[A. Meeting Opening] [00:00:04] I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO OUR SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024. THE TIME IS 6:31 P.M.. WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:31 P.M.. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM TWO. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I'VE ASKED MR. PRESTENBERG TO LEAD OUR INVOCATION AND MISS BUHLER TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE GATHER HERE TODAY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND ITS CITIZENS. GRANT US THE WISDOM TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT REFLECT JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND THE GREATER GOOD. AND WE WORK TOGETHER IN HARMONY, PUTTING ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES TO FIND COMMON GROUND. GUIDE OUR THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS THAT WE MAY LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND SERVE WITH HUMILITY. WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING ON THIS MEETING AND ON THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B. [B. Public Comment] PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY DISCUSSION. ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. 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 SPEAKER CARD. MARTY. HELLO. MARTY HOLBOKE, 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE. SACHSE TEXAS OAK. OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, TOP OF THE HILL, BEEN WAY TOO LONG. CONSENT AGENDA B2, $170,000 FOR WROUGHT IRON FENCING. $170,000 FOR WROUGHT IRON FENCING. THAT'S ALL THIS IS. THAT'S AS DUMB AS THE $250,000 DISCO BALL YOU GOT AT STATION. A HALF $1 MILLION ON CRAP. THAT'S AS BAD AS BAILEY ROAD. $500,000 JUST DISAPPEARS. BECAUSE Y'ALL SIT UP HERE AND SAY, TRUST ME. WHO LOSES THEIR JOB OVER THIS? ARE Y'ALL JUST GOING TO TELL EVERYBODY, GO AHEAD AND STEAL. BECAUSE WE BLEW $500,000 OUT THE DOOR OF TAXPAYER MONEY. AND UNLESS SOMETHING'S CHANGED, IT'S GONE. BUT YOU'RE JUST GOING TO RAISE MY TAXES AGAIN FOR 24 YEARS STRAIGHT. THAT'S A RECORD. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. THAT MAY BE IT. OH, MORE TO COME. OH, ONE MORE COUNCILMAN LINDSEY OR LINDSEY BUHLER ONE OVER. YOU ARE A LIAR. NOPE. NOPE NOPE. SHE LOOKED ME IN THE EYE AND SAID, YOU WRITE YOUR COMMENTS DOWN, THEY WILL APPEAR IN THE AGENDA. HOLD ON. AND THEY WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD. SO DID IT HAPPEN? NO, YOU DIDN'T DO IT. YOU JUST IGNORED IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THEM OUT ONE BY ONE AS IT GOES. AND IF SHE WANTS TO SAY SHE DIDN'T SAY IT, THEN LET HER SAY IT AND I'LL SHOW HER THE VIDEO IF YOU HAVEN'T DELETED IT. THANK YOU. IN THE FUTURE YOU WILL DIRECT THE COMMENTS TO COUNCIL. I DID. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A ANYONE ELSE WANT TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C, COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES. [C. Council/Staff Reports and Updates] ITEM ONE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS. ANYONE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? MISS BUHLER? OH NO. MY BAD. YOU POPPED UP THERE. ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE WITH ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO FILE THAT. FOLLOW THAT. THE MOTHER AND SON JURASSIC JOURNEY IS ON SEPTEMBER 14TH AT THE MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. DINOSAUR THEMED GAMES ACTIVITIES, AND YOU'LL EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET SOME LIVE REPTILES. [00:05:01] NO, I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. THERE ARE STILL OPENINGS FOR REGISTRATION. OH MY GOD. THERE WE GO. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. OTHER. ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL? MISS NASH. OH. I'M SORRY. HOLD ON. MISTER MILLSAP, I'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO KEEP REMIND YOU THAT THE LIBRARY IS STILL FUNCTIONING FINE AND WELL, AND STORY TIMES ARE GOING GREAT. AND TODAY WAS A STORY TIME FOR THE BABY BOUNCER. 0 TO 18 MONTHS. ZERO. I'M ASSUMING THAT EVEN THOUGH THE BABY MAY NOT BE BORN YET, THEY RESEARCH INDICATES THEY STILL HEAR SOUNDS AND REACT TO IT. SO MAYBE THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT. TODDLERS ARE, IS TOMORROW PRE-K IS LATER OR THURSDAY AND THEN OR ACTUALLY FRIDAY IS FAMILY TIME AT 6:00 IN THE EVENING FOR ALL AGES. SO I CAN IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF STORIES MIGHT BE INTERESTING FOR ALL AGES, FOR THE STORY TIME IN ONE GROUP. IT MIGHT BE WORTH WATCHING THAT. INDEED. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, MR. MILLSAP. DID THEY HAVE BOUNCE HOUSES WHEN YOU WERE 18 MONTHS OLD? NO, I DON'T, I DON'T REMEMBER, OKAY. I JUST I WAS JUST CURIOUS. YES. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, I'M NOT GOING THERE, BUT ANYWAY. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE A COUPLE. THE CITY SECRETARY IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS THROUGH SEPTEMBER. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, THE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY WEBSITE. SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTERS PARTICIPATING IN NASH NATIONAL CLEAR THE SHELTERS CAMPAIGN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10TH. ADOPTION FEES ARE WAIVED FOR DOGS AND CATS AND VACCINATIONS. SO I WILL SAY, AND FORMER COUNCILMAN KING WOULD APPRECIATE THIS, I'M SURE IS LIKE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WANTED TO ADOPT A DOG OR CAT. NO FEES. GET YOUR VACCINATIONS FOR FREE. DEFINITELY A TIME TO DO IT. SO IF YOU'VE BEEN ON THE FENCE ABOUT THAT, COME ON DOWN. CITY HALL WILL CLOSE TOMORROW AT 4:30 P.M. TO ACCOMMODATE THE STAGING FOR SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR HOMECOMING PARADE IN THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT. THE COMMUNITY CENTER, LIBRARY, SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AROUND THIS AREA ANY TIME FROM ABOUT 5:00 TO 637, DO EXPECT DELAYS IN TRAFFIC. HERITAGE PARK IS NEARING COMPLETION. WE'RE WORKING ON OUR CONTRACTOR ON FINAL ITEMS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE GIVING THE SEATED GRASS TIME TO GROW AND FILL IN BEFORE WE OPEN. SO WE KINDLY ASK OUR RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO REFRAIN FROM ENTERING THE PARK TO ALLOW THIS GRASS TO GROW. THANKFULLY, WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD RAIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, SO THAT WILL DEFINITELY HELP. AND THIS WILL ALLOW THAT TO BE COMPLETED AND OUR FINAL ITEMS TO BE COMPLETED. HOWEVER, REMEMBER, IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR GRAND OPENING ON OCTOBER THE 5TH. THAT'S SATURDAY FROM 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M.. SO MORE INFORMATION TO COME ON THAT. ALSO TO PLEASE JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX FOR OUR FALL EXTREME GREEN EVENT. THIS IS IN COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, CWD. THIS IS SEMIANNUAL AND PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISPOSE OF BULK TRASH, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, ELECTRONIC WASTE, CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT SHREDDING AND MORE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS FOR RESIDENTS ONLY AND PROOF OF RESIDENCY MAY BE REQUIRED. SEE THE CITY WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO. THE NEXT FARMER'S MARKET IN SACHSE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH. SO NOT THIS SATURDAY, BUT THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. IN THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT. THE MARKET IS HOSTED ON THE SECOND SATURDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. JARED WILL GIVE YOU GOOD WEATHER. GOT TO GIVE YOU GOOD WEATHER FOR THAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OF COURSE. PLEASE JOIN US FOR ONE OF OUR FOUR COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE CALLED SHAPING SACHSE 2024. THESE ARE COME AND GO OPEN HOUSES AND WILL BE HELD AT THE MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER, SEPTEMBER 17TH AND THE 25TH, BOTH FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 18TH AND THE 24TH FROM 4 TO 6. AND AGAIN, THAT'S ALL ON OUR WEBSITE. AGAIN, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US GREAT FEEDBACK TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF SACHSE. I KNOW IN TALKING TO MISS NASH, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GREAT INPUT ALREADY, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ADDING ON TO THAT. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAD. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ONE. [D. Consent Agenda] APPROVE THE AUGUST 19TH, 2024 MEETING MINUTES. ITEM TWO. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE. CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR THE MAXWELL CREEK PUMP STATION PROJECT W-14-01 WITH RED RIVER CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $181,887.65. ITEM THREE. ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY BUDGET AND INVESTMENT REPORTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024. [00:10:04] ITEM FOUR. ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JULY 31ST, 2024. ITEM FIVE. APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION 4115 BY AMENDING ENGINEERING, HEALTH AND SANITATION, PARK FACILITY RENTAL FEES, BUILDING PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FEES, REFUGE SERVICE FEES, WATER RATE SCHEDULE, WATER SERVICE CONNECTION FEES AND WASTEWATER RATE SCHEDULE AND FRANCHISE FEES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM SIX. APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY'S STEERING COMMITTEE, AC, AC, SC AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP. MID TEXAS DIVISION REGARDING THE COMPANY'S 2024 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE, ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT. FINDING THE RATES TO BE SET BY THE ATTACHED SETTLEMENT. TARIFFS TO BE JUST AND REASONABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. APPROVING AN ATTACHMENT. ESTABLISHING A BENCHMARK FOR PENSIONS AND RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS. REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO REIMBURSE ACSC REASONABLE RATE MAKING EXPENSES. DETERMINING IN THIS RESOLUTION. DETERMINING THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. ADOPTING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND TO THE ACSC LEGAL COUNSEL AND ITEM SEVEN APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN DALLAS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SACHSE FOR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 AND APPROVING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ANYONE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY OF THESE ITEMS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. LINDSEY. MR. MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. HAVE A MOTION BY MR. LINDSEY TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS HOWARD? SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY MISS HOWARD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E, ACTION ITEMS NUMBER ONE. [1. Consider approval of a Project Funding Agreement between the Sachse Economic Development Corporation and the City of Sachse for infrastructure to support the 5th Street District Development, or other qualified infrastructure project within the city.] CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF SACHSE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY. MISS NASH. WELL. OKAY. SHOULD BE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM WAS PUT BEFORE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EARLIER IN AUGUST FOR A PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE EDC. THE EDC APPROVED THIS ITEM UNANIMOUSLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PROJECT COSTS TO THE CITY. JARED POTTS, WHO IS OUR EDC MANAGER, WILL GIVE YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF ESSENTIALLY WHAT HE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. HELLO, MR. POTTS. HELLO, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. AS THE CITY MANAGER PUT IT. THIS IS FOR THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT. EDC BOARD SAW THIS AT THEIR AUGUST 15TH MEETING. A QUICK PRESENTATION OUTLINE. JUST AN OVERVIEW. SOME REQUESTED ACTION AND THEN THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE. I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS. SO JUST AN OVERVIEW. PHILOSOPHICALLY, THE CITY AND THE EDC WORK TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE EACH CONTRIBUTED TO THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS, SO THE PROPOSAL IS TO UTILIZE EDC FUNDS TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF SACHSE FOR A PORTION OF THESE EXPENSES, AND THEN TO OFFSET THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS RELATIVE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN THE CITY OF SACHSE. SO AGAIN, WE WORK TOGETHER. THIS THE CITY AND THE EDC KIND OF OPERATE HAND IN HAND TO MAKE PROJECTS HAPPEN. AND SO THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT IS ESSENTIALLY AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THAT PARTNERSHIP. SO THE REQUESTED ACTION THIS EVENING IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE. SO, AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THIS WENT TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD IN AUGUST. THEY HAD THEIR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS PROJECT TO START THE CLOCK ON THE 60-DAY STATUTORY REQUIREMENT. AND THEN THERE'S THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. AND THEN THE BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR THIS ITEM WAS APPROVED AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FY FOYE 2025 BUDGET FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND SO THE BOARD TOOK ACTION ALSO ON THE BUDGET TO APPROVE THAT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU ALL THIS EVENING AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD OR THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. POTTS. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION IN READING THE STAFF REPORT. AND YOU DID ALLUDE TO THIS THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION APPROVED IT. FIVE ZERO. YES, SIR. AND OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY SOME DISCUSSION THERE, BUT I GET THE SENSE THAT SINCE IT WAS FIVE ZERO, WASN'T REALLY ANY BIG CONCERNS WITH IT, I'M ASSUMING. [00:15:08] YEAH, I THINK IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER'S CARD. MARTY HOLBOKE. MARTY HOLBOKE, 5511 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE. SACHSE, TEXAS, TOP OF THE HILL. I WOULD TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT JUST HAPPENED BECAUSE I ASKED THESE EXACT SAME QUESTIONS IN THE MEETING. YOU STOOD BEFORE THIS COUNCIL AND YOU SAID $354,000 FOR AN THE ENGINEERING STUDY, AND THE EDC WILL PAY IT BACK $100,000 FOR ASBESTOS REMOVAL, AND THE EDC WILL PAY IT BACK $100,000 TO DEMOLITION A BUILDING, AND THE EDC WILL PAY IT BACK. WHEN I ASKED THE EDC, THEY SAID, WE DON'T KNOW. I SAID, IS THERE AN AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE? ARE YOU GOING TO TELL US YOU'RE GOING TO PAY IT BACK? THEY SAID I DON'T KNOW. SO THERE'S $600,000 OUT THERE THAT I WANT PAID BACK. EXHIBIT A IN THIS AGREEMENT, YOU'RE MOVING $600,000 OVER. BUT IT DOES NOT SAY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. SO DOES THAT MEAN THERE'S $1.2 MILLION IN QUESTION OUT THERE, OR ARE YOU GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING? I DON'T KNOW. I AM TIRED OF THIS FRAT HOUSE CHECKBOOK MENTALITY THAT THIS CITY RUNS. I'M TIRED OF THE CRAPPY ANSWERS WHEN YOU ASK STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTIONS. CRAP. CITIZEN'S RESPONSE AND ANSWERING PROTOCOLS. WHEN YOU ONLY GET THREE MINUTES, YOU GOT TO USE ACRONYMS AND THAT'S ALL THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH. LIES AND CRAP. THE EDC OWES THE CITY $600,000. TELL ME WHEN IT'S GOING TO GET PAID BACK. AND IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT AT ALL, JUST SAY, TO HELL WITH YOU. WE LIED TO YOU. AND MISS BUHLER CAN GET IN LINE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE WHEN Y'ALL START TELLING LIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKLIN. SO, MISS NASH, I'M ASSUMING THAT THE STREET DISTRICT HAS TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP SOME MONEY BEFORE THEY CAN PAY MONEY BACK. CORRECT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THAT THAT WAS MY THOUGHT. I WOULD ALSO ASSUME THAT MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE TO THAT PROJECT. AND A LOT OF MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT ON ROADS, SEWER, WATER. WE SPENT A LOT, SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS ON ROADS, SACHSE ROADS ADJACENT TO THAT PROJECT. FIFTH STREET IS THAT PROJECT. SO IS THIS OR CAN THIS BE CATEGORIZED AS A REFUND OR A REPAYMENT ON THOSE MONIES? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THAT CAN THAT BE NOTED IN WHATEVER WILL MAKE MR. HOLBOKE HAPPY AND STOP ASKING THESE QUESTIONS WITH THE LACK OF RESPECT, WITH A LACK OF TACT AND THE LACK OF DIGNITY. WELL, WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT I CAN. YOU HAVE NOT BEEN. YOU HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED. COUNCILMAN FRANKS. WHAT I CAN SAY IS WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE IS THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS PAYING THE CITY $600,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FIFTH STREET OR OTHER QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MR. MILLSAP. PROJECT FUNDING. FIRST ITEM A THERE AT THE BOTTOM. LAST SENTENCE. CITY AGREES THAT THE FUNDING SHALL EXCLUSIVELY BE USED FOR EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROJECT. IDENTIFY THE PROJECT, I GUESS I'M, IS THAT MEANS FIFTH STREET? YES, SIR. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE IT REFERS TO PROJECT, AND PROJECT IS WHAT'S INCLUDED IN EXHIBIT A AND EXHIBIT A SAYS THAT IT WAS TO BE FOR FIFTH STREET OR OTHER QUALIFIED PROJECTS. SO THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS RIGHT HERE ON THE LAST PAGE. IT SAYS PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 5.101 103. TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IS AMENDED TO SUPPORT FIFTH STREET DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER QUALIFIED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY. [00:20:01] OKAY, THEN. SINCE IT'S SET UP TO PAY FOR FIFTH STREET, WHAT ARE THE OTHER QUALIFIED PROJECTS THAT THIS MAY GO TO BECAUSE YOU ALLUDE TO HERE. SO IT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED WHAT IS QUALIFIED BY BEING ABLE TO SPEND INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY THAT GOES UNDER SECTION 501.103 AS DEFINED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. SO THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT COULD BE DONE BASED ON THAT SECTION WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THERE'S A WHOLE SECTION, BUT SPECIFICALLY IT'S SAYING IN SUPPORT OF THE FIFTH STREET DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. BECAUSE WE DID JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S WE'RE GOING TO USE IT FOR 5TH STREET, BUT IT GIVES US PERMISSION THAT IF WE DECIDE NOT TO DO THAT, WE CAN USE IT FOR ANYTHING WE WANT. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK, RIGHT? I WOULD SAY TWO BROAD CATEGORIES LIKE MRS. NASH SAID, YOU KNOW, INFRASTRUCTURE, FIFTH STREET TYPE STUFF, OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. THOSE ARE THE TWO BROAD CATEGORIES. YEAH, THEY'RE VERY BROAD CATEGORIES. AND THEY'RE PRETTY, PRETTY BROAD FOR ME TO COUGH UP ANOTHER $600,000 BECAUSE IT CAN BE FOR ANYTHING IN REALITY THAT MAY EVEN BE ALLUDED TO ON THE BUDGET AT ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM OR FASHION. IF IT'S ALLUDED TO, IT BECOMES A PROJECT. SO I JUST THINK THAT I THINK FIFTH STREET HAS HAD A LOT OF MONEY SPENT ON IT ALREADY FOR TWO EMPTY CITY BLOCKS THAT WE NEED BETTER GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND TIMELINES AND CONSEQUENCES IF TIMELINES AREN'T MET TO BE IDENTIFIED BEFORE I CAN CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY ON FIFTH STREET. I THINK WE HIRED A CONSULTANT TO TELL US WE NEED TO DEVELOP AN OLD TOWN, AND WE OFFERED TO GIVE. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THE LAND AWAY TO BUSINESSES WE GAVE. WE MADE AN OFFER TO TWO DIFFERENT PLACES TO GIVE THEM LAND, LET THEM HAVE SOME VARIANCES IN CODE RESTRICTIONS. AND THEN WE OFFERED TO GIVE THEM FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. AND WE MADE THEM AN OFFER THAT IF THEY WANTED IN THREE YEARS, WE WEREN'T FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL TO EVEN BUY THE LAND BACK THAT WE GAVE THEM AT $5 A SQUARE FOOT AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE IT. WE GOT A PROBLEM WITH THE CONCEPT OF OLD TOWN WHERE IT IS. DO WE WANT AN UPSCALE RESTAURANT, OR ARE WE DEALING WITH RESTAURANTS? IT SEEMS LIKE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY THING WE CAN THINK ABOUT IS A PLACE TO STOP AND EAT, OR A MID-SCALE RESTAURANT. DO YOU THINK YOU WANT A MID-SCALE RESTAURANT? OR DO YOU THINK A RESTAURANT IS GOING TO WANT TO COME IN AND HAVE, WELL, WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED? OH, WE'RE LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE DUMPSTER BOX OF VALERO SERVICE STATION, OR WE'RE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE POTTERY PLACE. YOU CAN'T SEE IT FROM 78, IT'S NOT A GOOD LOCATION. AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MARKET THAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE GIVE PEOPLE A REASON. AND MAYBE WE NEED TO RETHINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE'VE GOT IT. WE CAN'T JUST GET RID OF IT OR WE CAN SELL IT AND NOBODY'S ASKING US TO BUY IT THAT I KNOW OF. BUT WE NEED TO RETHINK THIS BEFORE WE CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY AFTER THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING. AND I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING. I JUST WANT TO REFOCUS RIGHT NOW. ALL THIS WOULD DO IS THE EDC WOULD REIMBURSE THE CITY $600,000. THAT'S ALL THIS DOES. YEAH, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE STIMULATING CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NOTHING. WELL, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING SOME ACTION DONE, SOME RESULTS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S WE WANT TO WE WANT TO DO THINGS TO MAKE SACHSE RECOGNIZABLE. WELL, LET'S DON'T GO BUILD A $50 MILLION OR $80 MILLION FOOTBALL STADIUM THAT FALLS DOWN BEFORE ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNS DID, BEFORE THEY EVEN GOT TO PLAY THE FIRST GAME IN IT. THAT DIDN'T DO MUCH GOOD FOR US, FOR THEM, US DON'T GET INTO THAT. AND WE'RE BEGINNING TO LOOK AT FIFTH STREET'S BEGINNING TO BECOME THAT THAT PROJECT FOR SACHSE. LET'S RETHINK OR STOP BACK AND RETHINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IF WE NEED TO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CITY GIVE EDC A DIRECTION THAT WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND IF MAYBE WE NEED TO RECHANGE DIRECTION AND RESULTS AND LET'S GET SOMETHING DONE INSTEAD OF JUST KEEP PLODDING ALONG WITH NO TIMELINES AND NO CONSEQUENCES AND NO GOALS THAT ARE IDENTIFIABLE. LET'S GET SOMETHING DONE. I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AT ALL UNDER THIS CONCEPT. MR. PRESTENBERG. YES, JUST WANT TO KIND OF REFOCUS HERE. ALL THIS IS DOING IS SAYING MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SPENT. EDC IS ALLOCATING 600,000 TO MAKE SURE I GOT THE RIGHT DOLLAR AMOUNT, $600,000 BACK TO THE CITY FOR EXPENSES THAT WE'VE ALREADY PAID. [00:25:08] YES, SIR. OKAY, SO WE'RE NOT ASKING TO SPEND ANYTHING ELSE. WE'RE JUST GETTING BACK MONEY THAT WE'VE ALREADY SPENT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS, CHAIR. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. SO WE WILL NEED A MOTION IF SO DESIRED. MR. PRESTENBERG, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E1 AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. PRESTENBERG TO APPROVE ITEM E1 AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS HOWARD. SECOND. HAVE A SECOND BY MISS HOWARD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. THE MOTION CARRIES WITH MR. MILLSAP VOTING NO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM TWO. [2. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2024-2025 fiscal year budget.] CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET AGAIN. TONIGHT IS OFFICIALLY THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 24-25 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. AND I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF SLIDES FOR YOU. THANKS, DAVID, BECAUSE THIS REALLY IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK UP DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO DURING THE PROPOSED PUBLIC HEARING. SO. DID I GO PAST THE CALENDAR? I DID. OH, THIS IS THE 19TH RIGHT. IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN'T DEDUCT THAT OFF MY TIME. I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT. I KNOW YOU CAN. PLEASE DON'T DEDUCT OFF YOUR TIME. OKAY. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. SO JUST A REMINDER FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT OUR BUDGET CALENDAR IS. JUNE 3RD. WE DID GET OUR EARLY CITIZEN INPUT AND HAD A BUDGET TOWN HALL ON JUNE 11TH, THEN CERTAINLY OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP ON JULY 29TH. AND YOU CAN SEE AUGUST 5TH HAD ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THE CERTIFIED APPRAISAL TAX ROLLS, THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, AND OUR VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE, ANOTHER BUDGET TOWN HALL ON AUGUST 13TH. AND THEN BY STATUTORY REQUIREMENT, I GAVE YOU MY PROPOSED BUDGET AND IT WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON AUGUST 15TH. AGAIN AUGUST 19TH, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ANOTHER BUDGET PRESENTATION AND GET MORE INPUT ON THAT AND DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL. AND DAVID'S GOING TO FLIP THE SLIDES. YOU JUST SAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT TOO EARLY. AGAIN, THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS DELIVERED ON AUGUST 15TH. FOR THOSE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN. CITY OF SACHSE.COM/BUDGET AND PRINTED COPIES ARE IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AS WELL AS AT THE LIBRARY. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, NO CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE 2025 APPROVED RATE DOES REFLECT THE 2425 PROPOSED BUDGET TOTAL RATE AND THE COUNCIL'S APPROVED MAXIMUM TAX RATE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. SO TONIGHT, YOU APPROVED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE ORDINANCE THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN MEETING BACK IN AUGUST. AND THEN THIS MEETING IS THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE DO ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE, BY LAW, ANY BUDGET DISCUSSION THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO HAVE, AND THEN SETTING THE DATE FOR BUDGET ADOPTION, WHICH WOULD BE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, WHERE YOU WOULD ADOPT THE BUDGET, YOU WOULD RATIFY YOUR TAX RATE IN THE BUDGET AND THEN APPROVE YOUR PROPOSED TAX RATE. AS A REMINDER, YOU ONLY NEED ONE PUBLIC HEARING THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE GOING BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND THAT IS WHAT IS REQUIRED. ONE PUBLIC HEARING VERSUS TWO. AGAIN, THIS GOES THROUGH THE REQUESTED ACTION ON THE BUDGET. JUST REMINDING YOU ALL WHAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SAYS THAT WE DO HAVE TO DO. WE HAVE TO HAVE A RECORD VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH AND SETTING THAT DATE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET. LIKE I SAID, IT'S ON THAT DATE. AND TONIGHT IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO THAT IS REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. OKAY, SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE ARE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT NO OTHER ACTION IS NEEDED TONIGHT. NO, SIR. OKAY. BECAUSE AGAIN, THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCHEDULED. YES. SEPTEMBER 16TH IS WHEN THE COUNCIL WILL ACT ON THE BUDGET. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS NASH. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL TO STAFF BEFORE OUR PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, I DECLARED A PUBLIC HEARING, NOW OPEN. THE TIME MS. LEWIS. 7 P.M.. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 7 P.M.. [00:30:02] AND I DO HAVE A SPEAKER'S CARD FROM MARTY HOLBOKE. MARTY HOLBOKE, 1155 OAK RIDGE CIRCLE, SACHSE, TEXAS. TOP OF THE HILL. BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION AMONG THE COUNCIL OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE RAISING MY TAXES. WELL, YOU ARE, BECAUSE MY CITY TAXES ARE GOING UP. SO, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET PAST THAT. IN THE BUDGET I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN TRAVEL, AND I'M WONDERING IF Y'ALL ARE GOING TO SPEND SINCE IT'S A LEGISLATIVE YEAR, ARE Y'ALL GOING TO SPEND $15,000 TO GO DOWN TO AUSTIN TO DISCUSS LOCAL MATTERS WHEN THE ENDCAPS AROUND YOUR PRECIOUS FIFTH STREET LOOK LIKE CRAP? AND WHY IS THAT? THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE WAR ON TALENT. WELL, I'M CURIOUS IF THERE'S A WAR ON COMPETENT TALENT. BECAUSE AS BAILEY ROAD PROVES, SOMEBODY MISSED THE BOAT. HALF MILLION DOLLARS JUST FLUTTERED OUT THE WINDOW. IF THIS IS A POLICE AND FIRE MATTER, SET IT ASIDE BECAUSE YOU WON'T FIND ANY ARGUMENT PROBABLY OUT OF ANYBODY ON THAT. BUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE SMALL, AND THE ROOM FOR ADVANCEMENT THERE IS LIMITED, UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 50 LIEUTENANTS EVERYWHERE. SO THE YOUNGER ONES ARE GOING TO GO BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ADVANCEMENT. AND I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A THING CALLED A TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT ACT THAT THIS COUNCIL SAID WAS ILLEGAL. BUT IF I LOOK ON THE INTERNET, IT'S NOT QUITE THAT WAY. AND I'M SURE SOMEWHERE THERE'S A GOOD LOOKING JESUIT TRAINED BARRISTER, OR MAYBE THIS GUY WHO CAN SAY IF IT IS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE TRAINING THE YOUNG ONES UP AND THEN THEY LEAVE BEFORE YOU GET WHAT YOU VALUE IS THE WORTH OF THAT TRAINING OUT OF THEM, THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THAT'S WHY IT HAS MANAGER AT THE END OF A LOT OF Y'ALL'S NAMES. YOU TRAIN THEM, YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR THIS LONG, AND IF THEY DON'T, YOU GET THE MONEY BACK. IT'S DONE ALL OVER THE PLACE IN CORPORATE WORLD. AND MAYBE Y'ALL NEED TO START STEPPING OUT OF THE BOX A LITTLE BIT. YOU ARE RAISING MY TAXES. YOU'VE WASTED $7 MILLION ON THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, AND YOU'RE MOVING $600,000 OVER, AND ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS TELL ME THAT'S FOR AN ENGINEERING STUDY, THAT'S FOR A DEMO, AND THAT'S FOR ASBESTOS, AND I'LL BE HAPPY. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND IT SOMEPLACE ELSE BECAUSE THAT'S THE PLAN. YOU SPENT $300,000 BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT. SO COME ON, GUYS. WHY DON'T YOU JUST NOT RAISE MY TAXES AND FIGURE THINGS OUT BY WORKING? AND QUIT WASTING $500,000 ON BAILEY ROAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. HOLBOKE. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING THIS BUDGET? PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. THE TIME MS. LOUIS. 7:04 P.M.. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AT 7:04 P.M.. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? AS MISS NASH MENTIONED, WE WILL HAVE THIS AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER THE 16TH, WHERE WE WILL ACTUALLY ADOPT A BUDGET AND SET THE TAX RATE. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL MOVE ON. OH, SO PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL TAKE ACTION ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. SO, THE REQUEST THAT IS THAT THE ACTION IS TO SET A DATE FOR THAT BUDGET ADOPTION OR FOR THE BUDGET. OKAY. CORRECT. SO, A REQUESTED MOTION WOULD BE I MOVE TO SET A DATE FOR ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE SEPTEMBER 16TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY. SO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT MOTION. YEAH. GOTCHA. OKAY. WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL? MISS HOWARTH. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SET A DATE OF SEPTEMBER 16TH TO ADOPT THE BUDGET WORK. PERFECT. HE'S SHAKING HIS HEAD YES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HOWARD. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. PRESTENBERG. HAVE A SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. [00:35:10] MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON. [1. Receive a briefing on the upcoming 89th Legislative Session and provide input on the City's draft legislative priorities.] ITEM F, DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEM ONE, RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE UPCOMING 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND PROVIDE INPUT ON THE CITY'S DRAFT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHICH BILLS WILL START BEING FILED HERE IN ONLY A FEW MONTHS. SO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND START THAT PROCESS NOW. SO LOGAN THATCHER, MY ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, WILL BE HEADING UP THAT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES PROCESS FOR US THIS YEAR. AND SO LOGAN WILL PROVIDE YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION AND THEN GIVE YOU ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THOSE PRIORITIES AND WHAT WE CAN FOCUS ON OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AS WE PREPARE OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. HELLO, MR. THATCHER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND WE'LL GIVE AN INTRODUCTION ALONG WITH THE DATES OF INTEREST, SOME TML PRIORITIES, PREVIOUS SACHSE PRIORITIES, NEXT STEPS, THE ALLUDING TO OUR LEGISLATIVE DAYS, AND THEN TIME FOR QUESTIONS. DURING THE 2023 SESSION, THERE WERE ABOUT 8000 BILLS THAT WERE INTRODUCED, WITH MORE THAN 1800 OF THEM AFFECTING TEXAS CITIES IN SOME WAY. AFTER IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, HOWEVER, ABOUT 1200 BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS WERE SIGNED INTO LAW, WITH ABOUT 230 OF THOSE AFFECTING MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE. THERE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WORKLOAD FOR THIS UPCOMING 2025 SESSION WILL BE ANY LIGHTER, AND PROBABLY EVEN GREATER. THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE HAS PROPOSED A LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO REPRESENT CITIES AND COMBAT CERTAIN MANDATES. AND SO WE'LL GO OVER A FEW OF THOSE PRIORITIES HERE BRIEFLY. BUT FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME DATES OF INTEREST. SO NOVEMBER 5TH IS THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH IS THE FIRST DAY LEGISLATORS ELECT MAY FILE THOSE FILE BILLS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 2025. BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THE 89TH LEGISLATURE CONVENES AT NOON AND THEN FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH, 2025, THE 60 DAY DEADLINE FOR BILL FILING. AND THEN IN JUNE, SECOND IS THE LAST DAY OF THE 89TH REGULAR SESSION. IMPORTANT DATES TO HAVE MARKED DOWN AS WE GO THROUGH THIS WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PROCESS. SO I ALLUDED TO SOME TML PRIORITIES. ONE OF THE BIGGEST HTML PRIORITIES IS PROTECTING LOCAL AUTHORITY TO BE PREPARED TO PUSH BACK AGAINST ANY STATE LEGISLATION THAT TRIES TO LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO GOVERN LOCALLY. THIS INCLUDES FIGHTING AGAINST ANY LAWS THAT WOULD IMPOSE NEW TAX CAPS, ERODE THE ABILITY OF CITY TO ISSUE DEBT AND ALSO ERODE THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT MATTERS, INCLUDING EMINENT DOMAIN, ZONING, REGULATORY TAKINGS, BUILDING CODES, TREE PRESERVATION, SHORT TERM RENTALS, MANUFACTURED HOUSING. THESE ALL SEEM TO BE PRETTY HOT TOPICS IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE BACK FOR DISCUSSION AGAIN THIS UPCOMING YEAR. BUT THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL. THOSE ARE THE. THERE'S MORE. YEAH. SECOND BIGGEST TML PRIORITY AS WELL IS TO ADVOCATE FOR NEW LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP OUR CITY OPERATE MORE EFFECTIVELY. SO THE PUSH AND THE TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR REAUTHORIZING THE STREET MAINTENANCE SALES TAX ONCE IT'S IN PLACE. ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THIS TEXT CAN BE USED FOR MAINTAINING ALL STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. PROMOTING THE IDEA OF PAY AS YOU GO FOR FINANCING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND INCREASE THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING THRESHOLD. NOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND YES, MAYOR, THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER PRIORITIES. THOSE SEEM TO BE THE BIGGEST TOPICS OF DISCUSSION THAT HTML IS ADVOCATING. YOU KNOW, THE PREEMPTION, THE LOCAL AUTHORITY TAKING THAT AWAY FROM US. BUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER BILLS THAT COULD BE AFFECTING THE TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES. AS WE REWIND, LET'S GO BACK TO THE CITY OF SACHSE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FROM 2023. SUPPORT. THIS WAS WHAT OUR PRIORITIES WERE TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT PROTECTS OUR ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY. LEGISLATION THAT EXPANDS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY FUNDING OPTIONS. LEGISLATION THAT HELPS CREATE JOBS THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORT SCHOOL FINANCE, IMPROVE GOVERNMENT ACCESS AND TRANSPARENCY, AND [00:40:02] ALSO LASTLY, LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING AND OR RESOURCES TO PROTECT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE. THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAD PRIORITIES THAT OPPOSE IN OPPOSITION TO OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT IMPOSES UNFUNDED MANDATES ON MUNICIPALITIES. LEGISLATION THAT LIMITS THE ABILITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ACCESS REVENUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ALSO LEGISLATION THAT PREEMPTS LOCAL PREFERENCES ON LOCAL POLICIES. AND THEN FINALLY, ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, WE WANTED TO SHOW SUPPORT OF OUR PARTNERS BELOW COLLIN COUNTY, DALLAS COUNTY, GARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION, NORTH TEXAS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, TEXAS FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. TEXAS RECREATION AND PARKS SOCIETY AND THE WYLIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. NOW KIND OF PREVIOUSLY, IN 2023, WE TOOK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLIN COUNTY DAYS. THIS WAS TOOK PLACE FROM MARCH 20TH 8TH TO MARCH 30TH. THIS IS A VISIT THAT WAS TOOK PLACE IN LATE MARCH. IT WAS TO BE HAVE PRE-ARRANGED MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY DAYS. WE IT'S STILL VERY EARLY, BUT DETAILS ARE KIND OF FLOWING IN LITTLE BY LITTLE. BUT ONCE WE GET THOSE AND THOSE ARE OFFICIAL, WE'LL SHARE THOSE WITH YOU ALL. BUT YEAH, THIS WAS THE PREVIOUS TRIP FROM 2023 THAT YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO GO TO. AND SO AT THIS POINT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR I. THANK YOU, MR. THATCHER. QUESTIONS FOR MR. THATCHER AND MISS NASH OR STAFF IN GENERAL. MR. PRESTENBERG? YEAH. JUST ONE QUESTION. ON SLIDE NINE, WE TALK ABOUT THE SUPPORT THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMS OF THE PARTNERS. ONE THING I DON'T SEE ON HERE, AND THERE MIGHT BE A GOOD REASON FOR IT, BUT THE NORTH TEXAS WATER MUNICIPAL DISTRICT, IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO SUPPORT. DO THEY HAVE ANYTHING THAT WOULD COME UP THAT WE WOULD TML WOULD WANT TO WE COULD USE THEIR SUPPORT OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. IT'S VERY POSSIBLE, AND I CERTAINLY WILL INCLUDE IT ON THE LIST. A LOT OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT REALLY HAS TO DO WITH WATER RIGHTS ACROSS BORDERING STATES, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEY'RE THE MEMBER CITIES DO TEND TO WEIGH IN. AS YOU RECALL, WE'RE A CUSTOMER, SO NOT QUITE. WE DON'T HAVE THE MEMBERSHIP THAT HAS PRIVILEGES, BUT WE CERTAINLY DO WANT TO SUPPORT THINGS THAT ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE OUR ABILITY TO OBTAIN WATER AND TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD THEM ON THE LIST AND DISCUSS THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WITH THEM. YEAH. I MEAN, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO, I DON'T KNOW, BE NICE. I MEAN, WE ALWAYS WE'RE ALMOST TOO NICE SOMETIMES, BUT SOMETIMES WE STAND OUR GROUND. BUT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IF WE CAN SUPPORT THEM IN CERTAIN CAUSES, MAYBE IT HELPS GREASE WHEELS OR WHATNOT. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. AND JUST FOLLOW UP, MR. THATCHER, ON YOUR LAST SLIDE. WHEN WE GET MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE NEXT SCHEDULED LEGISLATIVE DAYS AND OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A ONE MORE LITTLE, LITTLE THING CALLED AN ELECTION BETWEEN NOW AND THEN FOR THOSE GUYS. SO WE'LL SEE HOW ALL THAT PLAYS OUT. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS. IT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION AND GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, AND, QUITE FRANKLY, OUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THAT PAY OFF IN THE TIME I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, AND IT IS GREAT TO HAVE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND SEE US ALL BENEFIT FROM IT. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. THATCHER. I WOULD BE REMISS BEFORE WE ADJOURN TO RECOGNIZE TWO SPECIAL GUESTS WE HAVE WITH US. MR. LOUGHLIN, THEY'RE OVER THERE. I'M NOT SURE IF HE WENT TO SCHOOL, BUT, YOU KNOW HE'S HERE. THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN TONIGHT. SMU TWICE. ALL RIGHT. GLAD WE GOT THAT CLEARED UP. AND THEN OF COURSE, MISS LEWIS FILLING IN FOR MISS GRANGER TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS LEWIS. HOPEFULLY WE DIDN'T SCARE YOU OFF FOR NEXT TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. YOU GOT ONE MORE JOB, THOUGH. THE TIME FOR ADJOURNMENT, MISS LEWIS. 7:15 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:15 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.