THE MANY BONDS, LOWER THE TAXES SO THE CITIZENS CAN GET SOME RELIEF. HOW MANY MORE TAXES AND FEES ARE YOU GOING TO MANUFACTURE, INCREASE TO KEEP SPENDING MORE. IS THERE A MOTION ON 6G BEFORE WE. THIS IS WHERE I HAVE A QUESTION.
ARE THE OFFSETS AND DO WE HAVE OFFSETS IN PLACE ON THESE FEES? LIKE IF SOMEBODY HAS A DETENTION OR RETENTION BOND, IS THAT CALCULATED AS A CREDIT TO THEM OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO THE CURRENT ORDINANCE IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED AND DISCUSSED WITH COUNCILS. THERE ARE NO CREDITS FOR DETENTION OR OTHER ASPECTS.
THERE ARE APPEALS BY WHICH SOMEONE COULD MAKE.
OR THERE IS A PROPERTY IS 100% SELF CONTAINED, THEN THERE WOULD BE A STATE EXEMPTION AND THEN. MR. THOMPSON, IF YOU FEEL LIKE I'VE MISSED ANYTHING, PLEASE. THERE YOU GO. ADAM, IF I CAN OFFER A WORD OR TWO ON THAT SUBJECT, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKED THAT QUESTION BY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN REQUIRED BY THEIR ENGINEERING PLANS TO BUILD RETENTION STRUCTURES. A RETENTION STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO KEEP WATER FROM IMPERVIOUS SURFACES FROM OVERPOWERING THE DOWNSTREAM SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE RATE THAT IT LEAVES THE PROPERTY.
RETENTION PONDS ARE DESIGNED TO IMPOUND THE WATER TEMPORARILY, BUT ULTIMATELY RELEASE IT ALL INTO THE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
THE IDEA OF THE STORMWATER UTILITY ADDRESSING IMPERVIOUS SURFACES IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER THAT LEAVES. BECAUSE IT'S ASSUMED THAT PERVIOUS SURFACES WOULD ABSORB SOME WATER, HOLD IT, IT WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE PROPERTY. WHEN THOSE ARE MADE IMPERVIOUS, THEN IT DOES GO DOWNSTREAM. SO THAT'S THE LOGIC BASICALLY BEHIND THAT. THE VOLUME OF WATER, NOT THE RATE THAT IT LEAVES THE PROPERTY. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH ONE ADDITION, MAXIMUM ERU CAP AT 261.
COUNCILMEMBER SCOTT, CAN I MAKE A CLARIFICATION ON THAT? IS THAT CAP PER ACCOUNT, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. I'M GOING TO WITHDRAW MY SECOND ON THAT. 260 OR 261. WE CAN GO 260. 260. OKAY. IF COUNCIL WILL JUST WAIT. I'M GONNA HAVE TO RUN THROUGH THIS AGAIN BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO WITHDRAW YOUR SECOND, CORRECT? YES, I WITHDRAW. IT CAME OFF. IT STILL SHOWS.
IT'S OFF HERE, BUT IT'S NOT SHOWING THAT WAY, SO I HAVE TO RUN IT THROUGH.
MR. SCOTT, IF YOU WILL PRESS AGAIN. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION, VALERIE. AND A SECOND BY ADAM, PLEASE. VOTE.
DENIED. FOUR, TWO, THREE. IS THERE AN ALTERNATE MOTION, MIKE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE. WHICH ONE ARE WE ON? 6G. 6G. I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN AND I GOT A SECOND BY ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES SIX TO ONE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 6H. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND
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TERMINATING SEPTEMBER 30, 2027, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EACH FUND, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FINDING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE PROPERTY, MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY AN AMOUNT OF $991,712, WHICH IS A 2.12% INCREASE, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, 543,176 3 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLLS THIS YEAR.THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST READING. IS THERE A MOTION ON 6H? SORRY, MR. SANDERS DID SIGN UP FOR THIS ONE AS WELL. MR. SANDERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO.
NO, THERE'S. IS THERE A MOTION ON 6H? THERE IS NO SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ON THAT ONE. IT'S THE NEXT ITEM. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST AND TERMINATING SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2027. I GOT A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND SECOND BY PHIL, PLEASE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.
THAT BRINGS US TO 6I. AND FOR THIS ONE, THERE IS A SPECIFIC MOTION.
IT'S LISTED ON A PIECE OF PAPER IN FRONT OF YOU IN CASE YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION FOR 6I.
THAT IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE LEVYING THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX OF THE CITY OF BURLESON FOR TAX YEAR 2026 ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY ON JANUARY 1, 2026, AND ADOPTING A TAX RATE OF 0.7298 PER $100 EVALUATION FOR PROPERTY YEAR 2026, PROVIDING FOR REVENUES FOR PAYMENTS OF CURRENT MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS OF INTEREST IN PRINCIPAL ON OUTSTANDING CITY OF BURLESON DEBT, PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF COLLECTIONS, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERITY CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FINDING THAT AT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE DOES NOT EXCEED THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE. THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST READING. REMEMBER THEIR SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FOR THIS. IS THERE A MOTION ON SIX? AYE. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BEAT A TAX RATE OF $0.7298 PER $100 VALUATION AND OF THAT RATE, $5,013 PER $100 VALUATION IS TO FUND THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AND $0.2285 PER $100 VALUATION IS TO FUND THE CITY'S DEBT SERVICE. I HAVE A MOTION BY VICTORIA AND A SECOND BY DAN. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 6J. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION OF AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027 SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR VARIOUS CITY OF BURLESON SERVICES. THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST READING. IS THERE A MOTION ON SIX J? TOMMY? SORRY. THIS. THIS INCLUDES THE.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL FEE THAT WAS PROPOSED THAT KEVIN WENT TO REGARDING THE NO SHOW FEE.
OKAY, SECOND YOUR MOTION, DAN.
I GOT A MOTION FOR. DAN, A SECOND BY ADAM, PLEASE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THAT MOVES US ON TO 6K. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION OF AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027 RATES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE. THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST READING. IS THERE A MOTION ON 6K? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY ALEXA AND SECOND BY VICTORIA. PLEASE VOTE.
PASSIVE. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 6L. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027 RATES FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE, RECYCLABLE AND TRASH. THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
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ON FIRST READING. IS THERE A MOTION ON 6L? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION BY PHIL AND A SECOND BY ALEXA.PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.
THAT BRINGS US TO 6M. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPACT IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027-2030-2031. THIS IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON FIRST READING. IS THERE A MOTION ON 6M? HAVE A MOTION BY DAN, A SECOND BY VICTORIA, PLEASE VOTE. BAM. MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU,
[6.N. Consider and take possible action on a minute order ratifying the Burleson 4A Economic Development Corporation Board’s action to adopt an annual budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. (Staff Contact: Kevin Hennessey, Director of Finance)]
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 6N. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A MINUTE ORDER RATIFYING THE BURLESON FOYER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD'S ACTION TO ADOPT AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027. AND I'LL ALSO CALL FORWARD 6O.CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AMENDED ORDER RATIFYING THE BURLESON COMMUNITY SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD'S ACTION TO ADOPT AN ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 2027.
BOTH ARE PRESENTED BY KEVIN HENNESSY, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. MR. HENNESSY, THESE.
THESE ITEMS WERE PRESENTED TO THE 4A AND 4B BOARD. THAT'S EMBEDDED IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE JUST REVIEWED.
HOWEVER, I DO HAVE THE EXACT SLIDES THAT WE TOOK. THEM SHOWS THE FOUR A4B FUNDS AT A MORE GRANULAR LEVEL. WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE IF YOU DESIRE OR CAN PROCEED HOWEVER YOU PREFER. DOES ANYONE WANT TO SEE THOSE AGAIN OR. I MEAN SINCE IT'S FIRST READING, I THINK WE GO AHEAD AND JUST SHOW THEM. OKAY, LET'S DO IT. THIS IS, THIS IS A RATIFICATION OF WHAT THE. THE BOARDS DID.
SO THIS ISN'T ONE OF THE FIRST READINGS. WELL, JUDGING BY THE ATTENDANCE AT THOSE BOARD MEETINGS, WE HAVE MORE HERE TONIGHT.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO IT. FAIR ENOUGH. SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SO THE 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THEY HAVE INCENTIVES. SO THIS IS A LIST OF THE PLANNED INCENTIVES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. AND WE SEE THE FUND HIGHLIGHTS.
THERE'S AN ANTICIPATED BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OF 8.7 MILLION. REVENUES OF A LITTLE OVER 10.8. EXPENSES OF 11.6 WITH AN ENDING FUND BALANCE PROJECTED TO BE $7.9 MILLION.
SO THE SUPPLEMENTALS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE 4A BUDGET WAS RESTORING THE MERIT FOR THE EMPLOYEES FUNDED OUT OF THE 4A FUND. BACK TO 10. 1.
IF WE REMEMBER THIS IS A CITYWIDE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST.
THIS JUST SHOWS THE IMPACT THAT HITS THIS PARTICULAR FUND. AND THEN AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS WEBSITE RENOVATION REDO FOR $15,000. SO THIS IS THE THREE YEAR SUMMARY THAT WE HAVE.
BUT IF YOU BARELY WILL POP OVER HERE, HERE'S A FIVE YEAR FORECAST. WE SEE THE F YEAR 2027 PROJECTED COLUMN. THAT'S THE BUDGET WE'RE ADOPTING FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND THEN WE HAVE THOSE ADDITIONAL FOUR YEARS IN THE OUT YEARS. SO WE SEE THE INCENTIVES WERE BUDGETED HIGHER THAN NORMAL THAN A NORMAL YEAR IN FY26.
BUT SOME OF THOSE ARE LEVELING OFF INTO THE YEAR END ESTIMATE AND INTO FY27. AND THOSE DRAMATICALLY DROP OFF OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
RIGHT. SETTING THE CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE IN FY29. SO THOSE ARE THE CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES PRETTY INTRINSICALLY TIED TO THE INCENTIVE SCHEDULE IN THE 4A FUND. THESE ARE THE 4A PROJECTS. THAT'S SOME ALSBURY, LAKEWOOD DRIVE, HEWLAND STREET AND IDENTIFY FUTURE PROJECTS. AND SO THE 4A BOARD APPROVED WITH NO CHANGES. AND SO THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO RATIFY THEIR ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL
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OF THE BUDGET. ARE YOU READY? DID YOU WANT TO TAKE SIX IN FIRST AND THEN. OR WAS THAT A PRESENT? I COULD THE. THE.THAT WAS FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS FOR. OH YEAH.
SO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE.
YES, SIR. TAKE A VOTE. ON. IS THERE A MOTION ON 6 IN AND MOVE TO APPROVE 6 N. I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM. A SECOND BY ELECTION. PLEASE VOTE.
[6.O. Consider and take possible action on a minute order ratifying the Burleson Community Service Development Corporation Board’s action to adopt an annual budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. (Staff Contact: Kevin Hennessey, Director of Finance)]
PASSAGE UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. KEVIN WITH 6.0. SO THIS IS THE PRESENTATION WE TOOK TO THE 4B BOARD. IT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT $20,000 INCREASE SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND FOR THAT KID ZONE STRUCTURE, SHADE STRUCTURE. SO THAT DOES IMPACT THE TRANSFER OUT.BUT THAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION AS WELL.
SO THE FORBY FUND SUPPORTS PARKS ADMINISTRATION, SUBSIDIZES THE PARKS PERFORMANCE FUND, THE GOLF FUND AND THE CAPITAL FUND FOR PARKS IMPROVEMENT. THE FORBY FUND HAS A PROJECTED BEGINNING FUND BALANCE OF A LITTLE OVER 4.1 MILLION. REVENUES OF A LITTLE OVER 8.4, EXPENDITURES OF 9.2 WITH A PROJECTED ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $3.3 MILLION. THESE ARE THE LIST OF SUPPLEMENTALS PROPOSED IN THE 4B FUND. AGAIN WE HAVE THAT RESTORATION OF MERIT FROM JANUARY 1ST TO OCTOBER 1ST. REMEMBER LAST YEAR IT WAS A PROPOSED REDUCTION TO REMOVE IT TO JANUARY 1.
COUNCIL SAW FIT TO DENY THAT PROPOSAL FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REINSTATES THE OCTOBER 1ST EFFECTIVE DATE FOR MERITS FOR THE 27TH AND INTO THE FUTURE. HAS SOME ITEMS FOR PARK LIGHTING, SOME LIGHTS THROUGHOUT SOME OF OUR UNLIT PARKS. A STUMP GRINDER, WALK BEHIND TRENCHER. ANOTHER YEAR OF THE TEXAS A AND M FOREST SERVICE GRANT. SO THERE'S A $20,000 EXPENDITURE AS WELL AS THE REVENUE OFFSET FROM THAT GRANT AWARD. SOME $5,000 FOR A SHARED USE PATH, TRAIL STRIPING AND THEN SOME EQUIPMENT MOWERS FOR 13.5 THOUSAND. HERE AGAIN IS THAT THREE YEAR SUMMARY THAT WE SHOW IN THE BUDGET AND REFLECTED IN OUR FIVE YEAR FORECAST TABLE.
WE SHOW THE FUND AND THE IMPACT OVER THE FIVE YEARS THE FUND'S ENDING IN THE PROPOSED ENDING FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF FY23 PROJECTED OUT AT 38.33%. REMEMBER, SOME OF THOSE PARKS PROJECTS WHILE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THOSE MASTER PLANS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE CIP. SO THIS IS AN EXPECTED HIGHER FUND BALANCE.
HERE'S ALL OF THE PROJECTS IN THE CIP RELATED TO PARKS.
SO A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE CIP. AND THIS WAS THE PRESENTATION OF THE 4B BOARD APPROVED WITHOUT ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO RATIFY THEIR APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I HAVE A MOTION BY ALEXA AND A SECOND BY VICTORIA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSES
[7.A. A.449 E Renfro St/217 Village Creek Pkwy (ZC26-004): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on a zoning ordinance change request on approximately 2.315 acres of land from PD, Planned Development to SP, Site Plan District, with an underlying zoning district of GR, General Retail with the additional use of Auto Laundry/Car Wash generally located at 449 E Renfro St/217 Village Creek Pkwy. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 4-1)]
UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 7 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS. 7A 449 E.RENFRO ST. 217 VILLAGE CREEK PARKWAY. ZONING CASE 26 004.
TONIGHT IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGE REQUEST ON A PROJECT APPROXIMATELY 2.315 ACRES OF LAND FROM PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO SP SITE PLAN DISTRICT WITH AN UNDERLINING ZONING DISTRICT OF GR GENERAL RETAIL WITH THE ADDITIONAL USE OF AUTO LAUNDRY CAR WASH GENERALLY LOCATED AT 449 E.
RENFRO ST. 217 VILLAGE CREEK PARKWAY. THIS IS BEFORE CITY
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COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS TONY MCILWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. MR. MCELWAIN. THANK YOU. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM DOES INVOLVE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF IMPROVEMENT OF SITE PLAN ZONING REQUESTS.
THE LOCATION IS 449 E.S. RENFRO ST. 217 VILLAGE CREEK PARKWAY. WE'VE GOT THE AREA ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU. THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE TONIGHT IN ATTENDANCE. THE CONSIDERATION IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO SP SITE PLAN TO ALLOW A LISTING OF GENERAL RETAIL USES ALONG WITH AUTO LAUNDRY CAR WASH USE.
CURRENT ZONING OF THIS PROPERTY AND SOME OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY IS PLANT DEVELOPMENT. IT IS SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE REGIONAL OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL USE. THIS IS A SITE PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO CITY STAFF THAT WAS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHOWING SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE BUBBLES CAR WASH WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE QUICK TRIP GAS STATION JUST DUE SOUTH OF THE PROJECT SITE. I HAVE TWO PROPOSED TO HAVE TWO INGRESS EGRESS POINTS OFF OF VILLAGE CREEK PARKWAY.
EXCUSE ME. ALONG WITH THE BAY FOR CAR WASH ACTIVITY APPROXIMATELY 120FT IN LENGTH. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER GRAPHIC SHOWING YOU THE DETAIL OF THE MATERIALS AND PLANT MATERIALS THAT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE. WE NOTIFIED EIGHT ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL AS PLACED AN AD IN THE NEWSPAPER AND PUT A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY.
DURING THE COURSE OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WE DID HAVE TWO SPEAKERS, ONE OF WHICH WAS IN OPPOSITION, ONE OF WHICH WAS IN SUPPORT. THE COMMISSIONERS INQUIRED ABOUT ROADWAY IMPACTS, TURN LANES AND IMPACT TO THE ADJACENT MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ULTIMATELY THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 4 TO 1. STAFF BELIEVE THAT THE REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN ZONING IS APPROPRIATE AT THIS LOCATION, WILL ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE REQUEST AS WELL. YOUR OPTIONS AS LISTED ON THE SCREEN ARE TO APPROVE OR DENY. YOU DO HAVE ANOTHER OPTION TO APPROVE OF CONDITIONS. BUT COUNCIL, THOSE ARE YOUR OPTIONS TO APPROVE. YOU CAN APPROVE A CONDITIONS OR DENY, NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE PRIOR TO OPENING A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ELEVATION VIEWS. IS IT GOING TO REQUIRE A TRAFFIC STUDY? I MEAN, WHAT'S GOING ON? SURE. I DON'T WANT TO. I DON'T WANT JUST A DOOR LIKE WE'VE ALREADY GOT OPENING UP TO WILSHIRE. AND YOU'RE SEEING BRUSHES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SURE. I. I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION LOADED FOR THE APPLICANT. IF YOU LIKE THEM TO STEP THROUGH THAT WITH YOU, THAT'D BE GREAT. I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT TRAFFIC. DO I SEE THAT NOW OR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY. Y' ALL WANT TO SEE IT? OKAY, LET'S SEE IT.
OKAY. I WILL ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD. WE DO HAVE IT LOADED. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO QUICK TRIP HAS GOTTEN INTO A NEW BUSINESS WITH CAR WASHES. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE DEVELOP IN. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE SITE PLAN. I'LL SKIP OVER THAT. THIS IS JUST AN AERIAL KIND OF SHOWING WHAT THE LAYOUT OF THAT SITE WOULD LOOK LIKE IN RELATIVITY TO THE REST OF THE BUSINESSES ADJACENT TO US. THIS IS THE BUILDING ELEVATION THAT YOU HAD ASKED TO SEE. I THINK I HAVE A FEW MORE RENDERINGS HERE JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW IT WOULD LAY OUT ON THAT CORNER. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND NOW. SO THIS ISN'T FACING RENFRO. THIS IS BEHIND YOU. THE QT. CORRECT.
CORRECT. IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE. THE EXISTING QUICK TRIP. ANY QUESTIONS? JUST LIKE A COMMENT. I'M. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS IDEA THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. QUICK TRIP TRIP'S ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE STORES. AND I
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KNOW WE. I CONSIDER THAT CAR WASHES AND GAS STATIONS KIND OF GO TOGETHER LIKE PEAS AND CARROTS. WE HAVE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF THOSE AROUND HERE WHERE YOU CAN FUEL UP YOUR CAR. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WORKS, BUT IT'S CONVENIENT TO HAVE THE TWO OF THOSE IN ONE LOCATION. GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S NOT ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY BECAUSE WE DO GET SOME KICKBACK ABOUT THE APPARENT PROLIFERATION OF CAR WASHES AROUND. BUT IF THEY'RE WELL PLACED AND WELL DESIGNED, AND I THINK QUICK TRIP DOES A GOOD JOB WITH WHAT THEY DO. THANK YOU. I THINK IT WOULD BE FINE FROM MY VIEWPOINT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THEN.I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:05. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? I SEE NO ONE. AND I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:05. IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. HAVE A MOTION BY DAN. A SECOND BY ALEXA. PLEASE VOTE. VICTORIA.
[8.A. Consider and take possible action on a resolution regarding the Central Appraisal District of Johnson County's Building Acquisition Proposal to purchase a building for use as its office. (Staff Contact: Harlan Jefferson, Deputy City Manager)]
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.GENERAL 8A IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF JOHNSON COUNTY'S BUILDING ACQUISITION PROPOSAL TO TO PURCHASE A BUILDING FOR USE AS ITS OPERATION. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS HARLAN JEFFERSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. MAYOR, COUNCIL. I WILL SAY THAT I SENT A MESSAGE TO ALL. WE DID RECEIVE A REQUEST FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO WITHDRAW THE FORMAL REQUEST.
THE CHIEF APPRAISER WAS INTENDING TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
WE DID TELL HIM HE CHECKED WITH US EARLIER AND WE INDICATED EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT HE DIDN'T NEED TO ATTEND BECAUSE THE REQUEST HAD BEEN WITHDRAWN. I DID RECEIVE A REQUEST FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER TO KEEP IT ON THE AGENDA SO IT COULD BE DISCUSSED IF NEEDED AND TAKE ACTION. MR. JEFFERSON AND I MIGHT BE POOR SUBSTITUTES FOR THE CHIEF APPRAISER, BUT WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSAL. AGAIN, THAT THIS SPECIFIC PROPOSAL HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. IS THERE ANY DESIRE TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY WANT IT UNLESS THERE'S AN EXPLANATION TO THE AUDIENCE. NO, WE'RE GOOD. DO WE WANT TO DO ANY.
TAKE ACTION ON IT JUST AS A COVER HERE SO.
OR SHOULD WE TALK? SO I. I WILL LIKELY DEFER TO ALAN WITH REGARDS TO THIS, BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THE ONLY LETTER THAT I CAN SPEAK TO FOUR IS THE LETTER WE RECEIVED. I DO NOT KNOW. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES RECEIVE SIMILAR LETTERS AT THE SAME TIME. BUT I CAN'T.
I CAN'T STATE THAT. SO A SAFE APPROACH MAY BE TO TAKE AN ACTION. BUT ALAN, I'LL DEFER TO YOU WITH REGARDS TO THAT. TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE ITEM BE WITHDRAWN AND THEREFORE THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL WILL TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION UNTIL THERE MIGHT BE A CONTACT FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT REQUESTING THAT THIS OR A SIMILAR ITEM BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA. AND JUST DOCUMENTS FOR THE RECORD WHERE WE ARE THAT THEY REQUESTED THE WITHDRAWAL. SO WE'RE TAKING NO ACTION. IF THERE WAS A MOTION MADE TO DENY, WOULD THAT BE A CONCERN? LEGALLY, ALLEN, I'M CONCERNED THAT IF THEY HAVE REQUESTED WITHDRAWN AND WE'VE STATED PUBLICLY WE TOLD THEM THAT THEY DID NOT NEED TO BE HERE. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE US GO FORWARD THEN AND LEAVE THAT ON THE RECORD. WE DID. WE DID NOTIFY THE CHIEF APPRAISER THAT WE WOULD BE KEEPING IT ON THE AGENDA.
FOR CLARITY, I THINK WE'RE. I'LL DEFER TO YOUR JUDGMENT. I THINK WE CAN DEFEND EITHER WAY. I THINK IT WOULD BE A BETTER IDEA TO SIMPLY SAY NO THAT THEY HAVE REQUESTED IT BE WITHDRAWN AND THERE'S THEREFORE WE ARE TAKING NO ACTION. SEE, I THINK IF I DON'T KNOW DOES THE CHIEF APPRAISER HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO ASK WITHOUT HAVING THEIR CAD BOARD MEET AND WITHDRAW? THAT'S WHAT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. RIGHT. SO I THINK JUST TO COVER OUR BASES, LET'S TAKE ACTION ON IT.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK. JUST IF THE COUNCIL IS. I WANT TO BE CLEAR HERE. IF THE COUNCIL IS CLEAR OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ON IT, IF THEY REQUEST TO BE WITHDRAWN, THEY SEEM TO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE HAS LOST INTEREST IN IT.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A DEFINITIVE DECISION BASED ON THE INFORMATION GIVEN, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO IT. IT'S ON THE AGENDA. OKAY, THEN LET'S MAKE A MOTION. GET YOUR SPEAKER, PROBABLY THE PEOPLE
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IN THE AUDIENCE. THERE MAY BE SOME THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT JUST THE JOHNSON COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME, WHICH THEY NEED. AND THE SITE THAT THEY CHOSE WAS THE HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP HERE IN BURLESON. AND THEY WANTED.THEY NEGOTIATED A SALES PRICE OF SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND IT'S CURRENTLY LISTED ON THE TAX ROLLS FOR $3 MILLION. AND AS TO PAY FOR THIS IS THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER MILLION THREE I THINK IN RENOVATIONS. MILLION SIX IN RENOVATIONS. TO MEET THIS, THEY WOULD RAISE OUR FEES. SO THERE'S 24 TAXING ENTITIES IN JOHNSON COUNTY AND WE ALL PAY FEES TO THE CAD BOARD THAT THAT'S WHERE THEIR FUNDING COMES FROM. THE THING IS THE FEES COME FROM YOUR TAX DOLLARS AND THEY WANTED TO RAISE THE FEES 12%. AND ME PERSONALLY SPEAKING AS COUNCIL PLACE 6, I DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS A VERY NUMBER ONE WISE EXPENSIVE MONEY TO PUT A BUILDING THAT'S PROBABLY 100 YARDS FROM THE COUNTY LINE WHEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE COUNTY SEAT. AND I THINK 98% OF CAD BOARDS ARE IN THE COUNTY SEAT AND IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO STAY IN CLEBURNE. AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN FROM OTHER TAXING ENTITIES AND I THINK THAT GOT WORD GOT BACK TO THE CAD BOARD AND THEY DECIDED TO WITHDRAW THE QUEST FOR NOW. I THINK WE ALL AGREE THEY NEED A NEW BUILDING, BUT THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO DO IT. CROWLEY HAS ALREADY TAKEN ACTION. I BELIEVE THEY VOTED TO DENY. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND I'M NOT SURE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAD IT POSTED. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD IT POSTED. THE THING IS, THEY SEND THESE, THIS LETTER OUT AND WE HAVE 30 DAYS TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE. AND IF WE TAKE NO ACTION, IT COUNTS AS AN APPROVAL. THE LAW GOT CHANGED TO WHERE IF IN ORDER TO SAY NO, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE ACTION. SO JUST TO KIND OF COVID OUR BASES WHILE THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN IT, I THINK IT'S BEST THAT IF THAT'S WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO TONIGHT, THAT WE JUST GO AHEAD AND DO IT AND THEN I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY. I GOT A MOTION BY ALEXA AND A SECOND BY VICTORIA. PLEASE VOTE. PASSAGE
[8.B. Consider and take possible action on a resolution casting the City of Burleson’s vote in the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustees 2026 Election. (Staff Contact: Janalea Hembree, Director of Strategy and Innovation)]
IS UNANIMOUS. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO 8B. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION CASTING THE CITY OF BURLESON'S VOTE IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2026 ELECTION. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS JANA LEE HENRY, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND INNOVATION GENERALLY. THANK YOU, AMANDA. SO ABOUT A MONTH AGO I BROUGHT TO YOU THE SAME ITEM ASKING IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO MAKE ANY NOMINATIONS. THIS IS NOW ACTUALLY CASTING THE VOTE FOR THAT BALLOT. SO JUST VERY BRIEFLY, WHAT THE TMS RISK POOL IS ON THE LEFT. WE DO BELONG AS A MEMBER AND WE UTILIZE ALL THE COVERAGES THAT THEY OFFER. THE BOARD IS 15 MEMBERS. NO PARTICULAR TML REGION IS REQUIRED FOR TO HOLD THE PLACE. 12 OF THE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED OR CITY OFFICIALS AND THREE OF THE MEMBERS ARE AT LARGE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD. THEY ARE SIX YEAR STAGGERED TERMS AND THEN A CHAIR AND A VICE CHAIR IS APPOINTED BY BOARD MEMBERS.THIS IS CURRENT LIST OF THEIR BOARD MEMBERS. AS YOU CAN SEE, PLACE ONE THROUGH FIVE TERM IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. PLACE FIVE IS APPOINTED BY THE PUBLIC MEMBER. SO WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS PLACE ONE THROUGH FOUR. THESE ARE THE NAMES THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO BE ON THE BALLOT. ANYTHING WITH AN ASTERISK IS THE ENCUMBRANT THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THAT PLACE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DO HAVE ALL THE CANDIDATES BIOS IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO LOOK AT ANY OF THEM OR WANTED TO READ ANY OF THEM OR I CAN JUST GO BACK TO THE LIST IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT THE LIST.
BUT YOU GUYS DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE A NOMINATION. YOU ALSO, IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE A NOMINATION FOR ONE PLACE, YOU CAN DO JUST ONE OR ALL FOUR. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH ANYBODY THAT'S IN OUR AREA? INSTEAD OF READING THROUGH ALL THIS, I THINK MAYBE HARLAN COULD ANSWER THAT A LITTLE BETTER. I WILL SAY THAT, BUT WE GOT ONE FROM HENDERSON. THE ENCUMBRANT HAS HISTORICALLY ALWAYS BEEN REVOTED. BUT HARLAN, DID YOU KNOW ANY OF. THAT'S A LITTLE CONDESCENDING. YEAH, I THINK WHAT JOHN LEE'S REFERRING TO HAS BEEN ALMOST FOUR DECADES SINCE AN INCUMBENT DIDN'T WIN THEIR SEAT ON THE RISPOOL BOARD. WE DO
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HAVE ONE OPEN SEAT, THOUGH. I BELIEVE THAT'S FOR PLACE THREE. THAT'S WHY SO MANY CANDIDATES IN IT IN THAT SLOT. SO THAT'S THE MOST COMPETITIVE ONE, THE ONE FOR PLACE FOUR. AUSTIN. HE'S GOING TO BE THE INCOMING CHAIRPERSON IN OCTOBER IF HE'S REELECTED.BUZZ FOR PLACE FOUR. HE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES. AND EMILY'S PROBABLY THE MOST NEWEST PERSON SHE'S BEEN ON FOR TWO YEARS. EMILY CRAWFORD FROM ABILENE. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? WE VOTING ON HOW MANY. WE'RE SEEKING ADVICE FROM THE COUNCIL. IF YOU. EVEN IF YOU WANT TO CAST A VOTE FOR ANY ONE OF THESE PLACES, IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT TO DO SO. BUT MISSOURI, ALL THE PLACES SHOULD YOU WISH. I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THESE GUYS. I'M GOOD WITH THE INCUMBENTS IN 1, 2 AND 4. THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. WE WON'T MAKE A MOTION ON THAT OR JUST DIRECTION? NO, WE'LL NEED AN OFFICIAL MOTION AND VOTE. AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY RECOMMENDATION TO OUR DESIRE TO CAST A VOTE FOR PLACE THREE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? PLACE THREE HAS A CORSICANA. THAT'S PROBABLY THE CLOSEST CITY, I THINK, IN IT, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT GEOGRAPHICALLY OTHER THAN INCUMBENTS.
IN TERMS OF PLACE THREE. ME PERSONALLY, I DO NOT KNOW ANY OF THESE MANAGERS PERSONALLY.
OKAY. WHILE I'M SURE THEY'RE ALL QUALIFIED, THE CITY MANAGER, CURRENT CITY MANAGER IN CORSICANA, DOES HAVE BY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND HAVE SERVED IN BOTH, I THINK, WACO AND ARLINGTON. YEAH, I KNOW THE FIRST TWO. I KNOW JIM. HE'S A PAST PRESIDENT OF NORTH TEXAS CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION WHO'S NOW IN CORSICANA. AND THE FIRST ONE, MR. ALEXANDER, HE'S A PAST PRESIDENT OF TEXAS. EXCUSE ME, A PAST BOARD MEMBER OF TEXAS TEXAS CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? BECAUSE I. I WANT. I'M FLOATING WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. LET'S GO INTO OUR SCREENS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR PLACE ONE. JW BUZZ FULLEN, THE INCUMBENT. PLACE TWO, EMILY CRAWFORD, THE INCUMBENT. PLACE THREE, JIM HOLGERSON. AND PLACE FOUR, AUSTIN BLEAS. SECOND. GOT A MOTION, VALERIE. AND A SECOND BY ADAM. PLEASE VOTE. THE MAYOR'S LOST HIS VOTING BUTTON.
YEAH, YOU CAN'T VOTE THAT WAY, HUH? IF YOU COULD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, WE CAN CHANGE THIS INTO A MANUAL VOTE. YOU'LL JUST CALL FOR THE VOTE. OH, YOU GOT IT. OKAY, THANK YOU. PASSER.
[8.C. Consider and take possible action on a resolution authorizing a joint agreement for administration of community development block grant with Tarrant County. (Staff Contact: Janalea Hembree, Director of Strategy and Innovation)]
UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, HARLAN.THAT BRINGS US TO 8C. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A JOINT AGREEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY BLOCK OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT WITH TARRANT COUNTY STAFF PRESENTERS JANELLEE HEMBRE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND INNOVATION JANA LEE THANK YOU AMANDA. SO TODAY I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CDBG.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY HAS EITHER HAD OR INVESTIGATED IN THE PAST. THE BTX HOME IMPROVEMENT REBATE PROGRAM ALLOWED UP TO $5,000 REBATE ON IMPROVEMENTS PER APPLICANT.
IT DID COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND WE ALLOWED $25,000 PER FISCAL YEAR. THAT PROGRAM WAS DISCONTINUED IN THE BUDGET AS OF FY 2026. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH CITY COUNCIL TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE POLICY. DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE CITY WERE CONSIDERED TO CREATE ZONES, BUT AT THIS TIME NO ZONES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. SINCE THAT TIME, CITY STAFF HAS RESEARCHED OTHER
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OPTIONS TO RECEIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. STAFF ALSO LOOKED INTO AND RESEARCHED OUR CURRENT ENTITLEMENT STATUS AND OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION.CURRENTLY, THE HUD IDENTIFIES BURLESON AS A POTENTIAL NEW CITY ELIGIBLE FOR THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT FUNDING. AS A CURRENT PARTICIPANT IN THE TARRANT COUNTY URBAN COUNTY PROGRAM, THE CITY HAD FOUR OPTIONS FOR FY27 THROUGH 29.
THOSE OPTIONS ARE LISTED THERE.
FOR OPTION ONE, WE COULD BECOME AN INDEPENDENT METADATA METROPOLITAN CITY.
FOR OPTION TWO, WE COULD TEAM WITH TARRANT COUNTY WITH A JOINT AGREEMENT. OPTION THREE IS OUR CURRENT PARTICIPATION. WE ARE A UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN THE TARRANT COUNTY. OR OPTION FOUR, WE CAN REMOVE OURSELVES FROM THE URBAN COUNTY PROGRAM AND SEEK FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE OPTION. SO WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FUNDING OPTIONS, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THAT MONEY IN EACH OF THOSE OPTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING STREETS, SIDEWALKS, DRAINAGE, WATER AND WASTEWATER AS WELL IN ANY OF THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE ELIGIBLE AREAS PUBLIC FACILITIES INCLUDING PARKS, OUR SENIOR FACILITY, ANY ADA IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED ON PUBLIC FACILITIES OR IN THE CITY AS WELL AS AS PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE SENIOR CENTER OR YOUTH PROGRAMS AND THEN ALSO HOUSING REHABILITATION. SO VARIOUS HOME REPAIRS, BRINGING AREAS UP TO CODE COMPLIANCE OR HOUSING REHABILITATION. JUST TO NOTE, ANY OF THESE PROJECTS DO HAVE TO MEET THE HUD ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO SATISFY THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IT MUST BENEFIT A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME. THAT'S THE LMI. IN ORDER TO DO THAT IT HAS TO BE BELOW 80% OF OUR AREA MEDIUM HOUSEHOLD INCOME. CURRENTLY BURLESON'S AMI IS AT JUST UNDER 94, SO AS LONG AS IT WAS IN AN AREA THAT WAS 80% OR LOWER OF THAT THEN IT WOULD QUALIFY.
STEPH'S RECOMMENDATION IS OPTION 2. WHAT THAT ALLOWS IS US TO DO A JOINT AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY. WE WOULD RECEIVE, APPROXIMATE THE GRANT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 355,000 ANNUALLY. THAT WILL FLUCTUATE AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE IT IS FUNDED.
BUT THAT IS AN 8020 SPLIT. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE WOULD RECEIVE 80% OF THE GRANT MONEY ANNUALLY AND TARRANT COUNTY WOULD RECEIVE 20%. THE AGREEMENT DOES COVER ALL THREE YEARS. FY27, 28 AND 29. IT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL ALL ASSOCIATED FUNDS ARE EXPENDED AND ALL ACTIVITIES ARE COMPLETED. NEITHER PARTY MAY TERMINATE OR WITHDRAW DURING THAT THREE YEAR PROGRAM.
AND THEN TARRANT COUNTY WILL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAMS WITH ALL HUD REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT 20%. SO KIND OF, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WE WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDING THROUGH TARRANT COUNTY FOR APPROVED PROJECT. 80% WILL COME TO US FOR THOSE PROJECTS, WHICH WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 285,000 EACH YEAR.
FOR THOSE THREE YEARS, TARRANT COUNTY WILL OBTAIN 20% FOR THE ADMINISTRATION COSTS, WHICH IS ABOUT $70,000. AND THEN WE WOULD USE THOSE FUNDS FOR THOSE PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THE CITY. SO CITY OF BURLESON RESPONSIBILITIES STAFF WILL RECOMMEND AND COUNCIL WILL APPROVE ALL FUNDING PROJECTS. WE SUBMIT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR ALL THE ELIGIBLE USES. AND THEN YOU GUYS GET TO ESTABLISH WHICH OF THOSE FUNDING PRIOR WHICH ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE FUNDING PRIORITIES. TARRANT COUNTY WILL ADMINISTER THE CITY'S CDBG PROGRAM WITH HUD.
THEY WILL DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF OUR CDB PROJECTS. SO WE WOULD SUBMIT PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE AND THEN THEY WOULD ULTIMATELY TELL US WHETHER THOSE DO QUALIFY TO BE PART OF THE CDBG HUD PROGRAM. THEY WILL OVERSEE ALL THE ADMINISTRATION AND MAKE SURE WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE REPORTING. AND THEN THEY DO THE ACTUAL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS TO RECAP THAT THIS MAINTAINS OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE TARRANT COUNTY ESTABLISHED CDB CDBG PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES THE CITY WITH LOCAL CONTROL OVER PROJECTS AND FUNDING DECISIONS.
TARRANT COUNTY ASSUMES PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE.
HOWEVER, WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, WE NO LONGER CAN SEEK THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM. SO RECOMMENDATION ACTION IS TO JOIN A JOINT AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY
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FOR THE FY20, 27 THROUGH 29 CDB ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM. SO IF YOU GUYS CHOOSE TO APPROVE THAT JOINT AGREEMENT TODAY, THIS WOULD BE A TIMELINE. SO DRAFT PROJECTS ARE DUE TO THE COUNTY FOR REVIEW BY DECEMBER. THE SUGGESTION IS ALWAYS TO SUBMIT A PROJECT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE GRANT THAT WE WILL BE RECEIVING.BECAUSE ALL THAT GRANT MONEY MUST BE SPENT ON PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED, THEY WILL THEN IN TURN REVIEW THOSE PROJECTS.
THEY WILL LET US KNOW IF ANY OF THE PROJECTS DO NOT QUALIFY AND WE WILL HAVE AN OPTION TO TURN IN OTHER PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION. ONCE THOSE PROJECTS ARE APPROVED AND DO QUALIFY, THEY WILL LET US KNOW AND WE MUST HAVE A PROJECT ACTION PLAN. SO A DETAILED PROJECT AND TIMELINE DUE BACK TO THEM AROUND MAY, JUNE, JULY TIMEFRAME, A PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL ACTION IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THOSE PUBLIC PROJECTS BEING APPROVED FOR FUNDING.
AND THEN THE FUNDING AND THE START OF THE PROJECT WILL COME IN FY27 FOR YEAR ONE. AND THEN THIS BASICALLY TIMELINE WILL START OVER EVERY YEAR FOR THE THREE YEARS. SO WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE. I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. IS THIS ONLY FOR THE TARRANT COUNTY SIDE OF TOWN? NO. WOULD IT APPLY TO ALL OF THE CITY OF BURLESON? THIS WILL APPLY TO ALL THE CITY OF BURLESON AS LONG AS IT QUALIFIES IN THE DESIGNATED AREAS. THE HUD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE, THE MINIMUM, THE LOW, LOW TO MINIMUM INCOME. IT CAN BE FOR BOTH SIDES. WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR PROJECTS FROM? YES, THOSE CAN BE ANY OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THAT LIST. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE STREETS OR PROJECTS RIGHT NOW, WE. SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WOULD BE GOING INTO THIS VERSION OF ENTITLEMENT STATUS. SO AS SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE STAFF WILL BEGIN COMPILING A LIST AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS. WE STILL HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING SPECIFICS IN TERMS OF OF ELIGIBILITY, WHAT WOULD APPLY, WHAT WOULD MEET QUALIFICATIONS AND WHAT WOULD NOT. SO WE'LL COME BACK AT A LATER DATE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND SEE COUNCIL DIRECTION. WOULD THIS WORK IN PARALLEL WITH OTHER PROGRAMS? FOR EXAMPLE, EXAMPLE, IF WE DID THE HUD CDBG AND THEN WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FEMA MITIGATION FOR DRAINAGE AND FLOOD OR THE NEZ ZONE, WOULD IT WORK IN PARALLEL WITH THOSE OR WOULD THEY OFFSET EACH OTHER? NO, IT ONLY OFFSETS A VERY FEW PROGRAMS, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THOSE WERE ON THE THE LIST. OKAY. ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES I FOUND FOR THE HUD CDBG IS STREET, SIDEWALKS, DRAINAGE, WATER, SEWER, NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES, ADA IMPROVEMENTS AND HOUSING REHABILITATION, WHICH ALL WILL HELP US BUT AT THE POTENTIAL USE WITHIN AN NEC ZONE. SO. SO WHAT. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS IN COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT, THERE MAY BE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WE WOULD NEED TO FURTHER DISCUSS WITH BOTH TARRANT COUNTY AND ALLEN. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE INTENDED TO WITH THE NEZ. THIS COULD BE A FUNDING SOURCE THAT HELP COULD HELP MAKE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL WAS AIMED AT ARE SIMILAR TO THE HOME REBATE PROGRAM. I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOME REPAIRS THAT COULD BE MADE WITH THIS FUNDING. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT DOES.
THANK YOU, TOM. SO WE WOULD BE TAKING. IT WOULD ONLY AFFECT CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WE WOULD STILL BE PUTTING A LABEL ON A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WOULD BE IF YOU CHOOSE A PROJECT WITHIN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT IF IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THE SENIOR CENTER OR THAT KIND OF THING, IT COULD BENEFIT THE ENTIRE CITY AND COMMUNITY.
OKAY, SO WE DON'T NEED A SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD. IT COULD GO FOR AN AREA THAT THE SIDEWALKS NEED TO BE DONE OR WE NEED MORE ADA COMPLIANCE OR.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SEE. IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE NEED TO PUT A LABEL ON. NO. THE SIDEWALK AND STREETS WOULD NEED TO BE IN A SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD THAT FALLS WITHIN THAT MEDIUM TO LOW INCOME.
BUT IF IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THE SENIOR CENTER THAT SERVICES MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES OR NEIGHBORHOODS, THEN THAT SENIOR CENTER COULD BE LOCATED IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT SERVICES MULTIPLE AREAS. AND WITH REGARDS TO LABELING OR CALLING OUT A NEIGHBORHOOD OR LIKE CREATING LIKE A SPECIFIC NEZ ZONE, THIS IS JUST. JUST THE FUNDS WOULD BE APPLICABLE IF THEY'RE HUD ELIGIBLE. SO IT'S NOT.
WE'RE NOT PLACING A NEW LABEL ON ANY SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. AND DO WE KNOW RIGHT
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NOW, HOW MANY THERE. HOW MANY HUD HOMES DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF BURLESON? I HAVE NOT LOOKED THAT UP YET. WE'RE ACTUALLY. I'M COMPILING A MAP.SO ONCE WE KNOW THAT AND WHERE THAT AREA CAN GO. DO YOU KNOW THAT ANSWER? I HAVE TO RESEARCH IT TO GET UPDATED DATA, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE 80% OF AMI AND WE CAN RESEARCH THAT. AND WITH THIS PROGRAM, YOU LOOK AT CENSUS TRACT DATA, BUT THE PROJECT'S ALL VERY DIFFERENT, WHETHER YOU'RE DOING HOME IMPROVEMENTS VERSUS DOING A KIND OF CAPITAL RELATED PROJECT THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE SAME AREA. THAT'S LIKE PLUMBING AND CAST IRON PIPES, PERHAPS.
BUT I WILL SAY THAT IT. THAT WILL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AS PART OF THE LIST OF PROJECTS GENERALLY. IS THIS PROGRAM ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TARRANT COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OR IS THIS SOMETHING ELSE? I BELIEVE IT IS, YES. I'VE DONE A LOT OF CDBG PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE YEARS. IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITIES. THEY TYPICALLY DON'T VERY LARGE PROJECTS. YOU MIGHT ONLY GET ONE BLOCK OF STREET, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 355,000. I MEAN THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT DOESN'T GO VERY FAR DOWN THE ROAD. SORRY. YEAH, BUT THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIRED.
SO IT WOULD JUST. AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY MORE THAN WE WOULD GET FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.
YEAH, I BELIEVE THE 75, 000 GOES TO TARRANT COUNTY. WE GET 355. CORRECT? NO, 355 IS TOTAL.
SO WE WOULD GET ABOUT 280 TO 285 OF THAT. AND THEN THEY KEEP THE 70,000 FOR ALL THE. THAT GOES TO TARRANT COUNTY FOR ADMINISTRATION. CORRECT. I DON'T DOUBT YOU, BUT I'M SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT THEY'D ALLOW THE MONEY TO BE SPENT OUTSIDE TARRANT COUNTY. RIGHT, THAT. WHAT'S THE RATIONALE THERE? WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED THAT QUESTION AND THEY DID CONFIRM THAT. WITH REGARDS TO THE RATIONALE, TONY, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO IT BETTER THAN I CAN.
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT JOHNSON COUNTY, UNLIKE TARRANT COUNTY, HAS A BONA FIDE CDBG PROGRAM.
JOHNSON COUNTY DOES NOT. CITY IS THE. THE CITY WOULD BE THE METROPOLITAN RECIPIENT AND THEY WOULD JUST STEP INTO THE ROLE OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OR HELP TO HELP RUN THE PROGRAM. SO I THINK THAT'S THE RATIONALE FOR WHY I WOULD EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE KEY IS UNDER THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT NOW WE WOULD BECOME A DESIGNATED ENTITLEMENT CITY. AND SO THAT TRUMPS THE COUNTY BOUNDARY LINES. WE ARE TARGETED TO RECEIVE THE MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL PROGRAM. IT'S JUST DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATION.
IT'S ONLY $280,000 THAT WE ARE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR.
RIGHT. EACH YEAR. EACH YEAR FOR THREE YEARS. AND IT. IT WILL FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
WELL, IN THE SENIOR CENTER, THE FIRST YEAR WOULD BE THE GREAT PLACE FOR THAT MONEY. EXACTLY.
ADA PROJECTS AT THE SENIOR CENTER WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED AND COULD. THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS ALL THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. I'M SURE STAFF WILL DO A GREAT JOB OF COMPILING THE LIST AND GIVING US SOME OPTIONS, BUT IT'S NOT. DOESN'T REQUIRE A MATCH, WHICH IS ALWAYS A WIN.
AND AGAIN, IT BEATS CONNECTING COMPETING WITH THE ENTIRE STATE FOR CDPG GRANTS. I MEAN, I CAN'T TELL YOU THE LAST TIME I HEARD OF A. OF ONE OF THOSE COMING TO EVEN JOHNSON COUNTY AS A WHOLE, BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE TO GET THOSE DOLLARS. I THINK WHAT I'M. I'M SEEING IS. I MEAN, IT'S. IT 280,000 DOESN'T GO REAL FAR, BUT IT COULD REALLY TAKE A BIG CHUNK OUT OF DOING OUR SENIOR. OUR SENIOR CENTER OR OUR ADA COMPLIANCE.
SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROCEED WITH THE. THE OPTION AS PRESENTED. WE READY TO VOTE IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO GO TO OPTION 2 ON 8C? I GOT A MOTION BY ADAM AND A SECOND BY VICTORIA.
THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION 9 CITY COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE
[10. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS.[02:30:05]
OKAY. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE A NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.ACCORDING TO 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 ANY ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 51072 AND 551087, WE'LL BE GOING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:30.
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