Sep 02, 2025 City Council

[A. Meeting Opening]

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WELL, WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025. THE TIME MS. GRANGER. 6:30 P.M. WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 2 INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.

I'VE ASKED MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND MISS BUHLER TO LEAD THE PLEDGES. IF YOU WILL PLEASE RISE. PLEASE PRAY WITH ME.

DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER TONIGHT AS WE PLAN AND PREPARE OUR CITY'S FUTURE.

PLEASE ALLOW US TO LISTEN TO EACH OTHER'S DISCUSSIONS AND ARGUMENTS AS WE MAKE OUR BEST ARGUMENT FOR OUR FUTURE OF THE CITY OF SACHSE.

I ALWAYS ASK THAT YOU REACH OUT AND PROTECT THE ALL OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND ALL THE MILITARY AROUND THE WORLD.

PLEASE GIVE US THE PATIENCE AND THE WISDOM TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR FUTURE.

OUR CITY'S FUTURE. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE.

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM B, RECOGNITION. ITEM 1. PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK

[B. Recognition]

AND I WOULD ASK MS. KATHRYN COPE TO COME JOIN ME DOWN FRONT.

OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. SO, YEAH, I'VE BEEN SCOLDED BEFORE TO STAY IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

SO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING MS. COPE FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT HER PARENTS, RIGHT BACK THERE ARE RESIDENTS OF SACHSE.

SO WE'RE GLAD THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT.

BUT WE WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE A GREAT THING THAT THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK DOES.

AND THAT'S ADDRESSING HUNGER. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T LIKE TO THINK ABOUT A LOT OF TIMES, BECAUSE WE JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE FED.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. AND SO THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK DOES A GREAT JOB IN PROMOTING THAT AWARENESS.

REALLY SINCE 2008, HUNGER ACTION MONTH, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO I SAY CELEBRATE.

IT'S NOT REALLY THE RIGHT WAY TO PUT IT, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO RECOGNIZE IT AND HOW PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE TO HELP, HOPEFULLY ONE DAY END HUNGER.

AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FORMALLY HUNGER ACTION MONTH HERE AT THE CITY OF SACHSE AND READ A PROCLAMATION INTO THE RECORD.

AND THEN AT THE END, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE. OKAY.

WHEREAS HUNGER ACTION MONTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 BY FEEDING AMERICA AND WORKS TO PROMOTE WAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP FIGHT THE HUNGER CRISIS.

WHEREAS THE NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN STRIVES TO MOBILIZE THE PUBLIC INTO ACTING ON THE ISSUE OF HUNGER AND HELP MORE THAN 12 MILLION CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE.

LOCALLY, 1 IN 7 PEOPLE OR 14.2% OF DALLAS COUNTY RESIDENTS, AND 1 IN 10 PEOPLE, OR 10.9% OF COLLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS, STRUGGLE WITH FOOD AND, STRUGGLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY.

AND WHEREAS, IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CURB THIS TREND, SACHSE IS JOINING TOGETHER WITH ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TO PROMOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK'S ANNUAL PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE, EITHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON, WITH THE GOAL OF RAISING 400,000 POUNDS OF PEANUT BUTTER.

AND WHEREAS THE RESIDENTS AND PATRONS WITHIN THE CITY OF SACHSE HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN GENEROUSLY AND WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LOVE TOWARD EFFORTS TAKING CARE OF THOSE IN NEED. AND THE CITY COUNCIL CALLS SACHSE INTO ACTION TO GET INVOLVED, IN EVENTS LIKE THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE AND MORE.

NOW THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH IN SACHSE AND ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO JOIN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK TO HELP ERADICATE HUNGER IN OUR CITY, COUNTIES, STATE AND NATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS.[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITY OF SACHSE DEDICATION TO FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY RIGHT HERE IN YOUR CITY.

SACHSE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PARTNER FOR THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK AS A CITY.

AND I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS BEEN A LOYAL SUPPORTER.

UNFORTUNATELY, TEXAS IS NUMBER ONE IN FOOD INSECURITY IN THE COUNTRY.

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SO ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN HELP COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY AND FIGHT HUNGER IS THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE.

WHAT WE NEED IS A COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH. IT'S GREAT.

I KNOW WE OFTEN SHOW PICTURES OF BIG CORPORATIONS WITH THE BIG CHECK, BUT WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS EACH INDIVIDUAL IN THIS ROOM TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS HAPPENING DURING SEPTEMBER. TO SHARE A LINK ON FACEBOOK.

EVEN IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER YOUR OWN TEAM UNDER THE CITY OF SACHSE, YOU CAN DO THAT.

THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HAVE THEIR OWN PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE TEAM PAGE AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS CAN GET IN.

GET A LITTLE COMPETITIVE, BUT ALSO YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS CAN YOUR CHURCHES, YOUR SCHOOLS, EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE.

IT'S THE FULL MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1ST THROUGH 30TH, AND YOU CAN PARTICIPATE BY DONATING JARS.

I KNOW THE CITY WILL HAVE DROP OFF SPOTS, I'M ASSUMING HERE IN CITY HALL AS WELL.

THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, YOU CAN COME DROP OFF A FEW JARS, START A DRIVE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEN DROP IT OFF AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

EVERYTHING WILL GO TOWARDS OUR NETWORK OF FEEDING PARTNERS.

AND I KNOW WE HAVE FOOD PANTRIES RIGHT HERE IN SACHSE THAT WILL THEN HAND THAT PEANUT BUTTER OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.

YOU CAN ALSO DONATE THE FOOD BANK CAN STRETCH A DOLLAR REALLY FAR.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO BUY FROM MANUFACTURERS AND IN BULK.

SO PLEASE KNOW THAT I KNOW CLICKING ONLINE AND DONATING ISN'T AS EXCITING AS CARRYING THE JARS IN, BUT KNOW THAT THAT MONEY WILL BE RESTRICTED TO PEANUT BUTTER PURCHASE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT IN STOCK FOR THOSE THAT NEED IT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.

AGAIN. MISS COPE, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WILL SAY WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED MAYOR, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I GOT I DON'T WANT TO SAY TOLD TO DO BY MISS COPE, BUT SUGGESTED STRONGLY THAT, HEY, WE DO A GREAT THING WITH OUR PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE, AND WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ALL CITIES AND MAYORS PARTICIPATE.

AND I WILL SAY THIS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN TO LAVON YET, BUT YOU KNOW, MAYOR VICKI SHE'S GUNNING FOR ME.

BUT TELL HER THAT SHE GOT US LAST YEAR, BUT SHE'S NOT GOING TO GET US THIS YEAR, SO YOU YOU CAN BRING THAT MESSAGE BACK TO HER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C.

[C. Public Comment]

NEXT IS MS. JANE REED.

YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.

JANE REED, SACHSE TEXAS. I'M SORRY. I HATE TALKING IN FRONT OF IN THIS TYPE OF FORUM. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION. AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN A MEETING, THE BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING BACK IN JULY OR AUGUST. BUT I KNOW GINA NASH MADE A COMMENT THAT HAS STRUCK ME THAT AT SOME POINT SACHSE WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS A MAINTENANCE CITY.

I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. I CAN ONLY GUESS THAT IT'S BASICALLY ONCE WE BUILD OUT THIS TOWN, IT'S GOING TO BECOME JUST WE'RE JUST MAINTAINING THIS CITY.

SO AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT RELATES TO THE BUDGET.

I MEAN, DO WE DOES EVERYTHING WE STILL HAVE A YEARLY BUDGET OR IS IT THE BUDGET TOTALLY SEPARATE? I MEAN, BASED ON THE MAINTENANCE BUDGET, THE MAINTENANCE CITY BUDGET VERSUS A REGULAR CITY BUDGET, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WAS ANSWERED BY A DAVID BALDWIN.

MS. REED IF I COULD STOP YOU FOR A SECOND. IF THESE ARE BUDGET RELATED QUESTIONS, WE HAVE A SEPARATE ITEM FOR THAT.

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NO, I BROUGHT UP, NEVER MIND. OKAY. YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM FOR THE BUDGET.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT THIS IS NOT A BUDGET ITEM. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

NEVER MIND. OKAY. NO. MY TIME IS THANK YOU, MS. REED. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? AND AGAIN FOR AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA. OKAY.

HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES. ITEM 1 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT

[D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]

THE FALL AND WINTER GUIDE. THE NEW FALL AND WINTER GUIDE TO FUN IS HERE.

THE GUIDE HIGHLIGHTS UPCOMING CLASSES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE MICHAEL J.

FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. THE SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE SACHSE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, AS WELL AS OUR SEASONAL SPECIAL EVENTS.

BOTH DIGITAL AND PRINTED COPIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

PRINTED COPIES CAN BE PICKED UP AT CITY FACILITIES, AND YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THE FULL GUIDE ON OUR WEBSITE.

NEXT UP WE HAVE GRANDPARENTS DAY ON SEPTEMBER 5TH.

CELEBRATE GRANDPARENTS DAY IN SACHSE WITH YOUR PRESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN.

JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL MORNING FULL OF FREE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO MAKE MEMORIES TOGETHER.

THE CELEBRATION WILL INCLUDE STORYTIME AT THE LIBRARY, DONUTS AT THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, TODDLER TIME IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER GYM, AND A FURRY FAREWELL WITH ADOPTION DOGS AT THE SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTER ALL SCHEDULED BETWEEN 9:30 AND 11:30.

NEXT UP WE HAVE THE MOTHER AND SON SPACE ADVENTURE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH.

MOMS AND SONS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR THE ADVENTURE FROM 3 TO 5 P.M.

AT THE MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO BOYS AGES 4 THROUGH 11 AND THEIR MOMS. FAMILIES CAN ENJOY A MOBILE PLANETARIUM, SPACE THEMED BOUNCE HOUSES, GAMES, CRAFTS, PRIZES, AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS. IT'S A FUN CHANCE TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER AND CREATE LASTING MEMORIES.

MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND LASTLY, PLEASE JOIN US FOR FOLLOWING DRONES AND BONES ON OCTOBER 18TH FROM 4 TO 8 P.M..

THE PARKS AND RECREATION TEAMS ARE GEARING UP FOR OUR 2ND ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE EXCITING EVENT FEATURING A HAUNTED MAZE, CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT, LIVE PERFORMANCES ON STAGE, A COSTUME CONTEST AND MUCH MORE.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE ADDING SACHSE'S 1ST EVER DRONE SHOW, AN OUTDOOR MOVING MOVIE AND TRICK OR TREAT MARKET.

YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BUHLER. MR. MILLSAP. OKAY. FOR THE LIBRARY. I'LL TRY TO READ THROUGH THIS SINCE I LEFT MY GLASSES AT HOME AND I DON'T SEE REAL WELL WITHOUT THEM.

THIS FALL, THEY'RE HAVING A TYPICAL SEASONAL CHAPTER ON A BOOK IN A BOX EVENT.

AND THIS IS YOU CAN SIGN UP PRIMARILY FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE, 18 TO 25, WHICH WAS SLATED FOR.

BUT IF YOU SHOW UP AND YOU'RE NOT IN THAT AGE GROUP, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO STILL LET YOU PARTICIPATE.

AND THIS THIS TIME IT'S THE THEME IS COMFORT AND COZY.

SO BE SURE AND SIGN UP. YOU CAN DO THAT ONLINE SIGN UP.

BUT YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP TO THE LIBRARY TO GET YOUR BOOK IN A BOX.

YOU GET TO KEEP THE PRIZE. YOU NEED TO BRING THE BOOK IN A BOX BACK WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GET THROUGH READING IT, AND THAT BOX WILL BE RECYCLED AGAIN FOR THE NEXT EVENT.

ALSO, THERE'S ANOTHER EVENT COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER THE 17TH AT 6 P.M.

IT'S MAKE AND MINGLE CRAFT NIGHT, AND THIS TIME IT'S THE MONTHLY EVENT IS TO CREATE A CRAFT AND MINGLE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND ENJOY SOME LIGHT REFRESHMENTS.

THIS MONTH WE'LL BE MAKING FALL SIGNS INSPIRED BY SCRABBLE.

OKAY, SO I'M NOT GOOD AT SCRABBLE, SO, I'M NOT EITHER.

YOU NEED TO SHOW UP FOR THE EVENT. AND IT SAYS THAT YOU CAN SIGN UP.

THAT STARTED SIGNING UP, STARTED YESTERDAY. I'M NOT SURE HOW WE SIGNED UP YESTERDAY ONLINE, BUT SINCE THE LIBRARY WAS CLOSED, BUT I GUESS IT DID IT ONLINE.

BUT ANYWAY, SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SIGN UP, I'M SURE.

THANK YOU, MR MILLSAP. MR. PRESTENBERG. YES, I ALSO LEFT MY GLASSES AT HOME, SO IF I COULD HAVE SOMEONE HOLD THIS LIKE 2 FEET AWAY, I'D BE PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, SO, ANIMAL SHELTER ANNOUNCEMENTS.

YAY! OKAY, FIRST OFF SAMMY WAS FINALLY ADOPTED AFTER MORE THAN 5 MONTHS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

[APPLAUSE] SAMMY HAS FINALLY BEEN ADOPTED. AT 8 YEARS OLD, HE WAS ONE OF OUR LONGEST RESIDENTS AND HAD BEGUN TO GROW WEARY OF SHELTER LIFE.

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FANS PICKING OUT GOODIES AND A NEW COZY BED. SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT THE VOLUNTEERS AND EVERYONE TOOK CARE OF HIM FOR SO LONG.

FUTURE PETS RIGHT NOW ARE ROCKY AND LUCY. WE'RE SHINING AN EXTRA SPOTLIGHT ON 2 OF THESE MOST INSPIRING PUPS.

THESE 2 CAME IN TOGETHER AFTER BEING ABANDONED AND ARE NOW IN FOSTER CARE.

SO YOU WON'T MEET THEM AT THE SHELTER, BUT BOTH ARE READY FOR LOVING HOMES. ROCKY HAS SEEN ON YOUR YOUR SCREEN HERE, 1 YEAR OLD BOY WHO SURVIVED NEGLECT WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED.

HE WAS SO SCARED, AND EVEN GENTLE VOICES MADE HIM COWER WITH LOVE AND PATIENCE.

HE'S TRANSFORMED AND NOW PLAYS WITH OTHER DOGS, GIVES KISSES AND LOVES TO CUDDLE.

CUDDLING MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. ROCKY DOES HAVE AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND IS BEING MANAGED WITH STEROIDS, AND HE'S CURRENTLY ON HIS FIRST TREATMENT TRIAL.

SO GIVE HIM A LOOK. AND THEN WE HAVE LUCY. WE HAVE A PICTURE.

THERE WE GO I LIKE LUCY, I LIKE I LOVE LUCY. THERE YOU GO.

BE CAREFUL SHE'S SHY, BUT MAKING PROGRESS EVERY DAY. SHE ENJOYS WALKS, PETS AND CURLING UP IN A LAP.

SHE WOULD THRIVE IN A QUIET HOME WHERE SHE CONTINUED TO BUILD HER CONFIDENCE. IF YOU ARE READY FOR ROCKY OR LUCY THE SECOND CHANCE THEY DESERVE, CALL THE ANIMAL SHELTER AT (972) 675-9662. WE HAD OUR ANIMAL SHELTER MEETING THIS LAST WEEK, AND A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

I HAVE SOME NEW EMPLOYEES THAT ARE THERE, SO IF YOU HAVE TIME, GO BY AND SAY HI, SHAKE THEIR HAND AND TELL THEM THANK YOU.

AND ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL WE GOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESTENBERG. ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS NASH. THANK YOU MAYOR.

WE HAVE 1 NEW HIRE WE WANT TO WELCOME BETTY THOMAS.

SHE IS SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY AS I'M KNOCKING ON WOOD, THAT THE PD NOW HAS NO VACANCIES FOR SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD POSITIONS.

IN TERMS OF PROMOTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE STAFF, ELENA GUTIERREZ, SPEAKING OF ANIMAL SERVICES, SHE JUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HER BASIC ANIMAL CONTROL TRAINING, AND SHE PASSED THE STATE EXAM.

SO SHE'S NOW OFFICIALLY A CERTIFIED ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE HER CONTINUE GROWING IN THIS ROLE.

AND THEN MICHAEL HUGHES. SHOUT OUT TO HIM. HE COMPLETED HIS ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN FIRE SERVICE AND HE COMPLETED HIS COURSEWORK SUMMA CUM LAUDE.

SO THIS IS A TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIM AND HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.

AND LASTLY, I LIKE TO DO CORE VALUES RECOGNITION.

AND ON THE CORE VALUE OF INNOVATION THE LEAN 6 SIGMA GREEN BELT GRADUATES.

SO SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA LAST WEEK, BUT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE PUBLICLY, ACTUALLY, 2 OF THE 3 OF OUR GRADUATES ARE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT.

LOGAN THATCHER, COREY NESBITT AND ALSO KYLE POTRAZA COMPLETED THEIR LEAN 6 SIGMA GREENBELT PROGRAM TRAINING.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, LEAN 6 SIGMA IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METHOD THAT HELPS ORGANIZATIONS STREAMLINE PROCESSES, REDUCE WASTE, AND DELIVER BETTER RESULTS. AND OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, OUR EMPLOYEES JOINED STAFF FROM GARLAND, ROWLETT AND RICHARDSON TO APPLY THESE PRINCIPLES AND IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR CITY SERVICES.

THE CITY OF GARLAND GENEROUSLY OFFERED THIS TRAINING AT NO COST, ALLOWING OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO BUILD VALUABLE SKILLS AND BRING NEW IDEAS BACK TO SACHSE.

WHILE YOU SAW IN THE PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA, COREY WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE HE WAS AT A FLOODPLAIN CONFERENCE LAST WEEK, BUT THEY ALL DID. 3 SUCCESSFULLY EARN THEIR GREEN BELT CERTIFICATIONS.

AGAIN, THIS ACHIEVEMENT REALLY IS A REFLECTION OF THE INNOVATIVE SPIRIT AND DEDICATION THAT OUR STAFF HAS TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT THEIR PROJECTS ARE GOING TO HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU AND GREAT JOB.

YES, THAT'S A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT. AND MR. NESBITT, I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW EXCITING A FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IS.

I'M SURE YOU HAD A GREAT TIME. SO THANK YOU, MS. NASH. JUST A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME. THE CITY DID LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE LAST? I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY, BUT WE DID POST ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS AT J.K.

SACHSE PARK PLAYGROUND SPECIFICALLY. AND IT'S COMING ALONG BEAUTIFULLY.

AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE POST, IT IS FUNDED SOLELY THROUGH OUR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SALES TAX DOLLARS, WHICH MEANS EVERY TIME YOU BUY SOMETHING IN SACHSE, YOU HELP PAY FOR THINGS LIKE THIS.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE HERE IF YOU LIVE IN WYLIE OR LIVE, COME ON, COME SPEND STUFF IN SACHSE. WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT PROGRESS ON THE GROUND.

AND SO IT'S JUST A IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY THERE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO THERE AND LOOK. AND WE ARE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS ON THAT.

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AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE J.K. SACHSE PARK IS IT IS AT 4310 RANCH ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE AS SOME PEOPLE SAY AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE PROCLAMATION WITH CITY OF SACHSE ACTUALLY IS PROUDLY PARTICIPATING IN THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK'S ANNUAL PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE.

AND SO THE GOAL FROM THE NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK IS TO RAISE $350,000 ON THE SACHSE PORTION AND COLLECT 100,000 POUNDS OF PEANUT BUTTER AGAIN.

THE SACHSE PORTION TO HELP FIGHT HUNGER IN OUR REGION.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE DONATION BINS OUT THIS WEEK AT CITY HALL, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE MICHAEL J.

FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER. SO YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE AN EXCUSE TO NOT FIND A BIN.

SO IF YOU'RE ANYWHERE ON CAMPUS, YOU CAN FIND A BIN.

AND PLEASE, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD DONATE TO THAT TO HELP FIGHT HUNGER.

AND YES NOT GONNA LIE, WE NEED TO BEAT LAVON, SO THAT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP IF YOU COULD DO THAT.

AND BUT AGAIN, IT'S FOR A GREAT CAUSE, AND YOU CAN KEEP UP ON THE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE IN OUR PROGRESS ON ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.

SO WE, AGAIN, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IN 60 TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT.

OKAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE WE WILL MOVE ON.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C. EXCUSE ME, THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM 1 APPROVE THE AUGUST 18TH,

[E. Consent Agenda]

FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER, BUILDING PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FEES.

REUSE SERVICE FES. WATER RATE SCHEDULE. REFUGE FEES.

EXCUSE ME. REFUGE SERVICE FEES. WATER RATE SCHEDULE.

WATER SERVICE CONNECTION FEES, WASTEWATER RATE SCHEDULE, AND MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE UTILITY SYSTEM FEE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ITEM 5 APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN ATMOS CITY STEERING COMMITTEE ACSC, SAY THAT FAST AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION MID-TEXAS DIVISION REGARDING THE COMPANY'S 2025 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM, FILING DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE, ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH A 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 THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, ADOPTING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE RATE, AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND THE ACSC LEGAL COUNSEL.

THANK YOU, MR. LAUGHLIN, FOR THAT WONDERFUL CAPTION WE HAD TO READ.

[LAUGHTER] SO. I JUST HAD TO GIVE YOU, BY THE WAY, WE APPRECIATE MR. LAUGHLIN. YES, WE ARE DEFINITELY COVERED. AND I WILL SAY I APPRECIATE MR. LAUGHLIN FILLING IN FOR MR. GORFIDA TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WITH THAT, ANYONE LIKE TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MISS HOWARTH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

A MOTION BY MISS HOWARTH TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? NOT EVERYBODY WANTS, MISS BUHLER. SECOND. SECOND BY MISS BUHLER.

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

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F ACTION ITEMS.

[1. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2025-2026 fiscal year budget and set a date for budget adoption.]

MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. OUR FINANCE TEAM IS HERE FOR YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET TONIGHT.

AND AS YOU JUST STATED, MAYOR, THIS IS THE PUBLIC GEARING FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

AND THEN YOU'LL BE SETTING A DATE FOR THE BUDGET ADOPTION.

RYAN BRADEHOFT, OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR, IS DOING THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

SO WE LET DAVID HAVE THE THE NIGHT TO SIT AND WATCH BRYAN PRESENT AS AS IT'S DAVID'S BIRTHDAY,

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IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, YES, HE HAS QUITE THE ACCESSORY TO HIS OFFICE.

I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY. WELL, WELCOME TO THE PODIUM.

APPRECIATE YOU. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

YES. WE ARE HERE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.

SO SO YEAH, LET'S DO THAT. BEFORE WE DO THAT, THOUGH, I THINK IT'S WORTH ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT A PUBLIC HEARING IS.

OF COURSE, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIZENS TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE BUDGET, AND IT'S ALSO WORTH ACKNOWLEDGING THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE'VE THEY'VE HAD THUS FAR TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE BUDGET. AND SO LET'S RECAP SOME OF THOSE.

ON JUNE 2ND AT THE AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WE OFFER INVITED EARLY CITIZEN INPUT ON THE BUDGET.

THEN ON JUNE 10TH, THE MAYOR HOSTED A BUDGET TOWN HALL HERE AT CITY HALL.

AND THEN ON JULY 28TH, THERE WAS A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE BUDGET WORKSHOP.

AND THEN AUGUST 4TH AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED SUBMISSION OF THE CERTIFIED APPRAISAL TAX ROLES, THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

AND THEN ON AUGUST 7TH, THERE WAS AGAIN THE MAYOR HOSTED A BUDGET AND BEVERAGES PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT.

AND THEN ON AUGUST 15TH, WE MADE THE BUDGET AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE LIBRARY AND PROVIDED IT TO CITY COUNCIL.

AND THEN AT THE MOST RECENT COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE GAVE A BUDGET PRESENTATION, WE DISCUSSED THE BUDGET AND THEN SCHEDULED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING. SO ALL THOSE HAVE BEEN OPPORTUNITIES THUS FAR TO FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE BUDGET.

AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THE BUDGET WAS MADE AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 15TH ONLINE AT THE LIBRARY AND ALSO PROVIDED TO THE CITY SECRETARY AND PROVIDED TO YOU ALL.

NOW THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET, NOT ON THE TAX RATE, BUT I THINK IT'S STILL WORTH ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE TAX RATE INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET IS THE SAME RATE THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS.

IT IS LOWER THAN THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE AND THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

RIGHT. SO NEXT STEPS. SO ALREADY TONIGHT YOU ADOPTED THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.

AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING WE'LL ASK YOU TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, RATIFY THE TAX RATE AND APPROVE THE TAX RATE.

SO THEREFORE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THEN I'LL ASK THAT YOU TAKE ACTION ON THE BUDGET, SPECIFICALLY BY SETTING A DATE FOR ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET THAT DATE BEING SEPTEMBER 15TH.

ANY QUESTIONS? AND IF NOT, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY NEED TO LEAVE THAT CHEAT SHEET BACK UP THERE FOR LATER SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

AS STAFF SAID, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO AT THIS TIME, I DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. THE TIME MS. GRANGER 6:58.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN AT 6:58 P.M. I DO HAVE 1 CARD.

MISS JANE REED. AGAIN, IF YOU'LL JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.

JANE REED 2204 CORNWALL LANE. I HAVE SENT EMAILS AND HAVE RECEIVED RESPONSES ON MOST OF THE INFORMATION.

JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING FELL. SO. BUT I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND IT WAS THE SIMPLEST QUESTION I HAD, BUT IT WAS SENT ON AUGUST 29TH AT 11:37 A.M. I SAID, AND THIS WAS SENT TO THE BUDGET EMAIL GROUP.

LOGAN, CHANCE AND JEFF. I SAID, WHO IS IN THE BUDGET EMAIL GROUP? I'VE GOTTEN NO ANSWER. SO I GUESS THAT MUST BE PRIVATE INFORMATION.

AND ALSO I'M VERY CONFUSED ON THE WORKSHOP AND THE BUDGET AND BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO TIE OUT THE WORKSHOP NUMBERS TO THE BUDGET NUMBERS, AND FOR INSTANCE, I'M JUST GOING TO START CALLING OUT SOME NUMBERS,

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EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND TRAVEL TOTAL $311,000. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAM TOTALS $259,000.

CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES $256,000. CONTRACT MOWING SERVICES $119,000.

INSTRUCTOR PAYMENT TOTAL $105,000. A CONTINGENCY TOTAL $100,000.

DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION. TOTAL $91,000. A 5TH STREET DISTRICT TOTAL $36,000.

VARIOUS CONTRACTOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TOTAL $35,000.

UNFORESEEN REPAIRS $18,000. AND THEN THERE IS ALSO ON THE WORKSHEET UNDER THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR UNDER THE IT DEPARTMENT IT SHOWS $8, WHICH I THINK IS AN ERROR.

SO THAT IS. AND THEN I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ON THE GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE HAS GONE UP $109,000 FROM LAST YEAR, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SIGNIFICANT UPTICK THIS YEAR IN AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE CLAIMS. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS. I MEAN, IS IT BECAUSE, I MEAN, ARE WE IS THERE BEEN SEVERAL WRECKS WITH THE COMPANY CARS? SO I GUESS MY TIME IS UP. THANK YOU, MS. REED. THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS CARD I HAVE FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THE TIME MS. GRANGER, 07:02 P.M.

PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AT 7:02 P.M. OKAY, SO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL OR ANY STAFF COMMENTS AS WELL? IF NOT, THEN WE WILL NEED TO IF YOU WILL ACTUALLY CAN YOU PUT THAT SLIDE BACK UP? YEAH. IF YOU WOULD REPEAT THE LANGUAGE WE NEED TO USE.

YES, SIR. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU SAY I MOVED TO SET THE DATE FOR ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE SEPTEMBER 15TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

I'M SORRY THAT'S ALRIGHT. ONE MORE TIME. OKAY. I MOVE TO SET THE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE SEPTEMBER 15TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

OKAY.

HOWARTH IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO? SURE. OKAY. YOU HAD YOUR MIC UP. GO AHEAD. YEAH.

I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO SET A DATE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. HOWARTH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. PRESTENBERG. SECOND. HAVE A SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE THAT VOTE? OKAY, I DON'T HEAR ANY. SO WITH THAT PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.MIC]. I THINK MR. MILLSAP HAD A REBOOT ON HIS COMPUTER, I THINK SO.

CAN WE TAKE A MANUAL VOTE FOR HIM? FRANK, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU DO IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY.

OKAY. THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S TRUE. DID YOU GET THAT, MISS GRANGER? OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, SO WE WILL WE WILL ADDRESS THAT ITEM ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM G DISCUSSION ITEMS, ITEM 1,

[1. Discuss and provide feedback on the fiscal year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Plan.]

MISS NASH. OH, I'M SORRY, MISS HOWARTH. CAN WE TELL MISS REED WHO'S IN THAT BUDGET GROUP? I'M ASSUMING IT'S FINANCE AND. OH, YEAH, SURE WE CAN.

YEAH. GO AHEAD, MISS NASH. IT'S FINANCE. AND LAUREN ROSE, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, SINCE SHE IS OVER THE FINANCE TEAM.

OKAY. GOOD CATCH. THANK YOU, MISS HOWARTH. HELLO, MR. NESBITT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL. JUST GO.

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PUTS YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS EVERY NOW AND THEN. COME ON. SO YOU'VE SEEN THIS IN THE PAST? AGAIN, WITH THE BUDGET PRESENTATION. WE'LL GO THROUGH A QUICK UPDATE HERE OF THE CIP PLAN. AND YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND THEN ASK ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

WE'LL GO THROUGH A QUICK OVERVIEW. I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PROJECT UPDATES. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING WE'LL GO OVER AND YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS A HUNDRED TIMES, BUT I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PASER STUFF JUST SO YOU GUYS KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT FUTURE FUNDING AND THEN ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END? AGAIN, JUST TO RECAP, THIS IS A CIP IS FOR OUR 6 YEAR PROGRAM.

1 YEAR IS THE 1ST YEAR IS A CIP. THE 2ND 5 YEARS IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

SO THAT'S WHY IT SAYS 6YEARS. WELL, SORRY, IT SAYS 5 YEARS NOW, BUT IT'S TECHNICALLY 6 YEARS.

BUT AND AGAIN THIS IS USED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS VARIOUS PROJECTS WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, ROADS, ALL THE ABOVE. AND AGAIN, ONE THING THAT WE'RE, WE'RE LIKE MANY CITIES IN OUR IN OUR AREA THAT OUR NEEDS ARE BEGINNING TO QUICKLY OUTPACE OUR RESOURCES AVAILABLE. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF A CONTINUING BATTLE THAT WE FIGHT HERE INTERNALLY WITH OUR OPERATIONS, BUDGETS AND ALSO THE SCHEDULING OF THE CIP PROJECTS.

SO BASED ON OUR CURRENT CIP AGAIN, THIS IS FROM JULY OF 2025, THERE'S ROUGHLY $208 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS WE'VE IDENTIFIED TODAY.

AGAIN, WE CAN'T DO IT ALL AT ONCE, BUT CERTAINLY THERE'S A GREAT DEMAND FOR FIXING SOME OF THIS STUFF.

AND WE'LL SEE THIS IN A SECOND. WE HAVE 130 MILES OF CONCRETE STREETS AND 21 MILES OF ASPHALT STREETS WITHIN THE CITY.

AGAIN, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, WE CAN'T FUND THESE PROJECTS AS A PAY AS YOU GO PROJECT.

SO OPTIONS WE'VE EXPLORED IN THE PAST, LIKE 2021 BOND PROJECTS IS GENERALLY OUR ISSUANCE OF DEBT TO COVER THESE EXPENSES FOR THESE PROJECTS.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BEFORE? QUICK UPDATE. THESE ARE THE PROJECTS WE HAVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. VARIOUS SEWER PROJECTS THAT ARE DONE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THE PUBLIC WORKS PUMP STATION. WE'RE ADDING THREE NEW PUMPS TO THAT FACILITY OUT THERE. AND THEN ALSO KIND OF WE'RE DOING THE UTILITY MASTER PLAN UPDATE AS WELL. SOME CHANGES THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN FROM THE FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET WORKSHOP.

THE GROUND STORAGE TANKS, MEXICO CREEK GROUND STORAGE TANKS, WE'VE DELAYED THAT FUNDING UNTIL 2027-2028 FISCAL YEAR. ALSO, WE'VE DELAYED SOME OF THE WATER, THE LARGE WATER VALVE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN PUSHED OUT TO 28-29. AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY WE'RE NOT DOING THOSE PROJECTS.

SOME OF THOSE LARGE VALVE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH ACTUAL CIP PROJECTS, AND SO WE'RE STILL DOING THEM.

IT'S JUST IN A DIFFERENT FORM. BUT THE ACTUAL LARGE VALVE PROJECT HAS BEEN PUSHED OUT TO 2028.

AND THEN IF YOU RECALL, WE'VE ALSO MOVED REMOVED THE VICKSBURG DRAINAGE PROJECT FROM OUR CIP.

AGAIN. ROADWAY PROJECTS UNDERWAY. WE'RE DOING THE 2021 BOND PROJECTS RIGHT NOW, SO CEDAR BROOK COURT.

THOSE ONES ARE UNDERWAY. RIDGEVIEW ALLEY, THOSE ONES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

AGAIN, BAILEY ROAD IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THE DESIGN OF COMPLETING THE DESIGN OF PHASE 2.

WEST CREEK AND WILLIFORD [INAUDIBLE] YOU SHOULD BE SEEING THOSE PRETTY SOON. MERRITT ROAD.

WE HAVE SUBMITTED 90% PLANS TEX STAT, AND WE'RE WAITING COMMENTS BACK.

SHOULD HAVE HAD THEM THIS MONTH, BUT WE'LL SEE ON THAT.

AND THEN WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY AND OLD BEN DAVIS ARE STILL UNDER DESIGN.

CHANGES FROM THE PROPOSED BUDGET YOU SAW THIS SUMMER. WE ARE EXPEDITING THE SCHEDULE FOR SACHSE PHASE 3.

THAT'LL START DESIGN HERE THIS FISCAL YEAR. AGAIN, BEN DAVIS HAS BEEN WE'VE REFLECTED THE FUNDING.

IF YOU RECALL, THAT'S PARTIAL GRANT OR PARTIAL FUNDING WITH OXFORD GLEN MEMORY CARE FACILITY.

AND SO WE'VE REFLECTED THE BUDGET TO TO SHOW THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN ACTUAL LINE ITEMS. AND AGAIN, WE DID ADD SOME MORE MONEY TO WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY.

THIS IS ON THE CITY WEBSITE. THIS IS ON OUR INTERACTIVE GIS MAPS.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR PASER SCORES LOOK LIKE.

YOU SEE WEST CREEK IS THAT VERTICAL YELLOW OR RED LINE TO THE NORTHEAST THAT PROJECTS UNDER DESIGN RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN SOME OF THE RED AND THE YELLOW ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROJECT, THAT'S RIDGEVIEW VALLEY MAPLE SHADE.

AND SO, AGAIN, THE SYSTEM IS NOT PERFECT, BUT THIS IS GENERALLY HOW WE'VE SELECTED AND PROGRAMED OUR CIP PROJECTS AND EVEN OUR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS.

SO JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF THAT. AGAIN JUST FOR FOR EVERYBODY'S GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

PASER RATINGS OF ONE ARE BASICALLY A BRAND NEW STREET.

WE HAVE 37 MILES OF THAT PASER RATINGS OF 2. AGAIN, SOME CRACKED PANELS, BUT GENERALLY IT'S A RELATIVELY GOOD SHAPE.

WE HAVE 46 MILES OF THAT. AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON PASE 3 OR PASERIE'S OF 3 AND 4.

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AND THEN PASERATING FOR BASICALLY UNMAINTAINABLE AT THIS POINT.

SO. OUR PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.

AGAIN, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE 2021 BOND PROJECTS.

WE TALKED ABOUT WOODBRIDGE PARKWAY. WE'LL GET THAT OUT TO CONSTRUCTION. MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE STREET REPAIRS.

AGAIN, THAT'S KIND OF GOES BACK IN WITH OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND ALSO THE BOND STUFF. WE'RE TRYING TO FINISH UP SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS. WE ARE GOING TO UNDERTAKE A MAJOR SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT PROJECT UNDER HIGHLAND CREST LANE, AND THEN ALSO TO WORK ON SOME OF OUR GIS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.

AGAIN, UTILITY PROJECTS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.

AGAIN, WE DO TAKE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING ON A ON A YEARLY BASIS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT FOR NEXT YEAR. ALSO PART OF THE INDUSTRIAL DRIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME WATERLINE UPGRADES. AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING ON THE PUBLIC WORKS PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS HOPEFULLY HAVE THE SOUTHEAST SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT STARTED THIS NEXT YEAR.

WORKING ON GETTING A PERMIT THROUGH THE RAILROAD TO FINISH THE SEWER UNDER HIGHWAY 70 AT OLD CITY HALL.

AND THEN AGAIN, SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. WE'VE ACTUALLY MET WITH THE CONSULTANT AND CONTRACTOR TO WORK ON THE CORNWALL LANE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

WE'VE ALSO MET WITH THEM TO DO THE DAVE SANFORD PARK IMPROVEMENTS.

AND AGAIN, WE'LL LOOK AT WILLOW LAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO DALLAS COUNTY IS GIVING US AS WELL.

FACILITIES AND PARKS PROJECTS AGAIN, WE'RE WORKING ON THE SERVICE CENTER. YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THAT. AGAIN, MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRS OF ONGOING CITY FACILITIES.

AND THEN, AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, HERITAGE PARK IMPROVEMENTS. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THIS FUTURE FUNDING.

AGAIN, GENERAL FUND ALLOCATIONS ARE INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT ROADWAYS.

WITH JUST THE PASER OF RATINGS OF 3 AND 4, IT'S $160 MILLION TO FIX RESIDENTIAL STREETS, STREETS AND ALLEYS.

AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ANY WATERLINE OR SEWER LINE IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.

SO THAT'S THAT'S A BIG NUMBER. AGAIN WE TALKED ABOUT STRATEGIES PAY AS YOU GO.

TO SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY FOR ONE SMALL OR MEDIUM SIZED PROJECT TAKES SEVERAL YEARS.

AND SO THAT'S THAT THAT GREATLY LIMITS THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS WE CAN DO, AND ALSO THE AMOUNT OF EACH PROJECT WE CAN DO.

AND AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE 2021 BOND LAST YEAR OR BOND ELECTION.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S PROBABLY THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO DO THESE, THESE TYPES OF MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS.

AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. NESBITT. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MR. MILLSAP, IN ONE OF YOUR FIRST SLIDES, YOU SAID THAT WE HAD 130 LANE MILES, 130 MILES LANE MILES.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LANE MILE AND A LINEAR MILE OF ROAD.

YES. SO A LANE MILE LIKE MILES ROAD, EACH MILE LENGTH OF ROAD WOULD ACTUALLY BE 2 LANE MILES.

SO IT'S EACH. SO IT'S OKAY. IT'S A 2 LANE SECTION.

IT'S ONE LANE MILE. OKAY. SO DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? LIKE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, IT'D BE JUST THE ACTUAL LENGTH. YEAH.

OKAY. SO IF IT'S A STREET THAT HAS A DIVIDER LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, EACH DIRECTION IS A LANE MILE.

CORRECT. SO IT WOULD BE HALF AS MANY LANE MILES AS IT WOULD BE LINEAR MILES.

YES. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT BUT. YES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE.

AND OF COURSE, THE SAME PROPORTION GOES FOR A 3 LANE.

YEAH. BUT AGAIN ONE LANE MILE IS STILL $2 MILLION.

SO IF YOU'RE DOING MILES ROAD, 1 MILE OF MILES ROAD WOULD BE $4 MILLION.

OKAY. THEN ON MILES ROAD, AN EXAMPLE SINCE IT'S DIVIDED, IS GOING EACH DIRECTION.

EACH SIDE IS A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. IS EACH SIDE 2 LANE MILES OR IS EACH SIDE 1 LANE MILE.

SO THE SO EACH SIDE GETS COUNTED AS ONE LANE MILE.

OKAY. OKAY. BUT THAT NUMBER GOES TOWARDS THE 130 LANE MILES TOTAL.

OKAY. THAT'S. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

AND I WOULD NOTE THAT THIS DISCUSSION ITEM. SO STAFF HAS PRESENTED THE OUTLINE OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN GOING FORWARD 5 YEARS.

IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THIS DIRECTION AND NO COMMENTS NECESSARY.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME TO ADDRESS THAT.

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ZOOM AND LOOK AROUND, YES. AND THEN SEE IN COLORS AND THE WHOLE BIT.

SO YOU CAN SEE HOW YOU COMPARE TO YOUR NEIGHBOR OR THE PLACE DOWN THE STREET.

OKAY. IS BROOKVIEW. IS IT BROOKVIEW LANE OR BROOKVIEW COURT? ON THAT ON OUR LIST TO REPLACE. I DIDN'T HAVE IT ON THIS PICTURE, BUT YES, I THINK I.

I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE CIP THAT MAY BE PROPOSED FOR THE 2027 BOND PROJECTS.

OKAY. AGAIN, I HAVE A LIST OF. OKAY. I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE WHEN I WALKED NEIGHBORHOODS FOR ELECTION, THAT WAS ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE WORST STREETS THAT I WALKED DOWN OKAY. BUT YES, I'M SURE THAT'S ON THE LIST. OKAY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE PASER SCORE FOR IT, BUT I'M ASSUMING IT'S REALLY RED. PROBABLY PRETTY LOW OR PRETTY HIGH.

PRETTY HIGH. OKAY, THAT WAS MY QUESTION. AND SO, THESE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, $208 MILLION OR $130 MILLION OR WHATEVER. NO, IT WAS $160 MILLION LIKE DWARFS OUR BUDGET BY A LOT.

I'M ASSUMING EVERY YEAR WE'RE FALLING A LITTLE BIT FARTHER BEHIND THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE LESS DONE.

I THINK WE'LL SEE A YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF PROGRESS WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE 2021 BOND.

WE CAN DO A LOT MORE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE $5 MILLION JUST FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, RIGHT? YES. AND SO THE $450,000 THAT I GET FOR MY MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, FOR MY MAINTENANCE OPERATION BUDGET, THAT GETS ME SO FAR. RIGHT. AND THEN WITH THE SIDEWALK BUDGET, WE HAVE $250,000 AS WELL.

SO FOR EACH YEAR WE HAVE LESS THAN $1 MILLION OF FUNDING FOR OPERATIONAL STUFF.

RIGHT? AND SO YEAH, WE'VE BEEN. AND PART OF THE DISCUSSION OR NOT DISCUSSION THAT WE HEARD ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BECOMING A MAINTENANCE CITY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THAT ONCE ALL THE ROADS ARE BUILT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES BUILDING THEM FROM SCRATCH, THE DEVELOPERS PAY COVERING THAT COST.

WHEN YOU'RE MAINTAINING A STREET THAT'S ALREADY BEEN BUILT, THAT ISN'T 100% ON US.

CORRECT. IT'S THE MATH ON THIS IS JUST UGLY. I KNOW SINCE I'VE BEEN ON CITY COUNCIL, THAT NUMBER PER LANE MILE TO REPLACE A STREET HAS DOUBLED.

I KNOW OUR REVENUE HAS NOT DOUBLED, AND I KNOW OUR TAX RATE HASN'T DOUBLED.

AND I KNOW WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES GET PAID HASN'T DOUBLED.

BUT CONCRETE COSTS, YOU KNOW, THAT LAY IN CONCRETE TO DRIVE A CAR ON HAS GONE FROM $1 MILLION TO TWO AND A HALF OR 2.1.

AND I'M ASSUMING BY THE TIME WE GET TO OUR NEXT BOND ELECTION, THEY'LL PROBABLY BE AT LEAST 2 AND A HALF ARE PUSHING 3.

SO YEAH, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE GUIDANCE. I'M A LITTLE DISCOURAGED ABOUT THE MATH, SO.

YEAH, THE MATH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CHALLENGE, THAT'S FOR SURE. [INAUDIBLE] REAL QUICK, THE COST OF CONCRETE AND MS. HOWARTH ADDRESSED THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT HAS, MY WORD, WOULD BE EXPONENTIAL.

I'M SURE IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY THAT, BUT IT ON AVERAGE, ON A YEARLY BASIS, HOW MUCH DOES THE COST OF CONCRETE GO UP? SO I WOULD THINK ON A ON A YEARLY BASIS WE WOULD LOOK AT AT LEAST 6%.

YOU'VE SEEN THAT TREND THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. DURING COVID THOSE NUMBERS WERE AS MUCH AS 25 TO 40%.

I THINK WE'VE NORMALIZED. I THINK WE'VE KIND OF LEVELED OFF A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S STILL CONCRETE PRICES ARE, YOU KNOW, EVEN JUST CONCRETE ALONE IS 6 TO 8% HIGHER EVERY YEAR.

AND THAT'S I SEE THAT AS ONE OF OUR BIGGER CHALLENGES WITH AS MISS HOWARTH MENTIONED, I THINK I WILL SAY ONE THING STAFF IS LOOKING AT.

THERE ARE NEW MATERIALS AND PROCESSES. WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT FOR 1 OPTION WE'RE LOOKING AT IS SLAG AND CONCRETE AND IT'S ALL TECHNICAL STUFF RIGHT.

BUT THAT ACTUALLY GIVES US A BETTER PRODUCT AND IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME TEXDOT THAT'S RECENTLY APPROVED IT.

WE HAVE NOT ADOPTED IT YET. BUT AGAIN WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR KIND OF NEW AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO KIND OF STRETCH THAT DOLLAR.

SOMETIMES THE ANSWER'S STILL NO. LIKE WE CAN'T DO THAT. BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE TRYING WE'RE TRYING TO TRY TO BE OPEN TO IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS.

BUT YEAH, I THINK COSTS ARE JUST COST, RIGHT? I MEAN, MR. PRESTENBERG. YES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

ONE THING THAT CAUGHT MY EAR WAS YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT MERRITT ROAD AND YOU SAID WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM THIS MONTH.

I'M ASSUMING AUGUST, RIGHT? CORRECT. BUT WE'RE STILL WAITING, AND I WOULD JUST HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THAT.

IF THAT'S A PHONE CALL YOU NEED TO MAKE OR WHOEVER WHATEVER IT NEEDS TO BE ONCE A WEEK OR TWICE A WEEK OR WHATEVER TO DO SO.

I KNOW SOMEONE MIGHT BE WATCHING THIS PRESENTATION, AND ALSO THEY HEAR YOU SAY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HEAR FROM THEM.

WE DIDN'T DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT OR WHATEVER.

JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT IS WHAT GOES A LONG WAY.

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WE'RE WORKING ON OTHER THINGS, BUT YES, THAT'S A BIG COMPONENT OF IT.

BUT YEAH, GETTING GETTING THEIR APPROVAL ON THE 95% PLANS WILL BE.

I REALIZE IT'S A SLOW TRAIN, I GET IT. BUT EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO PUSH ALONG WOULD BE GREAT.

YES, SIR. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MISS NASH, I THINK YOU ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE COMMENTS AND DIRECTION WE'RE GOING WITH THAT? YES, SIR. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT.

THE TIME MS. GRANGER 7:20 P.M. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:20 P.M.

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