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.

[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.]

ALL 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 A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

SO REQUEST ITEM D ONE APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023 MEETING MINUTES ITEM TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 12 TITLED MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS AND DELETING SECTION 12 DASH ONE TITLED CURFEW FOR MINORS IN ITS ENTIRETY AND RESERVING SECTION 12 DASH ONE FOR FUTURE USE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ITEM D THREE APPROVED RENEWING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF SACHSE AND THE CITY OF GARLAND FOR THE CITY OF GARLAND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE IMMUNIZATIONS, WELL-CHILD HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.

INVESTIGATION SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE.

ITEM FOUR, AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF TWO 2023 FORD 350 CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCKS FROM RANDALL REEVES PLANET 4635 THROUGH THE TARRANT COUNTY'S COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM 2022-187 NOT TO EXCEED THE BUDGETED FUNDS OF $127,400 FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

ANYONE ON COUNCIL OR IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM AT THIS TIME.

IF NOT, WE WILL TAKE A MOTION.

MR. PRESTENBERG, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS D ONE THROUGH FOUR AS WRITTEN.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, MISS HOWARTH.

SECOND. SECOND BY MISS HOWARTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

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Y [INAUDIBLE] MAY HAVE TO DO A HAND VOTE FOR MR. MILLSAP. OKAY.

SO CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND PUT UP THE TOTALS? OKAY. [INAUDIBLE] WE CAN DO IT BY HAND.

THAT'S EASIER. SHE'S GIVING ME THE WHOLE SIGN.

THERE WE GO. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

BOY, WHAT A HARD WAY TO GET A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHIEF. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E, REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS.

[1. Consider a resolution of the City Council of the City of Sachse, Texas, calling a portion of the City of Sachse, Texas, Limited Tax Note, Series 2019, and City of Sachse, Texas, Limited Tax Notes, series 2021, for redemption prior to maturity; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject.]

ITEM ONE, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS, CALLING A PORTION OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS LIMITED TAX NOTES SERIES 2019 AND THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS LIMITED TAX NOTES SERIES 2021 FOR REDEMPTION PRIOR TO THE MATURITY AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.

MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN A WHILE, BUT JASON HUGHES WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES IS HERE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGENDA ITEM WITH YOU AND EXPLAIN ANY DETAILS ABOUT THIS.

IT'S A GOOD NEWS STORY, BUT CERTAINLY HE CAN ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE REDEMPTION OF THESE BONDS.

HELLO, MR. HUGHES, BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, I JUST HAVE THIS SNEAKING SUSPICION THAT SERIES 2019 AND SERIES 2021 MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE YEAR.

YES. OKAY. JUST CHECKING.

OKAY. WE'LL GET YOU SET UP HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL IT'S GOOD TO BE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

SO I HAVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT JUST KIND OF GOES THROUGH SOME OF THE PARTICULARS HERE.

WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD DO IS JUST START WITH A VERY SHORT SUMMARY OF THE EXISTING DEBT THAT THE CITY HAS OUTSTANDING RIGHT NOW AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THOSE SEVEN ISSUES OUTSTANDING, THE ORIGINAL PAR AMOUNT, AND THEN WHAT'S OUTSTANDING RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS $58.73 MILLION.

THE ONE THING THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE IS YOU HAVE $36 MILLION OF AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED DEBT DATING BACK TO THAT NOVEMBER 2021 BOND ELECTION.

SO AGAIN, THAT IS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT HERE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, THAT CALL DATE, IF YOU RECALL, THE CALL DATE IS SET WHENEVER WE PRICE THE BONDS, ALL THAT SIMPLY IS A FLEXIBILITY OPTION FOR THE CITY THAT THE CITY CAN ENACT IF IT WANTS TO, AND ALL IT SIMPLY MEANS IS YOU TELL THE INVESTORS WHENEVER THEY BUY THAT, THAT YOU CAN TAKE AWAY THOSE BONDS AT ANY POINT ON THAT DATE OR AFTER, AND THERE'S NO PENALTY FOR DOING SO, AND THERE'S NO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANY INTEREST AFTER THAT CALL DATE IF THEY ARE CALLED.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE ONES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, THE SERIES 2019 TAX NOTE, THE 2021, THOSE ARE CURRENTLY CALLABLE.

SO AGAIN, WE CAN TAKE THOSE OUT NOW WITHOUT ANY KIND OF PENALTY OR ANY MORE INTEREST BEING PAID ON THAT.

SO THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT DOING THAT.

AS FAR AS THE BENEFITS OF THAT EARLY PAYMENT, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO AVOID PAYING INTEREST AS SOON AS WE TAKE THAT OUT, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY HAVING THAT $36 MILLION FROM THE BOND ELECTION, WE KNOW THAT WILL PROBABLY BE ISSUED OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS IS WHAT'S PLANNED.

SO THAT PROVIDES SOME NEAR TERM DEBT CAPACITY AS WELL.

SO MULTIPLE BENEFITS TO DOING THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE EXPENDING FUNDS ON TAKING THESE NOTES OUT, IT DOES REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING TO YOU TONIGHT, AND WHAT THIS WOULD EQUATE TO IS TAKING OUT $535,000 OF PRINCIPAL EARLY AND AGAIN AVOIDING THE INTEREST PAYMENT ON THAT.

SO I KNOW THAT'S VERY BRIEF AND I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL OR PROVIDE ANY MORE INFORMATION AS YOU'D LIKE.

THANK YOU. MR. HUGHES.

I JUST WANT A QUICK FOLLOW UP BECAUSE THEY'RE CALLABLE RIGHT NOW THAT'S THE REASON WE CAN TAKE THIS ACTION AS OPPOSED TO THEM NOT BEING CALLABLE.

THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

OKAY, AND THAT'S A COMMON PRACTICE.

ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, TOO, WHERE THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT, TALKING WITH STAFF, AND SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT WE'LL HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS IN THE FUTURE, TOO, AS WE COME UP ON THOSE CALL DATES, WHETHER IT'S IF YOU HAVE MONEY AND CAN PAY THEM OFF, GREAT.

IF NOT, WE COULD REFINANCE THEM AS WE'VE DONE MANY TIMES HERE AS WELL.

YEAH, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION.

SO WE COULD ALWAYS REFINANCE.

ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, IF THAT'S WHAT THE SITUATION CALLED FOR.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR.

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HUGHES. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR MR. HUGHES. YOU DID GOOD.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

SO THANK YOU, MR. HUGHES. THANK YOU.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

OKAY. SEEING THEN QUESTIONS COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL.

MS. HOWARTH. IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E ONE AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. HOWARTH TO APPROVE ITEM E ONE AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. PRESTENBERG. SECOND.

SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

SO HOW WAS YOUR DAY, MR. HUGHES? IT WAS GREAT.

HOW WAS YOURS? WELL, YOUR RED RAIDERS WON THIS WEEKEND, SO THAT'S GOOD.

THANK GOODNESS. THE SEASON WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER HAD WE NOT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND UP FOR THIS.

THERE YOU GO. OKAY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE ARE GOOD. SORRY, MAYOR. WE'RE TRYING TO FIX IT.

OKAY, THAT'S FINE. WE'RE NOT.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A HAND VOTE.

OH, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A HAND VOTE FROM NOW ON? OKAY. OKAY.

WE'LL CARRY ON WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT.

OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E TWO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF BIDS FOR VARIOUS EMPLOYEE INSURANCE COVERAGE POLICIES TO AETNA INSURANCE AND

[2. Discuss and consider a resolution authorizing the award of bids for various employee insurance coverage policies to Aetna; Surency; and AFLAC; and authorizing the City Manager to execute such agreements for coverage.]

AFLAC AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENTS FOR COVERAGE, AND I PICKED A BAD TIME TO CALL UPON MISS NASH BECAUSE SHE'S.

IT'S ALL GOOD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

OH, SORRY. SORRY. I'M JUST DO A QUICK INTRODUCTION, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.

AS WE DISCUSSED BEFORE, WE WERE PLANNING IN OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE TO ACTUALLY BRING THIS ITEM BACK TO YOU IN OCTOBER, BUT BECAUSE WE ENDED UP GETTING FAVORABLE INFORMATION BACK FROM AETNA AND BECAUSE WE'RE IN TRANSITION RIGHT NOW WITH OUR HR DIRECTOR HAVING JUST LEFT, WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO HAVE MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO OPEN ENROLLMENT WITH EMPLOYEES BY BRINGING THIS ITEM TO YOU NOW, AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU APPROVE THIS THIS PROPOSAL OF BENEFITS.

WE'RE STAYING WITH AETNA, WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER MINOR CHANGES, BUT OVERALL, A REDUCTION IN COST EVEN FURTHER THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR, AND SO WE FELT LIKE IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO BRING IT TO YOU A LITTLE BIT SOONER THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED.

WITH THAT. HELLO, MISS [INAUDIBLE].

YOU'RE EXCITED TO GO, AREN'T YOU? SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S PERFECTLY OKAY.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS A 2024 PLAN YEAR.

THESE ARE THE FINAL RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEDICAL.

YOU'RE CURRENTLY WITH AETNA.

YOU HAVE FOUR MEDICAL PLANS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED.

THE INITIAL RENEWAL RESULTED IN A 13% INCREASE.

THIS IS THE CAP THAT WAS NEGOTIATED DURING THE 2023 RENEWAL AND MARKETING PROCESS.

IT IS. CAN YOU PUT YOUR MIC? YES. OKAY.

OKAY. IS THAT BETTER? ALL RIGHT.

SO THE INITIAL RENEWAL WAS 13%.

THAT WOULD HAVE REPRESENTED A $256,000 INCREASE.

WE DID NEGOTIATE. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES WITH THE FINAL NUMBER RESULTING IN 9.9% INCREASE.

THAT IS ESTIMATED AT 195,000 PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL.

SO A $60,000 SAVINGS IN COMPARISON TO THE INITIAL RENEWAL INCREASE.

THE DENTAL VISION, LIFE AND DISABILITY POLICIES.

NO ACTION REQUIRED HERE.

THESE ARE UNDER RATE GUARANTEE, SO THERE'S NO CHANGES ON THOSE RATES.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THAT'S CURRENTLY WITH FLORES, THIS THESE POLICIES INCLUDE THE HRA, FSA ACCOUNTS.

THE HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT, THE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT, COBRA AND THE RETIREE BILLING.

FLORES, UNFORTUNATELY, HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMING AS A VENDOR.

WE DID LOOK AT OTHER SERVICES, SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING ASSURANCE.

THE ASSURANCE IS ACTUALLY COMING IN.

IN SOME AREAS THEIR PRICING IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN FLORES, SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND A COMPLETE TRANSITION OF THOSE ACCOUNTS.

NO CHANGES TO THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANT PROGRAM, NO CHANGES TO THE LEGAL AND IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION, AND THEN NO CHANGE TO THE FIRST RESPONDER SUPPORT

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PROGRAM, AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS THE VOLUNTARY BENEFIT.

SO YOU'RE CURRENTLY WITH AFLAC ON AN INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT.

WE WOULD RECOMMEND TRANSITIONING THAT TO A GROUP POLICY.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THOSE THOSE PLANS INTO OUR BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION PORTAL SO THAT EMPLOYEES COULD ACTUALLY DO THOSE ELECTIONS ONLINE AND WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT.

CURRENTLY, THROUGH INDIVIDUAL POLICIES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL AGENT THAT REPRESENTS YOU, AND THEY ACTUALLY WOULD, IN ESSENCE, SOLICIT POLICIES DIRECTLY TO YOUR EMPLOYEES.

WE WOULD PREFER TO PUT THAT ON A GROUP PLATFORM AND YOU'LL GET THE SAVINGS TRANSITIONING TO THAT AS WELL AND CURRENTLY YOU ONLY HAVE FIVE FOLKS ON THE INDIVIDUAL PLANS, AND THEN ONE LAST ITEM TO COVER.

SO LAST MEETING I HAD DATA THROUGH MARCH.

SO FOR FIRST QUARTER, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE MORE MONTHS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT YOUR MEDICAL LOSS RATIO IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT 90% FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. YOU'RE RUNNING A BIT HIGH IN THE 90S.

SO TYPICALLY CARRIERS LIKE TO SEE YOU CLOSER TO 75% LOSS RATIO, 80% KIND OF BREAK EVEN.

SO 64% OF YOUR CLAIMS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO MEDICAL EXPENSES 36 TOWARDS PHARMACY, AND THEN WE DO HAVE SOME HIGH CLAIMANTS AND WE DO KNOW THAT SOME OF THE HIGH CLAIMANT ACTIVITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

SO COMING IN AT, YOU KNOW, BELOW 10% INCREASE IS ACTUALLY FAVORABLE FOR THE CITY, AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MISS [INAUDIBLE].

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL, MR. PRESTENBERG? YES, THANK YOU.

OVER HERE. ON THAT LAST SLIDE, YOU HAD HAD THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION.

DO WE DO ANY ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS LIKE THE 36% FOR PRESCRIPTION, 60% OF THAT COULD GO GENERIC IF IT WAS IF THE EMPLOYEE KNEW ABOUT IT OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBER KNEW ABOUT IT.

SO THERE IS A MANDATORY GENERIC PROGRAM ALREADY IN PLACE.

SO IF THERE'S ONE AVAILABLE, THEN THAT MEMBER WOULD BE GETTING THAT PARTICULAR MEDICATION.

SO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT DRIVE PHARMACY EXPENSES ARE GOING TO BE YOUR SPECIALTY DRUGS.

IF THERE'S ANY CONDITIONS, SAY, RELATED TO CANCER OR MS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. YEAH.

JUST MAKING SURE WE PUSH TOWARDS THAT IF POSSIBLE.

YES. AWESOME. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE].

ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO COMMENTS QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL OR MOTIONS.

MR. PRESTENBERG IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEE COVERAGE. ITEM E TWO AS PRESENTED.

HOW ABOUT THAT? OKAY, I GOT THAT.

ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT THAT? MR. PRESTENBERG HAS A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E TWO AS PRESENTED TO HAVE A SECOND.

MRS. BUHLER.

SECOND. I'VE A SECOND BY MRS. BUHLER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

THIRD TIME'S GOING TO BE A CHARM.

I CAN FEEL IT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E THREE.

[3. Consider a resolution nominating candidate(s) to the Board of Directors of the Collin Central Appraisal District.]

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, MS. NASH.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN BOTH THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ITEM WHERE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS THIS ITEM, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

I WILL NOTE THAT ON THE NEXT ONE THERE ARE DIFFERENT CRITERIA FOR IT RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN NOMINATE.

I KNOW IN THE PAST COUNCIL HAS CHOSEN JUST TO NOMINATE ONE PERSON, BUT THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY HERE THAT I THINK ON THE COLLIN ONE YOU CAN NOMINATE UP TO.

I'M SORRY. ON THE COLLIN, YOU CAN UPDATE NOMINATE UP TO FIVE, AND ON DALLAS COUNTY, YOU CAN NOMINATE ONE.

THEIR RULES DID NOT CHANGE. I WAS GOING TO SAY IT'S ONE FOR DALLAS.

I ALMOST FLIPPED THEM. THANK YOU, MS. NASH. QUESTIONS FOR MS. NASH. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? OKAY. COUNCIL, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE?

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HOLD ON. MARY PRO-TEM FRANKS.

SO WE ONLY HAVE TWO, MS. BUHLER, MS. HOWARTH? IN COLLIN COUNTY, YES. WELL, YOU HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF COLLIN COUNTY.

SO I NOMINATE MISS HOWARTH FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

OKAY. HAVE A MOTION TO NOMINATE MISS HOWARTH TO SERVE ON THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? [INAUDIBLE] FOR, LIKE, A SECOND, YOU'LL KNOW.

MS. BUHLER.

HAVE A SECOND BY MISS BUHLER.

OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SPECIFICALLY MISS HOWARTH.

OKAY. I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.

SO WITH THAT, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONGRATULATIONS. IF YOU MAKE THE FINAL CUT.

YOU CAN ASK MR. FRANKS HOW THAT'S GONE IN THE PAST.

LOOK AT THAT. SPEAKING OF THAT, LOOK WHO WE'VE GOT HERE NEXT.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E FOUR CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS, NOMINATING A CANDIDATE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DALLAS

[4. Consider a resolution of the City of Sachse, Texas, nominating a candidate to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Central Appraisal District.]

CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

MISS NASH WAS BEING VERY EFFICIENT.

SHE KIND OF ADDRESSED THIS IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM, SO I WON'T MAKE HER SAY IT ALL AGAIN.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM FROM COUNCIL? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, BACK TO COUNCIL. MS. HOWARTH.

IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE COUNCIL MEMBER FRANKS TO THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

HAVE A MOTION BY MS. HOWARD TO NOMINATE MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO THE EXCUSE ME, THE DALLAS CENTRAL FEDERAL DISTRICT BOARD.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

OKAY, WELL, HOLD ON. LET'S GET A SECOND FIRST.

MR. PRESTENBERG SECOND THAT.

OKAY, NOW WE GOT A SECOND.

NOW YOU CAN TALK. GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, I'VE DONE THIS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

I ACTUALLY MADE IT TO A RUNOFF LAST YEAR, BUT I'LL CERTAINLY DO IT AGAIN, BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO DO IT, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH ADMITTING DEFEAT ON THIS.

GIVE SOMEONE ELSE A CHANCE.

THE POOL IS CERTAINLY GREATER ON THIS ONE THAN ON THE COLLIN COUNTY ONE AMONG THE COUNCIL.

SO IF THERE'S ANY OTHER INTEREST, I WILL CERTAINLY PASS THE BATON.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

ANYONE THAT LIVES IN DALLAS COUNTY ON THE COUNCIL WANT TO VOLUNTEER OR YOU JUST WANT TO LET MR. FRANKS TRY IT AGAIN.

OKAY. I DON'T HEAR ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON YOU, MR. FRANKS. OKAY.

WITH THAT, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONGRATULATIONS, PREMATURELY.

HOPE YOU MAKE IT THIS TIME.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[5. Consider an ordinance of the City Council of Sachse, Texas, authorizing certain budget and Capital Improvement Plan amendments pertaining to the fiscal year 2022-2023 Budget and Capital Improvement Plan; and providing an effective date.]

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SACHSE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MS. NASH.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF THE REST OF THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE RELATIVE TO OUR CURRENT BUDGET AND OUR PROPOSED BUDGET. SO FIRST STEP IS TO BRING FORWARD BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO BE ABLE TO TRUE UP THE 22-23 BUDGET AND OUR REGULAR BUDGET AS WELL AS OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

DAVID BALDWIN, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WILL GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE AND GIVE YOU ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND MOVE FORWARD ON A VOTE ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU, MISS NASH. HELLO, MR. BALDWIN. HELLO, MAYOR.

COUNCIL. AGAIN, THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE THE FIRST OF MANY BUDGET RELATED ITEMS, BUT THIS IS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 22-23.

THE AGENDA, SO I'LL JUST REMIND YOU OF WHEN THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED AND OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT POLICY WILL LOOK THROUGH THE FOUR CHANGES REQUESTED IN THIS ITEM AND RECOMMEND ACTION FROM COUNCIL.

SO THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2022.

THAT ADOPTED BUDGET CONSISTED OF EXHIBIT ONE, WHICH IS THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND EXHIBIT TWO, WHICH IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CIP.

THE BUDGET WAS AMENDED APRIL 3RD OF THIS YEAR.

AGAIN, WE MENTIONED THAT FOR TRANSPARENCY AND JUST WE'D GET ME UP HERE MORE OFTEN AND MORE AS NEEDED WOULD WOULD BRING BUDGET ITEMS

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FORWARD. OUR POLICY, THE CHARTER STATES THAT BUDGET ITEMS OR BUDGET AMENDMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR ITEMS NOT REASONABLY COULD NOT REASONABLY HAVE BEEN FORESEEN.

THE AMENDMENT MUST BE BY ORDINANCE AND THE AMENDMENT SHALL BE AN ATTACHMENT TO THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.

SO WHAT ARE THE AGENDA OR THE AMENDMENT ITEMS? THE FIRST OF THESE FOUR ITEMS IS ACTION REGARDING THE FUND BALANCE DRAWDOWN PLAN.

SO ONE OF THE ITEMS IN THE FUND BALANCE DRAWDOWN PLAN BROUGHT TO COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY WAS FOR HUDSON CROSSING SCREENING WALL REPLACEMENT.

THAT ACTION HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND SO DESIGN WORK HAS BEGUN.

THIS REQUEST IS FOR $60,000 IN DESIGN WORK TO BE FUNDED WITH THAT FUND BALANCE DRAWDOWN OUT OF A NEW CAPITAL PROJECT, AND FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES 2308, THAT WOULD BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

SO AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FUND SHOWING IN THAT FIRST COLUMN.

IT ALSO, BECAUSE IT HAS A CAPITAL PROJECT, WOULD BE $60,000 INCREASE TO THE CIP.

THE SECOND ADJUSTMENT IS FOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND.

IN THAT FUND, WE HAD THREE FIRE APPARATUS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE 2020-21 OR I'M SORRY, 2021-2022 BUDGET. THOSE ITEMS WEREN'T RECEIVED IN THAT YEAR.

IN FACT, ONE OF THEM WAS RECEIVED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND SO THE REQUEST IS TO MOVE ALL OF THOSE ALL OF THAT BUDGET FORWARD INTO THIS CURRENT YEAR.

WE HAVE RECEIVED THE PIERCE ENFORCER.

WE HOPE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WE CAN RECEIVE THE TWO OTHER APPARATUS, BUT WE'D AT LEAST LIKE TO MOVE THE BUDGET INTO THIS YEAR.

IF THOSE OTHER TWO APPARATUS, THE AMBULANCE AND THE CASCADE, THE TYPE THREE WITH CASCADE SYSTEM, IF THOSE AREN'T RECEIVED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THEN LATER ON WE WILL REQUEST THAT THE BUDGET JUST FOLLOWS WHERE THE EXPENSE ENDS UP LANDING, WHICH MAY BE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

IN THE UTILITY FUND, COREY BROUGHT TO COUNCIL FOR PROJECT D2202, AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE THIRD GARLAND CONNECTION CREEK STABILIZATION. THIS WAS AN ITEM BROUGHT TO COUNCIL APRIL 17TH FOR A BID AWARD.

COUNCIL AWARDED THE BID THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BE 37,000 OVER THE PREVIOUS BUDGET ASSUMPTION.

SO WE'RE REQUESTING AUTHORITY ON THAT ITEM.

THAT AGAIN, IMPACTS THE FUND REQUEST AND A CIP AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT, AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS KIND OF A TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING MOVE, ITS REMOVAL OF PROPERTY FROM THE BALANCE SHEET.

SO THERE WAS A PREVIOUS PROPERTY TRANSFER FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND THAT A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT PER ACCOUNTING.

THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO IDENTIFY THAT GRANT EXPENDITURE IN THE AMOUNT.

THAT AMOUNT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SALE OF THE LAND THE BOOK VALUE.

SO BASICALLY, IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE AN EXPENSE FROM THE BALANCE SHEET, YOU HAVE TO SHOW AN EXPENSE.

THAT EXPENSE HITS AGAINST AN APPROPRIATION.

SO WE NEED AUTHORITY TO REMOVE THAT EXPENSE FROM THE BALANCE SHEET IS IN EFFECT WHAT IT IS TO THE TOTAL OF $703,883. HERE IS THE SUMMARY OF THOSE CHANGES BY THE FOUR FUNDS TOTALING $2,424,514 AND IN THE CIP PLAN A TOTAL OF $100,000.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23 BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL FOR MR.BALDWIN? DON'T SEE ANY. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL.

MR. LINDSEY, THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E FIVE AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. LINDSEY TO APPROVE ITEM E FIVE AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. BUHLER SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND BY MS. BUHLER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E SIX CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2023, FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 AT A RATE OF

[6. Conduct a public hearing to consider ad valorem taxes for the year 2023 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) at a rate of $0.650416 per one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Sachse as of January 1, 2024.]

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0.650416 PER $100.

ASSESSED VALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SACHSE AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2024.

MS. NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL THIS IS THE SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS.

THIS IS THE LAST STEP TOWARDS ADOPTION OF OUR BUDGET, AND TONIGHT IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY HAD A PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR AS WELL AS A BUDGET TOWN HALL MEETING.

DAVID BALDWIN DOES HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT HE WILL REVIEW ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, MAYOR, PRIOR TO YOU OPENING UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

YES. THANK YOU, MISS NASH.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE'VE HEARD FROM YOU.

YES, MAYOR, AND ALSO THIS PRESENTATION YOU'VE LARGELY SEEN BEFORE, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, I'LL PRESENT THIS AGAIN.

SO FOR OVERVIEW, I'LL PROVIDE A HOW WE GOT HERE.

LOOKING AT FROM THE RESIDENT SURVEY BACK MANY MONTHS AGO TO WHERE WE SIT HERE TODAY.

SO SACHSE CONTRACTED WITH CONSULTANTS TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF OUR RESIDENTS.

IT WAS A NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY.

IT WAS CONDUCTED IN FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER OF 2022.

SURVEYS WERE MAILED TO RESIDENTS AND JUST UNDER 400 TOTAL RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM THAT SURVEY.

KEY FINDINGS WERE THAT RESIDENTS IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE CITY'S LIBRARY AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

SPECIFICALLY, THE REQUEST WAS FOR MORE PROGRAMS AND EXTENDED HOURS IN THOSE TWO AREAS.

SHIFTING GEARS NOW, THE GENERAL FUND LOOKING AT OUR BASE BUDGET.

SO HOW IS THE CITY DOING DOING WITH OUR GENERAL FUND? SHOWN HERE IS THE OPERATING BUDGET FROM THE PRIOR OR FROM THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR? THE BUDGET THAT BASE BUDGET HAS GROWN BY 2.16% IN MY OPINION, AND IT REFLECTS THAT THE CITY IS BUILDING OR BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF TAX REVENUES IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF HIGH INFLATION.

SO THE BUDGET CONSISTS OF THE BASE BUDGET AND ALSO THE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

SO AS AN ADDITION TO THE BASE BUDGET, THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF RECOMMENDED ADDS FOR NEW AND ENHANCED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

THERE ARE MANY MORE THAN CAN BE LISTED ON THIS PAGE.

I'LL HIGHLIGHT THE TOP FOUR THERE.

THIS BUDGET INCLUDES A FIREFIGHTER THREE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC POSITION ADDS TWO SWORN OFFICERS PER OUR STAFFING STUDY, AND IT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE SURVEY, WHICH IS LIBRARY PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS AND RECREATION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.

LOOKING AT OUR GENERAL FUND.

SO HOW DO YOU FUND $2.6 MILLION WORTH OF REQUESTS? THIS IS OUR REVENUE PIE.

A BASE AND STABLE REVENUE IS OUR LARGEST REVENUE THERE IN PROPERTY TAXES, WHICH EQUALS 57% OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE.

LOOKING HISTORICALLY AT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE IN BEGINNING ON THE FIRST BAR CHART SERIES THERE ON THE LEFT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021, IT SHOWS THE BLUE BAR CHART THERE, WHICH IS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

THE LIGHT BLUE IS THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, AND THEN THAT GREEN LINE LINE IS THE ACTUAL APPROVED RATE, AND SO YOU CAN SEE IN FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021, COUNCIL BROUGHT FORWARD A RATE OR ADOPTED A RATE BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IN FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 AND 22-23.

COUNCIL ADOPTED A NO NEW REVENUE RATE IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR FOR THE CURRENT BUDGET AT HAND.

THE PROPOSED THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES NO CHANGE TO THAT PROPERTY TAX RATE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO FOR ANYONE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, SACHSE RESIDENT TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES IS SHOWN IN THE TWO PIE CHARTS.

HERE ON THE LEFT IS A PIE CHART FOR DALLAS COUNTY.

ON THE RIGHT IS A PIE CHART FOR COLLIN COUNTY.

THIS IS FOR THE LAST COMPLETED TAX YEAR.

SO 2022 TAX YEAR FOR THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR.

AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PIE CHART, SACHSE REPRESENTS ROUGHLY A QUARTER OF THE TOTAL PROPERTY TAX THAT A RESIDENT WOULD PAY.

SO THERE IS A NOTIFICATION THAT WENT OUT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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OUR TAX CODE REQUIRES THAT WE IDENTIFY OUR REVENUE INCREASE FROM PROPERTY TAXES, AND SO AGAIN, IT SHOWS THERE ON THE RIGHT.

THE NOTICE, HOWEVER, THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES SHOWING HERE A NOTICE OF 15.73% INCREASE AND $3.5 MILLION OF REVENUE INCREASE.

IT INCLUDES REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE AREAS.

IT INCLUDES REVENUE THAT GOES TO THE DEBT SERVICE.

SO THE ACTUAL GENERAL FUND INCREASE TO PAY FOR MAJOR OPERATIONS IS ONLY 13.56% OR $1.99 MILLION IN REVENUE TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE UNAWARE, PROPERTY TAX HAS NO IMPACT TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION.

OVER 65 OR DISABLED PERSONS THIS PROPERTY TAX IN THE CURRENT BUDGET THIS THIS CHANGE.

SO COUNCIL ADOPTED A $50,000 EXEMPTION FOR THOSE OVER 65 AND DISABLED PERSONS.

IN ADDITION, COUNCIL ADOPTED FOR THOSE TWO GROUPS A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE.

SO THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S NO INCREASE TO CITY CITY OF SACHSE PROPERTY TAXES PAID UNLESS THERE ARE ANY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PROPERTY.

SO THE PROPOSED BUDGET BEFORE YOU NOW REFLECTS A MINIMAL BASE BUDGET GROWTH.

IT HAS FUND.

IT FUNDS PROGRAMS AND ENHANCEMENTS REQUESTED BY RESIDENTS.

IT REFLECTS PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE OF JUST UNDER $2 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF $2.6 IN NET PROGRAM ADDS OR $2.3 MILLION IN ONGOING COSTS.

SO THERE WAS SOME OTHER REVENUE THAT IS SUPPORTING THOSE REQUESTS AND ALSO REDUCTIONS IN OTHER BUDGETED ITEMS, AND AGAIN, THERE'S NO IMPACT TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION, AND SO IN OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, THERE WAS A CALL FOR EARLY INPUT ON THE BUDGET AT A JULY 5TH COUNCIL MEETING.

IN ADDITION, ON AUGUST 29TH, THERE WAS A BUDGET TOWN HALL FOR FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THE MAYOR.

THERE WAS A BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FOR THE BUDGET ITSELF ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, AND TONIGHT IS THE TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING.

IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ALWAYS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT.

FOR INSTANCE, PUBLIC COMMENT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.

YOU CAN CONTACT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CONTACT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT AND THE W-W-W IS IMPORTANT.

WWW.CITYOFSACHSE.COM/BUDGET, AND SO FOR THIS EVENING TONIGHT IS SCHEDULED THE TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THAT SHOWING ON THE CALENDAR IS ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET RATIFYING OF THE TAX RATE IN THE BUDGET AND APPROVING THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL TO MISTER BALDWIN? THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I NOW DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? I DO HAVE BEFORE WE DO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DO HAVE SOME WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL, SO I WILL READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD AT THIS TIME.

RICHARD CHO, I AM OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THE CURRENT RATE IS SUFFICIENT.

THERE ARE A LOT MORE HOUSES BEING BUILT EVEN AT THE CURRENT RATE.

I'M SURE THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE WILL INCREASE.

I THINK THAT IS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH ON THE PUBLIC NOTICE.

THERE IS NOTHING ON THERE THAT HAD A PHONE NUMBER OR PERSON TO CONTACT IF YOU WANTED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

SO I JUST ENDED UP CALLING THE MAIN NUMBER AND EVENTUALLY IT GOT FILTERED DOWN TO YOU.

IT MIGHT BE USEFUL IF THIS IS GOING OUT TO EVERYONE IN SACHSE TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE PHONE NUMBER IS FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK BESIDES THE HEARING AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND BY THE WAY, I AM READING THESE VERBATIM.

THE NEXT ONE JANE CORNELL.

PLEASE CONSIDER THE NO NEW TAX REVENUE.

EXCUSE ME. PLEASE CONSIDER THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE FOR THE NEW PROPOSAL.

PROPERTY TAXES ARE ALREADY A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN AND WITH THE PROPERTY VALUES GOING UP DUE TO ALL THE NEW DEVELOPMENT, EVEN KEEPING THE SAME TAX RATE WILL INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES EVEN MORE.

SOME OF US ARE DOING ALL WE CAN TO STAY IN THE AREA WHERE WE BUILT OUR LIVES AND LOVE LIVING IN, BUT HAVING PROPERTY TAXES CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

EXCUSE ME, CONTINUE TO RISE IS ONE OF THE MORE COMPONENTS, ONE MORE COMPONENT MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THOSE OF US WHO WITH MORE LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

THE NEXT ONE IS FROM BEN CARROLL.

MY NAME IS BEN CARROLL. I LIVE AT 6519 CREEK CROSSING LANE IN SACHSE.

PLEASE ACCEPT THIS EMAIL AS MY COMMENTS REGARDING THE TAX RATE PROPOSAL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE HEARING THIS EVENING.

I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT A NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.

HOMEOWNERS ARE GETTING HIT WITH TAXES AND INCREASED COSTS FROM ALL SIDES.

FACTORS BEYOND OUR CONTROL, SUCH AS GENERAL INFLATION, SPECIFICALLY IN RELATION TO THE PRICES OF FOOD, HEALTH CARE, ETCETERA ARE ALREADY SQUEEZING US.

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I UNDERSTAND THAT BY KEEPING THE CITY'S REVENUE FLAT ESSENTIALLY DECREASES THE EFFECTIVE BUDGET DUE TO THOSE SAME FACTORS.

INFLATION IS NOT THE CITY'S FAULT, BUT NOW ITS CITIZENS ARE BEING ASKED TO COME OUT OF OUR POCKET, ASKING TO COME OUT OF OUR POCKETS, TO GIVE THE CITY EXTRA MONEY TO MAKE UP FOR INFLATION AS WELL.

THE NEW REVENUE TAX RATE WILL ONLY CONTINUE THE TREND OF THE HOMES THAT WE ARE STAYING IN, BECOMING MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO NO ACTION ON OUR PARTS OTHER THAN CONTINUING TO LIVE THERE. THIS MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER.

I AM CONFIDENT IN THE CITY'S ABILITY TO BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THE FUNDS AND THAT THEY'LL BE PUT TO GOOD USE.

NONETHELESS, WE NEED THOSE FUNDS TO BE PUT FUNDS TO PUT FOOD ON OUR TABLES, NOT SPEND ON CITY INITIATIVES, HOWEVER WELL RUN OR INTENTIONED.

IN CLOSING, WE HAVE WE ARE HAVING TO PAY MORE FOR EVERYTHING WITH THE SAME CONTINUALLY DEVALUING MONEY.

WE HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR LESS AS A RESULT.

I ASK THE CITY TO DO THE SAME AND SHARE THAT BURDEN INSTEAD OF ADDING TO IT.

THANK YOU, RENEE SMITH.

I OPPOSE THE PROPERTY.

EXCUSE ME. I OPPOSE THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE.

DORA JONES I HOPE THEY CHOOSE NOT TO PASSIVELY RAISE TAXES BY LEAVING LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE IN PLACE.

THAT IS WHY I'M ASKING FOR THE NO NEW TAX RATE TO BE ADOPTED.

INSTEAD, I THINK THAT RATE I THINK.

MICHELLE MCCABE ADOPT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, MAIL NOTIFICATION OF RATES TO ALL 60 RESIDENTS OR RESIDENTS ARE MADE MORE AWARE.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL, OR MOTIONS.

DON'T EVERYBODY JUMP AT ONCE.

MR. PRESTENBERG.

I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND IT'S JUST A BASIC QUESTION, BUT FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND, WHAT IS THE.

THE AVERAGE PER HOUSEHOLD INCREASE OR NOT INCREASE, BUT THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO PAY, I GUESS, FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE, WAS IT 0.6 SOMETHING? SORRY, I JUST CLOSED THE DOCUMENT.

SO IT'S IT'S STAYING AT 0.65 CENTS, CORRECT? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE PROPOSED TAX RATE? YEAH. YEAH. IT'S 0.650416, AND THAT'S PER $100.

OKAY, AND WE'RE SAYING THAT THE.

AVERAGE RATE HAS INCREASED 19% OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SORRY. [INAUDIBLE] 15%.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL I NEEDED. SO IT WAS NOT REALLY MUCH OF A QUESTION FOR YOU.

I APOLOGIZE, I ANSWERED MYSELF.

THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

WE MIGHT. WE HAVE ONE? NO. OKAY. NEVER MIND. GO AHEAD.

ARE WE SURE? YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.

I'M SORRY. YEAH, IT'S JUST A PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE'LL DO THE VOTING HERE IN A MINUTE, OKAY? YES, IT DOES GET A LITTLE CONFUSING SOMETIMES.

OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES ITEM SIX.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM SEVEN.

[7. Consider an ordinance of the City of Sachse, Texas, adopting the budget for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024; providing that expenditures for said fiscal year shall be made in accordance with said budget; appropriating and setting aside the necessary funds out of the general and other revenues for said fiscal year for the maintenance and operation of the various departments and for various activities and improvements of the City; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date.]

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.

PROVIDING THE EXPENDITURES FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID BUDGET APPROPRIATING AND SETTING ASIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL AND OTHER REVENUES FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF VARIOUS OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CITY.

PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MISS MORRIS, YOU'VE GOT TO WORK ON THIS LANGUAGE.

IT'S VERY BURDENSOME TO READ.

[CHUCKLING] YES. I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO DEFER TO THAT.

MISS NASH MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO DAVID.

THIS ONE IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

THIS IS THE ORDINANCE FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO ADOPT YOUR BUDGET FOR 23-24.

MR. BALDWIN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL I COME WITH NO PRESENTATION.

HOWEVER, I COME WITH A SOME SLIGHT EXPLANATION.

SO CHANGES.

THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES TO THE BUDGET SINCE THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS SUBMITTED TO YOU ON AUGUST 15TH, PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON AUGUST 21ST, AND SO I'LL WALK THROUGH THOSE CHANGES.

THE FIRST ONE IS A CHANGE TO HEALTH INSURANCE, AS WAS JUST PRESENTED WHILE AWAITING FINAL CALC.

LET ME TRY AGAIN WITH COST CALCULATIONS.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET PREVIOUSLY REFLECTED KIND OF THAT HIGHEST RATE THAT WE COULD EXPECT IN HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS AT 13%.

THE ACTUAL RATE THAT CAME IN WAS REFLECTED AT 9.91% IN OUR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS, AND SO THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT IS FOR INCREMENTAL CHANGES TOTALING A REDUCTION OF $67,506.

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THE GENERAL FUND SEES $61,058 IN REDUCTION.

UTILITY FUND IS A DECREASE OF $5,842, AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND REFLECTS A REDUCTION OF $606.

ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT PER ACTION ALSO THIS EVENING IS PER THE TAX NOTE REDEMPTION.

SO ANOTHER GOOD NOTE, GOOD NEWS ITEM.

THE DEBT SERVICE FUND IS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO EXPEND AN ADDITIONAL $545,016.

THAT IS TO DEFEASE THE TWO TAX NOTES SO WE HAVE LESS INTEREST TO BE PAID.

THERE ARE ALSO TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDED, AND THAT'S IN A SEPARATE COLUMN.

SO THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR WITH A NEW BUDGET BOOK.

HONESTLY, IT WAS MANY LONG NIGHTS AND LATE EVENINGS IN PUTTING IT TOGETHER, AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL ISSUES WHERE A CORRECT NUMBER SHOWED IN ONE AREA OF THE BOOK, NOT ANOTHER AREA OF THE BOOK, AND SO THERE ARE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THOSE, AND SO ACROSS ALL OF THESE FUNDS, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THIS EVENING FOR ADOPTION IS A TOTAL OF AGAIN, WITH ALL THOSE FUNDS INCLUDED $94,177,128.

THANK YOU, MR. BALDWIN.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. BALDWIN? ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

SEEING NONE, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM.

SEEING THEN QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

YOU ALL NEED TO QUIT TALKING OVER EACH OTHER.

MR. PRESTENBERG. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E SEVEN AS PRESENTED.

IT IS E SEVEN. YES.

MOTION BY MR. PRESTENBERG TO APPROVE ITEM E SEVEN AS PRESENTED.

MISS HOWARTH? SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND BY MISS HOWARD.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E EIGHT.

[8. Consider ratifying the property tax increase in the budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.]

CONSIDER RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE IN THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024.

MS. NASH.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE END HERE.

THIS THIS STEP SPECIFICALLY WHERE YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.

AGAIN, ANOTHER SPECIFIC STEP THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

WHEN WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GOING ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DAVID BALDWIN.

MR. BALDWIN. MAYOR, COUNCIL.

I WAS EVEN ADVANCING THE SLIDE TO SEE IF GINA WOULD JUST TAKE THE WHEEL AND GO, BUT SO AGAIN, PER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, ADOPTING A BUDGET, IF ADOPTING A BUDGET THAT'S RAISING MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THEN IT REQUIRES SEPARATE A SEPARATE VOTE FROM THE GOVERNING BODY.

SO THE COVER THE BUDGET PAGE COVER SHEET SHOWS THAT THE BUDGET WILL RAISE $3.5 MILLION MORE THAN REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAX.

HOWEVER, THAT CALCULATION, JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE, INCLUDES NEW CONSTRUCTION OF $1.3 MILLION, AND THAT INCREASE THAT IT'S SPEAKING TO REFLECTS TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE REVENUE.

THAT'S ALMOST A $675,000 INCREASE.

IT ALSO REFLECTS THE DEBT SERVICE FUND, AN $846,000 INCREASE.

AGAIN, THE GENERAL FUND INCREASE IS JUST UNDER $2 MILLION OF THAT.

THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

MIGHT JUST BE ME, BUT SOME OF THIS SOUNDS REPETITIVE TO ME.

[INAUDIBLE] MAYBE IT'S JUST ME.

NO, AS MISS NASH SAID WE DO HAVE TO FOLLOW THE OUTLINE AS THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND ALL THEIR WISDOM MAKES US DO SO.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

YEAH, THERE'S NO COMMENTS. MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE E EIGHT AS PRESENTED.

HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E EIGHT AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MS. BUHLER.

SECOND. I'VE A SECOND BY MISS BUHLER.

BEFORE WE VOTE, I DID FAIL TO ASK, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE. ALL RIGHT.

NO OTHER COMMENTS. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

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MOTION CARRIES WITH MR. MILLSAP VOTING NO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E NINE.

[9. Consider an ordinance of the City of Sachse, Texas, levying ad valorem taxes for the year 2023 (Fiscal Year 2023-2024) at a Maintenance and Operations rate of $0.456209 and a Debt Service rate of $0.194207 for a total rate of $0.650416 per one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Sachse as of January 1, 2023, to provide revenue for the payment of current expenses; providing for an Interest and Sinking fund for all outstanding debt of the City of Sachse; providing for due and delinquent dates together with penalties and interest; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.]

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, TEXAS, LEVYING, LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 AT A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE OF 0.456209 AND A DEBT SERVICE RATE OF 0.194207 FOR A TOTAL RATE OF 0.650416 PER $100 ASSESSED VALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SACHSE AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2023 TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR THE PAYMENT OF CURRENT EXPENSES, PROVIDING FOR AN INTEREST IN SINKING FUND FOR ALL OUTSTANDING DEBT OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, PROVIDING FOR DUE AND DELINQUENT DATES TOGETHER WITH PENALTIES AND INTEREST, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MS. NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU'RE ON THE HOME STRETCH.

SO THIS IS THE FINAL ITEM FOR YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO PASS AN ORDINANCE TO SPECIFICALLY LEVY AD VALOREM TAXES WITHIN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE AS WELL AS A DEBT SERVICE RATE.

THIS PARTICULAR VOTE, THE STATE MANDATES VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT YOU HAVE TO USE RELATIVE TO MAKING A MOTION WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA ITEM AND IN YOUR PACKET IF ANYBODY NEEDS THAT LANGUAGE.

I CAN HAND IT TO YOU BEFORE SOMEONE MAKES A MOTION, BUT IT IS VERY SPECIFIC BECAUSE IT HAS TO HAVE A RECORD VOTE AND AT LEAST 60% OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY HAVE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO PASS PER STATE LAW.

THANK YOU, MS. NASH. ANYTHING TO ADD, MR. BALDWIN? NO. SHAKING HIS HEAD.

NO. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, AND AGAIN, IF SUCH A MOTION IS MADE, WE DO HAVE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT MS. NASH MENTIONED. SO. YES, MA'AM.

YES. HOLD ON.

HOLD ON. LET ME TURN YOU ON HERE.

[INAUDIBLE] CALL VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

YEAH, I WAS GOING TO. OH, OKAY.

YEAH, WHEN WE GET TO THAT PART.

CORRECT. YEAH.

GOTCHA. OKAY. ON THE PREVIOUS.

OH, MY BAD. OKAY.

ON EIGHT. ON EIGHT, YES.

OH, MY BAD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S BACK UP FOR A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE] STATE THE NAME. OKAY, SO LET'S.

SO THANK YOU, MISS MORSE.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. OKAY, SO THE MOTION DID CARRY ON ITEM EIGHT.

BRENT FRANKS VOTING YES.

MICHELLE HOWARTH VOTING YES.

FRANK MILLSAP VOTING NO CHANCE LINDSEY VOTING YES.

JEFF BICKERSTAFF VOTING YES.

LINDSAY BUHLER VOTING YES AND MATT PRESTENBERG VOTING YES.

SO NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO JAIL.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YEAH. OKAY, NOW WE'RE BACK TO ITEM NINE.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT AGAIN. OKAY.

MISS NASH HAS MADE HER COMMENTS.

WE DID ASK FOR AUDIENCE IF THEY WANTED TO ADDRESS IT.

I DID NOT SEE ANY.

OKAY, NOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT MOTIONS AND DISCUSSION, AND AGAIN, DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL ON THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY OR JUST THAT? OKAY. SAME THING WITH THAT MOTION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PACKET.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WHOEVER WANTS TO BE SO BRAVE OR WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT SOME MORE.

WHATEVER YOU WANT.

MS. HOWARTH.

A COMMENT ON THIS FIRST AND THEN I MAKE A MOTION.

I'VE BEEN ON CITY COUNCIL SINCE 2018, AND I THINK THIS NO NEW REVENUE RATE BUSINESS STARTED IN 2019, AND EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN ON CITY COUNCIL, WE'VE EITHER GONE UNDER THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE OR WE'VE KEPT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, AND I THINK WE SPECIFICALLY WENT UNDER IT AT THE BEGINNING OF COVID WHEN WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND THE EFFECT ON PEOPLE'S JOBS, AND IN THIS.

PERIOD OF INFLATION BEING WHAT IT IS, AND I KNOW WE'VE ALL PERSONALLY FELT THE HARM OF THAT.

I THINK WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO KEEP THESE RATES DOWN, AND WE'VE RUN OUT OF SPACE.

WHEN I WAS ELECTED IN 2018, OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE WERE ABOUT $600,000.

THERE ARE ALMOST $2 MILLION NOW AND WE'VE DONE THAT WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES AT ALL, AND I THINK HAVING TO INCREASE THE RATE 3.7% TO COVER SOME OF THIS.

I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT I AM WELL AWARE OF WHERE WE SPEND THE MONEY AND THE THINGS THAT NEED TO GET PAID FOR AND THE POLICE AND THE FIRE AND THE SERVICES THAT TAKE MOST OF THIS REVENUE, AND I JUST COULDN'T FIND ENOUGH THINGS IN THE BUDGET TO CUT TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL LOWERING OF THAT RATE FROM WHERE IT IS, AND I WISH I COULD HAVE AND I HAVE A LOT OF SYMPATHY FOR EVERYONE THAT HAS TO PAY THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO PAY IT TOO, BUT

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INFLATION BEING WHAT IT IS, IT'S PAINFUL, AND I THINK WE'RE TRYING OR I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF.

I'M TRYING TO VERY HARD, VERY DIFFICULT.

I'M DOING MY BEST TO BE A REASONABLE STEWARD FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE, AND HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY RATE TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.456209 AND A DEBT SERVICE RATE OF 0.194207 FOR A TOTAL RATE OF 0.650416, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 3.771% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE AND I. SO MOVE THAT. WE ADOPT THAT.

THANK YOU, MISS HOWARTH. I DO HAVE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? I WILL SAY I WILL ECHO SOME OF WHAT MS. HOWARTH SAID IN THE SENSE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, THIS IS THE MOST DIFFICULT BUDGET WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH.

I SAY WE IT'S PROBABLY MORE STAFF, BUT I KNOW MY CONCERN GOING INTO THIS WHOLE PROCESS WAS THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT WE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO HAVE A FLAT TAX RATE.

YES, IT IS ABOVE, AS MS. HOWARTH SAID, IT IS ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR CITY'S MONEY, OUR RESIDENTS MONEY, AND I WOULD ECHO WHAT MS..

HOWARD SAID AND I WOULD LOVE TO KEEP THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

HOWEVER, IT ALWAYS GOES BACK TO WHAT I SAY IS WHAT KIND OF CITY DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN AND SACHSE I THINK VERY RIGHTLY SO, SACHSE'S RESIDENTS DEMAND CERTAIN THINGS, CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME, AND THAT'S PART OF BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF THE MONEY.

DO YOU WANT TO KEEP THOSE STANDARDS, EVEN THOUGH INFLATION IS TOTALLY OUT OF OUR CONTROL? I THINK WE DO, AND IT'S NOT EASY TO AVE A EFFECTIVE PERCENT RATE INCREASE, AS MS. HOWARTH STATED, BUT I WILL SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY OVER THE YEARS AND I DO WANT TO COMMEND STAFF FOR THE WORK.

NOT ONLY DID THEY DO THIS YEAR, BUT THE PREVIOUS YEARS, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT THE GOOD WORK THEY DID THEN BEING CONSERVATIVE ACTUALLY ALLOWED US TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY AND HAVING A FLAT RATE AS OPPOSED TO ACTUALLY INCREASING IT, AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU'LL SEE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE WRESTLING WITH THAT PROBLEM THAT THANKFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH. SO IT'S NOT FUN.

IT'S NOT EASY TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS, BUT AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE THAT THIS ACTUALLY IS BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR CITY'S MONEY BECAUSE OF THE STANDARDS THAT OUR RESIDENTS, QUITE FRANKLY, DEMAND.

OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THE BUDGET TO GET US WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[F. Executive Session]

THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG MERRITT ROAD BETWEEN SACHSE ROAD AND PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD.

THE TIME [INAUDIBLE]. WE ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:44 P.M..

ALL RIGHT. WE NOW ARE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.

THE TIME IS. 8:04 P.M..

OKAY, NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM G.

[1. Take action as a result of Executive Session: Discuss and consider authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute purchase and sale agreements and other necessary documents for right-of-way acquisition purposes for the Merritt Road Infrastructure Improvement Project in a total amount not to exceed $______________.]

REGULAR AGENDA ITEM/MEETING CLOSING.

ITEM ONE TAKE ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION PURPOSES FOR THE MERRITT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND WE'LL DO THE AMOUNT IN THE MOTION.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. HAVE ANY MOTIONS? MR. LINDSEY.

YES, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION PURPOSES FOR THE MERRITT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $354,068.

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THANK YOU, MR. LINDSEY, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM G ONE AS STATED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS HOWARTH.

SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY MISS HOWARTH.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

I WOULD WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND ON A SAD NOTE, THIS WILL BE MISS [INAUDIBLE] LAST MEETING.

MISS [INAUDIBLE], WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST IN YOUR ADVENTURES GOING FORWARD.