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[1. Call to Order: The Municipal Development District Board of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:30 PM to consider the following items of business:]
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD MEETING.TODAY IS THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH, AND THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6 37.
ALRIGHT, UM, I'LL GIVE THE INVOCATION AND, UH, MS. BAKER WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.
SO IF YOU'LL ALL STAND WITH ME, LORD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR LIFE AND HELP THAT YOU BLESS US IN IT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY OF SAXE.
WE ASK THAT YOU'D GIVE US WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION AS WE DEBATE THE BUSINESS ITEMS THAT COME BEFORE US.
HELP US TO MAKE A WISE DECISION THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE.
WE JUST PRAISE YOU AND EXALT YOU IN YOUR SON'S NAME.
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.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC, NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION? ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA SHALL BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PERIOD OF 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 DISCUSSION, DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.
UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD? SEEING NONE, I CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
[1. Consider approving the April 9, 2026, regular meeting minutes.]
UH, FIRST ITEM IS CONSIDER, UH, APPROVAL.THE, THE APRIL 29TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
WOULD ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THE MI MINUTES? SEEING NONE, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
UH, GIVEN MADE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
OH, THERE IT'S, GIVE ME A YAY OR A NAY.
WHERE ARE YOU THING? OH, MY THOUGHTS POP.
IT'S A LITTLE SLOW, RIGHT? OH, UH, MOTION PASSES.
OH, I FORGOT TO DECLARE, UH, UH, MR. BEGINNING.
BOARD MEMBERS, UH, ATTENDING THE MEETING.
[2. Consider accepting the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ending March 31, 2026.]
IS TO CONSIDER ACCEPTING A QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2026.AGAIN, WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE CARE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL INTEND, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD, UH, TO, UH, TO APPROVE THIS.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.
WHAT DID I DO? UH, THERE IT IS
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AGAIN.[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 2026-2027 fiscal year budget.]
DISCUSS AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE PARKS PROJECT FUNDING AND CORRESPONDING BUDGET FOR THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO FUND, FOR FUND FOR 2026.UH, DOES ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE WANNA COMMENT ON THIS? SEEING NONE, UH, I'LL HAVE, UH, THE PRESENTATION OR DISCUSSION, LANCE? YES.
UM, IT'LL BE JUST BE A DISCUSSION.
I GUESS WE COULD PRESENT SOMETHING IF IT, IF YOU ASK FOR IT, UH, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
SO, UH, AS YOU KNOW, UH, THE MOST OF LAST YEAR AND MUCH OF THIS YEAR'S FISCAL YEAR, THE FUNDS FROM THE MDD FUND HAS GONE TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND OFF OF, OFF OF RANCHER BOULEVARD.
THE TWO AND A HALF ACRE TRACK THAT WE DISCUSSED HAS DONE THAT LOT.
THAT LAND, UH, IS ALMOST PAID OFF.
UH, THIS LAST QUARTER OF THE BUDGET YEAR WITH A REMAINING BALANCE OF $111,000 WILL BE LEFT OVER.
SO WE NEED TO, UH, APPROVE A BUDGET FOR THE 111 AND THE ESTIMATED 940,000 FOR NEXT YEAR'S FISCAL YEAR.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE, FROM THE, UH, FROM THE CITY OR FROM THE THE STAFF.
STAFF IS THAT, UH, WHICH I'VE INTRODUCED THIS TO YOU BEFORE, BUT WE, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, MOVING FORWARD ON A PART MASTER PLAN.
UH, THE LAST MASTER PLAN THAT WAS DONE WAS IN 2010, VERY OUTDATED.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE A COPY OF THAT PLAN.
A LOT OF THINGS IN THAT PLAN HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
UH, BUT A LOT OF THINGS WERE ACCOMPLISHED THAT WERE NOT IN THE PLAN.
WE JUST KIND OF, UH, WHEN WE FORMED THE MDD ALLOWED US TO DO SOME, UH, CREATIVE THINGS WITH THE FUNDING.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO BUY SOME LAND AND DEVELOP A PARK AND, AND, AND DO THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU FIT THE PLAN, BUT IT WAS BASICALLY ON STAFF, UH, MDV BOARD AND PARK BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION.
THIS GIVES US A MAP ON THE FUTURE OF WHAT WE WANT OUR PARK SYSTEM TO LOOK LIKE.
IT GIVES CLARITY AND THE DIRECTION FOR, UM, WHAT OUR PLAN IS FOR THE CITY OF SAXE FROM, UH, WHATEVER, WHATEVER IS FILLED NEEDED.
WE ARE, WE ARE VASTLY UNDER, UH, ON, ON ACREAGE OF PARKLAND IN THE CITY OF SAXE.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, UH, MY GUESS IS THE, THE PLAN WOULD SAY WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT SOME PURCHASING MORE LAND AND, AND ACQUIRING MORE LAND BANKING, I GUESS FROM PARKS, UH, IN THE CITY OF SAXE.
BUT IT CREATES A, A CLEAR VISION OF THE FUTURE, SIMILAR TO A, UM, A, A A, UH, UH, PLAN THAT THE CITY DOES, A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY.
THE, UH, EDC, WHICH I THINK, WHICH YOU SIT ON THE EDC BOARD.
THERE'S EDC JUST FINISHED A STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH ALSO GIVES DIRECTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF SAXE.
UH, PLANS ARE NORMALLY DONE ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 15 YEARS DEPENDING WHAT, WHAT THE GOALS ARE.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MEET WHAT OBJECTIVES AGAIN, WE, OURS WAS DONE IN 2010.
BEFORE THAT THERE WAS DONE, THERE WAS ONE DONE IN 2000.
UH, SO WE'RE VASTLY OVERDUE TO, TO DO A PLAN.
UH, THE ESTIMATED COST FOR A PLAN IS $250,000 TO DO A MASTER PLAN.
IT INVOLVES, UH, BOTH, UH, THE MDD BOARD, THE PARKS BOARD, AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, ENGAGEMENT, UH, MEETINGS AND, AND, UH, CHARETTES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT IT ALSO PUTS US IN A POSITION TO WHERE, UM, HAVE AN UPDATED PLAN, PUTS YOU IN A POSITION TO LOOK AT AND APPLY FOR MORE GRANTS.
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE WON'T EVEN GIVE YOU A CONSIDERATION UNLESS YOU HAVE AN UPDATED MASTER PLAN.
FOR INSTANCE, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET A, UH, A GRANT FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOR THE TRAIL AND ALL THE, UH, TRAILS AT JK SAXY PARK, WHICH IS ABOUT $260,000 RIGHT IN THERE.
BUT THEY ACCEPTED OUR OLD PLAN, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD.
SO, UH, THIS WOULD ALLOW US SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION IS, UH, THE ONE 11 PLUS WHATEVER'S, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO THE PLAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
AND THEN AT WHATEVER COMES OUT OF THE PLAN, WHATEVER COMES OUT THE PLAN, WE LOOK AT IT AS A BOARD, AS A COUNCIL, AS
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CITIZENS, AND MAKE AND HAVE A DIRECTION ON WHERE WE WANT TO USE THE REMAINING FUNDS.WHETHER IT'S LAND PURCHASING, WHETHER IT'S IMPROVEMENT TO CURRENT PARKS, WHETHER ADDING AMENITIES, WHATEVER THE CITIZENS OF SACS, WHATEVER WE KIND OF GET DIRECTION FROM THAT PLAN WOULD BE THE DIRECTION WE USE THE FUNDS FROM THE MDD, UH, FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT YEAR, UH, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY BE AROUND $800,000 AND, UH, FOR THE FUTURE.
SO IF IT'S LAND BANKING FOR INSTANCE, WE CAN ALWAYS, UH, UM, DO THAT AND JUST SET ASIDE THE MONEY FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE MORE LAND.
SO THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF.
I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO DO THE MASTER PLAN? IT TAKES ABOUT A YEAR.
WOULD THE, UH, MDD BOARD HAVE ANY, UH, INPUT WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING ABOUT TALKING LIKE FROM THE CITIZENS SAX E ABSOLUTELY.
CAN THEY HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION TO LISTEN TO THAT? YES, THEY'LL BE, THEY'LL BE, THEY'LL PRESENT AT OUR BOARD FOR SURE.
UH, SO THERE'LL BE, UH, A, UM, REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
UH, WE'LL REVIEW IT AND THEN, UH, YEAH, WHATEVER, UH, CONSULTANT WE, WE FIND, UM, AGAIN, EVEN, EVEN BEFORE THAT, WE, WE CAN MAKE THE DECISION HOW INVOLVED DO WE WANT OUR BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS TO BE AND OUR CITIZENS IN THE PLAN.
AND, UH, I, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN, UH, IN FAVOR OF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UM, WE, WE WANT ALL AREAS OF THE CITY.
WE WANT ALL EVERYONE TO HAVE SOME, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, HAVE SOME INPUT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, STATE THE NUMBERS AGAIN.
HOW MUCH? 250,000 FOR THE PLAN.
111 FOR, UM, CONTINUATION OF PURCHASING THAT PROPERTY AT JK AND NO, THE, THE PER THE PROPERTY IS, WILL BE DONE.
WE'LL BE FINISHED PAYING IT OFF.
OH, AND AFTER WE PAID OFF, WE WILL HAVE A REMAINING BALANCE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR OF 111,000.
SO, SO, UH, WE NEED TO TAKE THAT 111, ADD IT TO NEXT YEAR'S FISCAL YEAR OF APPROXIMATELY 940,000, AND SAY WE WOULD LIKE TO DO A MASTER PLAN AND THE FUNDS FROM THE REMAINING FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT, UH, UH, UH, WHATEVER IS RECOMMENDED FROM THE, FROM THE PLAN THAT WE CAN.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH, YEAH.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'RE LOOKING AT, AFTER ALL SAID AND DONE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 800,000, GIVE OR TAKE.
FOR THE TOTAL FUNDS, IT'LL BE 111,000 PLUS 940.
SO TECHNICALLY YOU'RE LOOKING AT OVER A MILLION.
TO, TO MAKE IT SIMPLE, YOU JUST SAY THE REMAINING FUNDS FROM THE 2020 5 26 FUNDS GO TOWARDS THE MASTER PLAN AND IMPLEMENTING ANY MASTER PLAN AND ALL OF THE BUDGET FOR 2026, 2027.
UH, GO TOWARDS THE, UH, ANY PROJECTS WE ARE COMING OUT, WHICH, AGAIN, THE PLAN'S GONNA TAKE A YEAR.
SO WE, IT WILL PROBABLY BE, UH, WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE SECOND YEAR OF FISCAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR BEFORE WE USE THE MONEY, WHICH WILL BA BASICALLY BANK THAT MONEY THAT WE HAVE IN THERE THAT'S LEFT OVER FROM THE MASTER PLAN AND PLUS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
SO WE DEFINITELY COULD HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
WE COULD HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
AND AGAIN, IF IT'S SOMETHING WE WANTED TO LOOK TOWARDS, UH, FINDING PROPERTY AND LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES THERE, WE'D HAVE, WE'D BE IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION.
UH, WOULD SOMEBODY CARE TO PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION FOR US? UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, SUBMIT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE, UH, PLAN, UH, AS DESCRIBED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE, UH, COMMITTEE.
WHAT'S THAT? READ THE MOTION READ.
SO THE ACTUAL DISCUSS, MAKE RECOMMENDATION.
WELL, THERE'S, UH, I, I, UH, MOVE THAT WE, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE PARK PROJECT FUNDING AND THE CORRESPONDING BUDGET FOR THE MDD DISTRICT TO FUND THE 20 26 20 27 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
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UH, MOTION PASSED.UH, THAT'S THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
UH, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6 49.