Mar 18, 2024 City Council

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I LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.

[A. Meeting Opening]

THE TIME MS. GRANGER 6:30 P.M..

THE TIME IS 6:30 P.M..

WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER.

WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TONIGHT? OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM TWO INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.

I'VE ASKED MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO LEAD OUR INVOCATION AND MR. LINDSEY TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE.

PLEASE PRAY WITH ME.

DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER HERE TONIGHT AS WE PREPARE OUR CITY FOR THE FUTURE.

GIVE US THE WISDOM AND THE ATTENTION TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITIES.

ALLOW US TO HEAR EACH OTHER'S COMMENTS AND TAKE THEM IN AS WE ARE WEIGHING OUR DECISIONS.

AS I ALWAYS ASK YOU, LOOK OVER OUR CITY'S EMPLOYEES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND SAFE IN THEIR TRAVELS AND THEIR WORK.

AND AS ALWAYS, LOOK AFTER THE MILITARY AS THEY ARE ALL OVER THE WORLD, NOT ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND BE BACK AT THEIR HOMES.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GIFTS THAT YOU GIVE US.

AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE US AND TEXAS PLEDGES.

THANK YOU.

MAY BE SEATED. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM B, RECOGNITION AND ITEM B1 PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING

[B. Recognition]

SO IF I WOULD HAVE MR. BENTEL JOIN ME DOWN FRONT.

THANK YOU.

I WORE IT ESPECIALLY FOR TONIGHT.

WHICH WAY ARE WE GOING? ARE YOU GONNA GO RIGHT HERE? ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WEARING THAT SACHSE SHIRT IN HERE, I PROMISE YOU THAT.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, SURVEYORS PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY KIND OF TELL US WHERE THINGS ARE AND WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT THEM.

SO WE WANT TO TAKE, AND SOMETIMES WE LISTEN SOMETIMES, BUT WE WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE OUR SURVEYORS AND WHAT THEY DO FOR US.

AND SO I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ.

SO I'LL READ THAT AT THIS TIME.

WHEREAS MORE THAN A QUARTER FOR A QUARTER MORE THAN I'LL START OVER.

WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLENNIUM SURVEYORS HAVE PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE EPIC SAGA OF AMERICA, HER PEOPLE AND THE LAND THEY LOVE.

WHEREAS THREE OF THE FOUR PRESIDENTS, WHICH I DID NOT KNOW DEPICTED ON MOUNT RUSHMORE WERE SURVEYORS, INCLUDING THOMAS JEFFERSON, WHO TASKED WHO TASKED TWO OF THE MOST FAMOUS LAND SURVEYORS IN US HISTORY, MAJOR MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK, TO EMBARK ON AN EXPEDITION THROUGH UNCHARTED TERRITORY PURCHASED FROM FRANCE, SOWING SEEDS OF MANIFEST DESTINY AND A SENSE OF PURPOSE THAT WOULD SHAPE THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR PEOPLE FOR YEARS TO COME.

AND WHEREAS TO INSPIRE CONTINUED IMMIGRATION FROM THE UNITED STATES, STEPHEN F AUSTIN, THE FATHER OF TEXAS, PUBLISHED THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED MAP OF THE REGION IN 1830 AND UPDATED IT IN 1840 TO REFLECT TEXAS'S NEWFOUND STATUS AS A SOVEREIGN NATION.

WHEREAS SURVEYORS PAVED THE WAY FOR MANY GLORIES OF THE PAST, AND THEIR INFLUENCE IS AS SIGNIFICANT AS EVER IN THE PRESENT, WHETHER CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, CONSERVATION, INDUSTRY, OR DISASTER RECOVERY.

MUCH OF MODERN LIFE DEPENDS ON OUR TALENTED SURVEYORS.

WHEREAS THE FIELD OF LAND SURVEYING IS A SOPHISTICATED SCIENCE THAT INVOLVES PRINCIPLES OF GEODESY, MATHEMATICS, ADVANCED DATA COLLECTION AND MAPPING METHODS RELATED APPLIED IN PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AND RELEVANT LAWS TO MEASUREMENT, EVIDENCE AND BOUNDARIES.

AND WHEREAS, FROM LAND OWNERSHIP TO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, SURVEYORS MAKE A MEANINGFUL, TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN OUR CITY, STATE AND NATION.

AND WHEREAS THE PROFESSION REQUIRES A BREADTH OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, ASTUTE ANALYTICAL ABILITIES, AND GREATER ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2024 AS SURVEYORS WEEK IN THE CITY OF SACHSE AND ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPLAUD THESE HARDWORKING PROFESSIONALS FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO, WHICH IS OF GREAT BENEFIT TO US ALL.

CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN. THANK YOU.

SO. THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. OH.

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. SORRY.

ONE MORE. I ALWAYS GO QUICK ON THIS.

YEAH. THANKYOU.

THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

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YOU TOO. DENISE.

I ALWAYS TOLD YOU I HAD TO STAND OVER THERE.

SO. SO YOU'VE SEEN MR. POTTS, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN DENISE UP HERE BEFORE.

THIS IS OUR EXCELLENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.

AND YOU ARE SEEING THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOR OUT THERE ALREADY.

AND THE BEST PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE BEST IS YET TO COME.

THEY'VE ALREADY DONE A GREAT JOB.

AND SO IT IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE.

THERE'S A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT THEY'VE GOTTEN FOR ECONOMIC EXCELLENCE.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THAT.

THIS IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SACHSE, SORRY SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 2023, RECOGNIZING A COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY A CITY ADMINISTRATION, ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS, AND EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DEMONSTRATED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF.

THIS IS AWARDED BY THE TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR 2023.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

THANK. SO AGAIN GOOD JOB GUYS.

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO TELL OUR SURVEYORS THAT THAT PROCLAMATION WAS A MOUTHFUL.

SO BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL DO.

THAT'S I DID NOT KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR PRESIDENTS ON MOUNT RUSHMORE WERE SURVEYORS, SO THAT'S AWESOME.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR SACHSE, I APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C.

[C. Public Comment]

COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY 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 WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

I DO HAVE ONE CARD, MARTY HOBART.

MARTY HOBOKEN, 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, SACHSE, TEXAS.

TOP OF THE HILL. I GOT GREAT NEWS, GREAT NEWS, AND IT'S BIGGER THAN JOHN TAPNER AND BAR RESCUE COMING TO TOWN.

STEPHEN KING WAS HERE.

STEPHEN KING, THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, BECAUSE NOT TOO LONG AGO, A DOPPELGANGER SAT RIGHT OVER HERE AND SAID, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? CREATING A SLUSH FUND.

STEPHEN KING THAT'S COOL.

AND THE REASON THAT'S A PROBLEM IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU CREATE A $750,000 SLUSH FUND OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HEALTH INSURANCE MONEY, IT MEANS THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY.

IT MEANS MY TAXES ARE ARTIFICIALLY HIGH.

IT MEANS YOU'RE RUNNING AROUND AND DOING THINGS THAT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS ABOUT.

ISN'T THAT COOL? JUST MONEY FALLING OUT OF THE SKY AND YOU GET TO SPEND IT.

HEAVEN KNOWS WHERE AND NOBODY KNOWS.

AND IF YOU SIT DOWN AND TALK TO THE AWARD WINNING FINANCE DEPARTMENT, I THINK THEY'LL TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE NO GAP STANDARDS THAT MEETS.

I THINK THAT TELLS YOU THAT IT'S PRETTY PATHETIC WHEN YOU HAVE TO CREATE A SLUSH FUND AND EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE MONEY, AND THEN YOU REFUSE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WHY DON'T WE JUST ALL SAVE OURSELVES SOME PROBLEMS? BECAUSE IT IS.

BUDGET TIME IN THE CITY OF SACHSE, AND Y'ALL CAN JUST COME UP HERE AND SAY $16 MILLION FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE MONEY, AND THEN WE'LL JUST FIGURE IT OUT FROM THERE, BECAUSE THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT YOU DO.

WE HAVE THE HIGHEST TAXES IN NORTH TEXAS, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

AND WE DON'T GET ANY SERVICES.

I KNOW I DESERVE BETTER, WHERE MY TAX MONEY GOES.

AND I THINK THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY DO TOO.

AND YOU GOT 40 SECOND LEFT.

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HE TALKS ABOUT A SLUSH FUND ALL THE TIME AND PROVIDES ZERO EVIDENCE OF IT.

SO TAKE THAT FOR WHAT YOU WILL.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D, COUNCIL STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

[D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]

THANKS, MAYOR. SATURDAY.

SATURDAY. DID I MENTION IT WAS SATURDAY? YOU DID. WE'LL BE HAVING THE EASTER EGG HUNTS IN SACHSE.

IT'LL BE OUT AT HERITAGE PARK THIS SATURDAY.

SO I MENTIONED SATURDAY.

SO WE WILL HAVE THE NORMAL EVENTS, THE EGG SCRAMBLE AT 10 A.M.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW EGG ACCESSIBLE EGG HUNT AT 2 P.M.

THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE MICHAEL J.

FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR USUAL EVENTS IN THE EVENING, WHICH IS THE DOGGIE BONE HUNT AT SEVEN AND THE FLASHLIGHT EGG HUNT AT 8 P.M.

AT HERITAGE PARK.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE, IT IS A SIGHT TO SEE.

THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED CHILDREN AND SEVERAL THOUSAND EGGS, AND THE EGGS HAVE NO CHANCE.

IT'S A MATTER OF SECONDS AND THEY'RE ALL GONE.

SO I'LL BE OUT THERE.

I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

IT'LL BE A GOOD TIME.

MR. MILLSAP. THE LIBRARY.

LAST WEEK THEY WERE SUPER BUSY.

IT HAD ALMOST 800 PATRONS PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.

EVERYTHING FROM A HARRY POTTER NIGHT TO A RAMADAN FAMILY STORY TIME TO A BLOCK PARTY.

AND THIS WEEK THEY'RE HAVING A K-POP SWAP.

SO IF YOU'RE INTO THE K-POP BUSINESS TEENAGERS, A 13 TO 18 YEARS OLD, THIS IS GOING TO BE NEXT SATURDAY AT THREE AT 2 P.M., SO BE SURE AND BRING YOUR K-POP AND SWAP THEM OUT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S K-POP'S.

AND THEN THE NEXT WEEK, THEY'RE STARTING IN WITH THEIR NEW BOOK LIBRARY CLUB AND THE BOOK TALK.

AND SO BE INVOLVED IN THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

THIS IS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 22ND.

ARE YOU BRINGING YOUR K POPS? I GOT TO FIND OUT WHAT A K POP IS AT MY AGE.

I KIND OF. YEAH, I MAY BE WITH YOU ON THAT ONE.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, MISS NASH.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JUST A FEW SHOUT OUTS TO THE EMPLOYEES.

CERTAINLY NEW EMPLOYEES.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THEM.

VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME MICHAEL SIZEMORE TO THE CITY.

HE IS OUR NEW CITY BUILDING OFFICIAL.

AND HE COMES TO US FROM THE CITY OF ALLEN.

AND MICHAEL IS REPLACING MICHAEL.

SO MICHAEL SIZEMORE HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT MICHAEL SPENCER WAS IN WHO, AS YOU KNOW, RECENTLY RETIRED AFTER 18 YEARS WITH THE CITY.

MICHAEL SIZEMORE ALREADY IS DOING A GREAT JOB, AND WE'RE VERY GLAD HE'S ON THE TEAM.

ALSO, ANOTHER NEW EMPLOYEE YOU MIGHT SEE WALKING AROUND.

I'M GOING TO SAY THIS RIGHT.

AZIZOLLAH TALEB IS ONE OF OUR NEWEST CUSTODIANS.

HE GOES BY ALEX, THOUGH IF YOU SEE HIM.

SO HE HAS ABOUT 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A CUSTODIAN, AND I'M GLAD THAT HE HAS DECIDED TO COME WORK FOR THE CITY.

AND HE'S VERY SMILEY AND VERY KIND AND SUPER GLAD TO HAVE HIM ON THE TEAM AS WELL.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE A NEW RECREATION AID.

FOR THOSE OF YOU FREQUENTING THE MICHAEL J.

FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER, MICHAELA HUFFMAN, SHE COMES TO OUR CITY TEAM WHERE SHE IS CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, WORKING ON HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.

BUT GLAD SHE HAS JOINED US AS WELL.

AND THEN FINALLY, PROMOTIONS.

AS WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, OUR EMPLOYEE, KYLE, THAT MOVED FROM PARKS OVER TO OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THAT LEFT A VACANCY FOR A PARKS CREW LEADER. AND JOSH MASSAD HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE 2018 AND HE'S BEEN PROMOTED TO CREW LEADER.

SO VERY HAPPY FOR HIM, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HIM GROW IN OUR PARKS, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. GREAT.

THANK YOU, MISS NASH. JUST A COUPLE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WE HAVE OUR LAST CALL FOR OUR 2024 SACHSE SCHOLARSHIP.

ONE STUDENT WILL BE AWARDED $1,000 $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO BE USED DURING THE 2024 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR AT AN ACCREDITED EDUCATION INSTITUTION BEYOND THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. THIS DOES INCLUDE TRADE AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MARCH 29TH.

SEE THE CITY WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.

CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MARCH 29TH IN OBSERVANCE OF GOOD FRIDAY.

THE ARBOR DAY JUBILEE TEAM TEAM UP AND CLEAN UP IS ON APRIL 6TH, SO A COUPLE SATURDAYS FROM NOW, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP TOWN, CLEAN UP AROUND TOWN AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.

REGISTRATION FOR THE THIRD CLASS OF THE SACHSE CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY IS NOW OPEN.

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EACH TIME, PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIDE ALONG WITH FIRE CREWS AND EXPERIENCE A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FIREFIGHTER.

CHIEF WADE WILL TELL YOU, IT'S A REALLY COOL THING.

I'M SURE HE WILL ATTEST TO THAT.

AND ALSO CHECK OUT OUR CITY WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS ON THAT PROGRAM.

AND THEN YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED YOU'LL SEE IT TONIGHT.

CERTAINLY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SCREEN, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A NEW AGENDA AND MEETING MANAGEMENT PLATFORM CALLED CIVIC CLERK.

IT'S A CIVIC PLUS PRODUCT.

THIS THIS INTEGRATION WITH OUR WEBSITE WILL PROVIDE A MORE COHESIVE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND STREAMLINE OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES TO CONTINUE RECEIVING EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS AND THIS IS THE KEY. IF YOU HAD IT SET UP ON THE OLD SYSTEM, THAT WON'T WORK ANYMORE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO KEEP GETTING EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS FOR MEETINGS AND AGENDAS, YOU MUST SUBSCRIBE THROUGH THE NEW PORTAL.

CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS, OR YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT MISS GRANGER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND YOU CAN CALL HER OR EMAIL HER AND SHE WILL WALK YOU THROUGH IT.

AND I PROMISE YOU, SHE CAN WALK ALL OF US THROUGH IT, SHE CAN WALK YOU THROUGH IT.

SO I PROMISE. SO OKAY, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON.

[E. 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 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 SO REQUEST.

ITEM ONE, APPROVED THE MARCH 4TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM TWO, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PUMP STATION.

IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF SACHSE AND KIMLEY-HORN ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT OF $252,800.

ANY ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FROM COUNCIL.

MISS HOWARD.

IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOWARD TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. PRESTENBERG SECOND.

HAVE A SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT AND I WILL SAY, ONCE YOU MAKE YOUR SELECTION, YOU DO HAVE TO HIT SAVE.

SO IT'S A TWO STEP PROCESS.

LIKE. WE DON'T HIT SAVE.

WE'LL BE HERE A WHILE.

VERY GOOD CLASS.

MISS GRANGER, ARE YOU PROUD OF US? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK MISS GRANGER JUST BREATHED A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF, I THINK SO.

OKAY, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F, REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, ITEM ONE.

[1. Discuss and consider approving a contract amendment with Community Waste Disposal, the City's solid waste and recycling provider.]

MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE'RE BACK AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT TRASH.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S THE SUBJECT THAT JUST KEEPS COMING BACK.

SO AS YOU KNOW FROM YOUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WERE MORE DISCUSSION POINTS THAT MISS ROSE WENT OVER WITH YOU WITH REGARD TO THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT.

BUT KNOWING THAT YOU HAD ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO BE ABLE TO TALK AGAIN ABOUT THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH THE CHANGES AND DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD.

AND THEN LAUREN CAN ALSO GO THROUGH NEXT STEPS WITH YOU ABOUT IT.

HELLO, MISS ROSE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

HERE TONIGHT TO DO A RECAP OF PRIOR CONVERSATIONS AND GET SOME DIRECTION MOVING FORWARD ON THE FUTURE OF OUR SOLID WASTE CONTRACT.

SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE PRIOR CONVERSATIONS.

WE'LL GO OVER THE INCLUDED CONTRACT AMENDMENTS THAT THERE WAS COUNCIL CONSENSUS ON LAST TIME.

AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS.

SO AGAIN, WE PRESENTED INFORMATION LATE LAST YEAR ABOUT SOME CONTENT THAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT.

AND THEN WE RETURNED BACK IN FEBRUARY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THOSE DETAILS.

AND WE GOT SOME COUNCIL CONSENSUS AT THAT TIME.

THESE WERE THE ITEMS THAT WE RECEIVED.

COUNCIL CONSENSUS ON THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, THE ORIGINAL COST ADJUSTMENT MODEL USING THE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS MODEL TO REFLECT THE USE OF THOSE TRUCKS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE THIRD EYE VIDEO SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, THE COMMERCIAL FRANCHISE AND THEN COUNCIL CONSENSUS LAST TIME WAS TO KEEP THE BULK TRASH IN ITS CURRENT FORMAT.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO GET NEXT STEPS.

THE ITEM IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL TO GO INTO EFFECT APRIL 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

AND THEN IF THAT IS APPROVED, CWD WILL WORK TO GUIDE BUSINESSES THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL PROVIDER TRANSITION.

AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THAT, WE WILL PRESENT COUNCIL WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AN IMPLEMENTATION AND MARKETING PLAN.

AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU, MISS ROSE.

QUESTIONS FOR MISS ROSE OR STAFF IN GENERAL.

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YES, SIR. AS WE'RE PROPOSING IT TONIGHT AS IT'S WRITTEN.

I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THE CONCEPT, BUT I'M OPPOSED TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER.

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BULK TRASH AREA THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

NOW WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

I'M GOING TO PUT IT IN VERY SIMPLE TERMS. THINK OF THE BULK TRASH AT $6, SIX CUBIC YARDS FOR $18.90 OR WHATEVER IT WAS.

THINK OF THAT AS GOING TO A CONTRACT WITH YOUR GAS STATION THAT YOU CAN.

THEY WILL COMMIT TO LET YOU HAVE SIX GALLONS OF GAS FOR $18.90 A MONTH.

THEY OFFERED TO SAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, WE WILL RAISE THAT TO TEN GALLONS.

FOR ONLY $0.65 MORE.

THAT'S ONLY $0.15 A GALLON MORE.

SO BASICALLY THEY'RE OFFERING TO GIVE US GO FROM 6 TO 1010 AND DROP THE PRICE FROM $3.15 A GALLON DOWN TO $1.95 A GALLON.

I THINK WE'RE REMISS BY NOT TAKING THAT NOW.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, WELL, I DON'T USE THAT ALL THE TIME.

BUT AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, AS A COMMUNITY GROWS AND MATURES AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST THE LANDSCAPE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS IN SPRING CLEANUP, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE TRASH. I'M TALKING AS YOU RESIDENTS STAY HERE LONGER, AND EVEN THOSE THAT MOVE WHEN YOU MOVE OUT.

WHAT DO YOU FIND ON ONE OF THE STREETS? THE STUFF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE WITH THEM THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO THROW AWAY.

SO THAT'S BULK TRASH PICK UP.

WE'RE HAVING MORE AND MORE OF THAT.

WE'RE HAVING A COMPLAINT OF EVERYBODY'S, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PUTTING OUT MORE THAN SIX CUBIC YARDS.

TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT.

YOUR OLD DISHWASHER YOU DON'T WANT ANYMORE.

YOU'RE WHATEVER IT IS, FURNITURE YOU DON'T WANT ANYMORE.

YOUR MATTRESS YOU DON'T WANT ANYMORE.

OR YOUR LIMBS, YOU CUT OFF YOUR TREE AND THROW IT OUT IN YOUR FRONT YARD.

AND TELL ME HOW YOU CAN MEASURE HOW MUCH OF THAT MAKES SIX CUBIC YARDS? IT'S VERY HARD TO MEASURE.

SO THERE'S I THINK IT'S A CONSUMABLE, OR IT'S REASONABLE TO THINK THAT A LOT OF TIMES IT'S OVER THAT.

BUT IN REALITY, IF WE GO TO TEN, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT BETTER.

BUT IN WHAT IT REALLY HAPPENS IS THE FOOD IN THIS CASE ARE DISPOSAL CONTRACTOR HAS MADE A COMMITMENT THAT THEY WILL GUARANTEE TO PICK UP SIX CUBIC YARDS OF BULK TRASH PER RESIDENT PER MONTH FOR $18.90.

NOW, SURE, THEY'RE BANKING ON THE FACT THAT MAY BE 5 OR 10 OR WHATEVER PERCENT IT IS THAT ACTUALLY USE IT, BUT THEY THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT CAPACITY IN CASE EVERYBODY DOES IT.

THAT'S THE CONTRACT PART THAT THEY HAVE DONE.

NOW THEY ARE SAYING, IF YOU WANT TO UP THIS TO TEN, WE'LL DO IT TOO.

NOW I THINK WE'RE REMISS WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.

BUT HERE'S MY CONCERN IS THIS IS A THREE YEAR CONTRACT.

AT THE END OF THE THREE YEARS, IT'S GOING TO BE UP FOR RENEGOTIATION AND IT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON CURRENT PRICES.

SO NOW, THREE YEARS FROM NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER TO START YOUR NEW CONTRACT NEGOTIATION WITH BASED ON $3.15 A CUBIC YARD TO GO UP, OR BASED ON $1.95 A YARD TO GO UP? I THINK THAT'S THE LONG TERM.

I THINK THE CITIZENS OF SACHSE, CITIZENS, TAXPAYERS, VOTERS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM, DESERVE A BETTER CONSIDERATION, LONG TERM CONSIDERATION.

AND I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER THAN BY NOT BY PUTTING THIS BACK IN THAN WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW.

I THINK WE'RE WE'RE NOT DOING LONG TERM JUSTICE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LONG TERM PLANS.

LET'S THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY, WHAT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THREE YEARS FROM NOW, NOT JUST WHAT IT'S AFFECTING TODAY.

THANK YOU.

MISS HOWARTH. I'M FINE WITH THIS SIX YARDS.

I THINK IT'S NEVER CHEAP TO BUY SOMETHING YOU DON'T NEED.

AND IF WE'RE NOT USING IT, THEN WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE EVERYBODY PAYING FOR IT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH HOW IT'S PRESENTED.

AND THE FIVE YEAR TERM WITH RENEWALS IS ACCEPTABLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR.. PRESTENBERG.

YES. TWO QUESTIONS.

WHAT WAS THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE FROM 6 TO 10? FROM A DOLLAR AMOUNT? DO WE REMEMBER FROM A I BELIEVE IT WAS $0.62.

$0.62. OKAY.

AND DOES THE DO THEY HAVE ANY SORT OF METRICS ON OH, YEAH.

PERFECT. THESE SORT OF METRICS THAT SAYS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR POPULATION UTILIZES BULK TRASH? THEY DON'T. BUT FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, IT'S IT'S NOT A FULL UTILIZATION OF THAT SERVICE.

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YEAH. IT THAT'S SOME PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT EVERY SINGLE MONTH AS THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

AND SOME PEOPLE NEVER USE IT BETWEEN THE BULK TRASH MONTHLY COLLECTION AND THEN ALL THE EXTREME GREEN EVENTS, WE THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY TO DISPOSE YOUR BULK TRASH AND SACHSE. YEAH.

SO I MEAN, MY HOUSE IS NOT ONE WHERE I HAVE BIG TREES AND STUFF, BUT THAT DOESN'T PRECLUDE THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE.

SURE, ABSOLUTELY.

I MEAN, FOR $0.62, IT SEEMS LIKE A STEAL FOR AN EXTRA FOUR CUBIC YARDS.

I WOULD I WOULD VOTE ON ON THAT IF I WAS TO GIVE MY ADVICE.

OKAY, ON THE TEN CUBIC YARDS, I THINK THE EVERYTHING ELSE I LIKE THAT WOULD JUST BE THE ONE THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I THINK IF THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUNCIL CONSENSUS FROM LAST TIME, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

BUT IF COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN PURSUING WHAT WAS DISCUSSED LAST TIME, THEN IT'S OPEN.

YEAH. I THINK FROM WHAT I HEAR SO FAR IS THAT LAST TIME THE CONSENSUS WHICH AS I MENTIONED THEN WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT IT IS BEFORE IT WAS NOT TO CHANGE THE BULK.

WE'VE HEARD, YOU KNOW, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS SO FAR AND, WELL, THREE TWO THAT WANT TO EXPAND IT.

SO YOU KNOW, WE'LL WE'LL WORK IT OUT HERE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, THE WAY WE DID THE..

YES SIR.. THAT WE DO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO.

ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.

OKAY. ANYBODY, ANYTHING ELSE FROM MS. RHODES? THANK YOU.

MISS ROSE. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK.

MARTY HOBOKEN.

MARTY HOBOKENN, 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, SACHSE, TEXAS.

TOP OF THE HILL. I DON'T USE THE CITY JAIL EITHER, BUT I THINK I PAY FOR IT.

DO Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THE UTILIZATION FACTOR IS FOR THIS CITY? FOR EVERYBODY THAT USES THE JAIL? KIND OF AN INTERESTING METRIC.

PIERCE CITY REVIEW IN THE CITY OF MURPHY, WHOSE TAX RATE IS LOWER THAN US.

YOU CAN SET OUT YOUR BULK TRASH EVERY WEEK.

WOW. THAT'S JUST KIND OF EARTH SHATTERING.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE STILL HANDING OUT A FIVE YEAR MONOPOLY FOR THE COMMERCIAL TRASH PICKUP IN THE CITY OF SACHSE, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK AGAIN BECAUSE I ASKED AT THE LAST MEETING, WHAT IS THIS WORTH? AND THE ANSWER WAS, HOW SHOULD WE KNOW THAT? WHY DOES THIS COUNCIL THINK THEY KNOW MORE THAN WALMART OR KROGER'S OR 7-ELEVEN? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I THINK CWD IS REALLY SHOOTING FOR, TO PICK UP THEIR TRASH.

I THINK THEIR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT SINCE I'VE BEEN COMING UP TO THESE MEETINGS IN THE CITY OF SACHSE IS CRAP ON THE CURB, AND Y'ALL ARE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO STOP THAT.

NOTHING. EVEN THOUGH FOR NOT TOO MUCH MONEY YOU CAN GET TEN YARDS ONCE A MONTH.

THAT DOESN'T REALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM TO A POINT, BECAUSE IT'S ONE DAY DURING THE MONTH, AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THIS CITY OPERATES AROUND THAT DAY.

THAT'S NOT WHEN I GET THINGS DELIVERED.

THAT'S NOT WHEN MY TREES FALL DOWN.

THAT'S NOT WHEN I SCOUT MY YARD.

YOU SPENT $7 MILLION ON THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT, BUT YOU CAN'T GET THE GARBAGE OFF THE CURB.

THAT'S KIND OF PATHETIC.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WE GOT A DISCO BALL FOR A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS AT THE END OF THE STREET.

Y'ALL NEED TO JUST LIGHT IT UP, YELLOW, BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF COWARDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HOBOKEN. OKAY.

ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY IF NOT COUNCIL DISCUSSION TIME.

WE'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT BULK TRASH, WHETHER WE EXPAND IT OR NOT.

SO CERTAINLY BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THAT DISCUSSION.

MR. LINDSEY. YEAH.

COUNCIL CONSENSUS LAST TIME WAS FOR WHAT WAS BROUGHT BACK HERE WITH WITH NO CHANGE IN BULK.

I WAS KIND OF FOR THE THE TWO PICKUPS A MONTH, BUT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH CONSENSUS.

I JUST I THINK WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS YOU KNOW, I'M FINE WITH TAKING WHAT THE COUNCIL CONSENSUS WAS LAST TIME.

AND LOOKING. IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO GET NUMBERS WHENEVER YOU'RE NOT THE PRIVATE COMPANY THAT IS PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOME VARIOUS METRICS AND THINGS THAT THEY DO INTERNALLY THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE RELEASED ON THERE, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR HAND IN

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I WOULD IMAGINE. I'M JUST I'M SPECULATING.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NOT A NUMBER THAT WE CAN GET BUT FROM THE VENDOR.

BUT IF I JUST DO THE MATH OURSELVES, I FIGURE WE GOT 8000 SOLID WASTE CUSTOMERS.

THERE'S A SAVINGS OF $2.88 THERE.

THAT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE REALM OF.

LET'S SEE. I HAD THAT IN MY HEAD EARLIER, AND NOW I FORGOT IT THERE.

LET'S SEE. WHAT ARE WE? WE'RE $2.88 TIMES 8000 TIMES 306 OR I'M SORRY.

12, 12 MONTHS.

SO IT'S $276,000 OR SO.

THAT'S THAT'S A WIN FOR OUR CITIZENS.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS COMMERCIAL FRANCHISE ON THERE.

IT'S VERY RARE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY CUT RATES.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CHEAPEST SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FEE THAT I CAN FIND.

JUST LOOKING AROUND, THERE'S ALWAYS A QUESTION OF, YOU KNOW, WHETHER TO OUTSOURCE OR TO DO SOMETHING INTERNALLY.

CITY OF GARLAND. I WAS LOOKING AT THEIR RATES, AND IT'S $23 A MONTH THAT THEY CHARGE THEIR THEIR CITIZENS, AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LANDFILL AND THEY HAVE THEIR EMPLOYEES THERE. SO WE'RE COMING IN.

I MEAN, TO DROP A $2.88 FROM WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW TO AROUND $16 IS IS THE CHEAPEST I WAS ABLE TO FIND IN MY RESEARCH ON THERE. SO I'M, I'M FOR KEEPING WHAT THE CONSENSUS IS.

THANK YOU, MR. LINDSEY. AND I WOULD SAY TO I AM AS WELL.

I THINK THE ARGUMENT THAT'S BEING MADE FOR THE EXPANDED BULK IS A GOOD ONE.

MR.. MILLSAP. AS I SAID LAST TIME, HIS MATH BACKS HIM UP.

BUT ALSO WHAT MR. LINDSEY HAD BROUGHT UP THAT ULTIMATE SAVINGS THAT OUR RESIDENT HAS.

THE 288 THE FULL 288.

IF WE DID THE EXPANDED BULK, THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY SOME OF THAT.

AND I THINK MR. LINDSEY DID A GOOD JOB IN ILLUSTRATING THAT MONETARILY.

SO THAT'S WHY I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP IT THE WAY THE CONSENSUS IS.

BUT WITH THAT, WE'LL SEE WHAT THE MOTIONS ARE.

SO. OR MORE DISCUSSION.

MISS HOWARD, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FOR DISCUSSION? WE CAN ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IT AFTER A MOTION.

OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED WITH THE SIX FOOT, SIX CUBIC YARDS OF BULK TRASH.

YEAH, AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, AS PRESENTED, MEANS THE CONSENSUS FROM LAST TIME.

THE CONSENSUS. YEAH. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

OKAY. AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT.

YEAH. TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT.

EXECUTE THE KEY WORD THERE OKAY.

ALL RIGHT I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM F TWO OR EXCUSE ME F ONE IS PRESENTED AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT.

IS THERE A SECOND, MR. LINDSEY. SECOND.

SECOND BY MR. LINDSEY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

CAST YOUR BALLOT AND HIT SAVE.

I MIGHT HAVE SPOKE TOO SOON THE FIRST TIME.

OKAY. MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1 WITH OH YEAH, THAT'S OKAY.

MR. MILLSAP VOTING NO.

OKAY. NO OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

THE TIME MS. GRANGER.

7:03 P.M..

I KNEW YOU KNEW 7:03 P.M..

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.