[A. Meeting Opening]
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>> WELL, WELCOME EVERYONE NOW TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023. THE TIME IS, GRANGER?
>>TIME IS 6:30 PM, I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN A2, INVOCATIONS AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.
I'VE ASKED MAYOR PROTON FRANKS TO LEAD OUR INVOCATION AND MS. HOWARTH TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES. MAY YOU PLEASE RISE.
>> PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER TONIGHT AS WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF SACHSE AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE BEST AND BRIGHT FUTURE.
ALLOW US TO HAVE EACH ONE'S VOICE AND THOUGHTS HEARD AND APPRECIATED AND ALLOW US TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR FUTURE.
I ALWAYS ASK THAT YOU LOOK OUT FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF SACHSE AND ALL OF THE MILITARY WORLDWIDE THAT CAN'T MAKE IT HOME EVERY NIGHT.
PLEASE LOOK OVER US AND ALLOW US TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY. AMEN.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM B PUBLIC COMMENT.
[B. Public Comment]
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO STATE SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE'LL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.
ANYONE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C COUNCIL'S LAST STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES.
[C. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]
I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK, RECOGNIZED IN SEPTEMBER AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH AND THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE.>> WELL, THOSE OF Y'ALL WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND A LITTLE WHILE, WE ARE VERY PROUD AND HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE IN NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANKS PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE EVERY YEAR.
IT'S PROBABLY, HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN DOING THIS NOW?
WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO PARTNER WITH THEM.
UNFORTUNATELY, HUNGER IS AN ISSUE NOT JUST SACHSE, BUT OUR LARGER COMMUNITY AND IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO HELP WITH THAT.
LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE.
WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS FOR US COMING SOON ABOUT THAT.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK AND ALL THE GREAT EFFORTS THEY PUT FORTH TO BATTLE HUNGER WITH A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS HUNGER ACTION MONTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 BY FEEDING AMERICA AND WORKS TO PROMOTE WAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP FIGHT THE HUNGER CRISIS.
WHEREAS A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN STRIVES TO MOBILIZE THE PUBLIC INTO ACTING ON THE ISSUE OF HUNGER AND HELP THE MORE THAN 12 MILLION CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE.
LOCALLY, ONE IN SEVEN PEOPLE OR 14.2% OF DALLAS COUNTY RESIDENTS AND ONE IN 10 PEOPLE OR 10.9% OF COLLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS STRUGGLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY.
WHEREAS IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CURB THIS TREND, SACHSE HAS JOINED TOGETHER WITH ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TO PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANKS IN ALL PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON WITH THE GOAL OF RAISING 400,000 POUNDS OF PEANUT BUTTER.
WHEREAS THE RESIDENTS AND PATRIOTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SACHSE HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN GENEROUSLY AND WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LOVE TOWARD EFFORTS TAKING CARE OF THOSE IN NEED.
THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL CALL SACHSE INTO ACTION TO GET INVOLVED IN EVENTS LIKE THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE AND MORE.
NOW, THEREFORE, I BICKERSTAFF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH IN SACHSE AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL AND THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK TO HELP ERADICATE HUNGER IN OUR CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND NATION.
THANK YOU, MR. JACOBS. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU TO MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, EVERYONE OF SACHSE.
I THINK YOU MENTIONED MOST EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HERE IN THE PROCLAMATION.
BUT I DON'T THINK HE SAID AND TO PUT THE NUMBER OF FOOD INSECURE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SERVICE AREA INTO PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ABOUT ONE IN EIGHT PEOPLE,
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WHICH INCLUDES ONE IN SIX CHILDREN.AS AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS TO THIS CHALLENGE, WE PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER AS YOU MENTIONED AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH AND WE RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CITIES, COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE CANNED FOOD DRIVES, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, VOLUNTEERING EVENTS, AND THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE, WHICH YOU ALL ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE FOR HELPING US RAISE AWARENESS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE VIDEO THAT WE MADE.
EVERY YEAR WE MAKE A MAYOR VIDEO.
WE GOT 12 MAYORS TOGETHER THIS YEAR, GOT ON A GO-KART TRACK AND RAISED AROUND ALL IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF FOOD INSECURITY AND THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE.
IF YOU DO WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DRIVE, JUST VISIT NTFB.ORG/PEANUTBUTTERDRIVE, THERE IS A REGISTRATION BUTTON, THAT'LL COME STRAIGHT TO ME, AND I CAN HELP YOU OUT.
THANK YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN. [APPLAUSE]
>> THE NEXT ITEM UNDER C IS RECOGNIZED, IT'S ACTUALLY FOR A RESCUE FOR RECEIVING THE 2023.
FOR NOW, I GOT PRETTY CLOSE, CAREER EMS SERVICE OF THE YEAR AWARD.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST, BUT BEFORE WE HEAR FROM HER, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED THIS OUT ALREADY, WE HAVE THE BEST FIRE EMS SERVICE PEOPLE AROUND.
THE LAST TWO FRIDAYS, THE SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HAS BEEN AWAY, WE'VE BEEN AT CAMPBELL AND PROSPERED.
WHILE I'M SURE THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE VERY FINE, I JUST THOUGHT SOMETHING HAPPENS, I WISH I WAS BACK HOME IN SACHSE.
THEY ARE JUST TOP THE LINE, FIRST-CLASS, AND GOTTEN MANY AWARDS SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER OUTSTANDING PRESTIGIOUS AWARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
AS CHIEF WEIGH OUR SPECIAL GUEST WILL SAY IN JUST A SECOND, THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND FIRE BASED EMS SERVICE TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.
THIS IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED ON STAGE SEPTEMBER 20TH, AT THE EMS WORLD EXPO IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO BE REPRESENTED AT THAT EXPO IN SEPTEMBER.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MS. BAILEY ON SCREEN AND SHE'S GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION FOR THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE SACHSE FIRE RESCUE ON RECEIVING THE 2023 DICK FERNEAU EMS CAREER SERVICE OF THE YEAR AWARD.
I'M SUSAN BAILEY, PRESIDENT OF NAEMT, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMTS.
IT'S MY HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMTS REPRESENTS THE PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS OF THE EMS WORKFORCE WHO IS PROVIDING OUT-OF-HOSPITAL, EMERGENT, URGENT, AND PREVENTIVE MEDICAL CARE.
NATIONALLY, EMS RESPONSE TO OVER 42 MILLION CALLS EACH YEAR.
EMS IS THE COMMUNITY LIFELINE THAT SAVES LIVES FROM HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES, TREATS INJURIES DUE TO MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, SHOOTINGS, STABBINGS AND OTHER VIOLENCE, AND PROVIDES CARE FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES.
SACHSE FIRE RESCUE IS THE EPITOME OF THE EMS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH AN ACTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND REQUIRING SPECIALIZED CREDENTIALS OF EVERY PRACTITIONER.
THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THIS CITY OF SACHSE ARE RECEIVING THE BEST QUALITY OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARE POSSIBLE.
PROVIDING ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDICINE TO THE COMMUNITY MEANS FIRSTLINE EMERGENCY CARE STARTS IMMEDIATELY UPON PATIENT CONTACT AND CONTINUES WHILE IN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL AND AT THE HOSPITAL.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO SACHSE FIRE RESCUE FOR THEIR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE AND ON
RECEIVING THE 2023 DICK FERNEAU EMS CAREER SERVICE OF THE >> YEAR AWARD.
>> THANK YOU, MS. BAILEY, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.
I JUST HAVE ONE OTHER THING TO SAY.
IT SAYS 49 DEGREES AND CLOUDY WHEREVER YOU'RE AT.
>> [LAUGHTER] THAT DOES CATCH YOUR ATTENTION WHEN YOU SEE IT.
I HAVE ASKED CHIEF WADE TO SAY A FEW REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MS. BAILEY, FOR THE KIND WORDS AND TELLING FOLKS WHAT THIS AWARD IS ABOUT.
WHEN I HEARD THAT WE HAD GOTTEN THIS AWARD, IT WAS VERY HUMBLING TO THINK OF IT ON
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THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE WITH YOUR PEERS BEING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.WE'RE A FIRE-BASED EMS SERVICE.
WE'RE AN ALL HAZARDS AND IF YOUR HOUSE CATCHES ON FIRE, WE'LL COME PUT IT OUT, CATS ON A TREE WE'LL COME GET IT DOWN.
[LAUGHTER] BUT EMS IS THE MAJORITY OF WHAT WE DO.
IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE DO IT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND WE DO IT FOR YOU AND THE CITIZENS.
TO ME THAT'S WHAT IT WAS SO HUMBLING ABOUT IT IS WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.
IT'S ACTUALLY FIRE RESCUE AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FOLKS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
I'LL RECOGNIZE THE CHIEF RICHARDSON.
WE HAVE A PARAMEDIC GRADUATING TONIGHT.
AGAIN, HE'S UP THERE WITH THEM.
HE CHOSE TO GO THERE AND SUPPORT THAT ONE PARAMEDIC.
HE'S THE EXPERTISE AND HE HAS GIVEN SO MUCH TO THIS ORGANIZATION TO BRING OUR EMS TO THIS TOP LEVEL, DR. NORTHAM AND BEST EMS. THEIR PROTOCOLS AND THEIR EXPECTATIONS OF EXCELLENCE HAVE DRIVEN US TO A HIGHER LEVEL.
THAT'S WHY I CONSIDER US MORE OF THE ELITES IN THE AREA.
BUT THE PEOPLE THAT I REALLY WANT TO THANK ARE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.
IT'S THE FOLKS THAT DO THE JOB.
IT'S THE PARAMEDICS, DRIVERS, FIREFIGHTERS, OFFICERS.
WE'VE GOT PARAMEDIC TRAINERS, WE'VE GOT CRITICAL CARE PARAMEDICS, WE'VE GOT TACTICAL PARAMEDICS, COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE, IN FACT AS WELL.
WE THROW VENTILATOR, WE THROW ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT, WHOLE BLOOD, WE THREW A LOT OF STUFF, ADDED NEW CREDENTIALS, AND THEY EXCELLED AT IT.
BUT THEY'VE CREATED A CULTURE THAT WE CARE, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO FOR THE BEST CARE FOR OUR CITIZENS.
THEY'RE ALL ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE.
SO I TRULY APPRECIATE THIS AWARD, BUT VERY HUMBLED BY IT. THANK YOU.
>> CHIEF, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I'VE TOLD YOU THIS MANY TIMES.
I'VE TOLD EVEN SOME OF THE MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND US.
THE SAME THING IS THAT THERE'S ONE THING THAT SHE SAID THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
WE ARE ELITE AND THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
MEN AND WOMEN COME ON DOWN IN FRONT.
WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU FORMERLY, COME ON DOWN. SORRY.
>> PERFECT. IN 1,2,3, ONE MORE AND 1,2,3.
>> THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS GOING TO MAKE THEM COME DOWN HERE.
SO I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY CAN ADJUST AND ADAPT ACCORDINGLY.
[LAUGHTER] BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU, GUYS. JOB WELL DONE.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C3, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS.
ANYONE ON COUNCIL LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND OR AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME. FULTON FRANKS?
>> WELL, I WAS ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY OUR FAVORITE EVENT IN OUR HOUSE IS THE DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE IN FEBRUARY.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT ONE.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE PUMPKIN PUREE.
IT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED AT SALMON PARK ON OCTOBER 21ST FROM 6:00 PM TILL SUNDOWN.
HOWEVER, AT SUNDOWN THAT'S WHEN THE REAL PARTY STARTS, THE HAYRIDE GETS A LITTLE BETTER AND THERE'S A MOVIE AND POPCORN STUFF.
THERE'LL BE ALL KINDS OF COSTUME CONTEST, GAMES, CONCESSION STANDS, HAYRIDE, AND A PUMPKIN HUNT.
I THINK WE HAVE FOUR TO 5,000 PUMPKINS.
IT'S CRAZY AND THEY'RE GONE IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT SO IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MOVIE IS THIS YEAR, BUT I'M SURE IT'LL BE SOMETHING DISNEY HALLOWEEN THEMED AS USUAL SO I'LL BE OUT THERE. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL.
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>> YES. I WANTED TO MENTION THE WYLIE RODEO IS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND.
WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WYLIE? WELL, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE WILEY ISD AND THEY'RE HAVING AN EVENT AT THE BIRMINGHAM AGRICULTURAL CENTER THAT'S THERE ON OWN HENSLEY.
IT'S RODEO, IT'S TWO NIGHT, IT'S FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, BUT STARTS AT 6:30.
PARKING IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE SHUTTLES THAT ARE PROVIDED, YOU'LL GET TO RIDE ONE ONE OF THOSE WILEY ISD SCHOOL BUSES INTO THE EVENT.
FAMILY PACKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR $45.
ALL THE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT WYLIERODEO.COM.
>> THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, MS. NASH.
>> MAYOR COUNCIL, I HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT NEW EMPLOYEES, JUST GOOD NEWS AND GENERAL PROMOTIONS AND SOME OTHER INFORMATION.
IN TERMS OF NEW EMPLOYEES, WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME AMANDA KING TO THE CITY OF SACHSE.
SHE IS OUR NEW LIBRARIAN, AND SHE COMES TO US WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND IRVING, AND WE'RE GLAD THAT SHE'S JOINED OUR TEAM.
IF YOU SEE HERE OVER AT THE LIBRARY, PLEASE WELCOME HER.
THEN JUST SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS OF POSITIVE THINGS AND FOLKS ARE DOING SPEAKING OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, JESSE EDWARDS JUST GOT HIS INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION AND HE'S JUST BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
OFFICER LONG WIN WHO I HAD ALREADY GIVEN ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT, I'M GOING TO KEEP MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT HIM SINCE HE JUST GOT HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE NOW, HE HAS ALSO DONE HIS ADVANCED PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION AND HE'S BECOME BILINGUAL CERTIFIED.
HE'S ONLY BEEN WITH US SINCE FEBRUARY, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIM AND CONTINUING TO STRIVE TO CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION.
THEN JUST AN IMPORTANT SHOUT OUT BECAUSE AGAIN, WE WANT TO DO BETTER SERVICE FOR OUR SACHSE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE BECOMING A MORE DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND BILINGUAL CERTIFICATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF A FEW OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT JUST BECAME CERTIFIED IN SPANISH.
NOMA GALVAN, POLICE DISPATCHER, GLORIA HUERTA, POLICE DISPATCHER, AND ALFREDO ALEJANDRO RIOS, ALSO IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND MAINTENANCE TECH IN SPANISH.
THEN AGAIN, OFFICER LONG WIN IN VIETNAMESE, SO MORE EMPLOYEES THAT WE CAN HAVE OUT IN THE FIELD AND THEN WE COULD REACH OUT TO EVEN IN THE OFFICE IF WE NEED HELP WITH BILINGUAL COMMUNICATION WITH OUR RESIDENTS.
THEN IN TERMS OF PROMOTIONS, CONGRATULATIONS TO BRENDAN SWANSON ON HIS PROMOTION OF FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC.
WE HIRED HIM ON AS A FIREFIGHTER EMT IN 2022, AND HE HAS HIS PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATION.
THEN THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER, BUELLER, WE'RE AT THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF CAITLYN GARCIA TODAY.
SHE HAS JUST BEEN PROMOTED TO POLICE OFFICER.
SHE JUST GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY AND SHE IS NOW WITH US AS AN OFFICER AS WELL.
WE HAVE INSTALLED A NEW DRIVE UP UTILITY PAYMENT DROPBOX IN A MORE PROMINENT AND CONVENIENT LOCATION ON THE CITY HALL CAMPUS THAT IS CLOSER TO THE FRONT OF CITY HALL.
OUR FORMER UTILITY PAYMENT DROPBOX, WE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE RETIRED AND REMOVED BY THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER.
BUT INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON OUR UB WEBSITE, INCLUDING OUR PAYMENT PORTAL SITE ON LAST TIME'S BILL AND IN THE FORMER DROPBOX.
YOU'LL SEE ARE PRETTY NEW BOX OUT THERE READY FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO USE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THERE MAYOR.
>> I HAVE SEEN THAT BOX OUT THERE, SO THAT'S READY TO GO.
JUST A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE IS SPECIAL GUEST.
THEY'RE ALL SPECIAL AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY GUESTS, BUT I DID WANT TO TELL A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TODAY.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE [LAUGHTER] THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME COLOR SHIRTS ON.
BUT CRT AS YOU KNOW, DOES A GREAT JOB IN HELPING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW THAT WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS.
WHILE WE DID RECOGNIZE THEM, THEY GETTING THAT AWARD, WE KNOW IT'S A TEAM EFFORT AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO TO HELP SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EVERYTHING YOU DID, BECAUSE WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST IN THE FRONT ROW, MAYOR EMERITUS FELIX IS HERE.
WELCOME. BECAUSE HE'S SITTING IN HIS CHAIR AND EVERYTHING. THERE WE GO.
THAT'S WHY WE GOT IT FOR YOU TO GET YOUR NAME ON.
A COUPLE OF OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS REAL QUICK.
WE HAD OUR FIRST BUDGET TOWN HALL BACK ON AUGUST 29TH.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT CAME AND ATTENDED AND OFFERED QUESTIONS VIA FACEBOOK LIVE, AND IN PERSON.
ALL THE QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK WE GOT IS ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
IF YOU WANT TO CHECK THAT OUT AND ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
WE ARE EXTENDING THE DEADLINE FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSION APPLICATIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8TH, SO THAT'S THIS WEEK.
PLEASE CHECK THE CITY WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.
YOU CAN CONTACT MS. GRANGER RIGHT OVER THERE AT HER EMAIL ADDRESS WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
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UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE DID GET A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN ON SUNDAY, A LOT SOME GOT MORE THAN OTHERS.BUT THAT HAS NOT CHANGED OUR WATER RESTRICTIONS.
IT'S VERY TEMPTING TO WANT TO WATER A LOT BECAUSE OUR GRASS IS REALLY STRESSED THIS WHOLE SUMMER.
HOWEVER, PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.
WE HAVE WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN EFFECT.
JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU'RE EVEN NUMBERED HOMES CAN WATER ON THURSDAY AND OR SUNDAY, AND ODD NUMBER HOMES CAN WATER ON WEDNESDAY AND/OR SATURDAY.
PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS THAT YOU CANNOT WATER BETWEEN 10:00 AM AND 6:00 PM REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU CAN WATER THAT DAY.
THERE'S PLENTY OF DETAILS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE A PATTERN CHANGE AND I WANTED TO WORRY ABOUT AS MUCH, BUT WE SHALL SEE.
THEN FINALLY, THE EXTREME GREEN RECYCLING AND BULK TRASH COLLECTION EVENT FOR RESIDENTS WILL BE HOSTED HERE AT CITY HALL FROM 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH.
CHECK THE CITY WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.
BUT AGAIN, THE EXTREME GUARANTEE RECYCLING COLLECTION EVENTS BECAUSE THIS SATURDAY, 8:00 -1:00 AT CITY HALL.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D, CONSENT AGENDA.
[D. Consent Agenda - All items listed on the consent agenda will be considered by the City Council and will be enacted on by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or a member of the public so requests.]
ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SO REQUESTS.
ITEM D1 APPROVE THE AUGUST 21ST, 2023 MEETING MINUTES.
ITEM D2, CANCEL THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, OCTOBER 2ND, NOVEMBER 20TH, DECEMBER 18TH, 2023, AND JANUARY 2ND, 2024.
ITEM D3, EXCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JULY 31ST, 2023.
ITEM D4 EXCEPT THE QUARTERLY BUDGET AND INVESTMENT IN THE TORCH FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2023.
ITEM D5, APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 4071, BY MANY ENGINEERING, HEALTH AND SANITATION, MUNICIPAL COURT FINES/FEES, BUILDING PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FEES, REFUSE SERVICES, WATER RATE SCHEDULE, WATER SERVICE CONNECTION FEES, AND WASTEWATER RATE SCHEDULE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ITEM D6 APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE OR ACSC AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION AND TEXTS DIVISION, THE COMPANY REGARDING THE COMPANIES 2023 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILINGS, DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE, ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT.
FINALLY A RACE TO BE SET BY AND TESTED, SETTLEMENT TARIFFS TO BE JUST AND REASONABLE, AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, PROVEN AN ATTACHMENT ESTABLISHING ANY BENCHMARK FOR PENSIONS AND RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS, REQUIRING A COMPANY TO REIMBURSE ACSCS, RATE-MAKING EXPENSES.
DETERMINING THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, ADOPTING ANY SAVINGS CLAUSE, DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY.
THE ACSC 'S LEGAL COUNCIL, AND MR. GARFIELD IS NOT HERE, BUT AGAIN, ONLY SOMETHING THAT A LAWYER COULD WRITE.
ITEM D7 APPROVE OF THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT RENEWING THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BETWEEN DALLAS COUNTY ON BEHALF OF DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE CITY.
ANYONE LIKE TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED AT THIS TIME? YES, SIR.
>> I CAN. I WILL NOT ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK.
[LAUGHTER] HE LIKES TO DO THAT ALL TIME.
HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTER A MOTION, MR. MUELLER.
>> IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM D1 THROUGH 7 AS PRESENTED.
>> AT MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. HOWARTH.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND BY MS. HOWARTH.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
AT E1 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS CONDUCTED PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2023,
[1. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2023-2024 fiscal year budget.]
2024 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET MISMATCH.>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF YOUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED 23, 24 BUDGET.
DAVID BALDWIN, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WILL OFFER A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU AND THEN MAYOR IF YOU WANT TO OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THAT.
>> WE WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT.
I GOT A BRIEF PRESENTATION WILL DO.
I FIGURED I'D PRESENT A HOW WE GOT HERE FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T LIVED AND BREATHE THE BUDGET AS I HAVE OVER THE LAST MANY MONTHS.
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION, I'LL SPEAK TO THE BUDGET PROCESS ALL THE WAY FROM A RESIDENT SURVEY TO OUR CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY, AND THEN WE'LL TALK BUDGET PROCESS AND NEXT STEPS.I'LL HAVE A REQUESTED ACTION OF COUNSEL AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING.
SACHSE CONTRACTED WITH CONSULTANTS TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
IT WAS A NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, IT WAS CONDUCTED IN LATE 2022.
THE SURVEY WENT OUT TO RESIDENTS AND IT CAME UP WITH KEY FINDINGS.
THOSE FINDINGS WERE THAT RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT WITH THE CITY'S LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER.
THAT BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY A REQUEST FOR MORE PROGRAMS AND EXTENDED HOURS.
LOOKING AT THE BASE BUDGET FOR THE CITY FROM THE PRIOR YEAR TO THE CURRENT YEAR'S PROPOSED BUDGET, THE REVENUE GROWTH IS ONLY 2.16%.
IN MY OPINION, THIS RECOLLECTS THAT THE CITY IS BEING A GOOD FINANCIAL STEWARD OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US IN THIS HIGH-INFLATION ENVIRONMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THE BASE BUDGET, THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF RECOMMENDED ADS FOR OUR NEW OR ENHANCED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
THOSE ENHANCEMENTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET INCLUDE JUST TO BE BRIEF.
SOME OF THEM ARE FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDIC POSITION ADDS THREE OF THOSE.
THE BUDGET INCLUDES SWORN OFFICERS PER OUR STAFFING STUDY.
IT INCLUDES LIBRARY PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS TO ADDRESS THE RESIDENTS SURVEY, AS WELL AS RECREATION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS TO ADDRESS THE SURVEY.
IN TOTAL, ALL OF THE REQUESTS AND THEY CAN'T ALL BE LISTED HERE, IS $2.6 MILLION IN NET REQUESTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE REQUESTING.
HOW DO WE FUND THAT? WE'VE SHOWN THIS AS PIE CHART MANY TIMES BEFORE? THIS SHOWS 2022 COLLECTIONS.
OUR LARGEST REVENUE IS PROPERTY TAXES THAT REPRESENTS AN INELASTIC AND STABLE REVENUE SOURCE.
IF WE LOOK AT OUR HISTORY OF PROPERTY TAXES, THIS SHOWS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 TO THE CURRENT REQUESTED YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GREEN LINE THERE WITH THE BAR CHARTS, ARE THE APPROVED RATE WAS BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, 2021.
THAT APPROVED TAX RATE THAN IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, '21, '22 WAS AT THE NEW REVENUE RATE AND THEN THE SAME THING FOR FISCAL YEAR '22, '23.
FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IN ORDER TO FUND THOSE NEW PROGRAMS, THE REQUEST IS FOR NO CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.
REQUEST IS TO KEEP THAT TAX RATE THE SAME AS IT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SACHSE RESIDENTS MAY BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY TAXES.
IF YOU LOOK AT DALLAS COUNTY AND COLLIN COUNTY DEPICTED IN THE TWO PIE CHARTS HERE.
SACHSE AT THE BOTTOM, DARKER PORTION OF THE PIE CHART REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES.
RESIDENTS MAY SEE THE NOTICE OFF TO THE RIGHT HERE AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
TAX CODE REQUIRES THAT WE IDENTIFY OUR REVENUE INCREASE FROM PROPERTY TAX.
HOWEVER, THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES OUR TAX INCREMENTS, REINVESTMENT ZONE AREAS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.
THIS ISN'T REFLECTING THE ACTUAL GROWTH IN THE BUDGET OR THE ACTUAL GROWTH IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUES TO THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS ONE MAIN WAY THAT WE FUND OUR OPERATIONS.
THE ACTUAL GENERAL FUND TO INCREASE WAS JUST UNDER $1.99 MILLION IN REVENUES FROM PROPERTY TAX.
RESIDENTS MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT PROPERTY TAXES, THAT IT DOESN'T IMPACT OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION.
FOR THOSE OVER 65, WE HAVE AN EXEMPTION OF $50,000 ON THE TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE.
IN ADDITION, WHEN A RESIDENT QUALIFIES FOR THAT OVER 65 LIMIT, THEIR PROPERTY TAX IS FROZEN.
SO NO CHANGE TO PROPERTY TAX RATE FROM SACHSE OR ASSESSED VALUATION WOULD INCREASE THE PROPERTY TAX PAID BY THAT PERSON.
IN ADDITION, THE SAME APPLIES FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
AGAIN, NO INCREASE IN CITY OF SACHSE PROPERTY TAXES PAID.
THAT'S EXCLUDING IF THERE ARE ANY IMPROVEMENTS DONE TO THE PROPERTY.
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YOU CAN'T BE GRANDFATHERED INTO A CERTAIN TAX RATE WHEN YOU'RE SAY ADDING A SECOND STORY TO YOUR RESIDENTIAL HOME.THE PROPOSED BUDGET REFLEX IN SUMMARY, REFLEX A MINIMAL TAX BASE BUDGET GROWTH.
IT ALSO FUNDS PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS THAT WERE REQUESTED BY RESIDENTS.
IT REFLECTS PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, AN INCREASE OF JUST UNDER $2 MILLION TO FUND $2.6 MILLION IN NET PROGRAM ADS.
WE'RE REQUESTING JUST UNDER $2 MILLION TO FUND $2.6 MILLION WORTH OF PROGRAMS. WE'RE CANNIBALIZING OTHER ITEMS OR NOT FULLY RELYING ON PROPERTY TAX.
THEN AGAIN, THERE'S NO IMPACT TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE HAVE OUR BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING.
AFTER THAT, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BUDGET DISCUSSION AND STAFFS REQUESTED ACTION IS THAT AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING, THAT COUNCIL HAS SET A DATE FOR BUDGET ADOPTION AND ON BUDGET CALENDAR RIGHT NOW IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 18TH IS A TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING.
ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, RATIFYING THE TAX RATE IN THE BUDGET, AND APPROVING THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.
REGARDING THAT REQUESTED ACTION ON THE BUDGET, THE CITY MUST TAKE SOME SORT OF ACTION ON THE BUDGET.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, IT SAYS THAT GOVERNING BODY SHALL TAKE ACTION ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT AS AN ACTION ITEM THAT AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THAT COUNCIL SET A DATE FOR ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.
AGAIN, THAT'S CURRENTLY CALENDARED FOR SEPTEMBER 18TH.
THAT CONCLUDES THE BRIEF PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL TO MR. BALDWIN OR MISS NASH? SEEING THAT. THANK YOU. MR. BALDWIN.
I NOW DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE BUDGET? SEEING THEN DECLARED A PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE DID HAVE A WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED, SO LET ME READ THAT INTO THE RECORD.
I AM WRITING TO REQUEST THE COUNCIL CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING THE NO NEW TAX RATE INSTEAD OF KEEPING LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE DURING THE SEPTEMBER BUDGET MEETINGS, I'VE APPRECIATED THE COUNCIL DECREASING THE TAX RATE IN YEARS PAST TO OFFSET ESCALATING PROPERTY APPRAISALS.
THIS IS VERY HELPFUL FOR THOSE OF US STRUGGLING TO PAY OUR TAXES.
SINCERELY, DR. JONES. THANK YOU, MS. GRANGER.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR.
>> MATTHEW, HOW ABOUT 55, 11 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, TOP OF THE HILL YOU ALL KEEP LEANING ON THIS CITIZEN'S SURVEY.
I TOOK THE SURVEY NOWHERE DID IT SAY THAT WE HAD THE HIGHEST TAXES IN NORTH TEXAS? NOWHERE DID IT SAY THAT DO YOU WANT THIS? YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR IT.
IT WAS ALL PRESENTED IN A BED OF ROSES.
WOULD YOU LIE? DO YOU THING NOWHERE DID IT SAY, YOU WILL PAY MORE FOR THIS? ASKED A QUESTION.
HOW MUCH IS EVERYBODY'S TAXES GOING UP? I WAS TOLD, I DON'T KNOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT OUR AWARD-WINNING FINANCED DEPARTMENT CAN'T SAY FOR $300,000 HOUSE, YOUR TAXES ARE GOING UP MAYBE 250.
I DON'T KNOW. I DIDN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU WOULD THINK YOU ALL WOULD.
YOU COULD ACTUALLY GET OUT SOME REAL INFORMATION.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO RAISE TAXES, JUST SAY YOU'RE GOING TO RAISE TAXES.
DON'T HIDE BEHIND THE FACT, WELL, THE RATE IS GOING TO DOWN.
WELL, MY PROPERTY TAX VALUES HAVE GONE UP 25% EVERY YEAR.
THAT MEANS MY TAXES GO UP AND THE ROADS ARE STILL CRAP.
ARE YOU GOT TO DO IS LOOK AT 7TH STREET, 8TH STREET, BOONE, AND I DON T THINK THAT'S ON YOUR PROJECT LIST.
SACHSE ROAD WHEN IT STARTS RAINING, IT'S GOING TO FALL APART.
WOODBRIDGE, YOU ASKED FOR $8 MILLION.
YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND 2.6 MILLION.
IS THAT JUST THE COMMON COUNTY'S SECTION OR IS THAT BOTH SECTIONS?
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DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY AND ISN'T GOING TO BE 2.6 MILLION EVERY YEAR.FOR ROW, YOU DIDN'T BUILD RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A WALL DOWN HERE FOR A MILLION BUCKS, YOU COULD HAVE DONE FOR A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER TELL PEOPLE, IT'S BECAUSE WE RAISED YOUR TAXES EVERY YEAR AND WHEN YOU SELL YOUR VOTE, YOU CAN TELL THE PEOPLE AT BLACKBURN INTO WET THAT YOU HAVEN'T EVEN PICKED A TYPICAL SECTION YET.
NOTHING'S COMING THAT WAY ANYTIME SOON.
KEEP TAKING OUR MONEY TAXES TO US OBLIVION.
MR. FRANKS CAN STILL SAY IT'S NOT MY JOB TO DO YOUR TAX RATE.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR TAXES, TALK TO THE DALLAS COUNTY AND THE COLLIN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
I'M PRETTY SURE THEY SET THE VALUES.
LET'S CALL IT IS WHAT IT IS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THE BUDGET ITEM TONIGHT? THIS TIME SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS ACCORDING TO IF I'M OKAY, MS. GRANGER.
GREAT. DECLARED A PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? WE DO HAVE AN ACTION NEEDED IF THE COUNCIL SO DEEMS THAT TO SET THE BUDGET DATE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO THAT TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO. MR. PRESTENBERG.
>> BUT THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION SET THE DATE FOR ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 18TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> MOTION BY MR. MR. PRESTENBERG TO SET THE DATE FOR ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 18TH CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
>> SECOND. BY MS. HOWARTH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDAS ON THE E2, DISCUSS AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON POTENTIAL CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL,
[2. Discuss and provide feedback on a potential contract renewal with Community Waste Disposal, the City's solid waste and recyling provider.]
THE CITY'S SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PROVIDER. MS. NASH.>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LAUREN ROSS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WILL GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR CONTRACT WITH CWD AS WE ARE ABOUT THAT TIME WITH CONTRACT RENEWAL, HARD TO BELIEVE.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER ON THIS JOURNEY FOR FOUR YEARS, BUT IT IS ABOUT THAT TIME AND SO MS. ROSE WILL BE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT AND JASON REIMER, VICE PRESIDENT OF CWD, IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEYOND WHAT MS. ROSE CAN ANSWER.
>> THANK YOU, MS. NASH. HELLO, MS. ROSE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LAUREN ROSS AS MS. NASH ALLUDED TO, I'M HERE TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AN OVERVIEW OF OUR CURRENT CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT WITH CWD AND TALK ABOUT SOME OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD.
TONIGHT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR CURRENT CONTRACT TERMS AND SERVICES.
WE'LL GO OVER A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS IN OUR FOUR GOING ON FIVE-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH CWD.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR RENEWAL PROPOSAL AND THEN GO OVER NEXT STEPS.
CWD HAS SERVED AS THE CITY SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING PROVIDERS SINCE 2019.
FEELS LIKE THAT WENT BY VERY VERY QUICKLY, BUT I THINK SOME COVID YEARS ARE LIKE DARK YEARS IN THERE.
CWD COLLECTS RESIDENTIAL TRASH AND RECYCLING ONCE A WEEK AND THEN OF COURSE, THEY PROVIDE UP TO SIX CUBIC YARDS OF UNBUNDLED AND UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF BUNDLED AND TIED BRUSH ONCE A MONTH TO OUR RESIDENTS AND THIS MAP DEPICTED ON THE SCREEN HERE SHOWS THE DIFFERENT ZONES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS THROUGHOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP.
IT WAS A DIFFICULT TRANSITION FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
JASON PROBABLY STILL HAS MEMORIES OF THAT AS DO I BUT IT QUICKLY IMPROVED.
IT TAKES SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR FOLKS TO LEARN THAT THEY'RE ON A NEW SCHEDULE AND THAT THEY HAVE NEW SERVICES PROVIDED TO THEM, BUT THEY CAUGHT ON AND THINGS HAVE BEEN RUNNING RELATIVELY SMOOTHLY OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
WE DID WEATHER SOME DIFFICULTIES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
AS YOU ALL MAY RECALL, CWD EXPERIENCED SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT STAFFING SHORTAGES AS A RESULT OF THAT TIME, BUT THEY WORKED THROUGH IT AND I THINK THEY ARE BACK UP TO FULL OPERATIONS.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS ONE, BUT WE DID SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION A PORTION OF THE WOODBRIDGE WEST NEIGHBORHOOD TO A NEW COLLECTION DATE OF BETTER BALANCE OUT THE LOADS THAT THEY
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WERE HEARING AND I THINK THE FACT THAT IT WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH WAS PRETTY QUIET IS A TESTIMONY TO THE SUCCESS OF THAT TRANSITION.WE'D LIKE TO BE A LITTLE DISRUPTIVE AS POSSIBLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO FULLY TRANSITION THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO A NEW COLLECTION DAY.
CWD IN THIS TIME ALSO COMPLETED A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM.
JASON, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, YOU ALL DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF STAFF IN THAT DEPARTMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT TO OUR RESIDENTS.
CERTAINLY, WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ISSUES THAT HAPPENED, BUT LIFE OCCURS AND TRASH SOMETIMES GETS MISSED AND THEY NOW HAVE A VERY ROBUST CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM THAT IS LOCATED IN DALLAS FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO CONTACT IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES.
THEN ON TOP OF THAT, CWD HAS BEEN A VERY SOLID COMMUNITY PARTNER SUPPORTING THE CITY AT OUR VARIOUS MAJOR EVENTS AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO RESIDENT ISSUES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT RENEWAL PROPOSAL.
OUR CURRENT CONTRACT FOR CWD IS SET TO EXPIRE ON MARCH 31ST OF NEXT YEAR.
PER OUR CURRENT CONTRACT, WE MUST NOTIFY THEM IN ADVANCE BY 180 DAYS IF WE ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A DIFFERENT CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT.
HAVING DONE THE MATH WITH JASON, THAT PUTS US AT OCTOBER 4TH, SO WE WANTED TO BRING THIS ITEM TO YOU ALL WELL IN ADVANCE OF THAT DEADLINE TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT, ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND WE CAN GO DO SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IF NEEDED.
BUT WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US IS A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE EXTENSION TERMS FROM THE CURRENT TWO ADDITIONAL THREE-YEAR TERMS TO EITHER A ONE FIVE-YEAR TERM EXTENSION OR ONE SEVEN-YEAR TERM EXTENSION.
INCLUDED IN THAT PROPOSAL IS TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL COST ADJUSTMENT TO THE ONCE A YEAR EVENT INSTEAD OF READJUSTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT ARE PROVIDED WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS.
THEY ARE ALSO PROPOSING TO UPDATE THE COST ADJUSTMENT MODEL TO REFLECT THE USE OF THE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TRUCKS WHICH ARE OPERATIONAL TAXI VERSUS THE DIESEL MODEL THAT WAS IN OUR ORIGINAL AGREEMENT.
THEN THEY WOULD ALSO PROPOSE CONVERTING THE TRUCK FLEET TO INCLUDE A THIRD EYE VIDEO TECHNOLOGY.
IT'S SAFETY TECHNOLOGY THAT PROVIDES REAL-TIME MULTILINGUAL POINTS OF VIEW AROUND THE TRUCKS.
IT HELPS CWD KNOW IF THERE WAS A MISS PICKUP, WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT'VE BEEN THAT CAUSED THAT OR IF THERE'S A DISPUTE ABOUT WHAT WENT ON, WE HAVE FOOTAGE THAT WE CAN RELAY.
THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE GPS THAT'S ALREADY PROVIDED FOR THEIR TRUCKS SO THEY CAN NOW PINPOINT THAT TRUCKS, BUT THEN ALSO HAVE CAMERA FOOTAGE THAT SYNCS UP WITH IT.
SOME OPTIONAL ITEMS THAT THEY'VE INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSAL FOR US IN ADDITION TO THE CORE SERVICES, THE CITY DID ASK THAT CWD EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF ADDING COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TO THEIR SERVICES.
AS SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, IN OUR ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH CWD, THIS ITEM WAS EXPLORED, BUT AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SAY THIS, COVID REALLY THREW US FOR A LOOP ON THAT ONE.
BY THE TIME WE WERE ABLE TO START THAT CONVERSATION, AFTER THE TRANSITION IN 2019, COVID WAS IN FULL SWING AND THERE WERE STAFFING SHORTAGES AND IT JUST WASN'T POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME.
WE'RE CALLING THAT FEATURE OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.
WE ASKED THEM TO REVISIT THIS ITEM AND WHAT CWD RETURNED WITH IS THAT IF THE CITY ELECTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PROVIDING FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND ALLOWING THEM TO BE THE EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE PROVIDER FOR THAT, CWD WOULD IN TURN, PROVIDE FOR AN EXPANSION OF BULK WASTE ALLOWANCES FROM THE CURRENT SIX CUBIC YARDS UP TO 10 CUBIC YARDS PER MONTH.
FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS A BIG DEAL ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES FRONT BECAUSE THIS IS OUR NUMBER 1 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES CODE ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS INAPPROPRIATE OR INCORRECTLY PLACED BULK ITEMS. THIS WOULD BE A BIG BENEFIT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND AN EXPANSION OF SERVICES.
ADDITIONALLY, IF WE WERE TO PURSUE THIS OPTION, CWD WOULD BE ABLE TO LOWER THE RESIDENTIAL RATE BY $2.26 PER HOME PER MONTH FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION AND THAT JUST SPEAKS TO THE VALUE OF ADDING COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS AND ALLOWING THOSE BUSINESSES TO PARTAKE IN THAT SERVICE.
NEXT STEPS. HERE TONIGHT WE'D LIKE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL AND IF SO, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN THE FIVE OR THE SEVEN-YEAR OPTION? ONCE THAT'S CLEARED UP, DO YOU WISH TO MOVE FORWARD WITH INCLUDING COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS IN THE CONTRACT? I SHOULD NOTE THAT TONIGHT'S ITEM IS JUST A DISCUSSION.
WE'RE NOT NEGOTIATING THE CONTRACT TONIGHT THAT WILL COME BACK TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL AND CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE DATE.
BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL PUBLICLY AND TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
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WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.>> THANK YOU, MS. ROSE. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? MAYOR BOLTON FRANKS.
I DON T THINK THE SIX YARDS AND 10 YARDS IS THE ISSUE.
THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE HERE. WE ALL KNOW THAT.
IT'S PEOPLE NOT DOING THE RESEARCH, FINDING OUT WHAT DAY THEY LEFT AND THEY LEAVE IT OUT WEEKS. LET'S JUST SAY WEEKS.
HAPPENS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, HAPPENED IN EVERYBODY'S NEIGHBORHOOD SO I DON'T KNOW THAT MOVING IT FROM 6-10 YARDS IS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WE'RE INTENDING IT TO SOLVE. I DON'T THINK IT DOES.
MY RATE GO DOWN MONTHLY BY MORE THAN TWO DOLLARS AND TWENTY SOMETHING CENTS NOT TO INCREASE THE THE BULK YARDAGE.
SEVEN YEARS ON ANY CONTRACT, IT SCARES ME A LITTLE BIT SO I PREFER FIVE-YEARS.
I DO PREFER THAT WE GO TO THAT THING, THE COMMERCIAL CONTRACT.
>> WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO YOU. MS. HOWARTH.
>> I LIKE THE FIVE-YEAR, I PREFER OVER SEVEN.
FOLKS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD YARD WASTE OUT, BULK OUT FOR TWO WEEKS ALREADY WERE NOT PICKED UP THIS WEEK WE WILL PICK UP NEXT WEEK.
THEY CANNOT REALLY CALENDAR OR REFUSE TO. I DON'T KNOW WHICH.
>> I SHOULD ADD TWO THAT'S AFTER THE COUNCIL HAS AMENDED THE SETUP CALENDAR FOR BULK TRASH AND THAT'S AFTER STAFF HAS TAKEN A MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE APPROACH.
>> I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO.
WE ARE JUST, I GUESS, FREQUENT OFFENDERS.
[OVERLAPPING] I AGREE THAT TO GIVE THEM 10 YARDS ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE BECAUSE THE DAY THEY THINK TO PUT IT OUT, IT'S OUT.
ONE THING I DID WANT TO MENTION IS MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN ANOTHER CITY, BUT THEIR WASTE PROVIDER, THEY HAVE A RECYCLE CAN, A TRASH CAN, AND A YARD WASTE CAN, AND THEY DON'T DO BULK.
YOUR BULK GOES IN YOUR YARD WASTE CAN AND THAT'S YARD WASTE, COMPOSTING, WHATEVER THE SAME THING IT WOULD BASICALLY PUT OUT FOR BRUSH.
THAT DOESN'T GET RID OF YOUR OTHER STUFF SO I DON'T LIKE THAT, BUT IT WOULD PREVENT PILES OF STUFF BEING AROUND.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVEN SOMETHING CWD DOES OR WHAT THAT WOULD COST, BUT I'D NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE AND I WAS LIKE, THAT'S ACTUALLY HANDY.
ANY CHANCE WE COULD BE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH FOR BULK, NOT SECOND WEEK OF THE MONTH, AND FOURTH WEEK AND MONTH BECAUSE THAT'S ULTIMATELY THE PROBLEM IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, 20 YEARS AGO WE WERE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH AND IT'S NEVER, EVER CHANGE.
[OVERLAPPING] I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO ASK BECAUSE ASKING IS FREE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A FIRST OF THE WEEK, FIRST OF THE MONTH BULK PICKUP.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYBODY CAN FOR ALL I CARE, BUT ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE 20 YEARS AND OLDER FOR SURE BECAUSE WE ALL SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND DON'T HAVE AN HOA TO RIDE HERD ON THEM.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S ALSO THE ISSUE.
IF WE HAVE AN HOA OR HOA, CRACKS YOUR KNUCKLES AND THEN YOU DON'T PUT YOUR TRASH OUT, BUT THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU MISS TORRES FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND CWD AND STAFF FOR PROPOSING EXPANDED SERVICE FOR LOWER RESIDENTIAL SERVICE COSTS.
THAT'S PRETTY UNHEARD OF RIGHT NOW.
EVERY BILL I HAVE IS GOING UP.
THAT'S REFRESHING AND NICE TO HEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE YEARLY COST ADJUSTMENT.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS A CAPPED IS THERE A RANGE BEFORE WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND IN ADDITION, HAVE WE EVER CONSIDERED AN ADDITIONAL BOOK PICK-UP AND NOT JUST ONE? I'LL LET JASON SPEAK TO THE MODEL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT COMPLEX CALCULATION, BUT IT'S A NUANCE CALCULATION SO HE CAN SPEAK TO THAT MORE CLEARLY.
REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL PICKUP, WE DID PRICE THAT OUT ORIGINALLY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS WITH THIS ORIGINAL CONTRACT, WE FELT LIKE IT WAS COST-PROHIBITIVE AT THE TIME TO OFFER THAT TO RESIDENTS.
AS AN INTERIM SOLUTION, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF BUNDLED AND TIED BRUSH, BUT THEN ALSO THE TWO EXTREME GREEN EVENTS EACH YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, LAUREN, MAYOR COUNCIL.
THE COST ADJUSTMENT MODEL WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE RENEWAL IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE YOU HAPPEN TODAY IN THE EXISTING CONTRACT.
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IT'S BASED ON THREE COMPONENTS, ALL THIRD-PARTY INDICES, CPI, DFW, LESS ENERGY, FUEL, CURRENT CONTRACT CALLS FOR DIESEL.THE NEWER VERSION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, CNG.
THE THIRD IS THE DISPOSAL RATE AT THE GARLAND LANDFILL.
ALL THREE INDICES, YOU COULD GO LOOK UP THAT METRIC ONLINE, DO THE CALCULATION YOURSELF THOUGH WE DO IT FOR YOU AND PROVIDE YOU THAT BACKUP.
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE WITH THE RENEWAL COST ADJUSTMENT MODELS, WE'RE CHANGING THAT FUEL COMPONENT FROM DIESEL, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 20 PERCENT OF THE CURRENT COST TO RUN A TRUCK, TO CNG, WHICH IS FIVE PERCENT.
YOU'RE PUTTING MORE WEIGHT ON CPI DISPOSAL.
PERCENTAGE OF COST DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE.
BY MOVING THAT TO CPI, WE ALL KNOW THAT CPI IS IT'S NATIONAL INFLATION AND FUEL IS VERY UP AND DOWN.
BY REDUCING THAT COST IMPACT FROM 20 PERCENT TO FIVE, WE'RE REALLY LIMITING THE EXPOSURE OF THE PRICE OR COST INCREASES TO THE CITY.
IS THERE A YEARLY CAP TO HOW MUCH THAT CAN INCREASE? THERE IS NOT. NOT IN THE CURRENT MODEL OR HOW IT IS IN THE MAJORITY OF OUR CONTRACTS.
I WILL SAY IN THE RENEWAL LETTER WE SUBMITTED, WE DID LOOK AT CPI FROM DAY ONE OF THE CONTRACT TO PROJECT IT MARCH 31ST, THE END OF THE CONTRACT AND CPI WOULD GO UP 30.1 PERCENT.
THE CITY OF SACHSE RATE THAT GETS PAID TO CWD HAS GONE UP 25.7 PERCENT OF THAT TIME.
OUR MODEL IS MEANT TO KEEP UP WITH OUR TRUE COSTS AND IT'S ACTUALLY UNDERPERFORMED WHAT CPI HAS DONE, WHICH A LOT OF HAULERS DO.
>> WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
YOU GET OUR RESIDENTS THE BEST [OVERLAPPING] .
>> JUST A COUPLE OF ACRONYM CLARIFICATIONS.
CPI IS THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IT IS, AND CNG IS COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE WONDERING THIS LISTENING ONLINE OR WATCHING ONLINE. MR. LINDSEY.
THE EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE, WOULD WE NEED TO PASS AN ORDINANCE FIRST TIME TO HAVE THAT IN PLACE BEFORE ACCEPTING A NEW CONTRACT?
>> WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN WITHOUT OUR CITY ATTORNEY HERE, BUT WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO IS PUT EVERYBODY ON NOTICE THAT WE WILL BE SWITCHING OVER.
CWD DID A CURSORY ANALYSIS AND DETERMINED THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF THE COMMERCIAL MARKET ALREADY.
WHAT WE WOULD DO IS NOTIFY FOLKS AND LIKELY PUT THEM ON A TIMELINE TO GRANDFATHER THEM IN.
I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING FOR CWD IS DENOTING THEM AS THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER AND THEN WORKING WITH FOLKS ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS AS THEY COME UP FOR EXPLORATION.
>> THAT ANSWERS PERFECTLY BECAUSE I WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY [OVERLAPPING] IN PLACE.
THE STATION WE'VE ALREADY MADE THAT ADJUSTMENT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. WITH A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS, WE'VE INCLUDED THAT PROVISION WITHIN OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THE STATION HAS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT CWD IS THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER OUT THERE.
>> I'M REALLY FOR THE SEVEN-YEAR, I LOOK AT JUST HOW THINGS CONTINUE TO GO UP.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT SOMEBODY WOULD CALL A PRICE LOCK, BUT WE'RE IN A CONTRACT THAT'S REASONABLE.
IT'S GOING TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO MARKET CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS ON THERE COMPARED TO JUMPING OFF AT FIVE YEARS AND THEN FINDING A NEW PLACE THAT'S AT A MUCH HIGHER BASE RATE.
FOR THAT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE SEVEN-YEAR EXTENSION.
DEFINITELY LOVE THE INCREASE OF THE THE BULK PICKUP ON THERE.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WHERE I WISH WE COULD HAVE SOME DISCRETION ON.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO WORK IT OUT, BUT IF WHENEVER THERE'S BRUSH PICKUP, GENERALLY, THAT'S A ONETIME THING.
SOMEBODY IS JUST CLEANED UP AFTER A STORM OR THEY'VE CUT DOWN A BUNCH OF LAMPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE US HAVING PILES OF LIGHT COMMERCIAL OR CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT SHOULD NOT REALLY BE SOMETHING THAT'S MEANT FOR THE BULK TRASH PICKUP AND PERHAPS IN SMALL QUANTITIES.
BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE A BIGGER, IF IT COULD BE, BRUSH ITEMS, TREES, LAMPS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT COULD BE EVEN 12 CUBIC YARDS, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, BUT SMALLER ON THE OTHER ONES.
THAT JUST MAKES THINGS WAY TOO CONFUSING, BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION ON IT. THANK YOU.
>> LOCK-IN THE SEVEN NOT TO FIVE.
>> I AM INTENDING TO BE IN FAVOR OF GOING THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL, RIGHT OPPORTUNITY.
I AM THINKING THAT THE TEN YARD WOULD BE A BETTER DEAL FOR THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS HIM OR HER TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT INCREASE IN CAPACITY AT ONE TIME OR IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO PICK THIS MUCH AND WHAT I HAVE TO PICK IT AT REST IT UP NEXT TIME, I DON'T QUALIFY FOR THAT BECAUSE OF WHERE I LIVE.
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I DON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO PUT IT ANYWAY.BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE CITIZENS IN A COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, LIKE THAT.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES.
HERE ARE THE FIVE TO SEVEN YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PROPOSAL PRESENTED FOR BOTH SCENARIOS, WHAT IT WOULD BE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS IF WE HAD A SEVEN YEAR, WOULD THAT GIVE US A LONGEVITY FACTOR THAT MAY DECREASE ESCALATING COSTS? BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR SEVEN YEARS, COSTS ARE GOING TO GO UP.
BUT DOES THAT GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THE COST ME GO UP A LITTLE BIT LESS IT WOULD GO TO A SEVEN-YEAR CONTRACT AS OPPOSED TO, SO CWD CAN BUDGET THEIR GROWTH POTENTIAL.
BUT TO US THAT MIGHT HELP THEM ALSO.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S MY FEELING ON IT.
>> CERTAINLY. UNFORTUNATELY, CWD PRESENT THE SAME TERMS FOR BOTH THE FIVE-YEAR AND THE SEVEN-YEAR PROPOSAL.
I THINK I DON'T WANT TO SAY THEY'RE INDIFFERENT, BUT THEY'RE FEELING IS THEY WOULD PREFER TO MOVE TO A FIVE OR A SEVEN-YEAR TERM, WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH SOME OF THEIR OTHER CITIES.
IT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENT AND PREDICTABLE RENEWAL PROCESS FOR THEM.
>> FOR CLARIFICATION, THERE REALLY IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FIVE AND SEVEN YEARS AS FAR AS WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING?
>> CORRECT. I THINK THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS LOCKING IN THEIR RENEWAL RATE FOR TWO MORE YEARS.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE MY NEXT COMMENT. MR. PRESTENBERG.
WHAT IS THE THREE-THREE TURNS OFF THE TABLE? THE RENEWAL TERMS. IT SEEMED LIKE THAT WAS THE INITIAL ONE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY.
THAT'S CURRENTLY WITHIN OUR CONTRACT AND THAT'S AN EXTENSION THAT WE COULD TAKE IF WE WANTED TO.
BUT CWD OFFERED THE PROPOSED TERMS IF WE WOULD CONSIDER THE FIVE AND THE SEVEN-YEAR EXTENSIONS.
AGAIN, I THINK IT'S FOR THEM TO HAVE A MORE PREDICTABLE RENEWAL MODEL WITH US.
WE'RE OFF CYCLE FROM A LOT OF THEIR OTHER CITIES.
THEIR OTHER CITIES TEND TO BE ON A FIVE OR A SEVEN-YEAR RENEWAL SCHEDULE.
>> EARLIER, WE SAID, ANYTIME I HEAR A FIVE OR A SEVEN, ESPECIALLY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, WE'RE DOING LEASES AND STUFF RIGHT NOW, WE TRIED TO KEEP IT THREE OR LESS BECAUSE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT THE MARKET IS GOING TO DO.
IF FIVE OR SEVEN ARE OUR ONLY OPTIONS, I WOULD CHOOSE FIVE.
LOOKING AT JUST DOING SOME BASIC RESEARCH ON NATURAL GAS OR DIESEL.
NATURAL GAS IS ABOUT A DOLLAR AND A HALF TO TWO DOLLARS CHEAPER PER GALLON.
WHERE ARE WE SEEING THAT SORT OF BENEFIT COMING BACK TO US?
>> LOOKING AT JASON BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO SPEAK WITH THE OPERATIONAL.
>> I THOUGHT YOU HAD A DEGREE IN NATURAL GAS USAGE AND WHATNOT.
>> WELL, THE BENEFIT OF CWD RUNNING NATURAL GAS VEHICLES IS SHOWN IN THIS RENEWAL MODEL THAT WE'RE PRESENTING.
MORE RECENTLY, THE CITY OF SACHSE ADJUSTMENT THAT WAS, I THINK, APPROVED IN THE RIGHT ORDER TONIGHT WAS TWO TO TWO-AND-A-HALF PERCENT.
A DIESEL RIGHT NOW IS PRODUCING EIGHT OR NINE PERCENT INCREASES.
WE'RE LIMITING THAT EXPOSURE AND THOSE ANNUAL COST ADJUSTMENTS BY RUNNING NATURAL GAS, INVESTING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DO THAT.
[OVERLAPPING] DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> HOW MUCH OF YOUR FLEET THAT SERVICE ACTUALLY IS ON NATURAL GAS RIGHT NOW?
>> HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FLEET THAT RUNS IN SACHSE.
OVER 97 PERCENT OF ALL CWD COLLECTION VEHICLES ARE NATURAL GAS.
>> AND HOW HAS IT BEEN LIKE THAT?
>> WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST NATURAL GAS TRUCK IN 2014. AROUND THERE.
THE SACHSE VEHICLES WE PURCHASED FOR THIS CONTRACT BRAND-NEW BACK IN 2019 WERE ALL NATURAL GAS.
AT THAT TIME, RIGHT AROUND 2019, ABOUT HALF OUR CONTRACTS WERE STILL IN THE DIESEL COST ADJUSTMENT MODEL.
OVER ABOUT THE FIVE-SIX MONTHS RIGHT AFTER THIS CONTRACT SOME CONTRACTS WENT INTO NATURAL GAS, AND EVERY CONTRACT WE'VE RENEWED OR GOTTEN SINCE HAS BEEN ON NATURAL GAS.
>> RENEWALS COME UP EVERY YEAR WHEN THE PRICE INCREASES CAN HAPPEN OR PRICE ADJUSTMENTS CAN HAPPEN.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DECREASE IN PRICING?
>> I BELIEVE IN 2021 THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT.
>> BASICALLY, COVID RELATED PROBLEM.
>> I THINK IT WAS FUEL DIPPED SO FAR IN CPI AT THE TIME WAS 1.5% AND THEY EQUAL EACH OTHER OUT.
>> THAT BRINGS ME UP TO THE RESIDENTIAL CPI COMPARISON.
I REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME CHART NEXT TIME THAT SHOWS HOW THEY ARE ON THE SAME AXIS.
YES, IT'S A 30% OR 25.7 DIFFERENCE.
BUT JUST LOOKING AT THE MOST RECENT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, FIRST TWO YEARS OF HIS CONTRACT, THE AVERAGE CPI INCREASE WAS 1.5%.
LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN ALMOST 6%.
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I CAN'T SAY IT WON'T HAPPEN.BUT YOU WOULD EXPECT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR SEVEN YEARS THAT TO BE LEVELING OUT AT THE VERY LEAST.
MY CONCERN IS LOCKING INTO A FIVE-YEAR OR SEVEN-YEAR CONTRACT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A FAIR DISCUSSION ON HOW THOSE RATES NEED TO BE THAT NEXT YEAR.
I FEEL LIKE THAT CPI RESIDENTIAL SERVICE COMPARISON MIGHT HAVE CHANGED AND THE CPI FAVOR RECENTLY NOT OVER THE INITIAL PART OF THE CONTRACT.
I THINK, YES, RIGHT NOW IT MIGHT BE OUT OF WHACK FROM WHAT YOU ARE SEEING, BUT EARLIER PROBABLY WASN'T.
IT WAS MORE EVEN OR MAYBE KNOWS FAVORITE.
ANYWAY, I DEFINITELY ON PAR OR ON BOARD WITH THE COMMERCIAL PICK-UP.
THE LAST QUESTION I HAD FOR YOU IS THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY ON-DEMAND PICKUP LIKE A FLAT FEE OR WHAT DO Y'ALL [OVERLAPPING]?
>> OUTSIDE THE UNSCHEDULEBALE BRUSH PICKUP, ANY RESIDENT CAN CONTACT C2B, CAN USE OUR MOBILE APP ONLINE, AND REQUESTS PAID SPECIAL COLLECTION.
SIMPLY WE USUALLY ASK YOU TO TAKE A PICTURE OR WE CAN SEND SOMEBODY OUT IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO GIVE YOU A QUOTE, BILL YOU DIRECTLY AND THEN SCHEDULE THAT COLLECTION.
>> IS THAT A VERY POPULAR THING IN SACHSE?
>> I COULDN'T ANSWER SPECIFICALLY TO SACHSE.
IT'S VERY POPULAR IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE IF YOU CLEAN IT OUT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT 23 WEEKS, YOU CAN CONTACT SOMEBODY TO PICK IT UP WHEREAS YOU GOT TO GO PAY FOR ANOTHER HALL OR JUNK COLORS AND ALL THAT.
>> ANECDOTALLY ON THAT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
OFTENTIMES WE ENCOUNTER FOLKS WHO ARE MOVING OUT QUICKLY AND NEED TO GET RID OF THEIR ITEMS AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT SURFACE FOR SURE.
>> JUST TALKING ABOUT FREQUENT VIOLATORS THAT WE'VE HAD IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS.
MAYBE THE CITY, IF WE CAN CALL IT THEIR BEHALF AND PUT IT IN THERE WORD.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
BUT I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY BIG BROTHER ISSUE, BUT NOT [NOISE] BUT JUST SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS I HAD I APPRECIATE.
THANKS FOR FOLLOWING UP DOWN THE ROAD.
>> I WISH I HAD A DEGREE IN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.
>> I DON'T. THAT'S TOO BAD FOR THEM.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D WANT ONE.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE QUESTIONS.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET CALLS FOR PARTIAL PICKUPS? LIKE IF THEY PUT ENOUGH OUT AND IT WAS TOO MUCH AND THEN THEY HAD TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER PICKUP. HOW OFTEN DOES THAT [OVERLAPPING]
>> CWD DOES A GREAT MONTHLY REPORT WHICH I SHOULD HAVE HIGHLIGHTED, BUT THEY HAVE A RATIO OF SERVICE TO MISSED OPPORTUNITIES BASICALLY, AND THEY LET US KNOW ANYTIME THERE'S BASICALLY A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE THAT COULD HAVE GONE OFF SEAMLESSLY THAT DID NOT.
AS FAR AS A SPECIFIC NUMBER, I'D HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT AND PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.
WE HEAR CERTAINLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONTRACT THAT HAPPENED TOO OFTEN, BUT THAT IS REALLY DECLINED OVER TIME.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE'LL HAVE AN ISSUE THAT'S A BLOCKED CAR OR SOME OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCE.
BUT I WILL SAY AS CWD HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY LONGER, OR DRIVERS HAVE BEEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS LONGER.
THEY'LL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RESIDENTS IF THEY CAN, AD IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT, THEY WILL LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AMANDA AND I OFTEN GET EMAILS THAT ARE STRAIGHT FROM CWD DISPATCH THAT EXPLAIN, HERE'S THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TO RESOLVE IT.
>> JUST IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY EXTRA LEFT.
I'M WONDERING IF THAT INCREASE WOULD REALLY IMPACT THE RESIDENTS OR IF COUNCILMAN FRANK, SAID, FURTHER, COST REDUCTION MIGHT BE MORE IMPACTFUL FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE THE NUMBERS ON HOW MUCH THAT HAPPENS.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY I DO SUPPORT THE COMMERCIAL PICK-UP IN THE EXPANDED BOTH PICKUP IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR RESIDENTS WOULD NEED.
I ALSO I'M IN FAVOR OF THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT.
SEVEN YEARS IS JUST A REALLY LONG TIME TO LOCK IN WITHOUT HAVING A DISCUSSION.
>> I SHOULD ALSO ADD THAT WHEN THERE IS A PARTIAL PICKUP, THEY'RE VERY GOOD ABOUT COMMUNICATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES STAFF WHO WILL THEN GO OUT AND TAG IT AND USE IT AS AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY WITH RESIDENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE WHACK-A-MOLE BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY PUTS OUT BULK TRASH EVERY MONTH.
WE TRIED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITIES, BUT IT'S NOT GUARANTEED THAT THEY'LL PUT OUT BULK OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH AND SOMETIMES THEY FORGET.
>> WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE CONTRACT TONIGHT.
THIS IS JUST A CONSIDERATION TO ADD COMMERCIAL?
>> THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF THEIR PROPOSAL AND IF THE COUNCIL CONSENSUS WAS, YOU ALL DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CWD, STAFF WOULD NEED TO LET THEM KNOW OF THAT DECISION BY OCTOBER 4TH PER THE CURRENT TERM IN OUR CONTRACT FOR THE RENEWAL.
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THEN WE'D NEED TO ISSUE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FROM OTHER PROVIDERS.THAT'S A PRETTY LENGTHY PROCESS, SO WE WOULD WANT TO GET STARTED ON THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BUT REALLY TONIGHT IT'S JUST A DISCUSSION AND A PULSE CHECK ON, REMOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
DO YOU ALL WANT TO CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD WITH CWD AND AMENDING THE CONTRACT?
>> WELL, I'M CERTAINLY IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD TO CWD, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COST OF ADDING A SECOND BOOK PICKUP WHEN WE DO REVIEW THE CONTRACT, JUST SO WE KNOW ALL THE POSSIBILITIES.
>> LOOKING AT JASON BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO CRUNCH THAT NUMBER FOR THIS.
>> SECOND BULK PICKUP OF SIX CUBIC YARDS, SO JUST DOUBLING THE CURRENT.
>> THINGS DON'T SIT OUT AND NEIGHBORHOODS AS LONG AND CAUSE THAT.
>> I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC, DO YOU WANT TO EXPAND THE ONCE A MONTH PICKUP TO 12 CUBIC YARDS OR DO YOU WANT TO OFFER TWO SIX CUBIC YARDS PER MONTH?
>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION, SO TWO FOR SIX.
>> JUST IF WE CAN SEE THE NUMBERS, I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO LOOK AT THEM. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. BUHLER. ANYWAY, I JUST LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. YES, SIR?
>> MATTHEW HOPE OUTFIT 511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE.
IT'S ACTUALLY TEXAS TOP OF THE HILL.
EVERYBODY IS 100% CORRECT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT SIX CUBIC OR 10.
CWD DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, AT LEAST ON MY STREET.
IF IT'S JUST BRUSH, THEY PICK IT UP UNLESS IT'S FROM CURB-TO-CURB.
BUT I LOST A TREE OVER THE WEEKEND, AND I STARTED LAUGHING AS SHE LEANED OVER BECAUSE MY BULK TRASH PICKUP WAS THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY.
I'M GOING TO CUT IT UP AND SET IT ON MY CAB AND IT'S GOING TO SIT THERE FOR A MONTH.
BUT I DO THINK CWD, BECAUSE I HAVE A GREEN EVENT THIS WEEKEND.
THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING ME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HAUL A BUNCH OF IT UP HERE.
BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHY WE DON'T HAVE ON-DEMAND BULK TRASH PICKUP AND WHY NOBODY UP HERE BROUGHT IT UP.
>> WILEY HAS IT. NO. YOU PUT IT OUT THERE, YOU CALL HIM UP AND IF IT'S THE 15TH OF THE MONTH, THEY COME AND GET IT.
YOU GET ONE SHOT IT, DONE FOLLOWED BY THE CALENDAR.
I DO BELIEVE RICHARDSON HAS THAT.
I THINK PROSPER HAS IT, EVERY CITY ON YOUR LIST HAS THAT, I DO BELIEVE.
THAT WAY, SOMEBODY PUTS SOMETHING OUT, THEY GET ONE SHOT, THEY COME AND GET IT AND IF THEY DO IT THE SECOND TIME, THEY EITHER PAY OR YOU WRITE THEM A TICKET.
BECAUSE WHAT WAS IT? YOU HAD SOMEBODY UP THERE ONE TIME, 50% OF THE CLICK AND TICK THINGS ARE PEOPLE PUTTING TRASH OUT THERE, NOT ON THEIR DAY AND IT SITS AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DRIVE AROUND HERE.
I HAD MATTRESSES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THREE WEEKS, BUT IT'S OKAY, WE'RE ON A CUL-DE-SAC, BUT THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
YOU DRIVE DOWN SACHSE ROAD, THERE'S STUFF OUT THERE ALL THE TIME BETWEEN CITY HALL AND YOUR SERVICE CENTER, AND IT JUST SITS THERE AND NOTHING REALLY HAPPENS.
WHY DO WE NOT HAVE ON-DEMAND? YOU CALL ONCE A MONTH, COME GET IT, GET MY SIX CUBIC YARDS.
WHY IS IT NOT THERE? I DON'T WANT YOU TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
I WANT YOU TO PUT THEM NUMBERS UP THERE ON THE SCREEN AND LET US KNOW.
BECAUSE IF YOU CAN PRICE OUT TWO PICKUPS A MONTH, YOU CAN HAVE ON-DEMAND.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST FOR AN EXTRA PICKUP? I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
IF THEY COME OUT THERE AND GET IT.
IS IT 50 BUCKS? IS IT 300 BUCKS? LET US KNOW THE NUMBERS.
WE KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE MAKING A GOOD DECISION OR NOT.
BECAUSE Y'ALL DON'T A LOT OF TIMES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I BELIEVE WE CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
>> I CAN ANSWER MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AM I ON? CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? I CAN ANSWER MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS, I BELIEVE.
I DON'T KNOW PROSPER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I DO KNOW THAT WILEY AND ALLEN, WHICH ARE ALSO CWD CUSTOMERS, PREVIOUSLY, DID ALLOW FOR ON-DEMAND SERVICES, BUT JASON JUST INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE MOVED TO ON A SCHEDULE.
THAT SERVICE STARTED WHEN THOSE WERE SMALLER COMMUNITIES AND AS CWD HAS EXPANDED THEIR OPERATIONS, IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE TO WYLIE AND TO ALLEN.
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THE CITY OF RICHARDSON PROVIDES ITS OWN SOLID WASTE SERVICES, SO THAT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.THAT'S AN IN-HOUSE SOLID WASTE SERVICE.
WE DID PRICE THE COST FOR ON-DEMAND PICKUP BACK WHEN THE CONTRACT WAS ORIGINALLY BEING EXPLORED IN 2018 AND IT WAS DEEMED TO BE COST-PROHIBITIVE FOR THE ADDED RATE PER RESIDENT PER MONTH.
THAT WAS BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE FOR EVERY RESIDENT IN THE CITY TO ELECT THAT SERVICE.
WE FELT IT WAS MORE DEMOCRATIC TO OPT IN IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT IT TO DO AND PAY THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE INSTEAD OF SPREADING THAT ACROSS ALL OF THE RESIDENTS.
>> WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, YOU CAN CALL AND GET A PRICE.
>> YOU'VE HAD YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE AN ANSWER, SIR.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, WE DID DISCUSS ON-DEMAND DURING THE INITIAL CONTRACT PHASE, AND I BELIEVE JASON, IT WAS UP TO SIX PER YEAR WAS AN OPTION.
I THINK IT WAS YOU CAN HAVE UP TO SIX PER YEAR AS AN OPTION AND THE COUNCIL AND CWT DID NOT RECOMMEND THAT AT THAT TIME.
IT WOULDN'T BE BECAUSE IT COST.
IT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST WAS, BUT THAT WAS DEFINITELY DISCUSSED.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I JUST GOOGLED IT, AND WILEY QUIT THEIRS ON FEBRUARY.
>> OKAY. AS FAR AS DIRECTION FOR STAFF, I'M WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LINDSEY IN THE SENSE THAT, I'M SORRY, YOU HAD SOMETHING SAY.
>> HANG ON. I'LL GET BACK ON TRACK ONE SECOND.
IT'S ACTUALLY NOT AN OPTION RIGHT NOW.
IT WAS WHENEVER WE ORIGINALLY DID THE CONTRACT, BUT IF WE WERE TO ASK JASON TONIGHT, WOULD YOU CONSIDER VAULT PICKUP? THERE'S NOT EVEN A PRICE AS WILLING TO BE THROWN OUT FOR THAT. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THEY EFFECTIVELY HAVE IT BECAUSE YOU CAN CALL THEM AND HAVE THEM ESTIMATE WHAT YOUR PILE WILL BE AND THEY WILL COME PICK IT UP FOR A CHARGE.
IT'S JUST NOT A FLAT PER MONTH CHARGE.
>> RIGHT. BUT CHANGING FROM A SCHEDULED PICKUP SOUNDS LIKE IT'S BEEN JUST TAKEN OFF THE TABLE.
IT'S NOT EVEN AN OPTION FOR US TO NEGOTIATE WITH. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOU'RE JUST GOING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, IT'S NOT CURRENTLY BEEN AN OPTION.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEING DISCUSSED.
WHAT I WILL SAY ARE THE ISSUES THAT ARE PRESENTED WITH AN ON-CALL ONLY OPTION.
IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY ANY WEEK YOU COULD BE RUNNING THE ENTIRE CITY.
A SCHEDULE HAS THINGS IN ORDER.
YOU'RE WORKING IN SECTIONS ACROSS.
YOU CAN DO THAT AND UTILIZE YOUR ASSETS ACROSS MULTIPLE DAYS.
IF YOU HAVE TO RUN THE WHOLE CITY EVERY SATURDAY OF EVERY WEEK TO PICK UP THE 100 OR 200 COLLINS, YOU'RE NOT SAVING ANY COSTS.
YOU'RE RUNNING MORE TRUCKS, MORE HOURS, MORE OVER TIME.
THERE'S THE OTHER CUSTOMER SERVICE SIDE ISSUES THAT COME WITH THAT.
BOTH NEIGHBORS ON BOTH SIDES OF ME MAY HAVE CALLED IT IN, I SAW THEY HAVE STUFF OUT SO I PUT A CHAIR OUT BUT I'M NOT ON THE LIST.
IT'S SIMPLE, HE SHOULD HAVE PICKED ME UP BECAUSE HE GOT MY NEIGHBORS.
BUT IF WE'RE FOLLOWING THE CALL-IN SCHEDULE.
THEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS.
THE REASON WE TRANSITIONED WYLIE IS TO GET OUT OF HAVING TO HAVE PEOPLE CALL IN, SHOWING THEM A SCHEDULE, ALLOWING THEM TO PUT IT OUT ON THAT DATE, REDUCING CALLS TO THE CITY, REDUCING CALLS TO THE STAFF, AND REDUCING CALLS TO CWT AS WELL TO SCHEDULE THOSE.
>> IF I COULD PIGGYBACK ON MR. LINDSEY'S QUESTION.
[NOISE] SINCE WE ARE IN THE POTENTIAL NEGOTIATION AND THE CONTRACT PHASE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD PRICE OUT OR NO?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU DO THAT, JUST BECAUSE I THINK WHAT WE'LL SEE AS WE SAW LAST TIME IS THAT IT WOULD BE VERY COST-PROHIBITIVE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
BUT I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SEE THE NUMBERS.
>> WE PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND GET SOMETHING.
>> I WOULD AGREE. IF THERE'S NUMBERS TO BE SEEN AND YOU'RE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN IT, EVEN IF IT COMES IN A RIDICULOUS PRICE, AT LEAST WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE.
THE OTHER PART, YOU DID MENTION INCREASED CUSTOMER SERVICE CALLS.
I'M WONDERING, ARE WE ALL NOT ALREADY DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR WHENEVER THE DRIVERS ARE MAKING THEIR ROUTES, ARE THEY NOTATING IN THE COMPUTER WHENEVER THEY SEE A BULK PICKUP?
>> YES. I THINK ONE COMMENT MS. BUHLER HAD ABOUT INCOMPLETE PARTIAL COLLECTIONS.
THE STAFF GETS A REPORT THREE TIMES A DAY OF ANY STOPS, WHETHER IT'S TRASH, RECYCLE, OR BULK THAT A DRIVER CANNOT COMPLETE, BLOCKED CAR, OVERLOADED CART, EXCESS BULK, GETS ON AN ELECTRONIC REPORT, GOES TO STAFF AT 07:00 AM, 11:00 AM, AND 3:00 PM SO THAT WE'RE COVERING ALL PATHS OF THE DAY.
THAT WAY IF THE RESIDENT CONTACTS TO THE STAFF, THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF THEM,
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IT LOOKS LIKE A PLUMBER WAS BLOCKING YOUR TRASH CART OR YOU HAD 20 YARDS OF BRUSH OUT, CWD HAS A PICTURE, I CAN SEND THAT TO YOU.THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE INCREASED CUSTOMER SERVICE APP REALLY HELPED ALONG WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRUCKS AS WELL.
>> AS I SAY [LAUGHTER], I'M IN FAVOR OF THE SEVEN-YEAR CONTRACT.
I THINK THAT THE PRICE LOCK IS A GOOD OPTION.
I THINK MR. PRESTENBERG MADE SOME EXCELLENT POINTS ABOUT THAT.
I THINK YOU COULD ARGUE THAT EITHER WAY [NOISE].
BUT I'D RATHER SEE THE SEVEN, BUT WE HAVE A FIVE OR SEVEN IT LOOKS LIKE.
I THINK THE BITE DOWN, IF YOU WILL, TO ADD THE COMMERCIAL EXCLUSIVE IS AN AWESOME OFFER IF YOU WILL, SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
I THINK THAT WITH THOSE INCENTIVES BEING OFFERED, I DO, AND I ALSO DO LIKE THE FACT THAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY INCREASE THE BULK FROM SIX CUBIC YARDS TO 10.
BUT I DO LIKE MS. BUHLER'S IDEA ABOUT, HEY, BUT WHAT WOULD IT BE FOR TWO, SIX AS OPPOSED? AGAIN, MUCH LIKE THE OTHER THING WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO SEE THOSE OPTIONS.
WHETHER WE HOPEFULLY DO THEM OR NOT, THAT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT THING. MS. HOWARTH.
>> I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, NEITHER THE FIVE NOR THE SEVEN IS A PRICE LOCK BECAUSE THERE'S AN ANNUAL PRICE ADJUSTMENT.
>> WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES, YEAH.
>> YEAH. BUT THERE'S NOT A MAX, SO I THINK HOW LONG IT IS IS RELATIVELY IRRELEVANT.
IS WHETHER DID WE WANT CWD TO BE THE TRASH PEOPLE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR SEVEN YEARS?
>> I TOTALLY AGREE. YEAH. CLEAR AS MUD FOR STAFF?
>> I THINK I HAVE THE RIGHT UNDERSTANDING OF COUNCIL CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FIVE-YEAR TERM, LOOK INTO COMMERCIAL WILL PULL THE EXTRA INFORMATION THAT WAS DISCUSSED HERE TONIGHT.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR THAT IT IS OKAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LETTING CWD KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE OUR PROVIDER IN THE FUTURE AND THAT WE DON'T NEED TO GO ISSUE RFPS.
>> I'M LOOKING. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> SURE. TALKING ABOUT TRASH IS ALWAYS FUN AS MR. RAYBURN KNOWS.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E3,
[3. Receive a legislative update regarding approved Senate and House bills from the 88th regular and special sessions.]
RECEIVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE REGARDING THE APPROVED SENATE AND HOUSE BILLS FROM THE 88TH REGULAR AND SPECIAL SESSIONS.THAT OF COURSE, THAT COULD BE THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
[LAUGHTER] MISMATCH. NOW LET'S TRY IT. VERY GOOD.
>> MAYOR COUNSEL LAST ITEM THIS EVENING WILL BE TO DISCUSS THE LATEST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, AND I KNOW THAT LAUREN WILL ACTUALLY HAVE EVEN SOME UPDATES ON SOME OF THE CURRENT LEGISLATION THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SOME INFORMATION AS LATE AS OVER THIS PAST WEEK SINCE THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED.
>> MS. ROSS, HOW CAN YOU FOLLOW THAT UP? I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO.
>> SO LIKE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT TRASH AND THE LEGISLATURE IN THE SAME.
>> BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY. [LAUGHTER] SHOOT, WE'RE BEING BROADCAST, NEVER MIND.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I AM HERE TO RECAP THE 88TH REGULAR AND COVER A LITTLE BIT FROM THE SPECIAL SESSIONS, BUT I WON'T GET TOO DEEP INTO THAT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TIMELINE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS SESSION OVERVIEW.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT A FEW OF THE APPROVED BILLS OF INTEREST TO THE CITY.
I'LL GO OVER SOME STATISTICS ON THIS NEXT SLIDE AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CAN'T BE AN EXHAUSTIVE PRESENTATION, OTHERWISE, WE WILL BE HERE ALL NIGHT AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS THAT.
JUST LOOKING OVER AT THE TIMELINE THERE, THE ADAR INDICATES THAT WAS THE REGULAR SESSION THIS YEAR.
THAT IS OUR STANDARD CALLED SESSION THAT'S EVERY TWO YEARS.
IT COMMENCED ON JANUARY 10TH AND CONCLUDED ON MAY 29TH.
GOVERNOR ABBOTT, AS YOU MAY RECALL, IMMEDIATELY CALLED A SPECIAL SESSION TO COMMENCE AT 09:00 PM, THE VERY NIGHT THAT THE LEGISLATURE WAS SUPPOSED TO CONCLUDE TO FOCUS ON PROPERTY TAX RELIEF THAT WAS MORE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REALM, BORDER SECURITY AND THAT SESSION CONCLUDED ON JUNE 27TH.
A SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, THAT'S A TONGUE TWISTER, WAS HELD FROM JUNE 27TH TO JULY 13TH, AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A THIRD SPECIAL SESSION WILL BE CALLED, BUT NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED AT THIS POINT, AND OBVIOUSLY WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE SENATE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME PROCEEDINGS THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE PREOCCUPYING.
JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION.
8,300 BILLS WERE FILED THE SESSION.
FOR REFERENCE, THE 87TH REGULAR SESSION HAD 6,930 BILLS FILED.
THIS WAS A RECORD BREAKING SESSION.
THIS WAS MORE BILLS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN INTRODUCED OTHER THAN PREVIOUSLY.
OF THE CITY RELATED BILLS TRACKED BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, THERE WERE 1,880, SO 23 PERCENT OF THE BILLS FILED, AND 1,258 BILLS WERE PASSED, AND OF WHICH 230 OF THOSE WERE A TRUCK CITY RELATED BILLS.
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MAJOR ISSUES THAT WERE TAKEN UP DURING THE SESSION WERE WATER, INFRASTRUCTURE, BROADBAND, LAND PREEMPTION, PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, SCHOOL CHOICE, AND BORDER SECURITY.TONIGHT, WE WILL TALK ABOUT MAJOR HOUSE BILLS, WHICH YOU WILL SEE DENOTED AS HBS AND SENATE BILLS DENOTED AS SBS OF INTEREST TO THE CITY.
THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST AGAIN, BECAUSE WE WOULD BE HERE ALL NIGHT.
THIS LOCAL PREEMPTION BILLS, SOME REALLY INTERESTING STUFF HAPPENED IN THE SESSION.
BUT OF NOTE IS HB-2127, AFFECTIONALLY REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH STAR BILL.
THIS EXPRESSLY PREEMPTS CERTAIN HOME RULE CITY REGULATIONS.
I'LL GET INTO SOME MORE DETAIL HERE.
IT POTENTIALLY PREEMPTS OTHER REGULATIONS, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE BECAUSE THIS WILL HAVE TO BE TESTED BY THE COURTS.
WHAT IS PROTECTED IS THE CITY'S ABILITY TO REGULATE MASSAGE PARLORS, MAINTAIN ROADS, IMPOSE TAXES, AND CARRY OUT AUTHORITY AUTHORIZED BY STATE STATUTES.
WHAT IS UNPROTECTED ARE OUR REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO EMPLOYMENT, THE BREEDING CARE AND SALE OF ANIMALS, EVICTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
THE MAGNITUDE AND IMPACT OF THIS BILL IS TO BE DETERMINED AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED IN THE COURT SYSTEM.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON PROMPTLY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS STATING THAT IT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND AS OF AUGUST 30TH, A JUDGE RULED THAT IT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
THIS IS A PRECEDENT AND SETTER IN TERMS OF LOCAL PREEMPTION AND HOW FAR WILL THE STATE GO RELATIVE TO DIPPING INTO A CITY'S HOME RULE AUTHORITY WITH ITS CHARTER.
THAT WAS SUCH A DOOZY. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT OVER TO LAND USE BECAUSE THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS LOCAL PREEMPTION.
THIS ONE'S REALLY INTERESTING.
HP 1750, THE RIGHT TO FARM CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
THIS CAME OUT OF FARMER'S BRANCH.
CITIES CANNOT IMPOSE A REQUIREMENT THAT APPLIES TO AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS UNLESS THE CITY CAN SHOW EVIDENCE OF A HEALTH HAZARD.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE WAS A LOT IN THE MIDDLE OF FARMERS BRANCH THAT WAS IN AN AGRICULTURAL STATE AND WHEN THE CITY TRIED TO ENFORCE IT TO LEAD A LOT ORDINANCE, THE OWNER DROVE THEIR TRACTOR DOWN TO AUSTIN TO PROTEST, AND HE GAINED SOME TRACTION.
CITIES MAY NOT IMPOSE REGULATIONS THAT RESTRICT THE USE OF PESTICIDES, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, OR REQUIRE CERTAIN STATE DESIGNATIONS FOR OPERATION.
CITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO IMPOSE A 12 INCH MAXIMUM GRASS HEIGHT REQUIREMENT IF NEAR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OR NEAR A PROPERTY BOUNDARY. REALLY INTERESTING.
TML HAD SOME ANECDOTES ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE IN A CITY AND THE PERCENTAGE OF TEXAS THAT IS RURAL AND SOMEHOW THERE WAS A WAY TO ADD RULE TO A CITY WITH THIS FILL.
VERY INTERESTING MOVE THERE BY THE LEGISLATURE. SP 929.
THE CITY MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF EACH PUBLIC HEARING IF A ZONING CHANGE RESULTS IN A NON-CONFORMING USE OF A PROPERTY.
HB 36, 99, GETTING INTO SOME PLOTTING REVIEW PROCESS CHANGES.
IT REMOVES THE 30-DAY SHOT CLOCK THAT I THINK WAS ENACTED IN THE 87 OR 86 LEGISLATURE.
IT DOES ALLOW THE CITY TO DELEGATE PLAT REVIEW TO STAFF, ALLOWS FOR SOME MIDDLE CALENDARS.
IT PROHIBITS THE CITY OR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FROM REQUIRING A STUDY DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PLAID APPLICATION, AND MUST ADOPT BY RESOLUTION THE CITY'S CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT, SO THAT WILL BE FORTHCOMING TO YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERATION.
HB 14 AUTHORIZES THE THIRD PARTY REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND THIRD-PARTY INSPECTIONS.
THAT'S IF THE PLANTS ARE NOT ACTED WITHIN THE 15 DAY STATUTORY DEADLINE.
MANY OF THESE BILLS ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND SOME OF THEM DON'T QUITE TOUCH THE CITY, BUT WE DO HAVE HB 12, 28, THE ELECTRONIC PROPERTY TAX COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SB1801, THE MANDATORY PERIODIC REVIEW OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS, SP 1999, CALCULATING THE UNUSED INCREMENTS FOR TAX RATES.
THOSE ARE FOR THE CITIES THAT USED AN UNUSED PORTION OF THEIR TAX RATE INCREMENTS RELATIVE TO WHAT'S CALCULATED IN TERMS OF THE NEW REVENUE RATES OVER THE YEARS.
THIS ONE'S REALLY INTERESTING.
THIS BETTER DEFINED OTHER DEBT.
IT DEFINES WHAT PUBLIC WORK IS FOR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES, AND IT DOES LIMIT THE USE OF THOSE DEBT TOOLS FOR THINGS LIKE STADIUMS, [NOISE] ARENAS, CONVENTION CENTERS,
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AND HOTELS FROM BEING PAID FOR WITH CEOS AND TAX ANTICIPATION NOTES.JUMPING OVER TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME GOOD MOVEMENT IN THIS ARENA.
SB 543, THE CITIES ARE NOW ABLE TO TRANSFER REAL PROPERTIES AND 3D AGREEMENTS.
THIS IS A GOOD MOVE FOR US AND IT'S DEFINED AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 13, 40, CHAPTER 380 AGREEMENTS.
THE DATABASE FOR THOSE, THE REQUIREMENTS THEN EXPANDED.
THAT'S A MOVE FOR TRANSPARENCY.
THIS ITEM WAS VETOED, BUT IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT IT MAY COME BACK DURING THE THIRD SPECIAL SESSION, WHICH WOULD BE THE MANDATORY POSTING A PID SERVICE PLANTS.
AS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MAY BE AWARE, P3 IS OUR PID ADMINISTRATOR.
THE PID THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AT THE STATION AND THEIR SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLANS ARE POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE AND IT CAN BE SEARCHED BASED ON LOCATING IT IN THE CITY OF SAC CITY.
I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED A COUPLE OF THESE ITEMS HERE.
CHIEF SYLVESTER CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK TO THESE MORE DETAILS.
BUT YOU-ALL MAY BE VERY AWARE OF THESE BECAUSE THEY'VE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF ATTENTION.
OF COURSE, EACH V3 PROVIDES FOR THE SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH WILEY ISD, AND GARLAND ISD AT THIS MOMENT TO HELP THEM SECURE THEIR PLANS FOR THAT MANDATE THAT'S BEEN HANDED DOWN.
HB 914, THE TAMPERING WITH TEMPORARY VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS.
YOU ALL MAY HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF THESE FLOATING AROUND.
THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A BIG PROBLEM, I THINK STEMMING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THIS STATE HAS DECIDED TO TAKE CONTROL OVER THAT.
FORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE DEAL WITH IN SAC CITY BUT I HOPE I DIDN'T SPEAK THAT INTO EXISTENCE.
HB 1442, CONFISCATING CARS USED AND STREET TAKEOVERS.
THIS BILL JUST ALLOWS FOR A GREATER AUTHORITY FOR ENFORCEMENT ON THOSE ISSUES.
HB 1819, PROHIBITS THE JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE.
WE ALL MAY RECALL THAT WE HAVE A JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE THAT WAS SET TO COME TO YOU ALL FOR RENEWAL VERY SOON.
BUT WITH THIS LAW GOING INTO EFFECT, THAT WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPEALED AND IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE.
I BELIEVE CHIEF SYLVESTER IS ALREADY WORKING ON THAT ORDINANCE AND THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL VERY SHORTLY.
HB 3850, PEACE OFFICER WELLNESS PROGRAM.
WE'RE SEEING MORE IN THE REALM OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CARE FOR PEACE OFFICERS.
HB 568, IT IS THE OFFICER TRAINING RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.
HB 3981, FIRE MARSHALS, INSPECTORS, AND INVESTIGATORS WHO HOLD PEACE OFFICER LICENSES ARE CONSIDERED PEACE OFFICERS.
CONTINUING ON, I WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THESE, BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT A BIG ONE THAT WAS A PRETTY BIG DEAL THIS SESSION WHICH WAS SENATE BILL 471.
THAT'S THE MONEY HAVE PAID ILLNESS LEAVE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
THAT WAS IN A COMPLEMENT TO WORKERS COMPENSATION, WHICH OF COURSE THEY ALREADY HAVE THIS BILL.
FORTUNATELY, AS IT WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS IMPROVED AFTER GETTING FEEDBACK FROM SEVERAL CITIES AND WORKING WITH THAT LEGISLATORS OFFICE AND SO IT CLARIFIED THAT IT IS OFFSET WORTH WORKER'S COMP AND THEY CAN SELECT ONE OR THE OTHER.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE BOTH, AND THEY CAN ALSO HAVE A LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENT WHILE RECOVERING FOR ONE YEAR.
THEN SV 29, HITTING THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE, THEY'RE NO LONGER IS THE ABILITY TO MANDATE COVID RESTRICTIONS.
OPEN GOVERNMENT AND ELECTIONS.
BEAR WITH ME, QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON HERE, BECAUSE THIS COVERS THE REALM OF OPEN MEETINGS, OPEN RECORDS, CYBERSECURITY, ETC.
SP 271 REPORTING CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS WITHIN 48 HOURS, 10 DAYS TO SOLVE THE ISSUE.
AS YOU ALL MAY HAVE SEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY, SEVERAL CITIES HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO THESE.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG PROBLEM THAT THE STATES WANTING TO ADDRESS.
HB 3033 EXPANDS THE DEFINITION OF BUSINESS SEEDS IN RELATION TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT.
SP 943, INTERNET PUBLICATION OF NOTICES, BUY A NEWSPAPER EFFECTIVELY, THIS IS SAYING, IF WE PUBLISH A NOTICE WITH THE NEWSPAPER THEY NEED TO PUT IT ON THEIR WEBSITE IF THEY MAINTAIN ONE.
POSTING CAMPAIGN REPORTS WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIPT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
IT PROVIDES FOR SOME CLARITY ON VOTING PRIORITY FOR VOTERS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES AND NOT USING CURBSIDE VOTING FOR IN THE HANDICAP SPACE.
HB 1217 EXPERIENCE EARLY VOTING HOURS FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS.
HB 2559, A MENTAL LIST OF PEOPLE THAT CAN ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE,
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AND SV 232 IS THE AUTOMATIC REMOVAL OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.THAT WAS A DOOZY. I'D BE HAPPY TO GO BACK AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF I'M ABLE TO OR TAKE NOTES SO I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ALL.
WE ARE IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
LEAH AND I HAVE BOTH ATTENDED TRAININGS RELATIVE TO THE NEW LEGISLATION.
IN ADDITION, WEINBERGER OFFERED A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING HERE RECENTLY AND A BOOK THAT DETAILS ALL OF THESE LOVELY CHANGES FOR US TO KEEP UP WITH.
BUT WE'RE ALSO IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEY'RE LETTING US KNOW OF ANY CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO DO SUCH AS THE REPEAL OF THE JUVENILE CURFEW.
WE WILL MONITOR THE THIRD SPECIAL SESSION AS WELL.
WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> LAUREN, I WOULD JUST NOTE ON HOUSE BILL 2127, THE COURT DID ROLL IT, OUR FAVORITE, I SAY OUR CITIES FAVORITE. HOWEVER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT IS RIGHT. I SKIPPED RIGHT OVER MY NOTE FOR THAT BECAUSE I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE BILLS.
ON AUGUST 30TH, THE JUDGE RULED THAT BILL UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
IT'S BACK TO THE DRAWING BOOKS AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR MORE INFORMATION.
>> I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, DO WE KNOW IF THE STATE APPEALED THAT RULING?
>> I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK THAT UP. THE STATUS APPEALED.
>> IT HAS BEEN. THEY WERE THINKING IT WOULD BE.
THAT'S WHY I WAS JUST GETTING CLEAR. PROCESS IS NOT OVER AS FAR AS LETTERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MS. ROSS.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU, MS. ROSS.
I WILL SAY THE BOOK THAT LINE BURGER PRESENTED THIS, WHICH IS VERY GOOD.
I WOULD SAY IF YOU HAVE INSOMNIA, THEN YOU MAY WANT TO PICK IT UP.
IT'S GOOD, BUT IT'S [LAUGHTER] NOT VERY CLEAR.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.
>> HOPEFULLY IT'S ANOTHER TWO YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> DID LEAVE, MS. GRANGER HERE, I SAW YOUR MIC ON.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I DO WANT A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME THAT WISHES SPECIAL EARLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MR. MILLSAP AND I BELIEVE THIS BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW.
IS THAT CORRECT? 60 FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
[BACKGROUND] YOU GOT A DAY OVER TOMORROW.
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, MR. MILLS.
WITH THAT, THE TIME IS MS. GRANGER.
>> WE NOW ADJOURN AT 8:02 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.