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CALL TO ORDER THE JULY 23RD, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS AT THE WYLIE MUNICIPAL CENTER. THE TIME IS 6:03 P.M. WE DO ASK IF YOU HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SET THAT TO VIBRATE OR MAKE SURE IT'S OFF SO AS NOT TO DISTURB PROCEEDINGS. IF YOU DO GET A CALL THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE, WE DO ASK THAT YOU STEP OUT TO OUR ATRIUM. MADAM CITY SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL AT THIS TIME? YES, MAYOR.
MAYOR MATTHEW PORTER, PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVID. ARCHDUKE. PRESENT. COUNCILMAN DAVE STRANG.
COUNCILMAN STRANG INFORMED ME HE WOULD BE RUNNING A LITTLE LATE THIS EVENING. MAYOR PRO TEM JEFF FORRESTER PRESENT COUNCILMAN SCOTT WILLIAMS, PRESENT. COUNCILMAN SID HOOVER, PRESENT.
COUNCILMAN GINO MALICKI PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS STORM. AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION TO BE LED BY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM JEFF FORRESTER, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE LED BY COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. IF YOU PLEASE, BOW YOUR HEADS AND JOIN ME IN PRAYER. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY. FATHER, AS WE GATHER THIS EVENING AND WE GATHER WITH A SOMBER HEARTS AS YESTERDAY. WE WITNESSED THE LOSS OF A LIFE FATHER AT, 78 BRIDGE. FATHER, I'D LIKE TO PRAY FOR THAT FAMILY AND ASK THAT YOU WRAP YOUR LOVING ARMS AROUND THEM, COMFORT THEM, AND GIVE THEM PEACE. FATHER, BE WITH THE FAMILY OF THE FAMILIES OF ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS INVOLVED. COMFORT THEM. AND JUST GIVE THEM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY DID THE BEST THEY COULD. FATHER FATHER, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER THIS CITY. WATCH OVER THE STATE AND WATCH OVER OUR NATION. FATHER, WATCH OVER THOSE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS BOTH HERE AND ABROAD. FATHER, ASK THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS. AMEN. 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. PLEASE BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS
[PR1. Carter BloodCare Blood Drive Battle of the Badges Winner Presentation.]
EVENING IS OUR PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. WE HAVE ONE. AND THAT IS OUR CARTER BLOODCARE BLOOD DRIVE BATTLE OF THE BADGES WINNER PRESENTATION. SO IF I CAN ASK THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT FOR THAT TO JOIN ME DOWN FRONT, PLEASE.WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS ON THE MIC SO THAT IT CAN BE TRANSMITTED AND RECORDED. HERE WE GO. THANK YOU. MAY I PLEASE HAVE POLICE CHIEF ANTHONY HENDERSON AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF BRYAN RIDDLE AND THEIR TEAMS THAT ARE HERE JOIN US DOWN FRONT.
HELLO, JONATHAN BRYAN, REAR. OKAY I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE VICKIE LONG, WHO IS WITH CARTER BLOODCARE. SHE'S OUR REP FOR THIS AREA AND DOES ALL THE BLOOD DRIVE COORDINATIONS THAT ARE DONE IN THIS TERRITORY, IT IS MY HONOR AS WORSHIPFUL MASTER OF EAST FORK LODGE NUMBER 650 TO PRESENT. THIS TROPHY TODAY. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE BLOOD DRIVES ON SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH, WE COLLECTED 51 UNITS, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL OF SAVING 153 LIVES. WE ALSO HAD A BLOOD DRIVE ON WEDNESDAY AT CITY HALL THAT COLLECTED 18 UNITS AND HAD THE POTENTIAL OF SAVING 54 LIVES, I THANK ALL THAT HELPED WITH THE BLOOD DRIVE AND ALSO MORE OF THOSE THAT WERE ABLE TO GIVE ON THOSE TWO DAYS, DURING 2023 AND 2024, MASONIC YEAR, EAST FORK LODGE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING 121 UNITS OF BLOOD. AND SINCE 2017, WE'VE COLLECTED 948 UNITS, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL OF SAVING 2844 LIVES. SO WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO PRESENT THE TROPHY, THIS YEAR WAS OUR CLOSEST VOTE BY FAR. ONE VOTE SEPARATED THE
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POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ONE VOTE AND THE VOTES ARE OUT IN MY CAR. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO, COUNT THEM, BECAUSE I DID SAVE THEM, BUT. OH, I'VE GOT TO HOLD IT FOR YOU. YEAH, I'LL COME AROUND. COULD YOU STEP OVER TO THE LEFT? OKAY. OH YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER BLOOD DRIVE NEXT YEAR AT THE BATTLE OF THE BADGES. AS PART OF THE. AS PART OF THE DALLAS CAR SHOW. I MEAN, THE WYLIE CAR SHOW AND, BLUE, BLUE GRASS FESTIVAL. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. SO. SO NOW THE BETTER QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOING TO HAVE TO DO NOW? IT'LL BE EASY FOR US. WHATEVER IT IS, THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT GOING ON. SEE, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY WE NEED TO END THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T WIN THAT OFTEN. BUT WE'RE NOT NOW.CONGRATULATIONS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING PARTNERS AT THE LODGE, CARTER BLOODCARE, FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS, IT'S A IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE HAVE AS PART OF BLUEGRASS.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW MANY OF THE, FIRST YEAR, EMS AND PARAMEDICS, VOLUNTEER TO LINE UP NEXT YEAR. CHECK FACEBOOK. FACEBOOK. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS FOLLOW ALONG ON WYLIE, TEXAS CITY HALL'S FACEBOOK PAGE TO SEE WHAT ENDS UP COMING OUT OF THAT. BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS HAVE A FRIENDLY WAGER OF WASHING VEHICLES OR OTHER SUCH CHORES AROUND TOWN AS A PART OF THEIR FRIENDLY COMPETITION WITH THAT, WITH THAT, THAT DOES COMPLETE OUR PRESENTATIONS AND
[COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]
RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING. SO WE WILL MOVE TO OUR COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS ASKED TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN ORDER TO SPEAK. WE DO ASK THAT YOU RECALL THAT YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES AS AN INDIVIDUAL, OR YOU WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES IF OFFICIALLY REPRESENTING A GROUP. WE DO REMIND YOU UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS NOT ALLOWED TO CONVERSE, DELIBERATE OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY MATTER PRESENTED DURING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. WE CAN DIRECT STAFF LATER TO REACH OUT, BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING OFFICIALLY DURING THE MEETING WITH THAT MISS STORM, I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD ONE FORM THAT WAS TURNED IN THIS EVENING. THAT'S CORRECT, THAT'S CORRECT. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL ASK MISS ELIZABETH RANDALL TO IF YOU WOULD STEP FORWARD, IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. I DO HAVE YOU REPRESENTING A GROUP. SO YOU WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES. AND AGAIN, IF YOU'LL START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEN REMEMBER COUNCIL CAN'T CONVERSE WITH YOU. SO YOU'LL HAVE THE FULL SIX MINUTES TO SPEAK UP. IF YOU WOULD HIT, THERE WILL BE A LITTLE TALKING FACE THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M ELIZABETH RANDALL. I RESIDE AT 5032 BENNETT ROAD, I DO REPRESENT, THE RESIDENTS OF THAT ENTIRE ROAD, WE HAVE, SOME ONGOING SAFETY CONCERNS. WE ARE[00:10:05]
RIGHT NEXT TO WYLIE EAST HIGH SCHOOL. AND, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, A LOT OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. WE HAVE, WE'VE HAD, KIDS WHO ARE COMING ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL, AND THIS GOT REALLY MORE SEVERE WHEN THE ORDINANCE CAME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THAT THE CHILDREN WERE NOT ABLE TO PARK THERE. I SHOULD SAY STUDENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO PARK THERE ANYMORE. SO NOW THEY ARE BEING DROPPED OFF, PICKED UP, THERE ARE CUTOUTS IN THE TREE LINE AND THEY ARE COMING THROUGH, AT, AT ANY, ANY SPOT. AND IF YOU KNOW THAT AREA, IT'S A BIG GULLY, MUD IN IT. A LOT OF THE TIME, AND THEY ARE JUST JUMPING FROM ONE SIDE INTO THE OTHER ONTO OUR LITTLE COUNTRY ROAD THAT IS BARELY A LANE AND A HALF WIDE. WE HAVE NO SHOULDERS. WE DROP OFF AND THESE KIDS ARE COMING IN WITH THEIR EARBUDS IN LOOKING AT THEIR PHONES, NOT PAYING A SINGLE ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE POPPING RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC. WE'VE HAD MAILBOXES HIT. I'VE BEEN ALMOST HIT BY A CAR, IT IS CONGESTION UP AND DOWN THE ROAD. THE SCHOOL BUSSES ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF THIS CONGESTION, WE DO HAVE SIGNS THAT WENT UP AND THEY ARE VERY INEFFECTIVE. WE WERE TOLD, IT'S MUST BE NINE MONTHS NOW, THAT THEY WOULD BE CHANGED OUT FOR SOMETHING MORE APPROPRIATE, THEY BASICALLY SAY NO, NO PARKING, NO STANDING, AND ACCORDING TO WYLIE PD, WE COULD JUST GIVE A CALL IN, WHENEVER SOMEONE WAS PARKED THERE. AND SO WE DID. BUT EVERY TIME BY THE TIME, YOU KNOW, THIS IS VERY LOW PRIORITY AT THAT POINT, THEY'RE JUST PARKED ON A ROAD, THEY CAME BY OF COURSE, THAT CAR WAS GONE. THEY, THE PARENTS ARE USING OUR DRIVEWAYS TO BACK IN, AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE BECAUSE ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS CITY.ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS COUNTY, WHICH HAS BEEN CONFUSING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT AGAIN, SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAID CALL WHEN THEY'RE DOING IT. OKAY. WE TRY, WE TAKE PICTURES, WE GET VIDEO.
BY THE TIME ANYONE COULD COME AROUND. I RECOGNIZE WE'RE CALLING MCKINNEY. THERE'S NO WAY THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOMEONE OUT, BUT WE WERE TOLD TO BE THE SQUEAKY WHEEL SO THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND GET, THESE PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF THE WAY. WELL, LAST START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, SHERIFF'S OFFICE DID SEND AN OFFICER TO OUR ROAD FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS. AND HE EXPERIENCED MUCH OF WHAT WE EXPERIENCE. AND THIS WAS WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO TALK TO PARENTS. THEY WERE TELLING HIM, I DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE. I CAN BE HERE. WELL, THE SIGN SAYS YOU CAN'T, BUT THEY'RE TELLING THIS DIRECTLY TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICER, WE'VE HAD, NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE HAD PARENTS IN THEIR DRIVEWAYS WHO THEY HAVE ASKED TO PLEASE LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY, WHO HAVE THEN SWORN AT US. WE'VE BEEN YELLED AT. WE'VE BEEN SPIT AT, NO ONE HAS ANY SORT OF COMMON COURTESY HERE, BUT AGAIN, BY THE TIME IF WE CALL SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE'RE CALLING MCKINNEY. THERE'S NO WAY THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE IN TIME, SO OUR PROBLEM IS MULTIFACETED. I WOULD LIKE TO READ JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I ASKED MY NEIGHBORS TO, TO WRITE. PARENTS BLATANTLY DISOBEYING SIGNS. TRASH ALL OVER THE ROAD, CONGESTION IN A SMALL TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDERS AND PARENTS YELLING AT HOMEOWNERS EXCESSIVE USE OF OUR DRIVEWAYS CAUSING WEAR AND TEAR NOT ONLY ON OUR DRIVEWAYS, BUT ALSO ON OUR SMALL ROAD. SO MUCH TRASH AND ALL THESE NEW CUT THRUS FOR SOME REASON, KIDS POPPING OUT FROM EVERYWHERE ONTO TWO SMALL ROAD THAT'S COVERED IN CARS. KIDS SITTING ON THE ROAD. WE DO, IN FACT, HAVE STUDENTS THAT COME OUT AND WE'LL JUST SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. THIS SMALL ROAD THAT'S VERY CONGESTED HAS NO SHOULDERS, AND ONCE THEY SIT DOWN THERE, THEY ARE NOT
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VISIBLE AT ALL. TOWARD THE END OF THE ROAD, CLOSER TO STONE, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE JUST LINING THEIR CARS UP BECAUSE IT'S MEADOW BETWEEN TWO HOMES, THERE'S AN ELDERLY COUPLE AT THE END OF THE ROAD WHO, AGAIN, THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED PEOPLE, PARENTS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY AND THEY WON'T. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY? THESE PARENTS, THEY DON'T CARE. THEY JUST SIT THERE. SEVERAL NEAR SIDESWIPES WHEN TRYING TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY BY PEOPLE PASSING ME, NUMEROUS TIMES, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE BACKING OUT OF THE PASTURE AND A KID WAS NEARLY HIT, IT'S WILL ASK YOU TO, TO WRAP UP, IF YOU WOULD.YES I WILL. I HAD SENT AN EMAIL BECAUSE I HAD FOUND THIS PARTICULAR SIGN AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL THAT SAID NO STUDENT DROP OFF OR PICK UP, WHICH I JUST WANTED TO SUGGEST, WE'VE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS ALONG THE WAY, DOCTOR VINSON THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA.
NOTHING CAME OF IT, WE WERE TOLD THE SIGNS WERE GOING TO BE CHANGED. NOTHING CAME OF IT, I ALSO HAVE, A PLETHORA, OF THINGS THAT WE COULD GO THROUGH. THIS IS, LOTS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SHERIFF, BETWEEN WYLIE PD, BETWEEN, THE PRINCIPAL AT EAST WHO HAS YET TO MAKE ANY KIND OF RESPONSE, TO US. AND THERE IS A, A BARBED WIRE FENCE THAT RUNS THROUGH THIS BUT HAS BEEN CUT OUT. COULD WE NOT CONTINUE THIS FENCE END TO END AND USE ONLY THE GATE AT THE VERY END THAT WAS THERE FOR THAT PURPOSE? ALL OF THESE HOLES WERE NOT THERE LAST YEAR, AND NOW THE KIDS ARE JUST POPPING OUT OF EVERYWHERE. I AS I SAY, THIS IS A, COMPLICATED ISSUE. THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS, BUT THE MAIN THING IS SAFETY. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION THAT'S HAPPENING.
AND, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY, MISS STORM, I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WHO ASKED TO SPEAK DURING OUR COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING. AND WITH
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THAT BEING OUR ONLY SPEAKER, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL AND STAFF, DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MENTION ITEM G AND H. WERE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT WE WANTED TO PULL? DID YOU HAVE ONE? I THINK I GOT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OTHER THAN G AND H? COUNCILMAN MALIKI, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITHOUT ITEM G AND H, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING ITEMS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN? DUKE? THANK YOU.MAYOR. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION WITH THE SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE OTHER ITEMS. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE QUICKLY TO ITEM G,
[G. Consider, and act upon, a request to renovate an existing commercial structure, located at 110 East Oak Street, within the Downtown Historic District.]
CONSIDERING ACT UPON REQUEST TO RENOVATE AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 110 EAST OAK STREET WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT. MR. HASKINS, I KNOW THAT I HAD ASKED FOR THIS. SO THIS IS THE REMODEL OF THE BUILDING AT 110 EAST OAK STREET, CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND I KNOW FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE, A NEW INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL BE IN THAT BUILDING, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR, AND IS THE APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THINGS UP TOO LONG, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE[00:20:04]
GOING TO SEE, THE UPGRADES TO THIS BUILDING, I BELIEVE THE PROPOSED USE IS FOR A SALON. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO I THINK THAT'LL BE A GREAT USE. IT'S KIND OF OFF THE MAIN STREET, AND SHOULD DRIVE SOME GOOD FOOT TRAFFIC, WHILE IT'S DEFINITELY NOT ANYTHING THAT'S EVER A REQUIREMENT, I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE, OUR APPLICANT, AS HE GOES THROUGH THAT PROCESS, IF YOU HAVE IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD ANY OF THE, KIND OF HISTORICAL LOOK AND FEEL TO THE BUILDING AS YOU MAKE THOSE CHANGES ON THE WINDOWS, INTO THAT GARAGE DOOR, IT'S JUST AN ENCOURAGEMENT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S REQUIRED. AS YOU AND I HAD DISCUSSED, WHEN IT'S A REMODEL. YES, SIR. OBVIOUSLY, NEW BUILDINGS HAVE THAT, AGAIN, EXCITED TO SEE THE USE CHANGE, BUT JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK THAT WE'D LOVE TO SEE ANY SORT OF HISTORICAL ELEMENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY BE ADDED. YES, SIR. SO I DON'T KNOW IF, IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THE APPLICANT WANTED TO SAY, GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY. IF NOT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. BLAKE 307 NORTH JACKSON AVENUE AND WYLIE. AND, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO. AND YOU KNOW, WE ALL WANT TO MAKE DOWNTOWN A BETTER PLACE. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST. WHAT IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT THAT YOU'RE ENCOURAGING? I JUST WANT TO GATHER SOME SOME MORE UNDERSTANDING. IT'S JUST SOME OF THE DETAILING THAT THEY USE. WITH DIFFERENT FACADES, SOME OF THE PALISADES, SOME OF IT CAN BE CAPPING ON THE TOP OF THE BUILDING. THAT LOOKS MORE HISTORICAL. OR IT COULD BE THE WAY THAT THE WINDOWS ARE FRAMED IN THAT TYPE OF THING. GOT IT, IT'S JUST SMALL, SMALL NOTES, AND JASON AND THE HRC COULD PROVIDE YOU WITH KIND OF A, A RUNDOWN OF WHAT SOME OF THEM ARE. I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE CONSIDERING THOSE. OKAY DURING THE PROCESS, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT YOU'RE OPEN TO AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT.JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE, THE UPDATES AND THINGS WILL MAKE THE BUILDING MUCH NICER AND FIT BETTER. AND IF THERE'S KIND OF A CHERRY ON TOP THAT YOU CAN ADD SOMEWHERE IN THERE THAT REALLY HELPS. THAT WAS THAT WAS ALL. IT WAS ALL RIGHT. GOOD. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO THAT. AND YOU KNOW WE LOVE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF DOWNTOWN. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OUR BUSINESS THERE, BUT ALSO OUR HOME IS THERE. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU. PERFECT. THANK YOU SIR. SO THAT WAS ALL THAT I HAD ON THAT ITEM, IF WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON ITEM G. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM G AS PRESENTED. MOVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? I'LL SECOND MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN
[H. Consider, and act upon, the approval of a Job Order Contract with SDB Contracting, Inc. for renovations to the City’s animal shelter in an estimated amount of $744,667.24, through a cooperative purchasing agreement with Buyboard, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary documents.]
ZERO. THE ITEM IS APPROVED WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM H, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON THE APPROVAL OF A JOB ORDER CONTRACT WITH SPD CONTRACTING INCORPORATED FOR RENOVATIONS TO THE CITY'S ANIMAL SHELTER. IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 744,667 24 THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH BY BOARD AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS. SO, AGAIN, THIS ONE IS TO CALL ATTENTION. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A THREE QUARTER OF $1 MILLION PROJECT. I BELIEVE IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL DECADES THAT WE'VE HAD ANY WORK DONE AT LEAST SEVERAL DECADES, TO THAT ANIMAL SHELTER, DESPITE OUR GROWTH. SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WOULD MAYBE, WALK THOSE WHO MAY ONLY LISTEN TO THIS. I KNOW WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PHASES, AND JUST GENERALLY WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS RENOVATION. THERE. WE GO. SO WHAT WE HAVE GOTTEN BACK NOW WE HAVE, THIS THE PHASES WE WERE ABLE WE WERE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY COUNCIL, THE ABILITY TO PHASE THIS. SO WE ARE GOING TO DO SO. IT WILL BE TWO PHASES. THEY'LL START ON THE STAFF SIDE. IT'S APPROXIMATELY EIGHT WEEKS, BUT THIS IS CONSTRUCTION. SO, THE ESTIMATE IS EIGHT WEEKS FOR THE ONE SIDE OF THE OFFICE. AND WE ARE GOING TO SOUND BARRIER THE OTHER SIDE AND AN EFFORT TO KEEP ANIMALS IN OUR CATTERY ON ANOTHER SIDE TO KEEP IT FULLY OPERATIONAL. SO, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT VENTILATION AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE BEGINNING. SECOND STEP WILL BE TO, ADD A COUPLE OF ISOLATION AREAS, ACTUALLY, WE'RE JUST RENOVATING A COUPLE THAT ARE THERE AND EXPAND OUR QUARANTINE BY, CREATING FOUR INDOOR OUTDOOR SPACES FOR THEM THAT STILL MEET STATE COMPLIANCES. WE HAVE ALREADY SENT ALL THAT TO THE STATE AND GOT APPROVAL ON ON THOSE JOB SCOPES. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS OUR PRIMARY THING. OF COURSE, GIVE STAFFING THE NEEDS THAT THEY NEED AND[00:25:06]
OFFER A COUPLE OF SICK AREAS. SO THAT WILL HELP US WITH OUR CATTERY INTAKES IMMENSELY, IT'S ALSO GOING TO ALLOW US THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE, WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL LIKE ISOLATION CAGES THAT WE'RE USING THAT WE CAN NOW UTILIZE THOSE MORE FOR OUR TNR AREAS BECAUSE WE ARE STILL PROVIDING THAT SERVICE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FOUR CATS THAT COME IN EVERY WEEK OR POSSIBLE EVERY WEEK. WE HAVE FOUR, FOUR THAT ARE OUT, AND THAT GIVES US A WAY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL SPACE BECAUSE NOW WE ARE PUSHING OUR CAPACITY BECAUSE WE DO DO THE TNR. WE HAVE FOUR COMING IN, AND IF THREE OF THEM END UP BEING ADOPTABLE AND WE'RE EVALUATING THEM, WE HAVE TO HAVE SPACE FOR THEM. WHEN WE'RE DOING THIS PROGRAM. SO THIS IS GOING TO HELP IN A MULTIPLE OF WAYS, IT'S ALSO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN FOR IT, IT'S GOING TO ALLOW AN EASY ACCESS FOR OUR ADOPTERS STRAIGHT FROM THE FRONT OF OUR BUILDING TO THE BACK OF OUR BUILDING. CURRENTLY, YOU'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE CATTERY, IF YOU'RE BRINGING A DOG FOR A MEET AND GREET, IT'S JUST IT'S NOT IDEAL.SO IT'S IT IS GOING TO ASSIST US FOR QUITE FOR, YOU KNOW, TO GET THROUGH WHERE THESE ARE NOW NEEDS. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL, THREE MONTHS, 3 TO 4 MONTHS. SO, THIS PROCESS HAS TAKEN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT, HERE WE ARE NOW AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD FROM HERE. IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF, DEPENDING ON THE CONTRACTOR, TO KIND OF FINALIZE THE DETAILS OF THINGS, AND DEPENDING ON THE REASON, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE REASON WE'RE STARTING THE STAFFING SIDE BEFORE ANYTHING IS SAID IS BECAUSE THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S ORDERED THE SPECIALTY DOORS AND STUFF FOR THE ANIMAL SIDE ON THE ORDERING SIDE, THAT IS GOING TO TAKE LONGER BECAUSE OF THE FABRICATIONS. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE CHOOSING TO START ON THIS SIDE. AND WE WILL SOUND BARRIER AND, ONE TEAM CITY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS OVER THERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES TO REALLY KEEP THE COSTS DOWN AND WITHIN OUR BUDGET SCOPE. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. AND I KNOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, BUT YOU ALREADY HIT ON IT WAS MAKING SURE THAT IT WOULD STILL BE OPERATIONAL DURING THAT 3 TO 4 MONTH PERIOD. SO THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR, COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AND IF NOT, I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
COUNCILMAN STRANG THANK YOU. MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCILMAN MALIKAI SECOND MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE.
COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO, AND THE ITEM IS APPROVED. WITH THAT,
[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
WE WILL MOVE INTO A CONSULTATION WITH OUR ATTORNEY. CLOSED MEETING, EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WILL FALL UNDER 551.071. PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON MCMILLAN ROAD.[RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]
WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE US FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION. WE WILL MOVE TO[1. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2024-23 amending Wylie’s Code of Ordinances, Ordinance No. 2021- 17, as amended, Appendix A (Wylie Comprehensive Fee Schedule), Section I (Water and Sewer Fees), Subsection B (Water Rates), and Subsection C (Sewage Collection and Treatment Rates).]
OUR REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER ONE. CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024. DASH 23, AMENDING WILEY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021, DASH 17, AS AMENDED.APPENDIX A, WILEY COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE, SECTION I WATER AND SEWER FEE, SUBSECTION B WATER RATES, THAT WAS SECTION ONE I APOLOGIZE. WATER RATES, IN SUBSECTION C, SEWAGE COLLECTION AND TREATMENT RATES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IN THE AGENDA IS FOR APPROVAL OF THE WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASES THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR THE 2025 BUDGET, AND THESE INCREASES ARE ALL BASED ON THE JULY 2022 WATER SEWER RATE STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED. AND, THIS WAS THE 2022 STUDY WAS DONE AFTER THE 2025 YEAR STUDY WAS DONE BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED, INFLATIONARY RATES AND THE ADDITIONAL COST TO THE MUDDY CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, IT WAS COUNCIL'S REQUEST THAT THE RATES BE EVENED OUT THROUGH THE YEARS SO THAT THERE WERE NO MAJOR SPIKES IN THE INCREASES. SO, THIS IS, AGAIN, A 5% INCREASE FOR WATER RATES AND A 5.5% FOR WASTEWATER. OKAY AND I KNOW YOU REFERENCED OUR 2022 STUDY. WE HAVE A NEW ONE COMING
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WHEN, WE WILL PROBABLY NEXT YEAR. THE STUDY FROM 2022 ACTUALLY WENT OUT FOR FIVE YEARS, AND THROUGH 2027. BUT WE'LL PROBABLY DO ANOTHER STUDY BEFORE THEN. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS CHANGING WITH THE NEW NUMBERS WE HAD GOTTEN FROM THE WATER DISTRICT. ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACTUAL PLANT ITSELF. THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE WOULD DIDN'T WANT TO DO A STUDY, SINCE THAT CAME IN SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT. OKAY THAT THAT WAS JUST MY QUESTION.IF WE WERE GOING TO REVISIT THAT A LITTLE SOONER DUE TO THE CHANGES THERE. MAYOR PRO TEM.
YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO ALONG THE SAME LINES, NOT JUST WITH THE SEWER TREATMENT PLANT, BUT WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT THE ESCALATION AND COSTS OF THE WATER, TO THE CITY FROM NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL, IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA THAT WE LOOK AT THAT SOONER THAN LATER. SO I WOULD AGREE THAT NEXT YEAR THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE RIGHT TIME PERIOD TO START PUTTING TOGETHER ANOTHER LOOK OUT INTO THE FUTURE. AS FAR AS, COST OCCURRENCES AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH BILLING RATES, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE INCREASED WATER RATES, BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE LOOKING AT THE CITY OF WILEY AND THE AMOUNT OF, BUILD OUT HERE, BUT THE CITIES AROUND US ARE BUILDING OUT AND DRAWING MORE WATER FROM NORTH TEXAS, WHICH IS GOING TO INCREASE THE COST ACROSS THE BOARD TO ALL MEMBER CITIES, AS WELL AS THOSE ARE JUST PARTICIPANTS. SO I APPLAUD THE DECISION TO LOOK AT THAT SOONER THAN LATER. OKAY. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER PROJECTS PROBABLY THAT ARE GOING TO COME THROUGH THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE RATES. OKAY COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? OKAY. IF THERE ARE NONE I'D BE OPEN TO A MOTION ON THE ITEM. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER ONE ON OUR AGENDA AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS? I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION WITH A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. THAT DOES CONCLUDE. THANK YOU. THAT DOES
[WS1. Discuss the FY 2024-25 WEDC Budget.]
CONCLUDE OUR REGULAR AGENDA. WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR WORK SESSIONS FOR THE EVENING WORK SESSION. ONE IS DISCUSSING THE FISCAL YEAR 20 2425. WILEY EDC BUDGET. YOU'RE WELCOME TO PRESENT ALL THE BUDGETS IF YOU WANT TO, BUT, AND WE'LL HEAR FROM MR. GREINER ON THIS, I WOULD ASK, COUNCIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MAKE SURE JUST, HOP IN AND WE'LL GET THOSE ANSWERED ALONG THE WAY. MR. GREINER, I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH A RATHER DETAILED PRESENTATION LAST TIME. THAT YOU CAME TO US. IF YOU WOULD HIGHLIGHT SPECIFICALLY ANY CHANGES THAT YOU ALL HAVE MADE IN WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING TO US, AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF GO THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO. YEAH. NO, IT'S. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TONIGHT. AND, JUST A BRIEF UPDATE FOR YOU. WE HAD SOME NUMBERS THAT WE JUST NEEDED TO GET FINALIZED BEFORE WE GET INTO THIS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, AND WE'VE DONE SO, OUR BOARD VOTED AND APPROVED THIS BUDGET, AGAIN, SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE CITY, BUT IF WE NEED ANY ADDITIONAL CHANGES, WE CAN GO BACK AND MAKE THEM REVENUE, PRETTY MUCH STAY THE SAME. EXPENSES WENT UP A LITTLE BIT. AND, IN IN THE INDIVIDUAL LINE ITEMS, WE WENT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE IN SPECIAL SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS IS ON THE AGENDA REPORT FOR YOU TONIGHT ON THE ON THE FRONT SPECIAL SERVICES.MISCELLANEOUS UP FROM 37,000 TO 87,000. THAT'S UP FROM THE LAST TIME THAT YOU SAW IT. SPECIAL SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT $9 MILLION NUMBER FOR NEXT YEAR IS UP FROM LAST. LAST TIME AROUND.
IT WAS $8 MILLION. LAST PRESENTATION. IT'S UP $1 MILLION. BASED ON OUR CIVIL PLANS FOR REGENCY BUSINESS PARK. IF THE CIVILS ARE APPROVED IN A TIMELY MANNER, GET IT ALL DONE SIX MONTHS FROM NOW. IT'S REALISTIC TO THINK THAT WE MIGHT HAVE 25% OF THE PROJECT COST NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IT'S $4 MILLION PROJECT, SO THERE'S $1 MILLION ALLOCATED IN THAT LINE ITEM FOR NEXT YEAR. IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED AND WE SPEND THAT MONEY FOR THAT PROJECT, TRAVEL AND TRAINING IS UP JUST SLIGHTLY. ENGINEERING SERVICES, FOR WHATEVER REASON, OVERSIGHT ON MY END, IT WAS NOT ON THERE FOR THE LAST PRESENTATION. IT IS UP. AND WE PROVIDED A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL THIS TIME AROUND. ENGINEERING SERVICES ARE UP FROM LAST YEAR, 530,000 855,000. THIS YEAR INCLUDES REGENCY BUSINESS PARK DRAINAGE, FULL SYMBOLS, DOWNTOWN JACKSON STREET DESIGNS, BOTH ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL. TO BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH HRC PLANNING AND ZONING AND CITY COUNCIL FOR REDEVELOPMENT ALONG JACKSON STREET AND OUR PROPERTIES ON BALLARD, AND ALSO INCLUDES THE CITY'S 19 ACRE FLOOD STUDY AND ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING WORK ALONG 544. THAT'S REALLY IT. IT UPDATES OUR ENDING FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT 2.3 MILLION. OKAY COUNCIL, YOU SEE THOSE CHANGES?
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I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, ON THE EDC BUDGET AT THIS TIME. I'M NOT SEEING ANY YET. BUT BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD, DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS CAME THIS EVENING, MR. HAROLD SMITH. SO APPRECIATE YOU COMING THIS EVENING, SIR. AND HE'S OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR EDC, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I A SMALL ONE, PROBABLY MORE OF A STATEMENT. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT MILLION THAT WAS U, ON THE SPECIAL SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WERE GOING TO END UP HAVING THAT IN THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR. IT'S JUST WE'VE MOVED IT TO THIS ONE. RIGHT? SO IT'S NOT ACTUALLY AN INCREASE AS MUCH AS JUST MOVING IT TO A DIFFERENT BUDGET YEAR. CORRECT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, PULL IT FORWARD. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. THANK YOU[WS2. Discuss the FY 2024-25 Budget.]
OKAY. DOESN'T APPEAR. SO THANK YOU SIR. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR SECOND WORK SESSION THIS EVENING WHICH IS TO DISCUSS THE FISCAL YEAR 20 2425 BUDGET. MR. PARKER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR BUDGET. FOR, FY 25. GOT A FEW UPDATES HERE, NOT MUCH. HAS CHANGED, SINCE THE, LAST PRESENTATION, JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW HERE. WE STILL DON'T HAVE THE CERTIFIED TOTALS YET, BUT THE ESTIMATED CERTIFIED IS A LITTLE OVER 7 BILLION, NEW CONSTRUCTION IS A LITTLE OVER 211 MILLION, WHICH EQUATES TO A LITTLE OVER A MILLION IN REVENUE TO THE CITY, PROPOSED SALES TAX REVENUE INCREASE OF 10%. AND A VOTER APPROVAL RATE OF 58 0111.INCLUDES THE 1.5 MILLION THAT WE'VE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED IN EMS REVENUE. AND ALMOST 2 MILLION IN GRANTS THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THESE SLIDES. THE OR, TALK ABOUT ALL THESE SLIDES, NOTHING HAS CHANGED, ON THIS SLIDE AS PRESENTED IN THE IN THE PREVIOUS TWO, WORK SESSIONS, AS WELL AS, NOTHING HAS CHANGED, WELL, I TAKE THAT BACK. I'LL GET THERE IN JUST ONE SECOND ON THIS SLIDE. IT'S NOTED HERE, WE HAVE THE $160,000 TO REPAIR THE EXTERIOR DOORS, THE ENTRY DOORS FOR ALL THREE FACILITIES HERE.
THE, PUSH BUTTON FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR TO OPEN FOR HANDICAPPED, THAT HAS, WE'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF TROUBLE AT THE LIBRARY. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO MEND IT, NOW IT'S PRETTY MUCH COMPLETELY NOT WORKING, AND THE ONE HERE AT CITY HALL IS, INTERMITTENT, THAT IS, THE ORIGINAL DOORS THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, WHATEVER, 13, 14 YEARS AGO. AND ACTUALLY, THOSE DOORS ARE, ORIGINALLY INTERIOR DOORS. THEY WEREN'T EVER MEANT TO BE USED. EXTERIORLY, SO THAT WE THINK IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. AND THEN THE OTHER PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THE, RELAY BETWEEN THE, THE IN THE VESTIBULE RIGHT THERE, IS A BLUETOOTH OR RADIO FREQUENCY THAT DOESN'T STAY CONNECTED, SO THE EXTERIOR DOOR MAY WORK AND THE INTERIOR DOOR MAY NOT, OR VICE VERSA, AND IT WAS GOING TO BE FAIRLY COSTLY. I THINK IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND $50,000 TO GET THOSE, THOSE REPAIRED. SO WE JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE A GOOD TIME TO UPDATE, THE DOORS AT ALL THREE, THE LIBRARY REC CENTER. AND HERE, WITH SLIDING DOORS SO THAT WE WOULD ELIMINATE THE ISSUES WITH THE WITH THE PUSH BUTTONS, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THAT'S KIND OF JUST NOTED HERE. IT'S, KIND OF AN ADA COMPLIANCE ISSUE. QUESTION ON THAT. YES, SIR. SO I ASSUME THERE'S NO MAJOR CHANGE TO THE VESTIBULE STRUCTURE. CORRECT. SO WILL IT BE LIKE ONE DOOR THAT SLIDES BEHIND THE OTHER? YES SO YES. BECAUSE I ASSUME THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ESSENTIALLY I'M SAYING THEY'RE NOT GOING TO OPEN AND STICK OUT. YES. INSIDE THE VESTIBULE ONE WILL SLIDE BEHIND THE OTHER.
ESSENTIALLY LIKE YEAH, LIKE A POCKET DOOR. YES. AND HIDE BEHIND. OKAY. YEAH. JUST WANTED BEFORE THE QUESTION GETS ASKED OF ARE WE GOING TO PUT DOORS ON THAT, YOU KNOW, HANG OUT TO THE
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SIDE. NO OKAY, SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGED IN THE GENERAL FUND, WAS THE ADDITION OF THAT. UTILITY FUNDS. SUMMARY. AGAIN, NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THESE SLIDES. AS, Y'ALL JUST APPROVED THE SEWER AND RATE, INCREASE, WE WILL PLAN TO DO A STUDY, IN FY 25, IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL, LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE. AND, I'VE TALKED WITH COUNCILMAN STRANG.IT MAY BE, TIME TO REVISIT THE RATE STRUCTURE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE. THAT WAS DONE FOR, CONSERVATION EFFORTS. IT'S A TIERED STRUCTURE. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY. THE. THE MORE, THE MORE WATER YOU USE IT GETS. THE DIFFERENT TIERS GET, YOU KNOW, MORE EXPENSIVE. SO LIKE ZERO TO 1000 OR 1 TO 10,000, 10 TO 20, WHATEVER THAT THAT IS, IS, IS THE TIERED RATE STRUCTUR.
SO IF THAT'S COUNCIL'S DESIRE, YEAH. COUNCIL'S THE ONE THAT SET THAT PREVIOUSLY. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU ALL WANT TO LOOK AT AND CHANGE, THEN COUNCILMAN STEIN, I'M HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT. YEAH, I KIND OF LOOK AT IT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY. A REVERSE BULK DISCOUNT. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU CALL THAT, BUT THAT'S THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING. YEAH COULD I ASK THAT WHENEVER WE LOOK AT DOING THAT STUDY, UNLESS THE CURRENT STUDY COVERS ALL OF THAT, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT STORMWATER WE'RE WORKING ON. THAT'S A SEPARATE STUDY THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW. OKAY. PERFECT SO AGAIN, NOTHING CHANGED IN THOSE, IN THE UTILITY FUND FOR BE STAYED THE SAME. THE LIST OF CARRYFORWARD ITEMS, ARE IN YOUR, IN YOUR PACKET THAT WAS AN ADDITION. YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE A LITTLE OVER 2 MILLION, BIG MAJORITY OF THAT IS, VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS. YOU KNOW, THOSE DEAD GUM AMBULANCES STILL AREN'T READY? THE SIGNAL, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS, IT'S JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING TAKES LONGER. AND THEN HERE, THIS IS THAT WAS A GENERAL FUND. FOR BE THE BROWN HOUSE SPLASH PADS. OBVIOUSLY.
UTILITY FUND. JUST JUST DIFFERENT THINGS. IT'S JUST PROJECTS THAT WE THAT WERE ALLOCATED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO, THAT WILL CARRY THAT MONEY FORWARD AND, AND SPEND IT ON THOSE PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD TO GET THOSE ACCOMPLISHED IN NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THAT. ABSOLUTELY, UNDER FOUR B, I SAW THERE WAS A SOME VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY STILL FOR SPLASH PAD AND DOG PARK DESIGN. ABOUT 4600. IT'S THE SECOND ITEM ON THE LIST. YES. IS THERE. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO IF THAT WAS JUST UNSPENT FUNDS. YES, THAT SHOULD ROLL BACK IN. OR IF THEY'RE KEEPING THAT IN FOR OVERRUN. I KNOW THEY'RE NOT.
WELL, THE DOG PARK IS OPEN. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S COMPLETE. I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE SPLASH PAD, SINCE THEY'RE BEING BUILT, THE DESIGN SHOULD BE DONE, THE DESIGN SHOULD BE DONE. THAT MAY JUST BE SOME LEFTOVER MONEY THAT WASN'T SPENT. I'LL FOLLOW UP AND GET YOU ALL AN ANSWER FOR THAT.
OKAY. WELL, AND THE REASON I ASKED IS I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD HAVE TO ROLL BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND SINCE THAT'S WHERE IT CAME FROM ORIGINALLY, WHEN WE ASSIGNED FUNDS OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE, I BELIEVE, UNLESS IT CAME FROM, NO, THAT CAME FROM FOUR B, SO IT'LL JUST GO BACK TO THE FOUR B FUND BALANCE. THAT'S RIGHT. NOW OH, I'M NOT. WOW. SORRY. TAKING OVER PARKS NOW I'M NOT OVER THAT PROJECT. BUT I'VE WORKED ON ENOUGH PROJECTS TO KNOW WE GENERALLY KEEP THE ENGINEER ON THROUGH THE END OF THE PROJECT IN CASE ITEMS COME UP IN THE FIELD THAT THEY NEED TO ANSWER OR WHATEVER, AND THEN THEY PRODUCE AS BUILT DRAWINGS AT THE END TOO. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S USUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY KEPT THAT HELPS. I JUST WASN'T SURE. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. SO THAT'S THE END OF, OF THE PRESENTATION. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. WE DO NEED DIRECTION TONIGHT. MOVING FORWARD ON TAX RATE, THAT'LL BE THE NEXT AGENDA, RIGHT? YEAH FOR
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THE REST OF THE DATES, SO THE AUGUST 5TH, WHICH IS COMING UP ON A WEEK, THE RIGHT CALCULATIONS WILL BE DONE. OH, NO. SORRY. THE BUDGET WILL BE, PUBLISHED TO THE PUBLIC, FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. OFFICE ON THE 13TH. DISCUSSED THE FINAL TAX RATE.AND VOTE ON THAT. AND THEN THE 27TH. IF PROPERTY TAX RATE. CALCULATION OF THE TAX RATE.
PUBLIC HEARINGS. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEN THE 27TH, THE 20TH. AND THE 27TH ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
AND THEN ADOPT THE BUDGET ON THE 27TH. OKAY, ALL THAT MAKES SENSE. I WAS READING AND TALKING AT THE SAME TIME. I'M NOT GOOD AT THAT. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WILL COME BACK NEXT MONTH. YES. FINAL APPROVAL? YES. AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AT THE END. AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND COMMENT, ANY TIME. BUT ESSENTIALLY THEY'LL HAVE THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS, THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS, ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS THAT THEY COULD COME AND COMMENT AS WELL IF THEY WOULD SO DESIRE. YES, SIR. OKAY, SO I'LL GIVE YOU MY FEEDBACK. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET, I SUPPORT OBVIOUSLY FINAL FINAL REVENUE NUMBERS COME IN NEXT WEEK. YES, I WOULD SUPPORT THE TAX RATE THAT GETS US TO THE 65 783 508 OKAY. SO OBVIOUSLY THAT NUMBER COULD FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE VALUATIONS FINALIZE AT. BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'VE SET THE BUDGET. SO IF THAT'S WHATEVER THE RATE IS THAT GETS US THERE TO THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT. YEAH IT MAY NOT CHANGE AT ALL. YES SIR I HAVE A FEELING IT'LL CHANGE A LITTLE BIT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. SO THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE WHAT I SUPPORT IS THE RATE THAT SUPPORTS THE REVENUE THAT IS SUGGESTED HERE IN THE GENERAL FUND. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WOULD SUPPORT THE RATE THAT SUPPORTS THE REVENUE IN THE PROJECTED BUDGET. I ALSO SUPPORT THE BUDGET. THE WAY THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED WITHIN THE BUDGET THROUGH THE CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO OTHERS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR READY TO VOLUNTEER THEIR OPINION? ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO TO COUNCILMAN HOOVER NEXT THEN IF YOU'LL JUST, ON THE RATE AND IF YOU AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I, I SUPPORT WHAT WHAT THE BUDGET LOOKS LIKE, AND THE RATE IS, JUST FINE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN DUKE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY I SUPPORT THE RATE AND I SUPPORT THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED. AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, COUNCILMAN STRING, I SUPPORT THE RATE AND THE BUDGET. AS DISCUSSED, COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. I'LL, BRING THEM FORWARD IF I DO, BUT I SUPPORT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MALIK. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THE WAY YOU HAVE PRESENTED IT. I THINK YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB ON BRINGING IT OVER TO US. I DO SUPPORT BOTH. OKAY. SO DOES THAT PROVIDE YOU ALL THE DIRECTION THAT YOU NEED? YES, SIR. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF, OBVIOUSLY, Y'ALL MADE A THE LARGEST, I DON'T WANT TO SAY CONTRIBUTION. LARGEST INVESTMENT IN THE CITY STAFF, IN THE 23 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, AND THAT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED BY EVERYBODY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THAT HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON, RECRUITING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES, WHICH I KNOW WAS THE GOAL OF Y'ALL'S. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT SUPPORT. AND, I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT BUDGET, MEET YOU ANYTIME OR, I'M NOT GOING TO MEET YOU AT TWO IN THE MORNING. LIKE THE GUY IN CANTON WILL FOR THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT UP TO ABOUT 830. I USUALLY GO TO BED. SO, ANYTIME BEFORE THAT, I'M HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU. SO THANK YOU. OKAY ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE OUT OF OUR WORK
[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]
SESSIONS BACK TO REGULAR SESSION, WHERE WE WILL THEN ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS CLOSED. MEETING IS[00:50:03]
TO DISCUSS PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT BROWN AND WINDING OAKS, AND WE WILL ALSO ENTER UNDER 55107 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS. CLOSED MEETING IS THREE. THE CITY MANAGER QUARTERLY EVALUATION* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.