Nov 02, 2026 City Council Meeting

[A. Meeting Opening]

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WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

TODAY IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2026. THE TIME IS GRANGER.

06:30 P.M.. WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M.

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

I'VE ASKED MISS HOWARTH TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND MR. LEGH-PAGE TO LEAD OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU WILL PLEASE RISE.

OUR KIND AND GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN. WE CAN BE GATHERED HERE TONIGHT TO ACCOMPLISH THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, AND TO RECOGNIZE OUR WINNERS IN THE RECYCLED ART CONTEST.

AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN THIS STATE AND IN THIS GREAT CITY.

AND WE ASK THY BLESSINGS TO BE UPON US TONIGHT, THAT WE'LL HEAR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT VIEWS THAT WILL TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, AND THAT WILL MAKE THE WISE DECISIONS. AND WE ASK THY BLESSINGS UPON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND FOR OUR MILITARY MEMBERS AND POLICE PROTECT THEM AS THEY WORK TO PROTECT US. AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THESE THINGS.

AND I SAY, BLESSINGS UPON US IN THE NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST.

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, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. MAY BE SEATED. AGAIN, I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TONIGHT.

[B. Recognition]

NEXT ITEM BE RECOGNITION. THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS TO RECOGNIZE OUR 2026 RECYCLED ART CONTEST WINNERS.

AND SO WE WILL DO THAT AT THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FINER THINGS WE DO EVERY YEAR IS WE LOVE SEEING OUR KIDS IN SACHSE OUR YOUNG ADULTS BRING GREAT IDEAS TO LIFE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT. AND SO WE ARE CELEBRATING CHERI COX ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.

WE HAVE THE LOVELY PRINCIPAL HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

SHE TOLD ME NOT TO DO THAT, BUT I DID IT ANYWAY. SHE'S AWESOME.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S AWESOME. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONGRATULATE AND RECOGNIZE SOME OUTSTANDING STUDENTS TONIGHT.

AND FOR OUR AWARD, OUR ART CONTEST WINNERS. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED.

AND I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE I'M GOING TO MISPRONOUNCE NAMES.

SO I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST. OKAY. SO THE FIRST AWARD WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT IS FOR 1ST GRADE.

AND MICHAELA SHABANA. HOPE I GOT THAT CLOSE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I TOLD YOU, I GET IT WRONG. COME ON.

COME RIGHT HERE, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT YOU THIS AWARD FOR YOUR CREATIVITY AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.

OUR 1ST GRADE WINNER. HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK IF YOU ALL WILL STAY UP HERE.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET A GROUP PICTURE. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

IF YOU'LL STAY UP HERE, WE'RE GOING TO GET A GROUP PICTURE WITH EVERYONE. AND THEN YOU CAN GO SIT DOWN AND WE'LL HAVE THE PARENTS COME UP IF YOU WANT AND ALL THAT. SO WE'LL DO THE KIDS FIRST AND THEN THE PARENTS. YES. OKAY. NEXT IS SECOND GRADE, MALCOLM KELEHER.

YES. COME ON UP, MALCOLM. [APPLAUSE] THERE YOU GO.

OKAY. NEXT 3RD GRADE, BRUNO MUNEZ.[APPLAUSE] THERE YOU GO.

OKAY. NEXT 4TH GRADE. GET MY NOTES HERE. KATE VASQUEZ.

KATE. [APPLAUSE] YEAH. OKAY.

PROBABLY NOT THE EASIEST WAY TO TAKE PICTURES WITH THE HEIGHT DISPARITY. I'M DOING MY BEST FOR [INAUDIBLE] FOR HONORABLE MENTION.

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[APPLAUSE] VERY APPROPRIATE SHIRT VICTORY.

THEN OUR OTHER HONORABLE MENTION IS RYLAN EVANS. [APPLAUSE] SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE ART CONTEST WINNERS.

AND WE ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY STUDENT THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM.

THEY ALL DID GREAT WORK. IT'S ALWAYS SO HARD TO NARROW THIS DOWN.

BUT OUTSTANDING WORK BY THESE YOUNG STUDENTS.

SO WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO ASK ESTHER WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE KIDDOS FIRST.

AND THEN IF THE PARENTS WANT TO COME AND TAKE A BIG GROUP PICTURE, WE CAN DO THAT.

SO, OKAY. SO KIDDOS FIRST.

I'M LOOKING FOR. PARENTS THAT WANT TO COME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT ANY PARENTS WANT TO COME.

OKAY. PARENTS, YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR KIDS.

EVERYONE, LOOK AT ME. 1. 2. 3. SACHSE. SACHSE.

PERFECT. WE GOT 1 MORE. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. WE GOT 2 MORE [INAUDIBLE] GO FIRST.

IT'S NOT THE EASIEST THING. ALL RIGHT. 1 MORE, 1 MORE.

OKAY? OH, YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE SACHSE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR RECOGNIZING OUR STUDENTS.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN FOR THEM TO GET TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR.

ALSO JUST WANT TO THANK OUR SACHSE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS FOR BEING SUCH BIG SUPPORTERS OF OUR SCHOOL AND ALWAYS HELPING US WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WE JUST HAD A FUN WALKING. WAS IT ROCK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY? AND THEY CAME OUT TO SUPPORT US THAT DAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE LOVE BEING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.[APPLAUSE].

AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATED AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS. YOU ALL DID AN AWESOME JOB. OKAY WITH THAT, OUR NEXT RECOGNITION IS AMERICA RECYCLES DAY AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR THAT.

SO IF I COULD ASK. JORDAN BOYER AND CYNTHIA WEISSMAN. THERE SHE IS. OKAY, COME ON DOWN.

WHILE THEY'RE COMING DOWN. TAKING CARE OF SACHSE, STARTS WITH THE LITTLE THINGS YOU DO EVERY DAY.

AND RECYCLING IS ONE WAY THAT EACH OF US CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND SO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT.

NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 15TH, 2026 AS AMERICA RECYCLES DAY.

AND WE ALSO ENCOURAGE OUR NEIGHBORS TO RECYCLE AND REUSE MATERIALS AND FIND WAYS TO REDUCE WASTE.

AND SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CYNTHIA AND JORDAN AND ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT HELPED MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, JORDAN AND CYNTHIA, DO A GREAT JOB IN MAKING THIS FUN BECAUSE LET'S BE HONEST, RECYCLING IS NOT FUN JUST BY ITSELF. AND SO WE HAVE GREAT, THEY DO A GREAT JOB IN CREATING WAYS TO MAKE IT FUN.

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AND WHEREAS, ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING AND SACHSE TO DATE, WE MUST ALSO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OTHER INITIATIVES SUCH AS WASTE REDUCTION, COMPOSTING, THE REUSE OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS, AND PURCHASING RECYCLED PRODUCTS.

WHEREAS, BY ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES, STATE AGENCIES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUALS TO CELEBRATE AMERICA'S RECYCLE AMERICA RECYCLES DAY 2026, WE CAN FURTHER PROMOTE RECYCLING AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICALLY SMART HABIT.

AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS COMMUNITY BECOME INVOLVED IN RECYCLING ACTIVITIES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MANY RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO THEM AS CONSUMERS, IT IS ALSO FITTING FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE TO CELEBRATE AMERICA RECYCLES DAY 2026 AND TAKE ACTION BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT RECYCLING OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. NOW, THEREFORE, I BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 15TH, 2026 AS AMERICA RECYCLES DAYS. THANK YOU LADIES VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO YES, I'D ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACEBOOK PAGE. WE'LL HAVE TIPS ON THERE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER FOR RECYCLING.

ALSO, THE CITY HOSTS TWO EXTREME GREEN EVENTS EVERY YEAR, SO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT THE DATES FOR THOSE.

AND THEN IN APRIL, WE'LL HAVE AN ARBOR DAY EVENT WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP YOUR FAMILY, YOUR GROUP COME OUT.

IT'S A FUN DAY TO HELP CLEAN UP THE CITY. AND WE JUST, WE, WE LOVE DOING THINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH SACHSE IN THE GROUP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE] O KAY. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK.

NOW, LET'S BE HONEST, WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO END UP THERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME OF US HAVE IN THE PAST, BUT THEY DO A GREAT JOB IN KEEPING OUR MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM RUNNING AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AND SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE KELLY DENNIS AND MICHELLE RIDDLE.

THEY'RE OUR TEAM. THEY'RE THEY KEEP EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND WE LITERALLY COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THEM.

AND AS YOU KNOW, JUSTICE IS SUPPOSED TO BE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL AND ADMINISTERED WITH INTEGRITY.

AND THESE LADIES CERTAINLY DO THAT. AND SO WHEN YOU IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE TO COME TO COURT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES. AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THEY GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS SOMETIMES ABOUT, HEY, HOW DO WE DO THIS? HOW DO WE DO THAT? AND THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND QUITE FRANKLY, TELL THEM WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE AND IN A VERY NICE WAY.

SO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND NOT ONLY RECOGNIZE THESE YOUNG LADIES, BUT ALSO READ THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK.

WHEREAS, MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS, WHEREAS, MOST PEOPLE INTERACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS WHERE, EXCUSE ME, WHERE MORE PEOPLE INTERACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS THAN ALL OTHER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS GREATLY SHAPED BY THESE INTERACTIONS.

AND WHEREAS STATE LAW PROVIDES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF MUNICIPAL JUDGES.

AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT AS A STATE COURT OPERATES WITHIN THAT STATE JUDICIARY.

WHEREAS THE PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE MUNICIPAL COURT ARE ESTABLISHED IN THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND OTHER STATE LAWS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF SACHSE AFFIRMS THAT AN INDEPENDENT, FAIR AND COMPETENT JUDICIARY IS ESSENTIAL AND THAT JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL MUST UPHOLD THE LAW AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN JUDICIAL INTEGRITY AND IMPARTIALITY.

WHEREAS, SACHSE MUNICIPAL JUDGES ARE NOT POLICYMAKERS FOR THE CITY, BUT ARE BOUND BY LAW AND THE CANONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT TO RENDER DECISIONS INDEPENDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES. WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY SAFEGUARDS PROVIDED TO ALL DEFENDANTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE INDIGENT AND SUPPORTS THE MUNICIPAL COURTS COMPLIANCE WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH 6TH, 2026 TO BE MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN RECOGNITION OF THE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JUSTICE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC BY THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF SACHSE. THANK YOU LADIES. [APPLAUSE] AGAIN. YOU DON'T WANT TO END UP THERE, BUT IF YOU DO, YOU WILL BE TREATED VERY NICELY BY THOSE.

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AND GOOD PLANNING TAKES DEDICATION, EXPERTISE AND A LOT OF WORK THAT OUR RESIDENTS MAY NEVER SEE.

SO IT'S ESPECIALLY NICE WHEN THAT WORK EARNS RECOGNITION.

SO I WANT TO ASK, ARE YOU COMING DOWN HERE? ALL RIGHT.

MATT ROBINSON AND PHILIP FENHALLS, OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING THE 2026 RICHARD R LILLEY PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION. SACHSE IS JUST ONE OF 61 COMMUNITIES ACROSS TEXAS.

AND BELIEVE ME, THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED THAT WERE RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR.

SO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THESE GENTLEMEN FOR THEIR AWESOME WORK AND PLANNING AND QUITE FRANKLY, TO HELP MAKE A BETTER COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR THOUGHTFUL PLANNING AND THE PLANNING PROCESS THEY USE TO MAKE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.

AND SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND CONGRATULATE BOTH OF YOU AND TO SHOW OFF THEIR AWARD.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A YEAR NEXT TO THIS AWARD, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY ACTUALLY HAS WON MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD IT. 2026 IS ALREADY ON THERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE THESE GENTLEMEN AND THE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT STAFF THAT MAKE SACHSE, LIKE I SAID, A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. [APPLAUSE] YES.

AND OUR LAST RECOGNITION, CERTAINLY NOT THE LEAST, IS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GOLD AWARD.

AND IF I COULD HAVE MR. POTTS COME ON DOWN. SO MUCH LIKE PLANNING.

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OR RECOGNIZED THAT PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEND TO GO HAND IN HAND.

NOT. NOT ALWAYS. BUT THEY WORK TOGETHER CLOSELY.

AND SO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN WON THE BETTER.

BETTER TOGETHER BUILDING A COMMUNITY. COMPLETE COMMUNITY IN SACHSE.

THAT PLAN EARNED THE GOLD AWARD IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING FROM THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION.

SO WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND CONGRATULATE MR. ROBINSON AND MR. POTTS FOR THEIR HARD, HARD WORK TO MAKE THIS A HAPPEN.

NOW, AGAIN, THE TITLE, BETTER TOGETHER REALLY CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF THIS WORK, BRINGING PEOPLE AND IDEAS TOGETHER TO HELP SACHSE PROSPER.

SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON.

THANK YOU, MR. POTTS, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR CITY.

AND WITH THAT, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'VE HAD, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT YOU'VE CREATED TO HELP BRING JOBS TO SACHSE AND TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. [APPLAUSE] OKAY, THIS ACTUALLY APPLIES THIS TIME SO I CAN SAY CLASS DISMISSED.

YOU CAN STAY IF YOU WANT, BUT YOU'RE FREE TO GO IF YOU WANT TO.

SO. IF YOU WANT TO GO, NOW'S THE TIME.

EXCUSE ME. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM C PUBLIC COMMENT.

[C. Public Comment]

ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. THE TIME LIMIT IS 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHALL 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 ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

I HAVE SEVERAL CARDS THIS EVENING. FIRST, BUTCH KEMPER.

AND, MR. KEMPER, IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.

MY NAME IS BUTCH KEMPER. I LIVE AT 7107 LONGMEADOW DRIVE HERE IN SACHSE.

AT LEAST FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS. BACK IN 2015, WE MOVED UP HERE TO BE CLOSE TO OUR DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN.

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SO WE'RE SITTING AROUND HERE AND WE'RE THINKING, MAN, WE OUGHT TO GO BACK TO MARBLE FALLS.

WHOOPS. AND. THE IDEA OF MOVING MADE ME COLLAPSE ON THE COUCH IN GREAT PAIN. I JUST COULDN'T STAND THE IDEA.

WELL, THEN ON JULY 15TH, WE HAD A FORTUITOUS EVENT.

WE HAD A SLAB LEAK THAT FLOODED OUR HOUSE AND WIPED OUT THE FLOORING.

AND A LOT OF THE SHEETROCK AND. ETC, ETC. ETC.

AND PART OF THE WATER MITIGATION WAS THAT THEY PACKED UP 3 QUARTERS OF OUR STUFF.

SO WE TOOK THAT AS A SIGN THAT SAID WE COULD WE COULD MANAGE THE REMAINING PART.

SO I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, THANK YOU FOR THESE 12 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE.

WE HAVE ENJOYED THE TIME. I HAVE ENJOYED THE TIME COMING HERE TO THE CITY COUNCIL HARASSING A LITTLE BIT, SAYING THANKS AT OTHER TIMES. BUT IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

AND IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY. IF I DIDN'T HAVE SO MANY GOOD FRIENDS AND FAMILY BACK IN MARBLE FALLS, WE WOULDN'T BE LEAVING. WE FIND IT TO BE A VERY CONVENIENT TOWN.

PLACES TO GO. THAT WHERE YOU NEED TO GO. YOU CAN GET THERE EASILY AND ALL.

I'VE JUST LEARNED THAT YOU STAY OFF OF 75 AND YOU'LL DO REAL GOOD.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME. ALLOWING ME TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

IT'S BEEN FUN. AND I THANK THE STAFF FOR THE SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE GIVEN TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

AND WHO KNOWS, WE MIGHT SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

IF YOU'RE EVER IN MARBLE FALLS, STOP BY IN THE BLUEBONNET CAFE, TELL THEM YOU KNOW ME, AND YOUR BILL WILL GET AN AUTOMATIC 20% INCREASE.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. KEMPER. OKAY, WELL, GOOD LUCK FOLLOWING THAT.

OKAY. NEXT SPEAKER IS [INAUDIBLE] JOSEPH ORESKOVICH.

THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. I DID GOOD, OKAY. I KNEW THAT'S BETTER THAN I USUALLY DO.

NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. EVENING COUNCIL. JOSEPH ORESKOVICH, CITY OF SACHSE.

I'M GOING TO HAVE MY FRIEND SARAH MCDERMOTT PASS OUT SOME ITEMS TO YOU.

SARAH IS A FRIEND. SHE'S A MOTHER TO 2 YOUNG KIDS.

SHE'S A NURSE, AND SHE IS THE REASON WHY THE CITY OF ROWLETT HAS A SAFE HAVEN BABY BOX.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW MY PROPOSAL I PROPOSED ON OCTOBER 5TH.

HOWEVER, AFTER RECEIVING THEIR DECISION THAT THE STAFF AND THE COUNCIL DO NOT RECOMMEND INSTALLING A BOX IN SACHSE AT THIS TIME, I'M LEFT WITH TWO SIMPLE QUESTIONS. AND THAT IS WHAT SPECIFICALLY IS THE ISSUE AND WHAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN FOR IT TO BECOME THE RIGHT TIME? YOU SEE, WHAT DISAPPOINTS ME IS NOT THAT CONCERNS MAY EXIST.

CONCERNS SHOULD BE RAISED AND EXAMINED. WHAT DISAPPOINTS ME IS THAT NO QUESTIONS WERE ASKED WHETHER OF ME OR ANYONE ELSE.

NO DIALOG OCCURRED WITH THE CITIZENS THAT YOU SERVE, AND THE PROPOSAL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DISMISSED BEFORE IT WAS EVER GIVEN OPPORTUNITY FOR FULL PUBLIC DISCUSSION BEFORE THIS COUNCIL. AFTER I SPOKE ON THIS ISSUE ON OCTOBER 5TH, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THIS VERY COUNCIL PERSONALLY APPROACHED ME AND EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THIS. YET, ACCORDING TO YOUR EMAIL, ON OCTOBER 28TH, MAYOR, THERE IS APPARENTLY NO SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS DISCUSSION. AND THAT RAISES AN IMPORTANT QUESTION IN MY MIND.

WHAT CHANGED IN THE INTERIM? YOU SEE, THE RESIDENTS OF SACHSE DESERVE TRANSPARENCY ON THAT POINT.

AND IN YOUR REVIEW, YOU REFERENCED COST AS A CONCERN.

AS YOU SHOULD, YOU'RE HANDLING TAXPAYER DOLLARS, SO IT SHOULD BE A CONCERN.

HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT REALLY RELEVANT BECAUSE THE BOX COSTS APPROXIMATELY $30,000.

AND AS OF TODAY, $115,000 HAVE BEEN RAISED TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT BELIEVE THIS PROJECT IS WORTH SUPPORTING.

SO THERE'S NO TAXPAYER BURDEN OR ANYTHING. IN FACT, IN MY DISCUSSION WITH THE ROWLETT CITY COUNCIL AND THEIR FIRE CHIEF, BECAUSE THEY DID ESTABLISH THE FIRST BOX IN DFW, THEY JUST COULDN'T SIMPLY WRAP THEIR MINDS AROUND WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN, EVEN IF IT WAS PAID FOR. YOU SEE, HERE'S THE CONCERN THAT WHEN IT COMES TO NEWBORN ABANDONMENT, THERE'S NO SECOND CHANCE. THERE IS NO SECOND GUESSING, THERE IS NO WISHING THAT YOU HAD ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.

AND WITH EVERY SAFE HAVEN SURRENDER, IT REPRESENTS MORE THAN ONE LIFE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN LOST BUT WASN'T.

AND WHILE WE HOPE THAT TRAGEDY NEVER OCCURS IN OUR CITY, HOPE ALONE IS NOT A VIABLE PLAN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, JUST RECENTLY, AFTER I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE COUNCIL THE NEXT DAY, A NEWBORN BABY WAS FOUND DEAD IN A FORT WORTH DUMPSTER THROWN OUT BY PARENTS WHO THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY. AND WHILE THESE STORIES ARE HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE THEY REMIND US OF DESPERATE SITUATIONS,

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ALL THAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT IT BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA SO THAT IT CAN BE DISCUSSED OPENLY, PUBLICLY AND TRANSPARENTLY. BECAUSE WHEN FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED AND THE BAR TO ENTRY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS SO LOW AND THE COMMUNITY HAS STEPPED FORWARD AND LIVES MAY BE AT STAKE, I FEAR THAT CHOOSING NOT TO ACT REQUIRES JUST AS MUCH JUSTIFICATION AS CHOOSING TO ACT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THE NEXT CARD I HAVE IS SARAH MCDERMOTT.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. I'M SARAH MCDERMOTT. I LIVE IN ROWLETT, TEXAS.

SO THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME TO YOUR FINE CITY.

JUST A COUPLE POINTS TO REITERATE WHAT JOSEPH IS SAYING ABOUT THE SAFE HAVEN BABY BOXES.

I WOULD LOVE TO PRESENT AT LENGTH TO YOU IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE RAISED ALL THIS MONEY FOR IT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IN SACHSE.

THE GOAL IS TO NOW BE PAID FOR 5 BOXES. SO SACHSE IS OUR PRIORITY TO GET OUR FIRST BOX IN, BUT WE'RE PLANNING ON EXPANDING FROM THERE. OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS SAN ANTONIO.

THEY PUT THREE BOXES IN ON TUESDAY AND THEY PAID FOR 12.

SO SAN ANTONIO IS MOVING THAT DIRECTION. DALLAS IS MOVING THAT DIRECTION.

THEY'VE GOT A HANDFUL OF MOUNTAIN LUBBOCK WACO'S GETTING ONE LATER THIS IN 2027.

AND SO THE COMMUNITY IS RESPONDING TO THE GROWING NEED OF THE INFANTS THEY'RE FINDING AS TEXAS BECOMES MORE PRO-LIFE IN THEIR LEGISLATION.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS AND OTHER OPTIONS NEED TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND SAFE HAVEN BABY BOXES HAVE RECEIVED 80 INFANTS IN BOXES SPECIFICALLY, DOESN'T COUNT ANY OF THEIR HOTLINES OR ANY OF THEIR ADOPTION REFERRALS OR OTHER RESOURCES THEY'VE HAD IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

THERE'S BEEN 80, AND 18 OF THEM WERE THIS YEAR.

SO THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP LIKE CRAZY. IF PARENTS NEEDING OTHER OPTIONS FOR THEIR BABIES.

AND ONE THAT DOESN'T RESULT IN PROSECUTION OR FEAR OF PROSECUTION FOR THE PARENTS.

IF THESE BABIES ARE LEFT ANYWHERE OTHER THAN LEGALLY, WHICH IS AT A FIRE STATION, POLICE STATION OR ALONG THOSE LINES.

IN TEXAS, PARENTS CAN BE CHARGED WITH FELONIES 3RD DEGREE, WHICH IS UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON OR HOMICIDE, MANSLAUGHTER, FELONY MURDER. I MEAN, THAT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO CAPITAL MURDER.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS WE DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN HERE. THEY HAPPEN EVERYWHERE.

IT'S ACROSS ALL THE STATES, ALL THE SOCIOECONOMIC BARRIERS, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

THEY ARE ALSO AN ATTRACTANT. SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE AN INFANT ABANDONMENT PROBLEM IN SACHSE, BUT IF SOMEONE CAN DRIVE TO SACHSE, WE CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE LIFE FOR THAT PARENT AND THAT BABY.

SO I JUST ASK THAT YOU GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS FURTHER FOR YOU AND GET IT ON AN AGENDA, AND WE CAN REALLY LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO GET A BOX PUT IN SACHSE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT CARD I HAVE IS JADEN THOMPSON.

IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. JANE THOMPSON, SACHSE, TEXAS.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING TONIGHT AND FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED BABY BOX.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDING IN THE GAP.

WE ARE ALL IN THIS ROOM TODAY BECAUSE SOMEONE STOOD IN THE GAP FOR US WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO STAND FOR OURSELVES, WHETHER THAT WAS A PARENT, GRANDPARENT, ADOPTIVE FAMILY, OR SOMEONE ELSE WHO STEPPED INTO OUR LIVES.

SOMEONE MADE A DECISION TO PROTECT US, CARE FOR US, AND GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY AT LIFE.

THE REALITY IS THAT THERE ARE BABIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, ASK FOR HELP, OR MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR OWN FUTURES. THEY ARE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE ADULTS AROUND THEM TO PROTECT THEM.

AND SOMETIMES THE ADULTS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THEM FIND THEMSELVES IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE UNIMAGINABLE TO THE MOST OF US.

THERE ARE MOTHERS WHO ARE SCARED, OVERWHELMED, ABANDONED, OR SIMPLY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN.

WE MAY NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT WE CAN MAKE A DECISION ABOUT HOW WE RESPOND.

WE CAN CHOOSE TO STAND IN THE GAP. A BABY BOX IS MORE THAN JUST A BOX.

IT REPRESENTS A COMMUNITY THAT IS WILLING TO PROVIDE A SAFE OPTION.

WHEN SOMEONE FEELS LIKE THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN.

IT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIFFERENT OUTCOME, AND IT COULD QUITE LITERALLY BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

WE MAY NEVER MEET THE MOTHER WHO USES THIS BOX.

WE MAY NEVER KNOW HER NAME OR HER STORY, BUT WE COULD BE THE REASON HER CHILD GETS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW UP, EXPERIENCE, LOVE, DISCOVER THEIR PURPOSE, AND ONE DAY STAND IN THE GAP FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

IN PSALM 823, WE READ. DEFEND THE WEAK AND THE FATHERLESS.

UPHOLD THE CAUSE OF THE POOR AND THE OPPRESSED.

TONIGHT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO EXACTLY THAT.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND IN THE GAP FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT STAND FOR THEMSELVES.

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SO, CITY COUNCIL, I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THIS BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITY AND HELP CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT STANDS IN THE GAP FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T STAND FOR THEMSELVES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.[APPLAUSE] THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D COUNCIL STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES.

[D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates]

I DID HAVE A FEW THERE WERE A FEW QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE OCTOBER 5TH MEETING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS AT THIS TIME.

THE FIRST COMMENTS WERE FROM MATTHEW HOBACK REGARDING THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT. MR. HOLBROOK STATED, QUOTE, THERE'S A LOT OF CRAZINESS COMING DOWN THE ROAD, END QUOTE. MR. HOBACK THEN INQUIRED ABOUT THE $350,000 IN FUNDING AND THE SUBSEQUENT $88,000 IN FUNDING FOR FIFTH STREET, AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THE $10 MILLION SPENT ON FIFTH STREET. TO DATE, THE $350,000 WAS FOR DRAINAGE, ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. THE $88,000 WAS TO ENGAGE WITH FORWARD INSIGHTS, FOCUSING ON A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TO ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND MOVE THE DISTRICT TOWARD DEVELOPMENT.

$9.6 MILLION HAS BEEN FUNDED THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EDC FUNDS, BOND PROCEEDS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS, ROADWAY IMPACT FEES AND UTILITY FUNDS. MR. HOLBROOKE THEN DEMURRED THAT THE CITY DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THE VALUE OF THE 5TH STREET PROPERTY HAS GONE UP.

ALAS, WE DO KNOW THE PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTY IN THE FIFTH STREET DISTRICT HAS INCREASED IN APPRAISED MARKET VALUE BY APPROXIMATELY $1.3 MILLION SINCE ITS PURCHASE.

MR. HOLBROOKE CONCLUDED BY ASKING, WHEN IS THIS NIGHTMARE GOING TO END? END QUOTE. WELL, MR. HOLBROOKE SEES AS A NIGHTMARE I SEE AS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A VIBRANT, WALKABLE DESTINATION WITH RESTAURANTS, SHOPS AND GATHERING SPACES AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT WILL MAKE IT A PLACE SACHSE,RESIDENTS ARE PROUD TO CALL THEIR OWN.

NEX,T COMMENTS WERE FROM TED KIRBY AND DALE SWANSON.

MR. KIRBY AND MR. SWANSON BOTH RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLANNED RECONSTRUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL DRIVE.

AS WE DISCUSSED AT OUR SEPTEMBER 8TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THIS PROJECT INVOLVES MORE THAN SIMPLY REPLACING DETERIORATING PAVEMENT. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS DRAINAGE, SIDEWALKS, ACCESSIBILITY, TRAFFIC SAFETY AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.

WE ALSO HAVE ESTABLISHED ENGINEERING STANDARDS TO HELP GUIDE THESE IMPROVEMENTS, AND I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CAREFULLY CONSIDER THOSE STANDARDS AS WE WORK TOWARD A LONG TERM SOLUTION. AT THE SAME TIME, WE RECOGNIZE THAT BUSINESSES ALONG INDUSTRIAL DRIVE HAVE A UNIQUE HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO TRUCK ACCESS, DELIVERIES AND DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.

OUR GOAL IS NOT TO CREATE UNNECESSARY CHALLENGES FOR THESE BUSINESSES, BUT TO MAKE A THOUGHTFUL, LASTING INVESTMENT THAT IMPROVES THE AREA WHILE SUPPORTING THOSE WHO HAVE INVESTED IN SACHSE. AND FINALLY, THE COMMENTS FROM MISS JANE REED.

MR. REED ASKED THE CITY WHAT THE CITY'S STANCE WILL BE ON THE MUSLIM CALL TO PRAYER AND STATED, QUOTE, SOMETHING'S GOING ON AND IT'S LOUD. END QUOTE.

ALL DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS REGARDING NOISE CONCERNS ARE EVALUATED FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

MISS REED THEN INQUIRED ABOUT THE CHECK REGISTERS NOT LISTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE REGARDING THE CITY'S CHECK REGISTERS.

THE MAY THROUGH AUGUST 2026 REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

LASTLY, MISS REED ASKED ABOUT SEVERAL STREETS IN SACHSE ESTATES AND WHETHER THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE PROPOSED 2027 BOND PROGRAM.

THE ABSENCE OF SACHSE ESTATES FROM THE INITIAL LIST DOES NOT MEAN IMPROVEMENTS MUST NECESSARILY WAIT UNTIL 2033, THE YEAR SHE REFERENCED. THE CITY CONSTANTLY EVALUATES INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHILE BALANCING PRIORITIES AND FUTURE AVAILABLE FUNDING.

THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS I HAD. WOULD ANYONE ON COUNCIL LIKE TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE OCTOBER 5TH MEETING? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D.2 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. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

THANKS, MAYOR. PARKS AND RECREATION ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WE JUST HAD OUR FALLOWEEN EVENT. I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO STAFF AND ALL THE RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS THAT CAME OUT, AND ESPECIALLY THE KIDS BECAUSE THEY MAKE THE EVENT. LET'S JUST BE HONEST. NOBODY WANTS TO SEE ADULTS OUT THERE. THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT THE KIDS ARE DRESSED UP AS. WE HAD ABOUT 6000 TO 6500, GIVE OR TAKE ATTENDEES, WHICH WAS AWESOME.

THE, AND PARTICIPATION AND THE ENERGY FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS INCREDIBLE.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE ENTIRE PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM FOR THE HARD WORK AS THEY POURED US INTO THE EVENT, MAKING IT MEMORABLE. SO APPRECIATE THEM COMING UP.

FRIDAY IT IS NATIONAL JERSEY DAY. SO CELEBRATE NATIONAL JERSEY DAY WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AT THE MICHAEL J.

FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER ON IT SAYS SUITE E. WHERE ARE YOUR FAVORITE JERSEY TO BE ENTERED INTO A JERSEY MIKE'S GIFT CARD.

WELL, THAT'S CONVENIENT, ISN'T IT? THE EVENT RUNS ALL DAY FROM 9 TO 6, 50 OR 7 AND IS FREE TO ATTEND.

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I MAY SHOW UP. I'M SURE I'M NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN.

HOW SAD FOR ME. POP UP PARK. THE NEXT POP UP PARK IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW FROM 4 TO 530 AT HERITAGE PARK.

IT WILL BE COME AND GO EVENT. GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OUTDOORS.

FUN. I THINK IT'S SUPPOSED TO RAIN IN THE MORNING, BUT NOT THE AFTERNOON, SO IT SHOULD BE DRY. HARRIS PARK IS LOCATED AT 4408 HUDSON DRIVE.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED IN SACHSE, SO YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE IT IS BY NOW.

AND THE LAST THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS A TEEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY.

IF YOU NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE CREDITS OR HOURS OR WHATEVER WHETHER IT BE FROM YOUR TEACHER OR A JUDGE LIKE ME IN HIGH SCHOOL TEENS ARE INVITED TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A SPECIAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY AT OXFORD GLEN MEMORY CARE AND SACHSE, WHICH IS BEHIND KROGER FROM 12:30 TO 230.

SETTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND HANGING OUT WITH THE LOCAL SENIORS AND GETTING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN TO TEENS AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

VISIT THE CITY WEBSITE. ACTIVITY NUMBER 7606.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS, MISTER LEGH-PAGE.

ANIMAL SHELTER ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEW ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

BROWSE PETS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AND LOST PETS.

RESIDENTS CAN NOW BROWSE ALL PETS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

AND VIEW LOST PETS AT THE SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTER DIRECTLY FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT CITY OF SACHSE.COM.

FINDING YOUR NEXT FAMILY MEMBER OR HELPING REUNITE ONE ONE OF YOURS THAT WAS LOST.

NOW, JUST A FEW CLICKS AWAY THROUGH THE PETCO LOVE LOST PROGRAM, RESIDENTS CAN ALSO REPORT A LOST PET OR A PET THEY MAY HAVE FOUND IN THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

PETCO LOVE LOST IS A FREE NATIONAL DATABASE USED BY SHELTERS ALL ACROSS THE REGION THAT USES PHOTO MATCHING TO HELP CONNECT LOST PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. VISIT ANIMAL SERVICES PAGE. SO CITYOFSACHSE.COM AND THEN ANIMAL SERVICES TO GET STARTED.

IT'S REALLY COOL. SO IT HAS PICTURES, DIFFERENT PICTURES OF EACH ONE OF THE PETS THAT THEY HAVE.

VERY USER FRIENDLY. FEATURED PET OF THE WEEK IS LUKE.

THAT IS ONE GOOD LOOKING DOG. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE'S STILL THERE, BUT LUKE CAME TO US AS A STRAY BACK IN JUNE WITH A SISTER, LEAH. LEAH'S ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED WITH HER FOREVER HOME.

IN THE MEANTIME, HE HAS SETTLED RIGHT IN. HE'S PUT SOME MUCH NEEDED WEIGHT ON, DISCOVERED HIS LOVE FOR COZY BLANKETS.

HE'S THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR SNUGGLE BUDDY THIS SEASON.

WHEN HE'S NOT CURLED UP IN HIS BLANKET, LUKE LOVES WALKING AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE, SHOWING OFF HOW QUICKLY HE CAN LEARN NEW THINGS.

HE IS GOOD WITH OTHER DOGS, ALSO KNOWS HOW TO SIT AND HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL JUST WAITING TO SHINE.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PERFECT COZY SEASON COMPANION, COME MEET LUKE AT THE SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTER AT 6424 SACHSE ROAD OR CALL (972) 675-9662. THERE'S ALSO A COUPLE PICTURES ON THE THE NEW SITE THERE WHERE YOU COULD SEE THEM.

SO LET'S GET LUKE A FOREVER HOME. THANK YOU, MISTER LEGH-PAGE.

MISTER MILLSAP. OKAY. LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE LIBRARY IS SACHSE CITY LLIBRARY IS PARTNERING WITH THE CITY SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTER FOR A WINTER BLANKET DRIVE FROM NOVEMBER THE 9TH THROUGH THE 14TH.

RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DONATE GENTLY USED OR NEW BLANKETS, SCENT FREE DETERGENT, AND DRYER SHEETS TO HELP KEEP THESE SHELTER ANIMALS WARM FOR THE SEASON. YOU CAN DROP OFF YOUR DONATIONS AT THE LIBRARY'S DONATION BOX ANYTIME DURING THE DRIVE WEEK OR BEFORE THEY'LL TAKE THEM TODAY OR ANYTIME YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM. OKAY. ANOTHER THING IS TRY A HOBBY PAPER PLATE, MINI BASKET WEAVING IF YOU WANT TO TRY NEW HOBBIES.

THIS IS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 10TH FROM 6 TO 7.

ADULTS AND ANYBODY 14 AND OLDER ARE INVITED TO A FREE MONTHLY TRIAL HOBBY PROGRAM ON TUESDAY, THE 10TH AT THE SACHSE LIBRARY. THIS MONTH, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO WEAVE A MINI BASKET USING PAPER PLATES IN A STEP BY STEP CLASS. THIS IS OPEN TO ANYBODY. IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT NO PRE-REGISTRATION.

IT'S LIMITED TO FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE UNTIL THEY RUN OUT OF MATERIALS.

ALSO THE DAY NOVEMBER THE DINE NOVEMBER GLOW IN THE DARK.

THIS IS TUESDAY ON NOVEMBER THE 17TH FROM 6 TO 7.

GET YOUR FLASHLIGHTS READY. SACHSE PUBLIC LIBRARY INVITES RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO OUR DINE NOVEMBER GLOW IN THE DARK EVENT ON TUESDAY THE 17TH FROM 6 TO 7 IN THE LIBRARY LAWN. ENJOY DINOSAUR THEMED CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES, THEN HEAD OUTSIDE FOR GLOW IN THE DARK SCAVENGER HUNT.

MRS MILLSAP. I JUST WANT TO KNOW CAN YOU WEAVE A BASKET?

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OKAY. THERE YOU GO. I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW TODAY.

THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ON COUNCIL. ANY OTHER ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MISS NASH. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME SOME NEW HIRES. 1 OF THEM IS HERE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT.

WELL, HE WAS HE'S IN THE BACK. BRIAN, JANET IS OUR NEW BATTALION CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.

AND BRIAN COMES TO US FROM MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY OF ALLEN, BUT HE IS A SACHSE RESIDENT, AND I LOVE HIS STORY OF HIS FIRST DAY WHEN HE FORGOT SOMETHING AT HOME.

IT TOOK HIM 90S TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK AND GET IT.

SO I'M GLAD THAT HE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NOW HE'S PART OF THE TEAM AND GLAD TO ROUND OUT OUR COMMAND STAFF WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO WELCOME TO BRYAN. ALSO, WE HAVE ARGELIA ZANUTTO.

SHE'S OUR SENIOR UTILITY BILLING CUSTOMER SERVICE REP.

LILIAN BAKER, WHO MANY OF YOU ON COUNCIL KNOW SHE WAS A PARKS BOARD MEMBER.

SHE IS NOW A CITY EMPLOYEE. SO SHE HAD TO RESIGN FROM THE PARKS BOARD.

AND SHE IS NOW OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR AND PUBLIC WORKS KEEPING KEEPING COREY STRAIGHT.

SO WE'RE REALLY GLAD TO HAVE LILIAN ON THE TEAM.

AND THEN FINALLY ON ON TO [INAUDIBLE]. SHE'S OUR PART TIME LIBRARY ASSISTANT.

SO WELCOME TO ALL THOSE NEW EMPLOYEES. AND THEN FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO DO A CORE VALUES RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE.

AND SHE HAPPENS TO BE HERE. SO I GET TO RECOGNIZE HER AND MAKE HER TURN RED.

I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JORDAN LYLES, OUR SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR FOR THE CORE VALUE OF HAVE EXCELLENCE.

IF YOU ATTENDED THIS YEAR'S HALLOWEEN, YOU SAW FIRSTHAND WHAT DEDICATION, CREATIVITY AND A WHOLE LOT OF HARD WORK CAN ACCOMPLISH.

JORDAN. JORDAN TOOK A COMMUNITY TRADITION AND REIMAGINED IT INTO AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.

THE CREEPY CARNIVAL, A TRICK OR TREAT VENDOR MARKET, A HAUNTED MAZE COMPLETE WITH SCARE ACTORS AND THE EVER POPULAR SCARE METER, A NEWLY ENVISIONED PUMPKIN PATCH, STAGE PERFORMANCES, AND A DRONE SHOW FINALE, WHICH WAS INCREDIBLE.

AFTER LAST YEAR'S WEATHER CHALLENGES, THIS YEAR FINALLY BROUGHT THE CONDITIONS WE HAD HOPED FOR, ALLOWING THE FULL EVENT TO COME TO LIFE ON THE NEWLY DESIGNED SIDE OF HERITAGE PARK.

WE HAD MORE THAN 6000 PEOPLE COME OUT TO CELEBRATE.

JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A COMPARISON. THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST WE GET BETWEEN 10 AND 15,000.

SO THIS EVENT FOR THE FIRST YEAR WITH GOOD WEATHER, WE HAD 6000.

SO WE EXPECT SO MANY MORE NEXT YEAR. WE HAVE HEARD SO MANY WONDERFUL COMMENTS FROM OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.

THAT KIND OF SUCCESS DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.

IT TAKES COUNTLESS HOURS OF PLANNING, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND SOMEONE WHO TRULY CARES ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE WE PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

HER SUPERVISOR, CYNTHIA WISEMAN, SAID THAT WHEN JORDAN RECEIVES RECOGNITION, SHE'S ALWAYS QUICK TO THANK HER TEAM AND GIVE THEM ALL THE CREDIT.

THAT HUMILITY SAYS AS MUCH ABOUT HER CHARACTER AS HER OUTSTANDING WORK SAYS ABOUT HER COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

JORDAN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS EVENT TO MAKE IT SUCH A HUGE SUCCESS THIS YEAR. [APPLAUSE] DO YOU HAVE YOUR SPEECH READY? THANK YOU JORDAN.

AND I WOULD SAY REAL QUICK, BEING OUT THERE AT HALLOWEEN, AS MISS NASH SAID, IT'S BIGGER THAN WE'VE EVER HAD IT AND IT'S JUST AMAZING.

AND THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE MADE AT HERITAGE PARK JUST MADE THAT EVEN BETTER. AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO YOURSELF AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS MYSELF.

TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY. I'M SURE YOU DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT IT IS, JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

SO THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M..

AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW AS WELL, THE CITY IS HOSTING POLLING LOCATIONS FOR BOTH DALLAS COUNTY AND COLLIN COUNTY.

DALLAS COUNTY IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU IN THE COURTROOM, AND COLLIN COUNTY IS IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER, ROOMS A AND B. HOWEVER, THEY CHANGED THE LAW A FEW YEARS AGO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE IN YOUR PRECINCT ON ELECTION DAY LIKE YOU USED TO.

SO YOU CAN VOTE AS A DALLAS COUNTY RESIDENT, YOU CAN VOTE AT ANY POLLING LOCATION IN DALLAS COUNTY.

AS A COLLIN COUNTY RESIDENT, YOU CAN VOTE AT ANY POLLING LOCATION IN COLLIN COUNTY.

SO AGAIN, ELECTION DAY, 7 TO 7 TOMORROW. A QUICK UPDATE ON OUR PEANUT BUTTER BOWL.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE, HOW WE JUST CAME UP A LITTLE BIT SHORT WITH ROWLETT.

HOWEVER, THE CITY OF SACHSE, ACTUALLY DID RECEIVE THE TOP CITY PER CAPITA AWARD FOR THE 2026 PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE.

AND THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO AGAIN, TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND EVEN NONRESIDENTS THAT DONATED PEANUT BUTTER OR HAD A MONETARY DONATION. IT REALLY HELPS THE PEOPLE AT NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DID RAISE $360,310 AND 90,819 POUNDS OF PEANUT BUTTER.

THAT'S A LOT OF PEANUT BUTTER. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR RESIDENTS AND EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED. AND WE DO NOT PLAN ON GIVING UP THAT AWARD NEXT YEAR.

SO AND ROWLETT WATCH OUT. THE BUSINESS APPRECIATION BREAKFAST IS COMING UP.

THAT IS HOSTED BY THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. IT'S GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH FROM 9 A.M.

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THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL BUSINESS, WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO SACHSE.

SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE AGAIN. NOVEMBER 19TH, 9 A.M.

TO 10:30 A.M. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. ANOTHER GREAT EVENT WE HOST IS THE SACHSE FARMERS MARKET THAT'S COMING UP THIS COMING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH. NO, NEXT SATURDAY, 2SATURDAYS. THAT'S RIGHT, NOVEMBER 14TH FROM 10 A.M.

TO 2 P.M.. 3324 FIFTH STREET, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

COME OUT FOR FRESH PRODUCE, BAKED GOODS. ARTS AND CRAFTS AND MORE.

THIS IS A SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS.

OUR BOND COMMITTEE IS MEETING, AS YOU KNOW. WE HAD TWO MEETINGS WITH THE.

THEY'VE HAD 2 MEETINGS ALREADY. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO FOLLOW ALONG, ALL THE PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEO RECORDINGS FROM PAST MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE BOND WEBSITE. AND YOU CAN ALSO FIND EVERYTHING AT SACHSEBOND2027.COM/RESOURCES.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.

AGAIN, SACHSEBOND2027.COM/RESOURCES. AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE 2 VERY OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE WALLACE MARCHING BAND, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PRIDE OF THE EAST BAND AND THE SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL MUSTANG BAND, BOTH QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS COMING UP NEXT WEEK, I SHOULD SAY, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THE PRIDE OF THE EAST BAND AND THE SACHSE HIGH SCHOOL MUSTANG BAND.

THAT IS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MARCHING BANDS. YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO ACCOMPLISH. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. WE WILL HAVE THEM HERE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THEM MORE FORMALLY.

THAT'S ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAD. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E CONSENT AGENDA.

[E. Consent Agenda]

ITEM 2 APPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM THREE APPROVE THE OCTOBER 5TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.

ITEM 4 ACCEPTING MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.

ITEM 5APPROVED A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SACHSE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 2, AND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, INVESTMENT POLICY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SACHSE INVESTMENT POLICY.

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A, DECLARING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED ITS REVIEW OF THE INVESTMENT, POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE CITY, AND THAT EXHIBIT A RECORDS AND CHANGES TO RECORDS ANY CHANGES TO EITHER THE INVESTMENT POLICY OR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES PROVIDING FOR REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 6 DECLARE SURPLUS. DECLARE AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE THE DISPOSAL OF A 2022 CHEVROLET TAHOE AS AT 960 VIA ONLINE AUCTION.

ITEM 7 ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE 2026 COLLIN COUNTY TAX ROLL, RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ITEM 8 APPROVED THE 2027 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE.

ANYONE. COUNCIL LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MR. LEGH-PAGE. I'D LIKE TO REMOVE 6. ITEM 6. IT IS.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. SO IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEMS 1 THROUGH 5 AND7 AND 8 MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 1,2, E1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 AND 8.

MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPROVE ITEMS 1, 02, 3, 4, 5, 7 AND 8 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

DO I HAVE A SECOND, MR. PRESTENBERG? SECOND. SECOND BY MR. PRESTENBERG. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

IT ALWAYS GOES SLOW WHEN YOU DON'T NEED IT TO GO.

SO. SHE DID? YEAH.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, REREAD ITEM 7, DECLARE IT AS SURPLUS PROPERTY, AND AUTHORIZE THE DISPOSAL OF A 2022 CHEVROLET TAHOE AS AT

[6. Declare as surplus property and authorize the disposal of a 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe (Asset 960) via online auction.]

JUST TRYING TO READ THROUGH THIS. SO THIS IS, IS THIS A BLACK ONE THAT'S IN THE BACK OR IS THIS.

IT'S THE BLACK ONE. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SALVAGE VALUE OF $5,000 ON THAT.

IS THAT. YES THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S ALL WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

YEAH. THAT'S ALL WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. COULD WE NOT PUT POLICE ON IT AND PARK IT AT ONE OF THE PARKS?

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WE COULD PUT IT OUT OF PARK. WE COULD PUT IT USE IT FOR JUST DETERRENT AT AT ONE OF WALMART OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF IT LOOKED LIKE A COP CAR.

BUT 5000 THAT THE VALUE OF THAT IS NOT THAT'S NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING.

THAT'S A SEEMS MORE LIKE A WASTE TO ME. I WOULD BUY IT FOR 5000.

I MEAN, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR IT. WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO FOR IT FOR 5000 BECAUSE IT IS A 2022 TAHOE THAT. YEAH. SO IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH IT BESIDES THAT, RATHER THAN JUST LOOKING FOR 5000 THAT.

YEAH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? MAYOR PRO TEM.

FRANKS. I HAD A QUESTION WHY WE'RE NOT GOING THROUGH HURTS TO SELL THIS VEHICLE RATHER THAN ENTERPRISE.

ENTERPRISE PURCHASE. IT'S NOT THE SAME TO ME. WHATEVER.

POTATO. POTATO BECAUSE THE NEW CONTRACT HASN'T STARTED.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE DISPOSING OF ANY OF THESE OLD ONES BEFORE WE START ON THE NEW CONTRACT ROTATION WITH ENTERPRISE.

THANK YOU. MR. LEGH-PAGE. SORRY. IS THERE A WAY FOR MAYBE OUR RESIDENTS TO BUY IT INSTEAD OF GOING ON ONLINE? IS IT SO THEY CAN IF THEY WANT TO, WE USE THE COMPANY.

RENEE BATES THAT'S AN AUCTION COMPANY. AND SO WE PUT IT OUT THERE IF PEOPLE WANT TO, TO BID ON IT.

SO IF THIS GOES ON THERE, JUST KNOW. RENEE BATES.

THAT'S A 2022 TAHOE. THOSE OF Y'ALL PROBABLY AIN'T GOT NO BACK SEAT OR NOTHING IN IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. MIGHT CARRY SOME SOME BASEBALL EQUIPMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT YEAH, THAT WE, WE'VE GOT TO FIND BETTER WAYS TO UTILIZE THESE VEHICLES FOR THAT, IN MY OWN OPINION.

ANYONE ELSE ON THIS ITEM, MR. MILLSAP? THE INCOME FROM THESE SURPLUS PROPERTIES OF VEHICLES IN THIS CASE, DOES THAT MONEY NOT TYPICALLY GO BACK INTO OUR EQUIPMENT REINVESTMENT INSTEAD OF A GENERAL ACCOUNT.

IT DOES NOT GO IN THE GENERAL FUND. IT GOES BACK INTO THE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. SO THAT ADDS TO THAT AVAILABILITY TO HELP OFFSET ANY PRICE INCREASE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. YES, SIR. OKAY. MR. PRESTENBERG. YES. I UNDERSTAND WHERE COUNCILMAN LEGH-PAGE IS COMING FROM, HOWEVER. I MEAN, THESE THINGS.

IT'S 4 YEARS OLD, WHICH DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT IT'S GOT ABOUT A BAZILLION HOURS ON THE ENGINE JUST RUNNING.

ANYTIME THE OFFICER PULLS UP, THEY GOT TO LEAVE IT RUNNING, YOU KNOW? SO I JUST TO ME, IF, UNLESS WE JUST SAT THERE LIKE, IT'S LIKE A, THE, THE DUMMY VERSION ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THAT MAKES EVERYONE SLAM ON THE BRAKES AS THEY'RE GOING, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T SPEED HERE, BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE TO SPEED ON OUR WAY DOWN TO AUSTIN BUT I, I THINK TO ME IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HAVE INSURANCE ON IT.

YOU GOT TO HAVE MAINTENANCE ON IT. I JUST, I'D RATHER CUT TIES WITH IT.

HOWEVER, THE 5000 ON SALVAGE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO GET.

IT COULD BE MORE. IT COULD BE LESS. COULD BE MORE, COULD BE LESS.

OKAY, SO IF COUNCILMAN LEGH-PAGE IS, YOU KNOW, AUCTIONING STYLE GETS IT UP TO 7 OR 8.

THAT'S FANTASTIC. IF NOT, THEN, YOU KNOW, WHATNOT.

BUT THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. PRESTENBERG. YOU HAVE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E.7.

6. 6. E.6. AS PRESENTED. MOTION BY MR. PRESTENBERG TO APPROVE ITEM E.6 AS PRESENTED.

DO I HAVE A SECOND, MISS HOWARTH? SECOND. SECOND BY MISS HOWARD.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES WITH MR. LEGH-PAGE VOTING NO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F.

[1. Discuss and approve an Ordinance of the City of Sachse, Texas, amending the Code of Ordinances by amending Chapter 6 titled “Health and Sanitation,” Article I titled “In General,” to add general provisions, add provisions regulating the operation of public and semi-public swimming pools, and to relocate provisions regulating rental registration and donation bins from Chapters 3 and 4 to Chapter 6; providing for a repealing clause; providing for a severability clause; providing a savings clause; providing for a penalty of a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00); and providing for an effective date.]

ARTICLE ONE TITLED IN GENERAL TO ADD GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PROVISIONS REGULATING THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC AND SEMI PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND TO RELOCATE PROVISIONS REGULATING RENTAL, REGISTRATION AND DONATION BINS FROM CHAPTERS 3 AND 4 TO CHAPTER 6.

PROVIDING FOR REPEALING CLAUSE. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE. PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF A FINE, NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

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DO YOU HAVE SOME OTHER STAFF HERE AVAILABLE? IF THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO SOME OF THE ANCILLARY PARTS OF THIS? MATT ROBINSON, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, IS HERE SOMEWHERE.

THERE HE IS. I'M SURPRISED I COULDN'T SEE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE TALL. YOU'RE THE TALLEST ONE IN THE BACK. IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY OTHER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. BUT REALLY THIS THIS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF REORGANIZE, CLARIFY, AND MAKE CONSISTENT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND AREAS OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RELATIVE TO CODE COMPLIANCE. AND SO CHRISTINA WILL WALK YOU ALL THROUGH THAT AND HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ANY ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

HELLO, MS. RAMHOLD HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH BRIEFLY THESE CHAPTER 7 AMENDMENTS THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER.

SO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW ON IT. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BASICALLY THE WHOLE GOAL OF THIS WAS TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATION CONSISTENCY AND PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY.

CLARIFY SOME OF OUR NOTICE OF VIOLATION ABATEMENT AND COST RECOVERY PROCESSES.

ADDRESS SOME OF THE GAPS THAT WE HAD SWIMMING POOLS AND THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR IT ENHANCE OUR MULTIFAMILY INSPECTION PROCESS AND CONSOLIDATE REGULATIONS ADMINISTERED BY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INTO ONE CHAPTER INSTEAD OF IT BEING SPREAD OUT EVERYWHERE. SO THE NEW PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF IT, CHAPTER 6, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT INSTEAD OF HEALTH AND SANITATION.

AND THEN SPLITTING IT UP INTO THE DIFFERENT ARTICLES, ARTICLE 1 WOULD BE IN GENERAL, WHICH WILL COVER THAT ABATEMENT AND JUST OVERALL RULES FOR THE CHAPTER, ARTICLE TWO WILL HAVE ALL OF OUR HEALTH ORDINANCES.

ARTICLE THREE WILL HAVE NUISANCES, ARTICLE FOUR WILL HAVE DONATION BINS, ARTICLE 5 RENTAL REGISTRATION AND ARTICLE SIX MULTIFAMILY.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CLEANUP AND FORMATTING.

IN ARTICLE 3 FOR NUISANCES, WE JUST DECIDED TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THE NUISANCES UNDER ONE ARTICLE.

PREVIOUSLY. THEY WERE KIND OF SPREAD OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO IT WASN'T VERY USER FRIENDLY OR INTERNALLY FRIENDLY.

SO WE'RE JUST PUTTING THAT INTO ONE DEDICATED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE COMMON CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS, HIGH WEEDS, LITTER, OVERGROWN VEGETATION, AND BULK TRASH IN ONE SPOT IMPROVES CLARITY, CONSISTENCY, AND ACCESSIBILITY WITHOUT CHANGING ANY OF THE EXISTING REQUIREMENTS.

SO JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR STAFF, RESIDENTS, AND PROPERTY OWNERS, BECAUSE WE DO GET SOME PHONE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE EVERYTHING IS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SCATTERED RIGHT NOW. RELOCATION.

ARTICLE FOR DONATION BINS. IT'S CURRENTLY IN CHAPTER 4.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE IT TO CHAPTER 6. WE DID THIS AND THEN WE DID SOME VERY MINOR REVISIONS BASED OFF OF CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED SINCE WE IMPLEMENTED IT. THE DONATION BINS ARE NOW COVERED UNDER THE ENFORCEMENT POLICY OF CHAPTER SIX, WHERE IT WAS NOT COVERED BEFORE IN CHAPTER FOUR RENTAL REGISTRATION THAT WAS MOVED FROM CHAPTER THREE TO CHAPTER 6.

THAT ALSO IS ONE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES AND MAKING SURE THAT IT IS NOW MOVED UNDER OUR ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.

WE HAVE NOT CHANGED ANYTHING WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE CAN LOOK AT POTENTIAL PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE.

SO SOME AMENDMENTS TO THE ACTUAL SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE.

ARTICLE 1, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE ALL OF THE UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT AND ABATEMENT PROCEDURES THAT WILL APPLY TO ALL OF CHAPTER 6.

AND NOW, WITH EVERYTHING MOVED UNDER CHAPTER 6, THAT ARTICLE ONE WILL COVER EVERYTHING THAT'S ENCOMPASSED IN CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE TWO FOR HEALTH. WE DID ADD SOME INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR POOLS, SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS THAT WE PREVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE BEFORE.

AND THEN ARTICLE 6 MULTIFAMILY KIND OF ENHANCING THE EXISTING REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION PROGRAM SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF KEEP THESE MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES ACCOUNTABLE AND KEEP THEM IN KIND OF GOOD STANDING. SO ARTICLE ONE, LIKE I SAID, CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT ACROSS ALL OF CHAPTER SIX MOVES THE ENFORCEMENT LANGUAGE TO THE BEGINNING SO THAT IT COVERS THE ENTIRE CHAPTER INSTEAD OF JUST BEING STUCK IN ONE ARTICLE.

ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK FOR MATTERS ENFORCED BY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, AND THEN IT CLARIFIES OUR NOTICE OF VIOLATION PROCESS, COMPLIANCE PERIODS, ABATEMENT PROCEDURES, REMEDIES, AND RECOVERY OF COSTS.

THIS IS VERY BENEFICIAL SO THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR THE RULES ARE STATED, WHAT WE HAVE AND HOW WE'RE ENFORCING THINGS.

ARTICLE 2 FOR HEALTH. LIKE I SAID, CLEAR ORGANIZATION DEFINED POOL PERMITTING PROCEDURES.

REALLY JUST PUTTING ALL OF THE HEALTH ITEMS IN ONE ARTICLE SO THAT WHEN SOMEBODY IS LOOKING FOR RESTAURANT INFORMATION, FOOD INSPECTIONS, SWIMMING POOLS, THAT'S ALL IN ONE ARTICLE.

AND THEN ADDING THAT PROVISION, ADDRESSING POOLS AND SPAS, INCLUDING PERMIT AND INSPECTIONS.

AND THEN ARTICLE SIX FOR MULTIFAMILY. BASICALLY TRYING TO STRENGTHEN OUR MULTIFAMILY ORDINANCE.

WE WANT TO ENHANCE THE REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING A FEW COMPLAINTS.

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THESE MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES TO A HIGH STANDARD.

SO THAT WAY THEY CAN CONTINUE TO AGE GRACEFULLY, AND THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE LIVING IN THESE MULTIFAMILY. SO IT'LL NOW HAVE US DO ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF THEM, ALLOWING US TO DO ALL OF THE UNITS OR 10% OF THE UNITS, DEPENDING ON HOW THE APARTMENTS ARE MAINTAINING THOSE, THOSE PROPERTIES.

AND IT STRENGTHENS THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH CLEAR EXPECTATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVING THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATED ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OR COMMENTS? MR. MILLSAP.

OKAY. COULD YOU GO BACK TO ARTICLE 5? I BELIEVE IT'S ARTICLE 5.

ARTICLE 5? YEAH, IT WAS LAST NIGHT. IT SHOWS ARTICLE 5 RENTAL.

REGISTRATION. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. OKAY. BACK WHEN WE PUT IN REGISTRATION OF RENTAL PROPERTIES, IT WAS SOME RELUCTANCE TO DO THAT BY SEVERAL PEOPLE.

AND IT WAS STATED THEN THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO INTENT TO START GETTING INTO RENTAL REGULATIONS OF PROPERTY LIKE THE CITY OF GARLAND DOES AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF RESTRICTIONS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE RENEGING ON THAT COMMITMENT THAT WAS GIVEN TO GET IT PASSED.

AND THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT IT RELOCATES EXISTING RENTAL PROPERTIES FROM CHAPTER 3 TO 06, ALIGNS THE PROGRAM WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.

YOU ALREADY SPECIFICALLY, WHEN THIS IS PASSED, IF IT'S PASSED, GIVES YOURSELF AUTOMATIC ENFORCEMENT CONTROL, WHICH WE WERE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. THAT WAS A COMMITMENT WAS MADE WHEN IT WAS VOTED IN TO CHANGE, TO EVEN HAVE RENTAL PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED, AND I.

AND IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY JUST A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE.

WELL, IN REALITY, YOU KNOW WHO PAYS TAXES ON THE PROPERTY, SO YOU KNOW WHO OWNS IT, YOU KNOW, WHO HAS UTILITY BILLS, SO YOU KNOW WHO'S LIVING IN IT.

AND IF IT'S NOT THE SAME PERSON, IT'S OBVIOUSLY RENTAL PROPERTY. SO WE DIDN'T REALLY NEED THAT TO TO DETERMINE WHO WAS RENTAL PROPERTY.

AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DOING ENFORCEMENT.

WE'RE ADDING SORT OF BACK DOORING OUR OPPORTUNITY AND OUR RIGHT TO START ENFORCING RENTAL PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS.

AND IT'S ALREADY UNDERWAY. WHETHER WE WANT TO ADMIT IT OR NOT.

I, I HAVE A LIMITING SITUATION THAT I PERSONALLY HAVE A SITUATION.

MY PD SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT THE HOUSE THAT I LIVE IN CURRENTLY MUST BE OWNER OR EMPLOYEE OCCUPIED.

WELL, THAT'S TYPICALLY SAYS WHEN I DIE, MY SON CAN'T RENT THAT PROPERTY OUT.

SO WE ALREADY STARTED RENTAL PROPERTY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS, BUT WITHOUT EVEN AN ORDINANCE.

AND THAT THAT'S A CODE RIGHT THERE THAT SPECIFICALLY WAS IDENTIFIED IN THAT.

SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF DOING THIS IN THAT WAY.

AND ALSO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ORDINANCES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I'LL DISCUSS WITH THE LAWYER AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER EARLIER, A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON IT IN PAGE 13 OF THE ORDINANCE.

RIGHT AT THE TOP, IT SAYS SEWAGE IS ANY LIQUID WASTE CONTAINING ANIMAL OR VEGETATION MATTER, VEGETABLE MATTER IN SUSPENSION OR SOLUTIONS. IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT THE MAYBE COMPOST PILES? I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY, BUT THE WAY IT'S WORDED THAT GIVES YOU AGAIN, ANOTHER OPTION.

HOW CAN IS THIS WHAT IS IT GOING TO DO IF SOMEBODY IS A GARDENER AND HAS A COMPOST PILE? RIGHT. AND JUST TO CLARIFY ON THAT ONE, I DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THAT.

THAT'S WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN OUR EXISTING ORDINANCE.

I HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THAT EXCEPT FOR MOVING IT AROUND TO GO INTO THE SAME SPOT.

BUT THAT'S WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN OUR ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW.

NO CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THAT. AND THEN TO CLARIFY ON THAT FIRST PART, THE RENTAL REGISTRATION, AGAIN, JUST RELOCATING. I HAVE NOT CHANGED ANYTHING ABOUT IT REALLY.

THE ORDINANCE THAT'S IN PLACE FOR RENTAL REGISTRATION, WE'RE JUST WE'RE STICKING TO THAT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO REGISTER. THERE'S NO FEE, THERE'S NO INSPECTION.

YOU JUST HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR PROPERTY. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE ENFORCING BECAUSE THAT'S THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. BUT WHENEVER YOU MOVE IT TO THIS 6, WHEN YOU MOVE IT INTO OVER TO 6 IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS A LINDSEY PROGRAM WITH NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES AND AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES WHERE IT IS NOW THAT'S NOT ADDRESSED.

THIS IS BEING ADDRESSED. SO IT GIVES YOU AUTHORITY TO DO IT.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, BUT IT GIVES YOU AUTHORITY TO SORT OF EASE INTO ENFORCEMENT OF RENTAL PROPERTIES WHEN YOU MOVE IT INTO THIS AREA.

OH, WE'RE CURRENTLY ADDRESSING.

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NO, WE'RE STILL ENFORCING IT. NOW, IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED, WE DO STILL ENFORCE AND ASK YOU TO REGISTER.

IT'S JUST MOVING IT UNDER CHAPTER 6 SO IT CAN STILL BE UNDER NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY. YEAH. AND YOU'VE ALREADY SAID IT, BUT JUST AGAIN, JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCE.

WE'RE JUST MOVING IT AROUND IN THIS SECTION. THAT'S CORRECT. AND WHEN I HEAR ENFORCEMENT, IT'S LIKE YOU JUST SAID, IT IS TO ENFORCE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO REGISTER YOUR PROPERTY.

AND MR. MILLSAP IS CORRECT. WHEN WE FIRST TALKED ABOUT THIS, THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT GOING A STEP FURTHER, BUT WE DIDN'T. BUT OBVIOUSLY WITH THIS, JUST MOVING IT TO ANOTHER SECTION DOES NOT MEAN WE'RE NOT CHANGING ANYTHING.

NO, NO, NO CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO RENTAL REGISTRATION.

OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. WELL THAT THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT CHANGING ANY WORDING OF ANYTHING, BUT YOU'RE CHANGING WHERE YOU HAVE IT AND WHERE YOU'RE PUTTING IT ALLOWS ENFORCEMENT.

WHERE YOU HAVE IT CURRENTLY DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ENFORCEMENT.

SO YOU ARE CHANGING SOMETHING. WELL, WE ENFORCE IT RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, WE ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW. THAT HASN'T CHANGED.

WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. BUT ANYWAY, ANOTHER QUESTION ON.

PAGE 28. IN JUST A MATTER OF CLARIFICATION ON THIS ONE, WEEDS AND BRUSH ARE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

EXCEPTIONS IN TO SUBSECTION B REQUIREMENTS. TALKING ABOUT EXCEPTIONS, HAY, WHICH IS BEING CULTIVATED ON PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN GRANTED, OR AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS ON THE MOST RECENT TAX ROLLS IN THE COUNTY.

OKAY. IN ONE OF THE STATEMENTS IN MY PD, IT STATES THAT I HAVE AGRICULTURAL USE OPPORTUNITIES.

SO DO I QUALIFY FOR THAT AS POINT BLANK? SINCE I HAVE NOT GRANTED AGRICULTURAL TAX EXEMPTION BY THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. BUT IT DOES SAY THAT I HAVE AGRICULTURAL USE CAPABILITIES.

SO IF I WANT TO REESTABLISH MY FENCE AND AND PUT SOME GOATS ON IT, OR LLAMAS OR, OR LONGHORNS OR WHATEVER, WHY ARE YOU READING FROM WHAT PAGE AGAIN, MR. MILLSAP? NOT IN THE PRESENTATION. I THINK HE'S IN THE ORDINANCE.

IN THE ORDINANCE? PAGE 28. IT'S NOT IN THE PRESENTATION, NOT IN THE 11 SLIDES.

NO. YOU'RE ON PAGE 28. SO I ASSUME YOU'RE IN THE.

YEAH. IN THE ORDINANCE. YEAH. IN THE ORDINANCE.

AND SO IF WE PASS IT, THIS BECOMES IN EFFECT.

WHAT SECTION? SECTION 6-32. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

PAGE 28 OF 66. ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER.

WE'RE WITH YOU NOW. I'M JUST ASKING, WHAT WOULD I HAVE TO DO IF I DECIDE TO? BECAUSE I DID HAVE CATTLE AT ONE TIME, AND I HAVE STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY ACCORDING TO WHAT I SEE ON THE PD.

SO DO I HAVE TO GO BACK AND GET THE COUNTY TO GIVE ME A TAX EXEMPTION TO QUALIFY FOR THIS, OR IS IT GOING TO BE WHAT'S THE DEAL? WELL, MATT, WOULD YOU HAVE TO GO BACK SPECIFICALLY AND LOOK AT HIS PD ON HIS PROPERTY.

YEAH. YOU MAY HAVE TO. I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER TONIGHT, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT.

YEAH. SO YOUR PROPERTY IS A PD AND I BELIEVE IT HAS AN AG BASED ZONING DISTRICT.

SO UNDER THAT PD YOU WOULD MEET THE AG STANDARDS WITH THE THE CHANGES THAT WERE ADOPTED WITH THAT PD.

SO IF THIS SECTION SPEAKS TO WHERE THE PROPERTY IS ZONED AGRICULTURAL, THEN TECHNICALLY THAT COMPONENT WOULD APPLY TO YOUR PROPERTY UNLESS IT'S OUTLINED WITHIN THE PD THAT IT DOES NOT. OKAY. BECAUSE IT SAYS HERE IF YOU HAVE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FROM THE COUNTY.

I DON'T HAVE THAT. SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT I WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE ELIMINATED FROM THIS OPPORTUNITY? WHICH WHICH LINE OF 6-. 6-32. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE THE HAY COMPONENT.

SEE EXCEPTIONS AND C.1. MATT. OKAY. C.1. YEAH.

SO UNDER THAT ONE, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTY AND GET THE EXCEPTION FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THAT PIECE TO COUNT.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE LOOKING AT C.3. OKAY. SO IN THAT CASE THEN WE ARE MAKING CHANGES TO ME. NO, BECAUSE IT'S THAT WAY RIGHT NOW.

NO, THAT'S CURRENTLY IN IN OUR ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW THAT THAT CHANGE HAS NOT BEEN MADE.

ALL RIGHT. MISS HOWARTH I WAS JUST GOING TO CLARIFY FOR FOLKS.

I THINK WE'RE ON THE RENTAL REGISTRATION. THERE ARE 2 SEPARATE PROCESSES.

THERE'S A OR NOT. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS. THERE WAS A SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL REGISTRATION THAT WE WE STARTED JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.

MULTIFAMILY REGISTRATION, I THINK HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME.

THERE'S SOME INSPECTION INVOLVED WITH MULTIFAMILY THAT IS NOT APPLICABLE TO SINGLE FAMILY, AND THAT WE'RE KIND OF GETTING A LITTLE BIT IN THE WEEDS AND CONFUSING MULTIPLE TOPICS UNDER ONE DISCUSSION.

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YEAH, AND YOU'RE CORRECT, THERE ARE DIFFERENT RULES FOR SINGLE FAMILY. I THINK THERE'S SOME CONFUSION ON SOME OF MY. I THINK YOU JUST CLEARED UP PART. I THINK YOU JUST CLEARED IT UP. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. YEAH, TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT A CHANGE. IT'S A MOVE. THERE'S NO PURPOSE OF US HAVING EITHER ORDINANCES OR POLICIES THAT WE CAN'T ENFORCE.

I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF HAVING A POLICY OR ORDINANCE WE CAN ENFORCE.

I OFTEN ASK OUR CITY MANAGER THAT, IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN ENFORCE EITHER? DO WE HAVE THE STAFF OR DO WE HAVE THE LEGAL OPTION TO ENFORCE THAT? SO IF WE CAN'T ENFORCE IT, THERE'S NO THERE'S NO PURPOSE IN HAVING THIS.

SECONDLY, I THINK I ALREADY SAID IT SHOULD NOT HAVE CHANGED.

AND THEN 3RDLY, I HAD ANOTHER POINT THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

WELL, YOU HAVE A COHORT THAT WANTS TO TALK. YOU CAN COME BACK TO YOU IF YOU WANT.

I KNOW IT PROBABLY WASN'T THAT GOOD EITHER. OKAY.

OKAY. DON'T TELL ME. DON'T SAY I DIDN'T ASK. EXCUSE ME, MR. LEGH-PAGE. JUST. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF INSPECTIONS, AND I JUST WANT TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP WHAT HE HAD.

DO WE HAVE THE STAFF FOR INSPECTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH? IS THIS SOMETHING OUTSIDE SOURCE THAT WE'RE DOING ON, ON A LOT OF THESE INSPECTIONS, THE FOOD INSPECTIONS, WHICH THAT DIDN'T REALLY CHANGE THE MULTIFAMILY TENANT.

SO THE MULTIFAMILY AND THE, THE MULTIFAMILY, WE DO HAVE THE STAFF FOR THAT.

THAT IS IN HOUSE. WE ARE ALREADY CURRENTLY 3RD PARTYING, OUR FOOD INSPECTIONS AND OUR SWIMMING POOL INSPECTIONS THAT'S ALREADY CURRENTLY IN PLACE.

IT'S JUST WE JUST ADDED IT IN TO HAVE IT IN THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? MISS HOWARTH. IS THERE MORE DISCUSSION? I GOTTA ASK? ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK? YEAH. THANK YOU MA'AM.

APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? OKAY. IF YOU'LL HIT YOUR BUTTON AGAIN, MISS HOWARTH.

MISS HOWARTH. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM F ONE AS PRESENTED.

MOTION BY MISS HOWARTH TO APPROVE. ITEM F.1. IS PRESENTED. SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS SECOND.

SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT.

MOTION CARRIES AS MR. MILLSAP VOTING NO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 2.

[2. Discuss and consider appointments to the City's boards.]

MISS GRANGER. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING. AS MISS NASH NOTED EARLIER, WE DID HAVE A BOARD MEMBER WHO WAS APPOINTED.

I'M SORRY, THAT WAS HIRED AS STAFF. SO HER BOARD POSITION HAD TO BE VACATED.

SO WE DO HAVE AN OPENING ON OUR PARK AND RECREATION BOARD AND OUR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD.

WE ALSO HAVE ONE OPENING ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

ONE OF THE APPOINTEES THAT YOU ALL VOTED ON AT THE LAST MEETING WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT HER APPOINTMENT.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT VACANCY OPEN AGAIN. I WOULD JUST COMMENT THAT THE.

IN ORDER TO. APPOINT THE 2 PEOPLE THAT YOU DID ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, A LONG STANDING MEMBER HAD NOT BEEN REAPPOINTED. AND SO THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER OR.

THERE ARE IN FRONT OF YOU THE APPLICATIONS OF SEVERAL APPLICANTS WHO WERE NOT APPOINTED IN THAT PROCESS.

WE HAD MORE APPLICANTS THAN WE HAD SEATS. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THOSE APPOINTMENTS.

AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, MISS GRANGER, WE HAVE AN OPENING ON THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD, THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, AND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. CORRECT. AT THIS TIME? YES. OKAY.

SO THREE VACANCIES THAT WE COULD FILL TONIGHT.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS GRANGER. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

THANKS, MAYOR. YEAH. PER OUR OWN RULES, WE HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM 3 MEMBERS THAT SERVE ON BOTH THE PARKS AND THE MDD.

SO MISS PIKE HAS SERVED PREVIOUSLY AND HAS NOW OFFICIALLY RETIRED AND IS NOW SERVING ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION.

I WANT TO ALSO APPOINT HER TO THE MDD BOARD TO QUALIFY THAT AT LEAST 3 PERSONS AND APPOINT MR. JOEY MAXIM TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.

OKAY, HOLD THAT THOUGHT. THAT'S A DISCUSSION I WAS GOING TO SAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

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SO IF NOT, THAT'S FINE. BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS.

SURE. ANYTHING ELSE? NOT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT MISS VALERIE PIKE.

HOLD THAT THOUGHT. I GOTTA OPEN IT UP REAL QUICK.

OH MY GOODNESS. OKAY. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM? CONTINUE.

DO WE WANT TO. OH, GO AHEAD. YOU GOT THE MIC.

DO WE WANT TO ATTACH A NAME FOR A BOA OR. I WAS JUST GOING TO KNOCK OUT THOSE TWO FIRST.

OKAY. GO FOR IT. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM. FRANKS.

SO FOR THE 6TH TIME I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT MISS VALERIE PIKE TO THE MDD AND MR. JOEY MAXIM TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO HAVE A SECOND MISS HOWARTH. OR YOU WERE UP ON THE QUEUE.

I WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING. I WAS GOING TO DO AN ASK ANOTHER QUESTION.

DO YOU WANT TO SECOND THAT ONE? WE GOTTA HAVE A SECOND BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT.

I'LL SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY.

SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO ASK LEAH, ARE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE.

APPLICATIONS FOR THAT DIDN'T GET APPOINTED. THAT IS NOT SOMEBODY THAT TURNED DOWN BOA.

NO. OKAY. SO THESE PEOPLE ARE ALL AVAILABLE. YES.

THAT'S I WANTED TO CLARIFY. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE FOR MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. MARY, WOULD YOU MIND IF I JUST CLARIFY? I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS IN HERE CORRECTLY. THE MOTION IS TO APPOINT VALERIE PIKE TO THE MDD BOARD AND JOEY MAXIM TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'D BE AFFIRMATIVE.

MOTION CARRIES. IS MR. MILLSAP VOTING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THIS ITEM? MISS HOWARTH. WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A.

WELL, I WAS THINKING LINDA GRAY FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

SHE DIDN'T PUT THAT ON HER PAPER, BUT IF WE WANTED TO ASK HER IF SHE WAS WILLING SHE HAD A LOT OF FINANCE EXPERIENCE AND SEEMED LIKE A, SHE WAS INTERESTED IN SERVING. SO I'D MAKE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT TO APPOINT LINDA GRAY TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.

LINDA GRAY TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. OKAY.

MOTION BY MISS HOWARTH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.

SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. LEAH. MR.. CASEY, IS HE CURRENTLY AN ALTERNATE? HE WAS NOT REAPPOINTED DURING THE PROCESS. HE WAS INTERESTED IN REAPPOINTMENT.

BUT I THINK IN ORDER TO PUT SOMEONE ELSE ON THE BOARD, YOU ALL HAD TAKEN HIM OFF.

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH ALTERNATES ON THAT BOARD? THERE IS CURRENTLY ONLY ONE ALTERNATE.

IT IS PROBABLY BEST PRACTICE TO HAVE TWO JUST IN CASE.

BUT THAT IS YOUR DECISION. YEAH. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE YOU AMEND YOUR MOTION TO APPOINT MR. CASEY OR RE. OBJECTION. LEADING THE WITNESS? YEAH.

TO MR. CASEY AS AN ALTERNATE. OKAY, LET'S LET'S DO THIS.

IF MISS HOWARTH IS WILLING TO WITHDRAW HER MOTION, THEN IT'D BE A LITTLE CLEANER.

MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS HOWARTH HAS WITHDRAWN HER MOTION.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL ENTERTAIN OTHER MOTIONS. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME GO BACK TO MY LIST NOW. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT MR. KEITH CASEY TO THE BOA AS A ALTERNATE, AND MISS LINDA GRAY TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? WHAT? HOLD ON, MR. LEGH-PAGE. I'LL SECOND THAT.

ALL OF IT. OKAY. MISS GRANGER CLARIFICATION. YES.

CLARIFICATION. THERE IS ONLY ONE SPOT TO BE FILLED ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

SO IF YOU WERE TO APPOINT BOTH OF THOSE APPLICANTS, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE TAKEN OFF.

SO IF YOU COULD JUST DIRECT ME. WELL, I THOUGHT THERE WAS A, AN ALTERNATE THAT WE DIDN'T.

THAT WAS, THAT IS THE ONLY SPOT THAT'S AVAILABLE.

THE ONLY SPOT. YES. OH, OKAY. WELL, JUST TO MAKE THINGS FUN.

I WITHDRAW MY MOTION. MOTION WITHDRAWN. MISS GRANGER, WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH THESE MINUTES.

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I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT MISS LINDA GRAY TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. AND I'M DONE. I HAVE A MOTION.

EXCUSE ME. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO APPOINT LINDA GRAY TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS TO HAVE A SECOND MISTER LEGH-PAGE. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. SECOND BY MISS MR. LEGH-PAGE. ANYBODY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS SOME MORE? MISS GRANGER, ARE YOU GOOD? AND SHE IS BEING APPOINTED AS AN ALTERNATE. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

YES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. AS I. SPANISH.

YES. THANK YOU. MAKE SURE YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION.

OKAY. MISS GRANGER, ANY FURTHER CLARIFICATION NEEDED? YES. WHO SECONDED THAT MOTION? I'M SORRY. I'LL BE MISS HOWARD.

THANK YOU. OH. I'M SORRY. MR. LEGH-PAGE. MY BAD.

SHE SECONDED LIKE THE 2 THAT WERE WITHDRAWN OR SOMETHING.

YEAH. OKAY. MISS GRANGER, ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY.

WITH THAT, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. NEVER BORING.

MOTION CARRIES AND MR. MILLSAP VOTING NO. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM G DISCUSSION ITEMS.

[1. Discuss and provide direction regarding the City's cost recovery policy.]

MISS NASH. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS DISCUSSION ITEM IS THE CONTINUING DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CITY'S OPTIONS RELATIVE TO COST RECOVERY AND WHAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SET AS POLICY MOVING FORWARD.

AS YOU RECALL, WE DISCUSSED THIS THIS SUMMER DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS IS SORT OF AN INTRODUCTORY ITEM OF LOOKING AT RECOVERING SOME OF OUR EXPENDITURES MOVING FORWARD RELATIVE TO SOME OF OUR PROGRAMING THAT COULD BE MORE CONSIDERED FEE FOR SERVICE TYPE PROGRAMING.

AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE JUST AN OVERALL POLICY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SETS.

AND SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO DIG DEEP A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN THERE TO GET A DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL.

YOU ALL TO GIVE US FURTHER DIRECTION THAT WE CAN THEN TAKE AND HAVE AS PART OF A MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION WITH YOU DURING YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING IN EARLY 2027. AND SO LAUREN IS GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THAT PRESENTATION TONIGHT AND GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL TO WORK THROUGH FOR NEXT STEPS.

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

I'M BACK. I HAVE A HARD TIME FOLLOWING THAT ONE, BUT I KNOW.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. GO EASY ON ME. I'M BACK AT OUR JUNE 15TH CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP.

I PROMISED THAT I WOULD RETURN TO TALK ABOUT COST RECOVERY.

AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING WITH ANTICIPATION FOR THIS CONVERSATION.

THE FIRST COUPLE SLIDES ARE JUST GOING TO BE A QUICK RECAP FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THAT CONVERSATION, AND TO JOG SOME MEMORIES BECAUSE IT WAS A PRETTY HOT SUMMER.

WE WENT THROUGH A LOT. SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK UP JUST TO GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.

BUT A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING.

THIS ISN'T NEW NEWS TO ANYBODY. REVENUES ARE BECOMING MORE CONSTRAINED AND RESTRICTED.

EXPENDITURES ARE RISING, PROPERTY TAX REVENUES ARE ARE CHANGING ON THE HORIZON.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES.

THE CALIBER AND QUALITY OF OUR EVENTS, AS WE HEARD EARLIER WITH THE FALLOWEEN PROGRAM, HAS RISEN AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE GROWING THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE TYPES OF SERVICES THAT THE CITY DELIVERS. SO WITH THAT INCREASED EXPECTATION LEVEL THERE'S ALSO A DEMAND ON CITY SERVICES. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO JUST A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS.

BUDGET REQUIREMENTS, ETC. THE CITY HAS FOR A LONG TIME BEEN ABLE TO WEATHER THESE RISING COSTS AND ABSORB A LOT OF IT BECAUSE OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION GROWTH THAT WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

HOWEVER, AS WE'RE EXITING THAT PORTION OF OUR GROWTH CURVE AND WE'RE BECOMING MORE OF A MAINTENANCE COMMUNITY, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR POLICIES AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PRACTICES THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING ARE SUSTAINABLE FOR THIS CHANGING DYNAMIC WITH OUR COST AND DEMAND FOR SERVICES. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO FORMALLY ESTABLISH YOUR POLICY RELATIVE TO COST RECOVERY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE ENCOUNTERING AS WELL.

AND IT'S A BIG TOPIC OF CONVERSATION WITHIN THE CITY MANAGEMENT REALM.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GET INTO THE EVALUATION OF OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES.

THIS IS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE POLICIES THAT YOU ALL LOOK AT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THEY'RE PROVIDED TO YOU ALL AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT LARGELY THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.

IT'S A HEFTY PROCESS WITH LOTS OF DOCUMENTS INCLUDED THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, OF COURSE, THE FUND BALANCE POLICY, DEBT POLICY, THOSE ARE ALL DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.

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SO JUST A QUICK GLIMPSE OF SOME OF THE FINANCIAL POLICIES THAT WE HAVE GOVERNING THE WAY THAT WE DO BUSINESS HERE.

IN ADDITION TO THESE POLICIES, WE ALSO COME TO YOU ALL WITH THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT.

THIS IS A CHARTER REQUIREMENT, AND RIGHT NOW IT CURRENTLY ILLUSTRATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND, THE UTILITY FUND, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND, AND THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE ALSO HAVE THE QUARTERLY BUDGET AND INVESTMENT REPORT.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME A LOT OF THESE POLICIES ARE OFFICIALLY REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL CADENCE.

AND QUESTIONS THAT I AM GOING TO ASK NOW THAT I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT AND I WILL REVISIT AT THE END OF THE CONVERSATION OF IS, DOES THIS TIMELINE WORK FOR US? ARE WE MISSING OPPORTUNITIES TO WEIGH IN ON THESE TOPICS? ADDITIONALLY, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND DID YOU ALL LIKE THE PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOWED? THIS MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR WHERE WE SURVEYED DEPARTMENTS AND DID A MARKET BASED APPROACH TO DETERMINING THE BASIS FOR OUR COST AND FEES AS PART OF THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE UPDATE.

JUST GETTING IN QUICKLY TO THE CURRENT COST RECOVERY POLICY, OUR COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY DOES OUTLINE COST RECOVERY IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE DETAILS HERE.

THE CHALLENGE WITH OUR CURRENT POLICY IS WHILE IT DOES IDENTIFY 3 CATEGORIES FULL, PARTIAL AND MINIMAL, THESE CATEGORIES ARE NOT DEFINED, SO IT MAKES IT CHALLENGING FOR STAFF TO APPLY THESE PRINCIPLES WHEN DETERMINING THE BASIS OF FEES FOR SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER.

IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE CITY'S LONG TERM PRACTICE HAS BEEN TO COVER AS MANY OF THE COSTS AS POSSIBLE FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE, JUST AS A MATTER OF COURSE. SO WHEN WE DO OFFER EVENTS, WE TRY AS BEST AS WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE COVERED AND CAN BE PROVIDED FOR FREE.

BUT AS I MENTIONED, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A DOOMSDAY SCENARIO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SLIDE DECK, THE THE TIMES ARE CHANGING AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO REEVALUATE THAT PHILOSOPHY GOING INTO THE BASIS OF FEES.

I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER HOW WE COME UP WITH THE FEES.

SHOULD WE LOOK AT A MARKET COMPETITIVE FEE STRUCTURE WITH OUR PEER CITIES THAT YOU ALL SELECTED AS PART OF THE BAKER TILLY PROCESS? SHOULD WE INCORPORATE BEST PRACTICES AS DEFINED BY OUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION? A COUPLE OF THERE ARE LISTED FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES.

SHOULD WE DO A PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF DIRECT COSTS, INDIRECT COSTS, ETC., OR SHOULD WE DO SOME COMBINATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED.

GETTING INTO OUR POLICY DEVELOPMENT. I PROMISED YOU ALL BACK IN JUNE THAT WE WOULD COME BACK, AND WE WOULD SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING GUIDING PRINCIPLES DEFINITION, FEE, METHODOLOGY AND CADENCE FOR REVIEW.

WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE LOOK AT DEVELOPING A TARGET RECOVERY AMOUNT FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BASED ON SOME PRINCIPLE THAT CAN BE APPLIED IN FUTURE BUDGET PROCESSES. AS STAFF PREPARES INFORMATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE ALSO RECOMMEND CREATING POLICIES THAT ADDRESS NON PROPERTY TAX REVENUE STREAMS AS A FUTURE STEP.

SO THIS IS PHASE 1. AND AS WE GO INTO THE FUTURE LOOKING AT THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDING STREAMS. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A MODEL THAT WE COULD FOLLOW.

AND HERE YOU'LL SEE A SLIDING RECOVERY SPECTRUM.

AND AT ONE END OF THE SPECTRUM YOU HAVE TIER 1 WHICH DENOTES A PRIMARY COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

AND I'VE GIVEN SOME EXAMPLES HERE WHERE WE WOULD PROVIDE FULL COST COVERAGE.

AND THAT INCLUDES OUR RED, WHITE, RED, WHITE AND BLUE BLAST, OUR CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA, THOSE LARGE SCALE CITY EVENTS THAT HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE ENJOYED BY MANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE MIDDLE THERE, WE HAVE A SPLIT BENEFIT, AND THAT'S TIER 2 OF SPLIT RECOVERY. AND THOSE ARE EVENTS THAT HAVE A 50-50, IF YOU WILL.

THERE'S A COMMUNITY BENEFIT, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME INDIVIDUAL BENEFIT INVOLVED WITH THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS.

AND THAT, OF COURSE, IS OUR DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE, WHICH WE CURRENTLY CHARGE FOR AS WELL AS OUR MOTHER AND SON ROUND UP.

AND THEN ON THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM, WE HAVE A PRIMARY INDIVIDUAL BENEFIT, TIER 3.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING WHERE WE WOULD LOOK TO DO FULL COST RECOVERY.

AND FOR THOSE YOU MIGHT THINK OF THINGS LIKE RECREATION COURSES OR CLASSES WHERE YOU'RE TAKING A YOGA CLASS, WE WANT YOU TO PAY THE FULL COST OF TAKING ON THAT YOGA CLASS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE ELECTED TO DO AS AN INDIVIDUAL.

BUILDING PERMITS, DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW FEES, INFRASTRUCTURE, ANY PASS THROUGH COSTS LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE ON METERS, THOSE ITEMS, THOSE WOULD BE SLOTTED INTO THAT TIER 3 CATEGORY FOR FULL COST RECOVERY.

SO ROUNDING THINGS OUT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR REALLY SPECIFIC GUIDANCE TONIGHT.

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AND THEN LOOKING AT THE FEE METHODOLOGY, DO YOU ALL LIKE THAT TIERED STRUCTURE? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE FROM A LOGICAL STANDPOINT, FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT? AND THEN DEPENDING ON THAT TIER CATEGORY, SHOULD WE CONTINUE ON WITH THE MARKET STUDY APPROACH THAT WE UTILIZE THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR WHEN DEVELOPING THE PROPOSAL FOR THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE? AND THEN AS OUR CURRENT CADENCE FOR REVIEW SUFFICIENT FOR COUNCIL'S EXPECTATIONS GETTING INTO NEXT STEPS PENDING YOUR DIRECTION, WE WOULD RETURN AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING OR YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT TO SHOW YOU A MORE ROBUST VERSION OF WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DIRECTED US TONIGHT. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO LEAVE THIS SLIDE UP, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THANK YOU, MISS ROSE. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OR COMMENTS? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. ON THE FEE METHODOLOGY TIER SLIDE.

I AGREE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF IT. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU ASKED.

YES. EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION AND I WILL PULL THIS UP.

YOU HAD ON THERE DIFFERENT COST MEANING FOR RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS.

AND I RELATE THAT TO SOMETHING I'VE ASKED ABOUT A COUPLE TIMES WITH THE COST RECOVERY OF FIRE RESPONSES, BILLING TO ACCIDENTS. DO WE NEED TO HAVE ANYTHING IN THE, IN THIS POLICY TO DIRECT THAT SPECIFICALLY.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED ANYTHING EXTRA, BUT I'M ASKING.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND CERTAINLY SOMETHING I COULD CONFER WITH CHIEF WADE ON AS WE GET MORE GRANULAR, I THINK. TONIGHT, I'M LOOKING FOR A GENERAL DIRECTION TO HEAD INTO.

AND I THINK BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS, I HAVE THAT FEEDBACK.

OKAY. I'M DONE. OKAY. MR. LEGH-PAGE. THE CADENCE FOR REVIEW, IF I'M CORRECT, IT'S PER YEAR CURRENTLY. RIGHT NOW. I THINK WITH THE NEW FEE STRUCTURE GOING IN, IT NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST YEAR QUARTERLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVER.

I DON'T WANT A SURPLUS OF MONEY. I WANT IT TO BE RIGHT THERE.

IF IT IF WE NEED TO DROP THE RATES DOWN AFTER THE QUARTER OF THE YEAR, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS RIGHT THEN AND THERE AND KNOW WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS RATHER THAN WAITING FOR THE YEAR TO END THAT.

THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK. THANK YOU. ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS BECAUSE OF THE SEASONALITY OF SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS, THEY'RE NOT OFFERED ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO SOME THINGS MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE BIT SKEWED DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF YEAR THAT WE LOOK AT IT. BUT AS LONG AS EVERYBODY'S OKAY WITH THAT, WE COULD CERTAINLY DO A QUARTERLY.

YEAH, WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD HAVE SOME INCOMING MONEY FROM FEES THAT WERE DONE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IN WINTER TIME WHEN IT'S COLDER, THEY GET MORE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

KNOWING THAT WE HAVE, WE WOULD HAVE A BASIS OF HOW MUCH WAS COMING IN VERSUS HOW MUCH MORE WE WERE SPENDING FOR STAFFER OR THE COST OUT.

THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAD ON, ON THOSE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. MISS HOWARTH.

I THINK I GENERALLY AGREE WITH THE, YOUR CHART WITH THE DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES OF SPECTRUM.

I GENERALLY FEEL LIKE WE PARTICIPATION FROM NONRESIDENTS SHOULD BE COST NEUTRAL FOR US.

OR AS CLOSE AS WE CAN GET TO THAT WITHIN REASON.

WE HAVE A LOT OF NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE SOME NEIGHBORS THAT DON'T OFFER MANY SERVICES TO THEIR RESIDENTS AND THEN BRAG THAT THEY HAVE REALLY LOW TAXES, BECAUSE WE ARE BASICALLY SUBSIDIZING THAT FOR THEM.

AND SO I THINK MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF RECAPTURE OF SOME OF THAT MONEY.

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S NOT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, BUT TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE TAXPAYER, MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE FAIR. I'M THINKING SPECIFICALLY MAYBE ABOUT LIBRARY OR.

LIBRARY IS A GREAT ILLUSTRATION OF THAT. BUILDING FACILITIES LIKE RENTING OUT ROOMS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR THE SENIOR CENTER OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO. I MEAN, I'LL TAKE STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THAT, BUT THAT MAY TRY TO MAKE THE WHOLE LIKE, HOLD DOWN WHAT WE CAN FOR RESIDENTS THAT THEY'RE GETTING SERVICES, BUT MAYBE MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE COST CAPTURE FOR NONRESIDENTS, AND THERE'S STILL MORE WELCOME TO USE IT, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE COSTING RESIDENTS ADDITIONAL IN THEIR TAX BILL IF THAT'S

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THAT'S A LITTLE MESSY. BUT PHILOSOPHICALLY WE CAN GET THERE.

I WOULD DISAGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LEGH-PAGE ABOUT DOING, LOOKING AT THESE QUARTERLY JUST FOR THE TIME, BUT MAYBE SEMI MAYBE EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST LITTLE BIT AND SEE WHAT WE'RE IF WE'RE ONLINE AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE IN OUR.

IT'S WISE, I THINK FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT TO KIND OF COMPARE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FEES TO WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS DO, NOT THAT WE WANT TO MATCH THEM AND CHASE IT, BUT THAT WE'RE NOT WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S JUST WAY OUT OF THE NORM, JUST AS A POLICY STANDPOINT. THANK YOU, MR. MILLSAP.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH A DIFFERENT USER FEE FOR NONRESIDENTS AS OPPOSED TO RESIDENTS.

I DO AGREE WITH A COMMENT THAT COUNCILMAN HOWARTH JUST MENTIONED THAT IT SHOULD BE REASONABLE, NOT EXORBITANT, AND NOT A PROFIT GENERATING, BUT AT LEAST A BREAK EVEN.

HOWEVER, I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT LONG TERM IMPLICATIONS AS WE START LOOKING AT THINGS AND MAYBE TAKE A GUIDELINES FROM DALLAS COUNTY AS AN EXAMPLE. HOW MANY YEARS HAS IT BEEN SINCE THEY FLOATED A BOND ISSUE TO BUY ANYTHING? AS YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHEN THEY DEDICATED THEIR ALMOST $750 MILLION COURTHOUSE RENOVATION, THEY DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T DO A BOND OF ANY KIND.

THEY HAD MANAGED THEIR MONEY BETTER, THINKING FURTHER AHEAD, PLANNING AHEAD FURTHER AND DOING THAT.

I AM GOING TO BE NON SUPPORTIVE OF NEW PROJECTS UNLESS WE START LOOKING AT ELIMINATING PROJECTS.

THERE'S NEEDS OF NEW STUFF. BUT ALSO THEN IF YOU BRING IN SOMETHING NEW, YOU NEED TO TAKE SOMETHING OFF.

I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT FROM GOOD MANAGEMENT.

YEAH, THERE'S GOING TO BE NEW THINGS, BUT ALSO THERE'S THINGS THAT HAVE OUTLIVED THEIR USEFULNESS AND THEY CAN BE DEPLETED.

AND WHEN YOU BRING SOMETHING ON, SOMETHING GOES OFF.

AND IT SHOULD BE IN A VERY SIMILAR DOLLAR VALUE.

SO THAT GIVES US TO HAVE TO MAYBE THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO HAVE TO STEP UP AND SAY, WHAT DO WE NOT DO ANYMORE? WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY FOREVER WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES.

AND WE KNOW WHAT THE TAX RATE IS RIGHT NOW. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY BETTER IN ANY LESS PRESSURE.

SO I'M GOING TO HOLD FAST THAT WE LOOK AT THAT STANDPOINT.

MR. PRESTENBERG. YES. I'M IN IN SUPPORT OF THE HIGHER FEE FOR NONRESIDENTS ON CERTAIN THINGS.

I DISAGREE WITH CHARGING FOR THE LIBRARY. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST A SERVICE THAT WE SHOULD PROVIDE.

WE BRAG ON OUR LIBRARY. WE WANT PEOPLE TO USE IT.

THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO GROW, ESPECIALLY KIDS. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS THERE.

I'D HATE TO START CHARGING FOR THE, YOU KNOW, DINNER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

RIGHT. BUT WITH THAT SAID, I THINK THERE'S CERTAIN LIKE THE FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE, I THINK WE CHARGE $15 FOR A FATHER AND A DAUGHTER AND LIKE $5 FOR EVERY KID. WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT I'VE BEEN THE LAST 5 OR 6 OF THESE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS SPENT ON THE KIDS DRESSES OR THE, THE FLOWERS THAT GO WITH IT OR ALL THAT STUFF.

I THINK EVEN IF WE INCREASED IT 10 BUCKS, YOU KNOW, OR 5 BUCKS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, NOT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE MONEY, BUT IT OFFSETS OTHER EXPENSES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE LOOK AT WHAT WE CHARGE AND REPRICE ACCORDINGLY.

WHEN THE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS PUT IN PLACE, I WASN'T HERE AT THAT TIME.

BUT WAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE A REVENUE NEUTRAL? WAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE A REVENUE GENERATOR? WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE COST MODEL THERE? I THINK THAT TIME PERIOD REFLECTS A TIME WHERE THE PHILOSOPHY OF PROVIDING AS MANY SERVICES AS POSSIBLE FOR LITTLE TO NO COST WAS IN PLACE, GENERALLY SPEAKING.

OKAY. MY, MY THING IS WHEN WE GET THE, YOU KNOW, THE BIANNUAL LITTLE PAPER THING THAT HAS ALL THE FUN.

YEAH. AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD OPTIONS IN THERE, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY PRICEY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, 120 BUCKS FOR 5 EVENTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN INCREASE OTHER AND LOWER THAT THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

NOW, I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY PAYING FOR EXPERTISE OR, YOU KNOW, THE COACH OR THE TEACHER, WHOEVER'S DOING IT.

THAT'S CORRECT. YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S A PREREQUISITE THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU HAVE TO CHARGE SACHSE RESIDENTS LESS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

BUT OKAY, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD LOVE MY KID TO LEARN JUDO OR SOMETHING.

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MAYBE IT'S BEING CHEAP, I DON'T KNOW, BUT JUST I WOULD LIKE TO RELOOK AT THAT BECAUSE THE GUY I THINK HAS A LOT OF OPTIONS IN THERE, BUT JUST YEAH, I LIKE THE, THE TEARS THAT YOU HAVE HERE.

YES. TIER ONE RED, WHITE AND BLUE, THE, YOU KNOW, SPOOKTOBER FALL FEST, WHATEVER, FOLLOWING HALLOWEEN, WHATEVER. YOU KNOW, THOSE TYPE THINGS. I MEAN, IT SHOULD NEVER BE A COST.

EXCEPT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE VENDORS THAT COME. I'M ASSUMING WE CHARGE A LITTLE BIT FOR, YOU KNOW, FOOD TRUCKS AND STUFF. AND THEN BUT TAKING THAT EVENT AS AN EXAMPLE, THAT IS A BROAD COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS A WHOLE. BUT SAY YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL WANTED TO BUY PREMIUM PARKING.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY. ADD ONS WOULD BE FUN.

WE DON'T DO THAT CURRENTLY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

I'M NOT NECESSARILY SAYING THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO START DOING, BUT JUST ON THAT SLIDING SPECTRUM, YOU HAVE THAT BIG COMMUNITY EVENT THAT SERVES A LOT OF FOLKS.

BUT IF YOU, AS AN INDIVIDUAL FAMILY WANT TO ELECT TO HAVE PREMIUM PARKING, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD DO.

I KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES DO THAT.

OR YEAH, PREMIUM PARKING STILL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WE OFFER GOLF CART RIDES.

EXACTLY. BUT YEAH. OR HORSE RIDES BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW.

OKAY. OKAY. BUT NO, I THINK THIS IS GREAT. AND AS FOR, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN LEGH-PAGE'S IDEA ABOUT QUARTERLY, I LIKE THE IDEA. I UNDERSTAND WE DON'T WANT TO PRICE OURSELVES OUT OF SOMETHING AND THEN CAN'T CHANGE IT FOR A YEAR.

IT'S PROBABLY A HAPPY MEDIUM THERE. YOU KNOW, IF NOT EVERY THREE MONTHS, MAYBE EVERY 6 MONTHS.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I GOT. YES, I WOULD. AS FAR AS THE FREQUENCY OF REVIEWING THE FEES, I'M LEAN TOWARD WHAT MR. WAS SAYING. PROBABLY SEMIANNUALLY IS PROBABLY BETTER BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES IF YOU DO IT QUARTERLY, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DATA SOMETIMES.

SO I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S NOT JUST ANNUALLY SEMIANNUALLY WHERE I WOULD LEAN MOST OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.

WE. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WE STRIVE TO BE AT THE VERY MINIMUM COST NEUTRAL.

IN OTHER WORDS, AS MR. MILLSAP ALLUDED TO, WE DON'T WANT TO OFFER PROGRAMS LONG TERM.

WE'RE LOSING MONEY. EXACTLY. THE LIBRARY IS A GOOD EXAMPLE BECAUSE THAT'S THAT IS A I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME.

YOU KNOW, FOR A CITY OUR SIZE, WE HAVE A LIBRARY.

IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF. I KNOW WE ARE PROUD OF IT. BY THE SAME TOKEN, AGAIN AS MISS HOWARTH ALLUDED TO, IS THAT. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IF YOU DON'T LIVE HERE, THAT IT'S A FREEBIE.

I JUST. AS FAR AS LIBRARY CARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND AGAIN, TO WHAT MR. PRESTENBERG SAID, YOU KNOW, COST OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S $120 OR WHATEVER.

I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT'S, THERE'S A REASON IT'S THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE PASSING ON COST THAT ARE GIVEN TO US FOR LIKE FOR AN INSTRUCTOR TO COME HERE.

HEY, THIS IS WHAT I CHARGE. EITHER YOU CAN TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. YEAH. AND BASED ON, I'M ASSUMING BASED ON THE POPULARITY OF A PROGRAM, YOU MAY SAY, HEY, WELL, WE'LL TAKE THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGN UP. YES. AND YOU MAY NOTICE THAT WE DO A LOT OF DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS.

SO OUR STAFF KEEPS TRACK OF ATTENDANCE AT AT OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S STILL FRUITFUL.

AND IF AN EVENT IS NOT MAKING, THEN WE WON'T CONTINUE TO OFFER IT.

AND ALSO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS STAY FRESH.

SO IF SOMETHING IS VERY POPULAR, WE'LL CONTINUE TO OFFER IT.

BUT THE LIBRARY CYCLES THROUGH DIFFERENT OFFERINGS ALL THE TIME SOME WATERCOLOR WITH HOT GLUE GUNS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO I DO LIKE THE RECOVERY SPECTRUM. I WOULD JUST SAY, TOO, THAT WHEN YOU DO DO THE DEEP DIVE INTO THIS, WHEN YOU BRING THIS BACK TO US THAT I WANT STAFF TO LOOK AT.

JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING IS IN A TIER RIGHT NOW, IT DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T MOVE.

UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD POTENTIALLY HAVE STAFF WOULD HAVE READY FOR US AT OUR ANNUAL STRATEGIC RETREAT.

YES, SIR. THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL. THAT GIVES YOU ENOUGH TIME TO. GOTCHA.

OKAY. YES, SIR. MISS OURS. JUST THINKING ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER PRESTENBERG COMMENT ABOUT THE LIBRARY.

CAN WE HAVE STAFF MAYBE REPORT ON THAT? AND I KNOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST COSTS TO THE BUDGET OF THE LIBRARY IS ELECTRONIC USAGE BY NONRESIDENTS, AND MAYBE THE COMPROMISES THAT YOU TEASE THAT OUT IF EVERYTHING IS FREE AT THE LIBRARY FOR EVERYBODY.

BUT IF YOU WANT ONLINE ACCESS, THERE'S EITHER A FEE OR IF YOU'RE A NONRESIDENT, YOU'RE JUST NOT ELIGIBLE.

I KNOW THAT'S A VERY I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD ASK THAT.

THAT HAPPENS A LOT AT OTHER LIBRARIES. AS SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO COLLECT LIBRARY CARDS FOR ONLINE ACCESS, I KNOW THAT THOSE BUDGET DOLLARS DO NOT GO VERY FAR BECAUSE THOSE LICENSES ARE SO EXPENSIVE.

[01:45:01]

THE STAFF CAN PROBABLY COME UP WITH A BALANCE POINT FOR THAT.

YES. YEAH. THE AMOUNT OF EBOOKS WE OFFER, ESPECIALLY FOR A CITY OUR SIZE, IS AMAZING.

SO YEAH. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A COST FOR THAT. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THAT FOR US.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE DIRECTION YOU NEED? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

[H. Executive Session]

WE ARE ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:15 P.M..

YOU READY, MISS GRANGER? YES. OKAY. OKAY. WE ARE RECONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION TIME.

MISS GRANGER 8:44 P.M. 8:44 P.M.. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM I, ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM ONE TAKING ACTION AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE

[I. Action Resulting from Executive Session]

INVESCO LLC FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT BUNKER HILL ROAD AND MILES ROAD, TEXAS.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE.

NO ACTION NECESSARY TONIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT.

THE TIME IS GRANGER 8:45 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:45 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.