Aug 07, 2025 Municipal Development District Board

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WELCOME TO THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING. TODAY IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2025, AND THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:09 P.M..

I'VE ASKED LANCE TO DO THE INVOCATION TO OFFER THE INVOCATION FOR US, AND I'LL HAVE IAN LEAD THE PLEDGES IF YOU WILL PLEASE RISE.

LET US. LET'S PRAY. OUR MOST KIND HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO COME BEFORE THEE AT THIS TIME AS A MDB BOARD TO DISCUSS ITEMS PERTAINING TO THE CITY OF SACS. AS WE LOOK AT FUTURE PROJECTS AND LOOK AT FUNDING FOR PROJECTS, WE ASK THAT WE LOOK AT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE BEST, FOR WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS, OF THIS GREAT CITY. WE ASK THAT WE DO SO WITH AGAIN WITH RESPECT, AND THAT WE HONOR EACH OTHER'S OPINIONS AND THAT WE ARE RESPECTFUL AND ALL THAT WE DO.

AGAIN, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN THE CITY, WORK FOR THE CITY, BE ADVISORY MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS.

AND WE JUST ASK THAT WE ALWAYS MAKE OUR DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

AND WE PRAY FOR THESE THINGS. THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.

ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION. ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? OKAY. I SEE NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM ONE. CONSIDER APPROVING THE MARCH 13TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.

[1. Consider approving the March 13, 2025, regular meeting minutes.]

SECOND. THANK YOU. CAST YOUR VOTES.

ALL RIGHT. UNANIMOUS VOTE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

[2. Accept the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ending March 31, 2025.]

ANYBODY ABLE TO REVIEW IT? CITY COUNCIL HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED, HAVEN'T THEY? YES. SO WE ACCEPT. I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 31ST MARCH 2025.

I SECOND THAT. THANK YOU. CASTING VOTES.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S A UNANIMOUS DECISION FOR ACCEPTING THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.

[3. Discuss and make a recommendation to the City Council on park project funding and the corresponding budget for the Municipal Development District to fund for the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget.]

WE'RE ASKING THAT WE USE THESE FUNDS, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO USE THE FUNDS FOR PARK REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE,

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I KNOW THAT'S VERY GENERAL, BUT I THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE IN THAT POSITION WHERE WE NEED TO KIND OF MOVE CAUTIOUSLY WITH OUR FUNDS AND LOOK AT SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO USE THESE FUNDS IN OTHER AREAS.

SO THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION THAT I'M PROPOSING FOR YOU TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL.

LOOKING AT THIS THAT WE'RE PROJECTED TO CARRY FORWARD $185,000 OUT OF THIS YEAR INTO NEXT YEAR.

HOW HOW CONFIDENT IS THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT 185,000? SO THAT 185,000 IS BASED UPON WHAT WE HAVE LEFT ON THE PLAYGROUND AND WE AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING, WHICH IS I GUESS A CONFIDENCE LEVEL WOULD BE 99%.

WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO CARRY FORWARD 185, POSSIBLY MORE.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO. OKAY. TIMING DOWN TO THAT.

BUT WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE ADJUSTED REVENUE SALES TAX FOR NEXT YEAR AT 700.

IT WAS 60,000. SO THEN THIS IS AUGUST. SEPTEMBER? OCTOBER.

OKAY. LOOKING AT ONE OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS IT MADE IT LOOK LIKE WE'RE REALLY IN THE HOLE.

I THINK THAT WAS THE BUDGETS, AND LOOKING AT WHAT THE BUDGETS FOR BUDGETED AT AND WHAT WE SPENT.

BUT I SEE WE'RE SAYING, I THINK I KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IF I READ THAT CORRECTLY, BUT IT SHOWED THAT THE IT SHOWS THE CARRYOVER OF 185,000.

YEAH, YEAH. THE -885 BASICALLY SAYING WE WILL HAVE, IS THIS THE DOCUMENT HERE? THAT WAS IN THE PACKET. YEAH. IT'S IT'S IS THERE.

PAGE TWO. LOOKING AT PAGE TWO AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS.

SO IT'S ALMOST THAT READING IS ALMOST OPPOSITE.

IT SAYS -185,000 SAYING THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LEFT.

OKAY. WELL I WAS LOOKING AT THIS AND GOING IN THERE AND ADDING UP THE THE TOTAL ACTIVITIES OF EACH, EACH THING. AND. IT SURE MADE IT LOOK LIKE THAT WE WERE IN THE WHOLE.

YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. AS FAR AS IF THERE'S ANY REPAIRS, IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER WINDSTORM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, DOES IT COME OUT OF THAT. WELL WE HAVE, WE'VE, WE'VE YOU CAN SEE THE 50,000 IN THERE.

YEAH. WHAT IS THAT, 50,000? IT'S FOR MAINTENANCE, IT'S FOR REPAIRS.

YOU GUYS MADE THAT DECISION LAST YEAR. OKAY? AND IT WILL CARRY OVER.

YEAH. YOU WANTED THAT, WE TALKED TO THE FINANCE.

THAT WILL NOW CARRY OVER. SO ANYTHING REMAINING THIS YEAR WILL CARRY OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

OH, I SEE YOU'VE ONLY PROJECTED THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND 30,000 OF THAT THIS YEAR.

YEAH. THIS YEAR. YES. I THINK WE'VE SPENT YOU KNOW, IF WE SPENT TEN YET, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE LITTLE PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIX, WE GOT TO ORDER A NEW PART FOR THE SPLASH PAD, SOME PLUMBING ISSUES, SO I THINK WE SHOULD, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT MUCH, BUT YES, IF THAT $185,000 DOES NOT MATERIALIZE, WHAT DOES THAT, IS THE CITY GOING TO FUND THE REST OF THAT OUT OF RESERVE SOMEWHERE FOR US OR. THAT, I GUESS, WORST CASE SCENARIO, KIND OF WHAT THEY DID WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF J.K SACHSE PARK WHERE YOU REMEMBER WE WERE IN THE RED ON

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DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT. BUT KIND OF THE SIMILAR DEAL.

WAVED THEIR HANDS AROUND, DID SOME MAGIC.[LAUGHS] YEAH, IT'S NOT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT'S VERY, THEY ARE VERY KEEN ON ACCOUNTING FOR THE FUNDS.

OKAY. WHERE IT COMES AND GOES. SO EVEN THOUGH IT CARRIES OVER, ANYTHING THAT YOU DON'T SPEND.

RIGHT. YES. WE ALWAYS HAVE 50 K CARRIES OVER THAT.

SAME WITH THAT. THAT SAME WITH THE OTHER. IT GOES INTO THAT ADDITIONAL.

RULES OVER, SO IT STARTS WITH 185. ESTIMATE IS 760 IN REVENUE 5000 INTEREST.

AND THEN IT GOES DOWN. AND SO THE ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS 950,000.

OR 50 OR MORE FOR THAT. OKAY. SO IF YOU DON'T SPEND IT IT CAN ACTUALLY BE EXTRA FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

YES, SIR. YES. OKAY. THIS ISN'T LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS APPROVE ITEM 3 DISCUSSION AND RECOMMEND THIS BUDGET TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26. OKAY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

CAST YOUR VOTES. DID YOU GET THE SECOND, JENNIFER.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S UNANIMOUS DECISION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT, WE'LL MOVE INTO THE DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER ONE, RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON J.K SACHSE PARK PROJECT.

[1. Receive an update on the J.K. Sachse Park project.]

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE. HAVE YOU BEEN BY THERE? BUTCH? THE PARK, IT'S BEEN CONSTRUCTED. AND TO ME, IT'S BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

IT'S MORE COLORFUL. IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING, BUT IT'S $1 MILLION J.K SACHSE PARK WHERE THE SPLASH PAD IS.

OH, OKAY. YEAH. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE ON SCHEDULE TO HAVE IT COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 1ST.

YEAH, I WENT BY THERE. SOME OF THE PIECES ARE COMPLETE.

THEY ARE LARGE PIECES. I'VE SEEN THAT SORT OF NETTING AND STUFF.

THERE'S 1 OR 2 THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED, BUT IT LOOKS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

DO WE HAVE A ETA FOR COMPLETION ON THAT, BY THE WAY? OCTOBER 1ST. YEAH. THEY DON'T WANT TO SAY IT TOO LOUD THAT THEY THEY ARE, THEY TELL ME THEY'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

OKAY. BUT WE'LL SEE. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANY PROMISES I CAN'T KEEP.

BUT OCTOBER 1ST WILL BE THE DAY. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS BOARD NEEDS TO KNOW WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME KIND OF I GUESS I CALL IT A GRAND OPENING OR SOME KIND OF CEREMONY TO, NOT ONLY THAT, NOT ONLY FOR THE PLAYGROUND, BUT ALSO WE DIDN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURT. SO YOU'LL, DEFINITELY THIS BOARD WILL BE INVOLVED IN THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BECAUSE IT IS THAT ENTIRE PARK IS MDD FUNDS. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO 4 MILLION ON THAT PROJECT.

BUILDING THAT PARK. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S USED A LOT.

I MEAN, IT MET OVER, EXCEEDED ANY EXPECTATIONS WE HAD AS A CITY STAFF.

I THINK AS A PARKS BOARD. AND I'M, I'M ASSUMING EVEN THE MDD BOARD WAS WHAT THAT'S BROUGHT IN.

SO IT'S BEEN AWESOME. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT J.K.

OKAY. SO COMPLETION IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 1ST.

ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT? YEAH, YEAH, THEY'RE AHEAD RIGHT NOW.

IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY CRAZY WEATHER, WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST 100 DEGREES, AND THE NEXT MONTH WILL BE GOOD.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE FUNDING TO INSTALL A COVER AT THE

[2. Discuss the possibility of future funding to install a cover at the Heritage Park amphitheater.]

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THE AMPHITHEATER AT THE EXPANSION OF HERITAGE PARK TO MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR PERFORMANCES AND PROGRAMING, SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE.

YEAH, JUST A SHADE. AND I GUESS YOU'RE TRYING TO GET YOU'RE WANTING TO GET SOME INPUT FROM THIS BOARD TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT BUDGET WISE, IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY, SO OUR BUDGET IS COMMITTED THROUGH 26. IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S COMMITTED THROUGH 26. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S COMMITTED TO A VARIETY OF PROJECTS.

RIGHT. WHAT I'M SAYING. NONE OF THE COMMITMENTS EXTEND PAST 26.

YES, SIR. YEAH. YOU'RE CORRECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. YEAH. SO IF WE TALK ABOUT DOING THIS, THEN IT WOULD BE 26-27.

GOOD PROJECT. YES. YES. HOW MANY DOLLARS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? THIS IS THIS IS INTERESTING TO HEAR. SO IF YOU LOOK.

YEAH. THIS WOULD BE A THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE CONTRACTED OUT AND SHADE STRUCTURES LIKE THE ONE OVER THE TRAIN AT THE NEW PARK AREA THAT WAS OVER $200,000 JUST FOR THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, WHICH ONE I'M TALKING ABOUT? THAT IS PROBABLY THE CADILLAC OF ALL SHADE STRUCTURES.

AND THEY GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SOMETHING SIMPLE, DEPENDING ON SIZE.

WE COULD PROBABLY GET THAT COVERED FOR 50 TO 60,000.

WELL, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THAT AMPHITHEATER FACES WEST.

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE STAGE. STAGE FACES WEST.

YEAH. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STRUCTURE OVER THE STAGE OR OVER THE SEATING.

INITIALLY I WAS THINKING OVER THE STAGE BY HIS COMMENT.

YOU HAD TO CHANGE THAT. YEAH. NO. YEAH. YOU'RE SAYING WON'T HELP, BECAUSE IF IT'S GOING DOWN, IT'S GOING DOWN. THERE STILL BE REAL SIMPLE IN THE FACE.

YEAH. AND WHEN I WAS SPEAKING TO MY BETTER HALF ABOUT IT, SHE WAS LIKE, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY? STRUCTURE OVER THE PEOPLE SITTING DOWN. RIGHT.

WHICH MAKES SENSE AS WELL, BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE WANT TO BE SHADED. SO I WAS ACTUALLY EXPLORING. I WANTED TO GET A BALLPARK OF WHAT IT WOULD BE.

OKAY. OVERALL, JUST TO PUT IT OFF. YEAH. THE COST.

YEAH. OKAY. SO I GUESS 50 TO 150. THAT'S ACTUALLY LESS THAN I THOUGHT IT'D BE.

AND IT'S SUN SHADE, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SUN IS REALLY HARD ON ON STUFF. IT'S A FABRIC. RIGHT. THAT'S THE. SO THE THE ONE ABOVE THE TRAIN IS THE HARD.

IT'S METAL. OH IT'S METAL. THAT WAS METAL. BUT THE LOW END IS FABRIC.

AND THOSE, THOSE HAVE A HARD TIME IN TEXAS HERE.

RIGHT. WELL I WAS GOING TO SAY. WE HAVE WE HAVE WIND AT TIMES AND WE HAVE THAT BRIGHT SUNSHINE ON IT HERE IN THE SUMMER.

WE CAN'T WE CAN'T GO AT THE BOTTOM END OF THIS OR.

YEAH. MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME, SHE SAYS YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO FIRST CLASS, SON.

IT'S GOING TO COST YOU THAT IN THE END. SO IF IF WE GO CHEAP, IT'S GOING TO COST US EXPENSIVE.

AND WE'VE LEARNED OUR LESSON BECAUSE WE HAVE A HIGH QUALITY FABRIC COVER AT HERITAGE, I REPLACED THAT ONCE IN 21 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE.

THE COVER AT AT JOE STONE I REPLACED FIVE TIMES AND IT'S BEEN UP SINCE 2015.

SO FIVE SIX YEARS LESS SO. AND I KNOW THAT'S MORE OUT IN THE OPEN.

IT'S NOT PROTECTED AS MUCH. BUT THAT THING GETS TORN UP.

BUT YEAH I THINK WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. RIGHT.

SO YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT WELL OVER 100,000 FOR THAT, WHETHER YOU DO IT OVER THE SPECTATORS OR.

YEAH. BECAUSE YOU CAN STILL USE IT EVEN MAYBE ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR SOMETHING IF WE DID IT OVER THERE.

YES. IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BRING RELIEF ANY TIME OF THE YEAR.

LIKELY THE AGAIN, YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PATRONS SITTING LOOKING AT THE LOOKING AT THE EVENT.

BUT YEAH, IT WAS IT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING I WANTED TO KIND OF SEE.

GET THE BALLPARK OF WHAT THE PRICE WOULD BE WHEN WE COULD TAKE IT.

OH. GO AHEAD. YEAH. WHAT I CAN DO IS BRING, LIKE, SOME EXAMPLES.

WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. OR.

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YEAH, YEAH. LET'S SEE SOME EXAMPLES. AND AGAIN, THIS CAN BE SOMETHING WE CONSIDER.

SO WE'LL HAVE ALMOST A WHOLE YEAR OF PEOPLE USING IT AND WE'LL SEE IF IT'S EVEN A PEOPLE COMMENT ON IT.

I KNOW WE HAVEN'T HAD VERY MANY EVENTS YET AT THE AMPHITHEATER EITHER, SO PEOPLE MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THINKING ABOUT IT UNTIL WE HAVE SOMETHING.

WELL, ANYTHING OVER THERE, BUT I'VE BEEN TO SOME PLACES WHERE YOU SIT OUT IN THE SUN.

YEAH. YEAH. IT'S MISERABLE. YEAH. I GET TO FALL.

IT'S NOT THAT BAD. BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, IF WE DO SOMETHING, WE'LL HAVE SOME WE'LL BE USING IT DURING THE FALL OR THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

SO THAT'S IN THE FALL? YEAH. SO YOU NEED SOME DIRECTION FROM US? WELL, I THINK I GOT IT. I THINK I THINK I'LL MAYBE GET SOME VENDOR OUT THERE TO LOOK AT AND MAYBE GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES, SOME SAMPLES TO BRING BACK AND SOME MORE IRON RETAIL PRICING.

I COULD DO THAT. YEAH. SO BRING BACK PRICES THAT GO ON REAL QUALITY STUFF.

YES. AND LET US KNOW WHAT THAT IS. AND WE CAN WORK WITH YOUR GRANDMOTHER OR MOTHER THAT SAID THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER, OKAY. BUT MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO BECAUSE GRANDMA TOLD HER, WHEN WE BUILD IT, WHEN WE BUILD IT, WE'LL PUT HER COAT ON THERE. LISTEN, WE NEED A WAY TO PAY FOR IT AS THE PRESIDENT.

I NEED SOME TARIFFS. TARIFFS? SURE. SOME TARIFFS.

IF YOU'RE BRINGING ANYTHING COMING IN SACHSE WOULD BE TERRIBLE.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S OFF THE RECORD. OFF THE RECORD.

ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS ON THAT? EXECUTIVE THIS SESSION. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.

ITEM NUMBER ONE, EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE MDD BOARD SHALL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE,

[E. Executive Session]

THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:30 P.M..

[F. Action Resulting from Executive Session]

WE WILL OPEN NO ACTION, OUR MDD SESSION, WE HAVE NO ACTION FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT I'LL OPEN THE SESSION AT 8:08 P.M..

ANYTHING WE WANT TO COVER BEFORE WE ADJOURN. ADJOURNED.

ALL RIGHT. ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.